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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
SMALL INDUSTRIES.

A few Gays ago we published n para
graph to the effect that a Hickory house
had received a BIG order for mHnllfac-
turing boxes for the American Tobacco
Company at Durham. These boxes had
heretofore been made in Michigan. That
is a. change of the kind we like to note.
II means progress Of the right kind i'll
North Carolina.
The Mt. Olive Advertiser this week
gives good advice to truck growers as
follows:
About. 60,00O crates Of strawberries
are Shipped from Mt. Olive every season.
IF the crates are made at home. ut means
the distribution Of about S10,UUO amtalg
our laborers and saw mill men; Assuming
.tlle crates to be worth % cents each.
If the crates are bought abroad, II MEANS
only about 5000 at nome and Sl2.0U
to strangers. patroniZe hDme INDUS
tries
The Advertiser makes 4 good point
che that cannot be emphasized too often.
While we are rejoicing over the build
ing of new cotton mills, let us also en-
courage all the smaller industries to til!
end That all unnecessary money sent
ont Of the State may be retained in NORTH
Carolina.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
THE GOLDSBORO HOSPITAL.
It's Excellent Management. More
Room Needed.

Goldsboro, \. c., Jan. 27.-(Staf Cor
respondeace.)-Mr Il. II. Griffin. Uo.
prietor of Hotel kennon, has recently
purchased the Goldshoro steam laundry
He has had it thoroughly renovated and
equipped with first class latest improved
laundry ma chinery.
DR.. J. F. Miller, superintendent OF the
State Hospital at Goldshoro for colored
people. says he has abc,:t four hundred
and fifty inmates.
The executive committee argued some
time ago the Importance of only the worst
patients being received. ar there is NOT
room here for mild forms Of insanity.
More room is needed. Last summer h
water supply was olnd insufficient. DR..
Miller reInedied this by putting IN a by
draulic ram that enabled him to use the
water from a stream about half a mile
from the institution. a large ditch was
dug. The outlay for this improvement
was about 81 800. 1t will save about 81
COO n year.
The health Of the patients is excellent.
The cleanliness, good order and systema-
tic management of his institution in all
the buildings and grounds embracing all
lands is just such as might be expected
from such an efficient superintendent
aided by 4 competent corps of assistants.
H. 3. HAflLtY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
GOOD FARMING.
Usoanoke-Chowan TimcS.)

Mr.. w. r. Baugham, Of Rich Square.
experimental with peanuts last year with
good suits. He planted two acres IN
peanuts of land that would produce about
one thousand pounds OF seed cotton per
acre. On one acre he used one thousand
pounds of lime ard go pounds o plaster.
On the other he used the same quantity
of pIaSter but 10 lime. The NC acres
produced 400 pounds OF fine peanuts.
He has alraedy realized from he sale Of
peanuts $500 net. and has $4,000 worth
On hand at present prices.
Mr.. Baugham StimateS that the acre
on which he used lime in addition to
plaster produced 5000 pounds. and the
acre without lime about 1.IUO pounds.
me LOCO pounds of lime cost. delivered
at Rich Square. 500.
1t requires no fertilizer, now controlled
hy Il rcbber trust. to produce peanuts. " Q
i.ave talked with a number of farmers on
the SUBJECT of the relative value Of cot
tom ard peanuts as q money crop ami all
agree that more money can be made rals-
ing peanuts al two cents Per pound tfiiiil
cotton at eight cents per pound.
The acreage Of land that Will produce
fine peanuts is limited Black land Will
not 10. and red land is not a good IS
light colored land. IN planting q crop OF
peanuts farmers should take iTto consist
Grafton the fact that peanuts are sub
icct To he damaged in curing ana hoJS-
ing them. ana therefore not Il safe crop
in all seasons. 1t seems to Us that the
wise farmer will plant more than one
mcncy crop SO that Il failure III ONE WIZ
not result SO disastrlously to hIs eXcle-
Glfar.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
THE RELIGION Of JEFFERSON
He Was Not an Atheist as Charged. His Letters Prove 'ha'
He Had Strong Religious Convictions.


nro.;ous morSel Of ethics | have never
coan. II Is 2 document IN proof that l am
a-hUAL CHRISTIAN, that IS 10 say. a
| di~ciyae Of the doctrines Of Jesus. very
different from the Platonists. Who can
ME- intidel and THEMSELVES chris
tians and preachers OF the Gospel. Wine
they draw all their characteristic uogHsas
| from what its author never SAID NOT SAW.
| lHo means here the New England, spe-
| cially the Boston. preachers that charged
| him with all kinds of intideHty-a MOL
ster.) They have compounded from the
heather mysteries a system beyond the
| coupprchension of man. OF which the great
reformer Of the ethical delsm OF
the Jews. were he TO return ON earth,
| would not recognize one feature. III l
had time / would add to my little book
the Greek. Latin and French texts. IN
columns side by side" This Jefferson did
the next winter and thus studied the
teachings OF Christ in the originals and
compared the TRANSACTIONS IN the modern
languages. From this little book he used
to read nightly before going TO bed-thR
is certified by his grandson, Colonel
Randolph.
A letter OF advice. as to the education Of
a child-a name-sake. whose parents liv-
ed in Washington, Feb. II, 1925, says:
This letter Will. 10 you, be as one from
the dead. The writer Will be in the grave
before YOU can weigh his counsels. Your
affectionatc and excellent father has re-
uuested that / would address to You
something which might possibly nave q
favorable influence on the course OF life
YOU have TO run. and /, too, as q name~
sake, feel an interest in that course. Few
words Will be necessary. with good dis
positions on our part. Adore God. Rev
ererce and cherish your parents. BE
lust. Be true. Murmer not at the ways
Of Providence. SO shall the life into
which YOU have entered, be the portal 70
one Of eternal and ineffable bliss. And
if to the dead it is permitted to care for
the things of this world, every action Of
your life will be nnder my regard. Fare
WE'LL Are such the words Of an atheist!
I have not the time to give other quo
tations from Jetferson's writings ON this
subject. but many similar ones could be
cited. 1t appears, however, that the
above are amply sufficient to show the
nature Of the man we are considering and
certainly amply sufficient to Q how
unjust are many OF the remarks we hear
concerning his religion. He may not have
been orthodox, nor was he i member OF
any church. but he was an earnest stu
dent Of the Bible and a believer IN Christ
He said himself, Il am 4 Christian
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
COTTON CROP OF THE SOUTH.
Supply and Demand Should Rule Trade

To the Ediror-With this the cotton
growers would be satisfied. The mIsret-
rcsentaltions made by agents employed
Nv those most interested to report the
croD largely in excess of what it really
is. thereby reducing the price of cotton
below the cost Of production. which i
disastrous in the extreme 10 the cotton
grower, can easily be 'remedied
through the cotton growers ASSOCIATION
bv legislative enactment requiring any
person who owns Il gin TO supply the
gin with "Standard scales
ed BY the Cotton Growers Association
and ADOPTED by all the Cotton States.
Any person running a gin 70 be placed
under oath and bond 10 give r Il
full weight and TO make Il monthly re-
part to the State statistician Of every bale
of cotton Ginned and every bale sold At
said gin. The State stati>tician TO make
a monthly report TO. the president Of the
Cotton Growers Association Also to
the United States Agricultural Depart
mcnt. BY this means accurate infOrma-
ton can at any time be obtained. All
cotton to be sold by gin weight until
March 1st of each year. and after that
date all cotton grown the previous year.
when sold to be weighed again. Any
person running a gin Illegally to be
fined 800 and imprisoned ) months in
the county jail. \ like fine and imprisor-
ment TO be imposed or any ginncr who
fails to make q monthly report. Every
sinner to be allowed ) cents 4 bale for
weighing and giving certificate Of weight.
This will amply repay him for the
purchase CT scales and making his
monthly reports. The charge for weigh
ing to be paid by the grower.
w. II. HAMILTON.
Auburn. \. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

. President Peacock tells the Greens
bOro Telegram that Greensboro Fc-
male College now has the largest at
tendance it has had in five years. and
the college is doing the best work i'll
its history. The friends of the insti-
tuition will be gratifed to know OF its
success.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

On the recommendation OF DR.. II. F.
Long, DR.. X. IL. Lewis. secretary of the
State Board Of Health. has assigned DIR.
l.. uarrill, of SuGtesville, to the duty
Of visiting small poX infested points
10 advise with the authorities in re,
card TO the best methods of handling
the disease in order to promptly sup
press it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
ACCORDING TO RUDYARD.

Larry-"Be hivins. it's a wonder tn
British ~proivates don't Git mixed"
Denny-'Phoy shud they"
Larry-"For tn raison that livery mon
is named Tommy Atkins
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
Morocco Prison Not to His Taste.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Thomas J. Hun
ter, the former auditor Of the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad brought back
here from Morocco whence h had fled,
passed through Washington with his
guards today en route to Atlanta. Hun
ter says the prison where he WIS confined
in Morocco is the most horrible place i'm
agiEahlc and he was glad to set away
from it alive at any cost.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

Il see that the cream Of the British
army is now in the Transvaal.
Yes. the whipped cream"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

Quoter: You can't eat your cake and
it.
Dyspeptic: The deuce YOU can't.-Life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

The Count: Your father actually made
NE repeat to him the very words in
which l proposed to You.
ssThat is like papa. He Is so fond OF
business propositions.-IAfe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30
A HANDSOME THING.
Statcsyillc Landmark.

The Raleigh chamber OF commerce
has done a very handsome thing in ADOPT
ing a resolution looking to the entertain
nlent Of the members Of the General As
scnbIv as the guests Of the city of Raj
tigh when that body meet at the capital
next June. The members of the Assem-
h]v will receive no pay for attending tht
.Juue meeting. They will have to attend
the meeting at their own expense, and il
ihey arc entertained while in Raleigh
the expense Will be very much reduced
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-30

Some people are radical in theory but
ia action.
The age-herald., 1900-10-28
RELIGION OF THE
 CELESTIAL EMPIRE
Baron Speck Von Sternberg, Charge d' Affaires of the German
 Embassy, Writes on Subject

mysticisms and the superstitions which, owing to the influence of the doctrines of the Veda, had poisoned Chinas ancient creeds and shaAen her monotheistic belief in heaven and the God therein. His further aim and ambition was to give the people a religion, easily to be understood by the ig- norant masses, simple and free from all mysticism and supernatural influences How careful he was in his attempts to banish the latter is proved by his discussions re- lating to the settlement of questions con- eerning religious sacrifices and rites.
 He lays down the strict rule that they must be offered to one Being alone, to the great Tien ri, the Lord-Master, represent ing heaven and earth; in fact the whole of the universe. Here Confucius undoubt- edly had an eye on the dual system of the Veda, which he was anxious to stamp out so as to eliminate the pernieious Veda doctrines which were threatening to de- stroy the virility of China. Still further, his aim was to restore the old religion, which, according to Legge, never had any thing common with the religion of the Aryans, as Is so often believed. Hence we
 find that the Chinese religion, especially as afterward re-established by Confucius lacks all poetry on account of the absence of things supernatural, superhuman and miraculous, such as we find among the Taoists and in the later and more cor rupt Buddhist schools of India China and InlDet, rom which Chris tianity has so largely borrowed. As regards the great problems of the Christian religion-the soul, intercourse between God and man, life after death, immortality, eternity-Confu- cius distinctly points out the danger of discussing, even of thinking of them. As before stated, the old sage was above all practical thinker, and, besides this, he was farseeing statesman. His main and sole object was to propagate a religious sytem which would create general good behavior and replace the alarmingly spreding vices among the masses of the country by virtue and unselfshness.
 The keynote of all his teachings Is reel procity in every action-treat your neigh Dor as you would like to see him treat you. But are those not also the fundamental teachings of our Saviour? In propagating Christianity, with its endless, and, to the Chinese mind, so puzzling denominations, I have quite frequently heard the statement made that Confucius was an atheist that he denied all existence of God and future life, and that the only salvation for the poor Chinaman from eternal torture and damnation was to throw over all the sacred religious traditions so dear to him and to speedily become follower of Christ. sup pose such advice Is often given with the very best intention by those who seek their. on absolutely false suppositions. To these attempts is greatly owing the widespread dissatisfaction all over China, which has eliminated In the latest horrors. As once an old abbot of monastery near Pekin
The age-herald., 1900-10-28

Apropos of the Chinese question: the last Issue of Golfers Weekly has a very in- teresting article from the pen of Baron Speck von Sternburg, late charge d'affaires of the German embassy at Washington. He deals largely with the Chinese charac- ter and religion, and among other things he tells this extremely interesting story dealing largely with the effect of the teach ings of Confucius upon the Chinaman.
 The story is given here as he tells it:
 As to the religions in China, there prac- tically exists at the present date but one that of Confuclus. Buddhism came, pros pered and decayed as the centuries rolled by. Taoism, the doctrines of Lao Tze, met the same fate. Both have been so blurred by time that they have altogether lost their original characteristics, so that now you cannot make head or tail of them, and they are now running, more or less, in the channels of the all-absorbing Confucian- ism. To this I beg to draw the readers special attention, as I think it will enable him to look, perhaps in a somewhat differ ent light at the great problem which, since a few months, confronts the world. China is the only country on earth which, since the very foundation of religious ideas (the WoIlu 5 authority OH lHlS QueSIlOn, 1TOleS- sor Legge, puts this time 4O0O to 5000 B. e., has believed in one Lord, God Almighty, Ruler of Heaven and Earth-the Tien ri, meaning the Heavenly Lord. This state ment may surprise and perhaps even shock many readers, but let me further explain it. In all the later changes the ancient re- lgion of China underwent -I exclude Buddhism and Taoism-the Chinese strict ly adhered to the monotheistic principle, un- affected by the polytheistic fancies of their neighbors, the Aryans. When Confucius be- gan to expound his teachings the ancient teachings had sadly decayed and become forgotten.
 In consequence, China q mean that part of the country between the two great rivers, the Hoang-Ho and the Yangtze- Kiang, forming the nucleus of the country, and producing It's great rulers and teachers, and to which also Confucius confined his travels and teachings) had fallen into a pitiful state of political decay. If you study the sacred old books written before and shortly after the death of the great sage, you will find that Confucius, in build- ing up tho forgotten creeds repeatedly em- phaslzes that he is not the founder of new religion, but simply the restorer and preserver of the old creeds. He further pro- claims that he is not saint nor ever acted under any supernatural influence, though his followers insist on calling him "The equal to Heaven One" The sage's fore- most aim was to weed out the masses of
The age-herald., 1900-10-28
KNOW WILL DO FT-
Blankets.

Our sensational sale of California Wool Blankets will be continued during the coming week. These Blankets are per- feet in every way; no imperfections and no seconds. They were bought by us at price that makes it possible for our GUS toners to secure them at the reductions we quote. These Blankets come in single and double bed sizes and in extra large sizes.
 $500 Blankets at t.......... S3, ,98 $e.oo Blankets at ............. S4.75 ss.5o Blankets at .......... S6.75 s1o.oo Blankets at ........... S8.25
The age-herald., 1900-10-28
REALIZATION SALE Black Dress
 Goods.

Remnants black all-wool Cashmere or Henrietta Cloths, the soc kind; sale price, Remnants fine silk finish Henrietta or Brocade Satin Berber Cloth, regular value o9c; sale price .................. 3gc Fancy Brocade Dress Patterns, Mohair or all wool Scotch Cheviot regular price per yard soc; sale price per pattern, Innings and findings free.,........" S3,39 Extra fine Cloth or Cashmere Dress Pat tern, all colors, with Things and findings free, easily worth SOC; sale price per pattern. .................+ 5,H9 Fine Jamestown Novelty or Plain Covert Cloth Dress Patterns all new and late shades; per pattern, with Things and findings free ............... SA.S8 Fine silk finished Blistered Crepon. sold everywhere at g.; sale price only SIPS
 Silks, Satins, plain, fancy checks
 or stripes, at greatly re-
 duced prices.
 Fine Silk Velvets, all the late colors, per yard ,...e............". S9c
The age-herald., 1900-10-28

Continued on Page Eleven)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16

lofty character. too great a statesman
and too good democrat TO have made any
such suggestion. Whereupon Mr.. Bride
reiterated his statement. 1 communicated
with MI Bryan on the subject giving
him full history of the episode. and
have received word from him as follows:
Candidate Bryan's Denial
Here Mr. Norris produced letter bearing
the well-known signature of the democratic
candidate and the reporter copied the fol-
lowing extracts from It:
Il have not taken any part in the Distric;
of Columbia contest nor have / urged that
either in the District of Columbia or else
where in suggesting cortesting deieSa-
TONS
I'm my judgment" said Mr.. Norris. in
conclusion. MIR. Brides statement had
great weight in influencing the committee
to give half vote to the bogus contesting
delegation, and further influence was eX-
erted by the affidavit of Lieut. John Daley
of the metropolitan police force and by the
aff1davit Of George Kflleen with reference
to Mr. Michael Scanlon. which affidavit
Will be fully answered when the national
committee hears the case at its next meet
Ing. L hope this will be held shortly, as L
am anxious and willing to have the mat
promptly proceed to do good and effective
work for the Bryan and Stevenson ticket.
which. in my opinion. will be elected, IL
there is unity of democratic forces.
1t was said today In well-informed circles
that District Assembly No. sc. Knights of
Labor. at its meeting tonight would con-
slider the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16
THE CHINA SITUATION
STATE DEPARTMENTS STATEMENT
ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
Legattoners May BE Delivered to AL
lies Outside of the Walls
of Pekin.


A statement was prepared at the State
Department this afternoon giving all the
latest developments of the Chinese situa-
don 1t includes the letter from Ii Hung
Chang proposing au, armistice. and the re-
ply of the United States government.
Although no positive Official Information
can be obtained at this hour. 1t is known
that the United States has rejected all
overtures for a suspension Of the movement
on Pekin until the legations shall have
been safely turned over to the allies.
1t Is understood, however, that the United
states has referred all questions relating
to the delivery of the legationers to the
generals commanding the advance column,
and that it will not object to the delivery
OF the prisoners at the: outer gate of Pekin
provided such a step can be taken with
absolute security to their persons.
That, however. is a matter to be deter
mined by the generals on the spot. The
publication of all these latest documents
was authorized by the President at today S
cabinet meeting, but they will not be ready
FOR the press until 7 o'clock this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16
BATHER LOSES HIS LIFE.
Oficfal Inquiry Into Case to BE Made
Tomorrow.

tomorrow.
John Fitzgerald, 1r, sixteen years old
son of John Fitzgerald, baker, who lives
at $50 Florida avenue northwest, lost his
life in the river al the bathing beach about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. His body
was recovered and taken to Geiers under
taking establishment Coroner hewitt will
hold an inquest in the case at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Fitzgerald went to the bathing beach, it
Is said. with two companions for a bath.
and soon after he got into the water he
sank below the surface Hoping to save
the youths life he was hurried, imme
diately upon recovery of the body, to the
Emergency Hospital, where the doctors
worked hard to resuScitate him, without
avail.
Relatives of the dead boy were not salts
fled with receiving a certificate of acct
dental drowning and requested an investi-
CATION, believing, it is alleged, that the
boys death was the result of the condi-
ton of the bottom Of the river at the beach.
Detective Barbee was detailed TO make an
investigation of the affair.
According to the information received the
Fitzgerald boy, who possibly could not
swim. went into the pool and walked out
about fifty feet, until the water was about
up to his neck. About four five feet in
front of him were several barrels that he
wanted to reach. 1t appears from the state
ments made to the detective that within the
change in the depth Of water from less
than five to about ten feet. This condition,
1t Is alleged, is what caused the fatal acct
dent yesterday.
Detective Barbee has made a thorough
inquiry into the affair and has summoned
coroner's jury at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning.