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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01
0 Entreteni1nientos InfantiIes. @
gUEGOS DE pRESTEDlGlTAcI0N.

Ia botella blanca ' anunc.a que Va q
tcH.rla lie TN color rub, 10 cual Ia
aara apareccr mas bella.
recip!ente 81 hQuidc Sc decramar!a,
manchando la mesa Y 81 suelo, 10 cual
no Is decente. Ademas de que ell l.
guido es sumamente espirituoso Y Sc
/ volatiliZaria Ell IN momcnto sin te-
mir Ia bola. No queda, pues. otro
recurso que ~iH;roducir la bola en- Ia
b~otella.
DespueS de tai discourse toma cl
prescidigitador Ia botella con Ia ma
no i~zquierGa, dc 4 Que uno 0
dos deGcs qusden debajo ~sostcpien-
do II bola que esta oculta. : Sc gol-
pea Ia botelIa con II bola blanca cue
Sc Quicrc jHtroducir, con e objeto
dc que esos golpes disimulcH cI Que
hace IA bola cruIta en- ell fondo d, Ia
6~otc1l#.
Noy. pUes Z ;~ntentar introducir es-
- bola en- el cuelIo de Ia bovella,
aunque como SO We este eS muy estre-
enc para que Ia dele pasar. Como ia
operaci6n IS muy dificil, puede cacr-
senc Ia oola : ~qucbrarse, 10 cual sen
riria. porque es de CRYSTAL nuy fino '
dificiimcnte Ia repoEdTia. Asi es
cue vov 4 aproXialarme al cstante
para que 81 Sc ne cae Ia bola no Sc
cUmPa.
Auui. dice dirigiendcse al ~estanJe,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01

te en- 81 estante, teniendo siempre Ia
mano derecha abultada sobre Ia bo-
ca de Ia botclla para hacer Greer que
aun esta Ia bola sobre Ia boca.
Puede llamarse la atencion del
p1blico recomendandole que tome sus
panuelos o s0mbreros Y esten listos a
cubrirse la cara, 81 por c~asualidad Sc
rompe Ia botella Y ell liquido Sc espar-
&c por todas parties, porque es muy
espirituoso. o bien, fila el prestidi-
eitador Ia vista en- alguaa senorita
= @ dice: "vsted. senorita DIT sem
brero de plumas ~coloradas, desea yer
como EXTRA la bola en- la botella Y
70 la invite a que venga a yer la
o~peraci6n. Todas las miradas Sc diri-
gen en- busca de Ia senorita desig-
NADIA. tempo que el prestidigitador
emplea para arrojar la bola suave-
mente en- el estante.
Avanza luego hacia los espectado-
res Y les dice:
-SenoreS, aUnque con algln traba-
10 he logrado rcducir la bola Y voy
3 hacerla pasar. Retira entCnces Ia
rlano derecha mostrandola para que
Sc yea Que no tiene va la bola Y
al mismo tempo Sc ahueca I'm pc,
co Ia mano ;zQu.eria, a fin de QUE
Ia bola que esta oculta Ell cl fon,
do de la botclla Sc mueva Y sonando
contra las paroles de Ia misma, ha-
ga Greer Tue es Ia bola blanca que
Sc ha hecho pasar a Ia bctella IA que
produce tales golNas.
Pero IS q case. que Ia bola una
vez dentro de Ia botella ha recobra'
do 81 tamano primitive, per 10 Que
habra que YER 81 Sc lie puede hacer
salir conlprimiendo 81 aire.
Da el prestidigitador unos golpes
con la derecha sobre la boca de Ia
botella ' d;ciendo: uno, dos, tres, re
tira Ia mano izquierda violentamen,
te, con Ia bola que estaba oculta
ALI. Ia cual parece salir, efectiva
mente. de la botella.
Esa suerte es de mucho aparato y
Ell verdadero prestidigitador muestra
! en- ella su hahiiidns
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01

que hav al lado, pero que es blanca.
IN tanto cue Ia que g halla Gebajo
de IA boJeI!a esta coloreada.
Fl presVidigitador anuncia que "a
= euse0ar = los cspectadoreS III pro
cedim:euto iugeuioso para colorear el
CRYSTAL. q cuaI Is muy senc!lIo. iona
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01

Te9i- Dc encqrtGGo uaG bolG dc
eriStc5.-Al colaenzar Il session hay a
un lado de Ia mesa TN eStante en-
cue hay una bota!la LENA de una sGs
tarcia colorado. La boJella oculta de-
bajo del fonCo una bola de CRYSTAL.
de las mismas d;menSi0nes CUE ora
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01

In castor. sc aburr!a ~Soberana-
mente en- Su guarida de ~invierno, Ia
bricata por 81 mismo sobre IN panta-
no, con su respective puente para
pasar 4 TERRA firme. asi cs que deci-
do abandonar 81 morada para II en-
busca de una poca dc dicha.
Sc puso en- Marcia J a POGO en-
contr6 una ardilla.
"A donde vas en- eSta manaHa
tan fra. lie pregunt0 eSta.
-Voy en- busca de Ia felicidad.
:Sabes til d6nde podre halLarla!'
contest6 Ell castot miranda con iris
tea = cast con odio su cola p!ana
u le habia servido como cuchara de
aibanil para conStruir 81 albergue.
En- verdad que no 81 d0nue podre
hallar 70 tambicn Ia fel!cidad que an
do buscando hacc tant0 tempo. pero
81 oulcrcs 70 te acompanarc para que
iuntos la ~busQucmoS, a Yer 81 !ogra-
mos dar con ella, dijo la ardllla. MI
rando tambien con tristcza : casl
con edo IL cola es~ponjada.
-Pucs vamos c~aminando en- pos dc
Ia dicha, que quiza hallacemos cuan-
do menos 10 espcremos.
Y plan pianito e. castor : Ia ardi-
La echaron a andar a Ia aventura.
4 POGO encontraron 4 un coneJo
a Ia vera del caEaino Sc lamenta-
ba amargamente dc 50 cola.
Que hare yo, mi cola cs tan pc
ouena que no me sirvc de NADIA.
-Vaya una afliccion!!, contcsto
e castor. iQue dirias 81 tuvier@s n
cola como la mia, ancha Y pesada, que
me cuestra trabajo cargar?
-;Y cue con la mia tan esponja-
ia cue siempre Sc me LENA de basu-
ra?-dijo a 81 vez la ardi!la.
Mi companera yo, repuso el a
tor. somos tan d~esgraciados que he
mos Gecidido il en- busca dc la TERRA
de Ia felicidad. ;Quiercs til venir con
nosotros?
Con mucho Gusto. contest6 Ell
coneyO ~lImplandose las lagrlmaS. Qu!-
"a ALA consiga una cola grandc como
20 Q~uiero.
y plan pianito los tres animalitos
SC p]usieron en- Marcia llenos de es-
peranZa.
Pero no habian caminado mucho
cuando oyeron los ladridos de una
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-01

Esta maSnifica caja e. de orc rc!leno de
calidad fina, tiene Ia corona ) L. arGoiia
del iilt;,no sistema en- SUI apariencia Is iguai
A Jos reioies cue cuestan tres o cuatro
vcccs ms.
rENEMoS vARIOS ESTILoS DE d.
BUJOS DIFFERENCES Y ToDoS son
PRECINSOS.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
MORE ABOUT GOOD ROADS
in BIENVILLE PARISH
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
Space given by you for discussing
better roads seems to 60 begging.
BY request, had prepared an out
line for the whole parish to be sub
mitted at the next regular meeting of
the Police Jury. At a call meeting on
the second, | find wards t, 5, 6 and I
have practically agreed as to the loca-
ton of roads in their respective wards
This being the case these wards will
be eliminated in this article; wards |.
> and 3 only to be lined out.
First, beginning at Arcadia to Bryce.
land, Beulah, Smith, Sales, cross lake
at Tullos crossing into Ward I. WARD
1 takes hold at this point.
Second, beginning at Claiborne Par.
ish line, two and one-half miles nortl,
OF GibSland through GibSland, Beulah
to Beinville. Ward 3 connecting with
D, e and I as per route agreed upon.
Right here allow me to state, | have
no axe to grind; am after no political
preStage no enemy to punish or friend
to reward. In naming these points be
tween starting points, | mean in tina
direction. This first route would serve
ward l, southern part of Ward 2, and
northern part Of Ward 3. If there is
a man in Wadr 4 wanting to 90 to the
courthouse that would prefer to 60
through Old Sparta, thence to Bienville
turn north to Bryceland thence to Ar
cadia in preference to route outlined
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
INTERESTING NOTES FROM
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
Rv Mice Kov


On Friday AFTERNOON the societies
which have been organized in the
various grades will hold their first
meeting. There is already live in.
terest in the work, this insures its
success for the year.
Every grade in the high school de-
partment has organized, with it's class
officers. BY this means there is being
developed class spirit, as we'll as
class pride. This will help to eliminate
the tardy offense. In case of one pupil
being tardy, the perfect attendance
for the Whole grade has been made i'm
possible.
October 18th was the beginning of
the second month of this school year.
/ For the first month our enrolment
figures are 49, For all of last year
our figures were 342.
We want our friends, who live in
hearing of the school building, to tax,
time enough some morning to listen {,
the singing at our morning exercises.
We would not object to them coming
over if they wish. Quite number of
new songs have already been learned.
The school sings them WELL and enjoys
singing for our visitors.
The reports for the first month have
been given to the students. We hope
the parents will look carefully at these
and see what kind of work the pupils
are doing. Just a word of encourages
ment from those at home issa wonder
full help to all students. 1t also help
to bring home and school nearer to-
gether, in addition TO keeping a thor
ough understanding between pupil and
teacher.
On Tuesday evening the town and
school with quite few from the near
by communities had the pleasure of at
tending the first number of the Lyceum
Course for this season. The program
was indeed most highly entertaining
in every feature. With the glowing
success of the first number, we see
most plainly the success of the entire
course. The guarantors Of these attrac.
tions are most thoroughly gratified with
the support of the town and the loyalty
OF the students Of the school. With
such hearty cooperation, no undertak
ing can fail in Arcadia or in any live.
wide-awake town: Each attraction for
this season comes with the highest
recommendation from those who know
and can appreciate the best class of
entertainments. Arcadia is most for.
tunate in being able to stage attrac4
tions that are billed for much larger
towns. AS an example most likely
our next number will be one that has
given program at the State
University, Baton Rouge, under the
auspices Of the Director of Music.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
J. T. WATKINS THANKS
VOTERS OF THIS DISTRICT

TO my friends who voted for me at
the primary election on September ii,
extend my most sincere thanks This
expression of my appreciation has been
deferred at the request OF my friends
who wanted time to inquire into the
facts connected with the election. Per
Sonally | accepted the result as a clos
ed incident, preferring not to receive
any benefits which might accrue on ac-
count of any Irregularities.
During the campaign felt bound tC
comply with the law limiting the eX-
penditures to two thousand dollars and
did not 90 to the expense OF organizing
in each precinct of the seven parishes
of the district; or to spending thou
sands of dollars in one parish alone
and large amounts in the other parish
es, as was done by the opposition.
While my position on no question
which | had advocated was openly
criticised, my vote for National Prohi
bitiOn was reseted by the liquor inter
ests and my vote for the soldiers bonus
offended many Of those who paid large
income taxes TO some extent there
was an opposition aroused because |
voted against the bill providing for the
return of the railroads to the owners
carrying with it a bonus of three hun
dred million Of dollars and a guaran-
tee of dividends to the railroad cor.
pOratiOns after the President had al
ready issued an order returning the
railroads back to the owners.
When my term of service began, |
favored National Prohibition, the cleo
ton Of U. s. Senators by direct vote
of the pepole, the suppression of trusts
in restraint of trade, the payment for
cotton taken from the people of the
South, Federal appropriations for good
roads, the suppression of gambling in
cotton futures, the establishment
rural free delivery routes and the
parcel post system. All of these meas
ureS have been enacted into law by
Congress and | retire with the graft
flcatiOn of knowing that my service has.
not been in vain.
Having been a member of the Com
mittee Oh Revision of the Laws ever
since my term of service began, l have
kept in touch with my profession and
will re-enter private life with no mis-
givingS for the future.
My successor will receive from me
the same loyal cooperation which you
have given me during my long term
Of service as your representative in
Congress.
With i'll will toward none and with
gratitude for the trust which you have
50 long repOSed In me, | am, /
Yours truly and sincerely,
]. T. WATKINS.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

To VISIT OUR INTERESTING
AND INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBIT at the
Dallas State Fair, Oklahoma State
Fair, Oklahoma City, Cotton Palace,
Waco. We invite all our thirty thou
sand former students, their friends,
and those interested in Americas larg-
est business training school to visit our
booth in the Exposition Building, and
see our splendid exhibit which has won
first honors at state fairs, In four diff
ferent states. Our exhibit will be in
teresting and educational to old and
young. We will have demonstrations
on some of the most modern Office APP
planes which are taught in our
school, exhibit Of students work in
Bookkeeping, Business Training, Short
hand, Typewriting, Business Finance,
penmanship, Cotton CHASING and Tele'
graphy. A visit to our exhibit will
show you why we have the largest
school Of the kind in America, you will
see clearly why it is that we can make
you more practical and thorough
stenOgrapher in. three and One-half
months with the famous Byrne Short
hand than other schools teaching other
systems can in several months, and why
1t is with our original copyrighted sys-
TEN Of Bookkeeping and Business
Training in less time than other schools
teaching other systems can give you a
mere theoretical course of BOOkkeep-
Ing, and why 1t Is that cur practical
department of Telegraphy, the lagrest
in the United States, with a loop of
the Cotton Belt train wire, giving every
message to our students every station
blank and record book that Is used by
the Western Union or Cotton Belt Rail
road, turns out practical operators and
station men; and why 1t is that we
can place our graduates in good posi-
tons and have many more calls than
we can fill also investigate the prac.
teal manner In which we teach cotton
chasing
Write today for catalogue and read
what we guarantee to give you, what
our former students say we have giver
them, and what their employers say of
their efficiency. Get facts, and you
will decide at once the kind of educa
tiOn you want and the place to get it. |
Address Tyler Commercial College
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07

above, well, I'll quit there. AS to
the southern wards leaving Bienville
loop the loop" connect in or near
Jamestown and there you have it.
Democratic?-yes! The greatest gooG
to the greatest number of people. No
Bud, we all can't have gravel roads.
In a sense this road money cant be
segregated. Yet, it is the understand
ing that each ward will get every dol
lar she puts in. Figure your mileage
nv your dollar. Most of us have Il
champagne appetite and soda pop in
come. Let's get together, fix this route
problem, build some good roads work
more, grumble less and pay your
preacher before you do your poll taxes.
Encourage your Police Juror-don't
cuSs him all the time-do all this and
more. Should they pull this parish
out of debt during their incumbency
they will deserve well done good and
faithful servants Respectfully.
J. II. THURMOND.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
NEWsY NOTES FROM RINGGOLD

Misses Darden and Kendall spent tn,
weekend with their people in Rustou.
Quite a few Ringgold people at
tended the big circus in Shreveport
Monday.
Two more little people came to make
their home here last week. A little
son in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edd
Higgins and daughter with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. s. Study
! A number of the young people enjoy
ed moonlight picnic at Mud Branch
last Wednesday night. Fish were
caught by Adam Markray, Ia well
known colored fisherman), and were
ready for frying as soon as the party
arrived. The supper was enjoyed all
the more because some of the picnick.
ers got lost in the swamps twice and
had to work quite hard to get into
the correct road.
At the close of the first month of
school the teachers, Misses Kendall
and Darden decided to do light house
keeping and a surprise shower was
given them by the school children and
patrons. A sack Of sugar was present
ed by the 18th grade, a sack of flour
by the 10th; ham by the 9th;
bucket of lard and box of salt by the
Sth; plates, saucers and cups by the
9TH and IL dozen towels by the
primary. Other gifts received were
coffee, pans, bowls, broiler, kitchen
knife, linen, canned and picked fruits
butter and eggs. These young ladies
have their apartments at Mrs. Su
Winnie Knowles. Since they are both
graduates from the school Of domestic
economy at L. l. l., we feel sure that
their housekeeping arrangements will
be very successful.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
Pest Works its VIII,

The Mediterranean fly (karatItlt
capitata) has for several years caused
considerable damage laF Greece to the
fruit and vegetable crops, Oranges
apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums
and tomatoes have been especially al.
feeted. No remedy has yet been dis.
covered, and there seems to have been
little attempt to prevent the spread OF
this pest.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07

Inc nsS advertisement % sw the effect Of material
sp0a Ms Conpany operations during the past four
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Succession Of Mrs. Nancy M. Lockett
Deceased. No. 821, Probate Docket
Third District Court, Bienville Par
ish, La.
Notice is hereby given that J. r.
Madden, resident of Bienville Par.
ish, has filed application praying tina
he be appointed Administrator of said
Succession, and unless opposition be
made thereto within the time prescrib-
ed by law, same will be duly hOmolgat-
ed as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. j. E. Reynolds,
Judge OF said court, this the 9Th day
OF October, 1920.
j.. N. SHELLEY,
by. Clerk District Court.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
Boys Suits, for all Of the boys, and
they are pretty. At McCLELLAN'S.
Why Birds Never Fall.

Why Birds Never Fall.
Birds cannot open the foot when the
leg is bent; that is the reason they do
not fall off their perches when asleep.
II you watch hen walking you will
notice that 1t closes its toes as II
raises the foot and opens them When
II touches the ground.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
Iron Beds, Mattresses and Springs
The good old kind at McCLELLAN'S.
FOR SALE

One registered DurOc Sow, Is months
old, 3 registered gifts, male, ) months
old, $500 each, with papers. These
are high bred, big type hogs.
1O-1-2t. B. G. AYCOCK.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
The Facts of the Telephone
Situation in Louisiana
By J. EPPs Brown,
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Incorporated
Why Telephone Material Is So Scarce

The telephone material supply situation
ID always one of factory capacity, labor,
raw materials and transportation.
Prior to August, 1914, the supply of raw
materials; the manufactured output; labor
and transportation, was adequate. AS a
result prices were low and deliveries
prompt
From June, 1915, to April, 1917, (when
this country entered the wary prices aver
aged an advance Of nearly 100 per cent and
deliveries became intolerably slow.
Raw materials for telephone purposes are
obtained from all parts of the world.
Platinum, used In switchboards, came
from Russia.
Silk, used In vast quantities for insulat-
ing wires, comes from Japan.
Old MANILA rope, used in making paper
Tor insulating wires in cables, comes from
the wharves Of the world.
Diamonds, used in drawing out fine wire
for use In switchboards, came from Europe.
Many other illustrations could be given.
These foreign sources Of raw materials
supply were eliminated during the period
OF the European war and are now far be-
low normal.
Lead, copper, iron and tin, used in large
quantities In the manufacture of telephone
equipment and materials, are also essential
Tor the making Of munitions. The war
greatly reduced the available amount of
raw materials and lessened the telephone
manufacturers production.
Strikes In industrial centers which fur
nished the raw materials, and strikes and
ernbargoes on railroads essential to trans
portation OF both raw materials and the fin
ished products, are prime factors in the
present shortage In telephone materials and
facilities.
The factories Of our suppliers have ca.
pacity for much larger output, but strikes,
shortage Of productive labor, lack Of fuel,
shortage Of transportation facilities and
ennbargoes affecting the sources Of raw ma
terials, have greatly interfered with their
possible output.
Today, with prices higher than war
prices, the demand greater than ever
known, current production is far lass than
the demand, being approximately 40 per
cent below the average, with deliveries slow
and uncertain.
In the face Of this condition the demand
Tor telephone service has increased and con-
tinueS to increase enormously,
TO meet this demand all available sur
plus facilities and materials were gradual
iy but constantly put into use.
When the United States entered the war
In 1917, the Government needs were. Of
course given precedence and only small
part OF the available raw materials manu-
featured from that date until the signing
OF the armistice was allotted to telephone
companies.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07

GROCERIES. 1T will pay you to
carry them home. Come and get
prices. Cheap as cotton.
j. l.. MCCLELLAN.