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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-03
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HIGH PRAISE SOUTHERN
NOVELIST.

w. D. HoWells, in an appreciation
of will N. Harben's novels in tho
North American review, says:
His people ak as if they had not
been in books before, and they talk
all the more interestingly because they
have for the most part not been in So
ciety, or ever will be. " They
express themselves in the neighborly
parlance with a fury Of fun, of pa
thos, and profanity which is native to
their region. + Of all our To-
calists, as I may call the type. Of
American writer's whom I think the
most national, no one has done things
more expressive of the life he vas
born to than Mr.. Harlem"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-03

donbt the sanity Of the men who E1aoe
his book. 1t is on page 90, undeF "a
vision: 90,
GLOW many two-cent stamps can
be bought for a cent and a quarter a.
OF course it means by quarter %
cents Rut why resort to such foollsn-
ness to teach children division f! IAN
any one tell. except the
mathemeticians who conceived 1hie
book? But here is another from page
235 equally as practical and as senslple
as that stamp sum. Listen:
There are 9 OF. of iron IN the
blood Of one man. The blood or now
many men would be required to fur-
nish sufficient iron to make a Kettle
weighing % 1-2s lb.?"
And wouldn't you like to see the
kettle that would be made of such
iron?
All the old classic nonsense Is In
this book, as we'll as such up-to-date
heartlessneSs as this kettle problem
| suggests. Here are some sums when
were hoary with impractical nonsense
when Noah's grandchildren were sent
to school,.
eff SO men, working 8 hours a day
can do a piece Of work in 81 days, now
| long would il take q men, working 3
hours a day." And,
IF one hen lays $50 eggs in q year
how many dozen eggs should 2 dozen
hens lay in two years?'
And here is a problem in addition
of fractions. "The number of frac-
tional units in the greater OF two frac-
tons is Is, the number in the less Is
G.. The denOminator Of the greater
. fraction is q, and that Of the other Is
IS. Find the sum of the fractions.
This eminent1y practical problem may
be found on page 1875.
And there are thousands Of other
pro blems in this book no more sensl-
bic than those quoted above. prob
lens which are absolutely void Of any
practical bearing on life, problems
which are stated so as to be difficult
and meaningless to young pupils. Ii
there is any place for such arithmetic
it certainly is not in our publc
schools. Of course the excuse given
for such problems is the stock one
that they train the mind, which ex-
cuse is best met by the uneQulvocal
challenge of sense, VIZ, tha'
such problems do not train the mind
in any real and useful way. And, If
they did furnish a kind Of mental
gymnastics, of what practical use
would such gymnastics be to North
Carolina children struggling to get
some real arithmetic training out OF
their short. school opportunities?
And then, think Of such a book in
the hands of a teacher who has not
even studied algebra or geometry, who
gets only a second grade certificate
perhaps and in the hands Of children
not yet in the high school. And you
have the outline of an educatlona
tragedy which ought to make the
ghosts of Frcebel and Pestalozzi walk
the earth again and call to account
those who AVE so cruelty sinned
though unlntentlOnally pernapS
against the present welfare of the chill
dren, as to put such a course of arlth-
metic into u elementary schools.
CHARLES l.. COON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-03
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POETRY OUTPUT OF MAGAZINES.

Writing to the Boston Transcript,
Mr.. w. S. Brarthwaite says:
I'm the seventy-two numbers OF
these six monthly magazines find
there were published during 1910 a
total Of 291 poems. The total number
Of poems printed in each magazine and
the number of distinctive pieces are:
The Atlantic Monthly, total "a, IL Of
distinction: Century,, total 90, 10 Of
distinctions; Scribner's, total 43, Is Of
distinction; Harper's. total 81, 16 Of
distinctions; McClures, total So. 9 Of
Distinction: ~Lippincott's, total 4S. 8 OF
distinction"
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
A Surprise Party.

A young correspondent wants sug-
gestions for a surprise party. Person
ally l do not like surprises" but II
some one Of the family Is taken into
confidence the affair can generally be
managed with satisfaction to all. Let
each girl prepare a basket or box OF
luncheon for two, just as daintily as
possible. On arriving pile their boxes
in one place. After the surprise is
over l would suggest some good
games. such as have appeared in the
department from week to week, then
blindfold one boy at a time and let
him select basket or box and stand
in line with his treasure unopened.
After all are supplied, each one Is to
have three guesses to determine
which girl prepared the refreshment.
When partners are found go to the
dining room, where doubtless some
willing member of the family will
have arranged a pretty table.
MADAME MERRI.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

say was France" well, here is a
ticket for Paris" When the Indian
reached the office, the agent said: "Of
course you want to see Uncle Sam,
so here's a ticket for Washington"
The Irishman bought ticket for Cork,
and when all 20 passengers were
ready to start they went back to the
living room and found a train of 20
chairs waiting to begin the journey.
conductor and engineer were on
hand with whistle and punch, and as
the tickets were punched each child
got off the train and found his or her
city or place of destination on a large
map of the world hanging on the wall.
There was a pointer so all could see
the place when found. From each
destination there was suspended a
ribbon attached to small parcel
which the traveller took for his own
and returned to the train. When all
had their parcels the journey was
ended The favors were small band
boxes, trunks and suit cases filled
with bonbons.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
FEEDING THE
YOUNG CHICKS
Modern Feeds and Appliances
Have Reduced Burden OF Chick
Culture by Half and Made
It Profi a b 10.

Get some good commercial chick
feed and If possible some old process
oatmeal, says the Poultry Journal.
Give one feed daily Of the oatmeal in
the litter Of clover or chair and three
feeds of the chick feed, In all five
feeds daily for the first ten days. then
four times day for the next two
weeks and three times a day there
after until they are put out on free
range. Feed lightly, but often, is the
motto for young chicks. Give green
food in some form, chopped cabbage,
lettuce leaves or green grass cut fine.
Animal food of some kind must be
provided or the chicks will be found
trying to eat each other up. Those
who have or can secure skim milk
will find nothing better than curd
made from sour skim milk, mixed to
crumbly state with cornmeal and
given on the board once day. other
wise dry milk, albumen or finely
ground beef scrap can be given. After
the first day in the brooder fresh wa
ter should be given and renewed
often. Use a good drinking fountain
that will keep the water from getting
foul Skim milk In a sour or clob
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
Ground Floor Plan Of Barn.

The plan shown in the accompany
ing figure is for barn 36x60 feet. 1t
will accommodate Ia horses. BY in
creasing the length twelve feet 1t will
accommodate eighteen head. 1t has
two feed rooms, a safe and conven-
lent place for harness, two box stalls
and twelve open stalls
The barn may be sided with 16-foot
stock boards with battens or with
shiplap. BY making the caves higher
than 16 feet there will be more room
for hay. but barn of the dimensions
given will contain all the hay required,
as 1t will hold about forty tons. In
stead of chutes or the regular man
gers to feed hay there is a feedway
three feet wide, with perpendicular
sides three feet high from the floor OF
the stalls, and it is floored on a level
with the top of the sill. A feedway
like this Is better than managers or
chutes, as 1t allows a man to pass
along the entire length of the barn in
front Of the horses when feeding;
there Is absolutely no waste of hay,
JAS hOl S0S olttuu Will JuelI utduo
over the hay while eating and do not
pull 1t out and drop it under their feet.
and the chaff is not constantly falling
down in their eyes, as when a manger
Is used that feeds from above.
The feed rooms are situated on each
side Of the driveway and are each di-
vided into two compartments and an
entry so as to allow variety of feed
to be kept and to be easy Of access.
The barn should be lighted with ten
windows on each side, two to each
box stall, two to each feed room and
one in front of each single stall. Com
mon barn sash should be used, having
six SX10-inch panes to each sash, a
single sash to each window, with the
longest way of the sash up and down.
They should be put in on top of the
grit, about four feet from the bottom
of the sill, and should be arranged to
open by sliding to one side.
Feed rooms should be sided with
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

hard pine flooring with the smooth
side next to the stalls and driveway
Instead of a harness room hooks can
be put up along the sides of the feed
rooms next TO the driveway, which will
be found to answer as well as regu-
lar harness room and more conven-
lent, as 1t will be more accessible.
The box stalls should be sided per-
pendicular, inside and out, from
floor to ceiling, with hard pine floor
ing, except the front, which can be
sided up four feet high and left open.
unless a stallion Is to be kept, in
which case the front may be finished
out to the ceiling with half-inch rods
set four inches apart In the top of the
partition or the regular box stall wire
work may be used No Manager should
be used in the box stalls, the hay be-
ing fed on the floor. None will be
wasted unless more Is fed than the
animal should have.
The floor of the hay NOW should be
not less than nine feet from the floor
of the barn, though ten feet or even
twelve feet would be better for SAM
tary reasons. The NOW should be
floored solid, except over the feedways,
which should be left open to throw
feed down. The roof should have
from one-third to one-half-inch pitch,
and should be self-supporting, so as to
do away with all cross ties in the
NOV. The driveway can be fioored
with two-inch plank and clay floors
used in the stalls, but that and many
minor details must be governed by the
individual taste and requirements OF
the builder This barn was built for
about l,O00.-Farm Buildings.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
COFFEE HEART
Very Plain in Some People.

A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for long
time before they can get their own
consent to give up the Indulgence
from which their trouble arises.
A gentleman in Brooklyn describes
his experience, as follows:
II became satisfied some months
ago that l owed the palpitation of the
heart from which I suffered almost
daily, to the use Of coffee, q had been
coffee drinker for 80 years. but
found it very hard to give up the bev-
erage.
One day I ran across very SEN
sible and straightforward presenta-
ton of the claims of Postum, and
was SO impressed thereby that con-
cluded to give It trial.
my experience with 1t was unsat-
isfactory till / learned how 1t ought
to be prepared-by thorough boiling
for not less than Is or 20 minutes.
After I learned that lesson there was
no trouble.
Postum proved to be a most palat-
able and satisfactory hot beverage,
and have used 1t ever since.
THE effect on my health has been
most salutary. The heart palpitation
from which used to suffer so much,
particularly after breakfast, has dis
appeared and l never have a return of
IL except when dine or lunch away
from home and drink the old kind OF
coffee because Postum Is not served.
find that Postum cheers and invig-
crates while 1t produces no harmful
stimulation" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial proves an eye opener
to many.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, md full OF humas
interest.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
AID TO MARRIED HAPPINESS
Southerner Evolves the Panama Cock
tail Which Makes Man Thought
full of Wife.

Russell Hopkins, southerner, who
lives in the st. Regis, is responsible
for the Panama cocktail. He and
Charles Luther Burnham were talk
ing over Hopkins latest connection,
which had been placed in the little
book kept by the bartender.
You take half a pony of brandy,
half pony of curacao, third of dry
gin and French or Italian vermouth,
and there you are-there's your drink
before dinner" said Hopkins.
Yes" interposed Burnham, "it's a
cocktail, all right. One of your
friends came in here the other day
with more than $500 In his wallet. He
was initiated into the mysteries OF
the Panama cocktail. He seemed all
right when he left, but he was found
the following day in ferry-house
hugging a set of furs he had bought
for his wife. From what could be
cleaned from him he had, on a pass
ably warm day, thought his wife
ought to have new furs, and, with
that idea, he went to a store and
spent all the cash in his pocketbook
for a set-New York Press.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
SAN-JAK

No other medicine in the world raises
the specific gravity il too low and pre-
vents the dissolution of salts from the
tissue and prevents swelling Of the
limbs and other parts of the body.
You may have the ability to manu-
facture the normal quantity of uric acid
alkaloids, but if the specific gravity is
too high, nue. to weakened condition Of
the kidneys, the normal quantity is not
eliminated. If normal quantity is not
eliminated and is carried back by the
circulation of the blood, absorbed into
the tissue causing soreness and lame
ness or rheumatism, catarrh and many,
other disagreeable symptoms. We re-
turn the price of one bottle of SANDS ak,
500, if it fails to do good in any case.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

bered state Is good for fowls or chick
ems to drink, but do not give too
much. Every other day is sufficient.
Too much will cause bowel looseness.
Fine cracked corn and whole wheat
can be fed in place of chick feed after
four weeks old, but the latter Is far
the best to use for young chicks, rs
II Is always convenient and ready.
Though little more expensive, the
real difference IN cost amounts TO
comparatively nothing, as yourg
chicks cannot consume enough 10
make the difference appreciable. The
cid idea that chicks require a Gull
nary department is fully exploded. Do
not waste time and patience of the
good housewife in baking johnnycake
or other "specialties." Modern chick
en- foods and appliances have reduced
the burden Of chick culture by half,
sLom " epvm emp eues eql 10 pun
successful.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

The new beaded sashes are lovely.
Marquisette blouses are high in
favor and may be had in all styles
and colorings.
Curls hanging at one side of the
head have returned to favor. This
style Is suitable for the youthful type
of face.
Among the useful fabrics that find
first place in women's favor are the
henriettas and soft cashmeres that
lend them selves to either simple or
ornate style.
The springtime colored blouse that
matches the materials Of which the
tailored suit is made is an important
factor In the outfit of every we'll
dressed woman.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
New Geography Party.

This party was arranged and car
ried out by a fond aunt for her little
niece aged ten. There were 20 guests
and the invitations read thus:
Miss Dorothy Brown requests the
pleasure of Miss Mary Collins COM
pany at geography party on Tues
day from four to seven, April 81, at
1925 Spring street. Costumes"
The invitations were sent out a good
two weeks in advance to give the
mothers time to talk it over and plan
the costumes. In many instances what
the children had determined the char
acter they represented. For example:
The little boy who had a complete
Indian outfit went as THE first Amer
ican," lad who rejoiced in a good
big, fat plaster pig went as an Irish
man with clay pipe and high hat,
a vivid green necktie and a quaint lit
tie black swallow-tail coat worn over
brilliant green knee breeches.. The
young hostess represented Miss
Geography" Her dress was Of pale
blue silk, with band of maps around
tho bottom put on with library paste;
wide girdle was the equator 1t
was of black velvet and the Shout
ders had a series of graduated capes
of grayish silk. marked Cape Horn, "
Cape Hatteras." Her neck was cir
cled by the isthmus of Panama. On
her head she wore cunningly de-
vised cap of papier mache made from
a globe In her hand she carried a
wand, from which blue and white rib
bons streamed, bearing the names
North and South Poles"
One of the amusements was a jolly
game called Mail Bags" The guests
sat on chairs In a semi-circle and
when the leader called out 1.-THE mail
is going from Ireland to Mexico" the
two children representing these places
ran and changed chairs as quickly as
possible. When the leader called Gen
eral Delivery" then every one changed
places, chair being taken out quick
ly by the leader and the one who was
left became the leader when the next
mail went out" Another game
DiONtu a SlCdI ouSNCoS' "a A''A toO iAANP
of Europe was hung on the wall and
each child was given bit of paper
marked Dan q must explain that
Dan was about to go to Europe for
the summer); the game was to study
the map first to find the location OF
Paris; then each child in turn was
blindfolded and tried to see how near
they could come to putting Dan" In
Paris Each slip of paper was left
just where placed on the map until
all had tried. Then 1t was great fun
to. see where Dan" found himself.
Only one came any place near Paris.
The last amusement of all was the
most fun. The guests were told to
form in line and go into the next
room to buy their tickets for the coun-
try or place they represented. The
found a real ticket office, with an ac-
commodating father as the business
like agent. AS the applicant presented
himself the question was: What
>"untry are you?" The answer, we'll
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
Protection Of Birds.

Protection of our insect-eating
birds, whose destruction causes con-
siderable crop loss to the country
every year, will be made a campaign
issue throughout the nation. Backed
by the grangers, orchardists, ranch
men, and planters in every section
of the land. the National Association
of Audubon societies is preparing to
obtain from representatives of every
state in the Union definite declare
tons as to their stand on the con.
servation of the bird resources of our
country.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

Materials required 4 yards 46
inches, yards lining cashmere, q
yard striped silk, " yard ninon AZ
inches wide.
The second picture shows a very
useful Princess dress for school wear
that can be carried out well in serge.
The panel back and front are laid
over sides in wide wrapped seams.
The small bishop sleeves have plain
cuffs about 3 inches deep. An EN-.
broidered collar and loopy ribbon bow
finish the throat.
Materials required: 4 yards 46
inches wide, yards sateen.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
THE dress shown in the first illustra-

THE dress shown in the first illustra-
/ ton Is quite simple but smart; II
is suitable for making up In any fine
wooden. Shantung or linen. Our
model Is In reseda cashmere; a
shaped piece Is added to the lower
part of skirt; 1t may be laid on fat
and the joining covered by trimming
or have piping of striped silk stand
ing up from edge
The bodice is cut and trimmed to
match the skirt; it has a yoke and un-
dersleeves of tucked ninon. Small
turnover collar of white embroidered
lawn.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
His Interest.

"You are going to interest yourself
in this reform enterprise"
Certainly" replied Senator Sor-
ghum.
But / thought it was unfavorable
to your friends"
1T is. And I'm going to interest
myself in it far enough to let me
offer suggestions that will render 1t
impractical"
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
Ip,nrovind Stock.

Take a few Of your best layers out
Of the main house and keep them in
a place by themselves with the best
male bird you can get. The eggs
from these hens will be your stock
for the chicks that are to be. Get
up a little higher this year.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

and Curing
Brighfs Disease

by neutralizing poison in the tissue
disinfecting the urinal tract, strengthens
the liquids of the bladder and prevents
decomposition of the urine. 1t is there
fore the most scientific formula for tho
treatment of male or female.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

SAN-JAK is sold in Yale by
Mathews & Wight, druggists, who are
reliable and will return the price of one
bottle (Sl.00) if San-Jak fails to do
good. Made by San-Jak Co., Chicago, I'll.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
Severe Critic,

Alice-I like Tom immensely and
he's very much the gentleman; but
he does like to talk about himself!
Grace-Yes, dear, your knight hath
a thousand Ps.-Puck
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Rheumatism

the source of trouble to humanity is,
due to too high or low specific gravity
of the water which may be regulated
to normal by taking
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Upset
Sick FEELING

that follows taking a dose of castor
oil, salts or calomeL Is about the
worst you can endure-Ugh-it
gives one the creeps. You don't
have to have it-CASCARETS
move the bowels--tone up the
liver-without these bad feelings.
Try them. GA
cAscARErs roc . boz for a weeks
treatment, all druggists. biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes . mouth.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
SAN-JAK

1t is the only vegetable preparation
the world that sets free formalde-
during the elimination by way of the
kidneys.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

In the first, the toes are turned out,
says the Orange Judd Farmer. The
middle picture shows inkneed att
tude, and the third shows in-turned
toes. Whether standing or travelling,
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
SAN -JAK

Is the only medicine which will enable
you to keep perfect balance between
the elimination and renewal of the
body. Decay of the body at any time
of life is unnatural. Permanent waste
of the system can be avoided by the
use Of
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

The concerted action of medicine
skillfully selected and combined is vast
ly superior and greatee than the same
medicine alternately prescribed.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

Good seed is an essential to the
maximum of success in farming.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
M a N

Does not wear out like a piece Of
machinery by constant disintegration
for he is self renewing. When he loses
his ability in self renewal or failed in
the process of making young blood, the
nerve tissue is not sufficiently nourished
and his strength and health fails.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

Briggs understand that Mr.. Bigge,
your wife's late husband, made every
thing over to her?
Henpecklett-Yes, and now she's
making everything over for me.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06

Don't Go Around With An Ache
or Pain When You Can Buy San
Jak. Keep The Arteries Dilated
And Flexible With San-Jak And
You Will Feel Well And Strong
AT Any Time Of Life.
The Yale expositor., 1911-04-06
Are You a Rheumatic With Back.
ache, Varicocele and Swollen
Limbs?

1t restores the aged to health and
youth. No remedy equal to San j ak as
blood tonic. The tired feeling leaves
you like magic.