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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02

think they may exercise that right
without being ,classed as "trimmers
and demagogues." They will cling to
this old fashioned notion and they will
continue to exercise it.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER looks
only to the good of the people and the
State, It seeks to aid and advance
and promote whatever in it's judgment
may conduce to the uplifting OF the
masses and the general good of the
whole people of the whole State, and
it boldly and-fearlessly opposes what.
ever. it cohceives will retard this on
ward march-it will stand unhinchi
ingfy> by the interests of that large
class of our population (the farmers)
in every contingency; it will not hesi'
tate to criticize men or: measures in
the performance ofthis high duty, It
did express it's views as to the build.
ing under discussion on the 9Th OF
September, 1887, and it r~easserts and
reiterates them with all earnestness
and emphasis. Here they are: !,
!. ave want nos such home for our
Governors. We would have him live
like a citizen-gentleman and not
like a money lord or king. A twenty
five thousand dollar residence is good
enough for any man, who is good
enough to be Governor of this unpre-
tentious people. We are ~unalterably
opposed to any line of policy which
precludes or discourages the middle
class of our people-that class which
is the bulwark of our public morals
and liberties-from aspiring to po-
sitions of trust and honor. Complete
that building with it's palatial sur
roundings and magnificent appoint
ments, and who can occupy it on a
three thousand dollar salary? No
one except the man who is too poor to
have his shirt washed. or the one who
IS so rich~that he cares nothing about
a\sa1ary"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02
THE JUMBO PALACE"-"JARVIS'
FOLLY"-MINISTER JAR
WIS., DEFENCE.

The Governors Palace, which now
stands on Blount street in an unfinished
and greatly exposed condition, has
been the subject of some criticism by
a portion of the press of the State,
especially as to it's cost. TIE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, in the exercise of
what it conceived to be it's right and
its duty, expressed it's convictions, but
it INDUCED in no filings in slang" at
the superbly grand affair. Numbers
of other good and true papers Of the
State referred to it in not the most
fattering or complimentary terms.
Among these was our sterling con-
temporary, the Wilmington Star.
Minister Jarvis writes that paper a
long communication in which he
shoulders the entire responsibility Of
the enterprise and makes an elaborate
defence of it's cost, &c. He figures it
out to cost about SIS, 600 to the peo-
pie, but his estimate is far, far below
anything we have ever heard from any
of the citizens of Raleigh. We have
not the time at present to notice the
arguments of Minister Jarvis as to the
cost Of the building, and we advert
to it now simply to reassert our con
victions ~andireafirm our objections as
to this enterprise and to say for the
information of Minister Jarvis, that
the implied charge that his critics are
all "self constituted guardians" of
the people; that they are actuated by
selfish motives; that they are "trim-
mers and demagogues," will not be
received very kindly by the hundreds
and thousands of patriotic and intelli-
gent citizens throughout the State
who have mot hesitated to express
their disapprobation of this enterprise.
Andi if, as the Wilmington Sdrasserts,
"the Ex-Governor is known to be in
the hands of his friends for the NOM
nation for the third term" and "is
adroitly Removing all Instructions out,
of his way in case he shall be the
choice of the convention" we would
kindly and most respectfully suggest.
that he n~scoeggppize the fact that, there.
are thousands of men in our State
Who are assaeyoted to the State, and
as pure and as patriotic as he, who
claim the Tgght+to criticise1 the acts of
'nelr public servants, and that they
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02
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Official Organ of the NJ G., Farmers
Association and N. c. State Farmers
Alliance.
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
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list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/. We are pleased to announce that
Mr.. D. n. Browder, who was formerly
Book,Keeper for w. 81. Doday and
for the past six years has served in
that capacity for the large and popular
house of Latta & Wyatt, of this city,
assumes the duties of Business Manager
of The PRoGREssIvE FARMER.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02

The farmers in Rockingham expeef
to organize at Stonewall on the 4th
inst. - a5' -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02

An extensive and systematic coal
steal has been discovered at Balm
bridge, Ross county, Ohio. A car
load Of coal would at times disappear
ina single night, and the peculation
became so extensive that the railroad
company employed detectives to un-
earth the thieves. The result has been
the arrest of fifteen prominent citizens
of cambridge, including the city mar
shall, a hotel proprietor and a Presby,
terrain preacher. The detectives say
that half Of the citizens Of the town
are implicated in the steal. The pecu-
lations amount to many hundreds Of
dollars, and the extent OF. them may
be imagined when it is known that al
though coal is universally used in
Bainbridge, not a single a load has
been billed to O. resident of that place
this winter. This is indeed a bad
showing for the Bainbridgers, and is
almost incredible. -
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The Progress., 1888-10-06
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The Progress., 1888-10-06
EARTH AGENCY, MINNESOTA SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6 1883

ton is something quite new in the con-
struction OF war-ships. a ram Is
effective only with direct blow; 4
glancing blow will bend or break
the spur and render the boat use-
less. To save the spur I have adopted
the ordinary ferry boat deck; the glanc-
ing blow will be against this and the
spur will be saved. The great stabili-
ty Of this deck will enable the boat to
stand great shock without danger to
Il Underneath this deck there aro,
four screws tor the propulsion Of the
bont, two on each side. These are
connected with shafts so that they can
be run In opposite directions md the
boat can be turned on her own center.
In order that .l.,, l,,;,s 10, IL. obliged IA
attack small boats that may attack her.
another and smaller boat of the same
design will go with her to protect her.
'.The torpedo is attached to long
arm, which, when not in actual use. is
run up against her side, under the
buffer deck. The boat is sent directly
against the enemy, and rs soon rs she
strikes this arm is swung down under
the netting hung ont around the ship,
and the torpedo exploded against the
bottom of the vessel. One torpedo will
be quite sufficient to destroy any war
ship. The arm is run by a shaft which
drives it against the bottom of vessel
at speed Of thirty feet per second.
The force Of a revolving shaft contin-
ues the pressure and the cartridge is
exploded. After the explosion the tor
pedo shaft can back out, the arm can
be sent back into its place and another
torpedo attached, and she is ready for
another attack. There is one OF these
arms on each side of the bout, so that
both or either can be used according
to the need. / expect before long to
make a trial against !. ship anchored
out at sea properly protected by net
ting, and Twill blow her up ut first at
tack. We are all ready to go ahead,
the company has been formed and the
money to build will be forthcoming."
N. Y. Post.
The Progress., 1888-10-06
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
How General BertlAn Proposes TO Blow q,
the BIggest Men .of. War.

How General B4rtian Proposes TO Blow IN
the Biggest MeD.of- War.
There has been on exhibition in this
city, model for new torpedo boat,
the invention of General Berylan, which
it is claimed will very effectively blow
out Of existence the largest ironclad
afloat. Contracts have been made
with the chief European powers for
the use of this boat, and General Ber-
dan says that it has been practically
accepted by the United States Govern
ment. A stock company with capi-
tai Of one million dollars has been
formed in this country for the manu-
facture Of this class OF boats.
General Berdan said, in conversation
with reporter; There always has
been great number Of difficulties IN
the way OF the successful working Of a
torpedo boat. The netting having put
an etfectual stop to the attack of tor
pedoes, it was necessary to find some
way of circun1venting it. It is we'll
known fact that in order to disable a
vessel it is necessary to attack her from
below. A torpedo put against her side
would only injure one Of her compart-
ments, and she might get away. Shoot
ing torpedo at q vessel would be 4
good deal like throwing knife at a
man across the street, with more
chances OF missing than hitting him
in I vital part. The problem to be
solved was how to go up to the vessel.
place Il torpedo under her bottom. and
destroy her completely. This I have
solved.
"A heatily arnored ram, Of high
speed, u donble-ender, Is used. The
spur Of the ram is only six feet long,
and the method adopted for its protec-
The Progress., 1888-10-06
A NORWEGIAN SCENE.
A Narrow Valley Hemmed In by Towering.
Picturesque Mountains.

A Narrow Valley Hemmed In by Towering,
Picturesque Mountains.
Let me try and conjure up a. scene
familiar to every Norwegian fisher
man. Picture to yourself then: mar
row valley hemmed in BY towering
mountains some three thousand to four
thousand feet high. On them the
white snow rests GUNNER and winter.
enwrapping their lofty peaks with an
icy mantle. Bare. precipitous cliffs.
down whose SCARED and weather
beaten sides foam countless milky
waterfalls that fill the mir with sound
OF rushing waters. Little wooden
houses scattered here and there,
painted red, white and yellow, and
looking infinitely small as they nestle
at the base Of the leviathan hills. Min
iature fields Of rye, wheat and barley,
about quarter of an acre in extent.
Enormous powders lying about in
every direction, some so newly fallen
that they have left white scar on the
barren cliffs overhead. Grass, emerald
green in hue, wild flowers in profusion,
harebc)ls, buttercups, heartsease,
marsh-mallow. Birch trees, with their
rounded leaves, trembling in the morn-
ing breeze and their silver bark peel
ing to the sun. The glasslike ford
that reflects every object with the fidel-
ity OF q mirror and reproduces clouds,
mountains, snow, with marvellous lucid
ity. And lastly, but by no means the
least, the wondrously transparent blue
green river rushing from stream to rapid
and from rapid to deep, slumbrous pool,
until 1t loses itself gradually in the nd.
vancing tidew:,y. All these things are
the background and accompaniments
to your sport. And now, making still
further calls upon your imagination,
we ask you with your minds eye ii,
perceive the checkered sky overhead,
darkened here and there with gray
clouds that yet leave the outlines Of
mountains clear, and to feel that. gen.
tie breeze, exactly from the right quar-.
ter. which makes orr hopes run high.
Deliberately and tenderly we pore over
ourfiy hook and finally select that king
of flies, a Jock Scott, = or MS our Nor.
wegian gillie pronounces it, u ..Yock
Scott. /" It is one of our own making,
and like the chemist and bootmaker II
home, we are convinced Of its supe.
riority, and it is IN article highly to be
recommended. The rod is put up, the
reel adjusted, the casting line wcll
moistened and tested. at last every
thing is in readiness and we start up the
valley. # it wereany but fishing morn.
ing we should employour time in writing
panegyrics Of the route, but our zeal
is too great to dwellupon scenery when
there may be '.Stor Lax {big SAL
mon) in prospect. In course 81 time
we arrive at q beautiful lpoking POOL,
and are told by our attendant to cons
mence the business Of the day. Lo,s-
don Society.
The Progress., 1888-10-06
DISHONEST AFRICANS.
Ivory Tusks Heavily Loaded with Lea
For the English Markets.

81 3 - tt - ~ 5 s Is p
Ivory Tusks heavily Loaded with Lead
For tho English Markets.
The London and Liverpool ivory
sales have just been concluded. An
interesting feature of the London sales
was the offer Of six tons Of what was
termed "Stanley's ivory It was the
first lot Of ivory sent by MI. H. NJ.
Stanley from the Congo. It was for
warled to the Belgian Government,
from whence It came to London. The
quality and weight were very good.
One parcel Of 400 pounds, knocked
down to Rodgers & Sons, tho Sheffield
cutlery manufacturers, averaged about
three teeth to the 100 pounds. Ivory
is now 80 freely used for 30 many put.
poses that there ls some peril Of the
elephant being exterminated. Messrs.
Rodgers consumption is twenty-five
tons per annum, and includes Gnboon,
Angola and Niger, East Indian, Cape
and Egyptian. The large tusks weigh
from SO pounds to 100 pounds each;
middle, from rs pounds to 30 pound.
each, and small, from 5 pounds to 1c
pounds. The firms average weights
are 55 pounds. Twenty-Five tons con.
tain 1000 tusks Of IS pounds each, and
as each elephant provides only one
pair, it follows that ut least 500 ele.
plants per annum must suffer from
Rodgers & Sons alone in their cutlery
and other productions.
Very little Egyptian ivory has re-.
Gently come to hand. The Cairo mer.
chants buried their treasures during
the Soudan war to keep them out Of
the Mahdi's hands, and even now they
are reluctant to send to market.
What is sent is the result Of
boarding, not hunting. Egypt.
ian ivory, which is mainly sold
in London, is largely used BY
cutlery manufacturers and other Shei-
field industries, as well as by piano.
forte makers for keys. The paucity Of
Egyptian is largely compensated for by
the increased weight OF West Coast
African, which is growing in favor fol-
hating the higher classes Of table cut
lery.
The ivory dealers Of Africa are very
good hands at obtaining full value Tor
their goods; and some Of the Sheffield
firms find that they are not novices n
fraudulent trading. They can load
ivory quite as cleverly as Lancashire
can load cottons. By pouring lead in.
to the cavity Of the tusk the weight Is
greatly increased, and there is no
possibility Of discovering the deception
until the ivory has passed through vari-
Gus hands to the cutlery or other manu-.
facturer. Then the workman finds the
saw grind against the lead, sometimes
swapping the steel teeth. One Shef-
field firm recently found lead embedded
in several elephants tusks, from eight
pounds to twelve pounds weight in
each. AS ivory is worth three dollars
per pound, there is q profit in selling
lead at that price.
At London the prices of soft Indian
and Eastern African tusk, soft Egypt
Ian, Cape and West Coast African were
dearer; but in the opinion Of practical
| brokers, ivory has not much altered for
fifteen years, for while some qualities
are now Of greater value others have
got cheaper. London Times.
Prepare for the cold, dreary
days Of winter.
The Progress., 1888-10-06

We'll, remarked q Chicago young
lady whose hair Is somewhat on the
sunset order, "the white horse Is bad
enough, but 1t is enough better than
hearing some ono murmur FIRE. 2
Asrchant Traveller.
The Progress., 1888-10-06

Prepare for the cold, dreary
days Of winter.
The Progress., 1888-10-06
Original Wedding Service.

An old-time resident of the pleasant
city Of Madison relates a story that has
q flavor of originality. One Of the early
Judges Of Madison, Dawson Blackmore,
was callcd upon shortly after his eloc-
.tlon to perform marriage ceremony
at private residence. The notice was
brief and the Judge prepared for the
event by studying the marriage cere-
mony in the Methodist book Of ,lisci-
pline. Fearing to trust to his memory,
nc placed the book in his pocket to re-
for to if necessary. When the bridal
party appeared before him he had for
gotten every word Of the ceremony,
and feeling in his coat pocket for the
Z book It was gone. a local wag Ind.
removed it But the Judge MAS equal
to the occasion. Assumingan unusual
degree Of judicial dignity he said:
"Hpld up your right hands! you and
each Of you do solemnly swear You
will perform the duties of husband and
wife to the best Of your abilities, 50
help you Godp pronounce you man
and wife. - Indianapolis Journal.
Rev. G. E. Kline writes to the
Central Ch,istian Advocate that three
years ago the parsonage ut Emmets-
burg, Iowa, was struck by lightning,
and he was hit in the breast BY y large
piece Of plastering knocked from the
ceiling. Instantly after being struck
The evening world., 1888-06-18
A MORGUE MYSTERY.

Was Oscar Howard, % LansinaburE, q
suicide Or n Murdered MANI
The body Of q respectfully dressed mar
about thirty years Of age, was found on May
~ in o vacant lot at Eighty eighth street and
Second avenue. By his side was o revolver,
o bullet from which had lodged in his brain,
and the position of the body with special
reference to the revolver inclined the police
u the theory that the mar had committed
suicide.
The body was sent TO the Morgue and
photographed. Edwin E. Stevens, Of Lans-
singburg, n. Y, recently visited the Morgue
in search of O citizen of that tow who bad
been lost In this big city, and instantly
recognized the photograph of the dead man
o. that of Oscar E. Howard, n maohinist Of
According TO Mr.. Stevens, Howard did not
get along very well ut home. family troubles
making Il very unpleasant for him. Keeper
Joe Fogarty. ofthe Morgue. inolinesto the be-
lief that Howard was murdered and left in the
vacant lot where his dead body was found.
This view is conceded In by Chief of Po-
lice Longstaf, of L~ansinburg, but the local
police are firmly convinced that Howard in O
At Of melancholy due to domestic difficulties
took his life.
Inspector Williams will have an official in
vestigation made.
The evening world., 1888-06-18
No,es In the Labor Field.

The cigarmakers employed by Deveer h De
LACY are on strike against n reduction OF wages-
The Central la,or Union has condemned the as
ton Of the Governor In vetoing the Electoral Re
form hill
The Labor Day festival viii be held in Phenix
Park, East one Hundred and Foriy-elghth street,
gu Monday, Sept. J.
The union takers complain that Messrs. Shaw,
Dolan and Eberhafd, employing bakers, diHcriml-
male alainst union mel.
Attempts to harmonixe the difei ences between
the JouInrymep Ia lors' Uuion and 1ailors' Pro-
Rresslve Union No. ] have failed.
One hundred men are locked out OF Hsr,ung's
furniture manufs Glory because they decline 10
worS ten hours o day insteAd Of 'nine, the Gus
tomsry worAday In the trade.
CongrrSSm n OEeill and DR.. McGlynn viii
speak tonight In Cooper Union In favor OF the
passage Of The hill prohibiting the sale Of oOuvIct-
mace goods ind wares outside Of the State Ia
which they are made.
Onicers OF inc Central Labor Union are thinking
OF 'r0Srcuiilg AT, Wsrner Tor hlAckliating n young
inan who rs s9lu TO have VIC ked faithfully for MN
for = long Time In hiS sIylishi and corhiee shop In
4 rut Seyenty-seSenth street.
BERNARD David, one OF the most active members
OF Cigarmakers' International Union No. lar will
leave the city 20 take up his abodo In Chicago.
William hhaEespepre has been elected as Trustee
Of the Central Labor Unisn In NJ. DavidS place.
The evening world., 1888-06-18
NEwsBOYs on A LARK.
or for Yenkers This MssninG, Armed VITA
Sandwiches, Pie and Cake,

or for Yenkers This MssninG, Armed Win
Sandwiches. Pie and Cake,
The twelfth annual free excursion given by
John II. Starin to the newsboys n boot
blacks Of New York, started for Riverside,
opposite Yonkers. at $50 this morning.
Capt. Hen Sweatman, Of the big barge John
Nelson, wore an expression at Q O'Clock
which seemed TO say. The PhilistInes are
upon u.s." ns the ten hundred and fifty
gamins, every one yelling like ten thousand,
street and embarked on his good ship.
Samuel l.. Terhune catered for these arieto-
Gratis Of d day. and each boy received o
paper bag containing one lunch consisting
of two sandwiches, two pieces OF cake and o
piece of pie.
Another round, duplicate of this me- was
held IN reserve. to be dealt out to the excur;
sionists at q little after noon. The BOYS will
be back to Newspaper Row at 6 o'clock this
evening.
were all ages, from the baby boy Of seven 70
the old decrepit Of sixty years. The oldest
ex~cursionist was John Thompson, O gray and
scanned old colored man.
There W re stout, robust boys, full Of the
energy of o boybood cramped BY poverty let
loose for u single day boys with but one
arm boys with but one leg; cripples on
crutches and one boy who hoped along
without aid on his single leg. There was
one boy who had but half q complement Of
legs and arms.
The excursionists affected all sorts of sea-
sonable suits, as ventilated trousers, a blue
checked shirt, trousers and one suspender
and other light summer apparel, while some
Of the lads proceeded to disrobe a. soon as
The Nelson had been stripped of all NOV
ables not absolutely necessary. an the boys
delight in unshipping everything not firmly
The evening world., 1888-06-18
FOR EARLY CLOSING.

Grocery and Tea Clerks Conndsnt Of, Sue
cess in Their Movement.
III clerks Of the retail tea and grocery
stores Of the city are still confident of success
in their efforts TO induce their employers TO
close their stores at 2 O'Clock Ave evenings IN
each week from July until October.
There To- come delay in fully deciding the
question owing to the proposition, approved
by several merchants. to make the agreement
TO close early during the entire year.
There are very few merchants who are not
willing to close at 7 O'Clock. but IL is mecca
sary that they all sign the agreement before
II can take effect. -
It ir hoped that within q few days the sig
nature OF every merchant wall be added to
the early-qlosing list. ~'
It 10 conceded by nearly every tea and gro
Gerry merchant that their business hours are
too long aAd that their trade will not be inn
paired IN the least degree II all closed at an
early hour in the evening.