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The Washburn leader., 1910-07-15

garment.
II am so sorry have annoyed you.
What must you think of me? You
see"- Esther broke down and sobbed
bitterly, and Robert Munson stood be-
side her with friendly hand pressing
her shoulder 1t was with his hand
kerchief that Esther wiped away her
tears, while he knelt down and deftly
strewed the flowers she had brought
about the foot of the shaft. Then he
rose to his tall height and held out his
hand.
"Come, Miss Esther; let US 60 back
home again. There are light and life
beyond as well as here. We who are
left behind have our work to do in
the world. I'm clumsy fellow at ex-
pressing myself, but try to look on
the bright side of things
1t was quiet walk home again
across the pasture and through the
orchard. and It proved to be many a
long day before Esther took the same
route again. There seemed to be q
veil lifted after that day. Life was
VI UtiSutcI. UetlcEs auu iVSe b1Sucu 0Vt
to be the hopeless thing she had one
time believed. "a
When another later day came and
another Robert told his love by the
orchard fence the swallows dipped In
the pale light. and the bats darted
from the shadows. and the song that
the whippoorwill sang seemed a paeau
Of Joy. and the whole world was
bathed in n rosy tight that was not
the reflection from the sunset
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
THE BATTLE ABBEY.
Confederate Memorial Institute to BE
Erected i'm Richmond

Within twelve months the Confed-
crate Memorial Institute, or Battle
Abbey" will be completed, and it Will
be one of the most interesting attrac-
tons in Richmond, Va. The rus
tees have accepted a site offered by
the State of Virginia. a part CT What
is now the Soldiers Home of the Old
Dominion. The executive committee
of the Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton, which has had in charge the
establishment Of the institute are:
Robert White, West Virginia: Thomas
S. kenan, North Carolina: J. TAYLOR
Ellison, Virginia: J. NJ. Hickey, Ten
nessec. and George r.. Christian,
treasurer of the association) Rich,
mond, Va.
Lieut.-Governor J. Taylor Ellison,
Of Virginia, who is president Of the
board of trustees, has given out the
following statement:
The question Of the location Of the
Confederate Memorial Institute has
now been definitely settled. The
Confederate Memorial Association
has accepted that portion Of the tract
known as the Soldiers Home grounds
when lies betWeen Stuart Avenue and
henslngtOn street and the Boulevard
and Shepherd street, formal tender
OF which was made to me as Dresi-
dent of the association bv Governor
Willla1n Hodges MANN, and hic has
S oN'SI1S0 ny lIc executive cOTn-
mittee. acting by authority OF the as
ISOLATION.
The land thus acquired is q little
more Il two city blocks. or. if diff
erentiy expressed, it fronts on the
boulevard q little more than 37e feet
and runs back nearly 500 feet. This
site Is susceptible of fine treatment
pE q competent landscape gardener
and our general idea is first Of course
to erect q building worthy Of the ,lse
70 Which 1t will be dedicated and to
put 1t III hat viii really be a beau
tiful little park.
we viii at once proceed to secure
Il design tor the building. We have
coflcluded that, under all the circlm-
stances this locality. identified
as 1t Is with the history and
OF the Soldiers Home, will be an ideal
pace for the building. which is de-
signed to be the Confederate Memo
rial building Of the South.
/ am sure our people will he de-
iighted with it when the building is
constructed and the park laid ont
surrounded with q beautiful hedee
ahd with a proper grouping Of trees
ana shfubbe1y. 1T will become aaoth
er attraction added to the MAN. which
already possesses in bcr
memorials to the heroes and the c.nca
OF the confederacy."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12

~ n,ont- are ONT Of the ground
weaa AMI grass seed are getting ready
10 come up with them. Ihe Nteuei
GisIodges these seed, destroys theHi'
and at the same tune helpS
ar cotton seed to get through.
Tins we have the young r q ahead o.
rs enemies. BY repeated use OF lllt
wecder every time 4 rain starts hoA-
ious seed to terminate, we may never
sec the much dreaded coat OF young
VIGOROUS grass. The work OF the Weed
pr * economical. A man and a morse
can easily cultivate ten acres or moro
nar day Furthermore. the teeth or
fingers of the Weeder work among the
Young plants and destroy weeds lnat
would later have to be gotten OUT ~
expensive hand hoeing, il a IL ploW
had been used instead OF the Weeder:
on stiff. heavy soils. a spike-toothed
harrow sometimes does better WORN
than the Weeder.
Probably the greatest caution to Co.
serve in the use Of these implements
is to run them at the proper ufhe. a
ter the grass forms 4 green cdipet
ever the field it is then too tate Tor
the Weeder. The implement will de
stroy some Of the grass, but Will cut
tlvate the remainder SO that 1t WIZ
grow all the faster. Just as soon al
ter a rain as the soil Is dry enough
10 admit the weight OF the horse WITH
cut packing. the Weedef Should Dc
ran over every acre that needs il. We
may thus do two or three days work
before the soil is dry enough to ad-
nit the cultiE&tOr or deeper funnfnS
implements.
Harrows and weeders are not intend
ed for brea king and, but for cultiNat-
ing the surface Of ploWed soil When
q weight has to be placed on the h4r-
row TO force it into the soil. then We
know the LAND has not been properly
broken. or that it has become too
hard for the use Of the harrow.
{. K.
State Agent Farmers Co-Dperd1iNc
Demonstration Work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
AND GIRLS AGR1ttL
TURAL CLUBS.
ROYS'

Within recent years q new methoo
Of agricultural education has been de-
yised in the form OF boys II Slfl5
clubs. Such clubs have various Cd
iects. but usually they provide tor
prize contests among the members.
Corn growing contests are probablN
the most among the boys,
although many other crops have been
tried. while the girls compete in
bread making OF sewing, or even test
their skill against the boys in garden
ing.
According to the /. :. Department
of Agriculture. 800 counties in Is
States have such clubs. New York
has about 5000 members; Nebraska
5000. and other States smaller num-
beis. One county i'll Pennsylvania has
2.GOo members. In most cases these
clubs are organized under the auspices
of some State authority, such as the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the sup
erintendent of public instruction, the
agricultural college, or Il society. IKE
the State Corn Association
Of Delaware. But in many cases the
county superintendent X the IN
i~tiatiVe. While in many other cases
the rural teachers arrange contests
among their own pupils.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
RESTORES AGRICULTURAL
LAND

90. .xan,inarion of National Forest
boundaries carried on by the Forest
oaicers last simmer and fall has re
,,,1ted in new information. which Will
.aa1-o i nnssihla to restore to the UNI
"acnr,a1 nlIhlic domain much land
,Ianr tha a5oes Of and within Forests
tb a. ic NOT hast shifted to forest pur-
,.nsl
Thie !; ia hA done under a plan APP
a,'Ia h,- president Taft. The plan
n ras 70 rnon1ated by Secretary Wilson
ana Secretary RalIinger Jointly. and
ranonmands.
rar3c ,yhoUy or in part covered
,.ith I,,nuh ar other underground
yrbi.b nrotacfs e~teanfIolv or checks
,rn-;au an fEn Watershed OF any
.+rn,,n u7nortart TO IRRIGATION or to
tbo c~,tar cu1pIv If any CITY. town OF
- n7nnitv ar omen lands on which
trans may ha grown. should be re
tainad within the National Forests,
,nIaec tbai. ,erp,anant value under
nrItiva+inn * oreater than their value
ao - ineffective forest.
- rands vholly or i'm part covered
viii timbcr .,r underground. or cut
nvar 1ands which are more valuable
fo,. tho nrodnction of trees than for
aorir1Innral crons. and lands densely
gtorLnI Win voune trees having a
.ra.noctivn tal,,e greater than the
},oI,,a Of the land for ~agricultnral pur-
noses sho,,ld be retained Within the
\~,4i,n,l Eora1tc
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12

The question Of the proper amount
Of seed TO SOW is never settled. Two
and one-half bushels Of average oats,
S0Wn broadcast, are not too many OH
average land. average seasons; INK
about one-half bushel less when
drilled in, is looked upon as about
right by most Oat
Many good farmers differ. however.
on this, many thinking a peck will
bring as good or better results. Their
are varieties OF oats with q very large
berry which would have to be in
creased to get the same number Of
plants to the acre that very small
berry oats would give.
Still as a rule, a largely vigorous
seed will produce a large vigorous
plant and this would need more room
than q smaller one. The season ana
soil make considerable difference too
with the mount of seed.
P~asturing grain with sheep or other
light stock, tends to thicken it. also
TO shorten the straw and to prevent
lodging, though it frequently adds to
the length Of time for ripening.
When there is danger OF oats lodg-
ing. thick seeding tends to prevent II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
WHITEHEAD C0NNUTA70u
Reasons Why Governor Chanoa3
the Sentence
Was Recommended by Trial Judge
solicitor. Private Prosecutor ...
jury. With Petition from th.
County Ba: and Citizens.

In view of the criticism n. g..
kitchin for ~commutiag th, s~,r-...
Jesse Whitehead. Il negro r.n. ....
burglary in Craven county. rr....
trocution to life imprisonment ....
originally appeared in the N.. n
sun, it Will interest the public ID. -.,.
the reasons for the commutlt...
the character of the petition -.u .t-..
ency.
Judge K. b. PEBBLES. the trA.. .....-
wrote the Governor: "WhitaE..a ...'
ten charges against him for Uur-..-.
but | am satisfied he could m... ...a
been convicted in any of t}. .-aa~
cases and certainly not in thu. ,.-,
tried but for his confession or --4..
ment to tWo police officers. Gn...
PEBBLES said further that WhIrrr.at.
is a. dull, stupid man and ann salts.
tied he did not comprehend the rrur-
nifty OF his crime hope l.. "..
commute his sentence TO life in.rI-
onment. ] am satisfied that r.,
would meet the apprO al Of uearU al.
il not all, OF the good people uC \,.-
Bern. l have heard this mltt-r t.Hn-
ed of u good deal and | have uu-
heard a single person express ID Wish
to see him executed
Solicitor Charles l.. A~bornatin #.o..
the Governor that 1T seems {, na q.
sentiment of the people in New a.lu.
that the sentence should be commute
ed from the death penalty I'D Iif, i'm.
~prisonment. After due consideration
| recommend that the sentence. l,
committed to life i"ruprisOnmont 1T
hard labor"
y. E. Henderson, who Was Ii lt-
vate prosecutor in the Cas Wrote
the Governor: 1T seems to ho the
C~oncenSus Of opinion that this negro
should not be put to death, bat serve
d sentence for life i'll the p~cnIleNrarr
/ think I am prepared ia say that ur
criticism will arise from any SQUIRE. =
you should commute the sentence 10
life nprlsOnment.'
Every juror in the case petition q
the Governor to commute the -'n-
tence, and in addition to these fler,
| We're other petitions signed by meme
bers of the bar Of New Bern and tH"
county and citizens Of the city a'3
county desiring the communication.
In his reaSOnS for granting tH"
Communication Governor kitchIH stat
ed that the prisoner was 4 weak uIIud-
ed negro and that the sentiment fur
communication seemed to he universal.
There was no opposition To- tn" '""-
mutation from any source. The trla'
Judge. solicitor, private prose'ul''
and all the jurors recommended 0aN''
mutton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
FARMS NEED IABORitli~.
Judge Allen Says Farmers ilaNH
Spoken to Him About the Scarcely
OF Labor.

In passing sentence upon q n"1t'
yesterday, Judge O. II. Allen, ~ tn
Superior Court, stated tina! farmers
had spoken To him about the greet
need for laborers on the farms. &ilG
he said he was inclined III r@FIa'"
cases to grant leave to the count.
commissioners to hire out tho prs
oners. Marcus Jones. Col0rri. I"'1
fenced to twelve months III jan l|.
work on the farm, as the judge '
his instance gay leave to tn ""u'
missioners to hire him out. jones
was convicted Of larceny and I".'..
ing.
Ransom Hicks, col0rod, WAS
quilted Of the charge OF sclliht ""'
key. the case having %ecn app'a''
from the police justice.
Thomas Denton. colored. OF Ma
Forest, was found not guilty OF -'.
ing Whiskey.
The trial OF Louis Aston. "t'.f.
charged with selling WhisheE, e." .4.
peal case from the police Jusl1"'.
begun yesterday and will b" '"l.
ed this morning.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
Use or HARROWS AND WEED
ElsS.

1T this season Of the wear and a
little later, harrows and veeders
should play a very important part in
farm AS fast as land is
broken each half DAYS breaking
hould be narrowed, to pulveriZe any
ciOds that may be present. before thew
dry out and become hard. Pulveriz-
ing Is easily done st the proper time.
but II clods are left to become hard
they may be in the way in planting
and cultiVating for a CONSIDERABLE
tnne. The narrowing also helps to
keep the moisture in the soil. and
makes it mellow. The thoughtful and
obserVant farmer in this section Of
The country knows that We almost in
Fariably have q drought during the
summer, so they begin thus early to
keep the moisture in the soil for flu
ture use. Since plants AXE their
food only when dissolved in water. we
know that il there is no moisture in
the soil there is no food there that al
be used by h plants. OF course.
the yields Of the crop is cut off under
such conditions.
In many cases. and especially on
light soils. the weeder may be used
as effectively as th@ harrow after
breaking. The better time for the
use Of The weeder. however. is after
the seed are planted. Even before the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
GROW TO PERFECTION.
Delicious DeWberries From the sand
hills of Moore County.
(Moore County News,

kMOOrc county News
The vines are just now blooming,
and in sixty days we will have ripe
berries. Do you know just what they
are" B~lackberries? Oh. no; not at
all, but a much finer, larger, sweeter,
meatier. fatter, richer berry. and with
very, very Small soft seed and far
more pulp han the blackberry, com
bining the sweetness and high flavor
of the strawberry, the delicacy of the
raspberry, the juicineSs of the cherry,
the food value of the apple, with it's
own peculiar tenderness and fitness
for every style Of serving, it is of q
class to itself, though SO little known
heretofore. Grown to perfection only
in the high salrdhill section of Moore
county. the home oe the finest long
leaf pine, it needs not the long, hot
suns Of California to give it color, nor
the rich heavy soil of the loWiandS to
give it richness and faVor-groWs just
right in its own home. \ great berry.
big in size, big in value; good to look
at, good to eat. good to drink, good
to cook. good any way. Try it and
find what others are finding in it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
Will Grow DeWberPieS.


Nj. c. G.. Dildine, of Greensboro,
has purchased Il tract Of land near
town, on the line of the Randolph
and Cumberland Railway, opposite
Sheriff Keily's dewberry farm. which
he will clear and set out in ~deWberry.
We welcome him to our midst. there
is plenty of good land in Moore coun-
ty, and a warm welcome awaits all
such good citizens. Mr.. Dildine has
let the contract for the Immediate
clearing Of 80 acres Of his land. which
will be soWed in peas. preparatory
to planting in deWberries next win
ter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
RABBIT STORY FROM SyA\Lf.

(Wadesborn Messenger and lntelli-
2encer.)
Mr.. Editor:-I see some of the pa
perS are trying to diScredit our rab-
bit story. in which YOU claim that you
are in possession of the knowledge of
the rabbit chasing the cat in an at
tempt to rescue the baby rabbit. [
submit the following true story which
/ hope viii have its weight In sup
port Of your story. Last summer my
sou. VIII A. Green, Of this, Stanly
county. was returning home from a
neighbours house carrying his child III
his arms when his attention was
drawn by the noise of q young rabbit
pleading for its life. Upon stopping
TO learn the he discovered q
large black snake Coiled bOu a
handy, and having the child in his
arms he proceeded to kill the snake
with his foot, and while doing this,
the mother ia bbit appeared IN the
scene and without taking any notice
of my son sailed on to the snake. To
gether they made it SO diSagreeable
for his snakeship hat the baby rabbit
was released, the mother following it
into the nearest briar patch. It
might also be truthfully said that the
snake made good his escape after
having received several kicks and
scratches.
Respectfully submitted,
Fl. T.. Rec
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12

II. &. Fullerton, of the Long 1sland
Experiment Station says that with
wood ashes and manure used for three
years he produced InoOth, even and
large potatoes with a fine flavor.
With u high grade potato FERTILIZER"
he reports a very small yield OF under
size potatoes with poor flavor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12
CARE OF PIGEONS.

If pigeons are crowded into 4 small
space. and the proper attention to
cleanliness Ice lacking, do not expect
good results.
\ beginner should start With only
a few pairs at first and see how he
likes the business before buying Ct
large number Of birds.
Warmth and dryness are essential
to a healthy mott.
As pigeons grow older, noting be
cOfneS 1t greater ordeal, 50 much so
that old birds haVe at times great
difficulty III either shedding or renew
ing their feathers, especially the
larger feathers OF the flights and all.
\ pair OF pigeons should be as
near the same size as possible.
rheumatism is pretty sure to show
itself if pigeons are allowed to sleep
in an open windo OF in Il draft.
Poor Judgment is more often dis
played in the purchase OF breeding
stock than it is in the erection of
buildings.
There is a great deaI more trouble
IN raising and selling breeding stock
than there is in marketing squads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-12

Hunnan happiness consists in having
a great deal to do and then doing it.
1t is no disgrace to b. Door uplaS.
YOU continue SO without striving to
improve your lot.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-10

His Platform.

If elected, my best endeavor will
be to bring the people and the roads
closer together, as the people need
the roads and the roads need the
people, and their interests should be
mutual. The shipper, the passenger
and the consumer are entitled to an
honest, fair deal, and the roads
should not be injured by unfair or
attack simply because
demageguef who play to the public
for political prestige demand it.
With favortism to none and jus ice
to all I ask the support of every
Republican in Kansas.
LEM A. WOODS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-10
What the University Must
Give.

The number of students of al
the schools of the University is
1903, the largest in its history. The
number of candidates for degree.
from the graduate and undergradu
ate schools reaches a grand totaI
of 363. Men and women all over
the state of Kansas are asking what
all this means. More and more the
ewes Of the whcle state are turned
toward Mount Dread; mere and
more thoughtful people are sending
their sons and daughters to the
University, and are demanding that
the University shall give them not
only culture of intellect but refine
ment of manners.
The state expects large returns
for the princely gift she bestows on
her children. She expects them ia
become men and women whose
faces are forever set against wrong
Of every kind. She expects them to
90 out from these halls educated,
Intelligent, each the soul of honor,
and governed by the highest moral
principles. She expects that hav-
Ing been fed and nourished by her
bounty, they will never allow the
good name of the commenwealth to
be tarnished by vicious, or low, or
mean acts of any kind whatever.
Kansas has an honorable record,
and as the years 60 by that record
should become brighter and nobler
still. 1t is up to you, young men
aad women. to stand by the Univer
sity, your University; to see that it
shall forever occupy the forefront
of the educational institutions of
this great Middle West; that the
University Of Kansas shall always
be synonym for the best ia
science, the best Ia literature, the
best in culture, the best in patriotic
love, the best In civic righteousness,
the best in man and woman. Stand
by the Crimson and Blue From
Professor Miller's farewell address
at the University of Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-10
Soon to Be.

The Santa Fe has arranged for
better service on the Girsrd branch.
A regular passenger train will
leave he:e in the morning and one
in the evening. The Santa Fe has
leased the Kansas City Southern
road from Pittsburg to Joplin and
now ChaBute is connected up with
the Mississippi River at point Just
below Memphis.
Regular runs will be ARRANGED on
this line in course of time. and
Chanute will be a terminal end i'm.
portant point sn the branch. 1t
will give US better service aud VII
necessarily greatly increase the
railroad force at this point. Be
sides it gives US direct freight
connection with the Mississippi and
markets.
We think this a very important
road for Chanuts and that the
whole community will be greatly
benefited by it, especially the City
of Chanute.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-10
What Is Thrift?

III the use or aut0mODlleS is TO De
questioned on economic grounds
the first witness called should be
France, which net only introduced
motor vehicles on popular footing,
but gave them a name. The French
are the most saving people In the
! world and always have money to
loan on good security. II gold is
s.arce France manages TO meet tho
demand at a fair extra margin of
profit, and it will take gilt edged
bonds on similar terms. Everybody
saves in France, and everybody is
interested In automobiles as far
they can manage to get in the swim.
New forms of locomotion have been
invented and enterprising people in
enlightened countries are determined
to see how far they can be turned to
practical uses. Edison, who has
promised q cheap automobile, pra
diots that electric motors will Danish
horses from city streets and reduce
their number elsewhere, and he
puts this change an economic
grounds. Spendthtifts shoxld not
be abolished by war on automo-
bies. The question of how much
any individual can afford to spend
and how, must continue 90 rest with
his judgment. Thrftlessness can
always End a way.
No modern industry has risen
more rapidly than that IF making
automobiles and il has advanced
faster in the United States than in
any other part of ths world. Our
inventors are always on the alert,
our manufacturers act quickly and
liberally, and our artisans are well
paid. Perhaps it is true that some
persons live beyond their means In
automobiles, bat they would have
gone to smash more quickly in
Wall street, or yachting Gr any
risky thing suggested by their tenn
perament. Just think how thrift OF
a certain type must be offended b,
the large prizes offered for aeroplane
jthight. AirshiRs are another metCl
con,rivance and may temp: few to
mortgage home in order to &c
sailing throEgh the air, if 60 fartkei
than the grasshopper that sings al
summer, with the privilege of dane
ing all winter. Automobiles canno,
be stopped al shis stage. Benjamin
Franklin was a man of thrift, yei
never regrette& that he made over q
hundred inventions. If alive today
he would have an automobile, the
latest electric improvements aud
probably an assortment of aero
planes.-Globe Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-10

Clair TurLer returned to his work
in the State Normal at EDlporla
Wednesday, after few days visit at
home Clair is worn down so thin by
his years work that he has to stand
twice to make a shadow. lie will
work a month In the sumner school
aud then go East for the summer
school at Harvard.