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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
1T GENTLY.
This is One of Alex. e. Sweets Funniest
"reminiscences

This is One of Alex. E. Sweets Funniest
"reminiscences.
"What is the matter with you, colo
nel9 You look troubled, said Gus De
Smith to Col. Yerger.
II am in a terrible fix, Gus"
whats the matter now?'
you know my wife is very nervous.
If the slightest thing goes wrong she is
liable to have spasm."
"Vell has anything gone wrongF"
II should say so. She is devoted to
her father. He died in st. Louis four
weeks ago, but she doesn't know it yet
Nobody in the family has the courage
to tell her about it. Idon't know what
to do"
I'll tell you what. Let me break it
to her. I've got tact, and I can do it
in such a way that she will scarcely
feel the shock"
God bless you go right into the
parlor and have it over"
Gus stroked his mustache and saun-
tered into the room where, loOKlDg IKE
a picture of despair, Mrs. Yerger was
sitting on a sofa, evidently absorbed in
deep thought"
Good morning, Mrs. Yerger. Are
you not feeling wellG"
II am not feeling well at an, L am
very anxious about my dear father"
"Ah! Perhaps he is better off"
81 can't tell you how he is coming
on. l haven't had a letter from him
in seven weeks"
Seven weeksl' exclaimed Gus, with
a merry laugh. why, there is nothing
strange about that. Ny father has
been dead fifteen years, and I haven't
had a letter from him in all that time
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ALLEGED FUN.

Samson brought down the house,
but nobody called for an encore
Teras SJ!ftimgs.
"My wife has persuaded me to go to
church with her Sunday" Pleasant
dreams, old man."-LJe.
1t does not necessarily follow whena
man has his picture taken with a guitar
that he can play.-Atchi8on Globe.
Carrie-I don't care. Emily looks
worse than 1 do. Maud-Come, dear,
don't be unmerciful.-BOstOm Tran
script.
If it wasn't for his vaulting ambition,
the professional acrobat could never
hope to achieve much of a success
Buffalo Courier.
Dublin is a dead city," wrote an
Irishman many years ago. Nothing
is stirring in it but stagnation."-
Youths Companion.
The old sinner who sings "Just as 1
Am" will get up and talk for half an
hour to make people believe he is some
body else. PLAIN Dealer.
''This is not a woman's sphere" re-
marked the lady baseball player at
short stop as she got out of the way Of
a redhot ner.-BrOoEIym Life.
1t is true that times have been very
hard indeed. But it is difficult to per.
ceive just how the summer girl is going
to economic in her bathing suit
Washington Star.
do you think my verse goodF
asked a young poet of Douglass Jerrold.
"Good, my dear boyl" was the enig-
matte reply. Good is not the wordI"
-Youth's Companion.
A lady having remarked in company
that she thought there should be a tax
on 1.-The single state" Eyes madam"
reioined an obstinate bachelor, "as ON
all other luxuries. Tit Bits.
This b the season of the year when
the loafer tells of how many cords of
wood he split in the winter. In the
winter he tells how many tons of hay
he raked in the summer. -AtchisOn
Globe.
81 just saw two Irishmen having a
difference as to the respective shapes
of their heads" How did they settle
it9'' "They agreed to split the difference
and were taken to the hospital
Halo.
The first time a man ever plants a
flower garden you can't persuade him
for awhile that the florist hasn't swim
died him By selling him the germ ma
terials for a lot of weeds. -SOmerUiIte
Journal.
An Atchison doctor was held up by
a highwayman last night, thinking to
reap a harvest. But before they parted
the doctor had convinced the highway
man that he needed vaccination and
had coaxed a dollar out Of him.
AtchisOn Globe.
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AN EXTRA ROOM.

bs ~: real estate man had sent the
rns a'uS man 10 look at a five room
gesr. ne SAID he wanted. The pros
as, s.0 tenant found it in need of ex-
as,sS repairs, and went back to the
Nil a ~ want a six room house." he
s,t s5a II Isn't a six room house." re.
les, it is"
egs 1o' say it is not, and the agent
dtc5s. counting them; there's the
33n d.. two bed rooms, reception
hit t and dining room; that's five,
bent "a, and there's room for improve.
ban S', THAT'S six" added the facetious
Qaro op4 wanted to see something else,
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HOUSEHOLD.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.

o,,n of butter, two of sugar, four
V s,,r n of milk, one teaspoonful
o. n .5o two teaspoonfuls of cream of
o. sy.T four eggs. Dissolve the soda in
y milk, adding it the last thing be-
" braaking. This will make two
"kss Of three layers EACH
VANILLA SAUCE.
Whites of two eggs and yolk of one,
..tsIf cup of powdered sugar, one
y',ooonful of vanilla, three table,
"aanfrIs of milk. Beat the whites of
I. ogps to a stiff froth, beat in the
~,or and then the yolk of the egg
nd the seasoning. This is a nice sauce
tr light buildings.
CAPER SAUCE.
Pst to a cream two tablespoonful
\ aorr and half a cupful of butter,
snd nour upon it half a pint of bailing
nTk Set the mixture over the fire,
on8 stir constantly until it comes to
Ae boiling point. Season with salt
and a dash Of cayenne, and three table
Doontul8 Of capers.
MINCED VEAL.
Chou the meat very fine, season with
nDDer and salt. Put in a saucepan a
little Of the gravy or boiling water.
Add the meat, and when thoroughly
heated through stir in a tablespoonful
Of butter, and if you please a little
lemon Juice. Toast some small slices
Of bread, butter them slightly and
arrange on a hot dish. Spread the
minCe upon them and serve at once.
Garnish the dish with slices Of lemon.
DELICATE PUDDING.
One pint of milk, one ounce of CELIA
tine, one half pound of sugar, six eggs,
one quart Of whipped cream. Put the
milk and gelatine in double boiler and
let them come to a boil. Beat the
sugar and yolks together and stir in
the milk. When cold stir in the
whipped cream, and lastly the whites
dthe eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Pour
INTO moulds that have been wet with
cold water and put on the ice to
harden.
MARSH MALLOW.
One pound of clear white gum arabic
dissolved in one pint of water, add
one half pound of sugar, place over
NE IRE and stir until the sugar is dis
"Ved, and the mixture has become as
NICK as honey. Then add the whites
VI Iour eggs beaten to a stiff froth.
't Until the mixture becomes thin,
aa does not adhere to the finger.
'a'0r with rose or vanilla. Pour into
aPal that has been busted with corn
'AEcA' When cool mould or divide
INTO squares.
"IaD ASPARAGUS WITH DROWNED
BUTTER.
"'er cutting the tough ends from
~S asparagus, wash it in cold water
~ Vie IN bundles. Put it over the
: I'm sailed, boiling water, and boil
lAl an hour. Take from the fire,
raI Ol the water, place the asparagus
@aoot platter quitting the heads all
NJ, SuS olrection), cut the string with a
/ VI SCISSORS and carefully remove
III Two tablespoonfuls of butter
s, oIaII saucepan and brown, being
~ s'.uI not to burn it. Pour this but
: over the asparagus, or serve it
~'1'a'e in a gravy boat.
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poetry.
I FARMER.
- or TIE PRoaEassTvH TARMHR'
written I'M
,v1ELA BUNCH.

ny LEILA \
leaning, oh! I'm d Ees gIi9gs.
I'm dreSIthe CLASSY waters KIM
WheIem oh! I'm dreSi5
I'm dreSadre Is no one by my sue
But t ne leaves that QQlVeE
Ibear LTTinds that wander Oy'
In the voice of the river;
The low NV hearts, heavy lgIR
And u! sd. alasl and lonely
Oh! row scene appears 10 Oe'
Ever! member only.
Ig %Sou art far away lroiH LAG
. thy dark eyes cleaning
IpDI rs thy voices ge 3I i5erSsoom nG
AnGeaming, oh! I'M 1rS an
T@ drT I'm dreaming al! alone
But / my restless spirit
AnGoSst6es the low, aesPaor!Hi ois"
bTeais no one near 10 near
There Ind heart to reply.
no sad. alas! and lonely
Oh nv scene appears TO d.
Eve raamember only
IS Chou art far away llom n1
thee on the hillside
lTa44 59 the evening star OrlgnC'
VIZ bee on the hillside
lG9il2SSaath the skies OF nlghC'
beLa1ostIy in the chamber
But I mg thy songs of music sweet
VIE love | well remember
A3 20, nv bsSguiIed me to thy eet
VI oT sad, alas! and lonely
Oh; Inv IN long hour seems to me.
haCn az with thee only,
Vt Wow bow happy 1 should be.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

VT AN GNES
Canada has 1000, 900 miles of unex.
plored territoy.
Elghty-fve per cent. of the English
Darrlsters have nothing to do.
There are 1,785 seperate railroad
companies in the United States.
Over 5000 varieties of postal cards
have been issued in the world within
IS years.
Stockholm has the highest death
rate from drink of any city in the
world, 80 in 1000.
In the British museum, according to
the catalogue just issued, there are
2,7OO complete Bibles in all languages.
The peach was at time a poigon-
GUS almond. Its fruity parts we're used
to poison arrows, and for thai purpose
was introduced into Persia.
In the 18th century no lady was con
sidered in full dress unless she had a
mirror at her breast. 1t was oval in
shape, about four by six inches in
size.
From 1884 to 1856 the style of hair
dressing in Paris changed II times, and
went to the extreme of short curls
and a skull cap to a hat three feet
broad.
1t is stated that a pail of water con
tanning a handful hay, if placed in a
room where there has been smoking,
will absorb all the odor of the to-
bacco.
Pamphlets owe their name to Pam,
phela, a Greek lady, who left behind
her a number of scrap books contain
ing notes, receipts, anecdotes and mem
oranda.
There are but two journals published
in Russia in the direct interest of agri-
culture, the Semeldjeltsheskaju Gazata
and the Wjestnik Russkewo Sselskewo
Hosaistwa.
Kentucky is said to have been the
first State in the union to grant school
suffrage to women in 1916. Kansas
followed in 1861. To day the women
of 81 States have this privilege.
The "Holy Ghost Plant" a product
of Mexico, Central and South America,
is so called because of the shape of the
flower, which has the appearance of a
dove with expanded wings.
Wheat was first exported from the
United States about 1850. The worlds
product in 1888 was estimated at 2,271,
900, 900 bushels. The crop of the United
States last year vas SIC, 400, 900 bushels.
OF the 4, 200 kinds of flowers growing
in Europe only 42O are odoriferous.
Less than one -ffth of the white kinds
which number 1,194-are fragrant,
II of the 951 yellow kinds, "a of the
1923 red kinds, 81 of the 594 blue kinds,
Is of the 3O8 violet-blue kinds and 2G
of the 24O kinds with combined colors.
The night-blooming cactus is M OF
the most easily manageable subtropi
cal plants, and one of the most marvel
GUS and beautiful that amateurs can
cultivate. 1t grows easily from a single
small leaf, and usually blooms in the
third year. AS it becomes older its
blossoms increase in number. and
sometimes a single large plant has two
or three of those great mysterious
blossoms coming to their short lived
maturity in a single night.
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streets OF gold glowing in grandeur and
the tree of life swaying in the peace
like zephyrs. Then life is worth living.
This thing of fighting and striving after
tame-fckle goddess of folly-frail,
idle, false dreams of nothingness-is all
vanity. One moment of sweet com
partnership with our own thoughts is
worth it all. This thing of working
and suffering till LIES day is set for
wealth is the height of folly.
The millionaire is the poorest man on
earth, in the highest sense of the word.
A poor, honest, Conscientious man who
has a right conception of life and its
duties is the richest man after all-rich
in the wealth of wisdom and honor and
virtue and all the attributes that make
men mighty with God. He is the
owner of the mine of truth from whose
dark depths he delves and digs and
draws up gems whose lustre makes the
world happier and better. What care
we whether Milton or Shakespear or
any Of the grand masters of thought
ever owned a foot of earth or not, ever
had a place to lay their heads or not,
so long as they give us water to drink
from the fountains of wisdom and
truth and speak the language of the
soul. The rich men of the earth come
upon the stage of action and play their
part and go to their reward and the
world soon forgets them. But some
poor, struggling bard without a home,
a country, without anything but his
pencil and his paper has carved a
name in history immortal, blessed.
Many a man of genius has lighted fires
In dark, gloomy garrets which have
spread and spread until the whole
world is aglow with their brightness
and power. Many a man has feasted
amid the wild revelries of splendor and
luxury and gone down unknown, de-
graded lost. Sirs, Joe Jackson thinks
there are lots of things in this world
worth more than gold and fame and
folly. I'd rather bless the world by
giving it higher ideas of duty, higher
ideals of thought and life, higher aspi,
rations after the sublime and beautiful
and raise public sentiment to a loftier
plane than be ruler of the globe. We
don't think enough about great things.
Some people, old in years, r still in
their swaddling clothes if we would
only think of it. Joe Jackson is only
a poor, homeless child of sorrow. He
don't know how to think or how to act
or how to pray or how to write. Like
the dead leaves of autumn he is drifted
hither and thither, tossed by the winds
of time. He don't know where to go,
what to do. He thinks that dying is
pleasant sometlmes-to end the tramp
of life. There are so many great and
wise people in each town and he won
ders why the world is not better and
brighter. Surely all their array of
wisdom can solve the mystery of hu-
man existence that Ican't see into, but
then I'm only a tramp. Oh! is it not
blessed to be wise? Oh! is it not awful
to be a tramp and have a mind to
think, a heart to feel and a body to be
fed and a hell to shun and a heaven to
win. This is an awful curious world,
anyway. There are so many strange
things in it and the strangest thing of
all, to me, is Joe Jockson himself.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
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OF mind and self possession in the face
OF danger must be a man of more than
ordinary nerve and coolnes. The rail
road business is a great school to edu-
cate men to face danger with GOODNESS,
promptness and mistaken nerves.
Midland Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-29

There's nothing mean about lawyer
when it comes 20 raking In the fees. The
other day well to do Detroit attorney
ran short $40 and went across the hall 20
q brokers' office 10 borrow it,
LEND me $40 till tonsserow," he said,
sand III give you my check for IT,"
"Um---cr," responded the broker doubt.
fully, "what is your opinion as to my ever
getting the $40 again"
MY professional opinionr" inquired the
attorney, entering into tho spirit OF the
joke
''Ycs."
"Wcll, | should say it was n safe loan
and would recommend it,"
"Very coed. Here's the money" and
the broker handed him $40 bill
"Now give me check, and / N fll II
out. said the attorney, aud the brokci
did So
The check was duly made out and given
to the bfokcr
Here, he said ''this Is fcI only 81"
"Of course, responded the attorney,
with never % snile.
but i let yuu have $40"
Certainly you did. hut you asked me
my professional opiliion, which should
have been So but I only charge you 81,
seeing you are neighbor Of mine. 4" and
the attorney walked dignihcdly out OF the
brokers Office Detroit Free Prose-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-29

One of the French papers has been MAX
ing inquiries ON the subject OF tho profits
derived from the sale of popular comic
songs. 1t hardly pays, il seems, to publish
songs that only have moderate success at
the music halls, as up TO 1000 copies or
more the sale barely pays for the cost of
printing and paper. After that figure Is
reached, however, the profits are large
There are two sorts ef eepies-tho7t trlirii-iit trlrii IN
have only the words and the notes Of tho
air and those which give besides the piano
forte accompaniment. Comparatively few
of the latter are sold. ''En Revenant dc In
Revue" commonly called the "Boulangcr
March, brought its happy composer alone
30, 600 francs from the sale of copies. The
author oe the verses is believed 10 have re-
ceived much more than this. Nevertheless
the business of song writing is not "A very
lucrative one, for successes such as that
are very rare. Even the best known men,
such as NJ. Delormel, NJ. Petit and NJ.
Garnicr, are believed to earn less than 1900
a year ON an average.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-29
LIVES were LOST


man was about 45 years old, the boy was
about 10 years. Both bodies had been
scorched by the flames, but the faces were
recognizable.
The three always slept in the shop.
They had no other home. Shachman,
their employer, knew the elder man as
Hermann, but did not know his last name,
nor that Of the boys. He was much ex-
cited, and said he could only think of his
ruined business. The damage to the
building was about $1,000. The tenants
each lose about $500. The fire marshal
will investigate the fires origin, but its
cause seems shrouded in mystery.
While this fire was i'm progress, three
alarms were sounded for another five-
story "double-decker" tenement at 81
Goerck street. The fire was decidedly
suspicious. II originated in the hallway,
beside the door OF Josephine Keane, a
boarder in the janitor's family on the
first floor. The entire building was
soon enveloped in flames. All the tenants
were aroused and rushed from the house
panic stricken. All escaped uninjured
The loss will not exceed.s17, 600. About
$1,000 of this amount is contributed by
the tenants. There is talk of incendiarism
and an investigation will be held in this
case also.
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YESTERDAYS EVENTS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The feature Of
the Pythian encampment was the grand
parade of the united uniform rank yester-
day afternoon, 1900 knights being in
line. The procession was more than two
hours passing the presidential reviewing
stand. Pennsylvania avenue was crowded
with more than 100000 people, large pro
portion of them being visitors from out of
the city.
The president reviewed the procession
from "A small stand erected on the curb
just in front of the White House. A few
minutes after o'clock he emerged from
the executive mansion in company with
Colonel Kaloe, chief of staff representing
the Knights of Pythias, and Cslonel Will
son. The procession was greeted with
cheers by a crowd of several hundred
people assembled aboat the entrance of the
White House
Mr. Cleveland walked slowly TO the
western gate and thence along the side
walk, which had been enclosed by ropes
TO the stand. As he stood up the crowd
broke into cheers and handclapping. which
continued for several minutes, while the
object of their attention removed his hat
and bowed his acknowledgements
Then ensued rather disagreeable wait
for the procession, which was late The
president seated himself and waited pa
tiently for fully 20 minutes before the
head Of the line appeared. Then he arose,
and as the knights swept past acknowl-
edged the salutations of the commanding
officers by bowling repeatedly.
A brilliant Scene.
Ranks were formed in the camp around
the Washington monument, where at
o'clock, the body started. The line of march
was through the White House lot. past
the executive mansion, and down Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the Peace monument i'm
front of the Capitol, whence the body was
countcr-marched up the avenue TO the
treasury department.
The scene was "a brilliant one looking
down the mile stretch of tho avenue, with
noble lines Of marching mon, buildings
covered with bunting and spectators at
all corners.
AT the head of the line rode the mem-
bers of the citizens committee in black
clothes and tall hats and escorted by the
crack military organizations of the city
After them came Major General Carnahan
and his staff on nhorseback
All the knights were uni icJrmcd i'm black
broadcloth frock coats, with silver buttons,
red belts and white or silver helmets with
heavy scarlet plumes. Their officers were
mounted and richly uniformed. Every
division was headed 10y band and dis
played handsome banners.
Major General Carnahan reviewed the
lire near the treasury department on its
return march, and the review was not
ended until after o'clock.
f, Last night the United States Marine
band gave concert i'm Convention hall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-29
A FOGCY NIGHT.
But the knights are Having a De.
lighiiuI Time in Washington.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Knights
OF Pythias had damp time in their camp
by the Potomac last night, as thick fog
hung over the place. Today the
prize drills are In progress at
the baseball grounds, attracting many
spectators. The divisions which drill to-
day are from Kansas City, No.; Radcliffe,
Iowa; Mobile, Ala; Eau Claire, Wis; Lit
tie Rock, Ark. Marion. Ind. Terrc Haute,
Ind; indianapolis, Ind.
Secret sessions of the Pythian sisters
and the Pythian sisterhood are held to-
day.
The Supreme Lodge accomplished
nothing but routine business today, and
an early adjournment was taken. The
election of officers will take place this
week. IL is predicted that Vice Supreme
Chancellor Walter b. Richie, of Ohio, will
be elected supreme chancellor to succeed
w. w. blackwell.
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A GOOD SUGGESTION.
Why Not Put all the New State Build
ings on Smiths Hill?

ings on Smiths Hill?
While the commissioners of the new
State House and State Normal School are
engaged in negotiating for the acquire
ment of land on or near Smiths Hill
by purchase or condemnation, the
suggestion has been made that the
commission on the new State armory with
the special conference committee of the
City Council might inquire into the ad-
visibility of securing site for the armory
in the immediate vicinity of the other
buildings. When the General Assem-
bly, was considering the matter
of the condemnation of the
old State Prison site as a location for the
new State Normal School, one of the
members of the State Board of Educate a
of an aesthetic turn of mind favored the
location of the school upon the hill west
OF the Capitol and the grading and i'm
provement of the intermediate territory
with view to establishing park. II the
suggestion was carried out the park could
he extended so as to include the
legislative, educational and military de-
partments OF state within its picturesque
environments. The City Council COM
mittee has not organized "a yet, but it is
understood that meeting will be called
ana that the legislative committee will be
invited to aconference. The scheme could
be carried out so far as there is sufficient
land available, and the plan for improved
terminal facilities provides for adequate
highway communication, while the sec
tion will be traversed by the electric street
railway system from Exchange place by
way of Francis street to the hill and along
Smith street.
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FORD'S THEATER HORROR
The Government Will Probably Make
Provision for Families OF Victims.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.--The joint COM
mittee OF Congress to examine into the
liability OF the Government for the Ford's
Theater disaster will not do any business
until Just before the reassembling OF Con-
grcss in December.
IL has been arranged that about the
middle OF November the members OF the
Joint committee will return 10 Washing
ton aud begin the investigation with a
view OF having report ready when Con-
gress meets.
A Senate committee,has already made IN
investigation and 1t was upon the report
submitted by Senator Manderson that the
Senate inserted in the sundry civil bill APP
propriations OF 5000 each for tho families
TO those who had lost their lives
In the disaster. IL Is the intention of the
committee ~ investigate aud make re.
commentators not only as to- the families
OF the dead, bat OF those who were in
iured,' II the liability of the Government
Is established.