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- NE hundred years ago the coming
14th OF December the greatest
man in America breathed his final
~ Sigh In the quiet restfulness Of
Mount Vernon. This was the
man whose lofty purpose Of life was free
a. air from every selnsh taint;" the man
who, as the good boy" lauded by his
mother, became the good man lauded by
the nation; the man who. as soldier, gen
eul, civilian, iawmaker president and
country gentleman, was always the ideal
typo o. the Christian citizen Of the repub-
lie; the man who was all this and ours
and all men's-Washingtop,"
when George washington issued his
memorable farewell address to his coun-
trymen on September II, 1885, and for. the
second time laid down the cares Of state
and the responsibilities which pleading
nation had placed upon his competent
shoulders, ne turned once again to the
grateful seclusion OF Mount Vernon. The
f1moys general and the famous president
quietly laid aside the garments Of hts re-
cent authority and donned the costume OF
The country squire, content once more to
be able to epjoy the tranquility Of the lie
d the civilian. He turned the mind which
had been weighted with the problems Of
national regeneration to the petty trans
actions Of his rural estates, doing the
little things Of life with the same consci-
entious sost that made the great things
under his guidance develop the birth OF a
nation. Nothing was too trivial to escape
HIS supervision, nothing too unimportant
@ be siurr:ngly met with scant attention,
He cared for his servants, his trees and
his produce: he attended weddings and
funerals and rejoiced or mourned with his
neiehborhood people,
Life 1t Mount Vernon.
II bsgin nay diurnal course with the
sum-" the father of his country wrote to a
friend shortly after his retirement TO the
quiet OF his Virginia estates. ''If my hire
lfneB are not In their places by that time
send them messages Of sorrow for their
indisposition. Having put these things In
motion. I examine the state Of things
further; the mora they are prohed the
dsepsr find the wounds which my build
ines have sustained by an absence and
neglect OF eight years. By the time
have accomplished these matters break
fast Ia little after Z o'clock. about the
time presume that you are taking leave
Of Mrs. McHenry) IL ready. This being
over, I mount my horse and ride around
my farms, which employs me until II ID
time to dress for dinner. The usual time
of sitting at the table, q walk and tea
bring me within the dawn Of candlelighs.
previous to which, II not prevented by
company, resolve that as soon as the
glimmering taper supplies the place of the
great luminary I VIII retire to my writing
table and acknowledge the letters I have
received. When the lights are brought I
feel tired and disinclined to engage In this
..
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- ROF. SYLVESTER. of Princeton.
who accompanied the Peary re-
- lief expedition. has brought back

ROF. SYLVESTER, OF Princeton.
who accompanied the Peary re-
lief expedition, has brought back
Information about the habits OF
the most northern and primitive
people Of the world and also such large
collection of new species of animals and
plants that the doctrine of the transmuta-
ton of species stands a good chance Of
being proved or disproved. with the index
pointing to the former. The facts. as CIV
en- by Prof. Sylvester. are printed IN the
New York Press. That the Eskimos OF
North Greenland have apparently been
isolated from all other peoples since the
days Of neolithic man Is an important
feature In the question whether man Is a
branch of the tree of evolution or whether
he is distinct type as Prof. Ray Lam
caster has said, he adding that although
man was a resident force In the first gen.
Grafton OF life after the condensation Of
the earth, yet he did not come up through
the sO-calied evolutionary tree of life. but
shot out from Its root. and formed plane
of life parallel to the tree,
There are no people living above 70 de-
drees north, in the estimation of Peary,
and there are only $40 Eskmos between
Etah, which Is rs north, and Cape York,
GOO miles below. These $40 people are ex-
elusive, and while they travel over this
entire region every few years, they do not
go out OF It's DOunuS OF come into relation
even with the South Greenland Eski-
mos. The men are about 5 feet inches
tall, and the women tribe shorter. They
weigh on an average about 1870 pounds
Their heads are far from the intellectual
type, being round and plump, and some
what devoid OF the breadth and massive-
ness of brow of intellectual peoples.
These people, ever since they appeared IN
the remote past. have had no intellectual
training, such as comes from books and
association with trained men. Their brain
development Is the poorest OF any peoples
on the globe. These folk live in small
families often separated by 100 miles.
Marriage, according to our forms Of
society. is failure among them; man
keeps his wife for as long or short time
as he wishes. A wife Is traded for team
OF dogs and sedge. The demand for wo-
men Is go great that sharp competition
arises for the best Of them. The women
at Eth admire physical prowess in the
same degree that the women of our own
fairer skies and more temperate zones do.
The man in the extreme north who Is the
best hunter is the IDEAL man. One sue
cessful man was a dim:nutive fellow who
was engaged in relentless contest with
a much larger hunter. The little man did
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who, In your Judgment. are the three
greatest warriors the world ever pro-
duced?'
Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon"
what were some of the greatest bat
ties in the worlds history"
"The battle of Thermopylae. which saved
Greece from being overthrown by Persia;
the battle of Tours, which saved Europe
from being overpowered by the Moham-
medans; the battle of Waterloo, resulting
in the defeat of Napoleon, who was seek
ing a universal dominion. Lastly. I would
name Gettysburg, which saved the Union.
upon which everything pertinent to the
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n this respect worthy of universal imlta-

in this respect worthy of universal imlta-
ton?
On the vail Of the studio I noticed
striking painting. On inquiry l learned 1t
was d portrait of the sultan of Turkey,
painted by Gen. Wallace himself after re-
turning from his frequent visits to "his
most worshipful majesty while ambassa-
dor OF the United States at Constantinople.
1t Is the only accurate portrait Of the
sultan extant. for he has forbidden the
making and taking of nkenesses of his
sacred person. With great interest l
studied the face, which was sad. yet pow
erful and fascinating. The sultan con-
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work, conceiving that the next night will
do as well. The next night comes and
with It the same causes for postponement.
and SO on. Having given you the history
Of day, It will serve for year. l am
persuaded that you will not require sec
ond edition OF II"
but the tranquil days Of the great gem
eral at Mount Vernon were not long left
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And wha. Of the poetry of the futurew

And what Of the poetry OF the futureV'
asked.
Modern poetry" he replied, II am in
the habit of calling the poetry of adjec-
tives. The abnormal predominance of this
form of speech in the poetry OF today I
consider it's chief curse. 1t renders the
thought obscure and hazy. In Browning
we see the climax of this fad. The finest
poetry ever written Is found In the Book
OF Job. and you will notice that 1t contains
very few adjeetites."
80 saying. Gen. Wallace walked over to
his studio table, opened large Bible lying
thereon and turned to the Psalms, read
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til after the death OF the great comman-
der-in-chief. Washington was not obliged
to leave the peace OF Mount Vernon for
the hustle of a war camp.
The call for arms, however gave WASH
ington the privilege of employing secre-
tary, and his former helper. Tobias Lear,
of Harvard, became a member of the Vir-
gina household and until the day of the
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Poultry and Bees
MR.. SIMPSON AND HIS BEES.
a Visit to South Carolina Honey Making
Mills,

q Visit to South Carolina Honey Making
Mills,
The little honey bee is, OF course, a
very common institution in York
county. There is scarcely a neighbci-
hood In which there are not a halt q
dozen or more colonies, and there are
just lots Of men who know more or
less about how to manage them with
success; but most readers of The En-.
quirer will no doubt be surprised to
know that York county has n of the
largest Rpiaries to be found in the pied
mont section. Such is the fact, how
ever. The apiRry is located at Catawba
Junction.
Mr.. II. Q. Simpson, a we'll informed
we'll read gentleman, is the proprietor.
Mr.. Simpsons house fronts the Caro-
lima and Georgia Extension Railroad
and his bee hives, which sit on the
south side of a hill to the lo2k
from the railroad like a big cemetery.
In fact most passengers on the trains
IaAe the Rplary Tor a cemetery, ard
they do not know any better unless
some of the trainmen, or others who
know, inform them to the contrary.
Having heard from different people.
at different times, of the extent of Mr..
Simpsons establishment, and also of
his thorough knowledge of the bee and
its habits, I went down to Catawba
Junction last Saturday for the purpose
Of getting material for a story that viii
probably prove interesting to q great
many people. had the good luck tt
find Mr.. Simpson at home, and when
told him my business, he assured mt
that it would give him pleasure Il
show me everything that was to b.
seer and to answer such questions al
might see 6t to ask, provided he knew
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-27
sTOf K At A.
L

The College herd of POLAND
Swine contains some cholg9. ~,
Bears ready for service Do
also a numbar of EmaIler D,'
fine gifts by such sITez as 0i
Raleigh ard Baker. To sSe
once is to be convinced t1tL1t
better ones chtair able A--Io5y
FRANK E EHEBl
PROFESSOR OF AGRICULI'I
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say nothing Of the sugar trust, coffee
trust. tobacco trust and various com
bines organized to ~inpoverish you
end your children. Now while a re"
of 9 claim to be free, let US rally the
forces Of the Alliance and Shylock VIII
tremble in his boots as in days gone oy.
When monopoly and greed have
seized everything it will be too late.
IL YOU fight then it will be as a slave
for his master. Now is the time. Lat
every man, no matter what his polIti,
cal belief may be, rally to the upbuild.
ingof the Order. When it goes down
no more hope for the farmer! He will
be a ser'; his politics will do him no
good. He may vote and throw up his
hat, but pauperism is his doom.
II has always been the case when a
great calamity threatened the country
that patriots would lay down their
politics to support a common cause or
fight a common enemy.
When the English yoke became TOO
CALLING for our foretathers, the patrloEs
of that day forgot their politics n
stood shoulder TO shoulder until they
gained the Independence we should
now enjoy.
In 81 when the South was about TO
be overrun, we forgot the political dit
ference of Wing and Democrat until
the wal was over
In u recent war in Cuba our boys
laid down their politics and fought
side by side in a common cause.
Now there is a great calamity threat
ening you and your children-none
will dispute that. 1t is coming in the
shape of pauperism, loss OF homes, IS.
A great calamity that anyone with
half an eye can see. Will you sit idle
and allow it, II you will, you deserve
it. Will you lay aside the little differ
ence in politics that is so sweet, long
enough TO save your homes.
Soma of the professions will not be
so bitter towards US as nee they were
for the condition that the farmer COM.
planned of years ago has struck them
under the belt. I know some once
prosperous merchants who are now
tilIing the SOL and digging a living out
OF the ground instead Of the people. A
contracted currency has ruined them.
Others are on the same road.
Then there is that very large, re-
spectacle and d~electable and W
present class known as "Drummers."
They used to think less of the Alliance
than of a sore.back horse and could
amuse some cross roads politician and
pop gun lawyers for hours at a time
on the simplicity Of the Alliance IN
opposing trusts. The many yarns that
they manufactured and told on the
poor ~hayseeder TO make him look
cheap was simply wonderful. Now
the latest is that this very goodly poi
ton of the commercial fraternity has
been struck by the trusts that threaten
to Just about aunihilaee the whole
protesh. Now Mr.. Drummer takes
himself off to a meeting about 3 600
strong in some big town to resolute
against trusts. No doubt their indig-
nation will be great and their elCquence
will reach the skies; but trusts will
continue to blight this fair earth until
the crack OF doom unless men are
placed in AL hority whose interest is
not with these wicked and sculless cor
porati1ns. Y. N. SEAwELL
Fdi5on, N Q.
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PROFITABLE OR UNPROFITABLh
COWS.
ence of the Progressive Farmer.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
very few farmers stop TO ask then
selves themselves the question, Are my
COWS returning me a profl2 Many
are actually losing money on them
every day Of their lives, yet go careless
are they concerning the matter tha5
they take ne pains to ascer tain the
facts in the case. They simply go on
year after year, milking the COWS
and making the milk into butter with
no idea Of how much if any money
they are receiving for their trouble.
1t is easy enough to ascertain what
a COW is doing. A pair of scales and a
Babcock test are within reach of the
poorest farmer of us all. To weigh the
milk of each animal once a week and
make a test of it is not a task that re
quires much time, yet that alone will
determine with sufficient accuracy her
butter making properties.
Probably there are few herds where
one or two unprcf Eable animals will
not be found. Tt costs no more to feed
and care for a good COW than a poor
one, so why waste grain and hay on
one that does not pay for her keep ?
Often it will be a surprise to fad what
vas considered one Of the poorest COWS
in the herd showing the best test, and
proportionately disappointing to fad
the favOrite dropping behind some of
the others, but remember that il prop
erly manipulated the Babcock never
errs. 1t is a detective which is uL-
hesitatingly accurate in its decisions,
80 do not think your pEeconceived
ideas should have any weight if
the test shows differently. To the
man with ten COWS the B2bcock ma
chine is worth the price of a COW, yes,
and a good one at that. No dairyman
or farmer should attempt to do busi
ness without one.
AZ to the standard to set, each COW
should make $50 pounds of butter a
year at the very least. 1t takes all of
200 pounds to furnish her with food
for a year. This leaves 81 poundsonly
as a profit, but since the manure, skim
milk, etc are worth something we
may say that the $50 pound COW will
pay for her keep aud give a small
profit.
Yet il one sets out with the deter
mination to bring up the average above
this mark he will not find it very diff
cult GO do iG. Indeed the possibilities
of int liigent care combined with q
good COW have rarely been realized 1t
is sonnet bling not often attained.
FA'mers, dairy men, this matter is
Uor,hy your careful consideration.
D not be foolish enough to keep on
year after J ear in the haphe Yard way
SO commonly practiced of feeding your
cows unfortunately and pooling their
milk, making and selling the butter
with no idea Of each animals individual
earnings. Without doubt there are
robber COWS in your herd and these
are COM um;ng the profits which the
give. Study on this question
and f1ud out where you are at" Fer
ret out the unprgft4ble animals and
pose Of them, giving the rest a
chance TO show what they a do. You
may be surprised to fad that you are
almost as much butter as be
tore, and with a less number of COWS
TO feed and take care of.
w. r. WOOD !
Genesee County, Mich.
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Rheumacide is not recommended for
the cure of every ill; it does not ?
everything, But it is a certain cure
for Rheumatism, and is a fine blood
purifier and laxative; try it.
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NORTRBOUND.

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Do You Wantto.
Where! ~
Why to COlOrad
Course. '0

wv A1A W.
Where else would a sou.
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is the Rr..
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cannot you make a fortrre w.
o is the one nloSSo
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every year. W.
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IMMIGR ANTS WANTED, Fine Farm
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Can gou look the 1abeL2 q w."
8QuGreIy in the face? 4 yo" r.
it is because gO1GT 8ubscrtp''0"
unDdId.