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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07
April 4. 1906. .
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0ss,ae Falaya Grove, No. n
Meets on the first and third Saturdays
n the mouth, at 1880 r. n, In the
Masonic Building. Covington, La.
On. B. B. WARREN, Noble Arch.
r. B. HEMPEL Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

LAST Wednesday, at . little af'
ter O'Clock, sparks from the log
train eel fire to the roof of Coltor,
Il Herbez's oarroom, known ~ The
Ozone Belt Saloon. The alarm
was given, and the hook aud ladder
company promptly responded, in
command of ]. L. Smith, assistan,
foreman, and through the efforts Of
the members of the company and
other citizens the ERE was soon ex-
tinguished, with small loss. If
the flames. had gained Roadway
there would doubtless have been Z
large confagra,lon. % there are a
number of frame buildings adjoln-
ing and in the immediate vicinity.
At 1 muster last Saturday night
of the Fourth Troop of Cavalry,
Mr.. j.. ). LIE Gardeur was elected
captain, vice Dr.. o. J. Toujan, re
signed, and Mr.. J. +. Diendort was
elected second lieutenant, to cue
coed Lieut.. Montegut, resigned.
Captain lie Gardeur has had expe.
renee in Cuba and IN the Louisiana
National Guard, il New Orleans
commands, and the present condi-
ton of the Fourth Troop was
brought about through his training
and knowledge Of tactics. In his
speech of acceptance Captain LIE
Gardeur stated that there was but
one condition upon which he would
accept the Office, and that was that
the troopers stand together to make
the Covington command the best
in the State. Second Lieutenant
Diendorf IL assistant cashier at the
St. Tammany Bank.
First Lieutenant A. +. Witbeck
came from Loreanvllle, and was IN
charge of the election, which was
held by order Of Major L'vermore,
commanding the First Squadron OF
Cavalry, L. 5. n. G.
TN the same night a handsome
silk banner was presented to the
Cavalry Troop by Mrs. E. Vo'ttier,
of New Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Mr.. Bernard Cormenge, sheet
metal worker, has opened 9 shop
on j ff.rson Avenue koon"g'
gathering and spoutine y speciality.
We call attention to. his advert'ee-
ment in another column.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The ba,eball season is opening
10 and several practice games have
taken place. 1t will not be long
before we have regular games every
Sunday at Enterprise Park.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Tomorrow, (Sunday,) April 8,
at 2 r. NJ, the Woodmen of the
World will unveil the monumen,
of their deceased brother, A. j,
Courtney. A large crowd IS ex'
pected from the city and elsewhere,
and 4 tine choir will render music
for the occasion. The st. Tam.
many Rangers will take part in the
parade and unwilling exercises.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Marshal Dullon shot and killed
a dog last Saturday that had evl.
IDENTIFY been poisoned. 1t was frolh.
ing at the mouth, swapping at
passers-by, and he naturally
thought It was the safest plan to
put it out of the way Of doing
harm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Ii the partition sale IN New or'
leans, last Thursday, the lots and
SQUARES il Division of Spring, II
Covington, failed to sell, the bids
beng blow the appraised value
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Our stores are all well filed with
spring goods. Cali early and make
your selections.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

STRAYED.-O One chestnut
mare, sixteen hands high; scar and
branded on left shoulder. The
Under will please notify VIM. n
DeLong, Abita Springs, La,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Tire Parish School Board has de.
cided to employ:anotler teacher in
the Covington High School, which
will enable all who wish to attend.
Tho new teacher will probably be
here in time to commence mex,
Monday. There are now oyer 4OC
pupils on the rolls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Mise Otera RUSSELL, who was
thrown from her horse last Friday
and seriously injured, is getting
along nicely, and will soon pc out
again. She il being attended by
Dr.. b. B. Warren.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Mrs. Judge king is i'll at her
residence in Claiborne. We hope
she will soon be restored to perfect
health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The death Of Ernest Dusse, the
we'll. known jewelry manufactures,
which occurred at his home in
New Orleans on Friday, March 80,
was a source of regret to his many
friends here. He was a native oil
Cov,ngton, .and was admired BY
all for his GENIAL dls"osltlon and
rare social qualities He stood
high in Masonic circles and other
fraternal societies., and his funeral
was largely attended.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The Sl,dell election will take
place April II. There are two
candidates for mayor, +. A. Bour
oeois and q. L. D,ttmar. nine can
d,dates for aldermen and two for
town marshal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07
Rooms For Rent.
Apply to MIs. r. G.. KIeeman,
opposite Mrs. Galmlche.

FOR REN T.-One neat cot.
tage, on Sulphur Springs road.
Apply 70 N. ]. Seller, opposite
Mr.. Pstrick's store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Letters for Mr.. j. N. Yates, Par
ish Surveyor. should be addressed
TO Folsom Postoffice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

FOR RENr.-One neatly fur
n,shed house. Apply to Whit,
Riggs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The Wednesday excursion trains
!. were resumed for the season last
Wednesday. with Eve coaches.
which was : good showing for the
first trip.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Sunday, April Is, will be Easter
Sunday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

There will be Nm excursion to
Folsom, and auction sale Of lots, on
Wednesday, April Is.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

See Henry Thibaut about fans
and keep cool.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Q The Police Jury and Schoo
Board will meet next week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The Cov,ngton Base Ball Club
was organized last Wednesday
night. II 10 ~ all-bome team. and
will soon be ready to accep. cbsl-
lenues from other clubs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Mr.. Clay Riggs, one of the pro.
gressive citizens of Vaudeville,
last Monday presented twenty dol
lars to the public road fund, to be
used on the Vaudeville and Gov.
lngton road. Our popular Police
Juror for the Fourth Ward, Mr..
George Blerhorst, will see that the
money ~ properly expended where
it will do the most good. A few
more public spirited citizens like
Mr. Riggs would do much in the
way OF securing good public roads
throughout the parish
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Mr.. R. B. Spangler, a veteran
printer, from Texas, was among
the arrivals on the Wednesday ex-
cursion tram, and paid US pleas
ant visit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Work has commenced on the steel
bridge across the Abita River, on the
Vaudeville road, and the steel bridge
over the lchefuncta, on the road to
jacksonville, will doubtless soon
be commenced. The contracts
for these new steel bridges were let
BY the Police Jury several months
ago, and it is to be hoped they will
be completed without any unneces.
sary delay. The travelling public
will appreciate these improvements,
and re should have more Of them
over other streams as soon as pos.
sible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Farm work is al least q mouth be.
hind, on account Of the unfavorable
weather in March.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

There appears TO be no decrease
!. ID the sale of fertilizer throughout
Loulsiana and other Southern
States, which loooks like q big
cotton acreage this year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

An alarm of fire was gwen last
Tuesday morning, when it was
found that the roof of Mr.. Leyy'e
kitchen, IN Claiborne, was burning
The hook and ladder truck, bitched
to . fast horse, in ch are Of Emile
Beaucoudray. Foreman, and J l..
Smith, Asst. Foreman was prompt.
" on the scene, hut the flames had
been ext,nguished before much
damage was done. As usual, our cit'
|zens turned out in full force, ready
10 render anv assistance, but fortu
nately their services were not
needed. These occasional out
breaks of FIRE serve to impress the
people with the fact that we need
an up to.date system of fire protec
ton. before we have an extensive
and disastrous conhagratlon; and
the sooner this is accomplished the
better it will be for all concerned.
Hero are some figures that would in
dicate it to be good fortune for the land
-, thu ssyura fo0d'' hill To mass. AnaIY-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

WAN rED.-A seamstress. Ap.
ply to Mrs. A. Ezell, on Lockwood
street. q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The timber lands are rapidly be
,pe denuded by the saw mi'ls'
and it will not be long before tue
..niney woods attractions" and
..ozone belt will be a thing OF the
p.st, if this practice is not rega.
l.ted by the legislative authorities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The Methodist Episcopal Church
South will hold services in the store
adjoining the postoffice. at Abita
Springs, on Sunday afternoon, April
Is. at 3 O'Clock. The reception Of
the members will take place at3:30
p NJ, aud all persons DESTROYS OF
becoming members are requested to
be present.
The ordinance Of baptism will be
administered to all desiring such
Rev. Thos. NJ. BuleY will preach
| the sermon.
Sunday School al 2 o'clock. Al
are invited.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The St. vammanv Ice and Manu-
featuring Company is rapidly ex
tending its water mains and electric
lights. Covington ls rapidly as
,uming city airs, the streets are
filled with strange faces, and prop
er,y is changing hands almost daily
ut fair prices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

The impression is rapidly grow
ing that Covington should have :
public market on the Town Hail
lots. The location is central, and
an ideal one for the purpose, and
We believe such an Improvement
would meet with public approval
Il would be q convenience 70 pa
irons Of The market, and the rentals
would ~ least make II self. sus'
tanning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

Cypress Camp, Woodmen OF the
World, vas organized in Slidel'
last Sunday. BY Deputy w. =.
Mcclellan, of New Orleans, assist
ed by the Uniform Ranks OF Eel
metto and Live Oak Camps, Cons
panics b and q, from New Or'eans'
Who came out in. . body to assist
in performing the ceremonies Of
The Order. The following odicera
vere elected and installed 10 Office
| for tho ensuing term: !. 7. Lid
die. Council Commander; J. q
| Abel, Adv. Lieutenant; Il. T.
Moore, Banker; DR.. J. F. Polk
Clerk; Edgar Peeler, Esco,t; s. +
Davis, Watcbman; Edgar Pechon
Sentry, E. 4. SiaYdoo. A. J. Cor
nibe. j.. 3. Durham, Board Q
Managers; Dr.. J. F. Folk, Phys'
clan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07
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q The Police Jury and School
Board will meet next week.
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spring goods. Cali early and make
your selections.
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arm work ls a. least . mouth De.
n'nu, on account OF the un'aVorao'e
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Mrs. Judge king is ill at her
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The Wednesday excursion trains
we're resumed Tor the season. last
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49, s''p'
There appears TO be no decrease
IN IN. .a,a If fertilizer throuehout
I.on,.;.n. and other southern
otates' "n'ch 'oooAs ''"s
oo''oA ao1sae 'n1s e@1'
Mr.. R. 3. spangler, a veteran
I printer, from, Texas, was among
the arrivals on the Wednesday ex-
cursion tram, and paid US a pleas
ant visit.
The Coy,nrton Base Ball GLIB
was organized last Wednesday
night. II 10 an all-bome team. and
will soon be ready TO acceps cbsl-
lsnges from other clubs.
Misc Otera fussell, VINO was
thrown from her horse last FRIDAY
and seriously injured, Is eets'ne
along nicely ana viii soon % ous
I again. she Dein3 a..e s'i'' ~
DR.. 3. b. warren.
See Henry Ihibaut ABOUT tans
and keep cool.
Nar O,. .
= ' ~, .ha ,o,. and
's-us' 'as' s,,~;no in
.,,..a, f.,,ed 10 aell. the bids
being blow the appraised ~
~, $3.50, .s.-o, !. ope,inv
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taken paw a,a,S
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-07

CovingtoD has a bright FUTURE
il our people vii! take advantage
Of their opportunities, and secure :
large number of citizens from New
Orleans and other places 70 locate
here. Make them aware OF the
possibilities Of our town and parish,
aud the desired result will quickly
follow.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10
FiothIng succeeos LINe Success

He has the confidence and patronage of the leading business men, and n ost prominent citizens of Arizona. The Doctor is a graduata of
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10
THE TELEPHONE GIRL
 HER STRENUOUS DAYS
Toast in Her Honor Proposed at a
 Recent Dinner in Boston.

Boston, Sept. 5..-(Special Corre- spondence of The Republican.)- Siren uOus days are at hand for the girl at central. When the vacationists come home, the schools. open, early closing hours are a thing of the past and the life of the city enters on another period of hustling, the telephone lines get busy again. They have been busy all summer, for that matter, but the oper- ator in the city has shifted a little of the time being. Now she must take it all upon herself again.
 First and last, Central is one of the busiest persons you could find in a long days journey and her services are in constant and increasing demand as is shown by the fact that the number of telephones in the Bell system has reached 2,S00.000 and is growing at the rate Of 25 per cent a year. In one way the telephone operator is at a disad- vantage in the bu siness world because her patrons cannot see her do her work but if a telephone user took the trou- ble to time Central" with a stop watch he would find that she is about the spryest person that he has to deal with
 Telephone managers do not use stop watches in timing operators but the tests made at regular intervals in ev- cry Bell office show that on the aver age subscribers signal is answered within five seconds after it is given and communication is established oyer the line wanted within ten seconds after that. It is not the operators fault, of
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10

course, if a line is busy, or if no one
 answers her ringing, or if the person
 called is slow in getting to his tele.
 phone. It is rather her misfortune. for
 often she is blamed for it as if she were personally responsible
 But while the telephone girl is some
 times unjustly blamed she has her champions. Recently, at a dinner, in Illinois, someone was called to respond to the toast "The Telephone Girl" He was evidently a man who had given more thought to his response than many an after dinner speaker. for what he said showed an understanding of his subject that would save much profan- ity and quite as much heart burning if it were more general.
 If I go into a grocery store on Sat urday night when every clerk is on the jump he declared. "and yell that I have an important engagement and de- mand that the clerk leave the customer he is waiting upon and attend to my wants because my business is almighty the proprietor informs me that if l will have a little patience I will be waited upon in my turn: and that is exactly right Yet this same merchant will take the head off the poor telephone girl because there are rush times in her office when the shut ters fall like snow flakes in a moun- tain storm, during which she is unable to answer his phone in a fraction of minute. He intimates that unless his phone is answered at once he proposes to go to the city council to see what can be done about rotten service. The butcher complains about the blunder- ing telephone girl and makes the air smell of sulphur every time she hap pens to give him the wrong number. but he sings mighty low when I tell him that l go home and find my wife in tears because she has company for dinner, ordered her meat at nine o'clock, and the blundering butcher sent it to the wrong house.
 Yet the same men forget that a thousand subscribers may want to talk
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10

all at once, and have a right to- even at
 night. They will not grant the same consideration to the telephone business ! they demand for themselves Accord ing to them. the telephone girl has nc
 right anyone is bound to respect. She is responsible if the party the sub scriber wants to talk to is out if one of the hundreds of screws connected with the phone is loose. if the dress
 did not get home from the dressmaker
 if there was delay in calling the fire
 department, because it was not called
 five minutes before the fire broke out
 In fact, she is to blame for everything.
 Such is the conclusion by those who forget that she is a human being and lady, although she tolls for her daily
 bread"
 Last year more than 13,OOO, ,OOO, ,OOO conversations passed through the of fees of the Bell system. How many of these gave a ground for fault finding nobody has figured out. But those who have such matters in charge here in Boston. which has the reputation of being the most critical of all cities, say that their attention is drawn to what the telephone user considers a defect in the service about once in 2S,OOG conver- sations.
 Partly because telephone users are becoming better acquainted with the working of the service. and partly as the result of constant mechanical inn provements and the painstaking train ing of employees, these proportions are growing smaller all the time Ii the public doesn't understand the difficulty of "CentraFs" work, the telephone manager does. Formerly, girls could be trained at a switchboard in an ex- change, by observation and by practice on lines that were not very busy. Now the traffic in conversation has become so heavy that in large cities the Bell companies are opening schools for operators where, under skilled instruc- tors, a girl learns all the ins and outs of the work at dummy switchboards. her teachers representing the public. before she is assigned to regular duty. In other places, where such methods are impracticable. the training is done by travelling instructors; and even in the tiniest exchange, in the most re- mote village. the standard which the operator must reach before she can undertake her part in manipulating the communicating system is carefully maintained.
 There is another means. too. to keep ing "CentraP always alert and in pa tient frame of mind. After a girl takes her permanent place at the switch board, everything she does is pains takingly superintended. Besides the chief operator there are supervisors whose duty is not alone to see that calls are handled properly, but to in terVene between the public and the operator if need be. Speed ard accu- racy require that the girl who answers and makes calls shall have nothing else to do: that is why you are re- ferred to 'the desk or "information" if you have anything more than the giving of a number to discuss with Central"
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10

sects. These he fed to the hens. and according to yeracious chroniclers. the
 fowls throve wonderfully on the food
 and proceeded to lay eggs at a furious
 rate in order to show their apprecia-
 ton. MT. Woodbury estimates that he
 has caught about a ton of mosquitoes for his hens and ducks since summer began and he advises all farmers to go in for his cheap brand of hen food.
 On Manhattan Island. with it's con- tiguOus boroughs of the Bronx and Richmond, there were 7.75O fires last year which did a total damage of s5- 271.955 Of the fires the causes of 2,6S1 were never ascertained, and these will forever remain mysteries of the city. only twenty three fires were at tributed to incendiarism and but dozen persons were sentenced for ar son. The causes for some of these fires in a great city are instructive. The greatest cause was carelessness in the use of matches. to which 757 were attributable. Carelessness in the use of cigars. cigarettes and pipes were re- spOnsible for 4O4. Children playing with matches or fire started PA. Only seventy-five fires were caused by de- fective insulation, in a city fairly en- wound in electric wiring. The much uiScuSSed use of kerosene in lighting stoves resulted in the fire department being called on but four times. a rec ord indicating to what extent gas and electricity for cooking have replaced the old-time kitchen range.
 One Of the strangest visitors that ever came voluntarily to the metropolis scared in from the clouds a few days ago and perched on the head of the statue of the discoverer of America that surmounts the lofty column in Columbus circle. The visitor was a great. long-legged heron and so un- usual was the sight of such a great denizen of the air in that place that trolley cars and trucks stopped and the broad roadway became choked with staring people. Those of the crowd who lived nearby sprinted home for firearms. and soon pistol bullets began to batter around the monument The feathered visitor, in surprise. scared aloft and foated down Eighth avenue the amateur Nimrods in hot pursuit Presently the heron perched on the chimney of big apartment house. and some huntsman in a window across the street levelled d rifle and shot the un- fortunate thing through the neck. The heron fell as another victim to the cruel inhospitality of a great city.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10

Maid-What's your opinion of the type of girl who never wants to get married?
 Bachelor-I'm not qualified to ex- press an opinion on the subject.
 Maid-Why are you prejudiced?
 Bachelor-No. but I've never seen such a type.-Philadelph Press.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10

Does that man really believe all he says?"
 Believe it?"
 Why he doesn't even understand it." Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-10
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