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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. B. ]. Rhodes and daughte'.
Miss Barbara, returned Saturday 70
their home in Meridian, Miss, after
two months spent here as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Frederick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Hinchee.t OF
Birmingham, who spent several
months here last year, at which time
they occupied the Leonval cottage,
have purchased the old Dillon home,
on Boston street, and will make this
their home in the future.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. Arthur l.. Bear spent several
days in New Orleans the past week
attending court, and at the same
time went as representative of the
Covington Masonic Lodge at the
funeral of the Hon. Chas F. Buck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. Burton White, 'of Garryville,
returned Wednesday afternoon to
his home there, after having spent
several days here with friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. A. Miller, of Slidell, is spend
ing some time here as the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. Cintio Alexius.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

We wish to thank all friends and
neighbors for their many act of kind
ness during the illness. and death of
our beloved husband and father, G.
C. Alexius, and we wish especially
to thank Rev. Luecke, Rev. Rennie
and Rev. Talmage for religious con-
ISOLATION and. kindnesses.
MRS. G. C.. ALEXIUS
and FAMILY
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. S. w. Hoskins, of Brookhayen,
Miss, spent Friday here on business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Schauer and mother
of Chicago, have taken possession Of
the Eastman cottage on America
street for the remainder OF the win
ter season
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. Alfred Plassan and Miss Olga
Sarrazin, of New Orleans, were Sun
day visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Barthelemy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. A. P. Hopkins, Mrs. P. H.
Hansbrough and Mrs. Finley Last
rappes, Of Vaudeville, spent Satur-
day here as the guests of Mrs. Chas.
Barthelemy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. c. v. Allan and daughter,
Miss Lille, have returned from Bat
on Rouge, where they spent the past
six weeks with relatives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Carrie Halelr, of New Or
leans, is spending some time here as
the guest of Mrs. Fl. Halter and Miss
Minnie Halter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. A. w. Mandigo, Of Demming,
New Mexico, is the guest of Miss
Margaret Bushnell at Riverside Inn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
CHAMBERLA1N'sCouGH REMEDY

This is not only one Of the best
and most efficient medicines for
coughs, colds and Group. but 10 also
pleasant and safe to take, which Is
important when medicine must be
given to children. Many mothers
have given It their unqualified en-
dOrsement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lansing, of Syl-
vania, Ga, arrived Thursday of last
week to be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Lansing and family and
Mrs. blanchard for some time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. Frank Sanchez and daughter
have returned to their home in Baton
Rouge, after having spent several
weeks here as the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. L. Richard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Messrs. Howard, Louis and Willie
Burns, of Folsom, were visitors here
during the week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Lea Pons returned Saturday
afternoon to her home in New Or
leans, after two weeks spent here
a. the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Lopez,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. S. l.. Belknap, of New Or
leans. is spending some time here
as the guest Of her mother, Mrs. H.
H. Smith
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
CENTRALIZED" MEALS SAVE
WORK AND FOOD.

A Meal Hot and Savory, Easy to Cook
and Serve. Good, Nouris',inS,
FOcd-Saving - That's the
One-Dish Dinner-Thrcc
Ways.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. O. Melancon, of New Orleans,
was the guest Sunday Of Mrs. J. Bou-
dousQuie and family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. j. Odenwald and 'aushter,
Mrs. G. Durr, and Mr.. Carl AioNIus,
of New Orleans. and Mr. John A!eA-
It's, of Louisville, Ky, spert several
days here during the week havir 2
lone over to attend the funeral Of
their father and relative, Mr. &. G.
Aiexius.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. L. C. Noise has returned from
Mobile, Ala. Bay St. Louis and Gulf
port and other points along the Gulf
Coast, where he went in the interest
of his law practice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Misses Eva Frederick and Dedie
Miles returned Sunday night from
Bogaluas, after several days spent
there as the guests of Miss Clarice
Frederick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Mimi Provost has returned
from New Orleans where she spent
a. week
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. J. c. Burns was a New Or.
leans visitor Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

DR.. Clay Richard. of Springfield.
La, spent several days here during
the past week as the guest of his
brother, Mr.. E. V. Richard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. NJ. Padin has returned from
New Orleans, after several days spent
there with relatives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Eva Frederick was a New Or
leans visitor Wednesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Lucille Roy, of New Orleans,
arrived Tuesday night to be the guest
Of her aunt, Mrs. NJ. w. Alle., for
several weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Miss Ethel Fisher spent Saturday
in New Orleans as the guest of he:
aunt, Mrs. Samuel Chopin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
HAS A HIGH OPINION OF CHAM
BERLAIN'S TABLETS.

Il have . high opinion Of Cham
berlain's Tablets for biliousnsss and
as q LAXATIVE writes Mrs. G. A,
Barnes, Charleston, Ill. II have
never found anything 20 mild and
pleasant to use. Ny brother has
also used these tablets with satisfac-
tory results" Sold by City Drug
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. A. T. Stuart and Mrs. p. J.
Baker and little daughter, Of Tucker,
Utah. arrived Saturday night to be
the guests of Mrs. S. Garcia ami Mrs.
Josie Fogarty. Mrs. Stuart and Mrs.
Baker will be remembered as the
Misses Cecile and Lille Garcia, who
ihefore their marriage made their
home with their aunt, Mrs. 5. Garcia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
STOMACH TROUBLES.

II you have trouble with your
stomach you should try Chamber
lain's Tablets So many have been
restored to health by the use CT these
tablets and their cost is so little. Is
cents, that it il worth while to give
them q trial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Noble Salter wer'
New Orleans visitors Friday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mrs. E. j. Terrebonne and little
SON have returned to their home in
Baton Rouge, after several days
spent here as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. d. Anderson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
Mr.. T. C. Glynn, of Baton Rouge,
spent last Saturday here on business.

Miss Gladys Jung has returned to
her home in New Orleans, after sew
eral days spent here as the CUES. Of
Mrs. Julian H. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Mr.. C. IL. SchonDerg has received
HIS commission as alderman for
Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26

Now, as all this extra effort has
gained so much extra wealth, what
becomes Of the wealth?
rs It burned up-destroyed?
''The government takes some Qf it
back In the form Of taxes. But not
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
.AUORA|N ENGINEER
DECORATED BY KING
lst. Louis Post.pispatchl

News that her husband, Capt. ]. W.
Shelly, Twelfth Engineers, had been
decorated by King George V. of Eng.
land with the Military Cross, was yes.
terday received by Mrs. J.. w. Sicily,
1921 Russell avenue.
Mrs. Skelly and her two children
Gladys, II years Of age, and Howard
10, were very happy over the news
contained in a letter from Capt. Skel.
ly and received the congratulations oil
neighbors.
"0f course, we are feeling very
happy and very proud" said Mrs
Shelly, land the letter from my hus.
band is going around the neighbor.
hood. What | want now is to get the
good news to my husbands mother
Mrs. Clementine Sicily, who lives il
Audrain county. near Mexico, Mo-"
Capt. Sicily was employed eighteer
years in the United States engineer
office in st. Louis and went over will
the Twelfth Engineers, a st. Louis out
fit, last year. He has been in Franc,
nearly a year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04

ever be an inmate of a German prison
camp.
$50 do not grieve that / am among
the missing, but rather rejoice that
you have given a son in sacrifice to
make the greatest military caste of all
times lay down the sword; to save
civilization to prevent future wars;
TO punish the huns who have disre-
garded every law of God and man
ind and whose only God is the god Of
war and military force, and TO make
the world safe for democracy. | de-
sire that you view the matter in the
light an spirit Of the Spartan mothers
of old who, when their sons went
forth to battle for freedom and their
native land, said to their sons:
EITHER com home proudly, bearing
your shield before you, or upon IL"
"War was absolutely necessary on
the part of my country, and although
! vas 81 years old and nobody expect
cd me to go, yet, someone had to go;
someone mustmakethe sacrifice; soma
mother must lose her son, In the
light Of these facts, and knowing our
Country's great need, I volunteered,
and have never for one moment re-
GREETED my decision and will not, al
though my life and the useful career
must end. Life is not the highest boon
of existence; there are ideals that are
superhuman, interests greater than
life itself, for which it is worth while
fighting, suffering and dying.
"If possible after the war / would
like for my remains to be brought to
America and interned at Whitehall. /
have proved well for your support,
as l have a 10000 insurance policy
with the Government and several
thousand with Old Line Companies.
My friend, Thompson, and Jesse have
these policies and other valuable pa
pers.
Goodbye, Mother. l will see you
in the next world. You may know that
/ died fighting for you, my country
and all that life holds dear.
ADRIAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
SHIELDS MOORE
BREAKS GUN RECORD

Lieut.. Shields Moore, son of DR.. and
Mrs. j. G. Moore, of this city. has
won his wing as a United States
aerial observer in the Wright airplane
school for the training Of U. S. await
ors and observers at Dayton, Ohio.
Lieut.. Moore has been making a spec
ial study of machine guns while there.
He recently, with his pilot, broke
the altitude record for the Dayton
field in making a flight to work a
Vickers machine gun at a high alti-
tude. None Of the other observers had
been successful in their attempts to
make the machine function at a high
altitude.
Lieut.. Moore, when he boarded his
Ship" told his pilot that they would
make the gun work il they had to re-
main in the air until the gasoline
gave out. Odd as ii may seem two
minutes after he had succeeded in fir
ing the gun at $4,000 feet, the record
height, the gasoline supply gave out.
The plane was seven miles from the
field, but they succeeded in reaching
home when they ~volplaned back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
SHOULD BE NOMINATED.

The Banner viii support former
Governor Joseph ". Folk for United
States Senator.
W. shall consider the senatorial
campaign and all other political mat
tiers only in their relation to the war.
We have no heart or space this year
for any other sort of politics.
Mr.. Folk Is American through and
through He has given notice TO the
pro-Huns that he neither expects nor
desires their support. We a follow
HIS leadership without a doubt Of the
wisdom Of "a course.
MIR Polk ought TO be nominated and
elected because his services will be
valuable to the country, both In win.
ming the war. and in the national re
adjustment. particularly Of transpor
tation matters. TO follow the war.
M~issourians are bound TO see thil
aspect of the race before the cam
peign goes very far-Piednont Dem
oerat-Banner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
LIFE ON A FARM IN ENGLAND
Nan Gives a Picture of British Feminine Beauty in Her
Regular Letter Home

sleep week day nights and on Sundays
eight. Her work of course goes on the
same every day and she only got this
outing because one of the other hands
offered to take charge Of her herd af-
ter her wi Saturday work was done.
Both girls were all excitement over
recent country exhibitions and tests.
There were still some subjects neither
had perfected herself in so their far
mer let them Off to take part in the
competitions.
There was a grand procession
through the villages with decorated
carts and Land Army banners. All my
friends took part and tell you | was
proud to know such splendid creatures.
The whole thing had been arranged
by a lady in the neighborhood, who
has always been exceedingly kind to
the farm workers, asking them to her
house on Sundays, sending tea out to
them in the fields in summer and veg
etables from her greenhouse during
the winter.
This lady was interchangeable in the
recruiting campaign and seemed to be
eager to get country girls to volun-
teer. But a few days after the show
she put advertisements in all the coun-
try papers and even in London papers
asking for housemaids. She said thai
she would pay twice the usual wages
that she kept four maids and two men.
servants, and that the work was pleas.
ant and light!
| asked the girls if they thought
much of patriotism, but they weren't
very sarcastic about il. They said thai
it had probably occurred to that
woman that she ought to deny herself
service which was needed by the coun
try.
These young workers seem to me t
have a wonderfully big way Of seeing
things and they are lenient about tn,
old and the selfish. One of them said L
me naively. But. poor things, the,
can't understand the new England
The old England they know was Sc
cramped and small that they coulc
never exist in the new, this fine fire.,
country that our boys are giving e
u.s."
AT twilight Sunday evening we sale
goodbye to the last farmer girl who
though we urged her TO stay another
night, said she must get back to have
her team fed and harnessed, all hel
chores done, and take her post in Tn,
farm yard at 6 o'clock Monday morn.
ing, for its haying time and the NOV.
ers are out as soon as the dew is OF
the grass.
Your lovin0 NAN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
FOLKS ABILITY PROVEN.

Chips IL really and truly pleased &c
see Joseph W. Folk in the race for
u. S. Senator Mr Folk haa time and
again proved his ability and fearless
ness in doing what ia right He put
the lid on in 81. Louis despite the
power Of the whisky and beer inter
ests. He scattered the boodlers, he
knocked higher than Gilderoy's Kite
the race crackers and gambling that
was making more d~ofsulters Of young
men than anything else under the sur
could do. Yes, We admire Mr.. Foil
very much. II for nothing else. ther
for the enemies he has made. Per
sonaily. We hope TO see Joseph W
Folk CARRIED in the toga OF a Senator
-MiddIetown Chips.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
sELF-MADE ExILEs.

THE following from the editorial
section Of The Saturday Evening Post
is very much to the point:
Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives
disclose in nearly every community
certain obstinate slackers. They are so
few nowadays that they at once be-
come notorious and are pointed out
like the man with the rubber ear and
the armless boy-dismal freaks stand
ing in sharp contrast to normal hui
mainly.
VERY rarely are they ro-German.
Pro-Germanism does not advertise it.
self now in that conspicuous way,
Mostly they are grouches and sponges.
Their simple psychology is that Of a
pig in a clover patch. While the feed
ing Is good, nothing less than the i'm
pact Of a rock against the ribs or a
seantling on the spinal column will in
spire them to move on. So long as
somebody else will keep the boat going
they will neither bail nor row. They
are the cr~oss-grained, bilious sort
which nurses all real or fancied griev-
ances against the community in gen.
eral.
Small as their number is, they raise
an irritating problem. The commun-
ity's feeling toward them is like the
feeling Of men who have been volun-
teering to put out a fire toward the
able-bodied citizen who refused to
lend a hand but perched on a horse
block at a safe distance and watched
their efforts with amused interest. THE
inclination to throw a brick in his di-
rection is strong and natural. But it
must be resisted.
"There is nothing TO be done with
these obstinate slackers except to
let them extensively alone. No man
can thrive on tho contempt Of the
community in which he lives. They
must find hat out. The man who Is
well able To lend a hand now refuses
to do IL voluntarily exiles himself
from the sympathy and respect Of his
neighbors. Let his own judgment up
on himself as an exile stand in the fu-
ture"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
DUTCH To FED THE HUNS,

WASHINGTON. JAY 2-oEEial
unneunocmeui frun ne HHrue that
thf Ncthaanis ruvrruneui has
srres 20 cxpcr poiztoes from The ueu
crop IN ogual qu.ztiiiss 10 the hsIiE-
crent uutians hrouFhi the disclosure
today - the fact that the United
States government has Information Of
Hollands intent 10 expert fifty thcss-
and ions n potatoes 10 Germany.
Officials herc believe that in expires
sing "a willingness 70 expert potatoes
q each ~ tho hrllircrcnts Holland is
Undertaking. % disguise her intention
- supplying large quantities u much
needed food % Germany alone. Ship
meuts 10 Germany already are under
way. according 10 cable adyicos. the
movement following closely upon the
announcement In Germany o. the r.
duetieH Of the potato ration from sew
On 70 thrcc pounds weekly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
MOTHER OF A CASUALTY"
IN FRANCE RECEIVES

Mrs. Malinda C. Edwards, Of Car
rollton, ILL.,, yesterday received a let
ter which her son, Lieut.. Adrian c.
Edwards, wrote just before he went
into the battle in France, in which he
met his death on May 4. Lieut.. Ed.
wards was "a years old and was a
lawyer in Carrollton when he entered
the Officers Training Camp at Fort
Sheridan last August. He was sent 70
France shortly after he received his
commission and was assigned to the
Eighteenth Infantry. The death Of
Lieut.. Edwards was reportedsin the
casualty list two weeks ago.
The letter follows:
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
Ny dear Mother: I am about 10 On
into battle and have instructed the
company clerk to send you this letter
in case ! become a casualty, the re.
eeipt Of this letter by you will indi.
cate that ] am either with my God OF
a prisoner in the hands Of the enemy
Since will e become a prisoner
OF the huns, IL ! remain conscious and
able TO fight, It is doubtful II | will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
FOLK NO EXPERIMENT.
MareeIlne herald.

from me marching Herald.
Joseph W Folk Of st Louis. former
circuit attorney and a man who has
been Governor Of this great state, ID
now a candidate for United States
Senator from Missouri and has estab
lished headquarters in his home city
where he has some strong support
Former Governor Folk is a man who
does things and with whom there viii
be no experimenting on the part Of
the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
u. s. PLACES WAR
ON VAST SCALE

WASHINGTON, July 2. Radical
reforms in the American military es-
tablishment, designed to place the
United States on an adequate footing
for the prosecution Of a long war, are
being worked out by the general staff
of the army as a part of the eompre-
hensive army plan Secretary Baker
has promised 10 sumbir 20 Congress in
September.
The principal features Of the pros
pective program soon to be submitted
to President Wilson are:
Extension Of the draft age limits;
military and vocational training for
youths under draft age, and revision
Of the entire scheme Of training ofic-
ers and men for the National Army.
Being Put Into Operation.
1t has been learned President Viii
son already has approved many Of the
changes in the training system and
those which do not require additional
authorization by Congress are being
put into operation.
Perhaps the innovation which is
most significant of the extent of the
Forthcoming plan for the raising and
training Of an army without limit, as
proposed by the President, is the new
system foF training officers. As there
is to be no limit to the Army the Ma.
ton is prepared to send overseas tt
crush the hun so there is to be M
limit to the number Of officers trained
to lead them.
In Continuous Session.
Beginning September /, officers
training camps viii be established an,
kept in continuous session. Hilbert
there has been a series of such camp
held at stated intervals. There hav
been four Of these camps, which hav
graduated officers enough for tn
army so far raised.
The officers training camps estab
lished under the new plan will be tn
fifth of the series, though the numtri
cal designation will be abandoned
They will also be the last Of the serie
Of the entire war, for they will b
kept in session until they have turne
out the last officers Of the last reserve
called out to made certain the defe;
Of Germany.
A Class Every Two Weeks.
Every two weeks, beginning wit
; September /, the classes will be star
ed in the training camps, and evel
two weeks after the expiration of Il
= first course a class Of officers will !
|, graduated. Eligible TO the classes W.
be drafted men Of the National Arm
and enlisted men Of the Regular Arm
and National Guard, selected for a
titude, and also civilians from 81
40 years old having special qualific
tons.
y With the maximum age limit of L
draft likely to be raised above 30 yea
it is expected that there will be a ru
Of civilians not only for enlistment
Ie the regular army, but for entry in I
10 new officers training camps. Not sin
the second series Of camps have civ
70 ians been eligible TO training as
p ficers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
SLAVES ADVANCE TO 20 CENTS

The local BARRIERS have announced
that after Wednesday Of this week
the price Of shaves will cost 20 cents.
The shops will also open at 8 a. m.
and close at 8 p. m.
This advance in the price Of shayes
is taking place generally over the
country. The advance in the cost Of
material and labor is given as the
cause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
FOLK FOR U. S. ENATo

From Montgomery County Leader.
In the matter Of loyalty in this cri.
sis, Joseph W. Folk stands out as one
of the administrations warmest M
porters in every activity looking to
ward winning the war. He has been
and is now in the confidence OF Pres.
ident Wilson His association with
governmental affairs at Westminster
makes him conversant with the prob
lens uppermost there. Mr.. Folk WAS
Governor Of Missouri four years and
during thct time cid more 10 break 70.
violations Of the Sunday dram shot
law and race track gambling thar az,
man before or since. The Leader ed
itor has always been an admirer o.
Joe Folk and would not be at all dis
pleased to see him take Stones sea
in the United States Senate. KeeI
lyour eye on Folk.