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read before the Association and withou
debate.
Z. A Committee on Finance, consisting
of three members, shall be appointed by
the President at each meeting, whose
duty it hal be to examine the books OF
the Treasurer and audit his account and
report to the Association.
8. All resolutions, petitions, memorials,
&C., shall be in writing and signed by
the persons presenting them.
g.. Twenty members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
10. Farmers township clubs, county
clubs and oranges, shall be entitled to
send one or more delegates to the regular
annual meetings.
IL. This Constitution and Bylaws
may be amended at the regular annual
meeting by a two-third vote Of the mem
bers present.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First. For relief from present distress,
we must rely under the blessing of God
mainly upon ourselves. We must be
more industrious, more economical, live
more within our means, and provide a
better education for the masses of the
people
Second. The interests Of the farmer
and of the laborer are identical, whatever
benefits the one will benefit the other.
The farmers are laborers and we make
common cause with all laborers every
where in securing for them and ourselves
a just recompense for labor, and the equal
right to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness.
Third. The land holder SHOULD own his
land exclusively, ave opfy the right of
the public to pass over/fton roads, and
highways. The custom which has grown
up of having all land common property
for purposes of grazing and stock raising
is exceedingly injurious and often ruinous
to the farmer. Separate property in land
is the foundation of industry, economy
and thrift.
Fourth. The cash system is the best.
Pay as you go. Avoid the chattel mort
gage. 1t is a device by which the farmer
is compelled to purchase at inflated prices
and pay with sound currency.
Fifth. Avoid litigation and as far as
may be live peaceably with all men.
Sixth. Cultivate less land. Improve
the land by drainage and a rotation Of
crops. Make on the farm more grain and
grasses and feed them to improved stock,
and make less cotton and tobacco.
Seventh. System is a law Of God, to
secure it we must have cooperation and
organization. We most earnestly COM
mend to our brother farmers throughout
the State to organize, (whether it be
through the Grange or Farmers Clubs,)
in every township and county, and dis
cuss improved methods in all that relates
to farm husbandry, and report through
the columns of THE PRoGRIssIvE FARMER,
the ORGAN Of the Association.
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RATES TO THE FARMERS ASSQ-
CATION.

| am permitted by the railroad ap-
thorities to publish that the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Sea Board Air Line
and the Piedmont Air Line will sell
round trip tickets for six cents per mile
up to SO miles, up to 100 miles for five
cents per mile; from that on, according
to distance, Down to four cents per
mile. These systems embrace all the
roads in North Carolina except the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Road,
which will sell round trip tickets at
five cents per mile.
The hotels have been liberal enough
to reduce their rates to 81 and $1.50
per day to delegates who are willing
to sleep two in a bed and allow more
than one bed in a room. The board
ing houses will accommodate you for
from IS cents to 81 per day.
B. +. HESTER,
Sec'y n. c.. f. Association
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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
TELEGRAPH.

A petition is being circulated and
signed in Durham, asking the Govern
ment to establish a telegraph system
in connection with the postal service.
Hon. John Nichols, Congressman an
from this district, has pledged himself
to support the measure. Hon. T. v.
Powderly, when sufficiently recovered
from his recent sickness will present
these petitions to Congress. 1t is a
currant idea that the government
could run the telegraph system, with
the ease that it controls the postal SER
vice, and the people are clamoring that
it make the attempt. If the Govern
ment is a monopoly it is of the people.
Jay Gould is a monopoly of n man
and puts his foot on the heads OF mill
ions. 1t is not supposed that Con-
gress will pass the measure on the first
presentation. You can't bribe a'Con-
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gresham, oh no. But capital is pro
verbally timld, and they fear that the
rich mans money will escape them, if
they legislate detrimentally to his in
t%erests. We're the government to es-
tablish a system of its own, it is a self
evident truth that rates would be re-
duced.
We clip the above from the Durham
Daily Recorder, and cheerfully give it
a place in our columns, as it is a strong
endorsement of the views hitherto ex-
pressed by The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
and of the views of the Farmers Ma
tional Alliance. Every Alliance, every
Grange, and every Club, should pass a
resolution on this subject and send to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and also to
the members of Congress from this
State. One-man power in this country
must have a limit. A monopoly by
the government in preference to a
monopoly of one nan Jay Gould
yields a greater and more fearful
power to day than any man in the
world. He could create a panic and
revolutionize the vast business of this
vast country in two hours if he chose
so to do.
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RATES OVER THE SEABOARD
AIRLINE RAILROAD.

Col. L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N:C.-SrR:
| have instructed all agents of our
system to sell round trip tickets at re-
duced rates to farmers wishing to at
tend the Farmers Convention at
Greensboro. Tickets to be On sale on
the 9th of January, good for returning
until the 18th inclusive. Tickets to
be sold to junctios points only, (Ral-
eigh, Sanford, on Charlotte:1
Yours, r. w! GLARKE.
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place, it is the pullet that must be re-
lied upon to lay during the moulting
season. Pullets do not change their
feathers in the fall and while the old
hens are passing through this revola-
ton in their system, there should be
some early chickens ready to keep up
the supply of eggs. Chickens Matched
in April and May will commence lay
ing in October and November, If
fed we'll and kept thriving through
the summer, and stimulated with suit
able food in autumn. The age at
which chickens lay depends also in
part upon the breed. The power of
heredity is as manifest in chickens.
as in the featherless bipeds. The.
Bramahs and the large Asitaic fowls
generally come to maturity slowly.
The White and Brown Leghorns, and
the Dominiques are ready to lay in
five or six months from Matching, if
properly treated. A hen is not a good
egg-making machine after she is two
years old, and the greatest product
may be expected from her when she
is from six to eighteen months old.
The true plan, therefore, is to kill off
the old hens and keep the stock young
and vigorous. The great reason why
we have no more eggs in winter is
that the hens have not comfortable
quarters o requisite food. If we
compel her to sleep On a fence or on
a tree, and to lay her eggs when the
snow can sift upon them and the frost
crack them, she will lay very few.
Under such circumstances, she has
little energy in this direction, and
knows too much to waste what she
has. Comfort is the secret Of egg
production, and food the great fore.
runner In summer hens, if allowed
the free run Of the farm, can scratch
for a living and pick up seeds. Grubs,
worms and perfect insects are enough
to supply all demands of the raw ma
terial from which eggs are manufac-
tured.
In winter this supply fails, and the
eggs of course fail.
An egg is essentially animal food
in fact, it contains the elements of a.
animal. the chick. Hence, it
requires for it's manufacture in winter
some substitute for the insects which
the hens eat in summer.
Comfortable quarters and a mixed
animal and vegetable diet are, there
fore, the great secrets Of egg produc-
ton in winter. The animal food is
best furnished in the form Of animal
meal. This is made in our large Cit
les in great quantities, by steaming
the bones and refuse parts Of the ami
NAL, and then drying and grinding
them. This meal costs but little more
than corn meal, and O. quart of it
mixed with three or four quarts of
corn meal and wheat bran will furnish
hens just the raw material for making
Some recommend adding to
mush or a mixture Of a little red
pepper, and this is a good stimulant.
The above fed to pullets aud young
hens once a day, with a liberal feed of
wheat at noon and corn at night, will
soon cause them to lay almost without
ceasing.
A box of coal ashes in one corner
of the hennery, and another box
broken or cracked oyster shells in an
other corner, with pure water in abun-
dant supply, and the hens will cackle
out their eggs and thank yon every
day.
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POULTRY

CWe are pleased to announce to the readers of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER that we have been SO
fortunate as to secure the efficient services of Mr.. r.
H.. Weathers as Editor of this Department. He is
one of the best informed men on this subject in the
South. He desires that all communications and
questions designed for his Department be addressed
Poultry Column, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, Raleigh,
n. c." He will most cheerfully answer all ques-
Write him -EDIToR PRoGREssrvE FARMER0
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-02-01
Sherifs Sale.

By virtue and authority of general
execution issued from the office OF the
clerk of the circuit court OF Bates county.
Missouri. returnable at tie November
term, 1887, OF said court. to me directed
in favor OF Alfred Park and against
G. w. Park have levied and seized
upon all the right. title, interest and
claim of the said defendant, u. w.
Park of, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situate IN Bates
county, Missouri, tow ::
The east hall OF the southwest quarter
of section seventeen (i1) in township
No. forty (io), CT range No. thlFty-t"o
(3,l. in Bates county, Missouri. VIII on
Wednesday, February 10TH, 1850
between the hours Of 9 O'Clock IN y
forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the ate 400
OF that Gay at The east front d0rIr of n
court house in the CITY OF Bu,ier. Bate
county, Missouri, sell the same or 8
much thereof as may be required, 4
public veniue, 10 the highest bidder 10
cash, To satisfy said execution and costs
6 @. GLAZEBROOK,
Sheriff OF Bates County.
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Prof. \ wat"r. writing in the Gen.
tUry .bout foods sav that in chemical
comp,>it o. oIe,.mtrg ,rinc stands be-
tween une;.t fat and butter, and that
1.-The fsc:s ut hard ;insi tn: general i'm
preston of spec al students in these
suIj c.> arc 10 The effect that probably
for healthy rer>ous the difference b =
tween butter and oleon,argcrine in
ease and completeness of digestion
would bc At most veSv Iii .ht but that
for ."pie with enfcebled digestion
and tor infants. bulter may perhaps
have the advantage"
"A Sroaa Street , al :a-k cil. fus.
sv old latly-.I guess I'm al ririt;
gripsack, wa: erproof and bundle. o.!
wherc'~ my umbrclla?" P"rter-
Here i. is. ma'a OIL latly-"A ID
I've left othiEg bciind?' Porter
No. ma am. not even quarter. -
Philadelphia Cal.
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Maltreated BY Masked Robbers.

Maltreated by Masked Robbers.
Huntington, Pa, Jan. 26.-About
II o'clock last night three masked
men went to the hut of Henry Mer-
ritt, an old woodman in Henders on
township, and demanded to be shown
where his supposed wealth was con-
cealed. For several years he had
been engaged in the numbering bust
ness and had accumulated about
$4,000. His assailants bound and
gagged him and, failing in their ef-
forts to extort confession by these
means, held his bare feet to the
fire and otherwise maltreated him
until he became insensible, when
they searched the hut and beneath
the flooring found $1,5O0 hidden ir
a -four sack. This was all they Sc
cured, as the other money was hid
den O short distance from the house
Merritt was found this morning by {
neighbor, still bound and gagged ane
owing to his advanced years, it ii
thought the treatment he received
will result in his death.
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Sherif's Sale.

BY virtue and authority Of a specia1
execution issued from the Office OF she
clerk of the circuit court OF Bates cour,-
ty, Missouri, returnable at the February
Der term 1888, of said court, to me dk-
rected in favor of the State OF Missouri
ex rel, Oscar Reeder, Collector, asi0
against George Rapp, have leyico
and seized upon all the right, title. irs-
terest and claim OF the said 'defendanee
George Rapp, OF, /, and to the toL
lowing described real estate situate d -
Bates county, Missouri, to-wfs:
The northeast quar- ter of the Dort.IeasS
quarter Of section eight (O, township
thirty eight {3SI, range twenty-nine Cob
also south part of southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter, thirty-ont ano twen.
ty one hundrehths (3I 7o-ioo) acres nf
section nine 10, township thirty eight
(3s), range twenty-nine (s9), l will Oh
Wednesday, February 18th, 1854,
between the hours of Q O'Clock in ,he
forenoon and O'Clock in the af'ern sfsS
of that dav at ite east front door ot tia
court house in the city of Butler, Bates
count-, Missouri, sell the same or ,
much thereof "a may be required. +
public vendue, to the highest bidder sor
cash, to satisfy said execution and cost.
| 6. G. GLhZEBROOK,
! Sheriff OF Bates Cour
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STARTLING NEWS.

How Admiral Porter Once Upon . Time
Paid or Some Paul Prys.
Admiral Porter is said by those who
remember him rs q young man to have
delighted in II practical joke. A story
is told of his fooling the Anglo-Aus-
tralianS in 1854 He WAS then ayoung
naval officer on leave. with permission
to take employment. and he COM
manded the Golden Age. ownel by J.
Howard & Son, which was the first
steamer to make the round trip to
Australia. rs it was also the first to
take passengers for Ca ifornia in the
'49 excitement. There was considers.
bic jealousy in f ,yland. which nearly
prevented the English mail for Aus
tralia from being intrusted to the rapid
but risky experiment of steam t" Aus
trali,. and the English community In
Australia took up the international
sneer and ridiculed \ boat with SO
much ".op-housing." Porter stood
this rs long as he could, and NJ last.
learning that papers were stolen from
his private desk and their contents
published in the newspapers. he left
on the desk one day. exposed to view.
dispatch to himself announcing the
fall Of Sebastopol-nn event which was
awaited with fevcrish anxiety. Sure
enough the next edition 1t the local
weekly contained the startling news.
and P"rter hugely enjoyed the eff 'rts
of the colonists to harmonize their
views regarding the shocking bad
form" of his hoax with the question
able methods by which his private dis
PAT ches were made public
During this same voyage there was
much discussi III among the passengers
about the blo"dthirsty and fatal habite
of the vampire bat and every prscau-
ton was taken not to admit the hor
rible creatures into the ship On,
,vsning after dinner the passen
gers were Startled by loud scream
from the cabin of highly ex
citabic actress. who WIS one o
the travellers. and. on running 10 he
j relief. found her half-fainting an,
8 pointing 10 the form of Il huge bat. it
ug;y win - spread. Fat on the ceiiin:
of her s;atc-roonl No one dared t
I touch it. but ali stood about witt
pallid faces. until P.,rter. who wa
n sent for. arrived. and sent stewar
for his pistol. The actress bcgge
him not to shoet the vampire, as
l. might only wound and drop it behin
f her berth. where it would lurk unit
o thirst for her blood should bring
upon her in her sleep. But he wa
firm; he took stea.iy aim and free
o but nothing dropped. Under tn
e Captains orders sailor laid hant
on the monstcr. which proved 10 |
made of leather and nailed to the cei
5 ing. Porter did not join in the sho,
d of laughter that followed the disco
3 cry, but no enc WHO knew his love
a practical j'ke believed that he W:
nuci, surprised at in r Tri6ua1
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4 Terrible Convict Plot Unearthed.

Louisville, Ky, Jan. ga des-
perate plan of forty-two prisoners to
escape from the Jeffersonville, Ind,
penitentiary was discovered yester-
day by Warden Patton, by accident,
a man named Forbes, who was in the
plot, being frightened into giving
the scheme away. Every Thursday
evening the men were taken, one
range at time, into the hallway ana
shaved, heavily armed guard being
in charge, and, according 10 p!an:
as soon as their range was unpacsed
the forty-two prisoners We're to over
power the guard, cut his throat, and
after locking his dead body in a cell,
to make a bold dash ior the main
corridor and liberty. It was expect
ed that some of them would be killed
but as nearly all of them were life
time or long term men, they agreed
| to take the risk. They were to arm
themselves with iron bars, clubs,
knives, etc, to be found on the way
and kill every man who opposed
them. Had the warden's vigilance
not detected the plot there would
have probably been many lives lost
and one of the most extensive prison
outbreaks ever heard of would have
occurred.
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Bridge Letting.

Pursuant to an order made by the county
eeurt OF Bates county. Missouri. and to me
direcled for the construction 0 combination
hrit.re across Muddy creek On the section line
b.I ,reen sections - and q. Oh township &c.
range 81 Super and sub-structGres TO lie OF
Iard pine; length of span. 5e feet; bridge TO
be q Cuaen BOD Truss. | will proceed TO sell
the above described at public vendue TO the
lowest bidder at the east front door OF the
court house in the city of Butlo-, county Of
Bates and state of Missouri, or:
Monday, January %, 1883,
petween the hours of g o'cloet in the forenoon
ard O'Clock in the afternoon of that day-sli
bids subiec. TO approval OF the court Pans
and s,teci iucations noH on Ble q. my cs-ee- L
will at same time let the grading CT : Is az
same place to lowest bidder
GEO. L. CATTERLIS,
Bridge Con'T,
e.ss Bates Co. so.
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Syrup Of Figs,

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco. Cal, is
Natures Own True Laxative. This
pleasant California liquid fruit remedy
ma, be had OF all leading druggists 1t
is the most pleasant, prompt. and effect
i've remedy known to cleanse the system
to act on the liver, kidneys and bowels
gently yet thoroughly; to dispel head
aches, colds. and fevers; to cure consti-
patton, indigestion, and kindred ills.
No. -6m.
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Forger, Horsethief, and Fugitive.

FOrScf, HOfSetHlel. anu ruSitlSc'
Rockport, Mo-, jan 26.-A- G.
Argo, who had for many years been
one of the most prominent farmers
and stockholders of tins county, sud
denly disappeared about one year
and half ago, when 1t was found
that he had committed forgeries to
the amount of several thousand
dollars. It was also shown eonclu-
sively that he had been guilty of
horsestealing. Indictments were
found against him, and when he re-
turned to see a sick daughter, to
whom he was greatly attached, be
was arrested, and after much trouble
gave bond. To-day his case was
called, but he did not respond, and
it is now known that he left for parts
unknown last week.
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-.or,cE TO TEACHERs:-Public Ex-
....s for the benefit OF those per-
s..;ring to teach in Bates county,
4 held on the sd Saturday of each
= 4 The Ohio street school house,
y. No. and on the Ist Saturday of
ranth in the West side school house,
4 Hal. Mo-, the examination COM
s.;ne each day at 9 o'clock, A. M.
w. w. GRAVES.
. County School Commissioner.
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Dissolution Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the nrm Of SAM !
Levy & Co composed OF Samuel Levy, Samuei
N few and SiIas W Levy OF Butler No. has
this day dissol we'd CO. parnership by mutual con-
sent SamuelM. Levy retireinR. The business
will be continued by Samuel Levy and siias "
who will collect all outstanding accounts anc
assume all liabilities.
SAACEL LEVY.
SAMUEL n LEVY
No 7 At SlLAs W. LEVY.
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Stray Notice.

Taken up By \. J. Settle and posted before
z. II. johnson. justice OF IT, caee in Ainso
township, Of Bates COUNT. { G1ri. Oh tie
18th day Of december. ies1 Ea blowing de-
scTibed property: one tHo-s. a steer ,iss.
sprlogl; coIor. light roam. Wi. rsd neck AID
night horn drcoIed down, anc 20 marks or
brands rerce4yBb!e. Apr ed - tsrnsy
doiisIs. CIT,
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Henry 8. Fuller, who lives at
Spirit Lake. Dickson county. Ia,
claims to be the worst disabled man
who has survived his wounds in the
war. He served during the rebellion
as private in the Twenty eighth reg
iment, and received wounds which
deprived him of the sight of his
right eye, rendered necessary the
amputltion of the left arm at the
shoulder joint and of the left foot
and resulted in total permanent
disability OF the right leg He has
been receiving pension OF S72 per
month. and he now asks to have it
increased to 500. Twelve hundred
dollars year ought to keep what is
LETT of Private Fuller quite comfor-
! tably.
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NOW.

When or dead are taten
From our sight,
All their faults and foilies
Vanish quite
All the little discords,
All the fret,
All the moods and puzzlos,
We forget.
Nothing but their sweetness
We recall
How they served Us, pleased a
That Is ALL
Only tender memories
Come to mind.
Loves dear recosnittons
Sure and kind;
Fair as are the angels
Unto men
Shine those vanished faces
To US then.
When our dead have left us
What avails?
Can they hear our voices!-
Thick the walls
Drawn 'twixt sense and spirit
Who can know
II our love may follow
Where they go?
All our bitter yearning
Is in vain.
Though to pierce the darkness
We are fain.
Love has but its minute,
Its brief day,
Nor for any grieving
VIII delay.
Ere the cruel spoiler
Disallow,
II you love your loved ones,
Love them now.
-Sus IN Cool.d7e. IN 8 s. Tina
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Williams Australian Herb Pills.

If YOU are Yellow, Bilious, constipated
with Headache. bad breath, drowsy, no
appetite, look out your liver is out of
roder, One box of these Pills will drive
all the troubles awaA ard make a new
beng of you. Price IS cts.
2IIv PYLE s. CaCMLY, Agents.
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Will practice in Bates and adjoining
Ipsnties, in the Appellate Court nt Kansas
3hy, and in the Supreme Court at Jeffer-
(sa City.
rv-OFFIcE North Side Square, over
III. McBride's. 31tf
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DORM & PIERCE-BaRsERs.

Shop on North Side Square. We
give special attention to Ladies and
Ghildren's hair cutting. We keep
the best of BARRIERS. also grind seis-
leors and razors. Everything first
iass. All work guaranteed. Give
IS call,