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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24
recognize this fact ana no people IN

recognize this fact and no people IN
Richmond would more cordially welcome
new houses new competitors. than the
men now engaged In wholesalng dry
goods and notions. j was talking with
/, one of the leaders in the business the
other day and he said: "Instead Of n
half dozen up-to-date wholesale dry
goods houses, would like to see in Rich-
lnond fifteen or twenty. Every new one
would increase Richmond's Importance
as a Wholcsaling centre and would in
crease my sales. We are doing a most
gratifying busir ess, as much perhaps as
we can do, and the territory that my
drummers travel would be more deeply
interested In Richmond as q dry goods
distributing point If there were more
Hdrummers in the field. ! wish there were
twice as many wholesale dry goods
houses in Richmond as there nov are.
We have advantages over Baltimore,
New York and Philadelphia to the North;
we have advantages over any Southern
jwhoesallng point you could name this
side$of New Orleans that in the very
mature of the case should turn the at
tention Of Southern and Southeastern
retailers to Richmond. Our drummers
and those OF the other five houses now
doing business in Richmond are turning
their attention this way as Is evidenced
by our increasing trade from year to
year. But six houses cannot cover the
entire territory. There is room for more,
and for one will most heartily welcome
more
ONLY ONE DARK SPOT.
This gentleman went on to say fur
ther, in the matter Of freight rates,
railway and steamship accommodations,
quick schedules and fast freight lines.
there is no trouble to the South of us.
The one dark spot on the map Is from
here out west of us. We can't do as
much business in the Southwest and
along up in the Valley of Virginia as our
natural advantages entitlc us to. all be-.
cause OF the unaccommodating schedules.
The freight rates, mind you. are all
right. We can meet Baltimore, New
York and Philadelphia at any point in
our legitimate territory In the Valley
and towards the Southwest. But We
can't get there on time. Their drummers,
their mail, and their freight trains beat
us there, and we think the railroads that
go into that section are not treating
us fairly. Give US our rights In that
territory and the Richmond dry goods
merchants VIII show a. hustle there, as
in the Southeast territory. that viii
make all Richmond and all Virginia
proud of the merchants of their capital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Tho Norfolk Dispatch of April ed says
nMr ana Mrs. Dorsey Pender enter
talned several friends Informally lasl
evening at her home. on College. Place
in honor Of her guests, Miss Annie COY
don, of Richmond, and Miss MallorA
OF Charlotte, N. G. Her guests w., wei
Miss Gordon, Miss Mallory, NJ So llinIl
Kensetr Miss Mary Nash, Miss NeiiI
Little, MIR. William j. Stanworth' eoloilt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Miss Mary Ransom of staunton, "a
and Miss Mary preston Kent OF Wsthe
Vile. Va, will be the guests Oh ti'
Misses Mcclure on Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Z Miss Matte Tillman. WHO has been
Visiting her sister. Mrs. Iustis. ut No.
Gil East Grace Street, returned on Sat
urlay to her home IN Powilatan county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Mr.. md Mrs. H. Rosenberg, Of Phila-
dclpnia, formerly of this city, an
nounqe the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Ada, To Mr. Emanuel We'll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Mrs w. Il. Brooke and Miss B 2 a,s
OF Norfolk. will be the guests o. IN ~.
and Mrs. ~. II. Urauhart. of No. 100
East FRANKLIN. next week and VIII al
tend the concerts of the "Wednesday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Mrs. y. A. Saunders is visiting her son.
Mr. d, A. Saunders, Jr., No. Col West
franklin Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Miss Matoaca Gag VIII be at ~ rs
Duval's, No 30l East Frahklin stlas'
and will be glad to SEQ her itiehas ~, =.
TIE two or three weeks that she viii p'
here,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John c. DabneT, OF
1ynchburg. have issued cards tor lHe
marriage OF their daughter, MISS Ma.-
80 70, Henry Danncy, to Mr.. Sydnor
1lnr,,stlale Penicis, which will take place
april 10Th, at o p. NJ, in the First Bap-
list Church, Lynchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

The "summa' Rcsr will be opened by
Mrs. George 1arkadale In June. and
VIII of.er q delightful resting place for
those who wish 10 leave the city early
ana secure comfort At moderate rates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24
Anniversary Kept. !

Mrs. Paige, of Savannah. Ca, the guest
asst week or Mrs. Thomas scott mas 1c-
turned home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Bill Nye as a Dairyman.

When | was young and used to roam around
over the country, gathering w~atermelons by the
light of the moon, I used to think I could milk
anybody's COW; but I don't think so now. I do not
milk the COWS unless the sign is right, and it
hasn't been right for a good many years. The
last COW [ tried to milk was a common cow, born
in Obscurity, kind of self-made cow. I remember
her brow was low, but she wore her tail high; and
she was naughty, oh, so naughty. I made a COM
m%onplace remark to her, one that is used in the
very best society; one that need not give ofense.
[ said: "So"-and she "Soed." Then I told her
to "Hist"-and she "Histed." But I thought
she overdid it. She put too much expression to it.
Just then I heard something crash through the
window of the barn and fall with a thud-sicken-
ing thud-on the outside.
The neighbors came to see what it was that
caused the noise. They found that I had done it
in getting through the window. I asked the
neighhors if the barn was still standing. They
said it was. Then I asked them if the COW was
injured much. They said she seemed quite robust.
Then I requested them to go in and calm the COW
a little, and see if they could get my plug hat
off her horns.
I am buying all of nv milk now of a milkman.
I select a gentle ~milkman, who will not kick, and
feel as though I can trust him. Then, if he feels
as though he can trust me, it's all right.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Acquired Idleness.
sum-.

According to Mrs. Theodore w. Birney, who
gives so many valuable suggestion every month in
the Delineator to those who have the care Of chill
dren, habits of idleness are acquired, and not due
to that convenient bugbear, natural depravity."
These are some of the wise thoughts in her paper
for July: at is as natural for children to be busy
as it is for them to breathe. We are all familiar
with the ceaseless activity of the wee toddlers, who
are here, there and everywhere. It is true that
children who are habitually unoccupied want to
be eating continually; it is also true that by pre-
senting artistic pleasures and pursuits to young
people, the gross and Objectionable ceases to at
tract them. Every member of a family should
daily be responsible for some effort which should
conduce to the comfort, convenience or pleasure
of the household. . Young children should be
allowed to spend by far the greater part of their
time in play; but while the greatest possible lib
erty should be permitted children in their recrea-
tions, we should bear in mind that, as one author
has expressed it, Iawlessness and ungoverned ca
price during play hours are the foundation of
misuse of civic freedom"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Dumping Troubles.

Lille Hamilton French contributes to the
Delineator an inspiring paper in the "Joy of Liv-
ing" series. 1t is on Dumping Troubles, and
contains a wholesome, old-fashioned philosophy
that is pleasant and profitable to read. Here is
a paragraph from it:
We would all be helped in this dumping-trouble
habit, if we would but think more of what is
meant to make a contribution of ourselves to our
friends; of what it meant to bring a cheerful
spirit into their lives, a pleasant face, a we'll
dressed person; of what it meant to offer them
a welcoming freside, a pretty window, an atmos-
phere of JOY. We are all parts of a great whole,
each one giving and taking. The unconscious
giving and taking goes on like that which is con-
scious, and a discontinued face and a detected
manner in the street are troubles dumped upon
the passer-by, thoughtlessly perhaps, but as surely
as though by intention. So why not let our con-
tributions to the world about us be pleasant ones,
our offerings an Inspiration? Why not, indeed, so
develop ourselves that even our unconscious con-
tributions to life be those which add to the Joy,
not the gloom, Of our friends?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
The Youth of Judge Parker.

According to the legend, Alton B. Parker, when
a boy, heard a Syracuse lawyer make a plea, and
was so much impressed thereby that he resolved to
be a lawyer himself. At sixteen, you are to see
teaching bigger boys than himself in Virgil
township. The Judges hair is of a "rich copper"
hue in these days. In those it may have been a
frank, aggressive red; and the Virgil boys pre-
tended to light matches at it, according to the
immemorial jest. There was a short struggle. The
bully of the school was catered and battered by
the young Cortlander's fist. Judging from his
present build, he must have been a tall young
man of his hands and worthy of his hair. So he
conquered Virgil and went on to conquer other
things. He got his degree at the Cortland Normal
School. He taught school in Ulster County for
So a day, big pay for that time. He filed all his
leisure with law-study. He read law in the office
of Augustus Schoonmaker, of Kingston, afterward
Attorney-Genera of the State, and was graduated
from the Albany Law School in 1872. The world
went we'll with him then and it has gone we'll with
him since. So far he has paid his passage. He
had the art of making himself liked. He had the
still greater art Of being lucky. He was the Prince
Fortunatus of Ulster ~County.-Judge Parker and
the Luck-Stone, Everybody's Magazine for July.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
And This in the Twentieth Century!

A Bijsk, Government of Tomsk, Russia, dis
patch, June 18th, says: The agitation among the
Mongols, inhabitating the Altai region is increas-
ing over the appearance of the god Airol, who
they believe will deliver them from a foreign yoke
and create an independent kingdom. The Mon
gols are gathering in thousands in answer to the
summons of men who are proclaiming themselves
to be the apostles of the god Airol.
These men are inspiring awe among the igno-
rant ncmads by means of an alleged miracle car
ried out with the aid of electrical and p%yrotech-
meal devices. These so-called apostles preach the
reincarnation of the god Airol and pretended to
carry from him messages to the people saying that
he has not been happy since he left them two hun
dred years ago, a date coinciding with the Russian
occupation of the country. They warn the Mon
gols to abstain from wearing white or red cloth
ing. these being Russian national colors, and to
wear only blue and yellow, the national colors of
Japenese, urge them to worship the sun and moon,
which are the gods of Japan, and especially the
over god Durham, who is the only true god of
the gods.
Reports from Irkutsk say that discomfort
among the Mongol and Kalmuck tribes is rife
owing to the preaching of the new prophets, who,
it is said have been discovered to be japanese who
have passed the winter in caves in the mountain
Businesses. The seriousness of the situation lies
in the fact that the tribes in which the revolt is
fostered inhabit both sides of the trans-Siberian
railroad, and number by many thousands of po-
tential fanatics, and that should any serious up
rising occur it might interfere materially with
railroad business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Taking Out Stains.

Here is a serviceable list to be kept for refer
ence: To take out grass stains use ordinary coal
oil :; wet the spots thoroughly just before putting
them in the wash-tub.
For iron rust wet the spots with lemon juice.
Law the garment in the sun and spread thick with
salt; everv now and again squeeze lemon juice
over. keeping it wet. Two or three exposures may
be necessary.
When your tablecloth and nice napkins are
stained by fruit, have a small bottle of javelle
water prepared at the druggists and saturate
the spots, letting it lie a while before launder-
ing. If fruit stains are taken in time, however.
have some one hold the spot over the sink and
pour boiling water slowly through. Oxalic acid
eats a hole in a few moments unless Immediately
washed out.
Glycerine takes out coffee and tea stains. First
soak in cold wateE> then spread with glycerine
and leave all night. The stains will disappear in
the laundering. Those who have used vaseline
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
Damage by stOope."

Whiskey is chased by the prohibitionists when
it comes up smiling without a mask. When it
boldly announces that it is Whskey and attempts
no masquerade the prohibitionists get their guns
and shoot. But they pay no attention to decoy
ducks-they pass indifferently the druggists win
dow where is displayed a gross or two of patent
medicines that will make a man drunk enough to
kill his grandmother if he will but drink a bottle
of it. They pay no attention to the dopes that
are retained at countless soda fountains-dopes
tina debauch and dwarf the mind and body of the
deluded fool who buys and thanks God he is not
as other men. No attention is paid to morphine
and opium-and that far deadlier drug cocaine,
which is now sold almost indiscriminately by some
druggists who would shring to sell whiskey or who
would knock you down if you accused them of
running a dope joint where minds we're wrecked
and hopes were Observation-Disclosures Every
thing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
THE HOME CIRCLE
"Knee Deep. Knee Deepl"*

Knee deep, knee-deep" I am a child againl
l hear the cow-bells tinkling down the lane
The plaintive whippoorwills, the distant call
OF quails beyond the hill where nighthawks fall
From lambert skies to fields of golden grain.
I hear the milkmaid's song, the clanking chain
Of pioughman homeward bound, the numbering
vain,
And down the darkling vale mid rushes tall,
"Knee-deep, knee-deepp
We are all at home,-John, Wesley, little Jane;--
Dead long ago,-and the boy-soldiers twain
That sleep by purling stream or old stone wall
In some far-off and unknown grave-we're all
At home with mother !-heartache gone, and
pain
"Knee-deep, knee-deepp
Henry Jerome Stockard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28
An Abundant Answcr.

Three Philadelphians visited Richmond, Va,
and, asking as to the use and purpose of this or
that building, we're told in every case that it was
a tobacco factory. An aged negro gave them the
information; and they, firing of the monotony of
the reply, pointed to a white frame building on a
hill and asked whose tobacco factory it was. The
am SIN Johns Episcopal Church, where Marse
Patrick Henry done get up an ak de Lawd to glib
him liberty or glib him deaf" "Well, uncle" asked
one of the trio, (which did the Lord give himY'
"'Pears to me yo' must indeed be strangers here
abouts," he answered; "else, it strikes me, yo'd
know dat, in due time, de Lawd gabe Marse Henry
ofe."-Exchange
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28

know what an ugly stain it leaves on linen. This
can be removed with chloroform or ether, but
both must be used with care. Have a cup or bowl
handy; pour a few drops of ether on the stain, in
vert the bowl over the spot to keep the fumes from
evaporating and leave some time.
When a garment has been scorched in the iron
ing, unless too deep, a hot sun bath will ~effectual-
ly draw out the spot. If not quite gone, wet the
place and rub laundry soap on it; then lay in the
sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-28

This is No. 81 of a series of North Carolina Poems Sc
lectsd especially for The Progressive Farmer by the Editor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29
No Boil WeeviE Here.
Shipment OF Oats Lrom Texas
Will be Stopped-First Test
Of the New Law.
Columbia Record 9th.

Columbia Record 9th.
The shipment of Texas oats
from the boil weevll territory was
a subject for consideration
by the railroad commission. the
Attorney General and tho Cons
missioner of Immigration this
morning, and it is probable that
formal order will be issued
against the importation by the
commission in order that the
roBds might become familiar with
the law which was passed at the
l.st Legislature.
The matter came up on re-
quest by one of the commission
merchants of the State for some
information on the subject.
The shipping of Texas oats to this
State, 1T seems, is an important
business, and the merchant who
had n large order wished the law
on the subject. The law Is very
plain in regard TO such matters
now, No, 245 Of tho last acts
stating that it shall be unlawful
for any person to import into this
State not only any living speci-
men of the weevll, but any cot.
ton seed, oats or prarie hay from
any of the points that have been
affected by tho pest. Violation
of this act means a fine of 800
or thirty days imprisonment,
and the seizure and destruction OF
the goods by the State. This
State will then consider the part
of Texas which the orts were ship.
ped from, and If from any of the
district surrounding the wecvil
district the merchant will be so
NOTICED. In determining .he coun,
ties affected theState will be gui-
ded by government reports.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29

Arrangements arc now fail ly
we'll under way for the big annual
picnic at Nisbct pavilion over on
the Catawba river July 4th, and a
good time Is promised all who at
tend. The committee of ar
rangements is composed of Messrs
j. Earl Heath, Cecil r. Broom
and WI Chears, of wnxhaw,
and Mcssrs j. M. Nisbet, j.. Nj
Yoder and I. W. Piyler, of Van
wyck. The committee of invita-
ton consists of Miss Onie Lee
Rodnan, Of Wuxhaw, Miss EN-
ma Lee Nisbet, of Nanwyck, ,
Mr.. Latta Hood, of Lancaster,
Mr.. Millen Latham, of Lindsay,
and Mr.. Hazel Moblcy, of Van
wick. 1t is understood that the
Lancaster string band will furnish
music for the occasion. 1t Is the
desire of the committee Of ar
rangements that all who attend
bring we'll filled baskets and join IN
heartily with those who are labor
ing with unselfish motive TO insure
pleasant day to all who attend
the picnic. Wuxhaw Enterprise
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29
[For The Ledger.
Birthday Dinner.

On Wednesday, June 22nd, it
was the pleasure of the writer to
attend birthday dinner at the
home of MIR. Wylie Parks
Oa our arrival, about 10 clock
n. M, we found several vehicles
already in the yard. 1t being
Mr.. Parks birthday all of his
children were there-twelve now
living. These with his sons>in-
law and daughters-in-law and
his brother, Mr.. Mobley Parks,
and wife and two children, and
five grand children of Mr.. Wylie
Parks twenty v nine in all. Such
q crowd as this under ordinary
circumstances is enough to embal
rasS those in charge of the culinary
department. About II m. Mr..
Parks regular dinner hour, he
went into the kitchen and soon
returned stating that those in
charge told him that l o'clock
would he the hour for dinner and
he said it was pretty hard to wait
ST. long when a fellow is hungry,
but the time passed pleasantly as
the topics of the day were discuss
ed, especially the candidates. And
as promised about l O'Clock the
bell rang for dinner. And such
dinner, everything cooked and
seasoned to perfection and in al
most endless variety. We seldom
have the pleasure of partaking OF
so many good things at one time.
Mr. Par ks IS an excellent farmer,
raising nearly everything needed
lol tuS suSlcuauCe OF udn a0O
beast. Such family reunions and
birthday plcnics are very enjoy
able, are becoming more common
and are calculated to do good.
The celebration of our birthdays
is a gentle reminder of the fact
that we are growing older and
we are passing away. Our hope
is, however, that Mr.. and Mrs.
Parks will live TO celebrate mpny
more such days and round out q
good old age and have the salts
faction of knowing that the world
is better for their having lived in
II. j. +. N.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29

Mrs. Arthur L. Bishop, wife of
the young man who killed Mr..
Thomas Wilson in his home at
Charlotte about eighteen months
ago, is now doing all she can to
secure ihe pardon of her husband,
who is now serving five years
sentence In the State penitentiary
for that crime. She has been in
Charlotte several days securing all
the signatures she could to a petl
tion to the Governor asking for
the pardon af Bishop.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29
. a - TO o1IA.
Bears the H'sd Kind HH00u tiidaTTa AIISaaTs BoHl
signature :; &HzZzzSx
A Most Pitiful Sight.
Charlotte News.

Charlotte News.
An incident that attracted
much attention yesterday after
noon, bringing tears to the eyes
of some, was that of man in the
custody of two policemen who
were conducting him to the lock-
up at the city hall. The man was
evidently much intoxicated and
leaned on his escorts. Running
along behind the party was the
arrested mans little son, 4 or S
years old, wearing his first pants.
toddler in all the innocence
bashfulness and confusion of child
hood. A citizen kindly took the
wondering child in charge and
went along with the party to the
city hall. The child had no real.
ization of tho situation. There
was peculiar pathos in the spec
tacle that touched the heart Of NOT
few people lined up along the
street looking at them. The poor
drunken fellow was from out OF
town and is regarded as usually
quiet, steady, Woodworking man.
He was tuken in charge by the
police because of bis intoxicate d
condition and because he persis
ted IN visiting the saloons, carry
ing the child with him.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29

The following lines were written
by n gentlemnn of this county to
a friend uf his IN North Carolina
as reminder of promise to send
him the poem of Senator Vance
on"Mary and her lamb" Vance's
lines, which were dedicated to
Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island,
a friend and advocate of high
tariff accomplished a reduction of
the tariff below the then rate of Sc
per cent. The lines below accom-.
plished their object, for the promis-
cd lines of Vance came IN few
days.
"Mary had a little lamb whose
heart was most intent,n
And on those lines | so much
prize my mind is ssurely bent :;
They tell of woe, by people felt,
unlike in days of yore -
When clad in comfort, by her wool,
they went from shore to shore.
The toiling masses trudge along:
On, tbs crying shame;
Suffering sore from human greed.
but her lamb is not to blame.
For the grass grows now, as then
1T did, IN pastures large and
green,
And houses finer, through the land
before have never been seen,
The rich man lives in w.ordlv
state;" a page is at his door =
The poor in novels, cold and bare,
and some without floor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-29
Mr.. Alec Steele Celebrates
His 8lst Birthday,

Mr.. Editor Mr.. Alec Steele
celebrated his eigEty-first birth
day on Saturday last. There
were forty-three present: Mr..
L. $. Steele and family, ]. @.
Belk and family, R. NJ. Steele
and family, ~ grand children
and 4 great-grand-c children.
A bountiful dinner was served
also ice cream, which the writer
greatly enjoyed.
John P. Hunter was invited
but was sorry he failed to get
there. E. r.