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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-12-11
Pomona Hill Nurseries,
POMONA, N. c.,

Two and a half miles west of Greens.
boro, N. @. 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 are cordial.
ly invited to inspect this the largest
nursery in the State and one among
the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North
and West and corresponded 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 are 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
e in any two nurseries in North
Carolina, consisting of apple, peach,
pear, cherry, plum, grape, japanese
persimmon, japanese plum, apricots,
nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry,
ounces. Small fruits: Strawberry,
raspberry, %currants, pecans, English
w~alnuts, 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.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13

keeping expenditures below incomes and
working no harder than successful West
erners work, young man may attain to
comfortable circumstances on Vermont
farm in these days; and while he is get
ting upon solid financial ground he will
not be deprived of the advantages of
churches, schools and civilized society
as he would in the West.
These are not "fush' times anywhere,
and when those who have lately come from
the richest sections of such States as Mich
igan tell of finding the owners of exten-
sive farms working barefoot in the fields
"because they must save somehow" the
Eastern man may well hesitate about 60
ing West if he can get decent living at
home.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
NOTE AND COMMENT.

And now there is a cranberry ''trust,"
the Cape Cod growers of this edible hav-
ing combined ''for mutual protection and
Improvement"
The people of Maine are agitated-and
well they may be-over the fact that
there have been nine murders in the State
since January l.
Congressman Randall is critically ill at
Washington. Doubtless there are those
in his party who could be reconciled to a
continuance of his disability till the cam
paign is over.
The American Pathological association,
now in session at Amherst Mass,
choose hilarious subjects for hot waether
discussion, such as "Changes in the
Roman Constitution as Proposed by
Cicero" and 1.-The Legacy of Syrian
Scribes".
1t will not be the fault of the railroads
centering in New York if Mr.. Blaine is
not enthusiastically welcomed on his ar
rival home on the 9th inst. All of them
have agreed to give half-fare rates to
clubs of 20 or more desiring to visit the
metropolis on that date.
One of the most noteworthy of the
numerous conversions from Democracy
to Republicanism daily chronicled is that
of Editor ID. A. Buckley of the Cambridge
(Mass.) News. Though he has voted the
Democratic ticket 35 years, he comes out
for Harrison and Morton. The Dem
ocracy's position on the tariff is what
turned him.
That is a frank confession made by
Editor Watterson, the head center of
Kentucky Democracy, in recent article
contributed to the Forum: 81 should be
entitled to no respect or credit if | pre-
tended that there is either fair poll or
count of the vast overflow of black voters
in States where there is negro majority,
or that, in the nature of things present,
there can be-"
The most remarkable strike on record
is that said to be in progress in the Ar
gentine Republic, where the Catholic
priests have ''gone out" The govern
ment issued an order lowering the rates
for masses, marriages, burials and other
ecclesiastical functions, and the priests
determined to resist this encroachment
upon their income and prerogatives, so
the churches all through the republic are
closed, and even the ringing of the bells
is stopped.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
Personal.

The new chair of the English Ian
guage and literature in the university of
the city Of New York has been filled by
the appointment of Professor Richard
II. Stoddard of the university of Califor-
mia. Prof Stoddard is native of Mid
dlebury. His father who was profess
sor here in 1888, was one of the authors
of Andrews & Stoddard's Latin Gram
mar.
A friend in Western New York sends
us the following astonishing paragraph
clipped from the Chicago Herald of June
10: "'I sold my ram for $4,000 the
other day. If this Internal free-trade
business keeps on I'll not get $4,000 for
the next one.' The man who made this
enigmatical remark was c. w. Read of
Vermont. He is the biggest farmer in
his State and raiser of famous Merino
sheep" If this is fair specimen of the
veracious information furnished their
subscribers by Chicago papers, no won-
der it is called the wicked city," The
only truth in the item is the suggestion
that the tariff agitation has deprecated
sheep in this county to about one-fourth
their former value.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
THE PRICE OF WoOLs.

Local wool buyers have all quit buying
for the reason that they can't find place
to put their purchases even at the low
rates they have been paying. 1t is an
almost unprecedented condition of affairs.
How it has come about is explained,
satisfactory to himself at least, by Hon.
A. B. Valentine, large manufacturer at
Bennington, who may fairly be presumed
to know what he is talking about. He
says in a letter written to Judge Dunton
of Rutland in answer to an inquiry:
In accordance with your request
write to state some facts which come to
my knowledge in the prosecution of my
business as manufacturer of wool goods.
1t does not seem to be generally known
that woods are now practically on the free
list, owing to the construction put upon
the law relating to the classification of
woods by the administration at Washing
ton, such construction being the cause of
the exceedingly low prices of domestic
woods, as low perhaps as though wool
was on the free list, and lower than it
can be raised at profit in this country.
To illustrate this statement | instance
the fact that the finest of Australian and
other wool is classified as "waste" and
comes in duty free, because, forsooth, it
has been carded. 1t is clean, unmixed,
fine, strong wool, and absolutely unin-
jured in fibre or appearance. We are now
using it at the mill under the name of
"rings," SO called on account of its being
in ring shape.
Again, immense quantities of clean,
clear, fine woods, under the name of
"tops," made so on purpose to evade our
laws, have been imported free of duty.
In this case, the classification was so
clearly wrong and contrary to law that
it was reversed, and one large invoice
returned whence it came, but only to
appear again, and this to pass unchallen-
ged, because little waste was scattered
through it, and now the abuse goes on
unchecked.
Still again, fine worsted and other
yarns (really waste this time( are i'm
ported in great quantities, Yankee in
genuity finding way by the use of a
machine called Garnet machine" 1--WE
have two) which untwists aud opens the
thread, and the product is wool of fine,
unlnjured fibre, clean, clear, strong, soft
and beautiful. This stock goes far
toward keeping down the price of our
home woods.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
GONG WEST.

|Rey. ID. r. Lowell of Rutland preached
Ft Sunday evening on the topic, "Shall
|e Emigrate Elsewhere" He advised
lung men not to go West, but to remain
New England, which he thought one
the richest fields for effort in the
brld.
The preacher was right, at least to a
rtain extent. The West unquestiona-
y has its attractions, but it has its
|hwbacks as well. Not the smallest of
|ese, either, is that which has resulted
Pm the popular notion that an opening
faits every one who goes there. The
'nsequence is that Kansas City and 9TH
large towns are full of young men who
! glad to take clerkships of whatever
t at any price, however small, if it
| II afford them subsistence. A man
tn capital, enterprise and economical
bits can probably succeed in the West,
so he could here if he would live in
same way he does there. We suspect
hrge part of the discomfort with their
Froundings and prospects which afilicts
young people of the East and drives
em West grows out of their inability to
gin life where their fathers left off.
ley want to start at the top. But this
bit be done, East or West. By begin
Rg here where they would begin there,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
AN ENGLISH View OF 1T.

The London Times in a recent article
bid that sit would hardly be possible to
but the free trade case more clearly or
|ore strongly" than did President Cleye-
md when he wrote to the Tammany
Pciety, recently, saying:
The attempt is made to divert the at
kntion of the people from the evils of
flch scheme of taxation (the protective
lriff) by branding those who seek to
brrect these evils as free traders and en-
|nies of our workingmen and our indus
| ial enterprises. This is so far from the
nth that there should be no chance for
bch deception to succeed.
'The arguments which President Cleve-
nd urges" continues the Times, "are
lose which Golden used to employ 10
Pars ago and which any English free
ader would employ now." The Times
rther says:
Such propositions as that taxation
hight to be strictly limited by the needs
the country, that it is unjust TO tax the
hole community for the benefit of spe-
hl classes, that import duties stifle
Foduction and limit the area of the coun-
y's markets, are purely free trade argu-
lments. AS such we are very glad to
e President Cleveland using them,
ough we are sorry for the popular in
tuation which makes it dangerous to
We them their right name.
1t is, of course, of very little conse-
ence to Americans whether the London
mes or any other English newspaper
res or dislikes what President Cleye-
nd has to say; but is it not clear how
supporters can assert, in the face of
e above declarations, that he is not in
yor of free trade. If the English jour-
Is of the standing of the Times don't
low what constitute free-trade argu-
ents, who does?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
kNow-NoTHlNolsM REvlvINo.

Mayor Hewitt of New York when adj
dressing school the other day touched
upon the question of regulating immigra-
ton, saying, among other things:
| think the feeling is very general in
this country that the time has come when
this country of ours, which has cost so
much in sacrifice of every kind, should be
the country of Americans. 1t does not
belong to the rest of the world. 1t be-
longs to our own people. By Americans
| mean not only those who are born on
the soil, but those who have come to this
country and, forswearing allegiance to
all other potentates and powers, become
in heart as well as in name American cit
liens. 1t doesn't follow, however, that,
because we have opened the doors so
widely in the past, we are going to keep
them open forever. Those who came or
iginally. came from motives of con-
science, or because they thought they
could provide a better future for them
selves and their families in this new
world. They were mostly people of
some education, of industrious habits,
and with training which fitted them for
American citizenship. But we have been
bringing in here from six to seven hun
dred thousand year during the last
three years, largely of persons who were
unknown in the earlier emigration of this
country. They come here practically un-
der contract of service, bound to certain
contractors, who bring them out and un-
dertal1e to sell their labor in the United
States in competition with the free labor
of the country. This is new and very
great danger. 1t threatens not merely
the livelihood of American citizens, but
it threatens the perpetuity of free institu-
tions.
No wonder that after this the American
party-which holds substantially to the
principles of the old knowNothing par
ty-wants to make Mayor Hewitt its can
didate for President. He is too good a
Democrat to 60 into that, but the Incl
dent is noteworthy as indicating strong
tendency of the times. Not Mayor Hew-
lit alone, but many of the best men in the
country think the time is at hand when
immigration should be regulated. And
this was the case when Know-Nothing-
ism flourished. Following the potato
famine in Ireland and the revolutionary
movements in Europe just prior to 1850
came great increase in immigration. 1t
more than doubled between 1910 and
1850. The nation was alarmed and
the Know-Nothing party came into being,
with its war-cry Of "America for Ameri-
cans" These were its principles as pro-
mulgated at meeting at Philadelphia in
1856:
Americans must rule America, and to
this end native-born citizens should be
selected for all State, federal, and mum
icipal offices.
A change in the laws of naturaliza-
ton, making continued residence of
twenty-one years necessary for future
citizenship.
The agitation now does not take quite
the old shape, but is of something the
same character after all.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13

Papers, like the Springfield Republican,
which advocate reduction of the tariff,
and statesmen of revenue-reform procliv-
tiles, are happy so long as the industries
of their particular localities are not
touched, but the moment their consttu-
encies' interests are in danger they howl
as vigorously as the most ultra protec-
ZIONIST. The Mills bill, as originally
constructed, cut down the duty on wood
screws, whereupon Congressman Vance
of Connecticut, Democrat, got badly
scared, especially after he had been home,
and persuaded the House, at last, to re-
store the duty. The Republican, COM
menting upon the incident, pathetically
observes:
Now Massachusetts is not Democratic
State, but it has an industry or two that
have been treated rather queerly by the
Mills bill, and in the light of yesterday s
action in regard to wOod-screws should
be fairly considered when the items rela-
ting thereto are reached as they doubt
less will be today or Monday. Gunny
cloth for cotton-bagging, twine. carpet
yarns lilc llhc plOuuCls dIt
factured in considerable quantities out
here at Ludlow, and not only there, but
in New York, New Jersey, South Caro-
lima, Texas and Missouri. The Mills bill
puts the jute and hemp out of which
these products are made on the free list,
but it reduces the specific duties on the
manufactured article from about 40 per
cent to 10 per cent ad valorem-a reduc-
ton out of all proportion to what the
free-listing of the raw material and ma
chinery used would justify. And yet we
venture the statement that labor COM
poses quite as large a fraction of that
product as of wOOd-screws. No gunny-
bags for cotton are now imported into
this country, and they may not be even
over so low duty. But that does not
Justify reduction so radical and so far
below that to which the average of arti-
cles are subjected. If wood-screws can
not stand cut to 35 per cent, how can
jute bags and hemp twine survive knit.
ing to 10 per cent? Such course rather
aggravates than cOrrects the inequalities
and injustices of the present tariff,
Another instance in point is marble
The Mills bill put it on the free list, but
when the item was reached during the
consideration of the bill in the House
Mr.. Houk of Tennessee, another Demo
crat, jumped up and declared that "TC
keep this item in the bill would destroy
an industry that employs seyera
thousand men in my own county, and
with free marble it is notorious fact
that American marble cannot compete
with foreign" And marble forthwith wa'
stricken from the free list.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
CTArE OF vERMoNT-Di.triet ofAd-

Be II remembered, that at a session OF the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and tor the district OF Addison on the 2d day of
July, A. ID. 1885,
Present Hon. Lyman f. Knapp, Judge.
Whereas, a certain instrument in writing.
testament of Lyman Smith, late OF Whiting,
in said District, deceased, having been this
day presented to said Court for Probate,
and duly filed in the Registers Ofice: There
fore it Is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased, be notified to
appear before said Court, at the Probate OF
23d day of July, A. ID. lsSs, at 10 o'clock a.
M. by publication of this order, three weeks
successfully previous thereto in the Middle
bury, to show cause, If any they may have,
why said instrument in writing should not
be proved and allowed, as the last will and
testament OF said deceased.
~ GEORGE Il. KNAPP. Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
/. H. THORP, Editor and Manager.

JOB PRINTING of every variety at the lowest
prices consistent with good work and quality
II stock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13

A couple in Kansas were recently mar
red on the train. The parents of the
bride had determined that she should
marry an old gentleman, and without
consulting her wishes, had issued invita-
tions accordingly. She managed to get
word to the man of her choice, the youth
full couple eloped and boarded a train,
where they found clergyman, who per
formed the ceremony IN the presence of
the passengers as witnesses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
ADDISON COUNTY.

SENAToRs-George Hammond OF Middle.
ury, w. r. Peake OF Bristol.
ASSISTANT JUDGEs-J. Warren Barnes OF
ergennes, j. j. Crane of Bridport
Clark of Lincoln.
HIGH BAILIFF-A. W. Frost OF Cornwall.
STATES ATToRNEY-C. NJ. Wilds OF Middle
nry.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. b. NJ Cowles.
JUDGES OF PROBATE-Hon. l.. Z. Knapp of
Hon. J. ID. Smith of Vergennes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
100 College st., Burlington.
CTATE OF vERMONT--District OF

STATE OF VERMONT--District OF
- Addison, SIS.
Be it remembered, that at session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and for the district OF Addison, on the 3d day
of July, A. ID. 1883.
Present Hon. Lyman +. Knapp Judge.
Whereas, II eItain instrument in writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament of Ransom Bigelow, late of Moriah,
y. " but having estate in said district, with
the original probate thereof before the Surro-
gate of the county of Essex, in the State OF
New York, having been this day presented to
said Court of Probate, and duly filed in the
Registers office Therefore, il is ordered, that
all persons interested in the estate of said
deceased, be notified to appear before said
court, at the Probate Office In Middlebury, in
said district, ON the 2Sd day OF July, A ID.
lSSS, at 10 O'Clock, a. IN. by publication OF
this order three weeks successfully previous
thereto, in the Middlebury Register, "A news
paper printed at Middlebury, to show cause,
ii any they may have, why said instrument
in writing should not be proved and allowed,
as the last will and testament OF the said de-
ceased.
81 GEORGE +. KNAPP, Register.
Daily Republican., 1888-03-13

Ths Hon. Ohauncey HI. Depew is
quoted as saying: II have amoked ever
since Yves 40, but Of late years the
habit has grown upoa me, until l aver
40 about twenty cigars day. no.
ttoad that / WAa nervous and low
spirited and my excellent digestion was
going back ON me, but l called 1t ma.
lAriR for y while, and then talked
about nervous prostration And brain
trouble, but / knew In my inner ooL-
ecionsnsss that the real diff salty wAs
nicotine. First tried to cut down the
number OF oiaars and then to smoke
milder sorts, but while would smoke
lees one day I'd drop the nsxt back
into my old habits, till finally matters
grew so bad wag forced to look them
straight in the face and decide wheth or
was going to permit any habit Of the
sort TO wreck my health, impair my
usefulness, and destroy my life, OF
courss decided l wouldn't, and as !
could not control tue habit. simply
abandoned 1t. But at times, when sit
aftar dinner in room hlled with the
smoke of good cigars. the old longing
comes upon me almost irresistibly, and
I have my battle TO fight all over
again.
Daily Republican., 1888-03-13
A uouu,y w,,hout a Mortgage.

The Macon (Ga) Telegraph says:
"a few days ago several prominent
citizens OF Georgia were returning to
their homes fro tho meeting of the
State Agricultural Society at Way
cross. Their conversation turned upon
the financial condition of the farmers
OF the State. One OF the party re-
marked that he believed there was u
county In Georgia in which there was
not a single farm under mortgage. The
statement was questioned, aud the
name OF the county was asked. Il do
not believe there is a mortgage ON a
foot of land in Liberty County, was
the reply.
1t happened that the Clerk Of the
Superior Court of Liberty county was
on the train. He was summoned, and
when the question was put to him de
clared that there was not o real estate
mortgage on the record In his office
A county which Is entirely agrieultu
raj, and yet has evaded the clutches o
the mortgager, is hard TO find in any
portion of the United States, 1t il
said that there are two other counties
In the State in the same happy condi
tion, but we have the official return
of only one. 1t bears tine appropriate
name of Liberty.
Daily Republican., 1888-03-13

This Btatenent as TO psnpsrtsm In
England and Wales during the quarter
ended OhTietmss last elbows that the
number of pauperB gradually Increased
from 704 ITO at the end osthe hret week
o; Ootobor 10 1853, lac ut the end OF she
last week Of December. The latter
number represents proportion of rs 8
pAupers ic every 1000 of the estimated
pspulati This proportion Is by n
small fraction less than TINT OF the tSYo
preceding seArs, though tha nunb:r
itself Is greater than In any yesr eince
1877 IN LONDON during Dcc@m Der the
aumbsr Increased from l02 BOG at the
end OF the frst to 10i 0o7, Mt the end Of
the fourth week. Tnis last number Ia
greater than In any year finoe 1873, and
the proportion, "A In 1000, is slightly
areatcr than "a any Of the preceding
fUur years, though in only eight OF the
preceding years was tue proportion of
pauperlsm TO population smallsr than
In 1857.
Daily Republican., 1888-03-13

A few days ago gentleman residing
on shipley atreet called at the RRPuB.
LIcAN Office with an advertiser snt for
a boy, which had been inserted In one
OF the up town papers q day or two
previously without securing one. On
being told the prioe for sueh insertion,
he observed that 1t was higher than he
had paid the paper alluded 80. We ra-
Piled that had he inserted the adver-
tisement In the REPUBLICAN, ia the frst
place he would have saved the entire
amount paid said paper, consequently
the price asked was much cheaper
when reauits were considered. Tho nd.
verrisement was ordered and the price
paid for two or three insertions. On the
following day tho lady of tho house
called and requested that the Adver.
tisement shouid not sppsar again. On
being told that tho form WAS already
made up, and 1t could not be well taken
ont, Bhe replied thht she supposed IL
would have to go then, abut 1t as
very hard on the bel. pull" Many
others who nsve advertised for boys OIL
men have had b similar experience, In
some cases the applicants having n1m
bered over fifty. The REPUBLIcAN is
read by tho great mas, snd henoe iti
value % an advertising medium.