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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
EOR1GERs NEGRO ssA4aON is NOW
s. ..
NOTHING BUT A PILE
OF ASHES. -.a...s5 .,s ~.
= -, y =, +
RESORT FOR GATHERING
Of THE WORST CLASSES
Loss on Building is $500; Insured
for $1,000. stock Insured
for $500.

A little after midnight OF last Sun
day the deep tones OF the whistle of
the st. Tammany Ice and Manufac-
turing Company aroused the people
from their beds. and members of the
Fire Department, making up the rest
that had been lost during the festiv.-
ties Of the holidays. dragged them
selves wearily into the cold night ar
to fight fire. It was useless job,
however. for the building known as
the "Pine Top" was we'll ablaze and
had been burning some time before
the whistle sounded. All that was
saved was a piano in an outside shed
belonging to Mr.. Bourgeois, and a
cooking stove and some utensils
which the cook rescued. The build
ing, two-story frame structure, was
owned by Mrs. Seller and was insured
for $1,000. 1t cost $500. The con-
tents. owned by LeJaunie & Leblanc,
who conducted q colored saloon,
were insured for $500. It is not
known how the fire originated.
The "Pine Top" was situated N
an open square interspersed with
loblolly pines, from which it's name
originated. making it an ideal place
for q .'honky tonk.'' 1t was fire.
quented by negroes OF a class that
was q constant menace to peace and
order, and the surroundings were
such that g. criminal making his es-
cape from the building could defy
pursuing officer or place that officers
life in jeopardy. A large shed, built
next to the saloon, was used for
dance hall and there were rooms
above the saloon. In this dance hall
could be found the toughest negroes
in the parish, and many from the
turpent:ne orchards on pay day. and
women who gave their earnings tc
their men," watched them with
jealous eyes when they danced with
others. When a negro criminal was
wanted, this was one of the first
places visited By the officers of the
law. Its only redeeming feature was
its usefulness in providing clues for
tracing negro offenders against the
law. Mephistopheles must have sigh
ed as the flames licked 1t up. Aside
from the loss Of property, there will
be little regrets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
VAUDEVILLE STAR SLAIN RY
FATHER.
Paris Amazed Over Shooting of Harry
Fragson, English Perform
er, by Aged Parent.

I.6, OCN. SVs--<AAA yANA sAOA - seAsAN ~
tragedy occurred in Par.s tonight
vhen q popular English vaud..n lie
pcIle rmer, known on tho stage. az
llsrry Gragson, was shot and khled
Dy h.c 84-year-uld father, Victor P.ltl.
)n his way to the theatre Fragsp'.
ca:;ed at the apartment which lie
occupied with HIS aged father. He
10 md the do..r bolted and wa3 n.1.::
waiting long time before II Nas
c.ened. High words ensued. sxnu
s.ddenly the father drew reyOlvcr
ana shot the son through the heAl. =
The report of the revolver brought
to tho scene the police and those Nv
Ing in adjoining apartments. the
son WIS hurried to the Lariboisi3re
Hospital where he died. The fnther
wa. taken to the police station.
The feeble old man was greatly
shs ken and trembled rs In srambl-
ing way he told his story to the pc
lice commissary. He had bought the
revolver, he said, with the Atntens.on
of committing suicide. The son hed
brought woman to- the shonye IN
spite of repeated protest.
Tonight, Pott declared, his son w.,s
accompanied by the same woman,
and reproached him for keepIng him
waiting. He. mednt TO NIL himself
in Their presence and drew the p'etol
What passed he did not understand,
but instead of putting bullet into
his own temple he fired at his son.
Why, he could not explain.
The janitor Of the apartment and
neigh bors informed the police they
often had heard father and son 0uar-
reling.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
FOR FROST ):,TEs AND CHa'l'ED
HANDS.

For frost 5i;teasears, fingers ami
toes. chapscd hands and lips chi,-
tlains. cold sores. read and rouch
skins. there is nothing to equal Fuck :
ien'sArnica Save. Stops the pam at
cnce and ne,,s Quickly. In every
tome there should be a box handy
at all tins Pest remedy for all
shin diseases; itching eczema letter,
piles. etc. d cents. All druggists
or by mail. H. e. Bucklen & Co..
rhilaccIp,isI o: st. Louis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
MAAOlMus PROCEEDINGS
NAY Be RESoRTfD TQ


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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
CHRISTMAS TREE AND ENTER
TAINMENT AT AlANDEvfLLE.

The Christmas tree and entertain-
ment given BY Our Lady Of the Lake
Cooperative Soc:ety for the children
OF Vaudeville. proved to bs more
than the success the ladies' had hoped
for. Although some days have rnss-
ed since Christmas, Santa Claus WA
still fresh enough in the memory OF
the children to enjoy his coming .
second time. The tree, ono Of the
prett.est seen here In Vaudeville, was
brilliantly illuminated BY tiny electir
globes and festooned with garlands
and tinsel. with something for every
one, even the grown-ups. The choir
who had added 30 much to the en-
joyment Of tho Christmas mass. was
very kindly remembered, and last but
not least, Santa gave Father Plocide
hts gift. Too much praise cannot be
given to the children who helped to
make tho evening pass go pleasantly
By the giving Of songs. recit4t sens
and Christmas dialogues. Tho fol-
loving program was given under the
direction of Miss Florence Lavalle:
Christmas song. BY the school.
Opening address. mss Mildred
Hartman.
''Three Little Toad Stools," sylvia
Parisee. Nita Smith and Angel Smith.
"The Dirty Face" Joseph Bour-
geois.
''The Deaf Old Lady and the
Tramp" Selma Pixzetta and Harold
Borey.
"The Letter." Inez Francis.
"When I am q Man." by the boys.
"How Slang Is Slung." Joseph
Kelly.
''Neaghborly Kindness" (dialosue)
Vivian Smith and Clara Miller.
"When We are Older" Ruth Ber-
lier, Rhea Carroll and Zoe Grimm.
"You Cant Expect K.sses from
Me-" song.
Christmas dialogue, introducinA
Father Time, the four seasons. and
IAll the leading holidays Of the year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03

vas present. Il. is strongly-sespect.
ed that they had been advised OF the
avalanche that was liable to overtake
them II they showed up. at the morn
ing session, and 1t was very generally
understood that the defense knew
before midnight last night just no"
the Jury stood.
Asked how many baNots had been
taken before they arrived at YER
dict one of the jurymen said that
really there was butt one ballot,
though they had kinder tel, around
fer WHILE" wherefore the verdict
seems to have been unanimous from
the first, and completely made up
before they retired for the night.
Judge Mounger had gone to his room
fc. the might and had announced
th,,t he would hear the verdict next
morning. ).
The furymen were farmers that ls
the majority OF them, some ot them
living twenty miles in tue country;
so far back in fact that some OF them
were good naturedly reee-re to ;.s
"g.nks'' rather than "red neck b.
their friends. A "g:nk" ~asd to
be fellow who lives so far back
IN the woods that in order - PEE
tect his henroost he crosses Ia 3 chick
ems With owls. However. .his jury
s,ze:; up well as any average jury
fc:!nd in th state. and judg ng by
tue compliments passed to them by
District Attorney thames in his Clos
Ing. sddress last night. as he cahsd
them by name. they mist have been
men of high sense Of honor and JUS
tice. Thames told thes jury he had
denounced as a .'lie" the cnarge that
two of them would "st$nd oy HOBBS
until hades froze over.
Immediately after court hal ad-
iourned the weary j;rymeG flea
down stairs to the clerks office after
their warrants, the pay for the r
services. and with most OF :helD. no
doubt, it amounted to slough to
spayM their taxes. Th.rteen DAYS
So 's $39, but It was we'll earned
A photographer put IN his anpfar-
ance about this tine ana lined up the
iurymen and the ba.liffs for .ne pur-
p6se OF occurring the shallow ere
the substance falls" but they insist
ed that Lieutenant Governor Bilho
and Senator Hobbs b@ included n
the picture, and they were made the
central figures n the group. stand
ing on the steps at the north side
of the historic old courthouse. =
II there was any happier man in
Mississippi than Senators Hobbs t
was Lieut.. Gov. Bilbd. The latter
was at the telephone n good many
minutes talking to friends N various
portions of the state. telling them oi
the verdict. In fact, these friends
began to call him over long d stance
before the verdict was known. and
once he got started answering nc
was kept busy some time.
Senator Hobbs looked as 4 a heavy
load had been lifted Of his breast
and the solemn expression his face
has worn the past two weeks has
given way to one Of hope and re5o'c-
ing. As was the case With others. he
had hardly dared hone .for more than
a hung jury, but Liest. Gov. Bi,hf
had claimed all the way through th'
trial that here would be an absol"t'
acouittal. and offered: to back
Judgment last night with cold cash
his ont,m'em knowing mo bounds.
The verdict seemedsto please th'
majority OF the people met on the
streets Of v'cksburg. and It was'f~ec
~ admitted by the friends and pol't
cal associates Of Lieut.. Gov. B.lbs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
TEACHERS. IN grrrUTE MEETING.

Tfne next Teachers institute II
th's parish will be . Joint meeting
OF the Slidell and Covington DIVISIONS
and Will be held IN the high school
In Cnvington, on Saturday, January
10. 1919.
ELMER E. LYON,
n Superfntoo0ent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-03
not to be drag red. by their fruits
you II know them."
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

1
A joint meeting Of the Teachers
Institute of the Covington and Slidel
divisions will be held at the Coving
ton high school Saturday, Januar,
10. 1914, at $3.50 a. M. The pro
gram for this occasion Is as follows
Country Life and the Countr,
School. Chapter ", Miss Belle Sew
ell Chapter V, Miss Marie Passa
fume.
Model Recitation in Grammar
Miss Paul!nei Torrey.
Standards in Education, Chapter
v. A. A. Mendoza.
Round Table Conference on Gram
mar. Miss Hazel Dossat.
A Brief Course in Education
Chapter v, NJ IS Mary Craig. Chap.
ter vi, Miss Viola Dickey.
Elementary Course OF Study
Geography and Industries, pages los
to III, by Miss Kate McDougall.
Model Lesson, Local Needs in Trans.
portation, by M. A. Landerbough.
BEN WILLIAMS SCHOOL NOTES.
School opened Monday morning,
December 20, with q large attend
ance.
The school gave q Christmas en-
tertainment Christmas Eve night, but
the weather was SO unfavorable and
the people could rot attend. The
progl am was short e account of the
weather.
.'he school is progressing very
nicely and the pupils are trying to
niase the salool q zuccess.
Money 8 beng raised for two
clobee for the school and the teach
er is offerirg box Of chocolate can
dy t. the one who raised the most
and Mss Ed1.h Farntleroy WAS tbs
ainLer.
Nj. Leonard Fauntleroy ant -.
lima Coleman spent Christmas week
ct tie hon1. of Mr.. and Mrs. H I.
Flnntleroy.
Mr.. John Sharp aid family were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. II
fauhtleroy.
Mr.. Of1e Sharp and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will; Faunt'
l-roy Christmas day
Mr.. Wilson SHARP spent Christ
MAS day here.
Nj. Geo. Sharp spent Sunday here.
Mi. Silas sch.llings was the guea'
OF Friends Sunday.
Miss Minnie and Mr.. Polette Powc
OF P.ttman. Miss, were the guests
Ct hr. and Mrs. Jacob jenkins Chris.
n as
Mr. Chas. McNeese and his two
S SISTERS, of Sheridan. were visitor
here.
Mr. Earl Srarp, from Sl:dell. spent
.rc Christmas holidays with his par
en's here.
Misses Carrie and Olive Dutsch nf
:. eldheim, were the guests t.. MISS
Lathe Williams Sunday.
Mr.. Newsom Grantham was guest
o: friends here Sunday evening
Mr.. Hubert Purvie was the guest
OF friends here Sunday.
Miss Martha Williams from S'!e:,-
dan. spent Christmas with her par
erts
Mss Hattie Quaye spent Christ
mas day with her aunt.
Messrs. Frank and Bennett Jenk
lis were pleasant visitors Of Misses
Iou'se and Hilda Sharp Chr stmr.s
day.
MIR. Rankin Fitzgerald and wsI'
q: Blond, visited their parents on
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. jenkins spent
Christmas with their parents.
Mr. w. Jones and Mr.. T. ]. Han-
II on, of Julia. were with fr ends
asst Sunday.
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GREATEST HOLIDAY
IS OF THE HOME
Especially Does the Day Upon Which
the Nation Gives Thanks for the
Many Mercles Extended Stand az a
Revelation Of Domestic Happiness.

HERE Is ample cause for the spir-
II of Thanksgiving day in the
place which the home holds In
American life 1t is enough to
make any people grateful to be able
to depend upon such domestic health.
peace and happiness as prevail in the
United States.
Thanksgiving day brings uncounted
family reunions. II means the return
to old homes OF those who have gone
far away. II reunites circles long
broken. 1t exalts the family idea.
the foundation on which human So
ciety rests.
And every year the holiday OF the
hearth, the day dedicated, informally
but not the less certainly, to the
home principle, finds the number OF
happy households In America larger
than ever before. Every November
the picture of home gatherings, in
gratitude and peace. Is painted on a
scale more vast and impressive.
The most extreme pessimist knows
in his heart that this is true. 1t is
impossible to reflect upon the progress
Vi lhS COuHlly anu INC BdlUb InhOe
by the people OF the United States,
despite all drawbacks and mishaps,
without realizing that in the broadcast
sense the life OF the nation is health
Ter. sounder, safer and happier than
ever.
And the old-fashioned cornerstone
on which this national health and san
ity of mind and spirit rests is the
family. 1t takes Thanksgiving to bring
into due prominence the enduring
foundation of the wonderfully complex
and elaborate structure of American
life.
When the millions OF widened family
circles are formed today, around we'll
laden tables, the position OF the Amerl-
can life is patent to every thought
full citizen Of this republic. II is al
ways clear enough to keen.eyed
strangers visiting the foremost coun-
try Of the New World.
While the great holiday OF the home
stands where 1t has always stood,
where IL stands today, as a revelation
of domestic happiness and family 10y
atty. there will be nothing vitality
amiss with the American nation. Tho
spirit of Thanksgiving day is a moral
tonic and a guarantee Of civic health.
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The Best Misunderstanding.

There Is one blessing which is never
taken away from those who want II.
II is worthier of our thanksgiving than
all other blessings combined And
the more we give thanks for It, the
more we shall see in It TO give thanks
for. This blessing is God himself.
Have we learned the Joy OF thanking
God for himself? Have we practiced
this form Of thanksgiving daily? To
pour out our Thanksgiving TO God for
what he fl has a remarkable result.
II means that I'm the very act OF such
Thanksgiving we receive more Of him
90 be thankful for. Il is as though,
when we thanked a friend for a gen
erous gift OF money, with every word
on our thanks that friend poured more
money into our hands. The outgoing
OF our praise 10 God means the in
coming Of Cod Let us take time
apart on this Thanksgiving day, alone
with God. 20 praise him and thank
him for what he is. A halfhour spent
thus with him. with perhaps the book
Of Psalms open before us, can make
the day memorable in our lives.
Moreover-let u DO said reverently-
~ Will make the day memorable in
Gods own life; for the praise OF his
children rejoices Gods heart. Shall
we not make II a day OF thankspiv.
inR I'm heaven because OF our thanks.
giving on earth Sunday School
Times
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For days Of health. for nights o.
quiet sleep; for seasons Of bounty, for
all carth's contributions to our need
through this past year. Good Lord. We
thank thee. For our country's shelter:
for our homes, for the joy OF faces
and the JOY Of hearts that love; fos
the power Of great examples, for hoi,
ones who lead us in the ways Il life
and love. for our powers OF growth.
for longings TO be better and do more .
for ideals that ever rise above our
real, for opportunities we'll used GOOD
Lord. we hunbly thank thee, For our
temptations. and for any victory over
sins that close besel us. for the glad.
ness that abides with loyalty. for the
blessedness Of service and the lower
to 30 ourselves 10 others needs: for
our necessities TO work. for burdens.
pain and disappointments. means Of
growth; for sorrow; for death: for all
that brings as nearer to each other.
nearer to ourselves, near 20 thee. for
life: We thank thee. . our Fatherl--
w C. Gannett.
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TT HE great American nation takes
a holiday at the bidding of the
president every November. Our
many states all unite In keeping
the beautiful festival OF Thanksgiving
Its very name is suggestive because
the giving OF thanks implies a recog-
milton of One. unseen but everything.
who sends the world the gifts on
which It's existence depends From
Almighty God we receive the rain, the
sunshine. the summers heat and the
winters cold. the bread we eat, the
fuel that warns us and the clothing
We wear. There are few so foolish or
so stupid as not TO believe in the
great Creator and the kind All-Father,
from whose hand our daily blessings
come. Especially should you and
have a thought of him when the
myriad homes OF the country are en-
joying at this season the gifts that
must be traced directly TO the kind
ness OF heaven. The great nation
keeps anksgiving, but the great ma
ton Is composed OF millions OF indi-
vidual persons, among them you who
read and / who write. Suppose we
stop and ask ourselves what we like
best about this holiday and what spirit
we may most fittingly bring to it's
celebration
First. I think we like II because It
is so genial and jolly, so cheerful and
bright, so patriotic and stirring a day.
Thousands of families are reunited at
the Thanksgiving dinner The trains
that come TO New England or Penn
sylvania or Illinois. from California,
Oregon and Nevada, bring home for
Thanksgiving men and women who
want to be boys and girls once more
under the old roof.
! remember watching from a train
as 1t stopped at a station the delight
ed greeting OF halfdozen people who
seemed to be father, mother sons and
daughters as they swarmed upon a
dear little old lady who was waiting
TO receive them. Her husband. a
white-haired patriarch, who might
have sat for the portrait OF Santa
Claus, was holding his horses while
the children and grandchildren
thronged into the big four-seated
wagon. They had come home for
Thanksgiving. Many such scenes will
be enacted this year. as they have
been every year since our country was
settled
If we have been so unwise as to let
a pessimistic spirit weave it's evil spell
around us. let us break the letters
without delay. Wherever we are, at
home OF abroad. rich or poor, let us be
thankful that we have reached anoth-
ct golden milestone in life I repeat
that Thanksgiving is a genial. cheer
ful, wholesome and breezy day. Let
us make the best ont Of #. and wher-
ever we are be as jolly as we can.
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LET US ALL GIVE THANKS
Season Is Time to Be Glad, and te
Make Others Around Us Par
take Of Our Joy.

Let US make this the best Thanks
giving of our lives. Remember our
gratitude is not measured by the size
OF the family larder. Abundance
tends to contentment. but many
man In limited circumstances is hap
pier than others OF larger means
Real wealth and worth lies not in the
abundance a man hath, but I'm content
ment's gold. When the heart is full
the whole world is richer. Your smile
will go a long way toward making
someone else happy cheerful life
opens avenues to future achievement
hidden 20 him who sees no good
around him. The past is a matter of
record, the present is near and real.
the future is limited only by yourself.
Make II all II can be. and history will
add a new chapter. and you will be
the hero.
Let us give thanks The nation
needs the inspiration Of your song.
There are plenty OF groans and grunts
and growls. We need more song
II hnin't no use 70 grunbie and complain;
It's just AZ cheap and easy 20 rejoice.
You Will feel more manly by being
glad. II adds TO your self-respect and
makes you feel that you lave a place
in the world. Inspire your age with a
new type OF chivalry Meet drones
and hckers with a smile and you will
do much TO bring In the good time
that is 20 be. Wherever you are lot
this be a real period OF Thanksgiving
Let US see n we cannot add 70 the
worlds Joy By the spirit OF our own
living
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Much to Be Thankful Enr

IF ever We are tempted to say that
though others have much TO be thank
ful for, our lives are hard and our
paths are thorny, let US stop a minute
and see by what standard we are
measuring our blessings n we look
al e cripple plodding along with
crutches We cannot help being thank
ful that We have feet which serve us
well and that we can walk and run
without so much as considering the
effort. II we see somebody who is
barefooted we may be thankful for
shoes When the rain beats on the
roof at night we may be thankful for
the house that shelters us. When the
doctor calls next door 10 see an in
valid who is tossing with fever we
may be thankful that We are wen. II
there are flowers on the door bell
across the street we may be thanlNul
shat there are 10 vacant chairs IN our
home