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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
The Catholic Church

while man has tioue much Ia i'm
prove and bsautify the sites for ether
churches ia West INnIicisna. the Cath
oIic Church. 81 Mary Of Mount aCrmei
has the greatest natural advantages,
A. Il stands srpon TIA top OF the HIN to-
the left as one goes to st. Frsncisvilie.
Besides an EIl-embracinE view of Bayou
sara and lower ~. FTanCssVilie be-
meath. n vide "Npanse of country and
q tong stretch Of TIA" Mississippi River
above and below the town are seen.
affordinE landscape of surpassing
IoVeliness Were there tine building
and the naturally beautiful grounds
improved Il would he unique among
church edinco= Ia Louisiana. As "a Is,
the church Is not unpleasinE. and the
noble oaks that parsiy form an avenue
from the gate 40 its portals make an
imposing entrance
The church was built ia 1871, and
was dedicated by Most Rev. y. J.
perche. Archbishop of New Orleans.
early in the following year under the
patronage OF ST. Mary of Mt. Carmel
n Is frame building 35s75. and Il il
said that Gen. G. r. feauFeEard drew
the plans. which were executed by the
architect. the late 4. -. Gibbons. So
substantially vas IL built. that the
repairs needed la the years succeeding
have been eompa rativeIy small
Though few ln numbers. the cath
olies had been untlrinE tn their efforts
towards erecting the church Mrs. Le
Bret a prominent member. alone col
lected Ave hundred dollars. and fair
or bazaar. lasting a week. was held ~
the court house, from which the sum
OF si2o0 Was realized. protestants and
Catholics alike worked 90 secur. this
success. aud from these funds. and per
haps ether sums. the church was buiit
Previous 20 the erection OF the
church. Mass was celebrated at dit
ferent homes At one time at Mr. Mat
Riley'S then At the court house. and
again in the chas. Tempel building
( later In the Ls Bret building II should
be noted that for this devoted church
woman. Mrs lie Bret. the last time
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

growing tu the opsE ground with
northern exposure. and the topmoHt
cluster ct flowers az tall a. she who
grew, them only half at the hydran-
E,as are depicted as There were -
mans on lh' other side OF the steps.
Tha, thIs r. act an exceptional growth.
r may b. cited that blue hydranEea
bush a. Mrs EIrir Robirgon-s ~ Fran
cisvilIe. j. Hvc feet tail. and a. many
e- Gs clusters have b,ru counted n
on. time. many a. big a. mans head.
Mrs > \ Frior. 1T FraBctsyiiIc. has a
uuubsr at hydraHg"az equally a. 70
markablr
Bu' he DEPARTED EIories 81 tho FIRE
destroy Cd bydTaug'as "a WuodlawH do
not exhaust tho floral beauties of that
country home. although it, aged mis-
trees says ia" il no longer able 10
work among her flow era SIS sh" former
b did. restoring thos" lost and tntru-
s!uclug new effects Their" ar" l25
rqfuctIsa trees Tor tbs are Indeed
trees 10 height and expansion 81
branches. forming hodges for n" other
plants thas grow iu her garden. There
ar, white. pink and red oam"iiiaz. and
grown from cuttings. although. she
saw. - was pr"vi"usiy thought the
,aucIIfa could not he thus propagatc,l
n vuodiaWu there are rich specimens
81 magnolia ru~'ata and ol"o fragrans
tzvert oIIyoi. SHOWN into trees and
cruboy,crinE IN" smaller towering
plants rha. grow bpu.atk. 'hu yLsl.
forming gardens ihat ravtsh thu soul
at thu flow Hover
~ her Eom" near t.auTei HiH. Miss
EIida Taylor. daughtos of David Taylor
~. grows ohrysauJhHmuTa~ Tor COM
m.rciaI purrnzas magnificent blossoms
.h4f compare with thuan grown by pro
2. zzlousl for.st= This recalls that
While Mr. BsrtrHm Habnr-. nov Of
Bafou RouEo. ttscd a. ia. beautiful
homs uf her rufh4W4 Y NJ Jackson.
RIOS. Mound at I-arrcI uIl Shr alzo
grew the national flower of Japan with
rare success from floral point at
r..N 81 wrll a. with Satisfaction
.-cuufHTily
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
POINTERS ON PLANTING TREES

Trees are best when nursery grown.
Trees trsmapiant,d from the woods
should b. g'.dling
\ tree. tao Inches ga diameter fs~as-
ured oue foot from the ground II large
enough
Trees should have a compact root
-ystem straiEh, main trunk aud well
balanced top.
The IoSer branches should be trim
mcd to- a height OF seven feet from the
sround.
Trees should b. free from fungus
aud insect diseases.
Tree holes should be larger than
roqusss.sA.hy tn root system.
Trees should be planted with as
large a root system as possible
Prevent drying. sunburn or freezing
- expected roots
plant the trees at the same depth
end cxposur. a. they formerly stood
Trim on all torn and broken roots
and branches with sharp primer before
planting
. Plant no tree closer than twenty-ii five
feet
ArrauRa tn" roots to spread uatu.
rally ia loose soil
Tramp the soil we'll about the roots.
Water the young tree freely. espec-
tally during June. JuGy aud August.
With one ~ two thorough saterinKs
each week
Keep the soil cultivated around an.
Young trees
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
LAsT SCENE OF AL

||.rTf Ffb4gf Il
Es,npt Gov ,aTeFak'r. 5ut'TWlttrutlN
present srd progressively neglected..
ihes lived alone With BiilS aud Sport.
sh, MAJ -a. cats Musf worldly obiiEa-
tious lhsy had autIiyod including the
obligation fu die 80 itfe-eoru W"T'
the Did people, 80 tiruEEsd by the years.
they hHd ceased to feel that life meant
,nor,. than this that they should sit
evening after ssycuiuE. one oH each
side eft the C"urcr table with nilIy and
Sport betvspu them To this had
shruuk Youth and love. c"urtshtp and
marriage. children and ChiIdron-s chill
drtu What they Wer" To- the eats. "a hat
th. eats we're, to them. had come Ju b"
nIIsuniCinE And 10 Biuy and sport.
atroI,hted like themselves. % Was all
suf'icinE tuo
Every evening. Knitting OF stitches
between maps. with uo more conscious
thought than the trees drip on rain
crops the odd woman sat at the left of
the table; aud the old man. holding his
Isosk for the most part upside down
bsCaus.. not 10 b. false Co habit. he
must hoId 30 In some fashion. sat at
the right. and HilI7 and sport, making
49,. of g third chair. clambered agedly
upon the table. and nodded under the
lamp
And presently .uzued tn" evening =
one excitement. when Sport. obeyinE
some rsnaissaHt impulse or his youth.
would begin an insl=teut stroking of
HiIly With his tongue. until Billy.
'eassd into action. rose and smote him
en- both checks. Then the old man.
rousiuE from q doe. would reach forth
O. long corrugated finger to punch his
wife. chucklinE EloriouslS through hts
tooshIess gums.
Wife wif~, Biliy's Hckiu' Sport "
And the old woman. reused in her
turn hy sports TCprisals ou Bisly would
lean over and prick her husband With
a knitting needle. laughing exCitodly
Husband Husband. Sports ltckin'
BnIy,"
And 80 they sat. all four. the evening
through. confident Of perpetual future
passed thus.
hut the years tripped up on them
presently. and even Instinct couldn {
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

Til. flower garden at the Argue
O.. tu, Laurel Hill has aE Old world
atmoa pheF.. Iik" oi, Of Sussex or
D,yonzhir. in Old England although
fha countless flowers that grow there
Ira are Southern ia type aud beauty
The gardens of Alton Villa are
ample ia space. but are very much
ran duNB. showing signs of neglect.
bat doubtless lea f"w years. the new
ouu.rS Dr and Mr. IL r. Lewis,
wtl bring the gardens ct Alton
Villa back to their old tim" beauty aHd
fam, Even nov as one passes down
frum the east terrace into the rus"
garden. there are many traces Of past
beauty \ cluster of camcllias grown
into trees forms natural summer
house ct considerable size. Those
"a hu remember sweet Alton" in its
former beauty ten ct 81 calendar Of
bloom from tn" appearance 81 th" ca
mailiss M mid "a inter. through snow
d~oFs and daTodii- la spring. folio" 81
~ ros-s aoud every rich flower that
blows VA summer and autumn.
Myrtle" formcr home ct ia" stir
ling family. nov owned by Mrz ~ NJ
williams was famed for it's crap"
uyrtI-s as It's name implies. but thcs"
have disappear, red. bat not the caJnollla,s
and other fow.ers in the big garden.
Compared with tho wider sweeps OF
gard~capc at The Cottage" the bluh-
view. the winding walk h'dged wi'h
.vgrrr~suz. that charm the bchoIdsr
. -ara a. ar. less noted. bat many "a
a... ard i,s.ly fovrr grows there.
Tn, late Nrs = J Fort. the former
mistress Of Catslpa plantation. loved
aow-rs. a. does her dauEht"r-iu-iaw
tho present mistress. Ms. ". J. Fort.
buf iu her later years the former con
Husd hor attention So got plants. aud
.u, s8uuof soon forget Tho picfur. of
Ibis gentle little lady among hrr
Hovrrrz Even whsu hey stvht Was
gone she would tond"riy touch the
/ radIaut blossoms md would Enjoy their
+ fragrance though their beauty =#s
T id,Isn from her Her collection was a
! Ins one. ard many Of her plants sur.
vive the transpianting OF their owner
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
DIR. Louis G.. Stirling

o. e. characteristic CT the sons and
daughters ot West FoHciaua that
though circumstances may call them
sizeW here. their loyalty and attach
mant Ia the Old home can never be-
hakeu CouspicuousIy Is this the case
,ith Dr. Louis Gray Stirring OF Batou
RuuEe. Among hiz ancestors az" those
ryho we're pioneers ia West FeISclsus
h1storys John ASTON. John TurnbulI.
Alexander stirling the last-nam"d be-
lus aicalde during spanish occupation.
Br stirling - ia" eldest sou of Or
RufUu & aud Mr.. Catb"riu" Lake
stirIsnz H. was born ip West F.lic-
lana aud lived here tIl 7hs years Of his
early manhood Ths death of his father
occurring when he Was quite "a youth.
IDfi him with the care ct the home
place the family inheritance being a
part of the Original Wakefield plaura-
ton. and tine task of assisting hts
mother with his young brothers and
sisters. so strong Vas his character.
so wise aud kind his dealings that hts
Icadershlp was never questioned. and
TO this day his opinion and counsel
remain first ln point ct authority. with
al Of the family
To supplement the family Incom" he
had employment with the West Feiic-
iama railroad aud thoTouHhness and
reliability were shown iu all his work
when ha had saved sufficient funds -
roaIiza his ambition Of following tho
profession of his father. hu entered the
medical department OF Tulane Uniyer-
-IIs. and received hIs diploma iu lNa3.
having served one year a. iut"rn" st
Tuuro IufIrmary. New Orleans. After
graduation. ha went Ca Baton Rouge.
where he soon acquired prominence Ira
hs- profession aud large and lucra-
tive practice. ito - all doctor" aud
is constant student OF every new
discovery Cos medicine or surgery. For
eighteen years ~ has been surgeon
for the state P,uiteutiarN
Though having strong convictions.
Dr StirIinv'r activity in politics has
been confined to one term in tn" Baton
RouEo city Council During his four
years service a. Master OF ~. James
'.pdea , 4 a NJ. thu site was &C
ruir-d aHd Thp tempt" btFilf at the
corner Of Third and Convention streets.
aud for the er=f time th" iodg" moved
out 81 rented quarters into its own
home.
Br stirling married Miss Alma Mau-
pur 81 Ration Rouga and their two
vouue daughters. Misses Lucy and
Kathleen. are students ~ HolIins' Tn
stitute Virginia. and tn" Baton Roug"
High school, respectively.
West FeIiciana - proud Of tn" record
cf Louis stirling as a man. physician
. srd cltTzou. albeit bIs services are
given 20 another community
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
VITAL STATISTICS Of WEST
FELtcIaNA

lu connection with ia" IHteF.sttps
artttI. iu another column. contributed
bs Dr. Oscar Bowling. President at the
s-tar" Board 81 H.aIth. - ~ of interest
% node the health statistics a. com
led foT the year isis. The local sta
ttstiCiau, Mrs. \ , Barrow. does not
claim that these figures are complete.
but they are a. much 80 as sh" vas
"A bic a. get them. there being a care
IeSsness and Indifference towards re-
porting such statistics. 1ot Only on the
part of the average citizen. bat as
shown by physicians themselves No
system a. yet devised has been sue,
cessful In securing a regular and mat
ter of course report of every item of
vital statistics. In the nature ct things,
IL il easier To get the report Of deaths
than Of births. and the former compi-
lation may be regarded always as prae-
ticaIly correct. while births. except
among the more advanced people. be
ing less subject To report, are oHly ap-
pFoximateIy correct In spite of the ut
most cndeavor on the part of the local
statistician for absolute correctness.
Following il the report for 1915 by
months
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
X. VI. I.eake

E'..-frua=--r i3agtuzan Niuuf"rd La.shs.-
sspu &C. rbs- Isra Judzs N Tn. ~ I."sts.
Is ou, uf tho aatfs. cons eft rH" parish
80 De-, b. sIaay- rssdy rn du his SHARE o."
pruruur,. fu. Interests eft eta" parish.
Nj L.akr rHerz or rh. oId family
haIu.s fss-s.u Grove. just east or ruvs o.
and ha- n.ss Engaged tu agricultural
I,urzuE's for q uumbnr of years. %" WIS
e I..s.si.r boz iHa meat for dIEarzE
ted f4ru.na aud has The distinction of
being fbs Hrsr msn Tea the parish to
ship ppH- md sahbrE.- away To- car
taas FHra CO.. has been prominently
ldrur .Trd IS .rH public Affairs fer WauN
,Dafs H.r au- fHf secretary - she
West FsIiciaua BuildIng q Loan A.
sociafiou. served as deputy clerk Of
81. court Fur tour years uudvr capt l..
~ Hrr-dvu. Hud bad boon clerk for
IN. laf fur, fnr zay"utsrn years
vhsu De-. r..-feunsi that position ." taxi
share. oT Pa. post HHlr. udrr rh"
wU-ufr rdur .r.er. r..- H I..Hb.. a-
susr .. D.. .rrE chang 20 the post
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
HOPE
PIRRIE ASTON
tContrEbuycd I

tContrtbugcd
The weadeTfuI works We are going to do
In the cline Of Aftcr-while,
They jewel the hours like morning dew
In n field where daisies smile;
They chime with the magic of far-off
bells
In the hush Of q summer sky.
silver Sttb soIaco. and sweet with
spells.
And soft a. lullaby.
The ncsh may burn whore the fail is
laid
At the hands Of the totlsome day,
And uiEht may mock at the pledge
unpaid
That the morn sworn to pay:
But they mellow the mist of the Erayest
view.
They lessen the longest mile
The wonderful works w are going 90 do
In the cline Of AfteT-WhiIe.
PIRRIE ASTON.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

the passing bell Mas THng for IA"
dying from this church's cupoia. IL was
so mark her pazsSE" heuc" To her
reward This beautiful custom of South
Europ. Was not observed here further
For many years a priest only visited
once or twice year. A. the mission
grew priest cam" monthly from
Jackson and Clinton Even after th"
church Vas bulls "a vas some time
before ther. uas a resident pastor. \
rectory War built later and stands ira
the rear al the east side of the church,
and has been recently Repaired f5ader
the Rev Father y. RomboHts. an
especially earnest and efficient rector
During the last twenty years. there has
usually been resident priest no
also serves the churches at Jackson
and Clinton. aud visits the Catholic
prisoners az the State farm - Angola.
The Catholics are gradually growing
ln number and an estimate of -
families and l5s communicates - nov
estimated A careful census will soon
BE- taken II may result that In
time. their church esiifce viii be built
up TO les scenic possibilities and be
come even a more shining landmark
than - does nov with IFS cross point
ing heaVcnWard
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

With a population of I3.4ss. the above
shows a birth rate Of las. aud a death
rate OF les. II Is obvious that with n
more complete record OF births. the
percentage of births wouid be higher.
During the year. of communicable
diseases. . cases OF malaria were re-
ported, l of peilaEra. of smallpox,
5 OF tuberculosis and of typhoid
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
The Flower Gardens of West Feliciana

.ha Mower Fields of thu Land Of
a.. allah
This recalls another flower lover
gone from her novers. Mrs. James y.
How man OF "Rosedown." show place
par excellence eft West Feliciana and
famed far beyond the confines ,f
Louisiana for "a baauty. For ~ fioN.s.r-
alone. "Rose,loNu- would be- worthy
az comment. would inspire one io e
Ire szfous 81 admiration. Now here De-.
lu West FrIiciaua do azaieas grow in
such proTusiou and beauty The ground
show bank OF TEcm blooming in carly
spring beneath Th" trees Before that
cameIias have FUN sway, and later
roses and myriad of other flowers
convert "Rosedown" into an olysium
Of bloom Pansios and sweet peas ct
every hu. are planted in Ola" of the
gardens. as others might plant N"E'-
tables. white rarcT flowers thrive va a
floral democracy that elects no ruler
save the soft airs at West Feliciaua-
Th. gardens OF Troy plantation. the
oId Dr 4 4. BAH place. though fallen
from their first estate. the old home
burut away. are SIN interesting. Wan
oaks. once standing la unbroksn llH"
one. either side. hu' NOW wtth mauy OF
thctu MISSING. heavy sacrsec" G." storm
aud time. one comes upon a perfect
wilderness at beautiful camsIlias and
other rarr shrubs and trees, before
reaching tho ho,Iss. Many of the gar
deus at West l'elicfsna have been eu-
richod by cuttings from the "u" at
Troy"
Miss sarah = Stirling has written
.r q most beautiful aud 5dylltc manner
Of the garden az Wakefield plantation
.s= 20 Vas fu former days. III" daS'T3p-
rtou H. too tong for reproduction hut
this paragraph gives fasciaatlUE
1lImr=. Co on. of quick fancy
In rha c,utar v.cr" four oaks for q
TIaasauc.. standing iu an exact square.
and between thar aud the hedges were
set roses the whItc and blue tris OF
France. tiger Kites. aTnaryIii~ and Tong
rows of blue bells With ciumps OF
fios..rinR almaud syrings. mimosa,
pamegranate. both red and white
towering aud fruit bearing All under
great Jasmine bushes we're hyacinths,
and Ne used to call th" jasmiU" bushes
the mother of the hyaCinths. because
they used go protect with their deep
green IcaYeE when the deltcut" pink
blue ard uhitr buds we're IneI opening
and they smeIied isIst alik" too"
Gardens of the main-travciod roads
are beautiful. al Oakley. TanEieysild
Ouida and either places that can easily
occur tu those familiar with all West
Fsllciana
There are don h1lsss HanS "'hcf
bsaarfful gardens in tn parish. 'os
mod - for fame. bar each and all help
me- go maxi" e puradir" at West FclHc
lana to him who hays his hearth and
builds his hoSsie here. and would walb
tn In. garden in the cool of the evening
- The Scriptures say God walked ia
Esirn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

This Silver Anniversary Edition of
The True Democrat will be useful in
years to come. Better buy few copies
for future use
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

Keep this paper for future use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
Father of Act Is Present When Brough and Terral
 Affix Signatures.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE
 JANUARY 1, 1918
Police Judge Stewart Will Serve Un. til Successor Is Elected in Municipal Election in April, 191S-WiH Use
 Second Floor of City Hall.

Governor c. H. Brough yesterday affixed his signature to the Pine Bluff municipal court bill, immediately after which t received the signature of Secretary of State rom J. Terral, and it is now law.
 Representative 1. F. Magee, author of the bill, was present when Cover nor Brough signed the measure, hav- ing gone to Little Rock yesterday with Mrs. Magee, to spend the day. He returned home last evening.
 The bill was amended in several particulars by Senator Creed Cald- well, in the senate, and the amend ments were concurred in by the house on the closing day of the session which has just concluded. Under the terms of the bill, the municipal court will begin operation January 1, 1918. Police Judge J. R. Stewart will be- come municipal judge on that date, and will hold office until the qualifi- cation of his successor, who is to be elected at the municipal election in April, 1918, thus giving Judge Stew are about four months of service as municipal judge before his successor is qualified.
 The salary of the municipal judge is fixed at $2,000 per year; Of the clerk of the court at $1,2OO per year; of the constable at $1.SOO per year; and of deputy constable at $1,2OO per year. Additional deputy consta- bles, if the need arises, may be named with the approval of the county court, their salaries being fixed at $S5 per month. The city and the county will share equally in the expense of the operation of the court, including the salaries of the judges and clerk but excluding those of the constables. The judge and clerk will be elected every two years, at the municipal elections, and the constable will be elected as heretofore The council will elect a clerk to serve from Janu- ary 1. 1918, until his successor quali- fies, after being elected at the muni- cipal elections in April. 1918.
 Courtroom at City Hall.
 It has not yet been definitely an nounced where the municipal court room will be situated, bus it is known that Mayor Simon Bloom has been conferring with County Judge L. F. Cheek, with the view of having the court occupy the second floor of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
city hall building, using the council chamber as the cnurtr0Qm

city hall building, using the council chamber as the courtroom.
 At present, City Clerk Lee has his office on the second floor of the city hall, and the council holds it's ses- sions in the council chamber Win the establishment of the municipal court, the police court will go out of existence, leaving vacant the present courtroom quarters on the lower floor of the building. It is proposed to rearrange those quarters, which may be occupied by City Clerk Lees office and by the mayors office.
 This will leave the entire second floor for the use of the municipal court, municipal judges office, and constable's office. The fact that the municipal court will use the council chamber, will not interfere with the use of the same apartment by the council for it's sessions, which are seldom held except at nights, when the court is not in session.
 The arrangement is believed to be the very best that could be effected, as it will provide the very kind of quarters needed by the court, the judge and the constable In the same building with the police department, the constable's office and the police department will be within easy ac- cess, enc to another, thus tending to add to the cooperation between those departments. The county jail is im- mediately behind the city hall build ing, another advantage, while the county courthouse, containing the sheriff's office, is a scant block away. There is no vacant quarters in the courthouse. ana on that ac- count t is expected the arrangements will be- successfully concluded to floor of the city hall. -.