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The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
TIE PRIZE IN Music.

There We're three weeks yet before
commencement, and in that time mucl.
could he done by hard practice; but
what would that avail, when Leon
March woulc be ST.. to practice hard.
er? Leon might not get the prize.
There were three other competitors be-
sides Anthony himself; but the chances
were all III Icons favor.
Anthony hogan the oft-repcated Pre-.
cess of looking over his mrsic, not yet
decided as to which among his old
solos lie should play at tie great con-
cert While again balancing in his
mind the merits of two compositions,
between which his decision wavered,
there was n knock ut the door. and in
answer to his shonted invitation to
come in, Roy Willett opeEed the door
aid ln,ked his head III before entering,
''Perilaps ] can stand it If you're
only looking at the music aEd not play
ing" he said, as lie pushed the door
wider and came in. Anthony tossed
the music over on the table with just a
show of veXation in his manner. I'm
tired enough of 1t to be glad you've
come. What's the use III trying for
that miserable prize, when we all know
that Leon will get it! don't Call it.
fair show for the rest Of lis. We have
something else to do, and can't be prnc-
ticing all the time, as he is"
You haven't heard about his violin,
have you?''
'No-unless you mean that old story
about his singing 1t to- Sleep
hoy laughed. hot Mt the story, but Mt
the startled questioning OH Antllony's
face.
II am afraid he VIII cry it to sleep TO-
night. and himself, too. This afternoon
he broke a hole in til, back Of it, and
you can hardly call it violin any
longer. He wants to give mp entering
the contest. but Mandcl won't hear OF
1t. The rest Of lis have good violins,
and it will be our fault if some one of
us does not win the prize"
After all. that's arlly fair said
Anthony, sudden sympathy for his
rival springing to life in his heart.
"It simply gives lis nm even chance
witt, IT., = .-;1 I'o-- '.'r'." ~ t''--.,,4-
ages have been ours so far; but now
| S ' t'A>' $1,000 - 49, 49,
ID 10 II. .-..-....
Ihat hisnt Anthony coui9 not escape
the remembrance tfEit ne had another
vloiih Which ne was not using stored
away IN the ittie closet ADJOINING MS
sleeping room. Inere was no reason
NJ al why he should nol let Leon nave
IL until altef the concert. save ihat ny
dohg SO lie "ouid De increasing DIS
rlvaIs chances for tile prize. Leon
c0uid not aHord 10 get a new vloilh:
ne knew that Wen enough, ana OF
Wnat use Wouid tne old one De win
4ole panched ~ ~, us Dack VI course
Leon deserved the prize' 1usl as hOy'
OIL OF rlslit, t. hau , .ne honor Or, OF Delns cap
tain no oi tae Dai. !. cup. Stiii, II was none
Oh ms ahalI I,li. ~ ne Droke ms vlolln. i5
Was MOI lnihg lor which ne snouM
make fepnratioH, ana why should ne
. trouble i nilnseli apoht 90. one VINO tlaa ai.
leaus ,a lePutseu MS. ms h,huaess ,la " or, , u,
,eas'. .:la nssef !.vi'eu NV, ; u ne Moulu
N q..S sure oa dns pl'zs ..;.n n'iisela ,lis H.
u''' "'n. eo"i" p'' ''i'iis '''iiiseii '"
think OF being a party to Icons fail
ure. The old violin in the closet
seemed to send out lament bcca Use
the music In its heart had been so long
unvOlced. He could fancy that the
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
RAD For EASTERN MEN.
Heavy Losses Incurred by Fail,
ahf MnHf srl, l,aAa,. M. n. L.. a,

Heavy Losses Incurred by Failure
of IA MOrtEnEe Company in Texas
Dallas. Tc%.. Ecc. 30. The failure
of the Security Mortgage and Trust
company has created much discussion
in business circles in this city. Many
business men had long expected
trouble for the concern. but the public
generally was surprised ut the failure.
The opinion in general is that local
losses will Ike comparatively insig-
nilirant. hut Eastern and foreign cap
italists will lose fully S1.5OO.NO on
their investments and ventures. The
s,bcoml,anirs are the Trust Company
Building association; the Texas Farm
Land company, the Security Invest
mcnt company and the Cotton Mills
Building association.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Victory for the Railroad

Oskaloosa. Kan., Dec. 30. - In the
Jefferson county court to-day Judge
louis Myers handed down II decision
in the famous Santa Fe railway re-
ceivership case, holding in favor of the
railway company. He declared that
the alien land law. under which he
mad appointed Il receiver for the prop
crty. does not apply to railroads. The
decision is a complete victory for the
Santa: Fe cOmDany.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Minnexotn Model.

st. Paul. Dec. 80. = Secretary Hart,
of The state board. of charities and COR
reCtions. has received notice that a
meeting will he held at Lincoln, Neb.,
Jan. 2G, in the interests of charities
and corrections, with view of intro
ducing and establishing in Nebraska
a state board along the lines Of the
board organized in Minnesota and to
adopt the entire Minnesota system as
far as practicable.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Nlinnc.ata Eleetors

st. Ihul. Dee. 3O.-t:ov. Clough to-
day Issued II proclamation declaring
the election Of the Republican presi-
dental electors of Minnesota. and
their certificates Of election were is
sued to them. The electors are I. b.
Walker. II. G. Holmes, Burdette
Thaycr. G. II. Budd. James Quirk. v.
d. Eddy. G.. a. Smith, Warren Potter
and NJ. II. Brown. The governor also
issued the certificates of election for
the congrcssmen-elect from this state
and notified the secretary of state Of
the United States of their election.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
l'nrdoned by Gov. Clouul.

st. Paul, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Anna Smith,
9 colored woman, serving twenty -fonr
years sentence for nlanslaughter, yes.
terday received Il Christmas gift Of Q
pardon frppl Gov. Clougl,. She has
served four years, having been sent
TO saltwater from st. Paul Dec. -.
1872. Mrs. Smith was employed by a
man named Hennige on farm near
Bass lake. July 4, 1892, Hennige got
into I'M alteration with q man who
was treslasslng on his land. and Mrs.
Smith hastened to hs rescue, shot gun
In hand. The weapon was exploded,
killing the stranger:
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Acrcss the Troeha.

New York. Dec. 30 = The Cuban
junta in this city was officially in.
formed today that Gen. Maximo Co
mez last week passed the eastern
trocha at Moron. going west. Other
advlces from Gomez state that the
Spaniards acknowledge the concentra-
tiOn of insurgent forces In the Province
Of Santa Clara near Matanzas.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Accused of score OF Fopr.r,c.

Little Falls. Minn., Dec. 3O.-Clerk
Shea, a young married man of this
city. is accused of having committed a
series of about twenty forgeries he.
tween Saturday evening and Monday
morning, signing the name Of C. Is,
Buckman to checks aggregating about
S125. He is now in jail.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
snxa lie Mnrriedu.r

Fond du Lac, Wis, Dec. 3O.-H. Il.
Montcll. who was suspected of having
eloprd on Christmas day with Eta
Gardner, was arrested yesterday in
Milwaukee and, with the girl, brought
here last night. On the first charge of
jumping his board bill he pleads not
guilty. Montcll claims marriage to
the Gardner girl.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

Fort Wayne. Ind. Dec. 30. - The
large retail dry goods store of NJ.
Frank 4 Co. was placed in the hands
Of receivers today. The creditors are
protected by clattcl mortgages to the
extent of S:,5.Oin
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
How lie Got Hi. Decoro,,on.

Shc-Maj. Pommelwcll wears three
medals. l wonder why they were
given him?
He-He got the third because he had
the other two; the second because he
had the first. and the first because lie
had none at all.-WashiDston Times.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

Gettysburg. $. d.. Dec. 80. - This
morning Ed Rosa of Forest City. $. d.,
shot and killed young lady by tho
name of BIOchl and then killed him
self. The sheriff and coroner have
gone to tic scene
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Kentucky. Electors.

Lexington. Ky. Dec. :D.--Kentucky's
vote Of twelve electors for Mckinley
and one for Bryan is final. The time
has expired in which the Bryan men
were entitled to file notice of con-
test.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

New York, Dec. 3O-The thermome-
ter marked 1G degrees below zero at
Kingston, N. y, and IA below at Cats
kill this morning. The ice harvest is
in progress up the Hudson. Two
tramps were frozen to death at East
port, l.. 1.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Furniture Fire.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-The large fur.
nture house of julius Lansburg. on
New York avenue, was destroyed by
fire to-day. Total loss about $30O,OO0.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Mr.. RrxanLeetuAs.

Atlnnta, Ca, Dec. 25. - Mr.. Bryan
made his first appearance on the lee
ture platform at the Grand opera house
last night. The house, Which seats
5000 people, was filed. Mr.. Bryan
was cheered when he appeared ON the
stage. He spoke for. one hour on es.
aeLtial principles OF good citizenship.
presenting his remarks under the title
0f ~fLe Ancient Landmarks" At the
end il,,ndreds crowded around to shake
his hand. Mr.. Bryan referred to the
silver question only incidentally.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

Paris, Dec. 29-Gen. Meredith Reed
died this morning. He was born in
1887. He was adjutant. general Of
New York in 188O-86. He was first
United States consul general for
France and Algeria in 1860-73 and was
acting consul general during the
Franco German war. In. November,
1879, he was appointed United States
minister resident In Greece.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
~. wis. ana so. Inno..,+

His wife and son Innocent.
Waubay, 8. D.. Dec. 3O.-The coro-
ners jury in the case of Joseph
Schraubeck. found dead here and sup
posedly murdered by relatives, re-
turned a verdict of death by suicide.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
NOT THEIR AFFAIR
CUBANQUEST[ON IS NOT BOTHERING
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
Statements Are Made i'm Behalf of
the British and German Govern
ments That No Communication
Other Powers Regarding the
Trouble Over the Cuban Rebel.
lion,

London. Dec. 3O.-The foreign office
informs the Associated Press that no
communications to any power regard
ing Cuba and the United States have
been made by Great Britain, and it is
added that no representations directly
or Indirectly have been made OH the
subject to the United States by Great
Britain. Ii any other powers have
done so the foreign office has not been
aware of the fact.
Berlin, Dec 3O.-The representative
Of the Associated Press is Informed
that not only has Germany not made
representations to Washington regard
ing Cuba. as stated in a dispatch to
the Times from Paris OIL Saturday.
but Germany has not been approached
on this subject by any other power in
any way whatever
Fighting in Havana.
Key West, Fla, Dec. 30. - The at
tacks upon the suburbs around Ha-
valm have become common affair
now. Saturday night the firing could
hc heard in the city proper while the
t'ies from the burning buildings could
easily be seen. The officials sent out
SH'it sApol'S NSSlStuuN luF SUtFu uusN.
.Adviccs from Artcmisa report dcsul-
tory fighting. as ltivera's band has
made several dasllcs Mt the Spanish
column, and in two instances inflicted
considerable losses. Col. San Martins
troops were forced back Saturday
morning by strong force of ins,lr-
gents, who drove them half mile
until rcinforcements arrived and
turned the tide of battle. \ fight Is
reported to have occurred near Pinar
del Rio city Friday. which is claimed
hy the Spanish as Il victory, they re-
porting that they had cut to pieces Il
large insurgent band. The battalion
of Cuena, near Matanzas, was set
upon Thursday by n large Cuban
force and compelled to retreat under
the guns of the fort at Mainmas. They
lost twcnty-siN men wounded and
killed, the Cuban loss being about the
same. The Spaniards lest tl:cir field
equipment of tents and many arms
and one small cannon.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Nanren Mt Home.

After carefully showing me the route
of the Fran, as well as his own and
Johansen's course In their periIous
journey alone over the ice after leav-
ing the ship, the charts were cast aside
on the floor, and DR.. Nansen proceeded
to describe in the simple. direct man
ner 80 Characteristic of him, some of
the numberless interesting incidents of
his voyage. Evidently thrilled by his
earnest voice and manner. Liv, his lit
tie girl, who had been playing in a
corner of the room, drew nearer, and
unconsciously she walked upon the
original records Of her fathers route
The picture of this tiny, half.slly child
standing spellbound listening to her
fathers voice. with the priceless chars.
of his famous voyage beneath her feet,
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
TALKING DOG.
A Washington Pug Which Can snl
One Word

| A Washington Pug Which Can say
One Word.
Perhaps the most intelligent dog in
Washington was owned by Mr.. Knt-
zebue, the Russian minister. 1t is all
Esquimau q descendant of the famDll.
dogs owned by Lieut.. Prary. 1t got 8
fall last spring which resulted in {:
slight lameness. The dog was place,
Oh q soft mattress and tended with the
most loving care.
The injury was such small affair
that the physician began to wonder al
the slOwnesS of the recovery. After &
| few days he could find nothing wronc
with the creature, who had a good ap
petite and was apparently well. only
he refused to rise from his couch and
walk. At last the physician made u!'
his mind that it was IL deliberate cast
| of sham, that the dog enjoyed the care
he got as al invalid SO much that LII
was loath to &C back to his Old life
So, one day, his doctor put him on his;
feet, spoke sharply to him and con
graduated himself on the conclusion
he had come to when lie saw the ami
NAL walk off with the utmost ease.
Washington Is the homo of anOtllc!
wouder in the shape of dog. 1t is Il
pug owned by Miss Ellis. Ons is al
most afraid to announce what its chief
accomplishment is. but impossible as
it may sound, the actual fact is the
dog Is a talking dog, and says
Mamma" with as much distinctness
as talking dolls display. l is n marvel
Of q dog, wise beyond belief. and, al
though it does not say anything but
Mamma" it looks as though it could
say almost anything if 1t had mind
to.
Care of the teeth of dogs forms an
important branch Of medical treat
ment. Many dogs have their teeth
cleaned regularly, and, of course, near
ly all old dogs have their teeth ex-
tracted. In a few cases the teeth have
been filled, but this industry Is not car
ried on with dogs to the extent that IL
Is with horses.-New York Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09
SUCCESSFUL COOPERATIVE
BUYING

Oar Alliance has a membership of
about 80 and does an extensive grocery
business It deal mostly with whole
sale houses, under COL tract with the
State Alliance. During the last guar
ter we have averaged trade OF 800
per month, with grocery departme Mt
open only Saturday night, the evening
of meeting. We have a purchasing
agent who orders the goods and sets
the price, enough ex ra only to pay
freight and shrinkage. The members
take turns in drawing the goods from
She railway station, about five miles
distant. A committee OF four members,
elected for three menChs without pay,
fills orders for custome rs, and all ts
booked by one of this committee known
as book keeper, An inventory is taken
at the end of each quarter, reports
made and the books are inspected Oy q
finance committee. We deal with
membC re- only, 80 have but one price.
A cash business is done, hence there
are no debts standing on the books.
The Alliance borrowed money of mem
bers in five and ten dollar shares at
per cent interest to pay bills in 10 days,
thus securing Q discount of 1-per cent.
Last sprIng we bought of local
dealer 1BG bushels grass seed at g email
advance over the Wholesale price the
day purchase made each mem Der to get
his seed when he chooses. paying the
per cent over the wholesale price that
day. THE gave the best of satisfaction
and is being repeated at present Flour
is bousht direct from the mills under
contract with County Alliance. We
also cal in furnishing goods, boots,
shoes and rubbers, if or dered, but have
not sufficient room to keep a stock on
haDd.-H w. FOote, Tioga Co., N Y,
in Farm and Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09
DAIRY,
LITTLE THINGS.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Life, lt has been said, IS made up OF
little things, and it can be said Ihat
dairying is made up the same way in
fact, any business is made up of little
things and details, and if these are not
properly attended TO-, failure results.
One of the most important details of
DAIRY ing is cleanliness. This should be
observed from the milking Of the COWS
to the packing of the product-butter
especially.
The daily cleaning of dairy utensils
is one of the important factors in pro-
noting cleanliness. All the milk IN or
on dairy utensil should first be rIlsed
of water far below the scalding point
before any water up TO that point Is
used If scalding water is used at the
start the milk is cooked and then iE is
almost impossible to remove 1t from
the article, especially tne creases or
seams, if any there be.
If scaldIng water is used on a milk
strainar OF fine meehes before the mix
has been riDsed with water of q lower
temperature the sGrainer will be about
as good as ruined, and the same will
result If the milk is allowed to dry in.
Therefore, if the user is not ready to
rinse eff the milk as soou as through
using, let the strainer be put under and
left there until it can be properly
cleaned.
the cans of portable cresmeries
should be kept scrupulously clean.
This can be easily accomplished If at
tended to every time they are emptied
and the rules ABOVE mentioned OBJ
served. ~
The water and ice tank Of portable
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09
potash IN AGRICULTURE"

Is the title of a pamphlet, published
by the German Kali Works. No. SO
Nassau ST, New York, N Y This
book is known to many of our readers
frC m it's first edition, published afew
years ago. The second edition contains
many valuable improvements.
Toe contents embody a collection of
results obtained with fertilizers at our
experiment stations. IL would appear
from these conclusions that many
branos of fertilizers now on the market
do not contain as much potash as they
should for the production of the best
results. 1t would certainly pay every
farmer to write for a copy of this book,
which We understai d is sent free.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09

caught with shock corn still unhusked.
and there is no more disagreeable work
than hUsking corn from the shock in
winter, as standing on frozen ground
makes the feet cold, and when the frost
comes out the mud is deep and sticky
To all who still have corn standing out
in shccks would say, make long
sled and bring the corn to the barn to
husk. If you have q barn floor you
can fill it, and if you have not, either
buy or rent some lumber and make a
temporary shed at the south end of the
barn; you will only need a roof, for
you can build a wall of fodder at the
ends to keep the wind out and husk in
the middle. It will not take large
shed to hold 100 shocks, and with even
half this amount in, you will have work
for one or two rainy days, when the fed
der will be soft and nice to handle, and
the weather warm and comfortable to
work. There is always time at the
beginning Of thaw when shock corn
can be drawn in comfortably, and one
can keep warm at this work when he
would suffer with cold if husking in
the field. I would rather husk three
shocks in comfortable dry shed on a
warm rainy dry, or protected from the
wind with the sun shining on me, than
one shCck out In the wind, standing on
frozen ground or in cold mud.
l have often rented lumber for tenn
porary purposes at about ten cents per
100 feet month. The lumber that is
light to hand 9, and while not fi5 for
2~rmanent work, is just as good as any
for temporary j b. rent nearly
every spring ION 800 to 600 feas- St
lu mber for a month t0G0ver my sweet
potato beds. We usually get all of our
corn husked etOre winter sets in, but
if not we do not try to husk in the field,
but bring it to the barn. can pus IN
from 100 TO $50 shocks at once. Even
during the pleasant fall weather we
always keep a days husking or more
in the barn, SO as not to lose the rainy
6ay 8. Soa4o s:Ln6s she 1OlGer gets SO
dry that a large per cent of the blades
and busks will break IF and waste if
husked in the field. and when this is
the case we tear down the shocks at
night and spread them out, and then
in the early morning, while the fodder
is tough, We draw it to the barn and
husk it, where all the blades and husks
can be saved. Waldo f. Brown, in
Prairie Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09
POULTRY YARD
GRIT.

It is necessary that fowls have access
to some kind Of grit, il grain is fed In
any considerable quantities. During
the summer months, when they have
free access to the yards or runs, it will
not be necessary to provide grit, pro
vided the soil is at all gravelly. II, on
the other hand. the soil is fine sand or
clay, it will be necessary not only to
provide grit during the winter months,
but throughout the whole year. Small
pieces Of crushed stone, flint, or crock
cry ware will answer the purpose ad
mirab:y. There are many poultry
h0uses which keep constantly on hand
crushed gran;te IN various siBes suitable
for nearly ali kinds o. domestic 70 sis.
Csushed Oy saer ehells, Co a large ex
tent, will supply the necessary mate
rial for grinding their food. at the same
time furnish lime for the egg shells
Chemical analysis and exp, riments, TO
gether with the reports from many
practical pOulGrymen, snow conclusive
ly trRG the ordinary grain and the
gr9en food supOlied TO laying hens do
not contain enough lime for the forma
ton of the egg shells. I5 wilt quIre
several times as much lime as is ordi-
narily fed it green, strong egg shells
are to be produced. Crushed oyster
shells will supply this necessary lime
If kept continually before the fowls.
trusting TO them to eat the amount
needed 60 supply lime rather than NIX
ing the shells with food The ldgment
OF she fowl can be relied upon IN this
respect. -COleman's Rural World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09

equally true that with the best will in
the world the government is powerless
to render them any material assistance
Although the situation is grievous,
there may be some consolation In the
fact that it ia worse on the Continent
and seems to be equally irremediable.
We have not yet suffered SO severely
in this country, but have by no means
escaped the depressing Influences which
seem to have fallen on agriculture
every where. Y. Tribune.
But isn't it a bit remarkable that
such a state of affairs exists ia the old
est gold standard country in the world