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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26

the Judiciary and Corporation Com
mittees from the rule requiring a ma
iority of a committee to be present be
fore q bill can be reported.
SENATE.
Very little was done in the Senate
Senator Person, of Edgecombe. wanted
MS anti Iynching bill passed, but il
was tabled. Two or three other billie
were tabled, but all were Of minor i'm
porGance,
The vote for United States Senator
was the attraction OF the day and re,
suited as follows:
HOUSE.
For Prjtchard-
Aberna5hy (P), Adams, Aiken,
Alien, Alexander, Alredge, AIRING
ton, Babbitt (P.) Bailey, Bingham
Blackburn, Brown (P), Brewer,
Bryen of Chatham (P), Bryan of
Edgecombe, Bryan, Of Wilkes, Bur
CESS, Gambler, Chaplin, ChiIcutt,
Cook. Crews, Currie, Dancy, Daniels,
Deyton, Deweese, Duncan, Elliott,
Eusley, freeman, Green, Grubbs,
Hancock, Hare, Harris, of Halifax,
Harris, of Hyde P), Hodges (P.),
Howe, Lusk, McCrary, Meares,
Ormsby, Parker, of Perquimans (P),
Peace, Petree, Pinnix, Pool, Rawls,
Roberts, Rountree, (P), Somers,
Spruili, Sutton, of Cumberland, SUIT
ton, Of New Hanover, Wemyee,
White, of Alamance, White, of Ran
dolph, (P). Wrenn, Marlborough,
(P), Young.
For DoughtOn-
Bunch, Conley, Creech, Cunning
ham, Dixon, of Cleveland, Duffy,
Eddins, Ferguson, Gallop, Hartnees,
James, LawhoD, Leak, Lyle. McKen
zie, McLelland, McPeeters, Murphy,
Nelson, Parker. OF Wayne, Pearson,
Of Burke, Ransom, Reid, Smith. Wal
tere, Watts, Wilson.
For Thompson
Barrow, Garter, Cathey, Chapman,
Craven, Crump!er, Dixon. CT Greene,
Drew, Fag8n, Terrell, Foster, Hau-
ser, Holmes, Johnson, King, Nc
Bryde, Morton, Person, of Wayne,
Person, of Wilson, Plott, Price,
S~chulken, Ward, Whitener.
Not Voting
Cox, (R) absent, of Pitt. Dockery,
(R), present, Of R cdmond, Cxcused.)
Jones, (Oem }, absent, of AlIeghany.
Purgason, Pop }, absent, OF Ruther.
ford. Reynolds, Pop }, absent, of
Montgomery. Umstead, Dem }, ab
sent. of Durham, (He has pneu
monia) The Speaker, Hileman, of
CabarrUs.
SENATE.
For PritchUTd-
Anderson, Ashburn, Barker, (P),
Cannon, (P), Dickson, Early, (P),
Grant, Henderson, Hyatt, Maultsby,
Mccarthy, McNeill, Newsome, (P),
Odom, (P), Person, Ramsay. R ollins,
Sharpe, OF Wilson, Sharpe. of IredeIl,
Smathers, Wakefield, CP.), Whedbee,
Yeagar.
For Dougbt0n-
Abel, Anthony, Barripger, Justice,
Parker, of Alamence, Ray, Scales.
For Thompson
Alexander, Atwater, Butler, Clark,
Geddie, Hardison, Lyon, Maxw ell,
Mitchell, Moye, Merritt, McCeskey,
Parker, OF Randolph, Patterson,
Robertson, Shaw, ley, Walker.
Not Voting
EArnhardt, (P) (He is at his home
in Rowan very i'll with pneumonia }
CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26

you nerd in Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Donesti
Curtains OF ell Kinds. Carpets. Mattings and Rugs, Cl
Loacer Pclcea tA0m 0nA other h0MseL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26

Il is 1Ox15x8 inches and will take
are Of % eggs.
This wooden hen is made by George
Fl SGahal, quincy, Ill. If you want to
find out more about it before you buy
one, write 60 Mr.. Stahl for catalogue,
which gives q full description, and
mention this paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26

For $50, 600, 600 the government
could duplicate every telegraph line in
the United States.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26
DAY.

HOU5E-ELRYENTH DAY.
Met ct 1 .. m.
Speaker Hjlman in the chair.
Prayer by r representative Green.
But little business was done. Two
Populist were added 70 the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, and at
4 % the House &C nurped.
SENATE
TIE Senate opened at 4 O'Clock, the
Lieutenant Governor presiding.
Dr.. Carter offered prayer.
BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
Mr.. Scales fixing as a quorum of COM
mittees one third Of the members Of
committees.
Mr.. Hyatt to place James P. Hoskins
on pension roll.
Mr.. Robertson, to prohibit the eale
and manufacture of all intoxicating
liquors in Bladen county.
Mr.. Atwater, to report the number
Of pages now employed.
Mr.. Person, toamend section 8 818 of
The Code, granting removal from May
Or's court to Justices court, ard to
amend section 1, chapter 285, laws of
1895, relating to punishment of crime.
NJ. Mcneil, to amend section 5,
chapter 1876, laws of 1895, and to pro-
hibit the sale of liquor within two
miles Of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
of Wilkes county.
Mr.. Anderson. for the relief of J.. G.
Grant, ex sher1 if of Henderson county.
Mr.. Smathers, in regard to election OF
U. 8. Senator.
Mr.. Anthony, to appoint II. Cavi-
ness a Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. Mitchell, by request in favor of
James 1. Moore, to pay him $500, bal
ance Of fees claimed for Ievying on
property of sureties of sheriff of Wake
county,
Mr.. McCaskie presented resolutions
from citizens of Plymouth against any
change in charter of that town.
Mr.. Clark, to prohibit the sale of
liquor whit 200 feet of any church in
North Carolina. Also, to amend chap
ter 1874, Laws of 1895. Resolution in
regard to live stock in Halifax county:
also, in regard to salaries of solicitors.
Also, to amend section 8 8O1 of The
Code in relation to farm products, to
amend chapter 1914, Laws of 1895, pro-
h:biting hunting in Union county.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
TRULY POETIC JUSTICE.
This Case Proves That the Lord
Cares for His Own.
How = williamsburg IN. W Board
ing-IIouse Keeper Unconscious
~ Got the hest of Very
smooth swindler.

Over in Williamsburg, says the New
York Sun, they don't keep very close
track Of current events, and probably
that's the reason that old Mrs. Plant,
who keeps ii boarding house for sailor
men, has never heard Of the trunk
game" and wasn't bit suspicious
when tall, good-looking, intelligent
man engaged room one morning re-
Gently and said his trunk would be up
in the afternoon. He said his name
was Rinaldo and that he was first mate
on coaster just in from South Amer
lean port. He regretted that he couldn't
make any payment in advance, because
the crew wouldn't be paid off till the
vessel had discharged her cargo. Mrs.
Plant wouldn't. think of asking such a
handsome gentleman to make de-
post, and would look out for his trunk.
Rinaldo went off ito see to the unload
Ing" and when he got back that night
he was apparently dismayed to find
that his trunk hadn't arrived. He was
installed in the best room as the star
boarder, and his first inquiry in the
morning was about his trunk. 1t hadn't
come, and Rinaldo went away looking
worried. He looked more worried
when he came back that night, and he
didn't inquire for the trunk. He was
reticent, and Mrs. Plant was CORE
spondingly solicitous on his account.
By easy stages she ELECTED from him
the information that his trunk was be.
ing held at the ship.
II had a row with the captain to-
day." he said. 81 told him l was going
to leave the ship and settle down here
on land. He got mad and swore he
wouldn't pay me off for my twomonths'
voyage. He wanted five dollars to re-
lease the trunk, but of course, l didn't
have it. I'll see the owners tomorrow,
and it will be all right in few days,
but 1 hate to keep you waiting for
your board money"
Mrs. Plants motherly heart was
moved by his tale Of woe. With a
good deal of delicacy she offered to ad.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
POPULAR SCIENCE,

A bee is never caught in the rain, and
you will notice that ants, wasps and
spiders will prepare their nests against
the coming of a storm many hours Id
advance.
The frog cannot breathe with its
mouth open, its breathing apparatus be-
ing so arranged as to exclude air at all
times, except when the nostrils alone
are working.
The purest water in the world is
aid to be that of the small Swedish
liver Loka, which in 100000 parts con-
aims only .434 parts of mineral SUBJ
,tances. The Thames at London bridge
'ontains in the same quantity of water
from 60 to 10 parts, the Seine in Paris
% to "a parts, and the River Jordan, 1870
parts.
The Paris meteorological, Prof. Meter
icht. estimates the quantity of water
turned into vapor by the sun in the
Mediterranean sea alone on q clear,
hot summer day at not less than $780,
100000 tons. At that rate, the quantity
of water taken from the entire globe
on one hot day within the limits of the
temperate and tropical zones would
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tons.
1.-THE longest unsupported telegraph
wire," says Cosmos, lis in Switzerland.
1t crosses in one span the Lake of Wal
lenstadt in the canton of st. Gall, and
was put up by the Swiss telephone bu-
reau. It's extremities are fastened to
two iron towers, 2,400 meters (7,S72)
feet apart. In the lowest part this con-
ductor is 40 meters (131 feet) above the
water level of the lake. The line is of
excellent steel and only two millimeters
lh inches) in diameter"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
WHERE ARE YOU GOING p"

age was just about failing him when
just as he reached the cross roads he
met party of friends. They were all
thieves, of course, and they seered to
be in great good humcr and were laugh
ing and joking as they came Down the
road.
"'Where are you Peing?' asked the
eastern thief of the riagleader.
"'Come along. Come along. was the
reply. Well tell you if you join in.
We haven't time to watt
lis it something good?' asked the
eastern thief.
The ringleader said they were after
the finest graft in the country and as
the eastern thief fell in with the party
and walked down the cross road they
told him what it was. 1t was lynching.
That morning man was to be lynched
a few miles down the road for robbery
and murder and the whole county was
excited and the place was crowded with
farmers and stock men. Well. to show
you what little effect punishment has
on the criminals mind there was that
party of crooks operating among the
crowd of lynchers. While they were
stringing the thief up the other thieves
were picking pockets just the same as
If it were circus OF picnic. No. no
punishment is 10 cure for crime"
Morr Arnrcpriafr.
She-Yes, IT'S y good match. He is
worth about $4,000. 900 or $4,000 900 and
she'about the same.
He = ! should think the minister
would have found the funeral service
more appropriate than the marriage
one, in that case.
She-How do you mean?
He-Dust to dust.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

NNANA~-h~ O>>~"~~
vance the FIVE dollars demanded by the
obdurate captain. Rinaldo couldn't
think OF it, but she insisted, and finally,
with apparent reluctance, he took the
money.
"You must have some security,
though" he said. Here, take my
watch. It isn't worth much, but my
mother gave it to me, and wouldn't
part with 1t for the world"
Rinaldo wiped a tear from his eye,
unhitched the log chain dangling with
sea beans, by which the watch was
attached to his waistcoat, and forced
1t into Mrs. Plants unwilling hand.
The sailor went out, and when Mrs.
Plants son came home he found the
watch on her bureau.
Where dye get this, map he in
CURED Mrs Plant explained.
"Why, there amt any works in It'll"
he exclaimed, after inserting the blade
Of his pocketknife and forcing the
case open. you've been done, that's
a cinch."
Rinaldo never came back, and for
two days Mrs. Plant mourned her loss.
Now, Mrs. Plant is the treasurer of an
Anticipated Spinsters' Eleemosynary
society, or something like that, and
sometimes the collections turn out
some queer things. The second day
after Rinaldo's disappearance she was
taking account of stock, preparatory to
making report.
Land sakes!" she exclaimed sudden
". "Where's that counterfeit five-dol-
lar bill?"
Then she stopped and reflected. Pres
emily she sat down, smoothed out the
folds of her dress, and smiled placidly.
1.-THE Lord takes care of His own"
she remarked softly. Il hope he got
his trunk"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
The Colored Deacon. Prayer.

A white minister, after conducting
services at colored church, asked an
old deacon to lead in prayer. The
brother in black offered fervent APP
peal for the white brother and said:
20 Lord, glib him de eye OBJ de eagle
Diet he spy out sin afar off. Wav his
hands to de Gospel pillow. lie his
tongue to de line oh truth. Nail his ear
to de Gospel pole. Bow his head way
down between his knees, and his knees
way down In some lonesome, dark and
harrer valley where prayer is much
wanted to be made. 'Noint him wild de
kerosene lie of salvashon and sot him
on fire."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
BOOzER'S GREAT LEAP.

in his arms. There was moment of
great anxiety; then shout went up
from those waiting above, for loud
'meow!" proved that the would-be sui
eide still lived.
"Boozer," the Office cat who performed
the remarkable feat, entered the service
of the Journal less than two weeks ago
and has to all appearances been con-
tented and happy in her new surround
ings. She came without address, ere
dentials and name-for it is only since
an election held recently that the name
"Boozer" has been given her. Some who
voted against that cognomen declare
that was the cause of the attempted
suicide, but as she had accepted it with
out protest at the time and worn the
blanket of copy paper bearing the title
with every evidence of pride, it is sup
posed that the act was prompted by the
grief and humiliation she felt when one
of the women writers stepped on her
toes, for before the accident she had APP
peared as cheerful as it is possible for
half pound cat to feel after partaking
of pound and a half of meat; while i'm
mediately after the injury she gave her
self up to melancholy which deepened
into dark despair that led to the terrible
leap.
Five minutes had not elapsed between
the time that she fell and the moment
that kind hands carried her to the edi-
torial room, and physician was sum-
moned. To the amazetnent of everyone
who saw her fall the distance of so feet
her injuries were found to be slight. and
DR.. j. J. Mcdonald says the chances for
her recovery are good and that unless he
is very much mistaken the cat will be OF
duty again in week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
FELL TEN STORIES.
I Chicago Newspaper Cats Grand Hut
Harmless Lean,

Hurt by the unintentional cruelty of
an Office companion member of the
Chicago Journal force leaped from n
window on the 18th floor of the journal
building to the wire-covered roof of the
business department, ten stories down.
Widest excitement prevailed when
the men who witnessed the desperate
deed called to the rest. Editors. re-
porters and messengers crowded to the
windows and looked where the little
form lay quivering below. The man.
aging editor was the first to the relief;
making his way with much difficulty
out to the roof he raised the limp figure
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
The Mariner. TnIe.

First Sailor (from U. S. cruiser)-
The last trip we made was the queerest
! ever see.
Second Sailor (from U. S. battle ship
What happened toyou?
First Sailor-We didn't have col
lision. nor an explosion: DIDN'T run
aground. didn't spring leak, didn't
have a blamed accident of any kind
Brooklyn Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
The precociou. ChiId Again.

II sometimes feel" said the old gen.
tleman, like taking that four-year-
old grandson of mine and slamming
him against the wall"
"What has he doneT' asked the man
who was penned in the corner.
II told him that beautiful Sleeping
Beauty story-about how. as soon as
The princess was kissed, all the clocks
began to go and the servants began to
work and all that sort of thing. and
then he said: Did some one press an
electric button?'" = Cincinnati En-
quirer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
PUNISHMENT NO CURE.

Once a Thief. n Man Always Remains
a Tiicf.
Andy Rohan, the veteran detective.
was giving his ideas on punishment as
a preventive of crime to a number of
lawyers and a Chicago News reporter
in the states attorneys Office and he
said:
Punishment doesn't stop crime. I'll
give you an example: Not long ago
met thief who came in from the west.
One day while trying to avoid the police
he was tramping along railway track.
He had just got out of Jail, had no
money and was friendless and his cour-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
blessing. Of the bicycle.

I'm mighty glad my wife coaxed me
into getting her Wheel" said the lean
passenger.
makes her happy, chi" said the fat
passenger.
"She is SO stuck on riding that she
amt going TO clean house this year
Indianapolis Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Rather Awkward.

A teacher examining his class in Bible
knowledge asked:
What did Samson Stay the Philistines
with?"
No answer.
Wishing to help them to remember IT
he tapped his jawbone with his finger
saying:
what Is this?"
Then they exclaimed with mighty
chorus:
THE jawbone of an ass."-spare Mo-
ments.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
porrte, ON \ Homo visit.

After an absence of almost ten years
the porgies have come to the Maine
coast again, and the owners of porgy
steamers are getting them in shape
for the campaign.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Buttercups were devoured recently
by an English child with fatal re-
suit. At least the coroner could find
no Other cause for death.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

A Story.
CHAPTER I.
Foolish man.
Sprightly miss,
Meet by chance
Both kiss.
CHAPTER II.
Preacher speaks,
Few words said.
Man and miss.
They are wed.
CHAPTER III.
Stern Judge
(Man Is meek)-
Consents to pay her
Ten q week.
IN. 7. World
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Fashion,. Folly.

FhhhIOnB Folly.
knew a maiden. fair and sweet.
Whom had loved for years.
At last one day I told her this,
Although with many fears
At first she did not say a word.
Then. in pleasant way,
She looked out to the west. and said:
ut Is pleasant day"
She had not heard si-ele vord.
She's told me since with tears;
She wore her hair. as some girls Will.
Down over both her ears.
Kansas City Journal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-17

and the society expects great results
from H., particularly In the country
schools, next winter. In speaking OF
this work Mr.. Chapman said:
I'VE believe that the most efficient
means Of protecting our birds Is 10 de-
Velop and encourage an interest In them
among children, and 10 this end I've
hope soon 20 see bird. day universally
observed In our schools. The circulars
went out too late for the teachers to do
much last term, but, II reports are true,
they viii start In In the fall and will,
no doubt, have the students interested
In the work before the winter Is over"
Bird Day has been already adopted in
at least two cities with marked sue
cess, Apparently the idea originated
with Prof, C, A, Babcock. superintend-
ent OF schools at on City, Pa. who
wrote 10 the department OF agriculture
IN 1894 urging the establishment OF such
a day, and stating that May would By
observed as Bird Day In oil city j.
Sterling Morton, secretary of agrloul-
ture. replied, stating that Prot. Bah
cocks proposition 20 establish Bird Day
on the same general plan as Arbor Day
had his most cordial approval, and thar
he was sure that II would meet with the
approval Of the American people, So
the first Bird Day was observed In the
OIL City schools with an amount Of en-
thuslasm that was good to see. The
amount OF Information about birds that
was collected by the children was inter-
estlng, lnstruetlng and amusing, Since
then the day has been observed regu-
larry. In speaking OF the third annlver-
sary, Superintendent Babeoek says.
THE exercises this year. as upon pre-
vious ones varied somewhat In the diff
ferent grades. They consisted OF orig
lnal compositions by the pupils, contain
ing the results Of their observations of
birds, OF talks by pupils and teachers,
comparing observations, giving ioeaii-
ties OF bird haunts, and general ex-
change OF bird lore; OF recltatlons from
eminent prose writers on birds, and
from the poets; finally many of our
schools closed the exercises by trip to
the woods 20 listen to the vesper con-
cert of our feathered brothers, We be-
gin the study OF birds on January and
continue TIL June, studying those that
stay all winter and trying to keep ac-
count Of the newcomers as they arrive.
We devote two periods. of twenty min
utes each per week, to this study, Bird
Day is a summary or focusing OF the
work OF the year, The results of bird
study and Of Bird Day are interesting.
Our children generally know most az
our bird residents; they also love them
and feel like protecting them. There
has been u complete change in the re-
latlOns existing between the small boy
and the birds"