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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17
THE BANQUET.

At night an elegant banquet was held
at the Marlboro House. 1t was an elegant
affair and n of the most enjoyable occa-
sions ever witnessed in our hespitable
city, and was given by our citizens in
honor Of Col. Polk. Over one hundred
were present, among whom were acting
Governor Holt and other State officers and
distinguished gentlemen from many por-
lions of the State. Quite a large portion
of the pleasant company consisted OF
farmers and Alliance men.
Speeches were delivered by Hon. Thos.
M. Holt, President "A. g. Green, Presi-
dent Holladay, of the A and N. CoAeee,
Mr.. w, J. Peele, Hon. Kemp P, Battle,
Mr.. Hal W. Ayers Prof ]. b Carlyle, Mr..
Jas. Norfeet, State supt. S. M. Finger,
Mr.. A. D. Jones, Ma. f. II. Busbee, Mr..
N. B. Broughton, and Mr.. w. N. Jones.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels was Toast-Mas-
ter, and opened the banquet with an adj
dress of welcome to Col. L. L. Polk,
concluding with a toast to" Our Hon
ored Guest"
He first called on Col. L. T. Polk, the
guest of the evening, to respond to the
toast, "The New Revolution"
Col. Polk said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:-History is ever re-
-peating itself. The march of human
progress is strewn with the wrecks of
empires, kingdoms, systems, thrones
and governments. Many of them went
down In violence and blood. But the
declaration in the sentiment to which /
am called to respond-"T The New Revo-
luton" is but the echo of the mighty
nat which has been put forth by 3,0OO.-
OOOhberty-loving, law-abiding American
freemen. IA approach of this New
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17
TIE FARM EP
=
The Backbone Of The ColDtprI

aes Is r man . ee f6sf aSd fact in the minds of every Dn.,
nunlty Is greatly dependent on the farm very con,
country In fact, so much so that should m OF our
visit the fields Of our never ceasing toiIers ~ fortune
Ma OF our city would be forced 70 men the
the farmers" whom I consider the bsc SRIeId The
every community, from every impedimSnn,o zone Of
likely to retard their progress. NHen That b
ca NJ: y Gc BSgWeIi, having removed his stocL ,,
me Undertaking line, to the corner of Fsyst 1alnng Ia
and South Blount Sts, is fully prepared 81 Martin
@ @if6 e. everybody, both in the city and e is SSSeS-
faction. The most careful attention Uii Vol salts
orders at day or night. given to aR
We heartily recommend Mr.. BagwelI as q
s IAn OF unIlrlng energy, and should You need lung sn4e
business corner OF E. Martin and South BIopp mace or
and full satisfaction win be extended IN ~ u sR7
sentlemanlv manner. III a most
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17
Catch the Thief F.!

My dark bay Horse Mule, a little over
medium size, in good order, was stolen
from Williamson & Upchurch's lot to-day.
His left fore ankle is. enlarged. Had sad
die, bride and rope halter on him when
taken. RI $685.
The undersigned will be glad to have
information of the thief and of the mule
given to him or Capt. G. D. Heart, Chief
of Policein Raleigh. Z
J.F. CAIN,
Cary, N. G.
August 16, 1889.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17

100000 yards of Dundee Bagging in
just three yard pieces, weighing two
pounds to the yard, at u cents a yard
f. O. b. Equal to jute in every respect. For
sample, &C., apply to
The PLANTERS BAGG1NG Co.,
n12 10 Old Slip, N. 7.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17
Committee.
Dec. 18th, 1889.

Mr.. Durham spoke on the resolutions,
after which Col. Pc k held an informal re-
ception on the stage, and was greeted and
congratulated by nearly every member OF
the audience.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
THE NEWS EPIToMIzED.
Eastcrn aud Middle States.

:, InE United States mon-of-war Galcna has
leit the BROOKLYN navy yard and sailed for
hayu. Captain Summers is In command
MuFoRD, Conn, has celebrated its two
hundred and hftieth anniversary by n SER
vicc in the First Congregational Church and
a re-unton OF the Milford family.
RopnRr CLARK, n sevcnty-year-old far
mer, hanged himself 60 n treo near Plain
CHARLES ID. CHAMBERS, recently released
from the pcnitentiary at PHILADELPHIA
boarded tho Pacific Express ON the Penn.
yi,ann road near Lancaster, PENN, and
endoavorod 10 rob tho passengers. After
shooting one OF the portcis he was over
powered and locked up.
AT Paradise. Penn, n German farmer
named Philip HcmiclNle deliberately sot his
own barn ON fire and persisted In the flames.
COMBINATION OF Eastern capitalists has
been formed 60 purchase all the coal prom
erty along the Monongahela Rivor in PENN
sylVania, and control the river coal business
lt has been decided that it win require Sla,-
WOOOO TO complete the deal including the
aggregate OF stock tho sellers are willing 60
take.
GENERAL ISAAC Il. SHEPARD died nj
Bellingham, Mass, aged sovonty.thrce. lie
soldier.
VALUABLE vein OF ochrc rich yellow
metal extensively employed i'm the manufac-
tuie or pants, has been discovered ON the
south side OF NoverSink Mountain near the
Black Bear Inn, three miles east OF Reading,
Penn
MARY ANN DoNNELIY, n nurse-maid. was
stabbed and fatally wounded at Atlantic
City, n. j., by Mrs. Hamilton, wife OF
Robert II. Hamilton, in tile Noll Cottage
THE water in the rivers nt Johnstowp.
Penn. Is getting very low, and as conse-
qucnce a great deal of pcstilence-breeding
matter is being exposed. The stencil along
theriver bank is becoming unbearable. The
body of child was recently taken out OF tho
sand near the stone bridge.
Mrs. JoHN ASTON, of Taylorsvillc. Penn.
poured Kerosene on the kitchen fire. The oil
blazed up and enveloped the woman and her
babe in flames, the child being in cradle
near the stove. Both were burned 10 death
THE house of Robert King, residing in JET
ferson Township Penn, was burned, and
Mrs. King peiished in the flames
j. X. TooLE has been nominated for Gov
crnor, III. Conrad for Lieutcnant-G Governor
and Martin Mnginnis for Congress by the
Montana Democratic State Convention.
AN oil tank exploded I'm the penitontiary at
Columbus Ohio, which did damage TO tho
extent OF $4,000
TEN THOUSAND visitors aud exhibitors
from all parts of the country were present at
the formal opening of tho Grangers' National
Exhibition grounds at Carlisle, Penn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
BALKY HORSES.

The Society for the Prevention of Cru
city 20 Animals put forth set of rules
for the treatment of balky horses, which
rules, unfortunately, do not always work.
The best way is TO have nothing TO do
with balky horses. But, nevertheless,
some one of these rules, rs well as a hun
dred others, do work in particular cases.
They are as follows:
/. Pat the horse upon the neck; exam.
inc the harness carefully, first on cne side
and then on the other, speaking encour-
agingly while doing so; then jump into
the wagon and give the word go; gen
orally he will obey
2. A teamster in Maine SAYS he can
start the worst balky horse by taking
him out Of the shafts and making him 90
around in circle until he is giddy. II
the first dance Of this sort doesn't cure
him, the second will.
3. To cure balky horse, simply place
your hand over the horses nose and shut
off his wind until he wants to 20. and
then let him go.
q. The brain Of the horse seems to en-
tertain but one idea at time, therefore
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. II you can by any
means give him new subject 20 think
Of you will generally have no trouble in
starting him. A simple remedy is 20
take couple Of turns Of stout twine
around the fore leg, just below the knee,
tight enough for the horse 10 feel, and
tie in a bow knot. AZ the first check he
will generally go dancing OF, and after
a short distance you can get out and re-
move the string, 20 prevent injury to the
tendon 10 your further drive
3. Take the tail Of the horse between
the hind legs and tie it by a cord to the
saddle girth
3. Tie a string around the horses car,
close 10 the horses head.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
Wonderful Egypt.

The Egyptians, writes Frank G.. Car
pcnter, should be the richest instead of
the poorest people in the world. What a
wonderful country they havel IL is n
valley OF guano in the midst of desert.
The land is as black as your hat and IL
now teens with crops Is green as Kansas
In June. Ii produces from two to three
crops every year, and its soil gives out
through the ages bounteous crops with
no other fertilizer than this water of the
Nile. Egypt is the gift of the Nile and
wonderful gift it is. The country
under the Khedive day is the narrowest
Kingdom of the world. Extending be-
tween eight and nine hundred miles above
Cairo its cultivable soil is nowhere more
than nine miles wide, and below here it
spreads out in a great, green fan, the
ribs Of which arc each lit.
tie more than 100 miles long and
the top of which does not measure much
more than the ribs. This fan is the
famed Delta of the Nile, and with this
long harrow Yalley above it it makes the
Egypt of to-day. On the sides of this
valley arc great tracts of desert of sand
of a glaring yellow silver, more sterile
than the plains of Colorado or the alkali
plains of the Rockies The Egyptian
desert is absolutely bare. The rich fields
of Egypt come TO its edge on either side and
and you can step from the greenest Of grass
on to the driest Of Sand and standing on the
green with your face toward the desert,
as far as the eye can reach, see nothing
but the bleak, bare sand.
The whole OF the soil OF Egypt has
been brought down from the mountains
of Abyssinia by the Nile. II is nowhere
more than fifty feet deep and its average
depth is about thirty five feet, Under
this soil is found the sand The Nile
waters it as well as fertilizes it, for there
is no rain TO speak of in Egypt. The
country is fiat. Here at Cairo YOU
can see for miles in every direction and
standing on the great Pyramid, the
valley OF the Nile is spread out below
you in great patchwork of different
shades of green. There are no fences and
few trees, here and there grove of tall
palm raise their fanliko heads high up in
the clear blue atmosphere, and near them
you see village Of mud huts made of
the same sun-dried sticks that Pharaoh
ground out of the children of Israel.
ms great plain is cut up by canals, roads
run here and there through it, and along
these move caravans of camels, of
Egyptians in gowns upon donkeys and
Of droves of donkeys laden with grass
OF grain. There are cattle and sheep by
the thousand upon the field and their
fat sides glisten under the tropical sun as
they munich the sweetest and iuciest OF
clover. The air just now is as pure as
that of Denver. All nature seems to smile
and the only poor thing upon the scene
is man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05

CHOLERA is raging at Bagdad and Base.
rah I'm Arabia. Orders have been given 20
place military cordonS around tho towns.
Az cpileldic in hospital for incursbles Ia
Ghcut Belgium. made an attack with n
hon who were in bed at the time. He badly
gashed the throatS OF twcnty-four OF them.
THE American sealing schooner James q.
Swan has been seized i'm Behring 9,a, with
Gi5 dead seals aboar6, by the United States
revenue cuttor Richard Rush.
AuuRRlcANE at Buenos Ayres has sunk
many lighters and Inflicted considerable
damage upon shipping aud cargocs
A TOWER similar 60 the Eifel Tower in
Paris, but twice as high, isto bo buils In Lon
dom England.
CAPTAIN WIssMASN, commander OF the
German East African expedition. hns
marched from Dar-es-Salaam 10 Bagaiuoyo
and has repeatedly icpulsed bodies of ma
uvoS which he met along the Kingani River.
TnE wife of William II. Lewis, United
States Consul Co Tangiers, Morocco, died
lew days ago ut that place.
A SEVERE earthquake shock has been felt
throughout Greece Serious damage was
done In several towns.
THE owners of Canadian SeRlerS have
through tho Dominion Government formal
~ demanded tho protection of Great Britain
WILLIAM O'BRIEN aud Mr.. James Gil.
houly, members OF tho British Parliament,
have been sentenced 90 two months and six
weeks imprisonment without labor respec.
lively, for holding n Nationalist meeting
which had been proclaimed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
why the Queen Disllkes Gladstone.

Queen Victoria's dislike Of Gladstone
- explained by recent writer, who says
that when the Grand Old Man used to
visit the regal old lady he was wont to
talk TO her "about the polity Of the Hit
tites OF the relations between the Athan-
asian creed and Homer" The Queen.
perplexed and uncomfortable, would seek
to make a digression, and would address
remark to daughter OF offer biscuit
to begging terrier. Mr. Gladstone
would restrain himself with an effort
wait till the Princess had answered or the
dog had sat down, and then would
promptly resume-"As / was saw.
ing Meanwhile the food had
gathered force by delay, and when Il
burst forth again it carried all before IL
Victoria used 70 complain that on those
occasions II was Gladstone who was
rudel She was probably in the same
predicament that Biddy Moriarity was
when O'Connell called her psraueIo
gram m.--dTQonaui
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
LoND0N's LABOR TROUBLES.
business Paralyzcd Because 10000
Workmcu strike

cnblegram from London gives the fol
lowing particulars In regard 10 the strikes
now in progress there;
London Is an inland town, aud promises 10
remain such for some time 20 como All
communication with the rest OF tho
world by water In as completely
cut Off ns though the Thames had dried up.
The. great ships lying at tho docks can neither
load nor discharge their cargoes, and the iui-
mense traffic OF the greatest commercial city
of tho world lies at the mercy OF men COM
mercially rated at SiO0 a day
The strike and its consequences touch every
uan, woman and child In this great city
no meat Is arriving I'm London. The markets
I'm Mark Lane are paralyZed. and maize nd
Nanccd 81 % the quarter for immediate use.
The strike which was begun by the dock
loborerS aud which subsequently spread to the
carmen, has now extended 20 the Thames iron.
workers, and the gas stokers threaten 10 Join
forces with the strikers. There was also
talk OF compelling lnborers in all the trades
TO quit work and force matters 20 an issue at
once. The ironworkers strike adds 1000 10
the number OF unemployed, The men were
orderly.
The shipping business is completely para.
lyzed, and mail steamers are leaving without
cargos The tinplators ht Bermondsey, "A
suburb OF London, have joined tho strikers
In Rotherhithe, the shipbuilding district of
London, professions of strikers are march
ing continually.
2500 doclsmen at Isle of Dogs, where several
large docks are located, have gone out Tho
authorities became apprehensive OF trouble,
and held the military in readiness 20 suppress
an outbreak should II occur. The coal
portcrs nt Kings Gross have also joined i'm
the strike.
In consequence OF the strike thousands OF
tons of mutton are rotting, 10 being impossi-
BILE TO find mon 10 handle the stock.
All classes of workingrnen are dissatisfied,
and there Is no telling where the strike will
not extend 20. 10 Is estimated that. over
as, 900 men are on strike now.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
MANunrNo FoR wHrAr.

good rich soil is essential 10 securina
a good growth and yield OF wheat. III
not naturally rich, farm manure or fer.
tilizers should be applied in such man
ner as to supply the elements required by
this plant. The old way of manurinQ
was 10 either haul out and scatter on the
stubble, or apply after the first plowina
had been given and then turn under. In
either case the manure was plowcd under
rather than worked INTO the soil near the
surface; and, TO do this, apply the manur,
after plowing, taking pains to scatter ai
evenly as possible. The work Of cult
vating and preparing the soil into good
condition will incorporate the manure
sufficiently with the soil. IL n special
fertilizer is used IL should be scattered
broadcast, either just before or at the time
the seed is sown. Drills with fertilizer
attachments can now be secured, so that
the work can be done much better than
by hand.
To grow yield OF twenty bushels of
wheat il will require ON an average thirty
one pounds of nitrogen, fourteen pounds
of phosphoric acid, and eighteen poundi
Of potash. These are three essential
elements required If we know what per
cent. of these elements is already in the
soil, and also what is deficient the
proper proportion can be readily supplied
Glover, and with it good dressing of
lime, plowed under, makes a good fertili
yer for wheat. One reason that good re.
suits can generally be secured by using
farm yard manure is that all the elements
of plant food are applied.
The principal advantages in purchasing
and using commercial fertilizer is, they
increase the growth and yield of the crop,
and by their means, with good manage
mcnt the farmer may be able TO increase
his supply Of farm manure. And, in
many cnses II can certainly be used 10
an advantage, If the mistake is avoided
of depending entirely upon il as is some.
times done when good results arc secured
at first. With quite number of crops
more or less fertilizers can be used, but
it is a mistake TO depend upon them.
Farm manure must be the principal rcli.
ance and other materials be considered
only as aids.--Erairie Farmer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
South and West.

JIM Mccoy, the noted desperate OF south,
western Texas, has been hanged at San An
tonic, Texas for the murder OF Sheriff Nc
Kinney
THE west side of the town Of Fair
mont, Nermilion County ILL.,, was entirely
destroyed by fire. The loss is $50, 600
THE Montana Republicans met I'm Sfnte
Convention at Anaconda aud nominated II
&. Power of Helena for Governor.
-Four more mon have been killed as n result
Of tho Howard-Turner feud in Harlan
County, in the mountains OF southeastern
Kentucky.
GOVERNOR COOPER, of Colorado, has called
tho Presidents attention 10 the depredations
OF the Ute Indians in Colorado. He wants
troops sent there
AFTER tour I'm tho Western and Pacific
States, the Senate Committee on Reclama-
ton and Irrigation have arrived at San
Francisco, where they will take testimony.
HENRY SHAW, the millionaire philanthro-
phist, Of st Louis and founder OF Shaw's
Garden, is dead.
HENRY ROBERTS was hanged nt Butte,
Montana, for the murder OF J. w. Crawford,
ono Of his employees.
Nowmen's Grove, Miss, w. III. Bradston
was killed, and his cousin, w r. Bradston,
mortally wounded. Four OthCrs were badly
wounded
PERRY THRALL, n bad character. OF Mexi-
co, Mo- ON his deathbed the other day con
fesSed TO the killing Of William Van Devon
ter and his wife for whose murder Bill
Dudy a colored man. was hanged.
s. l.. ENsLEY and S. r. Fowler, while en-
gagged in the Buckeye coal mine, I'm Mercer
County, w Va, were killed by large cut Of
coal and slate falling Op them. The mon
leave large families.
G. Il. LYBAHGER, Postmaster at MiiwOod,
Knox County, Ohio, shot at his daughter
Daisy but missed her, the ball striking Mrs
Lybarger and fatally wounding her. Ly-
barger then blew outhis brains.
THE r. J. MAILER Carriage Company, Of
Sc. Paul, Mimi, has made n voluntary
assignment 70 ex-Congressman John H. Nc
Donald The liabilities arc placed at s4OO,-
coo
THE trial Of the six men indicted for tho
murder Of Or. Patrick CrCniD has com
monccd at Chicago.
JAcoB THOMPSON, Of Port Tobacco. No.
hanged himself 10 n cherry tree because Of a
loss Of $500, which be had boarded for many
years
THE Union Furniture Company at Rock
ford H.. has been burned Loss, fi27. 600.
hnlf insured Ralph Emerson, william
Ward and Fireman CavauauRh were knocked
from a building by hose, and fell forty feet
Emerson was killed.
FoUH tramps arrested at Moberly. Mo.
for vagrancy, were put up a. auction and
sold, Che highest price brought being g.
At San Francisco. chi, the new United
States cruiser Charleston had n satisfactory
official trial
FrFTY persons were injured IN a roilrond
wreck nt Kingmau. III.
REPORTS from the Indian Territory state
that cattle are dying by hundreds Of Texas
fever in that section.
Tp.rs,frsr On, fI,o AtoT,,y,, Great ey,,,tto,-,,
Railroads train, report fhst they saw two
dcad colored men swinging 70 limbs of trees
few miles from Meridian, Miss They we're
told ion Meridian that two If the editors Of
the iH0eDcHdcHf who were run out Of Selma
hla., were caught there and we're lynchcd.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
A Comet Splitting Into Fragments.

Professor Edward s. Holder, director
of the Lick Observatory at San Francisco,
furnishes interesting facts in regard to
the comet discovered by Barnard last
September. He says the comet has now
lost all of its tail, and continued: "The
comet was subject TO much strain and
stress In passing that part of its orbit
nearest the sun and it is now showing
the effect Of these forces in the following
way It's body is evidently becoming dis
integrated and fragments are seen 10 be
streaming behind the comet in the form
of tail, directed not from but toward
the sun. This mass of matter was meas
ured by Barnard on July Is, and his
measures show that its least possible
length is 43O, 900 miles and its least
possible diameter is Ia, 900 miles, so that
fragments which have already broken
off from this comet amount to at least
seventy quadrillion cubic miles. The
comet itself, which is 1876, 900, 900 miles
from the earth, is still fairly bright, and
were it not for the fragments which are
seen to follow it would seem to be in
perfectly normal condition. As IL is, we
know 10 must have lost an immense auan-
tity OF original substance. This is an in
teresting case to astronomers, as it shows
the effect of the enormous forces 10 which
every comet is subject at the time Of its
periheIioD passage, while the phenomenon
forms an interesting commentary on the
text that comets, even the stoutest of
them, must be shOrt-lived things. ~
Warrington Star.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
SNAKES AND ToAps.

Why is it that many farmers and gar
deners are bound TO kill every toad and
snake they happen TO come acrossg
Merely because these animals are repul-
sivc in appearance That should hardly
be valid reason. Handsome is who
handsome does and seen from this
standpoint, the ugliest, full-bellied toad,
and the creeping, sliding, wriggling
snake are models of beauty. Both live
largely or entirely on insects Some
time ago when my hot bed was overrm
with potato-beetles, flea beetles, etc, one
OF the great, ill-looking toads took up
its quarters right there. In n short time
the bed was free from insects of any
description, and the toad was waxing
fat A few toads in garden will do n
great deal toward ridding Il of cut-worms
and bugs of all kinds, and snakes also
give valuable aid in the same direction.
French gardeners realize this much more
than those Of other nationalities do, and
IN Paris toads are kept on sale in the
open market and in gardeners supply
stores. II is time for American garden.
ers 90 learn the value of the two crea.
lures, and give them aid and shelter in
pay for their services, rather than perse.
cute them in the usual cruel, relentless
and senseloss fashion. farm and Fire
side
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-05
A $1,000 Watch.

Talking about watches. g said lew.
eler, 'the most expensive and compli.
Gated time piece in the city Is owned y
Mr. Peter Gibson 70 was made To rs
order IN Switzerland and cost $1,000. t.
sent an order 70 the same maker about a
year ago for another watch 70 cost $1,000
This watch shows the seconds. minutes
hours, days Of the week and month and
the year 10 registers the phases Of the
moon, the rising and setting Of the sun
uames eclipses Of the sun and moon abd
a score Of other natural phenomena whiel
can be determined by calculation. iii
the other, tho watch is HE own design.
Cincinnati Enquirer,