davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1921-06-30
BY WAI. PHILP SIMS.

Written Expressly for the N. e. A
ON BOARD THE "WOOSUNG," A"
YANGTZE-KIANG. China, June
3o.-Notes after a stroll through the
maze of Kiukiang streets
The taxis Of Kiukiang are sedan
chairs These are plain and fancy
The fancy ones are enameled red
and blue and gold and so forth. and
have glass windshields, so to speak,
and are be-curtained inside and be-
tasseled outside. Others are rattan
The plain ones are what seem to
be bamboo-split chairs with a piece
Of cotton drill serving as awning
over them. The feet rest on hemp
en- string
Many Of the coolies bearing these
chairs have sores on their heads and
backs like a NANCY cab-horse. When
not actually engaged carrying a fare.
they seem to take turns sleeping IN
the chairs. I'd rather take my
chances in the open than closed in
in a Kiukiang sedan.
Sti1 one ought not to be fnici1y.
Fare is about 10 cents a mile-a
nickel apiece TO the coolies at each
end OF the poles. By the day. a
dollar for the two OF them. II you
don't care for money. o
Boy, page Mr.. Gompenk
Evening journal., 1921-06-30

william Philip Simms. famous
war correspondent and writer on
international affairs. is studying
conditions in China for The
Evening Journal He tells here
OF his observations on a trip up
the 3OOO-mile Yangtze river.)
Evening journal., 1921-06-30

packed with pedestrians. soldiers on
the march. funeral PROFESSIONS beg
gars. selan chairs. burden bearers
and dogs.
Dogs is right There are many.
OF all degrees OF starvation and dis
case once in a while there is i
pretty one. a Chow-iooking beast.
but mostly they are NANCY aad sick
blocking. II is said they 40 not take
to foreigners. but none bothered me.
However. 1 seldom gave one the
chance.
The carpenter shops OF Kiukiang
completely disprove the theory many
Europeans have OF Chinese handi-
work. They claim John is skilful
when he confines himself 10 one
thing and one thing only.
Here Is what j saw in one shop,
every articlesmade by the same car
penter:
Plain and fancy cofips. cigarette
holders. small josses and joss houses.
pipes, baby-cribs. funeral chars. rou-
lette wheels. water buckets. sedan
chairs. frames for holding likenesses
OF the dead. bamboo poker-chips.
kitchen stools and Yangtze campans.
There we're many other things, but
these subscribe TO his range.
Under a ish-slSin umbrella a chi
nese dentist was working on a pa
tient As II was on the street a
crowd watched him labor. just as
any crowd OF Americans collect while
a perspiring motorist repairs a tire.
on a table. TO attract attention.
1 likewise to work up the proper psy-
chology in the natives /. e., that the
| dentist Is. in some way. linked to
things weird and supernatural, was
the strangest assortment imaginable.
The SHELTON OF a monkey. the
jawbone OF a Yangtze shark. a dried
ghna-monster. some prehistoric toad
skins, part OF a crocodne's crani-
um. severel fossils which could not
be recognized as OF any birds or
beasts now extant. the mummified
foot OF a gorilla and a very large
dish OF human teeth.
/, The teeth presumably we're set out
to prove TO the patient that he was
not the first
. which calls to mind the unusua
care which practically all Chinese
even of the coolie class. take OF their
teeth. Scarcely one may be seen
who has not gold tootn or two.
This dentist had no fancy office
with blazing wheels or polished steel
, equipment. He was using what
seemed TO be bone spatulas, kitchen
forks. case knife. cold-chisel and
gimlet, but the patient never uttered
grunt
Maybe he was beyond n
Nearby a little boy was having hi
head shaved by his papa I locke
Z on for a moment then left
couldn't stand IL The razor looked
: like a patented can-opener and wa
about as sharp. The lads head wa
bleeding in several places where dul
blade and coarse black hair had has
a struggle, ending in a compromis'
chunk coming out OF the scalp.
/ thought of the hobby-horses ant
Evening journal., 1921-06-30
MISS KNIGHT IN VAUDEVILLE.

Miss Laura A Knight formerly
of wilmington. is now playing in
vaudeville, with Win ]. Wards ''Mu-
sical Bouquet" on the Keith Circuit
While playing in Cincinnati, Miss
knight helped to raise $4,000 fund
for the crippled children OF that city.
She is now playing in New York
City. She win spend July with her
mother and will return 10 the stage
,the latter part of August.
Evening journal., 1921-06-30

There are no waterworiSs-or sew
age system-in Kiukiang- Water is
brought up from the river in pals.
two 10 the cooiie. the buckets sus-
pended at either end Of the piece Of
halved bamboo which they balance
across their shoulders.
OF course, there is always a GER
Evening journal., 1921-06-30

Iron workers and machinists will
be favored by prosperous planetary
forces II they will use the Want Ads
for the coming two weeks
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
CASTOR HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(By Claire MatthpWS)

by Claire Matthews)
The play entitled MRS. Briggs Poul.
try Yard" was successfully staged by
the faculty on Saturday evening, be-
fore large and appreciative audience.
A small admission fee was charged.
which totaled $51.00 This fund viii
be expended on a library for the
grade department.
Mr.. Chas. Trudeau, High School In.
spector, recently paid our school an
appreciative visit, and delivered a
brief but inspiring address to the
student body. He prefaced his re-
marks by paying a high tribute to
Principal W. M. Caskey. and his splen-
did faculty. His report on our school
was very favorable, detailed account
Of which will appear later.
The boys basket ball team has play
ed and won the following games since
the holidays: Spring Hill H. 5, Castor
H. 30; Bienville H. Z, Castor H. Is:
Saline H. I, Castor H. 10. The team
has adopted this method Of claiming
the championship of the parish, and Is
now ready to defend this title against
any school in the parish.
Principal W. NJ. Caskey and Mr.. H
N. Hays, school board member of Ward
g. attended the Masonic Grand Lodge
meeting in New Orleans recently.
The senior class has received its
class rings. The design is very pretty
The words, "Castor High School," are
engraved in full on the rings. +
The writer learns that the entire
faculty has Joined the Louisiana State
Teachers Association, and every mem
Der is planning to attend the conven
ton to be held in Alexandria il
April.
Mr.. FavrOt, who is connected will
the State Department of Education
recently stopped over to pay TIN
school an unofficial visit. He state(
that he merely wished to meet tn,
faculty and renew his friendship witt
the principal, both of whom are fel
low alumnae from Tulane University.
| Preparations are being made for tn
gold medal speaking contest to be hell
several weeks before school closes. 4
very successful speaking contest wa
stageGlast session, and the faculty ha
decided to hold this contest again
Some plans are already being made TO
the closing exercises In May.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
Rig Frogs in Little Ponds

The young man on farm is not as
handicapped in opportunities as he
might imagine. He has steady in
come, his board and lodging are FUR
nished free of charge, he is not re-
ouired to buy expensive clothing for
appearances, and the majority Of what
he earns he can put away in a bank.
If he had rushed off to a big city, as
MANY others did, he would today
probably be out of a JOB, would be
paying extortionate prices for his food
and lodging and would see his earn.
ings dribbling away every hour OF the
day-eyerything going out and nothing
coming in. These are the conditions
that prevail in this country today
What do you think Of them, young
man on the farm? Big frogs in lit.
tie ponds enjoy life, while little min
nows in big waters are often eaten
by larger fish. Which would yot
rather be?-Kilgore Chronicle.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
lBy Miss Key


The baseball game on Wednesday
afternoon between the Fireman and the
school team was quite interesting, rev
sulting in score Of % to 0 in favor
of the school team. Then on Friday
afternoon there was another game
equally as interesting between the
town and the school, the score was 2
to I. OF course, it will never do to
have a tie, so the town offers chal-
lenge for another game on Friday
afternoon. Both town and school will
be eager to see this game and watch
the, score that will be made.
The walls of the hall and the individ-
ual rooms are made much more at
tractiye by the BEAUTIFUL pictures that
were put up last week. 1t was some
time in the fall that the pictures were
put in the auditorium. We are indeed
proud Of these. Every pupil takes
much pride in the pictures Of their
own room. Already we can see the
tendency to keep the rooms, clean as
well as attractive.
1t will be interesting to the friends
OF the school to- know that the final
plans for the seniors are being made
and worked out. The class rings are
expected every day. The order for the
invitations is almost completed. Some
days ago each senior received the SUBJ
ject for his theme for graduation.
We do not wish to tire out patient
readers by reminding them Of the
Swiss Bell Ringers that are to be
with US the afternoon and evening of
March 10. This attraction is not a
part Of the Lyceum course Of this
year, but comes under the auspices
OF the Athletic Association Of the Ar.
cadia High School. We do not hesitate
to say that the Swiss Bell Ringers
| will give an entertainment far ex-
ceiling anything that we have made
contract for this season.
i*+A
On Saturday evening, March 5th
the last attraction of the Lyceum
course will be rendered by the "Lit.
tie Hinshaw Ladies'" This number
comes to us highly recommended for
their varied and entertaining program.
We hope that quite large audience
will be present to enjoy the last mum.
Der Of the course.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
THE COTTON GROWING FOOL

NV breeches are out at the knees my feet are on the ground
There's no hogs in the pen and meat thirty cents pouno
No butter on my table, eggs to sell in town,
And homegrown corn bread is seldom ever found
MY wife in the field my children are out of school,
But Pm as happy as lark-for I'm cotton growing TOOL
Old winter has come with clouds to hide the sun
And caught me without coal, and can hear of none
Until someone else has bought it at $1,000 ton.
If ever get it shall have to gun.
There's no sheds on my farm and rusty my tools,
But I'm as happy be- for I'm cotton growing fool
NY radiator has leak, my tires are on the bum, *
The old tney eats the gasoline and must pay for some
And when the dealer books the he tries to not be g
For when sell my cotton then things will start to hum
To roll up hevy debts has always been my rule,
cannot change it now, for I'm cotton growing fool
The merchant and the banker are me helterng WALL
They let me have all want at the very slightest call.
never ask cent until cotton opens in the fall,
When turn in what I've understandings it pays it all.
Wants the use to worry or be stubburn like mule,
When you can be happy by being cotton growing fool?
From The Louisiana Wampus Cat
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03

The Hamp Micheal Post of the
American Legion wants to tell the
world, as we'll as the ex-service men of
our parish, that it intends to make it.
self useful as well as ornamental. 1t
cordially invites all good citizens to CO.
/ operate with it in its plans and it
urges all pX-service men to join, in
with it in its good work.
At the last regular meeting it was
resolved that the rules for the wear
ing of the uniform would be enforced in
our parish and all persons who have
a uniform or part of uniform Of any
branch of the service are respectfully
asked to conform to these rules.
| And, talking of Ornaments-all you
fellows who want to pin something
on your manly breast that will make
the ladies think you were one Of those
battle-scarred heroes. don't fail to
send and get one Of the Victory
Medals. They are very handsome and
all honorably discharged ex-servic',
men deserve one. All you have to do
is send your discharge, or a certified
copy to "The Victory Medal Officer
CustOmhouse, New Orleans, La, and
you will receive one in short order
with your discharge returned safely.
Meet with us on LIST and 3rd Wednes.
day nights
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03

Don't talk pessimism It puts
similar ideas into the minds Of other
people, and such ideas create doubt
and uncertainty and hamper the
ordinary progress Of commercial ac-
tivity and expansion
II you can't see anything good in
the future get some other fellow to do
your looking for you until you can ad-
just yourself to conditions and acquire
Z better perspective Of affairs in gen.
eral.
II a man goes out in the morning
and tells every person be meets that he
10 sick, and teeps up the fiction from
day to day, II will grow on him until
he Is In reality unfit for business.
It is 80 in the business world. If
you want to create disaster 80 out
and preach 1t until other people be.
Gin to take stock in what you say and
to see things as you do Then you will
soon have disaster--at least for your.
self.
But II you want better times 60 out
and preach them, and put the Joy Of
conHderce into other hearts as well as
into your own. The response will be
just as great.
BE q sport and act the part.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
SHERIFF SALE

No. $3.50, Third Judicial District Court,
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Blen'
vile. Crawford 4 Lee vs.. N. \. q
J. NJ. Bowman.
Under and by virtue. Of writ OF
execution issued from the above nam
ed Honorable Court and to me direct
ed, l have seized and will offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder fol
cash, with the benefit Of appraiscment
at the principal front door OF the
Courthouse at Arcadia, Bienville Par
ish, La, within legal sale hours on
Saturday, March 9Th, 1921
the following described property, to-
wit:
One Five Passenger Ford Automo
bile, 10 model.
The above described property seizet
as belonging to the defendants, N. Y
and ]. NJ. Bowman, and will be sold tt
satisfy said writ Of execution and al
costs.
This the 18th day Of February, 1921
]. E. CURRIE. Sheriff.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03

Your town boosts you. Why not do
as we'll by your town as it does by
yyOu?
No citizen is so powerful, none so
humble but what the town is an aid
to him in some way or another.
The food that he eats, the clothes
that he wears, the recreation and
amusement that he enjoys, all originate
In his town because the money with
which they are procured is made there.
When fellow boosts his town he
does not stop there. He is perform.
ing an act that improves his own con-
dition, for every good and every good
deed has Its elevating influence.
A few people are always home town
boosters. They accomplish much in
the way Of community betterment, and
this improves ther own condition, and
also Of those who do no boosting at
all.
We have in Arcadia some liv,
boosters, who are doing all they can
to put Arcadia on the map in real
way, and they are succeeding, not
withstanding lack Of cooperation.
Most Of these live ones are enrolled
On the membership list Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, though some have
not yet been enrolled.
II every business man, salaried man,
property owner-if every good citizen
would constitute himself home town
booster and become q member Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and boost sys
temstically and collectively, think how
much greater the benefit, and how
much more numerous the opportunities
for self improvement.
Think It over, then get into thu
boosting game with the rest and all
boost together.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
LOOK FORWARD! NOT BACK
WARD!

Will you sit and worry about the
price of cotton and the high cost or Nv
ing while other young people are TAX
Ing action to prepare themselves 10
meet the demands of business that Is
coming? Training is the one thing tha'
makes the difference between the
executive and the man i'll overalls. we
are entering a period in which a thor
ough business edrcation is more
necessary than ever. Competition IS
coming back into its own. The man
that has the best value to offer. be i
goods or service. is the man that Will
get the order or the position. VIVA
special ability can you offer the EN-
ployer, that will make him give you the
lob instead of the other fellow!
The next few years will mean to you
much or little in accordance with the
extent to which you are prepared
With modern methods of businss there
is no time to train the unskilled IL
the business Office. You must be train
ed in modern college, with practical
teachers and modern office equipment
when you enter the business world.
In the settling down and adjusting
of commercial industries, as they get
back on a pre-war efficiency basis, the
trained man stays on the payroll.
while the unskilled worker is the tirs'
to 90 and finds the least demand for
his services. As we do not look for a
return of wartime conditions in Ameri
can business, this relative demand for
the trained and unframed worker car
he expected to continue. Which elias.
do you want to be in? Which means
the greater future to you?
Look ahead. Remain as you arc
and you will occupy practically the
same station in life ten years from
now. Uncle Sam did not send untrain
ed soldiers to France; neither is the
business man going to hire runskille(
help to fight the battles OF business
competition for him.
We will give you the most Thorough
business training possible in the short
est possible time and at the lpast cost
and secure you a good position at tn
completion of your course. Larges
Business Training 1nstituF zion II
| America. Only school in the South civ
ing five complete important bushes
courses. Fill in and mail coupon 10
large free catalogue.
ADDRESS ....................... ..............
Tyler Commercial college,
Tyler, Texas
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
reserve District D.!
Charter No. l0049
Report Of the Condition Of the .
THF FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At GIHsl,AND LOUISIANA
At GIBSLAND. LOUISIANA

n -...,,>,,,rc r,,7ppJrARY 81 1921
AT THE CLOSE or BUSINESS FEi'"''"' "''
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
RESOURCES

I Loans and discounts, including redseounS
Except those shown in b and g .,~,,''.-''''''.
. Oyerlrafts, unsecured .>s..":;
4. l.. S, Government securities owned:
a Deposited to secure circulation IT,. s. ecs.!
DohuS par \''ue' ,'- ~ 5O
Owned and unpclged .''''''
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT


Succession of Joseph A. Pullig, De.
ceased, No. 700 Third Judicial Dis
trict Court, Parish Of Bienville, State
of Louisiana.
Notice is hereby given that W. Glover
Pullig has this day filed his final &C.
count in said succession, and unless op.
position be made thereto within the
time specified by law the same will
be duly homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable ]. E. Reyn-
Odds, Judge Of said court, this the LIST
day Of March, 1921.
w. J. MURPHY,
Clerk Of Said Court.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
Tyler Commercial COLLEGE,
Tyler, Texas
Taught BY Experience.

t&uo"t " eXPer1eneF'
Or. Samuel johnson. the man who
drst said, Hell Is paved with good H.
tentlona." was man who endured the
severest poverty, and was a1ways put
of By those whom he asked for sup
port, only to be told after DE became
famous that they had intended to he!p
kfvn
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Succession Of Wiley L. Hood, deceased
No. S33, Probate Docket, Third Dis
trict Court, Bienville Parish, La.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs
Mamie Hood. resident Of Bienville
parish, has this day filed application
praying that she be appointed Admin
istratrix Of said Succession, and un
less opposition be made thereto with
in the time prescribed by law, same
will be duly homolgated as prayed for
Witness the Honorable J. e. Reyn
Odds, Judge Of said Court, this tn.
21st day Of February, 1921.
G & B ]. N. SHELLEY,
by. Clerk District Court.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03

Dreaming Of Skating.
To dream Of skating denotes that
Jour success is very uncertain and de-
ponds largely Upon your efforts. To
zee others skate denotes q pleasant
time. To buy, them, honor.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-03

Subscribe for the Democrat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-25
PAST B'NAI BIRTH CHIEF
TO DELIVER LECTURE

sidney q. kusworm. past president
of District No >. Independent, order
h'na! Firth. will deliver an address NJ
seth Ahabah Temple ON TUESDAY
evening. Mag 3. under the auspices of
kimmon Lodge. Mr.. Kusworm is a
prominent lawyer of Dayton. Ohio. II,
mas done !audablc work along IN,
me OF what is known as Arnericani-
Hati"n His talk will probably he
upon this important topic.
horton l.. Wallcrstctn. president, OF
Eimmon Lodge. has planned to c.c
(" series Of entertainments and Al
dresses. during his term as head of
the local organization He has AL
ready had the highest officer of Dis
trici No. >, TO which the Richmond
lodge is attached. 10 feature one of
these affairs. Sidney e. ku.worm
married daughter OF Virginia.
therefore, his visit la this state vii!
no, b" like that of an absolute
stranger.
Rimmon Lodge. during tn. pres
cnt year has added 10 ITS member
ship i large number OF ciicihles. I'm
prcSSivc limitations featured the last
two meetings. A waiting list, OF con-
siderable size insurcs work to the or
Gnn.zatiOn for some time To como
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-25

Members of the committee took men
tai notes Of needed improvements To
the approaches to the city. and will
when ihc committee visits Washing
Ton TO urge larger appropriations for
river and hlrbor improvements The
par.y included: Chairman Joseph G
Nunnally. of the Dock Committee:
ldcrncn ordway Fuller. Julian Il.
Winfrcc w. stewart White: Council
men Harvey T.. Atkinson. w. l.. sui
livan. C!aud" l.. BatkinS. James l..
Mann and James T.: Peters. o: the
fcrson G. Powers. former mem bcr.i
Of the body. Allen !. Savillc. Direc; or
Of Public Works: William NJ. Myers.
Director Of Public safety: Alder ma n
u. w Melton. Councilmcn l.. l.. Eo-
den. l.. Raleigh Phillips. Carer &.
Jones. Clarence y. Scaton. OF tn" FL
nance Committee; President William
II. Adams. Of the BOARD Of Aldermen;
President Fred H. Powell. OF Com
business manager Of the Chamber Of
Commerce: CITY Clerk Mcdowell Ser
Icant-at- Arms Of Council Ruskcn
Clerk Of Council Committees IT,. s
Eolcn: Custodian OF Council Chamber
smith. Assistant Director of Pablo
Works Mcrrick.
The party LEFT the wharf a, o:l5
and returned at & o'clock. Luncheon
was served by Windy" Baker. OIL
The committee, hofor" landing on
the return trip. extended a vo:" or
thanks to Captain Tom cunniu ham
and his crew for courtesics extended.
and for safe transportation during a
strong wind and ''choppy seas"