St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-01
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The public school opeaed here
on Monday to TIE great delight ,ol
The chndlens' parentD. I Visited
the school yesterday and found .
great many smart, intelligsst, chill
drsa there. What . pity our school
Co0mieoaoners cannot afford 70
give them more than three, months
school ct . time. II b four months
now since the school closed. How
can the children remember al they
learned In those last precious three
months. Give the children ten
months school. Slidell pays saxes
enough for IL. The teacher, Misc
May Someral, takes . great inter-
est In her pupils. No blame can be
attached to her IL the children do
not learn, Let them prepare thsir
lessons the evening before, with the
help Of their parents or big slsters,
and It will be easier for them next
day, and for the teacher also. But
three months school now and again
will do very little good There
are several panes Of glass broken
out OF the windows which should be
replaced before the weather gets
colder. It ID . splendid school
house. It was built by the Salmon
brothers, the lamented Mr.. Foster
and some more OF our public spir-
tied citizens. 1t ID used also q q
Methodist church. They have Sum
day school there every Sunday
morning, and in the evening they
hold their meetings, which are we'll
attended.
Slidell b improving rapidly.
There are always new houses going
up or old ones being renovated.
Mr.. A. c. Provost has fixed q
new roof on the Pioneer House and
raised It somewhat, % that it il,
looking zine, while the splendid So
loon and residence Of Mr.. Z. H.
Linton adds to the beauty Of our
locality. |
The Salmeh Brothers have ex-
tended their store. 1t 10 now fifty
feet in length, and anything you |
want to purchase you win find there |
or they win get It for you mighty |
quick, for Mr.. Jake GOES to town a. |
most every day. They are very 90 !
commodating, those Salmsn Broth !
err, and 90 arc their genial clerks.
particularly Mr.. Shad Davis, who
always has on his molasses emile
for the customers. Shad is . daisy.
heard two women coming out Of {
the store one day and one remarked. 1
''Wall, l declare, that Shad Davis
Is the mischief. Now, 1 bought \
this dress and I don't want hit. . (,
''why did you get IL" asked the
other T.
LAND sakes, didn't you hear
now he Dragged on hit?'' l.
] saw him one day coaxing Aunt
an old darkey, to buy such q
lot Of things that herself and the
Tag fell down on the road three or
our times before she got home.
'he would insist that the nag could
'ot carry that much; but Shad,
nth that peculiar smile Of his,
Tould say It was . powerful nag II.
) could carry twice that amopnt.
Ind such b our genial Shad.
Then tlsre y Mr.. Bauer. He q !.
be secretary. His head is down :
, the big ledgess from morning TIL =
ight. He = Salmen'a, right hand :
over.
Then there is Mr.. Lehman. He !,
treasurer; he Is the left hand -
over. He Il . very smart, email :.
ian, but then be speaks 20 many =
'reign languages that Il makes y
i'm feel big. He has introduced . :
ew style Of building houses in Sill y
eli. His house b q1ite IN orna-
ent to our town. =
Next We have Mr., Sylvan Do ~
burg, who can deal out the bread :.
I'd 'lasses In double quick tune tn =
'e darkies, for you must remem.
" that Salmen employs nearly
NJ men between the brickyard and .
. sawmill, 80 the clerks have to :.
lstle when dinner hour comes. "a
Next We have Mr.. ROuel Cousin, "
nice, innocent-looking fellow, bat :.
{ Ill his Innocence you can't get .
n to break the rules or come ue
'wn one cent. p
Then We have Mr.. Great
ottl 1t always gives me the q
ivers to zee bic head come in con. =!
i with . coAl oil barrel IT b Aery in 8
~ He spells his name Holdt, Hn
distinguish himeelf from q Mr.. SC
ut, . Kentucky gentleman who We
e. In the Foster Cottage. He Sc
Mt talk English, bat be eets there 'e
the same. He holds his holdt ~
way. IN
The Salmen Bros. Mr.. Lehman -
1 the above Ma Holdt al came ~
'oss the big pond. Their cradles Al
re famed By the Alpine breezes no
Switzerland. An
Next We have Mr.. Jake Brake
d, who helps when there i . 4.
b. Jake h . bachelor. That ..
'ounts for the sscaetoe oil'' smile ns
he's. on once in . while. Ut tn
'rse Ne can't expect him 10 look ~.
enc and smiling Ike Shad Davis, in,