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The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

Senator Broussard. Of Louisiana, on
a trip to Panama a few years ago,
met an old native banker there who
showed him a number of interesting rel
les and curios that he had gathered to-
gether &, the course of long and active
life. Among the odds and ends he show
ed Broussard were a number of octag-
onal $50 gold pieces. relics of the '49 rush
to California.
81 won those in a poker game" the
man told Broussard. From a man hav-
ing the same name as your own, too, by
the way. Yes. sir, I won those at poker
many years ago from a New Orleans
trader named Broussard."
Now, Senator Broussard's father was a
New Orleans trader. The Senator rec
ognized that the gold pieces must have
been won from his parent.
''I used to play a little poker myself"
he remarked. 1T would be great fun
to play for a stake like those gold pieces
of YOURS"
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11
Cellar-Grown Potatoes.

Our good gardening friend Kirk
saard. Of Denmark. grows potatoes
without taking any garden space what
ever, and grows them in considerably
less time than IT takes to produce a
crop in the garden.
The starting place is an absolutely
dark place IN cellar. where not a
single ray Of light enters and where
there is no ventilation. Such a place
is difficult to make use OF. and this
system Of growing potatoes will prove
Interesting to all having a dark corner
OF the kind.
A table of the desired size, dry earth
TO cover the top 20 depth Of two or
three inches and seed potatoes are ali
that will be required.
The earth can be dug up from the
garden and laid in a warm place IN the
cellar until IL has thswed and dried out
Cover the table top with this TO a depth
OF from two to three inches and on this
place the potatoes.
Use perfect potatoes for seed, free
from rot or disease. Wash them thor
oughly with a moist sponge. and dry
them carefully with a cloth, as there
must not be the slightest trace Of fun
gus 10 spoil the operation. II there are
any sprouts IheSe must De cut on close
without wounding the potato.
The potatoes washed and freed from
sprouts are helf buried IN the soil in
rows four inches apart. Inspect occa-
sionslly and cut OF any sprouts that
appear. In two or three weeks each
potato will be crowded with white
points, changing a few days later into
little potatoes. which grow rapidly.
When large enough. the new potatoes
are removed, leaving the parent potato
TO continue bearing. Several weeks
after the first crop a second crop will
be ready. followed by a third and so
on, until the parent potato is complete
ly exhs sUsted, only the skin remaining.
No water will be required. All
sprouts. IL they appear, must be cut
of carefully without injurfns the par
ent potato. The new potatoes are said
TO be firm and solid. OF good flavor.
with thin skins
This system has an advantage over
cultivation IN the garden, inssmuch as
there is no deep planting. hoeing, weed
ing, digging and fighting insects, and
the experiment will at least be interest
ng.-Philadelphia North American
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

a remarkable eye on consequence of his
long experience with weights and meas
ures. He can look at an object and tell
offhand to the fraction OF an inch its
length or diameter. Not long ago he had
occasion to buy an old-fashioned cedar
bucket
Il guess it's about eleven and three
quarter inches wide across the top" he
remarked.
How can you tell?" asked bystander
I can't tell I'm Just guessing at it,"
replied Stratton.
They took the measurement and STRAIT
toms eye had hit 1t within less than an
eighth of an inch.
On another occasion he was buying a
pound of cheese-plain, old-fashioned, yell
low, rat-trap cheese.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11
'ReeNGe.'

Well. they got up a nice little game OF
poker.
And-to make a long story compare.
| lively brief-when the game was over
the gold pieces lay in the pocket of Sen
ator Broussard.
The Broussard family honor had been
retrieved-even by the second generation
A crowd of Washington physicians
were giving a banquet a little while
ago to DIR. Frank Baker. professor of
anatomy at George Washington Univer-
sty, and director of the National Zoo
logical Park, on his seventy-fifth birth
day anniversary. The banquet was held
at a Washington club. 1t happened
that on the same night a college fra
ternity dinner was held in the same
club. in honor of Newton D. Baker.
Secretary of War.
dinner to DR.. Frank Baker, a boyish-
looking little chap entered. looked about
him, as II not quite certain he was in
the right place, and was made welcome
by the reception committee.
I'm Mr.. Baker" Baker explained
The committee assumed that he must
be a relative of DR.. Baker and hastened
to put him at his ease.
You're not a doctor are your" in
QulTeC one OF tne committee.
"Oh no. I'm not a Doctor" Baker as
cured him. I'm the Secretary of War"
Everybody within the sound ot Bakers
voice then and there decided that he was
a clever little kidder.
Fine" they exclaimed. slapping him
on the back, one after another, and
laughing gayIy. Secretary Of War, hey?
Well, you're all right. at that"
They introduced Baker all around.
telling various guests. between bursts of
laughter, that he was the new Secretary
Of War
Inasmuch as Baker looks to be about
q, it was no wonder they made merry
with him.
"How's old Villa" asked one man.
trying to enter into the spirit OF the
joke. Remember me to him when you
write And once more he slapped Baker
on the back.
1t occurred to Baker that perhaps
there might be slight misunderstand-
ing, and he sought an excuse to get
away without having to stop to explain.
Excuse me Just a moment" said he;
II must go downstairs to the telephone.
I want to"
Want to call up Funston" suggested
one of the doctors. with a shrek of
laughter. at which all Joined in.
Exactly" laughed Baker, good-na-
turedly. And he slipped away. to re-
turn no more.
The next day the doctors learned the
man they had treated as a comedian. was
an honest-to-goodness Cabinet officer.
When T. Roosevelt was President of the
United States, he was usually rather
accessible to newspapermen. II he
happened not to be busy at the moment,
one could see him. That was about all
the formality there was to it.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

We had an appointment with a battery
Of field guns. some distance in the rear,
which had promised to fire few shells
Tor our benefit and returned the way
we came Battery positions in this min
ing country are very different from those
amid the fathomless mud of Flanders,
In the region Of Ypres. Oeleted by CEN
sor.)
We were conducted down an under
ground passage, making our entrance at
a point where we were concealed from
observation. I had been near this spot
before and heard the guns firing. with
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

That looks to me like a scant pound &"
he remarked TO the grocer.
TITS exactly a pound" declared the
grocer. You can look at the scales
yourself
Then the scales must be wrong. 1
should estimate from the size Of the piece
that the cheese is about an ounce and a
half shy"
They went to another scales. and found
that the cheese was an ounce and a quar-
ter less than a pound
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

fed at the thought of Zeppelin bombs
could see this old heroine the moral ef-
feet of air raids would be less, I thought
Times will be hard after the war;"
she repeated, shaking her head The
commercial possibilities of this hill
top, when after the war thousands of
American tourists descend on Europe
to see the battlefelds. had already ap-
pealed to me, so l suggested, through
the amused interpreter, that she put
wire fence around her domains and
charge five francs to climb the hill
She thought me mad. Would people
pay to see this?" she asked, waving
her hand toward the battle line. They
will pay five francs to see where this
happened" / said. And there ere
plenty of people who would pay you
if they could get here this afternoon
the worth of your whole farm to see
1t going on" She shook her head
sadly, probably thinking me a victim
of shell shock, and withdrew, the boot
having been polished.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

The paper industry in Spain is seriously
affected by the war, on account Of the
difficulty of obtaining supplies of paper
pulp and chemicals formerly imported
from European countries.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

along day after day for months at a
stretch without ever failing to have two
nice little lamb chops among HE noon
day rations.
Mark Thisthethwaite, secretary 70 Vice
President Marshall. invented a neat lit
tie scheme while ago for getting rid
Of the visitor who tarries too long after
he has ceased 10 have anything OF real
consequence to say.
Such visitor was closeted with the
Vice President and several other callers
were waiting outside. Now, Thisthe-
thwaite is an exceptionally courteous
young person and would not injure the
feelings Of even the humbIest citizen
Yet he wished the man in with Marshall
would be on his way. Suddenly he had
an inspiration. He seized a telegraph
blank and wrote on IL:
Don't let this man stay all day. There
are others waiting 10 see you"
This he took in and gravely placed
before the Vice President, who scruti-
nized It thoughtfully, as If II had TO do
with empire building or matters Of equal
moment
''Ah, yes" says Marshall, ~I'u dictate
reply TO that in just 4 moment"
The visitor took the hint and proceed
ed on his way, so that Marshall might
think up a suitable reply TO his tele-
gram.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

Charles E. Hughes is a persistent man
not alone in the matter of maintaining
a strict silence. For one thing, he is
persistent about his food. He will 20
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

One afternoon, after the rush of the
day was about over, Samuel G. Blythe.
then chief Of the Washington bureau of
the New York World, dropped in at the
White House. and expressed a desire to
hold a brief conversation with Mr.. Roose-
welt. Secretary Loeb told him to walk
right in and help himself.
Having arrived in the Presidents
private office. Sam looked about for T
But T. was nowhere to be seen. Rather
crestfallen. Sam stood staring about
him wondering If the President had
called 1t a day, or had stepped out only
for moment. Suddenly an Indian--or
at least somebody dressed like an Indian
arose from behind the Presidents desk
with a wild zip that sent Sans blood
a-curding. He pinched himself to make
certain that It was not a horrible Welsh
rabbity nightmare. But it was real
There was the President of the United
States in the costume of a wild Indian.
yelling and laughing heartily at Sam
Blythe's scared look
Here was why Sam was scared:
II was afraid" he says, that the
great cares and strain of the great Office
might have made the man suddenly bug
house. I didn't know but he might come
at me with a tomahawk."
But here was the simple explanation.
T. r. had been in the midst of trying
on an Indian chiefs outfit that had been
when his caller was announced. So he
conceived the idea of leaving on the
costume, hiding for a moment behind his
desk, and playing a bit Of a merry plank.
Dr. s. W. Stratton chief of the govern
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

Louis w. Hill. son Of the late James J.
Hill, and president of the Great Northern
Railroad, is a great advocate Of publicity
Years ago he took over the advertising
end Of the Hill railroad interests. One
of the things he instituted was to send
along corps Of press agents whenever
his father went any place to make
speech. They saw to II that what he
said got into the newspapers. Louis did
this without his father knowing any
thing about it. The idea would have
seemed urdignified to James ]. Hill.
Nearly always when he returned from
making a speech. James J. Hill would say
to Louis w Hill:
You can talk about your press agent
methods But you notice I don't need
any. don't you7 Whenever I make
speech make 'em sit up. don't -"
And Louis said nothing-merely chuckled
softly to himself.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11
STATESMEN N-REAL AND NEAR.
CLOSEUP VIEWS OF FOLK WORTH KNOWING
By FRED c. KELLY.

Copyright, 1916. by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

DR.. S. w. Stratton, chief of the govern
ment Bureau of Standards, has acquired
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11

My impressions were kaleidoscopic. as
I spent not more than fifteen minutes In
Ypres. We were soon scurrying out
again, by another road. Deleted by CEN
sor.) No more shells came our way. and
the German aeroplanes had all been
chased back of their own lines. 1 do not
know how many planes there were over
Ypres. how many were British, as they
kept twisting and lodging to confuse the
gunners. and was told not to look up
at German planes directly overhead be-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
Satisfaction Guaranteed
sLIDELL HIGH SCHOOL.

At an early date the SlideN
teachers expect to visit the Covfhg-
ton school. It ia thought that many
valuable ideas can be gained in this
way. A visit to any school Is help
full. as the observer may profit not
only by the teachers good points,
but also by his mistakes.
On Friday night musical comedy
viii be staged at the X. of p. Hall
tor The benefit Of the school. This
entertainment is under the direction
Of M1s. Gremillion, Of Bogalusa, and
= pleasant evening is anticipated.
A new band is being organized
among the boys of the lower grades.
In this way 1t is hoped to I'LL future
vacancies In the High School Band,
and thus put it on sound and per-
manent footing.
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CHURCH NOTICE.

Services It Mandeville.
Rev. e. A. Rennie will conduct
service and preach ct the Union
Mission, Vaudeville, on Sunday,
March 5th. 1T IL O'Clock.
Special Service.
Thursday. March 9Th, tho RI. Rev.
Davis 6essums, D. D., Bishop Of
louisiana, will administer the Rite
OF Confirmation" and preach at the
Onion Church, Mandeville. At 1890
p. m. All are welcome. Come to
this service.
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NEW SPRING MILLINERY.

Mrs. Jessie Combel Norman. grad.
uate Of Nichols Trade School OF
New Orleans. solicits your patronage
tor your spring hats. Sample hats
are now on display ct her residence,
corner Theard Avenue and Gold
street, and she guarantees the best
returns that your money can get.
l19-4t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
TO CURE CHILDREN's COLDS.

Keep child dry, clothe comfort.
ably. avoid exposure and give DR..
Bells Pine Tar-Honey. It ID 4 pleas.
ant. soothing. antiseptic. raises the
phlegm and reduces Inflammation.
The first dose gives relief, continued
treatment with proper care will avoid
serious illne ssor . long cold. Don't
delay treatment. Don't let your
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THE CONVICTION CITY DIRECTORY FOR 1910.

Chuuck Chip
Dock Deed Day Dell Dad Dutsch Ell Gabe Happy ey Horse
Julius jug Judge Kite Iutz Manu. Nappy Nat Nape Ned Pike
Pop Pug Pete Pig Peg Prot Red skee Sd Spite o. s Tubby
Tick Tall Tank Ulee. Yub lander
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ST. Tammany Farmer
d. II. MASON, Ed1ooe
E. d. KENTZEL, Manager.


making educational
comparative condition differently
condition people,
meals ahead This
the foundation which gained school
obedience and subsection authority
Of Others and Therefore
the Almighty.
trouble that
send children
Shifted the shoulders Of the teacher
glance the chlds
worth without further q
asking
doubtful visit shall
Lancasers address
remarks The relation of the home the school
indeed Neither
The Judge said the
In
the schools should that the teachings
cooperative Of the education
suited to needs Of people.
In his position
touch with all classes OF people, both good The
families
been surrounded evil
been surrounded by influences
who might
and
much happiness might be gained the
community upift And from
builder OF
fortress
when is built the solid
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Miss Belle TRACER was q New o.
leans visitor last Sunday, having
spent the day while there with her
friend. Miss Marks.
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REFORMATION.

We're looking for q preacher
To convert old Uncle Harry,
The first time that ne joined the church
Salvation didn't carry.
Some forty years ago, Bob,
He heard the word eternal
The minister had all his tools
To work the gag Internal
Harry took tiae mourners bench,
And prayed to beat the devil,
But the preacher made q bungle.
Just 'twixt US. on the level.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Masses Myra Melancon and Hazel
Dossat left this morning to spend
the carnival season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Mr.. Geo. A. Ryan spent Tuesday
IN New Orleans on business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

" Attorney ]. M. Simmons was Z
New Orleans visitor Wednesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Mrs. s. L. Belknap and little son,
Logan, Of New Orleans. are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

M:ss Ethel Bougere IL spending
some time in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Mrs. H. J. Roy. of New Orleans
10 tae guest Of her sister. Mrs. "
w. Allen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Miss Susie Smith. Of .Pointe
Coupee parish, arrived Friday to
spend several weeks with her sister,
Mrs.. J. H. Glass.
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PHAR1sEEs WEEKLY DISCOURSE.
MYRTINA AMONG THE H1GHBROWs.

|
Occasionally meandeng through plebian ATTITUDES
a
knows intellectual When
encountered subject
as something stewed in
You at the reckless Familiarity with which they
an the
the ea You 80 much from rae
m e. . .e
with one Of these the the
+: T. &: ;s: al. i; u = - s
:.ss qss
her % oo ss sn cent mt jelly coat
Ts was Va: enc rs by tale which I'M 5
company in vita
hereafter stick equals"
% she The ssses &c
trsvsrsed BY the experiences question
grade s
KIDS the unnecessary one and
s. tss sss IT
sa sn ,1 old vaea h 81 ot this PoT
soqTs
% 9 Mulch a 81 s out ns
@ 1t: Rl ss try
a dame another with u her
eysSss 1ae poor zrl
5oa f % ass ss IN sss
s pdg z % 5 ss ess a s gs
Ruth ss
sometimes old violin
Daily From
1t may take man. blu
One half know
LILO is campaign. OF
We believe disguised q
Of than suspicious full Of cloves
ITS THROWING na for to MT h his nps :ss aims at
Whenever fails. loses fortune
At opera
drummer who
unemployed most OF the time
happens countsdl Oh.
Just
suggests
him in the eye-and tell him to "go to He'll
Keep an eye on coming
Congressman"
Spring coming! know it. The seed caaoss arriving in
every mail
IEFT.ovERs.
look pleasant white
tack-aammer
told f.vote Indoor
who the caller when the telephone
friend always willing
with ais wings He be ready destroy you with his oeak
designed fer OF the nest when
-tne
the "hries the
call for but limited they might be reversed
There 10 vast difference
, built suitably for entertaining"
family ceased We
with II he
he had a $4,000 legacy to invest
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Domergue elected police juror Tuesday. How.
Tiffany cards against him. don't know.
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Misses Ruby Anderson and Miss
Bertha Ragas. Of New Orleans, were
guests OF Miss Anderson's mother,
in Covington. last Sunday.

Bertha Ragas. Of New Orleans, wer<
guests OF Miss Anders0n's mother
In Covington. last Sunday.
Mrs. James Hughes. Of New York
and Mrs. Elizabeth 6palding, Of
Reno. New. we're guests Of the New
Southern Hotel. several days. They
left Tuesday afternoon for Reno
whore Mr.. Hughss will remain TO.
while before returning to New
York. Mrs. Hughes paid . visit tt
the home in Claiborne owned by he.
father. the late Capt. c. K. Olsen.
Mr.. William Fountain 10 very i'll
in the hospital. New Orleans. He
was discharged from the hospital,
some time ago. after having had E
broken leg set. He afterwards
came to Covington. His leg began
to trouble him again. and physici-
ans told aim that the bone must be
reset. He again entered the hospit-
al. Complications have Get In tina.
are pronounced serious. Mrs. Foun-
tain 10 with him.
The Wednesday Afternoon Five
Hundred Club held its last meeting
ct the residence Of Mrs. H. E. Gaa-
treaux. with Mrs. r. r. Young, Jr.,
40 hostess. Tho drs& prize was
Mrs. z. L. Jones. second
Mrs. Frank Sanchez. end consola-
ton Mrs. A. Coig. The next meet
ing Of the club will be ct the home
Of M1s. Robt. L. Aubert.
Misses Retta and Bonnie Moses
last Wednesday evening
It quite m unusual and unique At
fair. the guests being the younger
ret Of young ladies Of the town, who
Ill came dressed % little girls. the
gentlemen being conspicuous by
their absence.
Mr.. and MIRO. d. n. Montgomery
Z few friends Informally
ast Saturday night In honor OF Mrs.
4ontgomerys sister. Mns. w. Cum
bingham. Dancing was the princi-
,al feature Of the evening. and the
1aintiest OF refreshments were
Derved.
Miss Eva Kennedy left last Sun
lay morning for New Orleans, whore
he will visit Misses Matte and Lou
oorter for two weeks.
The Misses Adele and Estelle Fon-
IN, who are studying to become
ralned nurses at the Charity Hos
,ital, in New Orleans. will arrive
his afternoon, and will remain in
,ovington until Sunday afternoon
;uests Of their parents. Mr.: and Mrs.
}. Eoutan.
The Junior Five Hundred Club
ras entertained on last Saturday by
fiss Aline Bernard, At tae residence
( Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Provost. in hon
r Of Miss Cecile Roubion's birth |
~. The first prize WAS awarded
fiss Laurence Stevenson. second
(ias Cecile Roubion and consolation
(iss Inez LAuson. Among those
resent were Misses Cecile end Ra.
hel Roubion. Aline Bernard, Marie
ouise and Laurence Stevenson
[yacinthe Richard, Inez LAuson and
,eMan and Laura Bodebender. A.
or the games refreshments were
Brved.
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difference between comfortable home. and ont
10 built utably for entertaning'
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after dinner ceased We have
what would with money
she dad a SCI, 900 legacy invest.
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candidate elected Is that
but there thing certain
that Ring work
Hook
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Mr.. Alphonse Roy. OF New Or
leans. was a visitor here Monday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

statistics to show that the thies the
children We don't what
but is limited they might be reversed
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Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Burns are
In New Orleans, Mr.. Burma having
gone over to be operated on at the
Presbyterian Hospital.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Election Honors last Tuesday went to Folsom
Sandy Ford this time.
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Mss Jeanne Piguet left Thursday
morning for New o. leans whore sho
will spend ten days visiting relatives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

willing
with his beak
gall In
foundaionscfs Of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

cards the other evening told her favordte
guessing the caller when the telephone
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Montgomery
entertained Z few friends Informally
last Saturday night In honor OF Mrs.
NontgomeTy's sister, Mrs. w. Cum
ningham. Dancing was the princi-
pal feature Of the evening. and the
.<baintiest OF refreshments were
served.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Leonval re-
turned to New Orleans Sunday after
noon. after several days spent here
At their home.