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St. Tammany Farmer D. B. Mason. Editor P .tor. TIE PRACTICES OF YESTERDAY DIBUARDED TO-DAY. Aside from maihemiaticnl problems, there seems to be no se: rule. Business, trades and fashions and even social ethics suffer innovations that make the conservative realize that oonstructiveness and initiative are tearing away cbstacles in the old worn trails. Just as thu present method of warfare had begun to develop into a system of rational comprchension, General Byng shows that a new wrinkle may upset all calculations and throw a who'e army into disorder and con fusion. The great gunfire tnat has been supposed to be necessary to dis organize opposition and clear the way for the action of troops he has shown may in some cases be very advantageously omitted. It has been aseerted that the American troops could not become etici clent until after months of training, and that our officers would not be lit to lead them, because the old school of military instruction did not meet present requirements. Something of this may be true, but it is evident that new ideas are being developed so fast that the practices of yesterday may he discarded to-day. The soldier who understands the tactics of military drill and who is fearless and brave will do~good work under proper leadership. The American readily adapts himself to new condi tions, and trench lile sl:cuid not offer dhlficulties that will take him long to master. When it comes to quickness of perception, initiative and the invention of new methods of circumventing standard safeguards, our generals may hiad a way, just as General Byng shattered the impregnable lines of Von Hindenburg's army, and they may invent new ways of doing things that will further alter the system of warfare. POSITION WANTED-By experi enced lady stenographer. Can fur nish best of references. Address Box 503, Covington, 1a. FOR SALE-Ford touring car, in good condition. Apply T. -'. Cum mings, corner Hancock and Monroe streets, or telephone 248. FOR SALE-New surrey. Ad dress Box 147, or phone 375. NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! FOR SALE-Car load of good young mules. Cheap. Call and see them. te H. J. SMITH'S SONS. IOST, STRIAYED Olt STOLEN One cream colored young Jersey cow. No marks or brands. Short turned in horns. Reward offered. Notify Chas. J. Moultis, Slidell. n24-3t A;.1 >rso.S art- prohi)ited from trospasuiig upon the Lanus of C. L. ilukir, k ton as the Deitrich tract, about one miie northwest of Slidell, and from uting any trees or ;'m ber on said lands or hauling any woid therefrom, or tacking or nail ing any advertisements or no ices on any of the trees. Ten dollars re ward wiil be paid for information and conviction of any one trespass ing on sad lands. C. L. BAKER, nov24-18 Slidell, La. XFOR SALE-Genuine circassian walnut chiffrobe. Apply J. L. Ca hill, Jr., Abita Springy. WANTED-To purchase four fresh milk cows. Apply -M-1" this othce. DRY STOVE WOOD and fireplace knots. Order now. Dr. Stevenson. Phone 123. s22tf FOR SALE-New six-room honse, 13 lots, on one of main streets. Robt. Lange, Madi.;onville. OFFICES FOR RENT-In the Patecek building. See Frank Pate oek, Covington, La. FOR SALE-Six room house, plus tered, and all modern conveniences. 19th avenue and Jackoon street; ground 90 feet front by 150 fee deep. Apply to E. D. Kentzel, Cov ington, La. FOR RENT-5-room house. Ap ply E. Domergue, Sr., Covington. oc27tf FOR SALE. Two ox wagons, one Linsey and one Cliff-Williams, in thorough or der, for quick purchaser. $50 and $75 will take them. Ernest Prieto, Mandeville, La. oc27tf For new and repaired autonmbil: tops and isinglass, see A. B. Wlittmer, text to Theobald's blacksmith shop, Col ing ton.o t.-" LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN-One mare and colt. Mare is blaze facto and away back, mane about 8 inchet long, blind in left eye, white hind feet. Horse colt, right hind foot is white, not weaned, 8 or 9 monthr old. Any information that w_11 leac to recovery of same will be liberally rewarded. Address W. E. Anthony Lacombe, La. nov17-2t* PIANO PLAYER EXPERT-Fin( tuning and repairing. M. Quave. tovington, La., Box b22. Referenct L. Grunewald Co., Inc. nl7-4t* REAL ESTATE TRANSFER:. Salmen Brick & Lumber Company to Great Southern Lumber Company, s hf of ne qr, n hf of sw qr, sw el of sw qr, nw qr of se qr, all in oe. 24 tp 5 sr 11 e; ne qr of see 22 tp 5 s r 11 e; 46 acres in se qr of set 15 s r 11 e, $9,500.00. Homer Perrin to Mrs. Ellen Cmzqro, the west half of a certain tract iin soc 41 tp 7 s r 10 e, $250. Walter D. Molloy to P. J. Schoen. west half of square 10, WVayside Ad dition, en- Old Landing ru-id, LI 20U. Ardine .1. Wi.liams to Ch ts. V. Ames, all timber on land beginnini; at a point of the Blenj. Parker I! ii No. 49, tp 4 s r 12 e, $1000. Hattie Scott Wood to Sidncy E Dittmer, 95 acre;, n hf of soc li 7 s r 10 e; also 5S.62 acres lx-inL a~m 'being in Madisonville in thme J. 1 Balham Spanish Grant see 31 tp 7 r 10 e, $900. Jas. J. Fvrre to Neuhauter Pros.. lot or parcel of land in squm:; I Brngier addition. Slidell, $1 S 0. A. D. Lancaster to Ernest .J. Ba gur, lots 7 and 8 aquaro 2; lots 12. 14, 15, 16 and 17 square 3; lot 29 square 17; lots 16, 17, 18 and 19 square 21; lots 21. 22 and 23 square 22; lot 2 square 39, all in Chinchuba, $30.00. A. D. Lancaster to Frank H. Bes sic, lot 1 to 10, 27 to 36, square 21, Chinchuba, $238. A. D. Lancasterto John Mitchell, lots 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, square 324A, Mandeville, $25. A. D. Lancaster to Jas. M. Diggins, lots 10, 12, 14, square 324A, Man deville, $15. A. D. Lancaster to Sidney Lester, lots 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, square 324A, Mandeville, $30. A. D. Lancaster to Wm. H. Burges 5 acres in ne qr of sw qr esc 32 tp 7 sr 12 e, $150. E. J. Bagur to A. D. Lancaster, lot 30 square 21, and lots 37 and 38, square 22, Chinchuba, $10. A. D. Lancaster to 0. J. Lester, lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, in square 324A; lots 36, 38, 40 ana 42 in square 324A. Mandeville, $60. E. J. Bagur to Anita M. Johnson. lots 18, 20, 22, square 384A, Mande ville, $12. Pearl Todd Stockstill to Jos. 1). Villars, 30.31 acres in sec 43 .p sr 13 e, less 12 acres said, $L40. Chinchuoa Deajf-5ute institue t. r. L. Gal.igher, a piece of iann 301 .eet sqdaie on houluesv-lic van $1800. Emma Burrell to Ernest Preto :ot 20 square 2S Iandcvill, 4 X.u. Heirs of Aug. Alickenheim :.i A G. Mills, lot of ground in square 55 Mandeville, $300. CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH 1tEM.E DY THE MOST RELIABLE. After many years' experience ii the use of it and other cough medi cines, there are many who prefe. Chamberlain's to any other. Mrs A. C. Kirstein, Greenville, Ili., write. "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ha, been used in my mother's home ant mine for years, and we always fount it a quick cure for colds and bron chial troubles. We find it to be tht most reliable cough medicine wt have used." A LETTER TO BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE CLUBS and from their State College. Thus the club tboys learn the best way of fertilizing their plot of ground, pre paring the seed bed, seledting the i seed, planting and cultivating. ThE canning club girlo are told how tc cultivate their tenth of an acre o: tomatoes or other vegetables, and art given full instructions for the worl of canning. During the canning sea son demonstrations are given in a: many localities as possible by the agents and their assistants. At the end of the eaason a fair or contes is usually held, and prizes are given for the best exhibits or the best re ports or stories on the growing o the crops. The boy who ha~ raise( the most corn at the lowest cost be comes the club champion and corn petes with other club champions fo the state championship. Prizes arE given by local residents and mer chants and State Colleges, and di plomas are given the state champion: by the Secretary of Agriculture. Another form of organizatior among farm boys is the pig c'ub which is under the direction of thE Bureau of Animal Industry. Thit work was first taken up in Lo-uisiax: in 1912, and has been grdidually 4n arged and extended until there ar, aow -pig club, in thirteen states, wi l a total membership of over 9,000 in each parish there is a local lead tr who directly supervises the wort of the members, and through the ('e 9artment prepares circular let ers or the care and management of pigs and sends all this Information to cl-ub members. Each member of nlub must secure at least one pig t( feed during the season according tE instructions furnished -by agent. Th' boys are encouraged to get pure-breC sows, if possible, and raL-e litters o pigs, or raise their pigs for meat purposes. The Bureau of Animal Industr' also has charge of the :boys and gir! noultry club work in the Souther States, through local parish acents The object of this organization is lth improvement of farm poultry and ti, Facing of the industry on a ,m(, orofitabel basis. The importan'ie iure-bred poultry is enmpha ,e:.c-.1 Canh member inreoutred to iW' at least one sitting of pure .bred o and then to feed and care fr V rrds according to instructions fi-, a shed by the denartment. A gre. norease of interest in loultry ra' ng has been noticed in comminttit werre this work has beo' cond:tele We are opening a membership cam taign 'n thti parish, and if you are n'ores,'ed in any form of extoe-''- work, write the canning dn-m n ,trator or club agent to call cn you. and we wi'l talk the matter over with you and endeavor to show yore 'he benefits and results we can ac com-plish for you. Let ws he1 > cv-i solve the high cost problem and !'elp yon riase all you food material at home. $100 REWARD For Guilty Parties Whereby it has been brought to my knowledge through the information of stock owners in the neighborhood of Slidell that cattle and other stock are being destroyed, butchered or otherwise dispos ed of, unlawf lly and in defiance of rights of owners, Now, therefor e, I hereby offer a reward of $10.00 to any one giving information leading to the discov ery of any party or parties driving off, stealing, sell ing, butchering or in nay way disposing of cattle or stock not belonging to them. If the evidence is strong enough to secure an in dictment by the Grand Jury and a true bill is found against the party or parties, then the additional re ward of $40.00 will be paid for such information. If a conviction follows the indictment of the ac cused, then a further and additional reward of $50.00 will be paid the informer. T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff of St. Tammany Parish. SLIDELL LETTER (Continued from page 1) served in New Netherland. Govern )r Kieft proclaimed a publIc thanks ,iving to be held in February, 1iti4, ,n account of a victory over the In lians; and again in 1645, because ,f the conclusion of peace. Thanksgiving and fasts, sometimes )artial and sometimes genera., were tppointed in several colonies., and ;arly in the Revolutionary War. the Continental Congress adopted the >ractice. From 1775 until 1762 a day of thanksgiving was appdinted each year by the Continentai Con ;ress in the form of recommenda ons to the executive heads of the several stare governments, reciting he occasion which prompted the ob ervance. With only one exe ption Congress suspended business on the days appointed for thanksgiving Washington issued a proclamation for a general thanksgiv:ng uy the Continental Army on Thursday, De emjer 18, 1777, and again at v aley :orge, May 7, 1778. As pre-ident, Washington app olat ed Thursday, November 26, 1681), a lay for thanksgiving throughput the Union, successive presidents were moved to do likewise from time to ..me. The "Book of Common Prayer," :evised in 1789 for the use of the .'rotestant Episcopal Church in Am ýrica, directed -the first Thursday of November (unleos the civil authori ies appoint another day) to be ob served as a day of thanksgiving to Lmighty God for the fru.ts of earth, jtc. In New England especially a day if thanksgiving has been annually .:elebrated for a century or more, and made the occasion for family reun ons. The custom gradually extend ,d to the other states, and for sev sral years the president of the United tates has issued a proclamation for a day of thanksgiving throughout he Union-usually the last Thurs lay in November-and the state ex ?cutives have chohen the same day, o that the custom is now general. Thanksgiving Day is now a legal aoliday. Imagine the joy and deep thanks living felt by our Puritan fathers in Massachusetts Bay in 1631, when travation seemed to be so near that :o proclaim fast days was necessary. r'hen in answer to their fervent pray irs, the vessel laden with an abund oce of food arrived. Sorrow was urned into joy-anu with hearts full f thankfulneos to their loving Fath ýr, the day was changed from a fast lay to one of Thanksgiving. L Reniew of Interesting Events of National Importance lluring the Past Year. The beg'nning of the year 1917 round the United States of America t peace-loving nation. We had re alected our President with the cry: 'He kept us out of war." When all at once the call to arms resounded throughout the land. F Germany was using the osubmarine So0 Intimidate all nations. Our Pres dent's protest to the frightfulness of such a campaign was nothing to Ger mnany. She would sink neutral ships and everything else in order to win he war. We were allowed to send one ship a week beyond the mouth of the 4udosn river, providing we painted hat sh'p with the colors Germany lemanded. All the other American hips must stay In port or be blown p. On the second of April, President : ' son a speared before the members f Congress, assembled in joint ses en, aad read his war message. Part tih message sa'd: "There I- one hoire we cannot make, we are in "sb of making. We will not the path of submission and the most sacred rights of our 'ation and our people to be Ignored )r violaled. The wrongs against vhich we now array our elves are rommon awrongs. They cut to the erv roots of human I fe." W'ar was declared on the Cth'day of April. Immediately after the declaration of war, the Government started in to .no~bilize the Nation. National mob lization means the organization of p hhe whole country behind the firing t lines. It means the production of everything necessary-fuel and food at the head of the list. Navies must have fuel; the nation that will win the great war will be the nation which has flour In the barrel when the enemy has eaten his last loaf. The man with the plow must be willing to show the country that he is no less a patriot than the man with the gun. Volunteers soon filled the navy with the amount of men called for. However, the need of men to carry on the industrial work of the nation caused the War Department to put into effect selectve conscription for the army. All the men of the coun try between the ages of 21 and 30 must register. The five hundred thousand thus chosen would be the first element of the new army which would provide further forces, from time to time, as our military need required. Young men are better ashle to endure the hardships of the campaign; they more readily acquire the training and skill necessary :n the use of arms. Volunteers of all ages still enlist in the army, but the nation claims the right to distribute' the burden in the fairest possible way. At present most of our regular army is in France and the new vol unteers and selectmen are dr Ills away for dear life, being turned into soldiers. Wrist watches seem to be the hardest thing for the oau . o g used to. Some of them turn their backs every time they look at the timepiece, and I read of on. who says his watch feels like a wart. An unusual event was the call for all women from the age of 16 up. to register on October 17th. This was done so the Government could know what service the women could do if needed. You all know about our L'berty Loan.,, Red Cross drive, et^., so I shall end by saying that the hisiro-i. cal events of the past year resemble the Crusades. For America is light ing this wa: with the cry, "Onward, Christian Soldiers." The most important bu'ine' taken up at the meeting was the euestion of 'nstitutirg a Civic Com mittee as part of the School League, but as there was not a fall attend ance of members presen t it was thought best to try to get a large membership prcsent before dtciaiyn this very important matter, there fore It io requested of every member that they be present at the next reg ular meeting that the matte: may be definitely settled. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lev: step parents of Mrs. Jacques Ae li, In :pred from Boyce, La., to Slidell, ar iv'ng here early in the week, anal hey expect to make this town their uure home, Mr. Lewis havian. ac opted employment with the Slid,:] ;htp Building Co. They wi'i make their home with Mr. and Mrs Aeb:i We are advised through Chairman J. K. Grffitle that the Y. M. C. A. war fund drive here last Thursday re-ulted in a total colleation of $754.55, and that the total for the parish amounted to $2858.68. This is certainly a splendid showing of which our citizens may be instly proud. (See contributions in official report on another page.) The Radei ffe Chautauqua, which will show here Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2 and 3, will use the Knights of Pytthias hall, and will also have a Sunday get-to-gether community lectn-e by Dr. Jno. G. Cornwell, on Dar 2, to which there will be no charge for admission and the general pubs:i2 is invited to attend. The Chautauqua will be under the auspices of the School Leagus, who are handling the ticket sale, and as entertainments offered are splendid in every way, and the cause berne fitting is a laudable one, everybody is expected to attend. Prof. H. U. Baken, principal of the Slidell High School wil leave to morrow for a tr'p North, 'hic'j will include Gary, Ind., Madison, Wis., and Chicago, Ill. A study of the playground system will be one of the objects of the Professor's journey. We wish him a pleasant trip and safe return. Father Benedict. Rev. W~trse, 1-u, Talnmage and Rev. Embre all address.. ed their congregations last Sunday upon the duty of every citizen doing their utmoot to help in Red Creds work, and a 'very 'benefcieal result was felt by the Increase In the num ber offering to sew and do other WAb *3, 1.71I A PURE Vegetable Oil FROM PINEOIL Po Neu St. Tammany SoreThr Rheuma ' Pine Trees Skin Dise Recent discoveries of uses for Pine Oil brought out the fact that it is one of the greatest of healers in most all eruptions, has wonderful medicinal properties in the treatment of many diseases and is unexcelled as a house hold remedy generally. THANKSGIVING President Woodrow Wilson has issued his 1917 Thanksgiving proclamati calling upon the nation, even in the midst of sorrow and great peril of a wor shaken war, to thank God for blessings that are better than mere peace of min` and prosperity of enterprise. The proclamation fixes Thursday, November as Thanksgiving Day. If you have been saving money you have something to be thankful for. W Pin are thankful to our many friends and depositors for past favors. ,of WE SOLICIT YOUR BANKING BUSINESS. be he E U ~ I ST.TAm BANK & IlUMT C or. COVINGTON. Branch at Mandeville. necessary things. A surprise party was given to Mrs. J. K. Griffith on Wednesday eveniu.' It was a real surprise as the recipi ent was not even at home; and tiie surprisers were surprised. How ever, all's well that ends well, as the victim was found and a most enjoy able evening was spent. CERTAIN CURE FOR CROUP. Mrs. Rose Middleton, of Green ville, Ill., has- had experience in the treatment of this disease. She says, when my children were small my son had croup frequently. Chamber :ain's Couge Remedy always !broke up these attacks immediately, and I was never without it in the house. I have taken it myself for coughs and colds with good results." SECRETARY McADOO GIVES VAL UABLE INFORMATaON. To the Officers and Enlisted Men and Women of the Army and Navy of the United States and their Rela tives: Teh secretary of the Treasury, through the Bureau of War Risk In surance, has been charged with the administration of the War Insurance Law enacted by the Congress as a measure of justice to the men and women who have been called to gave their lives, if need -De, in the servica of their country. I wish to acquaint you with the benefits and privileges which your Government has placed at your dis posal. - It is essential that you and your famil'es at home should know of your and their rights under tht :aw in order that full advantage may be taken of them. To care for the wife and children of the enlisted man during his ser ivce, the War Insurance Law com pels him to contribute up to one half of his pay for their support. The Government, on application, will generously add to this an allowance of from $5 to $50 a month, accord ing to the size of the family. More over, if the enlisted man will maze some further provision himself for a dependent parent, brother, sister, or grandchild, they may be included in the Government allowance . If, as a result of Injuries ipcurred or disease contracted in the line of duty, an officer or enlisted man or an Army or Navy nurse should be dis abled, provision is made for compen sation of from $30 to $100 a month to him, and should he die, compen sation of from $20 to $75 a month will be paid to his wife, h's chij4 or his widowed mother. In order, however, fully to protect each person and family, Congress has made it possible for every soldier, sailor, and nurse to obtain life and total-disability insurance. This In surance applies to injuries received while he or she is in the service or after he or she shall have left it. Exposure to the extra dangers of war makes the cost of life insurance in private life insurance companies prohibitive. It was, therefore, a plain duty and obligation for the Government to assume the risk of -in suring hundreds of thousands of our soldiers and sailors who are mak'ng the supreme sacrifice. Under thin law, every soldier and sailor and nurse, commissioned ano enlisted. and of any age, fas tae right, be tween now and February 12, 1918, to take out life and total-diasbility insurance up to $10,000 at very low cost, with the Government without medical examination. This right is purely optional. The Goldiers and sailors are not compelled to take in surance, but if they desire to ex ercise the right, they must do so be fore the 12th of February, 1918. The cost ranges from 65 cents New Orleans Great -Northern Raloir EXCURSION Every Saturday and Sunday to New Orleans From following stations at fat es named: Fare for Round Trip FROM Saturday Sunday FOLSOM ................. . $2.65 $1.26 ONVILLE............ ... 2. 1.26 RAMSAY......... .... . ..236 1.wJ COVINGTON .............. 2.25 1.00 ABITA SPRINGS....... .. f 16 1.00 MANDEVILLE...... ... 1.86 IA0 LACUMBE...... ......... 1.60 1.O11 Tickets good going and returning on date sale only. For further particulars "^" "' Agent or write M. 1. b cMAHON, 06 Wh u _,.antral Bldg., New Orleans, La. CH POUND oa MCAT fOR watcK YbUPAY*MU "* SEAR O. K. kji.bo, iiiL. Or' iiiiu...4 RECEIVED AT THIS SHOP is government inspected, but we won't take anybody's word for its condition. It must pass the proper test under our critical inspection before we offer it to the discriminating housewives to whom we cater. Allow us to cater to your meat-needs. A. J. PIANCHE, Covington,La. monthly, at the age of 21, to $1.20 monthly, at the age of #ai, for each $1000 of insurance. Tn's is a small charge on a man'n pay-small in pro portion to the benefits it may bring The premiums will be ondu'cted from his pay, if he desires, thus eliminat ing trouble on his part. To provide adequate proteetion un til February 12, 1918, during the period wben the soldiers and sailors are learning the details of this law, the Government automatical y in surer, each man and woman, com missioned or enlis'ed in the mn'tar" service of the United States. It gays the man $26 a month during total permanent disability; if he dies with in 20 yearg it pays the rest of 240 monthly inatailments of $25 each to l his wife,'tld, or widowed mothe,. $100 Reward, $10 The readers of this paper pleased to learn that there is at. one dreaded disease that ic ' been able to cure in all its atawi that is catarrh. Catarrh being Influenced " by constitutional ce requires constitutional treatment . Catarrh Medicine is taken intefn acts thru the Blood on the Mucous faces of the System thereby d the foundation of the disease, givin patient strength by building up thi stitution and assisting nature in work. The proprietors have sQ faith in the curative powers. of Catarrh Medicine that they otter Hundred Dollars for any case that it to cure. Send for list of testimo Address F, J. CHENEY & CO.. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 750. Subseribe for the ST. TAMMANY FAR3MU On* Dollar a Yeas Ij esire to call the prow!si this just and generous law to attention of our officers and en men and women so that they not be deprived of their rdghts lack of knowledge. Full inib tion may be obtained from the reau of War Risk insurance of Treasury Department, Washin D. C. I earnest:y urge that the ficers of the Army and Navy give, the men under their command poss>ble aid in helping them to'. derstand fully the benents that' insurance may bring to their fa and the ,mall cost at which it be obtained. This is the greatest measraf protection ever offered to Its Ing forces by any nation in the tory of the world. It 's not ch It is simply justice to the eia men and women and to their ones at home, and each and ofle of them sbou'd promptly the benefiti of this great law. , W.' G. McADOO, Secretary at the Treaser