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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-28


Miss Ida Badon has returned from
Bogalusa, after several days spent
there as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs:
Frank Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Simmons, or
Slidell, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Burns and Mr.. and Mrs. u
NJ. Simmons, last Sunday.
Representative ]. MY Stmfnons
spent the weeklend4ath his home HERE,
having come over Friday from Baton
Rouge, where he ia ,atterlhtn&s4hl
session or the State Legislative. !
Mrs. NumS sHehbert, Of New Or
leans, was a visitor here Sunday.
Miss Edith Schoen returned Sun
day afternoon to her home in New
Orleans, after a week spent here as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter
ID. Molloy. .s..-.-,..
Mrs. J. BoudousQuie, Mrs. Louis
Levinson, Mrs. w. d. McEnulty, Mrs.
Wallace Poole and children, and
Misses Gable and Annals Boudousquie
enjoyed delightful picnic at Good
bees bridge, last Saturday.
Il Mr.. and Mrs: Percy E. .Theriot and
little daughter. of Houma; La4,l are
spending some time here, - guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Dutsch. y..s-
Miss Anna 'Morrell returned Mon
day from New Orleans, where she
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Smart and family. -
Mr.. Jas. Mutually left Sunday at
ternoon- for New Orleans, where he
has accepted a position.
Miss Louise Cazes was the week
end guest of Mrs. Mamie Evans. &ts
- .le--
Miss C.arice Frederick. who Is
now employed In Bogalusa with the
Bogalusa Grocery & Grain Co., spent
the weekend at her home here.
Miss Nell Evans, of Amite, arriy-
ed Wednesday night to be the guest
of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Berger for
several weeks.
Miss Sadie Robertson, of New Or
leans, spent last Sunday here as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Whit Riggs
and family. a
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
Scene from Twin Beds" coming to Palace Theatre.

Sweet Caporal factory and see for him
self the high grades of tobacco and
paper used and the care in manufac-
turing this cigarette, he would never
cease to be Sweet Caporal smoker.
In connection with the manufacture
cf cigarettes, Alfred Mccain, the pure
food expert of the New York Globe,
has written long article contrasting
the sanitary methods used in the MAX
ing of cigarettes and the making Of
food. He tells Of a trip through a
factory Of the American Tobacco Com
pany, in New York, where the great
est care is taken to secure cleanliness,
where the handling of the tobacco it.
self is done by scrupulously clean ma
chinery, is entirely opposite to the
I lumors which he had heard concern
ing the conditions of the tobacco fac
tories.
But say-the demonstrators are in
town. Go see them yourself and be
convinced.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

and sold annually than of all other
fur animals combined. Before the
present war, Great Britain imported
each year from 7O,OO0,OOO to 9O,O0O,O0O
skins, while the home production add
ed 30,000,000 more. The imported
supply came from Australia and the
nearer European countries. France,
Belgium, Germany, the United States
and other countries also use large
quantities of this fur. The bulk of
ii is sold in bales, bringing from 10
cents to so cents a pound, dependent
on color and quality. The better class
OF skins sell by the dozen, bring from
so cents to 81, that is, less than 10
cents each.
Baled rabbit furs are bought large
ly for felting purposes, the fur be-
ing made into cloth or coarse hats,
while the skins are utilized for manu-
featuring glue. Fine hats are made
of nutria (the fur of the South Amer
lean coypu- or of nutria and rabbit
fur mixed. The fur of the common
wild rabbits Of America does not felt
we'll and is in slight demand. Whole
skins of these animals seldom sell for
more than l or 2 cents each.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
WHAT KIND MEMS TROUSERS
SHALL WOMEN WEAR
(By United Press)

London, Jan. 20 (By mail--What
should be the style in women's trous-
ers?
London is getting het up over the
question, since women in many trades
have taken to wearing the garment
heretofore mans onliest own.
Now that he can't keep his sisters
out of them the unlearning British
er thinks he can dictate in the mat
ter of styles. List to AN Offended
Male" as he signs himself, in the
Daily Express, writing on the sub
Ject of the objection made by "four
attractive munition girls" who revolt
ed against wearing trousers:
Il am not surprised that they should
object to wearing trousers, if by that
is meant the ugly neither garments
one sees worn by the window clean
ing girls in London.
These skimpy trousers, cut in
straight line, look as if they had been
borrowed from juvenile brothers, and
are hideous and unfeminine to a de-
gree. If trousers are to be worn for
comfort and efficiency, why cannot
they be made on the lines of those
adopted by Turkish and Eastern wom-
en-, moderately loose and tied at the
ankle? If ! were girl l should
certainly feel unsexed in those other
things"
Offended Male is unfair to the WIN
dow-washing girls. A pair that
tripped iauntily through Haymarket
this morning, keeping step in their
mUch-discussed garments, would have
Seen signed by George NJ Cohan in
flash. The effect created was al
together opera comique and stray
Americans wasted time on the curb
waiting for the rest of the chorus.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
C|GARETS MADE UNDER
MODERN METHODS

From all indications it will be but
a short time before the smokers of
El Centro will cease to task dad
about the quality of Sweet Caporal
cigarettes.
The representatives of the manufac-
turer are making this quite unneces-
sary. Special demonstration crews,
full of pep and enthusiasm, are in
town and it is only necessary for you
TO listen to them before you begin to
experience desire to try this old time
cigarette.
Sweet Caporals were first manufac-
tured in 1878 and one of the argu-
ments used by the demonstrators is
the fact that these cigarettes have
stood the test of 40 years. A most
interesting talk is given by the dem
onstrators. They show you first for
your inspection the actual leaves of
tobacco used in the manufacture Of
this cigarette, and maybe they don't
know all about their product from A
to z. Their confidence in the quality
of Sweet Caporals almost convinces
one of their merit and trial does the
rest.
Great stress is laid by the manu-
facturers upon the sanitary conditions
under which Sweet Caporals are made.
It is the demonstrator' boast that ii
the smoker could only look into the
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
THE WHATCHAMA CLCUMN.
Tails.

Tails are long, slender affairs that
were hung on animals by Divine
Providence and on human beings by
Charles Darwin.
Maybe Darwin was right, but the
fact remains that today we wear them
only on our shirts.
Maybe we did swing from trees By
them, as he says. But what Of it :?
1t was a darn sight more civilized
than swinging by our necks.
Personally, we've never had any
fault to find with tails. We often
wish we had one. We could do lots
of things with a tail that we can't
do now. We could stay in bed and
turn off the alarm clock, for one
thing.
Tails would give stenographers both
hands to read the paper with. And
think what godsend they would be
to structural ironworkers.
GEORGE MARTIN.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
BLACK SIBERIAN HARES
AND OTHER FUR RAbDITS'

Washington, Jan. 3O.-The United
States Department of Agriculture du-
ring the past few months has received
many inquiries regarding the merits
Of certain rabbits that have been ex-
tensively advertised as fur producers.
Replies to such inquiries have stated
that the demand for rabbit fur is
such as to make it pay to save the
pelts Of domestic rabbits killed for
food, but that raising rabbits for the
fur alone would be Improbable with
any known breed. Some facts about
the trade in rabbit skins will be Of
interest in this connection.
More skins Of rabbits are collected
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

The better kinds of rabbit skins are
used for making fur garments, which,
when made up, are commonly sold as
"cony," but often under other trade
names. White skins are made up in
imitation of arctic fox, or, sheared,
IN imitation of ermine. Gray rabbits
are dyed brown or black and become
Baltic black fox" or 'Baltic brown
fox; seal-dyed, they become inland
seal, electric seal, coast seal or near
seal. Reputable furriers avoid such
names, or, if they use them, frank
ly explain that the goods are cony
Or rabbit. These garments, while
handsome and comfortable, have little
durability and are therefore cheap.
Statements to the effect that GER
tain breeds of rabbits produce pelts
of high market value are unwarrant-
ed. The long-haired breeds, such as
the Angora and the Siberian (both
white animals) have poor pelts and
The hairs are not we'll set in the skins.
The short-haired varieties are much
alike as to strength of pelts, but vary
considerably in color. The English
black-and-white has striking colors
that might appeal to the fancy of
individual wearers of fur garments,
but they are not popular in the fur
trade. Skins of piebald rabbits Of
any shade sell for less than those of
solid colors. There is also a differ
ence in quality of fur between hutch
rabbits and those kept in the open, the
latter having the better pelts.
Besides exaggerated statements as
to the value of fur, advertisements of
fur rabbits contain totally false
claims as to the origin of animals Of
fered for sale. This practice is not
a new one, for about 60 years ago,
when the now we'll known Himalayan
rabbit was first bred in England, the
statement that it originated in the
Himalayan mountains was believed by
fellow of the Geological Society Of
London, who described and figured the
animal in the society's journal as a
new species. Rabbits recently adver-
tised as fur animals are said to have
been imported directly from Siberia,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

in one instance, and from Mongolia,
in another. The further statement
that the animals exist in these coun-
tries in a wild state is advanced. AS
g matter of fact we'll known to nat
uralists, no wild rabbits occur in
either country and the few species Of
hares found there are small gray ami
mails that turn white in winter. The
support of the fanciful testimony of
an unknown naturalist who claims to
have resided in Siberia and to have
observed the animals in the wild state
does not help the case.
so far as the black Siberian hare"
is concerned, any experienced breeder
of rabbits can readily identify the
animals at first sight. They are un-
ooubtedly the common European rab-
bit Of the Flemish giant breed. In
this variety black is constantaly re-
curing color and sometimes appears
among litters Of the purest-bred strain.
These black individuals are usually
regarded by fanciers as undesirable
and are discarded. However, if the
black stock be chosen for reproduc-
tion, black strain of Flemish giants
is obtained in which blush gray in
dividuals recur from time to time, as
several breeders in the United States
have proved. Such a strain Of Flem-
ish giants is now offered as a new
species imported directly from Sibe-
lia-a country without rabbits unless
carried there as domestic animals.
It is rot to be inferred, however,
that black Flemish giant rabbits have
no fur value. On the contrary, ow-
ing to their great size and solid color,
the skins will probably sell for more
than those of most other breeds. All
known breeds of domestic rabbits be-
long to single species, the European
rabbit, whether they are known as
Belgian hare, Flemish giant, Siberian,
Himalayan, Dutch, Japanese, Kai-Gai,
or any other name, and the attempt
to palm any of them upon the public
as new species imported from a por-
tion of the world not inhabited by
rabbits is wholly unwarranted and to
be severely condemned.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

The 1916 walnut yield of Southern
California is estimated at 1850 tons.
This, although nearly 5000 tons less
than the 1915 output. because of high
prices received, brought in as much
money as last years crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30
THE PRESS COOK BOOK
French Dressing.
Daily Recipe

2 tablespoonfuls vinegar
6 6tablespoonfuls olive oil
l teaspoonful salt
" teaspoonful paprika
Put the salt and paprika in bowl;
add little oil and beat well; then
gradually add the remaining oil, STIR
ring constantly. Last of all, still in
the vinegar, drop by drop.
Fruit Salad.
2 bananas
2 oranges
Juice Of " lemon
Lettuce
French dressing
Slice the bananas and oranges and
pour the lemon juice over all. Serve
on lettuce leaves with French dress
ing and one-half cupful English wal
nuts.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

The new plant of the California AS
sociated Olive Growers at Ballbrook,
San Diego county, has begun canning
olives.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

In making a layer cake, as soon as
taken from the oyen set the pan on a
damp towel and then run a knife
around the edge Of the pan and the
cake won't stick.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-30

Use wire egg beater to mix flou
for grayies and sauces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
The Daylight Clothing Corner is the
Style Centre

For many days past, the new fash
ions from New Y DIRK have been MAX
ing the introductory bow to the peo-
pie Of Bridgeport at the Daylight
Clothing Store Of Caesar Misch, Inc.
Every day new things have been
coming in, but now Mr.. Valdez, the
hustling manager of this live concern,
says that he is really ready to show
in every department a complete as
sortment of the new fashions.
Women's suits were never so beau
tiful and fetching" as shown in this
store. The war has had its effect in
style tendencies, the colors are brill
liant and the whole range Of materials
used is larger than ever before. Coats,
trimmed military, dresses in all wool
materials and Silks waists, skirts etc,
etc, all are we'll worth the closest at
tention.
Men will find that the new styles
are unusually snappy, and that the
new overcoats are SO good looking that
the new outfit must surely include
one. A complete furnishing store for
men, and departments for the boys
and girls and children are all inter-
esting.
Cheerful Credit places personal
| choice from this great stock within
the reach of all One dollar week
pays for whatever is bought the
Cheerful Credit Way, and no money
at all is asked for at the time Of pur-
tchase-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
making .tsteel for the Germans ;.

making 'tsteel for the Germans
Another had a large stretch of land
in the rear OF it's place which before
the war was used mostly as a Stag
dump and a storage yard for steel.
ALI this has been cleared away and
now the site is covered by a big air.
plane factory. Needless to say, this
plant, Is so isolated that the Ger
mans never could locate it. and if they
did know where it was they never
could damage it.
The shipbuilders of Britain are in
tensely interested in what the United
States is going to do toward increas-
ing the shipping tonnage of the
world; and they are anxious to do
everything possible to assist in the
plans. Only oneathing did they have
to suggest; they were unanimously
agreed that under no consideration
should workers in the yards be per-
mitted to join the armed forced
When England went to war the ship
building concerns encouraged then
employees to enlist, but now and for
some time past, with assistance OF
the government, former employees are
being, released from the army and the
+ navy to return to their work. A ship.
builder or man with a knowledge
| of shipbuilding is worth ten times al
much to his country in a shipyard
company officials say, as he is in ths
armed forces.
The builders of ships for Britain
have all the material they need ant
gradually they are getting a sufficien
, number of men to do the work tina
| only men can do. Female worker
are all very well. they say, but :
woman cannot handle an automatic
riveter or swing a sledge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
In addition there are miscellaneous

In addition there are miscellaneous
short term loans made by various
German firms, which are estimated at
a total Of 100000 gold.
German mining properties whose
value is estimated at $1,50O,000 gold
will probably be- taken over by the
Chinese government and sold, the Chi
nese government holding the money
until the conclusion of peace.
The German-Asiatic Bank with
branches at Picking, Tienstin, Tsinan-
flu. Hankow and Canton, is the largest
German concern doing business in
China, and has a capital of about ST.
100000 gold. It is charged that this
bank has financed much Of the Ger
man intrigue throughout the Orient.
German capital also Is employed
quite extensively in the cement indus
try in China, and controls paper mills,
breweries,s cotton mills and other fac
tories in various ports. These COM
| panies for the most part are not very
large. Arnold -Karberg and Company,
one Of the most important German
concerns in the Far East, has a loan
on the Shanghai Dock of about $5,-
100000 gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
Britain. May Engage
Ships In Australian
Waters for Food Trade

Melbourne. Sept. 21.-The British
government has been in communica-
ton with the Australian government
with view of requisitioning all avail
able shipping in Australian waters for
the transport of cargoes overseas AL
ready the interstate and coastal trade
has contributed about 10000 tons of
shipping, but a considerable addition
al amount is believed to be now forth
coming.
Among other things it is proposed
that the large lighters employed at
the principal Australian ports should
be loaded with wheat and other COM
modities and towed to South Africa
where the cargoes could be discharged
into steamers for England, thus saw
ing both time and tonnage.
AS regards shipbuilding in Austria
liza, the outlook is more satisfactory
largely as result of a recent series
Of conferences between representa-
tives of the government and of the
men. An effort is beng made to guar
antee continuity of employment, SO
that large number of ships may be
laid down and completed on the STAN
dardized system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
WILL ESTABLISH U. s.
SINGERS AMBULANCE
ON ITALIAN FRONT

New York, Sept. 21-To establish
an American Singers Ambulance in
Italy, like the American Ambulance
in France, David Bispham, the
ers. musicians and music lovers of
America to contribute at least 81, 0OO,-
900 at thes earliest possible moment.
Ambulances, Mr.. Bispham states, are
urgently needed by the italian army
Two thousand dollars cabled to Milan,
he adds. would place a motor ambu-
lance at the front at once. America,
he points out, owes an everlasting
debt of gratitude to the art and artists
of Italy. John M. Fulton Of > the
Musicians club, has been appointed
treasurer of the proposed fund,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
CHINA GAINS VAST
MILLIONS BY WAR
AGAINST GERMANY

Peking, Sept. 21.-China's entry in
to the European war on the side of
the allies will relieve the Chinese gov
eminent of interest payments upon
obligations owed to the German gov
eminent and German corporations ag-
gregating nearly 1926, 100000 gold.
The greaest single obligation China
owes to. Germany is the Boxer indem-
nifty money, amounting to about $780,
565, 900 gold. The next items in i'm
portance are two loans of $4,000 900
gold each known as the first and the
second Anglo German loans and ne
gotiated through the German Assatic
bank aggregate over $4,000, 900 gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
SHIP
BUltDERS have
DISADVANTAGES
Nearly All of Their Materials
Are at Their Back
Doors.

Glasgow, Sept, 21-The shipbuild-
ers of Great Britain, who soon will
be iturntnG out virtually nothing else
sbut. standard ships and war vessels.
have. one advantage over the ship
builders oft United States that will
be hard to overcome. They have
+ nearly an their materials at their
Z back doors.
Fona the decks of ships in one Of
/ the yards In the north of England for
instance, everything used in the con-
/ struction OF vessels La within sight.
tIron In extracted from hills that look
hto be almost across the street Coal
scomes from the same place. On the
I other, side of the yard are great coke
Trovens. smelters. furnaces and rolling
brnflls. Plates and steel forms may be
! carried from the mills to the ships
gunder construction in carts drawn by
Ehorses A single company extracts
E the, ore, prepares it with it's own fuel
[ and sends 1t away from its own plant
as finished ships ready for the sea.
There are many such examples here
/ in the north. The success of more
/ than one of the shipbuildfng concerns
Kmay he partially traced to the prox-
EtErity of materials used
! So great is the supply at the dis
posal OF .sh1pbuilders that in many
cases they have entered into the man
ufacture Of other things than ships
I/1ne yard, which owns q great rolling
mill turns out In addition to steel for
its own tremendous needs, something
over 1000 tons weekly of great steel
forms which are shipped away to be
made into projectiles. Another yard
has turned over some of it's buildings
and sheds to the actual making OF
projectiles from steel taken from its
own plant Still another is engaged
almost solely upon the construction
of standard ships and thereby has re-
aaaaaH glAntsties OF ITS eQufpmsnt to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
Bows Fall Blouses

Qualities offered else
where at 39c; all new,
perfect garments in a
splendid variety of light
patterns; sizes 6 0QN
to ID; special
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21
Boys School Caps

Neat dark fancy mix
lures; made of good suit
ings and made in full
shapes; stripes, checks
and plain eolors; 0Ee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-21

Among the fancy mixtures. The
Two Pants and all wool blue serg
and most popular models, made
fancy mixtures in light, medium
The Mackinaws are choice garme
the-ordinary kinds, that will give
your boys an air Of refinement
and prosperity. Beautiful plaids
Of fast colors. Regular So and
$3.50 grades; Special at ........
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

The best route for motorists to Manas-
sss has been prepared by A. G. Seller,
touring director of the A A. A. There
Is improved highway as far as Fairfax.
but the remainder is rough, stony coun-
try road.
From A A. A. headquarters turn left
in front Of Treasury. White House and
State, War and Navy Department and
at 3 bear right along Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. avoiding Seventeenth street. Half
circle Washington circle and at Ia bear
slightly left into NJ street.. At trolley
station on right and bridge on left keep
straight ahead and follow this road
alongside canal to 81 where turn left
across Chain Bridge. Keep on good road
eurving uphill and avoid left turn over
bridge.
6o-Ton pay sc.
ao-LAngley. Fork left. Continue e
straight anead across electric tracks at
Mclean to
1GETysons Cross RoadA Continue
straight on. Right hand road Is to Lees
burg; left hand is to Falls Church. Con-
tinue straight ahead to
1oo-vienna, Continue straight ahead
to
1zEoakton CtOn 25c) straight through
to
sos-Fatrfax Court House. Turn sharp