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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
Cotton Holding Plan
Carolina Onion Farmer.D

OF course President Alexander is
correct in the conclusion that new
schemes to finance the cotton crop by
Northern capitalists is not satisfac-
tory. We cant expect any more re-
suits from that source than we could
expect from a convention Of Southern
Governors and politicians, or from
trust busting and trust -dSsolving and
trust st-indicting politicians generally,
and there's no use for Farmers I MON
folks to consider movements OF TINS
kind seriously If we will proceed TO
build bonded warehouses we can rest
assured that Southern bankers can
use q business system OF that kind TO
get all the money needed to hnance
all the cotton that cannot be nnanced
under the sheds of the owners al
home If We had i bonded ware
house in this county our bank could
easily have financed five thousand
bales Of cotton this season.. said the
president Of a local bank OF only sixty
thousand capital stock. the other day
If we will capitalize our products in a
business way through system OF
bonded warehouses the Financing
part viii be easy. Why not let the
'itrfst-bl.sing' politicians and politi-
clan reformers - and the nortl ern
financial schemes that are periodically
exploited by the press severely alone
and concentrate our energies toward
tie establishment Of sane and sensi-
bic business system OF marketing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
Farmers Experience Meeting

lima, had the grand cham
pion ear Of the entire show
in both men and boys
classes. 1t is interesting to
note that a year ago. a son
of Mr.. Goodwin vk he
championship on single,
at the South Atlantic Show.
North Carolina exhibi-
tors won hundreds of dol
lars in prizes this year. Out
OF five championship
classes North Carolina won
three, South Carolina one
and Georgia one.
The judges for this year
were l.. B. Clore Of In
diana the Corn King
of the world and "Bill'
Young of Illinois.
These two men are per-
haps the best Judges Of corn
in the world. Mr.. ClOre,
won the championship at
three successive National
Corn Shows. These men
speak in the highest terms
of the corn shown at this
South Atlantic Show, and
the interest of the farmers
of the South Atlantic
States, in the production Of
more and better corn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
ANOTHER INDEPENDENT
What Mr.. X. A. Smith, of AcNcills,
Did 'In His Own Way
(MOore County News

Heretofore we have given results
accomplished by some or our farmers
under demonstration methods Last
week, under the caption IN ms own
Way we told Of what Mr.. II. r NC
Pherson, of Cameron, did while farm
ing by his own ideas Of what would
make good yield. We have TINS
week the record Of another goou
farmer who has also ideas OF his own
in regard to his land and how 70 Set
the best results The report is MADE
by Mr.. r A. Smith, OF McNeilis town
shin, the heart Of the sand NUS ol
Moore.
Mr.. Smith experimental on plat
IF one acre The soil is sandy Ioim
will, s,lbsoil of clay. II was broke IN
March to i depth of seven or eisht
inches and cultivated in the usuai
Nuay Fertilizer used was 'uo ndh
,7raa mounds home mixture, 9-s 1-z-'
% ne5 cent lime No soda was used.
plat planted with simpkins 'roiific.
The WELD GA the plat was 25S' pouhas
-7 co+ron This land has been ii
.-,i5i>afion about "a century,
uhan We look at all the facts II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
JONNIE HOECAKE
Two More Records OF How
Much Good Men Made
Durinu 1911
Moore County News

Demonstration Agent 7. II Mclean
has handed us the doinGs OF two mora
+. n in their efforts TO keep the corn
~Sx,. Ut of the West Again are they
OF. ), IT kinds of land-one in the
sand ~ le in the clay. Makes no
difference n which part OF Moore you
go, sand or clay, and it is about equ-
ally divided, and till her soil intelli-
gently. You Will get good results. And
the more intelligence used the great
er the yield. That's what the demon-
stration work is for-help our peopie
to do their work in an intelligent way.
And our demonstrator is on the JOB
all the time.
We give the work Of Mr. Mel
Mckeithen Of Cameron, first Mr..
Mckeithen has sandy soil with subsoil
Of yellow sand. He worked one acre
under demonstration methods This
plat was broke in December. 1910.
ten inches deep. 1t was planted
May the 10, 1911, in rows i've feet
apart and eighteen inches in the drill
with Biggs Prolific. 1t was cul-
tivated shallow three or four times
The yield was 76 bushels of shelled
corn. Mr. Mckeithen cultivated this
year II IL acres in corn, including
the demonstration acre. upon which
he made 800 bushels or an average OF
SO 4-23 bushels per acre. You see ~
difference in favor of the demonstra-
ton work of nearly - bushels per
acre. Mr.. Mckelthen used on his
demonstration acre coo lbs S-3-3 ana
100 pounds Of soda a top dresser.
The clay record this week is by Mr..
L. O. Seawell. Of Carthage township.
The plat was sown to rye in
fall Of 1910 for a winter cover crop.
The rye was plowed under May 10th
sam me month. This lateness was due
to the extreme dry spring. The seed
used was Bigg's Prolific. The stand
was very poor and only in the month
of June was a fairly good stand Sc
cured The season Was too dry for
early breaking, to secure good or 10
properly grow the crop. Yet in spite
Of all the adverse conditions under
which he labored, Mr. Seawen made
on his acre 81 bushels of corn.
The records from different sec
tons are only an earnest of what viii
be our corn output when all our waste
land is occupied and all our farmers
get to farming by the latest and most
up to date methods
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

this experiment and consider the
length Of time this land had been
tended. we are thoroughly convinced
that there at least is shining exam
pie that sandy land can and will hold
it's own and that no other will give so
large returns for care used labor con-
sidered.
We believe this yield is the best of
its kind so far handed to us and
are glad to hear of many of our
farmers doing such good work and
congratulate Mr.. Smith on his ex-
celIeDt record
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
Work of a Widow Farmer
CFayetteville Observer.

tFayetteNllIe observer
We give below an account OF soma
very successful and cheap farming on
the sandhills of Cumberland county
The story is youched for BY reliable
person. who is acQ Quainted with the
facts.
Last winter or spring Mrs. lpdlSy
r, Pate. a widow. moved from Gibson
Station. s. G.. to SeNenty-FIrst town
ship. cum berland county. where she
purchased eightysix acres OF land.
paving therefor s2,1O0 cash. This year,
on y acres of this tract, with no
other help but her four boys fthe cid
est IA years Of age), a girl and an
old mule II or 3 years old, she raised
and gathered twenty-five 3Oo-pounds
bales OF cotton. 800 bushels Of corn
and sufficient forage 10 last two mules
for q year.
Mrs Pate has shown herself an in
dustrious woman. who. instead Of be
moaning the lack of hands went To
uorl. with her children and made her
crops and picked her cotton. We do
not think nfany men in Cumberland
can boast OF 4 batter record
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
FARM WORK IN SURRY
A Story Told by Dmonstrator
MilIsaps That Has a Lsson
(Mt. Airy News. }

Mt. Airy News
1Ir. E. 8. Millsaps made The News
office a call this week and while here
told something of the work he is do
ing. In the course Of the conyersa-
ton We editor remarked that certain
tial to the best form of living and use
fulness. Exactly" said Mr.. Millsaps,
and then he briefly told a story Of an
experience he had some time ago in
his work After telling the story,
which was a most excellent one, we
asked him why not write out the story
and let us print it. The suggestion
appealed favorab1y to him and here
is the story from his own hand:
How the Farm DemonstraG ton Work
Helped a Poor Farmer.
The county agent Of farm demon
Station work in a North Carolina
county was making his rounds among
the farmers, encouraging them in bet
ter methods, and he passed once
month by poor farm all the first
was a shiftless sort OF fellow, who
preferred to loaf around town, drink
mean liquor, and trade horses to cul-
tivating the little farm. His sad
faced little wife, who had once been
some mans bright-eyed, smiling faced,
rags, and the troup Of children in dirt
and rags. The little house they knew
as home" was bare and poorly kept;
the place everywhere had a rundown
appearance The agent could not
help but see the condition Of the man
md his family, and he sympathized
with the sad-faced woman and the
pale, forlorn looking children. but
what, could he do?
Toward the close of the first year,
when the farmers who had been work
ing their corn under the agents di-
rection began gathering the corn and
reporting the big yields, the poor fell
low began to think he might do better
than he was doing if he could get the
agent to show him what to do. So
he stopped him and told him he
would like to do some demonstration
work, but the agent thought he would
not follow his directions and paid lit
tie attention to him, but after passing
by he thought he had made mista Ike,
and passing again in a few days he
stopped and talked with the man and
told him if he would do what he told
him to do, he would be glad to help
him. The farmer said he would do
anything he recommended. SO the land
was looked over and directions given,
and the man began to work in earn
est He followed every direction, and
the corn grew and the man continued
his good work; the neighbOrs began to
notice how we'll the poor farmer was
working and the fine corn ne was
making and begun talking about It.
The farmer and his corn attracted
the attention Of every one. The crop
was made and harvested, and splen-
did Yield was made, more than ever
before. John forgot his drinking ana
loafing because he had become later
estad in his work His corn and cot
ton had Welded so vel! that he was
able To buy his family good c.oshes
and put some furniture in the house
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
NORTH CAROLINA WINS AT
COLUMBIA CORN SHOW


the Grand Champion Ear of
the Entire Show in Both
Men and Boys Classes.
Columbia, S. c.. Dec. H.
North Carolina carries off
the honors at the South At
lantic Corn Show.
In competition with
South Carolina and Georgia
the farmers, and boys
of North Carolina demon
strated their ability to select
good corn by winning the
Grand Champion Sweep
Stakes in the fifty ear class,
the single ear for both men
and boys.
Mr.. J. w. Lewis of Boom
er, Wilkes county, won the
Sweep-Stake for best fifty
ears.
Charlie Lewis, a son of J..
w. Lewis, exhibited the
champion ear of corn in the
bows classes. T. C.. Good
win, of Apex, North Caro-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
Do Birds Return to Old Nests?

Whether birds, especially migratory
ones, return to the same nests year
after year is a question of much in
terest to the naturalist. Swallows that
summer in England do not winter
north of Africa, but an observer at
High Halden, Kent, England, has re-
corded that one returned on April 12
to a nest it occupied last year. 1t
was recognized by a ring that had
been placed on its leg. To gain a
better knowledge of bird habits. more
than 1000 British birds were last year
marked with inscribed aluminium
rings. and twice as many more will
be similarly tagged this year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

Men astonish themselves far moro
thai they astonish their friends.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
HIS EL0QUENCE WAS USELESS
Colonel Morgan's Futile Attempt to
Persuade Cleveland to Grant Par
don to a Murderer.

Col. Franklin Pierce Morgan Of
Washington and New York never
made but one great speech, and the
story OF it is pathetic. His audience
vas Grover Cleveland, then president
OF the United States, and his purpose
was to secure a pardon for a murderer
named ONeil, in whom the colonel
had become interested. I'm never for
get that day" said the colonel in tell
ing about the incident. Il had told
Dan Lamont the day before that l
intended to ask Cleveland to pardon
ONeil, who was a creature Of the
dark places at times, but a pretty
good fellow at that. Cleveland had
taken the ]precautiOn to send to the
department of justice and get the pa
pers in the case. | got up early the
next morning, had a massage and was
feeling tip-top. | got in to see Cleve-
land and l spoke 90 minutes. Never
in my life, before or since, have |
been as eloquent as I was pleading
for that fellow O'Neil. The end Of
every sentence I uttered brushed the
edges off a cloud. | concluded my
argument, confident that | had swept
the president off his feet. Mr.. Nor
gam he said, is that all you have to
say on behalf Of your friend?' Mind
you, he said friend Yes, Mr.. Presi-
e n said I; I think that's ALL Mr..
Morgan he replied. never as long as
| am in the White House shall that
consummate scOundrel-consummate
scoundre1, mark you-get out of the
~penitentiary.' "What's the use of elO-
quence, anyhow" concluded the col
onel.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

saw q woman. She had turned
toward the light and in the dim L.
Elimination of the room Nathaniel rec
ognized the beautiful face he had seen
at the kings castle the preceding day
the face of the woman who had
sent him to find the prophet, who had
placed her gentle hand, on Marion's
mead as he had looked through the
There was no fear in her
eyes as she saw Nathaniel. Some
thing more terrible than that shone
In their glorious depths as she rose
to her feet n stood before him, her
face lined with grief, her mouth
twitching in agony. She stood with
clenched hands. her bosom rising and
falling In the passion of the storm
within her: and she sobbed ever as
Nathaniel paused there, unnamed in
this sudden presence of a distress
greater than~h his own; sobbed in a
choking, fearless way. waiting for him
to speak.
Forgive me-" he spoke gently. "Y
have cOme-for-Marion." He felt
that he had no reason to lie to this
woman His face betrayed his own
anguish as he came nearer to her.
Il want Marion" he repeated. MY
God, won't you tell me-"
She struggled to calm herself as he
spoke the girls name.
Marion is not here she said. She
crushed his hands against her bosom
and a softer look came into her eyes
her voice was low and sweet, as it
had been the morning he asked for
Strang. AS she saw the despair deep
ening in the mans face a great pity
swept over her and she stretched out
her arms to him with an aching cry,
Marion is gone-gone-gone," she
moaned, land you must go, too! O,
l know you love her-she told me
that you loved her, a. l love Strang.
my king! We have both lost-lost-
and you must go-as-I-shall-go!"
She turned away from him with a cry
SO Misunderstanding in its pain that Ma
thaniel felt himself trembling to the
soul. In another instant she had
faced him again, fighting back a
strange calm into ner face.
CTO BE CONTINUEDD
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

Mrs. WinSlow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethiug, SuItrnS the gums, reduces inlia ma
ton, allayS pain, cures wind collie, 2Jc IL bottle.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
ENCOURAGE of
CAPTAIN PLUM
o. JAMES OLIVER CURWOO D
ILLUSTRATIONS @ MAGNUy G:KEITNEP

with the thought. Too late-tOO late
too late. He painted the words. They
came with every gasp for breath. Too
late. Too late. His heart pumped
like an engine as he strained to keep
up his speed. He passed a mar and
a boy hurrying with their rifles to
st. James and made no answer to
their shout; q galloping horse forged
ahead Of him and he tried to keep up
with it; and then, at the top of the
long hill that sloped down to the
stronghold OF the Mormon kingdom
something seemed to sweep his legs
from under him, and he fell painting
on the ground. For a few moments
he lay there looking down upon the
city. The great bell at the temple
was now silent. He saw huge fires
burning for a mile along the coast,
hundreds Of lights were twinkling in
the harbOr, there came up to him
softly, subdued by distance, the sound
Of commotiOn and excitement far be
low.
His eyes rested on the beacon above
the prophets home, burning like a ball
of fire over the black canopy of tree
tops. Marion was there! He rose to
his feet again and went on, reason and
judgment returning to him-telling
him that he was about to play against
odds; that his work was to be one
OF strength and generalship and not
OF madness. AS he picked his way
more slowly and cautiously down the
slope a new hope flashed upon him.
Was it possible hat the discovery of
the approach of the mainlanders had
served to save Marion? In the ex.
element that followed the calling of
the Mormons to arms and the prep
aratiOnS for the defense would Strang.
the master Of the kingdom, the bull
Wark OF his people, waste priceless
time in carrying out the purpose for
which he had sent for Marion? Hardly
did hope burn new in his breast
When there came another thought to
quench it. Why had the king sent
Tor Marion on this particular night
n at this late hour? Why, unless at
the approach of his enemies he had
feared that he might lose his beauti-
ful victim, and in his overmastering
passion had called her to him even
as his people assembled in defense of
his kingdom.
There was desperate GOODNESS in Ma
thaniel's approach now. Whatever had
happened he would do what Neil had
threatened to do-kill Strang. And
whatever had happened he would take
Marion away with him if it was only
her dead body that he carried in his
arms. To do these things he needed
strength. He advanced more slowly
and drew deeper and deeper drafts of
air into his exhausted lungs. At the
edge OF the grove surrounding the
castle he paused to listen. For the
hrst time it occurred to Nathaniel
that the prophet might have assem-
bled some Of his fighters to the de-.
tense of his harem. which he knew
would be one of the first places to
feel the vengeance of the outraged
men OF the mainland. But he heard
no voices ahead Of him. There we're
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
(CHAPTER ViIi.-Continued.)

"Strang-the king" cried the old
man, clutchins the knob of his cane
with both hands. She has gone."
Gone exclaimed Nathaniel. For
an instant his heart bounded with de-
light. Marion was on her way to the
tryst! He sprang back to the door.
When? When did she go?"
h woman had come forward, her
hands trembling. her lips quivering.
Something in the terror of her face
sent the hot blood from Nathaniel's
cheeks.
They sent for her an hour ago."
she said. The king sent Obadiah
Price for her. O, my Cod" she
shrieked suddenly, clutching at her
breast, Tell me-what are they doing
with Marion"
Shut up.' snarled the old man.
That's is Strang's business. She has
gone to Strang." With an effort he
Strengthened himself until his tower
ing form rose half a head above Ma
thaniel. "She has gone to the king"
he repeated. Tell Strang that she
Will Wive him tonight, as she has
p~romised."
In spite Of his effort to control him.
self a terrible cry burst from Ma
thaniel's lips. He flung open the door
and stood for an instant with his
white face turned back.
She went to the castelar, hour
ago?' he cried.
Yes, to the castle-with Obadiah
Price"
The last words followed him as he
sped out into the night. AS swiftly
as a wolf he raced across the clearing
to the trail that led down to St. James.
Something seemed to have burst in
his brain; something that was not
blood, but fire, seemed to burn in his
vetns-a mad desire to reach Strang.
to grip him by the throat, to mete out
% him the vengeance of a fend in.
"eeed Of that Of a mar. He was too
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

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Mrs.. Pinkhan1, at Lynn, Mass,
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
Canada Needs Rat-Traps.

According to Consul General Jones
at Winnipeg. Canada is in great need
of rat traps. Farmers in the grain
belt are becoming anxious over the
invasion of rodents and are willing
and able to pay a good price for a
trap that will combine durability and
efficiency.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
Logical.

Green Purchaser Tin automobile
ware rooms)-My friend sent me here
to get a rheumatic tire.
Clerk-Eheumatic? You mean pneu
matte, don't you?
Green Purchaser-Perhaps it is
pneumatic. l thought y was called
rheumatic because it's sWelled.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

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other annoying
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truly say that
+, Pink hams
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
f, Pinkham'S
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

It's no use a church advertising the
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14

Garfield Tea purifcs the blood. cradi-
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A suspicious woman raises a large
crop of doubts.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-04-14
CHANGE
WOMAN
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, Vt.-"I was passing
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