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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26

tanned a few old family relics. and
which no n ever opened At night
he would crawl quietly out, lift the
trap-door leading on the observatory.
overhanging limb, and cautiously
work himself to the ground. He
had a false key and would ~re-enter
the house late in the night by way OF
the kitchen stairs He met a friend
at a convenient rendezvous who
eating the old close afterwards, I
found my blankets, some Of my
clothes, and a good supply of food.
My house was wired in the oid-faSh-
ion style with the bells In the base
Inent, h wires all running UP TO the
attic, and then distributed inside the
walls down to each room AS his
man vent out at night, he would
strike against these wires. which COM
municated, as I have said. with every
room, and made the strange noises
appear all over the house at the same
time.
AT this part OF the story must
have fallen asleep. for when I aWoke
the e morning I was lying on my
bed in the same room Gordon had
assigned me the evening before. My
mind was confused, my head was
aching terribly, and felt like one OF
those enormous cat-heads l had seen
on the ancient tapeStT the night be-
fore.
I cannot for the life OF me now tell
whether all this was the fabrication
of that Turkish tobacco blended with
hashiech, or the red Shiraz wine. or
a horrible nightmare from the rich
upper, or whether Gordon really told
me this story, but, l promise you I
will surely write to him It once, and
find out. I only wish / could write
down here the aroma Of that coffee.
the favor of that Turkish tobacco
alden with hashisch, the delightful
play Of the Imagination, the pleas
ing fancies, and the illimitable hal
fluctuations they all produced
RICHARD RID.
Beverly Hall" Fdenton, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26
Liverpool Weekly Cotton Statistics.

rs the Associated Press.)
Liverpool, Dec. 21.-The following
ere the Weekly Cotton Statistics:
Imports, all kinds. 10000 bales.
American. f26, 00o.
Stocks, all kinds 753, 30.
Stocks. American, $4,000.
American forwarded. $4,000.
Total sales, all kinds. $4,000.
Total sales, American, 10000.
English spinners takings. 10000.
Total export. 5000.
Quantity afoat, all kinds, 34s,O 900.
Quantity afoat, American. 3OS,e o0.
Total sales on speculation. 4,e9e.
Total sales to exporters, 2,20e.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26
DO KEROSENE OIL
LAMPS EXPLODE
Argument of N. c. Oil Inspec-
ton Law in Supreme Court
of u. S. by North Carolina
Attorneys
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 21.-Whether
kerosene oil lamps explode was the
question debated by attorneys today
before the Supreme Court in argu-
AS to the constitutionality OF
the North Carolina statute for the in
spection nf illuminating oil. r. w.
Winston. Of Raleigh. n. c., contended
that neither he nor any Of the JUS
tees had ever seen an oil lam ex-
plode and hat the tales Of such ex-
plosions were as fictitious as the sea
serpent Of Mrs. Harris Of
fame. Attorney Genera Beckett, of
North Carolina. argued that they did
explode and thai the statute was q
reasonable one.
The arguments were not concluded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26
President Wires Sympathy to Misc
BipeiOW.
(By the Associated Press.)

tBy the Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 11.-President
Taft today SEM the following telegram
OF sympathy to Miss Grace Bigelpw,
Of John Bigelow. who died
IN New York Tuesday: II extend to
you and to your fathers family my
deep sympathy in your present sor-
row. John Bigeiow has been an his
tor1c figure in his e~levating influence
on public affairs for half a century"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26

Who soeth a-borrowing, goeth a.
SOrroWiug-Tusser.
Our youth we a ave but today
we ma always find time to grow old.
Bishop Berkeley,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26
Making the Survey.
{Go3dsborn Arpue

Mr. I. II, P~ritchard. of S~wansboro.
president ofthe Goldsboro, Seven
springs and Swansboro Railroad Com
pan was a visitor in our city yester-
day, looking after the details of thu
survey thai is now under full head
way from this point to Seven Springs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
How Gen. Jacob D. Cox OF Ohio Com
peiied Grant to Permit Him
to Retire From the
Cabinet.

Jacob d. Cox, major general in the
Union army, governor of Ohio. secre-
tary of the interior in Grants first
cabinet, president of the Wabash rail-
road. member of congress, president
of the University of Cincinnati, mill
itary historian, and eminent in micro
Bcopy, was born in Montreal in 1928.
That was because his parents were
living there temporarily, his father
having been engaged to construct
the great Notre Dame cathedral after
various European engineers had fail
ed ignomiliously in the task. Gen
eral Cox, who died in 1900, would
therefore have been eligible to the
presidency; and in his own state of
Ohio, after he had been elected gov
ernor there were many Republicans
who believed that in due time he
would become a prominent candidate
for the Republican nomination for
president.
General Cox was elected governor of
Ohio while still in active command in
the Union army, and he resigned that
command so that he might be inaugu-
rated as governor in 1866. Between
him and General Grant, and especial
ly between him and General Sherman,
a warm friendship, which ripeDed into
close intimacy. was established. 1t
was in part due to this friendship that
President Grant, in 1869. asked Gen
sral Cox to enter his first cabinet as
secretary of the interior A year and
A half later General Cox resigned the
office of secretary of the interior and,
while leading Republicans knew that
this act was due 10 difference OF
view between him and President
Grant respecting the administration
Of the interior department, neverthe-
less there was never a clear under
standing on the part of the American
public as to what the difference was.
Yet the matter was easy to explain.
When General Cox became secretary
Of the interior he decided that the de
partment should be administered as
far as possible along the lines of real
civil service. He objected earnestly
to making the department an asylum
for hack politicians; he wanted efti-
cheney and merit the standard in his
department. President Grant, how
ever. was unable to resist the i'm
nortunities of certain place-hunting
Republican politicians. and at last
clear issue was raised between him
and his secretary of the interior.
While this issue was still on Gen
eral Cox sought out two of his broth
ers for consultation and advice. I'm
my view said the general, 1.-The ad-
ministration of the treasury depart
ment, and also that of the interior,
should be based wholly upon merit
and efficiency. It is a view which
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
African Mcthodists of Atlanta Wanted
"Some of the Money That Had
Stuck TO the Hands" of
Their Guest.

Once in his long career as mem
Der of congress, secretary of the
treasury, and secretary of state, John
Sherman was publicly charged with
having allowed some portion of gov
eminent money which passed through
his hands to stick to his palms. Curl
ously enough, that accusation was
made at religious meeting in the
city of Atlanta at a time when Mr..
Sherman was secretary Of the treas
ury and a visitor there. 1t is a bit
of new news that is Youched for by
Ri. Rev. Benjamin j. Kelley, now Ro-
man Catholic bishop of Savannah, and
for decade a pastor in the Georgia
metropolis.
las is well known, President Hayes
was sincerely anxious to bring about
a good feeling In the SOUTH" said
Bishop Kelley, land for that reason
he made a former confederate lieu
tenant colonel from Tennessee, David
McKendree Key. his first postmaster
general. For that reason, also, it was
thought advisable that Secretary of
the Treasury Sherman, about the mid
die OF his term In that Office, should
visit the south and come into personal
touch with the business men Of that
section His itinerary included the
city of Atlanta, which at that time
gave promise of becoming a very in
fiuential industrial center.
ct so happened that at the time of
Sherman's visit to Atlanta a great
meeting of members of the African
Methodist Episcopal church was be-
ing held In the city When the elders
heard that the distinguished brother
of General Sherman had reached the
city, they Immediately got busy, and
g committee of the colored brethren
called upon him and asked him to
honor them by attending one of their
meetings. The secretary replied he
would be greatly pleased to attend
the meeting-and he named the one
and the hour-when he would take
opportunity to show his sympathy for
he work his callers we're doing.
There was a great crowd at that
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

not acted upon it, / am authorized to
give 1t to you for publication"
OF course. Mr., Nordhoff was only
too glad to have the opportunity to
publish in the columns of the Even
ing Post the first announcement OF
the first resignation from President
Grants cabinet, excepting that r. b.
Washburne, who was secretary OF
state for two weeks, it having been
understood when the appointment was
made that it was only temporary. And
the publication of this nationally i'm.
portant information forced President
Grant to accept finally General Coxs
resignation
It may not be out of the way to add
that though General Cox, as a cabinet
officer, could not agree with the presi.
dent, and forced MIN to accept his
resignation from the interior depart.
ment, their personal relations were
not involved, and they remained warm
friends to the end
Copyright, 1870 by L J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
A Generous Gift

Professor Munyon has just issued a
most beautiful, useful and complete al
manac. 1t contains not only all the sci
enti6c information concerning the moons
phases, in all the ATTITUDES, but has IL
lustrated articles on how to read char
acter by phrenology, palmistry and birth
month. 1t also tells all about card read
ing, birth stones and their meaning. and
gives the Interpretation of dreams. It
teaches beauty culture, manicuring,
gives weights and measures and antidotes
for poison. In fact, it is a Magazine Al
manac, that not only gives valuable in
formation, but will afford much amuse-
ment for every member of the family.
especially for parties and evening enter
tainments. Farmers and people in the
rural districts will find this Almanac al
most invaluable.
1t viii be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the Munyon Rem
edy Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
How Henry L, Sanford and Another
Man Persuaded His Majesty to
Exploit the Riches Of
the Congo.

while chatting in the most informal
and friendly way with the prince Of
Wales. l think about ten years before
he became King Edward VII, he asked
me about several Americans whose
achievements had interested him,
said Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew 10
me recently.
we were at Hamburg. When there
the prince became a man among men,
visiting the springs under the thin
disguise of an incognito, and he was
always glad to meet and talk in an in
formal manner with Americans who
had gained some reputation at home
In the course of our conversation the
prince suddenly turned to me and
said:
Mr. Depew, did YOU ever know
Henry L. Sanford?'
The name seemed familiar to me.
but for the moment | could not place
the man. and the prince, seeing that
hesitated, added; He was for good
many years United States minister at
Belgium
"Oh. yes,' replied While never
met Mr. Sanford / know him by repu-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
HouehtJohnShern1an Thief

meeting. the word having been passed
along that John Sherman would be
there, and at the proper moment. the
presiding elder arose and said
Brethren, the Lord be praised that we
have this great meeting; the Lord be
praised that John Sherman, brother Of
General Sherman, whom so many of
you remember, is with us tonight
John Sherman is President Hayes's
treasurer of the United States All
the millions and millions of dollars
the government has passes through
his hands-sometime three or four
million dollars day. Now, you can't
expect a man to have millions of dol
lars pass through his hands without
having some of the money stick to
them. And so ! say, Brother Sher-
man, let US colored Methodists have
some of the money that has stuck to
your hands; put 1t in the contribu-
ton box to help along the school we
are going to endow'
The appeal created a great shout
ing of Amen But 1t so happened
that at the last moment an imperative
matter, that came up suddenly, made
it necessary for Mr.. Sherman to stay
away from the meeting He insisted,
however, that some of the subordi-
mates who were with him should at
tend the meeting This they did, and
to their unconcealed Joy when they
heard the accusation so ingenuous1y
made that government money had
stuck to John Sherman's hands. And
when the contribution box passed be-
fore them they felt so grateful to the
presiding elder that they put many
dollars into It.
After the meeting was over they
could not get back to Secretary Sher-
man fast enough TO tell him what the
colored brother had said about him.
For a moment Mr. Sherman was great
" disturbed, but when he learned all
the circumstances surrounding the ac-
cusation, he, too, was intensely
amused. At last he asked
81 hope you put some money into
the contribution box?
They told him that they did
"'Then that is sufficient, John Sher-
man replied drily. That viii wipe
away the stain of the government
money that has stuck to my hands,"
Copyright. 1910. by E J. Edwards. All
Rights Reservsd-)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Made Public His Resignation

does not prevail at Washington. |
cannot therefore be responsible for
the administration of a department
which is subject TO the beck and call
of politicians"
His brothers approving of his posi-
ton, the general wrote out his resig-
nation as secretary OF the interior and
forwarded it to President Grant The
general expected that 1t would be ac-
cepted at once or speedily, but to his
surprise the president pocketed the
resignation and for some weeks gave
every indication of having forgotten
that he had ever received it. 1t was
presumed that the president was anx,
ious to avoid an early break in his
cabinet, and especially upon an issue
of the kind that prompted the resigna-
ton.
At last General Cox tired of waiting
for the president to act, and one morn
ing a warm personal friend and conf
dant of the generals called upon Mr..
Charles Nordhoff, at that time asso-
ciate editor of the New York Evening
Post, of which William Cullen Bryant
was the editor.
Il have here a coy of the letter
sent By General Jacob d. Cox to
President Grant, resigning his Office
as secretary of the interior" said the
friend. The letter was sent to Presi-
dent Grant some time ago, but he has
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Reason Enonnh.

A negro near Xenia, o., had been
arrested for chicken stealing. He had
stolen so many that his crime had be-
come grand larceny.
He was tried and convicted, and
brought in for sentence.
Have you any reason to offer why
the Judgment Of the court should not
be passed upon your he was asked
We'll, jedge,' he replied, Il CANT
60 to Jail now, nohow. I'm buiidin'
shack out yonder, an | jus CANT go
till / git ii done. You kin sholy see
dat"-Philadelphia Sunday Evening
Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Sheep Flock Diminishing.

Because sheep need such extensive
ranges in order to get enough to eat.
sheep flocks are uniformly diminish
ing in all countries, even In Argentina,
where sheep farming was believed to
be one of the best sources of wealth
for an indefinite time Only In dis
tricts where the immense area of pas
ture land Is out of proportion to the
lands available for filling it can sheep
be kept at profit.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
His Aspiration.

Richard, aged II, WarburtoB, aged
IA, and Gordon, aged 10, were discuss
ing what they would do with a million
dollars
Richard said: 81 would buy motor
boat
Warburton said: Il would spend my
million for music and theater tickets"
Gordon, the 10-year-old, shifted at
them derisively. "Humph!" said he,
I'd buy an automobile, and spend thu
rest in flies! "-Harper's Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Rebelled.

Mrs MISUNDERSTANDING L want you TO
buy new parlor snit.
Mr.. Richquick-Maria, I've been
agreeable enoagh so far to get differ
ent clothes for morning, noon. after
noon and night. but I'm consarEed If
I'll Change EN- every time / go into a
different rocm.n
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

More Creenbscks Than Gray Matter
Maud-So Alice Is going 20 marry
that young DeMillion. Quite a feathet
IN her cap.
Ethel-Yes. a goose feather.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
shesrlno pana

She-l believe you would rather
play poker with father than sit in the
parlor with me.
He-No, l wouldn't. darling, but we
must have money to get married on.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

honor any man anywhere, who,
in the conscious discharge of what
be believes to be his duty, dares to
stand alone.--Charles Sumner.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Exact Copy of wrSpper.
What Mas Her

Mrs. Hoyle-My husband is u para
noiac.
Mrs. Doyle Why didn't you marry
an American?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

Intends to Be Boss.
Maud-Do you intend to marry or
to retain your liberty?
Ethel-Both.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

For constipation, biliousness. liver dis
turbances and diseases resulting from inn
pure blood, take Garfield Tea.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

The test of whether you are edu-
Gated is. can you do what you ought.
when you ought, whether you want to
90 1t or not?-Herbert Spencer
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

DIR. Pierce's Pellets, ssnall. sugar.coatcd.
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig
crate stomach. liver and bowels Do not
grippe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

When the fight begins within him
self. a mans worth something
Browning.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

Take This to Heart.
some men work harder trying to
get out of doing a thing than it would
take them to do it.-Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
Big
a SSGaS

Four hundred thousand people
take a CASCARET every night
and rise up in themorning andcall
them blessed. Ifyou don't belong to
this great crowd of CASCARET
takers you are missing the greatest
asset of your life. 90
CAscARETS Ioc box for = weeks
treatment all druggists. Biggest seller
IN the.world. Million boxes month.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

A mind content both crown and
kingdom is.--Robert Greene.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggs ISIS refund money II it fails to cure Is w.
GROVES signature is on zach box. 2c,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-10

Get It In usual liquid form or chocolatel
tablets called Sarsatabs 100 Doses 81.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-05-05
FRIDAY, A 5, 1911.
sunday-sehool Campaign.

r, The churches of all denominations
are planning to make d special Sun
day-school Campaign among the men
Of the city. The object is to get as
many men as possible in the Sunday
schools on some given Sunday. At
first thought this may seem 10 some to
be a curious idea or a fancy dream,
but when the matter is soberly con-
sidered, it will be seen that 1t is a
move Of great import.
- We accept the church as the balance
wheel in our civil ization. We be-
lfcve that the preacher is one who
represents the best type of man NOR
ally If, not otherwise, ard We look
upon HIM with sympathy and re-
apect Tie Sundayschool is the
training roomI of the church, and it
is a~fneressity, flthe1 contention is true
that a child will be in maturity what
Ito calming Is in youth. Therefore,
if the sundayischool is "a training
room then it stands for ason that
there is work there for men to do.
The m%cvcrient, rs We understand it, is
to get the ,mncn, to see the, duty they
owceat the children and pay a. por-
tiondGofit in helping to train them in
the sunday-school to be better boys
and better girls, ~
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-05-05

The patient after more than ten
days Is doing very we'll with no sign
of infection, pulse fairly good and
temperature about normal, but there
Nrc some signs of pneumonia.
Medical literature records blu few
operations upon the heart and per-
hGpc there has never been one done
before by a colored surgeon in the
South. 50
DIR. Wilson hae done at least one
operation each day this year with a
minimum death rate. He has done
cevcral Caesarean sections and only
recently removed a lithopedian Of II
years standing. j
Il is hoped that he may live long to
erect l monument of fame to himself
and race and thus be able to hand
down q rich heritage to modern sur
= cry asftfs ELatf
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-05-05
REGISTER NAPIER IN THE CITY

REGISTER NAPIER IN THE CITY.
Hon. j. G. Napier, Register of the
United States Treasury, reached the
city this morning, accompanied by
NJ. Nepicr They were both looking
well, but Mr.. Napier was suffering
from a slight injury brought about
by a fall that he sustained at Knox
vile College, Knoxville, Tenn.
Col. Napier talked freely to a Globe
representative. He said he was well
pleased with his new position, but
could not forget dear old Tennessee.
He said he would rather be here
among old friends and associates than
in Washington.
The question as to what truth
there was in the rumors afloat that
the Registers office had been greatly
curtailed, he said it was true that the
force had been cut down, but it was
not done because the head of the de-
partment was a Negro, but as has been
stated in the press, it was done by
order of the special committee that
has been appointed to curtail the ex-
penses in all departments. He said
OF course he regretted to lose that
portion of the force, but all depart
ments had suffered the same fate.
MI. Napier said he was somewhat dis
appointed to find that the whole force
was unGcr the civil service rule.
AS 70 tho removal of the quarters,
the Register said he was now In tenn
porary quarters, and when the new
quarters were. completed they would
be preferable to those used in former
"a III o&
Mr.. Napier will be in the CITY about
ten days offending to business af-
fairs and circulating among ffoends.