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THE ST. TAMAN The Tny RMIrmer
DONIA.S. and WATKINS DUGO
STORE, Covlngton.
I]EAL PHARMACY, Madison
vDle. Five ASnts Per Copy.
D. II. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919. .° VOL 415 No. 29
WAR RECORD OF
ST. TAMMANY
SOLDIERS TO
BE MADE
Mrs. A. L. Bear Has Been
Appointed for Parish
of St. Tammany.
EVERY SOLDIER'S
RECORD WANTED
Chairmen of Committees
Announced for Various
Wards of Parish.
,Baton Itouge. June 3.-Mrs. A. L.
Bear, of Covington, has been appoint
ed by Governor Pleasant to serve as
War 'Record Director for St. Tam
many Farish in securing the military
and personal history of the soldiers,
sailors and marines who served in
the great war. Every Irian who was
called into service is to be included in
this historical memorial. Do not
wait for the canvassers to call on
you for the record of your boy, but
secure the blanks from Mrs. Bear,
dill them in and return to her so that
no one may be overlooked.
The records of the men who served
in the Civil War were never complet
ed. This must not happen again,
and with your assistance the State
Council of Defense hopes to secure
the record of every man who volun
teered or who was called into service.
When completed the records will be
bound in a handsome leather 'binder
and placed in our courthouse for the
benefit of future generations. Would
you not like to have access to such
a book at this time in order to ascer
tain just what battles were partici
pated in by your relatives in the Civil
War, what promotions vWere receiv
ed, etc. Let us see tpaft such a rec
ord is preserved as a memorial to
our brave boys, and with your help
this can be asily done. Full infor
mation may be obtained from Mrs.
Arthur L. Bear, Covington, La., or
from the State Council of Defense,
Baton Rouge, La.
Mrs. Bear is preparing a campaign
that will carry out the above object
and should receive the co-operation
of every one who can be of any as
sistance. People of St. Tammany
parish who know of any soldiers who
have since left the parish and can
give any information relative to them
should do so.
The following is a complete list
of town chairmen:
Miss Denia Chatelier, Madisonville.
Mrs. Vivian Bennett, Goddbee.
Mrs. Bart Spring, Folsom.
SMrs. H. E. Coney, Onville.
Mrs. J. B. Wortham, Covington.
IMrs. I. Levy, Mandeville.
'Mrs. H. U. Hayden. Houltonville.
Mrs. Laura Crawford, Bush.
Miss Edna Mizell, Bush.
Miss Lelia Fatheree, Sun.
Mrs. A. H. Gooding, St. Tammany.
'Mrs. Ellis Crawford, Audubon.
Mrs. E. W. Whitehead, Lacombe.
Mrs. H. J. Willis, Pearl 'River.
Miss Alicia Sebastion, Slidell.
Mrs. Tabary, Bonfouca.
IMiss Jessie Rayne. Abita Springs
'Miss Badie Cook, Waldheim.
Mrs. W. J. Allison, Blond.
Rev. D. Booth, Ramsay.
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CAN'T GET 'EM FAST ENOUGH.
Mr. Louis Wehrli, the Ford deal
er for this section, informs us that
he can't get cars fast enouugh to sup
ply the demand. He says he has a
ear load on the road and they are
already sold.
POLICE JURY
Completion of the minutes of the
meeting of the Police Jury meeting
of 'May 20, 1919:
On motion of S. R. Cowart, sec
onded by Mr. Davis, the following
notice, which was mailed to all of
the members, be spread on the ntn
utes:
Covington, La., May 19, 1919.
"You are hereby notified to attend
a special meeting of the Police Jury,
to be held at Covington, La., Monday,
May 26. 1!)19, at 10:30 a. m., for
the 'purpose of receiving bids on the
$750,000.0s road bonds, as advertis
ed, as well as to fix the dlate of pay
ment of the principal of said bonds,
in accordance with law."
The Pol'ce Jury having been duly
convened, it was mnioved 'Iy Mr. Smith
seconded by Mr. lIavis, that the Po
lice Jury proceed to open the bids
received for the issue of Seven Hun
dred Fifty Thousandtl Do:lars of road
bonds of the Parifh of St. Tammany,
this being the time andi place fixed
for the award of said bonds. Said
resolution being unanimously adopt
ed, the secretary of the Police Jury
thereupon presented the b'ds receiv
ed for said bonds, which were there
upon duly opened and tab lated.
And it aspearing that the bid of
Hibernia Bank & Trust Cc. was the
highest and best bid reeeiv.il for said
bonds, which b:d is in words and
figures, as follows:
New Orleans, La., May 25, 1919.
To the Police Jury of St. Tammany
Parish, Covington. Louisiana.
Gentlemen:--We. the undersign
ed, hereby s'lbmit you the following
Iproposal to purchase the $750,000.00
par value 5 per cent road bond issue
of St. Tammany parish, Louisiana,
'which you expect to issue shortly un
der authority of the Louisiana Con
3tttution and Statutes, said bonds to
be dated June 1, 1919, bearing inter
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LEWIS TALKS AT
RICE GROWERS
MEETING IN
COVINGTON
Says Rice Is Established
On Best Basis of All
Grown Products.
READY MARKET FOR
IRRIGATED LAND
Clearing is the Biggest Prob
lem in Getting Land
Ready:
Mr. Jas. J. Lewis was present at
the Rice Growers' meeting at the
courthouse last Saturday and gave a
very interesting talk on rice growing.
He said that rice was on the most
substantial basis that it had been in
history. That if we had lands and
irrigating facilities completed they
could be sold immediately, but that it
was too late to put in the machinery
for a mill this season and that there
was not enough land that could be
planted this season that would sup
port a mill. That rice gorwing was
one of the simplest forms of agricul
ture and that there was more active
competition in the purchase of rough
rich than in any other ,product. That
a mill to handle 12,000 barrels would
cost about $100,000. He did not,
however, believe it was necessary to
put up a mill in order to handle rice
successfully. That agents would come
here and buy rice and pay the same
price that they would at the p:uint
of delivery.
Mr. Lewis said that as rice did not
deteriorate through storage, he
thought -warehouses could be built
to take care of what was grown here
until it was advantageous to sell.
That rice was .;:!d Ly samples ,p .ýce;
on ,the table and that olds were
placed in a hat ani then tabulated.
That every man in the district ah3
had rice for sale waa notifiel ( f toe
amount of rice to se soli.
Mr. Lewis inqgirre as t: the c':.t
of clearing lands p3r sera asnd u as
told that it was aboat $25 per acre.
He said that he would buy ten thou
sand acres of land at $20. per acre,
if it was ready to plant. In answer
to a question, Mr. Lewis said that
this land did not necessarily have to
be in one piece. Reasonably large
tracts would do, even if differently
situated.
This was an off hand bid of MIr.
Lewis for land. The probability is
that he would pay much more for
such land. It is certain that a high
er price could be obtained.
The matter is still under investi
gation and there is little doubt that
the rice industry will be a large one
in St. Tammany parish before long.
The biggest problem is the clearing
of the land, and there are several
modes of doing this now under con
sideration. Irrigation will then be
easily accomplished and the lands
will have a ready sale and good
value.
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THE BOY SCOUTS.
By proclamation of the President
June 8 to Flag Day, June 14, will be
observed as Boy Scouts Week. E. G.
Davis is chairman for St. Tammany
parish.
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June 15th the Treasury Depart
ment will pay interest on First Liber
ty Bonds totaling $26,658,376.63.
CAPTAIN GrI)DINGS RECUPERAT
ING IN )COVINGNTON.
Captain Beverly Giddings. a grad
nate of Oxford and one of the dis
tinguished airmen of England, regis
tered at the Southern Hotel last r'ri
day. He is here in search of health
and recuperation from the effects of
very severe wounds received in the
performance of his duty as com
mander of an English aviation corps.
Captain Giddings is a man of high
attainments, aridthough but 21 years
of age has been decorated four times
for bravery. He is a native of Bev
erly, Yorkshire. The seriousness of
his wounds made a change of cli
mate and scene advisable and phy
sicians recommended Louisiana as a
place whose'climate would be bene
ficial. When he reached Louisiana,
he was advised to come to Covington.
He will remain here till July. He
was called to New Orleans by his
government to inqpect airplanes to be
shipped to Englatid via Buffalo, after
which he will be the guest of Dr. Tol
son during his stay here.
Captain Giddings does not like to
talk of himself, but the wonderful
record he has made as a master of the
air gives interest to his general con
vrersation. He appreciates the won
dlerful bravery of Hawker in attempt
ing to give the transatlantic record
to England, but thinks some single
mnan should have undertaken the job.
In speaking of the difficulties of avia
tion, Captain Giddings stated that
even the bravest flyers have times
when their nerves go back on them
and make it unsafe for a flight.
Among the flyers this condition is
known as wind-up; so when a flyer
s "wind-up" there is nothing doing
in dangerous feats or chasing the
Hun. Getting on top or just under
neath the tail of the Hun flying ma
chine, the points where he is vulner
able, takes a coil head and undis
turbed nerves. Otherwise the Hun
s apt to do to you what you are try
ng to do toehim.
Captain'Giddings has a younger
brother who has gd even greater
distinction than the Captain. This
boy has also recelved aerious wounds.
TAKING MOTHER '"OVER THE TOP"
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A soldier of the Twenty-seventh division reviewing his experiences "over
there" to a proud old mother and an admiring sweetheart. He is explaining,
with the aid of a map, how the One Hundred and Fifth machine gun battalion
b.n_.pred awsysmec ly at the Hun.
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COVINGTON TO
HAVE GOVT.
BUILDING
Congressman J. Y. Sanders has in
troduced a bill in Congress to pro
vide a government building for Cov
ington, to cost $50,000.
This action would have been take*
some time ago had it not been for
rulings of the War Department that
prevented construction work. Cov
ington has been entitled to this
building for some time, as the re
ceipts of the postolice here are in
excess of the required $10,000.00.
We would also be entitled to mail de
livery if we had sidewalks on all
streets within the delivery section.
If a census of Covington were taken
now we would probably find we had
gained several thousand since the
last census.
Mrs. M. F. Todd, of Lacombe, has
been spending a few days in Coving
ton, a guest at the Pharris Cottage.
PRANK J. MARSOLAN AND J. M.
AOUEILLE ARE ERECTING
BRICK BUILDINGS.
Mr. Frank J. Marsolan of the Ten
Cent Store and Mr. J. M. Aoueille
of the Jefferson Avenue Bakery are
putting up brick buildings adjoining
each other next to Watkin's Drug
Store. The two buildings will be
separated simply by a dividing wall
and constructed so as to permit the
use of the side walls by any one
wishing to erect adjoining buildings.
The front will be of pressed brick
with large plate glass windows and
ornamental front with extended top.
The building will be one story.
Mr. Marsolan has made a success
of his Ten Cent Ctore and will 'en
large his business.
Mr. Aoueille will put in a confec
tionery department to his bakery and
will make it an attractive part of his
business, with conveniences for the
out-of-town customer who wants a
cup of coffee or light lunch or wishes
to rest awhile.
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CHILD DIES FROM EATING PILLS.
Dr. Bulloch reports the death of
little Sadie Erwin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Emile Erwin, of Ramsay,
Friday. The child was 1 year, 8
months. I day of age, and death fol
lowed convulsions due to the eating
of some pills prescribed for a mala
rial tpatient and which contained
strychnine.
This incident shows how import
ant it is that all medicine bottle and
packages should be kept out of reach
of little children. Medicines that a
grown person may take with benefit
may prove fatal to a child. This
warning, if heeded, may often pre
vent death.
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METHODISTS HAVE A BIG JOB
With five years of careful labor
before them, working out the huge
plans for the Missionary Centennial
which calls for the expenditure of
more than $35,000,000, Methodist
preachers have a job that will require
not only patience but careful train
ing. As a business proposition there
has been brought to the United States
and located at Columbus, Ohio, a
huge missionary exposition. On the
immense site there has been con
structed in mineature the life of
every nationality and the industry
of every clime.
To Columbus, Ohio, between June
20 and July 14, will go hundreds of
thousands of people, and it is expect
ed that practically every Methodist
preacher in Louisiana will make the
trip and there study the missionary
needs of the world at first hand.
There he will see China as the Chi
nese live in their native heath and
in native attire; there will be Africa
just like it is in the jungles, and the
jungles will be there; there will be
the tenement section of the great
city with its crowded streets and
even with its attendant filtli and
utter misery; and there will bb the
mill town, the mountain town and
the log cabin of the piney woods. In
this way a preacher in a week will
be able to know more of the mission
ary needs of the world than he could I
learn from books in ten years.
SOLDIERS SHAFT
FRONT OF THE
COURTHOUSE
The monument to be erected by
the Parish Council of Defense to the
memory of the soldiers from St. Tam
many parish will probably be unveil
ed in September, if plans are carried
out. It will be placed in the court
house yard, where the fountain now
stands.
It is also intended to have me
morial exercises on the day of the un
veiling in which the soldiers then at
home will be invited and honored.
'Mr. Weiblin of the Weiblin Marble
Works of New Orleans, was in Cov
ington Tuesday and attended a meet
ing of the committee in charge. He
will submit plans. Mr. FitzSimons,
representing another company will
also submit drawings.
THE CHORAL SOCIET..
Mr. Karl Kohnke and Miss Loretta
Schwartz are organizing a choral
club. This should be a very popular
movement, as there are quit, a nmm
ber of Covingtonians who have musi
cal training and who should be able
to make such a society a success.
These clubs have been organized in
other towns and many of them are
now doing fine work. Covington
should be able to match most of them
in talent and both Mr. Kohnke and
Miss Schwartz should make capable
instructors. It is to be hoped that
the undertaking will receive the sup
port due and that Covington will
soon be able to give musical recitals
that will please the public and add
to our fund of entertainment.
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POLICE JURY.
The Police Jury will meet in regu
lar session on Tuesday, June 10th.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
Mr. S. L. Park, agricultural agent
of the I. C. R. R., was in Covington
this week looking up the possibili
ties of development along the line
of that company.
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SHOOTS TO GET HIS MONEY BACK
Joe Washington, colored, shot Os
car Harris, also colored, at Mande
ville. Saturday, May 31. lHe claims
that Harris held him up and took
his money. He then went home and
got his gun found Harris and shot
him. Harris is in the hospital i,
New Orleans and Washington is lock
ed up in the parish prison awaiting
results.
Messrs. Lawrence and Frank Bow
ers, brothers, who before going into
the army resided at Abita Springs4
have returned home. These boys
both distinguished themselves by
good conduct and ability in camp,
both became Sergeants and both won
medals as sharp shooters. Their
regiments were on the eve of being
called to France when the armistice
was declared. St. Tammany will al
ways be proud of such boys.
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N(YPICE.
I hereby give notice that I am ap
plying for a pardon, having been
sentenced for not less than three nor
more than five years in the peni
tentiary July 13, 1918.
je 7 DALLAS SHARP.
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INJURED WHILE WALKING THE
STREET.
Rosalie Washington, daughter of
Eli Washington, colored, was injur
ed by the falling of a cross arm on a
telegraph pole on Columbia street,
Thursday morning. Rosa is 13 years
of age. She suffered a depressed
fracture of the right parietal bone of
the head and a contusion of the
·houlder. The force of the blow also
jarred her teeth loose, so that in her
nervous state she pulled one of them
put and might have plulled all had
she not been told to let them re
main as they would tighten up again.
She was sent to New Orleans by Dr.
Bulloch, where she was placed in the,
hospital She is dangerously hurt.
THEPARISHFAIR
ASSOCIATION TO
GIVE 4TH JULY
CELEBRATION
Same Committees That Han
dled Firemen's Festival
To Have Charge.
DINNER SERVED
ON THE GROUNDS
Appropriate Decorations,
Addresses and Child
ren's Games.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Fair Association, Wednesday, it
was moved by Dr. Maylie, seconded
by Mr. Kahl, of Bush, that the next
annual Fair be held October 16, 17,
18 and 19, 1919. After much dis
cussion it was carried.
This session of the board having
been a continuation of the meeting
a week before in which Mr. Haller
had secured the adoption of a three
day fair to prevent the ladies having
too much work, as they have had in
former four-day fairs, and this ob
jectionable feature having 'been over
come by the decision to have two
groups of ladies, Mr. Haller, at the
latter session, withdrew his motion.
It was decided against the personal
interest of every member present,
but in their opinion, to the interest
of the fair and the masses of people
of the parish at large, to have a four
day fair ending Sunday, October 19.
A report and recommendation by
Dr. Maylie, chairman of ways and
means committee, was received and
adopted, to the effect that the same
committees that so successfully
handled the Firemen's Festival be
appointed to provide for the patriotic
celebration and festival, July 4th, to
be given 'by the Fair Association at
its grounds, with the addition of two
names. The committee chairmen
are, President Warner, ex-officio, and
Messrs. Jacob Seliler, H. J. Osten
dorf, Robt. W. Badon, E. R. Moses,
A. R. Smith, H. A. Mackie, Dr. `May
lie, John L. Haller, Karl Treen, Mr.
Lam'bert, and Mrs. Moses, chairman
of ladies' committee.
Appropriate decoration and ad
dresss-w~ t be provided. Children's
games will be a prominent feature
this time. Dinner will be served on
the grounds. People are invited to
bring their dinner, if they prefer.
Everybody is invited to come and en
joy themselves. Races, dancing, ad
dresses, music, athletics including a
baseball game, and songs are on the
program.
The following are the directors:
E. G. Davis, N. H. FitzSimons, Karl
Treen, C. E. Schonberg, J. H. War
ner, H. A. Mackie, E. J. Domergue,
Jno. L. Haller, A. G. Maylie, Jacob
Seiler, F. Salmen, Eads Poitevent,
Theo. Dendinger, Jr., A.. Pons,
Walter Parker, J. D. MaLain, W. H.
Kahl, H. W. Woodruff, Mrs. F. F.
VWigginton, Mrs. J. C. Burns, Mrs,
B. B. Warren, Mrs. J. ,B. Wortham,
Mrs. E. R, Moses, Miss Kate East
man, Miss Martha Williams.
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COLORED MAN DROWNED.
Monday Marshal Philip Smith of
Mandeville took charge of a colored
man who seemed demented and lock
ed him up for safe keeping. After
wards the man seemed to have re
covered and it was determined to
send him to his home in Barnes,
Miss. Just as the train pulled in, he
threw off his coat and ran. He was
not recaptured, but Wednesday his
body was found floating in Bayou
Castaign. PPreviously the man had
drawn $150 from the bank and col
Ilcted $20 due him by the Poitevent
& Favre Lumber Co., This money
was not found on his body. It was
also learned that he had $360 in the
savings deposit of a Gulfport 'bank
and that he owned a furnished home
in Barnes, Miss., for which he was
receiving rent. His name was G. J.
Mitchell. His body was sent home
to his sister.
Coroner 'Bulloch says the coroner's
;ury tound that he came to his death
by drowning. There were no marks
of violence or anything to show that
he had been dealt foully with. The
p.pers in his trunk showed him to
be an ordained minister.
THE ILCHAMPAGNE GROCEIRY.
Mr. Tom Champagne has determin
ed that his grocery shall be known
as a place where goods are kept ab
solutely clean and fresh and free
from contamination by touch or ex
posure. It is delightfully refresh
ing to enter this store and note the
cleanliness of its appearance. Every
th'ng is in clean and dust-proof
drawers, and a general appearance of
wholesomeness prevails. A system
of this kind conscientiously carried
out must win public favor.
WOMEN'S CIUBS TO MEFT.
On June 17 there will be a state
meeting held in" New Orleans when
an effort will be made to federate
:he buisness women's clubs of Lou
is:ana. July 20 the National meet
ing will be held in St. Louis at which
time a National Federation will be
organized. Business women's clubs
of the cities, smaller towns, and in
dividual professional and business
women are invited to join the State
and National Federation.
Dr. H. D. Guthrie, Chairman,
Maison Blanche Building, New Or
leans, will be glad to answer ques
tions and accept names for member
ship.
ITEMS OF INTEREST AT JAHNCKE
SHIPYARDS IN MADISONVILLE
By D. H. Vinet.
Captain P. T. Burke, Southern Dis
trict Marshal for the U. S. Emergency
Fleet Corporation, arrived in Madi
sonville, May 31st, and made an in
spection of the Jahncke Shipyard.
The Steamer Mandeville, which
has been in the Naval service of the
Government as a training ship since
last year, arrived at Madisonville
last Sunday evening from New Or
leans, in tow of the tug Clarabel.
Some time in the near future the
dances that once were will soon be
again.
Mr. Leslie Ludlow, who has held
a iposition of trust and responsibility
with the Jahncke Shipbuilding Co.,
since October, 1918, left for New
Orleans on May 31st. He has ac
cepted the agency of the Home Life
Insurance Co., of New York, for the
State of Louisiana. Mr. Ludlow be
came very popular among his associ
ates while here and they wish him
much success in his new field of
activity.
From present indications a public
ferry will soon be in operation con
necting Madisonville with the fMande
ville side of the Tchefuncta. A fine
shell road on a high embankment has
been constructed, leading past Houl
tonville, and it is now only a short
time before a great convenience will
be open to the public.
The younger set of Madisonville
were highly entertained a few even
ings ago at the bachelor quarters of
Mr. Ira Mugnier and the Clemence
brothers. The decorations were ex
quisitely Ibeautiful and the supper
served was simply par-excellence.
Dancing was indulged in and the
participants enjoyed themselves to
their hearts content. Occasions like
this soon destroy bachelorhood.
Slanderous tongues have wagged
for time immemorial all over the
world, all manner of vicissitudes fol
lowing in the wake of that vicious
member of human organism. It is a
hidden octopus that creeps stealthily
upon its prey, and its poignant pangs
unfortunately sink deep into the very
soul of an innocent being, and in the
twinkling of an eye, robs him of his
or her good name. Let it not be
sad that "Sea.I addy" is the victim
of such Mlrthi'tune, but rather let
it be said that he is a young man
of irrepraicehable character and ab
solutely immune from the attacks of
this old ememy of mankind.
PATTER.
Man.
'Mighty man may stop a horse that's
tearing down the street,
He may stop the enemy's advance in
the battle's heat,
in fact, stop almost anything in situ
ations trying,
But no man alive can stop a baby
crying.
The devil tempted woman with an
apple, but he tempted man with a
peach.
Rome wasn't built in a day. That
may be, said Vic Chatellier, but I
wasn't foreman on that job.
"You know that big Jersey cow
that I have," said Boots Bohning.
'IWell, her name was Mary, but I
changed it to United States, and I
am going to sell her." 'When asked
why he wanted to sell such a pretty
animal iBoots said, "well, she is go
ing dry."
Out in the West where women vote
a negro girl applied for i political
job and the clerk asked her the usual
questions. "What is your name?
What is your age? Are you Ameri
can born? Where do you live? 'Do
you vote, and what party are you
affiliated with?" When the last
question was asked the girl said,
"My Gawd, mister, do I hafto tell you
the gentleman's name?"
Edison says that reading improves
the brain, so this morning I started
to read one of those modern novels.
I readone line of the novel, that was
enough. The line I read was: "He
kissed her where she stood." I
suppose that's one of those soul
(sole) kisses.
When Kelly was a boy in schol
he was the chiropodist of his class
always at the foot.
What is the difference between an
old man and a fishing worm? No
difference, the chickens get them
both.
How is it that Kaiser Bill don't
bowl any more? Because he don't
like the Allies.
A prominent ball player of Cali
fornia was caught in the work or
fight order. So, being well acquaint
ed, he applied for a soft job in one
of the Pacific Coast yards. The fore
man gave him a hammer and told
him, "all you got to do is walk
around and tap on one of those nuts
occasionally." After about a couple
of hours of this work he noticed a
big fellow 'following him around and
when he knocked off for lunch the
fellow was ten feet behind him. It
began to worry him very much,
thinking he was spotted. The next
morning he started after the nuts
again. Figuring it was all off any
way, he dug into the fellow, "Say,
guy, what are you doing following
me around like this?" The guy re
plied, "What? Don't you know who
I am?" "No; who in the h- are
you?" "Why, I'qp your helper."
I was watching some inmates of
the insame asylum grading a road,
-a- one fellow had a wheelbarrow,
pushing it around, upside down, and
was very busy running up and down
the road. When he came near me I
said, "What's the idea? Why don't
you turn that wheelbarrow up right?
He said, "why I am crazy, and if I
turn it over they will put a load in
it."
Physicians have discovered a way
to explore our stomachs. They get
the patient to swallow a rubber bag
with an electric light inside of it.
But, let me tell you, that the old
fashioned way of getting "lit up" ap
peals more strongly to most men.
Just wait until we have a female
Congress. I'm waiting fluently. 1
want to see that House of Miss-rep
resentatives in sessio.n One of their
arguments will be that women's
minds are cleaner than men's. Well,
they ought to be-they change them
oftener. But let me tell you that
women are not as truthful as men.
For instance, when a man has a
birthday, he takes a day off. When
a woman has a birthday, she takes
years off.
In yesterday's paper I read that
the officials of Japan deny there has
been any graft in any of their gov
ernment departments. And yet the
Japs claim to have become civilized.
That brings us to the question of
"Votes for Women." I believe in
allowing women to vote, but the
great trouble is if women had the
ballot then suffragettes would want
it too. Suffragettes say that a man
is known by the company he keeps.
I wonder if a good man goes around
with a bad man, is the good man bad
because he goes with the bad man, or
is the bad man good because he goes
with the good man.
Dietrich: Why is a doctor the
meanest man on earth?
MotDougal: Because he treats you
and then makes you pay for it.
Allison: Why is a ship the pollt
est thing in the world?
Heughan: Because it always pre
sents itself with a bow.
Pons: When is a girl not a girl?
Ludlow: When she is a little
bare.
First Soldier: Too bad about
Smith. He is suffering from shell
shock, and can't remember a thing
about the past.
Second Soldier: Gee whis! And
I lent him $25 before he was hurt.
Hostess: May we have the pleas
ure of your company this evening,
Colonel?
Colonel: Company, madam? I
command a regiment.
Baxter: Why is it they couldn't
play cards on the ark?
'McCary: Because Noah stood on
the deck.
Kelly: Why would women make
better soldiers than men?
Qulntzau: Because they can raise
a better infant-ry.
Koepp: They say that all the
girls that are getting married now
are working girls.
Oulliber: No, they are working
men.
Norris: Do you like girls with
blue eyes?
Valdin: No; I like them with
greenbacks.
IDavis: Don't you think Stock
fleth is an odd fellow?
Calecaa: No; he is an Elk.
Packard: Who do you think dlrst
discovered that the world goes 'round
and 'round?
Kelley: Proba'bly some fellow
coming home at 2 o'clock in the
morning.
THE MAIDEN'S THOUGHTh.
Night and day she lived in hope
That she'd find the sacred dope
That would make men pine,
And say "Be mine."
But they all whined
"Nope," just "nope."
The ladies of America seem to
have more luck under a Mayd moon
than any other, judging from events
of the past week.
The United States Congress voted
them the equal suffrage of man as
far as suffrage is concerned, and now
comes Mrs. Katherint Williams, who
more than held her own with the
stronger sex, in the examination for
pharmicist before the Louisiana State
Board of Pharmacy. She stands
ahead of the list of twelve successful
competitors and is now the happy
possessor of a certificate of quali~
cation.
LITTLE WHTTE NOBE.
Little White Nose, one of the
outest of girls, is with us. She is
spending a few weeks in Covington.
No, she is not an Indian princess,
but she could easily be called the
Princess of Hearts. That 's, if the
attention shown her by the youths
of St. Tammany is indicative.
There would be very few marriages
if every girl remained faithful to her
ideals.
Yesterday's newspaper said that
ships can talk fortyalve miles apart.
Now I know why ships are called
*"sh."'