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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-01-10

New Orleans. - Louisiana has COM
pleted 55 per cent of its portion of the
Jefferson Highway, the largest percen-
tage Of highway completion among all
states through which the jefferson
thoroughfare runs, according to the
report of ]. D. Clarkson, general man
ager of the jefferson Highway. at
the convention of the Louisiana State
Association. at Alexandra, La.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-01-10

New Orleans. - The life of PATROL
man Henry Asset was in oil likelihood
saved by Ge1rg Reyer, a brother Of
ficer, when the latter d:sarmed Jo-
seph Watson, negro, AZ Years old. The
negro drew :evolver and attempted
to shoot Patrolman Asset, the officers
say. after being placed under arrest.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-01-10

Shreveport Need Of greater Co
operation among both cotton planters
ana all others associated with the cot
ton industry Of the South was stressed
at meeting here by Colonel ]. T.
Shackelfcrd, of Jackson, Miss, Colonel
Shackelford spoke to a representative
meeting of planters at the courthouse.
He was introduced by Mayor John
New Ford. J. S. Wannamaker, presi-
deert of the American Cotton Asso-
ciaticn, Of sparantburg, S. e., who
was to have addressed the meeting
also, was detained by late trains and
failed to arrive in time for the meet
ing.
Georgiana Brooks, negro, answering
a knock on the front door of her
house, was shot in the abdomen and
seriously wounded. Tina Brooks, 10
lars old, daughter of the woman,
told the police that she heard her
mother cry out, ooh, Bober," which is
her fathers nickname. The child stat
ed thar her father and mother had
quarreled and her father left the
house The woman says she does not
know the man who shot her.
Monroe.-Owners of wholesale
groceries of Monroe say they are elat-
ed at the agreement between the gov
eminent and large packers whereby
the packers are prohibited from en-
gaging in the grocery business. While
it is a victory for the wholesale gro
Gerry, it also a victory for the consum-
er and is the hardest blow yet struck
against the high cost Of living, ac-
cording to r W Germany, secretary
CT Southern Wholesale Grocery Com
pany here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. K0ttWits and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank narrowly escaped
serious in jury when Mr.. Kottwitz's
machine, which he was driving, col.
lided with an automobile at St.
Charles avenue and General Pershing
street The occupants Of the Kott-
WITT reported to the police thai the
other machine was the property of
the United States Public Health Scr,
vice.
MISUNDERSTANDING a survey of
conditions and opportunities for Ital-
ian immigration in the South. Count
Piola Caselli, who commanded a bri.
gade during the Italian war, was in
Hammond. While here Count Cas-
SELF was the guest of L. Scala, the In
dependence banker, and Frank Filar-
do, acting consular agent for Italy in
Hammond, who is also president Of
the Strawberry Growers Association.
Lake Charles.-In connection with
greatly increased facilities needed FOR
the State Baptist Orphanage including
a new building and a section of land
a special committee is receiving pro
posals from various communities seek
ing the institution. Lake Charles IL
making a strong effort to keep this
orphanage and DeRidder. Mansfelt
and Monroe have entered the list Of
bidder for it.
1
, 1920-03-18
PECULIAR CAUSE OF
%PUMCTURES IN THE
Avoid Roadway iE Front of Nov
ing Picture Theater.
Little Sharp Pointed Tacks Pulled
From Sign Boards Swept Into
Street and Eventually Picked
UP by Unwary Motorist.

"When driving your car swerve as
you come to the part of the roadway
In front of a moving picture house,
vice on how to avoid punctures. I'm
small towns 1t is especially advisable
to follow such a course
MANY times I have been bowling
along a country road far from a set
Element when, without any warning.
n of my tires goes fiat. Investi-
cation would show n tack which had
worked its way through and caused a
puncture.
AT first l was inclined to blame the
farmers for trying to get even with
automobiles in general for the depre-
dations committed by a few drivers
who believe they are not having an
enjoyable trip unless they take ONE
thing in the nature of fruit or vege-
tables from the farms they pass. Then
one day when passing through a vii
lage 1 saw a man sweeping the side
walk before a picture theater, n
the problem of the tacks was solved.
Being a neat person, the sweeper
not only cleaned the sidewalk, but n
tinued his work with the room until
his gleanings reached almost to the
middle of the roadway. In the mass
of refuse were many tacks.
'The show man. 1t appeared, fire.
quently changed the sign boards in
front of his place and he pulled
down the old bills, tacks and all. The
LITTLE sharp Dointed tacks eventually
found their way to the roadway among
the sweepings, and later were discov-
cred by unwary motorists probably sew
eral miles from the moving picture the
ater."
, 1920-03-18
AVOID TROUBLE
IN inner TUBE
If Not in Good Shape Driver Is
Liable to Encounter Many
Unnecessary Delays.
MUCH Time LOST REPAIRING
II It Has Been Carried for Any Length
of Time as a. Spare II Is Always
Best to Pump II Up before
Putting In Casing.

A great deal of unnecessary trou-
BILE, delay and disappointment is &C.
casioned by carelessness and haste in
replacing damaged inner tubes after
punctures or deflations from other
causes-the tire failing to "hold up"
on the tube put in or holding up for
II very short time only, and still an
other change of tube, with all its at
tendant labor. being required before
II permanent repair is effected.
Pump Fairly Hard.
If the tube to be put in has been
ised before, If It has been repaired.
md especially If it has been carried
for some time as a spare, it is always
best to pump it up before putting it In
the casing to make sure that 1t Is tight.
1t should be pumped fairly hard and
the a applied to all parts of 1t to
detect the hiss of any leak that may
have developed.
The valve plunger should be screwed
in tight and a little saliva applied to
the air valve opening to see whether
the valve is tight. In case defiation
was due to a puncture, the hole in the
casing, unless of very small size, may
well be temporarily covered (pending
a ~vulcanized repair), by cementing a
small piece of rubberized fabric Eel
1t on the inside of the casing.
When deflation is due to an obscure
cause Ono puncture-producing object
being found In any removed from the
casing) there is always a possibility
that q puncture has been produced
by some sharp body which has been
driven through the tread out of sight
and projects enough on the inside of
the casing Cat least when the tire is
under load) to prick the tube.
Detect Sharp Object.
In order to detect such an object
the hand should be passed carefully
ver the whole inside surface of the
casing, and If anything sharp is no
ticed. 1t should be investigated and
removed. In inserting the new tube
care should be taken that it lies fiat,
without twists or folds, and that it
is so placed that it cannot be caught
and pinched by the head of a clincher
casing II by the edges of the flap
(protector strip of a quick detach-
able casing.
If the tube used has become stretch
ed through use especial care should
be taken that 1t is put In without
folds. A little air in 1t is some safe
guard against its being caught in any
way.
, 1920-03-18
OUGHT LUMBAGO PAIN!
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
instant Relief With a Small Trial
Bottle of Old asst.
Jacobs Oil"

Kidneys cause Backache2 MOI
They have no nerves, therefore can
% cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache Is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or a strain. and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs OIL"
Rub It right on your painful back,
and instantly the soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled Get a small trial bottle Of
"St. Jacobs OH" from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after It is
applied you'll wonder what became of
the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old, honest "St. Jacobs OIL"
whenever you have ~sclatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism or sprains, al 1t is abso-
iuteiy harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.-Adv.
, 1920-03-18
ENTIRELY UNTITLED FOR 1T
Weighty Reasons Why Mr.. }. Fuller
Gloom Declined Nomination for
the Legislature.

"Nep a trifie grImly said ]. Fuller
Giom, In reply to the tender of the
committee. II am no now, have never
been. and never shall be, a candidate
for the legislature. At the age of twen-
ty-fve years painful experience
caused me to abandon the idea that
the world owed me a living. at thirty
I lost my strut, at thirty-five I ceased
to think I was smarter than my fellow
men. at forty I gave up expecting
something for nothing, ut forty-five I
desisted from talking when I had moth
ing to say, and at fifty-fve 1 became
convinced that honesty was the best
policy. I have never been a liar. My
abdomen does not pr0trude, I have
always been able to make . living and
az The same time hold the respect of
those VINO knew me. On these ac-
counts and others ] might name. I
decline without thanks the invitation
to accept the nomination. Good af.
ternoon.-Kansas City Star.
, 1920-03-18
HE MIGHT CHARGE FOR ALo0K
Certainly, at Price Druggist Wanted
for OIL, a Little Should Go a
Long Way.

Recently, one cold morning, several
women were waiting in a North side
drug store until the street car came.
A colored woman entered and asked
the druggist for a certain kind Of oil.
He went to the rear of the store
where he kept the stock, and coming
back. said: 'Tt is $2.25 an ounce.
How much do you wantT
The colored woman was plainly dis
concerted at the high price. After
a seconds hesitation her face bright
ened. as she said earnestly: Maybe
a drop would be enough"
Just as seriously the druggist re-
piled: Lady, we don't sell it by the
drop"
The iudicrous side of the situation
struck the women spectators and they
began to laugh. One of them re-
marked: "well, at that price I think
u smell would be sufficient."-Indian-
apolls News.
, 1920-03-18
DOCTOR ADVISED
CHANGE OF CLIMATE
Run Down and Lungs Hurt-Stayed
Home and Gained %
Pounds.

"In November. 1911, I mad q severe cold
n la grippe. which left me with a bad
cough. My lungs and shoulder blades
hurt SO I couldn't sleep and 1 finally had
to give up my job and was ordered to
change climate. In April. 1912. I began
taking Milks Emulsion. On the second
bottle I could see a change. My appetite
was better and I commenced to gain
strength and weight. Now august %,
1870 I have used % bottles. ave in
creased 20 pounds in weight and believe
I am permanently cured."-W. F.. Bour-
land, Route 6. Wolf City, Texas.
Mr.. Bourland wal fortunate in COM
mencing to use Milks Emulsion when he
did. A rundown system invites disease.
Milks Emulsion costs nothing to try.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant. nutrttive
food and a corrective medicine. 1t re-
stores healthy. natural bowel action. do
ing away with all need OF pills and phys
les. 1t promotes appetite and quickly
puts the digestive organs in shape to as
simulate food. As a builder Of flesh and
strength Milks Emulsion is strongly rec
commended to those whom sicknes has
weakened. and Is a powerful aid in resist
ing and repairing the effects of wasting
diseases. Chronic stomach trouble and
constipation are promptly relieved-usu
ally in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion made.
and so palatable that 1t is eaten with a
spoon like Ice cream. Truly wonderful
for weak, siclrly children.
No matter how severe your case. you
are urged to try Milks Emulsion under
this gu%arantee-Take six bottles home
with you. use 1t according to directions.
and IL not satisfied with the results your
money will be promptly refunded. Price
Coo and $40 per bottle. The Milks Emul-
sion Co.. Terre Haute, Ind. Sold by drug
gists everywhere.-Adv.
, 1920-03-18
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP.

A cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from in
fuenza last year, as were killed In
the greatest war the world has ever
known. For the last hfty-three years
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
coughs, bronchitis. colds. throat ir-
ritation and especially lung troubles.
It gives the patient a good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
in America and used in the homes of
thousands Of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
1t is hard to down an upright citizen.
, 1920-03-18
why DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
It is q physician's prescription.
Swamp-Root is a Strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys. liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has SO many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer q Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
, 1920-03-18
STONE cuRBs INJuRE TIRES
Running Into or Driving Too Close to
Concrete VIII Shorten Life
Of Any Tire.

Rubber curbs may not be feasible,
but what a lot Of tire expense they
would save. Backing into a curb. run
ming into a curb or driving too close to
a curb. SO that the tire scrapes along
the concrete and damages the side
walls Of the tire, are three ways of
shortening the life Of your tires.
, 1920-03-18
The cutlcura Toilet Trio

Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. 25c everywhere--Adv.
, 1920-03-18
How Tastes Change!

Paynter-Aren't we losing our taste
for the finer things?
Greene-Tm afraid SO. After a man
has eaten margarine for a time regular
butter tastes as IL there was some
thing the matter, with iti-London An
swers-
, 1920-03-18
REcIPE FOR GRAY HAIR,

q small box of Barbo Compound, and 4
o.. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice q
week until It becomes the desired shade.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix it at home at very little cost. It will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair,
and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
It will not co'or the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub of.-Adv.
, 1920-03-18
AVOID ovERHEATINe ON LOW
Trouble Can Be Prevented by Keeping
Mixture In the Leanest Possible
Condition.

When 1t is necessary to employ the
low gear for a considerable period 1t
Is possible to obviate the overheating
that would ordinarily result by keep
ing the mixture in the leanest pos,
sible condition.
, 1920-03-18
Plain Proposition.

"And you used to say you were Will
ing to die for met"
$50 / am"
"And yet o refuse me a e
dressT
But look at the cos Of itr
TITS cheaper than a funeral"
, 1920-03-18

Red Cross Bag Blue should be used
In every home. 1t makes clothes white
as snow and never Injuries the fabric.
ALI good grocers, &c.
, 1920-03-18
PROPER WATCH OF AMMETER
Trouble Invited II instrument Does
Not Register Six to Ten Points
on Charge Side.

In cold weather you make shorter
runs use the starter nor frequently,
and burn lights more hours. Low
generating-or lone at all-will soon
exhaust the battery. If the instru-
, 1920-03-18
500 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Syg-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the oundatio OF the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
, 1920-03-18

II n cook has a good temper it's a
sign that he is not a good cook.
, 1920-03-18

There is no punishment for wasting
taxes; so 1t never stops.
, 1920-03-18

The self-made man is often the
only one who is satisfied with the
job.
, 1920-03-18

He who is unable to collect his Wits
or his bills is in tough luck.
, 1920-03-18

No nor blowouts ne more punctures, is what James A Horne Of
Denver. Colo, promises auto owners. He is shown here with his al equipped
with "traess tires Mr.. Hornes invention.
The tire is punGure proof If the resilient type and cal be manufac-
tued at about onehalf the cost Of the pneumatic tres. 1t is conuived in
parts sc that when n section becomes ut II order 1t can be replaced by
another part. These sections ire carried in the ordinary auto tool box The
upkeep cost Is about go per cen of that If the pneumatic tires.
Mr.. Horne believes his invention will revolutonze the ureImaking In
dustry.
, 1920-03-18

1t isn't difficult TO pose as a finan-
cier IL you have sufficient money.
, 1920-03-18

The different diseases which affect
mankind number about 1900.
, 1920-03-18

1t is better to patch up a quarrel
today than your face tomorrow.
, 1920-03-18

Ammeter Shows State of Battery.
ment on the dash which reads charge"
and discharge" doesn't show from
six to ten points on the "charge" side
depending on the car, at, say. 20
miles per hour, you may be inviting
trouble.
, 1920-03-18

It frequently comes in handy to
know that a little bottle of kerosene
and glycerine mixed in equal parts
will clear the glass of the windshield
Of rain drops and give clear Vision
ahead.
, 1920-03-18
Imnnrtant to Mothors

Sweet are the smiles a mans wife
hands him on pay day.
, 1920-03-18
BILE
EuSSIP8.

On wet pavements be careful to pre-
vent skidding.
Wire wheels should be carefully in.
spected at frequent intervals.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-19
JAPANESE LABOR UNIONS.

Labor unions in Japan are unauthor- ized by law. The government intends to take time by the forelock and authorize them. But the men who labor in Japan do not like the idea at all. They have their associations, and they believe that the government Is going to ignore their claim that right of going on a strike whenever occasion requires. and of negotiating in a body-collective bargaining.
 One always thinks of the Japanese as a rather willy sort of a person. One is inclined to believe that the far seeing men who regulate things there deem 1t wise to smile at the work ingman and to pretend to give him something, in which. as a matter of fact, there will be a sting for the man who works.
 There is no disputing the advantages labor in this country has gamed by the establishment and growth of their unions. There have been times when those unions, by demanding too much. have threatened them selves through loss of public sympa- thy. which they possess as a rule with all except, perhaps. the old-time em- ployer of labor. Given an equal amount of ability to reason and study, with the time necessary therefor. and given a desire for fairness, the la Dor unions in this country would be an unmitigated good. It is only when labor delves into matters out side of it's sphere. and is selfish, or when the employer class takes a similar position, that trouble arises.
 Labor unions in Japan have not reached the advanced stage of those in this country. IL will be interest ing to watch their development, and whether or not they profit by the experience of unions in this country.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-19
CONFLICT IN TESTIMONY

As an evidence of the conflicting testimony confronting the student of affairs today. notes is to be taken of the report that there is a tendency to reduce wages. with causes there for. and the report that comes today that the movement of factory work ers earnings is still upward
 The two statements may harmon ize, but when one considers the num- Der of factory workers. and the rela- ton their wages have to the great to- tai of wages paid. it would not seem possible that there could exist ten- dency toward lowering of all wages and at the same ttmesa Continuation of the upward trend of the wages of factory workers.
 It is said that the June average weekly earnings of over soc, o,ooe work CTS employed by 164s manufacturers of New York State who report each month to the Bureau of Statistics of the State Industrial commission, was s2S.77 which is an increase of 32 cents per week over. the May average.
 It is quite possible that the figures for July may reflect a downward trend. Changes come quickly now, and the records from month to month may show decided differences. But even though the figures for July do not indicate the downward trend men tioned, it is believed to exist and its results will be seen. not, however un- til lower prices are in sight. The low CT wages will come first; but the low CT prices will be promised and will come on the heels of the other. They must come, or the lowered wage will bring industrial chaos.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-19
LLST OF NEW BOOKS AT
 NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTE.

COLLECTORS LUCK, by A. V. Car
 rick
 @ "Enthusiastic chats on the adven- lures of collecting in New England, stenciled furniture, lustre pitchers, pressed glassware, old dolls and their furniture. The constant zest for a bargain anu the buoyant spirit of the game make these essays enter taining as well as instructive GOLF FOR BEGINNERS, AND OTH- ks- FRS by Marshall Whitlatch. < Tt is particularly helpful to the mature beginner whose muscles are not flexible enough to respond to the rules laid down by professional teachers. rs."-Publisher's Note. HOLOCAUST, ITALY'S STRUGGLE
 WITH THE HAPSBURG, by A.
 A. .Pons.
 IN THE DAYS OF THE PILGRIM
 FATHERS, by M. c. Crawford.
 "A tercentenary history of the Pill grims,' not written with an eye to historical completeness of narrative but picking up out-of-the-way bits of lore to add to the old story. The chapters on the early books and the SOcld1 llle dE6 lue IIlOSl SeHeTdlly teresting. l.. A. Booklist. ORDEAL OF MARK TWAIN, by Van
 Wyck Brooks.
 Critical study of the career and charact of Mark Twain in relation to American life and American liter ature pointing out that he was by nature not a humorist but satirist and that the pessimistic streak in his work was the result of malad- ent."-Publisher's Weekly. PILGRIMS AND THEIR HISTORY,
 by R. G. Usher.
 Presents from source materials the entire story of the Pilgrim col ony. It di cuSSeS all the varied phases of their life in a scholarly .. manner, giving prominence to the political side."-A. l.. A. Book list.
 STILL HUNTER, by T. $. Van Dyke.
 This book is written from ex- perience acquired in hunting deer made extremely wild from continuous still-hunting by Indians, wolves, and a few white hunters who paid no attention to the law."-From the Preface.
 TRAVELLING PUBLICITY CAM
 PAIGNS, by M. S. Routzahn. UNFINISHED PROGRAM OF DE-