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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
Police Jury.

Covlngton, La, Oct. 81. 1906.
The Committee appointed to secure
engineers, surveyors, ETC., for the lsy-
Ing out Of the public roads, met on the
above date, pursuant to call.
Present-Geo. Kcepp. Jr., NJ. e. Day
Geo. Bierhorst, L. 7. Miles, Louis
Grantham.
The following bids were then opened
and read:
Howard Burns-$l6. 90 per mile.
Preston Herndon-$l2.0 per mile.
To be completed in 80 days from date
of contract. .
Albert T. Wltbeck-s125.o0 per
month. =
It was moved by Mr.. Miles, seconded
by Mr.. Bierhorst, that all bids be re-
jected, and that the Committee adjourn
to meet Wednesday, Nov. Z, 1905, 1t II
q. m. Carried.
The following was then read:
whereas, IN election was duly and
legally held, after due and legal notice,
in the Fifth Ward of this parish, on
the 28th day Of August, 1906, for the
purpose OF getting the sense Of the vo-
ters IN said Ward as to whether ar not
Intoxicating liquors should be sold in
said ward.
An whereas majority OF the votes
cast at said election were in favor of
selling Intoxicating liquors In said
ward.
And whereas the Board Of Supervis-
ors Of Election for st Tammany Par
tsh, were duly empowered by the
Police Jury of this parish to promul-
gate the returns Of said election.
And whereas said Board has promul-
gated the returns Of eaid election.
1t Is hereby ordained that 1t shall be
legal to sell intoxicating liquors in the
Fifth Ward of st. Tammauy Parish,
La, upon complying with the law on
said subject, and upon payment Of the
license now required by law.
Moved, seconded and unanimously
carried.
Tue following bills were approved:
Theo. Dendinger, for bridge lumber,
1855.
w. g. Kentzel, publishing proceed
lDgs of Oct. and II meetings. 800
words, s27. 90.
The following warrants were is
sued to members for nilage aud per
diem, and inspecting public roads:
Geo Koepp, Jr.. IS 90
III e Day. ................. 3 o.
Geo l3lerhorst ........ ........ 5 W
Louis Grantnam ................~ w
L I Miles $50
On motion, duly seconded, the Com
day. November Z, 1906, at IL .. m.
GEO KOEPP, JR President.
W. G. KEN1ZEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

Less than two years ago pros
pector lost bis way in the desert
Gear the Callfornis line, is Nye
County, Nevada, and died Of thirst.
On the spot where that mans body
was found Is now the town Of Bull.
frog. A waterworks plant costing
500, 600 supplies IN abundance Of
water. There are hotels with baths
in many rooms, and residences
equipped with all the modern para.
phernalia that make for comfort.
Electric lights illuminate the streets
where only the stars Of heaven
looked down on the death of the
lonely miner, and within radius OF
. very few miles there are now
about $4,000 people.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
YEAR of BLOOD.

The year 1908 will long be rembem-
bered In the house Of F. N. Tacket. of
Alliance, KY, as year of blood, which
flowed SO copicusly from Mr.. Tacket,s
lungs that desth seemed very near he
writes: "Severe bleeding from the
lnDgs and frightful cough had brought
me ct deaths door, when began tax
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, with the astonishing result
that after taking four bottles I was
completely restored. and, as time has
proven. permanently cured. Guaranteed
for Sore Lung, Coughs and Colds, BY
]. L. Watkins, City Drug Store, and
Jos. s Claveris. Druggist. Price SOC ana
1l.OO. Trial bottle free.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03


Recent legislation created State
Forestry Commission, comprised Of
J the Registrar OF the State Land
Office and Of four citizens, TO be
appointed BY the Governor, for q
term Of four years. An appropris-
tlon Of . small amount of money
was made to enable the Commission
70 do business. The Governor ls
now looking around for the right
men to appoint on the Commission.
He wants only men who will take
N interest in the work Of making 4
beginning looking to the presefya-ii
tion Of the forests Of the States
invites suggestions Of names.
lembers Of the Commissions n -
appointed are to serve without COM
pensation, other than actual ex-,
lpsDses.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
Vote for All But One.

While We have been disposed to
favor the adoptian Of all the pro-
posed amendments, from the stand.
point that they are either distinctly
meritorious or inoccuous. discussion
OF the provisions of the twelfth
proposition discloses q defect that
seems to warrant q Withdrawal Of
the endorsement previously given
the measure. The ostensible pur-
pose of the amendment is merely to
exempt from taxation mortgages
on real cs.ate that has already
borne it's fair share of taxation, and
this vas no doubt the sole intent of
the framer Of the bill and Of the
General Assembly that passed it.
It tranepires, however, that church
parsoDages aud rectories have been
omitted from the enumeration of
property exempted from taxation,
and II the amendment is adopted
churches and religious congrega-
t'ons will be compelled to pay taxes
on the dwellings of their priests,
ministers and rabbis. from which
no revenue is derived. A similar
OMISSION occurred in the framing of
Article 230 of institution Of 1898,
but it was cured IN 1902 by the
adoption Of an amendment specially
exempting parsonages and rectories
from taxation. The pending amend
ment fails to take cognizance Of the
one adopted four years ago, hence
it ls being actively opposed by
members Of tie various religious
denominations throughout the
State. ~.
No very serious objectiors to any
Of the other eleven amendments
have been developed b, the discus
sion carried on ~ the press of the
State, and the voter may cast his
ballot for all the measures without
Apprehension" "f doing any par,lcu.
lar harm to himself or the public
welfsre 1t Is true that. several of
the propositions are virtually iden.
tical with others that have been
heretofore submitted To the people
and rejected, but this ought not to
constitute valid objection to their
approval now. Ench amendment ie
entitled to be considered 90 ils OVID
merits in the light Of present condi.
tions, and 90 judged, oil will doubt
less be found worthy OF adoption.
except the twelfth.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
Pamphlets Sent Out.

The State Department OF Edu
cation is sending out to the differ.
ent officials copies OF the pamphlet
just issued by the department con-
tain,ng a list and prices of the
books adopted by the State Board
Of Education for use in the graded
libraries OF the State.
The pamphlet covers l20 pages
and contains the title Inst and IL.
brary price at which the books can
be purchased by the schools. There
are over 1900 books in the list.
Jas. B. Aswell, State Superln
tendent of Education, has this III
PRODUCTION, addressed to the school
officials and teachers of Louisiana:
"1'bls pamphlet contains the
list of books recommended by the
State Board of Education tor ,nd,.
vidual school and grade Libraries,
as contemplated by Act 2o2 Of
1906.
81 take it that you believe that
the children of your school aud
parish should be gwen equal ad |
vantages with others; that you de
sire them to get all that their
school career can give (the work
of the text book and the teacher |
being but one.half); that you wish
to give them purpose, uplift and
,desls through contact |
with the best thought of the neigh.
borhood; that you would like To-
place within their reach an mex.
pensive, but elevsting and refining
influence; and that finally you
wish to have every school in your
parish the center of life and light
u that community; therefore, you
viii proceed at once to take advan.
age Of the provisions of the eli
,rary Act" and secure libraries for
very school in your parish.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

An ordinance making the paving
Of certain sidewalks with brick
compulsory on abutiDg property
owners has been adopted at Name
field, provisions being made for
eiRht-foot walks on the principal
streets and four-foot walks on other
thorougtfares. Property owners
have ninety days N which to COM
ply, or the town will do the work
and collect the bill.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
HAD 4 CLOSE GAIA

u dangerous surgical operation, ID.
volving the removal Of . malignSnt III.
Ger, as large rs my hand, from my
daughters hip, was prevented BY the
application Of Bucklen's :. Arnica
6alve," ssys A. G. stickel, Of Miletus,
W. Va. persistent use Of. the 6alye
completely cured it." Cures cuts.
burns and injuries. 25c at ]. L. Wat
kins' City Drug Store and Jos. 8. Clav-
erie, Druggist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
State Fair Of Louisiana.

The great State Fair Of Louieiana
will be q success. Everything Is in
readiness. The main exposition
building, a beautiful pressed brick
structure. which is 25O feet long by
100 feet wide, will be used for all
exhibits. !,
The State Crop Pest Commission
and Louisiana Experiment Stations
will occupy the center Of the main
building with the State display.
Ten OF more parishes will be repre-
sented in competition for the 5000.
which is divided into three prizes,
offered for the best agricultural dis
play by parish fair associations. In
the two wings, merchants of Shreve
port and the State will have excel.
lent displays of different lines Of
merchandise.
The International Harvester Co.
and Fairbanks Morse Co. will give
demonstrations daily With various
lines of agricultural instruments
and devices now used in modern
methods Of farming.
Immense barns for horses, mules,
cattle. swine. goats and sheep have
been built and ample accommoda-
tions have been provided for the
exhibition of these animals
A large poultry house has been
built aud 500 reliable exhibition
coops have been placed 10 the build
ing. Mr.. H W. Blanks, Of Colnm:..
bis, La will judge all poultry. :,
Fifteen thousand dollars in
purses are offered: fof the Races,
and several hundred horses will be
here during the fair. Races will
be held every afternoon, SUNDAY
excepted.
The Washington Artillery Band
will furnish music during the whole
lime Of the far. There will be
plenty Of refreshments on the
grounds.
Ample facilities for Transports
lion to and from the grounds have
been made. The car line will run
every ten minutes, the N. K. and
r. Railway every thirty minutes.
The railroads have made exception.
lily low rates, and the State FAIR OF
ouisiana cordially invites every
me to come. Don't foiget the
latea, November II TO rs. Cata-
ogue and premium list sent out
lDOn request.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

DlED.-In Covington, La, on
Thursday night, Nov. l, 1905,
Faustln AIcee Allan, aged 81. 3
native of Bayou Goula, and resi-.
dent Of Covington for the past ten
years.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
MadiS0nvillo.

Madisonvile, La. Oct. 27.--Tb'
electric railway to Covington IL nov
an assured fact, two parties having
already made known their desire t
build the rosd, and no doubt be
fore spring sstual work will have
been commenced.
This road will not only be oi
great advantage to the people oi
Madisonvilte, but Of Covington .,
we'll; for they can take the Pine
land, going BY water to Madison
vile, where th,y will be able to
cstch Car on the. arrival Of the
boat, going direct to Coviug,on,
thus giving them . clean, quick
means OF transpo. tation.
There is located 1T Nadisonville
three shipyards. which employ
about 200 hands the year round,
with monthly payroll! OF about
$22, 900, where they build any thing,
from r0wboat to . sea-go;ng yes
sel. These yards are owned by
Oulllber Brothers, Baham Brothers.
and the Jshncke yards. These yards
take up . mile and = half Of the
river front below, and are one OF
the mainstays of the town.
The pay roll Ut the Houlton Lum-
Der Company per month is 835. 900,
employing about 500 men. They
intend shortly to run . dav and
night force, which will increaye
the pay roll to about $6U, 600.
The Madisonville Plan,ng Mill
Company. Of ~hich Theo Den
dinger 10 President and Manager,
10 siso located here. This mill EN-
ploys about Is to 100 men the year
round, and pays $1,000 to 5000 al
month to its employees.
This makes . total pay roll Of
about $85, 900 paid In cash every
thirty days. This So, 900 is either |
placed in bank Or spent among tue |
home merchants; very little finds |
ts way to New Orleans OF CovipR
;oD. which speaks we'll for the mef- |
chants of Jacksonville. They han.
lie and Keep in stock the very best, |
'e 1t dry goods, clothing or gro |
series. Several Of the larger stores
larry stock which will hardly be
ound 10 smother town outside Of
Sew Oflesns.
In speaking Of Madisonville as :
home. OF only as SUM- /
ner home, there il ore fact tn be
AIKEN into consideration. aud that il
be water III. supply here Comes
rom the Dixie Syringe, nf wh,cl,
hare are about 8. ven. This wster
las been sent East ard anal,zpd.
nd the report shows il far superior
o any other water in this section.
The Progressive Union /. h.inx
plencid work IN ADVERTISING the
dvancement and pr"g.ess u,w j..
ng made BY the c,tizebs in pushing
be town forward. Tue Union is
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

The President announced pros.
pective Cablret changes on Jan. l
and March 4, two new men being
named. Geo. v. L. Meyer will be
Postmaster General and Oscar S.
Straus Secretary of Commerce and
Labor.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

Next Tuesday is election day,
and it behooves everv citizen to go
to the polls and cast his vote. While
the opposition to the Democratic
nominee is too weak to be reckOned
with, t e y Democrat should take
pride in making their candidates
majority as large as possible.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Eight hundred aud fifty bales Of
Sea Island Cotton were sold 1t
Gainesville,. Fla, last Friday,
mostly to representatives Of foreign
spinners, at an average price Of 25
cents . pound.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

Webster's International D:ction-
cry is acknowledged to be the best.
The recently enlarged edition con-
tains 81, 900 new words and phrases,
etc. We call attention to the ad.
vertisement in another column.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

We have been requested to pub.
lish the following extract from Act
No. %, Senate Bill No. %, for the
protection Of fdr. bearing animals:
''Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
That 1t shall be unlawful in this
State 70 catch or kill, between the
lst OF March and the 18th dav OF
November, in any year, any otter.
beaver, mink. raccoon or opossum.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

the question up to the courts to
to pass on and determine.
Governor Blanchard's recon.
mendation 10 property owners to
resist this extra taxation will prob.
ably hasten the presentation Of the
question to the courts, and q judi
clal Interpretation of the meaning
of the Constitution on this subject.
The sooner test case is made and
the question is settled the better.
as a dispute over taxes will neces-
sarllY cause friction and confusion.
Times Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
For Sale or Rent.

n,. ezt
beautiful new 6-room house. with
isIge hall, bath; stable and ont build.
ings; on two lots grou.d; near Dixon,s
Academy. Apply p. q. Box IS.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

~ 's said that the Emperor Con-
stant'ne had . Thousand cooks.
Most remarkable, eb?'' ssThal de.
pends: At once, or during bis liie-
time r. Pittsburg Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

Call snd see the pretty scenic
cards on sale At j. L. Watkins
Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
now trying to secure two or three

now trying to secure two or three
industries for the town. The Un,on
Is made up Of good. live men, who
intend that Madisonville shall be-
come good, live business center.
There are dfty seven members, and
when nftv seven men like tie Madl..
sonville Union get together and put
their shoulders to the wheel some-
thing has got to move. and Madi-
sonv'lle will move. Great things
are to be looked for from this town
aud its Progressive Union.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
st. Tammany Excursions

George B. Aubertin, Commercial
Freight and Passenger Agent OF the.
New Orleans Great Northern, says
that roads Wednesday excursions
to St. Tammany points will be con.
tlnued until further notice. At this
time Of the year it is usual that the
Wednesday excursions lie dlscontin.
ued, but 40 exception has been de-
cided upon.s The Sunday excur-
cursions will, % usual, be continued
through the winter months.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

.'net received. a big shipment OF
rough rice for chicken feed.
j. A. DOMEREJ|E Il lNl
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

t0e 4uesIlOn Ii eeltleu the Oetter.
as a dispute over taxes will neces-
sarlly cause friction and confusion.
Times Democrat.
Goodyear Discusses Great
Northern Progress.
The PlcaYune of Oct, 81 says:
sc. w. Goodyear, Vice President
Of the New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad, aud one of the principal
stockholders of the Great Southern
Lumber Company, said yesterday
that the indications are At the time
that the mammoth saw mill which
IS being built at Bogalusa for the
Great Southern Lumber Company,
and which will be the largest saw
mill in the world, will be com.
pleted and in operation by May,
1907
Discussing the progress of the
work on the saw mill and othe'
buildings at Bogalusa, and the
work on the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad, Mr.. Goodyear
said yesterday:
"Tne American Bridge Com.
pany has put up the steel frame
work of the power plant, and will
begin placing the steel for the mill
proper in November. 1t Is be-
lieved that this work can be &C
compl,shed within thirty days from
the time 1t Is begun. This struc-
ture will be 233 feet long BY 1873 feet
wide. There are other large build
ings TO be constructed, two of
which, the rough lumber shed and
the dressed lumber shed, will be
400 feet long and $50 feet wide.
the planning mill also will be .
large structure, and will contain
th,rty.four machines, such a. plan.
ers snd mstchers. Each of these
machines will be operated by means
of q motor, the power for which
will be supplied by power from the
power. house, now under consiruc,>
tion. The mill will have four
band saws, two resaws and one
gang saw, with q total capacity of
600, 900 feet of lumber IN twenty
four hours. The buildings, except
the power house and mill, are Just
being started. There are between
1900 and 1900 men at work in the
town, and when the mill begins
operations there will be not less
than 1000 men employed. The
population of the town will be not
less than 10000 people.
The work on the railroad is pro
crossing satisfactorily, the main
line having been built to point
just above the Louisiana. Mlssis
sippl State line. Chief Engineer
Coleman has just let contracts for
additional work IN the extension of
lbe main line, and is also about to
complete the surveys for the. Sill
dell. Vaudeville branch. He ex-
poets to complete these surveys
within the next week,''
MIR. Goodyear stated that the
ground for the erection of the New |
Orleans Great Northern shops, At
has just been cleared,
md work in connection with the
erection of the shops will progress
:apidlY. The shops, he stated,
would be large enough to care for
he repairing Of the equipment of
ne line, anu .Hould employ q con-
iderable number of men.
Mr.. Goodyear said that the
'lans of the company with refer
nee to the entrance into Jackson,
Miss, had not been completed,
nd that no plans had been formu.
ated for the extension of the line
orth from Jackson. Il
:. Mr.. Goodyear spent the day yes.
erday in conference here with Gen.
raj Manager Kealsall and other
fic,als of the line, and will leave
unday for the North.
Less than two years ago = pros
ector lost his way in the desert
ear the Callfornia line, is Nye
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

On motion, duly seconded, the Com
mittee then adjourned to meet Wednes-
day. November Z, 1906, at IL .. m.
GEO KOEPP, JR, President.
W. G. KEN1ZEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03
TO remain In the State Of good health,
take Claverie's Cathartic Pills; 25c.

Claverie's Antiseptic, for cuts and
wounds; rs cents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

FOR SALEC HEAP.-A good
horse.
JOHN B. KENT.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-03

mun1c1pal corporations and publ i c
boards, under authority granted to
them by the General Assembly for par
ish, municipal and local purposes,
strictly public in their nature.
Article 232.-The State tax on prop
erty for Ill purposes whatsoever =" j"
shall not exceed, in any one year, six
mills on the dollar Of it's asseessed yalu.
alton, and, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Constitution, NO parish,
municipal or public board tax, for Ill
purposes whatsoever, shall exceed in
any one year ten mills on the dollar Of
valuation.
Do these articles give the General
Assembly the right to order = re.
ductlon of parish and town taxation
from the Constitutional maximum
of ten mills to eight m,llsp Does
Article 224, IN particular, giving
the parishes and municipal corpora.
tions and public boards The tax
power, ''under authority granted
them by the General Assembly,"
mean that the latter can practically
fix the local tax rate by fixing the |
maximum
q On that point there was q wide
Inference Of opinion IN the Legis |
lature, and 1t was recognized that
his difference could be settled
only BY the courts. It was this !
REV Of the case which probably
facilitated the passage of the law. |
The Legislature, - has too often
oees the case, was slmplY putting
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-07
THE FLOWER GARDEN.
Old Favorftes Should Do Well with
Attention to Few Conditions
A List Given.

Among the flowers that are old
standbys for the summer garden are
Rsters, sweet peas, nasturtiums, poppy,
phlox, castor plant and sunfiower.
Asters should be planted in boxes In
March and transplanted In the garden
In May. The nasturtiums and sweet
peas should have poultry netting held
In place by stakes TO vine on. With
the exception of the aster, these flow
ers should be sown the last of April
You can depend on these flower
every time If you give them a good sol
to grow in and keep the weeds ava,
from them. II prevented from ripen-
ing seed by gathering the flowers as
fat as they appear, they will come
into bloom early in the season and
produce flowers well up to the frost
time.
The oid-fashionetf sunfower can be
used to advantage, and to give the
garden tropical effect the recinus
or castor plant with its palmate leaves
is strikingly effective.
The castor plant and sunfiower
should be used as background for
the garden, and should be planted on
the four sides of the garden and next
to the fence, and the space of from
three to four feet Of the fence should
be filed In With the asters, sweet
peas, poppies. nasturtiums and phlox.
Orange Judd Farmef.