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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.

We pity the man who begun the New
Year without making worthy New Year
resolutions. No man, except the few
who are perfect-if there any such,
ought to pass that mile stone without re-
solving to celebrate the New Year by a
noble purpose to make his life a greater
blessing to the world. The loud profess
Sions Of turning over a new leaf" made
without due reflection in public, and for
gotten in a day, have tended to give dis
repute to New Year resolutions. Be
cause The thoughtless make resolutions
they do not keep there is no reason why
the earnest men and women should not
solemnly make good resolutions. 1t
helps all-men to resolve to do better
even those who lack the strength to keep
them, if they honestly seek to live up to
them. Whatever a man earnestly desires
least. 1t is by aspiring that men rise
in this world. 1t is by over coming the
smaller vices that men gain strength to
overcome the greater temptation to
Wrong-doing. 1t is by putting down self
that men become noble and good.
1--WE rise by stepping stones Of our dead
selves
To higher things"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
NEW SYSTtM
IS PROPOSE
Continued from First Page.)

were for that system a compulsory law
would apply to that district. l believe
that a number Of districts would adopt
the system at once and that in a few
years it would spread rapidly.
In addition to this the Legislature at
each session might pass an omnibus bill
to apply the law to certain townships
without the formality or expense Of an
election. This, of course, would be where
the legislator would, on his own RESPONSE
bility, insert townships in his county in
which he knew the law could be en-
forced.
In all the Southern States the schools
for the races are separate and the school
districts are distinct. By making the
school district the unit of election and
legislation any white township could
adopt compulsory education without dis
turbing the conditions in any colored-
school district. The law would be en-
tirely constitutional, as no colored dis
trict would be debarred from making the
same decision in exactly the same man
q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
MONEY IN STOCK, GRAIN AND
HAY,

The Franklin Press mentions the fact
that N. l.. Barnard, of that town, has
sold to a party in Georgia eighteen head
of half and three-fourth breed Red Polled
calves, for which he received $3.50 cash.
Mr.. Barnard in turn purchased Lee CraW-
ford's full-breed calf. five months old,
for which he paid 500.
Mr.. Barnard has shown the whole state
where N there is money in raising cat
tie. The progress in cattle raising and
the improvement Of stock in the past
few years in North Carolina is far great
er than is generally supposed. The
Western portion of the State is naturally
adapted for stock growing and many peo-
pie nave found it very profitable. In
Ashe county much money has been made
in selling lambs and sheep which bring
better prices for the market than cattle,
and the farmers are going into it more ex-
tensively.
The people of the East, who once
thought their section not adapted to cat
tie raising, have found that they were
mistaken, and those who have turned
their attention to it nave found it to pay
a handsome return on the investment, as
we'll as affording the best manure for the
enrichment of the land. Besides raising
cattle, grain and hay pays better in the
best cotton belt than growing cotton
alone. In an article published in the
News and Observer last year, Hon. E. L.
Daughtridge, member Of the State Board
Of Agriculture, and member of the House
of Representatives from Edgecombe coun-
ty, gave some facts and figures that
ought to cause many farmers to form a
New Year resolution to diversity their
crops. We quote from Mr.. Daughtridge:
Grain raising, hay raising and stock
raising go hand in hand, and are to my
mind the most profitable lines of agri-
culture in this section of the State. By
raising an abundance of grain and hay,
we can keep our cattle fat, and by rails
ing stock we can keep our lands rich.
Let us for a moment consider the re-
lative cost of production of some of the
different crops of this country, and as
cotton is King, will give it the first es-
innate.
Preparing land, planting, per acres 800
Hoeing and blowing, per acre........ 400
Fertilizers, per 400
Picking Il 600 lbs. average) per acre 500
Ginning and bag and ties........... LIS
s15.75
333 pounds lint at .$25.O 90
% bushels 4.40
$29.40
Net profit Go
E
Preparing land and seeding......$ 2.75
reTllllZerS 4.UU
arvesting and threshing ............ $50
5 S.25
20 bushels wheat, at SOC. .........$ SIS. 90
1000 pounds raw 500
$500
Net profit SLATE
OATS.
Preparing land and seeding ........S 2.15
Fertilizers 49,. 400
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
A OF A SCHOLAR.

In the death of DR.. H. T. Linscott,
professor of Latin in the University of
North Carolina, the State loses an &C
complished scholar and instructor, and a
noble gentleman. He was educated at
Dartmouth college and the University of
Chicago. He was a native of Maine, and
his body was taken there for burial. He
had been in i'll health and died of pulmon-
airy congestion of the lungs.
DR.. Linscott was elected assistant pro-
lessor of Latin at the University eight
years ago. He was about four years ago
elected full professor. He was easily one
OF the first Latin scholars in the South.
He had gained the esteem and regard
alike Of his associates in the faculty, the
students and the people Of the State. His
death in the prime of life is deeply de-
plored.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
AS A BASIS FOR O

This is not offered as q perfect system,
but as a suggestion for a basis for the
systems which Will in the future solve
this educational problem. This is, I be-
neve, the best way in which the educa-
tiOnal movement that is sweeping the
South can be made effective and its re-
suits permanent. Though they might be
few in number at first, each community
that puts into practice the instruction Of
all its children would be a eight to
tighten the dark places and a center
from which would radiate the most bene-
ficent and far-reaching influences.
There can be little serious opposition
TO such a law because it is not forced
on any community. There can be nc Sc
rious difficulty in it's enforcement, for in
every community where it is adopted it
will have the support of a strong public
sentiment.
Baltimore, Nd, 1903.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
ELIZABETH CITY PUBLIC BUILDING.
Members Of the Public Building COMMITTEE
Honorably Inspect Bites.

Especial to News and Observe
Elizabeth City, n. c., Jan. 3.-Tha e.
~troversy over the public building
will shortly be settled. At the reqgee.
hon. John H. Small fifteen membe-
the Public Building and Grounds CO
mlstce will come here next week. Z
present site is not deemed by the ci.-@
large enough and Mr.. Small t. fr
to get an additional $40, 600 approprla.
Tor the purpose of purchasing aH9s.
site, which is to be a whole square la
ed on Main street between Water st.
and Road street; his all to be ace"
plished by next March. In case OF a Z.
ure to accomplish this within the IT,
inc then the building should BE- e
structed upon the present site on W
tleWs street without further oppos4t-
Inc committee will reach EIiZal
city at 11:40 on Monday and leave
same afternoon at 2:40. A dinner "
De given them at the hotel and they
De driven to see the principal point
interest about the city. The commit
or entertainment is composed of Me-.
Z. +. Aydlett, ]. H. Leroy and II.
G~reenleaf.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
THE PfNITENTIARY Is OUT OF
DEBT AND has MONEY
ON HAND.

From the day that Hon. A. LeaZar re-
tired from the management of the reni-
tertiary until Governor Aycock's board
took charge in 1901 The penitentiary was
every day either dishonesty or incom-
petently managed-a part Of the time the
management was both dishonest and in
competent. Most of the time it reeked
with scandals that funk to high heaven.
When Governor Aycock's new board
came into office the affairs of the peni-
tertiary were in a hopeless tangle. Debts
OF long standing confronted them, and eX-
perts were appointed to try to get the
affairs into some sort Of shape. The
board brought order out of chaos. THY
had hardly gotten the affairs of the
States prison into business shape, when
the overflow on the Roanoke river
wrought a damage to the crops and to
the land Of over s25, 900. Other freshets
and overflows again greatly damaged the
crops. The year 1901 was the most dis.
astrous on the Roanoke of all the years
for a decade. The outlook for successful
management Of the p~enitentiary was the
gloomiest in it's history. But, by prac-
ticing rigid economy and applying ap-
proved business methods, the peniten-
tiary directors and officers have made
the institution self supporting, tor the
first time since Mr.. Leazar's day.
Elsewhere we print Director O'Berry's
statement that yesterday the penitentiary
paid every deb it owes and during the
past two years the earnings over
and above expenses. have been
$40, 2SS.44. This statement is based
on no estimates or padding of
values of assets, but is the result of
the expert examination Of the affairs OF
the institution which will be submitted
to the Governor who will transmit the
report to the Legislature. 1t is a state
ment that will crafty every
in the State and will bring joy to the
heart Of every supporter of Governor
Aycock's administration. In the face Of
the most serious obstacles, following a
series Of years of acknowledgement and
facing severe losses by unprecedented
freshets, the management of the peniten-
tiary has made a record that shows ca
pacity, honesty, economy and wisdom.
The contrast in expenses under the Day
administration and the Mann administra-
tion is remarkable. For the two years
before April. 1901, the expenses of the
penitentiary were about SIS, 600 a month,
while under the Mann administration the
expense has been in the neighborhood Of
$13.50 per month. These figures are not
accurate, but are approximately correct.
When the report Of the directors of the
penitentiary is sent to the Governor we
will give the exact figures and show the
Democratic administration of the peni-
tertiary and the e~xtraVagant and incom-
petent former administration.
The successful management of the pen
itentiary is the most difficult public
business in North Carolina. This paper
has known of the troubles and obstacles
encountered by the present board of
directors Of the p~enitentiary, and it re-
joices that the people can truly say of
their work. "Well done"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
FREE
An Old Reliable Cure for.
Rheumatism OR Catarr6
Blood Diseases. Bone Fans

Recent or old deep-seated cases III
ways sure signs st impure blood. Il.
have aches and pains in bones. tosr-.
back. hot, swollen musClc. u -.a
ism; hawking. splitting. dro...a.
throat. impaired hearing or ey,s.-.t
breath OF catarrh. take a few la-sr.
b. Il. r. (Botanic Blood Balm.
will make a perfect cure throa.a
blood. Especially II the ease
one, d~eep-seated one. Dio92 H..
cure when all else fails. 2. n. H .n..
the blood pure and rich. and
aches, and makes the breath ~
Druggists. 81. BY writing Blood r
Balm Company. No. 100 Mitchell s,-
Atlanta, Ga. sufferers may haya "A s-..
nent OF b. b. b. sent free. and t.s.
home. Medicine sent at once. rr.-.
Describe trouble. and free medical
given until cured. AS Blood I.fH t,
cured thousands o, hopeless cases s,
'ers are advised TO give b. y. b. a tr.,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
Notes From a North Carolina
Garfen.
CONTINUED from First Page.l

and fragrance. This is Lonicera Frag-
rantIssinla, and being perfectly hardy, i,
should nave a place more commonly in
the Northern ~shrubbery. We have two
'ar1tles or our native Callicarpa, the
TYPICAL one with clusters of purple Der
RES and a white one. Both are now very
handsome in the shrubery, and I believe
are hardy enough anywhere. The purple
oeFrled form grows plentifully along our
roadsldes, but the white, we believe, Is a
garden variety.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

The report that Mr.. FablUs H.. Busbee
made a New Year resolution never again
to speak in Durham lacks
He will speak there next fall upon the
completion of the modern union depot if
invited.-Rhamkatte Rooster.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

The advocates of prohibition in North
Carolina Will rejoice that Judge ShaW
the application to compel the
commissioners to grant license to retail
liquor. The strong sentiment against
open bar-rooms viii uphold the Judge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

Webster's Weekly has entered upon it's
31st volume. 1t is edited with ability,
courage and individuality by its patriotic
and useful editor. Hon. John r. Webster.
May he live long to uphold his princi-
pies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

The LumbertOn Robesonian speaks in
the highest terms Of praise of the educa-
tional speeches of Prof. j. B. Carlyle has
been making in Rcoeson county. Result:
one rural township has voted a special
tax to establish a graded school. Let
the good work go on.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
Thirteen Anarchists Arrested.
(By the A~ccooio+od p

Berlin, Jan. 3.-Thirteen anarchists
lro merlin, Elberfeld, Crefeld, Bremen.
cologne, S%olingen, Treves, Essen and Cob,
ientz nave been arrested in Dusseldorf
Where they were holding a conference
Inc police, who acted upon information.
received in an anonymous letter. closed
the tavern where the anarchists met.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06
GREAT GROW \ OE
A. AND M, COLLEGE
Continued from First Page.

and, IS a protection against future #..
to erect 4 separate building Co be- ......
Pullcn Hall for kitchen. mess N.# ...
assembly hall. The Governor ANA r..
ell of State authorized the n.
loans and contracts for this par.ae.
for replacing bedding and Furniture. 49,.
stroyed by the fire. In aeeort.r..
this authority loans and contract.
been made amounting to $i5.5U0. Wt
Hall is now nearly complete. ..-r...
dormitory accommodated for L. ....
dents, instead of 81 as before. H....-
Hall is in process OF construction
should be finished by June. Ta.r.
be needed about $15, O0G ad3.t..a..
complete, furnish. light and eQu.# .
buildings, and provide the necesa
pairs and rearrangements for t
lege heating system.
CAPACITY OF THE COLLEGE r..
CALLY TREBLED.
BY the rebuilding of Watauaa
and the erection of Pullen Hall I'll.
pacity Of the college is pIaot
trebled. If the expenditure seems
it is certainly economical, as the follow.
ing consideration will show
/. lIc uOi IIlIIoIy CdpdSIIS VI tN' .'
is more han doubled.
.. A mess hall is provided for Coo
dents, separate from the dormitoI.eH
8. Much needed recitation rooms.
rooms for $50 students not living III
college, and a library room have
provided.
4. Assembly hall for daily paper. 4
lectures, and for oxe.a.
has been provided.
5. An armory has been provided. 81.
required by the United States govern
ment.
URGENT NEEDS OF THE COLLEGE
The most urgent needs of the coll
are summed up in the concluding l.r
graphs of the most excellent report
the Examiners of State Institution
follows:
In conclusion, it gives US p~lcasugo f..
testify that the affairs Of this r.....
have been administered economical. .r-
diligently, with an eye singh. .
the interests Of the State. The spirit fl.
the college is admirable. The Officer ...
teachers are faithful, hard-worEIlg. Az.
harmonious. The students are wall '..
- lCuo, cilIi tCOuOI}l'At- .
institution is, and deserves TO be, t..
pride Of the State. Nothing is na"-..
to develop it along the lines it is follow
ing. Our recommendations are:
/. That the Indebtedness which has
been incurred by the Board Of Director.
with the approval of the Governor 1895.
his Council. and Of which we cEat
our approval, snail be paid at once.
z. That as soon as possible, this r..-
lege be provided with the following .1-
proVements, which, in our opinion. ..
essential to it's continued success
(a) Such increase in its annual D.
tenence as Will make the State's aa.ra-
pflation thereto equal to that of the ll.-
ted States Government.
CD An agricultural building and eg r
ment commensurate with the import.
OF the agricultural development Of OIL"
State.
(c) Additional dormitories capable 70
accommodate 500 students.
I'D A central heating and power plant.
and in connection Herewith an ice plant
and cold storage room and steam laul-t..
(e) A suitable chemical building.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

The above estimates are based on land
that will make with 81. 90 fertilizers and
proper cultivation, / 900 pounds seed cot
ton. Of course. if the lands used are
more fertile, the relative values will vary
to that extent Some lands that are very
fertile will produce very little cotton and
will produce a heavy yield of grain. We
can best Judge our lands each one for
himself. and should plant our crops on
lands that are best adapted for same.
Il nave received the past year for grain,
hay. beef. cattle and butter Over 50, 500.
and I am sure over one-half of this
amount IS net profit"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

Once a r. r. boss got on a high boss
And rode over to Durham depot,
But the Durham bull made him feel like
a fool
And gave him a fall, so steep, oh!
-Rhamkatte Rooster.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

Don't attempt to drown sorrow in
drink; you will only discover that sor-
row is an expert swimmer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

Adam had a wife made to order. but
she turned out to be a misft.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
FARMERS TO DISCUSS COTTON
At Congress to Assemble Shortly
in Montgomery.

Commissioner Stevens has received
the program of the meeting of.the cot
ton States association of commissioners
of agriculture, which will convene at
Montgomery on October and remain
in session three days. An address of
welcome on the part of the state will
be made by Governor Jelks and one
on the part of the city by Mayor E. b.
Joseph, Responses to the addresses
of welcome will be made by Commits
sioner Stevens of Georgia and DR.. j..
B. Hunnicut. State chemist J. NJ. Nc
Candies of Georgia will read paper
on The Analysis of the Peach with
Suggestions Regarding Fertilizer Re-
quirements. Col. r. j. Redding,
director of the Georgia Experiment
Station. will read paper on THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF the Best Narities of
Cotton"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30

Elbowing his way through the
mourners assembled at the grave of
Mrs. George Stevens at Danville, ILL.,,
Sam Smiley stopped a funeral sermon
in the cemetery long enough to be
married to Mrs. Annie Wagner.
1t was a runaway match, and Smiley
breathlessly told Rev. j. E. Green
ing, the Methodist pastor, that rela-
tives of the blusnlng woman by his
side were on their way to stop the
match. He insisted that the ceremony
be performed at once or he was afraid
the pursuers might stop 1t.
The intrusion of the betrothed couple
created stir among the weeping rel
atives aud friends. All thought that
such sudden interruption could be
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
Good Water for Gibraltar.

Within a few weeks Gibraltar ex-
poets to have for the first time supply
of good water sufficient for all purposes
and in all seasons. Above the bay or
Catalan a wooden framework with
corrugated iron roofing has, been built
as a gathering ground for the water,
far above any habitation and imper-
vious to vegetation. A tunnel 2.O2o
meters long conveys it to the city. The
idea is TO enlarge this tunnel and thus
to create an elongated reservoir which
will hold 100000 gallons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
MADE MAN AND WIFE AT AN OPEN GRAVE
Bridegroom Interrupted Funeral Because He Said Brides Family
Was in Pursuit Mourners Fell Back in CONSERVATION

nothing less than some terrible ealam'
ity. They fell back in CONSERVATION.
Rev. Mr.. Greening, who was in the
midst of a flow of funeral oratory,
stopped in establishment while Smiley
blurted out his request. The preacher
was at first too astounded for utter
ance and a bit angry, but he acceeded
to Smiley's wishes, and :here beside
the open grave Smiley and Mrs. Wa9
ner joined hands and the minister in a
few hurried words made them one.
Not many congratulations were show
cred on the bride and groom by the
mourners, who were inclined to be re-
sentful. But the pair did not seem to
mind that and hurried away, with no
thought of the grief they left behind.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
BFIRUT's RELIGIOUS FEUD.
Cause of Trouble ASCribed to En-
nifty Between Two Tribes.

Mr.. William Ordway Partridge of
New York city, who went through the
east last year for material to be used
in his art studies, thinks that the trou-
bles at Beirut are due to the enmity
between the Druses and Maronites,
two powerful tribes, always at swords
points with each other, says the New
York Herald.
Beirut" he says, being a port and
the end of the caravan route from Da-
mascus, is the meeting place for all the
guides and attendants from these cara
vans, and there is constant turmoil be-
tween them. While l was there two
or three murders a night were of COM
mon occurrence Beirut is a beautiful
spot twenty miles from old Tyre and
Sidon. The American college has done
a great work there, but it counts really
for very little.
The Christians reported killed there
probably belong to the Druses or the
Maronite tribe. The Druses look for
English protection and the Maronites
favor the French. The Druses have a
queer, mysterious religion they keep
secret from every one. In its tenets it
is said to be something like the Uni
tartan creed. The Druses and Maron-
ties hate each other cordially. These
tribes are the important factors in the
Beirut situation and the overhanging
mountains of Lebanon"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
The Genuine VS., COunterfeltS.

The genuine is always better than
the counterfeit, but the truth of this
statement is never more forcibly real
lied or more thoroughly appreciated
than when you compare the genuine
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with the
many counterfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market. w.
S. Ledbetter of Shreveport, La, says:
after using numerous other remedies
without benefit one box of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured me-" For
blind, bleeding, itching and prOtrud-
ing piles no remedy is equal to De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
DOWIE'S NEW YORK VISIT.
Zionist Leaders Instructions to
His Crusaders.

John Alexander Dowie, the head of
the Zionists, is preparing to take his
crusaders to New York in October, and
he has issued a set of instructions,
warning and suggestions to them as to
their conduct there and the character
of the people they will meet, says a
Chicago special to the New York
Times Among other things the in
structions say:
Do not talk too much.
Do not argue any questions.
Do not do as you please, but obey or
ders
Do not talk about things you do not I'M
derStand
Remember that New York Is the i'm
perial city Of the United States.
Remember that you are to approach
New York with respect.
Remember that the people of New York
are intelligent.
Remember that the average New York
er is a solid person of strong intellect and
strong retentive powers.
Remember, that the INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers on the New York Stock Exchange are
the real curse of the country, and let US
all pray God that we may bring many to
give up their evil ways and lead a Chris
tian life