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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-27

We regret to learn OF the serious
Illness Of little Mildred Williams.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank vii,
liams. The little one is suffering from
a complication Of pneumonia and
whooping cough. We hope that she
may soon recover.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-27

~. J. Wheeler, Al expert plumber
and "a, after who IS nov residing al
Wells. will take charge Of the A. W.
iiessoa plumbing and heating bust.
ness on August ]. He sol!cits a share
o! the public patronage.-Adv.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
NO rLOWE as

Those vino fear the activities OF the
hafdcs of German spies said to be- in
thls country are assured by the Natehea
Democrat that the American secret
service Is the best In tpe world. aud
mentions the recent discoveries of the
bomb plot, the planned uprising In
India. and The Zimmerman conspiracy,
our contemporary remarks further that
1t Is an open secret IN Washington
that the secret service has the names
ot hundreds OF plolters In the Unite d
States Their activities are known and
the plotters gre under constant sufYeii-
lance. There are doubtless n number
OF plotters Who up to- this time have
avoided suspicion, and il var comes,
come OF the detiliry which Is being
damned sill probably be- accomplished
THAT the German government OK.
poets these pIoltcrs TO inauguraie q
reign at error In this country there
can be no doubt Bat we have sus.
piclm that something entirely different
is going to happen, aud that Uncle
SAINTS secret service men are going to
be responsible for Il 8
Al of which IL doubtless true bat
Ne can't help wishing that the thinner.
mun episode had come 10 q head before
those feel Americans he'd loaded the
departing llerustorE With hoserG. Civ.
ilty, The ordinary eeartesies and amen
itips, we're al right. bui no bowers
as they say nl funerals
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
rs POSE / DON'T WANT TO"

In Daisy Fitzhagh Ayers Washing.
ton letter appearing IN Sunday Times,
pleayme. the following pretty compli
meu,s we're paid Mrs. William Stone
Holmes oG Baton Rouge who, with her
child are always OF Interest 10 people
oI the sixth District;
Among the uyriads, or really the
ayo OF six myriads Of interesting people
who came 10 Washington these inaugu.
ration times has been the former widoS
of that brilliant young Kcatuekian the
Lnuislana Congressman WiektifYe. who
vas piled by train while walking on
q railroad bridge aerass The Potomac a
fps years age His young Kentucky
wife. a woman Of exceptional brlllianey
aud personality. originated the great
nolly Madison Breakfast which is an
annual Washington institution for Dem.
ocfatie women
The former Mrs Nickline, now
Mr. Holmes OF Louisiana, state chair.
man Of the Noman's Suffrage party of
her state. aud an active publtcist and
organizer Was here for the great
suffrage celebration,
she is fitting her little daughter,
Brent Nicktiffe. to be the fourth one Of
tho chIlds direct line to come TO Cot.
Uress. three previous Wiekiines hav.
ing served as national representatives..
Brent. who vas only a baby when her
father met his tragic fate FIVE years
ago has developed as strong personal
characteristics as either of her brilliant
parents
The little one the other day listen.
ing Is her mothers dreams about the
chlds political future that would emu.
late that Of Jeanette Rankin, cooked
her fair head To Que side, and said
shfnNdly. Hut. mamma, spose when !
get a biz Sady | won't want 80 como 10
congress- Verify parents propose but
children dispose
Brent Nieklife happened to be born
on the 18th Of October. 10 vas her
bright young father who said Brent
NickIIffe and Christopher Columbus
both discovered America on October
the twelfth"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
OLD ToaIN

The following bic from the louisiana
sun tllammandi makes one regret be.
ing meat eater fos two reasons, name.
ly, the pathos Of such cases, and the
horror Of II
'"Thsy are going 80 caa Old Tobin
They propose to disregard The wears la
which he Devoted himself Ia the service
OF Lpuisiana's lumber industry. they
viii he's his ancient carcass into hash
and seal sections Of Il In Theoretically
tight tin cans 10 he distributed for 5
consideration to Gallons grocery stores
Some Of us ho have been old TobiH's
friends mas eat him ard meyer kuoa
We arc deyourinR the flesh which was
once eonseeraied so eaF service.
Old fobin Il an OK he has pulled
logs from the forest 10 the lumber mills
for years and years And Oh every trip
he vas wont 80 allos old friends 30 rub
his nose aad dig kindly fingers into his
shaggy. hide
"A TEA days ago II sas decided thai
Old Tobin had become too old to work
There came coiueidoaially Slth this
decision a representative for 81 Louis
parking plant, who offered fancy
price Eor several oxen The gale was
made and today Old Tobin' started on
his Journey to 81. Louis, where his end
IL awaiting him
Some al hiR old.time friends dropped
down 10 the freight depot and poked
arms through the stats Of his car and
rubbed his nose for the last time and
said good bye
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
TATTLEp LIS LAST TALE.

That spriehtls publication, The Mel
yille Taltler. has concluded a brief
but sunny hour Of tattllng, as the
editor Mr Richard RoHd privately ap
priscs us This will he regretted he
cause les coming was welcome 10 any
exchange table that u cotuplimeutsd
bY its visits The y e Of T. given as
tht reason Of It's suspension viii bring
forth a sympathetic tear from Mr..
Hand's brethren Of the press, who sill
feel that be hath but stumbled IN the
path that they IN Weakness tread
Happily. Mr. Bond Is not dependent
upon his new spaper for & living its he
ms onls side issue His Job as q
telegraph operator for the STANDARD
oil Co assures him ample provision
fnr the II e os /. With such an ont
look on life. Who would worry with
the high cost at paper Let us congFat-
ulate not eondone, with you brother
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
MID BIENNIAL COUNCIL OF
WoMEN's CLUBS.

The Board of Directors Of the Louis
lana Federation OF Womon's Clubs viii
entertain the Board Of Directors q the
General Federation wlth q sacred musi
Gale At tho home Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
=, Williams, 81. Charles Ave, Easter
sunday April s. 5 p IA.
The city Federation Of New Orleans
will entertain their invited guests Of
the Council with q luncheon, al The
Country Club, high noon. Monday.
April sth
The local board of arrangements will
entertain with a grand reception the
Council, all club women and their
friends, In the Lounge Of the Grune.
valid Hotel, Monday April o. ? p, IN.
TO IL.
Wednesday April II, beginning | 30
pm, there viii be a pilgrimage through
the old French Quarters concluding
with a Wait 10 Sophie NoWComh Col.
leEe On arriving AT the college, re.
freshHeRts will be served, the guests
then sill be shown through The college,
including the famous Neweomb pot.
tories The visit 20 Neweomb will
terminate with pageant lovely
phabtasy The Birth Of summer" on
the Newoomb campus, given by the
college girls
One of the most charming functions
will be- when the Council of jewish
women have the Council OF the Fedora.
tlon to visit them al their lovely liar.
mony club
Play Day, Friday, April Is, will be
celebrated by a 35mile trip on the Mis-.
sissippi River. on The gand old steamer
sydney, taking In the wonderful harbor
Of New Orleans, the old Pakenham
plantation, stopping al The Oaks where
the Colonial Danes viii serve tea 10
the guests.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
rAE PARISH BEAUTIFUL.

one often sees the adtuuntituu pub,
tishod 10 philosophical noWgpapcfA
"Heauttfs yuur toau' As for ourselves
Wc haze often said Ii, With rather in
different results. not that the average
citizen waR uumprcased With the de-.
STABILITY OF an attractive toWa. hut
fuf the reason that there vas no co.
operative effort. no public concerted
mos rment With a we'll understood plan
for the achievement uf the desired end
The result Is that nothing is done Ia a
public uay Each householder con.
fines his of her efforts 80 the yard, fire,
uuontly only the front yard, eft the
individual premises. aud the general
result II that little deAHiie II done
simply for Identification one sees
attractive houses aud grounds but
these arr not So many aF there should
be-. fot me- house il so humble Ia it's
construction but can be made beautiful
is a setting OF vines and flowers. Even
mud chimney can be made interesting
by hit of Erepuery, and the most
hamcly back yard can be transformed
by shrubs and flowers into bower of
beauty
an the magazines are giving sHeh
eopious and delightful instructions as
To the methods OF identifying the home
whether Il b. in the town or country
that IL is a wonder that any reader can
resist tbs zuEgesiloas bui viii feel
impelled 10 go and de- likewise Par.
ticularly ii seems should be- the ease
In parish itkc ours, for whtCh nature
has already done so much and which
needs bui touch here aud there, All
imaginative brain to conceive the need
I'D changes and a hand 90 train vine
Df plant d tree. How can one resist
The plea ri making a Parish beautiful,
II Ne had the time We would go from
house to house la this parish and en-.
deavoT In get every man. woman and
child herein to pIedge to do something
each year for this end not only In the
home grounds. but on the public roads
A Parish beautiful League IL what We
nerd Has no onp the time and lncll,
nation To organize such league
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
FIRE. FIRE.

A meeting OF great importance is
called Tor tonight Fr,daylat the Bank
which should interest every property.
holder Ia the two towns. since il has
10 do with the reorganization of the
hose companies of the two towns, and
placing them In q position of greater
efficiency This IL important for two
reasons, one per Sc. the other that In
The event of the rcceat act of the State
Legislature relating TO ERE insurance
companies now before the Supreme
Court IA declared constitutional, the
local fire department viii be- Ia post
isen ia enjoy lis benefits This Las
provides that the ere insurance com.
panita shall give a certain percentage
Of their premiums for the apkeop Of
FIRE departments where such exist
Il is obvious that II such laW II
established. 1t viii insure great assist.
aHCe te local Nfr companies thfohRhnaf
the state. No matter II the amount
appropriated yearly fer this purpose Is
small. II viii be Certail and dependable
The hemc people Ia air towns should
seize the present moment to put the
Ora department IN condition To derive
benefit from the law. II Il become ef
fectwc. In any case no harm will be
done. "a a newly aroused Gre depart.
ment Is a presage Of greater safety
We hope to report q ronsing meet
Ing. and shall be- able 10 do SO II every
one is as fully convinced of its ito
poFtanee "a We are.
Remember. at the BANK, Friday 30
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

The passage of the hood bill Is the
biggest piece nl legislation that has
ever bern passed by Congress for the
Mississippi Valley There Is no ques.
ton so vital 10 the people of this see.
tton as the systematic control of the
flood waters ct the Mississippi That
this measure vas pat over by a Dcmo.
cratic House, Democratic Senate and
signed bg Democratic President
ought TO hush forever that silly talk
that Louisiana WIll never get rational
legislation Ga her interest se long as
she remains so strongly Democratics
Assumption Pioneer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

The New rleans Stetes relates that
before the guafdsmen left Camp Stat.
ford for the Mexican border Wollto-do
Young Mississipptau enlisted In the
Washington ArtIller yend brought his
negro valet with him. lie vas Informed
hy the military authorities that he
would have to send his servant back
home But brought him along 10 do
the rough sork, he said Well Fe-
piled the mastering officer "yon viii
soon find ont that II there is any rough
work to- he done you Sill have to do II
yourself And he did. ehoppine down
mepquite Included This young man
WIS a sure enough back number Many
a rich young planter learned better
than that before the Civil War ended
ffiy years ago,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
NET CATCHES SMALL Fish,

In a requiem over the demise of the
New Orleans American and as a
tribute To the good II aceomplished
during it's brief and stormy career, an
exchange imagines that a hoiy calm
praeides over Sunday In the metropolis
So sell. SAYS this optimtst, have the
police assinlated their Instructions
that the Sunday las IL 10 be- enforced,
that one Of tnem actually arrested a
young lady for selling postcard Ia the
st Charles hotel aud had her placed IN
jail, ROYAL street !, is reported shows
rot trace Of moisture during the
prohibited hours
Trace" Is good rs fer the arrest
% the young woman selling pest eaFds,
such events are but for spectacular
effect the wounded lapwiRgs Turing
from the nest where her bird|ings are,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

The suggestion implied IN Mrs Jesse
Daniels letter quoted Ia another place,
may be profitable to other schools and
teachers In the Felicianas. Mrs Daniel
is keeping copy of the Silver Edition
In the school library. on account Of the
valuable information concerning the
parish Of which she wishes her pupils
Ia be- informed II wiil certainly be
advantageous To them for historical
aud statistical data. while the many
clear descriptions of places and people
siil be helpful in other Ways that viii
readily snggest themselves 80 teacher,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
A RULE OR RUIN POLICY.

Former Ambassador Gerard. fresh
frem Berlin. reported TO the State DE
partment that when he left there vas
every evidence that Germany fully In.
tended carrying ont her submarine
campaign, regardless of the prospect
df war With the United States. and that
talk of peace had been abandoned
German officials apparently considered
the effects and consequences Of sub
marine ruthlrasnass before proclaim.
iur II and so far as ne could learn were
confident Of its success. When he left
Berlin however, the eausaRn was
only In It's second week and the Ger.
mans still were predicting The destrue.
tien Of million tons Of shipping a
month, the amount admitted ~ Ten.
tonic experts 10 be- essential for an
effective starvation blockade OF Eag
land Since then, however. the average
destruction has been below half that
Food conditions IN Germany when Mr.
Gerard's party left we're reported as
serious but not necessarily critical
This question Is looked upon by the
American government as very lmpor
taut, because Of It's bearing upon the
possibility Of further peace moves by
Germany
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.

The American steamship Algonquin
Vas sunk by a submarine al q o'clock
ON the morning OF March L. II was
just after daylight on Monday when we
we're attacked. said the captain of the
Algonquin. as quoted by the Press
Association. There was no warning
The submarine started fire az a range
of three miles. When about twenty.
five shells had been fired at the Algon-
quin. of which four hit her forward
the crew decided TO take to the boats
and pulled away from the sinking
vessel
Then the submarine approached
and, with only her periseope showing
sailed around the steamer several
timts Finding that the crrR had
abandoned the ship. the submarine
came to the surface Same Of the
Germans boarded the Algonquin and
placed bombs att These we're exploded,
aud within quarter ot an hour the
steamer disappeared
i appealed 10 the submarine com.
msnder for a tow towards land In view
of the roushness Of the weather. but
the German gruffty replied I ana too
busy. The crew pulled away Ia their
boats. none being injured by shellfre.
bat all suffered from exposure
"All personal effects and the ships
papers were lost. :"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

After three DAYS ol battle between
troops supporting II and those opposed
ia Il. q revolution was successfully II.
lrcted Ia petrograd Russia The casual
Ties probably did not exceed Boo II Is
reported that NJ protonopoff, minister
of the interior, has been killed En-
poror Nicholas has been Warned that
the fate OF his dynasty depended on
acquieseence. The royal palace was
hesieRod hy revolutionary troops, The
is at the front.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
LAX DAIRY METHODS EXPENSIVE

Louisiana dairymon are not az care.
lul as they should be ia observing
precautions necessary 10 preserve the
purity of the milk they send ia market,
and this laxity is proving very eHpen'
siye 20 them, according Ia & II Staples,
dairy specialist, Extension Division.
T.. \ a. Mr. Staples has recently
visited a large milk receiving station
IN Ncw Orleans and the condition of
the milk he inspected led Ia the above
conclusion The followiug precautions
he says. are absolutely essential Ia the
production Of clean milk on the farm
|, The barn, ar place Of milking
SHOULD b. clean
I The COW should be well cleaned
before milking, tho uddof washed and
dried.
2. The mixer must nave clean, dry
hands
4. 4 covered az hooded milk pail
should be- used
&. All pals, cans, coolers, straln"r
cloths, aud everything with which the
milk oumea in contact should be- thur.
oughly cleaned and sierillze'l before
each milking Negligence here h a
frequent source Of trouble.
6 The milk should be cooled to be-
tween 50 and 60 degrees immediately
after milking and KEEP, at this tenn
peFature. t. s, Z, Press Bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

II is related that tWe children came
10 the Rphekah Assembly With one Of
the delegates, and we're admitted Into
the lodge room ~ Baton Rouge. The
State Times SAYS shat this vas The
arsi time sueh thing ever occurred
IN Louisiana This is an error Some
years ago when the assembly met at
IIammoud La, an eightpcamonth old
bahl MS brought by rs mother into
The Assembly The child WAS bright
and tried 20 initiate what vas done
showing hoN lndlscrept Il is to admit
children even Of so tender an age
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
SOCIETY BREEDS INSANITY.

II used 10 be said that more farmers
wives can be found Ia the insane
asgiums than any other class Of women
The statement was really q SANDER
II seemed true IN that a farmers gife
who became insane had nowhere else
10 go. women in other stations IN life
becoming mentally sick, we're sent To
private sanitariums or cared fer In
ether private places Bat nov a student
of pathology says that more Insane
women come from what We call so
eiety" than from any other single vain
In life. This Is accounted for by the
fact that the social game IL SO stfenu
Qua. SO uerye-racking, 80 conducive 10
late hours. that women cannot stand
the strain. aud hundreds go insane II
Is for this reason that the soealled
coming eu, of young society Girl,
and her headlong plunge into the cease.
less life al a period when even under
normal conditions her physical system
il fraughl with danger. Is being siren.
uously opposed by doctors who have
patients In the social set. Even the
confused and disagreeable sound due
to the chatter Of women'h high. pitched
Voices nj teas and receptions ID pointed
out where frequently repeated as hay.
ing the most dangerous kind Of On Ia.
tinenee on women's nerves aud their
mentality Ladies' Home Journal
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
A PATRIOTIC CEREMONY.

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

let nae add nv appreciation Of my
copy Of The Trnc Democrats Silver
Anniversary Edition ! consider the
production excellent. Your editorial
remInisceuees we're especially enjoyed
hy the writer. ALLOW me to express the
sincere hope that sill have the very
great pleasure ~ reading yonr Golden
Anniversary Edition Il II bond ed.
itaf al the Melville TattlcF.
Sounds like ~ much for You. M II Ia
fbF rs. Oh
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

To encourage military training IN
the high schools If Louisiana, State
Superintendent Harris has announced
that physical exercise VIII be intro.
duced into oil the summer normals this
year Iie considers this a preliminary
step to military science, and will urge
as many teachers as possibie 10 take
the course
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17
TIE ORDINARY WOMAN

Concluding a ,eN editorial paragraphs
on the ordtnary woman the Louisiana
Democrat rays These women mas
not receir. O. Carnegie badge for hray
ery. but Tie Nho marks the sparrow s
fall will certainly reserve for them the
brightest ievelpd crowns Ia Ills king,
tiom
Tue adjective ordinary In this con.
ne ton means thai the woman herself
makes ao pfceeusten 10 distinction Of
any sort. she sets herself unlY as wife
and mother. trying to make q home for
her husband aud chlldTea, bat others
more discerning see her undergo ira
sal physical and spiritual greater
than ans that man 10 called upon 10
bear She also uust experience sns-
ppnse While the man goes forth TO
conquer. whether II BE- foe or fortune,
hers is the part OF on" OF whom Milton
has said They alsa serve Who only
stand and Nali" Nor Is this the easter
tot This and more the ordinary woman
bears. little dreaming her daily life
an angels theme
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

The CUT Land Conference OF
the South. called BY the Southern Pine
Association at New Orleans The South
ern Settlement and Development 0F
ganigation Of baltimore and the New
Orleans Association Of Commerce. for
March ~, ~ and 81. has beer post
poned until April IL, ~ and L., 1917,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

Don't begin To bay your guns. until
sou see tile whites ~ their eyes is
Theodore the uaruly's sarcastic com
mentary on the governments recent
appropriation of 81 millions for fortl
hcations The iarainras mnst be ad
mitted. bat i, lie hardly So late as his
remark implies
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

Senator L4atnIlette has had his lee
tnfu aaies eoheelpd hy the CltIes sho
bad engaged him, and as for Nardaman
ONLY one weird describes what be rs
getting Ia Masissippi For them aud
othars af that liz var has already
begun
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

The writer IL impressed with these
thoughts mere poteatlS because OF
hearing OF q friend she would be
.auoug the first to call herself ord
nary whu, after having reared large
fan lly Of children and going through
all he cares and auSicttes incident
thereto. II nov. when she is no longer
young. starting to pay for a home for
her ole age Tails ambition IL not
ordinary ilHt this is only one among
many tina, could he cited without any
effort of memory Uf women doing The
ordinary work Of life IN no ordinary
way.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

hooks are A wonderful help 10 q man
especially hank books sud pocket
hooks Natchez Democrat
Account books are also not despisetl
by merchant and housekeeper
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-03-17

China has severed Diplomatic rela
tons with Germany and the German
minister will be handed his passports.