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One Hundred Years Ago Today

magnificent ball which was held at the
Davis Hotel. now the Metropolitan.
The ball was attended by President
Monroe. ex-President Madison and their
wives. and a large company OF otner
distinguished men and women.
Thus Monroe was ushered into the
presidency, where he gave such gen
eral satisfaction that upon the expira-
tion of his first term he was reelected.
receiving all but one of the votes OF
the electoral college. and that one dis
senting vote was purposely cast
equal the record of the unanimous vote
given to President Washington.
In seeking for a fair and impartial
estimate of Monroe, there can be found
none better qualified to speak in that
connection than Thomas H. Benton.
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Rather.

DO1NTING to the gifts of bonuses of
$40Oo0O000 distributed by Amerf-
can employers during the holidays.
Senator Tillman said to correspond
ent:
And they are trying to talk to US
about coming hard times. They're
trying to scare us.
They're in the position Of the chick
en- thief who said to his lawyer:
Put me on the stand. Let me tell
my own story. I.ll be believed.
tH CT ~ con lotion sad the law
q i'h l sauIt'
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penetrated the future and saw the
things that were most necessary to the
nations growth and power.
While it is true that the first man
to see the advantages of canal COM
munication in the United States was
George Washington, who planned to
connect the Chesapeake bay with the
Ohio river, credit must be given Mon
roe for the encouragement he gave
those who were planning the projects.
1t will be remembered that the Erie
canal was the first to be constructed in
this country and was commenced dur
ing the administration of Monroe.
When completed it caused emigration
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at the corner of LIST and A streets
northeast and placed it at the dis
posal of Congress. 1t was accepted at
a rental of $3.50 per annum. and used
by Congress until the Capitol building
was reconstructed. The first floor was
occupied by the Senate and the upper
chamber by the House of Representa-
tives. Each hall had a gallery and
plenty of committee -ooms After the
of Congress this building was
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with military honors. The Marine Corps,
the Georgetown Rifiemen, two companies
of infantry from Alexandria and bat
terry Of artillery from Fort Warburton
fired salute.
Promptly at 12 o'clock President Mad
ison arrived. and also the judges of the
Supreme Court. who Joined the President
elect and the Vice President-elect in the
Senate chamber. that body then being in
session. The Vice Presdent-elect took
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to flow westward. thereby transform
ing an unInhabited wilderness into
farms, towns and cities.
When President Monroe had conclud
ed his address Chief Justice John Mar
shall, who had been a classmate of
Monroe at William and Mary College,
and who with Monroe left that institu
tion to answer the call to arms at the
outbreak of the revolutionary war,
arose and handed Monroe the Bible,
preparatory to administering the oath
of office. The taking of the oath was
announced by a signal gun, which was
followed by a salute from the artillery
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JAMES MONROE,
Second United States senator from Viz
ginia, minister to France in 1874, spe-
Spain, with powers extraordinary for
the purchase of Louisiana territOrys
Secretary of State in President Madi-
sons cabinet and fifth President of
the United states.
powers. and We should disregard the admonitfon
Of experience. If did not expect it,. We mnst
support right or lose our character: and with
1t. perhaps our liberties. A people who fail to
do 1t. scarcely be said to hold place among
Independent nations. National honor is national
property of the highest value"
In furtherance of this plea, he de-
clared that our coast and inland from
tiers should be fortified; that our army
and navy should be strengthened.
trained and disciplined to the usages Of
war, and the militia should be placed
upon the best practical footing. If there
were any present who doubted the wis
dom of Monroe's plea for preparedness
no better argument was needed than
that which stood close by in the form
of the smoked and falling ruins of the
hitherto magnificent Capitol building.
which stood as a mute but impressive
witness to the ruthless vandalism of an
invading army.
Not only did Monroe have clear
vision of the things that were neces-
sary for the safety and protection of
the nation from dangers that lurked
without but his vision was equally
clear in regard to other things that
would tend most toward bringing to
the people of the nation. isolated and
provincial as they then were. larger
comfort, A more prosperous country
and a stronger and better Union. 1t
was in this connection, during his in
augural address that he called atten-
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present and from the batteries at the
navy yard and Fort Warburton. The
President then entered his carriage and
proceeded to the Executive Mansion,
which was at that time the house To-
Gated at the corner of 18th street and
New York avenue, known as the Octa-
gon House. The White House, after
being burned by the British. had not
been rebuilt.
On his drive from the Capitol to the
Executive Mansion the President was
escorted by large cavalcade consist
ing of the militia and the citizens on
horseback and in carriages. That night
the festivities were concluded by a
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warning nations. France and England,
despite vexatious orders in councils.
harassing blockades and the disgrace
full impressment of our seamen. He
then made a plea for preparedness,
which presents striking similarity
between the conditions that existed
then and those of today.
These interests" meaning the commercial
and navigation activities of citizens. ARE ex-
posed 10 invasion in the wars between other
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cast-off hats. Once the corn is up.
however, the crow ceases to be vege-
tartan and lives on cutworms.
Thus, with some birds, good and evil
are regional and seasonal and the
striking of a balance is impracticable.
Certain birds have their eulogists and
biographers. as Johnson had his Bos-
well and Sir Walter Scott his Lock-
hart. | try, however. to be impartial
that is to say. judicial and analytical
That is the attitude of my mind when
l reflect upon the work and character
of the barn owl. whose length is from
fifteen to twenty inches and the spread
of whose wings measures nearly
yard and foot. He is yellow, marbled
with white and speckled with black.
l am his friend. but not his idolater.
"Since the year 1861 when Prof.
Spencer F. Baird noted the fact. barn
owls have lived in the tower of the
Smithsonian Institution, which you can
see by looking out of my office window.
/ have known them myself since 1885.
Three pairs are domiciled in the tower
at this moment. They rear families.
and the children. leaving the parental
home, go elsewhere, find mates and
begin housekeeping for themselves.
Anyway there is never a large colony
in the tower. and 1 like to think that
my theory about their sons and daugh-
ters is correct.
When an owl eats mouse it digests
the meat, and then the machinery of it's
stomach rolls the hair and bones into
ball and an elevator in the owls throat
lifts the hall to the mouth, whence it
is cast upon the ground. The balls.
among ornithologists, are called pei
let's. I have examined 1.247 pellets re-
gurgitated by our Smithsonian owls.
and found therein 300 skulls. A
complete table Of contents shows that
the owls had eaten 1887 field mice. $50
house mice and 30 rats. Ninety-seven
per cent of their food was composed of
injurious animals. Three per cent of
it was of birds.
IF man borrows $4,000 at a bank
at 8 per cent interest he doesn't shoot
the banker. On the contrary, he thinks
the banker is a worthy and liberal
man and that his interest rate is cheap.
81 have seen a fty-thousand- dollar
orchard that was killed by field mice.
They girdled the trees underground
and played high jinks among the roots.
A barn owl or two would have set
tied their hash. In California l asked
man what had happened to seven of
his bearing apricot trees. He said
some mysterious disease was killing
them one by one. / set a trap and
in half an hour had a pouched gopher,
whose subterranean operations had
gone unnoticed. Owls eat gophers.
"Onc OF our experts examined a dead
orchard tnar had been worth $3.50.
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At the time of the inauguration, in
1917. Washington was village of
about 5000 inhabitants. who were liv-
ingmostly in huts scattered over an
extensive area. The so-called city was
the Joke of the day. being called "the
Mudhole," "the City of Magnificent Dis
tances"- aud "Washington's city IN the
Potomac!---
Capitol Hill bore striking contrast
to: IT'S appearance OF today. In place
of: the beautiful and well kept park
winch now adorns the hill, there was
a rugged wood that knew not the hand
of the landscape gardener. The streets
intersecting the locality were roads
and cowtrails which during the win
ter months were veritabie quag-
mires. The residences were few
and far between. and after night
fall there was little passing TO and fro
except When there was ball in the
community. on such occasions one
might see a slave with his lantern
carefully lighting the way to avoid
the ruts and boggy places that threat
ened the progress of young massa
and his lady love, who followed in
their colonial carriage.
There Is one other contrast that must
be noted before one can appreciate the
conditions that surrounded the inau-
Eural of 100 years ago. While the In
auguration that is to take place to-
morrow will be conducted from one of
the most magnificent buildings in the
world the ceremony of 100 years ago
took place from rented quarters. This.
was due to the destruction of the Capt.
tol by the British in 1914. When the
government moved from Philadelphia
to Washington in 1900. only the Sem
ate wing of the Capitol was ready for
occupancy. In 1911 the House wing
was completed. the Capitol consisting
at that time of the two wings referred
to- without rotunda or dome. space
being left. however. for the central
portion of the building. the two houses
being connected by a wooden inclosed
passageway.
Such was the picture of the Capitol
in 1872, when war with Great Britain
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who was a member of the United
States Senate from Missouri during
Monroe's second term as President and
was in other ways familiar with the
public acts of Monroe. The following
brief extract from Benton's elaborate
estimate of Monroe is a key to the
character of the President of 100 years
ago:
Mr.. Monroe had OF the mental qualities
which dazzle and astonish mankind; but he had
a discretion which seldom made mistake;
integrity that always looked TO the public good:
a frmness of will which carried him resolutely
upon his object: diligence which mastered
every subject. and perseverance that yielded
obstacle reverse.
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You ask me to name the most useful
bird in the Cnited States?" he said, re-
Psating the interviewer's question. Il
might well ask you to name the
I..ost usefIL. man in the United States
If you were to reply that the inquiry WIS
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war. with a glance at the condition of
the country at the close of hostilities.
closes the study. Mr.. Johnson is an
authority on this subject, having writ
ten extensively on the civil war, and
having been chosen to write the chap
ter on Gettysburg for the additions TO
Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles of
the World"
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AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF FAMOUS
PEOPLE BOUGHT FOR CASH.
LETTERS OF CELEBRATED POETS.
STATESMEN, GENERALS AND PRES
ipEN'f.; oF H'HH / :rf'p STATES
~ iAn-
IGh>
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his record as a soldier in the revolu-
tionary war, his services as United
States--senetor and as special envoy
to France, England and Spain, when
as such he took an important part in
negotiating the purchase from France
of the Louisiana territory. He also
owed mucn 70 the esteem in which he
was held by his two immediate prede-
cessors. Madison and Jefferson. both of
whom urged his nomination and cleo
tieh. -''''~
At that time nominating conventions
wAfe unknown. a congressional caucus
being the nominating medium. Mon
roe was accordingly nominated in
Washington by a congressional caucus
and was later elected. receiving 1873
electoral votes out of n possible 221.
At the~rfne~ of Mouroes election he
was living in Washington. being Sec
retary of State in President Madison'S
cabinet, end holding this position until
the day of bis Inauguration as Presi-
dent.
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Reviews of New Books

MENDEL: Story of Youth. BY Gill
bert Canaan, author of Round the
Corner" etc. New York: George II.
DOran ComDanV
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Me- HUNDRED years ago James
Nfpproe was inaugurated as
President of the United States.
His popularity was based upon
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FNlHE question was as gravely met
ana answered as it was soberly
conceived and asked.
bo of
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z With a highland castle and glimpses
"f Scottish life for background, Mrs.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Sincerely,
J. J. W alker.
Waverley Notes.

With Saturdays program on
food values, attractive and econ
omical recipes, varied, menues
and household economics in gen.
eral, the practical work of the
club was concluded for the pres
ent and an interestieg study OF
Japan will be started for next
lesson.
The leading paper on the prog
ram as prepared by Mrs. T. B.
Carter, and in her absence read
by secretary, Mrs. Ada Darlington
proved especially helpful and
was followed by splendid discus
sions lead by Mrs. A, B. Hood
and Miss Halle Watson. A
practical as we'll as attractive
feature was IL collection Of sam .
I'ples shown by Mrs j. V. Rabb,
Of all kinds OF beans, peas and
in fact the full line of legumes
which can be used on table with
food values, and suggestions fol
cooking.
Mesdames D, E. Sheridan and
T. G. Sheridan, llostesses for the
occasion, with the assistance OF
Misses Ruby Sheridan and Annie
Pierson, served mayonaise sand
wiches, cake, hot chocolate and
whipped cream to the club mem
bers, and the following guests !:
Mrs. Trische and Miss Gladys
Trische, Miss Audena Revees and
Mrs. Otto Carter.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
ESSENTIAL POINTS OF
A GOOD POULTRY HOUSE

A suitable poultry house is a neces.
sary part OF the equipment for the
;efficient farm flock. The house should
be, 80 constructed as to keep the
birds perfectly dry and keep out all
drafts. 1t should be so arranged that
the sunlight will reach all interior
parts at some time during the day. It
should be convenient to work in and
easy to keep clean.
A house sixteen feet square, or one
containing the same amount of floor
space, is sufficiently large for one
hundred hens in climate like that
OF Louisiana, where the birds can
ihave free range practically every day
In the year. The house should face
the south, and the south wall should
have a large opening to provide ven
tilation and to admit sunlight.
All cracks in the north wall should
be closed, as well as the ones in the
east and west walls at least as far for.
ward as the middle of the house. The
roof should be perfectly tight 50 as
mot to leak.
The roosts should extend along the
back of the house, running parallel
to the north wall, and should all be
on a. level. 1t is best to use what is
known as dropping board. This is
simply wide board placed abou.
thirty inches above the floor. The
roosts are placed six or eight inches
above this board. This arrangement
greatly facilitates cleaning, and keeps
the entire floor space free for the
hens.
There sspuld be one nest for eyery
toar to sta,heas. These should be
aeea where they will be easily ac-
esesfAle to the hens, and convenient
fsE the astsndsat.
II the kbass Has dirt floor. re.
ftsacve four isfnss FROM the top at least
snse yeat and replace with clean
sell. The lsvel Of the floor should
se above the outside ground level, and
II aseessary, small drainage bitches
shsufa be GAt in to carry off rain wa
ter. Keep the floor dfy.-A. F. Rolf,
Poustsy sRsciahst. Extension Divi.
sion, Louisiana State University.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
An Appreciation,

| | have not at my command
words adequate to fully express
my appreciation for the kind
words and the splendid check
that accompanied the gracious
words that came to me last week
from friends in this town. To
me they are wo.thy to be set IN
letters of gold. | can only say
in reply that | am not worthy the
eulogy that these words convey.
During my ministration as
pastor of the Baptist church, ]
have endeavored (without fear or
favor) to discharge the duties de-
volving upon me with the purpose
for the glory Of God and for the
benefit of humanity,
| was conscious that | stood be-
fore q hu1nap/ tribunal and ]
knew also that soma would be
kind enough to approve and CO.
operate, while others would crit
icise and condem. Our Lord SET
out that fact a long time ago
when He said the words recorded
in John Is, 1922. | have en-
deavored to live SO as to be an
example to all whose lives | have
touched, and yet, ] am conscious
of the imperfections, and how far
| have failed in it all. | must con-
fess that am wholly unworthy
the gracious words and of any
consideration or honor bestowed
by you upon me. My earnest
prayer is, and shall be. that the
Lord may send to you a pastor
who shall be worthy and efficient
and capable to lead you to the
accomplishment OF your ideals.
May the richest blessings OF
Heaven abide on each member Of
the church and all the citizens of
Franklinton.
Out of full heart.
Sincerely,
J. J. Walker.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

duty, and acquaint themselves
with it's needs and let the teach
ers know that they are really
interested, it will go a long way
n making our school better and
# they are not willing to put
This burden on themselves it
would be better that they resign
md possibly others will assume
the responsibility.
Yours for better service,
A Patron.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Council of Defense Scores.

The program as planned for
Thanksgiving by the Council OF
Defense is considered a decided
success Notwithstanding the
heavy rains thru the preceding
night throughout the parish.
The rural schools, almost with
out exception, prepared patriotic
programs and the speakers on
conservation followed with the
result that nearly all the homes
lin the parish are enlisted in the
observance Of Wheatless
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Navy Needs Glasses

The navy is in need of binocu-
lars, spy-glasses and telescopes.
1t is we'll known fact that up to
very recently the United States
imported practically all lenses for
the bette. class of observation
glasses, and even now the Ameri-
can facilities are not adequate to
supply the greatly increased de-
mand for use on the hundreds of
new ships which are being plac'
ed in commission. l. must be
borne in mind that every ship,
of the Navy aud Merchant Marine
requires many more men on look
out than heretofore.
1t is believed that many owners
would gladly turn them over to
the Government for use in the
war. 1t makes little difference how
old these glasses are, as long as
they are in serviceable condition.
AS the government cannot &C.
cept property or service without
compensation, one dollar will be
paid for each glass accepted. They
should be forwarded direct to
Honorable Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, care of Naval Observatory
Washington, D. C. Prompt ack-
nowledgement will be made.
Any glasses received that cannot
be of real use to the Navy will be
returned to the sender. 1t is re-
quested that tag bearing the ad-
dress Of the donor be securely
attached to the glasses.
Arbruzzi Rye for winter graz
ing crop-See The Darlington
Store, Inc.
) Rub.My- -1ism-Anticeptic, Anodyne
kills pain, stops putrefacalion. /
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

Lieutenant W. A. Belfey. all
officer in the American Medical
Reserve Corps, attached to the
British lines, was wounded ser.
iously in action, according to a
report from General Perishing
who also reported the death
from pneumonia of Corporal Sid
ney Venable, of Louisa. La,
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06


: We should like to see every
county in the South adopt the
plan of awarding certificate Of
honor to each boy or girl within
its borders who makes 4 perfect
record of attendance during the
school session. A number OF
counties have adopted the plan Of
awarding such certificates at
each annual county commence
ment, and it pays.-The Progress.
sive Farmer.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

The fuel Administration inaug
urated a campaign to further the
use of wood to relieve the coal
shortage and the Department of
Agriculture announced that a
cord of hard wood was equal to
a ton of coal.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

and meatless days, and
many neighborhoods organ
lied Red Cross Auxiliaries.
Washington parish has never
yet failed to respond to call
when her help was really needed.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Congressman Sanders Leaves
For Washington.

Hon. J. Y. Sanders, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sanders left his
home in Bogalusa Saturday for
Washington for the special ses-
sion ofCongress which, convened
there Monday.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

Remember that the question is not
whether you personally may feel that
you can afford to waste food: the
point is that the Nation can not af.
ford to have any food wasted by
anybody.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Our School.
Franklinton. La, Dec. l.

Dear Editor:
[ am a patron of the
local school and am very much
interested in it's success. We
of Franklinton are very proud
of our school, and | may ado
justly so too. but it seems to me
from the information | have thai
the school is not doing what il
should. In the first place WE
, have too many holidays and hall
holidays; however, this would
not be SO bad if the teachers
were not allowed to be absent
so often. Almost every week
one or more teachers are absent
some time for a day and other
times half day. We have nc
substitute teacher to take the
place so a high school pupil
who hasn't the time, in the
first place, nor the qualifca.
tion and experience in the
second place, is put in
charge; thus both the grades and
the High School pupils are i'm
posed upon. This is certainly
not fair to the pupils in the
grades nor to the high school
pupils who are pressed into this
service. We are paying for
teachers who are qualified for
the work and the school should
have the service. While I be.
lleve that no teacher who is
conscientious in her work would
be willing to accept pay she did
not earn nor willing to leave her
class in the hands of an mex.
perlenced teacher, even for a
half day, yet as [ see it they arr
not wholly to blame. The author.
ities are as much to blame or
even more for allowing such a
condition. Our Superintendent
is too sympathetic and EASY.
He should remember that il is
the peoples money that keeps
the schools going and that thew
should receive dollars worth of
service for every dollar expend.
ed. | understand that the state
superintendent will not allow a
teacher after forfeiting one
school contract Ito teach any
where in the state yet one of our
teachers is allowed to leave the
school in the midst of the term
when it is always so hard to get
teachers. We of this school paw
fifteen mills special tax and
while we are more than glad of
the opportunity to pay this tax
We expect value received for
every dollar of it.
II anyone doubts the justice of
the complaint let him investi.
gate and learn the actual num-
Der OF times teachers were ab-
sent from duty with salaries
still going on, during the mouths
OF October and November and it
may be o surprise to the tax.
payers and an eye.opener to the
school board. This letter is
written with the best of feelings
for both the offending teacher
and those who are responsible
for their actions toward the
school, but ! think the condition
should be remedied. Why not
employ q substitute teacher who
isaualifed and whenever ateach,
eg IS necessa rily absent let her
salary ~ q, she substitute. One
saore suggestion: II the local
asd viii visit The school once
III s1slss 4 month, which Ia their
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

Is there a food pledge card display.
ed in your windows? If not, why
not?