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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-06
TRANSPORTATION

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efectually Rnnihilata the pernicious
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-06

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HORTICULTUKE

Remove ali 4 rubbish from thc
garden aud burn it. Many worms
have taken up their quarters there,
and many eggs have been deposited
ready to ha5cn out next spring. These
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ing a little bit"
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NOTICE.

Arnia r ayes left Mr.. Grant Snipee,
Of 4s.1oLa, HEREFORD Co., his home, on
the 66h Of September, 1898 He is 13
years old and walks a litele pair toed.
Any one knowing hi9 whereabouts will
confer p great favor by informing Mr.
". L Kelly, Mt Olive. N. @.
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THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Presiden5-W. a. Gardner, Andrews
Settlement. Va.
Vice ~Preaident-P. q. Rahilley, Lake
City, Miun.
Secretary Treesur9r-W. P. BriCkeE,
C3gan Station. Pa.
LECTURERS.
J. P. Soseamon, Charlotte, N. @.
J. Q, Hanley, St. Paul, Mlun.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
". A. Gardner, Chairman, Andrews
Settlement, Pa; a. b. WEIGH, Sec'y,
Victor. N Y; John Brhinig, juno
ton, w. Va. j. @. Wilborn, Old
Point, s. O.; @. A. Barlow, San Luis
Ooispo, Cal.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALrI-
ANCE.
President-John Graham, Warren.
Vice-President-D. G. Bryan, Jones,
boro, N. q. s54sS 49,,
Secretary-T reee B. Hoover.
Hillsboro, II. @.
State Business Agent-T. B. Parker,
8illsboro, N. G.
Lecturer-Dr. v. N. seawell, Villa
oow, n. Q.
Assistant Lecturer-W. b. Davis.
WILLIAMSBURG, N. c.
Chaplain-W. s. Mercer, Moyock,
n. @.
Ooor.keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greene
boro, N. Q.
4saistantD Door keeper-Jas. z. Lyon,
D 7rEaZn, N. Q.
Ser2eaut-et. Arr0s-D. W. Watson.
May woCd, n. @.
trustee Bcalneaa Agency Eand-w.
4. Graham, M&chpelRh. IT. q.
Stoward-A. j. Ioye, FarnvilEe.
N. Q.
EXECUTIVE COHELETEE OF TEE EoRTyl
CARoLITA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE,
Nv. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
N. Q.
John Graham, Warreuton. N. @.
W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. O.
Q. @. Mcclellan, Godwin, N. 9.
DR.. j. E. Person, Plkeville, n. @.
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. O.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COM1ETrTEE
Dr.. J. e. Person, Pikeville, n. O..
W. s. Barnes, Ralejgh, N. Q.
| 7. 1vey, Cary, n. O.
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

eious In the extreme. where scores Of
men In respectable life give themselves
up 20 betting. now on this boat. now
on that. nov on this ball club. no~ on
that Betting that once was chieay the
accompaniment OF the racecourse. Is
fast becoming a national habit, and In
some circles any opinion advanced on
finance or politics Il aecosted with the
interrogation: How much viii you bet
On that. sir?"
This custom may make no appeal 70
slow. lethargic tcmperamonts. but there
are Ia the country tens OF Thousands OF
quick. nervous. Eanguino. excitADie
tempcramenis. ready 20 be- acted upon.
aud their feet viii soon take hold on
death. For some months. and perhaps
for years. they viii llnger IN the more
polite and elegant circle Of gamcsiers.
but. after awhile their pathway viii
como 10 the fatal plunge
Take warnlnsl You are no stronger
than tens Of thousands who have by
this practice been oyesthr0Vn. 40
young man In our cities can escape be-
Ing tempted. Beware Of the first begin
ningsi This road ls a down grade. and
every instant increases the momentum.
Launch not upon this treacherous sea.
splint hulks strew the beach. Ever
lasting Storm howl mp and down. toss
Ing unwary craft into The lleil-glic |
frcak OF what have seen with my own
eyes. To a gamblers dcathbcd there
comes no hope He viii probably die
alone. His former associates come not
nigh his dwelling. when the hour
comes. his miserable soul viii 90 out
OF q miserable lie into a miserable eter-
nifty. As his poor remains pass the
houze where no was ruined. old COM
panlons may look ont for moment and
say There goes the Old carcase-dead
20 last Int they will not get up from
the table La him down nov into his
erave Plant no tree 20 cast Cos shade
there. Tor the long deep. eternal gloom
that settles there Is shadow caough.
Plant no "forect-me-notg" or eglan-
tines around the spot FOR flowers were
not made to grow on such q blasted
heath. Visit q not IN the sunshine.
FOR that would be mockory. but IN the
dismal night when no stars are out.
and the spirit Of darkness comes down.
horsed on the wind. then yislt the
grave OF the gambler.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

windows. with prayer book 10 their
hands. and follow the service very
closely The Wears wife has q girls
class In the floating church one night
Ia the week. The girls work ln the
fields. and would not care about a four
mile walk 10 the parish church after
the days work Is over. NJ. Broke Is
a great enthusiast and an earnest
worker. lie welcomes strangers 10 his
unique church. and he assures them
that rs stability precludes the posi-.
blllty OF the church going TO the bot,
tom. st Wlthburgas Is not insured.
remarked Mr. Broke jocularly. but
there Is a sinking fund The church.
the vicar goes on TO say. is built OF
deal. with oak knees. The bows are
higher and heavier than the stern. She
Is steered By a tiller. and moved by
towing" One man. II seems. can lug
81. Withburga's a short distance this
swelterlng duty deyolving occasionally
upon the senior church warden.
Our last photo shows the church. IS.
ing idly at her moorings on a week
day. The outside Is painted green.
The hull Is tarred. and the roof cover.
cd with tarred felt The flagstaff lets
down like the mast Of a Norfolk wher-
~. In short in inception, and execu.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20
NASAL cATARaH.

There Is no more prevalent disease
than caiarrh Of the nose passages
The reason Of this Is not far 10 seek
u d mainly because the lining mem.
brane Is subjected 10 cold air. hot air.
warm air. dust and all the evil lnnu.
ences the atmosphere can exert: and
so after a time becomes chronically In.
named aud thlckened But Is all this
a serious matterg 10 certain extent
yes. The chief Office be Il noted. of
the Interior OF the nose Is 20 strain and
warm the air before passing II into the
lungs To do this work efiectually
there are situate within each nostrll
three sets OF bones covered with mu.
cous membranesl, which are rolled mp
on themselves like scrolls. Through
these scrolls Il Is really that the alr
has 20 pass. By far more air Is thus
warmed and strained than would 9th.
erwlse be possible These bony scrolls
are associated with the sense OF smell
and Ia some animals. such. for exam.
pie. as the dog. they are much more
deliberately developed than In men: and
thus We find the sense OF smell much
keener In the former. What Is catarrh!
An Inflammation Of mucous mem.
brane. accompanied with more or less
discharge. is perhaps a good popular
definition. Sometimes the discharge
Is mucous, and whiilsh or nearly col.
orless. and. again. II Is purulent and
yellowish. AMI sometimes streakcd with
blood The condition known as ca.
tarrh Is one In which the tissues be.
come permeated with exirane1us cells
and In which the tissue elements them.
selves seem 20 have but one potential
property. viz. that Of dying Catarrh
% the nose passages may extend along
the passages until Il has produced "a.
tarrh OF the throat Catarrh OF the
throat. in turn. u Is alleged. NAV ex.
tend down ward until Il cause bron.
chial. or gastric disease. and even In
the end consumption The ease with
which catarrh may frequently be cured
renders Il all the more remarkable that
so many should be troubled with Il so
long. for we have known II TO las,
for many years n an absolute cure
Is 20 be effected. obviously the mucous
membrane must be cleared Of infam.
matory deposits. when the thickening
win quickly vanish.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

out Indignantly. Give ne back 70
Grannie." The very Interesting photo
next produced shows the interior OF the
foaling church. The room itself."
writes Mr.. Broke. rs built Of deal with
oak joists. and Il l. matehboarded In
side. The windows open upwards.
and hook on TO the roof Entrance Is
obtained By a door In the bows. open
Ing on to a sbor; flight Of steps. To
avoid STOPPING In descending. part OF
the roof slides back some three feet
Just Ike the hatch Of ships com
panion. On the left on entering Is
the yestry merely q small recess cur
tanned on. So precious Is space. that
when emerge from the vestry TO con
duct the service. this curtain Is thrown
back. thus allowing room for three ex-
ira members Of the congregation
There are. altogether, thirty-six chairs.
with ample room for kneeling between
the rows. there are besides. two small
benches Tor the choir. The internal
fittings are well shown IN the reproduc-
ton. The east end is furnished In har-
monlzing shades OF red. The dlminu-
tive American organ Is one Of the very
smallest made. aud Is admirably suit
ed 10 the building" The desk, fixed
TO the wall on the right. serves the
double purpose Of pulpit and lectern.
and Il can be folded back when not In
use. For baptism the font. with its
stand. Is brought down and placed on
the lower step In front OF the altar. and
for a celebration OF the holy com
muni0n the stone basin Is removed.
leaving the oak stand 10 serve as ere
dence-table II Is an amusing fact
that. when the Wears wife and a lady
friend were completing the internal
decorations. the latter was seized with
unmistakable symptoms OF soasick-
ness! Members OF the congregation
have also been smitten with the same
distressing malady during service; and
some OF the choir girls have had 20 re-
sign on the same account You see.
during divine service the church swings
ont TO the FUN length Of her moorings.
and IS then brought up sharply She
then commences 20 rock gently. and
forthwith returns slowly inshore again
10 repeat the same performance.
The bin Dor the church. remarked
the vicar. was an interesting docu-
ment. To one Floating Church. go
Just that and nothing more Il was
built by a boat builder az stanground.
near Peterborough lie took two
months 10 complete the church. and on
receipt Of her we only had three days
In which TO N her up before the arch.
deacon came 10 condue, the ceremony
Of dedication We had about 100 peo-
pie at the dedication service Not all
inside. OF course. And / should tell
you that many Of my own congrega-
ton remain outside on fne Sundays.
They slt on the bank near the open
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

Great as are the possibilities OF elec.
tricity their full scope is probably only
teebly comprehended. One OF the lat
est devices Is a water forge. The de.
tails are as yet the secret OF the inven-
to-, but In effect the method Is as fol-
lows; A tank shaped somewhat like
an iron sink is filled with water. which
is highly charged with electricity. The
piece OF iron to be manipulated Is held
by pair Of pinchers which are AZ.
iaohed 10 an electric wire. When all
is ready the iron Ia dipped into the
water Of course causing the positive
and negative poles to come in contact
10 takes from ten to sixty seconds for
the iron to become hot enough 20 be
bent or worked rs required. An In
teresting and important fact Is that the
heat maniiests itself only upon that
portion Of the iron that is covered by
the water thus rendering II moro con.
trollable than FORCES OF the ordinary
pattern. II one inch Is under water
only one inch viii De red. and 80 on
with any submerged ilnsth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20
VERDE ANTIQUE MARBLE.
Lost In Ths,.aiy, but Pound Ia In.
haustible store In Crorvt.

Loo, In Thss-aiy. bus Pound Ia Inn
haustible store In Georgia.
From the lewiston. Me.. Journal:
In the early centuries OF the Chrlstian
era. and possibly before. the exquisite
green marble. ycined with white.
which the anolents priced so highly Tor
ornamental building purposes. was
quarried In Thessaly. With advent OF
dark ages the location Of the quarries
was lost and has never since been
found The ruined structures we're
stripped to afford decorations for mod
ern churches and palaces. and the
marble became very expensive. Sub
stltutes of ordinary green marble from
Greece. France. Ireland. Italy and
America were offered. but nothing was
found 10 equal the real Thcssallan
green, or verde antique. rs Il "a called.
For ten or fifteen years n has been
known that there was a deposit Of
green marble In Georgia. but that II
was as beautiful as the Old TheEallan
verde antique has only been realized
recently. Biologists. BY the way. do
not classify verde antique az a green
marble. but rs o stone by Itself. SER
pontIne. and they furthermore ray that
there Is no such substance as verde
antique marble But none the less the
stone Is everywhere known az green
marble and within the last few
months has won the highest pralre
from American architects and builders
Several Of Chlcago's largest public
buildings are being finished with this
new material. The quarry Is now over
sixty feet deep and the deeper Il gets
the better Il the marble Il IA exrect-
ed that the world at large will Jump
At the chance TO secure a stone 40
like the rare old Thessallan green.
When the FIRST company organized 10
work the marble quarry they attempt,
ed TO get out the stone by blasting with
dynamite. which shattered the stone
and greatly wasted Il. shortly after
the company went into the hands OF a
receiver Last spring a Chicago stock
company was organized and went 10
work with channeling machines. Dur
Ing the summer the ragged hole left
by the former dynamite method OF
working has been shaped out. the walls
squared the floor lcveled and now
blocks Of stone Of regular sizes. weigh
Ing eight and ten tons. are taken out.
The Cherokee county verde antique
seems likely 10 become a. famous and
In as great demand a. was the old
Thesaalian green marble.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

cumstance suggested 10 Mr.. Broke the
idea Of the floating church. Air. Broke
had been a curate at Great NARROW,
and possibly tho recollection Of many
houseboats had something TO do with
the notion. Here Is view OF the float
Ing church. The building" proper Is
but seven feet high, and Is erected on
a fat bottomed lighter. forty feet long.
The interior measures thirty feet In
length. No greater height than seven
feet could be allowed on account OF the
bridges beneath which the church has
TO pass. Even now (strange as II may
sound) the sacred edlhce has to be In
very low water indeed before II can
reach one particular station. The float
ing church-St. Withburga's by name
Is also the cheapest church on record.
She Tor 80 cost only $40. The church
Il towed by a horse TO a different sta
ton on each Sunday Of the month
And. by the way, II much Gilbertian
language strikes the eye In this little
article. II must be attributed entirely
10 the topsy-turviness OF subject
which deals at the same time with a
church and with a boat The church
carries two flags The 81. Georges
cross on top was presented By the
archdeacon Of Huntingdon. and be-
meath this the ST. Andrews cross Is
flown. as a signal to laggards that SER
vice Is about to commence. Thus.
these flags serve instead OF bells. and
they can be seen for great distance
across the level Fen country. Several
other Ideas suggested themselves TO
the vicar before the floating church
was finally settled In all Us details
lie thought Of a big caravan. but the
APPALLING state Of the Fen roads Tor
"droyes," as they are called In winter
put this out Of the question Besides.
there was the expense to consider The
church army vans cost 900 each plus
the cost OF the horses. The next idea
was a dismantled railway carriage.
costing. say. q. fixed on a secondhand
barge. which might be picked up cheap
for about $50. Dismantled railway
carriages. by the way, play an import
ant part in the lives Of the Fen people
/, costs a good deal TO bring bricks and
mortar into these lonely places. but the
railway people will always LEI the peo-
pie have an old carriage Tor little more
than GO note. As fact. many Fen
folk I've In these railway carriages Gas
at Ramsay ST. Mary. near Holmel. and
spend the greater part OF their lives
In them. II Is curious parish alto
gether. A big van has been run for
years In connection with the school
This van starts out at o'clock In
the morning and makes round OF six
miles to collect children from the out
lying DWELLING The children. when
school n over. arc again taken in tho
van and deposited at their own doors
The vicar. Mr. Broke. tells ne that tho
floating church supplied an urgent
want There were several grown-up
children found who had never been
baptized 90 all; indeed the very lrst
b1pllsmal ceremony that was cclohrat-
"a IN the floating church was marked
by q curlo IAAni--the child cried
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20
RUSSIAN CRIMINAL SOCIETY.
it' Aim = TO Cause outbreat. netwesn
Peasants aud Nobiss.

'i' Aim y TO Cause Oatbreat. Hetween
Peasants and Nohiss.
Il Ia reported from Russia that
gigantic criminal association o. sur
reptitoualy at work wi;h the avowed
object o. causing outbreaks between
the peasants and the mobiles. ultimately
resulting In reign OF terror. The az
ISOLATION Is IN reality society for per.
potmting crime. hut DO is more fierce
and more terrible in b. purpose than
tne usual societies Of anarchists The
rlngloaders hope 10 make law and or
der futile by films the land with Grim
mails The doctrine Is said 10 be-
spreading with almost incredible rap
idity among the narrow minded natives
% Russia A short time ago the bod
les Of three workmen good. honest.
law-abiding peasants were discovered
by the police In a deep well near Pal
nero. The most stringent investiga-
lions brought 10 light no cause for the
murders The police at length arrived
at the conclusion that the men had been
murdered solely Tor the reason that
they were well known "a honest labor
ers. Who feared the police and loved
their ear This set the minds o. the
astute 81. Petersburg detectives upon
a new track. They followed up every
clew that might lead to the detection
Of society whose object was the per-
pe,ration OF crime Their efforts we're
wholly successful The reason OF some
forty murders. for which hitherto no
object had been discovered and which
seemed To be envcloped In an impene-
trablo mystery was brought 10 light
The murders we're ascribed to the dan
gerous society which had risen. The
authorities are now In possession Of
much useful Information. and b. means
Of this they hope 20 capture fully 100
maleiactors. including the rlngleaders
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

Italy is land OF secret societies
formed for The purpose Of defeating
the ends Of Justice. and all attempts to
root out the evil have been unsuccess-
ful, The Maha which has often pur-
sued lis victims even across the ocean,
has just given another evidence OF its
vitality In Sicily The daughter Of an
Engllshman was kidnapped and ran
somed for $4,000 by her father Four
Of the conspIrators. being dissatisfied
with their share Of the booty. we're
executed buried allve-by order OF
the council" Chance led to the dis
coyery Of their bodies and Of some cir
cumstantial evidence which enabled the
authorities to make some important ar
rests. But q is not likely that this
Will bring about q change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20
4.s&T

ton, the church Is a monument or IN.
genuity, and Is thoroughly appreciated.
untoward incidents are few One Sun
day morning however stout laborer
was in hurry to get ont OF
the church, aud he slipped on
the plank bridge leading from the
bows TO the bank. OF course, no
fell with terrific splash into the
water When fshed ont. halfdead. a
ccmradc and fellow-worshipper wish.
Ing TO offor o little consolation whis-
pered earnestly In his ear. Never
mind. mate. thank God, you've got the
parson here to attend yer In yer dying
moments!"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

burnInss: or even their material sl,u.-
ton. whom they support with their
slowly earned Nages-what clalms
they have on them from outside. Ass
II she viii reject also ON the numbsr
OF days in a year that she Is mot her
self" when headache or disappoint-
ment ruffies her charming temper. she
will perhaps come 10 the conclusion
that Il Is too much TO expect all the
virtues for $50 a month. A little more
human interest. my good friends. a
little more indulgence. and you win not
risk finding yourself In the position OF
lady know who wrote me that last
summer she had been obliged TO keen
open house for cook touristsi"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20

structure dealt with herein Il a regular
oonsecrated church. which visits is
congregation. instead OF waiting for
the congregation TO come 20 Il. The
pastor Is the Rev. Geo. Broke vicar OF
Holme Peterborough. Eng. We hear @
good deal about the troubles OF the
clergy In crowded cities. where there
Is but one pastor to q population OF
several Thousands; but no one ever
seoaS 10 have thought about the hard
ships endured by the ministers In out
of-the-way parts OF the country. Many
Of these heroic men have to work sim
gle-handed a parish which, though con
tanning only a few hundred people. Is
scattered over many square miles OF
lonely country. Mr.. Brokes parish "a
situated In the Fens Of Huntingdon.
which, like the rest Of those vast tracts
OF fertile land, were until comparative
y recent times. marsh. bog and shall
Low lakes. The chief difficulty con-
nected with most OF these Fen parishes
ls that the ordinary parish church. par
sonage and village proper. are not re-
ally In the Fen at all. but IN the clay
country bordering Il. This latter Is
locally called the mainland" or the
highlands" As the Fen gradually
becomes drained houses are built far
Their and farther from the Village. f"
until at last a single parish may be
scattered for miles. The parish OF
Holme. In Hunts. Is a typical instance
OF this. This part Of II which contains
the parish church and village. and
which "a situated on the clay. to the
west OF the Great Northern main line,
Is only about 400 acres IN extent:
whereas east Of the railway the parish
spreads thinly over $500 acres. Halt
a century ago much OF this Fen land
was the bed Of the whlttlesea Mere
Holme. however. Is blessed with nine
miles Of navigable canal. and this cir