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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
II. S. Farm Bulletin Says
There are Few Soils That
Don't Need It.
I HILLS OFTEN
Il
POORLY DRAINED
Any Land In South Not Ar
titicially Drained May
Prove Unsatisfactory
(By A. E. Briggs)

IT S. Farmers Bulletin No. 1883,
on 'sSelecting Farm has this to
5say about drainage:
son this point a person select .ne,
farm should make assurance doub-
" sure, first, as to the natuarl dram
age of the fields, and, second, as 10
the possibility Of draining them il
the land needs artificial drainase.
There are few good soils that do not
need artificial drainage in many
nlaces. The gains from ease in
working the land, earlier drying out
in the spring, and the consequent
slengthening of time available for
nreparation of crops, the insurance
@of deep roofing of the plants aud
consequent protection from injury
Nv drought, to say nothing of the
gain through avoiding crop failures
due to water standing on the land
and slowness in drying, which often
rots the seed CT retards growth, are
Very important t>f4ctors bearing on
successful corp production.
Drainage Needed On Hill Lands.
at is often difficult to determine
merely by looking It the crop grow
ing on it at certain seasons whether
field needs drainage. Frequently
the best-appearing fields, evcn with
considerable slope to them and seem
ingly well drained, as a matter CT
fact are very poorly drained in many
(Continued on page s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
LOUISIANA MEXICANIZED.

Hist! Whittier are we of Louisi~
ana tending? Where are we drift
ing? Look here! A steamship
from Mexico arrives at New Orleans
recently with cargo that contains
among other things one thousand
green-headed parrots. What is the
hidden meaning? Bolshevistic teach
ings, annexation, bomb plots or
what? What do those. Mexicans in
tend doing to us? D, they covet our
crawfsh bisque, our Creole gumbo,
our beautiful senoritas and intend to
follow these parrots and Mexicanize
Louisiana? They cannot do that.
Why? Because the Constitutional
Convention assembled at Baton
Rouge has anticipated them and done
this very thing by adopting resolu-
ton that the new constitution would
not be submitted to vote Of the
people for adoption or rejection.
Bravo! How one of the battle
Scared genera1issimos Of Mexico
would envy such q fine revolutionary
stoke.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
ST. sCHoLAsTICA's ALUMNAE.

The annual meeting of st. Scho-
lastica's Alumnae Society took place
Sunday. June IL, at St. Scholastlca'5 9
Hall. The meeting was called TO
order by the president, Miss Cecile
Warren, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Marie Louise Stevenson, pres dent:
Nell Bascle, 1st vice-president; Haz-
ell Harding, I'd vice-president; Henri
eta Koepp, corresponding secretary,
Annie Theriot. recording secretary;
Carmelite Young, treasurer. There
we're also present Misses Floyd and
Zelda Adams, Alice Brewster, Losise
Langenstein, May Bascle, Po]mnie
Durel, Laura Durel, Laurence Stew
enson, Viola Badon, Anna Taylor.
Delicious refreshments were. served
and the meeting was a very enjoy
able one
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
LAWN PARTY AND DANCE VERY
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.

The lawn party and dance given
for the benefit Of the cemetery I'M
provement, was grand success
financially and socially.
0 In the face of threatening weather
the committee in charge worked With
energy and confidence, sure that all
would work out well.
2a3 The several booths were crowded
! throughout the evening and the pup
lie bought generously. The little
play, Mother Go Sc and Her FAM
ily," was we'll rendered with about
AS lovely children in the cast repre-
senting all of the quaint characters
of the nursery rhymes, and ht!'e
Miss Ethel Reider, Of New Orleans,
gave fancy toe dance.
ss The hope box was exhibited ana
excited some interest among those
who have taken chances. Mrs. H. IL.
Fergeson has charge OF it and VIII
continue to sell tickets for short
time.
The postoffice, fish pond, grab
bags, flower standS-all kept the
crowd busy.
Il The concrete bench donated by Mr,
Bourgeois, was awarded Mrs. II. a
Mackie The large guessing cake
given by Mrs. Dubisson, was awarded
Mrs. Preston Burns The embrolder-
ed Dole, given by Mrs. A. G. Ne
Manus, was awarded Miss GLADYS
Burns. The towel given by MEs. RI,
Burns went to Mrs. j. C. Burns
The cake given by Mrs. Fox went to
Mr. c. Smith.
All of the work, and articles FOR
sale, were donated by the puDll:,
and we wish to express our appre-
citation for the generous response %
the numerous calls made for thss
entertainment.
We feel that special thanks are
due Mrs. Alice Wilson, VINO for four
weeks has sold tickets for the dis
pos ton OF articles, etc; Mr.. Joe
Caserta, Cyprian Schoen and, Burns
Furniture Co., for hauling and SER
vices of all kinds; Mr.. John Hallel
for decorations; Mr.. G. Heck 70!
painting stage. To all these Mrs.
j. c. Burns, as chairman, wishes tn
express her sincere thanks. and that
of the Cemetery Association, for the
success of the evening.
The receipts are not complete, 5ut
a rough estimate places them al
$425.0O.
MRS. j. G.. BURNS.
Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
THE CHINQUAPIN BLUEJAY
Edted Wildwood)
room for a
Chinquapin- by he-Hayou Ia.
OVER THE BAYOU.

The green is blithe, and soft the blue
That decks the wood and tints the
sky,
And wing'd Zephyrs murmur through
The land where tender mem 'ries lie
Over the bayou, there:
Aross the stream there is a place,
A cottage home now in decay,
And hearts will sometimes seek to
trace
Some happier days now passed away
Over the bayou, there.
The nearby road, long overgrown,
Bears friendly steps that way no
~= more,
And all around in undertone,
Seems half tale that's whispered
Over the bayou, there.
The big, wide gate has fallen down.
Wild vines the chimney upward climb
And blossoms bright no more Will
crown
The trees that blest the gardens
Over the bayou, there
Half hidden by yon grassy sedge,
Beside the stream an old canoe
Lies rotting at the waters edge,
Companioned now by lilies blue
Over the bayou, there.
The. crumbling porch, the rose that
died,
The hearts dear fancy can restore,
And smiling think on life's bright
side,
Within and out the cottage door
Over the bayou, there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
FLOATING BODY
is IDENTIFIED

Coroner Bulloch's Investigations
resulted in identifying the body
found at the mouth of Tchefunct:l
river last Monday$*@as that of John
Meier, formerly a resident of VALID
helm. He is said to have been 20
years of age. The body had evident
ly been in the water several days and
decomposition had set in. The cap
tain of the Lillian D. toWed the body
to Madisonville A wound in the
neck may have been caused by con-
tact with some object or there may
have been foul play. Further in
vestigation will be~made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
ABITA SPRINGS SCHOOL.

The Abita Springs school closed
May oath. "A very entertaining pro-
gram was rendered, as follows:
Piano and Violin-Miss r. Miller
and Charles Bazajou.
Address Of Welcome-MissG Gladys
Barbe, Richard Dorsey.
Flower and Song Drill-Girls Of
Primary and First Grade.
Recitation--Stephen Abney, Jr.
Masa Chan-Third and Fourth
Grade Pupils
Overall Drill-Boys. OF First and
Second Grades.
Dialog-Third and Fourth Grade
Reeitation-Eva Kustenmacher.
Spring Song-Pupils of 5th, 9th,
7th and 9Th grades.
Grammar Grades.
Hoop Drill-Girls OF Grammar
Grades.
Seventh Grade Exercises.
Valedictory-C Charles Bazajou.
Recitation-Charles Tremoulel.
Salutatory-Ne1lie Gorney.
Awarding of certificates by Mayor
S. Abney to the following pupils:
Chas. Bazajou, Nellie Gorney, Chas.
Tremoulet, Emelia Hardouin, Rose
mond Baudean, Herbert Young, Nu-
ma Keen, Herbert Rausch, Carl
Rausch, Gordon Carreras, Arthur
Marques, George Wagner.
Address-Mr. J. P. Rausch.
Address of Thanks to Mr.. J. P.
Rausch for class pins given to the
pupils Of seventh grade.
Farewell Song-Pupils Of seventh
grade.
| Judge A. O. Pons was master Of
ceremonies.
Master Willie Bazajou delighted
the audience with his songs during
| the intermissions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
SCHOOL BOARD
Covington, La, June 10, 1921.

COvingtOn, La, June 10, 1871.
The St. Tammany Parish School
Board met in special session in the
Office of the Superintendent on the
above date with the following mem
bers present: Geo. R. Dutsch, ward
L; T. J. O'Keefe, ward Q; N. H. Fitz-
Simons, ward 3; H. II. Levy, ward 4;
w. w. Talley, ward S; Dave Evans,
ward 6; Geo. F. Bancks, ward s.:
w. j. Sebastian, ward g; VIM. Os-
wald, ward 10. Absent: L. Fl. Kel-
Ter, ward Z.
Being special meeting, the min
utes of the preceding meeting were
not read.
The president, N. H. FitzSimons,
stated that the purpose of the meet
ing as being the election of teachers
for the session of 1922, and the
following teachers were nominated
by the Superintendent:
Abita Springs Scholars. 0. Sc
bastian, Misses S. Schellhaas, Beat
rice Estopinal and Edna Davis.
Audubon School-Mrs. w. J. Davis
Misses Jenieree Turner and Lena
Moran. .4a.
Benton School-Mrs Carrie T.
Porter.
Bonfouca Misses Ida Wat
son and Matte Carruth.
Central School-R. w. Kemp,
M sses Zella Sharp and Julia o.
Berry.
Folsom school-Geo. w. Varnado
and Miss Ray Schreck.-
Lacombe School-Miss Eleanor
Borey.
Onward School-Miss Emma Rnbh
and Miss Ollie Lard.
Pearl River. c. French, Misses
Mamie Braig and Lou Sc Crawford.
CONTINUED on page 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
w. P. u. SETS
CLEANUP DAY

The W. P. u. has announced Clean
Up Days from June 10th to the 23tn.
The people are asked to consider the
importance of this matter as a sani-
tary precaution against disease ANA
important aid to healthfulness gen
orally. Unsightly trash piles and
weeds are not only homes for dis
ease germs, but the breeding places
for fires and mosquitoes and IN ad-
vertisement OF uncleanl.ness that is
not attractive to visitors.
A communication will be sent to
to Mayor and Council asking for the
enforcement of the ordinance requlr-
ing the protection Of fruit and vege-
tables from flies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
ST. PAUL'S TO CLOSE SUNDAY.

st. zPaul's College extends an invi-
tation to it's commencement exercises
which take place Sunday afternoon,
June 10. This successful inst tuition
has graduated many of the success
full young men in various Of oul
states, and have quite a number OF
students from Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
LUTHERAN SERVICES.

In Covington tomorrow at II a
m, in the courthouse. In Aoita
Springs at $50 a. m. and p. nj.
Also the. regular quarterly meet,
ing of voting members in Abita " y
take place at 3 p. M, at the church,
REV. o. w. LUECKE,
Pastor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Deputies Quatreveaux and Noise
carry;n ng out an order Of Court, took
Martin Jenkins and Ernest Polar to
New Orleans where they were placed
in the parish prison for safe keeping.
The grand jury indicted them for
the murder of Green Rodgers, near
Folsom They will be tried at the
criminal term of the District Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION GOES
TO DERIDDER.

0 Coyington lost the Firemen's Con-
vention by four votes. Covington
had everything beat mile, but the
convention was packed in the after
noon session by friends from nearby
i towns, and DeRidder got it. Coving-
Y ton got SIS votes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
WILLIAM WALLIS DEAD.

{ AS we go to press we learn that
Mr.. William Wallis, of Folsom, died
of malarial fever on the 18th tEst.,
after an i'll ness Of seven weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
DELOs PITTMAN.

Mr.. Delos Pittman died at his home
in Folsom, May II, 1921. Inter
ment was made Wednesday, June 18.
Rev. D. A. Booth officiated. He is
survived by his widow and fouc
children
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18

DR. Fl. e. Gautreaux announces
that he has opened his Office in Mad
sonville, n the Madisonville Bank,
and his hours at that office will be
from 1880 to $3.50 p. m.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18

WANTED-To rent, about or 5
bed room furnished house, in Gov
ington, Abita or Vaudeville. ]. e..
Brandt, Box 66, Covington. je18'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18

Miss Marie Louise Rausch, daugi1t-
er Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Rausch, Of
Abita, graduated from the Home II
stitute of New Orleans, class Of 1921.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
PIE AND BUTTERMILK.

Bud Yancy invited the editor over
to take pot luck with him last Thurs
day. / accepted and surely enjoyed
a treat in Mr.. Yancy's blackberry pie
and dumping, fixed UP the old fash
ioned way with a-plenty OF cream
The buttermilk,' too, was fine-Dut-
termilk that came from a church
setting on the shady soouth poran
where the path leads under the plum
tree to the old spring house with
the cool, trickling stream flowing oy
a bed of wild ferns, on to where the
rambler rose climbs over the fence
and sprawls outside until tangled up
with the middle of the big gully
where the cows stop and drink when
coming home.
When it comes to linked sweet
ness long drawn out" Bud Yancy' S
dinner had Milton's poetry beat al!
hollow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
NEXT TUESDAY BANK HOLIDAY.

Tuesday, June 81, being a General
Election Day In CoVington the local
banks will be closed in accordance
with the law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
AS A JAY THINKS.

Good morning, have you met Bet
ty y She is real cute. Tell about
her sometime.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18
IN THE GARDEN.

Morning glories all
Upward growing tall
Mother-vine's pride
Is her family
Smiling-blue-eyed
All her children see.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18

Loors like a close race between
the Georgia peach and some others
as to which will get the most color
in their cheeks. Look out! All red
checks are not peaches.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-18

is the subscription price
Of The Farmer. You'll
get more than the worth
of your money by being q
ar. Help boost the parish.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10

who have been restored To health. One
Of the most recent is that Of Mrs Scott
Green, q we'll known and popular lady,
residing at Elkton, Md. (Moffit street.
who said
Over Is wears ago | was operated on
and since that time ! was in a serious
state Of health and had never been the
same woman | had been under treat
ment and tried all kinds OF medicines but
nothing seemed TO do me any good until
| started 10 take Plant Juice. as ! had
heard so much about il from my neigh
bors, especially one Of them who had
been walking with n crutch for a long
time; noticed one day that he had dis
carded this crutch, and upon asking him
the reason, he said Plant Juice had COM
pletely cured him. My stomach was in
such a weak condition that | could not
digest the lightest kind OF food: was
always constipated and was 50 nervous
that could not sleep at night; had rhcu-
matismsSo bad in my hands and feet that
could not get my shoes on; | suffered un-
told agony and had 10 walk the floor N
night; could not sleep on account OF the
pain and had a hard lump in the pit of
nv stomach like lead; my liver and kid
news were out of order and my nerves were
.'on edge all the time; / would be laid up in
bed for days at time Now everything
has changed with me; am able 10 sleep
the night through since | started TO take
1 Plant Juice; have a good appetite for my
meals and am not the least nervous; have
! no more rheumatism in my system and the
swelling has gone from ny hands and feet
NV nerves are 100 per cent better and
I am able 10 do all my housewOrk, which
! had not done in months have moth
ing but praise for Plant Juice and am
dad 10 give this public statement for It. "
The Plant Juice Man Is at The Miller
Drug Store, 4os 4G6 Market street Vii
min gton. where he is daily meeting the
local public and introducing and explain
ing the merits of this remedy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
ALBERT M'ALIsTER's DEATH.
Coroner's Jury Contends II Was Due
10 Railroad Conditions.


In the inquest into the cause of the
death of Albert McAlistcr, the coroner
jury last night returned a verdict that
the death was "due To the negligence
of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad in not
having the crossing sufficiently and
properly protected McAlister. who
was sc years old, was killed by train
ON the PENNSYLVANIA railroad last Wed
nesdav at the State Road crossing
The inquest was attended by about 30
witnesses. many of whom were resi-
dents of the vicinity of the accident,
They said IL is difficult for automobile
drivers to see approaching trains from
either direction According to testi-
mony. the train was II minutes late
Mr.. McAlister. who had been collecting
the lanterns placed on road construc-
tion work and was taking them home
to clean. was crossing the place at his
usual time.
The death Of Joseph Booker. killed
at a railroad crossing at Newport las'
! Saturday. was declared due 10 an
accident.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
1t Is Exasperating-

and very expensive find moth hole
And in these days when economy IS the watoh"ord
cedar chest is a real necessity.
Our chests are all made of pungent Tennessee cedar
thev are fitted with dependable locks and eaSy-noVng
casters and finished in the natural cedar ney come IN
various sizes and are priced $500 to s65.oO
Next fall you'll be glad you had one.
Refers "No-Moth' IS an excellent ant-noth prepa-
ration One bottle will do an ordinary closet year. Ii
costs 81 90 bottle and will save you many times two
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
The Drapery Dept.

has Iust received Shipment q me poDuIar and wanted
SunfaSt Madras.
Cool and light weight. it ; demand for Uexner-
slVe attractive door and window langngS.
Ii Comes in blue rose, mulberry. brown and gold -
inches vide at 10 the yard so inches vide Sis. The
imported madras. 50 inches wide IS s4.00 the yard.
Light weight popn. So inches vide, IN blue. brown
and rose 81 0O the yard and IN 5Onch width Sl.25 the
yard
very fine imported English poplin is so inches vide
and can be had in blue. green, brown and rose L sas
marked originally $500 IL IS specially priced now S3.2S
the YARD.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
SAYS THREW AWAY
THE OLD CRUTCH
Elkton Lady Influenced to Try
Plant Juice When She Noticed
Neighbor's Condition.

Plant Juice, the famous herbal stomach
remedy. has demonstrated it's merits IN
thousands OF cases of stomach, liver,
kidney troubles and rheumatism as Is
attested by the thousands OF testimonials
given by well known men and women
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
nomorem Misery
After Eating
slusf Takes An EafO1jc

1.-THE first dose of Eatonic did won-
ders for me. take il at meals and am
no longer bothered with Indigestion,
writes Mrs. Ellen Harris.
Thousands of people, like this dear
lady, gratefully testify about Eatonic,
which does its wonders by taking up
and carrying out the excess acidity
and gases which bring on indigestion,
heartburn, bloating, belching and
food repeating. Acid stomach also
causes about seventy other non-organ-
ic ailments. Protect yourself. A big
box of Eatonic costs but tritie with
your druggists guarantee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
MRS. II. l.. LAMBERT HURT.

ell Downstairs at Her Home, 9ls
West Street.
Mrs " L Lambert OF 9i2 West street
sustained painful bodily bruises when
she missed her footing and fell down
the stairs ~ her home yesterday. No
homes were broken, and a physician
was not necessary
neighbor was called TO her home
a. tho time of the accident. and her
tntur3es were treated She is confined
~ her bed but her condition is not
serious
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10

Hundreds OF others get results from
Every Evening classified ads.-Why can't
vou9-Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-05
HOW MANY CARDS?
BY ISABEL OSTRANDER
r of "Thc island of fige Suspense "Ashes to Ashes
IaR"O' " Copuright, b. Robert

observed Dennis wstfuliy. ANY game
that could separate Scotchmnn from
BIS money ought to make clean up
among the Irish ~
But has the nine Of diamonds no
other meaning, them" asked McCarty
in vast disappointment.
oh, yes,' Terhune rcassurcd him
AS curse, it is supposed 10 60 back
to the nine lozcnges on the Dalrymple
arms. as the Earl Of Stair was respon
sible for the massacre of Glencoe, but
the most probable tradition concerning
the origin of the sinister name is that
the Duke Of Cumberland, while he was
drunk and gambling on the night be-
fore the battle Of Cullodcn. wrote across
the face Of the nine of diamonds the re.
lcntlcss order to his cohorts that no
quarter was TO be given to the enemy
on the morrow"
" No quarter " McCarty repeated.
and the old buoyant note had returned
to his tired voice. mo quarter That
means that they were to be killed out
right. with no mercy shown them.
doesn't it!-Thanks very much. Mr..
Terhunc. I've prayed for q nine Of
diamonds many's the time to ali
straight, or a flush, or full house.
but never did | know before that there
was n curse attached to it,'
That is only ancient history. my
dear McCarty - Tcrhune paused in the
doorway.
McCarty's face was very grave.
Yes. sir. and history has way Of
repeating itself, I've heard. Twas no
fool who said that first
When Terhunc had departed he
turned to Dennis. who was gazing wide
eyed at him and added:
No quarter: you got that, Denny?
twas Il notice to Crevclng that his
time had come"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-05

TnC young lady across the way
sayS the automati" tcicrhouc may
have IT'S good points. but personally
she prefers to do her own talking.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-01
Official Count Gives
Miller 74,O66 Plurality
Malone. Farmer Labor Candi-
date, Received 69,9O8 Votes
in the State
From q star Co--csnond.nt

ALBANY. Dec. 3l.-Oficial count of
the votes cast for Governor, as re-
ported to-day by the State Board of
Canvassers, shows that Judge Nathan
l.: Miller. Governor elect. received l.
335.67E votes to 1,261.e12 for Governor
Smith, plurality for Miller of 74.066.
Dudley F. Malone, Farmer-Labor can.
didate, received 69,9Os, and Senator
George F. Thompson, prohibitionist,
35,509 votes.
The vote cast for Harding was the
heaviest ever registered in this state
tor Presidential candidate. His
actual lead over Governor Cox was
los9.929. Senator Harding polled l.
S1,l67; Governor Cox 1928. The
vote for Debs was 203.2O1.
In the United States Senatorial racc
Senator james w Wadsworth ir ra-
cevod plurality Of 533 ,oS3 over Lieu
tenant Governor Harry c. Walker
Mrs. Ella A. Roole, prohibition candi-
date, pollcd 1888 votes.
The soldier bonus proposition was
carried overwhelmingly. There were
45d."40 who voted for a S45 900 600
ond issue for the state soldier bonus
while only 673.292 voted against it.