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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

lRy the Associated Press

tbt II ASSOCidtSC II0SS-f
New York. March No great
change has occurred In the cotton
market during the past week and
Trading has been generally quiet. Con-
tinued reports Of favorable progress
with new crop preparations, and the
failure Of spot demand to become more
active, have given rather a bearish
tendency to sentiment, however, and
prices have lost ground slightly, with
active old crop positions once more
selling a few points under the L.
cent level. Offerings have come partly
from n south, but chiefly from the
larger centers. it is claimed, and there
is a tendency in trade circles to at
tribute the bulk of the pressure to
wall street or other local operators,
While the buying has been most gem
orally credited to trade interests. arbi-
TRACE houses or old shorts. This view
Of the trading has formed the basis
for assertions tina while the mills
are holding out Of the spot markets,
owing to their already generous sup
ply, they are hedging their forward
business IN goods by purchases of fu-
lures at prevailing discounts. Specu-
iatlVe sellers, according to the bullish
view, are underwriting the actual re-
qulrements in the expectation that a
favorable start for the new crop will
eiIoii poSitOn, Wnlle they also
oelleve that there will be plenty of
cotton to go around during the end
season. Trade buyers, on the con
trary, are supposed to be Influenced
pv an ability to sell goods at profitable
prices as compared with ruling raw
material values and by a desire to
AVOID the risk Of a possibly unfavor-
able growing season. Meanwhile.
practlca1ly all from the south
lndlcate prospects for increased acre
age and a more liberal use Of fertil-
yer as compared with last year, while
more recently many advices have been
received reporting that farm work is
Well advanced for the season. Prelim-
mary ginning figures published this
week nave pointed to a total growth
Tor the season Of IA, 1000, 900 bales. in
linters. The into-sight now |
appears to be running in harmony with |
such a view Of the yield.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
B~RADSTREETcS REPORT.
(By the Associated Press

lBy the Associated Press.o
New York, March 7.-Bradstreet,s
report tomorrow will saws:
Spring trade conditions are healthy
STAPLE goods receive most call h,,t
there IS quite a little booking OF far
future business, though buying in this
respect is tempered to some extent nv
prospective tariff changes. Wool is
qulet and prices are rather weak. In
oustrlal operations proceed at normal
cohcltons. Outdoor work has con
tlnued with few pauses through the
winter season. The market for f7o,,r
appears to be Overstocked. and 7o,r
mining IN the northwest is uuieter
specifications for finished steel ara
heavy and the industry as q
Wnole is working at high pressure
copper has improved a little ovino -
foreign demand. =
NlnHer wheat conditions ara "a
Voraole and in the south preparatione
are gong forward for the new plant-
ing season with prospects fayorinp an
increased cotton
me are busy with miscel-
iaheous shipments. Money is firmer
ueinand IS active and banks are CLOSELY
ioaned up. Stock market oneratinre
are characterized by dullness and
more or less heaviness the chief tao
tor pelng the unsettled condition IF
European money markets
BUSINESS failures for the week end
.ns March 9. We're 259, which com
1912. = week OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

In the mind Of the average gard
ener, be he urban, suburban or ri
raj, the culture of vegetables is as
sociated with drudgery which is in
no wise diverting. and yet, if one
only deviates from the beaten paths
and is not afraid to grow things
that. are decidedly uncommon, as
much fun can be had in the kitchen
garden as in Flora's domain, and
no little profit.
One OF the unconrnonvegetables
| have grown is the martynia. :
The martynia, known to our
fore-fathers as the martinoes. has
uildeservedly become unpopular.
Perhaps the d~isagreeable odor of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
FEEDING PREGNANT EWES.

1t is very important in the
growth and development OF the un-
born lamb that the pregnant eve
be maintained in a healthy, flesh
forming condition during the win
ter months.
rs soon as the cold weather
comes and renders succulent crops
ct forage and pasture grass less
plentiful the ewes should be sup
Piled with some kind of supple
mentary feed in order that they
may maintain a suitable flesh con
dition.
The ewes should be allowed to
run outside and obtain plenty of
fresh air and exercise until early in
the winter, providing they are fed
d little clover, hay and grain food.
In this way the change from
green feed to dry feed is modified
by the succulent feed obtained
about the farm during the fall.
This is one of the most impor-
fant points to be observed in
changing pregnant ewes from the
pasture to dry winter ration.
a roughage ration of any kind
Is not sufficient to maintain the
ewes III a good flesh condition and
properly nourish the growing fe-
tus. For winter rations MANY good
feeders prefer to feed ewes a grain
ration made up largely of such
home grown feeds as oats, barley,
peas and a.limited amount of corn.
Corn should be fed with iudg-
ment, as it has a tendency to make
a surplus fat which is more in
furious than beneficial to pregnant
ewes. For a roughage ration clov-
or hay and corn silage will give the
ewes a diet that will stimulate their
appet'tes and promote their health.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

It's gloSinia-like flowers, and the
peculiar shape of the hairy seed
pods that succeed them had some
thing to do with its disfavor.
The latter are responsible for
two other designations of this veg
etable curiosity, for in England
where 1t IS grown extensively it is
known as the unicorn plant and in
Mexico, where it grows wild, it is
called the devils tinger-nails.
The pods are produced in great
abundance and should be gathered
when less than half grown, as thew
are worthless after the hardening of
their substance. They are picked
III vinegar like cucumbers and are
very useful in putting up mixed
pickles. The plants require con-
siderable warmth, therefore. the
seed should not be sown until the
trees are Out in full leaf.
They are planted in rows Of hills
three feet apart each way and
should be thinned out thoroughly.
as they require considerable space.
1t IS a good plan to SOW the seed
n a hotbed and transfer the young
plants to the garden in the latter
part of April or as soon as the
weather is settled.-Hugo Erich
sen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
COMPARATIVE COTTON ST,TE
MENT-

(By the Associated Press
New York, March For -.
ending Friday, March :: eA
Net receipts at all L. s. ports
during week ,o-,o,
Net receipts at all L. S. ports
same week last year 91e
IotaI receipts since Septem-
Der LIST !. s6ooc-o
1otal receipts to same date
~ last ear =. ..1o,311.s2s
Export for same week last
To yea 274,341
Der 1st -. !. e-4c3o
lotal exports same date last
etoe ear -. S,205,0l6
stock at all U. S. ports same
time last year :. , ooe
Stock at all interior towns e54 2oa
STOCK at all interior towns
same time last year SEQ 90
stock at Liverpool 0on
STOCK at Liverpool same
time last year ,1-1noo
stock Of American afoat for
Great Britain !.
stock Of American ahoa+ for ~
Great Britain same time
SVdI - :. :. I. 242I 600
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

Of American cotton ts 1a.
against 4,135,s55l last week and 1900.
iiT last year. and Of all other 49,
including Egypt, Brazil. India '
1,54s,ooo. against 1901, 600 las >
and 1.214.000 last year. SA
OF the worlds visible supply ~
ton there is now afoat and r.
Great Britain and continental Fn-a
S.oa1.OO0 bales. against s.s1- ! rs.
year; in Egypt, $4,000. agains1 80
OF last year: in India, $1,000 :
$4,000 last year: in the United S'
1,3S3.Oo0, standardization las, ,.r
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
WORTH TRYING.

Every village should have a club
room where the men and bows Of
the place and the farms can meet
their companions. Such a place
would do more to advance the
cause OF temperance than any other
one thing. The saloon with ;ts
silded bar and cheerful fire and
lights to snare and rob bows of
their money and character would
soon lose its charm if they had a
club room in which to meet their
friends and companions. People
who talk loudly against the saloon
evil might open up the easements
OF their churches, provide a good
reading and rest room, furnish COT
lee, papers and books and run IN
opposition to the saloon. If elin;-
nation fails meet the saloon evil bv
direct competition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
(By the Associated proc~

,by the Associated Press
New York, March s.-The state
men. OF the actual condition Of clear
1ls mouse banks and trust COMPANIES
y the week shows that thev hold
se,e.4,zoO reserve in excess Of local
sc9uineinents This is an increase II
@oo4'ooO from last week.
me statement follows-ac.na1 can.
dition: "s''"i con-
s., Loans oar s1,s55,s4e,ooo; decrease,
ee Specie. ss2e,oss.oo; decrease. s4.-
nega tenders, $s2,52s,0oo; increase.
net deposits, 81, S0O,235,O0o: de-
crease, $23,546, 600.
nirculation s4s,332,0o geo: decrease.
4lI6,OOO.
$780, OO. iNe ~ vault s53',-
lrust companies cash resery.
vault. $6S,242, 900.
a assregate cash reserve. sos COZ
EAcess lawful reserve ss9-. a50.
increase, $684,O O
;na companies reserve With clear
60 nouse members carving % per
SSH reserve, $780, 600.
OF state banks and trust
incl,ldaa IN Greater New York not
Ioane clearlng house statement.
10000. increase, so,-
specie se5,7ss.soo; increase s35s.-
81, Le sGo tenders. *7,7s1,7oo: decrease,
Total deposits, ss32s1zsoo. a.
crease, s526,1OO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
NEW YORK MONEY

e" York, March S-Non
str, nominal. No loans. TIM ioans
: uons; 90 and so days and 6 months
ner ane mercantile paper. sA0!H
actual sterling exchange, firm. with
45 3 business in bankers hins at
for aor eo-day bills and at 4.s7.ss
bar silver commercial bills. 4.s2%;
I'VE oo1; Mexican dollars. IS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

Poultry shows, so far as this
country is concerned, have come
INTO existence practically within
nc past quarter century. From a
very small beginning they have
grown to mammoth proportions.
Over 1000 specimens have been
gathered under one roof in Boston
with numbers almost as large in
New York and Chicago. As high
as seven thousand dollars in prizes
have been offered, in addition to
many specials. Probably. the
value OF the stock shown at the
biggest shows would total a hun
dred thousand dollars. And the
attendance runs as high as $4,000
persons.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

\ farmer near Hampton, Ia, re-
Gently sold $4,000 worth of no
tatoes from last years crop on 90
acres S'S acres near Fort Dodge
produced nearly $4,000 worth Of
onions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
eS2,447 last year. OF this -
MOVEMENT OF COTTON
(By the Associated prn.a

sfC III Cotton
Tor the week ending FRIDAY. Me-
We're compiled by the New yorl
ton exchanges:
Pow This Year.
Overland to mills and cav o
ada :. /. =. .-
southern mill takings les
mated) . :. !, ooo
Loss Of stock al inferior V''VVo
GOWNS =. 1917.
Brought into sight for Tho
week. :. !. 4--eo
Iotal crop movement Thie
Fort receipts :. =. c.,
overland to mills and Can
ada... :. /. !. -S
southern mill takinVs tesri-
mated . +. 2,oo o1,
Stock at interior towns IN
excess Of Sept. LIST saa-e,
Brought into sight thus far
Tor season :. :. 1es--e,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
SECRETARY HESTER.S
MENT S1AIE

Nv .s Hr the Associated Press,
tary Testers n s,a Ia, March 7.-secre-
shows: 'on' issued TODAY
me total visible is 5.5s,eso
~ S.ss4.ss5 last weer oaies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
.SHICAD LIVE STOCK

h,1, aaso. March 8.-Hogs-Steadv.
pulk OF sales, S.650sso eau
cows a. Beeves, 7.25ne.3o;
7.00g11.0O. wa wv; calves.
sneep-Strong. Native. soom-4o.
native. lambs. s.O0Gs.1o wv" '4V'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

a oigot is a man who is quite SIRE
OF something that he doesn't know
aDythingabout.
March L~ippincott's.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11
COTTON
tBV the Associates

BY the Associated Press,
NeW York. March THE follouinr
are the total net receipts of cottns
"e al ports since September 1st:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-11

A lot OF injustice and depravity is
sanctioned through years Of cusom.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15

?
Busy week at the farm. Hoeing
what garden stuff is up kept part OF
the crew busy most of the time.
One of the farmers got up in the
world this week. Helped put the
roof on the silo.
Two fresh cows this past week,
making more work for the milk
maids.
Foreman Foley of the O'Neal
farm has ground ready for planting
corn, and expects to start at that
work on Tuesday.
About twenty acres on the O'Neal
farm are to be planted with potatoes,
and by hand at that. 1t looks as if
some of the farmers were due to
have back aches before that work is
finished.
The farmers are quite a cosmo-
polltan bunch, speaking the follow
ing languages: English, French,
German, Danish, Swedish, Norwe-
gian, Sioux, Chippewa and mix
ture of them all at times.
Warden Wolfer was a farm Wis
itor during the week.
Two new farmers were sent out
during the week, both native Amer
leans, one Sioux the other a Chip
pewa. They were both initiated
into the mysteries of milking cows.
The Sioux proved to be a good
mixer, but the Chippewa, well, it
would make you laugh to see the
hard work he makes of it.
With a roof on the silo and tele-
phone and electric lights in the house
the old timers Will hardly know the
farm.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
MEANDERINGS.
Slivers.

S'matter Paddy? Can't be you
picked lemon in the garden of
loveswhere they say only peaches
grow?
Beef price may reach one dollar
a pound'' says an exchange. Now
if it was prunes we could and would
cheerfully say Hurrah.
Never kick dog when he's
down. unless you're afraid of him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
FARM NOTES
BY One of the Farmers.

Monday last was butchering day
at the farm. -Four hogs were butch
cred and hung up. The farmers
had guessing contest as to what
the four would weigh; the nearest
guess was 1850 lbs. and the weight
was 1865. Supt. Mullen and the
teamster took the carcases to the old
prison Monday afternoon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
Sense or no Sense.
BY Paddy

Love laughs at locksmiths," so
they say. But not if it is a poor
young man and a rich old girl.
Happiness is the greatest tonic in
the world; it will cure torpid
liver quicker than ton of drugs.
Life is like roller coaster, it has
it's ups and downs; mostly downs
for some people.
A man asks for pleasure AMI in
qualification of his lower impulses
this request is granted. But when
he gets this pleasure or gratifica-
ton of the senses he finds it is not
as fine as he thought it would be.
God gives us just what we ask for.
Our Chaplain.
No man ever climbs higher than
the mark he sets for himself. No
man reaches the top by walking
sideways. No man achieves who
keeps turning back William John
ston.
A gent asked where court was
held here each day. Don't know;
ask Sherlock.
orc. was out frisking the boiler
room the other day when the en-
gineer came in and caught him:
What do you want" asked the en-
gineer. Il want monkey
wrench said O'C. what you want
monkey wrench for" Il want to
wind my watch with it; I lost the
screw driver that / had"
The song bird is now lathering
the border around the walls of the
Irvine shops with red paint.
a gent claims that was the
cause of putting Old Dan Patch on
the map. Wrong again. Old Dan
was OF, the map long before old
Hutch was born, and that is sure
some time ago.
A gent has just sued his wife for
divorce on the grounds that she is
such bum cook that he has not
eaten anything for week. That
looks like another case of trying to
get free by way of the hunger
strike.
! This is the time of year when a
wife will try to get on speaking
terms with her husband long
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15

Z 49,
Don't wait for boost. Give
yourself a new deal and play the
camel Elizabeth Towne.
Will someone kindly tell me if it.
is summer or winter we are going
to. have?
Over in St. Paul there lives a
woman who is always hep" The
other night hubby had been de-
tanned at the Office" but found time
to also dine and wine to the limit.
When he got home it was in the
wee sma' hours. He reached the
library just as he heard his wife's
footsteps at the head Of the stairs.
He hastily reached for a book from
the library shelves, dropped into
big easy chair and had the book
spread across his lap when his wife
entered.
John! what are you doing here
at this hour?" she asked.
Just reading, dear. This book
has been in the library five years.
I've made up my mind dozens of
times to read it. Tonight Pm going
to finish it. Don't worry, my dear.
You can go to bed. I'll continue
reading"
John, replied the wife with au-
thority, close up that checker
board and come to bed"
Ever ride on Bump the
Bumps at an amusement park?
Seems to me life is much the same
only more so.
We get to going smoothly then
hit a slight turn. next small
bump then a big turn followed by
mighty big bump, then the jump
ing off place.
In life we make a small mistake
the first small turn. This causes a
slight bump. Next we make lar
ger mistake and the resulting bump
is larger. When we come to the
place that corresponds with the
jumping off place or end of the
ride. we say only too often: /
can't Some go back and try the
ride again. These brave few, aid
ed by past experience, enjoy this
last ride because they know how to
avoid the bumps.
In life few also go back and
start where failure met them before,
they use memory as balance sheet
to avoid the bumps in life, at least
the same ones, and these few find
the same keen enjoyment in the
game of lite that those who take
second ride on Bump the Bumps
for pleasure do, only that which
they gain is far more valuable than
is pleasure which lasts but for the
moment.
That which they find is the gift of
a clean conscience, of duty we'll
done.-Ex.
A Mans Prayer.
God give me this day my daily
work and teach me TO JOY in it.
Vouchsafe me nightly the inesti-
matable satisfaction of days work
we'll done. Grant me love for
sunshine, fresh air and Thy-out-of
doors. Help me only as much as I
help others and forgive me only in
| like measure. The Billboard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
PopulatiOn--NeW Prison

Week ending May 4tf..... 1855
Received during week. ....... 26
Discharged 3
Paroled
Transferred ....... O
Population May llth.......... 1853
First Grade 49,. ...269
Second ............ SO
Third -. 3
Cell changes 36-3l1, <242-358,
s4S-312. 1926, 26-193, 25-134,
9-25.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15


Presses, type, punches, cutters
and other accessories arrived Mon
CAV for The Mirror office. Mechan-
les from the factory have been busy
all week erecting same.
Young widows talk too much
about the joys of married life to
suit an old bachelor St. Paul Dis
patch.
How about grass widows?
There is little man just arrived
from Washington down here, about
as big as peanut, but he's there!
Saw him trying to move a carload
of coal all alone the other day.
A crew of men have been busy
all week repairing south end of roof
on Irvine plant. Part of the brick
work was removed last fall to allow
the operation of swinging boom.
One of our p. BIS. twice over
was discharged during the week.
He wound up in the police station
drunk inside of six hours. Man
hood, did you say? Not spark.
Dead trees in front of Admins
tration Building have been remoy-
ed. 1t is expected to have lawn in
front of said building soded. and
cement walks laid inside Of the
next two weeks.
The hosting apparatus for the
double wagon gate is delayed IN
transit some place. Upon it's arri-
val work will be rushed, putting
the gate into commission as soon as
possible.
"Suds" is pretty busy getting the
laundry compartments lined up,num-
bered, etc. He is working out a
scheme of grouping the boxes with
the end in view of quick delivery Of
laundry.
Linotype machine did you say?
Nothing doing; These printers got
ia work. Besides the higher type
of printing is exemplified by the
artistic setting and arranging of
type by hand-such as is done by
The Mirror force.
Miss De Merse of Minneapolis,
guest of Assistant Deputy and Mrs.
Backland, favored the inmates Sun
day morning at chapel by singing
the Sacred Song Calvary" Miss
De Merse has beautiful voice and
her singing was appreciated by all.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the grading for double trackage in
side and outside of the south wall.
Track men have promised to start
laying track Monday. The grade
will be finished by next Wednes.
day, which means the total moving
and placing Of 1900 cubic yards of
dirt.
May 18th will be the last session
of night school. All inmates are
instructed to turn in to dollhouse
Captain school books of every des-
cri p tt n, including dictionaries.
After inventory is taken those who
wish school books for use in their
cells can secure same by making
application to shop officers; speci-
flying what you want.
1t is officially announced by the
Warden that new buildings will be
built by the State without contract.
Prisoners will d o tn e 'roug b
work. The skilled work will be
done by free labor m e h n c s.
William Robertson, who supervised
the construction of present build
ings for the state is appointed Supt.
of Construction. Ben Olson, broth
er of Contractor Olson, will assist
Mr.. Robertson. A description OF
the new buildings was given some
weeks ago in The Mirror.