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The Carlisle independent., 1907-09-19
OODROADS
] s Hawkins. Secretary of Arkansas Good Roads Association. Tells How to Build Them With
 out Increasing Taxes

Just how to build good road, macadam or gravel, with out increasing taxation, would you like to know? The older States are doing that very thing It's no secret. Let us demon ! < se s.laee ans fact so clearly that
 way rSrang man, though d 'sscr;,+ buyer" need net err. The most important legislation ever enact ed in Arkansas, as relates to roads or city improvement, is tEe proposed Amendment No. 10, House resolution No. i, based upon privileges to be secured by this amendment. 1 will demon strate good roads" without in creasing taxes one particle. The rate will lower.
 This resolution was introduc- ed by MT. Hunt of Jefferson County in the House of the Thirty sixth General Assembly. and was carried in the House by a vote of. 11 to 10 and in the Sen ate by 26 to 3. Now, it must be voted on by the people in the general election in September, 1908 With all commercial leagues, clubs and Associations and the Farmers Union and labor unions calling for it and the "A. B. C." eArkansas Boos- ter Club pulling for it we hope to secure it's adoption.
 This proposed amendment provides that cities of the first and second class be permitted to issue bonds for proposes of gen eral improvement, and that coun- ties, may, for purposes of build ing and maintaining roads, likewise issue bonds, provided that neither city nor county can bond for a greater amount than 10 per cent of taxable values, personal and real, and provided, too, that no money shall be bor- rowed for a greater rate of inter- est than , per cent. These safe guards are certainly sufficient to secure against all danger, and yet quite liberal for growing western country. Give US this amendment, and Arkansas will build thousands of miles of the best roads in the world, and that in very short time, and boost her cities.
 Take Craighead County, S7,000,000 taxable property. as a basis for calculation. The three-mill tax now being collect ed is S21, ,000- Let us borrow S200.000 and build two hundred miles of gravel road tho stone there) at bonds for this at , per cent, which is S10,G00 per year interest. Let US take of S21, ,000 'three-mills tax money this amount, SlQ,000 to pay this an mud interest, and we have left a sinking fund of S11,o0o. How long will Itstake this sinking fund to liquidate ofrbonds of S200, ,0003 Just as many years as 100000 will contain 11,00a. which is Is 2-11 years.
 The increase of values caused by building roads, and the in Aux of population with money made elsewhere, the bringing in- to cultivation of lands now use less, will all conspire to cancell-
The Carlisle independent., 1907-09-19
5 Reasons for t5 Cant Cotton

lst. Becaase it is worth that price.
 2nd. Because the world is full ly able to pay it and will need ! every bale produced this year, and more. for cons umption dur lng the next twelve months.
 s91. Because spinners have contracted their output at prices that will enable them to make handsome profits after paying l5c for the raw materiak
 4th. Because the grower should and ought to have the profits that some one else will pocket, unless cotton should bring 15cts.
 M 5tbt Because the farmer, who ls tho fcundatien of the nations $ w4ar3 and credit, is entitled to a - epn his labor is the best aeason Sy cotton should bring r. cents per pound Cotton Journal
The Carlisle independent., 1907-09-19

pr and Mr. V. (. Ray and httlc -elassason, Master Ray smith, have just returned from d pleasant visit to relatives in Dublin. Texas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
An OId-Fashioned Xmas.
christmas Recreation.

What does Christmas mean to you?
A day off. a few reTnembranceS from
relatives and friends. and a good dim
ner-is TIA all? Surely you are 60
ing to make it an occasion for more
than usual rejoicing this year, a real
old-fashioned Christmas. Going to be
liberal in spirit and pocket, and scat
ter merriment as Q never did before.
Been a little selfish maybe devoted
so much time to enjoying yourself
that you have forgotten other folks.
Good folks, now art they, the best
folks in the world! And you're just
going to show 'em how appreciative
you are. You don't like this modern
way of turning dean old Christmas
into an occasion for trading and the
exchange of meaningless printed
cards, and you're going to see all the
friends you can that day and shake
hands with them and pat them on the
back and tell them how glad you are
to De with them; and to those you
cannot see you are going to write long,
warm-hcarted letters, and tell them
you want to hear from them oftener.
OF course you will make presents.
more than ever. but you're going to
let the recipient know hat there is
a lot of good, warm heart-beatS back
of every little gift. Isn't that how YOU
feel about the greatest of all birth
days?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
When the World Runs Wrong.

The Teller that is b~raveSt,
The Teller that is strong.
Is The one that keeps a-goin'
When the
World
Runs
Wrong!
Who sees the roses springin'.
An thinks he hears a song
An happy bells a-ringin'
When the
World
Runs
Wrong,
It's hard to cross the ferry
When the tide is runnin' strong.
It's a here that is merry
When the
World
Runs
Wrong.
F. L. Stanton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

suaother~d IN year esA or blaNn %
before morning hope State the
thing correctly. but ] never 434 u1-
dsrsfauG a hing about That gas
Isn't Il ard 70 uAke X work !
added.
Not II al she sad ii barns
beautifully Al over the house auB ss*s
the easiest gas - make yaG ever hv~rA
Of All In toe world ms ~~sn-tN-IaA
has 80 do IS u pat some water Ia thc
tank and mix & little ~lLn il.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
ATTEMPTED DYNAMITING.
Five Italians Arrested Under the
Church?

New Orleans. La. Dec 1.-FIve
Italians were arrested today charged
with the attempted dynamitihg OF a
store on Claiborne Avenue Several
stilletters and quantities Of ammunt-
ton were found in their possession.
The arrests are the result OF several
weeks work by g yigilant committee
Of prominent italians.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

E6lter C ~ "a les apartment Nvw *
Commercial
Iue cotton bsnfs last srAT naff aEf4
some truth thai tet dld uet asFv g~r
THE Elml3s Uv~ cotton 0f thr eare.s
n fr tNe cotton - the bArKtAtf
81 the sfrElEfa carolina tNrfuaai
Go Georgia inst the Er wta y eH{.
Tn hA8 gore Weef 1ata year So
cotton crop West seems &, hr Shoe.
and tie same bears are tafAlns -
the nue crops ~ thr C~ar8uhas aHa
Georgia bat They viii md tho caro-
NUA~ ana Georgia crops much shorter
than they pretend = believe The
.rop wtU not exceed 1850 coo halr-.
HENRY PERRY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

The only titGo % sell anything "a
whcn the buyers wAbta IL and want
u bad enough 20 pay the sellers price.
The cotton ar south Viii
never Fet their price fnr cotton unui
they stop the old eYHtsm of rushing
their staple on the buyers $3.50 taking
whatever price the buyers 81 pleased
t. offer them for IN" trtn uf
their labor. Why should he
sell their cotton al ten cents when tt
Is well worth is cents The colt
Is the property 90 the grower. al as
the product of their labor they have :
right 10 say what they are HtlunE r.
sell ii for. We refer. al course. -
those who really own their cotton au1
can finance Il his idea hat farmers
mould sell at any old price pimpls ~
keep tho crop moving and 81 lWt
money into circulation foT other rrft-
pie - speculate on IS "a past HGmh"r
and il neither san Or sound -Iiar-
vey Jordan IN cotton Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
\ Dangerous Deadlock.

that sometimes terminates fatally. is
the of liver and bowel func-
tons. To quickly end this condition
without dis~agreeable sensations. DIR.
hInG New Life Fiils should always
be YOU remedy. Guaranteed abso-
iutely satisfactory in every case or
money back. al all drug stores. CSC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Tho Choir.
lNnrfnLa Elrgln.an-l

(%orfolk F~lrgiu4an1
J. p Morgan plays the organ
Stlllman beats the big bass drum,
The Eockcfeliere blow the belt
sings alto. Duke c~yntga.tys
The baritone is Ryan'e own
Rogers totes the tenor notes.
While little Kuhn raises the tune
Wal street makes the chorus
Num-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Don't DonHtt cell your cotton
nov An advance ~ betWoea
one and two cents Der pound % cef-
tain within thirty days The Bears
have played their last card. ard Nrw
Va Clipped. world without end 80 don I
give any more cotton away but get tho
benefit - the advance fer yourself
Cotton journal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

-g.rs. 1907, by Frank C. Car
p~enter.)
KHARTUM.
IAN 1T back from the palace.
a ave had a long talk with
{ cra...- Reginald WinSate, the
~ the Egyptian army and the
en-. sencral of the Sudan. The
s~ the ruler of the Sudan,
ytrr a~rc-forth as large as all
~qr. n8 four times the size of any
<ri,a. ~ in it excepting Russia. He
I, m.r. lower than ear and he can
aim. =r anything as to his country
4 r-.I.e. one of the chief officers
III. nars with the mahdi and
alta. he Won decoration after deco
for his bravery and military
~trr- and was in command of the
~srat.a.- which resulted in the death
kaa.ifa in 1899. 1t was in that
mr. that he took possession of this
rltrg us sirdar and governor gen.
Il and since then he has been bring
order out of the chaos of this part
africa He has pacifed the war
10 tribes. has turned their lances and
into plOWshares and shepherds
akg. and is now creating civilized
,a!tians where have always been
,ha~ism. injustice, slavery and war.
explorer of note before he became
.eruor general, he has now his pros
tors travelling through every part
this vast region, and is laying out
starting the railroad, canal, irri-
and other movements which
I open it up and make it one Of the
PARTS of TIE world.
The Sirdar In 1907.
he siTdar is now in his prime. He
seen perhaps fifty years of hard
king life, but he does not look
r f0rty-hve, and were it not that
hair and mustache r mixed with
er. one would think him much
His face is free from
mikes ard his complexion rosy; his
s are full of light and his whole
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Should Have Bcen in All.

GreensborO Telegram.
On the whole Judge Long ought to
feel pretty we'll satisfied with the re-
suit. his position having been upheld
in most respects. ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

STOMACH ART htnSHN Ttk9st nI4f~
after mtarr than nfse~n swsr~ rtEnT+
eascc 1mr~ so- ss~r a4kfsesst EsseS3 8nr
@T ssfsar sa8oaarY hsck IA~NA4Fh JOHN
y NiHfL. >ssrfusA IA
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Saturday. December 7th. In every
court house III the south. II - expected
that the county cotton association
win hold the annual meeting FOR cleo
ton of officers TO serve another year
In North Carolina there are nifty
county associations with a membership
OF from 100 a. 900. some ~ these
county associations haze accomplished
remarkable results Tor the benefit of
the farmers. others have done nothing
at all to benefit their farmers
Next saturday II every member Of
the cotton association VIII 20 To his
county meeting. pay in the dues and
bale levy. elect influential men 10 iii
the county oflce ard for tre next
weIve months keep In close touch
witt. the southern cotton Association.
il can safely be predicted that a panic
in 1903 viii not be for North Carolina
What influence has the Cotton AS
ISOLATION had on the price Of c ton
the past three vears2 Would the South
be better of TODAY If Their had been
no cotton association To inform the
farmers and business G as has been
done?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Of
AN TALKS OF HIS
ND ITS FUTURE.

Empire in Central
rCn Promises 10 OutriyaI
.a GczihTeh and It's Vast
in Cotton, Corn and
,-ing-Kordofan, the Land
and Camels-New Rail-
.uoscd-HOw the Natives
Used Since the English
"A Mighty Baby Farm
t~uOn-Ncw Mineral Re-
and of Copper, Iron and
erican Traders Are Wei
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Awful One on Boston.

when we want to say something
whitening about any one who hap
pens to come to Boston," say a Mass
achusetts woman who is here for the
winter, eve say he's provincial. 1t
really means that he doesn't know his
way about Boston. I didn't realize
how beastedly provincial we are our
selves till I went to California with
Aunt Rhodora asst winter. We went
by way of New Orleans and on the
way we made the acquaintance of 4
charming Louisiana m Aunt
Rhodora asked her a great many
questions. Aunt Rhodora. you see. was
q sort of Miss Columbia. discovering
the South. but it wasn't till we were
about to leave the train in New Or
leans that Aunt RhOdora d~isgraced the
family. She looked from the window
Of the car as we came into the rity AMI
saw at a street corner the sign 'Elysian
Fields Avenue
How nice it is that you don't have
any bitter feeling toward the North
down here she said. candidly. to the
Louisiana Wasn't that street
named for hat great dry goods mer-
chant who lived in Chicago or Mil
waukee. or some place like that"
Point OF View Decides.
After all, the attitude Of most OF US
toward our home town is wholly pro-
vincial. and altogether as it should be.
1t makes me THINK of q story Genera
MyleS, of New Orleans. toll when he
was in the North last summer. Several
years ago, he said. while on a hunt
ing trip in the A~dirondacks he met a
guide who pleased him SO much that
he wanted TO enjoy more of the mans
society.
Come on down to New York with
me" the Genera said to him.
How far is it," the guide asked.
ooh about 400 m{IpS"
-Four hundred miles" said the
guide. Gosh, that's too far from
everywhere"
Gas-making Made Easy.
Mrs. Dash has been telling me of
the many improvements her son-in-
law has made lately at his farm in
Maryland.
The house is all lighted by gas
now" she told me. Homemade gas
too"
rs it satisfactory" I asked. for |
once stayed in a country house where
we had to use candles most Of the
time. because if you lighted the acete-
lyme burners and turned yOur back.
the pipes would be stopped up or the
sodium carbide in the tank worn out.
or the water would stop running, or
something else would happen SO that
the light would go out; and If you for
.got to urn the thing of you'd be
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Great Methodist Host
For State Prohibition

Ccorunued From PAGE ro
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

u ,- ~ Nh -
t ~ e4.a os~s tlAA~
Ewaa-.ty- Nr.s Nettea As.
1870 49, fns
MS ~. t. rr~at ~.+.rsM
- t~~ vf
s- Ae.- 49, Sc
tfaNm . eg- t- f.~ t
taa aen An as~r tAt Sata Az
standing arm 5n thetr htfa.s rfssr
r. f~a-f.tn ne market aA pFr4vat
me a.. tuats8 ta.lr II reefs ae #s
cona4e Hy hoped t0T frozen certain
speculative sources GnF fvarF4 ~
ihAt thv crop a&~ moved ffeets eatt
quite aUt ana th~ sye b a.
tteHs Sue Psi The farmer aFsrif a
QuJdate8 Ever fAnhvf uef haHt
&n3 OGst~us~ tataFt~f Z" ta~ Ah
shu0i3 HoW give ses PISS tA~ all ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Harry Hodges.

fww sssk ra sfee fNzs vf
s,f asEa&rxf nF Nwfak
IA wFSsan x4r
II - nR Pets for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Theodore II. Price sent the follow
ing cable TO Liverpool after the close
Saturday:
James Wilson, United states Sec
rotary or Agriculture. in his nth ON
Cial annual report says.
The cotton crop VIII he the third
one in size ever raised. p~erceptibly
larger tina the average Of the preVl-
Gus i've years. Under adverse con
ditions a crop has been produced
which VII be sufficient. with the sur
plus Of last year, to meet spinners re-
ouiremcnts until next harvest
The only comment necessary 10 be
made upon this statement, Whlch Is
official and was not known until after
til close OF I e market today. ~ that
the crops OF the past i've years nave
averaged l~1.S0O.0 900 bales. and that
the forthcoming estimate OF the De-
partment of Agriculture VIII. there
fore. indicate a crop OF 100000 As
the Agricultural Department has, Tor
the past several years, averaged q
million bales under the commercial
crop. there would yet seem 10 Pc q falr
chance Of a crop Of 100000 bales
or over.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

Following IS just what the annual
report OF secretary Hsoh HdH - 9as
about cotton:
ar the cotton crop Of this year does
not eventually occupy second place IN
value instead Of hay In the maj est-
mates of the department. II SEED pc
included. 1t certainly has third place.
even without seed.
THE farm value Of the 1907 crop Of
cotton and its seed IS estimated 70 be
from S65O.0 900, 600 to !s75.006,oOo
The commercial expectations are mat
the crop will be be found 10 be the
third one in size ever raised. and per-
ceptibly larger than the average crop
OF the previous v years. Us farm
value IS probably a little below mat
of last years crop. otherwise IL VIII
be the most valuable cotton crop ever
raised in this COUNTRY and Z per cent
above the average farm value OF the
crors Of the previous five years.
''The wear was a trying one 10 cot
ton from planting time TO nearly the
end Of the summer, but even under
adverse conditions a crop mas been
produced that viii be sufficient with
the elrplus or last ear. to meet the
requirements OF SglnieiS UNI "'AN
harvest.
"The fears OF a cotton famine that
I Flowed the low productions OF this
country in 1901 have not been justl1eo.
and in the meantime. efforts 70 MAKE
Fnrorean e~pinners partly Independent
OF the upland cotton OF the south by
aiding the growing Of coleman cotton
have rot made thenselve6 felt. out
eide Of the British East indies, the
duct of cotton In the British coll
onies. possessions. and protectorates
wa 1853 bales n 500 pounds gross
weight in 1903 and 1905 bales IL
1898. In the French colonies, except
French India and Indo-China, 800
tales were produced in 1903 in the
German colonies 300 bales IN 1908.
among the strong points q yan
age possessed by the country's cotton
is the low cost Of transportation 10
market Recent Investigations bv this
departmeut indicate that the average
cost Of transporting cotton per 100
mounds from farm TO local shipping
noint IS about is cents from local
shipping point to seaport. about 20
cents and from seaport to the United
kingdoms. about 81 cents. the total
being only IS cents Ter zoe pounds. or
less than q cent 2 pound
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
HARNIE JORDAN,
Pres Southern Cotton Association

4 prominent business man ia East
ern North Carolina. writing or a re-
cent ditoriai I'm The News and Obj
scrcr. saws Your editorial III Last
shot in the Locker" You are. ! think.
in the main correct. but dead wrong
when you suggest Theo II Price as
the agent or tool NJ anybody lie -
acting Tor Theodore in his missionary
work 10 break cotton prices He -.
perhaps. the sfnartcst and most fertil"
in ideas OF any man dealing IN cotton
future In this country. What he
does Is or his own volitlon. u not as
agent, in my humble opinion"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10

CwashInxton Herald1
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10


"Is your native population %increas-
VERY rapidly" replied the sirdar.
81 am surprised at the large number
of children who have been born since
we took charge of the sudan. Inc
nroyinces fairly swarm with little ones
who are under seven years of age.
During my recent trip through kor-
dofan, I carried q lot OF small coin
with me to give to the children Ihe
news of this travelled ahead, ana as
soon as we approached a village we
would be met by the babies in force.
Nearly every peasant woma came
forward with a half dozen or more lit
tIe naked blacks and browns hangln
about her, and the children ran out OF
such tents as we passed on tne way
The Sudanese are naturally fond of
children. and especially so when lines
oro GOOD and conditions settled, as
nov are now. They want as many
rhildren and grandchildren as the
Tord will give them and as most of
80 mon have two or three wives it is
not unusual for a father to have sew
oral additions to his family per year.
.yVhat is ouf present population
and it's possible future?
1--WE have today / should say, at
least two millions in the Sudan. AS to
the future. cannot prophesy hat
With anv degree of accuracy, although
T can safely say that the sudan u
support tens of millions II It's lands
were properly used. IL is salu tnere
u.era twelve million natives here before
the time Of the Mahdi, and there is no
reason why there should not be five
times as many in the future as there
were then. That would give us a OPP
nation of sixty millions, and the prob
ohilitv is that we will sometime far
exceed that figure. Egypt, with a cul-
tivabIe area of twelve thousand square
miles. has about twelve millions. With
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
USING Cold Potatoes.

Cold mashed potatoe is often
wasted, yet it need not be. It may
be used with hot milk and celery sea-
soning for soup. Add salt, pepper, a
little chopped parsley and a bit of
thickening and some butter. 1t comes
in very handily if anyone returns
home tired and wants a bowl of some.
thing hot quickly.
Again, cold mashed potato may be
made into a cake and Drowned in but
ter. Season well with red pepper and
salt
Another way is to press the potato
in sheet an inch thick, cut it into
strips an inch wide and about three
inches long. Have ready one saucer
with melted butter in it and another
with beaten egg. Also have ready
a creased pan or two. Lift the po.
tato strips, one at a time, and dip
in the melted butter and then into the
egg and lay in the pans. Shake on
salt and pepper. Put in the oven for
from ten to II minutes. If wished,
have some minced parsley Scattered
over the top. Serve at once.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
FIT THE GROCER
Wife Made the Suggestion.

A grocer has excellent opportunity
to know the effects Of special foods on
his customers. A Cleveland grocer
has long list Of customers that have
been helped In health by leaving off
coffee and using Postum Food Coffee
He says, regarding his own sxpe.
rience: Two years ago had been
drinking coffee and must saw that
was almost wrecked in my nerves.
Particularly in the morning was
so irritable and upset that | could
hardly wait until the coffee was
served. and then had no appetite for
breakfast and did not feel IKE attend.
Ing to my store duties.
"One day my wife suggested that
inasmuch as I was selling SO much
Postum there must be some merit IN
u and suggested that we try It. I took
home 9 package and she prepared IL
according to directions. The resuIA
was very happy one. nv nervous.
ness gradually disappeared and today
! am az right. would advise every.
one anected n any way with nervous.
ness Or stomach troubles, to leave on
Gomez and use Postum Food Coffee"
here's 2 Reason" Read "The Road
e Weilytlle." in pkgs.