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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-27

Columbus Ga. April 26.-This city OBJ
served Memorial day. There was an en-
tire suspension Of business at J o'clock.
AT 3 O'Clock interesting exercises were
held at St. Luke S church After music
and recitations an address was delivered
by Capt. Hunt ChiplcY Of Pensacola. A
procession then proceeded to the Gene
terry, headed by band. II consisted of
the Columbus Guards a force of veterans
wearing red and white badges. the yor.
members of the council and city govern
ment, ladies Of the memorial association,
carriages and the public generally Flow
ers were abundant and the weather de
hghtful.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
THE HOUSE.
Bill Nye is Travelling Out in Ohio-And
Relates Some of His Experiences.

Il Painful Look and o. Financial Strin
9ency HIS only Longwa0e-The
Sad Story Of q Self Made
A0n-ALsO of q Good
Young Man-N1e's
BreGk When He
Proposed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
ALLEGED FUN.

Winks-What's the best thing to do
when you spill a cup of tea on a lady's
dress9 Jinks-Run.-N Y. Weekly.
Farmer to dripping wheelman, who
accidentally fell into the stream-"If
you fellers would't ride them blamed
things SO fast, We wouldn't sweat So"
Portland Transcript.
They were discussing the labor ques-
ton.
q believe in shorter hours" said
Mr.. Linger.
80 do l." replied Miss Keedick,
earnestly. Il think an hour and a
half is plenty long enough for an even
ing cali"
AS the young man had been there
hours, he began to look for his hat
Jury
when l was once in danger from a
lion" said an old African explorer, Il
tried sitting down and staring at him,
as l had no weapons"
How did it work9" asked his com
panion.
"Perpectly the lion didn't offer even
to touch me-"
Strange! How do you account
for it7
"Well, sometimes I've thought it
was because l sat down on a branch of
a very tall tree. "-Boston Globe.
Old Discipline-Johnny, suppose I
promised you a stick of candy and did
not give it to you, what would you
think?
Young Three Year-Old promptly
That you had told a story, papa.
Old Discipline-Well, suppose I
should promise you q whipping and
not give it to you?'
Young Hopeful (doubtfully)-Papa-
I dees-that -would-be-a-sto
too. But 1 think bod would forgive
you.-Harper'S Bazaar.
Cries of louder" have been an an
noyance to speakers for ages. Sheri-
dan was annoyed by an admirer who
continually cried, Hear! hear!" He
prepared a trap for him. In a de-
clamatory passage he demanded,
Where can you find a greater
scoundrel9" "Here! here!" exclaimed
the a Sheridan, with mock polite
ness, thanked him for furnishing the
illustration so promptly. A member of
the Michigan LEGISLATURE, thus an
noyed, said: eff the gentleman would
utilize the entire length of his ear, he
would have no difficulty in hearing"
Christian Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
SHE RECALLED McGINTY..

One day in my wandering along the
Clover fork of the Cumberland river
[ stopped at a farm house to get din
ner, and as l sat in the shade of the
porch waiting, I was whistling for
lack of thought and something else to
do, the reading supply of the establish
ment being painfully short. Ny hostess
was knocking around inside, getting
dinner ready, and evidently heard my
sweet and gentle melodies, for she stuck
her head out of the door.
"Do you whistle by note, mister, "
she inquired, ser jist simultaneous
like?"
MOSTLY simultaneous like" 1 re-
spondel |, laughing.
4 never heard them chunes afore, "
she went on, IAN I kinder had an idee
they wuz book chunes got out fer
extry."
oh, no." l assured her, "they are
merely little bits from the popular airs
OF the day, that everybody whistles"
5 that so9' she asked in surprise.
l naln't never heerd EN- up this away,
what's their names4"
Well, Comrades,' Annie Rooney
maggie Murphy'sH Home, Tara Boom,
McGlnty,' and so forth. Didn't you
ever hear of McGintyG"
one became thoughtful.
What's the name2" she inquired.
Seems kinder like ez I knowed it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
BANANA PUDDING.
PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH.

Thackeray wrote most of his best
work before breakfast.
Among the most Iegible Of the manu-
scrips of modern literature are those
Of lola.
Philadelphia artists are considering
the feasibility of forming an artists
colony in that. city corresponding to
the QUARTER Latin of Paris.
Julian Hawthorne applies one of his
fathers book ii les to his Sag Harbor
home, which he calls THE House of
the Seven Gabblers," in allusion to
sever of his younger editions.
Dora Wheeler the artist, has grown
rounded and matronly with maturity.
Always a tall woman, with a wonder
fully fine carriage and classic features,
her figure now is that of q young Juno
William Morris, the poet, always
dresses in exactly the same way. He
wears a black SLOUGH hat, black loose
coat, a blue shirt with a collar to
match and nOndz script trousers. For
winter he has in reserve q thick, dark
Inverness capecoat.
Frances Hodgson Burnett says that
she has made up stories ever since she
can remember and has written them
ever since she was seven years old
She picked berries and sold them II
obtain the postage for forwarding her
first printed story to the publ ,hers,
1t is a singular fact that when the
late Lord Tennyson wrote a poem he
invariably had it put in type and
locked it up for a number of years 1
at the end of the allotted time he still
liked the verses he corrected them anC
had them published; if mot he destroyed
them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

and clubs which have for their object
the advancement of the cause of
woman.
In Sitka when an Indian wife has
lost her husband by death she goes
into mourning by painting the upper
half of her face a deep black.
In Germany aluminium cravats are
now on sale. They are advertised as
feather light, silver white wash goods
that will wear forever.
England imports annually about go
600 tons of palm oil, but is considered
that this is a very small amount COM
pared with what might be the case
were the enormous supplies fully or
even moderately realized.
Without opening a single additional
seam there is probably enough coal in
view in New South Wales to enable
100, coo, 900 tons to be put out annually
for some years to come. This amount
is more than double the present pro
duction.
Much research and investigation
warrant the assertion that man is not
the only animal subject to dreams
Horses neigh and rear upon their hind
feet while fast asleep; dogs bark and
growl and in many other ways exhibit
all their characteristic passions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
SHE WAS

We were nearing Jacksonville,
Florida, after the long trip from New
York. The porter had finished brush
ing off a mother and her four children,
each of whom had demanded attention
every fifteen minutes, when the woman
turned and said:
You have b9en very attentive to us
during the trip, and 1 wish to reward
you"
Yes 'um."
"What is your name9" she asked, as
she took OUT pencil and note book.
William White, num-"
She wrote for a minute on one Of the
leaves of her book, and then tore it out
ard handed it to him with the re-
mark:
"A colored man who is ambitious to
get along will al ways find friends"
1 caught him in the vestibule two
minutes later and asked to see the
paper. 1t read:
MR.. PULLMAN:-Your man, Viii
liam White, has been very attentive to
me and my children, and l would re
commend that you raise his salary and
let him know that you fully appreciate
his efforts. MRS. S. B"
Tread it aloud to the porter and
then looked at him. He turned a sort
Of gray and gasped for breath, and it
was a long minute before he could
calculate:
"Befo' de Lawd! But I dun thought
dat was a fifteen dollar check on some
bank in Jacksonville HUI Shoot
Wall, Of all the d~eleterlous obnox-
iousness I cher did dun meet up wild
in all my life, dis captivates de pin
! nacle!'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

Gil hired men to jerk up the track,
which they did then and there
The streets of Ashtabula need a good
deal of attention during the rainy sea-
son They need some kind Of thicken-
ing stirred into them. Two years ago
a drayman lost a sack of -four in one
of the streets, but of course a bag of
flour could not thicken a whole street.
Yesterday in Danville, Ills, | saw a
strange sight. 1t was in an electric
car. A young mar from some dis
lance, who had never before beer on
an electric car, was there inshis other
suit of clothes. The car had no con
ductor, but a Pay Here" box in front,
fare five cents.
The young man had nothing less
than a quarter, SO he suffered some
time till he got up courage to ask a
gent near him how he could get change.
The gent said: "Give your quarter to
the driver, and he will give you
change for it." So the driver, as
usual, gave him back a little envelope,
with a quarters change in it, as he has
no right to pay the fare himself.
The young man counted the money
and went back to the driver. After
he knocked on the door awhile the
diver said, "What the something or
other do you want now!7 The good
but new laid young man said: Sir,
you gave me too much nancy. You
did not take out my fare" He then
looked around on the rest Of the audi
ence with a smile Of glad approval of
himself while the driver took out the
nickel and afterward bought beer with
it. Ignorance is always the prey of
dishonesty. Also a cat in heavy wooden
mittens catches no mice.
BILL NYE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

LADY OR WOMAN

.,.. rs that grand word woman" once again
~ let's have cone with lady"
Ones a term
ell Of fine force, strong, beautiful and firm,
EE4t4 Tor tie mob est use Of tongue or pen,
Ana ones a word for la keys.-Ella w. Wilcox.
Ut nause. fair poetess, and think again
re YOU dispense with lady"
'Tis a name
a,or which a c Oud can never lower. Shame
S.nn,t find entrance where a lady is;
Where shame is there's no la y.
The name suggests
, +rue reinforcement. intellect, and taste,
prritv. mOdtsty tOrbearance-haste
4Sen my poetes and change that verse. The best
6f thy fair sex are ladies.
A woman is
A female-No distinction in the name to tell
# she's a -pat,ess saint, or f1end no hell;
II gives her sex alone She ne er can fall
Go low but tua1 she is a woman still:
COnfine her t. that name she ne er can rise
One lot anOV the fallen wretch whose lies
Drag others down, tor all are WOmen-an.
use each name at proper time and place,
And one the other never can disgrace.
S. H. BRIGHT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
THE VALUE OF CHARACTER
PAYING DEBTS.

The New York Sun has an interest
ing editorial on the probate of the will
of Wilson G.. Hunt, a millionaire of
that city, lately deceased. Among
other things it mentions the marked
proof Of his strict integrity In the fol-
lowing passage:
He had gathered his money by
careful economy, and therefore when
his business came to grief he had the
sympathy of gil those who knew him.
When subsequently MI. Hunt got
again on his feet financially, he proved
that he was entitled to this regard In a
peculiar measure. He invited his
creditors to a dinner, and under the
plate of each he put a check for the
full amount of the debt, principal and
interest, though such payment could
not have been eXacted of him. The
incident made a great impression on
the business community of those COM
p~aratively simple days, and his cred
itors, to record their admiration of his
integrity, gave him a testimonial of
silver, which, according to the request
of his will, Is to be preserved by bis
heirs as an honorable mementO" X
In our judgment half the business,
troubles OF the present age comes from
the haste to be rich" and an utt,r
disregard of all sense of duty and oL3;-
cation in making and paying debcs.
We think that Mr.. Hunts kan -
might well be studied by some peep 9
right here in this section, many or
them church members.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
HOUSEHOLD.
BROWN BREAD.

BROWN BREAD.
Two pints Of corn meal, one pint of
rye -four, n cup of molasses one tea
spoonful of s~4laratus, sour milk enough
to make a batter not too thick Bake
three or four hours.
APPLE TAPIoCA PUDDING.
Soak one cup of pearl tapioca over
night. Pare and core enough apples
to fill a round baking-dish; fill the
holes in the apples with sugar and a
little cinnamon; pour the tapioka over
the apples and add one quart of water.
Bake an hour. Serve with cream.
BREAKFAST COFFE CAKE.
Take a piece of bread dough and
add one half cup of sugar and a table
spoonful of melted butter, then roll out
an inch thick and put on a CREASED pie
pan; brush the top with melted butter,
and cover thick with cinnamon and
sugar; let it rise and bake quick. Cut
in long narrow strips to serve. Eat
hot or cold. 1t is nicely made Satur-
day with the other baking, 10 use Sun
day morning for breakfast.
ORANGE sHORTCAKE,
Make a rich crust as for strawberry
Shortcake BY spreading one thin cake
with butter. and placing another on
the top of it before baking. Pare five
large oranges, squeeze out the pulp
and juice, discarding the pith and
seeds, and sweeten to taste Separate
the layers, spread with butter, then
with the prepared filling, placing a
layer of the latter over the top, and
on this heap ~sweetened whipped cream,
and serve.
BANANA PUDDING.
Dissolve three fourths of a box of
gelatine in half a pint of cold water
for one hour, then add half a pint of
cold water for one hour, then add half
a pint of boiling water, the juice Of
two oranges and two lemons, and two
cups of sugar; strain into a mold and
let it stand until it begins to harden,
then stir in six thlnly sliced bananas
When sufficiently hard, turn out of the
mold and serve with whipped cream.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

"McGinty," 1 repeated slowly, and
her face frightened.
"Oh, yes" she exclaimed, "Iknowed
I knowed it, but somehow I couldn't
quite set it whar it belonged. Amt he
the teller that that they named the
tariff afterg"
I said it was, and went into dinner
Detroit Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
AYSID

The ancients thought that silk grew
en- trees.
Most papers in Germany are owned
and edited by Hebrews.
The total value of the property of the
Methodist Church is 500, 600, 900.
New York has the greatest number
Of MSspapers-namely, 1858, Nevada
theleactAnamely, rs.
In RohSmia there r 100 societies
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

If there is no need for paper money
why all this continual ~mOnkeying
around the bush to make bank notes
or something of that complexion as a
substituted Why should not the PSI
Die order Congress to create a paper
money that will always be a perpetual
legal tender7 and such as it cannot go
below gold none airy coins or any other
full legal tender in value AMI useful
ness to the business elemens of this
country.-AdUGnce Thought.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10

Do you owe this paper a~nythingi II
you do send at once We have waited
long enough.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15

THE sol d SAINT rhiuooegous Of I'LL
nols, Altgeld, the red illg Governor,
who confide4 to u that his hide can
not be puuc'u'ed by cam drill, and
that his frienls der enuerg St." are q
very much a. u ell body ofci. IL ms, is
under the impress on that lie viii not
only get the nomination for Governor
again next year, but will De re elected
It Is strange that men like AltgelJ and
Carter Harrison who would sell tAer
souls for votes, can manag3 to he such
consummate asses as thay have shown
themselves on this occasion. The
Governor in pardouiug the Anarchists
and the Mayor in commenting The
formers action, have bllndly as uued
that the laboriug cllsses OF their state
sympathize with the b1mb thro &ers
and will rally round them at The next
election. just what Harrison can do
in the City of Pork is hard to say, but
If there Is one man in illinois that
could not by any chance wiu at an
election that man is 4 geld. lie l.
from now on and forever a piece Of
political pulp, stencil in the notri!,
of his own party, and an Object OF con
tempt In the eyes of the Republicans,
In the history of the nation no action
by a public official has so aroused uni
versal indignation as Altgeld's high
handed outrage in overriding the
courts of Illinois, and while the man
will probably have 20 be tolerated un
til the end of his term, when that
time arrives he will be sent flying into
an obscurity from which nothing OF
him viii ever escape save an occasion
al aroma left from the unclean action
ofwhich he was recently guilty. He
is an Anarchist and an alien, and q
disgrace to the country that harbors
him
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15
A UNITED FRONT.

The Republican party of Schuylkill
county, at present, is in excellent con-
dition to make a strong fight during
the approaching canvass. Judging
from outside appearances, all differ
ences that have existed in the past
seem to be healed, and the work Of the
committee appointed 10y Chairman
Davis to revise the rules gov erniug the
party will materially assist in ,ol.di
flying our ranks.
Oh ctio were raised fron &c tain
sources Last year because delegates to
the state convention were elected the
year previous, prior to the announce
ment of a,y cf The candidates for
state cffic6s This, however, was the
rule governing the party, and the best
plan was 10 quietly submit, ana at the
first opportunity have theru'e changed
in accordance with The wishes Of the
party voters.
This Chairman Davis committee
has very wisely done. The change as
to party representation also appears to
be favorably received. The work Of
the committee, as a whole, is 10 be
commended, and shows a desire on
their part to accede to the wishes Of
the great bulk of Republicans.
But harmony will ever be an empty
bubble as long as a certain Pottsvllle
clique, assisted by the Repub'jcan,
create internal stIi'e and make "a mere
plaything fer tie hvewder poli-ic- ]
managers Of the opposing party"
when Others are using their best en-
deavors 10 bring about Ia opposite
state Of affair.
What the party Is i1 this county
is unity, and the s-ltci0u Of a strong
ticket-men who can comm mi the
party vote, and whose integrity and
fitness for the position TO which they
aspires viii draw from The opp sing
party. Unless this result is accom-
plished the chances Of victory are not
very bright; with it, cur success is
assured.
Locally, the parry Is in ezcallsnt
condition. The RspuLl caus Of Shtn- I
andoah will be heard fro n in NJveni-
Der In no uncertain tones and 70 VIII
be the result of rarty unity. They
have set an example that other roT-
lions Of the county might follow with
profit to the orgsn'z zltion. Unity in
party organization ii essential, and
never more 50 than At the present
ime.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15
FRANCE APOLOGIES
Naval Commanders Misunderstood
the Situation,
THE THREATENED WAR AvERTBD.

Yhe French Minister Makes AN Expiana-
tion which Is Satisfactory 60 the sinin-
ESQ Omolals aud AN Armistioe Is Con-
oiuded.
BANGKOK, July 49, The French minis
ter has informed the Siamese government
that the commanders Of Che Hunboats
Comete and Iuconstante misunderstood
the situation when they fired upon tho
paknam forts and ascended the Menam
river. Their instruction contemplated no
such action. The Siamese government has
accepted the explanation and an armis-
tical was concluded. The anxiety which
prevailed throughout the city has been
purify allayed by the arrival Of another
gunhoot.
pAEIs July ia semi-ofllcial note pub
ushed today explains the Bangkok incl
dent thus. "Frauce, learning that Eng
I land and other nations were sending war
vessels TO l3uugtos, notified the oiamese
government on July 6 Of her intention to
/ Increase Tic French naval force ut the
mouth OF the Mcuam river, whore only
/ the euubolt Lutiu afforded protection TO
. the French residents I'm accordance with
article IS Of the treaty Of 1856 French men
| of-yar have the right to enter the Menam
river and anchor Off Paknam, but must
/ give the Siamrse government notice to ar
range for the anchorage in case OF the in
tenton to ascend the river to Bangkok.
As. however, no other than British vessels
entered the Menam river Siam having OBJ
jected TO the presence Of more than one
foreign We sci, France, while reservlng her
formal treaty rights, instructed Admiral
Human not t3 cross the bar Of the Menam
river, and notified the Siamese govern
ment accordingly. The order was received
too late by Human, and the gunboati
ascended to Bangkok"
LONDON, July l5.-rhe Bangkok CORE
spondent Of The Times telegraphs: Thurs
day night passed quietly, the Inconstant,
and Comete dropping down stream to 9
better anchorage, where they remained
yesterday, cleared for action, Nett her the
forts nor the gunboats were damaged IL
the skirmish Of Thursday, but one Siam
csc guuboat ran down the French pilo
boat and, it is said, sank it. M. PaYte
French minister resident, informed th'
Siamese government that thecommander
of the Inconstaute and Comcte refused t.,
accept his order not to enter the river
lie stated that he was awaiting instruc
tions from Paris as to- the next develop
meut of this extraordinary position. Th'
Siamcse warships were ready for action
and 900 troops were under arms erounC
the palace British subjects awaited anx
ously news of the steps which England
was taking to prevent the great calamit.
p Vi a bJmUardmeut of the city"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15

BELFAST July l5-The regatta Of the
Ulster Yacht club was held yesterday.
The Nalkyrie britannia and other crack
forty raters were entered for theevent, and
though it was expected that the Valkyrie
would win the race she lost it, probably
through performing an act of humanity,
She lost over ten minutes after the start in
the first round by stopping to pick up a
man who had fallen overheard. The
yachts finished in the following order!
Satanita, Britannia, Calluna, Valkyrie.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15

NEW ROCHELLE, N y, July 15.-As an
express train on the New Haven road was
running at full speed near Pelhamville the
engineer noticed two men fighting on the
track. They paid no heed to the warning
whistle, and both were killed From pa
pers ia the pockets of one it is believed
that his name was Thomas Sweeney, Of
South Mount Vernon. There is nothing
about the clothing of the other to lead to
his id notification
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15

NIAGARA FALLS, July 15.-,John w. Fer
rier, wife, and their two boys, of New York
city, drove down to the Whirlpool Rapids
elevator. The youngest child, ~ years
old, ran ahead of the party towards the
elevator shaft, and before his parents real
lied his danger he disappeared, falling the
distance Of 2lO feet TO the bottom, where
he was crushnd to leaLh
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15
VIZ HAVE CURED TRT
NERvOUs DEBILITY Ann WEAEEEss.

NEW YouE CRY October 2tth, 1879.
DB. A. T. gNvpEy Dear fIrs--About three years ego
purchased or your electric belts Tor te cure ot
which was undermining my health Eos years hhq
entered from this debiatlu drain my vital
forces and did not know what lf 20 have good
nlghta sleep, but n cue months tima after ucng tho
belt lelr much stronger man both mentally uul py-
aiQaily, and In "a aa0Et time was entirely wa.L
yours truly, H. sEELIG, a-I BoWery
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-15

NEwBURGH, n Y, July 1.-Two of those
wounded in the West Shore wreck here
died in ST. Lukes hospital. They were
Julia Michel, of Brooklyn, and Charles f.
Sistare, of New London, Conn. The last
of the unknown dead has been identified
as Miss Fannie Rohman, of New York