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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
TO FARMERS OF STATE
Drought Circular Issued by State
Department of Agriculture
Severe Dry SpeIl-Mistakes and Their
Causes-What to Price of
Hay-ImpOrtance of Making Forage
CrOOs.

crops.
The Department Of Agriculture issued
yesterday a circular OF much practical i'm
vising them what to do about the present
severe dry spell. The text of the circu-
lar. which has been prepared by Assist
ant Demonstration T.. j. W. Brown and
approved by Commissioners Graham, reads
as follows:
The Circular.
Many sections OF the State are pass
ing through the most severe drought they
have ever experienced at this season of
the year.
Many Of us. as we review the farm
operations Of the past three months. see
where we have made costly mistakes. We
TO speak and scored j success. We have
Illustrations and demonstrations. or op-
portunltieS for observing on the farms of
others. the causes of these successes and
mistakes. We should make careful note
OF these and they will serve us in good
stead in the years TO come. 1t would be
4 day we'll spent to take a day off at
this season and drive over the country
and observe the crops on the different
hefdS and farms along the way. make in
subsequent preparation. date of planting,
and method of cultivation. and previous
crops grown, noting carefully the physical
and mechanical condition of each field.
ter for discussion at union meetings. AL
lance meetings. Farmers Cubs, picnics
and social gatherings. 1t is thus that we
can learn and teach some most valuable
thereby make our mistakes contributory to
our future success.
But the past. with all that it teaches.
Is behind US; the immediate future en-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
q SLABS TO
DEATH ANOTHER
Whiskey Exacfs Toll From VIII
minnfon CoIored Men

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, July Jim Brown, a
negro. late his afternoon killed John
Lane, also colored. by stabbing MN
in the throat. Both negroes were
drinking. and the murder occurred In
a few wards of a near-beer saloon.
Brown was arrested before he could
get away from the scene of the crime.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal and
Industrial COLLEGE,

Maintained blythe State r.-
Women of North Carolina. Ir.
ular Courses leading 10 I
Special Courses Tor teachers
tuition tc those who asre- Ia l
teachers in the State. Tail
begins September Il, 1911. For
logue ard other Information aIf.-
JULIUS l.. EOUST.
President. Greensboro, y {
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
THE UNIVERSAL MAN

The International sunday School Lesson
for July 8 il, The suffering servant y 4
.Ieho7sh 5" Isa 52:i3-53 :12.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Human spirits like musical instruments.
need to be tuned up" No better method
OF getting the soul into key has been dis
covered than the Reading of the Psalms.
They bring the heart into harmony with
thoughts of God.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
He said. ono fewer-but q crown
George Macdonald.

There is only one real failure in life pos
sibie, and that is, not to be true 10 the
hest one knows.-Archdeaecon Farrar.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

David's figures are full and rich. There
in his conception Of Divine Providence.
"He maketh me to lie down in green pas
lures" There they are, fertile. abundant
and succulent; and the sheep. fulfilled
and contented, is recumbent in them, pre-
pared to enjoy them indefinitely.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Teyse Comments on the Christian Endeavor
Topic for July 8. lessons from Great
Lives. VII: David" /. Sam. is:32-5l.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04
BY T. ELLIS.

Dayid's lot In life, his speech, his
clothes. his environment. were all utterly
different from our own; yet he was Il
human spirit. voicing his experience of
life and Of God, and when We approach
these soul levels, all men are kindred.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

The men who wrote the Psalms dipped
their pens into the blood of their own
hearts and only literature SO written is
forever read.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

SO long as man lives in a world Of
trouble he will need q refuge above and
beyond him. That refuge, the deyout
heart. from the Psalmist's day till the
present finds in God.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Il will fear no evil" said David. O
course there is evil in the world the Good
Shepherd himself likened this to a void
world. The invertebrate optimism which
disregards the bad in humanity is no
true philosophy. Evil does exist. But it
need not conquer. Why not? Let David
answer: "For thou art with me: thy rod
and thy staff they comfort me-" The
greatest factor in life is not fear, but
God.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

They who say they will forgive. bu
cannot forget an injury. simply bury tn,
hatchet, while they leave the handi. ont
ready for immediate use"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

His heart was as great as the world
but there WAS NO room in it to hold TN,
memory of a wrong"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

The man who is fond of books
Usually a man of lofty thought and &
elevated
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

I said. Let me walk in the fields"
He said. No. walk IN the town."
L said, There are hO flowers there
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

Valentine, as yet unaware of the
presence of Rose Lane, leaned against
the side of the vault, gasping for
breath and endeavoring to gain firm
control of himself.
AS for Red, on being confronted by
Rose Lane he stopped short and gasp
ed in alarm, Then you say us do it
you saw Valentine at work."
The girl cut him short with an up
raised hand. Kitty, hurry. hurry"
she warned him in a low voice.
Red continued on his way.
Don't worry. miss. She'll be all
right in few minutes" he cried over
his shoulder. The girl moved again
toward the doorway whence she had
retreated a moment before.
Valentine, still obivious to the near
ness of Rose. raised his hands along
the edge of the vault door. his back
toward the entrances leading to the
room. Il beat YOU! beat YOU and
saved the little girl from YOU" he
murmured Up and down he pressed
his hands against the enamelcd metal
Il beat you, l beat YOU
Slowly he turned away. and as he
raised his eyes they met the mplaca-
bile. scornful gaze of George Doyle
Valentine started back. In the shad-
Owy vault room he thought his eyes
had played him false, that he saw
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"AHas Z"
Jimmy
VdLentine"
CHAPTER XVII.

After a few moments Valentine
shook his head angrily and drew back
a step from the safe.
Red, got a handkerchief" he snap
ped.
Yes"
We'll, get moving. Come on-blind-
fold me so that I can see, so that
every nerve will be centered on hear
ing the tumblers click-you know-the
old gag"
Sure thing"
Red scrambled to his feet and has
tily tied a handkerchief tightly around
Valentines head, completely covering
his eyes. Valentine stepped back to
the vault, and Red crouched again at
his feet.
Deity, intently, the ex-convict man
ipulated the intricate mechanism Of
the vault.
Hurry, Jimmy, that kid" urged
Red, to whom the suspense was be-
coming unbearable.
"D-n you, be quiet! If you say
another word I'll knock your head off
my hands are like leather"
He again sandpapered his fingers.
You're bleeding!" exclaimed Red.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17

only a vision conjured into a tempo
rary existence by overwrought nerves
and correspondingly disordered
brain. He pressed his hand to his
forehead. Then the vision" moved
toward him. Yes. it was George
Doyle.
The ex-convict stood transfixed, as
though an unwilling witness of ter
ror inspiring tragedy. And to him the
denouement was all of that. Doyle
stood, his hands clasped behind his
back, waiting for the other to speak.
Valentine, worn out by the strain of
the days events, was in no mood to
continue the fight against the cool.
calculating, time abiding detective.
so this is the end, Doyle" he final
ly said, with a wan, forced smile on
his drawn lips. "The jig is up. Isn't
that about it?"
The detective moved closer to the
human prey for whom he had so long
and so patiently and, so far as the
government was concerned, had so eX-
pensively sought.
Looks that way to me, Jimmy. But.
remember, back there in Albany,
told you I'd get you some day unless
you would do me a favor or two. AL
ways remember that / gave you
chance to keep out Of the pen and
you turned it down."
Valentine hung his head. Yes, he
would never cease to remember the al
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max-a wife at II. an empress at "a.

maX-a wife at II. an empress at "a,
mad woman at 26.
Of the fate that awaited her hus-
band she never knew. While she was
on the seas making her way to Napo-
Icons court Macmillan was being
slowly driven to bay by Juarez and his
generals. He had refused to leave
when the last French detachment sail
ed. saying that he would remain to
share the fate Of his supporters. Vain
| ly he tried to save the day by recruit
ing such adventures as left the Lost
Cause and came through Texas and
across the border. His little 10000
! men were cut off by disease, desertion,
and battle.
At Queretaro. as May was ushered
in-the month that marked his third
year in MeXicO-he took his last stand,
in vain attempt to defend the town
against the revolutionary force under
General EscObedo. When the defense
seemed hopeless the broken emperor's
courier brought him the word that his
empress had died in France. He no
longer cared-at least she would be
spared the knowledge of his end. That
night his leaders advised him to make
his way through the lines and escape.
Once more he declined to assume
fate better than that Of his Mexican
friends.
On the night Of May IA his most
trusted friend, Colonel Lopez, betrayed
him to the enemy, who secretly enter
ed the town and secured the emperor.
Even then he might have saved his
life. So lovable and gentle was his ma
ture, so fine the regard Of even his
enemies, that his immediate captors
offered him an opportunity to slip
away in civilian garb. Even then he
declined the opportunity to live, lest
his escape compromise a too generous
foe.
1t was hardly dawn, hot and ruddy,
on the morning Of July 19, when three
men were led up the Hill Of the Bells
at Queretaro. In the center walked the
emperor. With their backs to the
white monastery wall they waited.
Each declined to be blindfolded or
bound The emperor turned and spoke
few words each to Generals Miramon
and Mejio, who had been captured with
him, and stepped from the line to make
one last request
Readiness was signifed. The cor
the doom. Seven rifles sputtered red;
the white smoke hung lazily and drift
ed. BY the chapel wall, just as the
matin bells broke out, lay, between the
bodies of his generals, he who had
been emperor of Mexico.
His last wish was that the bullets
be sent low. that my mother may look
again upon my face" His wife he
believed to be dead and mercifully
spared the ordeal.
For As years the unfortunate Car
lotta has been in an insane ward in
the great Belgian palace of Leaken, on
the edge of Brussels. Her mock court
has been held every day, as in the
glorious times when she restored the
bath Of Montezuma and rebuilt Chap
ultepec. Little does she dream that
her old gardener still keeps and tends
the bed Of violets she planted under
one of the east wings Of this ancient
house Of kings; little does her tortured
mind feel the mockery Of 1t all as she
says to one make-believe courtier and
another:
Il cannot find him now. His majesty
Is absent" with troubled, unknowing
eyes. but he will see YOU upon his
return"
Upon his return
Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17

doorway through which Doyle had
made his exit-"you know who-what
he was?"
Rose Lane flung herself into Valen-
tines arms.
II only know I love you!" she cried
passionately.
He held her in fervid embrace.
And knowing the truth about me
that r
Perhaps l always knew" she whis-
pered fondly. But If woman loves
she rejects that which does not fit into
her dream, but If she loves as r.
Valentine smothered her words with
his kisses. Then raising his lips from
hers for single moment, he exclaimed
in a voice that rang with the deter
mination of a man who would yield his
life ere he broke his sacred promise:
I'll live for you, Rose-all for you.
And you'll learn that I am a man once
more-a man among men Of honor"
THE END.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17
FEBRUARY FIRE LOSS.
During Month Property Worth S140,.
7o5,O2 Went Up In Smoke,

Unknown" Is the word used to de-
in the state during February, as re-
ported Wednesday in the monthly re-
port Of the state department of insur-
ance. Defective fiues caused ten fires
and nine were caused by Goals falling
from CRATES. The total losses report
ed were $140,195, these figures being
based on careful estimates. OF the
amount given, s17,333 was loss on fires
previously reported.
The reported February fire loss in
the state was much heavier than the
loss for January or the loss for De-
cember, these being as follows:
December 1910 :. -. =. :. E. .$100,S73
January, 1911 =. :. :. :. :. 106,693
February, 1911. :. :. =. :. 140,195
The fires reported, with origin and
the estimated loss from each cause,
were as follows for February:
Burning trash in yard O..$ $3.50
Cigarettes and cigars co.. 1850. 20
Goals from CRATE (9....... FOG. 60
Curtain blown against light
ed lamp GD .............. 3O.O2
Clothing near stove O.. $50
Defective flue QO) ... 54,1SS. 10
Explosion of oil stove (2).. 50. 80
Elect. CURT or lighting (2) Sc. SO
Rats and matches (9) ...... 5,2S1. 20
Foreign substance in ma
chinery 60 .............. 4,549. so
Gasolene "a .... 80. 45.00
Hot ashes (2) ... 1913. so
In picker room Cd . 274.S6
Kerosene lamp (2) .... &c. 90
Lighted match in waste
baskets CD ... 21.3S
Overheated stove Cd . 1855. so
Sparks on roof (O 2.374.52
Sparks from locomotive Cd 1880. 90
Painters torch Cd .. 27O. 90
Unknown (36) ........... 44.622 20
Total No. of fires (93) $14O.195 .O2
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tentative of becoming a stool pig
con-" that the detective had offered
him the alternative of "peaching" on
old Bill Avery and going scot free
scot free until Doyle should command
him to turn up" some other friend
and companion.
Come, Doyle, make a quick job Of
this was his answer. You win af-
ter all. I'll go without
The detective interrupted Valentine
by inclining his head and pointing to
one side. The eX-convict turned-to
see Rose Lane, in whose affectionate
minutes before on that memorable af-
ternoon.
A deadly pallor overspread the girls
cheeks. She drew near to the two
men, her hands clasped nervously
against her heaving bosom.
You saw" exclaimed the distracted
young assistant cashier, peering
searchingly at the girl. and with an in
eating the opened vault.
Rose nodded her head gravely, star
ed at the man she had loved and then
at the threatening form of the detec-
tive.
Valentine strode to her, clutched a
pink rose from a bouquet fastened at
the girls grdle. He pressed it in both
his hands.
flower, know" he said brokenly. 81
am going-to be gone a long time-and
this l want you to know and remem-
ber through the years-my love for
you-is the only clean thing I ever
knew. 1t is complete, and it will new
er-never end"
AS he concluded he wheeled to face
the detective.
That's all, Doyle" he said in hard
~ audible tones.
The central office man saw the real
significance of the situation. No one
with the slightest morsel OF intelli-
young girl before him was suffering
as only true woman can when the
one she loves is torn bodily from her
forever. AS for Valentine-well, there
must be something good in him after
all, reasoned Doyle, if girl like the
bankers daughter could venture her
whole life's happiness on the chance
of his going straight" The detective
shifted uneasly on his feet as Valen-
tine turned to him.
"Er-didn't you have an-an-en-
gagement with-er-this young lady?"
he queried hesitatingly.
Yes! Yes!" she cried, springing
forward, her cheeks now aglow with
the inspiration given by newborn
hope. and it was an engagement that
means my happiness, my love. my life
and his life." She reached forth her
hands beseechingly toward Doyle.
The officer glanced quickly behind
him and around the room, making sure
that there were no other witnesses to
his words:
"Then"-he hesitated-"then guess
we'll just cheat the state of Massachu-
sets"
Valentine grasped the arm of his
long time foe.
You mean-you mean just what,
Doyle?" he exclaimed cXcitedly.
II mean that the lady needs YOU
more than Massachusetts does. You
had me going. all right. for awhile
there today. Jimmy. But just to re-
tain your respect don't think that |
fell for that double negative photo
graph" With an abrupt Good day
the detective swung around and dis
appeared through the door 10y which
he had entered-went out forever from
the life of Jimmy Valentine.
Valentine addressed the girl with
iustiflahle trepidation.
You Misunderstanding the
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GO SOUTH, MY BOY.
Speaker Clark Advertises the
Home of Real Democracy.


Congressman Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,. the coming speaker Of the ma
tional house Of representatives, says
a Chicago dispatch on Tuesday,
amended the famous saying of Horace
Greeley, saying:
Go west, young man: go west" and
made 1t to read:
Go south, my boy: go south"
THE south is the place. and my ad-
vice is to go there. You won't eat as
much as you do here in the north. II
you do, you'll die. Your clothing must
he lighter and therefore less expen-
sive. You won't have to buy fuel to
speak of and you can allow your
horses and cattle to Craze out Of doors
the year around.
Believe me, the south Is tie poor
mans land, and you'll live to see the
day when the south is going to be the
richest part of the United States.
Why, say, know a man who made
$4,000 in one year off three acres of
lettuce. Sounds fishy, doesn't It?
True, though, for / took the pains to
find out. It's a great country, boys,
and If you want a good tip, follow my
advice. That is, go early to the south
land and grow up with its progress
Congressman Clark admitted" he
would make a good Democratic can
didate for president at the next cleo
ton, saying:
We'll, the Democratic party might
go farther and fare worse-and ! think
1t will"
He prophesied victory for the recip-
rocity measure and said Of the tariff,
I'VE can get by Mr.. Taft with a few
schedules, we hope, where we never
could get past with a whole bill"
Mr.. Clark intimated that II Repub-
licans in the next house do not like
committee appointments, they could go
hang for all the good 1t would do
them. Only he said II this way:
Those who don't like the appoint
ments can take advantage Of the great
American privilege .: cussin'."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17

Unnecessary Questions.-Dobbleigh
had just come upon Hawkins stand
ing in the middle of the road with his
motorcar turned completely upside
down and surrounded by a crowd OF
curious urchins.
Hello, Hawkins!" said he, stopping
bis own car. Whats the matter?"
Car turned turtle?"
Not at all, Dobbleigh, not at all"
replied Hawkins. These kids here
wanted to see how the machinery
works, so I hired a derrick and had the
car turned upside down just to please
the little dears."-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17

What Of it?" returning to his task.
Don't talk, 1 tell you. I heard it
click-I missed it again" turning the
combination slowly-"but 1 felt it that
time-I felt the dog lift"-Valentine
was intensely excitedly. Red, there it
is. Hurry with match!"
Red, we'll acquainted with the du-
ties required Of him, by reason of the
thorough education he had received
from Valentine in the past, had been
waiting expectantly with a match
ready for the striking. At the word he
illuminated the combinations dial with
a tiny flame.
What is it?" cried Valentine.
The other stretched himself upward
and peered at the numbers on the
metal saucer
TT points to twenty -one!" he eX-
claimed.
Valentine again drew away from the
vault.
"Sandpaper!" he cried. Red handed
him another sheet. He rubbed his
fingers softly across it. His raw, bleed
ing flesh could not stand more than
the slightest contact with the raspine
surface. I'll feel every jar clean to
my eyeballs now," he added. He turn
ed the dial back and then forward and
then four complete reverse revolu-
tions. That's the way TO get them
Red"-two more forward revolutions
bare, bleeding nerves''-a half turn
back-"raw, throbbing nerves-a tooth
ache in every finger end-eh. Red
there-match!"
After a moment:
"Fifty-two!"
How many bolts did this door
have?" asked Valentine. Did you no
tice?" He went on turning the dial.
Twelve"
Thought So" jubilantly. Can you
hear her any more, Red?"
Reds ear was pressed against the
crack of the vault door.
NO. And God knows l don't want
to. Honest, Jimmy, l don't believe T.
"Oh, yes, you do. So long as she
calls we know she's alive"-turning
the dial slowly back-"here we are
again. If this is eleven l know this
old rotation-match!"
"Eleven!" shrieked Red joyously af-
ter a moment of racking suspense.
1--WE got It! I've got it," cried VAL
entine. IF this is it, Red"-reversing
the dial again-"shes ours in another
minute. Match"
Red struck another match.
Ten" he cried.
A half turn of the dial forward
Valentines sharp ear detected the
sound as though another bolt had
drawn back. Here we are again.
Match"
''Forty-two," exclaimed Red.
That's -forty-two-that's what il
should be. Do you hear Kitty now?"
No. Good God, Jimmy. suppose af-
ter all. she's dead?"
Two more turns of the dial.
Keep your nerve, old pal-there-
match
To George Doyle. standing in the
doorway, the scene was one of grip
ping interest. The consummate, al
most uncanny. skill of Jimmy Valen-
tine was something to cause in the de-
tective. experienced even as he was
with resourceful and intelligent
cracksmen, a thrill of genuine admira-
tion. No wonder Valentine had proved
the despair of the safe makers. the
banking officials and the sleuths OF
half a dozen states. And lieutenant
governor had pardoned him.
AS Doyle surveyed intently the OPP
erations of Red Flanagan and Jimmy
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Total No. of fires (98). .$14o.195 .O2

r. Lon. why did you leave the
place whore you formerly boarded?"
Short-"BC ;ausc the landlady had too
much curiosity" I.Ong-"In what di-
rection?" Short-"Oh. she was contin-
ually asking me when | was going to
pay my board hill."-Chicago Daily
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-12

Side splitting hunqor and fear
compelling pathos struggle for
supremacy in this delightful ro-
nance of Cape Cod, wrftten by
a son of Cape Gods own sandy
soil. Read o. the old sea cap.
tain who has returned to spend
the remainder of his days among
his boyhood friends read of
fhe quoirst little wotf who came
10 him unbidden and of fhe place
she NON in his heart; read of the
pretty schooIteacher, the s0nctt-
naonfous congressman, the grown
mp boys Asaph Tfddfft and Bat
ley Bangs; read of Keturah and
Cap'n Josiah Din7ick and Lem
Myrfck and all the other quaint
folk of Bayport and you will
find entertainment a-pIenfy
There wos only one Charles
Dickens, but in character de-
lineoffon Joseph C. Lincoln has
a touch worthy of the master.