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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
Application For Water.

The rice planters who desire to
use bayou water for rice irrigation
must file their applications before
the first day of January, with the
acreage they want to irrigate, with
the Upper Teche Rice Planters
Association, for the purpose of de-
termining the size of pump that
will be required at Port Barre. 1t
is proposed to tax the planters one
dollar per acre for the erection and
operation of said pump, in this
way, rice irrigation will become
permanent in the Teche section.
Do not delay, file your applica-
ton at once and be on the safe
side. as these rules must be strict
ly enforced.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
TOWN COUNCIL.

Regular monthly meeting Of the Ma
yor and Town COuncit held al tina Town
Hall AT st Martinville. La, this 4th day
of Dec. A. ID. 1917.
Hon. Albert BienveDu Mayor. presid-
ing and the following msmhers present:
Messrs. W.J Bienvenu, r. J. Gnirard.
+. +. Fournet, j. III. Duchamp. Absent:
Mr.. A. C. Gauthier.
The minut 8 Of the last meetings were
read and approved.
Moved by Mr. W. j. Bienvenu secOn-
ded by Mr.. r. j. Guirard aud unanimous
iy carried that the assessment be made
at The rate of fifty five per cent (55) Of
property valuation as per assessors rolls
accepted by the State Board OF Affairs
for the collection of taxes for and with
in the Town of st. MaItlnville.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid viz: Duchamp Hardware
Co $l4.S5, General Electric Co kl03.l1,
Leonce Pallerin so rents. Laizaire Bisn-
yenu $17.O0. P. J. Fleming 81 %, Chas.
Bertrand $2.75.
There being no further business upon
motion of MIR. J. H. Duchamp seconded
by Mr.. r. j. Guirard the meeting ad-
jOurned.
Albert Bienvenu. Mayor.
Sidney y. Delshoussaye. Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
OFTEN CONTAIN o0NOxtOUe
WGRp GEO THAT GAUGE PA.
MANEkT INJURY TO FARM.
SEED WILL BE TESTED FREE
.Thsrs is No Neoesstty For The Lewis-
lena Farmer To ptant Seed Of
Unknown Value.

One of the essential features 0f
profitable crop production is the use
OF good seed The farmer Of Louis
lana has often suffered inadequate
returns and, no doubt, in some in
stances complete crop failure owing
to the use Of seed OF inferior grade.
Not only that, farm seed often con-
tain obnoxious weed seed which, IL
sown, will require time and money
to eradicate. These resulting weeds
may in some cases effect a permanent
injury to the farm.
There is no necessity for the Louis
lana farmer 10 plant seed of unknown
value. A seed testing laboratory Is
maintained at the Experiment Sta
tion of the Louisiana State IIniver-
slty for the purpose of furnishing in
formation 10 farmers and seedsmen
a. the quality Of commercial agricul-
tursl seeds It enables the pyospec-
tive buyer 10 obtain samples OF seed
from the seedsmen or grower and
have them tested before purchasing.
The seed laboratory is in charge Of
an expert seed analyst and is well
equipped for rapid and accurate tests
as to purity and termination. A pur-
fty test can be made and the report
returned almost Immediately. A ger
mination test requires five days or
longer, depending upon the kind Of
cut seed tested.
To secure sample, take three or
four tablespoonfuls of clover or
grass seed or ten or twelve table
spoonfuls of larger seeds. The SAM
pie must represent accurately the
bulk from which it is taken. To OBJ
tain a representative sample, handfuls
OF seed should be taken at random
from the top, middle and bottom Of
the sack and. after thoroughly mixing
these handfuls, take the samples for
testing.
Send the samples to the Seed La,
ooratory, Experiment Station. Louis
lana State University, Baton Rouge.
NO charge is made for the tests.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

Messrs. Luke Bonin and G.. M.
Olivier, We are informed, have
rented the Sillan place, four hum
dred acres, which will be pl anted
in rice. We learn that an entirely
new equipment will be installed
on this place. tractor for plowing
and crude oil engine for pumping.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
NOTICE..

The Assessment Roll Of the
Town is now completed and |
am ready to collect the Taxes
of 1917. Taxes will be delin-
quent after Dec. 81, 1917 and
interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent per annum will be charg-
ed from January I, 1918, until
paid.
Sidney E. Delahoussaye.
Nov. 10. Tax Collector.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
Our COlOred School Opens.

The St. Martinville colored
school opened this last Monday
with H. p. Sandle as principal
and Mrs. F. E. Burr, assistant,
both of whom are college gradu-
ates. They were here last year,
and have proved to be the right
kind of leaders for the betterment
of their race.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

No country can expect to reap
the full cup of prosperity SO long
as it depends on a single money
crop. There is no reason why any
parish in this State should depend
on the old one crop idea. Our
lands can produce three or four
money crops, and when We fail to
take advantage of this, We are
merely flirting with chance. - Elk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

With the approach of December.
all citizens who wish to enjoy the
privilege of voting are warned to
pay their poll tax before the 3lst
of December. Those who have
not registered under the new re-
gistration law are required to re-
gister.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

Mr.. Chas. Foti informed us that
his new place on the east side of
Teche, and adjoining land, 200
acres, he will plant in rice this
coming season.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
Drafted Men Left.

The following soldiers left for
Camp Pike last Sunday Achille
Gaudin, Alexis Doiron, whites.
Noe Singleton, Auguste Charles,
Loulou Washington, Robert Chre-
tien, colored.
Luke Sicily and Artus Angelic,
Jr., (white) of the fifth ward left
Wednesday.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

List what you have for sale wit h
me, especially real estate. The de-
mands are good. Laizaire B ienvenu,
real estate and fire insurance agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
STAR ROUTE
Post Office Department.

Post Office Department.
Washington, d. g.. Oct. %. t947.
Proposals will be receievd at the office
0f the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. Post Office Department. until 4:30
p. H.. Of January I5. 1918. for carrying
the mails of the United States from July
l. 1918. to June 30 1922. npon the star
route between st. Martinville and New
Iberia. as specified in pamphlet advsr-
msDts Of this date.
List of route. forms of proposals and
bonds. and all necessary information
will he furnished upon application TO
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gene
Ial, Washington. d. C..
A. s. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08

We are informed that NJ essrs.
jeff Bienvenu and Dan Maraist of
this parish have made application
to join the Navy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
NOTICE..

Hunting and trespassing are
strictly prohibited on my plan
tation. Violations will be pro-
secuted.
(Fis) Cleric Gauthier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-08
LOST

One Lady's Diamond Ring.
lost in st. Martinville. Reward
of $1,000 to the finder.
Mrs. F. J. Eastin,
Cade, La.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
BETTER CROPS

With each day, crop reports of West
Florida improve. To the men who de-
clared Our soil was not suitable for corn,
a ride down any road will be revelation.
Referring to a recent trip through Escam-
bia county, Commissioner Candy goes so
far as to say that the corn equals any
thing he ever saw in the Ohio River bottom
lands.
Other crops that are cultivated as staples
are cotton, peanuts, velvet beans, and Of
course sweet potatoes. Peanuts and velvet
beans are of course a Gater development,
like corn, and these are the foundations tor
the live stock industry.
Economic conditions approaching food
desperation forced much of the present
agricultural development; against their
will. so to speak, were our farmers con-
WINGED that their lands were as good-at
least-as the corn lands of Kansas and
Missouri, deserts within the memory of
men still living, but from which enterprise
has struck veritabe fountains of wealth.
Development next year should be double,
because demand will be greater than it now
is, and the farmers will have the means to
increase their paintings, while banks, with
such a demonstration of success, will be
more eager to finance Agricultural under
takings. In Pensacola the promised pack
ing plant should be a reality, and livestock
development greatly stimulated already
should soon become Our principal industry
| We will not sketch further details to the
! DiCttre-lest conservatism be mistaken fol-
| the unreasoning enthusiasm Of the boom
| Ster
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
IN EXPLANATION

The possibility of failing to express
Thoughts in print so clearly that their true
s4oeaning will be apparent to the reader
twas demonstrated in The Journal 5 edl-
Ftorial of Thursday in reference to the local
cleanup campaign, which some of the SOL
oilers and sailors construed as a reflection
Aupon the army and navy, This clearly was
mot The Journals intent, the purpose OF the
reditorial being to suggest to the people
of Pensacola channel for helpful work
that would prove of inestimable beneht to
the entire community and help bring about
the improved conditions desired by tthe;
officials at Washington. The Journal tried
in it's editorial of Friday to remove any
doubt which might exist in this connection
and now repeats that no reflection direct
or inferred. was intended upon the char
arters of the many splendid representa-
ti~cs of Americas best manhood who
make up Our army and navy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
HOW NEUTRAL DENMARK FED
GERMANY

There is increasing evidence that the
presidents embargo upon American food
shipments to neutral Europe came none
too soon. Indeed, it came too late by
many months. The amount of supplies
seep1ng into Germany from the little COun-
tries is simply amazing. There is no better
example than Denmark, helpless under the
Prussian tigers paw.
Danish cocoa imports have been over
$4,000 tons during the war, while the year
ly home consumption was 1000 tons. Ten
million pounds went from this country to
Denmark in 1916 alone. OF course, the
great excess importantcd went j. Ger
many.
Not only is it valuable and sustaining
food, but German chemists have been able
to extract fat needed for explosives.
/ The imports of such things as bacon
lard, oleo, oil, cotton seed cake and Insced
| increased in some cases u times over the
normal ante-War importation. The excess
went to Germany.
Cattle are said to be going steadily to
Germany at the rate of 5000 to 10000 head
J week. They were fattened on fodder,
every pound Of which was imported A
! special train, called the milk train, is said
| TO leave Copenhagen every morning for
Berlin. Fish and eggs are sent in great
| quantities. he~GermdnS have had the
pick of the Danish horses.
And final suspicious cirCumstanCes-the
ships of the big Danish Shipping Co, be
tween this country and Copenhagen have
been absolutely immune from submarine
attacks.
Those ships carried food for Denmark
and goodly portion was transshippcd tc
Germany.
The Wilson embargo will stop this
When they realize what they are facing
the Danes will make haste to keep every
pound Of food at home. German soldiers
will cease to eat not ONLY American fooC
but Danish food also.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
The SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DA6NEY.


AS we understand it, lot of men
married aftor April 1 in order to rec
oncile themselves to draft.
Uncle Sam is a good doctor. With
one little capsule he has cured even
the worst case of cold feet.
For years, Americans have been
spending their vacation in Europe and
now they are going there to do their
fighting.
When the government has the Ger
man spy system under control, we
hope it will turn its attention to the
cut worms in the war gardens.
Ever since they have been invested
with a number, the boys have been
evincinG a tendency to honk-honk IN
their sleep, instead of snore,
AS we think of German eX-ac-
i quaintance of ours named Boozer, we
wonder whether the internment or the
bone dr.. law got him.
Gracefully accepting the inevital lie
the Curbstone Cadets have disbandeo
and are volunteering now to escape
the draft hook.
Hardwick is the latest recruit u
the Bunkbunk Brigade, captained by
LaFOllette, and with Reed, Nardaman
| Gronna and Stone in the color guard
"The Girl I Left Behind Me" j
not popular tune with the Sammie
in France, if everything that is SAT-
about the vivacious French lassles /
true.
Judging by the number of men VIII
are willing to become captains an
lieutenants, it is fortunate that tn
reserve corps examinations didn't cal
for any generals, or there wouldn
have been a building large enough j
Pensacola to hold all the applicant
at one time.
AS far as we are able to Judge from
the various reports, there either wa
serious militia trouble at Tallahassee
or there wasn't; and it has either bee
settled or it hasn't; and young Gait
either ought to be captain or h
oughtn't, There are a few Othe
points about which wer are rot
sure, but in view of the certainty G
the above essentials, they are nC
important.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29

War;" the thought mans body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost does not
apply to all-much less to demon
possessed men but to those who be
lieve in and have accepted Christ
Notice it Il Cor. 6:19.20; 2 Cor, s.:
1919 is written or addressed to
Saints. Il Cor. 1:2-2 Cor. 1:D.
Your editorial on THE Clean Up"
is all right-When will Gods people
learn to labor together with Him ?"
This is not His way. l, for one
would be surprised if any of the in
mates accepted the churches" assist
ance Although they are offering
from the heart, their head is wrong
that is, they are not using the Wis
dom of God. They have zeal with
out knowledge"
am sincerely yours in the battle
for truth.
N. G. RUNYAN.
r. D. No. 2, Box 81, Pensacola, Fla
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
RETAILERS WILL CO. OP-
crate WITH COMMERCIAL
BOARD OF ECONOMY

The need of prompt action by mer-
chants in all parts Of the country
was fOrcihly set forth by Mr.. A. W.
Shaw, the governments representa-
tive and chairman of the Commercial
Economy Board of the Council Of
National Defense, at a meeting rel
Gently held in Washington, at whichN
representative retailers from every
section of the country were present.
Mr. Shaw. in uring the suggestions
| Of the government, placed very clear
ly before the meeting the vital in
portance at this time Of cutting out all
| unnecessary deliveries and all other
activities that can possibly be avoid
| ed. He proved cOnclusively that re
! tailers should Immediately put them
! selves in a position that when men
now in their employ. are drafted into
| the army, they, the merchants, will
! not need to take men from agricul-
ture, from factories and from the
mines to fill the places Of those Of
| whose services they are thus de
prived.
Continuing. Mr. Shaw stated that.
| ITO a certain extent, distribution is
as essential as production, but this
war makes it absolutely imperative
that manufacturing, agriculture and
/ mining be kept up to the 100 per cent
mark Begin by reducing the delivery
of small packages; make it easy for
, the customer to take home her pack
ages. Eliminate special deliveries,
. but where specials are absolutely nee
e-sary an extra charge should be
made" In supporting this move the
special delivery stamp Of the post
! office was cited deliveries should be
{ arranged on a basis of not more sEsn
one delivery to one place per day, and
bv all means curtail the return goods
+ privilege At any rate the time with
in which return can be made should
be reduced to twenty-f0ur hours"
He also said the campaign under
taken include the use of the slogan,
Garry Your Own" Also that the
reforms suggested are not Merely
urged, they are requested by the gov
eminent"
Mr.. Shaw referred to what had been
accomplished by Harrods, Ltd, oHe
Of the big stores in London. Turing
the war, that firm, he said, had
brought about a great reduction in
delivery. had cut out c. 0. DIS and
returns. and had released a large
number of its men without injury to
iS5 business, and $500 people are
still on its payroll, practically all Of
whom are women.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29

AS we understand it, lot of men
married aftor April in order to rec
oncile themselves to draft.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
POLITICAL DOG DAYS IN TEXAS

Hot in Texas! Not only climatically,
but politically speaking. For on, August
I the legislature meets to consider the I'M
Deachment of Governor Ferguson. In the
meantime he has been charged with EN-
beZzlement.
The storm center was about the Uni
Ncrsitv of Texas, where Governor Fergu-
son developed a Rooseveltian faculty OF
discovering grafters, liars, and traitors;
and he vetoed every appropriation tor the
university, except one 81, 800 salary, declar-
anp that the institution shall cease to be
n1rtil the vigorously described gentlemen
are removed from the faculty. Though the
Eattornev. general declares the veto is not
legal, the fall term will be over before the
case can be heard.
But worse is vet to come. On June %
a committee composed of Governor Fergu-
son, Supt Doughty; Speaker Fuller, Lieut..
Gov. Hobby, and Commissioner Davis met
to select a site for the new West Texas
"a. & M. College authorized by the legls-
latur. Each man wrote the name OF the
town he favored on a slip of paper and
dropped it in hat, imprOvlsed as ballot
box. Governor Ferguson favored Abilene.
On the first ballot there were two votes
for Abilene and one each for three other
places. On the second ballot three votes
were announced for Abilene and one each
for two other places WhereupOn it was
moved and carried to make the election
unanimous.
However when members of the commit
recS subsequently compared notes all de
clared they had voted against Abilene on
the second ballot. Governor Ferguson oil
sr011-sn cast one Of the ballots but where
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29

shore. This is not an ideal dream,
but true facts that have taken place
in a hundred different cities that |
can name an show newspaper clip
pings to support the statement. This
was always looked after by the bust
ness men of the cities, and we Just
wonder if some real, live, up-to the
minute-if you have such in your city
couldn't get an inspiration from
this. Think a minute, you patriots,
use your bean for something besides
putting your hat on it!
Eighty-five per cent of our men
are members-and in good standing,
too-of some fraternal organization.
Everyone in the United States-eX-
cept, possibly, the Herman Sons,
(joke)-is represented. The writer
has had the displeasure of visiting
some of the club rooms of some of
the lodges of which he is a member,
and has always felt about as much
at home as a hot dog in Alaska. No
I fault of the brothers, possibly, but
! they don't "savvy the ways" as we
! sailors put it. And again we repeat
! that the southern hospitality is all
| right, good medicine, highly recon-
mended; but we believe it takes some
one who knows how to administer the
! dope.
We believe and have always con-
tended that if the sailormen were in
vited out to the homes, lodges and
parties where they could associate
with the best people, they would
never get amongst the worst. But to
score all of US, because we have a
few unfortunates, is folly, gross ig-
norance and narrow-mindeness. We
the crews Of all our vessels, want to
weed out the undesirable class in the
service; we scorn with shame some
of the stunts that are pulled off, be
cause of this, though, we don't fee
We. as a whole, are responsible fol
the actions of a certain few, and WE
charge that those who so consider
a ships company degraded because
of their actions, are not worthy of ou
respect.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
NEARLY DIED
OF PELLAGRA
Used to Pray She'd Pass Away, But
Happy Now She's Cured.

OSeO 10 HEay one I ass away oS'
Happy Now She's Cured.
MIS-. Bama Jacobs, Garrsey, Ala,
writes: 81 was a constant sufferer
from that dreadful pellagra Tor four
long years. My case seemed beyond
my doctors reach and in July, 1910,
he said he could do no more for me.
would even find myself praying to
die, I suffered so much. Finally my
husband ordered a trial of Baughn's
Pellagra Treatment and in three
weeks l could see a great change and
I am we'll today. I say to all, take
Baughn's Treatment and be cured for
my case was bad and of long stand
ing"
That testimonial says more than
we could say, except this: We can
cure pellagra and vii. undertake to
cure any case, no matter how long
standing, on basis of refuraing the
money if we fail to effect a cure. Tc
| get informed on the subject write to-
| day for Baughn's big booklet on pei
/ lagra, sent free. Write American
Compromising Company, Box 2o59
Jasper, Ala, (adV'.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-08-01
HORSE LABOR ON FARMS.
National Crop Improvement Service. ]

On the grain farm the heaviest
work for the horses comes in April,
May and in August, September and
October. The rest of the time there
is practically nothing for the horses
to do. But enough horses have to be
kept during the year to take care OF
the work during these busy months.
When averaged up the horse on the
grain farm only works three hours a
day. These figures were secured in an
investigation by the Minnesota Exper-
iment Station, under the direction of
Thomas Cooper, now director of the
North Dakota Experiment Station. In
this same investigation it was found
that when the crops are diversified,
the horse labor is better distributed.
There is less work for the horses in
the seasons that are the busiest on
the all-grain farm, and there is work
or the horses when there is no work
for the horses on the all-grain farm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-08-01
Also Applies to Villas.

An abundant yield of "spuds"
is now practically sure to result in
this state. Farmers throughout
the state have responded most
surprisingly to the urgency Of
the situation and an exceptional
harvest of potatoes is looked for
because of the increased cultiva-
ton. And not only have the
farmers been energetic but judg-
ing from the beautiful, well kept
gardens to the rear of fully 90 per
cent of the Wausau homes, and
the lots and acres within and
just without the city limits, being
cultivated by Wausau people,
we feel sure that in this vicinity
there cannot be a shortage of the
good stand-by.-Wausau Pilot,