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D. 11. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1919. VOL 45 No. 38
TOWN COUNCIL
OF COVINGTON
HOLDS MEET
WEDNESDAY
American Audit Company
Employed to Audit
Accounts.
IMP. COMMITTEE
REPORT GOES OVER
Curb Market Granted Per
mission to Build Rail
and Shelf.
Covingtmn, La., August 6, 19 9.
The council met in regular session
on the aoovc date. Present: Robt.
W. Badon, mayor; A. R. Smith C.. E.
Schonberg. H. A. Mackie, C. H. She'
field, E. Frederick, M. P. Planchue.
Absent: None.
The minutes of the meeting of
June 20th were read and adopted.
Moved by C. E. Schonberg, sec
onded by A. R. Smith, that' the en
tries of record as of July 1st be ex
punged from the records.
Carried.
The minutes of July 9th and 17th
respectively, were read and adopted.
The reading of the report of the
secretary for the month ending July
31st was dispensed with.
Dr. WV. L. Stevenson appeared be
fore thIe council in behalf of the
Board of Health to ascertain what
assistance the council would give the
board.
The tntinished report of the Ira
provemcnt Committee was carried
over until next regular meeting.
Moved by C. H. Sheffield, seconde.l
by M. P. Plancthe, that the bid of
the America Audit Company, for
$375.0Ul, t., audit the books of the
town, be accepted. Carried.
Chap. Heintz was re-appointed
pound keeper.
The treasurer was instructed to
draw out the special fund of
$2241..0, and convert it into a cer
tificate of deposit of like amount.
On motion duly seconded the re
quest that the Curb Market be per
mitted to build a rail and shelf on
the grounds for the convenience of
venders and patrons was granted.
ROBT. W. BADON,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary.
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SUN NOTES,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Mizell spent
Wednesday in Bogalusa.
Mr. Edward 'H. Cooper and Mr.
N. E. Taylor spent Saturday in Sun.
'Mrs. .Walter Pierce and daughter
spent Friday in Franklinton owing
to the death of Hines J. Wood.
Mrs. S. Talley is spending a while
with her daughters, Mrs. D. Faunt
leroy and Mrs. N. Watts.
Mrs. Taaughn Cowart spent the
day with her sister. Mrs. N. Bush,
Saturday.
'Miss Edna Mizell. has returned
home after a six weeks course at L.
S. U., :n Baton Rouge.
A revival meeting starts Sunday
at the Methodist Church. All are
invited to attend.
Messrs. Orice and Tasso Pierce,
Marvin Carter and Tony Grantham
motored to Franklinton, Friday.
Miss Bonnie Stearns and Mr. Her
bert, of Bogalusa, spent Sunday af
ternoon here as the guests of Misses
Lula and Eltimae Pierce.
Mr. R. A. Pierce and Mr. Tasaof
Pierce spent Monday in Bogalusa on
business.
LIST OF DEAD LETTERS.
Following is the list of dead let
ters remaining in the Covington post
office:
Miss Clara Brhant, Mary Bratson,
Gus Cook, Master Wayne Deupree,
Chester D. Ross, Mrs.. Everlean
Green, Miss Lena Grantham, J. P.
Hogan, Miss Clem Honidobre, Miss
Ada Jones. Mrs. Savannah Lee, Rob
ert J. Neblis, Mrs. Virginia Riley,
Drulil Pire, Mrs. Daisy Ward, Ed- t
ward White, col,
JACOB SEILER, .
Postmaster. t
THE PARISH FAIR. t
The Board of Directors of the
fair will be notified by mail the ex- S
act date of the meeting to be held c
next week for the purpose of push- f
ing ahead more arrangements for,
coming fair.
I'()IAtE JULRY.
The SI. Tammany Parish Polico
Jury wi:ll mneet in regular session on t
Tuesday, August 12, 1919. q
F'. J. MARTINDALE, d
Secretary. 5
Miss Lorraine Marter, of Baton c
Rouge, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 5
W. V. Easton.
Sheriff T. E. Brewster was in New I
Orleans Tuesday and Wednesday of C
this week.
Mrs. Knobloch and family, he 6is- v
ter-in-law, and Mrs. Pluett, of Baton
Rouge, are here for a month. s:
Rev. .ohn L. Williams, of Shreve- a
port, will preach at the Covington o
'Methodist Church, Sunday, at 11 t:
o'clock.
A revival meeting will be conduct- e
ed at Sun next week 'by Rev. c
Sweeney. Rev. Jas. E. Selfe will do
S the preaching beginning Sunday
L BUTCHERS DENY
THAT "CITIZEN"
IS SOUND IN HIS
ARGUMENTS
Y Believe That Meat Delivery
Is an Unfair Demand
To Make of Them.
WANT PART OF DAY
R OFF AT THE LEAST
Shipyards Brought Trade
But Non-delivery Made
Cash Sales.
Editor S' Tammany Farmer:
It was not our intention, on pub
lication of our first article, to start
an argument through your paper, bu
since some one pretending to he a
citizen of Covington is trying to
cause '.rouble between the butchers
and consumers, and is striving .o
.gain his loint through your piper,
we also feel that we can use your
paper to oux advantage and by so do
ing clear ourselves in the eyes of
the public of bad opinions that might
e have been caused by the letter in
Y the last issue of The Farmer and
signed "Citizen."
First, we wish to call the readers
t attention to said "Citizen's" letter,
e and express their opinion lf it. We
ask you to do this in order that you
might ~ee how Mr. Citizen has tried
to develop his points.
He first pretends to develop a I
point on the fact that our business
is not modern. His idea of a mod- 1
ernly conducted buisness is one
which tries to please the customer. '
In other words, the dealer is to do
nothing to his advantage. Well, this
modernly conducted business wouus
work O. K. with one class of people,
but since there are so many classes
that it would not be long before a
business operated simply to please
the oustomer would go to the bad.
We wish that the author would in
stall a business of what he te 1,ns i
modern in our town.
Mr. Citizen then advances the
argument, or rather attempts to
make a reply on the increase of our
cash sales. He says that non-deliv
ery is not responsible for the money c
situation, but puts the blame on the F
shipyard. True it is that the ship
yard trWought people to Covington f'
and increased our business. This C
we do not deny. But why have our E
cash sales increased and at the same
time our credit sales decreased? s
Ask Mr. Citizen to explain this. The ti
shipyard was responsible for the in- V
crease, bu- the non-delivery was re- 3
sponsibte for the decrease.
Mr. Author states that he is sorry S
to think that it is beyond us to see S
,where non-delivery affects the growth ti
of the town, but at the same time
only offers an excuse of a statement "
to prove this point. We are con- li
vinced that it is beyond him to see
this point. Ie
True it is that we could accept P
telephone orders at certain hours,
,but we, through experience, do not Si
agree that a time could be set which ai
would no: interfere with our waiting C
on customers who came t' market, T
nor with cur night's rest. i
With delivery this would be the ti
only line o* business in which: the
dealer would not get a part of a L
day off each week. He would have C
custom:es to ring every night. On
Sunday evening when he rings the 1
answer is very often "Mother :s at
the show or out riding. She will call S.
when she comes in." If you care R
to go out you will have to wait until
mother comes in to leave or elher
make an extra trip to mc',her's on
Monday morning. Under present op
eration the butcher has Sunday ejen
ing to himself. Now, reader, if yu
were a butcher, which is one of the di
hardest and most discouraging E
trades out, would you, after consid- es
erlng the above point, would ?,on A
consent to deliver again, even though 8g
there would be a probability of you 51
making an extra dollar. What i. in
the use of making it if you cannot p(
enjoy it after it is made. fo
A plan was submitted by the T
author by which he proposes we so
could deliver with the same shop M
force. The plan is so far from meet of
ing th' demand that the aithor es
would have saved a good joke or ca
himself if he had presented it to oe gr
of the butchers for consideration be- gt
fore putting it in print. li4
We know through the greatest til
teacher-"Experience"- that it re- fo
quires a greater shop force When we
delivered than ,with the non-deliv.y cr
system, which is in operat:on for thei
past year, not considering the in- fo
crease in business brought on by the
shipyard. I
When we stated in our last articli
that the delivery would call for ai
increase in the price of meat, M'.
Citizen came back at us in his artis'? ed
that this would be reasonable if we so
had lowered the price last year when gi
we stopped delivering, u.
We wish to inform the author. ;v p
say author fir surely the public was in
aware of the fact, that when we be
stopped .deliverlL last year the price A
of fresh meats was advancing all the pr
time.
And lastly, does not the houst
wife conie or send to the curb mvk ha
et twice a week, so why can't slha gc
come or send .@ the butcher sn. so
BTHE UTCHERS. aa
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ILLINOIS TROOPS COME HOME ON THE LEVIATHAN
The giant transport Ievlathln arrived at Hoboken wth Illinois troops of the TIirty-third division. This photo
graph shows some of the men of the One Hunired and Twenty-ninth regiment upon their arrival. In the photo
graph are L. J. Laudry, Ieltzel 0. Clewell, O. Basinger, A. Boesch, E. O. Boldng and W. Deegan.
SUPERVISORSOF
CENSUS OF LA.
APPOINTED
The St. Tammany Farmer:
Washington, D. C., August 7-The
Secretary of Commerce, upon the
recommendation of the Director of
the Census, has made the following
appointments of supervisors of cen
sus for the State of Louisiana:
First District-John McGraw, New
Orleans, Orleans parish.
Second District-David S. Estopi
nal, St. Bernard parish.
Third District-To be announced
later.
Fourth District-Lewell P. Butler,
Shrevep',rt, Caddo parish.
Fifth District-Harry N. Thomp
son, M mroe, Ouachita parish.
Sixth District-Jesse Johnson, Bo
galusa, Washington parish.
Seventh 'District-Jos. A. Hardy,
Chataignier, Evangeline parish.
Eightj District-John F. Hill,
Natchitoches, Natchitoches parish.
SupervtLor's D)istricts, 14th Census,
1920, Eight Districts, Popula
tion in 1910, 1,656,388.
First District-Parish of Orleans,
coextensive with city of New Orleans.
Population, 1910, 339,075.
Second District-Parishes of Jef
ferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St.
Charles, St. James and St. John the
Baptist. Population, 1910, 84.602.
Third District-Parishes of As
sumption, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Mar
tin, Laiourche, St. Mary, Terrebonne,
Vermillion. Population, 1910, 234,
382.
Foui'tl District-Parishes of Bos
sier, Bionville, Caddo, Claiborne, De
Sots, Red River, Webster. Popula
tion, 1910, 185,041.
Fifth D'strict-Parishes of Cald
well, Catahoula, Concordia, Frank
lin, East Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln,
Ma~isoal, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rich
land. Tensas, Union, West Carroll.
Popula.ion, 1910, 204,036.
Sixth District-Parishes of Ascen
sion, East Baton Rouge, East Felici
ana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe
Coupee, St.- Helena, St.. Tammany,
Tangipa ioa, Washington, West Fe
liciana, West Baton Rouge. Popula
tion, 1910, 247,612.
Seve-.h District-Parishes of St.
Landry, Acadia, Allen, Beauregard,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jef
ferson Davis. Population, 1910,
165,563.
Eig:ht District-Parishes of La
Salle, Grant. Avoyelles, Natchitoches,
Rapides, Sabine, Vernon and Winn.
Population, 1910, 196,077.
POTATO WART DISEASE NOT
FOUND IN STATE.
No trace of the Irish potato wart
disease was found in Louisiana by
E.WV. Hollis, field agent in plant d:s
ease survey. U. S. Department of
Agricuiture, who has made investi
gations in the state during the past
six months. He examined potatoes
in the field, in storage and those im
ported through New Orleans, andl
found no trace of the potato wart.
This diseas., has not been located
south of Pennsylvania, according to
Mr. Hoilis. Wart is considered one
of the moat serious of potata dis
eases; it bing so ssvere in some
cases as to destroy the crop. A
great d.ager of the wart is that the
germs ahic: r'ause the disea n may
lie dormant in the scil for years un
til .broa.ht into suitable condti'on
for germnination.
During the fa:l when t - .scro:nli
crop of potatoes iz harvester, Mr.
Hollis exrects to ieturn to Lu~sisitan:
for furr ier investigations.
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PROF'ITEEIRS TO BE INVESTI
GATED.
The high cost of living has reach
ed a point where the people demand
some action by Congress that will
give relief. The result is that meas
ures will be taken to punish the
profitears. The packers have been
investig:ted and proceedings have
been instituted to prosecute them.
All hoarding and control of food
products and the necessities of life
will be in line for investigation.
In the meantime the Government
has place- its meats and canned
goods on private sale, bacon being*
sold for 34 cents per pound. Sales
will be wade through postmasters
and other authorized agendiea. I
SBOY SCOUTS AT
SPRINGS HAVE
TIME OF LIFE
The Boy Scouts are having the
time of :.heir lives at Camp Cudlippe.
Sulphur Springs has been pronounc
ed a d lightful place for the outing
and the boysin camp claim that they
have not found it necessary to put
up their mosquito bars, as there are
no mosquitoes.
Crowds of boys and girls have been
taking advantage of the bathing fa
cilities there, and at the same time
have had the pleasure of meeting
the scouts.
As we go to press before the min
strel Entertainment at the audi
torium of the High School (Friday
night) we cannot comment on it
otherwise than to say that all indi
cations point to a big house and a
pleasant time.
Other troops of the Scouts will be
here next week.
Rev. Talmage, who has always
been greatly interested in the Boy
Scouts, speaks highly of the advant
ages of carfiIfe, and believe Such
experieuce3 are very valuable in
training and in health, besides be
ing instructive and beneficial in
many ways.
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CAMPAIGN FOR ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE GRATIFYING.
The campaign for members of the
Association of Commerce has begun
and results are rather gratifying.
Many people are glad of the oppor
tunity to, join this association which
has done so much for the town with
such little support as it has had to
work with, and they justly believe
that with proper support the body
will do very valuable work. The
opportanity certainly exists.
The minimum membership fee for
a year is $12, a dollar a month, or
three and one-third cents a day.
This is less than the cost of a cheap
sack of smoking tobacco, a cheap
pack of cigarettes or a soda water.
How many of us do not throw away
more money than it would take to be
a member of this organization and
be identified with the movement to
improve the town? The salaried
clerk could invest $12. The busi
ness man, the professional man and
the man on a good salary could be a
$25-a-year man. The bigger firms,
corporations and the landlords and
big salaried men could go in at the
$50 to $300 per year. It would not
be a donation but a profitable invest
ment, one that pays big dividends.
Other townsmen have found it so.
We surely shall.
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FARMERS WILL VISIT DAIRY
CATTLE SECTION.
In an effort to stimulate intereat
in the dairy industry in Louiisana
and to encourage the purchase of
better dairy cattle, a dairy farmers'
observation tour to include a visit
to the National Dairy Show to be
held in Chicago, October 6 to 12,
and to the dairy sections of Wiscon
sin and Iowa is being planned by
the Extension Division of the Lou
isiana State University. -Mr. C. H.
Staples, dairy husbandman, is in
charge of the arrangements for the
tour. '1 wo trips of this kind have
been male before by Louisiana farm
ers, under the guidance of the Ex
tension Division and both resulted
in many good dairy cattle being
brought into the state and .in a
greatly increased interest in the
dairy industry.
This trip will give anyone inter
ested in dairying an opportunity to
visit zhe leading dairy sections of
the country with less expenditure of
time mnd money than if tra'eling
alone. And more than that, mem
bera of this party will be accorded
many privileges and courtesies that
could not e given them as indi
Every etail of the itinerary will
be plam,,ed before leaving the state
and 11 accommodations arranged
for ahead. The trip ahould be both
pleasant and proflitable and the ex
pense will be small compsrd to the
benefits to be derived.
PROBABLY BE THE LEAGUE
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
e
Senator E. M. Stafford.
Senator E. M. Stafford now is a
figure of special interest because of
his prosable selection as the League
candidate for Governor of Louisiana.
His strong stand in prohibition, his
unyielding attitude in defiance of
ring pol;tics, his fealty to the people
in attempting to secure a constitu
tional convention and his depend
able force of character have given
him a warm place in the hearts of
the people. He has- interests in .St.
Tammany parish and his people were
residents of St. Tammany, although
he was born in New Orleans. Being
a self-made man, he is democartic
by nature and-believes in equal op
portunities for all.
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POSTMASTER SEILER CON,.
FIRMED.
A letter from Senator -Gay an
nounces the U. S. Senate has con
firmed the appointment of Postmas
ter Jacob Seller for the succeeding
term, P.d that the confirmation was
without opposition.
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r LUTHERAN SERVICES.
0'. ev. O. W. Luecke announces csr
vices ior Sunday, August 10, as tol
lows:
Mandeville, 8:30 a. m., with Bible
Class a: 8 a. m.
Abita Springs, 7:30 p. m., Bible
Class Friday at 7:30 p. m.
There will be no services at all
on Augtist 17th and 24th.
Announcement.
All members in Abita Springs.
Covington, Mandeville, Goodbee and
Waldheim, are invited to be present
at the marriage of Rev. Oscar W.
Luecko and Miss Jessie Mae Rayne,
on Thursday, August 14th, at 2 p. m.,
in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Abita Springs, La. Rev. E.
W. Kuss, of New Orleans, will con
duct the ceremony. No formal in
vitatiofns will be sent to members.
AUDUBON NOTES.
Services will be held at Audubon,
Saturday at 8:30 p. m., and Sunday
at 11 a m. All are cordially invit
ed to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Prevost, of
Slidell, spent Sunday as guests of
Mr. W. M. Kinnedy.
Mr. Ellis Crawford and family vis
ited the home of Rev. Glenn, at Bay
Springs, Miss.
We are exceedingly glad that Mrs.
Fietche? Crawford has recovered
from her long illness and is able to
be with us again.
Miss Mattie Richardson, of Abbe
ville, is spending some time here as
the guest of friends.
Mr. C. Craddock attended services
at Charter Oak.
Messrs. Kennison and Sam Craw
ford attended church at Charter Oak
Sunday.
Mr. Jessie Crawford and Misses
Eamy and Grace Jones attended ser
vices at Charter Oak, Sunday.
Miss Eliza Kinnedy, Mrs. Young,
Mr. Walter Evans and Mr. Jessie
Singletary attended prayer meeting
at Evans Creek, Sunday night.
Mr. Ellis Singletary was a visitor
to friends here recently.
Rev. S. T. Turner is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. Onro Stafford was a visitor to
friends here this week.
Mr. A. D. Crawford and son made
a business trip to Kentwood.
Mr. Sam Crawer4 made a busi
ness trip to Honey Island.
ITEMS OF INTEREST AT JAHNCKE
SHIPYARDS IN MADISONVILLE
By D. H. Vinet.
On July 31, 1919, Commodore
Jahncke, Mr. Nelson, of the U. S.
Shipping Board, with other gentle
men high in authority, came to Maai
sonville on the staunch little Steamr
Reverie, for the purpose of looking
over the shipyard. While nothing
definite was announced as to the
future policy of the shipyard, there
seemed to exist in the atmosphere
an air of confidence as to favorable
developmlents in the future.
Mr. Theo. Dendinger, Jr., and
family have gone to North Carolina
to spend their summer vacation.
The old pine tree state is a haven
of rest for those seeking rest, health
and recreation, and we hope all
these blessings may fa!l to the lot
of our friend Dendinger.
Mr. Frank Malloy, brother of Gen
eral Supt. ,Malloy, of the Jahncke
Shipyard, has returned from France.
Mr. Malloy was 1st. Lieutenant in
the 86th Division, 344th Regiment..
He looks every inch a soldier, and
gives one the impression that he
would give 'a good account of him
self in any kind of scrap with the
Hun or any other European red
neck. We are glad to have you with
us, Mr. Malloy.
The picnic given by Mr. Malloy
last Saturday, at East Point, on Lalke
Pontchartrain, proved to be one of
teh most enjoyable of the season
They left Madisonville in the morn
ing on the swift little motor boat,
Henpecko, and in the evening were
joined by a happy crowd of other
young folks on board the trim littla
boat Tomahawk, with Capt. Adams
-at the tiller. A choice assortment
of good eats was had in abundance.
Bathing and dancing was indulged
in, the dancing being performed in a
floor laid on the beach for this oc
casion. The following made up tae ]
combination picnic:
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. T. Malloy, Mr. I
and Mrs. Frank Merritt, Mr. and I
Mrs. Wilbur Dutsch, Mr. and Mr.. I
R. C. O'Brien, Misses C. Kenny, K. 1
Aby, Violet Heughan, Stella Heugh- E
an, Mr. G. Dietrich, H. Ware, C. 1
Koepp, E. Kelley, J. Brogan, F. C.
Rippe and C. 'McDougal.
Those aboard the Tomahawk were f
Misses Bennie 'Martin, Denia Chat- t
ellier, Lillie Lund, Lottle Collins, t
Lena Young and Stella Canulette, I
Messrs. Louis Stockfleth, Dan Vinet, t
Ernie Koepp, Ira 'Mugnier, E. Le- C
Blanc and Frank Coltora. I
Mr. K. E. Laughoff, employed as I
bookkeeper at the Jahncke Ship- l
yard far a year or more, severed his a
connection with the company the 1st p
of August to assume a commercial r
position in New Orleans. Mr. Lang- l
hoff carries ripe experience into any i1
position of a clerical naturb he might ii
assume, and we wish him much suc- A
cess. I
'Mr. D. L. Baxter, of Georgia, pay- a
roll clerk for the Jahncke Shipyard, I
left here August let for New Orleans. I
Mr. 'Baxter is a young man of busi- e
ness ability, exemplary habits, and a
should have very little difficulty in I
securing lucrative employment. b
PATTER. h
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Mary had a little calf, g
So large it grew T
It made the men folk laf; ft
And when the 'wind blew o
It caused her much distress, h
Now Mary wears a longer dress. b
I write that piece of poetry in h
Maud. I suppose you know Maud is it
located fifteen miles and thirty cents p
from nowhere. There's a spot to o:
write something in-you couldn't g,
write a wrong down there. The rail- ti
roads haven't discovered it yet. In b:
order to get there you take a regular
train, get off and then walk back. p
Of course 'we all know that the li
S. & E. (Slow & Easy) 'Railroad has is
some fast trains, but did you ever oi
go to the end of that road on one of al
those "Cold Molasses Specials?" It M
is what they call a mixed train-and tl
it's well mixed. It stops at every i
station and a few in between, and c,
then some besides, and along the line
the places are so near together that
the train has to begin to stop before oi
it commences to start. It just seenu n
to be one continual case of coal up, ci
puff up, pull up and back up. I tc
THE PROFITEER.-THE LWEWST U
OF THE LOW.
The vilest creature we'll ever know,
Is the man called the profiteer.
He steals from the high and low,
Hell's fires his heart will sear. C
He causes poverty without a blush 0
of shame, II
When Satan takes him he'll do well M
Becatuse on others he places all the P
blame. P
"His home should be the lowest SI
pit in hell. 5:
We are promised a rigid investiga
tion,
We'll wait and wish our lawmak
ers well;
But fear that we may face starv- h
ction B
Before the vile profiteer is sent r
to hell.b
Daniel H. Vinet, '
New Orleans, La. a]
NOTICE. c
Madisonville, La,, Aug. 2, 1919. r
I hereby give notice that I will
not be responsible for any debts con- o
tracted by my wife, as she has left a
my bed and board.
(Signed)
au9-3t C(]MIE ANGELETTI.
didn't get a chance to smoke up.
Every time they would start or stop
I'd nod to something until my neck
got as limber as a piece of asparagus.
I finished up by bowing to the cows
out of the car window. We stopped
at a little place I can't recollect the
name. I says, Conductor, what are
we stopping for. He says, the post
master just flagged the zrain and ie
has a letter for Lne eng.neer. After
waiting for a wniie I says, Con
ductor, what are we waiting for?
He says the letter was from the en
gineer's wife and he has gone up
town to answer it. I says, does his
wife live here? He says oiu his wale
lives in Nott. Well, a says, Lsia
trains goes to Nott, dues at nouf ,ie
said it does not.
The conductor then told me that
one day last week the engineer dis
covered a red flannel shirt about a
mile ahead. He sent the brakeman
to investigate. When the brakeman
returned the engineer says, what is
it? The brakeman said it's a waaan
out on the line. The conductor said
that whien the line was cleared they
were ten minutes behind and Ave un
dershirts ahead. Then we stopped
at an empty spot with a station on it.
I says, Conductor, what place is
this? He says, it's a new place call
ed We-Wah. He said it's an Indian
word which means Where We Were.
I says, how can this be Where We
Were when we just came from
Where We Were to where we are
now. He says, from this place to
the lagt place is five miles. Well, L
says, have we been going from this
place to the last place? He says, no,
we just .'me from the last place to
this place, and this place is Where
We Were. Well, I says, if we just
came fiom the last place to this
place, and this place is Where We
Were, this is the first road I ever
was on where you can ride elsewhere
from anywhere and be nowhere.
He says, while this train stops every
where, it never stops anywhere un
less its somewhere. Well, I says,
I'm glad to hear that, but, accord
ing to your figures, I left myself
where 1 was, which is five miles near
er to myself than I was when we
were where we are now.
We have now reached Slidell.
That's a fine place. The people
down there remind me of bananas
they come and go in bunches. 811
dell used to be noted for her tough
people. Now she is noted for be,
tough steaks. Well, I certainly got
one there. When the waiter brought
it in it was so small I thought. It
was a crack in the plate. I skid,
waiter what else have you got? +He
brought me in two codfish and one
smelt. I said, waiter have you got
pigs feet? He said no, rheumatism
makes me walk that way. I sald,
how is the pumpkin pie? lie said
it's all squash. The best I could get
in that hotel was a soup sandwich.
After the table battle the waiter and
I signed an armistice. I then went
over to the hotel clerk and asked for
a room. He said with or without a
bed? I said, with a bed. He said,
I don't think I 'have' a bed long
enough for you. I said, well, I'll
add two feet to it when I get in it.
He gave me a lovely room on the
top floor. It was one of those rooms
that stands on each side. If you
happen to get up in the middle of
the night you want to be sure and
get up in the middle of the room.
That night I dreamt I was eating
flannel cakes. When I woke up half
of the blanket was gone. I must
have got up on the wrong side of the
bed, for next morning I had an awful
headache. I told the manager about
it. He said, you have rheumatic
pains. I said, no, I think it is on,
of those attic room pains. I nad to
get up at 5 a. m. in the morning so
they could use the sheet to set the
breakfast table.
I saw come signs in the S!'ilell De
partment Store window that read
like this: Come in an1d "e,3 our
ladies skirts; over one-half off. An
other one: See our ladies stockings
and look no further. Apd another:
Men's trousers, cut one-half. Then
there was a larg3 sign t'ha. read:
Why go elsewhere end ge. chtesge;
come in here.
Shdellians Attention.
When you read this rem-mber, an
onion can make you cry, but they've
not yet discovered any vegetable that
can make you laugh, so its up to me
to kid you.
MOIRBIDITY WiEELKLY REPOI.
Rendered for the Week Ending
August 1, 1919.
This last
Cases Reported Week Week
Chancroid ............ 30 16
Dipther!a ............ 9 14
G.onorrhoea .......... 184 135
Influenza ............ 3 1
Malaria .............. 87 64
Pellagra ............. 10 9
Pulmonary tuberculosis. 22 30
Smallpox ............. 2 16
Syphilis ............. 138 78
Typhold fever ........ 27 18
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A CARD.
In announcing that I have sold my
house furnishings businties to the
Burns Company, I wish to thank my
many friends and patrons for the
business they have brought to me in
many years and to assure them of my
appreciation. I believe the lines
along which the Burns Company will
carry on the business will entitle
them to a continuation of this pat
ronage and I heartily recommend
them to your consideration.
After a trip to California, in search
of nesdad rest, by Mrs. Bourgeois.
and myself, I shall return and de
velop other business and property
interests in Covington.
Reseatfully,
LAWRENCE U. BOURGIEOIS.