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The day book., 1912-01-18


business, ,'as any oppressed mag
nate worth few hundred mill
ions will tell you
DR.. Maurice H. Richardson,
Boston, says time is soon coming
when surgeons will stop beating
of human heart, operate on it, and
then set it going again.
Welsh mob of 1000 tried to.
duck women suffrage advocates
in pond.
Steamer Chesapeake ashore be-
tween Sandy Point and Baltimore
Light, according to wireless re-
ceived at Baltimore today.
House Committee on Labor
recommends establishment of Btu
reau of Children =. in Department
of Commerce and Labor. Says
children are at least as import
ant as. cattle, hogs, insects or
trees.
Charles Garvlce, English nov
elist, says he dreamed good plot
for story, forgot it, and their will
ed himself into dreaming it again
the next night. a..
" Tobasco-not the sauce, but
the state in Southern Mexico-is
all het up, and threatening to
have revolution.
Indiana Railroad Commission
is on to railroads. Says if they
don't get started moving coal,
they'll go into hands of receivers,
,pronto. ..
If a few more states will follow
Indiana's example, we are not
likely to hear so much about "coal
Evening journal., 1912-02-09

introducing you Second Annual February White Sale
Co., feel fully confident conditions
and credaby fill requirement Never the
Wilmington with all due respects past has such
efforts been forth and such gigantic purchases been
ma in these particular lines
the Best the New York Markets Afford 1.-The Lowest Prices Because
of Our IriSOre Buying
yards beautiful embrodees and houncngs
Insertions edging gaoons and other trimmings
of plain striped and plaid dress goods and hun
dreds of dozen quality muslin underwear
Evening journal., 1912-02-09

To accommodate the wonderful offerings biz
white goods departments loaded down. and overflow tables as
and other departments all bear testimony the that this
the White Sale in this ciys history On the second floor
table table and after piled high with muslin
This condition of affairs exists Muslin Basemen
the greatest values of the sale be had
Things See New Ideas 10 Help New Enthusiasm TO Serve
and Money 10 SsVe-h Abundance
Evening journal., 1912-02-09
Pearl Buttons 1c dOz.

Pearl buttons; many sizes,
1c dozen
Pearl buttons, various sizes,
? dozen for &c
Pearl buttons; the best we
have ever seen at the price,
&c dozen
Shoulder braces, all sizes,
24c pair
Pin cubes; black and white,
1So
Nickel safety pins;
4c, sc and &c card
Sperm machine oil; best
grade; large bottle .. BE
Eagle pins; all sizes ... &c
Evening journal., 1912-02-09
S2.25 Venise FIOuncings S1.5S

Venise embroidered houneings These are
slightly mussed but every yard is worth S2.25
The patterns are exquisite and per- CT 70
feet in every respect. Special price ~ IsOO
Evening journal., 1912-02-09
$2.25 FIOuncingS S1.49

This is another lot of Imported samples and
We are only able to offer such big inducements
because of this fact and because of our ability
TO take his entire line. Open work designs in
most attractive patterns you'll like every one
of them
Regular S2.25 .....................S S149
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
JACK LONDON-MAN AND
WRITER.

an autnor who lives his books be-
,ore lie writes them can always make
uAo IedoerS teel that they live them
as they a Perhaps Jack Lon
hon BEFORE Adam" could hardly
De put tin this category. but the
greater part of his work has the ring
VI ms own personal experience.
~ calls to mind the fact that Jack
london, as a boy. left college abrupt
~ and went in boyish quest Of ad-
from tha to the Alaskan wi!ds; AND
of the Wild" and The Children Of
the Frost" Then the appeal Of the
sea came. and after a few thrilling
years before the mast, his books
pore such titles as The Sea Wolf
n The Cruise Of the Dazzler."
However, mere physical n
did not engross his entire attention.
Even as a boy. his keen mind saw
ana medItated over the INEQUALITIES
OF life o him, and it is it'll.
wonder that his more commonplace
schooiboy companions regarded him
as an anarchist when he fcrcibly
h~aransued City Hall loarers on So
clalism and the coming terror"
Then he tramped through the United
states and Canada, getting material
Tor economic studies. and his early
pent resulted later in such thought
full writings as THE War Of the
1t took several years to accustou,
A rather conventional reading pub
lie to some Of Jack London's more
eccentric productions. so for the first
part Of his career as an author ne
met even more than usual the re-
verses or a new writer. But he
pluckily stuck to his own vein, and
came to be recognized AS q power
IN the literary world. His vicissi.
tudes in no way subdued his natural
tastes, however, and it was no sur
prise to his large circle OF friends
n leaders when they heard that tn
now prosperous writer had shipped
} With his wife for & cruise on a square,
rugged ship sailing around the Horn
London was third mate, his wife
st~ewardess, and their Japanese serv.
ant, mess boy. What would hav,
. been q hair-raisinS experience Il
ordinary mortals seemed to this %
genial pair only a natural undertake
ing, and the LOndons have sine
announced that the trip proved al
unqualified success.
) At home-when he condescends {
!, stay at home-London is the prou,
! owner Of one of the most beautiful
= spots in California; magniicen
r ranch called Glen Ellen, ovcrlookini
the entire Onoma Valley. Here h
turns his bOundless mercy TO horse
. back riding. farm experimenting
= talking with endless visitors, an
! writing. daily. in the sacred and in
+ violable morning our of seven t
2 twelve. He says that he woul
> rather dig bitches than writc-bu
he continues to write.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
HAVE AMERICANS MANNERS

HAY Americans ANY Mdhiieio' =
the title Of an article ny Frederick
Townsend Martin in the new NoVem
Der number OF Harper's BaZar. Ills
discovery Of here Is intro
duced by the following definition:
Good are neither more nor
less than good behavior.
is the perpetual ~revealer. GOOD be-
hayior Is the reflex OF good character
Good character Is neither blTti'
wealth, nor fashion. but IN the Inlhd.
To possess character is n dignity IN
itself higher than any titular rank
or anything We can borrow from dead
mems zones"
His article In the Baza goes on 10
say. Manners are OF more import
ance than laws. are ,ronRe IMAM
laws. Indeed, 1t has been Weli sa1d
that upon good III a great
measure the laws depend. The Law
can touch us here and there. now and
then; IL are what vex or
soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or de-
base. barbariZe or refine. by a con
slant, steady, uniform. ~insensibie
operation like this OF the air We
breathe. How often has It been said
that good are made up oi
pretty sacrilccS.
american conditions are conducive
to the development OF the best man
ners. because IN America RECOGNITION
depends not upon birth. nor upon
wealth. but upon the force q! one 9
character. America Is the country oi
democracy. in which people 90 not
borrow merit from the dead. In Whi'n.
So to speak. every n IS his "
character and every n ms own heiF.
and devises his own future n In
herits his own past. In America. u
grandfather is not 4 social institu-
ton. men do not 1--we in the past
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

THE FAIR ~CIRCASSIAN

Forty Viziers saw I go
Up to the Seraglio,
Burning, each and every man,
For the fair CircaSsian.
Ere the morn had disappeared.
Every Nizier wore a beard;
Ere the afternoon was born,
Every Nizier am back Shorn.
Let the man that woos TO win.
Woo with an unhairy chin"
Thus she said. and as she bio
Each devoted ViZier did.
From the boards a cord she made.
Looped it to the balustrade,
Glided down and ven away
To her own Circassia.
When the Sultan heard. waxed he
Somewhat wroth. and presently
In the noOse themselves did lend
Every Vizier did suspend.
Sages all. this rhyme who read
Guard your boards with prudent hec
And beware the willy plans
OF the fair CircaSsians.
From Poems OF Richard GAFnc
{John Lane Co, $1.25 metz
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
"ELMWOOD"
The Old Swami Homestead in Pasouotank County

hold them dear have passed axay. and
with them the traditions ,nat picture
10 a generation AL too Needles -
The past the life OF these. oar pioneer
.oycfathers-
From this old home more aistln-
guished men have gone forth thaa
probably from any ether home =
North Carolina
The Hon. J. Bryan Grimes in an
address made before IRE state His
torical Society AT Raleigh in sos
gives 4 long list Of the eminent Caro-
linians who have called Elrwoo6 their
home. Among them We're Col Thos-
Swami and Col. VIM. Swami, both N
colonial days Speaker Of the Assem-
bly,; three members OF the family by
the name Of Samuel Swami. ard John
Swami. members or Congress-. Here
lived Fred Blount. son If Col. John
Blount, an intimate friend Of Cover
nor Tryon. William Sheppard. =
prominent Federalist. FOR SOME years
made Elmwood his home. The Key.
Solomon Pool. president Of the Ini-
versity OF North Carolina. and his
brother. John Pool. l., s Senator from
North Carolina, both spent their boy
hood days in this ancient mansion.
And. as Colonel Grimes researches
into the history OF this old home have
made known, and as he relates In MS
speech OH he lIipoI iaiiCt u aASiite-
rails AT ElmWood lived. and with
1t were Identified. ten Speakers or me
Assembly. five congressman. one T.
S. Senator, one president OF the state
University and one candidate for Gov
ernor."
One of the Samuel swans who re-
sided at ElmHood may most probably
have been the brave young surveyor.
who, with his comrades. Irvine and
Mayo. were the first 10 nlunge INTO
the tangled depths Of the Dismal
Swamp, when the boundary line be
tween North Carolina and Nirgin!A
was established.
Before the War between the States
had been declared, the old house was
burned TO the ground; and since then.
the estate has been cut into smaller
5 farms, n the family burying ground
; has been desecrated by treasure-scek
. ers. who in their mad greed for goio
{ have not hesitated 70 disturb the non":
LOT the sacred dead.
:. Just when, or how the old nom
| was burned, no one is able 10 tel
Whatever the circumstances or IN
G destruction OF this fine old building
the loss sustained by the county, af'
by the State. is irrcparahle-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
CONCERNING THE
TRADE OF T
A Literary Editor Plans an Ideal
"HOw to" Book on the Writer'S
Craft.

The How to" books, as they have
been called, are ~deservedely popular.
1t may be impossible to teach a man to
become a successful poultry raiser OF
poet by means OF printed directions.
but at all events these insure that he
does not fail because he is unpre-
PACED for pip" Or ignorant OF the
rules governing the construction Of a
sonnet
Yet we think that the books in
structing beginners In literature are
needlessly elaborate. To our mind
the Beginners Manual in Literary
Work should lea with the following
subjects: Other Work; Reading;
Thinking: Talking: Notebooks: Pen,
Pencil and Typwriter; Tobacco, and
the Barrel. For these are the essen
tails Of a literary career.
1t is not merely usual, but K is for
many reasons desirable, that the be-
sinner in literature should be making
a living at something else. 1t gives
him a knowledge Of the world which
he would be badly off without: it
saves him from the necessity Of writ
ing bunk" for a living, and the hope
of emancipation from it by literary
success gives him something to look
onward to. This could b. briefly
and c~onvincingly set forth in such a
manual, and it would do young writ.
crS no cnO or good.
Other chapters would show the re.
lation of reading, thinking and talk.
ing to literary career. Many younf
people try to dispense with some o.
all OF these, but nobody has to oul
knowledge succeeded.
Notebooks are OF great importance
TO have an idea and to set it down il
a notebook is to make the first ste]
toward success in literature.
The chapter on pen, pencil an
typewriter would suggest the ~necessit.
for ~familiarizing oneself b. mucl
practice with all the media Of writing
SO that these shall cease TO be IL
obstacle and perhaps become even
stimulus.
AS for Tobacco, we have no desir
to come into conflict with any Of tn
health or ethical teachings Of thi
generation; but we mus record tn
widespread belief that tobacco is a
aid to literary composition. For fur
Their particulars we refer the reade
to some OF the early works Of j. n
Barrie.
Finally, as to the Barrel. This
II figure Of speech. but the real thing
with slaves and a hoop, would nc
be a bad idea. The theory is tha
when q man has written a barrelful c
stuff-gOod stuff, the best that a ma
can do, plays, stories, novels, poem:
eSsays-then he is entitled to ca
himself a writer. Until he has writ
ten his barrelful he is but an appren
tice at a difficult trade.
All OF these things, as the manu-
of which We speak will show. are nee
essary; but the greatest OF these
the Barrel--Chicago Evening Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

SYMPATHETIC BURGLAR.

Il woke up SUDDENLY the other night
and thought I heard a burglar in the
room. I sat up in bed. and that awoke
mby wife.
What did she do?"
"She accused me, as usual. of llav-
ing a burglar bug. Said Ia never
hear a burglar If I lived 1000 years.
I said I'd bet I would. She said
she'd bet I wouldn't. And just then
a shadowy form rose from behind the
dresser and a hoars voice exclaimed,
He wins. madam"
Catch him? I didn't try. I just
laid there and laughed and heard hin,
| Sian, the door and run down the
street. And say, my wife was so
| mad she didn't speak to me for a
! whole day. But I'll bet n thing"
What is it?'
"Tu bet that burglar was a mar
! RED man."-Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

CHIVALRY.

crew OK I1mcS.)
When the epic of Chicago is finally
written let not the historian overlook
the chivalry Of her men. an instance
man lately returned from Europe.
II met the Chicago Don Quixote,"
said The New Yorker. lat a little
French hotel whose proprietor had
sized as her long available luggage a
pet dog belonging to an English
oma who had refused to pay about
half Of her exorbitant hotel bill.
Through the open dOor the angry host
and the still angrier guest battled for
the dog. When the contest ragged
1ierccst the Chicago man interviewed.
Just you stay here with the rest
Of your baggage he said, and I will
soon get the dog for you
II stepped inside and shut the
door. In less than three minutes he
reappeared with the dog tucked under
one arm.
How on earth did you accom-
plish it?' asked the woman and her
sy~mpathizers.
"'Oh, that's all right he aid. It's
easy enough to ana fellows Of his
stripe If you only know how
"On our trip to the North OF France
every member Of the party tried to
extract the Chicago mans secret for
subduing constituencies landlords, but
without avail. The Chicago man and
l crossed the ocean together. h
we got in sight Of the Singer building
I said:
Nov that our trip is ended, won't
YOU kindly tell me wha you did to
bring tina French landlord to terms :?
"'Certainly,' said he. I paid the
rest of the wOman's bill"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
NOT EXPERT TESTIMONY.

DoBuIar cltlZen OF LOuisflIIe AilI
a Cincinnati clubrnan went on the
water wagon for q year. with a $1,000
penalty to be laid against the one who
fell or first. Three weeks later thc
Cincinnati mar made a trip IN 4 prl-
sate car to Mississippi. The men On
the car urged him TO suspend the
water-wagon nonsense and 50 he wired
10 his friend for q weeks reprifyc.
giving az q reason that the water down
there was simply awful and unfit .
drink.
The friend Immediately wired back:
40 chance on such testimony. You
are not sufficiently we'll acquainted
with water after . three-weeks' trial
to qualify as an expert- No.'-Satur-
dav Evening Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

THEN HE WOKE UP.

Senator Gallinger. in an address at
Concord. ". H., said OF a political OPP
ponent:
He isn't half so we'll off as he
thinks he is. He'll wake up with a
start one of these days like Mr.. Faw-
cett.
Mr.. Fawcett, entertaining an I'M
expected guest at luncheon. said as
they sat down to table:
My dear sir. will o have some
OF the sliced bologna sausage Or
or"
His eyes darted frankly all over
the table, and he continued:
"'Or not Washington star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

IN AT THE SEANCE.

There were three raps on the table.
e.There YOU are, Mrs. Moriarty."
cold the medium. 'The spirit OF your
husband wishes to communicate with
you" !,
Mrs Roriarty. "Ye can't fool me.
Dem soft little knocks nivver was
D;nnv's. Win he whacks tn TABLE
ve'u know ut by tn shake Of the
hoose."--Harper's Weekly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

Auto SYSTEMATICALLY. my dear 81,
even now We are working on the 1914
model" Friend twho has bought a
car from him MISUNDERSTANDING likv
getting q good start. You ought Il
ct il rix-d By 1920. I am still work
ing on the 1911 model from You two
wears ag0."-Fuck.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
NATIONS THIRST GROWING.
Has Consumed 1887, 453 Gallons of
Whisky In q Year.

Has Consumed 133,377,453 Gallons Of
Whisky In Year.
The people Of the United States drank
more whisky and rum and smoked
more cigarettes during the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1912. than ever be-
fore In its history according to
the preliminary annual report Of Roy
al q. Cabell. commissioner Of internal
revenue. The consumption of whisky
was exceeded only by the year 1907,
but beer drinking fell Off by substan-
tal percentage.
The unprecedented smoking of H.
21,624,084 cigarettes. exceeded the
record OF 1911 by hearty 2.00O,0 600. GOO.
Stored in warehouses the country
over are 203, 786070 gallons Of whis-
KY and rum. the greatest on record. In
Kentucky alone are stored 158,OOO,O 900
gallons, which exceeds the total amount
Of whisky and rum in. the whole Unit
ed States eleven years ago. The rec
ord production Of these tntoxicants for
1912 was 188,00o.000 gallons. or 10 ,O00.-
600 gallons greater than 1O11. The con-
sumption Of whisky and rum for 1912
was 1887. 458 gallons, the nearest ap-
proach to the record Of 1874 .O31 900 gal
Ions I'm 1907.
The consumption of beer for 1912
was only e2.108,7 1873 barrels. decrease
OF more than 1.t0S,00e barrels as COM
pared with 1911.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
: CONVICT Farm PROVES
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS.
Honor eystsm Found to Wsrk Well In
--.--..---... = Canada 7xGss,S - &

Prison refoffss hss Rssxsd "a success
In Ontario province, "a work farm, es-
tablished in the yepee6f;fieer gaftey
three years ago ha8don 40 we'll that
the provincial ,pasiixpeuts - likely to
extend its sepp e willis &TSTr 6St,fD&8ta-
cials are seriously con siderinS the es-
hbiishment of one like It x8k aiasuniea-
pal pNsopers. TiIe honor s sEsti rs
now LARGELY employed lii dealing With
about 300 >cohNiets who 4 sssStTsIng
terms OF less than two gears Ind It IL
proposed that those having terms, Of
less than Aye years shall be fnciuded,
In the system. ,Fy% m.,| ~
The Speed river, farm y was vas establish
ed In 1902 as a Result Of the over.
crowding OF the central prison In, To-
rotto. "A commfsSiSR was sent 10 Took
into the various tshul systems In Can
ada and the S Upftsd statsgs3sRa as a.
result parliament nit i6rizaaTF MsS farm.
and a tract Of SD 1Sres was puhchas7
ed. There Is. q hna HuiaAtbise quarry
on it. which furnishes not only crush
ed stone. hut the 6ner building grades.
| This was tffst developed, and from it's
product came material for most of the
buildings how on the place,
An administration building three
stories high. large dormttory and
dollhouse are in course Of construction.
and when these and other planned
buildings are completed there will be
Accommodations for GOO convicts In
fireproof structures. A fine macadam
road leads up to the institution. and
over the Speed river is pretantious
concrete bridge built by the inmates
and decorated by some Of tho moro
skilled of them. The farm is extern
siVe, furnishing supplies NOT only for
the inmates Of this institution, butt all
that Is needed for the central prison.
The dairy barn houses more than 100
cattle.
Little supervision IS had over the
prisoners. They do their work under
foreman. who Is generally the only
guard and who could be easily over
powered If there should be mutfny.
The sense of honor among the con-
victs, however. is high. and there'have
been few escapes from the farm.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
NOTES FROM THE
LABOR WORLD

| hAbOlS WOhlLD
The cost Of the union OF the but
ton workers strike at Muscatine, Ia.
(which was called off, was $4,000.
The employees Of the government
printing bureau at Ottawa, Ont,
have received an increase Of $3.50 a
week.
| A lady BARRIERS" union Is the
very latest addition to the ranks of
organized labor in San Francisco,
Calf.
A movement IS under way for the
establishment Of home for dis
|abled members Of the Coopers' In
|ternational Union.
| Workingmen Of Montreal identi-
| fled with various local unions have
decided to honor the memory Of J.
A. Rodier, the founder of the Mon
Ttreal Trades and Labor Council, by
lerecting monument.
Railway car men on the Southern
railway and allied lines, in conjunc-
ton with other Crafts Of the system
federation, have recently secured a
renewal OF their agreement in which
a substantial increase in pay and
beneficial working rules were Sc
cured
Twelve members Of the st. Paul
BARRIERS union went to st. Joseph's
orphan asylum on recent Sunday
Gand cut the hair Of lightweight
orphans boys there free Of charge,
making this sacrifice Of their holi-
day for the good Of the union ana
organized labor In general.
Steps were taken at meeting OF
wireless operators in Hoboken to ar
range for the organization Of a
worldwide union Of wireless te1e-
graphers, and resolution was
passed to put the question of form
/ ing such a union to referendum
vote Of all the operators in the
world.
At the Retail Clerks Internatfon-
al Union convention, recently held in
Columbus, o., 1t was decided to in
wade Canada organize 1t from one
to the other. An army OF men will
start out at once with the intention
of placing a local union in every
, town and city In the Dominion.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
Universal. Opportunity For Sal
L. walton Guaranteed.
PASTOR RUSSELL AT BERLIN.
According to Gods Plan Opportunity
For Eternal ;Llfs 10 to Bs Extended
TO All Mankfnd-Faith, obedlsnos
and Loyalty tho Qualifications.
Rightly Dividing tho Word Of Truth.

Berlin, Aug. 49,
Pastor Russell Of
London and Brook
Ign had a splendid
hearing here to-
day. This is his
t h ir d visit. he
spoke through an
interpreter. HI 8
text was. "He is
the Precipitation for
our sins It h Q
Church's sins). and
not for ours only,
but also for the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22


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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

Farewell, motheri You may never
Press me to your heart again.
Don't forget twas Indigestion,
Not by bullets, was slain.
Comrades all around mo lying, G.
Filled with hash and shredded coo,
Feeling that by noon tomorrow
They'll be sleeping meath the sod.
Some have got the chills and fever
Sleeping on the rain soaked loan1.
How I miss the WOODEN blankets
And my little bed at homal
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
Battle Hymn

100000
Just before the battle, mother,
am thinking most of you
Thinking Of your roast beef dinners
AS smell the army stew.
Uarkl hear the bugle calling.
Duty says We must begin,
I'll be thinking Of you, mother, r
Should die while filling la,