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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15

later learned that when Revs. T. M.
McNair and E. R. Miller spent vaca-
ton in Kusatsu a score of years ago,
they also conducted Christian services.
Naturally it was as interesting to me as
to these Japanese who had never seen
missionary before.
After a hymn in English, sung from
and prayer by the native preacher
who, by the way, recently refused an
increase in the en-dollar-a-month
salary which Pennsylvania church
pays him, because he said the work
elsewhere needed the money more
than he-Mr Hail spoke in Japanese.
There was a vein of humor in his
address, which abounded in illustra-
lions, and caused the audience to utter
the Japanese equivalent for Hear!
hear!'' Throughout the meeting,
strangely enough, the addresses and
their telling points were applauded by
hand-clapping.
Despite the lateness of the hour to
which this meeting had been pro-
longed, the party was astiP almost at
daybreak, and on tour OF che town
watching the bathers. Whoever will
may see these, for the Japanese know
nothing of the American interpreta'
ton of modesty. Then an early start
was made for Shibuy more than 20
miles distant, by way of Shirane, an
active volcano 1900 feet high. This
tramp is enough to test the religion
of anybody, even missionary, for 1t
is entirely over mountains, and the
road III superlatively bad, though the
scenery is supeTlatively beautiful
rivaling Colorado's best.
The Polite Police.
The faithful japanese preacher had
omitted the climb up Shirane and SO
he reached Shibu another village
famous for it's milder baths, ahead OF
the main party of sunburned and foot
sore missionaries. who arrived at sun
down, to find the town expectant OF a
meeting, all the preparations for which
had been made Several rooms on the
first floor of the native inn where the
visitors spent the night were thrown
into one, making room for upwards OF
hundred persons seated. while many
more could stand outside or sit in the
house across the alley, SO nigh is
neighhor to neighbor in the old Japan
csc villages.
Word came from the police thai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15

Owing to the cold, April weather
there will need to be right much corn
replanted this spring. It may be that
it will pay better to plow up some
fields, where the stand is very badly
broken, and plant over. Where the
stand is sufficient TO justify letting
the corn stand, the replanting should
be done as quickly as possible. On.
less this is done early the corn first
planted will over-shadow the replanted
so that it will produce very light
crop. When the stand is defective,
and that which failed to grow Is re-
planted, the replanted corn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15
Fit for a Poor Man,a W.

Anxious Mother--I am greafl,.
prised, my son, to find that while Won
were away you became engaged
hope you have not acted hastily -
the young lady you have selected rs ssa
proper qualifications for a moor raa ~
wife? AAlss = !
Adult son-Yes, indeed, motber
8 got $4,000 in her own rigb .s,..
n. Z. Weekly. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15
The Place for Pears.

The best soil for pears is probably
a clay loan, or where the loan over
lies clay subsoil. OF course, pears
will grow and produce we'll on what
is known as gravel loan, with clay
subsoil, but this is not SO ideal as a
clay loan Whatever the location is,
however, it must be dry; if not nat
urally dry, it should be made SO by
drainage. Low land is very poor
place on which to establish a pear
orchard. The situation should be
where there is plenty of sunshine and
q free circulation of air at all times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15
Thgre are almost as many opinions

There are almost as many opinions
about milking as there are mixers,
and each believes that he is right
There are some general points upon
which all agree. A successful mixer
must be careless. The operation
needs to be easily and firmly per-
formed. The udder should be man1p-
ulated rathef than pulled, or jerked.
The stripping with thumb and finger
Is universally condemned. 1t hurts
the COW, and does not inclins her to
give a larger quantity of milk. Keep
or milking As long as there is any
milk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15
stannns as Detectives.

The new series Of postage stamps
to be issued by the United States this
wear will be a great departure from
the stamps to which letter writer's are
accustomed. Hitherto similar STAMPS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-15

conversation At this service a native
Christian woman, who had moved into
the village from another town, took a
delighted part. One of the American
Bible Society's colporteurs was also
present; and, in general, Shibu seemed
somewhat more familiar with Chris.
tianity than did Kusatsu, although
there are no Christian services held
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
FATAL ELECTRIC FLASHES.
A Number of Lives Lost in a storm in
Michigan.
tRv the Associated Press J

Detroit, Mich, June 21.-Specials TO
the Free Press tell of a severe e~lectri-
cal storm that passed yer the lower
peninsula Of Michigan late toaay. At
Kalamazoo. Frank Stirner was struck
by lightning while trimI~ng a spruce
tree. The shock left him clinging to
the branches of the tree bereft of his
reason. Neighbors attracted by his
chattering were unable to reach him
or to make him understand their di-
rections TO climb down to the ground.
and a fire truck had to be called be-
fore the man could be brought down
by of a ladder.
George Hawley, a farmer, was
struck by lightning and killed while
ploughing in a corn held near Kala-
mazoo, and Mrs. Stephen Curtis was
struck by lightning and killed while
talking to her husband in their kitch-
en- at Onaway, C~hcboygan county.
Frank Butler. a farmer, was killed
by lightning while driving In his bug
gy in Grand Traverse county.
AT Nandalia, Cass county. Mrs. las
o.. Graham was thrown into
lake by a stroke of lightning that
struck a fish pole from her hands. Her
usban recovered her apparently
Gfeless body. but she con-
seriousness and may live.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
RATHER LIKED JAZZ INT.
Prisoner Made Up Bed, sorff @
Premises, and Sat Down o" La-
joy Life.
(WcIdOn Ncw >.

The town lock up had H
prisoner last week. 90 we arc
ed by Chief Dickens u a..'
an old colured woman had boon
In the town lock mp on ar-.a-
being unable to fork over fa.
Of IS and costs for being s
Later Mayor Gooch instr.
chief 10 give the old ~oUe.
erty. provided she would ..E
The doors ere thrown ap."
ing the only occupant t
formed that she could deHar. FL" gT@#
Several hours later Chief
occasion to visit the Iock-.l
surprise the m was s.
the bed enjoying a dip gf -
had made up the beds Ia
swept the floors OF cells. ya.
the jail yard ana - all
was happy and conteutea
planned that she had TO
the place. whatever. prov.as
not locked UP IN the cell
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
FOR PRELIMINARY SURVEY
Directors Of the S~tatesviIIe Air limo
Selling Stock.

Sfatesville, y. c.. June 21.-Interest
IN the Statesville Air Line Railroad ie
and the business men of
StatesVllie are unanimous in their sup
port or the project. At the meeting of
the directors it was decided to sell
stock 70 secure enough money for the
preliminary survey. Mr.. D. NJ. AusIev
treasurer of the road, is receiving e,h'
scriptlons at the Loan and Trust Com
pahy 10 the capital stock for this pur-
bose and about 80 shares at $50 a
share ave been subscribed nv the
business men.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

cor uTTf WIS., r.
March 10. 1885. 20 Ma
all know ~aoTn Re p
anybody tel wNo
When ~. consider ~Hat
X s. aud the lonx .tr-
~statesren pe9a -~
70 the NATIONAL cruas
hSs = history thai uaas
Nca3th ~Acse tnhAh. .ae.r
the nilsiens might wvH ra
When Cray ST irtn .
srvt fws8s saAs~s sa~
ported wlth thc tisr p
rsorrrn ~ the Err4b#
Grover Cleveland 20 H-
the United states s~
munds Bsu rs~rtsyr
gals Rr~u@f thaf a. -
gals ns}d Mr. CteN elzrH r.
Sole. because evcy2 tuse re.
struck . c4arisr er ~
ina agurEtion the Demo
had given an CT ruhr
III auds and Harrt~au
tae Senate Was TIE fEss.
nafstius mower and ta.s
force IA president ,n
sons in writing for
Into partnership "a tt~
Cleveland responded tar.
bold Etnnocuous tesa.
Pugh. ~ Alabama rAa.
constitutional ohas,
thar convinced Gcorsa
fhe Senate receded from
though EdmundR insisted
President Of the tuite'
some befor~ his commit.
judiciary To be inter.
practical politics and hae 49,
constitutional law
Judge GRAY ia a mnHes-
observed the traditional H
Senate IT, serving IA uuHItsaE. .-f
took prominent part By Fst..-
was in thorough accord
President. and defended fM.
tration against all com~~s
former of the trHGlleual .
school. ne was ais Is -.
man Of that school thc -.F...
son and Of cnton In lrt#r=
two great questions he war Ell. +
of any Senator in CouErcts ..
IL NSer. a ripe scholar Au aa.a ....
hN welded a great lHsl..a..
speeches on economic kus.n-ts -
OF immense value e. his part. @
the country Hc ~brlAtarr.
KinIcy tariff with afi ht.
dealt cruel blows e. tha. n...-..
the sherman silver Law No s
Lodge force bill into rraEufas u
thus helped TO continue &. t..
right 10 vote The fHe-..-
ticket as long rs that section .
To be Democratic.
When Mr.. Cleveland VISA. .r.
ed the second time Graz a.
his staunchest supporter - E. a
ate. one Of the adminlsird...r .
est champions. lie hCllet @
that makeshift and mous'r..
purchasing clause of the HsFm.
yer law. and did his utmost Pr.
party perfdy and party d.Hh.#s
Of the Wilson tariff bill Ntr. b."
~ deserted the Prcsiacut #n#
braced the dogmas OF tno F..
he refused TO shackle has H .
outrage his conscience And -r.
went from the National IeE1lHn
A profound LAWYER IL Judicial
er than controversial. tempe
Gray liz nm ornament TO tho hs.r
bar. He helped 10 comprae
rel with Canada. he was q '#.
mission that made peace vsf.
but perhaps the greatrrt cav"
has rendered the American r..
his conduct aa n member - t.s
mission that scttlcd the gr"
In tho Pennsylvania anthrar.. -
in 1902.
Judge Gray has been sugfa
President because he Is biz et .s
the office He could he clio.
every man who thinks hlmzet d.
ocrat would vote for him
Mr.. icryan have been IN 1895 #a
so would Judge Parkcr ha..
in 1904.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of S,ockbo,d-
ers OF Standard Gas and Electric Com
pany will be held II this
office, Wednesday,. June 18th. al Ave
o'clock p. m.
1~-9-sun-2t F & M2t
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

But II is absurd for any ha'
be talked OF for the pcmpsra'. .
nation for President In 1905 %
liam j Bryan gives HE o.
is absolute autocrat n tho @
Copyright. by T. W Meas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
THREE YEARS TOE >a" a".
Clerk OF Milwaukee Court t1H.t
OF EmbcZklcIurai

Milwaukee. VIZ. June
f. Waller, for eighteen ....
the municipal court nt
this evening went into t.a
which ne had been al 90"
guilty before his bosom IT,.
Brace, Of the eubezz.eu.
600. on which charge Ea
yesterday. and was seusar
years at hard labor la r..
correction
n average woman
1oyment out Of a Cry tr-
II q girl can only gs- '.
IS seldom In d hurry ta
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
SECOND DAY

the rest OF the year. - II not
" Inrau auHwered yes
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
OPIUM T: ": !: ". :: 4.
free i
Il. VI. WOOIE1 q
Box 3S7 Atlanta, Ga.
Office I0I y ~.

Ofhcc IO4 y. i-.
/ lcct OF your
months ago. lave -.
opiate. Your treatment Fl
Louis j
May I8, 1905. So
over four years ago
OF morphine habit. a
I have never drank
March %, 1892, when
treatment. / do not era
key 10 this day.
l have used your re-
the liquor and opium
HIS been a success. l
other remedies.
b. G. Norment. VI. D, PSI -
/ bought your cur -.
plume in 1895. II cure
K. A. Barnes A.
Write to DR.. Woo. J, LoA '1'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

WalDole lost. and wa kicked M
stairs TO the House of Lords. where
MS rival in the Commons. PulIeny.
soon Joined him-also kicked no
stars. But Bolingbroke gained no.
thing. He died an attainted traitor
HOW ne chafed at being excluded
from the public debates Is shown in
this passage from n Of his political
writings Of that epoch:
Cato lost the election of prartor
and that Of consul. but is anyone
olind enough 10 truth to imagine thar
these repulses reflected any disgrace
on him? The dignity Of those TWO
magistrates would have been in
creased by his winning them. Thev
suffered: not Cato"
AND II Is now agreed that British
~eloquence suffered. not Bolingbroke bv
ms exclusion from the forum where
was made for the Rritish
people. And so with US. America
eloquence. American statesmanship
and American character suffer when
from the Senate are banisned Gray
carlisle, Carnack. Spooner. I5ndsay
and mayhap. soon TO be. Foraker
The defeat Of Conkling for the Senate
cost the Republican party a President
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

Too Much Work and Too Little Pay.
On mis- redirect examination by Mr..
Justice he said that it was the custom
of the railroad to move men from
place to place and cause them to be
floaters. As to men leaving the SER
vice he said it was caused by too long
hours. too hard work. too small pay
and Sunday work; that with an eight
hour system and fair wages the rail
roads could get plenty of operators.
The Order of Railway Photographers
used no force or threats to get men to
join, M punishment, but simply for
their own interest. Had not heard of
the Southern Railway advertising
for telegraph operators. Men could
do better with eight hours service, and
strain is greater in last four of twelve
hours. On re-cross examination
stated that he would have to talk op-
orator to study on orders of chief dis
patcher and could teach by order of
head of Order of Railway Telegraph
erS.
Concerning the Devils Workshop.
Mr.. H. G. Alexander, Of DrexoIl. N.
c.. or Asheville Division, a telegraph
operator who works twelve hours a day
for $500 a month, testified that he
worked the wires. blocked trains,
handle freight, five thousand to
twelve thousand pounds a day. did the
southern Express Company's business.
and SO On, and that his job was a
heavy one, occasionally working him
for from one to three hours extra. his
exercise being rolling a truck. AS TO
eight hours law would require fifteen
TO twenty more men on the division.
Had asked for extra help but did not
get It. Got no pay during any vaca-
ton. Men working II hours more liza
Die to mistakes than those Who
worked eight When out of Office for
few minutes men who bumped over
their Instruments" had their minds
on their Office The safety of the pub
tic would be increased by eight hour
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Had Only a General knowledge.

Mr.. Scale stated that for thirty-one
years ne had been a telegraph opera
tor, had only a general or approximate
knowledge of the work and number of
men at places on the division. AS he
said he could only testify as to the
lest of his knowledge and belief Mr..
Justice entered an objection to his tes-
timony. as it was not from his own
knowledge. Mr.. Justice asked ques-
tons about Grover and Kings Noun
tain, but Mr.. Scale said that his knowl-
edge OF those was only by infertnce.
and his cross examination was discon-
tinued, Mr.. Miller saying that he
would have Mr.. Fallack here today.
Mr.. Loyal Believes in Twelve Hours.
Mr.. George R. LOYAL was recalled
and when he was asked if he thought
the present work in the block houses
over-taNed the men an objection was
made by Mr.. Justice. Mr.. Loyal did
not think the men over-taxed. and
said that twelve hours work is better
than eight, as the duties Of ar. opera
tor are light and better results are OBJ
tanned by keeping them on duty twelve
hours without SO much time off duty.
On cross examination Mr.. Justice ask
ed if he did not think then it would
be even better to keep the men con-
tined in jail the twenty-four hours or
to keep them on duty fourteen or six
teen hours for 365 days in the year
VII LoSdll SdlU no, as TO the jail pro-
POSITION. n that men We're not on
duty 365 days a year, as some got off
80 DAYS more or less and some work
half time and some ninety-fve per
cent of the time. Sometimes men
Laid off a month and kept their po-
sitions. His idea was that on an av-
erage the operators worked rs per
cent of the time and had 25 per cent
off. Here Mr.. Justice said. And it
is because they are off duty 25 per
cent of the time that they can work
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Must Care For Safety of Public.

Mr.. E. j. Justice then took up the
argument for the te~legraphers and the
safety Of the public, saying that only
when the public safety is not endan-
gered can the Commission grant an
exemption to the operators, that the
language of the statute shows that it
affects the men in the block towers as
we'll as the train dispatchers. and that
places like Pelham. Pomona. Spencer.
Drexell and Kings Mountain come
within a strict construction of the
statute. hat the exception must be
construed only as to the parties ex-
cepted. and that unless the Corpora
ton Commission is ready to go bail
20 the operators and to the public for
its safety then a strict construction
took away the right to grant any ex-
emption, that If wreck and disaster
occur the Commission will have on il
the burden of its mistake in allowing
ewelve hours in place of eight. He
held that after all is said that the
railroad is only trying to reduce ex-
pense. while the act seeks to save life
by preventing mistakes being made by
overWork ed and overtaxed operators. a
matter which the railroads can avoid
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

Law. Eight hours would not make a
raa drink ans more than twelve. IL
depended on tire man. On cross-ex-
animation by Judge Worna6 agreed
that If man worked only one hour
would be safer and that II was true
tina the devil ENDS mischief for Idle
hands 10 do" and that an idle brain
IS the devils Workshop" but that men
who worked Is did railway telegraph
operators needed sixteen hours for ex-
e~rcise. recreation and sleep TO clear up
his brain after eight hours work and
did not necessarily mean work For
the devil
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

Ihe average woman
Joyment out OF a CRY tr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

the superintendent of Transportation
of the First Division Of the Atlantic
Coast Line, next testified at length
concerning the Atlantic Coast Line
stations and towers, holding twelve
hours to be the best for the public and
operators and that eight hours would
be really against the interests of these.
that twelve hours is in use on the At
lantic Coast Line and no life has been
lost or j~eopardized by this. He went
into minute details. and was strongly
in favor Of twelve hours as against
eight
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03
Crop OutI OOk Bad.

Pine Bluff, May 2.-John M. Oracle, of New Gascony, owner of 12,000 acres of cotton and corn lands in this county who is in the city today on business, de clared that the crop conditions at this time are the worst ever known. The outlook is very dis couraging, he says, and only a favorable cultivating season and a late fall will save the planters of this section from a heavy loss.
 MT. Oracle is consistent and careful when making statement relative to the crop situation. This cool weather, he says, has temporarily paralyzed things on the farms and has brought forth anadundantsupply of cutworms, which have destroyed all of the early planted corn and cotton.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03
Hotel Arrivals

The following are registered at Hotel Miller:
 C. G. Wade, A. w. Douglas Little Rock; J. D. Purtle, City; R. C. Bailey, Gurdon; A. c. Dickens and wife, w. K. Barton jr., Chicago;J. E. Maynor, Texar- kama; T. Faucette, Ft. Smith; E. R. Williams, Nashville; k. J. Allen. Hot Springs; c. B. Morris May field, Ky; A. Garwood, Memphis; l.. J. Cypert, New York; A. B. Meller, Minden, La.: $. $. Lang. ley, Murfreesboro; w. A. Bailey. St. Louis; A. Castenedo, Boston; Walter Bates, Hope; J. T. Bow CTS, Columbus, Ohio
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03

Sheriff Hood left for Little Rock this morning, where he went to place Miss Ida Brooks, daughter of Mrs. T. s. Brooks. of Rosston, in the state hospital for nervous diseases.
 Mrs. William Marian, formerly of this county but now of Clarks- vile, Ark, passed through to day on her way to Texarkana to be treated by pr. Dale, having been in bad health for several months.
 Misses Estelle Brown, Nellie McCaughey, and Annie Watts, of Camden, and Mary Alley, of For est City, who have been spend ing a week as guests of Miss Ma rian Waller, leave in the morn ing for home, after a most pleas ant visit here.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03
Postponed Again.

This afternoon was selected as the time by the ladies to work the park, but the unfinished condi- tion of the concrete walks, and the unsettled condition of the weather makes it necessary to again postpone the matter-this time without date. However, the seats will be ordered right away, and the working is to take place when conditions will permit.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03
Eastman k0daks at HoWa a TeTry's.

Fresh bread every day, at the City Restaurant and Bakery, w w. Whitworth, proprietor.
 Mrs. T. c. Morgan expects to attend the annual meeting of the Home Mission Society of the M. E. Gnu rch, which is in session at Hot Springs.
 Rev. Frank Barrett, of Texar- kama, will deliver hislecture "The Supreme Issue Before Young Americans" at the Methodist Church tonight. Admission 25 cents.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03

A fresh complexion must be one that is changed every day. What little we know we have learned by listening, not talk ing
 One clever lady suggested that everybody meet at the park and clean it off on the 4th of July. The weather seems to be run hing nearly as late as some of the Iron Mountain railroad trains. The News has been running four weeks and hasn't had to give an account of dog fight yet.
 GOO
 The sun shines just enough every day to fool the weather phOphet-and to make us ridicu- lous.
 John T. Milburn says that there is peach orchard at Elberta with 1SO.00O trees in if. John would have had a most splendid time yesterday if he hadn't been kept busy counting these trees.
 900
 900 Cupid struck the match That set the heart aglow But just where cupid struck the
 match
 We would like to know. The picnicers had a jolly good
 time,
 Although the rain came down. But quite a serious thing oc-
 cured
 When the mayor lost his crown.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-03
Weather FOrec.et.

Rain tonight; Clearing and cooler tomorrow.
 Temperature. Maximum 63, minimum 50; rain fall .26
 Sam Logan spent yesterday in Little Rock.
 Mrs. A. M. Denman is quite sick, we regret to learn.
 Hon. T. c. McRae is in Dallas, Texas today on business.
 We regret to learn that Robert Blakely remains quite sick.
 Secondhand shoes for sale, at E. N. McDaniels shoe shop.
 A. M. Ellsworth returned this morning from a trip to Little Rock.
 Barrett's Lecture is strong deliverance in behalf of great cause.
 The merchants close their stores at D. m. Come and hear Barrett at s D. m.
 P. c. Hamilton has let the con- tract for 300 feet of concrete sidewalk, and work will begin Monday.
 If the Prescott Steam Laundry didn't tdogood work, they wouldn t expect your trade. They do good work, and should have your s.
 Marshall Marsh ran into a bnnch of three negroes shooting craps under the electric light at the rear of the K. of P. hall last night and placed them in GUS tody