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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14
NORTH CAROL INIANS
IN THE METROPOLIS
By II. s. CARRAWAY.)

New \ Ork. Sept. 1I.-MrS. george
Grenville Merrill returned from Bilt-
more, n. c., this week after plea asant
visit with her sister, Mrs, George w
Vanderbilt Mrs Merrill will join her
ia niIy in Stock bridge, Mass, shortly
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. James, Jr.,
and Mrs. j A. Cherry, of Greenville,
arrived in New York from the Tar
Heel State several days ago and are at
the Hotel Strand for visit
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Vass, of
Raleigh, have been enjoying the past
few days in GothamtoWn, stopping at
the Park Avenue and attending the
early fall theatres.
| Miss H R. Williams, of SEVERN,
N. c., reached New York early in the
week and passed several days at the
Latham on pleasure visit.
| Miss S. e. Futrell and Miss j. Flu
trell Of jackson, were among the
North Carolinians visiting in the met
| ropOlis during the week, spending
| several days at the Hotel Albert.
Mrs J H. Alter, of Charlotte, ar
rived in the city during the early part
of the week and is registered at the
Aberdeen for a few days stay.
| Mr.. e. S. CheSSOn, prominent Ellz-
abeth City merchant. and Mr.. G. II.
Fore, ore of WilminGtons foremost
business men, were in New York dur
| ing the week purchasing fall and
winter stock for their firms. Other
North Carolina buyers in the Metro
polio included w. j. Tonkin, Of
Greensboro; w. e. Brothers, OF Fay
etteville; J. J. Baxter, Of New Bern;
| Miss A. Link bauer, of Lumberton; G /.
w. Chandler and Mrs e. Oettinger
of Murphy; Mrs. A. NJ. Smith, OF
| Durham; w. Beavans, of High Point;
l.. w Davis, of Wilmington, and d
G.. Craven, of Winst Salem.
Never before were the various New
York hostelries so crowded as they
are at the present time, and in the
large assemblage of visitors now il
the city North Carolina is amply rep
resented by number of leading citi
zens. Among those registered at The
principal hotels this week were:
Latham-W. L. Mcdonnell, Raleigh
Herald Square,. G.. Boomhouse
H. e. Riddle and Mrs. A. Duckett
Raleigh; f. N. Bridgers, Wilson; ]
, D. Elliott, Hickory, and II. L. Mill
Strand-J H Holmes, Edenton
, Broadway Central-S. Thomas
= Clinton; A. Bone, Ashevllle, and S
, T. Bennett, Apex.
Grand-Z. O. Jenkins, Henrietta
y J. w Daniel, High Shoal; j. G
I Shaw. Fayetteville, and w. Dunn
o | New Bern.
e Aberdeen-w F. Morgan and S
, | b. Tanner, Charlotte; A. Lipshit.
- Roxboro, and M. Rones, High Poin
, Marlborough-F. w. Bonitz an
: l.. Hanson. .Tr., Wilmington, and c
V c.. Wilson. Charlotte.
: Navarre-H. E. Longley and 0
q II. Shoemaker. Wilmington.
II Martha Washngton-Mis d. Hill
g Durham.
l. st. Denise. f. WilkersOn, Rar
= dleman.
= Collingwood-Mrs G.. Reid, Reid:
e Vile, and c.. A. Jenkins Winston
" | Salem.
le Holland House-W. F. Decke
% ASheNille.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 1.-THE
latest throng Of refugees to he brought
here from Beirut by the United States
collier Caesar states that the eco
nomic distress in Syria is becoming
more acute every day. Lack Of trans
port is in part responsible Improper
fuel has burnt out the locomotives.
so there IL only one train a week be-
tween Beirut and Damascus and the
Aleppo- Kayak service has been re-
duced to one train every three davs
Meantime, the number of horses.
mules and camels is constantly re-
duced by communicating. Outbreaks
are feared as the result of famine
There IL creditible rumor that the
Turks are cutting down olive trees fol
fuel. Mary Of these trees are cen
turies old. and their loss will bring
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

physicians of Crane, Mo are puz-
Zfed by an ailment which strikes " TT
Hilton dumb when he ATTEMPTS 10 ad-
aress persons near him. but permits
h1fa To speak plainly when addressing
persons AT distance, or when talking
to animals
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

Ii is said that British standards
Tor war horses are higher than those
or any other nation buying in this
country. Monthly shipments of
horses from Montana and Wyoming
are now averaging 1000 head
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-14

remarkable fog on the Peruvian
coast Is known as the "garua." 1t oc-
ours III a region where rain is un-
known, and supplies sufficient nois
ture to support vegetation.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Why Cabinet Pooled Paw.

London. July 1.-THE members of
the coalition cabinet decided to pool
their salaries because it was felt that
the Encouragement of the officers in
volved certain invidious comparisons
between ministers who formerly were
on an equality with regard to salaries.
1t was therefore proposed by Andrew
Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson.
the Daily Chronicle hears, that the
whole cabinet. exclusive of the prime
minister. should put their salaries into
IL pool and divide the amount equally.
The average Conservative minister's
salary happened to be 1900 higher than
the average Liberal minister's salary.
The average Of the two now works out
at about f4.246 NEARLY o1,23W a year.
The chief sacrifices by this arrange
mont are made by the lord chancellor,
Sir Stanley O. Buckmaster, whose SAL
airy Is 100000. and Sir Edward Carson,
the attorney general. whose salary, ex-
elusive of fees, is $1,000. All the secre-
taries Of state who receive a uniform
salary of $4,000 give up more than
f1M each. and members Of the cabinet,
who receive salaries of t 1000, including
Winston Churchill. Lord Curzon, Lord
Crewe. Lord Selborne. Lewis Harcourt
and Arthur Henderson, will have their
salaries more than doubled.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Loss In French Trade, $1,143, 600, 900.

Washington. July II. -The war to
date has cost France moro than 81, 143, =
100000 of her foreign trade, according
to figures SEM to the department of
commerce by United States Consul
General a. NJ. Thackara at Paris.
OF his vast amount over $500, OOO,-
600 was sacrificed in the first four
months of the conflict. up to Jan. l.
1915. In that period the republic also
was deprived of 100000 tons of wheat
grown on her w soil and seized by
the German armies occupying her
northern provinces. There was. too. a
decrease in that time of 6.162 in the
number of ships arriving at and 5.196
in the number of ships departing from
French ports.
In the first three months of 1915 the
loss in Frances foreign trade was near
ly S344, 100000, being SILL 100000 as
against $780, 1000 in the same period
in 1914.
The imports since the first of this
year have been S2SG. 5000 as against
S442.3N.oM and the exports have been
Hl-b' f'V.oVO as compared WIN SOl-,-
100000.
The United Kingdom suffered less
than any other nation by reason of the
decrease in French trade. and the Unit
ell States came next. The Belgian
trade was almost entirely destroyed
through the occupancy Of that king
dom by the German armies. The ship
ments from Belgium to France in 1914.
before the war. wero valued at $780,
100000. while the shipments after the
war began. up to Jan. I, 1915, We're
only SGT 600.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
SHADE FOR THE HOGS.
Animals Thrive Better When Protected
From Hot Summer Sun.

Animals Thrive Better When Protected
From Hot Summer Sun.
There are some who argue that
where domestic animals become accus-
toned to running in pastures without
shade they get along and do just as
we'll as where shade is provided, saws
the Kansas Farmer. Those who OBJ
serve the comfort and contentment
that animals display when they can
get into a shady spot on a hot summer
day find it hard to reconcile them
selves to this theory. The hog suffers
greatly from heat. and ever though no
losses may occur in the pasture unpro-
vided with shade, the animals certain
ly would thrive and do better if pro-
vided with this means Of comfort.
The most suitable location for shade
in a hog pasture is on some high point
where the wind can have clean sweep.
Both hogs and cattle will seek such
spots in pastures during the heat of the
day. Artificial shade car he very east
ly and cheaply provided where there is
no natural shade. \ low shed with no
sides, made of cheap boards. is all that
is required. If this is suitably located
the hogs will most surely take advan-
tage of it. If the pasture is very large
several cheap shades of this kind
should be provided. so that the hogs
from all over the pasture will not have
to gather at a single shed.
On some farms the hog house pri-
marily built for narrowing purposes is
so located that the wind can circulate
freely provided the doors are all left
open. We have visited such houses
where the main or central alley was
open to the hogs. A house so located
Is a very cool place on a hot day. and
the hogs from the pasture will take
advantage of it if given a chance.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Effect Of Oats on Milk Flavor.

There is very little basis for the idea
that oats in the feed OF Il dairy COW
makes any decided difference in the
flavor of her milk. according to recent
data collected by the department of
agriculture. Trials We're made in
which fifty persons expressed their
preference as to flavor of milk, and
there was no real decided opinion be-
tween oats and n ration of corn and
bran. Oats. corn. alfalfa hay. cotton
seed meal, bran and other concentrated
dairy fceds-all will produce n fine fla
vored milk when fed in proper proper
tions with other feeds, and there is no
substantial evidence that any one Of
them is particularly superior to the
others.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30

20 cents per pound live weight, which
made a total Of $64.SO. The cost Of
the feed fed the cockerels during the
six months was S332.4O.
When three months old the cockerels
were separated from the other chick
ems. If cockerels are permitted to run
with the other chickens they do not
make profitable gains, and the meat is
not Of the best quality.
The cockerels were fed this ration:
Breakfast.-Wet mash, which consist
ed, by measure, Of eight parts Of bran,
two parts Of middlings, two parts of
ground oats and two times a week one
part Of meat meal. This mixture was
moistened with O milk or water I'M
til the mass Of feed crumbled easily.
Scraps from the kitchen We're added.
Twice a week a handful Of ground
sulphur was included In the feed to
purify the blood.
Dinner.-Half ration of wheat and
oats in equal parts.
Supper.-Grain mixture, composed of
equal parts, by measure, Of whole corn,
cracked corn, wheat and oats. The
supper ration was maintained until the
cockerels were old enough to prefer
the whole corn; then cracked corn was
omitted from the ration, and another
measure Of whole corn was substi-
tuted.
Weeds, lawn cuttings and other green
food were fed to the cockerels. A
bountiful supply of fresh water. oyster
shells, grit and a dry, sunny dust bath
were provided for the comfort and the
health Of the birds.
1t does not pay to kill cockerels I'M
til they weigh four pounds. The White
Plymouth Rocks l reared have aver-
aged a weight of six pounds at six
months old.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
BURR's SELF CONTROL.
An Incident That Proved His Perfect
Command Of His FEELINGS.

Vt0NS
Command Of His Feelings.
Aaron Burr was by nature and train
ing a man of extraordinary self CON
troll. He allowed no circumstances to
throw him off his balance.
An anecdote told by 1tufus Choatc to
Richard II. Dana. recorded in Mr..
Dana's DIARY" illustrates the callous-
ness which aided Burr so greatly in
controlling himself.
Several years after the death Of
Alexander Hamilton. killed by Burr in
a duel. Burr visited Boston. and Mr..
Devereux Of Salem paid him some at
tentions. The visitor was taken to the
Boston Atheneum. where, while the
two men were walking through the
gallery of sculpture, Mr.. Devereux
happened to catch sight of a bust OF
Hamilton.
The thought flashed across Mr.. Dew
ereaux's mind that Burr might not care
to be confronted with the sight of the
features OF the nan he had slain. But
no. Burr was undisturbed. He also
espied the bust, and. although Mr..
Devereux had instinctively turned
away, he walked up to it and said in
q loud tone.
"Ah, here is Hamilton"
Then. passing his fingers along GER
tain lines of the face, he added,
There was the poetry"
Hamilton's contemporaries gave him
credit for possessing a poetic mind.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
FATTENING BROILERS.
Two Weeks Of Heavy Feeding Will Fit
Birds For Market.

Birds For Market.
Chickens designed for sale as broil-
ers should be fed and cared for as
though they We're to be reared to ma
turity up to within about two weeks of
marketable age This means that they
SHOULD have as much range as possible
and be fed upon the whole or cracked
grain and the mashes suited to their
age. says Rural New Yorker. They
will thus develop a good frame and vi
tality that will stand two weeks Of
closer confinement and heavy feeding.
About two weeks before marketing
contine he roilers in Il small pen that
is clean. we'll ventilated and comfort
able and feed them twice daily all that
they will readily clean up of a wet
mash composed of cornmeal alone or
of cornmeal combined With finely
ground barley, ground buckwheat and
about 10 per cent of beef scrap. Many
chicks are fattened on cornmeal alone.
but a mixture of grains is better. At
moo give them a little whole or crack
ed grain and see that they have an
abundance of fresh water and some
grit.
Feed all that they will eat. but be
careful not to clog them by overfeed-
ing. Skim milk for m%oiStening the
mash is better thar water. Chicks will
not stand close confinement and heavy
feeding for more than about two weeks
and should be sold before they get loft
their feed"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
HAULING Out Manure.

The spreading Of barnyard manure
as it is produced is the ideal practice
to follow under ordinary farm condi-
tlons, and it should be much more en-
orally followed than it is. 1t seems
difficult for many to realize that every
ton of harnyard manur placed on the
soil before it has lost much of it's
value through exposure to the wealth
or is worth on an average $50 per ton
through the increased crops following
such application. This fact has been
c~onclusively demonstrated by the most
careful experimental work.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Aerial Torpedo Latest.

London. July 19.-Much ingenuity is
being expended in adding to efficiency
for destruction by German airships. The
Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: 1.-The latest device is an aeri-
al torpedo which is proposed to be used
by the new super-Zeppelins. 1t is made
of aluminium and filled with gas.
When discharged from a tube in the
airship the torpedoes. it is stated. are
sustained by gas and controlled by
wireless from the airship. They can
be directed from a great distance and
exploded at any point required.
Professor Rohland of Stuttgart has
invented Il trench protection against
shell fire. 1t consists of an artificial
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
FEEDING THE CALF.
Grain Ration Should Be Fed Dry, Not
Given In the Milk.

Given In the Milk.
In feeding skimmilk to calves it
should be warmed to body tempera-
u r and always fed sweet, writes c..
S. Greene in Rural New Yorker. All
pals and buckets used in feeding
should be kept sweet and clean, as
much damage may he caused by in
sanitary methods. Feeding three times
a day is beneficial while the calf is
young, but at the age Of two or three
months twice a day is all that is nee
essary.
\ good grain ration may be made Of
three parts cornmeal, three parts
ground oats, one part wheat bran and
one part oil meal. 1t is better to feed
this Immediately after the milk in the
same bucket instead of mixing it with
the milk. In this way the dry grain
is eaten slowly. giving it a chance to
be masticated and mixed with the sa-
Iva instead of being washed down
with the milk.
a little hay should be given once or
twice a day after the calf is three or
four weeks old. For this purpose
there is nothing better than fine sec
ond crop alsike clover we'll cured. If
this is not available early cut clover
or alfalfa will answer the purpose if
of fine quality. The grain ration can be
increased gradually as the calf grows,
the usua amount being from Il half to
a pound of grain for every 100 pounds
live weight Of the calf, but of course
this must be regulated by the feeder.
DO not make any abrupt changes in
feed. but make them very gradually,
extending over at least two weeks
for a complete change like from hay
to grass.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
France May Give up Colony,

London. July 1S.-The possibility that
the Miquelon archipelago. the last
North American possession of France,
may he annexed to Newfoundland at
the close of the war is receiving serious
consideration in that colony.
The little islands of st. Pierre.
Miquelon and Langley, IL short dis
lance off the south coast of Newfound-
land. have formed for two centuries
the advance base for the French cod
fishery on the Grand banks.
In recent years the prosperity of the
tiny colony has steadily diminished
and all possibility of Industrial prog
ress for some time to come was de-
stroyed when the French government
in February summoned all ablebodied
men in the islands to the colors.
The town of st. Pierre. where most
Of the %colonists live. is now inhabited
only by aged mon, women and children.
University Working on Mayo Provision.
st. Paul. July 20.-The University Of
Minnesota is now completing it's plans
in pursuance with it's recent decision
to enter the six year trial period in
which graduate medical work will be
pursued at Rochester, Mimi. under the
offer Of the Mayo foundation, which
makes available. in the event of perma-
nent arrangement. the income of a So
100000 endowment.
The action of the board followed a
long discussion over the question OF de-
lay. Accompanying the report of the
executive committee passed on June
5 were numerous requests for delay.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
All Immigrants Will Be Welcomed,

San Francisco, July 2O.-A new i'm
migration policy of the United States
has been brought about as a result of
the European war, United States Com
missioner of Immigration Anthony
Caminctti announced at San Francisco.
president Wilson," Mr.. Caminetti
said, "does not desire to send one
single immigrant back to his country
where any danger might come to him.
The immigration policy of the govern
ment even goes further. On account
Of the Lusitania incident the govern
ment will not send any immigrants
back to England or France"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
CORK TREES OF SPAIN.
How They Are Stripped Of Their Fark
at Ten Year Intervals.

AT len year intervals.
An important industry in Spain is
the cultivation of cork trees. This tree
is an oak which grows best in the poor
est soil. 1t cannot endure frost and
must have sea air and also some alti-
tudr. 1t is found all along the coast Of
Spain. the northern coast Of Africa and
the northern shores of the Mediterra-
mean.
There are two banks. the outer of
which is stripped for use. The cork is
valuable according as it is soft and
velvety. When the saplins has reach
ed the age of ten years it is stripped Of
its outer bark for two feet from th,
ground. The tree will then be about
five inches in diameter and about six
feet up to the branches. This strippin-
is worthless. The inner bark appears
blood red, and if it is split or injured
the tree dies.
When eight or ten years more have
elapsed the outer bark has again grown.
and then the tree is stripped four feet
from the roots. This stripping is very
coarse and is used to make floats for
fish nets. Every ten years thereafter
the bark is stripped, each year two feet
higher up, until the tree is forty or
fifty years old. when it is in it's prime,
and may then be stripped every ten
years from the ground to the branches,
Exchange.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Salvation Army Vast Property.

Albany. July 21.-The Salvation Ar
my Of the United States has filed it's
report of Sept. 30 last with the secre-
tary of state. 1t shows real property
in forty-four states of the value Of
$~6.612,S3S. on which there are mort
cages Of ~S2.s3s,511. The total personal
property is valued at $1.131, DIG, In
New York state the realty owned is
valued at $%o.O16,SOS, on which are
mortgages Of $1,O333, 4GG.
The income from the shelters Of the
army was $273.O4O. and the expendi-
lures were $780, 1902. The income in
this state from this source was $56,137
and expenditures $64,661. From the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
When Will War End?

London, July 1S.-The war in Europe
mas now been in progress more than
ten months. Here are some Of the
prophecies that We're made as to how
long the great conflict would last.
In London, at the middle Of March.
the odds at Lloyds We're 3 to l against
the war ending before May, odds were
even that it would end before Sept. l
next. and Is to l was offered that
peace would come before March 1.
1916.
Lord Kitchener. British secretary Of
state for war. in August, 1914-The
war will last three years. In October,
191i-The war will last two years.
Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood C.
b.. Nov. 81. 1o14-1 am confident with
Gods blessing, Of the success of the
allies in our righteous cause in the
coming year.
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge C. b.,
Dec. 81. 1914-A complete victory for
our side that will lead to a lasting
peace is my dominant wish for 1915, If
not my expectation.
~ "olAAc, lcuSu CoululdllueT-ln-
chief. April 2, 1915-The war soon will
end in favor of the allies.
Captain Edward Thery Of France,
Nov. >, 1914-If the issues are unde-
cided at the end Of the year it is quite
possible hostilities will continue to
spring or summer.
Georges Clemenceau. former French
premier, Nov. .. 1o14-Of one thing
alone I am c%ertain-the war will be
long, perhaps very long.
Herr Ballin, %confidante Of the kaiser.
in an interview with Gustav c. Roeder
at Hamburg. published April II, 1915-
How long will the war last? My dear
sir, this is a question which nobody
in Germany can correctly answer to-
day. We simply don't know. l wish
l did know. l don't think ever his
majesty could answer that question.
He doesn't know. either.
Djavid Rey, Turkish minister of
finance, April 8, 1915-I expect a def
mite solution of the war toward the
end of October.
James ]. Hill. American railroad
man, April i. 1915-The war will end
by Oct. /. 1915.
\ poll of American army officers OF
high rank in Washington on Sept. %,
1914. showed a consensus Of opinion
tho war would last nine to eighteen
months.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Blends, Keep Out Of the Sun.

Philadelphia. July Women of the
blond type. take warning.
lou must above all things, If you are
10 avoid cancer of the skin, stay out Of
the hot sun.
mat admonition was made by DIR.
FRANK {. Knowles during Il discussion
Oh The treatment of the skin.
"A great percentage of skin diseases
are cancerouS groWths. The blond
type OF woman when subjected to the
rays OF the sun is very susceptible to
the disease. Not only the blond wom-
an but the woman possessing a free
Killed. face must avoid the sun. Such
preventive measures Will save them
much trouble"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-30
Worms In Swine,

A remedy for worms in swine is as
follows: Coal dust Tor salt or charcoal
may be used in place of the coal DUST.
100 pounds. copperas. five pounds Omay
be secured ut amy drug storc). The
copperas should first be dissolved in
boiling water and then th%oroughly
mixed with the coal dust. Leave in
open hoppers where the swine can got
it whenever they want to.-Farm Jour
nal,