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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
A SILVER TABLET
TO CAPT. DECKER
Refugees Give Handsome
Token to Commanding Of
Ger of The Tennessee

Cairo. Mar. 20.-As i mark OF their
gratitude. the refugees brought by
the United States cruiser Tennessee
from Jaffa to Alexandria have pres
ented a silver tablet to Captain Ben
ton {. Decker. It depicts the misery
of the refugees leaving Jaffa and
their happiness on entering Alexan-
dria aboard the Tennessee.
About 10000 persons have been so
far brought from Palestine TO Egypt
by the American cruiser. or them
5000 are quite destitute and have To
be fed and sheltered by the Egyptian
government. They are mostly Rus
sian Jews. OF the remainder. about
1000 are on the verge of deStitu-
ton. Some 500 have already been
re~patriated. The Russians have been
given a month IN which to avail
themselves of a chance to return to
Palestine at the expense of the Rus
sian government.
The authorities at ,Jaffa raised so
many difficulties oVer the departure
of the last lot Of refugees tina the
captain OF the Tennessee doubts
whether any more Will be permitted
to leave.
Tennessee al not be over estimate
ed" says Reuters correspondent, in
describing conditions at Alexandria.
He reports visiting the quarters OF
the refugees and finding them Well
housed. At Wardian, q fine, airy
building, formerly a school. accom-
mOdates some hundreds. The Sab
bari quarantine station holds 1.4O0.
AT Mafroussa, the quarantine cattle
sheds have been cleaned out and
made habitable, the stalls serving as
rooms.
The refugees come OF poor stock"
says the correspondent, land prob
= - &c. h., @
enced the luxury Of a cotton stuffed
mattress, which the kindly Egyptian
government is providing for themj.
Meat is supplied one day in the week.
The women and children are badly III
need Of clothes, especially shoes. Ar
rangementS are made by the Egypt
ian government for the schooling OF
the children"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
BOY BORN WITHOUT LEGS.
But He Wins a Pony and Is Puzzled
as TO To- to Ride 1t.
GlenWOod City, (Wis.) Dispatch Il
The Mil1cal kaa laalar

Glenwood City, (Wis.) Dispatch to
. the Milwaukee Leader. ...
Little Louie Won Ruben, Glenwood
City's noted lapsus natura, has just
received word that he a won 4
pony for securing the largest num-
Der Of votes IL a farm journals sub
scriptiOn contest.
What he will do with the animal
when he gets it is a matter Of specu-
lation, as he is entirely without low
er limbs, having been born that way
about ten years ago. notwithstanding
his lack OF natural propellors, he
gets about with more than the aver
age speed OF boys by means OF a roll
er skate strapped to a stump where
one Of his legs ought to be. He IS
an unusually bright boy for his years,
goes to school. enjoys uniformly good
health, and shows no lack Of cheer
fitness because of his unique physi-
cal makeup.
Boyish discoforts from new shoes
are an unknown thing to him, and
| the dictates OF fashion as to the cor
rect length or circumference or
| trouser legs have NJ interest Tor him.
| His people are substantial Germans.
| who see tina he lacks for none Q,
the things that contribute to juvenile
happiness.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
CHAIR BUSINESS BETTER.
Freight Records Show At
ThOmaSVilIe.
especial to The News and Observer

T~hoInasville, March 2o.-The South
ern freight agent advises that the
freight business has been gradually
picking up for the last two or three
weeks and that il will be only a short
time until business will be formal
again. Car load after car load OF
chairs are moving out from
Vile now and the manufacturers say
that future business conditions look
brighter than for several months. me
ti1nbermen made good use Of the IaIr
weather for the past week and cut
| great quantities of chair timber which
is now being hauled to the factories,
Tn has suffered less from
| business depression, brought on by the
! great struggle in the East, than any
other town iii This immediate section.
| Reliable parties say that it will only
be a short time until all the factories
| of the town will be running Oh full
time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

American citizens @Ho pJ
any one of the islands. Porto
fSico, Hawaii, Guam, Tutuila. and The
Islands, is capable of nro-
t Tuciis a part OF the hemp. the jute.
fmo eonee' n cocoa, the tropical
pacco. and probably the silk and the
Tea and the India rubber for which
we are now sending hundreds OF mil
iiohS OF dollars to other countries. r
would not see them take a dollar from
Inc earnings OF the American farmer.
OUT until he can produce at home the
sugar ana hlgh-grade tobacco and
SILK ana rice for which we are now
Sell0lng our millions abroad vhv
should we not eXpend that money in
our own islands. and in so doing build
Up IN tnem a splendid market for our
products OF the farm and factory?
Inc Hawaiian Islands have in
creased their producing power more
than thirty-fold since we annexed
the1n commercially by the reciprocity
treaty of 1876, and have also increased
no." '""""1m"tior of our
thlrty-fold. In the short fourteen
years since the actual annexation of
those islands their production has
enormously increased and our exports
TO them have trebled. In the fifteen
years since Porto Rico came under
VIZ A1iS ! Has Increased
twenty-fold its supply of tropical
products IN our markets and cor
respondingly increased its consump-
ton OF American goods. Ia the fifteen
years since h American flag was
hoiSted at Manila, our exports to the
Philippine Islands have increased
~hfty-fold, and those TO all Asia ant
Oceania have treDied.
Opportunities il Home Market.
There are four great groups o.
manufacturers which stubbornly hel(
their own in the import trade, despite
the efforts OF the manufacturers O.
the country to capture the honn'
market. These four rOups are manu-
features Of cotton, manufactures O
tibres. manufactures of silk, an'
chemicals.
1.-THE value Of the importation o
cotton manufactures in 1891 was S28,
0 O,000. and by 1914 it had grown t
$70,OOO.O0 The Importation o
manufactures of fibres, which in 1873
was $21 100000 vas $50 100000 il
1914. The importations OF manufac
lures Of silk have averaged abou
S25,0O0,00 per year since 1895. Tn
importations Of chemicals, drugs, an
dyes. $45. 100000 a dozen years age
are now $4,000. 600 a yea Add t
these the $4,000, 900 worth Of manu-
ldSlUISS VI oiu ~
last year the s25.00,O00 worth c
leather and its manufactures. and tn
SO 1000 900 worth Of chinaware. an
we get an aggregate Of $S00,0O0.OO
worth Of the domestic market now be
ing supplied by foreign manufactu1
ers, and for which our own manufat
turers may still compete.
"The fact that the share Whlc
manufactures form Of our import
has steadily fallen and the exports
lions Of finished manufactures stead
ly increased until we are now cor
stantly exporting SO per cent. MOI
of manufactures than we import, give
me a complete assurance, a perfe'
confidence. that American manure
turers will not only capture this r.
manning $4,000 900 900 OF the hon
market still available, but VIII
steadily forward in the work OF cal
turing foreign markets"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
Mine LAYER on Vacation.

Newton, Mar. 2O.-Mr. and Nrs. J.
B.. Rocket, Mr.. NJ. J.. Rocket and
Miss Bessie Baker OF Hickory town
ship motored to Newton this week.
The junior Mr.. Rocket is on a leave
OF absence from h government
mine-layer, Gen. Royal L. Frank.
now at Wilmington. Tie has been in
the government service "N =.
Mine-laying goes on In peace as veil
AS war. and these boats N.Sit az ppft>,
forts and rivers, layins the mines
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
AMERICA FOR ME

oh, London is a mans town, there's power in the air:
And Paris is a womanS town, with flowers in her hair;
And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study rome;
But when it comes to living, there is II o place like home.
1 know that Europes wonderful, yet something seems t o lack;
The Past is too much with her, and the people LOOKING oac~
But the glory OF the Present is to make the Future free
We love u land for what she is and what she is % e.
oh, it's home again, and home again, America for me-
l want q ship that's westward bound to pillow the roIhns, sea-
To the blessed Land of Room Enough beyond the Gee paTs'
Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full or stars:
HENRY VAN DYKE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

SO extensive are the precautions
taken on the railroads that climb the
Andes and link Argentina and Chile,
which have the steepest grades in
the world, that not a fatal accident
vac ~~"urred since they We're opened
in 1910.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

An ingenious tool has been invented
:" enable jewelers. to remove stones
from settings quickly and without in
jury TO either stone or setting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
BELGIUM

DANA BURNETT in the New York /
4 Beggar Man came hungry TO my door,
/ gave him bread, and would have given moro.
But Charity, astounded. bade me wait
Until her miniOnS should investigate.
who knows" said she. This man may p z sinner
His soul may not be worthy Of a dinner!
Say then, until We try the Third Degree.
He may not be quite right" said Charity.
So all that day the twin Of gentle Hope
Put my pale beggar meath the microscope.
AT night Fair Charity emerged ag1o"--
He was all right" she said. He died. you know
Evening star., 1915-06-10
AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN e. YOUNG.

Most OF the odd little touches and
dress accessories that appear SO fro
quently in tho newest designs and
stand for Quaintness are revivals Of
the period of our grandmother's youth.
which. many people contend. was one
Of the least attractive epochs in fash
ions. Yet because they have been re-
established in favor the features that
were considered ugly and now termed
quaint" are not only excused on that
score but accorded first place in our
consideration.
utter subjection we are held by her in
scrutable highness La Mode! We obey
the fckleness Of her whims without
that what she stamps with approval
must then be unquestionably approved
So we don perhaps such oddities as
the expansive bertha collar exploited
IN the sketch. reminiscent OF another
period, and revived by one Of the
French designers to accompany crisp
Copenhagen blue taffeta frock.
The taffeta has border design In
black. but bands Of black velvet ribbon
are equally effective. The border Is
used at the bottom Of the basque-bod-
Ice, thus giving the effect Of a deep
girdle, and at the bottom of the two
skirt dounces.
The bodice hooks in back over a thin
silk lining, to which the skirt is at
tached. In this way it Is possible to
allow the lower edge of the bodice to
overlap the skirt very slightly and re-
main unconfned about the waist. A
short shirring is run vertically through
the center Of the front and gives a
pretty fullness at either side. The
neck Is cut out to form v in front.
but is kept even with the line of the
collar in back. Sleeves are caught into
deep cuffs OF white organdie. lace
trimmed. and encircled with bands OF
black velvet.
The cape-collar is also of organdie
bordered with lace insertion. 1t Is cir
cular and is extended into points in
front that reach the waist line. In
back its length clears the waist line
by about six or seven inches The
trimming is carried up into an upstand-
ing collar. and the whole thing held
in place by a band Of velvet ribbon
run through the material and tied in
a bow in front
It will be necessary to select a very
Evening star., 1915-06-10

cleanse all dishes used, especially ths
glasses into which the jelly 10 to be
poured. II is much easier 10 MI glasses
from a pitcher than from the kettle.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Hints on Preserving.

The annual period Of canning and
preserving is approaching. As soon as
strawberries reach the height Of their
season it is time to put them up" and
from this point on through the sum
mer various fruits and vegetables in
rapid succession reach their maturity.
and the housewife who follows the
old time customs will be busy.
1t is an open question what fruits
and vegetables can be put up at homo
with economy. Now that timed and
glassed goods are so cheap and often
SO excellent many housewives f1nd tnat
they waste both time and money py
home canning and preserving. IN
farm or with garden large enough
to supply the fruits and vegetables
it is of course a decided economy; but
where one is obliged to buy all OF the
materials 1t is advisable to calculate
closely before deciding on what to
put up
Pineapples and oranges, for example,
are not worth while. Commercial or
ange marmalades and timed pineapple
are good and inexpensive: ana con-
sidering the cost of the fruit, the sugar
the housewife who continues to pre-
serve pineapples and make orange
marmalade is not an economical per-
son. The same is true Of many vege-
tdOIeS. On Jn0 OtH6I HdHus CCA tdiA
vegetables cannot be purchased, we'll
timed, at moderate price. This is
especially true OF asparagus The best
asparagus. put up in glass. is expen-
sive in the market: and II family -
fond Of asparagus, the housewife will
do we'll to can it herself in glass Jars
at a time when 1t may be obtained at
the lowest price.
Whole preserved Strawberries. small
lima beans, candied and preserved
cherries, chutneys. chill sauce and
grapefruit are among the moro expen-
sive delicacies in the market These.
If used in any quantity, 1t will 6e prof.
table to put up at home.
The simplest method of canning fruit
is to bring it to the boiling point and
then pack it quickly into jars that
have been standing for fifty or sixty
minutes in boiling water: Do not use
too much sugar in cooking the fruit,
for this adds to the expense and spotls
the flavor. Success in canning depends
chiefly upon the perfect sealing Of tho
jars If the fruit and the Jars have been
thoroughly cleaned by boiling, and II
the jars are sealed so that no air can
penetrate, the fruit or vegetables
should keep for years.
In Jellying. II the jelly remains liquid.
do not boil 1t again with moro sugar.
but try adding more fruit Juice. 1t is
probable that you have already used
too much sugar, and the fruit Juice will
make the jelly set.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.
.,al ceer.spendenc. Of IN. STIR.

NEW YORK. June s.-we have had
Turkish trousers. a Chinese mandarin
hat. Japanese kimono sleeves. the
Arabian burnoose, the German corps
student caps, the Italian officers cape.
the Belgian kept, the Russian blouse
end boots. the French zouave Jacket.
so now 1t is only fair that we should
have an English smock.
This Is loose and comfortable gar
ment worn for generations by the Eng
lish yokel. and seen in its perfection
In Caldecott's illustrations. The peas
ant original is made of unbleached
linen which whitens with repeated
washing, or in dark blue, and Is
shocked in black or in bright colors.
The copies are to be had in all sorts
of colored linens, thin and heavy, and
even in light silks and crepe de chimes.
though these last seem somewhat in
appropriate. They have long sleeves.
are sometimes belted and sometimes
loose. have wide casual collars. usually
of white. and are put on over the head.
The shocking is done in charming
color combinations, and provides the
ornamentation.
Evening star., 1915-06-10

promises. Skirts were made to but
ton and unbutton. with modest flaps
under the opening; simulated narrow
ness was obtained by artful p1eats.
and these strategies were necessary
if one wanted to avoid ripping q skirt
from hem to belt.
Such a Jacket as the sketh shows
has other uses besides tennis. 1t
would be excellent for morning wear
in the country. as easily adjusted as
a dressing sacque, but perfectly trim
and neat. Thinner material-handker-
chief linen, for instance-might be
used, either white or colored. and
pretty combinations of shades may be
thought out for the lines of smock-
ing. One of the new striped linen
hats in the colors of the ornamental
tion would be a charming complement
of such blouse. or a cretonne sailor
shape in a pretty flowered pattern. The
skirt might match the smock in color,
or 1t might be of striped material in
two of the colors, or in one of the
shades combined with white. The
stripes may be quite wide and bold
and if the skirt be a pleated one it
Is pretty to arrange the pleats so as
to hide one of the colors and leave
the other in sort OF hip yoke.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1915-06-10

The following are some Of the best
fruits for jelly. given in order: Currant,
crabapple, apple. ounce, grape. black
berry and raspberry.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
When Making Buttonholes.

To mako buttonholes on thin material,
before cutting the buttonholes basts q
piece OF India linen or muslin under
meath whore tho buttonholes are to be.
Cut the buttonholes through both and
work. When finished, cut away the
piece OF goods underneath close to the
work and the result IL good, Arm
buttonhole.
Evening star., 1915-06-10

Never use tin. iron or copper utensils,
as the acids act on these. Thoroughly
Evening star., 1915-06-10

You need not tolerate gray. streaked or
faded hair another day. 1t takes but q few
moments TO apply "Brownatone,' with your
Evening star., 1915-06-10
THE DAILY MENU.
BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST
Berries Boiled Rice
Bacon and Calves Liver
Brown Bread Coffee
LUNCHEON
Macaroni Baked with Cheese
Lettuce and Tomatoes with Mayonnaise
Layer Cake Coffee
DINNER
Baked Leg Of Lamb. Mint Sauce
Drowned Potatoes Creamed Beets
Celery and Apple Salad
Cup Custard Coffee
Evening star., 1915-06-10
To Clean Brushes.

Clean all brushes carefully by dipping
the bristles in warm water to which
has been added a few drops Of ammo
MIA Remove any bits of hair or fuff
from them, finish Off by dabbing bristles
in clear cold water and hang up tho
brushes in the air to dry.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
When Making JeIIy.

Jelly fruits should not be gathered
right after a rain, for they will have
absorbed too much water. For the same
reason great care must be exercised
to wash the fruit quickly
Large fruits, such as apples. must be
boiled in a small amount of water until
soft. 1t is best to simmer gently with
out stirring. Strain through cheesecloth
without pressure. II very clear jelly
is desired. strain through a flannel or
felt bag. AS the hard parts contain the
most pectin. tho cores and skins should
always be used.
IL the juice and sugar are boiled SO
rapidly that particles are thrown UP
on the sides of the kettle. crystals will
form When stirred in. these crystals
are apt to cause the mass to crystalline.
The right proportion of sugar must
be added: usually pint of sugar to a
pint of juice. but If the fruit contains
high percentage of sugar. the guam
tfty of added sugar should be a little
less. In q season when there has been
a great deal of heat and sunshine there
will be more sugar in the fruit than in
cold, wet season. and three-Quarters
Of pint of sugar may be used to a
pint of juice. II the sirup gauge is
used, 1t should always register % de-
grees.
Tho following are some Of the best
fruits for jelly. given in order: Currant,
crabapple, apple. ounce, grape. black
berry and raspberry.
Never use tin. iron or copper utensils.
as the acids act on these. Thoroughly
Evening star., 1915-06-10

AN IMPORTED MODEL SHOWS THIS
PURITAN CAPE-COLLAR NOVELTY.
sheer quality of organdie. while Ger
man valenciennes lace or baby Irish
will answer for the trimming.
Both skirt founces are lifted a little
at the sides SO the line of their lower
edge is not even. Uneven skirt edges
are another new feature Of the present
season and offer field for variety.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Ironing a Bias.

Be sure to iron garments with the
straight of the goods and thus prevent
stretching of the bias seams.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Everybody's Doing It.

Every one is learning to do 1t. This
decoration had nearly died out. except
in the children's clothes originally
made by Liberty and now copied by all
the children's bazazars in the coun-
try. but 1t has taken on q new lease Of
life and become the most fashionable
fancy work
Knitting. the subject of controversy
this winter. has been called female
algebra. Then shocking is certainly
female geometry 1t involves compli-
Gated mysteries OF measuring, spacing
and dotting, all worked out on pieces
of cardboard. and most confusing to
the lay mind. The variety of stitches.
after this architectural work is an-
fshed, Is endless. and each presents a
new problem. 1t is. however. said to be
fascinating when you understand 1t,
and the results are undoubtedly charm
ing
smocks are designed primarily for
garden wear. and those Of us who
have no gardens and yet wish to wear
srnocks. will welcome the new use for
them which the illustration suggests
This, however, is not a real simon
pure English garden smock. but an
ada ptation to wear for tennis playing
j is made of serviceable white gala
tea. Smoked back and front In blue
] ne waist Is worn outside the skirt in
q most practical fashion for this siren
uous game. there is no danger of
the blouse pulling out of the belt IN
that unsightiy and uncomfortable
way which Il has of doing A neat
belt of the galatea is run through
loops ano buttons in front The
sleeves are wide and short. suita bls
for this game. which demands unharn-
psred freedom Of dress. Tho wider
skirts Of this season will be welcomed
by tennis players, who will no longer
be torn between fashion and comfort
IN this respect
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-28
PARIS ISSUES
RESUME ENTIRE
WEEKS DO|NGS
Comment on Activities Of
Enemy, the Attacks In
Bombardment or ArraS
Having Been Made With
Guns Of All Calibre.
~ AssocIATrp PREss

Paris. March 2T.-Cvia London)--
The French war once this afternoon
gave out this report:
During the night Of March as-aT.
the Germans bombarded Arras with
sheils of al caiibre. Fire broke out IN
ATraE, but Il was quickly extinguished.
The lighting has been going on az La
Boiselle under conditions favorable %
the French.
In the ArEonne district. In tie vi
cinity or Ragatelle. there has been
bomb throwing from ons lire 20 the
other. although no Infantry attack has
taken place
After an energetic engagement
which lasted FOR several days, the
French troops were successful In
reaching the top 81 Hartmann's Well
erkopf. which they captured from the
Germans. The French also made pro-
gress on the northeastern and gouth-
eastern tanks % the main army. TAX
lug more prisoners. including several
officers
The Germans have abandoned i'm.
portant war material and left numer-
GUS dead on these battlehelds. The
French losses were inconHiderable
a German aviator dropped several
bombs n the town ~ Willer. 90 ths
northwest ~ Thanh Three little chill
dren we're killed"