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ETbe Era eaber. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Mrs. J. VOL BROCK, Editor. Entered as second class matter April 5, 191( at the postofltce at Frauk)inton, La., under e Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. Advertising Rates on Application Address all Communications to The Era-Leader, Franklinton, La. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ............$1.50 in advance. Six Months......... ......75 Cents. Three Months ..........4.....0 Cents. Franklinton, La., Jan. 10, 1918 "PY4 QSontry f'Ts of Tlhe, Sweet Land of Ilbfetrv. My Tuesdays are meatless, My Wednesdays are wheatless, I'm getting more eatless each day. My home it is heatless, My bed it is sheetless, They're all sent to the Y. M. C. A. The barrooms are treatless, My coffee is sweetless, Elch day I get thinner and wiser. My stockings are feetless, My trousers are seatless By heo I how 1 do hate the kaiser! In an opinion handed down by Chief Justice White, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the draft law. The professional man who bnys of an order house and a merchant who has his printing done out of town belong to the same lodge same degree. Drastic steps were taken by the government to enforce prompt ness in releasing cars, an order doubling demurrage rates being promulgated, effective January 21. A young man of our town re cently sent $3 to a New York firm for a "marriage guide." He re ceived a 15-cent bible and these words: "There is no better guide for married life than this book." He got value received, more than many get. A Race For Food Farmers, can you win tne race in 1918? The first thing necessary to win the race is to be ready If you are not ready, get ready just as quickly as possible. The Goddess of liberty is look lug anxiously at you. Our brave sons and Allies cannot go up and possess the land of liberty un. less they are fed and clothed. In many respects, the year 1917 was an unseasonable year. Des "pite that fact a bumper crop was made in Louisiana. Quoting from an article published in the Daily States by R, G. Miller, there was a nine percent increase in the number of acres cultivated in 1917 over that of 1916. The t tal acreage in cultivation in Louisiana was 5,628,000 which in all the standard crops of the spInth, approximated $59,000,000 > in value, Mr. Miller says, "The average value, in the state,of one acre of cotton, including the seed was $32.75. The average acre of corn was worth $26.28; Irish pot atoes $117.76; sweet potatoes $82. 16; oats $20.96; rice, $69.35; hay $22.75; peanuts, 50.70. Now the puestion arises; which are the best ahd safest crops to plant in 19187 Which will turni out the most dollars per acre? Which will weigh the most in the point of helping win the war!" 1917 was a'good year for cot ton and a bad year for corn. The refore, if the season for corn and grain oropse had been normal, it is easy to see that corn instead oft cotton woukW have won the Srace in money valne per oacre, at present prices over cotton. The : r~ ers, t' .' 'foreP, in. order to Slay out their acreage for the 1918 S o'~ p, as to how much to plant in S, , -. bow aM ,- t pla.at l corn, velvet beans, peas, potatoes and other food crops, in order to win another race, has only to consider quietly and thoroughly e the many bitter important lessons 0 which have been experienced in b the past, in planting too much acreage in cotton at the expense of food and feed. It is well known by our safest and most conservative farmers s that it is a sure bet to first con- e sider the live stock at home, the needs of the family in food supply, the need of our own gov- r ernment and that of our allies, and plant with the view of meet iug those needs and the rest of the farm, if any, should be planted to cotton, In the past many fatal mistalies r were made by considering cotton as the first and standard crop, at the neglect of the more important food and grain crops. Another thing is that 1918 will hardly be as favorable for cotton as was 1917. Mr. Miller further adds, in this same editorial, "An acre of land that is rich enough to yield one bale of cotton is also rich enough to yie:d 250 bushels of sweet potatoes, or possibly 200 bushels of Irish potatoes. Which is the best crop in war times? That is something to think about. It is good business, as well as good patriotism for the farmers in S Washington parish to consider well some of the foregoing figures 3 and facts. Let the farmers of this parish increase their acreage, but let us not increase the acreage in cotton, b Bank Improvements The Washington Bank & Trust Co, are having some very effect ive changes made in their bank d building, the interior ,being re modeled and re-decorated. The new plan shows an enlarged lob by with a cabinet for an exhibit of Washingion Parish farm pro . ducts in which the president of e thebank,'M r. J. B. Lindaley, is Sspecially interested. The work, when complete, will show an improvoement in the ap pearance of things quite in keep ing with the spleddidly improved business which the 1917 records show. d Week of Prayer ., d The Baptist W. M. U. are ob e serving a week of prayer in their it society this week, holding a 40 e minote service in the church ao every afternoon, beginning at 3 8 o'clock. These meetings are Sopen to the public sand visitors u are oodbille rwgI9L SOULE COLLEGE YOUNEW ORLEANS. LA. Highest Grade and Most Practical Courses in Business, in Shorthand and in English. Best Equipments. Un equaled Facilities. Complete College SHOULD BE EDUCATED Bank. Only School with Actual Store, TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES and Actual Money in which students keep the books and balance cash. Special accommodations for ladies. Personal instruction. No misrepresentation to secure patronage. Graduates in general demand through their superior training. GEO. SOULE & SONS. wW.JSS. We Are Distributors V"., For the Celebrated Swift Co.'s Fertilizers The Best and Cheapest. See Us Before Placing Your Order. We will also have a full line of Seed Irish Potatoes. S. H. Burris Incorporated. Major Varnado Enfertaine d. Mrs. N. D. Stringer entertain ed at a Six O'clock course dinn#r on Wednesday, in honor of her brother, Major Frank Varnado. Besides the relatives of the C honeree a number of young peo pie were present to do honor to the occasion and with afternoon 1 speeches, toasts and music, an I enjoyable evening was spent. Mayor Varnado, during his four years servtce in the navy previous to his enlistment in the I present war, bad some rare ex- I periences, some pleasant and some otherwise, in various for eign countries especially in China and Japan. and his interesting narrative made him a very popu lar dinner guest indeed. The Major considers this his last farewell visit to his family as he expects to leave immediate ly for France. Resolutions Adopted By M,. E. Sunday Schliol. We in behalf of the Methodis, Sunday School, wish t, extend our 1eartfelt sympatOy to Mr. and MlrsW. M. Wood,the bereavedr parents of little Wiley Carp Wod who was a member of the Suin day School, his name being placed on the Cradle Roll June 10. 1917. May they look to Jesus and trust in the sweet protilises of God's eternal truth for comfort and strength to help them bear up under their trials. May the G )d of all hope and love sustain them and finally bring them without the loss of one, into the Eternal City. Mrs. Ada Babington, t Mrs. C. C. Simmons, Mrs. L. H, Ma,,o, Committee. Notice. t There will be a meeting of the stockholders of The Babington f Store, Inc., at the office of the Scormpny on Thursday, January 24, 1918, at 3:00 o'clock P. M. We offer The Era-Leader and New York Thrice-a-Week World j both one year for $2.00. 1 Dr. O. D. Varnado DENTIST Office in R. D. Magee Bldg., Over Boston Store Fruaklinton. : Louisiana. Your patronage will be ippreciated. The Era-La er `s. and Thrice=a=Week o' - New York World SBoth One Year For $2.00 "To Old and New Subscribers Who Pay a Year in Advance. Address TTHE ERA=LEADER, Franklinton, La. f fffffffffffffffffffffff~e ®fff-. Notice Mrs. O. F. Monk as hostess, will entertain the Waverley Club on Saturday, January 12 th at the residence of Mrs. Wiley S. Burris on Main street. Holiday Observ ed Tuesday being a legal holiday copmemerating the battle of New Orleans, there was no court here that day, adjourning being taken Monday evening till Wed nesday' morning. Court officials and members of the bar who had entered into the business of the week, seemed lost thru this day of forced idle" ness. Life Was a Misery Mrs. F. M. Jones, of Palmer, Okla., writes: "From the time 1 en tered into womanhood .. I looked with dread from one month to the next. I suffered with my back, and bearing-down pip, until life to me was a misery. I would think I could not endure the pain any longer, and I gradually got worse.. . Nothing seemed to help me until, one day, , . " I decided to TAKE CA 1RfUI The Woman's Tonic "1 I took four bottles," Mrs. Jones goes on to say, "and was not only greatly relieved, but can truthfully say that I have not a pain. . . "It has now been two years since I tookCardui, and I am still in good health. . . I would ad vise any woman or girl to use Cardui who is a sufferer from any female Strouble." If you sufferpain caused from womanly trouble, or i you feel the need of a good strengthening tonic to buildup yourrun-down system, take the advice of Mrs. Jones. TryCar dul. It helped her. We believe it will help you. An Druggits 1a. QUICK SERVICE AUTO CO. Agents PIEDMONT Cars. Expert Repairs On any make of Car. Complete Line of FORD Parts in Stock. Firestone and Fisk Tires and Accessories. Casings Vulcanized and Batteries Recharged Reasonable Prices and Prompt Service Our Motto. See F. M. BROWN, " "anklinton For Coffins, Caskets and Undertakers' Supplies. A full line of Coffins, Caskets, Robes and Shrouds at prices to suit all. Card of Thanks To you who so kindly gave your service, your sympathy and love thru the illness and death of dear baby, we feel the deepest sense of gratitude and we take this means of express ing our thanks for overy hell), hoping that every effort expend ed in relieving'the little one of pain and i1 lightening our burden of sorrow may prove a blessing, in your own life, eveni as it proved a benediction in ours. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley M. Wood. Tempy Fortenberry et als Versus No. 2893 Sarah Fortenberry et als. In the 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Washington. Whereas, Joe Tate has filed in this Court a petition, praying for the confirmation of his ap pointment as Guardian of the minors, Brewster, Preston, J. D., Bera, Truly and Audrey Tate, in the Chancery Court of Pike County, Mississippi, and praying to be authorized tot remove the funds of the said minors from this State. Now, therefore, notice is here by given to all persons who have or can have any opposition th'ri to to file same in this Court with in thirty days from the first pub. lication hereof. January .7, 1918 M. A. Thigpen, Clerk of Court, Sheriff Sale-No, 3023. H. F. Huffman Vs. John S. Huffman et al. Notice is hereby given that by v1 tue of a commission of sale, issued of the 26th Judicial District Court Louisiana, in and for Washington ish,in the above entitled and num cause, to me directed ana delive for execution, I will proceed to at public auction to the last and higl eat bidder on Saturday, January 26, 1918 at the principal front door of the house at Franklinton, La., be the legal sale hours for judicial the following described property ing and situated in Washington ish, Louisiana, to-wit: Five and 97-100 acres of land in Nathaniel Peters headright No. Tp. 3 south, range 14, east, St. Helet Meridian, described as follows: S*lc ing of the north corner of headriglt 41, thence east 7.60 chains to set stob, thence .north 4.90 chains to tob,. thence east 41.144 chains to point of beginning, thence east 1.74 chains to: stob, thence by traverse of east edge of hammock south 6 degrees east I:. chains to pine 30 inches- in diameta, as corner, thence south 174 degrear east 6 chains, thence south 391 de grees east 6.81 chains to stob,, theno north 15.82 chains to the point of br. ginning. Also five acres of landin l es~ headright, Township and Range. Ma described as starting at the north corner of headright 41, Tp. 3 south, R. 14 east, St. Helena Meridian, thenl east 7. 60 chains to stob, thence north" 4.90 chains to stob, thence east S7.98 chains to point of beginning, thes0a south 15.82 chains to stob, thence eat 3.161 chains to stob, thence north 15.82 chains to stab, tlence west 3.161 chains to point of beginning. To be sold for the purpose of effect* ing a partition. Terms of sale-cash without beudt: of appraisement. This 18th day of December,1917. J. E. Bateman. Sheriff. Notice. The Tax Roll for 1917 has been completed and filed in my of and taxes are now receivable. J. E, BATEMA, Sherifi and Tax Collea01