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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
Come and be Convinced

or an hour and a half after the per-
Torrance.
In most communities the construc.
ton of the interurban trolley is fol.
lowed by the supply of electricity for
lights and power in localities where it
would not otherwise be available for
years. In Kansas and other parts of
the Middle West, farmers have grasp.
ed eagerly the opportunity to make
use of the mystic powers of electric
ity to replace in part the services OF
the grumbling and uncertain hired
man. Electricity is the most flexible
power in the universe and is, there
fore, best adapted to various kinds of
work about the farm. Electric pumps
are most commonly used but all kinds
of machinery are operated by electric
power on the farm. In the dairy,
separators, churns and milking-ma-
chimes use electricity, and the fresh
butter is hurried to the markets BY
electric express cars. The hay and
feed is chopped and ground in motor
driven mills, and all small machinery
about the farm buildings, from the
portable forge and grindstone to the
circular saw, is driven by the useful
little electric motor.
An election will be held in the third
ward and the town of Franklin on
March 25th, for the purpose of voting
a tax of two and One-half mills In
favor of the Southwestern Traction aud
Power Co., which company proposes
TO build trolley line from Jeanerette
to Garden City, and line or spur
around Irish Bend. Go to the polls
on the 18th inst, and cast your vote
in favor of the proposed tax.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
Chronic Stomach Trouble
Cured.

There is nothing more discouraging
than a chronic disorder of the stomach.
Is it not surprising that many suffer for
yea. with such an ailment when per-
manent cure is within their reach and
may be had for q trif1e2 "About one
year ago." says P. H. Beck, of Wakelee,
Mich, II bought package of Cham
berlain's Tablets, and since using them
have felt perfectly well. l had pre-
viously used any number of different
medicines, but none of them were Of any
lasting benefit" For sale by all deal-
ers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
JURY VENIRE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
pa RISu on ST MARY

l, Wilbur 81. Kramer, Clerk of the 23rd
Judicial District Court. St. Mary Parish,
Louisiana, ex.oficio, a member of the
Jury Commission, in and for said Parish
and State, do hereby certify that, in pur-
suance to an order of the said Court, is
sued March 5th, 1918, the Jury Commission
OF said Parish, convened this day in my
Office at the Court House in the Town Of
Franklin, Louisiana, at O'Clock P. NJ. q
quorum being present, did then and there
in accordance with said order and the laws
of this State relative thereto proceed to
elect Grand Jury Of twenty members to
serve said Court for a period Of five
months from and on and after April 7th,
1918. and until the succeeding Grand Jury
shall have qualified, and then to draw
three Petit Juries of thirty members each
to serve said Court respectively for
the weeks commencing Monday, April
14th. 1918, Monday, April 21st, 1918, and
Monday, April 2sth, 1918. to-wit:
Grand Jurors selected to serve for a
period of five months, from and on and
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

The Southern vindicator aptly
remarks:
"When you 60 into the postofice
and inquire for mail, don't try to
fill up the delivery hole with the
north end of your body. If you
merely stand of and IRE your re.
quests through those whom you
address will respond promptly.
After you receive your mail,
don't stand monopoliziug the de.
livery hole while you look to see
the post mark and guess who it is
from. Let those behind you have
q chance, for life is short and time
is fleeting. Please remember this
and you will confer . favor on
those in the rear"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Mrs. Agnes r. Blanchard, Tutrix,
vs.. J. Sully Martel, ct al. No.

Mrs. Agnes II. Blanchard, Tutrfx,
VS.. J. Sully Martel, ct al. No.
13,459.
By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court in and for the
Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana,
and to me directed, IN the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
anu will offer for sale, for cash, with.
ont appraisement, to the last and high
est bidder, at the front door of the
Court House in the town of Franklin,
Parish of st Mary, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 10TH DAY or
APRIL, A. D., 1918.
between the hours Of IL o'clock a. M,
and O. clock p. H., the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
That certain tract of land lying and
being situated in the Parish of st. Mary.
Louisiana, on the East side of Bayou
Teche, forming part OF what is known
as the Retreat Plantation. having q
front of seven and ne-half OH arpents
on Bayou Teche by depth OF forty
(40) arpents, more or less, and bounded
above by lands of Mrs. ]. L. Darragh,
below by lands of VIM. Schwan, form
erly of Senette, being part of same
property acquired by Willian Haley from
Mrs. j. l.. Darragh by act Of sale passed
before L. o. Pecot, Notary Public, on
the 9Th day March, 1909, and of record
in Book "WW", page 2Sl, together
with all buildings and improvements
thereon situated. privileges. nights, ways
and servitudes thereto belonging and
appertaining. This beingths same prop
erty acquired by Alexander Crawford,
ST., and J. S. Martel in indiyision from
William Haley by act of sale before L.
o. Pecot, Notary Public, on October l8,
1909, and recorded 10 Book 'sYY", page
1872 of Conveyances Of the Parish OF St.
Mary, Louisiana, with the mules and
farming implements thereon and thereto
belonging.
w. T. PETERlGAN. sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Parish of6t. Mary, La,
March 10. 1918.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

Forty miles of roadways has
been ordered built in Lafayette
parish by the Police Jury Of that
parish, with q view of obtaining
one hundred thousand dollars
from the State in aid of the pro.
position.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
WHAT RAILROADS Will DO.

From Q general write up of the
city Of New Iberia. which was
published in last Sundays issue
Of the Times.Democrat, we have
clipped and now republish the fol.
lowing on the benefits of the cleo
trio interurban railroad running
between that city and Jeanerette.
The writer of that article, who
Was on the ground when he wrote,
has studied and Investigated the
benefits Of that trolley line to the
Immediately vicinity through
which It runs 90 thoroughly, CIV
1ng facts and figures so convince
ing Of the truth, that We have coa-
cluded to place it before the peo-
Pile Of the Parish of st. Mary, and
request them to read it carefully
and fairly with an unprejudiced
miad, and you will be convinced
that the proposed trolley line
through the Parish of st. Mary
viii confer equal benefits on our
people. Do this, and We know
that you will 60 to the polls aud
vote for the trolley line tax on the
25th Of this month.
, The writer In the Times Dem
ocrat writes of an accom- plished
fact, and the benefits which that
fact sffords daily. He does not
discuss and urge the adoption of q
theory, 40 untried enterprise; but
speake of q real, existing, bene-
6cial fact, and without selfish in
terest makes 1t known to the gen.
eral public. He says it enriches
the country-increases it's popula-
ton; that houses and homes are
epHnging 10 II by magic aloug
thst trolley line. thereby bringing
the s..:y ~ the very door of the
q n house.
Now, that being q fact in Iberia
perish, isn't it more than reason
able to conclude, that a trolley
railroad from the northern limits
Of tide parish, ruDning through
Baldwin-around Irish Bend
through Franklin to Garden City
be Of % great, II not greater bene-
at 70 the taxpayers, business men
and people Ut the third ward in
genefalp There is but one answer
to THE question; and that answer
snakes il our duty to vote for the
tax:
"The first railroad to eLter New
iberia was the Southern Pacific, which
for many years was the only highway
70 the outside world. Then the Frisco
built its branch TO New Iberia, and
the coming of that road was celebrat-
ed with much pomp and ceremony,
with the driving Of 9 golden spike and
with joyful enthusiasm. The people
OF New Iberia still speak Of F. NJ.
Welsh, of the Frisco, % the one man
70 whom they have been most indebt-
cd, and whose memory they cherish
most tenderly. The coming Of the
Frisco vas . great event in the life OF
the town, and from that time the old
order Of things was changed.
added 10 these TWO railroads, the
FriscO has put on . motor car line,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

Just received a large shipment
of t1ne buggies and harness at
&. S. BRENN'S,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

E. G. Hinds, so, of Winthrop, is
said to have traded horses oftener
than any other man in Maine, and
ia still at it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

II you want results in feeding
your stock try Ideal Feed. You
will have no other. Sold by
TARLTON & DELAHOUsSAYE.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

In sixteen years American farms
have yielded produce valued at
sos. 900, 900, 900. The 1912 yield is
valued at SO, 532, 000, 900.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

Buy garden seeds in bulk and
get your moneys worth at
O'NielFs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

The total number of cattle on
farms in the United States has de.
creased 20 per cent in the last Ave
years.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

For repair work and building
delivery wagons 60 70 c. s.
BRENN'S.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

In evidence whereof, witness my Officia
signature and the impress of the seal o.
my Office, this 18th day Of March, A. D.
1918.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk, Ex-Oficio Jury Commissioner.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

Mr.. Sol Wexer, vicepresdent of the Whitney Central
National Bank of New Orleans will address the meeting
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28

For Rent. The south half section
30. Franklin township. Albert Budde.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. CAL
lag han, a daughter.
New advertisements today-A. II.
Osborn, opera house.
The county commissioners spent the
dsy in Chester township viewing roads.
Mrs. Gary is home from a several
weeks visit with her son, Clarence,
at Livingston, Mont.
Misses Mollie and Leila Gary were
morning passengers for Sioux City on
a weeks visit with relative1 and
friends.
F. G. Metcalf who has been in the
city the past several days was a
morning departure for Minneapolis.
accompanied by his little daughter,
Virginia.
Earnest Jones Of the state public ex-
aminer's Office at Pierre was u MOI ming
arrival and is a guest at the. home of
his parents. MI. and Mrs. Chas. Jones.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28
OIL fever
Promoters VIII Test for Oil in
Fall River County

Ardmore. July %. Potter county il
not the only county in the state where
excitement over the discovery Of oil
exists, as there Is similar excitement
in this part of Fall River county,
which is adjacent to the northwestern
border of Nebraska. For sometime oil
experts have been investigating the
possibilities in this part of the state.
and 40 pleased are they with surface
indications that I'm order has been
placed for the purchase Of the necessary
machinery to drill a test well. Work
on this we'll will soon commence. and
before many weeks it will be defnite-
ly determined whether or not oil lie
stored under Ardmore and vicinity
in sufficient quantities to warrant the
sinking Of large numbers Of oil wells.
1t is said the indications here are
much more encouraging for striking oil
than they were In the Casper, Wyo /,
territory. where the oil well industry
now IL one Of the big industries of the
region. IF the test we'll about to be
drilled In this vicinity demonstrates
that oil exists in paying quantities, a
number of companies will be formed
by the permanent residents Of Ard
more and vicinity to engage in the
Oil we'll drilling business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28
Free Employment Agency.

For the convenience of our many
country customers we have opened a
free employment agency at our store.
All farmers needing help will be sup
piled free. Men wanting work can
get job without paying any fee. Phone
OF call. You're for service. -Kauf-
mans, the stoie Of quality.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28
Notice.

On motion. the health officer was
instructed to notify all property own
ers on Egan avenue between Third and
Sixth streets to connect with sewer at
once, and remove all privies and cess
pools. II. N. Duff.
City Health officer.
Madison, s. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28
Obey That Impulse !

Instead of enduring the daily tor
ment of weak back, backache, sore kid
neys. swollen joints and rheumatism.
obey that impulse to take Foley Kid
ney Pills. They cooperate with ma
ture which accounts for their success
in all kidney and bladder disorders.
They are healing, strengthening and
tonic. Obey that impulse today and
give them a chance to help you. For
sale by all druggists. ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28

h. g. Drake, at bis new location,
vanEps avenue and Fourth street, ID
giving q ton per cent discount on all
woven wire fencing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31
LOAFING ACRES ARE IMPROBABLE.
BY r.. b. RUSHING.

Iii travelling over the country see
fields that are claimed to be worth from
SO to 500 per acre. with pile of
stones lying here and there and sew
eral scrawny. half-dead trees stand
ing about over this land and perhaps
with a swale running across. ..
iiave you any such on your farm
that are not yielding a profit. perhaps
scarcely paying taxes?
These acres are loafns, and what Is
worse. not only loafng, but costing
the farmer hard earned money every
time he sends man into the fields to
work Time wasted In turning around
Instructions is very great and time
is money these days. .-"
With the modern machinery that
we want to use and to cultivate and
harvest; our produce. a man must have
q clean sweep across the land IL he
Is after the greatest profit.
Often few dollars would remove
these worthless piles Of stone. and
those old, half-dead trees which are
just in the way. Then the land would
be available for use.
By putting In an underdratn q
worthless swale may be transformed
into fertile field. Stones and trees
are all right In their places. but the
best place for the stones is in making
dam at the lower end Of some low
nlacs to help catch the wash, and the
best place for the trees is in clunp by
themselves or very near the fence and
not scattered all over an otherwise
profitable field.
It Is very common thing to see
large strips Of land that are not In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31

The development Of types OF light
horses has been notable In America.
In colonial days the Narraganset'
PAGER was a famous type, and later
came the Morgan. the standardized
and the saddle horse. The speclliza-
ton Of these light types Is national
trait. and in spite Of importations from
abroad we have still chung to the
native types and have developed them.
| In respect to the draft horse. on Ge
other hand. we have, with only one ex-
ception--the Conestoga draft horse
relied entirely on the transplanttng OF
foreign breeds for our supply. Since
the Conestoga horse has vanished
completely, leaving no discernible
traces on the native stock, we have no
native material from which to build
up breeds Of draft horses.
In the matter of light horses, how
ever, we are especially fortunate In
having types which have been de-
veloped from stock brought to the
country during a period covering some
three hundred years. little Of which
was cold blooded. This stock and the
descendants from Il have left q prog
eny which contains probably a smaller
amount Of cold blood than that OF any
European country. From 1t have de-
scended the types and breeds men
toned. and in 1t the country has un-
equalled possibilities for further de-
velopment.
The last century was as MON entous
In the development Of horse breeding
in the United States as in material,
financial and practical development.
Messenger. imported In 1873. and
Justin Morgan, foaled in 1889. were
Just beginning to make an impression
on the horse stock when the eight
zenith century closed. Lady Suffolk.
2:29h, trotted the first mile under
$3.50, at the Beacon course In Ho-
boken on October IS. 1s45: Alix made
her record of 2:osA at Galesburg
10, 1894, and Lou Dillon
finally got within the two minute mark
at Memphis nine years later-only
three years after the nineteenth CEN
fury closed.
Denmark, the foundation side of the
breed Of American saddle horses. was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31
WESTERN MEADOWLARK A PEST?
The Amount Of Damage By This Bird Varies With
the Depth of Planting the Condition of the Soil,
the Proximity to Pasture or Uncultivated Land.
and the Abundance of the Larks
BY H. G. BRYANT.

The meadowlark Is not true lark.
but belongs to the same family to
| which the blackbird and oriole be-
long. Since the meadowlark Of the
eastern states differs from that found
in the western states In both song
and coloration, the bird of the west
! is termed the western meadowlark.
This rs common bird from Wiscon-
sin. Illinois. Iowa. Texas, ETC., west to
the Pacific coast. also ranging north
into Canada and south into Mexico.
The meadowlark Is we'll known be-
cause of It's size, bright plumage and
cheerful song. It is conspicuous
bird of treeless areas and frequenter
Of the meadow and pasture. In Cali
fornia it Is found from sea level to
attitudes Of 1000 feet in the noun
tains. It Is most abundant In the
great central valleys where, in some
places. the birds may be seen con-
gregated in hocks Of fifty or more,
feeding almost entirely on the ground.
This meadowlark appears to be one
of the few birds which is prohting by
the increased cultivation of land. AL
falfa furnishes particularly good food
and cover for the bird and grain fields
are often chosen for home. With
the furnishing of still more good food
and cover, combined with the destruc-
ton OF some Of its enemies, the west
ern meadowlark may be expected to
still further increase in numbers.
Investigation has shown that these
meadowlarks do considerable
amount Of damage in grain fields In
some parts Of California The most
serious damage is done while the
grain is sprouting. It is astonishing
the skillful way in which the bird
follows the drill row. bores down be-
side the sprout, and pulls out the
kernel. Oftentimes the kernel is
simply crushed in the bill and the
hull and sprout dropped besides the
hole.
Oats appear to be preferred. In the
fields inspected. damage was greatest
in sandy soil, for here the grain is
more easily obtained. Next to the
condition Of the soil, the factor sov-
ern1ng the extent Of damage appears
to be the proximity Of the natural
habitat of the bird. Fields bordering on
marsh grass lands and pastures suffer
most. In some instances the meadow
lark have followed the drill row for
distances of four to six feet and ap-
parently pulled every sprout. Barley
and wheat are attacked to a less ex-
tent than oats. Field corn and sor-
ghum are not damaged.
Z Meadowiarks can succeed in pulling
the sprouting grain only when 1t first
appears above the ground. After the
second and third blades appear the
plant Is well rooted and the kernel
no longer essential to the life of the
plant. Only the grain which is within
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31

shape to be cultivated: loafng In
weeds and brush between fields, SIM
ply because the farmer has not the
ambition to fence them in.
If you have such land that cannot
be put under cultivation with profit it
should be fenced and turned into
pasture, or if you desire to grow trees
and Of couse you should grow some
set out useful variety, but be sure
and not allow the land to loaf away
your profit by growing absolutely
worthless weeds and brush.
It Is a shame to have land under
cultivation and continue to work It
while it is 50 thin that it will not
produce anything worth while.
Farm land Is just like a bank. You
can draw checks on it tt you have q
deposit Of fertility, but unless there is
a deposit there can be no checking.
1t is sad to see farmer pillow, SOW,
cultivate, harvest and thresh half
crop from field when with the same
amount Of labor he could have pre-
vented his fields from loaf1ng by sup
plying the amount Of plant food
needed to grow full crop.
We can hook about and see those
who are doing things right. Why not
take lesson from them?
Look around this summer and see
If there is not something that is loaf
ing; If not. very good, but II there Is.
you must clean it UP If you ever ex-
pect to have full crop and make the
most profit fren the land. The sue
cessful farms does not allow his land
t. loaf.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31
TRUCK CROPS GROWN IN FRAMES.
a Good Living Can Be Made on Three Acres De-
voted to Sash Gardening, But Great Care Should
Be Taken in Gathering, Packing, and Marketing
the Vegetables in Order That Fancy Prices May
Be Obtained ,'..
BY W. r. BEATTIE

crops, and It is essential that they b,
put up IN neat packages n order tt
bring the highest market price. The
| more successful growers give thu
work OF gathering, grading and pack.
ing the crop their closest persona
attention and use only clean, attract
i've packages for handling and ship
ping.
The packages employed for handling
the frame products are generally the
same as those used for marketing out
door vegetables Of the same kinds. In
few instances q distinctive package
has been employed. The use Of spe-
cial shipping packages that would
give the frame grown produce special
recognition on the markets would be
a decided advantage to the grower.
Parsley is shipped in one-bushel
crates, half-barrel hampers, and in
four bushel barrels. Sugar barrels
are sometimes used. For some Of the
markets the parsley must be washed
and tied in bundles. while for other
markets it is shipped loose. When
making shipments in the large barrels
it is customary to place e. block Of Ice
in the top Of each barrel. The barrel
is thet covered with a piece Of burlap.
Radishes and beets are tied In
bundles and shipped In hamper bas-
kets or in the veneer barrels so COM
monty used for handling spinach and
kale.
Lettuce Is usually shipped In the
tapering half-harrel hamper with
wooden cover, or sometimes in crates.
The lettuce Is not washed, but Is
packed as it is cut from the beds and
hauled direct to the shipping point,
where it Is loaded into refrigerator
cars or sent by express. ."...
Cucumbers are generally picked
carly in the morning. while they are
fresh and crisp. In removing cucum-
bers from the vine g sharp knife or
pair of shears should be used to cut
the stems The cucumbers are
washed by floating them for minute!
Or two In tank Of clear cold water
and are then placed upon rack or
screen before packing. AS a rule
the box or crate in which the cucum-
bers are packed. is lined with white
paper, and when filed the top Is
partly covered with Stats, leaving the
partly exposed.
Egg plants are usually wrapped
in thin paper or Enclosed
In paper bag before packing. Snap
beans are shipped in the regular five
Fights barrel and haf-barrel hamper
baskets, such as are used for handling
the general field crop. Peppers are
generally wrapped in tissue paper and
packed in wooden pans, such as are
used for marketing early tomatoes.