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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

: The projects embrace the regula-
ton of the great k on the nigh
lands of Central Africa. 50 that they
NAV serve az reservoirs for the Nile.
They include the embankment of
those tributaries of the White Nile
which flow through the great s|amps
on the northern slope Of the kongo
watershed. and also the digging Of
more than tWo hundred miles OF ne"
channel by which the main stream
of the White Nile will be greatly
shortened and its bed fitted for car
rying the enormous volume Of its wa
tiers unrestrained down to khartum-
Another scheme contemplates the
damming Of the Atbara 80 that II
will irrigate large tracts in upper Nj
bia. and still another the erection Of
a dam at Lake Tsana, on the hign-
lands OF AbJ %ssinia, which will make
that great lake d reservoir for the
Blue Nile and enable it to water the
fertile plain which lies between the
Blu and White Niles, ending here
at Khartum-
More Water Needed.
The great trouble now is that a
large part Of the waters Of the Nile
go to waste. IT is in size the fourth
river Of the globe, ranking after the
Amazon, the kOngo and the Rio de
la Plata in basin and rainfall. The
area it drains is more than one-third
dS IdJ St cf ttllIt " IL Ia
ed States, and so much water falls
that if it could be collected together
it would more than fill a ditch a mile
vide and a mile deep reaching from
New York to Chicago. h river is
fed by mighty axes, n of which
is the largest on earth. Victoria Ny
ARIA is bigger than LAX Superior,
Lake Albert is about the size Of the
Great Salt Lake and Lake Tsana has
an area Of 1920 square miles. Not
withstanding this, the Windings of
the Nile are such that more than
not get to the lands that need it, and
during the summer there is only
about enough saved to accommodate
Egypt. At the time Of the floods,
which occur every year, vast Quanti-
ties of water go to waste, and all the
year round there is IN enormous loss
going on by the evaporation from the
sWamps of the upper Nile.
\ Sponge as Big as Indiana.
despair of giving you an adequate
idea of these mighty swamps They
lie on the northern slope of the Kongo
watershed and are fed by the great
branches of the White Nile. known as
the Rahr q Iebel, the Bahr Ell Ghazal
and the Bahr eI Zaraf. They begin
the river Sobat flows into the
Nile, and form an irregular triangle,
the base running from there two
hundred miles westward and with the
southern apex at BOr, which is two or
three hundred miles farther south.
They lie on the bed of what in pre-
historic times was a great lake, and
are composed of masses of reeds.
papyrus and other swamp grasses.
These are so united thai they "a
up the water like a mighty sponge.
If you will imagine a sDonge as
big as the State Of Indiana. from two
to six feet in thickness. and 50 stu
ated that it is always filled by the
waters of the Nile, you may have
some idea of this region. The place
the sponge lies is not far from
the equator, and the tropical sun
beats down upon it, SO that a steam is
always rising. 1t SOakS Up the waters
of the Nile and gives them out into
the air. This evaporation is so great
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
LEGEND OF
THE TREE
Beautiful custom came from
Germany.

Germany.
Most children have seen a Cbristmoa
tree and many know that the nrefty
and pleasant custom OF hanging rift
on its boughs comes from GERMANY.
put perhaps few have heard or read
the story hat is told to little German
children. respecting the origin Of this
custom. The story is called The Lit
tie Stranger" and runs thus:
In q small cottage on the borders Of
a forest lived a poor la borer who gain
ed a scanty living by cutting wood
He had n wife and two children who
helped him in his work. The BOYS
nnme was Valentine and the girl was
called Mary. They were obedien.
GOOD children, and a great comfort to
their parents. One winter evening this
happy little family were sitting quiet
ly round the hearth, the snow and the
wind raging outside. while thew ate
their supper Of dry bread, when a gen
tie tap was heard on the window and
a childish voice cried from without.
oh. let me in, pray! am a poor lit
tie child. with nothing to eat and no
nome to go to, and | shall die of cold
ana munger unless you let me in"
Valentine and Mary iumped nm
from the table and ran 10 open the
door. saying: Come in, poor little
chlld! We have not much TO give YOU
but whatever we have we will share
with you"
The stranger-child came in and
warmed his frozen hands and feet at
the fire. and the children gave him
the best they had to eat. saying: You
must be tired, too, poor child, lie
down on our bed; we can sleen on he
bench for one night"
Then said the little stra-nger-cbiId.
me-" ~
SO they 0 their little guest into
.heir sleeping room, aid him on the
oeu' Covered him over and said 10 each
other How thankful we ought 70
Z. we nave warm rooms and a cozy
Ded while this poor child has only
neaVen Ter his roof and the cold earfo
ior his sleeping place"
When their father and mother u,en.
70 pea Mary and Valentine Law nufte
Soh.ehtedIy on the bench near the
nre' saying, before they fell asIeen.
me stranger-child will be so ham
.onight III his warm bed" These Via
ehildren had not slept many hours he
Iore Mary awoke and softly whisrerad
to her brother: "VaIenttne deI
wake. and listen to the sweet mnaio
under the window" Then ya,artGnr
rubbed his eyes and listened II 80.
sweet music indeed, and sounded H.
oeautiful voices singing to the -.
OF a harp: H0 zones
hoiy child we greet thee. bring
Sweet strains of harp To add
holy child in a art s,.an.~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
anr,<ls~w Night B~for~ sf~1@tns@


Leigh Mitchell Hodges,
.h. night before Christmas. and
All ;hro r world
r~rv good little boz n sF' snugts
xas curled.
with eyes la sleep or with EYES anu
seen. -. Nicholas would not
come near
A.. 49,, ., the edge 81 = snug l'sle
wh.re ne snow man had covered TIE
,h~ n.tax tSat were brown
ut,h a sInnkes all feathery. HunS ana
white. h.
little light
In ina. sa@a5 a''le home. ." . warm
God boy Of seven was hiding his
ro- - - YOU ali know-u-a'
tho YOU can't sleep
on TIE night before 1hFlS'nA go
still mustn't peep
y. had written TO Santa Claus long
His letters had gone up the chimney.
and so -
ue Was sure hat when daylight came
over the hin 80
The things he had .Aea ~ -"
stockings woul M.
10 had asked for a drum n a rea'
choo-choo train,
Eor a nice set OF tools and a big can
DIV cane:
Whole lot Of other things good
hovS should Ike.
And now thro' the covers he thinks ne
can hear =
a patter OF hoofs that tells SANTA -
A. AS, they are loud. but then dim
mer they seem
And they carry this little boy INTO d
dream.
Now. OF all the fine dreams that IN
have grown,
was never a dream quite :" iac
as this Known.
For this same boy OF eVen-mind
well what I say
Was riding with Santa up In his
sleigh.
So close to the dear cld man sue
was he slowed
he felt the warm glow or MS
cheeks as they rode.
And twas he held the lines when the
reindeer would stop
To let Santa out at each c~himney-topt
oh. how the bells tinkled, as onward
they flew,
And how they did hurry the work to
get through!
And what loads of presents they left
here and there,
AS they scurried along thro' the crisp
wintry airi
They did not draw up at each CHM
n~ey-top. though,
For Santa leaves out noughty chill
dren. you know;
And on this Christmas Eve, / must
say with a sigh.
There were just a few houses he had
to pass by.
After while this good little boy saw
they had come
the chimney-top that rose from
his very own home.
And his eyes. they grew big, and his
heart 1t beat fast,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
CHRISTMAS COMM.


Does your wife rush out o..
wher you're COMING
night
Its near Christme'
Do her eyes now beam HDa"
an oil remembered HF-'
It's near ChTisiHsa d,
Does she have our slipper
in the ingle Of the fire
Does she sit and gaze upon
h could never tIfa+
Does she telephone you aA
taNy chok IS the NIrr
lis near Chr.stT
Does your helpmcet leave
less r steal softly H.'
It's near Chrlati..
Does she have the kettle
h right has quite H-.
It's near Christine
Does h beam her aylF
Just everything you d.
DOCS h put cream III tD-t
two humps Of sugar.
Does she cuddle W and
and FAY nice things ("
It's near Christr.#a
There are Christmas
In the yawning shops
It's near ChrtstUr
There's a little BIT o.
would like a brand nov
It's near ChrtsiH@+ -
And thai is why she crda'
snuR2les IN 70 Non- .. -
It's . shalae h a - p"
get what is her DUE
oosen Ut and make her NJ -I
her Christmas DEAN
It's near ChristH+ a.
-Housl9l 4'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

For nos he woul+
at last
Yea there wAa fr~
chco-eaoo t-e
And n nice %es
candy
But the blue ~otg
vet" S
'"+"A nc
Please wait MIR
II wrote
For lots more to-.
up rns note
He Was ready 81
Smiled At him All
v~ry mellow
Il cot ,-aor mott
through.
And 7 ~ark-s
I do
Ru, when 7 Ir4k
sav ra,~
bat ag
:
ANA ata
xi,i = n
~ 4v 49,
aIr~ -
-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
RIG SCHEMES OF RIVER M
PROVEIENT WHICH COS1
MILLIONS.

How John Bull proposes to Dam Lake
Victoria and Canalize the White Mic
Albert NyanZa as a Storage les.
ervoir - Draining the Sudd-A
sponge n Big az Indiana. Which
Eats Up Half the Nile WaterS-thc
Blue Nile and a Dam for its source
in Lake Tsana-How the Atbara
MAY BE Conroiied-the British
Making the Nile "a New River and
a Possible Trade Route to the
Kongo.
Copyright, 1907, Frank G. CARPENTRY
KHARTUM.
/ want to tell you about some gigan-
tic projects which the Engllsh are
considering as TO the upper Nile. mat
mighty stream has now It's Whole
course through British territory II
rises in Lake Victoria, in the Brltlsh
province Of Uganda, and flows thTouSh
that province into the Anslo-ESsp
tian SUGAR. 1t winds its way through
the sudan, trayersing the old land IF
Nubia, and then goes on down through
Egypt, which is practically a depeh-
dency of Great Britain, 10 the Medl-
terranean sea. From its source to IT'S
mouth it flows through about thirty
degrees of latitude, n its course has
a length Of more than 1900 mlIeS.
The British control not only the main
stream. but most of its tributaries, anu
they own the great lakes Of Victoria
and Albert NyanZa, as far as the Nile
outlets are concerned. The only other
nation which has anything 70 DO with
the stream is the Abysslnlan, IN Whos5
highlands the Blue Nile and Atpara
have their sources. The control ri
these two rivers is, moreover, so reg
ulated by treaties that they cannot be
touched except by British consent, SO
that the Nile may be called an EnBllsn
river and may be looked upon as IN
the hands of one of the richest most
able and most successful OF the De
welcoming nations OF the SIODe.
have already told you of the i'm
provements that the British have made
as to the Egyptian course OF TINS great
waterway. For a month and more l
have been travelling along that part
of it. | have visited the great canals
Of the delta, and also the Barrages
at Cairo and Assiout. | have written
YOU of the huge dam Of Assouan,
600. 900. to give the farms of Egypt
a steady water supply. This dam has
made a reservoir 140 miles long, ana
IL now holds back 1000, 900 900 tons
OF water to feed the Nile, Wne-: low.
1t is now to be raised twenty feet
higher, and it will then hold back
almost as much more. 1t has already
added millions to the wealth OF the
lower Nile valley. and it has made
the Egyptians n OF the most pros
porous peoples on the globe.
Big Projects Of the Upper Nile.
The projects watch the British are
now considering are more important
than anything they ave done in the
past, and they Will rank as the most
daring of the engineering plans OF
the century. If carried out they will
cost as much rs it did to build the
Suez canal, but they will assure the
greater Egypt a steady water supply
All the year round for all time to
come; and they will build up here,
at a distance of fifteen hundred or
two thousand miles south of the Med
iterranean Sea, several other Egypts
twice or thrice as rich as the lower
Nile valley, each supporting its mil
liens of people.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

On December f.. 1882. Mr.. Hills
death was announced in the Senate OF
the United States, when beautiful ad-
dresses were delivered by Brown OF
Georgia; Ingalls,. of Kansas; Vest. Of
Missouri; Morgan. of Alabama: Sher-
man, Of Ohio; Voorhees,, OF Indiana.
Edmunds. OF Vermont: Jones of Flor
ida, and Barrow, OF Georgia
The unit everywhere mourncd
at his passing away, but we are com
forted with the assurance hat he
lives again and hat his immortal
spirit Is now in the enjoyment Of ever
lasting bliss beyond the grave.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

Miss Ella (thc cook
now. Mistah Johnsing. How H..
kiss NAH ruby lips
MIR. Johnsun-Fo' dc I... M
Jack sing. All te~s c"Hu|Irf H
claimin' de privilege whom .r
dat mistletoc.
Miss Ella What misgef.e ..
talkin' bout?
Mr.. Jofnson-W'v DOE .tr
f'om de shelf right 'bove So. he
haid.
Miss Eella-Huhi. Dat ~
bbrnbwwfnSo .trtno..s ~ r.
but a bunch o spinachi
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

~-.- that goods can be taSen os
a., Nile 20 and from r watS'Sh
~ the n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

"What Is IT you girls don't I&s i
the Johnson girls" well. Eu =
ono il u fine singer ami ia. r.a
an excellent cook" y Gt. H
Why"-"Wait. The n who en
thinks she a sing, and tho .ra
can sing persists in cooking"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
Next Years Leap J car.

ISmart Set
ETHEL has gone over t. rA-.~
pray"
ITO praNt What for
"For her husband. Of couraNT
"Why, she hasn't any
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

He then proceeded to refer to Fed
eral statistics showing, according to a
report Of Secretary Stanton, that the
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
Meisbtorbood Hews.
BALDWIN.

JHIF -. Heath k good with S9me few exceptions. Emma Cleveland X no better and wheapin1 cough >till prevails amonR the children.
 cur school opened Up IaSt Monday with good attendance. and the last years teachers, Eilnare principal and Miss Jordan assistant.
 Farmers are most all done stacking wheat and oatS, and have their hay up Tn r1eks =orZh hay.barns. ready for thresher or hay baler.
 VI. N. Moore has purchased nea hay baler and Is baing his own crop now and will soon be ready to bale for his neighbors
 Andy Ash and wife left last Monday for the Territory, perhaps to tind them place to rent.
 Prospects for corn crop are not very good unless ram comes sGen, Gardens are simply burned up in our vicinity.
 Rev Tidbal preached Sunday at Il at the school house. Sorry ta say We are without Sunday Seheol in Bald win now: there seems te be but little interest in that work There are plenty of children here for good Sunday school They have l Sunday school 1t Wymaa and prayer meeting every Wednesday night
 Ed, Phillips and family accompa- nied by Miss Estella Roberts 1T Ny. man, went to >tilweIl l. T. Friday for visit With relatives and friends
 Josie Drake returned from StilwelI last week where she and family had been visiting her brother. One of her SiSterS-in.la" came back with her to visit here and at WYman.
 Some of our Baldwin young men are becoming regular "hy-up-the-ereeks 7 Go every other Saturday night and stay till Sunday night. There $ some attraction some times as far Up as the White House. ,
 There will be grave yard working at Kings cemetery on Middle Fork August 2o Let all who are interest ed come. F. A F.
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THIS HAPPENED TWENTY YEARS AGO

Items taken rom Tle News Jul, 5o 1ss7
 The canning factory k now putting up corn
 [. S. Horton and daughter Sale visited friends at Boon>boro thi> week
 James Dodson and aniy and Mrs C. Dod,on are visiting relatives in Benton County this week
 \ protraeted meeting has been in progress at the Methodist church t!1i> week. conducted by R-e. Mes>isk. Plsmaa. Peoples aid Mathews The meeting closed Thursday night with one conversion.
 A.t Ph:lsp~ leat Aondae .e7 Omaha Ncb. where he has position as railway mat clerk on the Unron pac.ic. Hi, run i9 from Omaha to Ogden. Kit X thoroughly competent to nil the position aad qs PFadI5t Ter him great success
 After church services Wednesday night our yitizens organized | society known as the "Springda'e Auxiliary Bible Society" The ob- jet q tho society < put bible in every house. hold. | the family s unable to pay for one 1t is given them free ot charge. The following off cers were elected President Dr. H. A. Daily; secretary, Rev. J. L. D. Houston; treasurer, B. F. Dea9tr.
 With this issue ot The News three months of its career is completed Ne are unable to say whether We have pleased all or not but We have tried to do our duty to al and think We have done We have made the paper larger, put in good reading matter and have done every thing in power 10 make The News paper the people would like.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
Tri.T ownship Institute

Program for Tr;-Townsllip Tn- situate C be held at Head, Ford August II l90-.
 Opening exercises.
 Physiology, Digestion. 0. b Wilson. i' Geography, Mss Mary Rish.
 County Supervision Of Sc bools Prot. M r. Croxdale. ' Clark. ' iA elT'l Government. s. P. Vii
 lhe above program will be in- tefsPersed With vocal and instru- [. mental music, reeitations, etc. 4,Ferythlns !, good to eat and cold drinks on tie ground '
 J. B. TILLmAN, Com.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
SOUTH SPRINGDALE.

July .al. .-''.A nd they all With one ac- cord began to make excuse Don [ orrY 5 excuse for not being at the SpOndentS meeting was hard work aud hot weather He picked peaches all that day in the heat, but imagined good turn out al the meet ing and good time also. but he learn ed there was no meeting on account ol the correSp SpondeutS not showing up. NO" "bretherlng and siStering lets have good excuse from each one Tor staying away from the meeting The editor ought to turn the ast ene of Hs oil for we treated him mean.
 J. \. Farley has been laid up for I month With case of blood poison caused from | brlar prick Ii one ef his fingers. lie is slowly recovering and 1t will yet be some time before he has fully recovered his health.
 People are working hard trying to save the big crop of peaches and get them into market in good condition
 We have had some hot days and nights, ahd we say God pity the poor wretcheS of New York who have to Sweter in the slums and tenement houses these nights gasping for d breath of air.
 Miss Katie 'Feale. an accomplished young lady Of kellerton. Iowa, arrived saturday to visit with hes uucie and aunt, NIT. and Mrs. Teal. She is well pleased with this part of Arkansas.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ounce Brown con- template making visit soon with their son Will, at Atkins, this state.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02

Mr,. Brown wi 9e gone seeera5 weeks while luince VII staf aag enough to camp out | few days a t3e river fishing
 The rain sunday WAS we4 me guest and II we c4n get another shower in Il few days much fzfsa tA crops vii. result. Corn wao suffering for fain
 Apple oreharas are sti. 5etng bought m the country at good F tres.
 Everybody as busy as bee, aud money flowing in, So DON'T WORRY.
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02
A PrOtracted Meet ting.

We expect to commence q meet ing, to be held under tent. here on the evening of August :. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Bro. Wu. Sherman aud Bro. k. E. L. Bearden will be with Us. Let us earnestly pray tor great meeting The Lord was with Us last week at John- son. Very truly,
 J. D. ROBERTS, Pastor.
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Will Miller and Charley sn,yer are two of the most selfish men in oprlngdale, so say some of the;r friends. They went over near tue mouth of War Eagle Mondav 10 spend a week fishing and are having all tile fun by themselves,
The Springdale news., 1907-08-02

ing to the owner 0f tile latter, but there lS reason and remedy for It. Ii had d state law requiring good system of spraying, there would not be many orchards neglected but they would receive at least of the attention they need so badly III oroer to obtain the best results Gentry Journal.
 If the man who refuses to spray injured one but himself thereby there would be little reason ir asking for a law compelling every orchardst tc spray but d matter of fact he not only reduces his own crop and makes It of inferior quality but his orchard s q breeder of disease which spreads to the orchards of his neighbors who art striving to grow perfect fruit. If contagious disease breaks out III any community, the law r the interests of the common good, steps in and says what shall be done The owner of a diseas- ed orchard should be required by law to adopt necessary measures to cure tie disease and pre-. vent its spread Ii he will not do It otherwise There IS a law in Colorado and other states requiring orchardists to spray. aid The News k constrain- ed to believe that such law iu Arkansas would be beneficial to all. and work hardship on none
 The Republican State Central Committee of Ohio on Tuesday endorsed Secretary of War Taft for president. An olive branch was extended to Senator Foraker in tie shapee resolution to the effect that t the sen>e ot the committee that Mir Foraker and his colleague. Senator Dick, should lot be eliminated from public life. Sena- tor Foraker >purned the offer of peace. and the prospects are that iI5 vii continue the fight 10 d finish. The endorsement q Taft means that the adn:ai> trat:oa ha~ won tAe hz=t round, and pre- >age> tie nomination o= that gentleman by the Repub eaa convention aezt xeaf | mav also mean the .oss .. oa.ate e Rspa5.isan> in the national e.eztloa.
 The board e5 heath o= F5Fstsee5.ze has issued ali address te tae people . taa. town advising them | tleE get their suppl Water rom an open wesi to besl s=ttfs- before aSHg. and to lime closets and back wards Whers s.op> arg gmpted, at least oa5e eaeh dag. ThiS 9 tHs season when disease germs flourish aad the advice given to Fayetteville people Haf ss11 bz needed bq other towns X little prssaatioa 1la7 save 2 long siege of Hines,
 In aa exchange we#n notice | statement to the effect that tie War Department ha> issued orders forbiddng the sale of tf1r drink known as coca cola" al the post exchanges. An analysis by the chemist ot the Agricultural Department discoses the fact that coca cola contains cocaine and ,attene. This s a summer drink that is sold all over the country. and i. the facts are as stated certainly the pubic k entitled to know 1t.
 ts indicating the amount ot interest manifest ed in athletics by the colleges aad universities of the country, 1t Is stated that for the fiscal year ending September l. 1e0b the receipts at Yale College from this source were S10S,219, net profit of SIS. .s07.
 THIS HAPPENED TWENTY YEARS AGO
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-09

Mayor and Aldermen Meet.

The Board ofMayor andAldermen
met Tuesday night, and among other
business transacted the following:
Mr.. r. NJ. Quarles was elected as
a member of the Board of School
Trustees.
The proper parties we're instructed
to have the necessary repairs made
to the school building at once.
An election for Marshal, to fill the
unexpired term of Mr. John Rine-
hart, resigned, was ordered for the
goth inst.
Mr.. John Fl. Only was appointed
as special police officer until a Mar
shall shall be elected and qualified.
The Street Commissioner was in
structed to have repairs made to all
bridges needing same, and to have a
large number of bad places in side
walkssplaeed in good condition.
The frame stables and out-build-
ings in the rear of the brick stores
were ordered removed, and the els
tern back of the drug store was or
dered cleaned out at the expense of
the property owner.
A number of bills which had been
fled with the CLERK, and were found
correct, were ordered paid.