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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
THE FARMER AND WEATHER BUREAU

To present a scientific exposition
of the laws of storms is beyond the
scope of this paper, and would re-
quire review of the voluminOus
literature which has been published
upon the subject. 1t will be suffi-
cient to say that storms are cOnsid-
cred to be revolving whirlwinds
which turn from right to left, and
have a progressive movement to-
wards the northeast. These gyrat-
ing portions of the atmosphere de-
velOp low barometer near the cen
ter. On the eastern side warm
southerly winds, with increasing
clOudinesS and rain prevail; on the
west side cold nOrtherly winds and
clearing skies. Storms are but minor
whirls in the general circulation of
the atmosphere resulting from the
differences of temperture between the
equator and the poles. The weather
bureau forecasts are thus made by
the national method of observing the
actual features of the weather and
anticipating the changes which may
occur within the brief interval of d
few days. 1t is evident that fore
casts for months or years in advance
are not possible. The SO called fore
casts in the almanacs, and such as
are issued by false prophets like Fos-
ter, of Missouri, and Hicks, of ST.
Louis, are utterly valueless and un-
worthy of any attention.
There is not a community which
does not receive some benefit from
the forecasts or other information
furnished by the weather bureau.
While storm warnings are Of the
greatest benefit to commerce and
navigation, and have been the means
of saving thousands of lives and
millions of dollars worth of prop
erty, the value of the forecasts to
agricultural interests cannot be min
imized. Warnings of rain are of i'm
mense value to the raisin industry in
California; the cold wave warnings
benefit stOckmen in the West, and
are eagerly noted by growers of cot
ton, tobacco and other crops liable
to be injured by freezing weather
the truck and strawberry growers of
Eastern North Carolina appreciate
highly the frost warnings in spring
which enable them to protect their
crops and dominate the early North
ern markets. It is certain that
further improvements in the fore
casts will be made and that many
other ways Of utilizing the Informal
tion furnished by the bureau will
ultimately discovered. The farmer
should formulate his demands, should
be AGGRESSIVE in his search for infOr-
nation upon all subjects that may
contribute to his success, and in so
doing he will learn that he cannot
dispense with the assistance prOfered
him by the weather bureau.
Gentlemen, permit me to thank
you for your kind attention, and to
extend you cordial invitation to
visit the Weather Bureau Office, at
Raleigh, at any time-FrOm Director
c. F. Won Herman s address to Com
missioners of Agriculture.
Postpone to the great object OF
liberty every smaller motive and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

tion of 1 pound formain in 25 gallons
of water; or soak "a hours, frequent
~ stirring, in a solution of ~
pounds Of liver Of sulphur in 25 gal
Ions of water. Never SOW wheat or
oats without treating seed for smut.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

Mr.. j. Wallace Cook, who lives at
Forest Hill, is one of our best farm
ers. He raised 22O bushels of wheat
on six acres of land. This is 36I
bushels to the acre. This piece of
land has been farmed in wheat for
six or eight years and always yields
well, but this is the banner year. Mr..
Cook says that $46.3O covers all ex-
penses or cost from plowing the land
to, and, including threshing, but
does not include the toll. He says
that so bushels of wheat can be raised
to the acre, and he will make an
effort to SO next year. Mr.. Cook is
not only a big wheat farmer, but be
is the father of 10 children.-Con-
cord Standard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

The premiums at the State Fair
have been given heretofore to cattle,
sheep and hogs open to the world.
This year, in addition to- those, they
have been duplicated and offered for
stock owned in North Carolina, no
others competing IN that class. This
was in compliance with the request
of stock breeders and farmers Of our
State, and was made possible by the
enlightened action of the Agricul-
tural Department of the State, in
aiding the premium list. Let every
farmer who has cattle, sheep or hogs
that he deems meritorious bring
them forward to this great exhibit,
commemorating the Fortieth Fair of
the Society.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

Postpone to the great object OF
liberty every smaller motive ano
passion. Thomas Jefferson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

CONTINUED ON PAGE 8.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
The Chinese Dragon.

The dragon is the symbol of China,
meaning something powerful and ter
rible, and to the common Chinese it
has an actual existence. OF course,
they have never seen dragon, but
they believe it lives somewhere" and
they waste a good deal CT time and
money, in propitiating the monster.
They certainly have cause to be
afraid, as a live dragon would be an
alarming animal to meet on a lonely
ROAD. A Chinese writer describes it
as having a camel's head, deer's
horn, a rabbits eyes, cows ears, a
snakes neck, frogs stomach, a
carp's scales and an eagles wings and
claws. About the mouth grow whis-
kers and beard. 1t can change it's
breath at will from fire to water, and
it's voice sounds like the jingling of
metals. The high class Chinese. are
not the least afraid of this terrible
beast, but they find it very handy
to have around to frighten the COM
mon folk and help keep them in SUBJ
iection.-Golden Days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
DIVIDED.

-. hu,s and the broad seas have hidden
~ face that was wonderful fair;
..a distance and dark have forbidden
Inves kiss on your lips-on your hair.
~. cilken, soft hair that is falling
n beautiful masses of gold,
ebe Inns that are calling and calling
FROM rose-scented summers of old.
p,eak hills, that are barren of beauty,
Rlack seas, where no sunlight descends;
n-ear ways, with the red thorns of Duty
A. the blanched lips of lovers and friends.
ctern voices of Fate that are chiding,
And darkening Loves wreath with ths
rue;
put Love, with the lost still abiding,
wings landway and leaWay to you!
No bells over green meadows ringing
The world to white havens of rest
No songs that are sweet in the singing
Rut bring your dear face to my breast.
thrill at your tender caresses-
Your lips the old love-words repeat,
And the watt of your beautiful tresses
Hides the mist that is binding me, Sweet!
cnme home to the heart that is yearning
70 reap but one kiss for the years;
Fame home, where the love-lights are
burning
like stars in tempest Of tears.
yet still, If the bleak hills above you
Should hide you forever, o Sweet!
Your dear lips have whispered: Il love
your
And love shall be life till we meet!
IF. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
shah Wore Hi. Hat in Church.

On his homeward voyages the shah
of Persia paid a visit to the Cathedral
of Cologne. According to the rites of
his country his majesty is not allowed
to take his hat off while visiting any
church, and special permission bad
to be granted by the vatican, which was
secured by telegraph. The shah en-
tered the dome accompanied by his
grandoeyier and ministers, in all ten
persons, and during his inspection the
cathedral was closed to the public. He
remained about an hour and showed
great interest in the magnificent ar
chitecture and the rich windows.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
woman,x sen.itiye Point.

After all. it is not surprising that
she hates white people, thinks the Chi
cago Times-Heraid. They keep con-
tinually referring to her as tine 'old"
empress dowager.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
Labor Day ~ . Holiday.

Labor day was celebrated first in
New York city. The celebration took
place there on Monday, September 4,
1882. 1t is now legal holiday in IS
states and the District Of coiuE~ bia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
Valuable OLD jug.

An ole Jug fetched 6 135 at Lon
don auction. 1t was of mottled browI
ssoneware, and bore tie date 1866.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29
ON On Troubled waters.

Danish lighthouses are supplied with
oil to pump on the waves in case OF
storm.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-29

peared, but in a few minutes he was
brought up from below, much against
his will, and taken before the chief.
''Why, Robert!" said the chief. It
was all he said, but the tone was full
of grief and reproach.
1t seemed that Robert was rum
away. His baggage anu numerous
weapons were hoisted out, and he and
Carlo returned with us in the boat.
We all went back to the chiefs Of
ice. AS we entered I saw there the
man who had employed me that
morning.
"There, sir! There is the man-the
other chief"
1t seemed to be the chiefs fate to
be astonished that night.
"What! Kenny!" he exclaimed.
"Did you call yourself the chief and
employ this boy this morning?" he
asked, severely.
'Sure, twas only joke, SIR" re-
piled Kenny. "Ain't the chief of the
| janitors?"
"You Il not remain chief of the jani-
tors very long if this happens again."
returned the chief, sharply.
Kenny skulked out, glad to escape
SO easily. Then the chief and his son
| retired to an inner office, where I
| ton.
| After some time the cLief came out
and sat down at his desk.
"My boy" he said, kindly, "you have
done great deal of good to-day. You
have enabled me to rescue my only
son from dangerous expedition for
which he was i'll prepared. And you
have prevented from entering Alaska
80 barrels of whisky, which, dealt out
to the Indians of that region, would
have done far more damage than so
barrels of gunpowder. I shall make
you suitable reward"
| But at that moment the door opened
and deep voice said: Il wish to see
| the chief"
I rose, with my heart in my mouth,
and looked in my fathers worn and
anxious face. He had come from our
home in distant city to that detec-
tive agency to enlist aid in searching
for his truant son, for-I confess it
| with shame---I, too, was runaway
Boston Globe.
| Times Revenge.
Everyone who has read 'sThe Last
Days Of Pompeii'' remembers it's deli
cately beautiful descriptions. Curl
ously enough, Bulwer, its author, after
ward Lord Lytton, was a man whose
best taste was entirely given to his
books. His country house at Kneb-
worth was originally very handsome,
but he did his best to spoil it by false
stucco ornaments externally in the
way of gargoytes and quasi-Gothic
pinnacles. ION these" says an Eng
lsh publisher. C. Kegan Paul, slime
worked it's inevitable revenge, and
when the estate had passed on to his
son, the second Lord Lytton, better
known under his literary pseudonym
Owen Meredith each frost brought
down. some pinnacle which had been
supposed to be permanent. One day
happened to be walking with LORD
Lytton up and down the lawn in front
of the house, after sharp nights
frost, when the gardener came to tel
of the fall of another gargoyle. His
message was in these words: If yor
please, my lord, there is another O.
them bloody monkeys fallen down il
, the night youths Companion.
rto Ch,uo.o n,o~.u
The dragon is the symbol of China
meaning something powerful and ter
rible, and to the common Chinese j
has an actual existence. OF course
they have never seen a dragon, bu
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14

a Tribute to the Late DR.. VIM. S. Lacy
By Rev. Cochran Preston, in the
Christian Observer.)
1t was with sincere pleasure that we
read some weeks ago of the beautiful
spirit of harmony exhibited by the Of
Ulcers and members of the "Brick
Church." New York, in their efforts to
select a successor to DR.. Henry Van
Dyke. The spirit of the man who had
for SO long been their faithful leader
was eSemplified In the people who had
been under his ministry
y similar, and even more beautiful
instance of fellowship divine" infused
into people by the character of their
pastor, Is found in Norfolk's Second
Church; see Virginia notes, Christian
Observer, December 81. 1899. An elder
writing of the church. says: Though
long without a pastor able ii give heed
to the flock we have grown
strong, kept together in perfect har-
mony. and are now ready to receive the
full measure OF blessing which we be-
lieve God has in store for u.s."
No one who has been so fortunate as
to know DR.. VIM. S. Lacy can for mo-
ment be surprised at this happy condI-
ton of Norfolk's Second Presbyterian
Church, nor at the methods by which
1t was brought about Though small
of stature. impaired in physical health,
and lame of limb he was possessed of
soul full of faith. which conquered
every obstacle, and n great, sympa-
thetic heart overlooking with love for
the Master and for the Masters SER
wants In every condition Of life, wher-
ever he came in contact with them.
That Incompatible and far-reaching
sympathetic love was the tie that
bound him to his people. and his peo-
pie one to another: For the law that
binds God and the angels is the won
derful law OF love"-and Love is as
strong as DEATH"
Our first opinion OF DR.. Lacy has
never changed 1t has been strength
ened more and more. Like the Apostle
John, he has Teamed on Jesus bosom"
and eve know that his testimony is
true
He was man filled with the love OF
Christ. He was the means through
which as channel that love flowed in
to his church and the hearts around
him.
!. Concord, N. C.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
IAN oRJEcTLEssoN.
I'm n Re.tnuran,.

A physician puts the query: Have You
nevcr NOTICED IN amy large restaurant at
! OF hearty. vigorous old men at the tables;
men whose ages run from 60 to so years /:
many of them bald and all perhaps gray.
but none of them feeble or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle is SO common as
10 neve escaped your observation or COM
mont. but nevertheless It IS an object
lesson which means something.
# you Will notice what these hearty old
Fellows arc ehting you will observe that
thcy arc not munchint, bran crackers
menu card Of new tangled health foods;
on uhe contrary they seem to prefer a
lo o1ov Of roast n,,,, OF beef properly turned
broiled lobster Is not altogether ignored
Inc point OF all this is that n vigorous
oid eye depends upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food and not upon
aletins and an endeavor to 1.-Two upon
bran crackers
There Is a certain class Of food cranks
Gno many other good things are rank POI
son sons but these cadaverous. sickly look
uon OF their own theories.
uno mater in nutshell IS that If tho
ss 'SIcn secretes the natural digestive
Juices in sufficient quantity any whole
Boine food will be promptly d;Ecsted; if
the stomach does not do so, and IL certain
arts Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal
supply Just what every weak stomach
lacks. pops.n. hydro-cholic acid. diastastc
and nux.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets do not oct
upon tho bowels and in fact arc not
strictly a medicine. rs they act almost
entirely upon the food eaten, digcsting It
thoroughly and thus gives Il much needed
meal
OF people who travel nino out of ten
use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets knowing
Them to be perfectly safe to use at any
time and nlso having found out by expe-
ricnce That they are a safeguard against
no
they have to, nj all hours and all kinds OF
1000. the travelling public for years have
pinned their faith to Stuart's Tablets.
ruiz sized packages and amy druggist
from Maine to California, II his opinion
pepsia Tablets IS tho most popular and
bic.
mailed FREQ by addressing Il. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall Miss
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
Sent Free 10 Men
A Most Remarkable Remedy That
Quickly Restores Lost
Vigor TO Men.
A Free Trial Package Sent by Nail
TO ALI Who Write.

Free trial packages of a most remark
able remedy are being mailed 10 all who
write the State Medical Institute They
cured so many men who had battled for
years against tho mental and physical
Suffering OF lost manhood that the Insti-
tutc has decided to distribute free trial
packages to all who write. 1t is q home
treatment and all men who suffer with
any form OF sexual weakness resulting
from youthful folly, premature loss Of
strength and memory, weak back, vari-
cocelc. or cancellation of parts can now
cure themselves at home
The remedy has n peculiar grateful eff
feet of warmth and seems to act direct
to the desired location giving strength
and development just where it is needed
1t cures all the Ills and troubles that
come from years of misuse of the natural
functions and has been an absolute sue
cess m all cases a request TO the State
Medical Institute, ATS Elcktron Building,
Ft. Wayne, Ind. stating that you desire
complied with promptly. The Institute is
desirous Of reaching that great class OF
men who are unable to leave home to
be treated and the free sa mple will en-
able them to see how easy t Is 10 be Guy
ed or sexual weakness when the proper
remedies are employed. The Institute
makes no restrictions. Any man who
writes will be sent a free sample care
fully sealed In a plain package so that
rs recipient need have no fear of en-
barrassment or publicity. Readers are
requested to write without delay.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
MUSICAL NOTES.

The well-known Clipper Quartette,
Messrs. McGrath, Kerns, Jacobs and
Cherry, will be heard in engagements
of the immediate future in Pretty Ell
sic Dorning," "Belle O'DeIl" and ION
the Banks of the Potomac" the last
being from the Rail- Publishing Com
pany. Another. 'Rouss Nit Helm"
Maggie Cline's latest hit, is also Of their
the quartette lately have been greatly
pleased.
Among the musical events Of this
week will be n recital In Y. NJ. C. 4.
Hall on next Tuesday evening, the 10th
by Alfred A. Farland, the famous ban
joist. OF New York. Miss Sue L. Rus.
sell, OF the faculty of the Norfolk Con-
servatory of Music, will recite. The
entertainment is looked forward to
with pleasure by local music lovers.
Mrs. L. Klein. of Galveston, Texas,
and Mrs. III. II. Sinnige, of Birming-
ham, Ala. are in the city visiting their
brother, Mr.. p. ]. Morris, the attorney.
at the Monticello. Mrs. Sinnige is a
celebrated vocalist and holds diplomas
from several Conservatives OF music.
The hope has been expressed that her
voice will be heard in public while she
is In Norfolk. and that she may be in
duced to sing at the Monticello one
evening early this week.
$50
Mr.. Edward Reader, the eminent vo-
calist who played at the Academy with
the Wilbur-Kirwin Opera Company
and who charmed his audiences with
his superb rendition of popular illus
trated songs, sung Norton & Casey's
phenomenal hit, "Sing Me n Song of
the South" with views specially made
for this song by the Chicago Trans
parency Company. These views are
said to be very fine, and as Mr.. Reader
possesses voice of culture. which is
always under his control. the song will
no doubt be we'll rendered wherever he
mnY 10.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14

w. Albaugh, Jr.. the manager and di-
rector of the company, promises us n
dramatic treat, even more attractive
than that of last season. The Lyoeum
Stock Company Is now in its third sea-
son in Baltimore. and still meets with
the great popularity 1t deserves. The
phenomenal number of eiEhty-one
plays is in Its repertoire the best of
which will be chosen for the Norfolk
engagement The plays to be given
here will be announced later. and the
special scenery necessary for their
production will he brought from the
home theatre. The company includes
Afcssrs. Robert r. Haincs. Charles b.
Wells. John w. Albaugh, Jr.. John Il.
Craven, Scott Cooper. John 7. Dwyer.
Thomas Slater Frank Craven. VIM.
Hugo. Alfred Smith Misses Sarah
TmaX, Beth Fr0nklyn. Eeanore
Browning. Lizzie Morgan. Louise
Bates and Augusta Wulfcrt.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14

and costs. due upon their judgments.
satisfied out of the proceeds of the sale
Of the Raynor land in the commission
er's hands. The rest of the Judgments
affirmed. Modified and affirmed
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
PEOPLE v. sT1Tr.
Court OF Appeals of Colorado.
November 10, 1899.

November 10, 1899.
ONE WHO DOES NOT HOLD HIM
SELF OUT AS A COMMON PUBLIC
CARRIER; DOES NOT. BY HAUL
ING GOODS UNDER a SPECIAL
CONTRACT. VIOLATE AN .ORDI-
NANCE REQUIRING THOSE CAR
RYING ON THE BUSINESS OF EN-
PRESSMAN OR DRAYA1AN TO
HAVE A LICENSE.
This was an action to recover from
Stitt penalty for the violation of an
ordinance Of the town of Monte Vista
The ordinance provided that whoever
engaged in or carried on the business
for hire of eXpressman, or drayman,
without first obtaining license, should
be fined, &c. The defendant who was
a farmer, residing temporarily In the
town. made a contract with one Buslin-
eyer and hauled for him rock. sand and
lumber to be used by him in building q
house. Defendant also, for stipulated
price, hauled some hay into the town
from the country for another party. and
also some lumber. Some of the haul
ing was done entirely within the limits
of the town, and some from the county
into the town. The lower court found
for defendant and the people appealed
The court says:
We do not think the defendant was
guilty OF any violation of the ordi-'
nance. That was intended to apply to
persons who offered their services to
the public, and who were at the COM
mand of any citizen who desired to en-
ploy them. The defendant did not hold
himself out as n carrier for the public
He did not invite employment from the
public. and doing certain specified work
under special contract, is not en-
gaging in or carrying on n business
within the meaning of the ordinance.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
THEATRICAL.
THE LITTLE MINISTER. +"

IL should be very welcome news to
our theatre-So not only those who
are regular attendants at the theatre
out those who very seldom attend. to
learn that OH Tuesday evening, at the
Academy of Music we are to have the
famous ana beautiful comedy. The
Little Minister" We are aware 1t is
the thing nowadays If Il play meets
with any kind of success ut all, and
pays Tor any length of time In New
1ork ana other large cities, to an
nounce phenomenal runs, but in the
case OF THE Little Minister" which
was seen for 500 nights in New York,
ana every one of the performances to
audiences that crowded the theatres to
the doors. The same success has fol-
lowed 1t since it WAS seen in New York.
Inc business everywhere has been to
| the capacity of the theatres. The COM
pany that will present the comedy here
Is one of Mr.. Charles Frohman's, and
a cast is promised fully able to por-
tray the very difficult characters that
! have been so beautifully drawn bv Mr..
d. NJ. Barrie, author of the novel and
who also made the adaptation of the
DOCK into play. 1t gives us great
| pleasure to be able TO promise that we
oelleVe our theatre-gOe are going to
| appreciate the opportunity given them.
and that the audience will not only be
Il large one, but it will be a very fash
ionabie one. 1t is safe TO say that this
VIII be one of the events of the season.
Seats now on sale ut the Academy.
Prices. $3.50 to Csc.
FARLAND.
Farland delighted the Nova Scotians.
rs the following from the Halifax Her
aid for May 90, 1899, shows:
One of the richest musical treats
that Halifax ever enjoyed was given
at Orpheus Hall last night by A. a.
Farland, the banjo virtuoso. Both pop
ular and classical selections found a
mastery exponent in Mr.. Farland. He
made his banjo fairly sing. and it is
safe to say that never before was such
absolute silence obtained as the player
secured when the audience listened so
closely-to get -nete-ef+the seftest
passages. The hall was packed to the
doors and people were turned away.
Mir and was splendidly received,