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te erayJ-aber. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Mrs. J. VOL BROCK, Editor. Etered as second class matter A.pr;, 5. : at the postornee at Franki.ntoon, La.. unde he Act of Congress of March 3. 1793. Advertising Rates on Application Address all Communications to The EraiLeader, Franklinton. La. SUBSCRIPTI(,N IATE.: One Year... ..... ...1. ,) in advance. Six Months................. .r Cent. Three Months.............. to Cents. Pranklinton, La., Sept. 6, 1917 NMy Country 'Tis of The, Sweet Land of Liberty." A contemporary wants to know who took the "put" out of potatoes. It would be more in structive to know who took the "eat" out of wheat. President Wilson has dec;df d that conscientious scruples need s8e not disqua!ity a man from active service in road building. Right Shoulder, Shovels! - - pla That Dutch scientist who built pei a room with vacuum walls to give an him quiet, went to unnecessary iol trouble and exl:ense. Most any business house that doesn't ad- rei vertise could meet his needs. fal ash Through the investigations of cu the railroad war board it has Ti b3en discovered that the car th shortage is on the par with most th of the other "shortages" in this country-ready- made for the fe ar occasion. of si1 Some Political Economy. e The argument has been ad-i vanced that the wealth and re- of sources of the United States are b impaired to the extent of all the is money spent by the Government at for war purposes. 'The argument di is very unsound. There is a er ebarp contrast between the cost in to the Goveanment and cost to ax the people of the country. In The U. 8. has sold $2,000,000,- or 000 worth of liberty loan bonds to ttt the people of the United States a] and therefore owes $2,000,000,000 o01 more than it did a few months tt ago. When the money for the W bonds has been collected in full , and been expended in full the c, matter will stand in this shape: :U The people of the United States t: will have loaned to their Govern- v ment $2,000.000.000, in return for f which they will have received $2,- 1 000,000,000 worth of liberty loan 1 bonds, which is a valuable se- t ourety as the world affords. More over, they will have in their 1 pockets or their banks the $2,000,. 30,000 which they loaned their Gov.ernment. The Government 4ilbve expended part of this - -!f itseif, and those European ~ios engaged in war with Ger. . whose obligations our ment has purchased with ~Ithe maoney- realized from of liberty loan bonds, ezpended the other part At willbve been epent 'or Amerioan products ¢ n of Amerlcan Sttroes of the Nation, its * p.,to | e tk, will not .iaply have sold produots of ' products of -o of its fao a nbnt will thpe aoned said Of course the U nited States is g,;ing to pay t..: bnds at uma tarity an,1 is. ; . to pay inter est on them Jn t;e m,,anwhil., It is goir:: t pay part with the :nonefl it will lat.r cilect fraui BeFI lebt r Eut ,e.:CAn _i vernmnents 'ngaged i; war ,with .ermany; i: is goirng t pay p'ar t \\ i m oney raised by taxation. It is not go ing to pay them out of the ,ap"i td o0 th 'n :t- _tat, or t ut co the capltal I , }-, .ie "f the, arat United S:at-. The m:ney is t ,goo come fromn tu u a:ua incm porl the and p~oiuctiJn of the country, disi which now amount to 853,000,- que 000,000. The yearly agricultural thir nex production If th Unit` d Stat fert is m ire than .10.0i'),(i00i0,0 and first the mineral pr.>.iueti ;[ .3.000,- bes 000,000. The pr.fits of convert- sh ing raw material into fiuished hes products amount annually to 810, sib] 000,000,000. These are jryst som,- fro: of our main sources of annual til income, sta ---s cor en( 1VYRY GARDEN SHOULD pr GROW IRISHi POTATOES L doe I Seed Potatoes Should Be Sprouted of Before Planting. oul fro s---- il: A portion of every garden should be on (planted in fall Iri:h potatoes, if space thi t ipermits. This will provide nutritious yi( ' and palatable food during the late to fall, and the surplus may be stored for winter consumption. Small potatoes from the spring har- an - vest are usually used as seed for the ha fall plantings. The seed potatoes su should be sprouted before planting va and planted whole, instead of being nc l cut in pieces, as for spring planting. of S The popular spring varieties, such as th r the Red Triumph. Irish Cobbler and gr White Star are commonly planted in he the fall. of S Do not plant potatoes'that are af- m e fected with the scab disease. If you th are not familiar with the appearance to of this disease, write to the Exten- cc sign Division, Louisiana State Uni- o` versity, Baton Rouge, for Circular No. ef 8 on the Potato Scab. . Prepare ridges three to three and ti one-half feet in width for fall Irish c1 e potatoes. No fertilizer will be required et I by rich soils, but when stable manure g e is used it must be well decomposed it and thoroughly mixed with the soil during its preparation. Tho middl of August or a little lat a er is a good time to plant potatoes ' t in southern Louisiana. In the central to I and northern parts of the state plant ings should be made a few days earlier. In planting, make a trench - on the center of the ridge and drop t o the potatoes eight to twelve inches apart. If the soil is moist, cover to a s depth of three to four inches; if dry 0 or sandy, cover a little deeper. Keep is the surface of the soil well cultivated with a garden hoe. e In digging, the potatoes must be II carefully handled. Store them in a 1 1e cool, well ventilated place-not in sacks, but preferably in shallow "slat ted" boxes; or spread the tubers out e thinly on a dry floor. Some covering Swill have to be provided for them in If potato beetles appear, hand-pick 2,' and destroy them; if they come in an large numbers, poison them by dust e- lng with powdered arsenate of lead and air-slaked lime.--G. L. Tiebout, er Horticulturist, Extension Division, ir Louisiana State University. cir No. 666 will cure C(hills and Fever. mt It is the mo,,tapeedy remedy we know. er- Any Doctor will tell you a felion's con stitution won't last forever S and in these strenuous times ds, it needs a good overhauling art occasionally. .te -Mineral Wells, Texas ,its THE noot oddOffere- Excursion of Rates Daily. Two or three weeks there will make you look and feel like -ne. Bnd Setter Oo While the (lo le ing Is Good. c ASK TBE TICKE' AGBS4T. i`~~ ~it E~3 Qf4rSMOIgt. p ·.5. .i SELECTED SEED CORN GIYES BEST YIELDS Poor Seed Corn Should Be Selected in the Flld -Helght of Ear, Length f Shank, and Shuck Covering Among Points to Be i Considered. hogi tem: stoc The production of good yields of et corn requires fertile soil, proper prep- futu aration and tillage of the land, and cert good seed. The rainfall is also im- suff portant, but since we have to accept mal the seasons as they come, we may and disregard this factor in discussing the at question of better corn. After every- T thing possible has been done for the ges, next crop in the way of improving the thai fertility of the soil and putting it in are first-class condition to plant, the very spe best seed that it is possible to obtain pro should be planted. If one has a good be variety of corn on his place we do not say hesitate to say that the best seed pos- lon sible for him to plant can be obtained sto, from his own field. It is a law of na- fou ture in both plant and animal life thart wh "like produces like." If one of two the stalks of corn grownunder the same to conditions of soil and seasonal influ- to ences and with a like area of ground be produces twelve ounces of grain and I the other only ten ounces, the goi chances are that the grain from the ani higlL producing stalk will yield a like enW increased amount of grain. That this In does not always hold true is because ser I of the tendency of corn to be thor- mý oughly mixed in the field by pollen abi from all sorts of stalks reaching the I silks and fertilizing the grain; but if re: e one is careful to select only the best, pre e the tendency will be to. improve the sh s yielding quality of the corn from year yo e to year. mi d Select Seed Corn in the Field. m( In the early fall go into the field an r- and select seed corn from stalks that CO 1e have yielded the most corn, making i s sure that the stalk has not been fa g vored by better soil and that there i ig not a skip in the stand on either side g. of it. Note should also be taken of s the height of the ear from the S id ground. The ear should be less than in half way from the ground to the top of the stalk. The shank should be of if- moderate length, so that the point of cc )U the ear will tip downward when ma- Pr :e ture, and the ear should also be well ;t n- covered, with the shuck tightly closed ai "i- over the tip. This is one of the most th I0. effective safeguards against weevils. h( If the corn is not gathered at the fr id time of seed selection the stalks il: Tb chosen may be bent down below the pi ed ear so that no trouble will be had in fa re finding them later. o1 Protect Against Weevil. fo ail After the selected ears have been el gathered they should be stored in some de place inaccessible to weevils, or pro- 9 es vision should be made for treating ai al the corn with "high life" in case wee- h vils should appear. Some time before n planting all of the selected ears g b should be shucked and the crop from d the best ears should be chosen for d s that purpose. The "show" ear may a ot produce a greateramount of corn t ry per acre than the rough ear, but on I' ep account of its high percentage of 0 ed grain it will give more actual feed- l ing value than the other. a be It is desirable also for the corn to k a be uniform in type and color, espe in cfally so if it is ever to be sold for lat- seed.--W'. R. Perkins, State Agent. out Extension Division, Louisiana State University. ick EVERY LOUISIANA FARM in SHOULD RAISE SHEEP at Mutton and lamb are among the most nutritious of our foods, and wool is one of our necessary staples. A large increase in these important products is much needed at the pres r, ent time, and will be more needed in w. the immediate future. Louisiana has extensive areas that could be successfully and profitably utilized for sheep production, thereby adding immensely to the general food and wool supplies: and the intelli gent stocking of such areas with sheep would be one of the best means of conserving the feed which these lands produce. The number of sheep in Louisiana at the present time is negligible as compared to what she could support. S Every farm in the state should carry a small flock,of sheep: and our cut-over lands and other extensive grazing areas should have considerable numbers of sheep on them. For not only will mutton and wool be requir ed in increased amounts, for both food and clothing, but the industry, if properly conducted, should be found profitable.-W. H. Dalrymple, Depart ment of Veterinary Science, Louisiana State University. ly. SAVE GOOD OATS FOR PLANTING.SEED Indications are that the supplW of seed oats for planting this fall will be very short, and Louisiana farmers who have raised oats of good quality 10" are urged to save them for seed rath er than to feed them. In many parts of the South the oat crop winter kill-. ed and the far2ners will have to pu!r chase all their s'edl from other locali ties, and those favored sections where a partial or full crop was produeod · IMi4 sav4 every availabl beuhel to I,'t.big deas4s. DO NOT BUTCHER TIlE YOUNG FEMALE STOCK Poor Practice, in Spite of the Present High Prices. Mrs The prices obtainable for cattle and t"o hogs at the present time offer a gieat to 1 temptation to sell, even the female stock, that is hard to overcome. And a yet if we give a little thought to the future, one's better judgment would 'ef certainly suggest the retention of a sufficient number of the younger fe- li male animals to maintain the supply bra and meet the demand for next year wit at least, if not for longer. The writer is led to make this sug gestion from information received that great numbers of cattle and hogs dal are being sent out of the state, irre- dal spective of sex, due no doubt to the profitable prices that can at present our be had for them. There is an old t saying that "money counts;" but how long is it going to "count" if our otP stockmen dispose of their female foundation and afterwards find out when too late that they have deprived themselves of the necessary females to breed from and are short of stock to sell another .year when prices will be just as high, if not higher? If this practice is persisted in it is going to result in a shortage of meat animals when they may be needed P even more than at the present time. In other words, it is not going to con serve the meat supply nor is it ulti mately going to be the most profit t able to our stock owners. It may be all right to get rid of a f reasonable number of the old and un profitable female stuff, but there should be a rigid line drawn at the r younger female stock if we hope to maintain and increase the supply and it meet the future demands for meat vi animals which seems not only the t common sense proposition, but a pa triotic. and profitable one.-W. H. Dalrymple, Department of Veterinary 3cience, Louisiana State University. h if SAVE FEED BY 1 n USING THE SILO « )f The silo offers the best means of )f conserving the farm feed supply. It 1- enables the farmer to save the feed- h t11 uffs for the future use of his farm d animals in much the same manner it that the canning machine enables the t housewife to save the vegetables and t Le fruits for the future use of the fam cs ily. The present and prospective high , ie prices and the growing demand for In farm products of all kinds make it at ; once to the profit and the duty of h farmers to increase in every way the o n efficiency of their operations. To the t ie dairy farmer, at least, the silo is es- , o. *ential to efficiency. Its advantages t are too numerous to fully enumerate t e. here. Suffice it to say that experi- c ,, ments have proved that silage will rs greatly reduce the cost of feed for t m dairy cows and increase the milk pro- r or duct ion. It is a palatable feed, keeps I Sthe stock in a thrifty condition, and ( r the young stock growing all winter. 1 :n It is more conveniently fed than hay ( of or corn fodder. Silage enables one to d- keep a larger number of live stock on I a given area of land than may be to kept on forage crops cut for hay. It furnishes succulent feed during the 1 !or summer when drouths frequently oc nt. cur. It prevents the waste of corn ite cobs, stalks and overripe fodder that would otherwise not be eaten by the aniwals. V you contemplate building i silo, write to the Extension Division of the EP Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge," for complete information, which will be furnished free of cd harge. Iant IS THE COMMON CUR es- WORTHY OF HIS KEEP? hat The writer is a lover of the dog. bly However, there are dogs and dogs, and the greatest drawback to success nb o ful sheep husbandry in Louisiana, by oli keeping the majority of our farmers i from raising sheep and wool, is the ith useless and worthless dog. Therefore, the ilportant question at this time, is, ese can we afford to permit the worthless dog to stand in the way of our in n creasing the mutton and wool supply as of our people, which is, and will con rt tinue to be, so urgently needed? uld Further, a lot of useless dogs, our around country places especially, are ive not only liable to get the sheep-kill ble ing habit, but they have to be fed, and not much of the food they consuine is in uir- the nature of human diet which might Food be used for that purpose. In fact, it St has been estimated that the dogs of und this country consume enough food of art- this character that would feed an ana army of more than two million men. Is it right or patriotic at this time, then, to continue to feed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of worthless dogs ED on food that is suitable for human consumption; and that not only de stroy, but prevent' the raising of one ? of of our most valuable food animals, ir 1be respective of the wool that the sheep ners and lambs would be capable of pro. ilty ducing? ath- The subject is one of too serious n arts tore at this time to permit sentiment, kill- in favor of the Cur dog, to outw'eigh at- the urgent necessity for an immediate Cai - increase in the people's foood and herewool ~tupply.--W. H. Dalrymple, De Ud partme.nt .of Veterinary Science, Loufais 4a to m Btate Uvnltrmlt. NOT A LUINATIC Y By L. M. WESTON. l "Ile is simply crazy. Ednta." declared Mrs. Burnett, with conviction. "It is town talk. and yin are very foolish not to hreak off your ng"-';na°nlt iia:edli ately with a man whbo -le'1s in fa hoard, e:as nothinc' ,ut Ibr..ia and milk tild health feds :ilnl r'etir,'s ev',ry nigi ht lef.ire twlve. Whi:t kind :of a life ('an y,,il c, i,e('"t W illh - .,'h ;t!th - : ... 1:'" likely to, larnt a wif*.. ' r,.tur'i I E1,l a bravely, although her blue eyes filled with tears; "but as you say. they are rather queer for a stalwart yolunlg man , to adopt." I " Qu eer." sniffed Mrs. Burnett dis-\ dainfully. "I should say 'queer' was a very mild word." She rose as she spoke and flounced out of the room. leaving her daughter plunged in painful reflections. A moment later the p, rtieros at the other end of the room were softly with drawn and a fle-looling young man appeared. an Edna looked up with a startled air. a a "Jo." she gasped, "hov long have you been hehind those curtains?" "'Loa enough to hear myself called . a lunatic." he replidl. his dark eyes - t sparkling with mnierriluent. "Your re spected moither rubbed it in. didn't she? r, But I hope you won't take her advice , and give lne my walking ticket." t As he spoke. he bent over the girl lil andl pre's-d a fervent kiss on her lips, w\hlb'h was shyly, yet unmistakably, re turned. "I 'ain't give you up. Jo." she niur itiretl ;,"' i,'irlaely. "but I do wish Syou would tell me why-why you do T queer things." " iAnl you can't wait any longer," he queried. "P'atience has (e''ed to be a t virtue and you are about ready to ('1 e break our engagelnlt't " She looked ulp in his face. and the .1 love and tenderness that shone in hi: I Y es colnqluered her. She shooik her I head, saying: "No, Jo, I love you with all my heart and I have al solute faith in you. oinly---only I want you to kniow id how hard it is. so you won't make me 0 wait any longer than is absolutely nec. .s t a y., of A triumphant smile lighted his face. r He took her in his arms and. kissing (' her rapturously, said fondly: "My dar- St ling girl. you are not going to wait anl- P; other hour. I caine around t. : er tell you, but I coulin't resist the temp- S e tation to find out if you could or w iould trust me longer. Now for the mystery: T SA few months ago Harold Flint was Sspending the evening with my father. or You know the two are old friends, and A at Mr. Flint is my godfather. Well, my of brother and sister and I were In an- C le other room and we began to dliscuss le the old gentleman, and I said that I C s- wished I had half his money. My sis es ter said she didn't, if she would have to to be old like him. and not able to sleep a r or eat well, or have any real good ill imes. I differed with her and said or that I should be willing to sleep every 0- night on a hard board, eat ngthing but ps bread and milk and health foods, aban- i ad don evening entertainments and go to r. bed early for half of Mr. Flint's in- r, ay cole. to "Well, to go on with my story, the t on next day the old van sent for me to h be meet him at his office, told me he had it overheard our conversation the night he before and was going to call my bluff, so to speak. He said .that he was in afraid that I valued money too highly, ia that it was nothing compared with he youth and health, and offered to give I me half of his income, fifty thousand dollars. if I would live the life of an he aged dyspeptic for six months. He told - me, though, that as millionaires were always maligned I was to keep our contract secret, because the comments on my mode of life would bwas disa greeable to bear as any other part of C the test. 1 wanted to make an excep tion in your favor, dear, but he said 9 that rich men were always uncertain as to whether the women they loved I were sincere or not, consequently he og. thought I had better test your love and s, faith at the same time. I demurred, s- and we finally compromised-I agreed I bY not to explain the situation to you for ers three m'nths. Now. dear, what shall the I do? Personally, I quite agree with ire, the old man now-that youth and 15, health are far better than wealth ess still fifty thousad dollars would give in- us such a splendid start." ply "I should say so," assented Edna, on. with a subdued chuckle that finally de veloped into a hearty laugh. At first Jo looked affronted, then his are frown gave place to a smile as he re till- peated: "Well, dear. what shall I do1 ind Am I silly or sane? Ghall I go on or in throw over the job?" ght "Never !' cried Edna, still laughing. . it 'qt's a novel but honest way of earn of Ing money and-three months will soon pass." 8n "I'm not so sure of that," he grum an bled, "when one Is the laughing stock me, of town; but-but I'll stick it out if eds, I can be sare of a wedding feast at logs the end of that time," he added tenta an tively. de- 'q guess you may be sure of tat," one she returned, with a rosy flush. * - "With plenty of indigestible things ieep to eat?" he persisted. po- "i'll do a lot of the cooking myself, to make certain of that," she answered, ha. with a merry twinkle in her eyes. ent, "Brides are supposed to excel in the eigh art of making heavy biscuit and soggy iate pies." and "I shall never complain of any D- thing," he groaned. "after three months more of this hygienic living." NotieT. Tax Sale. You art! 1,ý.,-: , :,, : ,- that I 3t.. St a : "ralpkiinton, ,,. .,.n JuL.el , . ' i. ' -a Terra.e, 1 ' . .02 S. .... 1.25 * "... .. ......... .0 ', -. :. . .. . .L a 1o 1u· · . ,0 . in cOn . ,t* .. ..... .... ... 51.. 'T.' l tk I' , in . E:. i3 trn: an, Sheriff . .` . . .a-.....i 'r... Louis Tna, on t I: ' . ..1, L i. . c... . .v-ance book Ti-. . i . . .. . ti. .t y. 'u may. T' , ,. taid p.. p . .. . . . . . ' .aid 1 .t to ,,llun th.e- time da ni on the t -i.ts a:l cv..ditiln. a, r-.quired by law. 'Ii:(i:u COU t'.'te to do So. K. 1. IEAN. Ntice, Tax Sale. To JOHN A. (;.LLO VAY, Siidy 1lnk, M s. You :;re Wr, ey ie-'ified trat I paru t 0a'It at tax -:le at Frankhlntonq , . n :, rsh, Louisran, on S.1t:y 1:, UIn,. iUe tit .)ing escribed ,p". y, i. ; :-n t t i. . 1 ah to r I i , T. 1 , . , 1 . -v ait: Fi .,f r! aca -, bei:ng ,s of ine, Sec. '2, Ip. 1 S. R. 13 east, St. Helena Mer idian, in Pari:h of Washington, La. Said sale was made for the taxes for t' ie year 1916, a assessed on the tax rolls for said year, saitd taxes and , c,sts Iciung as foll ; r. tate axes .............. . i Parish Taxes.......... ......... 1.6 1 (':"federate Veteran Tax........ .11 Y' Special School Tax............. 1.2 d (ood Roads Tax.... ........... .0 Twto-Mil toad Tax........ .... .6 Interest ........ ...... 0f - Advertisement.................. 1.5 Sheriff's title.. ............. ..... . Cost of recording said title in ;y (nanveyance r cords......... 1.. I Cost of this advertisement..... 4.90 s- ';Total....... ............. 0 e ,Title from J. E. Batemian, Sheriff TP and Ex-Officio Tax C-,1::t!or, to me idi Was ringtori Parin f , Louisiana, e July 17. 1!117, in conveyance boOk8, Spage 381. o 'eis notice is gives that yeo lalY rl redeem said pruoperty from Maid t ale within the time and upon tf, te t1erms and conditions as required 11b to law, should you desire to do so. d Bogalusa, Louisiana, August. 7, 19l lt B. H. lUCK. S otice to 4 si'rdlitors. e In the Matter Jf tE. Bte.'n,'htiOri Isaac Roborts, Deceased.. id 26th Judicial .DiCtr'ctt (,om'u re loru ian -, f r NW.iaecin : a ur ti Parish. S otics is hereby given to oi creditors of this egtate, as well P to all otlhr partier to show .in ,i ' ten days from inotifa ed Iier. f (if any they have or hle why the fial acceunt preo9 : by 0. C. Tynes, .idminietratotr ed this estate, should uot be uippr onr e\ homnolgatedei and dip of the iunds be t madacor di d By order of tl Court. Ao e ISeal Mb. A. Thigpe. na, 2}-22 Clerk of Sheriff Sale.-No. a29 G6t u . i. S. ij-, et al: t' or Seiama,, W.,st. SNotice is hereby given that I og a r writ f tieri frcias, Iuel of the 26Lth JudicialDistrict Lonisiana, in and for WaS rePafish, in ihe above entitae l and to me dirlected. I will pr im- sell at public auctiont, the Ir ck hiKhest bidder, on at Saturday, September 8. ta- at the princiopl front dooritle hoii~e at Franklinton, a, Pf talsae hours fqr judicial ByI ordebchib od Pwrt.tl land situated iu H'5blUiigiJU ngs La., to-wit. Lota 2 s and 279 in the Ielf Varmado, La,, being in the 'ed i Hr. No. 42, Tp. 2, south, ' east, according to the ofdet Sfile in the ofice2 of Clerk of W ashington Parish, La. y. STerms of sale: Cash writ~. oS of appraniemet. Notie ist heray tr d