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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
THE BOY.

Governor Roosevelt Tells What He Thinks
Young Americans Should Ain To Be.
In st. Nicholas for May Governor
Roosevelt of New York tells ''What
We Can Expect of the American
Boy" OF course, he says, what we
have a right to expect of the Ameri-
can boy is that he shall turn out to
be a good American man. Now, the
chances are strong that he won't be
much of a man unless he is a good
deal of a boy. He must not be a
coward, or a weakling, a bully, a
shirk, or a grig. He must work hard
and play hard. He must be clean
minded and clean-lived, and able to
hold his own under all circumstances
and against all corners. 1t is only on
these conditions that he will grow
into the kind of American man of
whom America can be really proud.
There Ire always in life countless
tendencies for good and for evil, and
each succeeding generation sees some
of the tendencies strengthened and
some weakened nor is it by any
means always, alas that the tenden-
cies for are evil weakened, and those
for good strengthened. But during
the last few decades there certainly
have been some notable changes for
good in boy life. The great growth
in the love of athletic sports, for in
stance, while fraught with danger if
it becomes One-Sided and unhealthy,
has beyond all question had IN eX-
cellent effect in in-reared manliness.
Forty or fifty years ago the writer
on American morals vas Sure to de
plOre the e~ffeminacy and luxury of
young Americans who were born of
rich parents. The boy who was we'll
off then, especially in the big Eastern
cities, lived too luXuriOusly, took to
billiards as his chief innocent recrea-
ton, and felt small shame in his
inability to take part in rough pas
times and field sports. Nowadays,
whatever other faults the sol of
rich parents may tend to develop, he
is at least forced by the opinion of
all his associates of his own age to
bear himself we'll in manly exercise,
and to develop his body-and there
fore, to a certain extent, his char
acter-in the rough sports which call
for pluck, endurance, and physical
address.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-J.C Wilborn, Old Point,
S. G.
Vice-President-P. H. RahilIev.
Lake City, MINI. -
Secretary-Treasurer-A. B. WEIGH.
Victor, N. Y.
LECTURERS.
j. P. SOssamOn, Charlotte, N. G..
&c. Hanley, st. Paul, MINI.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE AL
LANCE.
President-W. A. Graham, Mach
pelah, N. G..
Vice-President-J. S. Mitchell,
WintOn, N. G.
Secretary-Treasurer and State
Business Agent-T. B. Parker, Hills
boro, N. G.
Lecturer-Dr IN eawen, Faison
N. G..
Chaplain-W. S. Mercer, Moyock,
n. G.
Doorkeeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
bOrO, N. G..
Sergeant-at-Arms-D. W. Watson,
haywood, N. G..
Trustee Business Agency Fund
w. A. Graham; Machpelah, N. G.
Steward-J. G. Balm, Wade, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE
ALLIANCE.
J. w. Denmark, Chairman, Raj
eigh, N. G.
W. A. Graham Ex-oficio), Mach
pelah,N n. G..
W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. G.
John Graham, W~arrenton, N. c..
DR.. j. E. Person, Pikeville, n. c..
Thomas j. Oldham, Teer, N. G.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
j. T. B. Hoover, Hillsboro, N. G.
@. @. Mcclellan, Goodwin, N. G.
H. T. Jones, GOldsbOro, N. G..
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Eemember that if the o~pportun1-
tics for great deeds should never
come the opportunity for good deeds
l. renewed for you day by day. Inc
thing for us to long for is the good
ness, not the glory.-F. w. Farrar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
A NOTABLE BOOK.

It is seldom the case that an audienoai
which has listened to a long course of leo
lures covering several weeks, unanimously
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
She takes off Follies, F1irta-
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

'sThis pie is excellent, Sister
Smith" remarked little Rodney at
the supper table, addressing his
mother with unctuous solemnity ;
and then, after a pause repeating the
statement "This pie is excellent,
Sister Smith - ''What trick T you
up to now, Rodney?" asked the good
woman in surprise, mo trick at
all" answered the lad. "That's
what the minister says, and he al
ways gets another piece."-Sel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

1 have been trying to do without
The Progressive Farmer for about a
year, as 1 have been taking other
papers. But l find that none fills the
bill except the old Progressive
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

We all need more quiet rest in
Gods green pastures.-J. R. Miller
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

No one should accept office in the
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the position.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
EVERYBODY is READING
lin His Footsteps;
What Would Jesus DO?"
BY CHARLES NJ. SHELDON,
BY CHARLES NJ. SHELDON,
THE RELIGIOUS MASTERPIECE
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A sermon story dealing with the
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Written in the winter of 1896, and
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

The season is now at hand for be-
ginning the war on our insect and
fungOus enemies with the spray
pump, powder gun, dust bag, gas
tent and wash mop or brush, and a
number of stations have out new
bulletins on the subject, and most Of
them issue a spraying circular.
Every farmer, florist, fruit gardener
and trucker should send to the agri-
cultural experiment station of his
State for the spraying calendar.
This will tell him how to make the
various mixtures, washes, powders
and gases, and will also tell how and
when to apply them for the various
crops, insects and fUngous diseases.
The enrolment at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College has reached
the 800 mark. The total number of
students enrolled during the present
session, to be exact, is 302.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08

(Section 3 The following classes Of
persons shall be disqualification office 4:
First, all persons who deny the being
Of Almighty God. Second, all per
sons who shall have been convicted,
or confessed their guilt or indict-
mentpending, and whether sentenced
or not, under Judgment suspended,
of any treason or felony, on any other
crime for which the punishment may
be imprisonment in the penitentiry,
since becoming citizens of the United
States, or of corruption and NAL
practice in Office, unless such person
shall be restored to the right of citi-
zenship in manner prescribed bylaw.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-12-14
Beware Of Cintments fer Catarrh that
Contain nercury

- mercury vii surely destroy the
I S smell ard completely dcranee
the h c 9ten whel 81 ering
II through th- nuc.au> surface. such
articles s!caid re er BE used exert
On prescriptions rom re utabe phy-
.ciaf a. the damage they VIII d. j9
ten toi3 e. the good you ar possibly
derive from them. Halls CatarIh
Cure. manufactured BY +. j. Cheney y
-. Toledo, 81. contains uo ercurX.
and /. .-ailserna-iv, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surface ST
tie system. II buying Hans Catarrh
Ctre b. sure you @et the genuine. Il
is AIKEN in ernaliy, an madei II Of Q,
Ohio. by II. ]. Cheney < CO. le@tl-
n19uials free
Sold by Druggists, price 77c- per
bottle.
Hall's Sally Pills are the best.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-12-14
CETAW6A.

I'VE Eessian Tl7 Ratding Wheat
fields Continental Money The
Work Of Thieves 4 Big FOG :
Verde. for $500 Agaiast he South
crn.
nj et,a Enterprise. Dec. 30. :
Railroad and divorce cases
n4ouopoIized tie time of the
80 1T last week, and the ciyil
docket was not half cleared.
NJ. Jason \. Sheriff., Of
Mountain Creek, killed last
week the biggest hog ve haze
yet heard Of this year. It
weighed 56S ponds anlyield,d
over 100 pounds Of lard. The
hog was not ute two years
old.
The j11y in the u mean casa
gave 800 damage against the
Southern Railway Company.
This is the case IN %wh!chaman
bv the name Of Dlncan was
put of the train at ConoFer.
The man fell AM dlel from his
injuries.
The oooaleofNo ntain Greek
tavns6in are having to keep
+hin~s s~acnrely locked. ana
even then THE IS are making
frequent raids on panIIes an
smokaholses. ~. y. J. fio!d
sclaw one niAht last week LOST
Is pounds Of beef anil MIS-. }.
y. Sheriff. a5o.t ! d0zen cans
OF fruit.
siaoa fjten>
ohan+ Continoutal money va.
a.tad ~ lavalona1 th9
. ,-aI ,,ara af ;tint,.i
.,t,. I,n ao,,hodv So
nasa5, Mr.. y. i. Frye i
Z L.;
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-12-14

Tie Fessian Ily Raiding Wheat
Fields Continental Money The
Work Of Thieves + Big Hog =
Verde. for 5000 Agaiust he South
cTu.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14
Govern ment Bonds.


Reported over private wire by II. G. Fried
man & G., bankers and brokers', 10 Wall
street, N. " and 1853 Chapel Street, New
Haven. N. A. Tanner, Manager of Local
Franch. Direct wires to New York and
Chicago Openiny Closino
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14

which is published in the October Wo-
mans Home Companion. She tells how
the general received that title, and also
OF her meeting with another general,
who at the time was plain Mr. Grant,
who later became president, and one of
the worlds greatest soldiers.
It was Barnum who christened the
brief Mr.. Stratton "Tom Thumb" but
it was Queen Victoria who conferred
upon him the title of general. As Tom
Thumb he was presented to the queen,
and on his first visit amused her males
ty by asking particularly after the
Prince of Wales. On his second visit to
the court of St James he was presented
to the Prince of Wales and to the
princess royal. As he stood beside the
children his diminutive stature was
even more noticeable than usual. The
Duke Of Wellington was present and
noticed this fact, for he turned to some
one standing near and remarked:
Their royal highnesses are head and
shoulders taller than Tom Thumb.
This remark was overheard by the
queen ESQ the general told his Wife.
who turned to the duke and said, Gen
eral Tom Thumb" Bowling low to her
majesty the duke gave the new gene
raj the military salute, repeating the I'll
tie, General Tom Thumb" Every one
bowed, and though the little general
did not fully comprehend that her ma
Jesty'S simple say so could make it I'M
changeable,' he found that ever after
he was addressed as general.
The little general also expressed him
self as more interested in the great
lighter" as he called the Duke of Wei
lington, than in the royal boy and girl
with whom it was such an honor to
have chat.-New York Commercial
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14

To cure a cold quickly-use Crown
La Grippe Tablets. City Drug Store,
644 Chapel street.
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GENERAL TOM THUMB.
How He Got His Title-A Few Notes
About the Little Couple.

How He Got His Title-A Few Notes
About the Little Couple.
Mrs. Tom Thumb! What memories
of the old Barnun circus in the old
Madison Square Garden does the name
of that dainty little lady recall to the
average 'grown-up," who was small
boy or girl when the great little gene
raj, with his little wife, held recep-
ton after the dazzling, many-ringed
show, and shook hands with great dig
nifty and gravity with hundreds of
children, who lowered above them like
baby giants. The general was very
stout, thick set and stately Madame
was plump and pretty. She wore bro
caded gowns with long trains, and her
wee hands were weighted with jewels.
Neither the general nor his wife had the
weakened. old look of dwarfs. They
We're more like grown-up babies. They
had a fairy brougham, drawn by po-
MES, but they scorned any but ordlna-
ry sized tables and chairs in hotel din
ing rooms. The writer remembers
waiting for two hours on the stairs in
a hotel at which the celebrated little
couple We're staying, in order to see
them sten ont of the elevator and trot
down the hall to their rooms. When
they finally arrived a bell-boy accom-
panied them, carrying a parcel, The
little couple were chatting and did not
notice that the boy fingered after put
ting down the parcel. Then he said:
do you want me to light the gas for
you, sir?" He was good-naturedly in
tareste1 in tha small guests as We're all
of the servants The general stood be-
meath it-but he scowled SO darkly
that the admiring small girl on the
stairs was quite terrified Coz said
the general imperiously. The bell-boy
did go
Mrs Tom Thumb, now the Countess
Magri, has written some "reminiscences
of her and her late husbands career,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14

Adams Express As. ...... .10l7 103 104
Boston Elec LIST IS. $3.50. 1906 11G >.
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NEW FORK STOCK MARK EY.

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotation
! On the New York Stock Exchange, reported
| by Prince & Whitley, Brokers, Is Center
Street, New Haven.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23
A Novel Entertainment.

Chesapeake Tribe, Improved Order Of
Red Men. propose to give a novel enter
tainment at the Assembly Rooms on the
evening of Thursday, February SM. in
the shape of a Redmen's Ball. The
members OF the order and the ladies ac-
companying them will be attired in In
dian costume, and it is proposed by the
Bucks and Hunters of the Tribe to fur
nish interesting features in the way OF
War Dances, &c. The hall will be dec
Grated in keeping with the occasion, and
the committee propose to use their best
efforts to make this the most enjoy able
as well as the most novel entertainment
held in our city for some time. Tickets,
admitting a gentleman. will cost so cts.
ladies, IS cts. Prof. Schreyer. who is OF
of the Indians, viii be called upon to fur
nish the music, and refreshments will be
served by an experienced caterer. Tick
cts can be secured from members OF the
Tribe or at the door. adv.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23
immunity From the plague.

Apropos of the bubonic plague now
creeping into Portugal, has 1t ever
been noticed in what an erratic man.
ner immunity from this disease seems
to have been conferred upon certain
races, and even sects? Thus in 1854
It was noticed that the Professionals of
Lyons escaped almost to a man. So
did the Jews in an outbreak at Mime
guen in 1886. Something of the same
sort has been noticed with regard to
other diseases, and while In the out
break of typhus at Langoens in 1924
the Jews remained immune, their CO.
religionists in Poland have always
been the first to catch cholera. But
the strangest thing in connection with
the plague is that in most cases the
seeds of the disease seem to remain
dormant in the systems of those ex-
posed to the rank of contagion until
some new epidemic calls them into
activity. Procopius. who observed the
plague in Constantinople pretty closely
during Justinian's reign, declares that
IL persons born in an infected town
settled in a town hitherto free from
it, they are sure to be first at
tackled IL the plague again visited the
country, even after the lapse of sew
eral years. A similar fact was noted
during the Nimeguen outbreak, where
two children of one Van Dam were
sent to the immune town of Gorcunen.
and remained there in perfect health
for three months. At the end of that
time the plague came to Gorunen, and
they died there at the same time as
the rest of the family.-Pall Mall ca
zette.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23

You want the best medicine that can
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Cough Remedy. .
You want a remedy that will not only
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You want remedy that will relieve
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You want remedy that is pleasant and
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Chamberlain Cough Remedy is the
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23
Their Fh.st Steps.

Before encouraging children to use
their feet we should look to their act
ual strength, not deciding how far
they should be urged to walk by the
autual number of months they have
lived. IL a young child once acquires
the art of crawling, it will soon do
more. and try to use its legs. 1t will
soon raise itself by the support of a
chair or stool, will then totter up fsom
one side to the other. holding itself up.
and by repeated exercise of this kind
the limbs will gain the requisite power
and the infant will gain courage to
trust to that power. Then it will walk
alone. However. in beginning to walk
child must have some assistance.
This should be given by holding it firm-
ly under, not by the arms.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23
A Model English Town.

The town of Huddersfield, York
shire, stands unique in the world as
the only town which absolutely owns
itself in every respect. Beginning life
In a municipal artisans dwelling, the
young man rides to work on munic-
ipal tram. He gets his gas or electric
ity from the city. His wife rents
gas stove from the city. purchases her
produce from municipal market, and
buys meat that has been prepared by
a municipal butcher. Both use the
public baths. enjoy the city's parks,
and send their children to the city's
Fairgrounds. Their house refuse is
removed by the city. When i'll they go
to the city hospital; or. II unfortunate,
to the municipal lodging room. Their
letters are collected by city post
man. And in a thousand other ways
their daily life comes in close contact
with the city government. At last they
are buried in a city cemetery. This
may be Socialism. or 1t may not be.
The citizens are satisfied and approve
OF every municipal enterprise.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-23
How the soers Make love.

Having asked the permission OF his
father to court a certain damsel in the
neighborhood-by that Is meant any
thing within about fifty miles-the
young Boer proceeds to purchase the
most strikingly decorated and loudly
coiored saddle cloth for his steed that
he can possibly obtain. He will very
likely spend large sum of money on
this, for IL is a special occasion,
and no one knowing the country and
the habits of the people will have the
least doubt from the appearance OF
his horse that he is In quest OF a bride.
Having made his preparations, he
mounts his most spirited horse and
Journeys to his lady's home, but, in
stead OF seeking the object OF his af-
fcetions, he respectfully acts permits
sion of her father to court her. The
old man cautiously refrains from an
swering, but consults his wife, and
the youth joins the younger members
OF the HOUSEHOLD.
No further notice is taken OF the
sutton for the rest of the day, but IL
the parents approve of him, when the
rest of the household retires for the
night the mother solemnly approaches
the young man and maiden with a
tallow candle In her hand. This she
places on the table and lights, and
then, having taken an affectionate
farewell of the couple she retires. This
is sign to the sutton that his suit is
acceptable.
AS long as the candle lasts the
young people set up in the kitchen to-
gether and talk, and then the girl be-
takes herself to rest in the dormitory
used by herself and her sisters and
the young man finds quarters with the
brothers or other men of the house
hold