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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
THE
Origin OF Family and How Is Became
So Opulent,
portland Oregoniar.l


AS the revolution in France vas lne
beginning of modern history in its
other distinguishing phases, so it gave
rise, indirectly or directly, to concen-
tt atoms of financial power.
The leaGing example is the history OF
the R~othschilds. In one of the mean
and dirty houses in the Jewish quarter
Of Frankfort, Mayer Amschel was
born in the year E43. The house was
numbered l42 IN The JudengLSse. bat
was better known by its sign of the
lted shield. which gave its name to
the Amsche family. Mayer was edu-
Gated by his parents for a rabbit, but
judging himself bette tttei for fl
nance, he entered the service OF q
Danker named oppenheim
and remained with him till he had
aved enough to set I'D FIR himself.
Then for soma years he dealt in old
coins, curios AMI bullion; then re
turned to Frankfort, established him
self in the house of the Red Shield,
and rapidly advanced toward opu-
lence.
In a few years he gave up his r.
regular trade. and confined himself to
banking. Such was his integrity that
the Landgrave of Hessen, in posses
sion Of large treasure in the early days
of NapOleOn'S career of European con-
quest, confi1ed that treasure TO the
court Jew" who kept II out OF Napo-
Icons grasp and restored it 20 its own
er later. Out of this transaction May
er made a great deal of money. So
likewise, out OF his transaction with
the Danish ard Prussian governments
later. He left five sons. to whom. upon
his death bedh Is last words we're:
You will soon be rich anon 10
ichest. and the world will beloro "a
you" The prophecy was more -ly
true for the period down to fifty years
e than il is now.
The five sons conceived and execut-
ed an original AMI 8a-ing c~auc.
y H4in the eldest remained at Frank
fort and conducted the parent house,
the four others eInierated to four diff
ferert Canitais. NaDfes, Vienna. Paris
and london. and acting continually in
concert, they succeeded in obtaining q
control over the money market Of
Europe. as unprecedented az II was
i-o~atir-e r. themselves. It was the
third brother, Nathan, who settled
in London. He had a commanding
ability. q natural genius for finance;
his Grandson. Nathaniel Mayer. bo-ti
IN 1910. was raised to the peerage. O.
Baron Rothschiid, il 1885.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
farm buildings. make this bulle-

of farm buildings. make this bulle-
tin Of great value.
The plan of sewage disposal by use
OF the septic ank will practically
eliminate any pollution of well water.
but there are other conditions to
which due regard must be given 70
prevent any contamination of the we'll.
1t mus, be borne in mind thai the
we'll cannot be given too much care,
for it s"nDlieS water to c~reaInerieS.
cheese factories, the dairy farm and
the household. Well water is usually
contaminated in two ways: First. by
surface water which runs directly into
the well. and. second, by harnyard
drainage, household Stops and cess
pools.
Nearly all OF the bacterial life ex-
lists in the upper strata of the soil. Soil
ten or twelve feet below the surface
of tie earth is perfectly sterile, un-
less it has within It a crevice or open
ir 50 that surface sewage al run
down. Therefore, due care should be
taken in digging and constructing q
we'll 50 that direct contamination will
be prevented.
The well itself must be. so con-
get into it from above or from the
sides. Water should be filtered
through ten to twelve feet Of fine
soil. To prevent the surface pollution
a watertight wall should be built in
a well down below the water evel. This
can be built of hard, burned brick
and cemented on the outs de. Clay
should lie pounded around this.
Where drilled wells are used the
lfnin~ of the we'll should be an iron
tube driven into the bore and the
outside should be flushed with ths1
cement. The well should be properly
covered and the surrounding gronni
cA.,JI H. .x.rc;IAua XIV t:~l1n- &ln-
the general level of the soil. TIE
walls should extend at least three feat
above the surface Of the ground and
a Ground fill made so thai it Will slnne
from the we'll. The top OF the fill
should be covered with at least twelve
inches or clay or loan, upon which
t is advisable to AVE some sol OF
a layer OF sand, or. best Of all, a pave
ment sloping in all directions.
Cvir~ to the ~raat d''antity Of water
needed in the dairy and the expense
connected with the proper hind Of fill
tiers. it is quite innpracticable to use
rain water.
If due precautions are taken in the
disposal o. sewage and IN the proper
construction of wells and care of
taste and oarha g there IS little dan
Ger Of water becoming polluted. and
+ will be q ~~oat step toward ircreas-
- The hea1thfulness Of dairy pro
ducts.
~ha effectiveness of dairy farms
6eran1s largely uDon the Dronnnt-ess
with which all tin3s Of waste material
Gro 1sSnnsed If. ana whilo thnrn IS ar,
abundance % Snace on the farm m oct
rid - the rubbish and waste. it s'1on'i
ever he horne in mind th"t tho re-
r1-a1 Of garbage should also he at
tended TO as promptly as the disposal
OF seragr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
DISPOSAL Oh DAIRY AND FARM
SEWAGE.
Tire Use of The .Septic Tank, s a
Practical and Economics al Method
O PEot""t ng the Water Supply
From Pollution.
(By Oscar Erf.)

(By Oscar Erf.)
The health Of the public depends
upon cleanliness. Since the dairy
products Of the United States stand
first as q food. it is essential that they
should be produced under the strictest
sanitary conditions. With this in view
it is our r to give a few sug-
gestlons as to the proper manner of
d.spoSlng or farm sewage from the
COW barn, milkhouse, dairy and from
h dwelling. or any other place that
IS closely situated to the dairy plant.
This matter is Of greatest impor-
1ance on dairy farms, for If conditions
are kept filthy they very soon breed
diseases which affect net only people
who live on the farm, but onsume
as Well, for we now Wen know that
many diseases are transm tied
through milk and other dairy pro-
ducts.
The principle underlying the DIS
posal of the sewage on the farm
should be essentially similar to that
Of the cities. The proper method of
disposing OF the sewage on the farm
& inmates a grt at many hangers which
constantly face the farmer. One of
the most serious dangers is contamina-
ton Of the water supply. II the wa
ter supply. If the water supply on
the dairy farm is contaminated it will
be impossible to produce sanitary
milk. since utensils washed in impure
water viii directly affect the milk.
The cessn0ol. SO onmon on dairy
farms, quite frequently secures q di-
rect connection with the we'll. espe-
cfally if located near it. and thus on
teammates the water. The health of
large communities Of people who draw
their food supply from the country
g in 4 mesaure d~rnendert upon the
heaffhfulnees Of tho farrnin~ IN
mun:ty. IN fact, there is scarcely a
city chilli whose health is not in a
degree dependent upon the sanitary
condition Of the barn and house Of the
d~airyran. MIX frequently has been
chou % be the means of disease dis
tribution.
with these conditions before lis it
IS absolutely necessary to have a GOOD
sewage-disnosa1 plant on every farm.
Health cannot be measured by cost.
Cor . small cost should not stand in
the wav to any great extent in erect
ir~ 2 plant that is effective for this
purpose.
The dairy DEPARTMENT of the Kansas
state experiment station has for tho
last few years been experimenting on
TIE different methods Of SEWAGE dis
| Dosal, and it is now ready to advocate
a system that is -atively in"x-
nersiye. and is practical for every
farm. in fact. in some cases 1t has
! proven to be 8 source Of great Drnft
v-her nced for ~irrioa+in~ and fertit-
izing truck patches and farm crnns. IT
has fnrtharrnnre proven 10 he q labor
~avin~ cOntriyanra in the way Of
c~1aanfn COW sta hles. r-ovi1od the sta
blne are ~prnnerIy constructed.
Practical mans 70" 6isnosirg IT the
sewaga a-1 the methods of
and bfitH'rg the ''sentir tart-' de-
sc~ihe6 f,,Tlv IN brflatir No 1+2. pub
-. - y~..1 CSA,&o 4, ~~i ,o 7
college, Manhattan. Kan. and will be
GENT froe 10 those interested.
C~nrrnrnhenoive 4nretrsti"ns arn
Given In detail and these tO"othnr with
excellent suggestions as to location
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Skim MIX and CuH; Bacon.

Sersratad milk fed alone even wills
net cr1y Feep the pigs in GOOD conHi-
+;rn. rr+ If given in sufficient 0,lantt-
ties will aause considerable increase in
the fat and lean meats Of tho pi~s.
Some ex~rertpoents show that eediu.
pigs on skinned milk alone from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
GROUP

cn,ii.s < nos mat haunts every hour Of
kiVes instant relief ard comfo1 nHhiios
q weaken Ii. siarn.. rs. iuc
hsep II in tie home. si.na. ~
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
A EruItfuI Potato PIant.

Not satisfied with yielding an enor.
nous output in the regular way, an
Irish potato vine growing in the
garden of C. C. Nall at Luthersville,
Ga, some time ago began to put out
potatoes all along its branches, and
when sent to the Constitution office
the other day, had potatoes as large
as eggs growing practically all over
the vine.
In letter accompanying the freak
Mr.. Nall states that the vine grew in
his garden, where the land is a mix
ture of sand and red clay. On tax
ing up the plant, he found that the
industrious vine had not neglected its
regular duty while pulling of its un.
usual stunt, as proven by the fact
that an unusually large number of po-
tatoes were found in their accustomed
place in the ground. --Atlanta COAsti.
tuition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
FOR THE GIRL OF TWELVE
Some Holiday Presents That Will Be
Most Pleasing and Appro-
pirate.

Perhaps there Is no more difficult
person in the household for whom to
select a gift than the girl OF about
10 years old. She has outgrown dolls
and such childish delights; she cares
nothing for the dainties that would
please her older sister, yet something
must be found for her. In olden days
sashes made excellent gifts, but now
they are not quite SO useful. Why
not replace them by ribbon for the
hair, with embroidered ends? The
cost would be comparatively little and
the work would be almost nothing
1t would take a piece OF ribbon about
a yard long and about Ave inches
wide. Cut the ends across and EN-
brolder. In the self color. a soallop
and. perhaps, small design on the
order OF the Dresden work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Copyright, by ]. B. Lipplncott Coz
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with a scene at a box
party. Miss Henrietta Winstantley, sis
ter of Bishop Winstanley overheard
Banker Ankony propose to Barbara Hem
ingray, whose brother Dan was In his
employ. Dan was one of the towns pop
ular young men. He showed some nerV-
BUSINESS when Attorney Tom Twintng told
him Barbara refused Ank9ny. nixon; Antony
the following day, summoning Twining,
accused Dan of looting the bank Twin
ing refused to prosecute. Barbara per-
suaded Ankony to postpone starting
gagement of Ankony and Barbara. He
congratulated both. He visited Miss
Hemingway and found her almost In
tears. He told her he had loved her, but
feared prematurely announcing his af-
lection. BY actions alone she told him
she reciprocated. Mrs. Arson Dimes,
wealthy widow. proposed marriage by
proxy with Bishop Winstanley. The lat
ter. consulted with Twining. The bishop
had been paying attentions to Miss
Streeter. Dan consulted Twining, say
ing his sister was determined to marry
banker, though he could not help believ-
Ing she was making sacrifice to save
him from jail Miss Winstanley, find
ing pressed rose in the bishops book,
scented a love affair Mrs. Dimes sailed
for America. Miss Wlnstanley informed
Twining that Mrs. Dimes was intent upon
stopping the marriage of Barbara and
AnkOny. Mrs. Dimes arrived and Ankony
Immediately set about to sail with Bar
bara for Europe the following day, in or
der, it seemed, to avoid Mrs Dimes. Mrs.
Dimes confronted Ankony with evidence
of his populations while attorney for the
late Mr. Dimes. She told him that II he
persisted in marrying Barbara that day
that she would prosecute him. Finally he
agreed to her proposition that he should
give up Barbara as the price Of Mrs.
Dimes silence Ankony notified Barbara
of the necessity for breaking the engage
ment Dan was informed also.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

eter. Place two together, slash the
edges to the depth of an inch and a
half, to form a fringe, lay the candy
in the center, gather the fringe to-
gether, and tie about an inch below
the fringe, which pull out until loose
and fluffy, and hang by ribbon.
Artificial snow is sparkling Dip
flakes of cotton in glue, then in dia-
mond dust, and place it on the topmost
boughs.
Tiny Japanese lanterns light the tree
prettily, and are safer than unshielded
candles; then there are little square
lanterns having mica sides. These
have a sponge in a tin cup at the bot
tom and a wick. The sponge is sat
urated with kerosene and the wick
lighted. They burn longer than the
ordinary Christmas tree candles, max
ing a handsome illumination, and are
quite safe.
Little iced cakes in various colors
help to decorate the tree. These are
made in the semblance of snowballs
and dominoes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
SURE THE SHOVEL WAS c..
Explanation Of Small Boy That MGss
Have Greatly Treasured the
Anxious Mother.

I've Just spanked Ned. / don't
know what course you'll pursue with
Stephen" remarked the mothers in
innate friend.
What have the boys been up to
now" was the timorous query.
"About the very last thing you'd
imagine. They've been eating lunch
con with the Italian laborers work
ing along the car tracks. And you
might as well know the worst at
once - they've been eating meat
cooked in a shovel"
With a frantic vision of a hope
lessly germ-riddled child, Stephens
mother called her interesting heir to
speedy account.
Il didn't eat luncheon with any
strange men," he Indignantly persist
ed. Those men are all my dear
friends. And l didn't eat any meat
cooked in a shovel, either"
What did you eat, them"
Only some gravy cooked in a
shovel by one of the men" Then per-
ceiving the wild alarm in the maternal
countenance. But it was clean all
right, mother, for saw the man wipe
off the shovel with his hat before he
poured in the gravy"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
New EnuIand Pie,

Some poor dweller in the benight-
ed beyond of Chicago asks what a real
New England pie is like. 1t probably
will not help him to be told, but If
he means apple, it is like an essay by
Emerson liquefied with the music of
Massenet and spiced with the cyni-
cism of Shaw; if he means pumpkin,
1t is like some of Gounod's music
heard in landscape all sun and flow
ers. It is too early yet to describe
the mince pies of 1909, but last years
and last year was not an extraor-
binary good year-were like an in
crease in salary, and a present from
home arriving on the day when ones
conscience was behaving itself.-Bos-
ton Globe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Embarrassing.

Not only the houses Of the Mex
leans, but whatever you admire is
yours. If you express a sentiment
of appreciation of anything, the own
er at once says: "Senor, it is yours"
but he simply intends something fat
tering, and you are therefore not ex-
pected to accept anything that is Of.
fered to you. An amusing story is
told of Sir Spencer st. John, the Eng
lish ambassador, which illustrates how
this national courtesy often provokes
embarrassment. Sir Spencer, who is
a gallant old bachelor, was prom
enading with some ladies in the park,
when he met a nurse girl with a
bright-eyed baby The ladies stopped
to admire the little one, and Sir Spen.
Ger asked whose child it was. "Senor,
it is your own" replied the nurse, with
a courtesy. Sir Spencer has never in.
quired as to the parentage of pretty
children since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

dear, but can wait no longer. must
know-now that you are free to tell
me-whether 1 can ever hope that you
will care for me-"
do you know all that has hap
pened?" she asked. She was as
white as her gown, and her eyes only
half lifted to mine.
Yes, Barbara. Don't mind, dear.
Part of it l guessed and the other
part had to be told me. But am glad
that there is nothing for you to tell
me-nothing but the one thing l am
so eager to hear. Yon won't keep me
waiting any longer, will you?"
After all that has happened you
still want me for-your-"
More than ever; thousand times
more than ever!" l cried.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Informed
of the World and the Commentator of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts Of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity Of pro-
duct, which they demand in a laxative
remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method Of man
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benefcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
AS Far Back as 1853 Lord Kelvin Was
Experimenting with the
Principle.

Wireless telegraphy has many dis
coverers. AS has been so often the
case in any branch of physics, wheth
err pure or applied, the name of Lord
Kelvin is associated with the discov-
cry. In 1853 he gave forth the theory
of oscillation. In 1865 Maxwell pro
pounded the theory of electrical
waves, and in 1883 Hertz practically
discovered them. Sir Oliver Lodge
was looking for the waves at the
same time, and was successful In
finding them running along wires in
the same year that Hertz discovered
them going through space. In 1890
he was able to take further step,
developing the receiving arrange
ments for the detection of these
waves by means of the principle
which he decided to call syntony.
At the same time another word.
cohereT, was added to the language,
In 1894 he was able to give a demon
stration before the British association
of signaling across space without
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
CHAPTER XII.

Barbara was away several weeks,
and then one day Mrs. Dimes, meeting
me on the street, told me that she had
come back to town and that she was
we'll and entirely recovered from the
effects of the unfortunate publicity of
her broken engagement.
l went to see her that evening. 1t
was just after dinner, and the maid
told me that Miss Hemingway was go
ing out, but that she would ask If she
would see me for a few minutes.
AS we stood talking, Barbara came
down the stairs. She wore a rather
scrumptious gown of white-one from
her trousseau, imagine, and the hope
went over me that it might yet fulfill
the purpose for which 1t had been de-
signed. Her cloak was white too-a
velvety thing that had not seen be-
fore. 1t became her wonderfully, with
it's bewitching folds and curves and
richness. And her brown head, lifting
itself with all its charming poise
above the new loneliness, thrilled me
while the eyes that looked down on
me were more like the eyes of the
Barbara l loved than they had been
for a very long time.
ooh, you!" she exclaimed from the
landing where she paused an instant
at sight of me.
Going out?" l asked, lightly, as If
l were not dazzled and palpitant.
ITO a very small affair at the
Averills'. Why not come along?"
Because I'm not asked. But you
will give me a minute before you
go?" l pleaded.
She glanced at the hall clock
Yes, l think so. Hord Averill is
coming for me, but it isn't time for
him yet"
Annie" said I to the maid, "if Mr.
Averill arrives, show him into the
drawing-room and let him wait
You are very urgent" Barbara
said, with a rather uncertain smile.
held open the library door and she
entered. She did not sit, but stood
half turning to me. leaning against
the corner of the table near the fire
place, where low fire burned. l had
never seen her half so lovely, nor sc
adorable.
1--WE have abused our friendship ant
treated it shamefully," l said at once
land now perhaps 1 am about t.
maroon it, but must take the chance
Forgive me if l have come too soon
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Father Was an Invalid.

1t had been a hard day in the field,
and father and son were very hungry.
The only things eatable on the table
were u very large apple dumplings.
The father had consumed ten while
the boy was eating one, and then both
reached for the one remaining.
Son." pleaded the farmer, you
wouldn't take the last apple dumping
from your poor sick pa, would your
Success Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
A Lay Matter.

Would you like the floors in mo-
saic?" asked the architect
The Springfield man looked dubious.
Would you like the floors in mo-
sale patterns?"
81 don't know so much about that"
he finally said 81 amt got any preju.
dice against Moses as a man, and
maybe he knew a lot about the law.
AS regards laying of floors, though, l
kinder think I'd rather have 'em un.
sectarian ."-Harper's Weekly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

'Later, perhaps, but not Just at
first" she said. I'VE don't know
much about honeymoons, you and /,
Mr. Twining; but I'm sure you'll agree
with me that no man wants even his
beloved sister underfoot at that time.
So Dan and are off in a fortnight"
Good" l approved land If things
don't go well with me Ill come along.
MAY II"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Beautiful structures Dreams Realized

Every beautiful structure is the
dream of the architect. ST. Pauls is
but a dream of Christopher Wren.
Without the dreamers the world would
be a dull place. DTeamers lifted it
out of the darkness of barbarism and
ignorance and placed it in the white
light of civilization and knowledge.