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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
PLANT MORE WHEAT.

This wear both the cotton crop and
the tobacco crop have been short, II
az , natural result the farmers have
received a higher price per pound than
when a very large crop IS made. The
temntation to raise a big cotton and
tobacco crop next year and thereby
put down the price again to five cents
is one against which the farmers
should guard. In a speech before the
Cotton Growers Association at Macon
last week. Mr.. Pope Brown. President
of the Georgia Agricultural Society,
said:
Two years ago we started a wheat
movement. The result was II q hun
dreds of thousands of bushels of
wheat have since been raised in this
State. It has put hundreds of thou
sands of dollars into the pockets of
the farmers. How can we cheaper the
cost OF production of cotton or raise
the price of it? We have got to do
one or the other. The man that does
the blowing is entitled to a good liy-
ing. Land is cheap. The farmer can
raise his mule cheaper than he can buy
him. he can raise his -four cheaper.
his meat cheaper. The Southern
farmer has not done his duty until
he feeds his family by his own labor,
nor until he has produced the food for
the city people and stopped the impor-
tation of every necessity OF life into
this section.'
North Carolina has more roller mills
than ever before, people are raising
a larger proportion Of their own bread
and meat, but the agitation ought not
TO down until North Carolina sells
flour and bacon and hams to people in
other States after supplying the home
market.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
THANKSGIVING DAY.

In the South the observance OF
Thanksgiving day has not become gen
eral. In the larger towns and cities 1t
is observed in part, and it is gradually
spreading to the villages n into the
country. but climatic reasons prevent
its taking the place Of Christmas, as 1t
does in New England. There the rough
winter weather in December
and the feast day in November.
In the South, as a rule, the hard part
of winter does not come until jan
uary, and the Christmas-tide is the
best season for merry-making. here
is another reason: The South does not
kill any hogs until the latter part OF
December and the annual festival with
us must follow what has come to be
known as the hog killing time" The
South would, perhaps, have put the
November holiday first and New Eng
land adopted Christmas if climatic
conditions had been reversed.
There is nobody SO situated who has
not much for which to be thankful
this year. Thanks to the oyer-rulin@
Providence, a large measure of pros
perity has blessed the thrift and indus
try of man, and in most homes there
is enough bodily comfort to induce to
cheer and generous feeling. From
famine, from panic, from pestilence
and other erievous ills, this country
has been spared. The crops have
brought good returns to the husband
men and labor has formed steady en-
ployment. For these good gifts. every
n ought this day to give hearty
thanks to the Giver Of all Good. The
best practical evidence that this graf
itude can take is for those who have
been bountifully supplied in store is TO
give generously to the widow and the
orphan, the unfortunate and the af-
ficted. and to make glad some sorrow
mo heart
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
FAMOUS FORCER

70 tbn Editor:-The defalcatlon OF ,.
1vord and others. recalls TO the writer's
mind a similar case of still greater mag
nit,,ie when he was confidential clerk OF
Chas. Belden & Co., 60-62 Wall street,
The forger.s name was Chas. 7. Hunt
ington > note broker. who was negotiat-
ing call loans for leading importing ana
shining houses OF New York, and pleds-
ing their notes as collateral.
Amongst them were Phelps, Doose q
Co. Arnold. Constable & Co, NcCrars
& Co. Harbeck & Co, and Lord Clay
lor.
Paying much beyond the legal rate Oh
interest and requiring large sums LOT MS
customers. his reputation as a prompt
business maj opened the doors OF the
most conservative money-lenders. and
Chas. Huntington became a familiar name
on Wall Street. His success, beyond the
reach OF other brokers, made them Jeai-
ons and was accoSted several times and
warned TO have an eye on him.
In consequence enquired at the ofnce
OF several friendly firms, whose notes we
held. if amounts and dates agreed with
their books. l was invariably answered
in the affirmative.
At another time a German banker OF
our acquaintance said to me. LOOK out
for Charlie. ne lost ten thousand dol
lars today on his pet horse, and you kno"
he has besides a string OF fast myers.
When | spoke to Mr.. Belden about TINS,
he thought a moment then called out,
We will try him. say we must have
So. goo by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Twenty minutes after the demand he
I,o,,Cbt n rortiEp6 chprk of the broadway
Bank for that amount.
All suspicion was a1layCd for the time
until a startling discovery brought mat
tiers to a crisis. A note of Phelps, Dodge
G Co. for $3.50. given to the Minnesota
Mining Company and held by us as col
lateral, matured and was presented for
payment. The firm, after Investigation,
found the note had been paid that morn
ing and so we held a forged paper.
Huntington claimed to have received it
from another broker but was arrested
next day in our office, and for the pleas
ure of taking a plate Of oysters at Del
monico's with him the day before, | came
near sharing his fate, to the amusement
of Henry Harbcck who stood my security
for $50, Geo.
During his trial ] was approached with
an offer Of 2. large sum, if ! would swear
tina the victi1nized houses were fully
cCgrizant Of the character OF the securi-
ties pledged by Huntington. Another
ruse Of this keen dcfaulter, in fact his last
card. He was convicted of forgery and
sentenced to Sing Sing for fifteen years,
but his family and friends were left in
afllucnce.
All the notes pledged by him. amount
ing 10 a million and a quarter, were for
gerics and the houses duped lost at least
2 million. His mOdus operandi was
to buy gilt-edged PAPER, then he
could secure blank notes OF the firms.
have them copied by experts, sell the
original and use the duplicate as collat-
eral. Huntington was very popular at
Sing Sing where he held a position as
book-keeper. and on his release went
abroad.
r. LOUIS MAILER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
WILMINGTON KICKS.

The Wilmington Star did not wait
for the announcement OF the census
returns to criticise the imperfections
in the methods of enumeration. It
said last June hat the work had not
been properly done, and it repeats it
now. The Star says that there are
$50 people living in New Hanover
county outside of Wilmington. The
county's population as given in the
new census is 24,026, which would
make the population of Wilmington
2O,O56, a gain of 2,70O in the past ten
years. The population of Charlotte
and Raleigh are not yet known. but if
the gains in the two cities is in pro-
portion to the whole gain in the two
counties, Charlotte will probably lead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
has tabulated the number Of homicides
occurring annually in the United
States. 1t says that in 1890 there were
4,S7S; in 1891, 5000; in 1892, 1000; in
1898, $500; in 1894, 100000; in 1895. H.
900: in 1896. 5000; and in 1898. 10000.
The annual average for the States is
stated as follows: Delaware, As;
Maryland, $50; District of Columbia.
"a: Virginia. 305; West Virginia, 81;
North Carolina. 2S5; kentucky, 1888:
Tennessee. 4OS; Alabama, 461: MiSsis-
sippi, 81; Louisiana. 35S: Texas, 1927:
Arkansas, sos; Montana, 90; Wyoming,
%; Colorado, 252; New Mexico, So;
Arizona. IS; Utah, 81; Nevada, 80;
Idaho, p; Washington. 1872: Oregon.
70: California, %: South Carolina,
22f; Georgia, 3S1; Florida, 157; Ohio,
332; Indiana, 22s; Illinois, 315; Michi-
gan, 2O5; Wisconsin 154; Minnesota,
$50; Iowa, 2O2; Missouri, 362; North
Dakota, 30: South Dakota. -: Ne
braska, 16S: Kansas. 235: Maine. is;
New Hampshire. Q; Vermont, 6; Massa-
chusetts, 96; Rhode Island, 81; Con-
necticut, IS; New York, 512; New Jer-
sey. 1920; Pennsylvania, 312.
These figures show how cheaply we
hold human life. Commenting on
them f., the Norfolk Nirginian-pilot
says:
This is q record of slaughter that
makes the prevention OF homicide one
of the numerous problems waiting
for solution at the hands of our wise
men. The nUmnber of homicides is an
nually greater than the number of
deaths occaSiOned by railroad acct
dents in the United States: it is great
80, Ia,, ~, l.I1nI -, lA4I Ill 80. - ~,
battle Of Gettysburg. 1t is three times
as great as our losses from all causes
in the SDanish-Amcrican war. and
greater than the estimated British
losses in battle in South Africa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
ENJ0INED NOT TO SELL.
Federal Courts Order Against Auctioning Off
&c &P. Road For State Taxes.
(By the Associated Press.)

Pensacola, Fla. Dec. lin tho Tnited
states court today Judge Swayne granted
an Injunction against State COMPTROLLER
REYNOLDS and the Sheriff of Leon county
restraining them from selling at public
outcry on Monday next, the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular Railroad. The cor
poratlons property had been levied on
ana advertised for sale for taxes alleged
10 De due the State for the years 1879
leoo ana 1881. amounting to 500. 900. The
state ofilclals have been endeavoring for
some tine 70 collect the back taxes and
me leVylns and advertising for sale of
ne ROAD ana property is the outcome Of
q refusal of settlement on the part of
me raiIfoad. The road is a branch Of the
SeabOard Air Li-p
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
SHIP OWNER GATRPp
Meet to Work For Subsidy Bill F..
Up TUESDAY. 3
(By the Associated

Washington, Dec. 1--h.
mittee OF men Prominartlr .f.
the shipping interests a. .
which was appointed tr
three years : TO promote . FIRE
that interest. held a mee.fr-
lington Hotel today for tA.
considering ways and means
action upon the shipping s..
the approaching session OF
s. Griscom. President d. .r.
Line. presided and abogt
members of The commit.
ent. Senators Hanna and r-
rescntative Grosvenor also
tendance. The commute ..
length the objections wea-r
urged against the bill as .
decided TO recommend q few
The committee has also g...s.
the utmost dispatch in ge.r.-- t...
fore Congress for c~ouslaer.....
Senator Frye who has CHATS.
shipping subsidy bill announce. ..
he would call IN that Bin f.. ...
next Tuesday and move to a...
the unfinished business. a..rr
Spooner Philippine Bill. s.a.
viii make a speech eEalas.... .
and Will then resume Tho .h..r
the management of the bin Is.
ator on the fCor. He also s... ...
expected 10 secure the cr.....
this program by the comm.tt.. ..
Of business. which VIII u... .
afternoon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
MANCHESTER AND BRIDE HERE.
Papa Zimmerman Goes Down the Ray to Greet
the Noble Dock"
(By the Associated Press.)

tby lne associated IreSS.D
New York, Dec. 1.-The Duke and
Duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss
Helena Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, arrived
THIS evening on the American Line steam
ship St Louis. Mr.. Zimmerman, father
OF the Duchess, who has been here for
about a week awaiting their arrival went
doWn the bay in the revenue cutter and
boarded the vessel at quarantine. He was
the first to welcome the pair and to tell
them of the plans he has made to make
their Visit q pleasant one. He found them
on deck and after an affectionate meet
lrg, they went below TO make out the
customs declaration. The Duke and
Duchess will make a tour of the country
before they leave for England again. The
Duke. when speaking Of his plans said
again and again that whatever Mr.. Zim-
norman did would be agreeable to him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Tho total net receipts of cotton at all
rorts since September 1st, 1890:
Galveston. S7S.5S6 bales: New Orleans,
=, ia o26. Mobile. 1906; savannah, DO
SIg; Charleston. 100. 227 Wilmington Isl
1S6. Norfolk. 1913. 2S0; Baltimore. l9.ooS;
New York, 24.S12; Boston. 7l,S'l; New
narr News. 1885; philadelphia, ',S'';
rrnnswicr<. 26.9S2: Pensacola, f5,'9o.
Total. 3.333.cS4 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
0 O AT YOUR B

See if your subscription has ex-
pired. We do not wish to cut off any
subscriber, but we must stick to our
rule of cash in advance. All subscrib-
ers whose time expires in October
and November will please take notice,
as we have given them a few days of
grace.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
ANOTHER DEAL BY REYNOLDS.
Rumors That the Company Will Buy Two More
Winston Tobacco Factories.

Winston-Salem, n. c., Dec. 1.-Runors
have been current here all day that the
Z. j. Reynolds Company has closed a
deal for the purchase of two more of
WinSton'S big tobacco manufacturing
plants. Parties interested tell me that a
trade is in progress. but that nc particu-
lars can be given out before next week,
if then. The trade has been on for sew
aral days, and it is quite certain that it
Will be contaminated in d few days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
THE WRECK OF The ST. MARC
fofsy-five Passengers and Part of tho Crew
Reported Lost.
tB2 the Associated Press

i>ohdCn, Dee. IA special disnatcb fro,,
Gays me steamer ST. Mare, trad
iha ret"een Naples and MarsaiIJes b.e
oeeh wrecked and that forty-fve of bor
'iSerS and a part of her crew have
been lost. nave
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
OAK RIDGE "IIrEs TIE DUST
madison Wins on the Gridiron by Eighteen to
Six.
Especial to News and

Especial to News and Observer
HaoiSoh' y. G., Dec. Oak Ridge went
III defeat here again today IN y
pdil game with Madison high school.
score: Madison, IS; Oak Ridge 6
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

In the Kilgo-Gattis trial. the entire
sympathy Of the public is now given to
the unoffending twelve jurors who are
forced to listen to five DAYS of solid
OratorN. We hope they will survive.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Our exports show an increase Of
S16G.331.17S during the past ten months
over the preceding ten months. This
is cause for Thanksgiving. May it keep
up-all except the expectation of arms
and mules to South Africa in Eng
lands unholy war.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Tt is hard to know how to take a
humorist. Mark Twain defends the
Boxers ON the ground that they are
doing toward Americans in China as
Americans do unto Cinnamon in the
United States. If he is joking, it is a
grim sort of humOr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Leprosy has broker out again in
Hawaii. This recalls Tom Reeds re-
mark that the bill for the annexation
of Hawaii Ought to be entitled an
act to annex ~leprosy.' There are
eve worse things in the imperialistic
OrOCram.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

We protest. humbly. against calling
the Raleigh Press Club, the Ananias
Club. Nathaniel Macon. who didn't
have much love for the craft, once
wrote that "a government by editors
would be a government OF the hungry
but he never put them down as liars.
The name ought to be The Truth Pre-
servers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Mrs. William Hayes, of Carthage, is
visiting her parents in this city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

The Huntsville. Ala. Advertiser says
hat the merchants in that city sold
over %30.O00 worth of pork in the
month Of October, and that much Of
it was sold to farmers. Every pound
of that meat could have been raised in
Alabama and the money kept in that
State. North Carolina buys less north
ern meat than formerly. but altogether
too much. 1t ought all to be raised
here and some raised also for ship
ment. That's the way to keep the bal
ance on the right side of the ledger.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
STOLEN CLOTHES
 AND LOAD OF BRASS
Bright Dreams of Browny Lowe Vanished, and He Is
 Now Sad

Officers Bodeker and Walton have recov- cred portions of four suits of clothes, be- lieved to have been stolen.
 The garments consist of vest and pair of trousers, smooth goods, dark steel gray color; a vest and doube-breasted coat of dark brown Scotch goods; a pair of trousers and coat, doube-breasted brown and white checks, Scotch goods card sewed to inside of inner coat pocket bearing the words "J. Phillips, Pune A, 1S9S;' and a single breasted brown checked coat and trousers bearing the number S9l on the in- ner band.
 Yesterday morning at o'clock Officers Bodeker and Walton arrested Browny Lowe on charge of stealing brass from the Alice furnace. It seems that Browney, who is evidently an enterprising member of the colored race, had no idea of carrying the proceeds of his industry away from the scene of his nocturnal labors in his hands, so he used wagon for the purpose.
 The wagon was filled with the fruits of his nights work, from which he evidently hoped to make killing"
 Possibly Browning's mind was filled with many bright and happy dreams of flush times to come when once he had dis posed of his load and with pockets lined with coinage" could swagger through the streets of BuZzard Roost, monarch of all he surveyed and be envied of all beholders.
 But alas, for Browning and brilliant fu- ture When he reached First avenue and Sixteenth street his glowing dreams were rudely dispelled by the strong hand of the law in the person of Officers Bodeber and Walton.
 Poor Browning is now languishing be- hind the bars of the city bastie, and must tell Judge Feagin the reason why this morning.
 The brass has been identified.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
THE OPERA MIKADO A
 PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
The Hit f the Summer Sers 'n at Lakevie" Splendid Work of Miss Vesey and
 Other Principals

The Elite Opera Company achieved an- other triumph last night at LalSeview Tn their first performance of "Mikado.' It had been most carefully staged, and the crowded audience present made it all the more successful through their hearty and continued applause The stage setting was very pretty, representing Japanese gar den studded with innumerable electric lamps The costuming was complete In every detail and the whole company has never before appeared to better or more picturesque advantage.
 The work of the principals was pracd- caly faultless and all of them received continued applause The honors of the evening probably belong to Miss Minnie Crudup Vesey, whose Katisha has never been surpassed and seldom equaled in this city. This is the first real opportunity Miss Vesey has had this summer to show what she really could do, and hers was the work of an artist. Katishas songs are difficult and attractive, giving Miss veseys splendid voice every opportunity In her dramatic work she was also most excellent especially in her lone scene with Ko-Ko.
 From the 1axen-haired Bettina, Miss Martha Scruggs was transformed last night into the prettiest of Japanese brunettes, the innocent Yum-Yum. She sang well, talked we'll giggled well, and filled her role generally in a very attractive manner Miss Margaret Kelley as Pitt Sing, the second of the "Three Little Maids" made her debut last night as a soloist and did most creditably. Miss Elizabeth Gafford. as Beep-Po, the third little maid, was chic and attractive.
 Walter Drennen made his first appear ance at Lakeview as the Mikado He is well fitted by nature to impersonate the tail, dignilied emperor, and with his we'll trained bass voice, he was nicely equipped for the role
 Charles C. Washburn was another of the transformations-from the lively younr Pippo of last week to the super-dienified Pooh Bah. He was as stiff as a poker Pooh Bah, however, has several attractive songs and a number of long-hand speeches. all of which he rendered excellently
 Dr. William F. McKenney was the lover. Nanla-Foo. He sang well, loved ardentiy and made success.
 w. A. Hood was Pish Tush-an ugly looking Jap-but there were others. He was the handy man to have around the stage'-a part which he took we'll.
 And then there was Ko-Ko, the life of
 Mlkado, and incidentally one of the most difficult of all the comedian roles. Ko-Ko was Harry Lightwood, and a captivating Lord High Executioner he made. Bir- mingham has very rarely had a more pop- ular or more refined comedian than he. Each of his songs was a feature, and his love scene with Katisha the leading one.
 Mikado' will be presented again to- night If the weather doesn't interfere it is safe to predict that this will be the hit of the summer season.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
SITUATION SERIOUS
Russia is Receiving Severe Setbacks in Manchuria

St. Petersburg, July 3O.-The Russian gen. various commanders indicating a serious state of affairs throughout Manchuria. The revolt in the neighborhood of Mukden and the district northward has assumed such proportion that the Russian column has been compelled to retreat from Mukden southward. Fighting continuously, the col umn with difficulty reached the station at Ajasdandzian. where on July 1t was sur- rounded by Chinese troops Reinforce ments were sent, and the withdrawal of the column was effected to Dashizao, with forty-eight casualties killed, wounded and missing.
 The railway from Mukden to Telin and Daschizao has been completely destroyed and the fate of the workmen and railway officials north of Mukden Is not known The whole Mukden district is menaced by large bodies of Chinees troops with artil- lery
 Chinese troops and Boxers, in defiance of Tukshou, Sin Judshi and Gaiefen melting the inhabitants to revolt. On July IT the garrison at Sin Judshi was shelled from the town, three men being killed. Russian detachment returning from an inspection of affairs in Guodun, Peninsula, was attacked and surrounded by Chinese troops on July 21. The Russians eventually repulsed the Chinese with a loss of eight Cossacks killed and ten wounded Similar reports | have been received from other points.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
THE PRICE OF A BEER
Puzzled Jones, But He Got the Bever-
 age Just the Same

Officer Smith was called upon to make an arrest yesterday under somewhat novel cir cumstances.
 It is alleged that T. J. Jones, a white man, 4S years old. entered Bowan's saloon, in First avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, and, being down on his luck" requested several persons present for 'the price of a beer" No one seemed to have the price, and it seemed to Jones for a while that he was doomed to thirstiness
 But at the very moment when it seemed as if his thirst was to go unquenched, a way was provided. Two negroes entered and going up to the bar, ordered two beers Jones was standing not far away his long ing for the cooling beverage written in his tace. The beers were placed on the coun- ter, and the purchasers were preparing to ''get outside of them,' but the old adace Of Many a slip 'twixt the cup and the hp. .'' held good, for, before the colored citizens could realize what was taking place, one beer disappeared down Jones throat.
 Officer Smith was called for and the situ- aton explained to him. Jones was arrested and carried to the city basiile, but from the last accounts the police were still wondering what the exact charge should be, the present one larceny of a glass of beer." being hardly comprehensive enough to cover the situation.