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Neuhauser Brothers L
Slidell's BIg Cash Store Sells Di
rect to the Consumer.
Buying in large quantities and selling for cash en
ables us to make very low prices.
We carry a complete line of General Merchandise.
Our specialties;
FEED, FLOUR, GROCERITS, FENCING, ROOFING,
VEHICLES, DYNAMITE.
Write for prices.
.GOTONEW ORLEANS
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FOR
THE MARDI GRAS
REDUCED RATES IN EFFECT VIA
YAZOO & MISS. VALLEY
Tickets on Sale Feb. 12 to Feb. 20.
Final return limit March 2. Tickets may be
extended to March 19 by, depositing with special
agent on or before Barch 2, and paying fee of
$1.00.
See the magnificent parades, street masking,
horse racing, and the many other attractions.
For tickets and detailed information call at
YAZOO & MISS. VALLEY STATION
A. Illy, Agent.
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KLenucky Jack, r'airoanks W.,
.60l. 'terms: 45.U4 Ciown and
1.00 w&on tual comes. Wv. U.
lA, at k'arkview Livery Go. stable,
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ED-For colonization par.
e and small tracts of lanu
many parishl. M. h.eiseln,
V a. La. a.-,Ut'
FAR IMVrUt ALEit CkrAAi .
acres of beat farm land at Fol
dJi.., for sale at 4~uou.uu on ten
a' Lume n equal paymlllts as ,n
aI WaLl intefrest at one per centL ye
*.o tor cash at #1UU.UU. ^I.
* te la isunder Lood wire net
.LS oe. Aduress nainiuen ccar a
S. o., ,aue, , La., or Ntew U'r
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SALE--One-half square of
U11 house and barn, at your
. Appy to .11. .le.sen,
' gon, La. ,ib-L
WA~RThiD-Some one tnh.t's alive
to an unusual opportunity and to
;take advantage thereaf. Owing to
otherbualness, and for want of room,
Iou have an opportunity"'to secure
tar below value one or tLe nnest ureuc
hers of hogs of the La1mous i3era
shire'breed. 'There is no bet~tr biood
than combined in this ierd. lea
----*oaable terms to responblbe parLieD.
See or write MI. Nieinen, Covington,
1a. dl-tL
Improve your swine hern 100 per
oat ,in tour mrunts. 'Ihe oar is I
, o the herd. t i.l trade register
ed pedigreed brst prize winnig Jun
ior Duroc Jersey boar, reany fur ier
Vioe, for caih or banikaou. papers.
K. .Nieisen, Covington. La.
decl3-tL
WANTED--Re:lable men to bu.
sacks. G. E. P. Murray, Agent, New
Orleans. La. jal3-4t'
Stove wood, pine, $3.25 cord; oak
;and pine, $350. Fire wood, saplings,
large load, 70c, pine 73c. Deliver
led; casl-. Dr. Stevenson. Phone
1238. f3
FOR SALE-One pair good farm
.klles. C E. Davis, Military Road.
FOR SALE-Lettuce plants, 30c
per 100; cauliflower, 13 cents per
-pson, 75 cents per 100, for later de
Eilvery; tomato plants, $1.50 per 100;
sweet pepper plants, 75 cents per
:00; egg plants, $1.00 per 100.
*hone 321. Mrs. Jas. Mul:aliy, Cov
,La. f3-3mo
1916 PRIZE WINNERS.
Eggs for hatching in S. C. Rhode
ad Reds and Barred Plymouth
. 6 cents per 15. L. O.
as, Covington, La '3 3mo
FOR SALE-Horse and buggy.
Price $50. Apply Mrs. M. Hufft,
18th and Madison street, Covington,
La. Phone 364.
DEMONSTRATOR
LEWIS TELLS OF
WORK BY BOYS
CORN CLUBS
(Continued from page 1)
A pig club boy should be en
couraged to select a good animal,
preferably a registered gilt. He will
be allowed to join a club, howeveC
if he has only a grade pig, of eitheT
sex. His pig should have a pasture
to graze in and the proper feed.
A canning club girl should be giv
en a choice plot in the garden and
seed for her crop of vegetables A
little encouragement lent to an en
thusiastic canning club member will
often insure a plentiful supply of
fresh vegetables for the table next
spring and summer and canned veg
etables for use in the winter.
Each poultry club member should
have pure-bred eggs or chickens for
beginning work. Proper quarters
and feed should be provided.
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ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE WILL
BE ASSISTED BY
MAYOR LACROIX
(Continued from page 1)
The Association of Commerce also
extended a vote of thanks to the
above physicians.
A communication from Mayor P
J. Lacroix was received, stating the
while he was unable to attend th
meeting, owing to illness, the As
sociation could rest assured that h'
would do his part to assist the As
sociation of Commerce in its work
for the good of Covington.
There being no further business it
was moved al seconded to adjourn.
Carried.
J. H. WARNER,
President.
W. E. BOES,
Secretary.
4 Need a little cash t
finance that proposition
Q A want ad may find
the fellow who has idle
cash which he would
be glad to invest.
4 It's worth trying.
EMPTINGMEATSAT PRICES FA_
QUALITY.PORO0LKS WHOCArd
FOLKS WHO CARE
only for quality meats should pur
chase their needs at this market.
You are certain to get just the cuts
you are looking for and to receive
the proper sort of attention. Get
into the habit of phoning yo" order.
You'll find that a satisfactory way ~f
doing business with this shop.
PLANCHE & CHRESTIA
Covington, La.
THE HABIT OF TAKING COLD.
With many people taking cold is a
habit, but fortunately one that is
easily broken. Take a cold sponge
every morning when you first get
out of bed--not ice cold, but a tem
perature of about 90 degrees F.
Also sleep with your windows up.
Do this and you will seldom take
cold. When you do take cold take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
get rid of it as quiskly as possible.
Obtainable everywhere.
RUB--MY-T'SM-Antiseptic, Re
lieves Rheumatism, Sprains, Neu
ralgia, etc.
CORN GROWING.
Getting Moisture Into the Soil for
Good Corn Yields--Preparing the
Land for Planting.
Corn gets what it takes from the
soil in liquid form and, therefore,
,here must be moisture to spare
i'ne actual number of inches of
.ainfall on a given field, however,
a not alone a safe guide, especially
.n droughty regions, as much de
-,ends on the amount of water that
. stored at difterent seasons; the
amount that is wasted in runoff,
,vaporat' ', or seepage; and, finally,
the amou~t actually made available
.o the root system of the corn. It
.as been estimated tha a rainfall of
10 inches will be sufficient to pro
duce a 50-bushel yield of corn, pro
vided none of it escaped except
through the plants. Even weeds,
however, can not take over every bit
of moisture and it is impossible un
der field conditions to prevent losses.
Corn specialists of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, United States ,De
partment of Agriculture, in Farm
ers' Bulletin 773, therefore caution
corn growers in droughty regions
(1) to plan their cultural operations
so as to have the soil surface in best
condition to take in water when
rains are most likely to occur; (2)
so to handle the soil that deep pene
tration may be secured; and (3) so
to cultivate the soil as to store up
heat and at the same time prevent
excessive loss of soil water through
capillary action and surface evapo
ration.
The ease with which soils take in,
retain, or lose moisture depends
mostly on their texture, physical
condition, and surface slope, they
pointed out. It is to the extent that
cultivation can modify these factorts
that more water can be made avail
able to the growing crop.
These are loose, open soils through
which water pours as rough a
seive, and there are tif, rumbo
soils which swell when the surface
is moistened and become practically
waterproof.
Sandy soils take in water more
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readily than * heavier soils; hence,
less precaution is necessary to pre
vent run-off.
The greatest loss may be from
seepage to depts beyond the plant
roots. Manure and decaying vege
table matter check seepage and im
prove soils of this character. As
corn roots penetrate 3 to even 6 feet,
larger yields of corn are frequently
raised on sandy soils in semiarid
regions than on surrounding hard
soils.
The heavy, hard, or close-textured
soils require the most cultivation to
keep them in proper condition so as
to prevent meisture loss from run
off and evaporation. Unless the sur
face is kept broken or somewhat
rough, but little water will be ab
sorbed during hard rains and a
greater loss will occur from evap
oration. To maintain the surface
soil in proper condition, cultivation
is necessary soon after heavy rainj
If cultivation is too frequent, hocv
ever, so that the surface becomes try
fine, rioisture cm n not penetra_
readily and blowing of the soil i.
likely to occur.
., is of great importance thi
moI~ure be made to penetrate sev
eral feet below the ,urface. 1r
most soils this penetratior is slow
and during hot, dry weather surfac,
evaporation is great. Surface mois
ture can not penetrate a frozen soil.
Summer and fall precipitation ha
time to penetrate several feet deep
and be in a position to support a
growing crop (the next summer.
While it is seldom advisable to waste
a whole summer in storing moisture
for a corn crop the next year,
it is advisable to begin storing
moisture for a corn crop the next
year, it is advisable to begin storing
soil moisture as soon as the preced
ing crop will permit. The ideal seed
bed for a good corn crop in semiarid
regions is one with a loose, coarse
surface and a subsoil well filled with
moisture to a depth of several feet.
Preparing Land for planting.
As lack of moisture, more than
anything else, limits corn yields in
droughty regions, the first questiion
regulating each peration should be,
"What will be itreffect upon the soil
moisture supply?"
The authorities state that while
summer fallow frequently results in
greater yields of corn, the practice
has not proved practicable. They,
therefore, advise beginning the prep
aration of land to prevent loss of
moisture and to put the surface into
condition to receive moisture as soon
as the preceding crop will permit.
Cultivation after the removal of the
preceding crop is profitable if it
stops or prevents a growts of weeds.
But if the growing season is past,
dead weeds may catch more snow
than would be caught by a cultivat
ed surface.
Fall diskring, or listing, is usually
beneficial in putting the land in bet
ter condition to prevent the soil
from blowing, to ho:d the snow, and
to prevent blow-off. The penetra
tion of moisture is slow, and when
rains occur evaporation is rapid from
hard soil surfaces, such as usually
fallow the growing of small grain.
The chances of storing moisture are
increased by loosening such compaci
surfaces as early as possible
Whether plowing is necessary, how
ever, depends very much upon the
type of soil. Most hea y clay soils
are put i pioper conditon ,by plow
ing. Sandy or loam soils should not
be plowed in the fall and left bare
during the winter in regions where
soil blowing is likely to occur. Ii.
however, it becomes advisable to
plow such soils in the fall, blowing
of the plowed area may be checkec
by top-dressing with barnyard ma
nure.
Deep plowing should always bh
done in the fall or very ear:y in the
spring, to allow more moisture to
penetrate and the soil to settle be
fore planting time.
On sloping land the plowing, list
ing, planting, and cultivating should
fo:low on a level along the solpes or
around the hills.
The moisture saved makes this a
profitable practice, and very often
the prevention of run-off is necessary
to avoid erosion, with the loss of
DO YOU EVER WISH FOR A BANK ACCOUNT?
There are times when one may find good use for
ready money--money that would be at your disposal.
That is the time an account at this Bank would be of
great value to you. Better begin now-start an account
today so you will have a surplus on hand for the time
when it is needed.
4 per cent Interest Paid on Savings Accounts.
ST. TAMMANY BANK & TRUST CO.
Branch at MANDEVILLE, LA. COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
nil
p p 0
L6 SO"M pUN5HH
the richest p rtions of the soil.
Alfalfa land to be protected for
corn should be fallowed one year or
plowed early the previous summer.
Growing plants draw :arge quan
tities of water from the soil and sub
soil. All growth of weeds and vol
unteer grain on land to be planted
to corn should be prevent d.
Deep plowing and subsoiling should
be done in the fall rathe'r than at
corn-p:anting time. Soil put in the
right condition to take in moisture
to a considerable depth is also open
to the air and dries 9ut rapidly. If
necessary to plow in- the spring for
corn, the plowing sh uld be done
early and should not be deep and the
ground should be packed immediate
ly. Polwing under several inches of
snow is an effective and sometimes
practicable way of getting moisture
into the ground
EXCURSIONS
via
NEW ORLEANS
'GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD
To
NEW ORLEANS
and return
Tuesday, February 20, 1917
account of
MARDI GRAS
Schedule of Train
Folsom........ 6:45 a. i. $1.2F
Onville ........6:52 3.. m 1.2'
Hoods ..........7:01 a. m* 1.2'
Red Bluff ......7:04 a. m. 1.2
Pruden ......... 7:08 a. m. 1.2'
Ramsay .........7:13 a.m. 1.0"
Covington .......7:40 a m. 1.0"
Clafborne .......7:42 a. m. 1.0r
Abita Springs ....7:50 a. m. 1.0r
Ozone Park .....8:00 a. m. 1.01'
Mandeville ...... 8:09 a. m. 1.0r
Nott ............8.17 a m.. 1.0"
Forest Glen ..... 8:22 a. m. 1.0"
Lacombe ........ 8:26 a. m. 1.0r
Oaklawn ....... 8:29 a. m. 1.0r
Hygeia .........8:34 a. m. 1.00
Bonfouca ........8:39 a.m. 11.0r
Arrives New Orleans 10:14 a. m.
IReturning train leaves 11:00 r
m.. February 20, 1917.
Tickets from non-agency s ation°
wil! be sold on train
Day Parade anpears at 11:00 a
m. Night Parade at 7:00 p. m.
. For further particulars apply tr
Agents, lor to
M. J. McMAHON, T. M.,
G. B. AUBURTIN. G. t'. A .
New Orleans, La.
PARKVIEW THEATRE.
"Public Opinion," featuring Blanche
Ridgley and Wallace. Reid. Doors
open at 4 p. m. Admission 5 anr'
10 cents.
On Friday the management will
present another Pathe :feature and
Lonesome Luke comedy.
We are advised by Mr. Fuhrmann
that Marguerite Clark in "Miss
George Washington," we again be
presented at the Par7kview Theatre
next Saturday, Feb. 13th, and that
Thirteenth Semi-Annual Statsmeat
of the
SLIDELL SAVINGS & HOMESTEAD
ASSOCIATION
At the close of Business Decemabe 31, 1916:
ASSETS:
Mortgage Loans secured by vendors privilege ........ 84,744.00
Loans secured .by stock ....................... " 420.00
Incomplete loans ............................... 474.93
Due from members on stock ...................... 1;588.80
Due by borrowers for interest ..................... 82.65
Due by borrowers for taxes and insurance advanced.. 2.79.72
Furniture, fixtures and supplies ................... 150.00
Cash on hand and in bank ....................... 1,621.,8
Sundry open accounts ......................... 54.75
Assets other than above .......................... 173.43
ILtBILITIES:
Full paid stock ...........................38... 2 18425.00
Dividends on full paid stock .......... ............. 1.48
Instal.ments and dividends accrued on Dayton stock.. 82,20.7.41
Dues advanced by members before due ............. 19.00
Contingent loss and reserve fund .................. 1,408.400
Borrowed money and interest ................... 12,500.00
Liability under uncompleted loans ................ . ,880515
Sundry open accounts ........................... 47.10
Undivided profits, 6 months ...................... 3,1'1.63
We, the secretary, auditing committee and auditor, certify that
the above statement is correct to the beat of our knowledge and
belief.
R C. LLOYD, C. P. A.,
Auditor.
W. L. W IJS,
Secretary.
A. B. OROIC R,
JOHN PETERSON,
0. V. WHARRTON,
Auditing Committee.
Sworn to and subsc bed before me this the 19th day of January,
1917.
L. V. COOIAY, JR.,
'Notary Public.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 18th day
of January, 1917, a semi-annual dividend of 4 1-2 per cent yes
declared on both Current and.Full Paid Stock out ot the earnihgs
of the past six months, and balance passed to the credit of the Con
.tingent Loss Fund.
WATCH US GROW.
January 1, 1912, .............. $13,031.94
July 1, 1912, .................. 16,918.89
January 1, 1913, ............... 22,377.68
July 1, 1913, .................. 30,742.10
January 1, 1914, ............... 38,630.10
July 1, 1914, .................. 46,666.88
January 1, 1915, ............... 51,766.81
July 1, 1915, .................. 62,046.26
January 1, 1916, ............. . 68,117.23
July 1, 1916, ................... 79,514.24
January 1, 1917, ............... 90,335.06
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the following big productions have
been booked for presentation here:
"The Fall of a Nation," "The Ne'er
• b m m . i
Do Well," "The Truant Soul," and
the "Battle Cry of Peace" will be
brought back for one day.