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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
row PRESIDENTS ARE NOMINATED.

r,bn NJ. ThurSton, L. :. Senator from Ne
by hraska. in h Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Since the campaign of 1882 can
5idates for President and Vice-Presf-
don't have been nominated in Ma
+ionaI conventions. The methods by
which to-day the Republican and
Democratic nominees are selected
are almost precisely the same. The
conventions are called in substan-
TALLY the same way, representation
in them is based on the same plan.
and the proceedings are in all re-
spects similar, except that in the Re
publican convention the nomination
is made by a majority vote, while
under the rule of the Democratic
party it requires t~wo-thirds of the
convention to nominate.
Each National Convention selects
Il National Committee, consisting of
one member from each of the States
and Territories of the Union. This
National Committee has in charge
the entire matter Of the Presidential
campaign, and continues in authority
until it is superseded by action of
the next National Convention. This
committee issues the call for the
National Convention it determines
the time and place of meeting, makes
al arrangements as to convention
hall and selects the sergeant-at-arms
and all minor officials necessary for
conventionpurposes, are usually very
interesting and attract large audi
ances.
The National Committee always
requires that the city of location
shall provide free of cost a suitable
building aad meet all the general ex-
penses of the convention-nOt in
Guiding, however, any of the per-
Sonal expenses of the delegates therO-
to. In addition to this, it has hap
pened of late years that certain cities
have offered substantial cOntribu-
tions to the party campaign fund as
an additional -inducement for secur-
ing the convention. The city of
Philadelphia, where the Republican
National Convention is to be held on
the 18th of June next, voluntarily
pledged itself to pay into the treas
ury of the Republican committee
one hundred thousand dollars most
of which has already been subscribed
and turned over to the committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
STEEL FENCES.

1.-The 'Ellwood' Fence has come to
stay" is what the manufacturers say
of it. The "Ellwood'' Fence was
among the first woven wire fences
to obtain popularity, and since it's
introduction about ten years ago,
not a seasOn has elapsed in which
the sales have failed to increase very
materially over preceding seasons.
Barbed wire makes a good fence
and for certain purposes is still de-
sirable. For general fencing pur-
poses, however, something better
and more durable than the barbed
wire fence, and something that will
not injure stock, is positively de-
manded. Thousands of farms North,
East, South and West have been
fenced in whole or in part with
the "EllwoOd" Fence. but the fact
remains that the country still re-
quires to be fenced because the pro
portion enclosed with the "Ellwood'
Wire Fences is very small as COM
pared with the total acreage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
Business Notices.
EASY TO HANDLE.

Ingenious labor-saving machines
and devices, as a rule, require atten-
ton, labor, and management to
make them effective and useful. The
bicycle will not go unless we pedal
and steer. The sewing machine
will not go unless we pedal and
stitch. A locomotive will run away
with the train, and a typewriter will
run away with the English language,
except under control of an expert.
A big steam engine, without a care
full engineer, will run it's iron elbows
through the sides of a ship, or kick
a factory to pieces. A Mccormick
machine is different. While as use
full as the steam engine, it goes with
out a professional engineer. A boy
al run it. A boy Of ten, seated
safely on a Mccormick Right-Hand
Binder, a Mccormick Daisy Reaper,
a Mccormick Vertical Corn Binder,
a Mccormick New Mower, or a Nc
COrmick Hay Rake, can reap and
bind the grain or NOV and rake the
hay, and not ask help of anybody
any more than he would ask help in
riding a tame pony to school.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

A Washington, D. c., society is to
debate the question, ''Should the
ffteenth-Amendment to Consti-
tuition be repealed?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
Proclamation by the Governor
5000 REWARD.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, official information
has been received at THIS DEPART
MENT thato n May ID, 1900, in Mitch
ell Co., North Carolina, one George
Samples did kill and murder one
Charles Bise.
AND WHEREAS, it appears that
the said George Samples has fled the
State, or so cOnceals himself that the
ordinary process Of law cannot be
served upon him
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 said
George Samples to the Sheriff of
Mitchell County at the Courthouse in
Bakersville, N. c., andIdoen join all
cffcers of the State and all good citi-
zens to assist in bringing said Grim
inal to justice.
Done at our City of Raleigh, the
5th day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
in the one hundred and twenty
fourth 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, 1900-06-12
THE CAUSE OF THE INDIAN FAMINE.

India is a country not quite half
as large as the United States, with
four times its population. These
300, 900, 900 people must be fed from
their own crops, as there is, relative
ly, no manufacturing resource to
buy food with. There are parts of
India with a population of 1000 PEG
pie to the square mile and there are
millions upon millions of farm labor
ers, Migrants, gypsies, and monde
script classes, whose means of living,
even in times of plenty, r inscru-
table. Ina normal year the country,
as a whole, produces a little more
food than is actually necessary to
support its people. But the crops
are dependent on the monsoOns-the
southwest monsoon in the beginning
of summer, and the northeast mon
soon in the winter. If these periodic
rains are late, or are insufficient in
quantity, trouble comes, and the
spring and winter crops of wheat,
barley, and pulses in the north, and
Of rice and miIIets in the south, be-
gin to suffer. When the mOnsoons
fail absolutely, there is restitution
in the affected district, and when a
persistent succession of failures and
partial failures occurs, there comes
"a great and terrible famine, like that
the country is now groaning under.
Since the first great famine of which
there are records devastated the land
in 177O, when 10, GOO, 900 perishsd in
Bengal alone, India has scarcely
passed a decade free from scarcity of
grain in one district or another. The
British Government expects a
drought about twice in every nine
years, "a famine once in every eleven
d twelve years and a great famine
like the present about twice in a cen
tury.-From THE Progress of the
World" in the American Monthly
Review of Reviews for June.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

"E1lwOOd" Fences are made of the
very best hard steel wire which is
practical for fencing purposs. The
wire is thoroughly galvanized before
the fence is woven, and the weaving
makes ample provisions for the great
est amount of expansion and contrac-
ton possible by reason of heat or
cold. It is a strong, we'll put to-
gether, thoroughly efficient and du-
rable fence, requiring only to be
properly put up to insure it's lasting
a lifetime.
The American Steel & Wire Co.,
issues a very neat little catalogues
describing the "Ellwood" Fences,
and giving instructions on how to
put them up, which will be mailed
you for the asking, and our readers
are urged to send for this catalogue
in order that they may study the
merits of woven wire fencing for
general farm and ranch purposes.
''EllwOod" Fences are sold by
agents everywhere, thousands of
dealers throughout the county are
able to supply the fence in any guam
tity, but as it is possible some towns
have not yet secured an agency, our
readers + requested, in case Of in
ability to find an agent, to write for
full particulars to the American
Steel & Wire Co, The Rookery,
Chicago, Ill, or Empire Building,
New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

Each person is born to one possess
SION which outvalues all his others
his last breath.-Mark Twain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
SOUND DOCTRINE.

The first copy of The Tribune, of
New Castle, Pa, is on u desk. 1t
is a paper after our own heart and
we would rejoice to see such a one in
every county in the Union. From
the salutatory we Quote:
1.-The publishers of The Tribune
will know no party or partisan
bosses; they Will bow to no party
idol, wear no party badge, nor bend
the supple hinges of the knee to no
party Baal. The purpose of this
paper shall be to treat all public
questions and matters pertaining to
government from a broad unbiased
standpoint thing impossible for
US to do were we dependent upon
one political party or another for
our support. We hold that a thing
cannot be right simply because the
press and politicians of a political
organization called a party claim it
is right. Neither do we believe a
thing wrong for the sole reason that
the politicians and press of some other
party say it is wrong"
This reminds US of Col. Folks
salutatOry, an extract from which
we have adopted as our motto and
keep standing on page 2. We
wish The Tribune success.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

Gentle reader, have you that sOcia.
bility that when you meet others in
the dismal routine of life you speak
to them and pass the time of day?>
You have? Then you consider it
a respectable habit?
| Then why not fall into the re-
spectacle habit of reading the adver-
tisements in this paper? They are
the courteous greetings sent out by
those unable.to see you by reason of
distance, and are amiab1e and socia,
BILE intimations that the authors are
DESTROYS of serving you to the extent
of your wants.
They do not intrude upon you like
the book peddler, lie to you like the
enlarge-your-picture man, talk you
to death like the tree fiend, nor per-
suade you to buy more than you can
pay for like the commercial drum
mer. They c~ourteously present
themselves for your inspection and
are equally bland whether you reject
or take to heart the wisdom or OPP
portunity they offer. When you re-
ply to one mention the journal you
saw it in. 1t is a kindness to the
journal and incites the advertiser to
renewed efforts.
Read the advertisements.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
DER are out of order.
What to Do.
lhere is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism. ain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. 1t corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passfng
it. or bad effects following use of IiouoT'
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 90 often
during the day, and to get UP many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-ROot is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
dertul cures of the most distressing cases.
II you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and ST.. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery E6
and a book that tells MiE@yk46..FS
more about it, both sent ArrSa5IIasslii 3 FsslsssEs4
absolutely free by mail. Essaas2ss R
Address DR.. Kilmer & Home OF sVamn-Root
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

Men can be cured privately and pos
itively at home of all weakness and
disease. Write for new free book.
DIR. J. N. Hathaway, 22% South
Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12
thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know il.

TN a bottle or common glass with your
"A'Sr and let 1t stand twenty-four hours; a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-12

Success" for June comes out in
al the freshness and fragrance Of
the month of roses itself. It is a
most welcome visitor always, beau
tifUI and purposeful. Fiction natur-
ally claims a share of it's space at
mis- time, and the "AuthOr of the
Fifteenth Commandment" by Paul
West, IS a charming leader. In re-
ignition of the commencement
~'aSon there IS Il double-page sym
postum on The College Men and
Women of 1900" by six of the lead
ing educators of this country.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06
SPECIAL Meeting.

The city council held a special
meeting last night for the purpose OF
discussing the payment for work done
on the new Blackwell and Berlin St.
bridges. H. E. Rees of the Groton
Bridge Co.. who has been in charge Of
the work was present and stated that
same was completed. The total cost
of the work as contracted for, was
81, 200, of which 81, 900 was paid on
account some time ago. As the con.
tractors needed their money a vote
was taken and passed that the bal
ance, SO, 200, be paid and this without
there being any money in the trea'
sury.
The local orchestra was, granted
permission to use either the assessors
room or the city court room to prac-
tice in, for one month. This is with
the understanding that when the
rooms are not in use for some other
purpose.
The collection of back taxes was
left with the finance committee to in
vestigate and report.
The Henry A. Phelps spring case
was brought up again and Alderman
Mann reported that he had investi.
gated the matter and so far as he
could see, it was nothing the city had
anything to do with. His under
standing of the matter was that the
city had to put in two culverts and
Messrs. Currier and Hersey had to do
the rest.
A few warrants were ordered paid,
refunding some taxes reported by the
board of civil authority, and the meet
ing adjourned.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06
uMNEasAus1 nv
A Most Successful Event Seotwtth'
stsnding the stormy

The Ladies Union began their an
nual fair yesterday afternoon and
evening in the Universalist church
vestry, and Q more tempting display
Of wares it would be difficult for any
one to imagine.
The first booth at the left as one
enters Is tastefully draped in yellow
and white, and contains a great vari-
ETY. Of aprons for any and all occasions
handkerchief, dust caps, and q vari'
ETY. of other useful articles. This
booth is in charge of Mrs. e. L. Smith,
Mrs. George Reynolds and Mrs. W. F.
Richardson.
The next booth draped " 18th Law
ender and white bunting, strewn with
punches of violets and pansies, contains
a most tempting array of fine needle
work, crocheted shawl and fascinators,
calenders, and what was more attract
i've than all the rest, q display of hand
painted China, by Mrs. Owens, which
all the ladies and many gentlemen
present went into raptures over. This
booth is in charge Of Mrs. Camp, Mrs
Fay and Mrs. Steele.
Next Mrs. Victor Richardson OF
Miss Carrie Wheelock will take the
visitor in charge and show a fine col
lection Of books, statuary, casts and 9
great variety of pictures, notable
among which is a collection of water
color paintings from the brush o.
Miss Kelley.
The visitor is very loath to leave
this corner although just beyond Mis-
Enright will show you "The dawn o
the century calender" gotten up by
the ladies of the Union and is one O.
the special features Of the fair.
The next table is one where ever!
one fingered long, 1t was in charge o
Miss White and was filled with th'
most exquisite Mexican work, this il
a branch Of the collection now being
shown at the fair Of the Church O.
the Good Shepherd and it is safe tt
say is the finest display ever seen ii
this city.
At no other booth did fun run 81
fast and furious as at the one in vel
low and white presided over by Mrs
Brooks, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Leonard
Miss Goodwin and Miss Harrington
This was the rummage table. 4
tempting feature here was the displa.
of preserves and pickles. judging
from appearances these ladies will
have a handsome sum to the balance
of their account when the fair is over
The most attractive booth to tn
palate If not to the eye was the las
in the row decorated in green ant
white and containing a most tooth
some variety Of candies Of all kinds
Cut flowers were another attractive
feature Of this booth which was II
charge of Mrs. Bond, Mrs. Towne AM
| Others Of the ladies.
Supper was served from s O'Clock t.
100 and those who have ~patronize'
the ladies on former occasions do no
need to be told Of the excellence o
the viands.
The program offered by the ladie
was one of rare merit it being a sketcl
Of the life and works of Mr.. Ethelber
Nevin from the Ladies Home Journa
by Miss Nadine Nichols. Variou
selections from Mr. Nevin's works con
sisting Of a piano duett by Miss Crof
and Miss Packer, q song by Mis-
Louise Mckenzie, piano solos by Mis-
Croft and Miss Packer were mos
thoroughly enjoyed.
After the entertainment the ladie
served ice cream and cake.
The fair continues through the al
ternoon and evening Of today and Fri
day.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06
Salvation Army.

Services Of a very special character
are being held in the Salvation Army
hall this week. Tonight and tomor-
row night, Dec. 8 and 7, Ensign Park.
er of Montreal will conduct the SER
vices. Tonight the service will be H.
Illustrated by lantern views and to-
morrow at 100 p. M, the ensign will
speak on"A Common Sense Religion"
This will probably be his last visit to
Barre, as he has received notice Of
change Of appointment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06
HERES ANOTHER.

"We are highly pleased with the
results received from our special ad-
vertisement in the TELEGRAM, especial
ly with the trade from out Of town."
Combination Cash Store.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06

HANDkERCHIEFS .....

Among the many useful articles sold dur
ing Christmas Handkerchiefs will not num-
Der them all. Our Christmas Handkerchifs
are worthy your attention as for quality and
prices. They were selected from one OF the
best up.to.date Handkerchief Houses. Just
look our Handkerchiefs over.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-06
County Examiners.

VOu0CY G16u10oI0s
Burlington, Dec. 8.-The following
appointments Of county examiners are
announced:
Addison, Thomas r. Boyce Of Mid
dlebury. =
Caledonia. William II. Taylor of
Hardwick.
C%hittenden, John z. Allen Of West
ford.
Essex, Edmund W. Wright of
Lunenburg.
franklin, Henry E. Rustedt Of Rich
ford.
Grand Isle, Leonora E. Marvin Of
Alburgh.
Orange, Fred 4. Prichard Of Ran
dolph.
Orleans, Edward G. Baldwin Of Bar
ton.
Rutland, Winthrop P. Abbott of
Proctor.
Washington, Ozias D. Mathewson
Of Barre.
Windham, Herbert D.. Ryder Of
Rockingham.
Windsor, r.. Dressed, Jr., O offspring
field.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-13
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
More Valuable to Acquire Than Any
Other Continental Tongue.

More Valuable to Acquire Than Any
Other Continental Tongue.
When every progressive young Ger
man is doing his utmost to acquire a
thorough knowledge of some other Ian
guage than his own it seems a waste
of time for the Englishman to learn
German with an idea to making
money Instead, he should learn Rus
sian. Russian is not the official lam
guage, but the actual medium of com
munication throughout an empire unat
extends from the Baltic to the Yc-iow
sea- Years ago on the Moscow ex-
change one might transact business as
rapidly in German as in Russian; now
the native merchants, even those who
know German, require some special
inducement to speak it. and in the hur-
ry of business turn aside impatientIy
from any one who addresses them in
any other tongue than that they them
selves habitual1y use In the near flu
ture knowledge of Russian will be-
worth more to the mere commercial
than any two continental languages,
for Russia is making gigantic strides
In all industries, says Pearson's Week
ly- AS recent visitor aptly describes
it, Russia is a new America To a
young man who adds to a knowledge
of Russian practical experience in any
staple industry, Russia offers a prom
ising career Mere theoretical knowl-
edge is not enough; this is taught and
well taught, in the special UNIVERSE
ties. St Petersburg alone turns out
some hundreds of efficient "techno-
logs every year Practical work in
any of the textile, engineering. or the
chemical industries is not SO readily
obtainabIe in Russia. and a capable
Englishman is sure OF an engagement
at a wage double or treble that he
would receive at home
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-13
The Eed N.ckue.

There is no abatement in the red
necktie- On the contrary, it is redder
and more frequent than ever. The
craze started some time ago on upper
Broadway, Travelled to San Francisco
like Il crimson sunset trailing down
the Western sky, and is now back
again in the East. Literally it left a
trail of blood behind it. Mrs Paran
Stevens appeared several times at the
horse show in a red dress. but it
looked painfully pink alongside of the
redder neckties that were everywhere
visible. There has been nothing more
Sanguinary since the last European
war The slaughter of sparrows in
Chicago is not to be com pared to it.
There never was a freak of fashion
that has made itself universal in so
short a time. The old man vieS with
his son in painting the town red, so
far as his necLtic can do it. while the
rich mans tie may be of more costly
material than that of his poor neigh
Dor, but it is of no brighter hue. So
we all gO-high, low, rich, and poor
toward lone red burial blent..'-
Cockerell's New York Letter.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-13
NY MOTHERS HANDS.

such beautiful, beautiful haTldsf
They're neither white nor small
And YOU. know, would scarcely think
That they fair ii all.
I've looked on hands whose forms and nuG
A sculpt prs dream might be.
Yet are those aged, wr1nkled han0s
Most beautiful to me-
Such beautiful. beautiful hands
Though heart was weary and sad
These patient hands keep to5l1ng on
That the children might be glad
The tears fell forth. 3. looking BACK
To childhood s distant day
I think b these hands rested nor
W lille mine were at their play
such beautiful. beautiful hendst
growing feeble now
For time and pain have left their Ec<k
On hand. and heart and brow
Alas alas how near the time
OF pain and loss to me,
When Meath the daisies. out of sight
Those hands will folded be-
But. Oh beyond the shadow land,
Where ell Is bright and fair
I know full well these dear old hands
VIII palms OF victory bear
Where crystal streams through endless years
Flow over golden sands
And where the Old grow young again
III clasp nv mothers hands
New York Tribune.