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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14

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Congress at Work--The Major Buys a
Bicycle and Betsy Wants to
be a "Widder."
B.-"HelloI Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hellol Major. Fire away with
your questions"
B.-'I want ter know what Kongress
is doin'."
R.-"Congress is helping Ned"
B.-"Ned who's What in the dickens
is Ned DOING"
R.-"Ned is an invisible, imaginary
citizen who does nothing, but is sup
posed to draw a big salary"
B.-"I reckon Kongress is DRAWN
her salary, amt she's"
R.-"Ohl yes. The members are
drawing their salaries with great regu-
larity and drawing a part of the salary
of everybody else who are at work, and
is also drawing the salaries of thousands
who would be at work if they could
get anything to do"
B.-"I am tired hearin' you lazy an
artists talk erbout folks not bein' able
ter git wurk. They amt a tryin' ter
git wurk. Why the four million idle
folks in the United States could git
work on the farms if they want wurk."
R.-"Well, how many can you en-
ploy On your farmG'
Bob! l can't employ emmy o9
'em. I've got a purity guide crop ov
korn, cotton an sum terbacker, but it
IL sellin' so low that I can't afford to
hire folks now"
R,-''That is the trouble everywhere.
A farmer cannot afford to hire hands
at IS per month. Merchants are Dis
charging part of their clerks, railroads
are discharging emplt yes and o @
factories are running with reduced
force, or standing idle. So are tie
mines and other enterprises. 1t is all
on account of a lack of money, and a
proper distribution of it. Every step
taken by Congress tends to increase the
trouble rather than diminish it."
B.-"You jist wait till the dyma-
krats git n power an we'll not hev
SIGH things goin' on"
R.-"The 'dymakrats,' as you call
them, are in power now, andhave been
a year and a half"
B.-"Well, they haint had time yit."
R.-"They don't need any more
time. Bills to relieve business, encour
age enterprise and start everything
upward could be passed in two weeks.
Perhaps all that should be done will
require more time, but if a start was
made in the right direction everything
would brighten up. When we have a
drouth everything begins to revive
the moment rain falls on the parched
earth. The result would be the same
should Congress begin to pass some re-
freshipg laws"
Bob! l don't want emmy more ov
that nonsense. I want ter tell you how
Betsy got me inter trouble the other
day. She hes bin wantin' me ter buy
a bisickle fer a long time. She said
the mules are too wild fer an ole man
like me ter ride; that a bisickle il safer
an easier controlled. I believe Betsy
wants ter be a wilder an TUX this plan
ter git me out ov the way. She cum
purity nj gittin' thar, too, fer that
bisickle rared an pitched GROUND an
throwed me a windin' ergin the fence.
They are Wurse nor wild mules, army
advise ter married men il ter beware
of bisickles. They are wurse mol a
siclone fer KILN up folks. Good bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14

Messrs. S. & D, Berwanger tell the
public in their advertisement this week
where bargains in light weight clothing
can be found. They are selling sum
mer goods and straw hats at very low
prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
ENGINES FOR GINNING.

Most economf. al and durable Cheapest and
FISH RfS5 u FEED E Da 81 e t M M fhfR5 XABB sFAEP PkFf5
IMPLEMENTS GENERALLY. Send for cata-
lOgue. A 3. FARQUHAR co, LTD.
PENNSYLVANIA Agricultural Works, York, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14

WANTED.-A position, at once, as teac5o,
Shorthand, Type-writing, or EngIisb Ae5Gglng,
uate of s N: College. Reference given 9 . 7 =.
character and ability. Address, S. F, " = 70
well, Nash Co., n. (P. .. Boy a. hISF
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SOUTH AFRICAN RUMORs.
One Reports Capt. Wilson Dead and
Another SayS He Is Alive.

CAPETOWN, Dec. 31.-A dispatch from
Palapye, dated Dec. Is, announces that
native runners who have arrived there
state that there is no doubt now that Cap
tain Wilson's party was surrounded and
killed while fighting gallantly against
heavy odds. Chief Commissioner Rhodes.
during his visit to Palapye, bitterly re-
preached King Khama for deserving Major
Goold-Adams while the ~latter's column was
On the march. King Khama replied that
his men disagreed with the white mems
would fall victims to the smallpox epidemic
which had broken out among the troops.
The King also said that his warriors were
obliged to return to field work, as there
was danger of their families wanting for
food. All the traders urge that no precau-
tons should be relaxed at the company's
stations, as the Matabeles may possibly
attack the advanced posts during the wet
season.
One of King Lobengula's fighting Indunas
described the effect of the Maxim gun as
Staying his followers like cut corn. He
added: w halted. knelt and fired, but
still the men fell, and we finally laid down,
protected by our shields: but the majority
were still shot, so j crawled away
A dispatch from Buluwayo, dated Dec. "A,
says that there are rumors among the
natives that Captain Wilson is still pur-
suing King Lobengula- TIL whites at Cape
town are inclined to believe the Buluwayo
dispatch in preference to the one from
Palapye.
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HE LIVED IN A CAB.
A Wise Man Who Saw the World md
Saved Hotel Bills.
Boston Post.

Boston POST.
Professor Heinrich Brugsch. Of the Uni
versity of Berlin. the most distinguished Of
living Psychologists, is publishing MY Life
and Wanderings," which are interesting,
not only on account Of the revelation OF
the authors personality and the reminis-
cenceS of celebrated scientists of the earlier
bat also Il t by t fent anscdo WnicH Wb icsy the contain rreaf;
savant has a happy faculty of relating.
One of them. quoted by the Philadelphia
Ledger, may furnish a hint to some of
Brugsch's first visit to Alexandria he lodged
with an original by the name Of Bauern-
horst, by birth a Mecklenburger, and a man
OF gigantic strength and stature, who COM
bined the Office of Prussian vice consul
with the conduct of a wine shop. He was
generally known by the Sobriquet of "Fa-
Their Langfeld." He rendered important
service in many ways, and Prof. Brugsch
made him promise that if he ever cane to
Berlin he would visit him.
Some years after Father Langfeld APP
peared one morning at the Professors rooms
Professor Brugsch inquired:
Where are you staying, Father Lang
"Here, below"
What. In the same house with me?
That's a curious coincidence"
mo at all. In a cab"
"Ah, you have just come from the station,
and are looking Tor a hotel?"
ION the contrary, lived in a cab since yes
what in the name Of common sense do
you mean? And your luggage"
Garry ii with me" and with his fat right
hand he patted a small bag slung on his
shoulders by a green strap. Here are
brush, comb. soap and money"
but please explain yourself more clearly;
/ don't understand at ALL"
NO much to explain. Live day and night
in the cab; sleep perhaps a couple of hours
In the stable, covered with a horse blanket.
Summer, you know Cabman shows me
everything worth seeing-intelligent fellow
spares me the expense of a valet de place.
Eat and drink well. see everything. hear
everything, know everything. Cab stops, /
get out. receive instructions and explore;
cabman waits till 1 get back. If l need
linen or anything, buy It; cabmen gets all
that I cast off. Quite content. No extra
luggage to pay for. no hotel bills, no tips, no
bundles, no questions; everything all right.
Stay three days longer. Now. Herr Doctor,
put on your coat and visit me in nv hotel.
Let the cabman drive us whittier he will.
Very convenient
Father Langfeld had already done
Trieste. Vienna and Prague i'm the same
fashion and firmly believed 10 was the only
way TO see the world. He subsequently APP
piled his system with equal success to Paris
and London. It has merits; whether they
are not more than counterbalanced by its
DISADVANTAGES each individual must deter
mine for himself.
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PeixotO Getting His Fleet Together
The American Arrives.

tne hE0cffCdn a
PERNAMBUCO, Dec. 31.-The new Bra
lillian cruiser America is reported to be off
this port, and it is said that so soon as
she is ready 20 put to sea again that both
the Nictheroy and America will sail south
ward. During the last few days the Meth
eroy is said to have completed her crew
and to lave made all the other arrange
ments necessary to sail for another port
in Brazil with the America, and upon ar
rival at her next place of call rumor has it
that the two cruisers fitted out in New
York will be reinforced by other vessels
belonging to the government OF President
Peixoto, and that this fleet will then sail
for Flo de Janeiro, and that upon their
arrival there the ships and forts will make
a combined attack upon the insurgent YES
sells and endeavor to end the rebellion, so
far as Rio de Janeiro is concerned, with
one determined effort.
The usual startling rumors are in circula-
ton, but as those from the government
sources seem as inaccurate as those coming
from the insurgents, not much faith is
placed in any of them. One of the reports
which has gained circulation is to the eff
feet that President Peixoto has succeeded
In gathering two or more ships, supposed
TO be the torpedo boats from Europe, in
an out-of-the-way port, and that the Meth
ercy and America are to join those vessels
shortly, when the move southwark will be
commenced. Only forty men, instead of
sixty, as first reported. have sailed from
England with Lieut. John j. Conway. for
merry cf the Nfctheroy. Some OF the men
who left the Nictheroy are still in town.
and others have started for various points.
some Of them being already on their way
to New York on board the Herschel, 1t is
believed, though 1t is understood that they
must have slowed away in order to do so.
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ELEVATOR GIRLS
They Are Better for the Work Than
Men coz Boys.
New York World.


Well! Well! What will the girls do
ton the other day as he stepped aboard
the elevator in q building on West Four
teenth street. The door of the car was shut
with a bang by a vigorous. rosy-cheeked
and muscutar-lOOking woman of about
twenty years. businesslike young wonl-
an she was, too. What floor, sir? Ahchi-
tect? Right 70 the left, second door" she
said as the car stopped at the third floor.
II quickly shot higher as the elevator girl
gave the cable a steady pull. Every one
wondered at her deXterity. And she was
the pink of propriety. polite and full OF in
formation as TO the tenants Of the build
ing. To say that she was an improvement
on q Srcat many Sur}y elevator kings in
downtown office buildings would be put-
ting II milOlv. \ gentleman who had to
call at the Office Of Il tenant in the building
asked the elevator girl the number OF his
room. and here is what she said: 'sOh.
yes. sir: sir. - IS on the fourth floor. No.
-, right near the stairway. He went out
| am sure they viii be back soon. What
time did YOU say il was? one O'clock. We'll.
sir, if YOU don't mind just take this chair.
Sit right Gown. Mr.. - viii be hack in
ten minutes. Just out for lunch. YOU Know.
y very pleasant man, isn't he? All aboard!'
And up shot the car. The reporter couldn't
ascertain whether the rosy-cheeked .eieva-
tor girl was "a fixture or not. as she re-
f"SH' r0'~t-hlanR to answer anv Questions
about herself. Just cell me Mary Jane"
sHc said 2"eD asked her name. 'T am
here "a work. not 10 talk about myself"
One of the tenants In the building saws she
can run an elevator car better than any
man in town. 1t looked that way some
what.
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Matinee Every EVENING.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Tbe British steam
er Mozart, Captain Leaker. from Rio de
Janeiro, arrived at quarantine shortly after
sunset this evening. She brings no news OF
q startling or exciting nature from the seat
of war. The vessel was only in port for
five days. and while there the usual cam
nonading between the rebel and the loyal
forts took place every evening about 6 D.
m, lasting several hours. The amount cf
damage, IL any. could not be ascertained.
Nothing was seen of Admiral Melfo or his
flagship. She was supposed to be at the
southwark. The Mozart experienced no
trouble while taking on cargo at her
wharf, which was quite a distance from the
fleet and forts. Captain Leaker knows very
little of the actual state OF things IN the
city. At Bahia, which port was left on
Dec. II, everything was very dull, and the
people apparently were Indifferent as TO
fhn roclrIf
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An Americans Experience.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-August La Lau,
whose home is at San Francisco, arrived
to-day on the French liner La Bourgoyne
from a prospecting trip In the Zambezi
river in Mashonaland and the Matabele
country. La Lau says his Journey proved
unsuccessful, and that he has had an un-
comfortable time in South Africa He
found on arrival there that he had TO OBJ
tain permission oil the British South AZ
RIGA Company before prospecting, and
that, if successful, he would have had TO
pay over large amounts of money as roy
alties. The natives. he said, are very an
tagonistic and lighting continually. They
fear no power and acknowledge no author
ity beyond the South Africa Company.
They make constant raids, and are a con-
tinual menace to white people within their
roach
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Schacfcr Going on the stage.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3f.-The World will
say tomorrow: And now Jake Schaefer
is going on the stage as q star. Tho Wiz
arG' of billiards entered into cCpartrership
with eX-variety performers Ward ana
NOkes, ana VIII appear with them next
season III = fa~rce-COmedy. Aside from
speaking a few tines. lake Will enjoy Il
thinking part until the third act, when he
y. W: Spinks. This Is quite a new game
for a billiard player. but Schaefeg, who is
quite a wit. is sure that he will make a de-
cidcd success in his part. The contract
calls for % weeks, beginning the first
week in April. and Schaefer is to receive
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Sullivan Thinks II win &c a Drnr.
Harrity Not Seriously III.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 31.-Because Of
recent published reports that Chairman
I4arrity, of the Democratic national com
mittee. was seriously ill, many inquiries
have been made as 10 his actual condition.
Mr.. Harrity said to-day: While it is true
that l have been i'll for several weeks past,
ana that my system is somewhat run down,
there has been nothing in my condition to
cause me any real concern. i ana very
much better, and hope soon 10 be as good
a. new. nave been advised by my physi-
elan u take a months vacation from my
work. and I mean to Go 50. I am arrang-
Ing ny affairs 10 get away by the middle
OF January. shall probably go to Florida.
Ny recent Illness was due 10 oVerWork
and to d severe cold. which threatened TO
develop into an attack of grip. This is
al thcre is to be said about it"
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PREPARING FOR WAR.
Honduras Determined To Protect Her.
self from Rnfds of Rebels.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Gen. F. Nj.
Aguirre, of Honduras, was among the ar
rivals here on Saturdays steamer from Gen.
trail America. General Aguirre goes from
here to Washington, and thence to New
Orleans. The General say while war be-
tween Honduras and Nicaragua is immi-
nent, dipdomates from different Central
American governments are making a patch
up between the two republics. He says,
however, that just prior TO his leaving the
Congress Of Honduras had passed an act
authorizing President Vasquez TO equip
troops and declare war against Nicaragua
in his discretion. The cause OF this act,
as explained by General Aguirre, is that the
Nicaraguan government has permitted the
revolutionary party of Honduras to equip
itself in Nicaragua and march into Hon
duras. This has occurred over six times
during the past two years. The Honduras
government has spent SS.0o0,0W and has lost
the lives Of at least one thousand men in
quelling these revolutions. Besides this
loss, the money and life interests of the
republic have been injured because the
frequent revolutions have prevented the de-
velopment of its resources.
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Prescribed Hunnn Flesh.

CHEYENNE, Wye. Dec. 3l.-Dr. NJ. I.
Herdan, whose dead body was found in the
lived in this city from the middle of July
until the middle OF October. this year. He
said he had been q physician in Austin,
was TO advertise in the city papers as a
specialist. What money ne earned here he
spent at the gambling table. The Evening
Tribune charges the Doctor with prescrib-
ing human flesh to a cOnsumptive patient,
and backed the charge UP with atIlGayits.
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Crisis in

YOKOHAMA, Dec. 31.-Tnere is n polit-
ical crisis here, and scenes OF the utmost
disorder were witnessed on Friday, when
Parliament reassembled, arising out Of the
excitement over the question OF the presi-
dency. A good deal of violent language was
exchanged. The government ended the tu-
mutt by proroguing the Parliament until
Jan. II. By imperial rescript, yesterday,
Parliament is dissolved. The election cam
paign, ii is expected, will be of an unusu-
ally exciting nature.
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charged a number OF its machine guns. but
did no damage. The French admiral inme-
diately demanded an apology and redress:
The Aquidaban, the next morning, saluted
the French flag with eleven guns.
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HOPES OF THE SPORTS.
They Are Confident That the Florida
Court Will Decide in Their Favor.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 31.-The time
for argument in the habeas corpus proceed
ings brought by Corbett and Mitchell has
been finally set for Tuesday, Jan. 2. On that
day one of the pugilists will be surrendered
by his bondsmen and proceedings imme-
diately instituted for his release. Should
Judge Can, before whom the proceedings
will be brought, decide that there are no
grounds upon which the pUgilist can be
held the fight will probably come off. The
officials of the Duval Athletic Club feel
very confident that the decision will be a
favorable one To the club. and that it will
establish whether the Governor has the
power 10 declare the city under martial
Law and to call out the militia. The laws
or tlGrlI4 are very concise on this point,
ana plainly provide that such q course is
only possible when the officials of the coun-
" are unable 10 cope with the threatened
rot CT disturbance. Should the court de-
eide that the boxing contest is not uniaw-
ful it is difficult 10 understand upon what
grounds Governor Mitchell will justify his
calling out the militia. y number of at
torneys of reDute here who have been
interviewed on the question are of the
opinion that the Governor would be in con-
tempt Of court should he pursue such Il
course after the court has decided the
question. and that he would be liable To
Both Corbett and Mitchell will be in
~JacksonVille tomorrow, and will meet at
d performance or me country squire
to b. held in the evening. Mitchell and his
party will occupy one OF the lower boxes.
Wnlle Corbett and party will fill one direct
~ opposite. Neither of the men did much
work today, a little morning exercise being
all that either accomplished.
sullivan Thinks Ii VIII BE "a Draw.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3t.-John L. Sullivan
IS Of the opinion that if Mitchell and Cor
bett face each other in the ring on Jan. %
the contest will be a. draw.
Why do you think it will be a draw"
asked the reporter.
We'll. is. simply my opinion; that's ALL"
was the reply.
I cont think either man will be knocked
ont L have not any idea whether the fiRht
VIII be q long one or short one, but ( don't
believe that COrbett will ever knock Mitch
ell out Sullivan intimate that il was his
bellef that the Governor would prevent the
contest from taking place.
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PITTSBURE. Pa, Dec. 31.-Two we'll
known men o. this section committed sui
cile to-day. They We're II. II. Grafton, Of
SeVicFley, commercial traveller Tor the I.
II. NeVin White Lead Company, and W. w.
DOnOhue. IN oil man. OF Mercer.
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.Mrs. MinsIon.n ,oo,hing svrun.

Has been used over nifty years by millions
OF mothers for their children while teethins.
with perfect success. IL soothes the child,
sOftenS the gums, aIlayS pain. cures wind
collie, ~eCulate the bowels, and is the best
remedy TOR diarrhea, whether arising from
teething OF other causes. For sale by drug
gists in every part of the worid. Be sure
and ask Tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
- a hottie.
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yeternn. Going 90 BRAZIL.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Dec. U--Agents
for the brazilian government have secured
about a dozen Grand Army veterans in
this country for service in Brazil. The
men are experienced soldiers. and will re-
ceive $50 per month.
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1--WE sylIables.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Calve wishes X TO be distinctly understood
that there are two syllables in her name.
We have heard 1t pronounced as though IL
signihed the daughter of a cow.
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MARSEILLES. Dee. Shelters just re-
ceived from Rio de .Ianeiro say that n
French vessel was fired on by the Brazilian
i~nsurgent war ship Aquidaban. which els
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Master your cough ut once with Hale's
Honey of HorenCunl ana Tar. Every affcc-
ton of the lungs. chest or throat tending TO
consumption. Is not only relieved but absO-
lutely obliterated 10y this wonderful vegcta-
BILE pulmonic. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cures IN one min
ffta
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The SIN Frnncisco az Pcrnambuco.

WASHINGTON. Dee. sL-secretary OF the
Navy Herbert received a telegram from
Pernambuco this evening announcing the
arrival of the San Francisco at that port
this afternoon.
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h property is easily worth $1O0.G row.
Blind Tom in the meantime remains Il
prisoner in the East Side tenement.
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Detroit Tribune.

Detroit Tribune.
Mr.. Bull What wouli you 10 If you
thought the world was coming TO an end
tomorrow?
Mr.. Bear-ssell.
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Flannel that has grown yellow by re-
heated washing will whiten considerably
II left out of doors on a cold night.
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ASTROLOGY-Mrs. DR.. Ellis tells past.
present and future by the planets. Begin
the new year by consulting Or. Ellis and
learning what TO do, where to go for the
best success in business. health and hap
piness. Room 5, Ryan Block, North
Tennessee street
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NOTICE-The Gas Center Land Company:
The annual meeting of the stockholders or
the Gas Center Land Company will be
held at Gilman. Ind, Wednesday, Jan. 10;
1894, for the election of directors and
transaction Of such other business as MAY
properly come beforG~the m~eeIInl$~Irans-
fer books will close Jan. 1, 1894, andNfEA
main closed until Jan. II, 1894.
w. e. HACKEDORN. Secretary.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. Is, 1888.