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mise. Name er whoppin big sum. Say
$5, 900, though I'll git the thing settled
fer 81, 900. Say begged an plead with
you ter let the ole man at least live out
his days in peace an you'd like ter dc
it, only business is business, an you
amt the only lawyer"-
Zone would think I was hardly O
lawyer from the minuteness Of your in.
structions," Mr.. Howell said, bringing
his chair down upon all its four legs.
81 think l can be trusted with the dip
lomatic part. What I want is clear
statement Of facts and your connection
with them.
"In Jest so many words the facts is
these" MI. Topmark said: "Roscoe
land was took up from gov'ment survey
with money her father had give that ole
woman, Naomi Pickins, when she got
married. Eff she ever j'ined in the deeds
ter the McGregors, thar amt no papers
ner records ter prove, though the Mo-
Gregors say she did do it. But the only
one KNOWN ter that is the ole man his
self, all Rob won t let him be pesteret
with this eff she kin any way help it.
Now, yere comes Naomi Pickins' gran
daughter, Magnolyer Tubbs, only hei,
so fer's l know, wantin ter git bel
rights. But she don't want the land
an do. want likewise the gal thai
thinks she OWNS it an know l cain't gil
her unless 1 work my files pretty sharp.
She CANT fight the case Law an jestice
cost money. That she amt got. Ell
she'll let me stan her friend"-
"But if she will not let you stand hel
friend, and if Magnolia should discover
how much better bargain she could
make"- Mr.. Howell began, but Top
mark cut him short.
CPL git the land, no matter what
Rob McGregor does" he said, rising
heavily. "That's certain. AS fer that
other one, you don't know Noch. Ell
she turned rusty, he'd think nothin er
putin her out in the swamp, with er
knife ercross her throat, like he's done
well, some other things An Noch, he
dassen't git me down on him. No, stree
I know too much"
''Then it is settled that I make q first
move tomorrow Mr.. Howell asked,
also rising. He did not mark the sud-
den, curious grayness about Topmark' g
mouth, but he wondered little that it
was full minute before that gentleman
answered slowly:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
CHAPTER XVII.

Lawyer Howell was certainly cool
hand. Though Mr.. Topmark awakened
him at daylight the next morning for
conference that ought to have set him in
q fiutter, he came to breakfast sleek and
serene as ever, albeit he had talked free
ly with Mrs. Annis and her niece.
He was in holiday temper, we'll pleas
ed with himself and all about him.
Though he fancied himself bachelor
confirmed, he had still semihuman de.
light in the young Of his species, espe.
cially when they had spotless faces and
wore fresh white pinafores and had
habit Of speech quantity frank and di-
verting. Then, too, the green country
charmed him. 1t had such wonderful
harmonies of tint and tone. The happy
babble Of water slipping past was music
to his ears
''The day is concrete idyl," he said
to himself about II o'clock, tipping back
his chair so far he half lay at ease in 1t.
"It is truly a case of all save the spirit
of man is divine Can Topmark be such
fool as to think 7 do not see what
cards he thinks he holds and how he
means to play them? 1t is astonishing,
his infatuation, or rather it would be if
the girl were merely pretty. She is so
very much more-one Of the women
men die for-I myself might be rather
hard hit if she would look at me as
human being. She did not last night
Twas merely new sort of animal about
whom she was not even curious She
had something on her mind. / wonder
no, I wonder most how my respected
host relished the snub sho gave him.
No, am sure could not afford to love
her, even with Roscoe secure. Ny wife
must put success before everything.
This girl will never do that. She will
never do anything indeed that does not
square with a sense of honor almost
fantastic. A hard ono to drive. she. If
Mr.. Topmark thinks otherwise, he is
letting himself in for a very bad half
hour. He is the shrewdest blunderer-
Oh, hol Here he comes, looking like the
devil
Mr.. Topmark had indeed face of
fury as he dropped into a chair and
wiped his forehead with his hand. The
hand shook and his breath came
thought unevenly as he said through his
set teeth:
"Well, from the looks er things, How
ell, you'll have ter take that case an try
ter put Miss Magnolyer Tubbs, gram
daughter Of Naomi Pickins, deceased,
in possession er her rights
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
THE FAMED BLUE LAWS.

The blue laws of Connecticut were
so called because they were printed on
blue tinged paper. These are some of
them:
No one shall be a free man or have
a vote unless he is converted and q
member of one of the churches allowed
in the dominion.
No dissenter from the essential wor-
ship of this dominion shall be allowed
to give a vote for electing magistrates
or any other officer.
No food or shelter shall be offered
to hereto.
No one shall cross the river on the
Sabbath but an authorized clergy.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep houses, cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No one shall kiss his or her children
on the Sabbath or fasting day.
The Sabbath day shall begin at SUM-
set Saturday. :.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, silver or bone lace above
one shilling yard shall be presented
by the grand jurors, and the select
men shall tax the estate $500.
Whoever brings cards or dice into
the dominion shall be fined s5.
No one shall eat mince pies, dance,
play cards or play any instrument OF
music except the drum, trumpet or
jewsharp.
No man shall court maid in person
or by letter without obtaining the con-
sent of her parents. s5 penalty for
the first offense, 9l0 for the second,
and for the third imprisonment during
the pleasure of the court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
arfh, THEY'LL eben hate the ground

earth. They'll eben hate the ground I
walk on; go I'll have ter dry up inter
the ugIiest little old maid. I reckon I'll
blow away in the end. Thar amt no
chance er me dyin, like anybody ought
when they're crossed in love. You ought
ter be sorry fer me instid er maxim me
sorry fer myself.
mo, I'm sorry Yer myself, says I.
You've done sawed me of short every
fetch, but I'm bound ter say er feller
that could git you wouldn't mind ef all
the other women in the world was mad
ernough ter die over it..
"I oughter say thanky, sir, says
she. But I thought we'd agreed ter
talk sense.
"'Oh, no, says I. 1T was business,
an, whether er no, mean t tell you
nv comm here so much means business.
Then drapped OH my knees an tried
ter git er hold of her hand, but she
jumped erway DIN flung er handful er
them par fruits right in my face. One
of 'em was so meller it stuck on the end
er my nose, an when she seen that she
laughed till she cried. But soon she set
her head up, an says she in her high
way:
"'I don't wanter seem inhospitable,
Mr.. Topmark, but you must know that
you can never have anything ter say ter
me that would not be better said where
all the world might hearit. Good day.
sir! cain't ask you in the house. ]
have got heap er other things ter do.
And with that she left me so mad
couldn't see straight, not KNOWN hardly
whether I'd ruther kill her er ask her
ter walk on me" "
"It must have tried your temper-such
impertinepce," Mr.. Howell said, yet
laughed behind his hand at the thought
of Mr.. Topmark with the pear on his
nose. "Pardon me If ! seem imperti-
nent," he went on, "but you had better
tell me your whole mind toward the
other one. Miss Magnolia Tubbs is not
bad looking, but she impresess me as
being-well, q trifle hard mouthed and
more than trifie skittish.
"You're right. But she's got her
match-that thar Noch. He's the devil.
Besides, he's got the upper hand. The
gals been unfortunit. Thar's er child,
you see. Till l found that out thar
might er been two choices fer me. Noch
wouldn't have the land as er gracious
gift, so she-Magnolyer-is crazy tel
git money. Say. you 60 right over te,
Roscoe termorrer mornin. Ask fer the
ole man. Eff you insist you won't talk
only ter him, it'll skeer that little vixen
wusser'n anything. But don't tell him.
Talk ter her. Don't beat erbout the
bush. Say right out you've been asked
ter take the case an how I've tried tel
keep you from tetchin it an only give in
after you promised ter try an comper'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

How MANY ANCESTORS HAVE
YoU.-Grandfathers and grandmothers
are very pround when they can boast
of having a paltry score or two Of de-
scendants; but no one seems to be
aware of the grounds he has for boast
ing of the number of his ancestors.
Has it ever occurred to you to count
back IN a direct line? If not, try it
now, and you will be astonished. At
the first remove you have two-father
and mother. At the next step you
have four-two grandfathers and two
grandmothers.
Each of these has had father and
a mother, so you have four great
grandfathers and four great-grand-
mothers. Each of these, again, has
had two parents, so that at the fourth
generation back you have sixteen an
cestors, at the fifth you have thirty
two, at the sixth you have sixty-four,
and at the seventh you have one
hundred and twenty-eight.
AS you 60 little further they rise
to the thousands, tens of thousands,
and hundreds of thousands, so that, if
all your direct ancestors for twenty
generations be added together, they
amount to over a million, and if you
90 back another twenty degrees, they
total one trillion-or more people than
there are in the world at the present
moment, if you leave out Asia.
Now, as forty generations are equal
to only about twelve hundred years, if
YOU were to calculate back to the be-
ginning of the world, you simply
couldn't find figures to express the
number of your blood relations.
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eyes, an eff you bring back word that
she wants ter see me right off it'll be
wuth $50 extry ter you when we come
ter settle"
To RE CONTINUED,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

s@ II am losing flesh," said the
butcher, as the dog stole sirloin steak.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13

energetic duty is to provide as far es
possible the means of caring for their
own citizens; but nearly all OF them
agree in the opinion that after their re-
sources have been exhausted, a sum
ag~gregating at least $3.50, 0O0, and pos
siblY 5000, 600 will be required for i'm,
mediate use.
MANY PRECEDENTs.
Preccdents are not wanting that IN
such emergencies as this Congress has
taken prompt, generous and intelligent
action involving the. expenditure Of
considerable Gums of money, with
satisfactory results. In 1874, $500, 900
was appropriated and in 1882, $3.50, 600
was also appropriated for relief in the
same direction, beside large sums in
other years.
The Citizens Relief Committee of
Memphis, which has taken prompt
action, has already cared for from 6 900
to 1000 refugees from the flooded dis
tricts, and they are still arriving in
that city in large number daily. Sup
plies and provisions have been sent to
the various points in Arkansas and
Mississippi by this committee; but the
utmost that can be done by these
efforts is to partly relieve the most
acute cases Of suffering. No action has
yet been taken for the great majority
of the inhabitants living in the interior,
whose condition has already been de-,
scribed.
Under these conditions and having
exerted themselves to. the fullest ex
tent, the local authorities have reluc-
family confessed their inability to
further cope with this distressing stu
alton unaided by relief from the gov
eminent.
It, has, therefore, seemed to me that
the representatives of the people should
be promptly informed of the nature
and extent of the sufferings and needs
of these stricken people and 1 have
communicated these facts in the hope
and belief that the legislative branch
of the government will promptly re,
enforce the work of the local authori-
ties in the State named.
Signed WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, April z, 1892.
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HOW'S THIS

We cfer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarah that can
not be cured by Halls Caterrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo,
O.: We the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WaIding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, o..
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13

Hickory Press: A very sad and IN
fortunate occurrence happened at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Horace Abee
near Penelope, last Friday evening.
Their 4year old son was so badly
burned that he died the next day.
While standing by the fire it's dress
caught. lie g out Of the house and
the mother trying to tear his clothes
off, was also severely burned.
Lauringurg Exchange: The failure
OF the North Carolina Building and
Loan Association, of Charlotte, has
caused a good deal of CONSERVATION
among the Laurinburg stockholders.
The branch Of the association at this
place Yves n OF the largest, if not the
largest, it had in the State, and lots Of
our people will lose by It's failure. Some
few here will lose right heavily.
TrRnsyIvania Hustler: Manganese
mining is the topic of todey's CONVEX
eation. The recent discovery by Mr..
Price is resulting in some interesting
developments which indicate great
things for Brevard. It is said a $500, O0O
plant for smelling purposes is among
the probabilities. The vein discovered
lately is thought to be very valuable
and will attract much idle capital to
Traneylvania.
Concord Standard: Tuesday morn.
ing at his lonely home in No. 5 town.
ship, the body of Frank Neisler was
found cold and stiff in death. He was
a bachelor, about As years of age, and
lived in cot to himself, prepared his
own meals and did his own household
work. Upon examination there was
found no evidence of foul play and the
superstition is that death was caused
by heart failure.
A serious accident occurred at the
Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Works
this morning. Andrew Davis, one of
the employees, was at work at one of
the batting machines. In an ungua, ded
moment he put his right hand too near
the teeth Of the machine and it was
drawn in, grinding it to pulp. Davis
was sent to the city at once and medi
cal aid was summoned. After examina
ton, a~mputation was found necessary,
says the Charlotte News.
Prof. A. T. Abernethy, who was
some weeks ago tried and bound over
to court on the charge of making a
murderous assault upon Rev. D. P.
Goode and his son, was convicted at
the recent tern of Burke court. When
called for sentence to be passed he was
not to be found. He was not on hand
and realizing the probability Of con
v~iction, he Yves conveniently absent.
He has not been heard of since, and is
said to be in Mexico, says the Lenoir
Topic.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
AN AMAzoNIAN PROTECTOR.

NEW YORK, April Miss Annie
Coyle is the owner of q milk depot in
Battery Place, Fort Hamilton, and
Miss Sarah Moore, a stalWart Irish
girl is included among her assistants.
1t is said that each of the five men en-
ployed by Miss Coyle had a liking for
her, but that she had exhibited q pref
erence for Patrick Costello. Whatever
the cause may have been, his four as
sociates made a general attack upon
Costello in the stable on Saturday
night last, and might have knocked
him out completely had not Miss Moore
gone to his rescue.
Unbiased spectators say that when
attracted by Costello's cries, she rushed
to the stable, and, arming herself with
a pitchfork, planted herself over his
PROSTATE body and drove off his as
saultants. Two Of them, it is said,
who had the temerity to return, rap,
idly retraced their steps under a del
uge of Miss Moore's ell-directed fist
blows. Joseph Dillon was the only
person severely injured in the scrim,
mage, and his condition, which has
attracted the attention of Police Cap
tain Dillon, may lead to some arrests.
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Byrd that he would have the worst of
it in case Of a dissolution of the mar
riage. THE honor of my daughter"
said he, lis at stake. I did all I could
to prevent the marriage. Ico-operated
with the Governor in every respect, but
now that I have exhausted every effort
by hiding my daughter in a school,
where I thought she would be safe, and
the Governors son has pursued her
there and led her into this entangle-
ment, I cannot consent to anything but
that the marriage shall be fully and
freely recognized"
This reasoning when brought to Gov
ernor Atkinson had its effect. He &C.
knowledged that there was but one
thing to do. It was to recognize the
marriage and let the couple take their
places as man and wife. The only
compromise he had to ask was that
they might agree to defer the RESPONSE
biIities of the marriage state for at
least one year. This, however, was
wholly with the young people, and
there the Governor left it.
One strong factor in bringing the
Governor to this conclusion was the
recollection that he was a school boy
once himself.
"Atter all," said he, cit is best to
love young. lam proud of my son.
He is a young man of talent. He has
proved the possession of grit, and 1 will
do all I a to assist the couple to take
honored places in the world"
And this is why Mr. and Mrs. John
P. Atkinson are now happy, and the
world moves gaily on.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
FITzsIMMoNs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Robert Fitz
simmons, champion Of the world, will
appear in Washington on Monday even
ing next, at Center Market Hall, as the
star feature on a vaudeville pro-
gramme. Fitz will receive a sum of
money running up into the thousands
from Manager Whitesell, of the Bijou
Family Theater, whose enterprise and
liberty in bringing the champion to
Washington will doubtless be appre-
ciated and result in packing the spa,
cious hall.
By the terms of the contract FitZ
simons will be accompanied by his
trainers, Hickey and Stelaner, the
heavy weight boxers, and Ernest Roe
Der, heavy. weight Graeco-R Roman
champion of America. This trio assis-
ted in preparing Fitz for his fray at Car
son and were in mis- corner during the
hostilities. They will appear on the
stage in an athletic exhibition, and
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who valiantly
cheered her Bob on to victory, will be
presented to tie spectators. Fitz is
filling an engagement in Kansas City
this week, and will reach Washington
on Monday evening a few hours be
fore the performance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
v YOUNG DREAM.
The Child-Wife of the Youthful Son of
Georgia's Governor Restored to Him.

The Child-Wife of the Youthful Son of
Georgia's Governor Restored to Him,
ATLANTA, Ca, April 7.-Cupid now
futters in triumph over the executive
mansion of Georgia, and Loves
Young Dream" is experiencing the
e~xurberance of it's adolescence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson have
been formally recognized by the Gov
ernor and his wife, and every effort is
being made to withdraw the wedding
from public view.
The story of the love Of the young
son of Governor Atkinson, who passed
his sixteenth year only one year ago,
and of Miss Ada Byrd, the twelve year
old daughter of the publisher, Mr..
Charles P. Byrd, is me out of the or
binary u of romances.
When William Yeates Atkinson
came to Atlenta a little over two years
ago az Governor, he brought with him
an interesting family, the eldest Of
whom, John P. Atkinson, was then
but fourteen, a curly-headed hand
some boy. The t~en-year-old daughter
of a nearby neighbor dropped her dolls
in admiration as she looked upon the
new neighbor. At first it was romp
and play, rolling hoops upon the side
walks of Peachtree street, and later on
hanging over the garden gate. The
parents paid no attention to it, but
when, about a month ago, Governor
Atkinson was called from a Sam Jones
meeting and told that his son was try
ing to elope with the bright young girl,
who had now turned her twelfth year,
he became aware of the serious aspect
of the matter, and at once took steps to
put an end to the romance. In this he
was aided by the girls father, who
sent her off to a country school. John
P. Atkinson discovered her rural re-
treat on Wednesday last. They were
lost to the sight of parents and guar
dams, and a friendly magistrate did
the rest.
The news of the disappearance of the
young couple came as a great surprise
to Governor Atkinson. After the first
escapade he had written to all officers,
whose duty it was to issue marriage
licenses, to keep a watch for the pre-
cocious John P. and clergymen and
magistrates over the State were put on
full notice by the publication OF the
impending prohibition. A reward OF
800 for the arrest of the couple was at
once telegraphed all over the State, to
be read by the sheriff OF Rome, who
found the fugitive couple snugly en-,
sconsed in the Armstrong Hotel. The
balance of the story has already been
told. The Governor and Mr.. Byrd
sought that point by the first train,
and took home respectively, the son
and daughter, the Governor taking the
precaution of employing two police
men to stand guard over the door Of
John P. Atkinson to see that he did
not escape. His purpose was declared
to pronounce the marriage null and
void, but on the next morning, when
the prospective parents began to think
over the situation, it occurred to Mr..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13

Increase the yield without increasing
the acreage and cost of production and
this will be one way to solve the pres.
ent pressing situation. Grow diversi-
fed crops and you will hit it. ''Throw
plenty of mud and some of it will De
sure to stick"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO
MEET.

The Executive Committee of the N.
G. F. s. A. will meet at Headquarters,
near Hillsboro, N. c., Friday, May 7th,
1892.
By order OF
A. F HILEMAN, Chm'n.
". s. BARNES, Sec'y-Treas.
April Z, 1892.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Executor Of the will Of
the late J. r. Whitehead, / hereby notify all
persons indebted to the estate to make prompt
settlement, and all persons having claims
eCainst the estate to present them to
me- for settlement on or before the 18th day Of
April. 1898, or this nOice may be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. A, D, UPCHURCH,
APEX. N, g. Executor,
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NOTICE.

Alamance county Farmers Alliance
will meet at the court house in Graham,
Monday, April 10Th 1897. A full at
tendance is urged. A good speaker is
expected to be present.
JEREMIAH W. HOLT, Pres.
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