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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
CURATIVE POWER OF WATER.

There is no remedy for such gen
eral application and none so easily
obtainable as water, and yet nine
persons in ten will pass it by in an
emergency to seek for something of
less efficacy. There are but few
cases of illness where water should
not be given the highest place as a
remedial agent. 4
A strip of flannel or a napkin
folded lengthwise and wrung out of
hot water and applied around the
neck of a child that has the Group
will usually bring relief in ten min
utes. A towel folded several times
and quickly wrung out of hot water
and applied over the seat of pain in
toothache or neuralgia will generally
afford prompt relief. This treatment
in collie works like magic. 51ljtt
W. have known cases that have
resisted treatment for hours yield to
this in ten minutes. There is nothing
that will SO promptly cut short a
congestion Of the lungs, sore throat
or rheumatism as hot water when
applied promptly and Thoroughly.
Pieces of cotton batting dipped in
hot water and kept applied to old
sores and new cuts, bruises and
sprains is the treatment now adopt
ed in hospitals.
A sprained ankle has been cured
in an hour by showering it with hot
watar pO,1rad from q hairht Of throo
feet. Tepid water acts as promptly
as an emetic, and hot water taken
freely half an hour before bedtime is
the best of cathartics in the case Of
constipation, while it has a most
soothing effect on the stomach and
bowels. This treatment continued
for a few months, with proper atten-
ton to diet, will alleviate any case
of dyspepsia.-Er.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
FORCE IN PLANT GROWTH.

The force exerted by growing
plants can be easily measured. Oar
win took a spring clothes-pin, meas
ured the force necessary to open it,
and then fastened it upon the grow
ing root. He found that the pres
sure was of many ounces. President
Clarke of Amherst Agricultural col
lege made some interesting expert
ments with a growing squash, which
was. harnessed and had levers at
tached in such a way that the force
exerted could be ascertained. 1t
was equal to thousands of pounds,
and finally the harness broke. In a
graveyard, at Hanover, Germany, a
block of stone containing twenty
cubic feet has been thrown out of
place by a tree growing from a seed
which terminated il. the crevice of
the rock It has already been lifted
over five inches.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
A GREAT LOSS.

SANDY, they tell me that your
wife is dead"
"Yas, sab, de good pusson is dun
gone
You have sustained a great loss"
Powerful"
A loss, doubtless, that can never
be repaired"
"Feerd not, sab but Use looked
all ober de house an yard"
"Looked! For what, Sandy %
eur de dol'a" an err quarter dat
de good lady hid jis er'fore she died.
Vas, sab, er greet loss, an Use need
in er par O shoes dis minit.'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
THE MECHANICAL BOY

A marvel indeed is the diligent bee
That doth the fleet moments employ !;
Yet still a phenomenon greater than he
Is the lively Mechanical Boy.
With jackknife and hammer from morn
ing till night
He fashions each rude little toy,
And no other pleasure gives equal delight
To the lively Mechanical Boy.
When school hours are over he m
rushing in,
His countenance lighted with JOY,
And soon will the kitchen resound with
the din
Of the lively Mechanical Boy.
With bow and with arrow, with pop-gun
and kite, Is s.# ....I
His parents he will often annoy;
Yet every indulgence is claimed as a
right
By the lively Mechanical Boy.
But urge him to labor, though ever so
slight, #t
That instant he's stupid and coy;
But when for the cupboard he goes for a
bite,
He's a lively Mechanical Boy.
The sham battle RACES with neighboring
boys,
The skirmishers quickly deploy;
Then naught in creation can equal the
noise
OF the lively Mechanical Boy.
Though oft you remind him that ten
penny nails
Will double-thick pockets destroy,
The birch is the final resort that avails
To convince the Mechanical Boy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
THREE-FOURTHS.

$50, Calvin, this man is your half
brother?'
"No, sab not half, but three
fou'fs."
"Three-fourths p
"Dat's whut I said"
"Why, how do you make that p
Easy huff sab. Dis mans mud
er an my muder wuz de same oman"
"Well."e a-r.. "rT w5
Oats two-fou'fs, amt it 2
"Yes."f.. r#--r- .
"Wall, his foder and my foder
wuz bruders. Dat makes de uder
fou'f. Neber seed de like kahn
Farm desc white folks 'rithmetic, no
how"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
Brown, Rogers & Co.

We have recently doubled the capacity of u Store Room by making an O
ing into the adjoining Store. This arrangement makes u Store 49x9O feet,
with Easements and Warehouse gives us every facility for displaying and hanc
our Large Stock. We have the 4 gH#. ##'a Fl' ofsT ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
flashes Of fun.

People hire lawyers in certain
the settlement of disputes and the
other to dispute settlements.-Nep
Orleans Picdyune.
The difference between a man
and a dog is that they will go into a
saloon together and the dog will
come out perfectly sober.-Merchant
Irdreler.
What kind of a dog is that,
my little man"
Hes part tarrier."
And what's the other part ?"
"Oh, just dog."-Columbus Specta-
tor.
When a Maine man was shot at
the other day the bullet was turned
aside, not by a pocket Bible, but by
a plug of tobacco. Consequently
there is no moral to the case.-BW-
falo Express.
There are two things which I
will positively not eat for supper"
said Gubbins. "And what are they?"
asked his friend. Breakfast and
dinner" was the reply.-DanriUe
Breeze.
"A western man claims hat he
can raise cyclones at will. So can
almost any man, by simply inform
ing his wife that she will have to
get along with one bonnet a year.
Burlington Free Press.
eyes, sir" yelled the socialistic
agitator, Il am the workingman's
friend" ooh, 60 long" said a real
workingman, "you haven't done an
honest days work in two years
"Of course [ haven't. That's just
where 1 show my friendship for the
workingman. I keep my hands off
so he can have the job"
The story is told Of Mr.. Evarts
that he once sent a donkey up to
his farm at Windsor, Vermont, and
about a week after received the fol
lowing letter from his little grand
child: va g
Dear Grandpa The little don
key is very gentle, but he makes a
big noise at nights. He-is very lone
some. | guess he misses you. | hope
you will come up soon, and then he
won't be SO lonesome. MINNIE.
Bill Simpson is an engineer on
the L. and G.. n. railroad. He was
off duty at Austin a few days ago.
He met Judge Peterby, with whom
he was acquainted. g say Judge,
wish you would do me a favor"
"Ill do it" 1T will be appreciated
by all the engineers on the [. and G.
n. railroad" What can i do for
you all 1" . Please donsthang around
the depot when the trains + COM
ing in. They are everlastingly mis-
taking your red nos for a danger
signal, and it confuses them"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02

3 G"My pa" said one small boy,
els preacher, and issure to go to
heaven" HUH" said the other
small boy, that amt nothin'. Ny
pa is a doctor, and can kill your old
pa."-New York Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
OUR COUNTRY COUSINS.
Bits Of News Picked mp Here
and There by our Report
crs Throughout the
Country.
Haileck.

HALLEck, Jan. 1S.-This commu-
nifty, as well as others, was visited
by the terrible storm, and for several
days the people were showed under;
but ere long they crawled out and
availed themselves of the excellent
opportunities of sleigh riding, and
to hear the musical sound of the OK
CAD, mingled with the merry laugh
and chatter of the maiden, is not a
thing of unfrequent occurrence.
Regardless of the cold weather,
however, the pupils of this district
turned out well, making a good
average per cent, the average daily
attendance for the second month be-
ing 92 per cent.
Mr.. Sylvanus Reppert, our enter
prising road overseer, visited Nor
gantown last week to look after his
road interests.
Fl. / King, teacher of the Brown
school, will erect Christmas tree,
Saturday evening, Jan. 23d, in order
to distribute the treat to his pu-
pills.
Mrs. Rev. WEIGH has been visiting
at Jacob Smiths for the past week.
F. S. and Elmer Miller will start
in a few days to the far west. Sue
cess to you, boys.
Miss Mary L. Brown will start
soon for Chenille, Gilmer county,
to attend the State Normal school
at that place.
A protracted meeting commenced
the 18th, at the Summers church,
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. WEIGH.
JAS. Watson spent several days at
Ellington last week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Wnn ted..A Free River.

A free river from the head of navi.
cation to the Ohio is wanted for the
Monongahela. 1t is unfair to the
immense interests on this river that
they should be handicapped by ton
mage dues. The federal government
has recognized the stream as being
public highway. by constructing
dams above the Navigation Com
pany's slackwater, and complete the
manifest intention of buying out the
company. The coal industry is not
the only one that should take hold
of this matter. All residents in the
valley have an interest in the river be-
ing made free, and more especially
have the manufacturing industries
already established on its banks.
From Port Perry to Dam No. l, on
both sides of the stream, some twen-
ty miles Of bank, by far the larger
part of the space suitable for manu-
featuring, is occupied, and with free
navigation, the valley up to and be-
yond McKeesport will in few years
be teeming with industrial establish
ments. There should be vigorous
movements on Congress all along
the Monongahela. The towns should
call meetings, and organized effort
of the most energetic character
should be inaugurated now and
maintained until the object be won.
1t is a right that this region is
entitled to, that the Monongahela
should be lockage free. For Con-
gress to give the Kanawha free locks
and not do the same for the Monon-
gahela is discrimination which we
do not think that body will be guilty
of if the matter be brought before it
/ in the proper light. II streams Of
the Kanawha and Monongahela
class are to be improved the one is
! as much entitled to it as the other,
and If they are not then the Ka-
nawha slackwater should be sold to
the highest bidder Labor Trib-
une.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Sound Sense.

Judging from the tone of the Dem
ocratic press there seems to be an
apprehension in some quarters at
least, that Democratic supremacy in
this State is seriously threatened by
the Senatorial question. We do not
share this feeling of alarm. We dc
not believe that the interest of any
individual should be regarded with
greater solicitude than that of the
party, and think there will be little
force in any movement which tends
in that direction. There is no well
founded reason why the party should
be divided into factions, each OF
which has its own and only candi
date for the Senatorial togs now worr
by Mr.. Camden.
The members of the Legislature
should be untrammeled and unpledg
ed, and as they should all be men Of
integrity and intelligence, they
ought to know who Of the many
worthy and eminent men in the par
ty would be the most acceptable tt
the people. If this course is follow
cd, and it strikes us as being the on.
ly sensible and proper one, the Re.
publicans will have no earthly show
Of succeeding, and the election Of
some good and able Democrat by
the Legislature will be a compare
lively easy task.-[ Fairmont Index.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
PierpOints.

PIERpoINTs, Jan. 1S.-One of the
severest snow storms visited our
community on the Sth and 9th of
this month, that was ever known.
The roads were in many places i'm
passable on account of the snow
drifts The mercury in some places
in our community stood "a degrees
below zero.
Cheat river froze over for the first
time this winter, last week. The
ice in many places was nine inches
thick.
Our clever ferryman, Thos. Lyon,
is still indisposed. Hope he will be
able to be out again soon. His
brother Samuel is attending the ferry
at present.
The young people of our vicinity
have prayer meeting at Avery every
Wednesday night. Hope it may be
beneficial to our community.
James Selby and c. V. Hare spent
several days in Clinton recently.
Some attraction no doubt.
w. III. Houston has purchased a
fine sleigh of M. c. Courtney. Hough
is making good use of the time while
| the snow lasts.
Mrs. Jas. Robinson has been Wis
iting at her fathers, Jas. Hare, for
some time.
Miss Allie Frum of your town has
been spending several weeks at G.
w. Laishley's.
Melvin Laishley and wife returned
to their home in Fayette county, Pa.
last week
Emory McVicker and wife,of Phil
adelphia, are visiting the paternal
homestead at Samuel B. McVicker's
near your town.
Jas. @. Reed has recently pur-
chased farm of Isl acres for SO, 00(
near Evansville, Preston county
Quinter will move the first of April
to his new home.
Loamma Ross has returned home
from Preston county where he has
been spending some weeks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Pleasant Ridge.

GRANT DISTRICT. Jan. 1S.-Owins
to the young blizzard that passed
over the Ridge we are unable to re
port the wedding alluded to in oul
last.
Miss Belle Low of Louisville is Wis
ting her brother-i in law, w. A. Fish
er.
A. B. Fisher has been on the sick
list for some time, but we are glat
to say he is improving.
Miss Lou Davis is visiting he
many friends and relatives on thu
Ridge.
S. r. Fisher was seen going VI
the country Saturday evening anC
was not heard of until late on Sun
day. We do not know the cause o
his delay, but it is reported tina
there is an immense snow drift nea
S. G.'s.
Quite an amusing accident occur
ed on the Ridge Sunday. The Hon
John b. Gray, while enjoying thu
pleasure of sleigh ride, unfortunate
ly slipped off of the back of the sled
1t was quite a comical sight to Sc
the Honrable gentleman rolling and
tumbling in a snow drift, but he sue
ceeded in getting out and followed
Hello! wait till l catch up with yo1
stupid people"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Laurel Point.

LAUREL POINT, Jan. 16.-We have
not been bothered much with house
flies and mosquitoes in the past
week, but there is goodly number
bothered with frost bites.
House flowers suffered in this COM
munity.
From the present indication mud
will be king next.
The jingle of sleighbells is heard
in the land. The sleighing was not
very good, as there were places
where the snow did not get to stop,
Miss Belle Jamison, of Farming
ton, is circulating among friends
here
Miss Frum, of Ellington, was
visiting J. P. Snider's this week.
Dave Chesney and wife, of Cass-
vile, were visiting "Bud" Thomas
last Saturday and Sunday.
Joseph Snider and mother, OF
Arnettsville, and Will Snider, OF
Georgetown were among their friends
here this week.
Frozen ears and feet are in fash
ion.
Lucian Snider & Bros corn crush
ers is here and they will have it set
up in few days.
LENA Riggs has traded his iron
gray horse off for another horse.
The Sunday School has adjourned
until spring.
Rev. Mr.. Rexroad will commence
a protracted meeting here on the
18th inst.
We are having an interesting
literary society here 1t meets every
Friday night.
Taylor Hess and Erasmus Wolf
are talking of moving to Ohio in the
spring.
You correspondent saw live train
of cars at Ellington last Saturday.
Mrs. Greenwood Stephens is in
poor health, and bud" Thomas is
also complaining some. Sudden
change of the weather will bring bad
colds.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

CLINTON FURNACE, Jan. 1S.-Mar-
ried, Jan. 7, Elizabeth Jenkins to
Eliza Frederick. The groom is but
Is years of age. Success to them.
There was spelling school at
Stony Point on the 18th inst. Some
cowardly boys stole sleigh belong
Ing to one of the gentlemen here on
that night.
Our mail carrier was frozen up
for several days. The thermometer
stood Is degrees below zero at this
place, and % below at Haigh's
Mills.
There will be a show here on the
night of the 23rd inst.
Our school, taught by NJ. II
Steele, is progressing finely.
/ am told that our Ellington mer
chant is going to remove to Morgan
town.
Jacob Prices little child, who had
been quite i'll, is better now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Miss Katharine Lee Bayard, cid

Miss Katharine Lee Bayard, cid
est daughter Of the Secretary OF
State, was found dead in her bed
Saturday at noon. She had assisted
her father and mother in receiving q
large party Of guests the night be
fore, and was noticed to be unusual
ly brilliant and vivacious. She had
had cold for several days, but wat
to have assisted Miss Cleveland al
the White House reception Satur
day evening. She had been afflicted
with heart disease for some years
and the exposure, fatigue and ex
element of the previous night were
too great for an already taxed
system. The heart had simply ceas
ed to act, and she had been dead fol
hours before discovered.
She was the light and life Of ths
Secretary's household, and a favor
lite in Washington society. Hel
sudden and untimely taking off has
cast a gloom over all the Depart.
ments Of Government, and over The
city of Washington a. we'll,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Prc.rdensfal s.cce..Ion.

The House of Representatives yes
terday, after voting down amend
ments and substitutes, passed. the
Presidential Succession bill as it
came from the Senate, by vote Of
1873 ayes to n nays. the negative
vote was composed Of Republicans,
with two exceptions. The affirma-
tive vote was made up of l4s Demo.
Gratis and 30 Republicans.
As President Cleveland will sign
the bill rs soon as it reaches him,
the Presidential succession may be
considered arranged for beyond any
contingency except an earthquake
that would swallow up the seven
members of the Cabinet and the
President at the same time. The
bill as it goes to the President pro
vides that in case Of "the death, resig-
nation or inability Of both the Pres.
ident and Vice President" the sue
cession to the Presidency shall be
in the annexed order, conforming to
the seniority Of the several depart.
ments:
The Secretary Of State:
The Secretary Of the Treasury;
The Secretary of War;
The Attorney General;
The Postmaster General;
The Secretary Of the Navy;
The Secretary Of the Interior.
They are to continue in Office unit
the inability is removed or Presi
dent elected" 1t is made the duty
of the Secretary succeeding, If Con
gress is not in session, to convene i
within twenty days. The laws pro
viding for a new election are repealed
and the Secretary who takes tn,
vacant chair will serve out the re
mainder of the regular term. Th'
succession is only held to apply tt
cabinet officers confirmed by tn,
Senate, who are eligible to the Office
of President under the Constitution
and at the time are not under i'm
parchment by the House of Repre-
sentatives.
In hundred years the govern
ment has not been in the extremit,
that would have made the provisions
Of this law operative, if it had beef
in force. Such a contingency ma.
not occur in hundred more. An(
it may within week! 1t is beyont
human KEN Pittsburgh Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

The bright, glittering "Dollar Of
the Daddies,' is seemingly, in no
danger of being remanded to back
seat.
On the contrary, the more it is
agitated the more it grows in favor.
If any legislation at all is consum-
mated in regard to silver coinage, it
will probably be to continue it until
the volume of silver reaches a spe-
cific sum.
Evidently a majority of Congress
is not yet ready to say enough.
The masses of the people are not
willing that the status of the silver
dollar shall be changed. Especially
is this true of the debtor class.
They are not willing that debts
which they contracted to pay in sill
yer shall virtually be made payable
in gold.
The most essential step to be taken
by this congress in regard to silver
is to provide for putting the i'm
mense accumulations of the Treas
ury into circulation. This can be
wisely and effectually done by Sena-
tor Beck's proposition, requiring GER
tain bonds of the Government to be
paid one half in gold and one-half in
silver. If the silver stored in the
Treasury vaults were in circulation
that would afford satisfactory DEM
onstration as to whether the volume
of silver was too great or might
safely be increased. The fact seems
to be that the law has been deliber-
ately violated and ignored by officers
of the government in storing silver
when it ought to have been paid
out in order to give force to the
argument that the people do not
want silver.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Little Falls.

LITTLE FALLS, Jan. 1S.-Where is
the man who said we would have an
open and mild winter
The relief train that arrived Sat
urday on the F., M. q p. was hailed
with joy. We had been virtually
blocked for over week.
Samuel L. Shuttlesworth has pur
chased new organ as has also Miss
Fannie Price.
We regret very much to hear that
c. E. Hutchinson, of Catawba, has
an attack Of diphtheria. We trust
he may speedily recover.
t. V. Steele, who has been haul
ing timber for James Snider for some
time returned home Saturday.
"Vince' says he has graduated in
timbered hauling, and does not wish
to. engage again.
The B. 4 o. officials were over the
line twice last week.
The ice is moving slowly out of
the river this morning. The river is
too low to take it out with rush.
The F., NJ. & P. has passed the
city of Ellington, and is now going
for the Modern Athens on home
run.
The recent cold snap had no eff
feet on the matrimonial cause. A.
L. Frum and Belle Jacobs were unit
ed Sunday, JAN, 10th, on very dis
agreeable dav but the affair WAS =
very pleasant one. Success to
them.
Section Boss Yoder, Of Fairmont,
is well liked by his hands here, and
is an excellent railroad man. We
understand he contemplates moving
his family here if he can obtain q
residence. We welcome all such
men to our midst.
A. j. Frum, Ike Powell and Jesse
Shuttlcsworth, three staunch Demo
Gratis are frequent visitors to the
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