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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-12-19
Twentieth Century Farming.
Texas Farm and Ranch.

Texas rerm anu n8uCn-
Farming is both an industry and
profession; an art and q bust
ness. There is no limit to the
amount of actual work that can be
made profitable. Neither is there
q limit to the extent of knowledge
required for BEST results h farm
ing. The oldest of earthly call
ings can be made artistic as it is
necessarily artificial. Then, it is
az necessary that the farmer be a
business man as that q merchant
|or Spectator, or land-shsrk study
the value and cost of their special
sies. It is the farmers business
to produce, not only for home use,
bnt for sale, and the best results
cannot be attained unless be tho
roughly comprehends every ele-
ment that enters into the cost OF
bis product. When q farmer feeds
his growing stock on costly grains,
when cheap grass would serve the
purpose of growth much better,
be is manifesting q lack of know
ledge or a faulty application of
known facts. Often such mis-
takes.Are made, when it would be
profitable to sell the feed he has
and buy that which is better suit
ed to the purpose. In many cases
the farmer makes costly errors,
from q lack of the knowledge
which every farmer should posses.
But in these days of opportunities
for learning. the farmer alone is to
blame for obstructive ignorance.
The avenues for agricultural edu-
cation are 90 numerous and 30 cas-
lily accessible that no one can just.
" claim that "he has not had q
chance" when the fact is, that be
has not surmounted the first STUN.
bling block, which is the concei,
that knowledge is not needed in
farming, or that be already knows
enough for q farmer, or az is some
times the case, an hereditary pre-.
judice against what is derisively
termed book farming. Why should
not facts relating to agriculture
be printed and disseminated, &c
we'll a. facts relating to any other
industry or 'professionP If ths
best and most successful farmers
in the world have seen fit to prin,
in books and periodicals their sue
cessful methods and the reasons
therefore, why should any farmer
stubbornly refuse to profitby read
ing such books and papers? Blu
ignorance is rapidly disappearing
from our farms, though the igno
frsmus, like the poor. we will al.
ways have with us--and it may also
be stated in this connection thai
both the iRnorsmus and the pow
J erty-stricken. are oftener than 9th
erwise the same individuals. The
light of the 10th century is slowly
but surely dispelling the darkness
that fingers from the traditions Of
1.-THE past, 80 as to leave no valid ex'
ctse for not knowing when anc
'how, and the reasons therefore.
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If you value your right a. q
citizen pay your poll tax at once,
do not delay, as you may forget it.
and disqualify yourself.
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Succession and Portion Sale.
In the matter Of the Succession Of Film
COrmier, deceased widow of Alexandra
Barras,
Probate Docket. No. 1928
State of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
10th Judicial District Court,

By virtue of an order and commission
from the Honorable 10Th Judicial Dis.
trict Court. in and for the Parish Of g.
Martin, La. and the consent and agree
ment Of the major co = heirs Of said
Estate dated November 18th, 1903. ana
of the process verbal of q family meet.
ing held in the interest Of the minor %.
heirs and the interested co-hsir Masio
Barras of said Succession, held before
James Simon, Notary Public. on Nov.
20th 1903. and duly homOlogated. to Il.
feet partition, and all to me directed.
/ will offer for sale and will sell ct pub.
lie auction. to the last and highest bid.
der and on the terms and conditions
hereinafter specified. at the residence %
the land to be sold, in the Parish Of Ct
Martin. La. between the legal Gale
hours on
Thursday, the 9TH of January
1904,
the following described property belon4.
ing to the Succession of Eliza CormioA
deceased widow of Alexandra Barras, U.
tuated in the said Parish and State, VI:
"A certain tract Of land situated q
the Parish Of St. Martin. State Of Lou.
isiana, in the 4th Ward, East of Bayou
Teche, containing about one hundrt1
superficial arpents. bounded North y
the land Of Auguste Bar.as and that &
Alcee Leblanc. East by that of Widc1
Alexandra Thibodeaux and that Of LsoS
Barras, South by that of the heirs G
Philip Wiltz. and West by that Of u
heirs Of Mrs. Edward st. Julien, and -
'gethor Herewith all the buildings an1
improvements thereon situated and -
longing consisting Of I dwelling houst.
l corn crib. the fences and other littlo
improvements. The whole to 'be 90
in one block as described.
Terms and conditions: For the 'nvo
seventh shares and interests of said ".
jor co-heirs. one third cash. and the u
lance payable in one and two yea3S
from day Of sale to be represented y
promissory notes to the respective ordois
OF said major heirs to said Sgreeihsik
with eight per cent. per auDdh frsA
date with the usual clause Of ten ~
cent. for Attorneys fees; For tie one
seventh share and interest Of the int.
diet. Marie Barras. payable cash On ~
of sale; and for the one seventh shaso
and interest Of the said s minors, oio
third cash to defray their share Of cost
and expenses in the succession, and IT,
balance payable at their respective nj
Jorities, to be represented by notes pay.
able to their tutor. with eight Der osng,
yearly interest from date. payable e.
nuaily to said tutor. with the usual
clause Of ten per cent. for Attorneys
fees. All of said notes to be secured b
special mortgage and vendors lien sn6
privilege to be retained on the property
sold. and the note to contain the usual
non alienation clause.
Leopold Barras,
Mouton d Simon, Administrstse.
AttOrneva
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FOR SALE.

A good Mkthusek Piano, at reasonable
price. For price and particulars.-ad-
dress FIG.
Oct. 81. st. Martinvilie, La.
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INVEST NOW. GOOD
MONEY IN LAND.

FOR SALE-2O5 acres good land adap-
table for anything. corn, cotton or rieoi
one mile from town. Good house, cabin,
stable and out-housss. The vary thing
for dairy.
FOR SALE-135 arpents nrst elaG
land. adjoining Keystone plantstiol
east side Bayou Teche. Buildings g
the premises. go per arpent.
FOR SALE-Mrs. Eulslie Oyer pro.
Derty on Port street. measuring more
than one arpent on Port street. sdjoin.
Ing Mr.. Jonn Peters property. House
and lot $500.
FOR SALE-one pair American mules
and one wagon, mules are In good ooa;,
ditlons. wagon also. A bargain for any
one in need of a team.
l.. BIENVENU,
Real Estate Aksit:
The courier., 1903-03-28
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Phil
harmonic Society of Lincoln, Nebraska,
has been organized and incorporated. The
name Of the corporation Is The Phil
harmonic Society Of Lincoln, Nebraska" +"
The principal place Of transacting its bus
mess is in the city Of Lincoln. Nebraska.
The general nature Of the business to be
transacted II for the advancement Of mu-
sic and to encourage its study. to purchase
music. and to acquire, buy, own, sell.
lease or rent such real estate as may be
corporation. The capital stock Is one
thousand dollars. divided into one hum
dred shares Of ten dollars each. No in
dividual shareholder can at any time hold
more than ten shares Of stock The
corporation shall commence business at
the time of the adoption of its articles
of Incorporation and shall terminate jan
uary ], 1852. No Indebtedness Of the cor
Poration shall at any time be incurred.
The a6airB Of the corporation shall be
conducted by q board of not exceeding
seven trustees. Officers shall consist of Q
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer.
ALEX BERGER.
r. n. HALL President.
Secretary.
The courier., 1903-03-28

Estate No. I7& of James H. Auld, de-
ceased, in County Court of Lancaster
County. Nebraska.
The State Of Nebraska, S.: Creditors of
said estate viii take notice that the time
limited for presentation and filing of claims
against said estate Is October Is, 1903, and
for payment Of debts Is May 2, 1904; that
l will sit at the county court room in said
county, OF July Is, 1913. at p. NJ, and
on October Is, 1908, at 2 p. NJ, to receive,
examine, hear, allow or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed. Dated March II,
1903 FRANK r. WATERS.
(Seall =. County Judge.
BY WALTER A LEESE,
Clerk.
The courier., 1903-03-28
He COUR E R

Il suppose they were nearly killed?'
interrupted the anticipating individual
mo, indeed" replied the colonel, moth
ing of the sort The thing worked hke
charm. The stump was lifted as easily
as / would pull weed, and there wasn't
much of a shock either"
Il thought you said there was an ex-
plosion?" said the alleged funny man
cynically.
I'm coming to that" resumed the
colonel complacently. When the old
man finished blowing up stumps he had
a handful of the pills left. and he didn't
know what to do with them. He was
afraid to take them in the house, and
he was afraid to put them in the barn
or any place he could think of. In an
unused lot behind the barn was a pile OF
rotting sawdust The old man remem-
bered that the dynamite came packed in
sawdust, and he FASTENED to inter the
remaining pills in the heap.
During the threshing season several
pecks Of wheat and oats had been spilled
in that same heap of sawdust, and one
day not long after the pills had been
hidden q greedy hog succeeded in
squeezing through the fence into the lot
and proceeded to gleefully root up the
sawdust in quest of the grain. l can't
for the life of me imagine how that hog
ever did 1t, but 1t swallowed some OF
those dynamite pills without exploding
them. After shouting in the sawdust to
its satisfaction, it returned to the main
lot and entered the barn, where a young
and reckless mule was tied. You can
guess the rest: the mule kicked the hog.
I'VE had just sat down to dinner when
it happened. The house shook, the
dishes danced on the table, and dear old
mother tainted. We thought it was an
earthquake. The old man jumped up
and ran out into the yard, us boys fol-
lowing.
Great Jupiter! Half the barn was
gone-scattered all over the lot and ad-
joining field. The old man gazed on the
scene of desolation and, with remark
able calmness, said,-
Its them internal pills
I'VE found a hoof and a few pieces Of
hair and hide which once belonged to
the hog. The young and reckless mule
was not in sight. While searching the
weeds in the lot for traces of his anat-
omy, heard a feeble bray from the Sec
ton of the barn which remained stand
ing. The mule was lying on the fat roof
of the side shed and, evidently, had just
regained consciousness"
At this point there was a unanimous
protest from the crowd, and the colonel
concluded
''To his dying day that mule was never
known to kick anything again. james
Ravenscroft, in Lippincott's.
The courier., 1903-03-28
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT.

Estate No. 1523 of Peter Hogan, de-
ceased. In county court Of Lancaster coun-
ty, NebraakA-
The state OF Nebraska, To all persons
Interested In said estate, take notice that
ne administrator has filed q final account
and report Of his administration, and a
petition for final settlement and discharge
before said court on March 30th, 1915, at
o'clock p. m. when you may appear and
contest the same.
Dated March G 1o0e
(Seal) FRANK r. WATERS,
County Judge.
By WALTER A. LEESE.
Clerk.
The courier., 1903-03-28

THIS ordinance shall take v6v,, 80
iA force from and after - passaSa
Drovai and publicatioa oeeordin0 10 a.
z1kPs4uced by Va Albera
Pasee< vSSrs2sy , ~
Approval February TO- UW.
II. J. WINNETT Navo,
49,: THoS. H PRATT. Ciu Csrf
The courier., 1903-03-28
VU Dief

Talking about subway explosions"
said the Missouri colonel, addressing
those who had been dilating upon the
dangers of a great city. reminds me of
a little blow-up which occurred once on
my daddy's farm"
Natural gas?" Queried the anticipat-
ing individual.
"worse than that" answered the col
onel.
"Oh, / see, il was a cyclone! ex-
claimed the alleged funny man.
well, il was just as bad" said the
colonel "only in a different way. 1t was
dynamite. i was only a small boy then,
but 1 can hear that explosion yet. The
old man was having portion of the
farm cleared and grubbed. He had to
have it grubbed because the stumps were
50 thick you couldn't get through them
with q one-horse plough. / often walked
all over the field stepping from the top
. OF one stump to another.
-The usual way of grubbing was to
dig UP the stump and then fill in the
hole, which was a perfectly safe way.
But the old man was person Of ad-
vanced ideas and was always trying to
improve on existing machinery and
methods. He had been growing all
summer about the slow work of grub
hing and was wishing for some new
tangled process OF pulling stumps. He
had tried several OF his own inventions,
but all had failed.
"One Saturday afternoon he returned
from the post-office in a jubilant state
OF mind. His weekly paper, devoted to
agricultural interests,' contained an ac-
count Of how dynamite could be utilized
In pulling stumps and the business ad-
vertisement of the enterprising indi-
vidual who had fixed up the stuff for
that purpose. The old man ordered
some at once. 1t came to the nearest
railway station packed in cotton, saw
dust, and other things. i went with him
after it, and when We got there crowd
was standing around the box reading
the danger signs which had been writ
ten all over 1t by the express agent.
Il drove home, and the old man held
the box in his lap. 1t took about three
hours to get 1t open, as he worked on
it like it was a soft-shelled egg. At last
he got TO the centre of the package and
found a small wooden box. The whole
family held their breath while he slow
ly drew on the top. 1t contained q
quantity of humps or fakes, each about
the size of pea The old man christened
them pills on sight A small roll of tin
foil held enough fuses to go round.
THE old man SKINNED over the di-
rections and started for the stump
patch. He made US boys wait on a hill,
some two or three hundred yards away,
while he and the hired man selected the
biggest stump in the patch excavated
under It. planted the pill. and lit the
fuse"
The courier., 1903-03-28

Nebraska. At the general city eioctton 70
snori.ins = lSlS the e; mayor and Council Of s.ia
city 70 borrow money and pieoge tns
credit and property Of said city on on siS, afs
Thirty-four Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars for the purpose Of construc4lnG Ger
tain sewer extensions described In the
form Of ballot. the places and tims Of
voting and authorizing the SAID mAySs
and council to levy TAX on all taxee!s
tion to all other taxes for the payment
Of said bond and interest thereon a. ths
same may become due and payable.
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and Councu
of the City of Lincoln. Nebraska:
Section L At the general city election eo
be held In the city Of Lincoln. county oH
ssvsnth day Of April. 1908. there shan b
submitted TO q vote of the legal voters OF
said city the following proposition. vt:;
city % Of ins Lincoln ns Lancaster @ county. b su-
thorixed to construct sewer connectone e
follows: ta) A covered storm water sewer
street r. from % the east % aide Of Fourth street
to the west side OF First street, west
to the new channel Of Salt creek: (b) 2
sa sa:s s1sst fU% .S. ease ds
Of Eighth street to the west Sidc o
Fourth street: lc) extension OF etreeS
se~en,eensh seven % streets. ass ss-inch vitrifed pips
sewer, with the necessary catch oasln
connestfon; (d) extension Of the street
storm water sever from I've rwenty,csvsn,n ,H Trnsva
eighth. south on Twenty eighth street. %
p street, thence east on y street 70 TWen-
ninth :tr:'t thence Ss sSI1n 20 .,0rm srss a.
tssnth street from Ainetsenth and J
70 the s'y :S :Su 9, s
sewer sever On M ). K and L ssT.-ts from Twsnty-
frst 70 Twenty.sseond = strcses 1-lncs q
u street from Nineteehah TO TWent.eeh
streets: % storm water >ulvert ON TWen.
y:'ys9shh and stsrs :'-.ssa e. e p =
money and pledge the a.edit ana propefu
Of said city Of Lincolk upon IL negotiA-
Ss bono d e R.ta the HSDSs S6,ls 6
for the purpose Of constructing said sever
.:S ana city = Se IN s s
Tor the payment of ss interest on said
pay the principal o. aid bond when 1t
Sec. s The 6allou. .ubni.ans s.ia
proposition shall hapS written or printed
ths5son :Sostantiali, s;1 y. ,d PIE fC,lCwtns;
in the sum Of Thirty:9our Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars 0sl.kSO to construct ear
tain 0sWsr extensions b said city, and to
ley e tax y for pAyms's OF principal and
"6hau the city Of LaDcoln issue bonds In
the sum Of Thirty-n9r Thousand Five
Hunrod Dollars $(3l(5aO to construct car
levy . tax for paymsat Of principal and
intSre0t." No.
Sec. The vote uhon said proposition
places In said city ws-ere the said general
City election on said lay shall b. held.
Sec. L The polls ~ the said election
O'clock q m. and seen o'clock =. m
Sec. The judge, And clerks tor each
voting place at SAID general city election
and make returns : -.ereof to the mayor
and council Of said hty. who shau can
vnns the vote and de->laro the result there
O at the first rsguA.r meeting after such
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

hand tailored garment. The line we
show this season surpasses anything ever
shown in this city The long combna-
tion rain and overeoat IS very popular,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

the knowledge she has oDfaned that
her father separated ne" from her
lover, and VIII is repcsi.ee Gead.
There is a touching Loneliness, OF ths.
old people. and then co.ua:; he Eapny
ending, Hope and Will &c eaaa either S
arms, and Uncle Eb re;O."lnS i'll the
fact that the two hal IS Of. MS HE
are at last united.
The production IL al out-anl-out
American one. and has all the f1avcf
of sentiment, pathos an, droiiery that
characterize the novel, and Is staged
with a view TO conveying Ns com.
pleteLy as possible an lGGa -pf the g pl3-
1t and beauty OF the Stcrv.-t.!ks
theater, Monday October ~,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

liam and Hope united seems about TO
be shattered by the interference or
Mrs. Fuller who is bent on Hope be-
ing won by Robert Livingstone, the
New York city swell. Mrs. Fuller
succeeds to such an extent mat
Hopes father secures a promise from
viii not to speak to Hope OF his love
for wear. THIS promise drives VIII
away without saying goodbye 20
Hope. and this opens the way tor l.lV=
lngston to press his attention, on
Hope The second act Is at peep
Hole. a shady pool in Alkie brock,
the home Of the wary tr0 It "Old Set
tier and IN this act is ntrodlc"a
the quaint fiddler. Nick. The marhl1-
tions OF Livingstone make " Ill ip-
pear to be unresponSive to Hopes az
fections: and the act closes With the
departure of Wlll to the war IN ans
wer To I4incolns call fo@ tioops
rhe last act IS IN the hi,ca ii of the
brewer home. Hope is away teach
ing school, her heart made bitter by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

very fashionable audience; have been
the rule, rather nan the eXCepti1n,
and very frequently II has become
necessary to put the St1nt,ng room
only sign Otit IN III lobby JniS IS
not very difficult TO 4 .t.lnr tor. No
such organization has eome Cut II
New York in years II The way Of a
grand opera company. Nc. since the
old Mapleson days mas such an er-
ganlZation been heard on the lytlc
stage. 1t is said that II Is ghe nlgn-
est paid company tha~ mas been or.
ganized in a score of years with the
except ion, OF course, OF -ho Metropol..
tan of New York. The beautiful pr1-
ma donna herself would be an attrac.
ton alone. but With su2l support,
it is only natural that the audience
should be large, almost beyond pr,C.a
dent in the history Of latter-day grand
opera
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

The story of Ebt,a oldea, the dra-
nAtization by E u issse OF irving
kacheller's popular aovel OF thas
npe, deals with the oohnTy folk OF
portion of New YORK state, which
Aes IN immediate proximity to New
England and has been divided lnto
Aree acts he first 1~tata RISES on
iffte4- ffot' bavid Growers 5 barn
at i.0nc t@re farm. 1t is the day OF
enc county fair. and Eben Holden Is
away, showing his pet horse, Bt1'''
Aawk During this act we are IN
Hoduced to all of the characters ,eN-
cepting onel that go to make up the
love story in the lives OF Wliilm
Erower and his foster sister. Honc.
Uncle EDS great desire to see VIII
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
AMUSE IA ENTS

y = + r + + + + + + I. 4. + = +
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Rose Cecilia Shay Company.

That there is a revolution in puhnc
sentiment in musical ma1teis has been
perry clearly evinced by the great sue
cess of the Rose Cecilia Say thand
Otcra company, wherever it has ap-
Deared this season. Numerous and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
$3.50
to
$500.
Our Furnishing Goods Dept

Is replcte with up-to-date novelties and
staple articles. The American Hosiery
Co.'s products Of Underwear are beyond
a doubt the best made We show the
same staple line, with few new styles
added that we have shown for years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

j. a Craig and u. NJ Thomas ;h
ueSs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Rosenberg's New Book
Bulletin.

The Sherrods,
BY Gee. 3. McCutcheon.
The Mettle 9f the Pasture,
By James Lane Allen.
Gordon Keith,
By Thos. Nelson Page.
he Under Dog, .
By F. Hopkinson Smith.
The Lions of the Lord,
By Harry Leon Wilson.
The One Woman,
BY Thos. Dixon, Jr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

One Bottle Of Barnett's Vanilla Ex.
tract is better than three Of the doubt
fal kind. Though costing a few cents
more per bottle, its purity and great
strength make it the most economical
brand. M
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

H. K Ross OF Clarendon Is IN the
city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Mrs. r. HeinZ,.

Has opened dressmaking establish.
ment over katzenstelns shoe store
where she will be pleased to have
friends and others TO give her eau.
112 Main st.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
SHOE
DEPARTMENT

BanniSter'S abe she qpof"D'doly best %6oes
made for men. The shoes we. carry,
made by this celebrated concern,
are equal in every respect to a real
bench made shoe. The materials
used, the lasting, the painstakins,
and every requirement for perfect
shoes is fulfilled in this, or lead
ing shoe. Plain Kids, s. and $50
Patent Kids. ST.. 90 and &. 80
The handsomest shoe we hsV
one made by the Ziegler Bros.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
VOSS-NICHOL co. s95 &c,

Parties who contracted for d,n-
ner sets and found some OF the dish.
es missing or broken, can now call
at the Graphic office and have same
replaced. Only those who have n0rl-
fed the Office can take advantage OF
this offer A. u. MacDONAkU,
Circulation Manager.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-26
POLITICAL DRIFT.

There's the Roosevelt band
wagon, the Hanna automobile, and last
but not least, the Quay statehood ON
nibus.-Albany Argus.
THE administration organs are
now assuring themselves that Mr.. Han
ma wouldn't do such a thing.-Bing-
hamton On. " Leader.
Come to think Of it, the man who
won the greatest victory in Ohio is
the man who didn't want the Ohio
convention to endorse Roosevelt.-El-
mira Gazette.
NO bonus-that is, ship subsidy
has eve created, restored or main
tanned a nations shipping, and no ship
subsidy yer will. France has tried
subsidies and failed. and Spain and
Italy. The greatest success achieved
by a German navigation company has
been without subsidy or bonus. but
Germany has given that line business.
British ships without subsidy have
driven subsidized fleets of other coun-
tries out of operation because the Brit
ish policy-the regular programme of
all Brittons-is to provide business for
British ships. This country built I'D
a great maritime power simply by
forcing a situation which provided
business for American ships.-N. Y.
Press (Ren