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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-14
road construction necessary to es-
tablish this route approximating 3.S

road construction necessary to es-
tablish this route approximating 3.S
miles.
The doing of the work indicated
in this letter will unquestionably es-
tablish route that would be clearly
entitled to federal aid, and would
also prove of great accommodation
to a considerable number of people
which we understand is one of the
objects desired by the Government
in extending federal aid to the good
roads construction. If you will ar
range with the Government Engineer
to examine and approve this route
and the work proposed therein for
federal aid, it would greatly assis.
the Good Roads Commission in doing
a piec CT work that should not, I'M
der any circumstances, be delayed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-14

State Highway Engineer and Pre3:-
dent Board of State Engineers; Gov
ernor Ruffin G. Pleasant, and to the
newspapers with request for publ
cation.
1t was moved and seconded tina.
the police jury adjourn to meet on
March 8, 1920, in regular session.
J. B. HOWE,
President.
F. ]. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-14

Will you please be good enough
to favor me with reply, advising
what action you will take as early
as possible, and very much oblige,
Yours truly,
(Signed) J. D. GRANT,
Chairman.
U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Public Roads.
1886 Maison Blanche Annex.
New Orleans, La, Jan. 20, 1920.
Mr.. NJ C. Huckaby, Highway En-
gineer, Covington, La.
Dear Mr. Huckaby:-Your letter
Of January 18th received in which
you request another inspection BY
me of five other roads in your parish,
in addition to the three l have a.
ready inspected.
/ am ready at all times to assist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-14
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
Continued from gage ID

Good Roads Commission Of st. Tam
many parish of Louisiana, 1 write
you with respect to one project On
which it does not seem to me thai
there can possibly be any occasion
for delay by your department.
The project referred to is the
hard surfacing of the Slidell-Sa t
Bayou road for distance of five or
six miles from Slidell to a point
from which a. new road can be con-
structed from the Slidell-Salt Bayou
road to a connection with the May
field road, thus establishing a belt
over which the Rural Free Delivery
Route can be operated. The new
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-14
NOTICE TO MORTGAGE CRED
ITORS. g.r
Tax Collectors Office,

Tax Collectors Office,
Covington, La, Feb. 4, 1920.
In conformity with the law, notice
is hereby given to all parties hold
ing mortgages upon real estate in
the Town of Covington, La, on
which taxes have not been paid, that
i will begin the sale of same at the
Mayors Court, in the town of Gov
ington, La, on Saturday, March ID,
1920, at IL o'clock a. M, and that
a number of pieces Of property SO
delinquent are now being advertised
in this. newspaper in conformity with
the law, preparatory to such SALE
The attention of mortgage creditors
is especially called to these adver-
tisements of tax sales and they are
warned to take such steps prior to
the sale as may be necessary to pro-
tect their rights.
L. A. PERREAND,
Tax Collector, Covington, La.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
is OVERLOOKED
Topeka Woman Now Well and
Strong:
TanIac Rid Her of Fifteen Years
Suffering.

after fifteen years of suffering ! am
happy to say that now I am enjoying
the best of health" said Mrs ,.
Emry. 25O1 Lincoln street, Topeka
Kan, while telling of her remarkable
recovery since taking Tanlac.
81 had suffered so long that l had
become discouraged and saw little
pleasure in life" she continued. MY
kidneys were so badly disordered |
had a pain across my back most al
the time, and at night would ne
awake for hours after retiring ana
then after ! finally got to sleep 1t
seemed no time until 1 was awake
again Binding dizzy spells o1te,
came on me and would have TO eaten
hold of something for support l had
a poor appetite and my stomach was
50 badly upset that I had to live on
a diet most of the time. Gradually
lost weight and strength, couldn 90
my homework half the time and Ire
was hardly worth living.
81 had seen and heard so much
about Taulac that l knew could nor
make mistake by giving 1t a trial
I am certainly glad I did. nave
taken four bottles of Tanlac and l am
inst overioved at the wonderful
change this remedy has made in me;
OVhat | eat gives me no trouble at All
now and | am gaining in weight ana
strength every day. My kidneys are
in good condition and the pain across
nv back has disappeared entirely. the
dizzy spells have stopped coming on
me and I am now able to do my
houseworR with ease. My sleep IS
sound and restful and when morning
comes l get up feeling rested ana re-
freshed Taulac deserves every bit OF
the credit for my splendid health"
Tanlac is sold in Topeka by Tully-
Mcfarland Drug Co, S35 Kansas ave-
,,e1, aud 100 Kansas avenue-AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Yellow Mustard for
Sore Throat, Tonsilitis

Old fashioned remedies are often the
best. Yellow Mustard. in the form of
plaster or poultice. has been used for
generations for sore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
JAP WRESTLER is DEFEATED.
Welter Title Holder Gets Two Straight
FalIs-Toe Hold Barred.

Cedar Rapids. Feb. 13.-Jack
Reynolds, welterweight title holder,
defeated Matty Matsuda, the Japan
csc, in two falls here last night. 1t
was a handicap match. the toe hold be-
ing barred. Reynolds won the first
fall in 70 minutes with a crotch hold
and half Nelson and the second with
double wrist lock in Il minutes.
Reynolds was the aggressor most or
the time and was seldom in danger.
During the second fall Matsuda OBJ
tanned a body scissors and bar arm.
but was unable 10 pin both shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
sUBLETTE MOVES AHEAD.
Rural High School and Chamber of
Commerce Newest Features Adopted.

Sublette. Kan. Feb. 13-Sublette
and Haskell county people have voted
to organize a rural high school dis
trict. ten miles wide by twenty-three
Sublette. The vote was 1872 for and
g. against.
A Commercial club has just been or
ganized to assist in getting things the
were elected: Roy Beard. president;
l.. Washburn. vice president; c. z.
Beymer. secretary treasurer.
With two fine residences now in
couse of construction, a new bank
building planned for the early spring
and a half dozen other buildings in
prospect for the near future. Sublette
is rapidly coming into her own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
HAVE TWO MORE HoLD-oUTs.
Cleveland Ball Club Has Trouble Get
ting Players Signatures.

Cleveland. Feb. 1.-two more
members Of the Cleveland baseball
club are reported to be hold-outs.
Word received here from Pennsylvania
indicates that Joe Harris. the hard
hitting first baseman. has returned ms
contract unsigned. Similar advices
have been received from st. Louis re-
garding Harry Lunte, sub-intielder.
Last week 1t was reported that
steve O'Nenl. star catcher, had re-
turned his contract unsigned. All are
said to demand more salary.
SaIina ''A"' Beats Funston.
Salina, Kan, Feb. 13.-The Salina
Y. NJ. c. A basketball team defeated
Camp Funston at Funston, 81 to IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Pelletier's personal service by mail

fine daily special offerings
of this store right
the to do their hoppngwre anything
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13

cannot blister.
When your throat is sore. when you
have pleurisy, bronchitis or a pain
shooting chest cold you can get speedy
and lasting relief with this most eff
fective preparation because heat eases
pain-3O and 60 cents at druggists or
by mail. S. c. Wells & Co, lie Roy,
y. y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Toilet Goods

Toilet Goods
soc Java Rice Face Powder. soc
SOC Mavis Face Powder. 49,. soc
soc Ponds Cold or Vanishing
cream. S1C
soc Kinds Honey and Almond
Cream. sec
Csc Mavis Talcum Powder. .19c
Csc Mentholatum. .19c
Csc. soc, $500 Listerine 49,
.............. 19c, soc, 7sc
SOC Pepsodent Tooth Paste. SOC
soc Perfume; White Rose or
Locust BloSSom-oZ. $50
soc Danderine for the hair. -.4Sc
I0c Jergen's Bath Tablets. &c
use Amolin. .19c
Main F1oor-PeIIetier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Corsets for girls

Two new styles of r. & c. Corsets
designed especially for girls. and
misses; white and pink. $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13

Belted and loose back Coats of
wool velours. siIvertones and good
quality wool mixtures: and a num-
Der of short plush Goats. too-and
those who buy with next Winter in
mind will undoubtedly have good
reason to congratulate themselves
on their foresight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
No
Story Hour

Maybe Wen be able to have our
Children's Story Hour next week
watch for announcement in
next Fridays Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13

AH" 4 0 4" Z &C. - a. - - " 4
ings with most eX-
cellent results but
it blistered.
Heat eases pain
and Begy's Mus
tarine made of pure
yellow mustard, to-
< @ t h e = with
other pain re-
. lieving ingredi-
ents is just as
hot. but quick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Year-around Toy Section

Every day is some little girls or
boys bifthday-Dolls and Toys in
the year-around Toy Section.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
Early Telephones.

The principle of the telephone has
been known for many years the first
idea of 1t in modern days being ex-
plained in book published in 1909.
Hook commenced to study the sub
iect in 1861 and in 1867 he succeeded
sIn transmitting sound by means of a
distended wire. Wheatstone exper-
imented in 1921 and succeeded in con-
yeying the sounds Of musical box
from cellar TO attic Of his home. In
1861 an instrument called the tele-
phone was invented, which telegraphed
musical sounds by means of rod Of
soft iron in coil of wire through
which current was sent. 1.-The re-
produced notes." to quote from an ac-
count Of this instrument, though of
the same pitch, are not of the same
quality as the transmitting (transmit:
ted) notes. They are very faint and
resemble the sound OF a toy trumpet
However, experiment after experiment
was made by different scientists, until
finally Professor Bell invented the
system which with changes Is that
used today. M
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
Dante.

To get faithful English transcript
of the great Florentine we should need
a dlction of the fourteenth century
nodded by a more fiery and potent
genius than Chauccr. Not the thoughts
solely .as in every true poem are so
often virgin Thoughts; the words. too
many Of them are virgin words. Their
freshness and unworn vigor are there
alone in Dante's Italian. OF the mod
ern intellectual movement, Dante was
the majestic herald In his poems are
the mysterious shadows, the glow, the
fragrance. the Young life promising
spcndorS of the dawn. The broad day
has its strength. and IFS blessings; hut
It can give a faint IMAGE of the glories
of its birth--George Henry Calvert,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
important to Retain poIse.

Above all things keep grip on your
courage. Don't let loose assertions
poison the mind. Prove every position
that offers advancement and every
statement that offers you power and
preference before you put yourself at
their mercy. There are enough leglti-
mate things to keep you busy. Let
the great schemes that usually end in
smoke die from neglect. Hold fast
to things worth while. even though
they do not offer anything to rave
about. In the end they win he seen
to provide the bread and butter which
the other scheme gave only in prom
Use. So keep grip on yourself. Learn
to@thInk and feel deeply and act whit
you are. The world Is tired OF shallow
rawlings and wants the touch Of the
genuine.-Grit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
pusbfulness Wins.

II is always easy to be wasteful of
our best gifts, owing to either laziness
or timidity. Pushfulness never does
thls it is ready to use its strength to
the last ounce and to leave no stone
unturned that may lead 20 attainment.
Ii is the making Of success in art or
literature Just as truly as in business.
Allied to It we find industry and in
domitahle purpose, which are both fine
things, especially when finely used 1t
is as inevitable as it is just and fair
tliat purpose and unceasing energy
should achieve and accomplish; II is
as inevitable as it is Just that laziness.
slackness. inertia should remain sterile
and stult.ded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
Promised 10 PLAY SAT-.

Our little hoy, aged 5, wanted 70 20
TO a circus that was soon TO exhibit In
a neighhorlng town. In this town only
a few weeks previous a case OF small
pox had been reported When his
mother objected 70 his going or ae-
count Of the epfIeinic he Immediately
wanted to know what smallpox was
like. His mother told him those afflict-
ed would have high fever and ar
itching sensation and thar when tlieg
scratched II left ugly scars on their
faces and hands. lie was thoughtful
a moment, then said "ff you win let
me go will come home rs soon as
I commence to itch."-Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
Almost Enr.nam Airshlns.

BENJAMIN Franklin, who closely re-
ported the aerial experiments he
viewed In France in 1888. wrote THE
Improvement in the Construction and
Management of the Balloons has al
ready made rapid Progress; and one
cannot say how far It may 90. A few
Months since the idea of Witches rid
ing thro' the Air unon a Broomstick,
and that of Philosophers upon bag
of Smoke, would have appeared equal
ly impossible and ridiculous. These
Machines must always be subject to
be driven by the Winds. Perhaps Me-
chanic Art may find easy means to
give them progressive Motion In a
Calm. and to slant them little in the
wind"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
VIRGIL Had His Susp,clons.

Virgil and Leonard were great
chums. but there was spirit of RI
VARY between them that at times al
most severed their friendship. One
day Virgil came over to Leonard's
house bubbllng over with Joy and ex-
citement. 81 have new little baby
brother" he told Leonard and his fam
lily. A few days later the stork also
visited Leonard's home, and Leonard
at once ran over to virgil's house TO
tell him OF his new little baby brother.
Virgil seemed equally joyful Of Leon
ards little brother, hut later. when his
chum had gone home, he said to his
mother; Leonard is just trying to
mock me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
An Eve for a Tooth.

IN certain part Of our African do
minions is il doctor who acts MS un-
derstudy TO the magistrate. Recently
each was conscious Of having trans,
crossed by riding a bicycle without a
fight They decided thar the mljesty
of the law would best be indicated by
each appearing before the other. The
magistrate taking precedence, first
tried the doctor and fined him Ave
rupees. Then the doctor tried the
magistrate aud fined him 100 The
reason he geve for his severity was
That The offense was becoming far too
COMMON IL ondon Morning Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30

torted, the pelyis bones fold inward
In early stages 1t is durable, but bad
case never will walk again. and a
rather bad case always will have diff
Guilty in walking.
"The cases were those of older chill
dren and adults. They told me that
the hospitals were receiving about Ia
cases a day, and those they had to
turn away inevitably must become
worse. used to rest the condition OF
the children / saw by feeling their
fieshess arms. When / touched one
child the father said: Don't touch
him. He has this bad new disease, anG
1t hurts him so much / realized at
| had hurt him, but the child was too
listless to shrink from the pain.
1.-THE doctors could do practically
nothing for the out-patients who could
rot be taken to The hospitals. The
mothers were in despair. The doctors
said the greatest want of all was for
cod liver oil. Funds raised in England
had sent supply. but it only lasted
two days. Practically every child Tn.
der two is rickety.
Suffer From Starvation,
at is extraordinary how little Wen
ma has suffered from war epidemics
such as typhus. The enormous increase
In sickness is due to starvation disease.
Almost all of its child population Is
stunted, starved, left without vitality.
vieor or energy An enormous num-
her are tnbercular AMI a considerable
oportion of these Will die. Another
considerable proportion will for all
their lives probably he stunted In mind
and body, and all will be handicapped"
The children Of school age provided
with one meal Of soup and bread in'the
day by American Red Cross workers OF
a special kitchen she visited wero
watched lest they should take the bread
home. "You must eat the bread" the
workers told hem. "All that we can do
rs to help you 70 keep well and strong"
The American Red Cross is opening
more of these kitchens, and hopes to
Feed 10000 or more children, but that
only means food for one section of the
people. the children of school age-and
even ihen only one nenl in the day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
How aFoola.,.a . llnatad.

Several explanations have been Civ
en- Of the meaning Of the word ''fdG,s.
cap as applied to a certain Kind Of
paper. One Of The explanations is thar
when Charles OF England found his
revenue short ne granted certain prv-
iIeces. amounting 70 moaano|ies, ana
among these was the manufacture u
paper. the exclusive right Of which
was sold TO certain persons who grew
rich and enriched the government ut
the expense of those WIN weh Obliged
to use tn, paper. AT this time nil
English Taper bore in watei1narks,
the royal arms. The parliament under
Cromwell made a jest OF this law and.
among other indignities 70 the men-
DRY of Charles It was ordered that
the royal arms be removed from the
paper and fools cap and bells be
substituted, These were in their turn
removed when the rump parliament
was dismissed, but paper for the size
of the parllamcnt's Journal still bears
the name OF "foolscap."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
vIENNA'S AGED
DYING ON feet
Most Austrians Suffer From Raw.
ages Of the Many Wartime
i MaIadies. .
CHILDREN ARE EVACUATED
6crawny, Limp, Listless From Malnu
triton and Seldom Smile or Play
American Red Cross Is
Helping.

London.-Dr. Ethel Williams, New
castle doctor of 80 years experience,
recently has returned to England from
Vienna. She attended the Woman's
international conference at Zurich,
where she heard so much about the
conditions OF disease in Austria that
she decided to see for herself what
those conditions really were. She
spent q week In Vienna, visiting the
hospitals and the school kitchens,
studying medical statistics, interview
Ing representative people, and seeing
es much as she could of the city.
Speaking to Manchester GUARDIAN
representative, she said:
"What impressed me most was tire
appalling condition of every old per-
son I saw, and Of 95 per cent of the
children. The old people were like
walking DEATHS heads. There are so
many things thar persons over sixty
cannot digest. The mortality among
the old has increased by 1850 per cent.
"What strqclS me most when WALK
ing about the streets was that there
were no toddlers. Children of three
and even four years were carried by
their mothers. The children did not
run about, or shout, or quarrel. It
was four days before l saw a child
playing.
Most Children Emaciated.
AT least rs per cent of the practical.
~ well children were painfully enact
ated, with discolored circles around
their sunkcn eyes aud the tendons of
their necks showing like those of old
people. Even middle-class children
have these scrawny necks, and when
they run their checks flap like those
of old people. But they seldom run
They are all limp and listless.
1.-THE scene in the out-patlents' de-
partment at the biggest state chill
dren's hospital was pitiful-no sound
or attempt TO play, The children sat
quietly on their mothers knees or
against a wall.
~ saw several cases of osteomala
CHA, disease so rare before the war
that the only two cases had ever
seen had been shown TO ME as curl
osity. 1t seems 70 come from lack of
fresh food, and there have been 250
cases In Vienna, and I heard of am
other epidemic in a German town.
1.-THE bones soften and hecome dis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
6r,ety TOR Busy Resasss

Douglas Fairbanks is coming soon
in his latest big release when the
Clouds Roll By at the Library The
atre. Adv
Coming Monday at Library Thea
tire, The world-famous Guy Empey in
the big special attraction, THE I'm
dercuirentp ADV.
Albert Ray and Elinor Fair in .eThe
Lost Princess" Mutt and Jeff comedy
Chapter No. 10 Bound and Gagged, :"
Mitchall & King in sing ng and dane
ing act, Donnellys orchestra. Adm.
6e and TIC; two natinees. starting at
O'clock Evening shows starting 6:3O
Tarte Theat e tomorrow Adv.
High class Yaudeyille--good music
the best pscturesz-M Mitchell & X ng,
singing and dancing act, W1n. S. Hart
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT special The
MorRv Corral, western drama, Fox
Sunshine comedy, Roaming Bathtub"
tut oI .ausns DonneAy ) orchestra.
Adm. SC and lie; shows Z and 8
O'Clock. Harte Theatre today.-Ady
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
nnant,ful alhlical Story.

The story of Ruth, in holy writ, is
as refreshing rs Il thrush's note heard
when a gale drives in from the east.
She is the epitome OF love and trust
and fidelity. She lived in 1922 b. G..
Cllnging to her adopted mother when
MI else forsook Naomi, the youthful
widow, Ruth comes with that broken
mother in Bethlehem. for a famine was
in their land of Moab. She goes hum-
bly, into the fields to CLEAN corn after
the reapers. There her modesty at
tracts the attention of the wealthy
Boaz. The lovely love scenes follow
Boaz marries Ruth, and from their
union was descended David, the an
cestor of Mary, the mother of Christ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
Open Confession.

In q study of what's wrong with
clothes, Kenneth L. Roberts admits in
the Saturday Evening Post that wom-
en-, 80 far as his limited knowledge OF
the subject permits him TO speak, dress
primarily for intriguing effect-that is
to capture the men--and succeed adj
mlrably 1t is the consensus of opn-
ion at the married mems club that
women dress to attract the attento on
of men ard get it. Speaking of mems
clothes, Roberts says: "The male
dresses primarily for efficiency and
comfort; and | am constrained TO step
forward and declare in deep bass
voice. which occasionally breaks into
ralsetto with excitement that the
male is making Il bowling success OF
It. His clothes are not only zippy,
but comfortable
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30

In q few moments yoa can trans
form your plain, dull, fiat hair You
can have it abundant, soft glossy and
full of life. Just get at any drug or
toilet counter small bottle of "Dan-
derine' for a few cents. Then moisteh
soft cloth with the Danderine and
draw this through your hair taking
one small strand at time. Instant
y, yes, Immediately, you have doubled
the beauty Of your hair. 1t yill be a
mass, SO soft, Iustrous, fluffy and so
easy to do up. All dust, dirt and ex.
cessive oil is removed.
Let Danderine put more life, color
vigor and brightness in your hair. This
stimulating tonic VIII freshen your
scalp, check dandruff and falling hair
and help your hair to grow long,
thick strone and beautiful