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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
Express Josephine's Last Days.
Paris Letter In Philadelphia Telegraph.

Paris Letter In Philadelphia Telegraph.
There is something very touching in
the account of the meeting between the
husband and wife at Fontainebleau after
the return of Napoleon from his Austrian
campaign. Josephine well knew that
the emperor had rrevocably decided
upon the divorce, yet, woman-like, she
called in the aid Of her charms and fasci-
nations once more, q though to strive to
win back the spouse who was about to
repudiate her. At dinner on that dAy
she appeared in very elegant end sim
gularly becoming toilet-a polcnaise in
white satin trimmed With swansdown,
while in her hair were placed clusters oi
co-n-fowers intermineled with silver
wheat Mower had abs looked more
charming orahoWn heEnel fmOse WinninR,
and he omRsEue, Who - mmoD nd
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

Mcpherson Freeman: The cholera has
played sad havoc with L. II. Roberts
hogs during the past month, he having
lost in the neighborhood of $500 worth.
Mr.. Roberts, bad no doubt, some of the
finest stock in the county, and the loss
will be quite heavy for him to bear, as
he had gone to great expense this fall
for new pens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
FORESTRY,
r.cts 10 Amsr,can Forest Plantin.

Facts In American Forest Plantin..
I would respectfully report tba. the
contract of r. Douglas & Sons for plant
ing and cultivating the tree section at
darlington, Kansas, is now completed.
Below is the height of the trees and
circumference OF the stem near the
ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

Fire in Bedford, Indiana, DESTROYED four
business houses, causing loss OF SIT 600.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14
IMPROMPTU ORATIONS.

A Species of Hypocrisy of Which Many
Good People Are Guilty.
When man is called upon to make
a speech at any gathering, social or
public. it is always entirely unexpeet-
ed" He has never imagined that he
was to be asked to speak out in meet
ing, oh, no! And for that very reason
he has sat up and burned up the mid
night gas, the night before the affair,
concocting few extemporaneous re-
marks which will be neat and to the
point. You have done this, gentle
reader, haven't you? and-tcll it not in
Gath-we too, have been there. There
is nothing SO hard to write rs neat
impromptu Grafton, something that
viii sound easy, natural and convivial.
We have often begun dozen times
before the extemporaneous ideas flowed
smoothly from the penpoint, and
then we usually began in
the time-honored manner of
being overpowered by an honor SO ZEN
tirely unexpected" or else by assuming
a jocular air and saying that after writ
ing a brilliant speech we had entirely
forgotten it Then when you are asked
to speak. you say: .'Oh, really, you
know. Don't ask me. /? Why, | never
made speech in my life," etc. You
must be careful not to keep it up too
long, or they will not insist, and then
your literary toll OF the night before viii
be loves labor lost. And after you have
finished, people will say: '.What clever
man Mr.. So-and-So is to speak so grace
fully when he came so entirely unpre-
pared" Then you will say disparaging-
": "Oh, mere trifle. Just few off
hand observations. / know that I am
no speech-maker. And you will be a
colossal hypocrite. and glory in your
hypocrisy. Rambler.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14
He Kept a Level Head.

Wife-This is q nice time of night to
come home; amt you ashamed of your.
self?
Husband quilting off his boots and
putting them carefully on the bureau)-
Don't-er-scold. Couldn't get away
er-moment sooner. Had a-hic-bie
argument.
Wig fiddlestick!
H-Fact, sure You. Whadcher
thinkp All-er-boys of the lodge in it.
Queshun was which of us had-er-
most amiable and-er-most beautiful
wife. 1 beat 'em all. Described you
hic-beautiful eyes. silky hair, checks
hic-roses, teeth pearls. lips cherries.
temper-er-hic-like nangcl. Offered
to fight 'em Il they wouldn't admit it.
They gave in, n here i am-late, late
er-victorious, finest wife in-er-
world
w with sweet snlile)-You are a
sad fellow. John. I'm afraid you'll
never be any thing better. Let me help
you take off your coat, dear.-Boston
Courier.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14
THE DYING. SHOEMAKER.

"Dear wife, I'm waxing near my end"
The dying cobbler said;
ssSoon to an upper world my sole
Its lonely way must thread.
81 fear, indeed, Pm pegging out;
But then what boots IL, love?
Here, we have been a fitting pair,
And so we'll be above.
SMy ills, know, no drugs may heel,
So it's welt to prepare;
We can't run counter to our fate
just put peg in there!
sThe future need not give you care,
I've left my awl to you;
For deep within my inner sole
know that you've been true.
eve always given you your rights,
But now you must be left;
However do not grieve too much
When of me you're bereft
"a last farewell now will take"
He smiled, and raised his head,
~B last the cruel malady
That lays you low" she said.
ssI'll slipper way in peace" he sighed,
"The strife will soon be past"
His head fell back, he sweetly smiled,
And then he breathed his last.
r. a. Landlord, in Norristosrn Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14

and paper and wrote hurriedly. "Here,"
said he. sis check for $500. You
must look upon it as your reward Tor
restoring to me those dangerous papers
1t will pay your expenses to Bordeaux
and back; SO. if you can gain nothing
YOU will lose nothing. l have Endorsed
these certificates with my name. Take
them and this note to London to Mr..
Brown. He will tell you what further
can be done, if any thing. Do not
expect much, but at least try-fortune
may favor you; and I am sure you de-
serve it"
1t seemed. indeed, rs if Stanhope
Randolph's good fortune had.begun.
Taking leave of his friends, he came
over to London, found Mr.. Brown and
made such friend of that gentleman
that he undertook personally to look
after the matter which Mr.. Thompson
had recommended to him. The eN-
agent. whose Endorsement was needed,
happened at the time to be in Nice. and
Mr.. Brown went thither with Randolph
and secured the requisite signatures.
Then he accompanied him to Bour-
deaux. Alas for the best laid schemes
of mice and meni The firm of Y. An
imas Freres was bankrupt and all their
assets and affairs in the hands of the
svndic. The elder brother of the firm
was dead, and there was but little hope
of getting any thing out of the surviving
brother, who, indeed, did not bear the
best of names.
Mr.. Brown looked pensive, but told
Randolph not to despair. If he's an
honest man we won't get cent, OF
course; but, as he seems to be slippery
fellow, there's chance for it yet. de
called on the syndic, consulted a
notary or two in town, and then sent
M. Animas message to call upon him
that night at his hotel. M. Animas
came, a sallow little Gascon. with
purple gills and an uneasy eye. He de-
MED every thing, of course, and said
that ANYHOW he was totally insolvent-
couldn't pay ten confines in the hun
bred.
Exactly" said Mr.. Brown. 'Your
debts amount to 10000 francs. You
have given in assets to the amount of
8, SOC, 900 francs. You still have in your
possession the sum of 100000 francs,
property of the late Confcderacy. Brown,
Gunter and all that firm. This money
you have not returned to the syndic as
part of your assets, but are trying to
hide away. Now, NJ. Animas, it is a
question of arithmetic between us. My
young friend here has legitimate checks
for 500, 900 francs, which he is entitled to
and wants. You viii pay him or else
you will prepare tomorrow to pay the
syndic the 5000, 900 you are concealing
and stand trial for fraud besides"
NJ. Animas wriggled and turned, and
asked for time; for month. aweek. any
| thing.
mot a moment" said Mr.. Brown,
decidedly.
"But my children, my wife," pleaded
NJ. Animas in despair.
.Shall / call the officerP" said Brown,
sarcastically. laying his hand on the bell
cord.
/ NJ. Animas turned green, and then,
pulling out a plethoric pocket-book. paid
the money, and that is how Stanhope
Randolph got rich.-Ed. Spencer, in N.
| Y World.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14

"A forty-niner who amassed large
fortune in California during the gold
fever there, but spent it foofishly. was
found walking barefooted through the
streets Of New York recently and ar
rested He Is without friends or home.
and has been leading the life of tramp
since misfortune overlook him thirty
years ago.-N =. Tfj6gne.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14

The New Brunswick Lee,slasus
has abolished the franking prIviie9
One member said that while it was a.
existence he thought at least four-nn~
Of the people Of Fredericton ~
bought . postage-stamp
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14


fatal to our plans.
The messenger to whom this partic-
ular box was intrusted- young Ricaud,
l remember the very morning sent
him-was instructed to 90 to Whining
ton, cross to Bermuda in the blockade
runner Fannie, sail thence for London,
report to an agent there, and from him
get further orders. Ricaud, instead Of
going on the Fannie, took another
steamer, the Cannot, for Nassau. The
Cannot was captured, Ricaud's dis
patch-box went to feed the sharks and
Ricaud himself to rusticate at johnson g
Island. Meantime we, who knew Of
the Fannie's safe voyage. were con-
graduating ourselves that our agent
was on the road to Bordeaux, and we
did not discover the truth until it was
too late to provide remedy. This sort
OF thing happened several times, and
our French gunboats never got to So !"
Then those Bourdalese stu have our
money!" said Colonel Eular.
THAT remains to be seen. Twas lust
coming to that point This particular
deposit has never been checked out-of
that l am SURE. Il was quite forgotten.
Ricaud never got South again till June.
1855. and then his little story was only
partly credited. But whether Animas
Freres viii pay the money or not Is
quite smother matter, and depends upon
: variety Of circumstances which It is
useless 70 speculate about As said, /
want our young friend here to Try. and
/ hope he viii succeed "
e saying. Mr. Thompeoa took IN
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14

and again remanded to jail and died
there. Why. HE that stitch in the
heavens" laughed.
Rome was q great empire; she had Hor-
ace and Virgil among her poets; she had
Augustus and Constantine among her em-
peTors. But what mean the defaced Pam
tAeon and the Forum turned into cattle
market and the broken-walled Coliseum
and the architectural skeleton of her xrsat
aqueducti What was that thunder? "Oh %
you say, that was the roar of the batter
ing rams against her walls" No. What
was that quiverf "Oh,n you say, "that
was the tramp Of hostile legions.n No.
The culver and the roar were the outburst
Of Omnipotent laughter from the defied
and insulted heavens. Rome defied God
and he laughed her down. Babylon de-
ned God and He laughed her down.
There ID great difference between Gods
laugh and His smile. His smile il eternal
bsAtitude. He smiled when David sang
and Miriam clapped the cymbals and Ham
nah made garments for her son and Paul
preached and John kin He'd with Apoca-
lypttc vision, sod WHEEL any man has
anything - do and does it well.
His smile; Why, il is the 18Th of Nav.
the apple orchards in full bloom: Il Il
Heaven ct high noon; all the bells beating
~ marriage peal But his laughter
Il never fall ON ~. 1t 10 condemnation
tee or sin; Il - Wasting away. We ny
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14

leans chesred when Kossuth arrived mo-
Hungary you remember how hone
cheered when Pompey came back vics@
over nine hundred cities. Every cheer wae
q laugh. But oh, the mightier greetines
the gladder greeting, when the snow-whie
cavalry troop Of Heaven shall go thrcuss
the streets and, according to the book 9
Revelation, Christ, in the red coat, IN -
crimson coat, on q white horse and in -
the armies of Heaven following on vhie
horsesi Oh, when we see and hear IT,
oavalcade we shall cheer, we shall laugh
Does not your heart beat quickly fns
morning at the thought of the great jubise
upon which we are soon to enter! prey
God that when we get through with M
world and are going out of it we may nav
some such vision as the dying Chrisnss
had when he saw written all over u
clouds in the sky the letter "W;" and my
asked him, standing by his side, wbaf =
thought that letter "W" meant. "Oh,"
said, 'sthat stands for welcome" -.
so may it be when we quit this wcf&
"W" on the gate, "W" on the door OF ="
mansion, wv" ON the throne. Welcons'
Welcome! Welcome!
have preached this sermon this
Ing with five prayerful wishes: That y.
might see what . mean thing is the isass
Of skepticism; what bright thing
laugh Of spiritual exultation; what
low thing is the laugh Of sinful me
ment; what an awful thing Is the iaas.
condemnation; what . radiant, ruDacs.
thing 10 the laugh of eternal triumph
Avoid the i'll; choose the right. Be GU
forted. Be comforted. "Blessed are =
that weep now-ye shall laugh" fs ~.
laugh. 4e&s
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-28
Winston Tobaeeo Market.


CORRECTED WEEKLY AT THE
Breaks closed light at end of past
week, with no special changes to note.
Indications for present week, that sales
will be heavier. We note a fair demand
for good and fine wrappers, bright lemon
and mahoganies. Fine sweet filters in
demand. Other grades remain about the
same.
LUGs-Common, sound, 5 800 to$ $50
Medium,....".... 400 to 600
F" Good,.......... $50 to 1000
Fine,....-.. 1880 to 1900
observation-disclosures $50 to 5 $50
/" Medium, $50 to 900
Good,................ 1000 to 400
UTTERs.-Good,.."....-$lS.OO to $4,000
Fine,.... 200 to $500
RICH, WAxEY. FILTERS. $1,000 to $1,000
WRAppERs-Common,. $500 to $22.5O
" Medium;.... $500 to 5000
+" Good,........ $500 to $500
Fine........ 5000 to 5000
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-28

We have tried Mr.. Savage's Harvester
on our farm and it will gather field-peas
at a cost of about two cents per bushel,
thereby saving its cost in labor in a short
while. We expect to use n OF Mr..
Savage's Harvesters the coming season.
j. II. ALEXANDER & Co., Palmyra, NC.
1 have ordered a Field-Pea Harvester
from Mr.. Savage to gather my crop OF
peas the coming fall.
H. C. PARROT, Goldsboro, n. c.
Awarded Special Cash Premium at
Goldsboro Fair Medal Of Merit at the
Weldon Fair, and First Diploma at Tar
boro Fair.
The Machine will gather peas in rows,
or among corn or broadcast. Each Machine
guaranteed.
Pea and Bear Harvester, Prsce....$ D
Rice Harvester, Price....."....... lOO.OO
Address
B. @.
Arlington Hotel,
GOldsbOrO, II. c.
Off.
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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, JULY %, 1886.
A F

Remember that the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and the Patch Corn Shelter
(price $3)is offered to you for four dollars
only. The President Of Sandy Ridge
Club has this to say of the Shelter,
WINSTON, N. c., June 10, 1886.
Col. l.. L. Polk:-At your request l
took the Patch Corn Shelter and Sepa-
rator and tested it. l am so well salts
fed with it that | want to keep it and
pay you for it. 1t is decidedly the best
corn shelter for the price that l have
ever seen, and in my Judgment it should
have a large sale among u farmers.
Respectfully,
j. III. REICH.
The County Commissioners at their
last meeting passed an order prohibiting
the public sale of personal property on
the Court House square.
CoNcERT.-A concert will be given at
the Opera House tomorrow night for the
benefit of st. PauTs P. E. Church. Adj
mission so cents. Reserved seats at
Smith & Browns drug store, without
extra charge.
A man appeared in Winston a few
days ago with a beard thirty-three inches
long. This does pretty we'll for beard,
but is not quite up to the school master
who is, or was a few years ago in Patrick
county, Va, who wore a beard measur-
ing ifty-fve inches.
lin the Congressional Convention
for this, the 9TH district, held at Greens.
boro on the 2lst inst, James w. Reid
was re-nominated without opposition, re.
ceiving the solid vote of the convention
except a fraction of the vote of Forsyth,
which was cast blank.
There is some talk in Mississippi OF
running Gen. Stephen D.. Lee for Con.
gress. They had better keep him where
he is. He is doing more good there than
he could possibly do in Congress.
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groduee @arket.

The prices of many of the articles n
merated below are materially affected by
the claw of supply and Demand" but
this table is corrected weekly by some of
our largest and most reliable dealers, and
our readers may accept the quotations as
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-28
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A Revolution in Farming!
BY THE USE OF
SAVAcE'S RICE HARVESTER
SAvAcE'S FlELD-PEA AND BEAN
HARVESTER.
Seven Acres Harvested, SHIELDED,
Cleaned and put in Sacks, Ready
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One Man and Two Horses with tho
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The Field Pea, Bean and Rice Har-
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and managed by n hand with either
one or two horses, will gather, thrash
and deposit in sacks six acres per day.
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DRIED FRUIT.
There is no dried fruit yet on the mar
ket, but the following are prices offered,
as quoted by Messrs. Hinshaw & Bynum:
Observation-Disclosures. O to 5 cts.
Quarter large cut apples,.. l to II
Bright sliced apples."..." to u
Fancy sliced apples,"...... 0 to 2
Extra Fancy sliced apples, y to 3
Half neaches..... 2 to q "
Quarter peaches,....-.... Il to 2
Bright peeled peaches,...- Q to 8 -.
Fancy peeled peaches,".. Q to
Extra Fancy peeled do,... 0 to 8
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-15

test against the conspiracy was vain. The
preconcerted plan was carried out and John
Roach s. Son were driven into bankruptcy
It was one Of the meanest stabs that American
industry ever received. And now that the
INSCRIPTIONS work has been accomplished and
the Dolphin rides the water like a duck, moth
ing is left the defenders Of the plotters but to
fall to abusing men who had no more to do
with John Roach & Son than to wish them
well as men who had done so much to
advance American industrial interests. For
this offense the Sun falls to cursing like a
buccaneer, and to damning everybody right
and left, all because an American built vessel
has proved seaworthy, and the fame Of the
greatest of American ship-builders has been
indicated. We repeat, therefore, that eff
there were real, substantial, hearty honesty
in the country, and not miserable, fabby,
spineless cant and mock, there would be an
expression of indignation from every quarter
that would drive Secretary Whitney from the
place he has degraded and debased."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-15

A WASHINGTON special which extols the
merits of General Miles, discloses, when read
between the lines, the secret of the movement
against General Crook. General Miles is a
good Democrat" General Miles isalsca great
admirer Of the President, whose acquaintance
he made year ago, and who, he thinks, has
the qualities necessary to make him great
commander. So impressed was General Miles
with the military mind of Mr.. Cleveland that
he felt it his duty to disclose his ideas con-
corning the proper method of managing the
Indians. The President, being great man,
naturally conceded with General Miles, his
attention being at the same time incidentally
called to the fact that General Crook was not
conducting blooming" campaign against
the Apaches. 1t is now said that the Presi-
dent will give Crook one more chance, and, in
the event Of his failure will remove him and
assign to the charge of that department-who'
Why, General Miles, who will, of course be
entirely overwhelmed by surprise. It is
strange how all things work for temporal good
to him who loves the President, and tells him
what a great man he is.