davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
On Solid Foundation.

Certain world-old principles are the
basis of every form Of representative
government. and each succeeding era
but proves the sOundness of these
fundamentals. The clock may strike
thirteen. but this Is no proof of any.
thing other than that ii Is In aeed
Of epair.--Excbange,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Almost Paradise on Earth.

In the fortunate Bermudas there
are no reptiles TO alarm; the lndig.
en0ns small lizard Is not even dan.
gerous In appearance, and the green
turtle Is transferable into delicious
SOUP OF birds and fish the islands
have splendid store; Rermud'ans
wOnld not starve to death even should
the importation of meat from this
country cease.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
aSaIt Rlyer.s

@SaIt river" as commonly used, re-
fers to an imaginsag river up which
&ieated politicians and political par.
b are supposed 10 be sent to obliv.
ion. The phrase ito row up Salt riy.
ers lad lis origin In small stream Of
that name III Kennedy. the passage
II which Il made difficult and labori.
Gus BY It's tortnous course and aband.
snce Of shadows end bars
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
STRAYED OR STOLEN

One brown heifer, weight about 6O(
pounds; right horn off left my place
In Arcadia about Nov. 26th. Any in
formation as to the present where
abouts of above described heifer vii
be greatly appreciated.
! g. f. LAND, Arcadia, La.
ti1.182t)
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
ARCADIA C. OF G.. TO MEET
MONDAY NIGHT

A special meeting Of the Arcadia
Chamber of Commerce is hereby an
nounced for Monday night, Dec. goth.
at nv Office All members Of the ex-
ecutiye committee, and committee
chairmen are requested to be present
There are certain matters of vital i'm
portance demanding immediate at
tention.
Respectfully,
LEO DANIEL, President Area
dia G. of G.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
NEW GROCERY FIRM

Davis and Simpsons Cash Grocery
is the name of new grocery firm,
which opened for business in ARCADIA
this week. Messrs. S. J. Davis and
J. A. Simpson are the prOprietors with
Mr.. Simpson in charge. They are
located In the building formerly oc
cupied by Barnette's grocery. Both OF
these men have many friends aud are
widely and fayorably known for theil
honesty and fair dealing They g,
poet to carry q complete line.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
NOTICE TO BANK PATRONS

Notice is hereby given to all pa.
irons of the undersigned banks, and
to the public generally that our doors
will b e closed on Thursday, Dec. 23rd
at II o'clock in order that preparations
may be made for our stock
holders banquet to be given in Oul
banking house Thursday evening.
Respectfully,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FIRST BANK AND TRUST co
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
The Yellow Sea.

The Yellow sea Ia an arm OF the Pa.
cift ocean, on the northeast coast Of
China. its length is about $40 miles;
its greatest breath about 400 miles. II
Il very shallow. and obtains It's name
from the lem0n.yel!ow color OF It's
water near the land. caused by mud
suspended 10 the water from the In.
flow of the river Hoangho and Yang.
tsekiang.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Makes a Good Breakfast.

A tw0pound white perch Is big
one, says the American fnrestry Maga.
ZinH. and as a rule they do run more
than half thai, weight 10 tie "atch.
They are easy TO capture, fol they
largely take the right sort of bait,
and few kinds make better breakfast
for the hungry woodsnan.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
ELECTION DAY VERY QUIET

Very little interest was manifested
in the election held throughout the
Parish Tuesday for, the purpose OF
electing delegates to the constitutional
Convention. A very small vote was
polled at the various precints.
Citizens from the various polling
places arrived Wednesday with the
ballot boxes.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

When Eve was brought unto Adam,
he became Oiled with the Holy Spirit,
and gave her the most sanctified, the
most glorious of appellations. he
called her Eve-thai Is to say, the
Mother nf ALL Tie did not style her
wife, but simply mother--mother of
oil living creatures In this consists
the glory and The most precious or.
nament Of w0man Martin Luther.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Preamble Of. the Constitution.

V'So'"O'S VI WV S0'0s'e"e'V"'
Here Is the preamble. 10 the CODStl
tuition Of the United States. I'VE. thu
people of the United States, In order
to form q more perfect union. estah
lish Justice, insure domestic tranquil
lily, provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare and Sc
cure the blessings Of liher, 10 our
selves and our poslnrity, do Ordair
and establish this Constitution for thu
United STates of America"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Deadly War Weapon.

Anmlg thu latest war terr0rs ls q
snhaarine rank. perfected by tie
French II is able TO crawl along river
and lake beds and suddenly appear In
the midst of on enemy to open FIRE
with pnwt sful guns,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Where We Get Pineapples.

Singapore was formerly the chief
source Of the worlds supply OF pine
apples, but our fresh fruits now come
mainly from the West Indies--espe.
ciaIly from Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Bshamas-and our supply of canned
fruit from Hawaii. The first attempt
to grow the pineapple In the United
States was made al st. Augustine In
1850. Florida, however. can never
hope to compete with her more favored
rivals In this industry.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Personal MENTION

L. D. Kinard Of Ringgold, was an
appreciated caller at the Democrat
office to-day, Thursday while at.
tending to taxes and other business
matters
Messrs. L. B. Cook and Elmo Buck
ner, of Ringgold transacted business
here Wednesday between trains.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
MANGANESE.

Manganese IL found In Japan In
'lree forms: Metallic. which Is over
~ per rent pure manganese. heing
Ised principally in the making Of GER
ain kinds Of iron ara steel and as an
maIgaln. diOyihe, or BLACK manga
nese. having as high rs 90 per cent
manganese and largely used In the
making of chemicals. drugs paints
and nI'piric batteries: and carbonate
ore. Ahlch until recently has been
waste product In japan.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Pork Pies Prohibited hx Treat

Pork Pies Prohibited by Treaty.
By q clause 10 special treaty con.
Guided soon after the first Punjab war
the mal,arajah of Kashmir has the
right which he exercises-of prohib.
Ting the importation Into his terri.
tories of pork pies.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST

More than three hundred buildings
were burned in the fires which laid
waste to a great part of the city OF
Cork, Ireland Monday. There was
some question as to the origin OF the
conflagration, whether by forces OF
the crown, Or Sim Feiners.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

The agricultural committees resolu'
tion directing the revival Of the war
finance corporation as a measure al
fording relief to farmers was passed
in the q. s. Senate Thursday. The
eond section of the resolution as in
troduced, would have directed the eX
tension Of liberal credits to farmers by
the federal reserve system, but this
was amended to make 1t read that
such a course was desired by the con-
gress.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
One Penalty of Wealth.

AFTER a man accumulates Il big for.
tune" said Jud Tunkins, "he has to
hire & lot of people to show him what
to do with It,"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

A reduction of q IL per cent In
the wages Of 100000 textile workers
Ia New England states was announced
Monday, making wages in force be-
fore 1917 effective.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

Be sure to read the recent ordin-
ances assed by the Mayor and Town
Council relative to the burning Of
trash and rubbish, running over fire
hose with cars and wagons, and the
farming In false alarms.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

According to estimates made by the
department of Agriculture, the cotton
crop this year is the largest since 1914,
with a production Of 12,9S7,0OO bales
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16

Next Wednesday is "Clean up day
In Arcadia. Better get busy and gte
rid Of the unsightly germ breeding
rubbish on your premisis now and not
wait for clean up day. In some cases
1t win be more than one days job any
way.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-12-16
Mother.

Mayor of Arcadia La.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
B0LSHEV|kI WIRELESS
STATES IMPERIALISM
INTENTION OF JAPAN

LONDON, Dec. 27.-An official boil
shevik wireless message received
from Moscow quotes the Izvestia as
asserting that lit is evident that ia
pan has adopted a policy of Selling
the shores of the Pacific" It adds:
"The Japanese general staff has
marked out a fortified line in the
shore zone from Shanghai through
Kwantung peninsula and the Russian
coastal region and the Kamchatka Pc
ninsula" "a line through Kwang-
tung from Shanghai would cover the
southern half of the Chinese coast. or
about 700 miles, including Hongkong)
THE Japanese are conducting def.
initely imperialistic policy with regard
to Far Eastern Russia. By concealing
their plans, they hoped the allies
would bless their Siberian policy.
When America, however, cried out
against them, Japan hesitated and
then declared she feared an attack
from bolsheviki and that an aggres-
sive policy in Siberia was necessary
Disarms Troops
"She. therefore, disarmed the Rus
sian troops in the maritime province
and is attempting to liquidate the
Notifications of Vladivostok and Nike
laevsk.
"Such are the intentions Of the Jap
anese imperialists. japan may be ex
pected to tenaciously persevere in eff
fecting her plans, and, therefore, the
Far Eastern republic with its head
quarters at Verkhne- Udinsk is faced
with the problem of definitely resist
ing the aggression of the Japanese in
Siberia. AS this in like measure af
fects China's interests, they must
unite for joint resistance to japanese
aspirations on the Asiatic mainland
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
Wrestlers at IndiaRa
PREPARE for First Meet
fBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated PreSS)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. 27.---Un-
der the direction of former captain
Ted MUMMY and Captain Moore As
candidates for the Indiana university
wrestling team are now at work in
preparation for the first meet of the
season which will be with Ames Jan.
/. The team which will contest with
the Iowa grapplers will not be picked
until the second week in January.
Efforts are still being made to sched-
ule meet prior to the one with Ames
but so far no date has been arranged.
The wrestling leaders expect to have a
formidable team ready for the Iowa
meet.
Captain Moore, Carter, Lindsey and
Held are considered the strongest con-
testants in the ITS pound class, while
in the 1853 pound list Neuhauser, and
Lucas look up as leaders.
Three veterans of last years team
Swain, Robertson and Campbell
are leading in the 145 pound class.
Those making good appearance in the
tryouts for the 135 pound class are
Wooton, Hoffman, Knecht, Smith and
Bond. For the 125 place Feick, Baxter
and Wise are engaged in Gloss three
cornered battle, with the contest for
the lis pound leadership seems to be
between Radcliffe and Stanaley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
A SUNLESS WORLD

Reformers are not satisfied with
merely moderate success; if any tr!-
umph is denied, they wiring their
hands in black distress. The victory
of yesterday forgotten is, as soon as
won. while they plan out some drastic
way to make another evil run. The
trimming fagon they have scrapped,
and now they say the pipe must go;
an earnest campaign has been mapped,
to fill Dame Nicotine with woe. The
Sunday train must cease to run before
we've scored another year, OF some re-
former with a gun will rise and shoot
the engineer. The Sunday paper must
lie banned, on Sundays autos must not
chug, or sheriffs, with their writs in
hand, will put offenders in the jug.
They'll censor songs, they'll censor
plays, they'll censor everything in
sight, and strive. in forty-seven ways,
to drape US all in snowy white. They
will not interfere with Inc, for I'm SO
moral, anyhow; a shining halo you
may see at any time above my brow.
Eut much I fear some wearied guys,
by laws CALLED, jaded and oppressed, in
revolution yet will rise, and knock
some statutes galley west. Reformers
now are going strong, they look as
though they'd never stop; but when
reaction comes along, just pause and
hear the fireworks pop.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
REPORT
USED BY MINNESOTA
(By Associated Press)


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 81. - The
State Securities Commission of Min
nesota, charged with enforcement of
the law against blue sky operators in
oil and gas in that state. has found a
recent Indiana publication of great
benefit in it's work, according to Fred
erick w. Sordeson, commission mem
Der. writing to DR.. w. N. Logan, state
geologist under the Indiana state de-
partment of conservation.
The state department recently pro-
mulga.ed report written by DR.. Log
an entitled Petroleum and Natural
Gas in Indiana" and acknowledging
receipt of a copy the Minnesota COM
mission through Mr.. Sordeson says:
can upto-date report like that is
just what is needed for the State Sc
curities Commissions work (Blue-sky-
law enforcement) on oil and gas. If
accurate record of every well drilled
is kept, it will in the long run be a
great saving to the community be-
cause an effort to re-work all the sue
cessful fields as we'll as to explore all
around them will Inadvertently be
made before other sources for Oil are
successfully entered.
mo stock promotion schemes on oil
leases in Indiana have come into Min
nesota so far as l know; at least there
has been no request for examinations
of such properties in the last three
years, come to u.s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
Good Evening

Among other great sins accomplish
ed. war popularized the mouth-organ.
The doctors advise the use Of wool
en- nightcaps, the old-fashioned night
caps having been legislated out OF
style.
The world is now in debt two hun
dred billions of dollars. But it might
be worse. We might owe the other
planets something.
Rhode Island has wonderful
thirst for so small state.
"The jazz must CO." says a. local
musician of some prominence. Well,
it seems to be going now-great.
The only drawback about the kind
that is made at home on the cook
stove is that it is more Of job to
drink it than to make it.
The Nights Get So SoIIed Nowadays!
q Colored Woman-Wants place to
clean nights; short hours.-Ad OBJ
served by Bobby Burns"
Just to show that there is no real
ha rmony between the people of vari-
Gus continents, a London doctor has
invented a cure for blushing, while
American women are having perma-
nent blusheS tdttooeQ ON Lnelr CHEEKS
by electric needle.
The Arkansas legislator whose plat
form is God first, then Arkansas"
embraces some wide extremes.
81 have come to take the census
said the polite gentleman. go ahead
and take it," snapped the lady of the
hous. Its the only thing the profiteers
have left"
If they would print the mortuary
column on the first page, the sym
phony of that cheerful portion OF the
average newspaper would be com
plete.
But we can't help thinking that Aus
tria earned at least a part of that
well-known famine.
The only drawback about that home
made cookstove English ale is that
# isn't fit to drink.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
Answers to Questions

Problem-Suppose the earth was a
perfect ball. without mountains and
hills, and a band of steel was drawn
tightly about 1t, measuring $4,000
miles, what would the length OF an.
other band be drawn over the first
one and two inches away? Why is it
that the Atlantic Ocean does not
freeze over in latitudes where large
lakes do freeze?
That is question in arithmetic
which you can do yourself. Multiply
the diameter of the earth (say 5000
miles) plus icnhes by 3.1416. To do
this you will, of course, reduce the
5000 miles to inches and add the 4
inches. The Atlantic Ocean does not
freeze over, partly because the Gulf
stream keeps the water warm along
its length and tempers the air. Salt
water does not freeze as readily as
fresh, and in the winter months there
Is more movement in the warter, per-
haps, than in the summer months; all
of these conditions conspire to keep
the water from freezing in the wide
reaches of the Atlantic But a good
deal of ice forms in the bays and
quiet waters on the Atlantic seaboard
On the northern coasts this ice attains
great thickness.
Subscriber-Please tell me how the
expression way Down East" way
Down in Maine" down Fasteners"
came into vogue. or course geograph-
ically the expressions are incorrect.
These expressions had their origin
in Colonial days. The expression
| down country" was used by the peo-
| pie of the interior to denote on or
| toward the seaboard. The trend Of
| the seaboard is very decidedly east
ward, and that fact made the seaboard
of Maine Down East, and it was so
referred to by the people of Connect
| cut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
In a more general sense the reference
| to Down East" is to the Eastern
states, New England. A Down
Easter" is a New Englander.
Readers may obtain answer to
! questfons by writing the Palladium
! QuesffOns and Answers department It.
| All questions should be written plainly
| and briefly. Answers Will be given
! briefly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27

10 percent, and almost Immediately
afterwards it heard of its idols fall.
The people rushed to the bank lest
they be too late to collect the bonus
They found the doors shut. There
was no bonus for them and no money
either. Every penny they had deposit
ed had gone to buy John Sadlier's
shares In the London companies, or to
maintain Clara Morton in SPLENDID.
An audit showed that over 81, 900, 900
of the country's money had disappear
ed. People wondered how even with
all his speculations and extravaganza
les, he could have spent 1t all.
A wall Of despair went up over the
countryside. Riots broke out every
where. The British government was
blamed for letting the people be vic
timiZed. Laborers went without wages,
farmers were evicted from their hold,
ings, landlords were shot at. 1t is
said that Tipperary has not even yet
recovered from the collapse of Sad
lier's bank.
Years later when things were quiet
er, a large shareholder in the bank
was called abroad on business. At
small restaurant at Avranches, in
France, whom should he see sitting at
a table but John Sadlier, much older
and altered, but unmistakably the
man. He went out and telegraphed
the information to Scotland Yard. The
day after John Sadlier was in hand
cuffs, being taken to London.
And the suicide? 1t was explained
at the trial. He had bribed friendly
doctor, through a resurrectionist to
procure him a dead body about his
own height, dress it in his clothes, and
have it left on the Heath, with the
| laudanum. The doctor and the butler,
also bribed, at the inquest swore that
the body was that of Sadlier, and the
jury had, therefore. no hesitation in
giving their verdict.
So, out of the oblivion of death,
John Sadlier came back to do pen
ance for the wrong he had done those
whose only fault was that they had
trusted him too much.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27
Upperclassmen Try
Freshies in Court
jBy Associated Press)

10y <ASSOCldlSo IIrSoI
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. ga judge,
jury, prosecuting attorney and all the
other visible evidences of a regular
court were in evidence in the Uni
versity of Cincinnati gymnasium re-
Gently. 1t was the annual freshmen
trial. by upper classmen. Fresh
man" Burch was the "chief criminal.
He was accused of running away and
getting married without the consent OF
the Vigilance Committee.
Burch admitted the charge, but put
forth in extenuation of his guilty, the
attractiveness of his bride, former
student at the Conservatory. Willard
Breiel, president OF the senior class,
was chief justice.
The jury, of which ED" streite-
meyer, chairman Of the vigilance com
niittee, was foreman, returned ver-
dict of guilty, and Burch was sent
enced to be pitted against Freshman
Hirshfield in a boxing match. The
gloves of the combatants were covered
with wet shoe backing, but they
forced issues against a policeman,
who urged them on to battle, and
when the fray was over. the police
man was spotted like leopard.
Law students contributed their serv
ices as prosecuting attorneys and as
attorneys for the defense.
Nine other "freshies" were tried
end sentenced to unusual penalties
Dick" Saunders, accused of having
been a w. o. |. from a National Guart
meeting. was sentenced with Ben
Evans, each to tickle the others feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-27

see him getting excited about waste in the war
department of multiplication of state commits
sions or municipal pay rolls padded and made in
effective through political machines and rewards
of party workers at the public expense? Not at
all. He is aroused to virtuous indignation at the
sight of proposed expenditures for parks, schools
and roads.
"Men who have spent their lives grubbing for
money and figure largely on the tax rolls are not
often the leaders in constructive efforts toward
the elevation Of the masses through education,
enlightenment and popular recreation. For the
community impulse along these lines we often
have to depend upon the men and women who
have spent their lives among books, among the
poor, in the companionship of nature and art.
eve need both types in society as whole.
We need the hard-headed man of business sa-
gacty and the men of vision to stir US into for
ward movent. The dreamer generally wants us
to cut loose, regardless of expenses, and the
financier too often wants us to save money, re-
CARELESS of the stamp of culture and character
we put upon the rising generation. If the men
of business sagacty would get excited earlier in
the game, and save the millions that are thrown
away before we get to the schools and other nee
essary agencies Of progress, we could go along
with them more cheerfully than now, when
they wake up just in time to head off those
activities upon which the successful future of the
nation so largely depends"