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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
a SHORT NOVEL.
Why Rich Man Lived for Many
Years In Utter Misery

Years In utter Misery.
Alone in his grand mansion, not far from
Central park, there died the other day an old
man who for nearly a quarter OF century
had lived a life OF misery which his luxurious
surroundings only emphasized, says Mr..
GrdHdg.
Twenty-Five years ago bis son returned from
college, bold, bright, handsome, and intel
lectual fellow. With him was an equally
gifted friend, but who was destitute OF mon.
ey At the intercession OF his son the mer-
ployment Striving to spend as lavshly as
his wealthy friends in their trips around town
the clerk drew upon his employers cash ac.
count
Remorse overcame him and he,con fessed his
fault, pleading for forgiveness and prons-
ing 10 teturn the stolen money The bitter
old man mad him arrested He got bail aud
then drowned himself In the East river.
He had beautiful sister, with whom the
merchants son was msdly In love. Learning
the cause OF her brothers death she rejected
his friend. Sorrow and despair drove her In
10 open revolt against social rules. She wan
dered hither and father Motel everywhere
for her beauty and cynicsm. Wherever she
went her brothers friend followed her, prof .
fering his love. At last, weary of his life, he
killed himself in her room In New Orleans.
His father, the hard man who had wrought
all this evil, mourncd his fate. He gave up
business because the loved face of his lost
boy distracted him. He sought relief from
care everywhere aud failed TO find IL He be-
came gloomy, msrose man whom the chill
dren looked at sldewise with fear as they hur-
rled out OF the shadow OF his scowl.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
ROSE AND BUTTERFLIES.
How TO Make simple Toy That
VIII Puzzle All Who see It.

How To Make simple Toy That
VIII Puzz!e All Who see It.
How do YOU keep that butterfly 1uttering
around that ro5ep
Every cas- ly, when YOU know how" was
the reply made to thi inquiry OF q reporter
for the New York NAL dHi E1 rsss. you
see this is an imitation rose and an imitation
butterfly. The rose Il made OF paper and the
stem Is metallic tube. The tube extends
slightly beyond the petals OF the flower. The
other end OF II is hattened like the mouth
piece of a pipe So that IL can be easily held In
the mouth. Two small butterflies are fasten-
ed TO a small elder pith ball by means Of a
very fine wire. By placing The ball directly
over the tube Rnd gently blowing through
the tube the bali suspended IN the air aud
the butterh es have the appearance of flutter
ing round the rose. The eff ct produced is
very surprising. OF course the air must he
blown through verv regularly. This T. on the
same principle that makes an egg shell or n
light cork ball remain In equilibrium a. the
top Of jet OF water"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
First Fidi,e to Som ,body.

In the grand orchestra Of life everybody "a
anxious to play first fiddle Nay, almost
everybody does play 1t; for although the first
fiddle absolute may take precedence OF all the
rest, vet every second fiddle Is first fiddle TO
somebody. "A "feas have smaller feas 10
bite 'em, and so on ad iufnitum," go evers
man who tickles superior has an inferior to
tickle him. III IL we're not for This pleasant
arrangement we should have no social har-
mony, and IL IL only when this 8 stem Of rela-
tions is disturbed that we experience discords
and crashes. -New York Leiger.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

A Georgia country paper has the following
editorial: I'VE have on hand an xcelent
clothes washer which We got for bal; years
advertising. AS we have no clothes to wash
we are Offering the thing for sale cheap snd
20 the person buying we will throw In free
local notice and a years subscription to our
pauer."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
Trousers to Fit.

Tailor (measurlng eminent prohbi-
tiouist for trou,ers): Seven a half.
thirteen quarter, ten seven Fights.
Hows prohibition up your wa MIR.
DIR rola" Mr.. Dryro,: IF rst-class. :"
Tailor: 'Thirty-One a quarter. nine,
twenty half-want hip.pockets. sirP'
MIR. Dryrot: Yes, two on en-"
Tia Tor: "And two hip-pockets, prohi-
bition size. "-Ep cA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

The Rev. T. Washington GLADDEN., in
his Thanksgiving sermon at Columbus,
Ohio. said we had too long had the raw
material OF ana chy on tie free list aud
this was the greatest psrl to the country.
How would It do TO raj the tariff on this
article to the point Of absolu prohibi-
tom
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
Iha limo Fixed.

"when viii this country reach the apex ~
he. ploryi" demanded the orator after a lofty
panegyrlc on America. when we have
base ball Kinks and base. ball all winter" re.
piled a voice-an answer which brought the
orator 10 a short stop boston Courier.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

The presence of large Mormon settle
ments in Idaho and Wyoming it is feared,
will embarrass thost territoriesvwhen they
apply for adm sson in to the sisterhood of
states. Idaho especially has a large
Mormon population in several of the
southern counties, which, if admitted to
citizenship, will control the election Of a
congressman, and may hold the balance
of power in the Legislature 1t is true
the MormOns have leen dist anchised in
Idaho by a territorial law, but the con-
stitutionalty of the act is seriously que,-
toned. Wyoming likewise has a growing
Mormon pc ulation, which is likely TO
WELD strong political influence. In
view of the attitude of congress toward
Utah, the presence of large set ements
of MormOns in Idaho and Wyoming is a
phase OF the Mormon question not count
ed upon, and likely to give congress con
siderable trouble In admitting III, Sc terri.
tories.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

General Greedy, in his DO k on ''Ameri-
can Wea her, says shat the weathe pre-
dictor mus have 'phlegmati, and con-
fden temperament which enables him o
maintain unimpaired his confidence in
his own alb lily and judgment when he
has made a series of unsuccessful predic-
lions" The weather bureau has been
T markaby S ccessful in finding such
me-.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
Iree Egys

Both Tar,ies have formulated tariff bill.
admitting eggs duty free. Hens, horrible
shaaow Unreal mOckery, bens!-Bos.Oh
Transcrigt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

1t seems that natural gas, as a constant
fuel supply. cannot be relied upon. Pit s.
burgh complains that the gas supply 10
being exhausted. and the price OF natut al
gas has recently been raised TO city con-
sumers. In indianapolis and Findlay,
o., the supply is so irregular that 1t is
often difficult to meet the demands re-
CURED by manufacturing establishments.
Experiments are being made for
the use OF gas manufactured from
coal, and many of the manufacture
ers are obliged TO use that substitute in
their plants in the natural gas region.
The prospects are that coal and petroleum
must lie depended upon for fuel. The
success which has attended the use of
crude petroleum, especially in Chicago,
argues well for the extension OF pipe
lines TO other manufacturing cities. In
time the cities OF the western states will
have a decided adyan age in the matter OF
cheap fuel over cities Of the east. The
inexhaustible petroleum beds of Wyoming
and Colorado will one day be nature s
reservoir, from whence crude petroleum
for fuel will be forced through pipe lines
to the Missouri river.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

Amateur cahinet-makerS should bear IN
mind the prohibition of the following fed
eral law: 40 person appointed 10 the
Office OF secretary of the treasury or first
comptroller of the treasury or trea urer
or register, sha !, irectly or indirectly
he concerned or in ereSte in carrying on
the business of trade or commerce, or be
owner, in whole or part, of any sea yes
sell or purchase 10y himself or another in
trust for hin any public lands or other
public property, or be concerned in tie
purchase or disp sal of any public securi-
ties OF any state or of the nted States
or take or apply to his own Use any emolu-
ment o. gain for negot ating or transacting
any business In the treasury department
osher than what shall he allowed by law. "
o---
Mrs. Harrison the wife Of the president
elect is a very charitable woman, and
during her residence in Washington as
the wife of Senator Harrison he was
identified with nearly all of the charitable
organizations in the city. Sic has wr ten
a very kind and tender letter TO a lady. an
intimate friend, in Washington, express
Ing her great delight in coming back to
the capital for u any reasons entirely
apart from the honors of the high Office to
which her husband has been ected, the
most prominent of which is that she may
then resume her charitable work.
81
better point in Mrs Wards novel Robert
-Elsmere than most Of the ministers who
have seen only a religious controversy i'm
the book. Collyer looks at the one great
fact that the contest in Robert tlsmere
is that between 10 c and religious faith.
and in the love chain which binds Robert
and Catherine together when religious
controversy would separate them he finds
an argument in defense of the old injunc-
tion, Whom God hath joined together let
D. man put asunder.
The Fall Mall Gazette says that the
American girl of Is has no rival and
neither has the English girl Of So We
adait the first, hut we also think the
American girl OF 20 can stand up with
her English cousins. Where are the
rivals of Mrs. / ! zabeth Cady Stanton,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Harr EFT
Bee her stowe, Mrs. Liyermore, Mrs.
Stone and a score of others. The a
Mall Ga cite should make the acquain t
ance of some o. our mature girls o. so.
In lecture before the anti-poyerty
society in New \ 0 k the other night, Rev
Or. Nc lynn, the deposed priest, said
al call he tyranny OF the Catholic churcl
wors than the tyranny OF the ar, anC
this must he ban shed aud torn down
Were Cl rist to stand to day in the street,
of ONE preaching the same doctrines
which lie taught 100 years ago, liz
would lie C ounted hereto by TIN
Holy atle
General Greedy. In his DO k on ''Ameri
can Wea her, - says that the weathe pre-
dctOr mus have "phlegmati, and con
fden' temperament which enables him q
maintain unimpaired his confidence II
his own alb lily and judgment when h
has made series of unsuccessful prediC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24

and farmers wives. Our city friends
maylook down upon our sunburnt faces
with an eye of pity mingled somewhat
with scorn, but don't think because
we are farmers wives and daugh-
tiers that we must necessarily be
Ignorant Or not conversant with any
topic of the day, but just to the con-
trary. There is a nobility in the life
of the farmer unpossessed by any
other calling; It's one of the noblest,
grandest pursuits INDUCED in by man.
Lift up your heads in the hope of
brighter dawning in the future. With
the eye of imagination we see the far
mers stepping out on the table-land of
prosperity, with u country studied
here and there with with neat little
farm houses rising from garden like
farms with here a nice flock of sheep,
with two or three fine, Jerseys COWS
grazing in the distance; on the. other
hand some well kept horses with n
or two fine colts which at no distant
day will bring in a nice roll of bills,
just beyond the house a well ordered
poultry yard and still farther on, far
enough away at least for them not to
modest the chickens, a lot of fine hogs.
When we see this we will be sure to
see corn, wheat, peas, oats, grain, &c,
growing in abundance. Don't say it
is impossible; where there is a will
there is a way. There is nothing I'M
possible to him who wills.
... .- KATIE D. MOORE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24
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-
pie and to the State. The people should
take a pride in it. It should 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
$l.25 a year. We will furnish the Weekly
Neaus and Observer until January 1st,
1889, for 81. Send for sample copy.
Address, News AND OBSERVER Co., RAJ
EIGH, N. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24
"WHERE THERE IS A WILL,
THERE IS A WAY" .

Since creations earliest dawn, we
find the truth of this assertion verified.
1t requires purpose, will, and oneness
of aim and invincible determination to
succeed in any one calling. 1t is wiH,
force of purpose-that enables a man
to do, or be whatever he sets his mind
On being or doing.
Do you suppose when God com
manded Noah to build the ark, he
had said 1 can't, it is impossible for
me to accomplish anything so immense
as hat wonderful structure, that the
great vessel, with it's precious cargo,
would have ever swept out on the
food of water7 No indeed, but he
went to work with a will and energy
and we all know the result. W. can
not dream ourselves into a fortune,
we must hammer and forge ourselves
one. Fortune smiles on those who
roll up their sleeves and put their
shoulders to the wheel"
We often read, or hear people
speak of Egyptian bondage" and
we are all very familiar with the story
Of Moses; just suppose the children of
Israel had said tbs useless for us to
try to get away; We can't move from
here; Pharoah is our master, we his
servants; we will stay and die in bond
age. But no; they moved with a will;
they had a high purpose in view
freedom; and the way was made for
them to make their escape; although
they wandered for forty years in the
wilderness, yet they were free. Brothers
and sisters, are we not slaves, most of
US, at least, with that tyrannical mas
Ter Debt throwing around us the
shackles of mortgage, drawing the
chains tighter every day? Nothing
more effectually robs one of his best
energies, takes the bloom from his
cheek and peace from his pillow than
pecuniary obligations. When we see
anything we particular desire, or
rather necessarily need, let us consider
the matter we'll; can we afford it? If
we decide we can't let us turn our
backs upon it with a firm will, and
there will be some way for us to get
along without it. Although our table
may not glitter with a display of silver
and china and we must eat a plain
sponge cake while u mor fortunate
neighbor can have a nice frosted
pound cake, let us try to be content,
and not e%nvious, for be sure of it,
che who dimes out Of debt. dimes in a
banquet hail." and then for raiment,
our dress may not have as nice a lus-
ter as some of our friends, our bonnet
may not have quite so many, plumes,
our husbands, fathers or brothers Goa
may be considerable worn, their hats
have holes in them or there may be
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24

and milk enough to make a batter of the
same consistency-of Jelly cake batter.
Bake in two deep jelly cake tins or pie
plates. When cool place the strawberries
on them, sprinkle with powdered sugar
and set away in some cool place until it is
time to serve it. If you whip some of
the cream and pile it on top, it adds very
much both to the appearance and taste of
the dish. .rf
CHICKEN.PIE WITH OYSTERS.
Boil a year-old chicken until tender,
line dish with a nice crust, and put in the
chick; season with salt, pepper and but
ter; add the liquor, which should be
about a pint, in which the chicken was
boiled; cover closely with a crust having
a slit cut each way in the centre. Drain
off the liquor from a quart OF oysters;
boil, skim, season with butter, pepper,
salt and a thickening of flour and water;
add the oysters, boil up once, and lift the
crust and put them in about twenty
minutes before the pie is done. H..
WHEAT MUFFINs.
For a dozen mullins there will be
required a cupful and a half of entire
wheat flour, a. cupful of milk, one-third
of a. cupful Of cream, one-third of a cup
full of water, an egg, a t~easpoonful of
cream of tartar, half a t~easpoonful Of salt
and two tablespoonful Of sugar. Mix
the dry ingredients and sift them into a
bowl. Beat the egg until it is light and
add the milk and water to it. Pour this
mixture upon the dry ingredients and
beat them quickly and vigorously. Pour
the batter into buttered muffin pans and
bake for twenty-five minutes in a rather
quick oven The batter will be thin and
will give a moist muffin, but that is as it
should be.
RIBBON JELLY.
Ribbon jelly is made by pouring differ
ent colored ~jellies, one over the other, in
layers yellow jelly from lemons, oranges,
red fruit %jellies, dark jellies from black
berry juice, green jelly, made by putting
a little spinach juice to white c~urrant jelly
or any light jelly, crimson jelly, made by
using a little cochineal powder. Each
layer or ribbon of jelly must be very hard
or frozen before the other is poured in.
After it is frozen it is cut in slices. 1t
can be turned out of the mold whole on a
fine stand, to show the different ribbons,
and cut on the table. Whole fruit, such
as, strawberries, currants, slices of pine
apples, oranges, etc., can be frozen in lay
ers of jelly. Turn it upside down upon a
stand and serve. -..sfl ..-- r
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24
gdftry. 1'oA''o =
SWEET DAY OF DAYS.

On the moss grown bridge / stand, b
Where you gave me once your hand, .,
Where q story, new yet old,
Once without a word was told. a.
Ebbing from the tender skies;
Still the river creeps along,
Grooming yet it's wistful song: 49,
Day of days, sweet day of days.
Years their shadows round us rise
Happy they who, looking on,
Stiil remember days agone
All of all sweet days that day,
Gone from sight and reach away,
Even as this flower / throw
Down the old gray stream will go.
Nay-it lingers-prisoned lies,
Where the swaying willows rise,
Out of reach love, like sweet days
Lingering yet in memory's gael
Day of days, sweet day of days.
Years their shadows round us raise ;
Happy they who, looking on,
Still remember days agone! Sci.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24
THROUGH PULLMAN CARS.

Train No. 5O.-WasAi gton to Atlanta; At
lanta t. New Orleans; Danville to Columbia
and Augusta; Raleigh to Ashevilie, Hot Springs
and Morristown.
Train No, 52.-Washington to New Orleans;
Washington to Columbia and Augusta; Rlch-
mond 10 Greensboro; Releigh to Greensboro;
Salisbury to Kn .xvilie. r
Train No 5l.-Aew Oil-ans to Atlanta; At
lanla to Washington; Augusta TO Danvllle;
Morristown, Hot Springs and Asheville to Raj
eigh.
Train No 53.-New Orleans TO Washington;
Augusta to Washington; Knoxville to Sails
bury; Greensboro TO Richmond; Greensboro to
Raleigh. E.@
tDaily except Sunday. *Daily.
w. A.. WINBURN,
w. A. TURK, A. II. P. A..
eelal d.. P A., Asheville, N. &.
..rr. Raleigh, N. c. -aw ]
'f@.A JAMES L. TAYLOR.
ayad .#H3fIg e - TfIatfEG G.. P. A.
Washington, d. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24

Passenger and Mail Trains run daily except Sum
day.
Fayetteville to Bennettsville and return on Mon
days, wednesdays and Fridays from Fayetteville
DAYS. and from Greensboro to Fayetteville on Mon
DAYS. wednesdays and Fridays; from Greensboro
to Mt. Airy on Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS,
and from Mt. Airy to Greensboro on Mondays,
Wednesdays and fridays. .oIGLI,-
Trains on Factory Branch run daily except sun
day. ESl91 @@# We. hiLI,
j. w. FRY -5s5- 1l
General Superintendent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-24

SIA1E UNIV ERSITY RANCH.
SOUIHBOUND.
Lea. re University. f6 % p N tl2 Is p m
Arrive Chapel Hill. Z Is p m l Is p m
NORTHBOUND.
Leave Chapel Hill. IL 05 a m 8 20 m
Arrive University. tl2 % p m IS 20 p m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-11
'riHtsd bV Special Arrdngemsnt-C Copyrighted 1855
"CRESSY."
BY BRET HARTE,

AUTHOR OF 1.-THE Luck OF ROARING CAMP,
TALES OF THE ARGoSAUTs,' ain THE
CARQUISFY WOODS" 'MARNJA," ETC.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-16
General News items.

Sam. j. Randall of Penn. eX-speaker
of the House and one of the most noted
members of that body is very critically
i'll, if indeed he is alive.
1t is believed in Berlin that, after a
definite understanding with Russia has
been established, Emperor William will
propose that the European powers re-
duce their ornaments.
A Panama canal syndicate has been
definitely formed and will deposit rentes
to an amount sufficient to guarantee the
payment of the lottery loan prizes and
the redemption of bonds.
An important strategic railway, con-
Meeting many artillery and cavalry de-
posits, is to be constructed in the south
west of Russia Immediately. The cost
will be 10 900, 900 roubles.
Walt Whitman is falling. He is now
too weak to leave his bed, and his ply
steal powers are being slowly paralyzed.
His physicians say that if a rally does
not come very soon death is inevitable.
The postmaster-general has written a
letter to the president formally protest
ing against the proposition made by the
civil service commission to extend the
classified service so as to include the
railway postal service.
In celebration of Independence day
Minister Phelps and wife gave recep-
ton at their residence in London. Red
white and blue roSettes were worn.
Some six hundred Americans, compris-
ing all prominent visitors and residents
in London called.
The Russians continue to erect mill
itary stores near the Austrian frontier,
and are building steam mills and bak-
cries for the armies around Warsaw,
which place has been transformed into
first-class fortress. The Russian
forces on the frontier are being incaeas-
ed.
Alarming forest fires on the Canadi-
an & Atlantic railway between Montreal
and Ottawa last week burned eighteen
miles of track and many cars. At McCan-
ley's landing many houses were destroy
ed and thousands of feet of lumber were
swept away. The settlers were driven
out.
A battery of boilers at A. 6 j. Greet
fingers tanuery on River avenue, Allie
gheny City. near Herrs Island, explod-
ed recently, wrecking several buildings
and seriously injuring six persons, three
0ft Ia,,o 20 rIn Of nv
plosion is believed to have been high
pressure.
The Union mills of Pittsburg and the
West shut down last week, locking out
their men, who would not submit to a
reduction of wages consequent on the
low price of iron. 1t is stated that 1907
900 men were thrown out of employ
ment, but the scale of wages of the
Amalgamated Association has received
the signatures of eighteen firms. The
manufacturers, however, hold that the
lockout is not broken and that the ma
iority will stand firm until the men ac-
cept the reduction.
Attorney general Tabor of New York
has furnished an opinion in the matter
of the sugar trust, brought to his notice
by Tammany Hail. He says that the
law restraining individuals from doing
certain acts equally applies to corpora
tions. The matter will be presented to
the court as soon as papers are prepared,
for the purpose of obtaining leave to
prosecute an action against the North
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-16
A LETTER.


No. Craftsbury, june, 8
DEAR FRIENDS Why is
it that every body goes 20 Pad
docks for goodsY Simply be-
cause they can find almost owe
erything there, and all at low
prices. A large line Of Cloth
ing just put in; suits from 83
to $40 &C cash value. The Boot
and Shoe stock is complete and
buyers will do we'll 90 call and
see for themselves. The larg
est line Of Dry Goods in town.
Satteens and Piquo by the cord
Bring in your Cash, Wool
Butter and Eggs, and SEQ fair
play at Paddock's.
Lots Of New Millinery Goods
up one fight. Call early, go
you can Get the Best"
A. PADDOCK.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-16

A western paper says that this is the
year for the seventeen-year locusts switch
reminds one of somebody's remark TO the
effect that there are seventeen different
kinds of seventeen-year locusts, and one
kind comes each year.