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COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
 DEPARTMENT
By Wm. J. Johnston. County Correspondent U. s. Agricultural
 Department
TO STUDY ROAD CONDITIONS IN
 100 COUNTIES

TO STUDY ROAD CONDITIONS IN
 100 COUNTIES
 Detailed studies of local road building systems in 100 counties are now being carried on by the department in cooperation with the state highway departments and local road authorities.
 The purpose of this study is to discover the points of excellence and defects in existing local methods of building and main- taining roads which will aid the state authorities to put local road m a n a g m n t on a svstematized basis. The coop erative state authorities have been asked to designate counties that present typical and ex- ceptional features as to topography, character of road materials, methods of construc- tion and maintenance. admins trative organization, methods of road financing, and traffic con- ditions. From these lists 1O0 counties will be selected. and in these counties the Division of Road Economies will make in tensive studies.
 This investigation is prompted by the fact that there IS at present very little knowledge as to the most effective and econ omical methods by which a coun- ty can develop its roads. At present the methods of financing local road improvements vary from calling on farmers for a certain number of days labor in lieu of a road tax, or the use of county prisoners in road con- struction, to bond issues or maintenance of roads from dramshop license funds.
 The department will study all of these systems with the view of determining what system or combination of systems works best in actual practice.
 There is. moreover, at present no standard system of keeping accounts for road building and maintenance, and as a result, while some counties know to a penny the purpose for which money was spent, others have no definite check or reporting system. Among various coun- ties with the same conditions cost for excavation or other labor is anything but uniform, and many counties, because of the absence of definite knowledge fail to use local and cheap materials, and construct roads which are unnecessarily eX- pensive for their purpose, or which will wear out before the bond issues are redeemed. The investigation will include care full study of the use of convict labor in road construction.
 In connection with the scientific study the departments highway engineers will advise freely with local officials as to improve ments, and thus give each coun- ty visited the advantage o1 direct cooperation, engineering supervision, and assistance.
 These investigations. it is be- lieved, will yield important economic data beari ng especially on the benefits and burdens o1 road improvements and showing the extent to which financia outlay under given typical con ditions is justifiable.
 The heads of state highway departments are manlfestlne great interest and are co-operat ing cordially in this work. These data when obtained will be pub Ilished and thus made accessible Ito all county and state roa( Op
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Preaching At Blackton
 Next Sunday

Rev. A. G. Wallace. the young Presbyterian Home Mission Preacher, will fill his regular ap- pointment at Blackton next Sun day.
 A cordial invitation to the public.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-07-10
His ComplaIpt.

Whats the matter?" asked the sympathetic motorist, IS he halted where a pedestrian had broken down. "Tire trouble" replied the tramp, who was. indeed. our old friend, Weary Willie.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-07-10

Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
 The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria, enriches the blood, and builds upthe sys- tenn A true Tonic. For adults aud children. soc
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now To Give ouinine To Children.

FEBRILINE is the trademark name given to an
 improved Quinine. It lis . Tasteless Syrup. pleas
 ,1i ant to take and does not disturb the stomach Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor t the next time you need Quiuine for any pur. pose. Ask for ounce original package. The name FEHRlI.INls is blown in bottle. 25 ceuts.
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Renentance.

If our past actions reproach Us they cannot be atoned for by our own severe reflections so effectually as by a contrary behavior.-Steele.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21

finish the ninth grade, because they
have failed in Latin. The question
is. what are we going to do abou, It
The State course Of study provides a
remedy. For boys a commercial de-
partment may be substituted for Lat
in. OF course, girls may take that
too. And department Of home eco
nomics may be adopted for girls. A
study of either for three terms, as
required for Latin, may be substitute
ed. the same credit towards gradua-
ton being gwen. And after all the
fine mental train ng that Latin gives.
the beautiful so-and-so's connected
with that language, wouldn't the
commercial and domestic science de-
partment be of more practical use IN
real life? This writer likes Latin;
he agrees on every good point men
toned by the devotees in it's favor.
But the question hobs up, we must
substitute something else for it or
the high schools will not meet the
purposes for which they are MAIN
tanned. 1t shuts out more boys and
girls than any thing else. OF course,
boys and girls ought to study 1t and
all O. that, but they just won't; so
there you are.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21
"NEUTRILITY" TOWARDS THE
SCHOOL.

Teachers. did you ever hear this:
"Well, I don't hear any kick, and
as long as you don't hear any in this
town, you may consider yourself do
ing all right, reckon" II it were
not for the injurious effects of this
intense mumness towards a school, t
would be rather amusing. Perhaps
half the schools in Lou s.ana that are
running smoothly have not been the
subject OF q favorable remark that
reached the teachers ear. We ell
boost our air and water and town
and nation: we find favorable things
to say OF our ministers, our grocers
and our everything else except our
school. The teacher works and she
knows she IS having a good school.
but If she says SO she 8 afraid that
the patrons will not agree with her
and will make sure it is a sign she
wants her job again. So the school
runs on, unboosted, the children get
the notion 1t has no friends, the
teacher just knows every body is Sc
cretly opposing her and are just Itch
ng for the session to close so they
can hand her her walking papers,"
and sure enough the schools goes to
smash, all on account of the ever
lasting mumness, the lack Of q little
boosting.
Patrons. trusees, there is no neu-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21

the knights of the Road" are taught
the tricks Of the profession. We
have schools for everything. And
all NIX in certain amount Of book
learning"
Parents Censoring Their Children's
Reading and Entertainment.
An exchange remarks that when
parents select the reading and enter
tainment for their children, a. eaner
attitude will have been reached. AS
to the reading, with no intention of
parents are not capac.tated to select
reading for their children. The "yel-
low back" book may be the cream
Of literature, as all of the best books
are bound in cheap material, after
the copyright expires. So the bind
ing is no guide. Fortunately the
best literature has been selected,
adopted and graded by our State De-
partment of Education, and parents
should require the children to read
as much of the adopted reading as
they can. The high school course
requires a certain amount before
diploma will be issued. Every teach
er is required to have course of
study, wherein Is listed the books
to be read. Parents should buy these
books. or some of them, for their
children. They are adopted with
view Of profitable entertainment for
the child. They cover the entire
field, as. biography, history, travel,
adventure, invention-things that ap-
peal to the child. Yet very little "ro-
nance" is included in the list. IT.
any, it Is such q chaste, h.gh-toned
nature as awaken the noblest senti-
ments, not the sickly, love-scik sort.
AS to the entertainment of the
children, parents should know some
thing of the nature of the show be-
fore letting their children 60. And
If children are trained to read the
right kind of books and attend the
right k nd of entertainments, and are
reared in proper atmosphere at home,
there is no reason for their not grow
ing up pure, noble-souled men and
women.
Latin in School.
Latin seems to be the terror of
the average school boy and girl. But
q small fraction of high school pup
lis Ike it, and a number mortally
despise It. While we would have it
different, and can see much good IN
the study of that subject, the child
rem do not see any good in it and it is
a hard matter to get them to study it.
The main trouble with it is that Latin
e just hard. It requ res hard work
to get it. and most children haven't
the vim or something to master it.
Many pupils quit school before they
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21

trality towards the school. II -.
don,t know whether 1t is running ~
not. go and find out. Visit the achaAa I
II 1t isn't. see IT you can hslp il =,
Fight. II you have not the abiliAs =,
tell, then boost 1t. That mumne. !.
depressing.
A lot Of people might think IL e.oa
policy just to play mum TIL seAoc,s
Is out. then either ship or re-eleet IL.
teacher. 1t Is fine policy, IL you I'M,
naturally want to ship her. And 4ha,
KIND OF policy precedes the shipping
In fact you are helping Just a. hard
ss you can to wreck it. That seess.
untrue, perhaps, but 1t isn't.
One morning l got up before nv
school and said: Children. / fnnv
you, as we'll as the teachers. like -
hear your school we'll spoken of. +
heard some good news this morntns.
l heard q very intelligent lady esv
that we were having . sod seAoef
She's in position to Judge. too. and
capable Of It" 1t seemed to do ~
youngsters lot Of good. and thev
seemed to start in with q new xeai
Poor things! l never told them NJ
lady never had child nj sny school.
and that l knew she Just did it with
the hope OF encouraging ne.
Remember when you boost the
school a little, the teacher II mot
taking 1t all to herself. You are En-.
courag;ng your children; you are
boosting them; you are boosting
yourselves, In q sense; you are avak-
ening In the children . new eonl-
dence in their teacher, filling her
with greater determination, throw
ing a little dash Of sunlight into her
work. There is great deal Of some
thing like Christian Science In school
affairs. Say you have sorry school
and you will have It; gay you have
q good one, boost 1t, and it will Be
good. And then II you cant see any
thing at all deserving of some favor
able comment, then kick for all you
are worth. Put some spice and gin
ger in it. Don't play mum. Favor
able comments made on your school
is not a sentiment: it is tho way 60
get results; it's business: it 10 nee
eseary.
Teachers, whatever you do, don't
knock your school or your pupils.
Boost it on the streets. in public.
Don't knock an individual pupfl.
where you have no business. II does
not do q bit Of good. but doe 90
considerable harm. Don't be .
knocker, anyhow. Learn to sDaak
well of people. especially your pupils.
II your patrons wont boost, thaa
boost for them. rs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21
For circulars caalog and other information, address
v. L, ROY, President

eral reading, pure life is held out
as the proper one. And the teacher
whose example is immoral does not
last long. So it il our honest op1n on
that the CRIT that the public
school does not stand for the highest
morals is unjust. Facts do not bear
out the accusation.
| Anyway, despite the criticisms from
various quarters. the public schools
are increasing in efficiency and popu-
larity every day. II the trend seems
to be towards greater immoral -ty, you
will have to find some other cause
! to charge it to. Public school people
decl ne to bear the responsibility.
Impeachment of Our High Schools.
frequently we hear the high
schools impeached for not teaching
the practical things of life. As else
where admitted, there may be some
ground for the CT tic:sm. but here are
some things worth considering: A
year or two ago the government pub
lished bulletin VIII oh cited that the
average income of the farmer who
had a high school education was
several hundred dollars ($450, we
th.nk) greater than the income of the
farmer without as good an education.
In other words the farmer who has
completed b gh school course earns
$3.50 per year more than the farmer
who has not. Again, some statistics
gathered by young lady Of Homer,
La, regarding her home high school
Is typical Of elsewhere. Upon care
full investigation she found that the
men and women who were graduates
Of the high school were earning $22
per month more than those who had
quit school before finishing. Many
were filing positions Of honor.
Again she found that not a graduate
was unemployed; every one was
producer. She found that the street
loungers were of those who had stop
ped out Of school.
We venture the statement that like
conditions may be found in every
town that maintains q high school.
The young men who stick to Their
schools til the course is finished have
learned valuable lessons. how to
study, self-reliance. independence of
thought, and they have had the
ambition qu1ckened. They usually
make useful men. The girls make
noble, useful women. leaders of So
ciety of the right sort, home-makers,
wives and mothers who are cred t
to their towns, state and nation.
Battle Ship Schools.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniel has
Issued an order provid ng for da ~
instruction on each battleship. the
period to run from 1:15 to 2:30 p.
m. The teacher will be the officers
of the ship, usually the ens.gns.
The commanding officers are instruct
ed to increase the hours Of school so
far as practical, and to encourage
classes for night school. Tn 8 course
Of Secretary Daniels has two attrac-
tive. features: first, It shows the
young men who enlist in the navy |
are to be properly looked after, show |
Ing that Uncle Sam has the welfare |
Of his employees at heart; second.
t acknowledges that academic In
struction makes better sold ,ers.
It Is hard to find any line OF work |
n which men or women with academ
Ic education cannot excel their less
favored co-workers. Even there Is
Up - sHnn = MIR Quk N6aD0
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21
Attacking the Public schools.

Every now and then some per cd
cal jumps onto the public schools fol
laxity. shallowness, or something
The severest non-sectarian sources
seem to be fashion or women's peri
odicals. A few years ago the Define.
ator was about to destroy the pub
! lie schools. Men prejudiced aga INST
the public schools were seen going
around with one Of that publicat OF
| in his pocket as il it was finel au
thority on everything educational
He reminded one of an old woman
trying to decide on a new style. OF
pettjcoat. Then the Ladies Home
Journal q year or two ago ran a Sc
! ries of articles attacking the public
I schools from start to finish. 1t even
said that giving the Is exam.na.
tons was the most absurd thing on
earth. The absurdity OF course comes
n the statement itself. Now, the
Pictorial Review is go .ng to tell us
all about the public schools, and il
going to do better than the others.
It Is going to offer cures. Don't you
imagine some enterprising druggis.
WILL patent the receipts and sell them
" tn the Great American Fraud
cure-alls?
All these articles have some ele-
ment Of truth In them. No one
knows the defects of our public
school system better than the school
people. Tire isn't the fixedness we
all would like to have. But how can
there be in this sw- fly moving age?
Where is 1here any fixedness in any
thing? New Inventions are patent
ed and installed this year to be super
seeded next. So It is with textbooks
and methods. It is a sign of pro-
gress. We would be foolish to expect
everything else to advance and our
school AHA rs remain at standstill.
Be assured of one thing: Our lead
ers In educational thought have their
ears to the ground and Their fingers
on the public pulse. They will 6 We
us what the times demand, if the
country just didn't run of and leave
any plan before 1t could be installeu
Moral Training in the Public Scho0
One Of the common criticisms cas-
at the publ schools is that it neg
iects moral training. The writer o.
these comments acknowledges tina.
ne Is just old-timy enough to believe
n the Bible. and there is one passag,
n that work that he particular.
likes. It says, "By their fruits "
shall know them, VIII CHI means t.
him to Judge a thing by its fruit,
by its product. 1t is pretty good
rule, II It does come out of the Holy
Word. And so far as he has been
able to observe, it appears that where
the public schools have made the best
progress and are better established,
the morals are away yonder higher
than where the public schools have
made but poor Roadway. It anybody
doubts this, let m or her investi-
gate for himself. There is one thing
that public school teachers stand for,
and that Is moral conduct among the
pupils. They try to eliminate cheat
.ng on examinations, and will not
knowingly accept any work not hon
estly done; through the text books OF
lyg enc excessive use of alcohol is
against; we have never
known teacher to inculcate bad hab-
It's; through well selected literature
lcud ~ N1e eUHyQ1D aUD6 - (uk1nA-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21
Here we we're taught the three RS
and the rudiments Of other branches.

Here we we're taught the three Re
and the rudiments Of other branches.
The master formed the young m nds
.ntrusted to his care with the aid CT
ae birch rod, the Ounce cap ant.
her primitive equipments.
The science of the pedagogics Of
ne period was largely based upon the
:rinciple that Ito spare the rod was
spo. ! the child" 1t was the day
i singing geography and the spell
&c bee. Handwriting and literary
.yle was formed upon the old-fash-
ned slate. Long before the days
hygiene equipment the water sup
~ consisted of pail from which
Ill helped themselves with the same
-rper.
1.-THE modern school is vast ad-
ance over the methods that were
.nployed n the little red schOo:
md yet the ."wider use Of the schOo-
lant," which would make 1t the cen
Il of community activity for civ-t
.elfare, is only the development al
er all of the educational system
which had its first expression in tia.
.sme small, one-room. poorly equ y
ed, unlovely but greatly loved til.
ed school house."
The Three RS.
The New Orleans T-mes-Democrat
,.cu!d have us. return to the ''goO'.
q ways" in SO far as emphasizing
lie three RS goes. And experience.
sas hes us that the position Of tina.
,aper is correct. The public Echoo-
as been repeatedly assailed for nos
t'aching spelling AMI arithmetic. l,
charged that these subjects, the
ssentials, are too much neglected
l!t v~.ter acknowledge; that the a;
sat ON is just. While they has .
On lady crowded by other sub
is being introduced into the cours-
). chtt ng short the time to be I,.'tn
!. tlesc subjects, th.-rs is no doabt
ut that the teachers have grown to
.nsider them of less importance than
ley really are. BY all means spell
IS should be emphasized, and taught
arouphout all the grades. The
.mes-Democrat points out the re-
val of interest in spell ng in the
ew Orleans city schools, and men
ons the plans of the authorities
lere Of giving arithmetic like en-
hasis by inst.tut-ng annual con-
SITS in that subject as is now man
a ned in spelling. There IS no doub,
this being q wise movement. Ana
4e other r, reading, is likely too
1uch neglected these days. Coco
eaders are scarce. This may be ex
lined by saying that the good, Ole
lstom of family reading has passe-
way. Every member now wants t.
lad for himself, hence little 1ncen-
We is offered the pupil to aspire t.
come a good reader.
The revival in spelling Is not con
ned solely to New Orleans, but
almost nationwide. Since MI
oosevelt failed to fix the phonetic
lethod of spell ng, the country seems
, have accepted the old or long way
) firmly fixed (Which it is, no doubt)
nd schools have gone to work to
,ally teach spelling. Friday after
DON spelling bees are hard to beat.
lternate them with liteary programs
II Friday afternoon, and you have
-ofitable exercises for that particu-
r hour, when children's minds nees
change from the routine class
~ ]
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-30
FUNDS ASKED OF IRISHMeN
Appeal Goes Out For s3oo,ooo to Aid
Oefenseless People

New York, July 2S.--Michaei ].
Ryan, president OF the United Irish
League of America, has sent out an
appeal for 100000 TO be used to pur.
chase arms for the defenseless people
OF Ireland.
He makes the appeal at the request
OF John Il. Redmond, chairman of the
Irish parliamentary party and head OF
the Irish National volunteers.
He wants 100 Americans TO con.
tribute $1,000 each. 200 Americans to
contribute 5000 and 1000 Americans
500 each. This Will make total OF
100000.
In his appeal for funds Ryan said:
I'VE now see the army arrayed
against the law, massacreing those
who stand for respect to the will OF
the majority and constituted authority.
For years gun running by the so.
called Unionists of n part OF Ulster
has been permitted. If a small ma.
tority of the people have the right
to arm themselves IL ought not to- be
denied tho overwhelming majority,
such as the Nationalists of Ireland are.
IL Is, however, useless TO debate.
Speedy action Is now required by all
who profess sympathy with this cause
OF human liberty"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-30

That in summer time calves do IA well
on sour skim milk as they do on sweet
will bc interesting news TO many faHnefa
who have hitherto been kept from raising
calves 10y the expense OF keeping the milk
sweet in hot weather. This expense ex-
perments carried ont 10y the department.
Indicate TO be quite unnecessary. The
calves will make as rapid gains on sour
skim milk. In winter, IL is true, this ia
not quite so satisfactory. IL chills the
calves and some of them drink il with
great reluctance. Very young calves
have even been known TO refuse il alto
gether. On the other hand, of course, il
Is much easier TO keen the milk sweet in
winter.
In calling the attention OF farmers TO
these facts, however, the department at
the same time emphasizes an important
precaution. Unless the milk is produced
and kept under cleanly conditions. it
may become contaminated with disease
producing bacteria. Farmers should
therefore allow the milk TO sour quickly
aud then feed IL without delay.
In the course OF these experiments sour
skim mill, was fed TO % calves, IIolsteins,
Jerseys, and Guernseys, mt different
seasons OF the year. In no case did it
cause digestive disturbance even when
the change from sweet to sour was made
abruptly when the calves were only u
few days old. Moreover, no evil results
followed the alternate use OF sweet and
sour. 1t seems, therefore, that the COM
mon idea that sour milk leads TO scours
il quite uniounded.
The calves, it was found, did not like
the sour milk ss well as the sweet, but in
the majority OF cases soon became ac-
customed TO 1t. The aversion. however,
increased when the milk was fed them at
a low temperature.