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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-29

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-29

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-17
AT THE oRPHEUM.
Happy Colored MInstrels and Their
Merry Melody.

As a fitting finish TO the plague and
its privations come Ernest Hogan's
colored Ministries to the Orpheum. All
Is not lost when we can get a real
"coony' coon show; Honolulu has al
ways had a Partially FOR the jollity
and happy-go-lucky fun of the minstrel
troupe. Hitherto the opportunities
have been few and far between and
short at that. Ernest Hogan himself
needs no Introduction. The author Of
"All CoOns Look Alike to Me- is
known the world around. The "un-
bleached American" as he terms him
self is a natural comedian and must
clan. We all have our uses tits said,
and Hogan's predestination in life
must have been TO make CHEEKY the
waste places. He is the funniest coon,
the most original coon, che coon with
the most contagious laugh that ever
ate a watermelon or craved a chicken.
His company contains many other
lights not yet so widely known. Logan,
as we'll as Hogan, has his name in
scribed on many popular coon songs.
Carl Dante is quoted one OF the best
magicians OF the age, the color line
apart; Little Siren, the contortionist
and, in fact, all Of the company, are
more or less celebrated in the dramat-
| ic world. The aggregation boasts OF
two quartettes-singers and dancers
who are claimed as challenging com
petition. The entire company has Won
ALLOWING encomiums from press and
/ hubble in Australia and will have an
/ Opportunity for repeating triumphs
Mere to the capacity of the house or
Saturday. Seats are now almost at q
premium. The program offered is mos
enticing, including a "Ragtime Opera
What a titlel 1t should alone draw
the crowd. There is to be parade al
noon today which should bring on
n everybody in town and make us fee
that Honolulu Is still lin the swim"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-17

The journeymen plumbers of this
city have organized a protective asso-
citation with the following officers: w.
p. O'Brien, president; G. II. Saar, vice
president; A. Neipp, financial secre-
tary; ]. j. Miehlstein, corresponding
secretary: r. G. Holland, treasurer.
N. Gould, f. w. Quinn and J. Connors
trustees. The object of the association
Is to have a more perfect system OF
sanitary plumbing than has prevailed
here in the past. IL is true that the
materials used in plumbing in Honolulu
are of the best but the workmanship
and system OF ventilation is often very
defective
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-17

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Doane's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
chemists, so cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-17

Miss Elsie Sanders writes that she
is having a most enjoyable visit in San
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Philadelphia, Wilmington Z Baltimore Railroad
WEI.AWARE DIVISION
,oUTHw ARD.

On ana after November 20, l. 90 trains will leave
a. fOlloWh.
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Horse PhrenOIorY.

Horse phrenology is the latest dis
covery of the Royal College of Veteri-
nary Surgeons of England. According
to Harold Leeney, a member of the
college, it is easy to tell horses char
acter by the shape of his nose. If there
is a gentle curve to the profile ana at
the same time the ears are pointed and
sensitive, it is safe to bank on the ami
NAL as gentle and at the same time
high spirited. If, on the other hand,
the horse has a dent in the middle of
his nose, it is equally safe to set him
down as treacherous and vicious. The
Roman nOsed horse is sure to be good
animal for hard work and safe to drive,
but he is apt to be slow. a horse with
a slight concavity in the profile will
be scary and need cOaXing. a horse
that droops his ears is apt to be lazy
as well as vicious.-Farmers' Advo
cate.
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Changed Their Drinks.

"a number of years ago" said a
temperance advocate, 1.-The Rev. Thorn
as COlsOn was out west. He stopped
off at town which was the lOafing
place of large number of cowboys
when they were off duty. These rough
looking fellows. with revOlvers strap
ped to their sides and wearing belts
filled with cartridges, met Mr.. Colson
and asked him to take a drink. lie
declined at first, but they insisted, and
he went along with them. When the
party reached the saloon, the biggest
of the three called out, What are you
going to haveT The other two said,
whisky
"'Give me whisky, too he said.
"'What's yours?' he added to Mr..
Colson.
water
"'Water, ehr exclaimed the big fell
low. See here, stranger, you drinks
what them other gents drinks er I'll
spring few leaks in your swallow
"He drew out his revolver and han
died it menacingly.
"'YOu didn't dictate to these gentle
men what they should call for, did
yOuY said Mr.. ColsOn.
"'No.'
"'Well, you can't dictate to me.
either My drink is water. l always
thought you would be too much of a
gentleman, Dave, to question a mans
right to choose his own drink when
he was your guest
"'Well, string me up if it amt Tom
Colsonr exclaimed the man, who had
recognized his bOyhood friend. Me
and Tom used to go to school together
fellers. Well, if l amt glad to see
you! l want to apologize to you, Tom
fer what l said, and | want to say t.
you, fellers, that you'll change you
order and drink what Tom drinks o
pop goes the glasses
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NEW
YURK
TRl-
WEEKLY
TRIBUNE
Regular With Weekly Tri.y

Tribune magazines
'ulural journals, the fll0wns splendid inducements:
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Daily. Daily except Sunday
"a Stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar.
&c stops to leave passengers from New York
Division.
"f stops only on notice to conductor OF agent,
or on signal.
81" Stops 10 leave passengers from MiddletOwn
and points south.
d Stops TO take on passengers for Cape Charles
and beyond.
'p' Stops to leave passengers from points south
of Delmar, or take passengers for wilmington
and points north.
IS" On Saturdays arrives 80 D. m.
New CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAIFs.-Leave
Wilmington slS a. m, SO9 4;Si and 65s P m
Weekdays. Leave New Castle o.Sl, 9.53, llOl
a m 6 &c p m. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington $40 a. m,
and arriving at 6.46 p. m, weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City, and way
stations, milford, Georgetown, Berlin, Lewes &c)
10 3S a. m. and $50 p; m. week days. Return.
ing, train leaves Fran kiln City 90 a. m, and
Leave franklin City for Chincotcague (via
steamer) l.sS p. m. weekdays. Returning, leave
ChincOteague 50 a. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1898 a. m, $50 p. m. weekdays. Return
ing leave Lewes 6.45 a. m, and S.O3 p. m. week
days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1888 a. m. and
6 80 p. m. weekdays Returning leave Berlin
6.;6 M and 81 D. m week days.
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta
| at 9.23 a. m and 5.54 p. m. weekdays; Re
| turning leave Centreville 7.51 a. m. and 245 p
m, week. days.
Leave Clayton for Oxford and way stations at
| 93S a m. and 5.56 p. m. Returning, leave OK
/ ford 6.55 a. NJ. and 1.51 p. m. week days.
Leave Seaford for Cambridge and interme
diate stations at 11.17 a. m. and 7 % p m. week
days. Returning, leave Cambridge at 200 a. m
| and 230 p m. weekdays,
| Train leaves Clayton for Chestertown 10. 10 m
| returning, leaves Chestertown. $50 a. m.
| Porter. with Newark d Della
/ ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queer
| Annes& Ken tRailroad AtClayton, with Delawar
Bay Railroad At Harrington, with Delaware
| Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSeatorc u
| Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. At Delm
| New York, Philadelphia Norfolk, VIE
Pocomoke. and Peninsula Railroads.
| 2Daily except Sunday.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, General Manager
j. r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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moving about. Over 100 of the men |
living in town had gone over to the |
new town of Prairie Flower at an auc-
tiOn of real estate There hadn't been |
a better opportunity for years to make
q dash at the bank. 1t was a civilized |
young city, but within striking dis |
tance of No Mans Land and hun
dred desperate outlaws. OF a sudden !
old John FOsdick, bareheaded and his
gray hair flying, burst into the bank.
He was speechlCss with his running,
but he did not try to use his voice. He
dashed open the gate and seized the
heavy doors of the safe and closed
them with a bang. Several employees
tried to seize him, thinking he had
gone crazy, but he shook them off,
and just as firing and yelling were
heard on the street he slammed the
doors of the vault. He had only turn
ed from it when four border rutlians
dashed into the bank, each with piS-
tol in hand. while three others re-
mained outside and fired at every pc
destrian in sight.
Hands up and money Outw shouted
one of the three who entered the bank,
and in an instant every official and
employee was covered.
The cashier wilted, and the others
followed suit, but old John FOsdick
stood up gamely under the deadly re-
volvers and quietly said:
Gentlemen, this bank is closed for
the day"
"Open the safe and vaults or I'll
blow your brains Out!
Il have a key to neither"
"You liar. Take thatw
The old man sank with bullet in
his brain, and the white faced cashier
would have opened safe and vault
with his own hands but for the arrival
| of assistance. \ few citizens had gath
cred and killed one of the watchers
and wounded another. This caused a
stampede ON the part of the despera-
does They did not even grab the
money packages in sight, but hastened
to get away as fast as possible. JohI
| FOsdick had not drowned himself, but
he lay dead He had been discharged
on account of old age and carelessness
but his speed and acumen had savet
the First National bank from being
cleaned out He wondered what mel
would say of him after death. The!
said he was a hero. He had hoped
men would have pity on his ageC
widow. When he had been laid away
the bank voted her life pension tn
citizens and the railroad cOmpan.
made up public purse, and she want
ed for nothing the rest of her life.
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FATE'S TABLET.

You must have known her had you seen her face,
That moment turned away, as by she passed.;
1t must have told you, that confding grace,
OF one could not but love you to the last.
And had you heard her voice you must hay,
known
She little talked and softly all that day.
Something, perhaps was on the June wind blown
To her could not but love you aye and aye
You did not see her, and you did not hear;
She saw not, heard not, you as by she passed,
And it was once more written, Year to year
Two shall go, seeking, seeking to the LAST
john Vance Cheney in Harpers Bazar
Smyrna times., 1900-12-26

up on a forged check or some other
act of carelessness. He went his way
without fighting back. If he lost his
place, it meant poverty to himself and
wife in their old age. He was prompt,
careful and systematic, and the plans
of his enemies were defeated.
The seventh year was drawing to
close when old John was caught up.
a stranger presented a check which
he hesitated to pay and about which
he consulted the cashier. Later on the
cashier stated that he had ordered it
to be held pending examination. Old
John said that he had been ordered to
pay it at ouce. The check was paid,
and, being spurious. the bank was $500
out of pocket. 1t was a question of
veracity between cashier and teller,
and it was decided within the bank
that the cashier had the better of it,
Just then. too. old Fosdick slipped in a
wrong figure in making up his days
account, and, though it made only
difference of cents in the total, it
seemed to prove that old age and care
lessness had untitled him for his posi-
tiOn. The president being in Europe,
the board took the case under advise
ment, and ''by order the old man was
fired out into the world to begin life
anew. There were resolutions, of
course, and one of them was to the
effect that the bank presented him
with the sum of 500 for long and
faithful services. He put on his hat
without protest, and he left the bank
without taking the money. At his
humble home an old and anxious wife
met him and, wifelike, gave him sym
pathy and encouragement first of all.
"Never mind, John; never mind" she
kept saying. I'VE have few dollars
ahead, and you are only 50 years old
and something good is sure to turn up
You have fought too long to give uI
now"
But the weeks went by, and nothing
turned up. The business world has
very little use for an old man who has
no capital. John Fosdick's savings
were gradually used up. the generosit!
of his few friends exhausted, and ther'
came day when the question of foo'
and fuel became a serious one. H.
was not one to sponge or turn beggar
If the world would not let him carr
his food, at least he would go out of
and hope that his going would opel
the hearts of men toward his widow
After pondering for an hour he starte
out with the firm intention of drown
ing himself in the river. 1t was blu'
tering November day, and as he passe
the bank with bowed head, bent shou
ders and well worn garments eve
those who had deprived him OF III
place felt a touch Of sympathy. Ii
was making for the suburbs and
highway bridge and wondering no
long it would take to drown and wh;
men would say of him when dead whe
he caught sight of men and horse
skulking behind an abandoned factor
1t was singular. bound on such mi
sion as he was, that he should ha'
seen or wondered and speculated
why those men and horses were ther
but he had scarcely passed the old ia
tory when he suddenly turned abo
and ran for the business part OF Il
town with speed that astonished hiI
self.
In the vaults of the First Nation
bank was a sum close upon $30O,Ot
deposited there temporarily by ra
road company. Outside the vault W
a big safe containing $25, 900 more.
was a quiet afternoon, with few peol
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its fashion notes. its Science and
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"BY ORDER
OF THE BOARD"
BY M. QUAD.
CoPYRIGHT, 1900, BY C. B. LEWIS.

For seven years old John FOsdick
had been paying teller of the First Ma
tional bank in a western town. Pre-
viOus to his taking the place he had
been a private banker and merchant
and had played in hard luck. He had
secured the place through having the
friendship of the president, but there
had been a ring" against him in the
bank. The place had been promised to
a relative of the cashiers, and old
John was looked upon as an intruder.
Without the president behind him,
even after he had held the place for
three or four years, he would have
been fired by those in authority. He
was a man who said but little and
rendered faithful service. AS he grew
old they tried to make his age a point
against him. and, not Otsucceeding in that,
it was hoped that he might get caught
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Smyrna times., 1900-12-26

Esley M. Rust, proprietor of the
Smyrna creamery, received last month
81, ,6O1 pounds of milk test four per
cent. He paid twenty-six cents for
butter fat.
Henry M. Wilkinson the former
manager of the State capital Press
Dover is associated with a book and
lob printing Office in Philadelphia.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-16
CHINESE JUSTICE.
The Prisoner Must First Confess Be
fore He Can Be Punished BY


sJune q, at ten O'Clock" says the
late Admiral John W. Philip in the
interesting passages from his diary
published in Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly, Il went down with 80 men to
attend a meeting Of the Chinese court.
The business today consisted in COM
pairing the English and Chinese rec
ords Of the case and making them
agree. They reexamined the two lead
ers, who are the Chung brothers, and
occupied nearly the whole day in try
ing by different tOrtares to make these
fellows confess to their guilt. One
proceeding rather amused me, although
it vas barbarous. The leading man
DARN had asked one Of these brothers
several questions, t. which be would
not answer to the satisfaction Of the
court, so the mandarin wrote out the
evidence as he thought the criminal
ought to speak It, and then told him to
acknowledge that it was correct; and
when the poor feIlowrefused to comply
with the courts request, he was tor
tnred until he fEinted in the court
room and had to be removed. By the
Chinese laws they cannot punish
person uutil he confessss to every
thing. If the court thinks the prisoner.
is telling lies they torture him foIIhe
truth; OK If he does not speak as they
wish him TO and VIII not confess his
guilt, they torture him in the most
cruel manner until be does as they
wish As soon as be Gonfesses, be is
beheaded, frequently in one hour.
was told in court that very often
criminal would die under his tortures
rather than confess himself guilty
These suppose, are rare cases, where Z
the nan Is resliy innocent Of the crime {
charged = HAYS seen enough OF Chin I
sss 51risp prudence to disgust me with it /
fer the future
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-16
Pointed ParaFraphs.

From the Chicago News-l
An indolent man is a dead loss to
himself.
Fortune is Ofttimes kindest to those
on whom she frOwns.
It is far easier to sell a dog than it is
give him away.
The greatest stand ever made for
civilization was the inkstand.
COrk-screws have sunk more people
than cork jackets will ever save.
Marrying for wealth is a good deal
like going TO the hornet for honey.
1t takes a brave man to fight battle
that he is reasonably sUTeQf losing.
Charity covers a multitude of sins,
and a tailor covers a multitude Of
sinners.
Some men never have any respect
for gray hairs until they have acquired
q few Of their own.
His Satanical majesty uses a great
many different kinds of bait, but he
can catch all the lOafers he wants with
a bare book
A Cincinnati wife attempted suicide
because she didn't like her new hat.
This should be q warming, to other
wives not to order a new hat this fall.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-16
HERE BEFORE COLUMBUS CAME
Dr. De Costa says the Catholic Re
ligiOn Antedates the Great
DISCOVERIES.

Rev. DR.. De Costa delivered a lee
ture before the Catholic summer
school at Detroit recently, in which he
aroused great enthusiasm by his dee
laration that-the establishment Of the
Catholic church in America antedated
by hundreds Of years Columbus first
landing at San Salvador. He set out
to show that the Catholic church was
established here long before the great
.diseoverer even conceived his plan. He
said:
"The Catholic church was founded
in America several hundred years be-
fore the time of Columbus, and al
though said to have been established
in Greenland in tenth century by Eric,
this was only properly a reestablish-
ment, for the church had been in
North America long before. Rome
took care Of the spiritual needs Of the
psople- Ct Greenland and what are now
known as the New England states
long before the new world was known
to the old, save to those who were In
the secrets of the church"
Dr. De Costa made his deductions
from what he learned about the ad-
vent of Catholic bishops into Green
land in 1926 and 144S.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-16
LOVE STORY WELL TOLD.
A Young Mans clever Method OF Win
ming q Confession from His
Adored one

She was pouring at a tea that after
noon and she looked unusually be
witehing, says the Smart Set. He was
sitting at her left, lin a bower Of palms
that almost. concealed him He was
holding one Of her hands under cover
OF the tablecloth, while she tried to
pour with the other. She did not look
at him as be talked, but be knew by
heEcoIor aud the little culver Of the
hand he was holding that@she beard
everything he said. Dearest be
muTmured, as she sent one cup of
without q spoon snd another filed
only with whipped cream, dearest, If
you don't mind my saying all this to
you, just drop q spoon. Couldn't you
manage ft2" - -clatter OF silver aud
more color in the girls face, as in
STOPPING to pick up the spoon he kissed
her hand Spurred by this success, he
went on: Dearest, If-if you return
it-that Is, If you love me, you know
just put thres Jumps Of sugar into the
next cup you pOur-.Y- e-s-' Or, II you
don't, two, to spell No" One, two,
thFeei The tiny cup was almost full.
and in her haste to hide her confession
she covered the three Jumps hastily
with ohOooiate and cream and sent Z
them of. He asked his mother as
they drove home if she had enjoyed I
herself %Ugh, nOF' wss Der disguised I
reply. aSush horrible stuff to drink
as they gave one. Why my cup was
half fulI of sugarl''
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