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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
iN. J. Martin in Charlotte ObseryeF.)

Nv. j.. Martin in Charlotte ObseryeF.)
1t was one hundred and two years
ago, as Christmas week was merrlly
tripping along with the happy New
Year dancing close behind her reced-
ing form, on a night when the stars
with their clear cold twinkiings were
ever and anon shut out from view by
gray clouds that lowered now and
again, hurting earthward. in the cut
ting embrace Of fitful winds, voileys OF
snow and sleet. hat there transpired
in Raleigh, within a stones throw OK
capitol square an humble eide
the influences from which were des-
tined to pervade this country most
vitality and extend even to the capitals
and courts Of foreign countries. At
a time, too. when this Government
was passing cut OF the terrible crucibie
OF civil war and must face q Watehful.
Jealous and doubling world OF deS-
potic na%tionalities and prove once for
all whether this Republic was really
a Gibraltar-like haven for human
liberties and a triumphant fruitfon Of
the hopes and sacriicial effort of
Hberty's heroes through ages past. or
merely one of many little
along the wayside of Time. marking
another vain human effort to attain
that ideal OF the blessings or liberty
tha had been the star Of hope" for
many a martyr to this coveted state
OF human existence.
The toll town tavern, that blessed
haven Of weary stage-coach travellers
Of that day. accorded to them bed
and board and other transitory COM
forts Of life, and providing fresh
horses for the lumbering stage coaches
to continue their course in whatever
direction they were bound, had beer
the scene Of a wedding that day. Mine
host, Pete Casso. had given in Mar
riage the hand of his fair and spright-
iy daughter. Polly. to a stalwart and
promising sutton. And one OF the
spacious halls OF the State House had
been thrown open that night for a
ball in homo OF the event Bride and
men and friends, all, had lancet right
merrily until the wee sma' houra."
Then back to the tavern Polly went
there to have confded to
her Will bated breath by members of
the household. the news that whtle
boy had been born to Mary Johnson,
wife Of the sturdy tavern hostler, her.
self an expert weave and skilled
the tavern.
The Johnsons lived in a little four
room HOUSE, in the back yard close
by the stables. And there Polly in
sisted that h must go, even at that
hour of the night, with quite a party
OF her companions at the ball, to see
and name Mary's baby. Mother and
babe were found in a little upstairs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
STORY Of THE BIRTH Of
PRESIDENT JOHNSON
How ANDY Though Born in a Back Yard, Gained
the Highest Pinnacle of American Greatness,
the Presidency

room, reached by a narrow and steep
boxed-in stairway that creaked ana
trembied as the merry and excited
bridal party climbed to the chamber
to behold the newborn babe, en-
vironed at it's birth N a stableyard-
at least to that extent, reminding one
Of that wonde rful Christmas birth
more than eighteen hundred years be-
fore, the fame and blessings of which
will ech with increasing force
through all time and inspire more
exalted peans OF praise and n
giving, in The. Great Beyond"
The baby boy was produced in its
mysterious Wrappings and displayed
to this remarkable p OF visi-
tors and Polly, laughing and bIushing,
as a bride we'll might, decreed that his
name should be Andrew. and that he
should be called ANDY for short.
Thus it was, during Christmas week
OF $50 that Andrew johnson took
his, at that time. most humble place
in the world withou the least indica-
ton Of that larger life into which he
slowly expanded that included transi-
ton from q poverty-stricken appren-
ticeship to t~ourneyman tailor. town
alderman. mayor. State Legislator.
President Of the United States and
United States Senator. A RETROSPECT
tive view of that night Of his nativity
and Of his su bseQuent career
might well constrafn one to believe
that THE God Of Storm" had really
OF this babe had there
present a seer to interpret the
signs Of the elements"
One of the first gusts Of mis-
typified by the sleet-laden
winds that slrged at intervals about
little house on the %eventful Christ
mas mEht Of his birth was four years
later when Jacob Johnson. his father.
who was taking a little recreation
from the duties Of managing the
stables in which were kept the re-
Lays Of tavern stage-coach horses.
CAV up his life in the icy waters Of
a stream near Raleigh while he was
striving to save the life of
Col. Thomas Henderson. editor of the
old Raleigh Gazette Of that day. Then
there were the struggles of the
widowed mother against poverty, the
host and kindly members Of |
his family. Finally hen the boy |
was 10 years old it was deemed by
the hard-pressed mother best to an |
prentice him to learn the trade Of a |
.journeyman tailor, this continuing nm
to a great yearning for Independence
he ran away from his apprenticeship |
there following futile newspaper ad- |
vertisements for his apprehension. |
a number OF changes in loca- |
ton until lie settled in Tennessee and
a devoted wife who patiently |
him the mysteries of ead
'riting and 'rithmetic' and stirred
those aspirations Within him which in
later years developed for him the |
capacity for attaining the highest |
honors in the gift of his country
Again, there was in the omino,s |
environments of his nativity another |
element that was most potential. Just
as on that stormy night a bride had
to his chamber to christen him
and impart her happy blessing. so did
he come to the executive chamber OF
bleeding n PROSTATE country as
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
MRS. LONGINOTTI HEIR ID MILLION
SISTER IN ST. LOUIS DIED LEAv-
 ING RICH ESTATE TO HOT SPRINGS WOMAN.
Aside From Requests to Charity Thsti- tutions. the Balance Goes to Mrs. Lonoinotti and Her
 Children.

St. Louis, July 20. Mrs. fersea Bernero's will, disposing of her es- tate estimated by relatives at $l.. 100000 in value, was filed in ot. Louis Probate Court. It consists al- most entirely of bequests to relatives the principal heirs being Mrs. Der |nero's sister Mrs. Ciotiida Longlnot- |ti of Hot Springs, Ark, and ITS |Longinotti's Il children. They inherit the property at the Southwest corner of Ninth street, ana Washington avenue in St. Louis lead iag wholesale district, and their mother inherits the balance of the property, with the exception of S2s,- 200 in beduests to other relatives and to Catholic churches and chari- ties.
 Mrs. Bernero lived modestly, and few people suspected her of being wealthy.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
DE SOTO ITEMS.

There is always charm in variety
 At the De Soto there is variety. One Imay change the scene to suit the mood, for beside the beautiful dr,-,. ling pavilion, there Is a roof garden and charming nark The park Is al the rear of the building on the side lof West Mountain, and is reached py Ia bridge from the rooi. Gravel paths land green terraces .n the shade oi |fine trees, with handsome ferns and
 palms and shrubbery make the spot
 Ia most welcome oifsis fin the midst oi
 the street traffic. but away from th<
 noise and dust. Hot Springs resi-
 dents and the visitors all find mucl. enjoyment in this unique park. Il
 is delightful by night as by day for il IS lighted by eiecteIc tights.
 Mir. w. H. Johnston from Wichita, Kan. has come to join his family
 who have beeIe'in the city for sever al weeks. Mrs. Johnston. her son Clark and daughter, Virginia have been very freq,>nt and most welcom, visitors at the De Soto, where the, have enjoyed the water and the man, and pleasures of the puiid. ing. They will remain some tims longer and are glad to be away from the Kansas heat. MT. Johnston is interested in life Insurance in wlch. lta.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
NO DOUBT or ROAD.

Because there has been no am nonncement as yet from the new western outlet officials as to when thssy will nave their work between connecting lines under actual hean- way. there seems to be evidenced some donht IS to whether theS road will bls built.
 That should be immediately dissl- pated The SGO.000 bonus that Hot springs subscribed for western out Jet was conditioned on the comple- ton and operation of the line, and the contract is accepted by the rair- road interests.
 The road must be built and be Tn operation within IS months. That, too, is part of the written con tract. The railroad builders know the work before them, and they will carry 1t out.
 ina western outlet is not being built for a bonus. If the field dld not offer more in returns than the mere $60,000 bonus subscribed from this city, no financiers would be in terested. It offers good connect ing line between big trunk lines. and through a rich section of the state
 There is no doubt now but tha Hot Springs will have western out let. and that within a very shorl time. Our part of the contract f practically fulfilled. The raileoad'l part of the contract will be fulfilled in time. and instead of Hot Springs being a terminal, where trains rri m anu 1uuD;u out, it will be on { trunk line, where passengers eas and west and north and south vii pe aDle to secure stop-overs.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
AMERICAN GIRLS CLIMB.

Lima, Peru. July 20. Miss Annie $. Peck. the American mountain IciimDer. accompanied by Carl voik- lmar and five Peruvians. ascendeu 1.-two ---aks of the Volcano Coropuna lon July I6. The Coropuna is one |of a number of giant yolcanos in |Southern Peru. the elevation of which ts yariousiy given at from 1s,ooo to 20.O00. ,.,
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

That James Whitcomb Riley has turned his literary efforts into fin |anciai favor Is proved by the giving |of Indianapolis land valued at $75,- loco on condition that it be used as Ia site for public library. some class to Hoosier dialect writings tnat bring the coin.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

When the once mighty Jeffries turned his back on the Champion Johnson he doubtless remembered the ast time that they stood face >' face for several rounds and some minutes.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

The Buckville highway proved to be Garland county affairs that Garland county had slightly overlook ed. so the next best thing is for Gar land to attend to It.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Mark Twain's will shows him to have left fortune of nearly a half a million dollars That's funny, as in his early career he began his lit. erary work in ~ Buffalo newspaper oi- flee.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

the announcement that an American glrl has married the Kings chaplain i. Of course she win have to -e 6oSA and put on royal airs.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Interests were unable to prevent fine enactment of a pure-food law TOT l6 years by willy methods. Now they are 'agin" Wiley: but then people like things. c1Aase when they want to.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

But now that 1t is all over, the Democrats see where snort circuit ed primary or nominating conven- tr0n would have saved the day.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

We join Jacksonville in the wish that Georgia's new Stahs seal will prove as serviceable as the old; that tfe new Georgia will always be wor- thy of the old one.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Paris unyeiing monument to serbolIet. known as the faiher of the automobile. is going some in the remember me contest.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Those who make a business of v1- cationing, seldom heed the advice given by those who are positive that they know 1t all.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

That the Shockley killing was de pIoraDIe' and "unfortunatey does not reed the endangered orphans or pro vide for the stricken widow.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Not so long to the Presidential election primaries. inc five states m which the experiment is to be
 made will have the eyes of the yot- |ers of every Stae upon them, ana
 line results wiil be watched with
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

TSs Post Dispatch of St. Louis says the National League ball team of that city is the Roosevelt of baseball See the point?
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Barefoot swimming having been condemned. some folks, will have to toe the mark and get in out of the wsl- n they say ln some places.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

They are whetting up the tools "a Montgomery county for that Mt. ida- Hot Springs highway which Will be built sionuay, Tuesday and tnere- after.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Taxicabs are beaten. and will have to roll to the rear, now that you can see New York in an aeroplane for $40.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Another illustration Of the %uth- fulDess Of our proud boast, that 1t is impossible to side track the people or this great nation, corues to us with
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

One good square election continues to deserve another. and there will be no further room for party abandon ment.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Cotton may be on the downward glide now. but that it is one staple that knows how to come back.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

The next time we will use the pri- mary system.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
cOZY INN

131 Chapel st.--A Nes. Brick Une-haif Block from Business center
 Two Blocks to Bath Houses High Location, Quiet. Homelike. Table as Good as the Best. TRY US Take Bus to Hotel-Fare Refunded. RATES--Room and Board sfo per weet and up.
 Beware Of Drummers at Depot
 R. A. WILLIAMS, Prop. Better Known as Peg" formerly of At. lanta and Memphis, as Railway Agent Furnished Cottages. Llgh. House. keeping
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
af's an old story. the title of which Is When Democrats Disagree"

Baxter township is entitled to a good roadway and must have it. .
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Hot Springs is occupying an envia- ble light in the building world.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
Princess Hote|
 EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN

too4- 1oos Central Ave. Phone 4s4. Central avenue, one block south Of Princess theater. European rates. single rooms $2o0 per week ant up. American room and board $500 per week and up.
 JOHN T. o'sRIEN,
 Owner and Proprsetor.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
The Albion Hotel

RATES $500 TO s7.oo PER WEEK.
 Half block of Park Bath house.
 z. w. BUCHANAN, Owner and Prop. Have coopers Agent check your baooaoe
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

Great reduction on all lace curtains and portiers at Grand Rapids Furni- ture Company. TsA slAflHm
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21

200 RoomS with Hot and Cold running water, and Telephone. Fifty Rooms with Private Baths and Toilets.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
BUTTER INTERESTS
SEEK REMEDY FOR
THEIR GRIEVANCES
Claim Internal Revenue
Bureau Enforces Law Too
Rigidly Against Them.

Butter-makers of the country are up
in arms against the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. They insist the bureau is
enforcing the law against them too
rigidly, and is not lenient enough as to
tho amount of water that can be en-
ployed.
When the question comes before Con-
gress 1t Is probable something will be
said to the effect that the consumer
is looking for the water supply to be
kept down. Under the law, IL the agents
OF the bureau find a shipment Of butter
has more than 16 per cent Of water.
they treat 1t as adulterated, and assess
10 per cent tax on the shipment. There
is no appeal from this decision. The
butter men insist they are frequently
inside the limit when the test puts
them outside Of it.
One of the measures proposed is to
provide for a butter-fat test, instead of
a test of the moisture content. Con-
gresham Pepper of Iowa has been look
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
WOULD GIVE power
TO THE PRESIDENT
TO INCREASE DUTY
Secretary Knox Finds Way
to Punish Discrimi-
mating Nations.

Asking that Congress so amend the
tarin laws that the President may
levy additional duties of from to 25
per cent on imports from countries
which discriminate In any way against
products Of the United States, Secre-
tary Of State Knox has written q letter
to Chairman Underwood, Of the Ways
and Means Committee, recommending
q radical tariff policy.
The argument of the Secretary Of
State is, in brief, that the tariff should
lbe used for obtaining the most favor
able entry Of American merchandise at
foreign ports. He also would use the
tariff as big stick" to compel the
abatement of legislative and adminis-
trative determinations against the
United States by foreign nations, as
exemplified in Gern1anys potash policy
and Italy's imposition of a manufactur-
ing tax upon imported cotton seed oil.
Austria Hungary, Portugal. and Bull
gaYia also are cited as countries that
exact high duties on cotton seed oil.
The letter of the Secretary Of State
viii be laid before the Ways and Means
Committee at it's first meeting. The
Secretary, in conclusion, says:
'erhe suggested legislation would so
strengthen the department In future
negotiations looking to the advancement
Iof American trade abroad, that in light
of experience and, observation feel Inn
PEELED to invite your earnest considera-
tion Of the subject"
The suggestion of the Secretary OF
State Is in effect that the United States
shall hold its tariff as a lash over any
nation that shows inclinations to dis
criminate against our products, and
that the President may have additional
power in adding duty.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
HUSBAND SAYS I'LL
HEALTH WAS CAUSE
J Of W|FE'S SUICIDE
Mrs. Florence Routzyn Wells
Drank Acid After Quar-
rel, Police Say.

Mrs. Florence Routxyn Wells. wife Of
Samuel Wells, 726h Sixth street north
west, committed suicide this morning BY
swallowing three ounces Of carbolic
acid. The police say the suicide fol-
lowed q violent, quarrel between the
wife and husband. Mr.. Wells said to-
day his wife had been brooding over
her Ill health, and only q month or
30 ago threatened to commit suicide.
Shortly after midnight last night tho
husband missed his wife from her room,
ing on the Kitchen floor. He summoned
a physician and an ambulance, and
she died soon after she was taken to
Before her marriage Mrs. Wells was
Miss Florence Routzyn, Of Middleton,
denMd. She is survived by her husband.
her parents, two sisters. and two
brothers. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon, and burial prob
ably will be in Congressional Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
DR.. Davidson to
Address Economists

DR.. w. n. Davidson today accepted an
invitation to addrosss the American
Home Economics Association at Its first
meeting OF the annual convention here,
beginning December "a.
DR.. Davidson will welcome the dele
gates. who come from oil parts OF the
country, on the morning OF December
2T, and Miss Isabel Bevier. OF the Uni
versity of Illinois. president OF the as
sociation. will reply for the organization.
Sessions of the convention will be held
at the Henry D. Cooke School. Seven
teenth street and Columbia road.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
Woman Accused AS
Unlawful Immigrant

Alice Gray, a Russian, whose real
name is said to be Ulivitch. thirty years
old. will be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Anson S. Taylor.
this afternoon, on a charge OF violating
the immigration laws.
The woman came to Washington
months ago and opened q resort at 419
Delaware avenue southwest Informa-
ton was obtained that she was an alien,
and last night she was arrested by Pre-
cinct Detective Knendtnst OF the
Fourth precinct, on a warrant sworn
out by an immigration inspector.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
School Association
/. Will Meet Tonight

A meeting of the Home and School
Association of Normal School No. will
be held this evening at o'clock in the
assembly hall Of the Sumner building.
Seventeenth and N streets northwest.
The principal address will be by Judge
w. M. Dc Lacy, Of the Juvenile Court.
on The Work Tha. Is Worth While" !"
Musical numbers will be furnished by
pupils from the Washington Conserva-
tory of Music, Of which Mrs. Harriet
Gibbs Marshall Is principal. DR.. G. w.
Childs will preside. and r. w. Thomp-
son will act as secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15

!ns Into ne msttsr ara shl1h. 3 yss!e
the butter question were densferred 70
the pure food and drug division Of the
shipper would have 4 chance for sp-
peal to the courts. Mr.. Pepper, how
ever, has not made up his mind to In
troduce q bill on the subject.
Between the agitation OF the butter
margarine interests to get the tag low
cred, butter will be prominent theme
at the Capitol this session.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
Chinese Cruiser Goes
Into Rebels Service

with a large quantity of ammunition after
visiting America and Great Britain, tho
cruiser Hal Chi Immediately went over
to the revolutionists.
The commander had evidently planned
to join the rebel forces before he left
England. He purchased large Quanti-
ties of guns and ammunition, giving out
the impression that 1t was for use by
the imperalists.
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
,Dr..Sun Vat Sen Near
Seat of Revolution

4 SHANGHAI. Dec. K-A message from
Singapore states that DR.. Sun Vat Sen.
who fomented the Chinese revolution,
lSft Penang today for China.
! Friends Of DR.. Sun here say the rebel
loader has Travelled in disguise ever
since he left America, several weeks
The Washington times., 1911-12-15
University Engineers
To Hold First Banquet

The Engineering Society of the George
Washington University will have its
first banquet of tho year tonight at 8
o'clock at the New Ebbitt- Read Ad-
mfral M. T. Endicott, president of the
American Society Of Civil Engineers,
will be present as guest of honor and
will deliver q short address.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25
AN A NO. / POINTER DOG, FINELY

marked and guaranteed to be ell train
ed Address T.. o Box 1856, Augusta, Me
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25
LApYs GOLD WATCH, SATURDAY

between Grammar school, Hallowell. and
Water St, or on car to Augusta. Re-
wand if returned to Howard Crockett,
HalloweH oct22d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25

DO YOU KNOW TSA1 LOTS IN
the vicinity OF Western Ave. Augusta,
have doubled In value during the last N
years A few more lots left 81 the old
prices J 4. Townsend. Agent Telephone
91h-II iune2edf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25

HOUSE AND STABLE ON OU,MBY
street, bath room and hardwood floors
also large extra house lot. with fruit
trees, apple, pear and plum. Inquire OF
M r. Merrill. 14s Water St. Augusta.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25
Z. j. MOVES
Mayor of the City of Augusta,

=
Ion THE FOREGUING PETITION,
ORDERED, That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy of said petit
ton and this order OF notice thereon at
tested by the Clerk of this Board, three.
DAYS successfully in the Daily Kenne-
bee Journal Il newspaper Published at
Augusta in the county Of kenpeBec. the
first publication in said paper To be at
least FIVE days before Thursday the 2nd
day of November, A. ID. 1911, toa which
day the Board of Railroad Commission
ers will be ia session at their Office in
Augusta, Maine, at $50 o. clock in the.
afternoon, when and fwher.a as parties
interested may he heard thereon
Notice of said time and place of hear
ing shall also be given to- Mr. Morris
Mcdonald, Vice President * General
Manager Maine Central Railroad Com
pany, Portland. Maine; and to Mr.. II. r.
/ Ivers, General Manager Lewiston, Au-
gusta & Waterville Street Railway, Lew
/ iston, Maine, by forwarding BIZ mail
postage prepaid, To them a copy bf said
petition and order, attested as aforesaid,
i've days at least before the datesof said
hearing.
ELMER p. SPOFFoRD, Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine. ~
Dated this 10th day of October A. D.
1871.
A true copy,
Attest: GEO. F. G1DDINGs. Clerk.
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