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DIR. T. D. ENGLISH DEAD.
THE AUTHOR AND PUBLICIST sue
CTMBS TO THE INFIRMITIES- OF
AGE IN NEWARK.

DR. Thomas Dunn English. the poet. author and
publicist. died his house. No. 81 Safest. New
ark at 4 a yesterday, at the age OF eighty-three
years. DR. English's last appearance in public was
on March f5 when he attended a reception to
Nessrs Redmond and Devlin. the Irish ENJOYS. in
Newark. He taken Ill three days after"ard
and gradually succumbed to his nfirmities For
several years he had been partly blind, and was at
tended and cared for at all times by his devoted
daughter Alice. His vitality surprised his physi-
clans, who last Friday believed that he could not
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MRS LOUISA HENRY.

Chicago. April Mrs. Louisa Henry. one OF the
o,des, residents of Detroit and character whose
life history has been one or re1narhaoe interest Is
dead aged ninety-sev years
cha mas seized with religious fervor when
young girl and prevailed upon her guardian to
-. ~, hi. hundreds of slaves She went to Mack
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STEPHEN II. GRAY.

stephen II. Gray, sixty-uine years old, of Mount
Vernon died yesterday. Mr.. Gray was formerly a
-four merchant In this city. He retired few years
ago He was born in Stamford. Conn. and had
lived I'm Mount Vernon for thirty~two years He
was treasurer and warden of Trinity Episcopal
Cburrh OF that city. widow and one son, Charles
GRAY who is manager of the Plant steamship
System. survive him.
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HENRY T. WRIGHT.

GAINESVILLE Wis, April Word has been received
here of the death Of Henry T. Wright pay
director of the navy, at Port Said on March -
Mr. Wright was due to leave Manila for New-Yor
via the Suez Canal on March 3. and at that time
was threatened with typhoid fever. The SUPPOSE
ton is that this malady caused his death. Mr.
Wright was born in Syracuse. n. Y, in 1913, and
came Wisconsin when he a boy.
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mac Island, then wilderness, and missionary
worked and lived among the Indians. She went to
Detroit in 1899. She intimate friend of Cen
eral Grant when he young officer just from
West Point
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pporTDENCE FISH TRUST.

proytdence r. l.. April IA consolidation OF the
uho,esaIe fish interests Of this city mas oeeh er-
..,.s under the title Of the Providence Flsh Con-
nanv Iohn C. Fearney has been elected presi-
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Sick
PIANO..
{" The Old Reliable. ~

{" The Old Reliable. y
Is not only the one Piano
with a pre-eminent tone
and individuality, but it is
also a Piano favorably es-
teemed by the trade, as well
as highly recommended by
home folks in all parts of
the world.
Warerooms, 1876 Fifth Avenue, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-02

o,Itliye the night At his bedside when he died
were his Arthur. A lawyer; his daughters. Alice
and Florence the latter the wife OF the Rev \. II
EoIl. OF Tennessee, and two grandsons. His wife
died in 1888
The funeral will be held next Friday at go p m.
religious services. at the House or Prayer
(EpiscopaD which DR. English attended.
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APOLLO
Master Pi1n0-PIavsr.

Master Piln0-Parsr.
No nobler work of human genius
has ever been enshrined in art
than HandePs Messiah. Its
pathos, sweetness, its plaintive
tenderness, its triumphant, swell
ing. majestic music impress multi
tudes.
The Messiah has a tenfold
charm when played by the
APOLLO piano-pIayer-the only
piano-pIayer that Is unique and
of permanent excellence "A
piano player of remarkable
power that impress thou
sands. Come and hear it.
The APOLLO Company
Apollo Building. 10f Fifth Av, NJ z.
CBetween ITth and 18th Sts.l
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ELIZABETH n l. AND TORRINGTON CONN, BEGIN TO-DAY
BISHOP EARL cRANsroN

CONSPICUOUS
c. BcK
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life of presiding elder Long and favoraby
known throughout the denomination vigorous
and successful pastor and preacher. the quail
ties have been manifested in his present position.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
State Farmers Association.

The State Farmers Association ard
the State Horticultural Society VIII
meet in the Auditorium of the Agrlcul-
turaI Building. Raleigh, Wednesday
night of Fair Week The Farmers AS
scciation will meet at I o'clock ~ M. 10
transact such business as may come oe-
fore it, At $50 o'clock the State Hor-
ticultural Society Will assemble MS
bodv having invited Dr. L. I'll. Bailay, OF
Cornell University and Eultor OIL
Country Life in America, Col G. Is.
Rracl<ett, II. S. Field Pomologist ana Df.
Frederick w. Taylor, of Nebraska VINO
has charge of agriculture at the oC.
Louis Exposition, to address the ldfil-
orc the work of the Farmers Associa-
tion will be suspended that its members
NAV hear these distinguished speakers.
After these addresses the members OF t''>,
TWO organizations can meet IN separate
rooms of the building for the trahsactloh
of any further business
There will be no lack of room ana al
ore cordially invited to be present. NJ
member the time and place.
r. B. PARKER, Secretary
Farmers State Association
etate papers please copy
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
CANADA PEAS.

Our el levation is 5000 feet above the
sea level and we are too cool for the
best results with the peas. You men
tion the fact that the Northern peas do
not do well 50 far South as tlemingtOn,
y. J. Please advise us about this North
ern pea and how it compares with the
COW pea" The peas commonly known as
Canada field peas are similar to the pea
with which you are familiar as the garden
pea. They are true pea, while the COW
pea is not. They arc commonly sown as
forage crop mixed with cats, and 1T is
proha BILE that this crop would do fairly
We'll II your elevated region They should
be sown at same time you commonly SOW
spring oats. They do not make nearly
so heavy crop OF forage as the COW
pea but your nights in the mountains
are entirely TOO cool for the COW pea to
do it's best. We were up there in August
last and know there was no COW pea
weather tnen. for we sat by ire one
dav at noon while dinner was being pre-
pared Cow peas are not apt TO DO so
well where the white pine and hemloch
flourish, as they 90 in your sectlon-
+ hev associate better with the conditions
where the long leaf pine thrlVes.-Z d.
Buchanan, Plumtr ce, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
Car tina ge. \. {
CULTIVATION OF TURNIPS.

Some years ago l was awarded a. orr
county fair the first premium for the
largest turniIs, grown substantially as
follows:
The land was Of fair quality ! guanoed
literally and soWed to oats; a rank
growth followed. Soon after the oats
headed oct they were turned under, but
they should have remained until nearly
OF quito ripe.
If crops that are intended for improve
ment purposes be turned under before
maturity a sourness may be developed
in the sol! that will require from 80 TO
40 bushels OF lime to correct
The ground lay without further dis
turtancc until the proper time for seed
ing turnips arrived. Low ridges, 3 feet
apart were then constructed and a
1narke OF proper depth for the reception
of the seed made in the top OF each
ridge portion OF the drills was seeded
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
RALEIGH, N. C.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2i, 1902
GOOD ROADS,


WILKESBORO-JEFF TURNPIKE
AN OBJECT LESSON IN MOUNTAIN
ROAD BUILDING.
The State is aiding with a gang OF
convlcts to build a turnpike road from
Wlikesboro, \. c.. UP Reddies river and
over the Blue Ridge mountains TO Jetfer-
son, n G. The road has been surveyed
by ;. /. Kelsey, who reports the length
OF the line 80 miles; maximum grade l
foot rise in 80; no up grade going south
from the top of the Blue Ridge-30 miles
to North Wilkesboro, and no up grade
gong north from the top of Blue Ridge
mountains to New River 1t is an ex-
pensive line to build owing to steep
bluffs and rock cliffs along Reddies river
and also to the necessity for d high line
and the making Of high bridges, culveTts
and fills TO avoid damage froal floods
and Washouts.
The intention is to put the road where
it will stay and be in condition for travel
at least 365 days in the year. Most Of
the way there is plenty Of rock, gravel
and sand convenient for the making OF
firm road bed.
The most expensive part Of the road
is now being built at a cost of about
81, 800 per mile and the cstima ted cost
of the entire line, 80 miles, is SO 600.
We believe that no wagon road has
ever before been built in the mountain
sections of the South With much light
and regular grade for 50 long distance
80 miles--in direction Of heaviest haul
ing. Such a road will surely be worth
to the State, as an object lesson IN road
making, many times the amount that is
being furnished in the way Of convict
labor to aid in its construction
A writer in Lippincotts recently says
that the New Jersey farmer along the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE.

Some OF the colleges of Agriculture
ami Mechanic Arts seem to have gotten
ashamed OF the agricultural part of their
lsme and have become polytechnic in
SL,uJe5. This has been mainly the ease
where there is an attempt to carry an old
lashloneC classical course of study in an
institution which should be entirely devo-
t1 20 the training of mind and hand
alike the preparing of young men to take
an Intelligent and active part in the
World S work. In some OF these colleges
Where there is a classical course or
study, so-Cailed, the majority OF the stu
dents 90 there for this, because the col
4e@e is cheap. The result is that these.
with their good clothes, form caste TO
themselves, and look with contempt on
The llod hopper5" and mechanics who
"oFk with cir hands and wear rougn,
everyday clothes. They become ashamed
mat they are ut an agricultural AID me-
'AanIeal coles and want the name
changed, thinking that it sounds better
IA" fact Is that agricultural study ana
training have always been handicapped IN
.-e State Colleges by the association or q
l-"eaauical and engineering department.
10 The same institution The Canadians
@.'e been wiser than we nave been, ana
". Guelph they have real college OF
agriculture, where faculty and students
-r all devoted to the one line OF stuay
1.'- me sciences connected thereWllh.
i#"E have I technical institution devoted
'-"Eeiy - he upbuilding Of agriculture.
"'!l." day the two lines OF study Will
u. separated in this country. and we may
'''e college Of agriculture and separate
'"I ses for mechanics and engineerlng'
'"..e promoting unity Of effort all
o0gh the college, and the men VINO
"+ah the old classical course VIII DC
.lAN"IIcd TO 90 to the literary jnstltu-
'l'7 Where that is the leading feature.
.' "A'F agriculture nor the mechanic
"'.7 VIII ever be taught as thoroughly
'.' successfully till this is done, ana
,"' nigh collar youths who do not want
'"A" training are banished from the
"AleaI institutions where sucn d
'ialhg Il an essential feature, ana
' '' hand work is fashionable because
""ih and learn not only books, pu'
"'" 10 no something
10 the colleges are now constituted
mechanical and engineering courses
'@'. students because of the generai
.-"- OF boys for the handling of toolS
machinery, and many take TINS
7' only TO find that they have not
o4aptation TO it, ard drift back 10
'-fih without the training they
'l have had. Farmers, who have
succeeded in their farming pc
'Aev have never farned systemall-
SEND their boys to such colleges
ar" PARTICULARLY anxious that thes
' not take the agricultural course
'se thAy can see nothing IN agri-
Ihan the students in the sho"s
'' notion that their study anu
4" on higher plane than thal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21

Characteristic of all Roman work Tho
top surface was of square stones, not OF
regular size, but carefully fitted together
without mortar. This rested upon a bed
Of rough stones cemented with mortar.
which in turn rested upon a layer Of
gravel. The total depth was about three
feet, and the breadth of the road was
fourteen feet, excluding footpaths They
were SO solid and well made that they
remained in use we'll into the middle
ages. or say, roughly, thousand years.
The Roman road was much like macadam,
hut more durable Us the surface stones
did not readily rut with the wheeled We
hiclcs OF early times and could be re-
placed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
FOOD FOR MANURE.

..Where, Oh where is the machine that
,.a- invented to go into the corn fields.
t,sE the corn and load it into wagons.
working the stalks uD into small bits
FAR fertilizer? A patient people are still
waiting for the appearance of this ma
chime Iowa Homestead.
We hope that they will have to wait
, Iour time, for sucI machine is not
,s-j.a on the farms Cutting valuable
fond into bits for fertilizer when beef
is worth s. or 50 per hundred on foot,
would be the poorest kind Of farming.
Farmers are rapidly learning that it
mover PAYS TO use for d manure what
aa be- first used as food for stock, and
.rIs get a profit from it while getting a
large .art Of its manurial value in bet
r.y shape Tor the land. The corn stalks
should 90 to the barn and be there
shredded and fed. and even the owners
of the great corn fields of the Central
West will soon find that the waste of
the corn stover is one of the greatest
blors on the farm practice. It is on a
rar with the growing of big crops Of
clover and plowing it under as green
manure The day is rapidly coming
uheu the man who does this will be
esteemed 4 very green farmer When
the winter feeding of beeyes to a finish
eaH DE made great matter of profit the
burning OF food in the soil is not only
a waste of food for cattle, but a defraud-
ng of the markets of the world of
human food which should be produced
before the feed goes on the land in the
shape of manure. The world wants beef
and milk and butter which could be
made from the wasted corn stover and
green crops buried before they have
things is robbing his own pocket and
keeping food out Of market which should
go there. Iowa grows many and fine
Aeeyes. She could grow as many more
J. all ne products of the corn field We're
utlzea for feed. She is a great cattle
State. and will be a still greater one
Wheu stock feeding is done on a more in
tensive and economical scale. The same
PAPER from which we quote, says that a
Nebraska man has invented a machine
10 De- attached to the wagon tongue to
rgr The corn, husk the ear and cut UP the
talks and deposit them in bags on the
rear OF the wagon. We hope he has, for
tlis would be far more sensible thing
manure. We agree with our contempor-
ary that what is needed is a husker tha,
viii hUsk the corn clean. None of the
tusk-Ts 30 this though they help some
u the matter. but all leave d great deal
To be pulled off by hand. This clean
lasEiag machine is yet to come.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
NOTES OF THE FARM.
BY w. +. Massey III Practical Farmer.

the students of agriculture and thev
too' Try TO form caste that looks down
Oh the farmer Students and the whole
"oih OF the college is impeded Then
me caste feeling does not stop with the
stuuehtS, Dut the professors in the mo
thdnlcal and engineering side share in
.ne leeHng, and the mechanical side gets
It's undue share of attention Hence
We need colleges like Guelph in Canada
Wnere there is general enthusiasm for
agriculture and It's allied sciences,
clover cannot be successfully grown
mere. Ii does we'll on some OF our bottom
lands. Vetch has never been sufficiently
tcled. Soy beans are in disfayor on ac-
count OF the large, hard stems The most
or our soil IS soft, shallow and sandy.
Inc summers are hot and often moder-
ately dry As such are our natural con-
dltlons, the COW pea is pre- eminentlv the
lesume Tor our section. They grow to
perfection. In addition to the COW pea
being a more vigorous grower than any
other legume we can plant, it has an
other advantage. While other legumes
serve as hay, cow peas serve both as hay
and corn They are more productive of
feed than any other plant of which | have
any knowledge. One great good is accom-
plished by growing any legumo Consid-
e1able quantities OF mineral food are
brought UP from the subsoil and form
compounds with nitrogen Glover has one
advantage over peas. It acts as a sod
in the winter. But here the pea is a
more vigorous grower, producing more
feed, and. We think a better quality OF
feed They leave a larger amount of or
ganlc matter on the soil. To remedy
teaching in winter | SOW the pea stub
ole in small grain, wheat or rye; either
tne viii act as a sod We SOW wheat
The pea adds humus to the soil The
soil in turn holds more water and a bet
ter seed bed FOR wheat is made. Fat
soil IS not only made deeper. but more
fertile. /. The COW pea deserves the first
place here in the rotation of crops. ,
The COW pea is the greatest producer o1
tced for this section. g. The COW pea is
the greatest improver OF the soil of al
our legumes-D. A. Pool. Jackson Springs
n. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
a Ton Of Cotton Seed.
lAugnsla Chronicle

augusta Chronicle.b
Friday the Chronicle published in its
Atlanta correspondence some advice 10
the farmers that IS based on an erro-
ncous calculation. According to our cor
respondent. DR.. Hunnicutt hgurca out the
worth OF ton Of cotton seed on the
following basis
300 lbs. at cents . . 3 500
725 lbs meal at l14c .... .. ...... 80
500 lbs. hulls at 3-2 cents =. j.. -. 81. SOC
275 lbs oil at = cents gallon !. .... l4Cb
Total r.. 32ls6
From this tasis he draws tho following
deductions:
This would be IS cents Dcr bushcI
for the seed. If We make a reasonable
deduction for loss from sand AMI other
impurities, and for cost OF manufacturing.
still hnd that the mills are getting
al least forty cents per bushei. Five cents
bushcl would give them an enormous
profit. We taat they can easily AFFORD
10 give the farmer 35 cents per bushcI foC
his seed There IS no reason why the
nill owners should BE- made mIllionaires
At cur expense II the products OF cotton
seed arc worth so much, then cotton see,
has corresponding value This value
The farmer is entitled TO. He can get
lt II nc VIII OniE noii on and demand
II, The mills must have the seed and
they viii pay their full value FOR them
ii you viii demand it, The seed ii,
every bale of cotton is worth from Sl3
10 s15. The farmer should get at least
SO for every thousand pounds OF seed
he sells =
The accepted estimate on cotton is
that when ginned il will turn out one
trird lint and two-thirds seed In 5000
pounds of cotton therefore. there would
be two 500 pound bales OF cotton and
206O pounds of seed. Now, according
to DR.. Hunnicutts figures there remain
on this ton OF seed 200 pounds OF lint,
Continued on Page Eght)
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King, n G.
THE PROGRESS CT IMPROVED HIGH
WAYS IN DURHAM COUNTY.

WAYS IN DURHAM COUNTY.
It is refreshing, and certainly encourag
ing to occasionally review the road sit
uation in our community and note the
changed attitude Of people who a few
years ago opposed the progress of the
movement. In practically every locality
where the best good roads work is now
being done the sturdy determination OF
a few leading spirits in the community
has overcome the opposition OF large
majority Of the citizens to the introduce
ton Of improved methods Of laying cut,
draining and constructing the public
highways. The result Of this disinterest-
ed public service is beginning to be felt
in some Cs cur more populous and pro-
gressivc counties. In almost every in
stance. a great deal Of the successful
growth attending these centcrs OF trade
has been attributed, and rightly, TO I'M
proved roads As an Illustration we use
the following letter from prominent
LAWYER Of Durham, Where improved hlgn-
ways and commercial and industrial pros
perity are going hand-inh hand:
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Cunningham, N. c.. Oct. 10

To the Tobacco Growers:
There will be meeting OF the looacc'
Growers Association at the oapl'oa ~
Raleigh on Thursday night, octooer oolli
1uo2. | greatly desire to have the larin-
ors from all over North Carollhd 70 iiee'
,,d discuss the tobacco SITUATION d 'ne
nresent time The outlook IS lot one VI
the greatest State FAIRS ever ieiu
Raleigh in the history OF 'iie
!, will be wise for the FARMERS ~ ~ tseil, y,
/. ,d IN witness the exhibits OF
'l' ,.;,,ds from every part of the state
~ on1v farmers are invited to be pres
~ This meeting, but all persons IN
tlrested in the tobacco business
state papers will please copy the cal
fer this meeting.
~ Very respectfully,
JOHN S. CUNN1NGHAM
pres n. c. Tobacco Growers Asso.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21

keeping the various fruits in the fruit
house and in the cellars. Anyone can
Go we'll keeping winter apples by the
fresh night air, III the dark | have
nearly q bushel Of old 19O1) apples IN
the cellar now, that We're kept over. The
most Of these apples are n. c. Keeper.
Only by the use of the fresh air apples
can be kept successfully anywhere from
Carolina to New Orleans and from the
Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
w F. GRABS.
AZ
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
Durham, n. c.. Sept. 9, 1902.
A Holmes. Chapel Hill. \. c.

FEOf. j. a. HOIIIIt5. VHstPC1 f1TIl' - =
Dear Sir: I take pleasure in saying
that the Good Roads movement is max
ing rapid headwav in this county
III the fall OF 1897 the magistrates or
Durham township sent committee to
Charlotte to look ct the roads OF Meek
lenburg county. and this committee made
such an enthusiastic report that the
Continued on page 3D.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
COMPARISON OF COST OF TRANS.
PORTATION OVER GOOD. BAD AMI
MEDIUM ROADS.

An argument for good roads has been
made by an engineer, who has estimated
The cost of Transporting goods over the
highways. He figures that the cost of
moving one ton bv horse power over one
mile of dry sandy road is 90 cents; over
wet sand. 30 cents: over rutS and mud
80 cents; over broken stone and ruts, 26
cents: over an earth road that IS dry and
hard, IS cents, over broken stone road
in good condition, cents; over com
pact gravel road, SIS cents. over stone
paving, 5.33 cents; over asphalt, 81 cents.
II is argued that many millions Of dollars
would be saved and many tons Of mer-
chandise would be available in The mar
lets II the road were such that trans
portation by wagon would cost not more
than five cents a mile.
FRESH AIR.
Today (September s. a cool morning
.(3- iS inst fine weather for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
HOW THE ROMANS BUILT ROADS.

In these days of road building it IS N
tereSting to know how the Romans punt
their great roads for military purposes
Mot of the descriptions of the ancient
Roman roads stop with the statement
that the surface was covered with Ha1
stones and the reader is left to conjecture
the rest. The London Globe descrIGeS
The Roman road as it was built IN Eng
LAND This description is as folloWs:
..,The Roman roads We're not perhaps the
best for cycling purposes, but they were
grand roads for all the purposes lhat
then existed. They possessed IN an emil
nsnt degree the stability and solidtty 50