The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-05-24

| Ili5ttNHit vi sttdi tti& tilftii SptII.
tries. | bought some post cards, stamp,
ed them and had the stamps cancelled
al the postofIice then took the cards,
wrote messages 10 friends and mailed
the cards Ia envelopes when re-.
turned To Paris. For those who care
for this kind of souvenirs. the post
cards ought 10 prove pretty good ones
No Taxis in Warsaw
| There are no taxts in Warsaw bat
there are hundreds OF long. low Rus.
sian carriages. usually drawn BY one
horse The arch over the horses head.
the smart trappugs and the rakish
appearance of the vehicle give the
whole q very smart air The drivers
are uniformed aud wear their license
number on their back
| Most Of the street hauling is done
In long narrow wagons pulled by one
horse The wagons are about ms long
as American wagons, bat not so = ide
| The wheels are smaller and the tread
Is narrower, but the tires are wider
The flower shops Of Warsaw were
perfect riots of color have never
seen anywhere else such 4 wide yarie.
~ of deep colering In flowers Most
of the flowers we're strangers 10 nee.
bat ! saw and recognized The AMER
can Beauty rose
Got Cheap Trip Home
Miekie and Sweet AdeIine were not
the only members Of the parity who
were A W o l.. on the trip The
lceok went along seemingly for the
sole idea of being repatreated The
skipper had his suspicious about the
cook and stayed In the commssary
car during a long stop shortly after
the train reached Poland The cook
acted rather strangely and the captain
watched him closely Finally said cook
realizing that he could not get his suit.
case left without II, but taking along
the oyereoat and gloves OF another Of
the crowd We unpacked the fugitive's
| grip and found IL we'll stocked with
sugar, jam. milk and soap, and the
skipper Is keeping the late cooks
French army uniform az souvenir
Most OF MS we're glad when the cook
left, for the skipper and two others OF
the crew we're better cooks than the
cook ever dared TO be. and we Jared
better after his departure The skip
per Is not taking any chances on the
next trip In engaging a cook he gave
the applicant TO understand that he
must make good on his first perfor.
nance The first meal viii be served
we'll out OF Paris and II II doesn't come
| UP 10 the taste OF the boss a cook sill be-
left somewhere In France" The cook
must feel pretty sure of himself for he
signed up with that understanding
Sees Exosrman Army Post
The train made a long stop near
LODI andI had al opportunity To visit
an esGerman army post, now oceu'
pied by the Poles Everything was sub
stantially built and the whole was NJ
ted up with all modern conyeniencss.
The officers quarters we're especially
elaborate aud looked more like suites
OF rooms "a good hotel than as a
part OF the machine Of war Here |
Was shown q house where the Germans
hanged nlne men ON the pretext that
they we're spies
Before reaehingPoland all long the
line We raw long trains OF ears loco
motives aud cannon which were being
sent to the occupied zone TO be turned
over 30 the Allied Army In fact We
saw ali sorts Of German war machine.
Try. not failing To take notice that
maHyof the automobiles aud bicycles
had wooden tires Among other things,