The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-23

hA~r8t.~F to The fGHtf3 NR&*t -
exer> effort made t. keep NJ Win IN"
f4~eht,r.h1+ and best dressed For IN
stance f. j. rare 10 sc "A cab at'N't
N4thout /. slick Plus hat on, anu even
is the smaller boarding houses 1ht
men walters are - evening af'E~
IN London ii Is Is rare sight Tea44A
~ see 4 public official. laNs ~ pro
fcSsloual or business man that Mas
NOT dressed in a Prince Albert SUIT
and Weartng a slick hat \ eA'1A
SLOUGH hat >uch a. had 90 j. 2
rare sight RoNNlrs~ a. thcv call
them eaderS ~ We call them-and
slick plug hats are an the X In
one gathcrIHg where | was an on
locker. ont Of five hundred men pres
ent. don't believe Their" We're EftN
that dld not have on slick plug hats
The Bdles. OF cour'e,. paS JUST
much attention 10 dress ana even
more possibly. as the men. but | must
be excused from any attempt = de-
scribe same / can say however that
SAW 4 great many elegantly dressed
women IN Paris and in
Clean streets and Sid Walks.
some OF my friends have expressed
surprise at. my statement with regard
To the cleanliness Or the streets ~
the cities in the Continent. and asked
If il WAS a fact generally or did !
refer to one or two cities
Clean streets and clean sidewalks
IS the rule in ali the cities We visited
There are dirty streets here and there
is no doubt. but as a rule. they are
cleanse clean they made US aShaui-
ed OF Raleigh. the capital city OF
North Carolina. And now that We are
back in Raleigh and see how filthy
even our principal streets are. and
what little attention Is paid to keep
Ing the side wnlks clean we feel
like calling public attention to II. As
you walk w and down our business
streets notice the filth OF the side
walks, the broken places in many Of
them. see the old boxes, barrels, bot
ties, waste paper and everything else
icattered here and there. Hargett
street FROM Fayetteville to Blount.
would have been a disgrace 10 Us
twenty-five years ago.
Then look out into the streets and
see the accommodating fifth that stays
there from morning until night No
tice the cutters. full of all sorts OF
waste, weeds and grass-along the
walks grass growing as IL they We're
country roads waiting for the week
before court begins.
Raleigh needs cleaning up-a thor
ough, genuine cleaning up. and needs
il now and IL it don't get 1t we are
bring mourning and regret when II IS
too late. Can anything be more impor-
tant To our city than this?
Public Parks and Gardens.
one OF ne most attractive feature
of the European cities is in their
Well kept parks and gardens. Whether
II is a large or a small city this is true
These parks and gardens are we'll
laid out in beautiful trees, s~hrubbery
and flowers. In most OF them Is to
be found splendid fountains OF water,
s~tatuary, monuments. etc. And then
a man who knows his business is there
to look after and protect it.
In this connection We want to pro-
test against the Common use that Is
made Of our public squares and parks
by ~loafers and loud talking people
who daily congregate there. Even our
beautiful capitol square is fast be
coming a rendezvous TOR loafers and
carelessly dressed. loose talking whites
and blacks.
TIE Care OF Horses.
In London where there are so many
horses used in their bus and cab sys-
tenn, you will find the finest looking
and best cared for horses that | have
seen anywhere. Everybody seems to
be Kind and considerable of the horse
ana public sentiment IS so strong I'm
favor Of the horse that brutality in
overlooking. overworking and under
feeding would not be tolerated. Two
large good looking horses are hitched
to every bus. Each team works four
hours and rests twenty hours.
But the men who drive the bus work
fifteen hour a day and are pair $500
. - -.
No Sky-ScraDcrs.
There are no sky-scrtper buildings
on that part Of the Continent that we
visited. In the cities Of Italy no house
IS allowed to be built higher than the
width OF the street on which it stands.
Elevators are scarce. They are to be
found in the principal hotels but not
in the public buildings. galleries. tow
efs, etc, and therefore the sight-secr
has walking ahead Of him.
mere IS not a house built OF brick
or OF wood in all Italy 50 far as we
remember. There is no timber in that
country and the houses are Of stone
and cement. ante or marble. And
they are built TO stay.
The elcment Of time does not seem
10 enter into their calculations at all
IN Rome they have been building the
Iarlbaldl monument for twelve years
ana II IS no half completed.
Language and Money.
u IS 'asy 70 think that the American
tourist would have trouble in learning
inc money and keeping w with max
lH8 chaI1e and also in getting around
among the people whose language they
d!ihcultles along these lines. but il Is
not near - bad as YOU might think
| beIleve the language question is
easier than the money. In all rho
and in ENGLAND the traveller
soon Dads 10 with 2 lot Of small
chanGe. Put there are 30 many calls
for tips that you don't have to 20
lar 10 get rid Of II. The great roubl
y goes too fast. Have a ten dollar
check c"shed and start out-in q little
Whlte you have a pocket fun 81
Nhahse' put before night it Is likely
your pockets viii be quite relieved
But II you are about leaving one
country for nothe ard have some
money on hand not current where Won
going it IS easy to get what voI,
maAt. Usually your hotel man. "
look Agency, the Bankers or Amerf-
can Express Company are near at
and they can Accommodate vo1
very often on street cars and else
~ would have to hold out our
hdAd With a lot Of change in II ana
- the man take what was due him
IN a few transactions YOU catch
N dhd can take care OF yourself.
a fe" times we We're sduareIy haIk-
ca lot the want of language in which
70 De understood. The chief difi-
cu!ty was with street car conductors
poiicemen and in the small stores IN
the larger hotels. pensions and
ar LII