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Ianary and Drink.

DIR. Wigglesworth. In his report on
the Lancashire county lunatic asylum.
Rainhill. has this to say OF the con-
ncction between lunacy and drink.
Drink continues as usual to take the
foremost place amongst the causes of
insanity. and II Is melancholy TO have
to record the fact that not only has no
diminution occurred. but that the
drink rate for the past year is nearly
one-half per cent. higher than Il was
In iseI-which itself had shown an
Increase on the year before. Thus
last year. 29.16 per cent of the total
number OF admissions were caused nv
drink. which, with the exception Of
one year. is the highest drink rate VIC
have had during the past ten years.
Coming to actual figures. we find that
1s6 patients were admitted last year
from this causc-1OS OF whom were
men and rs women. In all these cases
the fact that drink was the exciting
cause OF the insanity was ascertained
by careful inquiry, 'all doubtful cases
being excluded; SO that the above as-
ures rather underestimate the actual
facts. or the above 1856 patients. 3s
were discharged recovered during the
year were removed elsewhere, and
IL died. SO that, on December 3lst.
there were left in the asylum 133 of
the patients admitted during the year
from drink. or these 1873 patients, not
more than so at the outside are recoy-
erable. and this figure undoubtedly
overestimates the number of those who
VIII actually recover. SO that, on
December 31st. there were left in the
asylum at least SO patients who had
become permanently insane from
drink; and IL to this figure we add the
i3 who died during the year as n re.
suit OF this cause, as above mentioned.
we get minimum total of 96 persons
who have either died or become per-
manently disabled from this cause
IRON amongst the admissions into this
asylum In the course of a single year
IhesH pgures. bad as they are. do not
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Cynletssu . tur~.

In . paper ON political red
Juno Century. Governor Rod
viscs reformcrs TO disregard
II IL vital that every man
politics. a. q man ought TO
disintcrcstcd purpose to serr
lie. should strive steadily n
that he should have the hiss
He must lead. only he mE1
the right direction, and %
must be in sight OF his
Cynicism In public life sal
when q man has lost the
enthusiasm for rightcousne
be better for him and the
he abandon public life. Abo
political reformer must "a
himself to be driven from )
supporting what is TiEhi BY
tation mt the men who. Vii
ally supporting the same %
even ridiculing him as a eat
an "opportunist." yet by thsi
fanaticism do damag' 10
which he really serve and
profess to serve. Let him
them: for though they are
to their ability. the foes Of
tiles. yet. after all, they are
lings, and the real and Jam
emies Of the cause he holds
those sinister beings who
the evil OF our political 81
both profit by its existence
their own evistence tend 70
ate and increase II. We MI
diverted from our warfare
powerful and efficient So'
by irritation at the vain pIa
think they are at the heaa
form forces. whereas ihey
wandering in bypa'hs IN 'He
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

Mr.. Platt may or may not do N OF no
interest to the people at large. The i'm.
portant fact is that the party and the
people wanted Governor Roosevelt on
the ticket ana will support. him In No
vember. The political superstition that
u man who becomes vice president IL
buried need give nobody any concern.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not the sort OF man TO
he buried In the vice presidency or any
where else. He IL too young and visor.
Ous-too good iigitcr-and has too
many resources To hc successfully
showed into olscurlty by any scheme
or by any set OF circumstances. He
Will make model vice president and
be stronger and more popular than ever
four years hence.
II was u case OF the office seeking the
man. From the first II was apparent
that the delegates were bent upon
nominating Roosevelt. AL the other
candidates were strong and acceptable
men, but lie was the choice. His name
alone stirred enthusiasm among all tho
delegates from the East aud West
alike. Instead Of seeking the nominn.
tion. he rather sought to avoid II until
II became apparent that the whole par
~ wanted him. lie declared himself
ready to net Rt the behcst Of the par
~, but not nt the bchest Of the individ'
unl.' When II bcccamc certain that
the whole convention wanted him he
did what patriotic aud loyal iicpub'
lIcan In such circumstances should do
he consented. saying: Il cant help
myself: the voice Of the party must be
obcycd." lie was named by the whole
Republican party. and such demand
could not bc ignored.
The absolutely unanimous vote Of his
fellow delegates and the Wild ou'burst
Of enthusiasm that greeted his nomin-
alton were typIcai of the sentiments OF
the whole nation toward him. II Ii u
simple statement Of fact that Theodore
Roosevelt Is the mos, popular man In
American politics after President Nc.
Kinlcy. The President himself " thor.
oushly pleased with the choicc made.
Roosevcit's nomination will meet with
enthusiastic approval from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. TO say nothing Of the
sentiments Of the brave men In Cuba.
Porto Rico. and the Philippines who
would follow him to death u he said
the word.-chica.o Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
pu,n,,p TrrIcx A,,,,

Constantinoplc, June 2.-Lloyd C.
Griscom. United States charge d'af.
faircs. to-day presented fresh note TO
the Ottoman government, insisting nm.
on an immediate reply to the demand
Of the United States for n settlement,
Of the indemnity in connection with the
losses of Americans at the time of the
Armenian massacrcs.
Although vigorously phrnsed, the
note is not an ultimatum. 1t is said.
however. to have been a disagrecable
surprise to the Porte, tcstifying MS II
does to the intention of the United
States government to pursue this mat.
ter of indemnity to the end.
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Forever.


Every golden beam Of Hight
Leaves shadow to the sight u
Every dewdrop on the rose
To the oceans bosom goes.
Every star that ever shone
Somewhere has u giadness thrown.
All that lives goes ON forever.
Forever and forever. !
Every link In friendship's chain !,
Forged another link again: =
Every throb that love has cost. n,
Made heaven and was not lost. /.
Every look and every tone
Has n seed In memory sown.
All that Ives goes on forever. ;
Forever and forever. n
Never yet n spoken word
but In echo II WAS heard: D.
Never was n living thought
But some magic Il has wrought.
And no deed was ever done
That has died from under sun.
All that lives goes ON forever.
Forever and forever.
30. o soul. there's no farcN ell
Where souls once together dwell:
Have no fear. o beating heart.
There is no such word n part.
Hands that meet and closely clasp
Shall forever feel the grasp.
All that lives goes on forever.
Forever and forever.
Annette kohn In New York independ
ent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

The application Of scientific irrisa-
ton methods has recently given new
development to rice culture In south
western Louieiana. as explained in n
bulletin Of the department of agricul-
ture. Rice requires wet lands. but
on such lands harvesting machinery
cannot be used. The dihlculty has been
met by flooding tho dry prairie lands
during the growth Of the rice. and
then draining them. by system Of
pumps. canals and levecs. when the
crop is nearly ripe. On the drained
lands It is possible to use reapers to
harvest the rice; thus the cheap labor
employed in foreign rice growing
countries can be met by American ma
chinery. aT
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

Before the Biological Society in
Washington recently, Mr.. II. W olds
presented the results Of his studies OF
bird music. Wonderful as 1t seems, he
said. 1t is n fact that some of the birds
use the human musical scale. He
showed by examples how the songs of
certain birds are unmistakably gov
erned by the intervals that compose
our scale. Sometimes bird ,music1ans,
like their human compeers, wander
from the key. He thought that there
was no escape from the conclusion that
birds are subject to musical .evolu-
Ion which parallels our own.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

Probably the most novel regimen,
ever raised 10 that which has been
recently formed at Wellington. New
Zealand. The ladies Of Wellington
have formed themselves into n corps
which has been given the appropriate
title OF New Zealand Amazons. They
are girls Of nnc physique. being much
above the average In height The rcg'-
ment il drilled according to military
schedule. and their maneuvcrs have
attracted considerable attention In the
whole Of the colony.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
"wouid Sell Thclr Coun1

"Thc liquor dealers wouia
country as heartlessly as1ual
did Jesus for thirty pieces y
by a bargain they could ma
political party they mish'
limited privilege to pursue
farious business" says pf. v"
Chicago in his exeg'sl' ol
temperance Sunday-school ie
long" he adds. "the patrlou.
perate part of the people meI
ate these traitors at nea's
knows" Any INTEL rent
blinded by prejudice or paIg, p,,,
knows that the whcic inia.
fic will go just as soon rs NV
citizen says go and votes sO, ,
the liquor dealers traitors
when the country itscll Is
per in the business un'O"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

The right OF pctition Ia not gilt
ferinE generality" when Il expresses
itself on paper mile long. Residents
OF Australian gold fields to the num-
Der Of twcnty-cight thousand have
signed a petition to tho queen. praying
TO be delivered from certain gricv-
anccs. Merit In such case cannot
be measured with a yards,iek. but the
dimensions OF tho document will De
turc to count.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

represent the whole extent o
evil. for It Ia undeniable tha
habits In the parents tend
In the children q condition
instability which often Gull
epilepsy or insanity; and
We have cases admitted in
sole cause Of the insanity Id
intemperance Of the parent
indeed one Of the saddest
the drink question. the bur
SO many people have TO 4,
them through life on accov
drinking habits Of their pr,
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saiooas Voted O., or

The city OF Berkeley. q
population OF about 5000. II
the State University OF CalII
located. The parents liyias|
Berkeley are therefore as ID
estcd In temperance as the 4
Berkeley themselves. 1t n
to rid the city OF the
spring. and Rev. +. S. Chapu
intendent Of the Anti-saIod
called a meeting Of pastor 4
OF temperance as early us ID
a result OF the conference
termincd to have u union q
Ing on the very next sabba,i
cIal appeal was made to the|
Berkeley. The untiring wi
workers went out two by I'd
seventy Of old. carrying
every home In Berkeley lcai
formation. and obtaining la|
OF 1000 signatures. One ID
was not able to do any Of d,
canvassing. took her hoFssI
rIage and drove for one Of
ers. saying. while you ID
house for signatures. I will a
horse and pray for specess.
versity was aroused. and
worked sealousiy to secure
tration OF young men whd
hitherto voted In Berkeley.
A. DR.. Chapman was assur(
would be unable to conduct
paiEu In pcrson he secured |,
Of Rev. J. r. Knodcil. a
adapted to the work. Pal
ings were held In each port
town. Addresses Were ds
ministers. by lawyers. by I'd
ness. most Of the speakers
Gems Of Berkeley. There n
play OF high -ilown oratory.
OF mon nor OF parties. one
sue was kept before the pcol
wc or shall VIC not have
Berkeley" Facts well au,
and arguments clear and tod
presented. Men were more
viction. not swaycd by
When the polls on Monday
news Of tho victory wen,
swiftly abroad. Out of = ;os
votes q majority Of s5i had
for mo hccnsc." and the sru
has been gained for moFallp
ccncy will not soon Be ID
Horn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
ROOSEVELT FOR VICE PREsi-
DENT.

The unanimous nomination of Theo-
dore Roosevelt for vice president of the
United States was n fitting climax to
the proceedings of the Republican con-
vention. The combination of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt is invincible. The
alleged political scheming of Plntt cuts
no figure one way or the other. What
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
No, Food for hth's''1

Alcohol is not a roo" ~ ,,,Y
and IL not for an athie'e .i..
any one. 1t hardenS inc ,..Io !"
body, and that Is no' u' !,
sides, 1t hardens the I'VE, .,.n
time. When the qncSt,On, .,s
tween a man and alroho, ,",.i ~.
for the alcohol the U ,,rl
icinally 1t may have lls ,pSd p !
use is not to be con't,e"ij innj
a beverage or n foou'
HomA Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

A case Of ieprosy In Its worst form
has been discovered In London. No
hospital or home for incurabies will
take the patient In and no means OF
isolatinE him from contact with other
persons has been found yet
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

A hne example Of mans triumphs
over adverse natural conditions Is TO
be seen In the Sahara. That region has
long been Identified with utter sterility
and barrenness. Yet through the sim
PIE expcdicnt OF irrigation by nrtesian
wells. moro than twelve million acres
Of Il have already been made abund-
antiy fertile.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
Find Gold In the pb,,lp,,,.,.

Vancouver, b. O.. June IA party
of miners says tile China Mail. have
succeeded in locating several promis.
ing fields of gold and other minerals in
the northern provinces of the Phil,p.
pines, and several British firms in Chi.
na are becaming Interested.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

II the example of the St. Louis man
who committed suicide because he
could not collect q debt duo him
ahould be generally followed. the
mortality would be something terri
Bile.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

A Baltimore man has come forward
with n proposition to establish Boer
colony In Maryland. and a. guaran-
tee Of good faith agrees to bc one OF
twenty-five business men who shall
raise fund OF $4,000 to organize and
prosecute some plan whereby the AZ
rIkanders may be brought to this
country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

II 10 said that every thread Of
spiders web Is made up OF about 5000
separate iibers. II a pound OF this
thread wore required It would occupy
2s. 900 spiders full year to furnish It.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29

Tho IInnois bride who barred all
mrn from the wedding ceremony save
the eso necessary to the rite. may be
expected TO develop father-in-iaw an
dpathies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES SHOWING THE
PROGRESS OF THE CAUSE.

a Dangerous Driak-saioons Voted Oat
Of u Town-Lunacy aad Drink-cyni-
cism = Cur.s-A Man should he En-
thusiastic fog Rightsousae.s.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
A FABLE.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE The follow
ing fable written recently by me will
perhaps better illustrate the fool
hardy drift of fantasy among the
unlearned than would d climax of
bold argument. Therefore, hoping
it's many im~perfections may be dealt
with as leniently as possible, I intro
duce it to the Chat under title Of
THE TRIALS OF FOLLY.
At was raining after a long autumn
drought. The cold November drops,
streaming their icy numbers into the
fshpOnd on Farmer Roberts planta-
ton, soon aroused the nero
frogs tucked cozily in their different
departments, and Immediately there
ensued a heated discussion as to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
TO ORGANIZE A STATE LITERARY Ass0-
CITATION.

correspondent of The Progressive Farmer.
At a recent conference of gentle
men and ladies held in Raleigh, it
was determined to take steps for the
organization of a State Literary and
Historical Association. The under
signed were appointed a committee
to prepare an address to the people
of the State, setting forth briefly the
purposes of such association and eX-
tending to all persons and Organiza-
tions, that may be interested, an in
vitation to meet in the city of Raj
eigh, on Tuesday night of Fair
week, October 23rd prox., at 8
o'clock, in the auditorium of the
Agricultural building.
The chief purposes of this Associa-
ton will be:
First) To promote the reading
habit among the people of North
Carolina.
(second) To stimulate the produc-
ton of literature in our State.
CThird) To collect and preserve
historical material.
In carrying out these purposes the
Association will hope to aid in the
Improvement of our public schools,
in the establishment of public Ii
braries, in the formation of literary
clubs, in the collection and republi-
cation of North Carolina literature
worthy to be preserved and now
rapidly passing away, in the publica-
ton of an annual record of bibliOg-
raphy of North Carolina literary
productions, in the collection of his
torical material and the fOunda-
ton of an historical museum, and
in the correction. of ISLANDERS, mis-
representations and other injustice
done our State.
We are confident that much good
can be accomplished by an assOCia-
ton composed of even a few mem
bers who shall earnestly endeavor
to promote these purposes. We
therefore, invite all, both ladies and
gentlemen, who are interested in
this movement to be present at the
time and place above indicated, to
take part in the conference that is
to be held, and to enroll themselves
as members of the Association.
WALTER CLARK,
GEORGE T. WINSTON,
w. j. PEELE,
THEO. B. HILL,
HENRY JEROME STOCKARD,
D, II. HILL,
Miss REBECCA CAMERON,
Mrs. JOHN VAN LANDINGHAM.
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bleeding, having run into
perils by our foolish attemnt.V 'sag
cape from imaginary ones "@
own safe, inviting pond. ~ w
fanatics you people are, andn Wat
Here the scornful rebuke Of
dignifed lecturer was broken @
by the hasty scrambling Of HI, puor
ers back into their old home D' =
fshpond. Qs
MORAL BE never so skeptic,,,
to spurn rashly the wisdom Of y
perior. ALVIN HoRrov w.
Yancey Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
THE LoNG-D1sTANCE woo1NG OF WI.

How the Chinese Minister at Wash
ingtOn, Wa Ting-fang, secured,
when "a young man and about to be
married, the unusual privilege of
seeing, before the wedding-day, the
girl who was to be his wife, was told
by him to several friends Il few days
ago.
I'm China our young men do not
select wives for themselves, but
leave it to their parents, said he.
1--WE know hat our parents want
us to be happy and we are willing to
let them judge who will make a good
wife. The young man is never per
mitted to see, before the ceremony,
the One whom he is to marry.
1--WE have few unhappy marriages
in China, and perhaps that is be-
cause we do not spend all the affec-
ton before marriage, as it seems to
me the young people in America
sometimes do.
Il was very anxious to see the
girl my parents had chosen for me,
but they told me it would be impos-
sible to have an interview or even a
formal meeting, and that l could not
even see her. But after I had begged
very hard they finally consented to
let me have one look at her, and the
permission overjoyed me.
80, one day, I sat by a window,
behind d blind which entirely hid me.
After waiting a long time, three
young men came down the street.
and I was told that one of them was
to be my future wife.
"'But which one? Which one is
she?' 1 demanded eagerly, and when
l was told that it was the one on the
outside I looked at her harder and
with greater delight than [ ever
looked at anything else either before
or since"
The Minister was silent for a few
moments, and his mind was evidently
busy with the pleasant past. Then
he said with a half-chuckle:
What 1 was curious to know, but
couldn't find out, was whether the
future Mrs. WI knew l was look
ing at her. Oh, it was entirely con
trary to Chinese etiquette-entirely-
but 1 shall never forget how - py 1
felt as my bride-to-be camsA 1ret-
tily up the street !'-Sat ven
ing Post.
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FROM A BRUNSWICK COUNTY GIRL

DEAR AUNT JENNIE LEONE kn0VA
ing for admittance. I like to r7"'
The Progressive Farmer and as SoOD
as it comes I turn to the Social On''
columns and read the letters.
Ha ha Tar Heel Joseph, IaD
a Tar Heel, too, but L do not h7eD
the mountains, but right down ~
the coast. Our door is about tWen''
five feet from the water. The SouD'
is a mile wide, then comes the O6a'D,
The beach hills in front Of u no''
are as tall as an avereage-sized nous
and they are the highest hills l n"S
ever seen. Back of them the O0o1
tiful blue Atlantic Ocean, WlIn
ships, make a pretty picture II
Where is Eva PlamOndon: l W.,
she would write. I must not ln"Dt
my letter too long for fear OF 'D
dreaded waste basket. II THIS e'o~r
I shall come again. 6AhhlD'
Brunswick Co., N. c.
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Our Social Chat.


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The Progressive Farmer, we have some of the
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and young men and some of the most entertain
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from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
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PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR

DEAR AUNT JENNIE We b.-
wonderful admiration for the 1roa
who can transform worn and f.1~,
garments into dainty and becont.
dresses for the small girls. And tbo,S
are so many ways Of e~conomi,;,'
in children's clothing that thew n,e'
have pretty things to wear and =,
not have anything really new. sn1
they care very little whether tbo,
garments are made of new or al
material so long as they are brigb,
and pretty.
In making over dark fanneIs an,
cashmere for the small maid. il,
we'll to brighten them up with voIp
collar and belt of bright velvet. =
this is not to be had, faded and od3
pieces of ribbon may be Owed III.
same color and made into effpctr.
trimmings. They may be put +,
gether in a tasteful design, or sevs
on in straight bands, and ribbm
trimmings was never more populr
Lace is never more in place than
when employed in enhancing The
charms of dainty little dresses and
the odds and ends Of lace and ribbm
that are still in good repair may be
applied with good results. Brais
too, may be used at will, and can b.
made to conceal any amount of pH
ing in the waist and sleeves. Old
braids can be sponged and pressed
and will look almost as nice as new
A dress that is partly worn will
still contain ample material for
small dress, and if the cloth is Of
good quality it will wear much bet
ter than cheap, new material. One
mother who has several little girls
to dress, cleaned and colored The
best parts of some light wool dresses
and made each of them a lovely little
dress. The piece of one dress was
colored a beautiful shade of blue,
another a nice brown, and still
another a pretty shade Of red with
the dyes for wool, and some Of The
pieces were washed and dyed while
they were still wet.
Flowered and striped challieS can
be cOlored any of the rich dark
shades by boiling the color out I'M
strong suds before coloring, and
rusty black goods can be recoloreda
jet black. And black dresses relieved
by some light colOrs make pretty
and serviceable dresses for school
girls, but cashmere and such goods
should be lined with cheap flannel
lette to make it warm enough tI
winter.
It is we'll to economic for the
children while they are little, BE-
cause they are not so well satisfied
with made-over garments when
they get older. If one has no nat
ural talents for making pretty gar
ments from old material it is an aI
that can be acquired and is well
worth the trouble, especially II
household of limited means, as ItH
great help in keeping the expenses
within the income. MARTHA
Bath Co., Ky.