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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

Blue. to establish a graded school in
the town of Rockingham, Richmond,
county. By Mr.. Erwin. of Cleveland,
to incorporate the Enterprise Mills,
Kings Mountain, Cleveland county.
PASSED THIRD READING
Bill to incorporate the Winston
Salem and Charleston Railroad Com
pany Ball to amend the law Of 1891,
for the protection of certain birds and
adding the counties of Halifax and
Northampton. Bill to incorporate the
Burlington and Southwestern Com
panN. Bill to authorize the commits
siOners of Rutherford county to levy a
special tax to build p Jail, etc. Bill
to repeal chapter 113 laws OF 1887.
abOlishing the bureau of labOr statistics,
Bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within
two miles of Hickory Hill sen Dol house
in OnslOw county. Bill in relation to
the time of holding the terms of the
Superior COu is Of Cleveland county.
Bill to protect of live stock
from depredatiOns OF thieves. Bill to
provide wood inspectors for the CITY Of
Wilmington. Bill to repeal section
682 of the Code, (Which requires con
tracts. of corporations exceeding 800
to be In writing and signed OY any
officer Bill to amend the charter of
the Burlington and Southwestern Rail
70 Id Company Ball to incorporate
the town of Guilford8ville, in Martin
county. Amended by restoring the
name of Parm tlee Bill to amend the
private la IS of 189I-reIatts TO North
W1lkesborO. House resolution 1926, for
the relief Of J M FOus5-rtfunds $25
paid AS tax on a bill which did not be-
come a law at the session of 1891 Bill
to incorporate Haywood Council. No
8l7, Royal Arc mum, at Waynesviile.
Bill to amend chapter 20. laws OF 1891,
relative to the public alton of summons.
Bill to amend secLlOn PA Of the Code.
Bill to amend section 347 Of the Code
relates to tie causes Of attachment,
and reache4 both real and personal
property. Bill to repeal chapter 5O4,
laws of 1891, which gives exclusive
jurisdiction to Justices of the peace in
certain cases. This bill restores to he
Superior Courts jurisdiction in cases of
Abandonment and denial of support.
Bill to change the line between the
counties of Madison and BunC0mbe,
Bill t. re enact q section of the Cote,
relating to Transy iVania county. Bill
to regulate the sale of wine and HONOR
to be sold without license. Bull to
authorize certain citizens of Swain
county to send their calldren to school
in Graham county, SAID citizens not
being in sufficient number to maintain
a separate school.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

70 incorporate the w.t
Lana Company. By Mr. - Daniels |
prohibit the sale Of li ion, ochulken ~
neal I aUa % ~, By TIE sam nv a point
fRow $500 las ot 1871, and repeal - re,
Nv Ne ITTii ling 70 New H,pe cbT,,ps ivate
Dy MI. Day to amend the law S'ach etc.
lug game kee,per5. BY Mr. S%ITT"cera,
II me Coce IN regard il tbl'l@h, to
9L Limitations. Mr. Pa-mli, statute
ouced a resolution t pty WS Intro,
expenses IL the ei- c.i1n 60 "'' 9aaw's
Tag 'on was added TO the com, 2r Lii,
claims. committee On
~, PASSED THIRD READING
Bul TO incorporate the Row.
ford. Bill fcrhidding nersnn VI Mont,
armed as detectives in n6mhomll' Ding
than three; amended bv m2g;.,not More
ray oy sIrlKlng out no BODY - u.
more than three, insert "carrvi,,l men
ceaied we tp0nS." Bill t. ,n"or. c'0,
the town Of Rocky Mount Nh p'rr9te
to authorize the Wilming,on Is Bill
tantry to issue bonds BUro II us II,
construction OF n vault IN the rnt,N Ice
department. Bill for the ''dSlry
OF justices Of the peace far fhnni.lUent
featuring Gown Of H4w Rlyar b"aaG
justice to live on either side Of ,b, SN1
as may be desirable. Bill to
chapter 327. laws 1871. rcI,t-n la
hlhitIOn nea the male and 2Pso
academy, Pamllc0 Cguslgv Ian .'lae
corporate the North State BroEr.~yT,a4
Company. Bill 10 extend tho b~'Cas
Of the st Augustine Normal SrEnI'.f
Collegiate institute BIur3 jn,nrn''4l
JudsOn College Company Ban t,".e
courage the obstruction Of hawks M
TO regulate the weighing Of cotton ~ E1
Stanly county and other nnrnoI|oDE
Bill TO allow the Raleigh Cotton G,;;s@
ping and Warehouse CJmpau1 En-
time to organize. Bill TO amend lTaa1
ter 81 laws Of 1885, re!Hti9g - Y
stock law in Vance county. r.dr,~s
charges for impounGiug from 80 rantS3
TO 10 cents. Bill to amend syc,I.n s sS
ot the Code, relating 10 the cy,m;o.
ton OF parties before trial. ,Xannstns
either before judge or clerk Of M ~
preme Court. Bill TO amend sprto,
of the Code relating to corpora, %s
Bill to amend section 9S3 Bill t. c0o
troll the rate If speed tor travel ors,
Tar and Went river bridge Bin IN
9n7ond cha3ter 28O. laws OF 1891 s,rb"o
y,., one and inert two. applies only n
MAcEi"n"H"g county. Bill relalingn
q COME ii -.." mOnumGn and suggrgt
Ing the appointment Of o commIrpaI
three on the part Of the Senate and frs
Of tile House, to consider the uursron
OF appropriation. Bill to incurporaa
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Senator Jones. to detaCh from Stokes
county and ali to Forsyth at the resi-
depcA of DR.. E Fuip. Senator Stack.
concerning certain sheriff deeds III
Stokes cOuny Senator Stack, to pro
hiUit fast driving owe the bridge at
Walnut Cave, Stokes county. Senator
CranOr, 10 iuc DrpOrate the Wilkes
county hark Senator CrauUr, for the
protection Of pensions boarding horses
and mules Senator Crau0r, to make
Judgments a lien on personal properly.
Senator James, to allow John HELEN
to peddle without payment OF tax
Senator Jones. a joint res plution con
corning the commltte 6 Of the General
Assembly visiting Sta'G institutions
Senator King. ~ repeal cha DteT 81, laws
of 1891, being All act to Incorporate
Jamestown, in GulifOrd county Spna-
tor Ovens, accompanied by a petition,
to change the line between Randolph
and Davidson counties. Senator ~,
in relation to claims due lton d. L
Swain, late President Of the University
Of North Carolina. Senator Armstrong
was added to the committee on Fish
and Finance; Senator Mercer to the
committee on Penal Institutions. and
Senator Fields to ;he cOLnmitteG on In
tornal Improvements.
PASSED THIRD READING.
To incorporate the town of Inanda,
In Buncombn county. To incorporate
the town Of KeifOrd / n Der io county.
To amend the charter Of the town of
WaXhaw, in Union county. To in
corporate the town Of Waco, in CIeve
land county. To provide a seal for
register of deeds. To authorize the
mayor and commissioners Of MOrehead
City to order an election on the cues
ton of issuing bonds for city improve
ments. To authOrize the commits
slOners and magistrates Of Rutherf ord
county to purchase a farm for the pau
pers Of tt at cOunEy. To authOrlz9 the
commissioners of Burke county to levy
a special stock law tax in Lower Fourth
township, 4 Resolution requesting
our Senators AID Reprete ntatives in
Congress to use their influence in favor
of the Nicaragua Canal bill. Rel 4ting
to tie killing of wild turkey in CASTOR
county. To provide for furnishing
and completing the Governors man
sion, apprOprlaJing 50, 500 for furnish
ing and 81, 500 for completing the same.
to provide for indeXIng the Colonial
re :ords and apprOpriatlng $500 for that
purpose. 10 incorporate the town OF
Catawba, in Catawba county.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PETITIONS
Were presented by Mr.. Johnson, for
the c~analizIng of q certain creek in
Fender county; by Mr. Vance, of Bun
cOmbe, from citizens Of that county
praying that no licenses be issued in
that county unless first submitted 60 a
vote Of tie people; also, by the same
gentleman, another petition to the
| same purpose.
| RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Satterfield offered a resolution
! by request in favor of Joshua @. How
erton, which was referred to the com.
mittee on propositions and grievances,
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Starnes, to authorize the
county of Buncombe to fund it's bonds,
Bv the same, to define the duties of
the State B )ard of Education in certain
cases. By Mr.. Carraway, to change
the time of holding the Superior Court
! of Greene county. By Mr.. Holt, re
! lating to the protection OF baggage
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

chapter 627, laws of 1889, as relates to
GniIaaTd Battle ground company-in-
c 100 The number of directors from
0i1aS 70 fifteen. Bill to incorporate the
R Ranti sf Missionary Convention of N.
- Amended by adding for the COL
orad race Bill TO incorporate Wades
vile Academy, Wadesvillo,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
WENTY E DAY.
PETITIONS.

By Mr.. Stack, from A. Lewis and
341 other citizens of Stokes county,
praying that the bill to detach from
Stokes and add 10 Forsyth the lands of
DIR. E Feelp be not passed. By Mr..
AtwaCer, from citizens of Chatham
county in relation to the appointment
of justices of the peace. By Mr.. Brown,
from citizens of Columbus county for
the relief of Mrs. EMILY Brown. By
Mr.. Twitty, from citizens of RUther-
ford county in reference to the repeal
of the homestead law. By Mr.. Camp
bell, from citizens of Madison county,
praying that Little Sandy township be
not transferred from Madison to Bun
combe. By Mr.. Little, from citizens Of
Richmond county, protesting against
the establishment Of the county of
Scotland.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Senator McRae, of Richmond, to IL
corporate the bank of L~aurinburg
Senator PARROT. to prevent note shaw
ing Senator Mitchell, to amend section
$3.50 of the Code in relation to public
schools. Senator CranOr, to cOmpr0-
mise a I'd settle the bonds Of the State
issued in aid OF the Chatham Railroad
Company. Senator Twitty, to author
1ze certain townships in Rutherford
county to vote on prohibition, Senator
Campbell, in regard to the sale Of real
or personal property by trustees and
mortgages. Senator Blal)ck in regard
to working the public roads in Mitchell
county. Senator Bialock, to provide
for the construction and repair Of
public roads in Mitchell county. Sena-
tor Morton, to amend chapter 146, laws
of 1891, in reference to tie charter of
the Wilmington and Southern Railroad
Company. Mr.. Fields, by request, TO
lay off and establish the county OF
Elkin and remove the county seat Of
Surry from Dobson to Mount Airy. Mr..
Leach, to bring the counties of Halifax
and Warren under the provisions of
the act allowing the hunting of opOs-
sums. senator Morton. to amend GER
tam acts OF 1887 and 1891 in relation to
the wilmington Street Railway. Sena
Gor Eosey; TO provide for the better
VI roads In Cherokee county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
PETITION.

S,nator Sta TX sem forward a pet
ton from citizens of Stokes county in
relation to the appointment of magis-
frafnJ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09

When / waded out so far that the
water came up to my neck scaled Il
boWlder and dived. AS it is my GUS
tom to open my eyes under water, |
did so as soon as / was fairly i'm.
merSed. In an instant it seemed as
if yitriol had been poured into them.
Springing to an upright position as
soon as possible, tried to get the
salt out of them, but the more l
rubbed the more it seemed to get in.
Nature relieved the smarts after
awhile by pouring through the tear
ducts enough of milder solution of
salt to clear the irritated cornea of
the fluid, and l took pains not to let
the water into my eyes again. After
that the bath was more enjoyable, if
only as a new experience, says a
writer in Goldthwaite's Geographic
cal Magazine,
There was a singular and unaccuS-
toned sense of lightness, and it was
not difficult to float high out of
water either in a reclining or sitting
posture; yet bather who is not a
swimmer will fare as badly here as
anywhere, for the head, being heavier
than the lower eXtremities, has a
tendency to sink, unless one has the
skill to keep it above the surface.
TO float requires less eXertion than in
the sea, a slight motion Of the hand
being sufficient to keep the body bal
anced evenly, for one depends less for
his buoyancy on breathing than in
ocean water. On striking out to
swim l was surprised at splashing
noise behind me, and discovered that
it was made by my own feet, for l
was so high out of water that they
went into the air at every stroke.
This lightness at one end of the body
tends, as | have said, to depress the
other, but to one who is used to
swimming this is trife.
On emerging from the lake | found
that every inch Of my skin was
sparkling with salt crystals, and
though ! rubbed and scrubbed they
were not so easily to be got rid of.
These crystals were sharp enough to
create discomfort and to suggest an
undue intimacy with thistles. My
hair was full of them, and they even
adhered to my clothing, so that Wig
orous shaking of raiment and a fresh
water bath were in order on reaching
my hotel When l told the people in
town of my swim and the manner OF
it, | was laughed at, and informed
that it was not the correct thing tC
swim, except at bathing pavilion,
where one has fresh water to shower
away the salt that sticks to him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
How IL Fish Sees.


The medium in which fresh-watei
fishes live gives them chance to see
a great distance only in the horizon
tai direction, and the proper adjust
ment of the eye would make, under
usual conditions, the optical axis take
this direction. TO me it seems inn
possible to explain the constant revO-
luton the eyeball on any other
hypothesis except that given, viz
That the optical axis extends forward
instead of sidewise.
When a fish wishes to eat any
thing, either at the bottom Of the
pond or at the surface of the water,
it swims directly toward the object;
and in this case the eyes are instant
ly adjusted in line with the body, so
as to bring the image Of the particle
desired upon the posterior portion Of
the retina. In this case they lose
their usual horizontal position.
If a fish wishes to turn to the right
or left in the water, the first move
ment is that Of the eyes in unison
with the direction of the turning.
This would be entirely unnecessary If
the apparent axis was the axis of
most distinct vision, as one of the
eyes would see all that was to be seen
in the side of the turning. After
this movement Of the eyes, the body
turns enough to bring the eyes into
their normal position; and there is
again movement of the eyes, and
next movement of the body. This
causes a peculiar jerking motion OF
the eyeball during the whole time Of
the turning of the body.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
CHAPTER IN.
sUCC EsS


A crabbed-faced man answered the
ring at the iron gate after lapse of
several minutes, stared at the yelled
figure without, first penetratingly and
then without suspicion, and asked UNI
tremendously:
"Who are you-what do you want"
Beatrice Mercer was an actress. She
had come prepared to feign part, and
she did it we'll.
All the fire and impetuosity of her
passionate nature was subdued to the
seemingly shrinking timidity of shy
young girl.
She stammered out a frightened apol-
ogy and chung to the iron gate as il
weary and week.
81 have come long ways" she muir
INJURED, and must make no mistake.
The gentleman who lives here-NIr.
Caleb Marston.
The servant or helper uttered a sharp
ejaculation of surprise and renewed
suspicion.
who told you that Mr. Caleb Marston
lived here?" he demanded.
"I-I-does he not; Then l will go
if l am in error and Beatrice re-
treated.
Quick as o flash the man unlocked the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
BOGUS JAVA AND MOCHA.
Brazilian Come Often Masquerades as the
More Popular Bean.


Does it not strike you as strange,
considering the fact that more than
nalf the coffee consumed in the world
Is grown in Brazil that one seldom
sees Brazilian coffee advertised?
Should yon ask your grocer for the
'best Brazilian he would not know
what to give you. The reason, ac-
cordlng to the Boston Bulletin, is be-
cause the best coffee grown in Brazil
is sold under the name Of Java" and
Mocha, and large share of the in
ferlor grades are marked Bourbon"
and Martinique. Yet nowadays
the latter island produces hardly
more than 500 sacks of coffee in Il
year-a mere drop in the worlds big
bucket; and Bourbon yields perhaps
5000 sacks per annum--just about
enough to supply the markets Of Rio
for twenty-four hours. At least
nlne-tenths Of all the mocha" coffee
that you drink with such gusto be-
cause it costs an extra price is the
small round bean Of the Brazilian
plant picked from the tips of the up
per branches where the tropic sun
has had the most chance to infuse
richness into it and afterward sep
arated" by hand, The fazendeiros
Coffee planters) Of Brazil, unlike
those Of Java, do not sell their crops
under any special trade mark. Be-
tween the fazendeiro and the export
err a class Of "middle men," unknown
elsewhere, interyene-half bankers,
half Enthusiastically designated as
commlsarios, who lower The standard
Of the crop by mixing different har-
vests, thus relieving individual pro-
ducers Of all responsibility and de-
priving the product Of its true value.
1t Is often remarked that there is
no drunkenness in Brazil, but the
statement is untrue; not perhaps so
far as alcoholic drinks are concerned,
but the whole country is perpetually
in state Of semi-intoXcation on cof-
fee-men, women and children alike
-duu w DublCo III al lllo ~ 10 lOu llOLi
a spoon. At all hours of day and
night, in season and out, everybody
literally guzzles it. The effect is
plainly apparent in trembling hands,
twitching eyelids, mummy-hued skins
and a chronic state of nervous eXcit-
ability worse than that produced by
whisky.
Are you overheated in the MONDAY
sun or chilled by the dews of even
ing? Are you wearied or "blue" or
suffering from the bodily pain or
inconsistencies? Coffee is the Brazil
ian's unfailing panacea. as the Chi
nese turns to his opium and the topper
to his toddy. 1t is brought to your
bedside the instant you are awake in
the morning and just before you drop
off in sleep at night, at meals and be-
tween meals, and whenever a caller
comes in-always black, bitter and
hot. Connected with each Of the
theaters is a garden or cafe. to which
the people repair after every act to
partake Of ices, confectionery, wines,
and coffee, of course.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09

A MEDICAL discovery reported from
Edinburgh is that severe Inflammation
of the brain, due to blows on the head,
can be cured by lubricating all the in
ternal membranes of the nose with
g!ycerine. This gives relief to the brain
by causing the water to descend by the
nose and throat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
Big sheets of GInss.

Pittsburg now claims the largest
glass flattening oven in the world.
This new oven will make a sheet 70
inches by Ill inches, or in narrow
glass one of 30 inches by 13l inches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09

A hay saver, consisting Of a three.
sided device which enables the horse
to insert his head into the manger but
does not permit any lateral movement
of it, is a late invention.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09


Representatives Of many Of the big
city dailies of the east we're in Topeka
during the scrap. Some remain and all
are still represented.
"The good order that was kept in the
city last week was something remark
able" said Charles Spencer, late mem
Der Of the board OF police commission
ers. SAIL during the week large pro-
portion of the citizens and many OF
them undesirable citizens, have been
armed, and yet nobody was hurt This
could not have been done had there
been saloon in the town. A drunken
man with a gun is always dangerous,
and some of the deputy sheriffs or else
a member of the militia would have
been certain to get drunk and make a
row, and a riot only needed such a
start"
Rev. John d, Knox has deposited
with the State Historical society book
containing financial accounts of the
Kansas Freedman's Relief association,
1879-1S91. This is large account
book containing sixty-fve pages, show
ing brief entries Of receipts and dis
bursements. Mr.. Knox says there were
other books and many papers connected
with the transactions Of that relief
association which were in the hands Of
other persons and which should be
brought into the collections Of the his
torical society, as containing full his
tory of the manner in which the people
of Kansas took care Of the colored ex-
odus people who came in during that
period
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
A WAR AGAINST SMOKE.
st. Louis Grappllng with the smohs
NulsanCe--A New Bridge Across
the MIAslaaIppI

the Mississlppl.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb, 24.-In n group Of
business men smoking cigars after din
ner at the Mercantile club the other
afternoon, the statement was made bV
a manufactures that the city would
spend fully quarter of million dol
lars in testing smoke-preventing de-
vices this year, He meant, of course.
the manufacturers of the city who have
joined the club which intends to clear
the air Of the smoke, This club got up
the bills organizing the city crusade
against the smoke nuisance, which the
Mayor has just signed, The laws es
tablish a bureau with inspectors, whose
duty it is to prosecute those who wiz
not use smoke preventing devices ON
their furnaces, A popularity of the
law that distinguishes it from those
proposed in other cities is that any in
ventor can have his device tested and
its merit decided upon by board OF
experts paid by the city, The club
hopes to rid the city of half of it's smokes
cloud by the beginning Of summer.
Ever since the Merchants bridge
was completed 1t has been seen that
st, Louis would have to have another
one to cross the Mississippi for the
special use Of foot passengers and
vehicles. The Eads bridge built up
East st. Louis, and the Merchants
bridge made Madison and Venice grow
into tiourishing lows, The people OF
these two towns cannot get to St.
Louis on foot or by vehicles. Thew
must use the regular trains of the Mer-
chants Terminal Company, or wait for
slow ferry-boats, They want "a bridge
over which electric cars can run, and
people can walk. The bill now before
Congress provides for this kind of a
bridge, which is to be built by St.
Louis men at cost of about $500, 0ooI
Mayor Noonan has just signed bill
that will give st. Louis another elec-
trio street railway before the crowds
begin to fill the city for the
Fall Festivities. The road win
run along Grand Avenue, one
of the widest and most important resi-
dence throughfares of the city. 1t will
enable one to ride from the cemeteries,
to the Grand Avenue viaduct and
across that to Tower Grove Park The
road will cost half million dollars,
and will be built entirely by st. Louis
capital.
The St. Louis Turner societies are.
noted all over the United States for ther
gymnasts. There are six turn halls in
the city, and the membership of the
societies is over 10000. About five
hundred of the best of these gymnaSts
are being drilled for exhibitions at the
Worlds Fair The corps will include
all the young athletes who participate
in the events on the Turner nights at
the st. Louis exposition, and there will
be besides, specially drilled body of
a hundred men or so who are known
among the Turner's everywhere.
as prize-winncrs in the national
competitions The corps will go to the
Worlds Fair prepared to issue and re-
ceive challenges for all sorts of feats of
strength and skill, and they hope to
engage in competition with Turner's
from Germany,