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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-07-18
Bond Issue Is Approved.

Bond Issue Is Approved.
Austin, Textile attorney generals
department Wednesday approved an
$1,000 bond issue of the Jefferson
County Drainage District No. 3.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

plock names. Their temper is by some
Olled playful. but vindictive would b.,
noes applicable. While walking along
- OF the roads near Lerwick / had
= ran to shelter. as one of these
0afming animals made a dead set at
= With ears back and teeth showing.
twns informed that that Is their usual
seceDdon of q stranger. They are
ss.sd ~ nearly everyone on the main
~ and act as draft horses, being
paFucularly strong. As q rule they are
unshod.
10 st to this interesting series Of
nnos took boat from Limehouse
~ London. and in SO hours arrived
Aberdeen. From thence went by
elAef steamer for Is hours to Ler-
- Ne capital Of the Shetlands. Be-
, eetually arriving at Lerwick. early
v~ers who wish to enjoy magnifi-
mex scenery have enough and to
= for on sighting Sumburgh head.
nosf southerly point of the main
Ne eyes are literally fascinated
AT headland surmounted by d
cent lighthouse. The steamer
- this peninsula the whole way
: dtstance Of some thirty miles.
Hile presents new and delight
~ scenes unsurpassed on that
I'm coast.
In lerwlek Harbor.
eofnally l arrived In Lerwick har-
shich. by the way. is one of the
nntural harbors In the United
eon. II is protected at its outlet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
DON'T KEEP TOO MANY HOGS
Overlooked Farm 10 Improbable One
-Give Every Pig or Other AMI
NAL q Fair Chance.

It IL q mistake to overstock your
place with pigs or any other animals.
Too many farmers in attempting to
make money by increasing the num-
Der Of animals do SO at the expense
Of quality. An overstocked farm Is
not profitable one. A farm that Is
overstocked Is one that has more
animals of any character than can be
properly cared for or kept in good.
thrifty, growing condition. Wherever
the numbers interfere with the growth
or with the attention that should be
given them 1t IL overstocked. II the
pastures are too small for them or
too short, necessitating the purchase
Of feed, the profits are cut with a two
edged sword. first because of purchas-
Ing feed, second because of injury to
the thrift and growth of the animals.
More money can be made with half the
animals properly fed and cared for
and kept in thrifty. growing condi-
ton. Every pig or other animal
should have a chance, and il they are
crowded it is impossible to give them
a good show. Numbers sometimes
are the sole cause Of losses instead of
profits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

until fully ripe; even then there must
be plenty Of sunshine. ind that color
10 added very rapidly during the last
three Of four days preceding the cor.
rect picking time. A tree In snfeebled
health or whose leaf functions are In
any manner disturbed win grow high
" colored fruit, but these are condi-
tons that We naturally do not want.
win cite - notable illustration
. Northern Spy crop that grew two
years ago. The trees were very viz.
orous and under cultivation. They re-
ceived two drenchinss Of strong sol-
ution Of nme-sulphur Just before bud.
ding time: the lrst applied during .
heavy wind was mot deemed sufficient
~ We could not do good back spray
Ing. A day or two later the spraying
wa! repeated with an opposite wind,
and they were overdosed, NO doubt
Of It. The result was that the foliago
did not develop wen. Fifty per cent Of
It never got more than half size. the
remaining leaves never became large.
but they had good color. The trees
produced . heavy crop Of wonder
fully beautiful fruit Of the highest
color and favor. I felt that It was q
marvel that they could carry through
20 nne crop with this scarcity Of
foliage and that It would be such .
drain upon their vitality that they
would never recover; but there were
seemingly no III effects for these trees
had more than ordinary foliage and
growth last yeaf.
Would this serve a. I hint? Can
we get fine color through the means
Of lime-sulphur In the manner de-
scribed? It might be dangerous to
put through such an experiment in
. Wholesale way.
The crying need Of our markets 10
for apples with their color. The bulk
Of the Baldwin crop does not have q
chance>to get it, color a. It 10 gath
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
GREEDY HOGS ARE DESIRABLE
Oregon station Finds by Actual Feed.
ing Tests That Heaviest Eater 10
Most Profitable.

The Oregon agricultural station has
found out by actual feeding tests that
the hog which eats most greedily is
the most profitable. Thirty pigs were
divided into three lots, the heaviest
eaters in one lot, and others graded
according to their capacity for con-
Stunning feed.
A hundred hogs like the heaviest
eaters at the rate Of gain made and
present prices. would. make a profit
of $297.65, or almost exactly SO q
head. A hundred like the poorest
feeders would have made a profit of
$115.65. or only q little more than .
dollar a head. They were evenly
graded as to size and sex. II there
IL this great difference between the
heavy-eating hogs and the light eat.
ers-then most hog growers will agree
that the breeders might well devote
themselves to breeding appetite in
hogs. instead of color or fancy points.
II the appetite makes the profits.
breed appetite.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
HOnneofthe
Shetldnd.|I
POnYz@if%z||aZ

Dy the Island Bressay, six miles in
length. which is the one already men.
toned as the center of the pony in.
dustry. This harbor Is capable of
sheltering the entire British feet. and
is used by the admiralty as a base dur.
Ing the maneuvers.
Lerwick is quaint town. nesting
as it does round the harbor, with a
background of heather-covered hills.
The town is some three hundred years
old, but contains few of the old houses.
although the principal street-Com.
mercial Streets a remnant of the
old order of things, inasmuch as it is
merely an irregularly winding alley,
about thirty feet wide, paved through
out with slabs Of stone, there being
no distinction between roadway and
sidewalk. A store here and there en-
croaches on the street. which gives
one the impression. when walking
along it for the first time, that this
must be blind alley. On coming to
the supposed terminus. however. one
Anuc shCiC 40 . way EOuuu 6uQ Iudt
the street meanders on.
The peasant population Of the is
lands is extremely interesting. The
male portion is mostly devoted to fish,
ing and pony rearing. The female ele-
ment stays at home. cures the fish,
and. when that is done. carries peat.
which is the only fuel used, in "creels."
slung on the back. While walking
outside the town you see a regular pro-
cession Of women coming and going.
The ponies are seen roaming about
the hillsides quite, uncared for, and
seemingly wild. although they belong
to the peasantry; these ponies. of
course. are the larger and less expen.
sive variety.
Island Without Trees.
There Is one distinctive peculiarly
Of all these islands and that is, that
there are absolutely no trees of any
description growing. The inhabitants
aver that they would spoil the view.
took q small boat-which plies as
often as required-across the harbor
to Bressay. and by the courtesy of the
looked over the pony farm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

There we're ponies of all ages and
sizes, the smallest being the size Of q
large st. Bernard dog. and the foals
were reminiscent Of chamois. While
on Bressay also walked to the Ork-
neyman's cave, which is situated at
the extreme end of the island. with
the Giants leg to guard the entrance
"a small yacht can easily sail be-
tween rocks.
Besides Lerwick. the capital. there
is only one other town Of any size. that
being Scalloway. II is seven miles
from Lerwick across the peninsula and
was the harbor town of Tingwall. the
old capital Of the islands. 1t boasts a
castle which was built in 1910 and in
habitated by Patrick Stewart. then
governor of the islands. He was q
particularly brutal and inhuman man.
for there still remains q ring on one
of the walls. through which Q rope was
run. to which he hanged a great num-
Der of the Inhabitants for very trivial
offenses. or none at all sometimes, so
the legend goes, other than refusing
to pay him unlawful tribute. These
executions were of daily occurrence.
and matters came to such q pitch that
petitions were sent to parliament.
which caused him to be called to
Edinburgh. where an inquiry was held.
Ultimately he was hanged.
His memory was so odious that the
people destroyed the castle. and now
all that remains are the four walls and
the keep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

cred too soon. and this y . situation
that the orchardist cannot always
help. The fruit must b gathered be-
fore the storms come or there win BE-
great loss. II the crop 10 large the
work must begin early unless help u
abundant enough to care for IT in .
limited period. However, color II the
thing to strive for and It may some
times pay TO take little risk in wait
ing for more maturity.> ! feel that
much can be done in this way to i'm
prove the sellog qualities of apples.
The grower who has . few Of the
standard kinds following each other
in the natural order Of ripening has
An advantage; he has . more extend
ed picking season.
I make . Close study Of the enact
time Of maturity Of the various kinds
and aim to gather each kind - near.
ly a. possible at this precise period.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
100000 GERMANS ARE IDLE
Trade Unions Report From Two 70
elk Applicants for Every
Job.

Berne. observation-disclosures made
public by the German trade unions
place the number Of unemployed in
Germany at 100000. The same au-
thority says that the average number
Of applicants for every 100 places open
IL from 200 to 300 in Berlin, Breslau,
Hanover. Frankfort. Dusse1lorf and
Strasburg; $50 in Bremen and Ham
burg, 49, in Leipsic. $50 in Dresden.
while In nine other important cities
the average number Of applicants for
every 100 Jobs ranges from 100 to zoo.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

- HE best and most aristocratic
families In London and New
York have suddenly revived
the old fashion Of training
their children on Shetland po-
.,ss writes A. Elmslie Crabbe, in the
ps,ladelphia Record. The shipment of
49, sturdy little animals for America
I. ming I'D by leaps and bounds, and
vhsrsver you 90 amongst the smart
- IN England you will now see these
haadsome little beasts carrying the
ehlIdren of the household. In fact. II
vou really want to be in the newest
fsshion and to give children the time
4 their lives you must have a string
4 Shetland ponies in your stables.
ruerts say Shetlands teach children
saaefelisuce and domination and set
q he natural beauties of the girls as
IN canter through the parks like no
sthsr ponies on earth.
Shstland ponies. Of course, are to
come people merely q general name
II small type Of pony. but this is a
nistaka These small animals are bred
Vith - much care In the Shetland
IGlasds - pheasants are bred and
soased n coverts in England and other
sporting countries.
ne Shetland islands themselves are
composed Of some thirty or forty
snaIl islands and three or four larger
go The largest, called the Main
hnd" b bleak. billy island starting
q ~ peninsula with Sumburgh Head
= 10 commencement and ending at
Unst . whale fishers port, the first
~ touch on British soil.
Opposite Lerwick. the capital Of the
lGlaals. lies Bressay. one of the larger
hlanls, and the center of the pony.
nseeding industry. Here they are
Sarsd and eventually exported to the
Unl1ed States and to Scotland, Eng.
M end other countries as required.
4 snail. pure-bred specimen IL some
Wat valuable. fetching at the farm
~ or $3.50. Larger ones are less
eostly and only make about $25.
Pennies Dislike stfansers.
HAese animals are usually dark
tgewn. shaggy little beasts with long
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
N0|S|EST OF WARS
It Is Also the Most Nearly lnvisi.
bic One.
Many Fall BY Shells Of Foe That u
Unseen-"Adleu, Ny Dear Wife;
vlve II France" Last Message
Of Dying Soldier.

Paris, France.-A French ohlcer
who has been in the battle east Of
Amiens in France asserts that this ID
probably the noisiest war the world
has ever known. It IL also the most
nearly invisible war. Many Of the
first line troops have fought in all the
battles from Belgium to the Marne
and back to the present position with
out actually seeing any Germans. save
dead or wounded. The men have be-
come 30 curious to see their enemies
that lately. when the trenches are 20
close that the French soldiers can
hear the Germans shouting orders.
the French officers have had the great
est difficulty in forcing the men to
keep their heads down.
The same ofYicer credits the mitrail-
leuse with being Germany's deadliest
weapon. Speaking Of ordinary artil-
lery he relates how q few days ago .
French infantryman was wading
through the mud back to the trench.
and eating q pear. A shell burst near
by, a piece of It striking the soldiers
haversack and telling him. He was
Immediately on his feet again swear
ing furiously. LES cochons! They
made me lose my pear"
Writes Farewell to Family.
Here are stories Of two heroic
deaths: The first IL simply a letter
found in the hands OF soldier who
had just finished writing It when the
end came. II am awaiting help which
does not come" the letter ran. II
pray God to take me. for suffer afro
ciously. Adieu. my wife and dear chill
dren. Adieu. ali my family. whom I
80 loved. request that whoever finds
me will send this letter to Paris to
my wife. with the pocketbook which
IL In my csat pocket. Gathering my
last strength write this. lying pros
trate under the shell IRE. Both my
legs are broken. My last thoughts are
for my children and for thee. my
cherished wife and companion of my
life. my beloved wife. vive Ia
France!"
Dies At Head Of His Men.
When q certain French colonel had
walked q short distance ahead of his
regiment to examine the German posi-
ton 500 yards away, which he expect.
ed to attack. an orderly handed him q
message. As he was reading It q
German shell burst near by. The
colonel staggered. with his thigh torn
and agape and his boot filled with
blood. Omcers ran to aid him. but
he pushed them away.
Gentlemen" he said. II beg You to
stand back. No. not here! Don't sup
port me. No, no. not before my regi-
ment!"
Making q superhuman effort. the
colonel, pale a. death, staggered 20.
ward the awaiting regiment. to which
he managed to read the text of the
order which he had received. Sud
denly q second shell burst. decapitat.
Ing the colonel. who thus died the
death which . French oflcer prefers
above all others-at the head Of his
men.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

dunn to long. white and generally
turning outward.
This breed represents the type that
is suitable for the largest production
of beef as it is low set and broad.
heavy in forequarters; full, deep
chest, level wide back. wide thick
loin and quarters. The form repre-
sents that which is associated with a
strong constitution, vigor and pre-
potency and one of the strong points
Of the breed is its grazing attributes.
The Hereford probably has no super
Tor on the range. The cows Of this
breed give only milk enough to raise
q very thrifty calf.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
Theatrical ~oreen Room.-

The green room. which Is now prac-
ticaIly obsolete. 1ourished for many
years. 1t was the room wherein the
actors assembled I'd await their call"
to the stage, and It took the name
from the green walls Of the original
apartment behind the scenes In Drury
Lane theater set apart BY David Gar
rick when he assumed the manage
ment of that historic house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
CHUMs WITH SPY;
NEW YORKER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Correspondent Tells Of Thrilling
Adventure Gotham Man
Had in France.
DIDN'T KNOW HIS FRIEND"
Saw Him Taken Out by the Troops
and Then Heard the voiiey Of
Musketry That Ended
His Life.

Su1Co6O- OcIt OOIcy, WIltlu8
to the Daily News from London, tells
the following remarkable story: Harry
Martin saw him first in the streets
Of Amiens. He says he couldn't be
mistaken.
"You know me-" said Martin. 81
haven't got enough French to get
through to .poissons' on any table
d'hote bill. I spend more time in
France looking for some one who can
talk the language than. 1 do in look.
ing at cathedrals."
Because of the war all the regular
walters have left the Hotel du Rhin.
The regular walters talk English.
Martin saw young man who didn't
look precisely like a Frenchman. SO
he hailed him.
He talked u. s." said Martin.
Regular New York. He told me that
for four years he waited on table In
the old Martin place, at Twenty-sixth
street. Knew a lot Of the people I
know-by sight. Said he used to be
Diamond Jim Brady's special waiter.
l don't know. It's only what he told
me-"
So the ex-waiter at Martins inter
preted for the young New York man.
who in times of peace does a nice
business in French perfumes and
mustache stiffeners. Martin says that
II he had had good sense he would
have quit France when the trouble
first started. But he had always had
a hankering for adventure that could
not be satisfied in the perfume trade.
So he began prospecting along the
line Of hostilities. hoping to see some
real fighting.
This ex-waiter gave me a lot of
good DOPE" said Martin. "He and I
kicked around together for a day or
two. He said he was q Frenchman.
] don't know. It's only what he told
me-"
Ex.WaIter Fails to Appear.
One day the ex-waiter did not ap-
pear. The next day Martin moved
on. For three weeks he managed to
get along. seeing a good many things.
His papers were of the best quality.
They had been secured for him by
friends in the perfume line in Paris.
Then ] was picked up by the
French hussars." said Martin. II
didn't mind. / had been arrested 20
often that felt sort Of peevish II I.
wasn't pinched occasionally. The
Frenchmen always turned me loose.
They're a good sort"
Martin was taken into the best
room of a little cottage near Amiens.
Just outside was an orchard. The
scent of the fruit rotting on the
ground filled the air. A sentry in
brilliant red pants stood at the door
Of tho cottage filing the immature
mind of the young son of the cottage
with marvellous tales Of war. Martin
will never forget the round eyes of
the youth as he gazed on the red
painted hero. The perfume salesman
was turned over to a young lieuten-
ant. who spoke good English.
You'll have to wait until the
colonel talks with you" said the lieu
tenant. But do not fear. I will
make IL all right"
Martin didn't fear. He didn't know
that there was any reason for fear.
There he was-Martin, a salesman of
'rreproachable antecedents-and he
had been arrested so often that he re-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
vaudeville"

The term vaudeville, which is now
understood In the old meaning of the
variety show. originally meant short
light dramatic piece In which songs
set to familiar tunes were introduced.
II took the name from the village of
vaudevire. In Normandy, the birth
place of the poet Olivier Basselin. who
was the first to compose such songs.
He died In 1418.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
LANDoR A WAR MESSENGER
Has Carried Belgian Notes From Ant.
werp to Bordeaux. via German
Lines Six Times.

Paris.-The Paris edition of the New
York Herald prints an interview with
Henry Savage Lander. the-explorer, in
which he says he has been acting a.
dispatch bearer between Antwerp
and bordeaux for. the Belgian gov
eminent. He says that he passed
through the German lines six times
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
otudsnt Adopts Snakes.

Student Adopts Snakes.
elI Window Of Washington, a ju-
= = The architectural school of the
NIFTY Of Pennsylvania, has as
= hls room in fraternity house,
~ spruce street, an assortment of
: eosen reptiles of varied hues.
; =. ng to the Philadelphia Public
= He says the snakes are al
esits tame and will eat from any.
eand. although his friends re-
- ut his assertion.
30 rejoice in the names Of
- Ruth. Roosevelt, Xerxes,
= and Kaiser. Nathaniel, q
~ Feen one. is WINDOWS favorite,
- goes to class in his own
Doshst
= advises his friends to adopt
= their pets. Snakes" he
|Ss p WY friendly as well as or
Ihsy never wake one up by
. = % dogs; and. besides. It
- lsss to feed them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
Horticultural.
Advice
HARD TASK FOR oRcHARDIsT
Problem OF Growing FInsIy-colorsd
Apples for Market 10 DIfieult-
Effects Of Spraying.
(By W. 8. TREAToRl

(By w. 8. TREATOR)
One Of the greatest problems con-
fronting the apple grower is how to
get color in his fruit; where the or.
chard Is cultivated color Is too dull.
We may some day know more about
1t. I ind that q few kinds will color
well naturally when under tillage. The
Jonathan is an eminent example. With
Baldwin and most other kinds the
color remains dull unless they hang
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

London.--It costs Sir Edward Grey
IS cents nightly to belong to . sup
per club organized by the clerks on
duty at night in the foreign ONCE,
which has not closed since the war
began. The feed IL served at mid
night In the large waiting room just
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

on the treasurer's once. Il consists
Of sandwiches, beer and coffee. Sir
Edward is . regular attendant. Dur
ing the 80 minutes allowed for the
midnight luncheon war topics in any
shape or form are barred - subjects
Of conversation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
dffA]R1Nk
$Re)NG1K
HEREFORD BREED OF CATTLE
Represents Type Suitable for Largest
Production Of eeef-Has No su-
perlor on Range.

The Hereford derives its name from
It's native district in England. The
most popular color and markings are
dark claret or cherry, white face,
throat, chest. legs, belly and small
stripe Of white on neck and before
the shoulders. The horns are me-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
Care In Handling AppIss.

The degree Of care It win pay you
to exercise in handling your apples
will be determined largely by the
grade Of fruit you are putting on the
market and the care with which you
guard your reputation a. fancy fruit
producer,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

Strawberries do not need lime; In
fact, they seem to thrive best on acid
SOILS An experienced grower says he
finds that strawberries do best for him
where he cannot start clover without
. heovy application Of lime.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

Orchardists may complain that birds
damage fruit, but 1t 10 an unjust &C
cusation. 1t 10 true that members Of
the feathered tribe do push their bills
into fruit. but they also devour In
sects 365 days In the year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

Plan 70 Take Teuton holdings.
Berlin.-Ruseia u planning the CON-
pulsory appropriation Of the property
Of Germans and Austrians. who ~
side in great numbers in the - iron
tier PROVING
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

indeed. He was entirely too fresh.
There's decent way to do that, you
know. II he wanted to get the money,
why didn't he come into the bank and
work his way up the, way the rest of
us did PUCK.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

Every owner OF fruit orchard, par.
ticularly peach orchard. no matter
whether large or small. should have
. canning OUTFIT. Village and city
residents are always glad to buy
peaches ready canned ut high prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20

Vienna.-The list of citizens to be
exempted from the levy en- masse in
cludes priests. doctors. cripples. deaf
mutes. the totally blind and the in
sane.