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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
DANGERS OF DRAFT.

Drafts feel best when we are hot
and perspering, just when they are
most dangerous and the result =
neuralgia. stiff neck, sore muscles Of
sometimes an attack OF rheumatism.
In such cases apply Sloan's Liniment..
It stimulates circulation to the sore
and painful part. the blood flows
freely and in a short time the stin-
ness and pain leaves. Those suffer
ing from neuralgia or neuralgia head
ache will find one or two applicars
lions Of Sloan's Liniment will give
grateful relief. The agonizing pain
gives way to tingling sensation Of
comfort and warmth and quiet rest
and sleep is possible. Good for neu-
ritis too. frice rs cents at your
druggist.
No
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25

have 20 acres for every consolidated
school in the parish.
The Ola Agricultural School fur.
nishes a cottage as q home for the
principal where the other teachers
sometimes board. The school term
is nine months and the agriculturist
gives his entire time to the work.
They report the plan success and
wish for one in each district and
parish.
Monroe reports one cottage used
by the teacher at Swartz. rent free.
The Dodson Agricultural High
School owns home for the princi-
pal but rent is paid.
!. Grant parish reports one school
cottage that they own and let the
principal of the school have free of
rent and by that means save some
funds in his salary that will eventu-
ally pay for the cottage. (U. S. Blu
reau of Education.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
HAS USED CHAMBERLAIN COUGH
REMEDY FOR 90 YEARS.

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has been used in my household for
the past twenty years. began Civ
Ing it to my children when they
were small. As quick relief for
Group, whooping cough, and ordinary
colds, 1t has NO equal. Being free
from opium and other harmful drugs
l never felt afraid to give 1t to the
children. / have recommended It to
ia large number OF friends and neigh
bors. who have used It and speak
highly of It," writes Mrs. Mary Minke
|of Shortsville, N. Y. Obtainable
at City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN.
GEROUS.

Few OF us realize the danger Of
cougs and colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments.
However statistics tell US every third
person dies OF a lung ailment. Dan
gerous bronchial and lung diseases
follow neglected cold. As your
body struggles against cold germs,
no better aid can be had than DR..
Kings New Discovery. Its merit has
been tested by old an dyoung. In
use over Is years. Get bottle to-
day. Avoid the risk of serious lung
ailments. Druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25

the French artillery is something
remarkable.
Among the peculiar things Of the
present war 10 q form Of aerial tor
pedo. At the battle of Champagne
about ten thousand Of these were
used. They weigh about 80 pounds
and are equipped with fns. They are
thrown from . specially designed
mortar and carry about 500 yards.
We are constantly thinking Of the
effect Of all these shells and ammu-
milton. In the trenches, when man
Is wounded he falls In mud or wa
ter or dust. His clothes are wet,
muddy or dusty. He is taken to E
|dug-out, where perhaps q regimental
omcer is located. II he cannot 90
there he is carried there on = sort
|of stretcher. Any way they try to
get q wounded man where he may
receive first aid attention.
One of the great features In thus
removing the wounded IL by what
Is known as communicating trench
es. These are about three feet wide
and seven or eight feet long. At
the opening OF the war there was
mo way to get out of the trenches
either by day or night. but at nigh
the stretcher bearers would 60 to the
trenches. and II light glistened .
bullet would get them. The NOR
tally, both in the men and In the
medical corps was very high. With
the aid OF communicating trenches
they are gradually taken to the rear
IN vrhat fhor eA1I fhn m Inn anrn afA-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

The Methodists Of Covington and
community will please take notice
OF the services to be held at the
church each month.
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at 9:45 o'clock.
Preaching very second and fourth
Sunday at II .. N. and 1880 p. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Ladies Aid Society meets every Sec
ond and fourth Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
All members are urged to attend
the service and visitors are cordially
welcome.
Pastor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
A SPECIFIC AGAINST COLDS.

1T there IL such thing as q spe-
Ecilic against colds, It IL to be found in
the sleeping porch or the open bed
room. Next to that comes the cold
sponge bath in. the morning." says
he Youths Companion. Be as care
full as you can you will occasionally
take cold and when you do you will
dnd Chamberlain Cough Remedy a
great help. Try 1t. obtainable Al
City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
DO YOU FIND FAULT WITH
EVERYBODY.

An irritable, fault-hnding disposi-
ton Is often due to q disordered
stomach. A man with good diges-
ton Is nearly always good natured.
A great many have been permanently
benefited by Chamberlain's Tablets
after years Of suffering. These tab
let's strengthen the stomach and en-
able 1t to perform its functions nat
urally. Obtainable 1t City Drug
Store.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
Dying VILLAGES.

1t is the American village that
most betrays the impulse of our
civilizatiOn-a civilization that perpet-
ually Overreaches itself only to be
obliged to surrender again and again
to nature everything it has gained.
How many thousands OF villages frost
bitten, palsied full of the moffTId,
blOOdless Observation-Disclosures that
have lost, If they ever possessed, the
secret of self-perpetuation, lie scat
tered across the continent! Even in
California l used to find them on long
croSs-cOuntry walks, villages often
enough not half a century old, but in
a state of essential decay. Communi-
ties that have come into being on the
flood tide of an enterprise too rapidly
worked out, they all signify some lost
cause of a material kind that has left
high and dry-like the neutral areas
in an old painting where the coIors, in
completely mixed and of perishable
quality, have evaporated with time
Van Wyck Brooks. In Seven Arts
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
MASON CHARGED WITH CON.
TRACT FRAUDS.
Millionaire Statesman Fails to Ex
plain Discrepancy In Electric
Lighting Bids and Bill Rend-
cred to City.

The senator read the headlines six
times. Then. fuming and muttering,
he read the news story beneath them.
Turning to the editorial page, his eyes
Cell on a leader" entitled "Mason's
os>est Deal, Yet"
With a snort like a baited bulls.
the senator snatched up his hat and
his heavy walking stick, and stamped
out of his office. Five minutes later
he stormed into the city room of the
'Daily Appeal" and, brushing aside
an office boy who tried to bar his
way, burst unannounced into Stephen
Fletcher's private sanctum.
The editor was glancing over a
sheaf of smudged proof sheets. he
looked up, with no great show Of in
terest, as his visitor entered. Fletcher
was not surprised by the call. He
had been expecting something Of the
sort for long time.
swell, Senator Mason" he sait
CURLY to the purple-faced millionaire
who was bearing wrathfully dOwr
mon him, what can / do for your
81 came here" Numbered the sena
tor, ito order you to cease these un
warranted assaults upon my charac
ter. and to retract this vile"
"The moment the assaults becom
'unwarranted,' returned Fletcher
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
Map Has coIored Roads.

South Carolina is one of the states
which have marked the poles and sign
boards along the main roads By COZ
ored bands indicating the various
routes of which the roads form parts.
There are nine Of these through
routes In all, crossing the state in
every direction. In order to make 1t
as easy as possible for the Traveller
to follow any of them. the state COM
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and Industries has issued a map 6
South Carolina In which the routes
are indicated by the same coIocs used
In the wayside marking. This Is car
rying the idea Of marking roads OF
maximum convenience further than
has been done by many other states,
and is particularly interesting because
South Carolina has no state highway
department.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
LIKED bible GUY"
MAN WHO CARRIED THE WoRo
POPULAR WITH SOLDIERS.
Boys in Blue Stationed Along the Rio
Grande Unanimously of Opinion
That Visitor Was Strictly
All Right

Ii was pretty close to taps when
small car pulled up To the little border
station on the Rio Grande satisfied TIT
sentry and came inside the earthwOrkS
fertilization. Its driver, II tall, ruddy
checked young man, who looked as
though ne might be fresh out OF col
lege, brought the mail-he'd succeeded
in crossing a swollen creek I'm his car
when the Mexican mail man didn't
care to try it, and he brought also
carload of Bibles
The soldiers in the border sta ion
called him the Bible guy" and tn
opinion was expressed more than one
that "the Bible guy was all right
There are a number of him on the
Mexican border. They are representa-
ives of the American Bible society,
and their business is giving away
Bibles and TestamentS to the soldiers
who are doing border patrol duty. This
particular one had come east from "
PasO, matter Of $50 miles. and did
not expect TO stop until he reached the
Gulf. He found a considerable demand
for his little Olive-drab-bOund Tesla
ments and Bibles, as well as real
friendliness for himself
He was a modest young man, but III
admitted that a good many interesting
things happened to fellow who car
ried the Word along the border. Some
times one miscalculated or found the
roads worse than he expected and had
to camp out Overnight-he carried
few provisions and a skillet always to
be prepared for that emergency. And,
or course, one did have to know how
TO pull an automobile out of a mud
hole by oneman power and quite
lot more outdoor things.
DO the Mexicans ever bother your
someone asked him.
The Bible guy laughed as though
that were the best joke in the world.
mo, indeed" he said. "Why should
they bother me? Besides, you know,
I'm prepared for MeNcans as well az
soldiers. / carry copies OF the Bible in
Spanish and find lot of people who
are glad to get them. And now-if
you'll excuse me-Tve got a lot to 10
TO this car"
Whereupon the Bible guy. clad in
brown overalls, disappeared under the
mud-crusted machine 1t shows how
good Christian he really is that In
the half-hour he stayed there nobody
heard him swear.-Kansas City Star
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

nlesse? We love each other, so,
please. dad, dearl Please"
OF a sudden he whirled to face the
bride and groom.
"Clear out of here, both of you!"
he shouted. "Clear out and keep
ont, Rose. you have married Il
scoundrers son and you've disgraced
me by doing it. After this your ways
are his, not ours. wash my hands
of yOur"
Taking Roses ice-chilled hand in
his. Tom led the sObbing girl out Of
the house.
"We're well rid of her!" scOffed Ma
son. IF she could sink to marrying
n fellow like that, she's no longer
He left the house and went to the
office Of his lawyers, thence to the dis
trict attorneys office, and back to his
own home two hours later.
He entered the house with a look
of grim triumph on his heavy face.
"Wellr' he grunted, as his wife
came to meet him, II fancy young
Fletcher is settled pretty satisfactor-
ily at last. And his father, too"
"Ohw interposed Mrs. Mason
you've heard. tha? I'm so glad!'
.Heard?" ne 'queried. Heard
what?"
II thought you had, by the way
YOU spoke" she replied. Rose called
me up fifteen minutes ago. She's al
the Fletchers. She says Toms father
and mother behaved beautifully about
the marriage and that they're ever Sc
nice to Rose. She and Tom are tC
live there for the present, and Mr.
Fletcher is going TO give Tom jot
at"
| You ought to be more careful moi
to make misstatesments, my dear,
chuckled the senator. you've JUS
made two in one sentence. Tom /:
not going to live with the Fletcher'
for the present, but at the county Jail
And a little later at the states prison
for about seven years or more. Also
Mr.. Stephen Fletcher is not going t'
give him a Job. The state is COINS
TO do that for him. A nice coy jot
at making cane-seated chairs or peg
ging shoes Or"
"What do you meanT gasped thu
wife, what do you meanT'
/ mean what l started 10 sa!
when 1 told you Tom Fletcher wa
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

settled pretty satisfactorily I've
just come from the district attorney,
and the officers must be at Fletcher's
house by this time, with the warrant"
THE warranty" she repeated DULY.
For Tom Fletcher's arrest on a
charge of abduction. Perhaps you
don't know it, Martha. but in this
state the age Of consent Is eighteen
years. Rose won't be eighteen for
several months. The man who mar
ries a girl under eighteen, without
her parents consent is liable to prose
cution for the crime of abducting her.
The trial Of Tom Fletcher for alb
Quoting and marrying Rose Mason
was Masonburg's most sensational law
procedure of the year.
The district attorney set forth the
states case, and prepared to establish
1t. Davenport, Toms attorney, fought
him, every step Of the way. But it
was losing fight. The law was clear,
the facts were evident.
Senator and Mrs. Mason were called
to the stand, one after the other. to
testify that she was not yet eighteen.
At the senator's own suggestion, the
Masons' family Bible was introduced
as evidence.
The last entry was in Mrs. Mason's
own old-fashiOned hand. 1t read:
Rose, daughter Of Hiram and Mar
tina Mason, born September 8, 1898.
Gentlemen of the jury" said the
district attorney, after Mrs. Mason
had tearfully verified the entry. you
| observe that Rose Mason was born on
September 3, 1898. The date Of her
| marriage to Thomas Fletcher-as at
tested in the city records, which you
have seen-was June 2, 1916. There
fore, 1t is proven that Thomas Fetch
er married her when she was one day
under the age of seventeen-years-anj
| nine-mOnths. / have shown you the
section Of the Penal Code which de-
clares that marriage to a girl under
the age of eighteen years, without the
consent of her parents, constitutes the
crime Of abduction 1t has been shown
that Rose MasOn's parents did not
| give their consent to this marriage
The states case is proven as 1t stands
We rest"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
Bicvcje Batancer.

An apparatus has been invented by
Eugene Tourtier Of Paris, France.
which gives bicycles. motorcycles
and every other similar vehicle a YER
teal equilibrium regardless Of whether
or not the road Is level. II Is merely
necessary to support the machine In an
upright position by operating a lever
attached to the handlebar. according 10
the Popular Science Monthly.
The lever can be operated while the
bicycle is moving. making 1t possible
for a rider to remain in his seat as
the wheel comes to a stop and to start
again without dismOunting. The stea
rod supports are strong enough to sus-
tain a combined weight of 800 pounds.
Bicycles fitted with the balancer have
been used by the Swiss police for some
time.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
TENTH STORY
The Trial of Souls

Senator Mason, for more years
than most people cared to remem-
her, had held the thriving little up
state city Of MasOnburg in his vest
pocket.
He was the city's richest man, the
county's political boss and Its leading
corporation lawyer. Though decade
had passed, since his single term In
the senate. he still bore the proud
courtesy-title OF senator" In Ma
sonburg and in Somers county, his
will was supreme.
And now, after a quarter century
Of such unassailed carbon as only
a small-city magnate can exercise,
his sway was protested.
IL was not a fellow millionaire or
another politician who challenged his
rule. That would have been easier
TO bear. No, his enemy was no great
er parsonage than Stephen Fletcher.
owner and editor Of the local news
paper.
Fletcher had recently begun cam
paign Of news stories and editorials
attacking the senator in person; and
his financial and political methods
and his sources of wealth. 1t was
very irritating. DOubly so, because
all that Fletcher said about Mason
was true.
Little by little, Senator mason had
worked himself into homicidal rage
against this foe who would neither
be bribed nor bluffed into submits
sion. The climax came one day when,
opening his morning paper, "The Ma
sonburg Daily Appeal" Mason read
these two-column headlines on the
front page:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
,msrt,ne pink palms in turn. ats a

smarting pink palms in turn. ITS q
shame! But"
"But what are we going to do about
being expelled?" she broke In. "Father
will be so crazy-mad at me. All the
more because it's you. He hates your
father sol"
"rye thought it all out very care
fully" Tom told her "and I've hit on
the only solution. It's a daring sort
of solution and il will take lots OF
pluck. But it'll mean a whole lot OF
happiness for us. VIII you do ltF
"Yes. OF course. What Is itF
1--WE must get married"
"Married?" she echoed, amazed
But"
eve must get married right away,
he insisted. "Then We'll go back 10
orr parents and tell them, and it'll be
too late for them to make any KICK
"But-but. Tom" she stammered
I'VE can't. We can't"
"Why not?"
1--WE aren't of age or anything, and
We"
"rm twenty" he answered sturd
ily. an this state man can marry
at twenty, and a girl can marry al
eighteen. Those are the legal ages
So you see"
"Rut l won't be eighteen for three
months" she objected, I'm only sew
enteen."
"H'm," he unused unhappily, that:
so. I'd forgotten. But" he went OF
Frightening. that needn't bother us
All yOu need TO do is to write dowr
your age as eighteen on the marriage
license blank. No one will know. fot
look eighteen. all right"
He kissed her. And she chung Il
him, weeping a little. Presently M
said:
"Wem catch the 5 :4S milk train tC
Masonburg and go straight to the CITY
hall. there. for a license. Then wei
get that new Presbyterian minister
up on Avon Place to marry us"
Senator Mason sat in the library o.
his big house on Masonburg's Wild
est residence street. He had just I'm
ished reading 1.-The Appeals" trench
ant account Of the preceding day'
fight in the newspaper office. and
three-column report Of certain recen
franchise deals wherein the senator
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

was alleged to have played a some
what doubtful role.
Mason waxed apopleptic with indig-
nation as he read. Nor was his wrath
lessened by a front-page cartoon of
himself. in guise of a hOldup man,
shouting "Your Franchise or Your
Lifew to a group of trembling city
fathers.
His wife-a sallow, perpetually
tilnid woman-sat at his side, trying
In vain to assuage his wrath. Her
well-meant condolences served only
to make him the angrier.
I'm going to shut up that news
paper" he growled, "if it takes every
cent I have. And I'm going to get
back at Stephen Fletcher If"
He stopped short. with grunt. Two
people-a man and girl-had en-
tered the room. The man paused near
the door. In the dim light. Mason
did not at once recognize him. The
girl came shyly forward.
At sight Of her the glover van
ished from Mason's face. He and his
wife jumped to their feet In happy ex-
element.
"RoseI" they cried in unison.
dad mother said Rose. ner-
vously, kissing them one after the
other. 1--WE some news for you. Some
tremendous news. Promise not to be
| angry"
"Angry with you, you precious lit
| tie girl?" laughed Mason indulgent-
ly, mot much! What is this 'tremend-
Gus newsT"
Drawing Tom forward from the
curtained gloom of the doorway, Rose
summoned all her courage and an
swered:
| 1--WE were married this morning
Tom and I. Just a half an hour ago
We"
An inarticulate roar Of truly dread
full ferOcity from the senator inter
rupted her faltering confession.
"MarriedT he sputtered, his bull
voice drowning a lesser cry Of dis
may from his wife. Married tO-tt
Stephen Fletcher's SOM You're
you're mott"
But am, dad" Rose insisted, yer!
pale. but with a resolve to stand hel
ground. "And won't you forgive us
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

for their fields and gardens Is estab-
lished by the tracing Of a system Of
irrigation bitches, which, according to
biologists, must have been construct
ed more than a thousand years ago.
The water they carried deposited lime
along the entire system. and the forma-
ton, which may De seen now, is a solid
mass of stone. resembling concrete of
this day. The walls Of the bitches, in
places, measure more than three feet
thick. The builders performed an en-
cheering feat which could not be i'm
proved upon In this modern day.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

The outside of these walls was pierced
in a prehistoric age by cliff jewellers.
The well is a great spring and has
been used for irrigation purposes for
many years. Its depth has never been
absolutely ascertained, but is known
to be in excess Of 500 feet. The wa
ter is highly charged with lime. and
moss removed from the inside walls
and exposed to the air soon petrifies.
the fibers being clearly discernible In
the composition. That the 'well" sup
piled the original, and now unknown.
Inhabitants Of the valley with water
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
A Voice from the Dead.

"For those who despair" is the
touching heading appearing in lie
Figaro Of Paris, over a short item Of
news to the following effect: A French
soldier from whom not a word had
been heard by his relatives from Sep
tember 8, 1914, has written at last
from a German prison camp near
Paderborn, Germany. announcing that
he is well. Until now, he states, II
had been impossible for him to com
municate with home. but 'the situa-
ton has changed" 81 am enduring
my captivity under good conditions"
he adds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

The audience seemed to be impressed
and a burly son of the soil was seen
70 annroach the platform. Then he
spoke with great elaboration.
.Did xou say ye'd fought against the
Turks?"
yes replied the candidate.
.AnI mat YOU lay for nights on
the cold, damp battleheidF
THAT 1 did, SIR
"And your feet bIed as you marched
over the frozen groundr M,
svas T assure you they did"
.-ro, I'll be hanged II you amt
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23

In the presence OF Almighty God. that
Rose Mason was born on September 3,
1882"
II don't know" whispered Mrs.
Mason. greenish white and painting.
Think, madam urged Davenport,
with fearful earnestness, think, be-
fore your answer. ] ask you again
was Rose Mason born on September
8, 1882"
"NO-no" whispered the CHASTITY
and shudderlng woman.
A gasp ran through the courtroom.
1.-THE recOrdS-on June l, 1898"
mumhled the witness.
"Gentlemen Of the jury" proclaimed
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-23
TIME FOR HIM TO HAVE REST
Enumeration Of Hardships Failed to
Win for Soldier the Support Of
One OF His Hearers.

Gentlemen" said the ex-army Off
Ger, who was aspiring to parliamentary
honors, II have fought against the
Turks. Often have / had as my bed
the cold, damp battlefield. and with
bleeding feet i have marched over the
frozen ground, until utterly ex-
hausted."