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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
TO THE FARMeR-5OYs
4is Chances Are Best In His Roma
Town Rather Than in the Big City.

My bt y, the farm is all right. Some.
times you may feel that its envilpn8
are too narrow for you, its life too
much o humdrum, and that you
would prefer to be one of the residents
Of the big city or town. There have
been hundreds and thousands Of 9TH
ers just like you, and with just such
ideas. They have started from the
farm buoyant with hope, and after
years have regretted their youthful
resolutions. Others have succeeded;
have won laurels in the professional
field, in business, in craftsmanship:
but the few who have succeeded thus
are SO small in number compared to
the army of failures that there is lit
tie encouragement for the careful
thinker to leave that which promises
security from want and independence
for q life timi. The farmer is surely
the most independent of all workers.
He is sure to receive q greater re.
ward for his labOrs, is his own man.
ager, and if he will strive diligently
can aspire to place in the public es-
innate that few car attain in the large
towns.
Of course there are times when you
think there is almost an unbearable
dullness about existence On the farm.
Were you a resident of the city, there
would be times when you would long
for the Quietness and the pleasure that
A. IS IL
be long riding the plow, or harvesting
the grain, but far superior is the work
than that the great majority Of the
city youths are compelled to follow.
| and how much greater the cOmpensa.
ton? How would you like to stand
behind the dry goods or grocery coun-
ter from morning to night for the
small wages that the city clerk re-
| ceives? Year after year the laborer
lives in cheap boarding houses and
rarely save sufficient to engage in
| business His is mere subsistence,
and a constant struggle. The hes
years of life are wasted in making
| money for others, while the indus
trious farmer is working for himself
saving money year after year, and
when the time for rest comes it en-
ables him to take it.
| Cities are overcrowded with clerk
| help An advertisement inserted in
my daily paper for clerk to fill any
| position will bring hundreds of re-
| ;ponses. The array of unemployed
md those seeking to better their con.
litions is always large. Of late years
large element of workers from cit
les are looking toward the farms TO-
| employment They realize that the
| arm offers more permanency Of occu
alton and greater independence than
| like efforts in the city can possibly
| lfford. Before you concentrate your
attention on employment in city OF
own. weigh every matter well, and
hen act according to what reason die
'ates. You will be very likely to con-
:lude that the farm is a good enough
place for you, and that your own lit.
tie home town is preferable to the
,ver-crowded city. Remember that
YOUR greatest interests center in
what yon call your home town" Dc
all you can to assist in its improve
ment, and make it a better business
place. d. Nj. CARR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
OPPOSED TO LOCAL PROGRESS
Journals That Help to Concentrate
Business in Large Cities.

There are thousands Of so-called ag
ricultural papers published in the
United States, all of more or less
merit. Yet few are all that they should
be. There is an inconsistency about
them that invites careful study. While
they are supposed to represent the
best interests of the great class of
workers whom they gain support from
in the way of subscriptions. the ma
ority of them apparently work against
the progress of farming communities
by becoming the mediums, a part OF
the machinery, which draws from
country towns the support which they
should have,
It is to be regretted that many OF
these so-called agricultural papers are
merely published for the purpose Of
circulating the advertisements of con-
Germs which seek to secure trade from
residents of farming districts to the
detriment of the home towns These
establishments take money from the
'ural communities to the large finan-
cia1 centers. The thoughtful man or
woman can see how injurious it
s to the interests of the farmers to
take away the surplus earnings which
represent the wealth of the cOmmu-
nifty. It requires but little observa.
ton and study to understand that to
great extent farm values are de.
pendent upon the Importance of the
nearby town. and that any SYSTEM
that takes away its business. vii! re
suit in a decrease Of farm values
Such papers as advise the farmers to
patronize other than home institutions
and which advocate systems that arc
opposed to the up-building of indus
tries in agricultural districts are not
worthy of support.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

using up whole lot of unnecessary
space.
The living room and dining room
are supposed to occupy the south or
west side Of the house, which Is the
sunny side, as these rooms are used
the most. When 1t comes to the kitch.
en- and pantry, with a back porch en-.
trance, the arrangement is good and
very handy. do not advocate putting
the kitchen on the north side of the
house, because I think a kitchen
should be as bright and cheerful as
any other room, but on the other hand,
q northern or eastern room is cooler
than one facing the south or west, and
you have too much heat in the kitchen
anyway.
1t is impossible to have everything
just exactly right, but take this house
on the whole the plan is a good one,
and it is not very expensive. With
careful management it may be built
in most towns for about $4,000, com
plete with piping for gas and electric
wiring. An exceptionally good man
! ager might get the furnace put in and
still keep the price within $4,000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Back to Nature,

Queer things result from this recent
day craze of city folks to get into the
country TO live. Volney T. Malott and
family are among those who are think,
ing of the delights of getting back to
nature, and they have spent some time
looking over the northern end OF
Marion county. Not long ago they
drove up Millersville way. Coming
back they passed very pretty farm
Now, there's place 1 should like, d
suggested Mrs. Malott. "That knoll
would make an ideal site for the
house, and the place could be made
quite attractive"
"Huh," said Mr.. Malott. You like
that, do your"
Eyes, indeed"
"Tnat.s odd. We've owned tina.
place 80 years. indianapolis News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Bible Recovered from Sea.

A remarkable find was made by a
Shields (Eng.) trawler while fishing so
miles from the Tyne. When the net
was hauled on deck a Bible was re.
covered from the load Of fish. Inside
the book was ticket OF membership
of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and
Mariners Royal Benevolent society.
bearing the name of Martin Jensen, So
Maxwell street, South Shields, and
dated January 20, 1907.
The Bible and shipwTecked mari
ners ticket were taken to the address
indicated. when Mrs. Jensen at once
claimed the Bible and ticket as the
property of her husband, who was
drowned nearly seven months ago by
the laundering of the Tyne collier
Stag. The Bible and ticket were in
an excellent state of preservation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

ARr. William A: Radferd will answer
COST on oil subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers Of this
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer. he Is. without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A medium-sized, square-bui1t house
24x30 feet on the ground, is given in
this plan. For economy in space and
careful planning Of the rooms to uti-
lie the last inch to advantage this
plan is exceptionally good.
Twenty-four by thirty feet iG not
very large plan to work into seven
rooms, besides a good bathroom,
plenty of closets and a good lower hall
with an open stairway. Yet these
rooms are as large as the average
rooms in new hosses, as houses go at
the present time, and they are good
deal larger than some. Years ago
rooms were larger, but that was when
building materials and labor were very
much cheaper than they are now. A
builder can almost tell the age of a
house by the size Of the rooms. But
there are other contributing causes;
one is that we understand building
better, and it is not necessary to build
so large to get the same amount Of
comfort. AS one lady expressed it, Il
have learned to like my small kitchen.
There are places for everything ;pad
don't have to walk so much"
We have learned how to ventilate
houses so that the air in small rooms
In new houses is better than the air
In large rooms in houses built 20 or 30
years ago. One reason for better ven
tilation is that houses now are set
up well from the ground. 1t is rare
| thing to see a new house less THAI
three feet above grade and many of
them are more than four feet up.
There was time when cellars were
confined to one corner of the house
and they were often dark, damp, dingy
affairs. but modern houses practically
all have cellars the full size Of the
| house, divided into compartments; one
| for the furnace, one for coal and one
| for the storage of fruit and vegetables.
| A furnace in the ce. ar is in itself a
splendid ventilator; 1t keeps the cellar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Education.

Intelligence is the distinguishing
mark between the savage and civ.
ilized man. Education is one of the
greatest of Gods blessings, and ig-
norance curse. In America there ex-
lists no valid reason why every man.
woman and child of normal brain
should not have an education There
is no phase of life where knowledge
is not necessary. In the most progress
siye communities is where the supe
rioT schools are found Help along
your town and help along education
in general. By affording your chill.
dren a chance for q good education.
you offer them riches that cannot be
destroyed; it is ready cash in hand,
assets that one cannot be robbed of
only by act Of Providence.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

plan and you will have job of alter
ations on your hands before many
years.
A study of these rooms will convince
any one that this plan offers a good
deal of comfort for the amount of
money the house will cost. Com
mencing with the front hall, there is
a good-looking open stair that is light
ed both from the top and from the
bottom, a feature that you do not al
ways meet with. Then there Is a
closet for coats and room behind this
and under the main stair for an en-
trance to the cellar from the kitchen.
1t is a good hall, big enough without
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

dry and warm, and the heat from it
will force ventilation. Then the cir
culation Of air in the pipes and through
the registers carries the warm circu-
lating medium to every conner in the
building. Nine out Of ter of the small
er houses probably are heated by
means Of a hot air furnace, and there
is no better heating apparatus for a
house of this size.
Another improvement in the modern
house is in making larger chimneys
and putting more flues in them. There
is a constant current Of air going up
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

Of. Fancy balconies and odd-shaped
roofs look we'll when they are new, but
such things seldom wear well. For
steady diet there is nothing so salts
factory as plain bread and butter, meat
and potatoes A little cake and few
candies may be all right by way OF
variety, but you can't live on such
things. You build a good, solid, plain,
square house that is light, airy, we'll
ventilated and easily heated and you
have something to be satisfied with "a
long as you live. But you let some
architect coax you into building some
fancy gothic arrangement or add q lot
of gewgaws to an otherwise sensible
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
J. NJ. YATES.
- Parish Surveyor y
FOLSOM. LA.

All orders left with H. f. Warrenl
alerk of court, or addressed to ]. Nd,
Yates, Verger Postotfice, La, viii re
feive prompt attention
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Value of Good Roads.

Good roads leading to a town indi.
cate the progressiveness Of the citl.
zens of the community. Invariably
poor roads mean Indifference and lack
of confidence in the stability of the
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
The All Powerful Factors


THE influences that count always human
social influences, and these admit of rough
classification. Thus there four kinds of artificial
environment that affect directly the genius of man.
sitting it if unfavorabe, stimulating it favorable,
and thus effectively determining its failure or its
success These are (I) the local environment, or
the contact Of men and things; (2) the economic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

Paris towers above all others; but
aside from its population it is also the
great seat of learning of Western
Europe. Many large commercial cities.
such as Havre, Toulon, Nantes, St.
Etienne Nice rank very low in liter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Inheritance Opportunity Training Environment Luck

TT goes without saying that civiliza-
tion-whatever it is-has been
made by men. But it wasn't
always taken for granted. A great
many people held the view for awhile
that Civilization WIS the uorl of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Professor of Sociology. Brown Universit,

VIHERE do great men come from. and how do they
w arise? Is it matter of inheritance opportunity.
of training. just sheer lucki Why do more great
men occur in age than in anotherl Can their
bers be increased by cultivation Do the well fed grow
into geniuses often than the starved? These
have been asked by every generation since Socrates
The answers now given are based on long study by
the foremost authority on sociology in America.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26
Notice of Time and Place of
Hearing Application tor
Discharge
In Circuit Court.
State of South Dakota,

10 the matter of application for discharge of
real estate mortgage executed by NJ W. saw
yer and Maria X. Sawyer, his wife to Fannie Nj /.
harshman upon the South East Quarter of
Section Twenty One, Township ITO Range a IN
said County and State.
To Fannie N. Harshman, the heirs at lay and
next Of kin of Sarah A. Taylor, Deceased and
TO al persons whom n i may G9ncerni
dersigned will apply to the judge of the above
named Court on Thursday the 18th day of
October 1877 at his office in the Court House in
the town OF Clear Lake, County Of Deuel. and
State of South Dakota ia said Third Judicial
Circuit for an order OF said Court satisfying
and discharging the interest of the heirs at law,
and next of kin OF Sarah A. Taylor, Deceased,
in and to the following described mortgage,
to-wit
Mortgage given by NJ. W. Sawyer and Maria
K. Sawyer, his wife on May 10Th 1891 to Fannie
M. Harshman OF Pike county, Illinois, upon
the following described real estate situate in
the County of Brookings and State of South
Dakota, to.wit:
One (2,,) Township One Hundred and Ten
niob Range Forty Seven (f) West OF the
which mortgage was recorded in the offics Of
the Register of Deeds in and for the County
OF BroOkings and State of South Dakota in
book 20 OF mortgages at pages io' on the 18th
day Of May 1891 at T. M. OF said day and
which mortgage. and the accompanying notes
secured thereby were thereafter and on the
18th day OF June 1891, by properly acknow.
lodged instrument in writing. duly transferred
by said Fannie NJ. Harshman unto Kate 4.
Taylor and Sarah A. Taylor which assignment
was duly filed for record and recorded in the
Office of the Register OF Deeds Of said Brook
ings County in Book IL Of Miscellaneous Re.
cords at page 422 thereof. That thereafter the
said Sarah a. Taylor, assignee as aforesaid died
and persons purporting TO be the heirs at law
and next of kin Of said Sarah A. Taylor, de-
ceased, executed an assignment of said interest
Of said Sarah A. Taylor in and to
the same TO the aforementioned Kate
Taylor. That the purpose of the application
in said matter will be to secure discharge
and satisfaction of said interest OF said Sarah
a Taylor, Deceased in and to said mortgage.
That said mortgage has been duly paid and the
mortgagors above mentioned and their heirs
are entitled to a satisfaction of the interest of
the heirs of said Sarah A. Taylor in aud to the
same. That said Sarah A. Taylor is deceased as
aforesaid and that there is no acting admins
traitor or executor OF her estate.
Dated at Bookings South Dakota, this 18th
day OF September, 1907.
Hall, Lawrence & Roddle, Attorneys for
Maria r. Sawyer and the heirs at law and next
OF kin OF M. w. Sawyer, Deceased.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26
Fashion Notes

Never before in the history OF dress
has the length of the skirt been a
matter OF such Importance as it is
this autumn" writes Grace Margaret
Gould, the Fashion Editor, in the
Woman's Home Companion. at is
on the skirt-length question that the
American woman and the French
woman have such entirely different
views. The short skirt for comfort is
what the average American woman
likes, while the French woman favors
the long trailing skirt with its grace
full lines.
"Here in America this year there
will be two different types OF skirts in
fashionable favor. One is the walk
irg, or trotteur skirt, which is shorter
than it has ever been before. 1t will
vary in length according to the in
dividual preference of the wearer,
some walking skirts escaping the
ground by but two inches, others
being as short as five inches. 1t is
needless to say, however, that the
short skirt will be worn exclusively
for walking. The most fashionable
costumes for all other occasions will
have the very long skirt-the skirt
which not only touches the ground,
but rests upon it, having a decided
sweep at the back"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26
The Medgre Life

Perceval Gibbon has the art OF find
ing adventure IN the least likely
places for the least promising types
as adventures. He has chosen for
the hero OF his new story which be-
gins in the October McClure's that
least heroic of men, the canvasser.
In sordid atmosphere, with few
accessories, the author succeeds at
once in arresting the readers atten-
ton and holding it withouta moment 8
wavering until the climax at the con-
clusion OF the first instalment. 1t is
in the piquancy OF the meeting Of
Watson and Mary Lyall and the un-
folding OF an unusual romance with a
pungent tang OF adventure that the
story commands attention. A London
keeper, although
sketched in few sentences, is, like
all OF Mr.. Gibbons characters, a liv-
ing, breathing creation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26
/ >Ooal and Personal
JOHN L. MURPHY, City Editor

Mrs. S. NJ. Fulkerson returned Sat
urday evening from a few days visit
AT Lake Benton.
Mrs. Frank Dressed was up from
Elkton visiting friends between trains
Saturday evening.
julius Claven has rented the e. s
Lorimer house on Main street and will
occupy it with his family.
Miss Blanch Fishback left Or North
field Mimi, Saturday morning to
take up her duties at Carleton college.
Robert Lockhart of WATERFOWL, was
here the first of the week on his way
to points in the western part of the
state.
G. +. Knappen and family returned
the last of the week from Green Lake.
Mimi, where they spent a very enjoy
able summer.
Guy Boyden and Percy Williams
leave today for Chicago to begin their
medical courses at the Northwestern
University Medical school.
Ole Hanson and John Iverson, who
are working for the Northwestern
on the new pumping stations, went
TO Huron Monday morning.
Mrs. r. J. White went to Nolga
Saturday morning and visited over
Sunday with relatives and friends
Mr. White went over Saturday even
ing.
Miss Florence Phillips, who is teach
ing in the Arlington schools, came
down Friday night and visited at the
home of her parents until Monday
morning
Walter Clarin who was sick at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Clarin, for a couple of weeks
returned to his work at Arlington
Monday morning.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26

Mis- Ethel Farrankop has accepted
a position in ID. Sharp's jewelry store.
Mrs. Olson, mother of Mrs. Andrew
Void had a stroke Of paralysis the
first of the week and her condition
has been quite serious.
Miss Constance Peck who spent
the summer with her mother here,
left Saturday morning for New York,
where she will attend school.
Miss Myrtle Lee went to Mankato,
Mimi, Saturday morning, where she
will attend the Normal school the
coming year She will make her home
with her uncle, O. J. Lee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of Nevada,
Iowa. were here the last week look
ing after their farm west of town.
Some time ago they purchased
half section of the Collier farm.
The football squad at the college
has done very little the past week, as
hardly enough men have appeared TO
make I'D one team. A number or the
old men are expected back to school
in a few days and then practice VIII
begin in earnest.
Some good catches of black bass are
now being made at Lake Campbell,
and local sportsmen in numbers have
visited the lake the past week, J. T.
Cheever and Will Cameron have been
as successful as any Brookings party,
getting thirty III a few hours last
Thursday.
The two fellows who were recently
brought over from Nolga to serve a
short term for stealing some cloth-
ing from J. A. Hammer, the Volga
merchant. were released last Friday.
After getting down town they proceed
ed to load up on tireWater and be
came so noisy that Night Waterman
Sorenson took them i'll charge and
they spent the night in jail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26

The Guild will meet with Mrs. Nj.
r. Nlmsey Thursday, October 3. A
cordial invitation to attend is extended
to all.
The First Baptist ladies aid society
Will be entertained at the home OF
Mrs. George Purdy, Thursday, Oct.
Bird 'O7. All are cordially invited.
First Baptist church. Rev. George
r. Morphy, pastor. Services next
Sunday morning and evening. A
cordial invitation to attend is ex-
tended
Church of Christ. Place of meet
ing md door east OF SINNERS store.
Preaching each Lords day at l0:45
a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Bible school at
1900 NJ. J. +. Parker, pastor.
The Ladies Missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian church, will meet
with Mrs. j. l.. Jarvis, on Saturday
Sept. % at 800 p. m. Please note the
change from Friday to Saturday.
Everybody cordially invited.
First church OF Christ, Scientist.
Services Sunday 1900 a. m. Subject,
"Unreality." Wednesday evening
meeting 500 O'Clock. Reading room
open every Wednesday and Saturday
from 200 to 400 p. IN. All cordially
invited.
First Presbyterian church. Morn.
ing service at 10:45; Sunday school at
II; Christian Endeavor at z; in the
evening at 8. Mr.. Chas. ID. Hurley,
Western Intercollegiate Sec'y Y. NJ.
C. A., will speak. Everybody cor
daily invited. Hugh Robinson.
Rev. George E. Morphy, pastor OF
the First Baptist church, has received
a call to become pastor OF the First
Baptist church OF Salida, Colorado.
He has not accepted the call but
intends spending few weeks in
Colorado before deciding the matter
one way or the other. After attending
the convention at DeadwoOd he will
visit Denver, Salida and other points
in the Rocky Mountain region.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-26
WITH THE CHURCHES

The pastors OF the various churches and
the secretaries of the various auxiliary
cieties are welcome to the use OF this coll
umn each week for their announcements
etc. We request however, that all items shall
be written out and handed in not later than
wednesday noon of each week Do not use
the phone.