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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
$500 Reward.

A reward Of S25 90 viii be paid by
the undersigned, by order of the court,
for information that will lead to the con-
viction of the person or persons who
broke two windows in the Courthouse,
between Wednesday, June II, and Sat
urday, June 20. 1908.
je27.2t T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
Bargains Unreal Estate
For Sale and For Rent.

BY F. b. Martindale, Real Estate
Agent, Room 8, Frederick Building:
FOR RENT.
FA1Rv1Ew Delightfully."- situated on
the Tchefuncta river ~ miles below
Covington. House with 8 rooms, bath
etc. stabling Tor two horses and car
riage. Only rented for the season, not
to extend beyond Nov. !, 1908.
FOR SALE.
Mrs. ]. j. Biery's place, miles from
Covington, delightfully."- situated on the
Little Bogue Falia river. with good
dwelling house, 90 acres Of land, fine
nursery OF all kinds Of bearing fruit
trees, and is one of the most pictures
que locatione in St. Tammany Parish !.
A good bargain is offered.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27

BY virtue Of a writ o. seizure and sale
from the honorable the aforesaid court,
and to me directed, in the above emit.
tied and nnmberea suit, bearing date
June Is. 1908
will proceed to sell at pnblic aUc-
tion, ut she door of the courthouse in the
town Of CovinRton, La, ~ SATURDAY.
July Is. 1903. between Legal sale hours,
the following described p operty to- = It,
to effect a PARTITION:
A certain parcel Of land situated
in the Parish of st. Ta,nmany. Louisi-
ana, described as being situated in the
northwest corner Of the southwest
quarter of section 20, township 5, range
II, in st. Helena Meridian, contain
ing fifteen (l5) acres, together with
tie improvements thereon.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms OF sale CASH, with the benefit ot
7. e. BREWSTER. Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
sTRAYEo AWAY.

About one week ago, from Covington,
a bay mare. blazed face, branded On
the left hind hip @. Reward will be
paid for her return to F. B. Martindale.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27

For SALE. - A three burner
insurance OIL cooking stove. APP
ply at this office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
United States Land Office.
New Orleans, La, June lG, 1903

=
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make II III proof in sup
port OF ills clairl, and that said proof
will be made befor. the clerk Ut ths Dis
trict Court ut Govington, La. OF Sat-
urlay, July rs. 1903. viz:
FRANCIS BRANDT,
Who IN ,ie homestead entry No. 1927
for the west half of the sodth east quar-
ter OF section 8, township &, south
range - east, st. Helena M.ridiat.
He names the following witnesses to
provs his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
Bruno Nelson, and H. q. Parker, Of
Violin T. O., ana Warren Thomas and
William Parker Of Thomasville, p. o.,
La.
jsaD.5t WAITER l.. COHEN. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
New Orleans, La, dune %, 1908 :
Notice is hereby given tina. the How
ing-aamed settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final p roof III support
Of his claim. and that said proof will be
made befo re the register or rec liver, at
New Orie ,ns, OIL Saturday. July rs, - 8.
viz:
r. A. PIERCE,
One OF the heirs of John Pierce, decd
Who made homestead ertry No. 1884
for the eaet half Of the no:t h sest quar-
ter, section 81, township 4, south range
Is east, st. Helena hleriaian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous resi,:e nee upon
and cultivation Of said land. viz:
j. G. Mizell. L. P. Bryd, S. L. Jen-
kins and w. I. Talley, all Of Sun P. O.,
La.
je27 st WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
David NJ. Sharp VS.. Heirs of Theodore
Sharp.-No. 300.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
BANK OF CONVICTION

Located at Covington. La, Parrish of
St Tammany.
Report furnished to the State Examiner
of State Banks by the above Bank,
for the quarter ending. June l6, 1908,
before opening Tor business on June
II. 1903.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
EAST LOUISIANA
Railroad.
HEADQUARTERS, CONVICTION, LA
Offers safe, quick and conveni-
eht service to the travelling public.
Schedule.

|
eht service to the travelling public.
Schedule.
Effective June 10, 1902.
Daily Limited
No. =, Leave New Orleans 1920 r. NJ
Arrive in Covington G:l5P. n.
No. will leave Covington $3.50 A. NJ.
Arrive in New Orleans 8:45 A. M.
EXCURSION TRAINS
EVERY SUNDAY ANE WEDNESDAY
Leave New Orleans 7:45A. N.
Arrive in Covington 1000 A. N.
Leave CovingtOn 4:55P. N.
Arrive in New Orleans 7:O5P. N.
Mixed Train.
NO. 8, leave Pearl River 7:50 A. N.
Arrive in Covington $3.50 4. u,
Connects with No. &, leav-
Ing New Orleans at 6 A. NJ.
No. 5, leave Covington l;25P. N.
Arrive in Pearl River 3:O5 PIN.
Connects with No. 5 due
in New Orleans at 4.45 Pm.
NOTlcE.-The attention of the
public Is hereby called to the
conditions under which the new form
OF thirty and ten trip tickets are sold.
Ihese tickets will be honored for passage
only when in the hands of the original
purchaser who signs the contract and
members of his immediate family,
whose names appear on the ticket. II
presented by any other than those
whose names appear on the ticket, the
same Will not be honored for passage
ana 1uil fare collected from holder I'm
der no circumstances will the limit of
Ien-trip ana thirty-trip be extended be-
YONG the limit punched on these forms
NOTICE is hereby given to i
the public that conductors w,llhcre-
after enforce the instruction to col
iect Train rate -four cen,s per mile)
OF passengers boarding trains 1t
ticket stations without tickets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
Twenty Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
st. Tammany.

I. the undersigned Clerk of Clerk and
Ex-O ficio Recorder for the Parish Of
st. Tammany, Louisiana. hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing
amendment to the charter of the Bank
of Covington, has been duly recorded
in Mortgage book 81" folio $40, of the
Mortgage Records of st. Tammany
Parish.
u. r. WARREN,
Clerk Of Court and Recorder
inO7.Sf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
List Of Grand Jurors.

Drawn May %, 1908. for the goth
Judicial District Court, Parish of
c. sCc .auo.,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27

Twenty sixth judicial District Court OF
Louisiana, in aud for the Parish of
st. Tammany.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-27
Amendment to Charter.

After thirty days notice given by publi-
cation in the St. Tammany FARMER, the
official journal of St. Tammany Parish,
La, at a meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank of Covington, held on the
10th day of June 1908, as provided by
secMon 8, of the Charter, two thirds
Of the majority of the stock being
present, the Capital Stock of the Bank
was increased from twenty 1--we thous
and ($25, 0OO to fifty thousand ($50, 00O)
dollars; and the charter of the Bank
of Covington, be. and is hereby amend
ed in accordance Herewith.
G. Z. WILLIAMS, President.
JOS. DELERY, Cashier.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
GUN-MAKING IN CHINA.
Every Form of Munition of War, from
Rinos to Heavy ARTILLERY,
Made by Natives.

A correspondent OF the Lahore Civil
and Military Gazette visited one OF the
Chinese arsenals and thus put down his
Impressions Finally we WE'RE taken,
among other places. TO the great Chi
nese arsenal some way beyond treaty
limits, where every form OF munltion OF
war, from rifles to Aston guns. was be
Ing made We wandered through a
wilderness OF factories, covering acres
OF ground. and were shown the whole
process OF manufacture. And there
were powder factories and other insti-
tutious not far away which we had no
time TO visit That was. perhaps. the
most significant experience OF all, You
may have seen gun factories before, but
have you seen place turning out
great guns by the dozen, and mac Inc
guns by the hundred. perfect In design
and construction. run, from coolie to
head mandarin, entirely by Chinese. and
with only couple OF Englishmen en-
gagged solely In consultative supervision
Have you seen roomful OF Chinese
draughtsmen and designers In pigtails
and blue gowns solemnly. stolidly and
assiduously getting out the drawings for
a new gum II Is sight that furnishes
food for thought And as you leave
you ask yourself the question. II these
men can make guns, why may they no,
work them some day."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19

Galileo's wit got him into trouble
when he put into the mouth OF Sim
plicio. the foolish opponent OF the
Copernican theory in his Dialogues,
An argument that Pope Urban VIII
had himself devised and insisted on
Calico Incorporating in the work.
Calico made Simplicio quote 1t as an
argument he had from very eminent
and learned parsonage" The enemies
1f Calico persuaded Urban that he had
,een made game Of" and this wa. the
,frense OF which Calico was guilty. Il
Vas not for upholdinB the theory that
The sun stands still and the earth moves
that Calico was tried by the inquisitlon.
Urban himself had supported the
Copernican doctrines, both as cardinal
and az pope
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
DESERT NOW A GARDEN.
Do . tn western Colorado Redeemed by
irrigatton-Fin~ Crops Raised
Land Once Hsrr~p

The popular belief, dating back for 80
years. that the slopes Of the Rockies and
the intervening valleys were fit for moth
Ing but mining enterprises and would
never be Of agricultural value would be
severely shaken II the old-time pessI-
mists could travel for a week through
this portion OF the San Juan country,
BAYS a Durango fCol) dispatch For
many miles In all directions Furnishing
nelds are literally poisoning like the
summer rose. All OF the cereals do well
10 the neighborhood and the root crops
are Of the finest quality Irrigation,
which has done so much for other sec
lions Of the formerly uproductiye west
has worked wonders in this part Of Col
orado and the possibilities Of irrlgating
bitches, fed by the inexhaustlble SHOWS
Of the mountains, are just beginning TO
be fully understood Considerable cap
ital Will be invested IN irrlPating works
In this country during the next two
years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
TOLD IN ENGLAND.
London Publication Again Resur-
reefs the Mythical American
Who TOadies to Royalty.

A continental hotel keeper, says q
writer In the London Truth, recently
confided the following story to q friend
OF mine: Some years ago. after Queen
Victoria had been staying at a certain
hotel. a wealthy American called on the
proprietor and signified his desire TO
sleep II 1t could be managed. In the same
apartments. the same bed. and II posi-
BILE. the same bed clothes. as those which
had held the sacred person OF her mai
esty before they had been sent to the
wash. Money was no object to him.
What would 1t cost!
The hotel proprietor was equal to the
occasion. He thought It could be ar
ranged for EGO. A bargain was struck
on these terms. The millionaire duly
arrived. and retired to the royal couch.
No doubt he thoroughly enjoyed his
nights rest, and the prospect Of subse-
luently electrifying his friends with the
story OF his regal experience His pleas
are must have been some what marred
when he discovered later on that her
Britannia majesty always travelled with
her own bed and bedding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
The Pilot for Job work
WOOD ALCOHOL FIENDS.
Become Able to Drink the Poison
without Apparent Harm Even
with Red Dye in IL.

A Filbert street shop which does Q
large business in cleaning and removal
ing hats had to put up some profuse
apolrsies few days ago to a customer,
owing to a second failure to deliver q
tile at the time promised. says the Pills
delphia Evening Telegraph
II cant help myself" expostulated the
proprietor with voice betokeninK q
broken spirit, Il can't get anybody to
help me, and | can't keep EN- when I
get EN-. Out in the shed there are two
men employed yesterday. They're
,hock full Of wood alcohol"
Wood alcohol"
Yes, they get away with a quart sr
two Of 1t every day. You'd think II would
Kill them. same as 1t has others. but
they're used to It. I've put dye in II.
same as you use on Easter eggs-red dye
but they swilled Il down just the same
What can | DO about it,
Remembering the recent carouse IN
which several men lost their lives hy
drinking wood alcohol. none can be
called hard drinker whose experiences
are confined to nothing more ardent than
dry martins, Jamaica ginger, water
front whisky. straight woresstershi ire
and Scotch hishballs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
AN ODD CASE.
This Man Learned to Spell Three
Times and Can't Spell Now
His Curious story.

Think OF man learning how 10 spell
three times and then not being able 10
spell correctly" said an observant man
who takes an interest IN subjects Of this
sort. according 10 the New Orleans
Times-Dem ocrat, "and you will have my
case summed up exactly. am not what
you would call bad speller by any
manner OF means But | stumble now
and then, and stumble badly Why is
II? II is the simplest thing In the world.
| grew up In the country, attended a
country school, and my first spelling
was under the rules Of the old-time
school teacher learned how to spell
On my feet. II Is curious fact that for
long time could not spell the simplest
words unless | stood up Standing |
could spell anything, and, in fact, was
always the winner In the spelling bet
No one could turn me down az we
used TO say In the country Well. after
this | learned how 10 spell with my pen
ell. All my apslling talent went into the
pencil. My tongue forgot the art. and
whether standing or sitting, could not
spell word unOs Il belonged TO the
simpler kind without using my pencil.
Now | began to use the typewriter. and
consequently ! had TO learn how to spell
again, ASK ne how to spell a wcrd now
and will have 10 go 10 the typewriter
unless the word is very simple one.
My tongue won't spell 1t and my pen
ell will refuse to write II. so ! have
learned to spell three times, and as |
said before ] am not a good speller yet"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
THREE MEALS A DAY.
Dllls and Its Commerce shown
~ Statistics.

Statistics have been collected TO show
. country Is the amount OF food con-
sumed by It's inhabitants-in other
words, that diet and commerce 60 hand
IN hand. The countries which consume
The largest amount OF food and drink per
capita are the countries which have the
.argest surplus for export TO other
lands; the countries which are abstemi-
ous or moderate In their consumption
Of food and drink have little surplus to
send away. says the New York Sun.
The average cost Of food per capita
10 the United States Is so cents a day:
the United States stands at the head Of
exporting countries with An average OF
1880. 900 900 in year.
The average consumption OF food and
drink in England is so cents per capita.
and England stands second on the list
OF exporting countries. Germany is the
third with an export trade OF more than
81 900. 900 600, and 45 cents a day the
average per capita spent for food and
drink tbeer included).
France has an export trade OF $780,
10000 year and the average expense
TO each inhabitant for food and drink
is 40 cents a day. Russia. with an ex-
port trade Of 1915 200 900, expends 20
cents day on food and drink per capita,
and Italy with 3275 900 900 OF annual
exports, spends IS cents q day, in maco-
roni. wine and other articles OF diet.
All OF which convinces statisticians
who have unearthed this notion OF the
relation OF productiveness to diet that
three meals day for each inhabitant'
is the open door TO world power In COM
merce. manufactures and the surplus
products Of fertile soil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
QUEER WEATHER STATION.
Shaped Like q She'll and IL Visible
from . Great Distance
Out at Sea,

One OF the sights OF Atlantic City is
the peculiarly shaped structure at the
foot Of Pennsylvania avenue, OF the
ocean side OF the Boardwalk, says the
Minneapolis Tribune. It is the new
weather station erected by the govern
ment, and it's plan is SO odd that it is
regarded as a most attractive curiosity
by the countless number of visitors who
flock to the seaside during the warm
months.
1t is said to be the most Queerly con-
,tructed building ever erected by Uncle
Sam. 1t has been popularity named the
shell, on account OF its likeness to the
growth OF the sea 80 commonly found on
the sands.
This oval structure, formed of steel
and galvanized iron, has beeh COM
oleted at a cost OF $4,000. 1t shows the
colors so dear to the heart Of an Amer
lean, having been painted in RED, white
and blue The exterior and the fancy
cornice are OF blue, the interior is Of
white and the ribs are OF red.
The structure is so conspicuous that
1t can be seen for many miles up and
down the coast, and is visible from q
great distance at sea-
A huge weather map, with glass front,
On which is traced daily the changes of
the weather, the direction and velocity
Of the wind, the temperature, ETC.. as
reported to the central weather bureau
at Washington. and now telegraphed
daily to the state observatory now To-
Gated at Atlantic City, has been in
stalled
Visitors will have the opportunity to
observe the weather at all times when
ever they are in the neighborhood OF the
shell" station.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
CAUSE OF BAD SPELLING.
Repetition the Only secret of Learn
Ing to Spell for Persons with
Average Memories.

Probably 1t Is mistake to ray that
any person with an average memory
cannot learn TO spell. AS there Ia a
lack OF analogy In the spelling OF
words, learning TO spell is chiefly a
matter OF memory Repetition ia the
only secret about It. says the Philadel-
phia Record There are some aids. but
1t Is the words TO which there Is NO
guide which are the common source
OF trouble. Persons who do not spell
well have simply neglected the study
OF photography and are not entitled to
sympathy. Operators OF typewriting
machines who have considered them
selves the victims OF defective or
biographical memory have often be
come good spoilers through practice.
In vast proportion OF cases bad
spelling may be traced TO wrong pro-
nu7c'atlon. which is even more fire.
quent than Is wrong spelling Prob
ably the modern methods OF instruction
have something TO do with the number
OF bad spoilers among fairly educated
people. The old spelling bee system
insured repetition. In recent years the
writing OF the spelling lesson has in
many schools taken the place OF the
oral system. The men and women who
had gone through the district school OF
half century or more ago were al
most Invariably good spoilers IT, as
the Evanston councilmen maintain,
spelling be gift. II Is apparent that
It is not bestowed on man as literally
az formerly
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
DANGER IN SLEEPING CARS.
Bertha scored ~ FILTHY md Disease
Laden by American Meath
Association.

The filthy and disease-laden sleep
ing car has been duly scored by tn
American Health association. At tn,
meeting in Washington. says the Star
the subject was very thoroughly dis
cussed from a sanitary standpoint
Although the facts regarding the culp
able uncleanliness Of berths are ad
mitted by the public, their rehearsal
from time to time helps TO emphasiz,
the necessity for reform.
The railroad companies are Away
ready with excuses against betterin;
conditions Their business is Il
avoid trouble and save expense, The
casual traveller may g!owl as much a.
he chooses. but is oftener contentet
to submit to an infection rather thar
suffer the humiliation Of fruitless
appeal to authority.
No one needs be told that the ordi.
nary heavy curtained and ill-ventilatet
night car is veritable propagation o.
infectious diseases What better coult
be expected when the nightly useC
blankets. as claimed by one speaker
are cleansed but once in six months
And, pray, what power exists to call
officials TO account? What is the real
guarantee for the sleeper that he It
absolutely safe from the germs left
for him from the previous customer
The only remedy rests In the ordinary
honesty OF the common carrier.
One Of the railroad experts rather
plausibly claimed that II was not fair
10 require railroads to spend large
sums OF money for sanitary purposes
until they knew where they stood AS
II, in truth there were any doubts con-
corning the efficacy Of absolute cleapli-
ness, perfect ventilation and thorough
disinfection-all easy enough OF ap-
plication when there is q will for the
way.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
FOOTBALL ACCIDENT.
Enphasises Fact That Only the
Strongest and Physically Fit
should he Allowed to Play.

So many accidents have been laid TO
the game OF football and so many lads
have been crippled thereby that we sell
dom hear OF the injuries and deaths
that might have been avoided. The
death OF young medical student Of
Baltimore during a contest, but at a
time when the ball was not in play,
says the New York Herald, affords 4
striking instance OF an easily prevent
ible accident
The victim had been q sufferer from
heart disease for long time and yet
was allowed to take active part in the
game. His condition should have
been. II It was not, known TO his med
ical associates
There Is no account OF his having
received any injury previous to the
time he was stricken with collapse
No better proof OF his unfitness for any
extra physical exertion can be given
than the suddenness OF his death while
he WAS merely resting The lesson OF
the sad story Is emphatic and con-
Yincing.
There Ia no game that requires more
careful and systematic training than
football and only the strongest are
capable OF bearing the strain. IL there
Is any physical weakness in the can
didate 1t becomes quickly NANTES, as
he goes on with his exercises, and why
such incapacity could not have been
discovered in time to have saved the
unfortunate youth Is difficult to mag
inc
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
Military s1aupie

Emperor william has lately reviewed
q feathered veteran Of the German
army One Of his regiments has pet
nagpie, which Is full Of miitarism and
very proud OF its parade step When
the kaiser visited the reRimental quar-
tsrs recently he ASKED for this accom-
plished bird. French illustrated pa
per publishes pict"re OF the incident
There lie the kaiser sitting steruly IN
the saddle and there is the maybe with
It's martial stride and there are Tho
offcers Of TIE regiment with mingled
anxiety and pride plainly marked on al
their faces
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-19
DEATH THAT IS PAINLESS.
Many Tramps Who Take Their Last
sleep on Burning Culm Banks
IN PeEnsyIvania.

Death comes In many forms in the
anthracite mines Of Pennsylvania, but
only one form Is painless and pleasant,
and to only one the victims 60 uncon-
sciously 1t is the death Of the burning
culm bank, says the New York Sun.
Many times during the year is such
q death recorded when one OF these
great culm banks Is burning. The fire
10 not seen in the daytime. and at night
1t shines only with faint glow
through the layers Of ashes which sep
arate the live Goals from the outer air.
To these burning banks tramps and
other unfortunates forced to spend a
night In the open air go when the nights
grow chilly The warm breath of the
culm lures them on with promise OF a
warm bed for the night, and they lie
down to sleep in the comfortable atmos-
phere OF the bank and never open their
eyes again.
The noxious gases emanating from the
bank watt over them so softly that theg
are soon asleep, and in many cases they
never awaken, being sufYocated during
the night