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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
WOMEN LAWYERS TO DEFEND
GIRLS.

Thirty women lawyers Of Chicago
have, formed the Public Defenders
League for the purpose Of preventing
any girl from being sent to Jail for q
first offense, subsequently to become
the prey OF professional bondsmen.
Members of the league will ask
Chief Justice Osborn OF the munich
pal court to create q special girls
court. and appoint q woman as judge.
The women attorneys have agreed to
give one day Q month free OF charge
TO- the proposed special couxt. de-
Tending young women offenders.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
RACE SUICIDE.

Two forms Of race suicide are go
ing on at the same time In the war
ring countries of Europe-the kill
ing OF Of potential fathers and the
Increasing rate OF mortality among
babies. London was having last
summer, from 400 to 500 fewer
births a week than her average for
the last i've years. allowing for the
increase Of population, and the child
rem were diving at rate of 200 a
week more than In the correspond
ing season last year.. For the whole
OF England md Wales the rate of in
crease Of population during 1914
was 23,100 less than the average for
the five preceding years. and this was
when the war had been wag.ng only
i've months. -. - - g.
Tae reasons TOR. the increase In
infant mortality are various; too few
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

I'm Its present cou0tt1on; the MOI
serious = that Of the, ahiftine. m
settled teacher. Today this PROXY
= , more serious one even than TIL
| Of the unframed teacher. Thaf ~
II true Is shown by the folloMine st.
tistics taken from the 1914-15 report
OF our State Superintendent.
/. OF the 5,278 white teathSfj n
the public schools Of Louisiana, Or
leans included, 4,278 are either hold,
ers Of first grade certificates or 9rad-
yates Of normal schools and COLLEGE.
This shows that more than 10 rer
cent OF our teachers are tratned.
! 2. When we come, however. "a
the question Of permanency OF an.
ployment we ind that, Of the l,sl1
white teachers in Louisiana, OrlS1s
not Included, 2,68< during the paak
year had been in their positions 10:
not more than one year; another
1,006 were in their second year III
service; fewer than 500 were reiideil
Ing their third year Of service in the
positions tht they held: ana only TOO
had occupied their positions for four
years or more.
It Is 1 fact then that, II thgr hiIl
school system Of the state b4a elims'
nateds from consideration, at least 20
per cent Of the teachers Of Louisi-
ana change their positions annually.
This means that nine out Of ten VII
laEe and rural teachers must ann u4lx
" feather new nest; they must
adapt THEMSELVES to q new environ
ment; they must become acquainted
with new set OF school chtidfeR
and patrons: and. 1t every turd;,th6y
must meet new conditions and muse
expend the time and energy necss-
sary to adapt themselves to these
conditions.
The length Of school term In o6f
country schools IL shout sorpa'
months. The new teacher will re-
quire third Of this time TO become
acquainted In the community. Thu
means that, 90 far % his eface6hdv
as community builder IL concern
ed, q third Of It has been wa1eed ~
shifting Into 1 new position. AZ ~
are expending shout foot, 06 o. -
nualiy on schools en1rtuytmg teaehofe
whose term Of service q .nQ$ Aaece,
than three years. Il u Teaa6ne6 BE a
assume that over 5000, 900 Of pu
lie money. II, In effect. wasted 70 ~
~ the upbuiloing Of the communi&ys
II concerned.
Tne remedy for this evil lisG g,
legislation, which VIII ent1tle f6ie(.
err to increased pay 4-r sas6 a4d1
ttonal year Of service. Thu wtDos
super.ntentlenta ala NOT waitfna g.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
PARISH DEMOCRATIC EXECU.
TIVE COMMITTEE.

Covington, La, Jan. 20, 1916.
We. the Parish Executive Commit
tee, having met in accordance with
the law hereby declare the following
named candidates the nominees OF
Of st. Tammany:
For Representatives J. Heintz.
For Sheriff.. E. Brewster.
For Clerk OF Court-E. ]. Fred
erick.
For Assessor-A. D. Crawford.
For Coronor-H. D. Bulloch.
Ward Ohlces.
Second Ward
For Justice of the Peace-W. ].
Allison.
For Justice OF the Peace-W. T.
Heating.
For Consta ble-T. N. Galloway.
For Constable-Uriah Heating.
Third Ward
For Justice Of the Peace-L. Pc
chon and Robert w. Badon. ~
Fourth Ward-For Justice of the
Peace. L. Phillips and w. 4.
Smith.
For Police Juror-Jos. NJ. Smith.
For Constable-J. N. Miller and T.
T.. Smith.
Fifth Ward
For Justice OF the Peace. D.
Thomas.
For constable-walter LAYING
house.
Seventh Ward
For Police Juror-Willie Davis.
For nstable-Paul easier.
Ninth Ward s.-
For Police Juror. B. Howe.
For Constable-Earl Badon.
For Constable-Leslie Crow.
II was agreed bv the Parish Execu-
tive Committee that an election be
called for February 20, 1915, for the
purpose Of deciding who out Of the
following officers are Nominated by
toe Democratic party:
Second Ward
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
DUTY OF LOUISIANA WOMEN TO
WARD THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.

We women have just passed thru
the experience once more of witness
ing in this State the exercise of the
most coveted Of personal rights, that
is, the expression of choice as to who
shall govern our community and who
shall fill each public Office.
Whether or not we approve OF
each choice, we shall all still con-
tinue in our capacity as loyal, law
abiding citizens, or rather residents
in our respective communities.
Perhaps some of US, deep down in
our hearts, are rather thankful that
we were not allowed a part in the
political proceedings Of last week;
although We can most honestly say,
that had we been granted the politi-
cal privilege which women OF other
states have, there would have been
fewer charges OF fraud, bribery and
the. belief that even were we pro-
bounced women voters we would
still have enough influence with
some lean We say most!) men to
arouse in them the respect which
our fOrefathers, who SO graciOusly
endowed them with these governing
privileges had and exacted for TINS
greatest of all American institutions.
1t IL indeed q pity that tpe child
rem, future citizens Of our own COM
munity, snail be subjected to some
Of the sights and to some of the
stories OF the happenings OF election
days. This most sacred OF all hu.
man institutions has been corrupted
into time OF revelry, bribery. fraud
dishonor and dishonesty OF ever.
kind imaginable.
On every hand we hear that some.
thing will have to be done, out now
to % it, and to find the citizens Will
the moral courage to help in dolns
It, IL another question.
We, as mothers and sisters OF the
coming generation should positivel,
demand cleaner politics; and not on
tics. and we should leave no stone
unturned. no obstacle unsurmounted
until We get the business of the man
agement OF our government as
STRAIGHTFORWARD and as undefled as
1t was when our forefathers first
wrested this power from England.
Women Of Louisiana could Ger
taiply do no worse than the recent
manifestations, and with very LITTLE
effort we feel sure that we could
greatly improve conditions. and GER
tainly set much better example to
the rising generation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

Police Juror-W. A. Hood and W.
N. Galloway.
Third Ward ssssss.,...s;..
Police Jury-E. J. DomsFsue and
Louis Pilaud..
Fifth Ward s ~
,oc),ce jury. A. Nj: he'll ant: =.
r. Ctwart.
Sixth Ward
Police Juror-H. q. Parker and
Fletcher Crawford. -.<--,s,.-
GEO. r. DUT8CH,,
.s,s, Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

This is true story. Little Wal
ter, whose father is q professor in a
Middle West University, was scrut.n-
izing his parents closely, and said:
Father, you have sucl heavy eye
brows and mother has hardly any.
What are eyebrows for?" The faith
er replied, impromptu. why, eye
brows are-er-eyebrows-they are
to keep the sweat from getting into
peoples eyes, when they work hard. >
But. father" protested Walter, 81
don't see now that can be. for moth
er's would need to be many times
heavier than yours" And the fat1-
or was lost in thought.-Christian
Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
(Editel ty Miss Anna Morrell)
HOMES FOR RURAL TEACHERS

A permanent home. provided by
the school community for rural
school teachers. y giving great salts
faction where It u in vogue, accord
ing to Harold W. Foght in a bulletin
just issued by the U. 8. Bureau Of
Education.
While out Of 1000 teachers reply
ing to Mr.. Foght's inquiries only 70
live in homes provided BY the COM
munity. the bulletin shows that
teachers who have such homes find
it possible to become permanent COM
munity leaders. in the few COM
munities reporting the permanent
homes" declares the: bulletin, "the
teachers are unusually able to pro-
ject the school into, the home and
draw the home close to the school.
Where teachers' cottages are pro-
vided, these, aside from. making the
teachers own lives more attractive.
naturally become rallyinG centers for
all community activities"
The investigations OF sWr.. Eoght
reveal that In rural United States
the average time for each +. public
school teacher to remain In any one
school IL less than two school years
of lac. days. each. '.Thta average. :
says the bulletin. ''is very much less
for = majority Of the teachers, the
few permanent professional teach
ers alone briasing It up close to the
tnvn.vaa r laval -
A. the average age vhen teaching
is begun Is ~ sxaers. and the average
numDer Of years taught 10 six and
one-half. the ,bYlletln' = statistics
show that the rural public schools
OF the. county Ale .tagg4t largely by
young sunmarriea people who have
no loaa. OF, following teaching Is Q
profession. As4s 81 81 ss5
The cQnclnaiQpe of Mr.. Foght are:
so long ~ tsachers continue to be
peripatetics. the best results in com
munity leadersaip can not ba expect
ed. A change from amateur U pl1
| fessional teaching In toe rural
schools would be nastened ny giving
the teacher salary that would en-
able him. to provide comfortably for
his family, and by compelling the
community. through legal .enactmen:
to erect teachers cottage In close
proximity to every school plant"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
NEW MORALS CoURr IN cH6tct:ACd
shows GOOD RESULTS IN
SHORT TlAiE;.

Ths esp.<ndid rsetorma .xhichv tae
cew morals coqrt n Chicago. i york
ton. A little. moro than turee years
ago Grace lsenaett was oas Of tn.
best guwhed women in Chica9o's
then notorious levee district. Then
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

We need not ask for suffrage be-
cause women needed it as q means
to larger opportunities. But the as
pect Of the woman question has
changed. Women are now saying, as
in the days Of the war. "Tne coun-
try needs us.''-Mary A. Livermore.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

VOStOIo aAO 0O10S0s tVO9AttA0 AOSNAS
are taken for soldiers; preventive
work among families Of the very pool
al accommodation because the beds
diverted to work for wounded sol
diers and Belgium refugees; day
nurseries Of which London has never
had nearly enough, now closed; more
married women engaged In industry
because of the shortage of males.
From Berlin comes much the same
report. The year 1914 closed with
$500 fewer births in that city than
during 1913, and at the same time
the mortality had increased by about
1900.
France is one Of the warning coun.
tries least able to face such losses
for she has long had the uneuviable
distinction of standing lowest in the
scale of the civilized nations as re-
CARDS birth rate and has never, "a
/ have Holland, Denmark and Great
Britain. compensated in part for her
low birth rate by keep alive a larger
proportion Of her population,
frances general death rate In nor
NAL times Is higher than that Of Bel
GUM and that Of Germany, neither
Of which stands well in this respect.
and her rate of increase Is almost
nil. Therefore the French may well
be dismayed at the government re-
port recently issued, whicl. shows
that the births during six months Of
1914 as compared with 1913 fell on
1871.
OF course, it is always question
whether high rate of increase is &C
tually an advantage to q country,
aside from f1attering national pride
The assertion that q nation with E
falling birth rate is a decadent ma
ton, and that one with high birth
rate is vigorous and on the upward
road, Is simply an assertion without
proof. II It be true, the French Ca
nadians must stand very near tat
summit. Yet leaving aside the loss
in numbers caused by the war, It If
impossible to ignore the fact that the
men dying at the front represent. q
better class Of potential fathers than
those left at home, certainly is TIL:
true Of the countries with compul.
sory military service, which takes
almost all the physically At.
The grave consequences for the
coming generation are faced without
question by British writer's: but a
more optimistic note Is found in Ger
man publications. It Is rare that
one finds a German scientific writer
admitting that war is in any respect
altogether evil and sometimes very
ingenious reasoning is 1esorted to in
an attempt to snow gains compensat-
ing for the losses. For instance, the
economist Fehlinger says that his
tory shows wars to be invariably fol-
lowed by a great increase in births.
This Is partly due to natural selec-
ton. Families naturally infertile
may be quite wiped out by war,
while those with q high degree of
fertility have children scattered
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
ADVERTISED LrrTwa

ADvERT16ED LETTERS.
Following II the list OF dad lot.
tiers remaining In the CovinGton post.
ONCE:
Miss Stella Bob. Willie Bloch, Jos
l. Clark, Burl Cook. 4. J. Coleman
Mrs. Barbara. Davis, Miss Lulie
Haynes, Mrs. Rosa Moor. John Ran.
dolph. Sterlin Tate. .ss-.sa,s,.sas..s-
JACOB SELLER.
Postmaster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
THE PERMANENT TEACHER A
COMMUNITY BUILDER.
-
(By v. L. Roy. President State
Normal

OF all the untowsrd conditions
that make against efficiency in the
public school system OF louisiana
throughout the age groups, some OF
whom. too young to fight, survive
and propagate. Also the great scar
city Of food, the hardships OF poverty
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

There are, nearly 10000 highly
educated women IN England who
have registered for war work under
the Federation of University Women.
Among the new positions open to
educated women that have been sup
piled by the federation are the post
Of craftsman in an aeroplane fac
tory, Of expert accountant In an in
su1ance ONCE and supervisorship in
munition factories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
CONSTIPATION.

When costive or troubled with
consultation take Chamberlain's Tab.
lets. They are easy to take and most
agreeable IN effect. Obtainable ct
City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

-, -,
Illustrated world
Jim jam Jems
Ladies e. home Journal
Ladies World
Live Stories
Metropolitan
Modern Priscilla
Motion Picture Classic
Motion Picture Magazine
Moving Picture World
Motor Beat
Munsey's
McClure's
Outing
Parisienne
Peoples Magazine
Photo Play Magazine
PHYSICAL Culture
Pictorial Review
Picture Play Magazine
Popular Magazine
Popular Mechanics
P Popular s Science
Power Boating
Bl.! Man
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
SOME NEW RECIPES.

Salmon Loaf-One can of salmon
l tablespoon Of butter, eggs. l cup
OF bread crumbs. 3 tabaesloon o.
milk, salt pepper. Shred tae salmon
and mix the butter in It. using .
silver fork. Beat the eggs and mi1
with the milk and bread crumbs.
Add aspinch Of salt and some red
pepper. Steam In q buttered mold
for an hour. then turn out on . plat
ter. When ready to serve, pour ove
1t cream sauce made in the usual
way, with the ad1itfon Of 4 we'll:
beaten egg and some tomato catsup.
This s4ould be thoroughly chif1ee
drst.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
Here is a partial list of the weekly and
monthly magazines kept constantly in
stock at RYANs:

All Story
Golfers
Country Gentleman
Harper's Weekly
Judge
Leslie's Weekly
Life
Literary Digest
Moving Picture Stories
Outlook
Puck
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Sporting Life
Sporting News
Adventure
Ainslees
All Around
American Boy
American Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Argosy
Baseball Magazine
Black Cat
Blue Book
Bon Ton
Century
Cosmopolitan
Current History
Current Opinion
Delineator
Designer
Detective Stories
Elite Styles
Everybody's
Family Journal.
Feature Movie Magazine
Field and Stream
Film Fun
Forum
Green Book
Harper's Magazine
Hearts, Magazine
Home Needlowork
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
Awarded.

kAWdl 00Qe
For every nickel spent at Ryan's the
buyer will receive double ticket, both
bearing the same number. Deposit one
end in the barrel and keep the other
yourself. On the day of the drawing
all the tickets will be thoroughly mixed
and one will be picked out BY q blind
folded child. This ticket will win the
bicyclel
The holder Of nickel ticket will get the bicycle
free. An equal chance for everyone.
Boys and Grs-Make your father save his coupons
for you every time he buys cga- package Of cigar
etter pipe, smoking tobacco, playing cards. paper OF
magazine.
Make your mother save her tickets for you every
time she buys magazine box Of stationery. ink ETC.
Save your own whom you buy candy. pencils, tab
lets, marbles, basebans etc.
Remember-Every S cent purchase entities J you 10
ticket Any ticxet may win the bicycle
~ y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05

Onion and Celery-Boil one dozen
onions for. 81 minutes. then cut In
small pieces four stalks Of celery,
cook ten minutes with the onions
then remove from IRE. Season with
milk. salt and pepper to suit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-05
Everyone HIS Chance "A Nickel may get You this fine Bicycle
SEE EXHIBITION
nv ANS Southern Hotel Reildins
~ i k2xN ~ Next to Postoffce. covnston. La.

spending you
holder the lucky
matter what tablets writing
pens, magazines, cigars cigarettes etc.youg ticket
Boys girls chance this
cycle any purchase they make
of
every time they buy a cigar tobacco, cigarettes.
every
writing material,
The bicycle girl will be proud Of If girl holds
number bicycle
ton at Ryan's)
Evening star., 1916-11-17
OF Interest TO Women
By ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

-, -
sPseiai. "a H -'
.:NEW NDtih- November 1'--i-ast
year for the first time in many moons,
,aa torcoat hesar ser;onsl- to dis
pute the sUpreh'ac! or tue suit as d
strect,-costume for the winter months.
Is,,ar since tbo tailored sniff was a5ont-
-, 80. -.
co tF women 10. t'dN 'i'ie "eai' 1t
has had an immensce popularity in
a-,erica
Queen -AieNaiHi d - -" '' ''
been responsible for its introduction
IN the first place. At least sire wore
:. ., .;, - - ~,
"'''4'
followed the convenient and appr"-
briat- fashion. II IS true thai the
,,,,,,,.,. ,,.s..,,a,.o,. ,s.,,,,,.i tho co,-
St--'-' '" NJ
FeAtonaI INES OF 8 man business
suit, which some Of the most ardent
.s +ta ,;r.,., ,.,+,r,,,a,, ,,ralsi.ta1 and
-
hoped lot IT, "ide Incense III ues en-
in cut. material and trimming has
been allowed in y, as well as in the
L.. 80,
auJuhc'S' ha' anu oio"se' "Hi'i So
with it. But there was hardly Wom-
an in these United States. until last
fall who did not include at least one
tailored suit in her wardrobe.
Some attribute the popularity of the
separate coat to the wide adoption OF
the one-piece ffock. Many women be
lieve that theE appear better dressed il
tn" bodice and SKIRT OF thcir gowns are
Joined together. and not broken at the
": lst inJ9 two seoarat" garments. The
SIX trock IN one nicce was round to
Evening star., 1916-11-17
lLI1IILES1oRIEs l1ILE
%BEDDTInE
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1916. hy 7. ". Burgess.l
Danny Meadow Mouse Goes
Adventuring.

Oh, Danny goes adventuring, adventnrims. adyen-
turing.
oh, Danny goes adventuring all on an autumn
day.
Good Fortune pray be Kind to him. be kind to
him. lie kind to him.
Good Fortune. pray be kind to him, and guard
him his way.
Now wouldn't you suppose that any
one as small and timid as Danny
Meadow Mouse and with so many
hungry enemies always watching for
him would be quite content to stay
at home? We rather expect Peter
Rabbit to do unexpected and foolish
things because of his dreadful curios-
ity, but Peter is many times bigger
than Danny Meadow Mouse, and then,
TOO. he can get over the ground very
is such q little fellow and his legs
are SO short that his only safety is in
keeping out of sight. So Danny is the
last one we would expect to set out
adventuring, especially as he is all
the time having adventures right at
home. Why. if Danny should tell you
how many times he has saved his life
by the skin of his teeth, as the say
ing is, you would wonder that he has
any nerves left. But Danny accepts
these narrow escapes very much as
you and l do our daily food, as just
part of daily experience.
After all, then, perhaps it is not so
surprising that Danny was possessed
of a great longing to see more of the
Great World. He isn't so very diff
Evening star., 1916-11-17
The Way of the Napkin.

When YOU see the waiter standing
mutely with q napkin over his left
arm does it ever occur to you that
he is but adhering to custom that
used to extend not only to walters, but
to diners as well?
That is really the fact. for when nap
kins first came into use about forty
, years before christopher Columbus dis
covered this hemisphere, they We're
properly kept over the left arm or even
I preferably over the left shoulder They
were sometimes, by the most elegant
! tied about the chin over the lordly
starcheG ruffs that at all times made
eating daintily. something of a task
And in the French equivalent of our
expression to make both ends meet"
which is literally translated, TO tie the
two ends of the servette" We have a
survival of the day when it vas not at
all incorrect thus to protect the ruff
and coat front.
And in the days when napkins origi-
mated folks stood in much greater need
OF them than they do today, for it was
before the Introduction of forks and
even the daintiest and most elegant
of silk and satin clad courtiers ate
with their fingers.
Napkins were an absolute necessity
in those days. That is. napkins or
7oii'til tiSf 'Ii men 'oi4liIid"IiE ~
wipe the fingers when eating. The
something else for many centuries be-
Z fore the advent of the apk!n had been
the tablecioth itself. and in fact the
. tablecloth WAS not originally devised
as a cover for the table so much as
for something on which to wipe the
hands II was made of generous pro-
Z portions and the diner kept his portion
spread over his lap where il would be
4 of most service. one would like to be
4 iicvc that tablcc!oths never did more
! than one meals service. But laundrjes
we're few and folk we're not SO fasti-
4diou.s as they are today. in spite OF their
! starcled ruffs and satin ttoublets.
TODAY the greatest evil in napkindom
4 is the temptation i offers the ingenious
I and inventive butler or waiter to show
! his talent for folding linen into ornate
/ DESIGNS The nous" man trained in the