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New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
NAVY WANTS PROFESSIONAL COOKS.

THE DEPARTMENT ORDERS MEN ENLISTED FOR
THE NEW MESS SYSTEM.
The officers Of the receiving ship Columbia. al the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. have received order from
the Navy Department Washington. directing
that many cocks possible be enlisted at this
station before the first Of the year. The new gen.
ers mess system is TO into operation throughout
the navy January I, and one of the requirements
of the plan is that every cook must be a profes
eional About three hundred cooks will be needed
to supply all the ships, and il is thought to be
doubtful IL the department viii be able to secure
this number in so short time. Experienced cooks.
II is said, dsinclined to the service and
leave their homes on protracted cruises. Under the
new system the cooks will be divided into eight
classes. their pay ranging from SIS to s75 month.
Under the old system the sailors and searnen were
allowed TO mess for themselves, TO provide their
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CALL TO-DAY.

AN ATTEMPT. IT is THOUGHT. TO CATCH sET-
MoUR MEN MAPPING.
There was excitement among Democratic poll
ticians in Newark yesterday when 1T was learned
that Chairman James r. Nugent of the Democratic
County Committee would issue a call to-day for
primaries to be held on Saturday night for the
election of new members of the Democratic County
Committee which does not organize until the end
of the year The object said to be to catch
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12

own food and cook it. The paymaster OF each snip
will have charge of the cooking unger the aes
system appointing his commissary ofhcers ana d
commissary steward, who will attend 20 the InaI
keting and supervise the cooking. Applicants si
the receiving ship will be asked 10 COOK seteleI
meals a test of their ability. No applications
have yet been made.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
BOY A VICTIM OF HTDROPHOBI4.

a JERSEY CITY LAD WHO WAS BITTEN IN oCTo-
BER DIES IN AGONY.
Frank Austin. thirteen years old, died at his
home, No. II Yae-ave., Jersey City, yesterday from
hydrophobia. The boy bitten by stray dog
october p while he was at play. The wound
promptly cauterzed, and seemed have
healed well. On Monday the boy began to act
strangely and fell to the ground. Dr. C V. Everett
who had treated him. was summoned and found
him suffering from throat spasms. Commissions
followed and the victim suffered great agony until
he died
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
POLICY SHOP KEEPER SENTENCED.

John Moore was sentenced yesterday to six
months in the pententiary for keeping policy
shop at No SIS Seventh-ave The evidence that
convicted him obtained by Captain F. Norton
Goddard's Anti Policy Society. and G. 2. Blaney
conducted the prosecution. James Oliver appeared
for the defence. The trial was in General Sessions
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
MAN INJURED IN 4 COLLISION BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST THE NEw-JERsEY CENTRAL
RAILROAD COMPANY

Elizabeth. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-A suit for $1,000
damages was brought here to-day in the Union
County Circuit Court against the New-Jersey Cen
tral Railroad Company by William Rapp, of this
city who was injured April 90 in headon col
Iison between two trains on the Long Branch Di-
vision at Bayway crossinig in this city. Rapp who
is an cxpert mechanic. his way 10 Carteret
at the time to go work. He has been crippled
the accident.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
PUBLISHING FTRU FAILS.

New-Haven. Conn, Dec. 1.-THE failure OF the
publishing firm OF Butler & Alger of No 204 State
ST. is announced. The liabilities of The firm, are
given S51 800 and the nominal assets SIS 76 The
Dominion National Bank. OF Chicago, is said to bs
a creditor to the extent of $1,000. Most OF the
claims are unsecured.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
MAN CAUGHT IN FALLING HOUSE DIES.

HE IS THE SECOND VICTIM Of THE ORANGE
BUILDING WHICH COLLAPSED.
Orange. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Patrick O'Rourke OF
No Jos Oakwood-ave., Orange, died at the Orange
Memorial Hospital this afternoon He one OF
the victims of the wreck of the Essex Ice Com
panys building. which occurred in Orange yester-
day morning One man. Patrick J. Tonry. Of West
ORourke was unmarried and was about thirty
eight years old.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12

The congregation of St Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church. Jersey City. will give to its pastor
NIonsignor Seton who will resign the first OF the
year to go to Rome. where he will live. 1t is ex-
pected that $1,000 will be raised Half of this
amount is already pledged.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
MISS ALLEN SEES AGAIN.

WaIngford Conn. Dec. n-Miss Mae Allen Of
this town, who was suddenly stricken blind in her
classroom at Mount Holyoke Seminary recentIy
partially recovered her sight to-day. II is now be-
lieved that her full vision will be permanently
restored.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
FREIGHT WRECK DELAYS TRAVEL.
A BROKEN AXLE HOLDS UP SCORE OF
TRAINS ON THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE.

Elizabeth n J., Dec. II (SpeciaD-lhefe was
rra,ebt wreck this afternoon on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Linden Park, which completely blocked
all east and west bound travel for two hours
broken axle on of the cars OF a last eastoound
freight was the cause of the accident. dozen
heavily loaded boxcars and the caboose left the
track and were scattered over the four tracks.
Wrecking summoned from jersey city
and New-Brunswick but ii was i:2O p m. before
travel resumed. Meanwhile a score of freight
and passenger trains stalled for miles on
each side OF the wreck No one injured.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
TO TRY TO GET MRS. DALE OUT on Bail.
COUNTY AUTHORITIES WILL NOT OPPOSE MOTION
FOR $4,000 SECURITIES

: q
A motion will be made before Judge Blair in
Jersey City, this morning. for the release in $4,000
bail of Mrs. Dale. who is accused of having caused
the death of her child, Emeline. at Buschs Hotel
Hoboken, on November 10. The woman'S lawyers
had conference with Assistant Prosecutor Wick
ers yesterday, and the latter decided not oppose
the motion to release the woman. providing $4,000
bail was furnished.
The LAWYERS tried In vain TO secure the woman's
release on her own recognZance. Mr. Vickers said
nothing could be done toward getting the case be-
fore the grand jury until the detailed report of the
chemical analysts of the childs stomach sub
rnitted. 1t is expected that Mrs Dale will be re-
LEI q TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
PURSE FOR MONsIGNoR sEATON.

HIS CONGREGATION WILL MAKE \ PRESENT TO
HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM
ACTIVE SERVICE.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
TO PREVENT DITIsIOy OF PROPERTY.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST
PART OF THE MEMBERS OF AN ELIZA
BETH FIRE COMPANY.

Elizabeth. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-ChanceIIor Magic
to-day granted application for preliminary in
junction restraining certain members of RoIIa En-
gine Company, of this city, from dividing up any
of the company's property until motion made for
the appointment of receiver has been passed
upon by the Court of Chancery.
Fourteen members of the company have incor-
porated themselves the Rolla Association. The
Court of Chancery is asked by the ffty-one fremen
who not in the association 20 appoint a re-
ceiver to take charge of the company's affairs.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
The ART ROOM
BriC-a-BrdC and the Like

These hints of the showing:
Teplitz Figures and Vases, the finest collec-
ton we have ever had, at ST., 81. so, 81,
Sc, So, up to S37. so each.
Royal Bonn Vases, with floral and figure
decorations; many entirely new effects,
at 81, So, SIS, So, up to SIS.
Seyres Mounted Vases, very rich decorations,
at 81, $3.50, So 50, So, S12, up to
$16O.
Royal Vienna Vases, figure and bust decora-
tons, at Sc, So, $40, $12, SIS, up to
SITS.
Berlin Figures, Candelabra and Groups, at
81, $3.50, $3.25, SIS, up to $3.50.
Vienna Bronzes, in curio pieces, at 7Sc,
$1.2s, 81, So. so, S., 81, up to SIS.
French Bronzes, cabinet pieces, at S. Is,
$4.25, $675; busts and figures, at Sl2,
SIS, $42. so, up to $50
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07
In the Mexican Congress-.

In his trip to Mexico Senator Bacon
saw many interesting and novel sights,
but his visit to the lower house Of the
Mexican congress made a particularly
vivid impression upon him. Among
other things he saw the roll Of the
house called in a very curious fashion.
A member Of the body stood ON .he
stage-the meeting place was an Old
theater-and called every Ucmlpr hy
name as they sat in their 3ts Tic
did not use n roll call. but reard. ems .ap-
ly upon his acquaintance and his Nom.
DRY.
But" continued Senator Bacon Il
was especially impressed with the
manner in which the house dld bust
ness. went there day after day and
never did see member rise and adj
dress the chair. Bill after bill was
passed without vote in the negative
and without word of discussion. |
became very much interested i'm this
state Of affairs, and, not being able TO
speak Spanish. | inquired Of a gentle
man at the door who spoke English 10
explain the situation TO me- oh he
replied. there is no need for any do
bate. These bills are sent TO us by the
president, and be tells us that he wants
them passed. When he lets us know
that he Is in favor of the bills, we are
all in favor of them too"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07
NEW SHORT STORIES.
SAe Presidents Diplomacy-GoIs ns
LeNeIer-In the Mexican
Congress.

In speaking of President McKinley's
diplomacy in dealing with Office seek
ers a cabinet officer related the follow
ing story:
"A few days ago" he said, "a num-
Der of prominent bishops and ministers
or the African Methodist church called
upon the president To plead with him
for more places for colored men.
"'You see. Mr. President said the
spokesman, we believe that we are de-
serving of more recognition from the
Republican party than we have yet re-
ceived.'
"'Well. you have the register of the
treasury replied the president, which
you know is one of the very best places
in the administrations gift Then he
enumerated half "A dozen other places
the colored people have been given,
rafting Off the list and making it sound
quite important The president has Il
remarkable memory, and the colored
bishops were rather taken aback TO dis
cover that they had received SO many
places.
"'But. Mr. President exclaimed one
Of the bishops. taking new tack, that
is all right for the colored race. We
will admit that the race has been tax
en- care Of but how about the Meth
odist church? Surely we ought to have
something for the old church
"'Oh brother, we can't complain on
that score" replied the president, with
a bright smile. We can't complain
there, for the church has the president,
you know
"When the colored bishops got as far
as the gate leading to the street they
stopped, compared notes and came to
the conclusion that the president had
been too much for them"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07

The force Of the stroke set him spin.
ming. The small negro boy gruuted
another disappearing "Umph"
Determined TO win the appreciation
of his dusky critic, the general made a
third desperate try. He missed again
and glared in speechlcss anger at#the
little negro.
That disconcerting person took his
hands out of his pockets and, pointing
stubby finger at the general, said.
Look yere. old man, that'll never do"
Wash Cor. New York World
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07
The Lnnnnese-Americnn.

a Japanese paper The Japanese
American Weekly News. has been
started in New York. At the head Of
the first page, which would be the last
in an American paper, the name is Civ
en- I'm English as well as in Japanese
characters. In the latter the sign for
the sun represents japanese" and the
sign Of rice represents American"
The paper has -four small pages ana is
Autographed from hand written copy,
rs still done with many papers and pc
riodicals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07

General Miles is a golf player He
went out to the Chevy Chase links the
other day dressed in a well worn suit
of corduroys and wearing somewhat
disreputable SLOUGH hat.
A small negro boy stood by as he
placed his ball The general lifted his
club high. swung and-missed. The
small negro boy said. "Umphr
Somewhat nettled. the general stead
led himself. swung and missed again.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-07

Peptorene Tablets regulate ana cure
a disordered stomach. % cts. per box.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
The Home Circle.
A CENTURY POEM.

A dinner was given in New York watch night under the auspices of the
vorkingnen of New York, called "Labors Greeting to the Twentieth
Century" Edwin Markham author of "The Man With the Hoe, !" read
a uCentury Poem" til as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
WHEN THEY SAY "GOODBY,"

Did you ever hear two married wo.
men take leave Of each other at the
gate on a mild evening? This is
how they do it:
"GoOdby !"
"Goodby! Come down and see us
soon"
81 will. Goodby !"
"Goodby! Don't forget to come
soon"
"No, I won't. Don't you forget
to come up"
81 won't.
"Be sure and bring Sarah Jane
with you next time"
81 will. I'd brought her up this
time, but she wasn't very we'll. She
wanted to come awfully."
did she, now? That was too
bad. Be SUI and bring her next
time"
81 will, and you be sure and bring
the baby"
81 VIII. forgot to tell you that
he's cut another tooth"
"You don't say so! How many
has he now?"
Give. 1t makes him awfully
cross"
81 dare say it does"
"Well, goOdby! Don't forget to
come down"
ono, I won't. Don't you forget
to come up. Goodby
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
GOOD READING,

DEAR AUNT JENNIE THAT we find
so few good readers even among our
best educated people, $50 called) is a
standing reflection upon the teaching
and the methods in use in our
schools and colleges of to-day. It
is rarely we hear a really well-read
piece of either prose or poetry in
pulpit, on the platform, or in the
home circle. The most we get from
the best executed pieces of real liter
airy merit, is an indistinct tumble of
slng-sOng words. There is no life
nor light beaming out from the
page, kindling and sparkling in every
line. The whole performance is dead
and cold through and through. No.
wonder there are so many people
who refuse to subscribe for papers
and magazines, as they have never
had a single glimpse of the glad
beauties of good reading. Out of
the hundred teachers who attended
a certain Teachers Institute last
summer, it was found that a large
majority of them do not read any
paper whatever devoted to their
calling, consequently their daily
work must be common place, hfeless
drudgery.
The children in their schools see
this and soon fall into the same old
ruts with the teacher and go plod-
ding along LIES dull path, without
even catching a single echo from the
hlll-tops of light and life. It is an
absolute crime to consign naturally
bright and hopeful boys and girls to
d lifelong struggle along these sod
den wales, where the immortal mind
is left to prey upon it's own vitals
and finally consume every God
given aspiration to be good and
useful.
A home without good books and
papers and good reading, is a dreary
1esolation, an6A mental starvation is 7
plainly stamped on every face and !
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
AUNT N LETTER.

most heartily commend Mrs. j.
E. Jones, for having written so inter
esting a letter, descriptive of her
immediate neighborhood and her
county, QGaston), it's fourishing
intitutiOns and future prospects.
Should we be so fortunate as to re-
ceive such a letter from each of the
ninety-seven counties in this State,
how much good might be done.
Who will follow Mrs. Jones good
example?
OnslOw Observer has the distinc-
tiOn of being the first to join Our
Circle in 1901. His is the first name
recorded, but we hope to enroll many
others ere the year ends.
[ am glad that Tar Heel Joseph
has not forsaken US since his a
riage, which event occurred on No
vember the fourth. His plea for our
department is timely and l hope to
realize favorable results therefrom.
When are we happiest if not when
we cause happiness to others? Watch
our department and then help us to
add interest by writing US a letter
for it. I expect to prolong the call
for volunteers from each county I'M
til there is a representative from
every county in the State in our
Circle. Stop and think; would you
not enjoy the distinction of person
ally representing your county in this
department? Some n will respond
and why not you? Our prospects
are bright. The interest in this de-
partment of The Progressive Farmer
is increasing. OF course we are glad,
but not satisfied and will not be un-
til Our circle is the best in every way.
There is stimulus in endeavor and
never any Improvement without
effort, therefore let us all exert our
selves for the betterment of the
Circle. AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15

should go slow, that we would the
better be enabled to preserve it.
There was no western city. An
Unbroken wilderness extended for
more than a thousand miles to-
ward the Pacific coast, with but
n trading post Cat ST. LOUISE. This
vast area owned by the Spanish and
French, and but a fractional part in
habited on the southeastern coast
of the Gulf of Mexico. All this
great expanse was but the home of
the American Indian and the count
less heads of the buffalo, and other
wild animals !; a safe hiding place for
the daring outlaw.
The great, but modern cities of
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Den
e and Kansas City were not in ex-
istence. The Pacific coast had two
or three missions under Spanish
control. That was all, in this almost
limitless country, where the Red
Men roved at will. Not to go to the
western boundary-the Pacific coast
in what are Illinois, Indiana, Mich
igan, and Wisconsin, there lived but
six thousand people in 1900, spread
over that whole territory. The
Gear West" was then Kentucky,
Ohio and western New York. Now
SO, OOO, 900 people live within the
area that belonged to our nation in
1900. J. B. ALEXANDER.
Mecklenburg Co., N. G.
ITO be COntinued.)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
II WIFE
Cleveland Co., N. C.

The normal girl naturally "oS =
forward to the time when SnS W
have the care of home, HUSBAND -
children, yet sad to say she Is NV y.
wholly unprepared to assume = !,
responsibilities when they GULL.
her. To presume to make a Io~
and care for a family without PiT
ration is parallel to a physician ~. "
tempting the practice Of nSD
without study, and with the eAp' :,
ton of gaining knowledge fFoD q,
periments on his patieO'S'
would be mortified at the teneEl!
such a physician, and yet We 9Gs !.
placently leave our girls Wl'n
struction in reference to the Ds D5sr
hottest duty of womanhood' ~,
these circumstances can we Fo4 vi.
that many homes are abSolO"
ures? .,.bould
One of the first things a glf -ooisl
be taught is that wealth ano InIes
position count for nothing and
united with purity Of though Until
life and honesty of purPoS3, roung
such standards are required Oy Dds
women in choosing their h 18ot Be
the marriage relation bo-tbe
what God intened it to inass.
highest type of earthly aIpanbood,
"Girlhood to womsn's
oy sallie Joy White ii
Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
THE DEATH OF THE OLD va,

DEAR AUNT JENNIE How
of the Chatterers watched fa :,
departing moments of the old 20,
fury and the first of the Nom ~,
My wife and 1 watched the mo,,
wade through the clouds ooo,9~,
ally pouring forth it's mellow Ron,
upon this old earth as it nesrea 4.
beginning of the twentieth cantn,,
since the birth of Christ. AZ r.,
watched and waited, we could 70.
member several times in tbe n,.
when we had witnessed the death nj
the. old year and the birth Of M
new but on this watCh-nigbt with
the old year and the old entrr
dying, I could feel an inexpreag,
sadness in my heart. Still ImtH
rejoice that I had been permita %
live to see the end of the century.
Cousins, we shall never see The ed
of another.
There should be a member in Il.
Chat from every county and ever
town in the State. Cousins, wits
often and talk to your friends about
the "Social Chat; )" tell them bow
you enjoy reading the letters. Get
them to read some Of them; tell
them to write one and see how nice
it seems to have something from
ones own pen in the paper for thou.
sands of people to read. never
could write an interesting letter, but
it does me good to try. know some
have more talent for letter writing
than others, but we all have wbatta
has given us and if we do not Use
He has given us and tt? TO- In
prove, the fault is our own.
Now, let every one begin with D'
new year and century and dof'l
best in trying to write inte'sal5
letters and to get as many Of 'n'l
friends to write as possible.
TAR HEEL JO8EPR
Cleveland Co., N. C.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
Our Social Chat.
y EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, N. c. y

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
Progressive Farmer, we have some OF the
most wide-awake and progressive young ladies
and young men and sOmeO of the most entertain
ing writers among the older people of this and
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU ARE STE to join by sending
us a letter on some subject of general interest,
and writing thereafter as often as possible.
WHEN give full name and post
office address for Aunt Jennie's Information.
If you do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give nameb by which you wish to be
known as a Chatterer.
TWO 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. c!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
Written for The Progressive armerI
THE WORLDS PROGRESS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
1.-the Growth OF the United States.

When the 18th century was ush-
cred in, the United States of America
did not boast of anything more than
her rugged strength, which she in
herited from coming in contact with
nature, uncontaminated with a pre-,
ViOus civilization. Her people had
rugged features that could not be
mistaken, which betokened honesty
of purpose and a determination to
do right, a rae of people who
scarcely knew what cowardice
meant Any other class of people than
the Scotch-Irish would hardly have
succeeded so we'll. In the wilds of
America they found many things in
nature that COrresponeed to the
country they left beyond the ocean.
They lived in a rugged time in a rug
ged country, and put up with a rug
ged civilization. There were not
more than 5, 800, 900 people in Amer
lea, that is in what was the United
States, when this century began.
The area of square miles civilized
and included in the United States at
the beginning of the century was
small. The number of inhabitants
that have been gained by adding to
our territory in the last hundred
years, several times exceeds the
population we possessed a century
ago.
France had five times as many
people as America one hundred ago.
Germany, and even Austria. had
four times Americas population.
Italy had three times as many. and
Great Britain was considered q non.
ulous country. Even Spain had
double our number of people. and
Portugal was almost u rival in
nubers. But at that time the "oiant
Of the west" was in her infancy,
only awaiting future developments,
where she would take her Mace at
the head of the family of nations
We have more people now than
any country in Europe, except Rus
Sla, which alone leads us and when
we take into consideration the I'D
Yancements we have made in onr
splendid civilization, we claim TO he
Tar ahead Of Russia in everything
Gnat constitutes a mighty peopIe
we hav as many people as live in
all Great Britain and Franco CON,
oined' But u people spread over
vast areas and do not practice the
customs of crowding together os
they do in the old countries of n
rope where, by force Of circnr1
TTanees' they have not room to snraad
We nave one-half more peonIa +bar
Germany. We have, in round nm,