The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-26
Views and Interviews.

Justice Douglas, of the North Caro-
lima Supreme court, told me the fol-
lowing good one yesterday:
Col. Cowles had a small farm. some
eight or ten acres of which were very
fertile He raised an enormous crop
of corn on il one year-100 bushels To
the acre, l think. The paper there got
hold of it, though, and printed that the
yield was 100 barrels per acre and
added that Col Cowles had never con.
sidered himself much of farmer, but
that this corn crop showed him to be
quite an 'agriculturist.' Il at once wrote
TO Cowles, quoting the paper and asking
how he managed to do it. Also | in
quired the brand of fertilizer used, con
Guiding by saying l did not understand
the meaning of the words farmer and
Sgriculturist' as used by the paper. 4
farmer, had always thought, was N
man who raised corn, wheat, oats ana
the like. but an agriculturist / had un-
derstood to be one of these fellows that
go down to Raleigh to board meetings
and raise the taxes. | said had never
before considered him in the last-named
class.
THE return mail brought his reply.
u.
agriculturist is an up-to-date farmer and
that's what | am. Instead of using
fertilizers + use irrigation. And
my experience teaches me that if in
stead of irrigating the corn you'll irri-
gate the editor you can raise enormous
crops at very small expense
II considered that | had the worst
end of the joke, concluded the Judge,
"and Eve never undertaken reply"
She is woman of rare good common
sense. We We're talking about the monu-
ment which it is now proposed to build
to the memory of the Women of the Com
federaey.
Il am glad they are going TO do it,
she said. My mother was ONE of these
Women of the Confederacy--a heroic soul
she was-and my father WAS a soldier
He lived to see the monument here
erected to the memory of the Soldiers
of the Confederacy, and a proud day il
was to him. But 4 know it would have
made him far proIder could he have
lived to see unveiled a monument to the
Women of tine Confederaey, built by the
old soldiers and their friends 1t is a
Noble tribute.
Il don't know that it's exactly in place
for woman to be giving free advice in
such a matter, but / would like to offer
just one suggestion. That is that a
woman be selected to design the monu-
ment Such a selection would be most
appropriate. There are several women
in this country whose names are inscrib-
ed on monuments as designers. For in.
stance there is Miss Virginia Montgom-
cry, perhaps the most talented of them
When the Daughters of the Confederacy
of San Antonio, Texas, decided to honor
the memory of their heroes of the civil
war, Miss Montgomery submitted de-
sign and lit was accepted. THE monu.
ment is now being erected and will be
unveiled next year"
Miss Montgomery is a resident of New
Orleans. She was born in Mobile Ala
but was reared at the family country
home twelve miles from that city,
Through her mother she is Of Virginian
and South Carolinfan ancestry. Through
her father, the late John "a. Montgomery,
of Washington, ID. c., she Is q kins-
woman of the hero, Richard Montgomery.
Through her father, also. she bears re,
lationShip to Sir Joshua Reynolds. Miss
Montgomery began to develop her artis-
tic talent when very young. She is well
educated and she has enjoyed the bene-
fits of travel Her studio in New Or
leans has many pupils and is q centre OF
much artistic interest. Personally, Miss
Montgomery is described as tall and slen-
der, with dark hair that curls irrepressir
bly,, and fair complexion, and eyes that
are large, brown and luminous. She has
great capacity for work and a rich
fund Of humor.