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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-05-05
SAFE OF LOUISIANA. t
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish Of St. Mary.
Clara Guillaume Bent smin ".
Clement Guillaume. No IA 300

Clara Guillaume Benz W.
Clement Guillaume. No IA 300
Under and by virtue of writ Of fl
n, issued out of the Honorable 23rd.
aodici.i District Court Of the State of
.IsIuisiAna. 10 and for the Parish Of
~. Mary. in the above entitled and
h''r'r"d Cause, and tn me directed, |
osvA seized and taken into INV pos.
teesion and shall offer for sale. at
pubic auction. for cash, without sp.
pfAisement, at the principal front
door OF the Court House ia Franklin,
II. Mary Parish, Louisiaps. on
SATURDAY, THE 2ND DAY or
JUNE, 1917.
between the hours Of eleven O'Clock ..
~, snd four O'Clock p. NJ, the follow.
ing described property, to-wit:
"Al 0f the right. title. interest.
elsim and demand Of the said vendors
u "a to the SUGGESTIONS of their de.
csased prrents, Clement and Clara
Galitann,e. as especially set forth and
/ oescribed In the record of said sue
cessiDn beiug succession record No.
HaN3 OF the Docket OF the 23rd Judicial
tylstrict Court. and consisting especial.
" uf their y interest in aud to the
following described property, to.wit:
Wrist: That certain tract or parcel
81 lsod lying and being situated in
snp Parish Of 81. Mary 90 the west
ssdeof Bayou Teche, having such front
g. t"e snath or west side of the ". l..
9 4. u Il. adjacent n aud above the
n.cl presently owned aud held 10y
Ms,, F"', ME e, Harding, - will, With
.ne 'daplh 0cswc, Il pxrsl,si iiues, &,
~ tsss or rear boundary line OF the
n"r, In t'iaatation tpsiug the Ba sou
7 ioS .'e.I Or branch OF the said
..*s,'u; give superficial area Of thir-
M-a'ghs ard ops.half acres; said con.
SeS''l tract hsing bounded on the
poFtn eN said railroad aud east BY
ssnd "t sidney ana Fannie y. Harding.
s n1o 'Hao {" said parties; this being
NJ - Esysrty ssVasesaby G|ausul
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
29rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Jean Marie Dufour VI. Baptiete
Jolivet. No. IA ,307.
Under and by virtue Of an order of
seizure and sale, issued out Of the Hon.
orable 23rd Judicial District Court of
the State of Louisiana in and for the
Parish Of St. Mary. and to me directed,
in the above entitled and numbered
cause, l have seised and taken into my
possession and shall offer for sale, ut
public auction, for cash, without ap-
nraisement, to the last aud highest bid
der, at the Court House in the Town of
Franklin. 81. Mary Parish, State of
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, TIE 26TH DAY OF
NAY. A. D., 1917,
between the hours of II o'clock a. m i,
and 4 O'Clock p. m, the following des-
cribed property. to-wit:
"That certain tract or lot of ground,
lying and being situated below the de.
pot of the Town of Baldwin, on the
northern side Of the Main Public Road
leading through said town to the Cypra.
mort Country, and bounded north by
Mariana Patanella, east by Mrs. Marie
puche. vendor. known as the big house.
,aasA W 'bs ssld pQelc road, sad vest
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Couee-Par.
ish OF st. Mary.
Wilson T. Peterman W. Mrs. r.
Hebert, It al. No. 3,752.
Under and by virtue OF a writ of q
ia, issued out of the 23rd Jud cial Dis.
trict Court of the State of Louisiana
in and for the Parish of St. Mary. In
the above eCtit,ed aud numbered
cause, and to me directed. | have
seized and taken into my pos ,ess ion
and shall offer for sale, at public
auction. for cash, to the last and
highest bidder. according to law. at
the principal front door of the Court
House ia Franklin, St. Mary Parish,
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. THE 2ND DAY or
JUNE, 1917. =
between the hours Of eleven O'Clock =.
M, aud tour . clock p. M, the follow.
ing describe property to-wit:
That certain tract of land, lying aud
being situated in the village of Glen
coe, Parish of St. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, bounded north by r. Hauf,
east by road. south by Georgetown
and west by Chenest, together with all
the buildings and improvements there.
on situated, rights. ways. privileges
and servitudes thereto belonging and
appertaiuing
Sherff's Office, Franklin, st. Mary
Parish. Louisiana, this Gath day OF
April, 1917.
CHARLES PECOr, Sheriff.
Borah, Himsl, Bloch & BOrah,
At orneys for Plaintiff.
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Wanted: Moss.

Highest market price paid
for Moss in large or small
quantities.
LOUIS KRAMER,
Franklin Moss Factory, Iberia
Street, franklin, La.
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O r D
THE UNIVERSAL CAR.
32O,S17


nv u since August buyers
to anidlation Of later spring
issuing intending protect
planning
nd delivery now.
Immed will
a mont
agent listed below disappointed later
pbou Touring % c.ps,s ,; nzn IMz CNnM|uMZ
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Notice..

After May lst, my Office
will be at the Bloch Clothing
Company.
Louis LEVY,
Franklin, La. April Is 1917.
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lce cteatp at 81 per gallon. Beet
on the markst HALT gallon 55c.
W9 S1wyt
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19
CHAPTER XVIII.
Brute Force or Finesse.

"What do you want me to say, Mr..
ttOdnry?" asked Shurtliff. coming
through the door. having caught Rod
ney's use of his name
"Oh. ShurtlIff-" began Rodney,
somewhat embarrassed at having been
overheard.
"What do you want me to speak
atput?" continued the old man sus-
pittously. not giving the younger man
time to finish. "And what friend can
You then approach, sirY'
"TlI tell you what l want" said
Rodney.
He quickly came to decision.
Standing up and facing the old man,
an staked everything on one bold
throw. Grnsping the situation, Helen
Illingworth held her breath. Winters
moved to take his own part in the
game at the proper time.
"Whnt Is IT., sir?" asked the score
tary.
shut the door and come in," was
the answer.
Rodney spoke sharply. and 1t was
sort of indication. Characteristic of
the difference in station between an
independent young man and n subser-
Went old man.
"Iicre l am, sir" answered Shurtliff,
slosing the door and standing before 1t.
He shot quick glance ut the young
woman. RE observed her tense posi-
:ion. = saw the emotions that filed
h"r soul in her face and bearing. All
his old suspicious rose like flood. For
n'nturnr he no longer cared for her.
lie almost hated her. He looked from
tier to the dark-faced, determined Rod
ury. to big. powerful. quiet Winters.
Was this n trnp7 Were they going to
try TO force him to speak? He was
brave man. old Shurtliff. but his heart
beat II little faster as he faced them.
lie was quite master Of himself,
'hough. cool. watchful, determined;
In their eyes rather admirable than
otherwise.
''The time has come for you to tell
Us the TRUTH" began Rodney emphat-
Ically. You know that the whole
blame and responsibility for the fall
ure Of the international bridge is
ionded on the wrong man. You know
that you permitted. and even made
possible. the sacrifice Of the reputation
o: the son for the sake of the fame
Of ths father. You know that this
girI here is breathing her henrt. that
Mcnde's life Is ruined. and you're to
biame. Now .he time has come for
yuu to speak. We know as well as
you thu young Meade Is Innocent.
Here's our evidence" -,
. He drew n handful OF papers from
his nsids oreast pocket and shook
them IL the face Of the old man. who
bad ,,r',nk back against the side Of
- md xtooA staring white-faced,
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19
CHAPTER XIX.
The Battle From Above.

The Battle From Above.
The rain had stopped by morning.
to the great relief Of Colonel Hing
worth, Severence and Curtiss, and the
satisfaction Of Helen. There was little
sun to dry the big. red sandstone mesa.
its sides scanned into fantastic shapes,
which rose grandly between the val
ley Of the Picket Wire and the ravine
of the Kicking Horse, and which the
young woman intended to cross in her
walk toward the dam with Rodney and
Winters. The siding near the steel
arch bridge was close to the rock wall
Of the ravine, which here had been SO
secured out of the rocky side of the
mesa by torrents Of other days that
1t could fairly be called a gorge. Con-
sequently the bank of clouds above the
horizon to the northwest was hid be-
hind the big butte from the occupants
Of the two private cars. Although the
day did not promise to be fair. they
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19

The next moment, with culmInasA
Ing scream like the shrek Of all the
lost SOULS Of creation heard above, the
furious detonating roar Of the thunder.
the wind added its quota to the dem
onstration Of natural force, and now
the rain fairly dropped upon them In
apparently solid sheets. OF course
clouds do not burst. Such thing Is
scientifically and meteorologically Inn
possible, but anyone who has ever ex-.
perienced the suddenness and fury and
weight Of western deluge In a nor
mally dry land will understand the
term. The wind swept over the pla-
teau. where 1t had free course like q
hurricane; the rain came down In
masses apparently. Until their eyes
became accustomed to It, the falling
water blotted out the landscape.
The woman was hurled against the
side of the house by the sudden and
violent assault Of the hurricane. The
two men half dragged, halt carried her
around to the lee side Of the cabin.
The roof Of the hut had given way
here and there, and within 1t was soon
flooded. Where they stood, however.
by chance happened to be the solidest
part Of the overhang Of the roof, and
they were In some degree protected,
that is, from the direct violence of the
downpour. They were, of course,
drenched in few minutes in spite Of
their raincoats. With one man on Ell.
ther side Of her to give her as much
protection as possible, the woman
leaned against the stone wall and
stared through the rain down the val.
ley. seeking to see the dam, perhaps
a mile and half away. OF course the
maximum of the downpour could not
last any more than the maximum of the
gale, but the deluge was succeeded by
heavy, driving rain still swept on by
strong wind.
Below the mesa the lake was
whipped into foam by the beat Of the
rain and rolled into waves by the as
sault of the wind. All three of them
knew what this deluge portended. The
downpour would raise the level of the
lake SO that it would overflow the
dam, which would be swept away, the
valley would be inundated by flood,
like tidal wave, the incompleted via.
duct would be ruined, the town would
be overwhelmed. the loss Of life and
property would be appalling.
1.-THE spillway ought to take IT,"
shouted Winters, knowing what was
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19

I'm going to ask You gentlemen to ex-
cuse me-"
EVEN see II he is working on the
dam tomorr-w."
"You viii stay all night, Mr.. Win
tersT'
Your father invited me to take a
bunk in his car, and, to be perfectly
frank with you, I'd sleep out in the
open rain rather than miss a chance
Of being in on the end Of a game like
this"
The girl bowed and left them.
'Dick," said Roda-; slowly at last,
as the two sat smoking together in the
silence Of complete understanding and
good comradeship. which requires no
expression in talk, "you're not the only
man who thinks that girl would be a
good wife to a man."
"Ah," said Winters, "sits the wind
in that quarter. Rod"
"Yes," answered the other. "but I'm
fighting this thing through for Meade"
swell, by George" said the big
ranchman. "you're as good a man as
Meade any day, fine fellow as he is.
wish I had some chance to get in
this game and make myself worthy Of
the two Of you, let alone the LADY,
It was rare confidence that Rodney
had vouchsafed to his friend, and like
every other Anglo-Saxon, having said
his say, he did not wish to discuss it
further.
"Do you know" he began. changing
the subject abruptly, II think things
have turned out pretty well in spite
of our foolishness a while ago. be-
lieve If there's spark of human graft
tude in Shurtliff's heart, the girls in
terposition when you and were threat
ening him, and her refusal to allow
him to be questioned later. will fan 1t
into flame. And I have an idea that
when he thinks it over he'll be about
ready to tell"
Are you sure he has anything to
tell?"
Certain"
swell, guess you're right. 1t sort
Of consoles me for having drawn my
gun, without using it, too. And II he
tells in the morning and we find Meade.
everything will be lovely"
For everybody but me-" said Rod
ney.
I'll tell you what, old man, when
this things over, you're coming out to
spend the rest of the winter with me
on the ranch. It's the greatest place
on earth for man to buck up. There's
no woman within fifty miles"
Rodney laughed q little grimly.
I'll 60 you," he said.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19

Staring Down at the Dam Helen II.
iinoworth Took the Glass From Rod.
ney. i
in the minds Of the other two by what
was in his own.
"It's not finished" roared Rodney.
Winters threw up his hands.
"Will the dam hold it?" cried the
woman, understanding.
"Until the water rises above 1t. Just
as soon as it begins to wash over, II
will go, and the quicker for these
of his voice.
"And the bridge and the town."
screamed the woman.
"They, too"
"And father"
"He'1l be all right; they've had warn.
ing. The engineers on the dam must
know the danger now. They're work
ing like mad"
He had brought a small six-power
fieldglass with him and he was styain-
ing his eyes through 1t. The vie ence
Of rain and wind had sensibly abated,
although 1t was still coming down In
torrents. With his knowledge Of what
would probably be attempted, Rodney
was able to see through his glass some
thing of what was being done, even al
that distance.
They're building palisades on top
of the dam, and backing 1t with an
earth mound. See, they are dropping
sandbags over" he stated, handing the
glass to the other man.
"By heaven" shouted Winters,
'they're making a magnificent fight"
In his excitement he left the shelter
Of the hut and stalked through the
rain toward the edge Of the mesa,
where he could have a better and near.
er view. In spite Of Rodney's remon.
strances, even though backed by his
outstretched arm, the woman followed.
Presently all three, Indifferent to the
beat Of the rain and the assault Of the
wind, stood watching the battle on the
dam. It was abat::< still more. fortu.
nately, or else they could scarcely have
sustained the attack Of that wind and
rain. nor could they have seen at all
even with that glass. ......
Staring down at the dam after a mo.
nent, Helen Hingworth took the glass
from Rodney. She focused It rapidly
and looked steadily through It. She
knew what she was seeking as she
stood steadying herself with splendid
nerve and resolution and swept ths
length Of the dam back and forth.
Go BE coNTDgUEnl
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19
CHAPTER xvIl-continued.

"He wouldn't be a common work
man. would he7" asked the girl, more
disappointed than she could express.
"Certninly not. He'd be keeping
track Of material, or running transit.
Or acting as gang foreman. Most Of
the workmen are foreigners, although
the bridge erectors are Americans"
you're sure that he's not here?"
Absolutely"
There's the DAM" said Winters.
well try that In the morning."
"What good is 1t going to do us,
Oick?" asked Rodney little irritably.
Even II we do find him, we can't
make him speak"
Il don't know" answered the woman
slowly. But If I could just see him
once again, Mr.. Rodney"-she spoke
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19

had no idea Of the further threat Of
storm presaged by the black masses to
the northwest.
In sandy. porous soils, such as here
prevailed. the rain is absorbed quickly.
The, could traverse the trails carpet
ed with the needles Of centuries that
ran through the dripping pines, with
out getting muddy. and with nothing
more to fear than q wetting. Colonel
nlingworth. Severence and Curtiss an
nounced their intention Of going back
to the town to continue their cousulta-
lions and observations concerning the
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-19
"He Wouldn't Be q Common Work.
man, Would He7n Asked the Girl.

without hesitation or reserve. and both
men felt deeply for her-'1f I could
Just speak to him. If he would only"
II believe you can persuade him."
said Winters.
"Yes. perhaps. but I want Shurtliff
to speak first, then we can approach
our friend himself with more conf
dcnce-" said Rodney.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-18

more than the labor cost The writer
always puts i'll this July planting
where he takes en- his early peas or
other early vegetables
A succession arranged as above will
furnish sweet corn from early IN Aug
gust until hard frosts come in the fall.
Some gardeners find it best to use
white Cory or soma other very early
variety for planting July 4.
When planting corn any time be-
tween May 20 and June 5, put a Hub
bard Squash seed in every third hill
and get a crop of squ9hes on the
same ground without iniuring the
corn. Until the squash plants are
several weeks old, they should be
busted with slug-sho every few days,
and particularly after every rain. In
a dry cellar where there is a furnace,
Hubbard squash can be kept all win
ter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-18
TWO MOIHtRS TELL
How Their sicky Children Were
Made Strong and Well.

For six years our little girl suf-
fered from a bronchial trouble, she
had no appetite, could not sleep and
was so nervous we had TO keep her
out of school The doctors said
nothing but a change of climate
would help her. We were disaour-
aged, when one day friend asked
us to try Vinol, and after taking six
bottles she does not look like the
same child She has a fine appetite.
is lively healthy and well. and Vinol
did it ALL" Mrs, +. E. Hufford, lola,
kas.
Another child made strong:-
THE measles left my little girl thin
and delicate. and the doctors medi-
cine did not seem to build her up.
road about Vinol and got bottle,
and her Improvement was rapid her
strength returned and she is now as
well as ever Mrs. E. Linot. Pitts
burg, Pc.
We ask every Bennington mother of
a frail. sickly, ailing child to try Vinol
on our guarantee to return their
money If il does not restore her
childs normal health.-Wm. L. Go
kay, Druggist, Bennington, also at the
Leading Drug Store in all Vermont
Towns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-18
Paying the War Bills.

The world war is now costing 10,
600 lives and $60,000,0O0 day. II
you will take pencil and paper you
can figure what this means in year
The figures stagger the imagination
And yet there are many people in
this country, in and cut of office
who cannot or will not see the ne
cessity for the United States to throw
into the scales against Germany at
the earliest possible moment every
ounce Of its physical and material
power
The sooner we get in clear up to
the hilt the sooner will the war be
ended. Every day that we lose
means the loss to the world of TO-
600 men and $50 000,000 The
world cannot for very long stand
this tremendous drain upon its ply
steal, intellectual and material re-
sources without becoming bankrupt.
Even ii we were not in this war we
could not avoid bearing our share of
the terrible burden.
One newspaper prints an editorial
article urging that people spend
their money as usual because there
is prosperity enough for all in spite
of the uncertainties of war. Then it
follows with an editorial urging that
the entire cost of war be raised in
taxe ..o.. .,.a. I'd money be borrowed
on bonds.
The two pieces Of advice happen to
conflict seriously
II the entire war bill is paid ont
of current taxation it will be impos-
sble for everybody to continue his
accustomed expenditures Taxes
would be so heavy as to seriously
disturb business in many channels
and compel radical economies among
large classes of the population. The
money derived from taxation would
be turned back into trade, it is true.
but in other channels and much OF
il would not get back to the original
source.
A very good reason for not de-
pending solely on taxation is that
there are definite but unknown linn
its to the amount OF money that can
be raised by taxation. A tax is large
ly experimental Sometimes it pro-,
duees more than was estimated, but
less.
In war. end particularly in this
way, II would be criminal to have
any uncertainty about the amount
Of money that is to be available. We
must spend enough to do the job
right and 10 get it over as quickly as
possible.
When illness visits a household, it
must be cured if possible. If money
Is necessary TO the cure it must be
had to the extreme limit Of credit.
Who would let his wife or child die
FOR fear of spending more than a
income this month Rutland
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-18
) AUSTRIA AND TURKEY sTARvE
Teutons Suffering Great Hardships
from Lack of Food

Paris, May 16-Groups of Ameri-
can blue-jackets were seen along the
bouleyards this week for the first time
during the war, mingling with the
French and English sailors in the CAPT
tai and everywhere being accorded a
welcome of the heartiest kind. The
Americans comprise the first contin-
gent from the gunboat Scorpion which
they left at Constantinople upon the
declaration of war between the
United States and Germany, and had
been on the way for more than a
month, owing to detentions by the
Germans and Austrians along their
route. Commander Morton of the
Scorpion, is also due here, he having
escaped internment with the Scorpion
at Constantinople. Two other Ameri-
can officers and all the remainder of
the crew of about twenty men remain
informed at the Ottoman capital
These last men tried to board out
going trains, but were taken by Turk
ish gendarmes and placed in an in
ternment camp.
Ine sailors say the Germans sub
jected them to many hardships and in
dignities at Nish. Serbia, which they
describe as entirely under German
control. The Americans we're de-.
tanned there for two weeks. under an
armed guard and with insufficient
food-a plate of noodles daily, the
men report. When they protested,
the German officers threatened to
place the entire detachment in irons,
according to the sailors, who added
that many other American civilians
were being held by the Germans at
Nish, including Dr. Post and others
previously connected with Red Cross
work
When the sailors crossed the Aus
trian frontier they observed an inn
change. the Austrians giving
them the best of treatment, with prop
er food and good accommodations.
during the two weeks detention.
The men describe general food con-
ditiCns in Austria as worse than those
in Turkey, the entire population. they
say. being deprived of necessities of