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WRIGLEYT ! 5c a package before the war 5c a package during the war 5C a Package NOW THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! I;,.B SAIC DISEASE IMPERILS THE SUGAR CANE CROP ashington, D. C., October 28.- . mosaic disease of sugar cane the peence of which has recently been iovered in Louisiana and other ` Spahern States, presents a menace Which calls for immediate concerted action on the part of the cane growers according to the Bureau of Plant In is.~ry' of the United States Depart *°meat of Agriculture, which has just completed an extensive survey of in fected areas and has investigated the various methods of controlling the dis Cuttings take nfrom diseased stalks invariably produce diseased plants t careless importation of diseased cane is practically sure to in the spread of the disease, in tions show. Consequently, in e in' the matter of seed carne the department scientists may result in very severe to sugar cane growers. Sgreatest importance, therefore, t ed to the recommendations e department with regard to se proper seed cane. The first .sential step at this time is the elimination of diseased In the spring of the year the malady frequently can be' checked by i n fields where it has not ob t , a strong foothold. Roguing P ts of pulling out infected plants, -fit, stem, and branch. These dis dplants usually wilt, and so area .' 4 longer a source of infection. But ti;n wet weather they should be burned *'.otherwise destroyed, else they may Where the disease is very n-- dant roguing is out of the ques :OMEN OF MIDDLE AGE ed Hetp to Pass the Crisis Safe' - Proed f that Lydia E. Pink am's Vegetable Compound Can be Relied Upon. Urbana, Ill.--"DuringChange of Life, In addition to its annoying symptoms, I had an attack of grippe which lasted all winter and left me in a weakened condition. I felt at times that I would neverbewell again. I read of Lycia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and what it did for women passing throughtheChange of Life, so I told my . doctor I would try it. Isoon began to gain in strength and the annoying symptoms dis pered and your Vegetable Compound ba made me a well, strong woman so Ido all my own housework. I cannot Saeommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound too highly to women aa throuh the Change of Life" h- rZs.M ?iKHE&NS1, 1316 S. Orchade St., Urbana, Ill. Woman who suffer from nervousness, , eat lashes," backache, headaches "the blues" ahould try this famous and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink m tetbl " tion, and all plants, therefore, should be allowed to mature, after which they should be ground and the stubble plowed up and killed. Such treatment means that seed for replanting must be imported. Here the growers are urged to exercise the greatest care. Fortunately there is still an abundance of healthy stock in Louisiana and other cane sections of the United States. The United States Department of Agriculture will furnish information as to the nearest and most accessible source of clean seed for any region. Data have also been secured on the prevalence of oth er diseases and insect pests so that reasonable security against the spread of other maladies is assured. The immediate problem confronting the scientists in this fight is how to help the cane growers identify the disease. While the general appear ance of diseased plants suggests a mottling of the leave resembling to bacco mosaic, it is difficult to indicate verbally the characteristic which dis tinguish this disease from others at tacking the cane. As soon as the litho graphing of a series of colored illus trations is completed, the United States Department of Agriculture will distribute in the affected regions an illustrated bulletin with the aid of which one can readily ascertain wheth er or not an unnatural appearance of plants indicates the presence of the L!mosaic disease. This bulletin, which I will be ready within a few days, tells r in detail how to check the spread of r mosaic disease. The following description will be of - assistance in supplementing the col ored illustrations, and will enable those who do not have access to the latter to more definitely diagnose sus pected cases. Upon walking between rows of cane in an affected field, num bers of plants are conspicuous on ac count of a general pallor of the leaves, discernable at a distance of many rods. Closer examination reveals that this pallor is due to Irregular light-colored streaks or spots on the leaves. The affected leaf areas, is so far as color is concerned, are of two I distinct types, the most common type I presenting merely a "washed out" ap, t pearance. In the second type the yet low is predominant and te affected areas have a decidedly yellowish-gree, appearance. The normal and affected areas are sharply contrasted. Symptoms of the Disease The streaking and spotting of the e leaves are the only noticeable signs is 7 newly affected plants. Usually, how ever, more serious effects are seer in first ratoons of cane which became g infected the previous year, or in plant - ed cane originating from diseased cut tings. At this time quite another dis t tinct leaf sympton appears. It con sists of small, white opaque spots anc streaks in the light colored areas SThese are smaller than the light areas previously mentioned and differ fron them in having no pigment or coblo $ matter whatever. They range fron, mere points to elongated irregulai streaks several inches in length. About the same time, or during the next year ,a still more injurious sign of the mosaic appears, namely, the stripping or cankering of the stalk. This is much more marked in some varieties than others. Ordinarily it does not become noticeable until the cane is quite well developed. By tear ing away an enveloped leaf basis, cankers can sometimes be found in the incipient stage, appearing as dis colored or water-soaked patches, or long streaks on the internodes. When a large proportion of the plants in a field are infested, the general aspect resembles the effect of a severe drought. Many types of injury are commonly found on canes leaves that might be confused with this malady, by one not familiar with it. It is, therefore, im portant that before any cane grower proceeds to the wholesale destruction recommended, that he ascertain posi tively whether or not the infection is actually te mosaic disease. Many Varieties Susceptible More than a thousand varieties of cane are susceptible to this malady, according to the Department of Agri pulture. Most of these are the progeny of seeding canes that exist in small variety-test rows or patches at the various sugar-cane experiment sta tions but the list includes also practi cally all the commercially esteemed sorts grown for the mills on a planta-' tion scale. So far as can be learned, none of the varieties grown in Java is truly immune, but a high degree of re sistance to the disease has been ob served in the Java seedling canes grown in Porto Rico. Infected Areas There are at the present time a number of large cane areas in the United States not yet invaded by the mosaic disease. Cane planters in these areas should urge the enactment of State legislation prohibiting the im porting of cane into them from any source whatever until such time as it can be accompanied by an authentic certification of health. Such areas in clude the entire Bayou Teche district and the parish to the north in Louisi ana, consisting of St. Mary, Iberia, Vermilion, Lafayette, St. Martin, Aca dia, St. Landry, Avoyelles, and Rapi des. This is, of course, the most im portant disease-free area. Other simi lar areas asre the entire state of Mis sissippi with the exception of Biloxi; the entire state of Alabama except a small locality near the state line not far from Muscogee, Fla.,, the entire state of Georgia except Grady County; and the whole of Florida save certain limited regions. Where the disease is present in small amount and in few well-defined areas, the possibility of quick and com plete eradication exists. The cane in these areas should be ground during the present harvesting season and the stubble plowed up. As a precaution ary measure, some crop other than a grass should be grown on the land for one year, after which cane may again be grown with safety. The two small infested areas in Alabama and Mississippi offer no difficulty at all. They can be destroyed with practically no loss to the owners, and the assur ance of healthy crops in the future more than offsets the inconvenience of growing some other crop on the land now occupied by infected cane. The success of the measure in Florida is made possible by the present organ isation of the state plant board, which has already met the test of success fuly handling more seriouk problems. PIIs Car1 i 6 t 1o4 Days Df.mgbmm .i PA.lO UTm fir I ssswe aY ersaradiatPi~lu SHERIFF'S SALE PLANTERS BANK & TRUST CO., versus R. LEE GARLAND No. 21,323, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry, La. By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale, issued out of the Honorable Six teenth Judicial District Court, in and for the parish of St. Landry, Louisi ana, in the :above entitled and num bered suit, and to me directed, I have sbized and will proceed to offer for sale, at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of; the Court House of St. Landry parish' at Opelousas, Louisiana, on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1919, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following de scribed property, to-wit: 1st. A certain tract of land, being the South half of lot No. 2 of a plate of survey made by D. S. Edwards, Surveyor, attached to original Act No. 48978 of the Recorder's Office of the Parish of St. Landry, and being a sale from H. L. Garland to Joseph Durio, August 2, 1902, said entire lot con taining Two Hundred (200) Arpents, of which the northern half had been previously sold by A. H. Garland to S. V. Richard, said property being bounded Northwest by property of J. B. Sandoz; Southwest by property of H. L. Garland, and Northeast by that part of the lot sold to S. V. Richard. 2nd. Also a certain .tract of land with all the buildings and improve ments thereon situated on the west bank of Courtableau, about one mile and a half from the town of Port Barre, in St. Landry Parish, La., con taining One Hundred (100) Arpents; bounded above by land of the Estate of J. B. Sandoz, below by land of the Estate of H. L. Garland, on the front by Bayou Courtableau and on the rear by land herein firstly described. Being the North half of the Two Hun dred Arpents of lot No. 2 of plat of survey made by D. S. Edwards, Sur veyor, and attached to original Act No. 48978 of the Recorder's Office of the Parish of St. Landry. D. M. FONTENOT, oet -4 t~s . heritf. 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Both labor and materials are available once more and a great deal of government baild Sing, state work and factory constructilon already is under way. Measure the amount of satisfac tion and service your new home woqld bring end Syou'll want to get started at once. t The sensible thing then is to BUILD NOW and we have all the material to build the sensible way-framing, siding, trim, shingles, Sdoors and Beaver B.ard--the manu~actured lumber, knotless and cracklse-for the walls and ceilings. Speak to us about it today. A. C. SKILES LUMBER CO. Meeting of City' Democratic Execu tive Committee The City Democratic Executive Committee met on Saturday, October 25, 1919, pursuant to the call of the chairman; present: H. D. Larcad.3, Sr., chairman; H. F. Richard, H. Bodemul ler, and James L. Comeau; absent: Ivy Schwartzenberg. Quorum present. The chairman explained the object of the meeting and, on motion of Mr. Richard, the following resolution was adopted: Whereas a general election for state, parish and ward officers will be held on the first Tuesday after the third Mopday in April, 1920, at which election municipal officers shall also be elected; and Whereas it is necessary to first se lect nominees of the Democratic party for said municipal officers; therefore, be it Resolved that a white Democratic primary election is called throughout the City of OpeloiQas, La., to be held on January 20, 1920, to select Demo cratic nominees for the office of May or, City Marshal, and Aldermen for each of the four city wards of the city of Opelousas, together with one alder man at large. Be it further Resolved that all persons desiring to become a candidate at said primary election shall file their notification either with the chairman, H. D. Lar cade, Sr., before midnight on Tues day, November 4, 1919, stating in writing what office he is a candidate for, that he is a member of the Dem ocratic party, and a duly qualified elector. Be it further Resolved that each candidate shall at the time of filing his declaration of intention to become a candidate deposit with the chairman the sum as follows, viz: Candidate for mayor: $15.00. Candidate for Marshal: $15.00. Candidate for Alderman: $7.50. Be it further, resolved that at said primary election there shall be elected a City Democratic Executive Commit tee to serve fo rtwo years to be com posed of five members, one from each of the four city wards, and one at large. The candidates for committee men to qualify at the same time as other candidates, but are not required to make a deposit as hereinabove re quired of other candidates. 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Lands for Sale 96 Arpents, highly improved, on Washington Road, 3 1-2 miles from Opelousas ................................ .........$10,590 01S 218 Arpents, highly improved, 3 1-2 miles west of Opelousas, per a arpent .................................................... o 25 Arperits, highly improved, near Opelousas .... ................. 6,500.0 35 Arpents, improved, 1-2 miles from Opelousas ................. 4,500.00 385 Arpents adjourning Opelousas, per arpent ................ .. 12.; '6 Arpents, improved, on Washington Road, 1 mile from Opelousas, . 4,000*.0 40 Arpents, improved, on Washington Road, 3 1-2 miles from Ope lou esa ....... ..... . .......... ........................... . 100. 3,500 Acres, improved at Barbreck, La., per acre ................. ..O 138 Acres, improved, at Garland, La., per acre ................. . 4;. 110 Arpents, highly improved at Whiteville, La.................... 6,000.0 90 Arpetns improved in East Bellevue ....................... 9,0000 :3 Acres, highly improved, 1 1-2 miles from Opelousas-Washington Road .............. ............ ............................ 60 Acres on Lawtell Road, improved ............................ 5,5 0 50 Acres in Plaisance, improved, per acre ....................... 100i 135 Acres, highly improved, at Rosa, La., per acre ................ 7 .5 S40 Acres, improved, near Rosa,'per acre .......................... 50i00 2,000 Acres rice farm, with deep wells and equipment at Oakdale, per acre ...... ...... .... ... ......................... 15. 510 Acres rice farm, improved, near Welsh, per acre .............. f1'" 385 Acres rice farm, improved near Welsh, per acre ................. 600 Arpents, highly improved, on Bayou Nezpique, per arpent ...... .., 500 Acres rice farm, highly improved on Bayou Coprtableau, per acre 398 1.000 Arpents rice farm op Bayou Beouf, per arpent .............. 45.00 1,000 Arpents rice farm on Bayou Teche, per arpent .............. S.i0G 644 Acres, partly improved, on Bayou Jack, per acre ............... ".. . 558 Acres, improved, 7 miles from Rosa, per acre ................. 00 250 Acres, improved, near Rosa, La., per acre .................... 60.46 650 Acres, at East Krotz Springs, La., per acre .................... 1, 640 Acres, timber land, on Bayou Cocodrie, per acre .............. 17%.0 173 Acres, improved, 4 1-2 miles from Opelousas, per acre ..... ..... 24 50 Acres, improved, on Little Teche, per acre ...................... f , 90 Arpents, improved, near Beggs, La., per arpent ................ 320 Acres, improved, on Bayou Beouf, per acre ................ 760 Acres, improved, On Bayou Beouf, per acre ................. .. 5 3,500 Acres, improved, on Bayou Beouf, per acre ................... 200 Arpents, improved at Whiteville, La., per arpent ............ 420 Arpents, improved, on Bayou Beouf, per arpent ................. 4 380 Acres, cut over, wood land, one mile above Whiteville, La., per acre............................................... 1,400 Arpents, partly improved, 5 miles East of Opelousas, per arpent 554 Acres, rice land, with wells and equipment at Elton, La ..... 100 40 Acres, improved, at Gold Dust, La ............ ................ 873 Arpents, partly improved, near Port Barre, per arpent ........ 250 Acres, highly improved, near Opelousas, per acre.............. 400 Arpents improved near Whiteville, per arpent ..... . .......... . 260 Arpents dn Bayou Beout, per arpent ................... . . 578 Acres, improved, 6 miles from Melville, on Atchafsalaya River, per acre ........ ... .................... ................ •. 350 Arpents, improved, in Plaisance, near Sovets' Store, per arpenit 320 Acres, improved, on Bayou Beouf, per acre . ................ 240 Acres, improved near Vifle Platte, La ....................... 20,000 Acres, timber, between Opelousas and Melville, La., per acre 5,000 Acres, timber, in Eastern St. Landry Parish, per acre ........ 2,100 Acres, cut over hardwood and pine land, Evangeline Parish, per acre ...................... ............ . .. OTHER COUNTRY PROPERTY, IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVW ALSO CITY PROPERTY--CALL AND SEE OUR LIST. 4 C. P. Dunbar & Br A. L. LaCombe Building. OPELOUAS, LOU presiding at the first primary election herein above provided for. Be it furth er Resolved that when this committee adjourns it adjourns to meet on Fri day, the 7th day of November, 1919, at 4 o'clock p. m., for the purposie at determining who have qualified ast candidates in the primary election aforesaid. On motion of Jas. S. Comeau, the meeting adjourned. H. D. LARCADE, SR., Chairman. Attest: H. BODEMULLER Secretary. They used to say: "Where are you working?"' The new query is: "Where are you striking?"-Portland Tele gram. R. D. HUDSPETH Dental Surgeon Office in Landau Building. Opelousas, La.