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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
To the Democrat" =

Dear Sir:-Your piece on buying
goods away off in some other state is
something that | was glad to read, and
! wish to thank you for it, because it
is to the point.
Now wish you would write some
thing about the woman or neighbor
who IS always coming around to our
home for an order on some maiI-order
house. They imagine that because
they belong to the same organization
with you or because you have the mis-
fortune to live near them or your chill
dren play with their children, that you
can't refuse; and if you do, they will
spread the story around that you are
shngy or too poor, or some other nasty
insinuation.
For years have been bored to death
by these kind of people and am tired
of it. 1t is asking too much, because
every time have ordered anything
from, these pests, / have received worth
less articles in exchange for good mon
ey. maintain it is unjust and unfair
for any person to solicit an order on
any of the mail order houses from a
friend or neighbor. because it is pres
sure unfairly brought into play at am
others expense. And | shall refuse in
the future to lend my assistance in
these matters. and | wish that others
would do the same.
Thanking you again, and wishing
you all the success in the world. But
you must not mention my name.
A Leesville Woman.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
GOVERNMENT RECIPE
FOR WHITEWASH

During the spring months many far
mers plan to renovate and whitewash
their buildings and for their benefit
the tested government recipe for max
ing whitewash is printed:
Slack one-half bushel of lime, dis
solve one peck of common salt and
boil three pounds of rice until it is a
thick paste. Mix these together and
add while the mixture is still hot one
half pound of plaster of Paris and one
pound of dissolved glue. Then add
five gallons of water and let it stand
for few days, Apply hot to the build
ing with small brushes. A quart Of
carbohc acid makes this mixture a
good disinfectant.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

| The Story Of
| Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XLIV.-UTAH
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49, ZION 4 white ex-
Nsle fsN Utah dates
WANE 3D,IAW when a party
Y T29SIgX " of Spaniards
4890 sent out by
Coronado succeeded in penetrat-
ing to the Colorado river. There,
is no authentic record of fur
Their explorations until over 200
years had elapsed. In 1916 two
Franciscan friars, in their at
tempt to find the shortest way
to the Pacific, went from Santa
Fe to Utah Lake. The Great
Salt Lake, however, was not
discovered until 1924, when
James Bridges, a trapper, in
wandering through this region
came upon this huge, inland, salt
sea.
But the real history of Utah
begins with the rise of Mormon
power there. Discouraged by the
agitation in Illinois and Mis-
souri,, the Mormons decided to
emigrate to the great West. In
large caravans they Travelled
across the plains and in 1S47
came to Salt Lake City where
they settled. Here they -four
ished, increasing their numbers
and by 1852 they reached a total
in this vicinity of over $4,000.
Meanwhile, IN 1848, by the terms
OF the treaty of peace with Mex
leo, a huge western tract. Of
which Utah was a part. was
ceded to the United States. AS
no definite government was ar
ranged for, the control of affairs
locally was for number of wears
entirely in the hands of the Off
GERS of the Mormon church.
They, accordingly, made up a
constitution and organized I'M
der the name of the State of
Deseret. This is a word taken
from the Book of Mormon, and
signifies, Industry" Application
was made for admission to the
Union, but this was refused and
the federal government instead
organized the Territory of Utah
in 1850. The first governor was
Brigham Young, the successor
Of Joseph Smith and president
Of the Mormon church.
The attempt to do away with
polygamy met with little success
until in 1890 the Mormon church
finally agreed not to countenance
1t. Meanwhile, growing antag-
Onism between the MormOns and e;
non-Mormons verged nearly on ]
civil war. Finally a general
amnesty was declared and after
many requests Utah was ac-
cepted as the forty-ffth state of /!
the Union in 1896. d?
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel /;
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

his unexpired term. Soon thereafter,
Cooley, the lawyer, was elected Gov
ernor of the State, and the first thing
he thinks about is to pardon the soldier
that the law had been so severe with.
Now we are wondering what about the
poor fellow, and what he thinks about
the whole matter.
$3.50
If Miss Birdie Reeve, l4-year-old
New York maid, ever decides to 90 in
to politics, she certainly should be able
to tell you all about herself. She has
a vocabulary of $4,000 words, asserts
her Dad, who also declares that she
can type l35 words a minute. The
average person, asserts BRIDES father,
uses a vocabulary of 700 words in or
binary conversation.
** **
According to Doctor Francois d'Her-
ellie, eminent French minerologist, the
cannibal microbe exists almost every
where. 1t particularly inhabits the in
testines of the human body, thriving
on the microbes of typhoid, typhus
and the other intestinal disorders
Often, however. this friend of man
lies down on the job and the bad germs
run riot through the system.
Cultures Of the cannibal microbe are
to be injected into the system, both as
as preventative and as a cure Of dis
ase.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

government fisheries depart
sports that you can raise more
Of fish than Of cattle to the
The record is: cattle, Us lbs.
acre; fish, l49 lbs. to the acre.
vernment would help you with
and with young fish eggs.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
FINE PLUMBING-We a

FINE PLUMBING-We are in the
plumbing business to make living. Do
not hesitate to ask us about that new
sink or that new toilet you intend to-
put in your home. We sure can do the
work that stays right and is priced
right.-Phone l79 and ask for the.
plumber.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

rents in Chicago have vacated
ats, the tenants leaving for
Is at the first breath of spring.
Ich exodus is needed in New
Ipartments that rented former
n are now renting at $50;
$50 and 500 now being $l56
5. Wages have not advanced
lensurate measure. 1t is re-
I. how people can continue to
J rents. but they do.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

ON an average the American peo-
pie are paying 20 per cent on over thir-
ty-one billion dollars of watered stock.
-(Senator LeFolIette.)
The Vernon Parish Democrat can be
purchased at the Cozy Fruit ParIor.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

FOR SALE. = Al acres of land;
II acres cleared and under cultivation.
4-room house, and barn. 100 peach
trees; 20 apple trees; 20 grape vines;
Strawberries, blackberries, and dewber-.
ries; some figs. Well improved
terraced Price, $1lOO. Main road.
A; E. WELDON, Rte |, Box 90, Lees
vile, La.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Cannon Of Fort Worth, Tex,
rtrocuted last week, while work.
an automobile. He was stand
Yet floor. A piece of bailing
Is nearby. The wire struck the
pile lamp causing a short cir
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

WILL TRADE FOR COLONY
.STOCK-40 acres of bottom land.
mostly under cultivation, under Cotton
wood Ditch, Cottonwood, CAL; Five
miles from town and three miles to rail-
road; best land around this part Of
California. Will take $500 Colony
stock, balance easy terms.-H. A
ABBY, Cottonwood, Cal.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

We can do anything in the plumbing
line. Give us trial, when you want
to put III the new bathroom; we can
fix it up in sanitary manner and leave
it so that you will be proud of it.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Classified Section

TRADE FOR LLANO STOCK
100 ores in Minnesota; fair buildings;
drilled we'll and windmill; mail and
Phone; s miles to town; mile to-
school. About 40 acres wood; 30s
acres fenced; SO acres in tame grass;
balance natural meadow. Lime-clay
soil. Price $35 an acre ($56O0.0O)-
Time on $1,000 at 10; balance i'm
cash. Will take LIano stock up to-
$4,000 as cash. par value.-C. ]. S.
care Llano Colonist l47
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

ory disastrous tornado swept
,st Texas into Oklahoma and
last Saturday, taking toll
cad and upwards Of one hum
shred. In Johnson and Steph-
tiles alone the damage to pro-
is over a million dollars.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Bryan is lecturing against the
y theory Of the descent Of
hd BY SO doing he is causing
study biology. This is all that
III If he lives long enough and
sane he may conclude as 9th
done long since that the trou-
humans is not that they are
I'd from monkeys, but that so
se descended from donkeys.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

9nAAc AC may conclude as Otl-
done long since that the trou-
humans is not that they are
I'd from monkeys, but that so
descended from donkeys.
week two-year-old baby fell
river at Sacramento, Calf.
making any fuss it immediate
usy with hands and feet and
to shore. Any older person,
wing how to swim, would have
and drowned. The baby, not
fear, simply did the right
4 saved its life.
cad this and wonder:
statement of Federal Judge
Shreveport on the alleged at
the so-called Ku Klux, taken
same paper and on the same
country where the people have
,ons own hands the machinery Of
5nent, where their representa-
~ let their statutes, and officers
-ukey the people, themselves, are
with the duty of enforcing
certainly there can be not the
/ excuse for any set of men us
Be authority of the courts.
man charged with the com
crime is entitled to a pub
court Of justice. The jur-
pass on his case are known
representative citizens of the
ty. The accused is confront
IS accusers and the witnesses
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29

stimulation of the sweat-gIands. It doesn't hold with any such antiquated belief as that good wine needs no bush It is more concerned with the "Old Crow label on the bottle than with the raw "hootch" within 1t.
 Alse. it frequently permits the reru- lar wearing of boiled shirts'' and shiny, polished boots, instead of the grimy overalls which mostly garb real produc- CTS. Moreover. k Is garnished with salaries and commissions which cer- tainly are more impressive, on paper, anyway. than mere wages. And, not least of all, 1t always affords the hope of making some big killing, or pulling of some big stunt of getting rich quick.
 Production on the other hand, is a rather humdrum process IL simply means the working over of something which nobody wants or can use In its natural shape. into somethips which many actually need. This involves not only head-work but hand-work. It re- quires for one example. the handling of lot of excessively dirty iron ore and lot of grimy soft coal and the tending of good many oily and smeaTy ma chimes before the twelve million women who want needles can have them, point ed. eye-letted, polished to the queens taste.
 Or, in our own rural case, 1t involves the loading and spreading of many mill lion tons of unmitigatedly filthy manure the ploying of many million acres of perhaps gravelly, perhaps loamy. perhaps mucl1y. but always genuinely dirty dirt the harvesting in clouds of dust under a blazing sky; the callousing of palms the breaking of fnger-nails. the daily wearing of clothes 50 old and begrin- ed that no further soiling or tearing can make them more worthy of the rag
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
PRODUCTION AND SELLING
twritt.n Speciality For The Bulletin,

cwritten Specially For The Buuetin.)
 Says the dweller in The Hartford Times 'sPortico:"
 ..Another trouble with our civilization is that one young man wishes to man. ufacture something and seven wish to sell it'
 A very neat blow square on the head of the nall. Of nail which needs hit ting, too.
 People laugh at Wal lingford," and feel a real sense of relief when his fictfonal adventures in graft and promotorship peter ou into failure. Served him right" we say. And then three out of every four of us begin to try and figure out some scheme by which we, too, can get rich quick and easy.
 En a civilization founded on Q reason and conducted by reasoning beings the producer would be- as matter of course, the biggest toad in the puddle. It is perfectly clear, without requiring any argument. that anything widely needed or desired must take many times as much effort to make as to sell Noth- ing which Is not produced to fill a real want Is worth producing. either. Yet, as things are, there actually seem to be about seven times as many young people Ua~AAtAAAS Q Se1dA anu SOAAlAI11SSlOl IOI self ing as there are wanting a chance to earn wages making them.
 What fig "sa1esmanshir?" don't happen to know what 1t Is In theory or in the dictionary. but we all know that in practice 1t Is the art either of selling some one something he doesn't want, or of getting out of him a high price for something he does want Its principal requisite Is "taCt'' which is simply the high-brow word for facile dissimula- ton. It may cause some strain to those faculties known IS conscience and in. vention. but seldom involves any undue
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
vrht,0.rs of seotob Home Rule.

There is reported to be in Scotland since the establishment of the htsn Free State a new enthusiasm on the subject of Scottish home rules-Frcm the New York Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29

Some people are naturally nervous. while others have priclxly heat.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29

The suite illustrated is made under our direct supervs- ion, and every detail is correct very beautiful and ongwearng suite, upholstered in choice of tapestry or velour. Inside construction guaranteed Removable png cushions, spring back, all outside backs covered with same material. Three pieces
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
For Charmin theHome

Furniture is the real foundation upon which beautiful home built and is not necessary to make any large expenditure to achieve that effect of charm and beauty that everyone wishes In fact you add piece two here the various your home without extravaganza and yet make each look entirely different Right now with the new Fall styles display is the very best time to make your selection
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Bnnkcrs, Convention.

The local contingent of bankers will
start to-day for the annual spring
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Profit Taxing at Close.

After three hours OF pretty steady
advance the market just before the
close went into a period of profit taking,
which seriously affected the days price
changes. Whereas the net changes were
very largely on the plus side at 2
O'Clock the wave Of selling in the last
hour reversed the trend entirely and
at the close there was a preponderance
Of losses on the day. The buying of
certain favorites in the early hours was
impressive as reported from the floor
Of the exchange and led to the general
buying by commission houses. A few
stocks, such as Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
General American Tank Car. julius
Kayser, Kelly Springfield, Standard Oil
of New Jersey, which had advanced
sharply before the selling movement be-
gan, managed to hold a good bit of
their gains in the sace OF the downward
drive. Commission houses reported that
the final selling was largely for those
who had had substantial profits in the
last two or three days and preferred to
record them in substantial form. There
also was selling by floor traders who
saw realizing orders coming in and
decided to take advantage of the op-
portunity to scalp few eights on the
short side.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Wheeling and Lake Eric.

The recent strength OF the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroads shares is not
based on any new development In its
affairs other than its excellent earn
ings for the first quarter of 1922, which
showed marked improvement in a year.
One Of its directors said yesterday that
there was nothing in the talk that its
rise in the market was due to develop
ments which might follow the expira-
tion this month of the five years right
of owners of 81 100000 of the company's
prior lien stock TO elect majority of
its directors. The owners of this block
of stock are the chief stockholders of
the Western Maryland Railway In
the opinion of a director Of the Wheel
Ing and Lake Erie there is no likeli-
hood at present that any change of
control will follow the expiration of
the voting agreement. which will place
holders OF all classes Of the company's
stock on equal voting terms.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
May Department Stores.

The action OF the May Department
Stores directors yesterday in declaring
three quarterly dividends on its common
stock and two quarterly dividends on it's
preferred stock at the regular rate came
as somewhat of a jolt to interests which
had been predicting an immediate extra
payment or q stock dividend of cqhsid-
erable size. In fact the rumor in Wall
Street yesterday was that the directors
were to pay big extra or stock div
ided In that meeting. Instead they
declared three regular quarterly dis
bursements OF per cent. on the common
stock and two regular disbursements OF
1at per cent. on the preferred stock.
The common stock dividends are paya-
BILE on June 1, September and Decem-
ber to stock Of record on May Is.
August Is and November Is. The pre-
ferred disbursements will be made on
July and October to stockholders OF
record on June Is and September Is.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Japan Orders Rails.

The United States Steel Products Com
pany, subsidiary of the United States
Steel Corporation. has received an order
for 10.S30 tons of seventy-five pound
rails from the Imperial Government
Railways of Japan. The order was
placed through Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha,
Ltd, Of New York. The activity Of the
railroad equipment market SO far in
1922 has exceeded greatly expectations
in the trade. Freight cars ordered in
this country since January total 59,023,
or double the number ordered in the
full year 1921. There are inquiries i'm
the market now for more than 10000
cars. and it is believed that before the
end of May contracts for 10000 cars
will have been placed.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Idle Cars Increase.

Freight cars idle because of business
conditions on April 23 numbered 529.-
SS4, an increase of 3S,371, compared
with the surplus OF the preceding week.
according to reports received by the
American Railway Associations car
service division. The main cause OF the
increase was the continuance of the coal
strike. which within a week increased
the number of idle coal cars 1874 to
22e,S92. OF the total idle freight cars
of all classes. reported as of April 23.
371,764 were In serviccable condition.
The remaining 15s,120 needed repairs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Copper Marked Up.

Another advance Of one-eighth cent
was recorded in quotations for copper
metal made by certain larger producers,
IN contrast to previously ruling rate of
Is cents. They have no intention of
selling any large amount Of the metal
at the new price. however. and those
In close touch with the copper market
are expecting another increase soon.
The remarks Of Stephen Birch, presi-
dent of the Kennecott Copper Com
pany. In its annual meeting earlier in
the week to the effect that surplus
stocks had been very substantially cut
down and the only important blocks
available were in the hands Of the Cop
per Export Association and tied up for
export sale has stimulated purchases
by consumers. who fear that this situa-
tion will bring about sharp increase
In prices soon. Copper men generally
are very optimistic as to the immediate
course of prices.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
FrankIin's DcniaIs.

p. A. S. Franklin. head Of the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine. was kept busy
yesterday on his arrival from England
making denials of innumerable stories
circulated recently In explanation Of
Marine shares strength. He denied en-
phatically reports that the corporations
big cash balances on the other side OF
the Atlantic were to be brought to this
cofntry for paying off big back divi-
dends on the preferred stock amounting
to ~ per cent Another story which he
threw down flatly was that the Marine
company planned to operate a steamship
line to Russia. A third yarn, we'll cir
culated in Wall Street. which Mr..
Franklin denied. was the report OF big
shipping merger with the aff1liated Ma
rine companies as its nucleus.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
ID. r.. It. strong ana Higher.

An outstanding feature of yesterdays
market was strength in Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock and certificates. The for
mer advanced 3A points to 26h and the
latter points to 2lA. The price OF 26A
for b. r. Il. contrasts with its low for
this year of around 8, established in
February. Much speculation in B. r.
IT'S stock is based on tho receivers 8
suit against the city for $50, ,000. 900. which
would mean more than $40 share Of
its common stock. On the other hand
public utilities generally are improving
and their costs are decreasing. The
receiver has improved the companys
property and its net earnings are mount
ing rapidly. Reorganization of the COM
pany and assessment of its stockholders
are possible in the next nine months
or year. but the assessment is not
expected to be unreasonable. In eight
months ended with February % its net
earnings available share Of it's stock
were more than 81. or at the yearly
rate Of So. Its earnings in March were
,341. contrasted with So. 40 in March,
1921
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Money Easier.

A decline in call money rates oc.
CURED. and indications were that the
period OF firm money incident to first
of the month operations had ended.
Call money opened and renewed at ~
per cent. but declined to just before
the close. Time money rates were un-
changed at Az for short maturities and
~ for long ones. Money brokers are
predicting lower rates for time money
and per cent. Is bid for thirty day
paper.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Atlantic Gulf OH Production.

For the first time in year the oil
production Of the Atlantic. Gulf and
West Indies Steamship Lines Mexican
subsidiary. the Atlantic Gulf Oil Com
pany. exceeded 100000 barrels in April
The total in that month was Loss. .326, in
contrast to SS4.976 in March and $50. 35
in February. Last months output was
the largest since May. 1921, in which
the production was 1,136,274
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Car Loadings Gain.

In reporting yesterday morning freight
car loadings for the week ended with
April 22, 1t was stated In these columns
inadvertently that the 1oadings of 49,
OSS cars represented decrease OF
1875. compared with those of the pre-
ceding week. The statement should
have read that there was an increase
of 1876.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Meeting Of the American Bankers AS

meeting Of the American Bankers As
sociation's executive committee. to be
held at White Sulphur Springs. Their
departure probably means that there
win be a let up in the offerings OF new
securities, at least for q week. Senior
partners of most prominent banking
houses usually attend the committees
annual meeting at White Sulphur
Springs and no largo deals can be con.
cluded without their signatures.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
FAR EAST.
CANADA.

New York funds In Montreal. si6ss pre-.
MUM 81 900; Montreal funds in New York
SIT 80 discount a $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

WELCOMING A SISTER
"CONG RES NJ A NJ"
"Aunt Alice" Robertson,
defeated Oklahoma Con-
gresswoman (now look
ing for a job again at 69),
pictured congratulatinS
Mrs. Winifred Mason
Huck, of Chicago, recent
" elected TO fill the un-
expired term Of her
father, the late William
f. Mason, as Congress-
man-at-large. Mrs. Huck
is the first woman east OF
the Mississippi to 60 to
Congress and the first
mother (she has four
childrenl ever to sit in
that body. Underwood