COMMISSION SALE

Su(cc'ession of )all Ashley, i; e nsed,No. I1{t, l'robahte l)c)kt, 'T'hirdJudicial DI)istrict C(urt, IieuvilleParish, Ia.Il'uler altid by Virtuie of :, (mlulission

Issu•ld iout of tlne ablove ItlIiH(,( I IolIr-able ('ourt. arid to nbl direoted. I willoffer for sale to the last nall highestbidder for cash. subjec(t to appraise-melit. ii an(ordlalIne with liw, at theprilcip•Il front door of the corthouse,at Areuadia. ltienville P'arih, La., with-ill legal saile hours o11

SATURDAY, AI'(;t'ST 16, 1919the following descrihbed pr••ertsy to-wit:

E 1*2 lf NE 1-1, l.ss 1(55 ;acre See.

15:; a;dl tenll wr, s iSE •i• mrer of SE14 ou NW 1-4. Se'. 22, 'I'Tp. i(. N. IP10 11W. Also 2 iules. 1 stallion. 2

Tobacco Ca.

Top red &aus, tidy

nd hal.pun ond tin umioSdora- and- that 1cluey.practical pound crystalIlues. humidor witheponge anoiltener top thatkeep. the tobacco in suc.kperfect condition,PUT a pipe in your face that's filled cheerily brimful of Prince

Albert, if you're on the trail of smoke peace I For, P.A. willsing you a song of tobacco joy that will make you wish yourlife job was to see how much of the national joy smoke youcould get away with every twenty-four hourst

You can "carry on" with Prince Albert through thick and thin.You'll be after laying down a smoke barrage that'll make theboys think of the old front line in France!

P. A. never tires your taste because it has the quality l And,let it slip into your think-tank that P. A. is made by our exclu-sive patented process that cuts out bite and parch-assurancethat you can hit smoke-record-high-spots seven days out ofevery wee w without any comeback but real smoke joy IR. J Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston.Salem, N. C

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JJ This is an opportunity for sev-eral wide-a-wake young menor women who desire to ob-tain expert business training to

buy one or more

Tyler CommercialCollege Scholarships

AJ We have several on hand and willsell them cheaper than you can buythem at the college.

Tyler Commercial College graduatesare earning from $100 to $250 everymonth-whly not youl

Phone or w•te to us to reserve one ofthese scbhsrship for you

The Bienville DemocratArcadia, Louisiana

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(0'\S 11111I clil'VP, 011io lot liousol1(1,guoul-, o il(' ( 'il(' nll.

NAll of th( li h pIW(,llerty \will Hi,mol' a; hloniigiii the silt',essioli ofIlan \.\hhc(y. tteL'eas(dL, 11nd l''4r ithpuot'lrls of lpatyi the d1hlts of said sUe-

This Il 1 (Ith ,lday (I .Ituly. 1919.J. ';. ('I'l UlNi,, lSheriff.

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ni1r (oiiihllinl. It i at whole(inie renll-

(:1.- .o1 ll; hs 11o op1 ill, i II. I mlille or in-

,;uriu1is dr(rI If nny kild. t(ld by.i'11odern lha ria'y. I )riigist.

Sulisrilh, fr TlE I )EI;(1)('IIAT' i

NOTICEThis i, to give n•otice to the publl

;i•d ,to (every persl n ' conerjed that the'p;art rier shil h]eretofore exist lug betweelW !. , aiiil WV. P'. W\illiamus uuuler th:u:Ine of Will ili•s lBrot hers, located atAreadia. Louisian, has heen1 mutlually

dIislvdll. W. II. \Villiamis aIssuImes alolligatious dlk- •) Sid 1il pIartinrchip au!''W. P. Williams is 11u longer connectedin any way with same.

'I'his July 1, 1.9)19.W. II. WILlIAMS.W .P. WILLIAMS.

If Speed s18 Wanted.Sm•ne girls get their ruddy cheeks

by dlaly calisthenics, others by dailycoslllelcs. BIoth ways are solitsfuc.tory for obtaninig results but yougot to hand it to the latter for speed.

BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST

The Peace lF:ditioi of the Shreveport

Tinies appeared Tlhursulay ( tu(layl and

c( taiiied tlih' ciuplete otli0ial tetx of

the treaty of p1,'(li'.

O)ur' realTrs will iirol the ndverti.'illg

c0Ilh1m11 of this issue tilled with news

wi'th l'Janil lng a nd wor hi lieetillg. Read

the big aid of l)awidoti & ('o.. ol1 the

last lpage.

1Iv. Jlah'onl ('urrie has re0t'h'ied

his hom rahle discharge from militarys(,rVi((', 0A1d is at home aga1li, where

he is gladly weiconmed by his 1al1y

friends here. Mr. ('u'rie has eI(', stha-

ti lhed atI ('amplIii ]"ie. T'exals, for sec-en(Vl mintths prior to his diseharge.

In this issue will l)0 found the half

page ad ,of J. N. Mc('onatlhy. atlto(uic-

ilug his Big ('leharanlte Na]b,. Me '(ill-

athy says whru he says "retluced

prices" it pays to investigate a1d then

to buy.

Frai'e hatil's trr(ed to buy all I' S.mtil Ia ry supplies now iu France, suehas5 raihloads, wiav'rves, 10t(.1nioti V's.ltunher, etc.. at one-fifth ('icst price.Hran(.e dle(liH, to iake ,- any oiflr fortihe thlOUsaiiV, of plIsselIger atntloo-lilies aln trucks now In thait (ounltrybob ligilig to thi' I'. ., on the grolndsthat to purehri'so t hemti would ruin theauto IUIlufifell'etIrwTs if that natloni.

Jib. M1. Parker has mall(' a p1ositivel•lltelueut that hIt wqiulIl not lie a cali-

diciate for the lIenlilerat,'ie ilonlhlatiolifor iovei'ruor of luiiilali at tin' ('0111-

iug lrminitury. This stathi'uti i was 1110'le

to ('. Ii. 'i'iI of ('olfax. ani d M. ('.Bridges of Nr\'Wwood, l,a.. who headeda delcatiu that called upi h1u111 dunr-blg the w,'lk and urged hiu to ('nterthe race for lhe goverlorship. Mr.l'arker dieilaed that he felt the timeWas inot pirolpitioius. a1d that illts husi-:mss Il'cd~ed his elntire IIIteltioll..

Mr. I. C. lm10ell, onle of tlhe most pro-gressive and succt'ssful farmers In thissect nie. (aulel into t1iw}1 today withseveral spe•,hlens of ioasting earsfronm 1 his farm just on the edge oftowil. He heft the i' liior set,('ral earsmeasuring over 12 Ilchets In length, andwell filled out. We n•e,',r saw finereorn. a01l hlie states that what he leftat this office was a fair sample of hiselth'e crop. lie also had with himseveral stalks iearitg two large wellIatture(d ears (eahl. This corn wasraised on red hill hilto and withoutfertilizer of aimy kind.

NOTICE OF EXAMINAtTION

The reguliar exitmina tion fi r Teach.ers' (ertltieates will be held on Aug.4, 5 a111itd for' whites and on Aug.7, 8 and P funr negr'oes.

E. II. F•Ii EII', ,tipt.

LOVE INTEREST

Love is as old as the hills. and~ yetev'er new. In the latest allti best iif

the ]Pathie .serials. "lhails Up."' RuthRoland is the satarl l11( hr love fo~rHands Upi, the dashing cowboy, add.sheart interest to the action. (teorge('liesehro is the male leadi and he Ispolpulari with tiovle audiences all overthe world.

This thrilling movie drama wi'll amrpear at the Vletory Theatre eawryweek hicghiiuiig Monhay, July 28th.inathiite andl ndght.

If hit weathier satps your energy andyou ('aii't wo'(rk well, It is it sign thatyour system is full of lillious lnmpuri.ties. lou will he sick if y(Iu do hutilo soniiethiiiig. Ta~ke Pr'i(kly A.•h 1Bitters, the reOhetly for men; It (,l~ltanse,the bflood1, liver and liowels, restore,sI reiigth, v'in an11( cheerful spiritt.Price $1.23 per bottle. City Drug Co.,

Speccial A\gents.

EXTRAU•TS OF T.H. MINUTES OFMAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDER.MN OF H TOWN oF Art-CADIA, LA,

lie It remembered, That at a callmeeting of the ,Mayor and Board ofAldernieji of the Town• of Arcadila,Blenvillho parish, La., held oni the l2tl.day of .July, 1919, at whfich meetingthe ,Mayor, B. F. Barnette, being ab-sent, sail meeting being presh~led oi'eiby E. H. Fisher, mayor prtotein, atwhich mneetimug the following member.were present to-wit:

A\. L. ('rowso)n, I'. W. lPentec.ost,.1JS. Mec'onathy and le•o Daniel. At whichnmeeting alderman A, h,. Crowsonofferedl a (ertain oirdhintnce and mov-ell its adoption and thereupon Alde r-man J, 8. Mhetonathy Se('oltded the aeo.ttonh aiid said motion theii alld thertbeing put to a vote of ayes aitl nay?and the roll being called the vote stoodas follows:

For the ordinance:, A. L. Criowson.F?. W. Peiitecost, J. 8. McCotnathy andLeo Jiatiel.

Against the ordlintzce : None, whic'orilinance lB ln words anid figures a:follows:

OrdinanceBE IT OlID1AINED, BY THE M'AAY.

OiR ANI) BOA.RD) OF. AIDE,,IMEN O)FT'HE TO)WN O)F. AIW(ADIA, STATE

,OF IO8IAN.A, That it lx tile nztention of said Mayor and Board of Aldermen at a meetinig to be held 01

the 5th (lay 'of August, 1919, to pro-'-vide for the tssuatice of bonds of the

ITown of Arcadia In the sum of twenty•Thousand ($20,000) Dollars, maturingserially from 192.0 tot 1929, both Inelusive, for the purpose of purchas

ling uinud constructing an electric lighalld waterworks system In and for theTowni of Arcadia, and to fund, se'asid, anid irrevocably- dedicate for th,piaymnent of principal of said bonds andinterest at the rate of five per etittper annum, hlaynble semi-annually, thcsum of Twynty-leven Hundred $'2700)•Dollars of thze proqeds of the general(institutional tax of Five Mills on the

Gohlar of each of the years 1919 toi9128,',oth",.tnel.1d •'/un that thibeldQllti) Ie 4ufiy~pb~pl~llo ,as uetl1eof the intenft•n of the Mayor aunBoard of AldermlnI so to proceed.

This July 12th, 1919.

E. II. FISHER. Mayor Protein.LE(O DANIEIL. ('lerk.

BudgetWe yor c( unllittee appiI tellht, to

dra'w up aII Idget of lhe'('eipts and Dis-Itnllursl('lllt for the iis:.l yeanr lgin-Iitii Muy 1st. 1!119) aild (endilig May

1st. 1,l11(. oeg leave to submit tie fol-

lotwitngBudlget of ltec(ipts 1tlll1 Explenditure'

for the Towi of Ara'(dia, Louisiana for

the year heginning May 1, 1919 tPhMay 1, 1920:Regular Receipts and Disbursements

ReceiptsAessmelnt $S(iN),)00.(H0 at five

(5 nmills .................................. $4.000.0.\d Vll~ wrein tax .......................... 7 0.1'Streetl tax ................................... 1, .(nH l '

iiies ................... ........... ....... ('

1,i len1ses ...................................... : -it10.tl

T otall ......................................$6, 50.00l)isbursements

Mar.shal's salary ........................ $1.200.00M layorl s salary ............................ :,.0(

('ouwIiln(en's salaries ................ 150.0(Street w ork .................................. 1.000.00lrhllge(s anild repairs .................. 250.0M iscellaneous .............................. 700.0'

'T t(,al ..................................... li.5 .0(

lln ul ('' ............. .... .......... :;,10) .00(

Light and Water PlantReceipls

l(omeii froim light users perni nlt 11 .......................... $400.00

111()i1(' f'roml light users for12 m olll thslll .................................. $1,S 00.00

1ll(llnc e for wlater for Iiniouths at $1.5!) per iul......... 900.01

T otal ...................................... $ .7 0.0:D)isbursements

Sult.'. s lary. i1.' year.............$1 .,00.0fAsst. Supt.'s s•Ilhiry per year.... 900.1Fuel ilu l t lepai'rs ........................ 1.200.0:

' l ...... ...... ............. ..................................... : .

11tla11('e ................ .............. $2,1010.(

i'ot)il balhanhe fromn regulahir iln-i'ne a lind fllrom Light aln I

W ater Plant ............t.......... ..... $,200.00

S J. . Me('(ONATIIY,A. L. ('It()WON. C('oin.

()ll motinli duly slceildeld the shilovbiudget was uaniiioutsly appii'roved.

1E I. FlSillElt Mayor Protein.LEO) DANIEL, C'lerk.

If you feel "blue," "No accounllt," lazyroll need a good cleaninlg out. MElt.IIINE is the right thing for that pur.Pose. It stimulates the liver, tonres upithe stomach anlld purtlies the bowelsPrice 60e. Sold by Modern Pharmacy,I)ruggist.

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NOTICE OF ELECTIONArcadia, L.. ,July 7, 191.

"No-Fence" l aw-Ward 2.M)r. It. I,. Colon piresented al petitionl

signIed by seveiity-two (721 (itizellS oflWaridl 2 askilig the Police Jury to grallltIlent ai election to take the sensel ofthe lpeople of Ward 2 in regard to :'No-Feuce" law for that ward.Oii iiotiol duly seconded the said

eoletuln was ordered to lie hel oull Aiug.i11th, 191) and the following coiiiisiolieris were pilitpolted to hohl shid

GIlSLAN'I.-W. L. ltiuiier, W. H.lazarus, W. 11. Stall, ('onaiissloioer.

W. I'. T1odd, ('lerk,'IT. LE \ANON.--E. (2oulvriiey, Jr.

L. 1M. Ai. S. l. Il'ietul, 'on issjiont'rs: J. II. Thnumo nd, 'hark,

TAYLOR.-Shelby Wtoodtard, iA. ICopeland, A(y Kulghton,. -Comission.ers: It. A. Vize, Clerk.

IIRYCELAND.--.T. (i. Ilryall, W. L.(loeer. J. S. Wall, Comlnnisslonels; J

A. Itllyai, ('lerk,Returns of said eleetiou will he pro.

mnulglated on Au, . 19th, 1910, to determilne tlhe results of s•aid elction.

A,' I. SMITII, President.J, S. WIII.AMS , Clerki,

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START THE DAY RIGHT

--no bother with ,oal or ashes-no o\erhlcatd kithchn.-

'he New l'e: "ection gives• all the comfort of ;a gas, stave nt the ea,•t of kermene.' It; Tnn!lue cimney Itlsures a clean,i itnse et t is coe.rlntrtl d |lirthl. nh

c,.ki i::{{" "

lnoe ""asted. Set high or low the flame stays put--etd. o waching---cooks dependabt.ciently, Made with or without cabinet and oven, in sixes with one to four burnrcs.

.ee one t yo.r dealer'.is today, There is a style to fit 'our indiridual need.

Stanocola Burinog Oil is the best kerosene r all purposes-obtainable everywhere.STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF LOUISIANAAlea bndreia, La. Shrne eveport, La. Lake Ches, Lan Baton Rouge, La. West Monroe, a.il Cot oO

lMemphis, TLnn. Knoxville, Tenn. Cl ttsanoo.a, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn* .t"-

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IOoooooooooooooeoo0 0o J. S. WILLIAMS oo Notary Public oo (Jtice in oo J. S. McConathy's Store oo Arcadia, La. o0 0oooooooooooooooooo

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* I. L. WILLIAMS* Attorney at Law ** Arcadia, : Louisiana ** Will practice in all the courts '

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* FOSTER R. TAYLOR* Lawyer and Notary *

Surely IBonds *S Office on Court house Hill

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SAreadia, * * " Louisiana '" *

* W. D. Goti Bertram Barnette ** GOFF & BARNETTE ** Attorneys at Law

S Practice in State and aSFederal Courts *

* Office near Court House ** Arcadia, Louisiana

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* J. T. REEVES ** Attorney at Law* Office in Court House *S e Areadia, La.* "

$100 Reward, $100The readers of this paper will be

pleased to learn that there is at leastone dreaded disease that science hasbeen able to cure in all its stages andthat Ia catarrh. Catarrh being greatliinfluenced by constitutional conditionsrequires constitutional treatment. Hail'sCatarrh Medicine is taken internally andacts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur-faces of the System thereby destroyingthe foundation of the disease, giving thepatient strength by building up the con-stitution and assisting nature in doing itswork. The proprietors have so muchfaith in the curative powers of Hall'sCatarrh Medicine that they offer OneHundred Dollars for any case that it failsto cure. Send for list of testimonials.

Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 76c,

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By having us keep your clothes CleanePressed and Mended, and looking freshiat all times, it is easy to appear weddressed-at a small cost,

We will call for and deliver all work. :

Let us "Keep-U-Neat." 3

City Pressing CluMasonic Bldg. Clint Rogers, Pro

Phone 102

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F')R SALE.-,'' 8 i Ghaind,seuger, Dodge (.ar. ii , hrt t inling order. A I;ig l.- .C Wollfthy.

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BLACK HOTEL, BIENVIUIgWednesday, July 30th

WHITE HOTEl. .lRCAMI)Thurs., July 31 and Fri., •. I