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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-01-11
STATE or LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court, Parish
Of ST. Mary.
Joseph Lockley, VS.. John Philip,
Artemlse Michel, Intervenor.
No. 10.45S.

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81 sltsise OF Aswrit of fieri facias issued
oatof t1zesf9onu1hble s3rd Judicial Court,
in any fcrthn parish of st. Mary and to
fsteacircetAas m the above numbered and
eHEstsafssut I. have seized and will offer
for sale tor cash to the last and highest
bidder 1t the principal door Of the curt
House. IN Franklin, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
JaNU AIRY, a. D., 1901,
between the hours OF II O'Clock a. IN. and
i O'Clock p. N. the following described
property ev-wit. as% zegs4.
INo Ses Of land more or less, bounded
on NJ fSksh by John Philips. .sr., ION the
eas1Ly lane. on the south by public road
Gabriel JNO. u. SANDERS, Sheriff.
SherIff's Office, Nov. Goth. 1901.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-01-11

List Of Petit Jurors drawn by the jury
Commissioners Of the Parish of St. Mary.
Louisiana, i'll obedience to an order Isl
sued by his Honor. A. c. Allen. Judge.
to serve at the January jury term of the
23rd Judicial District Court, 1909. and
in accordance with Act No. 135 of the
General Assembly Of Louisiana, approved
July 18th, 1893.
List of Jurors No. for the week be
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-01-11
STATE OF LOU SIaNA.
23rd judicial District Court, Parish o

-oIN JuuII4dI DINtIICl NUUTt, 7 1T IsH OF
Estate Of John B. Sanarcns, Deceased.
No. 1904.
Whereas, Bertha Claire Dugas.a resident OF
the Parish of st. Mary, La, has filed i'll this
Honorable Cour: her petition praying that she
be appointed and confirmed as administrator
of the above numbered and entitled success
sion.
Notice tS therefore hereby given to all
whom it doth or may concern, to show cause,
If any they have, within ten days, why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted
BY order OF Court.
JOSEPH \. LORET,
Clerk Of Court.
clerks Office, Purish Of st. Mary, La +,
Dec. 2lst, 1901.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Seasons In Porto Rico.

The question when to plant?" is a
puzzler to the Porto Rico agricultur,
ist. 1t seems to make no great differ.
ence when a crop is planted-the re-
suit is always the same-a good har-
vest. Some years ago, one of the Is.
lands most enthusiastic agriculturists
in endeavoring to force Nature to d.
vulge her season secret, planted patch
of corn each month consecutively fo1
a year with the result that sixteen
months from the time of the first
planting he was rewarded with his
twelfth good crop. There was a sligh,
difference in the height of the Decem.
Der crop from the other eleven and II
was few days longer in ripening, but
aside from these two differences, there
was nothing to show that Nature ia.
vored one crop more than another
Another prominent grower, in expert.
mentingI with pineapples, produced an
abundance Of this fruit in March, fully
three months before it's season. u
These two citations Of the many like
experiments that have been made on
the island, make it easy to understand
how it is possible for the people in the
United States to have fresh fruit and
vegetables 365 days in the year
Porto Rico Agricultural Journal.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The Pure Milk Prob,em.

Frank Dewhurst: If the milk is
held for some hours before delivering
to the factory, the storeroom should
be clean, and If running water is not
present the water in the tank should
be changed frequently. Milk should
not, be stored near manure heaps or
any other strong smelling material. as
it is so very susceptible to taints. In
hauling to the factory a cover should
be placed over the cans. This will
keep out the dust, and in hot weather
be some protection from hot sunshine.
The cover must be clean, or it Will be
useless to prevent the entrance Of dirt.
The whey from the factory NAV he
sponsiblef for poor milk. The ,whev
tank should be scrupulously clean-in
fact the entire factory should be an An
object lesson to the patron in clean
illness. All cans should be em:ptied at
once on reaching the farm ana ina
cans cleaned. Dhis precaution Is too
often neglected, and the fernentinp
whey stands in the hot sun for ho,nrs,
e is very ificu1t to clean such can !
80 that they shall be odorless. 7.,
y 4
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The Work of Jonas wehb.

INV "orN OF Jonas Webb,
Ellhu Burritt, writing Of Jonas
"eDD' says: But what higher honor
can attach to human science or indus.
Try than that OF taking such a yisible
ana e1fectlye part in that creation In
sending out into the world successive
generations of animal life, bearine
each, through future ages and distant
countries, the shaping impress of h,,.
man fingers long since gone back to
the dust-features, forms, lines
curves, qualities and characteristic.
which those fingers, WORKING. as II
were, on the right wrist of Divine
providence, gave to the sheep and
cattle upon thousand hills in both
hemlspheres? There are Aocks and
nerds now grazing upon the boundless
pralrles of America, the vast plain,
OF Australia, the steppes of Russia. as
well as on the smaller and greene1
pastures OF England, France and Ger.
many that bear these fnger-marks OF
Jonas Webb as mindless, but ever,
lasting, memories to his worth. Il
the owners OF these we'll created
things value the Joy and profit which
they thus derive from his long and
laborlous years of devotion to their
interests, ets:them see that these fius,
er-prints of his be not obliterated b1
their neglect, but be perpetuated for.
ever, both for their good and for an
everlasting memorial to his name.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12

Malay. Games.


! The Malays are supposed to be O.
the parent stock of the Black Javas
but have never been popular in thi,
country. They are bred for exhibition
only, not possessing qualities for prac.
tlcal purposes. They are of medium
size, and in carriage are particularly
upright and powerful looking, thu
back being almost always at an angle
of forty-f1ve degrees. Their plumag.
is very close and red or maroon AMI
black in color. The body tapers from
the broad shoulders to the tail, which
droops almost in straight line with
the back. The thighs are long and
powerful. A striking feature of tht
Malay is the head. It is long and
snaky, the brows over the eyes heavy
and projecting, giving the bird a crue|
and fierce expression; the neck is Ions
and scanty of hackle, the skin Of the
throat is bright red, and the scanti.
ness Of the plumage causes the red /;
show distinctly, and this is a charao
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The Experiences of Others.

The poultry raiser is too often IN
clined to work out the problem O.
poultry raising rather than to tak'
from others his information. This il
especially true if the owner Of tn.
poultry happens to be a farmer with
just a few hens. For when he was {
boy he took care of chickens, and thai
is the start he has or thinks he "a!
Of others. But the great world around
us Is full of wisdom that has beer
gained by the experiences of a thou
sand lives, none Of those lives runnin:
parallel to the others. 1t has beer
said that man can learn more il
one year by taking information from
others than he could gain in his owl
experience in twenty years. The say
ing, unlike many popular adages, i!
true. The first thing a new man Al
poultry raising should do is TO e
Systematically about learning from
others. This will cost him something
in the way of time and money, but i
will be the best investment he car
make.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
At Calvin1 Tina

Prof. D. H. Otis: If the weather is
chilly, put the COW in box stall wei
bedded and free from draught. When
the calf is born, blanket the COW until
she regains her normal condition. Il
nothing better is available, gunny
sacks, sewed together, will answer
Give light, loosening feeds and water
from which the chill has been re.
moved. Cold water is likely to cause
a contraction of the womb and reten-
ton of the afterbirth. If the latter
is not discharged in twenty-four to
forty-eight hours, it Should be re-
moved. If the udder is hot and caked
it is better to milk the cow frequently
(at least once in two OF three hours)
but not dry, as a fresh fiow would be
stimulated which would increase ths
Inflammation and might lead to milk
fever steaming the udder with 8
flannel cloth dipped in as hot water
as the hands will bear is very desirable
after which the udder should be rub
bed dry and treated with camphorated
vaseline. Keep the bowels loose. Il
any signs Of constipation appear, give
one and one-hat to two pounds Of ep.
SOFA salts, dissolved in warm water,
'Adhering to these points means much
in giving the calf good, vigorous
start
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
A Good Illustration.

Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont, in
a speech before the United States SEN
ate recently said: "A circumstance has
come to my personal knowledge which
occurred in the city of Washington,
and indicates the way the business has
been. done under existing law. I was
appointed last year as one Of the Wis
iting trustees of the government re-
form school located in this city, and
when there upon a visit learned that
it was the custom of the officers of the
school to advertise monthly for the
supplies needed during the next
month. They did this upon one occa-
sion. They advertised for oleomargar-
inc. They advertised also for butter.
They procured both, as they supposed.
Before the month was gone they were
in doubt and caused both samples to
be examined at the department Of ag-
riculture. One was found to be oleo-
margarine and that which was bought
for butter was also found to be oleo-
margarine, and the government of the
United States had been paying IA
cents for oleomargarine bought as
oleomargarine, and paying % cents for
exactly the same article furnished un-
der the name of butter and in answer
to the contract which they had made
with the grocer to furnish butter.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
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EcabIes and Cattle,


Bulletin 140, Department Of Agricul+
ture: The mite that causes cattle itch
or mango, is closely related to the mite
mat causes sheep scab-beth belongs
ing 10 the same genus and species, but
are different varieties. The sheep-scal
mite will not attack cattle, nor will.
the cattle mite attack sheep or othaI
ANIMALS. The itch mites are found to
De very numerous upon affected cattle
and very small quantity of debris
from an actively infested area of the
SKIN will often reveal a surprising1v
large number Of the parasites. These
n1tes may be removed from An animal
ano retain their vitality for a lone
elme. Specimens have been collected
ana Kept in small glass bottles in the
laboratory at the ordinary tempera.
lure OF the room during the winter.
montns varying from 45 to 80 desrees
wnlch l1Ved from eight to eleven days
exposure to bright sunlight. however,
would XIII most of the mites in 2 few.
nours. Scabies does not appear to af.
1ect cattle while they are doing we'll On
grass nor attack those in good condi.
lion over three years old. The ami.
mals that suffer most are calves, year.
Hnss, and twe-year-olds, and those in
poor condition. The first symptom ct
tne disease is usually an intense itch.
Ing OF the skin about the neck O,
shoulders, and it extends more or less
rapidly, depending upon the health
ana Vlsor of the animal, along the
PACK and sides and down the outsids
OF the legs, but does not usually at.
tect the inside Of the legs or the skin
of the abdomen.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
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Some Ryo Pasturape.

A correspondent Of the Farmers
Review mentions the fact that last
year he had twenty acres Of rye and
will get q good crop from It this
spring. He says that in, addition he
saved $50 worth OF feed By pasturing
it in the fall and spring. It came par
ticularly handy this past winter when
hay was selling at!sS per ton and corn
at S. cents per bushel. The rye crop
frequently works in to advantage With
other crops, and wherever it can be
advantageously used will pay wen. tt
is Of great value to the men that have
no silos and hayeSto feed dry hay Ill
winter. It adds succulence to- the RAJ
tion, and in that is like fresh silage.
The practice Of pasturing rye SIS a.
{ old 81 one, ', but ma vet survive the In
croach chment Of modern 14Ath hods Z.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Now Zealand Summer Butter.

The New Zealanders are preparing
to invade in earnest the English and
other European markets with their
butter. They say they are NOT afraid
Of the presence in the market of ST.
berian and Russian butter. They ar
que, and that rightly, that the geo.
graphical position Of New Zealand
gives her an advantage not Possessed
by any European nation. Her location
in the southern hemisphere makes it
possible for her to be turning out fresh
grass butter when Europe is buried in
snow. Winter dairying is not great
factor in northern Europe and will
not be in this generation. New Zealand
needs only follow summer dairying
She can ship her, butter to Europe and
have it reach there at q time when
butter is at its highest price on ac-
count OF dry feed and winter condi-
tions.s In other words at the season
OF the year when butter sells highest
in Europe it IS being made cheapest
In the southern hemisphere. ,,ss.' s>,s & 6.
a.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Alkali Soils,

Alkali Soils. ..s-
In different parts Of the West there
has been much complaint of 'talkal1
Soils" In all cases complained OF
these soils have been under cultiva-
tion, the alkali at first not seeming to
affect the crops. The rendering bar
rem Of the soil has occurred after the
application of irrigation water, and
usually after a number of years op-
erations. Year by year these barren
tracts have increased till it has be-
what should be done to reclaim the
lost areas and to prevent other areas
from becoming also infertile. On care
full investigation it has been found
that the alkai in these soils was so
distributed through the soils at first
Thus, in layer of earth three feet
deep there would be certain amount
of alkan, enough to- be decidedly
harmful if it were moved from it's po-
sition in the subsoil and accumulated
in the first foot Of soil. The irriga-
ting of the fields and orchards has
brought about this very thing, as the
amount of water applied was not sut-
1cient to more than supply the needs
of the crop and Of evaporation. Had
the water been sufficiently abundant
ito have supplied good quantity fol-
drainage the alkan would have re-
mained largely distributed through the
soil. AS it was, the water in three
feet Of soil was gradually drawn up
ward by capillary attraction and toos
the alkali with it,, Thus the alkai
was brought to the surface and de-
posted in a thin layer. A continuance
of this process increased the alkai tc
a point where it destroyed all vege-
tation. The Arizona station has ap-
parently solved the question for all
localities that are subject to food
waters. These should be used to food
these lands, covering them to a depth
of eight inches or more. The result
would be the carrying away Of much
Of the alkali and the washing of Other
portions into the subsoil.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The Campbell Method Approved.

Several years ago, when Mr.. Camp
bell was publishing through the coun'
try the wonderful things that his sys.
tenn of soil culture would do, he re-
celved small attention. We thought
then, and think now, that his system
is Of no particular use in illinois,
Wisconsin and adjoining states or in
other states where the supply of soil
moisture is ample in most years. The
system seems to be particularly adap'
ted to the lands in the more arid re.
gions, especially where those lands
have. the soil water long distances
from the surface. For some years now
the system has been tried in Western
Kansas, and favorable reports are re.
ceived from it. Professor H. M. Cot
trell, of the Kansas Experiment Sta.
tlon, is particularly enthusiastic In
support of it for Kansas. He relates
many circumstances where it has Civ.
en- good sized crops where all others
haye failed, and says that every farm.
er IN Western Kansas should give it 8
trial. Mr.. Campbell has purchased 3
farm at Hill City, Graham County:
Kansas, on which he is showing what
his method can do. The farm was orr
Of the most unpro1uctlve 6hes in ths
county, The CROPS generally failing or
account of drouth. Mr.. Campbell has
changed all that. The crops grown
on his lands last year were good ones
while crops grown by other methods
failed. It may be that the Campbell
soil culture will yet push the line 81
profitable farming further west.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Fattening Cattle.


The mann that expects to make
money out Of raising and fattening
cattle for market must do things that
other men have to-. do in order to
reach success. Profits cannot be OBJ
talned by careless management. The
man that Is going to fatten cattle in
considerable numbers must have sheds
for shelter in bad weather, a good
sized feeding yard, racks as we'll as
troughs for feed. Moreover he must
be in shape to make the cattle COM
Portable at night no matter what the
weather may be. He must have sup
ply of good water, and If he is further
fitted to warm this water in winter
so much the better. The man that
is finishing steers will in ordinary
years find corn and fodder the most
important <and serviceable feed. 1t is
then the business of the feeder to sec
that the cattle get just enough OF this
to keep them growing steadily. This
manner Of feeding can be learned only
by practice, for the gulf between toe
little and too much is not wide. An
animal must never be fed SO highly
as to get. it off it's feed. and, on the
other hand, it should not be permitted
to go hungry. Some feeders start in
with the intention of fattening their
animals in three months. This is not
easy. to do and there are in this at
tempt many of the failures recorded
IT the process can be spread over a
year the work will be found easier to
accomplish, and the results more pro-
fitable. In the one case a man must
get his animals on full feed in the
shortest time possible, while in the
other case the cattle can be brought
onto full feed gradually.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The Lambs Worst Encmy.

Mr.. John Howat, in IN address said:
The lamb has It's enemies and the
shepherd that can succeed in constant
ly getting a crop OF lambs on the mar
ket without serious loss is deserving
of 4 statue. The stomach worm is
the worst enemy of the. lamb. We
have read and studied and expert
nented with all or nearly all Of the
so-called remedies, worm. powders,
gasoline, turpentine, and SO forth, but
the conclusion Of the whole mattev
is, that in the long run they do net
pay. The damage: to the lambs thrift
is not compensated for In results. Our
theory. which we have partly <demon-
strated BY practice, Is. to feed the
ewes and lambs grain until the lambs
are in the habit Of seeking grain o1
their own account. then feed corn II
creep with a tonic that VIA aid
digestion and keep tho stomach IA
/ the most vigorous condition. This Isl
/ the only cure or preventive against
stomach worms that Is practicable
and profitable.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
The ProdtIess Cow.

The proftless COW is "a subject that
has been harped on now for a good
many years, but, we are sorry to re-
late, she still remains in the land. A
COW census would show that, so far as
the farmer is concerned, half of the
cows could be sent to-, the butcher
without loss to their owners. The
public would of course be the loser,
for a definite amount Of milk would
be taken out of trade, and the remain
der would be in such demand that the
price would be enhanced. On the
farmers side, however, the result
would mean profit. Ultimately the
general public might get it's milk as
cheap as at first, for the poor cows
would no longer produce poor cows,
but the entire supply of calves would
COME from profitable mixers. Now,
year after year the farmer puts a Ger
tain sum Of money in the way of feed
into his cow and gets back the same
sum. He throws in his work. Most
OF the men that are doing this do not
know 1t, for they have never kept an
account of what they are doing. They
have no idea as to the results from
their milking operations. They take
it for granted that the hard work they
are putting in is profitable. Little by
little the poor COWS are being weeded
out of the herds, but progress is slow.
We need to use more universally the
milk scales, the Babcock test and the
lead pencil.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
A Bacterial War.

Investigations have shown that bac-
terra wage fierce war among them
selves, just as do the grasses and
earth. 1t is common remark that
blue grass will drive out other kinds
of grasses. So do certain kinds of bac-
terra destroy or drive out other Kinds
of bacteria. Not that the one kind
feeds on the other kind. But one kind
takes possession of the food supplies
and the others perish from lack Of
sustenance. In milk, when it is drawn
there appear numerous bacteria. The
Tactic acid ferments are few in num-
Der, yet these are the blue grass that
is to drive out all other kinds. For
the first few hours after milk is drawn
the miscellaneous bacteria increase
and seem to have possession. But in
twelve hours the Tactic acid bacteria
have increased enormously. In a few
hours more the miscellaneous bacte-
ria have about disappeared. AS days
go on and the cream ripens the lac
tic acid bacteria become as high as 9S
poI CoAI VI oil anu III SOue cases lUV
per cent, all other forms having dis
appeared. Later the Tactic acid bacte-
T{a themselves are" destroyed by their
own products. These facts are of in
terest as showing a possible increase
in healthfulness of milk and cream as
it grows older. It may be that dis
ease germs that get in are themselves
destroyed by the Tactic acid ferments.
1t is a field that has not yet been
widely explored.
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Sugar Beet Pulp az Feed.

A government publication says:
Sugar beet pulp can he successfully
preserved in silos and makes q very
fair quality Of silage. It is srelished By
cattle, even the slightly spoiled por-
tions not being distasteful to them.
In Europe the silos consist OF trenches
or pits dug in the ground, but the Cd or
dinary sflo used in making corn silage
will undoubtedly preserve the mate
rial with less loss. AS the sugar beet
crop is an exhaustive one, and the fer
tility of the, soil can be maintained
by feeding the pulp, it becomes quite
an important matter that farmers
growing sugar beets should combine
with it the feeding OF the pulp where
practicable. "a *@T Isl 4. f -5zS .s+5 . :, y
The Cook County herald., 1902-07-12
Spraying Fruit Trees In Bloom.

One Of the Investigations being un-
dertaken this season by the depart
ment Of horticulture In the College
of Agriculture at the University OF
Illinois has reference to the matter Of
spraying fruit trees in bloom. Pre-
liminary experiments made last year
indicate that the blossoms which are
hit by the spray before being fertil-
lied fail to set fruit, owing to the
fact that the pistils are injured by the
spraying material. The experiments
this season have in view the determin-
alton Of the nature and extent of the
injury to both pistils and pollen, and
the effect upon the quality and guam
tity of the crop.