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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
GOOD CROPS AND
BOIL WEEvIL
MI. Edward Newerth, Farmer
of Monroe, La, Made 4 Big
Crop in Spite Of the Weevil.
Picking up Punctured
Squares the Secret of Success
Editor Brandon News:

Editor Brandon News:
It gives me pleasure to answer
your letter. / remember very
well the conversation we had re-
garding the boil weeyil and cotton
raising during the Shriner, $
meeting in New Orleans, La, but
had no idea that you ever would
give this matte. another thought.
! did as / stated to you, IN
creased the acreage twenty acres
above the last years crop, and
gathered accordipglly Last
year ! had 15oacres IN cotton and
gathered l27 heavy bales there
from. This year / have 40 acres
10 cotton. all surveyed land, and
gathered up Is date 100 bales.
with about - bales to gather yet yt
The hest cr,l i had was 260O
t,t,nnds Of seed cptton per acre rs
50 acas Mt total croD VIII
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
A Rally Day at The
Baptist Church.

There will be some special
features in connection with the
regular services at The Baptist
Church, this city next Sunday.
Arrangements are being made to
have a Roll CALI Of the mem.
bership Of the Church, every
member is urged to be present
to answer to his or her name.
It will be nice if every body would
respond to his name with a verse
Of scriptureif possible. But if
the verse is not at hand you may
simply answer present" It is
the Pastors hope that all the
older members will be present
and l hope the younger ones will
see to it that they are there.
The Lord 5 Supper will also be
celebrated after the reading of
the Church Covenant. At the
night services the subject will
be ''Selah." (
Everybody is cordially invited to
be present at these services.
LEON w. SLOAN, Parton.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

Monroe will receive at least 10,
900 more bales than last year
from the same territory.
Three years ago my tenants
would not plant any cotton on
shares, so l worked then by
wages. but seeing the crops made
by me regardless of the weevil,
they have gone back to the share
system. / have a 90'year old
tenant, raised on Cottonport
plantation, who has four acres in
cotton and will have four and one.
half bales to gin next week. This
cotton was weighed in every
night. Another tenant will make
10 bales on 10 acres; another II
IN IL; another 9 on 10 acres.
These same hands made me 6 and
IL bales on fifty acres three
years ago. These hands are out of
debt, with a fine corn crop, peas,
hay. hogs and cows to live on.
My main crop was worked by day
labor. The farmers here also
are holding their cotton, the
majority do not have to sell.
The weevil stopped the credit
system three years ago, which
was a blessing. The farmers
sowed most OF their land in oats,
Iespadesar. grass corn, peanuts
and raising hogs and cattle. |
This has been a long and windy |
letter, and no doubt will get you
70 thinking.
Hoping these line are what in.
formation you desire, l am,
Yours very truly,
EDW. NEWERTH.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11

The fact which stands out
most prominently at this stage
Of the campaign is that the com.
5ination of New Orleans ward
bosses cannotfAsten their fingers
on the fair State Of Louisiana,
and that their representative can
never occupy the exalted position
of Governor of this great COM
monwealth.
True it is that in the city Of
New Orleans to myrmidons OF
the disorsanized Organization"
are leading a torlorn hope in the
interest of the ring candidate,
and it is likewise true that IN the
country a few grateful bencfi.
ciaries of the State administra
ton are desperately striving to
rally the frightened followers Of
ringism, who are scampering for
cover even as rats desert a
sinking ship. Rut even the most
obtuse may now clearly see that
there is no longer any doubt that
the champion of ringism will
never be Governor, and that the
people of Louisiana are going to
declare their independence of the
ward bosses of New Orleans.
The situation looks good for
James B. Aswell. the peoples
candidate.
Throughout the entire cam.
paign the fight against Michel
and the Orleans aggregation has
been lead by Aswell and his sup.
porters. Every telling blow that
has been struck against their
audacious effort to deliver the
State into the hands of the Or.
leans ring has been directed from
the Aswell camp. the Goo Goo"
League and the followers OF
OF Judge Hall. it is true, have
directed some portion of their.
attack against the Michel camp,
but it is equally true that their
except, in seconding the
Aswell followers. have been i'm.
potent and ineffective.
A patent fact before the.peop]e
of Louisiana to-day is that with
out the vigorous campaign made
by Da. Aswell and Colonel Ewing
the ring cohorts ofOrleans
the Goo Goo" movement would
have died a.bOrin." John 7.
Michel would be Governor OF
Louisiana and the State would be
ruled from the ChoctaW Club, as
New York State is from Tam
many Hall.
The efforts of the Hall followers
against the ring as compared
with the efforts Of the Aswe(l
have been even as
rockets compared with
With grape and canister.
Dr.. Aswell has made and won
this fight and it is but fitting that
5he yicotr's reward should go to-
The one who has borne the brunt
If the battle.
The great mass of the people Of
louisiana are intelligent, fair and
asst, and we have no doubt that
hey will accord honor where
lonor is due. In the contest nov
coming to a close they can not
consistently give their support to
NY other than the unriyaled
hampton of political indepen-
|ence- j. B. Aswell.
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.non onnon ...n
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Notice.

Town taxes will be delinquent
after the first day Of Feb. 1912.
After which date 2 per cent per
month will be collected according
to law.
WALDO kLroRD. Marshal.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
Hackley State Bank
Located Hackley, Washington Parish, La.
Report furnished to the State Examiner of Banks
by the above Bank, at the close Of
business, on Dec. q, 1872
RESOURCES:

Demand loans ............. S 1000 90
Loans secured by mortgage. 1887 Sc
Other loans and discounts 44,364 ID
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 81 GO
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 2,467 06
Due from banks and bankers ..... 20,S92 II
Gold Coins. ..,...... .................. $50 90
Silver nickle and copper coins. 815 "a
National bank notes and all issues of
US. Government ~..... 3,947 90
Total Sill l82 90
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in Sis, 800 90
Surplus. 1850 90
Undivided profits, less expenses paid 1906 Is
Due to other banks and bankers. 13,481 e
Individual deposits subject to check 1885 Is
Time certificates Of deposits ......... 4l691 81
Cashiers check outstanding $50. q 05
Bills payable ................ $1,000 90 /
Total Sill, 1872 90 J
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH or WASHINGTON
|, H. D. Bickham, president, and |, B. 0. Bick-
ham, cashier of the above named bank, 40 solemn
ly swear that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief. +
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this End (
day of JAM, 1912.
ssssssasasasssss $3.50
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be about one bale per acre. We
had a fine crop up to July, when
the rains set in. This rain season
keptSup until Sept. 4th, andI was
afraid that | wonld lose my crop
by rot. Fortunately what was
formerly our enemy bnt our
friend. the caterpiller came along
about the 10th. of September
and destroyed the foliage, which
saved the bottom crop. Since
then we have had no rain, and |
gathered my crop inside Of so
days.
Now, how managed to make
such a crop and overcome the
weeyll is not 50 easily explained
by letter writing, hut l will do
the best I can to make 1t under
stood by any farmer.
| destroyed the stalks as early
as possible before frost. plaw the
stiff land deep this fall out and
out or dat. My sandy lands plow
as early as possible next spring,
also deep. Apply fertilizer &C.
cording to my last years crop
that has grown on it; could not
not tell you what kind of fertilizer
you would need, as l do nat know
the nature of your soil and pre-
vious crop. Every farm should
know, or learn what kind of fer.
tilizer his lands requires. l sow
a heavy crop of peas on all my
corn aud oat lands, and on this
land l SOW oats this fall for hogs
and COWS to feed on through the
winter. This land prepare for
cotton next spring, nv this
years cotton land goes into osts
and corn this fall or next spring.
My main fertilizer is 16 per cent
kainit and bone meal. I plant an
early variety of cotton about
April 5th to the 10th on we'll pre-.
pared land, work the crop as fast
as possible with two horse from
the time the cotton is out of the
ground until layed bv. AS soon
as the weeyil appears on the small
cotton that has no squares yet,
| commence to. poison with ar.
senate of lead. When squares
a."e punctured | have extra hands
and pick up the squares and burn
them. Now the weevll generally
makes his appearance in some
certain cuts next to the woods
Or hay barns. These cuts I look
over every other day very care.
fully only use my best old re.
liable hands for this work. Some |
times | stop all of my plOWs and
noe hands for one week aud do |
nothing but pick up squares in |
,hese cuts adjoining the woods.
70 give you an idea, l used 80|
lands one week doing nothing |
ouu picking up squares, which
cost me 1920 for one week 5 labor
)ut did the work. This work
confines the weevil to only a few
cuts. and as long as the spring
spring Matched weevils find
squares in his field to work on he
le will not cross the turn row
md look for other cotton. The
anne as o hog will stay in a Ger.
ain cut OF corn as long as he
inds corn handily. | can prove
his by one Of my tenants crop,
Vh6 had a poor stand of cotton,
'hich | made him plow UP on the
rst day of May. His cotton was
doing my worst infected weevil
ut. Now this weevil cut I gave
pecial attention and saved this
and's crop, who made eleven
ales on ten acres. He would
ave male fifteen bales if his crop
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
Frsnkiinton, La, Jan. II, 1912
Announcements.

The Era Leader is authorized to
announce the following named candi'
dates subject to the Democratic party
the coming primary:
For State Senator,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
CELEBRATE BATTLE DAY

The fiftieth anniversary of the bat
tie of Shiloh, will be held at Cove
City, today. and preparations are
going forward for a big time. Dinner
will be served at the home of John
L. Cook, 4 survivor of that great bat
tie. and he will be dressed in his
army suit he wore on that memoir
able occasion. A camp fire will be
held at night. There Will be a pat
riotic sermon Sunday. The Cove
county comrades are looking for a
good crowd of the old boys not only
from Cove county but neighboring
counties as we'll. The dinner will be
a choice one, and the comrades will
be treated to home made bread in
stead of hardtack, and chickens and
roast meat instead of sow belly, which
was delicate dish they got while in
the army service. And pans full of
baked beans as mother used to bake
will be served.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
DIcTAGRAMS

Old ST is a mighty sound sleeper
He can sleep right through any
amount of it.
Uncle Heck believes in advertising
but thinks it may be overdone
occasionally. For instance. a seed
firm adyertises that every seed fully
tested before it leaves the seed house.
1t is all right to observe Lent but
the grounding overdid it this season.
Old 81 says someone should drag the
beast from retirement and chain him
to fence post.
Uncle Heck, though an optimist,
admits, that it was pretty bad snm-
mer we had last year. Old 81 says he
wouldn't have minded that so much
if the winter hadn't tubbed it in so
hard.
Old Sis notion of ''mollicoddIe',
is the fellow who has his picture
taken with his head in his hand and
Uncle 1feck's idea of no news at all
is a press dispatch to the effect that
the wife of a prominent citizen trip
ped herself on her train" and vet
didn't fall hard enough to break any
thing.
Uncle Heck's family name is Sig
giles and he's mighty proud of it.
The Siggelses are not very plentiful
and he's glad of that, too At the
best there is very little in name,
anyway, and thejfewer there are of
the Siggleses the less confusion there
is over the family mail. If there are
but few Siggleses in the penitentary
there are also but few of the family
in the legislature. No great loss
without some compensation.
Old ST says it is good thing to be
always on the right side, but Uncle
Heck says it is a better thing to be
always on the right side
Old ST: How would you like to be a
preacher and be moved around on the
Methodist checker board? The move
always comes when the roads are the
very worst, or it is time to make
garden, and spring hats are in bloom
and making a noise like SIS. How
would you Ike that, l say2 Il
wouldn't mind it, . says Uncle Heck.
If 1 could be the Sliding Elder and
hold down the double corner of the
king row."
Old 81 says he has found something
that beats the hind leg of a blind
cotton tail for good luck Take both
front legs of jack to Graham
county and sell the scalp in Trego.
This checkerboard bounty business is
a great scheme
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
HEART TO HEART-NO.3.

George L. Taylor,
st. Marys, Ohio.
My Dear Taylor;-Some doings have
been a-didding since l wrote you last
and we don't know what did it, 1t
may have been because the sun shone
out an hour or two the other day. or
perhaps it was a natural gas explo-
sion touched off by a red-hot announ-
cement. At any rate, our snow
tunnels blew up and all that snow
melted off in less than ten minutes.
The water all ran off toward Larned
and busted culvert. They had not
seen so much good water before down
that way. Loads and loads of the
biggest catfish were stranded high
and dry on the railroad crossing here
in town and blockaded everything for
three whole days. The town was out
of provisions and everybody was
forced to eat fish or starve. The
You Pee finally pushed the fish off
the track with the wedge pillow and
traffic was resumed. The company
wanted to use the rotary pillow but
some of the kickers got an Injunction
from police court and stopped it.
They said they didn't want to be
smothered in scrambled catfish and
the court seemed to favor that view
of it.
Ever notice when a trifiing incl
dent like this happens how keen the
kickers are to run the council or the
commissioners to get out a warrant
or a habeaS scrappus, or something
of that kind2 If they don't get il
they raise Cain, or jump onto the
Encouragement and if he doesn't get
busy they appeal to the governor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
FAIRvIEw SCHOOL CLOSES

Fairview School, District No. 16,
closed its term Wednesday and Miss
Ellie Marts, the teacher, gave. each of
minder of school days in the way of
a neatly printed silk badge contained
the following appropriate verse:
At the close of the year
When vacation draws near,
On the face of the teachers smile,
AS with laugh and with shout,
Because school is let out,
Books and states are laid by for u
while.
For each one it is best
There should be short rest
From toiling with hand or with brain,
And soon you will come
With fresh faces from home
Back to books and to studies again.
But another than 1
May be then standing by
Your loving young faces to greet:
So this token l give
Keep as long as you live
This may be the last time we shall
meet
, To each girl and each boy
May life's work prove but joy,
May success crown each thing that
you do:
And wherever you go
Through this world to and fro,
Think of me, for I'll he'er forget you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
WHEN DAWSON TENDED BAR

''What'll it be gentlemen2"
The attorney general of the state
of Kansas, smoothed out his white
apron, pushed aside beer mug and
smiled encouraginly across the bar at
a couple of old soldiers who had en-
tered Leavenworth joint just too
late to see the proprietor change
places with Mr.. Dawson.
ssI'll take whiskey," said one
veteran.
The other veteran heSitated a mo-
ment and stroked his beard as he
surveyed the meagre stock displayed
behind the little bar.
''I'n TAX a wee bit o. good old
Jameson if We hov it," he finally
drawled.
ssMy own favoritelH exclaimed the
bartender extending his hand in cor
dial greeting to his countryman-
"And now gentlemen added the
bartender, as he winked at couple
of officers who had just entered a
rear entrance, I'VE will just take your
testimony
To their amazement and grief, the
veterans had to take the oath and
tell how they happened to know that
liquor could be found in the place.
Their establishment at the identity
of the bartender was all the greater
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06

apron and stood behind the bar with
mug in one hand and an ivory suds
scraper in his hand, just like real
bartender.
1T was just an inspiration and in
cidentally got me a couple of wit
nesSes,' said Mr.. Dawson, in telling
of the affair. ''You> see,'' he contin-
ued, ''we were raiding a joint on
Delaware street. | went in the front
way and had the officers come from
the rear. l was behind the bar in
voicing the stock and had put on the
apron to keep my clothes clean. The
rest just happened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
Almost A Miracle

One of the most startling changes
ever seen in any man, according to
w. B. Holsclaw, Clarendon, Texas,
was effected years ago in his brother
HE had such dreadful cough,'' he
writes, that all our family thought
he was going into consumption, but
be began TO use DIR. Kings New Dis
covery, and was completely cured by
ten BOTTLES. Now he is sound and
well and weighs 2lS pounds For
many years our family has used this
wonderful remedy for coughs and
colds with excellent results It's
quick, safe, reliable and guaranteed.
Price 80 cents and sl.OO. Trial bottle
free at W. W. Gibson's drug store
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
EASTER GREETING

Behold. the Lamb of God who took
away the sins of the world,
BY making sacrifice in our behalf to
God on high.
To atone and appease the wrath of
God to men on earth,
And reopened the portals of Heaven
to all mankind.
o, who can fathom His great love
and kindness towards US
That all men should be saved and
happy is His desire.
Praise We the Lordi Alleluiah, He is
risen again. AlleluiahI
Peter MundlOch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
oAT CULTURE SUGGESTIONS

Sow oats on fairly fertile land, but
not too fertile. but too fertile, be-
cause the crop may lodge when
grown on very fertile land.
Sow early, the earlier the better,
even risk sowing in February or
March before spring really begins if
weather and soil conditions become
favorable
Sow early maturing varieties of
oats. preferably those varieties rec
ommended by the State Experiment
Station. Among the better produc-
ing varieties are; Red Texas, Kher-
son, Sixty-day and Burt, the two
latter being especially adapted for
the drier portion of the State.
Grade your seed oats by the fan
ming mill or grain grader and sow
only plumb, heavy grains. This will
make the crop much surer and the
yield larger, and by continuing the
practice every year a variety well
adapted to the climate and soil
should not 'sruu OUT but rather inn
prove in hardness. and quality.
Prepare well-settled, we'll pulver-
lied seed-bed. Early fall pIowing,
surface titled during the winter and
early spring preferred or clean corn
stalk land well disked and narrowed
but not pIowed. Oats may also fol-
low cow-peas or SOW beans without
plowing.
Spring blowing for oats is usually
not desirable. The soil maybe too
wet to plow we'll or after plowing it
may become too loose and in bad
physical condition Occasionally,
winter plowing and very early spring
blowing with soil in ideal condition
may give good results.
Prefer planting with grain drill at
the rate of to 1-2 bushels of good
seed oats per acre, covering the seed
at a uniform depth of to inches.
If possible harrow once lightly be-
fore the oats come up. If seed oats
are infested with smut it is advisable
to treat the seed to destroy the smut,
using formaldehyde treatment. after
securing bulletin from the expert
ment station. giving information re-
garding its use, or it maybe advisable
to change seed oats, securing smut
f see oats from other sources. This is
especially true if your oats are run
out or are light in weight. The ex-
pertinent station can furnish names
of growers of college bred seed. Also
the Fort Hays branch experiment
station, Hays, Kansas, has a consid-
erable supply of seed of several vari
eties named above for sale.
The several factors named above
are more or less concerned with the
successful growing of oats but with
good seed and other conditions equal,
early seeding is the principal factor
which determines the success of the
oats crop in this state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, April 2
Disappointment again greeted cattle
buyers this morning, as meagre re-
ceipts for Tuesday were marked up
everywhere. Prices took the custom
airy step ahead, and prime steers
reached S8.35. a new high mark for
them this year. These cattle were
bred and raised in Colorado, and fed
in Kansas, near Lindsborg. They
weighed today 1850 pounds. Only a
few quarantine cattle came in today
Bulk of the native steers sell at S6. rs
to S7.75. top cows s6.25, heifers s7.OO,
bulls 1915, veal calves, SS.25. De-
mand for stockers and feeders is
stronger this week, and most of the
stock steers sell at $3.50 to s6.25,
feeders S6 to S6, rs. Pasture men say
the Kansas pastures have all been
leased for the coming season, and
that there will be as many cattle
grazed in them as there were last
year. Six dollars per head is the
average price paid for them this
year, though bid of seven dollars a
head has been laid in a few cases,
probably for effect.
An estimate of twelve thousand
hogs for today dwindled to nine thou
sand when subjected to the actual
count, and prices ruled five higher
Eight dollars remained the top, same
as yesterday, but it was more willing
ly and the bulk sold at S7.65 TO ST.95,
five cents above yesterday. Pigs sell
at So to So. Is.
Sheep and lambs sold 10 to Is
higher today, all kinds making new
records, except wethers, which made
their record yesterday, s6-25. Ewes
sold at $3.50 today, yearlings s7.1O
and some y pound lambs topped at
s7.90, spring lambs fifteen cents a
pound Run today was 1900 head.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06
MRS. STEINBERG'S RECITAL

Saturday, March 30, 1912
Organ
Vesper Bells. s..-....-.....B Barth
Ruth Schwanbeck
Piano
Ba Ba Black Sheep. .Spaulding
Irma Shideler
Polka-Four Leaf Clover -.Greenwald
Isabel Cunningham
Transcription The Old Oaken Bucket,
arr. Weigand Pearl Milholland
March-Summer Roses. .. .Shiedler
Emerald Shiedler
In a Gondola northumberland Bohm
Clara Gibson
MaZurka-Queen of the Salon.
Sartorio. Margaret Hardman
Second Mazurka in Bb GODDARD
Pearl Milholland
TranScription-St. Patrick's Day.
ar. Wiegand. Edith Ruffner
Loves Confession klemmer
Anna Hastings
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-06

Then the governor raises-the roof of
things in general. oh YES, we all
know what is going on and who is
doing it because we are served with
copies of everything.
The stuff is all off for this time.
y. G.. X
p. S.-The jack rabbits are killing
the English SparrowS and sucking
their eggs. Well have to double
the bounty on 'em.
p. 5. S.-They We got to quit kickin'
my catfish around.