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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
THE TRAIN.

A writer in McClure's Magazine for
September, writing about the wonder
fully fast train between New York and
Chicago, says: Meantime what is the
engineer of the fastest train in the
world doing for the passenger9 In the
first place, the Chicago flyer is not
driven by one, but by many engineers.
In order to cover the $50 miles between
the two cities in twenty hours, includ-
ing nine stops, there are required seven
huge enginesin relays, driven by seven
grimy heroes. A run of less than $50
miles is the limit per day for each
engine, while three hours of the plung-
ing rush wear out the strongest en-
gineer. Sixty, seventy miles an hour
what does that mean to a mar at the
throttle? It means that the six and a
half feet drivers turn five times every
second and advance one hundred feet.
Tic-tic-tic and the train has run the
length of New York's highest steepIe.
The engineer turns his head for five
seconds to look at the gauges, and in
that time the terrible iron creature,
putting forth the strength of a thou
sand horses, may have shot past a red
signal with it's danger warming five
hundred feet away. Ten seconds, and
one thousand feet away. Ten seconds,
and one thousand feet are left behind
one fifth of a mile. Who knows
what horrors may lie within that
thousand feet! There may be death
lurking round a curve, death spread
ing its arms in a tunnel, and the en-
gineer must see and be responsible for
everything. Not only must he note
instantly all that is before him, signals,
switches, bridges, the passing trains,
and the condition of the rails, but he
must act the same moment, working
throttle, air-brakes, or reversing leaver,
not as quick as thought but quicker,
for there is no time to think. His
muscles must do the right thing auto
matically under circumstances where
a second is an age. In the three hours
Of his vigil there are ten thousand
eight hundred seconds, during each Of
which he must watch with the mental
alertness of al athlete springing for a
flying trapeze from the roof of an
amphi theater, with the courageous
self-possession of a matador awaiting
the deadly rush of a maddened bull;
and far more depends upon the en-
gineer's watching, well, because, if he
fails by a hairs breadth in GOODNESS and
precision of judgement, there may
came destruction, not only to himself,
but to hundreds of passengers, who,
while he stands guard are perhaps
grumbling at the walters in the dining
car or telling funny stories in the
smoker
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
Poetry.
AN OLD FOGY.

wv OK team, calm,
BeleS,Il rIntented through the lana
And g'"T, he world go by.
And IT,, iItfvI OK has learned 10 wall
The jL..-r1gs impulse smother
And IL; long before he puts
Ard Ii tf f@ot before the other
with spanking teams pass Oy
And O. heir hope to find
AsL !. gTr.s's end in a day.
The lash 10y in palace cars
And me- r.g frowns they cast,
On me -r,ng-driven Present troWns
AstLE p Nv, old last.
.7-t they chase, these men of steam
NEas- ..r-.' e-7ags white INJURED
TIE he roaring fire hend
Pale. + les The reeling worIdE
Thai 90 seek, We men OF steam,
Wa III land mad you press
20 " Ills the railroad line
bt[-.sr' + ad- To Happiness!
-o1.ve swept across the day
And v ~. 81 across the night,
ALe "' .-a -t4ri0n through the hills,
Ist-elg man IAN find delight?
me ! r.r Depot of Content
AZ T2:f Sor uared signals stream
-~oIvaNt team Jusl as qul0A
I7' ~ can 20 by steam.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10

the war without doingso, when General
Lee, a man of good family and gener.
ally supposed to have as much real
polish as any man in the war, come in
where I was in a large cotton field and
brought 40, 900 men with him, and 1
had met any of them before in
my life. That's the way a Yankee
soldier was treated time and time
again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The rice crop of Japan is 5000, 900
tons.
About 81 per cent. of Spain is cult
waited.
The principal food export of Sweden
is butter.
Poe always wrote with a brandy bot
tie at his allow.
There are in Great Britain 176, 500
owners of farms.
In 1887 Virginia had 100 plows and
Massachusetts, 81.
The wheat area of India is estimated
at %, 900, 900 acres.
In 1749 South Carolina exported 700
bushels of potatoes.
Europe now imports every year
$50, 900 tons of meat.
Ceylon has cinnamon plantations
covering IS, 900 acres.
In 1850 New York sent to England
GO,UUU OaIreIS OF uOur.
New Zealand sheep average 70
pounds; Argentine, 40.
Over 5000 tons of horsefesh are
annual they ten in Paris.
EURO somas 66>82O, 900 farmers; the
United Pdel Il, 5000, 900.
Writing pens made from celluIoid
are coming into use in France.
The average rental of land in Great
Britain in 1888 was 26 shillings.
Photography on marble has been
accomplished by a London artist.
Weber wrote best in the beer garden
with plenty of liquid refreshment.
Shelly wrote very rapidly, but re-
vised carefully and spent much time in
polishing his verses.
An attempt is to be made by a Rah-
way, N. j., man to cross the ocean in a
16 foot Norwegian skiff.
Raleigh's History of the World"
was begun in prison and left unfinished
by the release of the author.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is said to
write very slowly and carefully. His
handwriting is small and clear.
A large lake in the Olympic noun
tains, at an altitude of 5000 feet, was
recently discovered by two hunters.
Swift never worked at writing. All
his works were written more as an
amusement than as a serious occupa.
ton.
Cowper wrote best in his garden,
surrounded by his flowers and pets.
His favorite season for work was the
summer.
Bulwer wrote in retirement. When
he had a good subject for a story he
would go out Of town until the novel
had been finished.
Gray wrote slowly and with much
apparent labor. The few poems he
produced were all polished to the
highest possible point.
The remains Of an extensive mine
of arrowheads have lately been discov-
cred in the Black Hills of Wyoming,
about 14O miles north of Cheyenne.
The smallest crack, rent Or fssure in
a mass of metal. such as a bell or a
locomotive axle, can be detected by a
little instrument called a ''schisphone."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
N1E AT The FAIR.

t5 TIM IL i. Is known that Bill Nye is
ms us. letters descriptive of the
: so1oo1, ar =. IFon Europe, it will not
aPaT ySo'. w.t. that they are really dos,
aof HIM. we extract the following
But T rnlor from one of them:
Ana 3's wandered from the worlds
etbs ena possibly you are glad Of it. :
at ali S tbS are infested with it now
we time, but it is the biggest
&iastS ever saw, and I shall be- g.
pa ID Took X a tent and picnic near the
d. "a numOer of the wealthy
= and sS1F T.. mother does. as I was H in the
<dOdeD3r, any a night under a
Seess for shandh had to dress and
Tie shoe. Years in the presence
nee W, d Mortified moon.
I the elm. langlng my shirt to
told mo Vne war, for mother
% dare to return from
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-10
A GOOD ONE ON GEORGE.

, here's a good one and comes from
Sr'0HsT for October. Among the men
plo owned the land where the Citv of
washington now stands was one David
p4ns' an obstinate Scotchman, who
~oseo to sell lis land to the govern
ssur Thenis was determined to locate
capital On the banks of the Poto.
as. again ana again General Wash
~ pS" ~ rode up from Mount Vernon,
h. MI s.~nS On q rough bench before
o5 v2.Sage, discussed the matter with
s Sss"n late Mr.. Barns" At length he
Ia o,,. mad not the Federal city been
h., t 14' here you would have died a
srt.S sO u planter" CAV. mon re.
'Be T DoFHs. an he'd ye no. married
yea b b1a1 J5 GUSTS. Wi a her nagurs,
a lr nae! e osoo alana surveyor the moo,
~'Sofy poor aue at that.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-23
Observation-Disclosures NOTES

SWEDISH women often work as farm
laborers. Those who have babies car
ry them on their backs in q leather bag.
as squaw- carry their young. This
plan permits the mother to use both
hands at her farm work. sa
IN Dutch Guiana the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
ings in the shape of heavy bracelets,
anklets, necklaces and even crowns of
gold and silver. Weighty earrings and
huge rings six or eight inches in di-
ameter dangle from their noses.
RAvAGKs OF TIGERS: A man-eater in
India was known to have killed 1OS
people in three years, and another
killed an average of so persons year
for the same period. A third caused
Is villages to be abandoned and $50
square miles of land ec be thrown out
of cultivation.
IN Norway the horses always have
bucket OF water placed beside each
animals allowance of hay. After each
naouthfnl of hay they take a sip of
water. 1t is said that this mode of
feeding is beneficial, and to it the fact
is attributed that broken-winded
horse is rarely seen in Norway.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-23
INDUSTRIAL AND STATISTICAL

IT is estimated, from the census Of
1890, that the insect pests eost the
fruit growers of the United States
about 81, 900, 900 year.
AT the maple sugar laboratory at
Montpelier, VT, during the past sea-
son 4,759,702 pounds of sugar were
tested. The bounty on this output will
amount to about S72, 800.
In the central part of the state of
New York over $4,000 people are en-
gagged in the cultivation Of more than
10000 acres of grapes, which produce
annually from 0,00o to $4,000 tons.
THE average wage per week for
women in Kansas and Wisconsin is
1927; in Minnesota, 5000. In Indian
apolis the sum paid for shirt-4naking
ranges from thirty cents to sixty cents
dozen.
THE total receipts at the New York
custom honse for the fiscal year that
ended June 80 were S13s, ,0S2, OPS. .94 com
pared with $12o, 49,, ,613. 90 for the pre-
vious fiscal year, or an increase of
nearly SIS, 100000.
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a COLLECTION OF LAUGHS.

THE mosquito gives yon some music
and then takes up collection for it
Galveston News.
FIRST FLooR-"How many servants
do you keep" High Flat-''None; but
we have no end of 'em as casual visit
ors. PUCK.
KINDLY VIsIToR-"Why are you in
prison, my poor fellow?" Convict No.
1313-'E Excuse me, but I'm not at lib
erty to say, mum. Troy Press.
Young Mr.. SAPLEY-s'I wish 1 could
get me a hat that was suited to my
head" Miss Palisade - "Why don't
you try soft hatP"-Clothier and Fur
nisher. 49,
"WAs Tennerton, much damaged by
that wheat deal that he got caught in
awhile back2" "DamagedP Why, man,
ne isutterly unrecognizable." Indian
apolis journal.
Mr.. SUDDENLY GooD-'I dropped a
ten-dollar bill in the contribution box
in church last Sunday" His Friend
Cynic-"Did you, indeedP What was
the matter with it?'-N. Y. Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-23
wELL-KNowN PEOPLE.

MRS. ULYSSES s. GRANT is to reside in
Washington, and it is said that she is
negotiating for the purchase of the old
Blaine mansion.
JAMES SHEAKLEY, the henewly-appoint-
ed governor Of Alaska, formerly lived
mt Greenville, Mercer county, Pa. He
went to Alaska as q government COM
missioner.
Col. FRED GRANT is said to grow
more and more like his father, the re-
:sembhnce having particularly struck
some of his friends who have seen him
since his return from Vienna.
Bx-Gov- Duran r. SHERMAN, so well
known in Iowa, it is said has lost his
property through the failure Of mn I'm
surance company, and is now ''fioor-
walker" in big dry goods house.
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mv Basaaass seas. from a. a.ts4
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+ Gentleman

VINO formerly resided in Connecticut, but
WHO now resides in Honolulu, writes: "For
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
EAST HARD WICK.

lanes Hyde OF Moscow visited his
parents the past week.
Mrs Blossom of Winooski visited at
ii. a. Rabbits Wednesday.
Mrs. Dr. Newton and Miss Daisy BAR
Ing are at Clinton Keith's.
Mrs. Walbridge and of Johnson
were at Charles Bells the past week.
VIM Smith of Stannard is moving into
the Dan Hunt house owned by Hunt &
Babbitt
Mrs. F. A. Fay is spendinga week with
her daughter, Mrs. A, r. Hunt, in Leba-
non, n H.
Edgar Hunt and wife and G. L. John
son and wife will spend the Sabbath at
'he house OF Henry Stevens in Johnson.
1t is surprising to see the grand rush
at the store of Hunt & Babbitt, but the
pubic are getting the full benefit of a
uoSng out sale of one of the largest gen
efa stocks in the state
+. y. Thompson has somewhat remod
geo the interior of the tenement over the
M NJ store and is living there now
we understand he is to continue the bust
!'esS at the old stand as soon as the stock
isdisposed of.
Nnarles Whitcher and wife start fol
"a cue west Monday. They go for the bene
Ut Ut OF Mrs Whitcher's health. We regret
having to lose them from our commu
h h but we hope they may receive great
oeneht from the Journey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
NE WBUR Y.

Mrs. Greenleaf still continues to i'm
prove,
Miss Mabel Lang, who is teaching in
Oregon, is quite sick
Mrs. Griffin is quite sick with water
gathering around her heart
Rev A, G. Austin is to hold revival
meetings in the church, this week
Mr. Ross, a much respected citizen,
died last Tuesday after long illness.
Arch Bishop, is not recovering fully
from the effects of the amputation OF his
toes.
Miss NJ. E. Pearson is spending a few
weeks in Barre with her sister, Mrs. {.
F. Stevens.
Frank Temple and Charlie Bowen
spent several days in Piermont, N. H.
last week.
w. H. Worthen has moved his livery
stable to East Hardwick, and Henry
Kimball has started one here.
There is to be a dancing school in sem
/ mary hall where great many young
people are learning to trip the fantastic
! toe.
4 Robert Hubbard has gone to Topeka
Kan, but expects to return soon Will
his horses and cattle, and settle on hi
farm
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
NORTH DANVILLE.

Peter A, Weeks IS in New York, for
iew weeks.
Miss Myrtle KELSEY has returned to St.
lohnsbury, where she is learning dress
making.
Misses May and Myrtle Hastings have
returned from a visit to friends in New
Hampshire
Mrs, Chandler Heath and Mrs. Fred
iadipee are reckoned with those on the
SICK list this week
We are glad TO learn that the required
amount has been raised for Rev. F. a.
PalmerS salary for another year.
Al the close of the school last Friday a
reception was proposed for the evening
and consequently a large number OF
scholars parents andinvted friends came
out and very pleasant evening passed,
playing games, promenading, etc, Dick
Langmaid was there with his violin and
all who know Dick know that where he
and that violin are, there must be music
they also had music from the organ, and
with the treat of popcorn, apples and
oranges all enioyed the occasion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
RYEGATE.

Mr.. Shepherd OF Passumpsic was
in town with his Bailey separator; he
sold one to A. S. Moore, and we hope to
other parties, because we think it good
investment.
Prof. Chapman of St. Johnsbury is ex-
pected to give reading at this place
Feb'v oath, in the evening, either IN
the town hall or one of the churches.
Those who have not heard HIM cannot
afford to lose this treat.
The third monthly meeting OF the
Farmers Club will be held at the town
hall Wednesday evening, Feb'y ODD
Subject for discussion, us the Farmers
Club a benefit to the community =
Sneakers. w. c. Gleason, H. 5. Powers
Geo. Cochran, !. A. Nolan, A. W. Nc
Lam, Harvey Dunn, W. A. Gilfllan, AS
+he hall is ALWAYS warm and there is
annie accommodation for teams, it is
hoped that as many as possible VIII DC
present. All are invited to come,
large number of our citizens in this
section awaited themselves of the oppor
tun;tv to hear the lecture OF Col Ban
of Kentucky last Saturday evening, ant
all felt amply paid for going. After th'
lecture it was announced that he would
deliver a temperance lecture Sabbath
evening in the Presbyterian church M
house was crowded. We have heard
great many lectures on temperance IRON
Cough and men of less caliber, but moth
ing we ever heard in that line as goo(
as the lecture of Col. Balm
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BA RNET.

ono+A S. Laughlin's and get an in
itia PIN 4,,.,ed from b;s
.,o GS'rlS trip among the natives. :, :,
n'o ",nh Smith, formerly clerk for w. H.
kaipnt Is visiting his uncle, K. W. John
S0"' ood time was reported at the social
u = Nv H. Burbank's on Thursday even
"s Smith has completed his job of
emo IL the creamery ice house ana is now
ready for others
Mr. Mrs. Iohn Lang, who has been unwell
dnrinr the past two months is now aple
to leave the house ,,.,
r n Gil6llan has returned from Mill
:. mbere he has been on business during
the past three weeks
Mics LYDIA Hartig the young lady
,.anoelist who has been holding meet
g ','e IN the Congregational church Tor
,I NY nast two weeks, has done wonderful
VIZ among our young men and women
Miss Iyah NJ. Dunklee is to give
,ostnme readings at the Congregation
'9 10 nh"rch on Friday evening of this week
:" "nd will present a choice programme
% Wee nunklee's reputation as a reader Is
rrcellent, and an enjoyable entertain
,ent is assured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies, Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts direct
" on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF
the best physicians in this country for
years, and is a regular prescription. 1t
is composed of the best tones known
combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces
The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh
Send for testimonials, free,
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price Use.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
l. YNDONVILLE.


ms interesting play will be pre-
s Sted at Lyndonville Friday and Satur-
uay evenings, Feb "a and 25. 1t will be
we hnest amateur entertainment ever
gwen s IN this vicinity, if elegant costumes
"nu scenery, fine and conscientious act
NIX nave anything to do with the case"
MISS punklee, the well-known elocution-
,s'' and Edwin Campbell sustain the star
sL Frank Willey's villainy will cause
sue audiences hair to rise. Mr.. Clark
o "nu MISS Watson as the Duke and Ouch
t d q Aubeterre, Mr.. Blodgett as Raoul
M iL'a!nngey, and Mrs. Blodgett as the
es'uliiul and unhappyValentine de Nom
n.y. bI, support leading parts most admira-
NY n.y. Miss Julia Pettigrew, the belle of
n ere newport ball, appears as the CO.
R ar.L and fascinating Julia, and Miss
;n .r ma Qu'mby is the good and charm
thss q angel OF the play. The music is of
InL, highest < e order Royal Howe, pianist,
1 Of ~. H. parlin, cornetst, and Mr.. Young
;st 'n nc, fremont theatre, Boston, violin
Now VINO VIII appear in solo and concert
inc peee H. on the Monday evening follow
@r cry the play, the company will give a
Seal Iu lancy dress reception with a mu-
tions program interspersed with recita-
les b. representations. and drapery stud
rvs Miss Dunklee. There is grand
sb bom AZ Dwinell's for seats, and everyone
''u secure tickets beforei is too late
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
LUNENBURG.


The ladies aid met with Mrs. Arthur
White last Wednesday evening.
Bert Cutting has been visiting Harry
Moulton in Peacham for a few days.
Our blacksmith has come back to
town, and we hear has concluded to
remain.
Will Pond is suffering with severe
felon on his hand, and has to carry his
arm in sling.
Rev. Mr.. French of Meredith, N. H.,
supplied the pulpit of the Congregation
al church the last two Sundays.
The concert next week given by Prof
Smith and some of his pupils of Lancas-
tee will be pleasant event and we hope
they will be greeted with a full house
and all have a good time.
c. W. King had a painful operation
performed last Thursday, by which a
large abscess was removed from little
below the chest. The operation was
performed by DR.. Morrison OF Whitehead
and DR.. Dickerman of this town. Mr..
King has suffered from this trouble for a
long time.
The school exhibition last Friday
evening was very successful, notwith-
standing the stormy day and evening.
A small fee was charged at the door, the
proceeds to be spent in buying diction-
AIRY for the school. At the close Of the
exercises the scholars in the large school
presented their teacher with lovely
clock, and the scholars in the small
school gave their teacher a pair of hand
some vases. The term has been quite q
successful one, and we hope the same
teachers may come again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
LYNDON CENTER.

Ed. Mathewson is getting out lumber
preparatory to building big barn the
coming season.
The village school closed last week 1t
has been successfully taught by Miss Nau-
tie Evans.
Bert and George Hubbard and Will
Harris recently won $25 each in miss
ING word contest" which was given by
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly
Several of the young people OF the r d.
Sunday school awaited themselves OF the
Sne weather Saturday and took ride to
ST. Iohnsbury in two big teams
(From another correspondent
The union revival meetings now beng
held at the Methodist chapel, at lyn-
donyille, will continue as before after after
n noon and evening until Saturday; NeX S5
Sunday and afterwards they Will be h ,
in the Free Baptist church OF Lynoion
Center beginning with a prayer meeting
at 10 o'clock and preaching by Mr. MI
nard ut 1O.45. The chapel was not large
enough to accommodate the large au1 ,
en nce gathered on Sunday evening, so the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16

pected to meet Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Nc
Caskill from Montreal. They are to 60
from there to some place in the South for
the benefit of Miss McCaskill's health,
which is very poor Mrs. McCaskill is a
niece of Mrs Campbell.
Alonzo Taft and wife, who went to
West End, N. c., we hear find it cold
there. Mrs. Taft says that she never
suffered as much here in Vermont with
the cold as there. Cold weather in the
South is not what the people are pre-
pared for. Mr.. Taft's health has not
been very good since he went there.