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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

resignation of Asa Biggs. At the end
Of his term he was re elected.
On January 81, 1861, Mi. Clingman
withdrew from Congress with the other
Southern members, and in May was
sent to the Confederate Congress to
give assurance that North Carolina
would support the cause of the South.
He entered the Confederate army as
Colonel Of the Twenty fifth North
Carolina regiment, and served with
such daring and brilliancy that in
eight months time he was made briga-
der general. He was in command Of
the defense of Goldsboro, held Sulli-
vans island and Battery Wagner dur
ing the attack on Charleston, led the
attack or Newbern in February, 1864,
broke Buffers lines at Drury's Bluff
May 16sh, and forced him to
back to Bermuda Hundreds, was
wounded at Cold Harbor, repealed the
attack on Petersburg June 18th, ..at-
tackled the enemy near Petersburg
August 10Th, defeating them with a
small force and capturing 300. In this
conflict he vas severely wounded and
was only only able 10 re join his com
mand a few days before Johnson's sur
render at G eesnsboro in April, 1866.
General Clingman was a delegate to
the National Democratic convention
held in 1865. Since that time he has
studiously avoided politics, and until a
few years ago devoted the remainder
of his life to science.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
Two Gases of Starvation.

An ex sheriff of Georgia, who had
killed a man four days before at a bar.
becue, and was charged with murder,
was found unconscious in a grove of
pines and died in half an hour. He
had been in hiding there and without
food. The same day a woman died
near Middleboro, KY. For fifty five
days nothing but water had passed her
lips. Two months ago her husband
had deserted her, and she had vowed
that she would eat no food till he re-
turned. This he did not do. Hearing
Of her death he went to the funeral.
Will and hope kept this woman alive;
guilt and fear killed the other. A man
or woman well and we'll %nurtured, il
kept warm, quiet, and cheerful in pure
air and supplied with water, will live
more than ten days, and with a strong
purpose. longer. In exposure under
strong fear, the same person will die
without food in a third of the time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
The COMING SHOWER OF STARS
AND RAIN OF FIRE.

-
The astronomers look for the next
great mebeoric shower on the morning
ing Of Nov. 18Th, 1899 They calculate
that the earth will then pass again
through the centre Of an immense
swarm of meteoroids, as they are
called before combustion. These great
"Lsonide Star showers" as they are
called, occur at intervals of every SO
years and one day. The great shower
OF 1899 occurred on Nov. 18Th; that of
1888 on Nov. 18th; that of 1866 on Nov.
14th, and, consequently, q repetition
OF the next wonderful phenomena is
expected on the morning Of Nov. 18Th,
1899.
In the meanwhile, however, as the
aggregation Of meteoroids is of immense
length, one end of it will encounter the
earth in 1898 and the other in 1900,
making, a Prof. Lewis Swift, the dis
tinguished astronomer, of Rochester,
N. Y, says, considerable showers in
those years also. Not only this. but it
is stated on the same authority that
many torerunners Of the great shower
may be expected to come within the
earth's atmosphere on Nov. 145h, 1897,
because many of the meteoroids are
always considerably in advance of the
main cluster. Prof. Swift says 1.-The
thickness of the meteoroidal stream is
100, 600 miles, and the duration Of the
shower is equal to the time Of the
diagonal passage of the earth through
it, usually from midnight to dawn"
He adds: AS there is a light shower
of Leonoidfo tery November, we know
that there is a vast ring formed by the
comets tail, andc that the immense
shoal in n portion is the product of
the exploded comet itself, through
which we pass once every thirty three
years and a day"
The meteoroids are dark bodies, and
it is only when they pass into the
earth's atmosphere that they 6Te
ignited by friction anCt become visible
for a few seconds. The stream makes
a revolution around the sun in about
S34 years, and by consequence the
earth passes through it in a new place
each year. The length of the swarm
is so enormous that although at peri
helion it moves at the rate of nearly
% miles a Second, yet ~ takes t1tWo
years to pass the earth, 90 that when
it's hinder part is still with US its ad
vancing side will have reached the
orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Not
outstanding this extent, it is but a
fraction of the entire orbit. Prof.
Swift says: This great cluster will
reach the earth's orbit about June 1,
1899, but the earth will not have ar
rived there then, but will be due nearly
six months later, when our planet will
plunge into the swarming mass, and
for at least five hours we shall expert
ence a literal rain of fire. Baltimore
Sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
Moody on UnbeIief.

A man came to me with q difficult
passage some time ago andsaid:
Moody, what do you do with THAR
~ do not do anything with it."
How do you understand it,
81 do not understand it."
How do you explain it9"
Il do not explain it,"
What do you do with itH"
Nothing"
"You do not believe it, do you4"
"Oh, yes, I believe it."
There are lots of things 1 do not IN
derstand, but l believe them. / do not
know anything abe = higher mathe-
MATES, but 1 believe IN them. Idonot
understand astronomy, but I believe
in astronomy.-From a Moody Sermon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
The Sweet VIII of God.

rbou sweet, beloved will of God,
Nv anchor ground, and fortress hill,
w spirits silent, fair abode,
In thee l hide me and am still.
n Will. that widest good alone.
Lead thou the way, thou guidest best
A little child, ] follow on,
And, trusting, lean upon thy breast.
Thy beautiful, sweet will, my God,
Holds fast in Thy sublime embrace
Nv captive will a gladstone bird,
Prisoaed in such a realm of grace.
Within this place of certain good,
Love evermore expands her wings;
Or. nesting In her perfect choice,
Abides content with what it brings.
Upon Gods will I lay me down,
AS child upon its mothers breast;
No silken couch, nor softest bed,
Could ever give me such deep rest.
Thy wonderful, grand will, my God,
With triumph now / make it mine;
And faith shall cry a joyous YesI
To every dear command Of Thine.
Madame Guyon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
A HERO.

Tue following sketch Of Gen. Thomas
Carolina statesman who was recently
admitted to the insane Psylum at Nor
canton, is condensed lrem a longer
sketch by a Morganton, N. O., CORE.
spondent of the Atlanta Journal:
General Clingman was born 81 years
ago in Yadkin county, in this State.
Few men to day realize what a politi-
Cal factor he was during the quarter of
a century ending with the surrender of
Lee. Looking upon him to-day, bowed
with age, expressionless from mental
infirmity, depressed from poverty, few
people would recall without surprise
the record he made az a statesman,
orator, legislator, warrior, duelist and
scientist. Few men in the history of
the Union blfore the war made so re.
markakle a record az a public debater,
aud his fame became international be.
cause of his aggressive attitude toward
the Clayton. BulWer treaty. One speech
on the causes of Henry Clay's defeat
led to a duel with William. Yancey, of
Alabama.
The political career of General Cling
man begins in 1885, when he, then q
young lawyer of HIlsboro, N. G,
was elected as a Wing to the State
legislature from Surry county.
In the autumn of 1886 he removed to
Asheville, as there was prospect that
the proposed Charleston and Cincin
natl railroad would pass through that
place. In the convention held to dis
cuss the subiect9t change of route he
took a leading place. and opposed Col
onel Memminger, of South Carolina, an
experienced debater, with such ability
that his name became known through
out the country and his fellow towns
men rewarded him with an election to
the State Senate. He became q leader
of the Wing party, and in 1S43 was
elected to the National House of Rep
resentatives, Over James Graham, and
continued In cf1ce until June IA, 1858,
with the exception Of the SOth Con-
gresa. In 1858 he was appointed TO ell
she vacancy in the Senate left by the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
Before Honor is Humility"

Look at the corn In the f9ld; it holds
its head erect while it is green, but
when the ear is filed and matured it
hangs it's head in graceful humblenesa.
Look at your fruit trees; how their
blossoming branches shoot up toward
the sky, but when they begin to be
loaded with fruit, since the ripper the
fruit the greater its weight, the branch
begins to bow. until it needs oftentimes
to be propped up and to be supported
lest it break away from the stem.
Weight comes with maturity; lowli
ness Of mind is the inevitable conse
ounce. Growing Christians think
Themselves nothing; f~ull-grown Chris
tians know that they are less than
nothing The neare- ~ere to heaven
in point of sanctiRcG b more we
mourn our in1rmitles and the humber
is ur estimate. Lightly laden vessels
80at high in the water; heavy cargoes
sinks the barque to the waters edge. The
more grace, the more the need Of grace
Is felt. He may boast of his grace who
has none; he may talk much Of his
grace who has little; but he who is
rich in grace cries out for more, and
torgets that which is behind. When q
mans inward life flows like a river, he
thinks only of the source, and cries be-
fore his God, ''All my fresh springs
are in Thee" He who abounds in holi
ness feels more than ever in him-that
Is, in his fl 3sh-there dWelleth no good
thing. Thou art not ripened, my
brother, whilst thou hast q high esteem
OF myself. He who glories in himself
shut a babe in Christ, if indeed he be
IN Christ at all. When thou shalt see
death written on the creature, and see
al thy life in Christ; when thou shalt
perceive even the holy things to have
lnlquity in them, and see all thy, per
Iectness in Him who is altogether love
"; when thou shalt lie PROSTATE al
the foot of the throne, and only rise tc
slF and reign in Him who ia thine all
"non art thou ripening, but not till then
u. II. Spurgeon-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
Railway
Schedule.
IN EFFECT JUNE "a, 1897
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED.

$40 p. %. Daily.-Solid vestibule
trains with sleeper from Norfolk to
Chattanooga via Salisbury, Morgant9n,
Asheville, Hot Springs and Knoxville.
Connects at Durham for Oxford,
GAINESVILLE and Keysville, except Sun
day. At Greensboro with the Wash
ington and Southwestern Vestibule
NimitedGtfain for all poins North and
with main line train No. IL for Dan.
vile, Richmond and intermediate local
stations; also, has connection for Win.
stOn. Salem and with main line train
No. 50, Omitted States Fast Mail" for
CblFlotte, Spartansburg, Greenville,
Atlanta and all points South; also,
Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, Sa,
vannah, Jacksonville and all points il,
Florida. Sleeping Car for Atlanta
Jacksonville and at Charlotte with
Sleeping Car for Augusta.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
11:46 a.. ~. Daily.-Solid train con
sisting of Pullman Sleeping a and
coaches from Chattanooga to Norfolk,
arriving at Norfolk at 8 p. m, in time
to connect with the Old Dominion
Merchants and Miners, Norfolk and
Washington and Baltimore, Chesa
Do6k6 6lu OkkCuluO4lO d - OOS4OS 641
points North and East. O.
Connects at Selma for Faye +eville
and intermediate stations on tho VIII
son and Fayetteville Short Gut daily,
except Sunday for Newbern and More
head City daily for Goldsboro and VIII
mington and intermediate stations on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Express Train.
1853 a.. 10. Daily.-Connects at Dur
ham for Oxford, KeysvilIe, Richmond;
at Greensboro for Washington and all
points North.
= Express Train.
$40 p. N. Daily-For Goldsboro aud
intermediate stations.
Local Accommodation.
300 q. m.-Connects at Greensboro
for all points for North and South and
Winston Salem and points on the
Northwestern and North Carolina Rail
road. At Salisbury, for all points in
Western North Carolina, Knoxville,
Tenn, Cincinnati and western points;
at Charlotte, for Spartanburg, Green.
vile, Athens, Atlanta and all points
South.
TRAINS ARRIVE At RALEIGH, N. O.,
Express Train.
$40 D.. m. Daily.-From Atlanta,
| Charlotte, Greensboro and all points
South.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
$40 p. NJ. Daily.-From all points
east Norfolk, Tarboro, Wilson and
water lines.
From Goldsboro, Wilmington, Fay,
etteville and all points in Eastern Caro-
lima.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
Has a. m. Daily.-From New York,
Washington. Lynchburg, Danville and
Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Hot Springs and Asheville.
Express Train.
$3.50 a. N. Daily.-From Goldsboro
and intermediate stations.
Local.
7:2Oa q. m. DaiIy.-From Greensboro
and all points North and South: Sleep
ing car from Greensboro to Raleigh.
900 D.. m. Daily cTcept Sunday
From Goldsboro an all points East.
Local freight trains also carry pas
sengers.
Pullman cars ON night train from
Raleigh to Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh,
Charlotte and Atlanta. Quick time;
unexcelled accommodation.
VIII. GREEN,
General Superintendent.
W. A. TURK,
General Passenger Agent
Washington, D.. q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

DoubIe-yoke Steel Harness. The best TIVE
horse gear I'm existence Does away with doubts
tree and single-trees. No trace TO step out oG.
yoke, tugs, hamts. back band and draft ehafnal
I OBJ AbFun. N. T.. so. II am using this hay
ness and would not be without IL. LIvHY.l
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

prices, including stool and instruc-
ton book delivered at any railroad
station in North Corolina):
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

AL wagons are furnished with box bed IN
two sections, and one spring seat. II brGke IL
wanted add $3.50. If bed and seat are not wanted.
deduct for bed $3.50. for seat SLIGO.
Two-horse Dump Carts with Patent Adj
Unstable Saddles and Yoke...U"..s...".S2@
Ocala Road IL %
ORGANS delivered at any railroad sta
ton In North Carolina. Warranted for
ten years.
Chapel Co.. Il 90 Style Is, Chapel. 90 q
Prices including instruction book and
stooD:-
PIANOS delivered at any R. B. Station
Upright, Style l.. ..150 90 Style 2.,...,.,,lO 90
S."171 90 Style 4..."ssS.s..m o.
0uf Leader with topss".sssUs.ssUsssusssS ~ o.
Our Leader, without top. ....u......,.,,,. % O
No. IH. Side Springs. without top. ...U... g So
No. u, Side Spr1U gs, Canopy TOp.".s.ss.. 30 0e
Nc. Il, Our hummer, Cangpy Top.ssoU 81
Write for catalogue.
Sewing Machines
Improved Farmers Alliance with funsst
attachments and automatic bobbtn
W1nder. All latest improvements, fine.
u finished, drst-Clasg In every pAFt1Cu-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

Improved
High Al
lance. Tt has
no superior In
range and
quality Of
work. Is dne-
ly ornamen-
ted and well
finished IN
every parti-
Cular. A fu0
get Of attach
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

Ia Many Of our sMbscrG6ers haze
oSeH carried through the summer.
Crops + now being gathered and sold.
i you are due anything, send it right
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

Carolina Cook Stove. The Agency
has been handling these stoves for eight
years with entire satisfaction. Price,
with full pet of ware end pipe ready to
set, f O b Greensboro, N. c., $40.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
Fence Wire

Fence Wire
Plain wire, put up in rolls of 100 to 100 pounds.
Barbed wire put up In rolls of 100 pounds each.
Five pounds staple to the roll at &c per pound.
6aIV' Darbed ....,.:.."..........s....s. $215
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
HARDWARE.

Powder. BEST rife. per keg..""....'" 500
Hames-
No ~ hook, iron bound. per doG...s.sss 85
No hook, iron bound, per doz""~...,s ~
No Is hook, brass bound per doz.sU.S'S6 on
PlOW Lines
Cotton. with snaps, 80 feet long, do8.sss 185
Madras Hemp With snRpss 90 feet " ssss 4b9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

Lar. Warranted by manufacturers for
years, carefully adjusted, ready for
immediate use Price, freight paid 10
any railroad station In North Caro-.
GUANO-Aliance Brands
Nc Official Farmers Alliance Guano. a nap
cent. PhOs &C., ~ per cent. Am, 8 per cent
Progressive Farmer Guano e per cent. Phou.
Ac. 2 per cent Am. rs per cent. PotashO
N. c. Official Farmers' Alliance Acid PhOsphahn.
03 per cent. Az. Phosphoric Acidl
Write for prices. wBUX NO OTHER
Washing Machines
Boss, mol ........... 5 60
-" 5 ...........8 90 Eli :" 3.......uAA 40
" +" ..."..... 6 80 /" 4.""....s..4 80
Wringers-
BOSS NO ~ ssssassssS.'ss 20
BOSS IA 0
ReMeI g 0
Go1SI Do .sssSst sssSSSaassSsssSsSsssS = 20
Mill Stones best N. @. Grit. write for prices,
The Agency handles. the Genuine Iron Age"
money.
Brethren having anything to SELL, as wen as
those wishing to buy will do well to consult the
Agency.
T IVEY, s. B. A.,
HmLsBORo, N. O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-26
45,0OO VETERANS IN LINE

Continued from First Page) ognized The Michigan division earned great applause for its appearance.
 When Fairbank post Of Detroit came along, Secretary of War Alger was seen upon the right flank of the first company, marching in rne post uni form. The president pointed him out and the stand occupants gave General Alger round of applause.
 With Lafayette post of Indiana walk ed General Lew Wallace and he receiv- ed a welcome. At the head of the Min nesota division a druxu corps of the oldest veterans attracted the attention of the president and gave them spec ial recognition.
 It was ten minutes after when New York state department, Commander Shaw and his staff saluted the pres- dent, and the New York state veterans began to file by. They comprised two divisions and formed the largest de- department in line.
 The battered flags of New York e1ic- ited the greatest applause and Gettys- burg post of New York was heartily cheered. On and on went the column and for over an hour it was nothing but New Workers. Jefferson county's rep resentation stopped in front of the stand and cheered for the president. Oneida county battalion paid a similar tribute. General Alger joined the reviewing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-26
Brief Mention.
High water to-day, g a. m.

High water to-day, a. 1n
 House for s1,600. R. E. Baldwin.
 Lippincott's for September at Pease & Sons, 102 Church street.
 Mrs. Arthur Danks and family of Gamer street have returned from five weeks trip in the Catskills.
 Allen H. Hitchcock of Meriden, who was graduated with high honors from Yale college last June, VII continue his studies abroad. He will sail for Ger many probably the second week of Sep tember and will go to Leipsic or some other center of learning. He expects to be gone a year.
 Mrs. Winchell, wife of Dr. A. E. Win chell, is at the Wachusett hotel, Prince ton, Mass, together with Mrs. Brooks, daughter of Dr. Winchell. Mrs. Brooks is the wife of Dr. Brooks, a prominent Boston physician, who is also professor of pathology at Harvard college. A party of Boston friends is also with Mrs. Wincheu and Mrs. Brooks.
 Deputy Coroner Callahan of this city went to Waterbury yesterday and the sum of $500 left by Dominica Orsini, the Italian who was killed on Center street, Waterbury, the other day, was turned over to him, according to law. A hear ing on the appointment of an admins trator will take place in the probate court Saturday. The dead man has nc relatives living in Waterbury, his wife and children residing in Italy.
 Highway Commissioner James H Macdonald has approved the Cromwell plans and specifications, also those o1 Ridgefeld and Ansonta. He inspected the proposed layout at Newington yes terday forenoon. Plans and specified tions came to his office yesterday fol approval from Fairfield, Bridgeport Derby and Darien. Orange opened the bids Tuesday for its new macadam The lowest bid was that of Robert Redfield & on of New Haven. It was $154 per lineal foot, the road to be twenty-four feet in width
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-26
ANIMALS PERFORM WELL.
Norris Bros Dog and Pony Show
 Draws Crowds.

Norris Bros Dog and Pony Show
 Draws Crowds.
 Again the Norris Bros.' dog and pony show, given at the old baseball grounds on Howard avenue corner of Kimberly, was immensely packed at S:30 o'clock last evening. A large card was dis played on the outside of the huge can vas tent stating that there was stand ing room only. Among the visitors to the show was a carload of people from Derby and S2 bicyclists. All were pleased with the animal entertainment. The antics of a very small pony called "Cincinnatp' is worth the price of the admission alone. A very Imaginable hit and act is that of the giraffe, Mr Charles Bench being the trainer, and Messrs. Burt Platt and Clarence ,Rall personating the animal. New sets of tan harnesses are being manufactured for the handsome Shetland ponies. MT. c. l. Norris, proprietor, manager and treasurer of the company received great praise.
 A grand reception will be rendered to the young folks next Saturday af- ternoon after the performance, which will be repeated on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-26

The veterans arose and sang "Nearer My God to Thee" which was followed by prayer by Chaplain Doolittle.
 The thirteith reunion closed with a three times three and tiger for Branford and Branford ladies. By in- vitation of the managers many visited the beautiful Blackstone library build ing at the close of the reunion.
 Many of the veterans confessed to having foregone the pleasure of at tending the national encampment at Buffalo for the purpose of attending the reunion.
 As Illustrating the longevity of the Fifteenth, one speaker said that forty seven members of his company are still alive.
 Among those at the reunion yesterday were:
 Company A-Eugene Atwood of Hartford, George Minor of Westfield Mass, J. E. Stevens of New Haven.
 Company B-Luzerne Barnes, l.. F. Clark, Charles H. Wright, Joseph Rice Edward E. Sanford, Peter D. Bowman, all of New Haven; George K. Morgan of Danbury, Charles Yale of Wood mont, Norris Bristol of Hillsdale, N. Y., Charles D. Barnes of Southington, and Merwin E. Palmer of North Ha- ven.
 Company C-J. E. Tonner of Bran ford, Hugh I. Finnegan and Charles E.. Douglass of New Haven, and Thomas Lynch of West Haven.
 Company D-George Morgan of North Haven, William $. Oviatt of Milford, Il6nn1S of IT Henry T. Thompson, Daniel II. Gran miss and George E. Granniss of New Haven.
 Company E-Charles H. Frisbie of Stony Creek, Jones F. Hine of Milford, Rufus J. Spencer of Seymour, Thomas J. Corey of Cheshire, Watson D. Kel- sey of Guilford, Charles A. Hoar, R. N. Potter, William s. Beecher and John N. Leonard, all of New Haven. Company G-Horace H. Raymond of New Haven, and Walter P. Bryan of Bridgeport.
 Company H-Robert o. Bradley, George w. Gorham, Dennis A. Kim berly of New Haven, Charles A. Allen of Bridgeport, Luther Baldwin of Nau- gatuck Charles L. Allen of Bridgeport, Henry D. Lewis of New Haven. Company Henry s. Allen of Chesh- | ire, Thomas Horsefall of Bethany, Ed | ward W. Shelly of Middlefield, Minot A. Buttricks, Charles Dudley, Charles | F. Hart, Oscar P. Ives, Henry W. | Hundsley, Henry Kelly, all of New | Haven.
 Company K-Solomon r. Lindsey of | North Haven, Sheldon B. Thorpe of | North Haven, George H. Barnes and Edwin A. Buell. of Northford, Isaac L. Doolittle of Mount Carmel, Lorenzo Hanson of Milford and Henry Potter | of Meriden