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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
NEW HANOVER CONVENTION.
Action of Primaries Ratified, Duffy Endorsed
for Solicitor.
Especial TO News and Observer.

Special TO News and Observer
Wilmington \. g.. May 31.-The New
Hanover County Democratic convention,
II. Q. Mcqueen, presiding, was held here
TO-DAY. Action Of Primaries held this week.
Was ratified and appointment Of delegates
to the state Congressional and Judicial
conventions was left with The chairman.
who was instructed to appoint tho same
representing the vote east in the primary.
Rudolph Duffy was unanimously indorscd
for solicitor Of the Fifth Judicial district,
and delegates instructed to cast tho New
Hanover vote solidly for him in conyen-
tion. Resolutions commencing III" cours
Of Hon Jno. ID. Bellamy in Congress and
commencing his efforts for the state and
this section We're unanimously adopted
with enrhusiasm At the reorganization
Of the county executive committee Geo.
H. Peschau was elected chairman. J. nj.
MCGOWAN secretary and J. G. i Gischcn
treasurer. The county convention was
harmonious throughout.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
GIFT OF a SCHOLARSHIP.
General Carr Donates Melissa Frances Hester
Scholarship to Littleton Female College.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and ObserverD
ittleton, n. c., May 31.-Gen. j S. Carr
made the literary address at Littleton
Female College Thursday and bestowed
a perpetual scholarship in memory OF
Mrs Hester, q sainted woman, the moth
er of Mrs. J. NJ. Rhodes.
Governor Carr has always been prime
favoritc here. His benefaction to the old
soldiers and his general charity are
known and appreciated. He has hereto
fore bestowed free education upon de
serving young ladies at this college and
his donation Thursday of i scholarship
in the name and memory of Mrs Melissa
Frances Hester, of Granville county, the
sainted mother OF Mrs. Rhodes, further
strengthens our love for him and admira
tion for his good deeds.
General Carr as practical public ora
tor is scarcely surpassed by any of his
cont ntemporaries. His address Thursday
was q beautiful tribute to the women of
the South and America.
The continued progress Of this insti-
tuition under the vigorous and untiring
management of Prof J. NJ. Rhodes in Dhe-
nomenal. He announced Thursday night
that he had already received 110
applications from new students to enter
the fall classes-coming from siN South
crn States The evening concert con
ducted by Miss Millikin was beautifully
rendered BY the classes in music. Misses
Featherstone and Renfrow recitcd the
balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet with
artistic effect.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Legislature May Regulate Courts.
GIy tho Associated Pross.)

G5E tho Ass0cTaT@d FTos7l
Richmond. Va. May 51.-'fhc Consti-
tutfonal Convention made great progress
with the work OF finally passing upon
the constitution. having gotten as far as
tie article on county government aL1
nearly completed lis consideration. The
most important amenIIneat Taade tc2ay
was to the article on the judiciary, and
provided that tho Legislature should
have the pow er TO regulate the rights Of
courts in contempt cases This is taken
10 moan that the law making power of
the State may place restrictions AM reg
ulations upon tho cogrts as to the lat
ter's rights in the matter and may man x
out q course for them TO follow
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
CHANGING ONES OCCUPATION.

There is one thing about which the
editor is more frequently asked than q
proposed change of location or of bust
ness occupation, and there is nothing
which is harder to give intelligent ad-
vice about. For instance, we have
letter from a man who says that he was
raised on farm, but studied dentistry
and has Dracticed it for - years, and
is now IS years old. He thinks of get
ting a farm in the Valley OF Virginia. or
on the south side of the State. Has Il
wife and q baby, and $4,000 to $1,000.
He wants to know if it would be wise
for him to make the change. a man
with cash capital OF that amount ought
to succeed on q farm if he is a farmer.
Whether it would be wise move for
this gentleman or not is more than we
can tell. We could certainly make a sue
cess under such circumstances, and prob
ably the one who has gained that much
in a professional life has learned bust
ness habits, which if applied to the farm
will certainly bring success. Men who
have been raised on the farm, and who
afterwards accumulate some capital and
have a longing to go back to the farm
generally make good farmers if they
study their new profession carefully
as they cid the one in which their capi-
tai has been made. But, after all, the
making Of a total change in ones pro-
fcssiOn and starting in a new business
at mature age is always a risky thing
1t would seem in such d case best to not
be in too great a hurry to abandon a
profession. Better locate in a good town
and continue in the practice of the pro-
fcssiOn you know, and buy little farm
near by and gradually grow towards it
While continuing to practice dentistry.
Then when you have learned that you
can succeed with the farm you can make
it your entire business. 1t is far easier
in q case like this for a man to get a
new start. But nine out of ten who want
advice in regard to change are those
who admit that they have little of this
worlds cash, and imagine that the cheap
lands of the South Will be the place for
them. Put a man without means on a
piece of run down land and we cannot
/ imagine anything that Will keep his nose
/ harder to the grind-stOne The redemp-
tiOn Of worn soil is q work that requires
little cash at least, and one who has
only money enough 10 pay for such a
piece of land had better let the land
alone and work at something else TIL
his means increase.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
CLOSE OF THE EXPOSITION
A Brilliant Success IN Every w keep.
financially.
lny the As-o.Lat.l rr.

tIs\ the Associated l'rEs-.t
Charleston. : ~. May .>t NIL
night President Wagner turned ott ras
electric l2ht the 1Gei.l sounded
taps" 4 salute Was uIea ana ths
Soath Carolina Interstate laa West la-
dian Exposition passed into his
Tory. The exposition opened 81 ~
first Of December last aua tho SIS
months e its existence have ma5c a vers
brilliant season for Charleston 1h.
first half Of tho tin was no. yerE IS
porous for the t4ir but during the ae-
three months great crowds have visited
it, 1t is stated tho entire ,ntcrpris yul
," 2 loss financially and tha stoeAhold-
ers VIII receive mono OF their suaserip-
tions back. some loss Viii probably fan
on the bondholdor~ ard there are icw
outstanding debts. though the showing
ii this respect VIII be much better ,han
was predicted Otherwise the success of
tho exposition is unquesuoned. The Lass
day Was observed as Charleston Day ANA
the attendance was lar@a
Among the permanent advantages TO
the city already assured by the eNloSi-
tion is the establishment Of a public
park. the city having purchased part Of
the exposition grounds containing tho
court Of palaces and suuken gardens
Oregon New Mexico Missouri and Other
States have presented a large proportion
Of their exhibits TO the city Of Charles
ton as a nucleus Of permanent indus
trial and commercial exposition, ana tho
plans for its establishment are we'll
under way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
SUCCESSFUL ORCHARDING

To the Editor: l have been asked to
give nv orchard experience in the col
umns OF your valuable paper. | have
thirty acres in one orchard and ten in
another Two years ago I picked and
sold my fruit for 50. o0e. Last year l sold
the fruit on the trees at 81 600 cash, the
buyers doing the picking.
I tried spraying and have used the
moth catcher. When the Cooling moth
appears spraying is effectual For the
CodIing moth( the Doe bettle. the cucu-
Ito, and singing insects, it is OF little
or no vcIue The moth catchers are 4
success in exterminating these pests. as
well as the tent catapillar and fruit leaf
roller moths. Two years ago | sprayed
my ten acre orchard thoroughly, but the
fruit was wormy and badly stung, so /
lost a very large part Of it. In the thirty
acre orchard l used the moth catchers,
and the fruit was fine, scarcely any stung
or wormy fruit in the orchard
Last season. 1901. | used the moth
catchers in both orchards, about one to
the acre and as a result my fruit was
the most perfect l had over raised, while
the fruit in orchards where the moth
catchers were not used was very W0rmy
and covered with stings. ! caught one
hundred and twenty-s!N fruit lear roller
m Tbs il 'ne trap III my orchard in a
single night Every trap was filed maxi
ing thousands destroyed nightly in all
III 'ipS. | also caught Cooling mo hS.
If orchardists would take the Wormy ap-
pies and hatch out the Cooling moths in
bottles and compare them with those
caught in the traps they would know
when the Cooling moths appear and
know when to put cut the traps all over
the orchards to destroy them. | also
caught and cleaned out the tent cata-
pillar moths. as we'll as the most des-
tructive beetle (the striped bug) which
makes the round headed bores in the
apple trees. Since the birds have been
killed the orchardists must fight the
pests to make fruit growing a success.
had more sweet corn near one end of
my orchard where the moth traps We're
set. IN these traps | caught the corn
ear worm moths and the traps pro
tected my sweet corn from the striped
worms, as Well as my apples from other
pests. ! shall continue to use the traps
as they largely assisted in making my
fruit perfect. 1t pays to protect fruit
from worms.
C. H. DAVIS.
Cakaloosa, Iowa, April 10, 1902
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Mont Pelee Furiously Active.
CBy IN Associated Press. j

Fort De Franco. Island Of Martinique.
May 81, : p. NAT half past one
o'clock yesterday afternoon The subrua-
rine cable broke aean and at two
o'clock Mont Police was in violent olup-
ticn. Reports received here say the
north craters are pouring great torrents
Of mud III the direction Of Nive Yes
tcrday evening there was IN enormous
eruption Of steam and ashes This morn
ms a correspondent Of New York
newspaper went to st. Pierre with the
Government party engaged in burning
the bodies of the victims Of the first
eruption, but the party was forced to
leave the volcano throwing out volumes
OF black smoke ana loud detonations he
in2 heard. The Rivicra Blanche IS again
a torrent of hot mud, and escaping steam
falling into the sea. \ portion of the
party which went to st. Pierre this
morning was in considerable danger and
the captain Of the Doat which tool, the
newspaper correspondent ana his com
panions to the ruined town say they Nill
net return there again
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03

money from the North to any great cx-
tent.
There is an awakening, too, in the
South in agriculture, and in no part OF
the country is there g greater desire to
learn improved methods. The p f. is
leading there in this work and will con-
tinue to lead. for the Southern farmers
have recognized the fact that its teach
ings are confined to no State lines, but
that it seeks the people on the farms all
over the land, and gets from them what
they learn in their work. Thus bringing
the practical experiences of farmers
North, South, East and West together
all can learn more of what the others
are doing, and will all be helped in
their own work. But the greatest
awakening in the South of recent years
is that in popular education. The South
is fully awake to its needs and is doing
all it can to increase the usefulness of
its common schools. and the South glad
ly welcomes the helD of the men from
the North who are spending their money
to help on the work which the South
is doing, and thus enable the Southern
people to accomplish more than they
could unaided. The Southern States are
proud of what they have accomplished
out of their poverty for the cause of
education. They have done what their
means permitted and are not ashamed
of it, and now that philanthroDic men
from the North are trying to help them
they welcome the aid gladly. The col
leges of agriculture in the South are
crowded with students and they. too need
more help than they get from the gov
ernment and States for with the eager
ness for agricultural training hundreds
of young men are crowded out who
should have chance at getting the edu-
cation they need by the lack Of room
and facilities at the colleges. The South
is the purely American part OF the coun-
try and is proud of the fact. and like
Americans the Southern people viii work
out their salvation and solve all their
own problems in the future
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1902
|CRUC|F|ED BY THUGS CIVIL WAR IN CUBA
An Alabama Farmer Robbed
and Nailed to a
Tree.
(By the Associated Press.)

Huntsville, Ala. May 31.-Tom Hairless.
farmer living near Berkeley, was as
saultod and robbed by two men late yes
terday afternoon ana then nailed to q
were badly torn and he viii not be able
to work for several months.
Hairless had been ploWing and was cat
ing his dinner at a spring when he was
confronted by two strange men with pis-
tolls, who robbed him Of s. and then
backed lam against a tree. The loose
folds of flesh on each side We're pulled
out and nailed to the tree ana his hands
were stretched above his head and treat
cd likewise. In this condition the man
remained until dark When he was res
cucd by farm hand.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
I'd BUILD AS 600 CHURCH
MEMORIAL EIs WIFE
DR.. Stuart Dodge VIII Erect the Fdifce in
Ashevllle. Field, Meet and Water
Carnival
Especial to News and observe

Especial 70 News and ObsalIcr1
AsheIille, =. G.. May ao.-Dr Stuart
Dodge, OF New York. president Of the
<orihern Presbyterian Home Mission
Board, viii build. as a memorial to h.4
wife, $4,000 church here
Ihe AsheFille school for boys, Will holi
q leld meet and water carnival ncxt
week IN the latter affair a water tilt
IL which the participants sit in canoes
and tilt with lanccs viii be given
The first legion OF Select knights in
North Carolina vas organized here hv
{. y. Aldrilge, State Organizer, last
nipht
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Major Berthelot's Leg Broken.
(Bv the Associated Press)

Boston. Mass. May 31.-A mishap be-
fell member of the Rochambeau mis-
sion here today, when Major BeTthelot,
the aide de camp to General Berguere
sustained a fracture of the left leg. The
accident happened at the Navy Yard
at Charlestown.
While passing from the hall Of the
commandments house into the reception
room, Major Berthelot slipped over a
rug on the polished hardwood floor and
fell. One of the bones Of tho left leg
had been. fractured. As soon as possible
tie injured officer was taken to the
french battleship Gaulois, where the
ships physicians attended him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Made Million by Cornering Oats.
fBy the Associated Press

fBy The AssOcIated Iftas.J
Chicago May 31.-James A. Patton.
IN vor Of Evanston. and a prominent
Bo ID Of Trade operator. today brought
70 a successful close the corner in May
GA which has dominated the oat mar
ket since early last fall. The prof :
credited to Mr.. Patten on the deal are
estimated at nearly $1,0O00 900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
New Bern. n. c.. May 31.-Mr. Chas.
L. Abernethy has Withdrawn from the
Congressional race for the nomination in
the Third district, and the field is now
clear for Hon. G. R. Thomas. the pres
ent worthy and faithful incumbent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03

'oE-rell. Of the Kansas Station,
81. farmers accustomed to clover
-e ruin alfalfa by letting the first
stand 100 long. Experiments
r RI" Kansas Station show that
.l.# -uJ when but ten per cent.
blooms are open has a higher
..l" than that cut later. and
# luont cuttings are always
n..se The first is taken off early.
"# hen only about ten per cent.
Blooms were out was ready to cut
hem the other strip left to get
;. bloom was just giving its first
NaI this strip failed to give a
..1iu-. 1t was found best to
a" carly stage, even ii the hay
through rains. as the plants
b -'rongrhened that the subsequent
#ore than made up for it 1t
#aL. for those who are expnH-
with alfalfa to make a note of
81 is evident that the treatment
alfalfa the first season is the turn-
.' between success and failure.
becoming far more certain
-#-. with this valuable forage
#. learn more of the methods
.oE It's development, and every
SD. PROBABLY SEQ more ami more
u .a Jno Eastern States. There
.au of The hardness Of the
-..t ION of he country ana
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03

"...zat5on Of the immense water
....G the falls of the rivers in
...ancic states for the pro-
".H transmission of power is
..a great opportunity for power
""rn farms. The great falls
".Ha" river in North Carolina,
"a5Hessod tor work. The
"l.E ready to send electric
".".gh and elsewhere in that
ladkin river is supplying
..."s of Winston and Salem
power, and lower down on
.@e immense water power
.'@@. whore the river is COM
.".' narrow gorge and fur
..I second only to that at
company with abundant CAPT
la putting this power in
...a'Ing II for many miles
.-il"a and mills. The time
"al when the farmers will
opportunity offered to get
. Ipr The farm machinery.
.... ..F.'S that flow from the
... ranges TO the Atlantic there
Ill.,. .-'En they break from the
.. " INTO the level coast re-
. - water power furnished by
..... "..- ais yet hardly been real
.... 'mployed in doing work.
..... '.L'|e the extent of the in
-'HS in the South, nor the
... .. "..A which the Southern peo-
... .'.& their means in manu-
p -... .|ti~"s. for throughout the
u.. a North and South Caro-
h... swarm Of cotton mills
H... ~. -'% op Of late years have
'''H' capital and not with
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
He EASTERN FARMER.

MD TIE EASTERN FARMER.
.H.ial proceedings by the govern
.-.tu-t the Beef Trust are in full
IN The meantime the combine
au.a at The matter and go on MAX
m.T In fact, great deal of the
r .slrc OF beef seems to be per-
-.Hwal. The great ranges of the
ar. gotting exhausted and there
.s a many cattle. 1t seems to us
..- is the opportunity for the East
.-u.r- 10 get to growing beef. We
rowing beef. for the days of stalling
-I'Ia of TWO or three years old
.Glug them TO fatness are gone.
.nEr now for the Eastern farmer
. the feeding of beef from the time
au drops. and to get the animal
Jog the best markets at as early
-7 lis possible. There is a great
#a.. profit 10 the feeder in an ami
a. viii weigh 1000 pounds at a
80 #.toon months old than there is
..- waste fat on a lean steer. The
.s e. Eastern farmer is sO-calIed
a.ef and there viii be money
.or many years to come. But
-.a.H is essential to the production
"4. Not necessarily pure bred
uar COWS OF 4 good beef type and
blood sire of a good beef breed.
. are going to feed for beef you
10 get rid of every vestige of the
e.. Of COW just as carefully as
"II get rid Of the beef type or the
purposes" animal. if you are go
a.o tA" dairy. IN short, keep the
.@lr for The purpose for which
..N. 30 use it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Notes for the Farm.
Bv w, F. MASSEY.


...tNGEG TO KILL WEEDS.
Irol. ". F. Massey.)
..aI.-h papers report that there
. -..ucss in destroying charlock,
... a..tard (Sinapis ArVense), by
Fla. with 30 gallons per acre of a
.r cent. solution of sulphate Of
. ami that this spray does not in
.... .... wheat among which the char
growing. This would be 30 pounds
-. -uunatc per acre. \ rather
...... weed killing we would suppose
.~nug is done when the weed is
.m#z and tender, and is avoided
r.4 thrratens. Sometimes a sec
.r.u2 will be needed to clear the
Taa growth Of the wheat is said
narly helped, mainly by the des-
.. ot tho weeds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
Leaves the Field to Thomas,

Cakaloosa, Iowa, April 10 1902.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

sort or n story. as all who lave read STAN
ley Weyman's exciting love romance are
aware. kyrle Bellew. in the person of
Haston de Marsac, falls in love with the
beautiful Mademoiselle de la Wire; they are
not separated. but the twain pass through
many exciting adventures before they final
ly Join hands and prepare for the wedding
march. Arizona has two love stories. in
TACT three. running through it; yet. only
one OF them Is fashioned after the French
mans plan. Arizona" "A Gentleman of
rance and The Christian" are success
fui because they appeal to romantic in
s'incts; because they present n picture of
life that satisfies. g%ratifies and delights.
Yet. the love scene of modern times.
which rivals that of Romeo and Juliet"
is to be found in Miss Viola Aliens In
the Palace of the King"
1t is the meeting of the lovers in the
second act that is particularly captivating.
a play with such an exquisite love scene
could not fail. How pretty the opening OF
this scene: Dolores's father has COM
manded his daughter to go to her room
and stay there. since she has tossed Il
rose to the great Don John of Austria,
who has just returned from the wars of
Granada. and SO. as the father says. has
become the "scorn of all the court Do
lores. in the person of the divinely fair
Viola Allen, leaves the great hall of the
palace saying: For him. a Queen; for
me, what? And yet he has my letter near
his heart" Then Don John comes back
from the chapel to pick up the rose. and
Is discovered by Dolores. who has fingered
near the door. Don John kisses the rose.
puts 1t In his breast and looks about the
balcony to see If he cannot find his sweet
heart. The lovers finally discover each
other and embrace. They sit on the steps
OF the balcony and talk over old times
and their present bliss, filled with alarm
the while. lest Dolores's father and Don
Johns brother. the King. should discover
them. The King has decided upon a royal
alliance for his brother, and Dolores's
father. as a loyal follower of the King.
would not have his daughter aspire higher
than "an honest Spanish gentleman" The
lovers have an evening Of trouble. and
finally. to the delight of all. the King Is
thwarted and the lovers triumph.