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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
10 EAT CHEESE WAS UNLADY,
LIKE,

There was a time, says the Lon
don Chronicle, when cheese was re-
garded as too vulgar diet for we'll
bred ladies. This belief is referred
to in Mrs. Gaskell's Wives and
Daughters" and also in 1.-THE Visits
Of Elizabeth" where Mrs. ElinOr
Glyn makes her heroine write: II
was glad to have a nice piece of
cheese. All the time l was with
Godmamma l was not allowed to, as
it isn't considered proper for girls. .
A correspondent of Notes and Quer-
ries" for April "a, 1909. writes:
when ] was living in Jamaica, some
years ago. friend Of mine who
would now, ii living, be abou; So,
told me that before he left England
asa young man it was not the custom
for ladies to eat cheese. Though he
had been in England SO lately as
1874, he believed that ladies suffered
the privation at that time. and al
most refused to believe me when
told him that they did not
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
WAR UPON PAIN.

Pain is visitor to every home and
usually 1t comes quite Unexpectedly.
out you are prepared for every
emergency il you keep q small bottle
OF Sloan's Liniment handy. It is
the greatest pain killer ever discoy.
cred. Simply laid on the skin-no
rubbing required-it drives the pain
away. It il really wonderful.
erwin II. ooister, Berkeley, Cal.
writes; Last Saturday, after tramp.
Ing around the Panama Exposition
with wet feet, l came home with my
neck SO sti6 that couldn't turn. i
applied Sloans Linimen freely and
went to bed. To my surprise. nex1
morning the stiffness had almost dis.
appeared. four hours after the sec
new =
March. 1916. At Druggists. CSC.
cka No. /.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
DEsPONDENT WOMAN SHOOTS
SON AND SELF.
Mrs. Kelly Had Been Separated from
Husband-Ono Victim
May Recover.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 9.-Mrs.
Nina Kelly. aged 2S, shot her two
sons, eleven and eight years of age,
then killed herself here today. One
OF the boys, physicians believe, will
recover. Mrs. Kelly conducted a
boarding house.
The two little boys, it is said.
We're called into Mrs. Kelly bed
room, the door was then locked and
the mother began to fire at them
with q revolver, as they ran scream
Ing about the room. Neighbors
heard the shooting and hurried to
the Kelly house but were unable to
gain admission. Finally a door was
broken open and the mother was
round dying and the two children
The woman and her husband have
been separated for some time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
POPULAR SINGER SURE OF VIC.

A. recent interview with John Nc
Cor1nAck, the famous tenor, In the
February Pictorial Review, describes
him, IS the. sstmost popular singer Of
the day. lane Lee, the writer, then
says:
Yet with all his -phenominal popu-
larity. John Mccormack Ia the finest
type Of home-loving man. Slipping a
cup OF. tea with the Mccormack fami-
ly about . delightful tea table in a
most delightful home. found this
world-famed man. as simple as the
ballads he sings. Though born in
ireland, to be exact, in Athlone, Ire
land, whore the riven Shannon flows;
though he married a very beautiful
and rarely cultivated Irish girl nam
ed Lily Foley, who was born In Dub
lin, he assured me The loves mis-
America and American women. The
music was forsaken Is q topic of
conversatio11and the talk turned on
Suffrage, he said with q bit Of a
twinkle in his eye:
They IL get N-they got me-"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
CHILDREN OR WOMEN.

Women In England are protesting
vigorously because the war is large
ly breaking down the safeguaI DIS
against child labor, and breaking
them down without need. In France
and Germany the women 60 tin the
harvest last fall; but British con-
servatism suddenly objects to women
working In the field. The authori-
ties are giving leave for boys of
elevn years old to be taken out of
school and put to farm work, al
though there are plenty OF ablebodi-
ed unemployed women who would be
willing and glad to do It. A boy Of
eleven cannot do 80 much work as a
full-grown woman, but the farmers
prefer the children because they can
be had cheaper.
A prominent teacher says that II
the present grinding up Of young
children continues there will be little
left to make life worth living after
the Allies are victorious.
Here 10 2 case where equal SUI
rage would be Of help to any govern
ment, even in war time. Women
realise more keenly than men the
need Of conserving the children, and
they would find ways to get the nee
essary work done without taking the
young children from school. except
as last resort.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
HAS USED CHABlBERIAIN fnuGH
REMEDY FOR 20 YEARS.

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
mas been used in my household for
me past twenty years. began Civ
Ing It to my children when they
were small. As q quick relief Tor
Group. whooping cough, and ordinary
COLDS, It has no equal. Being free
from opium and other harmful drugs
l never felt afraid to give It to the
children. have recommended It to
= large number Of friends and neigh
Dors. who have used it and sneak
nlghly OF It. " writes Mrs. MARY. Minka
OF Shortsville. N. 7. Obtainahla
ct City Drug store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
WOMANS DEPARTMENT; DEVOTED TO HER INTERESTS
This Page is Open to Every Woman to Express Her Views

handsome pair of anticipated hand
cuffs. saying he hoped she would
never have to use them.
A representative test, calculated to
show the average students knoWl-
edge Of contemporary history was
taken last week among the women
of Barnard College and the men Of
Bowdoin College and New York Uni
versity. The women came out of the
test with q percentage of 74.5, as
compared with the record of So per
cent for the men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
CLUB WORK,
(By Mrs. j. @. Burns.)
SCHOOL LEAGUE.

A meeting Of the School League
was held Monday evening with .
large attendance.
The grading of the school yard
was the much discussed question. Of
the meeting. A committee was
appointed to get legal advice about
the large drain through the grounds,
this drain which was diverted from
Its natural to its present course,
when the school was built IL In 1
very dangerous condition. It b
eating Its way into the school ground
and carrying the soil from An al
ready too low ground.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
{ Edited by Miss Anna Morrell }

One Of the most popular agita-
lions Of the present day is to turn the
school building of community or a
district In otthe social center of such
community or district. 1t should be
the privilege of the citizens to use
this public building for any purpose
which would accrue to the benefit Of
it, supporters, and to make of this
structure something that will stand
for more than just place where the
children Of the community are hous-
ed to receive the material of the pre-
scribed course Of study.
At recent session of the Ameri-
can Civic Association, every school
building in the United States was
pictured So a potential town hall, by
Mis- Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
President Wilson. who presided.
Miss Wilson described the social
feature movement as a plan to make
each school building, now idle Is
hours or more each day, the meeting
and voting place of citizens Of its
district, associated in one non-parti-
san. non-exclusive organization to
deliberate question on which they
vote and to promote in more direct
ways the life and happiness of the
neighborhood and city and town. .
The idea that it was proposed to
make the schools social centers for
public amusement or to throw them
open to whatever public organization
might, for the moment, interest the
board Of education, she said, was /,
misconcepti0n.
There are three states which nave
established the school as the social
center. They are Oregon, Missouri
and Illinois. Congress mas passed u
similar law for the District of Co.
lumbia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
PARISH DEMOCRATIC ExECU.
TIVE COaDalTTEE.

Covington. La. Jan. -, 1916.
We. the Parish Executive Commit
tee. having met In accordance with
the law hereby declare the following
named candidates the nominees Of
the Democratic party. for the parish
Of st. Tammany:
For Representatives.. J. Heints.
For Sheriff.. e. Brewster.
For Clerk Of Court-E. J. Fred
erick.
For Asseasor-A. D. Crawford.
For Coronor-H. d. Bulloch.
Ward Offices.
Second Ward
For Justice Of the Peace-W. J.
For Justice Of the Peace-w. T.
Heating.
For Constable. N. Galloway.
For Constable-Uriah Heating.
Third Ward
For Justice Of the Peace-L. Pc
chon and Robert w. Badon.
For Justice Of the Peace. L.
Phillips and IL Menant.
For Police Juror-Jos. N. Smith
For Constable. N. Miller and T
L. Smith.
Fifth Ward
For Justice OF the Peace. d.
Thomas.
Seventh Ward
Fer Police Juror-Willie Davis.
For Constable-Paul easier.
Ninth Ward
For Police Juror. b. Howe. IS,
For Constable-Earl Badon.
For Constable-Leslie Crow.
II was agreed bv the Parish Execu-
i've Committee that an election be
called for February 20, 1915, for the
purpose Of. deciding who out Of the
following officers are nominated by
I've Democratic party:
Second Ward
Police Juror w. A. Hood and W.
N. Galloway.
Third Ward
Police jury. J. Domergue and
Louis Pilaud. "a :.
Fifth Ward
Police jury. \. i.>hrll aui s.
R Ctwart. ','''
For Constable-Walter LAYING
house and J. b. Grantham.
Sixth Ward
Police JUROR. 9. Parker and
Fletcher Crawford.
GEO. R. DuTscH,
Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
POVERTY CAUSES WHITE SLAV
ERY.

According to the report of the
white slave investigation committee
Just presented to the Illinois Senate,
poverty. DIRECT and indirect, is the
principal cause Of immortality.
Thousands Of girls. it says, are
driven into prostitution because of
che sheer inability to keep body and
soul together on the low wages re-
ceived by them"
Extensive investigations conducted
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
$%,000.000 Appropriated in
Aid Building Of States Reads

Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-By Z
vote OF PSI to 81 the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington has pass
ed what Is called 1.-THE Shackleford
Bill" carrying an appropriation Of
$2b,O00,OOO to aid the States in i'm.
proving their public roads used In
the postal service of the government
Sixteen or seventeen bills, probably
more, relating to the same subject
have been submitted to the House al
ito present session, and all of them
{ though differing somewhat in minor
details are to the same general effect
that It Is well within the constitu.
tional rights and certainly the i'm
perative duty of the Congress to pro-
vide out of the public treasury foI
this great public necessity.
The bill as 1t passed the House
provides that in certain cases. clear
" defined In the bill, the Secretary
Of Agriculture shall aid the states in
the construction and maintenance OF
rural post roads, which means ANY
public road over which rural mail
II, or might be, carried outside Of in
corporated cities, towns or borrougha
having population exceeding 2OOO."
The expense Of administering the
fund thus provided is to be paid out
Of the fund. Each state is to re-
ceive outright the sum Of $4,000
and one-half Of the remainder to be
divided Is to be appropriated among
the states according to population
and the remaining half according to
m ~ III
routes to the extent that such popu-
lation and rural free delivery routes
bear to the population and free de-
livery routes of all the states.
The administration of the fund is
to be under the general direction Of
the Secretary Of Agriculture and its
distribution is to be regulated upon
terms which will protect the Federal
Treasury and assure the satisfactory
completion Of the work undertaken.
The Secretary will do his part thru
the highway departments of the sew
eral states, and, in the absence of
such departments, through such rep
resentatives OF the state as may be
agreed upon by the Secretary and the
governor. Upon application from
the states for aid in the construction
Of any rural post road the Secretary
- to decide whether or not the aid
desired cimes within the provisions
Of the bill and II he shall decide in
favor Of the proposed road he shall
require plans, specifications and esti-
mates Of cost for his approval. Up
on approval and the acceptance Of,
the State Of the conditions upon
which Federal aid yill be given. the
secretary will have the authority to
give not less than 80 per cent nor
more than SO per cent Of the reason
able cost Of construction or mainte-
nance Of the road thus approved.
All construction and maintenance
Of roads under this bill shall be un-
der the supervision and control Of
The state highway departments OF the
states. In such states as have no
highway department the apportion-
ment Of the fund for such state shall
be expended in such manner as the
Decretary and the governor mayl
lgree upon. The secretary Is au-I
!horized to make or direct such ex-
animation and inspection Of any road
constructed Or maintained under the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN.

Few Of us realize the. danger Of
-cougs and ee1ds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments.
HoWever statistics tell uBseyery third
person dies OF lung ailmqle. Dam
9erous bronchial and lung diseases
follow T. neGleeted cold. ~ yohr
BODY stragg4es. against coldxxerne.
no better aid can be had than Or.
kings New. Discovery. Its-merit has
peen teste& by olAs IN . hng. In
use over, q years. Get . bottie to-
aay Ayeid the risk Of serious lunk
ailments. Druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
WOMEN's RIGHTS, YB ROBERT
BURNS.
Scotch Poet, Two Hundred Years
Ago, Wrote Of Agitation Now
Called New.

while Europe's eye is fixed on
mighty things,
The fate Of empires and the fall Of
kings:
While qaacks of State must each
produce his plan,
And even children lisp the Rights of
Man;
Amid this mighty fuss just let me
mention
The Rights Of Woman merit some
at ention.''
In sending these verses to the New
York Sun, J. C.. Kellogg, of Eliza
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

provisions OF the act and ito pre-
scribe such rules and regulations for
the administering OF this act a. he
may consider expedient." All pay
ments for road construction under
the act are to- be made upon war
rants drawn by the secretary Of az
riculture. The state desiring aid
under the oct s'may apply" and the
secretary may approve or reject the
application So tar "a the Federal
Treasury IL concerned, the act Is
horse-h1gh, sebull-strong and pig
tight" It is pure business and with
out the least touch Of sentiment.
II the maximum of $4,000. 900
provided in the act be appropriated,
tho total amount Of aid to each state.
counting population, rural free deliv-
cry roads and. star routes, will be:
Alabama $579,180: Arizona $l17.-
512; Arkansas $3.50, 1906: California
$6O4,788; Colorado @z53y168: Con-
necticut $35S.63S: Delaware s3l03.-
$50; Florida $310ss48; Georgia
$722.494; Idaho $170,O24: Illinois
$1,372.330; Indiana $S54.868: Iowa
$S41.740; Kansas s3747,e56: Ken
H
064; Maine MARYLAND
$318,8O8; Massachusetts 526. 420.
Minnesota }723,4s4; Michigan $3.50
492; Mississtppi $497y13O: aN;ssouri
$974,114; Montana S192.998: Ne
braska $514,634: Nevada s10i .1O2.
New Hampshire $175.494: New Jer-
sey $43S,054: New Mexico 3155.SO2:
New York Sl.594.412: North caro-.
lima $655, 76O: North Dakota s325.
372: Ohio $l.l9S.3s4: Oklahoma
$532,138; Oregon r3248.7o2. Penn
sylvania 3l,469, 696: Rhode Iaiand
$139,392; South -Carolina $40 4a1.
South Dakota 3337.406: Tennesaee
$694,O5O;s Texas 5000. 386. ntah
$143,768; Vermont S1S7.528: viz
ginia 3591,214: Washineton s3o1.
804; West virginia $40. $50: Wis.
$736, ZIG: xWyominr s125-
ITO.
The act does not mean. that tho
United States 10 eoine into 9eneraI
road construction i'm the. several
states; but that It win aid the. .tate.
In the construction OF certain sneci-
he'd highways to the extent Of S25
900, 900 annually. the statee tn nro.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

Miss Josephine Wright Chapman,
an architect whose Offices are in the
Vanity Fair building on West 4Oth
street. New York City, has been CIV
en- the contract as architect of six
teen story building on Park Avenue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
THE RURAL SCHOOL SANITATION
STANDARD.

In every school which may be com
sidered passably sanitary the follow
ing conditions shall obtain:
/. Heating by at least . proper
~ jacketed stove (no unjacketed
stove to be allowed). Avoid over
heating. Temperature should never
be above IS F. There should be q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

Miss Estelle B. Chubbic, Of Can
on Burg, Pa, has been appointed
deputy sheriff. The appointment
was made by Sheriff Frank B. Wick
ersham, who presented her with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
PROBLEM OF RURAL SCHOOL
CHILDREN.

Rural school children are less
healthy, and are Handicapped by
more physical defects than are the
children Of the cities, including even
the children Of the slums.
Healthful and attractive rural
schools are absolutely essential to
the physical, mental. social. eco
nomic and moral wellIbeing Of the
children themselves, and to the life
and welfare of the nation AZ q
whole. Country school children
should have as sanitary and attrac-
tive schools and as intelligent and
effective health care as school child
rem In the cities:
The health care Of rural school
children should include at least the
following:
(a) Schoolhouses sanitary and at
tractive, well ventilated, lighted.
cleaned, and equipped within and
without with the health essentials
enumerated later in this article.
OBJ. Teachers better trained and
better paid to do their logical and
full share in carrying out q health
program.
(c) Health examinations, lnclud-
ing dental inspection once q year.
(d) Follow-up health work by
district and school nurses.
(e) Provision for removal Of in
furious physical defects by dental
clinics, health clinics, etc. M
~ Health care in the school, in
Guiding health instruction. warm
school lunches, tooth brush drills,
and inculcation of all health habits.
(g) Cooperation Of all available
individuals and organizations for the
promotion Of health and welfare Of
country school children. 50
Country school children deserve 40
much health and happiness % city
children. Country children are en-
titled to az acreful cultivation %
live stock and crops.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

beth, N. j., says:
''Of course, It Is preposterous to
expect people to interest itself over
q new agitation like the rights Of
woman, so / rise to remark that the
above lines were written by Burns
more than one hundred years ago"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN.

It was rumored. and even publish
ed, that was not q qualified voter
Of the second ward. This is an er-
Tor. a. any one can easily ascertain
by looking over the registration
books at the courthouse in Coving-
ton, La.
Very truly,
w. G. KEATING.
Justice of reace, Second Ward.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

Oy tue COmmlUIee 0l0ClOSe0 the l0ct
that more Of the women Of the un-
derworld fall into dishonor from do
nestle employment than from any
other work. ~
"Unregulated conditions Of domes-
tic employment. uncertain hours, alb
sence Of definite social status and
lack Of creative, opportunities render
the home. In many cases, for the
women servants. q breeding place of
immortality" the report states.
Eight dollars q week Il fixed By
the committee ~ the least amount
that will meet the necessary items
Of . bare living for girl employed
in q large city. Attention is called
to the testimony taken by the conn.,
mittee "of wages running e. low as
$500 Z week."
The commission found that the
highest standard Of morals exist
among the girls In the high schools,
colleges and universities.
Woman suffrage tends to establish
q minimum wage ~for~women and 20
diminish illiteracy. Isn't It time
that women had some, power In regu-
lating these things?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

The anniversary Of the birth Of
Susan B. Anthony will be on Feb.
18th, . date dear to every lover Of
equity and right. This. date .sug-
gests a suitable topic to school child
rem everywhere. Offering the most
tempting research into the life Of
one of the most notable dgurea Of
her time. A little Quaker maiden
down East" she developed into .
school mistress. and temperance
advocate, and then grew brave
enough to speak on public platforms
for co-education of the sexes. Her
life was replete with incident and
event. Look into this biography,
children, and you will find, % in the
study Of al notable lives. . quicken
ing Of your own spirit Of emulation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

We believe this work should
looked into ct once, and the ~
bers OF the school leaEuG saxpect ~.
push the matter ytgoreusly.
We then expect to- begin work q
the yard.
Our Congressman, Mr.. Lewis n.
Morgan, has shipped 10 asnumbor n
fine camph0r trees to be planted. al
We hope within the next year to have
our grounds compare well with tt
building.
In the early spring We shall issue
Invitations to the several sleaguee Il.
taee parish to meet in Coyineton. g.
discuss plans to broaden our work.
to awaken interest IN all eApcatio
al matters and to help IN the ecoctiaaI
of an. educational II huilltng - t.
fair grounds.
The League has made afy1neCx:
ments to have buckets md elao61a
for ice water for those a3ts3ding u
basketball games and ,dancea. &,
Our new member, Mrs. Rleneha11
was enrolled. We invite al mothagf:
and friends Of the scnooi to join.
H49. ]. G. BURNS,
sgP1ooidonE. q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

There IL NO door at which the
hand Of woman mas knocked for adj
mfssion-but there hava been found
on the other side hands OF. strong
and generous men eager to turn 1t
for her almost before she knocks
Olive Schredner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

/, thermometer in every school room,
Ventilation by open windows when
weather permits and by opening Of
Windows at least one-dfth Of 1ooI
space in area.
2. Lighting from left aide OF
room Tor from left and rear)
through windows.
8. Cleanliness OF school ~ good
az In the home Of q careful house
keeper.
4. Furniture sanitary In kind.
and easilp and frequently cleaned.
S. Drinking water from . pure
source provided by . sanitary drink
ing fountain.
s. Facilities for washing hands.
and individual towels.
I. Z. Toilets and priyies sanitary In
type and in care with no cess-pools
unless water Tight and no neglected
privy boxes or vaults.
8. Flies and mosquitoes exclud-
ed through screening Of sschoolhouse
and toilets.
8. Obscene and defacing MARKS
absolutely absent from .schoolhouse
and toilets.
10. Playground Of adequate sise
for every rural school.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
LIST OF PETIT JURORS.

Following is the list of Petit Ju-
rors drawn for the March term OF
na,,vA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

NOIzA1J N. GIIIlS,
Deputy Clerk Of Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12

The woman and her husband have
been separated for some time.