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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-05-07

PASSENGFRS LEAVING RALEIGH AT 5:C5
am. make close connection at Greens
boro for all points North and South:
also for all Western North Caroltna
points, arriving in Asbeville 352 p.
m. and Charlotte 11:50 noon. Double
daily trains between Raleigh. Char
lotte and Atlanta
No. y. leaving Greensboro at 1:33 a. IL, ar
irving at Raleigh at 80 a. m, carries a sleeping
Carries 2. Sleeping car. AL trains leaving Raj
eigh for Greensboro connect there with fast
thu ough trains for the North and South, in
ending two limited vestibulGs each way and
the FLORIDA Spec al."
Through tickets on sale at principal stations
TO al points. For rates or information, apDIv
to any agent of the Company, or to
J. S. B. THOMPSON. Supt. First Division, Dam
w. B. RYDER, Supt. Second Division. Char.
lOtte, n. C.
w. GREEN, w. A TTTRK
GenlM ang'r E'stn sys,mj, GENT PAS. Act
"@hARCeA' ~ Washington, D. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-05-07
Fine Farming Land for Sale!

Five hundred acres of land living along the
CaIa%oa river, in Mcdowell county. one-haIf
u niob rom depot on. w. N. G. r. R $50 acres of
I IIGn o2LtOm land, the rest upland fields and
wo9u1ands1a splendid grain and truck farm,
an IL aoundant water power. Enough to make
SIX nIce arms with fine situations for building,
ana within easy access of 4reenlee HIGH School.
agrees L. L. Greenlee or John @. Brown.
NooO Greenlee, Mcdowell Co., N. @.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

Farmers make hay while the sun
shines, but corn makes itself while the
rain falls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
No Blood to BE Released.

The human puzzle struck Washington
the other day. His name Is Nixbeno, or
Harry BenO of Port of Spain, Trinidad,
and he Is enroute to New York, where,
he declares, he has been offered $25,.
600 and ticket back to Cuba for let.
ting the doctors amputate his left arm
In the interest of science. The human
puzzle Is short, stocky looking knight
of the road, and his great speciality Is
self-tOrture and mutilatiOn. He sticks
pins and needles into any part of him
he can reach, and he is decorated all
over with scars inflicted by obliging
individuals who Mt his request have ex-
perimented on him. The puzzle says
he has no physical sensbilities and no
blood in his body. This last Is very
thoroughly disproved by strong, heal
thy pulse at the wrist. but the former
one might believe from the fact that
he sticks darning needles through his
tongue and hatpins through both sides
of his jaws, while he invites anyone
who Is Interested and skeptical to run
long bonnet pin through his biceps
or his leg or any part of his body they
choose.
He has hypodermic syringe needle
that he has fixed up for cigarette
holder, and this he thrusts through his
windpipe and smokes cigarette with
his mouth shut. He declares that he
does not mind being burned and shows
q number Of scars which he says are
from recent electrical experiments. The
puzzle is shy third finger on his left
hand. This, he says, was amputated
In New Orleans just to show that he
would not bleed. and the proposed am
putation which he says Is to take place
at Bellevue Hospital In New York win
be the consumation of long and in
teresting public career. After that the
puzzle says he will walk back to New
Orleans on stills for wager and sail
for Cuba to enjoy In an atlluent old age
the fruits of his youthful travel and
adventure. Beno says that he Is half
caste Spaniard. his mother being ian
Engiishman," but he looks the pure
article of Bowery Americanlsm and
bears on his arm n number of patriotic
emblems In tatooing. = Washington
Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
DAINTY EVENING GOWN.

reaching halfway to the knees. The
soft, full waist had immense bouffant
sleeves to the elbow and was drawn
down over the white satin lining with
a slight fullness in the front; while
the collar was a frilled band OF the
mousseline with rosettes at either ide.
Around the waist was drawn broad
yellow satin sasha regular old
fashioned broad sa'h-and it tied in
full bow at the back. This touch was
so charming and original, as the sash
for many day has not been in vogue.
liked it, but madame said:
"Wait until you sec all tho other
appointments"
The slippers and gloves were in one
box with tho hosiery. The slippers
were OF yellow satin, with tiny rhine
stone buckles, and the yellow. silk
stockings were embroidered in yellow
roses, while the gloves were of white
glace kid-the newest fashion, but l
do not think 1t will be q success.
The hats were large Leghorns,
picturesquely trimmed with white
plumes ana long, narrow buckles at
the side. These six froclSs were made
exactly alike, and this shows artistic
sense, for to have two bridesmaids in
one color and two more in another,
and 80 on. is horror too often per-
petrated. The great trailing train
was swept across the cloth, and we
saw the bridal robe-a perfectly plain
white dress of tho heavy brides satin,
ns it is called. 1t was fastened in the
bask, and bertha of rare old lace was
drawn across the shoulders and tied in
n knot at the bust with short ends
reaching the waist. 1t was most
quaint, and nsked madame if it was
not an unusual wedding gown. Her
reply was;
"Yes, but we thought it would be O
little bit original to have Miss -
gowned in this artistic way on the
day of the wedding. She is an ex-
'quisitely beautiful girl of the English
type and her wedding will take place
ut her mothers country place up the
Hudson" The frock was absolutely
untrimmed, but one did not wish it
otherwise. The veil was to be OF the
same lace as the bertha, both being
heirlooms, and o diamond sunburst
was to fasten it directly in front. but
no other jewels were to be worn.
Tho travelling gown and several OF
the prettiest OF those just completed
were exhibited next. The going-away
dress was pretty brown crepon,
made with just touch of white, and
as the journey was only to be from one
country place to another it was not
necessary for the usual severe cloth
dress to be worn. This brown crepon
was very dainty md the arrangement
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
Tickling Ended In Death.

Joseph Webb, plasterer, employed
at the new Bourse Building in Phila-
delphIa, Penn, met his death in sim
gular manner. When the workmen
were about to start their days labor,
Edward Wood playfully iabbed Webb
in the ribs, with "Come on; it's time
to begin"
Webb arose, laughed heartily from
the effects of the tickling, and then
clutched frantically at his breast. Be-
fore any of the workmen could reach
him he fell to the floor and died in o
few minutes from heart disease. A
widow and two children, who are in
Buffalo, N. Y, survive the unfortun.
ate man. 1t is supposed that the in
nocent jabbing OF Wood brought on
the attack OF heart trouble. No CT.
rest was m ade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

finished, each person who handles it
taking it little nearer completion.
In making the rims for Wheels, for
instance, the workman finds his ma
terial in sheet of steel four feet
broad, perhaps, and twenty feet long.
He puts it into q cutter that rips it
into proper widths and then cuts it to
requisite lengths. From there each
piece is sent through q machine that
bends it into circular form and on
through others that turn up the edges
into concave shape to hold the rubber
tire. When that is done the two ends
are brazed together, holes are drilled
for the spokes and the rim is complete
except for the nickeling and polish
ing. The spoke, spoke nipples, hub
and washers are all handled separately.
With the new method of making the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

Of the bodice especially pleasing. The
ruflles of crepon on the sleeves were
an innovation. and were riped with
white satin falling from elbow to
wrist. The full Paquin blouse had
narrow piping of the white on either
side of the front box plait, while the
collar had q bang of the white placed
directly in the middle and was covered
with brown net. The hat to com
plete the costume was brown rough
straw Of the sailor shape, and tho
white satin rosettes and brown trim
ming Of quilts, with narrow roll of vel.
vet, was very pretty, Pale tan suede
gloves and n parasol of brown, with
white handle, we're tho finishing
touches.
In the way of morning gowns, three
we're absolutely the prettiest and most
summery toilets have yet seen. One
was very sheer pink and white striped
lawn, made with trimming of narrow
yellow lace, used both MS an edging
and insertion. The skirt had seven
banks of insertion placed on the deep
Spanish ruffle, reaching to the knee,
and the bodice had full blouse front,
strapped with lace, while the sleeves
were the leg-o'-mutton shape, with no
adornment. The belt fastened to the
skirt, which was worn over the bodice,
was of pink aud white ribbon, and
the collar was also fashioned of this,
fastening at the back with a small
bow.
One of the prettiest afternoon toll
cts was gray crepon, with accessories
of white. Yes, again white, and it is
not an exaggeration to say that out of
ten frocks eight have white asa trim
ming. 1t is so very popular that, al
though it is so easily soiled, dress
maker and dress wearer are in favor
of it, changing the ribbon often three
times during the season. 1t is never
used lavishly, so that collar, belt and
cuffs can be renovated without much
expense or effort. A driving cape OF
gray satin completed this afternoon
costume, and the daintiest of toques,
just touched with spray of green
foliage, was the head ornament. Sew
eral beautiful parasols there were also
to match, and a pretty neck piece of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
DROP PRESS AT WORK CUTTING COLD SHEET STEEL.

out finished and complete. Sprocket
wheels are made in this way. First
they are cut in circular form from a
plate of steel by heavy drop ham
mer, then strung together in lots of
dozen or more in machine whose
teeth eat out spaces in the rims and
make the notches, one row at time,
on which the propelling cham turns.
Saddles are first cut out of bit sides of
leather, soaked and put through lot
of forms, till they are pressed into the
proper shape. Most of the work is
done by girls. Putting the spokes in
hub and wheel is puzzling job,
which has been we'll learned by lot
of boys, and they do it as we'll as men.
Putting tires in the rims is simply O
trick, too, but they tell you at the fac
tory they will give anyone wheel
who can pull AN inflated tire away
from the rim. The enameiing. nick
cling and polishing OF the different
parts are done by the same processes
always used in finishing the same sort
of material in the same way.
The assembly-room is the place
where all the parts come and are put
together. Each part is there tested
again for every kind Of strain it will
have to bear. 1t isn't possible to see
the making of any particular wheel
in one day, and You can't get lone
while You whit" rs you could get silk
handkerhhiefs at tho Worlds Fair. It
is interesting to see the process, how
ever, and one who has the opportuni-
ty should embrace it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

frames comes the greatest reduction in
the weight of wheels. Instead of US
ing small bars of solid steel, as for
merly, light, hollow steel tubing is
employed. This lessons the weight
without sacrificing the strength, for
tube of steel is said to be stronger
than solid of the same weight. In
making the joints, too, there is great
saving of weight. Instead OF the old
heavy castings and reinforcements,
the joints are now brazed, one piece
into the other, which adds strength
and decreases the weight. In place of
the heavy castings used, for instance,
in the fork crown, a vital part of the
machine, drop forgings are now en-
ployed to the increase of strength
and safety and the decrease also of
weight.
In making the running gear the
greatest care is exercised. both in
workmanship and the selection OF ma
terial. Each piece is handled dozen
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

not put into wheel without every as
surance that it will be able to perform
its function properly. Special ma
chinery is used for most of it. and the
best of skilled workmen are employed.
II there is but one part about wheel
that requires particular treatment il
is the running gear, and it gets it.
A great deal of the machinery used
is automatic, and can by operated by
boys and girls. The making of oil
cups, for instance, and the many nuts
and rivets used in wheel is done by
machines that bite off pieces of steel,
turn them about a few times on auto
matte lathes, and then throw them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
Fed Through His Side.

There is one man in st. Louis who
is unable to take no punishment in the
ordinary way, and is fed through a
hole in his side.
The patient is William Kaselow,
seventy years of age, who was operated
upon at his home, corner of Manches-
ter road and Grand avenue, recently
day. Kaselow has an aneurism of the
aorto. For six months he has been
sc,tained entirely upon liquid food.
Lately his condition grew very seri-
Gus, and for period OF five days pre-
ceding the operation it was impossible
for him to take any nourishment
whatever. DIR. Joseph s. Baur, as
sisted by Drs. Louis Baur, w. V.
Kingsbury and J. ID. Nifong, operated
upon him.
1t was impossible for the surgeons
to diagnose the case, but the supposi-
ton was that a cancerous growth had
formed in the stomach. Repeated at
temps had been made to open the ESQ.,
phagus, but without success. After
Nh entrance had been made into the
stomach large tumor of the aorta,
just above the esoghagus, was found.
1t was impossible, however, to re-
move the tumor, as that would have
resulted in the patients death. The
problem which the surgeons had to
solve was how to nourish the patient.
An artificial mouth was made, and
through this he will be fed. Re-
Gently for the first time since the ope-
ration. he was supplied with nourish-
ment. His diet hereafter, will be
wholly liquid, as anything requiring
mastication could not be digested Dr..
Joseph L. Bauer. in speaking of the
case, said that Kaselow conld probably
be kept alive for years. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
MAKING "BIKES."
A SHORT TRIP THROUGH A IL
CYCLE FACTORY.
A Bicycle Has Four Principal Parts
How Weight is Saved
Some of the Machin-
cry Used.

OOl Wnere 10 Stnrt IN tell1np
how n wheel is made is diff
c fcult thing, says the Chi
cago Times. Herald. In the
making they start in dozen
places or more ut once. In n
general way there are four different
parts to bicycle-the wheels, the
frame which acts rs the connecting
support for all, the running gear and
the steering apparatus. Carrying the
analysis farther, the wheels nre made
up of spokes, hubs, rims, tires, spoke
nipples, ball valves, cups and cones,
and the washers that go with them.
The frame is composed of the diamond
shape set of tubes that join the wheels
together. the head through which runs
the steering tube, the rear fork, the
seat post and the crank hanger. The
steering tube, the fork sides around
the front wheel, the fork crown and
the balls, cup and cones on which the
steering tubes turn. The running
gear takes in the pedals and crank
which operate on the sprocket wheels,
the chain which connects them and
carries the driving power and the ball
bearings on which these things re-
volve. The saddle is also necessity
which properly belongs with the
frame.
These are the minute parts of the
wheel. and each separate piece, wheth-
er big or little, requires separate
handling many times over before it
finally enters into the makeup of a
complete Wheel Each piece passes
through numerous hands before it is
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

of green leaves. Upright decorations
are very much in vogue, and hats are
still used with the Alsatian bow or with
clusters OF flowers ut the side, but
something in the shape OF an aigrette
is generally added and this changes
their effect very much.
Many milliners use the green aig-
rette, which they insert in mass Of
green leaves and make very effective.
Others use foliage surmounted by a
few half-open buds. and l have seen
such flowers as double stocks and
hyacinthr, which by nature are very
erect. used as the upright trimming.
while the brim of the hat was loaded
With ivy and periwinkle leaves.
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roses was particularly fetching with q
stiff black aud rose silk gown.

TRIMMINGS FOR HATS AND DoNNErs.
Redundancy of trimming seems to
remain the rule with hats and bonnets
and is often to be regretted, as the
combination which the average mill
liner affects is anything but pretty or
becoming. One would expect that
children's hats would be made an ex-
ception to this rule, but even the little
ones are loaded down with masses of
flowers, feathers and ribbons until
they actually look like caricatures.
For the little children huge poke
bonnets are the latest styles shown.
Roses are the flowers chiefly in re-
quest for the trimming of bonnets
and hats, with garlands and lunches
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The coolest place in the icc-box is
underneath the ice, not on top Of it.
The Shah of Persia has Just ex
pended s2,000,000 for new prayer
rug.
The Chinese make candies of vege-
table wax, the product of the candle
berry tree.
No picture is hung on the walls of
the Louvre, in Paris, until the artists
shall have been dead ten years.
Frank Sheldon, the professional
pedestrian, walked from Chicago to
New York in twenty-five days, and
winning a wager of $1,000.
The word "hirtation," according
to Lord Chesterfield, was manufact-
ured by Lady Frances Shirley, who
used it in the exact sense attached to
it to-day.
About 1541 the apron was an indis-
pcnsable part of every lady's dress.
1t was made of all sorts of costly ma
terials, and was generally bordered
with fine lace.
The Duke of Fife, ii may interest
the inquisitive to know, keeps twelve
suits going at the same time. and
never wears the same clothes twice in
the same week.
Cambria was first introduced into
England during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. The first piece imported
was presented to the Virgin Queen to
make ruff for her neck.
A white marble swimming bath,
forty by twenty nine feet and nine feet
in depth, is to be constructed for the
Russian empress in the palace of st.
Petersburg. She likes to take @
plunge every morning.
Letter carriers in London some-
times become crazy because of the
vast number of streets which have the
same name. There are 264 Victoria
streets, 241 Cross streets, $40 Albert
streets, 242 Church streets and 191
Queen streets.
Wishbone parties are the latest
things in England. A card with a
wishbone painted in the center and
quotation written beneath is torn in
halves, and a piece given to a lady
and gentleman respectively. Part
ners are secured by matching the
pieces
The most wonderful cliff dwellings
in the United States are those of the
Mancos, in southern Colorado canon.
Some of the caves are five or six hun
dred feet from tho bottom Of the per-
pendicular sides of the canon walls,
and how their occupants gained in
gress is a mystery.
A triumph of art over nature was
illustrated recently when well-known
English artist made q painting of
some old beech trees in Kent pas
ture, which he sold for 81, 400. The
owner of the pasture sold his land and
the trees together for $500, and called
it good sale at that.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
A Famous Old Store.

The famous old "Blue Store" in
Roxbury, Mass, will soon be torn
down. During Colonial times General
Warren, II is said, occupied one floor
OF the old building as dwelling.
When undergoing repairs number Of
years ago, one of the statesmen, Martin
+. Curley, found among tho rafters aIl
old military coat with gold buttons,
and one OF the old residents. claimed
then that it was General Warren's
coat. New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

The potato-patch scheme, which
worked 80 we'll in Detroit last year, is
a failure IN Milwaukee. Wis. Seventy
five acres and plenty OF seed had been
provided, but only six persons applied
for work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24

know. 1t is to be white and
yellow wedding, with yellow roses as
the flowers.
The frocks were of white mousseline
de sole, over white satin. and the
skirts were absolutely untrimmed.
Around the bottom was deep hem
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-12-20

The litharge used in assaying after
contained traces of silver. Knew Of
no method Of assaying by which 10
cents per ton in gold could be deter
mined. II Jones testified that I ives
present when he looked over the con-
solidation melt accounts he is mis-
taken.
Cross-examined. L may have been
in and out Of Jones' office when he
was examining the consolidation melts
Can accurately assay $3.50 a ton in
gold with an ordinary assay as that
is the limit of the balance used, Any
thing less than $50 per ton will not
weigh on the scales when assaying.
Can assay TO 9 cents a ton in silver,
on a basis Of a 24O-grain assay. A
man could take 4eO grains and get
down to rs cents a ton in gold and A
in silver and so on.
BAR N MoULDs.
George Mclaughlin was the next
witness. Had been connected with
the Mint off and on since 1877 as ma
chinist and pressman, Had measured
Mint. Bar oil and 164 were cast in
the same mould. but the bridge of the
mould had been broken since the bars
were cast. The same inaccuracies oc-
cur, but the metal in one casting may
have been hotter when cast. The
BRIDGES Of the bar when No. oil vas
cast are better than on No. 164. show
ing that the 211 was cast earlier than
the other. 1t was an accident that
cau.ed the imperfections and these
imperfections could not be duplicated.
Witness showed the imperfections
to the iury.l
The bar 2l1 was rounded up more.
The lines on the side showed that the
bar had been poured twice. The mould
show / use since the bars had been
cast as the bridges were more broken
down. Witness measured the monlds
with calipres and testified that the
bridge had been wOrn away. Some
times particles OF the metal lodge on
the bridges and are hammered off and
scraped with a wire brush. Witness
gave as his opinion that the moulds
had been used since the bogus bar
was cast.
A long cross-eXaminatiOn followed
to determine the manner in which the
two nleltS were made.
T RECESS.
Further experiments were made
with the bars and it was shown that