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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-23
Could Be Localized.
(From Life.)

Conversation Jagged for n moment;
then, as he slipped his tea. he remarked
quietly. but With a meaning emphasis,
You are to he married.
Mercy me, To whom?' was the
startled reply.
ITO me; / came today on purpose 70
tell YOU"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-23

Marriage has been very badly treat-
co IN the United States. Prior to tlic
late great war its was the boast -
South Carolina that there had been
but one divorce granted in the entire
history Of that southern state. / am
rcgretfnl To know that divorces acc
popular and abundant still in North
Carolina. n fence is down by leg
~lslative miscarriage, and the scpara-
IONS are very numerous. Divorce Is
easy. and is much sought. II is I
wrong, q positive sin i'll any state
calling itself Christian 10 erect any
other Standard than thai erected by
God Almighty when dealing with his
DEGRADING divorce mania. The mar
rlage relation is treated in q manner
not at all worthy Of any people pee
tending to civilization, much less to
Christianity. Marriage is the most
sacred relation possible in this life.
The etaity the happiness. h
safety, the very liberty Of the people
are all based on the homes. sweep
away the home-lifc and all that is
noble and grc&l and good go with il.
Marriage is SO tender. 50 precious. 81
chaste, 50 sacred that the New TrSt:t-
i,lcnf uses 1t 90 cXprcGS ChriSt'S eNu
relation to the Church Of the even liz
ing Cod. lie IS the bridegroom and Ills
Church IS the bride. Marriage is wisely
under the jurisdiction of the StaCr.
but this neither lessons the RESPONSE
billty, the SacredncSS n binding
forces of the obligation. nor does il
make marriage less divine in its ap-
pointment. The State has tremendous
responsibility resting upon it to pre-
serve the sacred institution appointed
by God, to keep il pure and intact
and permanent. No State has a right
to set up teachings or a standard tina
are not in perfect harmony with GOd's
own appointments, and for the good
of society, and the elevation Of the
race. Marriage is a civil contract, but
it is nevertheless Il divine and reli-
CiOuS contract. a leading PreSbyte-
rian Northern paper, several years
ago said in discussing the sacred mar
riage relation:
Whatever may be the law Of tbs
State, the law of God IS supreme and
binding On the conscience. The civil
law has assumed the prominence TO
the d~etriinent of good morals. A civil
contract may be disannulled by civil
authority, and hence divorces have
become alarmingly The
present drift will not be stopped uli-
til marriage is lifted to its highest
level-itS own true leVel-a divine IN
stitution, under the sanctions and OBJ
legations of the law OF God"
4 legislator is a very unfaithfui
servant of the people who will vote
to ieopardize or impair or NdeStrOJ
| Gods own marriage law. He IS an
! enemy to society. to civil liberty and
to the precious home life of clvilIza-
ton. a legislator should be EXTREME
to trample under unhallOWed feet the
laws Of Jehovah, King of Kings, and
/ Lord of lords. A day Of reckoning
will come.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-23

Some two months or more since, |
called attention to the second work OF
Hon. =. f. Grady, of Sampson County,
N. c.. that ! regard as of genuine m
tarcst to all SouthronS, and because
of its clearncss, its truthfulness, lis
historic contribution to the South.s
defence. refer to The SOuthS
BURDEN" appreciated its perman-
ent excellence and Importance, and
wrote of it, ana was anxious to see II
widely read not only III our own greaE
state, but in all of the States in the
south But our people appear to be
i slow in appreciation of the best and
most reliable works that concern the
truth of history, and the enforcement
and revelation of facts concerning u
dear but cruelty slandered Southland.
The edition first published by Mr..
Grady was very small, and should
have been exhausted the first week af-
ter publication. / have seen but little
reference to it, and am surprised That
any man of sense and character mas
not aVailed himself of the instruction
it contains. The book is small but
precious. 1t is literally multum IN
parvo. ann 2ratified to know that t
is not altogether ignored. An ignora-
mus knows enough. but seekers after
Knowledge desire TO add to what they
already possess. The southern pres
outside Of Nashville, Tenn. have
ignored the very Ntludltlt l1lllt ipht'il
cation from the pen of one of The
best equipped and ablest of North
Carolina members of the t.. s. House
since The war. His first ook-'Ti
South Against the North" is beyond
doub, the most informing volume 81
its kind from a southern Writel
within the last thirty years. But i
is the smaller volume. so aptly calle'
'"The South's Burden h 4 l woul'
urge now upon the attention Of q
Gated and patriotic sons of the south
one leading daily newspaper OUTSIDE o
North Carolina has exhibited appfe
citation and discrimination. 1t IS N
old, influential daily of Tennessee. IN
Nashville American. On 10th Marcl
last, it discussed it with insight an'
~frankness. / draw upon it that yo'
may see how Mr.. Grady's book is re
9arded by one of the oldest and bes
of southern Daily newspapers. f..
SAYS:
Mr.. Grady has prepared himsel
for the writing of his book with ii,
utmost care. He has thorough
studied the documents in evidence, an
furnishes proof of every Statement
His plea for the South against tn
North is very strong and CONVINCING
and TO many minds will be unanswer
able.
He says: Most of the actors i
that great conflict have passed ava.
carrying their sectional bitterness
etc, (ouoting the whole passage.
beginning with the earliest settlemer
of the country, he shows the diffcl
cnce in the mental. moral and soc!i
characteristics of the Puritan and IL
Cavalier. He quotes Mr.. Burke's i;
nous estimate of the Southerner. ar
senator Hoar, who, after a lifetin
of inherited bitterness, sal in
speech shortly before his death: y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-23

lie lived the gospel he preached. which
tyas thc secret Of his power. lie waS
sever ~ "%tramift. but was r man ~
positive. convictions
l;'E ~. ~-WIndcll rad Gtttne.
Touching tr!but. 10 his friend. anon.
"ttrr things aging. ina THEY had
Leon LIc-ione friend and Dr. brooks
NOR. than any other man had in
fiuenced his course in entering the
ministry. lie told Of the good mans
last days. saying his sky was perfectly
clear, and he lacked for nothing that
devoted friend could supply. He was
not only HiIlinS but nxiou 10 eros
over ana lie NTH lcyed ones gone
before-not THAI ne did not love lif-.
bur n felt MS work was done. and he
desired - be with Christ. which is
far better"
l take leave 10 mention an interest
ing fact 70 me. \ few days after our
dear friend Williams's death and
burial, Or. Brooks wrote me 4 postal
from his own fatal bed Of sickness
telling me OF the death OF our COM
mon friend, and mentioning his oNn
Illness. soon he was gone TOO. and
both We're in the glory land. Man /
die the death Of the righteous, ana
my last end be like his" Death comts
@uddcn, anu the ties Of friendship IRE
broken however sincere ana deco.
True love is supreme oyer al ills and
''SirS, fare YOU well:
Hereafter. in u better world than dis.
| shall desire more love and nov
edge of you"
From AS OF Like It
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

A Indy fell oeer a brick pile IN gn-
d!anapolis the other dag and no dam
age resulted except IN the loss Of ths
iady's bat. which was ruined By che
mud into which 1t fell The brick pile
vas in position owing TO negligence of
a city workman. and the city attorney,
bearing about It. called on the lady.
and to avert a damage suit insisted on
buying her new hat This IL prob.
ably the FIRST time a city ever bought
o hat. and II IL a good thing for ladies
in other cities to remember That to fall
over city's brick pile may bring like
results.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

mischief. His pride Ia the fulzalanenf
al This prophecy was dashed by the re-
lection that be could never proclaim
III He felt that he owed 1t not only
to the lady's dignity. but 10 bis own
that no living soul should ever hear OF
the affair. Vengeance. secret bat ssr
we're. upon Tom was a matter TO which
Uncle Augustus could attend at his
greater leisure.
Meanwhile. In the immediate pres
emit was the interview with Mrs. Pu-
klngton. With fnal culver of reins
the hanson drew mp before the door
Of the widows house. and Mr.. Sher-
ingham slowly descended From one
direction came the distant echo of Ger
man musicians playing La Maschtehe.
and imparsing 70 that frollesome air
all the Teutonlc melancholy of their
race. Nearer at hand commercial
vocalist with a cart was vaunting the
excellence Of ripe Strawberries In
what Is SO appropriately termed "a
fruIry baritone. and two elderly gentle
men had paused In the very center OF
the pavement to discuss 8 question OF
politics Mr.. Sheringham noted all these
tribes with the sharpened perceptions
of a drowning man. He felt absurdl
as he did when, as small boy. he was
led TO the family dentist.
There win be no occasion for you
TO walt. Henry be said. In hollow
voice. Then he walked mp the steps
and pressed the bell
The room into which he was shown
was one that had long stood to Mr.
Sheringham as a model for ali that
such room should be- II was long
and low. full Of soft. delicate color.
and odorous with flowers. The dim
light OF the drawn blinds was grateful
10 him In bis nervous and overweight
condition; he felt vaguely rather than
realized an atmosphere OF tranquility
that had already begun TO soothe him
as he crossed the threshold
At his entrance the mistres OF the
house arose with a little startled ges-
ture. Mrs. Pilkington was a tall and
remarkably graceful woman. whom
time had treated with gentlensss Her
age. given By herself as IS. might well
have passed In that subdued light for
at least ten years less. and she wore
with distinction gown of the kind oc-
castonally described by masculine nov
eIists as -some soft eIinging material"
-Ah." she said In q voice which.
while agitated. betrayed no great as
constituent. you have come. then"
Yes" repeated Mr.. Sheringham me
chanicaliy. Il have come" After an
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

inaperceptible pause be added. II
felt that IL was better that it was due
to both Of Us. that I should do So
@sit down. said Mrs PiIkington.
herself sinking on to the couch from
which she had risen
Dir. sheringAam obeyed IN silence
with returning self possession there
was beginning to grow upon him an
almost overwhelming sense OF the DIFF
ficulry Of the task that be had under
taken He dreaded the humiliation
which he must bring upon the charm
ing woman before him-how charming
he realized In that moment as never
before. His eyes. that dared not look
up. we're attracted suddenly by the
delicate beauty OF the hand that play
ed uerrously with the cushions beside
her
For It would have been obvious had
not Mr.. Sheringham been still too pre-
occupied TO perceive it. that Mrs. Pill
kington was extremely nervous-far
more SO than the tone OF her note
could hare led him to expect Not
only did this Involuntary movement OF
the hand befray her Gin one usually so
restfully composed). but a little ags-
tated color that kept coming and going
in her cheeks Mr.. Sheringhan. how
ever. was now looking at his boots and
saw nothing OF this
FL have something to explain" be
began unsteadily. something that IT Is
right you should learn from me per
sonalIy." He paused before the final
leap. 1T Is about that letter"
MY dear friend" abe interrupted
him, surely no explanation IL needed
Your letter, which shall always be
proud to have received. was quite suf-
acient In itself. 1t told me every
thfngf'
Mfr. sheringham felt then that be
would gladly give large sum OF
money to know exactly what that Inn
piled ~You-you have kept itY be
asked cIumsily.
~You speak," she laughed back, but
with an uncertain ring In her voice,
-as though you were anxious TO with
draw the offer. Be treasured I shall
not bring action"
Here at once was his opportunity.
rfvxn by her@elf Before be could take
II. however. she had continued In an
angered tDns-"But DO not think that
I shall part with that letter"
ssWhy7~ asked Mr.. sherinxhan. star
tied into an upward gIancs-
You want an answer to tnatT
ssOf course-"
because II made me moro proud
and happy than anything 1 havs ever
read In my ilfA-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27


Bsories ARE nothing but clusters Of words !;
Reading is nothing but looking al
print;
koney i nothiu<--folks throw Ii at birds !;
Pictures are nothing bar color and
tint:
Dinners are nothing but something to
waning is nothing but moving your
feet
What's the uses
Dancing Is nothing but prancing in tune
Riding - nothing bat moving along
Eleeping Is nothing but waking too soon :
Singing Is nothing but talking song
Playing Is nothing but fooling around:
Boxing is nothing but learning TO pound
What's the usey
Working Is nothing but earning your
pay;
Loaing is nofhing-and harder TO do;
Ellence is nothing with nothing TO say !:
Dressing is nothing but garment and
shoe:
smiling is nothing but twisting your
face:
Moving is, nothing but changing your
base
what's the use,
What Is the use Of its What is the uses
smoking is pumping stuff into your
lungs:
: Having your way is to kick Ike the
deuce;
Fame is ladder with grease on the
rungs-
What Is the sense Of it all. anyway
What is the-why is the-Hang il all I,
Say.
What's the uses
Chicago Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

In Nebraska she Is OF age az IL In
the state Of Washington she atfains
her majority at IL. but Il her husband
Is Of age. she also Is. no matter how
young she may be- This Is strange
law. allowing the husband to control
the majority Of his wife. But marriage
also brings our maid to her majority.
no matter what her years may be. In
MARYLAND. Oregon. Texas. lows and
Louisiana. while is Is the age pre-
scribed in Arkansas, California. Color
ado. Dakota. idaho. Illinois. Iowa (un-
less -narried). Kansas. Maryland fun-
less marrfed}. Minnesota. Missouri
Nebraska unless married. when II 10
Ie). Nevada, Ohio. Oregon funIess mar
riedl. Vermont and Washington tun-
less marrfedl.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

Hooded effects are In vogue on all
sorts OF garments. though on bodices
these are more often simulated By trim
mlngs than otherwise
White leather with ornamental braid
ing ls the touch Of relief on many wesk-
tug gowns IT is introduced in rather
big patches. such as vest collar or
facings. more than as lines of trim
minxs
Dinner bodies finished With coat
tails Of somewhat dlrectofre descrip-
ton are very smart aud becoming In
lowered silk overskirts OF lace or 9TH
err fluffy materials this mode is sspe-
ciaIIy fetching
Openwork stockings now take q sec
ond place beside those Of xossamer
mesh. A stocking cannot be too ers
to-day to suit Dame Fashion and evsn
I'm the street. the finest mesh Ia worn
Embroidered silk boss srs much In de-
nand and II possible the embroidery
should be of the same design a. that
Of the gown
FOR your light gowns this year theirs
are belts woven Of gold or silver
threads. Some look like Simple braids,
some are woven In the most fancifui
designs. One exquisite belt Of this type
IL shown In the dull old gold. The girl
vh~ wants something T. hsrmon'ss
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27


| An inexperienced young housekeeper
who for the FIRST time tries 20 manage
a home. doing much. IL not all, OF the
work herself. will and no end of diff
culties cleared away IL she will syste-
matize her daily tasks. The system Is
only regularity. doing In order all of
the things that are necessary. so that
before she realizes il everything Is
done. and there Is leisure 10 read. sew
or visit. Much less time Is consumed
In the work. far less nervous energy.
and ones temper Il saved no end.
To begin with. If a woman does not
keep a maid. she should so arrange her
work that by noon certainly, II not be
fore. ID Is all done. and the rest OF the
day she has to herself
OF course. breakfast Is the nrst
away. Many housekeepers bring the
dishes from the table Into the kitchen
as soon as the meal is over, but ! do
not believe In this. because there Is al
ready confusion IN the Kitchen. and
more dishes simply add TO It.
Leave the breakfast table as Il Is
and return TO the kitchen Begin there
by washing the pots and kettles that
have been used. and then wash what
ever cups. spoons and the Ike that has
been used in preparing the meal. They
are. of course. kitchen utensils. and so
may be put away as soon as cleared
Wipe up around the sink. that there
may be fresh place for the dining
room dishes. and then bring out those.
Do not DO this one az time. or even
several az once. bus have a tin tray
(lt Is the lightest1 large enough for
all or almost all Of the dishes. I'LL this
from the table and bring them all out
IN one trip. Take them from the tray.
wipe that and place IT near for the
dishes when clean
Wash the glasses first In water from
which the soap has been taken out Do
three or four at once. and II the water
Is hot enough they win almost dry
themselves They may be lifted from
the pan with mop handle. Turn
them upside down 10 DRAIN and then.
with fresh towel, wipe them Put
each on the tray as II Is dry. 50 that Il
may be returned TO the dlnlng-room tn
one trip After the glasses. wash the
tea or coffee cups proceeding as with
the glasses Then. there being no
grease yet In the water. pat In all the
small silver. Let that stay 10 and over
II put the plates. a few at time. AZ
ter several Of those are washed u Is
well to turn out the water and put In
fresh. letting II run on the soap TO
form a suds. Finish washing the
plates. then wash the silver. and, last
". do the vegetable dishes or platters-
I prefer getting out dining things
that il may not be necessary TO return
to the kitchen until lunch time To go
back constantly 10 the same Kind Of
work Is not only monotonous. but tlr-
ing.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

Ladies' who ind the dainty mouchoir
such an Indispensable BIT OF finery are
probably not aware Of the fact that the
handkerchief was not used in polite
society until the Empress Josephine
made IL fashionable. She carried a
handkerchief and held II before her
mouth 10 hide her bad teeth The
Oueen Of Italy In said to have the hand
soonest handkerchief In existence.
which is valued at $4,000. II took
three wonen more than Eve years TO
make t.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

with her new antique bracelet would
do well 10 invest Ia one Of these BELTS
she muss be careful TO have buckle
thar is also IN keeping. however.
Huge rcsetses ard bows Of glossy rib
bon. also al GOLD and silver ribbon or
OF panne velvet are considered very
smart for hat trimming. and many
yards OF material are used In this way.
Larger flowers are fayersses this winter
and are PLACED az almost amy spot on
the hat Grapes In every color ars,nsed
extensively. sometimes Ia large
lunches. 10 match the gown or the body
OF the hat or the ribbon
Glaze kid continues the fsvorite for
street wear. both suede and glaze be-
Ing In demand for social functions
With the three quaFter-lengfh sleeve.
which many prefer to the elbow length
and which IA newer twelvebutton-
length gloves are amply long and II Is
waste OF money 10 buy the longer
ores, which cost more proporttonately.
The best colors for general wear are
white. black. gray and all the very del
ieate shades OF tan and suede. Self
stitching IL considered Ia better taste
than contrasts. even black not being
very much In evidence.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

Some one suggests that II you want
to have good complexion good be-
ginning In to est carrots and onions.
In fact u IL very fashionable to eat
onions nowadays. and the very pIsbesan
vegetable appears In most unexpected
places II one eats them. however. n
10 just a. we'll TO no into retreat for
some time sfterward. ss no specific has
been discovered that win lessen tn
evil effects in the war OF odor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

II takes woman TO fnd out wom-
an. Ii a homely adaptation Of q we'll
known phrase, and Mrs. w. G. III.
Reogh of the Chicago School Board
has proved this by unwilling the Sc
crets OF some of the women connected
With the schools who have been using
the children to further their pet po-
Igticai schemes, and now the ladies will
have to fgEs the matter out them
selves
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27
MUSHROOM HAT.

Among tile smart hats which hare
made their appearance as eariy spring
harblngers OF what Ia to follow LATER
on Ia this broad. low. seuttia shaped
bat. quaint Ia outline and fFlmmlns'
Ii II an exaggerated mushroom snaps
In leghorn straw and one of the nrss
Of the new big hats. . sumner sosvs
Tor which Is confidently intimatest. 1tss
manufactured straw Is used. with :
rnauve dotted chiffon searf folded
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

qua. and the word decided uton was
-shon." II even went 40 far that no
tees were given. in which tbs word
was used. OF entertainments and 40 on.
ard II was need in the periodical pub
lisbed. IL died natural death. how-
ever. IS there IL no necessity for any
arch word. as The man from Philadel-
phIa seems to THINK.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

Al 4 meeting Of The Aothers Club
in Chicago the other day one of the
members said that each mother should
tell her child all about Der own child
hood and that In this way there would
In a few generations b. connecting
lsnks with the past Happy II thu
rh,,d whose mother takes the time to
tell xuch stories.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

around the crown aad sndlns with t~o
long .oopsd bows Ia the beck A sii'
yer buekie Identifies the fsoaf OF ths
hat while two big yellow roses e@ea
side of The fFont ehinca lcops lead
character 70 the enssmbls.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

MIRA Tom L. Johnson. wife OF the
mayor of Cleveland. takes q great in.
tere~t In the domestic scienc. school
which she helped found In that city.
and tells the story of young bride
who wanted TO have sponge cake for
dinner, but informed her husband that
tbs cake was a faiIure, an the druxgiss
sent 'sths wrong Kind OF sponxs~."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

A writer ID a PhiIadsihia paper
thlnks that the time IL ripe for
new woFd thar will mean either nsn
or woman. and be sas<rrsss 'ha" as the
wora. tbs nrsf syllable Of tbs worsi hs-
san. Several years ago thsy tried
n make such q word at The ehanfau-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

Geme Back to Coed Old Names.
Il was looking over the society coll
umn Of nsy newspaper" said lady Of
the old school 10 the New York eorre
spondent Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-and II ala my heart good TO see how
people have returned to the good old
habit OF giving their girls names that
stand for dignity, poetry and the ira
ditions OF our race.
There was not sailie. Mamie. or
Nellie in The list. In one announce
meat OF reception given BY q mother
on the coming out Of her daughter
there was one Dorothy. one Alice and
one Eleanor. two Heiens. one Augusta.
one Elizabeth. and. thank heaven for
Il ons plain. lovely and old-fashioned
Mary. There was Lucy. a Jane. an
Agnes and three or four Ruthx IL
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

five girls In a fashionable boarding
school hare formed society to pro-
test earnestly against the new spelling.
They sign themselves Aiysss. Msyme.
0rnycs, Kathsryns and Carrvs.--Smart
Set.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-06-27

seemed to me. almost. as II I were
reading social roster Of the respecta-
bic days OF forty years ago"