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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
State Officers.
Governor: ..S. D. McEncrv, of Ouachita.
Lieut- Gov. .Clay Knohlocli, of Lafourche,
gee. of State. Oscar Arroyo, of Plaquemines.
*ud.Pul». Acct's-.O. B. Steele of Union.
State Treasurer, . .E. A. Burke, of Orleans.
Attorney General......M. J. Cunningham.
of Natchitoches
fiopt.ofPuh. Ed...W.'Easton, of Orleans.
U. S. Senators.
jgg. B. Eustis.................of Orleans.
1.L- Gibson..................of Orleans.
Judges Supreme Court.
Chief Justice: E(1 w. Bermudez, of Orleans.
Anociate •' F-P. Poche, of St. James.
" C. E. Fenner, of Orleans.
" ' R. B. Todd, of Webster
" L. B. Watkins, Red River.
Cacurr Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
B.W. Blake................of Lafourche.
H.D. Smith..................of St. Mary.
Congressman, 3rd- Congressional Dist.
E.J. Gay.....................of Iberville.
Dist. Judges, 20th. Jud. Dist.
Taylor Beattie,. .........A. F. Knqblocb.
Diat. Attorney...........E. A. O'Sullivan.
Pari n Officers- '•>
Representatives:...........H. N. Conlon.
« ........Dr. Wm. Harang
Coroner................Dr. John Gazzo
Clerk ofConrt............W. Knobloch
Sheriff..............Theophile Thibodaux
Printer and Treasurer.........F. Sancan
.......................John M- Walsh,
Returning Officer..........W. C. Ragan,
Police Jurors.
President, H. N. Coition, .Too. S- Seely
I T. Grisamore, Sosthfeno Folse, M. De
leone, L-Clieraini, James Moran, Haniil
ton Ayo, Chas. S- Mathews and L. Krae
MT. Clerk Polico Jury, Alfred Engeran.
L Road and Levee Inspectors.
District No. 1____ -...........O. J 8evin
No. 2............Jus. A. Hargis
No. 3...........James Moran
No. 4...........Alidor Pitre
No. 5........J. Eugene Conlon
No. C......Telesphore Rodrigues
N'o. 7........Sylvaiu Bourgeois
No. 8..........Lubin Bergeron
Drainage Commissioners.
District No. 1—E- V- Morvaut, J-1>. Mire,
J. E- Conlon
District No- 2^-Ozdmd Naquin, J- C- Braud,
"John McCnlla.
District No. 3—Sosthene Folse. L. J. Cail
lonet, Evelien Bourgeois.
District No. 4—J. A- Claudet, O Tonps
F. Savoie
District Nc. fv—L, A- Trosclair, S- Mor
vunt. Drozin Cancienie.
District No- 6—U- Presteubach, O- Lopine,
Capt- Hotard.
District No. 7r- Chas. S- Mathews. R. Fo
ret. Hamilton Ayo.
District No. 8.—Janies Moran, J. Foret.
T- Badeaux.
District No- 9—.E- Cretiui, V- Gnedry.
E- Savoie.
District No. 10—Lubin Bergeron, Letiffroy
Daigle, O. Thibodaux
Municipal Officers.
Mayor, I. D. Moore, Councilmen, P. E.
Lorio.T. P. Bergeron, Ed. Curtis, Janies
Wright, E. N. Roth, James Cherault
Treasurer...................F. Saucau.
Town Marshal............... J. Auselet.
Asst. " Joseph Jones
Clerk..............Henry L. Boudreaux.
Post Master................R- K- McBride.
Directors of the School Bo kd.
T. Grisamore. president: Thus. A'.
„_au, superintendent; W. H. Ragan.
J.L. Aucoin, E. G. Curtis, J. M. Howell
A.J .Braud. Henry Riviere, Ernest Roger.
Dieectors ok Thiuopaaox Bit hue Co.
I. D. Moore, president,* H. W. Tabor,
tassaurer; E. G. Curtis, secretary; P. E.
Wio, Andrew Price.
Post ''fkcfs in the Parish.
Gheens,-—-—; Gnedry--fetini: La
httrche Crossing, l.ockport. Gns
M?a Abrihat. Jr-; Malagay. C. O. Nicolas
Otange City.-; Pugh, A. Angulos;
®Melaud, Amadeo I.ejeuue; Thibodaux.
McBride.
Railroad schedule.
THIBODAUX BRANCH.
Wsrtern ■ail leaves ..............12:10 p. n*.
J " arrives.............. 8:37 p. im.
gP* (Means mull leaves ....... '2:15 p ui.
" arrives.......... 1:35 p. as.
ELECTION NOTICE.
Office of Returning Officer. )
• Thibodaux, La., Jan. 28, 1888. \
Pursuant to a proclamation issued liv His
Excellency. SAM'L DOUGLAS MrENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, the quali
fied voters of the parish ot Latourehe are
hereby notified that an ELECTION will be
held on
TUESDAY, T1IE 17th DAY OP APRIL, 1888
(it being fha_ Tuesday next following the
third Monday in April) from 7 o'clock in the
morning until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, for
the purpose of taking the vote of the qualified
electors of this State on the proposed amend
uients to the Constitution of this State which
have been adopted by a two-thirds vote of
ali members elected to each House of the
General Assembly of this State at its last
regular sessions ot 188t and 1886.
And, whereas, it is tin ther provided that
at the above stated time there shall lie elect
ed a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a Se
cretary of State, an Attorney General, a State
Treasurer, an Auditor of Public Accounts
and a Superintendent of Public Education fir
the term of four years;
And, wheress, it is further provided that
on the same day there shall be elected t wo
Senators for the Ninth Senatorial District,
composed of the parishes of Terrebonne. La
fourche and Assumption, and two Represen
tatives for the parish of Lafourche for the
term of lour years.
And, whereas, it is further provided that
at the same time there shajl be elected for
the term of four years, two District Judges
and one District Attorney for the Twentieth
Judicial District, composed of the parishes of
Lafourche uud Assumption; and, whereas, it
is further piovidod tli it at, the same time
there shall lie elected in this prrish by the
qualified electors thee,if. one Clerk ot the
District Court, one Sheriff uml one Coroner
lor the parish of Lafourche, for the term of
lour years.
And, whereas, it is further provi led that at
the same time there shall lie elected by the
qualified electors in each police jury ward of
said parish, one Jukiice of the Peace and one
Constable for the term of f.,nr years, except
in such wards in which there is an incorpor
ated town, there shalLbeelee'eil two Justices
of the Peaee and two Cons'ables. And III
order that none but the qualified electors of
the ward shall vote lor su. It officers, tlio bal
lots ul such electors for said officers shall be
received anil deposited in a separate box, to
be kept lor that purpose.
And, whereas, the (feueral Assembly, at its
regular sessions, held iu the years 1884 and
1886, have adopted certain proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State,
which under the provisions of Article 2;">6 of
said Constitution are snbioit'.vd to the quali
fied voters ol the State for their approval or
rejection in such maimer sml form that the
qualified voters may vote lor or HgaiosUeach
of said amendments separately, uml which
are as follows:
Amendment N'o. 1.
Under Act No. 43, of 1881-—Tnlane University
Amendment.
The terms of Act No 43, of the regular ses
sion of 18.84, adopted at the session of the
Legislature iu tae year 1881, are hereby rati
fied and approved, and all provisions'ot the
Constitution of 1879 repugnant thereto, or iu
any way impairing the passage tliercul, are
hereby repealed, so far as the operations of
said act are concerned.
Amendment No. 2.
Under Joint Resolution No. 112, of 1881.
"The General Assembly may divide the
State into levee districts and provide for the
appointment or elec.inn of levee commission
era iu said districts, who shall, iu the method
or manner to lie provided by law, have su
pervision of the erection, lepair and main
tenance of the levees hi sa.il districts ; to
that oficct the ievee commissi,mere may levy
a tax not to exceed ten mills on the taxable
property Situated iu the alluvial portions of
said district su' j -ct to overflow • provided,
that in onse of nwessit v, to laise additional
funds for I he purpose of constructing, pre
serving uud repairing any levees protecting
the lands id the district, ilie rate of taxat.ou
herein limited, may he increased when the
rate ot such increase and the necessity and
purpose for which it is intended shall have
been submitted to a vote of the property tax
payers in such district, paying taxes for
iiiuiself. or in any representative capacity,
whether resident or non resident, on proprty
situated in the alluvial portion efutiid district
subject to overflow, anil a majority ol those
in number and value voting at such election
shall have voted therefor."
Amendment No. 3 .
Joint Resolution No. 28. of the Regular Ses
sion of 1886,
"In those districts composed ol one parish,
there shall he not less tlmu six terms of the
district court each year.
"In all other districts theie shall lie In each
parish uni loss than lour terms cf the district
court each year, except iu the parishes of
Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in which
there shall he not lc-s than two terms of the
district c.iuiteaoli ye.,r.
"Until provided or i«w. the terms of the
district mint iu each parish shall he fixed
by a rul" of said conit, which shall not ho
changed without notice by publication at
least thirty days prio to such change
''There shall la* in each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which a grand
jury shall lie empaneled, except iu the par
ishes of Cnuierou. Kiai.klin end Vernon, in
which there shall be notices than one jiry
term each year, at which a grand jnry snail
he empaneled,
"At other jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special juries, wlieu neces
sary for the trial of cr.luiuul cases.''
Amendment Ao. 4.
Joiut Resolution No. 75. of the Regular Ses
slou ot 1886.
"Article ISA. The New Basin Canal and
Sbellroad and their appurtenance* shall not
be leased or alienated."
Amendment No. 5.
Joiut Resolution No. 88, of the Regular Ses
sion of 1886.
"Article 62. That in the event of death or
from whatever os us?, the office of Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant, than and la
that event, the president pro tern, of tho Son.
ate shall All the office ot Licnteoent Gover
nor, performing ell the dotien incident to the
office and receiving its omnlumeata."
Amendment No. 6.
Joint Resolution No. 92. of the Regular Ses
sion of 1886.
"Article 267. Th« following property shall
he exempt from tuxatiou. and no olheV. viz:
All public property, places of religious wor
ship or burial, all eh intahle institutions, all
buildings uud property used exclusively for
colleges or other school purposes, the real
mid personal estate of any public library and
that of anv other literary association' used
by or connected with such library; all hooks
and philosophical apparatus, and all paint
ings mid statuary of anv comp my or associa
tion kept in a public hall: provided the pro
perty so exempted lie not used or leased for
purposes of private or corporate profit or in
come. There shall also he exempt troiu taxa
tion household property to the value -of five
hundred dollars ; there shall also lie exempt
ed from taxation uml license for a period af
twenty years from the adoption of tho Con
stitution ot 1879, the capital, machinery and
other property employed iu the manufacture
ef textile fabrics, leather, shoes, harness,
saddlery, hats, flour, machinery, agricultural
implements, manufacture of ice, fertilizers
and chemicals ami furniture aud other arti
cles of wood, uiarhle or stone, ssap. station
ery, ink or paper, hoac building and chocolate,
provided, that not h-ss than five hands are
employed in any oue factory."
The following polls will he open iu each
election precinct from the hours of 7 o'clock
a. m. to 6 o'clock p in. on the day before
mentioned, for the purpose of receiving the
votes of the mialitied electors of the parish of
Lufourchc, to-wit:
Police Jary I Yard No. 1.
Precinct No. 1—Shall be located between
the upper line of the parish, right bank, and
the upper line or the lot helongiug to St.
John's Chapel, including Brule Chene Vert,
with a poll at or uuar Mrs. Jean Webre's
plantation.
Precinct No. 2—Shall eomprisa the remain
der of Police Jury Ward No. I. lying between
the upper li te of St. John's Chapel and the
lawer line *f Union's plantation, with poll
situated at or near the bayou end of the road
leading to Uriilu li nil lot.
Police Juiy Ward A'o. 2.
Piecinct No. 3— Shall extend from the
lower limits of Guiou's plantation to the
upper line of Acadia plantation, including all
back settlements, with poll at the courthouse
in the town nf Tiiihodanv.
Precinct No. 4 Shall extend from the up
per line ot Acadia plantation to Lafourche
Crossing, including hack settlements amt the
itayou Blue, with polls it or near Arsene
Rergerou, Leiifroid Duigreaud Ozemh Hotard.
Police Jary Ward No. 3.
Precinct No. 5—Shall extend from La
fourche Crossing to the lower lino of Louis
Bourgeois' place, with a poll at or near resi
lience of Jules Thibodaux.
Precinct No. 7—Shall extend from the
lower line of l<oitis Martin's to the up|ier line
of Ursin Leblanc s, with poll at or near Ben
Folse's store.
Police Jury Ward No. 4.
Piei.-inet No- 8—Shall extend from the up
per line of Ursin Leblanc's to the lower line
of J. Claudel's, with poll at or near Loekport.
I'reciuet No. 9—Shall extern! troin the lower
line of J. Claudel s to a point opposite Ha
rang's Canal, wi h a poll at Louis Lerelle's,
now Mareelliu Guidroz' store, ami at Arcstide
Oelauue's.
Police Jury Ward No. 5.
Precinct No 10—Shall extend troin the up
line ef the parish, I .-ft hank, eighty arpeuts.
hack to the upper line of Jamison's planta
tion. with poll at or near E. Roger's planta
tion (rout.
Precinct No. II—Shall extend from upper
line of Jamison's plantation, with a depth of
eighty arpeuts. to the upper line of Mrs. Col
lins' plantation, with a poll at or near H. N.
Conlon's store.
Precinct No. 12—Shall extend from Mrs.
Collins' to C. Kspcnan's plantation, including
Brule, Batuu Pilon and Coteau Boudreaux,
with poll at nr near Mrs. Gossin's store, and
Public School House.
Police Jury Ward No. 6'
Precinet No. 13—Shall extern! trom the up
per line of the parish, in tlm rear of Police
Jnry Ward No. 5, to the bridge over Grand
Baycu. with pell at or near Louis Dautiu's
residence.
Precinct No. 14— Shall extend from the
bridge over Grand Bayou to the lower line ot
A. A. Laforet'x. with poll at or near Victor
Legendre's residence.
1'rcciuct No. 15—Shall comprise the Mala
gay settlements, w ith poll at or near Grauier's
residence.
Puiiee Jury Bard No. 7.
Precinct No. 16.—.shall ex'end from the
lower lino of C. Kspcnan's to the lower line of
Ariel plvntati-m including hack settlements
with poll at or near I*. Ledet's store.
Precinct No. 17.—Shu II extend from lower
line of the Ariel plantation to the upper line
of Sabatier's p'antation with poll at er near
TV' Hebert's store.
Precinct No. 18 —Shull extend from the up
per line of Sabatier's plantation to the lower
line ot Mathews and Seliiv including Coteau
Folse with poll at or near J. S. Perkin's stoic
Police Jury Ward No. 8.
Precinct No 19—Shall include the whole
of Police Jury Ward No. 8 with poll at or
near Uoseinond llutresue.
Police Jury Hard No. 9.
Precinet No. 20.—Shall extend from the
lower line ef Mathews ami Selby to the lower
line of Mis. Josesii liarrilloaux with poll at
Longneville.
Preeinct No. 21.—Shall extend from lower
line of Mrs. Joseph liurrilleaux to Harung's
canal with poll at or near Tiasiiiioud Foret'*
place.
Police Jnry Ward .Vo 10.
Preeinct No. 22.—shall comprise both side*
of llayou Lafourelie from 11.nang's canal to
the upper line of Jean lialjoiir's place with
poll at or near the Cut-Off.
I'ni-inrl No. 98.—i.iall com prise both sides
ef Bavou Lalotirc ie from upper line of Jean
Galji ui s to the sea shore with poil at or near
Juuvior Guedry's residmoe.
first Ward.
l*t Precinct at or near Mrs. Jean Wehre's
plantation ; commissioners : A. DeLamutte,
Leonard Wnlire, Octave Baptiste.
2nd Precinct Brule lauie; commissioners:
Hilaire Clement, Jr. J. L. Basnet and Henry
Brown.
Second Ward.
3rd Product Court House Thibodaux ; com
missioners: J L. Aucoin, Auatele J. Braud
and Weeley Scett,
4th Precinet at or near Arsene Bergeron ;
commissioners: Aubin Thibodaux, Jos. Le
Blanc and Reuben Washington.
Third Ward.
5th Precinct at or near Jules Tliibodmix':
commissioners .- Joe Lefort, Jules Thibodaux
and Klebcrt Ricard.
6th Preciuct at Lovincy Folse's store : com
missioners: Loviney Folse, Eveliun Bourgeois
ami Gustin Charles.
«tb Precinct at Ben Folse's store : commis
sioners : Adolphe Folse. Alexander Folse
aud Rodolphe Coulon.
Fourth Ward.
8th Preeinct at Loekport: commissioners.
G. Ahrahat, Jr., G. 1). Barrios anil Johu L:
Tenney.
9th Precinet at Lerillo's now Marcel!in Gui
ilroz's store; commissioners: Maximilien De
laune. Firniiu Barrios, Oleus Gros.
9j Precinct at or near Aristide. Delauoe ;
commissioners: Homer Savoie, Hector La
croix and Aristide Delaitne.
Fifth Ward.
10th Precinet at E. Roger's store : commis
sioners : This. Roger. James Be iry and Win.
Watson Jr.
1 Ith Precinet at H. N. Coition's store : com
missioners: V. II. Bernard, Douglass Thibo
danx. Enoch Duun.
_ 12th Preeinct at Gossin's store : commis
sioners : J. Bte. Bourgeois, D. L. Lapcrousi*
and Enoch Langmauu.
Sixth Ward.
13th Precinet at Louis Dantin: commis
sioners: Felix Cailionet, Jules P- Guedrv
ai.d llenry Price.
14th Precinct at Victor Legendre's; emo
uiisrioners : Sy in tort Rodrigue, James La
forest and Gabriel Vick.
, 15th Preeinct at Felix Gra.iier: commis
sioners: Urban Prestenbaek, Isadora Krae
uier and Jules.Boudreaux.
Serenlh TTarrf.
16lh Preeinct formerly P. A. Ledet's store,
now J. L. Thibodaux; commissioners: J.
L. Thibodaux, C. Ozrmo Rousseau and
Thus. Belt.
17th Precinet at Wellington Hel>ert"s store ;
commissioners: 1\ . Hebert, Paul Thibodeaux
John Allen.
18th Precinct at.I. .8. Perkin,s, now Foret
Bros.' store: commissioners: Chas. S. <
Mathews, J. Johnson and Levi White.
F.iyhth Ward.
19th Precinct at Roscinoiid DulYesne; com
missioners: Eward lliggio, M. E. Ledet aud
James Munroe.
Ninth Ward.
20th Precinet at Longneville ; commission-*
ers: Louis Lerdle, P. Rizau, Jr.. Garrett
Nelson.
2Gt Precinet at T. Foret's-. commissioners:
T. Foret. J. 1 . Badeaux and Louis Mays.
'Tenth Ward.
22d Preeinct at Cutoff; commissioners;
Estival Savoie, A. Melaucou aud Joseph Clair
ville.
23d Precinet at J. Gnedry's; commission
ers: W. Wiliams, A. Terrebonne, and Jos.
Gaude.
Second Ward.
24th Precinct, on Bayou Blue, at Leufroid
Daigle's: commissioners: lomfroid Daigle,
Orville Thibodaux and Joseph Lopez.
25th Preeinct, at or near Ozeme Dotard's:
commissioners: Ozeme Uutard, Francois
Bourgeois.
5 Ih B'arrf.
2f>tli Preciuct at or near Public School
House; commissioners: Philip Legendre,
Leo Boudreaux, Elias Hawkins.
The above-named commissioners will make
due returns to m*-, the undersigned, accord
ing to law. W. C. RAGAN,
Returning Officer, Parish of Lafcitrche.
Paper legally authorized and required for
tickets for the above election will be sold at
K. A. BRANDAO'S. Stationer and Printer,
34 Magazine street, New Orleans, at the rate
of sixty cents per thousand, payable iu ad
vaiice, with postage stamp* or expressage in
addition to tliis price. In order to expedite
uud facilitate the count of 'he votes at the
election, it is respectfully suggested that tbs
ballots or ticket* be priuted iu the same order
that they appear ou the tally sheets, to wit 1
1st, the State ticket; 2d. the Constitutional
Amen Intents, and 3d, tho Legislative, Judi
cial, Parish ami Ward officers,
• OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary of State.
The River.
On April 4 the Mississippi river vv;is
5 feet 3 inches above danger line, and
on a stand, with a fall coming down.
At Memphis the river was 1 foot 8
inches below danger line; at Vicks
burgli the river was 7 feet 7 inches
below danger line. The Arkansas aud
Red rivers were both falling, as well
as the Mississippi at St. Louis.
The bayou Lafourche 011 April 5
stood at 17 feet 3 inches, which may be
considered about danger liue.
On the same date in 1887 the mark
was 17 feet 10 inches.
Taking all these facts into consider
ation there can be no apparent danger
of trouble here on account of high wa
ter, although it would be advisable to
watch the levees until the wave, now
below Cairo, shall have passed bv.
"G."
Charles Voorliees, son of Senator
Yoorhees, is the congressional dele
gate from Washington territory. Al
though lie has no vote in the house lie
can introduce ail the bills he chooses.
He has presented one measure, ar least,
which shows that he has statesman's
blood in his vcius. It is a bill to regu
late sjielling by law, the amended or
thography to be taught in all govern
ment schools. The measure makes
war on the silent "e," as in "live,"
"bronze," etc., and advocates the
adoption of "ake" for "ache," "anker"
for "anchor," and other abbreviated
forms for certain words.—New York
World.
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin.
OF TIIE LOUISIANA STATE WEATHER
SERVICE.
New Orleans, April 7,1888.
Temperature : Reports from every
section of the State indicate that the
temperature has been considerably
above the normal for the past seven
days, or corresponding week of former
years.
Precipitation : With the single ex
ception of a slight shower in Orleans
parish on the evening of the 6th, no
rain has fallen in the State for the past
seven days. This absence of precipi
tation has been very favorable for
farm work of every kind, as the soil
had been thoroughly saturated from
the excessive rains-of March.
Sunshine : The percentage of sun
shine during the week has been above
the average throughout the State, and
has affected the growing crops very
favorably.
General Remarks : The general
condition of the weather during the
past seven days have been all that the
farmers could have desired. The ex
cessive rains of March, low tem
perature and absence of sunshine
greatly retarded farm work and se
riously affected the growing crops, up
laying the season from two to three
weeks, but the warm weather, the
abundance of sunshine aud lack of pre
cipitation b-is enabled the planters to
make rapid progress in spring work ;
planting is becoming general, cottou is
doing finely, and in many parishes
corn is up.
Buffalo gnats are reported making
their appearance in the northern sec
tion, but as yet no damage is reported
to stock,
Jas. I. Widmeyer,
Pvt. Signal Corps.
It is claimed that the Mills people
have counted noses in the lower house
of Congress and failed to find a majori
ty for their tariff bill.
When to Cut Timber.
Thero is no subject of greater inter
est on the farm than the proper
time to cut timber to get the most good
out of it. The difference especially in
some kinds of timber is far greater
than many people think. The follow
ing from an exchange on this subject
is very timely then :
Experience lias shown us that the
best time to cut timber for posts, rails
or stakes, is iu August. The bark will
come off - readily, aud the wood becomes
harder aud endures longer than if cut
at any other season. Hickory never
makes a good post or stake, as it rots
rapidly iu the ground* or on it, and if
cut when the bark adheres will soon
rot, or likely be cut to pieces before,
it can lot, by worms. But if cut in
August, very few , if any trees, make a .
more durable rail for off the ground.
Tiic bark drops oft', and wood becomes
so hard that it "jingles" when struck,
while the worms do not attack it.
Hickory rails, made from trees cut in
August and kept oft* the gronud, will
last for fifty years.
White oak makes a durable rail or
post cut at any season, but its durabil
ity is increased at least fifty per cent
by cutting in August. "Pin oak" is
unfit for posts, or for rajls either, ou or
off* the ground, when (lie tree has died,
and is entirely unfit for rails if cut when
the sap is not flowing; but rails made
from a pin oak tree, cut in August will
last at least twenty years off the ground.
White elm is fit for fire wood only, no
matter at what time it is cut, and this
is true of wild cherry also. With but
few exceptions the gain by cutting in
August is sufficient to compensate for
cutting at that time. It is not neces
sary that the rails or posts be split out
then. The trees may be felled only,
and further work be put off until cool
er. But it is better to split the trunks
into rails or posts for later use as it is
felle4; the wood will then season ra
pidly, and the highest point of durabi
lity is attained.