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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05
tate, but it came at the cost of human

tate, but it came at the cost of human
life.
When we consider the unsystematiz-
ed methods of farm labor, the long
hours of service, limited by the sun"
only, with the odd jobs to do before
sun up and after shutdown, is it any
wonder that there is a constant desire
OH the part of young people to make
good their escape from such life?
Man is an intellectual and social be-
ing, and there is "a natural inclination
to develop these fasculties, and there
is nothing remarkable about an incli-
nation to seek an occupation in which
ing and for social development and i'm
provement.
But is there any good reason why
farmers should work longer hours than
other people? Is this voluntary indus
trial slavery a human necessity? Is
this voluntary Industrial slavery hui
man necessity? Is there any more
reason why a farmer should have his
wife and daughters up before daylight
and keep them in the treadmill until
late at night, than the merchant, the
banker, or professional men should
impose these long hours of service
upon their families? If there is rea-
son for it, can we devise some plans to
remove the cause?
l am fully aware that it will require
| time to change long established GUS
toms, but there is necessity for us to
substitute a system of fewer hours, OF
labor on the farm, if we expect the
brightest boys and girls to remain on
the farm and help to develop better
rural life conditions. In many Sec
lions of the Middle West it is the Gus
tom to limit the hours of labor on the
farm, regardless Of where the sun hap
pens to be when time limit has reach
| ed. If the work has been well-planned
nine or ten hours hard work ought tt
be sufficient to constitute days labor
for men and teams. We succeed with
a job of work just in proportion as We
have previously efficiently worked ou
the job in our minds. Limited hours
/ will not only afford the needed rest
but it affords opportunity for reading
and intelligent planning of the work.
Il Through cooperation In the pur
chase of labor-saving machinery by or
Ganized groups of farmers in the sam,
locality it is possible to make hors,
power take the place of human 1abo
to larger degree. And where tn
small farmer has limited horse powe
it is practicable to exchange work t,
advantage. AS we develop more of tn
community spirit we will graduall
evolve into cooperative communities
1t will be the cooperative communi
ties that will first begin to limit hour
OF labor on the farm, as they are linn
tied in towns and cities. 1t require
concetr Of action to change long -estab
lished customs, and the communit,
that pulls together in team work ha
the advantage in putting into practics
. effect social or economic reforms
q. G. in Progressive Farmer.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05

sustained sea speed of thirty knots;
will displace 1,125 tons and measure
80 feet all over. Provision has been
made in the design to decrease rolling
and pitching at sea.
Each destroyer will carry four triple
torpedo tubes, main battery of four
4-inch guns and two 1-pounder anti
aircraft guns.
Bids for construction will be opened
October s.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05
CRUISER PLAN APPROVED.

Washington, August PLANS for six
big cruiser destroyers, authorized by
the last congress, have been approved.
They will be the first vessels, the de-
sign of which will have been Influenced
by the war in Europe.
The vessels will have a maximum
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05
1870
1871
S741

OF the sum obtained the first two
figures, and Z. make together 10,
while the last two, and 1, make 5,
The treaty Of peace was signed at
Frankfort on the Main on the 10th
day of the 9Th month-that is, May
10, 1871.
Apply the same moethod to our war
now going on. We then get:
1914
1915
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05
$3.50

Adding 8 and gives II, and and
and also make IL. Consequently,
reasons this mathematical soothsayer,
tho great war will come to an end on
the 18th day of the 18th month, or
November II. of the present year.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-05
FIGURING ON WARS END.
lNew YORK Herald.l

To the Paris Figaro one of its read
ers has contributed rather original
representation in regard to the dura-
ton of the present war. The pro-
phecy, which is based on a play with
figures, reads like this:
Take the figures OF the two years
covering our last war with the Ger
mans and add them up this way
1870
1871
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

Cre@nyiiie branch Of tha Southern
SnlleGe NoTn~n'S Association WAS on.
cf the guests Miss Watt w.S elected
chairman # he Department af Efu-
cation q the recent State Federation
meeting a toldsbOro
ofhceTs were elected ss follows.
President Mrs. l. l. Gotten first
vice president Mrs. VI /. QaInerlv
second Nlce-pTesldent Mrs "
l-AsoerrN u farmNilie. thivd vice.
president Mrs ; r White. fourth
'Se-pr-~iient Mrs Lima Baker
rs tretarN Mrs 4 " Harvey treaSlr-
er Mrs Y. T.. Hooker
he presidents az the four clubs
"err appointed a commute. II max.
arrangements for THIS fair Mrs
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
PITT CLUBS ENTERTAINED

The Federation of Women's Clubs
of Pitt County was entertained recent
ly at CottenGale, the home Of Mrs. r.
f. r. Gotten, who is the president OF
the County Federation.
For several years it has been Mrs.
Cottens custom to entertain her fell
low club members at her home during
the month of May. At first. she had
the members of her own club. the
End Of the Century. which was the
only wOman'S club in Greenville AS
Greenviile grew, moro clubs were
formed, and the Rountd Table and
Sans Souci Clubs came into being.
These three clubs banded together
and formed the Pitt County Fedora
| ton of Women's Clubs. having as
! their main object the esta blishing of
| a loan fund to be used for the edu
cation of a Pitt County girl at the
Last Carolina Teachers Training
| School
| At the meeting held at Cottendale
| on Wednesday. May 26th. the Farm
| Vile Magazine Club was added to
membership. The Federation is now
| composed Of seventy-eight earnest
| women. who are not 50 tiSfied to work
for their own amusement and mental
| mprOvement. as they do in their indi-
| vidual clubs. but they must lend the
helping hand to their younger sisters,
| towards obtaining the education nee
| esSary to fit them for the protest. on
Of teaching. This teaching profeSSiO on
is the most wonderful of all profeS-
sons, for it is the endless chain Of
spreading the good news of knOwled sc
and uplift each recipient passing II
on ad infinitum,-SO who shall say
how far any woman's influence ex-
tends?
The morning was passed in soCia1
conversation. the guests roaming al
will through the rambling old house
full Of treasures and CurioSitieS, re
! calling events and travels in the life
of the hostess. which has been 50 full
| OF usefulness and variety that ii sure
ly could never have known dull mo
1:ent.
Al l.. 80 tWenty-Seven ladies Sa
, down to a barbecue dinner with al
, its acconpa nimentS. served on th'
lawn Mr. Gotten enjoyed the rar
sensation Of being a guest IN his Owl
home and responded happily 70
: request from the hostess TO pay 70
! his dinner by a speech.
4 Miss Daisy Watt. president Of IN
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
ACTIVE IN CLUB WORK.

Mrs. X. X. Gotten, or Bruce, N. u,
veteran club woman Of the State, and
still active and busy In club work, Is
much interested in County Fedora
tioas. She says:
Pitt is as yet the only county in
North Carolina having a Federation
of Women's Clubs. and many inQul-
ries have been received about this
county organization, which, thus far,
has been successful, though Pitt has
tut few Women's Clubs.
The county federation in no way IN
terferes with the district meetings of
the North Carolina federation of
Women's Clubs The activities Of
county federation are confined strict
~ to the county though many county
fcderations could easily cooperate
% promote a work Of Importance to
them all. or to the State.
The district meetings deal with
club activities generally, while
county federation busies itself with
Promoting, so far as women can, all
mat pertains to the welfare or the
county. That the women Of a county
should unite to promote the progress
oI that county seems only natural
aud patriotic What the Betterment
Association has done for Wake coun-
" can be done for each county by a
federation Of the clubs in that county
and more-for what many women
strive for becomes in time a reality.
There are many ways in which q
county federation of Women's Clubs
can promote the county welfare, each
cub working in it's own locality for
me desired object. All counties do
not have the same needs. and hence
me special object for which county
teueration should strive may vary IN
inherent counties. However. the bet
terment of the rural schools. the i'm
pt"Veinent of sanitary conditions lr
l""hS and in the country, the fgh'
AGAINST tuberculosis and typhoid few.
ef the extension of libraries the
atltation for instruction in the pub
"' schools in the industrial arts
swing and home making particular
are all lines which await the &C
"Nlt'es Of the ciubwomen. They can
""' all be accomplished at once. bu
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

each club should notify the club pro-
posing the county organization 10
"hether II will join or not Then q
meeting should ba called by tn. club
winch IS taking the initiative 10 he
heid at some convenient place pos
SItiY at the county seat in the court
hc use court house belongs 10 the
women OF 4 county a well a. II the
men. and the officials oCcupyIns otfI-
Ces therein viii gladly place a room
az the disposal Of the Clu bwonen
Al! the clubs IN a county should he
lnVlted 70 this meeting. giving ii the
nature or mass meeting and greater
publicity TO the nature of its objects
Tne meeting should be called 10 or
der by the President OF the club
hich called the meeting tempo
rary chairman and secretary should
be named. the object of the meeting
explained and the question opened for
DISCUSSION. The scope ard objects Of
the county federation having been de-
clded by Vote. officers should be elect
| ed. \ capa BILE, active. pubiic-spi rited
| Clubwoman should be- made presid ent
and each club in membership be rep
| resented by vice president \ re-
| ccrdlng secretary. a CORRESPONDING =
secretary and a treasurer should also
| be chosen. Such officers are not only
| needed, but they add dignity and
| keep up the interest of more clubs.
Discretion should be used in the dis
| trlbution Of offices-giving 10 many
clubs in turn. The organization hav-
ing been made. the new president
| should appoint a committee to draft
a constitution and by laws. time set
for the next meeting and other pre-
| llminarleS arranged.
n suggested constitution will be
furnished any one desiring TO organ
ly-
| Some definite work in which al
can cooperate. should be underta kei
and all resolve to accomplish it.
| Do not be discouraged if only a few
| clubs join at first. Some countie
have but few wOmenS clubs. but thi
action will stimulate the formation o
more clubs. Patriotism and helpful
ness are both contagious, and others
seeing your good works, will wish t
follow in your footsteps
TIE Pitt county federation of wO
men 5 clubs has placed a Pitt count
girl at the East Carolina Teacher:
i Training School and expects to hav
: two girls there in September. 1t eve
dreams of an endowed scholarship i
time. which will continue TO educat
I a Pitt County girl after the preseI
members have gone from earth.
e has not limited its efforts to educa
i tiOnal work but is striving for VIZ
: man assistant superintendent
: schools and worked for whole tim
f health officer which has been secure
= As new needs arise We hope to ris
r to meet them and thus made of o.
" county federation a factor in coun
l, betterment What has been done
d Fit can be done in other counties.
d the benefit of the women and of Il
y county.
g Let each club continually agita
the question What can this club
% to promote the welfare Of the cOun
le federation Let each clubWom:
lie keep before her mind the questi'
lg What can l do for the county fe
s. eratiOn?" These questions follow
he by an effort will bring success al
)S benefit.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08
CANNING CLUB WORK GAINING
WIDE RECOGNITION IN STATE
MIS- R. R. Cotton Active In Club Work Of the State
interesting Social Events

The canning club work in this
s. ttr IS gaining wide recognition. A
recent article in a prominent asricul-
t.raI magazine gives an inter esting
.t.ry of the achievements Of The
Champion canning girl of Aaniance
County:
When :. fourtee n -year-olt gil in
,.,,- S24.41 in tie cultivation ~; ore
trnth of ar acre OF tomatoes and rea-
he. from inst single inves,nlcn.
SI4Ss3 ~ profits. there's sIGGes-
uou of unusual intelligence AMI
tbrttt The case in point is that of
Mary Rice McCullOch, of A'amance
county North Carolinas champion
i,t 1914. Her yield was 2,22: pounds
.f ipmatoes and she canned 1,111
mounds Here is her own story:
The Stone and F;arliana tomato
seed, we're ordered by the club early
IA February. The season was wet
and my seed were not SOwI until
March ! put them into 9 tobacco
rliut bed covered with canvas. I
irlasplanted my plants on May 4,
ami again on May IA raplanted
them
My garden was an oblon; plot 33
Tee, by 1872 feet. The soil was Of
griyish loam. 1t had been soMn to
cfnson clover the preceding fall
IN. land was broken with a two
Iorse piow on May 8. Then it was
hirrpwed three times with section
harrow
II had one two-horse load of stable
riaulire scattered broadcast and har-
rDwad under before the plants were
put out About the last of July l had
On third of a sack of fertilizer put on
M sarden.
watered and set my plants on
of I
81 md replanted twice again. Al
ia-t blowing the ground was covered
W. rich dirt.
did not prune or stake my
piInts. My plot was mulched witt
straw killed the cut worms ane
trt3cCo worms.
/ gathered my tomatoes in tubs
ami buckets and hauled them to th'
house In grading. all the large ant
small ones were put in separate
boxes | grew no other vegetable
oa my one-tenth acre. / did mos
o. my canninl at home. All my pre-
sewing was done at home.
The meanins of the club emblem
tc make the best better. is work
ins toward perfection. l knew al
most nothing about canning when
joined the club. Have learned man
things about fruits and vegetables.
used the recipes recommended by tn
club for catchup, chOw-chow, Jellie
ana grape juice. This was my nr:
year in the club and 1 enjoyed tn
work very much.
Because of what Mary McCulloc
and the other canning-club girls
her county have done Alaman'
claims a record for goods produce
in 1914 by girls. The county inves
cd $177l.25. and from that expend
ture produced canned goods to II
value of $7O39.65. The number
containers was 55.165."
ACTIVE IN CLUB WORK,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-08

Continued on Page Ten
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-05


with the Chicago Federation of La
Dor, following a speech by George
Hargan, president of the Chicago
Firemen's assn, at the meeting of the
federation yesterday, were urged to
go to the polls and work for the pas
sage of the double platoon system.
"This isn't going to increase your
taxes" said Hargan. tits going to
promote efficiency in the department
as well as unionize it. Our state
ments denying the allegations of the
Helmet club and the Chicago Board
of Underwriters assn, who are Sc
cretly fighting this bill, have been ig-
nored by the trust press. Thousands
of dollars have been paid by the
board of underwriters for printing of
cards and circulars to hand out to
the public"
Ray Williams, delegate from the
BARRIERS union, reported that mem
bers of his union had been beaten
up by men who were working to de-
feat the double platoon system. When
ne accompanied the men to the
mayor, he said, he was refused an
audience. When First Asst Fire
Marshal Patrick Donahoe was asked
to investigate an dtake action, he re-
fused, it is claimed.
The federation instructed Pres.
Fitzpatrick and Sec'y Nockels to visit
the mayor with the slugged men this
morning and demand an investiga-
ton.
Delegates from practically every
union in the federation stated their
organization was supporting the
measure which will, if passed, allow
the firemen to go home every day.
Mother Jones dropped in near the
close of the meeting to see the struc-
tural ironworkers, for she is on her
way to Washington to protest against
the Imprisonment of the men in the
7 oouopu,Oyfb Dopifonfioru for. dTno
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-05
ORGANIZED LABOR TO MAKE FIGHT FOR
DOUBLE PLATOON AT POLLS

OOkN "A OAAO
tol dhow she interviewed Pres. Will
son on her last visit to Washington, a
few weeks ago.
81 arrived in Washington to ask the
president to take action upon the re-
fusal of the coal operators to take
the strikers back to work" she said.
Z was told that his highness was re-
ceiVing no guests today. told the
gentleman that did not come as a
guest but wanted to see him on BUSH
ness. Tuesday, they informed me,
was cabinet day. l said, How about
Wednesday They didn't seem to
know when the president would grant
an audience to me, so walked over
to see Secretary of Labor Wilson. I
told him since the president refused
to see me was going back to Colo
RADIO and raise hell till he sends for
me.
THAT afternoon while our party
was packing up the phone rang. The
president had granted me an immedi-
ate audience. We talked over the
situation in Colorado. l asked him
why the government didn't take over
the mines. He replied that the mine
owners had refused to sell.
Fifty years ago this country had
a president who, when the gentlemen
of the south refused to sell their prop
trey, put it up to the people, said l.
They declared war That was civil
war; says he. Yes said, but this
is a civil, industrial and national war;
And do you know, men, that he
backed out and refused to take the
chance to make himself as big man
as Lincoln" /.
Mother Jones asked the backing Off
the federation in her appeal to thes
president and the pardon board for
the liberty of the structural iron
workers.
Following review of the proceed-s
ings of the recent labor conferences
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-05-05
Eden

Eden
| Henry Adams, Jr., has moved to the
Mills.
Miss Roby called On sixteen families in
the west part OF the town Monday.
The funeral of Isreal DeZotelle was
held from the church Friday p. m.
, Miss Zelda Shattuck was at home over
Sunday, accompanied by friend from
Barre.
Latest reports from Mrs. Henry Kinds,
who is at the Fanny Allen Hospital, is
that she is constantly improving.
Henry Fogg has moved to Artie
Browns farm, having closed his labors
for w. j. Atwell, by whom he has been
employed for the past three years.
The annual meeting of the Cemetery
Association will be held Wednesday after
noon, May ~ at the church at the Corners
at2 O'clock. A good attendance desired,
as important business will be transacted.
A pleasant event of the week was the
party given to Miss Dorothy Collins by
her girl friends on Saturday afternoon,
May /, in honor of her fifteenth birth
day. The time passed pleasantly with
games and music. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served, the birth
day cake being adorned with fifteen
candles. The young lady was the recipi-
ent of many beautiful gifts.
Rev, G. S. Haynes is in town conduct
ing religious meetings. The first three
evenings the services have been at the
church at the Corners, Wednesday even
ing at the school house at East Hill,
Thursday and Friday evenings at the
Mills church and Saturday Mr.. Haynes,
will devote his time to the boys, who
have planned a trip to Mt. Norris if the
day is fine. Next week the meetings
will be Sunday evening at the Mills. then
three evenings at the Corners and the
last three evenings at the Mills. Mr..
Haynes is an interesting speaker and
will be in town until May 10.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-05-05
EII New Goods
NO MALICE IN ELEPHANTS
Coed Nature Characteristic of jungle
Monster, Sac Tr-veIer Who
Shouts .<n5w,

In 1895 I .cund myself near the
Inzia, river, an important afilucnt of
the XVIII, flowing through a fertile
region which is infested by herds of
elephants, source of constant anxi-
ETY. and frequent losses to the agri.
cultural inhabitant, writes E. To-day
in the Wide World Magazine In
country like this, where he is not
hunted by man in the ordinary way
and the only means for his destruction
are cruel but easily avoided pitfalls,
the elephant is decidedly good ma
tured. We were told by the mission
boys at Pana that in the rainless sea-
son, when their usual haunts are
dried up, the elephants frequently
wander near the river and attack the
plantations. The natives try to drive
them away with sticks, But it is no
good hitting them or throwing stones
at Them l was told; they generally
refuse to take any notice. Sometimes
a mother with calf will turn on us
and chase us for 100 yards or so, but
no real harm is meant and the ami
NAL is not really angry, for all the
Cigns of fury-spread ears and raised
trunk-are absent All the same we
do run away, although we know there
is no danger. One day a boy fell
when thus pursued, but the elephant
only threw sand on him."
AS l have myself seen a man just
pushed out of the way by one of these
good-natured monsters, when the an
imal had more than enough provoca-
ton to kill him, l was inclined to ac~
cept this account as true.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-05-05
WOLCOTT
Brown has lost a horse.

G. G. Brown has lost horse.
B. F. Alger is working for G. E. Has
kell.
Archie Fisher has returned home from
Greensboro.
The condition of S. A. Fife is some
what improved.
Raymond Golden was visitor in Nor
risville Monday.
L. c. Udall and j. B. Golden were in
Newport Saturday.
Mrs. Archie Boardman is ill, suffering
from heart trouble.
F. E. Peck. who has been ill with the
grip, is improving.
Carroll Taylor of Morrisville is paint
ing Erastus Mans house.
Will Heath is moving from Pottervile
to the G. A. Heath house.
Mrs. II. Taylor returned home from
Barre the latter part of last week.
Marion, the little daughter of w. o.
Davis, is i'll. suffering from kidney
trouble.
Osmal Hubbard left Monday for Sunset
Hill, n. H, where he has employment
for the season.
W. A. Bennett is moving from the
Coggswell Mudgett house to the II. A.
Perkins tenement.
Mrs. ]. II. Wilcox died at Albany at
the home of her parents Friday. Funer-
al services were held from the home Sun
day.
Mrs. A. w. Powers, who was operated
upon at the Holden hospital in Hardwick
the past week for appendicitis, is rapidly
convalesciug.
At the regular meeting of Mineral
Lodge, No 20, F & A NJ, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
NJ, FS Merriam; S w, Fl A
Parker; wv. II B Parker; Treasurer,
w w Spalding; Secretary, w Silloway; /
S ID, Ii G Hutchins; ID, j E Genress:
5 S, E Wheeler, Jr; S, Harvey GRAY /
lin; Chaplain, F B Morse; Marshal, W L j
Tyler, l Lindsey; Finance 4
r M Hubbell, Fl A Taylor,
B W Guyer.