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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
STARTING THIN IN LlFR.

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"Yes. I've raised Up large family.
but none of the children ar left with
me" replied the old man in wer to
my question. Last var made up my
mind they'd never amount TO snythin'
unless they made a start fur them
selves. and so I bought Bill a shot gun
and says:
Bill, this yere roost amt fur yo'
no mo-. Jest go out and do suthin' to
start yo'selt along
And Bill he took that gun and went
over co Orange valley and shot a reve.
moo officer and got into state prison
fur life, and is all settled down. When
he had gone | bought a bike fur Sally
and took il home and says:
sally, this yere roost amt fur yo'
no mo-. Git on that bike and 90 out
into the world and ketch a man
And she didn't lose two minits hop
PIN into the saddle and whizztn' up
the road and in two weeks was mar
RED to q Teller who saved her from
girtin' run owe by a six mewl team.
The day arter she left l called Joe up
and says to him:
"'Joe, yer mouth ar too big and yer
knees are shacklety, but mebbe thar's
sunthin' in ye srter all. III gin y
hat old blind OK &c make a start with,
and don't yo' come back t this roost
no mo-
Joe took the OK and went, and,
shuck my hide, if he don't lead him
down to the railroad and git him killed
by a train and rake in $40 damages
Yes, sab, and he bought a mewl with
the money and is glttin' rich by a
ryin' the mails. Jim was next. I calls
him up and looks him yer and seq:
"'JIm, yo'r too pizen lazy to eat
good bacon, but I'm goin' to send yo'
out to hustle. All I kin SPAR is a dol
lar in cash. Don't come back to this
roosE till yo've made J er fortune
Jim took the dollar and went, and
darn my buttons if he didn't hire out
TO a dime museum man as the champ
ion terbaccer cheWer of the world and
he's now drawin' salary of S25 a week
and boardI Thar was one left, and
that was Sue, and l calls her up and
says:
"'8ue, it's time fur yo' grown up
chil'en to be a-gittin'. Ill buy yo' a
new par o. shoes and a eun0onnet and
yo' must light OUT
Sue started right of next day and
got married and up to this time she's
eloped three times, sot the house a6re
twice and pizened her husband once.
Looks like she'd do the best of the hull
lot. New York Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
NO RvIDRNcR

There is always something new in
courts of justice, If there are no new
crimes. there are new ways of escaping
punishment. One of the latest of such
novelties finds a record in the San
Francisco Post.
A Chinese fisherman was on trial at
Sausalito on a charge of catching strip
ed bass hat weighed less than two
pounds. The constable who had made
the arrest testified to catching the
Chinese with the fish in his possession.
Where r the ish9' asked the at
torney for the defendant.
why, they wouldn't keep" an
swered the eff Ger.
''What did you do with them9"
"Oo, I disposed of them "
"What did you do with themH"
"Well, l knew they wouldn'E keep,
so I-I-dispoeed of them"
But what did you 60 with themF"
My wife cooked them"
"And you ate them3"
yes"
Your Honor, I ask that this case
be dismissed"
"Charge dismissed and defendent
discharged" ruled the justice of the
peace, ION the ground that the arrest
ing officer ate the evidence. Eek.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
HOW He K GRACE

A commercial traveller who was tax
ing a vacation with his uncle in the
country, says an exchange, was sud.
denly called to say grace, and, not be
ing accustomed to it, promptly tackled
the difficulty in the following words
eve acknowledge the receipt of your
favor of this date. Allow US to ex'
press our gratitude for this expression
of good will. Trusting that u house
may merit your confidence and that
we may have many good orders from
you this fall, we are yours"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

REAL BOY.

I'm ooing back down to grandpR's,
won't come back no o
II hear remarks ABOUT my teeE
A muddyIn' up the floor.
Tbev's too much said my cloGnee
TIE sc0lnIn's never done
I'm goIn' back down TO granopas,
Where a boy kin heV some fun.
Idug I'D hat his garden
A pitLIn' worms fer bait;
Ha ssId he .'u-ed 20 like nc"
When [ laid aOed 80 late;
He sarl that pis vas good fer boys
An candy made 'em grow,
Ef Icau'G 10 co grandpHs
III turn pirate hrsG you know.
He let me take his shotgun,
An loaded IG fer me
The cats Gney Mo out in the barn,
The mems h9W up q tree.
had a circus IN the yard
With twenty other boys
I'm g, IN back TO RTRnOpa's
Where t6ey amt afraid of noise.
He didn't make me comb my hair
But olcs Oh Twice q week;
He wgsl'G WaCchIn' out fer words
didn't Orter peak;
He told me stories bout the war
And Injuns shot out west.
Ga, I'm gOIu' down 10 grendpR's,
Fur ne knows WoE boys like pest.
He evan RUGS a race with me,
But had TO stop an cough;
he rode my bicycle and laughed
Bec'us' ne tumoled of;
He knew the early apple trees
Around within q mile,
o., grandpa was q dandy,
an was IN iG" all the while.
Ibzt you grandps's lonesome,
I don'G care what you say;
I seen him kinder Cryin'
When you TOOK me away.
When you talk to me of heaven,
Where all the good folks go,
I guess III 90 20 grandp8s,
An we'll nave good times, I know.
Sioux City Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

Myrtle-They say that you made a
regular fool of Algy Persons at the
island last week.
Maud-No, they r wrong. I might
have done it, but for one thing.
Myrtle-What was that
Maud-Somebody had flushed the
job before I got hold Of him--Cleve-
land Leader.
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full muscle under creeping waves Of
flesh. Mr.. Janewsy had satisfied his
ambitions as far as it is possible for a
man 90 do iG. Fortunately for his con
tent, those aspirations were of the
kind that are most often realized. He
had a handsome wife aud three bright
children; ne Was President Of the State
Bank, an Institution known to be-
founded on the rock of sound finances;
he had been NJ syor of She vance, and
was a member of the Legislature. So
mucl of earthly glory had fallen to
his share.
When ne read the obituary OF another
self N Ade man, he always nodded his
head sagely as much as TO say, II know
how IL goes; l started with nothing my
self" In fact, Mr.. JAneway's election
to the L'gIslaJure came of the admira
ton the electors had for a m6n of the
people. When his constituents hired
a baud and went to congratulate him,
they found him ready with a speech.
He SAID: '.FallO W-cItfz3ns, l will NOS
try to hide from you my deep gratif
cation a. the result of the election. l
wanted to be elected. I have wanted
a good many thiogs, and I've generally
got them, but not without working. l
started with nothing; 1 did chores for
my keep; I went to school when l
could; picked up a penny here and q
penny there; I did any honest work
that | could fad. And were am InoW3
President OF a bank, ex- mayor and q
member Of the Legislature. I thank
you, friends, for your vote, yet / feel
that | nave o my W way; that /
an one, a private, perhaps in the great
army Of self made men,"
He bowed and retired enid loud ap
plause In another this speech would
have provoked criticism, but n of
the privileges Of the self made man is
TO praise his maker without stint.
Mr.. and Mrs Janeway had but just
come from a visit TO their own house,
which, their architect assured them,
was IN the purest style of the Gothic
renaissance. But they we're sure, too,
which seemed to them of far more i'm
porsauce, that it was the finest house
in town and quite eclipsed Mrs. Nor
gems red brick masiOn.
They were to move in it at once, and
Mrs. Janeway went about the old house
planning what should be left behind as
not coming up to the artistic standard
Of the new place. Come here a min
ute, Madison" she called from an OBJ
scure entry back of the dinning room.
Mr.. Janeway laid down his paper
and went to her, followed by Florrie
their youngest child.
What is it my dear3" he asked.
HADN'T l better pack this away
the frame is 80 shabby that it isn't ft
Tor the new house9" She pointed to a
ta1ed photograph hanging in a dark
corner. 1t was the likeness Of q plain
woman, with a broad mouth and eyes
widely separated. The hair was par,
te1and draw back from the forehead
IKE two curtains; a watch chain picked
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

A Springfield man recently took a
bath in the dark. He managed well
enough, only he got hold of a piece of
stove blacking instead Of soap, with
marked results. Sci.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
MIR. ~Janeway's Dream.

Dds N JANEWAY was al.
ways pointed out as a self
made man, and was, ap
parently we'll satisfied with
his own handi work, for
content radiated from bis
tull face and from his fR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

Please pay our subscription. TgOu
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The herald., 1897-06-30

TO CONTAMINATED AMOUNT FOR
small loans: no commission: light ex-
pense. SECURITY LOAN AND TRUST
CO.. 223 s. Spring st.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Delay Progress of Soldier
Cyclists
EIGHT FEET OF HAILsToNEs
SHALLOW COMPARED TO DEPTH
,oE MUD
Gardiner Sports the Worlds Mile
Handicap Record-Results Of
Ball 0ames-The Races

Associated Press Special Wire.
GILLETTE, Wyo., June 29.-Tired and
muddy, the Twenty-fifth infantry bicy-
Gle corps. Lieut.. Moss commanding. ar
rived here at 2:30 today. en- route to St.
Louis. Wild Horse creek. near Avarada.
was a mass of mud. Hail stones which
fell Sunday were drifted seven and
eight feet high. The weather was very
hot and no good water could be obtained.
The corps is making forced ride to get
out of the Bad Lands.
A NEW RECORD
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 29-Arthur
Gardiner Of Chicago, in today'e races Of
the national circuit bicycle meet. BROKE
the worlds one mile handicap record.
There were eighteen starters In the race.
Gardiner, Mertens and w. Coburn being
the scratch men. Gardiner won the race.
his time being 2:05 LIS. The worlds pre-
vious record was 2:O5 3-5, made by Mer-
tens this year. Mertens finished Sec
ond and Coburn third.
One mile, 2:15 class-E. E. Anderson
won, ]. N Leonard second, Tom Davis
third; time 2:21.
Quarter mile. open-Tom Cooper won,
Arthur Gardiner second. Earl Kiser
third; time :32 3-5. L. D. Cabanne fin
ished fourth.
One mile. open-Tom Cooper won,
Gardner second. l.. d. Cabanne third,
A. c. Mertens fourth; time 1922.
The herald., 1897-06-30
IRRIGATING WATER
Is More Important Than Rights of
Irrigators

DENVER, Col, June ga special to
the Republican from Silver City, N. NJ,
says: Argument on the order to show
cause, etc. in the case of the United
States VS.. the Rio Grande Dam and Irri-
CATION company, was resumed this
morning. Mr.. W. A. Hawkins, leading
counsel for respondents, occupied the
morning in presentation of the case In
behalf of his clients He cited, numerous
reports showing that even the flood wa
ters Of the river rarely if ever reach the
portion of the stream which it is claimed
has been navigatled. He also shows
that while complainants claim that the
river is susceptible of navigation and
has been navigated near its mouth, there
is no allegation and no evidence what
ever that it is being navigated at this
time. In the course of his argument he
read from the geological reports state
ment to the effect that the river s not
susceptible of being made navigable,
even by a system of locks and dams.
He also showed that the act of congress
conferred upon the secretary of the in
terror the absolute right and in fact
made it positive duty. acting purely in
ministerial capacity, to grant TO the
first applicant the right to the reservoir
sites named by law, and that conse-
quently defendants have a vested right
to their site by virtue of having been the
first applicants therefor Judge S. B.
Newcomb of Las Cruces N. NJ, made
the closing argument. No decision is
expected for several days.
The herald., 1897-06-30
FIGEL'S FUTURE
Seventeen Criminal Charges to Be
Bitterly Pushed

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Theodore
Figel, formerly bookkeeper for the firm
of Hoffman, Rothschild & Co., was form
ally arraigned today by Judge Camp
bell upon four charges of felony en-
bezzlement. His examination was Get
for July 9Th by consent, Figel mean
while being released upon bail in the
sum of $4,000, with his parents as sure
ties.
After the court proceedings in the
Figel case today Attorney Murphy re-
paired at once to his office, where he
began the preparation of five COM
plants. Three of these will charge the
bookkeeper with forgery in having in
Gorsed the firm name on the drafts and
checks alleged to have been embezzled,
and two of them charge additional en-
bezzlements. Altogether there will
probably be seventeen charges brought
against Figel-eight for embezzlement,
eight for forgery and one for murder.
Z. S. Rothchild reiterates his deter
mination to push the prosecution of the
embezzlement and forgery charges to
a conclusion. Harry Hoffman, brother
of the deceased. will verify the COM
plant for murder, but when this will
be filed, whether tomorrow or Thurs
day, has not been decided.
Henry Ach has withdrawn from active
connection with the prosecution of the
criminal charges against Figel.
The herald., 1897-06-30
FITZ AND SULLIVAN
NOT AT ALL LIKELY TO TRY
CONCLUSIONS
Police Interference Guaranteed, and
John L. Can't Keep Sober Long
Enough to Train

NEW YORK, June 29.-Police Super
intendent McKelvey of Brooklyn said
today: "Fitzsimmons and Sullivan can
not meet in a sparring exhibition OIL
match at Ambrose Park, or anywhere
else in Brooklyn, July 5th.
Il have not been consulted in the mat
ter. but the authorities have decided on
a course Of action If any attempt is
made to give such an exhibition.
II understand that Ambrose Park
holds a theatrical license. Under this
license Fitzsimmons and Sullivan might
give an illustrated lecture. They could
show their Knockout blows, swings,
cross counters and upper cuts, but they
would not be permitted to give an ex-
hibition of sparring, either scientific or
otherwise, and they would have to be
mighty careful in presenting their illus
trated lecture.
People who go to the exhibition with
the expectation of seeing a fight will be
disappointed. I do not know whether
the managers of the affair will go on
making arrangements. but if they do
so there will be sufficient number of
policemen on duty to insure the preser-
walton Of law and order"
JOHN GETS AWAY
NEW YORK, June 29-The Journal
and Advertiser announces that John L.
Sullivan has broken away from all train
ing rules. Says the Journal and Adver-
tiser: Sullivan got away from Billy
Muldoon while they were taking a walk
through the streets of White Plains
Sunday night. and when his trainer
found him again he had consumed so
much liquor that he had been put to
bed. Muldoon later drove with him to
his training quarters. Neither of them
will speak of the matter"
COMING CONTESTS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Tom
O'Rourke of New York we'll known in
the sporting world as manager of pugi-
lists, has arrived in San Francisco ac-
companied by three prominent men in
the pugilistic line, viz: Joe Walcott and
George Dixon, both colored, of Boston,
and Jack Everhardt of New Orleans
Walcott is seeking match with George
Green, the California welterweight, with
poor prospects of coming to an under
standing at present, while Dixon and
Everhardt will go into training at once
for their contests with Dal Hawkins and
Spider Kelly respectively.
Big Joe McAuliffe is again in training
He is matched to meet Jack Stelzner
before the Pacific Athletic club of this
city upon date not yet agreed upon.
Although he now weighs in the neigh
borhood of 210 pounds. he expects to
reduce himself to 100 without much
trouble, and as his opponent only scales
175, he will have a decide advantage.
Under the tutelage of Young Dutchey"
he intends to alter his former methods
in order to accede to those of modern
times and expresses the opinion that
heretofore he has never been properly
trained for a fight.
The herald., 1897-06-30
OUTINGS EDITOR
Commits Suicide Because His Motor
Wouldn't Work

NEW YORK, June 29-Franklin Bass
ford, a marine artist and writer, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in the
right side of the head on board his
launch, the Larita, which was designed
by him and was at anchor off the foot
of Communipaw avenue, Jersey City.
His act was due to dependency, the re-
suit Of heavy money losses and the fail
ure of an invention or discovery through
which he had hoped to realize fortune.
Just before his death he wrote letter
in which he said that he was ready for
trial today of the new motive power
which he had discovered, but some one
who wanted to prevent him securing GER
tain patents had tampered with the en-
gne of the Larita and undone the work
of months.
Mr.. Bassford was 40 years old. His
pictures of the White Squadron have at
tracted attention. He was an enthusi-
astic yachtsman and was the yachting
editor of Outing. He derived from his
writings and paintings a large income,
but most of his money was spent in ex-
periments by which he hoped to develop
great motive power by small expendi-
ture.
The herald., 1897-06-30

troduced in the House a resolution for
a Constitutional amendment providing
that hereafter no non-contiguous terri
tory shall be annexed to the United
States except in pursuance of treaty
negotiated by the President, concurred
in by two-thirde of the houses OF Con-
gress and ratified by the Legislatures OF
three-fourths of the States, and no con-
tiguous territory except by treaty con-
Cured in by two-thirds of each house.
the vote of concurrence not to be taken
in the House of Representatives until
two years have elapsed from the time
of taking the vote in the Senate.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Break Away From Their
Reservation
MEMORIES OF JACKSON HdE
INCLINE SETTLERS To(PRoMPT
ACTION
Secretary Bliss 1s,des Orders for Mil
itary Assistapk and the Round
ing Up 4 the Redskins
......a Eess Special Wire.

Associated /ress Special Wire.
mAstuEGTON, June 29.-Three
hundre/ /BannOck Indians have broken
ow.v|rom Fort Hall Reservation in
Ia.T and their actions have alarmed
.,Hers in the adjacent territory. The
<ar Department has been called upon
flor troops.
The news of the outbreak of the In
dians from the reservation came today
in dispatches from the governor of Ida
ho. He telegraphed Secretary Bliss late
last night and today wired urgent mes
sages to Senator Heitfield. Messrs.
Heitfield and Shoup Immediately wen;
to the interior department, where they
called attention TO the situation, and the
dispatches were also forwarded to the
secretary of war. Secretary Bliss car
ried the kilograms to the cabinet meet
ing, where they were discussed. A for
NAL communication was also made to
the secretary Of war asking that orders
be issued for whatever military as
sistance may be necessary to aid the
agent, Lieut.. F. G. Irwin, U. s. A, in
preserving order and protecting the lives
and property of the settlers, and in re-
turning the Indians to their reservations,
il they are absent therefrom as repre-
sented The agent was notified to make
further immediate report.
These Indians are the ones who fig
ured in the Jackson Hole affair some
time ago and had several skirmishes
with settlers. A commission is now ne
gotiating with them, as we'll as with
some other tribes, for the cession of
part of their reservation to the United
States. The commission has worked for
many months, but the Indians generally
have been found not to favor the scheme
and the commissions work, so far as 1t
has progressed, has not been successful.
The Bannock reservation is located down
in the southeast corner of Idaho, near
the Wyoming and Utah boundary lines.
SETTLERS ACTION
BOISE, Idaho, June 29.-Information
comes from Camas Prairie to the effect
that the settlers threaten to organize
and expel the Indians if they are not
promptly taken care of by the govern
ment. They are burning fences and
turning their horses into the fields of
grain.
The governor has received a message
from Secretary Bliss which says: Il
have telegraphed Lieut.. Irwin, acting
agent at Fort Hall, for full report by
telegraph, and also requested the sec
of war to issue orders for mill
tary assistance to Agent Irwin to pre-
serve order and protect the lives and
property Of the settlers and return the
Indians to their reservation il absent
therefrom as reported"
The herald., 1897-06-30
ON THE TURF
Results of Races Run at Sheepshead
Bay

Results Of Races Run at Sheepshead
Bay
NEW YORK, June 29.-At Sheepshead
the weather was clear and the track.
Results:
Five furlongs-Colonial Dame won,
Tilted second, Kilt third; time 1903
Six furlonge-Horoscope won, Sunny
Slope second, Hugh Penny third; time
lib 1-5.
Five and half furlongs, Futerity
course-Varus won, Great Bend second
Wild Warrior third time 1:09 2-5.
One mile-Buddha won, Scottish
Chieftain second Imperator third; time
1:42 1-5.
Six and half furlongs-Cleophus won,
Beldemere second, Brisk third; time
1:20 AS.
Mile and a sixteenth-Sun Up won,
Deer Slayer second. Counsellor Howe
third; time 1:47 AS.
Lucien Appleby's Silvebrook year
lings were sold at the Sheepshead Bay
track. They included some of the best
lockers that have been offered in the
east. and the result was some liberal
prices. The price of the brother of Henry
of Navarro, who was generally consid-
cred the pick of the lot, went to James S.
Curtis for S2600
The herald., 1897-06-30
Kern County Taxes

BAKERSFIELD, June 29.-The Kern
Valley Water company began suit here
today to enjoin the tax collector from
selling for delinquent taxes the canal
Of the company. In 1896 Miller gave
statement to the assessor showing eight
and one-half miles of canal, valued at
$1,000. Assessor Scott added fifteen and
one-half miles more and raised the value
to $37 500 Miller claims that the last
fifteen and one-half miles of canal has
been abandoned and has no value. He
rendered the taxes on the basis of his
statement, but they were refused and
the tax marked delinquent and adver-
tised, hence the suit to enjoin the tax
collector.
The herald., 1897-06-30
A Legal Killing

AUBURN. N. Y. June 29.-Robert ].
Powley was electrocuted at 1885 this
morning successfully. The crime for
which Robert ]. Powley was executed
was the murder of his wife on the night
of March 9Th at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Powley at the time of the murder was
indicted for criminal assault and he had
been released on his own recognizance.
Some time previous he had been tried
for attempting to chloroform his wife,
the jury disagreeing on the first trial
and acquitting him on the second. Pow
ley's attorney attempted to prove that
he was mentally irresponsible at the
time Of the shooting. Witnesses tes-
titled that he had been injured in the
head fifteen years ago and that he had
suffered from sunstroke twice.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Bans Escape Taxation

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29--Accord-
ing to a statement made today by Dep
uty Assessor Hugo HerZer, the banks Of
this city will this year escape paying
taxes on about SIG GOO, 900 worth of mon
ey ard solvent credits, which will re-
duce the amount available for taxable
purposes just that sum and decrease the
state and city revenues to the extent OF
about $240 600. This has been accom-
plished, says HerZer, by the banks con-
verting taxable securities into govern
ment bonds on, which taxes cannot be
levied.
The herald., 1897-06-30
A Japanese Demand

BAKERSFIELD, June 29.-Sheriff
Borgwardt leaves tonight for the desert
mines to investigate an extraordinary
case. Some time ago two Japanese cooks
were run out of johannesburg on ac-
count of race prejudice. They reported
the case to the Japanese consul at San
Francisco, demanding damages and pro-
lection in their treaty rights. Consul
Funakoshi has called on the cheriff to
investigate the matter. 1t is reported
that the case has been laid before Sec
retary Sherman.