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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
NEW KIND OF HORSE
It is an Animal That is Half
Zebra.
KNOWN AS ZEBRUL A
IN MANY RESPECTS SUPERIOR TO
THE ARMY MULE.
Docile and Easily Trained, Its Spe-
cially Adapted for Trans
port Work.
KNOWN AS ZEBRUL A

Written for The Evening Star.
The death knell of the soldiers friend
the old army mule-has been sounded in no
uncertain tones by the recent appearance
of the "zebrula.' a cross between morse
and zebra, which Is extraordinarily intelli-
gent and whose enduring qualities and
capabilities in the performance of hard
work recommends 1t strongly for usurping
the place which has long been held by the
mule.
This new horse, the 'zebrula." on &C
count of it's form and Its general physical
condition, especially the hardness OF the
hoofs, is especially adapted for all trans
port work which is now performed by
mules Moreover, the "zebrula" is much
livelier than the mule and is certainly as
intelligent.
In Germany. according to Richard Guen-
Their, United States consul general at Frank
fort, 1t is confidently predicted that ere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

able. for tfey speedily discover tna1 ~
have lost their liberty, but very soon they
ENTHUSIASTICALLY make up their minds TO en-
dure patiently rsst fbe1 ay nd themselves
a. o few DAYS In comfortable box staiis ana
treated in other respects just as tnouSn
thew were ordinary horses.
THAT this is q surprising achievement
&c evident from the fact that zebras are
not by nature cowardly. They nave Deen
known to fight valiantly when attacAeo
by lions, and they can make excelient use
ri their teeth, as many an African hunter
Knows to his cost. Yet in short time
after they have been captured these
Boehm zebras become so accustomed 20
their new life and to human beings thas
thew allow themselves to be saddled ana
hriIled and will even permit men to ride
them. .,r
six of the Boehm zebras were recently
imported into Hamburg, and soon a1ter
their arrival four were purchased py tne
manager of a circus, who said that ne
hoped to be able to teach them several
tricks.
The Two Varieties.
The zebra commonly seen in geological
gardens, measuring about twelve hands
and decorated with but limited number
of stripes, is a member of the Burchell
group, but the imperial zebra is some
times over fifteen hands, is profusely
striped and characterized by a large,
richly tattooed head, surmounted by
splendid wide mobile ears. An Imperial
zebra once seen can never be Forgotten.
The plan of the decoration in Grevy g re
bra has proved especially interesting; 1t
is the plan followed by nature in many
other mammals and the plan that would
naturally be adopted by an artist II asked
to depict banded horse. 1t consists es-
sentially of transverse or cross stripes
on the head, neck and trunk. and of hori-
zontal stripes on the legs From swirl
of hair between the eyes and the root OF
the tail, there may be over eighty dis
tinct stripes; some bend down over the
front and sides of the head. others enc1r-
Gle the neck or run down from the with
ers while the remainder run across the
sides loins and croup-some being con-
tinuous with the great dorsal band.
The bars across the forelegs are nearly
horizontal until the level of the shoulder
is reached, where they force themselves
up between the transverse stripes to form
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
Who First Made CLASP
From Harper's Weekly.


The Oldest specimens Of glass; says an
authority on curious information, are
traced back from 1900 to 800 years before
Christ. These are Of Egyptian origin.
Transparent glass is believed to have oeen
first used about $50 years before the Chris
tan era. The Phoenicians were supposed
by the ancients to have been responsible
called of the Phoenician merchants who.
resting their cooking pots on blocks OF
natron. or subcarbonate OF sooa; 1 hou und
that the union under heat OF the aIkaI anu
the sand on the shore produced glass. Inere
is little doubt however. that the art OF
glass making originated with tne iEsyp,
tians. 1t was introduced into home IA tne
time Of Cicero, and reached remarkable
degree of perfection among the Romans.
who produced some Of the most aomirapie
specimens of glass ever manuiacturea' an
instance is the famous Portland vase IN the
British Museum. Glass was not USED 1or
windows until about A. d. 3OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
Adventure of a 1,OOOf. Note.

From the Paris Messenger.
lady passing down the Rue Richelieu
had the misfortune to lose a pocketbook
containing among other valuable a 1,OOOf.
note. The pocketbook was picked up by a
chairmender named Renaud, who lives at
Montreux; he placed it very carefully in
his pocket and proceeded home. 1t Is not
often that a chairmender has occasion to
change a note for that amount, and Re-
maud, recognizing the impossibility Of turn
ing II into gold without detection, agreed
with friend to do the business for the
consideration of 1O0f. This friend Lucien
Mathern, also a chairmender. was in his
turn filled with apprehension. The difficulty
was solved by the aid of a horticulturist
named Simonnet, who kindly consented to
buy himself horse for 3OOf. and return
the change. Renaud thus became richer by
600f All might then have gone well If, two
days later. ii had not been discovered that
the horse had been stolen from a dealer at
Meaux. This led to the arrest of the trio,
and later in the day the police put their
hands on the horse thieves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

perior to the common mule The legs are
excellent and their hoofs are all that could
be desired; the hindquarters are well form
ed. while the shoulders depend to large
extent on their breeding. AS to stamina,
even in this country, "zebrulas" have the
advantage; in warmer countries they defy
most of the diseases horses and mules SO
readily succumb to, and suffer hardly at
all from the excessive changes of temper
allure and other unfavorable conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
An Odd Sign.
rom the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press
The occupants of a store recently moved
their business short distance down the
same street. hanging up In the window OF
the premises they had just vacated the fol-
lowing notice:
Have moved to better place below
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
Confident.


Then he cursed her.
you will eat your heart" he cried.
She shivered. But in the next moment
she was angry with herself. -
II am vegetarian she said with serene
confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

what seems even more remarkable is tho
statement that the recent Ruskin exhibit
tion at Manchester, England, was viewed
py 5000 persons. This exhibition consist
ed not only of fine collection of Ruskin's
drawings, but also of collection of Tur-
ners works and paintings by leaders of tho
pre-Raphaelite school who are said to have
strongly influenced the great critic In
connection with this exhibition lectures
We're given at the Manchester town hall
which are said to have added greatly to
the interest. Such state of affairs sounds
almost Utopian and far too good to be
true"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

"Of course Rounder led very bad life"
Yes, and he's going from bad to worse"
You haven't heard, then, that he's dy-
ing"
Yes, 1 have"-Philadelphia Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

The attendance at the two salons this
year amounted to over 100000 visitors, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

In connection with the revival of medal
lie art in this country it is interesting to
note similar movement abroad About
two years ago a Danish-Belgian Society
was formed with the object of encouraging
the creation and distribution of artistic
medals and now 1t is said that no great
event transpires in either country without
thus being commemorated. Very recently
the widening and deepening of Brussels
canals was memorialiZed by a medal de-
signed and modelled, under the auspices OF
this society. by M. Paul Dubois, the WE'LL
known sculptor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30


Two well-known American artists have
passed away during the last fortnight
Kruseman Van Elten, the painter, and John
Rogers, the sculptor. Both were National
Academicians, and, strangely enough, both
were born In the same year-ls29 Van
Elten was an American by adoption, being
born in Alkmaar, Holland, of Dutch par
ents. He was a chevalier of the Order Of
the Lion of the Netherlands, member of
the Academies Of Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam, and of the London Royal Society Of
Painter-etchers, well as of the Academy
of Design, the American Water Color Soci-
ETY. and the New York Etching Club. He
made a speciality of landscapes. and was
equally distinguished for his aquarelies
and etchings. John Rogers was a Massa-
chusetts boy. dry goods clerk, a machin-
list and a surveyors craftsman, discover
ing his talent for art long after he had at
tanned manhood. He made speciality of
little storytelling groups depicting war
scenes and American domestic life. The
majority of these possessed a fragrant
touch of either humor or pathos and all
were dear to the hearts of the general pub
lie thirty years ago. They were undoubt-
eddy not high type of art, but they served
a worthy purpose. Mr.. Rogers was made
a full member of the National Academy in
tied three groups in bronze, at the centen-
NAL he was represented by twenty-nine OF
these groups and at the Columbian exposi-
ton he was awarded a gold medal the
highest honor, for his seated figure of Lin
coin. He was the sculptor of the eques-
TRAN statue of Gen. John F. Reynolds
which stands before the city hall of Phil
adelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

At first they are naturally unmanage-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
Raising Hollyhocks.

In the gardens of our forefathers the h~ollyhock
was the most formal of all flowers. For a cen
fury after it's introduction there was no change
in it's form or the dull tints of it's colorings; in
fact, it attracted but few devotees. However,
the hollyhock is coming in to it's own, as the
hybridizers have taken it in hand, and we now
have the blooms single and double, of all i'm
aginable shades and Understanding the
quilted ~asters, rivaling in form the choicest frill-
ed and incurved chrysanthemums, and others as
round as the flower of a peony-and the seed has
been selected SO severely for early blooming that
they can now be had in bloom from seed in one
season. Give them a permanent location in the
hardy bed or border, or plant them in clumps to
hide unsightly places. The soil cannot be too
rich for them, and it should be deep and mellow
and well enriched with well-rotted manure. Mulch
in hot weather. When the frost kills the stalks
in the fall, cut them off and cover with manure
twelve inches deep.-April Woman's Home Com
panion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
One on Governor Aycock.

In the course of a recent address in Charlotte,
State Treasurer Lacy related a little joke on
Governor Aycock. Shortly after his election, he
said the Governor went to Washington, and while
there had occasion one day to have his shoes
shined by a street bootblack. The Governor en-
gagged the gamin in conversation and Informed
him that he was then backing the shoes of the
Governor of North Carolina. The bootblack con-
tinued his work, apparently unDerturbed by the
Importance of the announcement, and after ques-
tioning the boy as to whether he went to school,
read the daily papers, etc, asked the b~ootblack If
he could tell him the name of the Governor of
North Carolina. The boy admitting his ignorance,
the Governor enlightened him and then scolded
him soundly for his admission. The boy meekly
and industriously worked on for a few minutes
and then, much to the Governors surprise, put
to that d~ignitary the same questions he had been
asked as to schooling, ETC., and after receiving
affirmative answers from the d~ignitary blurted
out, "Who's de Governor of Mississippi"
"And your worthy Governor" exclaimed Mr..
Lacy, amid the uproar that followed this sally
could not tell him"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29

parents will do we'll to take to heart the following
paragraphs: r
"There is one thing parents should recognize
that their children are growing up and that their
authority as such grows weaker every day, while
their influence wakes stronger in proportion as
their government has been wise, tender and just.
Many a household is discordant because parents
insist upon treating their grown sons and daugh-
tiers as though they were still children. They
issue commands, criticize and find fault, forget
ting apparently that the season for training is
practically ended, and, were it not, such methods
would result in more harm than good. I know
a family in which are two daughters, both past
twenty-five, and a son in his thirties; they seldom,
if ever, leave the house without being questioned
as to where they are going, when they will return,
why they go, why they wear such a garment in
stead of some other, wouldn't they best take UNI
brellas, are they warmly or coolly enough dress
ed, as the case may be. ETC., etc. Personal liberty
is such a precious possession, and life is so much
sweeter and happier in households when there is
mutual confidence and where trivial personal
questions are regarded almost as a discourtesy."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
THE GROWN MAN WHO CAN'T READ.
He Misses One of Lies Great Pleasures-It is Never
Too Late to Learn.

The Statesville Landmark refers to the pluck
of a boy seventeen years old and of a man twice
that age who recently buckled down to books at
Buie's Greek Academy without knowing how to
read. The boy didn't know his letters, the man
began in the first reader. Yes, that is plucky in
a sense. Not that the task is so great, but that
the nerve to get ones consent to undertake it at
those ages is so rare. But it ought not to be rare.
The task is not great, not difficult of accomplish
ment. Little children who live with books and
picture blocks learn to read before they are six
years of age, learn without special teaching;
with some direct and regular instruction they
would learn sooner. We do not believe there is
in the State an ~illiterate grown man of ordinary
intelligence and industry who could not learn to
read in six weeks, write in ten weeks, and get
a good beginning in arithmetic in a few more
weeks if he would only give these things attention
and regular study. Why hasn't somebody start
write? The gap between the man who cannot
read and the man who can-how great and wide
it is! What store-houses of richness, and vast
and fertile and beautiful fields are shut away
from him who cannot read! Beyond the Alps
lies taly-and the Alps in this case are not I'M
~passable. The gap is wide, but not difficult to
him who tries, and the prize is so worth the
winning! The man who cannot thinks the way
is hard; the man who can know it is not. The
grown man who cannot read and write-some-
body show him, somebody help him. Here's mis-
sionary work for one, and priceless happiness for
two.-Gastonia Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
THE HOME CIRCLE
If I Could Glimpse Him.

When in the Scorpion circles low
The sun, with fainter, DREAMER light,
And at a far-of hint of snow
The giddy swallows take to flight,
And droning insects sadly know
That cooler falls the autumn night;
When airs breathe drowsily and sweet,
Charming the woods to colors gay,
And distant pastures send the bleat
Of full-grown lambs at dawn of day,
Old Hermes' wings grow on my feet,
And goodbye, home! Pm called away!
There, on the hills, should I behold,
Sitting upon an old gray stone
That humps it's back up through the mold,
And piping In a monotone,
Pan, as he sat in days of old,
Ny joy would bid surprise begone.
Dear Pan! IT'S he that calls me out
He, lying in some hazel copse,
Where lazily he turns about
And munches each nut as it drops,
Well pleased to see me swamped in doubt
At sound of his understanding stops.
If I could glimpse him by a vine
Where purple fox-grapes hang their store,
I'd tell him, in his leafy shrine,
How poets say he lives no more.
He'd laugh, and pluck a muscadine,
And fall to piping as of yore.
John Charles Mcneil (The Century Magazine)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
Cynical.

Those who have reached a point in their jour
neying on a wrong road where they have lost their
pride in a good name are in a very dangerous
position. They are not far from the moral case of
a certain Spectator Of whom one acquaintance
said to another:
"I don't see how he can do as he does; he does
not seem to think much of his reputation"
"Well," answered the other man, II don't see
how he could think much of tits SO bad"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
The Use of Vegetables Promotes Health.

Nearly every vegetable furnishes some ~constitu-
ent required by the system, that is otherwise not
easily obtained except as a medicine.
Asparagus assists in the cure of kidney dis
orders.
Beets and potatoes will add fat to the body.
Carrots are excellent for indigestion.
Garlic and leeks stimulate the circulation.
Lettuce is a remedy for insomnia.
Lettuce, onion and celery are tonics for the
nerves.
Onions are a germicide and also prevent malari-
al fever.
Parsley assists good digestion. 1t is a boon to
the dyspeptic.
Parsnips are two to one ahead of any sarsa-
parilla.
Peas and beans are most nutritious and are flesh
formers.
Spinach has the same effect on the system as
'blue pills" It is a kidney cure.
Tomatoes will stimulate the torpid liver.
Watercress braces up the system.
The liberal use of seasonable vegetables as thew
come in through the year, will save doctors bills,
and do more to keep the family in good health and
good spirits than a well-flled medicine chest.-T.
W. Wood, Richmond, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29

We are glad to observe that Editor Marshall,
the acknowledged authority on English among
newspaper men, has paid his respects to the
abominable word "taken' used where "took" is
meant. This detestable slang is not peculiar to
any one county-it is common to all half-inform-
ed communities. The very ignorant do not use
tit is an effort on the part of those who have
a smattering of education to be extremely cor
rect. No other "break" so quickly and complete
ly dlscredits a person among cultivated people.
In comparison with "taken' used in this sense,
tuck" is a perfect beauty.-Charity and Chill
dren.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better than
medicine.
Learn to attend strictly to your own business
a very important point.
Learn the art of saying kind and encouraging
things, especially to the young.
Learn to avoid all ill-natured remarks and
everything calculated to jreate friction.
Learn to keep your troubles to yourself. The
world is too busy to care for your ills and sor-
rows.
Learn to stop grumbling. If you cannot see
any good in this world, keep the bad to your
self.
Learn to hide your aches and pains under a
pleasant smile. No one cares whether you have
the earache, headache, or rheumatism.
Learn to greet your friends with a smile. They
carry too many frowns in their own hearts to
be bothered with any of yours.-Christian Life.
Here are some of the terrible things which, ac-
cording to a country exchange, are likely to be-
fall a delinquent: "Last week a delinquent sub
scriber said he would pay up Saturday if he lived.
He's dead. Another, 'pH see you tomorrow
He's blind. Still another one said: Z hope to
pay you this week or go to the devil He's gone.
There are hundreds who ought to take warming
by these proscrastinators and pay up their sub
scriptions now"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
A Word for Parents.

In an article in the April Delineator on Grow
ing up with Ones Children, which is filled with
sensible advice to mothers, Mrs. Theodore W.
Birney has some excellent remarks about the
treatment of children that are grown. Many
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29

This is No. 70 OF q series Of North Carolina Poems Sc
looted especially for The Progressive Farmer by the Editor.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-12-02
Advice 10 Holiday Buyers.

What is known as cOnsumers's lea
que has been formed in a neighboriDg
city, and among the suggestions made
to holiday shoppers are the following:
First, attend to holiday shopping
early during the month, to avoid over
working clerks in the last few days be-
fore Christmas.
Second, shop early IN the morning
to avoid late deliveries of goods pur-
chased, and carry small packages with
you.
Third, do not shop on Saturdays or
the day before Christmas
The league might have added sug.
gestion to dealers to the effect that
they advertise their holiday goods
early. Christmas is now less than a
month off, and the sales of shopkeep
ers would be materially increased were
they to let the public know through
the newspapers where large assOrt
ments are to be seen and low prices
prevail
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-12-02
Official Vote Of State.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 29.-As was
anticipated by a rough estimate, the
vote cast in Virginia November 9Th fol-
the Presto enti u election was only
about half b &C of four years ago, al.
though the majority of the Democrats
was larger by 1000.
The Board of Canvassers met here
yesterday and went over the figures.
They showed the following result:
Parker Dem. J, SO, 63S.
Roosevelt (Rep.), 46,450.
Swallow Pro-, 1882; Watson, Pop,
$50.
The majority for Parker was -, 1888.
The counties carried by Roosevelt
are Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dicken-
son, Floyd, Grayson, Greene, Highland,
Lee, Montgomery, Page, Pulaski.
Russell, Smith, Scott, TaZewell. WASH
ington. Wise and Wythe.
The official vote for Congressman
was as follows:
First District-Jones, Democrat, L.
$50; Trader, Republican, 226.
Second District-Maynard, 10,963:
Hughes, 2 $50.
Third District-Lamb, 7,121; Hanson,
573; Allan, 1.020.
Fourth District - Southall, 6,O31:
Alexander, 1,106
Fifth District - Swanson, 1888,
Stovall, 4,793.
Sixth District Glass. 1873; Hoge.
1929.
Seventh District-Hay, 9.051; Kee
zell, 4,949.
Eighth District-Rixey, 1886, How
ard, 2,443
Ninth District - Wysor. 11,67S:
Slemr, 1899.
Tenth Neutrality-suspicious.
III, Revercomb $50, Ople 3
ppOmattox-Flood 1873, RevercOmt
"a, Ople Z.
Amherst-FIood SS2, Revercomb 1853
Opie 10,
Augusta-Flood 1,547, Revercomt
1,15S, Opie 113.
Bath-Flood 800, Revercomb 257
Opie 2.
otetourt-Flood $50, Revercomt
675, Opie 3.
Buckingham-FIood 604, Revercomt
425. Opie 10.
Buena Vista-Flood 1872, Revercomt
10, Opie 1.
Cumberland-FIood 347, Revercomt
4S, Opie 1.
- Fluvanna-Flood 405, Reyercomt
1l8, Opie II.
Highland-Flood 314, Revercomt
364, Opie6 6.
Nelson-Flood 500. RevercOmb PSI
Opie II.
Rockbridge-Flood OBJ, Revercomi
931, Opie 10.
Staunton-FIood 377, RevercOmb III
Opie 143.
Total = Flood 9,1S3, Revercoml
5 ,460, Opie 1872.