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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-24
Horses, DR.. w. G. ChriSman.

Horses. DR.. w. G. Chrisman.
Hogs, Prof. r. S. Curtis.
Poultry, Prof. J. S. Jeffrey.
1000 a. -m.-How to Make Two
Bales-o of Cotton to the Acre, Mr.. w.
A. Simpkins, Wake County.
Discussion by Mr.. T. j. ". Broome,
Union County.
What Shall the Farmer Do With
His Cotton Seed? State Chemist B.
w. Kilgore, State Department Of Agri-
culture.
Discussion by Mr.. w. D. Troutman,
Iredell County.
Peanuts as a Farm Crop, Supt. T. E.
Browne, Hartford County.
Discussion by Mr.. Thomas w.
Blount, Washington County.
2:15 p. m.-Doubling the Corn
Yield, Mr.. c.. r. Hudson, State Dem
onstration Agent.
Discussion by Mr.. John f. Latham,
County.
insects Injurious to Corn, Prof. r.
I. Smith, A. and NJ. College AND Elk
pertinent Station.
Preparation of Land for Corn, MI.
B. S. Skinner, superintendent College
Farm.
Discussion by Mr.. j. D.. Seasons,
Cumberland County.
General Discussion by all Corn
Growers.
500 p. m.-The Importance of Edu-
cation in Agriculture, Mr.. F. S. White,
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Rock
Island and Frisco Lines, ST. Louis, Mo.
Farm Methods, DR.. S. A. Knapp, U.
S. Department Of Agriculture.
Thursday, August 26.
1880 to $50 a. m.-Dairy Demon
stration at College Dairy.
$50 a. m.-Dairy Development in
N|or%h Cornlino Mr. a COEOVar
State Department Of Agriculture.
Discussion by Mr.. w. ". Finley,
Wilkes County.
Economical Feeding of Dairy Cattle,
Prof. John .Michels, A. and M. College
and Experiment Station.
Mr.. John w. Robinson, Catawba Coun-
Discussion by Mr.. w. c. Andrews,
Orange County.
Feeding Cotton-Seed Meal to Horses
and Hogs, Prof. r. S.. Curtis, Expert
ment Station.
Suggestions for Selecting a Breeding
Animal, DR.. w. J.. Hartman, State De-
partment Of Agriculture.
2:15 D.. m.-Legumes as Farm
Crops, Mr. T. B Parker, State Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Discussion by Mr.. c. c. Moore,
M~ecklenburg County.
Bu1ldlng Gooo hoaus, Trol. w. y.
Riddick, A. and M. College.
Factors Affecting the Maturity Of
Corn, Director c. B.. Williams, Ex-
pertinent Station.
Grasses and Haymaking, Mr.. r.. L.
ShuforC, Catawba County.
Agricultural Extension Work, Prof.
T. D. Schaub A. and M. College,.
500 o.. m.-Improvements of Farm
Homes, Mr.. ank Sherman. Jr.,
State Department of Agriculture.
Friday, August 81.
7:30 to $50 a. INSTRUMENTATION
of Tests for Tuberculosis in Cows,
Drs. Hartman, Roberts n Chrisman.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
GOOD LETTER WRITING.

Authors. my altogether dear woman can't write letters. At best they squeeze out an essay now and then.
 James Russel Lowell wrote to this ef- feet precisely forty years ago. in ad- dressing Miss Moron; and he added: They are thinking of their punctua- ton, of crossing their t's and dotting their is. and cannot altogether forget themselves in their correspondent. which I take to be the true recipe The assertion of fact is true enough
 the author is seldom a good letter writer. He is apt to be like Dr. Holmes, only "a very good correspondent as a reader of letters" But with Lowelrs explanatory principle one is tempted to quarrel. The. best letter-writer does not forget himself in his correspond ent; he leaves it to his correspondent to do the forgetting-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
EARLY AMERICAN MINE.
First Production of eituminous Coal in
 This Country in Virginia.

The first bituminous coal mined in the United States, states the United States geological survey. was taken from what. is usually termed the Richmond basin, a small area in the southeastern portion of Virginia. near the city of Richmond.
 This basin is situated on the east ern margin of the Piedmont, plateau thirteen miles above tidewater, on the James river. It lies in Goochland, Henrico. Powhatan and Chesterfield counties.
 The coal beds are much distorted. and the coal is of rather low grade when compared with that from other districts with which it has to come into competition. The occurrence of coal was known in the Richmond basin as early as 17O0. and in 17S9 shipments were made to some of the northern states.
 In 1922 the production amounted to 4S,215 gross tons. At present what lit- tie coal is produced in this field is for local consumption only.-Scientific American.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
LET THE WoULD-6E CICERO
 TAKE NOTICE.

Unless a man can speak off-hand,
 he ought not to engage in the Cicero
 business. Beyond all things, he should never read his speech from manu- script. It's like a pailful of ice water in the face of an audience. It would be wiser. better to have it printed in the papers and let the audience read it. In such case, since wordless Pat rick Henry has his home in every breast, each of us would furnish what flash and fire the manuscript reading .'oratcr' leaves out, and so save the latter's credit while multiplying the weight of his words. This I throw in for the good of those who are to come after, and in the hope of substracting from what number of rostrum manu- scripts are waiting to be read.-Hu- man Life.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
A sov's FATE

] once heard grown-up beauty de- clare in the presence and hearing of q half-grown brother that every boy should be put under a barrel at IA and kept there unti, he was 20. out of sight of his kindred and acauaint- ances.''
 Up t0>-21 he is an unmitigable nuisance" concluded the belle. with the vanity of one who has put the case smartly
 The lad listened t9 the tirade with out the twitch of a muscle-stolidity that proved him to be we'll used to such flaying. Three out of four boys in that family turned out badly and were cried down by a scandalized community for disgracing decent and godly ancestry. Hearing this. l recollected the beauty and the barrel and speculated sadly whether or not this were the key to the enigma.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
CLUB PLANS NOVEL JUNGLE
 DINNER"

The members of the Wells Hawks Press club. formed at the end of the Dreamland summer season. will hold a Jungle dinner" at Bostock's animal arena on New Years night setting a precedent for unique feeding affairs, The diners will be caged like regular animals and they will be fed through the bars by walters dressed animal fashion. The walters costume will be obtained from the Hippodrome's ward robe. and they will be garbed all along the line from 'possum to bear. accord ing to the size and disposition.-Brook- ly Eagle.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
Fashio1, Facts.

= HE carved coral Is enjoying . de-
 cided revival. The coral comes iu - many styles. but always in the odd punches of fruit and berries. One of the new bracelets that has attracted con siderable attention Is the band of gold ron half to an inch in width They ar> heavily engraved or covered with an enawel In .,Iack and white.
 srcsn Paris comes The Information that .he simple leather belt is to como into :ts own ussin and that 1t will be much worn this winter .
 The waistcoat plays an important part in tho fai. and winter wear. The length of lins "a the revers is very graceful and aids te lessen any influence which crop ped ont in plaited skirts.
 Net hlogses are now a thing of the dis tant ?est and the material that has been substituted is fire eyeiet embroidery. It is found In colors as well as in black md white. It Is often dyed to match the suit. although the guimpe Is now the preferred thing. as the onepiece frock becomes more and more in fashion as the days mss
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
MATRIMONIAL BELT LINE.
Oddities of a Little Railroad on the
 Tennessee Virginia Border.

Charles H. Warner. the sugar re- finer of New York, and Colin H. Liv- ingston of Washington are part own CTS of a street railway system which in one respect has no rival. In fact Benjamin F. Dulaney. coal operator who owns Black oMuntain. Virginia which aside from it's mineral possi- bilities has achieved fame by being selected by John Fox, Jr., as the scene of two of his novels. asserts that the railway is the most remarkable in the world.
 Bristol, Tenn. is where the road is situated, and some people out there call it the Matrimonial Belt Line For a mile and a quarter the track straddles the Virginia state line. so that man may be riding in two states at once.
 Parson Burroughs. clergyman, owns a hotel and meets every car. and neighbors say that if two strangers of opposite sexes arrive together the par son promptly asks them if they wish to get married. Frequently they do. so the parson gets into the car with them and conducts them to his hotel. though not infrequently the ceremony takes place in the open, the bride standing in one state and the bride groom in the other. while the officiat- ing clergyman straddles the line. Par son Burroughs admits having joined more than 5000 couples in wedlock
 You can drink on the Virginia side of the line, but not in Tennessee. and it often happens that one side of a .treet car is parching with thirst while he other Is very wet indeed.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
FINEST MANSION IN LONDON.
Belts Bungalow" Will be Placed on
 the Market in January.

London-If there is any American millionaire who wants the distinction of being the possessor of the most magnificent house in London, he will be able to acquire it., with the house. in January next. when the wonderful mansion in Park Lane built by the late Otto Belt comes into the market
 Belt was the nephew of Barney Bar nato. the South Africa diamond king, and the heir to most of his fortune It was really Bernato who planned the house. but he did not live to see it built. Constructed in the Louis XVI style. it overlooks the best part of Hyde Park. and is near the houses of parliament and Buckingham Palace. In fact. it is the ideal site for an embassy ard it is said that one nation is after 1t for home for it's representatives at the Court of St. James
 The ground landlord is the Duke of Westminster. and the purchaser must bind himself to pay $5T50 year to the duke for seventy-s seven years, at the end of which period the lease will ex- pire. good story is told of his grace's dealings with Otto. Belt. The dukes agents made so many stipula- tons as to how the house was to be built-elevations not to interfere with views from the ducai Grosvenor man sion; stables to be located where they wouldn't be nuisance. and endless other restrictions-that the diamond Croesus got very tired. Finally the millionaire received a note stating that the duke expected him to spend a min imum of s50.0o0 on the house.
 "I shall spend a good deal more than that on my stables Belt replied Louisville Times.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
SIGNS OF A SOUL MATE MIssIve
A Hotel Clerk as Expert Tells of the
 Ways of the Wary Letter Writer.

When you see a man pick up sta- tionery. go away over in the corner Of the writing room, look warily about him to see that no one is watching. then sit down and bend low over the desk. place a bet he is writing to his sweetheart or soul mate." said clerk at one of the prominent hotels. Get closer and you'll note he has a blotter carefully laid over the top line of his letter and that he turns each sheet face down after he has written it, and again looks about to make sure no one is in on his secret He'll write there for long time, read and punctu- ate the letter, fold it carefully. ponder a moment before he seals it. then per sonally drop it in the mail box.
 When a man is writing to his wife. unless there is some particular bust
 ness matter in the letter he wishes to conceal. he sits at any seat in the writ ing room. boldly starts Dear Mary. or Dear Theresa. or whatever her name may be. and doesn't try to hide it with the blotter. In fact. he appears rather proud of the fact he is writing his wife It looks good. you know. Its his one chance to put himself in good, at home. A man usually takes full ad- vantage of that opportunity, too. It's easier for some men to tell their wives something on paper than it is to look them squarely in the eye and explain.
 Business letters are written without regard to surroundings. unless mat ters of vital importance are being told. More than thousand sheets of writ ing paper are used by guests of big hotel every day."-St. Paul Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16

| ficiaI social arbiter of the White House this winter. She has long been particularly close and intimate l friend of both the president and Mrs Taft. Mrs. Taft, contrary to most of her predecessors. has no social secre- tary. Her long residence in Wash ington. which has covered most of her married life. placed her much more familiarity in touch with society personages and usages peculiar to the social life of the capital than any of the first ladies of the land who have graced the White House in a generation,
 Miss Boardman is a sister -in-law of Senator Murray Crane of Massachu- setts Her parents. Mir. and Mrs. William J. Boardman. are wealthy Their home in Washington has long been renowned as meeting place for interesting persons. and for the warm and boundless hospitality dis pensed there.
 MT. Taft who is president of the National Red Cross society. interested Miss Boardman in the work several years ago. With energy. intelligence
  can girl who starts out to do things. Miss Boardman virtually breathed the breath of life into the Red Cross society after the confusion into which it's affairs fell during the Spanish war. Mainly through her efforts, the so- ciety was reorganized and placed upon a highly efficient and prosperous basis When the news of the Mes sina earthquake reached Washington Miss Boardman, within half hour. took prompt action for the relief of the sufferers. In recognition of her work the Italian government decor ated her with a reproduction in gold of an ancient Roman civic crown. It was bestowed through the Italian ann bassador in Washington. Miss Board man has a desk in the offices of the Red Cross society in the war depart ment in Washington. Except for a few weeks in summer she is there daily from morning until all of the work in sight is disposed of.-Hamp- tons Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
Helpfu1H;nts

IN order to keep windows free from
 frost apply little glycerine on . dry . duster. brilliant polish will result. If the gIycerine is rubbed on the inside of glass just after being washed 1t pre- vents steaming. little kerosene on added to the water used in washing will add a polish. p
 To put frosting on a glnss or window dissolve some Epson salts In hot water and make it ss strong as possible. Then wssh 1t over the glass with hot brush. It will soon cool md deposit the salts in crystal flakes oyer the glass. When the water Is evaporated the window will be found to have . perfect. frosting.
 Faded spots in wood caused by heat or Fight cnn be taken out by rubbing with linseed oil or sweet oil mixed with an eighth part Of alcohol. old linen or nan. nel rags are best to use for this purpose.
 To remove dent from table or cabi- net cover 1t with four thicknesses of paper that has been wet and then set . very hot iron on the surface for only a minute. The steam win raise the com pressed wood layers. To remove scratches an excellent furniture polish is made of equal parts of alcohol. olive oil and pure elder vinegar.
 The best treatment for wrought iron and steel is to wash 1t with a stiff brush and ammonia soap suds, rinse well. dry with heat If possible. then put on plenty of sweet oil. Dust quickly with pow dered quicklime. Allow the lime to stay on two days and then dust with . clean, stin brush. Rub with cloths until the old luster returns.
 A good way to wash ciotheslines Is to wind them on . long board and scrub them with a scrubbins brush. Q
 Always moisten linen which is to be drawn with . damp cloth or a sponge The threads will pull more easily if they are tubbed with soap after they are moistened.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
THE SINGLE sTnUl0s
 OF THE STOCK MtsktT
An Increase of the Dividend in Read
 ing Railroad.

New York, Dec. 15.-Reading divi- dend increase gave the stock market only the semblance of animation it en- joyed today. coming after period or torpidity.
 Operators in stocks were diffident about committing themselves to make contracts Bonds were steady; total sales, s4.O26eOO. United States bonds unchanged on call.
 Stocks.
 Amalgamated Copper. SIS; Smelt- ing. 1OSA; Santa Fe, 12l7s; St. Paul. 157h: New York Central, 123& Pennsylvania, 134z; Beading. 170A; Southern Pacific. 133h; Union Pacific. POP ?rs; Steel, 91B; steel pfd., 125S; Silver, 52s; Mexican. A.
 Metals.
 New York-Standard Copper on the New York Metal Exchange was weak today, spot, December and January closing at S12.75@1312R; February, March and April. 12.S7hg lake copper. s1325@13.62H; electrolytic. s1S.121s@13.S71s: casting, si3Il3-2 Tin was firm; spot and December quoted at s32.6o932,75: January, 32.70G32. SEE: February, -$32.70G 329O: March, s32.70I32.95; April. s3275 bid. Lead was firm. following an advance of from s4.50I 4.60 in the selling price of leading producer. on the local exchange spot was quoted at s4.571s@46O for New York and $40 bid for East St. Louis. Spelter was alliet. snof 6271a asked for Nex York, s610 asked for East St Louis.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
A sUFFRAeETTE sosIETY.

The ways of politics are strange For campaign fund they make you
 pay, And howe'er the prices range There never is a bargain day. They draw your portraits with dis
 dain:
 They scoff at all you said or wrote And make ideals all in vain Why does Matilda wish to vote? And flout you coldly when they fail; They call you in their hour of need, But should your enemies prevail They leave you in the foeman's power 'Mongst all the questions that they
 quote. This is the problem of the hour Why does Matilda want to vote?
 Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
PORCUPINES KILL ALASKAN
 TREES.

Milo Kelly says that porcupines kill more timber on the coast of Alaska than is used for commercial purposes.
 Wherever you go along the coast" " said he. you will notice dead stand ing timber. There are whole patches of this in places. In nine cases out of ten the cause can be traced to the work of porcupines. They ring the trees in hunting for the soft bark next the sap.
 'The government is going to lots of trouble and expense to conserve the timber along this west coast but is overlooking the most destructive of all agents. The thing for the government to do if it wants to save the timber is to find some method of killing the DOT cupines."-Cordova North Star.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16

Skowhegan yesterday. When she saw it she thought her eyes were deceiving her, but she soon perceived that the pumpkin moved little way. stopped and then turned in another direction. She watched this object for some time and told one of her neighbors. The mystery was solved, but the two wom- en did not go nearer to the moving vegetable, but called to a man who knocked the pumpkin over and found polecat. The skunk had crawled un- der the pumpkin and stuck his head in
 to hole in it and was unable to extri-
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
BLACK EVENING GOWNS.

ID LACK is always good for evening
 wear and one of the latest net gowrs O from Paris is for the woman who prefers this to the rainbow shades iu other colors. It Is a clever combination of the new fulness and the old clinglng lines. The bodice, embroidered w.th jet falls in 1chu lines to the girdle. Flat sleeves give the favorite sloping line at the shoulders. The front panel of en- broidered net nts snugly over its founda- ton. while the sides and back of the skirt are of plain net falling in soft full ness.
 The little pleats which give this effect are invisible for depth of four or five inches so that they do not begin too ab- ruptly or lessen the slender ciinginy lines. The lower edge of the bodice and tue top of the skirt fall apart in front to stow the draped girdle of soft satin vivid rose in color, which gives the soli- jary touch of brightness to the handsome gown
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
THE SORROW OF LOVE.

whispered my great sorrow To every listening sedge; And they bent, bowed with my sorrow Down to the waters edge. But she stands and laughs lightly To see me sorrow so, Like the light winds that laughing Across the water go. If I could tell the bright ones That quiet hearted move, They would bend down like the sedges With the sorrow of love. But she stands laughing lightly. Who all my sorrow knows, Like tue little wind that laughing Across the water blows.
 -SEMUS O'SULLIVAN.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
RED CROSS STAMPS.
Woman That Started Them Social
 Arbiter at the White House.

You remember how popular those white plague" Christmas stamps were last holiday time. how people bought the entire issue of 25.oO0.0OO and clamored for more. Well. it was Miss Mabel T. Boardman who conceived the idea, and it will be due to her efforts, in part. at least. that many more millions of these stamps, of a new design. will be offered for safe during the coming Christmas season.
 Miss Boardman will he the unof-
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
Cattle and Sheen.

Chicago-Cattle weak. Toe lower Receipts 25,000 Reeves were s3.90G s25; Texas steers. s3.soM4s5: West ern steers, s4IS.30; stockers and feeders. s3I51Q; cows and heifers. s2d54O: calves. s725I9.75.
 Sheep were weak; receipts 10000. Native, s3.50a5.50: Western, $3.75d $40: yearlings. s6.2567.3o: lambs. na- tive, S5.50TS.25: Western. S5.75@S.25
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
TIT FOR TAT.

Mame-Isn't this huff Aunt Sarah sent me for Christmas beauty?
 Dorothy-It's nice, but I want much larger one
 Mame-Of course you do. But this is plenty big enough for my hands Lippincott's.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16

cate himself from it and had walked off as best he could with the pumpkin on his back.-Lewiston Journal
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
THREE LOST.

How are your brothers. baron?"
 Thanks! Three are married. hut one is still alive. ve.'-Simplicissimus
Arizona republican., 1909-12-16
MAINE STORY OF A MOVING
 PUMPKIN.

pumpkin was seen to walk across >the field by Mrs. Samuel H. Flight of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-02
SUGGESTIONS FROM FARMERS.
Census Director Durand Invites Prac-
teal Cooperation.

Washington, D. c., September t. 1909
The farmers of the United States are
naturally very much interested in the
census of agriculture and farms that
will be taken April Is, 1910, as one of
the subjects to be covered by the Thir-
teenth Decennial Census. Many are
showing their interest by writing to
the Census Bureau for the purpose OF
making comments upon census informa-
ton regarding agriculture as present
ed in the past The Director of the
Census welcomes all such suggestions
and gives them careful consideration,
as he is anxious to have the results
of the coming census correspond as
nearly as may be to the desires OF the
people most interested.
In addition to studying carefully
these suggestions, the Director has on
his own initiative requested certain
professors of economies and agriculture
of the more important universities OF
the country, and other persons who
have specialized in agricultural mat
tcrs, to come to Washington for short
time for the purpose of studying care
fully and crticising plans now under
way. Especially is it desired to OBJ
tain their opinion relative to the ques-
tons to be asked and their form, as the
results to be obtained will so largely
depend upon the character of the schcd-
uIe and the manner in which the ques-
tons are propOunded. These sug-
gestons, coming from outside experts,
are proving to be of great value, and
it is believed that ir consequence OF
this preliminary study more valuable
and accurate data will be obtained than
could otherwise be secured. After
these special students and experts have
made their preliminary studies, formal
are held in the office III
which the whole matter of the charaC-
ter of the schedules and the best meth
DDS of securing the information are
gone over.
The Department is also seeking to
secure the advice and cooperation, as
far as possible, of the officers and eN-
ports of the Department of ASricul-
ture, of the state agricultural colleges,
farmers societies and like organiza-
tons.