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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
SECRETARY WILLIAM 3. WILSON.

The Agricultural and Mechanical College may
hold itself fortunate in having secured Secre-
tary Of Labor William B. Wilson to deliver the
annual address. That event will take place at
the college on Monday evening and the address
Is looked forward to with keen ANTICIPATION.
That there will be a great audience to greet Sec
retary Wilson is certain, and there Is assur-
Of address Of value and interest," 1or
Secretary Wilson is man Of ability, an attract
i've speaker, who gives his audience things
to think about.
Secretary Wilson is a Scotchman, born in
Blantyre, Scotland, in April 1852, and came to
America when about eight years of age, his
of note miner, politician and states
man. He served in the ranks in work in coal
mines and his ability being recognized by his
associates he elected to official position after
official position. taking part in the organization
Of the United Mine Workers Of America. He
a member of Congress from 1907 to 1913
from the Fifteenth Pennsylvania District the
Chairman of the Committee Labor Of the
Sixty-second Congress, recognized as doing SER
vice of value for the people,
Secretary Wilson is executive of high
order, man who has shown himself able
leader of men. His career in his work for the
miners reads in part like a romance. for he
was on the nrlng nne IN the eHortS TO nave the
rights o. the miners recognized in the early
days when the struggle hard His per-
sonaty is such to win and hold friends, and
he has great hosts Of these. His record
Commissioner of Labor has demonstrated his
fitness for the high position he holds a
ber of the Cabinet of President Wilson, and he
continues to grow in the esteem Of the people
of this country Raleigh will give him warm
welcome, for it is highly gratfed that he is to
be here to deliver the annual A. and NJ address.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
ITALY AND OUR NOTE

That the entrance Of Italy into tha r
war on the side of the allies viii have .,
on the reply Of the German governra-. ~
United States note is a matter which / 49, =
speculation. At any rate it would anna. 80
this new matter in the conflict Will tenA .. -
the reply Of the German government
Whether the fact that the number ce
in opposition to the German-Austriar- -,-..,.l
combination is growing. and that the -
against the combination ia increasjr, -,
neutral nations, will have a tendency -
Germany to give greater heed TO the nos,.t..
the United States for open seas to Ar,a-t...1
and for freedom from submarine attack an =
chantmen can only be speculatory. Yet
ditions are assuming such shape that +hs ~.
pearance increases that Germany is to ha,a -
nations to battle with, hence that il viii 10 -
10y that country to be the wisest policy - -
heed to the proposals of the American no+a
In new stages of the matter which na, sr;..
in Europe the people of this country mas, r.,,
be guided by the advice of the Pittsburg n.
patch, that paper saying: with the aaas.
of every new complication it behooves ar,s-t
cans more and more to keep we'll in nina ~
they have a policy of their own That nolic, ;.
to trust their President and to be patienr = 49,,
wars should mean new delays in bringing o,,.
affair with the Kaiser to satisfactory conc,r.
sion.'
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
BISHOP ALBION w. KNIGHT,

Raleigh will have the pleasure today of hear
ing a noted divine in the person of Bishop
Albion Williamson Knight, of the Episcopal
Church. who will this morning preach the bac-
calaureate sermon for St. Mary's School, with
another sermon tonight in the Church of the
Good Shepherd
Bishop knight is one Of the strong and gifted
men of the Episcopal Church. He is a native
of Florida, born at White Springs in August
1852 and educated at the University Of the
South at Sewanee. He served as rector in par
lshes in Palatka and Jacksonville and from
1898 to 1904 was dean Of the Cathedral at At
lanta The first Missionary Bishop of Cuba he
served in that position from 1904 to 1913 and
since has been Vice ?Chancellor of the Univer-
sity Of the South at Sewanee
Bishop Knight is man of forceful person
ality, with wide experience in life That he
accepted the invitation to deliver the baccalaur-
cate sermon for st. Marys is a matter of pleas
ure not alone to the Episcopalians, but to all
the people of this city and he is given hearty
welcome on his visit here.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
THE SWISS TO SPEAK.

There were others besides Americans who
were lost when the Lusitania went down from
the effects of a torpedo fired by German sub
marine. Among these other citizens were three
of Swiss nationality, and the news from Switzer
land is that the Swiss federal authorities have
decided to make representations to GERMANY
the subject.
A telegram from Bern states that the de,av
in sending a note to Germany is caused be-
cause the government is awaiting the replv OF
Germany to the American note on the Same
subject. to be better able to choose such
ing of the note that it will send to the Imneria,
German Government. The tone of the news
papers Of Switzerland is such that it annearc
that the wish of the people is for a strong note
to be sent.
The Swiss thought along this line is that
Germany may be moved to take suitable action
by the knowledge that Switzerland is close 70
the theatre of war, and that it has an army of
half a million men ready to enter a contest if
needs be. AS the Swiss view the matter +b;
army will be one Of the powerful arguments or
Switzerland, but in the meantime Suitzor1.,,
proposes to be quiet till it sees what answer
Germany Will make to the United States.
II is time to get at it in earnest Our refor
ence Is TO the matter of swatting the hy.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in North caro-"
lima much good reading for so little money as
we arc Offering under the following prOpOs1uon:
For $40 will send the following fOr one
year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an eight
page weekly newspaper.
The Commoner, able monthly Journal
published by William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page
North Carolina home and farm weekly journal
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you
can get all these papers one year.
7. c. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
Nncle WaH'4 Ma4
(RV McTntvpo
(By +. Il. McIntyre.)

II REMEMBER 1 remember the house where
q was born, the little window where the
came pceping in ut morn. You'd hardly know
the oldpiace now, for Dad is up date and the
farm is scientific from the back lot to the gate
The house and barn are
l REMEMBER. lighted with bright acetyline,
the engine in the laundry is
run by gasoline; have silOs, we have autos,
we have dynamos and things, a telephone for
gossip and a phOnograph that sings. The hired
man has left us-we miss his homely face-a
lot of college graduates working in his place.
There's an engineer and fireman, a chauffeur
and a vet, lcctrician and mechanic. Oh. the
farms run right you bet. The little window
where the sun came peeping i'm at morn now
brightcns up bath room that cost Dad a car
OF corn. Our mkmad is pneumatic and she's
sanitary too, but Dad gets fifteen cents a quart
for milk that once brought two. Our cattle
came from Jersey and the hogs are all Duroc
the sheep are SouthdOwn beauties and the chick
ems Plymouth Rock. To have the best of every
thing. That is aim and plan, for Dad not
only farms it, but he's business man.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

War costs money, and lots Of it. Captain
Edmond Therry, of Paris. widely known a. --'
economist, estimates that the total military eA
penditures for the first year Of the war VI" w
10000, 900 900 for the seven allies, and <''+9'
100000 for Germaey, Austria and Turlkey lH-=
makes average Of s4S, 100000 day =
100000 an hour.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
Morning onic

psalm 112: I, 2, 3D.
ID RAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man
4 that feareth the Lord, that delighteth
greatly in His commandments. His seed shall
be mighty upon the earth; the generation Of
the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches
shall be in his house: and his righteousness en-
dureth forever
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

Fine weather this for the city Commissioners
to take walk and learn that there is improve
ment needed in giving decent sidewalks to va
rious parts of Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

That war by Italy is thing certain couId DV
told because of the sailing of one passenger ''
the st. Paul from New York for Europe yes1e'
day. That passenger was William Maroon 1"7
wireless inventor, summoned back to ltaIy l'i
service.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

The liquor interests are being attacked in
one of their great stronghods. On Friday there
was begun q vigorous campaign for the PURPOSE
of putting out of business the seven thousand
saloons in Chicago
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

And in these days, 10 and behold the anti
Mecklenburg Declaration press is frothing at
the mouth-or shall we say at the bung-hole of
the ink barrel? Selah!
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

Undoubtedly the Colonel will now proceed to
tell the country all about it, and will glorify in
the washing of dirty linen Of the Republican
party at Syracuse.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

John Temple Graves is now being placed in
the anathema class by the anti Mecklenburg
Declaration contingent
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

The passenger traffic for points across iA9
waters goes More than $500 passengers
were booked on five steamships which left Ne"
Y York for Europe yesterday. More than nun
dred Americans went on the St. Paul Of the
American line.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

And it may be as a result of that verdict in
Syracuse are to be bombarded with that .'I'
of the AZ centmetre size.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

The verdict in the Barnes Roosevelt libel
suit and the declaration of by Italy had a
neck and neck race, but the libel suit verdict
got under the wire first
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
TO CHINA BY WATER.

It has been noted in these columns a nun1h4,
Of times that there is in this country a
Commission from China looking after trade ra
latons with this country. That Commissiot, IN
which believe there are eighteen Chinese
landed at San Francisco and is making tour
of this country, as to get the correct bearings
to trade and products 1t may he that a
visit will be paid the South to look into the
affairs of cotton and tobacco.
One matter which will have 10 be dealt with
will be that vital of transportation and
this is being considered In New Orleans Mr.
3. Atwood Robinson, the American adviser de-
tailed by the Chinese government to accom-
pany the Commission, stated to the Chamber
of Commerce that the Chinese government IS
ready to furnish one-half of the money found
necessary to establish line of steamships from
New Orleans to China by way Of the Panama
Canal.
Such a line would in a degree be Of value to
this section, as it will be to the Mississippi and
Ohlo Valleys, and it may be that the Chinese
government will arrange for the financing Of
steamship lines even closer to US, That the use
of cotton goods in China will increase is hardly
to be doubted, and believe that the visit II
the chinese Commission to this country can %
turned to the advantage Of the South. It seems
a case in which the Chambers Of Commerce
throughout the, South should pool interests and
secure an inspection of the offerings which can
be made by our people, We are living in NJ"
age now, and the in Europe is presenting
new opportunities to our people. We vii ia
foolish to sit still and permit other sections %
lay hold on business which the South can OBJ
tam by concerted and determined effort ~
boat to China through the Panama Canal IS
to be a thing accomplished and this section
should have part in the business.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

German and Austrian citizens Of England af'
making declaration of their loyalty to England
and there has been sent to King George an a0-
dress signed by some eight thousand Of thes7
protesting against the treatment being accorded
to naturalized citizens.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

1t is time to get at it in earnest. Our refer
ence Is TO the matter of swatting the fy
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Belgium At The Mercy
OF The World

"The civil army we have to feed
is greater than the British and
French armies combined. Yet we
can scrape through on about $ot'
25O.OO0 worth of food month.
This statement was made on
Monday by Emil Franqui, a proml-
nent Belgian banker, who is on a
brief visit to London in connection
with relief work in Belgium, In the
organization of which he played a
conspicuous part.
1t was not generally realized, M.
Franqui said, that there still were
100000 persons in Belgium who
were virtually entirely dependent
for food on the American Relief
Commission.
"In all the history of the world,
M. Tranquil continued, "there IS
no precedent for a community OF
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Address Before Y. M. 6. A.

On Thursday evening, January
I. Mr.. Paul Micou, representing
the central committee of the Young
Men S Christian Association, spoke
before the members Of the Della
ware College Y. M. G. A. and their
friends among the student body
and the faculty, i'll Recitation Hall.
Mr.. Micou first explained that al
though the war had hurt the Y. M.
A. work in some respects, the
work would 90 more enthusiastic
ally and effectively than ever after
the war is over. He then said that
i'll this country scientific and ade-
quate compaign is in progress to
carry out the purposes of the Y. M.
C. A. The main part Of his address
was devoted to a discussion of the
four objects of the work. First, he
said, it is life saving. 1t tries to
persuade students especially to
lead true lives and to select the
right kind of vocation for their life
work. Secondly, 1t IS life conserV-
ing. 1t aids students to fit them
selves to help their fellowmen, One
result of this phase of the work is
the establishment of classes and
means of employment for foreign
immigrants. Thirdly, it is life dir
Getting in that it directs the lives of
students into useful channels, and
teaches them the altruistic and eth
ical spirit. And it doesn't lose
man at graduation. Finally, it is
life expanding, in that it broadens
the sympathies of all men who
come under its influence.
AT the chapel exercises of Fri
day morning, January 8, Mr..
Micou gave a similar talk to the
faculty and student body.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
SQUIBS

Always interested in good En-
glish, we should like to inquire
whether Billy Sunday was educat-
ed at Harvard or Princeton Sem
mary?
The greatest knockers of a coun-
try newspaper are the compliment
aries. They can't see the compli-
ment.
History is not matter of Truth
but of opinion.
Billy Sunday says he went to a
presbyterian church once. They
stood up to pray. Didn't kneel
fearing they would be accused OF
being Methodists.
About as interesting a bit OF
reading as we can think of is fol
Sunday to come to Newark and
edit the Post for one week.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Interesting Meeting
OF State Board

Professor Mary f. Rich, at the
meeting of the State Board of Edu-
cation. held in Dover on Friday,
gave a complete report upon her
visits to II schools of the State.
Commissioner Of Education Wag-
ner read IA report Of observations
made at the convention of National
Society for the Promotion Of Indus
trial Education, at Richmond, Va.
DR.. Wagner was granted permis-
sion by the Board to attend the Ma
tional Convention of Superinten-
dents to be held at Cincinnati, o..
the last week in February. He was
also authorized to secure a supply
of cards for testing the pupil S VI
sion, and to instruct teachers tC
make an examination Of both vi
sion and hearing.
1t was decided to secure perma
nent quarters for the Commits
sioner of Education.
A resolution expressing apprec
iation and qualification of Govern
or Miller's interest and hearty rec
ommendation Of school advance
ment in his message to the legisa
ture was adopted.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Delaware at Judging Contest

On Thursday evening, January
7, the Delaware College Fruit
Judging Team, composed Of w. G..
Newton, '16, J. H. Salevan, '16,
and w. I. Brockson, Is, accom-
panied by Professor G. A. McCue,
left Newark, via Baltimore and
Ohio r. r., for Morgantown,
West Virginia, to compete in the
er-collegiate Fruit Judging Con-
test. This team is the first one to
represent Delaware College in a
fruit Judging contest.
The contest consisted Of judging
twenty classes Of apples, three
plates per class five apples per
plate) representing the most i'm
portant and widely grown varie-
ties in the United States. The
contestants were required to iden-
tify each apple in the contest ac-
cording to variety. They were
also required to place the plates
in each class, according to merit.
Furthermore, it was necessary to
detect individual apples which
were substituted in several of the
classes. The standing of contest
ants was calculated equally upon
the work in Identification and in
placing, and the ranking Of each
team was determined from the in
dividual scores of its members.
The standing of the teams in the
contest was as follows: l, New Jer-
sey; 2, Kentucky; 3, Pennsylvania
4, Ohio; 5, West Virginia; 6,
Maryland; 7, Delaware.
The silver loving cup which was
offered by the West Virginia Horti
cultural Society to the team scor-
ing the highest number Of points,
and which is to become the perma-
nent property of the college whose
teams score the highest number of
points for three consecutive years,
was won by the team from New
Jersey.
The loving cups offered to the
individuals scoring the 1st, End,
and Bird highest number of points
were won by the following men:
|, French, New Jersey; 2, hubbard,
New Jersey, 3, Burkholder, Ohio.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
An Appeal For
The Old Horse

The Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has issued
an appeal to owners of old, worn
out and lame horses not to sell them
but mercifully put them to death
and out of harm s way. There is a
growing feeling in the public con-
science that the sale Of such
horses is an act of cruelty. The ap-
peal says:
"Of course it cannot be expected
that nobody should ever sell a
horse; but we believe and respect
fully suggest that. every owner of
horses and especially large firms
and corporations should draw the
line somewhere. If these owners
realized what the sale of second
hand horse actually meant to the
horse they would resolve, first, that
no horse that has become worm
out in their service shall be sold
and, secondly, that their disposal
OF horses not WOrn-Out, but still un-
fit for their particular work, shall
be as humane as is possible. 1t
seems almost incredible that after
a horse has served his owner for
many years he should, in his old
age, be sold to the first purchaser
that comes along; and yet that is
sometimes done.
"To sell an old or unfit horse is.
in the majority of cases, to consign
him to lingering and painful
death. After long experience, we
strongly advise you not to give
away a horse, except in some un-
usual case. 1t is more humane to
kill him. Only about one man in
a hundred will take good care of
horse for which he has paid moth
ing"
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Committees In The
New Legislature

continued from page i
Elections-AndersOn, chairman ;
Hofecker, Barnard, Wharton,
Hart.
Passed BilIs-Hickman, chair
man; Harris, Frazier, Furniss,
Joseph.
Executive - Harris, chairman
Anderson, Hart.
Finance Anderson, chairman
Walker, Newton, Hart, Wharton.
Fish, Oysters and Game-Fraz-
Ter, chairman; Barnard, Hickman,
Carter. Furniss.
Insurance and Banking-Harris,
chairman; Barnard, Webb, Joseph,
Gormley.
Judiciary - Harris, chairman !;
Newton, Hickman, Carter, Mitchell
Labor - Hoffecker, chairman :;
Webb, Frazier, Gormley, Mitchell
Public Lands-Anderson, chair
man; Webb, Frazier, Joseph, Car
ter.
Public Buildings and Highways
Walker, chairman; Anderson, Will
Jams, Frazier, Mitchell.
Printing and Suppnes-Barnard
chairman; Webb, Frazier, Carter,
Hart.
Revised Standardization, chair
man; Walker, Anderson, Hart,
Wharton.
Newark post., 1915-01-13

100000 souls being faced with
starvation and denied by the bel
ligerents of every possible means
of self-preservation. We, indeed
are the Ishmael Of Europe. You
in England say you cannot trade
with us because to do 50 would be
to trade with your enemy. You
say you cannot open the port OF
Antwerp, our door of rellet, be-
cause it would be of advantage to
Germany. You say you cannot
even send us money because it
might reach your enemy. Thus the
Germans, the French and the Brit
ish have a ring Of steel arSand our
territory through whicZ none may
enter and none mar< depart with
out the permissio. !. of the belllger-
ents.
! eve are proud of our thrift,
NJ. Franqui said in conclusion,
"but-swe are now at the mercy OF
the world. If mercy is not ac-
corded us we shall no longer
Newark post., 1915-01-13
PUZZLE CORNE r
ENIGMA NO. )


| am composed of 26 letters:
My 22-26-16-19-8-3, a Maryland
town;
My 14-21-24-5-13, to fathom;
My 20-17-7-10-23, a term Of extent; ;
Ny 9-19-4, not positive;
My 1-6-11-23, an old coin;
My 1S-12-2-25-15, an aquatic crea-
ture;
My whole is that which was famed.
WHITAKER.
Answer of Enigma No. 4:
THE Women's College of Della
ware. "
Correct answers submitted by
Mrs. E. w. Cooch, Newark.
Mrs. Joseph Thomas, Newark.
J. w. Suddard, Newark.
John E. Buckingham, Newark.
Miss Mary G. Kerr, Newark.
Mrs. Joel S. Gilfllan, Newark.
Mrs. C. D. Lamborn, Newark.
Miss Hattie G. Davis, Glenolden
Pa.
Mrs. O. r. Washburn, Elkton, Nd
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Agronomy Department
At Corn Show

The agronomy department of the
Delaware College Experiment Sta
ton will have an elaborate exhibit
at the Delaware State Corn Show
to be held in Odd Fellows Hall,
Wilmington, from January II to
.Juanary IA. Together with the
samples of corn, competition for
prizes which will demonstrate the
improved types and varieties, the
Department will show some Of the
crops which were used i'll rotation
to produce these types and varie-
ties. About fifteen varieties Of cow
peas and twenty-five varieties of
SOY beans will illustrate the wide
range of variation in these two soil
improving crops. Wheat, which is
second to corn in Importance in
the state, will be represented by
thirty common and valuable varie-
ties, shown both in the head and
the grain. Charts will show the
comparative yields Of many of
these varieties of gram crops and
also the effect of various fertiliz-
er treatments in the yields of corn,
The results of a comparative test
Of some sixty-fve samples of corn
obtained from various Delaware
farmers and commercial seed com
panies will be an important and in
structive part of the exhibit.
Newark post., 1915-01-13

Last Thursday, through the noble
ship our first carload of food to the starvi
Now let us make this our slogan: /
give and ask friends to give in humanitv's
Newark post., 1915-01-13
To Address High
School Teachers

DR.. E. V. Vaughn, professor of
History and Economics at Della
ware College, has been invited to
give an address at the annual meet
ing of the Association of Principals
and High School Teachers to be
held in Dover on Saturday, Janu-
ary l6.
Newark post., 1915-01-13

Rules-Walker, chairman; New
ton, Hoffecker, Williams, Carter.
Temperance - Webb, chairman;
Frazier, Joseph, Hart.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our apprec-
iation of the kindness OF friends in
our recent bereavement.
Mrs. Thompson F. Ewing and FAM
lily.
Newark post., 1915-01-13
A Worthwhile Exception

THE POST
AS a S poop policy
We breaking Farmer monthly
Delaware College,
thlwo magazine full practical articles by who know
talking to be Il
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The Delaware Farmer
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