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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
QUEER FACTS ABoUrA WATCH.

Open your watch, and look at the
little wheels, springs and screws, each
an indispensable part of the whole
wonderful machine. Notice the busy
little balance wheel, as it flies to and
fro increasingly, day and night, year
in and year out. This wonderful little
machine is the result of hundreds Of
years of study aid expediont.
The watch carried by the average
man is composed of ninety-eight pieces
and it's manufacture embraces more
than 2, 900 distinct and separate opera
lions. Some of the smallest screws
are go minute that the unaided eyes
cannot distinguish them from steel
filings o specks of dirt. Under a pow
erful magnifying glass a perfect screw
Is revealed. The slit in the head is two
one thOusands of an inch wide. tt
takes 308. 900 Of these screws to weigh
a pound, and a pound is worth 81, 585.
The halrspring is a strip of the finest
steel, alb ut nine and one half inches
long, n one -hundredth of an inch
vide, and twenty seven ten-thou-
sandtns of an inch thick. 1t is coiled
up in spiral form and finely tempered.
Ehe process of tempering these springs
was long held as a secret by the few
fortunate ones possessing il, and even
now is not generally known. Their
manufacture requires great skill and
care. The strip is gagged to twenty
one t~hOUsandths of an inch, but no
measuring instrument has yet been de-
vised capable of fine enough gauging
to determine beforehand by the size of
the strip what the strength of the
finished spring will be. A twenty one
thousandth part of an inch difference
in the thickness of the strip makes a
difference IN the running of a watch of
about six minutes an hour.
The value of these springs, when
finished and placed in watches, is
enormous III proportion to the material
from which they are made. a com
parison will give a good idea: A ton
of steel made up into hairspripgs,
when in watches, is worth more than
twelve and one half times the value Of
the Same weight in pure gold. Hair
spring wire weighs one twentieth of a
grain to the inch. One mile Of wire
weighs less than half q pound.
The balance gives five vibrations
every second, 800 every minute, Is, 600
every hour, 432, coo every day, 49,
$50, 600 every year. At each vibration
it rotates about one and one-fourth
times, which makes 1877, 100, 900 revolU-
tions every year. In order that we
may better understand the stupendous
amount Of labor performed by these
tiny works, let US make a few compari-
Sons: Take, fer illustration, a locomo-
tive with six foot driving wheels. Let
its wheels be run until they have given
the same number of revolutions that q
watch does in one year, and they will
have covered a distance equal to
twenty eight complete circuits of the
earth. ALI this a watch does without
any other attention than winding once
every twenty four hours. Jewellery
Review.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
HOUSEHOLD
SPANISH BUN,

This is q simple cake, very good for
luncheon or for the lunch basket: Oae
and q half cups sugar, one half cup
butter, two eggs, three. quarters of a
cup Of milk, two cups fl .ur, n cup
cugrants, one teaspoontul baking
powder.
BAKED APPLE PUDDING.
Pare, quarter and core six goods: sized
apples and boil them in a small guam
tity Of water until they are soft enough
to mash. Pour off the water, end
when thoroughly mashed add half a
pint of bread crumbs, sugar to taste,
the grated peel of a lemon, three eggs
we'll beaten and one ounce of melted
butter. Bake in a moderate oven and
serve with a hard sauce, made by stir,
ring to a cream one cup of butter and
two of pulverized sugar and favoring
with vanilla.
AMB OUTLETS A LA PRINCESsE.
The outlets having been neatly
trimmed should be grilled, laid round
a mound of spinach and served with
this sauce: Wash dry and slice up a
small cucumber, skin and all, butter a
stewpan with an ounce of butter, put
in the pieces Of cucumber and fry them
gently over g low fire; do not let them
turn brown, but stir IN half an ounce
Of -four, and when well mixed moisten
with juat sum eient milk to cover
bring to the boil, season with salt and
pepper, and simmer till the vegetable
Is soft; then work it through the hair
sieve. Warm up again, finishing with
a tablespoonful of cream. This should
be pale green, the consistency Of rich
sou5ise, and very delicately favored
With the cucumber.
CAEAPEs OF sARDINEs.
For this take a DOZEN sardines from
the tin, free them from oil by spread.
ing them out apart on a large joint
dish, tipping il up On edge and pour
ing very hot water gently over the
Gsb the water will drain ~downwards,
\ carrying the oil with it. After having
done this, take up the sRrdines with q
aI.ca, and lay them on a clean, dry
cloth. Have ready q d3z9n pieces OF
fried bread Ccold), e qlarter of an inch
mick and the length and width of a
s.rdine; spread butter over each and
lay q sardine upon it; mask with cold
mayonnaise sauce, sprinkle over with
chopped olives. To dish, lift the canapes
with a palette knife and arrange them
in a star pattern, with a bunch Of
watercress IN tbe centre and fllets Of
beas root b -Gween ,hem.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
Farmers Wanted!

Most desirable Truck, Dairy. Cotton and To-
baccO Farms for sale. lease or rent in the New
Gold Belt, Pitt and Beaufort Counties, NORTH
Carolina. Stores for rent.
Address; J. Bryan Grimes,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
DUMAS AND HIS PETS.

In a recent Interesting article on the
elder Dumas, the writer, Emily Craw-
ford, devotes an entertaining column
or the animals kept by that most
prodigal, whimsical and foolishly
good natured of famous s5ory-tellers
upon his country estate of Monte
Christie. Among them were Jugurtha,
an African vulture; Duval, a big par
rot; Evsrard and Papa, two small
macaws; Lucullus, a golden pheasant;
Caesar, a game ccck; Mysouf, an An
CORA cat; and last, but not least,
Pritchard, a fine remarkably intelli-
gent Scotch pointer,
Pritchard was a character. It seemed
as if he had imbibed, during their long
and affectionate comradeship, many Of
the traits of his master. He loved So
ciety and was lavish in his hospitali-
ties. H would sit out in the road on
the lookout for passing dogs, whom he
would invite in and treat in the most
friendly manner when his invitation
was accepted, so that while som9 Of
his guests remained only to q meal or
q few meals, others found life at Monte
Christie so mach preferable to their
own q4arters tha5, without consulting
5he master of the mansion, they set
tied down and became permanent resi-
dents.
One day Michel, the gardener, said
20 his employer, Does monsieur know
how many dogs there are in his prop
erty ?"
mo, Michel, I don't"
well, there are thirteen"
AN unlucky number. Take care
shat they don't all eat together, for if
they did one would be sure to die in
the year"
"Oh, it's not that that troubles me-"
pursued Michel.
What is it, then?"
I'm thinking that all these brutes
are able to devour in n day a whole
OK, horns and all"
You done mean to say that they'd
eat the horDs7"
"On, if monsieur takes the matter as
a ike, I have nothing more to say"
But 1 don't see any joke in it,"
"WeIl then, j st let me lay the
whip on twelve of them, and the house
will be rid of them right awey."
"Wait a Bit, Michel. You see that
all these dogs in q~uartering themselves
here pay q compliment to the house.
Give them a grand dinner tomorrow
and at the end tell them to clear out.
If they don't go show severity"
Michel was withdrawing when
Dumas r reflected. Hold" he cried,
you see when the bon Dleu gives us
riches, a fine house and position, He
also imposes charges upon us. Since
the dogs-which, after ali, are His
creatures, too-are in the house, I pre-
fer that they stay. l don'C believe
that any one was yet ruined by what
poor brutes ate. However, sea that
the number of thirteen is changed"
will monsieur let me turn q
away, and then there will be only
tWelve2"
No; encourage Pritchard to invite
another, which will bring them up to
fourteen"
But it will then be a pack"
with all my heart, provided the
dogs don't quarrel and go mad" ,
So the dogs became fourteen-a still
more ualucky number, n would
think, since where before there we're
twelve too many, there were now thir-
teen in excess. At last the nuisance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
HUM L HRROIsM.


-
Negroes frequently exhibit a won
derful heroism in tim9s of danger. An
incident of this I witnessed in the
spring Of 1885, when a freshet in the
Alabama river caused the country on
each spring to be ove2 fl >wed by water
for many miles.
The negroes On the river plantations
were the greatest sUf yrers. Their
cabins would be under water almost
before they knew that danger threat
ened them, and hundreds of them were
sometimes found huddIed together on
some knoll sufficiently elevated to be
above the water. There they ottan re-
manned two OF three days and nights
without food, and exposed to soaking
rain. Fortunately the weather was
not cold.
Many relief expeditions were sent
out from the neighboring towns to res
cue them. These consisted of or
more boats, manned by expert oars
men and swimmers and filed with
cooked provisions, blankets, etc. O le
day the news caUo that the negroes on
a certain plantation had sought refuge
upon a barn, around which the water
vas rapidly rising, and 80 rendered
their condition exceeding ~precarious.
Two boats started out at once to their
assistance. In one of these I went,
accompanied by another white man
aud a negro. Jast before dark we
sighted the corn barn, upon which a
mass Of black humanity clustered like
a warm of bees. A heavy rain was
now falling, and daylight beginning to
fade away. Their conditions became
almost distressing as they eat in perfect
silence waiting u approach.
But we did not comprehend their
extreme peril until the boat struck
against the frail log building which
was in the water to the edges Of the
roof and visibly shock and tottered.
TIE poor creatures commenced to
chamber hurriedly down 10 the boat.
Stop I cried-''the women and
children first"
The men obediently resumed their
seats. We took in frat the children
and then the women, and were about
to push IF, telling the men we would
hurry back for them as quickly as pos
sible or send the first boat we met,
when a wy old q noticed she
was the last to get into the boat and
had had done so reluctantly Selling
the corner Of the" house, and looking
anxiously into my face, said:
"Marster, amt you gwine to take my
old man7"
mo, auntie," I answered." the boat
is too full now. He must wait till we
come back"
The words we're scarcely out OF my
mouth when with a sudden spring she
was up on the roof again. Il shook as
she scrambled on it and took her seat
By a little, witnered old black man
whose hand she seiz ID and held as if
she was afraid we would tear her away
from him.
Come! aunty," I cried; this won't
do. We can't leave you here, and we
can't wait any longer on you"
go on, marster," she answered, Il
thanks yer, en- I pray de good Lord to
fetch you all safe home; but I am
gwin'ter to stay wild my old man. Eff
Simon got to git drownded, Lyddy
gwine git drownded too. We dun bin
togedder too long to part now" And
we had to leave her, after throwing
some blankets and a lot of provisions
to them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

AS we rowed off in the rain and
night a high falsetto voice, tremulous
with age, came across the waters from
the crib, where we left the almost Ger
talnly doomed group in the blackness
Of darkness. They dared not have a
a light for fear of setting fire to their
fail support. We stopped our oar to
listen to the song. It came clear and
distinct. First Lyddy's trembling
voice and then a chorus of a dozen or
so Of the deep bass voices of the men
"Were a csingin' to de ark.
Take us il! Take US in!
Fur de watah's deep an dark,
Take US in! fake us in;
Do de flesh is pO' en- weak,
Take us in! fake US in!
IT'S de La1d We gWinter seek,
Take us in! Take US in!
Den Lawd hole out dy han,
Take US in! Take US in!
Draw de sinnahs to de lau',
lake US IN! lake US 1n!"
We could wait and listen no longer
10 the weird sounds, but struck our
oars in the water and hurried away.
Most fortunately we came across a
boat bent upon the same errand as our
selves, which went Immediately to the
barn and saved all of it's living freight.
Tue building had apparently been held
down by their weight, for as the last
one left, it turned over and a1ated
away to the gulf.
Their rescuers told us afterwards
that as they neared it the first sound
they heard was an Old woman voice
singing:
DE Lawd is hyah'd our cry"
Answered by the men:
Take US in! Take US in!
An He'll save US by an by,
Take US in! Take US in!''
To this supplemented old CT eature
divorce courts and separations were
unknown. With her it was "until
death do US part."-M. E. S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
POMONA HILL NURSERIES,
POMONA. N. O.

Two miles west Of Greensboro, N. O.. on the
Southern railway. Well knQEn for thfrEY
years. ~F%SF&h ~ ime W4tII ali the new as wen
as ~ Old fruits thai are suited TO my trade
winch extends from Maine to Texas Inc new
Ja3nsn fruits and all other good fruit and now
e9s ( have. as shown in my new illustrated
&taioQue. tree to all. Agents wanted.
4 QS08J J.VAN FEOP"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

Banks are giving their customers
plainly to understand that the safety
OF the country depends on the success
ot the Republican ticket.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

Remember that a paper III at the
cost of The Progressive Farmer cGnTOl
be published on credit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
Answered by the men

To this Supplemented old C feature
divorce courts and separations were
unknown. With her it was 'until
death do US part."-M. E. S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
ALLEGED FUN.

a honeyc0mb, says Brother Wat
kias, lam a lot CD little calls; bu' &
honeymoon am often one big SELL
Philadelphia Record.
De Bats: How do you pronounce
the word 'oleomargarineY'" Hotel
Waiter: Il pronounce it butter, or
I'd lose my job."-Advertiser.
We had a very interesting event
Or rather a pair of 'em-at our house
this morning " Caesar! Not twinsS"
No; our boy put on his first trousers"
-Roaeleaf.
Folks dat is allus lookin' fob
trouble" said Uncle E0en, had jes'
one ting ter brag about. Day doan'
hahdly ebber git disapp'nted.-Wash
ington Star.
Old Bullion: "What! You wish to
marry my daughters She is a mere
school girl get" Suitor: Yes, sir. l
came early to avoid the rush. Modes
and Fabrics.
Are you a single man9" asked a
lawyer Of a stolid looking German on
the witness stand. Now you look
oud," was the indignant reply, bud
don'd you try to make no shoke NIT
me yoost because 1 YES green. Do 1
lock like l vas a double man2 Do l
look like L vas a Slmese dwinq Huh!
: vas no fool if l am not lono in die
guntry I'-Harper's B6zar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

Q lestion: What is a p~olitician2'
Answer: "A politician is a man who
understands politics" Q: What is
politics2" A: Politics Is the art of
getting a $500 man a 50, 900 job" @:
is that all there is to polisics9" A:
No" Q: What eIse7" A THE man
has to study out a way to get re elected
to his s.. 900 job without spending
$500 with the boys ."-Chicago Jour.
nal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes Of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
ana Vicinity.
Items Of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

A number of Mr.. A Washburn's
friends remembered that yesterday was
his 18th birthday and arranged a sue
cessful surprise party in his honor.
Early in the evening the party met at
the home of his son, Mr.. Frank Wash
burn and went together to Mr.. Wash
burns home. They completely surpris-
ed both Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn. La
ter in the evening the party returned to
Mr.. Frank Washburn's to an elegant
supper served at six large tables
Mr. Charles Spencer in an appropriate
speech, presented Mr.. Washburn with
a dressing gown and said how they re-
Jolced over his recovery and welcomed
MN once more to companionship, after
his long, serious illness. Mr.. Washburn
made short response expressing his
thanks for his friends kindly thoughts.
Inc guests of the evening were, Mr..
and Mrs. j. O. Gordon Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Rem
lngtOn, Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Spencer and
SON. Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Nesbaum and
son, Mr. and Mrs J. Z. Mcleod, Mr..
and Mrs. H 0. Garvey, Mr.. and Mrs
W. w. Webb, Mr. and Mrs Frank
w ash urn and sons, Mr. and Mrs VIM
Gregory and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
VIII Gordon and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Q. ID. Skinner and daughter. DR.
and Mrs. L. H. Mum, MI and Mrs J.
A IrOutman ard daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs II. E. Overholt and daughter, w
Stoddard Gordon, Mrs Monroe Wash
burn.
Miss Margaret Dudley entertained
number Of ladies yesterday afternoon
supplementary to Miss Leila Parmelee
of Chicago Mrs. Dudley served the
guests from her tea table, following with
an ice cream course. The ladies were
Mrs. Arthur Capper Mrs Geo. CraW-
FORD, Mrs. Paul Hudson, Mrs. W. c.
Smith Mrs. @. B. Merriam, Mrs. Wal
ter Noble Miss Leila Parmelee, Miss
Anna Bartholomew, Miss Mary Thomp-
son, Miss Mary Walker, Miss Nellie
McClintock, Miss Florence Greer, Miss
Mary LalOin, Miss Hambleton, Miss Sa-
die HambletOn
Miss Martha Gross and Mr. George
B. Steen We're married Wednesday eve
ming at the home of the brides parents,
MI and Mrs. S. K. Gross Rev. A E.
Wagner performed the ceremony. Only
the relatives and most intimate friends
were present After a short visit in
western Kansas Mr.. and Mrs Steen
VIII return to their home on East Sew
enth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
The Goldan Rod

Dry Goods store has received some
beautiful novelties in dress goods which
will pay the ladies to cali there and
price them The goods are all fresh
and new and they win not last long.
They have also ordered a new lot Of
cloaixs and eapes which viii be in Mon
day. Goods doesn't last long with that
establishment as the place looks like a
regular beehive, rain or sunshine. Re
member that they also carry a fine line
Of millinery and no fancy prices are
asked. The place is 433 Kansas avenue,
across from the postofice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
HE SANG IT..RRYAN,,
And When BE Reappeared He Wore
Much Court Plaster.

About 500 Washburn college students
and College Hill residents were present
at the Washburn college chapel last
evening to hear Lawyer "a. w. Dana
speak at the Republican rally. VIM.
Cunningham introduced the speaker
and said that Mr. Dana had often acted
as judge in the college oratorical con
tests but now the students proposed to
act as judge of him and render their
verdict ON November g.
The Washburm college Mckinley
quartette made q great hit. This quar-
tette is composed of Geo. Tucker. Ed
Strong, p. S. Elliott and VIM. Lesion.
They sang two campaign songs and
were encored vociferously each time
In one of the songs Lets0n in his deep
bass voice began substituting the
name of Bryan, WhereupOn the other
three boys picked him up and carried
him off the stage When they We're
called back LetsOn had changed his ap-
pearance by a generous supply of court
plaster and torn clothes
AR Dana was introduced and gave
a logical discussion of the money cues
ton from the Republican side
The speech was several times inter
rupted by cheers, and at the close three
rous1ng college cheers We're given for
Mckinley, and then the Washburn veil
followed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
GERMAN LABOR UNIONS.
They Have Attained Great Success
and Considerable Power.

Washington, Oct. 24-The depart
ment of state has received from Consul
George Sawter, stationed at Glauchau.
a report relative to the labor unions OF
Germany The Commercial Clerks
union, founded some Is years ago, now
has a membership of A, 600. 1t has at
tanned great success and today is up
held, considered and recognized as a.
power by the government and in all
state affairs
AT the situation agency Of the union.
some 1000 positions have been filed in
the past ten years. and in the past year
places yere found for 1856 unemployed.
In the legal branch thousands Of ques-
tiOns touching the law were answered
and about 5000 law suits successfully
carried Aid was granted in 614 cases
involving the expenditure of about ST.
259
The union also has an insurance fund
against age and infrmity with a capt.
tai Of s107 100 1t has attained success
in demands for higher wages, shorter
hours of labor and better sanitary con
ditions and surroundings for clerks and
the trading classes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
Digorderlz House Ra5ded.

The disorderly house of Sadie Young
at Seventeenth and Topeka avenue
was raided last evening BY the police
and three persons arrested. About Z 80
Patrolmen Burgess and Pinkston en-
tered the building at Seventeenth and
Topeka avenue, and demanded admit
lance to the rooms. Sadie Young. the
proprietress, was put under arrest, and
a couple, w C. Meridith and Anna
Wright, were also taken into custody
The three were taken to the police sta
tion, where the charge of Keeping a
disorderly house was put against Sadie
Dung. and being inmates of a disor-
derry house" against Anna. Wright and
w c. Meridith. Meridith put up $40
for his appearance. All the parties are
white people There had been com
plant Of the place by the citizens Of
that uefghborhood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
EDGED THE sPEAKER.

COlumbu OCT. 24.-HOOdIums brOke
up a meeting of the colOred Democrats
last night There is a large popula-
ton of Negroes in Columbus and Geo.
E. Taylor. one of the most noted col
ored speakers Of Iowa, was billed by
speak A large crowd gathered and
were listening in an orderly manner to
his exposition of the issues Of the cam
paign when a gang of roughs came
into the hail. They We're loaded with
very bad eggs and their aim was good.
as they fired them at the speaker. The
meeting was adjourned
The toughs who broke up the meet
ing were identified as Republican ward
L. =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
WATSON MALIGNANT.
Continues His Severe Attacks on
Sewau as a Candidate.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 24.-Last night
to a packed house Thomas E. Watson
of Georgia defended Populism and the
Peoples Party, making a strong speech
which met with a hearty reception
from the 1900 present. He was partic-
ular1y bitter in places and was as Sc
we're as words could be when speaking
of Vice Presidential Candidate Sewall.
He charged him with being a plutocrat,
bond clipper railroad king and that he
was running hand in hand with the
gold bugs, and that his presence on the
ticket was a menace to the election of
Bryan.
Mr. Watson and Geo. Washburn and
H W Reed met in this city and had
two long conferences. WaShburn and
Reed said fusion was the object of the
conference, but what was accomplished
or whether agreements were made or
agreed to. none of the prominent poll
ficians would say.