St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-06-20
Connmagere's Promise to Break
Records More han Fulfilled
Baton Rouge Letter.

Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
Supt. Lyon, w. H. Kahl and the
writer reached here Monday morn
ing at 9:2O, leaving Covington at s
a. m. The country along the road
looks prosperous, but the soil is no
better than in good old St. Tammany.
Mr.. Kahl says some land we saw is
not fertile enough to sprout a cow
pea. He also said he feels sure it
has rained at Bush as he saw dark
cloud in that direction before he left
Covington. think SO too, if our
home folks have had a rain like here
yesterday afternoon. 1t rained and
poured for two hours Immediately
after the race gamble bill was laid
to rest in the Legislature. The
heavens wept for joy. There are
hundreds of lobbyists on hand, all
playing politics. which are as won
derful as the ways Of the heather
Chinee. Our Heintz is on his job all
right, and thus far has voted as his
friends desired. He will not try to
get the Legislature to try to remove
our parish courthouse to Slidell, at
present.
The city is crowded and we had q
little trouble to get rooms, and had
not Judge Burns put us next to the
fact that he had given up his room
in a private boarding house, one of
us three would not have been locat-
ed so pleasantly. Supt. Harris ar
ranged for the overflow of the school
people at the blind asylum and the
deaf and dumb institute-none sent
to the lunatic asylum.
There are many school fellows
here, and verify the school spirit is
abroad all over the State, If one is
to Judge by the enthusiasm exhibited.
Last night the stereoptican slides OF
school buildings and scenes was in
spiring-five hundred of 'em, and the
following from our parish: slidell
building and high school brass band;
old and new Covington buildings; old
Heiten and new Oak Grove; old and
new Talisheek, and several slides of
our parish rally. We show up o. k.
Supt. Lyon will give, in the picture
shows in our parish, all hisBlides
along with others, and all bearing
upon the subject matter. We are in
for getting the habit more than ever,
and it's mighty good one, too.
Don't let us waste time in figuring
why black hen lays white egg.
Let's get the egg, and other fruits
shall be added thereto. In the NOV
ing pictures of the State nigh school
rally, in this city, our Slidell boys
are seen In action. They ran some.
The State Summer Normal opened
yesterday with a large attendance.
Mrs. Daisy Fuller. of the Slidell high
school faculty is one of the directors
of music-selected for her superior
merit. And this reminds me to say
that Gov. Hall has appointed Fritz
Howe as delegate from the Slidell
high school to attend school meet
in San Francisco during the fair next
year.
From what l can learn, none OF
the parishes have any School I'm
provement Leagues superior to ours.
Supt. Harris also repeated his re-
marks in Slidell and Covington. rela-
tive to the display of our school
spirit-none superior in this State.
If we can put into effect only part
of the suggestions advanced for
school improvement, We shall be going
some and grow more efficient in the
work.
c. NJ. LIDDLE.
p. S.-The moving picture machine
caught us to-day.