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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
ALLEGED FUN.

The old man run fer sheriff, didn't
he's" Eyes" "And they beat him4"
Eyes; but he's still ahead" Flows
that3" ''Feller shot the sheriff an the
old mans coronery"
Hotel Porter TO guest)-Hey, get upi
Guest-!-!-! Hotel Porter-I want
the bed Sheet Guest Gn astonishment)
What for9 Hotel Porter-there's a
party as wants breakfast and we need
a tablecloth.
Matilda Snowball-Is you in earnest,
Mistah Johnsing, wild yore MATRIMONIAL
prepersishon7 Sam Johnsing-I am,
indeed, Miss SNOWFALL. I has got er
shanty an chickens an two mewels an
er pig. an all I needs is Ell wife ter
make me puffecly happy.
Dora-Why are you cryingG Clara
-Geo-I mean MI. Ni-Nicefello XII
kissed me in the-hall. Dora He
doubtless hcted on a sudden impulse.
I Wouldn't cry about that. Clara-But
II slapped him for it-and-I'm a.
afraid I hur-hurt him. Boo, hoo,
hooI
He-I think that often people, from
being a great deal together, come to
resemble each other. Don't you be-
lieve that beauty is sometimes trans
ferred, as it were, in that way3 She
Well, I don't know. But after you and
Miss Maycup took that stroll in the
graden last night some of her rogue
was on your cheeks.
A man loved a woman, but she
laughed at him. Then, through grief,
he became i'll, and was like to die, in
very despair of her love. Whereat
pity trouched her heart, and pity grew
to love. When he came to know this,
having now the love he had so yearned
to possess, he rejoiced greatly, and
arose from his bed. And straightway
he began to love another woman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
MY FRIEND
He is q Wicked Joker and He Causes
Much Confusion.

Much Confusion.
Perkins is tall, angular and a practi-
cal joker of the severest type, says the
Baltimore Telegram. One of his Pc
culiar pleasantries is to suddenly halt
a strange pompus individual on the
street, bottonhole him and remark with
cold assumption:
II beg your pardon, sir, but I think
you have made a mistake"
"What is that, sirG" the victim is
likely to ask.
WELL" Perkins will reply, with
utmost audacity, this city does not
belong to any one man or set of men.
You may think you own it, but you
don't" And Perkins will hurry away,
leaving the pompous man to his own
reflections.
Sometimes he varies this interesting
performance in this highly original
fashion: Stepping up TO a total
stranger he will beg for a light for his
cigarette, This trifing favor having
been extending he will engage his vic
tim in conversation for a moment.
When another stranger appears Per
kins halls him. AS he approaches Per
kins introduces himself to the first man.
"Ah Mr.. Smith, permit me to present
you to my friend, Mr.. Brown; Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Smith"
Of course the men shake hands, and
Perkins takes his departure, leaving
the strangers to extricate themselves
from their embarrassment as best they
can.
One day Perkins entered a small dry
goods store with a friend. Ranged in
front of the counter were a row Of
stools. Upon these the men seated
themselves. In a moment q dapper
young assistant came up and asked
Perkins what he desired. For an in
slant he seemed puzzled for a reply,
but soon his eyes rested upon the famil-
lar sign: eff you don't see what you
want, ask for it," That furnished him
with a cue.
we'll n0 SdLAP Al USdSuIGu GOu0S.
'you can bring me two poached eggs
and a cup of hot coffee. What's yours,
Georges" he added, turning to his friend.
Gimme the same he responded. All
the girls stared hard at the impudent
fellows, and the assistants eyes began
to bulge.
Gentlemen, /" he replied, with ashoW
of calmness, "you have made a slight
mistake. This is a shop and not a res
~taurant, Do 1 look like a walters"
81 am not here to answer questions,
young man." said Perkins, as with his
friend he arose and moved toward the
door, "but if you can't fill orders you'd
better go out of the business or take in
your sign"
And the jokers vanished out of the
door. Perkins is still at large.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
HI ARIZONA K
The Editor Makes a Great Address, but
Advertising Rates Remain the Same.

The Editor Makes a Great Address, but
Advertising Rates Remain the Same.
Our GROWING ETFoRT.-The ad
dress which was delivered at the
public meeting held In the town hall
last Tuesday evening was no doubt the
browning effort of our life, although
our esteemed contemporary, of course,
characterizes it as the ~senseless raw
ings of a lunatic who ought to be sent
to the public asylum" 1t was another
meeting to give public expression on
the question of admitting Arizona to
statehood. Every man woman and
child in this town having the interests
of Arizona at heart was there, 1t was
a wildly enthusiastic audience. The
two front rows of chairs occupied
by gentlemen with guns, and they
took advantage of each and every
opening to bang away at the ceiling
and prove their enthusiasm. ThemayOr
of this town-who is ourself-lntro-
duced the editor of the KIckeT-who is
ourself-and as we stepped to the front
the applause was simply terrific The
pop of revolvers, the shouts of men
and the waving of hankerchiefs by the
ladies inspired us to do best. We
felt exhilarated. We arose to the oc-
casion. The sight of our marrow minded,
knock kneed, small souled contempt
1ary in the audience decided us on
making an effort which should drive
him head first through the floor.
We began in low, pathetic tones to
recite the causes which led the pilgrim
fathers to seek these shores, and for Is
minutes it seemed as if every peraon IN
the audience held his breath. Then
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03

we slid along to the Declaration of In
dependence, the war for liberty, the
founding of this glorious republic and
the present greatness of the nation.
By slow degrees, accompanied by much
enthusiastic shooting, we got around
to Arizona. The applause was like the
roar Of a mighty food. We referred
to the Kicker and it's vigorous appeals
to longers for justice, and for six long
minutes it seemed as if the hall was
being toyed with by an avalanche.
When the applause had subsidized, we
had something to say Of our patriotic
and progressive ~people-Our mines,
cattle and agriculture, energy in
the past and ambition in the future.
We made comparisons which ratified
the shingles on the roof. We sub
mitted facts and figures which made
every person in the vast audience arise
to his feet and shrek again. When
we finally closed with a ~peroration
which old Cicero would have thought
cheap at $50 during a financial panic
and sat down exhausted, the enthusi-
asm reached such a pitch that the
necessary repairs to the hall will cost
in the neighborhood of $1,000. Scores
of people called on us during the last
four days to inquire if our subscription
and advertising rates will be raised.
Nothing of the sort is contemplated,
and job work will still continue to be
done promptly and at lowest figures.
Should our speech be wanted by any
editor in any other territory we will
forward it for a reasonable sum, but it
must not be used in connection with
any town lot boom or irrigation fake.
At IL o'clock that night, after we were
in bed, some one came and fred six
bullets into the Kicker Office. It was
our esteemed contemporary, no doubt,
but as usual his shooting was only a
waste of ammunition.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
THE DIVINE IN BIRDS,
'''''n that Many Parents Might Take
to Heart,

ri, '~SIEne88ed an incident last year"
H., U'"ald Grafton, that showed
,n'. 'Iefe Is strong feeling of pity
~ "u6 olrds, and that some times they
MI charitable as men. A pair of
u % u mad their nest in the fence near
h3 I' mouse, while a pair of catbirds
i. 'a!t theirs in a bush near by. The
palfS Matched their young about
.rs.S S"ne time, and for a short time
ns1 !Iulng went along smoothly.
nd NE robins disappeared entirely
M .OncIuded they had been killed.
o. 5 hung robins, who had depended
b. \, %SI Parents for food, appeared to
Nth I'lng. When the catbirds came
p,T,. d worm or bit of food for their
m TO- 20 'ne young robins would thrust
P,sssr"D neads and meke a great noise.
IND. -"y II was noticed that the cat
Grerr we're seedlng the hungry orphans.
bids uIgAt, too, while one of the cat
NttormgooyIS r.d its own young it's mate
!oUng ny. inc same service for the
ss:ei io ,GplI7. IL IN this way both broods
st9ns s~5 the robins growing up as
Ven caro5 lively as though they had
~Glo5e.T6 Ior oy their own parents"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
ITEMS OF

The highest mountainsin the western
continent is Mount Sorato, in Bolivia
'-21,284 feet, or about four miles.
There are now "a survivors of the
famous Balaclava charge, so far as the
British army authorities have trace.
The young of several species of ser
penis retreat down the throat of the
mother, when pressed by sudden
danger.
A retired French naval officer has
invented a rife which is capable of
firing two kinds of explosive bullets
at once.
The highest mountain in the world
is Mount Everest, in the Himalayas-
90, 900 feet, or five and three fourths
miles.
The gannet, or solan goose, is pro-
vided with an air cushion under his
skin. His body contains about 100
cubic inches Of air.
The M~egaIosaurus, fossil lizard, is
estimated from the size of it's bones to
have been not less than 80 feet in
length.
A microscopic examination of a hair
will determine, with almost infallible
certainty, to what kind of animal it
belonged.
A fish, caught and thrown on the
bank, will rarely fail, when endeavor-
ing to escape, TO jump in the direction
of the water.
A number of interpreters, intended
for war service, are to be appointed to
serve in the German al my. They are
especially required to be proficient in
Russian and French.
Bayonets were invented by a Basque
regiment during a battle neal Bayonne.
Their ammunition had given out, and
and in despair they fixed their knives
on the ends of their guns to resist a
charge.
Even Bulgaria, with her 100 or less
miles of coast line on a small inland
sea, has caught the naval fever, and
the government has just voted a sum
equal to about S., 600, 900, for the estab.
lishment Of a navy.
Charles Reade will always take high
rank as a novelist, and yet many OF
the incidents in his stories are trans
scripts of events in real life, the record
of which he took from newspapers and
placed in a scrap book.
There has been considerable dispute
over the authorship of some of Pope's
poems. 1t is asserted, and with some
show of reason, that the Essay on
Man" is simply a prose essay of Boiling
brooks turned into verse,
In translating 'Iliad," Pope was
largely assisted by broome, although
he would not ackno wledge it, and he
took all of the glory and most of the
profit for the translation of Odyssey, d
although Fenton and Broome did the
greater part of the work.
A great many novels have been writ
ten in collaboration, and sometimes it
has been difficult to tell where the
work of one writer ended and that OF
tue other began. Besant and Rice
jointly wrote numerous novels; the
Goncourts, French novelists, produced
many brilliant stories in partnership,
as also did Erckmann and Chatrain,
whose literary partnership lasted for
80 years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
COUNTY MEETINGS.

The Beaufort County Farmers ALI
ance will meet with Acresville Sub
Alliance, No. 1,436, Thursday, July 10,
1894. That being regular time for the
election of county officers, We hope to
see every Sub represented by a full
delegation. Sub-Secretaries please send
in your reports in time for me to have
my books posted.
F~raternally,
W. O. ELLIS, Co. Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
HOUSEHOLD.
uour GINGERBREAD.

oocb of molasses, sugar and
oos' tbree cups of -four, three eggs,
baFS al,~,tsspoonful each of ginger, all
ne '' ."d cinnamon, one teaspoontul
qi8 al dissolved in a cup of cream or
~ sI and added the last thing.
OLD nor.TOEs WITH CREAM SAUCE.
S w., and scrape new potatoes and
0s ,~.r the fire in boiling water.
u W. 5one. drain and shake thor
Nl srr in a current of air. Put in a
S '5si 5sb and pour over them a cup Of
.ance, to which has been added
~''TssnoOnful of chopped parsley.
CHARLOTTE Russo CAKE.
~. and onehalf pints of cold, rich
.sr sWeeten and flavor with vanilla
= 4 t.sts. Beat until quite stiff, then
NJ one quarter of a box of Cox's gela-
5s dissolved in a little water, and
srinne beating until it is stiff enough
:. rrt between layers of sponge cake.
BOILED BEETs.
Wash the beets carefully, and do
~ mt of the roots, for by so doing
IN i,ices escape and the color is
mc7sd Boil them several hours; the
lima 7eries according to the age and
.a,op. When young and small they
,aorire about an hour. When they are
5one pour off the hot water and cover
them with cold water. Rub off the
sHn, cut them in rather thin slices,
and season with plenty of fresh butter,
salt and pepper, and, if you like, a
tablespoonful or less of vinegar.
REyNET CUSTARD.
Beat the yolks of three eggs with two
gNntus of sugar and whip the whites
ba stiff froth. Put this into the dish
in which it is to be served, and add
one quart of milk and a few drops of
vanilla Or peach favoring, and when
these are well mixed, stir in a spoonful
and half of rennet wine. In cold
weather the milk should be warmed a
little 1t will harden soon, perhaps in
five minutes. Sometimes a spoonful
will be sufficient. 1t is more economi-
cal toWarm the milk a little, sweeteu
It. and add only the rennet wine and
crate nutmeg over the top.
CORNSTARCH PUDDING.
One pint Of milk, two tablespoonful
Of cornstarch, a scant half cupful of
sugar, whites of three or four eggs, a
little salt and favoring to taste. Beat
ne eggs to a stiff froth. Dissolve the
@tnStarch in a little of the milk, stir
ae sugar IN the remainder of the milk,
'ucn pLace on the fire. When it be-
gus 70 boil add the dissolved corn
~Nea' Stir constantly for a few mo
I7ls, when it will become a smooth
p48' now stir in the beaten whites of
~' eggs and let it remain a little longer
!" V0ok the eggs, favor with vanilla
~ pour INTO a mould, or first before
ssIng INTO the mould, add one half a
MO'lut grated. Serve with whipped
~'an around it, or a sauce of boiled
s'''u made with the yolks of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
poetry.
Tdf''e9 s5oF F COMING

.-T9E PRoGREsS1IE
Ifd''; R7sz2F IF COMING
the farmers hallOl
- iust hespuTrr bottom dollar
may bet I'm no party collar
G%st the! md their neG4 61sses
Inn more W. a team Of horses
pps5s them L Ike hide the losses
I'D TlGsInd the WrecA"
now are waking,
1.-the masses With fear are quaklhs
OH the thle9GfIl soon be breaking
30 D0'ert the If knowledge bsaming,
,,a the lgnff foolish dreaming,
Sn0fTS Mi we stand
:. erreIy coming;
d.. reform - - hear it's hummlng,
y csn aim aim its drummers drumming
In the st With joy are bounding
,rd our aeaLSe sounds come SOUNDING
ATS welcobbIIeer prospects founding
EsF Everywhere
.ba weak dissembler
asedi1g no. So1ints next November
9Th our OSaats9s will dismember
We" And EdHisstsIade or scare us,
Iotbilg wiz I'll always fear us,
EETCschery sadaar1en's smile to cheer us
Du Thereu 10 '' S. H. BRIGHT.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03

The horrors of a forest fire cannot be
adequately depicted, and the fires that
sweep I've the prairies cannot be COM
pared to it. The suffering endured by
the unfortunate residents of north
western Wisconsin at this time calls
for the sympathy and benevolence of
all philanthropic citizens. Bereft of
home and its comforts, starving, and
exposed to the heat and sitting smoke
of a black, dreary, devastated waste;
the picture is a sad one and calls for
immediate relief. It is a cheering COM
mentary on American philanthrophy,
that though times are hard and pros
poets discouraging, train loads of sup
plies are being sent in from all quar-
ters to relieve the sore distress of the
afflicted sufferers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03
Resolution of Thanks.

At a regular meeting of Hot Springs
lodge No. 112, I. o. o. F., held in their
hall on Wednesday evening last, the
following was unanimously adopted:
'That the hearty and sincere thanks
of this lodge be extended to our
brother, Jerry s. Green, commissioned
lecturer of the grand lodge of Iowa, for
his mastery lecture delivered ON the
objects and aims of Oddfellowship
Tuesday evening in the opera house.
That our worthy brother is a scholarly
and eloquent speaker, and the lecture
will not soon be forgotten, and we sim
cerely wish that the Black Hills Odd
Fellows may have an opportunity to
listen to Brother Green.
Understanding that Brother Green
will visit other points in the Hills, we
c~heerfully recommend him to all broth
ers as a true Odd Fellow, an eloquent,
able speaker and perfect gentleman.,s
ID. j. GRIPPEN,
NEWTON M. WADE.
H. G. CuRTIss.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03
THE ooREAN QUESTION.

Tho announcement that bad blood
between China and Japan has broken
out into actual hostilities suggests the
observation that when war breaks out
anywhere, in the world in this age,
there is no telling where it will end.
The colonial possessions and ambitions
of the great European powers make
them more than misunderstood specta-
tors. Russia, China and Japan have
all had covetous eyes upon Corea for
some time. The Japanese government
claims that it's officials and citizens res
ident have been maltreated and have
prepared to enter the country with
hostile purpose. China resents the act
and regards it a occasion for the dis
play of hostilities. AS for American
interest in the premises they lean de-
cidedly toward the cause of Japan.
There is no bond of sympathy between
China and this country. China is filed
with IL hatred of the United States be-
cause this country saw fit to prohibit
the immigration of the dregs of China's
population into the United States.
The Japanese are disliked by the
Coreans, but they are the progressive
people of the orient and have entered
the kingdom and monopolize it's en-
port trade. They are fighters and in
a clash ut arms China would get the
worst of it. If Corea be placed under
the hearty and loyal guidance of pro-
gressive Japan, a fortress will be
erected against the decrepit continent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03
Meeting Of the school Board.

Meeting of the school Board.
The school board met Friday even
ing and transacted considerable bust
ness. They levied an eighteen-mill tax
on the district for the coming year, di-
vided as follows: Nine mills for teach
ers fund, five mills for general fund
and four mills for interest fund. The
assessment is SO much lower this year
than last that there will scarcely be
enough money raised by the nine-mill
levy to pay teachers wages, and as lit
tie of the tax for last year was paid in,
the necessity for the levy made vas
imperative. The treasurer's bond of
5000 was not deemed sufficient and it
was increased to $4,000 and new sure
ties requested to be added. A number
Of bills we're allowed and the janitor
was ordered to have the floors in the
halls of the school house oiled again.
School will commence on the first
Monday in September.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03
DROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
L STITUTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH

10 the electors of the state Of South Dakota:
The third leyislatnrs of the State Of South Da-
kots proposed the following amendment to the
titled. IA joint resolution proposing an amend
ment 70 section . Of article q Of the constitution
81 ssm 1as =, sh sb state s1,s 81 = South .Ss .d Dak.t 4 submitting the
be II resolved by the senate. the house of rep
re.entattves concurring therein:
ticle 81 Of the constitution be amended so % to
read ~ follows: Section 4. The Legislature shall
by generall law limit and define the value and size
shall be exempt from attachment or mesne pro.
cess, and from levy and sale on execution, and
from any other hnsl process issued from any
or vendOr's lien or liens for labor done or thinve
furnished In the construction or repair Of any
building, erection, OF other Improvement there-
reasonable amount of personal property.
section 2. Submissions. The foregoing pro.
poeed s%mendment shall, II agreed to bya majority
to . vote of the people at the next gem
!. Form Of Ballot. The form of ballot to be used
IN voting on said question shall be as follows:
Shall section of Article p of the constitution b.
amended go as to read rs follows: ssectionI
The das leg shall by general law limit endle-
head of q family, which shall be exempt from At
tachinent or mesne process, and from levy and
sale on execution, and from any other final pro-
cess issued from any court, except upon the fore.
for labor done or things furnished in the con.
s%truction or repair Of any building, erection or
other improvement thereon; and shall also pro.
vide for such exemption Of . reasonable amount
Of personal property and with the words syee'
mo- placed after the same All electors desiring
to vote IN favor of such amendment shall erase
the word "no," and all electors desiring to vote
against said amendment shall erase the word
ssyes.'
The aforesaid proposed amendment is to he
voted upon at the general election to be held on
vember, A. D.. 1894. "
Dated this sOth day OF July, A. D. 1894.
THos. TRoRsoN,
Secretary Of State.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03

There isn't much prospect that any
of the European powers will take a
hand in the imbroglio of the celestials,
and it will simply be a fight to the fin
ish between the pigtails, in which the
Japs have the advantage of superior
prowess and the more modern means
of warfare, while the Chinese have
much the best of it in numerical
strength. China is somewhat handi-
capped by being farther removed from
the seat of war and the existence of a
horrible plague within her borders. It
will be an opportunity for the young
men of other nations to distinguish
themselves by entering the service of
these foreign powers and Japan will
probably get the best of the talent from
abroad, as she has always been more
friendly to foreigners.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03

Visitors in this city are impressed
with the prospects of a city of large
proportions being built up here, and as
we have a class of citizens this year
who are abundantly able to put money
into enterprises that would help build
up a town and bring them in good re-
turns on their investments, it is now
high time that real estate men and
capitalists should bring to their notice
our latent resources and chances for
investments. The building stone and
coal interests should be talked about,
the irrigation of the rich bottoms and
land adjacent..to the Cheyenne river
are themes that should invite capital,
while the erection of stamp mills along
our never-freezing water power, the
immense lime and stucco industries,
and hundreds of other resources only
await the proper presentation to capt.
tai and the energy and force which it
will bring to make this section one of
the busiest manufacturing spots in the
entire west. When the era of prosper
perity again dawns on the country, and
it is coming soon, Hot Springs and the
Black Hills should be the first to enjoy
the boom that is bound to come after
this lamentable business depression,
as there is no richer spot in natural re-
sources anywhere. Now is the time to
do the work.