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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04

She served it there for three morta
hours. By ~tip-toeing, and making little
springs from time to time, her hands upor
George WIS arm, the caught furtive
glimpses beyond a foreground of phal-
anxed backs and hats, of tossing plumes,
bayonets and flags in the upper middle
| distance; the air billowed and beat with
the blare of brass bands; the people about
our couple shouldered one another, and
babbled shrilly, and joined Justify as
ignorantly in the cheers that arose from
the front. Now and then, through riffs
in the breathing barricade, Martha beheld
the cheap efigy of his country's father,
projected sharply upon the blue sky. Men
smoked had tobacco; children squalled
and sobbed; boys whistled cat-calls !:
peanut shells from the upper stand ratified
upon the new chip hat greasy crumbs
besprinkled the Centennial gown.
"O-h-h! / wish we had never
neVer-come to this horrid town."
A cane-poke from above drew George
WIS attention.
"Whatu you give me for my placer"
said a blear-eyed man, in a berry wheeze.
"Whatu you take for it?"
The berry man crossed his fingers.
ONCHNAoCO OCO4SC W. AOOuCO. 1uC UCC1H
man dropped to the earth like a cat, and
held out his hand. Like a kitten a news
boy scaled the side of the staging into
the vacated seal. When George w.
looked up after putting a $40 bill into the
spectators hand, the lad was calmly con-
templating the procession from the COW
eted altitude with interest the enraged
countryman countryman could not divert.
The crowd applauded vociferously.
GA Centennial trickl said a bystander.
POCKET it, and say nothing. Can't 1
help you get the lady into a better placer"
The tone was SO sympathetic that
George W. accepted the offer. Between
the two men Martha was showed and
dragged edgewise to the upper corner of
the street. There, two currents met that
flattened her helplessly against another
wall-now with her pale face turned
quite away from the pageant. What
mattered that? She had seen enough
helmet-plumes and futtering stars-and-
stripes, and perky guidons to last her to
all eternity. Another hour of slow
agony went by, and another; when George
w. said, suddenly:
"Why, where's your watch? ?"
1t was a wedding-present, and she had
tucked and pinned it securely between
two buttons of her trim vest, leaving only
an inch Of chain and an enamelled ball
visible. A button had proved treach-
erous. So had the sympathetic by-stander.
The Rochambeau was twenty blocks
away, but the bridal pair walked every
step of the way at seven o'clock, every
car being overfull. The cream-white
drapery, be-fouled with t~obacco,juice and
dust, hung disheveled to the hem of the
draggled and torn blue-silk petticoat.
The chip hat had lost its scarf; the wearer
was CHASTITY and tottering.
On the third day of their sojourn,
George slipped away to look up John
Adams, and borrow money to take them
home.
"Therc IS n consolation" he said,
moodily, as the train rumbled out of the
station next morning. "We cannot pos
sibly live long enough to see another Cen
t%annial"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
HIS FIRST VOTE.
But He Dun Waited to Fool With a Bar.

1t was a state election in Alabama, and
among the crowd filing the little town
where I happened to be stopping were
some queer characters. Among the
oueerest were an old man and his SON
the father about GO years old, the son
about to cast his first vote. The boy had
primed up pretty well and by 10 o'clock
in the fornoon he was saying:
"Father, git ten men to hold me, fur If
l turn loose this town won't be nowhar."
"Be calm, Jonas, be calm" advised the
old man as he patted him or the shoulder.
"Whoop! vi! vi! Whar's the critter as
says he will challenge my fust voter"
"Thar's no critter sayin' anything of
Athe sort, Jonas. Jist be quiet. Don't be
raisn' your voice to much"
Jonas circulated around for awhile,
took another drink and then came back to
the tavern steps and said:
"Father, I've got to turn loose"
"Shool Jonas!"
"But I hev. I'm a-goin' to cut loose
and go for the whole crowd, fur I can't
hold myself no longer"
At that moment a Turk or Bohemian OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
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The farmer said, as he piled the noe,
pnt the children, baby boys and glrls'
HHode the stems into shining curls.
And all day long, till the sun went an nI" Crown,
They wove the. blossoms IN CHILL
Till lol one day such a sweet surprise
A miracle in the children's eyes,
In place of the dandelion's glow SNOW
Came downy blossoms as white as SNOW
The farmer said, as he pulled the weed:
egTbe dandelions are gone to seed.
Rrt Il nnzzled the children much to see
The down where the gold was wont TO De-
,ruos q MIGHTY subject they thought about,
And baby faces were grave with doubt;
..Angels have given 'em nh wings St TO ny
DacA W e. M. Moore.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04

And are selling goods upon the same terms
as last year.
We have been active in trying to secure
low prices for you, being impressed with
the depressed condition of the money mar
ket, etc, and were the first in Raleigh
t o obtain standard goods at last years
prices. mr192m
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
Attention.

Choice Ever-Blooming Roses in varie-
ties, Bedding Plants, Colens, Heliotropes,
Tuberose Bulbs, Moon Vines, &c.
Choice Cut Flowers, Boquets, and Floral
Designs, Evergreens, Magnolias and Shade
Trees, Cabbage, Tomato and Egg Plants.
Also Choice Flower Seeds, and in fact
everything usually kept in my line. Ad-
dress. II. STEINMETZ, Florist,
mr263m Raleigh, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
Cannot be Equaled.

We have been exceedingly anxious to
meet the demands of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
The Farmers Alliance Warehouse
OF
Henderson, N. G.

This House was opened on November LIST,
1888. Our sales for the past two months have
been by far the largest since its opening. Our
charges are the lowest, and every pound Of
tobacco is sold for full market value. As
Alliance men, we can have no special pets, but
the full support of the buyers of this market,
and the great saving in charges is such that
you cannot afford to sell else&iIere. Remem-
Der that "money saved is money made"
Bright Tobacco and good rich Filters are In
antee full market value for al grades. We
want at once $4,000 pounds Of eood old Bright
Smokers or Scrap, to be manufactured at the
Vance County Alliance Tobacco Factory, for
which we will pay the highest market prices.
The opening of this Factory at Dabney, n.
C., was authorized by the Vance County ALI
ance at its session Of April 5th, 1855.
BUTLER, JENKINS d Co., Propr's
Farmers Alliance Warehouse, Henderson, NC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04

This manufacturing company is established by
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, in the
heart Of the world-renowned golden tobacco belt.
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as good
smoking tobacco as is made. Viii soon begin
manufacturing chewing tobacco. Orders solicited.
Alliance prices will be given to this and other States.
Price list furnished. We refer to Col. L. L. Polk,
Sec'y N. c, S. F. A, Capt. W.. A. Darden, S.B. A.,
Raleigh, n. c., Capt. s. B. Alexander, President
n. c. S. A., Charlotte, N. c., and Elias Carr, Chm'n
N. c.. S. E. {.
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobacco
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N G. ap161m
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28

Two citizens meeting on the streets af
ter the receipt Of the telegram that Wash,
inston had been allowed to come in as a
state, one says, ~ wonder what Leland
will now think Of the chances for North
Idaho?" Tho other replied, Iceland
will be glad for Washington's good for
tune in becoming a state, but will be
sorry that North Idaho vas not included
within the boundaries Of Washington, as
the people Of both North Idaho and
Washington have often expressed a de-
sire to be-" The people in this case have
been neglected to CRAFTY the caprice OF
senators and members to the great detri
men, Of the people of the North. There
is yet hope that justice may be done,
though it may be tardy. The North
may still suffer the evils of her Deepen
dent position, and some may be despon.
dent while Others may still hope, and
will not cease their efforts to have JUS
tioe done to the North which they have
labored for during more than score OF
years without changing iu their oonvic.
tons Of right or desire to increase their
prosperity.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28

ators aud congressman. Had the people
Of North Idaho sufficient strength of pop
ulation and wealth without attaching our
selves to Washington, to maintain sep.
arate state government, We much prefer
to do so, than to be allied to the sanity
carcass Of South Idaho, with the prospect
Of having to furnish the principal part Of
the senews Of support with Idaho as a
territory or state, with no advantages as a
people, be under the constant domination
of actors Of ex,ravagant politicians, who
care not how much they tax the people if
their own selfish plans can be carried oct
to suit them. In long series Of years
they have shown tki, spirit toward the
North, and We don't expect them to
change towards US till independence OF
them can be obtained, or We can overnwe
them by a superiority of numbera and
wealth, which our limited are forbids Be:
ing done for long time in the future.
"Csn the Ethiopian change his skin OF
thelcopard his spots?" No msre can the
managers in South Idaho change their
tactics towards the North to those Of
justice and right, unless that change is BY
force OF law or outvoting population.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--There was
great satisfaction expressed on both sides
Of the house to-day when it was generally
known that the president had signed the
territorial bill. Shortly after the house
met, special messenger from the White
house brought the following autograph
letter to the chairman Of the committee
on territories:
Hon William NJ. Springer-Ny Dear
Sir: l signed the bill for the admission
of the new states at | o'clock this morn
ing. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28

Who can foretel the effect of the new
arbitration plan Of the com bination Of
railroad men, upon the further construc-
ton Of roads in the Columbia basin, or
what changes may be iuauguratc d by the
trust committee who are to be appointed
to manage affairs for the combination
We hope for the best, but all now is IN
certainty for the future.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
WHEN WILL IDAHO BE PRE-
PARED FOR STATEHOOD

The Governor of Idaho claims 1885,
600 population for Idaho at present
The legislature in its memorial, which
failed to pass claimed 10000, and one
other authority claimed 10000, and yet
at the late election, which was a full
vote, save some Of tho MorInons, only
l6,0l7 votes were polled. Now every
man in Idaho knows that the voters con-
stitutc larger portion Of the adclt popn
lation OF Idaho than do the female adult
population. But almit that the female
portion equals the male, and that would
give us 80 ,034. Now add to this the
number Of children OF school age as by
the late census report Of the school sup
erintendent, 10000, and We would have
1854, Now add to this 5000 children
under school age, and We will have AZ,
534, and admit tina. 5000 Mormons were
disfranchised at the last election from
voting, add these, and We have 81, 1874
OF white population for the whole terri.
tory, add to this enough Cinnamon tt
make up 10000, and We have all that
can possibly be enumerated besides Iudi
ans, to make up the population Of Idaho
not quite the population Of the census oil
1880, as taken by the census marshal
Contras. this population as reported BY
the Governor without taking any cen
sus, We have deficiency Of $4,000, o,
as reported by the legislature memorial o.
So, 900, or as given by the other compu
tist Of 10000. Now, how long will il
take our 10000 TO increase to 10000
the requisite number to Claim for our
selves statehood for Idaho. At our "a
ito of increase since 1880, and what as
surance of the ratio OF the next ten years
will be much greater than for the last
ten years? We have not the attraction,
that Washington has had the last ter
years to increase the population. II
1862 Idaho county alone had $1,000
population, but now she has not ovel
1000, which the Governor estimates il
his report, and that is much too large
1t would be pleasing to anticipate popula
ton enough for Idaho to bring her int
the Union as full fedged state. Blu
when will that be likely to occur? IN.
less congress changes the requisite mum
Der in population for statehood, it seem
to US that We will have to wait longe
than Washiuton, Montana or even tn
Dakotas, unless the population Of til
eastern, middle and isouthern states 0
the Union are quickly transferred t
US much more rapidly than the prospec
now portends. II the northern countie
of Idaho could have gone in with Wash
ington, as they SO desired for upward
Of twenty years, she would have been il
her natural position to have imbibe
some Of the enterprise Of Washington a
she emerged into statehood. As We no,
remain we have none to aid or encourag
US, but have to remain and exc out de
pendent existence, and fight our ow
battles as best We may without aid fror
any, and submit to be feeced as We hav
for the past twenty years without any II
dress tor the our numerous wrongs.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
------------------777777'-77 -
Answer This Question.

Why do SO many people We see around Vi
seem 10 prefer to suffer and be made miserable
by. Indigestion, Constipation. Dig illness, loss
of Appetite. Coming Up of the Food. Yellow
Skin, when for 10 cents We will sell them
shiloh's System vitalzer, guaranteed 10 cure
them.
Sold BY Isaman 4 Co., Lewiston, Idaho.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
AN ARBITRATION PLAN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The North
ern Pacific board of directors, at their
regular meeting to-day, approved what
is called the arbitration contract" which
is the agreement between the Union Pa
cifc and the N. Pacific compauicsto place
The control Of all the competitive lein
10 eastern Washington territory and Ore
gon 10 the hands of five managers, to be
appointed BY the parties to the agree
fnent.
This will secure the advantages to
both companies that would have resulted
from a joint lease Of the o. r, l. N.
Co.'S lines, and at the same time avoids
the responsibility Of guaranteeing divi-
bends on that stock. The only condition
connected with the contract is the control
81 the o. r. l. N. Co.'S lines, and thi,
will probably BE- obtained through tht
sale Of the o. X. & N. stock, now helc
by the Oregon l. Transcon,inental Com
pany, to the syndicate.
A meeting of the Oregon Il Trans
continental committee will be held mex
week to consider the means to carry on
the plan. 8.
Tho Organization Completed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-Ths proposition
to perfect the organization Of the Inter
state Commerce Railroad Associatio,
with the lines that have signed the presi
dents agreement, instead Of laborinI
further with the companies refusing t
sign, was carried to-day, and the associa
ton is now fact. The Wisconsin
Central for some unknown reason change'
front and signed to-day.
The Burlington Il Northern gave it
FINAL answer, to the effect that it coul
not become member, unless its northeri
and principal competitors for the scapor
traffic were also taken in.
The committee on change in the agree
ment made no alterations except to strik
out the provision in regard to the nun
Der OF signatures necessary, aud recon-
mended that the agreement be adopte,
as it Stood
An animated discussion followed il
which President Adams, of the Unio
Pacific, sharply criticised Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul, which was holdin
back, and also the Burlington and North
ern. He introduced resolution tina
the movement be abandoned, as it ha
been found impossible to carry it
success, owing to the distractions place
in the way BY the two roads named.
| This caused sensation and presideu
| Miller Of the St. Paul sharply retor,et
i After further discussions Mr.. Adam
!. Withdrew his resolution and apologize
to Miller.
/ At the afternoon session the obiectol
were finally brought into line, and tn
agreement was signed, with the under
, standing that it become effective imme
diately. The four roads not in til
agreement are the Illinois Central, th
Chicago, Burlington and Northern, th
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
and the Missouri, Kansas & Texus.
The details Of the agreement were nj
completed this evening. A committt
was appointed to confer with Interest al
Commerce Commissioner, Walker, an
ascertain il he will accept the chairman
shin.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
Rich and Poor,

Prince and Peasant, the Millionaire and
Day I4aborer, by their common use Of
this remedy, attest the worldwide rep
utation Of Ayers Pills. Leading pny-
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Stomach and Liver Troubles, Costive-
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also, for Rheumatism, Jaundice, and
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~ have derived great relief from
Ayers Pills. Five years ago was
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
STOCK FOR SALE

I WILL sell or trade for ether stock, one
Jersey bull 5 years old, one Jersey bull year
old. one graded English Shire stallion, aged
o years. l6h hands bish, weighing 1900 lbs.
Call on or address q AL. TOZIER,
245 Rockford, ". T.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
NEW TODAY.
ESTR AY.

There came to my place, in Jngle precinct,
in Sept. 1875, ono brswn horse branded with .
figure 6 On the left hip. The horse is four
ysars cid and will weigh about nine hun drsa
pounds. Tho owner will please prove property
pay charges and take him away.
JAS. DEHAFEN,
Genesees Idato, Feb. 9th 1889. 22.lw
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
Rheum atism

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took three boxes Of Ayers Pills ana
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
Headache,

from which was long sufferer.
Emma Keyes, Hubbardston, Mass.
whenever am troubled with con
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Ayers Pills set mo right again. 49,
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-18
The Proof Sent East

\ few weeks ago.a young man
who recently arrived in Salem from
Pennsylvania wrote back to his east
ern friends that strawberries here
would some of them be at least six
inches in circumference. He spoke
of the other wonders of this genial
cline. His friends discredited him
and a local paper states that among
her otherproducts Oregon gives birth
to some magnificent liars. The
young man, the paper stated, had
heretofore been a truthful lad, but it
was to be deplored the climate of
Oregon had so suddenly wrought
the sad change IL him This inclted
the aforesaid Y. M. to wrath and in
proof of his assertion he Yesterday
mailed to his traducer green straw
berry that weighed two ounces and
o. inches in circumfer-
ence. This mastodon berry he OBJ
Lained at the penitentiary. 1t is of
.he PennOyer variety.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-18

n. p. Mack Of this city Is the pos
SCISSOR of newspaper published at
the time of Gen. Washington's
death. which contains the an.
nouncemcnt. The paper is the
Ulster County ~. " Gazette, and
bears date OF Kingston, January 4,
1900. Aside from containing the
proceedings Of congress for the first
assembly, this paper contains the
announcement Of the death o,
President Washington. The paper
Is "A small fou.-cplumn folio, In,
price of which was twcnty-iiveceHts.
The column md head rule are re-
versed in deep mourning, and the
paper X gcuuin" curiosity III thi'
age of printing presses and telra: "ph
Closing the Obituary notice, tliscdi
toiial expression is given: "A'as
the son bf glory was not st forever
No-the name of Washington the
American President and General
will triumph over death. The I'm.
brightness of his glory will
the future ages And
reading these words of cloquence |
Dnc hundred years later, it must be |
said they convey much truth. Their
prophecy has been fulfilled.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-18
THE POOR FARM QUESTION.


The Commissioners Talking of Securing
Larger Body of Land.
Yesterday afternoon County Judge
Shaw and County Commissioners
Grimm and Cornelius made an in
spection of the Gesner track of 200
acres, east of the Asylum, with II
view to purchasing it for use as a
county inlirmary or poor farm.
They have taken the question
under adviscment, and will render
final decision in the matter ut an
early day. Their object in making
the proposed change is to secure II
sufficient body of land for the farm
to make it self.supporting in
stitution. The pres mt farm con-
contains but thirty-four acres
and is entirely too small for
the county, they think.
BY exchanging it for the Gesner
tract tthe term of sale of the one and
the purchase Of the other being not
KNOWN they would have II farm
capable of giving employment to
the inmates who were able To per-
form work, rs well as making the
infirnlary an institution of self-sup-
port.
AS the poor farm Is now conduct
ed It is II heavy expense to the
county. Aside from the poor who
have sought aid and shelter under
its roof, there are fourteen persons
IN the county who are receiving
monthly allowances of from SIS to
$50. The total of these allowances
is Sl6s per month.
There has at some former day been
established II dangerous precedent in
the matter of allowances for the
poor Elsewhere, when, in old age
or through continued misfortunes.
county aid is solicited when the
county possesses II poor farm,
The person is given his pension
IN the county home for her
distressed poor, This Is "A per-
SION to him something that he
las earned during thcyears in which
le paid taxes for the support of the
tate and county and her institu- .
ions, For these reasons n county
hould have good comfortable poor ,
arm or none.