The True Democrat. Vol. XXIII St. Francisville, West Feliciana Perish La., Saturday, December 5, 1914. No. 45

NET WEIGHT OR MEASURE LAW. GIGINNERS TO MEET IN MEMPHIS LOUISIANA MEDALLION DAY. LATE PLANTING OF OATS NOT THE FARM BOY'S CREED. PROPER METHOD OF N JAN. 1 AND 2. ADVISABLE. GROWING FIG8. I believe that the country which God On January 1, 1915, Act No. 213, I, L. E. Hall, Governor of Louisiana, Your assistance is needed. Here is do hereby designate Saturday, Decem- "Oats planted after the 15th of De- made is more beautiful than the city (W. J. Warrington in Sou. Farmer.) kknown as the Net Weight or Measure just a few of the things that may be bEber 5, 1914, as Louisiana Medallion co..mber are not likely to make more which man made; that life out of doors Figs were introduced into the United LLaw, passed by the last legislature, ju will go into effect. dedone at the coming national conven- D;Day, and call upon the citizens of the tlhan half a crop," says Prof. W. R. and in touch with the earth is the States by the early Spanish and French " tion of ginners, Jan. 1 and 2, 1915, in ststate to lend their aid to this worthy Dl)dson, Director of the Louisiana Ex- natural life of man. settlers. A few hardy varieties were This act requires the net weight, net ti( measure or numerical count to be con- MMemphis, Tenn.: cacause in every way possible. periment Stations. "On late plantings I believe that work with nature is grown and propagated until there is u "Unless prices advance on lint and And I request the officials of the I would advise the use of an extra more inspiring than work with the scarcely a home in the Southern States 31spicuously marked upon all packages of food sold in this state. seseed to consider the advisability of vivarious Women's Clubs throughout the quantity of seed, then if the indica- most intricate machinery. that has not one or more trees of this 0 Articles of food already on hand nfnailing each gin up in 1915 as soon as ststate, and all other organizations, to tions are that the heads are not going I believe that the dignity of labor most delicious fruit. In the cities they January 1, 1915, and not bearing the it has ginned one-half of the number co-operatecc in this movement, the banks to be large they can be cured for hay depends not on what you do but how are eagerly sought after, and the ~J net measure, etc., shall be exempt only of bales ginned in 1914. By such steps aiand merchants to lend their aid, the when they are in milk and they will you do it; that opportunity comes to a market never fully supplied; yet the n provided they are branded with the in all the South lint and seed will plpress to give publicity and general give a fine quality of hay and make boy on the farm as often as to the boy commercializing of the fig as one of P following: "On hand January 1, 1915." adadvance. ininformation concerning it, and the a very good yield. Late plantings of in the city; that life is larger and our most profitable industries has f( An article of food, as used in Act 213, "To start a movement to use nothing mmayors of cities, towns and villages to oats will not stool as much as a crop freer and happier on the farm than in made very slow progress. shall include all articles used as food, bubut cotton bagging. This will consume isissue proclamations designating the that is planted earlier." the town; that my success depends Figs of almost any variety, except drink, confectionery or condiment, by $8$8,000,000 of cotton at home. dday as Louisiana Medallion Day. Professor Dodson does not believe not upon my location, but upon myself; the Symrna, will bear heavy crops of d man or other animals. "To extend the present system of In testimony whereof, I hereunto it would be a wise plan to plant oats not upon my dreams, but upon what I fruit in almost any place, if cultivated n "In package form" shall mean any ththe Ginners' Association in buying sisign my name and cause the great in the spring unless the seeds have actually do; not upon luck, but upon and fed properly. No great amount of container in which the article is pack- babagging direct from the factory and seseal of Louisiana to be affixed, this, been selected somewhat for their labor is necessary. Half as much work pluck. ed and offered for sale. This includes wiwhich has saved the ginners who have tlthe 23rd day of November, A. D. 1914. adaptability to spring planting. I believe in working when you work, as is bestowed on cotton and many packages made of glass, "tin, wood, or coco-operated with us thousands of dol- (Signed) L. E. HALL. and in other crops is more profitable, if a and in playing when you play, paper. lalars." B:By the Governor. OVER 44,000,000 RED CROSS SEALS giving and demanding a square deal in simple, easy and intelligent method of The penalty for violation of this act We are asking you to invite every ALVIN E. HEBERT, SOLD IN 1913. every act of life. culture is given the orchard. To begin, varies from ten to five hundred dollars, giginner in your county to this conven- Secretary of State. plant the best trees of the best varie- More than 44,000,000 Red Cross or from ten days to six months in jail. tiction and come yourself. Reduced rates Now that the new banking system ties; never plant trees on new ground; Christmas Seals were sold last Decem- meeting the re- cacan be had Dec. 31st with final return CHINESE FARMING. has gone into effect, the West and at least one year's cultivation in a crop Any article of food ber, according to a report issued by the United States JaJan. 6th. National delegates have been South should be able to get money is necessary. Old ground, moderately qquirements of the National Association for the Study of March 1913 to the Food el,elected from all the states and the (W. C. Chevis in Crowley Signal.) when they need it without paying rich is better. The land should be aamendment and Prevention of Tuberculosis, and convention will be the largest ever In his fascinating book, "Farmers of usurious interest, and there should be well and deeply broken before planting. aand Drugs Act, together with the regu- cc the American Red Cross. In this way lations under food inspection held. FortyF, Centuries," the late Prof. King proper banking facilities for agricul- The figs should be set sixteen to decision h $440,000 is netted for anti-tuberculosis GINNERS' ASSOCIATION, relatesrE the infinite pains with ture and industry instead of credit be- twenty feet apart and much depends iNo. 154, regarding statement of weight, which work in various parts of the United Veigh Cockrum, Pres. ing monopolized so largely by com- on variety and location. Cultivate at nmeasure or count, will also meet the thetb Chinese farmers save and gather States. up every conceivable merce and speculation. least two years and not over three r'requirements of the Louisiana law. waste article to The sale in 1913 is a gain of 4,000,000 SEES FAMILY AND CITY AGAIN. years. Grow some leguminous crops Packages containing less than two SI put back upon their soil. The result seals over 1912, or 10 per cent. It is is seen in the contrast between the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, between the trees, such as cow or field aavoirdupois ounces, or less than one (New Orleans Item.) hoped that this year the 50,000,000 productive capacity of their soil and State of Louisiana. peas. Plow in the green crop late in flfluid ounce, or fewer than six units of Thanksgiving Day, Edward J. Byrnes mark will be reached. The seal design food, that of our own. Four thousand years Whereas, William Holly Taylor, a the fall. Two to four barrels of air- fi shall be exempt from marking. sawsa his youngest son, now almost 21, for 1914 has been selected and orders of continuous cultivation have increas- resident of the Parish of West Felic- slacked lime should be scattered over The State Board of Health has been forfo the first time. He also had about for the printing of 100,000,000 seals iana, State of Louisiana, has applied to ed to a wonderful extent the soil of the ground and disced or harrowed in ccharged with the enforcement of the himhi at this happy family reunion his have been placed. Plans for the or- me for the cancellation of One Bond, China; a hundred years, fifty, twenty- drawn and subscribed by Robert S. every three or four years. On the aact. grandchildren whom he had never seen ganization of a larger sale this year five sometimes, have worn our soil Taylor, as principal, with William H. coast where shells are abundant this The law, If strictly enforced, will before.be than ever before have been perfected. out. And still we are wont to apply Taylor for $200.00, Charles S. Taylor is not necessary. The land should be Pput a stop to under weight or under Since entering the Jackson institu- 0 New York State led the country last for $150.00, Louis West for $75.00, and to these farmers the epithet, "the well drained. The water level must be ameasure selling of food. It will be of tion,tip Byrnes had never left it. year with a sale of over 10,500,000 F. O. Hamilton for $75.00, as sureties, Well heathen Chlnee." which said bond was recorded Febru- at least three or four feet below the eespecial benefit to the consumer, and educated,ec and in his early days a pro- seals or one for each man, woman and From an agricultural standpoint, who ary 7, 1901, in Mortgage Record P surface. Oyster shell can be worked in oon that account he should give his fessorf, in the schools of St. Mary child in the state. Of this number, appears to be the heathen? John China- folio 215, of the Records of the Parish. the ground around the trees to decid- eencouragement to its strict enforce- parish, he never relinquished his more than 6,825,000 were sold outside of West Feliciana, dated February 6, p man or Henry Jones? and the reason ed advantage. Trees on shell banks lment. studiesst while at Jackson. He served of New York City. Ohio came next 1901, and conditioned for the faithful John Chinaman is so far ahead of us performance and discharge by said where shells are abundant are always It requires not only the marking of in the office of that great institution with a sale of 2,800,000, Wisconsin is because he wastes nothing; he fer- Robert S. Taylor of his duties as Con- heavy fruiters. The necessary car- sealedS package goods, but all food sold andai there met people from all over third with 2,700,000, and Illinois fourth tilizes continuously. stable of the Ninth Ward of the Parish bonate of lime is supplied by the shells. aacross the counter. In the latter in- the state conversing with them freely. with 2,500,000. Hawaii sold the most of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana. After the second year's cultivation, sstance, conspicuous marking in pencil seals per capita, the total sale being Now, therefore, I, Luther E. Hall, Of late Byrnes has been convalesc- In East Baton Rouge parish next plow or disc the ground, not more than vwill let the consumer know just the somewhat over two for each inhabitant. Governor of the State of Louisiana, ing and Dr. Pierson promised him a quantity bought. It should encourage week the members of the parish school Rhode Island came second with a sale have thought proper to issue this my three or four inches deep. Fif roots q real Thanksgiving. They left Jackson b proclamation with the view of giving buying by weight and measure, and board in a body will visit all schools in of two per person. are surface feeders and the roots must t Wednesday afternoon, public notice to all persons herein also encourage the use of scales and r intending to tthe parish. Their example should be Beginning with a sale of 13,500,000 not be disturbed during the growing 8 reach the old Byrnes home that even- interested and concerned to show mneasures in the home. followed by otherparish school boards. in 1908, in six seasons the revenue cause in writing, at the office of the seasan. Fall breaking is desirable, re- ' ing soon after their arrival. Secretary of State at the City of Baton ceding from the trees as they grow It is to be hoped that the manufac- which these little holiday seals have But they searched in vain on a down- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Rouge, La., within ninety days from larger. Peas or strawberries can be tturer, jobber and retailer will make tC brought to the anti-tuberculosis cam- town street and both returned to the State of Louisiana. and after the last publication hereof profitably grown between the rows for iimmediate effort to come within the paign has more than tripled, an aggre- why said Bond and the mortgage re- St. Charles where the night was spent. Whereas, William Holly Taylor, a of the law. gate for the period of over $1,800,000 sulting therefrom should not be can- several years. rrequirements It was like the return of the fabled reresident of the Parish of West Felic- celled and annulled and the above The most universal fig along the gulf Further information can be obtained or 180,000,000 seals. Rip Van Winkle. iana, Louisiana, has applied to me for named securities discharged from any bordering states is the Celeste, a hardy, Iby making inquiry of the Food and the cancellation of Seven Bonds, drawn further liabilities in the was a new world to a W. C. Howell, of West Feliciana, premises. medium sized, well known fig; a splen- IDrug Department, Louisiana State New Orleans and subscribed by himself as principal, and Dr. Pierson aas follows: failed to be elected secretary of the Given under my signature and the did home variety, though not desirable IBoard of Health. EEdward J. Byrnes, Seal of the State of Louisiana at the which he was One for $2,000.00, recorded May 29, General Probe Commission when the for commercial purposes. Texas lays LA. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, wwas the glasses through City of Baton Rouge, this 30th day of again to see his native city and become 1884, in Mortgage Record M folio 62, investigators met in New Orleans October A. D. 1914. great stress on the Magnolia, a large OSCAR DOWLING, a, with the following sureties: Robert C. He was in a new Monday morning. He got three votes. L. E. HALL. fig, covering a long bearing season, Pres. and Ex-Officio Food Comm. aacquainted with it. Wickliffe for $500.00, O. D. Brooks for __ Charles of to-day $ Dr. J. S. York of Rayville was chosen By the Governor: and by far the most popular and high- hhotel, for the St. $500.00, S. C. Stirling for $500.00, and ALVIN E. HEBERT, ON. was- not built when he went to Jack- ID. Stocking for $500.00; One for for the place. Secretary of State. est priced fig for preserving purposes. WAR TAX 18 son. The Whitney Central bank build- $2,000.00, recorded June 23, 1888, in It is generally grown in bush form, Mortgage Record N folio 22, with the ing, the stock exchange, the towering f, does well in Louisiana, and would be a In addition to their state, parish, ii following sureties: Thos. Raynham, Hibernia building and the other sky- profitable variety for the lower gulf municipal, and special taxes, the peo-lE Ernesti Newman, T. T. Lawson, and pie of this country will now have to sscrapers that lifted their peaks to LL. P. Kilbourne, each for $500.00; One bordering states. for $2,000.00, recorded June 24, bheaven, were all amazing to Byrnes, 1892, The best commercial fig for all Ibegin payment of the so-called "war in Mortgage Record N folio 660, with around purposes, best for shipping, Itax," which went into effect on Nov. 1. nnow returning to life. the following sureties: L. P. Kilbourne, Ernest Newman, : Pittsburg Coal canning, drying and preserving, is the On and after that date special taxes Canal was dazzling to him. They I Henry Tempel, and August Muller, each for $500.00; One Florentine,-a very will be imposed on many items. Bank- ccrossed it during the brilliant electric hardy, heavy fruit- for 92,00.00, recorded July 3, 1896, in and Cord Wood of er. The fruit is of a light golden ers will have to pay $1 for each $1,000lilighting on Thanksgiving night. He Mortgage Record O folio 340, with the lemon color, the center a yellow or of capital used or employed, including vwas bewildered with the varegated followingf sureties: Edward L. New- amber tint, skin pale green and very surplus and undivided profits. Theatres, ccolors-a new revelation, from which asham for 91,000.00, and Aaror, Schles- . all kinds museums, and concert halls having ahhe had been shut in for 21 long years. ssinger and Joseph D. Smith for $500.00 delivered thin. The Florentine is the longest each; One for $2,000.00, recorded Jan- keeper of all. During the last two seating capacity of not more than 250, Byrnes walked silently by the side uary 28, 1901, in Mortgage Record P s. years figs of this variety in trial pack- will pay $25 ahnually; those seating ofc Dr. Pierson, overcome by the new-f folio 208, with the following sureties: on short notice...... B. L. Newsham ages were shipped by mail three thou- between 250 and 500 will pay $50, and ness of everything. The world was so I for $1,000.00 and Ernest big after all. Newman and Aaron Schlessinger for sand miles, four those between 500 and 800 will pay $75. 0 to six days in transit. 9500.00 each; One for $2,000.00, record- Public exhibitions or shows for money, If packed in strawberry boxes and But his real thoughts were of home, ed July 2, 1904, in Mortgage Record Q $10; bowling alleys and billiard tables, LET ME DO YOUR HAULING. shipped in refrigerator cars there is no home sweet home. folio 228, with Thomas W. Raynham doubt but that they would keep ten or $15for each alley or table; dealers in and E. L. Newsham as sureties for tobacco, $4.80. The stamp taxes will And the baby boy who had been $1,000.00 each; and one for $2,000.00, twelve days. The quality and flavor is recorded June born a few months after his departure 27, 1908, in Mortgage of the best. The Florentine seems to go into effect December 1, and will Record R .apply to many things. For instance, for Jackson. folio 286, with Charles Wey- combine all the good qualities of dert as surety for $2,000.00, dated re- other .promissory note and each renewal of S"We'll find them in the morning," "" J. A. LANGLOIS. " varieties, and none of their objection- June-spectively 8, 1892; May July26, 1884;3, 1896; June December 16, 1888; r said Mr. Byrnes to Dr. Pierson re- able ones. It is a new and highly same must have a 2-cent stamp for r31, 1900; June 23, 1904; and June 22, im- Sassuringly, as they retired to their Phone 19. Bayou Sara, La. proved fig, destined to lead all other each $100 or fractional part. Express a hotel rooms. 1908; and conditioned for the faithful varieties. and freight bills of lading, 1 cent; tele- performance a~nd discharge by said to get lost; Another fig that claims recognition graph and telephone messages on "Yes, and you're liable William Holly Taylor of his duties as this is not the town you used to know." Coroner of the Parish of West Felic- and is gaining favor is the Norman, which the charge is 15 cents or more, liana, State of Louisiana. 1 cent. Legal documents almost with- "That's all right. If I get lost I'll which has many of the good qualities SNow, therefore, I, Luther E. Hall, out number, such as bonds, deeds, in- call up my old friend Chief of Police of the Florentine, both as a shipper Governor of the State Journee." of Louisiana, and for preserving. surance policies, etc., must carry have thought proper to issue this It is a most de- "He's no longer chief of police." my licious breakfast fruit also. stamps. The penalties for evading the Iproclamationpublic notice towith all thepersons view hereinof giving in- law or violating its provisions are very "No matter, he'll remember me and Still another variety that originated, terested severe, and the validity of some docu- Shelp me out." and concerned to show .ause probably on the Louisiana coast, has in writing, at the office of the Secre- his day its strong advocates as a shipping fig. ments may be affected if sufficientt And Byrnes was right. In tary of State at the City of Baton Captain John Journee was superintend- randSRouge, after La., within ninety days from Best It is Father Cary's, and is known ast gstamps are not affixed. the last publication hereof Lineof matter Candy and when the ent of police, dlwhy said Bond and the mortgage re the "Jennings Fig." It possesses merit was called to his mind he remembered and is desirable. Neither the Legislature nor Con- a sulting therefrom should not be can- *gresshas a right to tell me how many Edward J. Byrnes quite well. He was As a commercial proposition, celledrnamed securitiesand annulled discharged and the above it is Srejoiced to know that this Thanksgiv- from any InTown my belief that figs can be made one of tacres of cotton I must plant than it has ofurther liabilities in the premises. him back to the most profitable crops of the South. to tell he how many biscuits I must eatt ing of 1914 had brought at one meal, but I ought to have sense his family reunited and a well man. Given under my signature and tJa We now have one of the best assorted The area where figs grow is limited. r.CitySeal of Batonthe State Rouge, of Louisianathis at the stocks of f Thursday morning came and Dr. 30th day of The North and West are hungry forr enough to know when I get enough of candy ever shown in Sanything, and not have to be choked I October A. D. 1914. this town. The variety them. The rich dainty Celeste is too d Pierson and Byrnes stood in the hotel L. Herald. lobby waiting for 9 o'clock. E. HALL. is great enough to suit the taste of the most perishable for shipping and ratherr off.-Johnson Countyd By the Governc': small for preserving or pickling, and "I'm going to Canal street to do a SALVIN E. HEBERT, fastidious. Use candy as a peace-maker. r little shopping," said Dr. Pierson. "You*u Secret-ry of State. commands only half the price of larger IlvalueSA singlethan allidea the may labor have of allgreater the kinds. Probably its best commercial e wait here until I return, then we will V. go uptown and find your family." use would be to make fig butter andd men, animals, and engines of a century. !s family."his sister and other members of the The Royal Pharmacy. fig paste. The larger and select va- When Dr. Pierson returned Byrnes rieties will always be an expensivee ties bring quick returns and no possi-1. was gone. Then they put off for Foucher street, B-bility of a "glut" in the market. Figs d.'where the whole family, children, Jacobs Candies luxury and a money maker. s "I was pretty badly worried," he ad- The pos- e-offer one of the most seductive induce- y- grandchildren and all had gathered. Made sibilities of this industry are Just be- emitted Friday, "but I whistled to my- Last Night. e.ments for the enterprising man and i "I rather enjoyed this Thanksgiving, ginning to dawn upon our people. d self and knocked about for half an e- woman to reap a golden harvest. is, Small investments in the choice varie- hour when, who loomed up but Byrne., too," remarked Dr. Pierson.