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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle Of Halls Great Discovery
cur.s all kidney snd bladder troubles, re-
moves gravel cures diabetes, seminal emis-
ali srregularIties OF the kidneys ana bladder In
both men and women, bladder trouble IN chill
eren. II not sold By your druggist Will be
sent by mail on receipt OF Sl.t0. One. small
any case above mentioned. Dr. u W. Hal.,
Eoie Manufacturer. r. D. Box 62s. St. Louis,
NO. Send for testimonials. SOLD by all drug
sisss snd Houston DRUG Company.
Haliett1viiie, Texas, Feb. HI certify that
my Wits was tfouble6 with pain In her left
hip, supposed To be rhcuma<ism, and also
dsgangerpept Of the kitreys, and was re-
Moved 81 Il ~ tho use al Halls Great Dis
egyery. She sssd oaly ons bottle and thinks
shs = pssFeHspQy cured
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
New Tailored St.its.

Just received few very pretty and stylish Ladies Tailored Suits
b+0wn and Ta 5 5Gn and S.u s,a5ame 1000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
Dragged To Death

Waxahachis. Texas. August 1s.-Presley A.
Ne-4'''an OF the Dawson ranch was thrown
.'o" mule last night while riding home
from work His foot hung IN the harness
ana he was dragged to death.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

OcfsieanA Texas, August IS Mrs Robert
B seay the three-months bridge Of Pas
sansr Agent seay. died here at . o'clock this
afternoon.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

In 1899, for the first time in history,
the total foreign commerce of the
United States passed the two million
dollar line,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is no
panacea. but is recommended for piles
only. These 1t will cure. Price 80 cts,
in bottles; tubes, 10 cents, l.. Taggart.
feb
No amount of cold can freeze up the
mouths of the sluggers.
IL think | would 90 crazy with pain
were it not for Chamberlain's Pain Balm"
writes Mr.. w. II. Stapleton, Herminie,
Pa. II have been afflicted with rheu-
matism for several Yeas and have tried
remedies without number, but Pain Balm
is the best medicine | have got hold of"
One application relieves the pain. For
sale by Il. Taggart, Druggist. feb
1t is not surprising that Gen. Wood
should be Judge of cabinet timber
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is un-
cquallcd for piles, injuries and skin dis
cases. 1t is the original Witch Hazel
Salve Beware of al counterfeits. r.
c. Dodson. Sly
Outsiders going TO Kentucky would do
well to provide themselves with steel
ovcrcoats.
". S. PhiIpot. Albany, Ga, says,
DcWitt's Little Early Riscrs did me
more good than any pills [ ever took"
The famous little pills Tor copstipation
biliousness and liver and bowel troubles
r. c. Dodson Sly
Roberts ana Kitchener are probably
waiting for Marlborough and his car
riages.
Mrs. j. X. Miller, Newton Hamilton,
Pa, writes, 81 think DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the grandest salve made -
1t cures piles ard heals everything All
fraudulent limitations are worthless. r..
G. Dodson. Sly
After all Aggie does not have enough
faith in Pettigrew to come out of his
hole.
There is no better medicine for the
babies than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and
ctiectual cures make it a favorite with
mothers and small children. 1t quickly
cures their coughs and colds, preventing
pneumonia or other serious consequences.
1t also cures Group and it has been used
in tens Of thousands of cases without a
single failure so far as we have been able
to learn. 1t not only cures Group but
when given as soon as the croupy cough
appears will prevent the attack. In cases
Of whooping cough it hquefes the tough
mucus, making it easier to expectorate,
and lessons the severity and frequency of
the paroxysms Of coughing, thus depriv-
ing that disease of all dangerous conse-
quences. For sale by L. Taggart feb
81 had dyspepsia for years. No mcdi-
cine is so effective as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. 1t gave immediate relief. Two
bottles produced marvellous results, p"
writes L. Ii. Warren, Albany, Wis. 1t
digests what you eat and cannot fail to
cure. r. c. Dodson. 8y
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08
ALL SORTS.

Butler says there is no change, which
presumably means that the Beers kept
the change,
Look out for congcaled pipes
II had bronchitis every winter for
years and no medicine gave me perma-
nent relief till | began to take One
Minute Cough Cure. | know it is the
best cough medicine made says J.
Koontz, Cory, Pa. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds, Group, asthma, grippe and
throat and lung troubles. 1t is the
childrcn's iavorite remedy. Cures quickly.
They are trcshening up the salt trust
"Alter doctors failed to cmc ne of
pneumonia | used One Minute Cough
Cure and three bottles Of it cured me-
1t is also the best remedy on earth for
whoopiug cough. 1t cured my grand
children Of the worst cases writes John
Berry, Lo%antop, Pa. 1t Is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate
results. Cures coughs, colds, Group and
throat and lung troubles 1t prevents
consumption. Chiidrcn always like it..
Mothers endorse it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

All Kentucky feuds are now merged
in one.
Don't irritate your lungs with a stub
born cough when a pleasant and effective
remedy may be found in Billiards. Hore
hound Syrup. Price 25c. and SOC. L..
Taggart's. feb
Fettigrew is long on wind but short on
facts
Faults OF digestion causes disorders of
the liver, and the whole system becomes
deranged. Herbine perfects the process
of digestion and assimilation, and thus
makes pure blood. Price soc. i. Tag
CART. feb
The Shah finds the Gar an easy
"touch." "
Are you restless at night and harassed
by bad cough? Use Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup, it will secure you sound
sleep, and effect a prompt and radical
cure. Price % cents and 30 cents. L.
Taggart. feb
There'il soon be more poems than men
with hoes.
Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts
sprains and bruises. For use in such
cases Billiards. Snow Iiniment has fol
many years been a constant fayoritc
family remedy. Price 25c. and soc. L
Taggart's. feb
What blessing that February is short
at the other end
Children who are troubled with worms
are pale in the face, fretful by spells
restless in sleep, have blue rings arouno
their eyes, bad dreams, variable appetite
and pick the nose. Whites Cream
Vermiruge will kill and expeI these para
sites. Price % cents, i. Taggart. feb
The Democrats will be very ungratefu
if they do not place Pettigrew second OF
the Aguinaldocratic ticket
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08
An Editors Life Saved by ChambelaIn's
Cough Remedy.

During the early part of October,
1896, | contracted a Dad cold which
settled on my lungs ard was neglected
until feared that consumption had ap-
peared in an incipient state. / was con
stantly coughing and trying to cxpel
something which | could not / became
alarmed and after giving the local doctor
a trial bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the result was immediate
improvement, and after | had used three
bottles my lungs We're restored to their
healthy state.-B. S Edwards, Publisher
Of The Review, Wyant, III. For sale by
l.. Taggart Druggist. feb
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

Mr.. Cages latest communication to
Congress utterly cuts the ground from
under the feet of his critics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

John Dir, Poseyvillc, Ind, says, Il
never used anything as good as One
Minute Cough Cure. We are never
without it. Quickly breaks up coughs
and colds. Cures all throat and lung
troubles. Its use will prevent consump-
ton. Pleasant to take. r. G. Dodson.
Sly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08
Bncklenrs Arn1ca Salve

The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price 25
cents a box. For sale by i. Taggart.
E&I-n2-lN
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

be safe from these dangers. 1t keeps the pores in
healthy condition and makes the skin smooth soft and
rosy 1t beauties and preserves the skin Of infants
and Children and is unequaIed for cleansing the scalp
and making fine slken hair. Always use it for pim-
pies, sores, tan chafng, rough, red hands, etc.
2Dc Cakes at leading drug shops cakes Mailed on
receipt Of price by LONDON SUPPLY Co.. 83 Broadway N Y
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

Ice is once more monoPoIizing nayiga-
ton.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

Geo. Barbo, Mendoza, Va, says,
Nothing did me 50 much good as kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, One dose relieved me,
a few bottles cured me-" 1t digcsts what
you eat and always cures dyspepsia. r.
{. Dodson. sly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

properties not possessed by
any other soap, being made
from specially medicated veg
etable oils and balsams and
entirely free from nexious in
gradients present in most
other soaps. Its great merit
is its absolute power over
germs Of contagious and skin
diseases. Use it freely and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

Butler will never be Baron of Siion
Kop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
A RARE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

If you had asked her about her ac-
complishments, she would have told
you that she had none, and would
have been quite sincere in her an
swer. She did not know how to play
the piano, and she had never tried
her hand at water-colOrs, or crayOn
sketching. She had never found
time for embroidery. She got off
the key when she tried to sing. In
fact, one might run through the list
of what are called accomplishments
without naming one at which she
was expert.
Yet this sunny-faced, sweet-vOiced
girl had one accomplishment which
outweighed all those she lacked.
Wherever she went, gloomy faces
grew cheerful. You have seen
dropping plants freshen at the touch
of the summer rain, and it seemed
as if her presence revived dropping
hearts in much the same manner.
She vas "a happiness-maker. Chill
dren stopped fretting when she came
near. Old people came back from
dreams of the past and found the
present sweet. Without being wise
or witty or beautiful, there was an
atmosphere of peace about her like
the fragrance of a flower. Her
smile had the comforting warmth of
sunshine. The tones of her glad
young voice stirred the heart like d
song.
You girls who are fitting your
selves for life, and to adorn life,
will do we'll to take into account this
rare and valuable accomplishment.
You have missed part of you prepara-
ton, unless you have mastered the
art of making happiness.-Success
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
YULETIDE CUSTOMS.

The use of evergreens at Christ
mas comes from the Romans, who
thus Ornamented their temples dur
ing the feast of Saturn, while ivy
was universally used in feasts in
honor of Bacchus. The ancient
Druids hung green branches and
mistletOe over their doors as a pro-
p~itiation to,woodland sprites; they
used also to cut green trees and carry
them into their houses to protect
the spirits of the forest and streams
from the death-dealing winds, think
ing the spirits, thus protected, would
go forth in the spring to reclothe
the forests with beautiful foliage
and unlock the ice-bound streams.
A survival of this superstition was
found among the English peasantry
not more than two hundred years
ago. They hung evergreens in their
cottages in the belief that they would
attract spirits, and that the boughs
would remain unnipped by the frosts
and furnish a shelter for the wood
land deities. STANDARD trees in
the city were originally mailed fule
of holme and ivy" showing that the
external aspect of Christmastide
was Il public concern in the days of
our ancestors.
As mistletoe and holly are our
principal decoration, it may be we'll
to know the origin of their use and
their supposed power. The Druids
OF Huletide used to cut the mistle-
toe TO place upon their affairs with
DOT ceremonies. Their name
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
it is too cold to venture out this win

it is too cold to venture out this win
ter.
Now, this is the cause of so many
Sunday Schools closing at the begin
ming of winter until the spring
opens. Then it takes so long to get
any interest in the school after it has
been closed so long.
l know that it is too cold and bad
sometimes for any one to get out,
but we can go most of the time, and
think it is our duty to go when we
can. I go nearly every Sunday,
walking over a mile. In our com
munity when the children are at day
school we can tell very easily the
ones that are accustomed to going to
Sunday School. The Sunday School
has a refining influence that makes
itself felt. l think it so noble in a
children to Gods house on the
Lords day, and when she cannot go
with them to send them on, any
way. This means many extra steps
to the mother who has somuch to do,
but in after years she will feel re-
paid for her troubles, when she sees
her children doing their part in the
Lords work. Now, let us not for
sake our Sunday Schools, but try to
help our superintendent keep them
alive through the winter.
Christmas will soon be here and
we are expecting a merry time. l
hope every n of you may enjoy
the holidays very much and that not
a single member of our Circle will
drink one drop of intoxicating
liquor.
1 wanted to tell you that one of
our Chatterers was married not long
since and l guess that is why she
has not written in so long a time.
She does not know who FlOssy is, so
[ shall not tell which one is married,
but will say that she wrote to the
Social Chat once and let US know
what kind of a man she would like
if she should marry. And 1 think
the lucky man is nearly just the
kind she described as her ideal.
FLOssY.
Chatham Co. N. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

for it was All-Heal or All-Healing.
There was a large procession, headed
by the Druidical priests, with bards
singing canticles and hymns then
a herald preceded three Druids,
furnished with implements for sew
ering the sacred plant; then the
prince or chief of the Druids, &C
companied by all his followers. The
chief mounted the oak and with a
golden knife detached the mistletOe
and presented it to the priest, who
received and bore away the branches
with great reverence. Two white
bulls were sacrificed during the rite.
On the first day of the new year,
the branches, after resting on the
affairs in the interval, were distrib-
uted among the people as a sacred
and holy plant, the Druid priest
crying, 1.-The mistletoe for the New
Year" Just when the mistletoe be-
come known as the "kissing-bush" is
not kQOtYu.
Many English girls believe that
they will not be welded inside of
tweve months unless they have at
least one kiss under the mistletoe.
In many countries a berry is plucked
from the mistletoe with each kiss,
and when there are no berries no
kisses are allowed. MistletOe used
to be considered a charm or amulet
to ward off the baleful influence of
witches. 1t was also considered that
it's influence was irresistible, that no
one could possibly pass beneath it
without yielding to its power, and
hence both matron and maid must
submit to the salutatiOn which has
since become customary.-Self Cul-
ture Magazine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
FLOWERS AND AUTUMN LEAVE,

DEAR AUNT JENNIE As
seems to be plenty of room in a.
Chat corner, I will try to writa
few words this morning to inc:
what has become of the MANY -,
contributors to our columns. Isbon,,
be glad to hear from Kentuckion~
Taffy, Tennessee Boy and Mrs d.
kins. We r commanded to g.,
joice with those that do rejoice, ana
weep with those that weep" D.
how can we do that, at this tim
when so many are weeping over ~
result of the election, and so man.
others rejoicing at the same resrlt,
If the maxim, Whatsoever is :,
right" is a true saying, 1 suppose M
should rejoice with the maioritr,
but is that maxim correct?
I think Jennie Acton has waitaa
too long before inquiring about pra
serving autumn leaves if not sb.
may dip MOSES leaves in melted
paraffne wax (nOt hot). Hold them
over the vessel until the surnIno
wax drips off, and lay them aside fo,
the wax to harden on them. II !.
said that they will retain their color,
for a good while. Pressed autumn
leaves and ferns, with dried grasses
and everlastings, make fine bouuets
Water Lily is in time for exchan0.
ing plants. I will exchange Soma
chrysanthemums with her for Soma
water lily roots, next spring. But
if she has none l will inform her
that she can send to any reliable seed
house and buy a packet of chrysan.
themum seed (mixed) and SOW them
under glass early, and they will
bloom the first year.
It is said that rhododendrons grow
wild in the mountains. If anv of
the Chatterers will send me some I
will exchange any flowers that |
may have. 1 have plants of various
kinds. / have some kind of plants
in bloom from the middle of January
until December. MRS. S. E. NJ.
BERTHE Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

noble man that he was, are in the
power of all parents to secure for
their children. All parents can con-
troll their tempers. can teach their
children obedience, and can tell
the truth to them, whether in
promise of reward or threats of pun
iShment.
1t will be a trouble, of course F.;
self restraint is always troublesome.
1t will require thought, courage,
constant watchfulness and prayer
for Gods help. But the reward
shall be the training of children into
noble men and women, who will
reverence and honor you next to
God, and in the approval of your
conscience and of your God.
Is not the reward worthy
the trouble and the care?
Would not the reflex influence on
your w character be in itself a
great reward? Would it not be the
grandest progress for u country
if all children were raised as was
Ruskin in homes over which presi.
ded Peace Obedience, Truth?-Wes-
tern Recorde.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
Our Social Chat.
= EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, N. c. =

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some OF the
most wide-awake and progressive young ladies
and young men and some of the most entertain
ing writer's among the older people of this and
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to join by sending
us a letter on some subject of general interest,
WHEN WRITING, give full name and post
office address for Aunt Jennie's information.
in print, give name by which you wish to be
known as a Chatterer.
w WEEKS OR MORE must, as a rule,
elapse between the time a letter is written and
the date of it's publication.
all letters to Aunt Jennie, care of
The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
LEARN 20 LABOR AND TO WAIT"

There T many examples of how
by waiting patiently for the oppor-
tunity, one may in the end reach
the goal Of his ambition. John j.
Ingalls,, writing for the Saturday
Evening Post, tells how Senator
Everetts waited twenty-four years
after his first candidacy before he
was elected Senator.
He was a candidate in 1861, but
failed of election. In 1885 he came
to the Senate at the age of sixty
seven. During the interval he was
busy and filled the years with telling
labor. He achieved distinction as a
lawyer and orator. He was Attor-
ney- General of the United States
under President Andrew Johnson
and his counsel on his impeachment.
He held other positions of trust and
prominence, was Secretary of State
from 1877 to 1881 and no doubt he
kept his eyes on the place he hoped
some day to occupy in the United
States Senate. He ''stuck his pegs
and worked to them. The example
is we'll worth the careful study of
all who would learn to succeed by
labOring and waiting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
TRAINING CHILDREN.

Ruskin was another illustration of
the fact that back of every great
nan is a great mother. But a We
man may be great, as was the mother
of Aaron Burr, and fail most sadly
in training her sons to be noble men.
And On the other hand, a mother
may not be in intellect the peer
of Mrs Ruskin, and her sons may
not be men of brilliant genius. But
the wise training which Ruskin's
mother gave him will make truly
noble characters, honored by all linen,
and great in that highest greatness
of goodness.
While Ruskin's training during
his childhood was chiefly in the
hands of his mother, as must al
ways be the case, yet his father was
no cipher nor mere Sunday visitor
in his home. Alas, too often is the
wise training of a mother thwarted
by the example and sometimes by
the opposition of the father.
We give some of the things upon
which Ruskin dwells in counting up
the blessings of his childhood.
Among the chief of these blessings
he counted the fact that nothing
was ever promised him that was
not given; nothing ever threatened
him that was not inflicted, and moth
ing ever told him that was not true"
And this taught him as no words
could have done the great virtue of
Truthfulness and trust. This alone
would have made him reverence his
parents.
Read over these three clauses
carefully, and ask your own con
science, reader mine, whether your
son can speak thus of you when you
lie under the graveyard grasses? If
he can, blessed are you, and blessed
is he. If he cannot, what excuse
have you that you can face God
with in the last great day of &C
cOunts7
Among these blessings of his child
hood he gives Obedience a high place :
he "Obeyed a word or lifted finger
of his father or mother, as a ship
her helm, without an idea of resist
ance." And the third of his great
blessings was the Peace which char
acterized his hOme-''he never
heard fathers or mothers voice once
raised in any dispute, nor saw an
angry glance in the eyes of either,
nor saw a moments trouble or dis
order in any household matter -
This freedom from trouble or dis
order in household matters was due
to the executive ability a woman of
great talent. 1t is not to be attained
by all, for all are not blessed with
executive ability.
But all the other blessings in hi:
early life, which made Ruskin tn