davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
Good Feed for Young Ducks.

Until the ducks are five days oid L
feed them every three hours OF tne
following mixtures: Ten parts py
measure Of cracker or bread crumbs
ten parts cornmeal. three parts haro-
boiled eggs and one part n from
then until they are twenty days OLD
thew are fed at 6 and 10 a. IN. ana Z
and 6 o.. m. of the rive
pounds each wheat bran ana buck
wheat bran. twelve pounds corn1neal'
two pounds rolld oats, four POUNDS
meatmeal, three pounds oyster shells.
From the time they are twenty days
old until six weeks old they are 1ed
four times a day of a mixture com
posed of two pounds wheat bran, SIX
pounds b~uckWheat bran, eighteen
pounds cornmeal, four pounds pollea
beef and bone and three pounds
oyster shells. After this they are
fed three times a day and the corn
meal is increased, the ration BENG
made of twenty-three pounds corn
meal. five pounds wheat bran, TOUR
pounds boiled meat and bone, or meat
meal and two pounds grit. As the
ducks have the run of a grass plot no
green food is given them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

quent cultivatin also keeps down
the weeds n grass. 1t is usually
the grass that comes up with the corn
that gives the most trouble and that
has to be gotten out by expensive
hand hoeing. The best time to kill
these is before they appear above
surface, that is, just When they are
sprouting. This is always just after
a rain. Stirring the soil dislodges them
and kills them. This work must be
done Just as soon after a rain as the
soil Is dry enough to allow it. After
the grass is an inch high and after the
soil has crusted. the Weeder or harrow
will not do much good. Many farmers
make signal failures on this point by
waiting two or three days too long at
ter a rain n often until they see a
coat of young grass. The farmer must
watch conditions and get there in
time or his work is largely lost. Such
implements should be used as will not
require more than one or two trips per
plOW. This is ecOnOmy-One of the
things not often given much attention
on the farm. The important thing,
then, is never to let a crust form on
the soil, since by that time the grass
is growing above ground and the
moisture is going out at a rapid rate.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
Arson Farmer Makes Good in Rich
mOnd County.


IN ROcklngham An
Slo-Saon.)
Mr.. Walter L. Horne is said to be
the best farmer on the river. He
manages the farm owned by Mr.. Jas.
Leak, of Wadesboro. But there are
reasons why he farms successfully.
In the first place, Mr.. Leak supplies
his tenants with all they need and
all owe him.
Secondly. he has for his workers
the best of colored men who stand
wei for truth and honesty at home
and abroad; and last but not least,
how could he help succeeding with
such a wife as he has? Whoever has
the good fortune to sit at their table
will understand oh, such coffee!
The memory Of it fingers with me
yet. Cooking is a fine art and is not
understood by everybody. [ think
a cOking school would be worth more
to the country than an asr4cultural
school, and the study of it would do
more to promote the public good than
The public schools. The very n
ton of a successful days work in any
vocation, is a good breakfast. VINO
likes to trade with a growing dyspep-
tic merchant? No doubt badly cooked
food is the cause of preachers getting
duh and prosy and putting their con-
gregations to sleep. | never could
preach a good er1no without a good
breakfast or dinner to start on. But
to go back:
Mrs. Horne has a little daughter,
years old who can cook as good
a cake as anybody. Cooking, like
farming, has to be learned in early
life. Especially is this true OF ploW-
ing. There are but few frst-class
blowers in the country. | nave ssen
numbers OF men who thought they
how 70 vote but did not know
how to turn a mule at the end OF a
row. ar where the mule ought to walk,
or how to set the pillow to do the work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
\ Farmer With Corn to Sell.
(CreanVille ReflectOr.)

We did not learn his name. but
heard that a farmer who came 70
town Tuesday said he had fifty par
rels of corn to sell, BESIDES q sum
for his own use until another
crop is made. 1t is safe to say that a
farmer k that will never hnd the
wolf lurking at his door. Every farm
err in the country should emulat ms
example-make enough corn ~ yf
home use and have some to spare. u
this was the ease Pitt county would
anually add hundreds of thousands OF
dollars to her wealth. Accurate Hg-
ures cannot be given, but the dram
on the county for this one 1ood sup
nlv is enormous. and farmers Will pc
moor as long as they have to buS
corn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
5000 AGENTS WANTED
Men, Women. BOYS and Girls.

Men, Women. Boys and Girls.
All succeed and make money SELL
ing seed of the WONDERBERRY.
Luther Burbanks greatest creation. A
luscious berry ripening it's fruit three
months from seed. $50 quarts from a
lew plants. Unsurpassed for eating
raw. coked, canned or preserved.
racket, zoe. silver; 6 for 81. Agents
teFms with all cash order only. Adj
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
EXPERIENCE MEETING.

ZACH other about heir religious experience n draw Inspiration therefrom.
n Farmer n Mechanic believes that the farmers of North Carolina
ought every wee to nav an Experience Meeting n tell each otter how
&c alons. 1t will help all if each will tell h lie has done n it
will max for better farming. L his enc YOU ARK invited to iGn III
Experience Meeting Of The Farmera and echani There is n o buildino in
State large enough to hold all its ubscrfbers Therefore or Exneri-
ence Meeting must he y brief communications Send in something fr
article to "EAPERIENCE MEETING" are Farmer n Mechanic. Raj
eoh. y CT
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: 7 want to go on RECORD
as SAYING that regard Electric Bit
tiers as one of the greatest gifts that
God has made to oman writes Mrs.
O.. R~hinevault, of Nestal center, =
Y. Il can never forget What II mas
done for me- This glorious medicine
gives a woman buoyant spirits, Vlgor
of body and jubilant health. II quick
L cures Nervousness, Sleeplessness,
Melancholy. Headache,
Painting and Dizzy Spells; soon builds
up the weak, ailing and sickly- Try
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

Last year tho farm prod"c-s -,
Kansas amounted to s4b3.64o,5ot All
this produce comes from o5,ooo'ooo
acres Of land, which IS cared Tor oE
less than 100000 people.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
DO YOU Want

a good sweet potato? # you 90 JUST
trv q few thousand Of Hartfield's Vel
low Vineless slips. No vines to turn.
Will be ready to- ship after May loth'
$3.50 per NJ.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Enormous Tribute.

. The press dis fatches say that the
price of ready ade clothing will he
increased on account of the A !drich
law to the amount Of s12O, 900, 900 in
the aggregate that is, that the pur-
chasers CT tits kind of colthing will
have topey that much more than they
did last yesr for the same amount.
his does Mt cover the increase on
other kinds of woolen goods, and it
does not cover the increase as hereto
fore made because of the tariff on
wool.
These figures however, show what
an enormous tribute is being collected
from the people because of the 9 per
cent tariff on woclen manufacturers.
When it is remembered that the tariff
collected by the wool growers be-
cause Of the tariff on wool amounts to
some thirty millions, if the tariff is
added to the price of wool, it will be
seen that the manufacturers collect
from the consumers a great deal more
because ef the tariff On wool than wool
growers collect from the manufacture
ers. VINO will say that tariff on
wool is in the interest of the masses?
Who will say that justice to the wool
growers requires ttat they be protect
ed at such enormous cost to the tax
payers?
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16

tection-as the manufacturers down
east. Equally fallacious is the argu-
ment that tax taken off of raw ma
terial must be added to the manufac-
tured product in order to secure a suffi-
cient revenue. Our taxes on manufac-
tured goods are in many cases prohibi-
tory and we can increase the revenue
by lowering the tax instead of raising
it. 1t is true that little revenue is
collected by tariff on some of the ar
tlcles that ought to be on the free list,
but with free raw material we can re.
duce the tariff on manufactured prod
ucts, and the increased imporrations
under the lower tariff will more than
make up for any loss in the revenue.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
swinburne and the Cabman.

In his youthful days Swinburne had
a quarrel with a cabman over his fare
The cabman abused the poet merci-
lessly Addressing him Swinburne
said: "And may invite you to de-
scend from your perch and hear how
a poet can swear?"
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Remedy Tor Hoarseness-

A simple remedy for hoarseness and
an irritating tickling" in the throat
consists of making a gargle of an egg
beaten to froth and adding half .
glass OF warm, sweetened water. Drink
this every little while, rather than all
at once. as most men drink all liouids
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
! axative for
Women Free

There is a great difference in the
purposes to which a laxative should
be put. Tablets and pills, salts, etc.,
! are usually violent purgatives or
cathartics, and altogether too power
| tul for the average person.
| woman at all times needs only
mild laxative-in fact, none other is
needed by anyone, weak or strong though
they may be, for the object is simply to
move the bowels, and if a gentle laxative
will do 1t, what is the use of violent
one?
DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin has earned
a Wel-deserved vogue among women and
children and old folks-people who must
necessarily be careful Of what they take
1t is a liquid laxative tonic and ad-
mlttedly the greatest stomach liver and
bowel remedy before the American people.
The price is only SO cents or 81 a bottle.
as 1t comes In both sizes, and all drug-
gists sell it. It's pleasant taste and gentle
action make it an ideal remedy for women
in constipation, torpid liver, sour ston1-
ach, sick headache, heartburn and such
like digestive complaints. Its use for a
short time will remove the trouble en-
tlrely so that future medication will be
unnecessary. Its tonic properties build up
the stomach and intestinal muscles SO
that they act naturally again. That this
is so is the experience of many heads Of
families, like Mrs. Brannan, of Alvarado.
Va, Mrs. K. L. Stout, OF Louisville, Ky.
Williams, Cal, as Mrs. ]. e. Blackmore.
of that place, writes, the whole town
seems to be using it.
If the remedy is new to you and Won
want to make trial of it before buying,
send your name to the doctors address,
as below and free test bottle will be sent
you. Then, If results are satisfactory
you can buy 1t Of your druggist.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16

If there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or If you want
any medical advice, write
20 the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. 500 Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. III.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
FOR RENT.

Six room house, bath and stable in
East Paris. Amply to
3 tt MRS. ELIZABETH C. POGERS
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16

Insase with W. O. Hinton
PrczEat raying noa-union GENE
Ianies.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

England and France. as well as the authorities
of the British Museum, have given Mrs Peli
representatives much valuable assistance IN the
matter Of restoring the old fort on historically
correct lines. The records show that Fort IL
condcroga was a star fort and the eXcava-
tions now going forward bear out the records
in this respect. The entire fort surrounded
by a noat about ten or fifteen feet deep and in
some places thirty feet wide. Two drains which
were used by the former occupants Of the fort
have been cleared out and are now being used
again Two underground stores, one located in
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

somewhere beneath the ruins five kegs Of Brit
ieh gold lie hidden Color was given this re
port by the appearance at the fort some time
ago Of a party OF men from Cleveland who
came with time stained diagram said To have
descended 10 one OF them from an ancestor
They asked permission 10 dig for the gold but
though the permission was granted their ef-
forts did not meet with success. later search
for the gold, which thought to have been
buried in a wei by the paymaster Of Burgoyne's
army when that general led his command south
TO meet defeat at Saratoga. also failed.
officials of the War departments Of tn
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

found directly below the old messroom- one
pottery punchbowI. which has been found IN
fine state Of preservation, pears upon the bottom
the inscription: Success to General Amherst
and has been identified as a punchbowl given
to that officer by friends In New York before
his campaign in the Lake Champlain country.
Many old-fashoned knives and forks have been
found. a perfect old fashioned bottle and many
bar shot. canister shot mortar shells, cannon
balls and pieces of guns.
Since the work of restoration began there has
been a persistent report in circulation that
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
THE MAIN THING.

Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco, has sold
his racehorses because of his aversion to race
track gambling
IF gambling were but a mere incidental 70
racing should not mind" said Mr. Spreckels at
a San Francisco dinner, but gambling is essen
tial to racing 1t dominates it. 1t dwarfs it
like the case of the fountain pen
"a girl. you know. gave her intended a cheap
fountain pen for Christmas Some weeks later
the young said to her:
MY dear. do you remember that fountain
pen you gave me?"
Yes said she
-wen,' said the young man, do you mind
making me suit of overaIls to so with it?
In my parable concluded Mr. Spreck'is.
-the pen is racing and the overaIIs are gam
bling"
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

the northwest and the other in the southwest
angle Of the fort have also been opened.
on the tip Of the tongue Of land which Fort
TiconderoEa was built to command stands all
that remains OF the "Crenadi Battery" as
it is known about Fort Ticonderoga. though
there seems to be no real reason for this name,
In 1856 the French began the erection of
fort the present site of Fort Ticonderoga,
which they named Fort CariIlon, meaning. "a
chime of bells' and referring to the music of
a nearby waterfall In strength this fortress
vas second only on this continent 10 Quebec
but In 1859 the English had gained so in num-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
ETHAN ALLEN MISQUOTED
Demand for Ticonderoga's Surrender
Not IN Historic WOrds.


There is probably no feature OF the coming
observance in The week OF July OF the terceh-
tenary of the discovery Of Lake Champiaih OF
greater interest than the restoration OF oId
Fort IIoonderosa' on 'Ht west S'.o's "a ~
lake INTO the warp an" """i 'i 11''',' -.
history the name lI'o''oei"7'' vas i''''''
R"rked through years % '''''i "'''' '''''' 80
the fact that this historic "id ior'iIi."lI'" IiS'
falling to decay is to he saved 10 Su''e'o'"F
generations through the hl'TFe"H"H 'l
woman coupled win ''e i"'' '',''' 49,.
81 restoration HAS ''"
u VIII ue PoS7ioe u 80 On
July ., the fftSluthI o' I''e 0ii'''N
the very building IN which, on May w. '''''
Ethan Allen made ms famous u''i''-'u l'i ''-1
Surrender OF the fortihcau"n' ac'orulhs 10 MS
tofl1aI ioIe' :" 'ie iI'iiie u ''.' ',''
snd the continental congress VIII
tiiSo ana Se|S'@' F'1'
It is at the direction Of Mrs. s. II !. PelI or
Ecv- York that Fort T.oondyroEa IS being re
stored Mrs. PeU. who is the daughter OF ROD
ert II. Thompson, is the wife Of stephen H 7.
IcI. New YORK banker. Her husband ana ia'i'eF
are Interested in seeing her PROJECT successful
and are aiding her IN every way i"Ss''l'- -A'"'-
bers Of the New York Lake 'AamI lam leT'eh-
tcn2ry Commission are also deeply Interested in
Mrs. Pers plan, and. fully realizing the lasting
historic value OF the unttFta>iiE' i''' '''''N
cd her representatives every possible o"f'7lu-
Grafton with regard To the arrangement '' ''e
celebration exercises as regards IicoHd'T"Ea'
Alfred c. Bosom. OF New York City, who Is
the architect in charge OF the work FOR Mrs.
Pcu estimates that the work OF completely re-
storing the fort will occupy period OF Ten
years. and the cost Of the work mas p'eh 'Sll-
mated at $5oo"5o. After conference WIN
the members OF the ltTcei't'isIy '"l'''iS'''.' -
was DECIDED 'Ad' II ""U'' ~ "'S' ~
tratc the work OF restoration upon u'"' u"''"-
ing known as the west I'-IF'iehS' anu '9 ~
been d"he' WIN 'ile 'e7u'I ''-' ,''o
now so wei '""'Iu o"'"i''''''' '''
'loil "i iitS"t''0 i'i' - '>I
theFe on l1e udle "io''i''S''
TO insure abSoIule accuracy IH '"' IeS''i"
ton OF the tort, MI Bosom spent t"iiSIoel 'D''
time in personal examination "l o!d re-"Fus ana
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-03
EDITED BY
HUGH W. ROBERTS
Nashville Writer GibeS
BaY0ns Splendid Boost

1t out in intermittent voIleys here and
there that reused the Bugs to vain hopes
which went to seed from one round to an
other.
While the Volunteers got licked, we
might as well hand the enemy whats
due. At the gait they fought yester-
day, there's no team in the league husky
enough to choke them off. Not only
did they lather the ball good and proper.
but both infield and outfield grabbed off
everything In sight. Henline, In left,
ran down six chances, while Raftis Ell
lam and Bowen backed up Moxte as if
he were the only near-beer left In the
state.
The main trouble that upset the Vol
unteers was inability to hit Manuel The
field support accorded Duggan, while
ragged in a couple of spots, was above
par In the main-Butler especially playing
@ jam-up game at short with Dast and
Robertson close in line. The Kid ran
down nine chances at short many of
them being tough to handle In time tn
get the runner at first.
Raftis is working at third since the
Barons were here last, and he looks to
be the class In every way. No easier,
surer inf1elder ever worked at the job
in Sulphur Dell than the stocky Baron
whom Molesworth credits with being one
of the best In the minor league game.
"'You can go broke that Memphis has
the best ball club in the league today
remarked Manager Wordsworth before the
game. IF they were anywhere close to
the field today, I'd pick Babb's team to
win the pennant in a walk. They are
there In every department and playing
the game for everything it's WORTH"
Outside of the tough breaks. we have
had this season we'd be right there now
with the leaders,, was the way Molesworth
put It, I can't see where any of them
have anything on US as a ball club, and
I don't figure that we are out of 1t
yet"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-03

ters of a boat length over Syracuse,
with Columbia third.
Approaching the two-mile mark Cor
nell put extra power into her heave
and opened up bit of open water be-
tween the stern Of her boat and the
bow of the Syracuseans. with Columbia
tapping them and Wisconsin and Penn
sylvania still holding their places q
length apart.
AS they passed the halfway mark
Columbia was slowly but steadily
gaining. The real thrill of the race
came as the crews approach ed the
bridge, which marks three miles. Sud
denly Columbias men increased their
stroke and their shell shot through the
water like a torpedo. Cornell was
watchful and her crew too hit up
35-stroke pace and increased their
lead of length to a length and a half
over Syracuse. But Columbia slowly
overlook Syracuse, getting the bow of
her shell in second place just as the
three-mile mark was crossed. SYRIA
cuse tried desperately to regain second
place. 1t was no use, however, and the
race began to look like an exciting
finish between Cornell and Columbia.
The Ithacans awakened to the dan
ger of the situation and again ran their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-03
Another One Divided.

Philadelphia, July 2-Philadelphia and
Boston split even in a double header to-
day Philadelphia won the first game.
which went II innings, by to 4, and Bos-
ton shut out the home team In the sec
ond game through Matterns' splendid
twirling. Doom was sent to the clubhouse
In the second game by Umpire Rigler
for disputing decision. Score of first
game: R.H. E.
Philadelphia .......... 002 900 oil 01-S Is
Boston .............. Dol 0M 900 co. 8
Batteries: Moran Ritchie, Covaleskie,
McQuillen and Doom; White, Tuokey and
Graham. Time, 2:17 Umpire, Rigler
Score Of second game: RI e.
Philadelphia ............ 600 600 000-0 0
Boston ................. 010 900 OILS 10 0
Batteries: Moore, Doin and Froelich
Mattern and Bowerman. Time las
Umpire, Rigler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-03
RACES At COLUMBUS.
strano and Others Participate in Fast
Events.

Columbus, O., July 2-Chevroiet'
strang, oldfeld. Burman and Lorimer and
other noted automobile racers participant
ed IN a series Of events here today under
the auspices of the Columbus Automobile
club without breaking records or ADDING
to their list of laurels.
oldfield, barred from the races because
of a claim that his National was racing
and not a stock car, made nve miles IN
an exhibition in 4:5S TO- against 4:ze the
worlds record held by De Palma which
he tried to beat
mile event in s:5f 10
Burman, in Buick. took the five
mile race in 4.b6.
Lorimer, with Chalmers Detroit Blue
bird, won the 2-mile event In zo:vo 90:
Burman, driving a Buick, who covered
IS 3-5 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-03

stroke up to 95. For half a mile CO.
lumbia hung on dosgedly with SYRIA
cuse in third place and Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania binging up in the rear.
Then the final squirt began.
Without perceptible extra effort Cor
nell pulled away until a bare streak
of open water showed ahead of CO.
lumbia.
Syracuse came along two and a half
lengths behind. the same distance sep
arating her from Wisconsin. Penn
sylvania was last by length In this
order they swept on to the finish Just a
the sun disappeared behind the high
lands. leaving the shells silhouetted
against the leaden water. And in this
order they finished to the roar of TO-
600 throats and the shrieks of a thous-
and whistles. Cornell had all the hon
ors and tonight Cornell owns the
streets of Poughkeepsie.
Charles Courtney, Cornel1's veteran
coach, said tonight:
IT was not surprised at the result so
far as our crews were concerned, but
1 am surprised in Syracuse, as I ex-
pected them to be second in all the
races. The Columbia varsity fooled
me. 1 did not know they had such a
good crew."