St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

some of the names that heard being
Eddie Carlson, Louis Stockfeth, De-
vanney, Pons, Morgan, Moreau, Ney-
rey and SCALES.
The writer was unable to determine
just what the men were doing and
judging from their line of talk he
does not think that they knew them
selves. Nevertheless the game-par-
don mel mean the conversation
kept on. The first words spoken
were, '1et's use the Baby Lima
Beans" then some one said Lets
make them five cents EACH The
night was dark and stormy, the rain
fell and SO did the beans--but not in
value-sometimes to the floor, some
times to the table. The faces of the
players-pardon me again. mean
the men, wore an anxious look.
The words -four beans CALL"
three twos, out, -four beans CALL"
rang out on the midnight air. The
writer thinking that some horrible
conspiracy was going on whereby the
price Of beans would be raised to
five cents each and thus send up the
cots Of living, left the room to retire
for the night only to dream of the
days of his childhood when beans
were poor mans food and not the
luxury that these plotters would like
to make them.
Some one wants to know il Mr.
Scales weighed the beans after the
game was over
She came down from Covington
last Sunday. She and several others
rode around in machine past his
place of abode, but he was busily
occupied in studying his part for a
second production of the famous
drama, Shake, Rattle and Roll
Mr.. E. F. Caddin, mariner of the
attempted to cross over
from Houltonviile with a skiff load
of lumber which was green oak. The
skiff was being towed by the sea-
worthy Henpecko and encountered
high seas which swept her fore and
aft, and the skiff suddenly capsiZed
and the green oak sunk to the bot
tom. The old mariner was dazed
for while, and when he came to
began to think that he was the vic
tim of some Hun conspiracy. He had
intended to use the green oak for
the making of life preservers.
Dan Vinet, who Is the young lady
that said you reminded her of Bill?
Get busy boy, change your name to
Bill
Thursday, Feb 13, 1919, at $40
p. M, Douglas Pons (Would Be
Wicked) bought a jar of Rosaline
nail polish, and he wanted to buy
else but the whole gang
was there. Oh you lip sticks!
Gus Dietrich, for some reason or
other, seems to take it for granted
that Listerine can be used for the
hair, curing Of corns, and other all
ments. Be careful Gus, we advise
you to consult specialist.
We have just received word OF a
great discovery. One of our smart
set has discovered that there is such
! person in existence as Hill Billy
Vamp. She vamps in manner diff
ferent from the Pine Knot Vamp in
that she only vamps the Covington
lads, that is, so far she has not tried
20 'bewilder any Of our Hill Billy
lads.
Godfred Calecas, the world-re-
nowneG tight rope and slack wire
performer, appeared in an exhibition
last Sunday night which ended his
career as a performer. He tried to
walk up telephone, pole but got
bad start. He explained his failure
by saying it was his first attempt at
pole walking.
Every one wants to know who the
young man is that had his picture
taken last Sunday in a 'ttin Lizzie
with a young lady standing on the
board looking at him as If
he were IT.
Who is the young lady that had
a day dream the night of the X. Of G.
lance at Covington. Alice where art
thou?
@@mNN~
Bill Sunday says give your enemy
4 chance. l did once but got a belt
IN the jaw.
Last Saturdays pavilion dance
greatly resembled a question and
answer department SO many ques-
lions were asked regarded the Pine
Knot Vamp. Am / the Vamp? Is
hat she with the blue dress on? No,
she here tonight? and so on. No,
my dear young ladies, you are not s.
she, because the Vamp did not ap-
pear Saturday night. We suppose
that she contented herself with the
in Covington and that she
forsook us for the time being.
Did you see the young man with
the st. Patrick's Day necktie? He
was very much in evidence at last
dance. He had a rain
bow handkerchief which he said be-
longed to girl. We wonder il this
handkerchief is one Of the charms of
the Pine Knot Vamp or the Hill
Billy Vamp.
We have Just received word that
all Vamps use highly perfumed hand
It is possible that the
Greennecktie Kid did have some
vamp charm,
Nose Chatellier went to New Orr
leans to get an auto. When he re-
turned he was asked the name of