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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

Land Office ut Grand Forks, u. T., Oct %, 1856. =
Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers
have filed motto" Of their intention to make final proof
in support Vi their claims and that said proofs will b.
mndo before 7 q Saunders. clerk Of district court, nj
Devils Lake, Ramsey Co. d L. On December Is, 1856
Viz OLE l. SURBEL, d. No luis?, for tho sol4 NJ,
II, town l55, range G2.
He names the following witnesses to prove his cou'
tinuous %reaiienc. upon and cultivation of said land,
Osten = Lie, Engebret Olson, Gunder g Lie, Knut Il
from, all Of Devils Lake, DIT.
Also, OSrEN + LIE, d > No l0iSs, for tho Hc1l4 nrl
and lots and 9 sec q, and SCI soA rec p. I l65, r 81
lilo names the following witnrSsc. to prove his con
tinuuus residence upon aud cultivation of said land
81" l. sorb"l, Engebret Olson, Gundrr q Lie, knut IL
from, all Of Devils Lake, DIT.
Alsn CHRISTIAN II JOHNSON, d 3 No 1876. fol
tho swH rec q, town LEG. range GJ.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his con
tlnuous residence ulon and cultivation Of raid lnnd
Hans G Paulson, John A } DaiIlen. Chris Hernan.ou
Matthias q Dahlrn, al VI Locke, u +.
Also HANBC PAULsON, D. No -, for the mel,
sec 81, town l6G, range 63.
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said land
Christian II johnson, John A J Dahlen, Matthias ,
Dahlen, Chris HormaInon, all Locke, b T..
CTfFFASi, Register.
/ Ola SCrumpurd Attnrney 3y-tT
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

Land Office at Grand Forks, Dakota, Oct -, 1886
Notice Is hereby given that the following named settle,
has filed notice Of his intention to make final proof in
support uf his claim, nnd that said proof will be mud,
before the Register and receiver ut Grand Forks, imk
on December Il, 1886, viz: GEORGE II LOCKE. ID ;
No -, for the VIZ n"l4 ind lots and .. sec III, towr
lb5, range G3.
Io names tho following witncss". 10 prove his con
tinuouH residence upon, and cultivation Of, said land
Richard " Sutter, Charles Charlson, John Barton
t;ustavu GustavcsUn, all Of Locke Pc, tnmscy COP Z
BCTlFFANY, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

LMni Onic, at Grand Forks, Dakota, Sept. 10, ltsG-
Notice in hereby given that the following-namri settler
has flied notice Of his intention to makn finai proc
III support Of his claim, and that said prouf will b'
made before the judge or in his absence brtur" I'll,
clerk Of the district court Of Ramsey county, u 7, !"
Devils Lake, u 7. ON December IL, 1886, viz HUN
,pOLDT l. BLISS for the e.. s~ and " u n"tI, SIC -
town I5j, rang" G2.
He MINES tn. following witnesses to prove His con
iinuons residence upon and cultivation rf said lnh,
frank littcn, Vim CulluiUn, Uf Devils Lake, b !
TIFFANY, Register,
Prescott L Burnett, ATTORNEYS. ..y.j7
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

Land Office At Grand Forks, Dakota, oct. ~, l.sG-
Soticc il hereby given that the following. named settler
h. filed notice Of his intention To make final proDfin
support Of hi. claim, and that said proof will he made
Dctprc r G aunders, clerk Of court, at Devils Lake. ID
on November q, 1886, viz: WILLIAM N. BAl-
LOT, D 3 No 1861, for the n~Itt, rec SO, town 1876,
range G2.
He names the following ~itncsses 10 prove mis- con.
tinuous residence upon and cultivation Of, said land:
Daniel Il Martin, jacob Trout, John Mcdonald, Remi
vilandre, all Of Devils Lake, Dakota.
3l.3G Il. !. TIFFANY. Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

mt n 6elds are scarce, but those who write TO
Stinson L Co, Portland, Maine, will receive
free, full Information about work which
they can do. and live At homs, that will pay
LIZ them from Is 70 Is per day. Some have
earned over 50 in . day. Either sex. young OF old. Capital
not required. You are started FREE. Thoss Who nan as once
are absolutely sure Of snug little fortunes. An b neN.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27
TO THE PEOPLE
OF DEVILS LAKE.

Hard times. caused by low prices OF
wheat, will make all live on the side OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
rHnINRaRO sxoDJs.

We met the "%up-bound" train at
Jonesboro. One Of it's brakemen,
peering through the window yelled
out, "How dye do Mr.. -.
Toms ole lady say she glad we TUX
him Off "Dem niggers still down
dar at Shoe Heel waiting for We"
aDe woods is full Of 'em {" Upon en-
quriry we learned that the party
thus addressed, was an Agent of the
East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad,
and was engaged in securing the
passage of the negro exodusters over
his line of road. We have shipped
about 1000 and have orders now
for at least 5000 more" Will you
get them? ?" was asked. eyes, I
think so,-the prices offered will in
duce them to 60. We ship to Ar
kansas principally, though we sent
two car loads from this State to Cal
ifornia two weeks ago to be trained
in the vineyards. / have orders
now from Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas,-more than |
can supply" How do the planters
here regard the movement "Many
of them are bitterly opposed to ii.
Why, I have three letters in my
pocket now from ---- telling ME
if ever come back there they will
kill me. But I am simply acting in
the interest of my road. If the ne
groes will 60, we want the benefit
Of the travel over our line" "Well,
sir" said a gentleman who had heard
the conversation, "put on more
trains and take all Of them and land
them safely on the west side of the
Mississippi, and keep them there. I
am not unfriendly to the race. l
owned a number of slaves. But in
my Judgment it would be a happy
day for our State if they would all
60" And thus we differ on the
great question of the relation of the
two races. When is it to be solved
and who will do it? Our States
men CD do sometimes approach it
sufficiently near to enquire how the
negro "will vote in the next cleo
toni" The great problem was
stated on the blackboard in 1866,
but are we any nearer its solution
now than then? RIB -fffuatI.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
OUR FARM

We condense the following inter
esting facts and figures on our farm
animals and the values thereof from
the january and February report
Of the statician of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, which contains
much valuable information.
q The increase in the number of
horses in the United States within
the past year aggregates 513,085.
The increase Of mules is placed at
80,O24. There has been for some
years a steady and marked improve
ment in the breeding of horses espe-
cially for draft and road purposes.
The increase in the number of
cows has been $50, 666. There has
been a falling off in the States of
Vermont, New York and Ohio, on
account of the low price of dairy
products, but the increase in the
South has been general though small.
There has been a reduction of
about 100000 sheep, on account
of the low price of wool and mutton.
There has been a loss of nearly ,3OO,-
900 in the State of Pennsylvania,
and the decline is almost universal
in the States east of the Mississippi.
i In swine the regions of the Mis-
souri, Valley reporta small increase,
while in most of the older States
shere is a small reduction. ttst 4f9t
The following figures show the
aggregate number of farm animals
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
as reported for 1885 and o86,aWith
the increase or decrease
There has been a decline in values

There has been a decline in values
for the past two years. In compar-
ison with last year the decline is IN
horses $2.43 per head, mules $2.78,
mich cows $3.50, oxen and other
cattle $1.85, sheep % cents and
swine II cents. 4 ~
Notwithstanding the increase in
numbers the total valuation this
year is placed at $91,266, III less
than last year. The grand aggre-
gate value is $2,365, 1882, against
$2,456,425,983 a year ago, showing
a reduction Of nearly 4 per cent.
There is an aggregate gain OF $8,-
540,261 in horses and $886,399 in
mules, a decrease of $22,917,570 in
mich cows, $780, 39 in all other
cattle, $15,516,783 in sheep and $780,
831,789 in swine. Il .~ar.f,... t.st
The estimated number of farm
horses in North Carolina for Janua
ry LIST, 1856, was 1859, average
price $74,53, total valuation $10,-
629, 1894. ,..fa.4. .It n.a.
Mules Sc ,452, average price $3.50,
total valuation $7,192, 173. .-..u
Mich cows 238,955, average price
S16.65, total value $3,978,6O1.. ..FY.
Oxen and other cattle 423,619, av,
erage price s1O.24, total value S.
339,469. .,oe -y.ft. taf ..u,ta.
Sheep 1888 average price $1.28,
value $6OO,OS4. ...i:a a. f..a.E.
Hogs 1,346,558, average price
1924, total value $4,357,46O, -.tsa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
THE SIGNAL RVI

q 1t is a pretty we'll established fact
that to a North Carolinian Mr..
j.. Z. Clemmons, now a resident of
Washington city, belongs the credit
if not the reward of having first
suggested the telegraph system.
And to a North Carolinian, also,
Capt. VIM. E. Boudinot, formerly of
Wilmington but now a resident of
Chatham county, belongs the credit
of originating the signal service
system. In 1856 he, when he
was serving as an officer in the
United States navy, wrote to the
Secretary of the navy urging the
use of the telegraph to report the
conditions of the weather daily to a
central point at Washington whence
they were to be t~elegraphed to
different points for public benefit,
as now, and especially for the bene-
fit of commerce, to warn ship own
ers of coming or impending storms.
Afterwards he submitted in 1868 a
paper which was read before the
New York Chamber OF Commerce
embodying practically, the system
adopted and now in use throughout
the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
TWO KINDS OF FARMERS.

We clip, the, following from the
Asheville Citizen, which. makes it
the theme of a very appropriate ed
orial, under the heading Hard
Times 81 huaod~ -~u6d7TIs1g hHa
IA merchant told Is yesterday that he
had that day sold to a tobacco planter,
who had sold part of his crop here, twen-
tv 5 pound cans of lard. Almost imme-
diately afterwards we met another to-
bacco planter who told us that he made
corn and meat and other products of
the farm to sell, and put the proceeds OF
his tobacco crop in his pocket as a sur
plus, to 90 out in new investments, in
improvement to his property, or as adj
dition to his capital stock"
The striking difference between
these two men is that one is not a
farmer, in the proper sense of the
term, and the other is. The one
don't understand his business, the
other does. The one is working
himself to death to remain poor and
dependent, the other is working to
become rich and Independent. Buy
ing twenty 5 pound cans Of lard is
a very small matter. ct is however
a good deal of lard for one farmer
to buy at one time, if intended for
his own use, for there was enough
in it to lay the foundation for a
frst-class crop of dyspepsia, in half
a dozen families.) But when ie
comes to buying not only lard, but
bacon, flour, meal, to feed family
and hands; corn, oats and hay, to
feed stock, it is no small matter.
There is not a town or city in the
cotton or tobacco belt of the State
(if there is we do not know it, where
these articles do not form a large
portion of the merchants stock in
trade, to meet the wants of farm
ers' and "planters" who, in the blind
pursuit of n special crop, do not
raise enough Of them, as they should,
to supply their wants, which they
easily could if they would, but will
not. One of our eastern exchanges a
few days ago sorrowfully called at
tention to the fact that nearly all
the wagons which came to that
town with cotton went back to the
country with more OF, less of hay,
northern hay, bought with cotton, to
feed the horses and mules that help
ed to make the cotton, when right
in these cotton fields as good, if not a
better quality of hay could be made
at a less price. The wise farmer, be
his farm large or small, is he who
whatever else he raises, be it cotton
or tobacco, raises first enough to
feed himself and family, and not be
dependent upon the granaries and
smoke-houses of western farmers
for the necessaries of life, nor for the
grain and dried grass to keep his
stock alive. Such a man may not
market SO many pounds of cotton,
which cost him as much as it was
worth to make, nor as many pounds
of tobacco, but he will live better,
work less hard, have more money in
the end, keephis lands in better con-
dition, keep out of debt and avoid
the vexation of spirit and nj of
humiliation and degradation that
debt brings, and have, which is no
small consideration, the proud con-
seriousness of feeling like anLinde-
pendent man, lord of his own manor,
that lives upon acres that support
him and his, -and~upon which no
one has, a claim for the bread that
he eats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
JoTTINGs.

Music is good. But there is
more real music in a child's laugh
than in any instrument we, ever
heard. -...E.. .,... arr -.t,a.u
ri Fair Play. Young men and wo-
men can go to circuses, skating
Kinks, &C., but if a mule couldn't
kick where would his recreation be /?
Rev. Sam Jones must have great
confidence in powers to resist the IN
fiuence of evil associations. He has
been to Chicago.
Some men are habitual fault
finders, GROWERS and grumblers.
They can't help it. They made
that way. The hog roots because
that is his nature. asfu II 4.5t..f
Adam and Eve had one bad boy
we know and perhaps others. They
had their trials and tribulations.
But happily they never lived to see
any oftheir boys smoking cigarettes.
Thousands Of people look upon
the electric light as a marvellous
thing, who have been looking upon
the great blazing sun and myriads
of stars all their lives without a
thought. Nothing like getting used
to things. s''# Ht'i - 81 iaitef
Speak kindly to the little ones.
One rude, harsh word may cause
them more real pain than a sabre
slash would you. Childhood should
be, as much sunshine as we can make
it. The shadows and the rough
and-tumble will come soon enough.
According to some medical
writer's it is only a question of time
when nearly all American men will
be baIdheaded. What then will the
wild red man who still fingers upon
this mundane sphere do, !? Imagine
a band of braves tackling a squad af
baldheaded men. The scalp takers
avocation will be gone, so to speak,
and with it fed one of the chief
pleasures of the innocent child of
the forest. 81.
sF .-H -r -
Most people think they have a
constitutional right to growl at the
the weather. It is either too cold,
or too warm, too wet or too dry, or
too something else. 1t is never just
like they want it. We don't know
of but one place where the climate
is the same all the year round, but
they would doubtless find it too hot
if they were there, if the gentlemen
who go about warning sinners accu-
rately describe it. t.s2 4asIss 70
There r many trees in the
forest, many leaves upon a tree.
To the naked eye the leaf looks
clean and fair, but under the magni-
tying glass it looks like a field COW
cred with vegetation upon which
myriads of insects are busy feeding
as herds Of cattle browse upon the
plain. A vast prairie, SO to speak,
for the herds of diminutixe beings
that live and die upon it. And this
is but me leaf of the uncountable
millions of the forest. Creation is
life, life everywhere.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
Winston, n. G., March Il, 1886.
FMHa Cd ~ q z = HEH
This papes entered as secoad class sadtter at the
Post ODace in Winston, ~. CT

~. S. Senator Miller, of Califor-
MIA, died in Washington Tuesday,
9th inst. j /tlti/I .ItInl1
There are 10000 miners idle In
Pennsylvania and they demand 10
per cent advance. met
-ThesSuprcme Court Of Georgia
has5decided an appeal inGthe1 prohi-
bition contest in Atlanta in favor of
the Prohibitionists.
The knights of Labor are or
ganizing a new national political
party, to protect the interests of
working classes. ."i-
1.-THE court house at Troy, Mont
'gomery county, was burned last
Thursday. The public records were
saved, The fire was accidental.
The Chinese are leaving Califor-
MIA in great numbers for the east,
the railroads making very cheap
rates to facilitate their departure.
= LEx u. S. Senator Chaffee, faith
er-inllaw Of U. S. Grant, Jr., died in
Westchester County, New York,
Tuesday, 9th inst, of acute menin-
gifts. = ep' a,so 4l-1H2l4#s Ll.es.
1t wont do to steal buttermilk
in. Tennessee. A court in that State
which acquitted six murderers sent
a woman to prison for two years for
stealing a pint Of buttermilk.| <s/
- WIN. Sell, aged II years, in
Usage City, Kansas, murdered his
father, mother, brother and sister,
while they slept, the Implements of
slaughter being a Ratchet and butch
er's knife, with which he shockingIy
mangled the bodies. ..iHsi
~ The Rev. Sam Jones is doing
some Of his most vigorous preaching
and scolding in Chicago, His ex-
perience so far convinces him of the
fact that the devil was there and
got in some pretty good work be-
fore he came along that way.
Wilmington is unfortunate. An
other fire Saturday evening, caused
by a boy throwing a match upon the
floor of a shed, after lighting a ciga-
rette, destroyed a block Of buildings,
in the business part of the city, near
the scene of the recent great fire.
Loss on buildings about $4,000.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
NOTES FOR THE SEASON.

To make a good crop Of sweet po-
tatoes, preparation of the land should
begin now. Break the ground deep
and thoroughly. Lay off the rows,
taking care to have the furrow
broad, clear and deep. Haul in trash
from the woods-the more pine
straw the better.-Fill the forrows
at least half full, and on this put a
liberal supply of wood ashes-leach-
ed or unleached. Now with a turn
pillow run one furrow and cover this
trash and leave until you are ready
to set out your plants, then make
your beds on this original furrow
and you have only to cultivate well
to have a fine crop of potatoes.
IF your hogs are running at
large they should be carefully looked
after. Do not allow them to sleep
under houses or shelter in the dust.
They should be sheltered, but should
be provided with beds Of straw or
leaves. Give them spirits of turpen-
tine in their food at least once a
week,-about a tablespoonful to ev-
cry six hogs. 1t will keep them free
from worms, and guard them against
cholera. Especially should this treat
ment be followed through seasons
which follow large crops Of mast, or
where the hogs were allowed free
e to ~pea-felds during the fall.
In pitching crops for the com
ing season, do not overlook the price
fixed by. spectators, and which they
have decided to pay for cotton next
fall. They have kindly told the
farmer what they will pay and he
must make his calculation on that
basis. The wise farmer will provide
for plenty Of corn, wheat, oats, rye,
and long forage and for his meat
lard, poultry, butter, milk, vegeta-
bIes and fruits. Then if he have
time and labor to bestow on other
crops, he will give it to that which
will bring the most money.
RV4L A& 80 AZ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17

J There is a dispute as to a por-
ton of the boundary line between
Tennessee and North Carolina, in
Yancey county. The Governor Of
Tennessee has appointed a com
missioner to represent that State in
q definite settlement of the line.
GOV. Scales has appointed Mr.. Cor
nelius r. Bird, of Yancy, to rep
resent North Carolina as commits
sioner. There are now disputes as
to the, boundaries of North Caro-
lima with Virginia, Tennessee and
South Carolina.-RaleigA Ne,cs and
Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17

Wood ashes is. one of the very
best fertilizers for apple trees.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17

u. S. Senator Miller, of Califor-
MIA, died in Washington Tuesday,
9th inst. ! }tt3/I .tt>sh5lG
Telegram-herald., 1886-09-22
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS,

Levi r. Morton is devoted 20 his family
He has five children, ali girls, the eldest
within a year or two Of rpening into wOm
anhOOd. Mr.. Morton IS never 50 happy a:
when he is surrounded by bis family group
Lieut. David Brainard, one ofthe six sur
viyors Of the Arctic expedition, says he ex-
poets 70 start on another search for the
North Pole in the spring oflS9O.
Mrs. Custer has taken no Sumhler outing
whatever, but has been busily occupied al
her home IN New York writing her book
on Kansas life during and after the war
The General and she spent several years
there during those trying times.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who arrived at New
York from Europe, reports that European
securities are depressed, but that American
bonds and stocks are held in high esteem
by European spectators.
Mrs. General Grant has accepted an invi-
tatiOn 70 visit the battlefield of Belmont
next week with the union veterans OF
southern Illinois, kentucky and Missouri.
John Liptrot Hatton. the English COM
poser has just died at Liverpool, in his sew
enty-hrst year.
Telegram-herald., 1886-09-22
CRUMRs SWEPT UP.

Council Grove. Kan, twenty-five miles
north of EmpOr1a, was almost swept away
by IRE Sunday afternoon. entailing a loss Ol
800 0gO
The Rev ID. b Johnson, a Campbellle
minister has elopsd from Palestine. Ohio
with Miss shudiey. leaving a wife and three
children aud msny unpaid bills.
A boat capsizsd at Caxen0via, y. Y. Non
day night. aud three men perished. fourth
escaping.
Charleston reports a scarcity Of skilled
brick layers and plasteTers whose wages
are AZ earthquake figures. The refugees are
returning O. the city
The accounts Of Daniel Christian. late
Treasurer of Huntington C0nnty, Indiana.
sheF a deici, 0f $1,000 for which suit has
been brought. Hs claims 70 ne innocent OK
the charge of smbeEEiement.
William Bean. who Vas lo1 years of age
in May iasf. and leaves over two hundred
descendants. recently died A. shawneetown.
lilnoss.
Telegram-herald., 1886-09-22


If AEEHCR (f ekusslLK thinks be las
Sufficiently slndieatsi himself from tie
charges n 3'ssracefai eo1dueE Nhile II
Mckee o. has ozn assertion thai they
Esrs Aes, ~ 81 any eFidsnes - thai
eject Fhich las "a been ziFsu to he
pubAe. ls s greatly u's .saen. The re-
ports " BIS shameful conduct pablslea
Ia tie ls sspapeEs. II tBsy ere npt tFle,
s1lti= him io heavy damages. If ne
fais o. brilg suits fgr libel is must be
taken a. = eoHsessieu that tie reports
FsEe true. There IS uoE but hide doubt
u their truthfulaess. Il lie does nothing
O. prove thsir fslslty, that fsct xii
amount 70 sino=t positive pfoet that
they are trlIe. Furthermore, Secretary
BAEARDs interests aud his duties de-
mand thai be shouid give the matter
more attention than be appears ~ 10
have given it. Mr.. cEDGWIcK vas Sc
lected by M BkTARD % 20 t0 Mexico a.
the representative q the Uaited States,
aud the people Of the United States have
4 right 70 know whether the Nation was
disgraced, as such conduct IS Is reported
on the psEt Of SA1GWICK must disgrace
il. Not to punish our envoy for such
shameful behavior, at least BY al express
sion o. public censure, would be equiv
alent 70 approving of his conduct. IL Is
a duty which Ss.D6wICE owes 70 the peo-
pie, whose representative he was, as we'll
as 10 himself, 10 prove, Il he can, the
ialsity q the reports about him. II be
does not 30 tnis, u il Secretary BAYARD's 5
duty 70 investigate the affair and, II he
cannot sxonerats his envoy by the facts,
TO censure him publicly TO show that the
Department Of State deprscstes tue dis
grace.