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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

the future. We are glad to learn
that he has accepted an engagement
on The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, the
new weekly paper just established
in Winston by Col. L. L. Polk. Mr..
Duffy will fulfill the requirements
Of his journalistic engagements, In
addition to the duties Of the gov
ernment position to which he was
recently appointed. Knowing Mr.
Duffy as we'll as we do, we consider
Col. Polk fortunate in a high degree
in securing his editorial services
and the readers Of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER will, we feel, yet have rea-
son to agree with us. Mr.. Duffy
leaves for Winston in a few days.
We regret the departure Of himself
and family from our midst, but we
wish them well, and trust that
among the people of Winston they
will find a pleasant abiding place.
Good luck to you and yours, Duff.
Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
The Railroad Engineer.

TRAINS collide-fearful loss of
life r'-"Derailment of a whole train !
passengers held and burned under
the wreckr'-"Terrible catastrophe!
IN engine plunged through a bridge
the noble bearing of the engineer
could have saved himself. but is
found with his hand grasping his
lever!!' Such are the brief but sad
announcements we see almost daily
in our newspapers. Read the names
Of the unfortunate victims, and on
the mourntul list we almost invari-
ably find that of the faithful engi-
e
His noble heart, upon which lay
the awful responsibility of the lives
of his passengers, nerved his arm
and he held with steady hand the
lever, upon which rested their only
hope of escape. He forgot for the
moment the loving wife, home, child
rem, self and life, in his anxiety for
the safety of others. Hundreds of
thousands ofpassengers, costly seated
in comfortable cars, or reposing Sc
renely in the splendid berths of the
Pullman Palace, daily pass over the
100000 miles of rail which spans
our country, little thinking that their
lives are in the hands Of one man.
Over yawning chasms, under hang
ing precipices, over plains and
through mountains, amid the black
ness of darkness and through the
wild howlings of the storm, the train
glides swiftly on with its precious
freight under the guidance of the
steady hand that V rests save on
the lever and the eye that peers
through the night-gloom with the
fiXednesS of a star.
! One moment of sleep for the weary
{eyelids; one moment Of s~elfshness
land forgettulness and all might be
over!
We have never known a selfish,
narrow-hearted engineer. Begrimed
with dirt and sweat and grease, we
have found under their rough ex-
terror, as a class, those high qualities
of head and heart that gives mar his
kinship to the gods; and we never
see one alight from his proud but
.fearfully responsible seat of power
that we do not feel that the grand
est of earth should salute him with
uncovered head.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL DEVEL,
OPMENT.

Iron, a representative journal Of
the Woodworking trades, devoted
to mechanics, engineering and mar
utactures, published at Philadelphia,
says: "lt is self-evident hat the
industrial advance of the South dur
ing the last few years has been mar
Vicious, and there is every indication
that it is a thoroughly healthy and
permanent growth. 1t is no sudden
matter, but rather only the begin
ming OF the wonderful advancement
the South is about to make in adding
to it's own and the nations wealth.
A surplus of a full hundred millions
this year will fit it for more than
doubling that surplus next year, and
the next decade will witness the
South closely pressing the North in
every channel available for industry.
The South will largely multiply its
demand for iron and coal within the
next few years, and furnish the iron
and coal from its own mines and
furnaces; and the day is close at
hand when its cotton will be all
spun and mainly woven by its water,
power and it's labor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

EDUCATION IN THE SHoPs.-The
I, Gold Leaf regretS that the question
Of establishing an Industrial School
in North Carolinahas been abolished
for the present, at least. We had
hoped for better things. 1t cannot
be denied that the South needs insti-
tutions of this kind, and we here in
North Carolina with all our vast
of mines and manufactures
awaiting the magic touch Of the
skilled workman and the artisan,
have cause to feel it most fully. In
the North it is different. And is
not this one Of the chief causes why
we lag behind in the race of indus
trial progress and development rath-
er than our lack of energy or want
of capital? We think SO. The hand
must be educated as well as the
mind.-GOM Leaf. >
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

The railroad convention that
met in Atlanta, Ga, on the 3rd inst,
is regarded as one of the most i'm
portant meetings Of railroad officials
ever held in the South. It's business
was to arrange for a change in tt 9
gauge of Southern railroads. AS a
result of the meeting, it is said that
on the first day of June next, the
gauge of railroads all over the South
will be virtually the anne as the
standard in the East, North and
West.-Home-D Democrat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

Who among us as a class have
best succeeded at farming since the
war? It is the small farmer. Why ?
Because he generally does the work
himself and it is well done. He SUI
pervises everything, and is familiar
with all the details of his business.
What class of farmers are least
troubled with debt, mortgages and
sheriff s notices? Who among them
has the ready cash in emergencies ?
1t is he who raises his oun bread and
meat at home.
Did you ever know, in all your
life, a half dozen farmers who failed
who followed this safe and good old
fashioned rule? How many have
you known to fail and fall under the
sheriff hammer, who owned large
and magnificent farms-kept from
four to fifteen mules and horses, but
who bought their s9ppliesl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
Winston, N. G., Feb. II, 1886.
OUR ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

1t is with pleasure that we an
nounce to our readers that we have
associated with us in the editorial
conduct of the PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Mr.. P. F. DUFFY, formerly editor of
the Greensboro Patriot and late OF
the editorial staff of the Charlotte
Observer. Mr.. Duffy is too well
known to the reading public to re-
quire any introduction or, common
datiOn at our hands.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
man are you looking for

Young man are you looking for
a good investment? Banks fail
stocks and bonds become valueless-
fortunes vanish under the treacher-
Gus manipulations of speculation.
Your best and safest capital is in a
a brave, cheerful heart, a strong will
and a willing hand, and the best and
safest investment is i'm the fruitful
soil. Invest your capital there, and
it will surely pay you a handsome
dividend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
What Does 1t Mean
The January number of the Bule-
tin of the State Board of Agriculture,

' leuit
says:
"The BuAetinSof the Department will
henceforth have Ymuch wider scope
than heretofore. UT has been in a great
measure directed to our staple crons
subjects deemeh Important to the zen.
eral progress of h eEState, but yhicL did
not lie IN the direct Inc of our aqrieultural
journals, hare also occupied a Iarqe space.
Henceforth it will embrace the whole
field of agriculture, giving chief promi-
hence, as heretofore, to our staples. while.
as much attention as circumstances will
admit OF will be given to the orchard. the
garden, to stock, to poultry-indeed to
everything within the domain of rural
economy.
1t will be much enlarged, and distrib.
uted more widely throughout the State"
So we + to have another agri-
cultural journal, run under the
auspices and authority ofthe Board
1t is to be paid for out of the peo-
pies money-printed at the office of
the State printer, and edited by four
hrst-class writer's, and all personally
known to us as elegant gentleman,
to-wit: Mr.. NJ. McGeehee, DIR. c.. w.
Dabney, Mr.. P. M. Wilson and Mr..
j.. I. Patrick. That the new journal
will be a success, no II acquainted
with the resources of the Board and
the character and ability of the edi-
torial corps, can doubt. Its typo
graphical and other mechanical fea-
lures will be all that could be de-
sired. 1t is, perhaps, the largest ven
ture Ill newspaperism ever attempted
in our State-the item of salaries to
the editors, alone, being $1,000.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock
died at Governors Island, N. Y, on
Tuesday of last week. He was born
in Pennsylvania in 1924, graduated
at West Point in 1874. He was a
brave and patriotic soldier and was
supported by the Southern people,
for the Presidency in 1880, more
cordially than has heen any candi-
date for the past twenty-five years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

"A carload of meat-western
sides-was unloaded i'm this city
Friday and stored away in the
warehouses of those of our mer-
chants by whom it was ordered.
This would indicate that the farm
ers Of this vicinity failed again last
year to raise their w meat sup
ply on the farm. Until our farmers
learn the secret of raising their own
supplies, and practice it, there will
be little substantial prosperity come
to this country. Diversity your
crops, farmers Weekly Argus.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
State Superintendent c

Our State Superintendent OF
Public instruction has just issued a
circular, giving a list (Which is not
full, owing to failure of County
superintendent to report) of the
Private Schools and Colleges in the
State. The list gives location of
schools-its name, date when estab-
lished, whether chartered or not,
number of pupils. name of principal,
whether UNCONVENTIONAL or not, and
whether white or colored. The
number of schools and colleges re-
ported is 301, of which there are 282
white, and 10 colored. Thirty-one
are chartered.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

Why do not our farmers raise
more onions? 1t is an easy matter
to grow 500 bushels per acre, and
they are now worth 81 per bushel.
Many garden crops must be sem to
market in small quantities each day,
but onions can be sent all at once
and are marketed as easily AS po-
tatoes or corn. Let the boys try
a small patch this spring.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, FEBRUARY L, 1886:

Some will doubtless charge the Board
mith using the public money to compete
mith private enterprise, but the field is
large, and just at this time is most
inviting. awe wish our neighbor
much success" and most cordially
welcome the brethren to a seat with
us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
SEE HOW EGGS ARE IMPORTED,

The following statement of the
importation of eggs into the United
States is furnished us by the bureau
of statistics of the treasury depart
ment at Washington. 1t shows con-
clusively that the hen business il
far from being overdone, and sug-
gests the idea Of a tariff on imported
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17

GOING TO WINsToN.-The family of
Mr.. P. F. Duffy left yesterday for
Greensboro, from whice place
they will go to Winston, where
Mr.. Duffy will be located in
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
Getting Down to Proper Weight.


College students enter into their athletic
contests with an enthusiasm that 10 refresh
ing, and "Featherweight f" tells an interest.
ing story about the preparation Of the
technology students At their games the
Juniors won the tug of-war. and thereby
hangs Q tale When the four men who wer
to represent the class OF IS, began to pull
together it was found that they were
weighed twenty-four pounds over the limit
-Gv0 poandS This, too was when they were
all supposed TO be in the pink Of condition;
but they must take or those twenty four
pounds Of extra weight, and every expeiient
known by the athlete to reduce weight was
resortei 70 In fact. they won't through
course OF training that would pur to the
blush q prize fighter preparing for BATH,
in the ring. Finally on the nj hit before
the eyortful dav they were again vsiuhssa
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
WOMEN IN THE RANKS.
Girls Who Went ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of some Who Tried II.

Of Some Who Tried It.
There were good many cases Of that
kind" said an old physician, Il knew girl
who at the beginning Of the war wa; so
filed with patriotism, and % weighed down
by a sense Of duty, - carried away by an
adventurous Impulse that she followed the
squad of boys who had enlisted in her neigh.
borhood, and, dressing Is boy, enlisted in
the company that was forming in the county
town Her friends discovering the long
hair she had cut from her bead, and the
clothing she had thrown OF in her father $
harm, gave immediate pursuit As thsy
were driving into the city they saw walking
along tie si,.walk smoking cigar young
fellow who hal the same sor. OF face q
tie girl they were in pursuit OF
They storped and accostsd TIE young
fellow, and were treated to such shower
Of epitheti and such an exhibition Of bra
vado tat they admitted their mistake and
apo,ogi1ei for it An hour later one Of tbs
party found the same young fellow deathly
SICK from smoking tie cigar. He called him
by the girls name, and found that after all
the young fellow who had done such hard
swearing was the girl they were looking for.
She was taken home, and sfterward entered
the service rs hospital nurSa In tho lest
year of the war found her again in mems
clothing, crying AZ only . hcart-broken
woman can cry, over q fsht-haired man
sho. dead in the charge st RexacA Shs
cared nothing tien for exposure, ard went
lone in n widows dsesS
Another girl, remember, bad . pleas
ant-r experience was the exaI lining sur
geon at one OF the recruiting camps early in
the war, AMI on one occasion - passed
down the lines OF . company formed in
open order fo- muster and inspection
noticed Us the hands ware bell ouf one set
that to my iracsioed eye, belonged to .
woman. l said nothing ut tie ttme, but
after consultation with the colonel bad tbs
recruit with tie feminine hands brought 10
hsadQuarterx The bright looking soliier in
the new blue suit admitted in two minutes
that she wss . woman and In two days she
was at home.
"A year after that was at . ball In
Washington As I stood httle ado from
the main party, wishing that was In front
with the army, young lady cams toward
M, bowed with sxAggsratsd stiffness and -
she Strengthened up went through ths mo-
tions Ct obeying the order. Eyes right
She o6erei ne her hand and thanksd M
for somsthing that sAs supposed that bal
done and walked away. sh. Vas pretty
enough 70 be the belle Of The &C ASTON, and
aw that she took considerable d-lighs n ny
coafuiou q mind, an q which unassepod
lassr whsn harmed that 10 Vas my recruit
with ths lady-I banda Sl.s afbsrvard
told me that She owed M dshe Of gFati-
tide for stepping in at ths rigAs tin -
break down her romantic notiouA -InfR
Ocsan -CurtSsans C<ayoW'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
They Rather Prefer to Take Fourteen.

Il am thoroughly convinced that there is
such thing in this world as superstition,
said n photographer For many years l
have noticed that business was dull on Fri
days, but that is nothing compared TO tbs
number OF people who refuse to take thir-
teen photographs The style, nowadays.
You know, is a dozen photos for 50 mnch.
with . panel threwn in Nearly evsrybody
wants the panel, but fully one-tenth our Gus
TONERS leave one OF the photos here, taas
they may avoid taking the unlucky number
Of thirteen home with them More women
than men are affected in this way, though
they usually want us to put in another one
20 Is to make it fourteen Chicago Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
niooa-Po,.ouea .r.m IA. C,r,n.

The death Of a sea captain recently Was
asHibed by medical authorities to blood
poisoning, caused by his vessel carrying
cargo OF nitrate OF soda The sailors were
affected with what they called rheumatism
The captain, being in the aftsr-cahin, suf-
fe:ed the full force Of the evaporation Of tbs
nitratA II Is said that four captains in
the employ Of lsading eastern shipping
nrm have died within a few yea-s from this
0ms causa Chicago Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13

The Practice of Swearing in England.
IN England the swearing Of the lower
classes is brutal in the extreme 1t is dis
gushing, revolving sort Of profanity. There
is 10 pleasure in listening to il The edu-
Gated classes do very little swearing. The
reason is not because they think it wrong,
but because they think it 'bad form" 0aths
are out Of fashion. The use Of them is con
siderei sign OF i'll breeding. When good
Kin, Albert Edward comes to the throne
the fashion will probably change Time
was, under various good kings and queens,
when to swear like a gentleman was con-
sidered an accomplishment
l was once in the green room of the
Novelty theatre, in London, which stands
Just OF Lincoln Inn Fields, near Oxford
street, talking TO Lionel Brough, the come
dian, when an old military gentleman came
ia who was evidently lover of the good
liquors which Broush Keeps for his friends
Ths old geutasman was a major or something
Of that sort, and instead Of swearing he pep
persd his conversation with the phrase. stab
my vitalk" II answered all the purposes of
swearing, and seemed greatly to relieve the
majors mind II had certain flavor of
oid-time comedy about it which seemed pc
culiarly applicable to the place and the kind
of a straightforward, antiquated ruin the Old
mao waS-Cor. Detroit Free Press
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
r.,s c...rou. Toward. u..,. Sam.

feW ueoStOos Ao"eruS Cocto sam.
Andrew Harmon was . well-known Maine
soldier. He fought as well - be could and
cana out Of the service broken down, and is
nov . pensioner. He csms into the post
offics one day vita an ordinary letter coverel
with nix or eight postage stampa ~why,
Andrew" exclaimed the postmaster, @yoa
dsn't need al thoss ssampa One u enough .
You mind your businea,r hid Andrew.
The government has used me vol and I'm
going % us tho government we'll --Lowis-
town Journal - Gorham N H. Noun
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13

Sr-ss9rS o. csrcuxnocD - - or4 -
dne..csd BY a0,casims 81 hnh1o - -
R1-A - mass - Cur s11cae1nA, - eaeA
iooS u,,a the phasn a. Efs. In sunnSA1 81
darknsss, fum "a tadivtdnnl ann1Da1nk-
Haryos Han
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
LIFE ON THE LOCOMOTIVE.
Tho Aspirations of a Green Fireman
Jumping from n Moving Train.

Tho Aspirations of q Green Fireman
Jumping from Moving Train.
As class locomotive engineers are not to
be envied. Their position Is one OF great
danger and responsibility, and is obtsined
only by years Of hard and exhaustive train
ing. The hours are long and irregular AMI
the duties SO exacting that triiing error
may undo the work Of ifetima The
trade o. profession Of an engineer differs in
no respect from the other trades AMI pro-
LESSONS, in that the first lessons, or pre-
paratory steps, must be Just as thoroughly
mastered OF course the first step i to
learn to keep up steam and to become
familiarized with the uses Of the different
Iarts Of the locomotive. Many q green
fireman despairingly rolls his eyes towards
the steam gauge and wonders il the time
will ever come when it will be an easy task
to keep that slender needle above the
century point
It comes to him, however, with practice,
but not as quickly perhaps as does the knack
of jumping from a moving train without
detriment to clothes or body. Most men
stand on the stirrup with the foot farthest
from the train held straight out This is
neither the safe nor the easy way. II you
wish to jump from, say the right hand side,
let your right foot remain on tho stirrup,
and swinging well back put out your left
foot from underneath. When you strike
the ground your feet are in such position a.
to he ready for the next step, or if you do
fall it will invariably be away from the
train, and not under the wheels.
Engineers who have never had an acct
dent, and have always been noted for their
careful running, have been known to incon-
tnently throw over reds for greens and make
bad failure in general, showing beyond a
doubt their total inability to distinguish
colors Yet these same men would never
run Iast a red light or fail to stop when the
proper signal color was shown The ex-
PLANTATION generally given and accepted is
that, although red light may not look red
to him, yet he is trained, and experience
has taught him, that tnat particular shade
of light or flag signifies danger. 1t is with
a feeling akin to disappointment, to see in
an account of a terrible railroad collision
that the engineer escaped in Jury by jump
ing 1t takes very little time for an en-
gineer to do all in his power towards
stopping the train, and having done this
there is no valid reason why he should stay
on the engine any longer Old runners,
however, say that no fear of personal danger
enters the mind when an accident is i'm
minent, but the one thought of stopping the
train at all hazards absorbs them, even un-
til the crash comes, and it is only at almost
the last instant. that safety is sought in
fiight-Cleveland Leader
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13

he s.T;lkinS Of unlimited quantities q -
, sid by 4 German Ss-. os Paris, wm
ssdnce cor7alsncy.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13

Partisan dry goods dealers decorate the
interior of their shops with US much ski!
as employed here upon the windows. and do.
rive more profit therefrom than is 10 be
gained by blockadins the sidewalks Jus:
now curtains are used as draperics for walls
and cornices, and suns o. fiutod napkins are
set behind the electric light as refecto-x A
woman who gets inside to sea the spectacle
is almost sure to buy; woman who stops
to look at q window picture goes on in a
hurry very often with no feeling so strong
as the feeling that she has lost her poc'ze.-
book. 1t Is true that in some of our great
shops the coloring of the walls is too Sooi
TO cover, but in almost all of them there ara
sections that could be improved by a,tful
draping boston Transcript
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
Why No Two Persons SEQ Alike.

DIR. Jeffries says that twenty three out OF
every twenty five persons have unmatsd
eyes; If this be true and no two persons see
alike, there is accounting for tn fact that
no two writers of fashion see alike in u
yisi. TO some modiste who has become an
authority upon matters Of dress, AMI their
dottings are taken key note 10 future
fashions On one such occasion there is
every evidence that the writer is color
Lind SO utt .riy does she ignore all men
lion of the many colors and shades OF the
snme; while another looks only to the
shapes, cuts, style, and progncsticates end
less eccentricities into which this modiste's
'fadsn have led her. One proclaims an ut
ter rest from all drapsry o. dresses, at the
same time announcing n perfect avalanche
OF new materials which will draps OK
quisitely." There is evidently misunier-
standing between manufacturer and modesto
which must he corrected before tn. habitues
of the tickle court of fashion can be fitted
out for the coming season. But let's con-
slider the facts-Medical Journal