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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
A WIZARDS FUN.
Herrmann's Fun With a Chinese Ped
dler--Me No Wantee Sellee.

Herrmann's Fun With a Chinese Ped
dler--Me No Wantee Sellee.
"Talking of the Chinese play here"
said a well-known lawyer yesterday, Il
never had more fun than | did at the
Chinese performance in San Francisco
several years ago. / went there with
Herman, the magician, and several San
Francisco journalists. 1t was in the
Chinese quarter, and the performance
was the adjourned act of a play that had
been started a month before. In the
lobby were a lot of Chinese peddlerS
selling Chinese sweetmeats, oranges and
other fruits. Hermann made a dead set
at the orangeman, a thin-faced, avaricious
looking fellow, who wore a queue at least
five feet long. Hermann bought an
orange and cut it open. With an ex-
clamation of delighted surprise, his eyes
sparkling, and his face lit up with smiles,
he drew a SIS gold piece out of the pulp
and held it up so that the Chinaman could
see it. The ~latter's eyes bulged from
their sockets and a panied look of disap-
pointment crossed his expressionless face.
Hermann bought three more ranges,
and from each he drew a shining flyer.
10y GAo ChC Liz pCASplA aGAOA AOLACu III
beads down the Chinaman's face, and he
looked so sick I felt sorry for him. He
gathered up his stock, muttering to him
self, and when Hermann wanted to buy
another half dozen the Chinaman refused
to sell them.
"'In give you a dollar for them,' said
Herman.
"The price was only twelve cents, but
the Chinaman was tired of giving away
gold pieces.
"'Me no wantee ~sellee,' he said shrilly.
GA few minutes later he retired into a
corner, and with the air of a conspirator
began to cut up his oranges. One after
another they went, and his look of disap-
pointment became darker and darker as
the magic gold pieces failed TO appear. 1t
was actually tragic when the last one was
gone, and Hermann gave him a dollar to
prevent his committing suicide. "-New
York Sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22

WHEREAS, Almighty God, in the dis
pensation of His providence, has seen fit
to remove from our midst to his reward
on high, our beloved brother, William G.
Cole;
RESOLVED, That in his death this COM
munity has lost an excellent farmer, one
of its purest men, a Christian-hearted
neighbor and a true friend to the needy.
Resolved, That the Alliance cause in this
community has lost its best friend and
warmest supporter.
RESOLVED, That the Alliance cause at
large had not a more devoted member
than he IN the whole State.
RESOLVED, That we, as members of the
Alliance, wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for thirty DAYS.
ResOlUtd, That we most profoundly
sympathize with his wife in this her sore
afaiction.
Reso1Ued, That a copy of these resolu-
tons be spread on our minutes, a copy be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE farmer for
publication and a copy be presented to
sister Cole.
F L.. TOWNSEND,
NJ. G. ELLERBE,
DAVID LAssITER,
Committee.
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HINTS TO -HoUSEKEEPERS.

That hands may be kept smooth in cold
weather by avoiding the use of warm
water; wash them with cold water and
soap.
That the best and most convenient cover
1or a Jelly tqmbler is thin o fastened
over the top OF the glass by a rubber band.
That the best way to clear ont and
Stralghten the fringe of towels. doiIies
etc, before ironing, is to comb it while
damp, with an inch length of coarsest
toilet comb.
That pleasant rainy-day work for the
older children is to befound in the making
OF a scrap book of the portraits of noted
men and women; the portraits to be OBJ
tanned from publishers catalogues, maya
zines, newspapers, and other available
sources.
Iha essence of peppermint, applied
Win the hnger-tlps owe the seat of pain,
gives relief IN headache, toothache or
neeuralgIc pain in any part of the body.
lOare must be taken not to put it directly
under the eye, on account of the smarting
II would cause.j-GOod Housekeeping. .
In canning tomatoes peel whole toma-
toes and crowd them into cans nraQcino
Snem down slowly. Put a board into the
potion OF boiler and set the cans on the
3oard; FIJI the boiler with cold water to
nslL Inc height OF the cans, laying the tons
OF the cans on loosely, letting them re-
maLn until the W 4ter has boiled twenty
minutes. Then remove the cans, and r
.ney are not full fill with hot water and
zeal at once. anu
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ALLIANCE No. 766, TYRo SHOPS,

ALLIANCE No. 766, TYRo Shops,
Davidson Co., N. c., Aug. "a, 1889.
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased Almighty
God, our great and loving Creator, to re-
move from among US on July 18th,
George W. Fritts, aged %thirty-three
years.
We therefore draft the following reso-
lutions of respect for our departed
brother:
RESOLVED, That we, the members of ALI
ance No. 766, of which he was a mem
Der, bow submissively to the will of Him
who doeth all things well.
RESOLVED, That W sincerely mourn his
loss as a friend, neighbor and brother,
and may God, who is too wise to err in
His wisdom and mercy, bless the be-
reaved family, and may they remember
that He hath said, "what I do thou
knowest not now, but thou shalt know
hereafter"
RESOLVED, That a copy of the above be
placed upon the minutes of this Alliance,
and that a copy Of the same be sent to the
family of the deceased brother.
Resotved; That a copy Of these resolu
tons be sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
for publication.
G. M. THOMPSON,
w. @. BARNES,
S. F. BARNES,
Committee.
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LENo1R Co. ALLIANCE, Oct. 4. 1889.

LENo1R Co. ALLIANCE, Oct. 4, 1889.
Your committee, appointed to draft
resolutions in memory of brother Bird,
beg leave to offer the following preamble
and resolutions:
1t having pleased the God of all to re-
mov from earth our worthy Assistant
Lecturer, brother William S. Bird,
Resolved, That in the death of brother
Bird this Alliance has lost a most faithful
and devoted member, a bright example to
others in practicing and living up to the
precepts of the order, and that we bear
witness to the blameless life he lead
among us, to lis meekness and loneliness,
we rejoice in the trust that living in faith
in the Son of God, the life on earth has
been exchanged for the bliss of paradise.
Resozved, That the Secretary convey to
the family of the deceased this minute,
with the assurance of our sympathy and
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ONE WAY TO COLLECT A BILL.
A New Way to Collect An Old Account
Come Down or Put Up.

For a year or two past the collector for
q certain Detroit tailor has been trying
all sorts of pacific ways to get the sum of
$13 out of a young nan who has been a
debtor for over two years. The collector
has been put eff a hundred times by
promises made only to be broken, and he
has worked every scheme known to the
profession without avail. The other eve
ming he happened down at the Third
street depot and saw his young lar buy
a ticket for Chicago.
$50 you are going West?" he asked.
"Only to Chicago. I'll be back in
three or four days, and then l want to
pay you that little bill"
ayes. Going to Chicago on a visit p
"Something of a visit; going to get
married"
Nor"
"Fact. The ceremony takes place at
10 o'clock in the morning"
"And you want to be there, of course?"
al should smilel'
The collector took off his hat, removed
his coat, and was pc cling off his vest when
the other asked him what was up
give been bidding my time and my
opportunity has come" he replied.
"How-what 2"
"Im going to light into you. You are
the bigger man, and I expect to be licked,
but the row will certainly cause both of
US to be arrested and taken to the station,
and you will thus miss your train. Per
haps / can black your eye, and in that
cas- the marriage can't come off for a
week. Put up your dukes!"
"Say, man, you wouldn't be as mean
as that? :"
Thirteen dollars or a rowI"
"Tn pay you half"
"The whole or nothing. It's my first,
last and only chance. Come down or
put upl"
The young man took out his Doodle
and counted out the amount of the bill,
and while he skipped for the train the
other calmly donned his garments and
left the depot whistling: "I Wonder
What Ny Ma Would Say 2"-Detroit
Free Press.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

1 hereby give notice according to law that under
and by virtue of Sectiod SIT, OF the Code of North
Carolina, and acts amending thereto, I have this
Store"
The business proposed is that Of buying and
selliEg farm produce and the carrying on the bust
ness Of general merchandising.
The principal Office and place of business of said
corporation shall be at r. N. Wynne's, Wake
county, N. G.
The duration OF the corporate existence shall be
for the period of ten years
The capital stock shall not be less than one thou
sand dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars,
divided into shares of the par value Of twenty-five
dollars each.
The stockholders Of the corporation shall not
be individually liable for its debts.
CHAS. D. UPCHURCH,
Re176w Clerk Superior Court.
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NOTICE.
FAYETTEYILLE. S!

~FAYETTEvLLE, Sept. Z, 1889.
The Cumberland County Farmers ALI
ance having made a satisfactory trade ar
rangemgnt with J. 20. Evans, merchants
in Fayetteville, whose house is known as
the Farmers Exchange, would say to
their brothers in the following counties
and all good Alliance men when trading
in Fayetteville, upon presenting to these
gentlemen a trade card, the same
tesy will be extended to them: Samp-
son, Harnett, Moore, Chatham, Mont
gomery, Richmond, Bladen and Johnston.
w. W. AUTRY, Sec'y
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Moss NECK ALLIANCE, Robson Co., N. c.,
September %, 1889.
WHEREAS, The Supreme Ruler in His
Infinite wisdom, has seen proper to re-
move from our midst and from our order
esteemed and worthy brother, Patrick
Grady, aged "a years. He had been q
consistent member of the atholic Church
for many years; he was also a faithful
member Of our order from the time he
Joined the Alliance up to the day he was
called away. But alas he is gone. We
mourn the death Of our brother, but not
like those who lave no hope, for while
his body rests in the silent grave we have
a reasonable hope that his spirit is in the
beautiful home of the soul, where sick
ness, sorrow, pain and death are felt and
feared no more. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of
Moss Neck Alliance, of which he was q
member, bow submissively to the will Of
Him who doeth all things well.
RESOLVED, That in the death of our
brother, this Alliance has lost one of its
best members, and the community a good
neighbor.
ResoEved, That we wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolu-
lions be spread upon our minute-book,
and also n be sent to THE PRoGREssIVE
FARMER for publication.
W. F. PREvATT,
J. W. LOWE,
DAVID SMITH,
Committee.
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NnmsEhnla.
SOFT

One cup of molasses, n cup of sugar,
three-fourths cup of shortening, n cup
of sour milk, two teaspoonfuls of soda,
two ~teacupfuls of -four "a little more may
be required.)
RENCH TOAST.
Break and beat an egg well, add a pinch
Of salt and one gill of milk; dip some neat
slices of bread on both sides, have your
~frying-pan with some hot drippings ready,
then fry the bread a light brown.
TO RoMovs L PAINT.
Shake three pounds Of quicklime in
water, and add one pound of pearl-ash,
making the whole into the consistency of
paint. Lay this over the old work with
a brush, and let it remain from twelve to
fourteen hours, when the paint will be
easily scraped off.
WEE A PIE.
Boil potatoes till quite soft, peel and
press through a sieve or colander. To
one pint of potatoes add one pint of milk,
three eggs well beaten and Il ~cupfuls of
sugar flavor with ginger or lemon. This
pie resembles the old-time pumpkin pie.
1t is baked with one crust only.
FRUIT SPICE CAKE
One and two-thirds cups of molasses,
one cup of shortening, one cup of sugar,
one whole egg and the yolks of three, one
cup of sour milk, n t~easpoonful each of
aIspice and nutmeg, four cups of sifted
-four, n t~easpoonful of soda. Add as
much or as little fruit as you like. Flavor
with lemon. Two large loaves.
sAGo n APPLE UDDIN
Soak a cup of sage in water over night.
Early IN the morning put half of it in a
deep earthen pudding dish. Core enough
rich, tart apples. Fill the apples with
sugar, CRATE one nutmeg, and moisten the
ssgo well with water. Lay the apples
over the sage, and bake the pudding one
hour, then add the remaining and bake
another hour. Add water every ten
minutes while baking. Serve the pudding
With rich cream and sugar.
TO MAKE GOOD P%oRRIDGE.
Let the water come to the boiling point
before the meal is put in. Pour the meal
IN from the left hand in a continuous
stream, stirring all the time till it comes
to the boil. In this consists the chief art
OF porridge making, and on its being well
done depends the smoothness. Allow il
to boil ten minutes and then add the salt.
Salt has a tendency to harden, and would
prevent the meal from swelling. Boil fol-
ten minutes after the salt has been added.
Dish and take with milk.
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SANDY PLAINS ALLIANCE. No. 922.

1LAINS ALLIANCE, NO. 9ZZ,
New House, N. c., Sept. 80, '89.
At the last meeting of our Alliance, No.
922, the following resolutions of respect
20 the memory of our beloved brother,
W. A. Bridges, was passed:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God, in the
dispensation of his allwise providence for
the first time since u organization to re-
move from our midst on the 18th day of
September, 1889, our beloved brother, W.
A. Bridges, aged So years. Brother
Bridges had been a member of the Baptist
Church for forty years. He was a wortyh
member of our order, a kind husband, a
good father of sixteen children and forty
one grandchildren.
Resolved, That while we vi his de-
parture, we bow with submissiod to the
dispensation of Divine Providence.
Resolved, That we tender to the be-
reaved wife and children u tenderest
sympathies in their affections and com
mend them to the will of Him who does
all things we'll.
RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and n to the Shelby Aurora with a re-
quest to publish.
w. A. CRowDER,
P. A. MCKEE,
F. @. DoBBINs,
Hommitto
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IN MEMORIAM,
Rocky RIVER ALLIANCE, No. 254

ROCKY RIVER ALLIANCE, No. 254,
October l, 1889.
WHEREAS, He who doeth all things for
His glory and the good of the human
family has removed from our number our
esteemed brother and Lecturer, Bro. J. B.
Burns,
ReSolved, That while we feel and de-
plore our loss, we bow in submission to
the will of Him who is too wise to err
and too good to be unkind.
RESOLVED, That this Alliance tender
their sincere coincidence to his bereaved
family.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be sent by the Secretary to his be-
reaved family and THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER for publication, and be recorded
in our minutes.
FL. NJ. LLOYD,
J. R. FoosHEE,
Fl, G. CLEGG,
Committee
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THE TEN TRAVELLERS.

Ten weary, f~ootsore travellers,
All in a woeful plight.
Sought shelter at a wayslde Inn
one dark and stormy night.
"Nine rooms, no more" the LANDLORD sSlu'
"Have l to offer you;
To each of eight a single bed,
Rnt the ninth must serve for two.
A din arose. The troubled host
Could only scratch his head,
For of those tired men no W
Would occupy one bed
The puzzled host was soon at ease
He ras q clever man.
And so to please his guests devised
This mos ingenious plan:
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47B7C7DTEIFLGLHII

Tn room marked A two men were placed,
The third was lodged in B,
The fourta to c was then assigned,
The fifth retired to D.
Tn E the sixth he tucked away,
In + the seventh man,
The eighth AMI ninth in G and 81,
And then to Fl he ran,
Wherein the host, as I have said,
Had laid two travellers by;
Then taking one, the tenth and last,
He lodged him safe in I.
Nine single rooms, a room for each,
We're made to serve for ten
And this it is that puzzles me
And many wiser men.
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AN EPIcURE ON INDIGESTION

THAT pet American ailment, indiges-
ton, remarked an epicure of some local
celebrity, with whom I enioved the
pleasure of a chat last evening, ais not 90
much the result of a faulty selection Of
things to eat as of an injudicious arrange
ment of the order of their consumption.
The method of the ordinary American. in
eating a dinner at a hotel or restaurant bv
himself, is, if he is a man of any appetite,
simply suicidal. He orders everything he
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
THE LATEST AND BEST.
All the FORMS and CHANGES, IN.
Guiding those passed by the Legis-
lature Of 1889.

Col. Walter Clark, author of "Clark's
Code of Civil Procedure, Overruled Cases"
&C., writes:
Ihave examined with much care and in
terest The North Carolina Manual of Law and
Forms, by Messrs. Jones and Holding. The
work has been compiled with great care and
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and Business Men will find in a compiled
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without considerable labor and research. 1t
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a large sale.
NJ. B. Barbee, ESQ, one Of the leading JUS
tics of the Peace in North Carolina, says:
/ ind in The North Carolina Manual of Law
and Forms q work more thoroughly adapted to
the needs of Justices of the Peace, to guide
tletn in their official duties, than any work
yes seen by me-. I take pleasure ingrecom-
mending it to the Magistrates OF the State.
CD Upchurch, Clerk of Superior Court of
Wake county, writes:
In it are more statutes, forms and decisions
relating to the duties of county officers, and
especially to clerks of the Superior Courts,
than I have been able to find in any other
book. No county officer ought to be without
such an excellent aid.
IA. Murchison, Esq, of Dunn, N. c., says:
It is the best form book for North arolina
Lawyers, Justices of the Peace, Business Men,
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EDWARDS l. BROUGHTON,
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STATIONS.

Train so connects with Wilmington &
Weldon train bound North, leaving Colds
boro 11.57 a. m, and with Richmond &
DanviIle train West, leaving Goldsboro
200 p. m.
Train 81 connects with Richmond &
Danyille train, arriving at Goldsboro $40
p. NJ, and with Wilmington & Weldon
train from the North, at 3.15 p. m.
s. L. DILL, Surf.
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NOTICE.

To the members Of the Farmers A16ance O
Wake County:
On Friday Of each week I win leave a
the Office of our State Business Agent
and at the Alliance Tobacco Warehouse
a statement of prices as they have beer
given to me, and at which the brethrer
can trade for one week from the date
thereof. ]. d. ALLEN, G. B. A.
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ACROSTIC.

D.otection is oppression vile,
PPrnIbb;ng the poor, millions to pile
RoDpL aS nov rich and mean as hell,
IN W = nnrses to immensely swell,
Luz Hing them others to rule;
EEnntroI our laws, make them the tool
70 ro q with gold in blocks of five,
i%nsuring them always "a po to saf tD1e'
NJ Nnr care thew aught whose hopes they sPoli
Loch.ree, Ala.
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NOTICE.

Having this day qualified as Executor under the
last will and testament Of Mary Jane Edwards,
deceased, before the Clerk Of Superior Court OF
Wake county, this Is to give notice to ali persons
indebted to said estate to make payment TO me at
INV residence, IN White Oak township, and s.thosa
to whom the estate II indebted 10 present their
claims on or before the 10th Of August, 1890, or
this win be plead in bar Of their recovery.
III WARREN EDWARDS,
au131m Executor
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Intellect. Fully equipped Preparatory and
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TABERNACLE ALLIANCE, No. 905,
Snntnmhor 1R 1905

september 10, 1886.
| am sorry to tell you of the sad death
of one of u most worthy members.
/ send you a memorial of his death, with
request to publish:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Fathey 10 remove by the unsparlng hand
of death our esteemed brother, P. Arnold,
from the walks of men to a higher sphere
of eternal life, where the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are at rest.
ResOlved, That we will bow in humble
submission to Him who doeth all things
well. We tender to the distressed family
our deepest sympathy in their b~ereave-
ment, and would say to them weep not
for HIM as for one who hath no right to
the tree of life, and hath no hope of en-
tering through the gates into the city.
ResOZved, That this resolution be re-
corded in our records and a copy be sent
to the family of Bro. Arnold and one to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER with request to
publish. J. H. MILLER, Sec'y.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God, in His
wisdom, to take from our midst our
friend and brother Joseph Bost, a charter
member OF Ebenezer Alliance, aged 20
years and two months, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we bow in humble sub
mission to the dis%pensation of Him who
doeth all things well.
ReSOIVed, That as members of the same
Alliance in which he was a true member,
we feel with deep sorrow our loss and
will e cherish in our memory kind
recollections of his pleasant associations
and good deeds, believing that our loss is
his gain.
RESOLVED, That we tender to his be-
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these resoIu-
tions be recorded in our minutes, that a
copy be sent to the family, and copy be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and the
Stanly Observer with a request to pub
lish. Respectfully submitted.
J. w. DAVIS,
L. @. POND,
J. NJ. BENNETT,
Committee.
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coincidence with them in their bereave-
ment.
RESOLVED, That these proceedings be
furnished to The PRoGREss1RE farmer
and New Berne Journal for publication.
N. B. WHITFIELD,
@. P. DAVIS,
G. w. Howard,
Committee.
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For Hay and Pasture Upland.

We will sell the best mixture for Middle and
Eastern North Carolina, sacked and put on
board cars here, enough to seed one aero for
$3.50. We have aiedI.
WILLIAMSON & UPCHURCH.
Raleigh, N. c., Aug, 1883.
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A rLAnTIc s. NORTH CAROLINA R. R
n TIME TABLE II,
To Take Effect 6 90 A. NJ, Tuesday, June IL, 80.
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Magistrates, County Officers, Lawyers
and Business Men.

NOW READYI
THE NORTH CAROLINA
MANUAL Of LAW and FORMS.
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One cup of molasses, one cup of sugar,
three-fourths cup of shortening, n cup
of sour milk, two teaspoonfuls of soda,
two ~tescupfuls of -four "a little more may
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