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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
MEMBERSHIP FEES
JUNIOR RED CROSS
DOING FINE WORK

What is the Junior Red Cross, with
its 100000 school children enrolled
really doing to justify it's continued
existence after the war? The answer
is found in "Civic Training Through
Service by Arthur William Dunn,
just issued as Teachers Leaflet," be,
cause it will give parents the best pos
sible idea Of some of the things to
look for in a modern school,
Doing things, and doing them with
he inspiration of service-that's tn
Junior Red Cross way. It's the best
answer yet found to the mere three
r. stuff of the old-fashioned sort most
American schools still try to get away
with. Lots of schools will put in sew.
ing for girls and handwork of various
kinds for boys in the name of Junior
Red Cross when they wouldn't dare
spoil the fair tradition of the school by
putting these things in with the reg
ular" subjects.
Here are some of the activities OF
the school children under the Junior
Red Cross; making garments for
needy children at home and abroad;
toys for the children of devastated
regions of Europe; equipment for Fed.
eral Public Health Service hospitals;
gardening; providing comforts for the
sick; making simple playground equip
ment, etc.
Note that they actually do these
things instead of talking about them
The Junior Red Cross has the concep-
ton America needs so badly today
that the way to be a citizen is to
work and do your share, not talk about
how the other fellow doesn't do his
part. The Junior Red Cross holds thai
the only right method of training cit
liens is to train them while they're
citizens in school through "service."-
From The Evening Post, New York
City.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
Public Health NURSING Courses.

Nashville, Tenn.--A course in Pub
lie Health Nursing is being given at
George Peabody College for Teachers
here. Three months will be devoted to
work on the campus which includes
economic subjects, community and in
dividual problems, rural institutions,
home management, practical English
field work in the city Of Nashville and
for public workers. Theoretical work
will be followed by three months OF
rural communities in various parts OF
the state.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
THE RED CROSS OF PEACE

AM the Red Cross Of Peace the outgrowth of travail
re-awakening the interests of nation Consecrated the
needs of humanity and inspired by the love of for his fellow
forth help the unfortunate to make strong the weak
teach the gospel Of clean living and well being
GIVE aid to the needy and help them lift themselves up
Of adversely welcome into house those who heavy laden
and give them rest. lave the wounds to mems souls
AM refuge from fire. and flood and pestience
anchor against the tempest of calamity The love Of little children
NINE that they grow the full fruit manhood
womanhood My interest is in the welfare of the
the of the cripple compassionate of the aged My
exutaion is in the strength of mankind teach lead
AM the Greatest Mother broodng the and daugh
of that they forward and well happy
to the upbuiding of the Nation
AM the Red Cross of Peace.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
Red Cross Courses Popular.

Manufacturing the year from
June, 1919, to July, 1920, in the South
ern Division of the American Red
Cross, 5,505 women and girls COM
pleted courses in Home Hygi5ne and
Care of the Sick given by the Red
Cross. North Carolina led with 1,736
students taking the full course and 5S1
taking the modified course. Tennes-
see was next with 1867 taking COM
plete course and 300 the modified.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
An Army of Veterans Aided.

Observation-Disclosures in obtain
n5 263,539 allotments and allowances
lue sold :ers and sailors and their fam
lies were adjusted during the fiscal
year ending June, 1920, through eff
'orts of the American Red Cross, fig
Tres just compiled here show. During
he same period, the personal contact
If the Red Cross was instrumental in
obtaining reports on $4,000 compensa-
ton and insurance claims of former
service men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
THREE REASONS FOR
RED CROSS WORK

There is much of varied and human
interest in the everyday work Of the
American Red Cross. Three cases of
aid to individuals or families in dis
tress, which are cited below, illustrate
this statement. These three cases are
recent ones taken from the files of the
Gulf Division office, New Orleans, La.
One story is that of mother with
Jour children, the youngest baby only
Two weeks old, the mother insane,
without any means OF support except
begging for aims, found sleeping in a
railway station. She had no home.
The little family wandered into a
mall town in Mississippi the otner
lay. A Salvation Army man found
hem and took up collection for them
IN street corner The mother named
L town where she said she LIVED and
she was given a ticket to that place
md $500. But three days later she
'eturned to the town where she was
irst found, with only $500 left. She
ed herself and the children on canned
GODS which she purchased with money
gained by begging. The baby was
learly dead, the other children and the
mother partially starved. Their filth
ind dirt was unspeakable.
The Salvation Army man sent the
family to the Red Cross. This organi
zation found the mother work, sent
he three older children to home, anu
he baby was placed in a private fam
lily.
All went well for about a week, but
hen the mother took her baby from
he home in which it had been placed
md went to the other institution de
handing her three other children. She
xposed the baby on this trip so that
t had to be sent to child hospital
Tor three weeks. The mother was then
committed to an insane asylum, where
she is being detained until home can
>e found which will take her in The
children are all being properly cared
or now, and the begging career Of the
mother Is ended.
For an unknown length of time this |
small family wandered over the coun-
try, burden on whatever community |
they happened to be in. Now they
have been placed in state institutions,
where the children have a chance to
i've happy lives, well-fed and we'll
,lothed at last.
The story of the location of the par
ents of a man who committed suicide
n New Orleans, although they lived in
foreign country, is taken from an
'ther file. Through the Red Cross the
ather and mother were located in
1zeko-Slovakia, and advised OF the
leath Of their son. They appointed the
Red Cross executor of their sons es-
ate, and his property, which he willed
o members of his family living in va
ious parts OF the world, has been sent
o his heirs.
A Canadian ex-aviator who recently
isappeared is now being searched for |
y the Gulf Division. Relatives living {
4 Louisiana originated the request for
i'd. This man was on a motor tour of !
he United States, which was to end (
4 Winnipeg. It is thought that an -,
Id injury to his head. received In a
Ill from an airplane, may have affect
d his mind, and insane hospitals are 3
cling serched for him.
Or again, it may be a plain case OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06

any other organization or in any othel
| phase of American life. An organiza
ton which reached it's growth having
| been built for war service, which
| worked under patriot pressure during
/ the need, and which existed then only
! to supply the war needs of the coun
try, now has been successfully turned
to peaceful social service. And this
social service is being carried on q
scale hitherto undreamed of by socia
workers.
THE experience of the past two
years has brought about a new social
order.
There is now nationwide recog
milton Of many of the issues that be-
fore were clearly seen only by GU
most advanced thinkers in social sci
ence and social service.
"All over the United States there is
keener appreciation of organized
community life, deeper sense of so,
cial responsibility, and a demand for
efficient, trained community leader.
ship. Before the war social service
was largely limited to the city and
was conducted on philanthropic
basis. Now it bids fair to become an
asset of the smaller communities, vii
lagos and countrysides, and to be look
ed at from a public not so much a
be more public service for all the
people, rather than for just the sub
merged tenth Its emphasis is more
on prevention of social problems and
on development of community and
family resources, instead of curative
measures.
Even in family work, it is building
up a new approach to the family, ad
hitting normal neighborly develop
ment Of family life, and meeting
needs before they become dangerous
and disastrous.
Home Service Extended.
Three thousand six hundred and
eighteen Red Cross chapters are now
organized for social service. The &C.
tivity is carried on in all Of the 1873
places in the United States of 5000
Or more population, and the 2,S45 chap
ter towns having a population of less
than 5000. More than 100000 soldiers
and sailors families have come to the
Red Cross for information, counsel or
service. approximately 10000 men
and women have served as members
of home service stations.
Home service, then, war-born, bred
as an emergency measure, favored by
conditions, spread to all parts of the
United States. 1t has extended, as
has no other social movement, into the
small towns and open country, it has
served a constituency larger and more
democratic than was ever served be-
fore by a volunteer agency. 1t has op-
Grated on the principle of local re-
sponsibility and local control. 1t has
brought to communities previously
unaware of them a dawning Of social
needs, and social obligations 1t has
developed an appreciation of training
for service and a demand for trained
service"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
PEACE PROGRAM IN FULL SWING
RED CROSS
EXPENDITURES

Since April, 1917, the American PEG
pie have given to the Red Cross $400,
100000 for its work at home and
abroad.
OF this vast amount every dollar
has been used for the purpose fol
which it was given.
By virtue of careful business man
agement $1.01 has been available fol
every dollar contributed
The expense of operating the Amer
lean Red Cross has all been provided
from membership fees.
Red Cross Chapters have state
ments showing in detail how al
money has been expended.
These expenditures are all audited
and approved by the War Department
Ask your Chapter to let you see
these statements.
They will be instructive and illu
minating.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
Legion Remembers Nurse.

Medina, O.-The Medina post of the
American Legion has given an auto
mobile to the American Red Cross
Public Health Nurse. This practical
tribute to the nurse is a health gift to
the entire countryside for it means
more visits to the sick, more clinics
and the promotion of additional pub.
Lie health nrOiacts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06

The American Red Cross, by it's
Congressional charter, is officially
designated:
To furnish volunteer aid to the sick
and wounded of armies in time of war,
in accordance with the conventions Of
Geneva.
To act in matters of voluntary re-
lief as a medium of communication
between the American people and
their army and navy.
To continue and carry on a system
of national and international relief in
time of peace and to apply the same
in mitigating the sufferings caused by
pestilence, famine, fire, floods and
other great calamities
To devise and carry on measures for
preventing these causes of suffering.
FOURTH RED CROSS ROLL CALL
NOVEMBER 11-c5, 1920
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06

Keep your drains and sinks thor
)ughly clean. You can do this by
5crubbing whatever you can reach
with hot suds and pouring it down the
pipes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-06
Public Sentiment Has Cro1Un To Full
Realization of Red Cross Work
BEAUTIFUL CONCEPTION Of GREATEST MOTHER"
Red Cross Is Not Only the Soldiers Greatest
':Mother' While On the Battlefield, But
Relieves Suffering Humanity Wherever
Kn0wn In Peace Times


realization
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-03-01
Rheumatic Pains I
quickly Esssd ay Penetrating
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A safe and harmicss preparation
n relieve the pains OF Rheumatism.
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You viii find almost daily uses for
II in eases OF sudden mishaps or ae-
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roup aud cole.
4. Get il from druggists for so cents.
NJ not satisfied rctrrn the bottle ana
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Ever constinatcd or have sick head
achcf lust Try Wizard Liver Whips
pleasant little pink pills, 80 cents
Guaranteed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
CITIZENSHIP HAWKED AS
COMMERCIAL COMMODITY
Fashions in Allegiance in Cities
of Levant Change Like
Hat Styles.

Citizenship Is commercial COM
modify which is hawked about in the
cities of the Leyant with an inditfer-
ence which makes. westerners wonder
whether the mixed commercial pop
ulatiOns there are capable Of patriot
ism and devotion to any country.
An American business man in Con-
stantinOpe who was recently employ
ing a number of agents asked many
applicants what their citizenship
VASE Without exception the men pro-
duccd passports from most of the
Balkan states and expressed will
ingness To assume any citizenship
necessary and to switch allegiance as
circumstances might demand.
Most of the lvNan'.I,e, who had
German and Austrian citizenship have
very speedily taken CZecho-Slovak
pupers or say they have become Jugo-
Slavs. 1t is just as easy for them to
change their nationality as 1t Is for
the chameleon 10 change his cOlOrs
Many Levant;ne firms lave shuffled
the citizenship OF thor members in
Sucn manner as Ia Lave no ulncully
in meeting any business emergencies
which may rise. and make claims on
the various consular and diplomatic
representatives 70" assistance In their
commercial operations.
The fashion in citizenship changes
i'm Constantinople AMI other near
eastern ports. just as the style in hats.
Greek citizenship has recently be-
come very popular because of the
good treatment Greece had at the
hands of the peace conference and
the general belief that Great Britain
is definitely behind Greek commercial
interests and expects to do its bust
ness largely through Greek inter
mediaries,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
EUGENE NOW READS
Former Empress Submits to Operation
for Cataract

Former Empress Eugene of France
Is able to see much better than for
years past thanks to an operation for
cataract performed since her arrival
in Madrid, where she is the guest of
her nephew, the duke of Alba. Despite
her ninety-four years, the former EN-
press consented to undergo the opera
ton performed by DR.. Jacinto Barra-
quer, Barcelona oculist,-whO invent
ed an instrument for cataract removal.
The frailty of Eugene permitted the
use of only local anesthetic. The
surgeon made slight incision in the
cataract, applied cocaine, and then the
delicate instrument, which acts on the
suction principle, was used. After six
days the obstruction was drawn aside
without pain.
When the bandages were removed
Eugene was able to read for the first
time in many years. The cataract
cannot be removed entirely without
cutting, therefore the ultimate success
of the operation cannot be forecast.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
THJJRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY, AUGUST
PORTUGAL NOT BOTHERED
WITH SOCIAL UNREST
People Enjoy Life in Simple Way
Despite the Labor
Troubles.

Portugal, In spite of all the lurid re-
ports spread abroad by interested par
ties, is at the present moment of So
cial and economical troubles no worse
off than other countries which par
ticipated in the great war;
When one drives through Lisbon
and her suburbs on Sunday and
watches the happy crowds holiday
making after the weeks work, the i'm
preston gained is that 1t would be
difficult to find in any country such
q contenird and light-hearted people
as the Portuguese.
Unless some means of conveyance
be previously engaged, walking is the
only method Of lOcomotiOn available
on that day, for trains. mOtorcars, car
riagcs. carts and 'OmnibuSeS are al
hired or seats hooked in advance
Even the street cars are filled to over.
flowing by workmen and their fam.
HES going to the outlying districts,
smilingiy bearing with them their pic
mic baskets.
The leafy avenues just outside the
city are filled with people afoot, sing
.lS popular songs from the latest re.
vues or exchanging merry jests with
the people In the convcyances.
Outside and inside the railroad sta
tons from early morning are filled
with people of the more wealthy,
working and professional classes try.
ing to obtain accommodations for Il
trip either to Cintra, Cascaes or the
Estoril, the beautiful Riviera of Port
ugal.
1t Is true that besides all this mel>
rymaking there Is a social unrest in
Portugal. Strikes are frequent, but
generally peaceable; there is an oc-
casional bomb and sometimes a street
riot, but boishevlk revolution there is
none. When three brOmbs were
thrown recently into the ranks Of
popular demonstration of gratitude to
the government for taking measures
TO lower the prices of foodstufrs, most
of the demonstrators carried on as
though nothing had happened. The
bomb throwers We're arrested. That
was all ADJUSTMENTS went on as usu-
al with little excitement,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
BETTING IS PERMITTED
But Gambling Barred, According to
Denver MAGISTRATE.

But Gambling Barred, According to
Denver Magistrate.
70 risk your money on the exact
course of the Missouri river Is not
gambling, according to Police Magis
trate Bray of Denver
When police officers heard suspicious
soundS.su as ~ raise it," along with
the clnking of silver dollars, emanat-
ing from downtown room, they inves-
tignted Three men were arrested for
gambling, hut the arrestlng officer was
unable to say what game they were
playing.
I've were not gambling" said the
spokesman of the trio when arraigned
before Magistrate Bray. at was like
this. | said the Missouri river crossed
the Canadian line. while the other two
men said il didn't so we were making
a wager. | still maintain that the Mis-
souri, does cross the Canadian line" z
The men were eXonerated of the
gambling charge, and the opposing
sides were reaching for their coin to
make another Ret on how the Missouri
ran when they left court.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
LIGHT REACHES US FROM
FIRE 100000 YEARS AGO
Harvard Astronomers Observe
Developments ir Connection
With Celestial ConfIagration.

Developments in connection with a
celestial conflagration that took place
more than 100000 years ago are be-
ing observed with marked interest by
Harvard astronomers. The confla-
grafton or flare" took place mcon-
ceivable millions of miles from the
eartll--a distance 50 great that its
light rays are just reaching here.
The attention of the Harvard scien-
fists was attracted to the matter by
the announcement by Lick observa-
tory of California that an enlarge
ment of the diameter of the arc OF
Nova Aqula had been noted. About
two years ago nova" or new star,
appeared in the constellation Aquila.
According to theory this nova was
caused by the collision of small
star with dark nebula,' the fric-
ton causing q great contagration or
iiareup.
The illumination would travei
through space ut the rate OF lo6,oOo
miles second. Astronomers were
able to estimate how far away the
spot was by recording how long 1t
took for the bright spot to attain
given size. Ii is computed that the
flare is 217,120 light years" distant
from us. A Eight year which Is
the distance travelled by ray of light
in II months is approximately $751;
500 ,0WoOO0 miles. This number. null
uplied by 217, 100 gives roughly the
distance from earth to Nova Aquila.
1t is obvious that the collision caus-
ing the light now being seen more
clearly occurred more than 100000
years ago
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
MAN LIVED ALONE
Busy Trapping on an Island and Did
Not See Anyone.

William Lively of Sheridan, Mich,
IN ex-scrvice man. has Just returned
from Isle RoMle, in Lake Superior
where he spent the winter. He was the
only human being on the island during
that time. At any rate, Lively did not
see another person.
The former soldier put in his time to
good advantage and says he was too
busy to get lonesome. He trappeq
throughout the cold months and re-
Gently went to Eagle River, keweenaw
county seat, where he collected S4a7.2o
in hounties on II wolves and q wea-
sells.
The value of the pelts will bring his
revenue from these alone to nearly
$1,000 In addition. he got other fur
bearing animals on which no bounty is
paid. so his winters work proved prof
liable.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
HIGH COSTS HIT RAILROADS
Pay 5000, 100000 in Excessive Prices
for Supplies In Last Three Years.

Excessive prices for coal, petroleum,
steel and steel products, cars, locomO-
tives and other equipment have cost
the railroads of the United States at
least $6O0,000,OO0 during the last
three years, according to report by
w. J. Lauck, consulting economist for
the railroad labor organizations, to
the railroad labor board. The report
fixes - per cent as the amount Of
profiteering tribute which the roads
have paid to the producers.
.5HTnleSs the wave Of profiteering Is
checked, Mr.. Lauck declared, ii will
cost the roads more than $1,0O0,O00,-
600 during the years 1920, 1921 and
1929.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
MEMORIAL FOR OFFICERS
Three Million Dollar Service Club
house for New York City Planned

The Army and Navy club of Amer
lea will establish in New York city
100000 service clubhouse as per-
manent memorial to the more than
5000 American officers who died in the
World war. The military record OF
every officer will be preserved In the
building for future generations.
1t is proposed not only to make the
new building Of national significance.
on the order of Grants tomb on the
Hudson, but also to establish a great
center for general patriotic activities,
with meeting rooms for patriotic or
ganizations and an auditorium fer
large public assemblages.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
Kills 81 Coyotes In Month.

Sam MARBLE, trapper, of Yuba coun-
ty, California, during the month of
May caught and killed 81. coyotes, for
which there is bounty of So offered
by the county, according to his claim
fled with the Yuha board of super
visOrs. There is seldom month that
MARBLE does not kill from twenty to
forty coyotes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05

Sugar Combination Sales Violate Law.
Attorney General Palmer has ruled
that the practice of grocers in requir-
ing that a certain amount of other
commodities he purchased with each
pound of sugar is violation of the
federal trade commission act.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-05
EATS WITHOUT CHEWING
His Jaws Locked Eight Years Ago,
Man Lives on Liquid Foods.

Eight years ago, John Bippus, twen-
ty-flve years old, of Chester, Pa, ate
his last solid meal. Since then he
has been living on soft and liquid
foods. He has eaten Approximately
500 meals without moving his jaws
When seventeen years old Bippus,
an iron worker with an iron nerve.
was shot through the face. The bullet
caused him to lose the use of his
laws as II splintered the hinges and
ripped away certain ligaments and
sinews. The mans jaws closed to
within small fraction of an inch, and
surgeons have failed to place them In
motion.