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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
He Left Without the Testimo
NAL.

They had a quarrel Sunday evening.
He got mad and said he'd leave her.
Then she got vexed and told him he
could do as he pleased. He left. The
next night he came round again. He
asked to see her alone. She readily
complied. She was all of a tremor.
Her heart went out to him in a gush
of sympathetic love. She stood ready
to throw both arms about his neck
and cry out her joy. There was not
much color in his face and his voice
was husky. He said:
Il have been with you for six
months, Matilda, and tried all that
time to do what was right
He paused for an instant to recover
his voice, which was faltering rap
idly, while her trembling increased.
81 know that have got considera-
BILE temper, and that do not control
it as ought. But l have tried to be
faithful with you-tried to do every
thing that thought would tend to
make you happy. ana, IeellnS In1S, L
have called tonight to see if you
wouldn't be kind enough to give me a
sort of testimonial to this effect, so
that l could show it to any other y Dung
lady might want to go out with. It
might help me-"
He looked at her anxiously. All
the color left her face in flash. She
thing which threatened to suffocate
her. Then she spoke:
''You get out of this house as quick
as you can, you wretch, or my father
shall kick you out"
He didn't stay long, but left without
the testimonial.-Tid Bits.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Mariners see q Huge Sea Serpent.

The captain and crew of the schoon-
er Emma, arrived at Ensenada, Cal.
from a cruise in Central and South
American ports, met with q remarka-
BILE experience on their return voyage.
The adventure, as told by one of the
crew, is thus narrated in the Lower
Californian:
I'VE had been week out from
Santo Domingo, and were out about
twenty miles northeast from Cedros
Island, when early one morning
we saw commotion in the sea about
mile off. It was a very quiet morn
ing, and we crept up very close. We
saw a strange sight. A whale about
80 feet long had been found or killed
by the monster that was feeding upon
it.
SAT intervals the serpent would rear
up out of the sea so that we could
coolly survey his entire form. His
body was round and about three times
as long as the whale. or 100 feet long.
Its head was as near like a turtle as
anything else, with the mouth set
well back under the jaw. We did not
see the eyes, so l can not say if they
are the traditional flaming eyeballs or
not. On each side of the body were
five or six legs, each webbed and
horned like the wings of a dragon.
''While feeding on the whale it made
a peculiar, horrible wheeling or hiss
ing sound, but when it saw us it stop
ped and drew slowly away, looking
back over its shoulder at us. It circled
away about half a mile. and we
could still see it kept an eye on.us.
eve made haste and sailed away
from that locality, for if inclined it
could have taken our little schooner at
mouthful. As we came north we
saw the weird monster return to his
prey, and before long the breeze
brought the horrible wheeling sound
to our ears"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Making Tin Foil.

The Tradesman gives the following
in answer to the query how tin foil is
made: The tin is melted and run in
to blocks weighing from POS to 400
pounds each, and in this form the met
al is kept for ordinary use. The old
method for reducing it to the necessa-
ry thinness for foil was by hammering
it by hand as the gold heaters do gold
leaf, and this process is still in vogue
to limited extent. This, however, is
a very laborious process, as the sheet
must be constantly beaten, without in
PERMISSION, to keep up the heat gener-
ated by the continuous strokes of the
hammer and the great drawback to it
was that only one surface or face
could be produced. The introduction
of rolling machinery has completely
revolutionized the trade, so in place of
importing we now export. In these
mills the metal is given a beautiful
polish on both sides it is then cut in
to widths of twelve inches, rolled on
reels, and cut in order by cutting ma
chimes. The great advantage of ma
chine rolled foil over the hand beaten
foil is that while the latter is full of
minute holes so small as not to be WIS.,
able to the naked eye, the former is as
a rule, perfectly intact, and thus being
air tight, forms wrapper that c an
not be egualed by any other substance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Thoughts Between Pufb.

Warnings against juvenile cigarette
smoking are best sounded with a
shinlge.
Gladstone couldn't learn to smoke
when he was young, yet during his
career he has caused many mighty men
to do so.
It may have been the devil that
''sowed the seed" but religionists Of
all denominations reap the harvest of
the weed with careful labor
If you sell or give minor a cigar
cite or paper and tobacco out of viii Oh
to make one in Georgia you become a
law breaker.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Poor Mrs. Vanderbilt.

It takes twenty-five servants to run
the Vanderbilt house, and FIVE to run
the stables, and of course, Mrs. Van
derbilt has them all to look after. It
must take her at least two days of
each week to settle the fights between
the dish-washers and chamber-maids.
not to speak OF. the rows between the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Then Don't Go

Perhaps you are looking for a land
flowing with milk and honey? If so,
you should know that only one person
in thirteen can drink milk in any guam
tity without becoming bilious, and on
ly one in eleven can eat honey with
out having touch of the collie. Just
better stay right here in this land and
get a blue-handled snow shovel ready
for winter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Drawing the Credit Line.

Merchant Tailor-'I am sorry to
say it, Mr.. Goodheart, but as this is to
be your wedding suit must demand
cash on delivery"
Mr.. Goodheart-"Eh? Why, I've
had an account with you for years, and
I've always paid promptly to the hour,
the very hour, sir"
eyes, Mr.. Goodheart, but you were
bachelor, and had the handling of
your own money. New York Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
A Nero Natter of Form.

Mr.. Hardcash- well, sir, what in
duced you to imagine that would give
my consent to my daughter marrying
your"
De Gall-'Pardon me, my dear sir,
I wasn't 50 foolish as to imagine any
thing of the kind. merely asked for
it as a matter of form. If you refuse
we shall marry without it, that's all. :"
Grip.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Guided by His Wife.

Mrs. Fogg: The trouble with you
men is that you won't hear to reason.
If you would be guided by your wife,
now, you would get along good deal
better" Fogg: "You forget, my
dear, that Adam was guided by his
wife, and see what a fix it got him in. -
Boston Transcript.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Some Folks are Born to Greatness,

Within two hours, and for two
shillings in money Cairo negro
swallowed twelve peach stones, seven
tacks, ten brass pins, five single
nails. five steel pens and four marbles.
Such things as that can't be acquired
by strict attention to business and a
constant care for your employers in
terests. They must be born with a
man.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08
Neighberly Sympathy.

Mrs. Gabb: Ibid you hear about
Mrs. DeGoode's husband? He died
last night" Mrs. Gadd: "Well! Well!
I'll run right over to condole with her,
and see if 1 can't borrow cup Of but
ter; rm entirely out"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
RALEIGH, N. G., OCTOBER 20, 1889.

with the battle, for if the victory is
given up we will be in a worse condi-
ton than we ever were All or the
cotton ginners in the surrounding
country belong to the Alliance and no
one can have their cotton covered
with jute bagging unless they furnish
it themselves, and then some Of the
ginners say that they don't know
whether they will put it on or not.
The Alliances are adopting resolu-
tions not to sell bushel of cotton
seed unless they get 25 cents. We
have been organized nearly one year
and this one years organization has
brought about more love and fellow
ship towards one another than any
thing else within five years time.
People seem more friendly, help each
other more, and pay more attention to
the sick than they ever did before.
The right kind of an Alliance man
will love an Alliance brother, it does
not matter who he is, or if he has
been his bitterest enemy heretofore.
Then who will say that the Alliance
is not a good thing? | count it
next to my church. Any one who
knows anything about the Alliance
knows that it has already wrought
good work in our country and now is
the time we have the hardest to do.
But would say stick to it; pay up
your subscriptions to the business
agency fund, and let us begin to reap
more and greater benefits. He who
would find fault with the Alliance let
him first consider whether he has not
derived some benefits therefrom; let
him also consider whether he hasn't
bought some things cheaper since. the
Alliance has been in operation and let
him go to the cotton platform and see
the cotton weighed (for the next
three months) and see what covering
it has, then let him consider why the
cotton is nearer all covered with cot
ton bagging. 1t is to break down this
trust business, and who will 6nd
fault with anything that is doing such
a grand things for his country ?
Respectfully yours,
J. A. LENTz.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
HOW TO MAKE FARMERS PROS
Porous.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I have been several
years located in the Eastern part of
North Carolina, and my occupation as
a surveyor has given me good oppor-
tunities of noticing the quality of the
soil, the mode of farming, etc, and
from the many advantages that are
offered in this part of the State, it
seems to me there should be much
greater degree of prosperity.
The land is adapted to almost all
kinds of crops, and the climate is one
of the best in the world, so what more
does farmer want
/ have seen farming carried on in
many parts of the world, but l am
sorry to admit that it is carried on in
the Eastern part of North Carolina in
a most backward and unfarmer- like
manner.
In the first place I will try and
point out what seems to me to be the
matter. The first thing is, the land is
not ploughed deep enough, is not
sufficiently drained, and the greatest
want of all, there is no stock to make
manure.
Without these three great factors
no country can be prosperous any
length of time.
The lands where there is clay
foundation should be ploughed at
least ten inches deep with divers
chilled plough, or one equally good, in
the fall or winter so that the winter
frosts will pulverize the soil. The
bad gases will then escape and many
grubs will be destroyed
In the spring the land should be
again ploughed crosswise to the same
depth as before. Then, if necessary,
harrow wed and properly cleaned of all
weeds before planting or sowing. In
the case of cotton and corn, the plant
should be cultivated close up to the
roots (aftet it is of sufficient size) to
the depth of the plough burrows with
a cultivator. The roots of the
plant require air as well as the tops
and it is only by loosening the soil
well down that this can be gained.
Deep cultivation holds the sap better
in dry year and drains the land bet
ter in wet year.
AS it is just now, the land is
ploughed to a depth of from to 4
inches and the seed sown on hard
bed. After the plant is up bit
plough Gf it can be called one) is run
along the top of the ground and
little earth is thrown up to the plant,
but the soil beneath is left unculti-
waited and as hard as ever. Of course
the soil should be thrown up to the
plant but it should be cultivated well
down first.
How could a young child grow if it
got hard food to eat when it was
young and tender? The same with a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROADS
VERSUS NORTH CAROLINA
/EDITORS--THE r. &
( D. f. II.

In the Raleigh correspondence of
the Wilmington Messenger, we find the
following paragraph, viz:
"The railway men are reticent to
the last degree, and hate to see any
mention of their affairs in the papers.
The railway men in some cases keep
scrap books for clippings relative to
their roads taken from newspapers.
If an editor says anything against a
road he is a marked man forthwith.
This custom obtains all over the
country, but is comparatively new in
North Carolina
The editors of North Carolina, while
abundantly able to stand alone against
the sarscenic Scrap-6ook brigade, will
not thus be left by the people of the
State, for the people cannot, except at
the risk of all that "makes life worth
living" be merely lockers on, while
the enemy is driving in our skarmtsh-
ers. The people of North Carolina,
If they would save themselves from
one of the most remorseless tyrannies
on earth, must go into battle with hats
off and sleeves up, burning up every
bridge in the rear.
Shall the people rule the railway or
the railway rule the people, is the
issue, and surely no intelligent Amer
lean citizen can hesitate in deciding
upon which side of it he should be
found.
We are delighted as one of the peo-
pie to learn that the railway men keep
Scrap-books, and having always
thought scrapping good thing when
Judlciously done, we have on hand
quite supply of "nstghty Interesting
reading" for railway men. No doubt
they will do brisk scrapping business
during the next few years, but if they
lind business slack at any time for
want OF raw material, they need but
hint the matter to zone of the peo.
ple," and we guarantee that the
Forum will furnish on short notice
"job lots without the slightest d" ad.
vance on manufacturers prices"
The railway scrap-book business as
reported by the correspondent of The
Messenger, deserves the denunciation
of every editor and citizen of the
State.
What reason can any corporation
give for chatting to see. any mention
OF their affairs in the papers" except
this: Our deeds are evil, and we prefer
the darkness which hides US from
public view. Burglars and thieves
have always hated moonshine and al.
ways will.
This devilish work is preparatory-it
means prescription, and prescription
means death to every editor who dares
70 lift his voice or push his pen
against tyranny as remorseless and
msatlate as the grave. 1t means to
nuzzIe the press, mislead the people,
mount the throne and run the State
In the interest of a corporation-it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
oypzcToRY OF FARMERS Or
CARNATIONS.

ao,1rA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
p-,.;dsnt-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Viiooe-President-A. H. Hayes Bird
town, tarr-L N; -, L. Polk, Raleigh, N. @.
$780, SSe,e,,rey-J D. Allen, Falls, N. Q.
I1Inoot[-er-Thos. B. Long, Longs, n. G.
Assistant LECTURER. B. Hunter, Char
b0tIf, Gb,.pIain-J. I; J. Scott, AlfOrdsville,
NC. nou,,;..on r.v
stteville, n G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
fSsnps Sssenrpesant-at-Arms-J. 8. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. @. ),
State Business Agent-W. II. Worth,
Raleigh, N. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. Q.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Chair uan; j. M. Mewborne, Kinston N.
C.;J.S. johnston, Ruf6n, N. G.
OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA STATE ALLlANOG'
President-G. T. Barbee, Bridgewater,
Va
Vice-Pres dent-Maj. Marin Page,
Brandon, Va.
secretary-J. J. silvey, ArnissiIle, Va.
Treasurer Isaiah Printz, Stonyman,
Va
Lecturer-J. D. Shepperson, Smithville,
Va
nt-Lecturer-P. 81. Strobe, Step
hen City, Va.
Doorkeeper-B. Frank Beahen, Kim
ball, Va.
Assistant-Doorkeeper, G.. E. Brubaker,
Lursy, Va.
nt-at-Arms-Mitton Pence, For
estville, Va.
State Business Agents. P. A. Bruba-
ker, Luray, Va.
Ch'mn Ex. CONF. T. Brumback,
Ida, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
ENCOURAGING FROM ROWAN.
CRAVEN, Rowan Co., N. c.,
Sept. 30. 1889

Sept. 80, 1889.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-The name of our ALI.
ance is "Hattershop," No. 1889. We
meet twice a month, on Saturday be.
fore the fourth Sunday at 2 D. M and
on Friday night before the second
Sunday of each month at 7 a m
Our members are very punctual and
seem to be very much interested in
Alliance work. We keep Gaining
some members, and some outsiders
say that they must join and Lelp on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-29
Greenville, n. G.
-AA\S~

No man will ever receive any
knowledge more convicting than the
fact that he is born.
The successful man is always the
best informed in regard to the means
by which he succeeded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
IyAUe uRA71ON OF GOVERNOR PRINCE.
PREDICTING A NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY FOR
NEW.MEXICo.

Santa Fe, ". NJ, April 1s CspeciaD.-The reception
OF Governor [. Bradford Prince was cordial one
When he aIlghted from tho train that brought him
home from Washington, he was greeted by salute
from the guns at Fort Marcy and 5000 citizens
representing every part Of the Territory choered him.
The occasion was observed as holiday. There was
a striking contrast between the manner In which he
took his Office and that OF the Inauguration OF his
predecessor, Ross. when Ross came from Washing
ton with his commission, he conceived wild, absurd
scheme by which TO impress the natives with his i'm
portance He tried to mako them believe that he was
Moutezuma come back to lhem. His inauguration
occurred In tho haEy dawn Of spring morning.
Americans laughed at him. The Mexicans pronounced
him preender. Ills administration was As eccentric
and visionary as his Inauguration. Governor Prince
was inaugurated in truly American manner In his
inaugural address, Governor Prince said:
For over $50 years tho Governors of TINS Terri
tory, Spanish, Mexican and American, have lived
In this beautiful city Of Santa Fo. Our resources arc
the greatest In the whole land. We have the cattle
upon q thousand hills, the sheep whiten the vast
plains, wheat fields abound which would amaze the
farmer Of Minnesota Dakota and our orchards and
VINEYARDS are unsurpassed. We have tho gold and
silver the copper and the lead and the iron and the
nexhaustible helds Of coal, which alone would In
sure our prosperity IL IL for US To develop these
resources We must encourage enterprises and IN
vile new capital new era dawns upon US. The
day OF Territorial infancy Is about over and the
frniuon Of full grown manhood is at hand"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
YEAST MANUFACTURERS AT WAR!

baltimore, April 19.-Lowts Elmer Sons entered
suit for 100000 damages in the Court Of Common
Pleas yesterday against FleiSchmann Co. and Aonzo
b. Cochran. Lewis Elmer q Sons arc manufacturers
of vinegar and compressed yeast the latter being also
manufactured by F1eisohmann Co. The declaration
alleges that Fieischmann Co. eDdeayored 10 have
Elmer Sons raise the prize Of their yeast which the
latter declined 10 do. FleiSchmann Co. then bought
quantity Of vinegar which was placed in charge Of
Aionzo b. Cochran with instructions to sell the same
to the customers of Elmer Sons at price far below
tts value and II necessary, 10 give 1t away in order
o affect tho trade of Elmer a Sons. large part Of
the business OF Elmer Sons has been destroyed,
n charged and threatened with total extinction on
which account damages are claimed AS Fleischmann
a. Co. persist in their action. an injunction is also
asked against them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
MRS. CARTER RELATES HER STORY
CONTINUING THE TESTIMONY IN THE DIVORCE
o.nu An ruTnAGn'

CONTINUING THE TESTIMONY IN THE DIvoRoE
CASE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 1s (speciaD.-As early as 8 o'clock
this morning there was a crowd around the door OF
Judge Jamleson's Court, where the Carter divorce
case is being tried and when 10 o'clock came there
were people enough on hand TO have filed the room
twice over Mrs Carter, dressed IN black as yester-
DAY. with her mother and maid, YVES promptly In her
place. and when the cours opened she at once as
cended the stand She told her story with rsmsrksbe
self possession and entered into all sorts Of details
without tho slightest hesitation. She was skltnl In
evadIne the lawyers objections and in getting what
she wanted before the Jury. At ono time there was
row among the lawyers to tho admission OF parts Oh
A conversation. Mrs. Carter soon perceived the pur-
pose Of an objection by the other side and how 10
evade It. and she generally managed 10 get her whole
story TO the jury by adding the requisite remark IN
an amended answer. AS one OF the listeners SAID :
"There are no flies on Mrs. Carter'
add Mr.. Carter say anything when you objected
to his treatment about having bought you and paid
for you n asked Mr. Hynes.
eyes. he said that he had right to do with me as
he pleased because he had bought me and had 10
submit to his treatment
Mrs Carter showed soma wthtlness In persstng
In giving her thoughts and intentions when warned
by the Judge to state only facts Mr. Hynes finished
his direct examination at IL O'Clock and Mr.. Walker
sought 10 be made by the lawyer were tnat she
accented Carter as hor husband after only q Dret
acquaintance with him, that she saw nothing 10 his
appearance that indicated brutality OF nature ana
that she had been out H society for some time before
meeting Carter. She bad Deen engaged peiore neeuhS
Carter, but the match had been broken OH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
eoKERYoR BRAYER on THE STAND.

Washington, April 1s.-In the Armes court-martial
to-day Edwin Smith testified that he was with Armes
in the Riggs House when Governor Beaver appeared.
He shook hands with Armes and conversation onsued
The Governor expressed regret that he had not learned
of the Inauguration Day incident until next day When
Armes pressed him for ropy 20 his lotter the Gov.
arnor turned away and seemed anxious 10 be rid Of
Armes. The latter followed him. saying that he
wanted tho matter settled, and the Governor went
on, extended his hand over his shoulder and passed
1t under the brim Of the Governors hat lie did not
SEQ any nose pulling.
Governor Beaver was the next witness. He said
that personally he had nothing b do with Ames's
removal from the parade. Some one had suggested
that General Ames be appointed his stat, and not
remembering In the hurry OF the moment that General
Ames was dead, he had said, Appoint him. 1t
appeared that Armes had thus been appointed by
mistake for General Ames. He had told Armes how
II occurred and his name dropped from tho stan.
When Armes had appealed 10 him not 10 cast stigma
upon his children by appointing him 10 staff position
and then not allowing him 10 serve, he the Governor,
had expressed his sympathy and offered 10 mako out
commission for him TO show his children in the
future.
A letter from Armos to the witness, dated April @
was put IN evidence. In Il Armes requests tho Gov.
70 stop the court-martia proceeding as they
would result 10 his dismissal, and no preferred death
TO the loss OF hts commission. He added that tho
Governor stood I'm danger Of becoming his murderer.
In another letter, dated day before yesterday, he
apologies for the Riggs House episode The witness
told OF this episode, saying that he had laughingy
replied 10 Armes thai. he could not apologize, and
that no had then felt Armes's hand brush his face in
rude way. lie had IN moment struck with his
cruch at ArmeS and the blows wero dangerous.
Armes's action was something In tho nature OF An
assault and an insult The witness took IL 10 be an
attempt to get hold Of his nose and was pretty In.