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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
QUEER KIND OF OLD CODGER
Tybalt Totter in Fair Way to Be Read
Out Of the Aged Mems Pro-
tectiVe Union.

II have reached the age of eighty
three years." admitted old Tybalt
TOtter, land yet / do not think that
a man is only as old as he-ee-hee!
hee feels, and that all the comedy
widows are after me, merely because
they treat me with civility. have
never had much cause to complain of
anybody's lack Of respect for the aged
II find that the aged generally get all
the respect their behavior entities
them to. AMI / have found that the
average busy citizen is not deeply in
terested in the trivial happenings of
1854 and thereabout.
CAS- well as l can remember, the
weather back yOnder was usually Just
abOntsthe same. as lit is now. cannot
say that am greatly surprised to find
prOfteering going on, for to the best
of my recollection a considerable pro-
portion of the people have hogged
each other at every chance they got.
But what is especially queer about me
is that do not make practice of
den0uncing and raving at young peO-
pie for cutting the same fool capers
that l did when l was their age"-
Kansas City Star.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
HARVEST FESTIVALS OF OLD
Greeks and Romans Had Days of
Thanksgiving for the Fruitful
Gifts Of the Earth.

Greece, in the months of August and
September of each year, after the har-
vest had been gathered, celebrated the
great feast known as the Eleusinia, or
the feast to Demeter Of the beautiful
robe. Demeter, the great earth-moth-
er, was the goddess of cornfields and
harvests. Her daughter, Persephone,
while gathering flowers one day, was
kidnapped by Pluto. Demeter searched
for her long by land and sea, and at
last learned that her lost daughter had
been married to Pluto, the dark spec
ter of the underworld, and that she
was now his queen in the realm be-
low. But Persephone had eaten a
pomegranate seed and could remain
with her mother only part Of the year.
This made Demeter angry, and she left
the gods and made her dwelling upon
the earth. She taught Celeus, king of
Eleusis, agriculture, how to pillow, SOW
and reap. This feast was one of the
grandest Of the Greek festivals.
The Romans celebrated a harvest
festival called the Cerealia. It took
its name from Ceres, who was the
Demeter of the Romans, and the feast
was celebrated at some time in the
month of October. Sacrifices Of the
best fruits and honey cakes were Of
fered up in the temple. Professions
were made to the fields by men and
women dressed in white and crowned
with oak leaves and peoples. Ceres
was represented In chariot drawn
by dragons, her head crowned with a
garland Of corn ears, and holding a
basket Of peoples in her hand. This
festival was a general holiday time,
Coming down to a more modern
time. we read Of thanksgivings in Hol-
land and in England, the recollection
Of whose harvest homes" perhaps
inspired the Puritans to inaugurate the
custom in this country. The first
Thanksgiving on American soil, aC-
cordlng to the well credited chronlcler
Edward Winslow, was held In 1921, &c
months after the landing Of the Pill
/ grims, when, the crops being garnered
they felt spring up within their hearts
a feeling of praise and thanksgiving
It lasted almost a week, and WINS par.
ticipated in BY King Massasoit ane
80 Of his braves, who We're Toasted anC
entertained for three days, the new
Corners showing their guests their pro
feiency in arms. expertness In wres
tling, etc. TO show their prowess In
turn. "the Indians went out and killed
five deer, which they brought to the
4 plantation and bestowed on the gov
ernor and upon Captain Miles Standisl
md others" a fne contribution to the
/ feast
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
DAY OF UNIVERSAL PRAISE
For All It's Blessings the Nation Lifts
lee Hands TO the Lord in
Grateful Thanks.

Such sentiment as is aroused by the
great day whose yearly coming sounds
the note Of praise for multimillion
souls, could not be set to poets verse
or framed in choral chant. Deep down
where underlying are the sentiments
that sanctify, reside the feelings CEN
tering In the day whose glad advent
IS tuned to thoughts Of peace and
praise to the one above from whose
wide-Open hands bestowments come,
such as have never yet been known to
other nations Of the earth. Into the
churches at the usual hour the wor-
shippers will pour and from their doors,
when comes the end of praise and
song, viii pass those wOrshipers again,
with lOftier views and freer minds and
with their souls tuned to the senti-
ments that are expressed from all the
pulpits of the nation on the day on
which the people offer their thanks
to God.
For all the blessings to the land,
this day the nation lifts it's hands in
humble praise; for all the blessings
to the homes the land lifts up its eyes
to God In gratitude; for all the signal
signs Of Gods goodwill the land will
give its praise in thought, in word, in
act. Although the curtain Of the fu-
ture falls across the vistas and the
prospect hides, no one has fear the
land will not be free from all the
harsh disorders Of the earth, and saved
to sanctify the world anew to the
pleasant things of peace and lasting
joy. For the bright prospect Of the
nations use in the fast-crowding years
to come, the people give their praise
and in their prayers they lift their
thoughts with faith to the Lord, who
says in perfect peace he keeps the
ones whose thoughts and hearts are
stayed on him. For all his ways are
pleasantness. his paths are peace, the
psalmist says.
So for its cheer, for its gift of peace
so for the record Of blessings felt and
those in prospect yet, the people give
their heartfelt thanks, making this day
that sees other nations wrecked by the
battles effect. a day peculiar for It;
cause for praise. And thus, though
aobered, win the cheer abound IL
myriad hearts on this great day FOL
praise and giving thanks.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
Have You Hoard ma

Canaries in their wild state are Of a.
striped greenish color? The yellow
canary is due to breeding.
The next airships to be built Ia,
England. are to be 694-foot length, with
lifting power of 1927 tons?
Certain landlords in Scotland are
bound under monetary penalties, to-
marry at the kings command?
A ring is usually worn on the third
finger Of the left hand because It is
the least used of all our fingers and
on the least used hand?
Prisoners in the Massachusetts state
prison wear gray uniforms and not
striped clothes?
Spy suspects in the A. b. F. were
given baths in lemonade in order to.
reveal any secret writing which they
might have written on their skins?
The acid in the lemon disclosed 'invis-
ible" ink.
Artificial legs were used by Egyp-
ians 700 years before rist?-BOston,
Post
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
NEMS CONDENSED
AT HOME AND ABROAD or INTER
EST TO EVERYBODY,
EPITOME OF LATE DOINGS
OF the Entire Week That Is Worth
While Of Mention and Of
Interest to All.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

With a simplicity in keeping with
ideals Of democracy, Edward, prince of
Wales, was welcomed to Washington
Tuesday and became the guest of the
nation. Owing partly to the illness
of President Wilson, which prevented
his personal participation, the recep-
ton ceremonies on the arrival of the
prince were very informal, although
Vice President Marshall, members of
the cabinet and high officers of the
army and navy, stood in a drizzling
rain at the station to greet the dis
tinguished visitor
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
FOREIGN NEWS

Field Marshal Won Mackenzen, who
was one of Germany's most successful
commanders on the eastern front
against the Russians and Roumanians,
is to return to Germany from Salonika.
The supreme council decided Wednes.
day to permit his return, taking into
consideration his age and poor state
Of health.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
News to Him.

The Empioyee-I've called for my
time. Tn not going to work for you
any more.
The Sarcastic BOss-Have you been
working for us? l thought you were
merely drawing pay.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
Applied Knowledge.

Our little boy asks so many ques-
lions and so many of them we are I'M
able to answer, so we give him this.
answer: That's just nature, sol"
One day I asked him how he got his
face so dirty, and he said: ''That's
just nature, mother."-Chicago Trlb.
une.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Refusal of Chairman Gary of the
United States Steel Corporation to
meet union representatives and the de-
termination Of the Federation of La
Dor to organize the steel industry
rather than any complaint of steel
workers themselves, brought about the
steel strike, in the opinion of the sen
ate committee which investigated the
controversy.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
Mr.. Meek's Crawl.

Meek-You trumped my ace.
Mrs. Meel-I did. What of ltf
Meek-No-nothing, my dear. I'm
glad it was you. If one Of our oppo-
nents had done 1t we'd have lost the
trick. Boston Transcript.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The New Orleans Association Of
Commerce, in a statement issued Fri
day at New Orleans, La, relative to
the bubonic plague situation, declared
federal state and city health author
tiles positively assert that work now
being done will quickly eliminate in
lection, and that the city is in no
danger whatever, there being no
chance of the disease spreading"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Taxes paid by oil producing com
panies for the past quarter on the
gross receipts in Texas, will go above
100000 for the quarter, which is in
dicatiye of an increase. Gulf Produc-
ton company of Houston pays 4,876
on sales amounting to $4,991, 1855; Mag
nolia of Dallas tax of $6O,542 on sales
Of $4,036,170 Prairie Oil and Gas com
pany of Dallas S21,292 on sales of
$1,419,518; Texas and Pacific Oil and
Coal company of Thurber $50, 1O6 on
sales Of $2.27O,O83; Texas company Of
Houston $S1,S66 on sales of $5,547,747;
Humble company of Houston $45, 1868
on sales of $S,OS7,97O.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

One man was killed, a number in
Cured minor burns, and loss which
will exceed $1.O00,OOO resulted In an
oil fire, which swept eighty acres of
proven oil territory on the outskirts
Of Waggoner City and destroyed a
large part Of that town Sunday Wag-
goner City, or Newton" as it is pop
ularly known, is twenty-five miles from
Wichita Falls, Texas, and in the heart
of northwest extension to the Burk-
burnett oil field. lightning struck an
oil tank. The tank exploded and
wave of burning Oil rode down the sur
face of rain-covered streets, setting
fire to everything with which it came
in contact.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The seven negro paul Reveres,"
who, on October l, spread over the
countryside news of the Elaine and
Hoop Spur disturbances and instruct
ed plantation negroes to gather armed
at the houses of the various leaders,
according to testimony brought out in
the trials, were arraigned before the
Circuit Court when it convened on
Friday at Helena, Arkansas, and sen
fenced by Judge j. NJ. Jackson to a
year each in the state penitentiary
when they pleaded guilty to charges
of night riding. AS result of the
trials growing out of the Elaine out
break, which occupied the circuit court
five days, IL negroes were convicted
of first degree murder and "a were
sentenced to terms of from to 81
years in the state prison.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The annual reunion of Terry's Texas
Rangers, attended by very few Of
the men who volunteered SIS years ago,
came to an end Thursday, at Austin,
Texas, with the election of officers.
Major George w. Littlefield was again
elected president and T. H. Davis of
Austin, secretary. The next reunion
is to be held in Austin
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

A nationwide raid on anarchists be
gan in New York city Friday. Agents
Of the department Of justice, led by
William J. Flynn, arrested more than
two hundred radicals assembled In the
headquarters Of the Russian soviet re-
public, and after they had been taken
to headquarters 81 the department of
justice and eros examined fifty were
held for depor So as undesirable
aliens. Eight fen were taken in
the raid, Of whom two we're held for
deportation
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The amount of canned goods seizeo
and destroyed as unfit food at Cor
pus Christi, Texas, following the Sep
TENDER hurricane totaled SS7, 039
pounds, Food and Drug Commissioner
R. H. Hoffman, Jr., said this week.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22
sTATE ANo DOMESTIC NEWs.

Cancellation Of the strike order,
which since midnight Of October 81,
has kept 100000 union bituminous
miners out Of the coal pits Of the
country, was ordered by Judge A. b.
Anderson in the federal district court
at Indianapolis, Ind, Saturday. The
violations Of the wartime federal food
and fuel control act, as alleged by the
attorney generals department, was al
firmed by the court
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The September production Of oil
amounted to S4,487, 900 barrels, an in
crease of 100000 compared with
August, and 100000 increase COM
pared with year ago. The heaviest
production was for the Oklahoma
Kansas field of 1O,967OOO barrels, an
increase of about half million bar
rels Central and North Texas pro
duced 6,36S,OOO barrels, a falling off
of 100000 barrels. North Louisiana
production of 100000 barrels was
slight increase, while that of the gulf
coast of 1,796,OOO barrels was re-
duction of 100000 barrels.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Five days Of rain and snow with a
temperature around the freezing point
has caused much distress IN Vienna.
Austria. There is no fuel for heat
ing and there has been a rigid curtail-
ment Of lighting and street car serv
ice.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The first meeting Of the council of
the league. OF nations VIII be held in
Paris, the supreme council decided
Thursday. 1t did not, however. fix d
late for the gathering
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The price for this seasons yellow
clarified sugar was fixed at tic a
pound at meeting held at New Or
leans, La, Thursday, of Louisiana
planters. The price is subject to the
approval Of Attorney General Palmer
An additional lie pound for choice
plantation granulated was set and the
scale of prices arranged.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The marriage of Grand Duchess
Charlotte and Prince Felix Of Bour-
bon-Parma was celebrated at the
cathedral Friday at Luxembourg in
the presence Of members Of the cham
Der and the state council
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Mexico will pay no ransom for for
eigners kidnapped by Mexican bandits.
This position of the Carranza govern
ment was announced in note from
Hilario Medina, subsecretary for for
eign affairs, to the American in charge
at Mexico City, in reply to the recent
demand of the state department that
Mexico omit no effort to effect the
release of William o. Jenkins. even
though it be necessary for the Mexican
government to pay the ransom to the
bandits who captured the American
consular agent.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Hugo Haase. president of the indie
pendent socialist party, died Friday
from wounds received October when
he was shot three times when enter
ing the reichstag building at Berlin,
Germany
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The Pilgrim while retaining the principles
first pilgrims has ENLARGED his Of activity The spirit Of freedom
throughout the American
democracy spirit peoples
other then the Thanksgiving
70 absolutely
the pilgrim emuang
did bird
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Resolutions bearing on the kidnap-
ping of William o. Jenkins, American
consular agent at PuebIa, Mexico,
were introduced in the house and SEN
ate this week One by Representa-
tive Gould, republican, of New York,
would direct the state department to
take immediate steps to have the
Mexican government reimburse the
Americans who paid the $15O,O0O ran
som to the bandits for the release Of
Jenkins.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee social
list, was denied his seat in the house
Monday by an overwhelming vote, the
house holding he was ineligible for
membership because of his open oppo-
sition to war. The vote to unseat
Berger was 309 to 1.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The war department Friday made
an unfavorable report on the bill by
Senator Sheppard appropriating $780,
600 to construct the causeway between
Nueces and San Patricio counties, de-
stroyed by the recent storm. Repre-
sentative Bee has bill pending in
the house for rebuilding the causeway
by asking that the Texas allotment
Of the good road fund be increased
$500 900.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Extension of the Lever food and fuel
control law for six months after the
proclamation of peace is necessary to
protect the country from high prices.
Attorney General Palmer Friday told
the house agricultural committee.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

Rufus w Fontenot of New Orleans,
La, was nominated Wednesday by
President Wilson to be collector of in
ternal revenue for the district OF Lou
isiana
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

A bill extending the Lever food CON
troll act for six months after the proc.
lamation of peace as requested by
Attorney General Palmer, was intro
duced Thursday by Chairman Haugen
of the house agriculture committee.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

The bill providing graduated in
crease in the pay of postal employees,
pending action of the congressional
committee investigating the salaries of
such employees, became a law at mid
night Friday without President Will
sons signature, ten days having ex-
PRED since its enactment by congress
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-22

A bolshevili report, received through
German sources, says that $50 of the
1860 inmates of Kresty prison in
Petrograd, Russia, have died of starva-
ton.
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-04
ASSAULT BEGUN !
BY B0LSHEvIKI
ON TWO FRONTS
Gunboats on .Dvina River
Shell Allied Positions; En-.
emy RepuIsed on vaga
With Heavy Loss.

Paris, May 3.-Petrograd prob
! ably-has been taken by the Firms,
according to information believed
to be trustworthy.
~ Helsingfors, May 3.-Defeated
along the entire eastern front by
the Siberian armies, the bolshevik
forces are retiring in dkorder,,the
Russian newspaper Russkaya
Pjisni says.
London, May 3.-A war-ofice Of
fetal report says that Archangel ad-
vices have been received to the, eff
feet that serious attacks, Tong an
tieipated, have begun on the Dvina
and Vaga fronts. A message from
the Dvina front on Thursday says
that bolshevik gunboats shclled the
allied positions spasmodically, but
were forced to withdraw, owing to
the gun fire.
+, A Vaga front dispatch Friday says
that after a long bombardment the
enemy delivered an attack in great
stfength$ but was being, repulsed
everywhere with great loss. In the
forest the enemy suffered heavy cas-.
ualties, leaving 40 dead lying on the
wire. General Ironside says that
the allied troops Tough splendidly.
The ice on the Dvina river has
completely broken up from Arch
angel and is moving out. 1t is ex-
pected the river will be navigable for
gunboats within "a week.
Peasants Resist Draft.
Washington, May 3.-Peasants in
eastern Siberia are resisting efforts
of the Omsk government to draft
them for military service and <ac-
cording to official advices reaching
Washington, bolshevik agents are
prompting them in their stand and
promising that American troops will
protect them.
According to these advices, peas
ants report. daily to American
diplomatic officials in Viadivostok.
or to American army officers in OUT
lying places that they will resist the
draft officers, and ask that the
Americans afford them protection.
The peasants are informed that the
United States cannot take any side
in local government affairs.
Recently a clash occurred at
Skotovo between peasants and ST.
berian officials who were reported
to have been accompanied by Jap
anese soldiers. The advices re-
ceived here said General Otani, the
Japanese commander in Siberia,
asked Major General Graves, COM
manding. the American troops. to
send detachment to assist the
draft officer, but the American COM
rnander refused to do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-04
She Did Not Raise Her Boy
To Be a Cop, So He Left

Chicago.-Mrs. John F. Balik's
mother-in-law did not raise her son
to be a cop. Not in a thousand
years.
John, her husband, was recently
sworn in as a patrolman. On re-
porting the same afternoon, Balik
showed up at headquarters with a
small woman clinging to his arm.
"Ah," beamed the lieutenant. II see
you have made an arrest already"
ARREST nothing" was the quick
come back, "This is my wife"
Il think your husband will make
fine policeman" encouraged the
lieutenant as soon as he recovered
his speech. II
"You have another think coming
to you," this from the smalf lady.
"My mother-in-law didn't raise this
son of hers to be- cop. John
makes a fine bookkeeper. But cop
per? That's out. Furthermore, l
understand you have policewomen
\on the force and that some of them
are real smart looking. john" this
to the husband policeman, here's
the pen and there's the ink"
Right then and there the new Of
fcer sat himself down, wrote out his
resignation and after his wife had
vised, read copy on it, read proof
and O. KID it, turned in his nice
patrol box keys, his brand new shiny
star and his book of rules--then left
the room with the Mrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-04
Tight Skirts, Motorn)en, >,
Mirrors and-TroubIe

Los Angeles, Cal.-the little safe
ty. mirrors on cars Of the Los An
geles Railway have been attacked by
the fair sex Of the city, and already
a number of protests against the
mirrors have been lodged with the
officials of the company.
Fashion, which has decreed the
tight skirt, is really the cause of
complaint, and the women declare
they are embarrassed by the stare
Of the motormen. as they climb
aboard the cars. >JN
ION the other hand, officials of the
railway company have filed coun,.
ter complaint, charging that the
tight skirts cause undue delay of the
cars In addition they say the motor
men merely do their duty in watch
ing TIE mirrors to make certain
passengers are on the cars before
starting. -@V7yr-s.--rr-r 7-r-'fr 7,v-z'>,,. {.