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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
06yING1ON TO HAVE A POTATO
KILN.

Il is understood that the dlneren'
Interests contemplate erect,n anu
0perating a sweet potato kiln IN Gov
,ihyton. One of these interests mas,
q the solicitation of the Cam ng
company. agreed to cooperate VIII
tAe cannery Efforts are now oe'nk
snade to unite all interests. as II IS
dit that a larger and more useiul
'1lant could be operated in that way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
new DEPOT FOR C0VINCT0N NOW SEEMS ASSURED
ouon Brothers Dairy Farm Big Demonstration
MAIL GOING TO MADl-
SONVILLE.

Postmaster Seller announces that
arrangements have been made by
which mail will 60 to Madisonvilie
at $3.50 p. m. This given an oppor-
tunity for much later mail service
than heretofore and will be a great
public convenience.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
CANNING CLUBS
GIVE OUT THE
PROGRAM OF
MAY 21-23

Following is the tentative program
Of the three-day short course OF the
Canning Clubs demonstration to be
given at the school house in Cow lg-
ton. May 21. % AMI %. Prepara-
tions are being made to make ii: S
demonstration of practical value in
the present great need o; food con-
servatton, and the sessions should
be attended by all who have a pa
triotic desire to help things along in
tbs present crises Of this govern
ment:
First DAY.
) to 12-Asstgnmel of girls 70
homes.
IL to 1-Luncn hour.
l to 1:3O-addresses-Supt. Lyon
and Mr.. Richardson, Supt. of Junior
Work.
1880 to 3:30-Canning of vege-
tables-(1) Tomatoes. (2) Catsup.
(3) Soup Mixture. (4) Green To-
mato Fichler. (5) Dixie Relish.
Second Day.
ito 9:3O-Poultry lecture.
$3.50 to I1:30-Canning Of fruits.
1880 to 12-Record books, prac-
tical demonstration.
IL to Lunch hour.
1 to 1:3O-Discussion Of Winter
Gardens-(D Cultivation. (2) Re-
ports.
1890 to 3:3o-sterilizing, sealing
and processing vegetables. % Ac-
tual work done by girls.
Third Day.
9to 10-Booklets, history of crop.
10 to 1O:3O-Sewing course.
1890 to 11:30-(D Bread max
ing. (2) Home nursing.
1880 to 12-Group picture taken.
Dismissal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19

Less operating expenses: ), Inter
est on investm ent, land, bu4ldlnss'
ETC., etc of s44,5oo. at s per, per cent EN-
s2,s7o; supplies, such as seeds; retsi etc.
s12.O22.35. Profit, $13,914.65:,
Another interesting account SHOWS
the comparative expense in the use
Of dynamite in blowing sst'nni stumps' IN N,
Guiding burning and boring: :
stick, .1415 cents; whole, 1874; IL
1866 cents.
The dinner was given in new
barn. $50 feet in length, and nlty
people were seated at s TIE .t;nrs tno.e'
all raised on the farm, and while
there was chicken gumbo; fried
chicken, roast pigs, vegetables anu
salads topped off with Id delicious from
stra wberries, the corn bread. IRON
home ground meal, and the rich mix
and hitter. would have made de-
A' 1Continued on page g.,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
BAHAM SHIP YARDS.

1t is denied by the Baham Ship
Yards that the Southern Oil &
Transportation Company has bought
them out This statement was
made by Mr.. Alton, but it seems, by
this, that the transaction did not go
through.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
THE REGULARS
TICKET.

We are authorized to make the
following announcement of the tick
ct of the Regulars:
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Mayor.
Paul J. Lacroix.
For Aldermen.
S. D. Anderson.j
C.. w. Alexius.
Emile Frederick.>
Jasper E. Nilsson.
NJ. P. Planche.
Adrian D. Schwartz
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19
HOULTON BROS.
MODEL FARM
VISITED BY
BIG CROWD
Farm a Demonstration of
Great Value to st. Tam
Tammany Parish.
OVER 800 ACRES
IN CULTIVATION.
A. Profitable Venture In
Farming and Stock
Raising.

Tuesday, May Is, the model farm
of the Houlton brothers, at Uneedus,
was visited by prominent people
from all over the State. Governor
Pleasant was to have been among
the guests, but was unavofdably at
sent and was represented by his sec
retary, John Marshall. We have be-
fore described the convenience and
arrangement of the beautiful cot
tages on the grounds and their fur
nishings, as we'll as the unique say
ings on the paneled walls, but the
object of this gathering OF fifty OF
the leading men and women OF the
State was not to show that the COM
forts of the metropolitan city could
be found on a Louisiana farm in the
pine woods, but that the Houlton
brothers were demonstrating That
these pine lands were valuable In
vestment for the farmer, and OF
great service to the country in a
crisis like the present, when conser-
yation of food is one of the most
important things to be accomplished.
Also, that the Houltons. are accom-
tplishing great good in this section
by the practical demonstration that
these lands, which are a fair specl-
men of the lands of St. Tammany, be-
ing right on the parish line, may be
made to produce profitable crops,
will maintain high bred cattle lot
beef or milk, producing the hnest
grade Of dairy products.
We have not space to go into de-
tail. but we wish to mention a few
Of the important things in connection
with the farm: ooo
In 1914, this farm of over 500
acres was in virgin pine, excepting
Is acres. In 1915, 200 acres were
cleared of stumps, but no record was
kent OF crops. In 1915, $50 acres
were cleared. 120 we're put In oats,
200 in corn, 12O in lespedeza. 2l0 in
cowpeas, 100 in sweet potatoes, In
Irish potatoes, 8 in alfalfa, 81 IN
velvet beans, 325 in wild or native
grass. and a field >of rice. The net
profits from this were $13,s14.e''
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
VERMONT AGAIN DEFENDED.

Captain Gibson OF the Vermont infan-
try had probably overlooked The Observ
er's editorial which appeared two days
after the criticism of his state, which
criticism, as he correctly so intimates,
| was based on information circulated by
northern papers. II was Immediately
followed by mild protest from Yer.
monter in camp, and whose facts We're
awaited of at once in the cause of fairness
TO that state The readers OF this paper
cannot fail in admiration of the spirit
manifested by Captain Gibson in the de-
| Tense he makes of his native state, and
OF the sentiment he expresses in the clos
ing paragraph. Vermont friends at Camp
Greene have in Captain Gibson a we'll
poised champion and, one whose very
earnestness enlsts the conviction of the
reader and ready sympathy with him.
Charlotte IN. CT Observer,
1t was fortunate for Vermont that the
state had such vigorous defender as
Capt. Gibson right on the spot to meet
the false charge of slackerism i'll enlist
ments unwittingly made by the Char
lottle contemporary; it is very unfortu
nate that Vermont has not Capt. Glib
son handy to refute each of the charges of
like nature being published all over the
country because of misapprehension
brought about by the incomplete stats
tics put out by the war department. |
Capt. Gibson's reply TO the Charlotte pa
per is so good that it is printed verbatim
in another column of to-day's paper and
we commend it TO everyone who desires
to know the truth about Vermont. The
doughty Vermont officer has set forth the
states case clearly and so accurately
He knows whereof he speaks, for, let it
be stated, Capt. Gibson was in large
measure responsible for such numerous
voluntary enlistments into the National
Guard of Vermont. Vermont has him to
thank for that service and again for
a convincing pen in defense of
The states fair name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

The Bolsheviki talk glibly about "con
tinuing the war" if Germany insists on a
policy of annexations They overlook
the fact that they have smashed Rus
sia's war machinery and made eontinu.
ance of the war by that nation impos-
sble for year, perhaps for five years.
Their talk about continuing the war if
Germany does not do 80 and so is on the
same level as that talk heard in the
United States few years ago about
million men springing to arms over
night, as it were. The latter was twad.
die, just as the former will prove to be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
CURRENT COMMENT
senator Reeds Suppression of Mr.. HoOv-

BY suppressing the statement on con.
ditions in the sugar market prepared by
Food Administrator Hoover and offered
on Saturday for Inclusion in the record
of the Senate committee investigating
the food administration, Senator James
A. Reed of Missouri has given body and
strength to the impression that the in
quiry he is conducting is designedly de
structive and not constructive.
Mr.. Hoover is engaged in a task whose
magnitude and novelty make it OF ire
mendous difficulty. To achieve success
his efforts must have hearty official sup
port and the cooperation of individuals.
The attacks that have been made ON
the food administration in open meetings
of Senator Reeds committee have re-
ceived the widest possible publicity,
That the answer to them should be de
layed unnecessarily is unfair and unjust.
Popular understanding of the situation
is in considerable degree dependent upon
explanation of details, and it is impos
sible when there are long intervals be-
tween the publication of charges and the
responses thereto. Senator Reeds decli
nation to receive Mr.. Hoover's statement
imposed such delay on the defese of
the food administration.
If it be asserted that in filing state
ment without submitting to examination
Mr.. Hoover might have obtained an
advantage, the fact that he was not
allowed to interrogate his assailants
must not be lost to sight. The testimony |
they produced was given before COM
mittee that betrayed every evidence of |
to them and protected them
in every way from interference.
1t is fact of paramount Importance
that the success of Americas war
against Germany depends in large meas
ure ON economy in the kitchens of the
United States. The saving of food es-
sential for our triumph can be effected
only through iutelligently directed coop
,ration. That cooperation cannot be OBJ
aimed if its directors do not have the
'ull and unquestioning confidence of the
public. The faith that is imperatively
necessary cannot be won by an agency
denounced under the protection
If committee of the Senate and denied
he privilege to make an immediate and
adequate reply-New York Sun
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
BEING WELL TREATED.
But the Soldier Boys Like to Get Some
thing from Home.

I'VE will be taken care OF very handily
by Uncle Sam, and don't you worry a bit
labout his forgetting us So writes Pri-
vate Lee A. Maiden of the l0lst machine
gun battalion in telling of the elaborate
Thanksgiving observance among the
American soldiers "oyer there" The let
ter is addressed to his mother, Mrs John
r. Maiden of Church street, and was
written Dee 2 Private Maiden writes
as follows:
AS yet | have received only two let
tiers from home Probably by the time
YOU get this letter | will have received
some more | suppose Thanksgiving day
was a lonesome one for you. If you could
only have seen the layout we had for
our dinner You would know that all was
we'll We had turkey with all the trim
mings. pie and coffee, and plenty of it.
Through the day there were field events
and al 4: 80 dinner was served. And ii
was a dinner long to be remembered.
The platoon ! am in was defeated but
our spirits were not deadened, nor were
our appetites spoiel. It would have done
your heart good to see the dinner | put
away. And | think we will have the
same performance at Christmas, so
uoH WANT YOU 10 WITTY lHouGH iHe
holidays We will he taken care OF very
handily by Uncle Sam, and don't you
worry a bit about his forgetting us He
didn't at Thanksgiving, and / guess he
won't at Christmas.
we are having great weather here
now. 1t is a little bit cold, but nobody
notices it. | am in the best of condi- !
ton. so ! don't want you to worry on
that score. Just keep ON smiling, moth |
er, and everything will turn out alright. !
Send some smokes now and then as it is |
hard to get them here. A carton of Cam |
els would be about as good as anything |
| know. If you could send milk choco- /
late, or a five pound pail OF maple sugar,
it would surely be a great treat You
would have to pack it very carefully SO
it would not break open. Not more
than seven pound packages can be sent,
SO don't send anything that viii weigh
over five pounds just to be sure
From Private Allan Nixon comes the I!
letter, dated Dec, 5 and ad-
dressed TO Mrs. Henry Nixon:
Il neglected to mail the letter | wrote
the other night, SO I'll mail it now, along
with this I've been laid up for two
lays with sore heel, but it is little
better now How are all the folks now,
wonder. got letter last night say &,
ng there was snow in Nermont-that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

towns, in which The Times has core
spondents, that did not happen TO be rep
resented in that particular issue; those
towns will get into public print to-day
tomorrow or the next day, as the case
may be, but their items will almost with.
out exception be right up to the day, SO
TO speak, which is doing well for mail
service news. II is sort of service Civ
en- TO our readers in which we take pride,
and we wish TO tell our large corps of
correspondents that we appreciate their
efforts to help us make newspaper
that is welcome in the homes in wide
territory. They are doing their part well
toward making The Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
CONCURRENT POWER.
Senator Dillingham's Opinion About tn,
Prohibition Amendment.

Writing on "The Camouflage in tn,
Prohibition Amendment" the New YorL
Sun introduces these paragraphs:
One of two things must then occur:
Either the appropriate legislation enact
ed by Congress must prevail over the dis
eordant appropriate legislation by the
states as states and nullify il for praeti
cal operation or the discordant legisla
ton enacted by the states as states must
nullify the federal act so far as concerns
the dissenting state or states In either
case there has been no concurrence. II
seems To us that this impossibility OF
exercising the concurrent power of en-
fOrcement7 for which the amendment
provided is as plain as the venerable old
pikestaf itself
We observe that so sound a lawyer
and experienced statesman a Senator
Dillingham; of Vermont. long member
and formerly the chairman of the Judi
ciary committee. Is reported a saving:
The sun is right ON this point There
can be no such thing a. concurrent ae-
ticn by the states and the United
States" Senator Dillingham; foresees
the possibility Of conflict in the courts
over this phraseology of the amendment
a. proposed and he adds. NO action of
he states at variance with the federal
law could prevail" He j. Of the opinion
that the provision Of concurrent power
was written into the law by its trainers
to make the general amendment palat-
sble to the citizens Of certain sections.
here II was feared a sufficient senti
meut adverse Ia too sweeping a reiin-
luishmeut IT state powers might pre-
'ail" That =. &c il camouhace-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

one YOU wrote the 3lst of October Die
the snow stay? / was glad to get q
word from you at last There is about
an inch of snow here and cold enough st
that it doesn't seem to go away, II j:
kind of slippery, too. The little mules
are being shod as fast as possible, but
those that aren't shod find it pretty slip.
perry. / expect there will be some more
mail tonight and am in hopes to get
another letter If ! do III write and let
you know. 1t will be alright to send a
box of anything you want to and it will
be welcome, too, tell the world. Maple
sugar with peanut butter the same as
you used to make it. nearly forgot
TO tell you that I've taken out the Sl0,-
900 insurance offered the U. s. soldiers in
France. I've got it running to mother, so
that If anything should happen to me
You would be all O. X. guess / am
worth more dead than alive!"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
THE TOWN CORRESPONDENTS.

The Times may be pardoned for calling
attention to the fact that il is giving its
readers wide range of ehatty CORE.
spondence from large number of towns
and cities IN the eastern section of Yer
mont. This paper has a large corps of
correspondents, most Of them writing ex =
clusively for this publication, and all of
them showing marked loyalty and spirit
Of cooperation in building up a daily
newspaper in a small city Wednesday,
Dee PC. was perhaps an exceptional ex-
emplification of the wide extent of its
town correspondence although by no
means reaching the maximum There
appeared on that day correspondence
from 2@ towns and cities embracing ter
ritory as far north as the central part Of
Caledonia county and running south into
Windsor county, and covering Washing
ton and Orange counties quite thorough
ly. All the correspondence was fresh
news, not having appeared previously in
any other paper It gave the important
happenings in those p towns and cities
in a careful and unbiased fashion. keen
ing people IN one town in fairly close
communication with friends in some dis
tsut town. The man in Hardwiek knew
what his acquaintance down in Bethel
were doing. while the Bethel reader was
put in touch with some friends over on
the Connecticut river side II Orange /
county. OF course, there were many
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
Green Mountain Echoes.

Ten cars of soft coal northbound
passed Windsor Thursday Windsor
item.
Corporal Meyette who is in France
writes that he is not coming home until
the war is Plainfield, n. H., item
Mrs, Ham Lavey, who rarely comes
down with illness, is now one of the sick
Ones. Benson item.
Snow, snow and more snow, such as
we used to have when your correspond
ent was a boy three feet high on the
leyel.-Tyson item.
Someone must be fond Of chickens, as
Ordway and Wilder had rs or 30 hens
stolen from them last week. --Proctors
vile item.
Andrew Grant Kelly is at home this
week and most of his time is spent nurs-
ing carbuncle or big boil on his neck
Andrew always did like Job. and now his
whole heart goes out in sympathy for
that ancient worthy. -Newbury item
Clarence Ashline was very much
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
HARVEY--HYNES.
Barre Man Secures Bride in Hartford,
Conn.

Conn,
! GLAND Alexander Harvey of Il Co
lumbia street, Hartford, Conn, son o
Alexander Harvey of . Church street
Barre, and Miss Julia Hynes, daughter
of Mrs. Nellie N Hynes of 7 Cherry
street, Hartford, Conn were united il
marriage at p. m. Dec. "a, by Rev. FIR
Conlon of LaSaletts college. New PARK
avenue, Hartford Mrs Irene Hazel, the
brides sister, was mstron OF honor and
! Mr. Haryey'- brother, Ira B. Harvey
acted as best man. All the bridal party
were dressed in blue.
After the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs
| Harvey returned to the home of the
brides mother, to find number of their
friends waiting for them. As they en-
tered the hail. they met with the usual
storm of confetti, etc The evening was
spent with songs and music, after which
ice cream and cake were served. Friends
and relatives of the pair gave. them a
general good time until about IL 80
o'clock, when they left for their homes.
Those who attended the reception were
Ira b. Harvey and Miss Theresa Kelley,
Horace B. Emerson and Miss Margaret
English, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hazel
Mrs. Nellie n Hynes, mother OF the
bride, who played the piano, and Earl NJ.
kenfied.
About Q O'Clock detachment of six
young men from the boarding house
where Mr. Harvey has boarded since
coming to Hartford called around to wish
the couple a merry Christmas and long,
happy. prosperous life together. Mr.. and
Mrs Harvey will make their home for
the present with Mrs. Harvey's mother
and will be glad TO meet old friends and
make new at Cherry street. Hart
ford Ira says keep your ears open and
you'll hear from him shortly.
Mr.. Harvey will be remembered by his
friends in Barre, where he spent his
entire life until going to Hartford, Conn,
about nine weeks ago. He is a straight
forward young man, always industrious.
He worked about two years for Jones
brothers as a Jumper and al various
other Jobs About nine weeks ago he Sc
cured employment with the Underwood |
company of Hartford, where |
he met Miss Hynes. The bride is now
employed as cashier in the Woolworth I
ive.and ten cent store of Hartford
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

Gen. Pershings Christmas message to
the American people at home and abroad
is one of cool, calculating courage, not
descending to Dragging at all but breath
ing confidence in the ultimate success of
the United States and our allies in battle.
1t is confidence which is shared by most
Americans, a confidence somewhat vague
at present perhaps but nevertheless firm
ly grounded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

Cutting the throat of an American sol
der sentry after he had been over
whelmed by a German raiding party is
an act of savagery which stamps the per-
petrators as the product of retrograd-
ing civilization German culture is being
wiped out by the bloodlust.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

State Bank Commissioner F. @. Will
liams gives his approval to the govern
ment thrift stamp plan; and no doubt
the banks will give similar approval. 1t
is left for you to do your part by buying
the stamps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
December Bills Are Due.

You may not notice it, but if you hap
pen to see a person with a settle for
45.cents on the-dollar expression on his
face, remember that now is the time for
all good men to come to the aid of their
grocer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

The Germans felt faint zephyr on
their eastern border. 1t was the protest
of the Bolsheviki against the transfer of
German troops from the Russian front to
the western front. The Germans were
merely refreshingly famed by it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

That the Italians are able to counter
against the Teutons is evidence of their
strength and steadfastness of purpose.
That they are unable at this time to
make much progress is not the least dis
heartening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

We have toasted the kaiser,
And baked the old hen.
We have Hooverized sugar,
And Hooverized men;
We have women on duty
At mould board and table
TO till up your stomachs
They're abundantly able.
For our boys in the trenches
Pray "all save the wheat,
For the sons of the L. $, A.
Can't be beat" B. NJ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
We Have with Us

The belated young Christmas vacation.
err who explains that the fireman was
killed and the ingineer badly enjured.
Also the impromptu after dinner
speaker who felicitates the bottle.scarred
veterans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
Add Horrors of War.

Holloway, the Fair Haven baker. is
soon to place on the market new loaf
of bread to be known as over the Top, y
and down in Vergennes the wmmen
folks held knitting DANCE on the night
after Christmas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

That granite minor products corpora
tion just formed in Vermont has a big
field of material to work on in Barre
There has long been a hope that some
practicable use of the waste granite
would be found; and if it should be
found there is tremendous wealth in
what Barre has been throwing away for
many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

d stands for Devens and discipline
two things that are going well together
after the wholesale Christmas leave-tak-
ing without permission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27

Christmas Suggestion; Bissell Carpet
Sweepers, Cahee House Furnishing Co,
Fair Haven, Rutland. Springfield"
Remember the Christmas your father
gave you new aXe2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
Also Your Oil Heater.

Carroll Pike has two acres Of nice corn
still in the shock, standing out in the
field We will give him husking bee
some moonlight night Everybody bring
ice cream and lemonade. - Perkinsyille
item