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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
<% R U T E ''
BY GUY ARTHUR JAMESON

about the store making her purchases When she came out. he Joined ner lifting his hat, and walked with her to the hitohing rack.
 ''I'n ridir' yer way" he said, as- =is.inE her to mount. and I'll be glad to carry yer bundles"
 "Oh, no thank you" the girl said with frank friendIiness, accepting his courtesy as a matter of course. It's only q mile-Over on the rIver.'
 NO trouble at aII." he assured her.
 They cantered along the road. No further words passed between them till they turned out of the main rOau into a rail and sIackened their speed.
 Lucky TZ at the store this morn in'.' began Duncan. CT on my way to Wichita an jest happened to stop"
 He looked at her eXpectantly. T had a hunch somethin' was goin' to happen"
 An did it?' she said. looking up, smiling.
 Tt did. The very thing I could "a wished fer"
 What hapDened?" she asked tim idly.
 You"
 ooh -"
 Jest think-if L hadn't stopped I might never a seen you. Whats yer name2''
 Ruth EIveans," she said. pushing.
 Evans" Duncan muttered looking out thoughtfuIIy to the horizon. A cloud gathered in his face. Then after silence he turned smiling.
 Well Miss Ruth, you're the best thing that's happened sinve I've been in the West. You're Drettier than pitcher" he went on with bold ad- miration.
 Ruth's face flushed deep crimson. She did not know whether to be CIs- pleased Or not. Men had always bees. nice to her. but she had never had an admirer. and had not thought of the polite stranger as a gallant.
 'Ain't you never been tOT that afore?"
 ''%O.'
 Then ye ain't never had a sweet heart 2''
 No -
 Well you've got one now. You done got me eatin right outer yer han"
 Ruth had a feeling of uneasiness and urged her horse to a quicker pace. The other reached over and grasped the pony's bits. bringing him to a walk.
 You modest little kitten" he said approvingIy. I ain't even tor ye my
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28

If you combined the curative proper es of every known ''rea adv-und-f cOlIrh mcdv. you probably could not get as .uch real curative power as there is iu is simple homemade cough svruD, hich is easily prepared in few iRutes.
 Get from any druggist 2l5 ounces of nex, pour it into 3. pint bottle and I the bottle with syrup, using either ain granulated sugar syrup. clarified classes, honey, or corn syrup. as de- .ed. The result is a full pint of ally better cough syrup than you could " ready for three times the oney. Tastes pleasant and never oils.
 I his PlneE and Syrup preparation gets -ht at the cause of 8 COugh and gives most immediate relief. It loosens the rIeEm. stops the nasty throat tickle d heals the sore, lrTitatsd membranes
 gently and easily that 1t IS really tonishiHE.
 \ days use will usually overcome the l}nary cough and for bronchitis. or1up. Jrseness and bronchial asthma. there n0thing better
 "lneN ls a most valuable concentrated npOund of genuine Norway pine ez- ct, and has been used for generations
 break up severe coughs.
 To avoid isappointment. Gsg. vour Iggist for ''2 F ounces of PiueE2 with ] directions. and don't accept any qg else. Guaranteed to give absolute iaf8ctiou or money promptly re
 ed. The Pinex Co.,, Ft. Wayne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
INCOME TAE DECREASES.

News from Washington says that income tax collections decreased SI39-5S7S . that say the collections loss than two thirds the collections for 1921
 1t would de5uce true economic conditions from these ars if they information the quantity of conlzlol lies created in .ha same year.
 Prosperity IeS7ored degree perhaps. the fax showing taken itself. would make appear.
 During 1922 there continuing drop in prices that goods rule produced larger quantities for the money.
 In such two factors would usually appear. would be smaller gross profits would tend be in proportion.
 Were il posblsf for sovernrnt expenditures fall in the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES.

ratio other expenditures, inc income tax which the collected 1922 would far and buy much income tax which collected in 1921
 Unfortunately the cost of running government goes up rapidly, but down slowly never
 greal problems society today is to bring gov ernnlent expenditure down to peace basis
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
JAMES TURNER.

Powell returned the letter to the envelope, tossed it to the desk and sat pOndering.
 Been in the country twenty years know every man, woman and child in it--never heard of anybody by the name of Porter or Olds."
 He rose and sat down at the table
 The door opened and Bud Peters came in haltingIy.
 Hello, Bud" said the Sheriff cor dially. Come right in and have a seat"
 Peters sat down on the edge of a chair revolving his hat in his hands.
 Powell, got some news-I reCkin' you onght to know"
 Well, lets have it," the other said encouragingly. "Been dull as-heIl lately"
 I'm 'fraid it's goin' to put me in--in a bad light" Peters hesitated. You know it's somethin' awful happened long by myseIf-ye'U ave to take my wOrd-an' an it looks bad"
 Well, out with it. I been sheriff of Wichita County four terms an I ain't never had nobody come in yet an tell me they'd been dOtn' sOmethin' a,wfuI-what is it?"
 To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
WOMAN REALTOR IS BANKRUPT.

Attorney Clarence 0. Lister was ap- pointed trustee today at the frsC meeting of the creditors of the estate tioner for bankruptcy proceedings. The liabilities of the estate are set at $7,450 and the assets $55,504.8O. Ms Smith is a real estate operator.
 N. Bayis. Edward DriscoI and r. R. Goerig, will be in charge of the card party to be held this evening ill American Legion cub house by Harry W. ConGdon Post
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28

name. I'm bill Duncan. You ain't 'fraid of me. Miss Ruth?"
 ''No-no," stammered Ruth. II must hurry home to grandpa
 "Oh-that way? Well. I shore envy yer gTanpa-''
 Where you from. Miss Ruth?'' he asked abruptly.
 "Arkansaw.'
 Duncan was silent a space.
 "Arkansaw,' he repeated. You're the second stranger I've met from Arkansaw this morning. No wonder pa?"
 "Pa's dead"
 .'What-what'd he die of?"
 "He-he got killed Ruth said soberIy. looking on the ground.
 "Oh-" The other hesitated. An yer ma-she's with your"
 Mas dead, too-died when Tom was baby -
 An ye live alone with yer grand pa?" Grandpa an Tom" They turned down a slope and came to a cabin under some cotton woods. Below in the river bottom q boy and dog followed a flock of sheep. Then Duncan got down and assisted Ruth to dismOunt. He stood a moment glancipg about the place.
 Miss Ruth,' he said gently, i've we're gOin' to be friends2 9" why, yes" sad Ruth, reassured at the sight of grandpa in the door. Wont you come in-an' have dinner MT. Duncan D.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
CHAPTER II,
 Big News,

Sheriff Powell entered his office in the Wichita County courthouse, threw open a window and sat down in the breeze that swept in from the pra- rie- He pushed back the sombrero from his forehead. tilted his chair comfortably and began to slit open half a dozen letters with his pocket knife.
 The were the kind of letters 9 sher- if usually gets. One, bearing a Kan sas postmark, seemed to arouse his interest. He read t @ second time
 Sounds like a story he muttered, shifting his chair to a normal position, his eyes wandering about the room vaguely. "A man named Porter or Olds," he sad, grasping the sheets of paper again and beginning to read.
 Fredonia, Kansas, April 5. g. Sheriff of Wichita County Texas. Dear Sir:
 A woman by the name of Stucky died here a few days ago. Just be- fore she died she confided in sub stance the following to me and meru- bers of the family with whom she lived. She was very pertinent, and urged that I do everything in my pow CT to right a wrong she and her husband did years ago.
 It seems they were very poor and having a hard struggle opening a farm here. when 2 family, consisting of a man and wife and a baby boy, settled near them. The man. whose name was Porter, was wealthy. He bought large tracts of land and be- gan to farm on an extensive scale, But soon his wife became an invalid and it seems they quarreIed or grew tired of each other. Any way al the end of two years Porter sold all his property except the home place and disa ppeared. His wifes health began
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
Makes q FoD1iI.y Supply
 Of Cough Remedy
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Really better than reaIv-rnrrEr cough STrupS, and saves about S2
 Easily and quickly prcppred.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28

to fail rapidly and the StuCkys be ing the nearest neighbor. took her in their home and cared for her till she died, which occurred suddenly q few months later. The Stuckys, searching her possessions for some information of her people, found twenty thous- and dollars. This they kept, and, being childless, adopted boy, who was now five or six years old. Moth ing was ever heard of his father or relatives and the court ordered that the Porter home be turned over to the Stuckys for the boy. When the boy, whose name was Robert, was ten or eleven. he ran away one night with a party of men going to Texas This they learned some months after wards, but never could find any trace of the boy. The Stuckv woman mer- toned that Robert took with him some play things that he had become at tached to, among them q picture of his mother. His mothers maiden name was Olds, and she thought it possible the boy might have assumed it.
 stucky died from an injury caused by the kick of a mule few years after the boy ran away.
 The woman, it appears would have made what reparation was in her power long ago but was afraid of the consequences to herself if her secret became known. Since her husband s death she has lived very frugaIIy and has left twenty thousand dollars de- posted in the bank. here. which she wishes to go to Robert Porter, if he can be found. If he is not located in a reasonable length of time, it IS to go to charity.
 am sending a. copy of this letter to the sheriffs of Texas. thinking it the quickest way to get in touch with Robert Porter. or OIds. if he is still alive. Ho would be at this time twenty-five tr thirty years old.
 Any information or assistance you may be able to give will be appre- ciated
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22
THE CHILD'S ENEMIES

All Investigations should begin
with and be for the benefit Of the
child. The population of the United
States today would be fifteen or
twenty millions more had it not been
for the neglect of the parents and
the municipal governments. More
than fifteen or twenty millions of
children have been born in the United
States in the past fifteen or twenty
years, who have died because of
criminal, domestic, and municipal
neglect.
We belong to the brass band possess
sion in works Of superhciality. We
are excessive takers, but are rather
meagre N labors of worthwhile in
yestigations.
We hate the drudgery of patient,
toiling investigating for the protec-
ton of our children. We have GRIM
ina1ly neglected the child prior to
birth and Immediately following his
entrance into the world.
We are perfectly willing for Con-
gress to vote millions Of dollars to
fight diseases now destroying our hogs,
sheep, cattle, and horses, but we have
spent one hundred years preventing
Congress from voting an appropria-
ton to stamp out the diseases Destroy
ing our children.
We are perfectly willing for Con-
gress to pass an appropriation from
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RevMA. MATTHEW'S
I'D LID

which we can get financial benefit, But
we cry economy if Congress tries to
pass an appropriation to stamp out
the murderers Of our children.
We are blowing trumpets and con-
graduating ourselves about the mag
nifcent work we are doing along lines
OF sanitation, but we are doing prac-
tically nothing to eradicate the great
venereal diseases that are affecting
and staining ninety-two per cent of
the population of the United States.
There Is a continuous stream from
the cesspools of society flowing
through the yards and municipal gov
ernments of this country poisoning
the lives Of our children and staining
the characters of our boys and girls.
Before we used antitoxins in diph-
liberia five out of every ten cases died.
Now, with the use Of antitoxins only
one out Of ten die.
People who fight vaccination and
other methods by which children are
made immune to disease are the en-
emies of our children. They are the
curses of society, and they ought to
be incarcerated.s
The time has come to spend any
amount of money that might be neces-
sary to give to this land boys and
girls whose bodies and minds are alb
solutely perfect.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

THE DOOM OF STRIKES.

Unions are legitimate organizations
funconng properly sympathy
the developed
conditions corrupted employer
rated
condition revolution which
y responsible.
positive propositions peopeabor
public will the production
perhaps
meetsp public approval.
public suffering
without
the facts II labor rndepa1d and corporations or companies are
profits all instances which the service OF public
the
should use force to prevent another from working for wage
should
company competing with 1t.
present Strikes
questionable laboe disruption
a 10 win h,t nnot hi attitude st 20 nnnnest,h, .r sn.n
injury but public unavorab
ownership
fair and impartial investigation The results of such an
given public
public sentiment intelligence within
would
labor poorly paid they wish
become imperative Governmental and
difficulty
associations higher claims individuals The
of the the last There which
justice settlement Of
has brought immediate benefit and perhaps benefits
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22
CAIADMEL SAILVATES
AND LOOSENS TEETH
The Very Next, Dose of This Treach-
cro4s Drug May Start Trouble

You know what calomel Is. It's
mercury; quicksilver. Calomel Is
dangerous. It crashes into sour bile
like dynapite, cramping and sicken-
ing you. Calomel attacks the bones
and should never be put into your
system.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just
go to your druggist and get a bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone for a few
cents which is a harmless vegetable
substitute for dangerous calomel.
Take a spoonful and if it doesn't
start your liver and straighten you
UP better and quicker than nasty
calomel and without making you
sick, you just go back and get your
money.
Don't take calomei! It makes you
sick the next day; it loses you q
days work. Dodson's Liver Tone
straightens you right up and you
feel great. No salts necessary Give
it to the children because 1t is per-
fectly harmless and can not sail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

We have on hand big stock OF
rough and dressed lumber OF all
kinds; sash, doors and cypress
shingles, cypress lumber, etc. Get
our price before you build or buy
your supplies. H. j Smiths Sons.
Covlngton, La. m20-Sts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

LOST or STOLEN-Fcur young
hounds, from months to- a year
old; large black dog; small black
dog; | red pied dog. branded W
on his right shoulder; | black piel2
hound. All have their tails cut with
the exception OF the large black
hound, he has long tail $1,000
reward for recovery of same. Notify
Ernest Prieto, phone 33. Mande-
vile, La. 18-4t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SAIE-Modern two-story
Groom house, with bath; screened.
Very desirable location. Apply TO
5. L. Dittmer, Covington, La. i22'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR RENT-.We have a complete
line of furniture for rent to sum
mef visitors, also secondhand oil
stoves for sale, priced $500 up.
Burns Furniture Co. j15-2t8
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FOR sALH-stove wood and a.
pine. 200 fat pine post. w.
Badon. 4l5 Lockwood street, Cow
ingon. 1e1a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE-Two high grade Ram
=bouillet rams, 8 months old, or will
exchange Tor female Of same age
For further information address p
O. Box f3, Pearl River. 1855
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE Saxon 5-passengsr
touring car. A bargain. Apply II
Frank Patecek's, Covington. ie24s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

Here was young Jim Jones just his back garden
see how his grape coming along every one of
them was deadno leaf in sight He he had doped
the whole thing out he would have grape Juice
crop this He got the finest vines planted with the
greatest and then them dose of
would make them great In the dug
around them, and them keep going
through the cold spell Burned up old Jake when
he them An nothn bettern manure too much kills.
Plants like humans. Grapes of al-grow best when
they have to fight and don't get rich food too easy"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE-4 young milk cows.
Can be seen at my farm at Talisheek
F. w. Fatherree. i8tf
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PREPARATIONS WATERWoRKs SEWERS
COVINGTON.


ished letter
Mr. j. H. ONe sanitary Of
Mayor
the State Board Of Underwriters
details
installation
will
Health sanitation Probably
handicap under which Covngon
thanks and appreciation Of the public
The actual construction
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE-Cows and heffara
Apply Mrs. F. Tomney, Military.
Road. i15-9t's'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

ROOM and BOARD-Meals also
served on premises or at your home
Creole cooking at cheap rates. An
ply Mrs. II. Buisson, at Madison and
Gath Avenue. or phone 252. foI4t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22
MUSCLE SHOALS.

Muscle
woudbe obber,
The people know what
buy the fertilizer at the probable Ford price.
Ford
objections that apply Government public utilities
political
possible monopostic
full opportunities presented Development The inclined
press report
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE CHEAP-4-room COT
tage, 2 porches, screened, electric
lights, good well, large barn and ga
rage, fig and pecan trees. Address
Box 461, Covington, La. i15-2t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

It was in ''mixed" shop where
all sorts Of conditions and commod-
tiles were sold, although the pro-
prietor was registered as confec-
toner. In one of the windows was
a bag of small potatoes. A poten-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

o, Doctor, how can l get rosy, rcd
cheeks without painting? Drink
butter milk. Holland Farm butter
milk served at Covington's first class
restaurants.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR SALE-The cheapest and best.
brick on the market, at Lansing's
Wood Yard. Phone AS. i15-4ts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

Mrs. E. r. Morrison, teacher Of
music. Private pupils received at
residence, Phone 2391. j22-2t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

report ct the meeting
Club OF Jacksonville expresses
that there
members to attend the
is not
the fund OF $50 90 in the
club We Price should
rewarded opportunity afforded
ov donations
needed Let's
$500 to this balance
Who will he good cause
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

FOR RFNT-Upper floor OF Seller.
Buildings, II rooms in all Partly
furnished. Formerly occupied as q
hotel. Apply to Jacob Seller, Cow
ington, La. j8-tf .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

LOsT-Fox\ terrier, brown spots
on ears and tah< ANSWERS to name
OF Buggy Notify Miss Annie
Kelley, MandeFillA j22
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

We zz1e the Twin room, smother on porch Old
Sol is mighty reckless with his pesy little torch But soon
wen roll from under, an there be the twilight breeze till
Teller OFT to think about the ever1asn fame in the pit
that's Internal that hate to write its name-But they tell
us IS real an got the chance payn fer our
meanness, where they asbestos pantsi
It's fooshness to grumbe when the SUMS little hot with
face possibility that's likely occur, of on ferever
in the place we're headed fer. nr
So-we better be conented with the that's on our
hdet beats the conagraon where they serve teller
i friedl An An had ruther linger i.
change, than settle down <Z~ZA(
fer ages, to deathless cookn'- II S.---zzZ@x&sS
range!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-22

Make your hubby smile. Mix
your biscuits with Holland Farm
buttermilk.
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1 NSse'SJ F.
Very desirable location. Apply to
- L. Dlttmef, Covington, La. i22
FOR SALE-six registered Eng
lish setter pups, weeks old; fe-
males, $40; males, $25. All papers
furnished. Apply r. ]. Blanchard,
1915 25th Avenue; Covington. j22
>cooooNc~oc~~oo~ oco-c-o-o.Sr1uo1
tial customer scrutinized the win
dow closely. Finally he entered the
shop, and pointing to the potatoes:
Give me dimes worth of them
nuts, they are particularly fine and
large"
Instructions.
Officers, there will be a crowd at
the ball.
"Yesr, SIR
Ladies first"
Does that include girls in knick-
| erbockers -
It's better to have father and SON
meetings at the church than in the
WOodshcd.
The man whose credit is bad has
one advantagerit's hard for him to
get far in debt.
Romance of the Fields.
Maud Muller used to rake the hay,
She was a charming actor.
She would not do such work today,
Shed buy herself tractor
Money brings so little happiness
to those who have it that can t.
think it will be the currency in our
next existence.
Cheap thinking and high kicking
are the things that are sending this
country to the bow-Wows.
A skull half an inch thick found
in Arizona will be sent to Washing
ton. That's nothing new, though,
most of them are there.
why is 1t that you never marrl-
ed, SAM asked the white woman
Of the shiftless colored man who did
odd jobs for her. won't any OF
the girls have your
ooh, yas.m, they'd have me all
right" replied Sam, 'but it's this
away. When l feel like gettin'
married, amt got no SO for
license. And when has 81 feels
too right to get married.
Best results are always obtained
by yielding the right Of way to a
railroad train, a street. car, or heavy
truck.
A Kansas paper says the best way
to invest in oil stock is to get tin |
can, carefully place in it all your
then sneak out in the back |
yard and bury it under q couple Of |
feet of mother earth. We add our |
to this plan.
When man is called upon to
pay the price of his folly, he feels
ike asking for rebate.
Apparently there is no way to cut
he pattern Of peace without having
! few scraps left over.
Now they are going to tattoo the
society women What? Another
skin game?
don't particularly feel it, but
must be getting DID, signs fellow
,OWnsman. II went over and say
he train go through the other day
md didn't get a single thrill out Of
t. l found Nick Carter novel not
Ind hunted up Hicks almanac
I'm just waiting blackberry time to
see If chiggers will still make me
scratch. am rather anxious about
his test" he adds.
There's this about the musical
numbers of a radio program: There
ire no encores.
If you over eat you will underliye.
IS precaution take your meals in
N exclusive restaurant.
Young Man-Please come out in
he garden with me.
Fair CO-ed-Oh no, mustn't 90
tut without chapcrone.
Young Man-But we don't need
ne.
Fair Co-ed-Thcn don't want
0 go.
A Chicago professor says the world
as been ruled by women for 10000
ears. We had thought the world
Ias older than that
Still, do agree with nAighbcr
[enry, who is positive that his ga
age man employs only one mechanic .
nd six bookkeepcrs.