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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15

ours about three In the afternoon,
when the inexperienced would mag
inc that the bees were swarming. The
fact is that the queen is out on her
bridal tour and the drones are simply
bearing her company. This is the
only fight she usually makes until she
leads off a swarm. A few days after
she has returned she begins to lay
eggs and then she becomes of SUI
preme Importance to the workers. The
bees care nothing for a virgin queen,
that is a queen that has not made her
bridal tour. They knock her around
through the hive like an old shoe, but
as soon as she becomes capable of use
fulness she is always guarded, given
abundant room in the hive and food
offered her every moment by the vigi-
liant worker guards.
When a queen becomes crippled in
any way, or when through age she be-
comes less fertile, these wise insects
take one of her freshly laid eggs, pre-
pare another queen cell and then lead
her out and kill her. They become
matricides, that is, mother-killers, just
as at the close of the season they be-
come patricides, or father-killers.
Everything is done not from senti-
ment but with the object in view of
maintaining the existence of the hive.
The drones are killed because their
work is done. The queen is killed
when she ceases to be efficient, but
never until another queen is prepared
to take her place.
When the combined wisdom of the
hive determines that there is to be no
more swarms, the reigning queen is
allowed to kill all the young queens in
the cell. If u readers wish to see a
battle royal all they have to do is to
open a hive after the first swarm is
led off and the first young queen out,
cut out the queen cells, put them in
a dish or pan and watch them as they
emerge and see the fendish vindictive-
ness with which they do battle with
each, other.
All this and much more any of our
young readers will see if they will get
over the nervousness about handling
bees, using a smoker and veil if need,
and see for themselves what is going
on in the hive. Until they do this they
are not fit to keep 'bees.-Wallace's
Farmer.
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Off he started for home, dragging
his crows after him.
Wont the goodwife reiOiceYo he
thought.
And she really did. For now the
whole family dined well, and still
something was left for the morrow's
breakfast.
The two foxes laughed loudly over
the trick.
You really are the wisest fox I ever
knew" said Mrs. Fox ad~miringly.
Il think perhaps I am up with the
times" answered MI. Fox, in a very
self-satisfed tone.-E. Boyd Smith in
the July st. Nicholas.
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SOUTHERN R'W'Y'S CHANGE
IN PULLMAN SERVICE.

The Southern Railway announces
change in their Pullman service eff
fective Sunday, June 18th, Raleigh
and Greensboro car on train Nos. II
and - will be operated between
Greensboro and Goldsboro. This will
prove a great convenience to the trav-
cling public, especially the Morehead
City travel. No. II leaves Raleigh
1 a. m, for Greensboro, and No. -
leaves 5.25 a. M, for Goldsboro.
T. G. STURGIS, c. 7. A,
Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
THE VALUE OF OPTIMISM.

I am forever urging On my young
friends the study of that critical page
near the beginning of "Robeson Cru
soc" where he divides the leaf by a
vertical line, and on the left-hand
side writes "evil" in large letters,
while on the right-hand side he writes
"good." There is a little story of
mine, now forgotten by all but the au-
thor in which the experience of Robin
son Crusoe, on the first of Septem-
Der, in the year 1860, is translated in
to the customs of Boston in the nine
teenth century . VIII the reader have
the goodness to take his own expe-
rience for today, and make his own
translation of "Robinson C~rusoe?'
Robinson Crusoe's evil column begins,
II am cast upon a horrible desolate is
land, void of all hope of recovery"
His good column says, "But [ am
alive and not drowned, as all my ships
company was" And it proved that
the desolate island almost produced
spontaneously almost everything
which Robson CrusOe needed for his
life. Now, dear reader, your evil col
umn would probably begin, "The news
man left the Argus instead of the Tri-
bune at the door this morning" Your
good column will begin with, Break
fast was on the table at quarter of
eight, with coffee from Mocha, with
sugar from Cuba, with silver spoons
from Montana, with baked apples
from Sherburn, with linen tablecloth
from Ireland, with silvered knives
from Sheffield, with carnations from
Tewksbury, with beef from Texas,
with butter from Yellow Springs in
Antioch" and so on and so on. And
OF the bottom of the two columns, if
the day is long enough for my reader
to write column number two, he will
write with a gold pen and gold ink,
made from the diggings at Cape
Nome, Sterling's fine lines
"He finds that Nature gives us more
Than all she ever takes away"
# tbs particular reader of mine will
turn himself, in some such method,
to took up into the infinite universe
Of God, instead of looking down into
his own footprints in the mud, I think
he will grow into the hope of a con-
sistent optimism; and, to begin with,
he NAV write this in his diary for his
next birthday, which he will find in
one of DR.. Hedges sermons: "a con-
sistent optimism is at the foundation
of all religion."-Dr. E. E. Hale, in
the Congregationalist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL
DIRECTORY.

FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-W, B. Fleming, Ridgeway, War
rem County.
vice-President-T. P. johnson, Salisbury,
Rowan County.
Secretary-Treasurer and State Business A gent
It. B. Parker, Hillsboro, Orange County.
Lecturer. @. Balm, Wade, Cumberland
Comfy.
Assistant Lecturer or steward-Jno. M. Nit
chell, Wayne County.
Chaplain-Rev. ". 8. Mercer, Moyock, Cur
rituck County.
Doorkeeper Geo. T. Lane, Greensboro, Gull
ford County,.
Sergeant-at-Arms-R. H. Lane, Aurora, Beau
fort County.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-w. A. Ora
ham, Machpelah.
COMMITTEE.
]. W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh
W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway.
JOh g aham, WarrentOn,
D j. E. Pc s n, Pikeville.
Thomas ]. Oldham, Teer.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
OFFICERS.
Commissioners. L. Patterson.
Secretary-T. K. Bruner.
EntOmOlOgist-Franklin Sherman
State observation-disclosures Butler.
State Chemist-B. W. KiIgore
Eotanist and BiOIogist-GeTald Mccarthy.
Postofice address of all officers, Raleigh.
AGRIL ULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Director-B. w. Kilgore, Releigh.
Agriculturist-C. w. Burkett, West Raleigh.
HOrticulturist-W. F. Massey, West .Ralaigh.
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-J. VanLindley, Pomona.
Vice-President-O W. B~lacknall, KittreI.
Secretary and Treasurer-Franklin Sherman,
Raleigh.
Executive Committee Van Lindley,C Chair
man., j. F. GulIiver, B Won Herf, o. W. Black
nall, T. z. Bruner, Franklin Sherman, P. b.
Beck.
District Vice-Pres idents-W. L. Baxter, Ridge
way; Geo. N. Ives, Newport; VIM. Cole,
" aynesville; P h. Beck, southern Pines;
Moses Gone, blowing Rock.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
P~resident-J. A. Long, ROxboro.
Secretary-J. E. POgue, Raleigh.
TT, asurer-C.B B. benson, Raleigh.
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RHEUMACIDE CURED HON.
h. II. HARTLEY.

"TYRo, N. G.. May 10th, 1901.
THE BOBBITT DRUG co.
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bought one bottle and before using half
of 1t, found it was relieving me. Be
fore finishing third bottle 1 could raise
n straighten my arm. and it has
cured me Very respectfully,
(Signed) H. H. HARTLEY
Mr.. Hartley is one of the most promi-
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Davidson county, and represented his
county in the last Legislature.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
TROUBLE CAUSED BY
A WOMAN'S PICTURE
Representation of Nude Figure
Give RISE to Duel and Ac-
ton at Law.

PARIS, July 10.-An incident which
has just occurred in the law courts
is causin some stir here. A wealthy
widow, Nine. de Cast, well known on
account of her automobile exploits,
being the female competitor in the
Paris-Berlin race, and who entered for
the Paris Berlin contest, was recently
the plaintiff in a civil action. The de-
fendant'S counsel was Maitre BarbouX,
who also is we'll known.
During the hearing he produced a
photograph of a picture called "The
Masked Woman" by Gervex, exhibited
at the salon CT 1886, representing a
nude female, the face alone being con-
cealed by a mask. M. Barbour hand
ed this photograph around the court,
declaring that Nine. de Cast had serv-
ed as the model. Nine de Cast made
an indignant denial, and demanded a
retraction. M. Barbour took no notice
of her demand, and Nine. de Cast has
now brought an action against him.
The Figaro says this is the second
time the picture has caused trouble.
When it was first exhibited a jealous
husband thought he recognized his
wife as the original and challenged
M. Gervox. The latter gave the name
of the real model, but the husband was
not satisfied, and insisted on a duel,
in which eventually he himself was
wounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
CHARGES AGAINST
AMBASSADOR REPEATED
oenator Penrose Assists MeaIey in
Making Things interesting
for Clayton

Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10-The
fight against Gen. Powell Clayton,
United States ambassador to Mexico,
which led to the attack in the senate
chamber by Senator Bailey, of Texas,
on Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, has
been revived by Senator Penrose, Of
Pennsylvania, acting in behalf of Will
liam H. Mealey, Pennsylvania man,
who has mining property near Monte
rey, Mexico.
Mealey was thrown into Jail by the
Mexican authorities not long ago on
charges of attempted fraud growing
out of dispute claim. He filed a
complaint with the state department,
alleging that Ambassador Clayton had
not assisted him in his difficulties and
that Clayton was a shareholder in the
Ell Carmen Mining company Gen.
Clayton came to Washington to ex-
plain Mealey's charges and President
Roosevelt decided that the ambassador
was innocent of improper conduct.
Senator Penrose has forwarded to
the president at Oyster Bay papers
sent to him by Mealey which purport
to show that Ambassador Clayton
owns 100 shares in his own right in
the Carmen property.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
JURY-PACKING IN
IRELAND DENOUNCED
Nationalists Chance That They
Take Advantage Of.

LONDON, July 10.-The vote on the
Irish estimates in the house of COM
mons today furnished the NationaliStS
with an opportunity for a stirring at
tack on the British administration of
Ireland, and the "nefariouS operations"
of the Irish constabulary, which body
of men John Dillon (Nationalist) de-
clared were maintained not to protect
crime, but to create IL.
Mr.. Dillon specified instances where,
he alleged, force was instrumental in
obtaining the conviction and impris-
onment of innocent persons,a and charg-
ed the government with winking at the
small practices in order to obtain JUS
tification of it's policy of coercion.
T. P. O'Connor (Nationalist) declar-
ed that, politically speaking, the real
criminal was the attorney general for
Ireland, John Atkinson, because he
practiced jury packing.
Sir Robert T. Reid NiberaD assert
ed that matters would never be reme-
died until government for Ireland
put an end to jury packing. This
brought Attorney General Atkinson to
his feet with hot retort that Sir Rob
ert, who now possessed such lofty and
noble sentiments, had remained for
three years a member of the admins
tration, and had indulged in jury pack
ing to an extent unknown to the pres
ent government"
The chief secretary for Ireland,
George Wyndham, admitted that there
was much truth in what Mr.. Dillon had
said in regard to specific cases, but
the charges were not applicable to the
whole police force.
Mr.. Dillon's motion to reduce the es-
Inmates was defeated by 1875 to 102.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
LONELY FARMER is
BRUTALLY MURDERED
Thomas Welch, Living Near Grand
Grand Forks, Is Found Dead at
Home-Horses Are Stolen.

Special to The Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 10
Thomas Welch, we'll known and
highly respected farmer, living about
three miles from Willow City, was
murdered last Saturday night and his
horses, harness and farm wagon stolen.
Owing to the fact that he lived alone
and was somewhat eccentric the crime
was not discovered until last night, as
frequently it was days at time that
no one would see him around
The murdered mans faithful dog at
last went for help to the home of the
deceased mans nephew, John Cudhie
1t is very evident the murderer was
bent only upon securing the horses, as
a wallet was found in the dead mans S
hip pocket with some money in it. The
officers have been notified and large
reward will be offered for the capture
of the murderer and thief.
Suspicious are directed toward a
farm laborer by the name of William
or Robert Ross, who has been employ
ed on the farm Of John Cudhie, but
who has disappeared. This man Ross
approached another laborer employed
on the same farm and suggested that
they go West together and engage in
the horse stealing business together,
as there was more money in it than
working by the month, and several
times made the rennarIS that he would
commit murder rather than be caught.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
PRACTICAL JOKER IS
SENT TO BRIDEWELL
John LANCER Telephoned Home That
He Was Seriously Injured,
Just as a Hoax.

Special to The Globe
CHICAGO, July 1O.-John Langer
believed he played great joke upon
his parents. The parents and Justice
SABBATH refused to see the point and
today LANCER went to the Bridewell
on a fine of $100 and costs.
Langer was enjoying himself in the
city and feeling gay and happy Sud
denly an idea struck him that he would
make his parents believe he was dead.
Going to a telephone the young man
c, led up store near his home.
Disgusting his voice, LANCER inform
ed the neighbor that John LANCER had
met with a street car accident. HE
was so seriously hurt that he died.
explained LANCER. 'Tell his mother
that the body has been taken to a
morgue." Mrs LANCER was thrown
into Mysteries when the ncighbor con-
veyed the message to her.
An undertaken was engaged to con-
duct the funeral and a search was be-
gun for the body but it could not be
found. The next day Langer reappear-
ed at home and was arrested.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
GEN. THOMAS M. ANDERSON DE-
CLARES THERE WAS NO
AGREEMENT AT MANILA
SAYS ADMIRAL MUST
HAVE BEEN DECEIVED
States That He Was Ordered by Gen.
Merritt to Draw Up Tactical Order
of the Attack-Foreign ConsuIs Were
All Endeavoring to Prevent Bonn
bardment.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Gen. Thomas M.
Anderson, who served with the army
before Manila, styles Admiral Dewey's
statement that the surrender of the
Philippine capital was the result of an
agreement as misleading
Writing from the National Soldiers
home at Sandusky, Ohio, Anderson
says: No doubt the admiral and Gen.
Merritt both thought that they had
made an agreement with the Spanish
authorities by which the city could be
taken without bloodshed. Yet the fact
remains that Capt. Gen. Augustin was
relived because he was willing to make
such capitulation, while his successor
refused to do SO. AS to this, both the
admiral and the general commanding
must have been misinformed.
Drew Up Order of Attack.
Gen. Merritt directed me to draw
up the tactical order for the attack and
this was done on the assumption that
there Woud be a bona fide resistance.
In the attack and the preceding skirm-
ishes we lost 122 killed and wounded.
If the city was surrendered as a re-
suit of definite understanding, what
was the understanding and how def
mite was it? Was it that American SOL
diers were to be sacrificed for the
honor of Spain?
Knew of No UNDERSTANDING.
"The admiral says we differed very
much from the beginning. I hope our
countrymen will believe we differed
very much about this. If there ever
was such an understanding I did not
know it and the army did not know it.
Was that the reason the commanding
general did not come on shore the day
of the fight?
"The admiral is reported to have
testified that the Spanish authorities
offered to surrender to him the day he
destroyed the Spanish squadron. No
written proposals have come to light
and the probabilities are that he was
deceived by the Misrepresentation of
foreign consuls, who were endeavoring
by all means in their power to prevent
a bombardment''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
UNITED STATES WARSHIP
is ORDERED TO DAVID
Nicaraguan Insurgents and CoIom-
bians Preparing for BelIig-
erent Expedition.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10
Secretary Moody has cabled to the
captain of the U. S. S. Ranger, sta
toned at Panama, as follows: Con
fer with consul general. Then pro-
ceed to David to investigate and re-
turn to Panama"
This action was taken at the in
stance of the state department, which
had received advices from United
States Minister Merry, of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, that a body Of Colom-
bianS had joined a force of Nicaragu-
an insurgents at David preparatory to
starting upon a belligerent expedition
and asking that a warship be sent to
protect American interests.
David is a small town lying about
250 miles above Panama on the 18TH
mus, in Colombian territory, and just
over the Costa Rican border line. The
town lies about twenty miles back
in the inland on a bay of the same
name. The naval officials say that it
will be difficult for the Ranger to get
in touch, as she will have to anchor
ten miles off shore in the bay of David
and send a steam launch up the river,
near the head of which the town lies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
TWO PATENT MEDICINE MEN
SHOT AND KILLED NEAR
ROCK ISLAND
SANGUINARY FATE
OF FATHER AND SON
They Carry Guns and Bowies and
Quarrel With the Crew of the Dia-
mond 10 Liner Dubuque-BuIying
of the Medicine Men Causes Passen-
gers to Give Them Wide Berth.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 10.-A
shooting affray on the Diamond 10
liner Dubuque, running between st.
Louis and st. Paul, resulted today in
the death of two patent medicine SELL
ers, who called themselves Christie
pher Leonidas & Son, the long haired
medicine men,"
The men boarded the boat at Rock
Island wearing sombreros, guns and
bowies, and were soon quarreling with
the crew, and finally clashed with
Mate Dan Breen. The strangers wore
marksmen's medals, and are said to
have given shooting exhibitions, but
the mates gun was first out, and be-
fore the others got the range they
were down, the older man with a bull
let in the groin that came out at his
back. Both died almost instantly.
The men had been selling medicines
in Rock Island, and took passage for
McGregor, Iowa, They were a pc
culiar looking pair, long, braided hair
hanging over their shoulders and the
rather wearing a taWny beard. Be-
sides their revolvers and knives, each
carried a blacksnake whip, with which
he struck at the negro roustabouts
when they came near. The passen-
gers gave them a wide berth.
Their bullying manners led Mate
Breen to suggest that they take off
their belts and leave their arms with
the clerk. This request brought out
profane replies and motions toward
their weapons that led the mate to
draw and shoot.
Breen was arrested, but was exon
orted by a coroner's jury and releas-
ed. He is a veteran river man, about
fifty-five years of age, and has a fam
lily at Dubuque.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-11
Distinguished Leader of Harvard Uni
Versity Is Selected to Succeed
Beardshear
ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN
BY BANNER ATTENDANCE
Three Great Addresses Delivered by
Secretary of Agriculture, President
of Cornell, and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt-Schurman Predicts Filipino
Republic.

Yesterday was the banner day at the
National Educational association con-
vention in Minneapolis, over 10000
teachers being registered at the vari-
Gus meetings held by the departments,
breaking all records of past conven-
tions. The programme was in many
respects the most important of the
week. Three great addresses were de-
hvered by Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, President Jacob Gould
Schurman, of Cornell, and Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait.
Charles w. Eliot, the distinguished
president of Harvard university, was
elected to the presidency of the asso-
citation, and the other officers for the
ensuing year were chosen. Last even
ing the annual reception was held at
the university, being the great social
event of the convention.
One of the most important and sig
nificant movements in connection with
the convention was that signalized by
the meeting yesterday afternoon Of
representative grade teachers of the
country TO form a national organiza-
tion. The movement was begun by the
Chicago Grade Teachers Federation,
and Miss Ella A. Rowe, its president,
presided over the meeting, while it's
two energetic leaders, Misses Margaret
Haley and Catherine Goggin, We're in
strumental in getting the grade teach
ers interested.
Protection for Teachers.
The idea of the leaders is to have
a national organization which can de-
fend the rights of it's members from
the encroachments of school boards,
secure the adoption of definite and
binding contracts which shall secure
employment for fixed periods or during
good behavior for fixed salaries. The
topics outlined for discussion were or
ganiZation, tenure of office, salaries
and pensions. Carrie Chapman Gait
and Miss Haley, of Chicago, spoke on
the needs and benefits of organization
A resolution was passed empowering
the chairman to appoint a committee
to perfect the organization, which will
be known as the National Federation
of Teachers. The membership is to be
limited to class room teachers in ele-
mentary schools.
The following committee was ap-
pointed: Miss K. Maud Clum, of ST.
Paul; Miss Mckee, of Minneapolis;
MISS INcSSnIldI VI milwaukee,; MISS
Bonfoey, of Milwaukee; Miss Meow
an, of Cincinnati; Miss Haley and Miss
Goggin, of Chicago.
This committee will report this
morning.
DR.. Eliot Is President.
The nominating committee gathered
early in the day and settled on the list
of officers to be presented to the asso-
citation. 1t was duly ratified later on.
President Charles w. Eliot, of Har-
ward, was unanimously delegated for
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