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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
TO TRY HYDROPLANES
AT ARMY AERO SCHOOL
Machines Fitted With Pontoons Enabling Them to
Land in Water Will Fly Up and Down the Historic
Potomac.

as popular as ice skating in winter.
To further his contention. Lieutenant
Kennedy asserts hat there is practic-
ally no element of danger in flying
over the water. and points TO the fact
hat up to the present no one has
lost his life in a hydroaeroplane.
When the new station is establish
ed at the Washington barracks. many
new experiments in aviation will be
tried. one of the first 10 be attempted
will be starting and landing on rough
water. An apparatus to disturb the
usually sTnOth water surface OF the
Potomac will be installed so that the
machines may practice landing in al
most surf.
After these trials, lonS flights down
the Potomac and its tributaries will
be tried. a tentative itinerary of trips
down the river and bay already has
been drawn up n include visits to
all the forts from here to the ape
To Direct Artillery Fire.
The army officers who ave been
training in aviation for several
months at Augusta, Ga. and College
Park. Md. soon are to be called upon
to put their knowledge of the art
Of flying to practical use.
The field artillery branch Of the
army has decided to follow up the
experiments SO SucccSS1 uliy
last year in the French army n
Ners with the purpose of increasing
the accuracy of artillery fire by the
EN- Enjoyment Of aviators as observers
Of the firing.
To this end two aercplanes will be
sent either to Fort LeavenWorth,
Kan. OF Fort Sill, Okla. where in
conjunction with batteries Of field
artillery. they will be employed in
directing from aloft upon an assumed
enemy the fire from masked batteries
! completely out of sight Of the tar
! gets.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
DANCE AT
HOTEL

Goldsboro. June PA large num-
Der Of Goldsboro people went dow to
Seven Springs last night to the open
ing dance at the Seven Springs Hotel.
returning early this morning. There
was a very large crowd at the open
ing. Music was furnished by the
Goldsboro archestra. One of the au-
tomobile parties had a very serious
accident on the return trip during the
night. When they had gotten within
a mile Of town, about one o'clock this
morning. the machine ran into q
ditch on the side of the road and
thew every member Of the party out.
except MI. Leslie Y~elverton who,
driving and keeping his hold on the
steering wheel. saved him a hard fall.
Mr.. Crit Porter was caught under the
machine and it was some little time
before he could be extricated, and it
was feared that he was seriously in
jured.. An ambulance was hurried to
III scene, but the physician found no
bones broken. but both knees were
badly bruised and skined up. The
members of the party were hessrs.
Porter, George Freeman, CASTOR
Dortch. Carl E. Stanley, all of whom
got hard falls. but were not injured
in an way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

an improvement has been noted also
in the crop areas from the great sec
ton east of the MISSISSIPPI river. On
Wednesday,. however, came the report
about the acreage already menuone
putting it at a far higher total than
most people had expected and this
seemed to cap the climax II stated
the total at 37.377.276 acres against
3I5S1,O22 last year. The government
CURES on last years acreage, accord
ing to the corrected data, were S6,-
eS1,OOO acres. Liverpool prices have
shown the effects Of more cheerful
crop news. on the other hand, how
ever, the spot demand has continued
unabated both at home and abroad.
Liverpool daily spot sales have been
from. ten thousand to eighteen thou
sand bales. 1t is noticed. too, that on
the decline ON large Wall Street in
terests long identified with the bul,
side but which recently sold out have
l~atteriy been buying again. Some OF
the WaidOrf-AStOria element also p
pear to have bought on the break
which has occurred during the week
Large spot houses have, it appears
been buying at times on quite q liberal
scale. Some of them are getting re-
| ports from the South which make it
| very clear that the better grades or
cotton are being held with a tenacity
which defies downward reactions from
time to time in the market for futures
Many in the trade, too, seriously ques-
toned the correctness Of reports put
ting the decrease in acreage at less
than one per cent, and they are Of the
opinion hat the government report
on Inc subject. which will be pub
lished July 8, will make it very plain
that the decrease is much greater Or
| somewhere between FIVE and seven pei
cent. They also maintain that it is
useless to expect any serious or per-
maLent decline in cotton as long as
the spot demand continues SO active
and persistent. Just now it is con
sidered a case of perfect weather Yer
sus a big spot demand, with the spot
demand inclined to be the more po-
tent factor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.

New York, June 21.-The follow
Ing statistics on the movement Of cot
ton for the week ending Friday. June
FL, were compiled by the New York
Cotton Exchange.
Weekly movement
Port receipts, 19.S09 this year, T.
o56 last year overland to mills and
Canada, 6,537 this year, 1852 last
year; southern mill takings testimat-
ED, $4,000 this year, 20, Gee last year.
loss Of stock at interior towns. 1862
this year, S,735 last year: brought into
sight for the week. 3S.2s4 this year.
24,003 last year.
Total cop movement
Port receipts, 11,696,173 this yeaf.
S,494,8Se last al overland to mills
and, Canada, 97S,411 this year, S46,361
last year; southern mill takings testi-
mated), 2,555,0o0 this year, 2.115,0eo
last year: stock at interior towns in
excess OF September 1S, 62,444 this
year, 82,349 last year; brought into
sight thus far for season. 1~5,292.o28
this year. 11,638.54s last rear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

AS some most pure and noble face.
Seen in the thronsed and hurrIne
street,
Sheds Ger the world q sudden grace.
A flying odor sweet,
1hen passing, leaves the cheated
sense
Baked with a phantom excellence:
80 on our soul the visions rise
Or that fair life we never led
Ihey Hash a spiendor past our eyes,
We start, and they are fed:
hey pass and leave us with blank
gaze,
TO our ignoble DAYS.
William Watson.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

In connection with the aviation
school at College Park, Md. the gov
eminent will. in the course OF q lew
weeks. open a new department OF
a~eronautics when hydrO-aeroplaneS
will be installed at the Washington
barracks. Capt. Charles DeForrest
Chandler, head Of the aviation corps
Of the army. announced that Capt.
paul w. Beck. k Curtiss
flyer, and Lieut.. Joseph NJ. Kennedy,
his pupil, were already engaged in
fitting their machines with ~pontoons.
The pontoons arrived at College Park
the day before the serious accident
that snuffed out the lives of Lieuten-
ant HaZlehurst and Aviator Welsh.
Owing to the deaths Of these two
aviators, work was checked temporar-
lily on the reconstruction Of the ma
chine that will be used on the water
front. 1t is hoped. however. that be-
fore long the ~''duckboat,' as h new
type Of flying machine is called, will
be ready for action. and that Wash
ngton will be treated to a new form
Of excitement. On the Severn River
great work has already been done
by the Annapolis aviatOrS. Lieutenants
Towers and Ellyson. in their hydro
aeroplane. and il is the one aim Of
the army officers to equal. il not sur
pass. the records established by the
naval OIIlccfS.
aptain Beck Is Anxious
Captain Beck is anxious to take ar
active part in the new sport. He is
not a novice at the water flying game
by any means. In fact. he enjoys
the distinction of being one Of the
first men in the world who yer few
in q machine Of this type. While
the inventor of the hydroaerOplane,
Glenn H. Curtiss, was conducting his
experiments at San Diego in 1908
Captain Beck. together with Lieuten-
ant Kelly. who afterward was killed
at San Antonio. rendered most alua-
tle assistance. On the first success
full trip ever taken by Mr.. CurtiSs
Captain Beck was along as a pas
Sengef.
When it became a fixed idea that
Washington was to have a hydro
aeroplane station. Captain Chandler
Immediately proposed the name OF
Captain Beck as the chief instructor
Eve since College Park has been the
scene OF army aviation. Captain
Beck has been a prominent figure ir
the work. Recently he was sent bacl
to his regiment. but upon the pro.
ppsal of the hydroaeroplane station
he was ordered Jack to the aviation
corps.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW.
{By the Aspcia.ed Press.

New York, June 21.-Prices de-
cilned owing to good rains in Texas
and the rest of the western belt, ia
vorabie weather in the eastern sec
ton and the report IN the acreage by
the Financial Chronicle, putting the
total at only ga Of one per cent less
than that Of a year ago. whereas most
reports v stated that there would
be q decrease in the area Of 5 TO I 1-2
per cent. Previous to this there had
been steady liquidation by large "
Street bull interests and some scat
ter ed liouidatien in other directions.
The generality Of the crop reports
! have been favorable from Texas and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
INTERIOR
TOWNS.
COTTON

tBy the Associated Press.)
New York, June 21.
MS. Tone. Mid. Refs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
IN"NSTDERATE.

If you don't stop nageins me.
Emily, | shall shoot myself his very
Yes. that's nust like you. when you
know how nervous | am when | hear
a Bit
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
WANTED!

GOOD elixsl xgec, TO sell ~ oorans.aisa mS'n
r.u ohopp<r. harrux and read ca1-so usrea ~ss
eostr coxscn bell, VIII pay . ennnnsson !" ~
,<. CENT on each machine These machines e1n ~
:, y , fn, from SIS 10 Seo-sxo aid three roa cHt-
,rx Name tie territory yea visa For further
DR. J T GRAVES,
Wilson, " {.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
Hangar on Water Front


A hangar Will be erected on the wa
ter front on the southernmost point
of the arsenal. and there will be |
housed the new type of aerial craft.
For the present the machine that
Captain Beck has been driving at Col
lege Park will be brought in and fitted
with p%ontoocs. These pontoons were
bought by the government for $500,
and are arranged SO that they may
be easily attached to the regular BIZ
plane 10Y used by the army.
Tho pontoons add onlv about thirty
pound to the weight OF the machine,
and are sufficient to support 1000
pounds.
They are made of alright metal.
shaped like huge cigars. pointed
sharply at the front TO lessen the re-
Sistance in blowing through the wa
ter at the start. Four pontoons will
be placed IN the machine in a paral-
lei position. AS they also are in a
horizontal line, lighting upon the wa
ter j. made easy.
The %aeroplane used by Captain Beck
IS fitted with three bicycle wheels for
starting from and landing on the
earth's surface. These wheels, when
the biplane is fitted up as a duck
boat" are left exposed in such a. man.
ner that the machine can be brought
down either on land or water. 1t is
from this fact, being SEQ on land,
water and air that it is sometimes CALI
ed the triad"
Lieutenant Kennedy, who will be
associated with Captain Beck in the
manipulation of the hydroaeroplane
at the Washington barracks, has just
returned from a course Of Instruction
at the Curtiss factory. in New York
State. He already has become pro-
fcient in the Management of the ny
d~rOaeroDlane. and declares that any
aviator familiar with the controls Of
an ordinary aeroplane may, in the
course Of a few days, be able to fly
a maebin. oyer the water.
Lieutenant Kennedy is enthusiastic
over the prospects Of being assigned
to overwater flying. He says it is one
of the most delightful sports imagin-
able. and that it will soon become
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
COTTON RECEIPTS.

tBy the Associated Press
New York. June 21.-The follow
ing are the total net receipts Of cot
ton at all ports since September 1st
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
DON'T BREAK DOWN.

There would not be 80 many worn
out, fagged-looking women IL we
learned early the value of that ounce
of prevention. With most of US pre-
yention is like thunder-it comes af-
ter the danger Is past.
Perhaps you are one of the persons
who never take any rest. You look
that the strongest runner goes slow
until the finish. Are you charitable
to every one but yourself, and look
upon letting up in your mad race as
Sinking? Are you one of those mis-
guided beings who think monotonous
plodding is duty, and crush out your
longings for an occasional social out
ing lest you fail in some chimerical
duty?
If so, readjust things. Learn to
look on these things as that ounce
of prevention" without which smash
ups are inevitable. 1t is continual
plodding that not only makes life
stale, but brings wrinkles and mar
row minds.
It does US all good to run away
from duty once in a while. Variety
is not to be measured by the ounce
in it's preventive value.
Do you ever stop to think what a
breakdown means? How many of
the coveted pleasures or longed-for
rests could have been had for the
doctors hire? Occasionally flight
from the grind is better than skilled
specialists to keep one well which is
the sensible modern woman's reading
of that ounce of prevention New
York Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
THE BEST GIFT.

Aunt Gertrude" sighed Mariory.
in delight, laying her cheek caress-
ingly against the soft richness of the
sable muff, 81 never saw 80 lovely q
birthday gift! Wasn't it fine of
Uncle Robert to give you such a
magnificent set of furs!"
1T certainly was, my dear" smil-
ed her aunt, appreciatively, but he
once gave me a birthday gift that I
valued far more than / do these
furs."
Marjory opened her eyes wide.
Nicer than Russian sables. Oh, I
know, your necklace!"
Mrs. Richards shook her head.
mo, the gift mean came more years
ago than you can remember. De-
lightful as it is to receive sables
and diamonds as tokens of affection,
there are tokens less costly that may
move US more.
EARLY in our married life, your
uncle and I moved to California.
There, through an unfortunate acct
dent, your uncle lost every cent he
had. We thought of returning home,
but Robert said, Gertrude, wouldn' I
you rather stick it out" here than
go back East to be pitied by all our
friends?'
Yes, would I said. We decid-
ed to tell no one of our change in
fortunes foolish decision, per-
hans but we were young and vorv
proud. zMD
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
DOING ERRANDs FOR CHRIST.

Mamma" said q little nve-year-
old. II wish Jesus lived on earth
now"
why. my darling?"
Because / should have liked 30
much TO have done something for
Him"
But what could such q little bit
Of fellow like you have done for the
Saviour"
The child hesitated q few moments
them looked up In Its mothers face
and said:
why. mother. / could have run
errands for Him
so you could, my child, and 50
you shall. Here Is q glass OF jelly
and some oranges ! was going to
send to poor old sick Margaret by the
servant, but / will let you take them
instead. and do an errand for the Sa-
viour; for when upon earth he saith:
'Inasmuch as We did 1t unto one Of
the least of these, we did 1t unto
me-"
So, remember, children, whenever
you do any kind act for anybody be-
cause you love Jesus, 1t Is just the
same as IL the Saviour were now liv-
ing on earth and you were doing 1t
for Him.-Herald Of Mercy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
RULES FOR HAPPINESS.

It was at a girls summer school
years ago, when one OF the girls rose
and said to Alice Freeman Palmer,
who had been talking to them:
= Mrs. Palmer, you are always so
cheerful and happy; will you tell us,
please, how can we be happy"
81 will dear" said this saint of her
sex. Twill give you three very SIM
pie rules:
1.-THE first is this: Commit some
thing to memory every day. some
thing good. 1t needn't be much
Three or four words will do-just a
pretty bit of poem or a Bible verse
"The second rule is: Look for
something pretty every day. and don't
skip a day, or it won't work.
"My third rule is-now mind
don't skip day: Do something for
somebody every day! That is all
there is to 1t, dear. You'd better try
it,"
These three rules are just as good
as when they were spoken: they will
work always and everywhere, in the
country as well as in the city; for wo-
men as we'll as for girls. They will
make farm house warm in the chill
winter and tenement cool in the
blazing summer. They will help tt
make us masters of our lives. They
are so plain that everybody can keer
them. No matter how lowering and
how gray the sky, these rules infal
liby will make the sun shine through
Sunshine Bulletin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

We take our share OF frstung.
Or Rrteving and forgetting:
The paths are often rough and steep. ana
needless feet may fall
But yet the days are CHEEKY.
And night brings rest when weary.
And somehow this old planet L. . good weird
after alt
Though sharp may be our trouble.
The Joys are more than double.
The brave outrank the cowards. and the Teal
are like wall
To guard their dearest ever.
To fail the fee5iest never:
And somehow this old earth remains
bright world. after all.
There's always love that's caring.
And shielding and forbeartng.
Dear vsman's love TO hold us close and Keep
our hearts In thrail;
There's home to share together
In calm or stormy weather.
And while the Aeart-hams burns IL In goeo
world, after ALI e
The lisp OF children's vsicss.
The chances OF happy choices
The buKIe sounds Of hope and faith through
fogs and mists that call:
The heaven that stretches srer us.
The better dAys before us.
They all unite to make this earth good
world. after all.
-Margart e. Sangster.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

II remember how cried that
Christmas over my fathers present
to me. IL was an opera cloak. and.
bless you. we hadn't been 10 any sort
of entertainment for nearly q year.
We were living very carefully. | vas
doing all my own house work and
taking care OF the baby besides and
/ couldn't help calculating al
gtroked the shining folds how many
bushels of potatoes those yards OF
shimmering satin would have
brought us.
ION the morning OF my birthday
was awakened by . tear splashing
on my cheek and ] opened my eyes
wide TO see the loving face OF my
husband bent over me-
Gertrude, he said. huskily
gathering me close. this La your
birthday. dear. and / haven't . thing
TO give you except a scrubbing OF the
kitchen noor.'
He had got up very early
and before going to his hard days
work had swept the whole of our lit
tie house and scrubbed the kitchen
floor. And the ssrubbing OF thai
kitchen floor, MarjoTy, concluded
Mrs. Richards. with misty eyes. was
the most beautiful gift that / ever
received. Selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

hair. n little Of IL at q time. with
clean. sof; brush. until there tn nos
trace OF the powder left IL VIII
make the hair clean. sweet scented
and soft.
Frequently changing the way CT
dressing the hair tends 10 keep IL IN
good condition. Wear IL low In the
morning and high In the evening. and
part IL freshly each time you comb
IL. II always parted in the same
place the part soon widens- Combs
and brushes should be washed at
least once . week. and daily they
should be shaken. wiped clean and
exposed to sun and air-Ruth Brown.
In Farm formal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
CARE OF THE HAIR.

To keep your hair from growing
thin treat it gently: hold it with one
hand above the portion being combed
so as not to pull it from the roots
Do not brush 1t straight down, but
out from the head, to free it from
dust. Ventilate it at least once a day
by running your fingers through 1t
and tossing 1t out so that the air
will reach all parts of ii and the
scalp. Once a day thoroughly mas
sage it. Begin at the forehead by
placing the dnger-tips at the edge of
the hair and moving the scalp In a
circle; then move the fingers a lit
tie back until every part has been
massaged. II the hair is dry, or Ia
coming out, massage it once a week,
first putting little vaseline or crude
petroleum on the tips OF the fingers.
Rub this into the scalp, getting "a
little as possible on the hair.
The hair should be washed about
once month, using an egg, slightly
beaten, or very little pure soap,
then rinsing thoroughly. 1t may be
quickly dried with warm towels. II
The hair is dry and brittle, 1t may be
cleaned thus: Sift together a pint of
fine cormeal and a half ounce of
powdered orris root. Spread it on a
large cloth. hold the head over 1t and
rub the mixture well through the
hair and into the scalp. Shake out
and again rub in more of the meal.
Repeat several times, then brush the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25

II aid not meAn for you to help
I called for the boys Where we're
your" inquired the old farmer. sd-
dressing the eldest boy.
Out In the shop setting saw.
replied the youth
And you. ExraF"
Up In grantma's room setting q
clock"
And you. Cyrus"
"Out In the barn setting hen
And you. Hiram"
up in the garet setting q trap.
And nov, Master Rufus, where