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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-23
The Sacred Codfsh

The sacred Goldfish carved in wood Is
b be seen on the walls Of the hall Of
representatives in the statehouse at
Boston. 1t occupies q place Of honor
between two classic pillars immediate
~ opposite the desk Of the speaker.
Bostonians aver that this is the orig
inal sacred Goldfish of the old colony
and that 1t has had a place in the halls
Of the lawmakers Of Massachusetts for
over $50 years. 1t is a relic Of the as
sembly hall that gave way to the pres
int statehouse. The following is the
origin generally assigned to it:
One Captain John WEIGH Of Boston
was the creator and carver Of the ia
nous fish. In his time he was held
totbe a, wood carver Of nj mean abil-
ity. He established himself In Dock
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-23
Went Him one Better.

"Yes," said the visitor from Pumpin.
Vile; you have some pretty tall struc-
lures here, but our town erected a
building with more than a thousand
stories last summer, and /,
"A building Of more than a thousand
storiesw echoed his friend. "What
brand do you smoker?
TITS a fact" rejoined the Pumpin.
Vile native. II was referring to our
new library."-London Tit-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-23

square, III. A member of the An
Client and Honorable Artillery compa-
ny, WEIGH rose in time to its captain
q. He was called on to contribute to
the decoration Of the colonial assem-
bly, hall. and as at that period Goldfish
was the colony's main article of export
WEIGH conceived the notion Of immor-
TALKING it-Harper's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-23
Power q Words.

She-Ah, what power lies In a word!
He-Yes; one word from a woman 0nce
blighted my whole life. She-Yesl
Was It "No" He-No. It was "Yes!'
Exchange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
DVN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.

New York. May 3.-R. G. Dun &
Company's weekly review Of trade to-
morrow will say:
While the advance in industrial and
lad activity is still gradual, evidences
OF improvement continue to multiply.
The agreement to arbitrate the differ
enceS between the railroads and the
engineers is q distinct help to the sit
ration The expansion in bank cred
its, especially in the West, the large
output of new securities in April and
the number Of new interpretations,
both greatly in excess Of last year: the
notable demand for steel products and
cotton and wooden goods and the sta
tistics Of tariff and ~clearings, all re-
fleet a growth in business. Reports
from the leading trade centers reveal
improved conditions. except in those
cities, chiefly in the East, where the
weather was unfavorable. New de-
1nandS in steel have diminished some
hat following the advance in prices.
but mills generally are cooked ahead
practically during the second quarter
Of the wear.
Adverse weather conditions in the
early part Of the week checked house
trade with dry goods jobbers and re-
tailers and the distribution of
able cottons will be necessarily slow.
Worsted yarn markets are buoyant
! and repeat orders on o~vercoatings and
~Cloakings are frequent Leading
mems wear and dress goods mills are
busy.
cry is good. but as most manufacture
ers have not started to produce these
goods the factories are not generally
actively employed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
LET'S GET WHAT BENEFIT WE
CAN OFT OF THE FLOODS.

on both sides of the Mississippi,
below the tick fever quarantine line
there are around fifteen thousand
square miles Of territory that IS suo-
ject to overflow. A CONSIDERABLE poT-
ton Of his area is now under water.
The loss has been tremendous, but the
aim must now be TO make the best OF
the situation. When the water goes
down the crops must be planted and
then, and not till then, can attention
be given to rebuilding fences n re-
placing the cattle, hogs and such i've
stock as has been lost.
Their are two advance movements
which The Progressive Farmer stands
for which should receive a great i'm
petus from this overflow disaster, and
if advantage is taken Of the opportu-
mites offered, the gain will in part
compensate for losses sustained from
the high water.
All this territory should now at
once adopt the no fence law. n
farmers have no time to rebuild
fences until after the crops are plant
ed, and if they had it would only cost
a small part of what it would cost TO
fence the crops to fence pastures Tor
the small amount Of stock remaining
in this territory.
To re-fence the crops is a large and
expensive task, while to fence the live
stock is a small one in comparison.
Moreover, the stock law always means
better live stock and larger profits
from it.
But if the cattle still remaining in
his territory are controlled or fenced.
there will be given an opportunity to
secure another benefit from this over
flow disaster. The cattle ticks on the
pastures and other oVerf1OWed lands
will PRACTICAL ly all he killed The cat
tie at this season have few ticks on
them and there are few cattle left; SO
that the labor OF Graduating the cat
tie ticks in all this area need be small.
This vast area car be cleared of ticks
during the summer of 1912 at a cost
Of one-ffth what it will cost to lean
any other area of equal size, and al
much less cost than this same area
can be cleared next year or at any
other subsequent time, except after a
similar overflow. Dipping watts at
certain points where new cattle are
permitted to enter the territory and
attention of a similar sort to the few
cattle remaining will rapidly and east
ly secure a large tick-free area In
fact most Of the cattle remaining
must for a time be staked out or put
in tick-free paStures-made free by
the high Water-and it is we'll
known that such cattle are easily and
quickly cleared Of ticks.
Why not make the entire overflow
ed district a StOck-laW territory and
free it Of ticks. These may seem
small matters compared with the
great losses sustained. but they are
small only in comparison. In fact
they are not small in any sense. They
are well worthy of prompt attention,
IT z
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
Prof. Massey's Views

depth and they will all start together
and make a far better crop thar
merely narrowing in on the rough
plowing.
Now is the time to start q
sod for pasture, and the best way 10
do it is to chop up the under-
grown stems commonly called roots,
and scatter them in shallow burrows
made two feet apart and cover and
roll lightly and they will soon cover
the ground, and if you mix some Tex
as bluegrass seed with it YOU VIII
make "a summer and winter pasture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
: A1ILIE WANTED-WE NEED A

hiiies with two or more chill
uFen over thirteen years old. Ex-
perlenced operatives make from
'oc. TO 81 per day, according to
Nork. Wlil take either experienced
= uniearned help. and pay unlearn-
81 neips board while ~ea,nine
spiehoid location. excellent schools
aEu churches, steady employment
Aouress Pilot Cotton Mills Com
pany. Raleigh, \. c.
4-30 st
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

shipping the Big Jersey and the Cola
Skin are the best.
The early cabbages that are later
than usual this season will now De
greatly helped by a dressing OF nltrale
Of soda alongside the plants
The first cultivation OF the carry
Irish potatoes is bes done with the
weeder, going both ways. Ihen use
the c%ultiyator and lay-by with a
slight furrOW with a sweep.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

We know a man who is always
telling his BOYS that HOLIDAYS lead
to idleness and crime. vet when
this man was d boy himself he
never missed a chance to run way
to go to the circus.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

\ Texas editor said recently. IF
we were called upon to advise the
farmer what to plant to bring the
quickest and happiest results We
would say: Plant hogs and shade
trees and shrubbery on the home
grounds"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

The farm workman who is al
ways afraid he will do more than
he is paid for, is not going about il
in the right way to get more pay.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
L. WATTERSON.
BASKERVILLE, VA.
MISS GILES ESTIMATE
Noted Cotton Expert Gives Views ~
the (Teae

Miss Giles, Of New York. noted as
an expert on cotton estimates. has
given out the following:
Cotton acreage for 1912 at g.. COO
900, as against 35.4.S,OO0 in 1871. i
decrease Of ST per cent. Crop TIVE 10
four weeks late.
The cotton creage for the past ten
wears has been as follows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

The orchard owner who does not
provide a spraying outfit is as
careless as the man who does bust
ness without insurance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
years has been as follows:
Baltimore Grain.

Baltimore, May 4.-Wheat hrm:
spot contract 1.1S; corn quiet. spot
contract IS. Oats firm. No. 2 white
81 "a @65. Rye quiet: No. = Western
OmeSti 9S 9
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

1t is all right to cultivate the
peach orchards as long as YOU cuI-
t1vate the corn, but both should be
laid BY at the same time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

A big. hot bran mash. with a
pint of fax seed jelly, once a week
will help the horses to she'd Their
winter coats.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
ABOUT 4 DUCK.

A fadkin school bov IN n. u.,
0oiHI1aI1On question:: The
uuck IS a low, heavy-set animal cam
posed mainly of neat. bill. cua1ks
aHu Ieathers His head sets on one
emo n he or she, as the case may
De- sets on the other. He has no be-
tween 20 his tOeS'-Winston Sentinel
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

oulVe not with man that Is fun
% 'ohgue and heap not wood upon his
IRE. '-Ecclesiastes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

Any tendency to fancy shaped
flower beds and fancy flower stands
and such gimcrocks should be firm
" suppressed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

Simplicity in the laying out Of
home grounds should always lie
kept IN mind.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

hen the oat crop is harvested do
not fail to break the stubble we'll and
SOW peas for hay. The best way to
put in a pea crop is TO harrow the
plowed land smoothly and drill the
peas in with a wheat drill set to sow
two bushe OF wheat an acre. This
will put the peas in at a uniform
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07
FOR SALE

Watterson's Pure Bradford VIE
melon Seed. carefully hand selected
No other variety grown on my farm
Pure seed is impossible where me-.
than one kind are grown toeether
consider the Bradford the best -
sweetest melon grown. When ygn
once grow them YOU Will ALWAYS sr.v
them. 1t will pay every melon grow,-
TO plant my seed this year. Is they
are early and always ready for earx
market use. Price: 2 o., CSC. ,
40c.; y h.. csc; | ID, sl,l0. POSTPAID
Remit by registered letter or MONEY
order. Order direct from this ac1.r-
tisement today. Please mentor th.s
per.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
TO THE CLUB WOMEN OF WEST
VIRGINIA

The State Federation will hold rs
fourth annual meeting May 20 and
June list. with the "Womans Improve
ment League" of Hill Top, this meet
ing promises to surpass in numbers
and interest any former meeting for
reasons, first, West Virginia Women
are deeply in earnest concerning the
club movement in the State and be-
cause they are deeply In earnest about
the purchase Of three lots at Institute
to be used as a club house.
The club movement in this State is
new but it is growing because the best
women in the state are DESTROYS of
developing their own powers, of being
helpful to their less fortunate sisters.
lest Virginia club women have large
responsibilities. The capable, intel
ligent Club women throughout the
state are therefore arousing them-
selves to greater efforts to create 4
desire for better homes, better schools
better churches and all the influences
that contribute to make a higher class
of citizens.
The program is a good one. The
questions to be discussed will espec-
tally affect the mother, the child and
the home. The program committee
has some excellent things in store
and will go to press next week
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
T.. II. ENGLAND.
Logan, w. Va.

hereby announce myself as can
didate for committceman-at-lar mr.
the solicitation Of my many friends.
have been engaged in teaching in
the public schools Of tho state for
twenty-five years in the counties Of
GrecAbric". Summers, Monongahelia,
Mercer, and Raleigh counties. am
a graduate Of Storer College, was adj
m1tted to practice law in the year OF
1896. | am now a member of the
Mercer County Bar. If elected 1
promise to do all in my power to elect
the ticket nominated at the June pri-
mary. Your support solicited.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. u. d. GARDNER
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16

of NIingo in the House of Delegates
has flung his hat in the ring for
the Republican nomination for
Congressman from the district.
IT The Advocate readers were
not scattered throughout the State,
it would feel some hesitancy in
going further than merely an
nounclng the candidacy of the gen
tleman from Mingo, but since it
rlghtfully claims an interest in any
man or any movement, regardless
OF location, which affects the race
as a whole, it asks it's subscribers
in the Fifth district not to pass
by lightly the claims of the gentle
man here announced, for he is wor-
thy of all he asks and more.
AS Il member of the House of
Delegates, MIR. Goodykoontz PROV
ed himself to be a legislator of no
mean ability, one of that kind who
Is Jealous in furthering the inter
csts of his constituents without Re-
gard for color, race or creed. It is
only fair to believe that if he
should be honored with the nomi-
nation in the Fifth, and that is
equivalent to election, he would
safeguard the interests OF his peo-
pie in the national House of Rep
resentatives with the same fidelity
that characterized his every Off
cial act III our Hou<e of Delegates.
MIR. Goodykoontz has lnd exper-
fence and he has ability. He is a
Republican of the right type, and
the voters of the Fifth will go fur
Their and search long before they
find man more deserving.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
GOODYKOONTH FOR CONGRESS.

Down in the Fifth Congrcssion-
al district the Hon. James a. HUI
ghcs has been the Republicans :;
choice so long that it is only in
recent years that any one has had
the trmcrlty to oppose him. Gun
Gle Abc' Lilly tried it two years
ago and if, his friends and SUP
porters say. he had received Il
"SQuarC deal" the gentleman of
the silver locks would not have had
his citizenship nor the right Of a
bull dog to vote questioned by the
Congressional committee on cleo
tlonS. For, they firmly believe. Mr.
Lilly would now be asking a re-
nomination.
But since Mr.. Lilly is 10 bc the
next attorney general Of the State
Mr.. Wells Goodykoontz. Of VIII
hanson who represents the county
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
A LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE

On the first page Of this issue Of
The Advocate will be found a
"cut' Of AR. Il. J.. Whitney. a
candidate from the Loudon dis
trict Of Kliawha county for the
Republican, nomination for the
House Of delegates. 80 announce
ment has appeared III these col
umns that give us more pleasure
than that Of Mr.. Whitney, man
whose candidacy The Advocate en-
doFses without reservation.
1t is only i'll rare instances that
The Advocate endorses the caudi-
dacy for nomination Of any man,
1t has preferred rather to say a
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
FOR CONGRESSNIAN-A P-I4ARGE
TO the Republican VCters OF West Vir-

FOR NIAN-Ar-LARGE
To the Republican Vcters OF West Vir-
ginia:
l respectfully solicit your vote and
Influence in behalf of my candidacy
for Congressman-at-Larg have
never bean identified with any faction
ami | appeal to the party as a whole
for support, l have always been Re-
publican. l am proud of our grand
old party, it's achievements, and prin-
ciples, and am full Of faith in it's flu
ture. My best efforts will continue
to be spent in its service, believing
that it can best serve our state and ma
ton. / appreciate the importance Of
the office l seek and if nominated and
elected I will serve the whole people
of the state l have no Affiliations that
will embarrass or control me to the
detriment Of the public interest. My
record both public and private is the
bet guarantee that 1 will do what
say. - Very respectfully,
HOWARD SUTHERLAND
Elkins, w. Va. May II, 1912.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16

good word for all, if there was 4
good word to be said, and then t,
leave it TO the voters to exercise
their Judgment in the formation OF
the ticket to be voted in the gen
rlal election. But when man of
the splendid attachments such as
those of MIR, Whitney, when man
50 free from race prejudice as is Mr..
Whitney seeks any preferment that
it can aid in comforting, The
Advocate feels justified in going
further than is its custom; it feels
that it is performing a duty to it's
when it advances his
cause.
In selecting the candidates on
the Republican ticket for the House
nf Delegates, it bchoovcs the race
to exercise great care. Careful con-
slderation should be given to the
claims of those who aspire ~ this
honor and their records should be
Scrutmizcd to the minutcSt dctail
1t is said with regret, but it is none
the less true. that the failure to
take these precautions has more
than once jeopardizcd some of the
things we hold dear. We have in
more than one instance helped to
elevate men who, in office, have
either turned Il deaf ear to our
pleas for simple justice or have ac-
lively engaged themselves in at
tcmptS to have them denied.
Mr.. Whitney is not so constitute
ed. The writer knows him to be
man who believes in and acts upon
the principles of "all men up and
no man down. Having this knowl-
edge, he is pleased to recommend
Mr.. Whitney to the Negro voters
of kanawha and he assures them
that in voting for Mr.. Whitney
they will be acting for their own
good.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
TO THE MINISTER'S OF THE U. 8,


The National Religious Training
School and Chautauqua extends a cor
dial greeting to the ministers of all
denominations TO be the guests, of tho
school for one week, beginning July
s. 1912, and closing July 10, 1912, for
the purpose Of discussing the follow
Ing and kindred questions: ,.
What Is, the moral condition Of the
people Of your community? Is crime
on the increase? If not, what is the
cause Of its reduction? .
What is the sanitary condition?
What effort, II any, has been made to
improve the sanitary conditions?
Is the death rate increasing?
TO what extent. do you cooperate
with the Civic Improvement Leagues
Has settlement work been conduct
led to any extent In your community,
and with what results? T.
What has been. the effect of the
Temperance. organizations, and have
you co-operated with them? CO.,. -
To what extent has the work OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. and Y. w. G. A. been eff
fective' in your community? Do you
approve them?
What Is the general fitness Of the
city and country school teacher?
What has been the attitude of the
day-school teacher towards the Church
and Sunday School?
What is the real religious condition
OF your people? Revivals, how con-
Quoted? ,, ...
Rev. Dr.. Jesse L. Hurlbut and Rev.
DR.. w. Y. Chapman will be in charge
of the expository features during
conference week. All ministers who
intend attending this Conference
should make 1t known at an early date,
addressing the President National Re-
ligious Training School, Durham, N
c., so that reservation can be made
for them. There will be no charge
while in attendance upon the Colfer"
enee.
The Summer School and Chautaqua
of the NATIONAL Religious Training
School will open July 3, 1912, and
continue for six weeks. The most
complete and most up-to-date Summer
School for the Colored Race in the
United States. For particulars and
terms address
PRES. JAMES E. SHEPARD,
Durham, N. G..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.
JUNE I, 1912.

JUNE t, l9lE.
The leading Republicans of this
district having expressed the belief
that it was not best for the party, or
for candidates to have on the State
Committee office holders or office seek
erS, for the reason that it frequently
became the duty of the State Com
mittee. to pass upon questions arising
between candidates. And they hay
ing further expressed the opinion
that some new blood on the state COM
mittee would be desirable. In COM
pliance with their requests. have
consented to become a. candidate for
state committeeman. And if elected
10 that position, / guarant to dis
charge the duties of the office i'm
partially and to the best of my ability.
Not being an oftice-holder myself,
or an aspirant to any political office,
l VIII be absolutely free TO act i'm
partially upon all questions coming
before the state committee, and with
out being biased or influenced by any
self interests, faction, oftice-holder, or
candidate
And I further agree to use such in
Hucnce as l may have to grant a fair
and impartial primary by which 10
select every candidate for office. And
shall Insist, SO far as it may be pos
slDle, upon every candidate having
fair representation among the pri-
mary election officers. ~
IT the above assurances meet with
the approval of the, pahlieans-~;n.
this district, I shall appreciate their
support.
[ am adopting this method or stat
ing my position TO Republican votes
Tor the reason that it will be impos-
siblc for me to see my friends in per-
son and explain to them where I stand
on these questions.
Yours very truly,
J. w. DAWSON,
Candidate for State Committeeman.
5-9-4t
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16

The clubs should elect their dele
gates at once The womans Improve
ment league. OF Hill Top, is expecting
a large delegation, and is planning 70
entertain them royalty. Let every
woman's club in the state represent
and reflect credit upon itself. and add
strength to the Federation.
Mrs. Fannie Cobb-Carter.
State organizer.
Mrs. II. G. A. Washington, Pres.
Red Star, w. Va.
5-9-2t .
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16

hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for State Senator from
the Eighth Senatorial District COM
posed Of the Counties of Kanawha, Lo-
gan and Boone, subject to the decis-
ion OF the Republican voters in the
primary, held June 4th, 1912. Your
support Is earnestly solicited.
Respectfully,
e. II. ENGLAND.
Logan, w. Va
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-16
FOR SHERIFF. OF FAYErTE co.

FOR SHERIFF. OF FAYTTTE co.
Editor The Advocate:
Please announce through the col
umns Of your paper, that ] am a can
didatc for the nomination for the Of
flee Of Sheriff Of Fayette county, sub
ject to the action Of the Republican
primary to be neld June 4tb, 1912.
To my friends / promise that they
will have the honor Of being with q
winner, or loser, but no gutter, as |
now promise that / will stay until
am elected or defeated.
| further promise, if nominated and
elected, that l will conduct myself and
the business affairs Of the office In a
way that will bring no discredit to
those who have honored me with their
to administer the affairs OF the office
iness-like manner, treating all In an
impartial manner.
Very truly yours,
r. J. DAVIS.
Montgomery, w. Va, March 7, 1912,