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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
THE WOODS
BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH
THE CITY.

TN THE land that is silent forever.
i asleep in the star and the sun.
Where noiseless wanders the river.
where voiceless the rivulets run,
Where men are not cultured nor clev-
er, where wealth is not wanted
nor won,
Where the world moves in musical
measure, where aureate daffo-
dis nod,
Where Nature gives freely her treas
ure, her tree and her bloom and
her sod,
With only an acre of azure to curtain
the presence Of God,
/ have heard in the stiffness of slum-
Der, have heard in the nearness
of night,
When the tasks of the day that en-
cumber lie hard on the sense
and the sight,
A lorelei singing her number, The
City, her song of delight.
I have heard, and have come at l.er
calling, have followed her glow
in the sky,
I have come where in dirt she was
sprawling and beckoning men
such as /,
have come to her creeping and crawl
ing. her love and her laughter
TO buy.
She has opened her door at my COM
ing, has opened her arms at my
tread;
Around her the roses were blooming.
the passionate roses of red;
Around her mad music was humming.
and music the words that she
said.
| About me went white arms and slen-
der-for such had an Antony
died;
| gazed on her womanly splendor; I
drank Of her lips, and she
sighed:
looked in her eyes that were tender,
/ looked in her eyes-and she
lied.
(Copyright)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
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CALVARY was Il hill on which
~ criminals were crucified. The
crucifxion was an old Eastern habit.
The historical hill Of Calvary. on
which the three crosses of that Good
Friday stood. has disappeared. On its
site the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
has been built by Helena. the wife of
Emperor Constantine of the ByZan-
tine empire. in the Fourth century
after the Christian era. On this place
the celebration of the foot washing
and the Holy Light takes place.
The foot washing Is celebrated on
Greek Thursday in the court of the
church by the followers of the Greek
Orthodox faith. reproducing the foot
washing that took place in the room
of Zion 1000 years ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25


THE place In front OF Bal ell Kali
i is the busiest section Of the whole
city. An observer OF the life during
Easter time sees a mixed human
stream passing in and out through
the Gate OF the Friend" This con-
tinuous stream is made up of repre-
sentatives of all nationalitles. tongues
and creeds.
Bal el Kali is the center Of traffic
of the city. Here the vehicles stand
In line ready 10 convey the natives,
as well as the tourists. through the
city and through the country. Camel
caravans In their characteristic slow
pace share the pavement with the
modern motor-drlven cars. A scene at
the Jaffa gate during the Easter sea
son has no equal in any cosmopolitan
city In any part Of the world. and i'm
presses upon the observer the impor-
tance OF the city and the fame which
1t owes TO the occurrences OF the
Easter season 1000 years ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
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TT z Easter Sunday is celebrated at
4 daybreak in the Holy Sepulcher
with a very impress i've service. 1et
the main celebration is in the streets
Of the city and the homes OF the peo-
pie. The children enjoy the game of
trying TO see how many eggs they can
break by the ones they have, holding
them in a vertical position The bro
ken egg becomes tie property of the
winner. Easter is the great festival
OF the Orient On this occasion peo-
Pile have parties 10 which they invite
their friends. Greetings and good
wishes are exchanged both orally and
in writing The best Syrian candy and
sweets, as we'll as the best dishes. are
found on the Easter meal table in
Syrian homes.
The Jaffa gate. which was made fa-
nous by the entry Of General Allenby
10 Jerusalem. is the most important
gate of the city. Alongside of the
gate is the entrance, which was made
by tearing down a piece OF the an
clent wall TO form a suitable entrance
for Wilhelm Hohenzollern in 1898. II
front of the Jaffa gate. also called Bal
el Kali. or the Gate Of the Friend.
three principal streets meet, namely.
the Jaffa street. David street and the
road TO Bethlehem.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

DEFORE the war the Turkish mill
I'D tary force used to police the oc-
caSiOn to prevent any disorder, but
mostly TO show that Islam is dOminat-
ing even on the very sacred grounds
of Christianity. But since the en-
trance of the victorious General Al
lenby, the policing was done by Tom
mics or Australians, who We're par
tlcipatorS in the celebration and whose
presence was deemed essential only
for preventing mOlestation by pick
pockets.
Gordon, an English archeologist, dis
covered a hill outside the Damascus
gate which has the shape of n skull
with holes arranged so as to form two
eyes. nose and mouth. At the
foot of the hill is garden, and on
one side of the garden is a tomb hewn
into the rock. The tomb corresponds
10 the description Of the tomb men
toned in the New Testament.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

''lt was nerve shock lost my power
OF speech; wanted 10 run away from
the papers-the suspicion-everythin
And Julie came with me-Jullef. my
daughter. She was bound they
wouldn't find me to take me back.
So I've camped on the ground. in the
thick OF the brush. But she said the
truth would come out. and It has.
Barrie. my boy, come with me up TO
the cabin-to Julie. We will all 60
back together"
And as Barrie led the old man on
toward where a girlish figure waited
in the sunlight. he was thinking not OF
the success Of HIS quest, but OF the
light that IL was his TO bring to a
girls brave blue eyes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

The Inspector goes down to Meet
No. l every day TO see that the Wheels
are all on the Pullmans, after which
he Tries Out all the Store and Hotel
Chairs around town. And whenever
he finds an Unsafe Building or Tele-
phone rvle, he Patiently Stands by
the hour and Holds 1t Up!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
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TN RECENT reports it was men,
i toned that Jerusalem has been COW
cred by a white carpet of snow 20
inches deep. and that due to the ex-
cessive snow load one of the old olive
trees i'm Gethsemane gave way and
fell The fall of this tree has again
fulfilled another prophecy stating that
Jerusalem will be delivered from the
hands of the Turk when one of these
trees should fall.
The Easter season is by far the
busiest and most interesting one Of
Jerusalem. The setting in OF spring
makes il possible as well as pleasant
for tourists and visitors from all parts
of the globe 10 gather in the Holy city
and see with their eyes the place
whose name is world-famous and on
which scenes occurred that tended to
bring about decisive turning points in
the history OF the human race.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

There are now more town people
than there are country people, and this
condition has arisen before the town
people found out how important the
farmers are.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

If immigrants were all hand-picked
ii might help good DEAL still every
body knows it is impossible TO tell
what may be in the heart of even a
hand-picked apple.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

This year will occur the four hun
dredth anniversary OF the death OF
Ponce de Leon. who discovered FlOri-
la. The Fountain of Youth is still to
he found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

Germany's attitude toward disarma-
ment has always been favorable when
II was considered as foreign policy,
but never as q local issue.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

The largest amount Of coal ever
mined In a peace year was dug In this
country last year. Hence the terrific
price OF coal this winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

The name of Jerusalem is repeated
on Easter day by millions and mil
lions of followers OF the Christian reli-
gion as well as the Jewish If one
stops to think how many times the
word Jerusalem has been repeated dur
ing the 1000 years that have passed
since the appearance of the Nazarene
on the platform of the world history.
one must admit that there is no city
I'm the world that can rival with Jeru-
salem i'm fame. The name of Jeru-
salem has become familiar and sweet
name 10 many nation and many an
individual.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

A dead fy on the swatter now means
several trillion less possibilities for
disease and disturbance later on. Kill
while the killing counts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

There is no housing problem In Pc
trograd, but there are enough others
10 make life burdensome for the few
people who remain alive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
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DUT the most attended festival Is
ID the celebration of the Holy Light.
The celebration is world famous and
yearly attracts visitors from all parts
of the world. AT one o'clock In the
afternoon of the Saturday before
Easter. the light is given out from the
front chamber OF the tomb by the
Greek orthodox Patriarch and is
passed on by the anxiouSly waiting
youth of Jerusalem. Every individual
who carries a candle lights ii from the
light next 10 him and in marvellous
" short time the light is passed on
through the different parts of the IN
terror of the church. ont into the yard.
up TO the visitors on the fiat roofs or
the church. through the city and out
into the churches Of the whole coun-
try
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

A German dancer has arrived I'm the
United States, and Wagner Is being
played again in Paris. Perhaps the
war is over, after all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

Now IL develops that some states
cannot keep up with Uncle Samuel as
a money spender when it comes to
building good roads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

1t is cleaned from the bandit
statistics that some drive into the
oil stations for radiator alcohol and
some TO make the manager thaw out,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

Bernstein. the German socialist, says
Germany gave Lenin 50O0O,OOO marks
in gold. And since then the Russian
dictator has regarded all capitalist
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

In Paris IL is feared bank messen-
ger who disappeared with 100000
francs met with foul play. In the o.
S. A. il would be feared be had not.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

Scientists say that 40.0oO germs are
shifted with each kiss. Al hat rate.
young couple ought to shift ~ the
germs there are In an evening ses-
sion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25

A star who lost her voice five years
ago has returned TO grand opera. A
grand opera star without q voice may
prove big hit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-25
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Toys manufactured in Belgium are
made largely by machine and painted
hy hand.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
Big CLADWAY
PROGRAM HAS
BEEN PROMISED
Workman Company Engaged to
Entertain Visitors at Lou
isiana State F FAIR.

The privilege Of enjoying splen.
did variety Of Gladway attractions Will
be given visitors to the Louisiana
State Fair October q to November
G. inclusive. This part Of the State
Fair program will be furnished by
the C. A. Workman Shows, which
form one of the leading carnival az
rregations in the United States.
The Workman aggregation COM
prises about twenty-five shows, all Of
which are declared to be free from
Objectionable features which are
sometimes permitted to creep into
carnival attractions. Official assur.
ance IS given that the shows will be
clean and wholesome, and every pa.
iron may feel perfectly safe in attend.
ing any or all Of them.
This same Observation-Disclosures
furnished the Gladway amusement at
the louisiana State Fair last year,
and the patrons were so thoroughly
pleased that the management decided
to book for a return engagement this
year. However, there will be CON-
plete change Of bill, and the visitors
will have something entirely different
to see at this years Gladway visit.
A great variety Of entertainment
will be provided, including number
Of thrilling rides" unique sights"
novel exhibitions, educational demon.
STATIONS, and many others. Every
man, woman and child is assured his
or her moneys worth Of pleasure on
the Gladway. The Workman slogan
10 to try to please every patron, and
It will be worked overtime at the
Louisiana Fair, according to the as.
surances received.
For further information, apply to
W. R. Hirsch, secretary.manager.
Shreveport. La.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
Fire Department Makes Record Run.

Fire Department Makes Record Run,
The fire department was called out
Wednesday at noon In response to an
alarm turned In from the Arcadia Cot
ton Oil Mills gin, where q FIRE was dis.
covered in the lint as it was going in.
to the press. Evidently some metallic
substance had been taken up BY the
elevator into one Of the stands and
caused a spark.
The fire department was on the scene
with string Of hose ready to play
a stream Of water on the flames in
less time than 1t takes to tell it, but
the gin crew had the fire under control
when they arrived by having put into
use fire extinguisher which is kept
on had for such emergencies.
The fire boys stood by ready to do
n
their part II needed, and it is to their
credit that they were all at their post
Of duty.
This reminds us Of the feeling Of
security from fire which is felt BY
citizens throughout our city, all be.
cause Of the proven efficiency Of our
fire department But looking back a
step farther We ere reminded that the
IRE department would be worse than
useless without the up-to-date water
works system which has been provided
~ our progressive city fathers They
foresaw what many could not see.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
In MernOrlalll.

On the twenty-third day OF August,
1921, the soul of Augustus Rhodes, OF
Gibsland, La, passed over the Bar
into the Great Beyond.
He was born in Edgeville District,
South Carolina, on February 3, 1S47,
and would have been seventy-five
years of age in February next.
He came to Louisiana with his par
ents, Colin and Amanda Landrum
Rhodes. both deceased, when quite a
child. He united with the NJ. II,
Church South at the age Of twenty
one, and was ever. a devOut and con.
sistent Christian. In 1869 he was
married to Miss GusSie Upton, second
daughter of the late Rev. Thomas j.
Upton, of the Louisiana Conference,
who survives him. OF this union there
are three sons and four daughters left
to mourn his loss.
His last act in life was to perform
his duty as citizen. He left his
plantation home at about four o'clock
in the evening, apparently recovered
from a recent attack Of heart trouble,
and drove into Gibsland to vote in the
Judicial election. He seemed to real
ize the error of this move, and remark.
ed to a friend who placed chair for
him, that he had probably made a
mistake in not needing the pleadings
Of his wife and children and almost
before the words were uttered, his
form had slipped from the chair and
he had quietly passed away.
1t is a great pleasure and satisfac-
ton to recall the beautiful smile
which one caught on his countenance,
as he lay in his casket seeming to
sleep as naturally as little child. 1t
gave the impression that he had pass.
ed painlessly, and had died as he had
lived, with a beautiful outlook on life.
There are many who mourn his death,
especially the widow and the orphan.
to whom his heart and home were ever
open. There were many deeds of
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

cry and J. P. Vance, Commissioners.
PROTHRO.--J. H. Allison, Mrs
Virgie Toms, Mrs. D. E. Caskey, J. G.
Watts and NJ. L. Olson, Commission
erS.
BROWNS. V. Grigg, Mrs. Ruth
T. Pitts, J. d. Colwell, Ella Corbitt
and j.. NJ. Corbitt, Commissioners.
And we do hereby require and d.
rect that the polls be opened from =
a. IN. until Z p. m. on the day Of said
election, and the Commissioners are
hereby instructed to count the vote I'm
mediately after the closing of the polls
and make due returns to the under
signed and according to law.
Thus done and signed at our Once
at Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La, on
this the 31st day. Of August, 1871.
W. L. WHITLEY,....
President Of the Board Supervisors OF
Elections, Bienville Parish, La
W. ]. MURPHY,
Clerk and Ex-Officio Supervisor o.
Elections, Bienville, Parish, La.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

THEY saw that with adequate water
protection, together with the other
needed improvements, such as a mum.
cipally owned light plant, that Ar
cadia was one Of the best places on
earth to live, and knew that home
seekers would flock here. And they
we're right. During the last four
years Arcadia has realized a growth
double that Of any previous fifteen
years. This growth can be attributed
to nothing else than the cOnveniences
and advantages which the foresight Of
our city. fathers made possible, and
which we are now enjoying. Theirs
has been a record of achievement in
the way Of securing for Arcadia the
needed permanent improvements
which have been thought of in the past
as the Impossible for years to come.
The fact that our mayor and coun-
cilmen never let an opportunity pass
to push Arcadia to the front is indeed
cOmmendable. There is not man on
the governing board of our town that
does not desire to see Arcadia grow
and prosper, and a town can only
grow il size and wealth by offering
greater advantages than other towns.
10 our town council is due the great
est credit for putting Arcadia in the
foremost ranks Of progressive little
cities. .
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
MISTRESS OF HIGH FINANCE
One Feels That indianapolis Woman's
Abilities Are Almost Wasted in
he Homo.

Some wives are real business won.
en- and their husbands are the only
ones who do not know It. But Indianap-
oils holds one who recently proved
her business ability to her husband.
Now, she had, ever since their mar.
riage, charged things and he had paid
the bills, but when he learned that
her charges were growing weekly he
decided to try a new plan. He went to
her. "Now, Elinor," he said, I'm 60
ing to try new plan. Half Of my
salary Is yours and half mine. Well
each spend just what is necessary and
see which can have the most money
In the bank at the end Of the year"
Delightedly the wife agreed. At the
end of the first month she announced
her bank balance and her husband
was delighted at Its size. The next
month 1t was still larger and he was
more delighted. But when the third
month brought the statement that she
had saved more than her half of the
money his pleasure knew no bounds
Halt fearfully he went after his own
statement. What would he do If her
bank account now was higher than
his-the man who prided himself
his economy?
Then he found that he had no bal.
ance, First horror, then amazement
and then something indescribable fol-
lowed his discovery for that condition
Of affairs existing. His wife had
diligently drawn out his savings (they
had a double checking account) and
applied them to the next months ex-
penses and saved her own share
indianapolis News.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Louisiana. It will be played on the
second Saturday afternoon, November
5, and will, az usual, be one Of the
feature outdoor attractions.
The Arkansas Razo;backs and the
Louisiana Tigers have been keen III
vaas for gridiron honors for many
years. Their annual struggle at the
Louisiana State Fair has never failed
to draw a monster crowd Of school
and college students and former stu
dents and many others who enjoy the
gridiron sport. The game is always
worth more than the price Of adanis
sion, for the teams fight to the Ut
most.
Two other colleges will stage a foot
ball game during the Fair, arrange
ments for which have not yet been
completed, and negotiations are also
under way for a morning game, prob
ably between high school teams, each
Saturday Of the Fair.
For further information write to W,
R. Hirsch, secretary.manager, Shreve.
port. La.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
FOUR FOOTBALL GAMES
AT THE STATE FAIR

Persons who enjoy the great Amer.
ican game Of football will be royalty
entertained at the 1921 Louisiana
State Fair, October u to November
6, for at least four football contests
will be staged at the Fair Grounds
In front Of the grand stand. One of
them will be the annual meet between
the Universities OF Arkansas and
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

On Saturday, Sept. "A, at the
School Board office in the town of Ar
cadia, La, bids will be received by
said Board for an addition to the
Hope High School Building. For
plans and specifications apply to the
undersigned. Right reserved to re-
ject any and all bids.
E. H. FISHER, Supt.
(S15-22-2t)
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Why not renew your subscription tc
the DEMOCRAT today? Cotton is
bringing almost twice what it brough
a month ago, and money is not so hard
to get. Besides you need your home
and parish paper, and it is worth the
price and more.