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The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

said
Captain Heath in company with
one of the physicians came out to see
ME and asked if l would undergo the
only remaining hope of saving the
young mans life. / did not have the
heart to refuse: 1 simply couldn't
say no. ! looked at it this way: have
several brothers and sisters and they
are as liable to be afflicted with pei
Iagra Or some other disease as the
brother of Captain Heath, and if it was
the only means Of saving TIE life OF
either of them 1 would naturally ex-
pect some one to have enough of the
milk of human kindness flowing
through his veins to do for him or
her the simple little thing that did
ii has always been my motto. DO
unto others as l would have them to
do for me or for those who are near
and dear to me- The request Of Cap
tain Heath | considered Il very small
one
Reward? No. would not sell one
drop Of my blood. 1 was willing to
do whatever I could in the effort to
save another's life. I do not think
anyone should sell human blood 1
am certain that no one could buy
mine. No monetary consideration
would nave induced me to go through
"hat did. 1t appeared to me to be
my Christian duty: a duty that I owed
to myself, my loved ones and to God
to help a suffering human being tss
I had a horror of the hospital
had never been to an institution Of the
kind and it appeared to me horrible.
place. AS I came to realize more
fully the duty before me the horrors
Of the institution sank into the back
ground. / remained there for about
"a hours and was on the operating ta-
BILE for what appeared to me to be
long, long time before I went to sleep
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

secrecy as to any sort of detail Of such
operation, has at last given way and
disclosed the identity of the young WO-
man, the heroine of the recent opera
ton at the James Walker Memo
Hospital, in this city, when a last final
and most heroic effort was made ii
save the life OF Mr.. J. e. Heath, of
Waxhaw, n. c., the victim Of that ter
rible new disease known as pellagra,
by the infusion of blood from the ar
teries of the young woman who had
been cured Of the disease In other
cases this treatment had been success
full and when the skill of the physi clan
had been baffled, this last resort was
made to save the mans life and the
young woman calmly and bravely sub
mitted to the operation Of having the
blood from her arm siphoned into the
veins of the already dying man. Il
was a most heroic act. She cheerfully
gave herself into the hands of the
physicians in the hope that her life
blood might be the salvation of the
stranger. Physicians say her nerve
was superb and for the space of four
hours she was on the operating table,
as an artery in her arm was cut, con-
nected with a vein in Mr.. Heath's arm
and the warm. new blood was trans
ferred to the weakened system Of the
dying man. She not only willingly un-
derwent this operation but volunteered
to allow her other arm t. be cut If
there was hope that it might do good
This without reward hope CT re-
ward, the young woman afterwards
mcdestly declining to accept a simple
gift from Captain Heath, a brother of
the dying young man, whose case is
well remembered by readers Of the pa
DerS.
me newspapers all over this and
oIner States have sung the praises Of
inns young heroine, whose name was
unknown and unsung. Her act of
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

The doctors asked me if I wanted 4.
take anything to relieve the pain 20 20
I told them / did not if 1 could noan, no
bly, get along without it. They ~.
almost through when they did give ~
something to put me to sleep. bos
lieve 1 could have stood it to the Ia.
minute without taking anything -
When the young woman retired fon
a moment her mother said: "Elizahett.
is and has always been quiet. modae+
and unassuming girl and has ever been
ready to bear the burdens of Others
without a murmur. 1t is second ma
ture to her. When she was asked to
go to the hospital she considered thar
the request meant compliance forth
with and Immediately gave her con-
sent. | confess that / was somewhat
surprised that she was brave enough
to face the ordeal"
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21
BACK FROM SCOTLAND.
j. NJ Monte Spent the Summer In
His Native Town.

Mr. j. M. Monte, one of Raleigh's
best esteemed citizens has returned
from KilmarnOck, county of Ayrshire
Scotland, his native home, where he
spent the months of July and August
He left America on the 18th of June.
and returning arrived in New York
city nthe 14th instead, coming on
the Caledonia from Glasgow.
While abroad, though the major
portion Of his time was spent in Kill
marnock, Mr.. Monte travelled through
the beautiful and picturesque countv
Of Ayrshire, through the Highlands
and the northern part of IreIand.a
Many scenes Of his early youth were
revisited. He was 19 years of age
when he migrated to America, set
Ting first in New Bern, where he
1nained till the war between the
States. After serving through the war
he located in Clayton, Johnston coun-
ty, afterwards coming to Raleigh.
where he has been a successful and
useful citizen for the pasc forty years.
The Kilmarnock Standard of Sept
4th contains an interesting article
from the pen of Hon. Tom Robert,
son. distinguished writer of Ayr. in
which interesting reference is made
to Mr. Monte. The following excerpts
are taken from that article:
Last week / spent an afternoon
at Alloway and on Doonsde with q.
Kil1narnock Carolinian. 1t is over
fifty years since Mr.. J. M. Monte first
said goodbye to Kilmarnock and
crossed the western sea to push his
fortune in the West. Half century
is a long stretch in anybody's hfes
and according, to the Psychologists we
change several times the while it is
running it's course. However this
may be, there has been no change I'M
Mr.. Monies love of his own town.
every good Scot. he has a warm corr
ner in his heart for Scotlanda poets
So there was next to nothing for me
to tell him. Tam O Shanter and Soutex.
Johnny were two of his old croniea-<
so far they were concerned he
and that skittish but wicked limmer,
Guilty Sark, in the remembrance of
whom we all smile-there was no
need to introduce him to her as we
stood looking in upon the scene of
her cantrips. SO with the auld clay
biggin' and the banks and brass theW
were part Of his heritage as well as
mine, though these fifty years anu
more he has dwelt under the, sunny
skies and by the cotton fields of the
South. and his material interests are
all thousands Of miles away q.
But naturally the old place is alE
changed for him, and he is a stranger
dHloHS ms IellOW-lCW nS1nen nlHSfiIH
in the present. his thoughts with aulG
lang syne, having one more IOoI
around the scenes of his boyhood, re-
calling the men and women who once
were the life Of the place. refreshing
his associations of the earlier perio6
by tacking on to them a fresh crop OF
memories to take back with him to
Carolina, and demonstrating that 81
man can be a good Scot as we'll as q
good American
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21
SEVEN SENTENC CE SERMONS.

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
When the end Of your work is out
Of sight, look aloof.--de Lesseps.
Blessed is he who has found his
work: let him ask no other blessed
ness; he has life purpose.-Thomas
Carlyle.
Great truths are portions of the soul
Of man;
Great souls are portions of eternity.
Lowell.
In prayer it is better to have a heart
without words than words without
heart.-Bunyan.
And what doth the Lord require OF
thee, but to do justly, and to love
mercy and to walk humbly with thy
God ?-Micah
Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight and thou shalt see
The curved line ever follow thee,
Anon.
Christianity is a religion that Will
not keep; the only thing to do with II
is to use it, spend it, give it away
Henry Van Dyke.
Checkers. Years ago 1 had money
to burn and I burned it!
Neckers How?'
Checkers. On an old flame OF
mine,
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 13.-
Through an inquiry instituted during
the past week by The News and OBJ
server the barrier of professional
ethics that usually surrounds the aver
age hospital operation with an air OF
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

self-sacrifice deserves a monument
and it is a pleasure here to give credit
to whom credit is due, though 1T be
unsolicited. undesired and all but
positively forbidden.
A modest little cottage in the cotton
mill village of Delgado, neat, tidy
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

puhlica :dpn with reference to her
deed in sacrificing her own blood IN
an effort to effect cure of a man, en-
tirely a stranger to her ana Wnom sne
had never heard Of before and one
whom she did not expect even to meet
again, even though he recovered, she
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21
NORTH CAROLINA HEROINE

Miss Elizabeth Weaver Skilled Employe in Degado Cotton
Mills Who Gave Her Blood in the Hope of Saving the Life OF
Man Afflicted With Peueqra Whom She Did Not Know
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight and thou s
The curved line ever follow tn
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

Christianity is a religion that
not keep; the only thing to do wi
is to use it, spend it, give it ava
Henry Van Dyke.
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

When the end Of your work is out
Of sight, look aloof.-de Lesseps.
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-21

Blessed is he who has found his
work: let him ask other blessed
ness; he has a life purpose.-Thomas
Carlyle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
DETROIT WEATHERED
PANIC IN GOOD SHAPE

Detroit passed through the depres-
sion OF 1905 with less business suffer
ing than many cities of its class. de
clared Commissioner John J. Whirl in
his annual address al the fifth annual
meeting OF the Detroit Builders assc.
citation, Tuesday night. Detroit
showed a shrinkage in the value Of
buildings constructed of "A per cent
as compared with 1907. while Cleve.
land suffered a loss OF 81 per cent,
Toledo 40 per cent, and Cincinnati 40
per cent.
President John H. Laurie spoke Of
the absence of labor troubles. and said
that every division OF the association,
from carpenters 10 masons had de-
clared for the open shop. He pre-
dicted busy year for 1909
A feature OF the year was the or
ganization OF the Michigan State As
ISOLATION OF Builders, which will hold
its first annual meeting In Grand Rap
ids. Feb. IS.
The officers elected for the coming
year are
Presiden. John II. Laurie; first vice
president. Earnest McCleary: second
vice-president. Thomas r. Beck: sec
rotary, James Roach; treasurer. Wal.
ter 8. RUSSELL: commissioner. John ].
Whirl. The election OF Mr. Beck and
Mr.. Roach was the only change from
last year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
Warden Gives $500 To
Correct Garden Account

JACKSON Mich, Feb. 10.--Book-
keeper Stone, OF Jackson prison. says
that Warden Armstrong came TO him
Monday night and gave him $500 to
be credited TO the garden truck ac-
count so IL would appear almost cor
rect when an investigation was made.
convict named Austin peddles vege-
tables around Jackson. He had sold
between $500 and 5000 worth OF yege-
tables and turned the money over to
Head Farmer Walker.
The latter says that he gave the
money TO Arms strong.
Prosecutor Reece and Deputy Atty
Gen McGill learned by hard work
that Armstrong had turned over to
BOokkeeper Stone. who has been Ia
prison for several years. little less
than $500. Reece and McGill had no
opportunity OF talking with Stone at
the prison SO they went TO his resi-
dence. After much quizzing Stone adj
mitted that Armstrong had come 10
him Monday night and gave him 5000
TO be credited To the garden truck ac-
count The prosecutors ordered Stone
20 keep the money ard produce il as
evidence and Stone said he would
do so
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
ITALIAN AUTO CO.
MAY LOCATE HERE

It is rarely that the head Of a manu-
featuring concern eXerts himself To
get rival concern to locate In the
same town with him. yet that is what
Henry Is. Joy, president OF the Pack
ard Automobile Co. is doing He
spent Tuesday In taking T.. K Hol-
lander president of the American
branch of the r. J. \. r. company
around Detroit, and explaining the
advantage OF the city as a location
for that concern
The T. T. A. + cars are now made
in Turin. Italy. and a change in tariff
schedules has made 1t difficult for that
make OF car to compete In America
with American cars. Therefore. fac
tory will be built i'm the United States
which Will employ 1000 men
Detroit will not offer any bonus for
the concern but the advantages OF the
city In regard to shipping convenient
delivery OF accessories, labor condi.
lions. etc seemed 10 appeal TO -Presi.
dent Holander II 80 Is decided TO
come here. a site along the belt line
will probably be- chosen
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
STREET RY. COMMITTEES
DABBLE IN FIGURES

Figures in big Jumps were handled
by TWO subcommittee OF the Commit
tee OF Fifty, which met Tuesday night.
The taxation and paving committee
decided not TO hire any expert to un-
ravel the tangle of figures which must
be taken from the public records re-
garding the subjects they are TO in
vestigate. Howard c. Beck called at.
tention to the fact that the city has
10 replace foundations and paving on
the three-cent lines and the total cost
OF this paving will be ascertalned from
the department OF public works. From
the treasurer's office, the committee
will get the facts regarding assess
ment and taxation on the various
lines
Frank DANCER surprised the other
members of the statistics committee
by showing them a chart on which he
had laid down thep rincipal items OF
information regarding operation o.
street railways In different cities He
already has much information from
ether cities. The comparative items
To be secured include: The amount
OF capital per mile. the bonded indebt-
edness per mile, the number OF cars
In daily use the number of passengers
carried per car per day. the number
OF kllowatts used per car per day. the
cost per kilowatt OF carrying passen-
gers, IN ecost per car per mile. num-
Der of rides per inhabitant each day.
cor mileage day. passengers carried
per mile. cost OF construction per mile
using concrete or crushed stone foun-
dation, life OF concrete foundation. cost
Of cars cost OF car maintenance per
mile. wage per hour for regular runs.
total wage. life OF cars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
GRAND JURY WILL
PROBE AFFAIRS At
JACKSON PRISON
JUDGE PARKINSON TO BE ASKED
TO SUMMON sopY-oovERNoR
URGES LEGISLATURE IN GIVING
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE.

| LANSING, Mich, Feb. 10.-Judge
Parkinson. OF Jackson, will be asked
10 summon grand jury To investigate
conditions e. the Jackson state prison.
| This was decided on at meeting be-
tween Attorney-General Bird. deputy
encouragement Chase and McGiil
and Prosecutor Reece. of Jackson. The
formal application for the grand jury
will be made by Prosecutor Reece
| probably tomorrow. and IL is not
doubted that Judge Parkinson VIII
summon IT,
Deputy Acknowledgement McGill will
assist in the prosecution. and another
state legal authority may be added To
push the investigation. Warden Arm
strong will be ordered To yacate the
wardens quarters at thep rison and
remain outside the prison grounds
! His family, OF course. will go with
him. This step Is taken because IL 10
alleged Armstrong hampered the
rosecutors in their investigation.
Governor Warner says no obstacle
will be placed in the way OF a thor
ough investigation. The governor Is
convinced that the evidence agains,
Warden Armstrong Is very strong. 1t
Is lard blow to him. as he had much
faith In Armstrong. who was his boy
hood chum. Gov. Warner sent spe-
cial message 10 the legislature last
night urging legislative investiga-
| ton. Senator Fox. too, introduced a
resolution for a thorough legislative
| inquiry into thep rison affairs, but the
| legislators were convinced that
grand jury probing would be far bet
/ no ipt
the state. Senator Fox's resolution
was referred to the committee on ap-
preparations, where it Is expected to
die.
Gov. Warmers special message TO
the legislature says:
To the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives:
| am addressing your honorable
body In compliance with reso-
luton adopted by the board or
control OF the Michigan state pris-
on at a special meeting called by
myself at the prison, Feb. s. 1909.
The resolution requested the
chief executive TO send a special
message TO the senate and the
house asking that thorough
legislative investigation be made
of the affairs OF the Michigan state
prison. 1t was the opinion OF the
board that the investigation
should be thorough and compre-
sive.
A resolution was adopted by
the board that the auditor general
and the attorney general be re-
Quested To have an investigation
of the accounts. books and records
of the prison, made by an expert
accountant
Should any doubt exist as to
the authority OF the board or the
two state officers named TO incur
this expense | would recommend
that IL be taken care or by legfs-
! lative action. IL Is unnecessary
to state that this matter should be
given precedence over other leg
7 islative matters II necessary, In
order that the people OF the state
| may be- In possession OF the facts
regarding the management or this
institution In the near future.
Very respectfully,
FRED NJ. WARNER,
| Governor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
SALOON INTERESTS
MAY FIGHT IN COURTS

MONROE. Mich. Feb. l0.-The Mon
roe county board of supervisors yes.
terday afternoon by vote OF II To Z
decided to submit the local option
question to the people at the April
elcCt ton The vote followed a bitter
argument that continued all day. Coun-
sci for the saloons vigorously attacked
the validity OF the prohibition peti.
tiOns. Although 273 Withdrawals were
filed, the board refused to accept any
not based on fraud or mistake. The
petitions contained only 1877 more
names than required for the board 10
act. The "wets" will probably carry
their fight into the courts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
Bodies OF Two Victims
OF Orphanase Fire Are
Found Terribly Burned

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, Feb. 10
Two OF the three bodies OF the chill
drer who were burned to death In the
Haskell home fire early last Friday
morning. probably those OF Lena Nc
kelvey and Cecil Coutant. were found
Yesterday afternoon by the workmen
who have been digging in the ruins
since the fire The bodies were terri.
bly, burned and one of them when found
vas wrapped partially in bed cloth
ing. They were found In the north
west part OF the building in corner.
The body OF the colored boy George
Goodenow has not yet been found
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
TELLS OF DRINKING
IN LEMP HOUSEHOLD

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 10.-Employes
OF the Lemp family gave testimony IN
the suit OF Mrs Lillian Hanidian Lemp
in her suit for divorce from VIM J.
Lemp the millionaire brewer The
employees told OF visits Of women 10
the Lemp home while Mrs Lemp was
absent Mrs. Lena Corey. laundress,
testified that she saw five or six per.
sons drinking I'm the house at one
time. Some Of them were women.
Mrs. Lemp, In her testimony said that
emp had once threatened To kill him.
self
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
Completes 40-Day
Fast in Effort To
Cure Her eAfflfction

ADRIAN. Mich, Feb. 10.-Mrs.
Minor r. Cole. who has suffered from
rheumatic arthritis for seven years,
causing the stirening of the joints OF
her limbs, has completed 40day
fact. No food whatever has passed
her lips in that time. She hopes that
the fast, which was begun Jan. /. has
reduced her vitality TO the point that
the fermentation in the body. supposed
to be the cause OF her affliction, will
cease Mrs Cole is In good spirits.
Water has been her only diet in the
40 days, She said the would begin TO
take nourishment today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
OPPOSES PARCELS POST.

BAY CITY, Mich, Feb. lO.-John A.
Green, of Cleveland. national secretary
OF the State Association OF Grocers
and General Retailers, In spirited
address at the meeting OF the associa-
tion here yesterday. declared that the
parcels post. as advocated by Postmas.
ter-General Meyer would drive the re.
taller in all lines out of business: that
1t would favor large department stores
in the cities and ruin the country mer-
chant. The delegates in general were
opposed TO the parcels post.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
PROMINENT FaeNcHmAN DIES.

SAGINAW. Mich, Feb. l0.-Alfred
Picard, a prominent French Catholic
resident OF Saginaw died az the home
OK his daughter Mrs Honey Hemmet.
or, IN Pontiac, according 20 mes
soge received here Picard was born
at ST Timothys, Que. I'm 1876. and
was educated for the legal profession.
he came 10 Saginaw IN 1864 he had
been III two years and had been treat.
FL, ut private retreats Ia Dearborn and
Pontiac
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
Professor Discovers
Dread Bro1Dn Tail
9Notb in Micbiqan

LANSING. Mich. Feb. 10-Prof l..
r. Taft has discovered the brown ta.l
moth, one of the most dreaded tree
pests known. Prof Taft. who is state
inspector CT nurseries and orchards
found the pest on some nursery stock
imported from Franch by a Michigor
fruit grower IL has not been found
in any Of the Michigan nurseries and
Prof Taft hopes that the pest can be
stamped out without further damage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
PACKERS DAUGHTER
is GIVEN A DIVORCE

CHICAGO, Feb. 10--Mrs. Ruth
Swift Eversz, daughter Of Gustavus +.
swift, the late millionaire packer. was
granted a decree OF divorce In Judge
Gibbons court yesterday. Efforts TO
insure secrecy were made by the law
vera IN the case. Although Attorney
Alden, representing Mrs. Eversz, has
fited an answer 20 the charge Of deser-
ton, there WAS no attempt to refute
the testimony given by Mrs, Eversz
and her maid. Anna Olsen. tho only
two witnesses heard in the case,
BY the decree Mrs Eversz is given
their daughter, Barbara, All claims
for aIimony on the part OF the de-
PENDANT or plaintiff are prohibited.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
CHECK VFoRceR FoILEp.

SAGINAW Mich. Feb l0.--A we'll
dressed young man presented a check
for s3l2 at the Second National bank
yesterday. signed by Harry (. Open
heimer. OF the Oppenheimer Cigar Co.
Teller Alfred II. Perrin went to the
telephone 10 conhrm-the check and was
told II was a forgery. When the teller
returned the stranger had disappeared.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
aIlZzARp IN NORTH.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. Feb 10.
"A blizzard swept this section OF the
state last night. A 4o-mile gale was
blown and the snow drifted so that
the trolley cars were stalled In all
parts OF the city. A heavy fall OF snow
came with the storm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
CHILD Is sMoTHeRep.

MENOMINEE. Mich. Feb. l0.--The
hEe-y oar-old daughter OF Louis X.
Mukas smothered 20 death I'M a flre
In the home yesterday The mother
had been shopping and the family,
thinking thee hild was With her
Mother. fought the nlaze The house
was only slightly demanded The child
smothered Co death Ia bed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and Vicinityi "Wednesday
night and Thursday. generally cloudy
with snow furrieS; colder tonight with
minimum about IOj high westerly
winds.
Lower MIchigani snow hurries to-
night and probably Thursday; colder
tonight and I'm north portion Thursday;
high westerly winds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
Mob Hangs NEGRO.

HOUSTON. Tex, Feb. lO.-A MOB
lyrched Roby Haskin, the slayer ~
Rev. w. I. Hudson. yesterday after
noon A crowd OF 800 citizens took
the Negro from the jail and Hanged
him To Il tree. Not shot was fred
and thep roceeding was said TO have
heen conducted quietly. The Negro
confessed several days ago that he
killed. the minister.