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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
SELECTING farm
VERY Important.
Many Things to Consider That
May Have Decided Bearing
on Home and Business.
FERTILITY MOST DESIRABLE.
Essential to Success of Enterprise Is
High Quality Of Live Stock
Look to Source and De-
pendabiIity Of Water.

| prepared by the United States Department
Of Agrcuture)
The wise selection Of q farm Is vital
to the success and satisfaction OF farm
life. Choosing farm often means
choosing a place in which to live and
work for lifetime. 1t is important,
of course, to decide wisely in buying for
Investment, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, but in making
selection for home 1t is dOubly
important to consider various features
that may have decided bearing on
the farm business or that may make
the home life attractive.
Home and Business Inseparable.
The home side Of the question must
always be kept in mind, for the farm
home and the farm business are In
separable. The desirable farm from a
business standpoint many times is
found undesirable if it has no social
Or community advantages. On the
other hand, desirable living conditions
are Of little or no advantage unless
supplemented by successful farm
business.
In selecting farm it should be
borne in mind that it requires farm
business of considerable size to pro-
vide an income that will merely cover
maintenance charges, and that these
charges are relatively larger for small
farms than for large ones. A farm
must be of such a size as to furnish
most of the supplies needed in the
farmers living, such as garden and
fruit, and enough income to pay the
taxes and running expenses. Unless,
however, there is a margin above these
annual maintenance charges no prog
ress can be made toward accumulat-
ing surplus.
Another feature which the farm
seeker should see to is that prospects
for crop yields are more than sufficient
to balance the cost Of production.
Soils of low fertility are handicapped
some are found to be a positive liability
If 1t is necessary to farm them. 1t is
well to inquire thoroughly into crop
yields, not only those that have been
on the farm itself for a period
Of years but those realized on adjacent
farms.
Equally essential to the success of
the farm business is high quality of
the live stock enterprise. TO handle
live stock so 1t will pay for feed, care,
and labor Is more than a mere matter
Of management, for 1t is dependent
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
,aekie's Clever Plan.

4 Little Jackie took the, church collec.
lion very seriously, and every Sunday
morning he saw that his penny was
ready. -,
One day, just as the collection was
being taken up, Jackie noticed that q
guest In the family pew was not duly
provided.
Sliding along the seat, he whispered:
where's your penny"
4 Didn't bring one" replied the lady.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
ESSENTIAL FEED FOR SHEEP
Clean Clover Hay or Corn s+ov..
Makes e. Good Winter Roughaqe-
Alfalfa Is Fatteninn

Feed the sheep properly. An over.
leu mock pays but little better than
an underfed one. Clean corn stover
or clover hay makes good roughase
Tor winter feed. Alfalfa is also good I
out must be fed sparingly, as It Is too
lattenlng for in-lamb ewes If fed IN
large amounts, "
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
To End Civil Service

To End Civil Service.
Washlngton.-A bill abolishing com.
petlt've examinations for postmast.
ers and permitting the president to
nominate anyone he pleases has been
introduced by Representative Lang.
ley, Republican, of Kentucky.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Want Debs Released.

Neutrality-suspicious. for Eugene v
Deos, imprisoned Socialist leader, was
asked by a delegation of women who
called at the White House bearing a
petition said to have the signature
OF $4,000 persons, mostly neighbor,
and friends of Mr.. Debs
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Educator Is Honored.

EDUCATOR Is Honored.
washington. - Announcement Of
the selection Of Eugene Allen Gilmore
70 90 vice governor general Of the
rhllllplne Islands has been made by
secretary Weeks. Mr.. Gilmore Is a
pre- of law at the University Of
Wisconsin. -
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Georgia Bank Is Closed.

Georgia Bank Is Closed.
Savannah, Ga.-The Peoples Bank,
with capital Of 100000, has failed
to open its doors and is in the hands
OF state banking officials. The bank
failed to withstand ar all-day run re.
Gently.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Time was short, and the matter was
urgent, but Jackie came to a decision
with great promptltude.
Thrusting his penny into the lady's
hand, he whispered:
Here, take mine! It'll pay for you,
and I'll get under the seat"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Typhus Case Is Found.

Boston.-A woman so years old,
who had just made a trip by water
and rail to Jacksonville, Fla, and re.
turn, has been found to be suffering
from typhus, Health Commissioner
Woodward has announced. Precau.
lions have been taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
wage Farley DeadIocked.

Houston Textile first of new
set OF wage conferences on the South.
ern Pacific has resulted in a dead.
lock. The matter was referred to tho
Labor Board. The conference wa.
with the clerks.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
U. S. To Train Sailors.

y. .. 10 Tram sailors,
Observation-Disclosures Of a
nautical school somewhere in the
South for training former service men
for the American Merchant Marine
is planned by the Veterans Bureau.
Director Forbes has announced.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Seven Burn To Death

Windsor, N. s.-Mrs. Rueben John.
son and her six children, ranging in
age from three to Is years, were burn.
ca to death last week in fire which
destroyed their home.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

The taxpayer is next of kin to the
treasury. AT any rate he is the first
person notified when the treasury
needs money, and he always has to dig
down into his jeans for whatever is
needed. Taxpaying, even more than
charity, begins at home. The boys
best friend is his mother. but the tax
payers only friend is himself. The
only thing that can be done for him is
to disclose as wildly as possible how
much his government is costing and
let him decide what he will do about
1t. 1t all comes down to this: The
more money the government spends
through defective organization or ex-
trayagance, the less you have to spend
Or save.
So much for the cost of the national
business we support. We are all mi
nority stockholders. The concern has
no other source of revenue than our
contributions. 1t doesn't make any
money. In times like these, when al
most everybody feels that he gets too
little for what he sells and has to nav
too much for what he buys, it seems
to me the least we can do Is to take
an active and intelligent interest in
this great common enterprise of ours
and make sure that it is well organ.
lied; that 1t doesn't waste or spend
extravagantly; that the employees are
paid an adequate wage and have
proper working conditions; that their
morale Is kept high and their enthu.
siasm In our interest undated ; in fine
that as business it shall be conduct.
ed as efficiently and economically and
on as modern scientific principles as
any large private business.
Is It?
That Is q question you must answer
for yourself after have acquainted
you with the actual situation and con-
dition.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
PostoHice Is Saved.

Postottice Is Saved.
Washington.-The Postoff1ce De.
partment has announced it had re.
scinded its order of October rs, dis.
continuing the Postoffice at Grange,
Sharp county, Arkansas, and that the
office will be resumed,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Personal Observation

Make money at home and defv
poverty advises an advertisement.
We know man who took this advice
too literally and found it impossible
to defy the law regarding counterfeltaL
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Car inspector Killed.

Alexandria, LA. H. Beavers, 80,
car inspector of the Missouri Pacific
railway was ki)leOl by a switch engine
at the union station recently
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Tax Rate Is Increased.

Springfield. Ill.-The State Tax
+ Board has fixed the state tax rate
Tor next year at As cents, an increase
Of five cents. ''o
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Milk, Meat and Wool,

Cheap milk, meat and wool Is made
from silage and alfalfa hay-plus a
little grain.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
Care for Herd Roar

Give the herd boar good care, clean
quarters, balanced rations and e1er.
else,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
All Is Quiet In Lisbon.

Madrid.-A private dispatch sent
from Lisbon by way of the Azores
islands indicates that everything is
quiet in Lisbon.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
THE BURDEN OF TAXES

Before the war the government OF
the United States spent about one bll'
lion dollars a year for all purposes,
including interest on the public debt.
In the fiscal year ending June 81, 1920,
the first full fiscal year after fighting
stopped the government spent IN
round figures six billion four hundred
million dollars In the fiscal year 1921,
that is, up to June 80, 1921, it spent
S5,115,927, $780, and in the fiscal year
of 1922, which will end On June 80,
1922 it will spend more than four bill
lion dollars, says Secretary Mellon OF
the Treasury Department.
These figures include interest on the
public debt which amounts to about
one billion dollars, but include moth
ing for sinking fund or other debt re-
demptiOn. Including both interest and
sinking fund, the government will
spend more than four times as much
the fiscal year 1922 as it spent yearly
before the war.
These expenditures and these heavy
charges are part Of the price Of vic
tory. Your whole present problem is
to curtal them. 1t concerns you to
know just how these immense sums
were gathered and how much you paid
and are paying toward them, for OF
course we, the tax payers, the men and
women with jobs, the men and women
who have what the census calls gain
full occupations, paid every cent of it.
1t was our money until the govern
ment took it.
Let US examine the fiscal year 1920.
| have not the detailed account for
1921, but it was slightly less than the
year previous, as the year ending June
30, 1922, will be a slightly less burden
on us than the year preceding. Ac-
cOrding to a careful analysis made By
the late Dr. Z. b. Rosa, of the United
States bureau of standards, govern
ment scientist who was deeply and in
telligently interested in the subject,
every man, woman and child In this
country contributes an average Of !
tifty-three dollars in taxes to the sup
port Of the national government. Ac-
tually it is nearer tifty-four than fifty
three dollars, but | am taking the
smaller sum for the sake of the round
number. That is, the average family |
Of five persons pays $265 a year out
of its earnings to the federal govern
ment alone, in addition to what is
paid for state, county and city taxes.
The estimated average yearly income
Of family of five is something more
than $500. But before any of that 500 |
is spent $265 must be turned over to
the general government to run the
business of the United States.
The actual amount that each one of |
US paid was $53.77. We paid IT through |
the medium of internal revenue taxes
and customs duties on imported ar.
ticles divided as follows:
Per
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Per
Capita
Income and excess profit. .$37. 20
Cigars and tobacco. 2.77
Transportation and other utili-
ties neutrality-suspicious.. 2.72
Autos, candy, furs, jewelry, etc. 2.52
Beverages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l.S6
Special taxes on capital stock,
etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Estate inheritance ............ 81
Stamps on legal papers, etc.,. 20
Admissions to amusements, etc. II
Insurance and miscellaneous. ). %
AVtol sssssssssssss 300.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Roseland.-The building occupied
by the Roseland Herald caught fire
but was saved from destruction by
the bucket brigade of the Veneer Fac
tory, which was near by.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Bunkie.-The Bunkie Ice Company,
Ltd, recently purchased a new zoo
horsepower oil engine to be added to
it's present equipment for the purpose
of supplying electrical current. Work
on the buildings to accommodate the
new installation has already begun.
The engine will be shipped frola the
factory Dec. 80. This will give the
company two units.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Bunkie.-By an agreement entered
into between the local lighting COM
pany and the merchants Bunkie's
main street has been lighted with a
string of bright and colored lights
during the holidays.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Observation-Disclosures Council lila
X. Of C. has appointed a building CON-
mittee as follows: Charles A. b.
deaux L, Edwin Caillouet, F. L..
Knobloch, X. J. Braud, E. R. Mar
ouette, P. A. Picau and Ismael kerne.
The committee will find site and
get the funds to provide a handsome
home for the local council Scuddy
Braud was elected as one Of the out
er guards.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29
By EDWARD G. LOWRY
WARS EAT UP THE TAXES

Copyright, Western Newspaper Union
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

When | set out to discover for you
where the money you pay as federal
taxes goes | did not have far to look.
1t goes for wars, past, present and
prospective. Last year little over 30
per cent Of the national income went
that way. In the report of the secre-
tary Of the treasury submitted to con-
gress In December, 1920, he remarks:
An analysis Of government expenditures
for the fiscal year 1920, on the basis Of
daily treasury statements, develops the
striking fact that of the net ordinary dis
bursements of T,403,O0OOOO about 30 per
cent consisted Of expenditures under the
fnlloUipp baodc.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

COMMUNICATIVE of incendiary origin
destroyed the hay barn Of Marvin
Lively, planter in the Ouachita river
valley, recently. J. J. Humble was
called to the scene with bloodhounds
and the dogs took up trail and fol-
lowed it to where the incendiary
a horse and went into a near.
by swamp where the trail was lost.
The loss was about $500.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Collumbia.-Roy Banister, young
son Of Henry Banister, who was ac.
cidentally shot, is reported to be on
the road to recovery after an opera.
ton in st. Francis Sanitarium at Mon.
roe.
Monroe.--The Louisiana Sand and
Gravel Company, which will operate
in Ouachita parish where important
sand and gravel deposits are found
will begin operation within thirty
days.
Monroe. The Kiwanis Club at its
noon luncheon recently adopted res.
olution to appoint a committee for
cooperation with the Monroe Rotary
and Lions Clubs and other civic or
fraternal organizations loking to the
selection Of paid executive for the
Boy Scouts Of Monroe.
Denham Springs.-The Extension
department of the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture is visiting
the larger schools Of Livingston, show.
ing moving pictures Of agricultural in.
terest
Denham Springs.-High schol In.
spector c. F. Trudeau Of the State
department Of Education spent sever.
81 days in Livingston last week visit. |
ing the schools. He is accompanied
On his trip by Superintendent E. 8. |
Easterly.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Bunkie.-This section was visited
by the coolest weather Of the year,
the mercury dropping to 80 recently.
ColumbCa.-A new and modern cleo
trio light plant has been installed by
the municipal authorities Of Colum.
hia
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-29

Columbia-News was received here
to the effect that the home and out.
lying buildings Of r. H. Benson of
Kelly, La, were destroyed by fire last
week, but the cause of the fire has
not been ascertained,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-18
man
IN FINE CONDITION
Little Rock Grocer Restored To
Health Four YEARS Ago, Is Still
Feeling Fine,

"Tanlac is my stanl-',y, FOR 1t re-
stored me t, health four years aAo,
and ! have kept in the pink of condi-
ton ever since by taking an occasional
DOSE" said Paul Snodgrass, 229 West
Capital street, Little Rock, Ark. Mr..
Saodgrass has been in the fancy gro
Gerry business for thirty years and is
known as a man whose word is as
good as his bond.
In all my life / have never known
q r1,c,cine like Tanlac. When began
taking it l was in such an awfully
weak, rundown condition was hardly
able to attned to business. l had had
no appetite for long time and the
little managed to eat did not digest
properly and caused me no end of
trouble. / was nervous in the day
time and restless at night, and / felt
SO miserable in the morning it was
all I could do to force myself to get
up and go to the store.
II began to improve almost from
the first dose of Tanlac and it was
not long before was my old self
again and feeling just fine. 1t built
me up wonderfully; why, in a few
weeks time ! gained fourteen pounds
in weight. There is no doubt about it.,
Tanlac certainly delivers the goods"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-18
ORGANIZE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE

The very same fellows who, few
years ago, were advocating putting
county officers on salaries instead of
getting their pay out of the fees col
lected by their respective offices, are
now complaining about sheriffs, chan
Gerry clreks, ETC., getting too much
money for their work. Now comes the
taxpayers organizing into what they
term "The Taxpayers League" in
Monroe county, who demands of the
next legislature that it repeal the Of
ficers' salary law, and pledging them
selves to not support any man for
office, state or county, who will not
agree in writing to "vote for the re-
peal of the county salary law" etc.
We do not see that any advantage
is to be gained by the repeal of the
county salary law, and put those Of
ficers back on the fee system when
past experience has shown that they
received more none yunder the old law
than they receive under the new law
Some may say that under the fee sys-
tenn these salaries do not come out of
the county funds. Sure not; but they
will come out of the people, just the
same Take the tax collector; he will
get his pay-the bulk of it, at least
from commissions on the collection OF
taxes. These commissions come from
the people directly. Take the chancery
clerk; his fees come out of the pockets
of the people who have and transact
business with his office.
We know that in some counties of
the hill section of this state the
sheriffs and chancery clerks received
under. the old law four, five and SIX
thousand dollars per year, and sone-
times more. We believe Prentiss coun-
ty is in this class. In some delta
counties sheriffs received under the
old law $4,000 or 100000 per annum.
We do not see any economy IN re-
pealing the county salary law. We
NAV be wrong in this; if so, when we
are shown our error, we will come
over. AS a matter of economy, we
might reduce some of the salaries and
abolish some offices which do very
little functioning.
We notice from the proceedings OF
the board of supervisors that the
highway trucks are a source or large
expense. Whether these trucks, with
their enormous repair bills and gas
hills are a more economic method OF
TRANSFORMATION than teams we are not
prepared to say-we are looking only
at these bills as paid by the super.
visors. We might name other items OF
expense that could, possibly, be re-
duced. but it is not necessary IN order
to call your attention to the fact that
opportunities for retrencheme1t are
everywhere evident-Prentiss County
Advocate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-18

Eagle, Brother Price gets on Us little
for advocating bonus for the soldier
boys. Here is what he says:
Brother Anderson, we heartily in
dorse your sentiments so far as our
needs are concerned, but we do not
agree with you on the soldier bonus
need. You were doing fine with your
editorial until you inserted sWed'd
like to have a little bonus for our
soldier boys Right here you show in
consistency, inasmuch as you are ask
ing for reduction in taxes. We can
not reduce taxes SO long as we con-
tinue to make appropriations. We
agree with Mr.. Harding when he says
this country is not in condition to
consider the bonus measure vet It
would mean bankruptcy to our people
What we most need now IS reduc-
ton in taxes, both government, state
and municipal. The high rate Of taxes
is destroying all incentive to produce,
hence the millions Of unemployed men
and women of on. country today. Re-
duce taxes, change the income tax
law, so as to encourage production,
and, naturally, consumption will start
on the increase.
eve have plenty to live On in the
South, the things we nee.l most is re-
duction in taxes markets for what we
produce and a campaign to advertise
the South as the garden spot of The
EARTH"
Now, we agree with Price in his
idea that We ought to have lower
taxes. But the kind of soldiers bo-
nus we have advocated would not in
crease taxes. It will be remembered
that as candidate for Congress last
year the edisos OF the Sentinel was
the only man in the field who came
out straight from The shoulder and
advocated bonus or justice for the
slodier boys. But we SAID then and
believe now, that the bonus ought to
be special tax on the fortunes made
during the war and not general tax
on the country. This would pull
little off of the top of every pile of
gold boarded up during che war and
scatter it out to the soldiers in every
community in America. Anything
else that would do more to help the
country just now than that sort of
thing! You say it can't be done? 1t
could if we had Congress that ia
vored 1.-THE Southern Sentinel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-18
BEN G. HUMPHREYS.

The Gazette imagines it heard a
sigh of relife from candidates for
governor, announced and prospective,
when Ben Humphreys stated that ne
positively would not run for governor.
Mr.. Humphreys is mighty good
man; such a useful man, in fact, that
the people of the Third congressional
district elected him to Congress 20
years ago and have kept him there
ever since, without his having any OPP
position.
OF course the people Of his district
would have been glad to- see him gov
ernor, but they are more glad that he
is to remain their congressman.
Mr.. Humphreys declination leaves
only one candidate from Greeaville,
Judge Percy Bell, man of attrac-
tive personality and wide experience
in public affairs.-Hinds County Ga
zette.