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The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Physical Peculiaritiss INDUCED by Various
Occupations.
TDefrOh Free PressI

A carpenters right shoulder is almost in
variably higher than his left, in consequence Of
having to use his right arm all the time in plan
ing and hammering. With every shaving his
shoulder rises with q jerk, and it finally be-
comes natural to him to hold himself in that
way.
The right arm Of a blacksmith, for the same
reason, is almost hypetrophied, while the left
arm, from disuse becomes atrOphied
A shoemaker Is almost always round-shOuld-
cred from continually bending over the last
between his knees as he sews and hammers.
The head Of brieklayers laborer is Leld
aloft with naughty, self-reliant air. from his
habit of carrying hOd on his shoulder and
looking above him as he climbs up the scafold-
ing.
All good orators have abnormally wide
mouths. This is the direct consequence of
their habit of using sOnorous words and speak
ing with deliberatOn and correct pronunciation.
II one practices this before the glass one can see
that the muscles in the cheeks are stretched
more than ordinarily, and the mouth is extend
ed a great deal more than in ordinary cOnver-
sstiOn. Then, too, nature has something to do
with il. A large mouth, like prom inent nose
is a sign Of power. But ell men with big
mouths are not orators. Thank heaven for
that
Cowboys aud cavalrymen are usually bow
legged. But all bowlegged people are not cow.
boys-for which they should be grateful.
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Detected.

III--"I'II-IIIF "WIIT
like % have Mr. Benson call, !" said Mollie
" because he is 50 bright lie is one Of those
people who always leave a good taste ia your
mouth when they 20 away"
thought that was what Mr.. Benson was
trying 70 DO" unexpectedly remarked Aollie's
sister Nellie, when ] looked down over the
bannisters and saw You standing together ip
the hall just before be went away"
Christmas Gifts.
Aow YOfk Heraldl
Mrs Hicks-What do you expect from your
husband on ChristmasP
Mrs Dix-He knows need a new seaIskip
sacque 80 hope 10 got one.
Mrs. Hicks-Mhat present shall you make
him2
Mrs. Dix-l picked il out to-day; the love
Hest manicure set sou ever saw, aud lin whis-
per- only l9 cents
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
The Advantages of Conversation.
tkf RfrIggga

The most agreeable way Of getting inforrna-
ton 10 by conversation. IL you talk with a
well-informed person, who can express clearly
his ideas on any subject in which you are in.
tercstcd, you can ask questions you can have
explanations, you can 90 over the subject until
you thoroughly understand it, aud searching
out ia this way, IN the mind Of another, n thing
which you earnestly desire 10 know, you are
more likely TO remember IL, and TO profit by il.
This is why a competent teacher is better
than any textbook. Besides talk inspires
both the speaker and the listener-the one be-
comes more eager to know, and the other more
eager 70 communicate.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
The Names Were Enough.

IDtT0F ITte TTcss.
The officer had interfered and broken up 3
row among a lot Of boys In Essex street, and he
then called to one and said:
" Now, then, tell me what that ruetion was
about"
We'll. replied the boy, me and Wounded
Knee were coming along here, and We met
Man Afraid of. His Horse lie struck us for
10 cents. Just then Man Buffalo came up
and give US"
What on earth do you mean ?" interrupted
the officer.
And then Mud Lon His-Back, Man.Who-
Talks, and SOrs-On- His-Nose cum along and put
in their CAB, and"
The officer gave it up and turned away.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
lie Lied Wei for a Boy.
Toronto Saturday Rigi,t.l

Tommy lproudly)-I got some candies, and
raisins, and nuts, and a knife, and lots Of other
things IN my st0ckin' on Christmas. What did
you gitf
Sammy mot 10 be outdone) oh, ] got heaps
OF candies and sech things. and q sled, and q
baseball, and bat, and ---
Tommy leXcitedly oh, shucks yer couldn't
Sit al that into yer Etockin.
sammy ltriumphantly Yes, did. Dere
waE hole in ii.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
THE HEssIAN FLY.

This subject was treated in a paper by 2.
Enock, at the British Association Meeting at
Leeds. The author at the outset pointed out
that though nearly hundred papers Of various
lengths had been written by American, English,
German and Russian entomOOgists since the
Hessian fly had first made its appearance in
Long Island, about the year 177S, few Of the
authors had done little else than copy each
others accounts. The Hessian fly generally
makes its appearance towards the end Of April
continuing through May June and part Of July
The main brood lay eggs in May in tine ridges Of
the lower leaves OF wheat and barley. Each
female lays from lC0 TO $50 eggs. which hatch
in four days, the young larYe working their
way down the leaf until they reach the second
joint. Here they fix themselves, head down.
ward and towards the stem, the juices OF which
they inibibe, SO weakening the plant that it is
unable TO bear the weight Of the partly y-formed
ear, the stalk bending down at the injured
joint, generally stopping further development,
and so impOYerishing the ear that the grain
does not come to perfection. Numbers Of Hes
sian flies emerge in September and lay their
eggs upon the self-sown barley and wheat
Where field has been soWn with clover there
is always plenty Of cover for flies, and after
growth upon which they quickly oviposit, the
larvae feeding up and changing to puparia before
Winter, the flies emerging before the clover ia
cut, and ready to injure the growing crops,
huAlo ldEEt VI pupuIlh are always leIk
in the stubble. Iu America many remedies
have been tried for the purpose of checking the
Tayages Of the pest, but with very small success,
and it Is not likely that anything can be done
except by taking advantage of natures own
remedy, namely: tho parasites, of which there
are several species. The writer suggested the
desiTability and great Importance of collecting
and preserving the infested wheat and barley
for the purpose Of breeding the parasites in
quantities, and then turning them out in in
tested districts. There was one immense salts
faction in an endeayor to introduce such an in
sect into America, be said, and that was the en-
entomology. Had not, he asked, the time ar
rived when the British Government might fol-
low the example OF America, and vote q few
pounds per aunGm for a similar purpose, and so
make the British Gallery at the National His
tory Museum, South Kensington, a place where
farmers, and others who were not farmers
might learn something more than the mere
name of an injurious insect2 The very least,
he thought, that might be done was that the
Museum should possess specimens of injurious
insects, and certainly OF such parasites rs preyed
upon them. 1t was lamentable fact that amid
the millions of named insects in the collections
there was not q specimen of the American Hes
sian fy parasites.
Potato growing experiments in France
show that the crop from whole seed is about
seven hundredweight per acre moro than that
from cut seed, allowing for the difference in
weight between the two sorts.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
THE PEACH GRUB.

Some 20 years ago, the late N. B. Bateham
published his remedy for the peach grub, con-
sis;ing of earbolie soap. He dissolved five
pounds Of the soap in eight gallons Of hot water,
and then barrel Of water was added. This
was enough for 1000, trees, ct a cost Of half a
cent tree. 1t was applied early in July. He
used it with entire success on 5000 trees.
Another remedy is TO use paper coated with
grating wax, which IS applicable only to young
trees. The paper is wrapped about the stem so
as TO reach foot high. The wax causes it to
adhere to the stem without tying. Any grubs
must be taken out before the wrapping is per-
formed. 1t may be applied to young trees
before setting them out. 1t may be renewed
every Spring. Unlike tarred paper it cannot
injuTe the trees.-The CuitiCaiOr.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
THE ARGENTINE TRENTON

MANY engaged IN mines, mills. farms, In
vi other active pursuits need a heavier watch than
we have been Offering heretofore. and We have made
arrangements b meet this demand.
We have a special watch for the purpose which We
warrant u be perfect tmekeCper. and if received
will make 10 good.
The case IS made by the famous Dueber Company
and the works By the Trenton Company. The case
weighs three ounces, and f5 dust tight and solid
q rUcz. 10 ~ mte Of compound metal the chief COM
pOEeut Of which is silver and l. the clear through
10 10 good silver. being somewhat harder and
Br1tchtng less readily and wears like coin silver casa
IL called the Argentine and looks Just like what
"a Known the Bassus and SLVerine case We have
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

There IS nothing like twayel 20 improys
The mind, Miss Opholia,D remarked Gonposlin.
You never Travelled, did you, Dir. GonRos-
lln?" asked the maiden innOceutly.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
VERNONT.


OMceTk oi the following Camps are:
MAynor d. Brock. 48. BarDet-Capt., II. Y. Fanou,
First Lieut., ~ W. Livingston; Second Lieut. T.
j.. Wheeler; Camp Council, Il. Z. Wheeler George
Morrill,, T. q. Ash.
Gen. George A. Custer, UBdcrhill-Capt, H. I.
Coiegroye FIRST Lieut., y. y. Tilloison; Second
Lieut., b. III. Prior; Camp Council ID Jilliston
C. NJ Palmer, J.. J WeLhcrell
Gen 7. :. Peck, a. Hinesburg-CApt, C. l. Cole,
First Lieut., E IL Sears; Second Lieut.. s. Reed
Chap, T. ]. lsham First Serg't T. A Ishan; @
NJ. s., a. W. IsARm s. Of g.. WEn Mlham; u -
Fred Patrick: {. Of O., Marcus Forbes; q. C.
Calvin Norton 4. G.. c. J. Smith.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
The Wearing OF lhe Green.

Pat 10 parrot, who has Just finished whist
ling God Save the Queen ")-Bo2orrG, it's A
dun good thing ye hev green filters on yez |;
If yer was canary, I'D IN ist yer nick for yeE.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

sOmeTvaHe Journal
Blinks-I got stuck half way through nv
proposal 10 Miss Moneybags last night.
Minks-Did she help you Out2
Blinks-Ho, her father helped me out.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
PENNSYLVANIA.
RHODE ISLAND.

The gymnasium recently finished for Gen. Goo.
J. Mcclellan Camp. 81 Riverside and which cost
Sl15. las proved a drawing card, and increased the
Interest ln the doinEH Of the Camp. SerRt ChRs
Kelley was one Of the leading spirits Ia the move
ment, and is instructor in the gymnasium.
First Leut.-elect Waldo u, Carter. OF C. Y. Cor
don Camp 10, ~ W0ousOckei and Miss Dora Chase
were recently united IN marriage at Pawtuoket by
Rev. j. J. Wo0.ey.
Lieut.. Byron III. Hooper, A. ID. C., Of East Green
Wich, bas forwarded Rn application for a Camp
charter 10 Division Headquarters. The Camp will
De mustered in about a week.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Tariff Pictures.
IN. y. ProSS.l

len years ago wheelbarrow cost S225.
49,
Vow you can buy one for sIG5
seii n y ", 80
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Starting Out Wen.

A@tU s0IA oAh
The Visitor lvic0ing the new baby)-Do you
think he is going 10 resemble his fatherY
The h0ther-l shouldn't be surprised. He
keeps me up every night.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Often the Case.
l..

Often ths Case.
iJudScl
Tod-I foel dTeadiully mean, old 10y.
Ned-Sof
Ted-Yes. Dear Miss Old Girl gave me the
hRndsomest present received, and had sent
her only pair Of Rlovea
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
No. I2l

These ambereolOred imitation tortOise-shell aiAa
combs are q novelty, very popular this season. Tha
cuts show them full size, but Of course tins beauty
CT their color Is lost in the illustration. The mounb
lng Is heavy plated Roman gold. No. Ia haH a
Splendid diamond cut brilliant Ia the center It "A
sent free for club of six subscribers For saLa
with the paper for one year for 81 90 For sale
alone for % cents. No. l28 has polished gold haA
In the center 70 set of the Roman gold trimminRs
II - sent with the paper for year. postpaid fae
p.Is. For sale alone for SO cents. No. I29 10 EsnS
u same terms as No Ia
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
No. 1853.

To meet demand for solid gold noe plated IN any
part but ~ rat gold clear through have secured ts
Ck-ts -hoWn ABOVE.
NO. I.2 is a French Ockst in four high colors, aOr
aGy we1r Al the throat watch chain sent as
premium for a club SIX subscribers aud As adj sd
money For sale at -, postpaid.
No. l5i i a genuine Farenheit Thermometer, which
ep ters the he and cold accurately SOiid gold sent
Or club of six subscribers and 81 added For sale Tor 49,
No los Is solid Roman gold lOeket that opens with
place fOr miniature. sent premium for club OF SIX
subscribers and - added. For sale 3j.75 postpaid.
No. iB4 baauti ul chucOutecOlOred italian eutago
ameO. Sent slme terms number 163.
No t5 Is ornamental solid Roman gold lOes sst that
lpens for 4 miniature sent on same terms No. l63
No 1863 - q magnificent Italian cameo iu heavy
ol!d gold Sent rs premium, postpaid. for club Of ~
tEt - aided For sale for ~ cash BoSfBHid.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
THE HORSE.


1t takes horses longer to mature in the North
than in Kentucky and California, but the five
greatest trottiug campaigners yet produced
were bred and rais,d here. These are Flora
Temple, I4.5 hand mare; Lady Suffolk I5.2
Goldsmith Maid, Isl hands (21iJ. winner Of
332 heats in 230 or better; Rarus, 1873 hands
(2.13t), winner OF ls5 heats iu 2.SO OF better !;
and Driver (2.19il, winner of 167 heats in 2.3O
or better.-Ths Horse Breeder
Every animal Of the horse kind should be
comfortably bedded every night during the
Winter. 1t is better to feed smaller ration Of
grain and give animals a comfortable bed, than
to feed more literally and compel them to lie
on a hard floor wet from filth.
There is much more danger Of neglecting the
feet of colts during the Winter than when they
are running at pasture in the Summer. Have
a blacksmith who understands the business
dress them as often as once month from now
till Spring.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

Potato growing experiments in France
show that the crop from whole seed is about
seven hundTedweight per acre moro than that
from cut seed. allowing for the difference in
weight between the two sorts.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
MISSOURI.

Ofiioer- ~ the following Camp are:
q D. klmiHll, llQ Braslear-Capt IL W An
pieEHlei iis. licut.lN j. Church second Lieut.
John j. thurchi Camp Council III S Grant Kel-
leri W. t Iuulr George Church. The Ctnp s,aVe
Rn entertainment ou tIe 18Th aud cleared So IA Al
~ prosperous condition, with q nlembcrsbip of
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
NEW HkMPSHIRE,

Officers oi ilte following Camp are.
ChATiet y Fuller, 80 IscterborO-Cnpt Fred n
braRd0Hi lfirsl Lieut., John Murray Second
Lieut.. Gilman 3. Murphy, Camp Council l. n
WILSON, NJ. q. Hunter, n. H. Brown
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
NEW YORK.

~ - Crosse Camp ia was mustered nj Amaier.
van, "llh y charter members, BY Capt ~ q Bur
Capt. ,, d. Wood, 81 Camp ls Amsterdafn
a Sc delegation oi d. y Young Post. 81 A N
Tory Posi-, 90 Of Amsterdam aud CanIt,s Ssb.-
nccihdyi ~ hloYcrHVille. aud ls Amalefdatn
Aiser Tire Camp wHs mustoTod the following ON.
eers wcIC c5oscn--tnpt., Edwin d. Isanuiup siTst
Lieut. NHltct HhyhnEeri Second Lieut. W n
NyaTr. Chap. Harry q. Wheeler; FiFsl Ser0it
Bert BeGrin5 a. M. -, John }. Hare; s. of n ,
Howard nsn.nlncri a. Oi c., Charles Cole d q .
~ y alBlnili 4. g., John MAXWELL CamB Council
~ ,. hmiufh, Harry o. Wboesr ~. ~ BcIden
1lHs Camp .s composed u merchants. We ti.nk
tlAi We VII De equal 10 any Camp in tlle New
AoiE DIVISION in loss than year. We have pro.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

Dnlcers oi the following Camp are
hsFhf. irish, ?. Patersou-CRpt. John ID Hon
per; flrs. Lieut. Il. .. Van iiOuten second Lieut.
bamhei brouksj Camp Council. Louis n Dow
Mm. q. Dunkerley, John W. Stevenson.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions
Elections OF Officers, etc.
TIE DIVISIONS.

RIO ApJuTANTs AND ChPrAINs.-THE NATIONAL
WRTBUEE has the interest Of the Sons OF Veterans
az heart and wishes them 20 consider that it, coll
umns always open FOR The publication oi mntteft
Df moment % tho Order. Let uH have newsy let
teEs from your Camps and items OF personal inter
uHl to tlIe brothers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
Poetry
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.l
HOMESPUN NANCY.

sweet Nancy is a homespun country lass
With ~artIess ways not known in cities;
Beyond her chImney's smoke she neer dld pass
And 80. unsCathed, the little kit is
Just as nature made her.
All. there She is for all who like to scan;
She vents her nature free of secmings;
She's what she Is without a bit OF sham;
Her truthful soul doth know no Screenings
Beyond what nature made her.
She laughs and cries just as the feelings come;
Is not ashamed TO be elated,
But, with a face as clear s. midday sun,
She's -Weetly unsOphisticated.
With soul as nature made her.
She stiu retains the freshness of her soul
Where true emotions have a dWellIngi
And free from SlaViSh custom to enthral
In frigid fashions ways compelling,
She's just a. nature made her.
Size eat, a square meal, plump before your eyes,
Without a thought OF Vulgar" being,
And says she's very fond of onion fries,
And not a bit she cares who's seeing
Her as hungry nature made her.
Her waist. the wasp's it does not try to vie,
But j. quite natural and ample.
She tn d9{ : mt I. s a. nor pad upon the sly
Real, a. nature made her.
And if that waist an arm about should steal,
No WLaIe-hOne stays nor cOrSet's squeezing
Would rob the pressure OF a plant t,cI,
For there, without this sort Of teasing.
You'd find how nature made her.
~Ah.hon.r~puu Nancy in her homespun frock,
And with her homc-bred honest features,
IIay vulgar" he. and giddy fashion shock:
But who would give her for those creatures
WHO laugh how nature made her:
SHE'S pure as virgin flake of driven snow
When. from its skying birthplace leaving,
1t takes it, needless. wandering fight below,
some lofty peak the waif receiving
To rest Unsoilcd 4 "a nature made il.
sweet Nancy is the gal that takes my cake,
For she's 30 natural and taking
That. J.e~, her soul. I'd have, and love, and
N-.-r .1--:r--,;I f,r-.IiD-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21

most delightfully."- here, with cool, rest
full and beautiful nights, devoid of
mosquitoes or straw rides. The days
also are filled with rest for the tired
mind, whilst ever and anon one can
seem to hear his weary brain turn
over and yawn and go to sleep again
BILL NYE.
T. S.-Choice lots may still be had
III Western North Carolina with a view
of Pisgah and General Clingman at
moderate prices. The climate here is
the best I have ever subsisted on and
the wagon roads are still passable for
pedestrians on stills. Nature did every
thing she could for this beautiful coun-
try, with the understanding hat man
should keep the roads in repair.
+. w. n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21

ice at least an hour before whipping;
beat with an egg whip or n of those
new patent heaters. Do not sweeten
till partially whipped; two and a half
tablespoons of sugar and a few drops of
vanilla will be found sufficient. Have
the shells baked and cold, fill with the
cream, and ornament with slices Of
bright jelly. Send to table very soon
after nreDaring.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
CURIOUS FACTS.
+. w. n.

The first agricultural exhibition was
held at Georgetown, d. c., in 1910.
The first coffee plant, which was the
parent Of all those now in the West
Indies, was planted by Deslieux in 1920.
The product of gold in the United
States the last sixteen years has aggre-
gated the enormous amount of $572,-
900, 600.
Like every other living thing the
oyster has it's enemies. The star fish
is ravaging the beds in Long Island
Sound, and one dealer already reports
a loss of $50, 600.
New York parties have been buying
wild marsh hay at Jefferson, Wis,
and will experiment with it for the
manufacture of a cheap but superior
article of binding Irvine.
A poplar tree measuring 113 feet in
length by fifty-two inches in diameter
at it's big end was shipped from Seattle,
Washington, Saturday, to be exhibited
in Chicago. The tree will be called the
Seattle.
The word Estate" was first officially
used May IS, 1856, when Mr.. Archi-
bald Cary reported to the Virginia
Convention, then in session at Will
liamsburg, the famous resolution Ito
declare the United Colonies free and
indpnpndpnt States"
In the town of Rallies, P~omerania, a
great potato country, the entire popu-
lation of between 1000 and 1000 shut
up their houses, leave the keys with
the mayor, and scatter all over Pome-
rama to the potato harvest, leaving the
mayor and b~ell-ringer alone in charge
Of the town.
An acre of bananas will support
twenty-five times as many persons as
an acre of wheat; 1000 square feet of
land, growing bananas, will produce
1000 pounds of nutritious substance;
the same space devoted to wheat or
potatoes will produce only thirty-three
pounds of wheat or ninety-nine pounds
of potatoes.
A letter has just been discovered
among the archives of the British
Museum dated as far back as the year
1880, and which gives the origin of the
game of billiards as 10 played. The
game, it appears, was invented in 1860
by a pawn-broker by the name of Will
liam Kew, in London, who was in the
habit Of taking every night the three
balls which hung before his shop, and
to push them about with his wooden
yard measure on his counter. Hence
the name billiards, which is a cOrrup-
ton of Bills yard.
Did you know that pearls get sick?"
said a wellknown Atlanta jeweler.
"They do, and, like babies, they re-
quire a change of climate when their
health is bad, or else they crumble or
die. | knew of q case once where a
lady went into a jewellers with a mag
nificent set of pearls that we're losing
their lustre and beginning to look dead.
These pearls are sick, said the jeweler
upon examining them, and and unless
you take or send them to a decidedly
different climate at nee they will be-
come worthless" They were sent off,
and within q month were as brightand
pretty again as they had ever been"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

Under the appointment bill which
has passed the House, the electoral
college in 1892 will consist of 444 mem
bers instead of 4O1 as in 1888. The fol-
lowing shows the number of votes to
which each each State is entitled:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21

Ho1C can goa afford 1t? That IS mhtt
they oil sag uhen they see the picture
zoe are giUing to every neV one gear
subscriber.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-17
KNoCKED OFF THE CAR
by Careless Driver Having IFS Wagon
the way-A Common Practlcc.

by n Careless Driver Having IFS Wagon in
tho way-A Common Prnctlcc.
A peculiar accident, illustrating 9TH
or dangers besides falling trolleys, to
which street car conductors are liable,
occurred yesterday afternoon. A
horse and wagon, driven by man
named Chambers, was standing cross
wise on Market street, near the Second
ward market house. Pat Tracy, the
conductor on a summer car, was stand
ing on the foot board writing the
statement of the car register in his re-
port. One OF the iron bars on the wag-
on struck him on the knee, knocking
him off the car. After rolling over sew
eral times he got up again and found
he had sustained no serious injuries be-
You'd tho painful blow on the knee.
1t is a common practice for drivers
OF teams to drive unnecessarily close to
street cars'in passing them, even though
there may be plenty unoccupied space
between the wagon and the curb. The
summer cars particularly dangerous,
as conductors are frequently SO busily
engaged, that it is impossible for them
to see wagons coming until too late.