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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Small Cake for oeeaslons.

The small cakes and cookies which
will keep indefinitely are the kind we
like to serve, for they are usually, if
spiced and plenty of fruit is used, bet
ter favored If allowed to ripen.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
ION NeeessIty.

Mrs. Justwed-Would you stoop to
search your husbands pockets while.
he's asleep7
Mrs. Longwed--I have to stoop to
do it. He drops his clothes all over
the floor.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Ns1sa ne4nsee
Boric Acid for Eyes,

II the eyes are red use boraclc acid
IN a wash for them, using a pinch Of
the powder Ia the eye cup. This Is a
good treatment for granulai ed lids
which cause Inflammation Of be eyes.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Mothers Cook Book.

The heavier the cross the heartier prayer;
The bruised herbs most fragrant are:
If wind and sky were always fair,
The sailor would not watch the star:
And DaVid's songs had ne'er been sung
If griefs his heart had never wrung.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
mar Advantane.

"Manicurists are lucky these days"
I'm what way?"
"No matter what happens, they al
ways have job on hand"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
NonexIstent.

WHATS your notion of an ideal hus-
SandY
"A man who let's his wife have the
7si word In hats, gowns and argu-
aeulsp
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
cutie Acceptable,

"This star says she Cannot bear any
thing gross to come near her"
"She does, does she? How about the
gross receiDtsTf
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

Probably few men who marry for
a home are foolish enough to trife
with it after they get it.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

Now is the time to flush the system. In
helping the bowels to keep regular, Wrights
Indian Vegetable Pills work like charm
adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Lac Proof.

Applicant-You advertised for a
careful chauffeuE2
Motorist--I did. Are you one7
Apphcant-You bet. 1 should re-
Quire my pay in advance.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
NoTfcE
TO THE PUBLIC

To those Of us who wish to promote
Southern prosperity;
Every time you use GOLD DUST,
you put money into Southern pockets.
GOLD DUST is made solely from
that great product of the SOuth-Cotton
Seed Oil.
GOLD DUST has never been made
from anything else but Cotton Seed Oil.
For thirty-nine years GOLD DUST
has drawn outside money to the South
by distributing its products to the four
quarters of the Globe.
The excellence of GOLD DUST for
the following purposes is well known:
Cleaning paint Cleaning bath
ed and implanted rooms.
woodwork. For all scrubbing.
Washing dishes. Cleaning glass of
Dissolving grease all kinds
from utensils of all Purifyingice7 boxes,
kinds. drain pipes, etc.
Washing clothes. Cleaning mops,
Softening hard brooms, brushes,
water. ETC..
GOLD DUST, together with FAIRY
SOAP, CoTTOLENE and many other
household specialties, is made by The
N. K. Fairbank Co., a subsidiary Of
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

A man wastes a lot of valuable
time by feeling in the wrong pocket
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

Don't Lose Money. We collect accounts q
an kinds on commission. No charge until
collected Tell pour troubles SouthWest
Credit Exchange. Lock Box Asl. salinA- kazs-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
THE AMERICAN COTTON OIL
COMPANY

COMPANY
Augusta Gre SC Ala Memphis Tenn Fort Smith Ak
Carksde Bluff
Raleigh Nc Macon Ga Jackson Miss S1tna La Banh IL
Columbia Sc Mobile Ala Jackson Tenn England Ark Shreveport La
The founders Of The American Cotton Oil Company org
mated Cotton Seed Oil The Company took Cotton Seed for
mery product and made Cotton Seed Oil, Cake and
Meal uls and Linters This opened up for the South
of wealth. which today brings annually to the South
five Aurdred millions of dollars.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Fruit Failure.

elm the bright lexicon Of youth
There's no such word as fall -
Mlstakel The tiniest buds in sooth
Have persisted in the gale.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
IT DOES.


Money M a k es
the mare go.
Yep, and nova
days with the cost
Of gasoline where
it is it takes
to make
the little old four
cylinder go, too.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

". n. U. HOUSTON. No. 22-is19.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

gross receiptsYF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
SOUTHERN REVIEW
New Orleans. ]

New Orleans, May 1.-The second
 week of the Southern association schedule closed with Atlanta and Nash vile tied for first place and seconf place honors evenly divided between Little Rock and New Orleans. The other teams. however, lost an equal
 number of games.
 Nashville disputed Atlanta's leader ship yesterday by defeating Memphisf1 while New Orleans went into tie for Atlanta Little Rock defeated Chatta- nooga
 , One of the features of the week s play was the improvement shown by Birmingham off to a bad start the
 first week by losing three straight
 games, the Barons last week played seven games and won four. Birming-
 ham is the only team which has played the full schedule of 10 games without a postponement because of a tie or weather conditions
 Little Rock and New Orleans secur eo slight advantage during the week by 1 taking four out of six games. Atlanta and Nashville broke even in six games. 1 Mobile had bad week. winning but | two games and losing five. Memphis | won three out of five and Chattanooga ! lost three out of the five played. l Crews pitched a no-hit game for Bir- l mingham against Mobile Friday. Tn | the same game Third Baseman Webb | hit two<home runs in succession. Gen. terfielder Duncan fattened his hitting percentage also when he secured two l triples and single in four times at 1 bat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
"Your Home and My
 Home"- billiard

Before a large congregation last
 night at the Southside Baptist church
 the pastor. pr. James E. Dillarc,
 nreached sermon of strong appeal,
 having for his theme Your Home and
 Mv Home" Dr. billiard said, in part:
 .orhe family is the oldest, most
 sacred and most important institution
 The welfare of the nation is guarah-
 teed as long as the family life Is Kept nure sweet and wholesome. The great est calamity to the individual the church and the state is the decay or the home It is a noble service io fonnd and perfect a home. Blessed are the homemakers, for they shall be called the benefactors of the race. l am in favor of everything that helps the home life and opposed to every thing that endangers it.
 "A Christian home is the greatest asset of religion. The fundamental principles of Christianity are taught and exemplified in the ideal nome Jesus performed his first miracle III a home. he spent most of his life in the humble home at Nazareth; he used the family names to impress the dl- vine character and to teach the king dom life. He taught that heaven is a father at home with his children.
 "We must be on our guard against the enemies or the nome, SucH ds SoiA ishness, pride and dissipation.
 we must be on our guard lest we build up our business at the expense of our homes and lest our search for pleasure and amusements cripple tne home life. Thank God, the saloon Is put out of business, but there are many people who are still indulging il, strong drink, not only in violation o1 law, but to the injury of themselves Ua chr the friends of the home. Among these are our schools, our churches, gooe books, clean recreation and. above all Christ.
 "Everyone needs an earthly home, church home, and should look forward to the heavenly home. We may sue ceed in all else, out if we fail in the making of the home we have failec grievously. We may fail in all else but if we succeed in founding and per 1 fecting a Christian home, we have
 made a success worth while. You vii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
'sWork" Theme of
 Sermon by Dr. Harris

Taking a text from the 104 Psalm, Man
 goeth forth to his work and until his labor until the evening" Dr. Grady Harris de- ivered a strong sermon to a capacity congregation at the morning serv1ce at Second Presbyterian church on the sub feet of work Dr. Harris said in part: workers are divided into two classes, head workers and hand workers, and both are essential and necessary to man s welfare Work is necessary to man Tor many reasons By work man earns a livelihood and supplies his physical need, by work and only by work man develops physical and mental strength and power and without the discipline of work the race would become weddings.
 s'By work man finds moral safety, an idle brain breeds evil schemes and from 1 idle hands come evil deeds. Work IS the moral safety valve of the race. By work man comes nearest to God, the ! great ceaseless worker of the universe, and enters into partnership with God Tn the execution and fulf1llment or ms great progressive programme of civil 1 zation.
 "The able bodied man or woman who does not engage in some honest work 1 thwarts the purpose of God, IS nui- sance to society and cumbers the very ground upon which he stands "We live in a workaday world, ana I the biggest propleIn ol lhe ii".ioii 'o,'' 1 is it's labor problem, the relation be- tween the employer and the employed ca pital and labor. This is not only all economic, but also spiritual problem and can only find a permanent solution l bv applying to it the spiritual principle | of justice and the application of the 1 golden rule.
 Every person who works shouid tahe an interest and do his work with en- | thusiasm. for no matter what ones work is. if done to the very best of ones ability is transformed from drudgery into an art. Do your work with gooo cheer and perform your tasks With song. Make your work your worshll and remember that it is not only py singing hymns and hearing sermons thai we worship, but every man who does l faithfully and we'll his daily work 1T
 life thereby renders to God worship
 which is well pleasing in his sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
Mother, Home and
 Heaven"-Dr. Wells

At the Highlands Methodist church Sunday two inspiring services were held,
 the regular morning service at Il o'clock,
 ''vesper service" at 5 o'clock in the
 afternoon, Dr. Preston B. Wells, the
 pastor, preaching at both services. Mothers Day was observed and the subject of Dr. Wells morning sermon
 was Mother, Home and Heaven He said in part:
 What a tenderness there is about these wordsl What emotions do they kindle in every human souli
 They speak to us of the here and of the hereafter. They contain for us the very essence of happiness, both for this life and for the life that is to come. "An intimate relationship exists be- tween the three, mother being the foun- tain head of home, the home being the fountain head of church and state and both more than all other agencies, in- fluencing the preparation of the soul for heaven. He who is compelled to pass through childhood and youth with out the tender association of mother
 reaching heaven.
 'aThe fountain-head of home is mother. She is the binding force of the Nome | life the soul of it's light and influence | Her care and control beginning with the cradle, and continuing through childhood and youth, will never cease to be felt until the object of that affection shall rest beneath the sod; 1ey, rather let us say that it will not cease to be felt on the shores of eternity, for it is she who, more than all others, has shaped the preparation of the soul for | the life beyond
 The influence of mother has been the most powerful of all agencies in mould | ing the life for time and eternity teW | men rise above this fountain-head oi | influence, either morally or intellectu- | ally Show me the mothers of a nation and I can tell you the character of the men of the nation. Often when we have | seen evil stalking abroad in the earth we have laid it to the charge of sinful rulers: but a closer study would have shown that the cause lies deeper-tha' 1 it goes back to the mothers who gave those leaders to the world. For exam | pie, look at the mothers ot Kenoooam' | Abijah Nero, Byron.
 "The mother is the fountain-head of 1 home. it's angeI-spirit, the center of its | light and power.
 "Considered from still another view point, we may say that home IS the re | treat of warm hearts from cold world where the icy touch of nature gives place I to the balmyness Of spring, where the metallic ring of the voice of the busy mart is replaced by the gentler notes of peace. where the din and strife of the arena are exchanged for the soft whls- per of affection and the sweet compan' | ionship of love. Home is where the near' lis. Palaces and acres and wealth dt not constitute home.
 1 If I were asked to define, Tn rev
 words, the true home, the ideal home, l the ideal hONe Is
 1 heaven: and that the ideality of tho earthly home is measured by it's approx
 limation to the character of the heavenly
 hcme"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
"If Christ Be Not
 Risen Rev. A. Massey

A large congregation was present yes terday morning at the Christ English Lutheran church, when the pastor, Rev.
 Albert Massey, preached a forceful ser- mon, having for his text If Christ Be Not Risen" Dr. Massey said in part: "The Easter reason was the only req son at all that the apostles had for preaching. As to it's certainty if they were deceived their teaching had no reality nor substance nor value. How simple is our creed how plain our message; and clear-cut our mission. Three facts as Paul sums it up: Christ died for our sins-and He was buried and in accordance with the promise O. the Old Testament scriptures, He rose again. The death, burial and rising again of Jesus was all that St. Paul preached. To support his sermons he appealed to the combined testimony of the original apostles; and still more he made oath that this message had been given him
 separately by the Lord.
 Remember he writes to the church at Corinth how in my early ministry these few facts were all that I preached. And now as my time is ending I declare to you, this is all l have to preach From the days of your souls morning march until now, this short creed has brought you settled righteousness and PccCC. u IS uOtB licIclOIe d SOSPcl U be lightly abandoned or superseded or changed-unless you have believed in vain unless Christ be not risen
 Jesus died and rose; it is the short story of things that actually happened
 on this green, solid earth of ours-un
 less all history readers have read in
 vain. This epistle was written to busi-
 ness men of a large commercial city;
 to folk remarkable among the peoples or
 all time for keen thinking, for skill in detecting falsehoods and mental shams
 Few Americans today are enough trained ilS.eliectually to grasp the thoughts of the giant Greeks. But our most learned
 men are glad to spend years sitting at the feet of these thinkers of aO0 years ago.
 Their minds. were they not occupied with much the same kind of puzzles that attract the quick-witted of today? Their inquiries were into the meaning of mans life-why was he born-what future was in store for him. No Bible they had:
 no creed except what they had been able | to forge out for themselves Of course their intelligence compelled them to be- | lieve in Gods existence
 "Perfectly they could have sung, Thou wilt not leave us in the dust Thou madest man, he knows not why l He thinks he was not made to die And Thou hast made him; Thou ari
 just"
 Although they could not have gone on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
Employment Day, 2
 Dr. Robert Simpson

At the First Christian church yester- day morning Employment Day. was observed in a fitting service. Dr. Rob- ert Simpson, the pastor, used as tex. Isaiah 2:4, They shall beat their swords
 into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.' He said in part:
 That prophetic statement has been popular imagery in the picturing of d perfect peace. In that sentence and it's context Isaiah spoke as a dreamer He saw Jerusalem as city of the summit.
 capital of the mountain top from whose courts should go forth a universal law His face was toward the sunrisins
 and his eyes on a horizon level. But
 when his eyes found the street level and he heard in the vernacular of the street
 the indictment of corrupt judge, and lip locked priest and profiteering merchant and covetous tenement owner, he spoKe
 as the knocker' of his community and his generation.
 Then his eyes found the throne level of the Almighty and the heart level of his own convictions and he became the helper of his people.
 'sIt is all right for us to find the hori-
 zon level in our vision of this glorious outlook upon peace. Let us take up the | cry of the prophet about swords beaten
 
 i ithoroughfares with the colors that blend | in the battleflags that have been tri-
 umphent. Let us prepare to acclaim in our first big demonstration our own boys. And let no cynics scowl no alarm 1 ist S prophecy, no pessimist's propaganda mar our gala day.
 But our eyes must find the street level | in a vision of the unemployed. Swords turned into plowshares must mean more than a change of implements. It must mean a change of activities. The hand | that found a weapon ready for it's grasp l ing in the mobilization period must find a tool ready for it's handling in the de- mobilization period. Involuntary idle ness would be a shameful return for voluntary service; and involuntary idle ness oan destroy in time all the man hood that is revealed in voluntary en- listment.
 'No soldier must conclude from vain quest for employment that he was valued by his community as mere missile Of flesh and blood to be hurled at the head of an overseas enemy. Suppose we had failed to put weapons in their hands in l the war struggle for life. We will sin legainst them as much if we fail to put l in their hands tools for the peace-time struggle for life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
"VICKY VAN"- AT STRAND

As its attraction for today and Tues day, the Strand is presenting a Para mount picture written by Carolyn Wells, ''vicky Van" In it Miss Wells has touched upon mystery of New York--the dual life of young wire and the death of her brutal but wealthy husband. The plot grows with every foot of film but all is cleared away at the end when romance claims it's own Ethel Clayton is the star and she Is said to have wonderfully attractive role"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
Catcher Tom Clarke to
 Manage Columbia Team

Columbia, s. C., May 4-Tom Clarke, catcher, formerly with the Cincinnati Ma tf6nals, has been signed as manager of the Columbia South Atlantic association team, it was announced here tonight, in place of George Stinson, who was to manage the team
 Miss Ryan Wins Swim Title
 Alameda, Cal, May 4.--Elizabeth Ryan of Philadelphia today won the woman's national championship 50-yard swimming race here in 31 2-5 seconds. Betty Grimes of Minneapolis was sec ond and Ruth Crane of Oakland, Cal, third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
VALERIE BERGERE HEADS
 LYRIC PROGRAMME

valere Bergere, celebrated enter tainer. in her latest offering, Little Cherry Blossom,'' will be the headline attraction on the new Keith bill at the Lyric this afternoon
 Ha1len and Hunter, in "Just for Fun will also be pleasing entertainers or the new programme.
 Nan Gray, the little Scotch lassie will render Scotch songs, while Charlie Ahearn and his big company will offer much amuSment.
 Novel; Brothers entertain in chalk faced foolery, the International News pictures completing the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
More Troops Arrive

Newport News, Va, May 4-Bffnging approximately 1,3oo officers and men, principally of the Sd Pioneer infantry formerly the fifth New York infantry of Brooklyn), the battleship New Hamp- shire docked here early this morning. The vessel left Brest April 22.
 The troops aboard were headquarters company, companies E, F and G, and supply company of the 53d Pioneers, a sanitary detachment. evacuation hospital No. IA, IT casuals and two sick men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
ALL-STAR PROGRAMME
 AT LOEW'S BIJOU

A big all-star programme is the of fering at Loew's Bijou for the first half of the week, with Friend and Downing, singing comedians, as the headline at traction. Other acts will be The Maker enkos, premier vocalists; Jimmy OBren & Co., in the Song Salesman" Billy De- We're, in songs and stories, and Dix and Dixie, club jugglers. The picture feature will be George Walsh in Help! Help. Policei"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
|TRIANoN SHOWS NEW COMEDY

"Oh, You Women" to be seen at the
 Trianon theatre all this week, is a
 comedy of the new kind and was pro- duced by Paramount It has been an nounced that this picture has been at tended by large crowds at theatres in the larger cities where it has been presented The story running through it deals of the women the returned soldier finds. and of the changes he sees in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
ANITA STEWART AT ALCAzAR

From Headquarters IS the hIm starring Anita Stewart, that appears at the Alcazar this wesk. But a compari- lively small number of pictures re- ceive more than three or four days run at the Alcazar but the usual custom will be broken in the case of From Headquarters" and the picture will ap- near here all this week. Manager Mar win Wise is claiming that this attrac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
HART COMING TO STRAND

William S. Hart will appear at the Strand Tuesday in his new Aircraft production "The Money Corral" It's one of Bills" famous western roles and is declared the best he has had in a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05

to Tennyson's second verse and praised Gods Christ:
 Thou seemest human and divine. The highest, holiest manhood, Thou; Our wills are ours, we know not how: Our wills are ours to make them Thine. And so St. Paul was writing to in- form them. On the truth of his reason. able message he staked his all. This the most learned Christian, said to these Iintellectuals that if Jesus Christ had not risen there was no hope for anyone. And as for himself and other disciples, they were the most msenlble of all men If Christ had not been raised from the dead.
 'sNow God has ever dealt to every one some measure of faith. The hopeful spark of light lightens every man com | ing into the world. And so these Creeks who had no gospel had not been left in the dark by Him who never leaves Him. lAelf without witness Many good teach CTS Providence had given them-whc walked according to all the light they
 ] had. worked to lift their countrymer
 above the selfish thoughts and tried to
 ;: tell them what aimly they knew of aI unknown God"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
Brief Account or Sermons
 Preached m Local Churches

be most likely to succeed in your home life if you take Jesus Christ into part nership with you As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord-'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-05
Successful Flight
By Associated Press

Washington, May 4.-Leaving here at i o'clock today in a Wright-Mar bombing plane for flight to Macon, Ca, Lieutenant Colonel Downey re- ported to Boiling field tonight that he had landed at Pinehurst, N. C., at 6 O. clock. having completed the first half of the distance without incident and according to schedule. Colonel Downey said the flight to Macon would be resumed at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and that he expected to arrive there in the afternoon Three other officers are accompanying Colonel Downey, Captain Ray E. Francis and Lieut.. Ernest E. Harmon, pilots, and Major w. H. Frank.
 The aviators will attend the South eastern Aeronautical congress, in ses- sion at Macon.