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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26
THE HIGHEST CHARM.

Manner means very much more
than The latter can be
classified, ticketed and expressed in
rules. The former defes definition
and analysis, but it's charms Outlast
all others. A contributor to the
Woman's Home Companion contrasts
the charm of physical beauty with
that of personality:
The charm of manne comes from
experience and habit as we'll as from
culture and refinement and from in
h~eritance. We gain it through form
ing the habit of trying always to be
true and genuine in our intercourse
with others. Stately or cOurtly man
ners are not necessarily charming
and attractive. They do not draw and
attract as the natural, gracious and
| sympathetic manner of a true, noble
woman, who, having sounded the
depth and realities of life, has had
her nature tempered and refined in
stead of SCARED and degraded by
| them. The world loves a true and
noble woman more than the greatest
beauty that ever lived or the most
brilliant intellect. Within the men,
DRY OF everyone there are noble,
wOmanly lives, which have been
dearer and better to US than the
most brilliant women of history.
Not for the beauty of a Helen of
Troy or a Cleopatra, nor for the bril-
liancy of a George Sand or a Joan of
Arc would we sacrifice these lives.
Indeed, if we had to choose between
one or the other, we would wipe
from the slate of history those his
tOric characters rather than destroy
the sacred influences of a noble
mother, sister or wife which have
shaped and formed areers
The charms of woman are thus the
resultant of many divergent causes,
and she cannot afford to ignore any
of them if she would gain the truest
and highest influence which her OPP
pOrtunities afford. Physical beauty
is something to be admired and de-
sired, and to gain it we must obey
the laws of nature and follow out
the harmony of mind and matter.
But the charms of mind and soul are
even higher and more powerful than
those which emanate from mere
physical attractiveness. The com
bination of the two in one is the
ideal toward which nature ever
tends, and we can hasten the process
by a clear comprehension of the aims
and duties of life. It is not all mat
ter, MOI all mind, that makes up the
common, everyday world, but a
proper mixture of the two, which
keeps body and soul in d healthy,
normal attitude toward our sur
roundings and the people in the
world.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26

necessary to our pleasure. Every
community was isolated. It was
New Years's day before Boston knew
what had happened in New York on
Christmas. Now the people of BOs-
ton a hold converse with their
friends in New York with the same
cas- and facility as if they we're
bodily present. People of those early
days knew nothing whatever of the
comforts of life, as comforts + now
enjoyed. And yet by the people of
those days was laid the basis of the
county which we enjoy to-day-one
hundred years later. No wonder
that the men who controlled the po-
litical affairs of the early year of
the century, had rugged features to
correspond with the times in which
they lived and acted. But they have
now ceased and are partaking more of
the effeminate type. Where common
days work for Il labOrer was to cut
and split from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred rails in a day or
cradle one hundred dozen of wheat,
and not complain of being worn out,
we now have machinery to perform
all heavy work. Truly the ingenuity
of man in the last half of the CEN
ET1ru hnI hnAr -, ~-vO11,,, S,l4oI
The most marvellous discovery
mad in the old century, or is about be-
unprotected, is wireless t~elegraphy.
1t has been successfully transmitted
sixty miles without wire, and Mar
conf, the second Morse, hopes to &C
ccmplish wonderful things in the
e. future. The multitudes who
go down to the sea in ships are to be
in speaking distance of each other,
and messages shall u to and fro
like the lightning, and the whole
earth shall bear witness that the
present time shall crown all the cen
turtles with grand discoveries for the
benefit of the whole human race
The great Wizard OF the West, ThOs.
Edison, Is now quiet, but not idle :;
he Is quite Il young man yet, and IS
earnestly engaged in electrical stu
dies, and he is expected at any time
to blaze out in some astonishing dis
coveries of science. The end has by
no means been reached nor will it
be until we can tell what IS electrici
ty, where is its hOme-in the earth,
in the air, or does it pervade the
whole universe of God. AS yet we
are only infants in knowledge OF the
subtle influence of this wonderful
agent.
What will the people of one hun.
dred years hence think of how we
lived in 1900? Will they look upon
US as far behind in the advance of
civilization as we look back upon
those who lived n hundred years
before US? We cannot tell. The
signs are that the future is pregnant
with events that will startle the
world. We will not speculate, let
Us wait and see. We cannot lift the
veil of futurity, but we can be pro,
flied by looking backward and miss
some of the evils our progenitors
passed over and never thought worth
while to avoid.
J. B. ALEXANDER, NJ. D.
Mecklenburg Co, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26
Writer for The Progressive Farmerl
THE WORLDS PROGRESS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
VIA Parting View.

We are computed now to be the
richest nation on the globe. However
much we may rejoice as a nation,
that our wealth has increased, we
must not forget that the very poor
have increased at a wonderful ratio
in the last twenty-five years. To-
day our wealth is estimated at over
800, 900, 600, 900; in 1900 it was So
600, OOO, 900. At that time IN extreme
case of poverty was rare indeed, and
a tramp was so rare that no word
had been coined to designate him as
different from other people. There
are two classes now rapidly forming
in our country, the very rich and
the very poor, which presages the
end of the republic and the begin
ming of a monarchy. Where a true
democracy exists, as it was at the
beginning of the present century,
all authority is derived from the
will of the people. 1t may be called
a republic, after the commend people
have lost their grip, but the name
is from the force of habit. A man
needed but a small quantity of this
worlds possessions in the early times
to be regarded rich, but now he i
not regarded of much standing I'M
less he is worth several millions
then he is given a place on Exchange
and has a say" in fixing the price
of produce that the farmers are
deeply interested in.
1t was not known 1900 years ago
that there were to be more discOv-
cries in the nineteenth century than
had been found out in all the history
of the world. One discovery or in
venti"n led on to something higher
or more wonderful than any that
had preceded it. Electricity was
known chiefly for its power in a
thunderbOlt. After the first rail
road was built, and the power Of
steam was known in 1914 did Morse
send his first Geographic message.
The world was on tiptoe of excite
ment and wOnderment. What next
would appear? When the battle of
Waterloo was fought, in 1915, I'm.
usual measures of haste were adOp-
ted to get the news to London, where
it was received three days later.
That was quick work for that time,
but the guns of Dewey's fleet were
hardly quiet before the result of the
battle and the destruction of the
Spanish fleet was known in New
York, nearly ten thousand miles dis
tant.
Nc other century has a record to
be compared to the 10Th in point of
discovery, and in bringing to light
the hidden forces of nature and APP
plying them to the uses of man for
his ultimate good. We have seen
that the magnetic telegraph was
first put to work in 1914, and it
gained in popularity so rapidly that
to-day we have more than 1000, 900
miles of telegraph wire in America
and 20, OOO, 900 messages are sent over
them each year. Even on the beds
of the We have $50, 900 miles
of cable, all of which has been laid
since 1866. Wonderful indeed has
been the progress, and the people
with one accord should lift up their
hearts in alteration to the God of
Love.
We often wonder how people lived
one hundred years ago how they
got along without a single convent
ence, that we now think is absolutely
necessary to our comfort, not to say
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26
Mecklenburg Co, N. G.
(The Ends

Would you take hold of a nettle
without being stung by it? Take
hold of it stOutly. Do the same to
any other annoyances and few things
will annoy you.-Hare.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26

Teacher-"YOu liz Ee named all do
nestle animals save one. 1t has
bristly hair, it hates a bath, and is
fond of mud. Well, Tom?"
Tom (shamefaoedly) - "That's
me. "-Gaiety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
The Daily Short Story
THE CURSE AND THE KEY.

He was looking into the wine that
filed the glass-the dark red wine that
held within 1t death. Death. A strange.
quiet word-a word that meant the end
and n beginning. that meant sleep. long
sleep; that meant change and darkness;
that meant calmness and rest.
And this wineglass held the key.
How fine! He smiled as he grasped it
and held IL up TO the light. How fine
and red and strong looking was the
wine, And II contained the key to
mystery subtle. quick poison. He
was sad and tired. and here were OBJ
livion aud rest.
He was not as other men. He feared
neither the beginning nor the end. He
was brave with the bravery that dares
all He was absolutely his own god.
He laid the wineglass back on the Ia
BILE. He would not take the step Just
now. He would wait till the night had
worn further on.
And suddenly he began TO think OF
the time when he was alone and bag
gard and full of strange. wild dreams.
Aye, i'm the great city he found some
one TO care for him because he was
what he was. The fine. sweet face of
n woman arose before him as he walk
cd the streets where flooded and surged
the tide of human life.
But the time came when he left her
and went forth to greater and a wild
err and n stranger city. He went out
TO WOO that hard mistress. fame
Often he thought of her, but he
thought of her dimly. She was to him
fell
her face arose before him, 1t was as the
face of one who has long been dead or
as a face seen in a dream. a haunting,
tender face. He knew that she must
have sorrowed, but he believed that it
was better for a woman TO sorrow than
not to know. 1t was better for a wom-
an to eat of the fruit of the tree of
knowledge even though she brought
upon herself the curse of n frightful
suffering.
And at last he heard that she was
dead. He was very wise. this student.
His philosophy was the philosophy that
believes in the realizing to the full the
possibilities of the present. For him
today was the day; tomorrow had not
come, yesterday was bur vague dream
was dead
And he became famous mainly be
cause he possessed a pagan clearness
of sight and because he was bold. He
had realized that a great philosopher
was simply man who talked convinc-
ingly concerning things of which he
really knew nothing.
And now, on this his last night, he
was sitting by the fire and thinking OF
the time long ago.
He thought sadly that he was a much
better man. then than now, famous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
Pearl Worth a1.boo.

Another magnificent pearl has been
found by shell diggers, about three
fourths of a mile above the bridge,
says the Muscatine News-Tribune.
This is the largest pearl ever found
in this vicinity. 1t is purple in tint,
of exquisite lustre, and weighs IL
grains. 1t is fattened on one side
and when placed on yardstick meas
ures one-half inch across. This hand
some gem is the property of Norbert
A. Nierel, he having purchased it at
$500 of the finder. He has positive y
refused $1,000, considering it worth
81, 500. The pearl was found last
Friday in a small niggerhead clam
shell. A groove was worn in the
shell where the pearl had slid back
and forth as the bivalve opened and
closed his shell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
ReOord-Rre.klnx weather.

The month of July has passed int o
history as the hottest number on the
calendar known to have ever been ex-
Perienced in these parts. The sum-
mary for the month prepared by OBJ
server j. NJ. Sherier shows the mean
atmospheric pressure to have been
20 81. The highest pressure was
so Is on the Sth, and the lowest 80. 90
on the 4th. The mean temperature
was 80, the highest being LOG on the
oath and the lowest 81 on the Sth.
The prevailing direction of the wind
was south. The total precipitation
was 1.4S inches. The average pre-
cipitation for this month for period
of 81 years was So inches, showing
a deficiency in precipitation of 2 OF
inches in the past month. The num-
Der OF clear days was 25, partly
cloudy and cloudy l. There were
thunder storms on the LIST, oath, 25th
and 2Sth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
Astounded the EDITOR.

Editor S. A. Brown, of Benefits
Vile, S. c., was once immensely sur
prised. Through long suffering
from dyspepsia" he writes, my
wife was greatly run down. She had
no strength or vigor and suffered
great distress from her stomach, but
she tried Electric Bitters which
helped her at once, and after using
four bottles, she is entirely we'll and
can eat anything. It's grand tonic,
and its gentle laxative qualities are
splendid for torpid liver" For indi-
gestion, loss of appetite, stomach and
liver troubles it's positive, guaran-
teed cure. Only so cents at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
HUEsINo.HEAo WEDDING
A PRETTY HOME AFFAIR

The wedding last night Of Allen ID.
Head and Miss Helene Huesiug was q
pretty affair. the ceremony, witnessed
by a company of relatives. occurring
al 9 O'Clock, at the home of the bride p
mother, Mrs. August Huesing. 9l5
Twentieth street. Rev. w. s. Mar.
quis, pastor of the Broadway Presby-
terrain church. officiated. There we're
no attendants. Green and white were
the wedding colors. carnations and
palms being used for the decoration
Of the parlors.
After wedding dinner Mr.. Head
and his bride left at 10:40 for the
west. They will spend several weeks
in Colorado and on their return will
be at home after Sept. 10, at suite /.
Sturgeon flats, Twentieth street.
The groom is superintendent of the
Rock Island Plow company's shops,
q position to which he arose through
faithful and conscientious endeavor.
He is also popular member of the
Rock Island Club. ia whose affairs he
has always taken much interest. For
his bride he has claimed daughter of
enc of Rock Islands old and leading
families. a young lady whose sweet
ness and cleverness have made her a
favorite in the circles in which she
moves. The happy couple will be at
tended in their new life by the best
wishes of all who know them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
AN EARLY MEETING
OF THE WOODMEN BOARD.

The Woodmen board of directors
and the board of auditors of the order
met at the head office today for the
August session. The reason the
meeting was called so early in the
month and at au unusual time in the
week was in order to expedite the
consideration of the bonds OF the
head banker and the repositories and
to turn the funds of the society over
from Frank K Croker, the old head
banker, TO r r. Smith, the new in
cumbent. The b)nd of the head
banker will pcobably be placed at
something near $1,000, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
WHAT A BLESSING.
Many People In Rock Island Learning to
Appreciate.

Many People In Rock Island Learning to
Appreciate.
Many a miserable man is happy
now.
Nights of unrest, days of trouble.
Itching piles mean this.
Eczema just as bad, and just as
bad to cure.
But Doan's Ointment cures ali itch
mess of the skin.
A blessing to a suffering public.
Fe 'e's Rock Island proof to back
our statement:
+. (. Jenkinson, of 1928 Third ave-
nue., employed in the foundry on the
island, says: II had itching hemor-
rhoids, and although used a number
of different remedies none of them
did me the least permanent good.
saw Doan's Ointment advertised and
got box at the Harper House drug
store. / must confess had little
faith in it, as l had tried so many
different preparations in vain, but to
my surprise after using Doan's Opt
ment three days the irritation left
me. continued the treatment until
l had finished the box, when L was
cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn company,
Buffalo, y. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name Dosn's and
take no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02

though he was. II he had been really
a brave and great man. be would have
taken his life in his hand and died
fighting for the spread OF liberty
through the world.
Instead he had elected TO perform in
tcllectuaI tricks before the inane. stu
pid mass. And the mass rewarded him
by giving him money and calling him
great. His success was lie-a cursed
lie. He had been a panderer and a
coward.
No. no; he was not a panderer, he
was not a coward! He had done the
best for himself. He had grasped the
golden fruit of life when it swung
within his reach. He had used his gifts
for the realizing of his desires.
But was not his first desire his great
desire? He had wished to devote his
life TO the freeing of man. and he had
not done so. Then he had not realized
himself after all. Perhaps he should
have gone on hungering and have died
on the scaffold.
He had had everything - love, fame,
honor. riches and all things that men
madly strive for-and still he wished
sadly for the old terrible days when he
knew not what the morrow would bring
forth. Then there were the excitement
of struggle and the cheer of the distant
star OF hope. And he had a grand
ideal. And the shade of the man he
was in those days seemed TO arise be
fore him-the young man haggard of
face and stern of eyes. And he bowed
his head in shame, for there was fail
ure. fine and noble and grand. and
here was success begotten of trickery
and pandering.
Aye. his success had indeed been a
low. degrading failure, and he had been
punished by safety settling upon his
shoulders-that unspeakable vulture.
He had become tired of everything,
and still he was young, but his soul
was old.
He arose suddenly and raised the
wineglass aloft. How like blood the
wine as it shone in the light
Il drink" he cried. Ito change. or to
rest, or TO wild. unheard of adventures!
Come, death, and strike me! Come"
But, 10. he saw face! 1t was the
face of Ellen-Ellen. who bad loved
him as no other woman had loved him:
Ellen. who had endured disgrace for
his sake: Ellen, who was dead.
He had been thinking of her tonight.
and she was here. And now he loved
her. Safety was gone from him. Again
the power of love had come to him.
This woman had loved him when he
was only a vagabond student.
But she was dead. and still she was
here.
But. stay. Was this trick of the
imagination, or was she really here?
He would see. There was now another
reason for the invoking of the power OF
death. 1t might mean another life and
the renewal Of glorious love. He
would see.
"Ellenr' he cried. Sweetheart. l
drink to your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership business known as
the Rock Island Electric Construction
company has this day been dissolved
from the firm. The business will be
continued by w. H. Dickman and j..
L. Marion, Jr., under the firm name
of the Rock Island Electric Construc-
ton company, and all claims against
the said company will be paid by
them. All persons interested take
notice.
Dated this 1st day of August, 1901.
w. II. DICKMAN,
IT. MARION, JR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
Rock river Oattish.

Harry Scott tells thrilling story
of how ne pulled 98-pound fish from
the river yesterday evening. His
story, he says, is true, and it is thrill
ing, and the catching of the monster
fish, which was very gamy, showed
considerable pluck and activity on
the part of Mr.. Scott. He saws that
he noticed the fish in the river for
some time. He secured line and a
large hook for the sporty mem Der of
the tribe. He hooked the fish about
9 o'clock yesterday evening. He
claims that the fish was so strong
that he was unable to land it for five
hours. 1t took him down stream for
three miles, and he was compelled to
cross the river three times to follow
up all the movements of the fish. 1t
was not until the fish had wasted all
its strength that he was able to pull
it to the shore. 1t is the biggest fish
so far reported to have been caught
in Rock river this year.-Sterling Ga
zette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
MISS ANDERSON BACK
At THE COLLEGE AGAIN

The faculty and commercial stud
ents of Augustans college are happy
over the decision of Miss Hannah An
.derson, their former shorthand
teacher, to return to the college this
year to resume her work. At the
close of last term she announced her
decision not to return, but has re-
Gently changed her mind. Manager
Jesperson has received a letter from
President Andreen saving that he ex-
pected to be here about Aug. 1, and
his arrival is expected within day
or So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
CAPT. BLAIR's NEW BOAT
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT

The packet Urania yesterday sprung
leak in her boiler below Muscatine.
which rendered it impossible for her
to keep up full head of steam
The run to this city from Muscs-
tine was made very slowly. The
Ruth was hailed near the mouth of
the Hennepin canal and lent her as
sistance to this port, which was not
reached till after noon.
The leak was repaired at Daven-
port. although the boat did not leave
for the south till about in the even
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers.

Aug. III. B. Sudlow to John G.
Miller, lot 10, block 4. Twenty-frst
street add, Book Island, 500.
Mary Egan to Agnes Egan, so feet
outlet Is, Bailey & Boyle's Second
add, Rock Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02

Eruptions, cuts, burns, scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Certain
cure for piles. Beware of counter
feits. Be sure you get the original
DeWitt's. B. II. Bieber and HART &
Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
A.socIatIon EIscts Omoera,

The directors of the Home Building
and Loan association. at a meeting
last night, elected officers for the year
q follows:
observation-disclosures Heimb beck.
Vice President-W. G. Maucker.
Treasurer-H. Z. Casteel.
Attorneys-Jackson & Hurst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
To save Her Child.

From frightful Disagreement Mrs
Mamie Galleger. of La Grande, Ca.
applied Bucklin's Arnica Salve to
great sores on her head and face, and
writes its quick cure exceeded all her
hopes. 1t works wonders in sores,
bruises. skin eruptions, cuts, burns,
scales and piles. Cure guaranteed
by Hartz & Ullmeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
BUY BIG STRIP OF LAND
weyerhauser a. Denkmann Pay $500
OOo Tor 2GO Acraa

600 for Assoc Acres.
Frederick Weyerhauser, of st. Paul,
and F. c. A. Denkmsnn, of this city,
have closed deal with the Musser-
Santry company for 44,360 acres of
pine land near West Superior, Wis.
The consideration is $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02

$1,000 will be paid to any one who
produces as good an all-around life
saver as Rocky Mountain Tea. made
by Madison Medicine company. 50
cents. L. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02

Don't be satisfied with temporary
relief from indigestion. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure permanently and com
pletely removes this complaint. 1t
relieves permanently because it allows
the tired stomach perfect rest Diet
ing won't rest the stomach. Nature
receives supplies from the food we
eat. The sensible way to help the
stomach is to use Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, which digests what you eat and
can't help but do you good, b. H.
Bieber and Hartz g. Ullemeyer.