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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
COTTON MILL NEWS AND
CONDITIONS IN NEWTON
A Sketch of The Textile Industry In The Capital OF Ca
tawba, The Work Of I'm Improvement and The People
Who Manufacture The Fleecy Staple

fruit has not come in. and a story
of interest is Il conversation Wnlcn
passed between one OF the boys and
a Young man of Newton. During the
conversation the man asked the boy
about his business and the youth indl-
Gated tina it was proSperlDS.
How much "a y0u make on q
bushel Of ~peaches?" asked the man.
Il don't know" came the ready re-
spouse. how much | could make on
a bushel. but | made $3.50 the other
day on d half bushel."
This might have zee an evading
answer on the part of 4 shrewd bust
ness boy. but a mill man said the
other day hat his boy made any
selling fruit.
TIE Cotton Mill People and Who They
Are.
The people who work in the mills OF
Newton are largely descendants of the
old residents Of the town and county,
while some of them come from the
mountain sections Of Burke county,
and adjoining territory. The noun
tain people make good help in the
mills according to the statement Of
the managers. They not only are
good workers, but are loyal to one
whom they consider a friend. :. rath-
er interesting case was one big old
mountaineer who came down from the
where he had 1ived as q
tenant all Of his life. The father Of
fifteen children, twelve of whom are
living. he and his wife. Who is just
80 years old, belong to the untutOred
class who did not see the need of ar
education, and consequently all Of the
older children who were too large
to go to school when they moved &c
the mill are un~educated, but the
Younger mes have been going tt
school and nave learned to read and
write. The old man was lp in ne
courts the other day for knocking &
man down and beating him. The ma,
attacked was M OF the rowing class
Whe came TO the mill to hunt work
but as the superintendent understood
his shiftless habits he sent him ava,
and he made some uncOmpllaentar,
remarks about the superintendent il
presence of the mountaineer who at
tackled him Immediately. In Spea..in:
Of her family. the mother spok. o
theta with pride, saying her cldes
son was just %, and all of them Wer,
at home except one girl who had goa
back TO the mountains and was work
ms OF the farm for IS a month an,
her beard. In me mills she coul,
make from Sc to 81 a week accordin;
TO n mothers statement, int sh
wanted to go to the ountai 70
the summer season.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
MISS ROSA o
Passed Away i'm Lexington INK Fun
RI Was In Greensboro.

ShNA wa H ~TCSIlSDOTC.
Greensboro, July 4.-The funeral
of Miss Rosa Moore, who died of
kidney trouble in Lexington on Mon
day night took place at Forest Ave.
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon
with inteIment at Green Hill celnc-
terry.
Miss Moore was a alented and Gull
tured woman, daughter of Rev. r. A.
Moore, of Red Springs. She taught
school for the last twenty-five years
in Robson county, Lexington, Clyde's
Institute Of West, N. c.. Pomona and
other places and was held in high es-
TEEN by all who knew her. She pro-
fessed religion when II years CT age
and joined MOore's Chapel Baptist
church in Alamance county. She was
a beloved member of Forest Avenue
Baptist church in this city wh>n she
passed away.
Among the out of town people here
for the funeral were Rev. r. A. Moore
of Red Springs; Mrs. N. w. Robertson
Of LaXapahaw, a sister; Mrs. u. f
Penland, Of ASheville, a niece: Rev
j. II. Moore, Of Fort Lawn, S. c., anl
w. 2. Moore, of Florence, S. c., bro
theirs. They were the guests of Mr.
j. S. Moore and other relatives Will.
in the city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
FORMER SAVAGES VOTERS

Many persons whose parents were
cannlbals are row voters and good
citizens in New Zealand. and some of
them are mber Of the New lea
land Parliament, according to q w.
port on the progress Of the Maori
tribes and their descendants recently
made by the National Geographic So
clety in Washington. The society la.
just completed a long study Of the
advancement tribes, which were con
sidered among the most vicious tribes
OF Cannlbais in existence a little over
fifty years ago. At that time. i, is
said. tribal feasts in which human
captives were the principal feature
OF the bill of fare, were periodical
forms of entertainment in the regions
controlled by the tribe chiefs. Today
even the women ~scendan Of tho
cannibals exercise the right to vote
When the English first Occa.pied
the islands in the early part of the
nineteenth century," the report states
in part. "it is estimated that Their,
were about 100, 600 Maorfs in .lew
Zealand. They were divided into
tribes, each tribe having it's unwrit-
ten laws regarding land. cultivat.n.
and other social matters. The tribes
were constantly fighting.
The English found that they hal a
genius for war, showing unusual skill
IN building, terrifying and defending
Tx OuIO t1e{n Also DI-
iers of the soil and that as carver.
and decorators they were unrivaled in
the Oceanic world. and that they dis
played great originality in design and
perfection in the execution Of rock
paintings, and in carving the ornament
tai figures Of their dwellings,. their
boats and sacred Enclosures. Tb.
MaOrlS were also noted for their tat
toolnS, which was designed to orna-
ment the body. Whoever refused to
undergo the p~rotracted toiiur,s of
~tattooing required at every imrorta..t
event Of his life was regarded &C a
person by his own consent f~oredoored
to slavery.
There are about 5000 Maor,s left
IneSe nave retired to the northern
province Of New Zealand. where Ger
tain reservations have been ser APART
Tor their exclusive property. The Ma
orr children attend schools regularly.
Salch Of them as continue into The
hl9her branches Of learning are ea,d
to be worthy rivals of white students
Some CT the Maoris have become
landed proprletors- They are Proud
or thelr right TO vote. AMI especially If
the fact that their women were give II
TINS privilege at the SAM time that
1t was given to the while women Of
New Zealand"
IL is SAID that t~attOoing among the
tribes is now rare, and that The Ma-
orlS, TO greater extent than any other
group OF savages. have Indicated that
man can be raised from To
civilization within one generation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
NEW WAY TO PRESERVE FISH

John II. Sherman, superintendent Of
weights, measures, and markets, will
leave today with a representative Of
the Department Of Agriculture on an
inspection trip north along the At
lantic oas to inspect fish and pro-
duce WharveS.
One Of the chief purposes of the
trip will be the investigation Of a new
method OF refrigeration of fish in use
in several of the cities by which the
fish are not frozen, as is usually the
case, but are preserved at a higher
temperature. Fish so treated are
said to have better keeping Qualities
after they are from the co /
ing Observation-Disclosures Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
Lightning Kills Horse.

harrington, July 3-Late Thursday
afternoon during a heavy thnnder-
storm lightning struck a feed barn
belonging to Mr.. j. H. Williams. a
prominent farmer of this section, and
killed a horse.
Two calves in an adjoining stable
and another horse just across the
driveway were unframed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
PanamanianS Know How.

Colon, July 5.-Three deputies to
represent this district in the national
assembly were elected today without
serious disturbances. Both sides
charged that many voters repeated
at the polls.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
MORE FORWARD MOVEMENTS
BY STATE FARMERS UNION
Three Big Rally Days In Every Community in Behalf Of
Public improvements, Better Schools and Bette
Methods of Farming and neutrality-suspicious.
Surveys To Be Taken-Thirty Prizes To Be Awarded.

IN the observance Of these special .c-
casionS the State Union made an L.
preparation to the work Of one ht.-
Gred dollars to he used as follows
To each Of the congressional dis
tricts Of the State three cash priz,s
are to be given. To any boy or g.rl IN
each district, of school age, who sends
III the best description OF any one -
all of these occasions shall be awarded
a-priZe of five dollars. for the second
best description "a prize of three dol
lars: for the third best a Pre- Il
two dollars. These articles are To h.
written with pen and ink or To tc
typewriter. on one side CT the paper
only. and must contain not less than
$50 nor more than 500 words. Thes.
letters are to contain actual facts only
and must be sent TO Mr.. f.. c. FAIRIES.
Secretary, Aberdeen, y. G.. not later
than November Is, 1914 The names
Of the prlZe-W InnerS Will he pub
llShed in the farm papers and the prize
winning letters will be published from
time to time. The union reserves tn,
right to publish any or all of the pa
pers submitted.
tSigned)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

H. q.
President.
J. NJ.
Nlce-President.
f. G. FARES.
Secretary.
J. Il. GREEN,
Lecturer.
w. H. GIBSON,
Chairman Ex. Com.
c.. {. WRIGHT.
Secretary EX. Com.
POE.
Member EN-. Com.
w. H. MOORE
Member Eek. Com.
S. H. HOBBS,
Member Elk. Com.
W. G. CROSBY.
Educational Secretary.
1914.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
Thirty Prizes To Be Awarded.

In order to stimulate the various
locals and communities of the State
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

UUNdCICTTI totCTtIdI y.
July 3, 1914.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

black and white bail a Venetian fete,
"a Salome reye aui a Persian dance
B0t Mrs. GOnraud mas tried them all.
He last enlertaiunlent which took the
form or fancy dress ball|set IN a
Persian palace. 1stolnded Paris And
Gaby Desh r. VINO Was there IN com
pany with numerous American society
women. said DO Was one Of the most
fascinating affair she had ever at
tended
one Qt the numerous replies Mrs.
Gourahd received Nas a curt note from
a staid American citizen, who suggest
ed that she try the simple life THIS
idea may Vet win the prize
One OF Mrs GOuraud's most init.
mate friends Mrs. Claudia de Lamar,
has just left Paris and is greatly
missed, because she assisted Mrs Gou-
raud iH the organization OF her most
original entertainments
Mrs De Lamar recently went into
the suburbs TO recover from a severe
attack OF pneumonia. Her absence
gave rise to a rumor that she had been
abducted by al Italian nobleman.
This wagging OF serpent tongues
sickened her and last week she re-
treated to New York People are now
wondering whether Mrs Gouraud viii
follow her example
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
NO RESTRAINT In
new STYLE SCHOOL
Novel, Experiment Being Con-
Quoted in Country Institu-
ton at R0ch Hill

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--COmplete
freedom from restraint IS the lot OF
the children who attend the expert
mental rural school at Winthrop col
lege, Rock Hill. s. c., as described
by Mrs. Hetty Browne in bulletin
or the United States bureau OF edu-
cation.
There are no seats or desks in this
school. no class rooms, no rule OF 81
lence. but free activity, guided and
directed by "a woman who Is In com
plete sympathy with country children
and country life.
In this and other respects observers
have noted a resemblance 10 the Mon.
tessori schools, but Mrs. Browne be.
gan her work several years ago quite
Independently OF the theories OF Mime.
Montessori. Furthermore. the Rock
Hill school makes no claim to a de.
Hberate scientific basis. Il is essen.
italy an experimental school where
It is hoped 60 learn by actual expert
ence what kind OF a school is best
adapted 10 rural life.
The school building Is farm house.
with rooms fitted up az sitting
room" kitchen and workshop A yer.
anda surrounding the house is used
for the midday meal. which Is served
BY the pupils at the school. and for
other purposes There is plenty OF
ground about the school, including
space for large garden.
The garden Is the center about
which instruction reyolves From the
study OF soil and seed In the winter
time TO the actual planting culuyat-
Ing and harvesting at the other sea
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
$4,000 FOR AN
IDEA TO AMUSE
RICH AMERICAN
Mrs. GOuraud AstOnishes Paris
BY Offering Prize for Really
New Social stunt"
ONE WRITER SUGGESTS
LEADING SIMPLE LIFE"
Intended as a Rebuke This Idea
May Yet Bring Prize Few
In Competition

PARIS. Jan. 20.--Americans here Of
both sexes are now engaged In SOW
ing the problem set by Mrs Jack
Gouraud. who has offered a prize OF
$4,000 to any OF her friends who Will
invent a really new social stunt"
So far Mrs, Gouraud is only able
TO deplore the unexpected lack OF inl-
agination among her friends Mrs. Gou.
raud's intimates say she Is thoroughly
tired OF the ordinary fashionable fetes.
Arabian nights entertainments. freak
suppers and tango parties Of all kinds
now pail on her and she finally decided
TO make serious offer OF 50, 600 to
anyb body capable OF stimulating her
faded social palate
Ideas. however. are scarce even at
that price. which a certain section or
her artistic friends. actors, painters.
and singers would be only too glad 10
earn.
Some OF the suggestions made are a
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
FINDS A DIAMOND
BIG AS K0HINO0R
English African Explorer Finds
Two Stones. One 1861 Car
ats. Other It's

LONDON, Jan. pa man named
Bowker has just arrived in London
after picking up two stones as big as
the Koh-LNQr, ona- OF 1864 carats and
the other ot 17SA carats, aggregat-
ing\ about S76.54G for the pair
He SAYS The result OF seven
months work brought us only small
stones. just enough 20 pay expenses.
We had IL Kaflr boys working for
us. and were just on the eve OF throw
ing up the sponge when a digger
shouted TO me, Say. boss. come here
He showed me fine amber colored
stone which proved to be OF lIs1a
carats.
Three days later We happened on
another stone of 1868 carats. The
larger one we sold al $50 pounds. and
we think the other will fetch as much
as soon as we find a nerchant here.
II is. believe, a real fine amber dia.
mond, fancy stone, and II so, It Is
worth big price"
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

sons, the garden remains the csnter
OF the ehildrens interest and acs
uvity.
Arithmetic. spelling etc. are not
taught as subjects. but only as the
need for them arises In connection
with the activities OF home and gar !
den. Laying out the garden involvest
arithmetic, and even geometry both
or which are absorbed by the children
Without effort.
Words and numbers are given the
children only as the need for them
develops. and then with as little for.
mality as possible The whole idea
Is for the children TO find out things,
II possible, without being told
The children In this rural school
are not assigned TO classes and
periods, as in the traditional school
A visitor will see one group working
In the garden, another group on the
yeranda sewing, another in the
kitchen at a cooking task, and still
another doing numbers or reading
with the teacher In her. room.
The aim Of the Rock Hill school is
thus summarized by Dr. A. p. Bour-
land in an introduction 10 the bureaus
bulletin
"rhe resolve was 10 make a school
that will train the farm children for
their future work in the home, on the
farm and In the social life around
them. Hence we began frankly with
the activities OF the farm. The aim
was not a cut-and-dried plan. but rath'
er a working idea to enable the teach
er TO create a growing agency for the
OF farm life
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
mlsht Tails.

What do you think OF the ami.
mals?" inquired Uncle Ben.
After critical inspection or the
exhibit the boy replied:
I think the kangaroo and the
elephant should change tails. -
y Youngstown Telegram.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
Wowl

Speaking OF hens" said an Amer
lean traveller reminds me OF an old
hen my dad had on a far min Dakota.
She would hatch ont anything from
tennis ball 10 lemon. Why, one
day she sat on piece OF ice and
Matched out two quarts OF hot water"
THAT doesn't come up TO a club
footed hen my old mother once had, f"
said one OF her hearers. They had
been feeding her by mistake on saw.
dust instead OF oatmeal. Well, she
laid twelve eggs and set on them. and
when they We're Matched eleven OF the
chickens had wooden legs and the
twelfth was u woodpecker-
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Horses are scarce in Alaska, as IL
is TOO great an expense 10 pro'iue
food for them during the long winter.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Miss Mile Mariner, of England.
boasts the title OF being the only
woman submarine diver in the world.
London has freboat which throws
a ton and half OF water each min
ute
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Wood alcohol In face lotions is said
10 blind 1000 persons in the United
States each year.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Philosophy.
Pat latter the explosion Why
didn't ye walt I'VE minutes longer, We
coward?
Mike-lts better to be a coward for
five minutes, isn't IL, than 10 be a
corpse for the rest or yer life?
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Rio Notes.

Mesdames P. L. Shaul, of
Talisheek and R.Evans, of Chica.
ga, were guests of Mrs. G. W.
Davidson Tuesday.
The graduating exercises of
the seventh grade pupils Friday
afternoon and the concert that
night were splendid and the
largest crowd that had ever at
tended was present.
Horatio Mitchell is sick this
week.
Mrs. Davidson Mitchell and
children visited relatives at
ChinquepiD, Miss, last week.
Mrs. J. |. Waller spent the
weekend in Franklinton, the
guest of Mrs, p. B. Carter.
Mrs. J. S. Pace returned on
Saturday to her home at Lud
ingtoh.
Mr.. J. Leon Pounds was q
business visitor to Franklintor
Monday.
We had another fire on Tues
day night, two dwellings, burn
ing about twelve o'clock.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
FrankIinton, La, May Fl, 1914

Everybody knows that diver
sifed farming pays better than
one-crop farming. There is 10
doubt or dispute about that.
Everybody knows that since the
advent of the boil Weovil into
this territory the farmer who
relies solely upon cotton will &C
bankrupt or starve. These are
self-evident truths and self-ad'
mi5ted propositions. The ques'
ton is: What are we going to dc
about it? Are we just simply
going to keep On talking about
it, or are we going to do some
thing? Are the men who are
showing these harvester men
around, preaching a good goSpet
to others, going to accept the
gospel they preach? Are they
going to apply it to their
own business? If diversified
farming is such a good thing for
this section of country, why not
put our money up on it? Those
of us who have land put our land
in and those of us who have
money, whether in large or small
amounts, put our money, and
develop the country. We can
never develop it by talking about
it; we've got to do something.
We don't need to bring men here
to tell us what to do. We know
it just as we'll as they do; if any
thing better. All we need is to
do it.-Progressive Farmer.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Commencement Sermon.

On Sunday morning last the
large High School auditorium
was filled by an appreciative con-
gregation to hear Rev. Theodore
Gayer of West Point, Miss, de-
liver the commencement sermon.
1T was specially pleasing to
the people here to have Rev. Gay
er deliver the sermon as he is
first OF all, a much loved
Washington Parish boy, who
himself, several year ago gradu.
ated at Franklinton Central In
stitute after which he went out
in to the world seeking degrees
and llonors at other institutions,
finally settling in his LIES work
or preaching the gospel to large
congregations from some of our
very best puIpjtS, but always
followed by the hove and prayers
Of a host Of Interested friends
from this his boyh"od ,nme.
In view OF the abnv" { cts and
the very interesting manner iI
which. he pandled Iii, apDropri-
ate and touching dtScorrse. We
bad i,erIrp+ the mast apppr;a-
tive commencement ,tnntrpGa :.
ton as a Wtinie ever assemble
at this place.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1929.
Mechanics & Metals Bank.
VIM. Bush.

Notice is hereby given that by vir.
tue of an order of Fieri Facias
issued out of the 26th ,Judicia
District Court of La, in and for Wash,
ington Parish, in above entitled cause
and to nle directed, ] will proceed tC
sell at public auction to the last ant
highest bidder, on
Saturday, May 30, 1914
at the principal front door Of the cour
house ut Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales
the following described property. TO-
wit:
Lots IS, 10, 20, 81, %, % and "a o
block 81 in North Bogalusa, as pei
plat of lands % Great Southern l.um
Der Compan, o,, file in the Clerk
office of Washington Parish, La.
Terms OF sale-Cash with benefit
of appraisement,
This 22nd day of April, 1914.
T. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Sheriff Sale-No. 2205.
S. &. Richardson
vs..

Geo. r. King and S. Need Folks.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of an order of fieri facias, is
sued out of the 26th. Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in the above entitled
cause, ard to me directed. | will pro-
coed to sci! at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, May q, 1914
at the principal front door ofthe court
house at Franklinton. La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property to-
wit:
Lots Is, Is, II and IS of block No.
IS. and lot 3, block %, lot OF block
10. II in Stephen E. Richardson ad-
dition to Bogalnsa.
Terms of Sale. Cash with benefit
of appraisement.
This 18th day Of April, 1914.
I, J, Simmons, Sheriff,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Stops Pain, Heals Wounds.

Royaline Oil is STRONGER THAN
THE OTHER ANTICIPATES. That
gives it GREATER POWER TO EASE
PAIN, inside or outside, man or beast.
Also makes it go further and give
LARGER VALUE FOR THE MONEY
That's why it wins everywhere over
everything, when people try it. 1t is
praised loudest by people who have
used it longest. It's different. You'll
like it better. Try it now. 10c, 25c,
o05. Money back plan.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Succession of Warren w. Seal,
No. 245.

NO. 40.
18th Judicial District Court,
Washington Parish, La.
Notice is hereby given to the cred
itorS of this estate and to all other
person or persons interested to show
cause, within ten days of the present
notification, if any they have or can,
why the final account presented by
Mrs. keren Seal. administrators OF
this estate. should not be approved
and homologatcd and the funds dis
tributed in accordance Herewith.
BY order of The court this May 18th,
1914. NJ. A. THIGpEN.
May 21-June 4. Clerk of Court,