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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02

coward or nope Of reward, gave him
self TO the v~lndlcatioa OF what he
conceived to be the truth. righteous
ness and honor and 10 the condemna-
tion OF what he believed 10 b. In
iquitous, wrong ana evil.
Such Il man as this is very ~inconNeu-
lent, 10 some persons very t%roubis
some. a man of this type Viii Al
ways be voted by some people a str
rer up of strife Something like 30
centuries ago the degenerate kink
Ahab's salutatiOn 10 Elijah was. Arr
thou lie that troubleth Israeli" AM
man hat rebukes inquiry Will soon
er or later be n a" = trouble.
ii is as inevitable as fate. the
"galled jade Winces there is always
q considerable crowd /" sympathiZt.
There is ever Il large BODY of emi-
nently respectable people Nho abound
IN q charity that Is first petceable att-
then pure, who believe II the lais-
seZ-faire policy and who deprccafC
above all things the o~ntspo6enness
that sets people by the eaTs.
The advisability OF having such 81
man as n. q. Gonzales in &n editorial
position is a question upon which men
may honestly differ, but when such a
man is in a position his course i cer-
tain, il is inevitable. it is unalterable,
His position he considers a publlc
trust involving a persona. rcspGnSi-
DlIllN, 1CctlJNlnS II IC = > ~ 80
uttcrmost all that it involves; he rs
there to tell the truth as h" believes
it to maintain the right As he CON
coives ii. and TO smitc the wrong where
ever he beholds it: to fail 50 10 q"
would be q breach Of trust. such Was
his view, to it he was falta2u! anu
IN il he was consistent.
Moreover, when men sought pubic
office nut themselves forWard 10 be
representatives and leaders OF the peo-
ple. ne maintained that they then
ceased to be private cltlZefS, tnat b4
that very act they invited lnVeStlsalo
and challenged criticism. He believed
tuat when an unworthy man sought lC
leave the walks of private NE anu
stand forth as deserving puhIc honoI
and public office at the names OF MS
fellow-citizens. by 50 doing ne SuffeH-
1ered the inmunity that shelters lat
! privacy OF the ordinary citizen, That i
! could no longer be pleaded in behali
of his protection that his character
and his conduct were o ouS-
| mess but his OWL but OF me con
trary that his character n his con-
duct became at once s puS-
mess: and that an cCltOr DISCUSSING
public policy, essaying TO
public interest, safeguard public opin-
ion. would be ~recreant to a sacred trust
if he remained silent and allowed cor
~uption to so u pfcSuInp-
ton to rise unWhlDDed.
That was his position. my felloW-clt-
liens: it may not be yours. 1t may not
be mine. but it was his. L was not
a policy, it was a principle. ana ne
maintained it consistently, he mann
tanned it faithfully, he maintained ;!
feurlessly, he maintained = through
good report and through evil report
and he maintained it unto the bitteres'
enc. So it stands recorded ii imperlsh-
able granite:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02
n. G..
1S5S-1903.


Associated in thought Z welded in
speech are pluck and courage. the lat
ter possibly only an intenser form of
the orme They are usually found
together, certainly they unite in the
character of III hero, for in courage
he was eminent.
Sometimes we hear it said Of some
brave man that "he did not know
what fear was" The gracious extrav-
agance, l Judge, is rarely true of any
a and even when true marks a
rather low form of courage. like the
cheap ~beneVolence which laVishes
money with no appreciation of it's
value. in the popular use of the
phrase, however, [ judge n. G.. Con
tales worthy of whatever praise it con
talns. If he knew the feeling of fear
he gave scant evidence Of such knowl-
edge-knoWing it only to disregard if.
lie was richly endowed with both
forms of courage, physical and moral.
the lower and the higher; the crude
courage that can risk bodily peril un-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02

The following table, giving the
track by years since 1886. shows that
in only seven out Of IS years has the
/ new construction exceeded that Tor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02


Something deserves to be said OF
Mr.. Gonzales ability as a thinker and
writer. In another connection alIu-
sion has been already made to
the circumstances Of his youth and
early manhood. We refer to those
circumstances here to note hat thew
deprived him of the comprehensive
culture of a systematic and sustained
education under expert teachers. Like
many another noble aspiring boy of
that sad, dark, period, he was forced
TO forego the advantages tina are
often now so lightly esteemed and so
poorly improved by the youth of our
n He was in a large sense self
educated, but native ability and virile
did much to compensate the
great lack. One cannot help won
der1ng what he would have been had
fortune been kindlier to him and al
lowed him to spend the years from
IL to 81 in an uninterrupted study
In the best schools and colleges in
stead of in a battle for s~elf-suppOrt
ana Tor the maintenance of loved ones
dependent upon him and upon his
older brother. We must Dear in mind
this handicap in the ace of life un-
der which he labored if we Would
90 him Justice. What he might have
been we cannot tell, what he was we
know full we'll.
Reflect, if you please, upon the fer
UNITY and versatility of mind that car
put forth from one to three columns
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-01-02

also that American ~WomaEhueI
PLAYING n mighty part Sra this spa
did work. and that no less than SSH.
teen of tn giNcrs have cuuaItod t
surpassed ne million mark-amou.
themselves giving more than hair or
the whole years total.
-Four Of these last are women. white
Miss Helen Gould. giving $,o0.Huu
and Mrs. r +. Thompson but 100000
less. might Well be included Ina the
roster. Three other women WGo hay"
generously helped the world work
are Mrs. +. r. Ryan. t$22a, ooU.) wild.
OF the tnancicr. Miss ~. r. Gardiner
C%20g. 900 and Mrs. Russell Sag
C$I5,oo0.)
Th. Roll of Honor" where ou.
man rank the givcrs of millions
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
PLAN TO GOVERN
THE ISLE OF PINES

Washington, June ga joint resolu-
tion providing temporary government
for the Isles Of Pines was today intro
duced in the senate by Senator Dick.
The presentation of the bill created i'm
mediate interest, and at the request Of
Senator Morgan it was read and re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES on Pacific is
lands and Porto Rico. It applies the
canal zone government to the island
and in addition declares policy with
reference to it.. It is as follows:
vided by act Of congress or by treaty
with Cuba, the government Of the Isle
Of Pines rightfully belongs to the
United States of America.
That until congress shall otherwise
provide by law all the military, civil
and judicial powers, as well as the
power to make all rules and regula-
tions necessary for the government Of
the Isle Of Pines shall be vested in
such person or persons, and shall be
exercised in such manner as the presi-
dent shall direct for the government
Of the said Isle of Pines and maintain
ing and protecting the inhabitants
thereof in the free enjoyment of their
liberty, property and religion. :"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29

duced form of that usually employed
on the bricks and stone monuments of
the oldest kings Of Chaldea; and in a
second case to their being In the an
cient Sumerian language, the speech
of the pre-Semitic population of Chal.
dea, Of which scholars had but little
knowledge until recent years. Both
these difficulties have now been over
come, the text having been copied, by
DR.. Ira Price, an American Assyriolo-
gist, and the difficult task of transla-
tion has now been most successfully
completed by Professor F. Thureau-
Dangin.
The work was very difficult, for the
records are very ancient, being memo
rails of the great Chaldean priest, King
Guaea, who ruled in Lagas or Surpuna,
the ancient city whose ruins are marked
by the mounds at Tel-Lo, and who
reigned about. B. @. 270O. They have a
very much higher literary merit than
any of the old Chaldean Inscriptions
previousls discovered. They contain
well as descriptions Of ceremonies and
customs Of great interest to the student
of anthopology. Such literature would
require an extensive vocabulary and
much research would be required to as.
certain the true meaning Of the words
Il NOW InaI Ghe fuu stfanslatlOn or the
two documents is before us, we gain the
most wonderful insight into the life
manners customs and religion Of the
people Of Babylonia Of 1000 years age
possibly; The story Of the origin Of
these cylinders is set clearly before us
and it is one Of curious interest a
drought had visited the land and there
was no water for irrigatione' the In
crease grew not up; the rising waters
sparkled not, nor rose in their splen
DOR Naturally, the priest, king O
viceroy saw in this visitation the hane
of the city god, Nin-girsu, and turned
| to him with prayer and sacrifice.
All kinds Of rich things he offered
in sacrifice He is troubled chiefly
about the dream, which has already
been described. but this is interpreted
for him by the goddess Nina, who tells
him that 1t is the god Nin-girsu, who
has appeared to him in the form Of 9
colossal divinity, crbwned with the
divine storm bird. q deifcation Of the
lightning, and riding on a hurricane,
and, assisted by other divinities give1
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
ANCIENT BABYLON !.
IN OLD RECORDS
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE
YEAR 276O B. @. ?
Palace Of King Guden, Built 1000
q, Years Ago-An Annual Festival Of
-; Peace and Joy in Which Equality
Existed - Precedence Given to
TTo,,oo,, g. g. 20
London Globe.

AS long ago as 1877, the late NJ. de
while excavating in the mounds Of Tel.
70, on the shah.el-Hie, in the marsh
south Of Babylonia, discovered two re-
markable inscribed records. These
were two large clay barrel-shaped cyl
tnders, closely covered with archaic
writing. The larger of the pair con.
tains thirty columns Of text and more
than six hundred Of writing, and the
smaller about one hundred less Altho
these important records have been near.
" thirty years among the treasures of
the Louvre, no complete translation
of their contents has been made,
This delay was due to two circum-
stances. First, the very archaic char.
Rcter Of the writing, which was re.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
Consul George E. Anderson, Annoy, in
- -. Nnns,,lar Rnnorta

Consul George e. Anderson, Annoy, in
81 Consular Reports. I,
z The first new educational step OF the
Peking government was in 1908, when
commission Of one Manchu and two
Chinese high officials was appointed to
study the whole situation and report as
to the most feasible course for China to
adopt. The old method Of conferring lit,
erary degrees, by holding biennial ana
triennial examinations as means to en-
courage self education, was abolished in
November, 1905, the authority to confer
degrees now being vested In the uni
versity and colleges to be established
under the control Of the government IN
Peking.
A board Of education has been created
in Peking to devise means to Introduce
western education and an elaborate sys-
tenn of schools Of different grades has
or more elementary schools in every
magistracy, middle schools in prefec-
lures, colleges at the capitals Of the
provinces, and university at Peking,
besides normal schools for teachers at
points where it may be advisable. In
view of what Japan has accompHshed
In recent years China has looked to
Japan FOR a model and for help, and
| it has openly been announced BY Chi
nese statesmen that their aim is to pat
tern5the University Of Picking after the
Education is not compulsory under
the present law. Chinese boys z years
old are eligible to enter elementary
schools, which are divided into two
| grades, the first and second, with a. Ave
and four years, course in each grade, re-
ispectiyely. The course In the first Erade
elementary school includes eight differ.
ent subjects training. Chinese
classics, Chinese literature, arithmetic
nastic exercises. Besides these. the sec.
ond grade elementary schools include
drawing as a ninth subject. Instruction
i is given in these schools in the Man.
i DARN dialect, and no foreign Language
is taught until the boy is admitted into
/ the middle school. The hye-yea! curr1c
qlum in the latter includes foreign Ian
guages, which may be Japanese, Eng
l11sh, German, French or Russian, II
also includes physics, chemistry and po
litical economy.
After graduation he can apply for ad
mission to college, where in three year,
he is fitted for the university, In which
specialized courses Of law, medicine anc
/ surgery, agriculture, literature, ETC., are
given. English is compulsory In the col
.Ilege, other foreign Languages being elec
Tive The courses In the university al
planned represent a high order Of prac
tical. technical and prof instruc
i tion, but at present the matter ha:
i scarcely gone beyond the Theoretical
stage, the university lacking apparatus
Land instructors, it's proposed housing
being converted temples and examina
4 ton halls.
i These schools. however, are not pub
lie schools in the American sense. The
matter Of support is left to the off
upon as best they may. The proyin
i cial officials, in turn, leave the matter
to the officials Of the several district,
and subdistricts What schools now ex
list in line with this plan Of education
are supported largely by tuition charged
pupils, by special local taxes. by gift
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
mo MORE 'LOCK.STEP"
FOR JOLIET PRISONERS

Journal Special Service
Joliet, Ill, Jnue 29.-The last vestige
Of the old order of "iron heel disci-
Joliet penitentiary. Warden E. j. Mur-
ply yesterday ordered the discontinue
ance Of the lock-step in marching
inmates from their cells to the shops
and the dining hall. @S \
The gradual moderation~of the rules,
which has been going on for the past
ten years, was made possible largely
thru the influence Of Maud, Ballington
Booth, the alittle mother Of the ma
tion S penal institutions. Rlr,1 her in
luence the convicts at Joliet gradually
tion as an expiation and to withstand
1t heroically and in spirit Of humility
and Christian obedience.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29

from wealthy people and by any other
means which may be possible. In some
provinces a certain portion Of the gem
eral taxes is set aside for the estab-
lishment and maintenance Of these
schools: Tuition is charged in Practic-
port Of nearly all these institutions is
more or less precarious and unsatisfac-
tory.
Undoubtedly one reason why more
Chinese students have not visited the
United States is because Of immigra-
tion restrictions. A year ago there
were about $500 Chinese students in
Japan. Now there are fully thousand
more. There Is, on the part Of the
Chinese officials concerned, q strongly
marked disposition to send students who
intend to study abroad to Japan rather
than to European countries, and espe.
cially to the United States.
The nti-American boycott agitation
in China during the last eight months
has been furthered by students more
than by any other element. The bust
ness relations Of the United States and
China have been threatened more by
ulation than by any other. It is un-
irresponsible. From this class trouble
in the future may possibly come. How
ever, it is one Of the most favorable
aspects Of the new turn of things in
China that the danger of disturbance
to follow too sudden turning from
the old to the new is appreciated.
The result of this new system Of ed.
ucation ought to be constantly in
eign goods, for foreign books, instru-
ments and appliances, for machinery of
al kinds; in short, for all those ar,
ticles of foreign manufacture which 20
to make up present day western civil.
zation. A general demand for such
goods from China need not be expected
in a day, but the demand will come in
| due time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
LoTZ WAS INSANE
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi, June 29.-The
funeral Of Edward Lott, who shot him
self to death on the station platform at
Hutchinson, after making an unsuccess-
full effort to murder Miss Ellen Dunbar,
will be held tomorrow afternoon from
the home Of his parents in this city.
His relatives and close friends believe
that he was insane and that his mental
trouble dated from the New Richmond
tornado, when he was nearly killed by
blows on the head given by flying mis-
siles. He had shown marked symptoms
Of disordered mind Of late. On Sun
day last, friends declared that he was
insane.
The steamer Dalles Of the st. ,Oroix
was launched today and will make
daily trips between this city and Tay-
lors Falls. She was built for Arthur
Stevens Of Lake Elmo, and can carry
from fifty to seventy passengers.
| PeAer Schmidt, f6r many years a
well known resident Of Saltwater, died
| this morning Of cancer, He was 3D.
| and left wife and several grown chill.
| dren.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
him the plan Of the temple he is to

i.Au VIZ p'o'n W oAo eoAnpAo ~ 10 w
It Is to be noticed that it Is always
goddess whom the viceroy consults in
his trouble. Thus he says: To my
mother bring my dreams, that the di-
viner of the gods who knows what I
desire may reveal to me the meaning
This clearly indicates belief in the
power of wise women or witches to in
terpret dreams and visions. 1t ap-
pie was the sleeping chamber Of the
divinity = where, as we are told, was
the sacred couch richly decorated, and
where the dreamer dreamed his dream
and the goddess appears and explains it.
The inscriptions are interesting for
the Light they throw on the manners
and customs Of this city. Gudea always
calls himself the yiceroy (patesi) Of the
god, while the divinity is always adj
the government was a theocracy, and
Gudea the earthly representative Of the
god king. In this relationship we have
the key to the long account Of the
construction Of this temple, which is an
ideaized form Of the royal palace IA
the city. Accordingly we see all the
component parts Of this building.
AS to the life Of the people, there is a
passage in the second cylinder which is
Of immense value. On the day the di-
vine king entered his new. temple, an
octave Of festival was proclaimed, a
period Of JOY and peace, thus described:
During seven days the female servant
was equal with her mistress and the
man servant on par with his master,
IN his city. The strong and the weak
lay side by side. On the evil tongue
the wicked words were changed to good,
and evil was turned from the temple.
All paid attention to the laws Of Nina
Min girsu, the orphan was not oppressed
by the rich, and the widow suffered not
from the mighty. 4.
1t is curious TO notice how closely this
happy state in the days Of Gudea agrees
with that in the golden age Of Ham.
murabi, some five centuries after. One
special point to be noticed is the prece-
dence given to women; the wife and
mother precede the husband and father
and the maid servant the man servant,
and the goddess is often mentioned
before her consort.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
new INDUS TRIES
FOR THE SOUTH
Fifteen Million Dollar Company to
Make Denatured Alcohol
from Cotton Stalk.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, June 20. The recent act
of congress which removes the internal
revenue from denatured alcohol has de
veloped a new industry in the south.
New York and southern capitalists have
just completed in Wall street the
organization of a $15,0OO,0OO com
pany to manufacture denatured al
tonstalk. Harvie Jordan, president
Of the Souther Cotton association,
is president; s. F. B. Morse, vice presii
dent, and Arthur F. Kales, secretary
and treasurer :.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
.CHINA'S SCHOOLS
....... UNDER VI ] NEW PLANS
SYSTEM ADOPTED
z. ON JAPANESE MODELS.

Board Of Education Created at Peking
Grades Of Schools with Central
University at the Capital students
Sent Abroad Go to Japan Rather
than to America Because Of Restric-
tions Here.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
a PLAIN DEDUCTION

The Cheerful Loser Coming from the racesl-
everl
The Near-winne- -Humph, How'd you make
| that out1
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
Hnuy aHE RNEw.

ion is the real thing2 ses
Her-Well, It ought to be. x was with her
when she bought It, and It cost S5 an ounce. 8
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
HIS FINISH

"He was born with silver spoon In his
mouth
eyes; but he met chap who was raised with
tour aces In his band. y
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
WOMEN RESENT THAT.

Philadelphia Press.
Miss Passay seems to dislike Mr.. o'Bul1. -
eyes, he tried to pay her compliment BE
made the mistake Of telling her she was In
the prime Of nfe."
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29

HIS PARTHIAN SHOT.
Houston Post.
No, Mr. Lallysag; no, l sayI Ny mind 10
made up!"
"It ISL Gee, I supposed that was the ons
part Of you that was not made up"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
IT SOUNDED RIG

PMlHUeIpn1a PUBLIC Ledger.
'Bragley's publisher tsn't he ~
Not at all What made you think thatr'
he told me he was disseminator Of light
literature
''Ah. he's biIlc1erk in the employ Of the
gas company
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
ANOTHER CHARGE.

ANOTHER CHARGE.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Magistrate-Ah! they caught you drunk
again, en-?
Hobo-No your honor. Impersonatin' an officer
dis time. l guess dey caught me asleep 10
doorway.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-12-14
rietta. 5000 valaosta. $4,000.

rietta, $4,000; valdosta. $4,000.
For harbor improvements at sa-
vannah, 100000. and for maintenance
of harbor, $4,000; for Savannah quar-
antine station, $500; Tor improve
ments at Iiarien and Doboy bar, $751;
900; Cumberland sound, $4,000;
Brunswick harbor, $4,000.
improvements in rivers: Savannah,
$4,000; Altamafa, $4,000; Oconee,
$4,000; Ocmulgee, $4,000; Flint,
$4,000: Chattahoochee, $4,000;
Coosa. Oostanaula and Coosawattee,
$4,000. For water way between Sa-
vannah and Fernandlna, S5J,vUU. FOR
Oglethorpe veterinary hospital, ST.
500
To add one regiment Of calvary at
Fort Oglethorpe, near Brunswick, and
for maintenance CT same. S930,250
and 1929 $50, respectively For cotton.
boil weeyt. Investigations, $1O5,000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-12-14
Reward Of $500 ofered.

Governor Terrell is determined, If
possible, to take steps that will put
a stop to the numerous assassina-
lions which have been reported from
Harris county.
To this end the governor has Of
tered the largest reward ne has yet
announced in such case, for the ar
rest and conviction OF the unknown
assassin who, on the night of Decem-
her 4th, shot to death Charles H.
Brooks, a well known citizen of Chip
ley, while the latter was sitting by
the hearthstone of his OWE home
In this case the governor offers
a reward of $500, whereas the usual
reward in such cases is anywhere
from $50 to $500.
There has been three deplorable
homicides in or near Chiptey within
tine last four or five months, and the
indications are there is, a nest of law
less criminals around that section,
which the good people of Chipley and
Harris county are anxious to get
rid Of.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-12-14
Poultry Show for Atlanta.

A big poultry show will be given in
Atlanta January 7 to II by the AT
lanta Poultry Association, and from
the enthusiasm now being displayed
by the members of the association
the show will far surpass previous ef-
forts by this organization.
Substantial prizes will be offered
for every class of poultry to insure
entries, which are expected to be the
cream of poultry exhibits in the
south. An executive committee has
been selected and the movement will
be started at once