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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
THE NORTH CAROLINA WAY.

In the presence of race prejudice
in the North that causes a mob to
wish to kill all the negroes in q COM
munity q one has committed =
crime, and the prejudice in the South
that sometimes works an injury to
the eak ace it IS pleasant 70 rt-
fleet hat in North Carolina. in most
places, there is friendship and good
feeling between the races. Let it b.
perpetuated!
The Chatham Record prints this
week the death of a colored man in
Pittsboro and the esteem in which he
was held that shows the existence Of
a spirit that is to be found in nearly
every community in the South. The
Record says:
"A colorea q named KiDe
station. died here last Saturday who's
death deserves more than 4 PASSING
notice. He had been employed on
the Pittsboro railroad ever since its
construction, in 1886, ar first as n
section hand and then for over twenty
years AS a brakeman and ema He
was always in q good humor and po-
lite. and was most faithful in thu
discharge Of his duties. ready and
prompt in doing whatever he was
told to do.
THAT his faithful discharge Of his
duties was duly appreciated we will
mention that Capt. James F. Aston.
who has been the conductor Of our
train for over twenty years, thought
50 highly of him that. at his personal
expense, he had him properly cared
for during his long sickness and
bought a nice cotfia~for his burial. This
was most creditable to Captain Aston
and also to his faithful employees.
"All who have beer travelling on
the PittsborO railroad will miss the
hearty laughter and smiling face of
this umb black man. who did Wen
his duty in that state of life in which
it had pleased God TO call him"
There would never be any rae,
trouble if all the negroes We're likr
King Station and all the white men
were like Captain Aston. This Incl
dent should be instructive to those
who find only hard things to say of the
race conditions IN the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
"
July &. 1909
HEROES OF TO-DAY.

Every now and then we are told
that We are living in a commercial
age and that the day Of heroes and
that in our pessimism we are prepared
to accept this SANDER of our gener-
alton. some man like HObson in Cuba
shows US that the heroes did not
all perish at Thermopylae. Here in
our State we have thousands of men
and women who would sacrifice their
lives to save their fellows, or Who
would go to the stake before they
would renounce Christianity. 1t only
needs the occasion to disclose these
twentieth century heroes. Only q few
days G there was ~chrOnicled the
act OF Mr.. Ernest F. Nadai. of Wilson,
who put his life in jeopary to save a
young lady from a Watecy grave. The
Wilson Times gives this story of an
other hero in Wilson,:
During the thunder storm last
week While the switchboard at the
telephone exchange was flashing from
over-burdened electric current from
the storm and all the operators in
fear, the board, expecting
no calls under the dangerous condi-
TONS. During all this confusion a GER
tain umbe rang and one Of the girls
rushed to the flaming board and an
Swered the call. 1t proved to be a
fire alarm call. This young lady knew
that no one would call up central
during such q storm except for dis
tress, and her unhesitancy resulted in
the alarm being promptly answered
and much property loss saved
"One does not have to De a soldier,
fireman or engineer to be a hero;
daily examples of herOism are chrOn-
icled from the quiet walks Of life
and we gladly note the above brave
act which was done in our own city
by one too modest to consent to have
her name published
The Times should give us the name
Of this heroine. She is worth a mil
lion times more than the leader Of the
smart set whose names gets into the
papers SO frequently.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
THE TYPHOID FEVER.

1t seems to be agreed that impure
water is the chief cause OF typhoid
fever; that milk comes next in caus-
ing the disease; and that the fly is
the third dreaded enemy. Surgeon
General Sternberg recently stated:
LAS early as the year 1867. I issued
q bulletin warning the troops col
Iected in new camps against flies.
stated my belief at that time that the
fly also is the carrier Of cholera. and
L traced n Of our most severe cpl
denies to flies which came from a
ship which was detained in uuaran-
tine. The flies came ashore and fol-
lowed the butchers carts and drays."
Washington City has good water. it
has inspection Of milk. and vet it has
more typhoid fever than it should
have. Are not flies greater enemies
and do they not do more to spread
typhoid and other diseases thar even
doctors yet understand?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
HOW TO LIVE LONG.

The people are living longer now
than they have lived since the longey-
ity period that produced Methuselah.
and some people intimate hat the
years then We're numbered differently
nd that he wasn't fifty of our present
years When he was gathered to his
fathers. We do not doubt the Bibles
account, for, like Eben Holden, We
believe every word in it from kiVer 10
kiver.'' But since Methuselah's day life
has grown shorter until this century.
Now it is growing longer. and with
proper observance Of the rules OF
health with good sanitation some doe
tors tell us it will be easy for any
body to live to be an hundred years
old.
The New York World tells Of Mr.
Joshua Zeitlein, Of that city, Who l.
1O7 years old. has all his faculties,
reads without glasses, says he intends
to live to be 30 years old. not be
cause he is afraid to die but because
he thinks "life on this earth IS Il
mighty pleasant thing" How has n
managed to live so long? Here is his
statement:
Drink a reasonable amount %.
whiskey every day, ven if you have
more reasons some days n othti9
A glass OF two of beer in hot |ealh7!
will help some.
Talk only of bright and cheerful
things, and never listen for q minute
to the man with q crouch.
Never worry, because that SN7S
you wrinkles and destroys your 8H-
petite.
Get up early and go to bed cary
Laugh as much as YOU an.
D not eat too much.
Smoke a pipe occasionallE, espT'
tally after meals
DO all the good you can On l@.,
earth, because we know nothing aJ"o'
any hereafter
1t should be remembered that ""h3'
is one mans meat is another nA'''
poison" but there is no doubt t""-
the spirit of cheerfulness- that ms '''
man in~culcates is essential to give i-ot
piness while we live. and that II ""
help one to lengtllen his days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
CAPlTAL.TO-CAPITAL ROUTE.

p N-A
There is not room to doubt that the
route that most Automobiles who
come South will prefer is the route
that will come South through the cap
ital Of the Republic and the capital OF
the States. Four-ffths Of the automo-
| bile travel South will be in the winter
months when tourists are going to
Pinehurst, Southern Pines, South Car
| DINA and Georgia winter resorts and
to Florida. That fact guarantees the
popularity of the Capital-to-Capital
route. The trip from Atlanta to Wash
ington, via Columbia, Raleigh and
Richmond showed that as a whole the
roads in North Carolina are better
| ehan in South Carolina or Virginia,
but there are better roads around
Columbia, perhaps. than at other
points on the route. With the eXcep-
ton of twenty miles or SO. the roads
N North Carolina can be put in excel
lent shape cheaply, and plans are ma
| turing now to make the roads as good
all the way from Washington to Jack
sOnville as they are around Columbia
or Raleigh. This is essential to have
an automobile route and is necessary
also il we are to have good roads for
the convenience Of armers and others
who travel much. Mr.. Tufts, wiring
to Columbia, about the roads and how
to improve them, says:
The newspaper scout a have
gone north approximately over our
toute and have found the condition
IS q whole quite poor. This IS not
1ue 10 the fact that the roads haNt
lot been constructed, but that they
nave not been kept in condition. 1t
S the opinion, however, OF all who
laye made a study of the subject that
here is only one way in which the
Dads can be kept in condition and
chat is to have a King road drag in
III hands Of the farmers every ten or
fifteen miles along the route. and have
the road supervisors see that the drag
IS used on the roads as often as is
necessary after each rain.
Il have been over q large portion
Of the route that they criticise so Sc
veTely, and know that 81 or IS a mile
spent on dragging this section woul
have made it as good as the good
roads OF Moore oun and around
Columbia, which they praise so highly.
"A rOad sixteen feet wide in good
condition is much better than a road
thirty feet wide in poor condition. If
We pull together and get these road
lrags along the Capital highway out
We shall have no difficulty in showing
l vastly better road than can be OBJ
aimed through any other section.
what is required is q connected
GOOD road with bridges over ali
streams. which will be firm in winter
and wet or dry. Remember
that a tremendous lot Of work will
have to be done before fall in order
to make this road a success"
Money spent in good roads is a per-
manent investment that brings a divi-
dend every day in the year. Wake
county should take the lead. In the
main the roads in Wake are in good
condition. The authorities should con-
tinue the good Apex road on to the
Chatham line and keep the road from
Apex to the Franklin county line in
good 60, dition all the ,me. Much
good money is often wasted by failure
to keep roads in good condition after
they have been we'll constructed.
--ax -a----
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

Discussing the Democracy of Sec
rotary OF War Dickinson, Mr.. Taft
says he doesn't know whether Mr..
Dickinson is "a straight Democrat"
Or a "rectined Democrat" The
Greensboro Telegram says: cone
thing is certain, Mr.. Dickinson is not.
from the point of view of the Dem
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
AFTER THE SHYSYERS.

The bar needs to rid itself Of shys-
ters. There are too many of them
and the ninety per cent Of good ones
should find q way to be rid Of the
unworthy members of the profession.
IN his address before the State Bar
Association, President L. H. Clement,
OF Salisbury, took the ground that
the court should have the inherent
flght to disbar any attorney for just
cause and he recommended that the
Legislature be asked to pass such q
law.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
Brave Fire Laddies

often receive severe burns puttih5
fires. then use Bucklen'S ArI!ca 60
and forget them. It soon drlLt7
the pain. For Burns, Scalds, "oLa-r
Cuts and Bruises it's earths gIeaI.
healer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptl9Il.
Old Sores. Boils. Ulcers. I'elons; - 80
Pile cure made. Relief is instant
at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

The news from Washington is that
he Democrats i'm the Senate are
United in advocacy Of an income tax
I Cummings and the other Western
republicans can get a few recruits i
nay pass. in snite of Taft and Aid
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

Two convicts in the Iowa peniten-
tiary have published a column of
poems. What the country wants is to
put some poets who insist upon print
ing bad poetry into the p~enitentiarv.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

The antique assertion that 'hE"-.
won't lie is a lying figure or Sl'Tt'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06

IN the new ship subsidy bill is q
provision for free ships. That is =
-nalt to let the shipping trust get ITS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never bee offered in
North Carolina so much good reading
Cor SO little money as we are Offering
under the following propositions: For
one year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an
eight-paee weekly. newspaper.
The ComnlOlier. an able weekly
Journal. published by William Jcn-
nings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic. sixteen
page North Carolina home and farm
week., journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Cents YOU can get all these papers
one year.
v. c. MOORE, Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
RULED HEAVY TO-DAY
Market Dealings in Extremely
Light Volume.
PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER
American Depression in London a
Local Factor.
BONDS STRONG AND ACTIVE
Forecasts of Bank Statement 1ndl-
Gated an Unfavorable
Showing.
BONDS STRONG AND ACTIVE
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February 6.-This morn
ings stock market opened and ruled gen.
orally heavy throughout the greater part
of the business session. For the first
time since the matter has figured promi-
nently In the newspapers there was some
discussion with regard TO the possibilities
involved In the so-called Japanese ques-
1on or at any rate that topic was seized
upon in the absence of anything more
striking.
The weekly reports of the mercantile
agencies upon the state of the country
trade were rather discouraging exhibits
and much stress was laid therein upon
the baneful effects upon business Of the
Forthcoming tariff revision.
Still another factor in the tendency OF
the market was the depression in Ameri-
can shares in the London stock market.
although the quotations forwarded from
that point were not followed up by sell
ing for foreign account upon large scare.
In fact. the dealings were in extremely
light volume and were chiefly or pro-
fessional character.
In the bond market renewed strength
and activity were exhibited. Preliminary
forecasts Of the weekly bank statement
indicated that an unfavorable showing
might be counted upon. as diminished cash
holdings and increased loans were sug-
gested.
Transactions in the stock market de.
veloped few features of special interest
or significance Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific were rather exceptionally
heavy Missouri Pacific made an early
show Of strength. but later reacted. and
Peoples Gas made a corresponding record
in the miscellaneous group.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was fairly &C
tive but moved in line with the general
market Otherwise the traction shares
were neglected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. February 6.-The state
ment of clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold so, $780,
500 more than the requirements Of the
25 per cent reserve rule This is a de-
crease Of $17.36O.57 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans. s1343, G67, 400; increase. 81. 7O6 500
Deposits. $1.4N:.. s2s, 400; decrease. $19.-
091. 7Crs
200
Legal tenders. .so.e41soo; decrease,
81. J5S. 800.
Specie. $3.50. 400 600: decrease, so. 500 200.
Reserve. 1891 DAB 900: decrease, So. 1856.
Reserve required. $3.50. 7O7, 100; decrease,
81. 9y7 .92J.
Surplus. $40. 1856 500; decrease, s17.36O. 575.
Ex-Cnited States deposits, 1925, 600;
decrease, $17,3S9.O:O.
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks today was 1911
Money on call, nominal. Time loans
very dull and easier; sixty days, 2haos.
per cent, and ninety days, c4a3 per cent
six months. 3l4a3h per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper. 81 to 4
per cent Sterling exchange. steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 484. .pt,a
$50 for sixty days and at 4S7. 1Oa4S7.15 for
demand. Commercial bills, 4Sissa4S4a
Bar silver. 52ss. Mexican dollars. A. Gov
eminent bonds. steady. Railroad bonds,
Irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. February 6-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
3a5 points in response to better cables
than expected, renewed reports of bust
ness with China, although the. amount
Of 10000 to about IL 900 bales of cotton
goods and larger spinners' takings for
the week Business was moderately
active, but was largely in the way Of
evening up. SO that orders were pretty
well divided, and prices fuctuated
within range of or points during
the early session.
May. 9.55: July 9.51; October, $50; De-
cember. 9.22a9.23: January, 9.1Oa9.2a.
Futures closed quiet and steady.
Closing bid: February, 955; March.
9.61; April. 9.52; May. 90; June. 9.4s;
July, 34S: August, 9.3S: September.
931: October, go; November 923: De-
cember. 9.23; January. 9.21.
Spot closed quiet. points higher;
middling uplands. 900; middling gulf.
1915; no sales.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. February 6.-Closins: Cot
ton-Spot dull; prices points higher;
American midding. fair. 3.7S: good mid
ding, $40; middling. 90; low middIng,
5.02; good ordinary. AGO; ordinary. 4.23.
The sales of the day were 3OOO bales,
Of which 100 were for speculation and
export, and included 2.OCO American. Re-
ceipts, % 900 bales, including 70 600 Amer
lean.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet;
February. $40: February and March.
5.O51s: March and April, sos; April and
May. 500: May and June, 5.O8ls; June
and July. 5.O61s; July and August. 5.O6ls
August and September. 800; September
and October. 1856; October and November.
401h; November and December. 4.S91a
December and January, 1885,; January
and February. 4S7.
Additional sales made to the trade late
yesterday, 1900 bales. all American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
Distribution in the Wholesale Lines
Is Restricted.

NEW YORK. February 6.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S. weekly review OF trade says:
Dizziness Of retail trade is somewhat
more pronounced than usual at this sea-
son. and distribution in wholesale lines
continues considerably restricted, al
though there is urgency in the demand
for some varieties of cotton and wooden
goods to provide for immediate require
ments and eastern manufacturers are
very busy. Future orders in most lines
are still placed with great caution, but
confidence In the future Is stronger.
Conditions in iron and steel continue
disappointing. The leading interest still
maintains established quotations. yet
price cutting Is general in several lines
and. even with this. new business Is slow
in developing. Some of the larger mills
are operating at about 10 per cent of
capacity. although largely on contract.
Stocks OF pig iron are increasing. and
prices show sagging tendency in conse-
quence. Structural materials continue
quiet.
In the primary market for dry goods
the feature of Importance Is the increas-
ing evidence of shortness of stocks in
jobbers' hands. supplies in the west espe-
cially having been reduced to a minimum
Export business has ceased for the pres
ent owing to advanced prices in nearly all
INES DOu8nt 1OT emma. Inc market Tor
print cloth yarn goods is unusually strong
| and although prices advanced. converters
are placing orders for wide goods as far
ahead as possible.
The market for bleached goods is only
moderately active, but ginghams show
an improvement. especially in southern
lines of staples. There has been very
general opening OF the higher grades of
fancy worsteds in the mems wear market
this week. and clothing buyers are show
ing increased interest and activity
While the trend OF the market for wooden
goods has not been fully determined the
tendency appears to be in favor of better
grade fabrics.
Prices for footwear are firm at the ad-
vanced rates demanded by manufacturers
| owing to high cost of leather but pur-
chases by visiting buyers in the aggre-
gate continue disappointing. Shipments
Of over 81 GOO cases from Boston are the
| largest weekly movement for over a year.
Prices of domestic hides were somewhat
easier, with the exception of branded
stock, which continues strong. CountrQ
hides are lower. All kinds OF sole leather
| are in fair request, but the market for
| upper leather is quiet.
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tions have been started. the total number
has remained about the same. The trust
companies have increased in number. The
change in the business here-and it is a
marked one-has been the enlargement of
the resources of the banking institutions.
1t was formerly the case that about all
national bank in this city could do was
to earn a fair dividend each year on a
capitalization of two hundred or perhaps
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
with something left over to add to the
surplus. Now six of the eleven national
banks have capital of half million and
more. while the trust companies range
from one million 10 three millions of cap
ital.
The same degree OF development is
noted in the statement of the resources
of the institutions. s. that it is evident
the business centered here is growing.
From a recent public announcement it
is evident the Washington and Baltimore
trolley company has abandoned its pur-
pose TO attempt TO secure an independent
entrance into this city and to be content
with what it already has. namely. a traffic
arrangement with the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company to make use
or its tracks. beginning at the bounds of
the District beyond Benning.
The last time an attempt Of this sort
was made was when the Old Dominion
line tried to get a cross-town road
from Georgetown to the Union station.
The two existing systems naturally
ranged in opposition. and received eff
fective aid from citizens who did not care
anything about preserving intact the eX-
listing corporate privileges, but who did
not want the cars of the proposed new
line to pass in front of their doors.
1t is likely that the lineup against the
entrance into the District, but more spe-
cially the city. of the interurban trolley
would have been precisely that which
confronted the Old Dominion road and
eventually led to it's defeat Citizens
would join hands with the two corpora
tons. which would probably stand to-
gether on such a question. and the new
conner would have a strong fight on its
hands. But now 1t appears there is go
ing to be no contest. and the domain OF
the two railway systems OF the District
is not going to be invaded at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
LIVERPOOL Grain Prices.
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special Dispatch To The star.
BALTIMORE Md. February 6.-WHEAT-
Firm: spot contract. 1.11al.Ilh: spot No. REQ
western, 1.lIxal.1lh: February. 1.11a1.J1A
March, 1.l1s.ai. II: May, I.I3ai.lsM steamer
No red. 1.Osa1 OsI4: receipts, IS bushels
southern grade. 1.OSs1.lI.
CORS-Steady: spot contract. 6sa6Sm; Febru
airy. 6Sa8s1t: March. .4a8sss: May. 69A a60sh
steamer mixed 66aG6is; receipts. IS, 70l bushels
southern white corn. 69a7l; southern yellow
corn. 6sia6S.
OATS-DulI: No. white, 6Jl1a56; No.
white. aAaa5; No. 2 mixed. 54a54La; receipts
]. :s63 bushels.
RYE Steady: No. . western domestic. S21s
receipts .403 bushels.
IIAY-Steady.
GRAIN FREICHTS-Ouiet
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photosraphic apparatus. During the

of Photographic apparatus. During the
past summer. by aid OF the tower telescope.
completed about a year ago at the same
place. three important facts with regard
to sun spots have been determined
u. They appear black to us because
the masses OF gas OF which they are COM
posed are cooler than the adjacent masses
OF gas on the suns surface.
- The masses Of gas or sun spots
are rotating like cyclones in the earth s
atmosphere.
-3. The rotation of the masses OF gas
in sun spots sets up an electromagnetic
effect. similar TO the so-called Zeeman
effect discovered By Prof. Zeeman at the
University Of Leyden about fifteen years
ago.
These facts were discovered by the aid
of two instruments. the tower telescope
and the snow telescope. There is a pic
ture showing how the sun spots are whirl-
ing
Has that any effect upon u.s.?
Undoubtedly it has. but we cannot say
exactly what the effect Is. Undoubtedly
there is connection between the mag
netism of the sun and the corresponding
phenomenon on the earth. We are trying
to find out what the connection is, If
any.