THE FARMER on sale every Sat. ist ury at CovngtonewsStad, The St. TaFarmer Bulloch's Drug Store, Schonberg's Pharmacy, Madisonville. " Aof your money by being a h Five Cents Per Copy. subscriber.. Help boost the parish D. HI. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1921. VOL. 47 No. 37 mmu ·. mus s m ms • m , m s Mm m SCHOOL BOARD REINSTATES MR. McAFEE AS HI PRINCIPAL As Slidell Principal He -Is Endorsed By a Large Majority of Citizens PROMINENT CITIZENS WAIT ON BOARD List of Additional Teachers Appointed Through the Parish. Covington, La., July 22, 1921." The St. Tammany Parish School Board met in special call 'session in the office of the Superintendent on the above date with N. H. FitzSim ons, president, in the chair. and the following members present. George R. Dutsch, ward 1; T. J. O'Keef.o ward 2; N. H. FitzSimons, ward 3; W. W. Talley, ward 5; Dave Ezans, ward 6; G(eo. F. Bancks, ward 8; 'W. J. Sebastian, ward 9; W. Osw\ald. ward 10. Absent: i1. i[. -.evy. Ward 4; 1. H. Ke:ler, ward 7. The -superinteadent reported that on the night of July 8 h'e sent the following te.egram to J. C. !)rr, wno had been elected as the principal a. the Slidell scihool at the meeti:ng held on July 8: 'Parish Sciori Board elected you today principal of Slidell High hchool at $2700, it not too late wire acceptance. Coatract will follow. Expect wire as soon ub cart answer, positively." On Jul; 17 he reported that he received a telegram from Mr. Orr that read as follows: "Considering proposition no longer. Accepted another pjsi tion." In view of this decision to Mr. Ori's he Zelt it necessary that the Board proceed to elect m.nother principal for the Slidell High School. Moved by Mr. Oswald, seconded by Mr. Banclka, that the superintendent proceed to nominate a principal for the Slidell High School for the year 1921-22. The superintendent t;en read the following letter reca:ved from prominent citizens of Slidell, and stated that he was willing to accept this evidence that the objec tions to the reappointment of Mr. T. H. McAfee was not as general as he had once feared, and that he, therefore, would nominate Mr. T. H. McAfee for reappointment. Slidell, La., July 13, 1921. Supt. E. E. Lyon, Covington, La. Dear Sir:-We understand that at the St. Tammany Parish Schoot Board meeting held in your office on Friday, July 8th, you stated that you were afraid that the number of SlH dell people who were opposed to the reappointment of Prof. T. H. Mc Afee, as the principal of the Slidell High School, was large enough to interfere with the success of the school, for another year, should h: be reappointed, and that their feel ings against him would prevent him from receiving the -proper co-opera tion necessary to guarantee a suc cessful sc~hool session. W. renrrect your judgment in this matter and if the facts were such as you mention above, we would agree with you that you were justified in withholding his nomination and would not press the matter further. Having been citizens of Slidell for years, we are nattrally acquainted with the people of this town, and we are personally acquainted with 3ach person opposing Mr. McAfee's re appointment. Because of this reason so far as we know, we can state that the number objecting to his reap pointment is not over six or seven (Continuen on page 41 SLTDETL SiAVINGS .AND HOME STEAD ASSOCIATION. The statements of the Slidell Sav ings & Homestead Association, pub lished in The Farmer last week, shows assets of $207,644.01, and net profits of $7,683.18. In view of the conditions in building operations, this is a showing that Slidell should be proud of. It shows activity in the development of the town and liberal and progressive spirit in aid ing the homaseeker. O rN GOV. LEN SMALL Dispatches from Chicago of July 28 say that Gov. Small, the Illinois governor indlcted for embezzlement of some $700,000, has droaped from sight. It is belicved friends have advised him to seek seclusion for a few days rent from his fight agavdst court order for his arrest.. BODY OF ROBT. H. BURNS DAYS LATE, BURIED FRIDAY P. M. Funeral Took Place From Courthouse at 1:00 p. m. AA Scheduled FULL MILITARY \.ONORS GIVEN Impressive Ceremonies Cop ducted by Commander Lieutenant Miller. The war is over, but our dead still come to us. The heroes who made the great sacrifice; the boys who slipped from the loving embrace nof dear ones at home and climbed ore; the top of the trenches in France, to meet bullet and shell and deadly ga: and passed into the long sleep whose awakening no one knows are bring ing back with their bodies memories that the scarlet poppies of Frahce hid 'from view as they bent low and Robert H. Burns whispered of patriotism and loyally and bravery. The solemn last mo ment with our dead comes late, but the reality of death has its most perfect conception as the ~3ody. is committed to the earth from which it came. Robert H. Burns was one of the heroes in the greatest war of lhis tory. He was born in St. Tammany parish, near Madisonville, October 8, 1889. He went over to the top with his regiment in France November 10, 1918, the day before the armistice was declared and received the wounds from which he died in an emergency hospital on Armistice Day, when all the. world was re joicing that peace was near. ,He was the son of Capt. and Mrs. Edward Burns. Capt. Burns did not liv3 to se, the return of his son's body, he having died November 18, 1918, just seven days after the death of his son. His mother, four brothers, A. .Sid ney, .Clyde, Frank. Vandedor, and one sister, Miss. Ena, survive him. Robert Burns' body was to have lain in state 48 hours at the court house in Covington, but it did not arrive until Friday forenoon and the funeral services were scheduled for 1 o'clock p. m. and the program was carried out. Rev. F. C. TaIt n)age officiated as civilian chaplain. Commander Benj. W. Miller of thei American Legion, Robt. H. Burns Post No. 16, conducted the services for the Legion, at the courthouse and at the grave. r The firing squad of the Regular Army stood at a.t tention during thie ceremonies anid bugle call was sounaded. The pallbearers were: Bernard Aoueille, Walter Lasseigne, George Johnson, Leroy Haynes, Arthur J. Finney, Bernard Fontan. At the Covington' Cemetery the military ceremonies were carried: out, Commander Lieutenant Miller conducting the ceremony. After reading of the service three volleys were fired by the firing squad and taps was sounded. - - The bugle sounded the assembly call for the formation of the pro cession and the announcement of the funeral services. As the body left the courthouse church call was sounded. The funeral procession was headed by the bugle and drum corps, followed by the firing squad, under commanrd of Vice Commander Lieutenant Bryan D. Burns; Amer. can Legion, and guests, consisting of ex-service men not members, under, command of Adjutant- Oliver J--He' bert; Baton Rouge Boy Scouts, unr der comnmafd, of Scoutmaster :Friend Hoyt; ,Lockl Boy Scouts, under com- mand of Vice Scoutmaster Lawrence 'rederick; Civilian Chaplain F. C. Talmage; hearse and attendant pill bearers; mourners, civ-ilians. The, whole under the command of Post Commander Lieut. Benj. W. Miller. In his services Commander, Lieut. Mil'er deliver the following eulogy,. a touching, appeal to the sentime nts that make death Ewnfeared -by thb hero who gives his life to his coun 'ry's defense: "It is glorious to die for one's country, for if the body mingles vwith the c'ouds :and diust, tlie sapi go 5s ', arching on. .,The price of liberty is the pain and sacrifice and the re war(dof sacrifice in the happinesa of en iles" generations. Thrice blessed is he wh6 smiles at fear when the destiny of free peoples hangs in the balance. Out of heroes and service comes the health oo.itione. 'Speech cannot utt.r the sub stances .of what was d8ae, by the d-,i parted. It remains for- us to take increased .'ovotion from that- for which he died. It remains for, us to AND STIL: TY COME They are still coming home-those boys of ours who fought for us over there. We cheered for all, sympathized with some, and mourn for these. U. S. officers in Antwerp are checking shipment detail on row after row of flag-draped caskets where "old glory glards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead." DJNNER GIVEN BY FORMER " STUDENTS Ne«,- Or;oans, July 25.-The re union dinner of the students of the Christian Brothers was held at Holn.es Restaurant on Thursday and way a great success, no less than eight Christiue : rothers being guests on the occasion. :The banquet h-ll was surrounded by beautiful flowering plants, the faultless cuisine and service was characteristic of the Holmes estab lishment, and the menu both unique and attractive. Max Fink's orches cra opened, just after grace, with "Auld Land Syne," and all during the meal discoursed most delightful 'mlsic (one jazz). The most prandlal part of the en tertainment was opened by Dr, J. Rollo Knapp, the toastmaster, with a brief statemnent in regard to the Order of the Christian Brothers. He said it was founded about thlee hun dred years ago by Sain- LaSaile.. Since that time countless educational institutions have been established in all the countries of the globe, the headquarters of the Order being in Belgium. In this country there are schools and colleges in all the large and many of the smaller cities. New York, Philadeplhia, Chicago, Balti more and St. Louis are noted tor their large, well-equipped and up-to date insitutions. In the South, the Brothers' College in Memnphis has a most excellent and wide-spread repu tation. Nearer home we have had the benefit of St. Mary's St, Joseph's and St. Stephen's schools, as also the well known Pass Christian College. Lately the Christian Brothers have obtained in Covington, from the Ben edictine Fathers the fine school es tablished some years ago by Prof. B. V. Dixon. The good Brothers have made this institution so successful and popular as to have had its list of students for the coming year fill ed entirely in lasat April, so that they can take no more. It would doubtless be sutrprising to some to know that the Christian Brothers have educated many priests and dig nitaries of the church; judges of the Supreme Court; Governor of States; U. S. Senators; memebrs~of the legis latures; distinguished members of the legal and other professions, as well as leading' men in all ths !n dustrial pursuits. Most of the early graduates turned out here by the Christian Brothers have passed away: Walter Flo wer, M,;1;,, iuo~+ý nn , li 'Tod J;.mn R. Sequin, John O'Rouke, Hunter Stew ard and Horace Dufour, leaving only Samuel P. Leaycock, Baton Rouge; Walter Brashear and Dr. J. Rollo Knapp. .The praises of our late lamented and dearly beloved president, Rev. Brother Maurlain, were sung by Dr. Knapp. Several of the Brothers who spoke, as well as a number of his "Old Boys," particularly S. Bt'st hoff and Bernard C. Shields. "Bar ney" made one of his characteristic ally beautiful adresses. Besides his eulogistic remarks, his fraternal fe licitations were expressed in a happy .vein of mingled humor and pathos, Sentiments of loyalty and brotherly love were beautifully expressed by H. Eberling Mertens, as well as the other- speakers. A beautiful original poem was read by Mr. Rixford Lincoln, commemo rative of the occasiofn. Letters of re gret at not being able to attend were read from many of the students, among them one written by Justice Chas. A. O'Neill, of the Suprome Court. It was a late hour when the en tertainment was brought to a clos", amid expressions of pleasure given by the reunion, regret at partrig, and and thanks to the members of the committee of arrangement., Dr J. Rollo Knapp, Bernard C. Shia'ds and H. Eberling Mertens. . _.-0---- GABE'S TAVERN. The final touches are being put t' Gabe's Tavern. in the new P , !n Building on New Hampshire streer. When finished. this will be- a nea' and comfortable restaurant, well screened and fitted up for good serf vice. We all uknow that Cbahe's cook ing is tempting. weave the eitntde:s souls of the corn ing generation to the va'ient d&:ls of the. honored dead so that there; may.be gu-rinteed forever that lass ing tenet 6! freedom's faith, the full est good for each in the betterment of all." After" he body was lowered to the grave lugle-- taps was -sounded afd at the conclus'on of the ceremon'es the military was played out of t'-e inclosure by the bu'le and drum corps, leaving the ibody to rest in all the glory. of -its earthly sacrifice" arnd the Imortality of patriotism, ROBBERYSTORY GIVEN BOY IS AF EA The story given ou4 last week by Charles Middleston p oved to be a fake all the way through. When ar rested. for the robberies committed at Oaklawn-mnd Camp Hygeia, Middle ton stated that he kiew the right parties; that he was t* have been in it but they would -not l-et him in and tdld him they would iill nm- if he squealed. He gave the names of Willie Middleton, Alvinl Bassler, Red Shelby and lRobt, Doiset, and stated that Bassler and. Shelby had been in trouble in 'New Orleans., Jeweiry and valuables to the amount of $N00 were taken. Deputy Quatreveaux went -to New Orleans. with this in formation and the' Chief of Police put men on the job, immediately. it was learned that Middleto i had no brother and other names were either fictitious or absolutely un connected in any way with Mi~ddle ton. Middleton's father stated that Charles was a - bad egg. --1e nad done all he could -to keeD him straight and would spend no money to set him free. That jail was a good place for him "Middleton now had given another name. This person, he says, will tell all about. the robbery. In the meantime, he has told other prison ers of the jail that he doesn't intend to tell anything and will take the whole blame on himself. The fact that Middleton described an old black handbag as containing the stolen property in the hands of his companions points to his guilt, as such a bag disappeared witth the jewelry. Middleton has been rec ognized as having been a patient onwe time at Camp Hygela. BOAT FROM MANDEVILILE. Pleasure Bay, the new steamer that is to make trips from Mantle ville across the lake, is said to be I nearly completed and will be in com mission very soon. This boat will be able to carry 12 cars and we in derstand the rate will be very reasonable indeed. THAT PLEASURE PARTY. No more across the State line I Shall take my speedy Studebaker. I live to-day, I did not die .Although I lost e'en my taboceo Also I lost f~om running board My clothes, their clothes, and all; E'en lost sight of car I bored Nor stopped to heed their call. I'm done No more for me. You'd run Too, to be free. HANAGRIFF--SHERIDAN. Miss Letha Sheridan, daughter of Mr. D. E. Sheridan of Washington parish, and Mr. Lawrence M. Haun griff, of Bogalusa, were married at the courthouse in Covington by Judge Louis Pechon, Saturday evern ing, July 23, 1921. The wedding took place abot 10 o'clock, Judge Pechon being called from his home to officiate. After the ceremony supper was served at the Covington Resttaurant,' ther' also being present Chief and Mrs. T.. A. Magee- and Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Nye, of Bogalusa, who came up with the bridal couple from Bogaluas by auto. Mrs. Nye is a sister to Mrs. Hanagriff, and was also married in Covington a year or so ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hanagriff. left Cov ington for Mandeville, Sunday moiftr ing, from.which place they will start on their honeymoon trip. MR. HOPPER RESCUES MAN AND GIRL FROM WATERY GRAVE. What would you do if you saw a man and girl drowning?.. Jump m and do your best to save them, of course. Well, that is exactly, what Mr. Wmin. Hoper, of New Orleans. did last Monday afternoon at Sul phur •Springs when an unknown man was seen to jump overboard in an tattenipt to save his daughter. Mr. Hopper -and -"sbveral friends were seated' on the shore when they saW a young, ady-..struggling- to get rto the palnk' wak otlt in the river, at -the same time her father dashing to iher rescue. It was thought that he could bring -her in, :but when tne girl clung to `his neck they lboth went down- and ;It was then that Mr. HIon per jumped in, clothes, that,- shoas.: jand all, and- very'- heroically saved them. Mr. Hopper'i~ actions. deserve the very highest of praise.. RAISING CATTLE ST. TAMMANY PARISH (By A. E. Briggia Why, with abundant carpet grass, one of the best pastures in the world, is cattle raising a sickly busi ness in this parish *.One answer :s, the cattle ticli consumes the profi!s. An equally correct explanati)o is that making money in the ar'tJoi business requires cheap fattening feeds. and these in turn are to te produced only on farina right where the cattle are, raised. A farm' in Missouri may be.entirre!y blue grass paei.;4 ', but adjoining 't ai' pienty of corn fields. As shown by the schedule of forage crops in our iast article it is possible here to rase fatenuing feeds mdre, cheaply than can be done in any part of the corn belt states. Drainage Is Profitable Farmiung. D Drainage, however, is the import t ilt onldition which must precede a )ro.fitable cattle business, wVhtu we. consider the following. statement ia as address to- Mistuiui farmers in 1918 by Dean C. r'. Curtiss of iowa State College, thit Iowa agri cu'tural school, we get an_ idea on s:hat progressive farmin." is. 'll: said: "It will pay to til3 and drain our pastures and improve them in every way we can; also it will pay to apply fertilizer, and it tl'ere isn't a stand of grass we must sea we get a atsnd of:.grass.": DL)rainags,. L pay much better returns here than i: will in the North, be.iu'e we have much longer growing season and can grow 'nore crops a year on the same ground. But when lawa agri cultural- leaders urge drainage to make good grass pastures by *the most expensive system of drainage, can we question that drainage pa s for itself. Ticks and Drainage. Do we have to. wait to begin until everybody dips? U. S. F. B. No. 1057, on "Methods for Eradication of Cattle-Fever Ticks," shows how any farmer who fences his land and cultivates crops can get rid of ticks in six months or less. In this latit tude all the ticks in a field, from which cattle, horses, mules and sheep are wholly excluded, will die. fromn starvation In 'six months or l'ess;,-and in five to ten weeks all ticks will drop from cattle placed on tick-free land. From these facts it is easy to see that on fenced lands the farmer can very soon get rid of ticks,. even without dipping. The rotation sys tem we have been describing in these (Continued on page 3.). --0--- JOSEPH MEVERS. The body of Joseph Mevers, enlist ed private in Co. C, 16th inft., 1st Division, U. S. A., will arrive here from France in September, when the body will be biuried Whith military honors. ACHILLE LANDRY KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION. . .The community was shocked to learn of the accidental killing by a gas explosion, at Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, July 23, of Achille Lan dry, Jr., who for many years, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aciiile Landry, Sr., made their home in Covington. Mr. Landry was but 22 years of age and had mfrried quite recently Miss Hildred Burns, their union be ing a v4ry happy one. Besides his wife-and parents he leaves his sis ters, Mrs. L. A. Loustalot, Mrs. Chas. A. Rivet and Miss Carmen Landry to mourn his loss. Mr. Landry's-remains were brought to New Orleans for burial interment having been made in St. Louis Ceme tely No. 3, at the foot of Esplanade street. .-- . ---:--- TIMOTHY CALLAHAN. The funeral of Timothy Cal.lahan took place in Covington, Tuesday afternoon, his death occurring Mon day, July 25, 1921, after an illness of some months. Mr. Callahan came to Covington to gain relief from illness contracted in. service. He was in the Railroad Division,, En gineers' Corps. Funeral took place from the fami ly residence, Rev. F. C. Talmage oef ficiating as civilian chapalin. The body was interred in the Covingtori Cemetery, Commender Benj. W. Mil 'er of Robt. H. Burns Post No. 16. -American Legion, officiated in the military burial, Adjutant Oliver .T. Hebert saluted the dead, firing three" volliesa: Vice Commander Bryan Th Burns dcted, as master of ceremonies. The :pallbearers were R. M. Ickes, Mrr. ieroy, Gus Johnson, Benj. F. Fontan. :. .. ,Baton Rouge Troop No. 7, Boy Scouts, took part in' bugle taps and furnished the band. MOST PERFECT WOMAN ATHLETE "Most perfect," said the judges when they picked Miss Gertrude Artlet- from among the 2,000 con testants at the Gymnastic- Union tournament in Chicagod Miss Art let is five feet ten . and one-half inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. She has the strength and endurance of a man, while her figure retains the feminine beauty and grace. Miss Artlet is the. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Artlet of Philadelphia and was a member of the OlympiC' cwimming team. NG--0--- SLIDELL- TES AND GENERAL NEWS (By Staff Corredpondent) The Canulette Ship Building Co. has added a new department that I will employ an additional one hun dred men, and at the same time add anotther industry to 'Slidell's list. c This company has contracted to re- I pair cars for the N. O. G. N. R. R. Already a number of cars have been t delivered them, and it is expected that about fifty will be handled daily. It is probable that a similar con (tact will be made with the South- 1 ern Railway. Mrs. Salmen Entertains Priscilla Club. One of the most enjoyable events of the summer took place Monday when Mrs. J. A. Salmen entertained the members of the Priscilla Club at her club house "San Souci" on the lake. The guests departed on the launch "Ella S" and were taken down the bayou to its mouth where the club house is situated. Bathing, boating and, in fact, all water sports were indulged in by the guests, after which a delicious, sea-food dinner was served. In the afternoon the regular meeting of the club was held aftter which supper was served, and it was indeed a happy, tired crowd that boarded the boat for home. Mrs. Salmen was assisted in enter taining by her sisters, Mrs. Fritchie and Mrs. Miles. The club is enter tained in this manner every sum mer by Mrs. Salmen, and the event is looked forward to with much pleasure by the members. Personal and Ijocal Notes. Mrs. Spulrgeon Wingo and child ren left .Thursday for Missouri to spend the remainder of the summer. Mesdames Dunstan, Wakefield. Dickens and Dunham motored to Covington, Madisonville and Mande ville, Sunday. Mr. Albert Fritchie, who is now with the Standard Oil Co., in Baton Rouge, spent the week end with rela tives. " Dr. and Mrs. Watkins.and child ren, of Cincinnati, Ohio, stopped off for a stay in Slidell en route to Mexico City, Mexico, where they ex pect to make their home. Mrs. Wat kins was Miss Gladys Liddle of this city. 'Rev. R. I. Long and family spent a pleasant week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Salmen at their club house on the lake. Mrs. F. W. Richardson will enter tain the Priscilla Club Monday after noon. Rev. and Mrs. Howard Giles will lIave next week for Georgia to spend several weeks with relatives. The many friends of Mrs. E. Gillis and - family regret that they have gone to Picayune to make the-ir home. Mesdams Ada Wakefield and John Appleby, of New Orleans spent sev eralndays here with relatives. SMs. A. D. Carpenter was a visitor to New Orleans, Saturday. The Methodist-pulpit will be fillel' the first Sunday of the pastor's ab sence by Rev. Harrison of the Felici ty Church, New Orleans, former pas I tor of the Slidell Church.:, Mrs. H. H. ,Mayfield and two child COVINGTON DUE MAIL DELIVERY FREE SAYS MR. POSTMASTER Business of Office Is Above the Mark, Being Over $10,000 a Year. ASS'N. OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES MATTER Postmaster Seiler Says Ap plication Has Been Made for Same. At the meeting of the Association of Commerce, Monday, the statement was made by Postmaster Seller that. Covington was entitled to free mail delivery, as the business has bjean over $10,000 for several years. Ap plication, has been made for same. ------0--- WILSON TALKS- TO FARMERIS. Conwnissioner Harry D. Wilson has been giving talks to farmers of Washington and St. Tammany par ishes. P'roper handling and mark eting of crops and co-operation of merchants and farmers and organi zation are subjects that have taken on special interest all over the coun try to-day in view of condi ions that prevail. Meetings were held last week at Zona, Bush, Wilson and Sli dell. There will be a meeting at Covington on Wednesday, August o0. -- -O COVINGTON SCOUTS ENTERTAIN BATON ROUGE SCOUTS. Scout Troop No. 7 from Baton Rouge, in camp at Sulphhr Springs for two weeks, under Scout Master John E. Hill,. were the guests, of Scout Troo.p No. 2 of Covington, at Charropi s Park, Tuesday afternoon, at a cake and watermelon party. It was followed by a number of water sports participated in by both troops.. Local Troop No. 2, during the sum mer months have erected a perma nent camp under the auspices of Adrien -D. Schwartz, Troop Chair man. This Troop recently enjoyed a week's hike out to Bougere's Dairy Farm, th ,tp replete with interest irig and val' experieces -"TIhe out ing will be repeatted at the close of. the coming month in order that all of the members of the Troop may be able .to avail themselves of the ad vantages of summer camp life under safe conditions, and with a view of obtaining the best that is to be had under good scouting. Troop .No. 2 has among its mem bers the following representative boys: Blenk Young, Anthony and John Frey, Claude Adams, Rene Gal miche, Fabian Bouquol, Chas. Lan caster, Belmont Sanchez, Maurice, Planche, Joseph Cfole, Michel Caruso, Weldon Poole, Clarence 'Rocken schul, Sidney Blossman, James and Charles Fredericl., Noel Kammer, Jacob and Adam 9eiler, William A. Clark, Frederick Escofflier and Jos. Romano: FOUND DEAD. Coroner Bulloch held an inquest on the body of Carl Solderer, a Ger man, living about five miles from Ma'ndeville, Monday. Solderer was a caretaker of a plaace owned by a lady in New Or leans. He worked for half share of crops. He wrote to this lady that he was sick and she came over, find in him in a precarious condition. She went for medical aid and found him dead whed she returned. Cor oi.er Bulloch was notified and found Solderer had died. of alcoholic poisoning. The position of the body indicated that he died in convulsions. He had been drinking hard for three weeks. He had on his place a rude still for the manufacture of white lightning. Solderer has--no known relatives. His property will be inventoried un der the law governing estates of less than $500. It is said that he may have some inheritance in Germany. O TO THE PUBIIIC. On Monday, August 1, my dipping vat will be open to the public fre of charge and my services will be given to those who desire to dip their animals, free. FELIX BA(*IEMIN, Military Road Dairy Farm. O PEARS THAT ARE BLIGHT FREE. Mr. and Mrs. C. J.. Villars and party of Oaklawn were visitors to Covington, Wednesday. Mr. Villars brought to The Farmer office soeie Dixie pears grown on his place. They are very large and free fr m specks or blemish. Mr. Villars states that they are excellent for preserv ing or cooking and have the very great advantage of being Immune to blight. Malcom Zeigler of Scout Troop 40, was overcome by heat drring ser vices at the cemetery, Friday. ------ DANCE AT TACOMBE. There will be a dance at the Davis Pavilion, August 6th, for the benefit of' the Community Fund. All are cordially invited to be presedit. ren left last week for an exteoednc visit to her son, Winm. O'Rouke, in Charleston, S. C. Miss Flo Dunham returned Mon day from a week spent in Galventon and Houston, Texas, where she visit ed friends and relatives.