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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-07-18
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND MECHANIC ARTS.
Practical education in

Practical education in
Agriculture, Civil, Electrical.
and Mechanical Engineering;
Cotton Manufacturing, Dyeing
and Industrial Chemistry.
Tuition s45 year; Board $40 month
12O Scholarships. Address
PRESIDENT WINSTON.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-07-18
PRESIDENT WINSTON.

WEST RALEIGH Nc
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
CONGRESSMAN SULZER TALKS

Congressman William sulzer of New York, reached Seattle on the 24th, after travelling all over Alas ka. In talking to P.-I. reporter here is what he said regarding home rule! for Alaska:
 What Alaska needs most at the hands of the federal government is the right to govern herself. Alaska is large district and needs local legislation. Alaska is as much en- titled to a territorial form of. gov srnment as any territory in. the Emitted States. Denying this to she people of Alaska is denying them the rights of American citi- zenship.
 "The expense of running the ter ritorial government would be less than one-half the amount now paid into the treasury of the United States. What is even more impor- tant, Alaska is crying for home rule. Give her this and she would make progress so fast that the world would stand aghast at the rapidity of her stride. I have seen and talked to the people of Alaska and I assert as a fact that 99 per cent. of them are begging the fed eral government for the right to govern themselves.
 Congress must grant Alaska home rule. know Alaska, and 1 know that she is the richest asset in Uncle Sam's dominion. Her mineral resources are beyond the dreams of averice. She has won derful possibilities along agricul- tural lines. Her fisheries are worth millions annually, and her timber resources would supply the people of Alaska for the next thousand years.
 Alaska is nearly 100000 miles in extent. She has 27,O00 miles of coast line, nearly three times the length of coast line of the United States. She has more than 1000 miles of inland navigable waters. I predict that in the next hundred years she will produce more natur- al wealth than any state in the Union.
 "One of the important things which 1 shall urge in congress is ihe establishment of more light houses on the inside passage from Skagway to Seattle and in the Der ing sea. A lighthouse on Univak Island an at the entrance to Point Clarence bay are pressing needs at present."
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

The fishing season just closing has been a very good one for south. eastern Alaska, full pack being secured by all the canneries. Oth- CT sections have been less fortu, nate, the canneries to the westward falling way below their usual pack and the Sound country and Colum- bia River doing comparatively nothing.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A down country paper calls ev-. cry other paper that suggests that President Roosevelt be renominat- ed next year, a "yellow journal, J, and says that Roosevelt would prove himself a liar should he ac. oept. On the first proposition it is very apparent, then, that 99 per cent. of the papers of this country are "yellow journals" but there is Ia deep principle behind their claims. Theodore Roosevelt has begun Q great work of reformation in the various governmental de- partments, and if reelected the people will know to @ certainty that those reforms begun at his in- stigation will be carried forward to a successful culmination, and the country will be ridded of those combinations that have become a menace to our civic institutions and liberties, To accept the nom- |ination would in no wise prove that our President had falsifed. When he stated that he would not again be candidate, he meant it, and his present actions and utter ances bear him out In that fact. There is a difference in being an active candidate and being a can- didate through the universal de- mands of the people of the Nation, and it is under the latter method that MT. Roosevelt will become a candidate in 1908, despite the fact that small handful of autocrats may oppose him.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Entered November 20, 1909, at the U. s. Postoffce in Wrangell, Alaska, as mail matter of the second class, accord ing to the act of congress, March 8, 1879.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

The skeena river appears to have been a disastrous stream for steam boating, this season, First, the Mount Royal was wrecked, with loss of life; then the steamer North west, boat operating in opposition to the Hudson Bay Company, went down, total loss; and later the Hazelton, though not total wreck was so badly damaged as to make her useless. But the owners and operators are not discouraged at these mishaps, but are already planning to put a fleet of new boats on the Skeena in the spring. May they be more fortunate.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

The Gugenheims seem disposed to hold the northern country, if they have to pump all opposition full of lead. Up near Valdez, tho other day, they clashed with 2 sur Yeying party of the Reynolds Go. and shot six unarmed men from ambush. This looked oowardly; but it was undoubtedly the safer plan for the aggressors.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

holders, without fear or favor. This much is expected of him, and if he fails to do this it will be many days before order is fully and peacefully restored. Bu. Trustee Inman must be TRusTEE;-in other words he must be "IT" in this mat ter. If hs is and carries out the
 work of laying out the town with justice alike to all, Seminal be. lleyes he will receive the hearty cooperation of the Town Council and the approval of the people when his labors shall have been completed, and that all will say "Well done, good and faithful ser vanto
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

A French professor in Paris is matching unfertilizcd fish eggs with sugar and ammonia. In one hour after putting the eggs in sea water, adding a solution of sugar, with a few drops of ammonia and tannin, the first signs of life began and the eggs produced larvae. Who knows now what great reformation this discovery yet make in the Alas ka canning business?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

Things seem to be badly mixed over in Idaho. A few weeks ago a man was on trial for his life for the murder oi an ex-governor. Now the attorney who was most active in the prosecution and a U. s. Senator, and another senator are on trial for robbing the govern ment; and if the ex-governor were alive he would be in the mix-up. Steunenberg is perhaps the fortu- nate man, after all.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03

The main question that has been agitating the people of the town of Wrangell, recently, is the method in which the town-its lots, blocks and streets-is to be laid out, and many differences of opinion have been expressed. That is natural, j, because people hayo the right to talk, and scarcely move can be made that will meet the approval of all in matter of this kind. But the fact is this: Marcus F. lnman has been named by the United States government as Town Trustee-agent, if you please, to act between the government and the people of this town in convey ing certain tract of land to the people, that they may own the same in fact instead of through squatters' right. It is presumed that he has laws governing him in this duty; it is presumed that un- der that law and in his own good judgment he will act with pru- dence in the exercise of the au- thority vested in him, and that he will, so far as is consistent, carry pat the wishes of the property
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
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Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-03
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The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

spent in spraying trees and otherwise
poisoning the moths and IN burning their
nests. These methods OF fighting them
must be used ~ the moths are ever 10
be checked. bat they are SO expensive
that individual use OF them can never
check the pests effectuaEy. FOR several
years Cen S. G. Lawrence, Of Massachu-
setts spent more money each year fight
ing the gypsy moth on his own and ad-
Joining lands than The lands we're
worth The brown-tail spreads more rap
idly than the gypsy moth, making long
flights, which the latter does not
The Deadly Boil Worm.
Uatn the cotton boil weevn came to
the United States from Mexico the boil
worm was the most serious insect enemy
OF the cotton crop. It is quite as bad to-
day as ever, but It has been oVershadowed
OF late by the weevil.
II works quite differently in corn ant
cotton. and it attacks tomatoes. tobacco
peaches. peas beans and obra- X i.
found in almost every land in The world
as far south as New Zealand and as fal
north as Denmark 1t works AT the sea
level and is met In Africa, 5000 fee
above sea level. and in the Mexican
mountains. at an altitude OF 5.908 feet
II is supposed 10 be native American, aus
il has spread 10 China and South Amer
lea IL has not been reported IN Japan. i
was not reported as an enemy of cOttoI
until 1870 II did not attack corn, so fal
IS known, until lss2-
IL Is not nearly 81 destructive else
where as IN this country; Il does mor
damage 20 sweet corn than to field corn
and IL does more damage to field corr
South than North. Sometimes when Ia,
plant grows rapidly the worm is squeeze.
u death between the rows OF kernels al
il Is feeding on the ears. tt has mani
enemies, including certain ants. beetles
Wasps spiders. and flies. which eat Il
Woodpeckers and other birds also de
vour Il. Half q dozen or more varietie
of parasites help destroy il. too. both Ii
the egg and IN the I8rya.
10 has been fought with poisOne,
sprays and poisoned sweets. but unsuc
cessfullv by the latter As % likes cor,
better than cotton. strips OF corn ar,
often planted in cotton fields for the pro
lection of the latter. generally VITA sue
cess Peas are planted ia cotton field
for the same reason. and as successfully
The worm sticks T. tine corn and pea
and leaves the cotton alone Mr. Quaint
arte has done much good fighting TN
bon worm. and has also fought The plum
cGrelIG most effectively.
The work Of tile Agricultural Depart
menrs chronological Bureau IS carrie
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
Pests That Prey on the Crops

groves OF Florida, the vineyards and
groves Of California, and the apple
orchards of the West, the damage would
be incalculable This is no exaggeration.
These moths feed on practically all the
trees and' shrubs, as we'll as on fruit
trees; the gypsy moth attacks pine. hem
lock, spruce, cedar. and all other confer
Gus besides deciduous forest trees Firl--
acre patches Of forest, every tree on
which has been killed by moths, are found
in some places.
Both these moths came 10 Nassachu-
sets first; the gyIsy moth in 1863.
brought by a Harvard professor. who
wished TO study It. The insect got away
from him before he had been studying IL
long. and he notified everybody at once.
Yet it was not noticed in large numbers
until 1889. The brOWn-tan moth proba-
bly, was brought here in 1880 on rose
plants. but it did not become nuisance
until 1881 Now both are found in many
parts of New England; the br0wn-tail
has gone as far as New Brunswick The
State Of Massachusetts appropriated
money TO fight the gypsy moth soon af-
ter its dangerous character was realized
but In 1899 all work was stopped, not "a
be resumed until five years later. in 1901
Fight Against the Moths.
Mr.. Howard is enabled To give the help
of the bureau ana himself because OF
appropriations for that purpose. first
made by Congress in 1905. The bureau is
employing a large number Of labOrers &c
destroy moth nests IN New England this
summer Both these moths are the prey
Of birds and parasites, but the native
American insect t-eating birds are not 81
numerous in New England as formerly
having been killed off By pot hunters
and driven away by the rapidly multi
plying English sparrow. another impor.
tation. The sparrow does not eat IN,
gypsy moth 10 any extent, although II
does attack the broWn-tan
Both moths are attacked by severa
different parasites IN Europe. over which
they are spread very generally, and Mr.
H0waTd's trip abroad this year has 90 q,
with their Importation. Several importa
tiOns. aggregatinR hundreds OF thousand.
Of parasites, were made in 1909 and 1906
but as yet IL Is too early To know how
effective they viii prove sU this country
Many thousands of dollars have beer
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
DISPUTED POINTS IN HISTORY

reading when the statue Of Frederick
was presented 90 tie United States by
Emperor William IL
The bravery Of Barbara Freitchie in
waving the Union flag in the face Of the
Confederate troops. ard Gen. StouewalI
Jackson's maguamiHous tribute TO her
loyalty, has been the theme for poets and
d-amat.sts. and is seriously recorded in
school histories Some there be who
1alatau ,ae Cuth OF the story in detail.
bat members OF the Freltchie family de-
clare taat tar flag was waved out OF the
window % the Federal troops and not IN
the faces Of the C0nfederates.
The story that Gen. Lee gave his sword
90 Gen. Grant at App0mattox and that
Grant returned ig with a pretty speech
worthy Of Sir Walter scott has been
dlsprovcd on every authority. but II still
persists and is often taught % school
children as am authentic story OF the end
9i the civil war. AS q matter Of fact.
Lee went 70 meet Grant dressed In
new uniform and wearing a handsome
sword, prepared. doubtless. 60 offer his
blade ii the Federal commander showed
any taste for herolcs- BUt Grant was in
a plain service uniform, the discussion
was along cOmm0u-seuse grounds and
"Hen the two men talked Of the spring
pioWinE they forgot some Old World
military customs
How many have been thrilled by the
story Of tae trausconunentaI ride of Mar
Gus Whitman and his wonderful success
in his mission of saving Oregon 10 the
United States2 Whitman was "a mission
arv sent 60 tde Oregon country by the
American Board Of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions. The board had decided
-o discontinue one 0f the mission stations
.n The Northwest. Whitman heard OF IL
and came all the way % The East on
horseback 70 urge the board 30 continue
The station. He was successful and in
compliance win his pledge TO the board
he took q party of emigrants with him
90 tLe Northwest on his return. A month
before he reached the East the Linn BILL
extending the laws Of the United States
% that section. had been passed. Con-
. temporary newspapers barely mention his
visit. and none of them speak Of IS mis-
sion. The s,ory as 1t generally has been
told is that Whitman was at Fort Waua
WaII3 when lie heard that the United
States was about to abandon claim 10 the
Oregon country in return fer some fishing
rights TO bc granted by England. He left
Wala Walla IN October 1872. and arrived
in Washington on March ,, 1913. lust in
time 20 save oregon. Like all good
stories. this got good start before it was
thoroughly Investigated.
To-norrovv-Vhe Fad for Occ,rt
Sciences.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

on ln complete harmony with the ento-
mologists OF the various State expert
mental stations. Not little is being
done by their inspectors IN fruit-tree
nurseries. All fruit stock found in them
which Is infested with any injurious In
sect is destroyed invariably. Every year
n,sg ways OF hghtng noxious insects are
discovered. and. undoubtedly. the dam
age done by them now Is much less than
IL would be yearly were IT not for the in
teHgent. never ending fight against them
that the national and state governments
are keeping up.
only the barest idea of the complete
scope Of this fight can be given here,
however. 1t would require a thick vol
ume to cover the ground in outline even.
Il includes tie fighting Of mosquitoes,
house flies. and cattle ticks; warfare
against many insects injurious 10 forest
trees. in cooperating with Clifford
Piuchct. chief Of the Forestry Bureau.
and many other things, al OF which
were briefly alluded 70 by Mr.. Marlatt
in his talk with the writer the other day
The work Of the bureau with bees and
silk worms is as interesting as its insect
war.
Some Trees Immune.
Incidentally. at the end Of the talk Mr..
MarIatt said that certain varieties OF
trees. plants, and vines are immune TO
certain insect pests Thus the lie COnte
pear a rather coarse variety, is immune
q the San Jose scale, which attacks prac-
Jicauy every other sort Of fruit tree.
The reason for this immunity no one has
been able % find as yet
Incidentally too Mr.. MaFlatt drew at
tention 10 the fact that while many of
our worst insect pests are imported. many
equally destructive ones have been sent
from this country 10 attack the crops and
plague the farmers of the world. The
phylloxera, which has so 5edeviled French
and other European grape growers, is one
0f these. Although native 10 this cOun-
try and found ia nearly all American
grapes, it does not damage them ma
-eriaiiy. bat il destroys every European
s-ape root or cutting II fastens on, even
wien planted iu America. The salvation
~ the European vineyards was brought
about by planting them with roots and
cuttings from this country BY grating,
they are made 20 beal the European va
riciies of grapes. and to-day the Euro
psaH vineyards are almost as free from
Tie phylloNsra pest as they We're before
.t was introduced into Europe
Copyright 1917. D. Dexter MarslaIL]
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

traitor Of the war oe independence
Gov Arnold mentions the "stoue-bgiit
Windmill" in his win. and it was not
very old ut the time or Arn0lds death,
ia 1r-S
While much is made OF the treason Of
Benedict Arnold. and every school child
has hated and reviled him, while sym
pata.zius With poor Maj Andre. little
is said iu the ordinary school histories Of
the treason ~ Gen. Charles Lee, who
was once second in command 90 Wash
i1gtar. and VINO had a following I'm the
s.russElg colonies that greatly embav-
Ta-sed the cJmmandCT-iE-cl Arnold $
,rals1E was found CUT az once. but IL
was eighty years before il became known
that Gen. Lee, as "a prisoner gi war IN
New YaEs was siy;G. Sir William Howe
and his brother plans of American de-
feHsr7. and advising the expedition 10
Chesapeake Ray which ended tortu-
nate.y u the utter defeat OF JHe BRITISH
IhIs Charles Lee WAS Iu EuEas4Mau.
whose career .u the English army had
not been as glorious as h- thought t
ought to he Tic was not q relative gi
the Lee family of Virginia.
When one hears OF tie .'ulue laws" of
,ae old New England colonies, the nrst
thing 10 pop into the mind is the solemn:
.'No woman shall kiss He- child on the
sabbath or fasting day" such an alb
sa.j statue was not 10 De found in the
mind af even tua sternest Puritan The
quotation is from The General History
oi Connecticut" published in I11 10y the
Rev Samuel Peters Mr. Peters invented
code Of blue laws for the graphic illus
-rau9n ~ The laws which really had been
Iu existence. ana the one l1rbidaug a
mother TO aiss her child is "a selection
from lle Peters code. IL is an e9ays yserd-
tor iu absurdity only, however, AID not
10 severity, Tor the real law prescribed
exile oa pain of death FOR persons hold
ing 20 the faith of Quakers. while ia
Virginia q man who neglected To auenl
church three successive times was liable
20 death
There is delightful story chat Fred
.r!.a tla Great of Prussia sent hand
some sword To Cen Washin-to1 with the
ucss1ge. from the oldest general fla
Europe % tine greatest general iu tle
world" washington made no mention
Of this sword ana nothing escaped Els
diary je DID receive d sword from
Th-ophHus Alte German. iu 1883. which
was beQueathed I'm his Will only once
does Frederick, who was "a volgnfnouz
writer mention the name of Washington,
and thar is mere passing reference 90
the carly campaign around Boston. If he
thought him the greatest general in
the world be might have said something
more. Nevertheless, tie story made good
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.


For four centuries the little island Of
san Salvador enjoyed the distinction of
being that biz of land which Columbus
found n october l4j-' when he opened
new world 10 ChrIstendom- Then S'a
Salvador had 10 give way 70 another
little island, even more insignificant. Doe
cause IL was demonstrated that Columbus
could NOT have landed or Srn SsI,ador
parb.rs If 5ocsr,f NAH. r,,.-b 55f-.-.,,.
80 a. .,,,,,....,-, a. ,,..--....-..... n.
''-i-sS "i''ei' 1"''''''" "'e ''.7"' '' ,.-s
scEJol histories Tor lut scA1a.pHaAs WIZ
stlu have i'll san Salvador. Many a. the
doubtful stories told In the school his
tories are harmless myths, some of ,h.m
are so cOntrlveTted thai il Is alH0s. inn
possible 10 get al the truth. and others
are wrong in thar they give the children
history
Al New England celebrates pecember
D as FoTefathers' Day the supposed an-
niversary of the landing Of the Pilgrims
al Plymouth. AS q matter ot fact, there
is no record of what the Mayfowers
people We're doing on December =, 16-g.
The true anniversary is December Il, or
December II, old style the error having
crepc in In transposiHg the date ,9 new
styie. The famous and almost sacred
Plymouth Rock has ittle warrant iu ris-
tory for the belief that il received the
foot OF the hrst Plig'-m 20 land ln -"
IN ls.il.I ->ol o-'- -. ",
The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

ia the jungle al about us.
Ald the swamp not far away,
There's the parrot ana the monkey
And The heron fer y0ur prey:
But We seldom Try To get thcm-
The ratlyes sometimes DO.
Ind II you 'rc very anxious
They'll sell you one or two.
We have the peon lah~-
The Chinese ana tbl lap
And some Jamaica nirTrs.
But don't mind = thing like that
Tie hotel in which IN living
Is supposed 20 be the b-St.
! sleep upon canvas cot
It's in keeping with the rest
We sometimes have an carthqua.
That tumhlss thing around,
II shakes up al the HOUSES
and opens up the ground
ttmay perhaps d. damage
And maybe it RiU not;
The last one that we had here
Only rolled me fT0m ms cot
n tie evening after supper.
When the day IS past and gone.
AGd night Genes down upon us,
Then for Washington ! long
For here there's Eot a TdsJme,
Only billiards dice, or pod
or playing c7rds or drinking:
Down here this is the usle.
J get NO IN the morning
At 6ye O'Clock or So.
And after I've had breakfast.
To the station yard I 60
There : discharge my duties.
and inspect a train or two.
And after 7 have finished
There's nothing more to do.
work perhaps an hour
OUt Of eYery tweuty-fou;
There's not enough % occupy
Ny mind for any more.
So maybe y5u won't wonder
That I'm tired Of staying here.
] know I'd lose what mind I have
It | should stay a year
So back to ny own country
ia dearly love to %
asd thank the Lord that I'm alive
10 tell my tale of woe.
AID now my story's ended,
can't tel any more;
So ! II g. of and have a tit
And roll around the floor
HOWARD ELL
ostzacoaicos, Mexico