St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-26
LIBERTY BONDS
SHOULDAPPEAL
TO YOU AS A
PATRIOT
They Should Even Appeal
to the Investor, Be-
cause Safe.
WHAT THEY ARE,
NATURE, SECURITY.
A Safe Investment and a Pa
triotic Duty Perform
ed in Buying.
What Is q Liberty Bond?

= What Is y Liberty Bond?
A Liberty Loan Bond is solemn
promise Of the United States to pay
at maturity the amount Of the bond
to the holder thereof, and to pay in
terest annually each year from the
date Of the issuance of the bond un-
til it is fully and finally paid.
What Is the Security Of Liberty
Loan Bond.
The faith and honor of the United
States, backed by all Of the resources
of the Nation and the American peO-
ble. A Liberty Loan Bond is a
mortgage on all the resources and
taxing powers of the Government
and all OF the resources Of the AM
erican people.
What Is the Nature Of Liberty
Bond?
There are two kinds of Liberty
Loan Bonds. Bearer Bonds are to
be issued in denominations of $50,
500, $500 and $1,000. These Bear
er BONDS, which are made payable to
bearer, have interest coupons attach
ed which are detached by the holder
when the interest installments they
represent are due, and can be cashed
at any bank the same as United
State treasury note.
Registered bonds are t obe issued,
which are registered as to both prin-
cipal and interest, in denominations
of 500, $500, $1,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000 and 100000; checks for
the amount of interest due will be
mailed out semiannua,ly to tire hold
ers of these registered bonds.
What Are the Terms of a Liberty
Loan Bond?
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first
issue of $4,000, 100000 are to bear
date of June Is, 1917, and to run
for thirty years, except that the Gov
ernment reserves the right to pay
them fifteen years after date. II
this right is not exercised by the
Government fifteen years from date,
the bonds will run the full thirty
years.
These bonds bear interest at 3 IL
per cent per annum, and the interest
is payable semiannually ON the If
teenth day of December and the fif-
teenth day of June in each year.
What Special Advantages Have These
Liberty Loan Bonds?
One special advantage no other
bonds, National, State, municipal. or
corporate, have is that il the United
States during the continuance of the
war shall issue other bonds at "a
higher rate of interest, the holders
of these Liberty bonds have the right
to exchange their Liberty bonds for
bonds bearing the higher rate OF in
terest, dollar for dollar.
What Other Special Advantages Dc
These Bonds Possess:
They are nontaxable. II your city
county, and State taxes are three
mills on the dollar, a not unusual
tax, these bonds are eQuivaent to
ordinary corporate bonds or other In
vestments bearing IL per cent.
In addition, no Federal tax which
war conditions may later make nee
essary will affect these bonds. The
only tax these bonds are subject to
is the Inheritance tax, which applies
to all property OF all kinds whatso-
ever.
How Arc Liberty Bonds Obtained?
Blank forms Of application for the
purchase of these bonds can be OBJ
tanned from the Treasury Depart
ment, any Federal Reserve Bank, any
National Bank, State, or private
bank, any express Office, and any
post Office in the United States. ANY
bank or postmaster will aid appli.
cant in filling out his blank and the
other acts necessary to obtain these
bonds.
Your Patriotic Duty-Buy a Libert.
Loan Bond.
A Liberty Loan Bond is mort
gage on the United States.
Remember the Lusitania and bu,
a Liberty Loan Bond.
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taken.
Yours truly.
G. C. LEWIS,
Farm Demonstration.
Baton Rouge, May 10. 1917.
Mr.. G. C. Lewis, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-Y0ur two communica
tions of the 14th inst, reached OF
fee during absence OF writer. Tn
$50 c. c. of anti-cholera serum re
quested was, however, forwarded t
Mr.. III L. REVERE.
Relative to the anthrax situation
| In that portion of the infected terr.
tory, 1t is absolutely essential tha
| all carcasses be cremated as soon a
possible after death and, in every il
stance unless absolutely impract
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