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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
THE MEANEST MILLER ON
EARTH.

There are a great many mean peo-
pie in the world, but the meanest man
heard of lately lives in Pennsylvania.
A local Smithport, Pa, paper says that
recently a man took a large load of
grain to a mill in the country to have
ground. Thinking he would be com
PEELED to wait some time, he put his
horses in the mill shed, and gave them
half a bushel of oats in the feed boxes
prepared for hat purpose. He went
into the mill, but Immediately re-
turned to get a bag, when he heard
his horses paving a. though they were
wanting something to eat. He went
to their heads, and what was his aston
ishment to find their oats all gone.
He then began to investigate, and
found that their boxes had a false bot
tom. AS soon as the horses put their
noses into the oats it pressed the bot
tom of the box down sc that the oats
would run through into another box,
the bottom of which was filled with
auger holes. From this box the oats
would run down into a long trough,
where they were accessible to the
miller. Often last winter the poor
horses that were hauling logs were
supposed to be fed in this shed, and
the thief who robbed the noble ami
mails of their food ought to be pun
ished, if there is any law to reach him.
Such a man would steal the gold fill
ing out of his grand-mother's teeth, if
he had half a chance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
FORMATION OF MOUNTAINS,

M. Faye, the well known French
astronomer, has drawn attention at a
recent meeting Of the French Acad-
envy of Sciences, to the apparent geo
logical law that the cooling Of the ter
restrial crust goes on more rapidly
under the sea than with a land ur-
face Hence he argues that the crust
must thicken under ocean at a more
rapid rate, and SO give rise to aswell-
ing up and distortion Of the thinner
portions of the crust-in other words,
to the formation of mountain chains.
Home Journal. '...
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15

A bill awaits the Presidents sigma
ture appropriating $500, 600 for apub-
lie building at Texarkana,,a which will
be half in Arkansas and half in Texas,
but under the jurisdiction of Arkan-
sas. Half the building lot was coded
by Texas for the purpose. Phe Presi-
dent has hesitated about signing the
bill because it will be too easy for a
witness to step into Texas and out Of
the jurisdiction of a court in Arkansas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
UTILIZING SMALL COAL

Foreign exchanges note. the fact
that the utilization of small coal,
known as "slack," "dross," ETC., by
being manufactured into %briquettes or
blocks of compressed fuel is making
considerable progress in England. For
household and other purposes bri-
q~uettes are growing rapidly in favor.
In France and Belgium this has been
an important industry for many years,
and recently Germany has made great
strides in this direction, and even
threatens to introduce her briquettes
in England-Pubhc Opinion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
SIZE OF RAIN o

Variations in the size of rain drops
are dependent upon the differences in
the height from which they have fallen
and to the amount Of atmospheric dis
turbance present at the time. Iffallen
from a great height the drops suffer
gradual division into smaller and
smaller parts until they + converted
into a mist. In calm weather, with
the clouds near the earth's surface, the
drops are large and heavy Chicago
Herald. -, .,.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
The Weekly News and Observer.

The Weekly News and Observer is a long
ways the best paper ever published in
North Carolina. It is a credit to the peo-
ple and to the State. The people should
take a pride in it. It 'shoufd be IN every
family. 1t is an eight page paper, chock
full Of the best sort Of reading matter,
news, market reports, and all that. You
cannot afford to be without it. Price
S1.25 a year. We will furnish the Weekly
Meus and Observer until January LIST,
1889, for 81. Send for sample copy.
Address. News AND OBSERVER Co., RAIL
EIGH. N.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15

. CINNAMON RoLL.-To one pint of
flour take one and a half teaspoonfuls
baking powder, one tablespoonful lard
or butter, one cup sugar. Roll out
thin; spread cinnamon and white of
egg over it, then roll up same as for
jelly roll, cut into slices across the
end, roll into small cakes and bake
quickly. 4.sst: =. .-..t T..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15

medieval days. when almost every
ruler or aristocrat had his owntprivate
murderer or p~oisoner to remove OBJ
noxious individuals, are not likely to
be again revived. Nowadays the hired
ruf6an feigns to consent and straight
way informs the police. The "ro-
nance" of crime has-come to be very
dry prosy reading.o<Aad 7E9L
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15

FRENCH CANDY.-Take one pound
of confectioners sugar, white of one
egg, with half its quantity of water (;
beat thick with the sugar; it will take
nearly all of it.. Shape with the hand
in small round cakes, and press half of
a walnut or hickory nut on each side.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15

The story that comes from Boston
of the plot of a man to commit MUIR
der by proxy, the intended victim be-
ing his half.sister, recalls the case of
Mellen, a Baltimore hotel keeper now
a fugitive from justice, who was
charged with having hired a woman
to poison his daughter-in-law. The
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-15
D9dFtry. 1ol'oA
[Original.
THE OPENING OF THE ROSE.


[Original.l
THE OPENING OF THE ROSE
Translated from the German of George Scherer)
Within the dusky forest, ..
F5 N- Where thorny branches swing,
A rose within a bud lay, ~ -
Still dreaming of the spring. g.
know not who betrayed it, .-.
The nightingale soon knew,
.. And she her magic song ring
Around the rosebud drew.
She sang Of ripping waters, s . p
OF woodsy perfumes sweet,
r- Where flowers in balmy springtlme
Exchanging kisses meet. -
The rose all trembling heard it 81. A..
Within her peacef 1l dreams: -
Her flower life awakens, ''
The bud too narrow seems. "
And, as the day is dawning,
She thrills and thrObs and CLOVIS
Until in wondrous beauty
She blossoms forth.a rose.
She listens, while sweet trembling
Her very soul doth fill;
But now In rapture sunken .
The nightingale is still.
# -. 1911 LILLIAN WEAVER.
PhGnixville, Pa. -.-.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Turkish tombstones are narrowest at
the base, and soon lean and topple. Many
lie PROSTATE, making seats for the living,
who are zee and featIess neighbors of the
dead Some of the cemeteries are used as
pleasure grounds for the soidiery; the
crumbling stones mend highways, repair
walls, and repeatedly have seen hand
some slab stop a hole to keep the wind
away or serve as q doorstep to tumble
down hut. Children play in the somber
alleys. washwomen hang clothes and
stretch lines on the headstones, and ladies
with wells of snow drifts and mist, drawn
close by henna stained fingers, picnic and
sprinkle sweet basil, for remembrance,
above the beloved who have passed from
sight There is a soft air of resignation
in their manner-the virtue which No
manned taught is the key to all happiness
and they wear no mourning. Sinful it is
to show sorrow for the loss of friends. It
is believed that children of over mourning
parents are driven out OF Paradise and
doomed to wander through space in dark
ness andmisery, weeping as their relatives
do on earth-Susan f. Wallace in New
York World.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Emma Abbot on artistic Sense"


:'Can you define the artistic sense TO
which You referred!'
"Ah, there is the thing. That is what
no opera singer can get on without. To
define it would be to define art itself. It
includes taste and thousand other things
which are indeinable. You know the
best of everything is mdefnable. But
what is the use of defining it? The person
who has the artistic sense knows what it
is without definition and the person who
has it not can not understand any defni-
ton of it. The person who has it in the
greatest degree becomes the greatest
artist, the roundest and most symmet-
rical. Michael Angelo had it, and there
fore he was great painter, great poet,
a great sculptor and a great architect. If
he had a voice he would have been great
singer Adelaide Nelson had it, and
therefore was great actress. Nature
gave her about the ugliest pair Of hands L
ever saw on woman, but it gave to her
also the artistic sense to learn SO to use
those hands as to make them seem to look
perfectly beautiful. If were to attempt
a brief definition of this sense l should say
it is that in US which prompts us to make
beautiful everything with which we have
to do. The opera singer must have q
beautiful voice, beautiful manners, beau
tiful costumes, beautiful stage settings,
and she must have the artistic sense to
know what constitutes these. Chicago
Times Interview.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Methods CT City schools.

In vain have I told you that Ave hours
daily attention to books, to recitations, to
instruction, is all that any growing child can
safely endure no, uor' you cry, "give
them more lessons-give them tasks to do at
home;" and your children go through their
school lives with the SD low Of the coming
task always falling u n the task Just An
isheSi TIE gentle, o. Adielt, loving ald
afec,ionate little ones suffer, while the dear
bad boys won't even make an effort, and
thrive accordingly. The teacher can soDe-
times 60 home with his work finished for the
day, the pupil never.
Now, if will not permit this wrong to be
perpetrated In the school under my charge,
you take your boy away and send him to Mr.
Examination Hunters school; and ycu take
your girl out Of Miss Honests department.
and send her down to Miss Shorotf7s school;
and then you point with paternal pride TO
the great load Of books your little ones
staSger under as proof Of the superior etR
cheney Of those two principals ''whora we al
respect Then, when your little girl gradu-
ates, and Mss Showof orders all the grada-
ates to wear white dresses and tea roses and
to come in carriages, and to drspe their essGs
IN white, you ell say: .'She has no right 70
give any such orders, and it ought 30 Be
stopped, and--you get the dresses and tie
tea roses and the carriage. and you attend
the reception; and il is all 50 beautiful. and
tie members CT the mutual sarniratloo
society DO speak 50 acknowledgements
honey. IS IL vere-that yoa are as proud o<
your daughter ss drum major On parais-
Ard then yo1 so home, ard your 6aoys.ar
has TYPHOID fever or spinal meningitis ca
ss,ne other Latin disease. and yca lay TIE
Blame on Providence Who IS 20 blame Il
the s1pply of shan, education Be exacsly pro
porrioeei to your demand for Ds-Co<.
Scizaca
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

ana IcucE Ecrcot Hss IIncS

On tie stage the proIupter is the safety
from forgetfulness, but in the concert thea
ire lapses take place. Even great living
tenor has been known to retire in the middle
Of song he had been singing every week for
almost lifetime, because all memory Of the
words he wanted was gone. Such case Of
sudden forgetfuiness took place in one of the
London theatres early in the present century.
During the performance the gods in the gall
leries called for their favorite song, "The
Sprig of ShilleIah," though it was not an
noanced in the bills and John Henry John
stone, a well known Irish actor and vocalist,
came forward with alacrity aud good humor
to comply with the wishes of the gods.
Accordingly the music played, but the
singer stood silent and confused. The SYM
phony was repeated, but there were the same
silence and confusion in rather an increased
degree The symphony was performed O
third time, but to no purpose. At length
Mr.. tombstone came forward to the front Of
the stage and said: Ladies and gentlemen,
assure you that I have sung this song 80
often that forget the first line" A roar Of
laughter greeted these words and hundreds
of good humored voices began to prompt tho
singer, VINO Immediately gave the fovorits
song in good style and gained increased ap-
ee--ChaEnberS' Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

horse ring out as on the pavements OF q
city. AS the summers sun dries the
desert mud, the salts that the waters
bring to the surface in solution are left
behind, and gradually accumulate until
they are several inches thick, and make
the deserts appear as if covered with
snow. This illusion is especially marked
when one trayerses the deserts by moon
light.
During the long, hot days of sum-
mer, when the dome of blue is above
the deserts without cloud, the strange
delusive mirage transforms the land
scape beyond all recognition, and makes
it appear tenfold more strange and
weird than it is in reality. At such times
bright clear lakes, with ripping surfaces
and willow fringed banks, allure the I'M
wary traveller, and would lead him to de-
struction should he believe them real
The mountains around the desert are also
deformed by the mirage and made to as
sumo the most extravagant and fantastic
shapes.
During hot summer days the monotony
of the desert is varied by dust columns,
formed by small whirlwinds, which some
times reach such magnitudes as to be
decidedly uncomfortable to the traveller
who chances to be in their path. Many
times these columns are 1000 or
5000 feet in height, and have an
approximate diameter of from thirty to
fifty feet. The fact that they are hollow,
whirling columns of dust is indicated, even
from distance, by their spiral appearance
and by light line in the center of each.
These bending and swaying columns NOV
ing here and there across the desert land
scape, impart novel feature to the plain,
and call to mind the genii of Arabian tales.
Such in brief are the deserts of the far
west during the arid season. In winter
they change and become impossible mug
plains-Israel c. Russell in Overland
Mont h1y
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Meanest Man on Record.

The meanest man on record jumped
aboard Woodward avenue car the other
afternoon. Every seat was occupied. and
what did that man do but look ont of a
window and whisper something about a
dog fight. OF course, no man could keep
his seat under such provocation. When
Brown had looked in vain for the dog
fight, he also looked in vain for his seat.
It was completely hidden by that mean
man, who was so deeply interested in his
paper as TO be wholly Obvious of every
thing else. But Brown had his revenge.
A LADY soon entered, md before any one
could offer her . seat, he punched up the
mean man and said:
"Win you please give this lady seat,
sirs''
Then they hung on to the straps an6
glowered AT each other until their brow:
acbed. Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
ne Sorass la. q me wsr;ss

On account of tbs Sssseaal E<pestsnns
association which bo-cs IA a1nz<I usrSe
lag a, san Fr4ne.s.o. Cal, July Z. isss
tia Asss1agl Fsciac Hallway Scta csey
he roand TIP pl1s ssso do.ssfs. Jisksts
going take yoSs va rs ncrtkcTa rec.s W
Fuefsio ard Dssssr. Gel
Tks Scssssry sso=g tbs FD2t@ 10 he
ars<sf AID Esost p.eskss~q1e IA rs sos G
ObseTTs;sca carr arr s-1z &C Ill >rzkrs gss-
lnz gsaxsez gers q sosesr 9.poE< aalts - scs
fk@ xrxa6 uaSurtsln scesery. e5sseeG>fs
hare cbotos q rosfe retaining. fh1 q
tx eaIy Iiae 70 take AID hsvs coRfo<s.
Ne sAad ksii. xoS c-~sTze - S1sas tsro<.sA
Cal a. t.cxsf es4ce. IL Soszk Mia strxss
and procure .kps. c.TrzlIAzs. ssc-
p r BzgIEiEY,
1Ss Passenger aid Tsckst Asrz-
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Good Health on the Congo.

The old saying that "beefsteaA is bet
ter medicine than quinine" is receiving
able support from many white men on the
Congo Stanley regarded Bona as a par
ticularly unheaithful place. but it hss lost
C part OF its bad reputation since cattle
were introduced and European vegetables
began TO thrive in the gardens The
thirty white men at this settlement have
not been called upon to attend the funeral
Of European for yesr Their herd has
multiplied until they are able to havs
fresh meat en- their table every day.
which they think is great Improvement
on the tinnej meats and canned vege
tables upon which Stanley and his follow
ers relied for strength to lay the founda-
:ions of the Congo enterprise. New York
Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

For the Fourth 81 July celebrations tas
St Louis * san FrssciEso Railway COM
pany including KAnz4s Midland division
10 Ellsworth VIII sell round Trip sxsny.
sion tickets 20 any station vItaiS 20 Ensief
Of Wickits az oas single fare for round
trp Tickets viii % 81 sale Jaly 3 ssso
and f1nai limit for return rssssgs July :
Tue Atch!~on. Topeka 4 santa Re Is-ik
way company y 70 cell rvgEd trip tsofcts
july 2 aud 4 70 al points Within 800 roiiss
OF Wichita east west, nsrth and s1s1th as
ore fare fo- The round trip Ssle % tickets
July s and &. final Limit for rss4ro psssssss
July
The wichita & Western Railway con-
pany will sell rorad tip tickets % al
posrt. 90 their line a. ore farr for round
IMP 90 July ard 4 limited 70 r~IuFa
July & W ID. xurdo1s, Pssssnxsr Saa
Tieke, Agsat. - North A&in stEs<i
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
DESERTS OF AMERICA.
The Mud Plains of the West in Siidsuua-
n,er-Cucomfortsble Dust Columns.

A desert is generally considered as a
barren waste of sand; probably on &C.
count of our familiarity with descriptions
of the sandy de~rts of Egypt. The
American deserts, however, are fat mud
plains. the beds of ancient lakes, and are
but seldom covered with drifting sand.
During the dry season, when not 8 drop
of rain falls on their surfaces for four,
five or even six months a. tine. they be-
come dry and hard, and broker in every
direction by interesting shrjEkage cracks.
AT such times they bear 4 striking resen-
blance to some of the old Roman pave
1lents made OF small blocks of cream
coloTed marble
When in this condition one NAY ride
over them without leaving more than
faint impression Of the horses hoofs On
their smooth, glossy surfaces. In the
stiffness Of highland no one can appre-
ciate the stiffness of desert until he has
slept alone with only the boundleSs plain
about hira-tAe hoof beats OF gaIiopinz
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
REMoDELNe SILK HATS.
A Eaters Chat With . Repoftcr-Z-S
6ny a Hattie STYLES.

A Eaters Chat With . Repositories
ling q Eat-The Styles.
"Silk hatsl Yes, everybody, almost, is
getting to wear silk occasionally, if not
regularly 1t is the cheapest hat man can
wear, anyway" Soremarked an experienced
Nassau street halter tho other day.
'How SOP
~Why, because silk only costs from s.
up, but little more than first class Derby
or soft felt, and it gill outlast three OF
either. You can raft up silk tile into al
most any degre Of unrecognized disrepute-
bility, and for Is cents, or so cents at most,
it can, if it was good hat originally, be re-
stored TO almost IFS original elegance.
good silk hat VIII last full season ii it is not
mashed or vet by some accident, and at the
end of that tihe viii retain fair degree Of
responsibility in appearance 3 six hat
never fades, but constant exposure to rain
and dust viii in time dim it's lusser. That,
however, is easily repaired by washing and
ironing. If the frame is broken Of course
the hat must be blocked Ironing and block
ing are different matters. Now can have
that hat Of yours ironed while you wait, but
to have it blocked would take two hours
watch that hat being ironed See, the
iron IS already hot He takes a brush, re-
lieves the nap of the hat from accumulated
dust and arranges the silk tbers smoothly
and in order Now he takes that small iron
and rubs the brim around. See how the dull,
lusterless surface and the abraded places are
sgnaothed down and how the original shine
returns Now that big smoothing iron comes
into play He holds the hat in his hand and
rubs the iron lightly but firmly around the
hat IN the direction the nap lies. The fusteS
is renewed, battered places are pressed into
shape and kept there, and row, with artful
usage and en- avoidance of rain, the tile is as
good as new, save that it is a little OF III
shape. The styles, changing from year to
year, consist in q looser or tighter roll Of the
bEiln, more OF less concavity TO the sides Of
the crown, variation in the height OF the
crown and the dip Of the hrim, and in the
width and material of the trimmings A
very small reduction N the circumference Of
q hat crown in the middle will make an as+
tonishing difference in the apparent shape OF
the hat when worn 1t is this slight change
in shape which makes the wearer Of a silk
tile well dressed man, q dude or shoddy
imitation of a careful and correct dresser.
Styles in hats are beginning to repeat, and
the man who has an old shape Of some years
ago is right in style"
80 many people have hats blocked and
ironedF
"Wen, 1 should say they do. Every con-
dition of man-and woman, too--conleS III
here to get his or her hat blocked to the cor
rect shape and ironed if it has been wet. p
New York Mail and Express. Fzss
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Daily gayle
THE VIGIL OF ADAM.

Far In Asia. saith the legend,
On a peak whose namelees towers
Use the plains hundred miles off
For their dial Of the hours;
Where the tallest Himalaya
Rises sad because so lonely,
Whence the eagle swoops in terror,
And Che stars of GOD are only;
Stitch one Of ancient visage,
One more strange than aught below him,
One who lived SO near to God once,
That for man we scarce should know him;
Far above the busy world tribes,
Miles above the pine trees, bending,
Lonely as when God first made him,
There he keepeth watch unending
DIR. S. Weir Mitchell.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
p.cnisar ,,e1,e,na, pIan,.

The Ja-nbue seed. or .Eusenia Jaubo-
lana. Is now recognized to have the prop
eTty Of aresting the Transformation of
Starch Into sugar, ard hence It's great
value as medicine. Specimens Of th;s
medicinal PLAT are now being cultivated
II Eagiapd Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
NeYada's Floating Islands.

Henry's lake, amid the Rockies in Ne
vada, has two floating islands. One Of
them is about 500 feet in diameter. 4
willow thicket thrives in the center, inter
spersed with small aspens and dwarfed
pines These little trees catch the wind
and it is waited about the lake, which has
an area of about forty square miles
Boston Budget.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
No.ias

All Drivers have positive orders TO pre-
vent Passengers from getting on and OF
front platform Of cars, or stand On tao
I'd me.
Passengers must keep OF Of the froas
platform. WICHITA STREET R'Y Co.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01
Homes al tAs Ear4sn Car works

The1ijdiaud Investment company viii
ell lots and make loans IA reasonable
amounts TO xssis. n building bones. The
Midland Investment eoIap aay. Office with
Citizenz' bank. Plat aad scale Of priSss
can BE- seen OF and after Monday, jane II,
az the cffsce Of the Burton Car Vorks.
81 80
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Pocket real estate books FOR lands sn6
lets, for sale az tnisofice Orders by mail
prom pity filled address all orders 70
The WICHITA EAGLE. wichita, Kan. X
2 Murdoch, Manager. Dc IL
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Free reclining char CARS fce rov running
On all tram. on the G.. h e. =. RI. Esck
Island Routs, between w scEiia, Topeka.
Kansas l1ty. - Joseph SlscaSo, -
LOL.LA sL
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Passengers Tor Wellsford. for Ca.d~ztes
ard Ashlz3a be sure and taxa LAxes
straight ilns and save trentyfocg koan'
tsIus. aErIVes =. ColdrsSex ~ az ? x
IEs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Tie poDuizr itne ter California. Oregon.
Washing on Territory ans. All Pacific eoAs;
points Is tie A.szo2x F2cltc, ~xI scot;
kozsa.1 1871
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

The Tagis pocket real estate book las
become a universal fsvc-lte aznoag dealers
gensrslly IN the wes.- @ss'
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

Loans on improved farms uzaae =.
lowest rates Lombard Mortgage Com
rarv. 6ss yoft
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

The ravages of g new green bug are
causing steady and Increasing decline II
co9es production in Ceylon.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01

T1hs depressing s@ssss Of wsrEs w<ashss
are overuou.s ey nooS's Sasssasrals-iNs
c1ssa g.