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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02

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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

First Moth-''Are you there, neigh bor?" Second Moth-''Yes; how do I look in this new dress suit?"-Yonkers Statesman.
 -''Can you forgive me and love me still, said the new-made bride, "when I confess that my teeth artihcial?" ''Thank God" cried the groom, as he snatched of his periwig, ''now I can cool my headp-Texas Siftings.
 Dresden Professor (traveing in car, where the contents of bottle in his neighbor's valise are dropping on him from the rack over his head)-"I beg your pardon, but would you kindly just put the cork into that bottle till I can get time to open my umbrella?"-Flie- gende Blaetter.
 The following was overheard be- girl.-'Oh, Will, what lovely flowers. They look as if they had just been gathered. Why, there is little dew upon them" Will Slightly embar- rassed) Mot cent, assure you; not a cent."-Mail and Express.
 Touched tender chord.-Tramp- "Kind lady, will you give me some thing to eat?" Lady-"We have some chops left over from breakfast. You can have those" Tramp with scorn- full look)-"Excuse me; they are little too suggestive of the wood pile. I couldn't take any comfort eating 'em." -Kearney Enterprise.
 "A young man who wants to succeed in life should let cards alone," said the old gentleman to his son. "Yes, sir; but suppose Jack pot opened for five dollars, and you had Jack high, what would you do?" "Um," said the vener- able sire, as he scratched his ear, q would still let cards alone. I'd stand pat and bet the mit."-Merchant Trav- eler.
 Mrs. Youngbride-"How does your breakfast suit you this morning, dar- hng?" MT. Youngbride-''Just rightl I tell you, Annie, it may be plebeian, bull am awfully fond of calfs liver" Mrs. Youngbride-"So am I. Don't you think, George, it would be real nice and eco nomical to keep calf, then we can have calf's liver for breakfast every morn
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AN EDITORS TALK.
He Tells What Names Are Popular
 Among So-CaIled Literary Women.

He Tells What Names Are Popular
 Among So-Called Literary Women.
 An Old Editor: I wonder if any woman ever liked her own name? When I was in the harness I used to have to read all the manuscript that came to the office. Most of our contributors were women. Women, I have sometimes thought, are naturally inclined to litera- ture. I never knew one who didn't drift into writing for the press if she had the slightest encouragement. And when they begin to write of course the first thing they do is to select a nom de plume. These assumed names used to amuse me and took fancy one day to keep track of them for one year. At the expiration of that time I discovered that the dame "Maude" led the list
 The next was Gillian" and then they scampered off into the realms of fiction. 'Beulah," ''Mispah," ''Rowena," and the like. Occasionally found one who assumed commonplace tag, and 1 noticed that such one, as rule, gen. orally made her way to the front. I wonder whatever became of that long procession of sorrowful-looking creat- ures who used to come to my desk with great bundles of manuscript and be- seech me to examine it and use it, at the same time telling me of the sick children at home who were famishing for bread, and who couldn't get any un- til ''this article" was printed. At first l was soft-hearted and listened to these appeals, but soon found that had more manuscript on hand than we had col umns in the paper. Then grew hard hearted. For instance, 1 would ask one: 'How many children have you?" If she said more than two asked their names Then I would ask the nature of their diseases and she would tell me. I would take the story and label it, "Katie- measles" Then of the next applicant the same query. Then the label, ''JOhnny-the mumps," and then 1 would lay the MSS. away in pigeon hole and occasionally would look them over and wonder how the invalid corps were progressing. When I felt little womanish in my heart I would select the disease" which I thought was most dangerous and use it. And then I used to watch the obituary column. But never saw the announcement of the death of any of the starving ones whose names were on the parchment in my pigeon-holes. Chicago Tribune.
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ABOUT PRESERVATION.
An Organ of Elimination Like the Lung
 and the Kidneys.

An Organ of Elimination Like the Lungs
 and the Kidneys.
 Nature has expended much labor on the perspiratory system constructed for each of us many miles of tubing and millions of secreting glands, each furnished with it's tiny blood-vessel regulated by it's microscopic nerve.
 Not only does this system perform an essential service in keeping the bodily temperature down to the normal point of safety, ninety-eight degrees Fahrenheit, by the evaporation of the perspired fluid, but it is also an organ of elimination like the 'udneys and the lungs.
 An adult excretes full pound of sweat daily, and this may be increased to three or four pounds. From this fact may be understood both the danger of suddenly checking the outflow of the poisonous material, and the advantage, when one has taken cold, of the Russian bath. The quantity and character of the fluid render frequent change of clothing matter of no small importance.
 Some diseases, as acute rheumatism, phthisis, general debility, are accompa- nied by excessive precipitation, which is also sometimes purposely induced by the use of certain drugs called di- aphoretics. AS we are all aware, the amount of precipitation is abnormal in hot weather. The heat of muggy day is aggravated and made more oppressive by the slow evaporation from the sur face of the body. The atmosphere is too fully charged with moisture to vaporize the sweat.
 Excessive sweating is sometimes par tial, being limited to the soles, palms, or to one-half of the face, head or body, and that, too, without any discoverable cause. The touching of one side of the tongue with salt will sometimes cause a profuse precipitation upon the corre- spending side of the body.
 Precipitation may also be deficient. This is generally the case in diseases of the kidneys, in the early stages of fever, and in certain skin diseases. When the sebaceous or oil secretion is deficient, there is apt to be like deficiency in the precipitation, rendering the skin dry and rough.
 odor, especially that which is secreted by the arm-pits, feet and toes. The sweat and the sebaceous secretion undergo chemical change into the fat ty acids, some of which are like those found in rancid butter. This condition is sometimes due to lowered vitality of the system. The affected parts should be repeatedly washed with tar soap, and the linen frequently changed. The soles of the stockings should be daily disinfected with saturated solution of boracic acid. Cork soles should be worn in the shoes, and be similarly disin- fected.-Youth's Companion.
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SLICK CONFIDENCE GAME.

How a Chicago Horseman Played It Fine
 on an Unsuspecting Party.
 If live to be thousand years old shall never forget how a stranger took five of us in one day at Syracuse in a manner so slick that he walked off with our cash before we had a suspicion. It was a rainy, dismal afternoon, and a dozen men-agents, drummers, drovers and others-were sitting about the office. Some one read a newspaper clipping about bigamist who had seven wives, and pretty soon each one had an opinion to advance. Finally well-dressed, good-looking man ventured the obser vation:
 'T myself could have married dozen women on an hours notice. It's all in the first impression created"
 Some agreed and some differed, and the discussion began to assume more vigorous tone. By and by the same man again observed:
 "You may think me conceited, gentle men, but I'm only telling you what I know I can do. I've always had extra ordinary luck with women. I'll venture to say that can go down to the depot, pick out the best-looking woman in the waiting-room, and if she is not already married, that I can take her to the par sons inside of an hour.
 There was grand laugh at this, but he looked very serious as he continued:
 "Perhaps this crowd has some cash to lose on that? If so, let's talk business?"
 After bit we came to an understand ing. Five of us were to chip in S10O each against $500 of his money. We were to go to the New York Central depot, select female, and if she proved to be unmarried, he was to persuade her into marriage inside of one hour or forfeit his money. We could have raised 8 thousand dollars as well as half that sum, but he could not cover it.
 Nine of us went down to the depot. Among the waiting passengers were seventeen females, but on looking them over our choice was limited to three. We finally selected woman we be- lieved to be widow. She was fairly handsome, well-dressed and had two or three parcels on the seat beside her. We got seats near by, and then our masher approached. He asked what train she was going out on, spoke about the weather, and to our surprise was not rebuffed. Within ten minutes he had asked if she was widow, and she had scarcely answered in the affirmative when he began to plead his case. It was only forty minutes by the watch when he came over to us and said:
 'Gentlemen, I'd like two or three of you to accompany that lady and myself to the parsons as witnesses to our mar riage."
 We went and they were duly married and the stakes passed over The lady acted as coy and shy and embarrassed as you please, and confessed that it was a case of love at first sight. They took train two hours later, and when they were fairly off we learned that he was a horseman from Chicago, and that the woman had been his lawful wife for the past fifteen vears.-N. Y. Sun. .-
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Watches in Gard Cases.

Among the latest novelties in the way of card cases is a very dainty little one made of very finely dressed leather. In one corner of the case is set a tiny little watch. The effect of this is very pretty, and, besides this, the combina- tion is very useful one. Ladies are often put to great deal of trouble in taking out their watches when on the street. Carrying this little time-piece set in their card case or pocket-book saves them all this trouble, and then, too, when making calls they have little gentle reminder in their hands that they must not overstay their welcome. Watches set in this way in card cases and pocket-books are much more popular than the bracelet watch attachment. The novelty was imported from Paris, but is now being manufactured very largely in this country. The cost of these card cases and pocket-books is from seven dollars and fifty cents up N. Y. Mail and Express.
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SOUTHERN CHILDREN.
They Were Taught to Be Polite and
 Treated Every Body Respectfully.

They Were Taught to Be Polite and
 Treated Every Body Respectfully.
 Children in the South were taught re- spect for their elders, black or white. Disrespectful language to elderly per sons, or, as the negroes said, ''sassin' uv old pussons," was punished more severe ly than almost any other juvenile of fense. No well-bred child ever failed to say "yes'm," mo, ma'am," or 'yes, sir," mo- sir"
 I think no Northern custom strikes a Southern-bred person so unpleasantly as the freedom with which the children say ''yes," ''no" and 'what" to their elders-though I know it is quite the custom to ridicule the addition of ''sir" or ma am" as old-fashioned and rural.
 The young children called the older ones "brother" and sister" as term of respect. A young lady was always called ''miss" by her child acquaint- ances-"Miss Annie," ''Miss Sallie," not 'Miss Brown" or ''Miss Smith," She was addressed so by her gentlemen friends as well, nothing short of an en- gagement or the closest intimacy justi- flying the freedom of calling her by her name.-Home- Maker.
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CARRYING THEIR YOUNG.
How Woodcocks Garry Their Offspring
 from One Place to Another.

from One Place to Another.
 One of the most interesting traits about the woodcock is the fact of it's oc- casionally conveying it's young through the air, which is done by only one or two other birds. This is no recent dis covery. The fact was known as early as the middle of last century, though Gil bert White rightly surmised that those observers were mistaken who fancied the young were conveyed either by or in the bill. It is just as erroneous, however, to substitute the claws, as some have done. The truth is that, when the parent bird wishes to convey her young one from a place of danger to one of safety, the tiny thing is gently pressed between the feet and against the breast, the aid of the bill being re- sorted to only when the burden has been hastily taken up. In this way the whole of the brood is sometimes removed from one part of wood to another when the birds have been much disturbed. On this subject there IS an interesting note in ''Lays of the Deer Forest" by the brothers Stuart: ''One morning sitting on a gray stone, I saw a dark eye which was fixed upon mine from the bed of leaves before me, when suddenly the little brown head of a young woodcock peeped out from the feathers of the old ones breast, uttering that plaintive cry for which language has no sign. There were two more young woodcocks, and to relieve the anxiety of the naadre, left her. Near the place where I found her there was soft, green strip, such as Woodcocks love. I had no doubt that the family would be there next day; and as passed near I turned aside to see what they were doing. Upon dry bank half way down the brae, 1 almost stum- bled over bird, which rose at my feet; and as it darted through the trees 1 saw that it had something in it's claws, and at the same time I heard the plaintive cry of young woodcocks just under my feet. I looked down-there were two; and I thought hawk had carried of the third, and perhaps killed the mother. This, however, I found on following the bird, was the old woodcock, which, being flushed again suddenly, after . low flight of only a few yards dropped what it was carrying-her own young woodcock." This trait may be confirmed by any one who will look out the bird in it's haunts, and is all the more interesting as it seems to be an acquired one. The bird is in no way adapted to transport it's young through the air.-The Gentle mans MapaZine
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HOUSEHOLD BREVITIES.

Never dish up boiled or baked pota- toes and let them wait for other things.
 Sweet Potato Croquets.-Roll your potatoes and mash them fine, add but ter, salt, pepper and little milk. Mold into cones, dust with four and brown in hot fat.
 To Rid Cages of Lice.-Hold it over hot stove till the wires get hot, and the lice will crawl out and fall on the stove. It won't hurt the cage to let the wood get 8 little hot
 Popcorn Balls.-To one gallon of popcorn take half pint of molasses or sugar, put into kettle and let boil up once; pour it over the corn; grease your hands with sweet butter and make into balls.
 Saratoga chips can be made in some quantity and put away for future use in paper bags. To prepare them for the table when needed place them in a hot oven until heated through. New Yorker.
 Vegetable Soup.-Put a quart of boiling water in kettle, cut up one carrot, one turnip, one sweet potato, one Irish potato and one parsnip. Put on to boil, and when done add a cupful of rice, stock to flavor, with salt and pep per. Let come to boil and serve.
 Black or shoemakers' wax is the best known remedy for soft corns. Spread on firm cloth or fine leather. The writer of this knows from experi- ence what soft corn is, and the way cured, when all other remedies failed. Please give thorough trial and report. Toledo Blade.
 Sausage Potatoes.-Take large, fine potatoes, scrub, wipe dry, but do not peel. Cut off the tops, and, with a scoop, cut out round piece like quarter dollar from the potato. Insert into this a small, ightly-fried sausage. Put on the tops of the potatoes, set them in a deep pan with the cut end uppermost. Bake in quick oven for half an hour. Serve in the pan, wrapping and pinning napkin around the sides
 -Mulligatawny Soup. - Take cold chicken, turkey, beef or veal, and putSn a soup-kettle with gallon of water. Cut fine four stalks of celery, two onions and one carrot; fry in butter and put in the soup, Stir four ounces of four in the skillet from which the veg etables were taken until brown, add to the soup. Let cook gently for four hours, season with salt and pepper, strain and return to the pot, add the meat, free of bones, with a teacup of rice. Simmer half an hour longer and serve.
 -Beefsteak Rolls.-Cut a steak from the round in half, lengthwise, that is, split it and then cut each half into strips as wide as your hand; rub an onion over the inside of these strips. Butter thin slices of bread and stick into each one clove, add some pepper, salt and celery seed or some bits of chopped celery. Roll the strips of meat each around it's slice of rolled up bread. Dredge them well in four and fry light ly. Then put them in a saucepan with water to cover them, and let them stew slowly for two hours. Remove the threads when serving. The gravy should be plenty and good.
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A MINE OF CABINETS.
Extensive Ledges of This Stone LOcatet
 Near Fort WrangeI.

Extensive Ledges of This Stone Located
 Near Fort WrangelI.
 The extensive garnet lodges at Fort Wrangell are an inexhaustible source of beautiful and ornamental curiosities. The cropping of the lodges is about ten feet wide, standing perpendicularly and rum ming northeast and southwest several miles in length; the depth of it no man has ever found out. The rock is of a mica slate formation and contains from two to four dozen garnets to the cubic foot. The gems are regular polygons, beautiful in color, and, when fresh from the mines, have dashing and brilliant luster, but when exposed for time they become dull and opaque. The crystal varies in dimensions from the size of pea to that of hens egg, and to the novice are quite fascinating and have the appearance of much value for orna- mental and other purposes.
 The lapidaries, however, have failed to utilize them for any purpose what ever, except as a curio and to demon strate the certainty of the unerring law of nature which governs every phe- nomenon. Every plane of the polygon is of the same form, every angle is of the same degree, and every gem is the equal and like of it's fellow. The min ing and the shipment of this rock has become quite business. It is worth twenty dollars per ton on the wharf at Fort Wrangell. and is shipped to all parts of the country to fill the cabinets of the wealthy and the collections in public stitutions.-Detroit Free Press.
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How to Preserve Flowers.

Ladies who surround the stems of their corsage bouquets with moistened powdered willow charcoal, which in turn may be wrapped in moss or cotton, will find their flowers remaining fresh long after the departure of all beauty from those of their less thoughtful neighbors. The same substance placed in the bottom of the vase in which flow CTS are kept will be very useful, pro vided the stems are cut of with sharp knife once or twice day.-Phrenologi- cal Journal
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But Not Excellent.

''Can you let me have ten dollars till next weeB?" asked the snake editor.
 ''No, I can't" replied the horse editor, without the slightest hesitation.
 ''You don't appear to remember what a good thing it is to lend that amount" ''How is it good?"
 'It is X lent"-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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CITY OFFICERS

Mayor-CHARLES N. THOMAS.
 Chief of Police-D. w. GAGE.
 Treasurer-OLLIvRR TREvILLIAN.
 City Attorney-G. w. SWAIN.
 Auditor and Recorder-NAT HAWKE. City Assessor-J. C. WEIsER.
 Councilmen-First Ward, A. DARwooD; Sec ond Ward, H. CAMPBELL; Third Ward, los LTPPERT; Fourth Ward, JOHN PRINDEvflLE.
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Officer (Societv for the Preventin

Officer Society for the Preventing of Cruelty to Children)-"I am hunting for family who, am told, are com polling three-year-old child to learn the Russian language" "S Resident (Slum Court)-'I know 'em. They live in room 69." Officer (wrathfully)-"The brutes! What is their name?" Resident -"Kuoskiwoskivitz. They are Rus sians. "-N. Y. Weekly.
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COUNTY OFFICERS

Supervisors-B. $. CoFFMAN, Chairman, ana JOHN MONTGOMERY. and T. I. WHITE. Mem berS.
 Sheriff.. H. SLAUGHTER Under Shcrih-E. A. SHATTUCK.
 reasurer-JAs. P. MCALLIsTER. Recorder-W. F. BRADLEY. District Attorney-W. H. STILwELL. Probate Judge-E R. MONK. Clerk District Court--A. H. EMANUEL. Sureyor-H. C. HowE. Assessor-N. A. GILLIAN.
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HENRY G. HOWE.

TINTED STATES DEPUTY MINERAL O' Surveyor, Tombstone, Arizona. Member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Attention given to the care of mines tor non esident owners and corporations. The best O. eference given Correspondence solicited,
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CUSTOMS OFFICERS

Tucson-J. B. HAMBLEToN. To.nbstone-l. H, CARPENTER. Nogales-J. M. WILSON.
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One of the sublimest sights in nature is Niagara during the business hours of the cranks who are engaged in going over the falls.-Chicago News.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL 5tsICERs

Governor-LEwIs WOLFLEY. SecrctaD-N. o. MURPHY. AudIior-THoMAS HUGHES Attorney General--CLARK CHURCHILL. Surveyor General-RoYAL A. JOHNSON. Treasurer-J. y. T. SMITH. Superintendent of Public lnstructton-G. G. w. CHENEY.
 Delegate to Congress-M. A. SMITH. Superintendent of Territorial Prison H. BEHAN.
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DISTRICT COURT

First Judicial District-R E. SLOAN.
 Second Judicial District-J. H. KIBBEY. Third Judicial District-I. H. WRIGHT.
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Society Notices.
M G SOLOMON LODGE NO. 5. F. RAM.

2 MEETS THE THIRD SATUR- NF&6, day in each month at Masonic Hall N X All Visiting Brothers in good standing V \ are invited to attend. Special meet ngs when tine flag is hoisted on the Hall
 CHAs. SMITH, w. Nj. A, L. GROW, Sec
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SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice-JAMEs H. WRIGHT. Associate Justices-I. H. KIBBEY, R. F.. SLOAN.
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w. H. STILWELL,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT ALaw, Fourth street, Tombs 6 ne A, T.
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UNITED STATES OFFICERS
TUCSON LAND OI

United States Marshal-W K. MEADE. United States Attorney-H. R. IEFFoRDS.
 TUCSON LAND OFFICE Register-HERBERT BROWN. Receiver-C. K. DRAKE.
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The mate of Maine schooner has a seal that follows him like dog, and is allowed to take 6 bath in the sea whenever 1t likes.
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ARIZONA LODGE No. 4, K. OF P.

MGA REGULAR CONVENTION E' ? E every Monday evening in Masonic Hall. ESJ Visiting Knights in good standing are Sfy cordially invited.
 w. KELsoE, C. c. w. D. MoNMoNIER, k. of R. and s.
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R. A. N.
A. L. GROW. Sc

A STATED MEETINGS ON THE NY third Wednesday of each month in Ma w sonic Hall. Notice ot special meetings by hoi"ting special flag. Sojourning Com panion cordially invited.
 ADoLPH COIN, H. P. F. L. MOORE, Secretary
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VIM. c. STAEHLE.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT A Law. Ofice-Allen street, between Fourth and Fifth, Tombstone, Arizona