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The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12

ration for Bf~hop. Is an unanimous
woe
= Patrick-s Day wilt Oe ReFe ia :
f-,. aaxs and al the Sons OF Erin Nta8
drink a toast
ITO The gentleman
Who. through strategy and stealth
Drove all .he snakes from ireland.
The seventeenth IL - Patrick .33F-
come people said he waS born IN
eighth II March some said tse niuta
II was near midnight. JUS ebout tn
striking Of the clock. But some sasa
the clock had been turned back. and
II was really after midnight - tleE
eontcnded that hc was born on tht
ninth So-ne blamed Tho baby. anu
some blamed the ciock-some knew il
was the eighth and some knew it was
the ninth. and 50 they had Il. and ihF
arst faction fight In Guild ireland Was
between those who believed III IN
eighth and those who believed X was
the ninth They fought and they
showed them their sins by proving
to them that none bat twins co-.~.
nave two birta da2-S
says he Boys, don't be fghtin for
eight or for nine. Don't be always
lividin but sometimes combine.
bine eight with nine. and seven
teen is the mark. and let that be hiS
nlrtboav' .rAmen says the clark
Then they all got blind drunk (which
completed their bliss. and We Keep
I'D the practice from that daE 10 this
So. according 70 that s.. Patrick s
Dav is on the seventeenth and all be
-ause it could not be decided whether
the baby was too fast and the clock
too slow: or the clock was too fast and
the baby too slow Eight and nine
making seventeen being combined.
neither side Welded but, both sides
had their way.
St Patrick rid ireland Of snakes.
80 they claim. but they see them over
here all the same. even on St Pat
.icks Day if when drinking TO his
memory, they fill their glasses too
! tull a. these lines seem - lndIna 81.
| Alluding to the Saint the poet SAYS.
Here's q bumper to his health,
But not TOO many bumbers,
Lest we lose ourselves and then
Forget the good St. Patrick
And see the snakes again.
one of my earliest remembranceS
is a recollection of an Irish ditcher my
father hired to drain some low
grounds. one day he discovered
snake and L suppose he spent two
hours trying to capture and kill 1t.
He declared he'd never cut another
foot Of ditch until he killed that
snake He got it after awhile. and
after chopping it into a dozen pieces
with his spade. he built fire and
burned it. | certainly wish st.
Somebody would clear this country Of
snakes, | hate en- 50.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
j. NJ. BARRIE.
\ Recent Description of the Author o;
peter Pan. Published BY the
ScribncrS.

Everybody who knows him, even
those who can claim him as :, friend
81 long standing. will tell YOU that
james Matthew Barrie is just as un-
usual. Just as many sided in charac-
Ter. just rs quaint and curious as his
Pet"r Pan. He is u little man. wise.
NhinsIcai and witty; his synpathies
Of the widest, his kindlineSS without
Ills conversation is a kind Of poetica /
aud pastoral excursion far a-fnId
from the modern, noisy world He is
- simple rs 4 shepherd boy. driving
his team 10 field. or sitting under the.
hawthorn piping To his flock 'as
though he never shoul1 grow old His
facc has the pale thoughtful co;,-
pleXion Of the old Spanish portrait
painters. TO look at him is To THINK
that the genius in his face slIrvats
him as from height and proie.. :
MN INTO the uncXplorcd world Of
thought and imagination: as if :he
,''tie body was wilfully veered by the
minds eiN'il
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
Preaching vs.. Practice.

It is easy to sit in the sunshine
Ana talk TO the man in the shade:
II IS easy to float in Il weI1-trinned
boat
Ana point out the places to wade.
Eut cncc We pass INTO the SIIarf
+" iuurmur aud fret and frown.
Ana. our length from the bank. We
shout for Il plank
or throw up our hands and go down
- Is easy to sit ia your carriare
Ana counsel the man on foni.
hot ger a""n aud walk and you'll
change your talk.
n you Leel the peg in your boot
L IS easy to toll the tnilor
How best lie can carry hiu ,,.,,t
Dlt y" Que can rate Il burdens ,,-riYl +
ohtil IL mas been on his back
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
Prohibition Spirit CROWN.

- tStatesVilic Mascot
- cause Of Temperance fu
, dfoilna took another dcci,led
I'iWdrd IN this Legislature -
n'asl be apparent 10 evcrybaat-
ne tlinc Is not far distant vhe.
,'."pr trailir in the entire Statr
"a Te 10 20. The liquor dealer b.
Nfil 81 " aud take notice. Tin
y coming soon when thct will
- '7kc French leave. Tlc rrur
,'dSSeI IN This state Whom Won
,i.iNe 4" convince people that pro
tion Is the best Thing.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
Iciiicncy for the I,ri'lc
picl<- AIp-Ip

II
Mrs. Katie. ! wish
would he more careful I'll. uea
raw. and the bread is burnt. and
PIE Is awful. What will my husE
say"
katlc--'lie won't say unNlh
re Il think YOU CO.. kcd it youF.
mum "
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
That thty should take Ha n#s
Nss#HT -
Hu4 ths3 ~N5usI HNa

fs*4 lbs N3F3fA4 - U'
lads 81 Rocky Muau N "A
th4f : 1sas aat~ta Ken Ia eia~s4nE
ttaa @c5enttstN WEte FANsua ete
bls ! was aua t shc WRITES ASS
ana wisely thag There arr us a.
on earth Ah anew nsttr thaE ...
Is fbe son of tbs tBsfnE GaH t.
These people teoa are utf
usedb as they DO. TheS An.H
IS The son ~ God and tGrt f
aalk p lis footsteps ana ba tAe
ne ala she ~as She
scientist can have ~ 4uaff
dispute W|th ans ONO Wtr Era#5s
lutel!iesutfA believes iu the Et...
>onship of the i~afa jesus chra
tine people calling thcu=Hly4~ tH.
ttan Scientists verify believe 5n J.
- indeed the Christ beite#.
;he name ~ his Son Jesus cht.st E
third chapter af first lobHl 4 aau #..
no dispute with them aS e. the#f f...
u that ssso~t important p8rtcuiE. |.
one ANY ~rct that believes HA..
unrescrN ediy. sincerely IFS fhe Da
of john throughout aul ou Ns@ E.
General Eplstle must be accert.#
hrlstlaus to that extent The l#..
fans viii bear nothing 81 jobs
faithful witness ana teacher a- q. ~.
Divinity of Jesus Christ Ills E.e.
& scusseS christian Science a8a N.
Eddy curious teachings aud I #."
read sundry articles la Northern u....
papers concerning her and / seas ..
per~uadea uy enamprcd of the tN..
l,nce ur wisdom of that head uf .
Scientists / sec IN the p.tYcte ..
the very remarkable auth"r. >u .s...|
famous as Mark Twain has ready
work on Christian science It w.
- widely read no doubt ~ I b8s0
desire or purpose - cuter upon II
cussiou of christian Science. j .U.
not review the book referred &c.,
Viii certainly To- glad So believe
the sincerity ana fulincss ~ tHa 'a.
of Christian Scientists" in IA. teach
ings OF the Apostle JOHN who degjF.
that Jesus WAS in the Ncly "hu4
ning. Ctc.. WAS with God uua ". .
cod. that ALI things wcrc mad, 3.
Him. aad without Him WAS uut .s.
thing made that was made. t6#E .
Him was life that He Wu- "tH. .".
begotten son of Cod" that "EIr f..
cometh from Heaven is above .|.
and that "ho thar belicvcth ou iha -...
hath everlasting life That N .r.
precious. true, blessed faith ANA e...
the believer MAY We al believe aut
salvation.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12

f"'t"r } l. Ramsey. Of the Ral.i~h
Gli'tFhfiSe who has had a Ions. and
ScN'''e attack Of grippe has lust return
eo 80 the city. having spent a coiple Of
ntchS IN the country His manx,
ered - ieNoN
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12
JOHN NICHOLS.
Raleigh. \. G. March D

(Mr. Nichols is entirely correct in
saying that it was not Graham but
Manly who ran against Reid, and n.
naturally fell into the error Of think
ing The News and Observer had said
tnat Reid and Graham We're the oO-
posing candidates. Here is exactly
what The News and Observer did say.
tReid had won by q large ma
jOrity over Graham's manage
ment, man of force and honor
and one of the creates fighters
the State has ever seen.
Graham was the great leader of the
Whig party-by all odds the abley.t
man in it-and though not a candi-
date against Reid it was his master
mind that shaped the policy of his
party. That is why his name was used
for COntrast.-EditOr.(
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12

Good English among Public sp,a.
ers IS not an universal accouaBi...
ment In fact. il is Il rare treat
near = man speak for an hour a.#
entire accuracy. precision ana cIa.
ness. without intending to be bzra
critical. / have to say. have Ir..
10 little Of downright bad grarnr..
ih the speech Of people claiming to .
sducdted IN the pulpit in the es.
mouse. in assemblies. on the huetIE-
mere was an American Senator ...
vas really 50 ignorant of the sjmr
rules given by Lindley Murrav :.
american who lived, wrote. and s#.
~ england. and there was such q t..
dlstant acquaintance between tn. ~a.
atoi different parts Of speech ta.
ar. g. L. Lanigan was led 10 .
tnat the senator gave him d .fSra...
mat grammatical millennium g.#.
the singular verb shall lie do..n -...
the plural noun. and a little comm.
tion shall lead them" Accurzff-,
speech ana writing is much mora u.
ncult and remarkable than rnant- 3D..
pie apprehend. And az In prs,ng,f'.. ....
tioh. IL * almost a dead issur r...
man prpnounces to suit himself
" Wilmington, y. O.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12

an election Therefore no senator was
elected and the State for ncarp' two
years had bur one Senator.
The Legislature elected in 1884,
early in the session elected David S.
Reid, then Governor to the Senate.
and he at once resigned as Governor
md took his seat in Congress on the
first Monday in December. and War
ren WnSlOW speaker of the Senate
(there was no Lieutenant Governor at
that timeG became Governor and SerV-
ID as such until the inauguration of
Governor Bragg. January. 1853 That
is the way WinslOw became Governor
But back again as to Governor Reid
he was power in his party and made
popular Governor but after his
election to the Senate. and the political
clouds had disappeared. and Governor
Reid had walked right along into the
United States Senate. treading under
foot many men Of apparently greater
tbility. they began to ask how it was
done? No one charged fraud no one
minated any unfairness. but there
we're those who believed that Cioyernol.
fteld encouraged the fight between the
| friends Of Dobbin and Saunders TO
prevent an election Of Senator. anl
thus keep the place open until 1854,
Nheh by his influence as Governor Il
Legislature could be elected with his
friends III the majority. Whether
these intimations were We'll founded or
not, the results at least give color 70
the correctness of the intimatiOn
But | have gotten off the Subioct
started out With. | merely intended to
correct the statement that Govcrnpr
Graham and Governor Reid were the
rivals IN the great political contest
that reVOlutiOnized the politics of
North Carolina. It was Manly and
not Graham. They were all grand
men-Graham. Reid and Manly Each
have left their impress on their State.
and each IS entitled to a bright page
III her history.
Holm NICHOLS
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-12

Through Tho kindness ar nl.u5 B
am IN possession Of the NrFA EaH..
somely printed report IN nU .f '..
l0lst Anniversary Celebration uf f..
New England society iu fhe CHv .E
New cork. which occurred nu .M.
9th Of last November Tho repur. IT,
q royal octave of f3f pages. The .af,.
of In proCcodinEs WaS the speech a,.
liNcrcd by Dr. Edwin A. Alderman.
president "f The JniVo->its ar Virginia
IL fills twelve uf the large pdRee aHI
IS very able and full ~ -pl.nIaf. ~
is superb in its dictiou. aud elegant
and eloquent in IFS thought Nu
not believe There is amy excess ia th.r
statement / do not believe / over rcuH
4 more fascinating essay or addrr"
or speech by q North Car0liniou. Hi.
style is very choice and claboraUIs
finished. Tho theme that WAS piNru
him IN the toast drunk WAS '-eeiioua
alism and Nationality j. was pIu.
quently discussed. and both New En-
gland aud southland were gr3nd.
presented. ] am s3 thoroughly south
eTn that ! cannot agree iu AM Dr H.s
estimate of New England but I caH
appreciate the perfection of his.ait. hI.
exquisite designation of merit. ANA fH..
mastery discrimination drawn be-
tween the two sections New fuglau.
has never been the same % mo siu..
6bl. that II WdS before n may I..
that ! have made too CLOSE "a et4d.
nf that section. understand too t..r.
pGEhlN its ntc-bellum history auF
nave kept up too continuously u.fn
It9 pragmati~m lts fanaticirm. lt- ILL.,
tolerance. IN intense hatred af tI.
SCUM. ITS blindness ~ facts and truf.
&" ever become fascinated with H.
people and thcir Views upon mu.t
questions. IN the way of recognize.
@nd ~ 'iause they have received a..
IheN entitled to. aud xaIu,.
more ScIf-contcnted and prosutnptuau.
people are not to be found ON f..
4lob@ They look through Il kesI...
ana thlnk they are surveying the tpHD..
heavens Of truth. They believe ..
themselves most hugely Dr. AI4..
man, AIN proud ~ say. il not ONLY .
very true ana highly honored SON of
thc south, but il very gifted <grt.
dfpIlhian and very distinguish.
native Cf Wilmington
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
HARTMAN MAKES CALL.
Railroad King Visits Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Mr.. Hartman, who has been in Wash
.ington several days, yesterday called upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission. He
was in conference with the members of
that body for about half an hour. bat the
Hartman inquiry now in progress was not
mentioned by either the commissioners or
the distinguished railroad man. Mr.. Har-
rlman said with "a broad smile. that he
Just dropped i'm 20 pay his respects, but he
took advantage Of the opportunity to talk
shop. While on the stand before the COM
mission in New York few days ago. Mr.
Hartman opened the eyes Of the repre-
sentatives of the government By unfolding
the story of hts financial dealings with
railroads. but yesterday he talked about
the practical side of railroading This,
however. was not the feature Of his disser-
tation that surprised the commissioners.
II was 4 statement be is said to ha ,
made substantially IS follows
We railroad men want to set IN closer
touch with the commission. with the gov
ernment. We not only intend to obey the
law. bUt we viii cooperate with the au-
th0rities in seeing 10 il that the law is
obeyed by an in spirit as Wel as in let
ter. All that is needed is better under
standing all around.
The belief was expressed by Mr.. Harri-
man that the time would soon come when
electricity would supplant steam as mo-
tive power on the railroads Of the United
States. Wooden cars must go. The cars
Of the future. he believed would have a
capacity OF 100.000 pounds
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
ORDER ON WEIGHING MAILS
Cortelyou Does What Congress Re.
fused to Do.
Department to Pay Railroads fOI
Actual Service and Save Many
Millions Annually.

Almost the last official act Of George B.
CortcIyou as Postmaster General was 10
issue an order regarding the weighing OF
mails carried by railroads. the effect Of
which, il is claimed, will be 10 save the
government annually several millions of
dollars.
The order provides that whenever the
weight Of mail is taken on railroad routes,
the whole number of days the mails are
weighed shall be used as "a divis0r for OBJ
tanning the average weight per day"
This is. in effect, the provision for
which Representative Murdoch. of Kan
sas, contended in the House, and which he
succeeded in having Incorporated into the
post-ofice appropriation bill but which.
being new legislation. was stricken from
the measure on "a point of order Here
tofOre the plan has been TO weigh mails
carried for the seven DAYS Of a week.
and then 10 obtain the daily average OF
weight carried to divide by six instead
of seven. The new order provides that
the diviSOT shall be the fun number OF
days for which the mails are carried
during the weighing period. Representa-
tive Murdock who has given the subject
much study. asserted in the House when
the matter was under consideration that
the use Of the wrong divsor had cost the
government approximately, S60000.0O0 in
the last twenty years. which amount had
been paid 20 the railroads in excess OF
the sum they should have been entitled
TO receive. His figures show also
that during the coming fiscal year the
provision will save the government
s. 5.lO0OC0. The provision failed to stick in
the pOst-ofice appropriation bill, but is
made operative by the order Of the retir-
ing Postmaster General.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
STEPHENSON SEEKS The TOGA
Millionaire Lumberman Would Fill
SpOoner's Unexpired Term.
Does Not Desire Election Two Years
Hence-I.a FOiIette's influence in
Legislature Is Potent.
speciaI 10 - Masbinrtnn HeraId

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Madison. Wis. March 4-Isaac stephen
son, of Marinette. a millionaire lumber
man and the financial backer OF Senator
la Toilette. to-day announced his candi-
dacy for United States Senator.
The aged capitalist in his announcement
said he would accept the Office for two
years only and would then make way for
some one else. 1t is known Stephenson
always has had a following in the Iegis-
lature, but he will need the support Of
La Toilette to land the plum.
Stephenson men are already on the
ground and are arguing that the candi-
dates announcement that he viii take
Office for the unexpired term only clears
up a complicated situation They say
that it will give the people two years 10
decide whom they want for office and
viii leave the field clear for every one to
form his plans.
There is a belief that ultimately former
speaker Of the assembly Irving L,enroot
viii be the choice Of the whole La Fol
lette strength. There are really three
Dlums In the situatiOn-tbe short term
that Stephenson wants. the long term fol
lowing, and at the same time In 1908 the
possible succession to La Toilette Il he
should be the successful candidate for the
Presidency, which is now regarded in Wis
cOnsin and in many parts of the West as
rising TO the proportions of a probability.
In no event will the determination OF
who shall succeed Spooner now for the
two-year term or for the six-year term
following disrupt the La Toilette follow
ing. That was a c0nsummati0n desired
by the so-called Stalwarts when LII Fol
lettc went To the Senate but Il did not
come to pass, and Senator La Toilette is
now stronger in his State than he ever
was.
Two more candidates were mentioned
to-day, District Attorney F. +. McGovern.
Senator La FOllette's Milwaukee neu-
tenant, and former Gov. Edward Scofeld
being suggested. Gov. Davidson and
Lieut.. Gov. COnnOr made no announce
meDts. The programme may be for
Davidson to 20 after the plum and Con-
nor to assist him. getting his reward in
the form of the governOrship when
Davidson resigns. Representative Esch
Is expected 20 come out tomorrow, and
Representatives Jenkins and Cooper also
will probably be heard from. s. w H.
Hatten was in Chicago to-day and stated
he had not yet decided what he would do.
La Follette's influence Is most potent
in the legislature. and 1t has been demon
strated several times that he has that
body with him, so he may be able to
name his colleague unless complications
occur to defeat him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
QUARANTINE OFFICIALS MEET.
Effect of New Federal Law tn BE Dis
crrscd nj Austin, Tex,

Austin. Tex. March 4.-Gov Campbell
state Healtht Officer Brumby. DR.. Tucker.
State quarantine officer at Galveston. and
DR. Florence, state quarantine officer Of
Sabine Pass. will hold conference here
Tomorrow with DIR. Coput. of Galveston
representative at that place of the United
States Marine Hospital Service The OBJ
ieCt of the conference is to discuss the
quarantine and effect Of the new Federal
law viii have upon same.
1t is stated that the Federal govern
ment viii establish its quarantine station
at the border points and Gulf ports on
April l. practically superseding the State
quarantine The question of whether the
State can act in "a supervisory capacity
over these points should the occasion de-
mand will be one of the things discussed
at the conference tomorrow
Dr. Brumby favOrs the State dsposing
of ali other border and Gulf quarantine
stations to the Federal government. and
a bin IS now pending in the house au-
thOrizing the transfer
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
EDITOR CONFESSES HE FELL.
George r. MARSHALL Sells His Paper
After Telling fhe Cause.

laer Republican. owned and edited by
George E. Marshall. has been sold In
his last issue Of the paper, under the
heading. Was Tempted and Fell. Editor
Marshall records the fact that he always
opposed representative Crumpacker TIL
the last campaign. when be and Mr.. Crum-
packer held numerous conferences, and
he thought he had been promised the
Rensselaer, p0st-Ofiice. The editor then
declares that there are few people who
are not willing 10 sell their Independence
ana regard FOR public good for mess Of
potJage. and the Republican editor is a
recent e1ampie OF this truth
He says that the salary OF S1.300 and
perquisites looked large in his eyes, and
under this temptation he fell.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
EARNS LIVING; ASKS DIVORCE
Woman Cabby Makes Success of VO-
cation and wants Freedom.

Paris, March 4-The first scandal fol-
lowing the entrance of women into the
ranks of the cab drivers came yesterday
when n crowd in the street saw a cOchere
and a cOcher gesticulating from their
respective seats and took Up the cause
of the woman. They demanded TO be
told why the cocher would not let the
cochere alone 10 make a living
A neighbor of the quarreling pair. how
ever. interfered and bade the crowd
cease its anxiety. as the disputants were
husband and wife, who the neighbOr
was able 10 say had had their disagree
ments for "A long time.
A policeman took both 10 the station
house. where they asked the most direct
way OF obtaining a divorce, madam hav-
ing decided upon this step as soon as she
had obtained her license TO drive q cab
and therefore q means OF livelihood.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
MANY NOMINATIONS FAIL.
One Hundred and Seventy-five Tn
confirmed when senate AdjOurns.

About 80 nominations We unconfrmed
when the Senate adjourned yesterday
They failed of confirmation in most in
stances because there was not time in the
rush Of business TO act upon them
Three nominees for United States attor-
neys were on the list, as follows:
Northern district of Alabama. Oscar R.
Hundley; District Of Oregon, William G
Bristol; District of South Dakota, James
B. Elliott
One United states marshal failed-Cor-
neiius e. Duson Of the Western district OF
Louisiana The other nominations We're
all Of postm8sters. Among these were
several from Ohio, which were blocked by
Senator's Foraker and Dick.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE
baltimore and Ohio 30 Cincinnati
and # InHfs

Three through vestibuled trains daily
splendidly equipped. without change Of
cars '-555-55-5. the daylight train. -
leaves Washington < a. M. reaching Gin
cinnati before midnight same day, with
Pullman drawing-TOOm sleeping car The
st Louis Limited leaves Washington
4.C5 D. m, arriving Cincinnati S05 a. m. .
Louisville ll:50 a. m; ST. Louis. 81 o.
m. drawing-roon sleeping cars 10 Gin
cinnati and 81. Louis and dining cars
The st. Louis Express leaves Washing
ton 12..0 night. arrives Cincinnati 5.35 n
~; Louisville. $50 p. m: St. Louis. 7:3
q. m. with drawing-rOOm sleeping ears
and dining cars. Reservations az In1 &
81 NV, 6l9 Pa, ave. and station, u. J.
ave and & 81.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
EXPERTS TO COUNT MILLIONS.
Begin Task OF Checking Up sSi, ,OOO,-
900 In Chicago Subtreasury.

Chicago. March -Four experts from
the United States Treasury began to-day
the task of counting the $S1.O0OO00 con-
tanned in the subtreasury in Chicago.
The count is being made by order of
President Roosevelt who wants to know
whether there have been thefts other tnan
of the $4,000 that disappeared last week.
Rumors that more than S1720e has dis
appeared were circulated about the Fed
eral building today