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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26

vile Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Haisel
and little son; Eliza Cox, colored; Har
riet Lake, colored; Lettie and Jimmie
Burns, Mrs. and Miss Josie Blown.
Mrs. Brown, Ike Shearer, son of the
Rev. Mr.. Shearer; Mrs. J B King and
Two children, Philip Nichols, Mrs
John 1rvines and four children, ". 8
BJutwick, jim Hester and Nance Mich
olson, colored Dave Harring and Mrs.
D L Pierce, Mary Patrick, colored,
and thee children; Matte Johnson,
colored; John and Alice Newhouse.
colored, and four children; Fl .rriet
Hendricks, colored; Miss Eva Pierce,
daughter Of D. L. Pierce, left leg and
right arm broken; Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
Clark.
M'ny persons are mis- ing, and in
some instances &C trace Of entire fami
lies can be found Il is believed that
many dead negroes will be found il
P~s; Oak creek. Bodies are brough;
il constantly.
It is a remarkable incident that il
every c8se where there were deaths the
bodies from the houses destroyed were
found $50 to 200 yards from the build.
ings, in q direction oppoeite to tina,
from which the Storm was moving.
The storm was moving northwar%, and
in every instance the bodies were found
to the southwark. Another storm of q
similar nature passed about six miles
west Of the city at about the same
hour. Several houses we're blown down
and many persons injured.
The cJuntry for fourteen or fifteen
miles around has been d vastated and
depopulated by the storm. Not a tree
or house was lcf5 standing in its course,
At the small town Of Justin the hur
ricane tore everything to pieces
Twelve business houses were blown
down and their contents scattered
W. J. Evans, Of Keller, Texas, wa:
killed by a tree blowing against hin
! and seventeen others were injured
some of whom are not expected to live
Cattle in the fields were blown hithel
and thither and many of them killed
outright.
Keller, a email town to the north o.
Justin, vas almost entirely wrecked BY
the tornado, and it is reported tina
only one house in the hamlet i8 now
standing. All Of that part Of the coun
try Immediately north of these twr
towns vas left in ruins by the storm.
The railroad track north Of Justin il
also reported to be torn up and twisted
out of shape, showing the terrific
velocity Of the wind.
Water was scooped out Of creeks b.
the wind, and every part Of the coun
try lying il the path Of the tornado i
laid in waste. The path of tie s6orn
was possibly ten miles long by II
| yards vide.
Al Carpenter B uff5 the dwelling o
John Dovant was blown down and fou1
persons, Davant and wife ard Davant'
hired hand, named Armour, and q lit
tie child, received Injuries from which
! they will die,
Repcr'8 from the country district
around Denton indicate some five PEG
pie were killed.
Some Of the victims are lying in tn;
morgue with necks broken, others arr
mutilated horribly. Many private
homes are used as hospitals. Ladies O.
the city are doing all IN their power t
save and succor the wound,d, carinz
! for and dressing the dad.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
DEATH AND RUIN BY CYCLONES
IN KANSAS, KENTUCKY
AND TEXAS.

IA HPPa4IlA& LIS Oh DSaQ--4G SIO"S
Hourly at Sherman, the Center of the
Storm.
TOPEKA, Kansas, May Is "A funnel
shaped cyclone struck the north part
Of the town of Sabetha a small place
northeast of here, neal the Nebraska
line, late this evening, destroying the
Grand Island Railroad depot and eIe
vator and about twenty residences.
Twenty CIR twenty five people were
wounded, several of whom will die
Twenty families were rendered home
less, losing everything they had. TIE
cyclone passed eff toward Falls City
and evidently did great damage. or
ing to darkness and heavy rain partic
ular5 are hard to obtain. Earlier iG
the evening a cyclone was seen to form
over the town Of Miitonvale, Kansas,
and struck the ground a few miles out
Of town, bu5 did not do much damage
there. 1t is probable that this is the
same c} lone that struck Sabetha.
FRANKFORT, Kansas, May is Sat 5
o'clock last evening q terrific cyclone
swept down upon the town of Frank
fort from the southwest. Everything
IL the north and west ends of the town
was completely wrecked. Probably
three score of buildings were razed to
the ground. Some OF the best residences
Of the town were blown to atoms. R.
| ports coming in from the country,
where heavy damage has been done,
will materially swell the Iosa. Many
are reported painfully i: red, but, so
far as known, nc one has been killed
Many horses, cattle and other stock
have been killed. The Methodist and
Christian churches were demolished
and the Pfesby terrain church YVES badly
wrecked. Scores of people VINO are
left homeless are being cared for in
public halls and in the hcmos Of the
more for.unate residents.
FAMILY KILLED IN KENTUCKY
BEN-ON, May IS "A t rrible cyclone
passed over the northwest corner Of
this county yesterday m2rning about
1 o'clock, doing damage to every thing
in It's path. at Eva it tore down the
house of Anderson Jones and killed the
entire family, consisting Of Jones, aged
eighty, his wife aged fl ~ five, his old
eat child, a son seventeen years old,
and two girls, one ten and the other
twelve. Jones was a poor man and
has only lived in that community about
SIX months. Five c-fins were sent to
Eiva yesterday and the entire Jones
family were buried in the same grave.
Toe, scene vas visited yesterday by
hundreds from al the country around
The tornado came out Of Graves county
via Sympsonia, where two stores we're
demolished, two churches and one
school house were tori down, besides
4; barnes, stables, fences and everything
else in its path. There was consider
8bIo damage in other parts of the
| county. The damage done at Synp
sonia was severe, bus nc lives were
los*,
Inc small num5eC o. casualties IS &C
J counted for By the fact thai nearly all
| Of the people fed 70 their cellars and
! cyclone caves.
R ports coming in from Vets and
S=neca cay the cyclone was severe at
those points. The latest estimate is
| that fully one hundred substantial
buildings have been destroyed in the
! tOTn and surrounding country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26

Every reformer in Texas to day is
under obligation ro the Alliance for the
great groundswell of reform now
sweeping over the State.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
Wanted TO 10 Fl0sgcd.

Gen. Osborn Wilkinson. Of the British
army. after describing his experience
when a. q sch0olboy he was "birchcd"
at Eton-and u decidedly painful expe.
rlence he makes It out to have been
proceeds to tell singular story Of an.
other Et0nian. who sought the switch
In vain.
This boy was sentenced to be logged
for some misdemeanor, but fortified by
the knowledge that his father was
greatly opposed to the system Of cor.
poral punishment. refused to submit.
lie was ut once expelled. and went
home and reported what had taken
place.
"Weli, WE'LL" said his father. "thls 10
most unfortunate. ! have just succeed.
cd In securing for you commission In
the Guards. and now. being expelled
from Elton. you will no longer be eligl.
bic to her majesty's service"
The boy was distracted. His whole
heart was set upon a military career.
Seeing his sons grief. the father advis-
cd him to hasten back to school aud
beg leave to be logged and relnstatetl.
The young fellow set or ut once; bu,
alas! vacation had begun, and the mus
ter had gone to the continent. Not ia
be baked, the boy followed. and hav'
Ing ovcrtaken him In Paris. explained
the situation and begged a hogginG.
But ! can't do It," said the master
I'm sorry for you. but 1t would he toe
irregular. and beside I have nothing
with which to do It,"
The boy had provided for that emcr
gency, and when lie produced n bircl
rod the master. seeing his sincerity. de
clined to use the switch. but rcscindct
the sentence OF expulsion, and the DO!
was able to accept the desired commits
] sion. E.I' Hrg.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

has been Invested of much of its relig'
ious character; indeed, has become more
of civic contract. 1t was once protect.
cd by the church. it Is now protected by
law. and pretty loose law In some States
OF this Union, In about such proportion
as the church has reinInished protection
Of marriages, have divorces multiplied |;
and in about such proportion as lawyers
have made divorce laws, divorces have
b.cn rendered easily obtainabe. Putting
two and two together, 1t would seem that
as respect for marriage vows has de-
creased. divorces have increased. Re
spect for marriage vows Ia the only guar
antre Of the home. Perpetuity OF the
home Is the only safety Of society. The
rapid increase Of divorces should there.
fore be matter of deep concern, should
be matter for pro,npt and wise action
regarding marriage in the first instance.
and divorces Ia the second. Unless this
great question IL tackled at both ends, II
never can be satisfactorily solved. This
Is the sum and substance of the matter
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

cool, bracing October weather. but mar.
bles are played In the early spring
months, beginning during the bright
days Of March. after the SHOWS have
disappeared, and lasting sometimes as
late as early June. Even the girls fol.
low this unwrittcn law. Hop scotch,
the greatest of all favoritc outdoor
pastimes, Is played In the spring, as IL
the rope Jumping and hoop rolling, but
Jack stones are played in the fall. The
old game of thrce.old.cat Is to-day out
Of date. School children have almost
given It up. In Its place the regular
baseball nine has been substituted.
Such are the games Of the school
children of to-day. There are few n0v-
elites because young America rather
prefers to initiate his elders than to
think out new pastlmcs. Tina: Is also
the reason why youngsters have taken
so readily to football In the fall and
baseball In the spring. To have
match game with another school "
productive Of more real pleasure to
them than an Individual game OF mar.
bles. Their vanity, too. Is touched. for
to be in football or baseball team 10
n greater honor to them than the win.
ming Of q pockciful Of marbles, for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

rHE sacred bonds of matrimony"
are being broken by the courts OF
L this and other countries at an
alarming rate In this country, according
TO recent statistics, 20 per cent of mar
riages now terminate In divorces, and 30
oer cent. of divorces are granted ON
grounds that cannot be regarded as pre-
seryativc Of the home and society. From
all of which II would appear that large
pcrccn,a.e Of divorces are obtained sim
ply because Of the case with which they
arc obtained. In this phase of the mat
ter lies tho source of alarm. For many
years the National Divorce League has
been trying TO obtain uniform divorce
laws In al! the States. While uniformity
of law would do much 10 lessen the Num-
her Of divorces. + would seem that there
should be Marriage Reform Lcagu"
seeking 10 rehnb.lia'c in the public mind
the idea regarding matrimonial compacts,
once prcdominating. Such a league CO.
operating with the former might accom-
pish much 10 benefit society. Marriage
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
h.M1[lR9l. QAlAklH4i
IN IAE;5VhNY SOUTH

Of the wosid. They know little and
care less about the outside world. They
are true-hearted and stand by each
other. They are truly the children Of
nature and love the bright sunshine
and mountain wildness. Liberty AMI
freedom 60 hand In hand with them.
and this IL second only to the love they
feel for their God.
Near Gainesville there Il q colored
camp ground. The meeting here usual.
ly lasts from one to three weeks, &C.
cording to the outpouring Of the spirit
and the tenacity Of the provision crop.
The preaching, shouting, singing and
"trancing" Of these people are some
what novel. They occasionally get
worked up to very high pitch and be-
come frantic when the grace Of the
Lord touches them, and sometimes one
Of them will go of in trance and re.
main motioniess for hours. After ere
viving" they will tell wonderful stories
Of their visit to the heavenly land. Some
Of these stories are entirely unreason
able, but while they are being narrated
the good members will stand by ant
groan Amen"
It was noticed. however. that. no mat
ter how badly one Of the sisters wantet
to shout. she would always take thu
precaution to hand her hat to SOM
good sister with the remark, Hold m!
hat while shout"
This Is one Of fhe few Of the coloret
camp meetings Of the original patterl
left. and this gives II an interest tina
1t would not otherwise have. The col
lection basket Is not passed around, bu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
SCOWlinS.

Don't sccwl; II spells faces. Before
you know II, your forehead will RESENT
blc n small. railroad map. There Is
grand .runl; line from your cowlick tn
me bridge of Your nose, intcrsccted by
parallel lines running east ard west,
with curves archlng your eyebrows;
aud o, how much older you look f0r Il!
Scowlng IL n habit that steals upon
US unawares, We frown when tho
light Is too strong ana when 1t Is too
weak. We tie our b"ows into knot
when we are thinking. and knit them
even more tightly whe2 we cannot
think. There is no denying there are
Olcnty of things to scow! about.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

those desiring to contribute walk ~
aud place their coin on the altar where
the hymns are sung. and some Of them
walk forward with as much pomp a. II
they were taking part In cake walk.
They glory In this manner Of contribut.
Ing. The meetings are not run for rcvc.
nue. only. and small collections do not
lessen their zeal one whit. They get
all there Ii to be got from such q meet.
Ing. Tho feature Of the camp 10 the
singing. ard when sinners are called to
the anxious bench the congrega tion
sings snatches Of hymns. occasionally
ringing In q made.for-the.Occasion line
or two and always winding up with
refrain. There was never more touch.
Ing music than these people make. II II
weird and grand. and Is sung like every
word came from the very depths Of
their hearts.
One OF their hymns ran something
ike this:
Do Lord seed or sinner or cryin' an
prayin'-
Keep or prayin'. sinner!
An de devil was a.swayin' an swayin'-
Keep or prayin. sinner!
Den dc sinner SO. 'liglon an gwinc ter sit
more
Keep or prnyin'. sinner!
He'll Ian himself on de happy shore
Keep or prayin'. sinner!
'Post!e Peter Is standip' NJ dc gnte-
| Keep er prnyin'. sinner!
Not long fer dis sinner ter wait
Keep or prayin'. sinner!
Dem hcabcnly lamps. dey burn q
bright
Keep or p.ayin'. sinner!
boy seem so glor'us tor my sight
Keep err prayin', sinner!
Abraham's bosom IL safe an wide
Keep er prayin'. sinner!
Dat am whar I'm er gwine ter hide
Keep er prayin', sinner!
The wOmen's new style hats for fal
are shaped like mans hat after h'
has been out all night.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

the electric fans. Another seemingly
impossible fact Is that the subtcrranean
section Of the new building will be Civ.
en- any quantity OF light from peculiarly
constructed light shafts or mirrors Of
great rejecting power that arc 80 ar.
ranged that the light will penetrate to
q depth In tho earth which It never
reached before.
The lowest Of these sub.st0rics will b
occupied by the machinery necessary
to the buildings operation. and the gen.
eral mechanics shop for tho various
repairs that may from time to time be-
come necessary. The other stories Wal
bc occupied by small shops. The Idea
Of nm underground place Of business ID
enthusiastically received by many busl'
ness men.
To keep tho wet out Of the under
ground rooms q coat Of solid cement
will be placed first ON the outside Of the
steel and plank. while a second coa'
will be applied within. before either
plaster or woodwork will be laid on
This positively avoids any dampnesi
that might otherwise result.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

DERHArs there is no annual
event looked forward to with
u greater pleasure than camp meet.
ing time In the South. in which part
of the country they are conducted on
entir,riy original and unique plans, says
. writer In the Globe Democrat.
Those who have never attended one
oe these open-air meetings can form
no idea Of how they are carried on. and
the many curious and peculiar things
Go bc eceu and heard. Camp meetings
have been handed down from genera.
Zion to generation. and may properly be
called a Methodist invention. Camp
meetings are sometimes regarded %
sensational. but there can be no doubt
chat they do a world Of good In redeem.
ing and saving those hardened In sin.
Whatever the merits Of "city preach.
sux." there u a distinctiveness abou,
camp meeting services arising from the
very nature Of the case. They are q
direct appeal to the popular heart. and
dcttve no email measure Of their inspi
ration and effectiveness not alone from
the comparative informalitles Of III,
sctvic,. but from the hospitality which
creates community Of good feelin,
amid parties present.; the sense Of wor
Slipping In "the groves. which are God
first temples" operating In the mean
Zine an abiding element OF interest an,
devotion. Rightly considered. the CAM
meeting Is the school of host OF VII
sucs, aud it Is not too much to say tina
it's history. though an old. old story, la
never been adequately told.
To got sa,,arciy down 10 tho on iormcn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
Seth Low as q Grad uatc.

President Seth Low, OF Columbia Col
lcgc. was vaiedictorlan OF his class al
the Brooklyn Polytechnic. On class
day, the exercises being over, his
speech spoken, and his diploma In his
OvercOat pocket. he stepped out OF the
building to walk home. An old man
passing. seeing the lights and the PEG
pie, accOsted him. "And what IL thii
building, my SOM" "The Polytechnic
Institute, SIR" DO you 20 thcre!'
Young Seth drcw himself up proudly
and looked for an instant at the quss
toner. Then ne answered: u die
once"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
sxy.soRApeRs oo,No DOWN.
etartling 1nnovstion In the construcs
zion OF New Bul1dinge.

etartiing 1nnovation Ia the construc.
sion Of New Buildings.
The newest skyscrapeis have intro.
duced a startling Innovation, that Of do
Ing business under ground. Within a
few weeks there will be under construc.
ton on lower Broadway, New York, 4
building costing several millions, which
will be thirty.threc stories high above
ground and six stories beneath the
carth's surface. The foundation Of this
mammoth structure will he ninety feet
below curb line. Each Of the stories un.
foreground will be fourteen feet high,
and the framework of the building that
surrounds them will be Of solid steel,
Just as strong as any part Of the big
building.
It might be thought that the problem
Of ventilation would prove poser, but
modern ingenuity laughs at such obsta.
cles as that and the task Is accomplish.
ed by those very simple contrivances,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
A Collector.

"Nfissus," sad Nieandering Mike,
"wus you ever a cOllectorY"
"Yes; I've collected stamps and coins
and souvenir spoons"
"Den you kin symp't'ixe wit me. I'm
n collector"
"Of mud, Judging by your Shoes"
"No'm. Dat amt me speciality. I've
got de button fad. I've got more'n zoe
different kinds O. campaign buttons;
al I need. and what come ter ax yc
fur, IL a coat to wear 'em on."-Wasll.
ingtOn Star. r
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

The study Of definitions presents
many obstacles and difficulties to child.
isli minds. NJ
"Spell ferment and give Its defini.
tlon," requested the school teacher.
"F-e-r-m-e-n-t, ferment, to work." re.
spOnded diminutive maiden.
"NOw place 1t In sentence, 80 that
may he sure you understand its mean.
ing" said the teacher.
"1n summer would rather play out
of-doors than ferment In the school
house," returned the small scholar Will
such dOleful frankncss and unconsciou,
humor that the teacher found 1t hard tt
suppress a smile.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
,cHooL cH,Lpaems sports,
fowubaii and Catbaii eaperssded b,
the Diamond and 0ridir0n.

fowubaii and Catbaii eaperseded b.
the Diamond and 0ridir0n.
Have you ever noticed how regularly
school children revert year after year
to certain games and pastimes? One
morning there Is not marble to be
seen on the streets. the next day every
lad almost comes out and IL ready for
q game Of "bunk up" or bull ring"
School children's games have their reg.
ular seasons. To Introduce any Of
them out Of their fixed dates Is to doom
them to ignoble failure. The boys will
not take them up. Football Ii invaria.
bly, taken up In the fall term. 1t reach.
es its climax at Thanksgiving. In tho
same manner baseball comes up In the
spring time. Top spinning IL nevel
more popular than during the crisp
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
Track Testing.

In use on the electric street railway
at Biddeford. Me-, Is a peculiar track
tester, based upon an adaptation of
the telephone. A man sits In car and
talks continuously into a mouthpiecc
which Is connected electrically with
a receiver held by man In the power
house. a break In the conversation
shows where the track connections arc
family
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

aquarium; Il shows tho fish In its nor.
NAL shape, not inflated. The fish has
no scales, but has sharp spincs project
Ing through the skin. 1t grows to bo
six or seven inches long, and common
In the West Indies and IN the Gulf Of
Mexico.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19

Sharks grow.a new row Of teeth for
every year Of their age until they
reach maturity. The jaws Of n full.
grown specimen can be extended about
eighteen inches.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
THE BALLOON FISH.

It % Com mon In the Wutcr0 Of tho
West lndicss
The balloon fish, described also as the
spotted and striped balloon fsh, Is NJ
called OH account OF Its power Of In
fiating itself Into slmpe somewhat
resembling that Of balloon. which II
does by taking air or water. usually
air. into tho abdominal cavity. II Is
also known as the swellfish. or swell
toad. Tho picture here presented Ia Of
O balloon fish, now ut tho New iOrli
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-19
Thrcatonod wien BIindness.

Mr.. Leonard Courtney, who was
prominent candidate for the Speaker.
ship of the House of Commons two
years ago, Is threatened with total
blindness.