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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-09
rREspAsS NOTICE.

From and after this date all hunting
al any kind on Hesedown. Lakewood
and inheritance plantations IL POSITIVE.
~ nrohlbited under penalty Of tres
nsssiug JAS. r. BOWMAN ti22ls
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n gHg .auId read tht thoughts Of all
hg hue u prayer or held naughty
n ads. Thanksgiving Day oHe would
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Particularly Gf hose whn prayed and
gass ghsnk Indeed fer all tbet had 10
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a,t Il ,uuld be read aud ot how good
God Is
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TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

~ Franasyilic, Ia. Dee e. ihlG.
~ "a regular meeting If the toar Of
Aldermen held this day Ihe following
members we're present \. - lriant
Mayor l.. " Rogers Max Mann Jas
II Knhourne Rudolph Yuukcs, Ruard ST
Aldermen
Minutes OF last meeting read and
adopted
MAYER and Marshal reported on" ease
Road Committee report read ami filed
Engineer report read ami hicd
baltimore. Md, Nov. -. isto.
g.l3sa Internal Boiler Ne / right To left
West felfciana Parish Electric Light
Flant. ~ Fpuglsvlle, ia.
rnwn Of IT Frantisytle Town Clerk
81 Francisyille, Ia
Ileaf kirs
W. beg So advise that on November IL.
lai6. Your boiler insured under policy
No lpsuga was internally inspected bh
,uf Inspector Nj Geu &rbgcssiuRerwho
4fi, tsya that Il MAY nr operated under q
maximum pressure ~ RS pounds and
reports there is ~"m" scale ia th" teh"s
aud shell plates,
lu order that the boiler may Zee kept in
good condition our Inspector suggests iha'
il be- lrt down and thoroughly cleaned out
at regular and ffeqsleRt Intervals. tn"
general condition II the boiler is satis
factory and safe for the pressure specified
boiler Ne . Insured under the above
polt,, WAS examined while under steam
pressure 81 Ito pounds under which pres
sure ~ appnrtcuaHers were working ir''
uHa in erl,f
Yours truly
T. " Rancho Manager
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The rrrHras show that the women
Nsr. NOT caught with the federal
tuyudu "a bait
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\ New 1ork court declares oral
btiiug illegal This II putting price
on hot air With a vengeance,
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LITTLE ADS. ="

FOR SALE one registered Duroc-
Jersey boar year old, Apply to
MIR G. d Maguirn. ST Fran isyiiie, LA.
FOR SALE h, p, Fairbanks Morse
gasoline engine. Can be seen In opera.
ton At True Democrat on e.
FOR SALE Century Dictionary com.
pIetr for s25oo cash $1,000 "a time
al this office
ron SALE Remington tiaI mer Gun,
si5oo; Automatic Winch ster Rife.
No. rs, sieoo, apply this office.
Cottage for rent. modera' charge
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LOST Large pointer dog, with big
black spot across back Has appear
ancc OF a hound Answers to name OF
John J G Perkins. Star lin, La
Traspasslng oH my land Ia hereby
prohibited under penalty of the Law
1itSi0 Fl. 4. spiLLMAN
FOR SALE At BARGAINS
one iHbp. international Harvester
co engine
One fhp. International Harvester
TO engine ou truck, with saw outfit
Oue Ford sic tractor.
CtIAS. WEYDERT.
MARE ron SALE. w. {. Howell
Bains, La.
FOR SALE Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats. Lespedeza and poavine Hay
JAS. 7. BOWMAN
The Hereford Cattle Co offers TO
sale grade Hereford Cattle, registered
puroe Jersey Hogs. aud Angora Goats
Prices reasonable Address ST. Fran
elsyIle, La. l2i2istf
NOTICE.
Automobiles will not be permitted
In the Rosedosn field
JAS. 7. BOWMAN
MONEY TO LOAN.
We can lend 4oes Of the value I
your farm, PAYABLE from 60 10 year
For further particulars address
WOOD & DOWNS
81. Franelswllle, La
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pu motion meeting adjourned
A. y. HRlANT Mayor
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herpbs certify that the foregoing ~
tue aad correct cope u the "rfRiha'
minutes rs tbcy appear ea pages 'io and
All II minute book a
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-09

Honest now did not the things YOU
had to be thankful for outnumbcr those
YOU could not be- glad OF
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-09

Lloyd George won IN the rivalry with
Premier Asquith The little Welsh
man has conquered England
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When one reads all that Congress
proposes doing concerning the distrE.
button Of foodstufls, II sounds like as
In a Socialist Journal
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Bucharest has fallen
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-F|TITTT Nv ~ TE'F'ET7'7 IT
southern coal Compaet, oH account 100 H'
81 40 was appropriated 90 road tuHa
,pa tg1a 10 Ca plant contingent
Motion madr hy YWnkcs. seconded h'
lam. That the Mayor lee authorized D"
ign petition asking postal authorities to
,Isr. mail elefb on the Y & N. \. x Il
carried
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MONEY TO LOAN.

We can lend aogs Of the value
your farm, PAYABLE from 20 10 year
For further particulars address
WOOD & DOWNS,
81. Fransisvllle, La
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NOTICE.

Automobiles will not be permitted
In the Rosedosn field
JAS. 2. BOWMAN
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-09

The Hereford Cattle Co. offers TO
sale grade Hereford Cattle, registered
Buroe Jersey Hogs. and Angora Goats
Prices reasonable Address ST. Fran
eisyllle, La t2i2.leu
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youngest independent nation on
the American continent.
After speaking about the future
of Panama, / wish to make a few
remarks about her past.
The present territory of Panama
is the one which was, after the
voyages of Columbus, the goal of
his followers in their thirst for
gold. In 1913, Balboa started for
the Pacific, and September 25 of
the same year he climbed the peak
of Darien, from which he first saw
the ocean.
The word Panama" was first
heard by white men in 1916, when
a small body of Spaniards came on
what is now the Bay of Panama.
The word means in. the native
language, abundant with fish, -
and was given by the natives to
the Pacific coast. The old fort of
Panama was started in 1917.
The intention to build a canal
dates as far back as 1899; but only
in 1885 the French government
made a survey of the isthmus for
the same purpose.
On the part of the United
States, the first step was taken in
1925, when the Central American
and United States, Atlantic and
Continued on page 81
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PRODUCTION of steam navigation and
cold storage. In the old days the
tropics could furnish spices, sguar,
hides and coffee and other pro-
ducts, that would not spoil on the
way. Now we can get fruits and
meats Of all kinds from the fertile
lands of the globe, even those
near the equator
For Panama, the question now
to solve is: What is to be done so
that the farming of Panama be-
comes equal, if not better, than in
other tropical countries! The
government answers this question
as follows: Cd To establish in the
provinces model farms, with sup
erintendents who understand tropi-
cal farming, so giving to others an
impetus for scientific farming. (2)
Construction of bridges across
rivers, and building of roads to
facilitate the hauling of products
to the market. (3) To stimulate
in the farmers the habit to plant
sufficient ordinary farm products,
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sections of Panama. The district
of Chiriqui with the capital, or
main town of David, is the richest
10 the republic, especially along
the border of Costa Rlca. The
main products of this district are
tobacco and coffee. The climate is
mild, healthful and agreeable, and
there, attracted by the prosperity
of the district, are a few colonies
OF foreigners, who worked on the
construction of the canal.
This district is greatly benefited
bN railroad, of which sixty-two
miles of main line has been in OPP
GRAFTON since April, and a few
branch lines are under construc-
ton.
Panama trusts her future to the
soil which she possesses. The
country is young but rich and full
of resources. The population is
patriotic and enthusiastic. Its
government progressive and far
seeing. So we can expect an ad-
vantageous development of the
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as rice and corn, for their own use.
so that those articles have not to
be imported.
This proper perception of the
necessities of the country and of
the ways how to meet them, are
the best proof, that the govern
ment of the young republic is
aware of its incumbent duties.
And so we see not far from the
capital of Panama an experimental
school of agriculture already es-
tablished. The government tries
through liberal legislation and dis
tribution of unimproved lands to
attract immigration and to induce
the population to cultivate the
soil.
The variety of Panama's soil
and climate permits it to grow
products of all kinds. From the
Pacific along the coast is a stretch
of plain, twenty-three to thirty
five miles wide, adapted for the
cultivation of cocoanuts, then
comes the region for fibre and
rubber. After this region follows
the country suitable for tobacco,
coffee and chocolate trees, until we
arrive to heights of moderate
climate, where vegetables and
grains grow. Oranges and pine
apples are growing wild in many
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! TO nave an aCLlCuOo OF
- waiting for a change.
And so the building of our homes,
our temples, our shops, all for a
time took on the ephemeral char
acter, for architecture, whether
good or bad, invariably expresses
the temperament of the people.
Our country was too large and
too free for people easily to make
a choice as to where and how they
would live. The lure of the from
tier was about them, and to many
minds this is a much greater fas-
cinatiOn than the lure of the soil.
They would not bother to create
hOmsteads with so much unrealiZed
adventure awaiting them. This
condition, of course, was mitigated
in the very early days of our set
tlement in America, for then the
Indians established boundaries of
fear. and the first settlers were
held back by the red man. Their
children of the generation follow
ing were practically held in bond
age by the terrOrs and the difficult
ties of the outlying country. This
fear lasted only while the people
were held in check. AS soon as
the freedom of the land was theirs,
with all it's fairy wealth and un-
discovered beatty. they were up
and away again. And all along
the trail from New York to the
Pacific coast they camped and lived
in wagons and dugouts, and some
cOntented themselves for a time in
log cabins. But undaunted by the
many hardships they had to en-
dure, such as sickness, accidents,
and even death, they pressed into
the great wilderness and estab-
lished for us the foundation of our
great and glorious America.
They developed new character
istics with this rowing free life;
they became a new nation. In this
process of following the rainbows,
they had flown so over the surface
Of the earth that they had lost
their capacity for putting down
home root. And wherever they
happened to stop, they were
pleased for the moment. Any
kind of home seemed good enough
until the next move should begin,
So great was the movement for the
wild rowing life, that old home
steads were deserted in the east
and in the south, and even New
England unfolded her civic wings
and migrated from Adams sitting
rooms and Chippendale halls to
find good cheer in log cabins with
puncheOn floors and benches. But
those who did not take to the
frontier life, of necessity took
root, and, as is always the case,
real architecture began to develop.
The first beautiful flower Of
architecture in America was the
Colonial, with it's many variations
from the old plantation house of
Greek inspiration, to the Dutch
Colonial in Pennsylvania, and the
Adams Colonial in New England.
1t was an architecture suited to
those days, homes of their inter-
est, as we'll as to the memory of
the people, and the furniture came
from the hands of the native
craftsman that fitted it.
Although proud of our early
American Colonial houses, so sig
ni6cant is the development of the
home-making spirit in the United
States to-day, that we have al
ready types of architecture in vari-
Gus parts of our country that bids
fair to become styles of American
architecture. This is the result of
people thinking about their homes,
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HIS PAPER was prepared

| Ule IaQ-AIUeTtCd1 OIllOL
IMM Bulletin. This magazine
~ is the organ of the Pan
- American Union, which
was created for the purpose of
promoting friendship and COM
merce between the twenty-one
American republics. And choos-
ing to prepare paper after this
article, wish to call attention OF
the members of our circle to the
young Republic of Panama, which
is, from the standpoint of a citizen
of the United States, the most i'm
portant of all Spanish American
republics.
A few years ago the word
Panama" reminded us of great
canal or waterway only. The idea
of the CANAL and of Panama
we're to us Identical. At least, for
a time, the country in which the
canal is situated was entirely for
gotten. We were not conscious of
the fact that Panama was a country
of which the canal was only a
part.
Then the opening of the canal
occurred. Boats of all kinds
started to cross territory, which
was taken out of its sad and
gloomy stupor in the center of
worlds commerce. And to-day,
when after a short interruption of
navigation the canal is fully able
to serve its purpose. this magnifi-
cent work stands as an everlasting
monument to its magnificent build
er; out it pays also tribute to the
energy and ability of the people of
the United States.
On the canal works, while in
construction, were employed more
than 100000 laborers of all classes.
Also, few hundred thousand
travellers passed through the zone
during this time, so we can
imagine the feverish business &C
tivity which then was developed.
1t was predicted this business
would cease as soon as the canal
was completed. However, it came
out otherwise.
After the work was finished the
laborers partly left the country,
bnt most of them attracted by it's
promising prosperity, settled
down.
Panama began to realize that
she had prosperous future as the
gateway for the commerce of the
whole Orient; that she was to be-
come the distributing center of
American and European merchant
houses. That without doubt the
country's products would be used
for supplying thousands of ships
and travellers passing through the
canal, and that any surplus on
products could be easily exported.
But if the commercial develop
ment of the country is chiefly due
to the favorable conditions, which
were created by the opening of the
canal, we also cannot deny our ad-
miration to the people of Panama,
for the progress which it gained in
national fields, because Panama is
young nation, with only twelve
years of independence. and in this
short time shouldered the respon-
sibility of an independent nation
and cared for the welfare of her
people. 1t was necessary for Pana-
ma to reconstruct and re-organize
most of her public and political in
stitutions; abandon many old ways
of its government. and adopt a
new and more modern rule in
accordance with the new situation
This change created, for the start,
some confusion and even today the
country is disturbed by the high
ambitions and aspirations of some
men; but, nevertheless, there is
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comfortable in their homes.
Now, as every mans ideal of
comfort varies somewhat. if his
house is built to suit his ideal, it
stands to reason that the finished
structure is going to be a bit of
domestic architecture unlike that
which can be devised by any for
eign artist or copied from any
foreign land. OF course very few
people who are building beauti-
ful homes have the time to take
up a thorough study of architec-
ture, although they have in mind
the kind of house they want. The
men who are putting much money
in building to-day, naturally turn
to the architect for advice. This
is perfectly reasonable, is of ad-
vantage to the builder and a great
advantage to the growth of beau
tiful architecture, because if all
the people were left to devise their
own homes without very much
time to think or plan, we would
have to return to that terrible
period of architecture in America
which has been dubbed the early
Garfield style, and which was the
expression of the American mind
freeing itself from early native
tradition, and from foreign in
fiuence.
1t was probably necessary that
we should have these strange little
houses dotted all over the face of
our fair land for few years, and
no doubt much good was done the
spirit of the man who devised
them. Fortunately they were all
rather imperectly constructed so
that the record of our first fight
for home-building, will not be
long preserved. But they lasted
long enough to prove the value of
some Standardization of architec-
ture in our country, and the need
of certain guidance from people
who are giving their lives for the
art, for the man who is thinking
for the first time Of building
home.
Just as symphony orchestra of
really intelligent and gifted mu-
sicians require conductor to ac-
complish the final production of a
great piece of music, so, l think,
in building, the architect who has
trained himself to study art, men
and landscape, can be very valu-
able factor in giving comfort and
beauty to the home lover in pro-
ducing permanent architectural
beauty for the country.
| think in building our homes
here in America we have been
little ashamed, or afraid, to make
them look joyous, because we have
sOftened our colors on our homes,
and in our gardens. But more and
more we are getting away from
this. We are no longer afraid to
have playful effects in the use of
color. We are beginning to like
the French blue blinds and the
black lintels and the varigated
roofs. Our gardens are filled with
brighter flowers, and here and
there with beautiful effect the COL
ored tile is seen in our concrete
houses, especially so on the. Pacific
coast. You may see it occasionally
in our cities, not only in homes,
but in business buildings, and more
often in houses near the seashore,
where the concrete weathers into
misty grayness. Tiles are made
in various cOlors, and the effect of
these when wisely introduced as
decoration give very much the
same JOY as a vivid flower garden
or stained. glass window.
The question of how moderately
a comfortably house may be con-
structed, is difficult one to take
Continued on pages)
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ments, which are carrying into
effect plans and ideas of progress
and improvement.
Buildings which were erected to
house different departments of the
government and other public insti-
tutions give testimony of the ad-
vancing spirit in the nation and at
the same time serve to embellish
the cities and country. Not only
buildings, but also roads are con-
structed to open an outlet for pro-
ducts of the rich country in the
interior. There are also railroads
partly finished, partly under con-
struction, with the only purpose of
connecting farm centers and cattle
countries with the coast.
The government is trying with
all possible means to promote agri-
culture and considers it as the
foundation of national prosperity.
Great attention is also paid to the
education of the people by common
schools, AS we'll as institutions of
art and trade.
In the capital city exists COM
mercial club, promoting commerce,
industry and trade; supplying
travellers with free booklets, which
contain historic dates of interest
and other useful information for
visitors of the country.
Everywhere are visible signs
that the country is marching for
ward. The main streets of the city
of Colon are reconstructed. Old
wooden houses are suppianted by
buildings of reinforced concrete;
new stores and industries will
make Colon one of the liveliest
ports on the Atlantic.
Just the same is happening in
the city of Panama on the opposite
coast, on the Pacific, where, this
year, was a successful exposition
in honor of the Spanish discoverer,
Balboa. The city of Panama is
the capital of the new republic,
abundant with historic relics and
adorned with many modern build
ings.
We have already told that the
government of Panama sees in the
agricultural development the most
important factor for the prosperity
of the country. To prove this we
will give the viewpoint of the
Panama government as it was
stated in book issued last year
for the instruction of it's citizens.
This book partly said: The agri-
cultural future of Panama-if all
means for its development are put
in service-cannot be surpassed by
any other country in the world.
The great problem is, how to till
the soil. This statement is based
on following reasons:
I'D The geographical position
of Panama is tropical, and the
tropical products are the best paid
in the worlds markets. (2) Co.
Goa raised in the district of Chiri-
qui is the best paid on the London
market. (3) Coffee raised on the
plantations of Boquette has prices
equal to the best coffee of Central
America. (Q Panama's sugar cane
is equal to any other grown in a
tropical climate
Here l wish to corroborate the
value of tropical real estate, with
statements taken from an article
which was published in the 'In-
dependent" on August 21 of this
year, while discussing the acquisi-
tion of the Danish West Indies for
the United States. There was
said: The great powers are to-
day fighting for tropical territory,
which thirty years ago they did
not think worth the trouble of
raisinga flag over. The reason
for the amazing advance in value
is easy to see. 1t is due to the in
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The baseball seasons but, players still
And nights they re an amming balls the
diamond lawn.
elusive,
They're picking the good and the bad
by
Two strikes! wait beahess,-vhizz-the pitcher
throws DROP
Whf bang, the little leather the boiler shop,
He hears cheering Good boy, hit
great'
And smiles just like a hero when he that home
plate
Forgotten when, the days here
The lands all milk and honey with smiles brim full
of cheer. l.
But aint always lasin, night will
dawn,
Where mornings fill pipe dreams with a realistic
YOU see him in day goes a passin by,
With ellae look upon his brow, and something in
Discouragemen usay?a ah no., s will
Determination waiting there play the old game still
And what though dreams bubbles boy, break in days
They show the be
He's quie, quite, old pal the who would
Where lies defeat, old fae with
So dream lovers of whole
Let victory reign upon field next year-neath skies
of blue
Bring back the bacon in deam but still play fair, be
kind,
of share, but e mostly be of
And when the remember dreams of late
You've got a chance win old boy and with
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By Mr.. L. j. w,

S AMERICANS we have
been very slow in this
country to develop the
home feeling. We have
seemed for generations
to have an attitude of
waiting for a change.