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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

s~IaaIler counties, the convlcts are usually
housed in tents, but in the larger coun-
ties. they occgpy houses which are built
in sections and bolted together when IN
Mace. These houses can he easily taken
down and removed from one point to an
other.
The use OF this convict labor IN North
Carolina as in some other Of the South
ern States, has been il q large measure
the basis OF all permanent road improve
mont. While The value Of this convict
labor may be III roughly al -
cents per day. il would be difficult 10
estimate in money or by any other stand
ara. the real value to the people or the
hubble roads which these prisoners have
constructed in the several counties. When
one sees what is being accomplished in
the way of road building by these prison
els. he cannot but wonder why it IS that
the people of the State do not insist and
provide that every available convict
shall. in one way or another, take part
in this great Work.
There is need Of special reform i'll this
direction along Two separate lines;
!. Of the GOT prisoners mentioned above
"a remaining In Jail on the average dur
ing the year 1900. a very considerable
portion were there awaiting trial. and
unable to give bond, each prisoner re-
naming in jail during a period varying
from q few days TO several months. Of
course these unconyicted prisoners can
only be employed on public roads under
all arrangement which Involves the con-
sent OF the prisoner; and this consent OF
the prisoner would necessarily be based
on an agreement to which the prisoner
and county authorities would be the par
ties: and which agreement would provide
that when the case relative 10 each
prisoner is finally settled by the court,
if the prisoner Is set free, he shall be
raid by the county authorities a reason
atfa remuneration for his services; and
if h is convicted and sentenced. the time
which he has then served on the public
roads shall be credited on the time for
which he is sentenced.
: OF the ~risoners III the county Jail who
k0nle up for trial, usually from three
+fourths TO four-ffths, sometimes even +
larger proportion are convicted. aud Of
Ihese convicted it may be safely esti-
MATED that four-tifths or more are able
bodied male prisoners and hence may
be assigned TO work on the public roads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
SEED TINE AND HARVEST.

A good time to think most seriously
OF the harvest is seed time. The decis-
low you make then will determine ire
value of ycur crops later. The growing
competition in seed selling is an increas-
ing temptation to inscriptions dealers
to make e-xtravagant claims tor their
seeds, both IN price and producing quail
ties. The Wisest farmers are those who
are influenced most by what experience
has proven 10 be good and true. Thou
sands OF seed sewers in all sections OF
the country SOW Ferry's famous seeds
every year and have the satisfaction or
good harvest to justify their continued
faith in the Ferry firm. They pay q few
cents more at seed time, but realize
many dollars IN better crops at the har-
vest. The natural consequences OF this
confidence Is an ever increasing business.
u. NJ. Ferry & Co. sent OUT last wear
more seeds than any other seed house in
the world. The 1902 catalogue OF this
house Il now ready, and Will be found =
useful guide IN selecting the choicest
seeds Tor the farmer, the truck gardener
and the HOVER gardener. 1t is sent free
on request. Address D.. NJ. Ferry 3 %
Detroit, Mich.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

Dlr;no ~. 7oaa
plovaa 4 !. - - - mrorsn.r+
In Nor,n ra..,S. 80 es ~
ataraoa $50 80 tnoi,5fno
The 49,. . o1,bI~g
ana a. -
dav - 80 FL,
ror - = - 49,
nj ~ -
a4ao,n. 80 800
E0a 80 - a..nohIa
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
ROADS IN

To the Editor: The present agitation
Tor better roads should be participated in
by all the people Of the State. and should
be a continual one along with that Of edu-
cation. /, for one. am deeply interested
in the movement. looking towards the
permanent improvement OF the highways
OF the counties through the State. There
fore, | give Iy hearty support TO any
movement which tends to Increase the
public interest. which will undoubtedly
secure the support OF the thinking people
OF the State. | sincerely trust that the
Goods Roads Convention. which meets in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
LABOR ON PUBLIC ROADS.
BY j. A. Holmes, State Geotosist.


OF these. practically FL would pfV1I
that PRIOR y tn@.F eohf!stIoH "n1
sentence they ~holtl p eiApt'sS4 oH pm
lc roads uader @oAe al'A
O. inet outlined above. rather thah re-
main II plfllo 3alls and t1.rhtSs. as mas
heretofore he@n usually necessary. WINE.
as stated Above. II actuallN COSTS i@s7 10
maintain these prisoners a. WORE ~ ne
pubic r"aas Z II does !" ftta 1a+m -
the count JaiIs, yet 1ssuIAILe ta"s ne
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
GOOD ROADS ASA SOCIAL FAClOR


Natural blessings aboun In the South. That highly faYoFe1 "" so.,
6 diversity oil soil ard 4 variety of climate efficiently RESPONSE " ~7.
posts IF fuela and material or tn mechanical ars It's su"" v -
proper harness OF generaunge electrical energy for light ad pow -u.
tradictnE the ancient axiom that the nil may neVerg grind "H- D
past. It's people are the purest of the American stock Their ~
nat slightly modified by alien Influences. They areq quick 10 Fa
OF established American principles. Yet, they areo often sadly -
uhat is perhaps the South'se greatest drawback In this cas- @" --~ ~
Rhode Island, with 46i inhabitants to the square mile. Ala-a"'
M New Jersey with $50 are bit crowded. Men may hardly tp" ""
of those Stale without runnlngt ter isko II treaang upon his F Ing
against ina ones Tbs The almost chronic manifestation there d" '
rosIessposa OF unworthy di8conten is no wonder But here is ' ~
between tie extreme congestion Of population in such cities - ~" - ""
debhta and CHICAGO n the the extreme the feHness # folks ]" ~'""@
population ranges from 100 TO tha square mile In Maryland TO- ass " N~
That is surely room enough m to spare. Many millions moro o. EF may
be donncied WIhou the least danger OF croudng. Improvements Do -~ N"e
ton is slowly under way. In he past tie n years the South galn'dh "t-
sons to he 5luar nile, and it led the country in the maintenanc Of Z "" 14A-
of town and country. The Improvement will be FASTENED thFouEa2 pr "@t
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
STATE GEoLoGIsT JOSEPH A. HOLMES,
Representative of h National Go od Roads Department of Publicity

Eleecombe. 20 convicts.
Forsyth. Is eonvicIs.
F'-.lHkljn, II eonvicts,
CASTOR, % conyicts.
GuIlford, 10 convicts.
Henderson, 5 convicts.
M~eckienburg, llG %convicts.
New Hanover, 80 ~Convicts.
Randolph. 20 cCnyicts.
Rockingham, % conTicts.
Rowan. % convicts.
Union, 80 conyicts.
Wake, SO conyicts.
Wayne, 3 conyiots.
Wilson. p conyicts.
AS Illustrating the extent 10 which
convict labor is now being used in public
road improvements in the Southern
States. 1t may be mentioned that the
number 50 used during the year $500 was
aTproAimatei~ as follows:
Flori4a. la6 convicts.
Georgia. a46 cGnvicts.
Kentucky i19 convicts.
Mississippi, 1l3 convicts.
North Carolina, 6f3 ~convicts.
South Carolina, 80 convicts.
Tennessee, 10 C~nSicts.
Texas, So conyicto.
j. 4. HOLMES.
ChaDel Hill. n. c., Feb. 5.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

Goi ro.s arc 0: primal importance in syinge country folks 3 chance at 70
town comfortably ana speedily, to sell heir products mt to do thar shopping.
They add LG the power Of the library. the store c" the newspaper office as sOcaI
centres. and maha more frequent han cour-day, weddings n tune ms occasions
for pleasant and proftahle gatherings oil men from widely separated IoaUies OF
n country, in which a developed n broader and more liberal public spirit d kanr
pprecE4ton of The good parts Of ons fellows with greater charity toward heir
talins5 ana L grtTof quickening OF social impulses fr The beltrmen Of all
A. The aatue tu-- valuable work will be done for the town. \ good road in a-
dillon ID mfuslS more life into local trade, will be j ready means of education
for to"nsfdk- II VIM atracr hem % bricks md mortar, from ltp~ AMI
mon 10 the purity and simplicity of the fields ani woods II viii
brine u@cIn TO tha country, Whtle hey may gain wider. clearer vision Thy wilt
ieara something aooat ts difficulties under which the real maker Of cm7 labor
They VIII come to sy1rahmze with the farmer in his unceasDg struggle with The
elements o turn tnem to the best accoUnt and hey will Understand that his
criticism Of affairs is often well founded IL xgerience ad deep careful thinking
They can not Sail TO ba impressed with his nlagveIo1 ability to DO many things
Shdfoushiy They VIII sec In him the BEST equipped, most all round EiHpl ia
abe world.
With picturesque sizes within half al h ours drive from town or within a,
Walking distance successful merchants mi manufacturers win be tempted to
MAXI Themselves country homes instead OF leaving the community syopabr AMI
ENJOYING the fruits OF heir life work il eMhed case
lEFltY home m from other quarters viii be induced to StIa Gr1nUv
the Whole country viii be more closely populated There win be born stronger
eshhFhoo4 SPIRIT and the force OF the cure nts leading TO he yhinpoos OF
humanity viii be diminished. The drift OF t, Young n sturdy from the country
Good roads as q socfa!f actor.a are CONTAGIOUS. Comparison OF the apraarmeo inf
having only tracks O sand or mud which at some seasons are yarrafa am~m.
lnoueh not OF commerce. sets Hnt o thinking TO good purpoe Eyr4fws Of
parts of North Carolina, Florida, Texas, ans ohr Southern State 1rrI~stina
th@e OF New England, New York, Pennsylvania n the West which ta hnnn
ana upon 4 more prehen scale, have not been without heir rrnaI
effect F"0'NH
They have taught ina goo roads are
highways 10 health and happtness of r.
people. ~k~1E
Baltimore, Md. Feb /. 1892. -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
THOUSANDS SENT INTO EMILE.

Every year q large number OF poor
sufferers whose mugs are sore and
tacked with coughs are urged to go to
aoother climate. BUT this is costly aud
not always sure. Don't he an exile when
Dr. Kings New Discovery for consump-
fi5n will cure you al home. It5s the most
4nfaiiibie medicine for Coughs. Colds
ard ali Threat and Lung diseases or
raY.h. The ifst dose brings relief. AS
rounding cures result from persistent
use. Trial bottles free at ali Druggists.
Price soc and sl.o0. Every BOTTLE guar
enfeed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

Raleigh or February the 18th and 18th.
viii be very largely attended, snd most
especially should IL De - the County
commissioners and thu road oyerseTTs
from every county IL the State. The
Practical Illustration Of road building
and the valuable addresses which will be
made on that occasion. Will II OF meal
etila BIZ. advantage 10 those who are
charged with the permanent improve
aren't 81 our highways. which has been
commenced IN many o. the counties ID
sur state. Thcf good roafs are at "nee
{. necessity and ! blessing cannot Be ia
ntel. The aivauta ges ara 80 numerous
.ni % cvidaut 10 al TINT n argument
should IT. needed TO convince any one q
tie fact IS has often been said. one
tarsa can probably DO the work q Two
- GOOD nard ROAD - COMPARED ~ttlt
ts4at Of the ordinary ~unworhel dir roat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
DON'T LET THEM SUFFER

Cften children are tortured with itching
and burning eczema and other skin dis
eases but Bucklen's Arnica Saive heals
the raw sores. expels inflammation. leaves
the skin without a scar. Clean. fragrant
cheap, there's no salve on earth as good.
Try 1t. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at
all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11

application OF thu lessons "''- "
Good Roads Specia! has J'th GIVING IA
ing the nast tn w--s in aa.1 3 4'z'
States.
Many causes have contributed 10 {!
drift OF recent years trofn country
town and chg. on O. the most potsI
has beer the desir4 Of men soi women
tough elbows nov auo JA~a With TIN
fellows. It is all very we'll to b. eoie
stretch ones self Al vii! an- not oiSlui
4 ~neishbor, TO be undi-bet"s u3oHaFeh
al one surveys, This sori Of monarch
though, if persisted in, becomes q wear
ness OF the healthy flesh, ami %.1heflJ5
through several generations is 0h7Ig
IL discarded for the equally uht97ira5
mingIing with the crowd H.oa rl5 t7e.
Ing. Attractions OF Tie cltr are -haen
fed by distance, and tn il-agla"t Ills
country are jast so much a2.laGesd HNi!C
Ing ana maintaining goJ4 roads "i
ST fike the safe ana SOUND balance,
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
WILL TEST TIE LAW

A number of the liquor dealers of Ce-
Gil county, Nd, have engaged counsel
and will test the constitutionality of the
Prohibition law, on the ground that it
contains no enacting clause stipulating
the time that Prohibition goes into effect.
The licenses now held by the hotel pro-
prietors give them the privilege of selling
spirituous liquors until May 1st, 1908.
Notwithstanding there is no time named
in the Act for Prohition to 60 into effect,
yet one of the sections says
1T shall not be lawful for any house,
company or association or body corpor-
ate, to barter or sell directly or indirectly
or to solicit or receive orders for the pur-
chase of at any place within the limits of
Cecil county, or to give away on its place
of business, within the limits of said
county, any spirituous or fermented
liquors, or alcoholic bitters or intoxicat-
ing drinks of any kind, or cider, tonic
beer, lager beer, schnapps or gin, or any
article used or sold as beverage in the
composition of which whiskey, brandy,
high wines or alcohol or any spirituous
or fermented liquors shall be an ingre-
dent, nor shall any license be granted
for the sale of the same therein"
Another section stipulates in what
manner violators of the law shall be pun.
ished, etc.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
THE PRUDENTIAL BANQUET

A gathering of the sub-managers of the
Prudential Insurance Company from var
ious points on the Peninsula and the sec
tion between Wilmington and Baltimore,
took place in Dover on Saturday last at
the instance of the Company's Superin-
tendent here, and were later bis guests to
dinner at the Hotel Richardson. There
were also present Superintendent A. w.
Hindle and L. F. Miller, of the Balti-
more city districts.
The business of this great and prosper
GUS Company is in very fourishing
condition throughout this section; in fact
its record for year past has exceeded in
results anything that has gone before in
its entire history, and the present man
agement is to be congratulated upon so
favorable showing. A carefully selected
class of agents is one of the keys to this
success, and Superintendent E. ]. John
son has no use for any but reliable, clean
cut, hustling representatives. From the
appearance of the gentlemen at dinner
on Saturday we should imagine the Com
pany has not their superious anywhere.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

President Roosevelt has issued his pro-
clamation designating Thursday, Novem-
Der 9th, as day of thanksgiving. The
proclamation is in part as follows: "Ac-
cording to the yearly custom of our peo-
pie, it falls upon the President at this
season to appoint day of festival and
Thanksgiving to God. Over a century
and quarter has passed since the country
took its place among the nations of the
earth, and during that time we have had
ON the whole more to be thankful for
than has fallen to the lot of any other
people. Generation after generation has
grown to manhood and passed away.
Each has had to bear its peculiar burdens,
each to face its special crises and each
has known years of grim trial. When
the country was menaced by malice do
mestic or foreign levy; when the hand Of
the Lord was heavy upon it in drouth or
flood or pestilence; when in bodily dis
tress and anguish of soul, it paid the
penalty of folly and frowsrd heart.
Nevertheless, decade by decade, we have
struggled onward and upward; We now
abundantly enjoy material well being,
and under the favor of the Most High we
are striving earnestly to achieve moral
and spiritual uplifting The year that
has just closed has been one of peace and
of overfowing plenty. Rarely has any
people enjoyed greater prosperity than
we are now enjoying. For this We render
heartfelt and solemn thanks to the Giver
of Good, and we seek to praise him not
by words only, but by deeds, by the way
in which we do our duty to ourselves and
to our fellowmen."
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
BYRNE APPOINTED

Announcement was made from Wash
ington Tuesday that William Michael
Byrne, lately Union Republican candi-
date for Congress, had been reappointed
United States District Attorney. He re-
signed the position sometime ago to de-
vote his time to his candidacy for Con-
gress. The first announcement of the
appointment was made by Mr.. Byrne
himself but later it was confirmed from
Washington. The appointment is until
the Senate meets and if confirmed by the
Senate he will then be appointed for the
full term of four years and not for the
unexpired term. He will re-assume the
Office just as soon as the appointment ar
arrives from Washington and will take
the place of John P. Nields who was
by Judge Bradford of the Fed
eral Court to fill the vacancy until the
President appointed successor to Mr..
BYrne.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
THE NOVEMBER AMERICAN BOY"

Starting with front page illustration
of the strenuous football boy, the No
vember number of The american Boy
(Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich.
presents feast of good things for boys,
includi' g, among its stories, the fourth
and fifth chapters of the Napoleon bio
graphy by the editor, illustrated with a
portrait of Josephine, and a stirring pic
ture of the battle of the bridge of Ar.
cola and map of Napoleon campaign
in Northern Italy; also stories entitled
"The Miniature Yacht Race" Little
Soldiers of Fortunes" ''The Thanksgiv-
ing that Robin Had;;" ga Muskrat Man
Trap" Caught in a Turkey-Trap;"
"The Triumph of John Alton;" ga Rae
coon Hunt in Virginia." "Wild Bow"
by Hezekiah Butterworth; colbert Was
All Right" Ia football story, and "Bum,
Only Little Yellow Dog" Other lead.
ing articles are: How to Capture and
Tame Small Pets; With the Boys; A Les.
son in Woodcraft; Guy Fawkes' Day;
What Shall the Boys Dor; How to Make
Things; Booker T. Washington and his
Work for Negro Boys; Drills of Many
Nations Practiced by one of Uncle Sans
Regiments; Top or Bottom, Which?; and
new game, "Foxey." Pages are de-
voted to Animals; the Home, Church and
School; Shorthand Lesson; the Agassiz
Association of Young Naturalists; What
Boys are Doing; Boys Books Reviewed;
Boys as Money Makers; Boys as Stamp,
Coin and Curio Collectors; The Boy
Photographer; The order of The Ameri-
can Boy; Boys in Games and Sport; The
Boy Journalist; Puzzles and the Meaning
of Names, Sixty-six illustrations. $1.OO
a year. THE SPRAGUE PUBLISHING
CO., Detroit, Mich.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
RED MEN MAKE APPOINTMENTS

The following persons have been ap-
pointed to serve in the different Offices Of
the Delaware Improved Order of Red
Men:
Deputy Great Sachems.-Great Senior
Sycamore, William 7. Purks, No. 8,
Henry Clay, Del. tribes Nos. /, 8, 6, 8,
II, IS, %, AZ. Great Junior Sycamore,
W. G. G. Knowles, No. Is, Laurel, Del,
tribes No. 13, Is, Is, 10, %, D. of P. No.
2. George E. Swain, No. 81, Harrington
DEL, tribes Nos. 10, 9S, 40, 43. J. B.
Bunting, No. 25, Dagsboro, Del, tribes
Nos. 90, 25, 30, 80, SO. Harry NJ. Yickep,
No. 81, Georgetown, DEL, tribes Nos. 2l,
85, Al. George R. Davidson, No. 2s, Mill
ton, Del, tribes Nos. 26, 2S, 81, D. of P.
No. 4. J. A. suydam, No. A. Middletown,
Del, tribes Nos. "a, 27, A.
The Great Sachem reserves for himself
tribes Nos. 4, 9, IA, II, 81, 80, 80, "a, SO,
45, D. Of P. Nos. and s.
: Committees-State of the Order-P. g.,
" a SlluJCS .NOs Ri L o., Ndtudutcl
Lank, No. "a; P. s., F. M. Smith, No. %.
Constitution and Laws-P. G. S., George
c. Guthrie, No. 8; P. S., George Stout,
No. 8; P. S. Harry A. Baerford, No. IL.
Finance, Mileage and Per Diem-P.
S., Charles McIntire, No. 4; P. S., ]. B.
Conway, No, 10; P. S., Frank E. Samson,
No. 35.
Reports and Credentials.-P. G. s.,
George @. Maris, No. 6; P. G. s., ]. J,
Brasure. No. 2Oi P. G. s., W. +. Copl-
bourn, No. %.
Appeals and Grievances-P. S., William
Stinson, No. 80; P. s., Edward sayers,
No. 8; p S. Frank A. Gradwohl, No. l.
Aged, INDECENT and Infrm.-P. G. s.,
Aubrey Vandever, No. 27; P. G. S., ]. G.
W. Perdue, No. 13; P. S., B. c. Conwell,
No. 80.
Trustees-P. s., R. H. Evans, No. 81;
P. S., Jos. B. Phillips, No. 80; P. S., Will
liam I. Carter, No. 40.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-15
MARYLAND NOTES


The plant of the Elkton Electric Light
Company viii shortly be doubled in cap.
acity.
Rabbits are reported to be plentiful
and in fine condition throughout Cecil
County.
Ex-senator John S. Writ, of EIkton,
has assumed the editorship Of the Cecil
Democrat.
The Rising Sun Gun Club will give a
county shoot next Tuesday at its grounds
in Rising Sun.
A large pipe organ is soon to be placed
in the assembly hall of Memorial Hall at
Tome Institute.
Ex-County Treasurer William T. Fryer
packed at his cannery at Colora this fall
5000 cases of tomatoes.
Professor Walter Sparks, principal of
the Galena Academy, has resigned to ac-
cept position in the schools of Balti-
more.
The will of the late DR.. James E.
Haines was probated Monday at Elkton,
leaving an estate valued at about $40, ,OO6
to relatives.
While watching game of football in
Elkton George Witworth, 13 years old,
was knocked down and had his collar
bone fractured.
Arrangements are being made to have
annual fairs at Queenstown which will
eclipse anything of the kind ever at
tempted on the Peninsula.
st. Mary's P. E. Church, at North
East, which was recently given $500 by
DR.. Robert S. Brooklings, of St. Louis,
Mo-, is to be extensively improved.
Rev. S. E. Grant, of Cherry Hill, Ce-
Gil County, and stationed at Lake George,
N. Y, was seriously burned by the ex-
plosion of gasoline lamp in his home.
Bishop John J. Monaghan, of the
Diocese of Delaware, administered the
Sacrament of Conf rmation to a class of
IS in Elkton Catholic Church last Sum-
day.
For drawing revolver while acting in
a disorderly manner, at PerryvilIe on
Saturday night, Reuben W. Gibson was
committed to the Elkton Jail in default
of fine of 81.
A marriage license, was issued by
Clerk Williams, of the Cecil County
Court, to Miss Josephine K. Lottey and
William ]. Ward, Of Philadelphia. The
bride gave her age as Is years.
The barge Chesapeake, loaded with
over 200 cords of poplar wood for the
Kenmore paper mills, at Elkton, sprang
a leak in Elk River, and before she
could proceed had to unload half of her
cargo at Cedar Point.
While walking from Porter's Bridge to
Rowlandsville recently H. Rosenthal, of
Havere de Grace, was waylaid and rob-
bed of all his valuables by two men, one
of whom said he was detective. Con-
stable Moore arrested one of the alleged
robbers, who gave his name as Welch.