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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Homemade SfOlaSseS.
(Roanoke-Chowan Times.)

(Roanoke-ChOWan Times.)
This is the time for farmers to Sc
cure cane seed for planting next year.
Every year for several years this
valuabl crop has been growing small
er in this section. until now not half
of the farmers cultivate 1t. This year
the supply Of home made molasses
gave out long before the new crop
was made and none could be bought
at any price. The new crop is selling
rapidly at fifty cents per gallon, and
one gallon OF this homemade molass-
es is worth two of any other that finds
its way here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
FIRE AT GRANITE QUARRY.
Two Dwelling Houses and the Post.
office Building Burned.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Salisbury, y. c., Oct. 11.-Fire.
hich started at midnight last night,
destroyed the dwellings of j. w. Rec
tor and L. L. Walton at Granite
Quarry, together with a quantity of
household goods. a little daughter
of Mr.. Rector was slightly burned
and the family barely escaped with
their lives. The flames spread rapid
ly to the postoffice and destroyed the
building after the contents had been
removed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
CONVICTED or Ia".''
Santa he Railroad Mas
Much a. Sill.

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brief delfberatloH inc
of the Atchisou. I'N'.r
Railway COMPANY
batting shipments
verdict Of guilty I'D.
merated in the ina..,'
The maximum h
charged is $l1g0t gy.
mum is $4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
CHRITIAN SCIENTISTS GUILTY
Verdict of Mans!aughter For Neglect
of Child Resulting in Death.

Noun Hollyq, \. j., Oct. IA YER
dict OF guilty with d recommendation
to mercy was rendered by the jury in
the case OF Edwin NJ and Mary Wat
son, OF Morristown, charged with
m~anslaughter in having caused the
death OF their seventeen-year-old son.
Both are Christian Scientists. They
neglected to employ a physician for
their child until within a few hours
of his death.
The defendants viii appeal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Honorable Rarnis Taylor
Speaks on tuesday
Night
ASSOCIATION MEETS
alters Memorial Cup Will be Pre-
-enteti and at Afternoon AMI
Night Sessions Of the State
Literary and Historical
Association There
VIII Bc Addresses
of Value.

The state Literary and Historical
Society is 10 hold its eighth annual
meeting in Raleigh OF Tuesday after
noon and night, october Is, in Raney
Library Han.
The association is one potent Tor
good in North Carolina, and il is doing
q great work not alone in putting In
form to be preserved the History u
the state, but it is putting a premium
upon the best literary effort in the
State each yea through the means
OF the Patterson Memorial cup which
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15

Mobile. Ala. oct ig-Nrs Claudia
YosDex Money. wife OF the senlor
senator from Ml~~iss3 ppt. HI II
Money. died suddenly at the Money
residence on the Gulf coast near
Reauvoir. MIS-. last night
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
RIVERS AND
National Congress on the Subject to be
Held in Washington.

Especial to the News and Observer,
Washington, d. G. Oct. 12-Tbe
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
will nve in Washington on We'd
nesday- december 4th. and will CON
tinue It's sessions on the succeeding
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15

We learn hat Mr.. James a. Creek
has sold his residence and five acres
of ground to Mr.. Allen J. Rufin for
$4,000. This is very valuable property
and is in the heart of the town.-Hils-
borO Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
ROBESON BONDS SOLD.
n S~parthnburg House Takes the Entire
Issue at II Premium.

Especial to the News and Observer
Lumberton, N. G. oct. 12-At a
meeting OF the board of county COM
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
COMING TO THE EAUr

From Cherokee to Currituck
From Clay % Lookout Light.
Raietgli-ward they're moyiD@
From early dawn till night
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
CHICAGO WINS AGAIN.
Third Game in Succession r ken from
Detroit.
CIV the Associated Press.

y the Associated PresS.)
Detroit, Oct. 1t.-Chicago won TO-
DAYS game from Detroit in the worlds
championship series.
Score
Chicago .
/ Detroit > ,
Batteries: Overall and King; Dom
Ovan and Schmidt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

Stanford always pretended that he could not intro
duce bill or make committee report without the
guidance OF a mentor in knee breeches; but it was
suspected that this ignorance of parliamentary law
arose from the desire of the old railroad king to pat
upon the head his small admirer and tell him to
look in the Senator's vest pocket for the things they
make in California. " namely, gold coins of the San
Francisco mint.
Of course, to some minds the simplest problem
of parliamentary practice seems congenta1y impos-
sible, and Leland Stanford once had a colleague
who could never discover even how to vote. He
could only clutch the nearest bystander and whisper
hoarsely, Hows the party going?" Once, entering
Californian halted in mute perplexity The secretary
called his name, while floor and galleries turned
inquirngly toward the troubled figure in the center
doorway.
The great mine owner frantica1ly clapped his
hands, and, grabbing a mischievous imp who an
swered his summons, gasped in stage undertone.
Which way do l vote?"
AYE" whispered the boy and when the secretary
again called the name of the junior Senator from
California, the Senator raised his head serenely and
looking around with calmness, echoed, "Ayel" A
frenzied rush of the Democratic Senators and the
urgent expostulations of the Democratic senatorial
whip alone prevented this unconscious apostasy,
and the next morning the monkey like page had
bad quarter-hour with old Senator Harris of Ten
nessee chairman of the Democratic caucus.
of course, you did it purpose!" and the Con-
federate brigader shook his long forefnger at the
trembling eleven-year-old head. And now tell
you thing, my son; if you vote the Senator
wrong again. you leave the Senate!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

pellmell, Democrats and Republicans filed be-
tween the tellers. Above the roar of the Chamber
could be heard the shouts of the tellers, now Mr..
Reed, now Mr.. Mills, One more in the affrmativel
lone more in the negative" and faithfully did
try to keep the correct. But the members
voted quickly, the confusion appalling, and my
hands shook beneath the importance of the result.
/ cannot say that each time my mark was upon
the right side of the tally, and do know that. the
vote being over, I had time to add up the totals
only
A hush fell over the tumultuous floor, the news
paper reporters leaned far the press gallery,
and as Mr. Springer held out an impatient hand for
the final total, l dared not draw attention to the
fact that alone kept the record by asking time to
make my addition sure. And as turned away from
the Speakers desk amid the wild jubilation of the
Democrats over their four majority destroyed my
original figures without another glance; for l did
that the jubilation might in reality have been
defeat.
1t was in this debate that saw the greatest hit
of my Congressional career. Mills had declared
that the "robber tariff made it impossible to pur
chase wool suit of clothes for ten dollars, and sue
ceeding Democratic orators dwelt much on this
injury to the workingman. The ten-dollar suit
became historic.
Near the end of the contest Mr.. Mckinley, then
only member of prominence, rose to attack the
bill In particular he denied this allegation of the
Ways and Means chairman, and declared that I'M
der the existing law guaranteed wool suit could
be bought for ten dollars. The Democrats had
crowded over to hear the speech, and applauded
loudly when Leopold Morse of Boston, conspcuously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 10. 1907

seated in big arm chair which he had dragged
from the lobby, controverted Mr. McKinley's state
ment.
The latter, in that coaxing peculiar to
him, led Mr. Morse on, until the Boston man had
asserted that any such guaranty if given, was GER
tainly fraud. Then under the close attention
of the House, Mckinley drew from beneath his
desk large parcel and, unwrapping it with great
dehberation held up suit of clothes, which, accord
ing the bill of sale he read had been sold for ten
dollars, under the guaranty of being all WOOL by
the firm continued Mr.. Mckinley, "of Leopold
Morse & Co.. State Street. Boston"
Poor Mr.. Morse, hemmed in by the very chair he
had himself dragged from the lobby could only
face helpless1y the Republican side, from which
arose such cheering as / never again heard within
the walls of the House.
Bright Future for Pages
MOUTHS of the genius that make them fit for
pages do not allow themselves to be surprised by
the advent of manhood when pageshp is no longer
dignifed or possible. Some go abroad as consuls,
and some enter West Point, while others, coveting
the wider opportunities of business, enter under
favorable auspices the Offices of the great lawyer
and corporation magnates who abound on either
floor of Congress. And to those floors they them
selves sometimes return. The late Senator German,
leader of his party in the Senate, served fourth
term in the chamber where he first appeared
knickerbockered boy
Indeed. rare opportunities await the page who
knows how to ingratiate himself; for there gray
haired statesmen often weary of their very successes
look with kindly eyes upon the fresh youthfulness
that continually hobs around them. The late Leland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

Marian markings being strictly permanent-they
can be recognized after long intervals.
Perhaps the most striking features of the planets
surface the white markings caps at the poles
These are seen simultaneously only at rare inter-
walls, owing to the tilt of Mars's axis. But when
pole is turned toward the earth, the brilliant polar
cap becomes most prominent; nor do the caps re-
main the size With the advent of the Marian
spring the winter cap gradually shrinks, and
month or two after midsummer there is very little
left of it at all In fact these polar, caps
neighbor world behave precisely do own polar
SHOWS. Turning to other sections of the planets
markings; the latter of gray green tint and the
former bright orange The lighter parts greatly
predominant, and generally supposed to repre-
sent land. The dark markings, termed seas by
of them may represent vegetation of some kind.
Many Permanent Canals
A BOUT the equator of the planet the dark mark
streaks which interlace their points of intersection
being very conspicuous as dark spots. The long
streaks the well known channels or cana of
Schaparel; while the dark spots are termed GASES.
measure several hundreds of miles. The more ex-
tensive permanent features of the planets
face, and have been carefully mapped by geographers
of the sky.
But the wonderful network of Marss canals is
rendered more mysterious by appearing occasionally
doubled that is to say IN place OF one canal there
will be two in parallel lines. This condition lasts
certain time, and then gives place to single canal.
Other markings there tending to show that Mars
is miniature earth. Thus, light clouds, concusively
proving that there is atmosphere, observed
to obliterate for time regions of the Marian land
scape. And dazzling spots flash out and disappear
"a phenomenon caused, it is conceded, by the
Election of some light from the TANKS of snowy
mountains. Then again, projections noticeable
on the edge of the planets disk. indicating that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

there is land above the ordinary level.
Then too, the face of Mars undergoes
periodical changes, which are constant
1y being watched by vigilant astrono-
mers in all the great observatories of
the earth Here in domed towers
trained observers sit with eyes glued to
the eye pieces of giant telescopes, which
follow the stars in their courses and
geographically record movements
and phenomena
Besides the melting of the snow caps
in the Marian spring, a dark ring
develops about the pole as though
water was coming from the melting
cap. Later this rim extends away
from the pole, and the dark portions
near the equator become vet darker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

And markings the disk which were distinct
now become indefinite Something is happening
for the time certain areas The famous canals too
become more prominent and increase in number
and width.
The Irrigating Scheme
TT is inferred from these and other observations
i that watching the annual supply of water
spreading over the planets surface, rrigating the
land for another season of strange vegetation. The
vegetation is wave of deepening tint passing
successfully through the blue green regions from
pole to equator. The hue is paid in winter, begins
and at last dies out in the fall The blue green areas
supposed to represent vegetation fertilized by
the water, whose direct presence, however, is not
very perceptible to Its indirect effects only
observed for it eventually finds its way down to the
equatorial regions, where it pursues definite
in the channels.
Altogether it is thought that Mars is not widely
different from this earth Its atmosphere is always
dense than ours This suggests that its surface is
subject to great vicssitudes of cold and heat, so
that the people of Mars if they exist probably
fundamentally different from ourselves. Neverthe-
less there are Mars nearly all the conditions for
the existence of man we know him here; and it is
possible that see in the planet the state which
own earth will reach when its atmosphere becomes
rare and is incapable of storing up heat rays
from the
AS is well known, many fantastic suggestions have
been made for signaling to Mars to settle forever the
fascinating theory that the planet is is not in
habited by some strange race. Thus, at one time
colossal Examinations, ring of bonfres all round
the world was suggested, which it was hoped would
be and answered by neighbors from the
such wondrous discoveries, and our giant telescopes
increase steadily in power to such degree, that we
may reasonably suppose one day the starry worlds
around us will yield UP some OF their long guarded
secrets. Perhaps it of them that Christ said,
Other sheep have that are not of this fold: them
also must bring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

A to seven of the worlds crcling -If
~ in space about our sun, no one ~
- ever inquiries whether they are
peopled; while the eighth, Mars, which
lies next to Jupiter, the giant of the :
suns family, is commonly regarded as
the most interesting, tantalizing, and n
best known world of them all The
question, Are there human beings on \
Mars?" has been asked for ages, NV
pecially since the puzzling streaks ~ &SI
known canals were discovered. They
supposed to be the work of human
agency, though of what kind of per-
sons has so far been left to the magma
ton of speculative fctioniStS.
Are they like us? Or would they
gard in the manner of Voltaire's
Micromegas, the giant from the star Sirius, who
concluded because his did not hear the voices
OF men that they were not endowed with speech.
How is it possible" asks the man from the Dog
Star THAT such atoms should have organs of voice?
To think he continues, must mean speech; but
to attribute mind to these little creatures would be
absurd" And precisely such thoughts animate us
when contemplate the activities of little insects
Similar to the Earth
MUCH attention has been given to the question as
lVx owhether Mars is in the state of evolution
earth, and whether it receives the same
amount of daily solar radiation, which in case
amounts, according to the great astronomer Camille
Flammarion, to twenty thousand quadrillions of
steam horse power. 1t is thought that Mars is SUR
rounded by atmosphere somewhat similar to
ours. and that its surface seas, rivers, ice,
this it is inferred that probably life exists too But
this is term hard to define; yet it has clear cut
meaning with US. Every form of life that we know
has for it's physical basis certain chemical COM
pound called protoplasm which exist and per-
petuate itself only within range of tenn
perature, which may be taken roughly as between
zero and one hundred degrees Fahrenheit. More
over, vital adjunct is the existence of water.
These conditions may very well exist on Mars,
which presents to us the appearance of solid crust,
possibly provided with water and atmosphere.
Fortunately, Mars is little farther from the sun
than are; consequently when its disk is largest
the whole of the Illuminated portion is turned toward
the earth. Moreover, at such times, under favor
able conditions, our earth and Mars approach each
other closer than usual, enabling to study the
surface of neighbor world and indulge in fasci-
mating speculation to whether the smaller planet
is another earth with atmosphere, seas, rivers,
and mountains.
Mars is little than half the size of this globe,
and revolves outside our path 1t was discarded
from the original central that gave birth to all
the planets sometime previously to our earth. And
so it should have reached approximately the same
state of evolution Minute examination of our in
terestng neighbor shows planet with really solid
surface. This point is proved by many of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-15
uNspRAYEp ApplE LEAVE.
.An.otnd with leat boot dlsease.]

Affected with lear spot uSeaSe'I
before the normal period of leaf fall.
Trees thus deprived Of their foliage
cease activity, and as result the fruit
is small and not properly matured, the
buds for the crops Of the following
year are weakened and in some cases
not FULLY developed, and the life of the
tree is materially shortened. These
leaf diseases are partly responsible for
the failure Of the trees to produce crops
and for the early decline Of the Or
chard.
One of the most striking results OF
spraying an apple orchard is the effect
on the foliage. These leaf diseases are
largely prevented by applications Of
bordeaux mixture, and the foliage re-
mains fresh and green long after I'M
sprayed trees are defollated. This was
true Of all the demonstration blocks in
the ozarks during the past season.
The unsprayed trees began to shed
their leaves in July and were prach-
cally defolIated by the last Of August,
a month before the time to pick the
crop.-w. N. Scott, Bureau Of Plant
Industry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-15
VETERAN BEATS ROCKEFELLER
PosToFIcE ON WILLIAMS ESTATE
is ORDERED DIscoN.
TINUED.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July is. =
Ignominlous defeat has come to Will
liam Lamora, a veteran of the Civil
War.
Rockefeller several years ago Undue
ed the Postoffice Department. to close
the postoffice at Brandon and open one
at Bay Pond, N. Y. The last nameu
place is within the limits Of his es-
tate.
Lamora wouldn't walk just as Rookie
Teller ordered when he went after HIS
mail, so Rockefeller sued out a blan-
ket injunction forbiddlng anyone to
trespass on his estate. Lemora was
named in the proceedings and he COM
planned to the Postoffice Department.
The Rockefeller answer was that
Lamora would not be molested In 60
ing for his mail If he walked in pre-
scribed places"
Postmaster Meneral Meyer ordered
an inquiry and found, so he said, that
Lamoras complaint was well founded.
Therefore he ordered reopenlng of the
postofice at Brandon. Now Rockefel.
Ter will do the walking.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-15
KILLING ooIdsnrod.

Years ago we bought n farm that had
one field so thlckly covered with golden
rod that ten acres would not have
pastured goose. There was absolute
II no grass. We moved 1t OF and put
about FIVE sheep to the acre and fed
enough wheat bran to keep them in a
thriving condition, and the next season
a finer blue grass pasture was never
seen, says a writer In National Stock
man and Farmer. They had killed "ev-
cry last plant" The cows won't eat 1t.
and IT is fortunate that they will not,
for If they did no use could be made Of
their milk, but sheep like 1t and will
thrive on the young growth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-15
Essdinu Dairy Cows,

Experiments have shown that 60 per
cent Of all the feed a dairy COW can
eat Is appropriated to sustain her body.
If a COW Is fed to 10 per cent Of her
capacity only 10 per cent OF the ration
can be used for milk production. LIB
eral feeding is necessary, but Its profit
able extent depends on the individual
animal. Successful daIryIng depends
fully as much on the feeder as on the
COW. A proportion Of two-atths rough
age Is widely and successfully used. OF
course feed stuffs must be chosen to
balance well and with an eye to their
market WITHDRAWING.