The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-14
AN ELECTRICITY YARN.
WHY oUEN4EsKYs GARDEN WAS
ALWAYS AHEAD OF SEASON..

An ExpIanation Of = Mystas7 Chat He
sPazzfetf the Omrers or . new Jerse
Trolley Company for Three Years-Rar'
Matter for the Courts to Decide Upon
Michaelis lQuentesky. a Bohemian
Is being sued by the Bordentown Troll
ley company for the larceny of cleo
tricity, and Judge John MCGEE, IN or
der to ascertain the actual amount due
the trolley company, is obliged to
judicialIy determine what number Of
amperes of electric current equals one
months natural growth in sandy soil
upon the nineinch Raphanus Sativus
or the June radish. says the veracious
Trenton correspondent Of the New
York Sun.
- Another question in the case de-
manding judicial declaration before
the actual damages can be fixed Is:
II an acre OF sown radish seed is
pluckable as( marketable radishes in
six weeks By natures own course,
what amount OF electric current was
necessary to force vegetation to ena-
BILE the said nine-inch Raphanus Sati-
vus seed to be pluckable In marketable
radishes in 10 days? Also the relative
value Of radishes duly produced by
unassisted and unmOlested nature and
those produced by the injection into
a lOamy soil OF manufactured cleo
trio current, and those produced by
terrestrial magnetism oozfng natural
ly from the earth's bowels, and cap
tured, harnessed and sent thrilling
through said loamy soil and into the
seed of the Raphanus Sativus, thereby
producing premature but refreshing
radishes.
And the court seems to be a trifle
perplexed over the matter.
Michaelis Quentesky is goth GEN.
fury farmer in every sense Of the
word. He has small place on the
Crosswicks road along the trolley line
near New Egypt, and it has long been
the wonder of all the Burlington coun-
try farmers how Quentesky managed
to have vegetables on the market even
before the southern crops arrived
north Of old Mason and DixOn's line.
But Quentesky allowed his neighbors
to do the wondering, while he went
on producing early vegetables and
growing rich on the fabulous prices
he received in an early market.
- For three years past the trolley COM
pany's electricians have been puzzled
to explain how it happened that it re-
quired q greater amount Of electric
current, proportionately to the length
of the line, to run the BordentOwn
branch than it did to run any other
road of similar length and grade in
the country. After many Intellectual
efforts to locate a serious leakage of
the electric currents direct from the
feed wires, the several expert electri-
cians sent over the road all came to
the conclusion that the feed wire was
tapped at some point, and that some
person or persons we're stealing enough
electric current daily to run any ordi-
nary manufacturing establishment.
All the roads detective talent was
distributed among the several factor
ieS along the line, but it was reported
that none of them was using or in
fact had any use for electric current.
The matter was finally given IN as
one Of those unexplainable freaks in
the manufacture and measurement of
electric force, and the company con-
tit1eAs quietly to do business without
trying to secure further costly expert
opinion Or to learn the why or wnere-
fore Of the "leakages."
sUAs day, two weeks ago, Henry W.
Hart, q former stockholder Of the road
who was much concerned about the
increasing j expenses Of the power.
house by reason Of the enormous
amount Of electricity it was necessary
to generate to run the branch. and
whe Fasz=familiar, with the subject Of
the supposed leakage of electricity,
to pass 'Qnentesky's truck
p3ttn and he remarked the radishes
aaXapsed beyond all notions Of season.
El4e1 Ane condition of the Bohemian's
kE6c AHcttAd Farmer Harris curiosity
and NE made some inquiries among
his avn and Quentesky's neighbors
Qaientesky's wonderful truck
Ratch dana early Vegetables.
iii He xs was Informed that Quentesky
eauld1grow the nine.inch; radish in 10
dAyAa,Iafa that he. had peas and lima
beapR on The market. even before the
southern crops reached this section,
aads zfafthen. that it apparently made
NO ID difference to 'Quentesky's truck
Nheths fr the spring was late or early.
a y A. r. ;Hdit passing .Qnentesky's place
tkaoneRt ID dyi iMr. Hart saw that the
s9A A. Qegessky's patch was rather
blackishs and ohnmy.s whereas all the
snilstherssbouts was Of the yelfowfsh
!!egaNWs va \. I I He also noticed, |
he says, that Quentesky's truck patch
NJ raised upexhaps two feet above
ievef 81 TIE remainder Of his
pail farm sanay this, too, excited MI.
ehrt's cyfiGh4F efIe endesyrfd to
tier this fafm to inspect the patch
lapreo closely put the wiley Bohemian !
SgH7G Ask5ktanc6 sof the English Ian. |
kAage and succeeded in keeping the
SfMes ytISHMdet Of the ,ttDlleys com |
ls pIs ia! ia yss distance without cthe
l9te1e .noitEa saoi13n4A. adt 10 pbs HEl