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The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

to the re6ner. His process is an
slsctro-chemical one, and differs
from all others in that he uses
nothing in the conversion of oil to
gasoline but heat, pressure, natu-
raj gas and electricity.
Mr.. Cherry is a member of tho
American Institute OF Electrical
Engineers. He has been three
years perfecting his process.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

Messrs. Jules Godchaux, Presi-
dent of the Southwest Traction
and Power Co.. Mr.. Alphonse Da-
Wis of the Company and Mr.. Mil
ling, attorney of the Company,
were here Saturday last in the in
tersst Of the Company. Mr.. God
chaux would like to commence
work this way as soon % possi-
ble.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

There will bs a grand Easter
celebration hero BY the St. Mar
tinvilIs Concert Band and the pu-
pills Of the High School. They
have prepared q splendid program
for this occasion, and are prepsr-
ed to entertain our people all day.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

Last Saturday Judge Jas. 81
mon passed sentence upon Sidney
Cyril, Whitney Joseph and Fer
uaud John, all colorsd, who bad
pleaded guilty of burglary. Cyril
was sentenced to two years in tho
penitentiary, Joseph seven years
and John six years. They we're
taken to Baton Rouge Sunday by
Deputy Sheriff Albert Daspit.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

There Was another heavy white
frost and light ice Wednesday
morning, which, it is reported
com pleted tho damage to . large
amount Of crops, such as Irish po-
tatoes, rice, and almost oil kinds OF
vegetables.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

Mr.. Paul Girouard received this
week . powerful traction engine
which be is now using preparing
his land to plant $50 acres in rice.
The traction is said to be doing
good and fast work.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27
House For Rent.
Large house, big yard, ce-
ment walk, apply to
A. G. GoULAs.
SUCCESSION SALE.


Celeste st. Julien.
Probate Docket No. $3.50
10Th Judicial District Court,
State of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin.
By virtue Of an order and a commits
sion granted IN the above Estate, by the
Hon. the 10Th Judicicial District Court,
in and for the Parish of st. Martin, State.
of Louisiana. dated March %. 1915.
Twill offer for sale and will sell or.
caused to be sold by 4 competent Offirsr,.
at Public Auction. for cash, to the last.
and highest bidder, between legal sale,
hours at the front door of the Court,
House at st. Martinvills. La. Parish Of
st. Martin, on
Saturday April 27th, 1915,
the following described property. to.wil:
That certain tract of land situated In
the 4th ward. st. Martin Parish, La,
with improvements thereon Except the
house Of Walter DOiron,) said land mea-
suring afty-avs superficial arpsnts
bounded North by lands Of Augustin
Roy. and Breaux Bridge Lumber Co Ltd.
South by lands Of Aristides Badon, East
by lands Of Mrs. VIM. Pitt and West by
lands of Raymond st. Germain.
Also all the rights. titles. and interest
of Marie Celeste st. Julien wife of Victor.
poiron. in and to that certain tract OF
land with improvements thereon, situa--
ted In the 4th Ward. st. Martin Parish.
La. containing ln all Thirty Six super
fetal arpsnts, bounded North by lands
OF South by lands Of
Montgomery Boyd. East by lands Of
Aristids Barras and West by land Of
Tsrms Cash.
WALTER DOIRON,
Administrators.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

NJ Messrs. L. G. Vautier and r. 7.
Eastin drilled q deep irrigation
well for Mr.. Louis Grsig this
week, which will be used to irri-
gate . crop of rice.
The weekly messenger., 1915-03-27

Postmaster R. P. Halphsn at,
tended the convention of Wood.
mon OF the World in New Orleans
this wssk as . delegate of the To-
cal lodge.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
ROAD TAX PLAN IN FRANCE
Larger Part Of Fund Levied on Rub
ber-Tred Traffic Goes for Ex-
pense Of Administration.

Road taxes, as assessed in France.
20 to the road building and repair
fund, but not all wheel taxes are ex-
pended on roads; the larger part of
the fund of 100000 francs year
levied on rubbertired traffic goes for
the expenses of administration.
There are four direct taxes which
every Frenchman pays (besides un-
numbered indirect taxes, as on salt
matches, advertisement posters, the
alter tickets, railway tickets, checks,
and what not); the tax on landed
property, the tax on personal house
property, the tax on doors and win
dows and the tax on industrial and
commercial enterprises In addition
there are five centimes added for the
benefit of the road fund and an ad-
ditional three centimes levied by the
municipalities for the upkeep of city
streets. These diminutives, five cen.
times being but one cent and three
confines being but little more than
half a cent, are added to every franc
go cents of tax. In the aggregate
they furnish the millions which are
spent on roads of France annually.
More than $20,000.000 are spent each
year to maintain approximately AGO.
600 miles of national departmental
and communal highways throughout
the country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
REAL VALUE OF HARD ROADS
Illinois Man Gives Interesting Facts
and Figures Comparing Worth
of Brick and Earth.

W T. Blackburn of Paris, Edgar
county. Illinois, has studied the ques'
ton of hard roads as to their value
in dollars and cents to the farmer
and here Is what he says about It,
Il recently observed the revenue
from two separate farms of 800 acres
each located in the corn belt OF ILL
nois, one at the end of four-mlle
brick paved road; the other at the END
of four-mile mud road. These farms
should produce under the ordinary ro'
tation of crops annually 26S tons OF
corn, so tons of oats and 1870 tons or
hay, or $50 tons in the aggregate 10
be delivered over four miles OF ROAD
way. On the brick road there mas
been delivered II tons of grain In one
trip by one team, using five wagons
while on the earth road two tons were
all that could be delivered by a SINH
lar team.
The haul being four miles In both
cases. and as they could make three
trips day, "a miles team travel, the
six tons per day at cost for team and
wagon of $3.50. thus making cost OF
IS cents per ton for The four'miie
haul On the brick road the delivery
was SO tons per day at a cost OF l9''
cents per ton on a four-mile haul.
difference Of SIS cents per ton in the
cost of delivery in favor of the brick
road, or a difference of 1924 on the 4So
tons delivered.
II his is only small percentage or
the actual loss to the farmer living ON
the earth road. as he has had to sell
his grain at a time when the roads
were In condition that 1t could be de
ivered without regard to the price OF
his product.
From actual experience it has been
demonstrated that this would repre-
sent loss Of $3.50 per ton on corn.
$3.50 per ton on oats. and 50 per ton
on his hay making a loss in the aggre
gate Of 1920 on account of not being
able to deliver at the best market
price.
This, with the loss in cost of deliv-
cry, makes $l,lS4, or 10 per cent on an
investment of $l1 $40 an increase in
value of $36 per acre on his 32O,acre
farm.
This represents the investment In
nine-foot brick highway that has cost
the taxpayers of the township $4,000
per mile, or if all of the principal
highways of the township could be i'm
proved would only represent tax on
all of the property, or 10 per acre.
These brick roads are not liabili
ty, they are an asset. They don't cost
you money-they make you money II
isn't question OF whether you can
afford brick roads-the question Is.
how you can get money enough to
gether to do without them, Bad roads
cost like the mischief. The most ex'
pensive road is the one you cannot
use.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
A Terrible Weapon.

A new weapon has been provided
for the United States army which Is
far more efficient than any heretofore
adopted. 1t was invented and is used
by the French military authorities,
and already nearly a hundred have
been purchased by the United States
The new gun, which is described in
the June Popular Mechanics Magazine,
weighs but IS pounds and can easily
be carried by soldier. Two men are
required to operate it. both Of whom
lie fiat on the ground, presenting
small mark to the enemy. One man
feeds the cartridges into the breech
of the gun in clips of 25 each. while
the other aims the weapon and directs
the firing mechanism. The gun will
fire separate shots or will operate au-
tomatically, in which case 300 shots
may be fired per minute At long
range a third soldier ascertains the
range by the use of binoculars and re-
ports the effect of the bullets.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
MATCHING OF CHICKENS
German Incubator and Brooder
Finding Much Favor.
Heat Produced by Electric Current 10
Made to Regulate Itself to Frae.
ton Of Dearee-chicks Arc
Kept Comfortable.

An electric incubator and brooder
which is finding much favor in Ger.
many is described in Mitteilungen, the
publication of the Berliner Elekricitats-
Werke. With this incubator 1t Is pos
sible to approach very closely the re-
suits of natural incubation, and thus
reach a very favorable result $50 per
cent? in the Matching Of chickens from
artificially incubated eggs.
The heat produced by an electric
current is made in this apparatus to
regulate itself to fraction Of a degree.
In this way practically uniform
Matching temperature is maintained,
which is seldom reached by other arti-
fetal methods. This incubator requires
no attention beyond the daily turning
and airing Of the eggs. As conse.
quence of the automatic heat regula-
ton by the shutting off of the current
when the desired temperature is at.
tanned, the consumption OF electricity
is reduced to minimum. and since
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
GETTING A LIVE INTEREST.

deal of notice of them before they are
grown up. The boy or the girl of to-
day is the man or woman Of tomorrow
In very little time. Get the neigh
borhood idea into them Make them
want to belong and grow up with the
ambition of becoming useful members
of this community. Start the good
work at home first if you have not al
ready done so. Let the boy or the girl
raise a patch of corn or potatoes
flock of chickens, calf or pair OF
lambs. Encourage them to make what
they can and let them keep what they
make. Be a companion to them. Take
an interest in how they are getting
along with their work. Advise them
and help them. Have them grow up
with a real interest in the home place
and the home neighborhood.
II you have local teacher who is
willing to take pains to make country
life interesting to the pupils, find some
way to give him or her encouragement.
II you have not a teacher willing or
able to do this work, do it yourself.
See II you can't start boys club or
girls club or both under Grange in
fuence that will teach them to take
more interest in the work OF the farm
and home and make them want to
boost the neighborhood and its i'm
provement. Just try 1t. 1t doesn't
take SO very much Of your time to
meet with bunch Of youngsters once
month and help them to good time
and to finding out. what they like,
and what they want to do. You'll fnd
yourself growing young fast and taking
a much more hopeful view of life in
consequence. Best of all, you will be
making the most loyal kind OF
Changers. ready and glad to take up
the work where you leave off.-From
the annual report of the State Grange
Lecturer, 1914.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES
70 Get Them Fresh From the Garden
Pays for All the Trouble Involved
Locate Near House.

Every farmer should have a vege-
table, garden. The idea Of the garden
is not to save money-though 1t will
do that-but rather to have the vege-
tables when you want them, and to
have them fresh. How much more
pleasant 1t is to 60 out into the garden
and get fresh vegetables than to bring
them from the market where they have
lain for two days or week. There Is
Q spot on every farm that could be re.
served for a garden large enough to
produce vegetables for home use.
The garden should be located near
the house. If 1t must be out in the
field it should not be near an alfalfa
field, for when the first crop Of hay
10 cut the grasshoppers will migrate
from the alfalfa field into the garden.
The spot selected should be rich, fer.
tile and easy to work. If irrigation can
be practiced, the garden should be laid
out in q convenient manner for this
purpose.
1t is not necessary that every kind
OF vegetable be grown, but most Of
the common ones should be planted
A good list of vegetables that should
be found on every farm includes as
paragus, lettuce, radishes, spinach.
onions, cabbage. beans, peas, corn and
tomatoes. Vegetables that are not
perishable are not 30 important, but it
would be a good plan to grow them
also.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
DON'T KEEP SCRUB POULTRY
Poultry Breeder Keeps Pure.Bred
Stock Because Of Added Enthusi.
asm and Increased Profits.

The successful poultry breeder,
whether he breeds for market or for
fancy purposes, keeps pure-bred
stock A man who keeps pure-bred
fowls is proud of them. He takes de-
light in caring for them and grows
familiar with their needs. He sue
ceeds so we'll because he has become
q real poultry fancier to the extent
that he has conceived liking for his
stock beyond its intrinsic value as
q maker of dollars for him. His en-.
thusiasm leads him to give his fowls
the best of care and attention, and as
q result his business grows tremen.
dously. Such poultry breeders induct
into the minds of others some of their
own earnestness Of purpose and create
an interest in poultry raising among
them. This is one of the causes of the
increased demand for, pure-bred poul.
try.
II you visit the owner Of flock OF
mongrel fowls of many colors, shapes
and sizes you will find a man who is
not enthusiastic about the poultry
business. 1t will serve as an lllustra.
ton Of the. fact that the scrub fowl
cannot arouse permanent and abiding
interest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
BEST FOR RUSTIC FENCES
Olive Wood Is the Material That
Should Be Employed Wherever
It ls Possible.

In building so-called rustic fences
too free use Is made of eucalyptus
poles, wood that Is too hopelessly
straight for any rustic fence except
of strictly formal design, One of the
most satisfactory rough fences known
to the City Beautiful man is made
Of olive wood. In design, coloring,
and general harmony with its rustic
surroundings and setting it Is unsur.
passed. Olive wood is an ideal ma
terial for any and all work OF rustic
character. On the other hand.
eucalyptus poles are ideal for supports
for bridges, as stout poles OF this ma
terial may be had of great strength
and Of considerable length. Across
such stringers could be nailed floor
composed Of smaller poles about two
inches in diameter. Any superstruc-
ture deemed necessary could then be
built of olive or some material less
straight.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
GROWTH OF THE HIND FEET
Outside Wing Should Be Gradually
Rasped OF and Shoe Fitted
Snugly, Close Inside Wall.

1t is a not infrequent trouble with
the horses hind feet that they get to
growing outward at the outside quar-
ter, forming wing thereon and thus
growing away from the proper line Of
the limb, and therefore not properly
supporting 1t. This outside wing
should be gradually rasped off and the
shoe fitted snugly close inside of the
wall under this irregular growth and a
shade full along the inside from toe
back to heel.
This will weaken the support of the
overgrown side Of the foot and
strengthen the weaker side, thus, says
Horse Journal, assisting nature to
cure this irregularity Of growth. with
the result of aiding the foot In its
proper support of the limb.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
POTTED PLANTS FOR THE
LIVING ROOM.

Many lovers of flowers who have
not the time to bother with an indoor
window-box. enjoy keeping number
Of ported plants In the living room dur
ing the winter Some, In fact, have
turned bay window into small
conservatory or winter garden merely
by an attractive arrangement Of plants
in separate pots. When window-box
is filled, the plants must be Of the
same general character to be success
full, but IL ones winter garden is made
up Of plants In separate pots a greater
variety may be kept, as each plant
may receive different treatment in the
matter of light, watering, soil, etc. and
palms, rubber plants and cacti, which
call for special handling, may be
added.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21

nTOVNV15
50 HELPS
KILLING THE COUNTRY TOWN
Prosperity of Small Communities Men.
aced by the Operations Of the
Catalogue Houses.

At recent convention In Chicago
paper was read by Capt. D. F. Dolan
Of Western, in which relationships OF
the farmer and the country merchant
were taken up and thoroughly dis
cussed with the end In view OF thor
oughly impressing the gathered hard.
ware men with the necessity OF meet.
ing the tillers half way. The paper
has had almost a nationwide circu-
lation since that meeting, and COM
ments have been very profuse wher-
ever the trade papers in which 1t was
reproduced have been read. A few
extracts from 1t are of Importance to
the public generally and indicate what
several hundred business men are
thinking about at this very moment.
These outline the wool of trade trans.
actions between country and town and
show that there is pronounced inter.
dependency between both which to re-
suit in prosperity Of the state must
be adhered to by each in the belief
that he is meeting the other fellow
half way, and that the other Is doing
the same to him. The paper. In part,
reads as follows:
Our business fears are enhanced
by the operations Of the catalogue
houses. These become menaces be.
cause if patronized to the exclusion OF
the rural trade they will kill the coun-
try towns which are the source and
life. The future of the catalogue
houses depends upon the attitude OF
the people toward them. Every com.
munity must have some trading facili-
ties. place where the people can
bring their produce and get needed
merchandise and staples in return"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
London's New Civic Ideal.

London university has taken up a
modern position and given a lead to
Oxford and Cambridge by appointing
a professor of town planning. Realiz
Ing the vast Importance OF the move.
we asked the occupant Of the new Of
fee, Stanley d. Adshead. for few
statements as to the lines upon which
he will work
you can't study the shell without
the mollusk or at least the living In
mate" said Mr. Adshead. The chair
is particularly opportune. OF course.
the school will go further than plan.
ming suburbs. AS well as lecture
courses for students. 1t has been sug'
gested that there should be courses OF
public lectures
II this comes to pass, the general
public will be able to keep abreast OF
expert opinion. and to take practical
and effective interest In the city's wei
fare.-T. P.s Weekly. London
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
ORIGIN LOST IN ANTIQUITY
Phrasa That Has Become Famous Has
Been Credited to Many Think.
ere and Writers.

"Germany's place in the sun" Is q
phrase usually credited to the former
Chancellor Won Buelow. But how far
back does 1t go?
A writer to the New York Evening
Post quotes from Ernest Remains Life
Of Jesus" "The situation Of a poor
man is dreadful; literally there is no
place for him in the SUM-" The writer
Of the letter observes, 1T would be
interesting, to know II the metaphor
was original with Renan."
II WAS not.
In Pascal's Thoughts" this occurs:
"This place in the sunshine Is mine;
that is the beginning and the type OF
usurpation the world over" And Pas
calls Thought" Of that moment, was
Of war.
Was It Louis Fourteenth 1.-THE mon
arch of Pascals maturity who had
coined the phrase to justify his ambi-
tons? Or was 1t the phrase of Richie
lieu (discoverer of the youthful Pas
calls genius) who used 1t for France?
Was It then an old saying, borrowed
from Caesar, or Alexander-or maybe
from Rameses!
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
I1GEMERAL
5EARM>?N0TES
Market only strictly fresh eggs.

Market only strictly 1resh eggs.
The brood sows must have exercise
every day.
The gooseberry requires less prun.
ing than almost any other fruit-bear.
ing bush.
Milk becomes contaminated in the
ice box more often than it does in the
dairy stable
The pigs business in life is to
grow a surface upon which fat can
later be laid.
If you have not already attended to
it, see that your poultry house is pre-.
pared for winter.
Dairy farming calls for close atten-
ton to details and for good manage
ment all along the line but it pays
for both.
1t is said that about forty per cent
of the well developed working horse
Is muscle and not over fifty per cent
is fat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
SEED CORN SHOULD BE
SELECTED SOON.
Desirable Ears Only Should Be Saved
and Tested For termination.
NICHOLAS SCHMITZ,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station
Some time during the winter every
corn grower should spend few days
or more getting his seed corn ready
for planting. 1t will pay well to study
every ear before Smelling. If the seed
has been stored properly it will soon
be "as dry as a bone" and ready for
the re-selection and elimination proc
ess. Some apparently fine ears last
respects. Discard all ears that have
discolored grain or cob, or dead ap
pearance. Also discard all ears that
feel light in weight for tteir size and
that have small, sharp kernels, and
germs of poor development and ap'
pearance.
Do not retain any ears excepting
those showing good development and
maturity, that are heavy for their size
and contain strong, vigorous looking
kernels of fairly uniform size and
shape. In making the selections do
not give too much weight to fine butts
and tips, the portion between the butts
and tips is the most important. See
that the ears are of good size for the
season at least. On the other hand,
do not choose great big ear-they
are freaks, representing undesirable
rather than desirable qualities of the
variety. A good ear, excepting in the
mountain sections, should contain be-
tween Is and % rows, with grains
about X inch in length
After the selection comes the test
for termination If the seed was well,
dried out before hard freezing weather
set in the chances are that termination
will be nearly perfect. But one is
never certain and the only way to
make sure is to pick out promiscuously
so or 100 ears from the pile and ger
inmate at least grains from each ear,
taken from as many sections Of the
ear. II the test shows nearly per-
feet termination 1t can be considered
sufficient evidence that further testing
is not necessary. but II the test shows
low termination then each ear should
be tested and all discarded that have
one or more grains that will not grow
or show weak sprouts.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
House Beds.

Every building should have space
for plants left close to the foundation
No cement or other walks should be
allowed within three feet II conditions
will allow. and in new places this Is
always possible. The angle formed by
ground and building should be filled
with plants and an occasional vine
should Chamber over corner or along
a porch. The house should appear to
rise out of a mass of shrubs and plants.
as a gem rises above its setting IN
iewelry. No place has proper finish
without such provision for embe'lish'
ment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-01-21
Neglected Equlpme 1t.

wherever it was last used The win.
ter months is not bad time to con.
struct sheds and shelves for the equip
ment. There should be a place, for
everything on the farm and every.
thing should be kept in its place wher
not in use.