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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-13
THE BUSINESS AGENCY FUND.
A Word From the State Executive
Committee.

To the brotherhood of the Alliance:
1t is with profound pleasure that
we, your Executive Committee, en-
dorse the action of the meeting of the
Business Agents held in the city of
Raleigh, on October 26th, and ask your
earnest and earliest aid in forwarding
the work.
AS you well know, the Fund is not
established until the sum of $50, 900
shall have been subscribed. Now we
ask you to come forward and secure
that amount at once. We know that
times are hard, that the crops have
been short for a series Of years, and
we also know that the towns, cities and
manufacturers haveprospered, evldenc-
ing the fact, that there is still a profit
in agriculture which the farmer has
failed to secure Now, we ask every
member of the Alliance throughout
the State to subscribe to this Fund at
once, $500 if able, if not a half, or
fifth share, remembering that a saving
of five per cent. upon the purchase of
the first 500 through the Agency re
imburses him for the outlay, which
still remains with the Trustee to re-
peat the same as often as the subscri-
Der chooses to avail himself of it.
Already you have accomplished much
through your Subordinate and County
Agents but there is no eason why the
percentage now paid to your local
dealer cannot be saved to you through
your State Agency. Besides the moral
effect is not to be ignored in demon
strating to the world that we can and
wiH do what we propose. The COM
mercial world deals not in sentiment
and regards nothing as favorable as a
plethoric bank account and prompt
ness, hence the necessity of this back.
ing for u Agency. Now let each
and every member of the Alliance feel
that the success of the Business
Agency Fund depends upon him and
demonstrate to the world that we can
not be defeated. Let us not remain
longer in a dependent condition. We
can and must succeed. We cannot
afford to fail. All is at stake; success
and independence, or failure and servi-
tude. Brothers, you have our conf
dence and we know that we will not
appeal to you in vain.
Fraternally yours, !
ELIAS CARR, Elk. Com.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries.
POMONA, N. c.,

Two and a half miles west. of Greens.
boro, N. G.. The main line of the. R.
& D. R. R. passes through the grounds
and within 100 feet, Of the Office.
Salem trains make regular stops twice
daily each way. Those interested in
Fruit and Fruit growing r cordial
ly invited to inspect this the largest
nursery in the State and one among
the largest in the South. d
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North
and West and cerresponded with those
Of foreign countries, gathering, every
fruit that was calculated to suit the
South, both native and foreign. The
reputation of Pomona Hill Nurseries
is such that many agents going out
from Greensboro, representing other
nurseries, try to leave the impression
that they r representing these nur.
series. Why do they do it? Let the
public answer.
I have in stock growing land can
show visitors the same| the largest and
best stock of trees, &C., ever shown or
seen in any two nurseries in North
Carolina, consisting Of apple, peach,
pear, cherry, plum, grape, Japanese
p~ersinmon, Japanese plum, apricots,
nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry,
ounces. Small fruits: Strawberry,
raspberry, .~currants, pecans, English
walnuts, rhubard, asparagus, ever
greens, shade trees, roses, &c.
Give your order to my authorized
agent Or order direct from the nur-
sery. Correspondence solicited. Des-
criptive catalogues free to applicants.
Address, J. VAN L1NDLEY,
Pomona,
Guilford county, N. G.
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SEE WHAT
l. =,
MRS. J%OBPERSON'S REMEDY
WILL DO FOR
NURSING MOTHERS svExAiE TROUBLES
SEE WHAT

HopEwELL, P. o., Mecklenburg Co., N. G.
MRS. JOE PERSON aAtt s.a. .s,s
MADAM -Four years ago. 1 took a
violent cold, which resulted in quinsy,
and after suffering almost death, got re-
lieved, but alas, the disease was in my
system, and eliminated in a womb
trouble, which caused me great suffering
that winter and spring. laceuid scarce
drag around, and was often SO miserable
I would pray to die. I begged my hus-
band to let me try your ltemedy-he
bought me one box and it has made "a per-
feet cure of me. It has also cured me of
Indigestion, and furtherm, re, after the
birth of five of my children, 1 would
nearly lose the use of my ;rln<, and suf-
fered untold agony with Rheumatism and
Neuralgia. I have not been troubled with
either with my last two children. [ keep
q bottle of the Remedy in the house all
the time, my husband says it is better
than a doctor. With all my other children,
I had great trouble with them through
dentition. I can t%ruthfully say, never did
children cut teeth with so much ease and
as little trouble as my last two have.
Whenever I see any sign of their teething
I commence taking the Remedy, it keeps
my stomach and bowels regular and in a
healthy condition, and seems to have the
same effect on theirs. It is certainly the
best Tonic I ever tried, a few doses will
brace me up and make me feel like a new
person. Yes, publish any part of my let
ter that will help your cause in the least.
l hate publicity, but if my experience with
the Remedy will be the means of others
trying it, I am willing for the public to
know the good it has done me and mine.
May God bless you! 1 am,
F.. Very truly,
MRS. ABNER ALEXANDER.
Send for pamphlet containing testimo-
malls of cures made among our home peo-
pie, and Endorsements by well-known citi-
zens and druggists of North Carolina.
Price $1.OO per bottle; $500 per half
dozen bottles: Wash so cents per pack
age; $3.50 per half-dozen packages. For
sale by all Druggists and Dealers. Address.
MRS. JOE PERSON,
Kittrells, N. Q.
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IMPORTANT.

The following announcement is made
by the Trustee of the State Business
Agency Fund:
To SECRETARIES OF SUB-ALLIANCEs:
Mackpelah is not a Money Order Office.
Have your money orders made payable
at Charlotte, n. go. ssH h-3
w. a. GRAHAM, Trustee b.. A F.
Oct. %, 1888. 80
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The Weekly News and Observer.

The Weekly NeaOs and Observer is a long
ways the best paper ever published in
North Carolina. It is a credit to the peo-
pie and to the State. The people should
take a pride in it. It should be in every
family. It is an eight page paper, chock
full of the best sort of reading matter,
news, market reports, and all that. You
cannot afford to be without it. Price
$1.25 a year. We will furnish the Weekzv
News and Observer until January LIST,
1889, for ST.. Send for sample copy.
Address, News AND OBSERVER Co., RAJ
E1GH, n. G.
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CHICAGO, Oct 27.-The fact has just transpired
that Gustave Falk, q native of Sweden arrested
here on Thursday. charged with being . confederate
in gigantic mortga ge swindes. whereby the Guaranty
Association of Stockholm Sweden Is the loser to
enormous amount. A little less than week ago the
Swedish vice-consul at Chicago received word from
Washington that the authorities at Stockholm had
sent broadcast circular describing Falk. who was
wanted for forgery he communicated the fact to the
police authorities. with the result above
given Falk turned over to the officer the
keys to an apartment In the Nation al
Deposit vaults, where they found 81, LA in bank
notes He also surrendered gold watch and chain,
which he had purchased with the proceeds of his forg
cry and made . written confession. In his statement
he reveals gigantic conspiracy TO commit fraud, in
which he himself is but Insignificant factor. He
says that in Stockholm there exists gang of mort
gage forgers and confidence operators who have swim
died the banks for years. that they are extremely Sc
cretve and only communicate with each other by mail.
he gave the Of his companions and this infor
nation the consul Immediately cabled the authori-
ties at Stockholm and caused their arrest. Falk is
fortyfve years Of age has wife and family living in
Sweden. and although he has German name. is .
tive Of Scandinavia He says that his share of the
forgsries amounted TO 4500. and he cannot tell
what the others received because each negotiated the
sale of the forged MORTGAGE and kept the proceeds.
The exact 10 which the fraud perpetrated
is not known. Falk viii be held for extradition.
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DEADLY woPg WITH THE PISTOL.
One Police officer Fatally Shoots Another, and
Wounds Several Bystanders.
speei.l 70 the Indianapolis journal

srecihi 10 tne AnuianaDous sOuIncA
ELKKART, Ind, Oct 27.-Oficer William
Burton, old and highly respected police
officer OF this city. was shot, this afternoon at
o'clock, by officer Joseph Barrett, another
old officer, while several others had narrow es,
capes. The causes leading to the occurrence
are as follows: A short tine ago. Mayor Gold
thwait officially reprimanded Barrett for contin-
ued intoxicstion, and the matter so preyed on
the latter's mind that last night, he waylald the
Mayor and very severely whipped him For
this offense he was placed under bonds to the
amount of $1,000 to appear at the Circuit
Court and, failing in securing bondsman
and becoming partially intoxicated, he drew
revolver, this afternoon, aud threatened to shoot
officer Sutton when the latter undertook to ar
rest him, but was dysuaded from doing so by
by Marshal Needham and officer Burton,
aud when they undertook to arrest him
quietly he threatened to shoot, and when Bur
ton grasped HIM from behind Barrett discharged
his revolver, the ball striking q horse in the
knee. He fired again, the ball striking Burton
back OF the left eye, passing clear through his
head, and causing instant death. third shot
took of tho end OF one of Councilman Stesrs's
fingers while the latter was struggling with him.
A fourth grazed Needhams head. partially stun
ming him, and the fifth and last passed through
another mans hat Needham and Council man
Wagner then fred several shots at tie infuri-
ated man, but IL is not known that he was
hit though be claimed to be shot
in the groin. At this point Sheriff Chatten over
powered Barrett, forced him into a saloon and
fastened the door, while the enraged mob pro-
cured q rope and endeavored to get at the
murderer to lynch him. Mayor Goldthwait and
Sheriff Chattsn addressed the crowd. aud sue
ceede6 in quoting it, somewhat, but fortunately
o heavy rsin-storm came up ano dis
persed the gathering. and before il
could come together again Barrett was placed in
. carriage and driven to the county Jail at
Goshen, where he arrived safe Burton was
about thirty-lve years Of age. giant in size,
and has a wife and young family Barrett also
has family and has been considered . good
1Ht
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making the territory around Apia neueral, anu
states that Germany would have juse cause
for redress If the Aalietos men attacked Ia
masse's position with its partly German eaAn
son. The writer says: 'Now that there 10 .
British admiral here. il 10 70 be hoped that be
will succeed in Aaking such arrangements as to
prevent any recurrence Of the events of the
last three weeks The United States consul,
Mr.. Blackjack, replied to Maletoais letter,
notifying the eonsuls of his election - King.
Mr.. Blackjack deprecated the internal strife
among the native people. but said: In the
choice OF your Hiehness by thepeope of Somoa,
/ think the wish Of the three powers has been
carried out and / can see, think, peaee and
prosperity in Samoa after the present civil wars
are brought to close The British consul re-
piled briefly. stating that st conference be-
tween himself and the German consul the latter
informed him the Tamases party would strictly
adhere to the proposed arrangements for q
neutral territory provided Malietoas party
did the saman
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THE CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.
The Constitution Agitation Subsidies, but
Calm L. Thought OminOus.

The Constitution Agitation Subsidies, but the
Calm L. Thought Ominous.
copyright. 1885, by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct 2.-The constitutional crisis
in Austria has period Of pause. but below the
surface of calm the agitation inereasea The
order issued by the marshal Of the imperial
court that documents relating to the coronation
Of Kings of Bohemia be collatsd and investi-
gated, is considered to indicate Count Won
Taafs's intention to advise Emperor Francis
Joseph to eccsde to Czech demands. The Bo
hemian German Prince OF Clary and Aldrngen
has been trying to effect compremIss between
the Germans and the Czechs. According to the
proposition submitted, the coroaation will be .
purely religious ceremony, involving no re-ss-
tablishment Of the constitutional rights Of the
Bohemisns. The proposal pleases nobody.
The Czschs' refusal TO surrender their historic
rights. the Germans consider, would lead the
way to the triumph Of Bohemian authority,
including Moravia and Silssis. In tho msau-
time the clerical party keeps more quiet Since
their representative, Herr Schoenvarn, has en-
tered Count Won Taafes Cabinet a. Minister Of
Justice, the Clerico-Czech hostility has ceased.
A notable instance Of this 10 shown in Prince
Lichtensteins asserting, 1t 10 said, at Emperor
Franz Josephs personal request, TO q postpone
meut Of the clerical school bill until next year.
The bill, which commits the control Of the pub
lic schools to the clergy. wonld get . majority
in the Reichsrath If the Cabinet insisted upon
its passage, but would leave Count Won Taafs
uncertain Of tho support Of the coalition. and
might lead to his speedy downfall With the
promised dawn of success for the Czech aeita-
tion the Galician Poles are hopeful Of obtaining
in their turn some form Of autonomy. Cracow
and Lembefg papers discuss the restoratiou Of
the ti,ular kingdom Of Lodomsria Galicia Ard
the crowning of Francis Joseph at Leml :.
The tendency Of Count Won Tsafs's policy To-
ward the liberalization Of Austria Hungary 10
watched with the kesnest interest here. The
matter already threatens to embarrass the alli-
ance A federal Austria, with Germans. Czschs,
Poles, Magya-s Ruthenians and Slavonians in
cat-and-dog discord, could not be reliable factor
of the alliance.
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BosToS, Oct. PA peculiar lawsuit, the frat of
its kind carried into Massachusetts court
ended to day by the filing OF an agreement in the Su-
against the estate of the late Mrs Mary G. Perkins
for $31 800 In 1850. HRS. Perkins. aged thirty
who had inherited $l00, 200 from her husband, an
italian nobleman became acquainted here with Miss
Baker. who fitting herself to be o school teacher
Becoming attached to the girl. Mrs Perkins offered
to leave Miss Baker her entire estate If the latter
would live with her as an adopted daughter. The
offer was accepted. Mrs Perkins died here in 1885,
leaving in her viii but 81 900 to Miss Baker and the
bulk OF her property to charitable institutions Miss
Baker contested the will bringing action of con-
tract against the executors. compromise was
reached in the to-day, with the above result.
The contract a verbal one. but Miss Baker pro-
duced a letter from Mrs. Perkins showing the term.
of the agreement.
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A Murder My.tery Recalled.

SAN Francisco. Oct. 27.-The Benhayon mystery,
which puzzled San Francisco in October last year
has been revived by Dr. Milton Bowers now under
sentence of death for poisoning his wife. Bsnhayon
was found poisoned in q room in a lodging house.
which had been rented by book agent named DEM
mig and left written confession saying he poisoned
his sister, Mrs Dr. Bowers with digitalis. in order
to secure the life policies which she bad made over TO
him. The theory of the prosecution of Demmig was
that Bowers hired Demnig TO poison Benhayon. and
that he (Bowers) wrote Benhayon's confession in
order 10 save his own neck from the gallows. Tbs
jury disagreed, and Demmig lies in jail awaiting a
second trial Bowers yesterday told q reporter that
he had evidence that Mrs. Benhayon poisoned her
son, aud that Dsnmig mad nothing to do with the
matter. Demmie he declared while fellow-priscner
with one Goldenson told the latter that his business
was that OF procurer. Goldenson related these
facts to Bowers shortly before he was hanged.
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UNION CITY, Ind. Oct GA gang of rough
characters arrested here, yesterday afternoon
and lodged in prison as suspicious persons. One of
them. James Wilson. aged forty-seven. wellsup-
pied with postage stsmps which he had been selling
On charge Of carrying concealed weapons. he was
fined and sent to Jail at Winchester. Another Charles
Davis, was fined Tor minor oense, and also sent to
jail. Another, whose name 10 not learned, is held
under fns. on the Ohio side of town. TIE others
were released for want of charges. The men held
viii be detained for dertifcation.
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Tho American Consul's Property Invaded
and the Flag Cut to Pieces.

Tho American Consula Property Invaded
and the Flag Cut to Pieces.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. N.-The ocean steamer
Aemsda arrived from Australia to-day. Further
particulars Of the war in Samoa state it resulted
il tho rout Of the Tamases forces. The cor
respondent writing from Apis states there are
no indications of an immediate settlement of the
irouole; that Malistoa has possession Of the en-
tire territory, except few little towns and that
he is now negotiating to obtain their voluntary
submission. Mulnn Is bloekaded, and the peo-
pie are living on biscuit and rice. and are mort
gsgng their houses for food. The officers on
the United States steamer Adj ms rite that
the property OF tho Ams riaAn consul
has been invaded by some Of Tam
ascs's people, and his life threatened.
The American nag which was in ais possession
Was cut to pieces. Admiral Fa rfsx. Of the
British squadron, u at Apia on his vessel the
Calope.
"A private lettsr on the situation charply eriti-
eises the refusal Of the Germans to Join in
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Obituary.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. Oct. 27.--Aaron Hastinrs
Of Dublin father of Elias Hastings. Of this city, died
to-day. aged eighty-two.
PoUGHKIxPsIE. N. Y, Oct. 27.-John Guy vasssr
died at half.past this morning. He was the last OF
the Vassar brothers.
Bank Of the State Of New York. died last nisht-
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TRAVELLERS INDEX.
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Turning . king Into ~ Crank.

copyright, 1885, by the New fork Associated Press
BERLIN. Oct. 27.-The number of the Munich
Neuste Nachrichten in which an attack was made
upon the private life of the King of wurtemburg has
been suppressed. The paper charges him with
submitting to the disastrous influence of ember of
the American legation at Stuttgart, and says the
Az ,rican. with two felloweountrymen as accom-.
pces, gave spiritualist seances at which the King
foreigners. the paper declares have drawn ruinous
sums from the royal exchequsr and are turning the
King into q crank.
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Prince Bismarck Trying to Secure Combioed
Action Agsiast African Slave Traders.
lCopyrRht. 1885, by the New YORK Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct. 27.-Pripcs Bismarcks policy
relative to East Affiea becomes clear. his over
lures to the English. Belgian and Italian gov
ernments tending 70 result in combined action
against the slave traders Of Central Africa A
conference il probable, in which France will be
invited to join. to arrange for the forcible sup
preston af the Arab slave trade. The plan in
wolves . simultaneous anti-savery crusadinR ex-
psdition from the Congo State and British and
German East African tsrritorisa The North
German Gazette declares that the Moslsm slave
trade 10 extending It's resources 10 such degree
chat no single nation will suffics to suppress
it. and that only by cooperation can the civil
lied nations succeed in esoppinR . traffic which
il a Disgrace TO the century. The North Ger
man Gazette is confident that the German and
Enslish people viii prove equal to the task i'm
posed upon them by the sacred principles OF re-
ligion and humanity.
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Nineteee Iaf.mous scoundrsis.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 27.-Ninetsen have been
rested here for brutal assault two young women.
Lydia Jane Seals and Lizzie Shelby. aged eighteen
and twenty-five respectively. The former is in the
city hospital dying from peritonitis, brought by
the brutal assault The two girls from the
neiehborhood OF olney, H. and claimed to have
here to seek employment. They were forced into
stable in deserted of the city and brutal
outraged that both rendered unconscious, and
one. Jennie Seals. cannot possibly recover.
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Brakeman Murdered at La fay cite.
nAcial In the lndiananaiia youcuax

LAFAYETTE. Ird.. Oct. PA cold biooded mur-
der was committed here. about 10 O'Clock tonight
Joseph Davis, railroad brakeman. bought . cents
worth Of peanuts from Vim. Chambers He did not
pay for them, saying he had no money. Chambers
grabbed Davis who struck back Chambers then
seized large stone, striking Davis the back of the
head and killing him. Chambers ran away and has
not yet been arrested.