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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
HARVEST SWEET POTATO
CROP WITH CARE

The sweet-potato growers of Louisi
ana suffer enormous losses each year
through the careless handling of the
crop at the time of digging, according
to M. Hull, of the Extension Division,
Louisiana State University. The sue.
cessful keeping of sweet potatoes is
as much a field as a storage problem.
Good healthy potatoes must be grown
and they must be carefully dug, grad
ed and stored. A very common prac-
tfce among some of the more care
less growers is that of making every
third or fourth o. a heap" row,
pitching the potatoes into piles, and
then loading them into sacks or loose
into wagons. Such methods must be
done away with if the grower expects
to keep his potatoes al a minimum. of
loss in storage or to receive the best
prices for them when put upon the
market. Remember that the more
sweet potatoes are handled the more
they are bruised and that every bruise
invites decay, gives them an unattrac-
tive appearance, and reduces their
market value.
The best type of container for
handling the potatoes from field to
storage is a bushel box. This can be
made at home of one or one-half inch
Stats three or four inches wide and
spaced one inch apart with inside
measurements of about 12x12x18
inches. These crates should be taken
to the field at the time of digging and
placed at convenient intervals along
the row and the merchantable pota-
toes laid Observation-Disclosures
to them. Separate containers should
be used for the cut. cracked, bruised
or busted potatoes and those too
small OF large to meet the standard
grades. A spring wagon should be
used for hauling wherever possible.
When the crop is sold to commercial
storage houses these houses will furn.
ish the crates.
Sweet potatoes should not be ex-
posed to the sun very long after dig
ging; two or three hours to dry them
is all that is necessary. They
should never be left out oyer night
but should be hauled to the storage
house as quickly as possible. It is
desirable tht the soil be comparatively
dry at the time of digging.
The grower is reminded that the fu-
ture of the sweet-potato industry of
Louisiana depends solely upon him.
The car with which he handles the
crop will be one of the big factors in
putting the industry upon a safe and
profitable basis.
Write the Horticultural Department
Extension Division, L. S. u, for the
circular Harvesting Sweet Potatoes"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

belfry spires stand out against the
clear sky, just as they did centuries
ago.
On the other hand, the tendency to-
ward twentieth century building is ir-
resistibIe, and the most up-to-date tai
ent is displayed in the erection Of lux
urious homes or public buildings in
Bogota today.
The national capital situated on the
southern side of the Plaza de Bolivar,
resembles the Church of the Madeleine
in Paris, and is considered one of the
best stone edifices in South America.
Along the entire western side of the
plaza extends buildings uniformly of
pure French style, and along the north
ern side modern buildings occupied by
banks and commercial houses; the
eastern side is occupied by the cathe-
dral, a massive structure, the towers
of which rise 80 meters, and some few
old houses.
In the heart of the plaza there is a
small park which attracts notice prin-
cipally because of the statue Of Boil
var the Liberator, which rises upon its
marble pedestal in the center of the
square, being one of the finest works
of the Italian sculptor, Tenerant.
From the Plaza de Bolivar the main
thoroughfares extend in every direc.
ton, almost all paved with asphalt
and kept in excellent condition by the
municipality. Gale Real, the principal
business street, and Florian street are
the most bustling of the city. The for.
mer, a wide thoroughfare, merges into
Republic avenue (Avenida de la Re-
publica), thanked by modern buildings
and traversed by electric cars.
The Colombian capital has long
been the patron of science. The as
observatory. National Ii
oraTy, the academies, museums and
universities form a group of institu-
ions which maintain the right Of Bo-
gotta to be considered the Athens of
he South" the name with which a Eu-
'opean scholar christened her."
The observatory owes its existence
o the efforts of the naturalist, Jose
Jelestino Mutiz. 1t is octagonal in
orm, 1896 meters above sea level;
renee, is one of the highest of the
world and possesses a valuable set of
Instruments for taking observations.
The academies were established by Z
of science and art. The Ian {
,uage academy recently took posses |
ion of a new building. The Museum !
# Bogota contains objects of beauty I
nd considerably historic worth. A |
duseum of Natural History founded t
" the Christian Brotherhood (Her.
aanos Christianos) possess exhaustive 9
t
The universities happily own ade- !
uate building. Recently the build 2
ag to be used for anatomic lecture I
.a1ls was completed equipped much $
Ike the corresponding building of the t
University of Paris. Public instruc- Il
is becoming constantly more wide t
diffused and Bogota is the center of n
econdary schools supported by the
overnment. h
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
"oLD TOM" or FORT MCDOWELL

Few servants of Uncle Sam have
worked as faithfully for twenty years
through rain and shine as Old Tom
this army mule. File is now retired;
stands doing in the sun, dreaming,
perhaps, of the years when the shrill
bugle called both men and mules %
"tenshuni" This old fellow hauled the
market wagon that supplied all quar-
ters from the commissary at Fort Nc
Dowell, Angel Island, California. Not
only did he recognize the Importance
of the bugle calls, but his own-at
every house in the post.
1t is a billy place; roads wind back
and forth from the small wharf where
the tugs land to the top of the hill,
perhaps three quarters of a mile. No
driver was necessary with him. After
the load was on, the driver went ON
about his business. Sometimes the SOL
diers would pile on a huge load just
to watch the old mule. He would
slowly lean into the collar to test it.
II it did not feel about right, he would
shake his head and refuse to bulge
until they had lightened the load. Per-
haps this would require two or three
trials before Tom would start up the
long grade.
Early in his labors some kind-heart-
ed sergeant gave Tom a loaf Of bread.
That settled it; he stopped for the
loaf every day and begged till he got it.
This was his first stop after leaving
the dock, and the men soon learned
to have that loaf at hand in the morn
ing. After eating Eis loaf. the old fell
low went on Up the grade. When
wanting a rest, he simply cramped
the wagon so he would not have to
hold it. nor could it run back.
Tom knew a wei Trained mule had
business in font of an officers
i;larters 50 vent to the aaek door
When the bugle cali came
for rations, he made for the barn at
once.
From Fort Mcdowell Uncle Sans
fighting men have gone out to all
quarters of the globe, and thousands
Of them will still, remember faithful
Did Tom. At present he is thirty
years old, fat and dignified but willing
% make friends, provided one speaks
o him with kindness.
Kindness has been showered on the
faithful animal all his life, which ac-
counts for his long record of active
service. On the islands he has many
loyal friends and has been given many
sobriQuets, such as King of the Is
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

land" "old Veteran and Sage of
the Post" He certainly has earned
a place of recognition for SERVES rem
dered and will be long remembered
by the men.-Lou e. Cole. in Dumb
Animals.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
No Wife For Him

This coat was made by some sen
timental girl. ! found a gushing note
in one of the pockets"
did you write to the writer?"
mot /. The coat was poorly made
and the buttons not half sewed on"
louisville Courier-Journa1.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

Harold four years old, was on = VI
cation in the country. After he came
back his mother asked him what he
had cen He replied: Cows, horses
geese and chickens, but the funniest.
thing was a black chicken laid a white
egg"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
PLAN NOW FOR
THE HOME ORCHARD

THE best time to plant an orchard
is in the fall" says B. szymoniak as
sociate horticulturist, Extension I,ivi-
sion, Louisiana tSate University.
Make the plans and select tho vari-
cites early enough SO as 10 gel the
best trees. There win be a shortage
Of fruit trees this fall. Ons nursery
mar reports that trees that formerly
seld for twenty-five cents viii sell for
fifty cents OF more this fall. Grow
more fruit and nut trees, Every home
should be surrounded by i norae or
chard, which should include pecan
trees, peaches, plums, muscadine
grapes, figs and others"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

There are many nominal reasons
why Senator Lodge is against the Lea
que of Nations, but the only real rea-
son is that President is for it.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

Pity the misguided amateur garden
er who tries to live on the vegetable
he raises.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06


that the very noble and loyal city,
should bear his name, slightly modified
as decreed by the Emperor Charles "
In 1910. On December 8, 1913, it was
given a coat of arms portraying a
black eagle On a gold field, with an
open pomegranate In each claw, and
bordered by golden branches on a blue
field.
Old and New Are Mingled
Bogota. the intellectual and cuI.
tured capital city, molder of thought
home of savants and thinkers, is q
metropolis which, while offering to the
tourist no startling display of New
York or Partisan s-kyscrapers, boule-
wards or Broadways, claims attention
by reason of the gifts with which ma
ture. endowed it. Spring is there eter-
nal; the climate is ideal; the fertility
Of the soil surrounding is extraor-
binary.
Bogota conserves vestiges of her
colonial period. Over the portals of
rambling old houses which defied the
ages are to be seen coats of arms. The
c~entury-old churches, venerabIes relics
OF the past, guard beneath panels of
gold and costly wood collections of
mastery paintings; Byzantine cornices
OF a~fabesque designs abut the granite
piiasters which support arches, and
under dais Of wrought gold and silver
the choir lofts r to be seen; long
spiral ~staircases, massive towers, and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
Cultured and Prosperous

Bogota, by the refinement Of its in
habitants and the luxury in evidence,
might be taken for a European city.
Culture is marked; foreign news is re-
ceived promptly; desirable features of
Paris and London are Initiated to slim
ulate progress. Unfortunately, owing
to the extreme narrowness of the
streets, many of the architectural fea-
lures of the city cannot be appre-
eiated; nevertheless upon contemplate
ing the constant progress of the cap
ital and its development. one is forced
to the conclusion that Bogota will be
come an imperial city in the western
world, the heart of the plateau which
extends 16 leagues from north to south
and s from east to west.
Economically Bogota is on a sound
footing, being a commercial and bank
ing center Of constantly growing i'm
portance. There are five banks of
large capital, the American Mercantile
bank (Banco Mercantil Americanol
having been established last year, and
at present the establishment of an
other il under consideration. Several
insurance companies contribute to the
success Of financial enterprises. Large
export houses have founded headquar-
tiers there and Importance is conduct
ed on rather a large scale. Foreign
credit companies in the United States
and Europe are added factors in b.
gota's development. Industry also is
being exploited. Thread and textile
industries compete with foreign es-
adjustments in the production of ia
brics and cloth. Stock raising is in
creasing considerably on the plain, the
strains having been carefully selected
from stock brought from England,
nd the wool market is plentiful.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

Evidently the railroad brotherhoods
have been reading up on strikes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

The 0uInna That Does Net Affect Che Rsas
Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAxA.
Quinine and does NOT cause nervousness nor
ringing IN head. Remember the full name ana
took foy the signature of &. w. GROVE, soc.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
COURT HOUSE
IS INSPECTED
Ottertail County to Rebuild
Structure Destroyed by
Tornado.

Ottertail county commissioners and
others from Fergus Falls. Mimi, with
II. W. Ortiz Of Buechner & Orth. st.
Fors last night N this morning went
der to gain general ideas for the re-
construction of the Ottertail court
house that was almost completely
ruined in the recent tornado.
Buechner & Ortiz. the st. Paul
architects. who built the court house
here. nave been commissioned to draw
plans for the new structure to be
erected at Fergus Falls as soon as
possible. The commissioners were
here to look over the work of the
architects and to formulate general
plans for the new county building at
Fergus Falls.
Thore Glende. chairman of the
commissioners committee in the city
today, stated that Ottertail county
would rebuild as oon as possible and
that they hoped to have the basement
of the new structure laid by fall in
order that in the spring the work can
be rushed through as quickly as pos
sible.
The commissioners here today were
Swend Larson. Thore Glende. N. p. r.
Nelson, G.. o. Dahl and P. P. Thomp-
son.. William Lincoln. county auditor,
and Judge Parsons also ACCOMPANIED
the committee.
The old court house building was
all but demolished during a recent
tcrnado at Fergus Falls thai swept
the business section of the city clean
of all buildings.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
ARG0NNE HERO
HAS RETURNED
Claude Hammond Was
Wounded by Explosive Ma
chine Gun Bullet.

Claude Hammond. formerly en-
ployed by the Moore Auto Co. Of this
city, and who for the last 10 months
has been serving in the Sixth engi-
neers. u. s. A., returned to Grand
Forks Tuesday night.
Mr.. Hammond is using crutches as
the result OF a wound from an ex-
plosive machine gun bullet which he
sustained in the right leg during the
Argonne drive. He was also wounded
in the, same leg by a rife bullet.
Joining the army in October, 1917,
Mr.. Hammond was sent to Jefferson
Barracks and a few days later was as
signed to the Sixth engineers, which
formed part of the famous Third di-
vision Of the regular army.
With his regiment he took part in
the fighting at Chateau Thierry, the
Marine. Scissors and the Argonne.
After the lighting of the Marine there
were only 80 men out Of ESQ left alive
in his company.
After being wounded he was taken
i'll with influenza. In March he re-
turned to this country and has been
in an army hospital ever since. He
win shortly resume his duties with the
Moore Auto Co.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
largest Enrolment.
C. {. S. BROADENS
PEACE TIME WORK

Beginning this week the. Grand
Forks branch of the War Camp Com
munity service will begin work on a
broader scale for the returned men,
F. H. Templeton, assistant secretary.
stated. Headquarters established in
the basement of the First National
Bank building. with the Red Cross
offices are now equipped to take care
of the needs of men returned from
service.
During the war the purpose Of the
service was to provide entertainment
for the men in camps, but the policy
of the peace-time service will be
broader it was announced. Help in
securing positions, and every other. as
sistance that the men might need will
be offered through this ONCE. and
small stations will be set, up in. 600
towns to aid in the service,.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
TODAY LAST DAY
TO SECURE TAGS
FOR ALL MOTORS

Beginning at IL o'clock midnight
tonight. the time for motorists to Sc
cure auto licenses. rs required by state
law. expires and nj who are run
csnse tags will be subject to arrest
and heavy fines. c. C. Stewart, county
sheriff, ANNOUNCED today. A license
receipt will be accepted instead Of the
license tags. If the tags have not yet
been received.
July 10 is the date set by law for
the now license tags to be placed on
all motor vehicles and Sheriff Stewart
said today that the Law. would be rig.
Arrests will be made of any one
driving without the 1919 license any
time after IL o'clock tonight, he said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
Child's Funeral
To Be Held Here
Thursday Morning

Funeral services for Marian Smith.
the baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R..
". Smith, who vas drowned Tuesday
morning in Maple Lake will be held at
1890 o'clock Thursday morning at
the chapel of the S. H. Ashley under
taking parlors. {
the First Methodist church will off,
ciate. Intefment will be in Memorial
Park cemetery. The body vas
brought to Grand Forks today. hav-
ing been recovered in the shallow wa
ter near the lake shore.
The child had gone to the lake
shore with her brother and sisters. it
appears, and was playing in the wa
ter. She was not missed until the
children were about to go home at
noon. 1t is supposed that she fell in
the shallow water, M was unable to
arise e.g =.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09

inent speaker is arranged for the sum-
mer students and at least once a week
some other form Of entertainment is
ohered either social or musical.
largest Enrolment
The total enrolment at tho sum-
mer school is 20S. the largest attend
ance of any summer session ever held
at the university.
, The students registered this sum-
mer are of a particularly high grade.
according to Dean Joseph Kennedy Of
the school of education. All of the
students are of college grade and a
large number Of them are principals
and superintendent Of schools in the
state. The number of postgraduate
students is particularly pleading, ac-
cording to Dean Kennedy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
NELSON WILL
HONOR HEROES
Home Coming at Stump
Lake Thursday; O'Con-
nor to Speak.

Attorney j.. F. T. o'connor will give
the address of the day at the big
Homecoming celebration for Nelson
county soldiers at Stump Lake Thurs
day afternoon.
Nelson county has prepared an
elaborate program for the entertain
ment Of her soldiers, sailors and ma
rines. Besides the address by Mr.
O,Connor there will be band music
and dancing and a fine program OF
other entertainment and sports.
A large attendance is expected al
the celebration and everything pos.
sible will be done for the entertain
ment Of the service men.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09

entered a plea Of guilty when ar
raigned before Police Magistrate r. j.
Purcell on a charge Of vagrancy Tues
day. evening, and was sentenced to q
term in the county Jail, which was
suspended on his promise to go to
work at once.
One of the three women arrested in
the house with him was sentenced to
pay a fine Of SIS and to spend 80 days
in the county Jail. A second girl, who
is only 16 years old, was placed under
the charge of Henry O'Keefe, juvenile
court officer, and the mother of the
two was released after a warning,
Herald Wants Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
IMPORT TAX ASKED
UPON POTATO FLOUR

An import tax of three cents per
pound on all imported potato flour
and potato starch is urged in a tele-
gram sent Tuesday evening by a spe-
cial committee of the directors of the
Grand Forks Commercial club to
Congressman j. NJ. Baer.
The congressman is asked to sup
port H. B. 6814. which covers the pro-
posed tax. The reason for the APP
peal of the local club is to prevent the
entertainments of German growers on
the markets of the potato growers Of
the state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
-Four Caught During
Raid Given Hearing

E. c. sorenson. arrested early Tues
day morning by the police in a raid
on a South Third street establishment,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
Joe Brown Returned
From Years Service

Corporal Joe Brown; who for the
past ten months has been with the
American expeditionary forces in
France. returned last night. to his
home in this city, having received his
discharge. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mr.. F.. A. Brown and prior to his
enlistment was connected with The
Herald. n will resume his work
there very soon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09

Herald Wants Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09

C. A. canteen in woodley camp at
Ramsey, England. for nearly six
months. and was later transferred to
France, where he was stationed at
Langres. His work also took him to
various other parts Of France and at
the time Of discharge was at st.
QUAY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09

II. H. Turtle, former secretary OF
the TN. g. "A. of this city. returned
home sitter nearly e years service
with the sorganisati6n In France.
left Grand Forks Tor service IN
June. 1911, ana received HIS discharge
from duty In Paris, landing In New
York IN June Of this year.
M. Tuttis was IN charge ~ =. ".
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
RED RIVER IS NOW
FALLING STEADILY

The Red River Of the North fell six
inches Tuesday night, and WAS con-
tinuing to drop today, G. 8. Giles, city
engineer said this afternoon.
Unless there are more heavy rains
in northern Minnesota to bring the
Rcd lake river ssup again, the river
may be expected to recede rapidly to
Its former level, Mi. Giles said:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
SUMMER SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
Enrolment at University is
Largest of Any Summer
Session.

A fine program Of speakers and
other entertainment is being offered
at the University of North Dakota
summer school this session. The en-
rollment in the school is one Of the
best and is the largest on record here.
One address a week by some prom
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-09-25

An Ideal Farm For Sale-A small
farm containing 20 acres for sale
The farm is situated near Melon
aid three quarters from the rail
road. 20 acres is cleared, there
is an orchard, a never failing
spring, substantial small log
house and barns and cribs. Half
If the land lies in the Kentawka
Drainage District; the canal is
one boundary. Ii interested III
such farm call at the Office Of
the Neshoba Lind Co. Prices
and terms can be arranged.
CT Rand
The Neshoba Democrat., 1919-09-25
Election Notice

1t is ordered by the Election Com
missioners of Neshoba county Miss.
that special election be and is here
by called to be held at Neshoba in
Neshoba school district in Neshoba
county Miss. on Friday Sept. as 1919
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors Of the SAID Nesh0ba
school district the question of wheth
er or not they will vote in said elect
ion to authorize lie Board of Super
visors of said Neshoba county to is
sue bonds of said school district in
the sum Of four thousand dollars for
the purpose of erecting and eqnipp-
ing school building iii said school
district as provided by Chapter III OF
the laws OF Miss 1918
1t is further ordered that notice of
said election be given by publication
in the Neshoba Democrat, a weekly
newspaper published at Phiia 10 the
said county and state and having q
general circulation in said school dis
trict for three full weeks next prece-
ding the date OF said special elecsfon
Ordered this Sept. 2nd 1919
J w Ray.
S II Stribling.