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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-25
The Gibson Romance.

A romantic story has been pub
lished about the marriage of John
Mccormack Gibson, a Chicago mil
lionaire, and a Miss Wolfe, at the
Battery Park Hotel in Asheville.
Gibson was in the last stages of con-
sumption, and he sent for Miss
Wolfe, to whom he was engaged, and
insisted on the marriage ceremony
being performed before he died. This
was agreed to. But before the mar
riage, whether at the bride-elect's in
stance is not stated, Gibson made a
will, leaving his new wife $1,O00,O00.
The will was made all right and the
ceremony performed. Just a week
later Gibson died. Now no trace of
the new will can be found, and what
became ofjtis a mystery. If the
will is not found the new Mrs. Gibson
will of course get a portion of her
husbands estate, but maybe not so
much as under the wilE.-Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-25
The Dispensary Followed by Prohibition

The Dispensary Followed by Prohibition.
A few years ago, by legislative en-
actment, saloons were abolished in
Cumberland County and a ~dispensary
established. There was bitter oppo-
sition to the dispensary, and as O
as the next Legislature met a de-
termined fight was made to have it
abolished and the old order of things
established. This failed, and then
the anti-dispensary people secured
the passage of an act abolishing the
dispensary and giving the county alb
solute prohibition, with a provision
that the matter should be determined
by popular vote of the county at the
next general election. It was the
expectation, of course, that prohibi-
ton would fail. But 10! and behold.
When the election was held in Cum
'berland the other day there was
1912 votes for prohibition to only
532 against it. Doubtless the liquor
men, who established prohibition,
wish now they had let that dispen-
sary alone.
In Macon County also a ~dispensary
was established some time ago. In
this case, however, if we remember
Alright, the anti-prohibition element
got the ~dispensary because they could
not get the open saloon. The pro-
hibition element opposed it, and at
the recent election the dispensary
was voted out and prohibition takes
it's place.-Statesville Landmark,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-25

clerk. In Cumberland, up to II
o'clock this morning, Maj. A. A.
Mcclellan had recorded 2,345 perma-
nent voters, with two townships to
report, and it is estimated that the
total number will reach 5000 out of
an aggregate registration of about
3,7OO.
Raleigh Post, 21st: We we're
shocked last night to hear of the
death of Mr.. Weston r. Gales, which
occurred at his home at Montreal,
near Black Mountain, at Z p. m. A
very large circle of friends and rela-
tives in this his native city are sorely
grieved at the sad and unexpected
news, while many thousands through
out the country who have enjoyed his
ministrations as a worker in the Mas
ter's vineyard will feel the loss as
keenly.
Concord Times: It is with sincere
regret that we note the death of our
friend and fellow-editor, Mr.. Walter
S. Herbert, of the Kinston Free
Press, which occurred last Sunday.
He was an interchangeable worker and
an able newspaper man. His paper
would be a credit to any town twice
the size of Kinston. He was a man
of genial presence, and was a great
favorite among the newspaper peo-
pie. His death is a distinct loss to
the profession in the State.
Statesville Landmark: MI. II. @.
Cowles, receiver of the fund in the
Amos Owen cherry tree cases, was
seen to-day at his Office by a repor-
ter of the Landmark, and in reply to
a question for information as to~the
fund, and its disbursements, said
that only a part of the fund required
had been paid in, and that the court
will not order any distributions of
it until the full amount is paid to the
receiver. When this is done advice
will be given instructing parties how
to present claims for consideration
and payment. No further informa-
ton a be given until the full
amount is paid in, and the order of
the court thereon made.
Colonel Olds: The report of the
State Board of Examiners of Public
Institutions is severe upon the negro
State Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Greensboro. There was,
up to two years ago, co-education
of the sexes there. Now the females
are dropped. The college has been
criticised sharply before this, as be-
ing merely a school. It was estab-
lished in a way as an experiment.
Of course it gets part of the Ma
tional fund, as the latter is given
without regard to race, etc. The
board urges consolidation of the
seven negro normal schools into
three. This was urged two years ago
by DR.. J. L. M. Curry, but the Legis-
lature did not act. A specific tax
for maintenance of the insane is
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-25

income of the State-win be about
$325,O0O. Chief Clerk Moody thinks
it may be only $315,OOO, but the State
Treasurer sticks to $325,OOO. Of
course the great trouble is the in
creased appropriations which the re-
ceipts from taxes did not begin to
meet. The Legislature simply did
not know what the taxes would yield,
and that is what was the matter.
Of course there is an increase in
the total receipts. There is a falling
off in some things, as, for example,
$4,000 in the merchants purchase
tax and $4,000 on bank tax. There
is a gain>of $4,000 in the privilege
tax on railways, and the inheritance
tax yields $4,000. These two are new
features of taxation. The excess
corporation tax is a failure, and it
ought to be abolished, as the expense
of collecting it is greater than the
amount collected. It only applies to
domestic corporations, not to foreign
ones. The first year the tax was i'm
posed the corporations in many cases
gave the value of their stock as ex-
ceeding the par value, and paid on
the excess. This year they Caught
on" and the result was a cutting
down-so great a one, in fact, that
it may be readily seer that next year,
or certainly in a year or two, there
will be no returns of excess.
The Asheville correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer writes as follows
regarding President Roosevelt's
passage through Asheville last week
and his. relations with Senator
Pritchard: The special stayed in
-AshevilIe longer than scheduled-fve
minutes-thus rendering IL possible to
secure some exceedingly interesting
and significant facts of a political
nature. From a gentleman identified
with the presidential party, who is
fully ~conversant with the admins
tration's every move, it was learned
that the President is fully aware of
the published stories relative to the
reputed breach between himself and
the Old North States senior Sen
ator. It was said that the President
entertains a feeling of regret over
the matter, and is sensitive over the
fact that his true position with ref
erence to the so-called "lily-white"
movement should have been mis-
understood. At no distant day, it
was said, the Chief Executive would,
through Postmaster General Payne
or some other recognized representa-
tive of the administration, make
known his ideas on the negro prob
lem, and when he does Blackburn and
others who are rushing into print
to declare themselves in favor of
the old order of things may sustain
a shock. The President does not, it
was said, favor an effort to build up
a Republican organization in various
Southern States on the basis of a
promiscuous black electorate, but, on
the contrary merely feels that Sen
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-25
STATE NEWS
FROM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

Lexington Dlspatch: NOT over nj
teen negroes registered in Davidson
County, and less than half of those
voted.
Post: From the best reports we
have been able to get, there were not
more than eight or ten thousand ne
groes registered, and not more than
60 per cent of these voted. From
reports equally as trustworthy, a
large majority of these voted the
Democratic ticket straight" and, as
was remarked, "they felt really happy
over it."
"There has been no breach between
President Roosevelt and myself"
said Senator J. @. Pritchard in an
interview in Charlotte last week. Cali
reports to the contrary are entirely
without foundation. We are on the
hest of terms, and our relations are
Just as cordial now as they were in
the past. I am preparing an article
dealing fully with the political situa-
ton in North Carolina. My attitude
and views will be set forth in the
publication"
News and Observer: The contest
for Speaker of the House is already
over, and Mr.. Cannon is the victor.
He was born in Guilford County,
n. c., May 7, 1885. He has been in
the House twensy-eight years, and
has come to leadership by industry
9nd ability. He has many old-fash-
toned ways that recall his North
Carolina birth. He is the best man
the Republicans have, and North
Carolinians of all parties will rejoice
in his promotion.
Raleigh special to Atlanta Jour
nal: The remains of Col. A. W. Shat
fer, ex-postmaster of Raleigh, and
a man of State prominence, we're in
tered here today. Strange to say,
not a living soul, so far as can be
learned, knows Colonel Skaters
given name. Thirty-fve years he re-
sided in Raleigh, but his most init
mate friends we're never able to learn
what the initial letters "a. W" stood
for. Even his widow ~confesses that
she never knew.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: The total
vote cast at the election was only
2O3, 845, which is 1O9,116 less than
was cast in 1900. Then Aycock got
186,65O, and Adams, his Republican
opponent, 1926. This year JOY
ner, Democrat, for State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, got
135,724, and D. A. Long, his Repub-
lican opponent, 68,128. In other
words, the falling off of the vote is
one-third nearly. It is estimated that
$4,000 negroes and $4,000 whites did
not vote.
Fayetteville Observer: The "grand-
father" clause of the Constitutional
Amendment has thrown the clerks
OF the Superior Courts of North
Carolina up to their eyes in work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
ODD OCCUPATIONS
FOR WOMEN
Buying Curios and Antiques Is the Unusual Profession Of
One Woman.-She Saves Collectors the Trouble OF
Searching Little Shops.

One often hears expert judges Of an
tique and curios long for sufficient
money with which to open a little shop
dealing in treasures of the sort. This,
or a position as judge or travelling
buyer for some established firm deal
ing in things of the kind, seemed to
present to their minds the only ways
in which they might turn their knowl-
edge to practical account. Therefore
it was extremely interesting to learn,
quite recently, that a woman in New
York city had found way-somehow
it is almost always a woman who
finds a way-to realize comfortable
income with just much a talent, and
without either money or a position to
aid her therein. When 1 inquired fur
ther the perfect simplicity of her plan
impressed me anew with the truth of
the ancient axiom that what we all
need in this world is not more oppor-
tunities, but the ability to make use
of those we have.
In every great city there are thou
sands of people who collect antiques
of some sort or other-coins, prints,
furniture, candlesticks, china, and so
on without end. And in every large
city, also, there are many little second
hand shops into which, every now and
then, veritable treasures of every kind
find their way. The most fruitful of
these shops are not known to the curio
collector generally. They are hidden
up dark alleys and in the dark base
&c, la<x, naf n fns1 nj
scattered up and down, all over the
east and west sides, wherever humble
homes and poverty hold sway. 1t takes
quite q little courage TO venture into
some of them. Their trade is
not catalogued and neatly arranged
upon shelves as in the well known
shops of the kind, but lies in dusty
heaps upon the floor, or piled against
the walls in complete confusion. One
must search among masses of worth
less stuff to find the chance treasure
Yet treasures there often are. Into
shops such as these emigrants carry
the heirlooms they have brought across
the sea, and families who have moved
from the country or from other states
to make their fortunes in the Metrop-
oils, when times are hard here dispose
of old prints and china, clocks and or
naments of all descriptions, which have
been in their households for genera
tions. Furniture of solid mahogany
finds it's way to these uninviting re
treats when families decide to fur
nish their flats in modern fashion.
Shops such as these are the New
York womans field Of labor. Every
morning, dressed in a short-skirted
suit of gray which will not show the
dust, she starts out on her constant
rounds among them. There is scarce
ly one in the city which she has not
discovered by this time in her con-
tinual wanderings. She seldom buys
of the shops. AT home she lzosps
a list containing the names
and addresses of thousands
Of people, mostly artists and society
people. who collect objects Of some
kind. Whenever she discovers anything
of value on her rounds she selects a
number Of names on her list. whose
owners she thinks will be interested id
the find, end informs them Of it. The
person who SECURES the treasure glad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

to pay on your black silk; 1t wasn't
made up and"
Il pinned it around me as an under
| skirt, so the customs officials did not
make me pay for that, anyhow" the
traveller explained hurriedly. But 1
wish you could have seen Fannys face
when l delivered the cape and mem
toned the duty I had paid. L don't
want the old thing she said. Why
didn't you let the customs officers keep
itY And when l delivered the knives
and forks to my English neghbor she
said regretfully: Mother wouldn't
have sent them to me If she had
thought you would pay duty on them
Just as though | had my choice In the
matter"
The girl In the coronation coat arose
and added: You see why l advise you
not to mention the fact that you are
going abroad and particularly advise
you not to carry or fetch a thing for
a soul If you would steer clear of trou-
BILE and ingratitude."
1T is so sweet of you to warn me-"
replied the other as she led the way
outdoors.
At the door the girl in the corona
ton coat grabbed her companion.
Did you see that macintosh? ?" she
demanded eagerly. They were wearing
them in London when I left and they
are the rage. I'm so sorry / didn't buy
one when l was there. Don't forget,
dearest, that 1 want you TO bring one
back for me-"
The other girls answer was lost in
the din Of State street.
FeIice was at her dressmaker's for
the first time since coming back from
Maine. says Clara Belle in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
1T will not have my waist pulled
inl'' she declared as she stood before
the long glass. her silk petticoat
showing her ankles. her lowered silk
corsets outrageously loose. Bazanne,
grim and determined, smiled coldly
apd said:
"You do not intend to get through
the winter season with your waist rs.
l presume?"
F-eIice stamped her foot. The up-to-
ate girl is willing to have big waist,
but she does not want to hear about
II.
my waist is not 49,"
Nineteen. long hip, orders madam.
II can't do it," Felice protests, land
I won't.
Then you must go elsewhere for
your gowns" thus says Bazanne In
her best style. II cannot have my
house disgraced because you have
SpO1ied your HBure Dy spreading II all
out exercising for four months
On go the new corsets. Pink silk,
with great. dull red chrysanthemums
figured on them.
Aren't they lovely?'' says Felice.
"Ow! don't pull so hard all at once.
Oh-o-let me breathe n minutel Oh,
Bazannel l feel quite faint Oh. can't
have one dress this size? Wow! I
can'tl Therel my figure isn't all
spread out. Aren't these corsets a
lovely shape-get them in a little over
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

North American asked that paper the
other day the following questions:
please answer these plain, pra ctical,
pointed questions, according to your
ideas of fitness and propriety.
81. Would a young lady with good
breeding, or with the self-respect she
ought to maintain, address every one
whom she meets with 'hello?'
20. Would she chew gum and use
'slang?'
"S. Can any one do these thin gs and
maintain the respect she ought to, or
be ladylike and refined?
~ Would mothers who love their
daughters allow them on the street all
hours and with questionable company?
Would they ever allow them to begin
to go on the street?''
The North American made the fol-
lowing answer:
First The habit is worse than IMAM
nish." 1t is rowdyish. | shall never
forget the shock l received on hear
ing it from a, pair of girlsh lips, and
the impression l received of the
speaker. A pretty girl Of IS, belong
ing to a fashionable family, shouted
from the stairhead to a young man
who had called to see her elder sister,
and was just leaving the drawing
room. "Hello!" cried the dam sci, and
when he said. "Ah! good evening"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
PRESIDENT
Of the City Council, Wilkes
barre, Pa. Cured of
Rheumatism.

Col. VIM. ]. Harvey. a PRESIDENT Of
Wilkes barre's City Council. who will
long be remembered for his great work
for the city, was once a mere ply steal
wreck. torn in every muscle and nerve
from the frightful pains caused by
rheumatism. He consulted the best
physicians, went abroad, took mud
baths, and almost every known treat
ment for the disease. One OF the city
officials had had a very similar expe-
rience and DR.. David Kennedy'S Fa-
vorite Remedy and cured him, 50 he
recommended this great kidney rned-
cine to his friend, and Col. Harvey is
to-day a we'll man, hale and hearty,
In his own abrupt way he states his
case:
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY:
Dear Sir-This is to certify that
was permanently cured of rheuTna-
tism by the use of DR.. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy.
VIM. ]. HARVE Y.
Nothing could be more direct or more
to the point than this simple state
ment.
Rheumatism is but another narae for
uric acid poisoning which is caused
primarily by diseased kidneys Cure
your kidneys and the rheumatism dis
appears.
For all disea ses of the kidneys liver
bladder and blood, rheumatism dys-
pepsia and chronic constipation, as
we'll as sickness peculiar to W omen
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorte Remedy
is unquestionab bly, the greatest medi-
cine known to the medical profession
Ar druggists sell DR.. David kenne-
dy's Favorite Remedy in the new
5O-cent Sizes and regular S1,OO size bot
ties.
Sample bottle-enough for trial. free
by mail.
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY CORPORA
TON Rondout Y Y.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

the hips. That garter piece is fine.
isn't it. to keep down any spread at
the edge of the corsets? Fifteen dol
lars! You can take them right OF!
Anyhow, I'll have only this one pair.
How good 1t feels to get into corset
that fits / think my shoulders are
prettier than last fall, don't you? 1
must get the brown off thought What
In the world did you make my bath
suit so low for? It's ruined my neck.
You always do 1t every season. Now,
don't look cross. You are dear, and
must have a lot of dresses. Everything
l have is rags, and you'd better At
another pair of corsets, too, to change
with these"
Felice gone. Bazanne swore gently at
her head woman.
The young ladies are so hard to
manage when they just come back"
she signed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
BOILING SWEET CORN.
Put Sugar in the Water-How to
Make Green Corn Pudding.

Unless corn can be had directly from
the garden it loses sweetness by being
kept over night. To obviate this, put
no salt in the water until the last FIVE
minutes of boiling; but add at first
sugar at the rate of a tablespoonful to
each two quarts of water.
Green Corn Cakes-To a pint of
grated corn. boiled as above, add half
a pint of milk, two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter, well beaten egg, a
scant teacupfuI of flour, sifted with a
teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix to
a smooth batter and bake in muffin
rings or cook on griddle.
Green Corn Pudding-Corn is now
sold inexpensively prepared for pud-
dings and cakes. If this is not at hand,
the hull should always be strained out
for the best results.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

DR.. David Kennedy's Rose Jelly,
radical cure Catarrh, Hay Fever and
Cold in Head. SOC.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05

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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08

No candidate having received "a
majority of the votes east. another
hauot was ordered. At This juno
ture rrof. kiil ilgore addressed the
Chair and after warmly thanking
the directors who had voted for
him, Withdrew his name The re-
suit of the second ballot was as
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08
COUNTY NEWS
Happenings Of
Interest 10 Readers S
Columns of interesting
Items Gathered by Our
Special Corps of Hslstli8s
Correspondents Il.
Aany Towns.

! flied The pulpit ut the NJ T.. Church
last >sundity. \ large congrcsa 20
! thoroughly eujoycd his sermon
which was an unusually good QUO.
The valienr men of the NJ. f.
church are taking legal proceeding.
to remove the chicken-eoop and
ehickery which WAS recently built
upon the church's back yard by il
enterprising next door ncighhor
who some time ago attached II fence
and pig pen To the building.
Harry Horn Of Nordmont was il
town Sunday.
Mrs. c. III. Warren will soon start
for Philadelphia, where she vii
place her son Wynn, in the care oI
an eye specialist.
Andrew Edgar visited Nordmont,
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tupper of William
sport arc installed in the house OF
DR.. j. II. Rothfock to care for him,
and are giving excellent satisfaction.
NJ. j. Phillips and children OF
iIemlock Grove, drove to town sun
day
Miss Alice Pennington of Nord-
mont, was entertained by Mrs. John
Converse, sunday.
wallace Little of Eugles Mere was
in town Saturday.
Miss Blanche snyder of Penns-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08
LOPEZ.

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a young daughter oi Marvin f"'-
ter i reported quite SICK
Miss Custenhandero of Williamsport
is visiting the family Of Mr.. Thos.
Ijndv. the hustling foreman of the
ryo,Ioo,. ,1;a
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08
A Birthday Luncheon.

Mrs. samuel Fisher Colt of Lam
easter avenue gives luncheon to
day of i2covcrs TO celebrate the S0th
Birthday of her aunt, Mrs. Ann f..
Meylert, of Laporte, Pa, who is Wis
iting her. The Parlur> will be deco
rated with Jacquenlinot roses, aspar-
agus vines and palms, and the lun-
cheon table will be laid in pink and
white, with a large birthday cake
in the centre burning so pink can
dl,s, and vases of pink Lawton car
nations and maidenhair fern at the
ends. The name cards are in pink
and white. Buffalo Evening News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08
SONESTOWN.

Dora Canlpbelle Of Nordmont, Wis
itcd her parents at this place Sat
urtlay and Sunday.
VIM. Donovan entertained his
father, Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Busslcr of Hughcsville,
visited her parent Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Simmons. last week.
Geo. Danler of Eagles Mere, was
noticed in town saturday.
Rev S. B. BidIack of Laporte,