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D. H. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1919.
BOY SCOUTS OF
NEW ORLEANS
AT SULPHUR
SPRINGS
Resort Wins Popular Trib
ute To Its Many Fine
Advantages.
CAMP IN CHARGE OF
ARGUS AND DIEBOLI)
Scouts Will Give Minstrel
Entertainment at Hi
Auditorium.
The visiting buy Scouls of Ne..
Orleans are camping at Sulph1or
Springs, designated as Camp Cudli,i.
The boys are having a splendid .iiue
and are delighted with the situation
and with Covington generally. Our
home iloy Scouts are getting much
pleasure from the visit, also are do
ing wa it :hey can to make the stay
of the visiting scouts a pleasant on'.
The camp is in charge of Scout
Masters Ben Argus and Diebold.
These two scout masters will be here
all of this week and next week, when
,Deputy Commissioner Huger will be
in charge for the succeeding two
weeks.
Scoit Master Argus speaks in the
highest terms of Sulphur Springgs
and beideves that its development as
a hotel resort would be a big thing.
Mr: P. J. Schoen, of Scoen & Moiloy,
the big New Orleans undertakers,
and of the undertaking establish
ment "A Covington, who was with
Mr. Arius, joined him in his praise
of Sulphur Springs and its attrac
tiveness.
Troop 40 will tender to the Boy
Scouts of Troopl, as well as to resl
dents and visitors of Covington, a
"Jolly Black-Face Minstrel Show"'
and a'laughable vaudeville stunt at
the Covington High School Audi
torium, 8:30 p. m., Friday, August
8th. Admission will be 25 cents for
adults and 15 cents for children.
The scouts will call on you wit i
tickets for sale and it is hoped that
all will fully appreciate the spirit
and worthiness of the object. Buy
a ticket and buy one for your friend.
Make the Boy Scouts happy. They
deserve it.
Following is the list of names of
the boys in attendance:
Troop 1i, V,. L; Diebold, S xelt
master--Witt SharnoL. Rigby F ,s
ter, Clr ade D'l,', Edward Da.ke,
John Hayvs, Josephi Jumonville, .ladd
Reinge:, Frank iHolden, J. B. San
ford, Donald Dieboid, Wm. Chap
man, Richard Lyons.
Troop 40, :Ben Argus, Scoutmas
ter-Charles O. Molloy, Rihcar l
Williams, Earl Schroeder, Earl Gitz,
Ben Franklin, Edward Von Eye,
Waldermor Schweickhardt, Richard
Lochte, Harold Argus, Robert Argue,
Bernard Argus, Roy Miller, Vern
Seybold, Walter Seybold, Lloyd Ray,
Oscar Fouin, Frank Prevette, Frank
Louis, Watson Leech, Irwin Cooper,
Adam Junker, Will Leonard, Carlos
de Armas, Edward Zinser, Alvin
Speiss.
The boys are having the time ^f
their lives. Their appetites have in
crease dconsiderably since theiir stay
here.
The following boys have captured
prizes:
Best Joke and Recitation-Won
by Claude and J. B. Sanford.
IBest Vaudeville Stunt-Won by
Chas. O. Molloy, Irwin Cooper and
Watson Leach.
Best Song-Won by Dick Willi
ams.
Swimming-Won by Dick Willi
ams, Will Leonard.
A COURFARTION.
In announcing the speaking at the
14th of July celebration at Abitg we
made the statement that the address
of the occasion was delivered by Mr.
Morgan, when we should have given
this credit to Mr. L. C. Moise. Con
sidering the fact that the speech was
a most excellent one and was great
ly appreciated and enjoyed by those
present, we wish to make this cor
rection.
WILL HELP TI. MLARKET RIC('E.
Rice growers will be interested in
the following letter:
Eunice. La., July 26, 1919.
'Mr. J. H. Warner. Covington, La.
My Dear Mr. Warner:-During my
recent visit to Covington your rice
farmers complained very much of
having no buyers during the season
in which you were marketing your
rice crop. If you will be kind
enough to keep me posted I will be
glad to make the trip to Covington
when vo::r tirst rice is placed on the
market and make an effort to see
that your farmers get all that their
rice is wor:h. It is not usually sat
'isfactory to the farmers to consign
their rice to a mill. It is much more
desirable to agree upon the price and
settle for the rice at point of ship
ment.
Thanking you in advance for your
attention to the matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
.JAMES J.. LEWIS.
PO)R BEN.FIT (OF EIDUICAQTION.
A Progressive 500 Party will be
given on Thursday, August 7, at the
U. F. B. A. Hall, In Madisonville, for
the benefit of educational work.
Games will start at 9 p. m., sharp.
There vill be six prizes awarded.
, Three for ladies and three for 'gen
tlemen. These prizes are on dim
Play at Ideal Pharmacy.
CURB MARKET IS
WINNING FAME
OUTSIDE OF
PARISH
Mrs. Bear Tells of Interest
Awakened in Bogalusa
and Hammond.
OTHER MARKETS
HAVE FAILED
Delegates Will Visit Here
to Investigate Manner
of Management.
(By Mrs. Arthur L. Bear.)
The Curb Market has made such
progress and developed so much in
he year and a half of its existence,
.hat the Home Club Agent of the
Southern District, Mrs. Laura ii.
ihrie, .ame to Covington on Wednes
day to inspect this market with a
view to using it as a model for other
owns. The Curb "Markets at Baton
Rouge, Bogalusa and New Orleans
have been abandoned and those
throughout the State seem to have
met the same fate, so that Mrs. Ihrie
was especially anxious to study this
market which has proved a success.
She was most flattering in her praise
of this work of the Women's Pro
gressive Union and of the splendid
co-operation and kindly spirit tpat
exists between the committee, the
farmers and the. buyers. Although
the farmers' supplies were rather low
because of the incessant rains, Mrs.
Ihrie commented favorably on the
amount and especially on the quality
of our iegetables and fruits, and
compared the production here wit'
that of Southwest Louisiana where
the soil is very rich but does not
yield as good products as are dis
played at this market.
On 'tie same day as Mrs. Ihrie's
visit, Tangipahoa parish sent her
Home Demonstration Agent, Miss
Nettie Ensign, here to interview the
Curb Market committee of Coving
ton, as Hammond is about to open a
market and has heard of the suc
cess of ours.
Notice has been received from Bo
galusa that within the next week
their representative, :Miss Wolf, is
coming here to make a study of this
market Fnd so to re-establish the one
at Bogalusa along similar lines.
There has been some objection t.o
the crowding around wagons and of
customers serving themselves. "The
committee has taken the matter in
hand and the sale on Wednesday was
as orderly as that in a private store.
As the supply of fresh vegetables
is decreasing the farmers are- now
bringing in large supplies of home
canned vegetables, preserves, honey
and syrup, wood and charcoal, and
delicious homemade bread. The
latter is selling like the proverbial
"hot cakes." In regard to canned
goods, Miss Fellows is arranging to
stamp her seal on all products that
are put up under her direction in
the future as a guarantee to the
housewife that they are canned prop
erly and in a sanitary way.
As the demand is much greater
than the supply (despite the fact
that nearly every curb market farm
er has doubled his acreage this year
it anticipation of the market), the
committee is now planning to sell,
on consignment, chickens, eggs, but
ter and vegetables which may be
shipped here from other parts of the
pMarish by farmers who are unable to
come here.
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Jasper Sharp, who served during
the war in the Marines, was here on
a visit this week. IHe leaves for
New York to-day, having enlisted in
the Merchant IMarine Service. He
has had considerable experience with
submarines and has seen some sunk
and somle of his own vessel ,put un
der the waves by them. He is in fine
shape and is proud of his service.
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BORiN-To Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Allison, at Blond, La., on Saturday,
July 19, 1919, a boy.
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O O'E ()LIANS.
SRose Collins, a well known charac
ter here, an aged colored woman
who was highly esteemed, died -in
the Charity Hospital last Friday.
She was buried in Holt Cemetery.
New Orleans, with appropriate cere
monies.
FELL FWROM WINDOW.
Mr. Edward McCoy was called to
New Orleans, Tuesday, on account
of a serious accident to his young
son, wh> fell from a window and
was injured. Mr. McCoy is in cha,'e
of the new stump grinding machine
at Red Bluff.
DR. GASTON A. HEBERT.
Dr. Gaston A. Hebert, a very suc
cessful and highly esteemed phy
sician of Hot Springs, Ark., died at
that place July24,. 1919. Dr. He
bert is a'so welf~ known in this par
ish. He is the son of Dr. N. M.
Hebert and Leonbine 'Bernard, of
Covington, La. Interment was made
at Hot Springs. Dr Hebert was 16
years of age. k
The Thompson plate in Claiborne,
near Riversidi' brive, occupied by
the Foster family, burned to the
ground Friday evening, about 7: 30
o'clock. Cause, defective flue. Only
two beds were aed and the dog
was burnue
Y. M. C. A. SECRETARIES ARE HONORED
Tlhr e Y. J. C. .\. s.e.retaries who Jwere woundedl :and gassed while serv
ing with Iimarines in I 'rnce were presented with the Croix de Guerre by Gen.
I. Collalrdet, militiry tittanhe at the French embassy in Washington. The
se.retnmies are 1'rnest o. Butler, Skowhegan, M,.; De Roy U. Fonville, Burling
toll, N. ('.; rM. I)r. \\'iliani IR. F'Inrmer, Wesfern T'heologicIl seminary, Pitts
thl.lgh. Fotnville iost the sigi]t of one eye In the servtce.
CITIZEN REPLIES
TO LETTER.OF
BUTCHERS
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Replying to the butchers' letter in
last issue of your paper, I wish to
take iss;u on many points. I think
their letter a most flimsy excuse for
non-delivery of meat, and I have
heard many others express the same
opinion.
The butchers claim their way of
conducting their business is modern
because it benefits dealer and con
sumer tc the greatest extent. There
may be five butchers who believe
that, but there are five hundred adult
citizens who do not believe it. The
modern business concerns try to
please the customer. The non-de
livery is not modern from a stand
point of service nor advent. That is
the antiquated way.
They advance the argument that
by not delivering they have increased
their cash sales 50 per cent and de
creased their credit about the same
amount. But this was not due to
not delivering, because the other
merchant: who delivered all the
time have done that. It has been
due, of course, to the shipyard birng
ing many people here and paying
them high wages. Surely non-deliv
ery of meat is not responsible for the
shipyard coming. Then it is not re
sponsible for the money situation.
It may be beyond the butchers to
see where non-delivery affects the
growth of the town, as they claim,
but I am sorry to think it of them.
Any town that does not offer modern
conveniences will lose to the other
neighboring towns which offer these
conveniences.
True, it takes industrious Ipeople
to make an industrious town, as they
claim. But this statement does not
exclude the butchers faom among the
industrious. Many men here hustle
off to work before six o'clock. They
can't get the meat. The wives of
many have only small children, too
small to leave alone. Some wives
are not able to walk from ten to
thirty blocks to and from the mark
ets Should they be forced to use
cured meats? Other wives can send
husband, children or servants. This
is the plan the butchers want all
families to use, and then claim that
the housewife can see what she is
getting and thus avoid "troubles and
misunderstandings." Absurd! She
would tee the meat when it got
home; yes.
If the butchers choose to, they
could accept telephone orders at cer
tain hours when it would not inter
fere with their waiting on custom
ers who would come to the shop, nor
interfere with their night's rest.
This woul( not necessitate keeping
some one extra at the telephone.
By delivering to people, the shop
would not be crowded and would net
necessitate keeping as many men
there to wait on the trade as now.
The other man could be on the
wagon. This way the butchers could
sell more meat with less shop force.
Of, if they wanted to keep some one
at the plone for orders in the morn
ing, this would only require the same
shop force as now, and this was tne
plan the butchers called for in their
letter.
And, lastly, they threaten to raise
the price 5 cents per pound should
they deliver. This would be plaus
ible if they had lowered the price
5 cents ler pound when they stopped
deliver,ng last year. The prices are
as high here as in other places w"here
they deliver meat. Why this threat?
Even supposing that the butche's
could rot afford to deliver at pres
ent prices. They would 'not have to
advance the price as much as 5 cents
to cover expenses of delivery. On
300 pounds delivered this would
mean $15.00. Wages have increas
ed since the winter and so has the
feed bill. Why raise the price. The
extr a olume of business done by
delivering with the same managing
expense, rent, etc., would more than
pay expenses of delivery.
The butchers know these things,
or ought to, and we don't want them
to believe and try to make the people
believe a hard luck story. They
don't have to deliver, of course.
Netther do we have to go and get
the meat. Other butchers will come
and deliver if these do not. We pre
fer our home butchers.
CITIZIEN,
MEMORIAL OF
KNIGHTS FOR
DECEASED
ýunday, July 27th, was memorial
day for deceased Knights of Colum
bus in St. Tammany parish, the first
of its kind attempted in Covington,
and on this account was a matter of
more than usual interest to the mem
bers, friends and relatives.
The number of distinguisher names
on the dead list .brought delegates
from Madisonville, Mandeville, Sli
dell and New Orleans.
The elaborate and impressive ritu
al at the private service of the mem
bers was in charge of Mr. Arthur C.
Sharon, of New Orleans.
Mr. Ulysses Marinoni was the pun
lic speaker of the day. The singing
work of the St. Tammany Council
Choir, in the afternoon service held
in the open air, was a feature that
tended to make the solemn event
most impressive.
The public eulogy w-as delivered
by Mr. A. D. Schwartz, Grand Knight
of St. Tammany Council.
Among the visitors from New Or
leans were Messrs. George Keller,
Albert Duskey, Henry Cucullu, H. G.
Martin, C. J. Derbes, Alphonse Roy
and Capt. (Dr.) D. J. Murphy.
FIRST AID CLASSES TO TAKE
PLACE THIS FALL.
Nbtice is hereby given to those
who have joined the First Aid Class
es that the lessons will net take
place until in the fall.
MRS. C. H. SHEFFIELD,
Organizer.
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I NEW BUSINESS.
Mr. Gilbert P. Molloy has gone in
to the real estate and insurance buls
ness and has taken offices on Boston
street next to Heintz & Schwartz, at
torneys. Mr. Molloy has announced
going into business by an advertise
ment that will be found on the 4th
page.
ENTERTAINMENT AT ABITA.
The Progressive Social Club of
Abita Springs will give a dance and
entertainment August 10. A good
orchestra has been ordered and every
effort will be made to make the affair
enjoyable. Read their advertise
ment on the 4th page.
C(OVINGTON WOMAN HONORED.
Mrs. Chas. H. Sheffield has been
signally honored by the Louisiana
Federation of Women's Clubs by be
ing appointed State Chairman of the
Membership Committee and Chair
man of the Educationa Department
of the Sixth District. This is in rec
ognition of her work especially, ani
also a compliment to the Covington
School Improvement League for its
exceptional work.
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Mrs. Mattie H. Williams, who has
been spendjng the past month with
Mrs. W. M. Allen, left Wednesday
for her home in Shreveport. Mrs
Williams made many friends here
who enjoyed her visit and regret her
having left.
Mrs. H. J. Ragan and niece, Miss
Bertha Ragan, are spending a week
here with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. An
derson.
Mr. Leslie Anderson has obtain
ed a month's furlough from Camp
Shelby and is spending the time with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. An
derson.
Mrs. S. L. Burns, of New Orleans.
visited relatives here during the
past week
Mr. Claude Ragan, of New Or
leans, is spending two weeks here
with M5. and Mrs. S. D. Anderson.
FOR SALE--Good milk cow with
calf. Apply 315 Kemper street, Cov
ington, La. au2
FOR SALE-Ten gallons of white
paint. Apply Mrs. P. J. Dulion, 23d
and Ty:er, Coyington. au2
FOR SALE-Chevrolet 5-passenger
touring car, new, run 287 miles, for
$675. Phone 43 M, Abita Springs,
or apply Emile Burkenstock. aau2
UNEEDUS FARMS
PUT FIRST FULL
BREDS MARKET
TANGIPAHOA
Registered Duroc - Jerseys
Will be Sold at Ham
mond To-day.
STOCK FARMS THERE
ARE WINNING FAME
Mr. 'Houlton Gave a Ban
quet at The Oaks
Friday Night.
Among the other fine stocks of
the Uneedus Farms, owned and man
aged by the Houlton Brothers, are
the specially bred Duroc-Jersey hogs.
These hl.ve attracted considerable
attention and no doubt the public
sale that takes place apt Hammond
to-day will bring a large nupmber of
purchaaors who are specializing in
hogs. There is quite an advantage
in having hogs that are acclimated,
especially when you know that you
are getting first-class stock.
This will be the first sale in Tan
gipahoa parish of registered Duroc
Jerseys, and Mr. Houlton celebrated
the occasion by giving a banquet at
"The Oaks" Friday evening at eight
o'clock.
Mr. Houlton has dined his friends
a numr.er of times in the large hall
of the Uneedus Farms, and these
dinners have always been attended
by friends and admirers of New Or
leans and other sections of Louii
ana, especially , St. Tammany and
Tangipahoa ,parishes, where the
Uneedaa Farms 'have accomplished
the same purpose as the state dem
onstrat.ion farms.
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE IN
HARNESS AND
AT WORK
Addresses Letter to Citizens
Explaining work, Ask
ingCo-operation.
The following letter has been sent
out by the Association of Commerce:
Covington, La., July 31, 1919.
The Association of Commerce has
done much good for Covington; there
is much yet to be done and there
always will be. No city or town
has ever progressed to any extent
withont an organized body of its
citizens to look after the civic de
velopment, such organizations being
kept .p by membership dues and
public subscriptiozls from those who
benefit most by the organization's
work.
Every merchant, banker, profes
sional man, landlord and business
man of every description derive
benefits from the improvement of
his community, and should be wi!l
ing to do his part in defraying the
expenses of the work carried on by
the Association. No one is com
pelled to, but it is just a question,
whether you, as a beneficiary, are
willing to sit back and let a few
others do it all and you get your
share of the benefits without con
tributing to defray the necessary
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TAIJSHEEK NOTHS.
A big ice cream supper was serv
ed at the home of Mr. Tom Parker
last Saturday night. Every one
present had a good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Davenport ar
rived from Columbia, Miss., last Sat
urday rnd spent the day with his
mother.
Miss Melvina Fogg, of St. Tam
many, is spending a week with her
brother, Mr. 'Eddie Fogg.
Mr. Eddie Davenport and wife and
Miss Hattie Parker spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. ,Rchardson.
We are glad to know that Miss
Audrey Richardson is up from a
spell of sickness and able to go to
her work.
Miss Ella Hebert, of Bogalusa.
spent a day in Talisheek with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. Nellie Magee and daughter
spent Sunday evening with Mrs.
Davenport.
Misses Ethel Parker and little sisv
ter spent Sunday with their cousins,
Misses Beulah and Viola Davenport.
'Mrs. Ed. Fogg and children and
Miss Melvina Fogg spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Eugene- Daven
port and daughters.
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IN MEMORIAM.
Of Mrs. M. L. Duepree (nee Fran
cis Heintz), died July 22, 1918.
Just A Year.
You have left us, dearest Francis,
Just one year ago to-day;
It's hard to think so sweet a sister
Has forever passed away.
You ask us not to gv e,
Francis,
That you would sleep and rest,
But we'll never forget your snullks
faca .
As leng as UIfe she
alerR i&
ITEMS OF INTEREST AT JAHNCKE
SHIPYARDS IN MADISONVILLE
By D. H. Vinet.
S. S. ABBEVILLE LEAVES FOR
MOBILE.
The S. S. Abbeville, which was
launched January 19, 1919, left
Madisonville Tuesday, July 29, at
6:45 p. m., for Mobile, Ala., via
Gulfport, Miss.
This is the third of her class to
leave the Jahncke Shipyard, the
Bayou Teche and Balabac preceding
her. No difficulty at all was en
countered at the mouth of the Tche
tuncta, owing to the magnificent
system of docks which held her and
rode her over the bar in a moat
majestic manner into the waters of
historic Lake Pontchartrain.
Too much credit can not be given
Mr. E. V. Heughan and his able as
sistants, for the masterly manner in
which they handled an intricate
situation.
Quite a crowd assembled on the
shipyard docks to witness her du
parture and "bon voyage" was heari
from many well wishers.
We caught a glimpse of Mr. Clark.
formerly resident auditor of the
Jahncke Shipyard for the Emergency
Wleet Corporation, circulating about
the shipyard a few days ago, shak
ing hands with old friends and mak
ing new ones. Come again, Mr.
Clark, we are always glad to see you.
Capt. J. J. Williams, installation
machinery inspector for the Emerg
ency Fleet Corporation at Jahncke
Shipyard for some time, severs his
connection therewith August 1, 1919.
Capt. Williams has done good ser
vice here and his departure is re
gretted by all. Good luck and a
happy lile be your lot, is our sincere
wish.
Miss IBennie Martin, of Roseland,
La., is spending a short while in
Madisonville, the guest of Miss
Denia Chatellier. She was the
charming participant in a most on
joyable boat ride and bathing party
on Lase Pontchartrain, Tuesday
evening. Mr. Louis Stockfleth, as
sisted by' the writer and Miss Denis,
and numerous other ladies and gen
tlemen, made up the party.
PATTER.
They say that Covington went dry
with the rest of the United States.
I seems that every time I pass thru
on my way to Abita, the elements
try to prove that the town is still
very much wet. Just before the
cloudburt Mr. Mason and I went into
the restaurant to take up a course
in table meclianics. Not Mr. Ma
son is rated as a first class table
finisher. When it comes to using
the knife and fork, I really believe
Mr. Mason is the best mechanic in
this section. : Just before the knock
off whistle blew we noticed a man
seated at the table next to us and hbe
was chewing the settings out of an
ear of corn as fast as he could. But
he was making so much noise that
a near-sighted man thought he was
playing a harmonica. He asked the,
man if he could play any "Jazz
Tunes." The the near-sighted man
got to eating an ear of corn and he
bit off the ear of a lady next to him.
All ears look alike to him. As we
were going out the manager said to
me: "I'm sorry that you are not
satisfied. We get the best of every
thing here." I says, "I'm satisfied
that near-sighted man got the best
of the lady all right."
We then crossed the lake that
Schonborg's drug store is one. Well,
it certainly looked like a lake that
day. When we landed, Mr. Mason
began telling me about his experi
ence as a seaman. He said that he
had handled schooners all his early
life and that he was still good at it.
He ordered two of Schonberg s
schooners of beer (Root, of course).
Mr. Mason said that Schonberg's
beer was good for the blood. If
you take the size of the glass into
consideration, I think they're migh:y
good for the pocketbook also. As it
was wet outside w'e proceeded to
wet the inside. After I was wet
enough on the inside I made a dash
(spla.hs) for the train, which was
ST. TAIMMANY NOTES.
Quite a large crowd gathered at
the Peace Grove church last Sunday
for services, but services were .not
held.
Miss Christina Krentel spent the
day witii Misses Amelia and Zoella
Smith, Sunday.
There was quite a gathering of
young folks at the residence of Mr.
and Mr.s Peter Galloway, Sunday.
Mr. Chas. O'Berry, of Audubon,
spent Sunday here w'th friends.
Misses B. B. and Sadie Galloway I
spent a few days in Lacombe this
week with friends.
We are glad to know that Miss
Beatrice Lewis has returned after
spenting a few weeks in Lacombe.
Mr. Chas. Snow and one of his
boy friendc from Madisonville, were
business visitors to St. Tammany on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jake Galloway and two little
daughters are spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Anderson.
Misses Lorena and Orilla Lewis
were i b visitors Monday.
;a - Healey has joned the
We regret to learn that Mr. Jas.
Healey has joined the army at this
MIas Melvina Pogg 4s spending a
at Tailheek as the guest t
r.. d Mrs. Preston Moran have
s litf* t their home.
M44, M n was a visitor to
waiting on the outside. Those trains
tlways leave on time when you are
late. When I arrived in Abita,
Harry Jones met me at the train.
He said country life was doing him
good.
Did you ever go into the country
for your health? I was out in the
country where the sting bee sting
eth and the flea bite itcheth. Were
you ever that far from anywhere?
It's about two miles from safety. I
wa sthere with the Caldwell family
-a Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell-and
they were sick half the time. That's
a good name for sick people, isn't
it? Caldwell' And whenever they
were sick they were Caldwell. They
had other boarders beside me. They
had a Mr. and Mrs. Feeble. They
took one room for two weeks, and
when their son, Isay E. Feeble join
ed them they took another room for
another week. The landlady had
some letters from three gentlemen
in business together, named Maps,
Simmons and Spire. I think the;
were locking for a place to cool off,
for the first letter was from Simmons
& Spire, and signed Simmons &
Spire, per Spire. The second letter
was from Simmons & Spire, and
signed Simmons & Spire, per Sim
mons. The lady wrote and asked
them if they would take rooms with
her. The next letter she received
was from Simmons & Haps, and sign
ed Simmons & Haps-per Haps.
Did you ever receive a damp let
ter? That's one with postage dew
marked cn it.
A Nevada woman played poker
and wo: a husband. Well, that
ought to be a warning against
gambling.
Last week my wife had her ankle
X-rayed. That's nothing. Thous
ands cf women have their ankles
X-posed every day.
Yesterday an ice man laughed at
John D. Oh, well, only the extreme
ly wealthy can afford to laugh at
each other.
Why is it fat girls can't run fast?
The more waist (waste) the less
speed.
What is the best way to prevent
bleeding of the nose? Keep the nose
out of other people's business.
How do you know the ocean is
always sick? Isn't it always con
fined to its bed.
I'm going to get a girl to cook.
I wouldn't; they're good enough
raw.
My mother-in-law was killed by
the bite of a dog. 'Tis said, "A
dog is man's most faithful friend."
Why are the middle ages called
the dark ages? Because there were,
so many ' Knights."
About ten years ago Carnegie gave
a couPt of million for peace. Well,
we have it now.
I was brought up on a bottle
Until I was a man;
Then father broke the bottle,
Now we can't rush the can.
An old negro mammy had a son
who was drafted and sent to France,
and she said to him, "Now, Rastus,
you all be sure and write to your
mammy when you git to France."
Three months elapsed and no word
from Rastus. Finally one day she
received a letter. It read in heavy
print across the top, "Somewhere in
France." "Dere you am, Caroline;
I done told dat fool nigger dat ne
would go over dere in France anl
git lost, and he am."
There were two negroes living in
the trenches. Clarence says, "Will,
can you tell the difference 'tween a
cootie an a alligator?" "No, Clar
ence, I don't reckon I kin." "Well,
Will, an alligator crawls on his own
stomach, but a cootie he am not so
partickler."
New Orleans Monday, taking her lit
tie son to the doctor.
Miss Grace Anderson and Mrs.
Rosa Wilson, of St. Tammany, spent
Sunday with Misses B. B. and Sadie
Galloway.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bennett, of
Florenville, spent a day with Mrs.
Bennett's mother.
Mr. cud Mrs. H. J. Anderson are
making a business trip this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson spent
the week end with Mrs. J. Dendinger.
Mrs. Johnson and son and nephew
will spend several weeks in St. Tam
many with her mother, Mrs. Jack
Dendinger.
Miss Viola Dendinger has return
ed to New Orleans after a week spent
in St. Tammany.
Mrs. Florence Dendinger is spend
ing a month in New Orleans with
her sister, Mrs. M. J. Read.
Miss Mary Hirsch and Miss Lizzle
Sunberg are spending a few weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. M. Lamers.
GALLOWAY NOTES.
Mrs. W. P. Galloway and children
were visitors to Blond, Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Jenkins, Mrs. Minnie
Keating, Miss Edith Anderson and
sister, Pearl, and Mr. Willis Gallo
way, were visitors to Mrs. E. V. Mar
tin, Sunday.
Mrs. E. V. Martin, Mrs. 'Minnie
Keating, Miss Edith. Anderson and
Mr. Willis GallowayT e vis.tors to
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. s, ,unday.
There was a .ven Saturday
night at the h e of ' ..
Joe Schech. The young Lolke en
joyed themselves very much.