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The Washington times., 1910-10-31
COMINGS APPOINTED
NEW YORK ASSAYER
Director Of Mint Roberts Says
Choice Is Continuation Of Policy
of REORGANIZATION.
Of Reorganization.

The appointment Of George r Com
ings as assayer at the New York assay
office TO succeed II. G. Torrcy. who re-
signed two weeks aEo 10 taKe erect
November /. was announced from the
Urea sury Department today.
The new change, according to George
F.. Roberts, director Of the mint, is
but a continuation Of the policy Of re-
organization recently begun iu the De
paTtment.
The Washington times., 1910-10-31
FIRE IN WOODSHED.

Fire. the cause Of which is not known
occurred in a woodshed in the rear Of.
427 G street northwest. last night The
damage 10 the building is estimated at
about 500. The shed belonged to a
house occupied by OlCe Newman.
The Washington times., 1910-10-31
COAST HOTEL BURNED;
FIFTEEN ARE INJURED

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 31-Fifteen
persons were injured today in a fire
which totally destroyed the Clyde Hotel
An oil tank in the basement OF the hotel
lgnlted. and as the dremen entered the
building, there was an explosion which
blew half a dozen of them back into
the street
The other persons injured were spec
tatOrS hit by flying debris.
The Washington times., 1910-10-31
JOHN ADAMS ACTON
DEAD IN ENGLAND

LONDON. oct S1-J0hn adams Acton.
England's foremost sculptor, died today
among the sitters f5r Mr. Seton were
King Edward. Queen Victoria, the late
Kaiser Of Germany. and the Kaiserin,
Pope Leo. and many others
AR Acton married Marion Hamilton.
the auTlOress. who wrote lIaFr tl-@
name OF Jeanne Herring
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

cross and my noodIedoo was working
overtime.
For two weeks l was out on a side
track with my strong speech locked
up in cold storage car.
The trouble was that the old folks
looked upon me as one of the family
to such an extent that every evening
Clara Us Papa used to float in the
parlor and cut ice for hours at
time, while Mamma sat in the rock
ing chair and made faces at herself
in the mantel mirror.
It was a fight, and there was tie
up in the wedding bell business, but l
won out.
Clara US father is a Wall street
broker-retired Every morning for
20 years he went into the street
and came home at night with hat
full.
He used to throw what he made
in the cellar and when the cellar
wouldn't hold any more he got mad
and quit bringing it home.
One evening l brought Papa
book entitled IAN inexpensive Way
to Get Rich,' written by chap who
Is visiting friends in the poor house.
Father went out in the dining room
and started to read the book t"
Mother, and she went to sleep.
Here was my golden opportunity
and | cashed in.
L. RI corner
and began to talk fast.
CLARA j." | said, for weeks and
weeks I've been waiting for chance
to place your tiny mitt in mine ana
give it the silent squeeZe-take that!
Through all the waking hours of the
day and through the lonely stretches
of the darksome night think of you,
only you, beloved - look into my
lamps and you'll see I'm not kidding
you! Are you next, little one?''
Clara j. nodded.
This was the opening scene from
my strong speech, and it seemed to
)! be a hit all right; but perhaps wasn't
swallowing my palate and getting
nervous! Well, maybe!
Listen, Clara J."-I braced and
began to push the lawn mower again
-"since time ingnemorial men have
knelt at the feet of beauty and-er-
er-I say, since time immemorial ken
have melt at-er-"
The wheels were slipping and had
no sand.
II say, Clara j., since time MIN
mimimorial ken have belt at the meet
of-that is to say, ben have felt at
| the keet of-er-er-
Back up!" said she very softly, and
my life was saved. .. %
| It was the first time l ever heard
her use fancy phrase, but she had
timed it. just right. 1t brought me
back to earth as no other words could
j. Isn't she the wise little gazaboine
though?
l discarded my strong speech and
got right down to cases.
| CLARA j." l said, months and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
LOCUSTS THICK IN AUSTRIA
American Traveller Saw the School.
boys Killing Them by the Mil
lions Near Trieste.

IF the locust has left the United
States it hasn't become extinct. Last
year 1 saw them being killed by the
millions in Austria, 80 or 40 miles
from Trieste" said Alfred Darter of
Des Moines. 1--WE were going through
the mountain country on a sightseeing
tour. Two or three times during one
forenoon our attention was attracted
by crowds of boys in the fields. My
curiosity got the better of me, and /
learned that they were collecting To-
Gusts. It seems that the province of
Goerz was literally overrun by these
insects. The schoolboys had been Or
ganized into companies for the exter.
mination of the locusts.
Each school was under the com.
mar.d of the master The young To-
Gust fighters would scrape up the in
sects with their queer-looking instru-
ments and dump them into tin recep-
tacles. Then the locusts would be
scalded. The boys got about four
cents an hour from the government
for the work, and prizes were given
to the schools which captured the
most locusts. / heard that about II
or IL carloads of the insects had been
killed up to that time in that section
of the country. Washington Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
PEANUTS MAKE GOOD PROFIT
Last Years Crop Was Marketed fos
About $36, ooo, ooo-Used for
Fattening Hogs.

The person who buys a nickel's
worth OF peanuts to MUNICH at the ball
game, to feed to the squirrels in the
PARK, or to gladden. the hearts of the
Riddles at home. scarcely realizes that
ne has contributed to an industry that
last year farmed 100000 crop.
which. placed on the market In vart
GUS forms, reached the enormous sun
OF sS6,000,000. But it is a fact!
Ih1s little seductive nut-a resolu.
ton to "eat just one" is soon forgot
ten-whose birthplace is America,
was until comparatively recently, IN
appreciated. either as to the money
IN IT. or as a really nutritious product
Today the peanut plays an important
part In pleasure. from the swell dinner
party to the ever-present democracy
OF the circus, bail game or picnic.
BY far the largest part of the crop
Is consumed from the peanut stand,
yet there are millions Of bushels that
go to the fattening of hogs throughout
the south and the feeding of poultry,
while the vines. often cured as hay,
feed thousands of head OF cattle and
even old mother earth is nourished
by the roots of the plant, which fur.
n1shes nitrogen from the air.
The result of all this is, that scien.
lists claim that the peanut, which in
the past was not very highly regard.
ed, is the only food staple that will
at once nourish man. beast, bird and
field. 1t Is the most nutritious of the
whole nut family, rich In tissue build
ing properties. containing glucose and
northumberland is the cheapest
Beyond the shadow Of a doubt 1t is
first from both dietary and economic
standpoint.
The fact of the matter is, the pea
nut is about every way in class by
itself as regards price, average mum
Der in pounds, edible part, waste and
fat. Peanuts average about three hun
dred and fifty to pound, at cost o.
ten cents; the edible portion is 1876
waste 2G.4, and the amount of fat Ii
placed at 80 per cent. of the edible
portion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

comes off," answered Percy mourn
fully.
Il fear | don't quite catch your
meaning" said Mother, and now her
signals were out for cold wave.
Percy blushed and said: 1.-The fact
is, Mrs. Vanvivvier, I'm making col
lection of sofa pillows-new fad.
don't you know. Awfully jolly sport!
Miss Clara said l could have this one,
so-er-er-that is, took it: Fad of
mine. don't you know"
Indeed" said Mamma. We'll, 1t
must be rather awkward to carry the
bottle of mucilage that goes with that
fad. Good night, Mr.. JONES' and
with this she brushed by and left him
on the ice.
Percy stood there a living picture
entitled Down and Out"
He hadn't friend in the world ex-
cept the soft pillow, and that stuck
closer than brother.
His checks were all in, and he had
Just made up his mind to leap
through a window. call cab, and
say: ITO the morgue, drive fast!"
when Tacks jolted him back to life
by saying: Here's Pops old over
coat On your way, quick. Send the
pillow home by express and all will
be forgiven"
With something akin to Joy in his
heart, Percy dug up dollar, gave 1t
to Tacks, and said: Little man,
you've saved my life-bless you, bless
you! Tell your sister l leave town
tomorrow morning very early and may
be gone for seven years."
Then Percy and the sofa pillow
went under the overcoat, and the
whole package made a rush for the
door and freedom.
He never came back.
When | sauntered in half hour
later / overheard Clara J. saying to
Tacks: Here's dollar, you little
imp. Now, don't you dare tell John
Henry"
The next day l gave Tacks another
dollar for not telling me.
There was only one way to get rid
Of the other five saucy ones who sat
around and spilled words In Clara US
parlor, and that was to induce her to
walk down the church aisle with me
until the minister stopped us.
So / framed up line Of talk that
thought would be strong enough to
make her look up the market quota
lions on freshly picked orange bios.
SONS.
agured 1t out that all l had to
do was to talk my lines and the girl
would swoon at my feet. With a
aneech like that the part would play
;tsa,f-there was nothing in It!
But luck wasn't with me.
| T1nkfud Fate gave me the double
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

Indeed fairly evident that the majority Of human beings
what isl of infinitely greater Importance than what has,
There exceptions but they comparatively few The
sion for possession The abnormal Men love money
because money means power, maybe, good wine.
Women love because costly clothes and jewels
The desire to beautiful clothes entirely admirable
often her personality with splendid completeness in her dress
We apt if smao denounce
the love OF diamonds vulgar but after ALL children and all opab
simple souls adore things that glitter.
In attempting to discover the of happneswhich is the aim
of all phoophyhe initial difficulty is the variation of individuality,
the fact that mans food another mans poison But this difficulty
superficial We all alike than inclined admit Be-
Sides not concerned with the extraordinary with the
of the great soul or with him who has no soul at all.
The industrious and the lazy the silent and the loquacus the
domcated and the ge the married and the unmarried the bond
and the Free believers and unbeever socialists and anocia
all divided happy and unhappy The greatest thing the
world cannot obtained conviction circumstance
The unhappy the dull and the dull the with
SOUL That the truth and the whole truth The dull eats
and drinks and works and mbs and singers and just
The horror when pyerand nothing
Think Of the happy people knows and inquired know clerk
happy his wife thinks he hero and he
thinks she beautiful He not hero and but her dream
nothing comparison while his world she
9 another Helen.
who happy dreaming of the gor Of wonderful
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
lPu)lgl M[,FlR39Y
(2lHl(T{I1|N II. BSV

The way one keeps his fowls Is gem
orally the way the fowls keep him.
The day of crossing breeds is q
thing of the past. We now have utility
pure breds.
Work up a strain of hens that will
lay. Save the eggs from the best lay.
ers, and set them.
It is generally true that short
legged fowls fatten a great deal more
quickly than long legged ones.
It is easier to keep fowls in good
condition than to allow them to run
down and then build up again.
The fowls that are small for their
age should go now. Their room Is OF
more value than their company.
The experienced poultryman breeds
only from his best winter layers. It Ia
then when prices are at their best, and
profits are to be counted upon in the
poultry business
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

Clara ]. was painfully embarrassed
and Tacks was busy taking care of a
series of internal spasms.
Percy began to back up. Presently
he hit small table on which rested
a costly bit of bric-a-brac, and over
went the whole plazazus with a smash
on the floor.
Percy gave Clara j. the frightened
fawn eye and started to gather up the
shells from the floor.
When Percy's shoulders went
down, quite naturally the pillow went
up in the air, and then Clara col
lapseo.
Tacks was under the sofa biting
holes in the carpet.
Attracted by the crash, Mamma and
Papa cut in. They stood in the
door and watched Percy digging fol-
broken bric-a-brac with a sofa pillow
clinging gayly to his southeastern ex
tremity. He looked like an animated
Japanese lantern.
1t was too much for Papa. He
gave Percy the boot and ducked.
Mamma teetered over to Percy and
said: "Oh, it doesn't matter, Mr.
JONES'" and then she took a pu1 a,
the pillow.
AS she did so Percy sat down on
| the floor with bump that shook the
| block, and it was even money who
was the most surprised, Mamma OF
| Percy.
Clara ]. had left the scene of battle
and Tacks was out in the hall pray
ing for power to laugh just five min
utes longer
Percy arose painfully. So did the
sofa pillow. Mamma eyed them botf
suspiciously.
Il beg your pardon, Mrs. Van
vivver!" said Percy. and with botl
hands behind his back he took an
other yank at the evil.
"R-r-r-r-i-p!"
Percy stood up and Mamma ex
claimed: Mercy on us!"
Its a mere nothing, l assure you!'
said Percy.
Wont you re-seat yourself?" asked
Mamma, politely.
I'm afraid I'll ba~e to when thi'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

for the floor to sag at the ends-it
makes a perfectly tight Joint. The
siding Is one foot whitewood boards;
the entire height Of the ends Is bat
tened, but only the upper half OF the
sides; the lower half Is sawed to make
about four-inch siding, thus leaving an
air space for the corn which is on the
first floor. At one end is a double
doorway, seven feet. The second floor
is used entirely Tor small grain. There
are II bins. six on one side. five on
the other. each being AZ by Az feet,
51a feet high. and holding about 100
bushels. The larger part of the floor
can also be used for grain, and there
is a grain chute in the center. At one
end Is an elevator raised and low
cred by means of windlass. 1t is
simply a section of flooring with a
rope attached at each corner; these in
turn arc attached to two ropes which
pass over the windlass. This Is rath-
er tedious, and most Of the grain is
carried up the stairs, which are In
one corner. There is a landing part
way up, the stairs are wide and the
incline easy of ascent, SO this method
Is not so bad, yet great convenience;
In fact this is about the only feature
Of the building in which we would
care to make change. This floor is
we'll lighted by two good-sized win
dows. one at each end.
The grain chutes to the first floor
can perhaps be better understood by
the diagram, A, detachable portion;
B. curved end of iron which hooks
into staple and holds A in place; c,
piece of board to prevent grain from
leaking out at the sides; D, lever
moved by means Of stick, to open
slide e, which moves on points F and
H: X nailed to joist; hooks at the
bottom of A, on which to hang grain
bags. When cleaning over grain. in
stead of the wooden chute, have can
vas ones which can be twisted In any
direction to reach the top of the fan
ming mill.
There are on the first floor two
corn bins, four feet wide, one running
the entire side, the other not quite as
long. as some of the stair space comes
out of It. Beside the tanning above
mentioned is feed mill, run by a gas
oline engine, of which will speak
later. l have a small box holding 10
or IL bushels; this being on rollers
can be moved about, so 1t is not neces-
sary to draw from the bin every time
the stock is fed. There is also large
box holding about rs bushels for
ground feed When loading and un.
loading grain from the wagon. we use
scoop-board 20 inches by AZ feet;
this makes a bridge wide enough for
| the grain barrow, and thus facilitates
unloading. The five horsepower gaso.
line engine we have had two years,
and it is certainly valuable adjunct
| to the farm We use it for buzzing
| wood, but it was principally for she'll.
ing corn and grinding fed that pur.
chased it. Before that we used a DOW.
er requiring two teams and two men
to drive them. though a good driver
could manage both. We have a sta
tionary iron roof for 1t, and sides and
ends which can be taken of, thus pro.
tecting the machinery from storms
The picture also shows the construc
ton Of the steps into the granary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Dry Farming in Texas.

Texas has suffered considerably this
year from drought II all the farmers
of Texas had understood the funda.
mental principles of agriculture which
have been enunciated and clarified
and popularized by the development
Of dry farming, they would have spon-
taneously put these principles in modi.
fed form into practise this year to
their individual benefit and the gen.
eral welfare.
Besides there are thousands of
acres in the state of Texas which are
now idle and unproductive that could
be made to yield a good revenue 70
the individual and to the state II cor.
rect methods were pursued.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Cowpeas Tested.

The varieties of cowpeas grown by
the Indiana experiment station in the
northern part Of the state the past
four years were Early Black Eye,
which yielded an average of 3,253
pounds of hay and 12.1 bushels OF
grain per acre; Michigan Favorite,
1856 pounds hay and 1876 bushels
grain; Whippoorwill, 3,546 pounds hay
and. 1872 bushels grain, and New Era,
BID pounds hay and IL bushels grain
In the southern half of the state, Early
Black Eye yielded 2,346 pounds hay
and 1O.2 bushels grain; New Era, 2,
7z0 pounds hay and SO bushels grain
Iron, 1910 pounds hay and 7.2 bushels
grain, and Clay, 3.77s pounds hay and
III bushels grain
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

months ago your image moved into
the only furnished room in my heart,
and now l want to collect the rent
are you wise?"
YES" she Said, and her head
dropped little lower.
Il was out" l went on, ito hand
you one of those long, ready-made
speeches, full of moonlight serenades
and peeping stars nesting in azure
skies, and soft sentences tied up in
| true lovers knot, but I fell down
in the first lap and had to cut it out.
Now, the point Is this: When can l
grab you by the southpaw and lead
you off to minister's, where togeth.
er we can hear the brides sing?"
For moment she was silent, then
she looked up and said ever so sweet.
ly: IT'S up to you!"
The next minute-well, It's none OF
your darn business!
| Copyright by G. w. Dillingham; Coz
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

gray wonder-world l know a Salvationst who IS
happy because he is son of God. I know cheer
full, registering, often penness writer who is happy
because to him all good fellows and all
women adorable. The happy socialist dreams of the
brotherhood of men, the cantankerous socialist yearns
to interfere with his fellows.
It often happens that the men who stimulate
imagination and encourage dreams themselves fail
to attain happiness. They stand on the mountain
and point out the way, but they themselves never
reach the land of delight. They are, however, the
the great men, and you and / are the common way
farers Their way is not way, and it may be that
that their sorrow is precious than our joy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
ONE METHOD OF FILLING BAG
One Person Can Accomplish Trick by
Following Out Plan as Shown
In Illustration.

It very often happens that one
wishes to fill sacks with small grain,
apples, potatoes, ETC., but has no one
to help hold the bag An excellent
method of doing this is to procure an
old wooden or metal bucket and knock
out the bottom, says a writer in Popu.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
STORAGE FOR. GRAIN
Practical Granary With Several
Good Working conveniences.
Ohio Farmer Gives Interesting De-
seription Of Building Constructed
Several Years Ago-Gasoiine
Engine Valuable Adjunct.

The granary on our farm was built
In 1875, and we have found II both
practical and convenient, writes Lon
Hurst of Ohio. In Rural New Yorker.
1t is a timber frame. 20 by 30 feet,
with 16-foot posts and sets up from
the ground about two feet. The girths
are by 4 inch oak scantling. the
joist by 8 inch gained two inches in
the beams, leaving four inches above,
which comes even with the top of the
gtrths; in this way there 10 no chance
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Gull Poor Layers.

After the second year the hen'A
value as a winter egg-producer less
ems.
Gull out the poor layers and give the
prolific hens more room to work.
Ducks and geese should never be
kept with chickens.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Rations for Cows.

1t requires daily ration for dairy
COW containing about 20 pounds of dry
matter. Of this rs pounds should be
protein, 10 pounds carbohydrates and
u pound of fat. The carbohydrates
should be about SIS to 1 of protein.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

The scholars may extol the beauties and
scientific superiority of the Esperanto Ian
guage, but it will be many generation
before it can be brought into general use.
It is a sort of composite speech, a
blend of various tongues, and is of course,
an artificial produce, the utility of which
on any broad scale is very uncertain.
I have never gone into it very deeply,
but I confess that casual examination OF
it does not reveal many attractions.
Its promoters are sanguine and very
enthusiastic, but so were the advocates of
Iala,,,,l which q aaaan1lfa ctured Ian
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Feeding Cows.

Feed literally at this season. so that
the cows will hold up In milk through
the fall and into the winter. If they
are allowed to decrease in milk flow
now, it will be difficult to increase the
flow later.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

A raise in salary is a more severe test
of character than poverty.
I knew man who did we'll on 81, 800
year, but he went all to pieces when raised
to $4,000.
Prosperity is more responsible for the
breaking of the Sabbath than any other
single cause.
Men in business who are successful
feel that they are too tired to attend church
services on Sunday.
Their money gives them an opportunity
to go automobile riding and participate in
other enjoyment, which keeps them
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

The great number of deaths from
drowning throughout the year calls for an
easy and positive remedy. Every day
people fall off piers or tip over boats and
drown, or some one in walking out into the
water steps into deep hole, there is a few
moments struggle, and all is over. And
this because they have never known the
first points about swimming.
Few girls really swim. / think it would
be safe to say that not over one per cent.
of the girls in this country can swim over
ten feet.
7 have learned from recent inquiries
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Felicity
Secret
Wise Man Knows
Exactly
What He Needs
BY SIDNEY DARK

WISE MAN discovers exactly what he needs to be happy
and endeavors perssently to acquire the essentials
1t is easy to blunder badly about these essentials Lots
of furiousy anxious to marry. They persuaded
that life is impossible without particular woman often to
discover that life impossible with her. Similarly money
popularity regarded necessary happiness although
all number among acquaintance far miserable
in costly residence than they when living in humble
"home"