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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES.

No end of misery an dactual suf-
fering IL caused by disorders OF the
stomach and liver. and may be avoid
ed by the use of Chamberlain Tab
lets. Give them a trial. They only
cost q quarter. For sale by City
DRUG Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
EXFERTENCE The BLSC rE.ACK.
ER

EXfERIENCE The BLSC TEACK.
Err.
1t is generally admitted tla. ex-
EeIlence is the best teacher, but
should we not make use of the ex-
rel fence OF others as well as our
own? The experience Of a thous-
ana persons Is more to be ln1en1el
uocn than that of one individual
Many thousands of persons have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for coughs and colds with the best
results, which shows it to be thor
oughly reliable preparation for
those diseases. Try it. 1t is prompt
and effectual and pleasant to take.
Sold by City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday School every Sunday. $3.50
a. m. Preaching on hrst and third
Sundays, IL .. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Prayer meeting Tuesday. 7:45 p. m
We earnestly request all christians
to cooperate with u as far as
possible.
Every Sunday night there will be
q special musical program.
r. H. BANCROFT.
nil Pastor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs A. J. Mouton and daughters,
Misses Odeide and Maxine, left last
Thursday morning for their home in
Lafayette, after having spent the
past year here. They were accom-
panied to Their home by Mr.. Law
renee Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Gladys Jung has returned to
her home in New Orleans, after sew
eral weeks spent here as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Julian II. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. A. S. Burns spent Thursday
in Bogalusa, in the interest OF the
law business OF Miller and Burns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Leslie e. Menetre returned
Sunday from Cooper's Wells, Miss,
where he spent two weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Misses Kate and Eleanor Riggs
returned Sunday afternoon to their
home in New Orleans, after having
spent two weeks here as the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit Riggs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Messrs. Harry Dressed, Wilburn,
Sandoz and Albert Claverie attend
ed the dance at the New Southern
Hotel, Saturday, and were guests of
Misses Alma and Della Bertus, Sun
day
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Provost and
CHI ldren returned Sunday morning
from New Orleans, after spending a
week there
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. VIM. Bodebender and daugh-
ter, Martha. returned Friday after
noon from Chicago, where they have
been for the past several weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Angie Addison returned Tues
day afternoon to her home in Ham
mond, after having spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. D. |. Addison.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Mildred Samuels spent sew
eral days in New Orleans during the
past week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. James T. Burns left Sunday
morning for Chattanooga and Look
out Mountain, where he wdM spend
several days before joining his moth
er in Asheville, N. C..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr. Clarence Leblanc attended the
dance at the New. Southern Hotel
last Saturday, and was the guest of
Miss Aline Bernard. Sunday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. D. l. Addison, Of Hammond,
is spending some time here as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. D. I. Addi-
son, Jr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Barbara Love returned Sun
day afternoon to her home in New
Orleans, after a month spent here
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
H. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Frank BoudousQuie spent sew
eral days during the past week In
New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Fortier, of
iPlaquemine, La. spent Tuesday and
"Wednesday here, as the guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Julia BoudousQW'e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Sanchez have
returned from Gulfp0rt and Baton
Rouge, where they have been for
the past two weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. DR.. A. Letten and little son,
Of New Orleans. are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Mackie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. James Provost has returned
from New York, where he went in
the interest of his insurance bust
ness. While there Mr.. Provost was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Evans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Judge Thos NJ. Burns was a New
Orleans visitor Thursday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. C. E. Schonberg returned thi'
week from a trip to Chicago ant
other northern cities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. Rollo Schwartz and children
and Mss Genevieve Schwartz have
returned to their home in New Or
leans, after having spent two months
here as the guest of their brother,
Mr.. Adrian u. Schwartz.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Schwartz. Mr..
and Mrs. A. " Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. Ii. Smith, and Miss Genevieve
Schwartz and Mr.. Dudley Weaver en-
Jt, ed bathing party g. MandeN lie
last Sunday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lopez have re-
turned from New Orleans where they
spent six weeks. While there Mrs.
Lopz underwent an very serious OPP
Grafton at the Touro Inflrmary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. M. w. Allen has returned
from New Orleans, Galveston and
other Texas points, where she has
been for the past six months.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

A. NJ. DesRoches. of the st. Tam
many Lumber Co., has Joined the
Aviation Corps.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. J. B. Workman, Miss Irma
Domergue and Master Leo Domergue
returned Tuesday from Crockett
Springs, Va, where they have been
for the past six weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Dorothy Tudry, who was the
guest of Miss Nina Cummings for
several days, has returned to her
home in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
Landon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Landon, of Indianapolis. Ind.
and who have spent several seasons
at their summer home here, to Lieut..
VIM. Cruss, U. s. R., was celebrated
Wednesday, August %, in Indian
apolis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Ella Richard is spending
some time in Grand Couteau, La,
with her mother, Mrs. M. v. Rich
ard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Paul Bernard left Sunday for
New Orleans where he has accepted
position as stenographer with the
Liverpool & London& Globe 1nsur-
ance Company.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Rene Vittere, Of New Orleans
was a Covington visitor Sunday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

sir. Anthony Moran, Of New Or
leans, spent :ha week end with
II ends here.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Preston A. Miller. of New Or
leans, was a Covington visitor Sun
day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Misses Eta, Marie and Vera Mohr,
have returned to their home in New
Orleans, after ten days spent here
as the guests of Mrs. Preston Burns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Louis Bowers, of Abita. is vii
with fever in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
MI 6 |;|||i l[|2|5illE

and host of friends to mourn her
loss. She has lived christian life
for forty years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. C. S. Frederick spent several
days in New Orleans during the past
week, on business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fontan and fam
lily, and Miss Eloise Aoueille return
ed from Vaudeville, Sunday, after
spending a very pleasant week there
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
Miss Boudousquie

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Burns were
rendered surprise Sunday after
noon by several of their friends, in
honor Of the second anniversary of
their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Burns
being presented with several beauti-
full concrete jardiniares in honor of
the occasion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr. and Mrs. Ward and daughters,
Gladys, Essie and Sadie, Of Thibo-
deaux, have rented cottage on
Monroe and Washington streets, and
will spend the remainder of the
summer and fall here.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Blanche Frederick and broth
ers, Emile and Thomas, returned last
Sunday from New Orleans. where
they spent several days with rela-
tives and friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Joe Wood left Sunday for the
Officers Training Camp at Leon
Springs, Texas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. Gabrielle, of Houma, but
formerly Of Covington, was a visitor
here Thursday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. SamI. Melancon, of New Or
leans visited friends here last Sun
day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Alice Hawthorne returned
New Orleans, after six weeks spent
here as the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
Louisa Clark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Mabele Coleman returned to
her home at Viola Plantation, As
sumption parish, Last Friday, after
visit OF four weeks to her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Thlbodeaux, on Military Road.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. ]. H. Warner, Red Cross In
structor, spent last Wednesday IN
Slidell in the interest of the Red
Cross work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01
NfENU-LUTHERAN.

l. Bible Class; informal. dnstruc-
tive, comforting. Our draft includes
your number, 80 come and bring
your little Bible, every Friday even
ing at Z O'Clock to the little white
church in Abita. Well sing some.
too.
2. Church Services - Evenings,
Z O'Clock, every Sunday. Mornings,
1890. the 6rst, third and fifth Sun
day of each mcoth.
3. Sunday School-Every Sun
day morning at $3.50.
REV. O. w. LUECKE,
PAatnr
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss jamie Whitlow. of New Or
leans. arrived Wednesday morning
to be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Rennie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. John Halter has returned from
Cincinnati, Ohio. where he went to
accompany his sister. Mss Minnie
Haller, who will Whist friends at that
place for several weeks. While
away Mr.. Halter visited friends in
Chattanooga and Birmingham.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Jas. Mullany, who Is now en-
ployed in New Orleans, spent the
week end here with his family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Mae Poole, Mrs. w. D. Nc
Enulty, Mr.. R. N. Duran and Mr.
Marks, Of Bogalusa. motored to Gov.
ington, last Friday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Retta Moses has returned
from New Orleans where she spent
several days with relatives and
friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. John P. Tierney left Wednes-
day afternoon for her home IN Jack
son, Miss, after having spent the
past six months here. Mrs. Tierney
made many friends during her stay
here who regret to learn of her de-
parture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. d. Gauley, of Slidell, was a
COvington visitor last Monday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. Alonzo Owens and Mrs. Irene
Picton, Of Vaudeville, spent Tues
day here as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs H. j. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mrs. A. III. Hammett, Of Hope,
Ark, motored here Thursday from
Bogalusa. where she is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Fontaine Poole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Mr.. Logan Pigott returned Friday
morning to his home, after several
days spent here as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Burns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Elmore Lawrence has return
ed to her home in Baton Rouge, at
ter several days spent here as the
guest of Misses Rebecca and Lucille
Thomas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Whit. Riggs, Jr., has been appoint
ed to the Naval Academy at Anap-
oils, Mr.. Morgan having been dnflu-
entail in obtaining the appointment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-01

Miss Blossom Myers, Of New Or.
leans, is the guest of Miss Ethel Rob
inson. Miss Robinson and Miss My
ers enjoyed several days stay during
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Oswald at their home on the
Military Road.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
Overlooked Points In WAGER.

A wager is said to have been won
by Sir Walter Raleigh, from Queen
Elizabeth on the question Of how much
smoke is contained in a pound of Vir-
ginia tobacco. A pound of the weed
was weighed, burned and then weighed
again, in ashes. The question was
held to be satisfactorily settled by
determining that the weight of the
smoke was exactly that Of the tobacco
before being burned, minus the resid-
uum Of ashes. The fact that the ashes
had received additional weight by COM
bining with the oxygen Of the atmos-
phere and the further fact that certain
gases were evolved in the process Of
combustion were unthought of by the
queen and Sir Walter, the knowledge
Of such things not having then been
revealed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
S1eS&$?;!!sS(jA|(| S&s%;;3:|(|AIR

that he is on a journey to see the lake
dwellers in their primitive homes.
Tardily then, the barge comes into
the clear pool in front of the medieval
toll-gate fortress, where all shipping
must go under low bridge and where
the Old-time toll collector, armed with
a pike. could threaten the recalcitrant
without much effort.
.-se Busy Scene on the Canal.
Beyond the gateway begin more
vistas of new world! On this canal.
bordered with trees and spanned with
quaint bridges, is a perfect stream Of
craft, from the slender dugOut cha.
loupe to the square-bowed flatboat,
hurrying on with everything to feed,
repair, and adOrn the great city.
Freight is of all descriptions, but one
looks curiOuSly on the small bundles
of grass and other green forage for
animal feed, the pulque barrels, vege-
tables and flowers. The Indian boat
men, clad in white cotton shirt and
trousers, are working with a will,
sometimes wading in the canal and
drawing the heavy-laden boats after
them; and, alas! returning to their
paradise, woman plotting her hus-
band who is the worse for pulque.
"Flotsam and jetsam in the canal
are vagrant bulbs and flowers of wa
ter hyacinth, wicked, beautiful plant
whose reproductivity makes men work
to keep it down, but here 1t has met
its match and is made to be useful, for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19

give him up. One Of the curious things
about this case is that Mary's mother
was a champion Of the captain from
first to last. She called him her dear
son, and when she fell sick, after the
captain had been forbidden the house
by Mr.. Blandy, she moaned and walled
for her dear son so greatly that he
had to be sent for. So he sat at her
bedside for hours together, and when
he wasn't there he was pursuing his
courtship Of the daughter.
Meanwhile Mr.. Blandy remained
firm and refused to consent to Mary's
marriage to the captain, nOtwithstand-
ing that the latter proved he was a
brother Of the happy warrior, failed to
move him. So Mary and the captain
held a caucus and decided that the old
man was superfuous, and would have
to be removed. They laid their plans
carefully. They gave out the infOrma-
ton that funeral music had been heard
in the house, which was a certain
warning that Blandy would die with
in twelve months. Cranstoun also
went around explaining that he was
gifted with second sight, and he had
seen the old gentleman's ghost. Law
ing thus prepared the neighborhood
for fatalities, the captain went to Scot
land and sent Mary a package of pow
der for cleaning silverware, showing
how thoughtful he was. Instead Of
cleaning the silverware, Mary absent
mindedly began feeding the powder to
her father, who certainly wasn't silver
lined. She was quite careless about
it. She put the powder in his tea, in
his porridge, in his gravy. Through
long winter she seasoned his victuals
with arsenic, and the old mans suffer-
ings were indescribable. During that
time two servants were nearly killed
by drinking poisoned tea Mary had left
lying around.
June came, and the father still hung
on, and Cranstoun wrote Mary q let
ter from Scotland, intimating that she
was slower than molasses in January,
and urging her to double the dose.
One day, when Blandy's sufferings had
been intolerable, and he lay moaning
and writhing upon his bed, Mary's
adamantine conscience was touched,
and she confessed that she had been
poisoning him. She fell on her knees
at his bedside and begged her father
to curse her. II curse thee not" said
the poor old man; mo, / bless thee,
and hope God will bless thee, and
amend thy life"
Shortly after this he died, and he
was in his grave before suspicion was
directed toward Mary. Then the serv-
ants began to talk, and when suspicion
once was aroused, there was no diff
Guilty in securing evidence, for the girl
had been perfectly reckless in conduct
ing her operations. She was arrested.
tried and convicted. - &fne -
ting she ascen0od b1Z -
and handsome sstill. ana suffered all
that the law calls for in such cases.
Cranstoun, when he heard Of her ar
rest, fed from Scotland and went to
France. Fearing that he would be
hunted down there, he moved on to
Flanders, where he fell i'll and died.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19

brace the we
Of the southo
most popular
probably be
ley" thus desG
ton from Wei
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
Rather Overdid It.

The little daughter of a college pro-
fessor had been taught to pray for the
things which she desired. 1t was very
dry and hot, and everybody was look
ing anxiously for rain. Suddenly it oc-
CURED to the little miss that she could
pray for rain, and she acted on her i'm
pulse at once. Shortly after, there
came a terrific thunder shower. Streets
were quilted out, trees were blown
down and other damage was done.
After the shower, the child's mother
found her standing at the window look:
ing out with rueful face upon the
debris. and heard her say in an awe
struck voice:
"Oh, Lord, what have ! doneT'-
EverybOdy's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
Marys Adamantine Conscience Was
Touched.

ness to propose to her, and among
them were some Of the most desirable
and promising young men in the neigh
borhOod. She treated them all as good
friends, and turned them down, one
after another, when they volunteered
to escort her to the altar. In view Of
what followed 1t is well to remember
that Mary Blandy had her chance to
pick and choose from all the beautiful
young men of the countryside.
In the fullness Of time Captain
Cranstoun came to Henley on recruit
ing service. The captain was a carica-
ture Of q man. He was small ana
withered, badly pitted with the small
pox, cross-eyed and possessed Of a
hideous muddy complexion. He was
the ugliest thing seen on the main
street of the town in many a day. I'm
agine, therefore, the CONSERVATION Of
the beautiful young men who had been
rejected in one-two-three order, when
they learned that Cranstoun was pay
ing his attentions to Mary, and evil
IDENTIFY with success. Mary seemed
infatuated with her shriveled captain.
So the young men held an indigna-
ton meeting, and resolved to look up
the captains record, which they did.
It. was a bad one, and included the
fact that he had a wife and children
in Scotland.
Proof Of this was sent to Mr.. Blandy,
and he tried to call a halt. He put his
foot down, as becomes the head Of a
house, and announced that the captain
would have to cease his visits, and
Mary must have nothing further to do
with him. The next time the captain
called Mary explained the situation to
him, and he seemed to think it anus
ing. His marriage with the woman in
Scotland wasn't a legal marriage, he
said. 1t could be declared of at any
time He was a great talker, and
could make Mary believe that white
was black. She took his word about
that Scotch marriage. and refused to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19

tional Geographic society:
zone Of the pleasurable experiences
among those that delight the traveller
in Mexico is visit to the home Of
the Aztec lake dwellers. Much Of the
charm Of the great Valley of Mexico.
where they live, is due to the stretches
Of water among the trees and verdant
fields in landscape framed in beau
tiful mountains and bathed with clear
est air Of heaven.
"Their lakes-TexcOco, Xochimilco,
ZumpangO, and ChalcO-do not reveal
themselves except from the high noun
tains encircling the valley. They are
shallow bodies of water in the midst
Of extensive marshes, unapproachable
and lacking the effect of our lakes
with their definite shorelines. For
this reason they have never been
highways of civilized commerce, nor
has navigation flourished in their shall
low waters; but they were from these
very hindrances destined to be jealous
mothers of ancient and remarkable
states, whose people, protected in the