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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

During the first year that Nj. |
VoIoswoI1n a 1 were neighbour
writes ColeFidge. in Geographic Later
arfa, our conversation turned ire
Quentiy on the two cardinal points OF
poetry: the power Of exciting the gym
paxhy Of the reader by q faithful ad-
herence to the truth Of nature, and
the power OF giving tho interest OF
noveity by the modifying coiors OF
suggested itself ito which Of u.
poems might Do composed Of two
sorts. In one the incidents and agents
were TO be-. ia par at least. super
natural; and the excellence aimed At
was to consist In the interesting Of
the affections by the dramatic truth
OF SUCH emotions as would naturally
tnem real. And real In this sense
they have been to every human being
me from whatever source Of de-
fusion. has at any time believed him.
sell under supernatural gen For
the second class, subjects were to be
chosen from ordinary life; the char
acters n Incidents were to be sue
as will be found In every village and
It's vicinity where there Is a medita-
i've n feeling mind to seek after
them. or to notice them when they
present themselves. 1t was
agreed that my endeavors should be
directed to persons and characters
supernatural. or at least romantic:
yet so as to transfer from our inward
nature a human interest and q sem
blance Of truth sufficient to procure
for these shadows of Imagination thai
willing suspension OF disbelief for the
moment. which constitutes poetic
faith. With this view.I wrote
The Ancient Mariner"
Wordsworth told Rev. Alex: Dyce
that 1.-The Ancient Mariner was
founded on a strange dream, which
a friend OF Coleridge had, who fancied
he saw q skeleton ship, with figures
on 1t. We. had both determined tc
write some poetry for a monthly mag
aztne, the profits OF which were t,
defray the expenses of a little excur.
sion we were to make together. TIL.
Ancient Mariner vas intended for thi;
periodical, but was too long. I hae
YER little share in the composition
Of it, for I soon found that h styl,
OF Coleridge and myself would no
assimilate. Besides the lines Gin TIT
fourth part)-
"'And thou art long. and lank, an'
AS is the ribbed sea-sand'-
I wrote the stanza Tin the first part)-
"'He holds him with his giitterin
The Westinghouse stood still,
And listens Hike a three-year1
child:
The Mariner hath his will
2 and four or FIVE lines more in differ
t ent parts OF the poem, which / coui
not now point out. The idea Of shoot
Ing an albatrOss' was mine; for l ha
been reading Shelvocke's Voyage
which probably COleridge never saw
I also suggested the termination {
= the dead bodies, to work the ship.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

Inc death N aator Orreu II. Smith
OF HendeTS oE eariy last month recalls
not only the picturesque career OF Q
veteran or the Mexican and Civil WAn
put the rival claims Of Alabama and
North Carolina for the honor of hav-
ing designed the nrst Confederate
nag, the stays q RasA
nonor wan stated Ia IN address deliv-
cred in Henderson by Mr.. Ruin OF
Louisburg . month or two before
Major Smiths death The occasion Of
the address was tho presentation OF .
gold medal to Major Smith through
the Orren Randolph Smith Chapter OF
the Children Of the Confederacy, tho
gift being made by the North Carolina
Division OF the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. Part OF Mr.. Rufrin's
address WAS as follows:
1.-The second week in February, 1851.
Major Smith called upon Miss Rebecca
Murphy to make him q model OF about
a foot in length. The house in which
she lived now stands IN Io%uisburg.
and until 1t was moved to q different
site was q familiar landmark. Miss
Miss Murphy married MI. w. n. VIM
borne and now lives In Wilson. n. c..
and her affidavit Of these facts is pre-
served. She also made the flag az
raised by Major Smith. The raising
OF it on March 18.1SS1. can even now
be proved by Mr.. Jordan Barrow. from
whom the goods were purchased for
the nag by Mr.. Algernon Strother,
Commander Of the Mckinney Camp
u. c. ", Mr.. Eugene Cook and other
veterans whom I might mention.
though most Of those present in that
day have PASSED to the great beyond.
Major Smith stated to me that
there Vara fhYon h0YQ renYcyQnfinP
church, state. and press. and the power
and freedom Of each. The seven stars
represented the seven Confederate
States, and above the Dag was a lons
pennant, such as Is put upon ships
when homeward bound, and this
symbolized that Old North Carolina
was likewise homewa-d bound into
! the Confederacy.
There ought not to be any Ques-
ton tina Mai. Orren Randolph Smith
then a resident OF Franklin County
now a resident Of Henderson, veteran
OF three wars-Mexican. Utah an
Observation-Disclosures and raised tina
flag first at Louisburg In our State
and to him belongs the honor Of civ
: ing to the C~onfederacy its emblem
Do not confuse this flag with the Con
federate battle flag afterwards adopt
sd. for that battle flag is not IN que
Il ton.
The United Daughters OF the Con
d federacy Of the State III NORTH Caro-
5. lima. pay this tribute TO your dis
tinguished townsman in recognition Q
his being the designer Of the nag O
the great Confederacy. and commits
sion me to present to him In lOv!nl
token Of the honor due him Tor de
signing and raising the first Con
federate flag. this beautiful medal o
pendant which 1 hold in my hand: an
it is with the deepest regret that "
IL note his absence On count OF hi
feeble health. and pray that this Oh
q hero of three wars may yet be spare
to US many years. and in his absenc
~ I take profound pleasure In present
ing the medal 70 the Chapter OF ID
- Children Of the ~Confeder2cy whic
. bears his name, with the request TIN
they take 1t to him with the love an
10 esteem Of all Confederate SrgAnixs
tons in the State"
= ~
"a On nUxvU ny VIC ANf.KcV q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

SHE gays she went abroad to finish
her education. I wonder * she tearn-
ed much"
sahe to1A mo she had III new w1yv
to fx her ha;r."-JDdEe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

SOME TYPICAL SAMPLES OF
EARLY O. HENRY HUMOR-
The following brief excerpts taken

from Rolling Stones. the twelfth and
last volume Of o. Henry material,
just published by Doubleday. Page &
Co.. give an idea of the wide scope
Of this short story writer's early work.
Most Of this material originally was
written for his little paper published
in Austin. Texas. under the title Of
The Rolling Stone.
Early In his career o. Henry ap-
parently learned a lesson that all
newspaper men learn, as may DO in
ferred from the following:
Nothing to Say.
You can tell your paper" the great
man said,
Il refuse an interview.
I have nothing to say on the question.
sir;
Nothing to say to you"
And then he talked till the sun went
And the chickens went to roost:
And he seized the collar Of the poor
young man,
And lever his hold he loOsed.
And the sun went down and the moor
came up,
And he talked till the dawn Of day
Though he said. "On this subject
mentioned by you,
/ have nothing whatever to say"
The following is taken from one OF
several farcial stories in The Rolling
Stone recounting the exploits Of a
great French detective:
Tracked to Doom. or the Mystery Of
the Ruc de Peyclaaud.
IT'S midnight in Paris.
A myriad of lamps that line the
| Champ Elysees and the Rouge e'
| NOir, cast their reflection In the dark
waters Of the Seine as It flows gloom
| lily past the Place vendome and the
black walls of the Convent Notadam
The great French capital is astir
It Is the hour when crime and vict
and wickedness reign. ..
The first scene OF our story is 6
cellar beneath the Rue de Peyehaud
The oom is filled with smoke q
pipes, and Is sitting with b reek
ing breath Of its inmatea- A singh
Iaring gas jet dimiy lights the scene
which Is one Rembrandt or Morefant
and Keisel would have loved to paint
A garcon l. selling absinthe to suc1
Of the motley crowd as have a few
sous. dealing 1t out in ~niggardly por
tons In broken teacupa-
Leaning against the bar IS Car
naiEnOlo Cusheau-genera11y know
as the Gray Wolf.
He is the worst man in Paris.
He is more than four feet ten II
height, aid his sharp. ferocaous look
ing face and the mass Of long. tang1e'
gray hair that covers his face an
head have earned for him the nam
The cellar door opened and 4 ma
crept softly down the rickefy steps
} The crowd watched him with sslen
! awe.
{ He went to the bar, laid his car
on the counter, bought a drink {
, absinthe. and then drawing from hi
rocket = little mirror, set 1t up O
: the counter and proceeded to don
!. false beard and hair and paint hi
7 face into wrinkles, until he closel
: resembled an old man se~venty-on
\ years OF age.
He then went into a dark corne
and watched the crowd OF people wit
sharp, ferret-like eyes.
81 Gray Wolf slipped cautiously to tn
= bar and examined the card left by tn
: newcomer.
"Hoiy Saint Bridget" he exciai1n
: 'sIt is Tictocq. the detective"
q Ten minutes later a beautiful won
q an enters the cellar.
II %
Il SINE QUA NON.
Mabel-Poor Mrs. Goldol: Lost h
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

mand under Burns, had charge OF h
ship when Il was taken.
After the close Of the war, Captain
Burns began anew his seafaring life -
II merchantmen, and was often q
member Of the State Legislature OF
North Carolina from Carteret county.
He was in the House in 1891. 1872.
1924, 1895. 1896 and 1927. In 1928.
1929. 1881, 1888 and 1894 he was State
senator. In the Senate, on January ::
1885 (this date being a continuation OF
the session Of 1880, his vote in favor
of calling a constitutional convention
decided that question in the afirma-
tive. and the convention of 1885 was
he result. Eastern North Caroitna,
from whence Burns came. was much
opposed to this convention. and Burns
was never again elected to office. But
his d~isinterested action so pleased the
people OF the west that they named
the mountain town OF B~urnsviiie. IN
Yancey county. after him.
Captain Burns RAT thrice married:
first to Miss Grant. daughter OF Reu-
ben Grant; secondly. in 1914. to Jane
Hall; thirdly. in 1912, to Jano Smith
His only child was a SON by his hrst
wife, Owen Burns. born in 1910. who
entered the United States Navy as q
midshipman on December 1, 1894; was
commissioned lieutenant on April D
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

and four or five lines more in differ
ent parts of the poem. which l could
not now point out. The idea Of shoot
Ing an albatross' was mine; for / had
been reading Shelvocke's Voyages.
which probably COleridge never saw.
I also suggested the termination Of
the dead bodies. to work the ship"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
PAGE BROOK

one OF the most beautiful and historic
country homes In Clarke County. Va, a
most highly favored residential region, Is
Page Brook. II possesses the charm of CO.
lonial times. having been within the noted
survey made 10y Gen. Washington for Lord
Fairfax in 1875. IL lies within the area Of
the great Shenandoah Valley where hand
some homes. occupied by people Of wealth
and culture. predominant. Here one is In
touch with such places as Long Branch, TuI-
leyries. Carter Uall. Saratoga. Audley. each
having q most interesting history OF its own,
which entities Page Brook to distinction in
the annals OF the Revolution. These prop
critics arc characteristic OF the many SPLEEN
did homes I'm that wcl-krown district.
THE STONE MANSION
at Page Brook was constructed In 1884 ny
John Page and now contains IA rooms and
bathrooms. and is ono OF tho most delight
fully comfortable homes In tho Old Domin-
ion. Everything about the house Is In per-
feet condition into which the most refined
could Move with a feeling OF pride and pleas.
urc.
are OF unusual beauty. for the blue grass
lawn OF IS acres. through which a parina-
nent brook flows. Is covered by maEnifcent
forest trees, thus affordiuE wonderful set
ting for this colonial dwelling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
SUIT TO DISSOLVE
ALLEGED TRUST
Government Begins Action
Against Corn Products
Refining Company.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Action Recalls Long Fight Made
by Department OF Agri
culture.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED

New York, March Dissolution OF
the Corn Products Refining Company
AN alleged starch. glucose and syrup
trusts sought By the Federal
government in Il civil antitrust suit
nlcd here to-day. charging the $4,000
600 combination with entering conspl-
racies and contracts to destroy COM
petition In violation OF the Sherman
law IL is alleged 10 have kent the
prices of corn products at unreasun-
ably low figures to harass and dis
courage independent manufacturers,
controlling &C per cent of the entire
American production of starch ana
glucose, and so per cent of the inter
state trade in mixed syrups. The al
legged trust is charged with fixing re-
sale prices; with manufacturing cheap
grade candy at unreasonably low
prices in retaliation against confcc-
TONERS. who bus starch and glucose
from undergraduates with practically
suDprcssing the private brands OF
mixed syrups OF groccrs by quoting
low prices on its own syrups: and
with unlawful threats and contracts
to destroy competition.
Aside from dissolution tho govern
inent asks for an injunction prohibit
ing the alleged restraint OF trade Tho
SUIT recalls the long drawn-out fight
between the Department OF Agricul-
turc and the Corn Products Refining
Company over the branding of its corn
syrup.
The following corporations, onicers
and directors are named as defendants:
Corn Produce Refining Company,
New Jersey; National Starch Company.
New Jersey; st. Louis Syrup and Pre-
serving Company. Missouri: Novelty
Candy Company. Ncy Jersey: Pcnick q:
Eo!n. Limited, Louisiana: Edward 4.
Bedford. William j. Matheson. r-edrr-
lex L. Bedford, a. r. Boardnan. Fed
erick T. Fisher, c. H. Kelsey, George
S. Mahana. George NJ Moffctt. William
II Nicholas, \. A. Smith, James Speycr,
r.. Beverly Walden, g. NJ Warner K
;. Burns and a NJ. Watkins, all OF New
York City; Thomas p Ningstcrd. Us
WeSo. y. y; c. II. Lorcnz and Louis
Suss. st. Louis: T.. y. Lchmeyer. C. w.
Lohmeyer and Edward r Bedford. sec
ond, OF Jersey City, n. j.: Benjamin
Schnce wind, Chicago, and William D
Penick, Jr., and James L. Ford. New
Orleans.
II is alleged that tho defendant com.
nination dismantled many of the starch
and gl~cose factories It absorbed. sell
Ing the properties in most instances
under covenants that the land con
veyed should never or not for a long
term OF years, be used in connection
with the manufacture OF similar pro-
ducts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

Especial to The Times- Dispatch
Columbia, 6. c.. March Tho COM
mttee appointed to Investigate the
charges made against DR.. 9. C. Mitchell,
president OF the University OF South
Carolina, and formerly OF Richmond
College. by Governor Blease in his
inaugural address. made It's report TINS
morning, In which It completely exon
Grated DIR. Mitchell. The report says:
we do not find from tho testimony
That DR.. Mitchell. the president OF the
University or South Carolina signed
an agreement by which airy money
or the Peabody fund. that had thereto
Tore been designated TO be given TO
Winthrop College should be trans
ferred from Winthrop and be given to
the University OF South Carolina and
negro schools. III this the Governor
was. therefore. misinformcd. 1t was
well. however. that the Governor call
cd tho matter 10 the attention OF the
General Assembly and urged this in
Vcsugatlon, for in doing so no has
caused the whole matter 10 be fully.
ana. we hope. satisfactorily cleared
up" .
The House adopted the majority re-
port of the committee which was
signed by Senators f. II. Weston and
Nicholson and Wclch.
The report says the matter 10 DO in
vestisated is contained In the preamble
Of Tho resolution. which is as follows:
Whereas. His Excellcncy. the Gov
crnor. In his inaugural address stated
that he had been informed that the
president OF the South Carolina Uni
versity mad signed an agreement by
which certain money OF the Peabody
fund. which heretofore had been
designated to be given to Winthrop
College. should be transferred 10 the
south Carolina University and 20 negro
schools.
Upon this matter as thus referred
10 the committee, DR.. d B. Johnson
Or. s. c. Mitchell. DR.. WickliTe Rose.
Ex-Governor VI. +. Ansell. Governor
g. l.. Blease. August Kohn. State SUI
perintendent OF Education j. L. Swear
inGen. +. II. McMastcr and D. w Nc
i.aurin were called before the commit
toe and We're fully heard.
We do not hnd from the testimony
that DR.. Mitchell. the president of the
University OF South Carolina signed
an agreement by which any money OF
tho Peabody fund, that had thereto
fore been designated To be given to
Winthrop College, should be trans
ferred from Winthrop and be given
to the University OF South Carolina,
and TO negro schools In this the Gov
crnor was. therefore, misinformcd 1t
was we'll. however, that the Governor
called this matter to the attention OF
the General Assembly, and urged this
investigation, for in so doing he has
caused the whole matter to be fully,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
News Of Petersburg

and staff will join the regiment on
Monday.
1t is expected that several scores
OF Petersburg people will be at the
inauguration. Among those who left
for Washington to-day ARE Mrs. w. F..
Spotswood and daughter, Miss Cathe-
rine Spotswood; Mrs Mary II. Bunting
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs W. H.
Raftery. Others who will leave to-
morrow arc Mrs Wade Green and sis
ter, Mrs Florace Sanford, Mrs. Har-
ry Kinsey. Miss Mary Kinsey, Miss
Leila McCandlish and others
Tobacco SnIes.
Sales OF tobacco at the warehouses
this week were l6S.770 pounds: sales
in February, 1,353,2SO pounds; sales for
the season to date 4,516,7S5 pounds.
The market continues very active, and
with the fine season this week for
handling, the receipts next week are
expected to be large.
General News Notes.
new traffic ordinance is being pre-
pared to be submitted to the Council
to take the place Of the one recently
vetoed by the Mayor on constitutional
grounds.
1t is intimated that the committee
report in favor OF raising the grade
of River Street to accord with the
plans OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company to improve It
promptly at stations will meet with op-
position.
vacancy in the Council and one
Iii the Board Of Aldermen are 10 be
filled. 1t is said that the men to be
elected. both from the Fourth Ward,
have already been decided on.
Ten marriage licences were issued
from the clerks office during the past
week, four TO white and six to colored
couples.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
md We hope satisfactorily. cleared

and we hope satisfactorily. cleared
up.
we, however ind that DR.. Mitchell
on the 10th OF April, 1909, along with
five other presidents OF Southern uni
versities and four heads OF other
schools OF education. signed and de-
livered to the trustees OF the Peabody
Fund written statement setting
forth their views as to how this fund
should ultimately be distributed, the
question and mode of a final distriDu-
ton having been already taken up for
determination by the trustees.
The testimony before US did show
that Winthrop College received less by
reason of the paper submitted TO the
Peabody trustees by the Southern edu-
Gators The committee feels that
while IL is to be regretted that Win
throp College was not remembered in
the final distribution of the Peabody
fund as Or. Johnson had had reason
able ground to expect, still we think
that the Peabody trustees were alone
responsible for this fact"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
ANOTHER
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Writ OF Habcas Corpus Is Ap-
piled For in Case OF
Harry Thaw.
FOURTH SIMILAR ATTEMPT
Petitioner Recites That Slayer OF
Stanford White Is I'M
properly Restrained.
FOURTH SIMILAR ATTEMPT
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.


New York, March DIR. Charles
applied 10 Supreme Court Justice Guy
for a writ of habeas corpus for Harry
N. Thaw. The writ was made return
able the early part of this week In
the Supreme Court OF New York
County.
The writ is directed to DR.. Roy l..
Leak. acting superintendent OF Mat
teawan State Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane. II notifies him that
Thaw must be brought TO the Supreme
Court some day this week to have the
court determine whether or not he Is
sane.
The petition declares that Thaw is
improperly restrained in the Mattea-
wan State Asylum, as he has not been
committed and IS not detained by vir-
tue Of any mandate issued by q court
or judge of the United States, nor by
virtue OF final Judgment of a com
petent tribunal of civil or criminal
jurisdiction or the final power of such
tribunal made in any special pro-
cecding instituted for any cause, or
By virtue of an execution or other
process, issued upon such a judgment,
decree or final order"
The petitioner then states that Thaw
10 INV Sauc anu npl menace TO the
community. and will not be menace
II released from the asylum.
The petition states that Justice
Dowling's order committed Thaw to
the asylum until his release is or
dered by the court
This is the fourth time that Thaw
has tried to set his release from Mat
;oawan upon habeas corpus proceed
ings Each attempt has been unsuc-
cessful. The people of the state have
always obtained the services OF former
District Attorney Jerome VINO prose
cuted Thaw for the murder of stan
ford White
While Thaw and his family have
spent more than 100000 in the spec
tacular battle for his freedom. the
many attempts. which have called for
the services of dozens of attorneys,
have cost New York County close TO
100000
Thaw killed White June o5, 1906 On
February ], 1908. he was found not
guilty of the crime because he had
been insane at the time Justice
Bowling committed him to the Asylum
for the Criminal Insane at Mattca-
wan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
DECISION FAVORS
TRINITY DEBATERS
North Carolinians Win Out in
Contest Against Swarth-
more College.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.l Fl
Durham, y. G., March LIN the third
of series OF debates with Swarth-s
more College, or Pennsylvania, here
tonight Trinity won the unanimous
decision of the judges. gaining a clear
title to two of the three debates In the
series. The query was. Resolved That
the judiciary should be subject to tile
recall by the electorate, Constitutional
ly conceded" Trinity was represented
by W. l.. Starnes. OF Monroe; James
Cannon. Jr.. of Ivayneville. and w. A.
Cade, Of Kipling.
Swarthmore's men were Raymond T.
Bye. Claude G Smith and w. RUSSELL
Green. The judges were Superintend-
cnt Edwin ID. Pussy, OF the Goldsboro
public schools; Professor w. c. Jack
son, Of Greensboro; Henry T.. Itch
ford Raleigh
Each speaker was allowed ten min
minutes in his first speech and seven
in his rejonder. Following the de-
bate an informal reception was given
in honor of the visitors. The affirm
ative was upheld by Swarthmore and
the cause of the negative was cham
pioned by Trinity. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS.

Necessary Money Secured TO Erect
Large Apartment House.
IT Is announced that the shmecc for
the building of large apartment
house. the first of the kind in Peters
burg, has been successfully financed,
and without much difficulty. The sum
Of SS50o0 was pledged. and IL is pro-
posed to increase this to 100000 The
site will be on South Sycamore Street,
opposite the Central Park,
The proposition for now hotel to
meet the needs OF the city for accom- :
modations Is still topic of live dis
cussion. II Is believed that this scheme
Will be readily financed when the mo-
mcnt for work in that line is ready,
The people of Petersburg all appreci-
ate the need of new and larger no
tel