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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
BELLE OF THE SEASON..

All aboard for Bethesda spring, Silu
Ran, Apcadial, or down town.
All, Missile, as | sit rocking and sing
ing lullabies to my little one here, waiting
for Fred through the midnight hours, that
monotonous cry of the "buss men" comes
to me in my re~eries like cold wave,
causing my very blood to chill with re-
morseI But come, take this easy chair,
and I'll tell you all about it, for you are an
old friend and can trust you. Give me
your hand You knowit was a way of
mine when we were des kmates at school
to hold hands; somehow | could study
better. But my story
After you left US Neil McCoull. bril-
liant, rich young lawyer, came to board
With us, aud read law with father. Just
at that time there seemed to be a lull in
the affairs of the young people of the
town A new man in town spread like
wild fire, and he at once became the OBJ
served of all observers, and gave material
for talk for days after. All sought his
acquaintance Even those of our sex
who had been put on the list of '.passe, d"
and had retired from the field, rallied
from their places of retreat. armed them
selves afresh with men smiles and re,
entered the struggle. The anxious moth.
ers. too, brought up the rear, urging
them on witb-''it may be your last
chance-Dake web Of it-you will be for
ever laid on the shelf soon"-and like ex
pressjons equally as encouraging
But Neil was equal to the emergency
fort, of indifference, and kept TIE new ae-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13

A gentleman from Portland, Ore, who has
Just returned from an extended foreign tour,
was asked why he had not brought home
from Egypt, among other curios, a mummy.
He said there was great deal of fraud in the
mummy business. Persons purchasing num-
mics, of course, like to get them as well pre-
served and natural looking as possible, and, as
those found are generally in a more or less di-
lapidated condition, vendors have engaged in
the business Of manufacturing bogus num-
mics. They bargain with tramps, beggars and
such people for their carcasses, paying there
for sum sufficient to make their remaining
days short and sweet. These fellows are pre-
served and picked, and then smoked until
they are good limitations of the genuine num-
my. Whole rows of these articles can be seen
in a smoke house at once. When sufficiently
dry they are wrapped in mummy cloth and
sold to Americans chiefly, bringing high
price.-Cleveland Leader.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
Confidence In the Bartender.

Did you ever think how very much talk
hurled at a bartender He has to listen
all kinds Of people talking on all kinds of
subjects Frequent drinking makes a glib
tongue, and matters that might be regarded
as state secrets outside the pale of the bar
room are there discussed with a shocking
lack of reserve The funny part of it is that
the bartender is taken seriously into the dis
cussion and his opinions are treated as Of
great respect and authority by persons who,
when sober, have no companionship with the
mixer of drinks. Think of a man taking his
business affairs, his family affairs, his love
affairs, to be submitted to the Judgment of a
bartender, and you will have in mind what
actually happens very, very often. Place
white aproned man behind whisky bar, and
he becomes, in many instances, the leader in
thought and expression of those who exchange
money for drinks over the two feet of walnut
board that separates them.-Bartender in
Globe-Democrat.
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Light WEIGHT Gold Coins.

Light weight gold coins can DO sold for
their weight in gold the same as bullion.
1t is our duty to stamp the word light"
OH all gold coins below weight that come
to our hands. A certain St Louis bank
once brought 100000 in gold coin to the
sub-treasury, and $500 Of it proved to
be light, and was SO marked b. is. Light
gold coin is not redeemable for it's face
value, but the case is different with
silver.
We give full sized silver coins in even
exchange for silver coins that are worn
smooth, but in no case do we redeem
coins that are defaced or mutilated. The
smooth silver coins we send out to be re-
coined. Sometimes we receive light gold
coins in the I~nittances to the treasury
Of the country Io@tmasters II all such
cases we stamp the light gold and return
it to the senderS Some time ago the
government officers came to the conclu-
sion that acids were used that reduced
the size Of gold coins, making the pieces
look as ti."uEh they had Le-r gradually
worn b" h&nt4ing. and that Is o@o Of the
principal reasons why smooth gold coins
are n1. l.. .".4&ca for ;,v.g Going face
valve ~ .:'rr how o." ..'r.,-..i rcO.
pie tod, ,..r ...... u.i t.. .....- g.. aid
b]" ! n ;,--.-. xii, Dc. S. 8" '.,ts
Ey.:tz il! ii g.. .-o-.-.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
A Russians Eating and Drinking.

The Russian eats on an average once
every two hours. The climate and Gus
tom require such frequent meals. the
digestion of which is aided by frequent
draughts of vodki and tea. Vodki IS the
Russian whisky, made from potatoes and
rye. 1t is fiery and colorless, generally
favored with some extract like vanilla or
orange, as we flavor soda water. 1t is
drunk from small cups that hold perhaps
half gill. Vodki and tea are the insep-
arabic Accomplishments of friendly as well
as of business intercourse in the country
of the car Drunken men are rare.
Russia and Sweden are the only coun-
tries in which the double dinner is the
rule. When you go TO the house of a
Russian, be he friend or a stranger, you
are at once invited to a side table, where
sailed meats, picked cells, sailed cucum
bers and many other spicy and appetizing
viands are urged upon you with an i'm
pTessivenesS that knows no refusal This
repast is washed down wits. frequent
cups of vOdlii That over, and when the
visitor feels as if he had eaten enough for
twclty-four hours. the host says, And
now 10 dinner At the dinner table the
meal is served in courses, with stacks of
bottles, here and there on the table, of
champagne and of delightful wines grown
in the Crimea and in Bessarabia, where
excellent clarets and Durgundies are made
ard sold for from twelve to thirty five
cents the bottle.-New York World.
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RESIGNATION.

Thou wouldsS not have my sheaFes,
With dew and twilight on their gold;
Thou wouldst not have my song,
From this valley dim and cold,
Where my stars like wand ring dreams
Fade in silences:
My song no world won strain)
Pledged from the mysteries
or the night land, love and pain
Woke not the worlds wild JOY,
But stole to thee soft and low,
Trembling like sweet child tears,
Half OF daughters ecstacies.
Ny sbsaves are living still
In the path where none pass
Save ghosts that whispering go,
In the silent shiv'ring grass,
Afraid OF hopes lost signs,
Afraid OF those sad, sad eyes,
Love closed sometime,
Lest death them seeing might fear TO come
And claim the song, and her,
And bind with stars the sheaves
In the musky rosy ewes.
Ay, if by my lonely bier
Thy solitude comes near,
An thou hearst some sweeter word
Than wind or flower or bird-jUst say
Her spirit pass'd-'twas winged song
And lost in highland go thy way.
Lillian Rozel Messenger in Home Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
Bathers in Oiled Silk.

The latest fad among bathers is to wear
costumes lined with oiled silk. This was
told as a secret by a young lady to whom
was pTopOuuded the interrogaCory why she
was able to stay in the water so long. You
see, the oiled silk prevents the water from
penetrating, and enables the bather to stay
in the water long time without becoming
cold This new innovation was gotten up
through a wager between two ladies as to
which could stay in,the longest; and one of
them, through natural ingenuity, bethought
herself OF oiled silk, and won the wager.
While her rival emerged from the briny with
chattering teeth, sae ether bobbed up in the
water serenely AID smisng.-San Francisco
Post
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
AWAY FROM MY LOVED HILLS.

Away from my loved hills away from all
That is most dear to my unhappy soul,
60 in sadness. Nor can / control
My anxious thoughts, nor check the tears thu
fall
Vain is that pale delusion which We call
Philosophy 1t never can console
The hearts distress, nor lighter make the dole
For fortunes woundings, be they great or small
Yet, be it only some new grief to find,
Or TO bring back some dear reward Of pain,
The trial shall be made Not all in vain
Shall be the patieu: battle Of the mind,
And though know not what the days will bring,
In hope grid me for my journeying.
Robert Burns Wilson In New Orleans Times
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
IN THE WOODS.
BLACK spirits and white,
Blue spirits and gray
Aingle, mingle, mingle,
While We mingle may"

Meg repeated it over and over, like an
incarnation, as she leaned forward in her
low camp chair, over the glowing embers
drawn out on the hearth.
As often as she leaned forward, she gave
little shake or stir to the long handled
skillet, which was doing duty as a witchs
caldron A savory steam came up from
it as she did so; and it. greeted a hungry
man who stood in the open door of the
hut, behind her
He had walked across from the lake
bank, his step deadened by the moss
which spread its thick carpet between the
stumps of the feHed trees The light
birch bark canoe in which he had padded
himself across the water was slung, Indian
fashion, on his back, serving for umbrella
and water proof against the drizzle that
was falling. His bronzed face and dark
eyes looked in keeping; startHngly so.
Meg thought, as she glanced over her
shoulder'a at him.
For at some movement of his the edge
of his canoe struck the tent with scrap
ing sound, which made her look round
suddenly.
She drew her breath in q quick cssp.
half surprise, half fear.
To b COntinUSd,j
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
Money to loan and vendors lein
notes bought. Sums from 81 900 to Sl0,-
600 to- loan at and 10 per cent.
HAMBLETON, HADLEY & Co.
FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DEATH.

Tired feeling, dull headache, pains
in various parts of the body, sinking
at the pit of the stomach, loss of APP
petite, feverishness, piInples or sores,
are all positive evidence of poisoned
blood. No matter how it became
poisoned it must be purified to avoid
death. Acker's English Blood Elixir
has never failed to remove scrofulous or
syphilitic poisons. For sale by
RAGLAND & Co. 6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13

Diamonds are all expensive luxury, even
after they are purchased. 1t requires a
large expense to keep ithem in repair, as
well as to take care of them at times
You would scarcely believe that we EN-
ploy over hundred jewel cleaners, said
a.member of large establishment. I'VE
do, though. Most of our customers are
afraid to intrust the cleaning of their
jewels and the polishing. of the diamoRds
to their maids, and as the work has to be
done at least once a month, it requires at
least large corps of workers. Some of
our experts are women, but the, majority
are men. The work is done here in the
shop, generally, for if done at the homes
of the owners we are obliged to send at
least two watchers with each cleaner
Just now we have half dozen cleaners
down at Newport. Expensive jewels cost
just about as much to keep as expensive
horses, and are much more liable to dam
age Once a Week
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13
THE GHOSTS OF JEWELLERS.

at purple ewes beside the grain,
Our loves on affairs we had burned,
And mixed our tribute with the dew,
Our tears, when rosy dawn returned.
Our voices we had joined with song
Of bird ecstatic, light and free;
Our laughter rollicked with the brook
Running through darkness merrily.
At purple ewes beside the rim
Of frozen lakes our loves we burned,
And slid away when>stiInsss reigned:
Deep the vast woods our bodies urned-
In starIit night along the shade
OF our dusk tombs our spirits glide;
We hear the echoing of the wind,
We breathe the signs we living sighed.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
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Living in Its Past Glory.

Nothing too extravaganza can be said in
favor of the sumblime beauty of Italy, nor
too many eulogies bestowed on its historical
and artistic treasures, which the accumula-
tons of ages have here heaped up In rich pro-
fusion, but neither can too much be said re-
sReeting. the utter contrast between the couns
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-13

EETRE, c. W.
: Does the Best Dyeinr
Securing Of Mems Clothing in the city. at n"
i2U North Flores street. Call on him Gm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

principles to them at their nominating
conventions and ask that they incor-
porate them into their platforms and
discuss them before the people, and
that we will vote for no one who re-
fuses to advocate and support our
principles"
The farmers and laborers, with all
good citizens, should now better them
selves and fill the ranks of delegates
to their nominating conventions, and
see that their principles are incor-
porated into the platforms of both the
political parties. When this is done,
see that the proper men are placed upon
these platfornas It is immaterial
whether they are farmers. or poll
ticians, or lawyers, or business men,
or doctors, or mechanics. The only
question should be, are they honest. are
they capable Will they faithfully
guard the best interests of all classes
and conditions of the people ? Will
they carry out in good earnest those
principles which will elevate labor and
Industrial pursuits ? II we believe
they will, we may feel confident that
the industrial era will dawn upon us
as we begin the second century of our
National life. ORANGE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

the several handicrafts who have their
societies and unions for mutual bene-
fit and protection. There are none
more interested in good government
than they are, for they know full well
that it is essential to material pros
perity, and they know, too, the race
in whose hands it should be reposed.
Yes, it will afford me pleasure to talk
to our brothers of Robson on the
subject assigned me, although with
full consciousness of inability to do it
that justice which it's Importance de-
mands. Owing to pressing private
matters, it is impossible to name the
day at present, but will try and do so
within the next three or four weeks,
if that is agreeable. ...
Thanking you and my other friends
for the honor implied in the invitation,
I am, Yours fraternally,
W. J. GREEN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
HOW TO RAISE ONIONS.


I prefer dark sandy soil that is
well drained and slopes gradually to
the south, enough to drain well. Then
plow the ground from four to six
inches deep with inlands four or FIVE
rods wide and leave the burrows open
to carry off the surface water. l then
harrow and drag the ground till it is
well pulverized and level then rake
with steel hand rake. AS soon as
this is done the seed can be sowed,
and this should be done as soon as the
ground can be got ready in spring. 1t
can best be done with the hand seed
drill. I SOW from to 5 lbs to the
acre and from one-half to one inch
deep and in rows from II to l6 inches
apart. AS sood as the onions are up
so can see them in the row, harrow
with a hand harrow. Then start the
wheel hoe and follow with the weed
ing. I weed them two or three times,
as required, and plow them every
week until the tops commence to fall.
I have never failed to get as good a
crop as my neighbors. I use the
Planet, Jr, garden tools and think
them the best. 1 would like to hear
from others on the subject of garden.
ing. Z. Worshman, Coles county, III.
IN Farm and Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
TEXAS WOOD COTTON.

In reply to the inquiry about Texas
Wood Cotton, made through the
columns of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
recently, the following is furnished us
for publication
DEAR SIR We have what is called
Texas Wood Cotton, which gives a
very large yield of lint. The seed are
very small and mostly smooth and
black, and yields from 36 to,40 pounds
of lint to the 100. st makes small
weld Of seed to the bale.
Yours respectfully,
J. r. GILCHRIsT.
Laurinburg, Richmond Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS Or
CARNATIONS.

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND Coop
ERATIvE UNION OF AMERICA.
President-C. w. Macune, Texas.
First ice-President-L. L. Polk, N. c..
Vice-Pres't for Ala.-H. P. Bone.
Vice-Pres't for Ark.-W. III. Moore.
Vice-Pres't for Fla.-Oswald Wilson.
Vice-Pres't for Ky.-S. B. Irwin.
Vice-Pres't for La.-Linn Tanner.
Vice-Pres't for Miss.-R. T. Love.
Vice-Pres't for Mo.-A. B. Johnson.
Vice-Pres't for N C.-S. B. Alexander.
Vice-Pres' for Tenn.-I. II. Mcdowell.
-Vice-Pres't for Tex-M. D. K. Taylor.
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain-Rev. ]. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex.
Asst. Lecturer. A. Tets, La.
Door Keeper-Newt. Gresham, Ala.
Asst. Door Keeper-H. G. Brown, KY.
Serg't-at-Arms IT E. Groom, Miss.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
N. c..
vice-President- Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary L. Polk, Raleigh, N. G.
Treasurer-J. d. Allen, Falls N. G.
Lecturer-Geo Wilcox, Carbonton,
n. G.
Assistant Lecturer-D. ID: Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, n. q.
Chaplain-Rev. E. J. Edwards, Cedar
Door Keeper-W. H, Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. @.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. T. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, n. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms- S. Holt Chalk
Level, n. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Chairman, Old Sparta, N.
c.; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. Q. Third
place to be supplied.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; s.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and w. Il. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
W.R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
3. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF AGR1cUL-
TURE-oFFICERs.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Secretary.
DIR. 81. B. Battle, Chemist and Director
of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent lmml-
grafton.
N c. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
President-J. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Otho Wilson, Vineyard
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
No. 8

Massachusetts 172, Connecticut l79,
and New York l7S. With nearly
the same rate of enrolment
and average attendance and, say,
three times as long terms, the pub
lie educational forces in these three
States are three times as great as are
those of our State, granting that our
teachers are as well prepared for their
work. We are indeed far behind in
the educational race, but still our pub
lie schools are improving in efficiency
and attendance, and our many private
schools are giving valuable help both
in the instruction of children who are
not included in the public school en-
rollment, and in providing higher edu-
cation to those young persons who
have passed beyond the public school
course.
In estimating our educational facili-
ties I have taken the average for the
State. We must not lose sight of the
fact that, while the average school
term is 60 days or 3 months, some
counties have only about 2 months,
and others have 4 months Or more.
This results from several causes
l. A difference in valuation of
property in the different counties.
D. Closer collections of school funds
by officers of some counties than of
others.
8. Receipts from license of retail
liquor dealers, which are large in some
counties and small or nothing in
others.
4. Special levies for schools by some
County Commissioners and none by
others.
1880 S. M. FINGER,
Supt. Public Instruction.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No. 4.

Census, Enrolment, Attendance, &c.
According to the last returns the
whole number of white and colored
children between the ages of 6 and 81
years was 566,27O. The white chill
dren, during the last four years, in
creased from 32l, SCI to 353, ,48l to-
tai in four years 81 800 or 9.92 per
cent. During the same time the col
ored children increased from l93,S43
to 2l2,7S9; total Is, 946 or 9.77 per
cent. Thus it will be seen that the
rate of icrease is very nearly the same
for both races, the whites having in
creased only Is per cent. faster, or Is
in 10000.
Last year there were enrolled in the
white schools 57.2 per cent. or 202,-
1874 out of 353,4S children in the
colored schools SIS per cent. or l23,-
l45 out of 2l2,7s9 The average daily
attendance in white schools was 35.2
per cent, and in the colored schools
1875 per cent. Looking back over
four years of figures show that there
is a small increase in both the enroll
ment and average attendance of the
whites AMI small decrease of the
colored. [ state this because it is
sometimes said that the colored peo-
pie attend the public schools better
than the whites. This may be true
for some communities, but it is not so
for the State according to the returns
made to my Office Besides, the whites
have much larger proportional atten-
dance in private schools than the ne
groes have.
Because there are enrolled in our
public school only 81 or So children
out of every 100 there is an opinion
among many people that the remain
ing AZ or 43 do not attend at all. This
is not the fact. Our school age is
from to 81 years, a period OF Is
years. During any one session a large
number of small children within
school age will not be enrolled who at
some subsequent time will be; and
also great many, say from l6 to Il,
drop out of the public schools to en-
gage in work or pass into the private
schools and colleges and are not en-
rolled in the public schools. The fact
is that during the short time our
schools are in session we have en-
rolled in them larger per cent. OF
population than Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, or New York. We have en-
rolled 2O.O3 per cent. of the whole
population including men, women, and
childred of all ages, or one person IN
five, while Massachusetts, has only Is
per cent, Connecticut 1871 per cent,
and New York 1928 per cent. These
figures are taken from the last report
Of the Commissioner of Education and
are based on the United States census
of 1880 and the latest school census OF
of the States compared. And further,
our daily average attendance in pro-
portion to the whole population is bet,
| ter than in New York or Connecticut.
I am free to say that quite large
number of our children do not avail
themselves of the facilities they have,
but the greatest difference between
the educational status of our State and
those I have named above, and other
Northern States, consists in the length
Of annual school terms North Caro-
lima has 60 days per annum, Gus
about the same for both races