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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

this occupation on account OF failing
health He has one of the prettiest
homes in the city, where his family
resides and upon relinquishing con-
tracing work, he came home and was
an invalid for several months. F1nai-
lv he purchased fine farm of 100
acres three miles from the city. mid
way between Greensboro and Guilford
College He became interested in this
diversion, spending much of his time
on the farm, and for over a year now
has been completely restored to
health and is again making money
farming.
But Mr. Prudens first resolve was
to raise no crops for sale that could
MT walk to market" The first winter
he bought fifty young steers and fat
tened them on hay and corn he had
raised during the summer, getting
fancy prices for the fatteEed bceves in
the spring. and having a big lot OF ma
nure to spread over the land. A large
part Of the farm is now we'll set IN
the improved grasses. This year ne
has had two fine cuttings Of hay. and
there is being raised now on the land
thirty-eig two-year old mules, that
are beauties. and are getting fat on
the pasturage These mules have
been purchased all about, thirteen of
them having been bought last week at
q horse fair in Virginia. When old
enough for sale and full grown. this
farmer Will get fine profit on MS IN
yestment and a fine price for his hay
and corn and silage in this shape.
Next month Mr.. PrudeE VIII have
forty head of young steers brought
from East Tennessee to fatten for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
IN BATTLES OF PEACE.
Workers by the Score Daily Fall
Martyrs to Industry.
(Chicago Tribune.) }


War with all its horrors and butch
cry, is not nearly as great a destroyer
of the hCme and a maker of widows
and orphans as is peace and pros
perity with its industrial slaughter, its
manning and mangling of human be-
ings From railway locomotives and
giant freight trains, run by sturdy ai-S
hardened men, to the 'mangling iron
in a modern laundry, operated by
girl of sixteen, huge toll, varying
from thG loss of a thumb to the loss
of life is relentlesSy exacted by the
strenuous god Of Industrial progress.
In Chicago alone tens Of thousands
of people, nsst of them not yet forty
years ola, are manned and crippled
annually. some dying Immediately,
others dying later from their wounds
and the great majority dragging out
misera BILE existence either as de-
pendents upon their wives, mothers
and friends, c. eking out living some
other W..
Efforts to collect figures on the
numbe Of men, women and children
injured annually in this city by coGs,
gearing, betting, shafting vcfious fly
wheels mill machinery, such as saws,
planers and wood shapers. watts. pans
and other structures filled with mol
ten metal or hot or corrosive acids.
proved futile. No such figures are
kept either by the COMPANIES con-
cerned or by the city authorities. the
law for reporting such injuries in the
State of Illinois to the secretary of
the bureau of labor having been pass
ed only last spring and not having
gone into effect until last July.
Investigation among trade unions
only brought about approximate fig
ures about the numb of their mem
bers injured. OF the 5000 wood
work e-s in Chicago. whose trade is
considered one of the most hazardous,
| 600 if estimated in
jured every year. In the case of one
third of that number the injuries are
serious, and usually consist of the
loss of a number of fingers or a GER
tain portion of the hand. One out of
every ten men injured is permanently
disabled. and frequently is a candidate
for SLOW but sure death as result of
his injuries.
Injuries in he woodworking trade.
according to members of that craft.
have of late become sort of a ne
cessity and recommendation in the
finding OF a job. The minute a wood
worker applies for a job in some mill
the superintendent of foreman will
look at his hand. If finger is miss
ing or manned the man is considered
a WoodwC rk er and is given a job. If.
on the contrary, the man shows
hand which has every finger in good
condition he is considered a cub, one
who has only seen the outside Of
woodworking Snop.
With the members of the building
trades especially the structural iron
workers. the number of injuries is
Slight but the death toll is heavy.
man falling from the tenth or fif-
teenth story of a skystraper never is
picked up alive.
But it is not only in limbs or souls
through accidents that modern indus
try exacts it's toll. 1t levies tribute
in countless other ways. Gradual
poisoning slowly eating away the
heart and lungs, and the wasting away
of other parts of the body and mind
are the ways this toll is collected in a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

two days 10 record IL t.lra-5atlantic
thravel taxes into account tn longest.
roUShest an most dangerous part iV
tn passage, which is through tn New
ork custom house.
but it's wCadherful anyhow. It's
wonderful that man shud cross tn
Atlantic ocean anyhow an tbs
enough to make ye dizzy to think iv
him cTossin' ii in an iron boat that
looks Ike q row IL office buildin's. tn
grand times they must We had. All
tn time they were on tn bounding bill
lows tn wireless tillygraft kept thin
in touch with home. TIL day was whin
q man got on boat an was lost fr
week or ten days. Now, be hiven,
through tn wondhers iv modern SCI
cnce he's hardly settled down TO a
cigar an a game iv pinochle with
otner fugitive that he's just met, whin
a messenger boy comes down tn deck
on his bicycle an hands him a tlly-
gram with glad tidings firm home tn
house is burned, tn sheriff has levied
on his furniture or the family are
down with tn whooping cough. on
the other hand, we know all about
what they are doing on board tn lev
ithin. Just as yeer wife is thinkin' iv
ye bein' wrecked on desert island or
foatin' on a raft an signallin' with a
red flannel undhershirt she picks up
tn paper an reads: 'Th' life iv tn ship
is MdIcnl f1lnIlISSy, a WealIny DdCne-
lOr fr IN PittSburg His attentions to
pretty widow from Omaha are most
marked They made handsome
couple
Well, sir, they must We had tn
gloryus time on boord this new boat.
In tn old days all ye knew about a
ship was that she left Liverpool and
landed in New York afther a most dis
thressin' wage Now. be hivens, ye
r-read iv tn gay life ahoord her firm
day to day: "Th' tie in tn billyard
tournymint was played off last night
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

80 cuxy1e o. fhtnA f~ q as = esrasts~y~.s,
ihst AAn1 us@a se.A rfsSs - AftAntae
!" zssnsthinE II Af4aat8t ae~saa ss =
Ane t-sas sA @athe* t4st t tseAY IS
.1's "a aAna~ lt s~sssf }a-
tn9ea = he thrAse&test au Nn es8
pus t".ef f@et t'raNEf III aamv@shrFes
ltn a3uI.sy Fafn af I.axs TN cay
Tine human tsr Sc csa ftsAs Is .
Afthry brn dama faam fh-vswa :
horse shn@ thtn ar "a hsrse shsss
sanss THIS tnaAes hEu cgo~s - -
hutf9~ ts~at ~ IN sAsse rtsa&ss~FgaG -
- fuiIiFon horse shn~s 3oAts = a. vsttl
n -. sracsN. pushes jt b.4t nu fhs
talle@a "a Euns lMFAEb arrtazs thtsss as
happy ~ rs pis&o If ha G3dnH -
oNwT ca q large steel eA.,7a- "a .eur hsftf
take durc ~ Hn h4nEva ms - ou
ihAt AL Sc havx a. - - a. tel htr.s
th~r~'s hand ga TIA oth1r asta Ia fa
rzEAa fEtsssd au he'll s21 A44 rlaH4
Il take book st "a Na taIk agous
~ htestN ~ th. ogean bat Whzf
about ~ majesty iy thln hprv fraf ENs
ocean don't 81 firesi d. Erswt8u Az
FoaFin 81 ia little atKiysetKht ts
elEht@on inchch hump ~ ser rvtianrs
that thteats = hko RI dirT nndher ~
fe"iF st@ ~ondhcr ta Hr fA.o IL
a. ga They don't FAY amy hurd - lts
hollcrinE Whin Il behaves ltpllf thvx
pre- $50 q as though II waa q wu-ai dos
How tsNoly th ocean LOOKS umaMrr
our moon Whiu n rises nltn Arat4
they show their cpnlmpt rr 4 10 hrfn.
seus3ck into il Hut go matthsr hesp
"a behaves they nsVwF qnlt ualn 80
face f'r a riKht ~ wnt Thvgu u4Vrr
suh5oo u huf it utVer hafru tHita
There niycr WAS n time iu th hisshrv
" little mans Sthraggle VIII IN tasN
deep thAi hc didn't deserve decision
on points
'-Weu. It's all very wcU nut rr mo
tn dhry land said Ar uvtneas2
'Wiii Ye liver GROSS ia OCEAN gam
Not. said SIR Dnulr1 f'ft tWs#
asphalt II an ran III. baAta an tEgul
lcys"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
LUMRERTON SCHOOL OPENS.
The New Building Will Be Ready for
Use in December.

Especial to News and Observer)
Lumberton, N c., Sept. 21.-The
Lumberton graded school opened with
an enrolment of 26O pupils The
prospects for the school are most en-
couraging. superintendent Bentelle,
who had charge of Robson Institute
here last year, is most popular with
the people and is man of more than
ordinary ability and judgment. The
school building which is under course
of erection, will be completed by De-
cember 1st. 1t Will be a handsome
and comm odious building, with all
modern fixtures, and not only the
pride of Lumberton. but a credit to
the State
The singing class of the colored or
phanage at Oxford came to Lumber
ton Saturday, remaining until We'd
neSday. They gave very creditable
entertainme entS in the cOlOred
churches. From here they went to
Wilmington.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

Wen sir" said Mr.. Dooley, II see
this here new steamboat has broke all
records 1t come acrost tn Atlantic
got aboard at Liverpool on Saturday
we're in New York Friday afther-
noon"
But that's more thin four days"
said Mr. Hennessy.
Not be nautical time" said Mr.
Dooley. "Ye mustn't figure it out tn
way ye do on land. On land We niver
read that 'Th' Thunderbolt limited has
broken all records be thravellin fri
New York (Harrisburg) to Chicago
CFort Wayne) in eight hours But
with a steamboat it's different Ye
saw q lot iv time off ayether end an
what's left is tn wage. Th' Conyard
lines gr-reat ocean greyhound or
leyithin iv tn seas has broken all
records iv thransatlantic passages ex
copt thin made be tn Germans. She
has travelled firm Liverpool Ca rock
50 far off tn coast iv Ireland that |
niver see IT'D to New York (Sandy
Hook Hghtship) in four or five days.
Brittanya again rules tn waves So
if we've amy frinds inclined to boast
about maxim a record ask Thin did
they swim aboard at Daunts Rock an
swim off at tn lightship. If they
didn't, refuse to take off ye'er hat to
thin. To tell how long it takes to
cross tn Atlantic compute tn elapsed
time fr boordin' house to boordin'
house. It's firm a week to ten days
depin lin on tn time ye go to bed
Whin ye come home. Nanny man
that come over on a five day boat has
had IN divvle iv a time explainin' to
his wife what he did with tn other
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

market He keeps good herd Of
cattle. has a fine jack and the best
breeds OF hogs.
He has largely solved the labor
problem by the use OF machinery. Wa
ter is kept ever in reach OF his stock
by the use Of hydraulic ram a. the
creek. which forces water through
dence He has just completed two ST.
los, one OF so and one OF 10 ton ca
pacity They are right at the back
door Of the stables and barn, and there
is no trouble or exposure in feeding
during the winter These silos are
filled overlooking from l3 acres Of
corn. all cut with a harvester, and Is
blown from the silage cutter into the
silo. His hay IL air dried by the use
OF side delivery rake, which makes
a high windrow, thus letting the air
circulate. and keeping the hay from
lying Hat on the ground. Attached to
the wagon, when the hay is 70 be
hauled up is q loader This machine.
as the wagon moves beside the up-
right windrOw OF air cured hay, picks
it 1g throws il into the wagon ana
packs a tremendous load on IT When
the wagon reaches the barn another
machine takes the hay on the wagon
and hosts IL into the barn. The corn
harvester alone saves the cost or II
high priced men cutters In the old
way, and the hay loader, in cennec-
tion with the wide sde-de.yery rake.
saves about as much more human
help.
A great many other wide-awake
farmers besides this correspondent,
are watching Mr.. pruden with inter
est and are so far deeply impressed
with the success he has met Ia do
ing q new class Of farming in Gull
ford lie has already demonstrated
that properly prepared and fSrtillzed
land IN Guiiford viii produce as fhe
tinothv. orchard grass and clover hay
as Well az regular deep sod, a. In Sec
tf0ns more famous FOR these crops. his
neld Of nftv acres set to grass being a
perfect sod on every spot after haFns
furnished two heavy crops of nay IT.
is no cNperimcnter. but EEdefslh1da
MS business having had experience on
a virginia grass and stock farm IN the
celebrated grass belt of the state one
indictment he is using would y"
blessing to Eastern Carolina IN the
cotton, corn and tobacc helds II II 4
one-horSe seed drill to be uSed De
tween rows OF corn or cotton 70 plant
peas, I'VE crimson clover wheat Or
oats with this machine he planted
peas between his corn rows in regular
drill space. fertilizer attachment
uYtfing a little of this the peas are
nIanted With machine like this.
every row OF cotton, corn or tobacco
could be planted in rye. peas, crimson
clover or wheat when laying by ines
crons without the expense ~ plough
ing or loss Of time in waiting FOR
these crops 10 mature. and thus insure
q cover at least 10 the lana during iAt
winter. often getting fine sprlng cue
ting or pasturage from the wnoie
plantation.
W-ith the use OF this drill many
farmers out West are now sowing
their wheat between the corn rows.
and get their entire crop of wheat IN
this pdY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

head worse ssNrAI times stat fe tA.
dining room iattudtn' IL A.~ "a sos
wal coap'ny there bot quit - "a
durs IL WAS very stRranEv- d0u
know hoNs IL account sr u FerS fve
people weT~ seaz4ek on fb' wage. buf
siNral hGndhHtd who were in5ytn pAt
DIN a spoon in a cup ~ beef tea oa
deck spoke ii haxtn tn same slnsa-
ton / didn't speak ~ tt 20 IN mhlps
doctor. I'd a. lave carry me aiigsaeuts
10 harue~s- maker as Ia Ehip's
doctor. But there II was. an fr m
me pint ~ view IL was ia most inn
portani tvin' ~ tn passage. Next -
that tn most .SCltln' thing was thry~
in To find amy body that wad take
money firm me, It's q tur-rhle aNt-
ward thing tn have 10 force money
on an Englishman ia uni
form like an admirafs an taikin-
with an accent that NANNY ~ tn une-t
people on tn deck were thrNfu' -
initiate, bat / schooled mesilf 10 II
An sthrange 10 say they nivcr ray
fused. They were even betthrr thin
that ] was lawn IN ship with "a
fellow that pulled In plug out ~ tn
other mans bath fr me touched me
on tn shoulder. ! turned an sec a
frindly gleam in hts eye that made me
woundher II be had a knife | gave
him what they call five bohs over
there. which is wan dollar an twtntN
cints iv our money. He touched his
cap an says Cue was greatly
moved. / have now as large collec-
tion iv cues as Jake Sohaensr an.
more expansive. But It's done wan
thing fl me. It's made me compeunt
fr amy office connected with tn legal
depsrtmint iv a sthreet railway Re
hivens. ! cud hand piece ~ change
10 judge ~ tn supTeem Coort !
hear tn Conyard line has passed =
dividend. They ought 10 make
with tn head stoort, says he
An there ye ARE boats a
boat even whin IL looks like a hotel
But it's wonderful anyhow Whln
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
WILL BUILD \ COTTON MILL.
important Addition To Oxford's Man
ufacturinG Industries.
especial to News an1 observer }

oxford. y G.. sept. Zl.-The erec-
ton OF another cotton mlll IN OXFORD
is To be commenced at an early day
The contract has been given out Tor
one million bricks
Work on the sewerage system. un-
der management OF Mr.. Ashton Chap
man. Is being pushed forward. ana
VIII be completed after a few weeks
more, as the pipes have been laid ~
many streets
oxford tobacco market Is on
boom Of high prices, and farmers are
delighted
Miss Julia Minor. one Of oxford 9
most talented young ladies and
graduate OF Trinity College. has ac-
cepted a position az teacher IN the
Baptist University in Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

Tn restaurants are crowded nightly
an great throngs are seen in Main
sthreet undher tn brilliant iilumina-
tions TIL public gardens are in full
bloom an are much frequented be
childher rollin' hoops and sailin' boats
in tn artificial lake. TIL autymobill
speedway gives gr-reat satisfaction.
TIL opening day iv tn steepIechase
races was success. TIL ilivator in
Thursday but no wan was injured.
Tn brokerage house iv Conem an
Comply wint into tn hands iv re-
ceiver today. Tn failure was due TO
tn refusal iv tn banks TO lend amy
more money on hat pools Tn steeple
iv tn Swedenborjan church is un-
dher repair. TIL Daily Fog Horn has
begin printin' colored supplement
Sunday next An so it goes 1t amt
q boat at all. It's a city.
At laste l thought it was, but Han
nigan that come over in it, says it was
a boat. Ye must We had a grand
time, says l, "in the fioatin' palace.
atm ye'er fill of sumchuse food an
gain at tn beautifully jooled ladies'
says I. All says I, TIL wondhers iv
science that cud put together con
thrivance tn like iv that says /. It's
boat says he. That's tn best I can
say about it, says he. Did ye not
glide noiselessly through tn wather?'
says I. I aid not says he. 'Divvle
tn glide. We bumped along pretty
fast an tn injines made noises like
mines an tn ship creaked like amy
ship An wasn't tn food fine? 1T
depinded on tn weather. There was
plenty iv it on good days an too much
iy it on other days An tn music !?
TIL music was spilled by tn stoorts.'
An tn beautifully jooled LADIES' NO
wan knew whether tn ladies We're
beautifully fooled except tn lady that
searched thin at tn custom house
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

wud get onto IN false bottom ~ IN
thrunks / give IN old man. an en-
feebled English gentleman that car
ried me sastchel piece iv silver. lie
touched his cap an says Cue Cue
il tn English rr i thank ye kipal..
sir. IN Irish. He carried me bas
downstairs in tn ship We kept 60
In down an down till we touched bot
tom. thin we rambled through long
lanes neatly decorated with steel grid
ers till We come 10 "A dent in IN keel
That was me boodoor. AT Taste part
IL IL was. There were hand
some berths In 1t an / hal tn top
wan. Tn lower wan was already oc-
cypied be Il gintleTnan that had started
TO feel onaisy on tn way down firm
London an was now prepared f'r tn
worst | loft him IA his grief an
wint M on tn roof iv IN sfip. II
was a gay scene fr tn boat hRd start
ed. long row OF ladies were stretched
on invalid chairs with shawls
an tallin deep nells II l!YIe green
bottles. Three or four hunfherd men
had begun 10 walk around tn snip
with their hands foldcd behind Thin
A poker game between four rale
poker players an a man that didn't
know tn game but had sharp finger
nails was already started in tn
smokin' room. about that time l be-
gun to have quare sinsation. /
haven't been able TO find out yet what
ii was. / must ask Dock OLeary. 1
wasn't sea-sick. mind ye. I'm a good
sailor. But ! had a funny feelin' in
me forehead between me eyes. II
wasn't q headache exactly but a kind
iv a sthrange sinsation like | used TO
have Whin | was a boy an thried To
look cross-eyed, ] suppose it was tn
sthrong light I didn't have amy
aversion to food. Not at all. But
somehow ] didn't like tn smell iv
food 1t was disagreeable to me an
it seemed to make tn place in me
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

host of other Industries. Men and
women employed anv length or time
at metal polishing and puff1ng are
sure to end with consumption The
women especially are affected by 1t.
and il the statements OF a number or
these women metal polishers are true
any woman working at that trade for
a considerable period is incapacitated
for child bearing or child rearing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

ing to proceed toward the punishment
of men who have broken the law, is
unsettling business and breaking up
prosperity. l wonder, after ALL if it
is not the same new ethics, only that
San Francisco, with its usual frank :
ness of sin, has let the whole matter
ont
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
How an Invalid Was Res
tored to Health
MAKES FARMING PAY
Problem of Labor Solved by Use OF
Farm Machinery-Hay Crops
Grown in GUilfOrd Success
fully and Profit
i3y ANDREW JOINER.

Greensboro, \. c., Sept. 21.-Mr. J.
T. Prudcn, of this city, who for a long
time was a successful railroad con-
tractor, two years ago had to give up
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

Don't We make a mistake. DooIey.'
says he. "A boats a boat That's au IL
is Anything that ye can get at sea
ye can get betther on land. A billyon-
aire IS made as comfortable on an
ocean liner as a longshoreman on
earth. an ye can play tn comparison
all tn way down to tn Steerage Whin
read about this here foatin' palace'
says to meself: I'll add a little mo-
ney and go acrost in ORIENTAL luxury
Whin l got abooEd tn decks were
crowded with people worryin' about
their baggage an wondherin' already
whether tn inspector in New York
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24
A NEW STANDARD
OF MORALITY


in
SAM sco-T The
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-24

aFa"FIE76l = EaF.IW TtE"-I.
Aug e. IErl
Sr.-f have th" honor of receiving
your communication ~ the .ghtn -
Ma IN which you exr~ces your hope
that the Highlands ~ North Carolina
NAV receive large eFn!rratlua gs
assured. it wlll ALWAYS else me ne
(Conanued On Page Else.A
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-11-29
Successful Skating Carnival.

Several young men from Dallas
attended the mask carnival at T. A.
Riggs skating rink in Monmouth,
Tuesday night. The floor, although
of soft wood, was in splendid condition,
and excellent music was furnished by
the Normal Cadet Band. During a
short intermission, George Brown,
floor manager at the Colosseum rink,
entertained the audience by some Of
his clever trick skating and dancing
on rollers. He also gave an exhibit
tion Of broad jumping on skates, but
was unable to do his prettiest owing
to the smallness of the floor. Earl
Shultz, who wore a Zouave uniform,
won the gentleman's prize for the
handsomest costume. 1t is claimed
that over two hundred maskers were
on the floor. Among those going from
Dallas we're Verne johnson, George
Brown, Charles Lynn, Peter Green
wood, Halle and Grover Mcdonald,
Nolie Dimick, George Fuller, Norval
Gates, Maurice Dalton. Earl Shultz
and Arthur Phelps.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-11-29
PERRYDALE.

Mrs. P. Lung left last week for an
extended visit in Seattle.
Jack Lynn made a business visit tc
McMinnville, Wednesday.
Mrs. Tyndall, of Tennessee, was a
guest at the home of Alph Jones,
Monday.
Adolph Neuman and F. McKenney
have returned from a pleasure trip to
the coast.
Fred jennings home coming Tues.
day evening was happy surprise to
his parents.
Mrs. Lawrence, of Lafayette, is Wis
iting at the home of her brother
Anthony Dent.
William Reetz and Henry Richter
have returned from an extended stay
on their farms near Dallas.
A merry company assembled at the
home Of Mrs. Parks last Friday and
passed a most enjoyable evening.
Among the invited guests at the
home Of Will Seargent were several
from Perrydale. The happy occasion
was in honor Of the hosts birthday.