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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

Henry Loomis Nelson, one of the
best equipped critics of public af-
fairs in the United States, tells in
the May Century of "The Hampered
Executive" Mr.. Nelson's article on
"The Overshadowing Senate" in
the February Century called forth
widespread comment, editors and
public men declaring it suggestive,
interesting, and "a most trenchant
arrangement of the growing despot-
ism of the so-called upper chamber
of Congress-" "It is difficult for the
ordinary citizen to understand"
writes Nh. Nelson of this important
phase of our national life, "why the
President cannot accomplish any de-
sire or effect any purpose which he
may feel or Upon which he may de-
termine." And from this text Mr..
Nelson goes on to explain and define
the probabilities and limitations of
the American presidency.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19
DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK2
Have You Uric Acid, Rheumatism or
y Bladder Trouble ?

Pain or dull ache in the back is unmis-
taxable evidence of kidney trouble. It is
Natures timely warming to show you that
the track of health is not clear.
If these danger signals are unheeded,
more serious resu1ts are sure to follow !;
Bright's disease which is the worst form
of kidney trouble may steal upon you.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of the wOrld-famous kidney and bladder
remedy, DIR, Ki1mer's Swanp-Root, is
soon realized. It stands the highest for
its wonderful cures OF the most distress
ing cases. A trial will convince anyone
ard you may have a sample bottle free,
by 1nail.
BaCkaChe, Uric Acid and Urinary Trouble.
Among the many -fanGus investiga-
ted cures of Swamp Root, the one we
publish this week for the benefit of our
readers speaks in the highest terms of the
wonderful curative properties of this great
kidney remedy.
DR.. K1LMER & Co., B~inghamton, N. Y.
GENTLEMEN:-When Il wrote you last March for
a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, my wife was a great
ufferer from b~ackache, rheumatism and urinary
trouble, also excess of uric acid. After trying the
sample bottle, she bought a large bottle here at the
drugstore. That did her so much good that she
bought more. The effect of Swamp-ROot was won
dertuI and almost immediate. she mas teIt no re-
Turn of the old trouble since.
F. THOMAS,
October, 1902. 427 Best ST., Buffalo, N. Y.
Lame back is only one symptom of
kidney trouble-one of many. Other
symptoms showing that you need Swamp
Root are, obliged to pass water often dur
ing the day and get up many times at
night, inability to hold your urine, smart
ing or irritation in passing, brick-dust or
sediment in the urine, catarrh of the b1ad-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19
DFcoLLECTIONs OF THE LAST SIX
TY YEARS OF THE NINE
TENTH CENTURY.
NJ , of a Series of Papers by Dr.. ]. B.
Alexander, of Mecklenburg Co., NC,

Alexander, of M ecklenburg Co., NC,
vdttor Of The Progressive Farmer:
In speaking of the negro race
s;rco slavery times / would say that
7 never knew or saw one who was a
L,,natic while a slave. But in a
fourth of a century the people of
North Carolina have built a large
osvIum in GoldsbOro for the use of
the negro exclusively, and scarcely
one-half of the poor unfortunate
ones are provided for. This also
NAV be placed to the credit of those
Ioud-mouthed AbOlitionists who
were fond and eager to NEEDLE with
the civilization of other common
wealths. In time of slavery the
negroes were a strong, healthy and
robust people. When they were we'll
fed, wcIl-housed, and well-clothed,
and worked in moderation, they were
capable of doing more work on the
farm than any other nationality. We
had fine mechanics among the
slaves. such as b~lacksmiths, carpen-
tiers. brick masons, shoemakers and
negroes skilled in all the trades pur-
sued BY white people. And at that
time no hard feeling was en~gendered
between the races on account of
color. but all worked in harmony.
Fifty years ago we had a civiliza-
ton that has never been excelled. It
it true hat a half century ago the
millionaires in America might have
been counted on less than the fingers
of one hand; now they r estimated
at many thousand. But then fifty
years ago it was a rarity to see a
case of poverty, save from sickness
or some misfortune. How is it now?
From fifty to one hundred in the
county home, and double as many
more are fed by the city in the cold
months of winter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

May Have a Sample Bottle Absolutely Free by Mail.

If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney Or bladder troub1e, or if there Is a
trace of it n your family history, send at meet to Dr. 1mer & Co, BinghantOn,
sample bottle of SwampRoot and a book of wonderful SwampRoot testimonials
If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need, you can pr-
Don't make any mistake, but remember the name Dr. Kimer's SwamP-Root and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

der, uric acid, constant Headache, dizziness seeplessness nervousness, irregular
heartbeadng, rheumatism, bloaing, iriahity WORKOUT feeling, lack Of ambition,
loss OF flesh, sanow complexion.
If your water when allowed to remain ndisturbed in agas or bottle for twenty
four hours storms a sediment or settling, pr has a cloudy appearance it is evidence
that Jul kidneys and bladder need immediate attention.
In taking SwampRoot you afford natural help to Nature, for SwampRoot is the
most perfect healer and gentle Hd Ito he kidneys that is known to medical science.
SwamPRootis is he great discovery of DR. Kilmer the eminent kidney and blad-
cases.. Doctors recommend tito their patients and use it in their own families, be-
cause they recognize IN SWamPRoot thu greatest and most successful remedy.
To Prove What SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney. Liver and Bladder
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19
,,,,or If The Progressive Farmer:

Sixty years ago. there was not a
railroad in North Carolina; they
had only been heard of by the more
advanced people of our State. The
great majority of our people were in
total ignorance of internal improve
mentS. The frst railroad meeting
ever held in Mecklenburg County
was IN 1913, in the oak grove at that
time on East Avenue, where w. r.
Myers lived for many years. A big
barbecue dinner was served to a
large crowd. Jas. w. Osborne and
Joseph II. Wilson addressed the
people. This was a Wing measure,
'ho Democrats opposed any State
AID; and the Charlotte and Column
Ola Road was built. The celebra-
"oh ON the completion of the road
W charlotte, was held in the old
IellaLr Academy lot, where Mr.. Jas.
L. carson now resides. A large
I'""o was in attendance. A big bar
o'c'e Was served, and everybody was
d good humor. The slaves were
S''h holiday. The local opponents
the Wing Party were jubilant at
>0"ccSS. Internal improve
.'A'> had gotten a start, and moth
Is "o" stood in the way of progress
r.ons the line. The most pro-
DOOnoed Democrats, who were not
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

been, predicted the utter failure of
the country being benefited by the
railroads. In fact they said there
was not enough produce raised in
the country to make a train load in
the fall and another in the spring.
After a few months the most obsti-
nate could see the road was a sue
cess, but they would not admit it in
words, after being so opposed to the
enterprise.
The North Carolina Railroad was
now under way. The Hon. John M.
Morehead was the great leader in
getting the charter, getting the
State to appropriate largely to it.
A bill was introduced to build the
road from G~oldsboro to Charlotte,
the State to take two million dollars,
and the individual stockholders to
subscribe one million. The bill was
debated with much ability, and when
the vote was taken it was a tie. Cal
vim Graves, a Democrat, was Speaker
of the House, and gave the decisive
vote in favor of the road. Notwith-
standing Mr.. Graves had been i'm
mensely popular, hat one vote put
him under a cloud from which his
party never allowed him to rise. But
the North Carolina Railroad is a
monument to his memory, that will
last for ages after party organiza-
tions have been forgotten. This
great work was completed in 1856,
from GoldsborO to Charlotte, 223
miles. Gov. John M. Morehead was
a great factor in developing the re-
sources of the State. He was not
afraid to meet those who were Op-
posed to internal improvements in
the State, but rather courted the
opportunity before an audience. The
people at large in a few years saw
what a narrow policy they we're pur-
suing, soon changed their tactics,
but positively refused to vote the
Wing ticket.
FASHIONS SIXTY YEARS AGO
More than half a century ago
fashions did not change abruptly, as
of a late date, but would last a long
time. Steam was only then coming
into use, travel was slow, and news
passed slowly; illustrated papers
such as we have now were-unheard
of; consequently fashions were slow
to change. Ladies at that time
wore a bonnet. Leghorn, that fared
back and out, till they resembled
a trombone, or sometimes were lik-
ened to the "roof of a smOke-hOuse."
They projected a foot above the
face, and were a half yard long.
The ladies wore bustles so large that
an umbrella could be laid on them
when walking. Corsets were worn
tight, and the dress made with a
sharp point in front, held in place
by whaIe-bOne. The hair was plait-
ed or combed down over the ears.
Large earrings were very fashion
able.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-19

If you are wise, be wise; keep
what goods the gods provide you
Plautus.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
WIFE NO. 8 A DAISY.
A Hungarian-American Adventurer
Meets HE Fate

Budapest, April 4-Joseph Splitter.
Hungarian-American, exploiting himself
| as surgeon in the United States army,
| is unoer arrest here charged with biga-
my and vast number of swindling oper-
| atoms in Austria. Hungary. France, Ger
many and other parts of the country
He claims that the United States gov
eminent pays him 1920 a year as a
pension for distinguished services during
the late war with Spain"
Splitter speaks twelve languages fuently
can make up as a Jew or Christian as
circumstances demand. and for the last
fifteen or twenty years has lived alter
nately in Europe and America
He went to New York in 1874 and
worked as tailor He returned at the
outbreak of the Russian-Turkish war ard
acted as war correspondent for Hungar-
ian papers. afterward visiting Budapest
and other cities. marrying three rich girls
In succession. whom he captured by his
tales of bravery and by exhibiting fraud
ulent decorations said TO be conferred
upon him by many monarehs.
Each of these wives ne robbed and de-
serted. whereupon they divorced him
Next he turned up in Vienna. calling him
self "Yussuf Zia Bey. a distinguished
Turk. on the Sultan's secret mission"
In this capacity he married the Baroness
Clara Won Ferenzi. and few DAYS later
decamped with a very considerable mar
riage portion and went TO New York.
There he had three brides within one
year and was locked up for twelve
months. After his release he went 10
France, assuming the name of an Ameri-
can millionaire and capturing vast
amounts of money at the swell clubs by
cheating at cards. When things became
too hot for him in Nice he again visited
New York and married wife No. S. who
died two years later under symptoms Of
poisoning.
Splitter was arrested. escaped on a tech
nicaIity. went to Budapesth and entered
into a marriage contract with a lady of
high birth. whose name is withheld He
succeeded in obtaining 1880 from her
family. and then told her the true story
Of his life. whereupsn--as expected b.
him-she Indignantly refused to see him
again. Once more free. he married Nine.
Kavalsky. whom he swindsed out Of s3s.-
0oo.
This lady heard by accident about Spit
zer's other intended bride. and visiting
her. learned how many kinds of a scouu-
drel he is. Thus armed. she managed
TO get back her money by threats OF ex-
posture. She procured his arrest on tie
charge Of higamy. This IL now pending
Splitter Is the man who Travelled
through the country districts Of Hun
gary in 1895. working rabbi OF Zsdagora.'
person whom orthodox Jews regard as
the second Messiah. AS the miracle rah-
bi he collected over s5e.ooo for his bless
ings." medical advice and similar pre-
tensions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

per person to be admitted to such an
audience My shoes were dirty, but that
was not my fault, for 1 had been obliged
to wade through snow and rain. Sud
denly a door opened and there appeared
tall, well built gentleman, who wore
a long ordinary coat, and who seemed to
me to bear resemblance to my Chicago
policeman. / knew, however, who the
gentleman was. Mr.. Roosevelt stepped
up TO me and said:-'Are you the famous
doctor OF Vienna? Let me shake hands
with you. This very morning Mrs. Roose-
welt spoke of you And the president
shook my hand warmly.
81 could hardly prevent myself from
laughing in his face. Not only did Mr..
Roosevelt resemble my Chicago police
man, but he also greeted me in precise
ly the same manner. Our conversation
was entirely unnestrained and informal.
One of the gentlemen present, promi
nent official, had. one of his hands buried
in a pocket of his trousers and another
had placed his leg on chair and l
thought that rather unusual Mr.. Roose-
welt spoke 10 me In the easiest manner
possible about one of his boys, about
his dead brother, who also was a doctor,
and about his ancestors. Finally he babe
me farewell in most charming style and
went to bury himself again in this Venez-
uela problem.
THE highest point of my. career in
America / reached in New York on the
day when, after an informal lunch with
Mayor Low and the most prominent
members of the Board Of Aldermen, the
freedom OF the city was rendered to me.
The document of citizenship was given to
me in a beautiful album which 1 shall
always regard as the choicest and most
memento of my journey TO
America.
mo one is more unjust to Americans
than the man who claims that they are
hard, pitiless, unimaginative and eternal
y searching for dollars. No persons in
he world are more philanthropic than
A mericapS''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
TOLSTOI is PROSECUTED.
Spiritualists Tried to Convert Him
and, Falling, Got Hot.

st. Petersburg, April Attention has
been made of the worries of Count Leon
Tolstoi with the artists who insisted on
painting him sufficiently clad But today
letters from Moscow tell of the great
writer being prosecuted in much more
serious manner. 1t is by the spiritua-
lists
The story is as follows: About thirty
miles out Of London several ardent spir-
itualists have formed a sort of colony,
basing their mode of living upon that Of
Count Tolstoi. That is to say, they liv,
upon the simplest kinds OF things. large
ly vegetarian diet, and abstain from
all alcoholic drinks. They also dress with
a rigid simplicity. which they copy from
Count Tolstoi. In fact, Count Tolstoi is
their diety.
But that company of spiritualists at a
given moment had a misgiving was CT
was not Count Tolstoi one of them?'
The spiritualists babe them go and ask
this very important question. Two Of
the most fanatical and impressive of
their number-Mr. Ferris and Mr.. Grove
started off at once to Yasnaia Palernie.
where Count Tostoi lives, in the neigh
borhood of Moscow, and there found hos
pitality in the house of one of Count
Tolstors friends.
The author received them coolly, but
with a certain degree of patience at first
He listened to their statements and firm
ly avowed that he was not a spiritual:st
nor had he ever thought of being one.
This did daunt the two spiritualists. They
started in to convert Count Tolstoi. hut
the Count has a particularly strong will
of his own and finally lost his patience,
telling them virtually to get out and not
bother him.
Count Tolstoi had told them to get
out" but they consulted the spirits, who
most strongly repudiated the idea and
told them to stop there and bring about
a change in Count Tolstoi's thoughts
According to the latest report, Count Tel
stoi has become very angry now and Will
not see the English spiritualists at all
These. however. hold on, and what is
more, when Count Tolstois friends upon
whom they are living suggest their leav-
ing their reply is that the spirits tell
them to remain. And there the trouble
stands and the Englishmen are, so to
speak, with their backs to the wall and
showing all possible fight, while Count
Tolstoi is seeking to get rid of them ty
some means or another
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
CLOSETS AND CUPBOARDS.
Is Queen Alexandra's Hobby in Her
Home.

London, April queen Alexandra, who
has the good housewives passion for clos
cts and cupboards, has caused the model
Milbank tenements to be amply provided
with these conveniences. When the Sand
bingham cottages We're erected Her Ma
jesty made point OF getting roomy cup
boards put in. and she was never tired
of going about the rooms and assuring
herself that her retainers lived up to their
privileges by keeping all untidy things
out of sight.
At Marlborough House Her MajesIy
caused to be built long rows of OAK
presses in the business section of the
mansion. where all the enormous stocks
of stationery and other SUPPLIES are pre-
served safely out of the dust. The same
principle is TO be observed in Their Mat
estes own apartments. The Queen is the
possessor of number of the Golfers with
which every Scandinavian bride is fur
nished by her parents, and all her pos
sessions in the way of laces. curios, pho
tographs. porcelain and so forth are safe
" housed therin.
The Queens pet domestic aversion is
the open shelf. which she regards as a
trap for dust, dirt and all untidiness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
THINK stLFoUR UNHAPPY.
English Figure That English Premier
IL Disseminated.

London. April f.--in society this week
the political gossip bar 90 been ~ -
Irish Land bin a~i The beost which -
passage would give Mr. George Wyrf-
hams ambition o. become the prsfl.er.
Even IN the stirest Tory circles The f~ei-
Ing il growing that Ir X Johr hrsdFirk
viii have 20 leave The cabinet. probably
during she coming summer lie vii 30
kicked upstairs r. The teree way oHq
army Officer expressed bis opini9n
As 70 Ar BalfoHr. 81 e. raA BE- s. 1T
altogether happy ar Premier
Rumors sn the fIoune u Commons -
NUMEROUS The latest r. that ar Jozerh
Chamberlain eontempiates retifing arG
that SIR Ausfen Chamberlain n1l -
promoted 70 some high poet in tas c.t.-
net The latter s. paluatakins merstf-
OF parissnlent and is aslG g. So sn fv-
ceIlent administrator. He has good
APPEARANCE and god manner. tuf nora
believes Mf Joseph Chamberlain eoutsns-
pilates leaving ~. ceiorial afics uniH
the south African a5estlen g. sstszfas-
torfIy ADJUSTED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Che aahita paily Eagle: Sunday ornino april s. 1903
the piano with a moderate degree of
talent. Popular airs are his favorites-

the piano with a moderate degree OF
talent Popular airs are his favorites-
He is afraid of the dark
He is exceedingly ambitious and loves
power.
He drinks coffee at short intervals all
day long.
He has a deep-seated fear of death,
and breads illness.
He is superstitious and believes in for
tune tellers and magicians-
He always carries a revolver with him,
and is in constant fear of an assassin S
attack
His meals are prepared in a little
kitchen barred like a cell and closed by
an iron door.
He loves the drama and attends fire.
quent performances at the private the
atre in the palace.
He is fond of penny dreadful" litera-
ture, and has all the latest trash of
the book world translated for his bene-
fit and read aloud to him.
He has issued standing orders that the
palace be lighted brilliantly all night
long. and his orchestra plays every even
He never rides in a closed carriage. for
fear that he may not be able to jump
out quickly enough in case of accident.
His favorite vehicle is an open victoria.
He makes it a point TO invite foreign
actors and singers to appear before him.
and often shows great liberality toward
them after a performance. giving them
rich jewelry and diamonds.
He is exceedingly nervous, and at
times, when state crisis is impending
he has been known to remain awake
forty eight hours at stretch. plotting
and planning to meet the situation.
He seldom reads anything except nov
els and is poor speller
He is simple in his dress. and shows a
marked preference for dark colors
He distrusts every one of the persons
with whom he comes in daily contact
He is avaricious and all his financial
accounts are itemized to the last cent.
He believes firmly in the micrabe the
DRY of disease and takes every precau-
ton to avoid contagion
He has the keenest dislike for all state
ceremonies. and avoids them as far as
his position will admit
He is very careful about his person.
bathes daily and washes his face and
hands at frequent intervals.
He is a crack shot with a pistol and
has been seen to write his name on a
wall twenty-five PAGES away with bull
lets.
He requires that all state documents
and appears intended for his perusal shall
first pass through a careful process of
His courtesy toward visitors of quality
Is always marked. He listens to the
conversation with the closest attention
and politeness.
He has an excellent knowledge of
chemistry, which he acquired in order to
be able to make tests of food and drink
IN which he may suspect poison.
He is hard worker and keeps corps
OF secretaries busy all day writing out
his orders to his Ministers of State and
subordinate officials in all parts of
Europe.
He eats alone and surrounds himself
with cats and dogs, to which he occa-
sionally throws pieces of the food before
him in order to assure himself that it is
not poisoned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
PARIS FASHIONS TODAY.
Cloths Of Light Soft Tones Are Pre-
NaiIinu Modes

Paris April Am addition TO the open
ing of the Concours HippiQue. the first
race meeting OF the season az Long
champ last Sunday indicates that the
Paris season has now begun it was
favored by fine weather and the attend
spce was very large
Spring fashions had just made their sp-
pearance. The dominant dressers wore
cloth OF light. soft tones. the majority
also having net lace demonstrations OF the
same tone as the cloth. As regards shape
fashion has favared short boleros. show
ing the waist. and pleated skirts. with
lace fiounce at the bottom. the bolero
falling AZ low as the waistband.
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he was slowly building up again his be
loved salon. when death came 10 taxa
him from perhaps worst trials. which
political animoslty and fanaiacism bring
to such as he. Many a man OF letsers
Will regret his genial Sunday afternoons.
none more than the foreign students who
had there giimpses OF an intellectual ne
which is above politics. but altogether
consistent with the higher patriotism.
CASTOR Paris is buried as a Catholic. ba-.
when the religious services Is over. the
government in the lay territory Of the
College de France. viii bear testimony
to the debt Of France toward him