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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
Guessing. says Spencer.

(By the Associated Press)
Washington. Aug 24-Wtth some
slight assistance in the form Of guess
es by Vice President II B Spencer.
of the Southern Railway. Speak
Justice. of the North Carolina Legs
lature today computed that 1t costs
only s54.3T to operate a passenger
train of two coaches and a baggage
car on the North Carolina railroad
from Goldsboro to Greensboro. a dis
lance Of I34 miles. BY the same
method of deduction the Speaker
calculated that the revenue from TINS
train would amount to 1890 ana that
the difference would be h proft TO
TO the railroad. He took the position
that in this~manner the cost of oper-
alton and the revenues o. the SSuth-
ern Railway system could be comput-
ed to refute the testimony given yes
terday BY Mr.. Spencer that it cost an
average of s1.03 per train mile to OPP
crate q passenger train in the state
and that the revenues from the train
would average $1.25 per train mile
including mail and express. rms
was the feature today of the hearing
in the North Carolina rate case before
Special Master Walter A. Montgom-
cry, appointed by United States Cir
cult Judge Pritchard TO take evidence.
Mr.. Justice began his inquiry by
asking the cost of labor. supplies on
the train, and all such expenses that
oAI ~ III
so many expenses involved Of which
the witness had no knowledge that the
speaker Incorporated in h list q
number of personal guesses. At the
conclusion Mr.. Spencer characterized
the deduction as "the widest specu-
lation." When the cost of operating
had been estimated Mr.. Justice cal
culated that such a train would carry
al average of 100 passengers. half
of whom would be first-class, and half
second-class, and that these would
pay an average fare of $500 under
the old rate, or a total OF $3.50 for
the trip. Mr.. Justice asked the wit
ness if he did not know that 1t had
been shown hat the Southern makes
more than 200 per. cen on its pas
senger business. Mr.. Spencer re-
piled that the result was merely a
numerical calculation or assunret5,
figures"
At the afternoon session Mr.. Spen-
Ger was questioned at length concern
ing his opinion of comparative rates
in North Carolina. Mr.. Thorn, general
counsel for the Southern, then OBJ
tanned a statement from the witness
to the effect that while it is possible
to compute the average cost per mile
of operating all passenger trains, it is
impossible to accurately sub-divide
the expenses SO as to fix the cost per
mile of operating a train on a partic-
ular day. The hearing was then ad-
journed until Monday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
SUFFERED ENOUGH
Effort to Get Lyncher Out
of Prison
Survey of salisbury Boundaries Shows
City Property Occupied Private
ly and Bought and Sold Over
and Over.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and O~bserver.)
Salisbury, n. c., Aug. PA move
ment las been started in Rowan look
ing to the release of George Hall. a
Montgomery white man. who was last
penitentiary for completely in the
lynching of three negroes in Salisbury
last August. Hall was a member of
d party that stormed Rowan Jail and
secured three prisoners. A petition is
to be circulated for signatures asking
the Governor TO pardon Hall On the
ground that he has suffered enough.
The 3Sth annual convention of
Rowan county Sunday school closed a
two days session at st. PauPs last
night Wnen it was decided to meet
next year at Thyatyra- P. S. Carlton,
of Salisbury, was elected president of
the organization. and Rev. I. H.
Spence, of Cleveland, secretary.
A re-survey of the boundaries of
Salisbury have recently been made by
Capt. Richard Henderson. late of the
T.. S. Navy, who reports that in num-
erous instances the property of the
city has been used for fifty years or
it was found that buildings occupy
groun allotted for public streets and
that the ground a been bought and
sold a humble of times by innocent
purchasers. If the board of alder
men demand their right much litiga-
ton is expected
While walking on the top of a
freight train near Concord. j. c. Grist,
of Gastonia, a brakeman on the
Southern Railway. was struck on the
head by an overhead bridge and
knocked to the ground. He was
brought to a Salisbury hospital in an
unconscious condition and an opera
ton was performed With a hope of
saving his life. He is still in a pre-
carious condition. He was making his
first trip on the road.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
BUXTON SUES EDITORS.
State Senator Rcsents the ImputatiOn
of Accepting a Bride.

Winston-Salem, n. c., Aug. "a
State Senator j. g. Buxton today sent
papers to the sheriff of Stok county
to serve IN the editors Of the Danviile
Reporter, on account of an
nous communication appearing In the
last issue of that paper. Citizens
generally express Indignation on ac-
count of the article. the substance Of
which is to charge Mr.. Buxton with
accepting money as a member OF the
last State Senate for his vote on the
Reid ant.-tobacco trust bill.
Mr.. William Zigler. a prosperous
farmer Of Stokes county. committed
suicide yesterday by shooting with a
gum. The oad was fired under the
chin. passing out at the top OF the
head
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
The Limit of Life.

me most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion In,
me generally accepted Limitation of
nulnali ne Is many years below the at
tainment possible with the advanea
knowledge OF which the race fs No.
possessed. The critical period. mar
determines its duration, seems .o he
e,wee 80 and 60; the pro-er care
y tne oody during this decade cannot
be too strongly Urged. carateSnIot
then being fatal TO longevity Ne
lures pest helper after so is Elec+rio
bitters- the scientific tonic medfctrS
sEdt reSitaiizes every organ Of the
20 by all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
TEACHERS IS~TJlliI.
a Week OF Educational Nur. n
With a Rally

Lexington. y g. AUG
Teachers Institute for
school teachers Of DaH
VIII be held In LeHiugf..
August Z6th, and cout..".
that week. Prof Graia.
lotte will conduct the la..
A large crowd Is SKY.
tend the educational "a.
August 3Ist, DR. l..
be the orator of the d..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
Roosevelt Wan. +, D.
lieve the Railroads
Suggestion Contain
town Address i"rar.
~rc to ttelp i'
WHO Art ttt.E
state r.,

U.s."
lincoln. N~N. A..
bryan In comment.
Rooscvelt's last t.rs
The President Hs.
hGs chsu1e f4f ce....
he has limited ina r.
his ITpNtUCtt9Nt ...
proposes the r|At..:s.
railroads and otavf .-
gagged in inter- STATE
Here 10 the er.rr.
The states arc ammo.
lions and the cortr..aI
Federal protection rr.
islatlon. The Pr.
that action is
as regards the Carras.f.
cause shey are common
else a quasi public
states have been enact.
fare laws, reducing rr,
railroad asr..
shall be relieved from
OF such legislation f.
Hamiltonian ideas mag.
victim, and he N4elAs o.. ...
OF the railroads.
"Ir IL was the public rs r....r
protect. he would re..#...
remedies. which would
with State remedies hgf H
road. not tho public. t"Ht
removal Of authority tf..
ton.
The Democrat "a Na '..-
upon TO oppose with af '...
this movement toward .r.
II any Democrat WnE,r.
uents should look into his la .
iations and see Whtlhrr t.
obligations 10 the ra4lrat'r
iltonian Republican. Nk, .. @
dent. may honestly think fH#t ...
Their the government is rr"
the people. the better 't H
"A JerersoniRn Dewner.f '...
cherish any such dclua..H ...r
Hamiltonian Republican ..-.ff. .s
ifate to trust Congress w.-. .
power while the United s,a...
ators are elected by lcRiFIHt.
1T is fortunate that the ....
had nm object lesson go g,. ...
Federal law stopped gD|...
passes but the railroad -..a
money than they ala Haf.- -s
States on the other haHI H
people n reduction I'm rate. .. ..f
who are receiving the tegr", 'a.
reductions VIII be slow .m .....
the advantage thus far gained
1T Is doubtful whether .l. l..
lican Congressman from th- W
dare to support the Presi3ert. r.
sition. but II an attcmpt n. .
put such a thr3U.U .. sa
the Democrats VIII stand M
chance OF retiring every WEBSTER. i'll.
publican who votes for it,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27

Legislature will 30 far reduce them a.
10 prevent paying operating expenses
and a fair return 10 stockholders on
"a Just valuation Of their property, lus
the contention Is that upon . separa-
ton OF inter and tnfra-stats business
the Interstate business will not yield
n revenue #uffcsenr 10 pay a dividend
Mr. Spencer has put an end TO this
contention.
Another Week OF It.
The examination IS expected 70 run
through the latter part Of next week
The Southern has not disclosed the
names Of It's witnesses. who are 10
follow Mr.. Spencer. though II IL sx-
pected tina Comptroller n H Plant.
General Passenger Traffic Manager
Hardwick. and y~ce-Pre-ident Ackerf
will follow in the order named All
three Of these officials were present -
the hearing throughout the day.
The Southern Is represented BY At
torneys A. p. Thorn, Walker D. Hines
OF New York. and Mr.. +. Fl Basoes
OF Raleigh. The states interests are
in the hands of E-Chief Justice Shep-
pherd. E-Congressman Woodland. ana
Speaker E. J. Justice.
The hours for the hearings. which
are held in the rooms of First Vice
President Col A. II. Andrews. In the
general Offices OF the Rail-
way. are from 1890 a IN. to l y. m,
and from 80 10 $40 p m.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
TAR HEEL wATEn'u |..>'
The Largest That Eia1r
at the Exposition
Founder from Mr.
SimpkW-

To the Editor.
shown the Target
have beer exhibited
~ keep tfat record.
from Mr. ID j. Camphr
that weighed scTeutr
from Nh. w 4. S.mPE-
that weighed eight
morning Georgia has
on to their largest Mr..
Of only sixty-ave T@.
has been shipped ft.I
exhibition that tips '.
hundred and twD p
want to beat that o..
make il look Ike
cents alongside our ta.-
your assistance la Dr.
largest. Wont you -
therefore. to give r-
facts 50 that the
melon growers may
lay all other States "a.
far az growing fine
cerned. We have r
so far on grapes, pea
and melons. in the fr-'
anxious for this star.
continue. All good
Yours Nerf
II. II j.
Su4t- --
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
Water Logged StOckSd
American ailWayS
Continued from Pag. cr

company they converted tt.e 3
600 OF Rcck Island into
Four per ent bonds ...-.E .".#. q
Four per cent preferred
stock
Common stock .......... ....
Total E.....
In short. "A capitaltzatt#.
00o, 900 was converted 3rf.
cation of SIS9. 1000 out u. ..
without adding "a single G.
actual investment tn the T...
And this $3.50. 600. 600 l.'
Mr.. Sticltney'B calculate
that poor. starved raltre1.
gets hardly any return hr.
are 80 low.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27

ciaed to offer AZ the State Normal AMI
Industrial College - deserving de-
OF Confederate veterans res
ident in the west 81 Greens
boro. two Scholarships AZ the state
Normal and Industrial College, AnS
descendant Of a Confederate veteran
Nh wishes To secure one uf these
scholarships should apply AT once -
President J. ! Foust. Grcensboro. ,
q on SEPTEMBER 10 two viii br Sc
Iected from the applicants.
MIR. 4 Wayland Cooke. secretary 81
the local bar association. has receive
a letter from Judge Justice stating
tina, he has nxed Tuesday OF the hrst
week Of Rowan court TO settle all
cases on appeal from Gutlford county
and requested that all attorneys IN
terested be notified
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
Three CchOlarShfuS

Mrs. j. G. Broadnax, of Greensboro.
chairman of the educational commit
tee, Western section United
of the Confederacy, has made the
following announcement:
The Daughters of the Confederacv
Of Western North Carolina have de-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
Four Lawyers i'm a Guinea Case.

Before Squire Glasscock yesterday.
there was a big trial on a warrant Sc
cured by Miss Lydia Newman against
r. l.. Ozement. the difficulty Originate
ing IN Clements effort to enforce he
chicken law He shut up two guineas
belonging to the lady because they
were scratching up his garden and re-
FUSED 10 deliver them until damages
W<re paid Only fou lawyers We're
engaged in the case. Messrs. Brad
shaw and Sherrod for the prosecution
and Messrs Scott n Mclean for the
defense. It was too much of a mud
oled case for the presiding justice to
decide o1-hand, so he took an adver-
sari.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27

Mr.. spencer admitted on cross-ex-
animation that it was impossible to
make intelligent estimate Of the rela-
tive cost of conducting inter and intra-
state business. If 1t IS admitted that
it costs IS per cent. more to conduct
intra-state business the Southern can
not maintain its suit. because the re-
ceipts show that the cost Of conduct
ing the business in North Carolina
being 50 much less than the cost of
its entire system the new rates would
be reasonable and yield the ma
annie -evenue The Southern does utet
contend that the reduction of passen-
ger and freight rates by act of the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
Value Of Science.

Science for sciences sake. science
as cult, pleads Prof. Raphael Mel.
dola. president Of the Chemical So
ciety OF Great Britain. Scientific re-
search ia worthy Of national homage
whether 1t leads to Immediately
practical results or not Any country
which limits Its appreciation of re-
search to such branches Of science az
are likely to lead to industrial develop
ments 10 low in the scale of civiliza-
ton. The works Of the littezateur or
artist appeal directly to the public and
can be appreciated according to their
merits. Not 30 the labors of the scien-
tific investigator. His achievements
are measured largely by the unitarian
standard. and certainly cannot be said
to occupy the same position as sister
branches Of culture. Prof. Meldola
has no desire to give countenance to
antagonism between pure and applied
science. Far from this being the case
the rate OF progress is actually meas
urable by the degree Of substitution Of
pure science for empiricism.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
"elack Eyes Painted"

The sign. "Black Eyes Painted" still
survives In the New York Tenderloin,
where the patrons are. however. grow.
Ing fewer every year. A few years
ago 1t was no uncommon thing for q
frequenter Of that somewhat enlivened
locality to awaken in the morning
somewhat dishgured. In that case, II
the victim happened to be a man Of
business or the employee Of a business
establishment. he had no recourse but
to the black.eye artist" who dis
gulsed as best he could the sinister
evidences of the nights indulgence,
excess and consequent combativeness.
Sometimes patrons of the artist were
men high in financial or social life.
whose rare outbreaks scarcely entitled
them to be considered dissipated But
whoever they were they received the
best treatment the man with the brush
and paint pot afforded.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
Notice OF Assessment.

Name OF corporation, Millville Irriga.
ton Company, Millville, Cache
County. Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that at o
meeting OF the Board OF Directors
held on the 7th day OF September, 1907,
an assessment OF 30 cents per share
was levied upon the capital stock Of
the corporation, payable on or before
the 18th day OF November, 1907, to the
secretary Of the corporation at his
residence In Millville, Titan. Any
stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid on the 18th day OF
November, 1907, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be.
fore will be sold on the 18th day Of
December, 1907, to pay the delinquent
assessment together with the cost OF
advertising and expense OF sale.
MARTIN OLSON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
wAg.s WATER IS COSTLY.
Little Of the Precious Fluid 10 Wasted
In Death Valley.

The nearest water supply of which
Death valley camp could even occa-
sionally avail itself was at Ash Mead.
ows. nearly 40 miles away. on the
Twenty-mule trail between Johnny and
Death valley. writes David Brandon In
The World To-Day. Kelly's we'll, pre-
vlously mentioned, provided better va
ter. but II had to be hauled farther.
much Of the way up heavy grade.
and the tremendous daily strain on
tat oasis by the desert mule skin
ners. freighters, left little to spare.
Water had to be hauled into camp In
barrels. therefore. on six, eight. ten
and twelve.team wagons. and the sup
ply on hand was always woefully mad
eQuate. At best, water cost ten dol
lars q barrel. generally S16: often the
price was one dollar for half gallon.
and By no means tnfreQuently q glass.
full required $50 cents. A body
snatcher." - the citizen Of Death val.
ley 10 called. We were told. makes q
basin o( water 90 far. Fart Of It nils
the coffee pot: the remainder. lace
and hands having been washed IN II
several times. sufhces for the small
laundry necessities and 10 then given
to the burro to drink.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
Motto Of Levy Of Assessment.

Name Of corporation, College Irri.
CATION company, location Of principal
place Of business, College, Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the directors held on the
End day Of October, 1907, an assess.
ment Of Is cents per share was levied
on the capital stock of the corpora.
ton, payable December End, 1907, to
James Olsen, secretary and treasurer.
Any stock on which this assessment
remains unpaid on said day will be.
linQuent, and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment is
made before will be sold on January 2,
1908, to pay the delinquent assessment,
together with the cost Of advertising
aud expense OF sale.
JAMES OLSON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
lst publication, Oct. s, last Nov. 6.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
ekY TELLS THEM MUCH.
Heavens Like an Open Book to Men
Who Follow the Sea.

There Is probably no class that can
tell more as to what the weather will
be from glance at the sky than sea-
farers. This is the natural result Of
their constant observance Of the heav.
ems for the lack Of something else to
look at when at sea. Thus the sky be-
comes to the mariner an open book.
which he reads by instinct 40 does .
child the face of its parent. A naviga-
tor will tell you that . rosy sunset
presages fine weather; q sickly look.
Ing. greenish hue, wind and rain; .
dark or Indian red, rain: q red sky In
the morning. bad weather or much
wind, perhaps rain: gray sky In the
morning: nne weather; a high dawn.
wind: low dawn, fair weather. Re-
markable clearness of atmosphere near
the horizon, distant objects. such as
hills. usually visible or raised by re-
fraction and what 10 called good
hearing day." may be mentioned
among signs Of wet, II not wind. A
landsman is much more ignorant OF
the signs Of the sky. a. he has 30
many other things to distract his at.
tention that he seldom takes much no.
tice Of Its different phases. which fore
shadow 20 clearly wba: may be expect.
81 10 the way Of weather.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
How to Cover Jellles.

There arc three methods In common
use:
I. Dip a round of paper In either
alcohol or brandy. lay this on top Of
the Jelly as soon as 1t Is cold, then
put tho tin cover Of the glass over he
top.
2. Dip round Of paper in slightly
beaten white Of egg; cover the glass
with this and press down over the
glass till the paper adheres closely.
For this method the paper must be
large enough to overlap the top Of the
glass at least half an inch on all sides.
3. Cover the jelly when cold with
melted parafiin wax. having the wax q
quarter Of an inch thick. as 1t con.
tracts when cold and II too thin por.
ton of the jelly will be left uncovered.
The wax melts at a very low tempera.
ture, so that II put in cup and the
cup placed In hot water for q few
minutes 1t will be liquid enough to
use.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
Manila Rome.

A Manila rope, properly laid and
fabricated, is as strong. weight for
weight. as steel; that is, steel rod
weighs about eight times as much as
manila rope of the same diameter,
and has about eight times the
strength, the strengths being proper
toned to the weights. When used
for transmission purposes 1t has been
found that manila rope one inch in
diameter is equal to double leather
belt two five-eights inches in width,
SO that three such ropes are very
nearly equal to an eightinch double
belt. A twoinch rope, says Cas-.
sier's Magazine, will transmit as much
power as ten-inch leather belt,
while the loss from stiffness and
creep are estimated as only about one.
half with the rope what they are with
the belt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
The Technicallty.

Your honor" said the lawyer for
the prisoner, there 10 no course open
to you but to dismiss the case against
my client" "The evidence shows" re-
piled the court, that he was caught
with his hand In the pocket of John
Jones" Il admit that such is the Ian.
guage Of the warrant and the tenor OF
the testimony" rejoined the lawyer,
"but in that pocket he found an unre-
ceipted bill for the clothes Jones was
wearing. That pocket, your honor. did
not belong to Jones. but to Smith, the
tailor With an air of confidence he
awaited decision from the bench.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
DIET THAT VARIES LITTLE.
German WorhmsN Take Many
"enaeks" During the Day.

I was told at $3.50 It was time for
luncheon. writes an American tin.
smith working in Leipzig. On stat
Ing that did not care to eat, he told
me that 1t would be better II I did no
work, 30 sat down for half an hour
and watched the others. At noon We
had an hour and q half, and at four
o'clock IL minutes for lunch. II
may be Of interest to some read.
ers to know what the German
eats. For his first breakfast he
generally has q milk roll and
q cup Of coffee. The second break.
fast Is almost always . slice Of bread
with lard or goose oil. . piece Of sau-
sage or cheese and bottle Of beer.
For dinner he has two slices of bread
al above. with Q herring or large
green pickle. cheese or sausage and
another bottle Of beer. For lunch an.
other bottle Of beer and milk roll.
For supper soup and potatoes. This
is the general variety Of foods we
had for the four months I worked In
that shop. and they had It day In and
day out.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
French Tomato Salad,

This is rather novelty in salads,
and one that is generally liked:
Peel and chop fine two small apples
and two medium-sized onions. Take
six or eight tomatoes, peel and chop
about half of them. mixing the pulp
with the apples and onions. Rub a
few breadcrumbs on Glove of garlic.
and add them to the salad, also two
cold boiled potatoes, which have been
sliced and chopped. Add to the salad
a tablespoonful Of vinegar. two Of oil.
and little powdered sugar, salt and
pepper. Mix all thoroughly together,
and let stand about an hour. Cut the
remainder of the tomatoes In slices,
and also two hard-boiled eggs, and
arrange on the top Of the salad. which
may be garnished with nasturtium
lowers and leaves II liked.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-16
A CRIMINAL ATTACK.

on an inOffensive citizen is fire.
quently made in that apparently
useless little tube called the sap
pendix," It's generally the re-
suit of protracted constipation,
following liver torpor. DR..
Kings New Life Pills regulate
the liver, prevent appendicitis,
and establish regular habits of
the bowels. 25c at Ritter Bros,
Drug. Co.