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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
THE PROLIFIC SANDHILLS.

Just think Of it. Twenty years ago
the land along the Seaooard Air Line
in Moore county was said TO be only
| good for holding the world together.
Now that sandhill land. which was
| then said to be too poor TO sprout
peas, is coming into such favor that
it is commanding fine prices. Inc
Southern Pines Tourist says that Mr..
John T.. Buchan planted ten acres or
cotton this year on his browning
Creek farm, and the latest reports
show that Mr.. Buchan estimates that
he will get a bale and three-Quarters
TO the acre. The Tourist adds: A
bale and three-Quarters to the acre,
and perhaps d triHe more. on a sand
hill farm is profitable cotton raising.
MI. Euchan believes he can raise cot
ton considerably cheaper than most
Of the estimate in their
cotton editorials, although he feels
that - IL cents is about as low as
cotton should be sold"
The Tourist says that Mr.. c. W.
bent farm near that place, is prepar-
ing TO put out TWO liooSo1Io pCdoA
trees. n five thousand strawberries.
Just think. beloved, OF growing the
best peaches in the world and going
into the strawberry business on land
hat was once thought not to De rich
enough to grow any crops.
In the same issue the Tourist prints
the following, under the head Of Then
and Now" and 1t is a marvel to
think that a few ears ago that a
farm that had no buyers for $500
has been sold recently for $4,000.
The Tourist says:
"a gentleman recently ave
the TOuriS an of
the remarkable appreciation in
Moore county land values which is In
teresting and instructive. Not many
miles from Southern Pines is a farm
Of 700 acres hat was offered to him
a few years ago for $500. Not long
ago the same farm was sold for about
$4,000. 1t was the same farm. It's
location had not changed. The en-
eral character Of the soil was the
same. The difference in price meas
ures the difference between then and
now. New methods Of soil building
and cultivation have made land very
valuable hat was worth little under
the old conditions. h case is only
n Of many"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
TUESDAY,. .... November IA. 1911.
WEEKLY TONIC.
fJOsiah Strongly

(Josiah Strongly
You want me to tell what my re-
ligion means to me. / answer every
thing. I say it advisedly and mean
it literally. everything. What can not
be some part of my religion must not
be any part Of my life.
Religion has two elements-knoWl-
edge, or belief, and experience, or life.
One who does not undertake to trans
late his convictions n action may
have a creed, but has no religion. II
a MA is not going to live his belief.
# matters little what it is, whether
his creed has one article, OK thirty
nine, or five thousand, as one Scotch
creed ia said to have had. But the
moment he begins to put his belief
n practice. it becomes a matter Of
vital importance whether it is true
and adequate. If a ship is going TO
ride at anchor until she rOts, it does
not make Il straW's difference Wheth-
er her chart and are false
or true; out If she puts to sea, they
must be true, or she will be more like
~ to find the rocks than the desired
port.
My religion is a philosophy Of life
that works. 1T satisfies my mind, it
warns my heart, it kindles my hope,
it feeds my enthusiasm. 1t makes
my life a Joy and the life beyond life
a greater joy. SO that [ have much
TO live fOf and more to die for. But
heaven Will keep. and i am willing
TO wait as long as I can help bring
heaven to earth,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
HARBDR OF REFUGE AT CAPE
LOOKOUT.

Great things are happening in
Eastern North Carolina these days.
The completion of the Inland Water
way, which is going forward. is GO
ing to rob North Carolina of the in
jury which Hatteras has done 1t in
all its history. The loss of vessels
at HatteraS has made the name a
terror to anne There is needed
and greatly needed, on the coast a
harbOr of refuge, and Cape Lookout
harbor and only waits for nan t. do
his part before 1t will become one
Of the finest harbors or the Atlantic
coast. The New Bern sun saws shtps
the land is SO formed that vessels
are protected from the storms from
all directions. except a
If the Government builds a break
water that extends out into the sea
there will be formed a harbor where
ships can lie In safety without fear
from even a Southwestern"
AT the hearing this week there was
evidence from a number of men rep
resenting the great steamship trans-
portation companies OF the world in
favor OF the establishment of the
hafbor Of Cape Lookout. The
dangers Of Hatteras were discussed
and the advantages Of Cape Lookout
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

thoroughly stressed. IN additi0n to
argument by the steamship transport
tat1on companies, arguments were
made by representatives of the great
insurance companies, the owners Of
saillng ships and leading business
men and public leaders Of North Car
ollna. The New Bern sun, which
gives a long accoun Of the meeting.
Understands that the Board was very
much impressed with lookout and
us advantages 1t is to be hoped that
their report to the next session Of
will be such as TO secure the
harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout.
According to the New Bern Journal
this matter Of a harbor OF refuge for
the coast has been before Congress
for ten years. The district Trited
states engineer has reported fayora-
bly,, the division United States en-
glneer u~nfavorably, which has caused
the continual Investigations and hear
1t Is thought that definite ac-
ton will be taken on this matter in
the next Congress-
Osierism prevails In the industrial
world. Mr.. Holder. of the American
Federation OF Labor. says tina scarce
~ n man over forty can get a new
position, and that there was a marked
discrimination against the aged. 1t is
the exceptional man h can 40 into
g new line Of business and succeed In
1t after he has reached the aye OF
forty.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
UNCLE WALT
The Poet PHILOSOPHER

The road is fierce" one pilgrim
said, c~Omplainin2: 'the doggone hills
arc most absurdiy high; it's always
sizzling when IL isn't raining, and
storf,s are brewing in the
THE TWO northern sky. The road is
PILGRIMS fierce: its obstacles at
frish me. my feet arc full
Of sandburs n the like, and farm-
efs' dogs come running out to bite
me, and SO. mcthinks, I'll cease to hit
he pike. I'll just sit here upon his
granite boulder. and wait and watch.
and hope for better things. and pass
ing pilgrims, stronger far and holder,
may give ME handouts as they pass,
by jinss." 1.-THE road is good" one
pilgrim said, serenely; Il like these
hills. they test my wind and brawn.r
And on he skipped, with carriage higI,
and queenly, heart unafraid. and face
tOWard the dawn. He sang glad songs.
he II up happy didos, whene'cr he
met a man he won a friend; he brayed
the storms and chased the barking
Fidos, and won the guerdon at the
journeys end.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
TWO NOTABLE MEETINGS THANKS GIVING
WEEK
WEEK

Two notable and important meet
ings are scheduled TO be held in RAJ
leigh the last week of this month
meetings that will not only bring dis
tinguished men from a distance, but
will as well bring to Raleigh hun
dreds Of the first men n women in
North Carolina. This is coming now
more than ever to be the big conven-
ton city Of the State, a distinction Il
had lost until its people constructed
a magnificent auditorium and under
took the erection Of modern hotels
with ample facilities. These secured.
the people of the whole State voice
their pride in their capital city and the
people who. are fortunate enough to
live in Raleigh rejoice to welcome all
North Carolinians who come to their
city to confer together and to hold
important conventions.
h two gatherings that will make
Thanksgiving week a red-letter week
IN Raleigh are the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly and the North
Carolina Historical and Literary So
ciety. The first embraces all the
teachers in the State, from the heads
of the University and colleges up to
the kindergarten teacher in the small
est rural district with a term of only
four months. 1t is q democracy Of
equality. There is no computing the
influence which the Teachers Assem-
hlN has ayarfo1 FROM, Tho dow II yuoc
born at Black Mountain twenty-five
years ago. It became the E~ducational
Clearing House for educational leaders
and others interested in the education
OF n people. AS a rule it has held
its sessions in the warm months at
the seashOre or in the mountains and
has combined a pleasure outing with
work and instruction. This year it
has been determined to hold the ses-
sion in Raleigh THANKSGIVING week
and to follow the session Of the Liter
airy and Historical Society, a body that
Is doing a work Of value which needs
the cooperation OF the teachers to
make it useful in the highest sense.
This veal at the session in Raleigh not
q few distinguished speakers will ad-
dress the teachers and the public. The
most widely known Of them all is, Of
course, Hon. Champ Clark, Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives. He
holds the great office honored by our
w Nathaniel Macon. and that posi-
ton gives to him the leadership OF a
great party as we'll as the honor Of
holding the second greatest office in
the Republic. He has long been an
influential legislator, but since his ele-
walton to the Speakership no man in
eithe branch Of Congress has made
SO much reputation as Speaker Clark.
Clean in his private life, honorable in
his private life, courteous and con-
vincing in debate, able and sound in
e~xpounding doctrine he has mani
tested such wisdom and marked lead
ership as to win the approval of the
whole country, ever of opposing par
ties who differ with him on funda-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

mental principles. He is enc Of the
speakers in America. Both because
he is one OF the first patriots in Amer
lea and because he is an eloquent
speaker, North Carolina will give him
q great welcome when he comes to
Raleigh on Thanksgiving Day. Mr..
Clark is not the. only distinguished
man who will address the Teachers
Assembly. Others quite as great in
their callings will be here to speak,
among them Chancellor kirkland, #
Vanderbilt University; DR.. Carroll @.
Pearse, superintendent of the city
schools Of Milwaukee and president f
the National Educational Association:
Rev. job E. White. d. d, the elo-
quent pastor of the Second Baptist
Church at Atlanta; Miss Ida b..
Earhart, supervisor in the city schools
of New York, and Miss Nan Mildren.
now Of Philadelphia, formorly super
visor Of the schools of Caroline. Tai
bot and York counties, Maryland.
Slch a distinguished array Of speak
ers and Educational leaders has never
before been gathered in our capital
city.
During the same week of the Teach
ers' Assembly, the State Historical and
Literary Association will hold its an
nual session in Raleigh. The program
embraces addresses by able North
Carolinians and two addresses from
distinguished visitors, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
DR.. G. Alphonson Smith, of the
English Department of the Uni
Versity of Virginia.. DR.. Smith
has spoken here before and his
charm as a speaker is SO recognized
that a large audience will be sure to
greet him. This will be the first visit
OF Senator Lodge to Raleigh, and he
will be warmly welcomed. When he
entered the Senate he came as the
scholar in politics." having before en-
ter1ng politics made reputation in the
world Of letters as an author. He /,
easily one Of the most accomplished
scholars in public life and will deliver
an address that will be worthy of the
ma and the occasion. The readers of
this paper will recall that upon the
occasion Of the unwilling of the statua
OF Calhou in the rotunda of the capt.
tol at Washington, the principal adj
dress vas made by Senator Lodge. II
was a classic and was published
in these columns and was greatly
enjoyed by all who read it. His adj
dress in Raleigh will be a literary
masterpiece. The Society has been
fortunate in the type OF men who have
delivered the annual address-such
men as President Roosevelt, Thomas
Nelson Page, Ambassador Bryce, and
Hannis Taylor have been the prede-
cessors of Senator Lodge. He Will be
in distinguished company-men of his
type in the world of learning and elo-
Quence. His address will be on The
Constitution and It's Makere"-a
theme for a statesman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
49,

The Columbia State spoke q para
bic i said some days ago: If
the Carolinas and Georgia would car-
ry their own insurance risks for ten
years. there would be at the end Of
that time banks in them able to
finance a twenty or fort~ million dol
lar railroad project"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

The news comes from Texas that
there is such a scarcity OF labor that
they are picking cotton by moonlight.
The bright Southern moon in the fall
Of TIE year turns night into day, and
picking cotton by the harvest moon
is greatly facilitated because of the
absence of the heat Of the day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

To "hog and hominy" d sorghum
or molassas, and the farmers will need
nothing tina comes from a store to
eat. The Lenora News says that Mr..
l.. A. Kincsid has made over 500 gal
ions Of ~rnolasses this year. There's
long sNeetening for yout
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

Rabbit are good enough to bring
terrapin prices. The Salisbury Post
y rabbits are quite plentiful
on the Salisbury market at 20 n Is
cents apiece. Everything is up, it
seeDls, but tn price of cotton"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

The Benson Spokesman says that
beginning November 26th the Allan
tic Coast Line will not stop certain
trains at Benson. -Four Oaks, Smith
field or Kenly. The present schedule
gives these towns excellent service and
it is to be hoped that the appeal Of
the citizens TO the railroad authori-
ties will cause them to change theiI
order so that the good service here
tofore enjoyed ma be continued.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14

The two great burdens on agricul-
ture are the big profits of the trans
portation companies and the middle
men. President YoakuIn avs that
last year the agricultural products to
the farmers meant nine billion dol
lars. Assuming that the farmers
kept one-third Of the products for
their own use. the consumers paid
over thirteen billion dollars for what
the producers received six billion dol
lars. The cost of getting the years
products from producers to
amounted to the enormous sum Of
seven billion dollars. The real prob
lem to deal with Is not high cost Of
living. 1t is high cost Of selling"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-14
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered In
North Carolina so much good reading
for so little money as we are Offering
under the following proposition: For
$40 we Will send the following Tor
one ear:
The Weekly News and Observer, az
etght-page weekly, newspaper.
The Comnoner, or able weekly
Journal. published by william JeD-
Rings Bryan.
The Farmer an6 Mechanic. sixteen
pag North Carolina home and farm
weekly journal
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Cents you can get all these papers
one year.
y. G. MOORE. Manager.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
COAL CASE SUBMITTED
Up to Supreme Court to Decide
Whether Antitrust Law Is
Being Violated.

Washington Oct. 1.-THE So
called hard coal case" was taken
urder consideration today by the
supreme court OF the United States
after an argument by counsel for
the government and for the princi-
pal railroads and coal owning com
panies in the anthracite coal region
of Pennsylvania, charged with vio-
lating the Sherman antitrust law
The main arguments for the de-
PENDANTS was that it would be ideal
to have the anthracite railroad and
coal companies independent, but that
close relationship between them was
necessary because the railroads had
to have tonnage assurance to recon-
pense them for the expense of build
ing into that region
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12

has prevailed for the last two days
has kept many roustabouts away
from tie river But the wages are
high in most cases very high. This
attracts certain amount Of labor.
bat there is an element among the
roustabouts that no amount of money
would tempt to work when eondi-
tens are unfavorahle. With the
wages for one days work i'm his
pocket, one of these roasters will
calmly walk mp and down the leyee,
as independent as Rockefeller or a
Morgan.
The steamer Quincy from New Or
leans, with freight and passengers
left Memphis Yesterday afternoon for
Cairo.
Capt, Oscar Barrett Of the Barrett
Line. Cincinnati was visitor in
Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
INDIGESTION, S0URNEss, DYSPEPSIA
AND ALL STOMACH MISERY GOES

Your out.of order Stomach feels
fine five minutes after taking a lit
tie Diapepsin.
There would not be case of in
digestion here II readers who are
subject TO Stomach trouble knew ME-
tremendous anti-ferment and v di-
gestive virtue contained in Diapepsin
This harmless preparation will di-
gest heavy meal without the
slightest fuss or discomfort, aud re-
lieve the sourest, acid stomach in
five min utes, besides overcoming all
foul Nauseous odors from the breath
Ask your pharmist to show you
the formula, plainly printed on each
50-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin,
then you will readily understand
why this promptly cures indigestion
and removes such symptoms as Heart
burn, feeling like a lump of leao
In the stomach. Belching OF Gas aud
Fluctuations Of undigcsted food,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
Child Florists,

Give the children spot OF ground
which they can call their own in
courage the boys to sew vegetable
seeds. while the little girls love to
cultivate flowers.
The beds should be parted off. end
very good plan is to mark with q
hoe handle the initial of each chi,d's
first name in the center of the he'd
and let him SOW the seeds OF some
low growing plant in, the furrow. and
the little ones cannot fail to enjoy
their gardens. Parsley, radishes. sweet
alyssum or pansy plants set out In a
big III" or r." or ID" would interest
any one.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
ACTUAL STARVATION.
Facts About Indigestion and Its Re-
lief That Should Interest You.

Although Indigestion aud Dyspen-
STA are so prevalent, most people do
not thoroughly understand their
cause and cure. There fs no reason
why nest people should not eat any
thing they desiro-if they will only
chew it carefully and thoroughly.
Many actually starve themselves in
to sickness through fear Of eating
every good-looking, od-smelling,
and good tasting food. because 1t
does not agree with them.
The hest thing to do Is to fit your
Aself to digest any good food
We believe we can relieve Dyspep-
STA. We are so confident OF this
fact that we guarantee and promise
to supply the medicine free Of all
cos; to every one who will use it, who
is not perfectly satisfied with the re-
suits which it produces. We axact
no promises, and put no one under
dilF NbilSoLibils NHdteN VI oult is :
nothing could be fairer. We are
located right here and our reputa-
ticn should be sufficient assurance
OF the genuinenoss of our offer.
We want every one troubled with
Indigestion or dyspepsia in any form
to come to our store and buy box
|of rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. Take
them home and give them yeason-
able trial, according to directions
Then, il not satisfied, come to us and
get your money back. They are very
pleasant to take; they aid to sooth
the irritable stomach, to strengthen
aud invigorate the digestive organs,
and to promote healthy and natural
bowel action, thus leading to perfect
aud healthy digestion and assim-
ilation
A 25c. package of Rexall Dyspep-
STA Tablets furnishes Is days treat
mcnt. In ordinary cases. this is suf-
ficiont To pro duoe cure In more
chronic cases, a longer treatment, Of
course, is necessary, and depends up.
on the severity OF the trouble For
such cases. We have two larger sizes
which sell for SOC. and $l.00. Re-
member. you can obtain Rexall Rem
edies in this community only at our
store, Paul G.. Schuh & Sons, The
Rexall Store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
BROKEN LEGGED AVIATOR
IS SERIOUSLY INJURED,

Bloomington, Ind. Oct, IL
Though be had not recovered from
a recent drop to earth at ST. Louis.
Mo, in which both his legs were
broken, IIillery Beachey, an aviator
of that city. attempted an exhibit
ton flight today and fell again and
was seriously injured, He walked
with crutch when he came on the
Indiana University campus to star,
his biplane. The machine rose fifty
feet and then dropped into a brook
and was wrecked Beachey's injur-
les are internal but physicians saio
he had a chance for recovery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
AMATEURS BIPLANE
KILLS JOPLIN MINER

Joplin, Mo, Oct. lin attempt
ing to cross the path of biplane
during trial flight here late todgy,
James Kinney. 90 years old a miner,
was killed The elevator Of the ma
chine struck Kinney and broke his
neck.
The bi-plane was built by Joplin
high school boys and was being
piloted by Darnold Robinson OF st.
Louis, who had been brought here to
give demonstrations with 1t Robin
son took his seat before a crowd of
several hundred persons attending
the Ozark Interstate Exposition and
ran the machine about 100 yards,
to leaving the ground
Kinney ran in front Of II and. was
killed. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
OVINGT0N JUMPS WHEN
MACHINE is WRECKED

Garden City, n. Y, Oct 11--Earl
l.. Oyington met with another mis-
hap today as he was about to start
from the Nassau boulevard aviation
field for the second time on his pro-
posed flight to the Pacific coast
When his aeropIane had reached the
height of fifty feet, the engine
stopped and the machine fell to the
ground. Oyington escaped injury by
jumping. The aeroplane was demol-
ished. The aviator declared that he
would get another machine and start
again as soon as possible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
New Angle on Help.

why did you inquire 80 particular
" into the wardrobe of that girl You
tust hired?" asked one OF two women
who we're leaving an employment
agency
ITO find out how carefully she will
guard against burglars" said the 9th
err. my experience has been that a.
girl who has nice things of her own.
will lock up more securely at night
and keep sharper eye out for sneak
thieves in the day time than one wbc''
has nothing of value to lose"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-12
WILD WEST AND FAR EAST
SHOWS PLEASE BIG CROWDS

Farewell to Buffalo Bill (Col. viii
liam f. Cody was the finale at the
Wild West show at both performan-
ces Yesterday. Baffalo Bill was in
the saddle several times during the
performances but he is getting a lit
tie shakey. He wants to retire to
private life and he has earned the
right to do so for during a long life
he has been one OF the most active
men of his time. He is said to be
past eighty years of age.
The shows were visited by i'm
mense crowds at both performances
and were heartily enjoyed bye all.
While Buffalo Bill has said fare
well. yet the shows, OF which he is
the originator will live on.
In the following communication
Buffalo Bill explains away a rumor
regarding mo parade.
1t was rumored that Mayor Parsons
had denied my production the privi-
lege OF conducting a parade on the
streets OF Cairo. The rumor was
absolutely WITHOUT foundation. |
have not given parade in connec-
ton with my shows for the last nine
years and made no effort to present
such an exhibition in Cairo. In
justice to Mayor Parsons, kindly give
this space in your publication, and
oblige,
Yours truly,
COL. WILLIAM F.CODY..