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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

An observing Broadway street car
conductor tells of the odd way in which
one passenger, business man whom he
brings down town every morning, de-
ports himself. As soon as he gets his
seat he grabs two pins from his coat
lapel and sticks one into the cuhsiOn on
each side of him. He goes through the
same programme every morning. If he
gets into car and has TO stand he holds
a pin in each hand. He does it for luck,
so he himself explained to the conductor.
This man is an influential officer in one
of the largest corporations in New York,
and everywhere he is regarded as u con-
servative, intelligent man.
II have tried to break myself of this
superstition for years. he said to the
conductor one day when he seemed to be
in the mood for conversation and he and
the conductor had the car TO themselves
for long distance. at is a silly prac-
tice, of course. realize that; yet some
how if | ever fail to have my two pins
with me and don't come down town
hedged in on each side, everything goes
wrong. / keep it up because I'm ner-
vous if don't"
There are many men who will not ride
up or down town except with the same
conductor daily. Not that they love any
special conductor particularly, but for
the blind reason they believe luck at
taches to regularity.
One Broadway dry goods merchant
always leaves a street car in which by
any chance he may find a red haired
woman or child, and he uniformly looks
sharply for this sort Of hoodoo before
se takes seat.-"Halston" in New York
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
THE POETS Wall.

o, the autumn days are coming,
When the bees have stopped their humminz,
And the partridge lone Is drumming
In the copse upon the hill;
When the leaves are slowly falling.
And the sable crow Is calling
To his mate 10 stop her elualling :
With a wild and mounful triI;
Autumn wisds the boughs are r,IstlinS, =
And the towns again are bustlins,
While the countryman Is hustIIng
With his apples and his corn;
Days Of Johnny cake and bacon,
When the woods are all torsaken,
And the meadow -larks have taken
Flight across the fields forlorn-
'Tis the season melancholy,
Days when Nature Is not jolly;
Soon the welcome Christmas holly
viii be hung o'er banquet hall; :
Shows OF winter will be DER US
And the season soon kin bore Us
When in manner quits deeorous :.
We must seeS the evening ball;
For the summer days are over,
withered arc the fields Of clover,
And each merry woodland rover
On his hAunts no more does eoes;
And the question now, my dearie,
That doth MAKE me feel 50 weary,
Ii the old one, dark and dreary,
Can wear last winters coat,
Henry Tholens in I'd Bits
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

various houses. MOI spot is TO be seen
upon them, and were it not for a sort of =
movEhle screen which is put inside of the
window 10 keep out the eyes of the passer by,
one might see all that was going on inside as
easily as if there were no windows whatever.
Speaking OF windows, these Dutch like 10
see, though they do not sometimes care about
being seen. They like to watch unobserved
the people who go along the streets upon
which they live, and SEQ who knocks at their
front doors before they decide to let the per-
son in or not. For this purpose they have
little mirrors, some not larger than a cabinet
photograph and Others about eight by ten
inches in size fastened to the wall outside Of
the windows at such All angle as to reflect all
that is going on in tho street One Of these
mirrors is fixed at each side OF the window at
an angle of about forty five degrees, and the
lady in the room can easily see whether her
caller standing at the front door is her dress
maker with a bill or her dear friend Miss
Van Derhoof, who is coming to tell her the
latest bit Of scandal
The Dutch houses are tall and narrow. The
material used in making them IL usually red
brick and white cement. Their roofs are Of
red tiles, and they have the quaint finish at
tho front seen in the old Dutch paintings
Even the farm houses are picturesque, and
many Of them reminded me Of the Queen
Anne bastard architecture which is now so
much employed in the building OF small Amer
lean houses Some OF the roofs Of the farm
house are very tall and sharp, and now and
then you find an octagonsl house among them.
They have the stables Close to the houses, and
a clump of trees generally surround them. A
windmill forms part Of the farm machinery
in many cases, and the great arms Of these,
tossing about, make the vast green plains Of
Holland, inhabited by ten Of thousands Of
fat speckled white and black cows, appear TO
be guarded over by these windmill giants,
who are waving their arms in continual
warning.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
THOREAU'S HOME.
Walden Pond and the Famous Hermit
Who Lived There.

Especial COrrespondenccl
Bosroy, Oct 25-I visited Walden pond
few days since. You know, Thoreau lived
there alone in house he built for himself,
whole mile from the nearest neighbor, and in
his house he did his own cooking This was
a!wonderful thing for a mnn TO do in New
England, but a very common occurrence west
OF the Rocky mountains, where thousands Of
lone men have lived twenty miles from the
nearest neighbor, year in and year out.
Thoreau wrote all about it, and very pleas
antly, too, and became a notorious hermit,
and was visited by Emerson. Hawthorne,
Alcott and the rest Of the book-IAiking gang
of his time, who wrote him up still more so
surprised were they that a college bred man
could have the courage TO sleep alone in g
house within a quarter Of a mile from the
Fitchburg railway track. Somebody has
been writing ever since about this literary re-
cluss, who hated civilization so much that he
went and lived a whole mile from it. There
is every probability that Thoreau will 10
written up and make his periodical appear
ance in the magazines for the next half cen
tury.
He was a genuine lover of nature The
mistake he made was in not going to Cali
fornia in 20" putting up cabin on the
north fork Of the Stanislaus, high up in the
mountains, where there is from twelve 10
twenty feet of snow from December TIL April
No neighbor on either side for thirty mikes
and no way out to the settlement save
on snow shoes. The: he and his friends
would have had something to brag about
Any old California miner would have counted
Thoreaus as right lively" location. How
ever, Thoreau did the best he could under the
circumstances. Possibly il he had 20 do /.
over again he would try hermitage where
he would run no risk Of becoming curiosity
There are islands in the Pacific unknown and
unnamed where he could pull oblivion over
himself and not require even a suit of civil
zations hated raiment
From Walden pond the solitude OF Tho
reaus time has departed. 1t is now a picnic
ground-a place subject to excursion inya-
sions OF the city Apaches male and female,
from BoSton-a revel OF swings boats, pea
nuts, ice cream and ginger beer, while the
well trodden woods echo with the beast-liks
cries and yells Of these city savages, who are
really very dangerous when half full OF beer
and armed with the dollar revolyers and full
set of cartridges TO be bought at the cheap
hardware and notion stores, and unsafe when
fired both TO the man in front or behind the
weapon. MAX ELTON.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
SEEN ONLY OUTSIDE OF CITIES.

At Brussels you have Waterloo TO remind
you OF the great battle which, had 1t turned
out otherwise, might have given Bonaparte
the sacking of London, and in the palace of
Holland at Amsterdam, there is a magnificent
reception room, the ceiling of which Is 100
feet high; on the walls of this are groups in
marble, and one Of these groups contained
skeleton When Napoleon BOnaparte took
tho palace ne covered this skeleton with a
sheet Of stucco, and so it remains to-day.
Napoleon had a curious excuse for the cap
turing of Holland. He said France owned
the Rhine and other rivers which flow into
the north sea; that HOLLAND was made from
the alluvial deposits of these rivers. and that
m capturing it be was merely taking hack the
ground that belonged to France originally.
These Dutch cities are wonderful works of
human industry. Rotterdam and Amster-
dam are cut up by canals, as New York and
Philadelphia are by streets. These canals
are walled with stone and their banks care
fully paved. Good bridges cross them, and
in many places the queerly shaped, high
Dutch houses rise straight up from the water
like those of Venice. The Dutch cities are
more picturesque than Venice, and their con-
struction is fully as wonderful. They are
built upon piles, and this building is even
now going on. | saw much pile driving in
Amsterdam Great trees Is and 20 feet long
were stood on end, and by a driving machine
were forced inch by inch into the mud until
they reached the level of the ground. The
bridges are all built in this way, and the pal
ace of the king at Amsterdam rests on a
foundation of nearly 1900 piles There are
90 islands and 800 bridges in Amsterdam, and
the city seems to have as firm foundation
as that of New York The piles hold up
buildings as big as those Of Broadway. The
extent of this sort of building in Holland can
hardly be appreciated, and the cost of build
ing the foundation of u great house is often
Is great as the putting up Of the house itself.
these Dutch cities spend thousands of dollars
daily in watching and taking care OF their
buildings and public works. Worms sometin q
eat into the piles, and a slight break might
cause the loss of much property. Eternal vigi-
lance is the price VIII; h the Dutch have topay
for Holland Their great dykes cost them
over S2,OOO,0O0 a year 10 keep in order, and
the sea is watched night and day. Through
out the country and the city the same con
slant watchfulness is kept up. Everything is
kept clean and well cared for. Nothing, as
far as can see, is wanted, and dirt seems to
be the whole nations greatest enemy.
Saturday is scrubbing day in the Dutch
cities, and on this day the towns go mad over
soap and water. Carpets are shaken in the
by women so that the noise sounds like
sfmf Of so many fourth Of July cannon, the
--z.-.-5--are secured and the windows
y they shine Ike crystal / nots
- ,c-f-~n
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
NORTH HOLLAND FARMHOUSE.

The army Of this little country is over
Dnice the size Of that of ours 1t contains
1000 men, and you see the soldiers every
twhere. Holland has a navy which L venture
3 greater than that Of the United States and
its guyernment is that Of king with the
powers OF president. The king lives here at
Ths Hague, though he has great palace IN
ths center of Amsterdam. Here sits also the
eoneress Of Holland, and hero is the great
pocisl and intellectual center Of the country.
The Hague is one Of the most beautiful
cities In the world With only i0S,OOO in
habitants, like all Dutch cities il is cut up by
canals, and great vat-like ponds Of water
meet your eye at every street The side
walks are lined with trees, and the town has
several large and beautiful parks. Its houses
are large and II has many fine squares and
public places In its picture galleries are some
Of the finest paintings of the old masters and
Paul Potter's famous ~Bull7 is among these.
When Napoleon Bonsparte took Holland he
confscated this picture and carried 1t TO
Paris. where it ranked as fourth in value
among all the pictures Of the Louvre. The
Dutch offered to give s24 600 for its return,
though they had bought it less than 100 years
before for only about one-tenth this sum. Il
was, however, restored by the French. 1t Is
the picture Of young bull staining in a
Geld under q tree, with a COW and sheep,
lamb and ram as companions. Back Of the
tree stands a shepherd looking at the group,
and the whole looks as though they might step
out of the canvas at any moment No one
aver forgets Paul Potter's Bull, and people
come here especially to see it
Speaking of Napoleon, his footmarks are still
% be seen everywhere in Europe. The guides
have his name forever upon their tongues,
and in every country have Travelled through
have had his achievements or his defeats
ziung in my face. In England, Scotland and
Ireland was continually reminded of him
by the statues Of Wellington, which burst out
upon me in every public place and in every
large city. In France the great Bonaparte is
revered as a god, and its palaces and monu-
ments are full Of his great deeds and eccen-
tr;cities At Versailles, in one of the grandest
palaces Of the world filed with miles Of
famous paintings, there are several great
frames left vacant. These were filled with
paintings which Napoleon stole from the Ger
mans, and which the Germans recaptured in
their ,ste war with Louis Napoleon
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

It was in the infant class OF Sunday
school. The teacher was trying to bring out
the fact that David was a man of varied oc-
cupations There had been smooth sailing
until the question was asked: -What do you
call man who plays on the harpF' After q
brief pause youngster raised his hand and
answers: An Italian" The teachers and
scholars had a good laugh and a new topic
was introduced-Oraha World
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

For Grown People TO Answer IL They
Can.
Especial CorrespondenccI
New YORK, Oct 25.-Who invented old
agsi Was man really made for old age, and
stiH jointsi Or does his ignoranc. make it for
himi How old do you suppose Methusaleh
looked in his SOOth yeari Do you suppose he got
presents on 200 birthdayst Was Mrs Methu-
saleh a. old As Mr. MethusaIehi Dare Mrs.
Methusaleh say she was 800 hundred years
oldi
What makes most men when turned 35
get 50 sober, 50 dignified and so stiff in
the jointsi Why can't a man climb an apple
tree as well as a boyi Is it weight of dignity
or lack Of musclei Why do We stick so much
on our chairs and become as setting hens al
45f Why does life get so serious and sober
as we grow older and wiseri Why should =
boy enjoy himself more on ten cents than a
man on SO while grown up folks work
and fret and worry, buy all the grub and pay
all the house rentl Would you like to buy
boys mind for twenty four hours and have an
afternoons fun in the frog pond with a raft
or two of boards and a lath to push iti How
busy it does keep one, though, to have a
curious, inquisitiye, inquiring, prying mind.
Hasn't man as good right to the worth Of
his money as a boyi Are bare legged urchins
playing in mud puddles to have all the fun in
this worldl EBBoN OLIVER
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
something worth Looking At.

The Rev. DR.. Talmage once said that
he always, when abroad, made it point
to enter any and every place upon which
he saw the warning sign "No admit
tance" posted, for then he felt assured
that there was something within worth
looking Et.-Cor. Brooklyn Union.
Tiny violins, enameled in perfect imitation
OF their prototype, are a passing fancy for
loo r,ns
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

A soci,ty has peen formed by several
Boston people for the purpose Of abolish
ing the pernicious system Of tipping
walters
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

The last census shows 1900, 900 Chris
tisns in India.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

Learn glibly the titles Of many books 50
you can discuss literature intelligently.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

Especial coTe.ponIcnc-I
NEW YORK, Oct 25.-The Dakota dusk
was closing in as l sat in the sleigh and tried
to rouse the driver from the stupor into which
he had fallen-a stupor produced in part by
the intense cold, and in part by the Internal
whisky he got at the last groggery We had
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
QUERIES

For Grown People TO Answer If They
Can.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
A BALL ROOM PANORAMA,
with Portraits OF the Maidens One
Apt to JostIe There.

There are maldens fOnd OF HITIIug-
Ynn will find them charming sweet;
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

HARD WORKING HOLLAND DOGS.
them built together. Here the bath
houses are all on wheels, and each bather has
a house to himself. The bathing cabs each
consist Of a little ohlong, box-like room with
0ssits TT This :. room on. is is
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

A nd, { thelr power
greKt exerting,
They will bring you
10 their feet.
But yOu'll find,
though they're d-
verting,
II Is well TO be dis
Greet;
For your vanity
they'll fiatter,
And, Prchance,
some m ay b
hisscd,
They in soft love tones
will shatteT-
On attentions
they'll insist,
But you'll wonder
what's the mat
ter,
When you find that
you're dismissed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
LAB0UT HOLLAND.
NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE LEFT
3iiis MARK UPON EUROPE.

Cort0sjties- of Dutch Cities The Pile
Foundafions of Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam Street Mirrors A Look at the
2eases-The Hague and schevcningcn.
rspesial Corrcspondenccl
TIE AHAGuE, Oct S-Holland and the
Dutch sre among the greatest wonders of the
4ord. With territory SO much below the
sfvei Of the sea that in many parts of it the
ocean steamers float higher
10 7Ssys of the houses, it has
ered%. IA by almost superhuman
scesS = hundred years has been
rHE S1Y ferrous nations of Europe.
paofsner aa..t nemniets as large as Ohio, but it
country; eis more of population. Its
Rsplete wig the commercial centers Of
year inSar risterdam, with its $4,000 in
sends its merchant vessels TO every
Adsrss, Rotterdam, which is nearly as large
ington, has a forest Of masts within
.4borsl The Hague, where | am now
ng, has over 100, 600 inhabitants. Leyden
..esz--> .10po; Utrecht has 69,OO0; Haarlem has
1900; Arnkeim, 4O,OOO, and there are num-
han Of Dutch towns of 1000 people and
ugward.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31

But beware the maid OF learning-
When you see her, pass her by,
For she's ever light-talk spurning,
And you'll find II you draw nigh
She'I discourse in accents burning
On the Whichness Of the Why;
Indeed youn be in CONSERVATION, .
And you'll bs both cold and hot,
On the verge Of desperation ~
When she asks, as like as not, y
II you'll give dissertation
On the whenness OF the What
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04
PEACE INSTITUTE,
RALEIGH, n. G.
For Young Ladies and Small Girls.

LLSESSIONCOMMEN FIRST
IL Wednesday in September and closes
corresponding time in June following.
An experienced and highly accomplish
ed corps of teachers in all branches usu-
ally taught in first-class Seminaries for
young ladies and girls. Advantages for
instruction in Music, Art and Modern
Languages unsurpassed. Building heat
ed by steam and lighted by gas and cleo
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Special arrangements for small girls.
Deduction for two or more from same
family or neighborhood. Correspondence
solicited. For Catalogue address
REV. r. BURWELL & SON,
2l-3m. Raleigh, N. C.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04

Mr.. Charles A. Reynolds is looming
up as the Republican nominee for Con-
gress in the 9TH District.
,6rJudging from the way readyy-made
clothing is being offered at auction in
Winston there must nave been an over
stock of it on hand.
Mr.. George I. Foust, for many years
a prominent merchant of Winston, and
a much esteemed citizen, died at, his resi-
dence in this city, last Saturday night.
His remains were inferred Monday
.m~orningin Winston Cemetery. Il
Within the past week the firm of
Williamson 4 Smith nave shipped num-
bers of hogsheads of tobacco to Liverpool,
England; Bremen, Germany; Coving-
ton, Ky; Detroit, Mich, and Chicago,
LII. 1t will be seen from this that Win
ston tobacco travels a considerable dis
lance in various directions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04
THE FARMERS CONVENTION.

= The indications are that the Far
mers' Convention, to organize a
county farmers club, which is to
meet in Winston next Saturday will
be largely attended by representa-
tive farmers of the county. Word
has gone out all along the line, and
from all the reports we receive in
terest in it is widespread. If any Of
the clubs have not yet selected dele
gates, let them do SO at once and see
that they are properly represented.
In neighborhoods where no clubs
have yet been organized, let good
men come and help to put the ball
in motion. Let it be such a conven-
ton as will reflect credit on the
farmers of Forsyth, one of the most
progressive counties in the State.
We are requested to ask the sec
~retaries of the various clubs in the
county to bring with them on SAT-
urday a complete list of the mem
bership of their respective clubsy/as
doubtless this will be absolutely nee
essary to determine the basis OF rep
resentation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04

Louis Dagger & Co., Solicitors of
Patents, Washington, write us that thirty
three patents, bearing date of July 9th,
were granted to citizens of the Southern
States, among them one-~to 1T Ritch,
of Charlotte, n. c., for %cultiyator, and
one to Frank Vaughn. Elizabeth City,
N. c., for life-preserving float.
The Land of the I,Skyis the title of a
sixteen emonthly. issued at Asheville,
by Atkinson q Cooke, the main feature
of which will be to make known the
attractions and resources of Western
liable and valuable publication
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-04
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY-SIDE.

The 2Sth of July will be a mem
orable day h'the history of the Bap-
fist denomination in this State, =
The Baptist Orphanage Associa-
ton held its annual meeting at the
Orphanage, at Thomasville. The
Reidsville Baptist Sunday school and
the Durham school came in early
with loaded trains of happy children,
young people and grown folk, aggre-
eating about 1,400 people. And
from all points of the compass came
wagons, buggies, carriages and other
vehicles, loaded with people and
baskets. Abundant water, supplied
by several springs in the grove, good
shade for the lovers, (and there were
many,) good seats for those who
came to learn, and every condition
that could be devised by the thought
full superintendent for the pleasure
of the crowd was found at hand.
Over 1900 people, happy, cheerful
and hopeful, mingled together. A
very able sermon by Rev. DR.. J. L.
Carroll, of Asheville, prayers by Rev.
n. B. Cobb and Rev. J. r. Gwaltney,
made up the religious exercises.
The songs of praise were led by the
little orphans. Speeches, able and
full of interest in the afternoon by
Rev. DR.. T. H. Pritchard, Rev. DR..
John Mitchell, and Rev. DR.. J. d.
Huffman. - Ii ~
Since the meeting of the Baptist
State Convention in November last,
$1,000 have been contributed for the
support of the Orphanage, and a
collection was taken which amounted
to $773.
Dr. Huffman stated that four
houses had been erected-that the
corner stones of four others would
be laid that day-all the expenses
had been paid and 35 children were
present and the number was O
stantly increasing. And all this
work had been done without the
employment of agencies. 1t was the
spontaneous work of benevolent men
and women throughout the whole
State.
We confess we among
those friends Of the Oxford Asylum
at the beginning of this enterprise
who apprehended a conflict in the
work-that possibly the existence Of
the two institutions might in some
way impair the grand work, but
these apprehensions have long since
vanished. There is enough work of
the kind in our State to enlist the
sympathy, the benevolenee and the
pockets of all the Masons, and of all
the Christians Of alf-denominations.
If conduosed in the spirit of Chris
tan behevolence and charity there
eaf be no conflict, and we believe
that as opportunity is enlarged, just
IN the same proportion will benevo-
lence be developed.