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D. HI. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1921 . VOL. 47 No. 41
RAPID TRANSIT
MANDEVILLE TO
NEW ORLEANS
IS SOLVED
Boat That Can Make Half a
Dozen Trips, Mande
ville to New Orleans
INVENTION OF
ST. TAMMANY MAN
Estimated Cost of Putting in
System Stated as Approx
imately $150,000.00.
John D. and Duncan F. Young,
compo.aing the firm of Young Broth
ers of New Orleans, are now ow'ner:
of the Burns Wat'er Cyc;e, with iii
patent rights. This contrivance was
invented by Capta n Edward Bura::,
of St. Tammany pari<h, who paten: -
ed it under the name of "Water
Lye e." It consists of a boat of a
siee suitable to accommodaie the
tiallic to be handled, and of a struc:
ture sllhc.ent.y stanch to withstand
wind and weather conditions that
m:ght be encountered. Such a boa,
say the owners, would be in n3 dii
terent conditions in tmes of storms
or disaster th~an any other vesse.,
and less liable to meet bad weather,
for it is so swift that it can cover
its course before any ordinary storln
tlrews and will not venture out in
any other.
The cost of installing this system
of course varies with the extent of
the service desired. It is being talK
ild o: as admirably adapted to meet
tL~flesired service across the lake
rui iiandedeville to New Orleans, and
shuu d its claims be fulfilled would
prove one of the greatest invest
I.nts 'ever minane for -the improve
n..nut of St. Taulmany parish, and
e.specially Covington, Mandeville and
A.,ta i, rings, and would fit in very
Advantageously with our good road
sy .tern Just insa;led. With this in
mind we wrote to the company ask
i".t;' for information as to the cost
c, installation of a system that will
fit, the requirements. T1j,..1.q!pw
ing reply covers these points and
will no doubt be read with interest:
New Orleans, Aug. 14, 1921.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Referring to your request of Tom
Young for estimate on cost of boat
of the Water Cycle type to, run from
New Or.eans to Mandeville, we have
:ecured the following approximate
estimate for building, equipping, in
:sta.;ing and operating such a boat
130 feet long between the .points
muent.oned:
niull and cabin ........ $40,000.00
- lEngine and gear . 20,000.00
Rope (1 inch) ........ 25,000.0')
Terminals .. .... ...... 30,000.00
Miscellaneous ........ 10,000.00
Total ........ .... .....$125,000.0
Say $150,000.00 to be safe.
intlerest at 8 per cent on $150,001
investment as above, $12,000; de
preciation at 8 per cent on above in
vestment, $12,000; operation and re
pairs for one year, $30,000. Total,
$54,000.
This amount divided by 365 days
would make a daily outlay of $14S
for operation and repairs, 8 per cent
depreciation on an investmenft of
$150,000, and an 8 per cent dividend
on the investment.
Such a vessel should make four or
five trips each way daily, and with
its hull of 120 feet in length shouldl
accommodate 30 automobiles and
cabin above serve 900 passenger-s
maximum estimates for each trilp.
Its revenues may be calculated only
by the number of people who would
take advantage of such rapid and
desirable mode of travel across a
delightful salubrious body of water
to and from the Ozone Belt. This
feature is but the direct financial re
sults that would affect the investor
beneficially. WVhat is more to the
point in thile installation of this boat
line is the great benefit to automno
bilist.s Who tlhus have an outlet to all
rthe good roads leading to the North
miand Iast, all olwning up of a splcndi:1
sulbulrbaun sectioll in the Ozone Bel
for NAw Orleans residents,-and final
ly, the building u!p and developmeunt
of the latent re5umrc4s of Covington
l:ndeville, Madisonville, Abhitsn an l
other poinlts illn St. Tnammranly parish,
You are building good roads. Your
next step is to make the way for
people to come and use them. This
is the wa:y, for once the Iboat line is
established the lnireased taxation
coming into the St. Tanun.uy tax
collector office should far exceed the
amount of this initial investment.
Yours truly,
nITNCAN F. YOUNG.
MORBIDITY WEEKLYN REPORT.
Morbidity weekly report Issued by
UnitedrlStates Public Health Servyce
for the State or l1ouiMiana for w-Nelr
ending August 20, 1921:
Last Thblit
Week WoV,-t
Chancroid ............ 14 20
Diptheria ..... ..... 10 8
IGonorrhoea .......... 78 140
:nfluenza .............. 1 3
Hookworm ........... - 28 21
Leprosy .............. 1 0
-Malaria .............. 113 97
SPallagra ............. 41 21
SnePumonia .......... 16 17
-:Pulhionarv tuberculosis. 110 113
%S>ar'et fever ......... 1 4
Sxmallpox ............ 4 4 3
philis ........... ... 65 80
-rahoma ............. .3 0
old fever.. ...; . :.23 ; 9
ping cough . . .8.
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE IS
FOR WATER,
SEWERS
Moody Plan of Putting In
Waterworks and Sewers
Discussed at Meet.
FREDERICK OFFERS
A COUNTER PLAN
Will Build, Town to Care
for Interest and Take
Plant in 20 Years.
Quite a number of citizens attend
ed the meeting of the Association of
Commerce, Monday evening, to hear
Mr. H. N. Moody outline his propo
sition for waterworks and sewerage
for Covington. There was some
mi :understanding as to the method
by which Mr. Moody intended to tax
the people. It was reported that theb
plan could be put through withoi.t
the necessity of a vote. But it de
veloped that the putting in of water
works within an area of about fiv,
by six blocks would require an ea
pendture of approximately $55,0001
and that sewerage would cost a little
less, based on estimates as applied
to the Amite City system and work
done at Lafayette. Mr. Moody out
lined a nucleus in which the proper
ty holders would pay half and the
town half, other portions of the
town being provided for by an ex
tension of the lines and payment for
the privilege of cutting in.
iMr. E. J. Frederick, secretary of
the St. Tamamny Ice & Manufactur
ing Company, made a proposition to
put in waterworks if the town would
inance the interest on the invest
mont, the town to come into owner
sih'ip of the system in tweuty years,
the. company holding same in tha
meantime. This proposition was not
thoroughly comprehended by the
cummitt'ee- and may need some cor
rection in statement. For this reas
on the committee will be called to
gethe iL,.p. few vda§i C Qhairman
Heintz, when the matter w.T be gone
into thoroughly, both as to Mr. Fred
erick's proposition and that of Mr.
Moody, with maps and drawings and
delinite figures. The committee is
composed of A. J. Planche, E. G.
Davis, Judge T. M. Burns, A. C. Mc
Cormack, J. L. Smith, F. J. Heintz,
chairiran.
SCHOOL BOARD
Covington, La., Aug. 19, 1921.
In accordance with a resolution of
the Parish School Board of St. Tani
many Parish, Louisiana, adopted
July 8, 1921, the Board met in regu
lar session on the above date for the
purpose of counting the votes and
promulgating the returns of the
special election held in School Dis
trict No. 3 of the Parish of St. Tam
many on the 16th day of August,
1921. The following members were
present: George R. Dutsch, ward
1; T. J. O'Keefe, ward 2; N. H. Fitz
Simons, ward 3; H. H. Levy, ward
4; W. W. Talley, ward 5; Dave
Evans, ward 6; I. H. Keller, ward 7;
George F. Bancks, ward 8; William
Oswald, ward 10. Absent: W. J.
Sebastian, ward 9.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr. Levy, seconded by
Mr. Dutsch, and unanimously carried,
to-wit:
Be it resolved, That the Parish
School Board of the Parish of St.
Tammany, La., now proceed to open
the ballot boxes used at the special
election held in School District No. 3
on August 16, 1921, examine and
count the votes cast at said election
contained in said box, in number and
amount; examine: and count the re
turns made by the commissioners'
and clerk serving at said election as
shown by the tally sheet, poll list and
compiled statement of.the votes; al:
in accordance with a resolution of
this Board ordering said election of
date July 8, 1921.
The School Board- then proceeded
in the presence of three competent.
witnesses to count the ballots con
tained in the box used at said eley
tion, and examine same as to num
ber and amounts, inspect the poll
list, tally sheet and compiled state
ment of the voters made by the com
missionrers and clerk: presiding at
said election, and after such inspec
tion, examination and canvass of said
ballots and returns were made, the
following resolution was introduced
by Mr. Evans and duly seconded býy
Mr. Keller, and unanimously carried,
to-wit:
Be it remembered that we, the
School Board of the Parish of St.
Tammany, La., acting as a board of
commissioners for the election held
in School District No. 3 of the Parish
of St. Tammany, La., on the 16th
day of August, 1921, met in open
session to-day at the office of the
earish School Board in the Town of
Covington at the hour of 10 a. m.
for the-purpose of counting the votes
cast at said election and examining
same both as to number and amount
and examining' and compiling the
returns sent in by the, commissioners
and clerk presiding at :-said election;
in said School District No.. 3 of the
Parish of St. Tammany, La., on the
16th day of August, 1921, for and
aiainst the proposltiOti submitted to
the property taxpayeri' qualified as
electors under. the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, con
for male to azresoloon adopted by
I WANTS TO SWIM 100 MILES TIED HAND AND FOOT
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Henry Elionsky, famous long-distance swimmer, who hails from Sant
Francisco, is going to try to swim 100 miles with hands and feet tied.'
He is shown here at Brighton Beach,, N. Y., where he-is practicing with
ten mile jaunts daily, so tied. , '
BODY OF FIRST
ST. TAMMANY
HERO BURIED
The first soldier from St. Tam
many parish to sacrifice his life to
the cause in the great war for liberty
was Ilaword Morgan, of Oavi!. son
of John Morgan and Flora Walli..
H- e was a volunteer, having enlisted
in Company L, 48th Infantry, !'irst
Division, A. E. F. i-le was killed in
a.ction near Cantigny, Franice, May
30, 1918, at the age of 20 years, ii
months, 3 days.
Mr. Morgan'n remains were re
m"oved from The battlefield to the
,ricadn -Cemetery at Villers Tour
nelle Somme, France, and were iu
tered pending final disposition.
Mr. Morgagn's body arrived Wed
nesday and the funeral took place
from his home in Onville at 4 o'cloca
p. m., Thursday. The funeral ser
vices were conducted for the church
by Rev. Evans, and the miilitary
funeral was conducted by Lieut. B.
W. Miller, commander of the Legion,
Robt. H. Burns Post No. 16. Bugie
taps were sounded and the cere
monies included firing squad and
other formalities of the military, as
honored the funerals of Robt. II.
Burns and Lawton Fendlason. In
terment was made at the Fendlasoni
Cemetery at Folsom.
The pallbearers were Nelson Fitz
gerald, Howard Burns, Howard Hud
dleston, Chorles Doer, Mr. Lafargu,;
and Mr. Johnson.
many Parish, La., on the 8th day of
July, 1921.
The meeting having been called to
order by the president, Hon. N. H.
FitzSimons, and all members -being
present, except W. J. Sebastian, did,
in open session, in the presence of
H. J. Smith, J, M. Simmons, H. N.
Fendlason, three competent witness
es, and in the presence of as many
others as chose to attend the exami
nation atid inspectioil and compila
tion of the returns of said election.
and having ascertained from said in
sp'-ction, examination and compila
tion that the votes in number and
amounts cast at said election held i.,
School District No. 3 of the Parisih
of St. Tammany, La., for and against
the proposition submitted to the
vote of the property taxpayers of
said School District No. 3 by a.reso
lation of the School Board' of the
Parish of St. Tammany, La., to-wit:
Proposition.
To levy a special tax of two and a
half mills (2 1_) on the dollar on nil
property in School District No. 3 of
the Parish of St. Tammany, La., sub
ject to taxation for a period of ten
(' 0) years for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schooi,
of School District No. 3.
For, or in favor of the proposition
there were cast ninety-two (92)
votes, representing a taxable assess
ed property valuation of two hundred
thirty-three thousand, seven hundred
fifty-seven dollars and sixty-seven
cents ($233,757.67).
Against, or. in opposition to the
said proposition there were cast
tweve (12) votes, representing a tax
able assessed property valuation of
thirty-two thousand, four hundred
sixty-five ($32,465.00) dollars.
- And after counting the votes, in
spected and examined the same as to
number and amounts, and having in
spected the tally sheet and compiled
statement of votes made by the com
missioners and clerk presiding at the
said election, and compiling the re
turns of said election, we replaced in
the ballot box the poll list, tally
sheet,'the tickets or ballots and com
piled statement of votes cast in this
special election and having sealed
same and deposited same with the
secretary of the School Board for the
Parish of St. Tammany, La., and
having satisfied: ourselves that the
returns made by the commissioners
and clerk: presiding at paid election
are- true add correct, and that the
proposition submitted to thie proper
y ty:svayers qualified as electors jun
dr the: law arnd constitution of- the.
State of Louisiana -to vote at said
1eltion held in Sche6l District No.
SQUAD RCOMING
TO ASSIST THE
CLEAN-UP
Covington, L ., Aug. 23, 1921.
Editor St. Tamm ny Farmer:
The clean-up squad is coming.
It. will consist of a Medical Exam
iner, a Compensation and Insurance
Export, a Vocational Training Ez
pert, a Red Cross"representative, and
a local American llegion representa
Live. The purpose of this visit is to
help the disableft veterans of the
World War.
At presenit there are hundreds o,
men whose claims are not adjusted,
who have never filed elainis:, or-wh'o
are not in touch with the proper
Bureaus. The clean-up squad will
see these men personally, exan.ine
them medically, and classify them
right here. This will cut out a great
deal of the heart-breaking wait that
many of them have undergone.
The Federal Board men will do
everything in their power to help
these men, when they see them.
This will certify as to their disabili
ty, their need of vocational training
and to their disability pay.
Biut if they do not see the men,
they can do nothing.
Therefore it is up to us locally to
see that these men come before this
board. It is up to us here in Cov
ington to spread this information to
the men in St. Ta-mmany parish.
Every man in the Local Post of the
Legion will; his buddies. The Red
Cross will advertise, but most of all
it is up to all of us here to talk
about this, as no method of spread
ingg .information is as quick as the
general discussions of it in the stores,
the shops, and on the street corners.
We want to get the names and ad
dresses of all men in the parish who
served in the Army;-Navy or Marine
Corps during the war. If everyone
who reads this article will send as
many names and addresses as they
know, either to the )t. Tammany
Chapter of the Red Cross, or to the
Robert H. Burns Post No. 16 of the
American Legion, both of which are
located at Co ington, it will aid us
immeasuratly in this drive.
It can readily be seen that the
success of this clean-up campaign de
pends, entirely upon co-operation.
With it we will succeed admirably;
without it, we fail utterly.
All we ask is the co-operation of
every citizen in the parish. Give five
minutes of your time sending in the
name of some one that you know
who served Uncle Sam. Do this and
we win, fail us and we lose. We
hate to lose.
Sincerely yours,
BENJ. W. MILLER,
Commander Robt. H. Burns Post
No. 16, American Legion.
3 on August 16, 1921, was carried
by a majority vote in both numbem
and amount of the assessed property
valuation of the property taxpayers
voting at said election, we, the Par
'ish School Board of the Parish of S;.
Tammany, La., acting as commis
sioners of the aforesaid special elec
tion held in School District No. 3 of
the Parish of St. Tammany, La., in
open session assesmbled as aforesaid,
hereby declare that the said proposi
tion submitted to the property tax
payers of School District No. 3 by
resolution of the School Board of
the Parish of Stt--Tammany, La.,
adopted on the 8th day of July, 1921,
as aforesaid, is carried, as evidenced
by the compilation of the votes as
hereinabove set forth, and having
made public proclamation of the
above results we have closed this
process verbal of the compilation of
the votes cast at the aforesaid ei.e
tion, in number and amounts, whichi
is made- in triplicate, one copy- of
which the Secretary is .ordered to file
with the Secretary of the State of
Louisiana, another copy 'with the
Clerk of the District Court of the
Parish of St. Tammany, La., and a
third copy-to :deposit in the archives
of the office of the iParish School
Board of the Parish of St"Tammany,
Louisiman
SLIDELL HONORS
LATE CITIZEN
NAMES POST
FOR HIM
New Post of Legion To Be
Named the J. D. "Grant
Post of Slidell.
SHERWOOD E. DAVIS
DIES AUGUST 23D.
Ladies' Auxiliary of Civic
League Now Operating
Picture Show.
(By Staff Correspondent)
Slidell lost one of its oldest resi
dents when the spirit of Sherwood
E. Davis wended its way to its
Maker. After an illness of two
weeks Mr. Davis died Tuesday, Aig.
23, 1921, at 11 o'clock p. m. He
was born near Ocean Springs, Miss.,
sixty-four years ago. He married
Miss Margaret Martin forty years
ago, moving to Slidell four years
later. ,Mr. Davis is survivdd by his
wife and three daughters, Mrs. W.
Eddins-, Mrs. E. H. Nutt and Mrs.
Mabel Davis, and one son, Oscar.
Mr. Davis was an employee of thu
Southern Creosote .Co. for many
years. He was a membebr of the
local camp Woodmen of the World.
Rev. R. I. Long. officiated at the
srvices.
Ladies' Auxiliary Now Operating
Picture Show.
'The first performance of the pic
ture show under the direction of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Slidell Civic
League took place in the Community
House, Thursday night, with a large
and appreciative crowd attending.
Two more performances have been
given since and it is evident that it
will meet with success.
J. D. Grant Post of the American
Legion Organized.
Slidell now has an American
Legion, the J. D. Grant Post having
been 'organized in the Community
House, Tuesday .night. The Post
(Continued on page 4)
BARRIINGER WINS PRACE.
The St. Tammany Farmer, gold
medal for the swimmer making the
best time in half mile swim was wo:i
last Sunday, August 21, by Edson H.
Barringer in 14 ½ minutes. Harold
B-arringer was' second, time 20 min
utes; Sam Caserta third, time 2812
minutes. These were the only ones
that finished in the race. Tony
Gabriel announced the. winner.
There were seven entries.
The contest was given' under the
auspices of the Sulphur Springs
Amunement Company.
The medal is the size-of a $20
gold piece, is solid gold and has w
swimmer in bass relief on one side
with a description of *the event on
the other.
One of the largest crowds ever
gathered at Sulphur Springs as
sembled to witness the race. The
course was laid off in eight laps, so
that the swimmer made about 330
feet down stream and 330 feet up
stream to the lap, and the crowd
witnessed every feature of the race.
iBarringer maintained a steady stroke
throughout the race except at the
urns, and won by two laps.
it is the desire of The Farmer to
increase interest in out-door sports
and to make them popular. We may
give a medal to the best girl swim
mer, also; one for the first in a
quarter mile swim.
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Mr. Wm. Ra'bb, of New Orleans,
for a while at Abita, was in Cov
ington this week. He is improvinu;
greatly in health.
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ENLARGING THE POSTOEFICE.
Postmaster Seller announces that
the postoffice department at Wash
ington has authorized the enlarge
ment of the Covington postoffice to
meet the increase in business and re
lieve the crowded conditions exist
ing now. There has not been room
to handle the mail that comes into
this office.
Mfl. Seiler says that the partition
will be removed from the back of
the hall -and distribution room, tak
ing in what was formerly the billiard
'hall and kitchen of the Southern
Hotel This will give more room
or the delivery department, also, an3
will allow the putting in of an
other window in that department.
The improvement will be welcom,
to the -public as well as the em
ployees. The crowds that have gath
,ered in the corridor, especially dar
ing the very hot weather, makes the
atmosphere in which tire employees
have been compelled to wort almost
unbearable, and was certainly, not
conducive to good health. Also the
crowd made it difficult to get to tho
boxes after the mail was distributed.
SUCCESSION 'NOTICE.
Succession of John M. B. Monro.
No. 180.
-Twenty-Sixth. Judicial District Court,
Parish of St. Tammany,
Louisiana.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern-to show cause within
ten days from date (if-any they have
or can). why. the final. account pre
sezited 'byDr. R.°B. Paine should' not
':be approved and. homologated, ac
cording to law. '.
=° W E. B-LOSSMAN7
vau t Ci-lerk` of Court.
HOW TO MAKE
ST. TAMMANY
PROSPEROUS
IN FARMS
Poultry Raising and Dairies
Would Prosper With
Drainage.
.IN EVIDENCE-IN
RICHEST STATES
Drainage Must Be the Be
ginning of Agricultural
Prosperity Here.
(By A. E. Briggs)
It is notorious that New Orleans
ships in from distant states a large
:,prt of the poultry and dairy pro
duce consumed by her population.
The states of Louisiana and Missis
sippi raise less than a third of such
products consumed at home, and
Louisianit standing by itself raises
less than a fourth of the chickens
and eggs eaten by Louisianians.
Why then is poultry raising not a
large industry in St. Tammany par
ish? There must . be a reason.
There are some very successful poul
try raisers in the parish, as there
are also some very successful farm
ers. But this is not a farming sec
tion, nothwithstanding that the de
velopment of farming would add
greatly to the wealth of the parish
-and would :nrich those who arn al
ready in the business. It would be
greatly to the advantage of the few
chicken breeders of the parish if a
large number of people would raise
chickens. The most profitable poul
try districts in the United States,
'those in New England an din Cali
fornia, raise the largest qunatities
of poultry and eggs. If this parish
\ContinueC on pag-e 4)
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TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE WILL
MEET SUNDAY.
Dr. R. B. Paine, president of-the
St. Tammany Parish Tuberculosis
League, has called a meeting for
Sunday, August 28, at Mandeville.
The meeting will be called at 3 p. m.
in the hall of- tlis :Prdgressive .As
sociation.
Miss Kate Gordon, state vice-presi
dent, has been invited to speak.
Some of the most prominent men as
well as women of St. Tammany are
members of the association and its
work is of considerable importance
to our people.
The reputation of St. Tammany
parishifor health, especially. in pul
monary affections, creates a Condi
tion that requires careful. handling.
The godgiven virtues of our climate
may be turned into a scourge for
both well and sick without the guid
*ing hand of discretion. There is
much to be done in the name of hu
manity. The Tuberculosis League
has responsibilities that can not be
shirked and should -have the co
operation of the people, if not as a
philanthropic proposition, then as a
matter of self protection. It has its
appeal to both a selfish and humane
point of view.
MADISONVILLE JAZZ.
(By Prof. Roland Mofgan)
Miss Clara Hartley and Mr. Thos.
Thompson were in Madisonville last
T'uesday evening. Miss Hartley rec
ognized the Prof., though he was
disguised with a brand new shave
aniid had socks on., Mr. Thompson
seemed very content with a pretty
girl, a moonlight night and an abbre
viated bright yellow Ford. Well,
who wopldn't be?
. Mr. Editor, I went to that dance
in Sulphur Springs last Saturday
night. 'YOu mighter recogni"cd me
by the way I was all dolled up. Had
on my 12-guage collar, choke-bored
'breeches, a locust-back shirt, patent
leather low quarters with curly toes
and high heels,, sway back plum
beach coat, 1890 model; was fumi
gated with Murray Hill Club--1
mean Jockey Club cologne-and was
smelling like a June-bug on Christ
mas morning, and nervous as a Bap
tist preacher at a crap-shooters con
vention. I done the buzzard lope
across the floor to a nice fat young
lady with a dimple in her chin like
a duck pond on a desert. • I started
to ask her for the next dance and
before I could finish she told me she
was engaged. I told her right then
I didn't want to marry her, just
dance with her. The next girl I
went to was deaf and dumb, she just.
made faces at me and kept on chew
ing gum. The next girl I went to I
asked -her would she please, in the
name of kingdom kumdum, shake a
hoof with me. She says I shorely
will, or bust er hamestring trying.
She danced-I'll say, she did. She
said it was a two-step, but after the
first two steps I had to. start jump
ing to keep up with her and then
my feet never touched- bottom no
more. That old gal is sure geared
up for high speed. She swung me
around so fast I could see the back
of my head all the time and tore the
lining out of my coat tail with my
knees. 'Boys, for r-e-a-l d-a-n-c-i-n-g
take a tip from Prof., Sulphur
Springs, Saturday night, for me!
When in" Madisonville stop in at
the Rivefside Restaurant for real
appetizing food; daintily served; also
ice cold .drinks, candy, cake,. cigars
and cigarettes., It will be a pleasure
to you to meet Miss Oliver, and re
member, the famous artesiani well
water served -free with-all:meaIs:
.:Doc Pennington says if: somebody
don't get sick in Madilsonvill soon
he will have. to rnu is Ford on tlh'
FARMERS ASKED
TO MAKE FAIR
REPRESENT
FARM
A Good Fair Helps To Ad
vertise Your Products.
to the Buyer.
HELPS SOLVE
MARKET PROBLEM
Catalog is Now Ready for
Press and Will Soon
Be Distributed.
The Parish Fair catalog will be
on the press in a few days. Since
new interest has been awakened in
agriculture in St. Tammany parish,
with the formation of community
organizations and the probability of
a parish growers' organization be
ing formed soon, the successzof the
parish fair should be a matter of
greater pride than ever before. A
good display this fall will bring
nearer the solution of the problem
of marketing. It is much easier to
market and to secure a good price
for products coming from a high
grade producing section than from
one unknown in the 'market. The
parish fair is an advertisement of
what can be, done by the farmer.
The following article from The
Progressive Farmer is timely and in
teresting:
Have the Best of Something-Then
Exhibit It.
'Every farmer should strive to have
something that is the best of its kin~i
In the county or community.
It may be the finest Percheron, or
Jersey, or Shorthorn, or Duroc, or
vMerino; the finest mule; the best
silo; the best terraced hillsides; the
inest patch of alfalfa; the prettiest
hoe; the most beautiful flowering~
shrubs or shade trees; the most fruit
ful orchard; the best soy beans; the
prettiest pasture or mheadow. Or he
may content himself with producing
the earliest cotton bale .each year,
the finest butter, the most uniform
sweet potatoes, the highest scoring
seed 'corn, the 'most. luscious honey,
or the finest bird dogs.
It doesn't matter so much which
of your products is the best; provided
only that you have the ambition to
have the best of something. For the
desire to. have the very best of any
one thing will inevitably breed in you
the qualities that will give you great
er success in all other lines of effort.
The next thing we wish to urge is
this: Having made up your mind
to- have the best 'of something, ar
range to exhibit it at you state, dis
trict, county, or local fair next fall.
The decision to exhibit the product
will help you. It will help you be
cause it will make you more careful
and persistent and thoroughgoing in
you struggle for the highest perfec
tion. You will learn more about the
best methods. And you will prac
tice more of the best methods you al
ready know. You will also find more
zest and eagerness in doing your
work.
Moreover, in making an exhibit you
will help other people. Finding that
you have attained a high standard
of progress or achievement will' in
spire others to do likewise.
Ask for catalogs of your state anul
county fairs. If plans have not yet
been made for a community fair, see
your county agent and find out if one;
cannot now be decided' on and a
premium list announced this spring.;
Then decide just what state and local
prizes you will try for inext fall-
also which prizes mother and the
boys and girls will try for.
The whole year will be happier if
each member of the family decides
now to do his level best with some
crop or animal or some form of
household production and exhibit the
results at some fair next fall. If a
prize is won this year, good and well.
I not, the knowledge gafned and
progress made will alone be worth
all the effort, and this will help cap
ture prizes and blue ribbons in later
yeai.
rim. Now, mister, who said ma
laria? One doctor to twelve hun
dred inhabibtants-and nothing do
ing for him. Does that look healthy?
Our undertaker went bankrupt six
years ago. You know what the
secret is: Artesian Well Water-
that's all. We give it away.
,Fishing is pne now at - the lake.
Lots of croakers, bass, crabs, etc.
Motor boats for hire at Madisonville.
Bite, Steve, you got a jerk!
Mister Editor, I'm kinder worrieG
and hoap sum of yore readers kin
help me out. You see it dis way,
las week I wuz choppin wood and
my ax sepperated frum der hannel
en I bin wantin ter fix it. I doant
know ef der dod gasted ax kum
off er der hannul er der hannul pull
ed out er der ax. I'm skeered ter
fix it, I might get her rong. Aint
dat der awful mess, now. I asked
er smart man erbout dis en he sed I
wuz krazy. Aint it er co-inserdints
dat er krazy man always thinks der
uther fellers krazy? You must ex
skuse bad spellin cuz my brane is
wurried en only hittin on wun silin
der dis weak. I was sun struk on
one side er der hed. JEnny infur
mashun regardin dis arful cullam
merty will be moar than appreshiat
ed on my part.
Say, Mister, $2.00 invested in a
year's subscription to The St. Tam
many Farmer will pay bigger profits
than 'oil stock .and keep you posted
on your local news. Shoot her in