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St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
LADIES MEET
AND ORGANIZE
Committees Appointed

An enthusiastic meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Citizens
League was held at the Courthouse,
last Tuesday afternoon, there being
thirty.two members present. Per-
manent organization was effected
by the unanimous election of the
following officers:
President Mrs. z. John Ellis.
Vice Presldent-Mrs. r. G. Had
den.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. c. F.
Hardie.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs.
Marvin Poole.
It was moved and carried that
the ladies appoint members of the
different committees to act in con-
junction with the committees Of the
Citizens League, as follows.
Public Improvement Committee
Mrs. r. G. Hadden, Chairman.
Publishing Committee-Mrs. G.
E. Tolson, Chairman.
Finance Committee Mrs. 7. M.
BuIey.
Entertainment Committee-Mrs.
L. L. Morgan.
A communication was received
from the Citizens League, stating
that they had appointed committee
consisting of Messrs. j. l.. Smith,
E. V. Richard, J. Seller and Jos. B.
Lancaster to consider the advisa
bllity of purchasing chemical en-
gines and employing sanitary en-
gineer, etc.
Mrs. C. F. Hardie, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
RHEUMATIC PAINS RELIEVED.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves
rheumatic pains and makes sleep
and rest possible, which is alone
worth many times its cost. B. F..
Croker, Esq. now 81 years of age,
and for 90 years Justice of the Peace at
Martinsburg, Iowa, says: i am terri
riblY afflicted with sciatic rheumatism
in nv left arm and right hip. have
used three bottles of Chamberlain IS
Pain Balm, and Ii did me lots OF good. y
For sails by j. 4. Watkins City Drug
Store and G. G. Champagne i Co.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
Monthly Institute
of the Teachers

The monthly teachers institute,
held last Saturday, under the di'
rection of Superintendent Evans
and Principal Mathews, of the
Covlngton High School, was large,
ly attended by the teachers of the
parish. The program followed was
that prepared by the Stae Institute
Conductor, supplemented by two
very able addresses by Prof. Carl
Henson, Superintendent OF the
Isadore Newman Manual Training
School, of New Orleans.
At the morning session Prof.
Henson spoke of school manage
ment, touching upon the funda-
mental necessity of teacher first
governing herself and then the
children entrusted to her. School
hours are long, seats hard, textbooks
dry. Our work is dead dry work,
without an infinite amount of tact.
No wonder boys and girls are rest
less. l like books and find insplra-
tion IN them, but some boys and
girls do not; are they to blame!
Shall | not approach them and lead
them through things that are con
genial. Baseball and other such
sports are congenial to most boys;
why not use things to good end.
There should be incentive In all
work we do. Incentive is of two
kinds-unnatural and natural class
marks; reports and rewards are OF
the first kind. Men and women IN
the various walks of life do not
aim at such things; why should We
encourage boys and girls to work
for these. Prizes, special taVors
and privileges are not proper IN
centives. Punlshments, restraints
and such methods as restrain ano
repress are all negative in thelI
value. What we want is something
to inspire.
OF the natural and worthy incen'
tives, | would name first, respec
for teacher, esteem of fellow pupils
intelligent aud worthy spirit; bo7'
and girls should be taken into
partnership scheme in the success
of their school. 10 inspire oul
children we should ourselves be in
| spired. Thus only can we hope TO
the best results.
AT the afternoon session Prof
Henson spoke on third, fourth ant
fifth grade language work. I'll
was thorough III his treatment o
the subject, and inspired his hear
ers to ask questions about method
and of presentation of the subjec
IN the various grades. He dis
couraged the plan of having chill
dren in the lower grades do mucl
written work at home. This work
he thought, should be done unde
the eye of the teacher. He rathe
favored oral work in all the grade
and forming the habit of the use 0
correct language before a chile
knew the rules of grammar. FL
dwelt on the lnsplratlonal elemen
in language work.
Miss Lucy W. Perkins, of Lewis
burg, read very able article Oh
"The Recitation, and made al
application of the principles lai'
down in three chapters of the booI
to the work of the classroom.
Superintendent Evans announces
that the next institute would b
held here on April 90, and tina
Prof. Bennett, of the State Uni
versity, would be present.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
ThaV Trial
Continued ffem page /.

New York, March 2l.-Disirlct
Attorney Jerome to day presented
Justice Fitzgerald with eight af-
fidavlts in support of the suggestion
he made yesterday that Thaw, the
defendant, is in such a state of ab-
solute lunacy or insanity as to be
incapable of understanding the pro-
ceedings against him or making his
defense. The Court was IN session
for less than ar hour.
Mr.. Delmas, for the defense,
stated that their answer to the Dis
trict Attorneys proposition was not
ready. Justice Fitzgerald allowed
both sides until Saturday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock to file such afidGyits az
they desired with the Clerk of the
Court.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Court OF Appeals, first circuit
has made its appointments for this
yeaE. and in this part of the dis
tfict the court will meet as follows
At Amite City, first Monday ID
June and second Monday in De-
cember, to which all appeals from
Livingston, St. Helena, st. Tam
many, Tangipahoa end Washington
shall be returnable.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

The number of new buildings go,
mo M in the business and resident
districts is a substantial sign OF
nrosperity and healthy growth, and
vet the demand Is greater than the
snpply. This is not transient
Growth. 1t is the result of condl-
tions that will strengthen with time,
and presages that era of substantial
imnroyement which is to mark the
npbuilding of greater" Coving
Ean whose brilliant future is an as
sured fact.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

We have been devoting consider
able space to baseball game that is
10 be played to-day at Enterprise
park and we have done this with a
desire TO make the attendance as
large as possible. The proceeds GO
to q very worthy cause. The M.
G. B. Library will be of inestimable
value IN it's educational effects upon
our community, and should be as
s,sted and Encouraged IN its efforts
10 meet the demands made upon It,
RI Won cannot attend, at least buy
! ticket. Only Is cents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
Tpr T0IICN THAT HEALS

a the touch OF BuckIens ArnIca
aalva. It,s the happiest combination
u. 4 .rn,ca faowers and healing balsans
u..er = ss.a.sy compounded. No matter how old
~ = snre 81 nicer is, this salve VIII cure
= gl For burns, scalds, CUTS wounds OF
niles. Al has no equal.
p1ss1, sssss1,,arauteeGI. j. l. Watkins City Drug
ssesa ~ and g. q. Champagne 8 Co.,
druggists; a5e,
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Last Sundays Picayune cor'
tanned a fine picture of the new
bridge at Abita Springs, on the
road leading to Covington, also a
group of prominent citizens OF
Gbita, viz; DR.. F. Julius Heintz'
Mayor, Judge A. Q. Pons, R. MeD-
dow. Alexander Multi, Jos. Rausch
and II, Oalma1ln.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Notice is hereby given to the credi-
tors of this estate and to all other per-
sons herein interested to show cause,
within ten days from the present noti-
fication, why the final account pre-
sented by Lillian Bray Strain, testa-
mentary executrix OF this estate, should
not be approved and h0mologated and
the funds distributed in accordance
Herewith.
By order of the court
II. R WARREN, Clerk of Court
mb23.2t
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

A fire insurance patrol, with a
fine chemical engine, would be a
valuable addition to the fire protec
tion Of the town, and at the same
time help to guard the various in
surance agencies against serious
loss. This policy is followed IN
other places. greatly to the benefit
of the insurance companies.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The firm of Planche G Barrere has
been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
Maurice Planche will continue the
business In his own name.
M. PLANCHE,
B. BARRERE.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
Succession of Marie Bray.

Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
St. Tammany,
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Twenty-Sixth judicial District Court of
Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
St. Tammany.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23
Twentv-sixth judicial District Court OF
the State Of Louisiana, Parish Of St
Tammany.

Notice Is hereby given that Ernest
Prieto has applied to this court to be
appointed testamentary executor of the
last will and testamentary of Aaron
Sharp, deceased, and all persons inter-
ested, are ordered to show cause within
ten days from this date why such ap.
pointment should not be made.
Dated March 22nd, 1907,
II. r. WARREN,
mh23-2t Clerk of Court.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

The ball given by the Woodsmen
Of the World, at Amusement 20.
Hall, last Tuesday night, was well
attended. and proved a most en-
ioyable affair, which was natural to
he expected, under the able and
careful management of the gallant
Woodsmen, who left nothing un-
done that could add to the pleasure
Of their guests. The music was
furnished by Stevens band, from
MadisonVille.
During last evenings service IN
g. John the Evangelist church,
Miss Enola Smith, daughter OF Mrs.
Fngene Smith, sang the beautiful
eong "Face to Face" which was
srtisticallv rendered and greatly
enioyed by the congregation.
Miss Smith is one OF the promls'
inc pupils of Miss Margaret Ken
nedy. r tbs popular and classically
tra,ned vocal and instrumental
teacher of whom Gulfport is justly
nroud. -Gulfport Tribune, Meh +
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Geo. L. Crawford ct ais VS. Thos. CraW
ford ct ais.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-23

Succession of Aaron Sharp, deceased
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Breeding Animals.

A feature in breeding live stock Is the
temptation which constantly menaces
the breeder to sell his best animals.
The trend of public demand is for the
best and as animals of extra quality will
command nearly double that of inferior
grades, the breeder is constantly tempt
ed to sell the tops of his flocks and
herds. This is particularly the case in
breeding horses. The buyer when he
visits the farm is attracted by the better
animal and bids an attractive price for
it, while the stock of common quality is
neglected. Perhaps with the breeder he
is compelled to lose the opportunity OF
sale or else part with the best horse on
the farm.
In the Improvement of all classes OF live
stock only the best animals should be re-
tanned for breeding purposes. While
good sire will impart extra quality to
his progeny, it is conceded that the dam
has much to do in governing the quality
nf the foal. 1t is an unwise policy to
place all the burden of improvement on
the sire and condemn the stallion If the
foals out of ordinary mares are not OF su,
perlOT Qudilty. Ill tHo oio VI ioW P''Soo
farmers made the mistake OF selling their
best mares for commercial use or export
and find them handicapped now when
values have reached the highest level in
the history of the industry.
Consumers want the best horses that
met hodical breeding can produce and the
farmer to supply this demand must re-
tain his best mares for breeding purposes
1t is bad economy to sell the best mare on
the farm, even at strong price, for II
stinted to good sire she will reproduce
herself in her progeny and In few years
the farmer will have several good horses
for sale as against none il he retaips In
ferior animals for breeding purposes.
The farmer should grade his horses and
sell only his inferior mares until he be
comes fully stocked, when the progeny
from his best mares will all be of excel
lent quality. The farmer should be mas
ter of the situation and sell only such
animals as are not necessary for the main
tenance of his herd to the highest stand
ard of excellence. The situation of th'
horse industry in the control of farmer
and intelligently managed will pay larg
or profits than any other branch of liv'
stock husbandry. Turf, Farm and Home
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Protection against Corporations.

More than once has it been necessary
for New England Homestead to utter a
word of caution about issuing permits
for the construction and operation OF
telephone and telegraph lines and troll
lev Systems. The Individual farmer is
at disadvantage, because be Is not
equipped with all the ins and outs of the
law; nor has he unlimited capital to
fight strong companies who seek to get
the right of way. Like the camel, once
they get their nose into the tent, they
force their body in entire. But the
farmer has, or ought to have, ample pro.
lection for his property under the laws
of the state. And the community should
have similar protection in the manage
ment of it's highways. The important
thing is for the farmer and the com
munity to be fortified from the begin
ming with full knowledge of the law and
protected by ironclad contracts before
granting these corporations permission
to make the slightest move. Bitter com
plant reaches this journal on the part o.
farmers who have recently suffered
wrongs at the hands of a telephone
lcompany which practiced deception
withheld proper remuneration for dam
ages. and went rough shod over farm
and highways. We cannot too strongl.
urge farmers to refuse absolutely tt
grant rights of way without first looking
after this matter of protection to thei
own interests.-New England Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Fighting For Fire.

A great ceremony in Jerusalem Is on
Easter Saturday, and commentaries
the ancient tradition Of the celestial
fire tat was said to rise from the
tomb of Christ. The Greek patriarch
enters the sanctuary Of the sepulcher,
the door closes behind him, and the
surg.ng, tossing, tumultuous multitude
await the coming Of the fire. Suddenly
out Of the right hand window in the
wall of the sepulcher shoot flames Of
fire, and In an instant every one Of the
thousands has produced candle and
da3heJ r.adly forward to light it at the
.y5tic Ere The light thus taken from
the holy sepulcher Is instantly carried
to all the Christian villages round
about Jerusalem, and feet footed young
men vie with one another in being
first to light their local shrines with the
divine flame. The writer has seen two
rival runners put down their candles
and indulge In sanguinary battle
with knives and sticks until the light
Of one Of them is put out. There Is no
joke meant here, but each Is striving
desperately to eXtinguish the fame Of
the Other-Travel Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
THE BLACK SEA.
Its Waters So Badly Poisoned That
lie Is Practically Impossible.

GiS 10
Few person.. probably, other than
those engaged IN the pursuit OF sci
ence, are aware that the Black sea
presents an interest Of it's own to the
zooIogist and the geOlogist shared by
no other part OF the ocean at the pres
ent day.
Throughout the greater part OF the
ocean the bottom Is the dwelling place
of a number of creatures whose busi-
ness It Is to consume the bodies of the
members of the surface fauna which
after death sink to the bottom. In the
Black sea. however says the Field. ow-
Ing to special geological events. such
scavengers are totally wanting over
the greater part of the bottom, 80 that
the carcasees of the creatures which
fall from above are left 10 decompose,
which they speedily do mt the COM
paratively high temperature Of the
water.
BY their decomposition two soluble
cOmpOunds. carbonate Of ammonia and
sulphureted hydrogen. are developed
in enormous quantities, while no free
lime. except such as is introduced from
the Mediterranean. is left. The vol
ume of suIphureted hydrogen Is so
great rs to poison the water from
the greatest depth G.227 fathoms) to
within about hundred fathoms OF the
surface to such n degree that life, ex.
cept for few bacteria, Is absolutely
impossible.
The circumstance has double inter.
est-first. that 1t Is absolutely unique
at the present day. and, secondly. that
il seems to offer an almost exact raral-
lei to the state OF affairs that existed
at the inconceivably remote enoch
when the oldest known sedimcntary
rocks were laid down as mud Oh the
ancient sea bottom.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Queer Weather Forecasting.

One of the rites performed by the
French peasants on New Years eve Is
the forecasting Of the weather for the
coming year by means Of onions
When the bells ring for midnight mass
they scoop out the middles Of twelve
onions, set them in row on the
kitchen table, fill them with salt and
name them for the months of the year
Then when they return from mass they
examine the condition of the salt. II
It has melted in any Of the months,
those months will be rainy; If the salt
remains dry. it indicates drought: IL
half melted. the first fortnight of the
month will be wet. The peasants have
such implicit faith in this means OF
foretelling the weather that they plant
their crops in accordance with the
prophecy Of the onions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Quality First.

Young breeders are sometimes over
anxious to make sales for their cattle
while they are not over-anxious about
the quality of their cattle. This is look
ing at the question wrong end first.
Every breeder should be anxious first,
to perfect himself In the art of rearing
and developing his cattle to their full
purpose. Any man who establishes 9
putation for turning out fine, we'll
reared animals need have no worry
about selling them. Not long since we
heard two men discussing where they
should go to buy some registered cattle
of certain breed. One man mentioned
certain breeder, when the other re-
piled: "Don't 90 near him. His cattle
are badly cared for and not half fed
Let us 90 and see.-His cattle are vel
nourshed and cared for. had rather
pay a good price for his cattle than to
have the others as gift"
That settled 1t. It is fine art to be
good handler of cattle and 1t goes I
great ways in making sales.-Hoard''
Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
eIass.one Spoke In the Rain.

One day as Mr.. Gladstone was speak
Ing from tie terrace rain began to fall.
With the first few crops came voice
from the crowd, up 1t on your hat, Mt.
Gladstone" NO" blandly responded
the veteran; "soms prefer their hats
OH: prefer mine on" As the rain
fell more heavily Mrs. Gladstone step-
pel behind her hu :,anG and held an
umbrella over his bare head. lie was
over eighty ut the time. Mr.. Glad
stone went tluently on, expounding the
merits of rabbit farming. but after a
time even he noticed the rain and the
umbrella. Turning to Mrs. Gladstone.
he said, II will put my own up, my
DEAR" and he did so. Again the elo-
quent voice galloped on. while the rain
became heavier and heavier. Present
ly Mrs. Gladstone threw light nackin'
tosh over her husbands shoulders.
The moment he felt 1t he turned quick
ly round and with some asperi,y said,
81 won't have It." He shrugged his
shoulders, the macintosh fell. and
Mrs. Gladstone stepped back. For five
minutes more In deluge Mr.. Glad
stone went on; then he stopped, and
we all fed.-Manchester Guardian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
A New Orleans Dish.

The greatest, the most toOthsome and
sustaining OF all dishes is the gombo
file one encounters in New Orleans
not ut public eating houses, but in pri-
vate residences. 1t Is strange yet
halcyon compound OF five different in
tegers. each cooked separately and aft
erward Joined In most delectable
and fragrant mess. There are fried
chicken, br0iied bacon. stewed oysters,
peppers and smothered onions, all pre-
pared with unutterable skill. These
one by one are emptied into a pot Of
most celestial "stock." and then when
tie con"lomeraton Is complete for
service the presiding genius Of the
kitchen pours into the ecstatic confec-
tlon shower OF fine green dust-the
powdered leaf OF the sassafras-and
there you have plate that would have
made Lucullus gasp In simple wonder.
There Is none like II nor shall be till
our summers are deceased.-New York
Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
TEACHING MONKEYS.
Simple Acts That Are Too Difficult
For Simians to Learn.

For Simians to Learn.
1t would be very simple matter for
a fourteen months old child to learn
to pull in, by means OF a very light
toy wooden rake. an object which 1t
could not reach with its hands, and yet
Jimmie, a very tame Rhesus monkey
of mine, writes John B. Watson In
The World Today. spent many days In
trying to learn this simple act and
had not learned to manipulate the rake
when our patience ran out. Jimmie
was kept moderately hungry at the
time Of the experiments; he was teth'
cred Just out Of reach of sOme very
tempting food (malaga grapes. \ light
top wooden rake was given him. In
stinctively he grasped 1t. bit 1t, then
dropped it and began stra!1ing ut his
tether and reaching out as far as possi-
BILE with his foreleg. making vain ef-
forts to scratch IN his food. The rake
was then put around one OF the grapes,
and the handle EXTENDED toward jim
mie. Instantly he grasped the hah'iie
as before and jcriicd Ii, aud tie grare
rolled within reach Of his paw. The
rake was dropped and forgotten and
the faithful paw utilized for the COM
pletion of the act.
Now what happens when the grape
has been eaten? The rake Is still with
In his reach. and the grapes are Still
outside the pale. Does he perceive the
relationship existing between "tood
out Of reach. rake will leng,hen paw,
ergo. use rakeT Not Jimmie. And lie
is the brightest of six. AS long as you
will kindly hook the blade Of the rake
around the grape and extend the ham
die toward him he will conicscend to
pull in the rake and consequently the
grape, but he has never yet Doth
pushed out and then pulled in the rake
Of his own initiative.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28

Despite all modern improvements
Paris still heats its Offices and lis
houses to large extent with wood
Its bakers ana confectioners Use hard
ly anything else for fuel. 1t burns W
whole forests of timber every year
and extensive forests In several re
gions of France are reserved for sup
plving II with fuel. Coal Is scarce IL
France and dear and not OF very good
auality. Besides, the Parisians are con
servative in home matters. The CHEEKY
appearance of the glowing log on the
hearth appeals to them, and most like
~ generations will pass before they
give UP burning wood altogether
Philadelphia North American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
Hammers.

Hammers are represented on the
monuments Of Egypt twenty centuries
before our era. They greatly resembled
the hammer now in use, save that there
were no claws on the back for the ex'
traction OF nails. The first hammer
was undoubtedly 4 stone held In the
hnnd. Claw hammers were invented
some time during the middle ages. IL
Illuminated manuscripts OF the eleventh
cen ury represent carpenters with claw
hammers. Hammers are of all sizes,
from the dainty instruments used by
the jeweler, which weigh less than half
an ounce to the gigantic fifty ton ham
mer of shipbuilding establishments,
some of which weigh as much as fifty
tons and have Il falling force OF from
ninety to hundred. Every trade has
its own hammer and its own way OF
using Ii.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
The Fa!lon Mighty.

"It isn't necessary to go to the wal
dorf to see the nobility" said the man
about town. eco down on Second ave-
nue. to the Hungarian restaurants
there. The proprietor Of one Is nm
exiled barren. the pianist Is prince
tie :!olinist Ia a duke. the waiter VIII
the ,nustnt hlos was titled landown
or in lis own country. and each and
every one of the patrons. myself ex'
cepted. is Il scion Of Russian. German
or Hungarian nobility. banished fol
some reason or other to the wilds OF
New York. New York Press.