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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21

6ANILA. Dec. so-The circum-
IN III stances surrounding the heroic
mi death OF Major General Lawton
at San MateO. at o'clock Tues
day morning. show the nobility OF
his character.
When Captain Ethelbert L. d. Breck-
enridge was shot General I.awton assisted
In taking the young officer 10 a small de-
preston. which. II was thought. offered
sufficient protection.
Bullets rained about the tall form of
General Lawton as he exposed himself
above the embankment. officers about
him called the generals attention TO the
fact that Filipino sharpshoOters were aim
ing at him They begged him To he careful.
General Lawton resOlutely replied: 81
must see what Is going on In the firing
line He then started off and had ira
versed about fifty feet. when he met his
aids, King and Fuller. returning. As they
approached him General Lawton suddenly
paled and clenched his hands.
What Is the matter. generali' ex-
claimed King
81 am shot through the lungs" replied
General Lawton. He pitched forward
with blood gushing from his mouth. He
did not speak again. for he was dead.
General Lawton's staff officers were
grief-stricken. Their sorrow Is so great
that they cannot talk.
Manley Lawton. the 12-year-old son Of
the general. who accompanied his father
| in the entire northern campaign. stood
outside the gate OF his Manila home to-
night. waiting for the arrival Of the body.
How 1 dread TO see my father deadr'
\ he exclaimed. The brave boy was over
come with grief when the ambulance with
a big cavalry escort thundered down the
street and came into view.
/ Mrs. Lawton was packing Up in a dazed
way. getting ready 10 return home with
/ her dead husband. Every one II fearful
OF the result IL she breaks down.
General Otis says he feels as II by Gen
eral Lawton's death he has lost his right
arm.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
LOST THEIR LIVES
IN AN ICE JAM
Five Passengers of the Wrecked
Steamer Stratton Perish Near
Opilvia

VANCOUVER. b. g.. Dec. ga dis
patch from Dawson. dated December u.
recounts terrible tragedy which took
place near Ogilvie. Mrs. J. Rumball. Mrs.
Dumbottcm. Henry Kelly and TWO Nc
Namara brothers. who had been passen-
gers on the wrecked steamer Stratton
haning from Minneapolis. were caught in
an ice Jam. Their boat being small, was
crushed and an porished
Another tragedy is reported from White
Horse. where three men named 7. Smith.
Fred Batty and John Mcintosh, were en-
gagged in sslvaglng the cargo Of the steam
Sc0W Ilnderman. Being unexpectedly
struck by "a swell their boat filled and
sank. The men We're not seen after the
boat disappeared and IL is supposed they
were carried under the ice.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
PEARY PREPARING
FOR ANOTHER VOYAGE
Will Have the Steamer Windward
Repaired and Fitted for a
Three Years Cruise.

ST. JOHNS. y. T.. Dec. 2o.-The Peary
Arctic Club has decided 10 repair the
steamer Windward for next season 5
northern cruise She Is now lying al Bri-
gus. on Conception Bay. but will be
brought &c ST Johns. docked. thoroughly
repaired and strengthened. receiving new
engines and boilers. when refitted she
viii be in frst-class condition for a three
years cruise. projected by Pesry. who is
hopeful OF reaching the north pole with
hnr
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
General Butler and Staff Watching the Action at Coenso


m o. to the extreme
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
BIG MEN BEHIND THE
PRO-BOER MOVEMENT

CHICAGO the
cey of Chicago said
this
and
movement in this country big
compelled carefully position
actv
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21

n A ANILA. Dec. 20.-The circum-
IL III stances surrounding the heroic
mi death OF Major General Lawton
Vt AT San MateO. at o'clock Tues
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
ANXIETY FELT FOR
THE BIG OCEANIC
Famous White Star Steamer Thirty
Hours Overdue on Her Trip
10 Queenstown

QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 20.-Considerable
anxiety is felt regarding the White Star
steamer Oceanic, Captain Cameron. which
left New York on December l3. She is
% hours overdue.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
GREAT BRITAIN HAS THE WAR FEVER
AND a VAST ARMY WILL
SOON BE LANDED in SOUTH AFRICA.

CIndG H s
~
Daily ew whsHn meGspn hUmCr Town % nrdn me
al
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CONCLUDED FROM PAGE II

ripe ming. Pitts 2 and 3 were badly
affected in August aud cuTled n
dropped the leaves. In wet seasons i
has been noticed that heavy appIlca'
tiops of kainit did o increase the
WELD, but that in dry seasons it seemed
to increase it remarkably. This was
evidently due to the kainit making
the soil more retentive of moisture, as
salt and woodashes have the same
effect. The key to the whole trouble
seems to be that the sandy land had
been cultivated in cotton till the orig
inal fertility had been used up, and
the humus was deficient or almost
lacking, and until this is replaced no
amount of fertilization will fully check
the disease.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30

NOTES FOR MlLX DEALERS.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The ''Iow.down' milk wagon, as il
is called, is by all odds the proper
equipment for the milkmen. 1t is now
regarded almost as q necessity. One
sees a score now in towns where a few
years ago they were all but unknown.
Having procured one, see to it that it
is kept well painted, and that your
name or the name Of your dairy OF
farm is prominently but neatly dis
PLAYED on it. Publicity, other wise
known as advertising, figures even in
the milk business.
Reputation is everything in securing
ard holding a desirable patronage
among consumers of milk. In two
particulars is it Of great Importance
reputation as to cleanliness and rich
ness of milk. The assurance that your
dairy is conducted with care and neat
ness will deter d,z3ns from seeking
any other SOUL CO Of supply. There are
others who put great stress on rich
ulAk LOE Gu6lI IA 7LAN ILOEO HCSN Ill
TO be shown q goodly amount Of cream
on q glassful Of milk to be wen as Gus
tomers and friends. We have In mind
now a dealer who has just started IL
business, but his reputation and that
of his Jerseys is such that he is readily
disposinE of his production at a cent
a quart above the usual price.
There has been a great deal said RI
Gently against the ordinary milk
ticket, those little red and yellow
pieces Of cardboard which in their o
slant handling become greasy and
dirty and may we'll serve as transmit
tiers of disease, passing as they do from
house to house. One progressive milk
dealer Of my acquaintance has solved
the problem by a system in principle
to a railroad mileage book. Each book
contains ore dollars worth of milk
coupons, there being separate books
for quarts and pints. The coupons
are of than papsr, perforated so thai
they can readily be detached and are
destroyed as 10 AZ they are torn out
thus being uoad at once. 1t does away
with dirty tlckess OIL ch,czs and 10 az
dition affords an easy method Of &C
counting. The IDEA Is worth consider
ing.
+ W. NOsEL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
THR NATIONAL FARMERS ALI,
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Presidont-J @. Wilborr, Cd Point,
8 @
Wee President-P. 81. Rahilley, Lake
City, AInn.
A~ecrorary rreasureF-A. B. WEIGH,
Victor, N. Y
LECTURERS
J.. P. Sossamon, Charlotte, N. G.
J. Z Hanley. St, Paul, MINI.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
SEocK
sHoRTaoRN AND BERKSHIRE

We quote from an address by L. N.
Jorden before the annual meeting of
stock growers, held at Bowling Green,
Kentucky:
1--WE can readily see that the Berk
shire hog is here to stay, as it has been
proven that he is one of the Oldest
families OF swine that now exist; but
as we live and have lived in a pro
gressive age, the improvement on the
Berkshire, like that of everything else,
has been great, and to day the Berk
shire will compare favorably with any
other hog, and will most certainly do
go as long al there is any other hog to
compare with him. The same is true
of the Shorthorn cattle. How many
different breeds Of cattle have been in
troduced to overthrow the shorthorn
cattle. But none has been introduced
that has been successful in being supe-
rior to the shorthorns. We are all
aware Of the fact that the shorthorns
belong t one Of the Oldest families Of
cattle, and they will remain with US
and at the head OF all so long as there
is a demand for both beef and milk.
Other breeds may 60 and come again
under assumed names, just as they
have done before, but the shorthorns
are to remain, regardless of the color
crsze."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30

AllENlUN, TON How w. to at n5S.
money on Poultry and Eggs How -
dress. How to pack and who tn eb;.
to. information furnished free. sens
1Oc- in silver OF stamps, with etar,n.s
envelope for reply to
W. J. BROTHERS.
Institute, N. G
Mention this paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30

The Cars Peace Conference is in
session at The Hague.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
1T PAYS FARMERS TO BUY GOOD
BOARS.

Farmers should use the best bears
they can get to raise hogs for the pork
market. The farmer could make no
greater mistake, says Mr.. Riley in
American Swineherd, than to 20 into
the herd of the professional breeder
and select the runt pigs because he can
get then cheap. The runts are in fact
the dearest he could buy. The far mer
does not have the time nor the facIli
ties to improve the different breeds OF
swine az the professional breeder has,
but he should supplement the work Of
the breeder and work in harmony with
him.
The professional breeder is a great
benetaclor, a q he spsnds his money
and time and energies in the improve
ment of the different breeds of swine,
and the farmers should appreciate his
labors more and be willing TO pay a
price that will Justify HIM in his work
Of imDruvemen5.
No good far that understands
his business viii be sari-fed with the
breed as be gets it at this time, but
will go On with his Improvement The
spirit OF improvement iP r.-aning high.
all over the country, and the live, up
to date farmer Will be found in the
front rank. He will try to get a better
boar each time he buys one, and will
learn more and more by experience
that he is Justified in paying high
prices for reai good animals.
Let US take a reasonable common
sense method and use some figures to
Illustrate this subject: Suppose a
farmer had twenty sows to breed and
he needs a boar to breed them to. be
goes to the breeder to make his selec-
ton. The breeder sells according to
quality, bis prices ranging from $40 to
$50. We will figure which is the best
in vessr ent-the $50 pig orthe 80 pig.
II he buys the $50 pig aud breels the
twenty sO@s TO uIm and they produce
an average o. five pigs each-one hun.
dred pigs DIVIDE the $50 paid for the
boar by the one hundred pigs and we
find they cost so cents each. These
pigs should average at eight months
old $50 pounds, average sold at So per
one hundred pounds, gives $3.50 for
the crop of pigs.
The 80 boar would produce the
same number Of pigs, but they would
only make an average of 200 pounds at
eight months old. These at So per one
hundred pounds would bring 5000
Take this from the $3.50 and we have a
clear profit of S11O over the $40 boar in
the first crop of pigs, and we have a
good strong, first class boar to breed to
for the next crop of pigs.
These figures are not o~verdrawn, and
all the farmer has T. do is to use a little
sound reasoning to convince him that
he is justified in paying good prices
for real good bears.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
~N1CLUB RATES. ~

That we may be more enlightened as
to what is going or in the different
parts Of our great country, we Oughtt0
diversity our reading. More Western
and Northern papers ought to be read
in the South and more Southern papers
should be read in the West and North.
Believing this the best thing to do to
everlastingly Obliterate the p~reiudiCes
of the past, we have arranged a list OF
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FARMER. The price in the parenthesis
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GRESsIVE FARMER for one year. Re
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Atlanta WE ekly Constitution. QUU LN
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If you wish more than one paper
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Do You Want to Go!
Where!
Why to Colorado of
Course. -

Where else would a sensjhIe
| seeking a new home want to po2 N'"
COLORADO has the finest cI;ro0A
to be found in the New World-drv
thin air and almost perpetual s1nsbinys'
II you are seeking health, COLOPANG
is the place for you.
COLOR ADO is the finest mimi.
section in this C, unGTy-gold. sifvoS6
iron, lead ard coal. Thousands UnoI
thousands OF per3nns have made ~
tunes mining in COLORADO wiz
cannot you maze a fortune, too?
COLORADO ia the one place j., tbi,
| country where farming il done Nv -
| TigatiOD, and the farmer makes his IN,
seasons and is sur Of a good field crcn
every year.
COLOR ADO has homes for thon
| sands of industrious families, and tReso
bones can be secured upon very oasr
aud advantageous terms. D. vmn,
want one Of these homes?
COLOR will be visited nv o
party OF North Ca~roliniars durirg
| June of this present year. The par,99
will go in a body, and 8mpie time viii
be given to e the State and It's menv
advantages. The railway fare will h.
so low that any farmer can afford tn
go.
If you are thinking of seeking g
home in the West, or elsewhere. write
to either of the undersigned at once
We want a party Of one hundred Ia,
dies and gentlemen to go with US to
this land of perpetual sunshine.
Call upon o. write to
BAYLU5 CADE,
Raleigh, N G.
or r. @. GULLY,
FrRnklinton, N. G.
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
W. A Gardner, Chairman, Andrews
SerClemeut. Pa. John Bre mig. juno
ri W. Va. D P Duncan. Column.
"'a. 8. c.; G. W. GraVit, MandaDa,
N Y
NDRTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLr.
ANCE.
President-John Graham. Warren,
cor. n. q.
Vic -Preeident-D. G. Bryan, Jones
ooro, N. G.
secretary Treasurer-J.T B. Hoover.
aIltsbOro, n. Q.
State Business Agent-T. B. Parker,
~{Ilsboro. N O.
Lecturer-Dr. V. N. Seawell, Villa
COW, N. @.
Assistant Lecturer-W. II. Davis,
WIIIamsb0ro. N. G.
Chaplain-W. s. Mercer, Moyock,
Y. @.
'oor,keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
poro, n. Q.
assistant contemporaries. E. Lyon,
~Sergeant.at Arms-D. w. Watson,
haywood, N. Q.
trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. 1rabam. Machpelab. N. G.
Steward-A. ]. Moye, Farmville
n ..
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
OAROLIHA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
J.; W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
N. 9.
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". B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. Q.
@. @ Mcclellan, Gndwin. N. @.
DR.. j. E. Person, PIkeville, N. @.
Thomas j. Oldham, Teer, N. @.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY OOMkITrHx
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W. 8. Barnes, Raleigh, N. Q.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that is by cOnstitu-
tiOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube getsinfamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing, anu "uen II Is entiLeIy Cioseu DeaIneSs IS
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
which is nothing but an infamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
"a Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Can you look the label Of y0u paper
squGrely IN the face? If goa cannot
1T IS because yOur subscription remains
unpaid.
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EY@ Our friends in writing to any u
our advertisers will favor US by mgn Gu
tioning the fact that thew saw Ip 9
advertisement in The PROGRESSl'S
FARMER,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

owing to the trouble with his stomach.
He seemed in good spirits then. After
talking for a few minutes, Colonel In
gersoll crossed the room and sat down
in a rocking chair. He leaned his
head upon his hand, which rested on
the back of his chair. Mr.. Ingersoll
asked him how he was feeling and he
replied ooh, better"
These were his last words. A Sec
ond after they were uttered he was
dead. The only sign noticed by Mrs.
Ingersoll was that the whites of his
eyes suddenly showed. There was not
even sigh or groan as death came.
Doctors were hastily called, but their
verdict was that death had come in
stantly.
No arrangements have yet been
been made for the funeral, but it will
probably take place on Monday at the
house, and the interment will be in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, at Tarry-
town.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person
in the room with him when he died.
Death came to him as he had recently
expressed desire it should. He often,
in old times, said he wished to die slow
ly, with a full consciousness, so he
might tell those about him how it felt.
Recently he experienced change of
desire to die painlessly and without
warning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
END OF ATHEIST INGERSOLL.
The Famous Unbeliever Is Now Confronted
With the Truth.

The Famous Unbeliever Is Now Confronted
With the Truth.
Associate Press Dispatch, Friday.
New YORK, July 21.-Colouel Rob-
ert G. Ingersoll died at his home, Walls
ton Hudson, near Dobbs Ferry, today.
His death was sudden and unexpected
and resulted from heart disease, from
which he had suffered since 1896. In
that year, during the Republican ma.
tional convention, he was taken ill and
had to return home. He never fully
recovered from the attack Of heart
disease, and was under the care OF
physicians constantly.
For the last three days Colonel 1nger-
soil had not been feeling well. Last
night he was in better health, and
spent portion of the evening playing
billiards with Walston H. Brown, his
son.in-law, and c. P. Farrell, his broth
er-in-law and private secretary.
He seemed to be in better health
and spirits when he retired than he
had been for several days.
This morning he rose at the usual
hour and joined the family at break
fast. He then said he had spent a
bad night but felt better. He had
been suffering abdominal pains and
tightness about the chest. He did not
think his condition at all dangerous.
Colonel Ingersoll spent the morning
swinging in the hammock and sitting on
the veranda with the members of the
family. He said he was better and had
no pain. At 1890 he started to 60
upstairs.
On reaching the head of the stairs,
Colonel Ingersoll turned into his wife's
room. Mrs. Ingersoll was there. 10
gether they discussed what they should
have for luncheon, and Colonel lnger-
soil said he had better not eat much,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

Coal OIL For THE HAIR.-It has
been known for some time in general
way that kerosene applied to the hair
promotes it's growth. Most women
who have seen this statement in print
have felt that an experiment with the
oil, unless it could be deodorized,
would not be satisfactory. Recently,
however, a woman was found who as
serted that the fine appearance of her
hair was entirely due to persistent
and thorough treatment with the fami-
liar kerosene of corner grocery COM
merce. 1t was applied regularly once
a fortnight in the following way: A
little was poured into a saucer and
rubbed with the finger into the roots
of the hair. The application was slow
and thorough, the gentle massage OF
the roots with the 6ugertips being
needed to open the pores for the ab-
sorption of the oil. The treatment
was usually made at night, and the
hair afterwards tied up in silk hand
kerchief. The silk handkerchief is
recommended by hair-dressers as use
full in retaining the natural electricity
of the hair. By noon of the follow
ing day the odor of the kerosene had
disappeared, and in another - hours
the oiliness that followed its use had
also gone. The effect of this treat
ment on the hair was promptly notice
able the falling out stopped, and soon
new short hairs were found all over
the head. AS the kerosene application
was continued, the hair became thick
and smooth. When, after several
months, it was finally discontinued,
abundant glossy locks replaced the
dry and lustreless hair-the former
condition still existing though no ker-
osene has been used for two years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

The SAME OLD QUEsTIoNs.-GoV.
ernor Roosevelt's rigid enforcement OF
the civil service regulations in New
York political appointments brings an
gry remonstrance from the profession
al politicians.
"Some time ago." said the govern
or, at a recent dinner, "a man came to
me and asked to be appointed to a
minor office. He was very hot when
7 told him that he would have to stand
the civil service examination.
"'Why, I have tried the pesky
thing he said, 'and they wouldn't
pass me-
"The man had such good backing
that told him to try the examination
again. :, =,
"sYou have them sized up now," l
said, 'and you can 60 flying through
"Today he came to me again about
the angriest politician in New YORK.
"Do 1 get that office?' he demand
ed.
"'Have you passed the examina-
tion p / asked.
"Passed itr he raved; 'how could l
pass it when they asked me the same
old questions ?"