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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

To rHr EprroH oy TIE sus-sir: This cold spell has
rendered the asphalt ~pavementa with the recent fall
OF snow on top OF them. almost impossible for
horse. to walk upon The city authorities should
have sand or ashes strewed on the payemcnts on such
days to- make them at for horses TO walk upon. I cali
attention especially to Maiden lane and Nassau street
crossings. FRANK ScHwARz
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

she Makes a Grave Accusation Agniase
the Rev. Moses MRnniag.

Miss Catharine Taylor, colored. aged b5 years,
Of 33l Rodney street, called yesterday at the
Office of the Charities Commissioner in Brook
lyn with n grievance. She told Clerk Short
that the Rev. Moses Manning. the septuage.
MARIAN pastor Of ~. James, negro mission, had
trlfled with her affections. He had promised.
she said, to marry her. but had backed out with
the plea that there was no spiritual affinity be-
tween them.
He's u good preacher" Miss Taylor said,
and MAKES plenty OF money"
She was told that her only remedy was In o
civil auif
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
Columbus. shawnee nnd Hooking Road Ont
OF Receivers Hands.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 20. Judge Slough, sit
ting Mt Lancaster to-day, heard tho application
OF the directors Of the Columbus, Shawnee and
Hooking Railway Company to take the prop.
pprty from the hands OF the receiver appointed
By Judge Wright At Logan last week, aud
granted tho application this evening, The np.
plication intimntos that Judge Wright was im-
properly Influenced In tho matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
Yale Student. Mt rl.to, Target Shooting

NEW HAVEN. Jan. 20,-Licut. Arthur Murray,
u. S. A., detailed by the Government as mill
tary instructor ut Yale, has decided I" givo In
struction to the students IN the handling and use
OF small arms. The students will have target
practice at the range OF the Second Regiment
arnory. The score Of every man In his class II
" be kept. and at the end OF. the indoor season
the best markstncn VIII likely be selected for n
team TO challenge q team from nonio other coll
lege. Lieut.. Murray's class comprises over 100
men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

To TIE EDITION OF the suS-str. In the matter
OF the recent discussion In tho columns Of THE Sun.
- TO the advisability Of m%atrlmony for q man of tho
ago OF forty. I beg to submit the following. from an
unk nown author;
"The best half Of life 10 in front OF the man Of forty.
n he he any thing Of . man The work no win do will
be done with tho hand Of q master, and not OF . raw
apprentice. The trained intellect does not sec mon
as trees walking but secs everything clearly ana In
Just measure. The trained temper does not rush a.
work like . blind bull at . haystack. but advances
with the calm and ordered pace Of conscious power
ana deliberate determination. To no man IL tho
world 20 new. and the future so fresh. a. to him who
has spent the early Years Of bis manhood IN striving
life, and who has made some hesdway toward COM
prsbs hiding them. To him, the commonest things
are rare and wonderful, both In themselves ana A.
parts Of q bcautiful and Intelligent whole. such q
thipr a. staleness in life and ita duties he cannot
understand. Knowiedee 10 always opening out be-
fore him in wider expanses and more commanding
hslghts. Tbs pleasure Of growing .nowiedse and IN.
and more hopeful than the last"
IL these statements be admitted as true, II Il not
easy ~ understand why matrimonial alliance should
Involve the bachelor OF forty years OF age in insur-
mountAble difficulties, unless he were . fool: for "a
fool nj forty IL q fool indeed" Surely the question
of q dividing line In q matter Of this kind IL not solely
one Of liberalization. Addition J." and
sion" Is an ofttime complication but no ordinary
%algebraic formula Of unknowns L. compe.ent to solve
this mysterious problem. q. u. FAroHr.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
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Bottled at tbs VI HUNYADI

ma.'H
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"Gentle, but satisfactory IN Its action.
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waters-always Of the same strength, which
Is, Of course. / matter Of great importance"
-NtsD York Medical Journal
"a much-esteemed purgative water
Its composition Is constant. The prac-
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Water"
D., TIE Lancet
affords those guarantees Of uniform
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been wanting in the best-known Hunyadi
waters" Agreeable to the palate
Exceptionally e~ficacious."
-Brihsh Medical Journal
"This Water may be classed with the
best Aperient Waters and be propouuced
one Of the strongest"
-P,eles5sr Oscar Lit1,rieA,
University Of Berlin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

The catalogue sent by Chaplain Wells shows
that the Sing Sing library Is well selected, and
that there Ia no Justification whatever for tho
criticisms upon II swered by him. For III
stance, one Of the complaints made was that a
demagogIcal and inccndiary book called Amer
icau Plutocracy" was not In the library. 1t
ought not to be In any library. much less q
prison library, for II is false and ~rubbIshy and
psrniclous In It's assumptions and teachings.
There Ia no such thing "a an American plu-
tocracy." II Chaplain WELLS is responsible for
the selection OF books At Sing Sing, and so far
as he 10 responsible for II. no has shown good
judgment, and especially in excluding attacks
on property and law and order tending to stimu-
late In prisoners tuo lawless passions for Yield
ing TO when society has been compelled for self
protection TO put them behind bolts and bars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
THE SING sING LIBRARY.
A Reply By the Chaplain or the Prison 70
Unjust aud Malicious Criticisms.

To TIE EDITOR ov THE sus-Sfr: A short communal.
cation In today's srS. purporting TO come from "one
Who Knows" In reference to the library for the use
OF the men confined here. 10 misleading and fun OF
inaccuracies
Tho library now consists OF 4.oi0 volumes. . oasa.
iogus OF which I send you. though since Its pub
lication about 1000 volumes have been added.
You will SEQ from II that about one-baif
arc fiction ard about 200 volumes are classi.
ned rs religious. The demand from tho inmates is
principally for works OF nction. travels and advcn.
lures. biography. aud. to . less extent standard his
tory. So far AS those subjects are concerned Il 10 .
fairly representative collection. and a vigorous eIror,
IL made 10 keep Ut with the best OF the recent publ.
cations In these lines, limited. however. by tho small
amount OF money set apart by the State for this pur
pose.
500 voiumes which comprise the works OF many OF
the representative writers on these subjects. such a.
Darwin, Huxley, Lubbock, Carlyle kuskin, Froude,
spencer. Tyndall. &C. There has been no eKcluAiol u
the works treating on the social problems OF the dAy.
though the demand for this kind OF literature 10
limited In n place like this.
The library ia weak In foreign literature. and should
be strengthened In that respect, but u has not been
possible to do this and At the same time keep fairly
abreast ~ tho current publications IN our own Ian.
years ago you will get a fair idea OF the character OF
The writer Of the letter referred to probably has
had the use OF the books and ought TO have written
more accurately. JoHs g. y. WELLS, Chaplain.
blS0 siN0. Jan. 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

PRICES: Is OTIS. and 95 cts. per bottle.
OF all Druggists and Mineral Water Dealers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27

that he cousidsss Raoul Dc Narots the most trying
roie IN HE repertoire. Tbe septet and the Grand duo
exhaust him, the music being 900 nigh for his voice,
and he II t~hefeforo Obliged 20 omit certain notes a. ID
- pursl" In Faust" IL II manifestly unfair TO ex.
pect him to assume all the heroic or heavy parts, and
now that he has taken DIP 7rtsfur and Sieofftfd he
might well be content 20 resign such roles a. Rqoui
and Don Joss for which he 10 somewhat unsuited) 20
. younger man. He hns already rellnquished OsLo
and jean de Lepds. which he sang during his first sea
son here.
Next year the engagement Of snothsr singer to share
With him the leading characters viii be Imperative.
Why should London have two sreat tenors TIDE kesxke
while we must DO satisned with onef Such little fsL
lows as Ceremonial, hubert, oogny, Salgnac. and
D'Aubigns are well enough In certain parts: YET there
IL not one OF them who Ii as good an ailround singer
ana actor as was signor Ravelli. Of the Maplesonlan
reelme. and he was never considered an artist OF the
highest rank. n New Yorkors Imagine that they have
heard all the great singers In the world they are eyre
Eiously mistaken. O~rEEA0oKh-
INV York, Jan. IS. 1897.
A great many people regard the cutting OF many
operas A. highly commendablc. As u Ia. most
operas close much too isto for comfort and for tho
maintenance Of the Just interest In the music. The
suggestion OF q better tenor for next year is very
good. but any opera at all next year Is unfortunately
p~roblematicAL The impression IL growing steadily
that II IL tmo for managers and public to strike
against the exorbitant prices charged for their ser.
vicc BY the leading sin gcra
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28

Frederick Thompson. in Leslie's
Weekly: 1.-The South to day is enter
ing an era of industrial development
and progress, and the object of the Elk
position is to attract the attention Of
capital and immigration to the vast re-
sources of Tennessee. A constantly in,
creasing volume Of immigration has
within the past eighteen months been
pouring into Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia, from the North Central States
mainly. and there is no reason to doubt
that within ten years a large proper
ton of the people residing in these
States will be of Northern birth and
parentage. Happily, patriotism is 40
longer sectional. North, South, East
and West stand again united. Preju-
dices no longer exist. Good feeling,
fair mindedness. and an earnest desire
to learn the rue condition of things
now distinguish a majority Of the peo-
pie North and South. AS ignorance is
dissipated by a more frequent inter.
course and by the distribution of litera-
ture descriptive of the resources and
social conditions of the South, it's eli
matte superiority, varied capabilities,
and striking advantages, the stream of
good immigrants is broadening and
deepening, and the country will soon
rejoice in an increased population and
a durable prosperity.
Nashville, Athens Of the South and
centennial city of 1897, has a popuia
ton of one hundred thousand people.
1t is an ideal spot situated in the heart
of the blue grass region. A region de
servedly celebrated because of hospita,
BILE homes and beautiful women. Not
only in 1897, but always, do Nashville's
gates stand wide open with a hearty
welcome and a cordial reception"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
WINTON NORMAL INSTITUTE.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
1 will say for the benefit of those
who need and deserve aid in educating
themselves, that the So, 900 fund which
has been donated to the Normal School
It Winton can be had this year. A
scholarship will be good for a term of
two years, beginning January 1st,
1898. This fund will soon be taken up,
and all who wish to get aid should
write at once. The reason for this fund
is evident. There are so many good
men and young ladies who need ma
terial aid so that they will be enabled
to take a higher course and not have
to stop short off with a very limited
education. AS far as practicable, we
wish to aid the ambitious youths. If
student has only 5000 he cane take but
one year. We propose to supplement
what he has and give him two years.
Remember our aid system goes into
effect January 1st, 1898. Write at once
to the Superintendent.
PHILIP e. SHAW, Supt
WInton, n. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
HOW IS THIS?

It may interest some of cur readers.
who intend buying q buggy or other
vehicle this fall, to know that the pop
ular and wei known Alliance Carriage
Co, No. 258, Court Street, Cincinnati,
o, always paste their printed guaran.
tee on the seat of every Buggy. Here
it is, it speaks for itself:
I'VE guarantee that our buggiee
are made of the best of selected stock.
That we use nothing but the best of
hickory in our Wheels, Gears, Shafts
and Poles; ard nothing but the finest
of ash and wildwood in our Bodies
that every Bolt and Clip used is the
best of Norway Iron; that our Axle
and tire r steel; that we use nothing
but the best of lead and oil in paint
ing and that our finishing varnlsh is
the best on the market. Should any
part Of this carriage break / two
years through fault OF workmanship
or material, we agree to furnish new
par. free and should any part OF
Spiral Springs or attachments break O.
fail in ten years, we agree to furnish
new part fee, and to pay express
charges IN same. But we do not pay
repair bllls,' ard must have broken
parts returned to us Sd we may know
where defe CT lies in our work"
The advertisement Of this mammoth
carriage factory will be found in
another column, and it is suggested
that all Our readers owning q horse
send for a catalogue and prices at once
If they have not already cone so.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28

The Major Can't Locate Himself Dreams
Never amount to Observation-Disclosures
Complications are Ga ling.
B.-"Hellol Mr., Editor"
R-"Hello! Major. Hope you are
feeling better"
BIN feelin' fine az split silk, but
I can't tell where I'm at. I've bin
Rggerin' an fggerin' an the more l
fgger the more l git mixed up. l
dreamed the other mite that l had the
yaller fever, the p6rlitikal Jim jams,
the grip, hoopin' cough toothache.
rumatizum an that I WIZ in love with
a new, 1897, woman. I woke up an
found that I had kicked the covers eff
the bed an then l thought at first thai
! wuz il Klondlke or sum other North
Pole township. The next thing Iheard
Wuz O perliCe "invitasnun trum Betsy
ter git up an build a fire. That il the
way awl our dreams end. I dreamed
not long ago that l wuz a member ov
Congress an that the ladies were send
in me purity punches ov flowers an
Writin' nice little notes, an that the
railroads an trusts we're tryin' ter buy
me. But I found it WIZ awl a dream
I've dreamed at different times that l
wuz sher. IF, clerk ov the court an
member ov the legislature One mite
I dreamed I wUz Governor ov the State
an that awl the politicians in the State
were bringin' in petitions Begin me-
ter pardon them. I knowed that would
make me solid with the folks, especially
the politicians, an they are in a ma
jority. But / dreamed on a little longer
an found that Betsy wuz Obj4ctin' ter
my issuin' any pardons. In fack she
sed I shouldn't do anything ov the
kind. So that dream ended in smoke.
so ter speak. I wonder if aWl the Gov
errors are afraid ov their wives9 If
they are it amt much ov a picknick ter
be Governor. If we dymakrats eve
git in again I want a law passed ter
forbid our wives frum meddlin' with
US in the management ov our perlitikal
affairs. They want us ter be too hon
est. I can't stand any thing ov that
kind. It IL enuf ter belong ter the
grand oldparty ov Jefferson an nobody
should question our good or bad inten
tions. The next time I git married, il
I ever do, I'm goin' ter have a written
contract that my wife shant never
mention politicks ter me durin' our
natural lives. / wish the News and
Observer an the Charlotte Observer
would take this eubjeck up while they
are tryin' ter save the State an make
it hot fer awl the wimin folks whut
want ter boss their husbands. That
will beat savin' the State two ter one.
GudebYe."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
WAN TED AGENTS.

1.-THE Confederate Soldier in the Civil
War;" just . published, contains SOC
pages 12x16 inches, and over 1 100 large
Battle Scenes, Portraits, Maps. etc
The greatest and largest War Book
ever published, and the only one that
does justice to the Confederate soldier
and the cause he fought for. Complete
in one volume Agents wanted every
where to sell this book on our new and
easy plan. Many of the lady and gen
tlemen agents who are at work are
making from 800 to 5000 per month.
Veterans, sons and daughters of veter-
aus, and others interested are requested
to send for a beautiful illustrated d.
scriptive circular Cree and terms to
agents, Address, Courier Journal J0h
Printing Co Louisville Kv.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
AN APT

The following is an interesting com
parison: Suppose that a farmer raises
one thousand bushels of wheat a year,
and also sells this to one thousand per
ons in all parts Of the country, q great
portion OF them saying, I will hand
you a dollar in a short time The
farmer does not want to be small, and
says, All right Soon the one thou
sand bushels are gone and he has moth
log to show for 1t, and he then realizes
that he has fooled away his whole
crop, and its value is due in a thou
sand little driOlets. Subsequently, he
is seriously embarrassed in business
because his debtors, each owing him
one dollar, treat it as a small matter,
ard think it will not help much. Con
tinue this business year in aud year
out, as the publisher of a newspaper
does, how long would he stand itQ"-
Press and Printer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
PROGRESS VITA THE SHoE
FACTORY.

To THE BRETHREN:-Your State Tx
ecutive Committee has worked lnces-
sanity since the State meeting trying
to get the wheels of your shoe factory
agoing by October let, and they are
still at work. Some unforeseen and
unavoidable hindrances have been IN
the way, but progress has been made,
and we trust soon to be able TO herald
to you the good news that the shoe fac
tory Is in operation.
We know there is much impatlence
and anxiety; for this reason we are
pushing as fast as we can, but we are
mindful of the fact also that mistakes
are possible and hurtful. We are there
fore cautious. and are determined to
serve your interest to the best OF our
Judgment and get things in shape as
5000 as possible, after carefully scan
ming every step before we take it, to
make sure we are right.
Now, brethren, you are expecting
much of your committee and other
officers, but do you forget the fact that
they must have your hearty co opera,
ton, good wishes and kind words of
gement9 On you rests a duty
also. Do you realJz9 it, The Business
Agency must be p~atronjzed. The State
Organ must be sustained. Your SUB
Alliance must be kept alive and at
work. In fact every member has hle
proper work to do. Are you doing
youre9 If not, why not7 The cause is
as important now, If not more so, than
it ever was. You need it's help. 1t
needs yours. LIST US all resolve we will
from now on do our whole duty, and
then we will see a better day.
Fraternally,
J. w. DENMARK,
Chairman Executive CommitGee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
A LETTER.

Hon. Q. B Bowen, President of the
Texas State Alliance, recently wrote to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, wishing to
get q photograph of Col. L. L. Polk
rom which to make a portrait for the
State Alliance. Mrs. J. w, Denmark of
this city, a daughter of Col. Polk, sup
piled the photograph. She has recently
received from President Bowen the fol
lowing letter which explains itself:
Mrs. j. ". Denmark, Raleigh, ~ G.
DEAR MADAM:-Please excuse MY
seeming negligence waiting so long be-
fore returning the photograph yoU SO
kindly sent me. After our return from
our State Netting the young Iaday
asked me to allow her time to make
another copy to hang in their home,
she made a very fine picture from the
photograph and received much praise
and many kind words from the mem
bership, and could you have been
present when she presented it to the
State Alliance, with a nice and appro
pirate address, and have seen the big
tear drops following each other down
the cheeks of the membership both and
young, you would have realized that
for a certainty, the last part of your
fathers life given to the Alliance work
and the cause of suffering humanity
had not been spent in vain. There
will always be a warm epot in the
hearts of the Texas brotherhood for the
one who did so much towards building
up the Order. You picture will be re-.
turned by registered letter along with
letter and l trust will reach you in saf5v.
And now, in the name of Parker
County Alliance, Of Texas, both of
which / have the honor to represent.
let me extend to you our sincere thanks
for your confidence and kindness in
entrus ting what you YG1ued so highly
to the hands of stra6gers, With the
kindest wishes for you and yours, l am,
Very respectfully,
O. B. BOWEN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28
A THRILLING RESCJF>
4 Young Life Saved In a Remarkable Manner
FLORENCE STURDIVANr, OF GRINDSTONE ISLAND, 8Avpo
AN UNTIMELY D~EATa-HER DANGEROUS PREDICAMp1
Erom "On The 81. LawEenee." CLAYTON. N. =.

Of treatment and we follou
fully for three months HntV It'd
improving, Florence failed lAa
"A brother of my wife
in Canada. but was visitino "aoE
us TO use DR.. Williams P,91Q Us s
Pale People, and l purchaoa, ~
the pills and began
them to Florence. ~. 70
Octlb Der, 1895, After usinS w
short time we could see a1 Nsl
ment. Her strength began .aq
and her appetite was restoros .
she had taken one COX the ny,
back and stomach ceased e q d
c0very seemed certain. ~1O ID
1--WE eagerly purchased a.o,.
OF pills and watched with 5asoll
change for the better that T,alsG
wrought daily. Florence 4 % q
came strong enough to Wall uuaN!
Sne gained IL flesh and etrenor5a u
By the time she had used 1 1b.aqs
of the pills she was eyidan,SIsS %
We continued the treatmao,ty \ Y
another box, the fourth. tn Y
the possibility Of a recurrence S =
d. difficulty. "
I'VE cannot praise too biob,
value of DR.. Williams Pink 9pS S.
en- positive that without tn, > LUZ ~
child would have been a confirms ny.
valio."
(Signed) WILLIAM H STURDr,,
Subscribed and sworn to bsfor
this sixth day of April, 1897.
Fl, M MORSE. Notary P.s;
Or. Williams P;nk Pills fl, i
People are sold by ell dealers ~,
oe sent post paid on receipt Of n,
so cents a box or six boxes IA, \
(Ghey are never sold N bulk, Or h'
100. by addressing DR.. WlliamSiI
lcine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-28

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, AID until the last few
years wes supposed to be incUrable.
For a great many years doctors pro,
nounced il a locaA disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurabIe. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tlonal disease, and, therefore, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J.
Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is. taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoontul. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucou surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any casa it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co Toledo, O.
~ Sold by Druggists, Use.