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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Granny's Come to Our House.

An no! my lawzy-daisyl
Granny's come to our housed
All the children round the place
Is jist a-runnin' crazy.
Fetched a cake fer little Jake,
An fetched a pie for Nanny,
An fetched a pear fer all the pack
AT runs to kiss their granny.
Lucy Ellen's in her lap,
An Wade an Silas Walker
Both's a-ridin' on her foot,
An 'Pollos on the rocker.
An Marthy's twins, from Aunt Mar
inns,
An little orphant Annie,
ALPS a-eatin' gingerbread
An giggle-un' at granny.
Tells us all the fairy tales
Ever thought er numbered
An 'bundance O. other stories
Bet she knows a hundredE
Bob's the one fer Wilmington"
An Golden Locks" fer Fanny
Hear 'em laugh an clap their hands,
Listenun' at granny
"Jack the G~iantkiller" 8 good.
An'~Beanstalks" 3 another
Sos the one of "CindereP"
An her old godmother;
That un's best of all the rest
Bestest one of any
Where the mice scamper home,
Like we runs to granny.
Granny's come to our house!
Hol my lawzy-daisyl
All the children round the place
is jist a-runnin' crazy.
Fetched a cake fer little Jake,
An fetched a pie fer Nanny,
An fetched a pear fer all the pack
AT runs to kiss their granny.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
"How is it that the boys make up

GLOW is it that the boys make up
so quickly" Ipursued.
"Wen, you see, we said that boys
play a lot; and perhaps the two boys
that are mad with each other are on
the same side in a base ball game,
and the captain says to 'em, You two
fellows make up or get outP Then
they make up, Cor, maybe the speak
er continued earnestly, the fellow
you're mad at is on the base, and
when you're running to the base you
call to him to get out of the way;
and then you have spoken and made
up. Even if you have been fighting
you have to shake hands when the
fight is over"
els that the rule of the game~ I
asked, gravely.
eyes," the boys assented. CAL
ways"
"And do you learn, at the same
time, not to show when you are
vexed2"
"WeIl, boys learn pretty soon. They
have to. suppose you are walking
down the street with some boys and
one of them says to you, Us that your
g~randfather's collar you're wear,
ingY Another one says, How mary
years have you worn that hatY And
another says, where are you going
to put that next batch of freckles
There isn't room for them now II
you just laugh they will stop, hut II
you show hat you're mad they keer
on, and so you learn to laugh AMI not
to show when you are leased"
The replies we're suggestive, to say
the least. I warmly recommended the
girls to adopt the policy of the boys
thinking of thP various committees
and clubs in which the powc: to
work with a '1ot" was demanded of
women. How good it would be if the
girls training developed in her the
power which the boy acquires! "You
make up or get out" says the boy
captain, briefly. He recognizes that
the success of the game depends up
cooperation and good fellowship.
But so it is in other games in which
the players have not learned this
vital lesson. Is not our failure some
traceable to this very lack?
The question is worth discussing.
The boys had given me food for
meditation. I was grateful to them.
One more question / asked, with my
thought upon the school curriculum.
The question was addressed to the
boys and girls.
eff you had to select some one to
i've with, which would you choose, a
who was able to laugh when
ne was teased and to keep from show
ing when he was vexed, or the one
who neve fails in arithmetic 2"
The answer was unanimous. no
contrary minds: ooh! the one who
aughs when he is leased and doesn't
show that he is mad."-Congrega-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
Eli Kernels Sun.

En- AGIhC4 y OOAo
A rite suite little buoy, the sun OF
a kernel, with a rough around his
neck, and a plane read cote reaching
to his waste, won knight paste up the
rowed as fast as a dear.
After a thyme he came too a paws
before a house and wrung the belle.
His tow hurt hymn, and he kneaded
wrest. He was two tyred too raze his
fare butt too pail face, and a moWn
of pane rows two his to lips.
The made who herd the belle was
about to pair a pare, butt she put it
buy and fue wythe awl her mite and
name in vein fear her guessed wood
knot weight. But when she saw the
we won, tiers pored from her teaming
ayes at the site, fore her hart was
touched.
"Yew poor deer, what ales yew.
Why dew yew lye hear9 Prey, are
eve dyeing9"
"Know; knot sew" was his grown
"My foot is soar, and eye am feint."
Sew she boar hymn inn her aims.
as she aught, too a room where he
mite bee quiet. gave hymn a peace OF
gnu wry bred and meet stake in q
plaice by the great, held a cent-bottle
under his knows, took aweigh his
choler, raped hymn up warmly, gave
| hymn a suite drachm from a blew
viol, till at last he went fourth threw
the reign as hail as a young bare.
The foregoing article from a re
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zine is the most striking example Of
how not to spell that has ever come
to our notice. Therefore we make i
fokSSis of a spelling~~
younger readers of The Progressive
Farmer, as will be seen by the follow
ing proposition:
To the first boy or girl under if
teen years of age, a member of a fam
lily IN which The Progressive Farmer
is taken, who sends us the foregoing
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spelled, the editor will give a CODY
OF HawthOrne's delightful classic for
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If an absolutely correct spelling of
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ing the most nearly correct transla-
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Each boy or girl competing for this
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match!
Courage from hearts, and not from
numbers, grows.-Dryden.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

Courage from hearts, and not from
numbers, grows.-Dryden.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

The foregoing article from a re-
cent number of St. Nicholas Maya
zine is the most striking example of
how not to spell that has ever come
to our notice. Therefore we make it
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
MAY BE a CASE OF MURDER.
Police of Elizabeth Investigating Mysterious
Death-Body Found in River.

Elizabeth n. J., Dec. 26.-The police are in
Testigating q case which they believe will turn
out to be murder. They first heard Of the case
early this morning, but it not until this
evening that the case assumed definite aspect
Meanwhile, not far from the bridge was found
a double breasted black sack coat. This coat
had cuts in 1t which might have been made
with a knife, and there were what appeared to
be blood stains on one arm and on the front.
There were letters in the pockets written in
Italian. They were to Italian in New-York.
This evening at low tide body was recovered
from the river near the South-st. bridge II
proved 10 be that of John McTarnnany. He
was twenty-four years old and boarded at No.
AL Ehzabeth-aye- He was employed as fire.
man in factory at Tremley. He boarded with
e man named Hoy.
So far as the investigation has gone it appears
that McTammany and Hoy were in saloon at
Fourth-st- and Elizabeth-ave. up to midnight
last night. What occurred after that does not
appear but il is believed there fight either
in that saloon or another not far away, and that
McTammany was concerned in it. Some OF the
police who have been at work the story say
they believe McTammany was in conflict with
gang of Italians and fed, and that he was forced
10 leap into the river to escope from them
From the blood on the coat and the Sits in
II the police believe that was seriously
cut in the fight they think took place, and that
there may be another body in the river The
body is in the morgue and will be more care
fully examined for wounds
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
FINES FOR AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS.
Widow Was Trying New Machine-Banker
Pleads Not Guilty.

Court OF Special Sessions yesterday for driving
their machines OF speed beyond that allowed BY
law.
George F. Baker. who described himself as a
banker of No. 25S Madison-ave.. was fined S25- He
was arrested by Policeman Kupfrian OF the Nor
risania station the carriage at the time. 1t is
alleged was a member OF AIr. Jerore's stan. Ba-
ker is relative OF Fisher A Baker OF the iaw firm
Of Pea body & Baker. Of No. WaH-st- he pleaded
not guilty. he paid the fine
George Ferrier driver for Mrs. Emma Blake
of Derby Conn, was lined $50 each OF two
charges. Mrs Blake is a daughter OF Richard
Mock the restaurant man. Ferrier was first ar
rested on November ) by Mounted Policeman Fitz-
gerald on the East Drive in Central Park. and
again on December s in Pelham-ave- by Policeman
KupfrAn. of the Morrsana station Mrs. Blake
declared in the witness chair that her driver had
not exceeded the speed limit. she being with him
on each occasion. and that the second time she
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
SUES FOR COFFEE GROWING PROFITS.
Plaintiff Declares Introduction Led Howard
Gould to Advance Money.

Richard c. Boyd, in a suit in which argument
was heard yesterday, brought against JUNO 'aIe'
2 native Of San Jose de Cucuta, Colombia de-
rnands $4,000 as his share Of a business venture
in which the two engaged in 1893 and lSsf
Among the services which the plaintf alleges he
performed for the defendant was his introducuon
to Howard Gould.
F2ovd alleges that as result of this introduction
Howard Gould invested $300e0o in Wales business
scheme, which had for its object increasing tae
output of some extensive coffee plantations IN
Colombia. According to the plaintir the business
agreement made with Mr. Gould was for five years
MIR Gould - receive 6O per cent OF the nrst year
profits and Vale 40 per cent After tnat year y tne
proflIs were tc be equally divided. 1he partner.
ship so prospered, Boyd says, that at the end OF
the first five years extension OF nVe years more
agreed on. , -. ..,,..
Boyd has already brought a criminal suit against
Vale which was decided in favor of the ColoIn-
bian he now demands accounting OF the busl,
ness and 10 per cent OF the property; assets aho
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
TRYING TO GET ATTERBURY OUT.
Woodruff Insists He Will Be Removed as
Tax Appraiser.

great deal OF feeling is shown oS 'i'e
friends of Walter B. Atterbury, OF bEoohiy d.
. ,o-nora-ion tax appraiser connected win tne
CO.. Con,roIlers Office over the announcement
- hv lieutenant Governor Woodruff yes
-, that Mr. Atterbury would be removed
from his position on January !. 1t was iearhe"
last night that bets had been fhaue 'S
woo6rpffs friends that Mr.. Atterbury rernoVa'
would be announced by the Conuo44el 'e0
January L x+.
This Is Lieutenant Governor WoodruH loui III
e+-eropt to get Atterbury OUT OF once liner
are no charges of any SORT affecting Mr. After
h,,rv's honesty or efficiency. and the sole red-
CON for Mr. woodruffs demand on ControHeF
Miller for his removal is that Mr.. AtternuTy Is
.ooins+ Mr. Woodruff in the Kings County or
ganization-' --,,
My. Atterbury was the original MCKINNEY
delegate in the Kings Cou--ty delegation at 'he
CT I,ouis convention, when Mckinley was nom
mated the first time and later he was fresi-
6an-ial elector For four years he was chalr-
man of the Kings County Republican COMMIT
tee. and nothing affecting his integrity mas
ever been murmured against him.
Mr. Atterbury's friends say that Mr. Wooo-
ruffs opposition IS solely because ne VIII Hol
stand for certain features Of the management
of the organizatio in Kings He was IN iaNoF
of Guden's removal, and that was almost
crime in Mr. woodrufTs opinion, and Is one OF
the nrinne reasons for the activity OF after
bury's enemies at this time On thFes uthst t
occasions Governor O1ell has refused TO sane
tion Atterbury's removal and Atteroury S
friends are confident that his attitude toward
the corporation tax appraiser Is unchanged
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
ENTERTAINED BY ARIoN SOCIETY

Dr. Lorenz made merry among his fellow coun-
trynen last night the AEion Society," in East
Fiftv-niuth-st where a dinner was given In his
honor by the Austro- Hungarian physicians and sur
geons of the city He was the butt of good natured
present joined in song especially written for his
benefit
DR.. Lorenz seemed to enjoy all the thrusts at
him All the speaking was in German. DR.. Bret
tauer who acted toastnaster, introduced Dr
Lorenz after DR.. Franz Kudlich had spoken as the
representative Of the Vienna University, and Dr.
Lorenz's alma mater. DR.. Lorenz. replying. said
in part:
NY presence in this country is the pinnacle Of my
success in life. l feel Inundated when i read OF
the political conditions in Austria Hungary. When
/ take paper here / read accounts or members
of the Reichsrath engaged in list hghting ana OF
some of the members being put out. find that the
Austrans and Eungarians abroad are better pa
triots than those who are at home wish tnat
these at home could come here and learn something
from those who live here. II would do them good
tsut no matter how bad the conditions there
NAV seem the future will not be as bad as the
people may think. You need not feel that Austria
Hungary is to be resolved into its elements. There
is great unifying power that Will preserve our
country which / hope will become as great as
the United States of America. And the great
unier of the United States of Austria Hungary, to
whom / ask you to empty your glasses. is the
Emperor-King Franz Joseph.
The other speakers were DR.. L n. Rottenberg,
DR. S Breitenfeld, Robert like Karl Hauser,
DR.. Miller, DR. Lorenz's assistant, and DR.. Baum
field, of Vienna
DR.. M Brettauer. DR.. E. Pisko Dr. S. Breitenfeld
Franz Kudlich and DR.. S, Gluck.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
PRUDENTIAL MERGER ABANDONED.
President Dryden Says 1t Is Deemed Best TO
Give Up Plans.

The nronosed merger of the Prudential Insur-
ance Company of America and the Fidelity trust
Company. Of Newark which has been resisted Ia
a suit in the New-Jersey Chancery Court by STOCK
holders of the company. has been abandoned 4es-
terdav President Dryden, Of the Prudential com
pany. gave out the following statement TO the Pru-
Dental staff
At the time the plan for the mutual c9ntrot c u, y,
the Prudential and the F1deity l.dsS - ~ wa 3
was announced no substantial objection 70 ~ "aS 80
antcIpated The fairness. justice and wisoolI "a "a
the proposition seemed obvious and II has Ieeg a
widespread approval. However ooJectlooIs Ia 10 A.
is deemed best for all concerned that the piaL "
abandoned Accordingly. after mature oeHoeI0
don IL has been decided: , -, ..,,s
We are confident that the situation has thus
been relieved Of ali difficulties. Tne contlnuahcs o
the popularity and prosperity OF the FtGIenIi1 -
vtll Be the ali-important object in view AltHousi
riSd out with the cordial goodwill Of all interestea
vrouid he in ALI desira Ole ana espsC.dlS
a6vantageous 10 the Prudential. yet the consunii-
nation Of the arrangement as a business P''''9
ton seems 10 be impTacticao!e- -, -. -, ..-
II Gives me great pleasure to add that the owner
shin OF the stock Of the Prudential mas oeen so
concentrated that the company is now SUI =
bS every needed protection in that respect Tor ths
present and future.
vice-President Leslie D. Ward said 10 Tribune
reporter that there was nothing ne coulu aud ~
the statement issued. but added:
we took the public into our confidence IN the
first place and did not gain by It. We need not
have been quite SO confidential We now teel mat that
we are not called upon 10 say any ythlLB .lo'S
we have said the letter 10 our stan AS nla
ter OF fact, there IS really nothing that we couid
add" . - -. -.
mutual control of the two corporations the case
ended
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
FIND BOYS HAND IN SNOW.

Men shovelling snow along the tracks Of the
Long Island Railroad at sTlnnyside. Queens Bor-
oush yesterday uncovered the left hand of a boy.
For some time they dug about in the snow looking
for the rest OF the boy. and finally took the hand
to the SeVenty-ffth Precinct station house There
Il was identified as belonging TO Frank Charanas,
fifteen years old, of No. 100 Freeman-st.. Green
point.
week ago the boy was walking along the rail-
road tracks about mile from where the hand was
found, and down by train. Both legs
of the knees. his right was
severed the shoulder and his left the wrist.
He eieo subsequently in ST. Johns Hospital Last
evening the fa ther of the dead boy, accompanied
by undertaken, claimed the hand, and II will be
inferred with the rest of the body.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
D. L. 6 w. MAY GET HosokEN FERRY

An Interesting feature of the stock market yes
teroay was the sharp advance in the stock ana
bonds Of the New-York and Hoboken Ferry Com
pany- The stock advanced fifteen points, 10 100.
purchases OF two hundred shares. and the bonds
rose ten points. TO IS. purchases Of $4,000 The
advances were due 10 reports that fight q con-
tract was in progress. and that the stock would
be retired. The Delaware. Lackawanna and w St
ern 1Sailroao Company. whose passengers are
bToaght 70 New-York by this ferry company, re.
csnIy INFORMED the ferry company that il would
not renew its contract with il. The sharp advance
gave rise to the report that the railroad company
had either bought or was buying the control OF
the ferry company.
II was also reported that Reorganization involv-
ing the retirement OF the stock of the company
@as under consideration THIS was declared un-
likely by some WAC were acquainted
situation. Il was reported that Gustav E. Kis Ell
who has Offices az No. % Nassau-st., and lives al
Morristown. y. J.. Was buying the stock as il
appeared the market-for whom could no pe
learned. as Mr.. ktssel could not be seen. All in
formation refused at the offices Of the railroad
and ferry companies 1t has been supposed that
the railroad intended 10 the New-Yorlx md
New-Jersey tunnel for which a franchise was re-
Gently granted by the Board of Aldermen
The Hoboken ferry is old ferry II uas the
first 70 use steam on its lines.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
SMALLER LOTS FOR SAME MONEY.

Tbs approach Of another cold wave. and the re-
duction of their supplies owing TO the nohoaSs'
brought ont g large number Of the poor peop4e
yesterday 10 renew their stocks Of coal A con-
slant stream passed through the yards OF A bar
bers Son at No. 81 Water-st, all day, ana Wen
on into the evening people were there buying coaI.
They came from all parts OF the ciS. 1hes re
oeipe6 for "a cents q pail of coal Weighing thirty
three pounds or two pals OF the same weight 1or
IS cents This is three pail higher than they
paid earlier in the season. but Mr.. Barber SAID
last night that. owing TO the cost 1t mad oeen
found necessary either to reduce the amount OF
coal in a pail or TO raise the price It was decided
that would be easier 10 explain to the ouyeIs
the Increase in price than ii would be a decrease
in the quantity of coal Mr. Barber said ne had al
his yards about five thousand tons-enough to last
until New Years Day. The snowstorm, he SAID,
had had little effect the delivery OF coal at tide
water by the railroads
At the big yards coal retailed at s. 80 ton yes
terday A number Of small yards attempted 70
secure fancy prices for coal, and charged from 81
10 N4 ton. There some difficulty in delivering
coal yesterday, owing TO the condition OF the
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27

The Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company has
Just given order to the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company for 30 multiple train
control equipments. All the companys steam loco
motives In will be IN a short time re-
placed. In ADDITION to the order fer 30 cars, the
company has already about hundred and fifty
equipments. which nave been in operation for
nearly year
The Westinghouse multiple train control system
was developed by George Westinghouse. It in
wolves the use Of compressed air for moving the
current controlling apparatus electro ma gnetic
valves governing the admission OF air to the con-
trolling cylinders anG low voltage electric circuits
running from car TO car for controlling the action
OF the magnet valves. A complete equipment for
each motor car consists or two or four electric
motors controller similar the Controllers used
on oroinary streetcars. and one two nnotormen'
sSLtio-lne s~itches from any one OF which all
tne car controllers on the train may be operated
The Brooklyn Elevated road will equip eli its new
care with four motors each. The cars now IA use
eeui22so with the Westinghouse systean h;.y, each
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
DOING THEIR BEST FOR BROOKLYN.
Heads of Three Coal Roads Reply to Presl-
dent Swanstrom

Letters were received yesterday by Borough
President Swanstrom Of Brooklyn from the ples
d7n1s Of three Of the big coal carrying ralIroaos AZ
recard 10 the coal situation President 1Fuesueie
of the Delaware. Lackawanna and western oe-
clared that his company could not DO much lioie
than it was doing to supply the poor OF Dio
with coal. President Thomas OF the Lehlsh - a.
lev said that his company was already supplSiis
BrooAl.n with more COAL approximately. IMAM al!
other place Of its size population. Fresloeh'
Underwood of the Erie remarked that ne mao re
ferred Borough President Swanstroms appear t0I
coal to the chairman of the committee on saIes
agents appointed by the coal companies fe0eH'IS
10 arrange a proper method of distribution
All agreed on one point. and that was that the
rniy way 10 supply the poor with coal was through
the dealers.
Mr. swanstrom said yesterday that meeang
of the committee appointed al the conference "a
coaI dealers held on Saturday would be held To-
dav when an effort would be made to settle upot'
q fixed price for coal sold by the pall- Two os
4ers of the Home for the Aged. at Eighth-aNe'
and Eghteenth-st. Brooklyn conducted oy OIe
Little SISTERS OF the Poor, called Borough Presl
dent Swanstrom yesterday. and asked him TO helP
the institution TO obtain supply OF coal.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-27
NETWORKS CROWDED CARS.
Plans for Benefit of Public Discussed at Al
bany.

Albany, Dec. 26 (SpeciaD.-Athley W. Cole and
Frank NJ. Baker. of the members Of the State
Railroad Commission. had informal talk here
to-day with S. c. Mead assistant secretary Of the
Merchants Association OF Now-York. in relation
10 the overcrowded condition OF the street railway
and elevated railway n that city
Mr. Mead said be here 10 learn the plans
of the Railroad Commissioners for the hearing
they will give in New-York City on Tuesday next
at the City Hall TO those who concerned about
this matter of the overcrowding of the cars ahc
the relative powers Of the Railroad Commission
and the municipal authorities to bring about an
improvement of the existing conditions.
ON the conclusion OF his talk with the Railroad
Commissioners Mr. Mead said he would make j
report to the lawyers committee of the Mercnants
Association in relation TO what he had learned IN
albany The Merchants Association was requested
present TO Tuesday concise statement OF
the defects in the present transportauon system
of NeV-Y York and suggest remedies 10 cure them,
both aas aTned aa from Mr. Mead what Would
in the investigation. Mr. Mead was tod mat Inc
Railroad Commissioners have authority TO make
inquiry about the extent of the overcrowdin8 in
the cars OF the railroad companies and TO sng-
gest remedies. and tnat this acton to a N no way
either of the Mayor or the Board of Health The
NJ the cars and also OF the steps to be taken to
keep the cars in healthy state
M Mead said the MeTshants AsSoElaton "ouib @
Information about the crowded condition of the
cars Work for months would be done. If essential
should first be provided and then MADE perrna-
The Railroad Commissioners will begin their
work of investigating the nature or the car ser
vice given to the pT9c IN a9d on tbe foowng
day will listen to statements about the same matter
IN aaI tns on he car shortage on various street and
elevated lines Those who think they can Suggest
remedies for the, crowded condition Of the cars
doubtless be heard,