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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
what is love OF country j.

II ID tho attachment of man to IL
certain part Of the soil Of the earth
where he was born and with which
he has closer relations than with the
rest OF the world. In principle and
primarily 1t In love of what Is known
and fear OF the unknown. II is love
OF the horizon with which your eyes
are familiar. strengthened by the fear
you feel when the horizon changes
Primitive man does not feel safe
except within his village or within
easy reach Of II. There are enemies
there. but there are also friends and
allies. and II lis with feeling of
relief that he sees the smoke from
the hu.s Of his native place when
returning from an expedition or an
extended hunting trip. OF this feel
ing there will. in spite OF all cisiliza-
ton, always remain something. and
II is even this which Is the funda-
mental element Of ali patriotism. The
great country will be like the frame
around the smaller country, and
when you return To the great country
after a long foreign trip you will al
ways have the feeling that you are
getting nearer to the little country.
that 10 to say, your country, your
home An A. narroEer. aesaxe, ~ hat the
AdS6tGT &6ts1 IN the ElfHA UI IiAtTe
u his small valley in Limousin.
The idea Of country does not spring
from. but 1t IL certainly strengthened
by all the thought that common In
terest and common life may reveal.
A festival, Ii popular reunion after a
victory or at the end OF the grain or
wine harvest gave birth to the idea
OF the larger family. an extended
brotherhood. something which.
tAsaEh not IN close. u sea HI yoilf
brother or your children. was never
theless different from the feared or
suspected foreigner. This is the prim-
ttive. the material couatry.
There ID also a spiritual and mystic
country, and this liz the cemetery.
LAmArtins said: 1T lis the ashes OF
the dead that created the country"
Patriotism Ia union betweenl the
souls Of those who live and the souls
Of those who have lived. Into this
union OF souls there enters the feel
ing Of being Of the same blood. the
feeling OF having been brought up
Ia = certain manner with certain
IDEAS and sentiments which are per-
petuated. and the feeling OF graft
Gudo: 1T was our fathers who cleared
this hill, exploited this forest and
drained these Swamps. And notice
that you do not know whose fathers
the father Of this man or the other
man. lid those things. From this ig-
n06ance the feeling Of country grows
stronger, becA uss ! can no longer dis
1imgniah the memories Of my fore
1athAr1 from those Of my neighbors
aAd this creates solidarity OF NOM
eete4 q respect and gratitude. and
tAi1 solidarity y patriotism itself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07

Ing. kitten. and stiii more prepsriy.
It's only = partly green feline. Best
OF All. this freak Of nature was ush-
cred into fresh air and the light Of
day March II. when most svery one
was wearing the green.
This verdant kitten u the property
Of walter Owens. proprietor o1 ca&e.
Its mother 10 common old alley cat
black and white with gray markinga.
Its father. Well. who known? The kit.
ten II mostly white, has fray mark.
ingE. but all Of tn leg~ and tn tops
Qf it, ears are 1 bright. real Irish
green. Tho reporter who inspected
tho kitten failed 70 discover that any
deception had been practice1 In dys.
4nEs ksaN' RMS y,
Owens has rscsive0 seveyaI fancy
Offers for his strange peE one ok them
coming from m East side eat tan
cier. already the owner Of nearly thir-
" different varieties. who says she
will give $50 Tor II. Owens has patned
the curiosity Shamrock. Ohio
State Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07

One OF the frst things a wou!d-be
social helper must do 10 to learn to
discriminate not only between the de-
serving and the undeserving. but Do.
tween those possible and Impossible
to assist In Any way.
It 10 hearbreaking to have 70 re-
fuse help In necessity. yet. which -
the kinder course-to face ones
Ilmita lions and refuse 70 raise false
hopes. or to 70 on promising wildly.
knowing all the time that there - no
earthly chance Of carrying out any
Of ones kindly but nebulous good
intentions?
The other day. after a rather long
interval I called At y certain shop,
and made my way to the Six DE-
paftment.
Hsrs : pretty young girl served me
who has always been . fevorito O.
mine; she II q charming. dainty. little
IcumstAncea to earn her living.
70 my sorrow great change had
GENE over her since saw her last:
ali the brightness Wa gone from her
~ eet face. and her eyes wsrs Alled
with Z heavy, DUH fatigue born oe
teeFs ana night.wake1ulness There
we're bands Of crepe On her neat black
dress.
II was early 10 the morning And !
WA able 70 Keep hsF 70. myself for
! few minutes chat Ut the end Of
tho ribbon counter. Her pitiful story
came In : few word1. with stified sohs
between.
.sSot long after / last saw you :
LADY ealle6 heres. she Saad. 'svsyyt
ichspjsNAI6iy dfse AA4 didn't
mind h0w .auch money rho 0pent.
~ poolno1 u ta6e = 1AAAY " Gao;1
$3.50 DseaniGlea ~ havs - sAew
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
LOVE THY COUNTRY

Agesilaus, that the Greeks demanded
to be an independent nation.
voltaire continues: Dare monks
perhaps say that they have country?
II In, they say. in heaven. Well and
good. 1t surely Is nowhere in this
world"
The country of the monk. however,
In his order to which he IL attached
as Ia the Jew to Israel and the Greek
to Helias. The country Ii the sue
! cesaion Of men in a social organiza.
ton which lives on its memories and
traditions ad is devoted to them. The
monk liz even the typical patriot, the
patriot wha has created himself .
country outside OF the recognized
countries, but nevertheless a very real
and strong one.
This 10 true unless Voltaire thinks
OF the inherits. but hevmits have all
ways been rare exceptions and the
fact that they are 30 rare proves how
strongly man feels the need OF having
a country, real or artificial. most Of
ten rooted in some soil, but some
times only existing only in his mind
and perpatuated by an organization.
Besides soil and tradition, the his
tory OF 4 country also Ia the country.
This historian may not always be a
patriot. but Ae.neyerthslcas saws pa
triotts.
The ashes Of the martyrs are prsc-
ious sseds.' says AubiSne.
{ The memories OF The ancestors con-
signed to tho ooks Of history are
precious seeds, even those that germ
mate fatally. 'Pulvis- verterum
venoyabitur." Man OF today Ia at
tached TO- his ancestors by what he
has heard OF them and by the vivid
memory OF what he knows they have
done. Someone may ksk: Why 40
They have done wr6ag. they have h
vices they have committed crimes,
they have been rAscais. There IL no
rsason why the tale Of their deeds
should create love Of them and sol
ida rity with them"
You are very well aware. answer,
that your father At least was not al
together q rascal and you remember
only his good qualities. This n be-
cause he il your father. and the feel
inx OF solidarity between him and you
automatically eliminates al or nearly
all OF his faulta
In some way. while you read his
tory. you see what Vas good and what
was bad In your ancestors, but when
you think Of them afterwards you
remember only their good qualities.
History 10 the great creator Of pa
triotA A nation which conquers an
other owes u a. 4 fars& duty to itself
forbid no conquered people Q study
and learn their own history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
e. kATHERlNG HopsoN.

(Copyrighi. IEi2. by The Aao0ctated
Literary prsss.)
The date set for the wedding 10
only twelve days on. the trouDseAu
IL finished. everything 10 ready *.
cept--the BRIDEGROOM. He alono n
lacking! Why. oh why. was %
foolish ~ 20 get into this scRapef"
Dorothy Bowers. sitting BY . vim
dow In her bedroom. stared out Into
the nixht with frightened eyes. Ner-
vously she clasped her hands. ~ they
lay on the ledge before her. and .
ray Of moonlight caught tho clsaste
ittfie diamond on hAr tntrd angee till
\ seemed - mock ~ witA its ~
heGun NTH t3a4 Eta1i
IN ue114Ae -. Wb1a ~ ~ gane
~ chteSep y Y3(t ~ ssaas CT llsa1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07

ished. though I've always tried to he
a decent sort. But II at tho last you
don't want me, I'll go--Away."
Az IL drawn by the magnetism Of
his earnest eyes. Dorothy rose, her
hand still in his.
Perhaps. together. We can make
our dreams come true" she said.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
GENUINE TABBY
THOROUGHLY IRISH

I've never seen q green cat.
.ss.ag, f. never sxpest. "a 50 oaas n
But ono thing I'm sure OF,
I'd rather SEQ than be one.
That's about the way one Of the
good Old Mother Goose rhymes, which
was sung years ago. ran.
But-Columbus has 1 real, live
green cat, or. more properly speak
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07

II am T. NJ. Morton. OF Blue Mound.
Nebraska"
.T. NJ. Morton!" she repeated.
Eyes" Seeing the puzzled look IN
the big brown eyes. he added. May
come in and explain7'.
she led the way into the living
room. which he seemed to MI with
his virile personality.
He drew from his pocket q pack
ago Of letters whose addresses Doro-
thy saw with Aush Of recognition. !.
sT'm afraid rye gotten hold OF
some letters that we're meant TOR an
other fellow" he began with glance
at the diamond on her finger. 1T
may have caused you trouble. II 20.
I'm sorry.
II was honest in thinking II mine
when I opened the first. There was
. bunch Of them addressed TO T. ~.
Morton. advertised IN the Chicago
papers. When I went tnsre with i
some mail through the General ds-
livery. 20 naturally thought thsse
Che did not speak. and he contin-
ued: Il know ! was . cad to read
the otherr-but the temptation WA
too strong. You sss I have drained
% often Of q little girl who would
write letters like thoee - me. have
been alone % much with no on 70
know or carr since ! bcuGht my
ranch. and the thought took : pretty
otr0nk grip on me. Strangely enough,
my dream sweetheart had brown eyes
like yours.
"But 1t all came over mo the other
night what I'd done n ksepinG shcse
letters from somo 0ne eise--the iGc.;y
chap to whom thsy helong. AMI
resolved TO return them ~ yOu."
Dorothy clanpod hae slim hands
tightly 'sThero-thess = 70 nthsy
nan." no 80.
Ne etlAeg Mlam4
~. mines Nla oelx = feacy. teo.''
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

seated myself upon an elevation ,rn4-
handing a fair prospect. Tn. dam
ance of soft shadows and glintrc
sunshine, the joys of solitude. tn. DE-
lights Of reVery are with me. COM
panionless, yet in the midst 81 com
pany. l look athWart the long ,is,is
of the tall guns and cypress Of The
swamp: about me are The friends [
have known for years. pines, oaks.
saSSafras. beech. c~hinQuapin. dog
wood and holly: around me upon n.
ground are yellow jeSsamine. squaw
vine. partridge e innunerablo
grasses and MOSES. Resting upon a
pillow OF pine needles, the fan Of a
century, and softer than a Sultans
ottoman, | breathe in the mems and
vigor and life Of the deep cool woods:
getting impulse. and action and
strength from all the forces Of nature.
Oh. the faint. sweet redolenr. ~
the wild grape which reaches mo
ever and. anon upon the breeze-not
obtrusiveiy, but softly, like a love
memory. And with it. how many
tender memories does my heart nn-
fold. In my sweet day dream '"m"
the notes Of woodland minstrels- tho
brown thrush fiutting his. round.lay.
he redbird unwinding from a GOLDEN
brooch his silver thread, ard the
swamp orioles note-liQuid melody
like pouring melted srystals from cut
glass beakerS.
The very best way to study q plant
or flower is to stumble over it in a
woods ramble, or have it elbow y"u
at a picnic. Never go to nature. let
her come to you: then you get tho
true inspiration, and analysis.
What delights me most at this sea-
son is to study the endless leaf-forms.
n whether [ am riding alone in my
buggy picking off the tops Of the way
side bushes with my whip, or hunt
ing wild strawberries in a neglected
field, or sitting in some quiet seclud-
ed nook in the woods, their study IS
always fascinating.
Belvidere swamp, with its prineNal
trees, possesses the gloom and
chasm. no sunbeam pierces wen 1T
midday its dense boscage, the fame
of the cardinal flower is reflected a
thousand times in its silent pools,
where the blue heron, standing mo-
%tion1ess. awaits his prey. From
where / sit l see two men, with
pants rolled up above the knees, run
ming long, sharp sticks deep into the
mud in the middle of the swamp
some distance away. My curiosity
IS aroused, | get up to explore. and
find they are hunting for turtles, and
am delighted to state that their in
fraction of the fourth Commandment
yielded no results. | also heard Just
now. some two miles away, the re-
port Of a p~oacher's gun these are but
the minors in the beautiful carol ~
the day. ! finger until a convention
of owls reminds me of the dying daN.
and of my long walk back home. -.
us close with that sublime climax uf
the Three Holy Children" in the
A~pocrypha, 20 all We things that grow
on the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise
and exalt Him above all forever"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
DEBCSSY AND THE MODERN
FRENCH MOVEMENT

The attempt has been made to sum
Nv the modern French movement IN
der the label "Debussyisrn' and TO
consider the most interesting Of the
i~nnoyators of the modern French
school as imitatoTs and copyist. Of the
author Of "Pelleas ct Melisande.'
There is little Justification for such a
generalization. which is based only
on a superficial and hastv examine
ton.
Certain characteristics are shared
perfOrce among the artists Of the
same race and the same generation
who nave one artistic heredity. the
game surroundings and aspirations
more or less in common. The IN
iuences which have operated diverse
~ and in differing degrees upon these
young ~nnovators, as upon vi. De
busy. are those OF Chopin. List,
Chabrler-a the wealth II
whose works and whose importance
as q 1O~refunner most critics seem to
ignore or to forget-the Russian
M~oussor2sky. Borodine. and, TO a les.
degree. Balakirew. To this list must
De added the ma me Of NJ Erik, Satle,
a contemporary OF Debussy. and a
musician Of no great technical cult
Eation. but endowed with an inven-
1--WE genius among the most CURIOUS
soon, no doubt. his influence upon
the whole group will be Recognized.
ana hnally, there must not be for
gotten the effect Of the mueic Of the
East and the Far East-the first
known through the Russian school,
the second revealed by exotic musi-
clans who have been heard in Paris
MANY melodic traits and modal pre-
objections to be observed in recent
works clearly reveal this last affinity.
NJ Musical Review.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
MEN PICK BRIDES
Youth No Longer Reigns Supreme
at Marriage Altar-Marr1age
REGISTERS Show Proof.

London. July 5.-Lillian RusselIs
fourth matrimonial venture has led q
newspaper to make inquiries at Lon
don churches to discover II a woman
Of fifty has a better chance or mar
rying than formerly, if the age at
which women are now marrying Is
advancing, and if a woman nearing
middle age has more attractions now
than She used to have for a marrying
man. 1t would seem that these ques-
tons can be answered in the affirma-
tive. The marriage registers OF the
present day provide emphatic proof
Of the changes taking place.
lebone church, which is a represen-
tative one for marriages OF all classes
shows tina since the beginning OF the
year twenty-five women aged 81 n
over were married; one 43. n A.,
two 48, one so, n 81 and n o3.
Some of them were widows, but the
majority were spinsters. One OF the
officials Of the church said:
II have not the slightest doubt That
brides are much older now when they
marry. The change has taken place
within the last five years. Up to
then youth had it nearly all its oWn
way. Now it is the sensible woman
who is past her first youth who IS
coming into her own
Men, said a we'll known writer on
social matters, like to take young
girls about, but they are not marry
ing them. This is the day when the
~undoubted charms Of women of 35 OF
| Whereabouts are being recognized
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
THE FAM.

| fear we don't appreciate the
divers blessings, truly great, hat
we enjoy each day. We take
such blessings as they come, con
tented that they help US some, and
needless go our way. When | was
young the summer heat would lift
a mar clear off his feet and FRY
him to a crisp; there was no anti
dote in sight. and he would lie
awake all night and maledictions
lisp. When Bryant wrote his
deathless verse III bet he used to
freely curse the red-hot summer
days: for when the heat wave
drives YOU blind its mighty hard
to sit and grind a grist Of helpful
lays. Longfellow, Emerson and
Poe, and all the bards of long ago.
Just Sizzled in the heat; they
wrote their verse, inspired or wise,
and mopped their brows and
damned the flies and longed for
winters sleet. And |, who live in
better times, am sitting here pro
ducing RHYMES in comfort and il
peace, while greater poets tore
their fur and cussed the blamed
thermometer from GriQualand t6
Greece. The sun is at the same ole
game, but he MAY strain and bus.
a hame, he can't disturb my ease
/ pull a string or press a knob an(
then pursue my jingling iol
famed BY machine-made breeze.
wish | knew who was the ma,
who gave us the electric fan. tina
makes the summer cool, tina
brings right to the poor man
door the woods. the mountain
and the shore, and exc the swim
ming pool.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
BALTIMORE SOCIALLY.
Baltimore SUM-

Yesterday proved a busy one So
cially for the women visitors and
what with sightseeing n small and
big entertainments the hours were all
too short.
Mrs. James p. Gorter gave a tea at
the Elkridge kennels in the afternoon.
where she entertained Mrs. Norman
e. Mack. Mrs william Randolph
Hearst, Mrs. Thomas Taggart. Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Jose
phus Daniels Mrs. Roger s. Sullivan
and Mrs. Perry Belmont. Assisting
Mrs. Gorter were Mrs Spalding Lowe
Jenkins and Mrs. Bruce Gotten.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

TUESDAY,. :. =. July 8. 1912
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

The Carolina Power and Light
Company has done the right thing in
making the fare to the Country Club
and the end Of the line five cents
That will increase the traffic and give
many more people a chance TO visit
points Of interest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

Raleigh goes forward. The latest
is the announcement that five strictly
modern store buildings are to be built
on Martin street as part Of the Raj
eigh Hotel building. Certainly it is
Wide-a-Wake Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
WANTED!

Wood Tehahie agent to sell my cont bin Gtton cotton
'i"fer. harrow and road cart-to travel over
eh'fre cotton belt VIII pay q commission Of 50
Per cent on each machine. These machines can be
pot OF for from as 70 &20-t~e and three nv ,,
" '-"e the terrnerS YOU wish For further
particulars address.
Oh ] 7 GRAVES,
Wilson. n. e
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

The next thing for North Carolina
to do is to get together for good
roads. That is a movement for mar
mony which is needed in the Sate.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
n NORTH CAROLINA
STATE NORMAL Ann
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

Maintained by the State fur -
Women Of North Carolina. FIN. r.c.-
lar courses leading To degrees. So
cial' Courses for teachers. Ere. TIM
ton 70 those who agree To become
teachers in the State. Fail Session
begins September IS. 1912. For ,af,-
logue and other Information. address
JULIUS l. FOUST. president.
Greensboro. ". &.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09

Putting aside the matter Of pOliti-
cal contests the thing for the boys on
the farms to do Is to enter into the
corn club contests.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
Weekly Tonic

phillips Brooks.)
ID not desert you works, but pierce
into it's heart. exalt it to its Hottest
conception if you would be more
holy.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
THE SEASON OF
A Glorious Time When the Promise OF
Summer Makes Every Heart
Beat With energy.

Bv DIR. RICHARD DIILARD.
Sometimes / have thought in my
lonelieSt hours.
That rest on my heart like the dew
on the flowers,
OF q ra1nble | OOk one bright after
noon.
When my heart was as light as a
blossom in June"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-24
THE TAX

The tax statement appearing
In this Issue Is extended a little
further than last week, and adds
to its correctness. Thee statement
was undertaken at the suggestion
OF Hon. John M. Haines, himself
"a large land owner. who knew by
his tax receipts that there was an
unjust burden being placed on pat
ented lands. He Ia the only one
OF all the candidates for governor
who has been practical enough to
get to the bottom OF the trouble,
and has located it in the ratio Of
increase In land values for ASSESS
ment purposes rel other forms Of
property. He may n OF be able to
charm an audience by his eloquence,
but his practical mind has done
to show where the trouble is
than all the e%loquence and theories
OF his opponents, Knowing where
the trouble lies he will be able to
offer practical suggestions to rem
edy it.
Hatnes Is not a theorist nor a
politician. He is a practical, far
seeing business man. The problems
confronting a governor are business
problems If the farmers Of the
state want oratory of theories in
the governors office they must look
to Hawley or Martin for them. If
they want train ed business judg-
ment they must look TO Haines.
MIR. Haines has no idea that he is
going to revolution the world, but
does believe that he can run the
business of this state in a better
way and for less money than It is
now being run.