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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
WIPING OUT

North Carolina folks always sit up and paw
close attention when Philander P. Claxton says
anything. We discovered Claxton in North
Carolina and the only sore spot touching him
that prevails down home is that we had to give
him up after keeping him for such a short
time.
The Commissioner of Education is no doub.
the livest man that has held that generally
supposed dry-as-dust post. The position held
by him has been q source Of many ripples OF
excitement.
He has been waging a war on illiteracy ana
every now and then he issues a "comrnunique"
on the progress Of the campaign that stirs the
martial blood. Only recently he put out sucl,
a bulletin declaring that the handwriting on the
wall for illiteracy in this country was distinctly
visible.
Statistics are produced by Prof. Claxton TO
show that he knows what he was talking about.
In 1900, these statistics show, out Of every
1000 children from 10 to IA years Of age ~
could not read or write. The ratio in 1910 was
only 23 to the thousand. This is a big advance.
The ratio is cut in half. In another ten years.
II the reduction is made in the same propor
ton, there will be only ten or twelve to the
thousand who cannot read or write.
or course, If the campaign is kept up and
there is no doubt that it will be, it is a question
Of only q short time before all the children i'm
the country will be learning to read and write
as soon as they reach the proper age.
This leaves the adult iliterates to be disposed
OF. There are four or five million of these
Prof. ClaXtOn has not overlooked them. Tho
night school has been introduced and il IL heinr
more and more largely availed of. Mr.. Claxton
says that twenty thousand dollars a wear for
ten years will wipe out adult illiteracy, and
Claxton knows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
THE FRIEND OF AMERICA.

President Woodrow Wilson, speaking at IN
dianapolis on Friday, jackson Day." declared
OF the Democratic party that it is the friend OF
the people. Just as truly may it be said Of the
President that in especial his life and his adj
ministration of the affairs OF this country have
demonstrated that he is indeed the friend Of the
people. With the declaration Of the President
III mind, with what has been accomplished by
the Democracy in power at Washington for less
than two years remembered, with a forecast
of the continued program of Democracy in be-
half Of the people, the Democracy may we'll
feel that confidence, and the country rejoice
because of all that it imports, which President
Wilson expressed as he said:
It is, by the way, a very comfortable
thought that the next Congress of the
United States is going to be very safely
Democratic, ana therefore,, we can alto
gether feel as much confidence as Jackson
did that We know what we are about. . : g
So 1 feel, my friends, in a very confident
mood today. l feel confident that We do
know the spirit Of the American people,
that we do know the program of better
ment which it will be necessary for Us to
undertake., that we do have a very reason
able confidence in the support OF the Ameri-
can people.
IN every word OF President Wilson at Indian
apolis there was the underlying truth manifest
that herr indeed was speaking a friend OF
America. 1t was an address which will repay
the careful reading Of every citizen Of this
country, for the truths set forth in it are those
which have to do with a determination to seek
the best that is to be had for the people of the
United States. It was an address which dealt
with many subjects which have to do with the
program, past and future, Of the Democratic
party, and it gave the clear cut assurance to
the people that here is a party whose leader
speaking by authority for it, pledged anew its
full service to the people.
The business world will read with cheer Tho
words Of the President as he decla red .rbo
Democratic party knows how TO serve businosc
in this country and its future program is .
program 0f service. We have laid the ,i,os
now upon which business which was to do ,ha
country harm shall be stopped and an eoo,o.;a
control which was intolerable shah hs hr,,...
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

WHAT'S the matter with Kansas Noth;,.
0"i the New York Sun, which has been
71'Hs some attentlon to Kansas, except that
Sile mas e59 State banks with S11S.692453 he.
poslfs.' The boost that the war gave when.
prices has caused the bank deposits of tho s,,r-
flower State to mount rapidly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

Both sides in the European war continue to
report gains. Making allowances for the Opt.
misrn Of patriotism is one of the most difficult
OF the tasks that the searcher after the truth
Of the war has to PERFORMS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
N~c& NaH'4 Ma4
CA Pick-Up.)

j. BOSE, of Calcutta, has
Il informed members Of The Cosmos Club
that plants responded to ancSthctics and stimu-
lantss.-Ncws Item. . 8 > No longer does the
gentle rose, i'm palSic,, pallid fear, avoid the
deadly pruning knife o. clumsy garden shear.
No longer does she hide
TtsE JEW ORDER. her head as she is tidicd
up; or wall to weeping
heavens above, alike an injured pup. Instead
she blan6lly smiles a smile that's cheerful, wise
aud warm. Then takes long, refreshing sniff
Of good old chlorofurn, But yesterday the dog
woods leaves were rackcd with growing pains.
lie yapped and hOwlcd and bit and growled
like for,y-six great danes. go get q doctor,
quick he said. II am not afraid. For he can
fix me right away with ethcr's artful add And
illus IL goes. The tulips nose is fast becoming
rcd. lie likes his beer. Its gentle cheer does
not affect his head. The modest, blusl,ing vio-
let has organized "a club. The leck's gone in
for surgery and he's no clumsy dub. The good,
old-fashioncI days are gone; the modern times
have come, and flowers, flowers, the dear sweet
flowers, are going TO make things hum.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

The National Republican Committee has
issued a statement in which it claims that the
last Republican election really placed the c.
o. L. on top again. But that is what an exec
utive committee OF a political party is for-to
extract comfort out OF any kind Of a combina-
ton of circumstances.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in Nofth SaIo-
lima 20 much good reading for so little money as
We are offering under the following propositloh'
For 81. 30 We will send the following Tor one
year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an c'Sht-
page weekly newspaper.
The Comnioner, an able monthly journal
published by William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page
North Carolina home and farm weekly JourhaI.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy GEMS you
can get all these papers one year.
<. G.. MOORE, Manager.
1I-IsSnNN January I'D. 1913
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

Inns Is a Jlm-dandy month for one class Of
Il popuiaton' Tor the ghost walks FIVE times
u louf AS for the other class Of the
'oiAa' 'heS Will nave TO take their medicine
with the best grace possible
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

Jacksonlan Democracy, as the President
pointed out at indianapolis, is q Democracy OF
action. Democrats who entertain themselves
with sitting on the breeching strap cannot DOS.
sloiy get any satisfaction out Of CONTEMPLATION
OF the career Of Jackson
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

81 roosevelt complains that the fact OF his
having been President has prevented him from
SPEAKING on a great many subjects. The jnfor.
iia'on "ll be gratefully received. Nest peo-
PIE thought the Colonel had not given q SINGLE
subject the go-by.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
Morning Tonic
(EccleSiastes xii. ID

iEcclesiastes xii. -
I'D now thy Creator in the days OF
IN thy youth, while the evil days come not,
nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say,
I have no pleasure i'll them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

L oeNelops that q million dollars was snant
II me Penrose campaign in Pennsvlvanja
her generally is a reason, and in the LIGHT az
~ nsure5 the Penrose Eictory does not seem
SO impressive.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

an unfriendly exchange says that Wilson was
on the defensive in Indiana. Well, the Presi-
dent IS another man whose dog you can't kick
around without his taking notice.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

!. If an entente six times as big as the opposi.
ton can form in Europe there will probably
be some chance of the war ending some time
in the next year OF two.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

1.-TWO dollar wheat means that we will ear
corn bread But Of course worse things than
that could happen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

Wanted-a wider border line between tho
United states and Mexico.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

one way out Of the difficulty might be 10
move Naco further down into Mexico.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

The President coined one that will stick when
10 struck of animated conservative"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
Last nights scores ::
COMPANY "oNEv WINS.

Hose Company Mo- 1 won a thrilling water battle from Company 2, in Fourth street last night, and large crowd witnessed the drenching, with keen interest. The victors won in their ability to make the couplings in fast time.
 The teams lined up as follows:
 Team No. Max Humfrey, fore man. Tom Krikbaum. Tom Bush. noz zlemen; Wm. Fry. hydrant; wm. Al bertson. Amos sundstrom and Dave Evans, assistants.
 No 2-z. NJ. Bradford, foreman; Harry Lucas, Vic Epsteyn and John Museth, nozzlemen; A. H. Ziegler, hy drant; Earl Maud and Wallis George assistants
 On the last fight. No. faced a stream Of water from the swift No boys, and the referees whistle call ed time, the No. crew turning off the water Suddenly the No. squad "came back" and put their adversaries to flight with a well-directed stream oi water.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
bertLansing The Man
'l-lli
[ From CincinnaIi Enqairer ]

rternational lawyer have been employ ed at various times by China. Mexi- co. Great Britain and several other nations.
 Also an occupant of the house is Nr. Fosters son-inlaw. Robert Lans. ing the new Secretary of State, whose appointment to the portfolio on Wednesday. after serving as sec retary ad Interim since June g, came as the climax in a rise in distinction in recent months that has no parallel in American diplomacy
 Where Lansing Got Training
 Mir. Foster is Republican. Mir. Lansing is Democrat. But interna- tional relations arc things above do- nestle partisan politics. Diplomacy : is a profession that is apart from To- cal politician considerations. Mir, Lam sing is trained diplomatist and his sudden rise Is admittedly due to his ability in his profession. His rela- tiouship with Mr. Foster General Foster. to give him the name by
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

In group of substantial homes on Eighteenth Street. in Washington. D. s. there stands a great dignified red brick house with an imposing en- trance. and with Virginia creepers clambering over its walls. Diagonal ly across the street from this house. which is numbered 1923. is the Aus tro-Hungarian embassy which ex- tends through 1at.iron shaped block to Connecticut Avenue on the oppo- side of which avenue is the British Embassy.
 This Eighteenth street house of red brick may be said Go be the present home of American diplomacy. The owner of the house and an occupant thereof is John W. Foster. sometimes called the old fox of American di- plomacy." and once secretary of state of the United States. He has served his country many times abroad as ambassador and minister and as a member or international commissions. His services as a diplomatist and in-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
GOVERNOR sLAToN IS
 NOW ALASKA BOOSTER

Monday night was the most gor geous that have ever seen anywhere. said Former Governor John M. Sla ton of Georgia, last evening. The GoyernoF and Mrs. Slaton made the Skagway.Sitka trip as excursionists on the City of Seattle, and declare that Alasla's nights are in a class by themselves, for beauty.
 The full moon was out, and Sitka's picturesque environs made the set ting just perfect, Governor Slaton said.
 q am taking some good impressions of your country back South. and l have enjoyed this trip and the wei come that has been given me, i'm, mensely," he said, just before he boarded the steamer for the southward trip
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
MARIPosA MAKING
 A FAST VOYAGE

A FAST VOYAGE
 -s-
 The big steamship Mariposa, of the Alaska Steamship company, reached Juneau at 10 o'clock this morning, and was in port two hours before continuing to Seward, her destination on the present voyage. She made the trip from Seattle in 66 hours. and is hurrying to get back to Seattle by August 6. her next sailing date.
 The Mariposa struck an uncharted reef in Clarence Straits on her last trip. Fourteen feet of her keel was torn on and when she struck the rocks second time, after she had veered to the starboard, her plates on that side were injured She was in drydock at Seattle for a day and a helf while temporary repairs were be- ing made The Mariposa will turn back at Seward. and after calling at Cordova to load copper ore. will steam to Seattle by way of the "out- side' route. The Alameda. due here from Seattle tomorrow morning, will make the trip to Anchorage and re- turn, by the Inside Passage.
 Passengers. arriving on the Mari posa for Juneau included Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Mccarthy, Mir. and Mrs. Emile Gastonguay, Mrs. H. B. Shorpe, Miss l.. M. Holm, Mrs. R. E. Peterson. b. S. Coply. II. R. Taylor. Mrs. B. B. Burwell, Frances Kimball, Miss Y. de Barros. R. A. Andrews. R. T. Nc Carthy. Carl NL olson, Miss Nj. Stores. Miss x. Christensen, Mrs. Gran, Ed. Brown. G. S. Dorman. F G. Dorman, Mrs. Fl. Smith, and two steerage.
 Outgoing passengers include J. Cur tis Patterson and D. W. Stewart, for Seward and M. A. Howe and wife for Valdez
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
WAREHOUSE TO BE
 BUILT BY OUNCE

George Quinge has been awarded the contract to construct Femmer & Ritters new warehouse on their dock site on Willoughby avenue, and work will be started at once. The building will be biult of wood and will meas ure 5S by 100 feet. The company in- tends to construct barns adjoining the warehouse little later in the summer Quinge's bid was $475.
 Other estimates were submitted as follows:
 Shaw SS92, Magnussen & Ingman S525. Maulding $174O. J. F. Gotch SS4S, Olts & Gilptriclz S76O, Taylor & Rock S1275. Halvorson & Knutson SS75, c. W. Bender S1S22.65, Leland S7SS. Daley S745, La France S79S and the Cooper Bros. for shingling, s1OO per thousand.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
FRED BERGER BREAKS
 118 BIRDS STRAIGHT

Secretary Fred V. Berger. of the Juneau gun club. won the high gun trophy at the club shoot last evening, breaking % out of 25 at scratch, and incidentally breaking 11S birds straight, with his Sf-inch Parker gun. This is his second run of 100 straight or better in July and is the Alaska rec ord.
 Mcbride got the red bird and broke it.
 There will be a shoot for beginners only given by the club during Aug ust for a trophy presented by the Du- Pont Powder Co.
 Tocf ,,fo.tffc ocoro..
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
HoNEYmooNERs RETURN.

Emile Gastonguay and bride, who was Miss Florence Getchell, Sixth grade teacher in the Juneau schools for the past two years, returned this morning on the Mariposa, and will be at home in Maine. The wedding took place in California, on his return from the East.
 A delegation of Mrs. Gastonguays former pupils here received them with rice and old shoes when the Mari posa docked
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
PRESIDENT HOWELL
 ON INSPECTION TRIP

President Willis D. Nowell. of the Juneau Steamship company, left last night on the steamship Georgia. for an inspection trip to sitka. He will return Saturday.
 Capt. George Fl. Whitney marine inspector, was passenger to Hoon- ah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

Miss Josephine Woods left for Ket- chikan today on the Dolphin. She expects to return to the States in a few weeks, having decided to stay ov- CT in Ketchilxan. She is connected with a moving picture syndicate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
FRANK E. YoUNes HERB.

Frank E. Youngs, the Seward min. ing man and city councilman and for mer chairman of the Republican Ter ritorial committee, was a Juneau vis- itor while the Mariposa was in port today. He had been at Seattle to at- tend tho Shrine convention at that place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
Federal Leaoue

At Chicago-Buffalo 8, Chicago 9. At Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh 2, Balti-
 more ]. At st. Louis-Newark II, st. Louis
 8. At Kansas Brooklyn 7--2; Kan.
 sas City 5=6.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

A wireless station. open to the pub lie. has been opened in Tierra del Fuego
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
More ln KeenInn.

Ranldn-You can't beat the foibles of the newly rich.
 PhyIe-Now, what's the matter?
 Remember Freddie Ford?"
 Certainly"
 He inherited big fortune last week and now he is trying to have his name legally changed to Limou- sine.'-CYoungstown Telegraph
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
MRS. suRwELL HERE.

Mrs. E. B. Burwell of Seattle is a guest of her niece, Mrs. IT, l.. Faulk- ner She arrived today on the Mari posa Mr. Burwell, who is sales man. ager of the Seattle Hardware com pany, continued on the Mariposa for a round trip to the Westward. but will stop over in Juneau on his return.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

4 metal clamp to hold two pieces of wood together at right angles has been patented.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

Free. sound-proof telephone booth
 for the use of the public at the Hill Drug Co. Phone s2- 7-2s-st
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
National Leaoue.

At Pittsburgh Pittsburgh s, New
 York l. At Cincinnati-cincinnat {. Philadel-
 phia 8. At Brooklyn-Boston 4, Brooklyn g.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

The area of canada's forests is more than double all Of Europe's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

A new clamp to hold cover on a milk bottle also serves as a handle to carry the bottle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

About S5OO,OOOO,OO year is being spent on education in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

When cooked by electricity meats shrink less than when cooked by coal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

The college of Hawaii has added a fouryear course in sugar technology
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
American League,

American League. At Boston Boston 8, Chicago l. At Phlladelphia-Philadelphia 6, st.. Louis 4. At Washington-W Washington l, Cleve. land O. At New York--Detroit q New York
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

Eyorybody Teads Umpire "ad0"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

Everybody reads Empire "adr."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28
BIe LEAGUE sOoREs:
YEsTERDAYs eAMEs:
Northewstern Leanuo

Northowssorn League. At Seattle 8, Vancouver 8. At victorla-Aberdeen 10. Victoria At spokane-Tacoma 5, Spokane O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-28

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
Short Snatches From Everywhere

A Texas Democrat is one who prefers pie to
prOverbs.-Waco Times-Herald-
Instead Of big stick president Wilson recommends
a magazine rifle.-Chicago News
Villa seems to have postponed his plan to lick
United States-Pittsburg Herald
Pessimst is person Who would look for splinters
Some women entertain their friends Whlle others
entertain mostly susDieions--Aacou (Ga-) News.
Borah urges to prepare for peace when we
aren't prepared for anything else-New York Ameri-
Reports that the price Of automobiles higher
year seem reasonable Gasoline is lonesome up
there.-GalvestOn News
A dozen rifles have been disco cred near Browns
vile. hidden in grave. Merely an Illustration OF
cause and effect-Corpus Christi CTexas) Caller
Carl Wiegand- most prolific Of Berlin CORE
sDondents. says that aliens licke' The only
trouble is the allies don't to know ftBisbee
CAriz) Review
conditions will distiH whisky This in dry states
may rock prohibition to its foundations-sr Louis
Globe-DemOcraE
The learning to do things thoroughly is the secret
Of real education The training of ones self to do
well whatever is to be done is the first half OF high
achievement-Tombstone (Ariz) ProsDector-
According TO military authority. six babies are
born in Germany every soldier killed in And
you admit il is pretty hard 10 beat system
Of that kind.-OshzOsh (Wis-) Northwestern
German soldiers may have ceased reading books
about the war because they are surfeited but IT Is
possible that they decided that they know
about the war than the authors-St Louis Globe
Democrat
has soul, and in consequence have started move
ent to prevent the killing Of that pest Just about
where this molycOddelism is likely find its limit
is a matter Of conjecture--Austin American
True to his paradoxica1 instincts. Bernard Shaw
lady Gregory remarks. THE English people have for
given him now" There is lot Of forgiveness to be
had for $100000-San Francisco Chronicle
The statement made at the recent convention
Of the American Poultry association that the value OF
poultry interests in the United states now totals
billion dollars This does not include We understand
the musical comedy choruses-Tucson CAr1z) star
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
Christmas Books With a Purpose

Attention Of The Herald has been called to the work
Miss Elizabeth Banks Is doing to raise a fund for the
wounded IN the allied armies the fighting line IN
Europe. Miss Banks is now in New York, where she
has come to arrange for the placing of her books and
postcards for the Christmas holidays DIX Dog of
Belgium" Sergeant Major" and Captain links" are
her three stories They all about the animals in the
Captain Jinks's portrait, dancing On his hind legs
has been drawn by the noted dog and artist Louis
VAIN while the portrait Of Dix showing his red cross
is the work Of Herbert DCksee whose animal etchings
are known all the world. It being necessary that
the British bulldog should not be left out of the
series, Sergeant Major of Canada" bulldog Who the
paw is sold to help the British soldiers and sailors who
are wounded OF are prisoners of war.
The bishops and other clergy Of England have taken
particular interest IN the story Of "Dik" account
Of the Russian prayer for animals the battlefield
with which the story ends In many churches through
out Great Britain this prayer for animals the battle
field IS now said every Sunday The story Is also read
aloud by Sunday and dav school teachers their little
pupils and hundreds Of British children write compost
tons about "Dk, Deg Of Belgium" and his Red Cross
work in caring for the wounded
One Of the objects of Miss Banks's visit to New
York has been accomplished in finding American head
quarters for the sale of her stories The officers of
the Special Relief society," at 597 Fifth avenue, will
exhibit and sell there the various goods connected with
"Dik's Fund for the AiesR The stories, stamps and
postcards expected be ready about December and
1t Is being urged that Americans make use of them as
Inexpensive Christmas greetings and gifts. Stamps and
postcards viii be 10 cents dozen; ok" and Sergeant
MAJOR viii cost cents COPY, while Captain links"
longer story and with portrait specially decorated
red to attract the children, will cost 10 cents part
Of the proceeds viii be given help the work Of the
Special Relief society well that of "Dks Fund for
the Allies"
and others distribute these animal books and pictures
among the children for Christmas.