The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-20

house are ny daily annoyance aud my
daily comfort. They make trains on the
floor with my books ani rltSs up my
table and draw pvI.ies AMI dce> or max.
ne do il. One ~ them turird over my
INK Yesterday and seemed veg sorry aul
said: "Gran'p pa. | 80 sorry: | beg my par
don. / won't 30 !: any mor,-wln /"
and she put her little arms around MY
neck AID kissed me. She mad, NJ, .lad
that She had spilled tie ink. some OF
them are making speeches now aud viii
back up against the wall and make bow
ana 20 through Orphan Annie" and
"Mary'S Lamb" and Annie Bell ilk. a
schoolboy. and then | love 70 glance n
the mother 10 see the sweet proud look
upon her face. That look seems to say:
That is my child; isn't she smart: And
then ] glance al my wife. the grand
mother. and her cc}tcntcd loak seems 10
say: My crandchild: il il hadn't been
for ne that child wouldn't have been
h"r".' Vel. that's fact There is
never amy doubt about who is the mother
of a child
Blessed children; what Do hey care
about our world OF trouble-whetht-r Goe-
bed lives or dies, or the war in Africa
prstmasters Mck inlt'y appoints They
don't know how grieved | an that Scna-
tor Morgan is likely 10 In dpf,atcd-that
great ard good man whom the ration de-
lights to honor. Yes. defeated by ma-
chine politics and unclean methods.
Verify, il reminds me OF what Carlyle
said: England has Il population OF
10000, ,000-moStIy fools" ] think they
might let him stay there until hr finished
his life'S great work and built the Mica
ragua canal. Oh, the 81. me Of il. ! wish
that | was a little child and didn't know
it. | am grieycd, too, because our Sena-
tor Bacon has had fall and broken his
ribs, for We need his presence in the Sen
ate. ana now while he is down in bed
some more machine politicians are laying
plans to Gust him. | tell you, my friends.
/ have no pationce with machine politics.
Look at Kentucky. SIC how tfrr sse,a.e Is
to17l and disgraced and | say now that
no gentle man or patriot wOuid have done
it. Gocbcl and Taylcr and the whole col-
Germ should have said: "Wcll, ] didn't
know that my candidacy was gong 10
get M all this bitter and dangerous fuss
and make ennitips that VIII never b1,
healed, and so | VIII withdraw from the
contest, | assert boldly that gentle
man and patriot would have said that
and done It. 1t is mean, contemplate
selfish ambition that hats produced all
this trouble in that grand old Stat" ard
revived its ancient name Of the dark and
bloody ground. | wish that | was am
other little child and didn't know II.
Hamlet said: a politician would cir
enough advanced 10 bc cut off hy the
cold snap that always cones in April
Another crop that is benefited hy the
cold ut This Tina is grain. \ big snow
would he especially beneficial to wheat
and oats-killing out the pests in il,
causing tn. roots 10 spread and supply
ing it with ammonia
You VIII note on the local forecast Of
the weather such expressions as tins
''Watcr pipes viii freeze unless turned
of : "a freeze may be expected" ana
The like
This IS due Mr.. Won Hermann e1
plan d, To orders from Washington aad
not to any desir. on the part Of this
bureau 10 interfere with the plumbing
business. AZ I hear some people in that
business charge Some 1fnc ago wc r.
ctivcd instructions - IN ke our forecasts
as practicable and as H-eiUl aS possible.
II is in conformity with these directions
that We warn people IL regard - tA i
water pipes.
The publication Of Weekly Crp Bnnc
tins will begin in April and bc ISSUED
every week i'll Octobor-that J. during
tie entire crop season.
J his viii hc the 18th Year 81 it- issue
anu Section Director Won Hermann j.
no king preparation, 10 make il the best
one. He Is revising his list Of corre-
sInndcnts end increasing their number.
These bulletins hay. been for several
years Of great value ard are received hs
the people with favor. They give til
effect IF rainfall temperature and ~r.i-
shin" III on the crops and their condition
and progress during each week y barge
number Of copies are issued and di~trib-
uted III North Carulira and other States.
to crop correspondents. newSI apcr-.
board~ of trade. cotton exchanges. GO.
The bulletin ben fij- producers by giving
theIn au1hcnric inform alton ~ tho crops
OF other Iycaliti.s besides their own. AMI
prevents outside Misrepresentation of
the condition and probable yield Of crops
THE PLAGUE AT MANILA.