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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-03-11
SHERIFFS SALE.
Mrs. Laurence Bienvenu
widow L. A. DeIaureal
Eugene PeriOu
No. 1l411

No. ll411
18th Judicial District Court.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of St. Martin.
By virtue of an order Of seizure and sale
issued out of the 18th Judicial District
Court. in and for the Paaish of st. Mar
tin, State Of Louisiana, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, dated this LIST
day of March A. ID. 1916.
have seized and will proceed to sale
at Public Auction to the last and high
est bidder at the front door Of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours III
a. M. to D. M in the Town of St. Mar
tinville. on
Saturday April 18th, 1916,
the following mentioned and described
property. tO-wit:
|. That tract Of land situated in the
Third Ward of st. Martin Parish. Lou
siana. west side of Bayou Techs. con-
tanning forty superficial arpents. aud
being OIL the western line of that tract
of land acquired by Treville PeriOu.
both tracts being parts of larger tract
of land containing 16J arpents; bOun-
ded North by lands Of Paul MelancOn,
Ben Potter and Auguste Guilbeau or as
signs; South by lands of Mrs. Joseph
Solari; East by land Of Treville PeriOu
aud West by lands of Ben Potter and
Treville PsriOu.
2. A tract of land situated In the
same locality and Parish and contain
ing Twenty six superficial arpents
Bounded North by land of Eugene ant
Treville PsriOu; South by land Of Chas
Potter; East aud West by land Of Ber
Potter.
3. AnOth er tract of land situated il
the same locality and Parish aud coll
tanning Six aud quarter arpents il
superficial area aud terminating in al
acute angle to the South. and bounded
North by lands of August Guilbeau o.
assigns; East by land Of Eugene Periol
and West by lands of formerly Ii. Perion
4. Another tract Of land situated II
the same Parish and locality and con
tanning One Hundred and Twenty supe
fetal arpents. Bounded North by land
of Paul MelancOn and others; South b.
that OF Mrs. Joseph Solari; East by Ba'
you Teche Oh which it has front of tw'
and one half arpents. and West BY liant
Of A. Guilbeau or assigns
5. Another tract OF land in the sam
locality aud Parish and containing
Thirty one and half superficial ar
penis. Bounded North and South by Ian,
, of Eugene Periou formerly; East b.
PeriOu and West by Marais.
8. Another tract of land situated oil
the East side Of BAYOU Teche in the salt
I Parish Of st. Martin. Louisiana, an,
containing Twenty superficial arpents
Bounded North by land of Joseph POtie
or assigns; South by Bayou Teche; Eas
by land Of Eugene Periou and West b.
! that of Albert MOuton.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
l.. Terms and conditiOns-cash.
Sheriffs office this Sth day of Marc
f A. d. 1915.
, WADE O. MARTIN, Sheriff
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-03-11

No. 1887
18th Judicial District Court
Parish Of st. Martin. State of Louisiana.
By virtue Of writ of seizure and sale
issued out of the 18th Judicial District
Court. in and for the Parish Of st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana. in the above ELL
titled and numbered suit, dated this 18th
of Feb. 1916.
Ihave seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder at the front door of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours III
u. III. to 1 p.m.) in the Town Of st. Mar
tinvills on
Saturday, March 18th, 1916,
the following mentioned and described
property, tO-wit:
The undivided interest in that certain
tract Of land with all improvement
thereon situated in St. Martin Parish
La, Vest OF Teche, 9th Ward near Cecil
liza Brigds containing about thirty-three
1887 superficial arpsnts, bounded North
BY land Of Misael LOrmOnd. East by
Teche and West bv lands OF ROnsOnet
with improvements.
Saized to satisfy above writ.
Terms and conditions cash.
Sheriff's office this 10Th day OF Feb.
A. ID. 1916.
WADE o. MARTIN. Sheriff
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-03-11

Every day should be a cleanup
day, but in the Spring to set apart
a special day to clean out from
closet, cellar and back yard winter
accumulations is most practical
plan. 1t suggests whitewash,
paints and repairs. 1t makes for
neighborhood cooperation.
Evening star., 1916-10-01

In the manner of housing fowls there
may be said to be two general systems,
widely different in their extremes-the
colony plan. which consists in placing
small houses for small f1ocks far enough
apart to overcome intermingling, or to
erect yards for the different fiocks. and
the more intensive plan of keeping the
birds in long continuous laying houses.
The cost of building houses on the
colony plan is much higher per bird,
not only because a number of smaller
houses require so many additional end
walls, but, being smaller, the allowance
of floor area per bird in the colony
plan should be almost double that re-
quired in the continuous house. The
reason for this is obvious: While the
actual floor allotment per fowl in the
long house is small. say about three or
four square feet, the fowl may roam
at will throughout the entire house.
hence it is not oppressed with the idea
Of confinement.
The accompanying sketch illustrates
4 continuous laying house of the semi
open front, monitor type, which has
been used by practical poultrymen in
every section of the country. and it has
given the fullest amount of satisfac-
ton
In the cross section diagram this
house is shown with a typical partition
of boards and wire netting and wire
covered gate, where the house is in
tended to be divided into pens These
may be omitted and the house made as
long as desired to accommodate large
units. If built 100 feet long the house
will accommodate about 700 Leghorn
fowls, or 500 heavy fowls, such as Ply
mouth Rocks or Brahmas.
When built as shown. a couple of feet
above the ground, the house is sure to
be dry, and the space underneath af-
fords cool retreat for the fowls on
hot summer days.
The sills are 3 by 10 inch timbers.
supporting the floor joists of = by 10
inch material. which are spaced eight
cen inches on centers. The piers are
in three rows and support the sills at
intervals of about six feet. The frame
Evening star., 1916-10-01
Pointers for Pou|trymen.

Many poultrymen ridicule the single
comb white Leghorns, refusing to have
ANYTHING to do with fowls that dress
as small as do birds of this breed. But
it is noteworthy fact that practically
all of the big commercial egg farms
use the little white egg machines" as
the Leghorns have been called, finding
them more profitable where egg pro-
duction is the chief aim. The poultry
department of Missouri University has
just made public the results of expert
ments with a flock of white Leghorn
puIlets, which were housed in an OPEN
front poultry house in yard 100 feet
square, sown to winter wheat. In a
year the fowls, numbering from fifty to
sixty. consumed 2,693 pounds of grain
and 962 pounds of mash. The total cost
of feed was S66.27. The eggs laid by
the flock during the year sold for
s15717 the price averaging 23.4 cents a
dozen. Total profit for the year was
$1,000, or an average profit per hen of
about $3.50 above the cost Of feed. The
fowls were fed as scratch feed mix
ture of two parts cracked corn and one
part wheat The mash consisted of
equal parts of bran, middlings. corn
; meal and beef scrap. Grit, oyster shell
and water were before the hens at all
times.
These conditions were about the same
as those under which the average flock
is maintained and can be duplicated by
most persons. A profit of S1.50 a year
per hen is very fair remuneration
when everything in the way of feed is
bought Where table scraps and other
waste materials are available to cut
down the feed cost the profits ought to
be materially greater.
| Hints in regard to shipping poultry
are issued annually by the Department
| of Agriculture, and the various state
| agriculture colleges and experiment
| stations also isue bulletins, in which
! farmers are told how to pick and pack
| poultry for shipping in order to avoid
| losses or cuts. The following pointers
| from the poultry experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture might we'll be cut
| out and pasted in a handy place for
ready reference by the farmer who has
much poultry % send to market:
All poultry should be carefully
| picked to avoid torn flesh. and all pin
| feathers should be removed. Dry picked
| poultry usually presents a much better
! appearance than that which has been
scalded. 1t is very important that all
, poultry should be thoroughly cooled
before shipping. If desired the head
! and feet may be left on. but in parcel
| post marketing it is more economical
| to ship with heads and feet removed
! If heads are left on they should be
carefully and neatly wrapped in parch-
| ment paper; if removed the skin of the
neck should first be drawn back so
| that after the head is taken off the
Nof the neck. This should then be tied
and wrapped in parchment paper. Poul-
/ try ships and keeps much better if un-
! drawn. 1t should not be drawn unles
Evening star., 1916-10-01
N0RF0LK,VA

NORFOLK, Va, September 30.-Frank
Washington Short Line railroad. will ar
rive IN Norfolk Monday and again ad-
dress the business interests of this city
regarding the progress of his plans. Mr..
Cannon was IN Norfolk last Monday in
consultation with his engineer, and left
that night for Washington. where he
conferred with War Department officials
relative to the several bridge projects
that will be undertaken in connection
with the short line to the nations capi-
tai New York engineer representing
Mr.. Cannon has been in Norfolk several
days. looking over the ground and con-
sfdering matters connected with the con-
templated bridge over the James river
that would provide all-rail service be-
tween this city and Newport News.
Norfolk's petition to the state cor
poration commission for cheaper gas
will probably be presented in October.
George Pitcher, city attorney, is prepar-
mission. and with the assistance of
Rawlings, Hill & Company, expert ac-
countants, and the Eighty-cent Gas
League and the special gas committee
Information in hand within two weeks
He will probably ask the corporation
commission to act under the section of
the acts OF the general assembly which
gives the commission authority to en-
ploy experts. engineers. accountants,
stenographers and other help in investi-
eating matters brought before that body,
out of a fund of $1,000 provided an
nuslly.
The first case o. infantile paralysis in
this section was reported today when it
became known that George A. Foote tr.,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR Foote,
as Waverly boulevard. Portsmouth. was
Ill with the disease. The child is one of
twins and has been i'll since last Sunday.
1r. and Mrs. Foote live in the fashion
> able section of Portsmouth, and it is said
/: the Child nor any member Of Mr.. Foote' s
family have been in contact with persons
from the infected district. 1t is said the
little one is not in danger and that the
case is sporadic. II is being isolated
Evening star., 1916-10-01
work is constructed mainly from by

work is constructed mainly from by
inch lumber, including the rafters on
the front slope of the roof which have
a short span. The rafters on the rear
slope are of 2 by 6 inch stuff, spaced
"a inches on centerS.
If single floor is to be installed it
should be of a fairly good grade of
matched flooring; otherwise. if double
| floor is contemplated. the rough floor
| ing may be of 1x12-inch sheathng
boards, laid diagonally across the joists
and overlaid lengthwise of the house
with 1x3-inch matched flooring. Where
necessary layer of felt building paper
| may be inserted between the two floors,
which will add greatly to the warmth
| of the building. The finished floor
should be 'blind-nailed" that no
of shovel or scraper in cleaning.
| Since shingles do not wear well on
| roofs of low pitch. houses of the she'd
roof type are usually rooted with a
good grade of ready-to-lay patent
roofing. These roofngs, if they are of
| known reliability. have rendered the
greatest satisfaction and are to be
highly recommended. They seldom re-
quire repairs, but an occasional paint
| ing, and are very economical in the
amount of labor involved in laying
them. 1t is advisable to use two-ply,
| medium-weight roofing on the roof, and
| II the sides are covered with the same
material use single-ply on the walls.
boards covered with roofing, novelty
siding, weather boards or rough sheath
ing. shingled. The last three named
present the neatest appearance, but the
! matched boards are the cheapest and
| equally strong and durable.
| Ae general rule the semi-open front
| house consists of one-tllird boards for
its front wall, one-third curtain frames
and one-third windows and ventilators
A medium-weight, unbleached muslin
is the proper material for the curtains.
They may be hinged at the top and
made to swing inward or outward, or
| made portable and held in place by
| wooden buttons from the outside
| The position Of the windows in the
| upper section of the front wall allows
| the maximum amount of sunlight to
| enter the building, and to reach the
! roosting compartments, where it is
most needed as a germieide.
Evening star., 1916-10-01

Experts who have studied the habits
of growth of the new everbearing
Strawberries say this is the proper
time of year to set out new beds or to
enlarge existing beds of this prolific
member of the strawberry family
There are several varieties of fall
bearing or overbearing strawberries,
all of which have an unusually vigor-
Gus habit of growth. throwing out
many runners during the season. and
invariably roofing these runners at
several points along their length. At
each of these points, where the plants
are grown in well fertilized soil. strong
new plants start, and these new
growths may be taken up and set out
in new locations without interfering
appreciably with their development.
A plan that has been followed by
one grower Is to clip the runners be-
tween the parent plant and the new
plants and permit the latter to remain
where they grew for a few days,
watering them literally each day. The
while. is prepared by spading or fork
ing deeply, working in plenty of old
stable manure-about a forkful to each
piant-and then taking up the new
that allow plenty of room for the
roots. but being careful not to cover
the crowns of the plants. The plants
should be spaced about three feet
apart in the rows, as the vigorous
growth of the everbearers makes this
no more than sufficient space, even
when they are to be grown in matted
rows
Before taking up the new plants for
setting out, soak the earth around
them. and take them up with plenty
of soil around the roots, using an ordl-
nary garden trowel or dibble for the
work. Remove them at once to their
new location, again watering literally
and firming the soil well around the
plants. Usually they will grow with
of these varieties say that the new
beds may be set out any time up to
the middle of October or even week
later. and plants so set out Will winter
without injury. begin bearing next
June and continue to produce fruit un-
til frost. The everbearers must be
fertilized or fed at frequent intervals
during the summer in order to insure
production of berries. and the best
fertilizer. to use is old. well rotten
manure from a COW stable. The ever
bearing strawberries appear to be
more strongly resistant to the various
strawberry blights and diseases than
are the ordinary kinds; while the out
of-season fruit brings a high price if
it is of good quality and appearance
Several commercial growers sell plants
for shipment even as late as october
10. though it is not recommended that
plants be purchased that late If they
are to be shipped any distance ;,
set out before freezing weather, should
bear next summer, though not as free
ly as they will a year later. The
young canes should be taken up with
Evening star., 1916-10-01
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

as little disturbance of the roots as
possible. and set in holes sufficiently
large to prevent any crowding of the
root systems. Fertilized with old COW
manure and freely watered when
! transplanted, the canes should be well
established before winter weather sets
in, and unless extremely severe cold
should injure or kill them they should
start right off next spring as if they
had never been moved.
Fruit growers are divided on the
question of the proper time to set out
berries and raspberries, some saying
they should be planted in the spring,
while others maintain that the autumn
is the proper season for this work.
The latter argue that, as the trees or
canes are practically dormant at this
time of year they may be taken up and
transplanted now with less likelihood
of injuring the roots than would be
the case If the work was left until
spring. At the same time, these men
say, the trees and canes have all win
ter in which to become established in
their new locations, and consequently
will suffer no setback whatever, as Is
often the case when they are set out
in spring, but will resume their growth
in the new place just where they left
off in the old place the previous fall.
Orchardists in the entire section sur
rounding the District Of Columbia
often suffer serious losses during the
winter by reason Of rabbits gnawing
the bark of the tender young trees
The bumies often completely girdle
the trees, of course killing them. II
it is not practicable to protect the
trees by means of small-mesh poultry
netting guards, they may be safe
guarded by painting the trunks to the
distance of couple of feet above the
ground with some sort of mixture cal
culated to discourage the appetites OF
the cottontails. Such a mixture might
contain creosote, crude carbolic acid,
or something similar; or some kind of
poison may be mixed with oil, thin
glue or whitewash and applied to the
trunks of the trees. Any of these
methods will keep the rabbits from
damaging the young trees and at the
many kinds of insects. borers and the
| like. as well as molds, fungous dis
eases, etc.
| Dahlias should be cut down and the
| tubers dug before hard frosts kill the
i plants. The same is true of gladioli,
cannas and elephant ears. After dig
ging the tubers or bulbs they should
be spread out in dry place for sew
eral days, care being taken to protect
| them at night or from rain until they
i have passed through the sweating
stage and are dry enough to store for
| the winter. The tubers and bulbs
| should be stored in a dry and we'll
ventilated place where they are pro-
| tected against the ravages Of mice or
other similar destructive animals. and
where they will not be frozen or nip
ped by frost. Dahlia or Gamma tubers
| especially will not stand freezing.
| though gladioli bulbs may be exposed
| to considerable cold without serious
| injury.
Evening star., 1916-10-01
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, September
30.-The annual exhibition of the Rap
pahannock Valley Agricultural and
Mechanical Society will open in this
city Tuesday and continue for three
days. There have been no marked
changes in the program or class of en-
tertainment, but the exhibits of farm
products and dairy cattle, it is said, will
be especially good. There will be at
least three exhibitors of herds of Jer-
seys, in addition to herds of Herefords,
Guernseys and Holsteins The racing
program is good and there will be an
unusually large number of midway at
fractions.
James O. Stevenson and Fred A.
Richardson, field representatives of the
American city bureau. are here for the
purpose of putting on a campaign for a
larger and more active chamber of
commerce. and it is expected to in
crease the membership in that body to
at least 250. The campaign will be
started Immediately. At it's conclusion
a permanent secretary will be employ
ed and the city will make concerted ef-
forts to increase it's industrial life.
fredericksburg as city repre-
sents a curious blending of the old and
the Eew. Rich in historical interest
which its citizens sjeaIously guard, It
nevertheless is under the most strict
form OF city manager government, has
asphalt paved streets and concrete side
walks throughout its entire length and
has developed remarkably in the past
four years.
f. X. Wheeler, retired business man,
sixty-four years old, died at his home
here last week. His death was the re-
suit or a stroke of paralysis. suffered
more than two years ago. Mr.. Wheeler
is survived by his widow and two
daughters. Mrs: Z. C. Bell and Mrs w
T. Thompson. The funeral took place
from the Baptist Church, services being
conducted by Rev. r. Aubrey Williams
og Norfolk. Interment was in the city
cemetery.
Evening star., 1916-10-01
R|CHM0ND,VA.

RICHMOND, Va, September 36.-Gov.
Stuart has signed the papers required
to have Israel Legum extradited and
returned to this state from Johannes
burg. South Africa. The man is
charged with forgery in Norfolk, the
crime being committed two years ago.
Leeum, who was contractor, became
involved and borrowed money with
which to meet obligations. His wife
saws that he was forced to pay as high
as "a per cent in several cases. He
departed after the forgery was dis
covered, going to South Africa. There
he obtained employment and began to
make remittances to his wife and three
small children. Officers got trace of
him and he was arrested. AS soon as
the papers have been passed on the
officer will leave to bring him back.
Will Build New Railroad.
The money required to build the new
railroad to Urbanna, Middlesex county,
has been raised and the contractors are
being urged to begin the construction
from West Point to Urbanna. The
line will be twenty-one miles long and
will open up a country which is now
tributary to Baltimore, that city doing
an immense business with that sec
ton Of Virginia. persons living in
the counties adjoining Middlesex will
be able Ito get here in four hours,
wheraGS now a day and night are re-
quired.
Returns to Virginia.
Col. William w. Fontaine, now of
Austin, Tex, has come back to vir-
sinia after forty-five years in the bor-
staff of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and after
the war he went to Texas. being pro-
fessor of mathematics in the University
Of Texas He is eighty-two years old,
making the trip to visit his old home
and to meet his old comrades of more
than half a century ago.
Mad Dog Bites Nine.
Danville has a remarkable case of
victims of mad dog. The animal,
which belonged to DR.. r. B. James,
suddenly went mad and sank its teeth
in all victims in a short time. The
dog, a small white poodle. was a great
pet. The head was sent to Washing
ton for examination and report was
that the dog had a we'll developed case
Of rabies All the patients have been
treated and are reported as suffering
no i'll effects.
Pythian Grand Lodge.
Virginia Pythians are to meet Tues
day in Petersburg for the ffty-first
annual session. Preparations are be-
ing made for large attendance. The
election of a grand keeper Of records
and seals will be the most important
event In the history Of the convention.