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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18

But with this multiplying by 6 the
strangeness stops, though the result
of multiplying the number by gives
the rather odd figure of 999, 999,
simply lacking one to make the mil
lion. If the process is carried
further and the number is multi
piled by 5, 9, 10, II, etc, the result
will be almost as startling as in the
case of the smaller multipliers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
A PROPHECY THAT CAME TRUE.

Mr.. Greville was persuaded when
he was over sixty years of age to
attend a spiritualistic seance. Foster,
the presiding medium, was in great
form, and the revelations were
astounding. Greville sat silent, and
his aged, wizened face was as emo.
tiOnless as a mask. Suddenly the
medium grew excited, and said to
the old gentleman:
GA female form is bending over
you. Oh, the extraordinary like
ness 7"
Greville sighed.
SIT is your mother p
"Ah, poor thing" said Greville.
81 am glad of that"
"She smiles at you she says all is
we'll with her"
Greville sighed again, and said
81 am delighted"
"She says she will see you soon.
You are old, and you must meet her
before long"
Then Greville smiled, and quietly
observed:
"That's certainly true. I'm going
this evening to take tea with her"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-18
WHEN THE CHILD plays HOCKEY"

Children sometimes pretend to be
Ill to escape going to school. Feign-
ing illness to escape duty is called in
the army malingering and is always
punished when detected. A child
who h~abitually complains of head
ache just before school time should
be put on a sofa in a darkened room,
not permitted to read, nor look at
pictures, and have a hot-water bag
placed at his feet. If the ailment
is real this is the best treatment for
the early stages if it is feigned the
silence and solitude O o becomes so
1rksome that the culprit is glad to
do anything to escape from them,
Other affected pains should be
treated as # thoT we're real. and it
should b. distinctly understood in
the family that the child who is too
Ill to go to school, and to learn his
lessons, is too i'll to be out of bed.
If a child play truant the lessons he
loses should be made up at home in
his play-time, and the mother should
take pains to see that this is done,
SO that he may find truancy unpr0ft-
able. He may be put to bed as soon
as he returns home On the assump-
t1on that he must be i'll, because
nothing but illness should keep him
from going to schooI.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
INDUSTRIAL FACTS.

Of the CSC cotton mills in the south, Texas has T., Kentucky 2, and Ar- kansas 4.
 The friction of steel on ice is ex4 actly half that of ice on ice, and one> tenth that of steel on steel.
 Glucose is now manufactured large- iy from corn starch. Its commercial value lies in it's use as an adulterant of cane and beet sugar.
 The first regular factory for manu. featuring glass was established at Temple, \. H., in 1870, and was operated by imported German glass makers.
 The hair of rabbits and other ani- mals in Russia is converted into bowls. dishes. and plates, which are valued for their strength, dura bility, and lightness. The articles have the appearance of vanished leather.
 Near Rio Grande City, Tex, an im- mense deposit of an unknown gas Pieces of it ignite quickly and give out strong flame, which lasts for a remarka ply long period. It is said by scientists that the substance is either an unknown mineral or or- dinary clay highly charged with of the deposit as fuel is immense, aS it covers many thousands of acrea and is of immense depth
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
ARABI PASHA'S PARDON.
5anous Egyptian Rev6lutionist Said to Hesitats About Returning
 After His Long Exile.

After IS years of exile in Ceylon. Arabi Pasha, the famous Egyptian revolutionist is said to hesitate about accepting the ParGun which has been granted him, although il is known that about year ago ire was anxious 10 re- turn to Egypt. -Arabi Pasha was sent to Ceylon January Is. los;:, under sens tence of exile for leading q revolt against the kheGive's government. He was accompanied by several adherents and by his wife, son and q servant. He has seen some Of the mt n who accoIn- panied him into exile buried and others
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
WATERTOWE JOTTINGs
Trolley Patrons Are Clamoring for q
 Waiting Room.

Those who patronize the trolley from Oakville are now kicking for a waiting room, to be situated at the terminus. At present one who is waiting for a car either has to stand out in the cold CT seek shelter in the railroad station of the N. Y., N. H. and H. R. k. con- pany.
 Business is quite prosperous at both of the silk factories just at present. At the old silk factory several of the rooms are operating nights. MT Hem lnWay is acting as superintendent of the dye works at present.
 Judging from the attendance the Good Will society made considerable money on their dance on Monday eveIT- ing. Next year the association eX- poets to give one on a more elaborate scale.
 \. B. Miller is nursing his wrist, which he sprained quite severely a few days ago.
 Nelson Thomas, who has been laid up for a few days, is now able to be out.
 The social season must cease for the present, as Lent is now Tn progress and w III Co.llllIue LOT tie IitAl SeNtl NtchS. During the past few months we have had considerable ill the entertaining line. the societies furnishing most of them. On Easter Monday. immediate ly after Lent. another dance will be given by the ". A. c.
 During the last two weeks Water town has last two of its oldest citi- ZenS.
 To-day is Ash Wednesday.
 Samuel Barlow has left the Center school and is attending Monroe's Busi- ness college in Waterbury.
 Ragpickers and junk thieves are be- ginning to appear in Watertown. again. Yesterday a couple of fellows took home q good sized load, which they secured from the various yards. Their plan is to let one man watch and the other go in the yard and steal whatever he can lay hands on. Most Of these thieves come from Waterbury,
 A letter addressed to Mir Borr, Og- densburg \. Y., is held for postage at the pOstOffice.
 Charles Brewster. who has been laid up for some time is now able to be out. but has not resumed his work as yet.
 Howard Guernsey who recently purchaseG~ large tract of woodland from Daniel r. Hannon. intends cut ting off q good portion of it in the near future.
 Ice is eighteen inches thick at Nigger Head pond, and the icemen are hard at work. hoping to get their ice houses filled before q Tilaw comes.
 Charles Fields. who had an opera tiOn performed on his throat q short time ago. is now able to be out.
 School visitors were ill attendance at the Center school yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

The train came in slowly, and the miners watched it in Sullen silence The first two coaches were filled with troops. The rest of the cars, six in all contained the new men.
 It was not known until long after ward just how the events Of that day were planned and carried out, but be- fore the engineer or fireman could offer any resistance. even if they had thought of such q thing, they were pulled down out of the cab and in twinkling the tender was uncoupled from the coaches and two Of the min CTS who understood the working of the engine started it forward and switched 1t off the main track upon one of the tracks built by the side of the ore shoots.
 Meanwhile the miners at the rear of the train began to call out to the men ill the coaches to get out and show themselves.
 eve wants to see the brave men who have come up to take bread out of us mouths!' ''Show yourselves. Come out and have q taste of d club!'
 While this was going on at the rear the officer of the troops, seeing what had happened to the engine, promptly ordered his men out of the coaches and formed across the track and by the side of the rear coaches to defend the men within.
 The commanding officer was 2 young man of handsome appearance, and he seemed cool and determined. As the troops took their position the crowd gave back q little, leaving q space of perhaps 20 feet between the line and the crowd.
 It was critical moment and needed only one act of violence to precipitate a crisis. And that one act was forth coming. As the officer turned to give command drunken man threw a mass of ore with murderous strength right into his face, and he fell to the ground with the blood spattering the uniform of the man nearest, him.
 Stuart from his position on the plat form tried to make himself heard. The officer next in command stepped out and in a voice that rose over the roar af the wild bepHt. r!slng in the mob
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

Fl am going to make a request" said Stuart. with a smile. Do you think q man who saves another mans life ought to call him mister very long:'
 What shall say:''
 nounce, is -
 No harder than Andrew"
 Its a bargain then. No more 'mis- ters.''
 'Eh. but this is sudden. young man." replied Andrew Burke, rising and con- ing over nearer Stuart. I'm ten years your senior, and you need my advice It's a bargain, SeS.''
 The two men shook hands again and thoroughly understood each other. It was the Christian fellowship that made such swift Friendship possible. On any other basis these two men would have saved each the life of the other every day and "mistered' each other to gray old age.
 But events in the outer world were hurrying on fast, and Stuart could not avoid feeling of anxiety concerning the train due at noon with the new men and the troops Already the min eio " SiS SSithS- liAS III tiiS olh>tlo' AooA- ing out of the hotel window. the two men could see that the miners were excited and that the gathering was massing about the depot rather than around the band stand.
 ''I believe vii! go down, and if there is any trouble 1 will do all in my power to prevent violence.' said Stuart.
 Let me go with you,' replied An drew Burke.
 So it happened that these two stood close by the depot when the noon train came in and saw the whole scene. which no man present that day ever
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

released, until only he and Ali Fehmy remain. His spirit is said to have been
 completely broken. Arabi Pasha was born near the borders Of the desert ard
 became an officer in the Egyptian army
 at the time when Said pasha replaced many foreign officers by native Egyp- 1ians. He appeared at the head of . revolt in 1851 and becameI dictator. Then England interfered. Alexandria was bomba rded and Arabi and his army were defeated at Iel-el-kebir. Arabi fled to Cairo and surrendered to Gen. Drury-Low. He was tried, pleaded guilty to rebellion and was condemned to Geath His sentence was commuted by the khedive to perpetual exile from Egypt, and he and his fellow-cons pires tors were sent to Cevlon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

ssIll do the best thing" replied Stu art gently. He went into Fries room minute.
 4Pm sorry to leave you, Eric" he said affectionately.
 Eric groaned: ''To think of my lying here of all times in my life! Stuart. I must get up and go with you. The mem
 Eric tried to raise himself. but fell back with cry of pain. The sweat stood out on his forehead in large drops. He clinched his hands and his teeth in sort of rage that was not only terrible to see, but pitiful.
 As Stuart stood by him there was a great feeling of compassion in his heart for him. Erie, you will have to be patient. After all, the men have not broken over the law yet. With the exception of the men who fired the en- zine house I believe the most of them are minded to be law abiding''
 Not if they get to drinking" replied Erie, with spasm of pain crossing his face. ''They are devils when they drink. Curse the saloons! They will be the ruin of our cause yet. You will do all you can, Stuart, to hold the men in check? The troops are coming in today and the new men. O God, if was only with my men today believe l could control thlm!'
 ''Yes, yes, Erie. I'll do my best. Aft CT all, are we not in the hands of one who knows the end from the begin ning:'
 Eric stared at Stuart in astonish- ment.
 Stuart continued as he leaned over the bed: Eric, the light has shone upon me. God has spoken to me. 1 am a Christian. It has all come to me suddenly
 Erie was too bewildered to under stand all that was meant by Stuart's confession. He feebly returned Stu arts hand grasp.
 Stuart added simply, II will tell you more when I get back Then after q
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
STRL CTS" of Nantucket.

The women of Nantucket, where there are more stoves than in bigger cities, use holders to open doors and move stove tops, and take special de- light in doing so, for the holders they all call takers. Takers" was the name used on the island in the days when it was making big history for itself, and the lovers of antiquities take great delight in it. With this name a couple of squares of chintz bound at the edges becomes a relic This feeling of veneration the island CTS convey to their summer visitors to such an extent that the city people carry takers" home with great de- light, and handle tongs and bellows with them. There is great deal in a name-N. Y. Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
A CURIOUS CROP.

England uses 33,oO0 tons of hops, but grows only 27,OOO.
 Canada grows G3 bushels of corn to the acre, Cape Colony ten bushels. France grows 1e,ooo,o 900 bushels of Ehestnuts year, Italy 100000. England and her colonies grow enough potatoes for 11A months of British consumption. ? Wheat, rye, and turnip crops are decreasing in England; barley, oats, and potatoes increasing.
 Miniature Indian corn grows in Brazil. The ears are about the size of little finger, and the grains are As small as mustard seed
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Charles Missell has stored 3.I0O tons of ice in his newly erected ice house near Shades pond. The ice is very thick and as clear as crystal.
 The Ladies Aid society will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs Jos eph Baird. The gentlemen are invited to tea q [ 6 o'clock.
 Frank Rrodericll has recovered from an attack of the grip.
 Miss Tillie Kane spent Sunday in ThomastCn at the home of her par etns, MT and Mrs r. J. Kane.
 The plans have been completed for Louis Lafage's new house and the ground has been broken for the eel lar. l will be near the homestead.
 Miss Lottie Bronson is spending a few days at the home of her mother.
 Plumbers have been busy here late lF. as a number of pipes which never frOZe before froZe during the cold snap recently.
 Mrs George Stanley has the play she is writing nearly completed.
 MT and Mrs John Lynch arrived home from their wedding trip yester- day afternoon.
 Mis- Mabel Smith is spending a week at Waterbury at the home of her grandparents.
 Charles Missell has a gang of men employed cutting ice. He will soon have his new ice house filled with some of the finest ice in this section. It is said to be from twenty to thirty inches thick.
 William Main has accepted a posi- tiOn at Greystonc.
 Milton Welk. representative of the Driggs 6 Smith music company, was in this village yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
BY THE ACRE.

One thousand five hundred millions bf acres of Australia are yet undis- posed of.
 Twenty-three acres of ground are needed annually to bury the dead of London.
 England grows CT tons of potatoes to the acre-a worlds record. In Italy 1T tons is the average crop.
 Out of 10000 farms in the Orange River Colony, with an average of 5000 ecres apiece, only 25o,coo acres are in cultivation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
Ferris Wheel Morocco,

Morocco has its own ideas of Ferris wheels. The natives who have immor- talized the Midway of Chicago and other worlds fairs have returned home with tales of the wonderful wheel that would turn the fair visitors high above terra firma and give fine view of the surrounding country. Now, an enter prising tavern keeper of Morocco has built lot of miniature Ferris wheels in somewhat primitive fashion which are receiving generous patronage Chicago Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

shouted, Make readyT' But before he, could add the word aim or fire" woman suddenly flung herself, as 1t seemed, right out of the mob and ran uD directly in front of the leveled guns. She stood alone in the little space be- tweeH the troops :.ld the miners. Stu art recognized the Salvation Army lead- CT of the night before. Her face vas pale, but she was calm, and without any appearance of playing q part or do- ing anything unusual or unexpected she stood there, with the lnuzZleS ot the guns almost touching her.
 (TO be ContInued)
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
4 Warning Note.

1he faintest echo at first. It's strange Warming not heard, but felt. Day by day 1t increases if you heed it The back sounds the of trouble. Ile aches and pains and lameness of the back Are warnings from the kidneys Kidneys have too much to do. They re OvertaNed with work. Nature intends that you should know this. Inc backache warning often life. Those who listen to it hasten relieve the kndneys There IS only one way to sick kidneys. Waterbury people are learning how Learning that DOANS KIDNEY PILLS never fail. Here s another Waterbury prove it:
 Nls Thomas w. Judd of eco "Eor 70 Sueed kidney female trouble 'al IT, trial. little el My attention directed Kidney Pills
 cured oX at H. w. Lakes drug They relieved my back :che Winch otherwise hey tsd good than anything took, and conf
 
 All druggists sell DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS Remember the of DOANS and take substitute. Price 50 per box. Foster -Mlburn Co., Buffalo N Y Sole Props.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

Burke
 "What is it:' asked Andrew Burke, leaning forward and putting hand on Stuart's arm.
 It was q simple question simply put. But it revealed so strong and genuine a desire to know and sympathize with him that before Stuart knew it he was telling his experience of the morning. The tea rose odor of the plants in the window and on the table filled the room. and Andrew Burke listened with kindling eye and long drawn breath. Thank God! Thank God.' he was say ing as Stuart went on. When stuart finally paused, Andrew said. Cant we have q little prayer of thanksgiving over this right here as we sit!'
 "Yes, yes," replied Stuart gladly.
 Before Andrew Burke was through with his prayer Stuart was sobbing. It was the first real touch of Christian sympathy be had ever known. It was wonderful to him, though, to think that he was now linked in sympathetic knowledge with every other disciple. In the next few moments of question and answer he experienced one of the rarest aud sweetest joys of his life.
 It was not a shock to anything to find himself at last talking over the strike and its problems with Burke. After all, was that not a part of life, and was not all of it henceforth to be lived to the glory of God?
 He was relieved to have Burke agree with his decision as to wages.
 My sympathies are with the work men, Mir. Duncan. In fact was born on farm and raised in factory. I'll tell you about 1t some time.'..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10

Commonwealth OF Virginia.
Office Of the
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
of Virginia,
Richmond Va, Feb. ,, 1901.
A CITING UNDER AUTHORITY CON
signed. Commissioners OF the Slnklng
Fund of Virginia, will receive Sealed DIG! DIGS
for the purchase OF TWEEN = -SE ' 1 In
HUNDRED AND EI iToGK ASS SF N1SE7
SEVEN DIVIDEND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COM
PASY. No bid for less sum than two
hundred dollars per share for each OF sald
shares and each of said Dividend Obllga-
tons, ex-dividends, will be accepted.
The sale will be for cash, or, at the
ontion Of the purchaser or purchasers, for
one-third of the purchase-prlce IN fasn,
and the remainder at three and six
months from the day of sale. TO be cyl
denced by proper negotiable notes Inc
purchasers may withdraw one-thlrd OF
the said stock and dividend obligations
when two-thirdS of the purchase money
shall have been paid, and the renaalIalnS
two-thirds shall be delivered to them
when all of the purchase-money is pad
Provided. that any persons bidding on any
of said stock shall be required to {; e
along with said stock so BID Tor dlvldehti
obligations to the amount OF at least seV-
entv per centum of said stock so BID Tor,
at the same price he bids upon such stock,
and all bids except that of the CORPORA
tors of the Richmond and washington
Airline Railway Company, shall be ac-
companied by a certified check upon some
solvent bank to the amount of at least
ten per centum of such bid. All bids must
be in the hands of the commissioners at
or before three o'clock p. NJ. on the
TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1901
All bids must be in writing, addressed
to the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
of Virginia: must be sealed, and will be
opened by the Commissioners. or ma
iority of them. on the twenty-tirst day of
FEBRUARY. 1901, ct noon.
JNO. G. DEW.
a. w. HARTMAN, JR.,
MORTON MARYE,
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of
Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
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on Seven-Pines Electric. near Fair Oaks.
is slowly but surely forging ahead. It's
owners are Boston men who are here to
STAY. and propose to make it select
suburb, something to attract the best peo-
pie: therefore. will not sell to coioreo
people or for saloon purposes 1t is an
surveyed and plated, streets thrown up.
Buildings are being erected. ana some
day, when too late, you will regret you
did not buy some low-priceo lots. we
have them as low al S25 little back from
+ ,e electrics. These you can pay for $500
and SOC weekly. Where can you buy SO
cheap with the money you waste? we
will present one lot free to the purchaser
of three before Jan. 1, 1901. See MI fui-
ton any day or Sunday on the GROUNDS
Free tickets Bliss Black & Co., Station
B. Richmond. Va.