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

So each Japanese Lilium Giganteum
bulb represents years of effort and
of toll all along the way from far-off
Formosa. Then the local florist must
put in six months of skilled effort to
bring the bulb into blossom for East
er. Finally comes the Easter rush
it is as bad as the well-known Christ
mas shopping. Many is the florist
who works all night during this last
minute Easter rushI
1t may be that your Easter lily is
costly, but think of the work it repre-
sents, and be thankful to get it at the
price you paid
Is not an Easter lily worth saving,
after all the time and patience and
work and money it has cost? Then
take care of yours this Easter.
Florists who are getting ready their
Easter lilies for Easter force them
along in quite a warm temperature
until they are sure they will flower in
time for the Easter trade. Then the
plants are taken to cool houses to
"harden up"
Naturally, in this process of fore
ing they are kept very wet at the roots
and syringed frequently over the
tops, this Swinging sometimes being
done twice a day.
You understand, therefore, the
changed conditions into which a plant
is placed when brought into our
homes, where the atmosphere is dry
and warm. 1t is usually placed in a
window and possibly the first day we
fail to give it any water, and the Sec
ond day not before ten o'clock in the
morning, and even then only a little
is placed on the surface of each pot,
which in an hour, owing to the dry at
mOsphere, has evaporated.
You all desire to have your flowers
attractive and fresh-looking as long
as possible, and you will have no diff
Guilty if you will only give them the
same treatment they receive before
leaving the greenhouse. AS soon as
you receive the plant, before placing
it in the window, give il a thorough
soaking. To dampen it is of little
USE anu Tic ACSu1LD Wei Z OloupkOl4L-
ing, but wetting thoroughly at the
roots stiffens, freshens and revives the
flowers. Your lily, under this treat
ment, should remain in full bloom
and every bud unfold.
Keep your lily in a pot until the
middle of May, when you should plant
it in the open border. The tops will
die away, but almost invariably it will
form a new bulb and flower again in
late August.
In the case of azaleas and hydran-
geas at Easter time it is necessary to
stand them in bucket of water for at
least ten minutes twice a day. The
same method of watering applies to
many other Easter plants.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

crops in one respect. They cannot
be grown successfully year after year
on the same ground There must be
rotation of crops. This discovery re-
suited in the diminution of much Of
the lily disease from the Bermudas.
While the bulb-growers in the Ber-
mudas were fighting the lily disease,
and many of the American florists
were giving up the growing of the
lilies, the more persistent of the Amer
lean growers were looking all over the
world for new sources of supply.
They found what they wanted in a
lily that grows in the FOrmOsa islands,
south of Japan. The Japanese were
quick to grasp the opportunity that
came to them from the misfortune Of
Bermuda. Lily farms sprang up all
through the islands of the Pacific in
the vicinity of FormOsa. The indus
y grew as if by magic all the way
from Formosa to Yokohama.
Now the lily farm, as the Japanese
know it, is small-the average is not
more than four or five acres. And
the Japanese lily farmer has little or
no capital. And it takes three or four
years to grow a good Towering bulb.
SO the Japanese government steps
in and gives the lily farmer a lift
loans him money on his crop to buy
bulbs and fertilizer and to keep him
going, Also Japanese dealers in bulbs
contract for the bulbs In advance, loan
him money and keep a watchful eye
on his operations.
These islanders, when their lily
crops are harvested, generally carry
the bulbs to Yokohama for delivery.
This means an ocean trip of from 100
to 500 miles. The boats are small.
Many of them are little more than
what we would call open rowboats.
Consider the toll and danger of that
voyage!
At Yokohama the bulbs are graded
by size, packed into cases containing
from 100 to 400 bulbs each. The ex-
portation of these lily bulbs seems to
be in the hands of three or four con-
Germs, and it's a good guess that the
concerns.
50. ouuctions of photographs show
ing the various phases of this lily
farming by the Japanese would be in
teresting. Yes; but the Japanese gov
eminent does not encourage the TAX
ing of such photographs. Possibly one
print of a negative might be allowed,
but no negatives can leave Japan.
Nowadays we are importing some
thing like 20.OOOOO0 lily bulbs from
Japan each year. Upon arriving at
san francisco the bulbs are shipped
in bond to Chicago and New York,
whence they are distributed through
out the United States. Probably one
third of the 2O,OO0OOO bulbs are forced
into blossom for Easter.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13


probation of the time and labor and
expenditure involved in the delivery
70 you by the florist? If you have,
you are one in a million. For the un-
thinking the Easter Lily just grows /!
Suppose you get the notion to buy
Easter lily bulbs and bring them to
blossom at Easter by your own eff
fort. You go to the seed store and
tell your plan to the salesman. If
he is a conscientious salesman he will
say something like this:
why, of course, I'll sell you all the
bulbs you want. But it takes about
six months to bring the Easter lily to
blossom, and lot Of special knowl-
edge and painstaklng work are re-
quired to bring it into flower. Really,
wouldn't advise you to try it. Better
order Of your florist. Or, If you must
try your own hand, take hyacinths
or tulips. You can be almost sure Of
them. Whereas, if you try Easter
lilies, you are apt to be disappointed"
There is an immense amount of
skilled and patient work involved in
the blooming Of Easter lilies for East
er day in the latitude of New York,
Chicago and Denver.
Millions of Easter lilies are forced
into flower every Easter in the United
States. Seedsmen say that Chicago
alone grows nearly a million.
A few years ago most of the bulbs
~ fha oc4or IiIx ucad 70 no b,.o,,c.t, a..
to American florists from Bermuda.
But what is called the lilly disease"
got into the Bermuda lily fields. The
result was that some years American
growers lost half or two-thirds of their
stocks The disease got so bad that
many florists gave up growing Easter
lilies.
Then it was discovered that lilies
were just like common, everyday
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

of the population of ancient Antioch
at the time of st. Paul The second
and smaller Antioch was situated to
the northwest in a small province
known as Pisidia. 1t was near ColOsse
and Lystra and several other WELL
known places in which st. Paul
preached. Today only a few ruins of
Antioch of Pisidia remain to mark the
site. 1t was also called Caesarea, al
though the greater Caesarea stood on
the shore Of the Mediterranean, not
far from Jerusalem, and was the pOliti-
cal capital Of Palestine.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Dead European Towns

Europe is full OF dead towns-trail-
ing glories from the age before the
Turks captured Constantinopie and
Columbus discovered America. Many
Of them lie on small rivers. as Bruges
does. For In the Gays VIXEN an ocean
ship was only an enlarged rowboat a
river harbOr as preferable to he best
ocean port. Such was Seville, such
was Pisa. such once was Florence.
But when the Turks cut the Indian
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
EvanaeIIne Parish Oil Field.

Estherwood, lathe Coast Oil
Company, drilling a we'll on the Crow
ley Oil and Mineral Company's $40
acre property in the Evangeline par
ish oil field, reports heavy gas press
ure encountered at a depth of 1900
feet.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Y. W. c. A. to Be Proposed.

Shreveport, La.-Miss Alice R. Rey-
nolds, city secretary of the South Cen
trail Field Division of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, is in
Shreveport, at the instance of inter-
ested citizens, to study the needs and
confer with representative men and
women regarding the possibility of es-
tablishing Y. w. c. A. in Shreveport.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Trade Bureau Organizes.

Crowley, LATHE trade extension
bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
has decided to reorganize along big
ger and better lines. The program
will include many attractive methods
to bring business to Crowley.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

trade routes, and when ships became
too big for river ports, new cities
sprang up and old, glorious cities died.
Some have come to life again, like
Florence md Nuremberg and Seville,
because of new conditions. Some, Ike
Pisa, and Rcthenburg in Bavaria, and
Ragusa in Dalmatia. otayed dead.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Rice Dinner Is PLANNED.

Crowley, LA dinner in which rice
will be featured is among the plans
for the entertainment of delegates to
the convention of the Louisiana League
of Homestead and Building and Loan
Associations to be held at Crowley
April p and %.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
cyclone Damage in Louisiana.

Shreveport, La.-Six buildings were
destroyed, five others partially wreck
ed, among them the Catholic church
and many others more or less badly
damaged in a cyclone that swept Cou-
shatta Friday night, causing a loss es-
timated at $4,000 to $4,000. There
was no loss of life and no one was re-
ported injured.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
storm Victims Recovering.

Estherwood, La.-Several persons
who were more or less seriously in
iured by the storm which swept south
eastern portions of the town and
caused damage to about 100000 in
parts of Arcadia parish, are reported
recovering.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Vivian Women oruanlzed.

Shreveport, La.--Mrs. ]. D. Wilkin-
son and Miss Lavinia Egan of Shreve-
port, representing the Louisiana
branch of the National Woman's Party,
organized unit at Vivian. They will
conduct similar organization meetings
this week at Oil City and Mornings
port.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
EIre peetroya VIetory Ian.

Alexandria, La.-Fire Saturday vir-
tually destroyed Victory Hall in the
rear of ST. Francis Xayier's Cathedral
in Fourth street, the loss being more
than $4,000.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

}; THEY toll not them
selves, these Easter lilies,
but just the same they
mean toll by many hands
in more than one land, and
the expenditure of mil
lions of dollars. AS you
stand before your Easter
lily entranced with ad-
miration of its stately
beauty and almost awed
by it's fitness for the oc-
casiOn, have You any an
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
YOU CANNOT AFFORD

To let your little hurts and all
ments get bad.
Keep Vacher-Balm handy for Burns,
Boils, Cuts, Corns, Piles, or Soreness
anywhere.
Ask your druggist. Avoid limitations.
Advertisement.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Hurry mother! A teaspoonful Of
California Fig Syrup" today may pre-
vent sick child tomorrow. If your
child is constipated, bilious, feverish,
fretful, has cold, collie, or If stomach
Is sour, tongue coated, breath bad, re-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
Don't Forget cutioura TaIcum

When adding to your toilet requisites
An exquisite face, skin, baby and DUST
ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superduous. You may
rely on 1t because one of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum).
25c each everywhere. Advertisement.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
CASCARETS To-
For Constipated Bowels, Sick Headache,
Sour Stomach, Bilious Liver

bowels completely by morning, and yen
will feel splendid. 'They work while
you Sleep" Cascarets never stir you
up or grippe like Salts, Pills, Calomel,
or OIL and they cost only ten cents
a box. Children love Cascarets too. y
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Consider the lilies how they grow: They
toll not neither do they spin; and yet
glory was not arrayed like one Of these.
Luke 1921.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

What we wish is the shadow; what
we will is the substance. maybe.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Built over Ancient Antioch.
Part Of the site Of ancient Antioch
is occupied by the modern city known
as Antakieh. having population Of
about 10000. which is only tne-tenth
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

The only thing that acts more boyish
than boy is a man.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

The incest administrative in the
world to physic your liver and bowels
when you have Dizzy Headache, Colds,
Indigestion, or Upset, Acid
Stomach is candy-like "Cascarets."
One or two tonight will empty your
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

AS If a man couldn't accumulate
enough junk, he will buy a ticket in q
rattle.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

member a good "physic-laxative' 10
often all that is necessary.
Genuine california Fig Syrup has
directions for babies and children
printed on the bottle. Say california"
or you may get an imitation fig syrup.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

Wireless kilograms come under the
head Of disconnected sentences,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
Drowned Mans Body Recovered.
(Preston News Service.)

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 1S.--The body
Of Arthur Brown aged 81 years;
a dockhand on the excursion stcama,
Homer Smith, who was drowned last
Tuesday afternoon in the Monongahela
river at the foot Of Wood street, wa.
recovered early last Thursday morn
ing several hundred feet below Wooo
street.
1t is reported that Brown jumped
from the steamer into the river while
bathing and as he plunged into the
water his head must have struck
something knocking him unconscious
or killing him instantly for lie never
came to the surface again. Other mem
bers Of the steamers crew D.au.
searching for him Immediately and
their efforts proved futile. Tho dead
mans head has deep cash int,
which Is believed is the cause Of his
death. "' ..#..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
THE. Y. M. O. A. NOTES.

. The Y. NJ. G. A. building was visit
ca by many OF the delegates of the Nat
lonaL Association of C0lorcd Women's
Clubs and they were ut home. We are
always glad to welcome strangers. a
great time in Ric1mondi .
Last Sunday was stormy yet the
boys and men were active for service.
the workers meeting $3.50 a. M. a.
the building.
lo' a. M. the meeting in the pcnitcn
tlary was full Of tho spirit and al
took part in the hour. The women we're
greatly helped.
THO work in the city Jail and city
home by the committee was not for.
gotten by the committee. Special pray
er was offered for this work. 10 A. NJ
p. M. Master David Curtis n mem.
Der OF the executive committee of tho.
Boys Department. Subject: Deceit. IT
was crowded with tho best Of thoughts
rake little time with the bows ana
lead them into the right path nnd
they will be u blessing. Songs were,
full. Glad to have had Rev. Philips
who gave the boys much encourage.
mcnt.
The meeting for tile mon $40 p N
at tile building was very helpful. s,lD.
ject: Conservation.
Men be on time Sunday ready for
hard work and the OTHER, man.
Al the building $3.50 A. M. the work
ers VIII have run before meeting.
A good time for" boys; d p. NJ. at the
Builuing. BE one.
o:So +. M. at the building the mee>
ing Tor men Will be- conducted by the.
II n ~
oth' MT. Zion Baptist Church, Sunday
school. Come and help to make this
one or the greatest. Mr.. N. w. Bouldin
president. Teacher, Mr.: Darius Hnrris.
BE a man.
DO not forget to- pray for the work
Of the Y. NJ. C. a..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
TIIOUGIhT FIRE ALARM BON. /
PLACE. TO DEPOSIT MALL.
(Preston News SeryiceD

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 17.--Considel.
able excitement was caused here last
Wednesday night when John Scott ab,
systematically walked up to a fire
alarm box, opened it and deposited Il,
letter. In doing SO he pulled the lever
and sounded the fire alarm When
Scott saw the. fire engine and heard
the bystanders shouting to tho fire
men that he was the man who caused.
the excitement, Scott took to his heels
but was over-taken and escorted to
the police station. At the hearing thr
next morning Scott told the mngis-
trate that he was terribly worried over
some domestic troubles and was WITT.
Ing to his brother up north for assIs-
tanse and was really not thinking
what he was doing when Ire droppod
the letter. in tho fire alarm box which
caused, all thu excitement. After hear
ing Scots story the judge imposed n
small fine on Scott for turning In. a
false alarm and then told him to make
1t point in the future to be sure lie
was depositing letters as the fro. de-
partment and the post office depart
ment were two distinct agencies for
public service. Be sure which ono yo.
want to serve you in tho future.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
the KU KLUx KHAN and CARNEY

We are publishing at length the
criticism of Alderman George w. Har-
ris relative to the alleged action of
Hon. Marcus Garv2y in forming an
alliance with the Ku Klux Khan. AS
this anti-Negro organization Is specl.
fically detestcd by emery colored citi.
zen, who lives in the southern section
Of the country and by those OF us,
who have removed from tire South.
land to the northern ana western sec.
ton of this country, we deemed it ad
visnble to make the sacrifice md civ,
10 our readers in full the statements
OF these two prominent leaders, Just
rs these statements appeared in the
New York Negro World.
We have attempted to occupy an
impartial attitude in dealing WITH
this discussion and we see or think wc
see that both of the leaders have
leaned too far backward in the dis.
cussion and have taken q position too
radical for the acceptance Of the aver.
age citizen, who desires 'the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. Alderman Harris magnificd TIE
achievements of the Negroes and Hon.
Marcus Garveys retort that what was
accomplished by the Negroes cited by
Alderman Harris was while acting in
n Snrviln nononity
with it. He emphasizes the fact that
he was not acting upon his own initia.
tive.
This does not necessarily detract
from the glory of the achievement as
an individual, but it does take from
the accomplishment that historical
value in the matter of racial leader.
snip that we might otherwise enjoy.
Toussaint L'Ouverture meets all OK
Marcus Garvey's objections and Gen.
Dcssalincs and others measure up in
full to tho standard that he has set.
Where cOlored men achieve fame un..
greatness under their own leadership.
then they stand in the-and occupy
n position that no historian can gain.
say or deny. Still, Alderman George
w. Harris makes citations from his.
torical events that will be unusual. ~
PLEASING to the corored folks or this
day and time.
nluch OF the information given has
Been and is unknown to the average
colored person. The logical conclusion
is 'hGt if the Negroes in this country
had been given the opportunity that
aad been accorded to the Negroes OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
Is. & 0. SHOPNIAN KILLED.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 17.-Wallace
Jewell, who came here from Washing.
ton, d. G. to take the place Of a stri1-
ing shopman in the Baltimore and o.
railroad shops at Glcnnwood, was
killed in a fight here la + Tuesday aft
crnOon.
jewell and another shop worker
quarreled over some technical matter
regarding the handling Of a miiIins
machine and who was boss and during
the argument, according to the police,
Jewell is said. to have swung to Slap
Williams with his hand in the iace
Williams seized an iron bar and struci,
Jewell on the head, killing him al.
most instantly. Williams was a1es.
en- and turned over to the Coroner of
Allegheny county. Following a hear
ing before the coroners jury Vernie
Wllllams was held for court on q
charge OF manslaughter. At the hear.
ing Williams testified that he swung
the iron bar when Jewell attempted to
strike him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

the west Indian Islands, their valor
would have compared with that of
which the Jamaican boasts. We take
it that Alderman Harris maximizes
\ tho achievements Of the Negroes in
this country and Hon. Marcus Garvey
minimizes the accomplishments OF
the same class Of people. The latter
does this though apparently to cause
the Negroes to go about their achieve.
mcnts and accomplishments on their
own initiative, rather than Ly be;n3
actuatcd by that valor of the Write
man.
But these two leaders occupy posi-
tions as Numerically opposite as
that Of the North and the South Poles.
One is building or attempting TO Dul,I
Negro Republic in Africa, the other
cams to have his own Republic right
here alrug with tho white man. One Is
Negro tirst, last and all tive time.
Ihe other is citizen of the United
States first, last and all the time. If
it came to this government and Afric,
the latter would side with this govern
mcnt. He would do this upon the
ground that his blood has mingteo
with that of the white man, his sweat
and toll with that Of this same class
OF people in making this government
one of the greatest and grandest on
the face of the globe.
why then should there be any oper
disagreement between George w. Hay-
RS the American and Marcus Garvey
the African? Both are identified with
the Negro race and primarily beth
ia'or the success of that class of PEG.
pic. but they are under different BAN
hers and they should agree TO bury
their differences and do what thew can
III their respective fields of action for
inc hest interest of the class of people
"hom they represent. The Baptists
m1Ght as we'll start out on Il crusodn
against the Nethodists and the Episco
pnlians or tho Mettodists and Epfsco-
pal'ahs might as we'll start n row with
INC Hap;ists and other denominations
us icr these two classes of leaders t.
engage IN contest over this creed
when Marcus Garvey has espoused
ana the propaganda, which he is con-
Quoting.
The denomn nations are bounl FIR
the SAME heaven end the two classes of
polltical LEADERS, are aiming for the
elevation and the success Of the Ne
grIes. Let us have peace.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
OFFICERS EVADE MOB WITH
INTENDED>N VICTIM.
Preston News Service. !

Claremont, Okla, Aug. 17.-Sheri,t
Ridenor outwitted mob at the Craig
County Jail in Vinita last Thursday
night and possibly saved Oklahoma
from being disgraced, with anolue.
southern passtimG when he and his
deputies calmly and coolly escorre-
elias Ridge, the alleged murderer Of
Mrs. George Adair, to safe-keeping
here in the Rogers county JAIL.
According to the report Sheriff Ride
nour invited the angry mob to entcr
the Jail and. SEQ for themselves that
the prisoner was not there. It is SAL.
that Ridge was standing behind the
door opened to, admit the mob. When
the searchers had passed into the
building, Ridge. with his hat pulled
down over his eyes, lcisuredly walked
out Of the Jail with two deputy sherifrs
walking apparently unconcerned near
him. About two blocks down. tho
street the three men entered q wait
ing automobile which whiskcd them
to this city. tt is said that Ridge has
confessed that he murdered Mrs.
Adair.