The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-16

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1h5c tanked by a hundred old hens.
rvc1-a.a Of them cackling at once:
>rt gwen if all take the floor,
While The chairWoman screams like a
hawk,
1flf. sin YOU must follow the trend.
raa.gn the trend be a tangle of talk.
And whom you sit down at your desk
TO write up a long interview,
I'm. ON. side the typewriter clicks
And v1ur poor head is dictated through
rv the great star who never can write
Rar t-wIs in a regular flow.
ind you grind while they click and they
cIaeh,
Whether YOU love it or no.
nr grabbing each sheet while YOU write.
bay takes it up to the room
OF the night man, whose job is to feed
.ha great typographical loom.
is you serawl, thunders break UP above:
Their roarings our tired ears rend.
ind aIonching your fingers you cry,
~.IoH the deuce did that last sentence
gnI""
WISE mon read the paper and say,
"Ea split his infinitive there,
md the wrong tense he used in this
Ss.r rhctoTic-isn't it quecr?"
Il ought to be perfect. of course.
AMI never by any chance mushed-
smooth of phrase, clear of thought and
veIl-turned,
This literature of the rushed.
.From Songs of the Press by Bailey
%lllarl. of San FranciscoD
THE LAWSON HISTORY OF THE
AMERICAS CUP A RECORD OF
FIFTY YEARS.-By Winfield NJ.
Thompson and Thomas w. Lawson.
Thomas ". Lawson. of Boston, stock
operator. copper king and millionaire
"a.n-sWau, has made his bow to the
public as an author and publisher. His
first book, a history of the Americas
cup. is now being issued in a private
EDITION OF 5000 copies, that are said to
have cost a fortune.
Nr. LaWsOn not only is the proprie-
f~ of the book, but gives it his name,
If being called The Lawson History Of
.a. Americas Cup"
The history is serious in character,
ami is intended as a reference work, to
al q want in the record of International
.@@-t.--- q sport III W11Ch lneIe Is a
aarth of reliable literature.
While Mr.. Lawson states he has aim
ri to make his history an authority on
the subject with which it deals, and
TINT in order the public may have ac-
cess 20 a reliable record of the sport of
International Yachting, he will present
copy of each of the important public
~.traccS in this country, and to every
Tlrar i'm tho vrlrIl h. J,,;+ : 10. tI.~o
purposes We're coupled with another
which actuated him to publish the work
III th" form and manner that he does.
-Ir. Lawson is. above all, a tighter,
a"t he always fights for principles, as
@ 5'.s thcrl. Yachtsmen, and the pub
DE- generally, will recall that a year 5
h# crossed swords with the New York
taHht Tub over d question of ethics in
ID. defence of the Americas cup. Mr.,
lawson built Il yacht Of the cup-defence
'#@. which he called the Independence,
oa| purposad sailing her in the trial
for the selection Of d vessel to de-
""a IHn cup. He claimed any American
"-o could produce a boat worthy the
I9E had the right to defend the cup.
I' New York Yacht Club claimed no
f-s.. not enrolled in its fleet and quail
.I.a to fly its flag could take part in the
H1"s defence.
The club barred Mr.. Lawson's yacht,
ami after a time the discussion which
'a-|. oEor the matter was dropped.
iii. Lawson broke up his vessel, hav-
.I no further use for her, put her
"...z plates on the scrap heap, or
1870" apuEcnir mugs from them. and for
Year nothing has been heard from Mr..
Lawson in yachting.
li' no" reappears in the yachting field
".'a@h his privately printed history,
-Il Of fight on the subject of the
+"."'|1a's cup as when he first threw
.-.' The gauntlet to the New York Yacht
."1. He still maintains that he or any
-'-'i'odn has a right to defend the
'""II'a cup, and he maintains it in q
"'"f OFF more than 400 ages, thus show
. ''h7flf 10 be the very king of pam
lh..'aar.
'l lt.tjn@ out his book Mr.. Lawson
followed his usual custom of Law
i"uditurc. Absolutely no thought
.|.a"rial return has entered into the
"' for every copy Of the book IS
-tFon away, and not d cent of
..o14andS Of dollars the book cost
como back. With 425 pages and SO
I.-ra Of illustrations added, the
aucA that d publisher could not
az less than $50 a volume, if he
.'"a q living profit from his sales.
fl ~ inches long by n inches
-.p -, inches thick,
Dedication Of the book is as fol
' |I'DETSM EN.-MANIY MEN,
ny of GENTLE MIND AND SIM
w.. HEART, BRAVE MEN. FAIR
To MEN WHO SAY To THE
VIZ MAY l." AND TO THE
.''>t II WILL,"-TO MEN TO
'''" SHAM IS DISHONoR AND
49,. I't 4 GUIDING STAR: TO MEN