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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
WANT TO GET OUT;
EDUCATIN SELVES

Somebody slipped one over" on
the Colored Development battalion at
Camp Travis, and although the joke
at first created CONSERVATION among
the members, 1t has worked untold
good in the cases Of more than 100 Of
them.
When the order for rehabilitation
first reached Camp Travis, rumors
spread thick and fast as to what was
going to be done with the colored
troops. Some were told they were
going to be sent to Germany, others
heard they would be required to re-
build torn-up France and Belgium,
while some even heard that an invad-
Ing army Of negroes was going to be Or
ganized to restore conditions In Russia.
The most alarming of these reports,
however, was that before any man could
get his discharge from the army he must
learn to read and write, and that he
must sign his own name to his dis
charge papers. Now, the Colored De-
velopment battalion is made up chiefly
Of illlterates, and only few Of them
know the alphabet. Anyway, the ne
groes saw no hope for future freedom
unless they Immediately set to work
"educatin' themselves" as some Of
them expressed 1t.
The report reached an officer Of the
Army Y. M. @. A. and he Immediately
saw an opportunity Of pushing his edu-
cational work In these hitherto I'M
touched ranks. The result has been
that in the battalion more than one
hundred negroes have learned to read
and write and now one Of the fads In
the organization is for the men to carry
spelling books and readers around
with them. Every time an officer isn't
looking many Of the men can be found
at their favorite pastime Of "educatin'
themselves"
In addition to this 300 others who
at some time or other had learned to
read and write, but who through negli-
gence had forgotten how. were able
to brush up" and refresh their memo
rles to an extent that they are able
to do both again.
There are some 200 others In the
battalion who had been in school as
far as the third grade, and these have
taken up studies which are in advance
Of those grades. Three soldier teach
ers and three "Y" secretaries have
handled these classes which have been
in session from 9 to IL 80 o'clock In
the morning and from rs to In the
afternoon.
officers In charge at Camp Travis
are highly pleased with this work, and
say 1t is among the most important
being done by the educational divi- |
sion Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT.

SSOASAkAA 1AOS hESA1 hAM naN:1.
C. e. Said lot No. Q was acquired
from Henry e. FaZsnde.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with benefit
Of appraisement, to pay debts of the
succession.
e. J. FREDERICK,
mr15-6t Administrator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION.

At the request of the Postmaster
General of the United States Civil
Service Commission has announced
an examination to be held at Cow
ington, La, on May 81, 1918, for
the position of postmaster at Madi-
sonville, La. This office has an an
nual compensation of $1100.
To be eligible for this examina-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19

The undersigned forbid all hunt
Ing. trapping or trespassing on their
lands. Anyone caught doing so will
be punished to the full extent of the
Law.
QUEEN & CRESCENT CLUB
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19

All persons are hereby warned and
prohibited from cutting, burning,
deadening. carrying or floating away
lnJurtng or destroying any trees,
timber or wood growing or lying up
on the lands Of the undersigned, on
the lake front from Lewisburg to the
Tchefuncta river, formerly known as
Armand Marigny and McQuinn tract,
and are also prohibited from fishing
hunting or trapping with dog or torch
or trespassing in any way on lands
belonging to the undersigned. One
hundred dollars reward will be paid
for Information and conviction of
trespassers.
D. C. HEDDEN,
1923 Washington Ave,
1ulS-6mo New Orleans, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

NOI1SE.
All persons are prohibited from
trespassing upon the lands of Mrs.
NJ. Loubat Williams in the town OF
Abita Springs. Any one caught cut
ting trees or wood will be prosecut-
ed in full accordance with the Jaw.
M. LOUBAT WILLIAMS.
mr29-6mo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
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. & M. v. r. r. and the Penn
Mill public road, Immediately north
and northwest of Covington, La.
TT espassers will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
n1tf HARVEY e. ELLIS.
All persons are hereby warned an6
prohibited from cutting burnins
deadening. carrying or floating away
or otherwise iniuriRg or destroying
any trees, timber or wood growing or
lying upon the 'andH of the under
signed. The .re also prohibit d
from fshin AuEting or trapping
With dog, or torch or lrespasG
Ing in any ray on lar dH beionginf
to the up@ 7"e' gRsd.
q. P. ROBERT.
Fl. H. MAYF1ELD
n. j. MAYFIELD
R. A. Orr
JAS PROVOST.
Ena1-ss ,3GO u CAUSE
We. the undersisAed. forbid nj
uniting, trapping and trsspassing Oh
ur lands Anyone caught 30 doint
will be punished TO tine full extern
u the law.
JAMES BARRNNaER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
Succession of Mrs. G.. Birch Phillips
and James L. Phillips.

TWenty-Sixth Judicial District Court.
Parish of ST. Tammany,
Louisiana.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
: Professional Cards
DOCTOR CHAs. e. yERnrEn

Surgeon in Charge
Jahncke shipbuilding Corporate,
announces that in his private n,.a
tice he will pay especial aftantsa pes'e-
inc surgery and Disease OF t,.o
Genito-Urinary Organs. eae
ONCE hours, 4 to 5 p. M, da,,v
cept Sunday. Sunday, bv 49,. oA-.
ment only. foaaat-
Telephone, jacksonville No. an
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19
A SPOONFUL GIVES RESULTS.

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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

This offering of Preferred and
Common stock is to provide funds
to increase production through the
purchase of materials. There is n
need for OVER a quarter Of
million Of trucks THIS YEAR In
this country and abroad, MANY
TIMES more than can possibly be
supplied. The orders available to
this Truck Company are TWENTY
ONE TIMES its output for last
year. II II can supply the needs
Of the territory served by its BEST
dealers II will mean an increase
over last years production of 6.000
trucks and ADDITIONAL earnings
Of over $1.200.000, TO say NOTHING
Of the demand from many NEW
dealers and for. export. Its trucks
are in nse lin fifteen foreign coun-
tries NOW and repeat orders for
export are increasing every week.
1t is big year for earnings on
the Common stock. 1t may be
YOUR chance to do what Billy
Grove did.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
TIE LI6HT
IN THE PLFARNh
ATALE. OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
IN THE TINE OF SILAS WRIGHT
~
IRVINE hAEHELLER
Hopll


silence as I was passing and then be-
gan to hiss and jeer. 1t gave me
feeling have never known since that
day. logged along over the brow OF
the hill when. 1T . white. frame house.
] saw the center toward which all the
men of the countryside were coming
Suddenly I heard the hoof-beats Of
horse behind me. I stopped. ana
looking over my shoulder saw . rider
approaching mo In the. costume Of an
Indian chief. A red mask covered his
face. A crest Of eagle feathers circled
the edge Of his cap. Without word
he rode on at my side. knew not
then that he was the man Josiah Cur.
tis-nor could I at any time have
sworn that It was he.
A crowd had assembled around the
house ahead. could see q string Of
horsemen coming toward Il from the
other side. / wondered what was 60
ing to happen to me. What shouting
and jeering In the crowded dooryard J
could see the smoke Of q IRE. We
reached the gate. Men In indian masks
and costumes gathered around us.
"Orderi Sh-sh-sh." was the loud com
mand Of the man beside me In whom I
recognized--or thought that I did-the
voice Of Josiah Curtis. "What has
happenedY
"One o. them tried to serve q writ
an We have tarred an feathered him."
Just then / heard the voice Of Pur-
Wis shouting back In the crowd this
impassioned plea:
"Bart, for Gods sake, come here"
turned to Curtis and said:
IF the gentleman tried to serve the
writ he acted without orders and de-
serves what he has got. The other fell
low Is simply hired man who came
along to take care of the horses. He
couldn't tell the difference between a
writ and hole In the ground"
"Men. you have gone far enough"
said Curtis. "This man Is all right.
Bring the other men here and put 'em
on their horses an I'll escort 'em out
o. the town."
They brought Latour on a rail
amidst roars of laughter. What bear
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

It's management consists Of men
prominent In the Motor Industry
since Its inception. successful In
the extreme and known throughout
the nation. They are leaders In the
Industry and are particularly well
known to the best dealers through
out the country. whose confidence
they possess through many years of
fair dealing and mutual profit.
The department heads are men
who have spent their lifetimes In
quantity production and the work
men are of grade SO superior that
1t would be difficult to duplicate
this organization.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

There are no bonds or other obli-
cations ahead of the stock we offer
you. There Is directly behind the
Preferred Stock assets In property,
factory buildings, material, trucks
In process OF manufacture and com
pleted shipments on the road to
dealers far greater than the total
Preferred issued or now offered
That IL why you can consider your
money to be 30 safely and soundly
invested In this Preferred, which
has a record of paying $50 divi-
dends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

Torrey x Company are specialists
In Automotive Stocks and Bonds,
but we handle other securities as
well. Our business In the New
York and other markets is large
and growing. If you have invest
ments in other. Preferred Stocks or
Bonds which yield less than so, or
If they do not give you the very
great profit which Is offered you by
the Common Stock of this Truck
Corporation. we shall be glad to
quote you the market price on
your present securities and. II you
desire. sell them for you.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

The Truck Company has splen-
did property Of 43 acres within 30
miles of New York City. It's fifteen
buildings are the last word in mod
ern construction. The assets direct
ly behind the Preferred Stock we
offer you are vastly greater than
the outstanding preferred. Its ia
cilities, buildings, machinery and
equipment are all complete and are
ready for an increase Of output to
FOUR TIMES the present output
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
How You Get the
Common Stock.

Every purchaser of two
shares of Preferred stock
which is sold at its par
value of $1,000 is entitled
to buy one share of Com
mon stock for $1.00.
Thus $4,000 buys six
shares of Preferred and
three shares of Common.
$105.OO buys ten shares
of Preferred and FIVE
shares of Common.
$5O4.OO buys 48 shares
of Preferred and "a shares
of Common.
81, OO8. 90 buys So shares
of Preferred and As
shares of Common.
You can buy on the
Partial Payment Plan If
you prefer.
In our opinion there is no Sc
curity offered In the market to-day
which combines to give you the op-
portunity Of sound, sure, safe In
vestment of your money In a high
grade $50 Preferred Stock with a
record of earnings and dividends
behind ii, and at the same time
the opportunity of making a for
tune. as Billy Grove did, from the
enormous expansion of an industry
due to world changes which never.
CAN occur again In our lifetime.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
Type of Truck.

The company manufactures a one
and one-half ton truck, and records
show that 76% OF ALL merchant
users and 90ee Of ALL farmers re-
quire this type OF truck. In addi-
ton the company manufactures
powerful, sturdy, short coupled
chassis which pulls two-wheeled
bodies OF three and one-haf and
FIVE ron capacity. Thus IL serves
EVERY need OF industry, which Is
why the volume OF available orders
Is so great.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

Due 10 the rapid growth Of the
Motor Industry II has been custom
airy for concerns with large earn
ings 10 declare stock dividends to
stockholders. Thus company
with 10000 shares OF common
stock and net earnings Of $1,000. 900
for the year would be able to pay
cash dividend OF 5000 to each
owner OF $1,000 of common stock.
But rather than make such an un-
balanced payment they would prob
ably-as they frequently do-flrst
Increase the capitalization and give
each owner Of $1,000 OF common
stock perhaps $4,000 MORE COM
mon stock and THEN pay a cash
dividend Of 25&, giving him 5000
In cash on the common stock which
he then owned. It's MARKET value,
or the price stock paying such
dividends should bring In the case
the owner wanted to sell II. would
probably be about $4,000. One
good year with business conditions
prosperous has enabled not a few
automobile companies to make net
earnings Of OVER 5000, 900. That
is how % many comfortable for
tunes have grown from very small
investments In the MOTOR Indus
try. That Is why II 10 entirely pos
sible for YOU to place $500 In the
Preferred Stock We offer you, have
your money safely and soundly In
vested with an excellent opportu-
nifty to have tho COMMON stock
which goes with the preferred grow
10 $50 GOO or more in . time not far
distant
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

like, poultrified, be-poodled object he
was-burred and sheathed In rumpled
gray feathers from his hair to his
heels. The sight and smell of him
scared the horses. There were tufts
Of feathers over his ears and on his
chin. They had found great JOY In
spelling that aristocratic livery In
which he had arrived.
Then came poor Purvis. They had
just begun to apply the tar and feath-
ers to him when Curtis had stopped
the process. He had only shaking
run of long feathers around his neck
They lifted the runaways into their
saddles. Purvis started or at a gallop,
shouting "Come on. Bart" but they
stopped him.
Don't be IN hurry, young feller,"
said one of the Indians, and then there
was another roar Of laughter.
"Go back to yer work now" Curtis
shouted, and turning to me added |:
"You ride along with me and let our
feathered friends follow U.S."
So we started up the road on our
way back to Cobleskill. Our guide LEFT
Us at the town line some three miles
beyond.
Latour was busy picking his arms
and shoulders. Presently he took on
his feathered coat and threw It away,
saying:
They'll have to pay for this. Every
one o. those jackrabbits will have to
settle with me-"
"You brought It on yourself" I said.
"You ran AWAY from me and got us all
into trouble by being too smart. You
tried to be a fool and succeeded be-
yond your expectation"
fro BE CONTINUED
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

The demand fer trucks for com
nercial use THIS YEAR 10 greater
THAI ALL the trucks built IN this
country for private use in the last
FOUR YEARS. Just ~ the freight
carrying business Of the railroads
entirely dwarfed the passenger car
rying business. - the demand for
the freight carrying motor truck IL
beginning to RUN AWAY from the
passenger carrying automobiles. 1t
IL becoming - that Z man CAN
have Z pleasure car II he feels he
can affsrd It. bat he MUST have
FLEET Of Motor Trucks In his
business o. he cannot hope to equal
the low costs Of his competitors.
At the Chicago and New York
Motor Truck Shows just concluded
the Truck Company whose stock
We offer you was besieged by
Truck dealers who sought to place
orders for more trucks for THIS
YEAR than the company has manu-
factured In the last THREE years,
and their output has been large.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

Now that the war is
over the whole world has
walked up to the impera-
tive need Of Motor Trucks.
Europe has never learned
quantity production of au-
tomobiles or trucks. South
America, Africa and Asia
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

You CAN'T turn the
clock back ten years and
buy the original issue of
REQ stock and so run
$1,000 into4 $4,000, like
Billy Grove did. But you
CAN secure stock in this
Motor Truck Company
which has the opportunity
for growth and earnings
in the next three years to
a volume which should
make pleasure car earn
ings look SMALL.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
Do YOU want to make $500 grow into
$50, 600, as many others HAVE done?

are not machinery manu-
featuring countries. Amer
ica il the Motor Truck
builder for the world.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

In eight years the investment 81
$1,000 In stock Of the Chainers
Motor Company grew to e14ooe
stock and earned eo.297 cash divi-
dends. In six years 81. 900 stock Of
the Stutx Meter CIR Company q In
diana grew to @2,o0o stock and
earned S21. 7oO IN cash dividends.
In the Hudson Meter Car Company
81. ce0 stock grew t. $4,000 stock
In FOUR YEARS and In addition
the company paid cash dividesds
which have net beea made public
In the Hup Motor CIR Company
81. 900 stock grew IN seven years
70 $4,000 stock and earned &4o,100
cash dividends,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

In the Rec Motor Car Company
n thirteen years 1000 stock grew
t. 81, 600 STOCK and earned 81. $50
cash DIVIDENDS, In addition the
company 81 1913 distributed to Its
stockholders eeo0, 900 stock In the
REQ Meter Truck Company. eaual
to "A 90Ts dividend, and THEN.
afterward, paid q ~ cash dividend
on the stock Of the Truck Com
pany.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

Do YOU want t
$4,000, as MAJ
HERE is an opportunity for
you to make a sound, safe
investment in a dividend paying
Preferred Stock, yielding eight
per cent per year. But WITH
the preferred stock goes CON-
MON stock which means a full
share in the PROFITS.
These are the securities of an es-
tablished, very successful and rapidly
growing Motor Truck Company
whose sales are expanding every week.
It's net earnings for LAST year were
very considerably more than the
amount of the dividend on the Pre-
ferred Stock. The NEW BUSINESS
now in hand will earn the Preferred
Dividend many times over.
By all the rules which govern
sound investments your money is
SAFE in the Preferred Stock. The
Common Stock may do for you what
Billy Groves common stock did for
him.
R;ll.r Cro1na was a clerk In the
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

The war has revolutionized the
use of Motor Trucks and the move
menf OF freight. raw materials and
merchandise Every one knows
that Motor Trucks won the war.
that their wonderful mobility,
strength. lasting qualities and great
carrying capacity enabled us to
arm. equip and maintain over three
million men with unheard-of speed
and tiat the armies and peoples OF
all Europe learned the need and
value IF Motor Trucks just as we
Learned It. What few OF the gener-
al public know is that the vast, but
exactly tahulated. records of war
use show that harse or mule CON
SUslI.S twenty-five per cent as
much ms II PRODUCES. A stand
ard Motor Truck consumes LESS
than one PER CENT as much as
II produces and this consumption
Includes operation. maintenance.
repairs and requirements More
over. the life OF Motor Truck
working at full capacity every day
is twice as long as the life OF
horse or mule working at full ca
pacity every day During the war
horses working at maximum ca
pacity for ten consecutive days
were often killed by the strain of
those ten days.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09


Billy Grove was a clerk in the
Downey House, Lansing, Mich. In
1904 he put $1,000 in the original
issue of REQ Motor stock. To-day
his fortune is counted at Sll9, oOo
There are many like Billy Grove who
enjoy incomes Of thousands of dol
lars every year from the COMMON
STOCK Of automobile concerns
i cost them but a few hundred
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09
Motor Truck Profits.

In the Federal Motor Truck
Company $1,000 stock grew In six
years 10 $4,000 stock and earned
st2.180 cash dividends. What the
automobile concerns did In the way
of large earnings the successful
Motor Truck Companies are JUST
BEGINNING TO DO.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

Bert Lytell in Faith" at the ~
press Saturday night A good ons'
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-06-05
BRADSHAW MILL.

Mrs. Hubert Long spent Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Baker
Miss Cora Rogers was guest of
Miss Anna Sanders Friday night.
Miss Anna Sanders was with his
sister Mrs. Carl Baker Saturday night
Mr.. Burton Sanders has purchased
house and lot in Richmond price
s5,525.
Miss Anna Sanders and Mr.. Joe
Kelly motored to Round Hill Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mobe:ley an,
family were with her mother Mrs.
Eas, Sunday.
Miss Tilda Warmoth very delight
fully entertained a number OF friends
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prewitt and
family were with Mr.. and Mrs. S. N.
Sanders the week end.
Mrs. Tilda Prewitt of Nina has re-
turned from two weeks stay with
relatives near Moberley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Warmotn and
Tilda spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Sanders.
Mr.. Floyd Snyder and bright little
son, Harlan, were week end guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Sanders.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker and little
daughter Ida Mae, were guests Sun
day afternoon of Mr.. and Mrs. S. N.
Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron Prewitt en-
tertained at dinner Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Prewitt and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Arther Sebastian and little
son, Lloyd Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Bias
com Prewitt and daughter Nora Lu-
ellie.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-06-05
A FAMILY
MEDICINE
In Her Mothers Home, Says This
Georgia Lady, Regarding Black
Draught. Relief From Head
ache, Malaria, Ch;lls, Etc.

Ringgold, Ca Mrs. Chas. CASTOR.
Of this place. writes: II am q user
Of Thedford's Back-Draught; In fact,
II was one Of our family medicines.
Also in my mothers home. when !
was a child. When any of us child
rem complained OF headache, usually
caused by constipation. she gave us
q dose of Black.Draught, which would
rectify the trouble. Often In the
Spring. We would have malaria and
chills, or troubles Of this kind. We
would take Black-Draught pretty reg
ular until the liver acted well, and
We would soon be up and around
again. We would not be without 1t.
for 1t certainly has saved US lots Of
doctor bills. Just a dose of Black.
Drarght when not so well saves
lot Of days in bed"
Thedford's Black.Draught has been
In use for many years In the treat.
ment of stomach. liver and bowel
troubles. and the popularity Which II
now enjoys Is proof of its merit.
II your liver Is not doing its duty.
you will suffer from such disagree
able symptoms as headache. bilious
ness, constipation. ir@ 'estion. ETC..
and unless something is done. serious
trouble may result.
Thedford's Black Draught has been
found Q valuable remedy for these
troubles. II IL purely vegetable. and
acts In a prompt and natural way.
ySgulsting the liver TO Its proper
functions and cleansing the bowels Of
impurities. Try 4. Insist on The0'
lords the Original and genuine. D -