The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02

most interesting little Tar Heel tales
that drifted this way recently came
from the Aberdeen section. where
Richard Page, one Of Representative
Robert n. Pages Varsity boys is
farming.
Being a chip off Of the old block,
Eichard likes to calculate everything
down to the fineness of "a gnats heel.
He bought certain cows for certain
purposes and certain hogs for certain
other purposes. He never made a
move in stocking his interesting farm
without first calculating the cost and
foreCaSting the results. His fondneSS
for the Montgomery county pine
rooter" has grown on him ever since
he first sailed forth frem Biscoe,
where he used to chase little razor
backs with beanshoOters. Therefore,
when he started out to purchase hogs
for his model farm he hunted up the
man with the best family of Tam
worths-the aristoerat Of all the
raZOrba cks-and contracted for
supply.
The Tamworth inherits the small,
sweet ham-the original of the
Smithfield ham-the keen nose and
long head from the pinerooter. He
ia built on racing lines. Governor
Vance once said that the North Caro-
lima pinerooter was developed to out
run d hungry negro. Bill Nye said
nc WIS given a keen nose SO he COu1O
drink milk out of Il bottle.
Not long ago Father Page, resting
from his heavy duties holding back
the District of Columbia treasury
tappers, walked near his sons farm.
Come by. father, | want to show
you something cute" said Richard.
Mr.. Page went near, and saw a
young hog sucking milk from the
teat Of an astonished but helpless
COW
What do you think of that" said
the young farmer, laughing. It's
new TO me-
''Yes, l have lived a long time and
spent several sessions in the House
OF Representatives while the Repub-
leans We're in their glory, but that
beats anything in the way of looting
| ever saw" responded the Congress-
man.
The next day Richard Page called
for help. The day before when the
long, shadbellied pig milked one cow,
against her will, it was a joke but
when six other pigs Joined him and
stripped the herd during the night it
ceased to be funny. The hogs and
cows had to be separated. Mr.. Page
thinks that the pigs, being close OBJ
servers, found that it was better tC
90 after the milk than to wait for the
servants to milk it for thcm.
Some time last year Capt. Jack
Crawford. a noted scout, visited Ra-
leigh While there q member of the
staff of the News and Observer show
ed him around the city. Among the
places he went was the Confederate
Soldiers Home.
Several days ago Secretary Daniels
while in New York attended Hud
son Maxim's show, THE Battle Cr.
For Peace" Captain Crawford wa.
on the program and told of his SO
journ in Raleigh and an experience
he had at the Soldiers Home Cap
tain Crawford declared that one O
the veterans said to him:
by jerks, captain, if | had known
Yankee soldier as clever as You,
would have shot in the air Thi
story we'll told by Captain Crawford
brought down the house. Mr.. Dan
ielS caught it by accident; he had JUS
GrOf>ped in TO see the performance.
The Hon. Jim Ham Lewis a mos
versatile man in most fascinating re
whiSkers, is spoken of as q Candidat
for Vice President on the Democrat
ticket
Senator Lewis is of the Lewis bloc
OF Statesvilo. and his wife was Dor
~ Salisbury Mr. Lewis is proud c
his North Carolina connections
North Carolina is proud Of Mr.. Levi
the silVer-tongued orator of tn
nited States Senate
There is but one James Hamilto
Lewis in the world. His double ha
not been found. No man in the Ser
ate, the gifted Henry Cabot Lode
or the clever DR. Jacob Gallinger NJ
the bellicose PenroSe not eXcepte
cannot hold him 4 light i'll rough az
tumble debate. Democrats in tt
Senate use Senator Lewis to souels
obstreperous Republicans. They liz
To- see him go after Senator Lods
or DR.. Gallinger with his stir cir
Sugar-coated words.
The Morning Telegraph of Ne
York recently had this to say of NJ
Lewis ubiquity:
The name of J. Hamilton Lew
Us mentioned in connection with IL
asxa.4 4i<.x. ILL.,