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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
Why NOT EAT RATS?
doe Reece Proposes a Practical Way
to Get Ahead of the Meat Trust.
ReCOrd.


Everybody is complaining about the
soaring prices of meat. Break1ast
bacon is away up about IS cents and
other things are along with it. one
reason, among a dozen others, IS ina
we eat too much meat-in fact, too
much of everything. But if we must
have meat, why not create a market
for rats? Don't hold up your hands
in horrori There are people around
the country. few of course, who make
it a business 20 catch big tat rats and
eat them and they are said to be
excellent-just as good as a squirrel
and better than the average rabbit.
Certainly they are more Clearly in
their habits than a hog or even a
chicken The habit was perhaps con
tracted during the war. Living IN
Greensboro is a gentleman who was
captured and confined in Elmira pris-
on during the latter part of the war,
who will tell you that he ate rats
every time he could catch one in the
prison and they used to eaten many
Of them. He said he dressed them,
sailed them down, then next morning
fried them. He is free to say, how
ever, that he has not tasted one since
the late unpleasantness,' on the
ground, probably, that he would be
riGiculed. perhaps oStraclSed, yet ne
sticks to it that they are good ana
SO it might be suggested that rats be
brought into market to help bring
down the price Of meats, generally, as
the law of supply and demand IS still
at work. Many a person has eaten
cat thinking it was rabbit. In Lexlng
ton market, Baltimore, some years
ago, the writer saw rabbits on sale,
with their feet and heads still on and
undressed, and he asked the reason.
The city requires it," said the market
man. for it vas discovered some years
ago tina cats were being sold for rab-
-. - ~-al ~,l-t 10
left so a purchaser can see for him
| SELF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

Whether or not to install lightning
conductors on ones property is a
question, after all, Of individual Judg-
ment. If the property IS insured
against loss by lightning there would
be little incentive toward mourning
additional expense for lightning con
ductors. In case of an isolated farm
building standing apart from trees IT
would seem that the conservative
course would be to erect an mex
Densive system Of lightning conduct
OrS.
Any farmer can construct a com
naratively Inexpensive yet effective
that can be purchased from the larger
electric supply houses.
The earth connections require great
care in their construction. The es-
sential thing is to reach permanently
moist earth in the shortest distance
from the main conductors. The
ground ends Of the vertical wires
mould be coiled in a spiral having a
diameter Of about q foot. These spIrals
should be buried in moist earth at
Whatever depth the latter is found. IL
there are no down rain spouts on the
hIilding the ground connection should
he placed in the line of the drip from
the roof. since the latter has a ten
dencv to keep the earth moist. mus
construction has the advantage OF an
unbroken run of wire from the
Ground to the roof of the building.
Hrban tho main conductors run from
tho roof of the building to the base
only there is often trouble in maklng
a perfect joint between them ana the
materials used for ground wires.
One method is to take a g~alVahlzeu
water pipe, say an inch and a quarIei
y. da1nntar and drive it into the
oround at the foot Of the main con
| ductors, Secure a cap for the top OF
the pipe and bore a hole through II
| so that the conducting wire can pc
passed through; then insert the WIRE
into the iron pipe, fill the lnterstlces
the can on the pipe. The hole IN the
can should be large enough to permit
the conducting wire to pass easlly
| through and at the same time alio"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

water to pass down the wire into the
interior Of the pipe.
A metallic roof properly connected
to the earth affords a reasonably good
protection to the building from light
ming. In suburban districts where
frame buildings with tin roofs prevail
there IS little destruction by lightning:
most of the buildings have down rain
spouts, which serve to duct the dis
chaTSe of the earth. In the case
of an isolated building with a tin roof
care should be taken 10 See that the
down rain spouts are connected with
the ground. 1t Will not do to stop
them within a few inches of the
ground; there should be an unbroken
metallic path form the ridge of the
roof into the ground.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
Clearing House Statement.

New York, July 23.-The statement
of the clearing house for the week
shows that the banks hold $40,313,425
more than the requirements OF the IS
crease Of $13,170,775 in the proper
tomato cash reserve as compared with
last week.
The statement follows:
Loans, $1,182,459, 500; decrease, Sc
013.OOO.
Deposits, $1,1S5,oo5,1Oo; increase,
$7,S94.900.
Circulation, s48,5e6,Soo; increase,
Legal tenders, s7O,51760o; increase,
s1.718,500.
specie, s266,o47,7oo; increase. s13,-
100000.
reserve, sa3s,5e4,7oO; increase,
$15,144,500.
Reserve required, $2~96,251,215; in
crease, S1,973,725.
Surplus, s4o,313,425; increase, s13,-
17o.775.
Ex. L. S. deposits, s4o,72s,15o; in
crease, s13,160,165.
The percentage Of actual reserve Of
the clearing house banks today was
$3.50. All of the above were increase
but loans.
The statement of banks and trust
companies of Greater New York not
reporting to the clearing house shows:
Loans. s1~.135,595,3oo; decrease, 81
Specie, s123,553,ooo; decrease,
Legal tenders, s21, $4,000; decrease,
s123,200.
Total deposits. s1,232,so4.1oo; de-
crease, sS,451.500.
Talents are nurtured best in solitude,
Rut character on LIES tempeStuous
sea. Goethe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

that number injured by lightning. This
great loss of life falls largely upon
the people who live away from the
great centers Of population. So, too,
the greater part of the annual loss Of
property is chargeable to farm build
ings and their contents and live stock
in the field. Light and power e~lectri-
cal-transnission ines also suffer from
the vagaries of lightning, but the
great multiplication Of the lines in
recent times has stimulated the de-
velopment of means Of protection, SO
that nowadays the electric power
plants and lines are better protected
from lightning than are farm build
ingS.
The ordinary farm building is not
difficult to protect from lightning
flashes in the great majority Of cases.
While absolute protection cannot be
secured unless the building be in
cased in a network Of wires, it is be-
lieved that a building with a properly
installed system of lightning conduct
ors will fare better than one without
such a system In cas- a discharge Of
he most violent type should fall upon
It.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
FOR SELLING NEAR-BEER.
Three Men Fined at Wilmington
Negro Charged With burglary Wll
Re Tried Monday.

Especial to News and O~bserver.)
Warrington, July 23.-Three white
me1, +. M. ROderick, Son Roderick
ana Isaac Mintz, were found guilty by
me recorder today for selling near
heet without license and fined $50
eacA. They appealed to the Superior
court.
sylvester Ashe, the negro who is
ciidr@ed with hurglariZing the house
=. COT 7. w. Clawson, editor OF the
MUrHlng Star, has been arrested and
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
CYCLONE IN KENTUCKY
TWE FIVE PERSONS KILLED
AND MANI WOUNDED
DAMAGE no THREE TOWNS.
(By the Associated Press.)

Milan, KY, July 23.-A terrific cy-
clone swept over the district north
west Of Milan today, doing great dam
age to the towns Of Saronno, RoVel-
lasca and Lonate POZollo. 1t is
estimated that about twenty-five per
sons were killed and many wounded.
The victims include several wOrkmen
employed O nthe railway.
Many houses were unrOOfed and
telegraph lines were level1ed. Some
dwellings were cracked and shaken
as though they had been through an
earthquake.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
VIII John d." Make RaptiStS OF u
All i'll His New Trust?
(CharitV and Children.

IdTlTY and ChlIdren.)
= 'heI are now telling it on Bro.
heiel@r that he has declared him
III favor Of a merger Of all the
ehurches-a religious trust Of nam
Hi!th proportions. While this looks
1Itle suspicious in view of the finan-
Ia p0llcy on the old man we are
- C'l otttlnP on the old man as a solid
0ptlSt' and if he succeeds in making
SoHlnlne he will see to it that the
"ptStS are on top. You outside fell
John d, ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
PROTECT FARM BUILDINGS FROM
LIGHTNING.
Every Effort Should BE Made tn Cnard
Against Loss Of Life and Property
on the Farm From Destructive
Lightning Strokes.
BY Alfred J. Henry

BY Alfred J. Henry.
If the phenomenon Of LIGHTNING
were better understood. perhaps the
enormous toll it enats in life and
property would be- less. Carefully
compiled statistics show that in the
United states between 100 and 500
persons are killed annually and twice
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
Treasury Statement.

condition Of the Treasury at the be-
ginning of business today was as fol-
lows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

Fynerts in Agricultural Lines and
viii Also Hear Addresses From Dis
tinouished Educators and Citizens
Having Interest in h Development
of All Agricultural Interests.
The North Carolina Division of e
National Farmers Union is to be in
session in Raleigh for two days this
week. and the outlook is for a great
~a.sembIage Of farmers interested in
the agricultural development OF the
State,
The sessions are to be on Tuesday
and Wednesday and will be held at the
A. and NJ. College. where the farmers
will have the opportunity of seeing h
big State plant for the education Of
farmers and Of investigating the plans
which are used to present modern
methods of farming.
The address of welcome will be
made by Hon. ]. S. Wynne, the may
or of Raleigh, and the will be
made by DR.. J. Thomas Smith, of
Westheld. There will be heard with
great interest the address Of DR.. H. O.
Alexander. of Mecklenburg county,
State president, who is active and en-
ergetic in looking after the interests
Of the organization.
There will be addresses of practical
value by many leading farmers of the
State and besides these there will be
addresses by DR.. d. H. Hill, president
of the A. and M. College; Major W. A.
Graham. Commissioner of Agriculture;
Dr. J. Y. JOyner, State Superintendent
1F D,hJfa I 4~J,o+taD ,nr,hnrr nf tho
Department of Agriculture, and mem
bers of the faculty OF the A. and M.
College. It had been expected that
Governor Kitchin would address the
meeting, but he has been called to
Scotland Neck by the serious illness Of
his mother and is not expected to be
in the city.
The organization, which stands for
the most progressive steps for the ad-
VanCement of the farming interest. is
deeply concerned in the matter of the
education of the youth OF the State in
agricultural lines, and it is urging that
full effect be given to the law which
provides for the teaching of element
AIRY agriculture in h public schools
Of the State. This will be one Of the
matters that Will be fully discussed, as
Will be also the matter Of establishing
Agricultural high schools throughout
the State, and also the creation of Su-
p~trlntendentS OF Agriculture IN the
various counties.
The membership of the North Car
ojua Farmers Union is composed Of
al the State officials OF the Union,
commissioned organizers, one dele-
gate at large from each county and
one delegate for every two hundred
members or majority fraction thereof
This will bring to the meeting In Raj
e|gh men from every section of the
state. and the session here is expected
to be one that Will be of great value
To the organization, 1t being the eX-
pcCtation that it will surpasse in i'm
p"rtance any gathering of armer
ever held in North Carolina.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

Talents are nurtufed best IN Soltude.
Rut on LIES tempeStuous
sea. "1Oetne.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

Old Lady (whO has lost her bear
ings)-"But dear me, I'm certain
that the last time | was here l went
that way to Harlem"
Diplomatic Policeman-"lts right
in the opposite direction now, mum.
Ye'd be surprised at the changes that's
been made."-Life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26
FARMERS UNION
HERE THIS WEEK
Session of Two Days at
A. & NJ. College
F0R FARMERS PROGRESS

ORGANIZATION Will Be Addressed by
Evrerts in Agricultural Lines and
viii Also Hear Addresses From Dis
3inouished Educators and Citizens
Having Interest In the Development
of All Agricultural Interests.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

Trust Funds.
Gold coin ...>........ sso7,204,6s9
Silver dollars ........ 4S9,357,0O
Silver dollars of 1890. 3,644,0O0
Silver certificates out
standing .....-.... 4~Ss,357,ooo
General Fund.
Standard silver dollars in
General Fund ..... 2,934,827
Current liabilities 97,375,44O
Working balance in
Treasury offices. 33,844,S57
In banks to credit of the
United States 1880. 39,927,541
Subsidiary silver coin. 19.971,046
Minor coin .......... 1,157,25S
Total balance In General
Fund 96,546,1oe
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
Swattinq the Fly.

The energetic manner in which renewing this year the crusade of last year against the hOusefly encourages the hope that in time people generally will be brought to realize that the fly is one of the most deadly enemies of health. The board of health of the state of Indiana has just issued an order. applied to the whole state. re- ouiring that all fruits and vegetables exposed for sale shall be protected from flies by screens or netting. A competent corps of inspectors will en- force the order.
 Flies are bred in horse manure in all kinds of garbage. and in all man. ner of filth. It is estimated that a single pair of flies. beginning in April. will have millions of progeny by August The multiplication of flies could be greatly restricted by the prompt removal and destruction of all filth from the ground. But since this is not practicable completely. the public health can be protected to q large extent by making it impossible for flies to reach the food that'people eat.
 Typhoid. diphtheria. tuberculosis and a host of other deadly diseases are carried by flies. It is careless or ignorant housekeeper who will will ingly furnish harbor for flies Tn her kitchen or dining room. and it is a careless stOrekeeper who does not protect his fruits and vegetables rom contamination by flies and other ih- sects.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
Our Stupid Congress.

The government is building two great batileships. and congress has authorized the building of two more of the same type. which will be Of such deep drauSht that no drydock we now have can receive them. At the same time. the house committee on naval affairs has stricken out the provision for building drydocks to accommodate our biggest warships. In other words. we shall soon have afloat at least four battieships which cannot be dOckcd for repairs in an American shipyard. In times of peace the government will have to under go the humiliation of asking accom- modations of foreign dociyards for the repair of its battleships. and in I time of war there would be no dry dock aVailable-under the rules of war no other nation could give us more than twenty-four hours for re- pairs.
 Were d country town council to b. guilty of the stupidity which congress frequently manifests. the funny papers would have an endless mine of ma terial
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
Fairness to the President.

Former Governor Hoch of Kansas, who is ciassed with the western in- surgent republicans against the rule of Speaker Cannon, gave the other everywhere Speaking of the efforts to discredit President Taft. MT Hoch said:
 Tt is a shame for any republican to
 attempt to discredit President Taft. Taft has been in office but year.
 He has some great problems to solve. To criticize him because he has not solved all of them the first year is outrageous. Give him d show. It IS
 time to criticize when he has had time to do things and fails. The
 American people love fair play and
 they are beginning to realize that
 Taft is not getting a square deal
 The president is now trying to
 turn a deficit into surplus by the aid of the new tariff bill and by cut
 ting governmental expenditures 10 the
 bone I believe he is going to sue
 ceed If he does, the people will ap- plaud him. There may be some in
 eaualities in the tariff bill. but what is the use to quarrel over minor things in il. if the measure as whole brings in enough revenue 10 run the government. and at the same time
 keeps laboring men employed at good wages and enables the farmers ito sell their products at top prices Again l say. give Taft a chance.
 Fair minded republicans and demo- crats alike will applaud these senti- ments.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
incomparable Phoenix.

From time to time our news col umns chronicle the return 10 Phoenix of men who having made q stake" hope Of finding d more attractive home. The return of these former citizens, and their frank confessions that they made q mistake in going away, furnish matter for thought by all residents of .'incomparable Phoe- nix" No other young city in all the United States has such a good fu- ture No other city can offer such inducements to investors and home builders
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
Mir. Roosevelt's Son-in-law.

Congressman Nicholas LonSworth having consented to stump the middle west against the insurgent congress men. the fact recalls remark made by President Roosevelt to Congress man Gardner Of Massachusetts, son. in-law of Senator Lodge. We are III the same boat, Gardner" the presi- dent was reported to nave said. Your father-in-law and my son-in-law both disapprove of us as dangerous rad icals.
 If MT. Longworth asks advice If his distinguished father .n-iaw. it doubt less will be that he direct his cam paigning against the democratic party
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16

Of the privilege of voting Thousands of men are likewise careless in this respect And as to the admission of the undesirable class Of women to the suffrage, what shall we say of the hosts Of incapable men? Of for
 of some 200.0GG men each year, very few of whom have q real fitness for the privileges of American citizenship.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-16
HARD LUCK.

What did you tell that bill col lector?"
 That you were out" replied the of flee boy.
 He said he was sorry. as he had given up his old job and had come around to pay a bill that his new boss owed you ou"-WashingtOn Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
Whlte house al us DO.

When the stork called on Paulin ,
Wayne at the White House sab e.
at Washington recently. Pres. den
Taft gave The Thoroughbred cali 20 -.
w. Price. who works as a correspond
ent at the White House In the daytime
and farms by night in Maryland Al,
the other Washington farmers thought
Price was lucky.
Price bought a fancy new milch COW
to serve as a foster mother to Pau.
ines first born son. He called at tue
White House stable 70 get the can
and found that Big Bill" had passed
away in the night Price now has a
high class new milch COW he will sell
at cost.
TOO much federal supervision" he
complained 20 the White House stable
attaches. who had showeTed every pos
sibie attention upon the tender young
life
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
To the Married Ladies of Richmond.

VIII YOU please tell us how many
children you have in your famuy2
How many boys and how many girIs7
We want 20 know especially how
many boys. their size and their axe.
as we are interested in your bows.
We can fit any boy I'm your family
in nice suit Of clothing. ranging in
prices from $3.50 u $500. We can
also supply him with n nice hat or
cap, from % cents 20 S1.O0 10 match
Don't forget we carry school bovs'
shoes at $3.50 TO $2.5O guaranteed.
or money refunded.
Dear ladies. we make this appeal
10 You because your husband don't
deal with us. They seem TO lose
sight Of the fact that there is n
Clothing Store on Broad Street own.
ed and conducted by colored people.
If you haven't any boys in your fam
lily please read this 10 your neighbors.
Thanking You for any favor. or
word that you may speak in our be
half, / remain respectfully yours.
/. J. MILLER.
3l4 r. Broad St-Wrong Side.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03

81 have never received "a cent of
the money thereon. and IF the leaves
were cut out. it was done to cover
mp somebody else's tracks and not
mine. This whole thing is the result
OF prejudice. To is q put up Job
W hen the Committee made its report
10 the Executive Committee. the re-
port was adopted without giving me
an opportunity 20 have a hearing. az
though the Committee had promised
me tnat it would let me see the re-
port before it was submitted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
\ Card OF Thanks.

BY this medium ] desire 60 express
MY thanks and gratitude TO my many
friends and acQuaintarces for their
interest shown in me and my welfare
during ny severe illness for the past
eight weeks.
Now that / am feeling able 20 pass
from one part OF my residence 90 the
other. | shall be glad to see any and
all OF those who may wish 20 visit
me, who may not have already done
so, since nay ability 20 receive
With best wishes, / remain.
Yours very sincerely.
MRS. EDWARD ELLIS, JR.
113 f. Leigh st.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
LONGER TINE WANTED.

Il asked for time in which 10 ex-
anime the report OF this Committee
and they wanted 90 give me a few
days, then they gave me ten DAYS.
This was not time enough in which
TO go over eleven years work. wbri.
the Committee had taken three
months 10 20 over the same work.
As 10 the cutting out OF the leaves
In the book in the Beformer Office.
know nothing about il. ] live out
here at Rio Vista and have been liv-
ing here for six months. have
never been in the Reformer Office az
night. and as for the book. out of
which the leaves were cut. i do not
even know what &c looks like.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
To the Professional Men Of Richmond
Gentlemen:

Have YOU lost sight OF the fact that
every dollar YOU earn comes from the
colored people? Isn't it fair when Won
spend your money that you should
give a portion OF IL back to them?
Where do you buy your groceries.
clothing. shoes, hats and underwear?
We are sure you don't trade with US.
You seem 10 have lost sight OF the
fact that there is a Clothing store on
Broad Street owned and controlled
by colored people in Richmond.
We do not ask you for all Of your
trade, but wont you please give us a
portion Of IL? Quit finding fault and
aging we cannot please you and don't
keep what you want. but call and see
us and examine our goods before find
Ing fault.
If we cannot please You with our
stock on hand we can make you a
suit and overcOat to measure and
style you wish from SIS 10 S75.
Please stop and think and no
doubt you viii very readily realize
your mistake.
!. ]. MILLER.
S14 f. Broad St.-Wrong Side.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-03
A PUT UP" JOE.

'I wanted time TO examine Tho o.,
poI| am here working 90 take
care OF myself and my family which
Is 20 poor health and 7 do not have
nloch time. This is surely a put mo
!oo on me. went TO Grand Worthy
Master Holmes yesterday and asked
Ior a hearing. He said that thoro
was no need OF "a hearing as the re-
port had been adopted ana thew
wanted me 90 settle up. Yes. it is a
p't up JOB on me. 10 is a case OF
prejudice"