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The colored American., 1900-12-01
An Afro-American Musical Genius,
S. Co1eridge Taylor.

in describing the numerous accomp-
llshnents of the dancer. A brilliant ef-
feet is also attained in the passage de-
scribing the feminine love for tbi:
clever Indian brave. The dance of the
hero is also pcurtrsyed In dainty
p phrsseoiogy, and the whirling move
ment is realistic. a wonderful height
of intensity is attained In the climax
Applause during the performances hsi
hitherto been strictly tabooed by thi!
eminently well disciplined audience
Bat the rule was by one consent ig-
nUred in regard to Mr.. Lloyd's gres
solo, "ODaway, Awake Beloved. Or
this song Mr.. Taylor has lsvished every
resource of his art, and orchestra
adernments, as well as vocal expires
sions, continually compete for ad
miration. Nr. Lloyd sang the solo with
irresistible psthos and expression
Madame Albani had most gratifying
reception Oh taking her place by Dr.
Richter for the second part. The deer
pathos and poignant suffering de
scribed In this section are at once sug
gested in the extremely powerful or
chestIal opening. The misery of ths
famine are set forth in heartrendine
tones, and the poeticsl fancy which
reads haHger even in the CLEANS Of th'
stars, and finds corresponding expires
sion IN music. The impersonation O
famine and fever in passionate tone;
by Madame Albani and Mr.. BlacE
evokes a responsive ismentstion ter
rible in its expression of wsilIng dis
tress. But this was surpassed by tht
ringing outburst in which the mad
dened Hiawatha pours forth the tor,
rent of his passionate grief The or
chestral effects here are as fine as sny
thing In the work. His departing CRY
Minnehaha" is terrible in Its rude in
tensity. 1t is against this background
that sudden change to the major ke!
sets forth
A PICTORIAL MEMORY
of the joyous homee oming of bis yount
wife. This deepers the impression
made by the story, again resumed, how
Minnehaha lay dying. The deliriou
rawlings in which the sufferer hear call
from the Falls of Minnehaha" wer,
powerfully expressed by Madame Al
bani in her ringing upper notes. Here
again the orchestral establishment
are most skillful, and greatly intensif!
the mental impression. Madame AL
bani sang beautifully the pathetic de-
scription of the desolate sorrow of tn
hero in the forest. The burial of Min
nehaha has a remarkable bass fgur,
expressive of the rude Indian march
and the ingenuity with which thi
figure is maintained against the vocs
description Of the obsequies is among
the clever achievem ents of the com
poser. The farewell song OF "Hia
waths" was finely rendered by MI
Black, and the choral repetition Of thil
superb piece Of harmony brought tn,
second part to conclusion. The ap.
plause was again enthusiastic.
A more cheerful note Is struck In the
last part-"Hiawatba's Departure''-
and the opening solo by Madame AL
bsni, descriptive Of spring, bubbles
over with life. 1t was sung with ad
mirabIe spirit. Wonderfully grotesque
The colored American., 1900-12-01
HERE 1T IS.

a "Hello, Central. This is the
eA Zion Harp. Please give me The
~ Colored American, 45s O Street
Washing ton, D. g.
III "Well; who Ia that? You,
Harp?
'It is. American, please give Us the
latest news"
"All right; get your psn?"
''All ready; go ahead"
Mckinney and Roosevelt have been
elected President and Vice-President,
Everybody is rel oicing over the VIC
tory of the &. D. P"
This is the esteem in which our HON.
EST contem poraries hold us. It Ia the
news we give them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
Live Stock.
THE NEW FLOCK.

EDITORS PROGRESSIVE FARMER =
Whether for mutton or wool the
! new flock must receive our early and
constant attention when spring and
! summer are upon us. Wool stocks
are something that cannot be in
creased in One season as corn, cotton
O r wheat. When the latter are high
priced because of small supplies thou
sands of new acres are planted with
them and the next crop proves a rec
Ord-breaker. But we cannot increase
u wool crop in that way. It takes
two or three seasons to multiply the
fOcks of sheep so that the wool
crop is materially increased. COnse-
uuently there is less chance of the
wool industry being OverdOne be-
cause of present high prices than
that of almost any staple farm crop.
Fewer will go into the business of
raising lambs for wool growing, but
many will purchase stock already
producing wool and often at such
prices that the wool will not prove
profitable. The wise man will go
into breeding new fOcks, and they
will raise animals, which can produce
wool at a profitable price that would
ruin the man who as a venture
bought the focks at almost prOhibi-
tive prices.
In the young lambs we have the
foundation for the future wool sup
plv, and it is we'll to see that they
are weeded out for the purposes de
sired. Do not waste time and money
in bringing to maturity the lambs
that will never produce a desirable
grade of wool. 1t is better to fatten
them up as quickly as possible for
the early spring market and secure
the returns which can be turned into
something else more profitable. In
the first place the lambs should not
have been raised from parents that
did not have good wOOl-prOducing
potency, but if the has been
made or nature has not lived up to
our expectations it is time yet to cor
rect the mistake. Every good lamb
bred from wOol-PrOducing sheep
should be kept and reared with care.
Give chief attention to the main pur-
pose, that of yielding fine, long silky
fleece, and then if nothing happens
It Will pay better profit than the lamb
that is killed for the butchers mar
zet. Good breed, good feed, and
good attention are all that are needed
today to make money with sheppard
lambs, and these 7 requirements
that every shepherd can have.
SHEPHERD.
Randolph Co. n. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
The Poultry Yard.
TO DRESS POULTRY,

The following is from the Sprague
commission circular, Chicago:
Chickens Kill by bleeding in the
mouth or opening the veins of the
neck; hang by the feet until prop
erly bled. Leave head and feet on
and do not remove intestines or crop.
Scalded chickens sell best to home
trade, and dry picked best to ship
pers, so that either manner of dress
ing will do if properly executed. For
scalding chickens the water should
be as near the boiling point as pos
sible, without boiling pick the legs
dry before scalding; hold by the
head and legs and immerse and lift
up and down three times if the head
Is immersed it turns the color of the
comb and gives the eyes a shrunken
appearance. which leads BUYERS to
think the fowl has been sick the
feathers and pin feathers should then
be removed immediately very clean
~, and without breaking the skin;
then plump" by dipping ten seconds
in water, nearly or quite boiling hot.
and then Immediately into cold
water hang in cool place until the
animal heat is entirely out of the
body. To dry pick chickens properly.
the work should be done while the
chickens T bleeding do not wait
and let the bodies get cold. Dry
picking is much more easily done
while the bodies are warm. Be care
full and do not break and tear the
skin.
Turkeys :-Observe the same in
StructiOns as given for preparing
chickens, but always dry pick.
Dressed turkeys, when dry picked,
always sell best and command better
prices than scaIded lots. as the ap-
pearance is brighter and more at
tractive. EndeavOr to market ali
old and heavy gobblers before Janu-
AIRY 1, as after the holidays the de-
mand IS for small fat hen turkeys
only, old toms being sold at a dis
count to Gamers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
WHY he CURES.
The Greatest Specialist of the Time Gives
Every Case His Personal Attention.

Most doctors have a certain number
of stock remedies which they use in
all cases which sCem at all Similar.
1hls IS not Dr.. HatnaWay'S method.
kEerN case with him Is most narnf1llu
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
WOOL AND PRICES.

EDITORS PROGRESSIVE FARMER =
The fact,that wool is actually higher
in some of the growing districts than
in the Eastern wool and manufacture
ing cities is good evidence that shep-
herds appreciate the condition Of
things. Usually in the advance of a
farm commodity the spectators and
big dealers get the best of the mar
ket and secure the largest part of the
increase. This year there have been
some notable achievements in wheat,
cotton and wool. The reason for
this is attributed to the fact that
farmer; are becoming better ac-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24

orainted with the conditions which
decide future prices. They read
more and cast their own conclusions.
Reliable statistics are furnished them
at little cost, and they can become IN
vestors and spectators as much as
the marketmen. Heretofore all that
s~DeculatOrs had to do in order to at
tract farm products to the markets
was to run up prices a trife, and
every farmer would ship his goods to
the cities with the inevitable glut and
reaction. We do not do business
that way today. There + plenty
who are willing to hold their stocks
and wait for more favorable mar
kets. More farmers have held corn
this year until the planting Of a new
crop than ever before, and the specu-
1atOrs who have been working every
possible way to attract these stores
to the market in a flood have failed.
Now with corn actually advancing
in the face of another large crop to
be planted the holders T reaplng
their rewards.
The wool farmers are in a fair way
to repeat the same lesson. They are
not anxious to part with their stocks,
and operators in the manufacturing
centres would gladly purchase al
ostanythingi in sight at the holders
prices. The new clip Of Southern
California and Texas is now being
sheared, but the holders hold prices
on it that are almost prOhibitOry. 1t
may be that prices are nearly as high
as they will be, but the fact thatsthe
growers control the market and
mean to hold it is promising. We
need more such cooperation and in
telligent action on the part of farm
ers in every section. In marketing
wool or any other farm product do
not ship all your stock to n mar
ket and at n time. It is better to
distribute your eggs in several bas-
heCS, anu IlIGu IL Ou6 10 upo0U ULI0l0IN
more to fall back on. There is no
reason why farmers should not hold
the key to the whole situation in
corn, wheat, cotton and wool. Then
let those who speculate in futures
and try to depress prices to meet
their sales for "a certain month in ad-
vance get their products at the prices
the holders see fit to sell them.
E. p. SMITH.
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rcoNCLUDED FROM PAGE IL

keep them from contact with the
building, allowing the ground con-
nection to be broken, and in using
balls, gewgaws, and ornaments, at
very considerable expense and OF no
profit whatever. If a farmer would
take four or five strands of smooth
wire, twist them into a coil, run
them down into the moist earth,
staple them to the building, separate
them at the top, and have them
drawn to a sharp point, he would
have a good rod. If he would take a
spool of barbed wire, insert it in the
moist earth, run it back and forth
over the roof of his building, and
brace about four or five feet of it on
the top, drawing it to a sharp point,
he will have a good lightning rod.
should have about two or three
ground connections of this kind on
an ordinary barn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24

The North Carolina Department Of
agriculture Will on May 1st issue a
bulletin entitled, Negotiations for
the Control Of Contagious Diseases Of
1--we Stock-Ohicial Notices-Advice
and State Stock Map
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24

Bulletin 1875, of Connecticut Sta
ton, is a brief and concise statement
on the preparation of insecticides
and their use. It gives the fOrmul8
and directions for preparing and
using all the common insecticides,
and is illustrated by cuts of some
spraying apparatus. 1t gives the
following six general rules to be OBJ
served in all spraying operations:
1. Never spray fruit trees when in
bloom, for bees are killed thereby.
Bees + needed to pollinate the bios
SONS.
2. Always begin the treatment
early. If the foliage has been de-
stroyed there is little use in spraying
the tree.
3. Use care in handling the pOisons.
Do not store them where children or
animals can get at them.
4. When possible spray when
there is a promise of fair weather.
Never spray when a storm is begin
ming.
5. Perform the work thoroughly.
Be sure and cover every portion of
the plant with the liquid.
6. 1t is advantageous to apply
Paris green and Bordeaux mixture
together when admissible. Injuries
resulting from the attacks of both in
sects and the fungi will thus be fore
stalled.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
Doctor
HathaWay's
Method.

Dr. Hathaway Co.
22H South Broad Street, +Io,
MENTION H I PAPER WHEN WRITING.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24

'ANA I'LL - LAOSkN dIeLullA
diagnosed and the exact
position of the diseas5dcOn-
ditiOn determined. Thus
every case is treated separ-
ately AID medicines are ld-
u iniStCrCd which are
specially prepared under
DR.. uathaUay's personal
supervision fGreach case.
pCOTleare affected
byapartiCular diseaseinthe
same manner consequent
~ no two people should be
treated in the same way
even for same COMPLAINT.
DR.. Hathaway is a special
iGt in the best sense of the
wOrd-he treats special dis
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
The Oldest Postal system.

we find the first recorded postal sys-
tenn In the Persian Empire, under Cyrus
the elder; but it Is clear that Rome OF
all the ancient states possessed the best
organized system Of transmitting let
ters through its numerous provinces.
All along the great Roman roads
houses We're erected at a distance OF
five or six miles from each other. At
each of these stations forty horses were
constantly kept and, by the help Of re-
lays, 1t was easy to travel 100 miles a
day. These services were intended for
the state only, 1t being imperative to
secure the rapid interchange Of official
communications.
In the time of Julius Caesar the sys-
TEN was so well organized that of two
letters the great soldier wrote from
Britain to Cicero at Rome the one
reached its destination In twenty-six,
and the other In twenty-eight days.
Private citizens had to trust to the SER
vices Of slaves and 1t Is not till the end
of the third century that we hear Of the
establishment Of postal system for
private persons by the Emperor Dio-
cletian, but how long this system re-
malned history does not say.-New
York Evening World.
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considered the correct thing among
men to make or accept casual gifts,
and, moreover, the superstition that
knife cuts friendship has become very
prevalent. What brought the subject
to my mind was little incident that
occurred the other day. was walking
up Canal street when, very unexpect-
edly, encountered retired river cap
tain from Memphis whom l used to
know intimately but hadn't seen for
nearly twenty years. He is delight
rul old gentleman, now getting close on
to 10 years, but still sound as a dol
lar, and We had long talk over the
auld lang syne. When we were about
to part he took me by the arm and led
me into nearby store. John he said,
1T isn't likely I'll ever see you again,
and l want to give you nice little pen
knife to remember me by He picked
out an old-style four-bladed knife with
beautiful pearl handle, and
wouldn't part with 1t for Its weight in
greenbacks. 1t reminds me of all sorts
of pleasant things"
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has cost considerable amount OF
money. Its walls are three metres
high, it Is provided with casemates and
moats and real Krupp guns. This Is
practically the only plaything Of the
young princes, for even during theli
most tender age toys, in the strict occu
patton Of the word, were and are far
and few between. On their birthday,
when the pony is not yet due or has
been given, the parents presents con-
sist Of useful things, bicycle, violin
two Of the young princes play that
nstrument-books, and even wearing
apparel. Frivolous gifts do not find a
place In Wilhelm's educational system.
On such day there is an entire cessa-
ton from work. There are seven chill
dren, hence seven Of such days, which
the Crown Prince described as the
"seven fat kline, swallowed, alas! by
the $50 odd lean ones"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-07-13
FITTING A PRINCE TO RULE.
Rigorous Training of the Future Em-
perOr of Germany.

Rigorous Training of the Future Em-
peror of Germany.
The Crown Prince of Germany. who
recently attained his majority, is one
OF the most popular young men in Ber-
lin. Notwithstanding his rank, he is
nail fellow well met" with the young
men OF the capital and Is always a well
come addition to any party of merry
makers. He has been carefully reared,
however, and is not at all given to dissi-
patton, and there is little of friyolity I'm
his composition. The training of the
Prince and his brothers was not left
wholly to his tutors. His mother, a
woman of rare discretion, exercised a
personal supervision over it. His future
station In life was kept constantly in
view, and those studies and sports that
were best suited to his preparation for
the duties that may in time devolve
upon him were especially chosen.
For many years the Princes mother
made 1t point to be present at all the
indoor lessons. No matter what the
AONA Lhdy bC VI lcI ISIuIu W the DdldCe
or the conclusion of this or that festiv-
ity or ceremony she does not retire
without having gone the round of all
her children's rooms. Ordinary boys
do not work on their holidays. Wilhelm
Ills boys are not indulged in that way.
During certain seasons the teaching is
relaxed; not sufficient however, to
please the lads, If we may Judge by
Prince Eitel Fritz's answer to his Eng
lish governess some years ago. You'll
soon have your holidays" said Miss At
kinsoD. Il don't mind mine so much,
Miss Atkinson" was the answer Il
wish they would give you some" The
princes riding lessons usually are su-
perintended by the Emperor himself,
and the reward for proficiency is a
pony for birthday present.
Naturally military studies occupy a
foremost place in the curriculum, but
Prince Adalbert, the Emperor's third
son, is destined to be the high admiral
Of the future German fleet There Is at
the new palace, near Potsdam, minia-
ture fortress, the construction Of which
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many miles about. She was tall and
slender and her eyes were azure blue.
She was crowned with golden hair.
which grew in dainty rlnglets close
upon her head. Miss Manbok had
more suitors than she could accept,
and she was very coy. Fleet of foot.
the maid had, since arriving at a mar.
riageable age, passed one Switching
day" In safety without the giving of
her promise.
Miss Manbok until noon on the lat
est festival occasion had succeeded I'M
Outdistancing all her pursuers. MANY
were the races she had run, but never
mad switch or pail of water come
within reaching distance of her petite
form. 1t was then that Andrew Ko-
binsky, shrewd young man, who had
purposely waited until Miss Manbok
had become fatigued, gave chase. Off
darted the maid, and after her sped the
rursuer.
Down the railroad track they rushed.
all unheeding. So excited were both
contestants-the man running for n
wife, the girl for liberty-that the ap-
proach Of train was unnoticed. The
engine footed shrilly and at It's blast
Miss Manbok, affrighted, stumbled and
fell upon the rail. Both Of her legs
were cut Off below the knees. And
kobinsky, regardless Of her being a
cripple, declares that he will wed her,.
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EkIMmSCienCe
s : .s's2eSelI1veanticn 2e

German army authorities are now ex-
perimenting on a cotton stuff as a ma
terial for balloons. 1t is treated with
Jubber before being used The fabric
Is said to have great strength, and is
better than silk, which is apt to gener-
ate electricity.
NJ. Mercadier, a French inventor,
states that he has solved the problem
or sending number of dispatches sim
ultaneously on single wire. Messages
have been transmitted between Paris
and Pau. Twelve Independent message
currents were sent on the circuit at
once In either direction, making total
OF twenty-four kilograms.
A new light-ship of novel design Is
soon to be moored in the stormy waters
Of the dreaded Diamond Shoals off
Cape Hatteras. 1t has been found i'm
possible to place lighthouse there,
and the lightships moored on the spot
have, one after another, been torn from
, their fastenings. The new ship is to be
propelled by steam, and furnished with
electric flashlights to be displayed
from her masts, fifty feet above water.
She will be anchored on the shoals with
strong mooring tackle, and in case she
Is torn loose by gale can take care of
herself with the aid of her powerful
engine.
l.. NJ. Loomis, the California ornithol-
ogist, who has been studying the ques-
ton Of bird migration on the Pacific
coast, concludes that those which he
has observed shape their course by
landmarks, and possess no mysterious
superhuman faculty for determining
direction, such as some persons have
Imagined that birds are endowed with.
When fog prevails the birds are be-
Wildered and lose their way. In brief.
Mr.. Loomis thinks that bird migration
Is habit evolved by education and in
heritance, and owing its origin to the
allure Of food in winter.
An ingenious arrangement to prevent
,vercrowding of both elevators or
stairways is in use In Scranton, Pa.
The time of entering and leaving GER
tain building is regulated by clocks on
each Of the five floors. On the lower
floors the clocks are set correctly, but
on the upper floors they are few min
utes slow, so that the employees on the
lower floors are at their work before
those on the upper floors are due, and
OF course those on the upper floors do
not leave their desks until several min
utes later, thus avoiding all confusion
bridge in the form of an aerial
ferry has been opened at Rouen on the
River Seine. In order to avoid inter
ference with shipping, it was deter
mined to place no structure in the
stream, or near its surface. Instead Of
bridge In any of the ordinary FORMS
horizontal flooring, sustained by steel
towers and suspension cables, was
stretched across the river at an eleva-
ton of 1877 feet. On this flooring run
electrically driven rollers, from which
Is suspended, by means Of steel ropes
car which moves at the level of the
wharves on the river banks. The car
is thirty-six feet wide and forty-two
feet long, and is furnished, like ferry
boat, with accommodations for car
riages and foot-passengers. The ropes
that carry the hanging-car are inter
laced diagonally in such a manner that
the support Is rigid, and swinging
motion Is avoided.
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VCAPTAIN TO CONVICT.
A DASHING ARMY OFFICER IN A
PRISON GARB.
Handsome and Brilliant Government
Emp1oye Loses His Identity and Is
Known Simply as 2O94-Case of Cap
tain Oberlin Carter.

1t Is but short time since the whole
country was interested in the case of
Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter, of the United
States army, who on trial was proved
TO have stolen from the Government
which honored and protected him more
than million dollars. Now the erst-
while dashing and handsome captain
and brilliant engineer is paying the
penalty of his wrongdoing and is
drinking the bitter cup of humiliation
which his dishonesty brewed. Shorn
of the honors of his profession, his
commission revoked forever, his for