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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
Chairman Domergue Has
Arranged General Plan
of Campaign.
SULLIVAN IN CHARGE
OF FOUR PARISHES
Drive Expected to Easily
Raise the $16,O00.00
for St. Tammany.

BY reason of the inclement weather
and impassa bility of the roads the
committee meeting for the United
War Work campaign was postponed
to Sunday, November 3, when it will
be held in Covington.
Parish Chairman E. J. D0mergue
has made his appointments and has
prepared plans for the campaign,
and it is anticipated that the drive
will be made under conditions that
will bring results.
All religious societies being united
and being represented by men who
appreciate the enormous good that
has been accomplished by the seven
societies now united, and the public
generally being in sympathy with the
unity of these societies and their in
fuence in the war, the indications
are that the allotment of St. Tam
many parish ($16,0OO) will be rails
ed easily. Nobody can afford to be
a Stacker under the circumstances.
Following are the officers in charge
of the United War Work campaign
in the district composed of St. Tam
many, Washington, Tangipahoa and
St. Helena parishes:
w. H. Sullivan, Bogalusa, La. dis
trict chairman.
Mrs. A. l. Townsley, Bogalusa, dis
trict chairman woman's work.
Miss P VOORHEES,, Bogalusa, dis
trict chairman girls work.
Mrs. J. Vol Brock, Frankllnton,
district chairman publicity bureau
A. C. Lewis, Amite, chairman boys
division
Bolivar Kemp, Amite, chairman OF
speakers bureau.
The officers of St. Tammany par
ish are:
E. J. Domergue, chairman, Coying-
ton, La.
Mrs. Eads Poitevent, chairman wo-
mems work, Vaudeville.
Mrs. B. B. Warren, chairman girls
division, Covington.
E. E. Lyon, chairman boys di-
vision, Covington.
Harvey E. Ellis, chairman speak
ers bureau, Covington.
D. H. Mason, chairman publicity
bureau, Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02

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week from now. Try to get one inch
deeper than it was broken before.
Plow into LANDS" about 80 feet
wide, to facilitate drainage. Sow one
one one-quarter bushels. broadcast,
unless you have seed driller. Cover
with a section harrow, drag harrow,
disc harrow, or even some small
brushy trees tied together at trunks
and hitched to a team. Wheat may
be planted any time this month. The
sooner the better.
In the latter part of May cut with
harvester, mower with homemade
reaper attachment, or cradle" The
wheat threshes easily over the side
of barrel, fans clean in the breeze,
grinds into a good -four in common
grist mill yielding about equal parts
of bran and flour. IT. mill has a
boulder, this will be separated, other
wise the housewife can sift 1t out.
The -four is slightly darker and a
bit heavier than the bought -four.
also slightly better, more nourishing
and a whole lot cheaper.
Louisiana grown seed should be
planted. There are hundreds of bush
els on the market at from SO to 81
per bushel The writer is in COM
munication with these growers. Any
one wanting seed may get informa-
tion by telephoning, writing or call
ing to see the undersigned.
KARL TREEN,
Club Agent.
(Omce at courthouse, Covington.) }
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
RED CROSS GET
TING READY
PARCELS

Meeting of Home Service Commit
tee, J. H. Warner, chairman, was
held at the Red Cross rooms Thrus-
day morning. 1t was decided to
have all branches report Immediate
ly names of chairmen of Home Ser
vice and Women's Work committees,
and asked that information as to the
number of Christmas cartons that
would be required by the different
branches
All Christmas presents will be put
up in these cartons, which must be
labeled with the specially prepared
label furnished the soldier to whom
the package is to be sent. The send
er must furnish the stamps to pay
postage on these packages, which
will be inspected at Red Cross head
quarters in Covington by Mrs. nh.
FitzSimons, in charge of the work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
COMMISSIONERS AND CLERKS OF
ELECTION.

The following commissioners and
clerks were drawn to serve at the
November elections:
49,. Ward One.
Pierre Schaoppf, A. C. Lyons, w.
II. Bohning, commissioners: q. P.
Goldate, clerk.
Ward TwC-First Precinct.
Mark Fitzgerald. Jos. Sharp. AG-
Olph McLain, ommissiOners; Willis
Jenkins, clerk.
Ward Two-SecOnd Precinct.
Henry Mckee, Norman Core, J. ID.
McLain. commissioners; Hines Fend-
lason, clerk.
Ward Three.
S. D. Anderson, p. S. Barell, Sam
blossman. commissioners; Chas. l..
Smith, clerk.
Ward Four.
W. r. Smith. Jas Band, Geo. Bier
horst. commissioners; Guy Smith,
clerk.
l., A. Talley, Wanda Talley. Jesse
Thomas, commissioners; L. Grant
ham, clerk.
Ward Six.
Ellis Crawford. w. q. BilbO. Tom
Cradlock commissioners; Randolph
Parker, clerk.
Ward Seven.
Paul easier. Berry Todd. Taylor
Cousin. commissioners: Emile Re-
we're, clerk
Ward Eight.
John Hagar. C. J. Crawford. W.
u. POWe commissioners Don Watts
clerk.
Ward Nine.
Walter A5ney, Philip Hursey. j.
W. Decker, commissioners; F. A.
bourgeois, clerk.
Ward Ten.
A. y. Pons. Geo. Cook, Philip Zol-
nnger, commissioners c. L. Grelle,
clerk.
j. H. SMITH,
Chairman.
E. ]. FREDERICK,
Acting Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
THINKS PUBLICATION OF NAMES
OF PHYSICIANS Is UN-
WARRANTED.
Covington. La, Oct. 30, 1918.

COvingtOn, La, Oct. 30, 1918.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
1t is a most unusual and unheard
of thing to publish the number of
cases of individual physicians, either
in ordinary or epidemic times, but
since such was done in your paper
of October 26th, l ask that a correct
report of my cases of influenza be
given.
The report was for October % and
%, which would read:
Oct 22-No. of cases, "a; deaths,
O; pneumonia. 5; new cases, 10.
Oct 23-No. of cases, 43, deaths,
O; pneumonia, 5; new cases, 9.
In addition, had Oh October 22,
in the country, 80 cases, 8 cases of
pneumonia. Total, 73 cases; and on
October 23d had q cases in the
country. Total, 70 cases. No deaths.
Yours truly,
B. B. WARREN. NJ. d.
Ordinarily the people are not con-
cerned as to how many patients a
physician may be treating, but in
times of epidemics, when special
laws control and peculiar situations
arise the public has right to know
in what danger it lies, what oppor-
tunity it has for medical treatment
and how far it must rely upon its
own resources for that treatment.
In such a stress of calamity there is
no inclination to foster personal in
terest or build regulations. Every
physician, we presume, cast self aside
and worked to save every life he
could, even at the risk of his own.
Practically the same information
might have been given (and we could
have saved space in doing so) with
out mentioning names of physicians,
but we took the information from
The records of the Board of Health
(as we understood) just as we got 1t
from the town. We did not ques-
ton why names Of physicians were
given, but supposed it was to show
detail with a positiveness that would
give the public confidence in their
accuracy and subdue the current i'm
preston of the violence of the cpl
demic.
II all cases had been reported, as
they should have been, the records
of the Board of Health would have
had no inaccuracies and all this
would have been avoided. The rec
ords of the State Board of Health
seem to be subject to the same criti-
cism, because municipal and parish
boards of health do not see that com
plete reports are made. As conse'
quence our vital statistics are very
unreliable.-The Editor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
MRS. C. l.. SMITH.

Mrs. Chas. l.. Smith, who was
Maria Thayer, daughter Of the late
Jasper Thayer, died Saturday, Oct.
26, 1918, aged So years. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. F.
C. Talmage. Interment in Coving-
ton Cemetery. She is survived by
her husband and six children, Mrs.
Liliion Barrow, Misses Gladys, Lu-
cille and Doris and Alvin and Law
renee Smith.
Mrs. Smith was a woman of most
lovable character and was devoted to
her family She was held in the
very highest esteem and her loss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
NOTICE..

The public is hereby warned not
to trespass in any way on the prop
erty of the undersigned. located
along the line. of the N. o. G. N. and
the Y. & NJ. v. r. r. and the Penn
Mill public road, Immediately north
and northwest of Covington, La.
Trespassers will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
n1tf HARVEY E. ELLIS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
GROW WHEAT.
Will Grow Anywhere Oats Wifl-Pa-
triotic ami Profitable.

Will Grow Anywhere Oats Wiu-Pa-
tri0tic ami Profitable.
Kind reader, please read this
through before you exclaim Fool
ish." Then, If you are still inclin-
ed to be a Doubling Thomas, kindly
withhold your condemnation until
next June. By that time you will
have an opportunity to eat some st.
Tammany grown, ground and baked
wheat with homemade lasses. You
will learn then that the bread was
easier produced than the syrup. AL
ready ten farmers have agreed to
plant an acre each. The writer hopes
at least forty more will plant. Now,
will you be one of the forty who plant
and eat his own bread, or will you
wait and see how it turns out, and il
that fellow knew what he was talk
ing about, 'Ill plant next year"
There is but one, and only one,
reason that wheat does not grow
here. That is this: Nobody puts
the seed in the ground. A. few plant
ed before the Civil War and made
their own bread. But the South
SOOu Tdu W COIlOA nAO CASAoA6oo .AA'
with their Northern brothers for
wheat. Some have grown wheat re-
Gently, but it made such fine growth
they cut it for hay, and there could
be no better hay. 1t is better than
oats. Probably one reason for cut4
ting it in the dough stage" was
because they did not know how they
would convert it into flour If they
let it mature. This was a natural
umbling-blo but the writer has
Stumbled" on to good solution.
1t Is as easy as making corn meal.
The process is carried out in the
same milan ordinary grist mill.
This is not theory. 1t is from
practice. The writer has grown
wheat in this state five years-last
year in Livingston parish. Four diff
ferent communities have taken up
practice They all eat their own
bread now. There were thousands
and thousands of acres Of wheat
grown in this state last year and
more being planted now.
If you consider it an experiment,
it is not an expensive one. The
grazing secured will pay for the cost
of seed. The land will do better
next year if broken this fall so this
work will be an advantage now. The
wheat on the land will help prevent
rains from "gullying" the sloping
lands. The wheat may be grazed
like oats, and it will not be killed by
freeze as oats sometimes are. This
will not prevent another crop from
following the wheat.
The richer the land the better the
yield, but rich land is not necessary.
Land with enough natural fertility
or enough added fertilizer to make
35 bushels Of corn will make Is
bushels of wheat. The land should
be broken, for best results, within Z
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
DEsERTER FROM U. s. ARMY.

The Local Board is in receipt of
the following: Harris Fields, col
ored, aged % years, dark eyes, dark
hair, height feet 6 inches, scar on
back right, scar on back lower way
across, scar on forehead, size shoes
8 1-2 EE, residence R. F. D. 1, Box
8, Pearl River, La. His father, Thos.
Fields, lives at Slidell. Arrest and
notify Local Board, Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
WAR NEWS MOST JOYOUS


to the Allies
Austria is about ready for unconditional surrender.
Germany governed the
forced in short time by unconditional surrender
All allied
America
and
supplies practically
to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
SHERIFF BREWSTER OUT.

Sheriff Brewster was welcomed by
his friends, Friday, as he took sun
bath on one of the benches in the
courthouse yard. He says his illness
was the after effects of the flu. If
SO, the sheriff was the first to have
the flu in Covington. Every body
was gald to see him out again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
Mr.. Parker Makes This An
nouncement to Parish
Chairman.
CERTIFICATES TO BE
ISSUED MERCHANTS
In the Meantime They. Are
Asked Not to Apply for
Certificates.

John L. Haller, parish food adj
ministrator, has issued the informa-
ton that three pounds of sugar per
person per month will now be allow
ed instead of two pounds. This an
nouncement has been made by Mr..
Parker. Mr.. Parker requests that
merchants withhold applications for
certificates, as such application will
only increase the work of his Office
and delay work of issuing certifi-
Gates. Certificates will be issued as
soon as possible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
no FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIBERS.

We are in position to deliver
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds of any
denomination. Those who have paid
for their bonds in advance will please
call and get them. Those who will
pay for them on the installment plan
will please call and make their ar
rangements.
Covington Bank & Trust Company,
f. G. Davis, President.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ellerman,, of
Ramsay, have just received news of
the arrival Of their son, Schrieber,
overseas. He is attached to the
heavy artillery as q volunteer. He
is the second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellerman to reach France in the ser
vice. The other con, Charles, Is at
tached to the 156th Infantry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02

Amos Ragan. son of Mr.. John T.
Ragan, of Covington. has written
quite a long letter home. Among
other things, he says:
Eighteen of us volunteered from
our company to nurse our comrades.
II am we'll and contented and
trust / may see you all ere I go.
The kaiser is fast beginning to real
ize what a h of a fix he is in.
Well, l stand ready to cross over
to do or die and do my part in bring
ing the d. huns to terms"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
FROM
OUR BOYS in
THE WAR

Mrs. A. NJ. Dickson is in receipt
of the following letter from her son
j. M, who is now with the Expedi-
tionary Forces in Europe:
Dear Mother:-At last, l am here,
and find everything O. *. Had fine
trip over, and wasn't sick at all. 1t
is raher cold here now, but we have
lots of warm clothes and are we'll
taken care of, so you nave no need
to worry, only hope you are as we'll
as l. We have been very busy since
landed, and l have lots OF new
things. 1t is quite an experience
here. The houses for the most part
are stone or brick, and most Of them
are very old looking Sorry l can't
tell you where l am but it is not per-
mitted. You can rest assured that
am comfortable and satisfied and
very proud that l am here, and |
know that you are too. am in next
to the highest branch of service.
There is a nice Y. M. c. A. here,
60 we wont get lonesome, and the
officers we have are fine and careful
to see that we have what we need.
We had lots of books on board ship
and the time passed very quickly,
then we had boxing, wrestling, tumbl-
ing and singing. Our detachment
led them all in everything but sing
ing. There were four colored sol
diers who sang wonderfully but we
won almost all of the bouts and
wrestling matches, and for my part,
why I could make just as much noise
as all the rest nut together, and that
il some boast.
AS l have been gone from my bar
racks for ONE time will close, with
much love to all.
J. M. DICKSON.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02
w. U. MEETING.

There will be a meeting of the
Executive Board of the Women's
Progressive Union, Saturday (today)
November 2, at 3 p. m, at the New
Southern Hotel.
MRS. A. L. BEAR
PreJident
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02

Rev. Talmage announces that ser
vices will be held in the Presbyterian
Church in Covington, Sunday, ct IL
q. m.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-02

Rev. o. W. Luecke, of the Abita
Lutheran Church, announces that
there will be morning and evening
services, Sunday, at the usual hours.
No Sunday School.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
THE URBAN LEAGUE THANKS
MRS. CARY B. LEWIS

The Urban League wishes to thank
Mrs. Cary B. Lewis and the generous
public for the entertainment at the
Eighth Regiment armory, the net pro-
ceeds Of which the management do
mated to the league. The sum of
$531.S5 has been received. The total
viii approximate $3.50 when reports
from several ticket sellers are all in.
From this sum, however, $133 is
asked by the government as a 10 per
cent war tax on the gross receipts
for the evening. The league recog-
nizes its obligation to Mrs. Lewis for
the wonderful success of this affair
which required a voluminous amount
of work which she assumed single
handed and without any assistance
from the league.
T. ARNOLD HILL,
Adv. Executive Secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
Real Riches

He who has fortune in love ,nd
truth and beauty is entitled to te
called rich. Time and change and ID
versitS have no power upon them.
they are the only things man can
take with him when he goes. In the
process of acquiring them they BE-
come part of him inSeparably He
who has them wears his cOmmenda-
ton in his face" for it may be read
as he passes that his converse is with
the higher and finer things and bis
daily walk is on the plane where the
nOblest meet and greet familiarity
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
Vegetable Diet

A well-balanced diet does not neceS
state much meat. The leaf vegetables
like cabbage. spinach, celery, onions,
ETC., are now in their prime, and shOulo
be used as the basis of a number Oh
appetizing dishes. Supplemented q
they can be by a liberal allowance o.
milk, cereals and a limited number Ol
eggs, the proper food values are full!
maintained.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
Builder of Padoda.

The Burman, If he acquires Weal'n'
must also acquire merit-"kutha
and this he must do by building .
pagoda on which shall be set OUT ~
marble slab how much money Ie
spent on building 1t. He likes peCPie
to address him as Builder Of Ia
CODA" and he viii say to his VIE Ve
fore others: ooh. wife Of builder u
Q pagodaI"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
Reason Must Dominate Love.

Love is atavistic. II sprang from
our prehistoric ancestors, who dwelt
in the cliffs and went forth and Sc
cured what they desired by brute
force. 1t was not a question of intel
lect or sentiment at that time. As
the human race has advanced intellee-
tually this instinct has become poi
ished, mOdernized. but the same force
which actuated the cave man IS sui
the predOminating factor Of modern
society, and until reason diSplaces sen
timent, until intellect displaceS ID
stinct. we shall be slaveS.-Chicap
News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28

the Auditorium of the Bethel Church
at 8 o'clock P. NJ. Attorney General
Brundage is expected to be present
and viii be among the speakers, also
Congressman Martin B.Madden, Hon.
John G. brennan of the Illinois Cen
trail and Col. Franklin A. Denison will
be among the other noted men who
viii be present are Hon. Adelbert
Roberts, Hon. Warren Douglas, Hon.
s. B. Turner, Alderman L. B. Ander-
son, Alderman Robt. R. jackson, Mr..
Julius F. Taylor, Mr.. R. s. Abbott,
Attorney Henry NJ. Porter, Bishop
Fallows viii preside. Watch for full
particulars in the next issue of this
paper.
sandy w. Triee. Pres.
Walter M. Farmer.
Chairman.
Rev. W. D. Cook. q, D,
Pastor.
}. W. Bell. sec,y
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
THE URBAN LEAGUE SCAT
TERED A LITTLE SUNSHINE
AT CHRISTMAS

The Urban League Volunteers Sc
cured funds for several Christmas
baskets and toys and delivered them
to needy persons who otherwise
would have been without Christmas
cheer. Mrs. >olivia Ward Bush
Banks, the community worker of the
league, and several volunteers, &C
companied the pupils Of the Farren
school as they sang the Christmas
carols Christmas eve in front of the
homes honored with service flags.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28

Miss Grace E. COnkey, who l..
for some years been the prOsci.,.
stenOgrapher, for Attorney Mile, !
Devine, Reaper Block, left No,a.-
evening for Kansas City, No.. wb.,.
she enjoyed Christmas, with h,
father Theodore F. Conkey. who !, ,,
years old, but he is still quite sUr
and active and he was overioved ;,
have his daughter to visit him ~.
to present him with some apprOuri,t.
Christmas presents.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28

The work OF Swiss invesugau
suggests that absolutely pure eOpp
may have light gray color like tnaI =
most other metals. since it IS lou -
that copper which has been ten 'n- ss
dIstilRd in yacuo has only pale ~. "a
color, while the yellow color OF - ~,
becomes much lighter under siInn"
treatments.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
The Snooner.

II is bad manners, and almost osa
morals, for one Office employee to pU
Into the business of another. Be care
full not to show curiosity or to examine
without permission any paper left on
top Of a desk or pages left in type
writer or in the drawers Of a desk
Each WORKERS desk is his private sane
tum and should not be violated BY the
prying eyes or hands Of others.-Bldoy
Bye.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-28
The Mockind Bird.

The mocking bird is a native %
America and the West Indies ana :
remarkable for its vocal powers anu
for its faculty for initiating other oiru :.
as wen as different sounds which i
hears. Its voice Is full and muslcai'
and capable Of meditation. from -.
clear tone Of the woodthrush to tne
scream Of the eagle.