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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11

matter has occupied the attention of
the press so long and to such an ex-
tent that | feel called upon to make
this request.
while making it, l wish to state
that l appreciate the kindly express
sions that have appeared concerning
my daughter in connection with her
reported engagement Whenever there
shall be any reason to make an an
nouncement about this matter | will
be glad to give it to the press in an
authentic form.
Emperor Nicholas Friday approved the
bill raising the Russian legation at Toxic
to an embassy. The appointment of NJ.
Malevsky -Malavitch as the first ambas-
sador TO Japan is regarded as certain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11
FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
Commerce Commission to Hold Hear.
inc on Southern Railroad Matter.

Washington. April 10.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission expects
soon to hold hearing in a case of
great interest in connection with the
letter sent by President Roosevelt to
the department of justice in regard to
enforcing the laws requiring equal ac-
commodations for negro and white
passengers The case is that of five
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11
Goth CONGRESS.
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ia favoring the Mccall bill. If he would
be willing to have the bill SO amended
as to strike out the words ''in two or
more states and make 1t cover any cleo
ton. Cochran favored this amendment
and Mr. Belmont said it was satisfactory
to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11

While the Moxe Season. open all the time yet the
advent of Spring appropriate remind the public
Moxie entering its 2rd year of uninterrupted popularity
Moxie recognized the greatest American Temperance.
beverage. 1t is delicious, refreshing lelthu SUSTAINING
Sddby all G,@~s ',Hsiss i" Temperance
CO: glass u III fJ.nl!.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

sides-narrow wood Stats are to be
nailed across one of the sides, plac-
ing them about five inches apart
These Stats are to hold the clothes
hooks. The number of stats should not
be over four nor less than three, and
the top one should be fitted tightly
against the top board.
When the frame of the closet is
complete stand it in the corner of
your room or against the windowless
side where your trunk has taken up
SO much room and been of SO little
use---and proceed to stain it with a
nice dark furniture stain. 1t is we'll
to follow the color of the wood in your
room: or a clear white is very good
though 1t soils easily. After the stain
is dry put in the hooks; then across
the front stretch a curtain of Gre
tonne or some dark, soft cotton stuff
striped or figured in pretty colors. If
you wish to use a pole and rings for
the curtain you may do so, but you
will find it better to run the curtain
on wire, as it prevents a particle of
dust from getting in the closet, where
as, a curtain on pole and rings hangs
so loosely that dust is liable to be
found annoying.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Field Sketchinq Board.

board is thick, as shown in the end
view at A, allowing small space be-
tween the board and the rabbet edge,
explains Popular Mechanics. Both out
side and inside edges of this strip
must be made straight for the T-square
and triangle.
If the board is to be used for patent
Office drawings, it will be found handy
to have piece of old T-square, B, fit
ted into the closed end of the board.
The space on the drawing paper under
this piece of T-square is the space re-
served for patent Office drawing sheets.
Four corks cor pieces of felt are fitted
to the bottom of the board, as shown
Paper clips may be used to hold the
piece of T-square, B, and the drawing
paper. The paper or bristol board is
slipped into the space left between the
board and the edge of the rabbet and
held in place with thumb lacks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

& Chesapeake Bay railroad, seeking
entrance to Richmond, Va, found the
track elevation problem facing it I'M
der circumstances which called for
extraordinary measures.
1t happened that the right of way
Of the railroad entering Richmond ran
close to old wooden buildings which
were of a most infammable charac-
ter, and for this reason the fear of
fire prevented the consideration of
wood as material for the viaduct
construction. It was thought the most
natural material to use under the cir
cumstances, therefore, would be struc-
sural steel, and the first plans for the
work were made for that sort of
structure. The engineer in charge,
however, suggested before work actu-
ally commenced that reinforced con-
crete could be adopted for this as well
as for the more ordinary type of
building, and his suggestion was in
dorsed by the management.
The foundation was therefore laid
of stiff clay and gravel and footings
built to bear weight of three tons
square foot to provide for all pos
sible stresses including proposed fu-
ture double tracking. The concrete
was made of one part Portland &C.
ment, two parts granite dust and four
parts crushed granite, to pass through
a three-Quarter-inch ring. Throughout
was used a steel trussed bar for. the
reinforcing.
The spans vary in length from IS
to 70 feet, the latter distance from
support to support making many build
ers open their eyes in wonder. But,
in completed form, the whole viaduct
is practically one great monolith, as
truly as if it had been carved out of
stone-with the added strength, quite
beyond that of any stone, impaired by
the steel within its body.
In testing the viaduct before it was
accepted by the railroad locomotive
and tender and two steel gondola cars
loaded with steel rails and weigh
ing about 10000 pounds each were
run the full length of the structure.
The train was then run back and de-
flections measured for several spans.
After that a test was made by break
ing the train at various points on the
viaduct, and, finally, by running the
engine and cars at a speed of 35 miles
an hour over the structure. A def1ec-
ton of en-thirty-seconds of an inch
was the maximum, which proves the
elasticity and reliability of the mate
rial. Trains are now running over
the viaduct.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
PHILADELPHIA Eiver of 1z37.

In these days of trains every hour,
on the hour" between New York and
Philadelphia, we can hardly conceive
how the newspaper announcement
made March 10, 1897, that flyer
would begin flying on Sd April to per.
form the journey between the two
cities in one day. could have created
great sensation-even in Philadel.
phia. Eighty miles in II hours does
not seem to us such GREATNESS speed,
but when we read in the same paper
that in order to accomplish this feat
John Butler, with his Wagon, must
needs get out from the sign of the
Death of the Fox at daybreak and
drive at top speed (the horses being
changed at each stage ere the coach
stops rocking) to meet the ferry of
Rubin Fitzrandolph, which delivers
passengers in New York by night"
we can understand that for those
leisurely times this was indeed "go-
ing some" This, at least, was the
opinion Of a traveller who performed
this journey in 1887, for he writes
home: And if any one wishes to
travel more quickly let him go to Ken
lucky and charter streak of light
ming"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
KEELING IN TREES.
Method of Caring for Nursery Stock
Until Planted in Spring.

A word about heeling in trees at
this time will doubtless be of benens
to some of our readers. Where ran
delivery If nursery stock is received
it is PROBABLY best to heel the trees
in rather than to set them out in their
permanent location. The setting can
usually be more satisfactorily done IL
the spring. John B. Katzner, sue
cessful fruit grower of Minnesota, o.
fers the following ad7ice on the SUP
ject:
l consider it very important that
you buy and order all fruit trees TO %
delivered in the fall. There Is more
time all around for the nurseryman
as well as for the farmer at that tlnle
Of the year, and you can take care VI
the stock just as well, II not Dettef'
than the nurseryman can by heellns
in your stock over winter. For this
work select place where the water
does not accumulate. When you ge1
notice that the stock has been shipped
dig hole the length of the trees
few inches deep, for the tops OF tne
trees, slanting down to the north TO
about two feet for the roots, and wide
enough so that all the trees can Do
placed in the trench without crowd1ng
them too much. For hundred trees
a hole six feet wide is about right.
When the trees arrive, unpack at
once, prune the roots slanting-so tnat
the tree will stand on the cut part OF
the root when planted, to insure
downward growth of the new roofs.
Cut off all broken parts of the roofs
Now place the trees in the hole
which ought to be little deeper just
where the roots come SO that they Will
not be injured. When you have put
in about five or six trees, throw
little dirt on between the roots. Above
the first tier of trees you can place
one or two more When all the trees
are in the hole, shovel some more
earth on the roots till all are Wen
covered. Now place a board on the
ground over the roots and similar
boards across the stems and branches,
so that the trees are entirely covered.
A few short stakes under the boards
will keep too great pressure on from
the trees. Fill up the hole with dirt,
make mound little higher than the
surface to let the water flow off and
then put on a mulch about a foot
deep when the ground freezes up. The
trees are covered with boards so that
they shall not be injured by the SHOW
ell when they are taken out in the
spring.
The stock is now we'll heeled in and
will come out of it's winter quarters
full of sap and vigor, ready to start
into active growth at once. It is my
experience, running back over the last
Is years, that trees so handled will
not fail to make a growth of from six
inches to three feet the first season.
If you compare the growth of these
trees with spring delivered trees, II
you think of the consequent success in
the one case and the frequent failure
of the other, the great advantage OF
fall delivery stock will be evident to
you. Another advantage of fall de-
livery which we must not lose
sight of is that we have ovS trees on
hand in spring to plant whenever we
are ready.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
WHY FAST TRAINS ARE SAFEST.
Many Logical Reasons Advanced by
an Engineer.

TITS safer to ride on a mile-a-minute
train than it Is on slower one" re-
marked railroad engineer. why?
Oh, for lots of reasons. For one thing,
because you are through with your
journey quicker. BY that mean that
there is always a certain-though
small-element of danger in riding on
a train; and this does not decrease if
the train is moving slowly. It remains
the same. Therefore, if you are two
hours travelling between two points on
one train, and can do it in an hour
on another, you are in danger just
that much less time.
But another much more apparent
reason is that all the employees along
the line know when the Twentieth
Century or the Empire State is COM
ing along, and watch out for her
They take pains, too, to see that
everything they have to do connected
with her going past is attended to. An
employe along the track sometimes
forgets, and If he forgets at some i'm
portant juncture there is liable to be
an accident. He does more thinking
about the crack trains-he doesn't
forget them-and that's another rea.
son they're safer.
Then, too, the rolling stock of these
fast trains is the best that money can
buy, and it is inspected with more
minute care before it goes out than
any other. When slow train that is
behind time starts in to hit 50-mile
clip, the engineer, not being accus-
toned to getting over the road at that
speed, is liable to take some of the
curves little too fast and go into
the ditch. The man on the limited
train, however, knows just at what
speed he has to take every curve and
how he can let her open along the
straight stretches until she is doing a
mile in so seconds.
I'm case of a collision, too, a long
heavy train moving at 40 miles an
hour will crumple up more cars before
it loses its momentum than a fast
train with lighter load. The very
weight of the large number of cars
crushing into each other far outbal-
ances the speed of the blow.
Lastly, the men who drive the fast
trains are the picked ones of the line.
I dare say that the men running the
limiteds on the various roads are
those who have been in the company's
service for many years and haven't
cost their roads penny in accidents.
Why is that? Largely because they
are careful men and don't take any
chances. When the weather is not
foggy, and you can see the signals,
the chances of accident are very
small indeed, but when the signal
lights are hard to pick up it's the en-
gineers of the limiteds that run the
slowest"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

tiers or one inch thick, as shown at A
and the strip B. This strip should be
about three inches wide, and of a
length to suit the sacks used. A hole
is bored in the center of B and three
holes in block A as shown. These
holes should be little larger than the
rope used. Thread the blocks as
shown, by putting the two ends
through the center holes in A. Bring
the lower end down, and tie fast to
strip B, the other end is made fast
to block A by tying in the top hole.
Now drive two sharp-pointed wire
nails through strip B as shown at
c c for holding the sack. If desired
heavy wire or strap of iron may be
made fast to B and the ends bent to
fit inside to assist in holding sack
open. The holder has advantages
over any other we have used. It is
easily moved, as the rope may be
slipped over any nail or projecting
timber. 1t is instantly adjusted to any
height by pulling the rope slightly
out of the block A in the center: slip
the block where wanted, up or down
the rope; allow the rope to again be-
come tight, and the block will hold It
in place.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
PREPARING THE GARDEN,
Work Which Can Be Done Before
Next Spring.

To be successful in gardening re.
quires a great deal of planning, and
| always do all | can in the fall and
winter, says a writer in Orange Judd
Farmer. l always try to plow my gar.
den ground as late as possible. as |
am positive it destroys great num-
Der of insects, especially cutworms.
always put a coat of manure on to
plow under if can get it, and have
time to haul it. Then during the win
ter | haul manure and spread on this
ploWed ground. My land is quite level.
Of course, I would not put it on steep
hillsides.
If the manure is coarse l shake it
out in the spring and haul off the
coarse straw and hay, and pile it to
rot for next spring. 1 use the disk in
the spring, and thoroughly disk, mix
ing the two coats of manure. one on
top and the other plowed in very thor
oughly, which places it where the
plants can get at it, and is not all in
the bottom of the burrows, to dry out
in drought.
If you use hotbeds in the spring, as
you should to be successful in rails.
ing good plants, see that the pits are
dug this fall and frames set on them;
then cover with old pieces of boarf
and some wild hay or straw, and yol
will save a lot of time in the spring
Also get your soil that you are tc
use in the hotbeds together this fall
The rich, light spots in the garden
will make good soil, and the manure
taken out of the old hotbeds will
make good manure. Break it up fine
and mix thoroughly with the soil,
and form in heap having a fat top.
Put old pieces of board over this,
and about a foot OF horse manure,
then pile on wild hay or straw until
you know it will not freeze. And oh
what snap in the spring when snow
and ice are plentiful, not to have to
scrape up any old thing for soil to
raise plants in!
Then there are probably some
things that you wish to winter over in
the garden that will need protection.
I have nice patch of Welsh and
Silverskin onions, which | will cover
with about two inches of well-rotted
manure, then good coat of wild hay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Can stop Cars by Wireless.

With an instrument that will send a
wireless message 1870 miles and regis
ter a signal in the cab of moving
locomotive, the Union. Pacific believes
it has solved one of the most valuable
problems in the campaign for the pre-
vention of accidents on railroads.
The device is the invention of DR..
F. H. Milliner, electrical engineer,
who has been experimenting at the
Union Pacific shops in Omaha for two
or three years.
DR.. Milliner has now SO far per-
fected his patent that any number of
locomotives on the same track may be
equipped with the signals and yet only
the one which it is intended to reach
will receive the signal.
The device consists of neat con-
trivance placed in the cab by which
a station agent may signal train be-
tween stations and advise the engineer
of impending danger. A bell and a
red light are used for the signal, and
these are operated by wireless teleg-
raphy. The new signal is worked in
connection with the block signal SER
vice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Mosque In Railroad CARRIAGE.

The HeGjaz railway, among other
things, will contain a carriage fitted
up as a mosque, where pilgrims will
be able to perform their devotions
during the journey to the sacred cit.
les. Externally the praying carriage
is only distinguishable from the other
carriages by a minaret six feet high.
The interior is luxuriously fitted. The
floor is covered with the richest of
Persian carpets, while around the
sides are verses from the Koran ap-
propriate to the pilgrimage and in let
ters of gold. A chart indicates the
direction of Mecca at one end, and
at the other are placed four vessels for
holding water for the ritual additions.
Most of the carriages are of foreign
make, but the wagon mosquee" was
built in Constantinople.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
A CLOTHES CLOSET.
Convenient Article Which Boy Can
Build for Mother.

So many boys and girls are obliged
to put up with small, closetless rooms,
particularly those living in the city
apartments and flats. And one of the
most common complaints one hears
from them is the lack of closet rooms.
Now, it is not convenient to keep all
ones wearing apparel in drawers,
trunks and boxes.
There are clothes that should never
be folded, but hung. Boys coats and
girls skirts, for instance Here are
the directions for building very
serviceable and neat clothes closet at
a very small expense; also cut show
ing plan of closet accompanies.
Procure two boards-soft pine will
answer nicely-about IA to 16 inches
wide by five feet long. Two boards
the same width about four feet long.
The two longer boards are to form
the sides of the closet and the two
shorter ones the bottom and top Aft
r the four have been nailed together
the form of box with two open
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use Of "Toris' fos
lame back and rheumatism is causins
considerable discussion among the
medical fraternity. 1t is an almost I'LL
fallible cure when mixed with Ger
tain other ingredients and taken prop
erly. The following formula is effaC
tive: 'To one-hale pint Of good
whiskey add one ounce Of Toris Com
Mound and one ounce Syrup Sarsapa
rilla Compound. Take in Tablespoons
full doses before each meal and hs
fore retiring"
Toris compound is a product Of the
laboratories OF the Globe Pharmacies
teal CO., Chicago, but it as well as tlls
other ingredients can be had frcm an2
good druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
The Bio Expense Of Empty Cars,

One of the difficult features of the
business depression which adversely
affected operating results is found in
the empty freight car movement, which
increased nearly 100000 miles;
when the sudden falling off in freight
traffic came, not only were our lines
we'll covered with foreign cars, which
must be returned to their owners
empty, to avoid further per diem
charges, but being an intermediate
road, was flooded with empty cars be-
ing returned from western lines to
those in the east, and vice versa. A
vast amount of transportation ex-
penses approximately $1,000000) was
incurred in moving this equipment
without revenue, and our hire of equip
ment debit balance increased $461,-
258; the latter, however, partly on ac-
count of the increased per diem rate.
Rock Island Railroad Annual Report.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Electricity and Railroads

There are now in the United States
almost 10000 miles of electrical rail-
roads, not including the former steam
railroads which are using this power
at the terminals. There are plenty
Of men living who remember when
there were not so many miles of
steam railroads in the country. The
trolley, which was at first a purely
urban institution, has become COM
petitor with steam, and it seems GER
tain that few generations hence cleo
tricity will be the great motive pow
er on all railroads unless some inven-
ton of a superior quality is brought
out to supplant both.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
THE TIE THAT BINDS tsoMs
AHectino Reconciliation Between
Really Loving Hearts.

Therc is a certain couple VINO as
cided to separate awhile ago.
seemed that they were not afRnltis
after all. and life together was uns
durable. so the wife packed up her
Iongings and was preparing for tFsb
home. At the time of parting ss
nicked up their little pet dog aa
tucked him under her arm, while hf
other managed the suit case.
aWhy, you're not going to tak
Trixy!" exclaimed the husband
cot course am she announced 8
couldn't i've without him.
Gwen, / can't let the little felIo7
go" he insisted.
aAnd / simply won't leave him.. ahu
declared.
So they argued for half an hour, q
the end OF which she decided to stay
and unpacked to cook dinner, at which
Trixy was the guest of honor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
THE FRUIT TREES.

Like animals, each fruit tree has its
own characteristics, and must be han
died accordingly. They cannot all be
treated alike.
Why go to the expense of setting
out an orchard and then neglect it?
That looks like land, time and money
wasted. An orchard worth setting out
is worth caring for right.
Theer is no danger of overstocking
the market with small fruits and there
is little competition for the man who
grows the best.
In applying fertilizers to the or.
chard spread them evenly over all the
ground. Roots of mature trees extend
over all the area.
Give fruit trees plenty of light, air,
room and root feeding area. There is
more danger of setting trees too close
together than too far apart.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
WHY HE FAILED AS A LEADER
The Many Reasons for Failure in
Lies Struggle.

His mind was not trained to grasp
great subjects, to generalize, to make
combinations.
He was not self-reliant, did not de-
pend upon his own judgment; leaned
upon others; and was always seeking
other peoples opinion and advice
He lacked courage, energy, bold
ness.
He was not resourceful or inventive.
He could not multiply himself in
others.
He did not carry the air of con-
queror. He did not radtate the power
of leader.
There was no power back of his eye
to make men obey him.
He could not handle men.
He antagonized people.
He did not believe in himself
He tried to substitute gall for
ability.
He did not know men.
He could not use other peoples
brains.
He could not project himself into
his lieutenants; he wanted to do
everything himself.
He did not inspire confidence in
others because his faith in himself
was not strong enough.
He communicated his doubts and
his fears to others.
He could not cover up his weak
points.
He did not know that to reveal his
own weakness was fatal to the conf
dence of others.-Success Magazine.