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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
CARRIES OFF FIRST HON.
ORS AT BATON ROUGE.
AWARDED THE
GOLD MEDAL
Has Always Been Prominent in De-
bate and Defamation i'm School
and Other Affairs Here.

Whitaker Riggs, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitaker Riggs. Of Covington,
nas proven the wisdom of his selec-
zion to compete at the State High
school Rally. at Baton Rouge, May
/, 1914, as a representative of the
covington High School, of which he
Is a pupil. He defended the policy
Of Secretary Daniels in building up
che navy Of the United States, and
he did it in such manner that ne
won first place in the debate and was
awarded the gold medal. thus Civ ng
distinguished honors to his school
and winning for himself the highest
praise for his accomplishments as a
debater. The honor is one that not
will be proud of. We give below h 8
argument as delivered:
Mr.. Chairman, Honorable Judges.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The question before us is:
Resolved, that the policy of Sec
:etary Daniels for the building of
he navy is for the best interests Of
his country.
In interpreting this question, we
must notice especially the two terms
building" which in the above SEN
fence includes the erecting as well
as the support Of the navy. and the
term best interests" which means
chat this policy is the one than can
oe best utilized to the benefit or in
iuence of this country.
Taking the question as a whole,
the policy OF Secretary Daniels re-
solves itself practically into three
s,arts. namely:
A conservative increase in the
equipment of our navy;
An ambition to make the navy a
great university with college extern
,sions, afloat and ashore;
! And an economical production of
and munitions of war.
The above policy stands midway
between two extremes. The first
one of the opposition advocates COM
plete disarmament, introduced by
naval holiday, with result Of world
wide peace. A beautiful theory!
The other opposing proposition
favors the building of enough battle
ships to keep pace with any nation
Of the world.
In answer to the first argument,
we say that Secretary Daniels favors
universal peace as strongly as any
one. But he does differ in the meth
I'd of obtain ng that peace. The
naval holiday proposition, which
means that there should be cessa-
ton in the building Of battleships for
one year, is Impractical. The Hon
orable Winston Churchill of Eng
and advocates this vacation policy,
out would England as a whole con-
cede to it should the United States
take the initiative? No single ma
ton, with large interests, can safely
take a vacation in the building of
That much desired va
cation, If it comes at all, must come
through the concerted action of all
nations. However, "1t is not va
cation we need. but a permanent
policy to guard against extravagant
and needless expansions" says Sec
retary Daniels.
Even now Russia refuses to call
The 1915 Hague Conference unless
she is assured that the complete dis
question be omitted.
So we see that the conditions are
not yet ripe for. complete disarma-
ment, nor for the theoretical means
to that end-a naval holiday.
The other policy, than of an ex-
cessive increase in our navy, is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09

Extra Base Hits, Sacrtftce Hits and
Stolen Bases.
Two base hits, Lansing and Chau-
vim 2, Didier and M:cholle l. Total
of 6 to opponents 8. Three base
hits. St. Paul o, opponents 2. Sac
rifice hits, Daigle 1. Total l to OPP
ponents 2. Stolen bases. Chauvin 6,
Gueno 5, Lansing 3, Micholle and
Cassagne 2, Daigle. Landry. Delcam-
bre, Hughes and Did;er 1 each.
Total %, to opponents Z.
Pitching Record.
Delcambre, games 4, innings 36,
runs 10, hits 20, struck out 48, base
on balls 9, hit by pitcher /, won 3,
lost /. Percentage $50.
Opponents, games 4, innings 33,
runs 10, hits FL, struck out 55. base
on balls 8, hit by pitcher 2, won /.
lost 8. Percentage $50.
Team batting and Filding.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09

Plesall Pile Ointment is worth
more to the sufferer from piles than
its weight in gold. Try it. At the
Beach Drug Store, Vaudeville. II
you don't live in Vaudeville, write
for it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
WHEN MAKING PASTRY
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE
REMEMBERED.
INGREDIENTS to Be Used Should Always
Be CoId-Shortening Must Not
Be Cut Too SmslI-Care OF
the Under Crust.

Making a good pie is the test Oh
good cooking; but rich puff paste is
not at all necessary. A well made'
fiaky pie crust will. in fact, be much
better for the family than the rlcher
pastry, and with little experience
and more care even Mrs. Newlyweo
should be able to produce specimen
above reproach.
Ingredients for pastry making
should always be cold. A good recipe
for family pie crust is as follows:
Three cupfuls of -four. one of shorten
ing, and ice water to mix (about three
fourths of a cupfuU. Butter ana
lard, chicken fat and lard or beef drip
pings and lard in equal quantities
make a good shortening.
Always sift the flour and also cnop
the fat into the -four. If flaky crust
Is wanted the shortening must not De
chopped too fine. Sprinkle the water
In a little at a time and toss about
with fork to mix. Turn on a Toured
board, dust with flour and roll back
and forth until the paste is oblong,
and fold over in three layers. Roll
again and fold, when the paste Is
ready, though 1t will be improved by
setting away in the icebox for an
hour.
The reason why the. shortening
should not be cut too small is that lit
lie balls of it hardened by the Ice wa
ter mixed with tho -four make the
crust faky after the folding and roll
Ing Fat rubbed into -four until 1t
teels "mealy'' makes short piecrust.
Three rollings are as many as this
paste will stand. To press too much
breaks the balls of fat while they really
should only be flattened Otherwise
the oven
Some people use a little baking
powder in piecrust. In that case less
shortening is required.
Never use a rich paste as an under
crust, because 1t soaks up the contents
Of the pie. Always cut pastry with
very sharp knife. If 1t is jagged at all
around the edges the pastry will not
rise 80 we'll Cuttings and trimmings
should be used for ornamentation or
smaller dishes. Putting several pieces
together to form one large one is not
= success, although 1t will answer. OF
course for the home table.
To give glazed appearance to
pie. brush over with q beaten egg be-
fore putting into the oven.
Pastry will rise better If put ice
cold into hot oven. When the great.
est heat is at the bottom the pie will
bake most successfully. because the
paste will puff up from the heat be.
fore the top has a chance to get too
brown.
In making pates roll out the paste
half an inch thick. Cut two rounds
the same size and take a small round
from the center of one. Use the ring
left for laying on the other round.
Brush with water to make It stick.
The small round is used for q cover
after filling the plate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
REST SEEMS OUT OF DATE

theatrical manager responsible for the
innovation intimates that prices will
range from IS upwards He expects
to draw much Of his talent from stage
folk travelling from one country to the
other to fill engagements. although
there will be some permanent mem.
bers of the ocean company.
Poor old tired business man! Go
where he will the vaudevi,lians still
pursue him. It may be said that II he
prefers seclusion he can go to his bunk
below. theoretically he can, but in
practise It doesn't work out that way.
II there's any fun a-going he'll not be
able to keep out Of it. The modern
ocean liner emphatically is not a rest
cure Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
Dancing In the Old Days,

Dancing in the woods was the old
manner in the classic times and myth
ology tells of the worship thus paid
by the pagans to the gods. The poets
sang Of 1t. The priests of Mars were
the principal dancers In the sacred
rites to that deity. There was also
the religious dancing alluded to in the
Old Testament. as when David danced
before the ark to express his 10Y and
that Of his people, and there were the
dances Of the Druids round the al.
tars and the mysterious stones.
Never, perhaps. in the history of
the world, was dancing more popular
than 1t Is today-not even in the pleas
ant time when In England, Ireland
and France the people danced on the
green. Oliver Goldsmith, travelling
ON Snot, paid his way by playing for
the dancers on his flute.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

have been useful at the Cherry mine
fire in Illinois several years ago. where
so many men lost their lives. The res
cue crews there had to subject them
selves to unnecessary dangers in de
scending the wrecked shaft because OF
lack of means Of signaling. The de-
vice is SO arranged that in the absence
Of human intelligence to direct the Civ
ing Of prearranged code Of signals.
the gong on the surface and In the en-
CINE house would ring continuously.
which. in every case, would be the sig
nal to hoist Immediately.
The bureau has also applied for a
number of patents on processes for ex-
tracing vanadium, uranium and ra-
Gium from ores. such as carnotite ore.
These processes are the result Of the
work Of the Denver (Colo) laboratory
o. the bureau of mines, and their pur-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
AFRICAN GARB TOO ADVANCED
Church Women Are Startled at Coz
tunes They Are Requested
to Wear.

A story of how a womens mission
airy society of church at Rushyille,
Ind, planned to give an entertainment
and use some costumes that were to
be received from Africa is going the
rounds. The society prepared for the
arrival of box of curios, which was
to be- sent by missionary in Africa.
A letter explaining the contents Of
the box said there would be two
dresses worn by the native women Of
Africa. Arrangements were completed
for the entertainment, and two wonfI
en- were selected to wear the nativs|
costume. Since the arrival of the box
the subject of the proposed enter
tainment Is one that admits only OF
conversation behind the palm of ones
hand. The costumes consisted oil
two strings of beads. with fringe
few inches long. They were mott
worn by the Rushville women.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

pose is to reduce the cost of making
radium and TO prevent the monopoly
which goes with the socalled secret
processes. The patents have been
asked for in the names of Richard b.
Moore, in charge of the Denver labora-
tory. and Karl Kithil. his assistant.
With the great demand for radium in
the treatment Of cancer, the bureau
OF mines looks upon this invention as
another possible means of saving hui
man life. 1t Is estimated that these
new methods will cut the cost of ra-
{ I'm fully one-half, and perhaps more.
They are to be for the use Of any citi-
zen of the United States.
Still another engineer Of the bu-
reau, Alfred c. Heggem, in charge Of
oil Investigations, has invented new
type of valve to control casing heads
for oil wells, device that will at once
shut of the flow of gas or oil In new
well and in that way stop the enor-
nous waste of these resources that
has been going on for years in the
United States. The new valve has
been tried out in the Gushing field of
Oklahoma and has proved successful.
1t is said that in the past it has been
difficult to control many Of the wells
and that millions of dollars worth of
oil and gas have gone to waste. This
new device. which, like the other
patents, is to be dedicated to the pub
lie. is expected to stop much of this
waste.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
Little Possibility Of Escaping From
the Strenuousness Of Life Of
This Modern Time.

Time was when q doctor said to q
business man: you need rest Take
an ocean voyage. Then you will be
far away from every thought OF busi-
ness. No message can reach you, not
even the daily papers. For q whole
week you will be absolutely cut OF
from the world" Then came Marconi
and his wireless. Forthwith the big
ocean steamships had their daily news
papers and stock quotations. Passen-
gers received private messages from
land at all hours of the day and night.
Men transacted business with their
of{ices practically az well as II they
were only detained at home for few
days and employing thee4elephone as Q
medium of communication. With the
means Of keeping In touch with affairs
on shore few busy men with large in
terests could refrain from making use
Of the agencies at hand. There was lit
tie difference between travelling on an
ocean liner and staying at a big hotel.
Now comes announcement of q fresh
invasion OF the steamship by forces
that properly belong on land. The
newest giant liner, recently arrived at
New York, introduced ocean vaude-
vile. The great lounge" is to be
converted into theater seating $500
and entertainment will be provided by
q company Ct artists from London
music hall. II the scheme proves sue
cessful musical comedy and even
grand opera may be given later. OF
course. the performances win not be
nee to passengers. The English
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons w
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee =
Postum as a daily beverage, 10 grow
ing each day.
1t is only simple question OF NJ
ing it for oneself in order to know
the joy of returning health as realizes
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
II had been q coffee drinker nealys
all my life and it affected my stoma0
caused insomnia and ] was selaes &
without q headache. ! had
about Postum and how benensaG
was. so concluded to quit cones
try it.
Il was delighted with the cnan Is
I can now sleep we'll and seldom
have headache. My stomach has
ten strong and I can eat without
fering afterwards. / think my "
system greatly benefited by Postun
my brother also suffered fo.
stomach trouble while he drank 9
fee, but now. since using Postum,
feels so much better he would MOI 9
back to coffee for anything.
Name given by Postum Co., base.
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Aoao
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must DO
boiled-15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble ~
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quiz. ~
in a cup of hot water and
cream and sugar, makes a denc
beverage instantIy-3oc and SOC g
The cost per cup Of both nnos
about the same.
There's Q Reason" for Postum
sold by Groe
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
Popovers.

One cupful of -four, one-fourth tea
spoonful salt. seven-eighths cupful
milk, and one egg. Mix salt with sift.
ed flour, then gradually add the milk
go the mixture does not become lumpy.
then add the beaten egg and beat with
Dover egg beaten until the mixture
Is full of bubbles. Pour into kissing
hot iron gem pans which have been
well buttered and bake in a hot oven
between thirty and thirty-flve minutes.
II the popovers become brown too
soon, cover them with a piece Of
heavy wrapping paper. Iron gem pans
must be used In place Of tin ones,
because the heat il more even.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
emothered Rabbit.

Soak one pair Of cleaned rabbits In
salt water for two or three hours.
Wipe carefully with a dry cloth and
rub all over with little oil. Season
we'll with salt and pepper and sprinkle
with -four. Put them In a pan that
has been well creased with oil or drip
pings (oil Is preferable, as it adds
flavor to the rabbits). Put into q
moderate oven. and when they COM
mence to brown add q little boiling
water. Basic frequently and serve on
o large platter.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

Cleanliness neJ
to Goodness cIland
clothes frequently
big wash Of coursel
not much troubu
though. Use RUB.NOl
MORE CARBO NAPTHl|
SOAP. No rubbineJ
clothes soon on lin!
sweet and cIaon
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
ORIGINAL Molasses Cookies,

One-half cupful sugar. two table
spoonfuls OF butter and lard, cream
together with sugar. one-half cupful
molasses, one-half cupful sweet milk,
one-half teaspoonful ginger. one tea
spoonful soda in -four; flour enough
to roll; roll thin and bake in hot oven
ave minutes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
The Voice Of ExperjRnce.

so you want to marry my daugh'
ter" said Mr. Cumrox.
YES" replied the young man. !
am sure she loves me-"
That isn't the consideration that
most affects your prospect of future
happiness. What you want to do Is %
find out whether her mother likes
you"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29
In Preserving Time.

Boil the corks before bottling
pickles, preserves, etc. While hot they
can be pressed into the bottles. and
when cold they seal them tightly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

Critics are pessimistic persons who
have a penchant for throwing stones
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

NGINEERS of the Uni
ted States bureau OF
mines have recently per
fected six devices. five
OF which indirectly in
volve the saving Of hui
man life and the sixth
the saving from waste
of natural resources. In
each instance appllca-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-13
MOTHERS OF THIS COUNTRY

have through all ages past and will
through all years to come, take care
of the ordinary simple ailments in
cldent to every family with their own
iavoritc remedy.
III almost every home in the land.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the recognized standard
household remedy for female ills;
Thousands Of American women owe
their good health TO it. Made from
the roots and herbs of The field, it is
. simple remedy in which suffering wo
men may place perfect confidence. II
contains no narcotics OF harmful drugs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-13
Comfy IN CHINESE MISSIONS.
Makes for Effective Strategy Chris
tianization of Country Expected.

a new piece Of China has been as
signed to thr American Board bv the
! lnnh continuation committee. y group
| organized to carry out the policy OF
the Edinburgh nterdenomiuational
convention. This new field. comprising
about Il third of the province Of Shcnsi.
is about the size Of Massachusetts. and
has probably twice that state s popuIa-
ton There is not a mission station.
and 50 far as known not native
/ Christian living in the field. But there
are seven or eight walled cities. :; gov
eminent center or two. n rich agricui-
tUral region aud a large city. under the
J shadow of the Great Wall, which i the
trade center for all that part of China
and eastern Mongolia and the military
! headquarters OF the army of the north
western provinces. Shensi CONTAINS vast
| deposits Of coal, iron and petroleum
! and its people are said to be Very in
j telbgcnt and physically vigorous.
| This section was assigned to the
! American board because it joins the
| board : field in ShanSi. the province
which has made such Il remarks BILE re
| coNery from the time Of the BoXel
/ massacres IN 1900
/ An unexpected gift from a Boston
! business man for new work in China
enables the board to accept this new
! field with its heavy. responsibilities
! and plans are already under way fo'
occupying the II leading towns o
northern Shensi by means of trained
native evangelists, There will undoubt
eddy follow schools, dispensaries. and ;
hospital. Comfy between the denomina
mate Christianization of this grea
lions in China makes for effective stra
tegy in mission work. and the uIti
country may be looked for with con
fidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-13
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Miss Nellie Proutt of Western avenue
went to Boston Saturday to spend "a
weeks vacation. s.
Miss Ida Wilder is caring for her aunt,
Mrs. Warren Walker, who has been i'll
several months
Miss Victoria Conner. student nurse in
the Melrose hospital, went to her home in
Exeter, \. H., Saturday to stay week
Miss Elizabeth McFeigh has returned
from a visit in Germantown. Pa, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Goodhue and fam
lily.
Mrs. r. p Hamilton and son, Slas
who went with the high school party to
Washington, stopped over i'll New York
| to remain a few days.
Mrs. Clarence Barney will move into
the upstairs tenement in her father
house May l Mrs. Barney has made hen
home with her parents several months.
Miss Susan Clark will leave Saturda,
for Washington, ID. c.. where she vii
attend the congress of the ID. A r. She
will spend month with relatives in tn,
city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-13

the above in Il political way because if
we mistake not, The Reformer itself has
chided those who CHANGED to talk politics
at OF IN connect ton with the meeting OF
the Greater Vermont association but in
trying to laugh Prouty out of his asser-
ton that Vermont is bound to be prima-
rIly agricultural state, The Reformer
may itself be looking through the wrong
end OF the telescope. Perhaps The Re
former man is looking at the state from
Nlndham county standpoint. Manufac-
turing is bound to be an increasing factor
IN y ermont and especially in those coun-
ties like Wndham, where there is power
III abundance and good farm and rather
scarce. But the lower end of Vermont
is narrow and while manufacturing may
be increasing rapidly in that part of the
state and will continue to do so. actual
statewide facts prove that the larger part
of the state Is developing in agriculture
more rapidly.
The last available figures for industrial
development in the state show that from
1904 to 1909 the capital invested in man
ufacturng III Vermont increased 17J per
cent. The last available figures for the
agricultural interests of Vermont, 1900 to
1910, show that the capital invested i'm
| agriculture increased 81 per cent in that
| period. Our agricultural interests have an
Investment OF $1J000O.OO while our
manufacturers have invested about SD
100000. We would ask The Rcforner.
with these facts before it, how and when
Vermont as whole will become much
| OF anything but farming community
Barton Monitor
| This Is a revival OF an old argument
| winch We like To see stirred up because
| We believe that both sides are right If
crmont has great development of pros
perlty during the next few years it is to
be hoped that both agriculture and manu-
| featuring will contribute part
The Randolph Herald and News phrascd
! i Happily in an editorial reprinted IN The
Banner last week headed Not Lop-Sid-
ed. Lop-sdcd Development is often
tworse than none at all. and creates con
tdition such a. now exists in certain in
dustrial centers of New England and
other thckly settled parts of the country.
We need the agricultural development
not only a. an end in itself, but to fur
uish a continued strain of country blood
for our towns and cities. We need an in
du>trial development to take advantage OF
oGr great opportunities To furnish mar
ket not only for county crops but for the
overflow OF Young men and young women
from the farms, some OF, whom are sure
to find their way to the towns and cities
\ human stream flowing each way
/ would be an ideal condition. The county
needs the ginger and go that come from
the city. and the city needs the calm in
tdustry. concentration. perseverance. and
thrift that the country supplies Let Us
build on both foundations. - Bennington
Banner.