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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12

were loved and revered were made to |
hunt other employment, and the |
University was captured by camp
followers who had their little sons,
half dozen in number, for students!
Halls of learning that were former1V
graced by such men as Governors
Morehead, Bragg, Graham, ana
Vance; Senators Wylie t. Mangum'
George Badger, Thomas H. Benton,
and President James K. Polk-What
q spectacle for men and angels to be-
hald! These people who think they
are or were the salt of the earth
should now cover their heads with
sack-cloth and sit in ashes.
This train of thought has almost
led me away from what | intended to
recount. But / am not sorry, for |
do not want the young people to grow
up in ignorance of the history OF
the ten years succeeding the surren-
der. Thirty-f years ago Miss Hello
trope was engaged to teach neigh
borhood school, and she was fire.
ouently visited by a young man, VINO
| was too young to be soldier Tor
| the Southern army; he had Just at
tanned the age that gave him the idea
| that he knew it all; he made love to
| her. professed undying devotion, and
| made promises that he never intend
ed to keep; ruined her prospects tor
life, made his escape to Texas and
made no arrangements Tor the un-
happy woman. In the course OF time
she returned home on a visit, looking
the picture of despair. Her family
and her friends treated her with
marked kindness and sympathy. Al
though the facts of her blasted life
were known to but few, yet conscl-
Gus that the most fragrant flower OF
life had become mildewed, cast 6
melancholy over her future life. IL
a few years her general health was
restored, and she married a clever
hard-working man. She Is now
childless old woman, doing what gooe
she can as she floats down the west
ern stream OF lite.
: There is a peculiar-though mel
!; ancholly-sublimity in beholding The
> evening shadows of a life that ha
: been marred in the early days Of JOY
Gus youth, through the influence O.
the serpent that beguilded the mothe
5 of us all. Let us look back llttl
:, more than thirty years and the coun
r try was rife-or a small section
i with the question: "What has be
: come of the waif that was expected
c or who had it in charger We onl
S know that in 19- he was polnte
n ont bv DR.. - as the lost bo
e of the thirty odd years of age. ID
d was as fine looking specimen Q
: humanity as you would see in day
walk on our crowded thorough
o fares. He was lineman. in the en-
c ploy of the Great Western Unlo1
e He was not given to much talk. bu
y no one could excel him in climbin
l. telegraph pole. He knew naugt
?, of ancestry or parentage, and 1T
re more than probable he never will.
?. He is not the only one who ha
It passed through life without KNOWN
g his parentage. Two, at least. c
It those who were strangers to the
is Parents have held the highest pos
v tions on earth. Queer things hal
s. pen around us when we are ne
Is looking; but few people take time
a consider the novelties of nature.
70 J. B. ALEXANDER, M. D.
Mecklenburg Co., n. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12
Cotton in Cuba.

= Four bales of cotton weighing
seventy-fve pounds each, which ar
rived in New York from Cuba a few
days ago, represent samples from the
crop raised on the Island, writes the
Washington correspondent of The
Progressive Farmer. Two years ago
when cotton prices went kiting, at
tempts were made in various parts
of Cuba to start cotton growing on
a scale sufficiently to be competitive.
Although not altogether successful,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12
A Little Tragedy of the States Dark
Days.


events occurred in North Carolina IN
the early eos, as well as IN every
other State that espoused the cause
of the South. These events, though
of startling character, were put De-
hind us for the time, we had such
load to carry-to support our 1ahlI-
lies and pay the enormous taxes. ~
is true whatever crops we raised
brought big prices, but we had TO
nav tax of fifteen dollars on every
hale of cotton we raised. Every
bushel of corn we put IN our crlps'
or meat we put in our smoke.houseS'
was taxed to the utmost limit.
But taxation is not our theme at
nresent. but to tell some things that
happered Just after the war for
Southern independence. To bring
TO mind some things that it would
hay, been better had they never oc-
Cured: but such is history, and this
dark period of our South should
never be forgotten, nor who caused
it. :,
In the Piedmont section of North
Carolina soon after the close OF the
War Between the States, there lived
q vo,mg and beautiful girl by the
name-we will call herman Hello
trope. She was one urOn whom ma
ture had been lavish with her most
excellent gifts beauty and grace1ul
| manners. She was possessed OF a
cultured mind for the times IN which
she lived. and a most superb figure.
If she had lived and fourished thirty
| wears later. when North Carolina had
GAINED her former position, Wnen
our schools and colleges had reached
their MONDAY radiance and splen,
dor. her position in society would
have been one of envy indeed.
Rut she came along when political
gloom hung as a heavy cloud upon
our country. When not a public
school was taught in our State tol
seven wears. Then our State Uni
versity was captured by the camp
followers of a conquering army
| Southern professors whom the people
loved and respected were most sum
marialy elected from their seats an(
their places filled by those who glo
ried in our discontinue. This wa
heavy blow upon our University
os we'll as upon our State. Ou
reople were hard pressed to iced an'
clothe themselves; taxes were enorm
ously heavy; every bale of cotton tn
farmer raised was taxed three cent
per pound, and everything else II
like proportion. No wonder tn
mind was left with poor culture an
the moral virtues were grossly neg
lected.
Some of our people are opposed t
looking backward at the horrlbl
times that Immediately succeeded tn
close of the four years war Soclet.
was badly disorganized and demora
lied in every respect. Honesty
morality and virtue were not to b
compared with what we were az
customed to before our system @
morals were tainted by the comm
= amongst us of the unclean birds tina
followed in the wake of victorlou
army. Young women were emplo!
ed to teach subscription school
The pay was very poor, but 1t We
: better than idleness; and 1T opene
!, the only door for our children
gain something of an education.
While we are on this subject, lie;
our young people never learn of til
difficulty of getting an education in
mediately after the war, it is r1gf
ond rrODor that T Shou1d state thel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Los ANGELEs-A Korean mis-.
sion. said TO be the only successful
one In the states. has been estab-
lished in Los Angeles.
The English language. the Chrls-
tian religion. the art OF cooking.
and. In fact. the essence OF western
civilization. Is TO be had az thig
prosperous headquarters for all who
hail from the little eastern island OF
turmoil.
Tho mission has been organized
under the auspices of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and through the
personal efforts OF Mrs Florence NJ.
sherman. returned missionary
from Korea
Each Korean boy who becomes
an inmate of the mission immedi.
ately commences his recreation
from orientalism 20 Ooeidentalism.
His first lesson is in building n fire
In western stove and the prepare
ton OF a simple meal. His next
lesson Is from books, etc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
MR.. PETER is SUCH
A KIND, KIND MAN!
KING COUNTY ASSESSOR CONTINUES HIS NOTORIOUS POLICY
OF RoHsIno The rAxPAYg AND BEFRlEsolSe THE
CORPORATIONS

~ ignored In assessment valuation.
These alone are worth more than
the simple assessment on the blank
q franchise
And yet. II IL asserted. tht the 70
turns sent Ia by the company do DOT
ehoW that the company valued these
franchises = cent and that a clerk Ia
tho assessors office filled IN the
blank space beside the word fran
chlss." Ia all. the total assessment
OF the Seattle Elcctrie company j.
81 Stt. ea1. about one fourth the val
uatlon Of the property as given ia it's
report "a Boston.
The Seattle Lighting company
Ecta of with an assessment against
ia franchise Of 500 600 and total
assessment Of f1bp.ee ca its entire
personal property. Only one Of the
numerous franchises owned by this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

company seoma 10 be- of any value
The gaH mains Of the company,
practically the only thing reported
taxable by the company Itself. were
valued at $4,000. while on the
yaluo Of the franchise tho company
was extremely silent
Someone ia the RnaeHnor'a office
got busy with the report and inaait
I'd. before the itHem Of mains. IN
tlndinR franchise 100000"
The local telephone companies are
tho only others soaked The Sun
act returned personal property TO
the value OF 1921 900 and no value
was placed on the franchise The
amount WA increased Ia f235. 600
aud made 10 include $50 000 for the
franchise The independent Toles
phone company VIA a little more
honest than the rest and listed itf
franchise az $4,000 The lisa for
publication shows that the franchise
was assessed for see 600
or the other companies. having
valuable franchises IN the city. none
Of them ia taxed IN the least on this
asset. The Seattle Tacoma Power
company has no tax to pay ON it,
franchise. neither does the Puget
Sound Electric company, the Seat
tie. Rentan A Southern Railway
company. To this list may be add
ed others, which enjoy public fran
chiaeh. while the hard working la
mboref has 10 pay a tax even on
the dog. a tax IN many caaca more
than the dog la worth
The Seattle. Renton A Southern
Railway company does not seem 20
have had "A friend ia court" It's as
uosaAble property has been more
than doubled since last year. owing.
q Is said. 10 some double tracking
that haA been done
Assessor poer lives up To his old
reputation OF being the best friend
the corporations have and the worst
vnsmy OF the taxpayers who elected
him 10 offiee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
GANGS OF STRIKE
BREAhkRS COMING

A sympathetic strife Of the Rain
Ter trunk sewer men. following the
vail our Of the brlcklayara on the
Peoples Saving bank. Second and
PIKE. has caused the Citizens Ali
ance 20 arrange for the opening Of
an employment bureau IN the
Lutnbcr Exchange 80 fiji the places
Of the strikers.
J. l. Brass. secretary o. fhe ALI
anes. says they already have several
gangs Of men 90 the road 10 Seattle
and vii be able TO fill the yacan-
Giles IN a short time The strike IL
the result Of a boycott declared
against the Puget Sound metal
works.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
SIMPLE LIFE CLUB.

uRENERTOS July ts-Thia
city has neN club " IL the sim
PIE life club" organized By several
Of The men Of the city 20 promote
longer life. a rigid set Of rules
and regulations have bern drafted
and every member must live up 20
them. Charles Austin IL butler aud
he Is vested with due authority 10
keep every member In the straight
and narrow
Milton Hanauer IL president Of
the organization and he In receiving
applications 20 fast that he cannot
attend 10 them ALT Outdoor exer-
ciae and all prescribed sanitary
rules are compulsory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Franchises DO not seem 20 be 81
much value. when lt comes 10 as
kesainr them for taxation. bat Il 10
dollars "a donEhnuta that not ono
OF the public service corporations IN
the city would sell It's franchise
righta for ten times the assessed
valuation This applies to only fonr
companies doing business In the
city. however,. because Of the score
or more Of such companies actually
taking moaey from the pockets Of
the public from franchises freely
given then. only quartet are ac-
tuaily assessed,
The Seattle Electric company 3
blanket franchise. which u valued
By the company Itself At more than
81 .0uo 900. Is assessed a. 100000 ftA
lighting franchise. beating franchise
aud the numerous others are ertire-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Tho pleasant weather now pre-
yaillng is ideal for the carnival.
consequently the grounds were
packed Monday night with jolly
crowds OF merrymakera.
The balance Of the week will be
notable for tho strong special feat
urca 20 be added First there viii
be colorcd wedding ON Wednesday
night the couple 20 be mounted on
a camel while the ceremony II per
formed Another novelty Will be
exhibitions Of iiu iitsu and other
Japanese athletics BY members of a
local Jap athletic club.
On Thursday night a young wom-
ems tug-of-war Will add TO tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

WUWtN , , ULNINAo &C
womene New Stockings or fine
Eauaa. Isle. German made,
HsrrnHdorf black. extra aplired
heel. double sale. warranted
stainless. all SHES choice. per
BoYs' Zoe STOCKINGS f5e
noYH Hercules Stockings Past
black. fine or wide ribbed soft
strong and elastic. best wearing
zoe Stockings made double
heels. toes and zoies. choice.
per pair $3.50 .-..#s-sts.st. lbc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
This Negro Couple VIII
Wed on Gamers Back

amusement On Friday afternoon
an the orphans In the city are 20
be entertained ON Saturday 1.-THE
last dayl a prize baby show viii be
the feature Ia the afternoon and
mothers carrying -1aLlea will be
admitted 10 the mss.- gate free.
Entries will be received right up
To- tho hour Of exhibition about
3 80 p. m.
All children will be admitted free
10 the main gate on Saturday after
noon aud at half price 10 the ahawa.
Saturday night the biz function
closes with a merry mardi Eraa.
masks and merrimont vii abound
and viii mark a fitting end to the
season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
INTERESTING PEOPLE


All the while. as he goes through
hts various duties. the English Ian
EuaEe Ia slowly. but skilfully and
untiringly rubbed into his brain.
The entire household from spare
bed TO kitchen pantry is managed
By the inmates. as is the outdoor
work BY this method. the boys
are taught. at once. one means OF
gaining a livelihood.
Inmates Of the mission say that
In the next ~ months there will be
an influx Of Koreans to the United
States and that southern California
Is their natural landing place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18
wen Take Care of BeggarS"
---SALVAlI0N ARM

The little booklet 10 called Lights
and Shadows OF Seattle" and II
givea many interesting atorlea Of
tho work OF the army nmOaA the
outenRta aud the fallen ouf city.
Il sets forth the fact tn the army
operates hotel, aud a clothing
house. sbero needy people can be
helped fct little or nothing The
pamphlet elogea with an a,ppeal ia
tho friends of tho army Tor mffis
client funds 90 carry ON the work
properly,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

lces to the practicable viii be Kept
every effort be made to give prompt service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Misses Fine Ribbed Past Black
Splendid Llsie Thread Stockings
Double heels and toes. perfect
~ shaped and nicely finished
sae value. choice, per pair lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Seattle people would be bothered
no more with heggars II the Saliva
Itiou army had vs. way. A little
booklet Issued recNtly by the local
army has the following
We want 10 aHk all of our friends
who are annoyed by men heggnra
at their doors. who profess to be In
need. to send those eases Ca ua, and
We will give them "A chance to help
themselves and rc-eatahllah them
selves in whatever way they may
need"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

10 HhNDk tHCNItFb q
Nameu'a Fnncy lawn Lace Trim
med OF Embroidered Banaker-
chiefs. iu choice styles. hem
stitched borders Of scalloped
edges. large variety 20 choose
from. worth 70 lie, ATT. sc
90 HANoKERcHlEFs f5e
Honeu'a Fancy Swiss and Lawn
Embroidered or Lace Trimmed
Handkerchiefa. IN fine quality.
choice patterns. pretty designs,
hefnatitched borders or acalioped
edges. worth N zbe. at. lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

Corrigan Is a great lakes vessel
oNenr who owned sso8 shares Of
Standard on back In 1895. He was
in straights financially. borrowed
money from Rockefeller and finally
Aold him the OH shares. lie claims
that John u. misrcpfesenfsd the
value Of the STOCKS and practically
robbed him The courts upheld
Rockefeller. Ida Tarbe3l made this
. hot ease against the Oh king
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

TACOMA-State Grain Inspector
Arrasmith predicts a record break
ing wheat crop IN this state this
year. Threshiug will be under way
In some sections in two weeks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-18

4 CuRBsToNE ARCHITECTS =
BUSY AGAIN =
4 CurbBtone architects are .
= again busy. 4
= Since the completion of the =
4 Alaska building that portion % .
4 seAttle'a population which out q
= OF the largeneaa OF their hearts .
= were xont 60 stand on the 4
= opposite aide OF the street and .
4 offer criticisms OF the work as 4
= il progreaHed. have been with q
= out occupation. but the Low .
4 man building 10 beginning
= again 10 occupy their atten- .
= ton. and the corner % First =
= avenue and Cherry street IL =
= daily crowded with the volun- .
a tAry workers .
= The steel frame work OF the q
= huiiding la beginning % take =
4 shape. and it is an interesting =
. sight 90 watch the huge der =
. rick hoist the heavy pieces Into =
4 place.
3sR% $3.50 $3.50
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
A Short Way With Duns.

In former times, when the high
and chieftains were not so prompt
ia their payment, tradesman from
the low country, impatient for his
money, found, with some difficulty,
the way to one Of their castles. Ar
irving at night, he had his supper
and was put to bed. On looking out
in the morning he observed opposite
10 his window a man hanging on a
tree. Asking a servant the reason
Of it, he was told he was a Glasgow
merchant who had the impudence
10 come here and dun the laird. The
tradesman, Immediately calling for
his boots, went off without unfold
ing his GRAND. The laird had caused
the efigy of a man to be hung up
in the night and instructed his serv-
ants what to say, which had the de-
sired etfect.-Scottish American.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

The apple is such common fruit
that very few persons are familiar
with its remarkably efficacious me-
dicinal properties. Every one ought
to know that the very best thing he
can DO is to e2t apples just before
retiring for the night. Persons I'M
initiated in the mysteries Of the fruit
are liable to throw up their hands
in horror at the visions of dyspepsia
which such a suggestion may sum
mon up, but no harm can come even
to a delicate system by the eating of
a ripe apple before going to bed.
The apple is an excellent brain food,
because it has more phosphoric acid
in easily digested shape than any
other fruit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

lack of circulation. Had knife been
thrust into my kidneys the pain could
not have been more intense. My sleep
was disturbed by visions of distorted
figures. The kidney secretions were ar.
noyingly irregular, and 1 was tortured
with thirst and always bloated. I used
seven boxes of Doans Kidney Pills. The
bloating subsidized until l weighed 100
pounds less, could sleep like a child and
was relieved Of the nan and the irregu-
larity, of the kidney action. My circuIa-
ton is good and I feel better in every
way"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. jackson will
be mailed on application to any part of
the United States. Address Foster-Mil
burn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For sale by all
druggists; price, so cents per box.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07

NJ. T. Davis; "Our Brothers in the
Forest" bv Mrs. F. Brown read by
Mrs. Blake; "The Mission of Flowers, y
by Mrs. Foster of Johnson, and Mrs.
Blake's paper on Systematic Giving
"What we owe to God" were all
thoughtful and suggestive papers,
especially the last. "God demands
one seventh of our days" According
to the criptures one tenth of what
we possess is His, so remember His
tenth. The biggest thing a man can
do, is the will of God, and we can al
ways do it.
The exercises of Children's Hour
were very touching and impressive.
There we're few dry eyes in the church
as Mrs. Reed, after tying the white
ribbon on the wrists of some small
children, had five boys stand up facing
the audience. She said, "the saloon
claims one boy in every five," and
laying her hand on the head of each
boy in turn, she asked the solemn
question, "Will the mother of this
boy give him up to the saloon and
the life of drunkard ?" Mrs David
son gave the children two object les
sons in the stories she told them of
the lost lamb and the lost boy, and
gave them an ideal towards which to
build their lives, in the illustration of
the two streets. Rev. Van Hagen
offered the prayer for the children.
Benediction. Adjourned. Among the
pleasant Interruptions of the after
noon was the solo, "WiIl it Pay"
sung very effectively by Mr.. Blake OF
Eden, and the recitation by Miss Alice
Putnam.
The evening session was opened
with scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Allen. There s.were some
god Rotations by the children. The
resolutions we're read by Mrs. Elan
dreau of Jacksonville, then the large
audience had the pleasure OF listening
to Rev. J. F. Timing of London, Eng
His address was mastery and de
livered with such energy and earnest
ness that it could not fail to create
strong impression. To those who
keep in touch with the progress oil
temperance in other lands it was in,
deed rare treat to listen to one So
well fitted to speak on the subject as
was Mr.. Timing. He emphasized the
fact that neither personal advantage
nor personal safety should deter Us
from doing all wecan for Temperance.
We need a high ideal and our lives
should give effect to our ideals for we
should be nothing less than all God
requires of us. The collection was
taken, the doxology was sung and
Mr.. Timing dismissed us with the
benedction, which closed very help.
full and interesting meeting.
MRS. G. R. FLANDREAU.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
A Horrible Fate,

Some Frenchmen were Boosting
of their "affairs of honor" when one
of them declared that he had in
tlicted upon an antagonist the most
dreadful fate that duelist had ever
met.
GLOW was it ?" asked everybody.
81 was at hotel, and 1 CHANGED to
insult a total stranger. 1t turned
out that he was a fencing master.
"'One or the other of u.s. he de-
clared in fearful wrath, will not go
out. of this room alivep
ESQ let II beP I shouted in re-
Spouse, and then l rushed out of
the room, locked the door behind
me and left him there to die!'