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The St. Tammany Farmer
D. H MASON .- - - llitor and lProprietvr
Entered at the Covington postoffce as Second-Class Matter.
FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE.
While tue farmers' business is the most important of all and is engag
ed in by a greater number, it gets least protection of the law and least
political recognition. The large territory over which his business is
operated, his distance of communication with commercial centers and his
lack of social opportunities all tend to cseparate him from the activities
that b;ing the commercial man in close touch with the machinery that
operates for or against him. The tarmner is so occupied with the growing
of his crops that he has little time to devote to the problems that must
be solved to make his crops protitaJle after they are grown and harvest
ed. He fails to take advantage of co-operation, organization and com
munity strength. He has before his eyes the daily illustrations that two
mules can pull more than one and three more than two; that the tractor
will do better and more work with less labor and less cost. But he does
not take advantage oe the fact that community organizations could devise
means of financing purchase of labor saving machinery that is passed by
because of lack of means. And he does not take advantage of organiza
tions that would give him better laws and better protection of the law.
" * * s + s
There chould be a closer relation between the farmer and the merchant,
also. 'Inc prosperity of a town depends largely upon agricultural pros;
perity that surrounds it. I Lne ,a.. er is prosperous the mercuant ua,...o
money and the banks make money. The merchant and the banker knows
how and are as a rule better qualified to find a market for farm product.s
than the farmer himself, and in towns where it is a practice to buy most
anything the farmer brings in-for cash, not credit-the plan nas Jen
found to be profitable.
Mr. E. F. Webb, of Covington, recently shipped, sweet potatoes in car
load lots fcr larmers here, and he did not have to go further than New
Orleans for a marqet. Karl Treen shipped syrup in car load lots. Lt
such work could be kept up systematically and persistently carried on, it
would not be long betore farmers tould be depended upon for fall ca! s
and pronptnrss in loading. And further than that, buyers would soon
be on tua ground to bid and pay ~ash for products.
Farme:;s organizations should have community branches and these
branches she sid have headquarters where the members could meet and
talk over ma-ters. Papers containing commercial news and magazines
dealing °'.t: topics of toe day snould be on hand in order that tee
latest cros 2 r ccs or market value could be known, and so that the farmer
could be posted as to the supply and demand for different products. Tao
farmer then would know better what to plant, what he would nave to
pay for fertilizers, what the cost of labor would be, what new LaDor and
cost-saving devices were being used and general up-to-date news that
Sould be valuable to him. The exchange of ideas with nis neighour
Suolid broaden him and the headquarters would become a popular imee
ing place.
I iMi MBERItNG THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTL'NATE.
It was not geaerally anticipated that the Red Cross Roll Call woas.L
not provide money enough to continue both the Home Service Departmen~
and the Public Nurse work. both were valuable to the pari-,, Y .
Executivt Boaid decided it was ,best to keep the Pubic Nurse work in
operation. V. hile this department will still lend assistance to ,adjust.lig
affairs of seivce men, there is much :work that should be dope for des.t
tute people who must suffer in sickness and poverty because there is ii.
provision in law to care for them. In view of this, an effort is being
made to form a charitable organization for this purpose. The cause is
certainly a good one. Those who do not come directly in contact with
suffering humanity can not fully realize the work that should be done.
If all were amillar with the horrors of destitution as it is witnessed by
those whose duties bring them into the hovels and by-places of unfor
tunate human beings it would be no trouble to interest every one. Every
heart warms with pity when the scene lies before him; but it is hard to
comprehend suffering you do not see. The movement should have the
support of the people.
"P EP"
What this country needs most at this time is a generous supply of
"pep." The fat years after the war caused the people to indulge too free
ly in riotous living and extravagant spending. This condition was not
confined to any one section or any class. The day laborer and the big
merchant, in proportion to their spending capacity, were all in the "same
boat." The last few months reaction has set in and we feel more keenly
and are conscious of the sting of folly more perceptibly now. But condi
tions are not half as bad as the people are trying to make them. There
seems to be a mania among all peovle just now to sing the chorus of
of "Hard Times." This will work a tragedy to business and commerce, if
continued. This country has been through much worse times than this
fall and came out all right. There is need of that old-time Pep.
We must not lose faith; we must not give up hope; we must use a little
common sense and economy. But we must not work the "economy"
game too far. That is responsible to a certain extent for the stringent
times now. Buy what you need when you need it. Don't stop buying,
for when :'ou do you are affecting the manufacturing interests, and they
in turn will nat be able to use as muc'h raw material as they would if busi
ness was tioulishming and eventually it will hit the producer. The wheels
of business Imust keep going. And you, Mr. Customer, are responsible
for your part in this task.
But we started out to talk a little on Pep. Pep is dynamic. It makes
the business world move on. It gives vim and perseverance. It makes
success comes out of failure. Cheer up and re-charge your system with
Pep. The merchant needs it, the producer needs it, and the consumer
needs it. It is a great element. Throw your whole soul in the proposi
ton. Get your will to asserting its power. YOU WILL WIN.
The merchants all over the country are taking a loss or most things
they are melling, especially is this true in the dry goods line. The gro
cery merchaluts are shaving prices in keeping with the downward trend
of the market. They are all "doing their bit" to normalize anfi stabilieac
business. his is what must be done. As soon as things are properly
amljusted :le )ulse of the people iill begin to beat better, business will
take on new life, the farmers will have greater hove and the whole chaotic
condition will become serene. Do your part to bring this about. Co
olperate with the home merchant. Do your trading at home and show
your friends, the home merchants, that you are "with them." They will
be en:bled to show you many more courtesies and considerations and in
the long run, you will not only get your merchandise at a fair price, but
uil be contributing your part in helping your own community to resume
a normalt state. When this is brought about all will share in the good
of a new olrder of things.
Resolve to do your best by your home community, and if every man will
practice this the whdle country will emerge from its apparent slack busi
ness dilcma. --Cotton States Merchants Association.
FRANK PATECEK.
BULLOCK'S DRUG STORE.
SHEFFIELD GROCERY SHOP.
PAUL J. LACROIX.
FRANK P. MARSOLAN.
CONSUMERS' ECONOMY.
J. C. BURNS & CO., INC.
J. A. DOMERGUE.
C. E. SCHONBERG
BURNS FURNITURE COMPANY
ALEXIUS BROS. & CO., INC.
SMITH HARDWARE CO., LTD.
COVINGTON GROCERY & GRAIl
COMPANY.
H. J. SMITH'S SONS.
CITY CASH STORE.
COVINGTON BANK & TRUST CO.
MACKIE PINE PRODUCTS CO.
HEBERT GROCERY COMPANY.
D. I. ADDISON.
RICHARD & RIGGS.
F. G. C. AUTO SHOP.
COMMERCIAL BANK & TRUST CO.
ST. TAMMANY HAY AND GRALI
WAREHOUSE.
HE'D BETTER LEND A HAND
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Our Commercialized Christmas.
Christmas is the decoration day of
a commercial age. Then, as on no
other day, we face with compassion
those who have fallen in our battles
for wealth. For a moment we think
of the thousands of children who have
no share in that easy life we give our
children, and must find the season's
joy in the charity dinner. Along with
the barter to which we have debased
our giving within our circle of ac
quaintances, we play at extending the
spirit of the day to those who are
the pawns of our industrial game. The
Salvation army lass, standing cold and
numb on the street corner, collecting
funds for Christmas baskets for the
poor, reminds us of the wreckage left
in the wake of our prosperity. We
give a trifle to help the poor temper
the bitterness of the year with a
couple of hours' good eating.
A PESSIMIST
Duck: I'll bet
I get a raincoat,
or a pair of rub. /
thing like that
for Christmas.
Coffin-Shaped Pie Crusts.
Selden. the antiquary, tells us that
Christmas pies were formerly baked
in a coffin-shaped crust to represeit
the cratch or manger in which our
Savipur wu: laid.
Good Year for Violets.
Sweet peas have been forced for the
Christmas market only for many years
past. They must be started blooming
before the cold weatl:er begins. Then
they will bloom all winter. Daffodils
do not get in until February, but al
most all the rest of the spring flowers.
hyacinths, narcissuses. bavardia. and
so on, are on the Christmas counters.
Easter lilies, too, though rather cold
and white for Christmas, are sold. VI
olets, are fine this winter, deeply,
darkly, beautifully blue. Some mi
gnonette now comes in enormous
sprays. There are carnations but the
bright red Christmas carnation is the
favorite. Holly comes from the hills
of Maryland and the south. The wild
holly supplies the market and there
has never seemed to be any percepti
ble diminution of the supply. Great
quantities of it are purchased by all
sorts of dealers, who decorate their
stores with it and send out a sprig at
tached to every Christmas parcel.
SAD FATE
Wooden Sol- \
dier: After faith- o
ful service in 0
the nursery for
a year, I will be
cast aside for a -.
new toy this
Christmas.
Dumb Animals Remembered.
The noblest observances of Christ
mas,are Its charities. In all ages and
among all peoples the poor have al
ways been bountifully remembered on
that day, and in many parts of Eng
land and Scotland even the lower ani
mals are given an extra feeding that
they, too, may have cause for rejoic
Ing when all mankind are glad. Many
readers will remember Burns' address
of the auld farmer to his mare when
presenting her with an extra feed of
corn on New Year's day. "A guid New
Year I wish thee, Maggie. Hae, there's
a ripp to thy.auld baggle."
Differ on Christ's Birthday
' HE early Christmas were di
S vided as to the date on
which the nativity of Christ
should be celebrated. Some of
these celebrated it on the first
or sixth of January, other groups
observed September 29 and still
another March 29. As early as
the fourth century, however, the
period of the new year had been
generally accepted as the time
for celebrating Christ's birth.
The Western branch of the
church observed December 25
and the Easterr church January
6. Finally it was decided that all
should celebrate December 25.
Pope Julius I., who presided in
the first half of the fourth cen
tury, is credited with having set
the date.
An Ancient Christmas Dish.
An indispensable Christmas dish of
ancient times was "frumenty" or
"frumante." Here is the recipe for
making the dish according to a faith
ful old chronicler: "Take clean wheat
and bray it in a mortar until the hulls
be all gone off, and seethe it until it
burst, and take it up and let it cool;
and take clean, fresh broth and sweet
milk of almonds or sweet milk of kine
and temper it all; and take the yolks
of eggs. Boil it a little and set it
down and mess it forth with fat veni
son or fresh mutton." Frumenty was
often served alone without venison or
mutton. When served by itself it was
well sweetened.
A BIG JOKE
Duck: Now I
hope I won't
get a treatise on
"How to Swim"
for a Christ
, mas gift.
A Form of Generosity.
"That fellow Is kind of hard to de
p)end on."
"He seemls to be very generous."
"Ye:. He's a regular Santa Claus."
"1 !on't mnlf'rst;Ind.'"
"11 ii \\'w:l'l · take the credit for
IIR. F. F. YOUNG, JR.,
Physician and Surgeon
Offices: Covington Bank Building.
Hours: 9:30 to 11:30 a. m.
3 to 5 p. m.
Calls Answered Day or Night
MARSOLAMAKE THE CHILDREN HAPPYSTORE
You will find _n our prices an object for coming here. You will leave a satisfied
MAKE THE CHILDREN HAPPY0
by giving them presents that appeal to them. We have a good line of Mechani
cal and other Toys, wagons, Velocipedes. Toy Kitchen supplies, Ladies' Hand Bags
and Purses, Stationery, Glass and Crockery and Tin and Agate Ware, etc.
You will find in our prices an object for coming here. You will leave a satisfied
customer.
Tie- Real Christmas Store
fWY DONALD! WHAT ARE
YOU CRYING AgOUT .
GRANDMA FELL 0
HOME DOWN STARS.SNH1P
V SWEET " 6r
,HOMNE
Hurst
WELL! SHE ISN'T HURT- YE ES - BUT GEE W4ua
DON'TCY S IT EVERY BODY ELSE
SAW IED FALL ALL
TIhE WAY DOWN -AM9
I DIDNr SEE NOT)HItI
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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| Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
FARIM WANTEI)-I want to hear
from party having farm for sale.
Gve price and description. B. ii.
Hioward, Champaign, Illinois. 18-2t
STRAYEDI--Came to my place
about three weeks ago, one brown
and black hog, weighs about 50 lbs.:
crop and punch hole in one ear and
swallow fork in other. Owner can
have same by paying 'expenses. John
McNee'y, Abita Springs. d18-3dt*
LOST-Small bunch of keys on
ring. Liberal reward if returned Lti
Felix Bachemin, Jr. dl8
FOR SALE-Ford touring car, in
good condition, at a bargain. Abita
Springs Garage, Abita Springs, La.
FOR SALE-Bamboo plants, two
varieties, ornamental, twenty canes
for $1.00. Also chickens, househol'l
furniture. dressers, washstands, safe,
chairs, lounge, etc., cheap. Dan W.
Davis, Madison and 13th Ave. *
FORi SALE-Ford touring car with
mechanical salf-starter, master vi
brator, gasoline gauge; Ford recon
structed truck; platform scale. All
fine condition. Good piano. Dr.
Stevenson. d18-2t
Give your order for Christmas
Fruit Cakes to Aoueille Bros. 75c
a pound. d11?2t
FOR SALE-Several good second
hand oil, wood and coal heaters
Also a big assortment of furniture
at reduced prices for the holidays
Every day is bargain day at Eimer's
Furniture Exchange. 422 Columbia
Street,. Covington. d11tf
ti vvYM vvvlvv v
FJ.KJ SALI.'-'-trictly tresh eggs.
Phone 308. d18
MILK FOR SALE-Fresh, richi
milk. Riverside Farm, Phone 201.
IDEAL HAT SHOP-Ladies' and
Children's ready-to-wear hats. Made
to order and remodeled. Opposite
Southern Hotel. d4tf
FOR SALE-1-8 h.p. motor, new,
never used. Apply to W. H. Kent
zel, Covington, La. dll-tf
Experienced Piano Tuner with
Burns Furniture Company. Orders
promptly attended to. Ring tele
phone 8. dt1
FOR SALE-One pure Jersey cow,
expecting calf jpow; 1 good mule; 1
mare. Cheap. J. M. Aoueille aad
Sons, Covington, La. d4tf
WANTED-People to knov that
I have for sale at my farm in Cov
ington A-1 home-made cane syrup,
absolutely pure and wholesome. $1
per gallon at the farm. J. H. War
ner, 21st Avenue. d4tf
FOR SALE-Horses, mares and
m-les; (also stove and fire-plvce
wood. Ed. Brunet, Phlne 235, Cov
ington. La. ap3
FOR SALE-Christmas pigs. Hay
I75c per bale. Phone 284, D. I. Ac
dison. dl 1-tf
FOR SALE-Stove wood and fat
pine. 200 fat pine post. W. P.
Badon, 415 Lockwood street, Cov
ingon. jel2.
BARGAIN-Orchard near Claib
orne Station. Must be cold. Owner
leaving on accoutn of sickness. Ap
p:y at Pfeiffer place. d4-4t*
  ý_ý n -± orown mare,
uine saddler, works anywhere, s4
years old, weighs about 1000 lbs
for $150. 1 buggy, good as no*
with top, $85. 1 set of buggy >
ness, good as new, $25.00. 1 go
saddle, $10.00. J. M. Ballard,
bee, La. an
FOR SALE-1 pair good
5 headi horses. All broke to
H. I. Sm'th's Sons.
I HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY
YOUNG HORSES, MARES
MULES ON HAND AT
ABLE PRICES. ED. BR
PHONE 235, COVINGTON.
FOR SALE-Lot of new wi
sash, 20 gallons red creosote p
two-horse wagon, lot of good fu
ture and household goods at mu
saving prices. Every cay Is ba
day at Elmer's Furniture Ex
422 Columbia St . oclgtt
FOR SALE--8 good Jersey cow
springers and first milkers.
some extra good mares and mu
Ed. Brunet, Covington. .1,.
FOR SALE-Five head of Po
China hogs; '1 new and 1
hand Ford tour:ng cars J,
Heintz, Covington, La. 0elo
FOR SALE-Farming implem
disc cultivator, hay baler, plows,
rake, wagon, etc. All in good
dition. Ed. Oppenheimer, Mill
Road, Covington, La. n17
FIRST-CLASS DRESS(AKINGI
SEWING-Special attention to -
ting and excellence of fl .:
Hours: 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
O. M. Birch, Covington, La., 1
F!rst street, corner of Colai
Phone 329. of-tt ,