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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
WHY THEY LEAVE THE FARM

Just the other day I met stall
wart young fellow whose every ap
pearance would indicate he was a son
Of the soil, says a writer in Farm
and Fireside. six years ago he left
the old home. At that time he had
very little education. but by steady
industrious labor he has won out
and today is a promising young law
Yer. He told me that the first yeal
he left the farm he obtained employ
ment in a machine shop at what
seemed to his mind q large sum OF
money, So a week. He worked hard
for nearly three months, when one
day he received a telegram from his
fathr. asking him to return a once.
Having left a delicate little moth
or. he rushed home with all haste,
fearing to find some great trouble at
the end of his journey. His father
met him at the station and calmly
explained that his hired man had left
and he could not get his hay in alone.
My young hero. not daunted in the
least, informed his father that he had
asked what pay he was to receive for
his work. The father promised GER
tain small sum. After two months
hard work the son asked for money
| to buy suit of clothes and received
| it, At the end Of the season, when
| the young man wanted a final settle
ment he was put off from time tC
! time and at last went away to the
| city with an empty pocket and heart
| full of resentment"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
MORE FUNDS FOR HOSPITAL.
5000 Bonds to Finish Equipment
of Elizabeth City Institution.

Especial 70 The News and OeseTVerI
Elizabeth City. July 26.-The Eliza
beth City Hospital Company will is
sued $4,000 worth Of bonds To COM
plete and equip the hospital plant.
The stockholders held a meeting
last night and decided upon this
course to secure funds necessary TO
properly equip the hospital with the
most modern surgical appliance. io-
cal capitalists viii likely take uD
the issue.
The buildings are being corStrt cte1
on much more extensive plan than
was contemplated when the STOCK
was subscribed and the S30.U"b clpl-
tai stock will be exhausted long f.fors
the hospital will be ready to open it's
doors TO the patronage or the public
The additional SIS. 900 will furnish I'll
the funds necessary to cotI plcte aud
equip the plant.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
VERY DRY AT DAVIDSON.
Absence of Rains Recalls Story OF
DrOUth OF 1917

Especial to News and Observer
Davidson, July 26.-It IS becoming
Increasingly clear that unless things
change greatly and for a period OF
time, the summer Of 1914 in this
immediate territory will prove very,
very dry one. Rain is again greatly
needed. Those rains that came 1S
days ago, with one good shower since,
have long since disappeared. Rev.
DR.. j. B. Shearer. who celebrated
his eighty y-second birthday a few days
since, and whose age among other
things entities him to credencc, says
the dry weather with abortivc at
teInptS at rain, reminds him of the
year 1917, of which he heard his
grandfather frequently tell. DR..
Shearer is a native of Appomattox
county, Va. He says there was not
month that season ia which they
did not have furries Of snow or light
frost. They had also nearly every
day in mid summCr, a little rain.
what they termed dry weather rain.
The crop was a failure and. in the
absence Of a Western supply. corn
went to 81 bushcl. The following
season dry weather obtained for "A
long while. The corn plant was again
stunted in growth. but late coming
rains produced a harvest in reason
OF which corn dropped to 80 cents a
buShcl.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28

to produce a heavy croD Of large ber-
res. Irrigation is expensive and is
not considered a profitable venture by
most commercial growers BY avoid
ing an overstand of plants and re-
talning the natural soil moisture by
summer mulching, a good crop should
be obtained in an average season
without resorting to artificial means
OF applying moisture. Should il
seem under certain conditions deSir-
able to irrigate the method to adopt
Will depend largely upon the water
supply. If convenient to use, pipe
system which is known as the skin
ner system, is considered the best by
growers who have tried several meth
obs. With a pressure of 40 pounds
and pipes located seven feet from the
ground, water is thrown 35 feet on
each side, thus covering seventy feet
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
WIRELESS SPARKS ROMANCE
MarcOni Operators World Over BY
Marriage Announcement

San Francisco, July 22-T.le neat
young man in blue uniform seated in
the little wireless station on a liner
somewhere in the little wireless ST: =
ton on a liner somewhere between
Australia and Tahiti was wondering
last night what had happened to his
Old friends, *. &. H" and ID. O.
X"
Lovers quarrel" he said. Hope
tney make up
Young men in uniforms seated in
little wireless cages in scores of vessels
all over the Pacific from the Bering
Sea to the other side of the Capr;con
wondered and worried over the wire
less romance of tx. 3. H" and Cd
O. X In the middle of the Pacific,
Honolulu felt uneasy over the silence.
Finally the operator on the United
States cruiser California. somewhere
off the coast Of Mexico, forgetting all
about the war and devou;ed by Gu
riosity, flashed out:
*. 3. H., what is the matter with
you and d. O. X?''
There was no reply.
From the Sonoma, headed for Aus
tralia, came the message:
* E. H.: Better be careful, some
one will cux you out"
From the frosty antennae of Whal-
er in the Bering Sea cracked home
| ly advice:
*. B. H.: You and D. O. X. had
better kiss and make up
'If it was a lovers spat: all the
, wireless operators on the Pacifi fic
! ocean were going to take hand in
! it. The Lurline, 1000 miles out
wanted to know. The Sierra. me
where between San Francisco and
! Honolulu, was curious, and even New
! Jersey over on the other side Of the
continent, clamored for explanations
I Finally the tension over the wire
less romance was relieved shortly be
! fore 10 o'clock, when * E. H" flash
! ID out:
Every wireless operator within
reach of the call sat up, for &C. O.
hearing"
&C. Ok B. H and D. 0. X. mr.
ried.'
The message was signed X. B. II.
And that is how the marriage O.
Miss Ruth Deliah Sayers, on of tbs
wireless operators in San Francisco
and Adolph Rau, chief engineer o
the big Bolinas station and the Mar
shall station. was announced to tht
world last night. They were married
in San Francisco.
The wireless romance las beer
watched by wireless operator; for tn,
last two years from all corners of tn,
world for tha radio messages. ever
the most intimate ones, stray fa- ant
wide The steamship operators hae
become so accustomed to hearing tn
nightly exchanges Of love notes be
tween Miss Sayers and Rau that the.
grew worried last night when *. e
IL which is the wireless nam
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
rItI. CAHPF.NTER WORM
~ ENEMY TO ELM TREES
By S. y. DOLEN.

j., many sections, especially
,brnuchnut the Western States. pop
iars and cottonwoods are the first
shade trees planted. Their beauty,
Quick growth, and heavy foliage
make the mvery useful trees in a
new settlement. Later on, they are
usually replaced by trees of slower
s-o,ytb. which are stronger and more
enduring
ln some states. the favorite shade
,,eas seem now to be the cork elm
and the American elm. In many of
the larger towns, there are long rows
~ these young elms. strong and
sturdy. giving promise of beautiful
shaded avenues in years to come.
The poplars are Objectionable in
many ways. They are only too often
infested with root borers, bark borers.
borcrs in The trunk, or even the small
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
'CHlCKENS" HELP TO
BREAK EGG STRIKE
Meaning Girls. Who suppl mt Men As
Candicfs-tnion Partially Nictori-


Chickens" are now to he judges Of
the freshness OF eggs that cone in>o
the New ork rnarNet-weli, th.t * TO
say, that. owing TO the strike of the
regular egg inspectors, "A large mum
ber of the i,lg produce ouses have
engaged yoCng girls iii THEN places.
At the same time the strikers say
that because Il the strike neariy
100000 eggs are in danger Of becom-
ing scandalous. Thursdays 3,l5o.000
eggs and yesterdays 2.250.0Oo break
fast specials being yet in quarantine
because there vas nobody TO give
them a good character
One hundred Of the striking in
spectors retl Tned to work yesterday,
their firms wing ded to recos-
nize the uni and 4 half holi-
day on Saturday. lands are
BENG made, but the = If the
Egg Union is the II. the
strikers say. Il,
The produce merchants !. II (
the union not only WanteQ re -.
but dema nded that the erl.ploy> ~
charge members of the union wh
back in their dues.
They declare the girls to be more
efficient as Gamblers than the regular
| inspectors. candler is one who
| holds an egg - to tie hS..t of a
candle, the eggs transparency telling
whether it is an upright piece If hen
! fruit or not-New York World.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28

double band of burlap neatly
around the trunk and over the
wounded area. This process is very
simple and very effective 1t merely
demands little persistent. energetic
work.
WOOdpeckers do much good by
hammerinS holes in the bark of in
tested cOttOnwoods and devouring
the young carpenter worms and we
certainly ought to protect these feath-
cred friends of ours
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
Gross section of badly infested elm.


twiss. They form excellent breeding
grounds for many varieties of leaf
eating caterpillars and plant-lice. The
poplar known as Balm of Gilead is
particularly Objectionable in this way.
The elms, on the contrary, are
usually remarkably free from insect
pests of all kinds, But during the
past few years. the large trunk-bOr-
ing caterpillar of the cottonwood, has
spread TO the elms and for some time
have been doing an increasing amount
of damage to these beautiful young
trees This dangerous caterpillar is
called the carpenter worm; a good
name. for il would be hard to do
smoother work with gouge and auger
than it does with it's strong, horny
jaws 1t is native of this country,
and Is common in many trees and
bushes, from which it spreads to the
elms and cultivated willows.
Usually the first sign Of it's pres
ence in an elm is a moist discolored
spot around some crack or scar in the
bark. A careful examination shows
bits Of damp. black sawdust sticking
out from the crack. Later on these
signs grow palmer. In q year or
two. the dsied bark falls away, leav
ING ragged hollow in the trunk,
more or less filled with bits of dead
ana partly rotten wood. The worms,
working at first in the tender sap
wood. now bore deep into the heart
OF the tree. honey it with
noieS large enough to stick your little
hhger into. Very often more eggs
are laid and new colonies Of cater
p'iiars begin work around the old
hoies, which become large and un-
ivh w RI
comes and snaps the tree in two and
ends it.
An injury by these destructive
worms should receive prompt and eff
eclNe attention. Chisel away all
ue'd and rotten wood and thoroughly
remove all droppings and debris from
'he holes made by the carpenter
worm Alter few days visit the
rec ana notice which burrows con-
t.h moist masses of fresh droppingS
WIN IN umbrella rib, or a sharp
heaIy iron wire. prod vigorously in
'l these holes. so as to kill as many
worms as possible. Remove al
uehris, and a week later repeat the
s'he vigorous prodding. If this pro-
N'SS seems unsuccessful after re-
p'dted trials. but n few ounces OF
'"'lphide Of carbon and some cot
'"h. Clean out the entrances to al
lhe burrows. and cram into each &
wa OF cotton wet with the bisul
P"'de Do this very rapidly, and a
t u't cover the entire injured hollo"
WIN = wet sticky clay. The fume!
NHHu'd penetrate every burrow an(
h'N the remaining caterpillars with
u1' njuring the tree. Do not oper
70" h"'tle in the house. for the poison
- vile odor. and is very inf1am
"'H' and explosive. Remove tn
fa' the next day. wait 4 day or tw'
iresh droppings: if these do no
.1F+ar' cover all the injured surface
t'F with grating wax, then sey
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
WOOLI.Y APHIDS CAUSE <
ON APPLE. ROOTS.
Bv +. c.. SANDERS.

In many instances this woody insect
pest Of apple trees has been found
working on the roots as we'll as the
upper portion of the tree. 1t has the
habit Of collecting in white woody
masses at any point where the tree
(a) Calls on roots of young tree.
Note the reduced and stunted
roots beyond the infected points.
has been wounded and new bark is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28

Of San Francisco did not call up u.
=. n" the wireless name for RolInas
Miss Sayers and kau were married
hy the Rev. Samuel Quickmire in
the Howard Methodist church. and
Mrs. Rau thereupon resigned her 20
sition to become a housewife
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
OVERHEAD IRRIC iTiON
OF STRAWBERRIES.
Ry Fl. f. HALL.

Strawberries contain over w per
cent Of water therefore requiring
large arnount of moisture in the sou
durinr the frutirg season IN oruef
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28

torlnin. or where 4 twiG has been
trimmed off. The external appearance
of this insect is so pronounced that 1t
should not be mistaken. The Easiest
method of control Of these pests Is
to touch the masses of Wooly aphlds
With n cloth or sponge soaked in kerO-
sene This treatment. although re-
auirinc personal attention to each IN
tested tree. smost certain OF bene-
ficial results.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
Showing beth high and low method
OF piping for overhead irrigation. Pipe
lines should run parallel with rows.

and requiring about 225 lineal feet of
pipe and 225 nozzleS at cost of about
$4,000 pc ra"Ie, including labor of in
Stalling. This outfit will last num-
Der of years and may be moved to
other locations at q small expense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
TO BLOWING ROCK BY CAR.
DR.. Norwood Carroll and DIR. Della
Dixon-Carrcll Will Tour Western
of State

Dr. Norwood G. Carroll and DR..
Della Dixon Carroll viii leave Ra-
leigh this morning in their car for
Blowing Rock. They-will tour a num-
Der OF the counties OF the Western
part of the State. They will return
to Raleigh On August 2.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
BOOSTERS OUTING
Annual Affair Held Saturday Evening
by Local Board OF Trade
Many Addresses.

The third annual outing of the
Wheeling Board OF Trade held Satur-
day evening proved a most delightful
ahair. though the attenda nee was
somewhat disappointing Following a
buffet luncheon at the White Palace.
an enthusiastic meeting was held
during which an excellent program Of
songs. music and addresses was rem
dered
The principal address was delivered
ny Judge George G. Srrgiss. of Nor
ganiown. in which he described in
considerable detail the proposition OF
erecting an interurban trolley line be-
tween this city and Morgantown. The
Judge was enthusiastic over the pro-
1ect, and declared that he believes
II viii be successfully carried out
soon
Other addresses were made by Prof
VIM. Hill. OF Bethany college. on agri-
culture. G. II. Royce. manager OF
Waddington farm. on alfalfa growing
\. w. PAUL. on Greater Wheeling:
Geo. J. Mathison. on the proposition OF
tunneling Wheeling hill and reclaim.
ing East Wheeling: and w Francis
Hyde. City recreation manager on
Fairgrounds.
Original comic songs composed by
John Wallace. secretary OF the NUM-
cipal League. and Roy u. Naylor. sec
Rotary OF the board Of trade. made
hits. and another novel feature was
series OF "stereoptican stunts" in
which prominent board members and
city oficials were pictured In carica-
fure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
MUCH BUSINESS
Council Committees Will Hold Meet.
inss Tonight in City Building to
Act on Various Matters

mis- evening will be an evening OF
committees in the city building there
oelng already three called for SEES
slons. The streets. alleys and grades
ordinance and elections. The elections
committee will probably be of mos.
Importance as 1t IS to prepare for the
holding OF the special election to be
held July TO determine the kind Of
hltration system the people desire.
Representatives OF the various sys-
tens are expected in the city with
IN the next few days to start an active
campaign for the various systems
The streets. alleys and grades com
mittee Will work on different street
improvements that have been propos-
ed but which have been held up The
ordinance cammittee will take up the
license fees and NAV other matters
together with meeting with the cleo
tion committee. The reports OF these
various bodies will be presented to
council Tuesday night. the call for
which will be issued his morning by
Mayor Kirk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
LOCAL GREEKS
ARE DRILLING
COMPANY ORGANIZED AND PIE
PAIRING FOR WAR VITA
TURKEY
Squads eeins Taught Ar, % Wa q
Man Recently Returneo From
Seat % Recent War

While plans are being made secret
~ by both Greece and Turkey for an
other war. which Is likely 90 develop
over reported trouble in the terri
tory in dispute. local GreeSs are also
making preparations. \ large mum
Der OF the local Greeks fought in the
recent Turko and Balkan vars and
although they have returned TO this
country. they are ready 20 answer
the call OF the mother country 20
again take up arms in her defense.
During the past week or ten DAYS.
Capt. Christ Cantelemas. recently re-
turned from the swat Of war. has been
drilling a number OF young Greeks.
The recruits now number 50 and al
! nave acquired a great knowledge OF
the tactics In drilling They are out
daily. In company and In squads. be
ing taught the fine points OF the work
and while all were raw recruits in
the beginning. they have now ad.
vanced to the point where they an
sNer the commands in a wonderful
way
The recruits are all apparently anN-
ious for the drill period. and gather
at the appointed hour on the drul
grounds on the South Side The drill
ing instruction Is given on the lot in
the rear Of the new Greek church.
corner OF Twenty-fourth and Market
street,.
In drilling the men Capt. Cantelp-
mas had much trouble. being forced
10 teach the recruits singly and in
couples until they were far enough
advanced 10 work with the more ad-
Nanced ones lie returned from the
mother country but p month ago
Regulation United States army kha.
ki uniforms and aCcoutrements have
been ordered by the men. and n is
expected that they will arrive ny the
tlrst or July. II Is the intention OF
the recruits and their officers TO par.
ade over the principal streets Of the
city n the uniforms arrive. July 4
II war L. declared. they will answer
the call 10 arms and return TO
,'reece; as many other companies did
from this country. prior 10 the for.
mer war, wearing the regulation T..
). army uniform and carrying the
regulation L. :. army arms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
BEAUTIFUL SERVICE
Snhoren's Day Exercises Held in
CnaplIne street NJ. e. Church
Sunday Morning.

In one OF the most beautifully dec.
GRATED churches in the city the sun.
DAY School of the Chapline street NJ.
T. church delivered its annual Chill
drens Day program Sunday morning.
The church had been decorated by the
Jones Bible class and presented rather
a tropical forest scene rather than a
church. The pulpit was banked with
ferns and daisies and potted plants.
The program consisted of musical Sc.
leciions by the various classes and an
address by Mr.. +. &. Lenhart. One
striking feature OF the program Was
me TACT that one class did not know
what the other would present untr
the program opened.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
JUVENILE CIRCUS
Interesting Event TO Be Staged This
tErsIn zen. e- Is .in'I institute.

This evening a band OF East End
youngsters will give what they term
a Great Juvenile Circus" in the
Linsly armory at s O'Clock. and a
splendid program OF interesting
stunts will be carried out Several
wild animals will be placed on exhi-
oition while an elephant and a trick
mule Will take part In the exhibition.
The opening performance will be a
Joan or Arc pageant. The officers
OF tho circus are Wilfred MacEwan.
Herbert Jones and Carl Haberstick.
The performers are: John Haber.
SUCK. Norman MacEwan. Howard
Prayer. William Helm, John Helm
Robert Rogers. Willis Marshall. Tod
kriswell, Morgan Bendall. Edwa nd
Quigley, Bobbie Crawford. Ralph
Phillips, Lewis Huffman. Lewis Fpin.
Ter, Dwight Mills. Howard Jones.
street parade will be given this
afternoon. The admission TO he
charged win be five cents for young
sters and a dime for adults.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
SUIT FOR $4,000 FILED.

\ suit for $4,000 was filed Satur.
day afternoon with the clerk OF the
circuit court. styled Maybell Hotch.
Kiss. administrator for the estate OF
hlchard Hotchkiss. vs. The West Vir.
elnia Traction q Electric company.
me SUIT Is returnable az the next
term or court. II Is the out growth -
the death OF Richard Hotchkiss. line.
man for the defendant company. who
lost his life Christmas day when the
line car crashed into No. Ct. the larg.
est car on the Pike division.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
CHILDREN'S DAY
Interesting Services Conducted In
Wesley NJ. {. Sunday School
Sunday Morninq

Members Of the Wesley VI. r. Sun
day School met yesterday in their reg
ular annual Chlldren's Day exercises
and rendered what is considered their
best program ever. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
expectation. The meeting was oryen-
ed by the school repeating the Apos-
ties Greed. Following a prayer
Rev. Cunningham the choir rendered
an anthem. The psaltery was then
read and several recitations by mem
bers or the school followed. The or
ering was a very good one. following
short address by the superintendent
The money received Will be given 10
the Methodist Children's Day Fund 10
be loaned 10 students IN the Metho-
dist schools.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
TO ENCA MENT

The forty-eighth annual encamp.
ment Of the department OF the Ohio
g. \. II. will be held I'm the city Of
East Liverpool. Ohio. from June %
To p. The people OF the town are
making arrangements to receive the
veterans and a general good time Is
anticipated which Will add TO the so
ciabilitv and hospitality which is In
store for the old soldiers. \ large
number Of the old veterans from
every section Of eastern Ohio are eN-
pected 70 be present az the encamp-
mont A number OF the veterans OF
Holiday Post G.. 4 Y OF this CITY
are expected 10 attend Tho members
OF the Post will not attend In 2 BODY
but as individuals 4 splendid pro
gram will be carried out In cOnnec-
ton with the event
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
TRAFFIC lied UP

The derailment OF three loaded
freight cars at Denver. beyond cam,
eron early Yesterday morning. caused
the disruption Of the schedule wee
terday morning for while. and cars
caught behind the wreckare were NOT
allowed 20 get into the city until YES.
terday. The wreck had been cleared
w suIilci9ntly TO allow tho carving
OUT OF the schedule yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
RENNARn 10 spEAK

Wheeling people are brought face
20 face with great deal Of interest
In the International Convention OF Ad.
Nertising men TO be held in Toronto.
Canada. Mr.. John II. Rennard a To-
cal man Is one Of the speakers OF the
occasion Mr. Rennard a. very prom.
inent In the advertising world and is
2 member OF the Vigilance COMMITTEES
Tor Pittsburgh district Mr.. Rennard
was one OF the organizers and the
first president Of the Wheeling Ad
Club which has sprunq into a live
organization