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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
SHERIFF's SALE.
Theodore Dendinger VS.. Ernest l..
Goodbee, ct ais.
No. 1885.
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court
St. Tammany Parish, State
of Louisiana.

BY virtue of an order Of seizure
and sale from the honorable afore'
said court, and to me directed, bear
ing date the 10th of July, 1915,
will proceed to sell at public auction
at the front door of the courthouse
in the town of Covington, La, be
tween legal sale hours, to the highest
bidder, on
Saturday, August %, 1913,
the following described property, to.
wit:
/. The northeast quarter section
township south, range 10 east
containing 164.42 acres.
2. East half of northwest quarter
and the northwest quarter of north
west quarter and the northeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter of section 3
township south, range 10 east, con.
tanning 164.41 acres.
3. The east half of northeast
quarter of section 33 and the ives,
half of northwest quarter section 81
township south, range 10 east.
containing 1926 acres.
4. The southwest quarter section
"a township south, range 10 east
containing 165 acres.
5. Lots s and 9 in square No.
in the Avenues Of Virtue, Commerce
and Morgan in the town of Coving-
ton, St. Tammany parish, Louisiana
said lots having a front Of $50 feet
between parallel lines on Topaz
street by a front of 100 feet on
Theard Avenue, with all the build
ings and Improvements thereon.
6. The east half of northeast
quarter and northeast quarter OF
southeast quarter section 30, and
southeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter, section 10, township 6 south,
range 10 east, containing 161.77
acres.
Z. The railroad, engine, and roll
ing stock now used and to be used
by Ernest and Alfred Goodbee in the
parish Of st. Tammany, La.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without
benefit Of apprafsement.
T. E. BREWSTER,
jul24-6t Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant Ga resolution passed
by the Parish Board of School Di
rectors of the Parish of st. Tam
many, La, at its adjourned meet
ing held on Thursday, August 5
1915, and l n accord with notice.
mailed to e.ch member at least
three days before the meeting, /
N. H. FitzSimons, president of sale
Board, hereby give notice that, in
compliance with said resolution, q
special election will be held in
School District No. l Of said parish
of st. Tammany, Louisiana, ON Tues
day, October 5, 1915, for the pur.
pose Of submitting to the property
taxpayers, qualified under the law
and Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, to vote at said election,
the following propositions, to-wit:
l. To levy a special tax of five
(.005) mills on the dollar on eli
property in School District No. 1 OF
the Parish of st. Tammany, Louisi-
ana, subject to taxation, annually for
q period of ten years, for the pur-
pose Of giving additional aid to pub
lie school of said district.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds
to the amount of Six Thousand
($6,O00.OO) Dollars to run not
longer thman ten years from date
and to bear interest not exceeding
five per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually the purpose OF
constructing and furnishing a puoiic
school building within School Dis
trict Nof l and purchasing site, If
necessary, title to which shall vest
in the public.
For the purpose of said special
election. the polling place will be
the usual polling place in the First
Ward of st. Tammany Parish, and
Homer Perrin, BENZ. Gallon and
Christian Koepp have been appointed
Commissioners, and Paul A. Blan-
chard, Clerk Of Election, to serve
at the regular polling place in Madi-
sonville, Louisiana. At said special
election the polls will open at 700
O'Clock q. M, and close at 500 D
m, and the election will be con-
Quoted according to the laws of
Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that at ten
O'Clock .. m. on Thursday, October
Z, 1916, the said parish school board
VIII meet at the superintendent Of
cce In Covington, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the bal
!ot oox. examine and count the bal
lots In number and amount, examine
ana canvass the returns and declare
cne results OF said special election.
N. H. FITZ SINONS.
President.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
CONSTIPATION CURED OVER
NIGHT.

A small dn5e Of Po-Do-Lax tonieht
and you enjoy full. free, easy bowel
movement in the morning. No xrin-
ing, Tor Po-Do-Lax IL Podophyllin
NAY Applet without the grippe. Po-
Do-Lax corrects the cause Of coneta.
patton BY arousing the liver, increae.
inf the now Il bile. Bile 10 Nature'a
antiseptic In the bowels. With the
proper amount Of bile, digestion II
bowels IL perfect. No gas. NO fer.
menfatton, NO constipation. Don't
pc sick, nervous, irritable. Get 4
Dottle OF Po-Do-LAx from Your drug
eist now and cure. your constips-
ton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Came to my place about 18 months
ago, one red heifer. Owner may re-
cover same by proving mark and
brand and paying expenses.
H. NJ ROBERTS,
6 miles north of Covington.
jul31-3t"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
NOTICE.

On and after Monday, July 26th
1915, the dog ordinance will be en-
forced. All dos caught at large
after the above date will be impound-
ed and subject to costs. You car
avoid trouble by securing a dog Ii
cense for so cents at the Mayors
Office.
P.J. LACROIX,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAND.
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Victor Latour VS.. Widow Octave
ALBERT.
No. 1891
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Parish of st. Tammany
Louisiana.

By virtue of a writ of Seizure and
sale from the honorable aforesaid
court and to me directed. bearing
date July 9Th, 1915, will proceed
to sell to the last and highest bidder
at the front door of the courthouse
in the town Of Covington, La, on
Saturday, August Fl, 1918,
the following described property, to-
wit:
1. One certain square of ground
lying and being in the parish of st.
Tammany, in that portion thereof
surveyed and known as Abita Springs
and is known and described as be-
ing square 8. southeast division. and
is bounded by Live Oak. Andrews,
Laurel, and on the south by the limit
line Of Abita Springs, said square
measures three hundred feet square,
and comprises lots one to twelve, in
elusive, as per plan of Paul L. Guz-
man, surveyor, on file in the clerks
office.
(a) Two certain squares in Abita
Springs. La, designated - Nos. one
and two southeast division. ON q plan
drawn by Paul L. Guxman, surveyor,
March II, 1888. Square No. / IL
bounded by Andrews, Hickory and
Live Oak streets. and in the rear or
at the south by the lands Of the
Poitevent E Favre Lumber Co.,
which square measures three hum
dred feet square. Square No. two
is bounded by Eads street, Andrews
street, Hickory street and Lave Oak
street, and measures three hundred
feet square, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
(b) Three certain lots Of ground,
together with ell the buildings and
Improvements thereon, designated -
lots four and i've and seven Of square
ID" on the same plan Of Paul L.
Guzman. said square IL bounded BY
Hickory, Eads, Andrews and Maple
streets, and said lots measure: Lots
four and I'VE measure aixty feet
front on Hickory street by one hun
dred and twenty feet In depth. Lot
i've forming the corner Of Hickory
and Andrews streets. Lot seven lies
in the rear Of lots four and I'VE and
measures sixty feet front ON Andrews
street by one hundred and nifty feet
in depth.
Together with all and singular the
furniture and other effects therein
contained on the property herein
above described "A" and "B" and
forming part Of the hotel located on
said property.
Except that part Of above describ-
ed property sold to the New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad, az recorded
in G. O. B. Sc. folio IS, and C. o. b.
48. folio 426.
Terms-Cash. without benefit Of
appraisement.
T. Z. BREWSTER,
Juliet Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
Resoaataoa olosane street,.

Whereas. tie St. Tammany Fair
Assoetation (lnc.) has purchased
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14

dent, a vice president and q secre-
tary-treasurer. The first board OF
directors, with postofice addresses
are as follows:
A. D. Geoghegan, Hennen Build
ing, New Orleans, La, president.
Charles Monstead, Hennen Build
ing, New Orleans, La. vice president.
Oscar Reeh, Hennen Building.
New Orleans, La, secretary-treas-
urer.
On the second Tuesday of Janu-
airy, 1917, and ON the same day of
each succeeding year, except when
such day shall fall on . legal holt
day, then upon the next following
day, the stockholders shall elect
q board Of directors for the ensuing
year, the board already installed to
continue to hold over until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
The board Of directors 30 elected
shall select from their own number
the officers Of the corporation ~
above provided, and may also up.
point . manager Of the corporation
The election Of directors shall be by
ballot, and the persons receiving the
largest number Of votes cast shall
be declared elected. For electing d.
rectors- or for any other purpose,
each share Of stock, whether present
or BY proxy, shall be entitled to one
vote. and majority Of votes cast
shall be required to pass any resolu-
ton or decide any question submit
ted TO the stockholders, except for
tia A1tAOAk&AN
charter or tho dissolution of the cor.
poEation. - hereinafter provided.
The 0aiA board e dlsoetor. ~.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
eight squares Of ground situated in

eight squares OF ground situated IN
the Town Of Covington, La, for the
purpose of promoting an annual fair
devoted to the public interest Of St.
Tammany parish, and
Whereas, the said tr.ct of land is
transversed by certain unopened
streets, according to the map Of the
Town Of Covington, to-wit:
Eighth street running from Home
vile road to c street; l. street run
ming to Seventh to Ninth street; A
street running from Seventh to
Ninth streets; B street running from
Seventh to Ninth streets; all in thu
Connolly addition in the Town OF
Covington. and
Whereas, said streets have at nc
time been open to public use or
thoroughfare, and have been aban
doned by the public, and it is to til
interest of successful operation OF
the said parish fairs, that the said
st. Tammany Parish Fair Associa-
ton to be permitted to inclose said
streets along with the balance of its
property.
Therefore Ne it resolved that the
said st. Tammany Parish Fair As
ISOLATION unc.) be and the same is
hereby authoris I'd and permitted tc
close the aforesaid streets as set
forth in this resolution.
Be it further resolved that this
body premulgate the necessary Or
dinance which will permit the car
rying Of these resolutions into effect.
An ordinance to permit the clos
ing of certain streets in the Town of
Covington by the St. Tammany Par
ish Fair Association Inc)
Sec. l. Be itordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of
Covington that the st. Tammany Par
ish Fair Association Inc.) be and
they are hereby granted the privil-
eye of inclos;ng the following named
streets:
Eighth street running from
Homesville road to C street; L
street running from Seventh to
Ninth street: A street running from
Seventh to Ninth street; B street
running from Seventh to Ninth
street, all in the Connolly addition to
the Town Of Covington, Louisiana.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
that the ordnance shall take effect
from and after date ofitspromul-
cation.
Adopted August 3, 1915.
PAUL J. LACROIX,
L. A. PERREAND, Mayor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14
CHARTER

Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-08-14

I. N. ellis. deputy clerk and ex-
omcio recorder Of st. Tammany par
tsh. La, do hereby certify that the
above charter Of Les Coquilles Co.
Inc, was filed for record and record
ed In Charter Book No. 1. folio So.
ETC., OF the records Of st. Tammany
parish, La. ON July 8, 1915.
This 9Th day Of July, 1915.
N. GILLIS.
Dy. Clerk Of Court and Ex-Omcio
RECORDER Of st. Tammany Par
isl, Louisiana,
Jul1o-st
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forces the soft, often mudlike substance
to squeeze or bulge upward in the CEN
ter of the canal. This causes the for
nation of islands. During the dry sea-
son the earth Is dried out and baked.
It Is then brittle and breaks easily, with
the result that 1t has a tendency to
fiakiness. which makes it prone to move
downward by gravity.
The slides are of four distinct types,
each apparently occurring separately,
but at the same time aiding and abet-
ting the others. They all work to
pull the material down from the high
slopes as well as to force material up
through the canal bottom. According to
geologist, these types are: Structural
breaks and determinations resulting in
slides, normal or gravity slides, fault
zone slides and weathering or surface
erosion.
Earth, movements throughout the en-
tire Gaillard cut section have much to
do with the selection of 1ock-type
canal as opposed to the sea level. which
was advocated and started by the
French to be later given up in favor
of the lock type when the slide diff
culties In the cut became great. The
sea-level type is still maintained the
only feasible one by many eminent
engineers, who say the Panama canal
ultimately will have to be converted.
They base their contention. not so
much upon the existence of the slides,
as upon the great increase in the size
of ocean-going vessels which may out
grow the present locks.
Engineers who have been and still
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Twin Slides of Gaillard Cut Close Canal for

The French began the construction
of the Panama canal in 1880. In 1884,
when Philippe Bunau-Varilla arrived
on the isthmus to become connected
with the work, he found that up to
that time Culebra had resisted all at
tackS." He says in his hook on the
Panama canal that 1.-The layer of soft,
plastic clay whicn eXtenus over lne
whole Culebra saddle-back had rem
dered all efforts completely futile once
the rainy season set in, which lasted
from the end of March to the end of
December" Later he also says in the
same volume: THE life of the whole
enterprise hung upon the Culebra
question. Up to that time, the mid
die of 1886, nothing had succeeded
there, the work of the company'S EN-
ployes. the small contractors. had
failed"
When the French companies found
that little progress could be made in
excavating Culebra cut because of the
slides, they gave over the attempt and
did most of their work in other sec
tionS of the canal route. This was
shown by the large amount of eXcava-
tion that was done elsewhere to the
almost complete abandonment of the
work at Culebra. In spite of this they
accomplished much in the thirty years
of operations. Culebra cut had al
ways been conceded to be the great
obstacle which had to be overcome be-
fore the great work at Panama could
be completed.
When the American engineers took
over the work. Culebra or Gaillard
cut, as it is now known, ceased to be
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Last Thursday in November Adopted
as Thanksgiving Day 5OYears Ago

ernor of New York chose day OF
thanksgiving for yearly observance
and several other northern governors
soon followed his lead.
Thanksgiving day In Rhode Island had
rather a sorry beginning. according
to records of the Rhode Island planta-
tion. When Gov. Andros ordered the
citizens to appear for thanksgiving
celebrations there was much scorn dis
played in the matter, and several per-
sons were imprisoned for contempt of
the kings ordinance.
1t was in 1883, on the Sd day of oc-
tober. in New York, that George Wash
ington as the first President of the
United States issued the first national
proclamation for Thanksgiving day.
In the south it was not until 1855
that the day was recognized. Gov.
Johns of Virginia in that year sent a
legislative acknowledgment of the day.
SO that he might the more properly
publish a proclamation. The advice
given him was negative, because the
proposed holiday had origin in Puri-
tanic bigotry."
Nevertheless. there was a difference
of opinion. and two years later. the
next Governor of Virginia issued a
Thanksgiving proclamation. without
asking advice. Eight southern states
began to keep the day the ensuing
year. and did SO in a manner of great
hospitality, up to the time. the war
broke out.
Throughout the four years Of na-
tienal trouble and strife, the observ-
ance of the day was irregular in all
states, and not until 1865, when the
country was at peace again, was the
desire of Lincoln, who had hoped to
see George Washington's proclamation
of Thanksgiving made a national af-
fair on stated day every year, taken
in hand to be carried out. President
Johnson was the medium of this fulfill
ment, but back through the time of
through the days of Washing
ton, and the hearts of a handful of
colenists, the hope of regular observ-
ance by strongly united nation had
threaded its way
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Victory Medals.

N ERMANY has caused to be made a
W wonderful series of medals to
commemorate her numerous victories
since the beginning of the present
war. She has allowed no incident to
be considered unworthy of a medal.
Well known sculptors and medaIists
have been engaged to design the med
ais, and not only bronze and silver.
but even gold has been used in their
manufacture Many of them have cost
considerable sums of money to issue.
but in spite of their high prices they
have commanded very large sale.
Some of the victories which have
been honored with medals are Lou
vain. Ypres, Maubeuge and Tirlemont.
The medal for Maubeuge marks the
defeat of the English cavalry brigades.
A satirical medal was struck for the
entry into the war of Japan. One of
the most interesting of all the collec-
tion is a silver medal with the por-
and bearing the inscription Mach
Paris, 1914" This was made at the
time of the anticipated fall of Paris.
Another medal which was struck to
this inscription: I'VE Germans only
fear God-nothing else in the world"
These last must be given back to the
melting pot.
off the coast of Chile and also the
sinking of the cruisers off the coast
of Holland both received silver and
bronze medals The blockade of Eng
land was rewarded with a medal. 1t is
on this medal that the famous phrase
"Gott strafe England first appeared
And still another medal records the
services Of Count Zeppelin to his gov
ernment. This medal is OF bronze and
bears the head Of the count on one
side and on the other there Is q de-,
sign of a Zeppelin in rnidatr drop.
ping bombs down upon fortified
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are In favor of the present lock-type
canal declare that in size 1t is ample
for all purposes for many years to
come. They point to the slides as
the building of sea-leved canal be-
cause the excavation necessary would
be SO great and expensive as to be
prohibitive. The delay in completion
level canal. However. a lock-type
canal having been constructed, the con-
troversy has during recent years
abated.
=
Neither of the two great slides on
opposite banks Of the canal Is new.
Almost from the beginning old Culebra
slide developed large break nearly
1000 feet back from the canal axis and
about 5000 feet parallel with the bank.
Buildings in Culebra village were
threatened from the first and had to be
removed to prevent falling into the
canal. In all near seventy-five houses
had to be removed in both Culebra viii
lage. on the west bank. and new Guile
bra village, on the east bank. Since
then the ground on which these struc-
lures once stood has slid into the canal
to be removed by the dredges.
1t is noticeable coincidence that
during the peflOQ Oh SFedIcSt dStiNllS
of the two Culebra slides the once great
Cucaracha slide, Immediately south of
Gold Hill on the east bank, has re-
manned practically stationary. As soon
as the Culebra movements ceased to
trouble, Cucaracha resumed its activity.
and on two occasions practically closed
the canal. The first great movement of
Cucaracha occurred during the night of
October 4, 1907, when il shot across the
canal prism and completely dlled 1t.
While the excavation operations were
being pushed at the toe of Cucaracha
both the Culebra slides moved but slow
ly, and little attention was given them.
There were various small breaks which
caused a little loose earth to come into
the canal, but there was no serious
slide which brought down great quantt-
ties of earth and rock. By the latter
part of 1908 Cucaracha was thought
we'll under control. and the engineers
began to hope that further trouble need
not be expected from this source.
Early in 1909, when things at Cuca-
racha were at their best, old Culebra
renewed it's activity. and it became nee
essary to remove several of the houses
of Culebra village that were in a pre-
carious position as the result, of the
movement. Activity continued through
out the year, but it was not until No
vember that old Culebra really started
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of the frozen ground as help in sus-
tanning life, and finally five kernels
of corn were given out as the daily
ration of each colonist. The fast day
abstinence from food, for that was prac-
tically imperative anyway, but it was
to be special day of supplication for
food and greater comfort. A day or
two before the appointed time the
long-looked-for Lyon sailed into the
harbor laden with provisions and the
fast day became feast day instead.
In the next year the governors Of
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
Joined in a common celebration. But
regular Thanksgiving proclamation
was printed in Massachusetts. In the
intervening years. as settlers of other
creeds than the Puritans began to ar
law governing public feasts and
thanksgivings. in order to have these
days more widely observed. In No
vember, 1886, this law had been
passed:
That it be in the power of the governor and
assistants to command solemn daies of humil-
iacon by fasting. etc, and also thanksgiving as
occasion shall he offered.
Which. obviously, was not very rigid
as to regularity. but called attention to
ings of the new world. In 1868. Noyem-
ber 25, the first civilly appointed har-
vest festival took place
Now one year the proclama tion in
Massachusetts, would be made by the
church and another year by the gov
ernor. Other New Englanders fell to
following the Bay state in the OBJ
servance. and in Connecticut, where
religion is said not to have held the
sway as among the Mayfiower people,
the government started ANNUAL OBJ
servances of Thanksgiving day as
early as 1647. There was one eAcep-
ton, in 1875, when massacres by the
Indians made all hearts too sad for
any sort of holiday. Close students of
American history, therefore, on ac-
count of the regularity observed. give
the palm to Connecticut as being,
through civil authority. responsible
for the present annual celebration by
the nation.
The Dutch colonists held thank
days" every year from 1890 until i7lo'
and the English, upon gaining author
English harvest home was familiar to
them. and they carried out the Ameri-
can feast day much as they had in the
old days on the island. This event
there was and still is purely rural
one, and Is the sole day in the year
when the vast estates of the British
gentry are thrown open to the whole
countryside. There Is barn dance at
night, sports on the greensWard as the
sun sets, Just as there was a thousand
years ago among the Saxons: and
there is, OF course, quite o wonderful
dinner. It was in 1880 that the Gov