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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
The Pea Louise Again.

The green pea Observation-Disclosures
INSTRUMENTATION damaged the gar
den pea last year has again appeared
i'm the trucking section. Growers Of
peas must be prompt and vigorous in
fighting this pest or il Will ruin the
seasons pea crop. The pea louise does
not bite OF chew the plant. II inserts
its beak into the plant tissue and
sncEs out the sap. Badly infested
plants soon turn yellow and die.
Remedies: Paris green and all 9TH
er arSenical poisons are valueleSs
against the pea louise. We must use
a contact poison. The best insect
poison of this class is fish oil soap.
dissolved. ! pound in 10 gallons Of
boiling water. Lse warm. One pound
Of flowers Of sulphur to each 10 gal
Ions will add TO its effectiveness. The
second best remedy i tobacco decoc-
ton made By boiling one pound OF to-
bacco leaves or one half hour in three
gallons Of water.
Powdered tobacco used as 4 dust i
good. Powdery. acrid water slaked
lime busted on the plants while wet
with dew II rain is very effective. one
ounce sulphur to each pound Of tobac-
90 or lime will increase its effective
ness.
The pea lice chiefly effect the un-
der sides Of the leaves. Their bodies
must be struck and wetted or pow
edred By the insecticides here recon-
mended or no good will be done. The
vines must be ben down or turned
over 10 expose the lice to the spray or
powder. \ very good plan is to carry
the liquid insecticide in q shallow pan
II pail and bend down the infested
vines and immerSe them in the LIQUID
for one minute. This is sure death to
all the insects Wetted. If powders are
used they may be busted on with a
cOarSe sack. a fiou dredoe or afine
meShed sieve. or they may be thrown
OF with the olOved hand.
Truckers must understand that this
insect. unless promptly and vigorously
fought. Will destroy the seasons pea
crop. Those who have not a COPY
Of the Department Bulletin for De-
cember. 1899. should write to the Com
missioner of Agriculture for a copy.
1t contains full instructions for fight
ING crop pests.
Tobacco. lime and sulphur can be
bought Of most local dealers. For
fish oil soap apply 10 Dey Bros, Beau
delphia. Pa. The cost OF the soap is
80 cents per pound in barrel lots. 6
cents in 80 pound lots.
GERALD MCCARTHY. Entomolooist.
y. {. Department Of Agriculture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 2S.-The House
passed a number of bills of Importance
today. The major portion of the session
was devoted to the Senate bill to create
a commission to adjudicate the claims of
citizens OF the United States against
Spain assumed by his country by the
treaty OF Paris. The bill developed con
siderable opposition and was finally re-
committee TO the Committee on War
Claims With instructions to report back
a bill to refer the claims to the Court Of
Claims.
The Senate bills to recognize the SER
ces of Lieutenant Newcomb and the Off
GERS and men Of the revenue cutter Hud-
son, which reached the torpedo boat
Winslow at Cardenas, Cuba. by comforting
gold and silver medals upon them, and to
retire Captain Hodgson. of the revenue
cutter Hugh McCulloch, were passed.
Francis r. Lassiter. who succeeds the
late Representative Sidney Epes, from
the Fourth Virginia district, was sworn
in. In connection with the presentation
Of his credentials a communication was
read from James Selden Cowden. pro-
testing against the seating of Mr.. Lassi-
ter and filing notice of a formal contest
on the ground that the vote by which
Mr.. Lasslter claimed election was a pa
per vote, not actually cast.
Bills were passed TO authorize the Car
olina Railroad Company to construct a
bridge across lumber river. y. c.: to
provide fer the revision and codification
Of the general laws Of the United States;
to authorize the construction Of a bridge
across Back Bay at Biloxi, Miss.
At 400 p. m, the House adjourned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Sunday School Work.

The State convention of the North
Carolina Sunday School Association held
at Charlotte showed gratifying progress
in the work the past year. Those chosen
to guide the work Of the Association de-
sire TO make it this year more widely
influential for good than ever before.
Having been commissioned again to rep
resent the work in the field. | earnestly
solicit the active cooperation of all
friends of the Sunday School. Meetings
in which the cooperation of the local
workers and friends is urged will be held
as below. Pastors and superintendent
are especially requested TO confer to-
gether and arrange places Of meeting
and have thorough local announcement
at all church and Sunday school services,
and through the newspapers, and make
any other arrangements thought neces-
sary.
Brethren, 1 come in the name of the
Master to help you in your blessed work,
but the extent to which | can be of SER
vice depends largely upon your preparing
my way.
j. w. BRYAN, Field Secretary.
North Carolina Sunday School Associa-
ton.
APPOINTMENTS.
Wilson County-Wilson, Sunday, May
9Th.
Nash County-Rocky Mount, Monday
(night), May It'll.
Nash County-Nashville, Thursday,
May 10th.
Edgecombe County-Tarboro, Tuesday,
May Sth.
Halifax County-Halifax, Saturday,
May 18th.
Halifax County-We1don, Sunday, May
18th.
Halifax County-Littleton, Wednesday
(nightp, May 10th.
Northampton County-Jackson, Tues
day, May 18th.
Warren County-Warrenton, Thursday,
May 18th.
Vance County-Henderson. Friday,
May 18th.
Granville County-Oxford, Sunday, May
goth.
Franklin County-Franklin, Monday
(night), May 21st.
Franklin County-Louisburg. Tuesday.
May 22nd.
Duplin County-Faison, Friday (night),
June Sth.
Duplin County-Kenansville, Tuesday,
June 18th.
Sampson County-Clinton, Sunday,
y ul1c loII.
Pender County-Burgaw, Thursday,
June 18th.
New Hanover CONGRATULATIONS, Fri
day, June 18th.
Brunswick County-Southport, Sunday,
June 18th.
Columbus County-WhiteyilIe, Tuesday.
June 18th.
Bladen County-Elizabeth Town. Thurs
day, June 21st.
Robeson County-Lumberton, Saturday,
RobeSCn COunty-MaXtOn, Sunday,
June oath.
scotland County-Laurinburg, Monday
(night), June 18th.
Richmond County-Rockingham, We'd
nesday, June 9th.
Arson County-Wadesboro, Friday,
June 29th.
Union COMMISSIONERS, Sunday. July 1.
Moore County-Carthage, Monday, July
2nd.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Woman Foils a Bank Robber.
(By the Associated Press.

Lynn, Mass, April 2S.-A bold attempt
was made to rob the Lynn Five Cents
Savings Bank shortly after noon today.
During the lunch hour a man approach
ed the teller's window and passed a note
to Harriet p. HOughtOn, who was on duty
The note read:
Don't speak or make any noise or
III put a bullet through your brain.
Count out $500 and be quick; pass it to
me without trouble. | nave two friends
watching us now. and any attempt to
communicate with anyone Will mean your
death"
Miss HoughtOn, although considerably
alarmed, quickly reached a button near
her desk, sounded an electrical call for
the police. Then she coo1ly informed
the man what she had done. Without
a pause the robber rushed from the bank
and disappeared down Market street. The
police arrived a few minutes later.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Here's a Jumper From Way Back.

Philadelphia. Pa. April 2S.-One
worlds record was shattered and the
worlds figures for another event were
equalled this afternoon on Franklin
Field during the sixth annual relay
races under the auspices of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. The new
world 5 record was made BIZ NJ. Prins-
TEN. the marvellous jumper Of Svra-
cuse nlVersltN. WHO leaped 81 feet.
inches in the broad Jump.
lhe 1ormer record was held by \.
{. hraenzlein. Of Pennsylvania at p
feet 40 inches.
The 100 yards dash figures of Q -
econds We're equalIed by \. j. Duffy.
OF georgetown University. who holds
the American championship.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
THE P. B. & C. RAILWAY.
It's Directors Meet ard John Shelton Williams
IS Elected President
Bv the Associated Press.)

Petersburg. Va. April 2S.-An ADJOURN
"a meeting OF the directors OF the Peters
burg Richmond and Carolina Ralirodu
COMPANY &. a. L. SYSTEM. vas hei"
here today. There were present Andre"
. Tipp. of Baltimore: G f. Johnson OF
<rrtb Carolina: John Scott. Of New YORK.
Judge E. ]. DeCross. OF Baltimore ana
" p NcKenny. OF this city. f Ran
dclph Williams rendered his resignation
as President. and John SHELTON Williams
was elected 10 fill the vacancy Inc
noo,i,q tban adjourned until next Satur-
day. :.
The following compose the new board
of directors:
John shelton Williams. 5. Davis War
field. Robert G. Williams. James IL. DOB
lev William A.. Marbury, William r.
Cochran. John ". M~iddendorf and 6 Sid
ney Shepard.
Ar. John NJ. Sherwood was elected in
place Of Mr.. X. r. kenney, resigned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Bills by Tar Heel Representatives.
Especial to News and Observer

Washington. ID. c.. April 2S.-Isep-
r~csentatiNe Bellamy today secured the
passage Of his bill. authorizing the
Western Carolina Railroad Company
to construct q bridge across the Lum-
Der river in North Carolina.
Representative Linnev today Secur-
ed the passage Of his bill providing
for the holding of q term OF district
and circuit court at Winston.
\ bill was introduced by Represent
tative Thomas today directing the
Secretary Of Wan to furnish seventy.
five Krag-JOr9enSen rifles 10 the Fay
etteville Independent Lieilf Infantry.
Mr.. Thomas IS confident hat he will
get the bill through.
DIR. McIver. president of the Nor
NAL Female College Of Greensboro. is
here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Death of Mrs. William Staten
Especial to News and Observer,

= V"o TIT VD'tTNtT.1
Scotland Neck. y. G.. April 2s.-Nr.
William Staten died Of grip ycster-
Gay morning at her home on Roanoke
river several miles. The funeral and
n'lrlil will take place here at the
baptist cemetery this afternoon.
LAST Nednesday Mr.. Douglas White.
OF inns community was married to
Mss bertha rriley. of Pitt county
mere were many valuable and pretty
presents. \ number Of friends Of the
GROOM accompanied him from this
place.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
5000 FAMILIES MADE HOMELE.
The Greatest Fire in All the H
Canada.

(By the Associated Press
Montreal, April GA special
star from Ottawa. says:
The greatest fire in the hi.
Canada was that which visited u
the Western district of Ottawa we.
The loss is roughly estimated 81
$4,000, 900 to ST.. 0GO. 900.
over 5000 families have been r.
homeless.
The major part of Hull. with
inenSe industrial establishments f.
ZONES Of their operatives. WA
lean, as Well as Victoria and j..
ward in Ottawa. Loss on Iumhs
cannot be less than 1000. 900.
The fire broke out in the ca.
HUI early in the forenoon. Tn.
common occurrence there and al
niue attention. Before noon # .
Yastated a great part Of Hull AMI
toward the river, famed by q strou.
ultimately destroying five Of f. II.
mills.
Before l O'Clock it had Ieape3
taWa River n swept across to-
carrying everything in front OF IT.
ing more grand could be imagIu#
spectacle; no greater calamity h#.
ed Canada in years. There was e
lame fully four miles in length
least half a mile wide. Dark Cd.
smoke streamed southwestward II.
burning district all day, while ben
was q long line of flame fierce aa
~preSslble. All night long the e
lit up by the glare. The DomiL.
eminent is among the heavy los
Chaudiere bridge having topplea g.
Y from the warping effects OF 81.
She n -l.Ahnnn ,.l-nl L. l.-.-----
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Caplas Served on the Sheriff,
Especial to News and Observer

charlotte. y. G.. April 2S.-For al
loving a white prisoner. named lay
perry to escape recently Sheriff Wal
lace and Deputy Sheriff Johnson to-
uaN nad q caDIas served on them by
Deputy Marshal Hampton. Both off
GERS were placed under one thousand
dollar bond TO appear at tie ne>t
term rlmlna court. Nayberrv feien-
ca sickness. and requested TO- leave
the table for a short time. When he
TOOK advantage Of the opportunity
and eScaped.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
NEW INDEPENDENT LINE.

The purchasers of the narrow GliaGe
rOad from Chester. S. c.. to Lemon. \.
C.. have perfected plans for convert
ing the road into standard guage and
of extending it to Cranberry or Noun
tain City, Tenn. a distance of about
sixty miles. This would put the coal
mines and cotton fields close together.
and result in cheaper coal TO the fac
tories in many manufacturing towns
in North Carolina. Mr.. Barber says
that the Wner of this road are lin
no way interested in any railroad
company operating in either North or
South Carolina.' This assurance will
guarantee the benefits of cheaper coal
to practically all the central and
southern sections of the State. 1t will
develop one of the finest and richest
sections Of North Carolina, and ear
much for the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
IMPERIALISM COMES HIGH.

The war expenditures Of the United
States this year will aggregate $500
$50, 900. or .S4.16 for each man. woman
and child in the United States. Not
counting the expense of the war in
the Philippines, the war expense this
year will be $50 97. 653. Austria
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
HULL A DESERT Of ASH.
1900 Buildings D~estrcva. r..
1000 IN 0ttaW
GREATEST FIRE CANADA HAS E.ra.
A Belt Of Flames -Four Niles Lo
Mile Vide LET. in Ha.I F.
Nothing Standing s
Church.
Church.

Ottawa. Ono. April
square miles of territory ..
more than 1000 aujjlIu-- ...
seven lives lost: seven tM..
women and children l.
property loss Of >11.pUU.. ...
10 The latest estimate. Inns
about half lis value, are ta..
viewed tonight of the d-~r.
which swept 1hts city au..
terday and today. \lth...
control for many hours. ...
were not entirely eNting#.~.
about noon today. The #..
Miss Minnie Cook. 40 E....
cremated in her own HOUSE.
John l'umple. Il repaIt.r.
erSet. ~utfocated in Canada.
Railway yards.
George Pceley. ~h0em..
Queen Street. West, sutfucut.
John Dare. HUH fireman ..
Eddy and Company.
Unknown man. found dr..
erS house. Wellington ~treeI
Mrs. Carron, WeIlin4tuu
Hull. died from fright, age. -
\. Baudin. 5 years Old.
Charles Baudin. Duke street. 81
\ relief committee has Ue,
ed by the citizens and This .
with the Catholic Arcbbishm-
taWa and Montreal will mah.
peal for relief to thr count.
most serious problem THAI g.
Hull is that Of work. The .
of hOuSeholderS who We're bar
are poor and have large famj.u
not expected there viii ice .
ment for Il considerable per.
The way in which many OF III
ire going to live in the mes.
doubtful. On the Ottawa -.,.
tWO-thirds Of DaIhoueie Wan.
yastated and an estimate h.
dents Of the district place Z.
Der who were without roofs
own last night i'm this di~tria-
thousand. The destroyed prop
tins district included-some uf
est residences in Ottawa a. 81.
great many of the humblcst.
The Erskine PRESBYTERIAN
and street bridge. Il bio. ttu.
plant. the immense lumber
along division. Preston and a..
streets and Victoria Brew.
among the institutions which d.
appeared.
The Ottawa Electric Compa
be q heavy loser. An app,
value Of their property de~tr
placed al 100000. The Ottav
tric Light Company had six
houses and the other five wrr.
iary or sub-stations. Of the.
stations. only one. that opcrt
steam, remains. the other fou.
destroyed. The Central poWcl
and the steam auxiliary static
only saved after Il hard fight
directors and employees.
The fire area was viewed b
dfedS OF people this afteruo,
evening. One of the most re
bic things about the sad soc
that no smoke was 10 be seen.
were no half burned buiIGin
Smolderlng logs anywhere.
thing that the fire touched wa
ed to ashes. All of HulI's %.
buildings with the exception
,atholIc church are things OF II
he buildings and land i'm tn
are valued AT $2.10O.OOO and
amount over $1,000. 900 NAV
down as q loss. Then i'm Stop
lures, equipment. household
and wearing apparel there is %
nearly S3.0O0.0O0. The vast ?
lumber which went up in smo
be TeckOned at s.. O0OO0O NOR,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
Acknowledgement Breckenridge.

Frankfort. Ky, April gs.-Attornev
General breckenridge today en.iryed
the distinction of being the only Stare
officer in Kentucky whose title Is not
in litigation. Judge Clifton ]. Pratt.
the Republican contestee. fa;!..a to
file a supersedeaS bond prior to East
night and the undisputed title passed
to breckenridge.
Nature IS the only artist capable of
producing q perfect picture of health.
II 4 WOman,s head is in her heart =
man head must be in the stomach.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01

She IS 4 remarkably hands
Who isn't BATTERED by her pinot
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

thoritative ensign Of tho American revo-
luton.
1t is not impossible that Franklin found
a suggestion for this flag In the thirteen
striped standard presented ia f575 to the
Philadelphia troop Of light horse. and
borne by them when they escorted Gen.
Washington from Philadelphia 20 New
York on HIS way TO Boston. a theory
which seems as reasonable az any. for
Franklin was an observing man, and u
man who adapted present conditions to
suit the extgencies of the time. as well as
suiting the exigencies OF the times 10 the
conditions.
Another origin was suggested by the
historian Benson J. Losing. who would
never believe that the Washington arms
were the beginning Of the flag He said
In a letter 20 Thomas Gibbons; II; they
were suggested By anything then existing
l think Il may have been by the flag with
which the col0nists iu the seapor1s were
familiar. This nag vas composed OF thir-
teen horizontal stripes. alternate red and
white. with the red cross Of St George
on the white canton In the corner.
In the further evolution of the flag the
abandonment OF the English lack as the
union was necessary, because tho colonies
had cut themselves or by the declaration
OF Independence. and 50 a new design was
imperative The cross sav0rea too much
OF papAcy to SUIT the purltanical ideas
o. the colonies; the sun or moon was toe
Oriental, no beast or bird or other EN-
hlem seemed adaptable and so the thir-
teen stars IN the intending circle as a new
constellation In the heavens or nations
were the most emalemAtic.
IL was not TIL ISIS that the present Tag
was adopted. In 1874 the admission Of YER
mon, and Kentucky had added two stripes
and TWO stars, and such was the ensign
under which the war OF 1917 was fought,
but the ysar or fsI2 saw Eve more states
added. and the flag threatened 20 become
cunlbsT some. Capt. Samuel c. Reid the
hero Of the General Armstrong. made the
pertinent suggestion chat the thirteen or
iginal states be indicated ay The thirteen
stripes and the whole Union by The NUM-
Der Of stars, and 50 April Z. 1878. congress
passed this law. ON the admission OF a
new state to the Union one star shall be
ASSsA n LA AnsSzs 81 khA Gag. ana A1laA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

Of them are very fierce. and many will
fight until they die. Those which chirp
the most loudly are considered tho best
fighters.
The Chinese understand how to feed and
groom the crickets for the fray. They do
not allow any one to smoke near them,
for they think that tobacco is injurious
to them If the crickets grow sick. they
feed them on mosquitoes. and. in certain
cases, red ants.
In a cricket fight the insects are weigh
ed before they are put into the ring. They
are matched as to size and color. The
betting is done just as carefully as at an
American horse race. The stakes are
held by a committee. which deducts
certain percentage for those who own the
fighting houses. During the fight the
gamblers grow excited They scream and
yell and hop up and down as one insect
gets the better of the other, and go almost
mad when one wins.
The Chinese have all sorts OF games,
but mostly games of chance. Even in
kite flying the boys and mentor even
the men here fly kites-will try to see
which has the strongest string. forcing
his string against the string of others, so
as to break them In such contests the
strings are often soaked with glue and
busted with powdered glass, that they
may cut or saw the better.
At every feast there are games of guess
ing. upon which money is staked. One Is
guessing how many fingers man throws
out at you and another is quickly fingtng
out one or more fingers and shouting
number. when the others who are playing
must instantly fling out as many fingers as
will when added to the number mentioned
by the first man make up total of ten.
At the same time they must shout out
the number of the fingers they throw out.
In this case those who lose have to pay
so much money or drink so much wine
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

AMERICAN FLAG is AMONG THE OLDEST

gress IN session In Independence hall,
passed this resolution.
Resolved. That the nag OF the United
States be thirteen stripes alternately red
and white. that the union be thirteen
stars, white In a blue field, representing
q new constellation"
This new constellation symbolzed the
union Of the states and was in the form
OF circle-unending, and since that day
II has been increased. a star for every
state admitted into the Union. though Of
necessity the arrangement has been
changed. The thirteen stripes remain. aft
sr one futile effort 20 add stripe FOR
every new state
Now. II Is barely possible that Gen.
Washington bad in mind the coat-of-arms
of his family; that he recognized the
beauty OF the grouping OF the calors. but
there had been flag used by the colonies
before that day when he talked with Bet
sy Ross; Ia fact, many OF them % more or
less quaint or grutesque design, There
was the pine-tree nag. with the cross Of
- George used at Bunker Hilt. there
MAS Paul Jones tree and serpent flag.
there was the serpent flag OF the Cplpeper
minute men. and others used In various
parts Of the uew nation.
But the aag which vas the nearest rela-
tive 10 the stars and stripes was the one
raised by Washington az Cambridge on
Jauua N 2 ia16 which consisted OF thirteen
red 8nd white stripes arranged as nov.
With the crosses Of 81. George and 81
Andrew in the upper corner next 10 the
hoist This was retaining the dag % the
British rulers as we'll as indicating the
thirteen colonies, but at that time the coll
onles had not declared Independence. and
Il was only right 70 recognize the thea
lawful rulers, even though in rebellion. FOR
the hope Of reconciliation was not entire
~ abandoned.
This aag was the result OF the efforts Of
committee composed OF Franklin. Har-
rison and Lynch, who were instructed to
create q national Tag. They adopted the
kings colors as the union and thirteen al
tereate red and white stripes as the Held
OF The fag thus showing that though the
colonies united In defense against Eng
lands tyranny. they stnl acknowledged
her sovereignty. The Tag was adopted
January Z LIS sad ~ xAA kAs nrR Avn