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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
How a Lawyer Would Give Away an
Orange.
Orange.

When giving away an orange it
was formerly considered that all that
was needed was to say, "I give you
this orange" The real modern up
to-date way is as follows:
I give you all, and singular. my
estate and interest, right, title, claim
and advantage of, and in, this
orange, together with all the skin,
rind, juice, pulp and pips; with full
power to bite, cut, suck or otherwise
eat the same or give the same away;
together with all the rind, skin, juice,
pulp and pips, anything heretofore or
hereinafter or in any other deed or
deeds instruments of whatsoever ma
ture to the contrary in any wise not
Observation-Disclosures Woman's
Home Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

the restaurant. Perhaps he had been
working hard; but the Indications
were that the work had consisted of
raising glasses to his face. Appar-
emily, they had not impaired his APP
petite, however, for he ordered a
good dinner. Then he dropped
peacefully asleep.
The dinner was served, and the
waiter shook him gently.
Gall RI" he said; "going' to get
jes' a minute"
Then another man entered, recog-
nized the sleeper, laughed and took
a seat opposite him. The second
man drew the various dishes to his
side of the table and went to work.
A little later the second man shook
the sleeper vigorously.
"Going to stay here all night" he
demanded.
"Where'm I atg" demanded the
weary one.
Then he Strengthened up and look
ed at the empty platter and plate.
"Waiter," he called, "gimme check,
got to hurry; 'pointment to meet a
man."
The waiter presented the check
and the weary one gave him a bill and
told him to keep the change.
"Hullo, Tom," he said, suddenly
recognizing the man who walked him;
"jes' been havin' dinner. Have some"
"No, thank you," was the reply;
GIVE just dined. Let's move along"
Cali RI" said the weary one. He
got up, looked at the empty dishes re-
gretfully, and then the two went out
together. -
"Tom," said the weary one, when
they reached the corner.
"Well2" returned Tom.
declare to goodness, Tom," an
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
SEPTEMBER WILD FLOWERS.
Vivid Patches of Color That Mark the
End of the F1oWer-Year.
Home Companion.

Ragged and frayed is September's
dress, but withal, there is a beauty
peculiarly it's own. So would we
fain be ever a-feld. The botanist
strolling over the hills and through
the swamps realizes that this is prac-
tically the of the flower year. AS
mEhe previous month, the flowers are
very largely composite. The golden
rods, the asters, and the sunfnWers
lend vivid patches of color to the
prospect. There are comparatively
few new flowers to be sought for.
However, there are several, the
finding of which will be among the
calendar events of the year. Per-
chance it is that in the latter part of
the month, your wanderings may lead
you to the retreat of the most beau.
tiful Of all the fall blossoms, the
fringed gentian. It's color is of the
heavens own hue and it's delicate
beauty is so elusive as to defv the
most skilful brush of the artist. Who
can forget the first introduction to
these floral beauties of the fail mead
ows? Two other but less handsome
cousins, the stiff gentian and the
closed gentian, also come this month.
Damp places are made beautiful by
the Jerusalem artichoke, commonly
called the wild sunfower, whose
bright, cheerful face seems ever smil-
ing a greeting to the ~passer-by. An
other of S~eptember's fower-folk
robed in blue or violet is the smooth
or blue aster found in dry soil and
open woods. A familiar little friend
with whom almost every one is &C.
quainted, the white heath aster,
sometimes called white rosemary or
farewell summer, is found in dry soil
everywhere. Not far distant you are
sure to find the wavy aster or small
feabane, with it's thick, rough, heart
shaped lower leaves. The yellow of
the witch hazel also gladdens the y
of the loiterer in September wood
lands and thickets.-Country Life in
America.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
We Worry Too Much Over Troubles
That Never Come.

During the week or ten days of
drought we suffered in this section,
old farmers who ought to have known
better, were heard to say that crops
were gone. They hung their heads
in distress and complained of their
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

&This is No. 20 of our series of the Worlds
Best Poems, selected especially for The Pro-
gressive Farmer by the Editor. In this series
selections from the following authors nave
already appeared: Burns, Bryant, Mr.. and
Mrs. Browning, Byron, Goldsmith, Holmes,
Kipling, Lanter, LOngfellow, Lowell, Mark,
ham, Macaulay, Milton, Moore, Poe, Pope
and others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

nounced the weary one, impressively,
"Hnever knew such big dinner to do
fellow SO little good. Wish I had
some crackers and cheese."-Elliott
Flower in The Criterion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
Education and the Home.

Education is the basis of the homs
and the foundation of the family.
Mothers that know nothing love their
children. The mother in the one
roomed cabin of the South, the moth
er in the one room of the tenement
house of the North (and she is the
worse off of the two), love their chill
dren and-they kill them; they bring
them up to become the terrors of the
community, thieves and vagabond3
aLL G. animals, because they know no
Letter.
Mr.. Barnard here would not give
to any pupil a lump of clay and say
to- him, "Make a statute of it, buF ]
will teach you nothing of how to 90
H." And shall W. tt ke the mother
and say to her, "Make a man out of
your child" when she has never
learned how to do it?
Oh, the pitifulness of it-ignorant
mothers praeticing on their first
children; practicing on their hus-
bands is bad enough. We have to
finish the work of creation. The last
thing God did was to make a man,
and now he never makes a man, he
only makes the beginning of a man
and then turns over the beginning of
that man to us, fathers and mothers,
and tells us to finish it.
Education is the basis of the home,
it is the foundation of the family.
The most sacred service ever render
ed anywhere in all this world is the
service rendered by the mother who
knows how to be a mother, and the
worst injury ever wrought in the
world bg-aW person NtbeiaiurZ
wrought by the mother who does not
know how to be a mother.
What is education? The baby lies
in the cradle; it does not know any
thing. At the other end of life is the
man who weighs the stars and bridges
oceans, and rules and directs the des-
tiny of an empire. The difference
between the helpless, ignorant babe
and a Newton, a Fulton, a Gladstone,
is education.
Education includes the whole de-
velopment of the whole man. Moth
ing deserves the name which does not
include the development of his con-
science and of his affections. Dc not
let us repeat our blunder in a vain
attempt to make education apart
from religion. As Professor Huxley
has truly said, education without
religion will do nothing but make of
the gutter-snipe a beast of the field,
and we know what came of that x
pertinent a long time ago.
Nothing is education but that
which out of a boy or a girl makes a
man or a m with wisdom to see
the truth, with conscience to enforce
duty, with inspiration to service, with
manhood within because God is
within.-From an address before the
Southern Educational Conference, by
DR.. Lyman Abbott, of New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
H HOME CIRCLE

IO live on little with a cneerIu
heart!
Between excess and famine lies a
mean,
Plain, but not sordid, though not
splendid, clean.
Its proper power to hurt each crea-
Bulls aim their horns, and asses kick
their heels.
Here wisdom calls, "Seek virtue
first; be bold.
As gold to silver, virtue is to gold"
Let lands and houses have what
lords they will;
Let us be fixed and our own mas
tiers still.
n IT'S the first virtue vices to abhor
And the first wisdom to be fool no
more.
Long as to him who works for debt,
the day.
Not to go back is somewhat to adj
vance,
And men must walk at least before
they dance.
True, conscious honor is to feel no
sin;
He's armed without that's innocent
within.
For virtues self may too much zeal
be had;
The worst of madmen is a saint run
mad.
If wealth alone can make and keep
us blest,
stH-atiIl be getting; 967er, never
rest.
That God of nature who within us
I%nclines our actions, not constrains
our will.
1t is not poetry, but prose run mad.
Pretty in amber to observe the forms
Of hair or straws or dirt or grubs or
worms;
The things, we know, are neither rich
nor rare,
But wonder how the mischief they
got there.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find
it fame.
He who, still wanting, though he lives
on theft,
Steals much, spends little, yet has
nothing left.
All nature is but art, unknown to
thee,
All chance, direction which thou
canst not see.
IT'S education forms the common
mind;
Just as the twig is bent the trees in
clined.
Who shall decide when doctors disl.
gree?
Honor and shame from no condition
rise:
Act well your part-there all the
honor lies.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
He Was Still Hungry.

He was very tired when he entered
the restaurant. Perhaps he had been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16
REBUILDING
The Broken Down Structure
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND.
Repairs the Diseased Parts of the
Human Body and Establishes
Health, Comfort, and
Happiness.

Can we rebuild our pain racked,
emaciated, and wasted bodies? Yes, the
work can be done even though the
spark of life glimmers but ftfully and
feebly This work of rebuilding can
only be effectually accomplished by the
use of Paine's Celery Compound. that
marvellous medicine that has saved SO
many lives in the past.
Paines Celery Compound, natures
fortifier and builder, acts directly on
the great nervous system, giving pure.
vitalizing blood nerve force, digestive
vigor, refreshing sleep, and increased
weight.
Begin the good work of health build
ing todav Take home a bottle Of
Paine's Celery Compound. use 1t faith
fully, and you will have cause for re-
joicing and thanksgiving. Mrs. James
Arthur, Spokane, Wash. a lady almost
helpless from cruel rheumatism and
terrible neuralgia, and cured by Paine'S
Celery Compound. writes thus
ct have suffered for three years with
neuralgia and rheumatism, and tried
many different remedies which would
give me only temporary relief. From
last January, and through the spring
months, L suffered terribly. / could
walk but a short distance. and some
days not at all. l used Paine's Celery
Compound and have not been troubled
since. Before using the Compound my
knees were so bad could not get down
or up, but now 1 can walk a mile or
more every day, with no stiffness or
lameness in the joints
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16
Emporia Girl Missing.

Emporia, Kas. Sept. 16.-The 15-year-old
daughter OF Mrs. Routt. who lives three
blocks southwest of the Santa Fe round
house, disappeared from her home in the
night and has aroused excitement by her
mysterious disappearance The police
were requested to search high and low for
the girl. No trace of her has been found.
The girl threatened to run on Just before
she disappeared She made extensive
preparations, but some of her clothes
are Thought to be missing. The girl evil
IDENTIFY got up in the night and started
away. An elopement is suspected, but as
the girl wan but 16 years old this Is little
improbable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16
A GIRLS PROBLEM.
How to Feed Herself When Run-
ming Down.

s"I am q stenograp her!" That state
ment brings up a picture of long hours
of tiresome indoor confinement, close
mental concentration and subsequent
exhaustion and brain flag. Then comes
up the food question.
A young lady in Dayton, Ohio, writes,
Some time ago was a stenographer in
a large city retail store and having the
responsibility of the office work resting
largely upon me my health began grad
ually to decline, and stood facing the
difficult problem of finding relief OF
some kind or leaving my situation.
Worry added to my trouble; I became
dyspeptic and nervous and suffered
with Insomnia and restlessness at night.
1 was speaking Of my illness one day
to a trained nurse, who recommended
that begin a systematic diet of Grape
Nuts at once as she had seen its bene-
fetal effect upon several of her patients
who had suffered as did
So began to use the food conscient-
iously. 1t formed my entire breakfast
with perhaps Postum Coffee or some.
other nourishing drink and second
dish was taken at the evening meal. In
about two weeks time began to feel
stronger and more hopeful; my diges-
ton and appetite were better; was
less nervous and could sleep. Icontinued
the diet steadily and soon courage and
vitality began to revive and once more
began to think success lay somewhere
in this big world for me.
My work grew smoother and easier
and after seven months of this diet
could do almost twice the amount OF
work in a day and do it easily and with
out feeling exhausted.
Today am filing a much more re-
sponsible position and do the work cas-
lily and satisfactorily. attribute it all
to Grape-Nuts which still continue to
use. For a palatable and healthful diet
there is nothing on the market to equal
1t, and the fact should become of COM
mon Knowledge Name given by Pos
tum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16
/ SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS.

The Dousherty Success club meets to-
night.
This is enrolment day at the high
school.
The person who isn't sneezing now b
out of date.
Archdeacon Crawford Of Topeka has
returned from Emporia.
The government thermometer got up
to " Monday afternoon.
The Kansas militia must be in camp
at Fort Riley September 20.
The Topeka student is occupying the
center of the stage again today.
J. p. Colvflle is in Emporia attending
the State Photographers convention.
1.-THE Sultan of Sulu,' which comes to
Topeka next week. carries seventy-s
people.
John A. Crabb. county clerk of Smith
county, has entered the Kansas Medical
college
Sarah Trutchley has asked for di-
of cruelty.
c. w. Bliler. the physical culture man,
is at the Throop hotel. He will be in
Topeka for week.
President Street, of the Topeka Wa
ter company of New York, will come to
Topeka September %.
The county commissioners have or
dered the court house decorated while
President Roosevelt is here.
At Philadelphia yesterday Cooley, the
Topeka ball player, got five nItS In two
games. He is improving in his batting.
Topeka has had SO many fake fire.
works shows that they are slow to ap-
preciate a genuine one like Pains POM
peii.
People who live near the Keith tract
thought there was a real earthquake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16

gets is mess of advertisements. some
extracts from Lord Lytton's novel, the
pedigree of Mount Vesuvius and
few. letters from old man Pliny.
G. C. Solomon, 1872 East Frs. street.
coal hauler, had his wagon den.ol-
ished Monday by a string of cars
which were being switched in the Santa
Fe yards near Third street. He seems
carelessly to have driven in the way OF
the moving cars and could not get off
the track until too late. Solomon ana
the team which he was driving es-
capped injury.
w. L. A. Johnson, state labor COM
missioner: L. ]. Lucy and c. F. Ceilley
of the Labor Champion, were in Law
renee Monday night in the interests Of
trades organization. The principal adj
dress was made by Mr.. Ceilley, who has
been organizing lodges in Topeka; the
others also making talks. 1t IS prob
able that five or six new unions will re-
suit from the meeting which they held.
At the Atchison corn carnival the
Santa. Fee railroad Is to make an exhibit.
1t will be thirty-six feet high. and the
first story will be a booth in which adj
vertising matter for, the Santa Fe will
be distributed. In the second story a
band of sixteen young Indians from
the Chilocco school will play. and sur
mounting it all will be the statue of an
Indian eighteen feet high made of corn
products. -
The Epworths League of the. First NJ
E. church will give a social at the home
of Mr.. T. B. Sweet, corner of Third and
Topeka avenue, Friday evening Of this
week. A short programme has been ar
ranged and the general public is cor
daily invited to spend the evening with
the league at the above time and place.
This is the social which was announced
for Wednesday. The postponement is
because of the district league conven-
ton to be held at, Walnut Grove church
the first three evenings Of this week.
A Beloit paper contains the following
etfusive notice: Frank Brown. who has
been employed in this Office for the
past two years. left for Topeka this
morning e., having accented a position
with the Advocate. Frank has been very
popular with the young people of Be-
lott and a host of them4were down at
the depot this morning to see him Off.
We can only hope that Brownie will
meet with all the success to which he is
justly entitled. He is IN expert work
man and is looking for wider field
for his ability. He may possibly some
day turn up in New York or Philadei-
phia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16
BEATEN TO DEATH
A Brother of Stuyvesant Fish Is
Fatally Assaulted.

New York, Sept. ia man giving
the name of Thomas SEarkey was ar
with assaulting the banker. Nicholas
Fish, who died shortly before O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. Fish's injuries,
which were at first supposed to have
been caused by a fall, developed under
investigation by detectives to have been
the result of a most brutal assault.
The banker left his Office in the Ma
tional Park building in the afternoon.
He rode to Thirtyfourth street and
entered a restaurant near Eighth ave-
nue.. He was seated at a table, where
he spent about two hours. Three wom-
en- occupied seats near by. Suddenly
heavy set man strobe into the room
and was seen to speak to Mr.. Fish.
What was said could not be heard, but
the banker started to rise from his
chair, when he received a terrific blow
In the face. He sank back and again
attempted to rise. His assailant rained
blow after blow upon his head, but the
banker managed to reach the sidewalk,
where he was again struck down. HIS
assailant ran to Eighth avenue, where
he boarded car and rode away From
the description furnished by those in
the restaurant tie police set to worl.
at once and about the time Mr. Fish
was breat thing his last at the Roosevelt
hospital the arrest of the man known as
Shafkey was made.
Banker Fish, who was SO years old.
was the descendant of one of the oldest
and most distinguished of American
families. His grandfather, Col. Nicholas
Fish, fought with distinction in the bat
ties of Harlem Heights, Saratoga and
Yorktown and his father Hamilton
Fish, was the first secretary of state
under President Grant
After several years in the diplomatic
service, he entered the banking bust
ness in this city in 1887. OF his brothers,
Hamilton is former Republican speaker
of the New York assembly and Stuyves-
ant is president of the Illinois Central
Railroad company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16

pie. The acrobatic work, tumbling and
athletic exhibitions of the players who
compose a part of the company that
presents the spectacle were better than
anything seen in circuses or on the
stage in Topeka for a long time.
About 1000 persons witnessed the per-
Torrance last evening, but it is expect
ed that the praise of the show which
will come from those who witnessed the
first performance will be in a great
measure responsible for an increased at
tendance tonight and every night dur
ing the remainder of fkA week
The picture of Governor Stanley was
shown in fire at the close of the fire.
works exhibition last evening.
Tonight will be Topeka night and thu
picture of Mayor Albert Parker will be
shown in fire.
The enclosure where the performance
is given is about $50 feet square. Ranged
around the side walls OF canvas On
three sides are seats built in the SAINT,
manner as seats in circus tent, for
about 5000 people.
Across one side of the enclosure is
built the scenery used to produce the
mimic city of Pompeii. Directly in the
rear of the bath house and the Temple
of Isis, and apparently quite distance
from the palaces, is the mountain of
Vesuvius. A little wreath of smoke is
continually curling up from the mouth
of the crater during the performance.
The scene opens with the sports in this
| streets of POmpeii on fete day. Nydia
| the blind girl, first appears in the
! streets. after which a large group OF
| the boys of the city appear and begin
| the enjoyment of their holiday.
The boys clear the streets for the en-
| try and parade of the civil dignitaries.
| the senators and members of PomDeil.
| who proceed direct to the senators, pail
ace to witness the parade
Then comes the grand parade of Ro-
! man guards, priests, priestesses, flower
| girls, the incense flame and fan bearera
citizens bearing flags, banners and
| trophies.
GIaucus. lone and Nydia approach
and are met by Arbaces. the Egyptian
| in front of the bath house and are es-
corted by him to his palace to witness
| the festivities given in his honor.
The acrobatic and sports of the gladi-
ators occur next on the raised platform
in front of the Bath House. This part
of the programme isl opened by the
! presentation of the living statuary
posed by two men in white TIGHTS with
powdered hair and faces. The posing
and grouping of the representations are
executed with skill and grace.
The ballet follows and by the use of
calcium lights some very pretty effects
are obtained.
The star feature of the performance
J follows the ballet dance. Three rough
| and tumble acrobats and contortionists
give an. exhibition that proves a verita-
BILE mine of surprises Every act is a
startling departure from the old and
established acts of this character. Moth
ing of this kind has ever been seen in
trio entertained the audience for more
| than fifteen minutes and received en-
| thusiastic applause.
A team of acrobats next presented
some new features in balancing and
strength tests A trio of acrobats give
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16

when the Pain city was destroyed last
night
The receipts for the Last Days of
Pompeif must exceed $4,000 before the
Commercial club makes a profit on the
engagement.
The membera Of the Topeka Mutual
Burial association are paying their sew
enth assessment this year, which is
payable not later than September II.
The band which does duty at the Last
Days of Pompeii plays as if the
musicians were expecting vesuvius tc
smother them any minute. 1t is pity
1t doesn't.
H. K. Stewart, of Hutchinson, spent
Sunday in Topeka where he visited his
son who is ina Topeka hospital. He
sustained several injuries to his right
foot for which he is receiving medical
attention.
A Topeka boy with an eye to business
rented a barn roof at the south end of
Greenwood avenue for this week for
81. He sold Is seats on the roof for
the Pain shove at 10 cents per seat
last night
The only fake In connection with
Pains Pompeii: is the Official pro-
gramme giving the color OF the caps the
Roman senators wear" The price for
the programme is 10 cents and all one