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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
DE LONE TOLD THE TRUTH.

The action of the President in send
mo he LONE home is generally approx
cd No foreign representative must DC
nermitted to speak S%lightingly of our
Chief Executives. Thai is a privilege
h~.Jonpinc only to naturaliZed citizens.
II i true THAT, De, IOme's personal
letter. which he never expected 10 DC
printed. was only in line with what the
u~ewspapcr of this country say OF MI.
Mckinley every day. The crime was III
n foreigner, whose country SENDS MN
as 2 representative TO the United States,
presuming to write as Americans wrlte.
Mr.. Mckinley was elected on Il plat
form that pledged TIE party to do all II
could TO assist the Cubans in securing
their independence. Instead OF dong
that. Mr.. McKinley's party has follow
ed exactly along the same route That
they denounced Mr.. Cleveland for pur-
suing. Instead of showing any syHpa-
thyf for the brave Cuhans, this govern
ment has spent two million dollars III
stopping fi~libustering expeditions upon
questionable legal warrant for so doing.
With Cuba. bleeding and starving at II
very door. this administration has not
given n thought to it, but has bent all
its energies to annex the sugar planta-
lions and lcpers on fhe Sandwich is
lands.
Mckinley is alone to blame for De
Lome's ntterances. If he had carried out
his platform and campaign pledges to
help the struggling Cubans, De LONE
could not have truly said: ut shows
once more what Mckinley is-weak and
catering to the rabble, and, besides, 4
low politician, who desires to leave a
door open to me and to stand we'll with
the jingoes of his party"
This is q correct p~en-portrait of Mr..
Mckinley and his Cuban policy. He
has wanted to l-'leaye a door open" e
Spain and TO 'stand wei with the jim
goes Of his party" at the same time
This is McKinley's way and shows thai
he is Il small 'tpolitician.' His ATTITUDE
on tho Cuban question parallels his atti
tude on the money. question and every
other great matter upon which the PEG
pie are divided. He leaves an ope1
door" for both sides and makes eacl
think for the time that he IS in entii'
agreement with his view.
But De Lone. must be dismissed II
disgrace. The Americans who e~riticiz
the President are very much in the at
titude of the man who abused his wife
but would not permit an outsider to d.
SO under penalty of chastisement.
The incident will be serviceahle if i
causes the President to quit Cooking
two ways for Sunday and carry ont til
platform declaration upon which he wa
elected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
ABOUT PRINTING THE NEWS.

The primary duty Of a newspaper Is
1t is not its duty to print private scan
dial, but when there are public scandal
it is the duty Of the press to so TO the
bottom and print the truth.
Fridays Ncwberm Journal. which had
not up to that time printed anything
about the Hill-Duffy shooting, said:
The future policy of the Journal will
be that anything THAT occurs on the
streets Of the city. or in the courts, Or
other public places will be considered as
news. The facts rs near as can be as
certained will Ire given and :uny subSe-
quent facts or corrections will be given
as they come to light. To conceal is not
to prevent, C is morality s,hserNed
by silence. At the same time, the news
will be given i'll rs proper a way as Is
possible"
The Journal yielded at, first to the
request of the parties not to print the
lIill-Duffy occurrence. What was the
result? All sorts of JUNIORS went out
from Newbern rejecting POI all the
parties, and the further the news travel
ed the ore it was exaggerated. If the
Newbern papers had Immediately printed
all the facts. with the statements of adj
the parties, it would have ben better
fo~ all concerned.
The Journals new platform is the only
correct platform for Il newspaper tC
stand upon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
THE IL OF tORN ILANllNO.

In dsing the question of reducing
tho coacreage. in it's local aspect, in
hi,s reprinted yesterday, our CORE
Snondkt Rock Hill very pertinrntly
says:
..Fane years the drift has been
from, TO corn. and much corr has
been that reaction may 90 too far.
This spondent has spoken with one
fa11nho had corn of 1896, still Oh
hand wished to sell il; it was fine
corn. but when it was shucked and
shelEd hauled to market it did not
hrinch. The limit Of corn plant
inc ached, in his opinion, when
cachn has made its W supply.
vitkfe margin. No n can afford
10 .prn. but for 4 money crop it's
a cLcp between good corn and dog
tail'n.
TronditionS and views obtain IN
marts of the State. and they are
entio fair and full consideration. II
is : TO preach complaining 10
farwhO cannot sell the surplus cOrn
theke. They can always sell all
thepluS cotton. and that is the end
of controversy for them. They
wiltinue to devote their surplus
mend energies 10 raising surplus
col
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
ERSLFY YOUR CROPS.


5 a most convenient season for
reg the results of the last years
w.r devising plans for the coming
ytl)O not merely look into the
srof the past. but examine care
TT cauSeS of the failures. 20 that
thy be avoided as far as possible.
l. a good system of rotation Of
end adhere to it. On this large
lpcndS the continued profit from
Y year to he derived from the
University your crops. The one
c'mer les never long 4 successful
f Above all things, plan to raise
II farm all the supplies necessary
Il the needs of the household and
I stock. as far rs it is possible to
& The nan who does this from
yTear. will 500 be in Il position
dependent and able to watch the
frOn of the market and take ad-
-, Of the best time to sell his sur
pdncts. Markets are depressed
compulsory sale of the products
lbrought about by the neglect Of
to make supplies for the home
ments. With bread and meat
dance at home. a farmer a af-
wait with comfort until his sur
in demand.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
HESTER'S COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, Ia, Feb. 1.-Spcretary
Testers weekly cotton statement shows
mat the nine million mark in the ma li-
eting OF TINS years crop has been ok
ceeded by 5000 bales. The increase in
the movement into sight this week. com
pared with IN seven days ending this
date last year in round figures, is 113,
600 bales.
For the 164 days Of the season that
have elapsed, the aggregate is ahead OF
the 164 days Of last year, 10000. The
amount brought into sight during tn.
past week has been 252323 against
139.U3O for the seven days enaine this
date last year.
The movement since September l..
shows receipts AT all United Sta.er, ports
',o23.'N. against SOL ,312 last wear.
overland and across the Mississippi
ONO ana Potomac rivers TO Northern
mills and Canada, gOS. 997, against
bb1.n4I last year: interior stock in ex-
cess Of those held at the close of the
commercial year 4S1 ,995, against 295.
63l last year.
southern mill takings exclusive Of
consumption at Southern outports GIL.
IT. against oS4, IA last year.
forelgn exports for the week were
l'o,SlO. against 131 .tiSi asst wear. max
ing the total thus far for the season
''o-','33 against HOS, 2O1 last wear.
Inc total takingS of American mills
North and South and Canada. TINS far
lor the season have been 300 S16
against 1,S43.SS3 last year.
Stocks at the Seaboard and the twen-
lynne leading Southern interior can-
Tres have decreased during the week
-I.'oo, and are now 1920 in excess
OF This date last year. Including stocks
lei, over AT ports and interior towns
rom me laSt crop, and the number OF
bales brought into sight tbus f,r 81.
The new crop, the supply To date i q
i+f:lH: against 7,67G,237 for the sama
period last year. s"nV
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
THE PRODUCTION OF MAPLE
SUGAR SYRUP IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

The value Of the yield of maple sugar
and syrup in Vermont amounts each year
to over S5(U, 600. and the sugar orchard,
as the grove Of sugar trees or
sugar naples is CALLED. Is regarded
as on" of the best paying parts y: the
farm. Besides It's raying so we'll the
when there is little or no other remun-
:rative farm work possible. Thc con
ditious in several of the mountain coun-
t.Cs of North Carolint are quite similar
10 what they are in Vermont. the win
ters being hard and cold and allowing
but little agricultural work. Although
this is SO and there are plenty of :ll.ar
naples in portions of the northwestern
counties Of this State, the yield Of ma
pie sugar products is so Insignificant that
thns State is not mentioned as on" Of
the producers of this article. 1t could
undoubtedly be made into Il large and
profitable industry since maple syrup.
especially when pure. finds Il ready sac
III all towns, being preferable to mo-
lasses and cane syrup. Besides no eN-
pensive outnt IS required to begin the
work. other than what can be made al
home or is usually already on hand in
the shape Of cane syrup eyaporatorS
The North Carolina Geological Survey
has published Il book OR the best meth
cd of making maple syrup and market
ing it. 1t is by w. w. Ashe. Foreste!
for the Geological Survey. and will he
sent free % persons Interested in The
subject upon an application hcing sen,
to the State G~eolOgist. Rsiei.a. y. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
AN ABLE AND FAITHFUL OFFICIAL.

Hon. Charles B. Aycock, who retired
yesterday from the position OF United
States District Attorney for Eastern
North Carolina, is already one Of the
first prosecuting attorneys the State has
produced. He is a learned lawyer, an
clouuent and effective advocate, Il just
and honest man, ana has made an up
right and faithful public officer. A nat
ural born advocate and defender, he has
shown il versatility that is not common
in becoming equally as successful in
prosecuting as he had established Il rep
utation for ability in defending men
charged with wrong-doing. The party
that places such able and tried men in
office as Mr.. Aycock is the party tina
deserves to control the affairs of thi:
Commonwealth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
SHEARING $4,000 SH
STEAM.
(From the Chicago Inter

From the Chicago Inter-
Aurora, Ill. Feb. "A f
pert operators two weeks ag
work Of shearing the oO.OOOs
sent penned il the yards of 4.
Burlington ard Quincy RI
Montgomery. The shears ?
Grated by steam power. ans
and sheep alike are shorn at
nearly a thousand a day. is
Of the local Humane SOcer
tested to President ShortaIi-
nois Humane Society. .aa
shearing of the sheep in wir.
Snortall to-day notified the at
he would interfere in the 4
violation of the law rehe
proper protection of Animal
or cold. The sheep men ne
animals are kept in a WAGER
being shorn, and are the- a
week before being shipped or
slaughter. They also poilct
that the sheep fatten mQf-,
ter losing their wool. ,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
DIVEDSIFIED CROPS NEEDED.

DR.. Charles w. Dabney, the "
known president of the university
Tennessee. is q thorough student Of a
cultural conditions OF this section.
fully understands the peculiar need,
Ii Southern farmers. In Il recent
dress delivered before the Amer
Cotton Growers Protective Associa,
in Memphis, touching upon rhe re
ton of the cotton acreage, DIR. Da
said: e
Although resolutions setting fortf.
necessity. for the reduction of aca
and the production or mor food -
and meat on Southern plantatiOnsss,
doubtless done some good in the
by informing the people as to theiia,
ger, and may do good in the FL
the reforms we work for arc not :,
to be brought about by ~resollh
however, emphatic and mandatortcl
may be. Too many OF our cOttOn,,n~
ers are ignorant negro rentjrsna
will continue to make with the le,n
~tellectual and physical effort. or
others are too selfish. and will eviff.
in a larger acreagc Of cotton wheell,
think that other farmers have low
considerably. The only way to non
pl.sh these reforms will be by edow
the people as to their true %inter.oaf
an one of those persons who belie.ead
We are not going TO permanently thei
the price Of cotton in any cOnssery
amount by any a whateved
this association can do much twhi,
the cotton growers how 10 MI he
cotton cheaper. in the first plsStat
10 teach those who cannot mali t Il
the prevailing low prices how side
something else. All cotton the
need To learn that they can sav.wert
deal by growing food crops neat Il
their own mea and other 125
Our president has estimated of 5
per cent. Of the e proceeds sam,
cotton crop is consumed before
is put upon the market. The TIL
pOrtant lesson that this aSSOci farm
teach is the lesson OF economy in II
ing on II W capital. IN Sh Der I
educatlonal ASSOCIATION the farm
Cotton Growers Protective ! week
can be OF mmense value at TN busy
for many years to ONE rs /.
The remedy for existing cyI cial
agricultural situation III the deprf
in the Investigation of crOI nrofi
Importance Oh 'es"hS me eI appe;
inns remedy cannot De urges is pc
much emphasis upon our far Of II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
HE'S YOUR BOY.
God Abvices 10 Fathers Who Have
Boys.
Southern T'arm.l

You do not know what is in him. Bear
with him; he patient; wait. Feed MIN
| clothe him. love lin. He Is a boy, and
most boys are bad. You think him
so l~icht-hearted, and fear he is light
| headed as well. Remember he calls
YOU father. When he Played IN your
lap you fondly hoped he would some
day be a great and useful man. Now
that he Is larger. and his young blood
drives him into gleeful SportS,and makes
him impatient of serious things. rafting.
playful. ~thoughtleSs. you almost de>'
pair. But don't be snappish and snars-
iSh and make him feel that YOU are disap-
pointed in him. He is your boy. and YOU
are 10 live with him. He bears your
name and Is TO send il on down The
stream Of time. He inherits our for
tune and fame. and is to transmit them
to generations 10 come.
1t may be difficult TO govern him. but
be patient. He may seem tverSe Ia every
thing useful and good. but wait. No
one can tell what is in a boy. Ill"
may surprise o some day. Hope. Let
him grow. While his body grows Ia
ger and stronger his mental and moral
nature may extend and improve.
Educate your boy. You may hin
money spent in that way is III vain.
There is nothing in him: he has no pride
no ambition. You don't know. No one
can tell what there is in Il boy. Be
sides, there may be an unkindlei spark,
an Unframed flame. Il smouldering fire.
a latent energy. which the teachers
aid may stir. the association with books
may rouse, d~erelop~and direct and thus
start your boy agoing with such energy
that no power on earth could stop him
49, = - $500 - AI2 L. L.
of fame.
If o cannot educate him. let him edu-
cate himself. That vail make him
a giant with whom none dare in
%tecfere. such are the best men in the
world. The greatest benefaetors Of the
have stopped their shoulders to bear
burdens. hayc carried hands hardened
with labor nave endured the fatigue
of toll. Many such are in our minds
now. Labor onquors al things. The
old Roman was right. We see it in a
thousand instances. Labor makes the !
man. No boy ever came to be ii man
the nOble=t work of God without labor.
This is Gods great law; there is a di-
vine Philosophy in it. Get your boy
work, if he will not work. make him
work. There is no progress. no deyelp-
ment, no outcome, no true manhood with
out it. We must work.
Father, be kind to your boy. We know
a mother will do. Thank God.
A mothers love. a mothers prayer fol-
rs still: and the memory Of her
anxious tears shall never fade ont dur
ne the succession OF years.
Finally. but not least. pray for. your
COY. God hears prayer. Do the best
'ou can. Commit all you cannot d., to
Tod and hope. Never despair, for no
ne knows what is in 4 boy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

Marriage. according to DR.. Schwartz,
of Berlin, is the most important factor
III longevity. or every 200 persons who
reach the age of 40 years Ia are mar
ried and - unmarried. Al 60 years the
proportions are ~ to -; at 10 years.
u 10 II. and at 90 years. 8 to :. Fifty
centenarians had all been married. The
Doctor asserts that the rate Of mortality
for husbands and wives between the
ages OF 30 and - years is 1S per cent,
while thai for unmarried persons is %
per cent.
Judge Ong. of Cleveland. Ohio. who
has been hearing many divorce cases Of
late. last Monday said: when a wo-
man comes into court and appeals
to me for relief, when she is doing all
she can to support herself and children.
has Il good character and a miserable
creature in The shape Of a man for a
husband. | would give such a woman re-
lief by divorce if there were not a word
on the subject in a single statute in Ohio.
l believe in esta blishing tine whipping
post for all such cowardly creatures as
these husbands"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
SOILS IN TOBACCO DISTRICTS.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
authorized the issue. in pamphlet form.
Of a preliminary report upon the soils
of the principal tobacco districts III IN"
United States. prepared by Milton mt
ney. chief Of the division OF soils. A
study of these soils was begun when the
tobacco exhibit was being prepared for
the Columbian Exposition at Chicago
and since tina time quite a number OF
typical toba eco soils have been eXanfln-
ed in the laboratory cGnnecIeu WIN the
Agricultural Department. Inc present
publication. which is ~copiOu>iy illustrated.
ID a preliminary report of the work that
has been going on. The main points Of
inquiry. which now reach the depart
menr. are in regard TO the KIND of tobac-
60 which should be grown IN certain spe-
Gifted localities. and the method Of cur-
ing the products. Replying 10 THESE
questions. h report says climate and
soil conditions should determine the klnh
of tobacco raised.
4 glance at IA table giving changes in
the production of tobacco from 1879 10
1880 shows that in this period of ten
wears the average yield of the Cigar
tObaccos has been very considerably in
creased. The manufacturing ana export
districts cannot be sharply separated. as
both kinds of tobacco are frequently
grown in the same district. and the
| same kind is frequently used for 10Th
| purposes. On the whole. there has been
a considerable decrease in the acreage
and yield. With the bright. yellow. ami
burly tobaccos there has been a large
increase in both acreage and yield. Since
100 49, Ia Ina,L ~, III rn 1sIn aha N 90
in many Of these districts. while other
new districts, notably Texas and Cali
fornia. are coming into considerable
prominence both a~ TO the area nnder
cultivation and the excellent quality OF
the product raised. The acreage in
| Florida has also been very greatly in
creased since 1889, but there are no re-
liable statistics to show the extent Of
the changes in the counties making up
the tobacco districts
Some attention is devoted to the Ques-
ton of meteorological conditions as at
fecting the industry in the great tbacco
regions in this country. Cuba and Sum
atra. "The plant the report contin-
ues. SIS far more sensitive to these
meteorological conditions than are our
Instruments. Even in such a famous
tobacco region as Cuba tobacco Of goo,
quality cannot be grown in the imme-
date vicinity of the ocean. OF in GER
tain p: rts of the island. even on what
would otherwise he considered good to-
bacco lands. This has been the expert
ence also in Sumatra. and in our own
country. but the Influences are too subtle
to be detected by our meteorological IN
strumentS."
The remainder of the report lis devOt.
ed mainly TO a description Of the differ
ent classes Of tobacco lands found in
the United States, together with data
rs TO the yield per acre. whether used
as wrapper or filler, the value of the
tobacco produced and. valuable sugges-
lions for obtaining the best results.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
THE TOBACCO PRODUCTION.
Inc Total Yield for The Year 1856
Valued at $4,000. 900.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 31.-Ttpe final
estimates OF the tobacco production in
Iiie United States for 1896. made by the
Agricultural Department. place the tOtal
Yield at 4u3.OO4.32O pounds, valued NJ
H-f.@oS.o'o. The area cultivated
amounted 10 = acres. Seven States
prou'ced a crop valued at more than !,
illlilon dollars. viz: Kentucky. 5000
2o2: North Carolina, So 81. ~,
gina. S'.O13.9S6: Tennessee. SO 1c1
$40: Ohio. S1,O66, 600: Pennsylvania
y. Connecticut. $685. COS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

1t was not long G that thu Missouri
RIVER states We're petitionin. Congress
Tor 81 100000 to eXterminate the Russian
thistle. Thousands of doliars nave
been expended by the farmer.
of Nebraska and adjoining states ON tho,
object. and now they lind that 1he
thistle when dry is very valuable both
Tor fuel and fodder. the cattle consum-
1T with avidity. Thus another arsn-
that Nature knows best what is good for
man. The case of in~sectivorous birds.
WHICH the FARMERS are now geI
/" preserve. instead of destroy. is also
IN point But we shall await further
DEMONSTRATIONS OF the truth of the theo-
nv In question before suspending opera
tions against the gypsy moth and alm
IN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

mere IS excellent advice TO the
iarmers-advicc well worth following
IN this. which is copied from the Inn
Der Bridge News One Of the successful
farmers or TINS section told us two
weeks ago that every farmer should ~,
busy making at this sea son 90
as lG lessen the Outgo for the CONNER.
clal fertilizers that are supposed 10 he q
degree necessary TO the fullest der,..Ao or
pr0ftable farming on our lands mi,
.ppeareh 10 Us a wise observations. If i,
possible TO cut off Il large percentage
OF the outlay for fertilizers il hy al
inearS should he done. We arc nl--
suaded thai too much reliance is nut On
the hope Of making an ample n.t income
rom the growth of cotton by the use Of
large amounts of imported fertilizers.
ruses mere are near cuts" for the
FARMER to cut off expenses at this ,s,int
IL the efforts to do this in 1898 are to no
made now is the time to begin"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
STATISTICAL CROP STATEMENT,
Estimate of Acreage, Production aD6
Value for 1897.

u ~, ffof1ctatn InG
Value for 1897.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31.-The final
eStihialfs OF acreage, production and
value of the crops in the United States
Tor 1897 made by the Statistician or
the department of Agriculture, are as
follows:
Torn. SO.O95.1 O1 acres: 1902, OCT a33
bushels. 1901 .O72. 952 vale.
Wheat. 50. 46J. O66 acres. 52O 11o 1co
bushels; $42S,547 1o1.
Oats. ~25.73O.375 acres: Cos. 767, 800
bushels: $~147.974.719 value.
Rye. 1.7N3,561 acres; 81, 36333324 bush
els: $12,o .647 value.
Barley. 2.719,116 acres. G 6S5 1o-
bushels: $50. 142. 139 value.
Buckwheat. U7,S36 acres; 14.997,451
bushels :$6,:519. 1873 value.
Potatoes. 2.534,57l acres; 1G4, 10 64
bushels; 8 .643,O59 value.
Hay. 42.426.77O acres: 60 S7G
S4O1,3 800, 72S value.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
4 VALENTINE QUESTION

What for her valentine?
I'M WHAT could please her better
Iiflan to ~inclOse this hear of 49,
Within IL letter: n"c
"hc u smale and toss her curls
W innocent and artless y
but all the other girls
would s~tlaightway deem me hear.)essi
r. l.. STANTON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

Mr.. Tom Buntler plowed one acre
last year with Il two-horse pillow. then fol
lowed with a subsoil. and put on a ton
Of compost. He sOwed one bushel and
three pecks OF wheat. He harvested
forty-seven bushels and you can do the
same if you will only try it.-Bntter-
fOrdton Nindicator.