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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
BOYS ON THE FARM.

The decadence of farming Of late
years is largely due to the undeniable
fact that city life has offered greater
attractions as well as greater profits to
the young. While it is true that farm
ing does not now require so severe and
unremitting toll as formerly, can it be
said that young people on the farm
have been encouraged to find their
pleasures and relaxation at home? This
is the only way to make farm life at
tractive to the average young man.
If on each holiday he goes to the city,
it will naturally soon seem to, him that
city life is all a holiday, while life on
the farm is one unceasing drudgery.
1t often happens that city boys kept
at work in stores, and only allowed to
go into the country for vacation, see
only the holiday side of farm life, and
acquire a love for it that those brought
up on the farm too often do not share.
Why do not farmers take a hint from
these facts, and make as much holiday
as possible for their IONS at home? 1t
is time that the old rule, which made
the boy hoe his row and run for water,
while the men rested, was superseded
by a practice which would give boys
the easiest tasks, and the little invest
ments that gave largest profits, as the
best means to interest them In farming
and make this the occupation of their
lives.-AmeTIcUn CultIUGtOr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
THE G E

The Regent diamond, or Pitt dia-
mond, which weighs in it's cut state
one hundred and thirty-six and three
fOurths carats, IS unrivalled / its
limpidness and it's form, it's diameter
and its depth being nearly equal. 1t
was found in GOlcOnda, and was
brought from India by an English
gentleman named Pitt, the grandfather
of the first Earl of Chatham, and by
him sold to the Duke of Orleans for
one hundred and thirty thousand
pounds sterling, 1t decorated the hilt
of the sword of state of the First
Napoleon. was taken by the Prussians
at Waterloo, and now belongs to the
King of Prussia. The Sanci diamond,
weighing one hundred and six carats,
has a still more interesting history. 1t
belonged to Charles the Bold, Duke of
Burgundy, who wore it in his hat at
the battle of Nancy, where he fell. A
Swiss soldier found it, and sold it to a
clergyman for a gulden. It passed
into the possession of Anton, King of
Portugal, who was obliged to sell it,
the price being one hundred thousand
francs; and it shortly afterwards be-
came the property of a French gentle
man named Sanci, whose defendant
being sent as ambassador to SOleure,
King Henry III. required the diamond
as a pledge; but the servant who was
carrying it to the king was attacked
by robbers on the way and murdered,
not, however, till he had swallowed
the diamond. His master, fully conf
dent of his faithfulness, caused his
body to be opened, and found it in his
stomach. This diamond came into
possession of the crown of England,
France in 1858. Louis XIV. wore it at
his coronation. In 1885 it was pur-
chased by a Russian nobleman for
half a million rubles eighty thousand
pounds sterling).-F4om Yarns about
Diamonds, =" by DaUid Graham Adee,
IN April LippincOtt'8
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
COMPLETION OF THE GREAT
MOUNTAIN BRIDGE.

The new Verrugas bridge was lately
opened for traffic. The bridge is of
the cantilever type, supported on two
iron towers It's total length is SIS
feet, its suspended span being 1O5 feet
long. At its middle point it is 252
feet above the bottom of the valley
which it spans. The bridge is entirely
of wrought iron, and was constructed
by Cooper, Hewitt & Co. at their
works in Trenton.
The Verrugas bridge is one of the
features of the Oroya Railway, now
known as the Central Railway of Peru.
This railroad starts from CalIaO on the
Pacific, runs through Lima, and thence
ascends the Andes by difficult grades,
reaching it's creates elevation at Chicla,
about 1890 feet above the level of the
sea. The bridge spans a chasm of 235
feet in width, with precipitous sides,
and replaces the old Verrugas viaduct
built in 1871, which was destroyed in
March, 1889, by floods.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
MjLLSTO <E QUARRY

Very best grit for grinding Corn at the lowest
price for good work. Prices furnished on appli-
cation and strict attention given to all orders.
Address, w. RICHIE 20.
(2D Faith, Rowan Co, n c..
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Trinity College, Randolph County, n {.

A high-grade college for the liberal, technical
and professional education of young men.
Tuition: $25 a half year.
Next term opens at the old site in Randolph
county, January I'd, 1891.
Next collegiate year will begin at Durham,
n. c., in the new buildings, Sept. 1st, 1891.
admission to freshmen or advanced classes,
opens Jan. LIST, 1891. Tuition; $l2:5O a half year.
Send for catalogue or circulars,
JOHN F. CROWELL, President,
248 Trinity College, N. @.
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Interesting Matters of Minor I'M
portance Before the Council.

Interesting Matters of Minor I'M
portance Before the Council.
The first official intimation of the
death of the police commission was re-
ceived through communication from
the mayor stating that he had appointed
Reese r. Henderson as superintendent
of police, and requesting confirmation
of the same. 1t was done unanimously.
The old eight-hour question reap
peared in the council yesterday. Rand
introduced a resolution providing that
eight hours constitute days labor on
city work; that the minimum price paid
per day be S1.75, and that city labOrerS
receive their pay semi-mOnthly. Bradish
desired the resolution referred to spe-
cial committee consisting of one alder
man from each ward. Rand's motion to
refer it to special committee of five
was lost, and Bradisn's prevailed. The
following committee was appointed to
consider the matter: MCGOWAN, Bar
rows, Durham, Loye, Brazie, Rand,
Rollins, Grimes, Bradish, Reeves,
Blichfeldt, Peterson and Gray.
The report of the committee on public
grounds and buildings justified the COM
plant of Aid. Gray regarding the tiimSy
construction of the fire engine house at
Chicago avenue and Thirty-ffth street.
The committee reported that the con-
tractor who had the work admitted to
the committee that there had been some
faults in the interior finishing of the en-
CINE house, but excused himself on the
ground that he had to do the work be-
fore the walls were dry because of the
demand there was for the speedy con-
struction of the building. The commit
tee found that the door and window
cases and all interior woodwork had
shrunk; that the plumbing was bad,
and that the roof had bulged. The COM
mittee recommended that in view of
these facts all public buildings be here
after erected upon plans drawn under
the supervision of the committee on
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
FEDERAL EXHIBIT.
The Government Board of Control
Selects a Site.

The Government Board OF COntrOl
Selects a Site.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-The government
board of control this afternoon selected
a site for the federal exhibit. The
building is to be placed upon a plot of
fifteen acres on the lake shore in Jack
son park opposite Fifty-ninth street.
The main building will cover four
acres. The structure will be of stone,
iron and glass, and in architecture will
be elaborate and ornate. Its dimen-
sions are to be 420 by $50 feet, with a
center dome 100 feet in diameter and
$50 feet in height, with an allotment of
space for each department as follows:
War, $4,000 square feet; treasury, TO-,
500 square feet; agriculture, 3d.
$50 square feet; interior, $4,000
square feet; postoffice $500 square feet;
fishery. 10000 square 1eet, and Smith
sonan institution, amount OF space un-
settled. The army exhibit will include
all apparatus of war, including models
of type guns at different stages of de-
velopment, with tine special features of
an army hospital. On the lake front
will be situated mortar battery, which
will illustrate the method of protecting
the SedCOdSt. AlCdCIcU W lllc UdlttIy
will be war balloons, the system of tele-
graphy and other instruments of sea
coast warfare. The navy exhibit will
consist of miniatures of the American
navy from the times of the Revolution to
the present day. The treasury exhibit
will show the process of the
manufacture of money. A special
feature will be the manner in
which a life-saving station is conducted,
and lighthouse will also be construct
ed. The agricultural exhibit will show
the new process of manufacturing sugar
and all machinery which is used to de-
velop grains. The interior display will
include a geological survey. The adj
yancement in the civilization of the In
dian will also be feature, while nnder
the interior department the patent Office
will show progress of American inven-
ton by complete set of models from
the first ever received to the last. The
postoffice department will conduct a
model postoffice. The fisheries exhibit
will depend on congressional approprla-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
THE CITY IS POOR,
But Several Municipal Employees
Secure Advanced Salaries.


The Question provocative Of most de-
bate was the report of the committee
on salaries. 1t recommended the eleva-
ton of few yearly stipends. Meow
an and Rand wanted the old salary list
adopted, but were denied their wish.
Then the report was read by depart
ments, and some few changes were
made before it was adopted, There was
a lively cross fire of words over the pro-
posed cutting of Andrew Bergstrom'S
salary from $500 to $1,000 per year.
BergStrom is chief mechanical engineer
of the water works department, and has
been in the city's employ eighteen years.
His canse was champiOned by Rand and
Hunter, the former supplying the feryid
oratory and the latter filling in with real
cruel, cutting, sarcastic remarks. Aid.
BarroWS said that BergStrOm was sat-
isfed with the reduction because the de-
partment intended building him house
at Single creek, but the Sixth ward
papas were not satisfied. They carried
their point, and Bergstrom will continue
to receive $1,000. The deputy cOmptroll-
er will receive 1900 per year instead
of the $4,000 asked, an in
crease of $500. The third assistant
city attorney, the officer appointed
for the purpose of conciliating
certain Republican politicians, will re-
ceive 81, 200 per year. The city clerks
Office staff has been reduced by one, be-
cause of the transfer of the vital sta
tistics records to the health Office, and
the salary of the one relieved has been
divided among the other three clerks,
two of whom will receive 81, 800 each,
and the third $3.50. Meat Inspector
Davies will receive $1,000, an increase
of $500. City Assessor Plummer will
get 50, 500, $500 raise. The engineer
of the city hall will receive SIS per
month, in addition to $1,000 per
year, for looking after the electric
lights in the building. The janitor
will receive 5000 for extra work. The
Waterman of the steel arch bridge will
have an assistant at $500. The superln-
tendent of the fire alarm in the fire de-
partment secures a raise of SIS per
month, making his salary $1,6S0 instead
of 81, 500. A strong but futile effort was
| made to raise his salary to $1.S00. The
fire departments superintendent Of
horses will receive $3.50 instead of
s., 200. Superintendent of the Poor
Snyder and his assistant, Lars Owre,
will be paid S1,SOO and $1,000 respect
! lively, instead of $500 and 5000. The
plumbing inspector gets 81, $50. raise of
| $780, The salary of the health commits
| sioner was increased from 50, 600 to 81, 500,
and that of his registrar from $3.50 to 5000.
| A motion to reduce sanitary inspectors
from 81, 900 to 5000 was LIST. The friends
of Supervisor Mcconnell, of the water
works, tried hard to elevate his stipend
from 81, 500 to S1,S00 and failed. The
salaries of all other city employees than
those here mentioned remain as hereto
fore. After being put into this shape,
the sSalariesa committees report was
adopted, 10 TOT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

G. S. Langdon is in New York on ten
days trip.
Rev G. E. Paddock has gone to New Eng
land OH visit
Lewis Harrison has returned from three
weeks Southern trip.
Judge N. II. oHemIn. who is now located
In Colorado, is in the city on brief visit.
Mrs. DR.. W. II, Kendall of Quincy, ILL.,, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. II. Wheeler, at
BS Grove street.
Judge and Mrs. Seagrave Smith last even
ing entertained the Central Park cluD at their
residence, 1915 Hawthorne avenue.
Miss Mayne Jones' of Brattleboro Vt, and
Miss Harriet Moulton, of La Crosse, are
guests of Col. E. B. West, at 1864 Hennepin
avenue.
Charles Il. Morse, of the Northwestern
Conservatory of Music, has received an offer
to become the organist aud director of music
at Plymouth church, Brooklyn.
Dr. II. C. Mabie, of the Central Baptist
church, who is in Europe, has been cabled
to return. and as secretary of the Baptist
Missionary union, assist in the raising of
funds which are greatly needed for the con-
tinuance of missionary work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
SALARIES WILL GO Up
That Is, a Few Of Them Are
Higher Than They
Were.
Again the Eight-Houp Cues
ton Is Before the
Council.
The st. Charles Hotel Closed
by Mortgage Foreclosure
on It's Furniture.
Legal Chestnuts in the Dis
triet Court--Christian En-
deavor Anniversary.

A stranger entering the Minneapolis
council chamber during any meeting of
that body since the first of the year
would be struck by the size of the lobby.
Minneapolis people must expect that
the present council intends moving the
world by the way they crowd into the
arena of that body's exploits. The space
reserved for spectators no longer holds
them. The whole room is inundated by
them. Yesterday was no exception, and
the sides of the building fairly bulged
under the force eXerted by the breathS
of the lobbyists.
The most amusement derived by the
spectators from yesterdays proceedings
was at the expense of the aldermen of
the new conncil the election of street
commissioner was postponed at the re-
quest of MCGOWAN and Ingerbutt. The
Republicans intended to give the place
to Fred Bruesbaber, the eX-alderman.
But John and Joe didn't want him.
They have been quarreling ever since
without agreeing upon q man. Now
they wish they had. At the very last
moment yesterday after the o'clock
bell had rung, Aid. Ingerbutt moved to
proceed to the election of a street com
missioner of the First ward. Although
a motion to adjourn had been declared
carried. yet the matter was reconsid-
cred, and Joe Ingenbutt nominated
Jacob Fell for street commissioner.
Aid. MCGOWAN, in brilliant perora-
ton, nominated Hugh Butler for the
place. Rand ranted for compromise,
and moved that the election be deferred.
His motion was ruled out of order, and
Haynes and Lowell gathered the bal
lots. The little slips were counted, and
the clerk read:
"Whole number of votes cast, &c; nee
essary to choice, IA. Jacob Fell re-
ceives votes. Hugh Butler and f.
BrueShaber 49,"
The roomful roared, and the faces of
the First warders were studies in per-
plexity. Had they agreed they could
have elected their man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
Down on him swooped
And scooplng him up scooped-
The miniOns of the law"
THESE WILL ENDEAVOR
To Fittingly Celebrate the Ami
yersary of Their Organization.

10 F1CC1nSiy Celebrate Cuo huul-
versary of Their Organization.
The Minneapolis members of the
Christian Endeavor societies have ar
ranged to celebrate the tenth ami
versary of the organization. The fol-
lowing letter has been issued by Jesse
A. Chase, president of the Minneapolis
union:
Fellow Endeavors: The tenth ami
versary of the organization of the So
ciety of Christian EndeavOr occurs Mon
day next, Feb. 2. This day has always
been appropriately observed and the
officers of the union desire to call your
attention to the arrangements which
have been made this year for that pur-
pose. While we all must be very CRATE
full that God has so blessed us in our
living and our serving, the thought of
the past must include that of the future,
and so it has been the plan to make the
day practical by endeavOring to awaken
interest In work properly belonging to
us, and which we all can do. The pro-
gramme committee has arranged for
five meetings to be held in various parts
of the city. and addressed by the pastors
of the city and Christian endeavor
workers, as follows:
For NOrCneaSC M1nneapOllS-At GRACE
Baptist church, addressed by Rev. S. P.
Fay, D. D., and j. E. Thwing, state
secretary.
Southeast-Olivet Baptist church, adj
dresses by E. b. McClanDahan, of st.
Paul, and Walter A. Munger.
Nortn-Foss Methodist church, ad
dressed by Rev. S. V. S. Fisher, of
Vine Congregational church. and John
S. Hughes.
South-O wet Presbyterian church.
addressed by Rev. George r. Merrill,
D. D., of First Congregational church,
and Miss Martha S. Anderson, general
correspondent of the City union.
Central-Central Baptist church, ad-
dressed by Rev. Francis L. Hayes, of
First Free Baptist church.
1t has been deemed inadvisable, on
account of special services now in
progress, to hold meeting in the
Eighth ward, as was originally in
tended, and societies in that ward are
earnestly invited to attend the meet
ings in the center of the city.
Please have the meeting in your To-
cality announced at each service on
Sunday, as we'll as at young peoples
meeting, and urge large attendance
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
Preparing for a Big Crowd.

Preparations are already being made
for the national convention of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, which will he held in Mime
apolis next June. The society has at
present 100000 members, and it is ex-
pected that between 10000 and $1,000
delegates will be present at the conven-
ton. The plan to secure an auditorium
to accommodate such large gathering
is to roof over the light we'll and use the
first floor of the exposition building.
The main entrance will probably re-
main on the side toward Central avenue
and the platform be erected at what
should seem the most favorable point.
Radiating out from this platform will
be the seats. for long distance on the
level and then rising gradually amphi-
theater-like to within six feet OF the
ceiling. The expense of transforming
the building for the occasion is esti-
mated at about $500, while to erect
even temporary building for the meet
ingS would cost at least $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
A BIG MILL CONTRACT.
The East Side of the Washburn
A to Be Rebuilt.

The East Side of the Washburn
A to Be Rebuilt.
The east side of the Washburn A mill
is to be entirely reconstructed, increas-
ing the capacity of the mill from 1,5O0 to
1850 barrels. The new mill will be all
roller, having so double sets of 9x24
Gray rolls. The other machinery will
include 1877 Gray flour dressers and cen-
trifugal reels and 40 purifiers. Reliance
scalpers and graders will be used on
the breaks. The grain cleaners will be
located in the elevator adjoining, as at
present The old machinery will be
utilized to some extent, about thirty of
the present purifiers being available.
The dust collectors of Second Miller
Girard will be employed. Five breaks
on wheat are to be made.
The job will involve an expenditure.
approximating S125,OO0. The Wash
burn-Crosby company, tue lessees, will
bear the main part of the outlay. the
Washburn estate furnishing the rolls.
The E. p. Ellis Company of Milwaukee
has received the contract. which the
Northwestern Miller says is the largest
and most important ever let in this
country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

The last opportunity to see the pre-
eminent organization known as the
Jetferson-Florence Comedy company
will be to-day at the Grand opera house.
At the afternoon performance, for
which excellent seats can be secured,
that most delightful production of
1.-The Rivals" Tonight the only per-
Torrance Of 1.-The Heir-at-Law."
Cora Tanners engagement at the
Lvceum closes tonight. Monday even
ing John T. Kelly and Gus Williams
open q fortnight engagement in their
funny comedy entitled ~ and l." This
comedy is bright, clean and sparkling,
possessed of little plot, but a deal of
humor; introduces all sorts of charac-
ters. including a seven-foot comedian.
The music, songs and dances are MADE
q feature, and great number Of clever
SpecialtieS are introduced.
Only three more opportunities remain
to see Louise DempSey'S Burlesque
company at the Pence-to-night, Sun
day matinee and night. Next Monday
Arizona Joe and his Dramatic company
open weeks engagement at the Pence.
His trained horses and dogs are said to
be the very best yet seen.
The KEENAN, sale of seats opened
briskly at the Grand yesterday.
The opening lecture of the Raglan
course at the Lyceum next week will be
on Alaska.
The following artists will associate
themselves together in giving a grand
concert at the Grand opera house next
Tuesday evening: Miss maud Ulmer,
soprano; Gustave Johnson, pianist;
Herr Heinrich Howell. violinist; II. S.
Woodruff. accompanist. Seats for this
performance can be secured at the
Grand box Office next Monday morning.
Gus Williams and John T. Kelly, the
two comedians who appear at the
Lyzeum next week, in the laughable
farce-comedy Skit ~ and l." style
themselves as the Booth & Barrett of
comedy. 1t is to be hoped that i'll appre-
citation of the delicate compliment that
the tragedians hereafter will call them
selves the Williams and Kelly of
tragedy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
The Milling OUTPUT.

The mills last week ground the m ost
-four since Dec. 1, and the bulk of it
was produced through the medium
steam as a motive power. The aggre
gate output for the week ending Satur-
day was III, 300 Understanding 3d.,
$50 barrels daily-against 115.600 barrels
the week before, and 1l7,740 barrels for
the corresponding time in 1890, and
94.1OO barrels in 1889. The mills are
now running as strong as they were
week ago, and will probably make as
much flour for the six days as they then
did. There were fourteeL in operation
yesterday. and the number will be in
creased by the starting of one or two
others tomorrow. Tne water power
continues very short, and Sc veral of
the mills that possess steam have lately
not been trying to utilize their meager
portion. The upturn in wheat Satur-
day caused quite an active demand for
flour to set in from domestic markets.
Foreign trade is still quiet
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
Complimentary Notice.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Jan. %. 1891
MIR. j. Merritt. Sec. Educational Endow-
ment Association, Minneapolis, MIMI
My Dear Mr.. J. Merritt: am impressed
to drop you few lines of encourage
ment. The different reports you send l
have read with great care, and am much
pleased with them. You deserve great
deal of credit, as you have conducted
yourself very manly and nobly during
all of the different stages of earthquakes
which have come over the association.
God bless you and our grand assOcia.
ton" The same was never OH better
foundation than now, and with such
great and noble principles cannot help
but succeed in the future. Yours truly,
W. 81. Traeger.