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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
ALL n TO Mr.. HOLT.

We published a few days ago a circular
letter issued by Mr.. L. Banks Holt, OF
Graham. on the occasion of the address
by Governor Aycock in Graham in be-
half OF the proposed graded school tax
for that town. Mr.. Holt owns individual
" the largest cotton mill enterprise IN
North Carolina and his example in clos
ing his mills so that all the employees
might hear the Governor and be benefit
ted by his argument in behalf of public
schools. cannot be too highly commended.
we make this extract from Mr.. Hollis
circular:
The work has only begun as it were,
vet many districts are happy in the real
ization of better schools as the result OF
the untiring efforts of Gov. Aycock and
his co-workers. Realizing the import
ance Of graded schools, | will cheerfully
DO my part towards their support, al
though l have no children to educate:
and l am in favor of every undertaking
that will improve our school facilities.
educate your children so that they
may be able to take their places in the
front ranks of our churches, colleges,
etc. Then, and not until then, will the
Old North State become one of the most
honored and cultured in the Union. l
trust that you VIII all hear these speak
ers, and after you have heard them,
an sure you will not be in doubt as to
how you should vote at the coming May
election
In this action, as in all others during
his long and useful career, Mr.. L. Banks
Holt has illustrated the best type of the
high minded and patriotic industrial
leader. He mas given employment to
thousands and always treated them with
justice and consideration The earnest
efforts of such a man in behalf of pub
lie education are bound to bear fruit, not
only for educational progress, but for in
Gustrial peace ond prosperity.
State Superintendent Joyner, speaking
of Mr.. Hollis action, paid the following
deserved tribute to most of the cotton
mill owners in North Carolina.
cotton mills of the State are owned By
native North Carolinians whose patriot
ism and sympathy with their people will.
| believe, cause them to respond heartily
to the educational needs of these people
and cooperate in providing means for
their education and in encouraging them
to avail themselves of the means pro-
yided.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
L CHaPLAINS.

Some preachers seem to have a facili-
ty for doing things hat detracts from
their standing. The chaplain of the Utah
Legislature sacrificed his reputation for
faith in prayer and the eternal fitness
OF things By Offering this prayer:
we pray Thy special blessing upon
the minority members or the House. We
ale under no obligations to them. but
realize that they have been neglected
and are in sore need of help. Should
they ever come to repentance and ex9eri-
ence a change of heart. may their paths
be streWn with roses and their lines
cast in pleasant places
He may ave been called to preach.
but it looks more like he was called to
partisan politics. Too many chaplains in
public position think more about politics
than prayer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
WHERE TAX ON GROSS INCOMES
IS JUST.

Our new possession, Porto Rico, seems
policy with reference to franchises TO
public utilities. In that country no fran
chise is granted except by requiring the
parties taking the franchise to pay the
government a fixed per cent on the gross
receipts. One traction company pays into
the treasury four per cent Of its gross
receipts and a telephone compa pays
121a pei cent. No concession is granted
for longer than forty years and -lost
of them run for a much shorter pc
Rod.
If this policy is rigidly adhered to that
country will escape the trouble that now
afficts almost every American city which
gave away it's franchises instead Of re-
curing the persons to whom they We're
issued to pay a proper amount for the
same. The value Of a franchise for rail
road or street or telephone or telegraph
companies, or other quasi public corpora
tons depends almost entirely upon the
growth OF the population and the growth
OF business, 1t is therefore a right that
the city ought to receive an income
graded upon the gross receipts of those
companies where municipal ownership
does not prevail. Ultimately all these
public utilities Will be owned by the
cities, but whore that is not done, there
ought to be a tax upon the gross in
cones in every instance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
APPRECIATION OF CHARACTER.

The time has not come in North Caro-
character and service as of the highest
value. A recent proof of this clinging
to right ideals IN a day of money wor-
ship is found in the fact that the people
Of Laurinburg are prepared to build a
monument to a school teacher who left
behind him nothing but the memory OF
a pure life and the pouring of all that
was best in him into the lives of the
monument to Mr.. Quakenbush viii show
an appreciation of character by that
people that has no parallel in North Car
DINA.
The Laurinburg Exchange prints sew
eral tributes to Prof. Quakcnbush. We
make room for one that is a model obit-
uary, written by Rev. r. B.. John. Dre-
siding elder of the Wilmington district.
He writes:
Il first looked into his face in 1879.
when he came to Laurinburg to arrange
lor opening a school. That face Indicated
." LII dII nature. lie was mod
est; yet at ease. He made no boast
but we felt he was a man to do vol
what ne attempted. l was at this time
a college student and didn't see 2 great
deal Of him till the last half Of the wear
1880. From then till now [ have never
thought of him except with emotions Of
esteem ana affection. He is material
Tor a beautiful story. a story Of his hov-
mood life around the red hills of Oranga
ms great misfortune, the raising mn NJ
friends, his acquiring an education. then
Ms long years Of noble unselfsh service
ms deeds Of kindness and charity tho
c~leannoss ard reverence Of his snaecb
Iree from cant. his righteousness his
h~taSnanlnity the love he gave the love
ne won. his short year Of married life
me shddefl ending of his home ioy how,
bravely he bore his loss. and how tor
derly ne cherished her memory IN tho
ehd' ms necessary loneliness in the midst
VI many trlerds:-Would some mastor
might give it becoming settihg tba+
his life might continue to bIesa,
Tie enlarged and enriched tho 1iro Of
your community in volImee tha coro
merCe know not"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
TEE PRINCE OF PAREGRAPHI8TS

There is deep pathos in the death ".
Mr.. Harry l.. Mcrrick, Of the EDITOR
staff Of the Washington Post. Every n.
son who has read that excellent Ia
has been pleased with its wise, wittr #
brilliant paragraphs. 1t is not too ae.
to say that Mr.. Merrick, the wr.a.r E..
those paragraphs, was easily tho #
paragraphist in America. IL has
many imitators, but nobody has
preached him in gentle fun, saroaa'a #"
ridicule Of prominent men, without
trace Of bitterness or malice. His br.#.
pungent paragraphs showed taoraH-
knowledge Of politics, politicians Ia#
measures. a single line with him OFF,
contained as much as a long el.taE
He was a master in the art Of 5uglo
Writing-an art that appeals 10
knowledge Of the reader. lie pres
the intelligence and q|uickur#s
full information Of the rcadcr-4a a
Of writing that calls for the pos
of genius.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
. LEE WAS TAUGHT sECFsvrr

Mr.. Charles Francis Ns
fishing his address. delivers
ton. on tbs Constitute
c~css.on. has added q s.s.
shows that General Lee
the Northern sense. vaat
have called Inn. il r.he.
ing from the Union. b. sa
tho teaching Impaired t
wncn he was a cade, a
Military Academy there M
says that in 1872. WHOM
graduated. one % the t.N.-a
10 study was "Eavly
Constitution. written lE
an eminent Phlladelpha
book was the text boo oa
law until 1870. Mr.. A.
following quotation from ta
IF 4 faction should .t
vert government ~ a stat. ea.
pose Of destroying its r.pH
the patcrnal power - tta
thus be called forth - subs
ii is not 10 bc understood .
tcraosition would hc Ja~tlU
people Of 4 State should I...sa
tire from the Union. whether U.
"a another or retained thu,
OF government. CPaEe $50
The state, then may "aa.
draw from the Union hat Wa.Ea ...s
tinuc they must retain tho
representative republics GA
The secession Of a Staa. .-.
Union depends on tn Niu OF Oh.
OF Such State. tPagc 2g1.)
The people OF 4 State rsr Ha"
reasons 10 complain IN respect te
the general government th-s
such cases invest some OF ta.r
ficers with the power of gn.
and may declare an absolute
case OF their failure, Stili haMa..-
secession must IN such ease BE-
and peremptorily declared to ta..
on that event; and in such ea-.
the case of an unconditional saee .a
previous ligament with the Union
be legitimatcly and fairly DESTROYED.
in either case conditional or ua,-
tional SECESSION the people is The ..
moving power. page 296D'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
As TO PUTTING HANDS IL
POCKETS.

POCKETS.
Mr. VIM : curtis Is ss'"'F
because ne cannot ASeS''A'"
that the mountalnseFs q
North Carolina AVE a ha"'' -
their hands IN their pockets an
would be better employed ID uS'as -
certain Why certain s"1iFet9 .
ted 10 put lhe'r hahoS ~ VII ~
pockets me Houn'"'AN'
have put ms hanos ID MS I"'A''9 &"
them warm ana S1Fc '"S
gloves he HAY me-
that the "orla i 'o'HN
Just two classes - i
these VINO put theH h3h~S /" -
own pockets ana thoSe VINO 70 ~
hands IN other people ; Po~At'7' NJ
honest people and seeing SoC'ttS o'''deo
into these two classe. tAeF aese4H'1eH
TO let everybody Know tnat tEey ptiohbed
10 the honest class VINO Keep iAe4I h"h19
III their own pockets, resolved nelthcr e
put them into ether people 5 pockets nor
tc permit other people E2nds - rs
thrust into their pockets.
Having enlightened Mr. curtis on ms
point, VIII ne now unae.tahe % ma out
Why so many people seem resolved 10 put
their hands II other people POCKETS
There Is more necessity Tor an litFc91l-
cation along that line. II IS only IDLE
curiosity that prompts the inquiry ~ -
ter OF the WIDEST importance - p.o9oN"''
the second inquiry ana ascertain whether
II IS due to kleptoilanla' pam Sledllhs'
or TO the assumption that the world
owes every one a living II he can get
it by rlfing other people pockets. mere
Ctis miobt nroftablv undertake.. to-
w,+. Obv is il that man a man. who
would not hermit anv nerson to nut his
hands in his nocket will sunnort a nolicv
f tba+ conra ~ ana nor
.a,
nAi'e ny hn'n - =
otherS what peloh69 - tnc'A' ~ -
protection given to trusts, in the Dinglcy
tariff in the fast mail subsidy. in the
Piopo'oo 'Mp ' -
we find governmental SANCTION OF thiS
thing of putting ones lands in other
foltc, nockate # has qone on 50 lone
bo,.
NN
1hat lhey nave no IcuIeSS. lhey hdNc
got to the pass that when they see the
tariff harors coming thev turn their
pooA0 WIS ~
them trouble Inc men VINO get rlcn by
putting their hands into the pockets OF
other folks actually complain, however,
that the men into whose pockets they
are wont TO thrust their hand9 90 not
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

Germany has in operation sub5taH#
~ tho sub-treasury, proposed hE
Farmers Alliance. Tho German Gg.r
ment has built, at a cost Of s.
thirty-six "korn halls or granar
as many places in the Empire, "to }
small farmers independent Of tho a.ar
tons Of the grain market" A3E#a
are made at a low rate or interest o-
stored grain, 50 that the farmer u
sell until he desires to do so. IT e..
him to hold easily while wail.a= tgr
raise in the market.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
r Oh CIGARETTES.

The school teachers are after the cigar
cite smokers. Prof. P~cnnypacker, prin-
cipal of York High School, with the
hope Of breaking up the cigarette habit
has posted the following sign:
"A cigarette smoker is not fit to enjoy
the company of a young woman. Here
after, any boy student found smoking will
not be permitted to associate with the
young women Of this school"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

Southern white people than among
other people in this country. la f".
Southern cities, the number OF diver
are: Birmingham, 1S5; Montgomery.
Mobile, 241; Atlanta, 273; Memphis. H..
indianapolis has the largest nua
in proportion to population Or amy
in the union, even SURPRISING Chte
than other cities.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

it. Money and brains together plus
industry. executive ability and the real
journalistic genius were necessary Mr.
Hearst possessed all in large measure,
and they have given him the proud posi-
tion nc has won in American journalism.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

The Pennsylvania editors ought to unite
and demand the passage of the North
Carolina libel law. 1t is the best law in
anv state in tho United States and shows
that the press is respected in this Com
monwealth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

This paper is not supporting Mr.. Hearst
for the presidential nomination. We are
glad. however, to print this warm praise
OF Mr.. Hearst, because, while it comes
from an enthusiastic supporter. it will
serve to remove the false impression that
has been put in circulation about ,ue
viri1e young journalist. He is a man Of
unquestioncd ability, of rare courage and
virility, a devoted champion of those
policies that he believes Will make foc
mst6es, and an earnest student and
thinker. The man who puts young Mr..
Hearst down as a mere sensationalist will
have to revise his estimate of the man.
If he had been an ordinary man, he would
have initiated the example of the sons Of
most miIliOnaires and wasted his patri-
mony in girding the world or dissipat-
ing at European watering places. In
stead, he has worked as hard as the poor
est young man in America, setting an cx-
ample to young men of wealth that is
worthy of emulation. He chose a calling
that demands the hardest work and
greatest risk. He has achieved the high
est measure Of success. In this day Of
fierce competition in metropolitan jour
ralism, no ordinary young man
could take a losing and I'M
known papcr and built it up
in a few years until it has the largest
circulation of any journal in America,
and in these years crowded with labor
MI. Hearst has also established a great
journal in Chicago and his San Fran
cisco paper is going forward by leaps and
bounds. Money alone could not have
made Mr.. Hearst's enterprise succeed.
brains alone could not have undertaken
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
AGE OF CONSENT LEGIsL ALTON.

Elsewhere in today's paper we publish
the full text Of a wonderfully strong and
clear speech on 'Agc OF Consent Leg
islation," delivered in Asheville some
years ago by MI. j. ID. Eggleston, Jr.,
the gifted superintendent CT tho city
school. a recent occurrence in Raleigh.
which shocked the city and the State,
has arouscG the moral sentiment Of the
State to begin an agitation to abolish the
barbaric law in North Carolina which
denies to young girls a protection which
every civilized community should throw
around them. Though this address was
made in 1896 before the White Cross So
cicty IN Asheyille it is particularly time
~ today, and seems to have been writ
ten to meet the conditions following the
horrible crime in Raleigh two weeks ago
"a crime that goes unpublished because
OF q barbaric statute upon our law books.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

/. Mr. CIeveland's speech on the negro
question and Mr.. Hanna speech to the
iron workers are both Significant OF the
foot that each is a willing Barkis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

A Springfield, Mass. man has discoE@.
ed that Mr.. Roosevelt is amhitirua I'D
become President of Harvard Jaiycr5aLs
Let's make it unanimous that he taxi tho
job on the fourth of March. 1908. and va
cate he White House for a Democrat.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28
WHERE THE DIVORCED LIVE.

We published a few days aeo %
ment from the Chicago RecorI. Ha.
showing that in his country tle.# a
reside 81 ,53S divorced people. The
Der in the chief cities is az follow
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

a great anti-AIcoholic ConIre b..
sion at Bremen, composed Of 1000 aa.
gates, notable men in science. a...
whether q moderate use OF alr"f =
drinks or total abstinence was bnt
vote was taken but the applau-a W
Gated that a majority STOOD for total a.-
stinence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-28

For the first time in many years Bloom
irgton, Ills. elected a Democratic mayor.
Your uncle Adlai didn't let that little
burning stop good electionecring. If he
IS in the race he can show that his home
town is all right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
HARvARD's DANGERS.
Walter Camp Fears the Players Will
BE Worked Too Much.

Walter Camp. the Eastern football critic,
says the greatest danger that faces Harv-
ard now is that with the rush Of additional
coaches to aid in working the team out of
the slough OF despond they will force the
work too much. and that McMasters will
condition. This is particularly TO be feared,
in view of the schedule ahead OF Harvard.
If her men can be kept in shape and they
can win two or three of the next succeed
ing games. confidence will be restored and
any amount of hard work will pay. If the
life and dash are so taken out Of them that
they should lose another game it would be
hard TO get the morale of the team up to
the standard once more.
Camp says. regarding other Eastern
teams. that there is a bright future for
Yale. Princeton, Amherst and Pennsylvania
Regarding the new rules he says:
Every. one Is watching keenly for the
development of plays under the new rules,
but thus far there has been little more than
experimental work. and ii is quite mani
fest that the coaches of the big teams do
not believe in sacrificing any of the early
foundation work to developing special plays
under the new conditions which might OF
might not prove successful, but which
would in any event entail a very considera-
time devoted to regular drill 1t is safe to
assume however. that various possibilities
are being considered, and should any coach
happen TO hit upon some successful strategy
made possible Oy the new conditions he
will likely enough use ii behind closed gates
on a scrub team until IL is perfected and
then spring 1t in some important contest -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
Paced by Nfke the Tramp. without
Us~ OF Wind shield. He Lowered
Record Quarter of "a second.
MAJOR DELMAR AND LOU DILLON
Two-MIxUTE TROTTERs WILL MEET
~ RACE At MEMPHIS.
viii Be Driven ny Owners in Special
Event for Gold Cup-Enorts to
Lower CreSceuS's Time.

WICHITA Kan. Oct. la.-Cresceus broke
the worlds trottin@ record FOR q mile this
afternoon going the distance in 1888. beat
ine the previous record held by Lou Dillon
aud Major Delmar by quarter Of sec
ond
The day was ideal and the track could
not have been better. Mr.. ketcham worked
the horse out before the insl test in 2:l5
ai,I then sent him for the record He broke
when he first scored for the word. but on
the next attempt VAS sent off. going the
first quarter in thirty seconds fat. There
was a cheer when he reached the half in
So seconds and when the three-quarters
was passed in 30 the cheer became an up
roar lust before h. reached the wire
Cresceus broke and IL * believed lost fully
fhree-fOuTthS of second lie caught
handily and flashed under the wire In $3.50.
No wind shield was used. Cresceus was
. paced by Mike the Tramp
Such an ovation as was given Cresceus
ven he made new worlds record. has
y been witnessed. The stallion was
~ smothercd 80 eager were the peO-
PIE 10 pat or get near enough TO touch him.
George H. Ketchum. who owns Cres-
conditions were perfect. When | was here
week before last the track was wet. but
] saw its advantages and determined 10
come back. The result justified my eX-
pectatiOns. I knew before the race that
the stallion would beat his record. but l
did not anticipate triumph so complete.
] shall 40 10 Okla homa City and Fort
that will be the last time Cresceus will
appear in public
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20

ing worn out at least four copies of Rob
inson Crusoe." At the age of eighteen he
knew Shakspeares plays by heart and
now. at the age of seventy, he is ready to
denounce Interpretations.
Fifty years ago he took charge of Messrs.
w III. Smiths bookStall at Southampton
station. and after being superintendent of
bookstalls i'm the southwest district of Eng
land. in 1857 he took up the position which
he has just resigned.
All the morning he sat in his office and
Judged books. He had developed such an
instinct that in some cases "A few pages of
chapter. But during all these long years,
in spite of this Sahara of print, he has
always taken home the best books to read
and he confesses that in some cases they
kept him up half the night. He has always
enioyed the very best of health, and now
he laughingly says that he never con-
demned a single book on account of head
aches or biliousness. Unfortunately, he
can give no figures whatever concerning
the immense quantities of books which he
must have dealt with.
His work brought him many friendships
with publishers and writer's. 1t was his
OF books by himself and the late Sir Walter
Besant in his own hands, and made much
more money thereby. He is not censorious
OF the human race. but he thinks that it
requires so per cent. of its books to be
fiction In his official position he has al
ways protected the readers eyeSfSht from
too small type, and he admits that he dealt
the death blow to the three-vo1ume novel
Now he spends his well-earned rest in his
charming home at New Maiden, equally
divided between his garden and his books.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
CLARK'S EAR Is SWOLLEN
sHORTRIDGE CAPTAIN ORDERED TO
TAKE A LONG REST.
He May Not Play i'm Game with Rose
POlytechnic-M. T. III. 8. After Game
with COvington Team.

The members of the Shortridge team
turned out I'm large numbers for practice
last night and Captain Clark stated after
the practice that the team would surely win
the game with the Manual Training High
School eleven on Thanksgiving day IL the
players were as regular in their practice
this week as they have promised to be.
The North Side eleven will play the Rose
Polytechnic team at Terre Haute next Sat-
urday. DR.. Weer last night said it was
very improbable that Captain Clark would
be allowed 70 play in this game. Clark S
right ear has swollen 10 unusual proper
tions and he will have TO take the best OF
care OF himself to be able to play in the
other games this season. Lieber, the big
guard. who has been out of the game on
account of the disapproval of his parents.
has at last gained their consent and he will
play in the remaining games.
The eleven INDUCED i'm light signal prac-
tice yesterday and practiced new forma-
lions Captain Clark will keep the players
in shape from now on for the final game
of the season. which will be played at
Washington Park with the NJ. T. II. s.
eleven on Thanksgiving day. The Short
ridge team will play the Central Medical
College eleven at Washington Park one
week from tomorrow. The game will be
called at 8 o'clock and an admission OF
twenty-five cents will be charged.