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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Turkey Trouhlea.

Liver trouble in turkeys is caused
by overlooking on heavy feeds. The
birds sit around but seem to eat and
drink. They stagger when they walk
and live for only two or three days.
Upon examination of the body the
liver is all spotted with yellow-red
spots about as large as a finger tip.
Overlooking deranges the digestive
organs and causes a disease Of the
liver. It Is not incurable in its first
stages. but after the liver has become
diseased 1t cannot be cured. The
only way to get the flock back into q
healthy condition IL to feed them
properly. Withdraw q greater portion
Of the barley. ground feed ana boiled
potatoes. Feed them largely on light,
bulky food with plenty Of green stun
and vegetables. II this disease pro-
crosses It will develop into what 10
known ~ black head" In turkeys
and becomes infectious. It 10 well to
use . disinfectant on al tho places
where the turkeys have been and to
sprinkle lime on the floors and gen
orally about Proper methods OF feed
ing remove the cause Of the disease.
Give the turkeys q purgative; epson
salts once a week in the drinking
water Is good for this purpose.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Killed While Hunting.

Alexandria,. T. Gardner, we'll
known proprietor Of Lee street
bakery, was killed Sunday while out
bird hunting on the Flowers planta-
ton. The news of the killing was
brought to the city to Gardeners aged
mother by Alfred Williams, a negro
brickmason. who stated that he had
killed Gardner accidentally. Williams
stated that he had fired load of shot
at flock of birds and that Gardner,
who was on the opposite side of
fence, raised his head just In time to
receive the whole load in one Of his
temples. Almost the entire top Of
his head was blown off because Of the
shots being fired at close range. The
negro hurried to the city to tell the
news, and seemed greatly agitated
and worried over the affair. He
claimed the shooting was an accident
He was jailed when he presented him
self to the authorities.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
ELECTRICITY AND CROPS

Mr.. Priestly of Bristol university
has again drawn attention to the re-
markable results Of the application OF
high tension electricity to growing
crops. Not only Is a larger yield OBJ
tanned, which is important to the farm
er, but. in the case Of fruit crops. such
as strawberries, the fruit ripens some
days earlier, a matter of the utmost
Importance to the market gardener.
The present method Of electriication
Is by means of wires stretched some
distance above the growing crops. The
effects may be described as an inten-
sification of the action Of the thunder
cloud. and might be equally startling
to the needless investigator. The
original method of identification
was to water the crops from electric
ally charged cans. and the effect OF
this, says the University Correspon-
dent. was similar to that Of the thun-
der shower.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
CASTLE" ON PUGET SOUND

On the summit OF . high hill back
Of Port Townsend. Washington. the
states port Of entry. and overlooking
the town. stands q unique building.
much resembling q castle. In the
early days. when there were 10 neigh
boring residences. the structures
often underwent searching scrutiny
by eyes aboard ship peering through
binoculars or field glass. AZ It does to
this day when some sharp-visioned
tourist picks 1t out as something dis
tinct from the ordinary type OF
building. The castle" as the struo-
ture 10 called by the people OF the
town. was built many years ago. In
boom times. by an eccentric English
man. who through his habits and co
was known as hermit
There are .perhaps. few building To-
cations in the United States afgordtng
views az grand as the one where
this freak in architecture stands. 1t
stands nearly 800 feet above sea level.
overlooking beautiful
little bay with numerous inlets. and
beyond great stretches OF Americas
and greatest inland water
way. Puget Sound. In the distances
are the green foothills. and beyond
the majestic Olympic range. snow-cap-
ped the year round. and behind WHICH
old Sol sinks from sight amid q
wealth Of color month In and out. !,
After the old Engiishman's DEATH
the castle" passed to the United
States. acquired by purchase OF land
for use as military reservation. The
building Is Of brick. and Is substan-
TALLY built and well finished within.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
GOOD FACTS OF IRRIGATION
Nnowiedse and Experience Required
70 oetermin Just When Crops
weed Water and How Much.

IN order to determine just wnen
! crops need water and when to Apply
it SO that they will not suffer from
drought nor be injured by too ire
queh, or too generous applications
requires knowledge and experience
ina. can be gained only by practlce
ana close observation OF various
crops under irrigation. It is the ex-
perience of many practical irrigators
that II an unlimited supply OF water
IS available crops more frequently
suner from overirrigation than from
drought. 1t is difficult to determine
when the development Of the crop ts
first arrested on account Of lack OF
moisture In the soil. Some expert
menters maintain that this point can
be more definitely decided by an ex-
animation Of the soil than by the ap-
pearance Of the plant, as the latter
shows evidence of the check in Its
growth some days after 1t has &C.
Cured. Usually it is then too late to
prevent serious loss, as the crop rare
~ RECEIVERS from such treatment. and
seldom reaches the development 1t
would have attained II 1t had been ir-
r1gated at the proper time.
Plants will usually indicate by q
change IN color or by their general
appearance whether they need water
or when they have been overirrigated.
Most field crops turn to q darker
green when in need Of water. and the
leaves and stems show tendency to
droop or curl. The lower leaves as
sumo pale yellow. A crisp or dead
appearance in the lower leaves Is one
OF the best indications that a plant
needs water. Grain which has suffered
from drought may mature, but the
straw will be small and short and the
kernels will be shrunken and inferior
In quality. Alfalfa and similar crops
have the appearance Of cured hay.
Where field crops are overirrigated
the color OF the foliage becomes a
yellowish green and the plants have
a sickly appearance. These indica-
tions vary with the quality Of the soil.
so that It is impossible to lay down
fixed rules to govern the number or
frequency Of irrigations. Only close
observation for a number of years on
the same farm will enable person to
tell by the appearance of the plants
whether they need water or not.
The amount Of moisture in the soil
may be determined with sufficient &C.
curacy for the needs of the plant by
examing a sample taken few
inches from the surface of the
ground. II it clings together when
nodded into a ball and shows the
print Of the fingers. there is moisture
enough present. II the earth falls
apart when the land is opened, trri.
cation is needed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
DAIRY NOTES.

Batten the cracks in the dairy sta
BILE.
Give all the fresh. clean water the
calf will drink.
With even only two cows it pays
to own a cream separator.
To ripen cream In winter, keep It
in a warm room or In cellar.
Cows do not require heavy feeding
of grain If the roughness is right.
Allow the cows to dry up" from
four to six weeks before freshening.
A young bull not In service may BIZ
fed stlage literally, but sparingly
when in service
Calves will begin to nibble on ha,
at about four weeks of age. and car b
fed what good. clean hay they vii
sat
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
cENTENARIANS OF EUROPE

Some curious statistics have been
collected by the British imperial
health department in the subject OF
longevity. It appears that there are
now about 1000 centenarians in Eu-
rope. and. strangely enough. the clim-
ate and conditions most favorable to
longevity appear to be the Balkans.
for Bulgaria heads the list with 1883
centeharians (nearly one for every
100 inhabitants). Roumania follows
with 1,074. and Servia with 573 Ger
many boasts only 76 centenarians. as
against England's 90: while Denmark
makes very feeble show with only
a couple Of these veterans. The ex-
traordinary figures given for the Balkan
countries make one wonder whether
veracity is. as fourishing as longevity
in the Near East: though presumably
the health department has investigat-
ed the cases as far as possible.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
NOT so MANY BLONDES

Scientists are taking q gloomy view
Of the future Of the blonde. Not only
are fair people becoming fewer. but.
II this IL not . paradox, they are also
becoming darker. The future prom
ises to bring ~ nothing more interest
ing than the Whitley browns" OF hu-
manity.
To preserve our blondes 10 scienfi-
acally possible. but their continuance
would make an end to the progress Of
civilization. All or nearly all. thu con-
ditions of modern life tend to encour-
age brunettes. Before many decades
have passed there will probably only
be rare examples Of women who are
divinely fair. and their position may
not be as enviable as the charitable
are inclined to expect
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Big Honduras Rice Deal.

New Orleans.-The Rickert rice
mills Of New Orleans have closed what
is probably the largest individual pur-
chase of rough Honduras rice made
by a New Orleans mill in the history
of the trade. when it comes down to
an equation OF price. The purchases
were made in the Pierce and Tres Pa
lacios districts of Texas and aggre-
gated 10000 sacks, for which $3.75
per sack was paid by this New Or
leans mill In other words. the price
is about Csc over the minimum price
fixed by the Louisiana Rice Growers
Association for strictly No. l Hon
duras, and the net price. including
the freight charges. is about equal to
$4.15 laid down in New Orleans, or
15c higher than the price reached dur
ing the recent advance.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
where LADIES SHAVE

Some of the East African ladies
shave their heads with small. sharp.
razor-like knives. first softening the
hair with goats milk. Other Africans
keep 1t cut OF to about two inches In
length and slick down with vegetable
oils. Girls Of FIJI stiflen their locks
with tree gums. and soft. fluffy hair
10 considered q curse Somehow some
Of the races that have the stiflest hair
try to make 1t stiner. and those that
have the softest Try to make u like
down. and stili other races q Just
the opposite.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Angola Cane Thought Safe.


Baton Rouge.-Farm Manager c. D.
Gondran of the board of control Of the
penitentiary returned Sunday from
Angola, where big force worked Sat
urday and Saturday night trying to
save 700 acres of cane, amounting to
about 10000 tons, which the State still
has in the field at Angola. Manager
.Gondran believes the crop will be
saved. The cane is windrowed and
most of it well protected with tops.
All of the cane which was at the mill
in the cars ready to be moved in the
mill was frozen while it was being
placed on the hoist. Steam pipes were
put under and above the carriers
which move the cane into the mill and
in this way the cane was thawed so 1t
could be ground. After the juice was
gotten out it froze again, and more
heating apparatus had to be construct
ed and the juice warmed before it
could be gotten into the heating pans.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20

Iowa has the largest total value Of
swine on farms. amounting to nearly
s10.0oO,000. Illinois ranks second with
s3S.0OO,0O0. Ten other states report
more than 100000 each as the
value. Of swine on farms. These are
Missouri. $31"879.0 900: Nebraska, $2e,-
sse -ooo; Kansas. s24.6S1. 900: Indiana,
s2@.74eQae: Ohio. $1e.4Q3 600; Mime
sofa, $rs.921,ooo: Wisconsin, $13.e21,.
900: Texas. $11,6o5,ooO; Oklahoma,
s11.272.oo0: South Dakota. $1O.as1.
900. In these twelve states the total
value of swine on Farms is s2s5.s64,-
700. or 74.3 per cent Of the value Of
all swine on farms for continental
Omitted States.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
FOSSIL SEA TORTOISE

The perfect fossil Of q huge .,
tortoise 80 inches In diameter b,
been found In Mount Badly, 5000 Re,
above the present sea level. near Il
Angeles. Cal. 1t Is thought that I'd
Is a relic Of geological age. 1000
years ago. when all the western pal
Of the country was still under II
sea. and the Rocky mountains wei
either submerged or only show(
their tips as jagged islets
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
NUMBER is SHOE TOO SMALL

4 negro Of tremendous proportions
10 reported to have passed through
Winchester. KY. the other day and
aroused the interest Of the shoe mer.
chants In the eastern bluegrass city
by attempting to secure . pair OF
shoes. He was on his way to Join .
travelling sideshow and certainly msr-
tied q high position. for his altitude
was seven feet one inch and weight
277 pounds. When the Senegambian
Hercules tried to get a pair Of kick.
ers there was nothing doing Size Is
proved too steep for the Winchester
footwear fraternity to furnish. so the
Snowman trudged on with stable bits
Of carpet about his feet.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
$4,000 IN WOODEN LEG

An old wooden leg may not be much
Of a legacy. but when It contains $40.
600 It is certainly worth having
thinks Jacob Randall. IN inmate OF
the poor farm Of Canadian county,
Oklahoma. The leg was given to him
BY Alexander p. Hamilton. . supposed
paupsr at the farm. just before he
died q few days ago Randall dis.
covered the 10000 In the stock Of the
artificial limb
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
WORE MANY PETTlcoATs

have petitioned the minister OF CON-
merce to wage war on tight dresses
would probably welcome revival OF
the fashion OF 70 years ago. According
to German historian OF nineteenth
century costume, Herr Oscar t1scnei.
worn as possible, Over one OF flannel
came another padded with horsehalr.
above that one OF Italian calico stiff.
tened with cords. then a wheel OF
Tricky plated horsehair. a starcned
muslin retticoat and at last the dress
itself. A few years later fashion pre-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
OFFICERS and Directors Elected.

Officers and Directors Elected.
Melville.-At the annual meeting Of
stockholders OF the Merchants and
Farmers bank the following directors
were elected to serve for the year
1912: DR.. Gordon Morgan, DR.. Lester
]. Williams. JAG Bloch, H. NJ. Young.
P. N. Lamberton, B. Howe and H. r.
Owsly. DR.. Gordon Morgan was elect.
ed president: DR.. Lester J. Williams,
vice president, and John Mangiaracina,
Jr.. cashier. at q meeting OF the d.
rectors.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
'sYANKEE DOODLE HOUSE,

Old Fort CTalo. At Rensselaer,. n.
r.. 10 better known 40 the "YankeG
Doodle House." It II situated on the
east bank Of the Hudson river. ana
was erected In l772. II was In this
building that the song. Yankee Doc
de-" was composed. In the hall u
this building an arrowhead u imbe&
ded In the staircase. It II said y
have been fired By m indian whes
this building was used % . fort.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Water Plant Chief Remains.

Lafayette-The city council have
considered the resignation OF Superin-
tendent Eyres, of the water works and
electric light plant, which was ten.
dered several days ago. 1t was re-
solved to request Superintendent
Eyres to remain q week or ten days
longer to give the council opportunity
to secure some competent engineer to
replace him. He has been offered q
situation in Austin, Texas, and had
prepared to leave at once. but yielded
to the wishes of the council
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
New Orleans SUGAR.

New Orleans.-The week opened
Monday with practically no change in
the local sugar market. The tone
was quiet and trading was confined
to the light receipts that accumulated
over Sunday. They amounted to IT,
768 barrels. Of which only 1916 were
clarified. Prices were unchanged:
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20

ago Il was noticed that they took roos
and began to send out leaves and
branches soon sitter being planted.
Since then Tine Of more than 500
miles Of these growing poles has
been developed. It 10 troublesome 70
maintain. ~ the leaves cause frequent
leakage BY contacts, and poles are
constantly dying and being eaten BY
termites. The first cost. however. 10
only & to 16 cents per poe. while IN
iron pole costs 50 to 81 or IS.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Fire DESTROYS School Houae

Fire destroys school House.
Angie.-The school house was dis
covered to be on fire Saturday by a
passerby and Prof. Stearman and his
entire force began removing the pat
ent desks and other furnishings, which
was accomplished in little while.
The loss is not heavy. as the building
was of inferior material and has been
considerably damaged by wind.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20

Church Pew Sale Postponed.
White Castle.-Owing to the inclem.
emit weather and bad roads, the an.
nual sale OF pews at the Catholic
church was postponed from January
II to January Fl.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Girl Stenoarapher Burned.

Shreveport. - While standing too
close to gas stove in her bedroom
Sunday Miss Adelaide, bookkeeper and
stenographer for the Roberts-Brown
Lumber Company, had her dress ac-
cidentally touch the flames and before
the fire could be extinguished by her
sister, who wrapped her in quilt and
rolled her about the floor, she was
severely, though not fatally, burned
about the body and limbs.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Two Suit Cases Stolen.

New Orleans.-Two suit cases, a
brown and tan, the first belonging
to James A. Fledger Of Tupelo. Texas,
and the other to Asa r. Marirs of
Lucknow, Yer. were stolen from the
union station Sunday. Fledger's suit
case contained about SIS worth Of
mems wearing apparel. The case It.
self was worth SO.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
New Orleans Rice.

New Orleans.-The rice market was
reported unchanged Monday on tho
local exchange. Quotations: Clean
Honduras. 5@5Ac; japan. az 4c.
Receipts-Rough. 1863 sacks: millers,
l,032; clean. 1,647 pockets. Sales
Clean. $3.50 pockets Honduras at ~
04hc and 1852 Japan at 2h@3Kc.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20

With a view to solving the problem
Of stability. an American airman. VIII.
\ lam P. Gary. has constructed new
- .ree-decker aercplane which. as our
photograph shows. Is enclosed In .
circle. The motor IL between the sec
cond and third planes. and the pilots
seat under the third plane. Both en-
CINE and seat are attached to frame
work. The patent Is In the hands Of
the Brothers Wright. and the machine
IN said to have gone through its trsas
trims very we'll
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
No Cause OF Action.

Lake Charles.-In district court
Saturday Judge Overton sustained an
exception Of no cause of action filed
in the suit of J. L. Pouns vs. Pawnee
Land and Timber Company ct al, in
which Pouns asked for damages In the
sum of $4,000 for loss Of business
for ten years, which he claimed had
been brought about through actions Of
the defendant company that would
constitute restraint OF trade.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Truckers Lose Cabbage Crop.

Amite City.-The most severe spell
of weather in many years has visited
this section OF the country. Truckers
throughout this section will sustain a
Ponder. two truckers, alone will lose
fifty acres Of fine cabbage. A con-
siderable delay In planting. owing to
the bad weather conditions. has been
the experience Of many truck farmers,
who are now congratulating them
selves on the loss they thereby e.
capod.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
~cATs' EYES, OF Ah;oY

Vice Consul Charles =. Brisssl states
that eats eyes" are abundant in
Annoy. and cost about 81 . bushei. Il
10 reported that these are imported
into Annoy from Shanghai and Canton
and are made from meteorological
and dyed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
sEA-nRAGoN OF AUSTRALIA
~
@X'k&,|

Here IL one Of the wonders Of the
deep sea, the sea-dragon Of Australia.
It 10 20 richly ornamented with loose
and tapping ribbons Of skin that II
reminds one much Of the fearsoms
creature that has been adopted - the
national emblem OF China
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
STAGS KEPT FOR HORN

One of the strange industries
China Is the keeping Of very larl
stays. reared for the sake OF the
horns. which are cut OFF every SUI
mer and sold for as much 81
gold for use as medicine.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Constable p,sposss q stock.

Constable 0ieposeo Of Stock.
Donaldsonviile-The stock Of eoodo
in the store OF Giambrone 4 Co, u
Smoke Bend. was sold by Constable
H. T. Richard at public auction 70
satisfy claims Of Morris Casso. Charles
Maurin and b. Lemann 4 Bro. The
sale realized $213.26.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
White Man Froxen 70 Death.

White NAN Ffox6n 20 0e&tH.
shreveport-Police Juror A. J.
Scott Of Greenwood. ten miles west
OF Shreveport, reports that he dis
covered an unidentified white man.
about S. years old and wearing over.
alls, frozen to death In an clubhouse
near Greenwood Sunday. There was
nothing among his effects by which
to learn his name or domicile.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
IRREGULAR Train servlca.

Irregular Train Service.
Amite City.-All southbound trains
were several hours late Sunday; one
being seven hours late. The morning
papers were carried to McComb be:
fore being distributed here. This sys-
tenn has been the source of much dis
satisfaction Of late. No. is rarely
on time
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Farmers Fear Further Loss Of Cane

Lafayette.-The thermometer fell
Saturday night to 10 degrees by the
official register, and some claim an
even lower figure. The effect Of the
cold upon the windrowed cane is prob
lematical. M. Billeaud. Jr., Of the Bill
leaud factory, reports that the cane in
that vicinity may not have been in
jured, but this is not certain. The
mills continue to grind and are doing
their best to save the crop. The sit
uation is not at all reassuring and
further loss of cane by farmers is
probable.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Boy Shot by Playmate oyIno.

Boy Shot BY Playmate Dying.
Napoleonville.-The 12.year-old son
OF A. Barras. who was shot In the
abdomen by the youngest son Of Paul
Auslet last Thursday. IL reported to
be in q dying condition. The two
boys. it is reported. were playing with
q 22-caliber rifle when Auslet Is said
to have pointed the weapon at Barras
and fired. The bullet can not be
found by the physicians.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20

scTibed . flannel peeticoat. an nndd
pstticoat three and q half yards wsdl
another one wadded TO the knees ii
sti6ened IN the upper part with whaii
bone. white +starehed petticoat wi@
three flounces and two muslin pee,
Coats"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
Stock Perish In Marsh,

Gueydan.-Saturday night was the
coolest of the season, the thermometer
registering Is above. causing consid-
cradle loss of stock in the marshes.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-20
New Orleans Cotton Seed Products.

New Orleans.-Cotton seed OIL
Prime refined, in barrels. per pound,
6.45c; choice meal. s per cent am
monia, per long ton, $500; choice
cake. s per cent ammonia, per long
ton, $270O.