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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-05
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-05

MI NLATU RE AIM A NAG.
4 n 4 N Decembe 1903. Be-
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
A BIG SUMNER SCHOOL.
President Winston Talks of That to be Held IN
Raleigh.

Yes. indeed, a great big Summer oclool'
not merely in size, but III methods OF
teaching. in subject matter taught, ana III
aims, This was President Wlnstons reply
to the ouestion: will the A.. and NJ. Col
Iege have a big school for teachers TINS
summer"
THE school will aim high. 1t Will seek
to organize all the teachers OF Wake coun-
ty. to create a strong, healthy, vital 1iu-
cleus. around which Will grow a great or
ganizer. 1t will revolutionlze teaching III
Wake county, by introducing agriculture
canization. 1t will revolutionlze teaching III
to all the schools. 1t will prepare Wake
county to show the State what can be ac-
complished by practical industrial educa-
ton. Other counties will follow Wakes
example and soon the whole State Will be
aroused.
THE methods of teaching will be simple,
natural. and practical. There Will be a
maximum of doing and a minimum OF talk
ing. Those who like can do practical work
the entire sesslOn-ln agriculture, IN ma
ture study, in carpentry, IN forging, IN
drawing and designing.
THE subjects taught Will be OF great
interest and of practical value to every
boy and girl living on the farm, to mill and
factory workers, to everybody with a me
chanical turn, or a turn for practical af-
fairs. This is the trend of modern educa-
ton. Few boys or girls can become schol-
airs; all can become
There will be other subjects also. Ian
guage, literature, science, history, mathe-
MATES, music, kindergarten, pedagogy, etc.
The school will omit no subject that IS de
manded for the proper education for pub
lie school teachers.
THE purpose of the school IS: Cd to &C
quaint teachers with real industrial edu-
c%ation, its methods, aims and spirit; CD
to train industrial teachers SO that they
may go back to their schools and give IN
dustrial education to the boys and girls OF
the State. 1t is hoped ultimately to intro
duce some industrial education into every
school in the State and to secure the es-
adjustment of industrial high schools in
the largest city, and the most progressive
rural districts. Charlotte should have a
trade school, and Mecklenburg county a
rural industrial school,. So should Ashe-
vile and Buncombe, Greensboro and Gull
ford, Raleigh and Wake, and in time many
others.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
TO ERECT Y. NJ. C. A. HALL,
The University to Have a Young Mems Chris.
tian association Building

To the Edior:-To he alumni and
friends of the University we are glad to
announce that a crowning effort is now
gong TO be made to give 10 the students
of the University of North Carolina a
building for their Young Mems Christian
Association. Those who know best the
inner life Of the institution are cognizant
Of the fact that Christianity has always
had its place here. But one of the
greatest hlndranceS to the most effective
work of the Christian young men has
been their inability to call their work
prominently to the attention of a body
OF over six hundred students. For many
years past much good has been accom-
pllshed through the Young Mems Chris
tan Association. The association holds
two religious meetings each week, one a
platform meeting at which a student. or
membe of the faculty addresses the as
Gembly, the other q prayer meeting. Be
sides these, the association conducts
tour regular systematic courses of Bible
study, one course in the study of mission
Problems, and one in Gods method of
training personal workers.
Hitherto the association has had no
regular place for carrying on this ex-
tended system of work. using as best it
could Gerard Hall, where its meetings
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
ms. CHARLES ROOT, Dr., DEAD.
One Of 1%aleigh's Oldest and Best Known Citi-
zens Passes Away.

Mr.. Charles B. Root, Sr., one of the
best known citizens of Raleigh, died yes
terday in the eighty-fifth year of his age.
His death came from heart failure.
Mr.. Root has been i'll for some laws
past, but there were hopes of his recov-
cry. His extreme age was against him,
however, and yesterday afternoon his
friends heard with deep regret that he
had passed into rest at half past four
o'clock.
He was born at Montague, Mass, &C.
tober 81, 1918, a son of Mr.. Elihu Root.
and in 1897 came to Raleigh where he
engaged in business and was till 1860
an active factor in commercial life here.
In 1884 he was elected city tax collector
and has served as chairman of the Board
OF County Commissioners, a magistrate,
a city alderman and Mayor of Raleigh.
IN 1913 he and Miss Anna Freeman
Gales, daughter of Mr.. Weston r. Gales,
and niece of Mr.. Joseph Gales. editor of
the old National Intelligencer, were mar
ried, and from this union there are two
living children, Mrs. v. E. Turner and
MIR. c. 3. Root, Jr.
The funeral will take place at $50
this afternoon from Christ church.
For the sixty-six years of his residence
here no man ever lived in the community
who held more absolutely the resncct
and affection of every man. women and
child who knew him, and nearly every ono
knew him. He lived a life of perpetual
kindness to everybody who came within
the sphere of it. He never did, in al
his life, a cruel or an unkind thing-hc
never spoke an .unkind word of a single
human being-he was the very person;.
fcation of charity as the great apostle
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

at the service or the
Laboratory methods ana
necessary TO the most ~sr
of today. and can hc readily
by actually doing laborator-
the guidance Of skilled inst-.-
The University buildings a-.
n we'll shaded campus a. IN.
Chapel Hill. with an ,.ssa
hundred feet. shady street,
cool drinking water. OF Is
summer home.
There will be no charge .-
the summer school An
Of $500 will. however. be ef
new University doru.ta-.s
with electric lights. baths
modern convenience. viii hr
for the accommodate at
Board and rooms in Tho 2r-.
be furnished AZ $40 4 mon,a
necessary to bring sheets.
and towels Board and raa-
obtained in the village NJ from
$10,uG for the four weeks.
The railroads VIII sr'l
tickets TO Chapel Hin for ore
fare and - cents additional.
cts Will be on sale june "a.
-. -.
This is but an outline O, aba. ~.
the best equipped and the mos.
attended summer school ,s.-
North Carolina.
For additional details al3-ae.
r. T.. NENABLE. Pr. r.
Chapel Hill. y. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

arc frequently interrupted by regularly
sppointed meetings of other departments
of the University: class rooms and small
aormitories poorly suited TO the purpose
OF the association.
For some years Ii has been recognized
that the success OF the association has
been greatly impeded by this sad lack
of a rood large building OF its own IN
which all the departments OF its WORK
NAV be effectively executed. Acting on
this knowledge the officers of the asso-
citation. several years ago. drew a plan
for a $50. 900 building, and secured sub
scriptions to the amount Of $4,000 Inc
erection of the building was delayed for
the raising OF the remaining $4,000 Ihis
deficiency has not yet been made up;
meantime some of the pledges have be
come in~validated: many others, we are
sure. the subscribers will be glad 10 re-
deem. And we wish TO take this oppor-
tunity to express our profound apprecia-
ton for the kindness OF those who have
already shown their Willingness TO help
In this great work In the above promi-
ses we have over 81, 700 IN cash and $4,000
in good votes.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made I'M
der the supervision of our energetic pres
ident whereby the plans formerly drawn
shall be carried out. During the ensuing
vacation Messrs. R. NJ. Harper, presi-
dent of the association; c. P. Russell
secretary, and z. V. Judd, retiring vice
president, will make a o u OF the state
giving the friends OF this movement an
opportunity to have a share in its execu-
ton.
Later, a special issue of the Tar Heel
will set forth more fully the plans and
purposes of TIE building committee. the
editor-in-chef has agreed to print 5000
copies for this purpose.
Signed by Building Committee:
z. V. Judd, chairman; President F. +.
Venable, R. NJ. Harper, DR.. Eben Alexan-
der. c.. P. Russell, Prof. ]. w. Gore.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Card From MIR. Mial.

To the Editor: Noticing in the News
and Observer this morning that the Board
of County Commissioners contends that l
had notice that the old road law for Raj
eigh road district would be repealed if the
new law succeeded in passing the Legisla-
ture at the time of my election in Feb
ruary, | merely wish to state that | had
no notice whatever that the old law would
be repealed, or that even a new law was
being framed or thought of before or at the
time OF my election in February, and,
therefore, | think | have a. right to com
plaiIs and complain heavily of the action
of the Board of County Commissioners
In justice to myself and for the informa-
ton of those who may wish to know the
truth IN the matter. I will ask that this
card be published in your next issue.
Yours respectfully,
A. THOS. NAL.
May Sth, 1908.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
TO A
Horrible Fate Of a Five Year Old Nerra r.
Raleigh.

Death by burning Is tho horrible.
that OF the fvc-vcar-oll boy. saa 90.
and Lizzie Jordan. colorcd. of r.
living in an alley of FROM t..
street. apart from other house,.
Both parents were at work ~ha.
one o'clock awful screams w...
and a colored oma Maggie T..m
ran in the house, where she t....
child a mass OF flames. She ta-..
blanket over her and eEtingu. a..
flames.
hose who first reached the ch.I
that he old thcm he was i'm the ....
had some matches and in this Be-
set fire to his clothing This WA. ..
pletcly burned from his body ami h. .
in blistcrs from head TO feet. q r.
stefan was summoned and the h..
carried to Rex Hospital. where he .... .
about four hours, suforiug H...
agony.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral .
held and the intcrmcnt was iu N.
Hope cemetery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
New Method of Turpen.ine 0~rchardi1s

The attention OF all interested u .
turpentine and rosin industry s.. ".
10 the fact that a new and mu.. .
proved method of working pine a.r.
for %turpentine has been devised by
United States Department Of AgrEr..
BY this method the number OF hands .
CURED to work a task is less than b..
the common method while at 1he aw.
time the quantity and quality Of .
dip is about doubled. Trees WuIa.. w..
the new method Will live longer. .
yield more than by present mc.dn.#
The cost of introducing the uo" u
Cd IS small and Will be more .hHu f.
out of the extra profits Of the first
son. The department at Washlng.a. "
send free of charge a man TO -.ar. E"
new system in any locality Boo "..
turpentine is a considerable indus.
Those who are interested should cog"
spond with Secretary Wilson, Of No.
partment of Agriculture, Waan.a-.
d. c..
GERALD MCCARTHY, Biolcr..-
n. C. Dept. ACrIru.'..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

wrote of it. "None knew him but TO love
him. or named him but to praise.
He will be missed as few men are
missed, because wherever he went, hc
carried with him always the light and
beauty Of an honorable name and a
heart full of love to all.
In the deep affection to his family trey
have the full Measure Of sympathy Ircm
a people who knew and loved Mr. Root.
The funeral Of Mr.. Charles b. Root
took place yesterday afternoon at haii
past five o'clock. The services were IN
Christ church, and were Dy
the rector, Dr.. NJ. NJ. Marshall. Inc
interment was in lakewood cemetery.
The pall-bearers were as follows:
Honorary-General r. F. Hoke, Col.
Thos. S. Kenan, DR.. Thos. Hogg, Mr.
Cbag. Busbee, Mr.. Fab. Busbee. Capt
{ A Ashe. Mr.. Richard H. Battle, Rev.
DR.. Thos. E. Skinner.
Active-Mr. R I. Gray, Mr.. Chas. +.
Johnson, Mr.. Chas. McKimmon, Mr..
VIM. Crimes, Mr.. Benz. Skinner, Mr..
Geo. Little. Mr.. A. A. thompson, Mr..
John Pullen, Mr.. Grimes Cowper, MI
VIM. Boylan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
A. & N. Bows are Workers

Theer are sos students at the N
Carolina College of Agr.cultura aa.
chanic Arts. OF this number 23i af"
ing their own expenses by labor .
formed in the college or bcfor. '".
there. The college has a labor
whereby students earn about ..
year. The spirit Of work and '.".
is very strong at the college. EE'H
boys catch the spirit, II work
hours besides boys of the create E.
ty. Every possible form Of labor
resented from barbering and shoes.
ing to clerking, teaching, and Ir0"
There are plenty Of carpenter. H".
lists, engineers, draughtsmon, and 0."
jans, and no end Of farm wOrkcr7.
big sight to see the A. and NJ. h"
work every Saturday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
FBRMERs' Rig MEETINGS.
Col John 8. Cunningham Tells Of a humber Of
These Now Arranged.

w expect to have a meeting of tne
FARMERS Protective Association in
Brunswick county, and Cumberland.>
son, Stokes, Warren, Franklin, Wake and
other counties, soon said Col. John s
Cunningham, who was in the city on yes
terday.
"A great deal of interest is now being
taken in our meeting to be held in Reids-
vile, n. c., on May 28th, by the farmers
o. Rockingham county, which is one Of
the foremost counties in North Carolina"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
j.. 0 Ellington Bank Examiner.

The Corporation Commission Yesterday
appointed Mr.. j. o. Ellington. of Smith
field, State Bank Examiner. He is ey-
pected here by June LIST. to take hold of
the work.
The Commissioner were busy Yesterday
on the regulations and rules governing
demurrage and storage rates, etc. They
expect to be able to give them out to-
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
MAYOR FRANK sTRINGFELLOW.
The Great Scout of the Confsderacy is to be
Heard IN Raleigh.

1t is seldom we have an opportunity to
meet and hear the more notable person
ages of history. Perha ps the most i'm
portant and dangerous service of an army
is the scouting.
1t is almost impossible to collect any re-
liable information from the citizens dwell
ing behind the enemies lines. On one oc-
caslon some men of this kind were being
examined. They seemed to be intelli-
gent. They reported the enemy 10000
strong by actual count. On closer examl-
nation they said they saw only two large
flags and two batteries, and thus the COM
mand was two regiments and two batteries.
When the regular scout arrived and re-
ported, he had their morning report and
there were just 900 men and 100 artil-
lerists.
Now to get the regular reports of the
enemies commands and their orders re-
quires the utmost nerve and daring. Major
Strlngfellow has gore into the camp of the
enemy, ripped open the rear of the gen
erals tent with his knife, and going IN has
made him deliver up his general orders
and then made his escape though the gen
cral was in the midst of his thousands of
men. The simple and earnest manner in
which Mr.. S~tringfellow tells these adven-
lures is a revelation to any one.
Perhaps there Will never be another OPP
p~ortunity like this to hear of such things
from a chief actor. 1t is thrilling and edu-
eating. No soldier, no son or daughter of
Il Confederate ought to miss hearing this
: wonderful man. He appears at Peace
/ Chapel Monday night, May 18TH, and at
Olivia Raney Library Wednesday night,
May goth, 1903.
Here is what Mr.. N. B. Broughton has
, written concerning this noted scout:
4 was IN Petersburg, Va, on Lees
birthday of 1902, and it was my great PRIV
llege to hear Major Stringfellow in one OF
his ~recitals Of the marvellous Incidents con
nected with his life as the special scout of
General Lees army. He spoke for one
hour to a packed audience, and so intense
ly interesting was all that he said that the
great crowd would hardly listen to his
stopping when the hour had passed.
Il have never read of heard anything
more interesting in same length of time
than that address by Maj. S~tringfelloW
and 1 shall gladly hear him again.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Rev Mr.. Simms has been chosen bv
the church at Sylvia as one of the Pres
Cytery to consider the case Of Rev. w.
L. Bright and his Cherry Tree trouble
Waynesville Courier.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

A good one which is going the rounds
on Representative McNeill and all of his
name is AS follows: An old lady in the
sand hills, who is all outdone about the
extension of the stock law, asked some
body who it was that made the law. She
was told that MCNEIL did it. well"
said she, 1.-The McNeills allus were good
people, but none of EN- ever had much
sense.'-Laurinburg Exchange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
For$1.7O.

here has never been OtieI~~
in North Carolina so mus.
good readingfor so little money
as We are offering under the
following proposition: fo'
10 we will send the follow
Ing for one year:
The Farmer and We
chanic, an 8 page North caro-
lima home and farm weekly
journal:
The North Carollniah'
an 0-page Democratic weekly
newspaper:
The Commoner, the ape
weekly journal published by
Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
Thus for Cne Dollar anu
Seventy Cents you can go
all these papers one year.
For particulars, address
DANIELS
Raleigh, n. l.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Major c.. NJ. Stedman, of Greensboro.
has been invited to make an address at
the annual banquet of the North Carolina
Society Of New York on May Goth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Mr.. Silas Lucas, OF Wilson. will
erect a mammoth brick plant "#
Southern at the "Old Depot a
Selma and Neuse river. be ha..'.
Gently purchased a site there fa" %
Massey.-Smithfeld Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
NOBLE LADIES
DRESS AS MEN
Extraordinary Fancy Dress
Ball at Which Princess Of
Pless Wears Tights.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The. facts are
slowly leaking out about an extraordi-
nary entertainment got up at Lord and
Lady HoWe's Christmas party in Cop
sail. This consisted of a fancy dress
ball, confined to members Of the house
party, in which all the ladies appear
ed as male characters.
Lady Howe was dressed as a KNIGHT
Templar. She wore long black cloak.
with white cross, a two-handled
sword, bright steel armor and helmet.
Her sister, Lady Sarah Wilson, more
daring, appeared as Prince Charlie in
kits, and made a most attractive young
man.
Princess Henry Of Pless made an
extremely graceful Romeo. 1t was gen
orally voted that she would make the
fame of any chorus, her neither eXtrem-
tiles are so "divinely'' shaped.
Histrionica1ly. the success of the eve
ming was Mrs. George CORVALLIS West.
formerly Lady Randolph Churchill,
who came as a roistering Spanish cav
alier. She wore black silk tights, doub-
let and hose, a dark crimson velvet
cloak trimmed with gold, had a sword,
great diamond blazing in her black
sombrero with dropping feathers, dia-
mond buckles on her pretty shoes and
black muStache, Waxed and fero-
ciously curled like the kaiser's.
The ladies were at first rather shy
about entering the room in their I'M
accustomed but most becoming cos
tunes, and shrinkingly tried to hide
their legs behind the skirts of their
lady companions. This feeling soon
wore off, and everything went gayly
as possible. 1t was odd to see what
appeared to be men dancing with men
partners.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16

farms had been covered with forged
mortgages. NaVin absconded and re-
NAMED somewhere in the far West for
about three years. However, never
was he satisfied to settle down and
spend the ill-gotten gain, several thou
SAND dollars. Haunted by his mis-
deeds and the impression that officers
were always after him, Navin returned
to Michigan and give himself up. Ha
was sentenced to serve ten years. hui.
earned plenty of good time by his good
behavior, and Warden Hatch was more
than good to him.
Navin always had faculty of gainI
ing peoples confidence, and it worked,
with the warden to the extent that;
Navin nearly ran the prison while am
inmate of the institution.
Since he was liberated Navin hast
been an attorney in Detroit. He has,
never lost his suave manner and his
ability of winning people. He is now
a popular political manager, and has
shown marked ability. He has won
the friendship and confidence of Gov,
Bliss.
The Republicans in some parts OF
the state are bucking the plan to APP
point Navin, on the ground that his
record is a serious reflection upon the
Republican party in Michigan.
Neither Gavin nor the governor de-
MES the matter in toto, and today
Navin gave out a long interview. He
included therein his views Of prison
management.
Navin is opposed to contract labor
system; believes in measure to reform
prisoners after they have been turned.
loose at the expiration of their SEN
tence; in wage acquiring plan, and
system of self government of con-.
victs.
Nothing in a long time has. so stirred
the leading Republicans as Gov. Bliss
alleged purpose to appoint Tom Navin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
|STOCKMEN WANT
LAWS CHANGED
Trying to Bring About Peace
Between Cattlemen and
Sheepmen.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 15.-At the
third days session of the National Live
Stock convention many papers were read
and discussed and flood Of resolutions
introduced and considered. The conven-
ton will finish it's work tomorrow and
will be followed on Saturday by the an
nual meeting of the National Wool Grow
ers' association, at which important ac-
ton regarding the range problem is ex-
pected.
One of the most important resolutions
introduced today sought to heal the long
standing bitterness existing between cat
tlemen and sheepmen over the question
Of ranges. The following resolution was
adopted:
The laws governing the use of the pub
lie Lands Of the United States have be-
come outgrown, owing to the rapid ad-
vance Of civilization and the time has
come for action by congress in laws rec
ognizing the changed conditions, encour-
aging settlement and offering protection
to settlers using the land for grazing
purposes
The resolution indorses the suggestion
or President Roosevelt that a larger area
OF semf-arid lands be allowed for a home