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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20

The change was effected, but the
alteration necessitated the rearrange-
ment of all the tables, and involved
the stewards in three-hours' anxious
and arduous labor. But they proited
by that experience, and, prior to the
next banquet, they consulted the
draft hunter as to the best position
for the royal chair.
When the royal visit is to build
ing with ordinary doors and windows
the duties of the draft hunter are
not very perplexing, but the social
functions attended by the king are
often celebrated in a canvas marquee
or some temporary structure OF
wood, and such places abound in
drafts, which are sometimes difficult
to locate and are yet more difficult
to prevent. It is in such dilemmas that
the royal draft hunter excels.
On one occasion at fashionable
bazar to be opened by royalty, he in
sisted on the regal chair being moved
to the opposite side of the marquee
because of an insistent east wind,
which would have been risky for the
king to encounter had he occupied
the seat in it's original position.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
Definite Purpose In Life.

To have great purpose in life is .
kind of patent of nobility. 1t adds
strength to the character, makes life
intensely interesting, and settles at
once all those questions of casuistry
that puzzle the brain of the aimless
as to whether this thing is good, that
consistent, or the other permissible.
There is room for every one to find
some sphere to work that is spe-
cially his own. There are difficulties
to overcome that will task high and
hard" the wisest hearts, but there is
also work to be patiently done. There
is need of the man with one talent,
and need of him who has ten-need
that both of them should work with
their might. Let them consider what
task their abilities, training and cir
cumstances point to as their OWN.
Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20

roots, stones. ETC., then liquefel by
water and pumped through pipe
several miles to the works, where, as
claimed by the inventor, it is leached
and converted by heat and pressure
into briquettes at net cost OF ~ ton,
or into artificial coal having thermal
value of $3.50 Galleries at cost OF
$3.50 per ton. It is understood that
large plant is in process OF erection on
the northern coast of Germany for the
utilization of this method, but as to
the actual condition of the enterprise
or the practical value of the process
on an industrial scale, no exact infor-
nation is at hand.
"The Schoening-Fritz process for
making artificial coal and briquettes
by carbonizing dried peat is an elab-
grafton by German engineer OF the
system invented by Schoening and
used with more or less success at
stamsund, in Norway. The German
patent is owned by a corporation
known as the Deutsche Torfkohlen
Gesellschaft, which has it's office in
Berlin and small plant at the subur-
ban town of Halensee, where two ma
chimes of small capacity-one worked
by hand, the other by power-have
been set up for experimental purposes.
''Of the processes actually employ ed,
the value of which has been fully es-
tablished by experience, one of tho
most interesting is that invented by
C. Schlickeysen, of Rixdorf-Berlin.
and practically operated there, at Mu-
Mich and other places. The peculiar
feature of this system is that by it
black, dense briquettes of high caloric
value are made from peat without the
application of heat-simply through
the action of kneading and drying.
Turf briquettes ordinarily contain
about &C per cent. of infammable ele-
ments, the remainder being made up
of inorganic ash and water. They are
thus inferior as fuel to briquettes
made from brown coal, which average
70 per cent. or more of inhammable
matter. Both represent in their
present form the utmost that science
has been able to do in utilizing inferior
and otherwise almost worthless ma
terials to supplement- and exc out the
insufficient coal supply of European
countries"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20

cent oxygen and 900 per cent. ash and
had thermal value of $500 calories.
The Stauber system as thus applied in,
cludes process for rapidly drying the
moist peat by means of heated and
compressed air within a closed cham
Der CT channel, communicating with
conduit pipes in such manner that heat
ed air can be forced through the drying
channel and cold air through the out
let pipe, the effect being that the cold
air quickly absorbs the hot, saturated
air out of the drying chamber and con-
denses it in the conduit pipes, thus
greatly stimula ting the process of
evaporation by which the peat is dried.
Peat in its raw state contains from 20
to IS per cent. of water and in the
humid climate of northern Europe is
usually very difficult material to dry.
It is claimed for the Stauber method
that it reduces the moisture to IS or
20 per cent. quickly, effectively and,
what is important, without changing
the chemical composition of the peat
or in any way adding to it. The drying
machine is in the boiler form (cylin-
dricaD and of size to conveniently
produce five tons of dried peat per day.
In large plant this unit would be SIM
ply repeated, as number of machines
can be worked with air currents gen.
Grated by the same engine. The peat
coal can be used for locomotive or
other fuel raw, or it can be cooked, and
produces coke wholly free from sui
phur and as valuable as charcoal for
certain industrial purposes.
Estimates furnished by the COM
pany give the cost CT plant capable OF
turning out so tons of peat briquettes
per day as follows:
oullQlnSS .~i1' ~
Machinery ........................' I'ooo
Steam engine and fixtures. ............ 500
Means of Transporting material and
prOGuct ........................... o'o'V
Tote, sex, 20
"a second process is that invented by
F. Schulke of Bach strasse, Hamburg,
the salient feature of which is that
the turf or peat used is cleaned OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
The Railway Beautiful.

The work done by our railroads has
been of great value because so widely
extended. Those who travel are car
ried from one spot of beauty to an
other. In some cases the whole line
of the road has been improved by
nlanting choice trees and ornamental
shrubs. One of our western roads is
lined for several hundred miles on both
sides with superb chestnuts and ever
greens, says the New York INDIE
nendent. The removal of the insight
" and the suggestion of cleanliness
about .he depots has been specially
useful. Improvement becomes a pas
sion. Near such depots cottages are
sure to be neat and yards Clearly. This
class of improvement necessarily in
wolves the conventional, and that is
not always bad thing in a village.
We can enjoy reading the name of
station in clam shells. Color and con-
trast are perhaps the main thing. A
group of handsome sarubbery, of IL
laos, or weigelias, with plenty of roses,
cheers the tired traveller and giveshim
something pleasant to think about.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
THE ROYAL DRAFT-HUNTER.
One of the Kings Body Guards VINE
Sees That the Royal Chair IL
Not in q Draft. @|

One of the most unique occupations
of to-day is probably that OF draft
hunter to royalty, for we believe that
it is followed by only one parsonage
in the kings domains. The gentle
man upon whom this peculiar, but
essential, duty devolves was installed
therein by the advice of his majesty's
physicians, in the interests OF the
kings health, says Stray Stories.
The novel vocation had its origin
ir very ordinary occurrence. The
king, when prince of Wales, was kept
abnormally busy attending many
state and social functions on behalf
of his aged mother, our late beloved
queen, and it was found that in per-
forming his regal duties on these oc-
cssions he frequently contracted Sc
we're chills, owing to the carelessness
of irresponsible officials, who placed
the royal chair or dais in the direct
line of penetrating draft from some
door or window adjacent.
The royal physicians, ever solicit
Gus for the health of their august
charge, but unable to travel with his
majesty everywhere he went, soon
traced the trouble to its source, and,
deeming prevention better than
cure" advised the adoption of spe-
cial official, whose specific duty
should be to inspect every place WIS.,
tied by royalty and to make quite
sure that the royal seats were effec-
lively protected from subtle and
treacherous drafts.
It will be readily understood that
such ap osition as this can be no
sinecure. The king is one of the
busiest gentlemen in the kingdom.
His imperative engagements connect
ed with state affairs are numerous;
his social engagements are even more
manifold and arduous; and at all
these affairs he is preceded by the
ubiquitous draft hunter, who makes
it his duty to carefully shield his
royal master from possible chills.
The gentleman referred to has long
since become expert in his profession,
all dhis opportune Intervention has
doubtless spared the king much dis
comfort.
The royal draft hunter, however, is
not particular favorite with those
who prepare banquets for royalty.
On many past occasion, after every
thing has been arranged for a festive
function to be honored by the royal
presence, the advent of the draft
hunter has resulted in an irritating
disarrangement of the whole con-
Germ.
At one such banquet in the city q
year or two ago the tables had been
laid in superb style, and preparations
were we'll advanced in view of tlSe
royal visit, when the draft hunter ar
rived on the scene, made careful
survey of the room, and, finding that
the kings chair had been thought
lessly placed between two doors, at
once ordered it removed to a remote
part of the chamber.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
- HE anthracite coal strike, al
though settled temporarily, is

M HE anthracite coal strike, al
though settled temporarily, is
certain to give rise to the crea-
ZION Of an important new industry
the making of heat from agencies
little employed in the United
States heretofore. Canada is al
ready experimenting with the manu-
fracture of peat briquettes; in Cali
1ornla briquettes are made of coal
aust and refuse, and in ennsylyania
investors and inventors are engaged in
devlslng means for the production of
condensed fuel which may be had at all
tunes, whether coal mines are operated
or not.
Users of fuel-and that means every
oody-will be very deeply interested in
late report sent to the state depart
ment by Frank FL. Mason, consul gen.
erai to Berlin, which deals with the
use OF briquettes, made from brown
coal, carbonized peat, coal dust and so
forth, used as domestic and steam fuel
IN Berlin and other German cities, and
the wholesome effect of such fuel, to-
gether with coke and fuel gas, in pre-
serving towns and cities from the
smoke nuisance and at the same time
affording fuel cheaper than the hard
coal.
Mr.. Mason says there are in opera
ton in Germany SO manufactures of
fuel briquettes and he goes on to say:
IF Americans are really interested in
the subject there is no need that they
should risk any large sums of money
IN uncertain experiments. They have
only to study the machinery and meth
DDS employed in European countries,
compare their crude materials with
those found and used here, and they
can thus start at the point of technical
knowledge which Europeans have
reached after many years of expert
ence. When, some ten years ago, the
attention of American ironmakers
was called to the German system of
making bla st furnace coke in retort
ovens, which saves the valua BILE volatile
elements of the coal, it was thought
worth while by certain of them to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20

bring over two carloads of Connells-
Vile coal to be cooked as test by the
German process. The complete success
of that experiment decided the intro
duction of the standard German type OF
coking oven into the United States.
.'Something similar, it would seem,
might profitably be done with the
materials which Americans have not
vet succeeded in converting into salts
factory briquettes. There are expert
enced engineers and a dozen manutac-
turers of briquette-making machinery
who would gladly cooperate IN these
tests and would furnish machinery
adapted to working the material thus
technically defined. Upon a basis OF
sach tests, plans and estimates could
he obtained for the erection OF plants
in the United States with specific daily
canacity. Among the builders OF bri-
matchmaking machinery in Germany
the following may be cited asot stand
ard reputation, the first two named be-
ing more specially concerned with aP-
naratus for making briquettes from
coal dust and slack, while the latter
build machinery for briquette-maklng
from brown coal and peat: The Dussel-
dorfer Eisenwerke, A. G., IS Bruch
strasse. Dusseldorf; Schichtemann &
K-aemer, Dortmund; Tigler, Naschin-
enbau Gesellschaft, Meiderich-on-
Rhine: Rohrig & Koenig, Magdeburg-
Ludenburg; Maschinenfabrik Buckau,
AZ Schonebecker strasse, Magdeburg;
Zeitzer Maschinenbau Gesellschaft,
Zeitz, Saxony, and E. Fietsch & Co.,
Thurm strasse, Halle A. S.
"Robert Grimshaw, an American en-
eineer of large experience on.the sub
iect. whose address is at 9 Warm
bucher strasse, Hanover, may be con-
suited personally or by correspondence
nv those who may desire technical in
forma ion as to machinery or methods,
the cost of plants, etc.
"The stauber process for drying most
substances was first brought into
nromiuent notice in connection with
neat coal manufacture in 1901, when
the imperial testing station at Chariot
tenburg announced as the result OF ex-
periments made with peat briquettes
made by the Stauber system that they
contained 45.14 per cent. of fixed car
bon, asa per cent. hydrogen, 1894 per
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
ARP GIVEN A TEXT.
Northern Friend Suggests a New
Phase of the Race Problem.
The Question, Like BanquO's Ghost,
Will Not Down-BartOw Philoso-
pher Paid n Distinsuished Conn
pliment by Legal Fraternity.

copyrighted by Atlanta Constitution and
Reprinted by PermissioI.)
Nv northern friend who asked me
to hold up on the negro and let him
go dead has sent me clipping from
Newport paper and says: Here is
a good text for your next letter." 1t
reads as follows: Newport, October
14.-At meeting of the school COM
mittee to-day, George Ellis and wife
objected to having their SON taught
by colored teacher and said that it
their son was not admitted to another
school where the teacher was white
they would keep him at home. The
committee refused to change him and
ordered the boy to be arrested as
truant. The father filed, a plea of not
guilty and the case will go to the high
er court and be tested" They have
compulsory education there. 1t seems
that this teacher is the daughter OF
a preacher, who is an American con-
sui at St. Thomas. He is loyal repub-
lican and there is politics in it, and
the lily whites are in the minority.
She may be one of the 400 that Wat
terson is troubled about, and so will
turn over the text to him. The same
mail that brought me the text brought
a letter from my grandson, who is in
the employ of the Westinghouse COM
pany, of Pittsburg, and is an electric
engineer, and is now putting down a
plant at Utica, n. Y. He writes that
his contractor has number of white
men employed, but as labor was scarce
he picked up an idle negro and told
him to go to work. The white men re-
belled against this and threatened to
quit, and the negro had to be sent off.
When I was last in Mississippi the bar
Der who shaved me said he came down
from Illinois on account of his health
and was amazed to find white folks
down here patronizing negro BARRIERS,
and that if one dared to open shop
in any town in Illinois he would be
mobbed and run out of the place. Like
Banquo's ghost, this race problem will
not down. It has as many phases as
there are times and places. Shortly
after the war the Yankee school
marms hurried down here to educate
the negro, but they soon tired of it
and went back. Now negro woman
has gone up there to teach the white
children. That is all right. We don't
care. AS CODE says: cts all option
ary with me-" NowI will let the negro
go dead for awhile. 1t will take many
years yet to settle the problem, but
it will be settled. The two races work
together very tremendously in our
town and county and we are reconciled
to the situation, I wish that every
community had as many blessings as
we enjoy. No strikes, no murders nor
outrages of any kind-no street fights,
no cursing, no cyclones nor floods nor
famine-no pestilence, no fires. We
have good schools, good churches, good
preachers and good humble congrega-
lions. Every church has a nice COM
Portable home for the preacher and
there is one more for the presiding
elder. We have good sociable COM
munity with no stuck up families. Not
even Sam Jones' folks put on any airs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
Gin.enr in United States.

The Chinese believe that ginseng
ia cure-all, and Is specific in rheu-
matism. Large quantities of it are
raised in this country and shipped to
China. r. e. Barnard, of Houston,
Mo-, is said to be the largest grower
of ginseng in the United States.
From two acres of the valuable root
Mr.. Barnard says his sales last year
retfad him SIT OOO
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
n.11oonInr and the Lungs.

Ballooning is now receiving atten-
ton as a possible remedy for pull
monary affections. The conditions
are not the same as those of noun
taineering, the change of altitude
being more rapid and muscular IA
tigue being absent. In the trip OF
the French Society of Physiology DR..
Henocque purposes to regard the at
mosphere as divided into three zones.
Up to about three miles the sur
rounding air supplies all the oxygen
needed, but ascents beyond five
miles are held to require closed
car, as was first suggested in 1871, or
an aerial diving suit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
She Came Easy.

''He never seemed to really sppre-
ciate his wife"
sit was the same old story. Men
value things in proportion to the diff"
culties encountered in securing them.
He got her through matrimonial
agency.s-Chicago Record-Eerald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
Character Told by Tongue.

: 1UHS ue-redu1Hg Is IeCeHC Tau m
Paris. Everybody is studying the
tongue-marks. It is asserted that
big tongue indicates frankness; short
tongue, assimilation; a long and
broad tongue, garrulity and generosi-
ty; a narrow tongue, concentration
and talent; short, broad tongue, gar
rulity and untruth. The man with
very short and narrow tongue is q
liar of true artistic merit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
Going Back to- Adam.

eve would all be better If we'd
begin the day by eating fruit, said
the doctor.
ooh, don't know" said the smart
one; IT guess our first parents would
have been better il they'd have let
fruit alone. "-Yonkers Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
In I,oxe wIth Hi. Art

Re (still NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II
an art, you know?
She (yawning)-Yes; and there are
so many people who are in love with
their art.-Yonkers Statesmen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
speed of Ocean steamers.

In the last sixty years the speed OF
the ocean steamers has been increased
from sh to % knots an hour.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-20
Purely Mercenarx.

Gladys-Did Amy marry. the coal
baron just for his title?
Alice-No; just for his coal.-N. 4.
Time2.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-26
CARLETON.

S>>$~~N<Se<SrArNerN~ ~~~~~>~~ ~-~%<~r.~@S
Mrs. Maud Riley was on the sick
list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lopeman have a
new baby girl at their house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jene Buchanan have
gone to Colorado for an outing.
People are getting used to rain and
mud In this part Of the country.
The bread made from Cream Of the
Wheat flour makes the Old man
smile.
Mrs. Kate May has gone to Joplin,
Mo-, to visit her sister, Mrs. Walter
Canaan.
Walter Canaan Of Joplin, Mo-, was
visiting friends 10 carlton and Cha
mute last week.
Miss Edna Burwell started last
Tuesday for California to visit her
sister, Mrs. Edwards.
Mrs. WeIty of Walnut, is visiting
her mother, Mrs Gibson and sister,
Mrs. Maud Myers this week.
Rev. Ramsburg still continues the
meetings at the M. e. church with
good attendance and good interest.
Mrs. DR.. Riley entertained Mrs.
A. E. Tunecllff, of Dewey, 1. T., a
friend whom she had not seen for
thirty years, last week.
Elder Chambers and wife returned
last Monday from Delaware Springs
where he has been holding.quarterly
meeting, and his wife visited friends.
Pattee and Gaughan say it is sur
prlslng how popular that king
flour is becoming. When they sell
one sack they know they will sell
more.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-26
BIG CREEK.

S>Io-~<No>~~~~~N~~~~ <N~~~o-~~~~N~~~NNcS
Capt. Gibson has ninety-two head
of steers on feed.
Walter Glover has suffered relapse
and remains in a critical condition,
&c. Webb has been threshing, be-
tween showers, in this neighborhood.
Mrs. White, from near Erie, visited
her daughter, Mrs. W. j. Ermey last
| week.
Mrs. Ed Witsell was called to Saw
onburg last week to attend the fun
eral of her sister.
We understand that VIM, Nc
Cracker is to have sale soon and go
to Pittsburg to work.
Mark Gibson has sold his kaffir corn
in the field TO Mr.. Lefever who has
most OF it in the shock.
Fred Martin and boys are having a
lively time patching while Mrs. Mar
tin is visiting in St. Joseph, Mo.
E. II. Filson commenced a six
months school in the M. w. A. hall
at Leanna this week. 1t is known as
the Leanna high school. We predict
for 1t success.
The driIler who was contracted
with for drilling for the Big Creek
Oil. Gas and Mineral company has
been delayed and we are informed by
the manager that unless he can COM
mence work at once new rig that is
on the track in Chanute will be sent
out this week.
The neighbors and friends ofWalter
Glover met at his place last Friday
and stacked his hay crop. Walter has
been sick for five weeks and help be-
ing scarce his neighbors gladly vol
unteered to assist him. Everyone
seemed to enjoy helping and sixteen
acres of good hay was nicely stacked
by five o'clock. There were twenty
four men responded to the call for
dinner, which was of the best, it be-
ing prepared by Mrs. CloYer.