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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

S5,0o0 in bullion from the Clip Consolida- ted Mining and Milling Co. was received this week
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

The Sisters of St. Joseph will open a school during the coming month in the con- vent building.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

The Union Mutual Life Insurance Con- pAny, of Portland, Maine, is liberal and sAfe company.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

Jos. Godfrey's children have been sick.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

MT. c. V. Meeden is continually making improvement to his popular resort, the Yu- ma exchange.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
PoST-oFFlcE HOURS.

NAls east and west: Open at a. m.,. and close at D. m. Mall for Colorado River: Opens at 5:3o p. m. and closes at 6;30 G. ID. of days upon which stages arrive aRa depart
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1886.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Insure your life and be happy.

The weather is extremely pleasant.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

Le Richau's Golden Balsam No. Cures Chancres, first and second stages: Sores on the Legs and Body; Sore Ears, Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper-colored BIotches, Syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp. and all primary forms of the disease known ss Syphilis. Price, S5 co per Bottle. Ls Richau's Golden BaIsam No. Cures-Tertiary Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu- matism, Pains in the Bones Pains in the Head, back of the Neck, Liberated Sors Throat, Syphilitie Rash, Lumps and con traeted Cords, Stiffness of the Limbs. and eradicates all disease from the syster whether caused by indiscretion or abuse of Mercury, leaving the blood pure and healthy. Price S5 % per Bottle. Le Richau's Golden SDanfsh Anti, dote for the cure of Gonorrhea, Gleet. Irritation Gravel, and sll Urinary or Geni. tal disarrangements. Price g 50 per Bottle.
 Le Richau's Golden Snanish yn- 1ect1on, for severe cases of GonorrhGa, Infammato7y Gleet, Stricturss,&c. Price S1 5O per Bottle.
 Le Richau's Golden Ointment for the effective healing of Syphilitic Sores, and eruption7. Price S1 % per Box. Le Rfchau's Golden Pil's-Nerve and Brain treatment; loss of physical pow CT, excess or oyer-work. Prostratiop etc Price S3 co per Box.
 Tonic and Nervine,
 Sent everywhere, c. O. D., eecureiy packed per express
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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

The Union Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, of Portland, Me, is one of the safest and progressive institutions of the age.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

YUMA LODGE, NO. :, A. 0. |. w., MEETS ON l Tuesday evening of each week, at 500, p. NJ. Visiting brethren in good standing cordially invited
 n. K0SHLAND R. A. LORETTE, N. ".
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03
County Directory.

Probate Judge, 1. Levy. Treasurer, A. Lorette. Sheriff, A. Tyner.
 County Recorder, Jos. J. Stein. Supervisors; o. F. Townsend, Chairman
 c. V. Meeden and C. Rameriz. Clerk Board of Supervisors, F. Avila. Clerk of District Court, c. H. Brinley. Coroner and Public Administrator, J. H.
 Taggart
 Justices of the Peace,. Ira J. Mabbitt; Thos Rain, J. D. Ross, and J. L. Smith.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

THO OE0ED may be found on file at F. C. I0lS fRfEU DAKE'S Advertising Agency, o5 Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, who is the auth srieed agent for this paper.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

Yuma Lodge No. 7, A. o. U. w. now CO., cnpy their new lodge room. The order has reason to be proud of their new quarters as the rooms have been furnished in a very haudsome manner
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

v Those who see an X marked on the ~ margin of their paper will understand that they are in the arrears on their sub scription.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

If you would enjoy sweet repose, take est policy i9 ths Union Mutaal,
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

Det1er tnan PuttIhg away money m savings bank-invest in l5 year reserve dividend policy. For particulars write to the agent of the Union Mutual Life Insur- ance Company at Yuma.
 The County Superintendent made an ap' portionment of school money on the 29th
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-03

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
TOBACCO CULTURE.

In the earl y part of the year there
was a tobacco boom among our peo-
pie and the farmers were induced to
plant small crops Of tobacco in order
to test the adaptation Of our soil and
climate to it's production. So far as
We have been able to learn the crop
itself has been success and the
great drawback to it's final success
has been the want Of information
among farmers as to the mode of
curing and preparing it for market.
We have heard Of but two persons
who have put up barns for the flue
curing OF tobacco. J. r. Etheridge,
Of Rosedale, Pasquotank county,
and DR.. Woodley, Of Chowan county.
Some of the tobacco cured by DR..
Woodley has been examined by
experts in the tobacco markets and
pronounced equal to any tobacco
raised in the sections devoted to
tobacco culture. It is to be hoped
that the farmers Of our section will
not abandon the culture of tobacco
but will place themselves in a posi-
ton to reap the benefits Of tie
tobacco crops. Mr. Etheridge and
DR.. Woodley are both men Of obser-
vation and good sense and we are
glad to know that tobacco culture
in our section is in the hands of safe
pioneers in the business who will
give it safe thorough and intelli-
gent trial. Elizabeth city Economist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is Progressing.
CEDAR GROVE FARMERS CLUB.

CEDAR GROVE FARMERS CLUB.
The club met on the Oath ult. The
question for discussion was "Shall
the Farmers have a Thorough
Organization Township, County
and State?" In a short talk A. W.
Bevel said: at is benefit to the
farmers to organize. There is moth
ing carried on successfully without
organization. Farmers complain
about certain laws that don't suit
them-one will get on a horse and
start around to see his neighbors to
get them to sign petition to send
to their representatives. He calls
out his neighbor and asks him to
sign the petition. The neighbor will
say well that is all right. am with
you, but | don't know hardly what
to do about it. You just 60 ahead
and I'll see you again! And so he
goes on till prababIy he gets 25 or
80 signers and he sends the petition
to Raleigh, and if our representative
thinks it would be benefit to some
lawyer or banker he will notice it,
but if it is to benefit the farmer he
will pigeon-holeit it and that will be
the end of it.
"But if the farmers were organ
lied and said they wanted certain
things done, and insist upon their
representatives doing them, the
probabilities are they would pay
some attention with the salutary
fear of being left at home next time
in the event they failed, for failing
to listen to the voice and respect
the wishes Of the farmers by whose
votes they were elected. By organ
ization YOU can do what in your
individual capacity you never can
do
A w. BEvEL, Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
DEFECTIVE LAWS.

1t is wcll said, "There is nothing
which requires greater skill than to
pass a law that shall have the effect
that was intended" People do not
seem to realize this fact and as a
consequence, are constantly sending
men to the State and National Leg
islatures who are without a single
necessary qualification for the work
of law making. In SO important
matter as the selection of men, whose
duty it shall be to enact laws for
the government of the entire people,
great care should be exercised so
that only those who are fully COM
petent in every respect shall be
allowed to use this delegated power
Voters are too careless, too uncoD-
cerned, and manifest too little inter-
est in this matter for the goo1 OF
the Commonwealth. Year after
year laws are passed for certain pur-
poses, but how many Of these enact
ments have the effect intended? 1t
is safe to say that the larger num-
Der of the laws passed at any one
session Of our State Legislature are
defective in some respect and are
never really enforced. The ends
contemplated in their passage may
have been right and proper, but
they are never attained, because
those to whose care the work Of leg
islation was entrusted were not
qualified for the task. Will not our
citizens exercise a wise discrimina-
ton in the selection of members Of
the Legislature ?-Fdrmers Friend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06

notwithstanding what has been
said concerning the failure Of crops
in this section, it is now generally
admitted by farmers that the out
look is much better than was at one
time supposed. Corn on highlands
was never better, and, had it not
been for the heavy rains in June,
this section would have been blessed
with crops such as it never saw
before. The rice crop is excellent
and the cotton crop fair, while the
sweet potato crop is abundant
Elisabeth City Falcon.
"A mammoth brick tobacco fac
tory is being erected near the Ban
ner Warehouse, by J. II. Gilmer &
Co.-Mr. John Jackson, while
butchering a COW near here one day
this week found in her NAV a gold
ear ring, piece of wire and quite a
number of pins.-Four miles from
Greensboro in the yard of J. H.
Buchanan stands a tree eight feet
four inches in diameter and twenty
five feet in circumference at the
trunk two feet above the ground
One branch of this tree is inhabited
by bees, where they have been in
successful operation for many years
Greensboro Patriot. ....
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
PRUNING TREES.

Mr.. F. X. Phoenix, the veteran
pomologist Of Wisconsin, in relation
to pruning trees says: "There are
many tolerably thrifty apple trees
throughout the Northwest suffering
for thorough pruning out of dead
b 'anches and spurs. 1t is perfectly
we'll known that dead wood is a
deadly burden to living tree. Let
ting dead limb remain only robs
the live part Of the needed sap and
greatly Injuries the fruit. A lively
pruner can 60 over several large
orchard trees in a day, but if it took
a half day or more to prune thor
oughly large tree OF choice fruit,
it will pay the owner most richly
on the very next crop of fruit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
PEA VINES.

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER:-Will
you kindly give me some information as
to the time and manner of saving pea
vines? / notice that frequently the
leaves all shed off in saving them. How
can this be avoided? J.C.P.
MANLY, N. c., Sept. 25, 1886. A..
Now the vines, beginning after
the dew is off, and let them have a
days sunshine--put them up in piles.
Haul them to your barn or shelter
next day. Cover the floor first
with wheat straw about six or eight
inches deep, put on a layer of the
vines only deep enough to conceal
the straw, another layer Of straw
only deep enough to conceal the
vines, and SO on alternately until
the vines are all stored. Longer
exposure to the sun causes the outer
skin on the vines to slip and the leaves
to shed You will find that the
straw will be made very palatable
to your stock by thus using it, as
it absorbs much of the matter that
escapes from the vines during the
slight process of fermentation which
they undergo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
CALIFORNIA WHEAT.

According to the San Francisco
Report, California has at least 20, ,O00,-
900 bushels of wheat worth at least
S54, 100000, while last year it had
only S28,OOO,O 900 worth. The barley
crop of $4,000, 900 centais will bring
in S16,O00,0OO as against S9,0O0,OOO
last year. In these two items alone
farmers will have s72, 2,6OO,O 900, when
in 1885 they had only s47, 100000,
= increase of over $4,000, 900, or
nearly double that of 1885, while the
area sown was only fraction larger
Despite low prices, say even lower
than 1885, the tiller of the soil it is
thought will be in much better
condition than he was year ago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
IN STOKES COUNTY.
NEATMAN, STOKES Co, n. c.,
September %, 1886.

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER:-I
write you to let you hear from this
part of old Stokes. The farmers are
busy cutting and curing tobacco. A
few farmers in this neighbOrhood
met and organized Il Farmers Club
at Fiat Shoal on Saturday, 25th Of
September. Eight joined the club
out of eleven present. Our club is
small but we hope to grow larger
and more progressive in farming as
We grow older. Joel Y. Allen was
elected President; B. F. Pullman,
Vice-President, and D. V. Carroll,
Secretary. We will elect our Treas
urer at our next meeting, which
will be Saturday, October 9th, at 2
o'clock p. m. Our club will be known
as Meadows Township Club.
d. V. CARROLL, Sccy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
OAK RIDGE FARMERS CLUB.
A. w. BEvEL, Secretar

This club was organized on Satur-
day, the End inst, with fifteen men,
bers The constitution and bylaws
issued by THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
were unanimously adopted. The
following are the officers-elect for
the year: President, r. A. Blaylock !;
Vice-President, J. A. Lowery; Secre-
tary, Charles Case. Owing to the
"cold wave" Il great many of our
farmers were kept away to attend
to their tobacco, but We hope at our
next meeting to have large attend
ance and to add quite a number to
our list. We will keep The PROGREs-
sIvE FARMER informed as to our
progress.
r. A. BLAYLOCK, President.
CHAs. CASE. Secretary.
Oak Ridge Institute, Oct. 2, 1886.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
A TREE THAT BORE TWO
FRUITS.

At Newberne Mr.. w. s. Stryon
has in his garden dwarf pear tree
which bears both pears and ounces
successively. There appears to be
no limb graft and the tree is entirely
pear in appearances, but when it
fruits, both pears and ounces are
borne Dwarf pears are generally
grated on ounce stock, but we have
never before heard of the ounce
strain asserting itself sufficiently to
produce fruit of this kind.-Elizabeth
City Falcon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
THE MOVEMENT IN PITT.

The farmers of Pitt county are
moving in earnest in the matter Of
organizing a county club. They
will meet for that purpose at the
court house In Greenviile next Sat
urday. At primary meeting
Messrs. Allen Warren, John Flanagan
and Josephus Latham were ap-
pointed a committee to issue an
address to the farmers Of the county
which we find in the GreenUilte
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
FEDERAL DEBT STATEMENT.

The debt statement issued from
the u. s. Treasury on the 1st inst,
shows the decrease of the public
debt during the month of Septem-
Der to be s1O,627, ,O13.17; cash in the
Treasury, $465 1865, ,713; gold certifi-
Gates outstanding, s84,691, ,S07; sill
YER certificates outstanding, s95, ,387,-
112; certificates Of deposit outstand-
ing, s7,7O5, 900; refunding certifi-
Gates outstanding. s199,6O0; old
demand notes and legal tenders out
standing, s346,738.391; fractional
currency, (not including the amount
estimated as lost or destroyed,)
81, ,953, ,702.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06

There is much lively work going
on in the Gold Mines around Char
lotte, and also i'm Mecklenburg and
adjoining counties. In Rowan and
Cabarrus and Union the old mines
are being opened and new ones
worked Many thousands of dollars
are now invested in the mining sec
ton and it is said the investment
pays.-MarLotte Democrat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
WINSTON, N. c., OCTOBER 8, 1886.

Reflector, from which we clip the fol-
lowing extract which shows the
spirit that actuates them:
ain this age of steam and electric,
ity, the world is moving at a rapid
pace and while all other interests
are ceaslessly striving to reach the
acme of influence and power, the
farmer should be no laggard in the
race for superiority. 1t is only
through an Agricultural Society
that the Importance of co-opera-
tlOn and concert of action in mat
ters of business can be impressed
upon the farming community. We
want good farmers; it is only by
comparing notes, by giving in our
experience, by telling what we know,
by a cordial interchange Of views
and ideas can we teach others, and
eliminating the good from the bad,
fix upon the best methods, the best
plans for conducting our farming
operations.
We do not wish fancy speaking
and many words. Let us organize
a Society in which we may meet
together and study the good Of all; !;
in which there will be no selfish
interest but the happiness of our
families, the welfare of our county
and the prosperity of all our country
will be the aim and hope of every
member" ... ~.
Mr.. VIM. w. Robinson writes us
that Farmers Club numbering
fifty members has been organized
at Poplar Tent, Cabarrus county,
and that many more names will be
added. T. II. Morrison was elected
President, c.. A. Barringer, Vice
President, and VIM. w. Robinson,
Secretary. The members are deeply
interested and alive to the necessity
of doing something to better their
condition. The subject for consid-
Grafton at next meeting is the rela-
tions existing between landlord and
tenant, and plans for cooperation
in business affairs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06

"A gentleman who has been
through AIamance county informs
the Durham Recorder that the tobacco
crop is very light and that there
will be little over half crop made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06

A movement is on foot to organize
a Farmers Club at Huntersville, in
Mecklenburg county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR 1885.

The school statistics for North
Carolina for the last scholastic year
were very satisfactory This is the
first time they have been published.
They were as follows:
Paid teachers-white,. e,........$3l1, ,l42 90
" s. colored . l96,0Q.37
For school houses-white ..... 81. .427 81
" I" colored .... a6,72S. Il
County superintendents... l2,4l6.4S
Teachers 'institutes-white.... 2,OI5.Sl
9 colored... l,32908
Other purposes. .O,974.6
Trelsurers' commissions. 16,452.4S
Total. l.............................$ .$63O, ,552l2
Five counties did not report, nor
does the above embrace the local
taxes for graded schools, which
being added, will run the amount up
to $750,0OO. That is what we spent
last year on free schools in North
Carolina.
There were 1921 teachers In
attendance on the normal schools
during the year and 3.4S5 on the
Institutes. In 1877 the number Of
pupils enrolled was 98,764; in 1885
it was 298,16 In 1879 the value
of school property was S143,569; in
1885 it was $565,96O. In the last
four years $2,296,790 was paid for
schools, excluding the local taxes
for graded schools save in the
instances Of Raleigh and Charlotte
and more than that, because god
many counties made no report
Raleigh NeUs and Obserter.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30

dusty from many month of dryness.
There has been no rain fall since the 3lst
Of August, excepting very small showers,
until this date, making in all about
fifty-three days of drouth.
Large fiat stones were hauled last
week to the much-talked of crossing on
Delaware avenue. When this crossing is
laid, (Which we hope will be done before
freezing weather sets in), it will be the
first and only one that has ever been on
this street. The citizens residing in this
section have waded through mud and
dust for many years, but, at last, the
Town Fathers have taken compassion on
them and are going to do justice to them.
The crossing cannot be laid to soon
Earthquake is coming to Newark
Wednesday evening, November, third,
under the auspices of the Delaware Col
lege ReUiew in the form of Eli Perkins,
melville Landon) who proposes to shake
the people with laughter in his new and
popular lecture 1.-THE Philosophy of Wit
and Humor" Do not fail to hear the
greatest humorist of the age. Josh Bill
ings being dead he is without peer.
Admission so cents. No extra charge
for reserved seats, which can be procur-
ed at jays drug store. Doors open at
~ o'clock.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30

Hannah Sands, an old woman, suppos-
ed to be very poor, died at Rye, West
chester county, New York, last fall. A
search among her effects resulted in the
discovery of 100000, in money and
bonds, sewed up in an old skirt. She was
related to the late John A. Merritt, a
wealthy drover. She had never been
married, and had no living relatives
except four nephews. These men. there
fore, became the residuary legatees, and
yesterday the surrogate made decree of
distribution by which each of them re-
ceived an equal portion of the estate
abour 100000. All the heirs were, till
now, in a condition of poverty.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30
Cat Swamp Items

Farmers are busy husking and gather
ing the corn crop.
The rain was hailed with delight.
Wheat, in some places had not come up.
The drouth was on its eighth week. The
ground was parched and dusty.
Mrs. Rebecca Davis fell, one day last
week and injured herself quite severely.
She is getting better, l am glad to state.
Boys and men are busy securing the
woods for game, but return with empty
game bags, in many instances, unless a
rabbit should be foolish enough to show
itself.
Miss Ella Scott, daughter of Jacob Scott
and VIM. Winnock, were married ON
Thursday evening, at the home of the
brides parent. Miss Ella was just us
sweet and blushing us bride could be,
and William looked us happy as if he had
won the greatest jewel in this section,-
and he has a mighty fine girl for a wife,
tell you. A large number of relatives
and friends were present. The wedding
feast was made long and merry by the
young folks. The bride received many
beautiful and useful presents, because it
takes lots of things to start house keep
ing.
1t is reported that the weave mill will
soon start. understand that Mr.. Faw-
Get has made some arrangement with Mr.
Baldwin for lease of number of years
Turkeys are being fattened for Thanks
giving day.
Sunday evening is All-Hallow-E'en.
expect we will visit about on Saturday
night. 1t isn't fair to shoot.
What has become of Sunshine ?"
enjoyed reading the Appleton letter. Are
we to be doomed to disappointment
"Homo," "Dick Catchon and Co." ar,
still prolific in their ruralistic illusions
You may bet that "Dick Catchon," dom
weigh much over 100 pounds.
BILLY BUMPKIN.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30
Glasgow Gleanings.

The rain on Tuesday was welcome
visitor Wheat was looking badly on ac-
count of the dry weather. There is still
some wheat to put in which will make a
good test of late and early sowing.
Politics seems to be at a stand still.
Though as election day approaches you
can see politician here and there. Yet
none of them are willing to predict the
result.
Several new guns have been brought
in and around town, already, and we
may suppose the game will suffer this
fall. One young man being asked if he
had killed anything yet, replied, mo, and
if pap keeps the shells under lock and
key don't think | will soon."
A certain young man who is learning
to ride bicycle got fall the other day,
and when asked what made him fall, said
that was one of the little things he could
not tell.
Harry Davis living near Coochs'
Bridge, captured ~ pounds turtle on
Wednesday last. 1t was about all Harry
could do to get it home.
Delaware Clark who has been sick for
long time, we are happy to say is able
to be up and around again.
Some Of our neighbors near Coochs'
Bridge had quite an exciting chase OH
Sunday evening last after Jack % Lam
tern. After travelling several miles
through swamps and bushes, found to
their sorrow that they were like the fell
low who was to get the pot ofmoney if
he went to the end of the rain bow.
Several times this week the express
has had to stop near Coochs Station on
account of cattle being on the track.
Persons should be more careful about
their stock as they not only endanger
their lives but the lives of passenger.