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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04
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NMT HEN Britain sends her gifted bards to
Wv visit Yankee shores, We take them
warmly to our breasts, cen though we find them
bores we compliment their blooming Tyres, we
boost their blawsted song, and when they leave
our bloody land they take our praise along. We
feed them at our g~roaning
KEMP. board, as though they might
be earls, and introduce them
to our aunts and all the spinster girls; we try to
make them seem at homo, we try to make them
feel that British and Americans are brothers,
true as steel. But whom we sent to England's
shore a bard without a lid, it was a burning,
screaming shame, the things those Britons did.
They didn't take him to their homes or to the
banquet hall, they didn't hang his picture where
1t might be seen by all; they didn't drink the
poets health in brown October ale; they grabbed
him where his clothes were slack and fired him
into Jail. A blooming jurist sized him up and
muttered to the bard: You'll ave to Jump your
self in 'ock-three weeks of labor ard! And
when your bloody term is hup we'll ship you
from this shore, and don't como 'ustling ere
again, or you will get some more!" And shall
the Eagle now submit, or claw the Lions tail?
How can we boast about our flag while Harry
Kemp's in Jail?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

That is a very comprehensive article that Mr..
Pion H.. Butler writes in today's paper about the
cattle industry in North Carolina. But Mr.. But.
Ter is a little discouraging. particularly to the con-
sumner, when he says that beef and dairy products
will have to get higher than they are before the
raising of beefcattle and the manufacturing of
dairy products will be profitable for North Caro-
lima farmers. Politely but firmly Mr.. Butler has
all but closed the door of hope in the faces of a
large part Of the population, the single ray of
comfort that he has left us lying in the possibility
that he is wrong in his conclusions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04
NO SPECIFIC APPLICATION PROBABLY.

When the President said in Philadelphia last
Saturday, If you think too much about being
reelected it is very difficult to be worth re-
%electing,' it was plain that he had said something
that would set many tongues to wagging.
The New York Sun says that no recent utter.
ance of the President has attracted more attei>
ton than his incidental remark at Philadelphia
that the President who is too intent on re-
election is seldom worth rejecting" The Presi-
dents exact words, however, as indicated bv a
stenographic report in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, were not what the Sun saws. they were.
What he really said was as given above.
The remark was extemporaneous and it is alto
gether likely that the President did not intend at
ali tor 1t to be received in connection with his
own political future. He was in all probability
stating a broad principle without intending for
1T to have a specific application.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

y lew DAYS ago we printed some extracts from
arucles OF the late Senator Vance published IN
the Farmer and Mechanic and BEARING on tire
freight rate problem as it appeared to the war
Governor over thirty years ago. Today more Of
these remarkable articles are printed and thew
snow that long ago, to farseeing minds. the com
paratve business stagnation which would come
from discriminatory freight rates was eyidert.
lhese articles by the great Vance were used with
telling effect by Mr.. E. ]. Justice in an address
on ire'ght rates that he delivered in! Asheville a
snort while ago They are worthy Of the most
careful reading.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

1t is the happiest time of the year. Possun.s
are ripe, the Chatham rabbit is plentiful and sue
Culent oysters are on the cards, it is time to shoot
quail. and the thought of the light and dark meat
OF the turkey comes crowding into the mind. No
months like the fall months for goou cheer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

The promises Of the Democratic party. observes
the Hickory Democrat, are slowly but surely
being fulfilled. That is about the size of it. And
it is not doing 50 badly either. Still a little more
speed along with the sureness would be welcome
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

Collecting the income tax at the source is said
TO involve a regular Chinese puzzle for Wall
Street. We suspect that parting with the coin is
what is troubling the street.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

Inc trlal at kiev, Russia, of Andrew Re;l;ss
young Jew, On the charge Of ritual murder +.
a''racung the attention of the civilized world hv
reason OF the fact that many think that ! ! !
ple'eS' 10 excite the ~animosity Of the peasant
russians against the Jews and thus take the,
Aii''us on the accepted fact that constitutions.
government IN Russia is a sham. An article On
II hlev trial by Mr.. Edward L. Conn annea-r,
- 'ooays paper gives a clear insight into The
circumstances leading up to the trial and. will m
oouO1 Dc read with deep interest. Mr.. Conn wa,
-oi"eiiv connected with the News and Observe,
"'o aiter graduating fron>~the News and Obser-
nI eohege Of Journalism took a place with the
D"''ihoFe sun The article originally appeared
q ; d ereeited editorial in the Baltimore Evening
sun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04
TUESDAY. November 1, 1913.
NJ orning Tonic
bishop WestcOtt.)

bishop Westcott)
HE is tenderest, not who has sinned. as is
q q sometimes vainly thought-but who has
known best the power of sin, by overcoming it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04
WATCHING THE RAILROADS.

The railroads have been indicted and found
guilty by the people Of North Carolina of charg-
ing unjust, excessive, and discriminatory freight
rates. The verdict is a just one, for the railroads
have of themselves entered a nolo contendere by
their profer of certain reductions. For years
North Carolina has suffered ~outrages from the
railroads and long ago the people should have
taken action to secure justice.
But in addition to the excessive and unjust
charges of the railroads the people of North
Carolina find that they have to be-, on their guard
against overcharges made IN freight rates. Not
alone are the freight rate tariffs unjust to- the
people of this State. but time and again it has
been shown that these high rates have been made
higher by changes in classification and by over.
charges.
That freight rate bills have to be watched is
shown by action taken by various lines Of bust.
ness in North Carolina, rate experts being EN-.
ployed to carefully investigate each freight bill.
That there is a necessity for this is shown by the
employment of rate experts, and there was told
in this paper yesterday in a dispatch from Ashe-
vile that a traffic manager is to be appointed in
that city to check over freight bills. This rate
expert, it was stated, is to be employed by the
merchants and lumbennen doing business with
the railroads in Asheville, and thousands of dol.
lars are expected to be saved annually.
Is not this a severe commentary on the con-
duct of the railroads.? Could it be made more
severe? Here are associations and firms which
feel that they are not even receiving the freight
rates which the railroads say they give and which
by their actions give notice that their opinion is
that the railroads have to be watched to keep
them from overcharging their customers. 1t is
an indictment against the railroads which should
put the carriers on their nettle, for it is one
which affects their business management and
business integrity. The railroads should adopt
methods which will not make it necessary for the
people to be everlastingly on guard TO see that
they are treated honestly as to the rates which
are promulgated.
The Asheville Gazette News thinks that the
sham election in Mexico ard the departure Of
Felix Diaz from the country were carefully
planned by Huerta :nd that those and other CIR
cumstances indicate that Huerta is a much
shrewder and ADLER individual than so1ne have
supposed. Still late dispatches indicate that he
has fallen down on his financial arrangements.
|
Referring 20 that election, so-cailed, down in
Mexico last Sunday, the Southport News de
scribes our state OF mind exactly when it saws
I'VE note that those Mexican greasers held thei,
election Sunday and every thing passed of Quietly
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04
ALL FOR $40

There has never been offered in North Carolina
30 much good reading for so little money as We
are Offering under the following proposition: For
$1.70 We will send the following for one year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an eight page
weekly newspaper.
The Commoner, an able monthly journal, pub
lshed by William jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page North
Carolina home and farm weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you
can get all these papers one year.
Y. {. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

Referring 20 that election, so-called, down in
Mexico last Sunday, the Southport News de
scribes our state OF mind exactly when it saws.
I'VE note that those Mexican greasers held their
election Sunday and everything passed off orie,,v
enough, bat dinged f we Gag make out who was
elected.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
The County Home.

In commemoration of the fact that
the two townships of Laurens county
that were asked to seccde and Join in
forming Enoree county declined to do
so, and as memorial of our pleasure
at their purpose in keeping their place
in the old county, we suggest that the
county commissioners be authorized
to spend $4,000 a year for five years
in building a real county Home. We
recently saw it stated that the main
road between Laurens and Clinton
which passes by the county poor
house" is the best piece of road be-
tween Columbia and Greenvile and
is much frequentCd by automobiles
We think half dozen nice brick struc-
lures on the county farm should take
the place OF the present ram -shackles
called houses and would be a noble
advertisement for the county and a
great comfort to the poor people affect
ed. A bill put through the next legis-
lature authorizing the assessment OF
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

a third of a mill per annum on the
property Of the county for five years
would supply Il fine building fund.
Fellow-citiZens, we have no greater
interest in this matter than every one
of you. Your honor and our own are
at stake. We do great deal of preach
ing about considering the poor, but
when we pass the County Home for
our poor we always say to ourselves,
what would the Lord Jesus think of
this affair, if he We're to come this
way? 1t is true that comfortable
homes for our poor would be sure to
make the very poor willing to live in
them and that would increase the num-
Der of our wards. But it would also
increase the blessing of the Almighty
on Laurens county and on the tax
paying people of the cities OF Laurens
and Clinton. Fellow -citizens. let us
hang our heads in shame for just a
little minute and offer n silent prayer
to the Lord to have mercy on the poor
of Laurens county, for we certainly
are not doing it.--Our Monthly
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
WILL FAIR TRIAL
Spartanburg Negro Who Was Nearly
Iynched VIII BE Tried This Week.

Spartanburg, Sept. 14-The special
term Of court called by Governor Cole
l.. Blease for the trial of Will Fair,
the negro accused of assaultimg a
white woman of near White Stone,
will convene Monday morning, with
Judge George w. Gage, of Chester,
presiding. Fair has no lawyer, and
council Will have to be appointed by
the court. AS the defendant has
right to three days delay from the
time Of his araignment Fair hardly
will be placed on trial before Thurs
day. Sensational developments are
expected in the case
1t will be remembered that n mob
stormed the county Jail in an effort to
lynch Fair on the night after his ar
rest, but were held at bay by Sheriff
w. j. White after they had blown
down the outer gate with dynamite
Solicitor Albert E. Hill is confront
ed with n heavy calender and well
comes the special term of court as an
opportunity to relieve the congestion
Of the docket. Next to the case of
Will Fair public interest centers on
VIII Hughes, charged with the MUIR
der of mill worker at Tucapau. Lou
Hue, negro woman, is accused of be-
ing an accessory before and after the
fact.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

The illustration ~
Gray S.
Bismarck
everything connected with Court He
vehicles
in
binder delivery the picture Men always have wanted
Mccormick
capitalize this
Agt Columbia
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
MAYOR GAYNOR DIED
ON BOARD BALTIC

Away While Travelling Abroad for
HIS Health, on Eve Of Great POIiti.
cal Conflict.
New York, Sept. 11.-Mayor Gay
nor died on the steamer Baltic in
midocean at one o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, according to a cablegram
received here today from Rufus W.
Gaynor, his son.
News OF his death was received
here in message sent by wireless
and cable to Robert Adamson, his
secretary, by Rufus w. Gaynor, his
son. who sailed with him
The message read as follows:
Father died Wednesday at one
O'Clock due to heart failure. Notify
Mother"
Sailed on Sept. 4.
Mayor GaynOr sailed away from
New York on the morning of Sept 4
on the Baltic. An hour before he
sailed but one man, his secretary,
knew OF his plans outside Of mem
bers of his immediate family. The
mayors announced purpose was a
brief vacation on the ocean. He felt
that the tonic effect of the salt air
would restore him in some measure
to health. The Baltic was due at
Queenstown today.
The mayor died as she was near
ing the other side. The news OF his
death was sent by wireless to Cuxha-
ven by Rufus w. Gaynor, and rclaycd
from CuXhavcn to New York by
cable. Mayor Gaynor left New York
at a time when the city was seething
in one of the strangest municipal po-
litical campaigns in it's history.
Was Too Weak to Speak.
The day before his departure he
was notified on the city steps by rep
rcscntatives of Independent political
organizations that they had chosen
him as their standard bearer in the
mayoralty campaign. A throng that
crowded city hall park assembled to
hear him accept. He had prepared a
speech of acceptance, but was so weak
that he was unable to deliver 1t and
his secretary read It for him, the
mayor standing beside him.
He was expected to attack Tam
many hall sharply, politically, as soon
rs he returned to the city. Before his
departure he issued n characteristic
statement, lcvcllcd at Tammany hall
leaders and other political opponents
in which he referred to them as mis-
cradle scamps,' and asserted that they
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

remain abroad less than week. He
Liverpool on Sept. 18 and to reach this
city week later.
Changes Political Situation.
Mayor Gaynors sudden death com
Dletely overturns the municipal poll
tical situation. 1t removes from the
field a candidate for mayor who was
expected to cut heavily into the vote
OF the fusion nominee, John Purroy
Mitchell, and leaves only the tickets
nominated by the Democrats and the
fusionists. The former is headed by
Edward T.. Mccall, former chairman
Of the public service commission of
this district.
The passing of Mayor Gaynor re-
called the sudden death OF Henry
George, of single tax fame, and a
third party candidate, almost on the
eve Of the New York mayorality cleo
tion some years ago.
Secretary Adamson received the
cabicgram announcing the mayors
death while he was at his home in
Brooklyn. Mr. Adamson notified
Mrs. Gaynor at the mayors country
home at st. James and then endeav-
ored to reach by telephone Adolph
Kline, the acting mayor, who will be
New York's chief executive until the
inauguration OF Mayor Gaynors sue
ccssor, to be elected In November.
In seeking Colonel Kline he was
unsuccessful. Col. Kline had left the
home of his son-in-law after an early
breakfast and at 10 o'clock had not
heard of the mayors death. At that
half masted by Mr.. Adamsons orders.
Attempted Assassination.
Mayor Gaynor's death recalls the
attempt on his life made by an as
sassn at lIobokcn, in August of
1910. He was standing on the deck
Of the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, talking with friends and the
center of group of city officials at
the time
Into this friendly gathering James
j. Gallagher, the would-be assassin,
made his way unobServed. When
close to the mayor, he drew revolv-
er and fired shot. The bullet pene-
trated Mr., Gaynors throat. He suf-
fered from this injury for many
| weeks but finally recovered to suf-
ficient degree to enable him to re-
| sumo his duties and was apparent
ly none the worse for his experience
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

until recently when the wound be-
gan to trouble him again. For this
crime Gallagher was sentenced to 12
years Imprisonment. After little
more than year in prison he was
transferred to the New Jersey State
hospital for the insane, at Trenton
and died there last February.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
Mother of Eighteen Children.

IL am the mother of eighteen chill
dren and have the praise of doing
more work than any young woman in
my town." writes Mrs. G. j. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va. 81 suffered for five
years with stomach trouble and could
not eat as much as biscuit without
suffering. ] have taken three bottles
of Cham3crlain's Tablets and am now
a we'll woman and weigh 16S pounds.
| can eat anything | want to, and as
much as l want and feel better than
| have at any lime in ten years. l re-
fer to any one in Boone Mill or vicinity
and they will vonch for what / say"
Chamberlain's Tablets are for sale By
all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

We offer a large six quart Nickle
Plated Kettle for only $l25, light to
handle, easy to clean, and they last
for years.
S. NJ & E. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17

were seeking his moral assassina-
ton"
The bullet that lodged in his
throat three years ago had never been
removed. 1t was the mayors plan to
remain abroad less than a week. He
expected to sail for New York from
city 81 week LATER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-02-21
Unknown PIeade- for the Rural
Carrier.

A contribution to the Wisconsin Agri-
culturist, a weekly publication that has
an extensive circulation among the
rural population of the Northwest, pub
lished, in a recent issue, the following
plea for the rural carrier:
Don't expect the mail cal ritr to do
more than what Uncle Sam says is his
duty, when you are not willing to do
even as much as Uncle Sam expects of
you to do. Don't expect him to pick up
loose coin when the weather is cold,
just because he may have sometimes
accommodated you in the warm weather
by so doing. Don't expect the carrier
on days when you would postpon a
trip to the city because you are afraid
of the snow drifts. Don't expect the
mail carriers team to make twenty
four miles with the snow up to the
neck-yoke, just because you may have
plunged big pillow team two or three
miles into town and back.
Don't expect the mail carrier to
break the roads when you don't think it
worth your while to do it. 1t is you
who will miss the mail, not he. Don't
sit in the house and wait until the mail
is stalled before going out to help, for
the carrier will turn around and be gone
back before you can reach him, as he
don't know that you are coming. Don't
write to Washington about the carrier
failing to get through some road before
he reaches your district; you will get
more satisfaction if you notify the towr
chairman.
Don't wait until the last minute be-
fore you buy stamps, money orders
ETC. ; it may be a stormy day or you
might miss the carrier, and it is not the
way you buy your coffee and sugar fol-
breakfast. And don't wait for the patti
master to ask you out before you g
out to open the roads after a snow
storm; he may be sick or away from
home. GONE WHO KNOWS"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-02-21
Circassian Walnut.

The United States, says the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is probably the
largest consumer of Circassian walnut,
one of the worlds best known and
most expensive cabinet woods.
The high cost of Circassian walnut is
due to the scarcity of the beautifully
figured variety demanded for furniture
and interior finish, for the tree itself is
more widely distributed than almost any
other of commercial Importance. The
demand for the best wood, however,
has always outrun the supply Even in
the eighteenth century when wars IN
Europe were frequent, so much Crsas-
sian walnut was used for gunstocks that
the supply was seriously depleted.
Early in the nineteenth century the
wood of II, 600 trees was used for this
purpose alone. Single trees, contain
ing choice burls or fine bird s-eye
figures have sold for more than $4,000.
The tree is native to the eastern
slopes of the Caucasus and ranges east
ward to the foothills of the Himalaya
Mountains, from which it extends
southwark to Northern India and the
mountains of upper Burma. 1t has
been widely planted in Europe and the
United States, in this country under the
name of English walnut. The wood
grown here, however, has not the
qualities demanded by the cabinet and
furniture maker. Much of the Circas-
sian walnut now used comes from the
Black Sea and from other parts of
Asia
According to a circular just issued by
the forest service the demand for Cir
cassian walnut has resulted in the sub
stitution of other woods. Our own rec
gum is often sold as Circassian walnut
and butternut is also similar in genera
appearance to the less highly figured
grades. Many good African, Asian, ano
South American woods resemble Cir
cassan walnut, though none possesse:
the magnificent figure, delicate tones
and velvety texture of the latter. The
circular discusses the supply and use'
of Circassian walnut, and those wh'
) wish TO know how possible substitutes
) may be distinguished can learn from
this circular the distinctive mark
which the governments experts hav'
discovered.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-02-21

The growing of apples is an enormous
industry which is constantly expanding.
This is due largely to the fact that of
all fruit the apple is in most steady
demand, and is a very reliable crop.
The profits on well conducted apple
ranch or orchard are fairly large, the
labor entailed in caring for the trees
and marketing the crop is not excessive,
and there is scarcely any section of the
country in which some varieties of
apples will not thrive. Spraying is the
one operation above every other which
determines the market value of apples,
and yet in many instances it receives
the least attention of all the orchard
work, according to a Farm and Home
expert. The matter of spraying is one
which must be given careful attention
and study by each grower for the
reason that the practice giving the very
best results in one section may be of
Indifferent value in another. For in
stance, the Ben Davis is so seriously
russeted by application of bordeaux
mixture that, as a rule, naturally fine
fruit of this variety will be rendered
second class if this spray is used.
Lime sulphur solution is apparently as
effective as bordeaux mixture in the
control of apple scab, and will control
leaf spot and other minor troubles. In
sections where spraying for bitter rot
is required the lime-sulphur treatment
for scab and leaf spot could be followed
by applications of bordeaux mixture foI
bitter rot and apple blotch, as it has not
yet been determined that the lime-sul
phur spray will control these diseases
Arsenate of lead is unquestionably the
poison to use with the lime-sulphul
mixtures