The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-06

MI dc>Derandum. ''Carpc diem.
Don't despair. Enjoy the day Ee re-
conciled 20 what you cannot help.
That's good advice and | wish that w
could all take it. | Try To. but some
times il i hard work When il rain
ed all the month Of June and We had
burning sun all tht. month OF Sep
tenber, couldn't "carpe diem" When
! ponder upon the cruel useless Phil
lppine war and the Porto Rico steal
and the Chinese muddle and all the
other devilment that this administra-
ton has brought about. | can't bt. re
conciled. When | hear these Mckin-
ley men shouting prosperity il makes
me hot ulder the collar. They re-
mind me of a gang of highway rob
bers who murder helpless travellers
and rob them and then 90 off and cry
prosperity. Manufacturers OF army
and navy supplies are getting rich OH
contracts and army officers i'm Manila
and Pekln are taking in the loot and
cry prosperity. War always brings a
show of prosperity. but it is at the
cost OF blood and tears
But still we live in hope that there
Will come a change. If BRYAN IS elect
ed | know there Will, and if he is not.
We shall be no worse Oft than we are
now. We can't be worsted, and so
we VIII try 10 be reconcied. When
Was young man l was Democrat
eee.suse my la1heI was o"t east my
~ .o'o .ol y. y. ,idN 'oh, VINO was
d wig. was college BOY at Ath-
ems, ana -nr. 'laIton was KIND TO us
ana we an voted lor MN Tor State
senator. knew MI. Clayton for
many Years and always respected HIM.
lor ne hai d klhd heart ana was a
seh' ieihah. -Alter ms elec'lon ne gave
! 'he coiltSe )oN = party one hlght and
"''S eSpecldilN klhd 10 me, ana nave
never forgotten IT.
nov Tar tEat niue candle throws rs
beams
90 sllnes a COCO Geed III a au9hty
Wofld.
helore the War, When was IN my
prime OF manhood and had more VI
Ihl't iEdh sense, Was strong pafu-
Sui ana really DelleNed 1ait II my
party did rot succeed the country
would be ruined. My father used 10
laugh at my zeal and say: sOh, no
ny son. me country IS sa1e; doh lei
tne poii'lclans ana the newspapers
alarm you. WHAT pity IT IS that
Nneil Il man mas treasured np a lot on
"'suoln ana experience ne IS old
enough TO dle! What pity II IS that
we pass the pest portion OF our lIVeS
IN looking aiar or Tor happiness, when
really IT IS nearby and within our
grasp VI course, get eScittd now
ana then ABOUT polltlcS, but | hight 1t
on 1or realize that )onestlc hap
piness IS the only bllsS that has sur
NiNed the lall. ne pest thlIiSS on
eafth are me cheapest ana most apul-
dant Inc JOYS and comforts OF nome
ana the freside, the f1oWers ana fruits,
'he ar ana wafer ana sunshine 'he
garden, the oiluS dhd 'ile NticoIhe
VISITS OF kihn lflehdS ana heiShpora.
Nel1her Weaith nor lahie nor Once
VII compare Will tlest. IL mos
cases olhct means ApoI'S, ItNaIuS
lfoin 'he puplic cflp. 'u,'Se iitlei-
wood sald tiat one 'ilhe Wheh ne was
candldate ahd was making q stump
speech ana had closed an eloquent
paragraph ana iois, laiih
country liiah' mo N"s az ~ -
nm, eAcld!ll,tu: boN
jest sldeNlpl around nuh'ih 1ne
ofthography OF a niue olhce. ne
Judge sluHled poll'lcS dS 9 Scitll'e ''ii'
understood i. ohe Gay "heii Mo W.
DISCUSSING 'he great sIe"l oI i,oo>
| weed :" eo.' III Ne" ~ y, :" ~ =.
Tho was present. icilla ~. :, -.
all theSe cldiSeS ds9 dii9O i"eeu i',u3'
be polltlcal lles ana hianueis- ioi 'i'.
are DeihotfaiS' Wy
TREND, said ne Jug
q 90. are al Dehio'I - pu' ny -
servatlon mas peel .I-.,i1 ':.a' - = 49,
the range ol Pon>iDi!' ioi q
crat 10 sieai' oii' = ~, -