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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
ABOUT SENATOR VEST
LAST OF A FAMOUS GROUP OF
STATESMEN.
They Were james q. Blaine. Roscoe
ConItiing, David Davis. Dan Voorhees,,
Hannibal Hamiin, Justin 8. Morrill,,
Allan q. Thurman and n Fow Others.

There Is considerable national inter-
est in the announcement mace recently
by Senator George Graham Vest that
he will retire from public life at the
end of his present senatorial term. The
senator Is almost the last of the ia
nous group that was for years the
chief part Of American official life.
They were Conkling, Blaine, Bayard.
Thurman. Voorhees,. Beck, Cockrell,
Vance, Hamlin, Morrill,, ingalls, and
David Davis--all giants representing
variety of ideas, many sections. and
millions Of people. Senator Vest has
long been rated as one Of the famous
senatorial debaters of all American
history. His sharp and ready tongue,
brilliant in repartee, terrible in invec-
tive, and classic in certain phases of
its humor, has been delight to his
friends and a plague to his enemies.
A story told about Senator Vest and
a boy is somewhat illustrative of the
senator's methods in getting close TO
the people. The time was not more
than ten years ago, when his senato-
rial seat was not in danger. The boy
was an 1S-year-old reporter on the
Kansas City Times. The youngster
had neither vote nor influence. One
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
n the ends. The pretty fichu, shown

on the ends. The pretty fichu, shown
In the illustration. which is repro
duced from the New York Sun, is
made of cream mousseline de sole,
trimmed with black Chantilly lace al.
ternated with groups of tucks. An
other fichu, very stylish, is made of
chiffon in gathered frills separated by
rows Of l2se insertion run with pebe
ribbon. This is made on shaped
foundation of the chiffon fitting the
shoulders carefully. There are cape
collars Of Venetian and Renaissance
lace; all sorts of jabots, made OF lace
and chiffon; dainty collars OF lawn,
trimmed with lace; pretty, inexpen-
slve stocks of duck with narrow white
lawn ties; ties of wash net finished
with lace-edgcd rufiles, and little turn
down collars Of India muslin, finished
with narrow insertion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
CHIlOREKS COLUMN.
The Owl aud the ISatydid.

The owl aud the Katydid.
Still was the night, and tho woods were
still
Sing heigh! sing no! my honey
When the Owl and the Katydid chatted
away
In fashion quaint and funny;
Sing heighl sing no! my honey!
Said the OWL II called on the Moon this
eve."
Sing height sing hol my honey
But voice from below chirped, Katy, did,
too;
Now that was exceedingly funnyj
Sing heigh! sing no! my honeyl
al sung to the Moon" said the Owl. In glee;
Sing hootl sing hoot! my honey!
But the other said, "katy did, Katy did,
too"
Sing height sing no; sing Katy did!
Sing heigh! sing no! my honey!
Then all again in tho woods was still,
Sing heigh! sing ho my honey!
And the Moon peeped over the eastern hill.
Now isn't my story funny?
Sing heigh! sing no! my honeyl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
Hint TO Fruit Men.

Il got a letter from friend to-
day." said an American who was born
in England. but who has beeen in this
country a good many years. "She
spent several weeks over here, and
when she was ready to sail for her
home in England again saw her off.
On my way to the pier l bought a big
basket Of fruit such as you can get
on any OF the good class street fruit
stands. There were some apples, some
pears and few things like that That
was about three weeks ago. Well, In
her letter to-day she tells me she took
most of the basket to her home In
London and the family had a great
treat. The fruit was all sound and
splendid. Then she laments and she
says that her family and friends who
enjoyed the basket all lament their
inability to get such fruit In the Lon
don market. Now, that is inexcusable
you know. Where the fruit can be had
In such quantities here and SO cheaply,
there Is no reason on earth why the
same thing can't be had In the Eng
lish market Undoubtedly there is de-
mand there for 1t. and it seems to me
that some OF our fruit merchants In
the fruit exporting business would de
well to look more sharply after the
business"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

a Missourian and stand his ground. He
at once began to secure a following,
and in remarkable short time he was
rated as one Of the important lawyers
OF the section In which he lived. In
sunshine and storm his sense Of humor
has always been one Of his excelling
qualities. AS a candidate before the
people his speeches brimmed with
quaint story and allusion. In Wayne
county. Missouri, In the early seven
ties. when Vest was candidate In op-
position to wealthy citizen, he sum-
med up his claims in a few words in
one of his brilliant speeches. "The
gentleman who opposes me-" he said,
rs man Of wealth and position.
am only a poor, ragged. ex-Confederate
soldier. ask for your support"
"One afternoon. driving along a
Washington street, he compared his
state OF health to that of certain an
Client negro.
See here, Sam" asked the negro's
friend, what's the matter with your"
Don't know, boss" said the old
darky, but think dat am a-suffer-
in wifi ammo domino"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

'Down in my section OF the United
States there is much to interest an OBJ
serving man." said Alfred j. Smith OF
Nogales, Ariz., ''but there are two
things which you don't have here
which play an important part in the
everyday life OF portion OF the in
habitants, and for the sake OF brief
description I will designate them as
buzzards and tamales.
''The Mexicans are inordinately
fond OF red peppers. They grow to
enormous size compared to those you
see here, and in the houses and to the
caves OF the porches of every Mexican
habitation, be it ever so humble, in
Mexico, Arizona and California, one
will observe strings of this brilliant
red condiment hanging with the ends
of the stalk twisted into braids.
'"rhe Mexican mixes the red pep
pers with his food with lavishness
indicating his extreme fondness for
it's hot, burning flavor. and in man.
ner that is unacceptable to the Amer
lean palate. 1t enters into the COM
position of all his dishes.
"Now for the buzzards. These
justly named scavengers of the air are
very numerous in the section / have
named. The association between
Mexicans aud buzzards lies in this: |:
The formers flesh is so saturated with
red peppers that when he is oveitaken
by death on the plains or desert buzz
yards will not eat the BODY. At least.
this is the common understanding in
the section ! hail from. Washington
Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

Counterfeiting was once punishable
by death in England. fact which led
judge. in passing sentence on man
convicted of the crime, to say: II con
hold out to you no hope Of mercy here,
and must urge you to make prepara-
ton for another world, where ! hope
you may obtain the mercy which o
due regard for the credit OF our paper
currency forbids you to hope for now
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
Elegant PettIcoats,

The woman who drives need not
give up her petticoats, and, let fashion
take what whlm she will, nothing can
rival the soft "frou frou" of satin
or silk underskirt, or the delightful
dalntiness of white cambric and Va
lenclennes. When we wear petit
order, and here brocade is really
requisite. The most fantastic old
Vatican brocades. and even satin
grounds with floral designs outlined
with pennc, are utilized for the under
skirt, with bright founces trimmed
with beautiful lace, caught up with
ribbons or held in place with dainty
headings and gofferlngs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
the E@I@TS OF fNSAION.

Ond sketch, with heavy white insertion
trimming the bodice. This is also O
very smart gown. its trimmed and
fitted bodice making It rather dressier
than the other one. although their
styles do not conflict with one another.
as they are designed for different oc-
casions. While the jacket suit may.
with perfect proprlety, be worn for
any occasion where n wash gown is
permissible, yet, as has been said. the
design of the other makes II more
dressy and gives 1t rather less of gen.
eral utility style than the Jacket model.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
Blue Enamel isrnceiet.

A pretty bracelet is made of sky
blue enamel. with here and there a
touch of gold, sometimes n mere line
of gold appearing. These are most be.
coming to fair arm. But there Is lit
tie doubt that n white arm looks its
whltest when black velvet band Is
worn at the wrist. This seems to en-
phasize the fairness of the pretty arm
and hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

three inches above the waist, the inser.
tion being carried down to the waist
line like straps over the plated chiffon
bodice Of white worn underneath.
This style bodice has been worn this
winter and is very pretty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

mt the bust. Its very sharply pointed
ends add much to its effect. A good
feature OF this attractive waist is that
its shield and stock may be made ad-
Unstable and much variety obtained by
having several of different tlrts and
deslgna
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20
A Pretty Bodice.

A pretty bodice TO gown is made
Eton effect In black lace insertion and
ribbon, the jacket stopping abous
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-20

as an accessory of every well regu-
lated outfit. Added TO all the smaller
fancies in neckwear are the fichus
berthas of expensive lace, the little
pelerlnes with long ends and the most
charming six scarfs with applique lace
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
SUCCESS IN MAKING FARM MACHINERY

Without going extensively into
statistics it may be stated that the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company's output for 1900 aggre-
gated 146, 900 mOwers-One-third of
the entire worlds output. Among
the materials used in a years out
put are the following: $4,000 tons
castings, $4,000 tons of steel of va
rious kinds, 800, 900 yards of cotton
duck. 40, 600, 900 feet of lumber, Co.,
900. 900 bolts and nuts, 10000 tons of
fiber.
The company has exhibited at all
of the great French Expeditions, re-
ceiving the following awards: Uni
versal Exposition, Paris, 1856, Grand
Gold Medal; Universal Exposition,
Paris, 1867, Grand Gold Medal Uni
versal Exposition, Paris, 1878, Grand
Gold Medal; international EXPOSE
ton, Paris, 1889, Grand Prize Uni
versal Exposition, Paris, Grand
Prize of Honor; and also won the
gold medal and first prize of $50
francs in the field trial at Coulom-
miers in July.
Surely this is a record of success
of which every American may be
truly proud.-Paris Letter from
Alvin H. Sanders, United States
Commissioner at the Paris EXPOSE
ton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
EATING ITS HEAD OFF.

If a farmer does not watch it
very carefully and weigh his cattle
regularly on a good scale, they will
eat their heads off. The time comes
when they are ripe and stop in
creasing in weight. From hat time
they may eat up all the profits. Do
you know when your cattle ire ripe,
or are you guessing?
The Osgood Scales T SO simple
you can set them up. Every part in
Interchangeable; no repairs; large
white beam boxes; heavy brass
beams, double or compound forged
iron, steel-lined loops; adjustable
bearings, protected from the wealth
er always sharp and bright. Many
points of excellence shown in our
circulars. Send for them at once.
Osgood Scale Co, Binghamton. N. Y.
If you know n neighbors who
think of buying scales, it will pay
you to write us. No advance in
price on account of trusts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
TIE PARDONING POWER.

has had much of
lime taken up of late in the
DE- -doration of pardons, commuta-
con reDrieves, and so on. During
nOD -ost few months the well known
'n' If Rockingham, Lumberton,
b,ro and Clinton have been much
f,ra the governor and surely they
caused him much concern and
It is a serious thing for one
70 have the life of a fellow man
his hands. With a jury it is di-
ID among twelve men, but when
zines to the Governor he says by
,.asaIf whether the man shall live
die. Surely it is a great tempta-
IN before a governor to listen to
=, ni+eous cries of wife and mother
~ hear the eloquent pleas of an
,roca+e. But with all this, justice
INST he done and the law upheld. 1t
10 find out this justice that gives
40 Governor so much worry and
..r;a+v, for he feels heavily the
roight of responsibility upon him.
How much better it would be to
,;ri5a this responsibility. Under
~, constitution of the State the
'corarnor must have the pardOning
,,rrar. but it seems to us that the
i~ogis7rture could. select a board of
,srlons to act with the Governor,
Ia wing the final decision with him.
There would hardly be a horde of
,aicp-seekers after this job. Yet
there are good men who would take
+ for the sake of the State. Such a
hoard. say of three men, located in
Raleigh, would always be at hand to
hear a case and counsel with the
Governor about such matters. In
matters of life and death the most
nsinstaking care should be used and
the combined wisdom of several aver
ace men is better than the great wis
dom Of one man. We believe that
the final cause of justice and human
i+v would be furthered. by such a
rouncil and the Governor relieved of
q great strain upon HMM. G. Bap-
list.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
KILLEBREW'S
Grasses and Forage Plants"

No work on Southern agriculture
has attracted so much attention as
the book on "Grasses and Forage
Plants Of the South" by J.. B. Kill
Hebrew, recently issued by the Uni
versity of Tennessee. The demand
for it has been enormous. 1t is dis
tributed to those applying for it at
the cost of publication.
The book discusses the character
istics of the principal praises, the
maintenance of pastures and mead
Ows, leguminous forage plants, wild
pastures, etc. It is fully illustrated
with original analytical engravings
by Scribner, our greatest grass ex-
pert, and embellished with a large
number of half tone cuts Of field
operations.
KiWe6rew'S former wOrk on grasses
IS nOw entirely out of print and
brings So q copy. This new book con-
toins all the Information IN the for
mer vOyk, re-written, and enabOdies
the results of tlCentY gears 0ddtttOn0t
experience of the writer and oil the
information Ashamed by the expert
ment stations and the United States
Department of Agriculture.
1t is a complete manual Of the cul-
ture of grasses and forage plants OF
the South. It contains about 40
pages, and is written in a style to be
--Iorc+OO6 nv everyone.
The book will be- supplied at 20
cents a single copy or S15 per hun
dred, bound in paper; 30 cents a
COPY or S25 per hundred bound III
flexible cloth. Address,
THOS. D. NORRIS, MANAGER,
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PRESS,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
County Meetings.
WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE.

WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE.
Wake County Farmers Alliance
meets with Olives Chapel Sub. at
Olives Chapel Church, near Apex,
Thursday, Oct. 4th. Bro. T. B.
Parker will make an address, and d
real old-fashiOned Wake county
meeting is expected. Everybody in
Uted If you expect to go by rail
road write Mr.. AT. Olive, Apex, N.
e.. or c. E. McCullers, Raleigh, N.
e., at once. Let all who a do so
Garry full dinner baskets. But, at
any rate, go and spend the day
pleasantly and proftably with the
good people of the Olives Chapel
section.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
Proclamation by the Governor,
$500 REWARD,
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIYE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, official information
has been received at THIS DEPART
MENT that Rufus Brown, alias Boots
Brown, on the goth September, 1900,
in Raleigh, N. c., did kill and muir
der n Sarah Davis.
AND WHEREAS, it appears that
the said Rufus Brown has fled the
State, or so c~Onceals himself that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon them:
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Daniel L.
Russell, Governor of the State of
North Carolina, by virtue of author
ity IN me vested by law, do issue this
my PROCLAMATION, Offering a re-
ward of Two Hundred Dollars for the
apprehension and delivery of the
said Rufus Brown, alias Boots
Brown, to the Sheriff of Wake
County at the Courthouse in
Raleigh, and I do enjOin all
officers of the State and all good citi-
zens to assist in bringing said Grim
inals to justice.
Done at our City Of Raleigh, the
9th day Of September, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and in the n hundred and twenty
fifth year of our American indie
pendence.
DANIEL L. RUSSELL,
By the Governor:
BAYLUs CADE,
Private Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
ROWAN COUNTY ALLIANCE.

Rowan County Alliance will meet
with Alpha Sub. On Thursday and
Friday, the 18th and 18th of October,
1900. TQis is a busy season, to post
pone might make a disappointment.
We always expect, a good time and
turnout at Alpha, and to have this
we think it best to hold our meeting
at the regular time.
r. L. BROWN, Cor. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
Business Notices.
WOODS SEED WIN A GOLD MEDAL.

Messrs. T. w. Wood & Sons, of
Richmond, Va, have just been
awarded a gold medal on their ex-
hibit of seeds at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. This high tribute of the judges
at the great European fair reflects
great credit upon this popular South
ern seed house. By the way, their
Catalogue of Seeds and Grain for
Fall Planting" is of particularly
valuable and timely interest to our
farmers ank gardeners. 1t gives
very full and complete information,
not only about farm crops, but also
about vegetables, and the best
methods of seeding Lucerne, or AL
falfa, Glover, Winter, or Hairy Vetch
and other valuable crops which are
becoming so popular now. Write for
4 free copy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
MOORE.

The Moore County Farmers ALI
ance will meet with Bethlehem Sub
Alliance October 18th, at Bethlehem
Church. All the Subs. will please
send full representation and the Sub.
not in good standing will re-organize
as published in The Progressive
Farmer. Send delegate. Important
business on hand.
j. w. COLE, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
ROWAN.

Our next regular County Alliance
meeting will be held with Alpha Sub
Alliance on the second Thursday in
October, 1900. A full representation
from all Sub-Alliances is desired.
There will be two days meeting, Sec
ond day public to all who may wish
to attend. Fraternally,
J. @. B~ERNHARDT, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

If you want a bunch of sample
copies of The Progressive Farmer,
don't hesitate to drop US "a card,
stating the number desired. We be-
lieve you could use a dozen copies or
more very advantageOusly in your
community. Write us tomorrow if
you haven't time today.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neyS are out of order
diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
ateS too oftan e Aha
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

If you wish to buy farm nipple
ments, IN engine, boiler or saw mill,
it will pay you to write to that old
reliable firm, A. B. Farquhar & Co.,
of York, Pa, for their large cata-
logue. It's free provided you men
ton The Progressive Farmer. See
ad. elsewhere.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
robson COUNTY ALLIANCE.

HE brethren of Robson county
VII please take notice that the COun-
y Alliance meeting has not been
changed, as was proposed at the last
'nee1ing, but will meet at Raft
N"aap Alliance Hall. at the regular
Ut" the second Thursday in Octo-
Der 1t is expected that we will
nav" an address by a speaker from
another county at that time.
G. NJ. D. HOWARD,
PreS't Robson Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
w. B. JONES CO.,
SILVER CREEK, N. Y.

Some benevolent friends of Little
ton Female College have made it pos
sible for us to take a few bright, de-
pendent orphans at a cost to them of
$50 for the scholastic year for board,
laundry, and full literary tuition.
For particulars, address j. M. Rhodes,
LittletOn, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

ing, Is there are matters of much
Importance to be discussed. We
hope to have the minutes of the
Alliance before US at that time.
Fraternally,
D. A. MONTGOMERY,
Sec'y q. G. F. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
LATEST NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLE-
TIN.

|
Picking cotton made fairly good
hpadwav during the week under the
favorable weather conditions. In
many counties the crop is 10Y all
open. and over three-fourths gath
cred. Some correspondents express
the opinion that all the cotton will
be picked by the middle of October.
All previous reports of a very short
crop have been confirmed. Fodder
pulling is over and farmers are hOus-
ing the corn crop. Cutting the last
tobacco in northwestern counties is
advancing rapidly, but no improve
ment is reported in the late curings.
Peanuts are nearly all harvested in
the south and are ready to dig in
the north portions the CrOpis short.
Peas, sweet potates, and tall gardens
We're somewhat benefited by the
rains Of the week. Turnips are do
ing well many turnips were sOwn
during the week and have come up
nicely. A good deal of blowing was
done where the soil was moist
enough, and some wheat, rye, and
oats have been seeded, but this work
is far behind the average for the
season. Scuppernong grapes are
rlgp
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
GUILFORD.

'u,ford County Alliance will hold
IT. October meeting on the second
thursday in October, at McLeans-
Vile IN the McLeansyille Academy.
I'll Subs. over the county will please
send Il full delegation to this meet
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. vieor
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

Sharples Cream Separators-Proft
able Dairying.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

nFn0 to 81 800 a year in the Civil Service. En-
GhUI trance through examination. We pre-
UUUI mare YOU. 5000 positions filled each
Year. For particulars address: lN1LSERE4C
SCHOOL, Lock Box % W. ChamOersDurg
PenOa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it, the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
SwamP=ROOt is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty EgF
cent and one dollar fgeiI5$ssTk4E1ss.%aE5
sizes. You may have a S7rFSss sRiasN :Ess s sE5SsEs2ss
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell Home of swamp-Root.
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.