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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

THE big guns atForts Crockett,
San Jacinto and Travis at Gal
weston are to be tested this week.
The old Island City will expert
ence an awakening,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
DR.. Thos. T. Christian

(The only graduate veterinarian
in this section of the State.)
Is located at Gonzales, Texas,
and is prepared to answer calls
at Sinner and in surrounding
territory at any and all times.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

THE Statewide pros are well
organized and hard at work 1t
is time the ants were doing
something.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

The following is now kept
standing in the weather columns
of the daily papers: "A cold
norther due today or tomorrow. ."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

THos. A. EDEsoN says that
there will be no poverty in the
World one hundred years from
now. This is welcome news to
all newspaper men.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

DON'T put off till tomorrow
what you can do today. Pay
that poll tax.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

The Panama canal will be for
tilted if President Taft can have
his way There has been too
much money spent on the canal
to leave it defenseless in case of
war.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

dent, and L. Runk, as cashier of said bank,
each Of us, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of
our knowledge and belief.
CHAs. II. FLATo, President.
e. RUNK, Cashier
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
18th day of Jan. A. d. nineteen hundred
and eleven.
Witness my hand and notarial seal on
the date last aforesaid.
j. G. HABERMAcHER,
]. p and Elk OlFicio Notary Public.
CORRECT-Attest:
HY. DREYER, SR
THEo. RoGGE,
j. +. BozKA,
Directors,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

ONLY about ten days more in
which to pay that poll tax. Re-
member the Statewide prohibi-
tion amendment will be voted on
this year and you may want to
have a say in the matter,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

DON'T be a clam. Pay your
poll tax and pay it right now.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
For Sale.

A good work horse and buggy
for sale. Apply at the Gazette
office.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
or THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF rHE
Farmers State Bank

At Sinner, State Of Texas. at tho close Of
business on the 9TH day Of January,
1911. published in the Sinner Gazette, a
newspaper printed and published at sbi-
ncr, State Of Texas, on the 10Th day Of
january, 1911
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

In SPITE of the fact that State.
wide prohibition is to be submit
ted to the voters this year, sew
eral very stringent laws are be-
ing presented in the legislature
by the prohibitionists, one of
which seeks to close the saloons
at six 0 clock in the evening and
the othe to forbid the drinking
of liquoe on the premises where
sold.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

THoMAa A. EDISON says that
1t is res aable to expect that we
shall fil ut how to make gold.
The discovery may be made to
morrow rhe making of gold is
a ques only of the proper
combiraoA and treatment of
matter deson further says
that a ha of nickel on. twenty
thousano Of an inch thick is
cheape CHER and more hexi-
BILE tha ordinary sheet Of
book pa | can make 10000
such sh for a dollar and q
quarter
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

SOME fool legislator has pre-
scented a bill in the house making
it a misdemeanor to so hunting
or fishing on Sunday, How such
a man ever got into the legisla-
ture we are at a loss to conceive.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-01-19

No MATTER how much our leg
islators may differ on bills that
come before them, there is never
any contention over the mileage
and per diem bills. These are
always passed without a dissent
ing voice.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-15
Pounds Cos
Feed digestible pro. pc
in one ton to,
Cost of one
lb. digestible
protein

Of course protein is not the only
constituent of feeds that needs to be
considered, but if you have a ration
that needs protein it would be wise
to determine which feed will supply
it the cheapest.
Attention must be given to the
breeding of the COWS with the view of
having them give their best flow of
milk when the highest prices can be
obtained. OF course there is a more
important purpose in view when
breeding, namely, that of increasing
the production of the herd. And
whether you have grade or a pure
bred herd, your bull should by all
means be a pure bred from good
milking stock.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-15

pensive that one cannot afford to
waste a single pound by over feeding.
In the second place, COWS should be
fed concentrates in proportion to the
amount of milk, and also the richness
of the milk they give. Cows not Civ
ing milk could subsist very we'll on
good alfalfa hay for instance, but just
as soon as they freshened they would
need some concentrates.
The cost of the feed is large item
in dairying. If farmer cannot raise
all the feed he needs for his stock, it
is we'll to watch the markets and lay
in supply when prices are low. Use
good judgment in selecting what is
best to feed, remembering that the
price does not determine the food
value of any feed, but rather the per-
cent of digestible nutrients. The
following table gives the cost of
pound of protein in different stuffs:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-15
PROFITABLE DAIRYINC

the conditions, or else the inability
of one man to give personal supervision
of what he has undertaken.
1t is necessary to know the con-
ditions of the soil and it's adaptability
to grow certain crops; to understand
crop rotation, and know what fertilizer
is needed and how to apply it. He
must raise the feeds that give the
largest yields, keeping in mind that
those feeds must be raised that pro-
duce milk the most economically,
and also keeps the COW in good condi
ton.
Cows should be fed according to
their size and the amount of milk
they give. The larger the COW, and
the more milk she gives, the heavier
she should be fed. That means that
records of some kind must be kept.
Probably the greatest loss in the
dairy business comes from keeping
boarder COWS. The average production
of fat per COW per year for this state is
about $50 pounds. At the existing
prices of feeding stuffs it is not pos
sible to run a dairy at a profit unless
you have COWS that produce at least
200 pounds. There must then be a
large number of COWS that are being
MIXED at decided loss. Every herd
must have few good COWS or there
would be no profit. But every herd
has also many poor cows, or the
average would be higher. The thing
to do then is to ascertain which cows
are pulling this average down and
sell them to the butcher, or give
them away, rather than milk them
longer.
2 The only way to detect boarder cows
is by means OF the Babcock test and
scales. Ask any dairyman who is
using them and he will not only say
that it pays to keep record of his
COWS, but that he cannot get along
without them. 1t takes neither a
great deal of time nor expenditure of
money.
For the most accurate records the
milk should be weighed at each milk
ing and recorded on sheet, and at
the end of a certain period of two
weeks or a month, sample of milk
is taken from about four consecutive
milkings to be tested for fat. A
simpler method is to weigh the milk
only while the sample for fat test is
being taken, and let that represent
the average for d month.
Under the average conditions of
feeding COWS it is a hard matter to
ascertain exactly how much roughaee
each cow is getting. But every dairy
man ought to take enough interest in
his herd to weigh the amount OF hay
the whole herd eats, and make his
calculations on the superstition that
all COWS eat the same amount. When
it comes to feeding concentrates,
however, there should be an individual
record kept. There are two reasons
for this: In the first place, as a
general rule, these feeds are so eX-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-03-15

The arguments in favor of dairy
farming in preference to other kinds
of farming at the present time are,
first; with the existing prices of feed
ing stuffs as compared with the price
obtained for dairy products, the in
come is considerably higher; second,
it affords constant source of income;
and third it conserves the fertility of
the soil.
While we all agree that the forego
ing statements are veritable, that If
every phase of the business was carri
ed out properly, dairying would be a
success, yet we cannot help but notice
how many Of us there are who profess
to be dairymen, who are actually
getting less for our crops by feeding
them to their COWS than could be OBJ
tanned by selling the raw product.
Failures in dairying may come be-
cause of deficient production Of the
land, poor herd of COWS, or because
of lack of good judgment, or mis-
management on the part of the one
who has charge of the work. How
are we to meet these difficulties?
One of the first essentials to be kept
in mind is that it isn't the number
of COWS, nor the number of acres
that count, but rather the kind of
cows, and the way the acres are titled.
The number of COWS and the acreage
should not be so large, but that the
owner, or the one most Interested
could be able to watch all the details.
The failures from deficient produc-
tion OF the land in most cases may be
attributed to one of two causes, either
the lack of knowledge as to how and
what crops should be raised under
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
THE LAFAYETTE RALLY

The committee on arrange
mpnts have announced that pre-.
paratiOns for the big Hall.Huey-
dan rally, which will take place
on the high school square here on
Saturday, Aug. 5, are progressing.
Special excursions and reduced
rates have been secured on all
railroads coming INTO Lafayette
and one of the features Of the rally
will be y big barbecue. Large
crowds are expected from the
west, north and south, and 1t IL
predicted that the meeting will be
one OF the largest political gather
ings ever assembled in Lafayette.
An invitation TO attend has been
extended to al, but all local can.
didates and the ladies and aged
persons have been especially in
vited, and seats will be provided
for the ladies aud the aged.
Addresses will be made in both
English and French by Judge Jn
lien Mouton, Judge VIM. Camp
bell. Lee Il. Moss Of Lake
Charles, Judge Luther Il. Hall,
Senator Henri l.. Gueydan, Con
gressman Robert f. Bronssard
Arsene P. Pujo, Joseph K. Rams.
dell and Senator Murphy }. Fof:
ter. -- Lafayette.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
CHARBON IN
THE SIXTH WARD,

However regretable it may bt
the fact has to be acknowledged
that cbarbon exists in the Sixth
Ward of this parish, west of this
city. 1t had done a great deal OF
damage and was spreading very
rapidly before it was known to the
authorities. 1t had gotten into
the sheep and was decimating
flOcks with alarming r*pldity be.
fore it was appreciated just what
the character OF the disease really
was.
After the authorities were
made aware Of existing conditions
remedial steps were taken at once
to check the spread Of the disease
All exposed animals were prompt
" vaccinated and carcasses were
disposed Of in approved manner
These precautions are showing
the wisdom OF the course.
1t has been noticed that an out
break Of some malignant disease
in some form may be expected aft
er the visitation Of y mosquito
plague, as we have had this and
last year. The animal, after its
system has been poisoned by the
virus Of the mosquito, becomes an
easy prey to disease.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
4 COTTON PROMISE.

On last Saturday the writer was
shown 4 very pretty cotton stalk
which Was heavily laden with
fruit In all atagos Of maturity.
The plant was on exhibition o.
the Globe. It Wan taken from =
ak or seven Taore patch located II
the Seventh Ward Of this parish.
belonging TO the Globe Arm. i
was = fair specinen plant Of ,hs
patch, and cotton picking wss
planned to begin this last Monday
morning.
Tho fruit Of this exhibition
plant showed 10 signs Of the pres.
enuc OF holt xeevll In that Held.
| Il IL claimed that that fl-hi hat
not hsrn attacked BY tho peat thi,
year Its also Atated that thai
(lold In located next . ; consider
! able growth II timber, which J,
a unfsvorablO condition fo'
lighting tho weevll.
IL it possible that tho weovi
are ieav,ng this seotjonf
This ,,lsst was Vt tho Simpkin.
variety and tho seed va planted
| % The 16.h q last March. i 4
! - e Ito Qutek Datoeong 800
5Sa NJ zssSs s. "A 4 s e III ~ s. sss -
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
THE JEANERETTE FAIR.
The Date of Holding Advance
one Month.

At Il meeting Of the Jcaneretts
Fair commissioners. held Wed
nesday, II was decided to chang,
the date Of the fair. The planters
claimed that on account of tn,
very large cane crop to he har
vested this year very few would
be able to attend if the fair was
held IN first decided on, Oct. oG,
u, % and 20.
The dates have been changed to
Sept 2S, %, 30 and Oct |
On Sept. 90 all Of the candidates
for United States senator will be
invited to attend, aad Sept. 30
will be governors day
The educational department of
the fa'r this year will be in charge
of the convent Of the Sisters of
Mercy of Jeanerette. The chill
dren of the schools of the whole
parish will be given u chance to
compete.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05

With he result of showing that
the tax had been lost by S9S.3l
when all he assessments borne by
tue ballots had been properly cor
rect.d.
he recount. ii il stated, showed
that proxy vote cast by his
Honor the Mayor carried an as
sessment Of ST. 900, but IN the
final preparation of the ballot he
failed 10 stamp the ticket in
either square. "for" or "aga;nst "
This ticket was returned M one of
the eight spoilt ballots. Had THIS
ticket been property and thor
oughly prepared before being
cast. the tax would have been
won 10y $1,000,
We have not the information
before us which would enable rs
to cay what influence would have
been exerted upon the result of
the final count bad the other seven
spoilt ballots been properly pre-
pared. 1t wonld be interesting to
know this if it were possible.
THIS is the first time that a
special tax proposition for the
public good Of New Iberia has
been turned down. Aud this
time, apparently, it has been
turned down by an error. The
of the voters voting for
the tax. shows clearly that 1t was
q popular project and agreeable
to public sentiment
The loas, however, need not be
1t is still possible
for this people to build upon the
ashes of this defeat grander,
broader, better, and more lasting
ly to the public good. We will
discuss thIs in our next issue.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
GOOD men.

The Lake Arthur Herald is an.
other staunch advocate Of the re-
ferendum az means Of correcting
some OF the abuses in our system
OF self government, II one may
Judge by the following paragraphs,
clipped from the Herald's columns
last week.
"Good men are . good thing to
have in the family, but if the fam
iIy is corrupt they will exercise
but slight influence over lts gen
eral conduct II we expect to
ever correct the abuses Of ma
tional and municipal government
We must elect men to Office on
platform Of principles, and under
such conditions that they will be
forced to carry ont those princ'.
pies or they may he recalled and
"i hers, who will carry them out,
elected in their stead
"a3oOd men sometimes 60
wrong; but q good principle has
never lDeen known to be wrong.
So, the only way to correct the
abuses If government is to elect
men, good or bad, on = platform Of
good principles, and compel them
TO enforce thOxe principles. Get
Our demands light, with the power
70 enforce them. sud W. can cor
rat anv abnne.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
1lATDRIAL TIMBER.
srnand Mouton May Be-
come Candidate For State
Senator.


80 understand that the friends
g. Fernand Mouton are urg.
] hin 10 become n candidate for
" senator. and that he has re-
ott@rs of support from
..s sooeMt men from the three par.
s.S ooastttuting the district
yotee. 81. Martins ant Ibs.ria.
M g man from Lafayette has
eoated the district In the
go eenate for the last twelve
eo believe that this parish
= q ,Gtven ut least onr .~na
p, y the fonr years.---l.afayetfe
1e1elts.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
JUSTICE BREAUx
ENDORSED,
Members Of the New iberia
Bar Approve His Candi-
dacy. GS

The Criminal term of the Dis.
trict Court terminated Saturday,
Judge JAS Simon presiding. The
following IN n statement of the
closing proceedings, which state.
ment was given To the metropolis.
tan papers:
"The closing of the term of
court was made fellcitOus by l.. o.
Hacker, Esq, who arose to call
attention Of the court aud the EN-.
tire bar assembled to the fact that
our distinguished fellOw-townsman,
Chief Justice Joseph A. Breaux,
had announced that he would ten.
dNs himself for re election to his
position on the supreme bench.
Mr.. Hacker made happy ad
dress, suggesting that the court
aud bar extend their cODgratula.
tions to Chief Justice Breaux be-
cause Of this conclusions; nOGwith-
standing the fact that his long
aud honorable public services and
the accumulation Of years entltle
him to retirement upon the expira.
tion OF his present term with the
well-earned pension which the
state allows members of her high
est tribunal, he still prefers to
tender the continuation of his val
liable services to the state. His
learning, long judicial training,
uncompromisipg probity, all su.
peradded to untlring energy, and
well preserved strength of mind
and body, Mr.. Hacker said, made
him the typical judge, whose con
tinuance in the public service
would rebound to the benefit of
tue state, AS well as to the honor
of tb@bar, to which Chief Justice
Breaux belonged.
"Andrew Thorpe, A. J. Cam
mack, l.. I. Dulaney and Walter
J. Burke made fitting comments,
seconding the suggestion Of Mr.
Hacker. Expressive Of the cor
diality with which the suggestion
was received, the bar, with unani
nifty and by rising vote, requested
the court to cause the clerk to
convey to Chief Justice Breaux
these sentiments Of friendly ap
probation, az we'll as those Of 10y
atty to mis- interests. The court
declared its concurrence in the Sc
sentiments, and directed the clerk
to cow. y them to Chief Justice
Joseph A. Breaux.'
Just before the expiration Of
his term Judge Breaux would be
eligible FOR retirement on pen
sion. but would prefer to serve
the state. His return to the
bench would not only save the
amount Of $6, 900 per year, a. al.
lowed by law, but his reputation
experience and acknowledged abili.
ty could not bc measured in. dol
lars and cents.
The sixteen parishes of the dis
trict in which Chief Justice Brcaux
will be a candidate for recollection
are as follows
Ascension, st. James,
Assumption, st. Martins,
r.. Baton Rouge, st. Mary,
r. Feliciana, st. Tammany,
iberia, Tangipahoa,
I ofnurche Tprrehonue
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
Tuesdays Special Election
Awakened Much Interest
The Mornings Vote, For
the Tax The Evening
Brought Out the Opposi-
ton.
The Recount Of the Ballots
reversed the first An
nouncement OF the Success
of the Election.


mine whether The taxpayers o
this city were willing to impos'
upon themselves an addltlona
tax oflt mills for a period Of 'er
years in order that the city ad
ministration might be able t.
complete the City Canal 80 thai
the upper end of vt could he cut tt
q depth which would cause it tt
carry six feet of water at meal
tide level, was held on Tuesday 0l
this week: Tue election passed
off very quietly and developed bn,
little interest during the forenoon.
At two o'clock in the AFTERNOON
but eight votes against the prOpO
sitiOn had been placed in the box.
A little later in the afternoon
the situation at the poll changed
decidedly. From scene Of q
duty perfunctorily performed il
became a battle Of the ballot.
The first warning Of The changing
condition was given by the depo
sit Of q ballot OF q large assess.
ment recording vote against
the proposition, followed by IN
other such vote IL tolerably short
order. The friends Of the canal
took warning at once and from
that time on to the close Of the
poll the clerks ard commissioners
Of election had no rest. The con
tax voters continued dropping
ballots with assessments ranging
from &25, 900 to S75,O 900 and above
TIL il looked as if the advantage
Of the prO-vote Of the forenoon
was gong to be wiped out, 80 far
as the assessment was concerned.
The commissioners became too
busy to keep a check on tho vot
ing and the standing Of the box
became involved in doubt The
odds were apparently against the
tax.
This contra sentiment found ex-
preston in such charges az, ''Ihe
amount asked for is not sufficient
10 complete the undertaking."
"NO statement has been made as
to the cpst Of the project
"Tbe canl should 60 TO the ba-
you;" "SnEicient rights Of way
have not been secnred;" ave are
paying taxes cnough;" etc. 9th
ers were silent.
When the vote of the day was
finally counted the great majority
Of the voters, who had voted for
the tax, were more than well salts
fed with the announced result
They felt that q real victory had
been achievedagainst an opposition
not to be lightly considered
There were a few large assess
ments cast for the tax, but the
burden Of it's success rested very
largely upon the vote of the s,nall
property holder. In other words,
the result IL \ popular one--it is
the will Of a majority Of the peo-
pie who participated in the con
test.
The number Of votes accounted
"spOilt" was both remarkable and
surprising. The wonderm9nt lies
chiefly IN the character of the vote
and the standing Of the voter.
There is but little doubt that
these spoilt ballots represented
the pro and con sentiment of the
election, and carried in many in
stances large assessments. 1t is
not certain, however, that had al
the spOIit ballots been correctly
cast that the result would have
been materially changed.
(The above was written and
put 10 type before the recount
was made
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
the First ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE RECOUNT.

THE RECOUNT.
On Wednesday there was a re-
Q ,uvass III The bail"ts, when l.
was di, covered that Gle k Il
leetiOn h I'd made All error IN fix
ing the assesa,nent of a voter o.
bin ticket. Az this vrritication oi
he assessments inscribed upfi
the hallOs progressed other q
rors were found. When this work
Vas suspended that night the coD-
majority had been reduced to ap-
proximately eil,OOO.
LOST
On Thnrsday the work Of can
|9or1nn ~ rotngnn 80 foonmeo,