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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24

AGAINST a special tax OF i've
mills Oh the dollar, per annunl,
to be imposed and levied and col
iected in aid Of Il railway enter
prise, and in favor Of, for the ben
eft of and aid Of the SOuthWes-
tern Traction and Power COmpa-
ny, its successors or assigns. said
tax to be imposed. levied and col
lected beginning with the year
1913 and extending to and inclu-
ding the year 1922 80 as to re-
alize the sum Of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars 0.OOOOO. pro-
vided that in case the sum of Twen-
tv Five Thousand Dollars So
100000 be- collected and turned
over to the said company before
the expiration of the ten uU years
that the said tax shall cease AZ
SOON as this sum is collected and
turned over to the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company. Its
Successors or assigns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24

For Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
l take pleasure in present
ing myself to the voters OF
the Fourth Supreme Court,
for re election, and solicit
their support.
Jos. A. BkEAUx.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24
A Friend of the Schools
Speaks.

progress ana welfare OF the puOHc
schools and also % ono who SIM
csrely bslisvss.l that such results
can not be achieved by mixing up
tho schools with politics, l beg
leave to submit few coquet facts
and reasons, to the voters OF the
First ward OF this Parish, why,
Messrs. Louis v. Labbse and An
atole Gauthier, should DO elected.
az members of the School Board,
at tho Democratic Primary to b
held on the Ord of September.
Hay down the proposition, first.
that tho gentlemen above named
are not politicians and secondly
that they are not candidates OF
their own motion, but became can.
didates at tho earnest solicitation
and demand of the people Of this
ward, who assembled in tho town
OF St. Msrtinvills on the th day
of July and appointed . commit
tee to request them to become can
didates. Their acceptance OF and
compliance with the wishss and
demands of their people. only
goes to show to what extent they
can DO relied upon to push upward
and forward tho standard OF the
schools, as neither Of them was
Inclined to take part in . political
fight. When it was apparent, at
the time, that . campaign Of per-.
sopslitiss and viIi6cstions had
been inaugurated. But yes . high
sense of civic duty controlled their
decision and weighed heavier in
their mind, than their repugnencs
in entering into fight Of mere
individualism aud one of vili6cs.
tons and abuses. Hence they be-
came and now are the candidates
for members OF tho School Board
for the First Ward Of the Parish
OF St. Martin.
None will gain say, that Msssrs.
Gauthier and Liable are not high.
toned, honest, lsw-abiding, God
fearing, honorable and consoisn-
tious representative citizens oil
this community. No one would
dare to call them politicians, in
the sense OF holding Offices of emo.
luments or of making OF politics 9
profession, avocation or business
ont of which to make or help te
make a living; or to obtain fol
themselves or their friends specis
advantages through their politioa
influence or by patronage or graft
None can say, truthfully, that the!
are members or parts, nor th'
bene6ciaries of that powerful, ma
licious aud Internal and disgrace
full political machine, which, TO
four years. hold tho people o
Louisiana by the throat aud usar
~ choksd to death, the YER,
essence aud spirit of civil right
. BUSINESS and patriotism througtou
tho land.
> By tho fruit We recognize tb
tree. 1t is only their past that v
can intellegently judge OF msr
/. We invite and challenge au il
!, vrstigation of the character. stand
0 lug aud worth of Msssrs. Anstol
' Gauthisr and Louis V. Liable an
Q with an abiding faith in the INTEL
gence, Independence and pstri
o ,isu of tho voters Of this ward.
+ hnmbly submit their names. fss
o ing confident that . glorious Vi
J. tory will be the reward for thu
:, disintsrested devotion to the eau
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

vi l66 LII ZLlC huIkut 10 Nto'tiok
relatives in New Iberia.
Mrs. George Birnvenu OF Cade
Was visiting here Sunday.
Supt. A. G. Bernard made a trip
to Baton Rouge this week.
Miss Louise Bisnvenu visited
relatives at Cade tins week.
Miss Elise BONN spent several
days in Bro ussard this week.
Mrs. VIM, Millot visited rels-
tivss in Arnaudville this week.
-Mlss Ula Malagarie of Brous-
sard WAS on q visit here this week.
Mrs. Jules Nectoux and children
spent several days at Cads this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Reswsber OF
Des Ours are visiting relatives
here.
Judge Felix VOORHEES, Of Now
Iberia was on q visit hero this
week.
Mayor Albert Bienvsnu spent
several days in Abita Springs this
week.
Mrs. Reno Broussard spent sew
oral days in Brsaux Bridge this
week with relatives.
Mrs. A. R. French and dsugh-
tor, Miss Ella, returned from New
Orleans this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Francis Gauthier
Of Broussard spent the day with
relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. K. Schwartz left Sunday
for Biloxi, where he will spend a
few days with relatives.
Miss Grace Bisnvsnu spent sew
sral days in Breaux Bridge this
week visiting relatives.
Mrs. Charles VOORHEES, OF Fort
Worth, Texas, spent several days
hero this week visiting relatives
| Mr.. Robert Martin attended the
session of the State Board OF
Education in the Baton Rouge
this week.
| Mr.. Albert Kelso returned Sun
day from jacksonville, Fla, where
he was visiting his sister, Mrs
Don Register.
Mrs. Walter Malagarie of Broue'
surd spent several days here thl'
week, the guest of her sister, Mrs
j. g. Bienvenu.
Corn in shucks for sale by th'
barrels, can supply you with corr
/
in small or large quantities, Bon
venus feed store.
Mr.. O. B. Dugas brought u
some fine sample OF plant can
this week, coming from his ~
acres path Oh Kspstone plantation
Mr.. A. G. Gsuthier has pur
chased the oil DsMxby residence
on Main street, and has dsmolish
cd it up in order to make two ns'
homes, which will be built in til
i Liable addition.
/ Tho marriage of Mr.. Lion'
= Thibodeaux to Miss Eunice Th
y bodeaux is annonnce to take plac
on tho 31st inst, at the st. Be
uard's Catholic Church, Brsau
Bridge. at 7:3O a. N.
- The marriage of MIR. Ubald M
u lancon to Miss Gabriel Ducret
=. both OF Parks, 10 announce to tai
n, placs in Now Orlvans, on Mond'
he evening Aug. Goth at tho st. Lou
n Cathedral at five O'Clock.
, re- Tho members of the new Poll
IN Jnrv made an inspection tour
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24

The following registered voters be and they
are hereby appointed commissioners OF said
election
IGNACE BIFNvENU,
F.Z. POWER,
A. q. GOULAS.
j. q. BROUssARD,
Clerk of said Election.
Notice is further given that the Board OF Su-
pervisors of the Parish of st. Martin. Louisiana,
will meet in open session in the Town OF 81.
Martinvile. on Friday the 9th OF September
1912, at Eleven QD A. NJ. proceed to open the
ballot box examine and count the ballots there
in, in number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns. draw up proces-verbal de-
claring the result of the election and make due
return of said election to the Mayor and Coun-
ell of the Town of st. Martinville in the manner
provided by law.
A. ID. Roy,
J.C. BIENNENU,
ALBERT DAsPrT,
Members Of the Board of Supervisors Parish OF
st. Martin, Louisiana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
NOTES FOR SWINE BREEDERS

Our experience is that wooden floors
in the hog houses will produce rheu-
matism in the animals just as quickly
as cement floors II former are allowed
to remain damp and tho bedding holds
moisture.
If the cement floors are kept clean
and we'll Uttered with dry straw or
other material frequently, rheumatism
will not result. .......*
Better have hole two feet wide at
the top Of the pen and a crack two
inches wide at the bottom. It Is the
cold air blowing under the doors ana
around the pen that cause tho great
est discomfort.
. BY taking the smallest pigs away
from the others and feeding them by
themselves as soon as they are weaned
YOU will seldom have runty pig on
the place. Runts are merely those
pigs that are small at birth and which
do not have chance with their
stronger companions to get enough to
eat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

Recently there has been consider
able pessimism expressed by country
bankers over the alleged reckless ex-
travagance of farmers in buying auto
mobiles and some state bankers asso-
cations have gone so far as to express
in official resolutions their disapproval
of farmers taking their money out OF
the banks to buy machines and 1ntl-
mating that credit will be refused
those who try to borrow money for
that purpose.
These pessimistic warnings" by the
banks are SO uniform In character and
are sent with such marked regularity
as to arouse the suspicion that they
eminate from certain source and
are intended to conceal a sinister pur-
pose. Perhaps this activity on the
part Of certain powerful financial In
terests may be explained by the re-
ports that great trust Is being
formed to take over all the principal
automobile factories In the United
States. and If the business can be de-
moralized by frightening people and
thus preventing them from buying
machines the central plants can be
bought for less money.
While it is true that Thousands of
farmers have bought autos. 1t Will
doubtless be found on proper investi-
CATION that most Of them had the
money in the bank to pay for them
and that very little borrowed money
has been used for this purpose. The
report sent out by a Wall street
agency that farmers all over the west
we're mortgaging their land for TINS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

that required in producing It. From
this 1t IL plain that the most profitable
part of farming Is stock-raising.
8. Crop Rotation Distributes Work.
In grain-growing the work punches.
This makes the labor expensive. in
efficient and hard to secure. When
crops are rotated the work is spread
over q longer season. Competent help
is then more easily secured at reason
able prices. ..-.
8. Crop Rotation is Crop Insurance.
Rotation of crops brings increased
returns and returns every year, favor
able or unfavorable, and continuously
through the year. In grain-groWing
thu returns grow less and come only
at threshing time. Some years thresh-
ing time never comes. 49,
10. Crop Rotations Better Returns.
Necessitate more manufacturing, more
transportation, more banking, moro
merchandising, more professional
work.
Keeps more boys and girls on the
farm, and ..
Brings better farming, better roads,
better homes, better living.
The products of tho farm are the
and measure of commerce.
industry. prosperity and happy homes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
FARMERS AND THEIR AUTOS

purpose and that one bank In Kansas
City held f1fty-eignt farm mortgages
which had been placed to get money
to buy automobiles. have been proven
to be entirely untrue.
Farmers are buying automobiles
not as bankers do. for pleasure-but
because they have learned that they
can use them to great advantage in
their farming operations. A trip to
town which usually takes three hours
with a good team can be made IN
forty minutes by an auto, saving OF
nearly two and half hours, and the
team can be kept at work IN the
field meantime. This saving Of time
and the labor Of a team and man In
the field Is we'll worth while and
highly commendable.
Thousands of autos are used every
day by dairymen. fruit growers and
truckers to deliver their produce to
market, and these machines, loaded
to the guards, may be seen daily on
the streets of market towns in every
state, east, west, north and south.
Many farmers also use their autos
for power to run separators and other
light machinery on the farm as 1t Is
the cheapest power that can be sup
piled. And If in addition to these
needs the farmer uses his auto to take
his family to town or to church or to
visit friends with comfort and celebrity
while the work teams are resting, he
is merely showing further evidence Of
his conservative business judgment
and good common sense which we
may safely continue to trust.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
CARE OF YOUNG GUINEAs.

The young guinea is about % tom
der q bird as We ever undertook 70
care for. They are OF wild nature
and II ono is lost from the hen In the
grass, It IL almost useless to look Tor
1t.
The best plan IL to let tho hen cluck
It back to her flock. We usually keep
the young guineas shut up for few
days after they are Matched and feed
them some bread crumbs. coarse
corn meal and occasionally . hard
boiled egg.
They are given water and also sweet
milk to drink. After they leave the
hens call, If the days are warm and
sunshiny. they are given flne rough.
age. They gather bugs and worms 90
they need but little feeding.
The great danger Is from the hard
rains. II the hen dogs not seek shell
ter, the young guineas are very likely
to get drowned.
I have seen young guineas 90 near
ly drowned in a hard rain that II
but after they were warmed up and
fects from their drenching.
AIUer the Su1neaS arc IeAInoE0u OUS
they need but little care AZ they are
fully able to shift for themselves, I'm.
til the winter cuts of their supply Of
food.
In winter they must have . shelter
and food the same as other poultry,
but should not be let out when there
is snow on the ground else they will
fly into the tops Of trees or alight on
the tops of buildings and refuse to
come down.-A. J. Legg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
FARMERS BY THE SEA.

The man in the picture is one of the
many farmers on the Maine coast who
gather kelp to put on their lands az
fertilizer. Kelp is a seaweed which is
washed up on the shore, and at low
tide, farmers along the Atlantic coast
gather it in large quantities and spread
it upon their land. This makes q
very good fertilizer, particularly as so
few animals are raised in New Eng
land that stable-manure is scarce.
However. as kelp is now being used
quite extensively in the manufacture
of drugs and other things. it is be-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DAIRY
MI MAN.

When we see a man abusing a COW
we wonder whether he imagines that
for $40 he can purchase an animal
with the reasoning powers of a human
being. 80
Never buy a dairy cow that shrinks
and shows signs of fear when her
owner approaches-unless you simply
want to rescue an animal from the
ownership Of a brutal man.
While a calf is not to be credited
with very strong reasoning powers,
still they can be brought UP to obey
simple rules to show some affection
for the hand that feeds them and to
be free from vicious habits.
When the calf Is just learning to
eat boil oatmeal or cornmeal into
z thin mush, add a quart Of it to a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

IN q very easy way. The wheels and
axle used in making his stock chute
are parts of old machinery found on
the farm, the wheels being taken from
an old mower. The upper end of the
cnure is provided with two strong iron
hooks which are sharpened so as to
engage the bottom of the wagon bed
and prevent slipping after the animal
starts upward. With such an arrange
nent, there is no difficulty in building
q chute Of ample strength because the
question Of weight has relatively little
Importance. The chute can be hooked
on behind the wagon and hauled to
any part of the farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
PICKED Up IN THE ORCHARD.

In these days of specialties it takes
learning and nerve and some capital
to make money growing fruit.
It is great mistake for city man
who knows nothing Of orchard work
to expect to make a living by growing
fruit even If he should buy an orchard
in good bearing unless he has deep
love for the work and an aptitude for
learning the business.
Apple orchards ought to be sprayed
three times year and when it comes
@ taking care of 500 or 1000 trees it
will readily be seen that 1t is no small
Undertaking.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
CARE OF THE SHEEP IN THE
AUTUMN. %

Fall Is the critical period WIFI tHe
careless sheep raiser.
Oats are fine rations for tho ewes
until after lambing time next spfins.
Bullets are the best known cure 1oE
persistent sheep-killing dogs. Inc
sooner the remedy applied the better:
The wise and prudent shepherd
knows that his sheep require and
greatly relish salt every season OF tho
year, winter included.
Sheep require shaping up at the ap-
proach of winter the same as any
other farm animal, yet how often are
they neglected-turned out to nus''e
for themselves-at this season!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

with any given number Of cows with.
in q year, evidence is overwhelming
that the cows should be managed sc
az to calys during the autumn months
For like reasons September is the
bert month In most parts of the coun-
tryfor heiferato drop her first cali
in order to best develop as cow
This almost Regardless of the animal
at thS first calving.
f Calves born In The fall are more
easily reared and make better cows
than those born Ia the spring and
summer. It seems needless to rehearse
the stock arguments on the subject,
based on long experience of successful
dairymen. but "a brief recapitulation
may be useful. # IN ~
The COW or heifer calving In the fall
needs the most healthy and nutritious
pasturage just following the strain
while coming into full flow. Just at
this time, when tsonae falling off 10
likely to occur the animal II brought
to the stable and RECEIVES good care;
the winter, feeding and the returns
from it may be depended upon to ex-
coed the midsummer results for any
like period @8t,tT
At the stage of milking and gesta-
ton, when another dropping of Of the
milk yield may be looked for, the
fresh pastures induce a fresh cow.
lengthen the milking season anc in
crease the years total product.
December and January are good
months in which to control and super
wise the service Of bull. Midsum-
mer and the dog days are a good time
for tho COW to be dry and preparing
to .calve again.
With fall-fresh cows the greatest
and richest product comes at the sea-
son when milk and butter are always
comparatively high in price.
In actual practice four fall-fresh
cows have been found equal to i've
which calved In the spring In twelve
months product and at about four
fifths the cost.-W. H. Underwood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
STOCK CHUTE ON WHEELS.

Perhaps every farmer has occa-
sion to load some animal into wag-
on and many Of them prepare for this
by building stock chute. Frequent
" these chutes are built as perma-
nent fixture in connection with the
feed lots but they are often made SO
that they can be transported from one
part Of the farm to another. When a
chute of this kind is built heavy and
strong enough to support the weight
of mature hog or large calf 1t
becomes q clumsy thing to move. Mr..
r. ]. Linscott, owner Of the Rosalpha
Jerseys at Holton, Kan, has
solved this problem of Inconvenience
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
APPLES m COLD.
STORAGE

During three or four months In the
fall there has. Of late years. been an
unusual congestion Of farm products.
due largely to the shipments Of r..
Gently harvested crops, in addition 70
the regular traffic.
In the winter the problem becomes
easier and such things a. can be kept
without loss had better be kept. %.
pecially II the price seems to be . III.
tie low.
The winter apple IL about. the only
fruit that lends itself readily to stor.
age for any considerable length OF
time and, in fact. IL IL about the only
fruit kept in commercial storage.
I believe that whore fruit In grown
on a commercial scale the problem Of
congested transportation must be met
in the very near future BY the con-
struction Of large cold storage ware.
houses at all the principal shipping
points.
Growers had just a we'll combine
and build their own cold storage ana
have the benefit Of It a. the city deal.
or. And firmly believe that the time
IL coming when It Will Be looked 1t
from this viewpoint.
Certain problems have arisen IN
connection with the cold storage OF
apples and tho moro serious ones have
already been very we'll solved. Rtpen.
ing takes place much more rapidly af-
ter It has been picked until In certain
time it reaches its very best condition.
after which, even II not attacked BY
disease. it passes through old age to
death.
We do not prevent but only hinder
the natural processes when W place
the fruit in cold storage.
When apples are being sorted FOR
storage, the following points should
always be borne in mind. Only the
best grade should be placed In stor.
arc and they should be stored a. soon
AZ possible after being picked or gath
cred.
A uniform temperature Of 81 70 -
degrees F. IL best and they should bs
placed on the market as soon a. they
reach their highest maturity. or lit
tie before, provided the price 70 SUI
flcient to warrant selling.
Tho quality Of the fruit 10 main
tanned much better In storage when
the fruit is wrapped with thin paper
ana will usually always sell for enough
to pay expenses ana little lofe.
II is also true that the dovelop.
ment of the fungi, producing apple
rots 10 checked to great exts1t ~
storage. Freedom from such troubles.
however. Is 30 dependent upon thu
carefulness in handling the fruit dur
|ins the picking and packing. that the
better orchardists Will always be 0at
little troubled with losses through
these causes.
Also, Indirectly, cold storage tends
to promote a higher order OF orchard
ing by teaching the grower better %.
lection; better methods Of culeurs;
more skill in the art Of handling ana
marketing his crop. all OF which tend
to make for the grower more money
and higher knowledge Of the business.
r. B. Rushing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
OCTOBER HATCHET CHICKS.

These late Matched chicks may be
made profitable If one has separate
pen for them. Good fertile eggs can
usually be secured in September or
early October at reasonable cost.
The chicks will feather out before
cold weather sets in and the cockerels
attain salable size at time when they
command good prices. Lice are not
likely to be troublesome at this time
Of year.
The pullets will begin laying as soon
as they are old enough, which is just
as the natural breeding season arrives
In spring. They are not mature
enough to make good breeding stock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
FALL FRESH COWS
BEST

It is a we'll known fact that by far
a greater number Of dairy cows are
allowed to follow the most natural
course, and either by indifference or
intention, they freshen in the spring.
The producer of milk for sale, II he
has an even trade. may want to have
an even number Of fresh COWS IN
every month Of the year. ..
If the bull is kept confined and SER
vice controlled, this can be regulated
as a rule although unpleasant irregu-
slarities In breeding will sometimes &C.
cur and stubbornly resist correction.
u But, If the prime object is to pro-
tiuce the greatest quantity Of milk Of
the best quality and the greatest profit