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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

The sale of the real estate of Messrs.
Pfohl & Stockton was held at auction
last Thursday. The three principal
pieces of property were purchased by the
following parties: The Central Hotel by
Mr.. Robert Belo, of Salem, the store
building by Mr.. Ed. Pfohl, the Mer-
chants Hotel by Capt. j. E. Gilmer. The
property all sold low.
An accident Friday evening in the
residence of Rev. Mr.. Clewell, in Salem,
came near proving a very serious matter.
His little boy got possession of a Christ
mas candle, which he lighted while alone
in a room. In passing n OF the win
dows the lace curtains were ignited,
when the little fellow tainted with fright.
Fortunately the sudden flash of light
attracted attention and the fire was extin-
guished before much damage was done.
The committee appointed by the
board of county commissioners to inspect
the new Jail have reported it completed
according to contract and the work has
been accepted. The brick and carpenter
work was done by Miller Brothers for
$3.50. The steel cells by the Cincinnati
Safe and Lock Company for $4,972.32,
iron bars for windows by Salem Iron
Works for 1920. IA, heating apparatus by
J. A. Vance for $3.50. pipes, and placing
the same, by Kester Brothers for SLID,
plan of building by Col. Hicks, OF
Raleigh, for $50, and incidental expenses
about $50, making the total cost $ll,
1885.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
A OFFER.

Remember that the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and the Patch Corn Shelter
(price $3)is offered to you forfour dollars
only. The President of Sandy Ridge
Club has this to say of the Shelter,
WINSTON, N. c., June 10, 1886.
Col. l.. L. Pok:-At your request l
took the Patch Corn Shelter and Sepa-
rator and tested it. | am SO we'll salts
fed with it that | want to keep it and
paw YOU for it. 1t is decidedly the best
corn shelter for the price that have
ever seen, and in my judgment it should
have a large sale among our farmers.
Respectfully,
J. II. REICH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
Eoeals..

"A. G.. Vogler calls attention, in
another column, to his stock of furni-
I. ture.
MARRIED-On the 18th inst, by P. A.
Cox. Esq, Mr.. Robert H. Crews and Miss
Claudia NJ. Tally. both of Forsyth
county.
Mr.. w. r. Pfohl, of Winston, has
been commissioned as State organizer
for the Knights of Labor in North
Carolina. =
Prof. Agathe has resigned his posi-
ton as Professor of Music in Salem
Academy and moved with his family to
Philadelphia.
The Knoxville Furniture establish
ment being cramped for DON on Liberty
street has been moved into the Starbuck
building on Main street. .ar..
Arrangements are being made to
run telegraph wires from Winston 70
the Salem Academy which will then
have a telegraph Office of its own.
Mr.. w. T. Dorsett, the live canvass
ing agent of the Winston Sentinel, has
withdrawn from that paper and is now
giving his attention to the Raleigh News
and Observer.
Temperature for the past seven days,
taken at 9 a.. M, by a Signal Service
Thermometer. at Ashcraft & Owens
drug store: U.s..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
Winston Tobaeeo @arket.

Breaks smaller since last report, with
a slight improvement in quality. No
change to note in prices. Active demand
for cutters and fine wrappers.
CORRECTED WEEKLY AT THE WAREHOUSES;.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

"A. G. Vogler calls attention, in
another column, to his stock of furni-
ture.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
The Tariff In a Nutshell.

The price of wheat 10 the Chicago mar
ket on Monday fell below seventy cents
per bushel. This is said to he the low est
quotation that has been seen in a quarter
of century. Can any one doubt that the
American farmer has at last secured the
home market that he has been so man
iuIiy striving for those twenty FIVE years
under the blessings Of protective tariff
tie has been told from time TO time that
there was nothing like tariff to make .
market for his wheat and his corn and his
pork; that il was simply ridiculous to
send his stuff 5000 miles and pay freight
on 1t " hen he could have a msrke, at his
own doors 10y Keeping out foreign goods.
tie believed all this because il was 80 easy
N understand. He was told TO grin and
bear 1t" uutil the manufacturers had time
TO get started, and then he would see good
prices !ur everything he had to sell He
mas borne 1t since 1861, but without grin
ming To any great extent. and he is bearing
II 5 III He has been virtually hiring peo-
pie 10 ca his products, and the more he
has hired the less he has got tor what he
htd to sell There Is nothing very strange
about this except tnat the delusion n The
"uc"iic mini should have lasted so long. ~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

The statue OF Liberty Enlig h,ening the
World presented 10 this country ~ citi.
zens ut France, was un yelled in New York
on lhursiay "f last week in the presence
"t President Cleveland and several mem
b"rs OF his Cabinet. B.rtholdi, the de
signer OF the statue de Lesseps. the great
French engineer. and a vast concourse Of
American civilians and soldiers The
statae is "f copper and cas-, In sec ions
and Is one hundred and fifty.two fee, high
and stands on pedestal of about the same
height, the top "f the torch IN the hand OF
the ststne being over three hundred feet
from the gr 'und the largest and hiyhes,
statue in the world. 1t is ut the head oi
New f"rk barber and overlooks approach.
ing vessels for distance Of twenty miles
The fund for the erection Of The pedes al
was raised hy voluntary contributions
from the A mericsns aud aggregated a
quar- er Of million d liars, abou' the same
arnount it required Il fe. ign and make
the statue itself I is n beau iful struc
ture and credit 10 Freuch and American
liherality.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
The Contest in the Sixth.

Col. L. Victor Baughman fought the
good fight in the sixth district and ran
Mr.. McComas very close race, but the
latter got in by little over two hundred
plurality. McComas's majority of 1916
two years ago is brought down to almost
nothing and he merely gets in on bare
plurality. If Washington county had
gone for BaughmaH, as was confidently
predicted by.Gov. Hamilton and other To-
cal leaders in that county who went earn
estly into the fight, Col. Baughman would
have been elected by about the same plu-
rality by which he is now defeated. Upon
the whole the Democrats of the sixth are
to be congratulated on the good fight they
fought and their standard bearer deserves
all honor. The result proves that Mary
lard will have solid delegation in the
51st Congress. 1t was only MeComas's s
extraordinary popularity that saved him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
THE GEN ERAL RESULT.
The House Still Democratic.

The latest returns show that the repub
licans made considerable gains in Tues
days congressional elections. In Ken
lucky Speaker Carlisle is reported to have
been defeated, though his friends still
claim a majority for him, and two other
Kentucky districts are reported to have
been carried by the republicans. In Hi
nois VIM. r. Morrison has been defeated
and the returns show total republics n
gain of four Congressman in that State
In Indiana the republicans have gained
three Congressman, in Ohio five, in New
York two, iu New Jersey one, in North
Carolina two, in Iowa one, and two in
Michigan. In Virginia the republicans
elect six Congressman, the democrats three
and the Iabor party one. This is Il gain
five for the democrats. In West Virginia
one democrat andone republican are elect
ed and two districts are in doubt. though
Flick, republican, is reported elec ed In
the second district. In Pennsylvania the
democrats have gained one, in Connect
cut one, in Massachusetts three, in Mime
sofa three, in Nebraska one, in Tennessee
one, and in South Carolina one This
would indicate a net republican gain of
l5 or 16. 1t would require net gain of
twentythree to give the republicans ma
iority in the next House. Both the dem
ocrats and republicans claim New Jersey
Legislature. The republicans claim the
Legislature of Indiana by three on joint
ballot, but the Democrats dispute their
claim. The Colorado Legislature is also
in doubt, and so is that OF California
The reduction of the Democratic major
ity in the next House above indicated is
but a repetition of the well known history
of politics, that the dominant parry is apt
to sustain some slight reverses in the "off
years" This was always the case with
the Republican party VIXEN in the ascend
ancy. 1t results from apathy, growing
out OF over confidence, which IS apt to ex-
ist in the dominant party. Il is a notable
fact that in Virginia and elsew here the
Democrats have carried the doubtful dis
tricts while sustaining defeat in their
strongholds, This in every case was due
to the light Democratic vote po led. In
Mr.. Carlisle's district the over confidence
of the Democrats resulted in a very mea-
gre turn out at the polls which leaves the
district somewhat in doubt, though the
latest advices give assurance of Mr.. Car
isles election by small majority.
But the Democrats have an effective
working majority in the mex; House and
have probably gained Senator from Cal
ifornia, as the Legislature OF that State
seems to he Democratic. Upon the who'e
the general result of Tuesdays election is
entirely satisfactory from the Democratic
standpoint and amounts to subst initial
endorsement of the administration
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
The Bulgarian Complication.

/ Considerable interest is still manifested
in the United States regarding the di-
4 plomatic complications in Europe grow.
ing out of the enforced abdication Of
/ Prince Alexander of Bulgaria and the sub
sequent in'rigues OF Gen. kaulbars, the
Russian agent in that country. The
opinion has been entertained that the
complications growing out Of this affair
may result in an International war among
the powers OF Europe. Il is not believed
that the other European nations vii CON
sent quietly to the acquisition of Bulgaria
by the Russian government which seems
beyond doubt to be its present policy
The Bi'timore Sun, commenting in a re-
cent issue on the situation has the follow
ing: Advices from Roumania are 10 tie
effect that war prep rrations are being push
ed forward with feverish haste in Southern
Russia Transports are being assembled
at Sebastopol and Odessa 10 receive troops.
Narna has already been brought under the
guns OF Russian ships of war, and torpedo
boats are being dispatched from Sebasto :
/ pol to strengthen the Russian force at that
port. The immediate object, no doubt, is
to terrorize the Bulgarian regency. the
pretense being that the vessels have been
/ sent because Russian subjects in Bulgaria
are being maltreated Russian aggressions
In Bulgaria may he expected to continue
just so long as none OF the great powers
! interfere, but the action of the British
cabinet in deciding to insist upon an i'm
mediate conference at Constantinople
wou d seem to indicate hat some concert
OF action has been agreed upon to check
the Russian advance. 1t was due to the
determined interference of the Beacons-
| field ministry, at the close Of the Russo
! Turkish war, that Russia was baked in
her designs upon the Ottoman Empire
nine years ago, and it is an interes' ing CO.
incidence that Just at the critical moment
when the Car is once more reaching out
to grasp the prize, Lord Beaconsiield's sue
cessor and his associate at the treaty OF
Berlin, Lord Salisbury, should be ia pow
er, ana abe to lend the weigh. of his ex
perience, courage and vigorous will to the
efforts of English diplomacy to Illustrate
Muscovite designs second time. Bull
garian independence can be Maintained
only by the active interposition of the
powers unfriendly to Russian aggression
on the Balkan peninsula, and it remains
to be seen whether England will be able
to obtain majority in the council of ma
tions, and thus make her protest effective.
Much depends upon the attitude of Ger
many, who can turn the scale in either di-
recton. 1t is quite possible that Prince
Bismarck may decide not to interfere, in
which event Austria and England would
be left free to act in opposition to Russian
designs. In the meantime Russia may at
any time take a step too far and provoke
an explosion which will have the most
serious consequences.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
$500 MAJORITY
FIFTH DISTRICT ON TOP
The Result in the District.

The TINES sends its congratulations to
our invincible standard bearer in the late
contest, Hon. Barnes Compton, upon his
triumphat re election by largely increas-
ed majority. Considering the fact that
this was an "off year" election, with only
one candidate before the people, and that
our standard bearer had to make the fight
single handed and alone, the result in this
Congressional district is indeed a most
fiattering one. When Mr.. Compton was
first elected to Congress, two years ago, he
had the advantage of running along with
the Presidential ticket, which brought
out the full Democratic vote, but this time
Notwithstanding that he has made the con-
test alone, he has increased his majority
from 1927 in the former contest to the
handsome majority of nearly $500 votes.
At the last Off year contest in this dis
trict in 1882 the Democratic candidate
was defeated by majority of 1886 votes.
When in the last contest Mr.. Compton re-
versed this adverse majority by the hand
some majority of 1 ,O27 in mis- favor, il was
regarded as very hattering result; but
still there were many who attributed his
good fortune in large measure to the sup
port resulting from the concurrent Presi-
dental campaign. And this was not
without reason, for, as past experience had
proved, our district had generally gone
Democratic in the Presidential years. but
been captured by the Republicans at the
intervening elections. This was due to
the fact that many Democrats fail to vote
at the unimportant elections, while the
colored vote, which constitutes the rank
and file of the opposition in this district
has been accustomed to trudge up to the
polls with equal and unfaiing pace al
the important and unimportant elections.
Hence it is that largely increased ma
jority for Mr.. Compton at the recent cleo
tion is most flattering evidence of the bet
ter organization and increased vitality of
the Democratic party of the district, and
at the same time of the strong popular ap-
prova of the faithful and efficient services
of our able representative. He has made
uniform gains in every county and ward
OF the district, excepting only Calvert and
st. Mary's coun'ies, in which he has sus-
tanned very slight losses. The result is
most fiat eriug indeed and proves beyond
a doubt that Barney is invincible" The
following is the result in the district:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
All the Districts Democratic Except the
Sixth-McCOmas's Plurality 295.

In Maryland on Tuesday elections were
held for Congressman, and in some of the
counties local questions were also voted
on. The Congressmen elected were:
First Dis'rict-Charles II. Gibson, dem.
Second Distric:-Frank T. Shaw, dem.
Third District-Harry Weles Rusk,
dem.
Fourth District ct-Isidor Rayner, dem.
Fifth District-Btrnes COMPTON, dem.
Sixth District-Louis E. McCpmas, rep.
First District-Charles Ii. Gibson, dem,
12,s62; Thomas S. Hodson, rep, II, 500;
Levin Nelson, pro-, $40. Gibson's plu-
rallty, 1888
Second District T. Shaw, dem. Il,
14S; William NJ. Marine, rep, s,445; Peter
G. zouck, pro-, 1880. Shaw's plurality,
3,7O3.
Third District.-H. Welles Rusk, dem,
1854; David w. Glass. pro 1,727; Henry
A. Bosse, labor, $500; w. T. Hartley. 1913
Rusk's majority over all, S,311.
Fourth District-Isidor Rayner, dem,
1880; J. Emory Weatherby, rep. 1905;
Samuel Q. Sanks, colored rep, 25; John
V. l.. Findlay, ind, 7,s4s; Eugene Lever
ing, pro-, 1852. Rayner's majority over
all, 4,19o. Rayner's plurality over Find
lay, 1902.
Fifth District.-Barnes Compton. dem,
1885; Washington G. Tuck, rep, 10, ,s5l;
Jas. P. Armstrong, pro-, 425. Compton's
plurality, 2,7s4.
Sixth District.-L. V. Baughman, dem.,
16,471; Louis E. McComas, rep, 1876;
Rev. L. A. Mann, pro-, 625 Mr.. McCo-
mass plurality over Col. Baughman wa.
295.
Mr.. Gibson lost Talbot, bis home coun-
ty, by 100 votes. He carried it in 1884 by
1877 votes.
In Cecil county the liquor contest ere.
ated more interest than the congressional
contest. The amended prchibitory law
was adopted by 21a majority.
In Washington county the success Of
the high license question is thought to be
assured, while the defeat of the new jail
proposition seems equally certain.
In Caroline county the Greensboro Fed
eralsburg Railroad proposition was de-
feated.
In Queen Anne's the majority for the
old primary plan of nomination for demo
cratic candidates was 400.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

The report of Second Assistant Post
master General Knott shows that during
the period beginning April 1st, 1885, and
ending June 3Oth, 1886, the total savings
in annual rate Of cost effected by orders
and by new contracts for transportation
and mail equipments were $1,94O.7s6.-
The report also shows increased efficiency
in the various departments of the service
and much greater frequency of mail ser
vice. By proposed change in the meth
cd of compensating railway mail service
it is estimated that about 100000 year
will be saved.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

Isuffered with rheumatism in the shoul-
der for months and the only thing found
that did me-any good was Salvation Oil.
1t cured me and recommend it to al suf-
ferers with said disease.
N. ULMAN, 1 Pear st, Baltimore, Md.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

This is Charles county repub-
- lican looking for a hole small
AaA enough to crawl into on We'd
N.Y. nesday morning. But the Dem
MD ocrats haven't even left them a
hole. We have come to stay.
2ah for Compton!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

rreI Hastenl Away! Gee
AAGS14A1esE up! G'langl Carry
s la( (@ the news to DR.. L. and
---a1A.sl let him inform his con-
freres that the "hard times" racket didn't
work. 'Cudgle your brain for another dodge,
doctor, and-'Rah for Compton!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
ORDER NlSI.
In the Circuit Court for Charles County,
In the IN liter of the sale Of the real est ,te ol
L / =
No 672 Equity.

RDERED nv the Court this 2s,h dsv OF
OOctober. 1856. that the auditors report
made and fled in the above cause he finally
ratified aud confirmed. unless cause 10 the
contrarS he shown on or before the third Mon.
day of November, next, provided copy OF
this order he inserted in some newspaper pub.
iished in Charles county once in each Of three
successive weeks PRIOR to the said third Mon
day Of November next
j SAMUEL TUt NER, Clerk.
True copy test:
j. SANUEL TURNER, Clerk.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
PA ULU NJ!
EABO MI! PABULUM!

to tndt
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limited
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minerals
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ndexpan
of
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
Equity No. 679.

ORDERED by the Court this 2nd day OF
~ New, 1885, that the report of the sale OF
the mortgaged property in the above entitled
ciuse made by Alex ,nder H. Robertson, be
rstifed and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
3'th day OF November 1886, provided a copy OF
ills order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lshed in Charles county, once week for three
Successive weeks before the said 3Olh day OF
November, 1886
]. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
True Copy Test:
j. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
The Vote IN Maryland.

Comp,on's plurality 21sI.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05

'Rah for Compton
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-05
READ THE FIGURES.
Ell LECTION RETrPNS
CHARLIE COUNTY,
{ DlDATES.

Barnes Compton. dem. .....
" ashington Il. Tuck, rep.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-17
The ya,ue Of ORGANIZATION.


The value Of organization in order
to accomplish great results WAS never
more forcibly exemplificd than in the
case Of the Knights Of Labor. Only
a few years ago a laborers' strike
was looked on with pity akin to con-
tempt as an effort pre-doomed to fail
ure. The workmen striking in one
city were replaced by workmen from
another, and that was the end Of the
affair. But now with thorough or
ganization all over the country there
IL wonderful contrast. A stike at
one point means grand concerted
movement at all points where the
same conditions prevail. II on a
railroad, it means perhaps that on
thousands Of miles of road all busi-
ness ceases at moments warning.
And no other workmen can be In
duced to take the places OF the strik-
ers, even II others can be found, for
all belong to the same organization
and are pledged TO mutual support.
Millions Of capital cannot lie idle.
Thus the strike succeeds. This was
the case with the street-car drivers
strike in all New York City few
days ago. The mighty contest on
the Gould system Of railroads still
continues. The Knights OF Labor
are an immense power in the land,
and will remain 80 as long as they
maintain their organization. The
momentum OF hall million men
acting in concert is something mar
yelIous.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-17

THE San Francisco Chronicle OF
Monday editorially calls attention to
the fact that was dilated upon in Los
Angeles several years ago by the stra-
bismic Ben, that nearly all the China
men here come from Hongkong and
that, as General Butler then claimed,
England is more to blame for the
presence Of the Chinese in California
than China. 1t is true that nearly all
the Mongols here are Cantonese, but
they first transport themselves to
Hongkong, and from thence they
are furnished passage in the English
tramp ships to California. The ex-
portation Of coolies to California il
fostered and sustained very largely
by English influence at Hongkong'
This matter should receive the atten-
ton of our State Department.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-17
Not symptoms, Hut the Disease

IL would seem to be truth appreci-
able by all aud especially by professors
of the healing art, that to remove the
disease, not to alleviate its symptoms
should be the chief aim of medication.
Yet in how many instances do we see
this truth admitted in theory, ignored in
practice. The reason that Hos etier's
stomach Bitters is successful in so many
cases, with which remedies previously
tried were inadequate to cope, is atlri-
butable to the fact that il is a medicine
which reaches and removes the causes of
the various maladies TO which it is adapt
cd. Indigestion, fever and ague, liver
complaint, gout. rbeumatism. disorder
of the bowels, urinary affections and
other affections are not palliated merely
but rooted out by 1t, 1t goes to the
fountain head. 1t is really, not nomin'
ally, radical remedy, and it endows
the system with an amount OF vlgor
which is the best protection against
disease.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-17

THE friends of the "old ticket" of
Blaine and Logan notoriety have been
quietly trying to pave the way for its
denomination iy the Republican
party in 1888, ever since the dusxy
statesman from Illinois was elected
TO the United States Senate. The
scheme was undoubtedly satisfactory
to "the man Of Maine" but it has
received an absolute quietus from
an unexpected quarter. This is none
other than from the Hon. John A.
Logan, himself. lie now announces
that he will never again take the sec
ond place on the ticket with Blaine
or any other man. Thus endeth the
dream of said cold ticket"