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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
TRACE TROUBLE
T0FENCE WEEDS
Noxious Plants as Rule Are Re.
suit Of Neglect Because Of
Other Pressing Work.
RIGHT METHODS OF CONTROL
Biennials May Be Destroyed by P'ow'
ina Twice a Year-PerenniaIs Can
Be Killed by Applying Waste

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Tye too much work to spend time
cleaning fence corners" declared a
farmer when his neighbor asked why
he allowed weeds to grow on line
fences and the roadside.
"FOr instance?" observed his caller
who had the New England habit of
answering one question by asking an
other.
"For instance, there's weeds all
through my corn and potatoes, and
they've been getting into the oats till
this years thrashing will be half
Canadian thistes. And, for instance,
the hired mans been laid up with
ivy poisoning he took fixing up the
pasture fence where some rails had
rotted out. And, for instance, just
now there's some city acquaintances
of my daughter coming out, and they
might possibly buy the place If we
could get it tidied up-and there's a
big crop of fall weeds in the front
lot. | guess that's enough, for in
stance, to keep me from puttering
around the fence corners with grass
hook after Weeds"
How the Weeds Spread.
Eyes, maybe, looking at it from one
ANGLE" persisted the neighb0r. But,
then, consider. With balloon-seeds
like Canada thistle, dandelions, wild
lettuce and mllkweed; bur-seeds like
burdock and beggar's lice, sticking to
every passing man and animal; the
scatter.Seeds like tumble; and seeds
that are scattered by birds-do you
suppose those fence-corner weeds will
remain in the fence corners? Don't
you imagine that they have something
to do with the fouling Of your crop
fields, and of that front lot that you
are so anxious to have look neat for
prospective purchasers? And don't
you imagine that they foul my fields
as we'll as yours? noticed a little
clump Of wild lettuce In one angle Of
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Seeks Origin Of Dancing

Can 1t be, in any sense, possibe
conjecture that the origin Of daad
came from the desire to escape q
ones self, into an imaginary wotl4l
In that case, it might also
been a form Of madness, as one
1t in the DiOnysian intoxication lfu
Attic festivals, when wine and
deities, the satyrs and the maesl
were closely linked togther, VII
Arthur Symons in the Forum.
Certainly, even now, one OF the l.
means in escaping from ones s.
dancing: Under fixed condition.
only one. The question is: Gan
ever escape from ones self! d
There are so many means. y
is, for instance, a rapture in the g.
which intoxicates every sense Wa
point of human infnity; that Is, "
one is dancing. After, comes tne q!
coil. No rapture can ever be IT,
ured; while one endures it, 1t NJ
limits. But, alas! for ones finite 4 :
ture, nothing lasts.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10

on the same crops next year, but may
be burned and the Sshes left on the
soil or used on other land devoted
to different crops.
Where a sufficient area is available
so that part can be devoted to soil i'm.
proving crops each year, these should
be put in as the vegetable crops are
harvested. Crimson clover Is an ex-
cellent soil improver,, but can not be
grown in all sections. Winter oats,
barley, rye, vetch, apd combinations
of these are good. Where the same
area IS used for the garden year after
year a fall application of manure Is
very desirable. If manure can not be
secured, it may pay to SOW the garden
to one Of the soil-improving crops. In
many sections there is time between
late fall and early spring vegetables
for q good growth Of these crops.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
American Democracy.

Whoever in America ues.ies y
ter his fellowmen must act O
fuencing their intellect. If he ~!
to see no idle man and no poor
in the land, he must take care
there shall be no ignorant man.
ance is the mother Of supefsu
and misery. Men are better ID *
portion as they are wiser. ID
ever direction we look we see tne -
provement. The physical man y o.
powerful, the intellectual man Is 1t
perfect, the moral man more
The morality Of a nation Is inc
.gregate of the morality Of the =;
viduals. A lazy man Is necessarily :
man; an idle is necessarily 9 ds
allied population.-John WIN
Draper.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
TOOK REINDEER TO FIs,;
Attempt to Co'onize the AL.
Not a sueesss-Mark.d IT,.
gence Shown by Than s

A hundred years ago it va, /
that the mountain forests =. y
Britain might be colonized BY ,.s =
from LapIand, and an accon ,,u
given in 1927 in an issue Of ~.
server, London, of the extrao ~
sasacity displayed by them n.y.
number were brought to Eu,,s
the instigation of an eminent ~
list, Mr.. Bullock. The herd ~ =,
companied by LapIander, 10 !
the animals were ATTACHED ~,
whose wishes they were usu,,1,
ent. All went well till thew ~
at the place Of embarkation, VIII,
herdsman invited the deer to \,
him to the boat. When the LOAD
the herd put his foot upon tbs !.
leading to the vessel he Startod
in alarm. 1t was the first un,,
ground he had ever trod. Fre,A
tatiOns to follow the herdsm.,
fresh Investigations followed
whole herd looking on and VAN.
the proceedings, placing entire
dence in the captain, not attpm,.
to move till he gave them a sipn,l
all was we'll. After a time he r.,
to be treasured and in a mat.
manner entered the vessel, when B
trod upon every plank and csrshlI
examined everything. When he h
satisfied himself that it was pe,tas|
safe, he uttered a kind of snort NJ
the hitherto passive herd bounded, p
the boat and in three minutes all Il
embarked. The account con,l,,'
that the vessel was overloaded p
the intelligent beast indicated thhs
his followers, Were we not ASSN
of the fact, we could hardly credit /,
the reporter continues. "As he n,
intimated other things, he also M
mated this to his followers. No "a.
er was this done than the indiyidl
deer he appealed to leaped into !,
other boat
The experiment did not prove 4 q
cess, but the marked intelligence ?
the reindeer made a deep impre1
upon the public.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Mice Had Used Sleeves.

About a year ago l was HAVING :
fancy dress made. When the Slew
were finished, they mysteriousIy %
appeared. l looked for them for dal !.
but could not find them. Last WeeA
took the back off the organ to e'ss.
it, and imagine my surprise 10 -
my sleeves made into mouse -
In the bottom of the organ.-CnlcAS's,
Journal. 81
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
CHESTNUT TREES FOR POLES
Selection 10 More Carefully Made
~ Than Average Person Thinks
Defects Looked For.

Not every tall chestnut tree Is
worthy Of becoming a telephone pole
the selection of poles is more care.
fully made than the average person
thinks. Chestnut and eastern white
cedar furnish the bulk of the eastern
pole timber. Specifications for chest.
nut poles generally require material
to be Of good quality second.growth
timber, of specified dimensions, butt
cut, squared at both ends, reasonably
straight, we'll proportional from tip
to butt, peeled and with knots trimmed
close.
Defects looked for in inspection are
crookedness, split tops and butts, sap
and butt rot, checks and shakes. Poles
are assigned to two or three classes,
according to their length, top circum-
ference and circumference measured
at 6 feet from the butt. Poles Of the
4O-foot class, for example, are re-.
Quired by one representative pole
company to be "a inches in top cir
conference and 4S inches in basal
circumference, while second-class
poles of the same length measure only
q and 46 inches, respectively. at the
two points.
As a guide to selling farm timber to
the best advantage, the United States
Department Of Agriculture recently Is.
sued Farmers Bulletin 1910, Measur.
ing and Marketing Farm Timber.
Copies Of the bulletin may be had up
on application to the department at
Washington, D. G.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Second MistriaI in Murder Case.

Monroe, lathe jury in the case
of the State vs.. B. F. Jackson, Qua.
chita's so.called man of mystery"
charged with the murder of J. A.
Thompkins in Monroe on June 5, was
unable to agree as to his guilt, report
ing mistrial for the defendant in the
district court at Monroe to Judge Fred
M. Odom Monday. Jackson was tried
last week on charge Of murder, bis
first trial resulting in hung jury.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Experimental Farm Where Uncle
Sam Works Out Problems for the
Benefit Of American Poultry Raisers.

Experimental Farm Where Uncle
Sam Works Out Problems for the
Benefit Of American Poultry Raisers.
pertinent the hen balances her own
ration; In another fish meal is includ.
ed; in another no wheat or wheat
products are used; while cotton.seed
meal replaces a part Of the beef scrap
in another. Comparisons are also made
Of the effect Of the same ratlons on
hens Of the egg breeds as compared
with those of the general-purpose
breeds. Only simple rations Of widely
available feeds are used.
Hens In considerable numbers are
being trap.nested, and matings made
to determine the possibilities of differ.
ent methods Of breeding in increasing
or fixing egg production. Matlngs to
fix certain types or characters de.
sired In the flocks also are made. No
birds are retained In the flock which
have a disqualification that would
bar them under the rules Of the
American Standard Of Perfection.
The results being obtained indicate
that It is possible to combine utility
and standard breeding to a practical
degree. Any Of this information Is
available for the persons requesting
It, and the department Is eager to have
1t used widely.
Boys and girls poultry clubs have
a wide influence in interesting the
children In raising chickens, and in
teaching them and their parents the
hest methods Of handling poultry for
the production Of eggs and meat.
The department Is giving special at.
tention to improving the quality of
market eggs with a view to overcom-
ing losses estimated at many millions
Of dollars annually. These studies
cover the production Of eggs on the
farm, and their handling from the
farm to the country store. The pro-
duction Of infertile eggs, which are
far superior in keeping qualities to
fertile eggs, Is being advocated.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
JAPANESE PREMIER
ASSASS|N'S VICTIM
fAkASHI HARA SLAIN BY DE-
MENTED JAPANESE YOUTH
ONLY 10 YEARS OLD.
UCHIDA TAKES UP DUTIES
former Minister To U. S. Temperar
lily In Oftee-Japan's Attitude
Toward Armament Confer.
once Unchanged.

Toxic. - Cablegrams expressing
horrsr over the assassination Of Taxa.
Dbl Hara, the premier, poured into
Toxic from the capitals Of virtually
oil nations. The attack on NJ. Hara
was made by demented youth 10
years old, and there is no definite
knowledge as yet that it had its gene.
els In the political rancor which act.
uated bitter assaults upon NJ. Hara
and his government in the recent
past.
Viscount Uchida, former Japanese
minister to the United States and for.
eign minister in M. Hara's cabinet
since 1918, has assumed the post Of
acting premier, pending a possible re.
construction Of the government.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Senate Passed andbook Bill.

Baton Rouge, La. The handbook
measure which Senator A. H. Johness
said he introduced at the request of the
district attorney of New Orleans, final.
ly passed the senate Wednesday. It
would strengthen existing laws against
handbooks, making the having of mem.
oranda of two or more bets as a prima
facie evidence OF the guilt of the &C.
cused. The law does not apply to bets
made in race track enclosures. The
bill was passed by a vote of Is to II.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Farm Labor Plentiful.

New Orleans.-Plentiful farm labor,
willing to work at reasonable wages, Is
reported in the semi-monthly crop
notes for Louisiana from October Is
to go of the Bureau Of Markets and
Crop Estimates, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The sunny and
dry weather was said to be generally
favorable for farming. Oats, sweet pc.
tatoes and fall Irish potatoes, however,
were said to be suffering from drouth,
and pastures and fall truck are in need
of rain.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
BIG Order For Railway Car.

Chicago. - An order for $500 steel
gond0la coal cars, costing about 81.
100000 and said to be the largest or
DER TOR railroad equipment placed
since the roads were returned from
government control, was announced
4 by II. 3. Byram, president Of the Chi.
cago' Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
Fifty thousand tons Of steel will be
used In filing the orders.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
CURE COLD IN HEALTHY FOWL
Application Of Three or Four Drops
Of Coal OIL In NostriIs Of Bird
10 Effective,

A cold can be cured In q healthy
fowl by an application Of three or
four drops Of kerosene in the fowls
nostrils. Never get It in the eyes.
Put enough permanganate Of potash
IL the drinking water to color bright
pink. This is good for throat infec.
lions Of all kinds and will usually
prevent the spread Of the trouble.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Garbage Disposal Plant Assured.

Monroe, a.-Work will begin within
a few weeks on an incinerator and
garbage disposal plant for Monroe, &C.
cording to Mayor Arnold Bernstein.
The plant will cost $4,000 to $4,000
and will be modelled after a similar
plant erected some time ago at Jack.
son, Miss. The cost of the construc.
ton of the plant will be provided for
out of bond issue of S95O,OOO voted
for and sold by the city commission
council recently. Machinery and equip.
ment and thte building material for the
plant have been secured.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
REMOVE TRASH FROM
GARDENS IN AUTUMN
Vines, Stalks and Other Rubbish
Should Be Cleaned Up.
After Crops Have Been Harvested Soil
Improving Crop Of Some Kind
Should Be Planted II Available
Area Is Sufficient.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
When garden crops are harvested
the vines. stalks, and other plant re-
mains should be cleaned up, the United
States Department Of Agriculture
points out. Good gardeners who take
pride in the appearance of their
gardens remove such trash, as if al
lowed to remain, it harbors insects and
diseases liable to attack next years
crops. Plant remains from vegetable
crops should not be composted for use
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Expects Reduction Of Expenses.

washington. - The administration
expects to effect an aggregate reduc.
ton in government expenditures for
the fiscal year Of 1922 Of s439, 100000,
instead Of its previous estimated re.
duction Of s35o,0OO,OOO, President
Harding informed Congress through
q letter to Speaker Gillett.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Capitol Removal to Be Urqed.

Baton Rouge, La.-Representative
R. l.. Williams of Bienville announces
that he will, at the next regular ses.
sion in May, introduce a bill in the
legislature to amend the constitution
so as to provide that the state capital
shall be located in New Orleans. The
bill will provide that the amendment
shall be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection at the cleo.
ton in November, 1922.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10

Fire Destroys Country Club Building.
New Orleans, La.--Fire which start.
ed through defective flue in the roof
OF the New Orleans Country Club to-
tally destroyed that structure Tuesday,
entailing a loss of approximately
$3.50, 900.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10

Help From tho Neighbour.
There are few things more tantali,
ing to q man than to 70 home with
something on his mind he wants 10
sccId about and ind company visiting
there and be Obliged to act agreeable
-Havensvills (Kan.) Review.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Wear a Flower Armistice Day,

Lake Charles, La.-Mayor J. A. Trot.
Il has issued an Armistice Day procla.
nation, setting the day aside as an
occasion to express love and apprecia.
ton Of peace, and in recognition Of
services performed by the living and of
supreme sacrifices made by Americas
heroic dead. Mayor Trotti urges that
every man, woman, boy and girl wear
some kind of flower Armistice Day
In respect to both the living and the
honored dead.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Feed Variety 10 Hen.

Hens. to thrive and lay we'll. must
have a variety Of food, and they must
have It clean and in a sanitary comb.
ton. The idea Of shutting poultry up
In small quarters and scattering tho
feed around In dirty places. then ex.
pecting good results, is simply ridIc.
ul0us.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
PRACTICAL VARIETIES URGED
Wide Choice, Differing in Size, Type.
Color and Activity, 10 Offered
for Selection,

AS to the best breed, a wide choice
Of varieties differing In size, type, col.
or and activity Is offered for selec.
ton. All Of these have some things to
commend them and a few varieties
have nearly everything to commend
them. 1t has often been said more
rapid progress in poultry Improvement
would have been made II breeders had
concentrated on a few Of the n,ost
practical varieties.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
His Kisk.

Say said the indignant custouv,
whats this item you cot chargeu .
my bill, this 'mdse'?" q
"That's right, amt IT." asked a
grocer.
"Naw, it amt right protested1
kicker. 81 amt bought no n,ediclasss'
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
To Exterminate Argentine Ants.

Baton Rouge, Lam extensive cam
paign is being carried on at Baton
Rouge to exterminate the Argentine
ant. Forty or fifty cans of poison to
each square lave been placed over the
city and with the close cooperation of
the citizens much good has been &C.
cOmplished.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Sales Tax is Rejected.

Washington. - The sales tax was
rejected by the Senate. The vote, 43
asains to rs for, was on proposal by
Senator Smoot, Republican of Utah,
Tor q one per cent levy, with exemp-
tons provided in the case of sales by
farmers Of the products of their farms,
sales BY public utilities, and those by
the United States or any foreign gov.
eminent or any state or territory, the
army and navy and hospitals.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Woman's Slayers to Shreveport.

Shreveport, .La.-Willie Drew and
Caleb Hudson, negroes, arrested Mon.
day at Many, La, in connection with
the murder of Mrs. John Harper, have
been brought to Shreveport for safe
keeping. Drew is said to have con-
fessed to having cut Mrs. Harper's
throat to prevent her from screaming
after he and Hudson entered the home
for robbery.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10

Aalnsy Retains Seat In Congress.
Washington. - The House without
= record vote has adopted a resolu.
tloa that Representative Rainey, Dem.
oefaA Is entitled to retain his seat a.
u members Of the House from tho
Seventh Alabama district.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
White Stains on Hardwood.

""sS 0SoIUo on HARDWOOD.
A mixture of salt and olive oil will
remove white stains from hardwood
which are caused by hot dishes. The
ory spot ID covered thickly with salt,
anu then as much olive oil is poured
over as the grains will take up. This
stands over night and In the morning
Inc dlscoloration should be briskly
rubbed with the mixture, which is then
wiped of. II there is still any trace
OF stain, the application Is repeated,
again standing for hours.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Interest Rates Reduced.

washington. - Reduction In inter.
sst rates on two classes OF loans was
announced by the War Finance Cor.
poration. The corporation said It had
reduced Its rates on advances to
banks for agricultural and livestock
purposes from 5 IL per cent to S per
cent on all advances maturing in six
months or less, without the privilege
OF renewal, and on all other advances
Tor agricultural or livestock purposes
from s per cent to s IL per cent.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Good Roosts for Chickens.

Good roosts are ito the chickens
what a good bed isIto humans. About
half the fowls time is spent on the
roosts. The points to be considered
in putting in the |roosts are ease Of
cleaning, spacing from the back wall
and from the hoof and smoothness Of
lumber 70 prevent lurking places Ia
mites
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
The Home Beautiful

TUG tJVWe 6eaUtlfuI.
a rouse which is we'll planned, per.
iectly convenient and comfortable will
De beautiful. Don't clutter your home
win things which, though they may
oe useful or attractive In themselves,
are things which no one uses or er.
Joys. Every one Is not able to afford
expensive things but IL harmonious
colofs for the walls, floors and uphol.
stefy are chosen, together with furni.
turs selected for comfort rather than
ornamentation, the home will be rest.
ful and attractive.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10

Enormous Gas Well Near Houma.
Houma, LA 9O,000,OOO cubic foot
gas we'll was brought in on the banks
Of Bayou Terrebonne, three-fourths of
a mile due west of the great we'll south
of H0uma.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Trouble In Jerusalem.

Jerusalem. - Five persons were
killed and 10 others were wounded In
disorders here, which included the
throwing Of a bomb. The trouble
originated in an attempted attack by
Arab rioters on the Jewish quarter.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Bank Buys Residence.

Oberlin, La, Oct. 3O.-At sheritf's
sale Saturday the residence of Attor.
ney s. N. Young was bought by the
Oakdale Trust and Savings Bank for
$4,000.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Sentence Fish Dynamiters.

Monroe, La.-Alexander, Frank and
Ben Robinson, Jr, pleaded guilty in
district court TO having dynamited fish
in the streams Of Richland parish and
were sentenced to three months In Jail.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Two Num- Killed ax Auto.

Two Nuns Killed BY Auto.
DeS Moines, Ia. - Sisters Mary
Virgins and Mary Rosalie, nuns Of st.
Joseph's academy Of this city, were
killed when struck by an automobile
q Z downtown street intersection.
The driver Of the car escaped in tho
crowd.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Close Gins at Plauchevil|e.

Plaucheville, La.-Gins throughout
this section have closed with record
short cotton crop harvested. Few farm.
ers he'd for higher prices. Almost
every bale ginned was sold.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
Proper Ration for FIoek

''VPV' U"S1VV JUT FToCk,
Properly balanced rations fed to the
farm flock of mature pullets should
spur production to an average Of q
dozen eggs for each pullet for each Of
the four winter months, Noyemher
December, January and Februarv