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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

Grand total ........ 32,S72.33
ELMER E. LYON,
Treasurer of School Funds.
The following report and recon-
mendations by the Executive Com.
mittee were read, and upon motion
by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by Mr.
Evans, it was accepted and ordered
placed upon the minutes:
Covington, La, July 8, 1919.
To TIE Honorable Board of School,
Directors of St. Tammany Parish
Your Executive Committee has to
report that it met In the Office of the
Superintendent this date, there be-
ing present at the meeting Messrs
FitzSimons and Woodruff. Mr.. Levy
was absent.
Current bills, presented by the
Superintendent, were examined and
approved for payment.
A number of matters of import
ance to the schools OF. the parish
were discussed and the, following
recommendation agreed upon:
ASSISt<1nO u AAAESI
SchoOls-In our report, submitted
to you at your last meeting, we rec
cmmended that Assistant Principals
be employed for our high schools
and that their salaries be fixed at
1925 per month, but no action was
taken by you in this respect. The
necessity for the creation of these
positions in our high schools seems
so urgent to your committee that
the matter is again brought to your
attention.
For your consideration we submit
that one of these high schools has a
faculty of 16 or II teachers in adj
dition to the principal and the other
some two or three teachers less, that
in the event of the absence Of the
principal due to sickness or other
causes these organizations would be
without a responsible head so es-
sential to the effective operation of
any organization, whether educa-
tional or otherwise.
1t is the judgment Of your COM
mittee that the two high schools
should be provided with Assistant
principals, whose duties shall be de-
fined by the superintendent and so
arranged as to keep the assistants
in such close touch with the prin-
cipals Office that in the event of the
absence of the latter the work OF
the high schools may go on without
Interruption, and we again strongly
recommend this action by your
board.
2. Parish-Wide School Tax-At
your last meeting ycu instructed this
committee to look into the matter of
calling an election to vote a parish
wide tax for school maintenance
purposes, such tax, if voted, to auto
matically cancel the special ward
maintenance taxes.
Your committee went into this
matter thoroughly and hereby rec
ommends that your board arrange
to call an election to vote parish
wide tax of 2 1-2 mills, such tax to
cancel all special ward school main
tenance taxes now existing in the
parish, if voted.
That you may have all of the in
formation that your committee had
in the consideration of this matter,
the following figures are given:
Estimated Expenses
White teachers salaries. 100000
Colored teachers salaries $4,000
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
FLIES NEVER BOTHER.

In the summer flies worry an ami
NAL. Get a bottle of Farris' Heal
ing Remedy-costs but 50c--makes
a pint worth $500. Apply 1t to
the wound. Flies Will not bother
it. Get it today. You need it to-
morrow. We sell it.--St. Tammany
Hay & Grain Warehouse, D. I. Addi-
son, Covington; Wells, Johnson C
Afford, jacksonville.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
! Professional Cards
DOCTOR CHAS. E. VERDIER

DOCTOR CHAS. +. NERDlER
Surgeon in Charge
Jahncke Shipbuilding Corporation,
announces that in his private prac-
tce he will pay especial attention to
the Surgery and Disease of the
Genito-Urinary Organs.
Office hours, 4 to ) p. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday. Sunday, by appoint
ment only.
Telephone, Madisonville No. 60.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that I am
applying for pardon for my son,
Carl E. Nichols.
MRS. ELIZABETH NICHOLS.
jul 19-3t#
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce
J. E. Gibson
as a candidate for the office Of Clerk
Of Court of St. Tammany parish, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

For the best results advertise in
The Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

parish, and
Whereas, it appears from an ex-
animation of the books that the
travelling expenses for the year end
ing June 80, 1919, were $500, and
Whereas, il this amount is to be
deducted from the $500 offered him,
it would necessarily reduce his net
salary to a considerable amount per
month below that paid to" principals
of the two high schools, even If he
did not travel more than for the
year just closed, therefore
Be it resolved, That the salary Of
fered the superintendent at the last
meeting is not sufficient when taking
into consideration our desire that he
should do more visiting of schools
than ever before, and In order to
make this possible 1t is hereby voted
to fix his salary at $3.50 per month,
and all travelling expenses while at
tending to his official duties. Upon
roll call all voted in the affirmative.
A petition was read from citizens
of Abita Springs asking for the ap-
pointment of Miss Jessie M. Rayne
as principal of the Abita school for
1890. After some discussion mo-
ton was made by Mr.. Oswald, sec
onded by Mr. Evans, that the petition
be tabled indefinitely.
The superintendent reported that
Mr.. Berry w. Todd had stated that
he had given, come years ago, an
acre of land for school purposes in
the Seventh Ward for the use Of the
Todd school. Because of the fact
that this school had been CONSOLE
dated with the Lacombe school, the
school board was not liable to make
any further use Of the land, and he
asked that the property be returned
to him. Moved by Mr.. Woodruff,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
Respectfully submitted,
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
IL Wy urn0nPJTET TT


Executive Committee.
A petition was received from resi-
dents of Lewisburg for the CONSOLE
dation of the Lewisburg school with
the Vaudeville school. Another Pc
tition was also received from patrons
Of the Lewisburg school Directing to
this consolidation. After some dis
cussion it was moved by Mr.. Levy,
seconded by Mr.. Woodruff, that the
matter Of the consolidation OF the
Lewishurg school with the Mande-
Vile school be laid upon the table
for the present.
AS per advertisement appearing in
The st. Tammany Farmer, the fol-
lowing bids for the operation Of the
school transfer to the Covington high
school from the Military Road were
received:
r. II. Dutsch, $500.
G. C. Sommers. $500.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
SHERHF'S SALE.

Mrs. Julia o. Groves vs.. James H
Brown.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

We are authorized to announce
A. V. SMITH
as candidate for the office of Clerk
Of Court of st. Tammany Parish, La.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
MONTPELIER

The following additional officers of the
Daughters Of 1912 were elected and ap-
pointed Registrar, Miss Della Sherman,
Brattleboro; auditor, Mrs. Arthur Ish-
am, Burlinbton; councillors, for three
years, Mrs. H. Z. Watkins, Burlington,
Mrs. T. A. Davis, Rutland; two years,
Mrs. P. +. Bodgett, Montpelier, Mrs.
G. +. Lamb, Burlington; one year, Mrs.
0. S, Scribner, Montpelier, Mrs. G. l..
Dowley, BrattIeboro; committee on sol
dier's monument for State House
grounds, Mrs Henry Root, Brattleboro,
Mrs. J. A. Mead, Rutland, Mrs. II. b.
Nelson, West Pawet. The reports Of the
officers showed that a profitable year
had been enjoyed as diH the report of
the regents Of the different chapters
Miss Clements invitation to attend a
ca at her home and a reception Of the
Colonial Danes were both accepted. Mrs.
Il. H. Sawyer, a real Daughter Of 1912,
was made an honorary member of the So
ciety, AT he afternoon meeting Perley
p. Pitkin, accompanied by Mrs. Pitkin,
on the piano, sang two selections, Mar
seiIlaise,' "lnvictus" and Rolling Down
the Rio" Greetings from the sister pa.
triotic societies were received. The ex,
ercises closed with the star Spanged
Banner" sung by the membership, with
Mrs. Pitkin accompanying on the piano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
TALK or THE TOWN

Read Shea's rubber adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday night.
Gents soc, ladies free adv.
Public dance, Clan Gordon hall, Satw-
day night. Landi -Forsell orchestra
Same price, same crowd.adv.
Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms
and Y. 5. official war picture, Americas
answer" to-day at Park theatre
At a meeting of the vestry of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, held at the
residence of Il. P. Carter Jan. %, the fol
lowing churchmen were elected to act az
delegates and alternates to the diocesan
convention to be held in Burlington Feb
3. pelegates-F, G. Rowland, Waldron
Shield, w Il. Gilbert, G. A, Brown. Al.
ternates N. J. Roberts, l.. S. Rickert,
w. H. Fowler, L. s. Gates, There win be
a parish meeting held in the vestry Of
the church Tuesday evening, Jan. 2S, at
1880 o'clock, for the following business;
10 receive and act upon a report from
the yestry and laymen relative to secur.
ing a new clergyman. II is requested
that every member or adherent make a
special effort to attend this meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
RECEIVES D. A. S. MEDAL.
Mrs. Eugene Sullivan Gets Emblem
Awarded to oergt Jerry Sullivan.

Mrs. Eugene Sullivan Of ia Park
street received yesterday by registered
mail from the war department the dis
tinguished service cross which was pre-
sented post humously TO her son, Sergt.
Jerry Joseph Sullivan, who was killed in
action In the scissors battle July Is,
1918. The cross is Of handsome design
and the inscription on the decorative
part read "for val0r, Attached to rib.
bon Of the national colors and with two
small bars with pins, it is neatly en-.
closed in box
The young man who lost his life had
been in the regular army for four years,
being attached at the time Of his de-
mise to the 10th infantry, Co, +, Official
notification from the war department
was received by his mother Sept. II, and
his name appeared in the casualty list
Of Sept. "a. Besides his mother, he is
survived by a brother, James, and sis.
ter, Mrs, Patrick 0'Connell, all Of this
city.
The letter which Mrs. Sullivan received
from the government previous to re-
ceiving the decoration read as follows:
Dear Madam: This office has been
ADVISED by cable by the commanding
general OF the American expeditionary
forces that he has awarded the distin-
guished service cross post humously to
your SON. Sergt. Jerry Joseph Sullivan.
Go. F, 10th infantry, for extraordinary
heroism' in action south Of Scissors,
France, July Is, 1918. He displayed ex-
ceptional courage and initiative by lead
ing his platoon to the attack and cap.
ture Of battery of n millimeter guns,
After the successful accomplishment Of
this unusual and heroic duty he was
killed in aetio~, The quagtermaster gen
eral Of the army has been directed to
cause the acknowledgements cross to
be forwarded to you and 1t is believed
that you win receive same in short
time.
Very respectfully,
Ralph Harrison,
"Adjutant General"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
TWO TOWNS ovERsUBscRIBED.
Plainfeld and Waterbury for Armenian
and Syrian Relief

Mortified, Jan. 24.--Prof, C. V, Wood
bury, chairman for Washington county
Of the Armenian and Syrian drive, re-
ported to-day that Plainfeld and Wa
terbury have already gone over the top
in their quotas, So far the record Of the
whole state is held by Proctor, which
has given over $1,000, or more than five
times the quota assigned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
Proved His Words.

"A great deal may be said on the sub
ject," said the prolix person.
THAT, said the weary auditor, lis the
one point on which you have convinced
me. Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
WILLIAMSTOWN

There will be a poverty social in grange
hall Saturday evening, Jan, 25, A good
program win be given and a good assert
ment of food will be on sale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24

Public dance, Clan Gordon hall, Satur-
day night, Landi-Forsell orchestra,
Same price, same crowd.--adv,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24

Public. dance, Clan Gordon hall Satur.
day night Land. Forsel orchestra.
Same price, same crowd.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Tenement Of rooms in best Of
location, with garden, with or without barn
vacant Feb. inquire Mrs. Nicholas Yeale.
tel TIA, 10 Liberty street. 265H
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
In the Days News.

Hjalmar Branting, who is urging the
allies to feed the larger cities of Rus
STA as the most effective means of COM
batting the spread Of Bolshevism, has
long been famous as the leader Of the
Swedish Socialists. From the begin
ming of the war his sympathies have
been on the side of the entente and
from the outset he insisted that the
defeat of the kaiser was essential to n
lasting peace. Mr.. Branting was swept
into politics in the great Radical So
cialist movement in Sweden in the
eighties. Up till that time he had de
voted himself principally to the study
of mathematics and astronomy, but he
gave up the prospects of successful
career in this direction and threw him
self into the new political movement
Under his able leadership the Swedish
Social Democratic party has become {
real power in the state. Mr.. Branting
is n brilliant writer and a speaker OF
rare eloquence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
Todays' Events

Patriots Day in Massachusetts,, COM
memorating the battle of Lexington.
Observance of Primrose Day in Eng
land, in memory of Benjamin Disraeli,
Lord Beasonsfield.
The New Jersey chapter, Sons of the
American Revolution, celebrates its
30th anniversary today.
A special election is to be held in
the Twelfth congressional district of
Texas today to choose a successor TO
choose a successor to representative
James C. Wilson. who resigned to be
come a federal judge.
A commission of women being sent
to Poland by the National Young Wom
en- s Christian association to pave the
way for the Polish born women trained
in the United States by the Y. w. {
A for reconstruction work in their ma
tive land viii sail from New York to
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
THE MEN I'M.
CLASS Al

A sound, healthy man is never back
number. A man can be as vigorous and
able at seventy as at twenty. Condition,
not years, puts you in the discard. A
system weakened by overwork and care
less living brings old age .prematurely.
The bodily functions are impaired and
unpleasant symptoms appear. The weak
spot is generally the kidneys. Keep
them clean and in proper working con-
dition and you will generally find your
self in Glass A. Take GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules periodically and
your system will always be in working
order. Your spirits win be enlivened,
your muscles supple, your mind active,
and your body capable of hard work.
Don't wait until you have been reject.
ed. Commence to be a irst-class man
now. Go to. your druggist at once.
Get trial box of GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. They are made
Of the pure, original, imported Haar-
lem Oil--the kind your great-grandfath-
er used. Two capsules each day will
keep you toned up and feeling fire.
Money refunded if they do not help you.
Remember to ask for the imported
GOLD MEDAL. Brand. In three sizes,
sealed packages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1919.
GOOD RECORD OF A BOY.

The story of Alfred Gallup, q thlr- |
teen year old boy of Simondsville, max
ing twenty gallons of syrup the past
sugar season will attract much atten
ton. OF course he is an exception,
very few boys of that age being capa-
bic of doing what he did. But his case
Shows the modern boy has quite as
great possibilities as "when l was
boy. +"
The story in brief is that this thir
teen year old lad decided he would ike
to make sugar this spring. In January
he went into the woods, cut some sled
crooks and made himself a sled. He
then cut wood and drew it to the sugar
house which he had built, got some
brick and built two arches, rented
spouts and buckets and otherwise
equipped his sugar making plant. All
this work was done after school and
Saturdays When sugaring came he
tapped 1o5 trees and made twenty gal
Ions of syrup which he sold for $3.50
per gallon.
Few boys could equal his record but
it would be good thing if many Yer
mont boys should attempt to follow his
example. This boy has learned to do
something useful, very desirable ae-
complishment. He has shown unusual
persistence and industry and incidental
ly knocked the opposition to child la
Dor into a cooked hat. He has gained
a spirit of self reliance that will aid
him in more serious crises in which he
may be placed. Perhaps he has shown
the way for making all boys more use
full.
Undoubtedly the boyis in better ply
steal condition for having performed
this outdoor labor and he has in no wa.
weakened his prospects by doing some
thing really useful. We look upon hin
with great deal more admiration thai
upon boy restrained by law from do
ing anything useful. We cannot fore
tell his future but we know he stand
: much better chance in the struggle
of life for having attempted, persiste
1 and achieved. We wish there wer
more boys like him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

The world may expect another dem
onstration of the power of the press
in the fight in England opened by the
Lord Northcliffe papers upon Premier
Lloyd George Lord Northcliffe is
probably the foremost publisher of the
British empire and is credited with
great influence in making Lloyd George
premier. The task he now undertakes
is evidently to unmake him. Perhaps
he can but he will not be likely to un-
less the premier has made some seri-
Gus mistakes. Lloyd George is too
big a man to be crushed by hetehel-
ling. We may see in England repe-
tition of the George Harvey Wilson cpl
sode in the United States. We certain
ly hope this English publieist will find
that he hasn't the power to destroy his
greatest creations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

"Of course it is" said Mother Mag
pie. 'It's been around from time to
time, or from tree to tree, as long rs
can remember, and I've heard that no
one can remember when there was q
time-a great, long time, when the
wind didn't come around during part
of it."
Gracious" said the maybe chill
dren, IF the poor old wind is so very
old, we don't blame it for clustering
and making such a fuss. 1t is prob
ably trying to say how old and sad it
is. SO old and sad that it feels cross
that it is no longer young"
Little magpies,' said Mother
Maybe, you are being very absurd.
You are trying to talk in very fine
and fancy way, but you aren't. And
just because the wind busters and
blows because 1t is its nature to blow.
causes you to be cross and scold, and
I'm cross and I scold And Daddy
Maybe scolds and is cross. But the
wind IS quite different. The wind
| blows because it is its nature to blow,
| just as it is our nature to scold
You know how we love to make a
| fuss. We like people to notice US. 1t
| isn't that we feel so cross, we simply
| like to talk and chatter and make lot
of noise.
THE only time | don't wish to at
| tract attention is when | have little
| eggs in the nest. l always have my
nest in fairly good-sized bush, and
have fine big front door. l always
like to furnish my home with mud and
grass-so much better than carpets
and chairs, | think. We can perch on
boughs of trees if we want chairs and
we don't fill up the nest foolishly.
i But we love to scold We love to
make fun of people. We initiate the
way they talk and the way they wills
tie. We love TO be rude But we don't
feel angry. No. we actually enjoy be-
ing cross. And that is very rare, little
birds. very rare. Most creatures who
are cross are unhappy themselves and
make those around them unhappy
Il I'VE are different. We love to be
| NARNSs'' ~ to ilelNC Spod
) Others think we're funny-pretty rude
but mighty funny.
And we steal; oh, how we steal
We steal anything we can. and we'r,
always ready for mischief"
, "Ah, Mother Maggie, you're nice
mother. You don't tell us. to be goot
n little magpies; you tell US 10 b'
5 naughty and rude and have gOot
e time"
7 Its not the way mothers usual!
talk to their children and perhaps il /
just as WELL" said Mother Maybe
q for / don't believe there are man
creatures who can be rude and funn
and not be mean and disliked
: 'Ah. the wind is really up now. $
: because of our long tails we'd bette
!. keep quiet for time. 1t wouiud be III
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. w.
Cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand,
George J. Bower, 2 Riverview street Fort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder.
Townshend, C. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. Fl. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros:
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
HinsdaIe, N. H., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

1t is announced that 10000 Methodist
minute men will present the problem of
unemployment to Methodist congrega-
tions throughout the country on Sun
day, May 4. Methodist employers will
be urged to open positions for soldiers,
sailors and marines as they leave the
service. This is a commendable move
but we have suspicion most Metho-
dist employers are hard headed enough
to conduct their business upon bust
ness principles They are supposed TO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

Statistics show that we have used up
about half the forests we originally
possessed. Although there are forest
associations in nearly every state, sup
plementing the excellent work of the
national forest service, trees are being
used up faster than they are being
grown. While one tree doesn't make
a forest, the slogan, PLANT a tree,
is a good one for US to observe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
ENUFF ENYHOW.
Waiting for July.
Hartford Courant.)

Governor Clement of Vermont is in
Boston for the celebration in honor Of
the Twenty-sixth division in which
Vermont 5 guardsmen served. Most of
them served in the 102d regiment,
which New Haven has recently claimed
as its own, while few were assigned
to other units, machine gun and artil-
lery. Not all are back again as vet
and so the eanny Vermont folks are
saying that they will plan their own Off
eial welcome for their own sons for
July 4th. Most of them will be home
by that time, Vermont thinks, and ev-
cry community with a soldier could
have its own celebration on that day.
In one respect, at least, this plan is
worth consideration for though New
England weather is never settled it is
less unsettled in July than in April
when It's changes are always rapid and
invariably for the worse. One can pie
ture the discomforts of parade yes
terday afternoon, to go no further back
and contrast them with the possibilities
of early July. The Vermont folks are
I wise, some of them having endured a
great deal of weather. and their atti-
tude toward a July celebration has
much TO commend it.
By that time, too, the returned sol
| diers might regard a parade as reere-
alton, which idea, we suspect they dc
not hold at present, and would enter
| into the plans with genuine enthusiasm
especially as they would find that they
We're not without honor in their owl
communities. Marching a few mile.
now in rain or mud or snow or all three
would hardly be thing to which they
would look forward with pleasure.