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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
A GRAND BLUFF.
1t Was a Pretty Hot Day, but He Got
Frozen Out.


There was a young and harmless
looking man sitting III Bryant park
recently, when along came q very re
spectacle appearing citizen and sat
down on the bench beside him with a
great jar, and gasped out:
"Oh, Lord! but it's hot
Yes, rather warm" answered the
other.
Warm, Why it's enough to fry a
fagstone! I'll bet it's 10 degrees right
here in the shade"
Put up your money" said the
young man as he fiShed out q ten-dOl-
lar bill. I'll bet ten to five It isn't as
hot as that
"Well, its an even hundred, any
way"
Put up your money! It's ten to
five it isn't a hundred"
May not be quite that, but it's 90"
grOWled the very respectable as ne
famed himself with his hat.
Ten to five that it isn't" calmly re
piled the young man as he held out the
money.
"WelI, it's 90, and I'll bet ST. 0G On
it, shouted the other.
Even ten that it isn't 90!'
The very respectable had twenty
seven separate and distinct rivulets
running down his back as he turned
and looked the young nan over, and
finally said:
Perhaps there's a foot Of snow on
the ground, and the Hudson river is
frozen over
Il don't say that" replied the young
man, but I'll bet you so even upthat
the thermometer doesn't show above
81 degrees in the sun, and that's about
March temperature. Money talks.
Cover my ten to win or lose.,7
the b bulb ike an m egg g in a kettle Of Boil !.
ing water, and the heat fairly frizzling
the fagstones around the park, the
very respectable man suddenly shiv-
cred a little, buttOned the top button
of his coat and went away, saying:
Il must have caught cold, and
guess I'll put down a stiff whiskey and
quinine. IN Y. EreniRg World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
OUGHT TO SEE HIS PARTNER.
Olsen Well Used Up in a Bear Fight, but
Nothing Like the Other Man.

Nothing Like the Other Man.
A man who looked as if he had been
trying to hug the cylinder of a thrash
ing machine when it was in motion was
seen offering a peck of furs to a dealer
up town.
You are rather late getting your
turs to market" said a reporter who
happened to be present.
Yes" was the reply, "but I have
been laid up and could not get to town
before"
What has been the matter with
yOu?' asked the reporter. who was
anxious to know how the man had been
SO fearfully scratched.
1.-The matter with me was an attack
of bear"
locks"
Yes, 1 had it bad, and no mistake,
but you just ought TO see my partner"
is he III a worse fix than YOU
"A great deal worse. He had so
much meat scratched off one side of
him that he has to carry a weight in
his jacket pocket to enable him to walk
straight"
The sale Of the furs having been
completed the old trapper was asked
for the story Of his encounter with the
bear.
He said his name was Hans Olsen,
that he lived on the edge Of the big
burn in ClackamuS county, and he
went out on the headwaters Of the
Clackamus trapping with Peter Han
sen, who lives in the same section.
They had good luck for a while, caught
many minks, some fishers, and found
a swamp and small lake where there
were many beaver, and were getting
many of them, when deep snow came
on and about spoiled their trapping.
After a while the snow became so
deep that they could hardy move
around, and could not get out of the
mountains at all. Then provisions ran
short, and they had to rustic and try
to kill something to eat. They went
out on the lake one day and cut a hole
through the ice to see if they could
catch some trout, but did not get
any.
On their way home toward night, as
they were crossing a little ravine on a
fallen tree, Olsen slipped and fell near
the roots of the tree and came down
plump into q bears den. The hear was
very lively for an animal supposed to
be asleep, and at once attacked him.
He had a knife and a small hatchet in
his belt, and he got out the Ratchet
and began to chop and yell. Hansen,
who was behind. had a gun, but he
was afraid to fire down in the dark for
fear of killing his friend, and at length,
drawing his knife, jumped down with
him and the bear. There was a lively
time there for a while, and the fur and
clothing and flesh flew, but finally
Hansen, who was the worst used up
man of the two, managed to reached a
vital spot with his knife.
The bear keeled over and the two
trappers keeled over also. They man
aged to make q little fire with some Of
the leaves and twigs from the bears
nest, and there was plenty of rags to
bandage their wounds, for they were
all rags. 1t was several days before
they could wi to their camp with a
hunk Of the bears flesh, which had
been their only food during their stay
in the den.
Olsen says he intends to go trapping
again. but he never wants to meet an
other bear in his own den again. His
partner, Henson, sable to walk around
and 90 down to the creek and catch a
few trout and look after the beehives.
Portland OregOHiGn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

and dried with wash leather. The
varnish is now touched at a few places
with the finger smeared with fine rem
dered tallow, which is then thoroughly
rubbed all over with the ends of the
fingers; clean wheat -four is busted
over the work, and also well rubbed in
with the fingers, and after the removal
of the flour the surface is slightly
rubbed with a silk handkerchief. which
completes the wOrk.-New York Dis
match
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
BECOMING A STRONG WRITER

Uncle Stephen, an old negro, had
come to cut the grass in the front yard,
and S Colonel Winter started out to
his office he stopped to greet the old
man.
"WelI, Stephen" said the Colonel,
q hear that you intend to give your
son an education"
"Dat's what [ does, sab. I know
what tbs ter struggle along widOut
larnin', an I is 'termined dat my son
shan't trabble barefoot Ober de same
hard road dat I did"
"A noble resolution, Stephen: l
wish all fathers felt so. Is your boy
learning rapidly?"
"Ez fast ez er boss can trOt, sab.
Why, last week he wrote aletter to his
aunt datlibs mo- dan twenty milefrom
we're. an after a while he gwine ter
write to his udder aunt dat Ibis fifty
mile away" -.
"Why doesn't he write to her now?'
ooh. be KANT write SO fur yit. He
ken write twenty miles first rate, but
l tole him not to try ter write fifty
mile till he got stronger wild his pen.
But he's gwine to git dar, [ tell you.
Won't be more'n ar year TO dat boy
ken set down at one eend oh de gum
hronment an write er letter Cl'ar to de
udder eend. "-BrdndOn BucksalC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
EWING M ACHINES.

On and after August 1st the follow
ing Sewing Machines will be delivered
at any point in North Caroline, ireigLS
paid, at prices named below:
No. 4 Low Arm four drawer, Singer
patent .sIJ.Co
No. 4 High Arm Alliance, four orawer,
Automatic Bobbin Winder. 500 60
Electric High Arm, four drawer $500
". II. WORTH, S. =. \.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
NASTTRIUNIs PICKLED.

As soon as the blossoms are off,
gather little knobs; put them into cold
water. with some salt; move them
about once a day for three successive
days; make a cold pickle Of white wine
vinegar. eschalot, pepper, cloves, mace,
nutmeg cut in quarters and horse
radish. Put the nasturtium buds into
this ni.EIa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
HAM OlIELETTE.

WhI9k four eggs very hight, 0II aud
TO it as much grated ham as will flavor
it. Fry it in hot butter till - IS brown
on the lower side. Sprinkle salt and
pepper over it, and fold One-half over
the other. The salt should not be put
in the egg, as it thins it. Garnish the
dish with green parsley.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
TOMATOES.

Peel i0e ripe tomatoes, cut them up
IN small pieces, and put in a pan a
layer Of bread crumbs, then a layer Of
tomatoes, with pepper, salt and some
pieces Of butter; then put anOtherl layer
on till the dish is full. Spread some
beaten egg Owe the top and set it in
the oven and bake it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

Three pints blueberries, five cups
aoIr me pint New Orleans mOlasses,
one teaspoon soda, one-ha1f teaspoon
soda. one half teaspoon salt, one-half
TEASPOON cinnamon. Boil in a buttered
mold or pail three hours. Half of this
receipt is enough for a small family.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
County Official Paper.
RAUM's RESIGNATION.

The news that Pension Commission
or Raum has resigned IS so good that
we are almost constrained to believe
it, in spite Of tho suspicious fact that
it appears in the New York Mail and
Express.
But for the fact that he was hard up
and needed the Office, Mr.. RAUL would
certainly have retired some time ago,
supposing him 10 have been gifted
with the slightest degree Of sensitive
moss. Ever since he took charge Of
the Bureau of Pensions he has been
surrounded by an atmosphere Of
scandal that has made even the adj
miniStration of Tanner seem respect
able. Tanner was simply one of the
boys, and believing that the Treasury
existed for the benefit of the old
soldiers he frankly said so, and acted
on his convictions by shoveling out
the surplus to everybody that was
willing to sign his mark to an affidavit.
This made scandal, but that sort of
go-as-you-pleasee extravaganza did not
have the revolving features of the cool,
calculating jobbery that has dis
figured Raum's reign. The indecency
of an impecunious Commissioner of
Pensions accepting the Endorsement
Of his notes at the hands of one of the
most notorious of the claim agents
preying upon the pensions was
matched by The spectacle of the son
OF that same Commissioner acting as
claim agent himself, heading his sta
tionery with his address at the Blu
reau of Pensions, and calling particular
attention to his relationship TO the
head Of the office.
President Harrison has made two
conspicuous failures in his selection
Of what is, in some respects, the most
important financial officer of the
Government. He has just about time
enough to make one more before the
next election - Examiner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
CHURCH cHolRs.
Some Of tho ImpositiOns to Which TheV
Are Compelled to Submit.


Are Compelled to Submit
Church quartcttes have long been
considered the lawful prey of the over
worked paragraphist. The soprano and
basso are always grouped together,
while the tenor and alto are invariably
paired in an antagonistic attitude to.
ward the other couple. The equilib.
rum of harmony Is recognized even by
the paragraphist. This does not lessen
the fact that church choirs have real
grievances to which they must submit.
One is the gratuitous work they are
called upon to perform in singing at
funerals. The members of q church
choir arc paid certain yearly incom''
for singing u certain number of time
in church on Sundays It is taken &c;
granted that the choir will cheerful
acquicsce in the suggestions that it vol
untccr its aid for all the church enter
tainments where music is a feature.
And it is taken for granted that the
musical notes furnished are non-ncgo-
table. This is simply looked upon by
the thrifty trustees as obtaining good
measure, pressed down and running
over, for the money paid the choir.
But when the singers are asked to at
tend the funeral of some church mem
Der, whom very likely they did not
know. and sing three or four numbers
Without as much as receiving thanks, it
is nothing more OF less than an imposi
ton. The male members of the choir
are called away from their business to
chant pathetic lays over the remains of
one in whom they had not the slightest
personal interest, yet because the de-
ceased was in the habit of listening to
their voices every Sunday, they are ex-
pected to feel amply compensated by
the satisfaction they derive from doing
an act of charity. This dcad-hcad work
which church choirs, for obvious rea-
sons, are compelled to perform is not
specified in the contracts and cannot be
fairly included in the salaries paid for
singing in church, yet it is a fact that
the singers arc seldom paid for the pro-
fcssional services they render at fu-
nerals.-Chicago News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
Disease from Clothing.

There is probably no custom which
lends itself more readily to the propaga-
ton of infectious disease than the house
hold manufacture Of articles Of clothing.
Every physician whose duty calls him
to the homes of the working poor must
have been struck with this fact. In
many cases it could not we'll be other
wise under existing conditions. The
two or three available apartments are
occupied by fairly numerous family,
and separate worllroorn would be re-
gardcd not unrcasonably as q needless
concession to personal comfort. Thus
1t happens that the same chamber in Il
''sweatcr's" tenement, nay, the same
bed, often contains the sufferer from
scarlatina or measles and the coat and
vest which next week will ndorn the
window of some tailor. Disinfccted?
Probably not, unless under pressure of
some external authority, for the class
of workers to whoTn we have referred
too often exhibit surprising ignorance
or cNrclessncss with regard to the
properties OF cont2gion. N. Y. Ledger.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
PAUPERS OF FINLAND.
The Horrible CGstom of Selling Them Is
Nearly Abolished.

The Horrible CIstom of Selling Them Is
Nearly Abolished.
A year ago, says the Helsingfors cor
respondent of the London News, 1 men
toned the peculiar mode Finland has of
dealing with it's paupcrs and aged, and
l am glad to be able to say that n great
deal has since been done to get the in
human practice of selling the poor
creatures by auction abolished. The
government has been awakened to the
fact that the practice is barburous and
entirely out of accord with the other
wise cultivated institutions of Finland.
An instance of the dreadful manner in
which these auctions are held may be
recorded. A very old woman, sick and
weary of life, almost too feeble to exist
longer, had been sold to n farmer. Her
term was up last Wednesday, when she
had to be resold. 1t WAS an exceeding
ly cold day and Il fearful snowstorm
was raging, Tho poor old creature
knew that she could not live over the
night, so she asked her owner if he
would allow her to die in her corner,
where she would be as quiet as possible
and give no trouble and not cat any,
ViIhS' oHc ocSScu luiu, DuG ncr re-
quest was not granted, and she was
sent out to the auction. The price paid
for her was very low, poor thing, for
every one knew that she could not last
long. After the sale was over and the
buyers were preparing to take home
tlicir purchases the old woman was
found dead. She had kept her word
She had been no trouble to anyone, but
had died without Il murmur.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
Increased Price of Tin Cans.

j. NJ. Gobble, merchant of Musca-
tine and Democratic member of the
State Senate, picked up the local Re-
publican newspaper one evening re-
Gently and found copied in it an
article from the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican, which represented that J. M
-Hayne, Of Fairfield, an extensive
grower and packer of sweet corn" had
contracted with Norton Brothers, Il
Chicago firm, to furnish him 100000
two-pound tin cans at Sl.97 per hun
dred this year, against 1928 last year.
1t happened thai Mr.. Gooble has long
been patron of the Norton Brothers,
and knew exactly what the difference
between their prices now and former
ly is. On May ID, 1890, he bought
one-pound baking powder tins from
them for 519 per thousand; the price
for simila., cans is now $40. August
%. 1890, no bought twenty-five No. 80
coffee Cans at 81 apiece. February "a
IOOIJ IS oCu btlSul a BliIllldT OEI6T, anu
found that the charge was S1.15.
Having called attention to the differ
ence and asked an explanation, Mr..
Gobble received this reply:
1--WE have been obliged to adva ice
our prices on our entire line within
the last few months, owing to the
heavy advance in the tin plate market,
and tho best price We are making to
anybody on our No. 80 cans is S1.15
cash net. We would have called your
attention to tins before shipping had
we not supposed that you had had
some Of those cans at tho new pric,
which was made quite while ago"
10 cap the climax, Mr.. Gooble OK
. plains that Mu5catine is his natly,
town and that be has always kept up
his familiarity with it; that there il
only one caunory in it, and that one
was operated last year by firm named
Risk & Burnett; and cohseu uentI,
tbdt }. M. Hayner, the extensive
grower and packer oil sweet corn
VINO pats up $4,000 cans year u d
my III. t Nav,VuuI Democrat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23

M. Reinhart has
lust received his
Fall and Winter
samples for custom
made clothing. II
you want your
clothes made to Or
der, give him a call
and see as fine a
line of samples as
has ever been ex-
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
Of clothes made to
order from $21 90
up. Fit Guaran'
teed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23
NOTHING LIKE It'll

NOTHING LIKE It'll
Blood IL thicker than water,
and must b kept pure to
insure good health.
SwIFr's SPECIFIC Is natures remedy
for this purpose.
It never to fails eliminate tho impu1
aes and build up the general health.
There is only one Swift's Specific,
and there is nothing like It
Be sure and get the genuine.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta, Ga
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-23

What do yom suppose Is
the matter qrith this arOman?
She looks pretty mad, doesn't
she? Gtcss she just used that
broom on her husband. See
her Shaking Her fist! But Lor'
a. mercy, she amt half as
mad us the aooman qUho sent
off for her goods, or bought
them some other place before
seeing o'srs. Why sho"ld
SHE be? She mecer last such
bargains!
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-01-03
BALlOU's TOUGH LUCK.
How Ihe Turkey He Won BWlHdled Down
70 Quail.
TChicago Herald.I


John Ballou was the most unlueky
mau in Chicago yesterday. There
were raflles on rallies in the vicinity Of
Desplaines Street Station last night,
aud BallOu, who is famous character
on the West Side, had hand in most
of them When he won an eighteen
pound turkey he bought liquor for
everybody. Ii was a big bird with
long whiskers, but the body was
plueked clean Of feathers. It lay upon
the bar with its neck hanging over the
edge. Ballou had won the bird first
on throw of five fves, which was
tied, and then on four aces. Ballou
turned his back TO the turkey while be
talked to friend. just then man
Juggling ten-pound turkey on his
back entered the bar-room. lie saw
the eighteen-pOund turkey lying upon
the bar. There was quick exchange,
and when Ballou turned around he
found that his turkey had shrunk
eight pounds m an amazingly short
time. Ballou looked incredulous, but
said nothing, for TO man who has
been to Christmas railie things
metamorphose wonderfully.
With stern, rigid face Ballou
turned to his companion and resumed
his conversation. The door opened
again. A mau In iluted plug hat
and possessing a iyranuieal aud aggres-
sive breath saw the turkey. Tho fire
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT flashed in his eye
From the folds Of his striped oyercoat
he drew chicken, then blue from
exposure in the fierce, biting wind, and
exchanged 1t for the turkey. Then he
lied. Ballou turned around to look Al
bis bird. His eyes rolled and hi
clutched his jaw. The shrinkage wa
now too palpablc to permit OF an,
belief in illusions. Ballou TALKED
liercely. lie held the chicken by tn:
legs and called upon the bartender fol
an explanation. Then he buttoned hi
overcoat and started out into tho stree
to look for the thief. While he wa
gone man In cape coat and stovelic
hat entered the room aud glanced
hastily about him. Then he drew
from his pocket Il woak-necked quai
and placing 1t upon tho bar seized thu
chicken and stalked majestically out O.
the back door.
Ballou returned. He went up to The
bar, clutchcd the quail by the back, and
held II up to the gasllght. Then b,
glared sayagely at the people about
him. But he said nothing. lie wai
too angry TO talk. lie bought two
bottles of wine and q box Of cigars
aud then, stuillng the quail into The
pocket of his ovcrcoat, tramped heavily
out of the room. lie started for home
Whlc ON the way he gathered some
celery and stuffed the stalks In the
other pocket OF his overcoat. When
within one block Of his house two men
darted out Of the darkness and held
Ballou straight up on the sidewalk
Then they took from him the quail, The
vino and tho cigars, and told him to
get home before he forfeited his life.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-01-03
NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS.
rspecial to Times-Democrat.[ I

Concord, N. H., Dec. 27.--ln reply
to the charges made by the Democrats
thai Clerk of the House Jewett Is
making up the roll of the next Legls-
lature SO as TO seat all the doubtfully
elected Republicans, that gentleman
this afternoon made formal reply.
In his statement to the Supreme
Court, in answer TO tho bills entered
before that tribunal against him, he
saws that he intends to prepare a legal
,olll and to do bis duty in the premises,
according to law ; that he is not now
able TO determine what his duty Will
he because no certificates of election
have been presented to him; that be
does not know how many, If any, Of
said forty persons named In the bill
will present certificates. lie is IN
formed that the certificates returned to
the Secretary of State are unlike; for
this and other reasons he has refrained
from determining questions that may
arise on certificates. lie prays the
advice. instruction and decree of the
court as TO his duty, and to that end
he specially prays the court to inquire
and entertain what certificates will be
nreseuted and to determine his duty
in each of the forty cases.
His action dispels the imputation
that has been made by Democrats TO
the effect that Col. Jewctt would set
mn a law unto himself in the prepar'
alton II of the roll of members. The
Democrats, II may be said, are moi
only surprised but gratified at the
ex,ent to which the answer goes, De-
cause they had anticipated only a gen.
cral denial.