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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-20

1t is commonly assumed that the
middle classes are the real fibre and
strength of England. In London we
have a condition Of things in which the
middle and upper classes are outnum
bered by classes whose income averages
less than S. per week per family. Be
low these is a class of over 300, 600 that
have no income at all. They live, as
dogs live, upon what they pick up.
Now, IT'S per cent. of the London
community gets the main benefit from
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-20
PRIVILEGED

The second volume of Charles Booths
Labor and Life Of the People, Just
issued in England, contains some i'm
pOrtant statistics about London. Put
ting the inhabitants of that vast con-
glOmeratiOn of towns and communities
at 1900, in number, Mr.. Booth divides
them into classes as follow:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
LATE STYLES IN coURTsHIP.

A Grand Rapids lover was mean and IN
gallant enough while counting his fiancee
one evening TO steal her watch.
An enterprising Carrollton (Mo girl in
serts the following advertisement in one OF
her home papers, Wanted, a husband.
am twenty, good, pretty and industrious
and would like to make a home happy and
cheerful for some nice young farmer. Adj
dress, etc. -
Youthful clippers down in Kentucky
didn't engage pair Of fast studs or char
ter a train but took the more modest and
less safe method-"Shank's Mare" They
crossed two rivers and Travelled seventeen
miles, when the girls father--a physician
overlook the pair.
When Thad. Butler, editor of the Hunt.
lngton Qnd.) Herald, was married he thus
announced the event. "Marri6-In Wa
bash, Ind, Tuesday, April 4, at o'clocl
D. m, at the residence of the brides par
ents, Mr. Thad. Butler Chats us) and
Miss Kate E. Sivey Chats moro of u.s.. ~
A young widower in Wichita, who is the
father of two little children, is paying hi:
attentions to a well known society lady in
that city. When he calls on his afiianced
he drives up to her home with his children
and upon his arrival, the father anG
mother of the girl take charge of the chill
dren and team and continue the drive
while the lover stays and keeps the young
lady company.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
ELECTED New Officers.

DETROIT. August Yesterday the
grand army organization elected officers
for the ensuing year, as follows: Com
mander-in-Chief, John Palmer, New York;
senior vice-commander-in II. nj.
Duffleld, Michigan junior vice-comman-
der-in-chief Il. S. ClarlSson, Nebraska;
surgoon-general, Il. T.. Stevenson, Ken
lucky; chaplain-in-chief,S S. B. Paine, Flor
ida. The encampmcnt refused TO estab-
lish a color line. in the evening a grand
banquet was rendered TO the delegates to
the encampment at the Detroit rink, which
had been handsomely fitted for the occa-
sion. Upwards of /, 200 people participa
cd in the banquet. The menu was elabor-
ate and the banqueters jolly. Gen. Alger
presided aud some half-dozen speeches were
made. Yesterday was the last day of the
encampment, and the city is now being
rapidly deserted by the visitors The
event Of the encampment will be long re-
membered in the annals OF the city, as it
will be long ere Detroit will see its like
again The veterans will carry away
with them only the pleasantest memories
Of the city of the straits.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Max Criston, of South Charleston, o.,
is sneezing herself TO death.
Boston women will adopt dress reform
the first rainy day in October.
Bismarck considers the reduction of the
corn duty disaster for Germany.
Bad weather is spelling the crops in
many districts in Austria and Hungary.
The Stark monument at bennington,
VT, has been attached on a debt of 81, 900.
Reports as to the crop outlook in the
Madras presidency, India, continue very
gloomy.
Sam Sing, who is suspected of being a
leper, is still running his laundry at Kear-
ney, N. j.
Henri TiltoT, the well-known musician
and composer of Paris, is dead. He was
73 years old.
A dispatch from Quebec city says tho
crop of hay in that district will be fully up
to the average
j. B. Mayos, the Downing nominee for
chief of the Cheyennos in Indian Territory,
has been elected.
w. Il. Crossdale, editor of the New
York Standard, died at Merriwold, N. y,
after brief illness.
Sylvester Young, defaulting cashier of
tho Newport News 81 Mississippi railroad,
is just S3S, 900 short.
The Masonic savings bank of Louisville.
Ky, has closed its doors The deposits
are nearly 81, 900, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
MECHANICAL PROCESS.

A Detroit manufacturing firm will mako
steel wagon wheels, with hollow felloes
and spokes.
South Dakota now has the largest arte-
sion well in the world. 1t shoots water
40 feet from the surface
A New York Central passenger train re.
Gently ran from New York to Buffalo at
the rate of fifty-one miles per hour
| A tramp detected at Port Jervis, N. Y.
in the act of attaching to the trucks of a
railroad car novel continuance for steal
/ ing ride, volunteered the, information
that, seated on the contrivance, he had
! journeyed over 800 miles.
The German East Africa company has a
big scheme on its hands il the report Is
correct that it has decided to spend S15,.
1 600, 900 in building a railroad from Tango
, to Karagwe. Tanga is little seaport
about fifty miles northwest of Zanzibar,
and Karagwe is distant from the startinl
point about 625 miles
The founding hospital wheel or chair
was a well known institution in France,
serving, until a comparatively few years
ago, as a general receptacle for outcast
children. An infant had but to be placed
by anyone wishing to rid themselves OF
the little creatures upon the chair, a turn
given to the same, and Immediately as II
by magic, the embarrassing object had
disappeared within and another chair
awaits the newcomer.
The perspective view of the "trans-
portation building to be erected on the
Worlds Columbian exposition grounds is
In itself a study. Here in this long, low
immense structure will be ranged exhibits
of every known development in the science
of transportation. From the least preten-
tious street car model to those of literal
palaces on land and water there will bs
shown the accumulated skill Of the age In
everything pertaining to rapid and safe
transit
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

The Ransom Post men were greatly
tickled over what Commandre-in- Chief Yea
zey said concerning the grand parade.
1.-THE Department of Ohio was the largest,
and that of Wisconsin was the finest;
of individual posts, Ransom took the
prize"
A magnificent banquet was rendered 10
the delegates to the silver encampment
at the Detroit rink Thursday night. Alger,
Hayes. Dufield, Miles, Burdette, Warner
Oglesby, Blair and Eaton made speeches.
Over 1900 persons participated in the
affair, which was a most brilliant success.
The Eighth Michigan infantry condemn
ed as a fraud and imposition Robert II.
Henderson,, who has been posing as the
drummer Boy of the Rappahannock."
The resolution says the honor belonged to
Chas. Gardner of Flint Co. A. who was
killed at Knoxville, Tenn, while in the
line of duty.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
Detroit is to-day the leading tobacco

Detroit is to-day the leading tobacco
manufacturing city Of the great northwest,
and for nearly quarter of century the
Globe Tobacco company, of that city has
contributed, by the high standard OF its,
goods, TO make this fact possible. The
new factory Of the company, located on
east Fort street, is model establishment
and credit to the city of the straits. 1t
is from this factory that the popular Hand
Made" flake cut tobacco is now distributed
to the thousands Of retail dealers handling
this popular brand Of goods. The claim
that ''Hand Made" fake cut is the best
pipe smoking tobacco ever made for gen.
eral use is now backed by many hundred
Thousand pipe smokers over this broad
land. 1t is made from choice leaf tobacco,
free from all foreign or deleterious sub
stances, prepared under the most perfect
formulas and handled by careful opera
tives with the latest improved special pro-
cesses. The fact that it is the perfection
Of smoking tobacco, and that it does not
iniure the brain or nerves, but that it does
strengthen, sooth and satisfy, is now ac-
knowledged by all connoisseurs who have
given the goods a single trial
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

Peculiar Incident Attending tho Marri-
age Ceremony Among the Maorls.

Peculiar Incident Attending tho Marri-
age Ceremony Among the Maorls.
The oblong wedge. the Maori order
Of battle. advanced singing in low
tone and gesticulating in what they
would have called a mild manner re-
lates writer in the Popular Science
Monthly. On they advanced. the
movement raising no suspicion in the
breast of their adversaries, it being
part OF tho customary ritual of the war
dance, until the thin end of the pha-
lanx overlapped the Mania, and stood
between them and the gates of the pa.
Suddenly a change was visible in the
antics of the Ngatiroa; their gesticu.
lations became violent, their eyes pro-
truded, their heads were thrown back
and their Threats uttered mighty
shout. AS the cry passed their lips a
stream of warriors rushed up the banks
of the gully and joined the cluster OF
their comrades, now swollen to a COM
pact mass of 600 men. When the
Mania realized the ruse practiced upon
them they never for moment thought
of giving up the fair cause OF the in
cursion without u struggle.
Into the pa poured both parties-the
Mania to rally round the girl; the
Ngatiroa except the small party ex-
pressly told off to carry away the lady,
seeking every man an opponent TO
wrestle with. Each party was anxious
TO avoid bloodshed, both being Tribes
of the River"
The uproar was therefore greater
than had they been engaged in actual
warfare it being more difficult to mas
ter u man by strength OF muscle than
to knock a hole through him. ~
length supesior numbers prevailed
Those who fought around the LADY
were dragged away; she was roughly
seized, and such Juggling and hauling
ensued that, had she not been to the
manner born, she must have been rent
to pieces
At last but one young man, a secret
admirer of the lady, retained his hold
An active young fellow who had 81
twisted his hands and arms into the
girls hair and fought so vigorously
with his legs that he could not be re-
moved until he was knocked dow
! senseless.
The contest ended, and the bride
being borne in triumph to the canoes,
both parties proceeded TO pick up their
weapons and smooth their feathers.
Everything had been conducted in the
most honorable and satisfactory man
| ner.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
nETR0iT !NTERNATIO OMAR
I'D FAIR AND EXPOSITION. 1,
OPENS AUGUST 25th.

Wonderful Display of Electrical Inventions.
Admirable Show of Curious Machines Work
Grand Horse Races-Trotting, Pacing and Running.
Floral Hall full of Beautiful Flowers Fruits
afternoon.
Immense PyOntechnc War Sege Sebastopo"
vast Theater and $50 Actors Every Evening
Magnificent Firewors20OO worth of Fireworks Burned Nightly
Grand Free Band Concerts.
Paades Professions Speces Games Sports Races Land
Water Marvellous Rife Shooting
Pleasures Hourly Half
Beautifully
Railway
Buildings, and IN World
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
THE GRAND ARMY.
Tho Silver Encampment at Detroit
the Best I'm the History OF
the Organization.
Washington Chosen for the Next
Encampment.-The Picnic at
the Island.
John III. Palmer, OF New York,
Elected Commander-in-C Chief
For This Year.
Washington Next Year.

DETROIT, Aug, 6.-The proceedings of
the Grand Army convention of 1891 were
opened at Beecher's hall yesterday morn
ing with full attendance of delegates
Tie department of Nebraska presented the
commander-in-c chief with an ivory gravel
and Detroit presented him with another
The commander read his annual address
which was somewhat lengthy and went in
60 the details of the affairs OF the Grand
Army during the year. AT its conclusion
a recess was taken till afternoon. The
first bushes of the afternoon session was
TO decide upon a place for the next encamp-
ment. Lincoln, Neb., and Washington,
-. c., were the two aspirants for the
honor of entertaining the old boys next
year. Both claims were ably presented
but Washington succeeded in carrying off
the PLAN. The election of the new COM
mander-in- chief will take place tomorrow.
Most of the visitors and their friends at
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

DIV. Haydccl1 g. Co, extensive carriage
manufacturers at St. Louis, have assigned.
Assets $3.50 liabilities about the
same.
Mrs. William Drager, of Ripon, Wis,
wanted to die. She took three ounces OF
aris green and then disembowled herself.
Her wish was gratifed.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
company are carrying their theory, that
the wreck Wednesday was caused by a
party of wreckers, into practical effect and
have offered 81, 900 reward for the arrest
and conviction Of the miscreants
A party of seven young people were cap
sized on Lake Pewaukee, 20 miles from
Milwaukee, Sunday. and Albert and Emma
Barth, Martha Kindling and Clara Siegler,
residents of Milwaukee, and ranking in
age from Is to 20 years, were drowned.
Col Francisco Nevoa and Col Manuel
Blanco fought duel with swords near the
City of Mexico last week. Blsnco was
stabbed in the right arm, the throat and
the liver, while Nevoa escaped with slight
wounds. The duel was the result of dis
pute.
t1emlnR daruWell, an emplOye Oh inc
Salem wire-nail mills, at Findlay, o.. met
with a terrible accident Saturday. He was
engaged in the Withdrawing department,
and in some manner his feet slipped and
he fell backward into vat of boiling hot
water and quicl-lime. Everything posi-
BILE was done for the injured man, but his
condition was too serious TO hope for any
relief and his sufferings were ended by
death.
The steamship Cachemire, which arrived
at New York last week with 100 Italian
steerage passengers aboard, had pecu
liar experience. One day out from Mar.
settles IL was reported TO the captain that
che soft coal in the bunkers was on fire
He Immediately gave orders that the
strictest secrecy should be maintained IL
order 10 prevent panic among the pass
engers and water was then turned upor
the burning mass. 1t took 10 days
TO put out the fire, and during that time
the passengers were unaware of their dan
ger.
Mrs. Leila Robinson Sawtelle, an author
ess and member OF Massachusetts, bar
died Monday from, It is supposed. an over
dose OF medicine. taken inadyeyt2inlx
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

The Old Beau (rocbing little Anna on his
knee for Aunt Susan's sake)-'I suppose
that is what you like, AnnaW Anna
eyes, it's very nice. But rode on real
donkey in the park yesterday mean
one with four legs, you know. Texas
Siftings.
His Sister--''Had you heard that Laura
Figg's pug has run awayl" He-"Well,
what Of it'll" His Sister-''Oh nothing;
only thought that if you intend propos-
ing, now is your time. A woman's heart
is often caught in the rebound, you know"
indianapolis Journal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

tended the picnic at Belle Isle yesterday.
Free refreshments were served and
the old vets had happy time of it. Ex-
Senator Palmer presided at the speech
making and addresses were made by sew
eral weil-known men. A great part of
the day was spent in reunions CT the diff
ferent posts and in camphres throughout
the city. In the evening nearly everybody
witnessed the fine freworll display on the
river, and afterwards many of the visitors
prepared to take their departure for their
respective homes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

Twelve miners were severely burned by
a fire damp explosion in the New York col
liery at Pottsville, Pa, Saturday.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
Painting by lightning.

Lightning from n clear sky struck a
Helena, Mont, woman the other day,
and traced on her an almost perfect
representation of small branch of a
tree. The figures of the leaves were
nearly perfect She was not hurt in
he least.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
The Latest Complaint.

The last complaint of the great gun
ships is that their weapons often miss
Ere, owing to the failure of the two
foot long tube, containing the firing
charge, TO carry the spark.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

Brigadier General Robinson, than whom
no man is better known among the SOL,
diers, owing TO his physical disabilities
could not participate with his post in the
parade. Gen. Robinson is an enthusiastic
G. A. II. man, and commands the NJ. S.
#. He keeps actively engaged in business,
as president of the Globe Tobacco works,
and is an extensive contractor in street
paving.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14
TO DEALERS:

The Detroit News Company, SO to 90
West Larned Street, Detroit, Michigan,
carry the largest and most complete stock of
School Books, School Supplies and Station
cry. Also large line of Fancy and Holiday
Goods, to be found in any city in Michi-
gan. Our prices are the lowest Mail
orders receive prompt attention.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
Goyernor Martin,s Words.

The following, from the retiring mes
sage OF Governor Martin. in as true to-day
aS il was when written:
Fully nineteenth Of the drinking aud
drunkenness prevalent in Kansas eight
Vefrs agu have been abolished. and [ at
firm with ehrueSJness ADD emphasis thar
this state, today, Is the most temperate,
orderly. sober community of people In
This civilized world. The addition of
the saloon has not only promoted the
personal happiness and general pruS-
pcrity of our citizens, but It has enOr-
mouSlY diminished crime, has filed
thousands of homes where vice and want
and WretChedncSS once prevailed with
peace, plenty, and cnutentment, aud has
materially increased the trade aud bust
ness of those engaged in the sale of use
fu. and wbOiesal articles of merchandise.
Notwithstanding the fact that the pop
ula ion of the state Is increasing. The
number of criminals confined in out
pemtenriarv j. steadily decreasing.
Many of our jaiIS are empty. aud AL
show a marked falling-Off in the number
of prisoners confined. The d0ekets oi
our courts are no longer bnrdened with
long lists of criminal cases"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
A TRANSACTION IN RAISMAKIyG.
Sale Of Rain COmpany's Secret
PfOcCSS for $4,000.

TEMrlk, TEX, Nov. o.-RaIr mHkcr~
have been at work here. They cImc from
kan-us, are called the Interstate Artificial
1;.iu CUmpanv. aud have their headquarters
y t1SoIilard, Kan. This company, uf which
T.. =. M"rphy J. president, WIS negotiating
y sale NJ thrir -tTrt'j TO a stock c1lIp any ,
end their eSpcrIrirat here WIS the i-t>t al ..
series that resulted favorshlY. The stock
company, through Us agent accomplishing
an, party, >ignihcd is satisfaction with the
rxllrrim. utS.
The party, consisting of President Murphy ,
NrS-r~. smith, Rush ANA Morris, arrived il,
the city uu ~und ~, November !, AMI COM
.uruc.-d operations on Monday evening Ia q
su;,ll cuhuu>r ~ the edge IF town Tho
conditions were extremely uufaN urtb!c for
rain.
NJ results could hp seen at first, but oIi
FRIDAY the SKY hc,-tlt!c overcast With clnU,t~.
Du Saturday high south wind prevailed,
and nu saturday night some rain came from
the southwest. Ou >Indav rJiu fell all day
and ~ night A0rthrr aru>e. Reports from
leo To tJO miles around This town show that
rain fell IN SUNDAY in most localities IN con-
siderable quantities.
The rainmakerS are iubilaut an! aim the
rain fell nu account OF their efforts They
closed the barg lin for the purchase OF their
secret upon the results herr and Yesterday
left for home. II Is understood that $4,000
was the price New York sun.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
TIE HOME MAGAZINE.

OF WASHINGTON, ID. {.
The fourth volume Of this popular
monthly magazine begins with the issue for
November.
Among the contents OF this number Is
chapter first of a new serial from the pen Of
Harriet Prescott Spoford, entitled lone
too Many" This is well illustrated and
will run through THREE or four issues.
Mary Hartwell CathcIwood's two part
story, 1.-THE Mill 1T Petit Cap Is concluded
in this number.
Mrs.. LOgan's article for the month l.
especially interesting. She writes OF the re-
election Of Lincoln.
There i an excellent short story hv ELLA
W Peattie, entitled IAN Autumnal Woo
ing"
The article in the "Gent!r Art Of Beauty
series treats OF the teeth. This article alone
+ worth the price of the Home Magazine
for a wear.
The dining room department for the cur
rent number gives many valuable recipes.
and Il menu for Thanksgiving dinner.
Miss pruden gives the floral department
au interesting Illustrated paper on the
famous tily. the Victoria Reyid. exhibited
this lall I'm tho basin Of the BIrtholdi foun-
tain IN the Botanical Garden, whose leaves,
a. they floated upon the water, were OF such
size that they would bear up child.
over two and a half pages are devoted "a
Christmas presents. These show how tC
fashion many articles suitable for gifts.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04
THE PRESS VERDICT
Some Clippings About the Good
land ksAlnmakers from Sew
erai OF the Daily Papers.
The Temple, Tex, Experiment---The
Effeet the Melbourne Plan OF IrTiga-
ton VIII Have on Kansas.

The success or failure of the Mel
bournite system 81 rainmaking Is of great
Importance TO the farmers and business
men of Western Kansas. II IL proves a
success, as tire members Of the Inter
State Artificial Rain company of this
city claim that Il Will, il will have the
effect of making western Kansas the
finest agricultural country in this con-
tinent, II not in The world. As the
results of last years toll the farmers are
now bringing to market wheat OF tue
finest quality; corn also proved good
CROP. II so good showing can be made
I'm this country, which Is put down on
the maps of the United States rs the
Great American Desert, what would be
the result, II It Is possible. by means Of
the Areal artificial irrigation scheme. TO
irriyate this sO-called desert whenever
neededS The only possible result would
be thonsan,ls of bushels of wheat, t9'Tn-
rye aud anything that the farmer saw III
Ia put in the ground. The following
clippings on The Temple experiment are
from four representative newspapers anil
are authentic, we leave the reader TO
draw his own conclusions:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-04

rain, long drouth Of several months dura-
tian. warm. hazV atmosphere. and thunder
heads in the norfh-aH Indications OF dry
weather. No results could be seen for the
first few DAYS, but Friday. the sky became
overcast wiIh clouds tbSf hung over this
see1i0B. showed = blue mhrgtn al around
the horfzoh- Saturday \ high south wind
prevailed, and saturday nitIIt some rain fell
frnm the southwest. SunkiSy rain fell iu
showers all day, and at night = nOFther
arose. Reports from an urea q 100 ts 80
miles shows rain Sunday in most localities
In considerable quantity. The atmospheric
conditions here were remarkable for the
time of year. II WIS regular April weather.
The rAinmakers aFe tubilanL, and claim the
rain rs the results of their efforts. They
closed the deal for the purchase of their
secret upon the result here, and yesterday
left for home. Is Is understood taat S5O,O0O
WAS the price paid--St. LoeIs Globe Demo
mi