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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22
The sEs! COTTON SEED 70 PLAN?

1 have for four years been planting a cotton
known as Peterkin, that makes more seed cotton to
the acre than any 1 know, and it yields from 80 to
az pounds of lint cotton from 100 pounds of seed
cotton, and it has improved in this respect with
each year. 1 have some of these seed for sale, and
1 would advise all cotton farmers to buy and plant
some of these seed, and to all who think of doing
SO, 1 would respectfully refer to the following gen
tlemen, to whom 1 sold some seed last year:
Mr.. Ransom Hinton, Raleigh, n. c..
Mr.. W. G. Allen,
Messrs. Latta & Wyatt,
Wyatt & Taylor
Prices Sacked:
Two bushels. $50
Five bushels or over. .........:... 100 per bushel
70 any Farmers Alliance or Farmers Club
wanting 60 or more bushels, 1 will make a liberal
deduction. B. P. WILLIAMSON,
ja152m Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22
NOTICE.

Having sold our entire stock Of Collins,
Hearse and Undertakes Supplies to l..
G. Bagwell, we cordially recommend him
to our former patrons and the public gen.
orally. Thanking them for past favors,
we are,
Respectfully,
JOHNSON & BARBER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22
COOKIES.

Two cups sugar, half a cup each of but
ter and sweet milk, two teaspoons baking
powder, four egg; roll out, sprinkle with
white sugar and roll again; bake in a
moderate oven.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22

Butter the size of an egg, one cup of
hot water poured on the butter, II cups
of molasses, n teaspoonful each Of GIN
ger and soda, mix not very thick.
CORN READ.
One cup of flour, three cups of cornmeal,
three eggs, one tablespoonful Of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, two t~easpoonfuls
of baking powder, one pint of milk and a
pinch of salt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22
LAND O SALE!

I offer for sale my farm, containing about $50
acres, located twelve miles north of Charlotte and
three miles from the town of Huntersyilie, on the
McDowelI's Creek. Will sell the whole in one
tract, or will divide into small farms to suit pur-
chasers. Terms easy. Price moderate. For
further information, address the undersigned.
JOHN W. MOORE,
se43m Huntersville, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22
FURN

A. G. Rhodes & Co., Cairo. Ill.
A. G. Rhodes & Co., Terre .Haute, Ind.
A. G.. Rhodes & Co., Evansville, Ind.
A. G. Rhodes & Co, Nashville, Tenn.
A. G.. Rhodes & Co Columbia, Tenn.
Rhodes & Huvin, Knoxville Tenn.
A. G.. Rhodes & Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Rhodes Furniture Co., Memphis, Tenn.
A. G. Rhodes & Co., Vicksburg, Miss.
A. G.. Rhodes & Co, Mobile, Ala.
A. G. Rhodes s. Co., Montgomery, Ala.
Rhodes Furniture Co., Columbus, Ga.
A. G. Rhodes, IS Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga.
A. G. Rhodes, 118, Decatur St, Atlanta, Ga.
A. G.. Rhodes & Co., Columbia. s. c..
A. G. Rhodes & Co., Charleston, s. G.
A. G. Rhodes & Co., Raleigh, N. G..
The above will explain why we do sell
furniture cheap. Call on US for bargains
in Chamber Suits. consisting of Walnut,
Oak, Ash, Cherry and Imported Walnut,
Parlor Suits consisting of Silk Plush,
Wool Plush and Hair Cloth, Bureaus,
Dressers, W~ardrobes, Chifanirs, Wash
Stands, Safes, Sideboards, Bedsteads.
Spring Mattresses, Chairs, Tables and
Lounges, a variety,
A. O.. Rhodes 81 Co.,
se18tf No. 9 E. Martin St.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
ONE RESULT OF THE FAR.

~S~SS AOAoSO ~ ~ i AAS = a .ANs
One OF our farmers gave US one day
last week, an instance which confirms
. statement made by the ADVANCE Of
tho effect Of good exhibit ut the
county Fair upon the price Of land.
Our trierd brought q bnslel of corn,
picked from the field almost 1t random,
and entered 1t appropriately to take ito
chance for y premium. It was excel
lent corn, the ears being large and per.
feet. Kentucky, with all her reput.-
tion for large and perfect corn, never
produced better. An Illinois farmer
looking over the exhibit expressed his
inability to believe that this fine dis
play was ut all 4 fair representation Of
what the soil could do taking the iield
oil over, and.the season through. Tho
next day he went to the fields of the OK.
.hihitor and found at once l,etteE aud
larger ears In every part Of the ntld,
than those shown ut the fair. The re-
suit WAS, We understand, that the ILL.,
:nois farmer bought land in this county
before returning home, and will doubt
less soon he resident among us. 1t
was the remark Of several strxngers at
the fair, that our crops, of corn es-
pecial'y were quite as good as Illinois
produced when her soil was new and
her products at their best. So much
for what county fairs can do. Mobiles
county lands are more sought after and
command better prices since the fair.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17

Among the benefoent develop
ments of the century is the Train
ing School for Nurses. There are
several of these in tho country at
tended by young women who are
becoming qualified to take intelli-
gent care of the sick. A qualified
nurse is often quite as necessary
as the we'll taught physician. And
in many cases the physicians skill
is brought to naught because of
lack of knowledge on the part of
the nurse. An earnest minded
Mobiles county young lady is a stu
dent in the Chicago training School,
and of course is doing hard work
in the hospital, as we'll as hearing
lectures and pursuing studies. We
have been permitted to look at
letter written to her friends, in
which she says: Il enjoy my
work, thought brought in contact
with many persons with many dis
eases, some chronic and some in
fectious. I am proud to be able to
deal with such cases and under
stand what I am doing. Nursing
is done differently from that done
in former days. It is hard life
to those who have no heajtsfor it.
Well, it is hard, but it is such a
good work and. an honorable pro-
fession. Some people get we'll here
that I thought when they came
could not survive another day.
We discharge those able to go and
take in the sick by fyes and sevens
and mines every week."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
Is CONSUMPTION INCURARLE?

Read the following: Mr.. T.. IL. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark., says: "Was down
with abscess Of lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me al incurable
consnmptive. Began taking Dr. Kings
New Discovery tor Consumption, x,n
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work Un my farm. It is
the finest medicire ever n,ade.''
Jesse Middlewark, Decatur, Ohio,
says: 'llad it not been for Dr.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption l
would have dird IF Lung Troubles.
Was given up by doctors. Am now 10
best ot health" Try it. Samples free
1T &, W. Smiths Drugstore. 5
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
Only Tcmperancc Ritters Known.
The Only non-A!coholic vegstaDle ms-ae4a
put up in LIQUID form ever disc2yere4<

The Only ooo-A!coholic Vegetaole m=4lcla
put up in liquid form ever discovered
It's not vile fancy drink made OF rum, poor
whisky. or refuse liquors. spiccd and sWeetencd
ar..ion. made from native California herbs:
millions of sufferers Throughout the civilized
world. that "f all the medicines ever discovered
Vinegar !:it;ers only possesses perfect and won.
Dyspep:is. kheamati:@, ca,arrh. Seuralei.,
neadnSne np'!s H;;.! sf5Sf@a skin p;ea;ss
diseases arising from blood impurities. and ~
death to all worms that intest the human
1t is always safe to take at any time, or under
any condition Of the system. for old or young or
70, for either sex It Is put np ~ two 70 styles The
cathartic effect: The new style IL very pleasant
to tho taste and perfect medicine for delicate
women or children. Each kind is distinctly
Many families keep both kinds on hand, as
they form complete medicine chest.
children and men Of sedentary habits, tic Now
Style Vinegar Bitters has no equal in the world.
Il Is invaluable for curing the us that ocset
which w0men at every period Of life are subject.
Ladies', Get = bottle from your druggist
and Try it. II your druggist has not the New
style vinegar B1tterS, Ask him 20 SEND Tor It,
II You once try It you will nevor be without this
priceless remedy in the house,
VINEGAR DlTTERs.
The only. Tomperance Dltters
kown. 1t stimulated tho Brain anA
Qulete the Nerves., .rogulatos the
Bowels and rendeFs q perfect blood
circulation through the human veins,
which II sure to restore perfect
health.
GEO. W. DAVIS, Of 169 Barrone st.. New
Orleans, La,. writes under date May 26th. 1855.
As follows: II have been going to Hot Springs.
Ark. for fifteen years for All itching humOr in
my blood have just used three bottles OF
Vinegar Bitters, and 1t has done mo more good
than the springs. 1t 10 the best medicine made.
JOSEPH j. EGAN. of No. IS West st.. New
York, says: 'Have not been without Vinegar
Ritters for the past twelve years. and consider
It 4 whole medicine chest sn our family"
MRS. MATTE URGUSON. Of Dryden. n. Y.
says: Vinegar Bittcrs Is tho best medicine
| ''Vinegar Bitters cured me Of paralysis ton
years ago, and recently 1t cured me OF rheuna-
tlSm."
VINEGAR BITTERS.
| The Great Blood Pur1Aer and
| Health Restorer. Cures all kinds ol
Headache also Indigestion and Dys'
Pepsia.
Send for beautiful book, free.
Address R. H. MCDONALD DRUG CO
| S32 Washington st., New York.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
A GOOD PROPOSITION.

II think" said one of the best
farmers of Murray county, .'that
Heron Lake ought to get up a fair
next year-a district fair for the
four counties Of Jackson, Cotton
wood, Murray and Mobiles. It
strikes me that this is the best
point in the whole district. It is
easily reached by rail from oil
parts. Heron Lake News.
A good plan, Bro. Eastwood. If
the four counties would unite and
push things We should have fair
that would amount to something.
But the gentleman is off his base
as to location. WoRTH1NaToN is
the most central point, and the
easiest of access from all parts,
and Mobiles being the banner coun-.
ty Of the four, is entitled to tho
location. Let's keep the ball roll
ling, gentlemen.-Adrian Guar
dian. ..:'
|: .We heartily approve the propo-
sition of the Heron Lake News,
or. rather, that of the good farmer,
and we appreciate the suggestion
of the Adrian Guardian of the fea-
sibility of establishing a union or
district fair at Worthington. Not
only is Mobiles the. banner county,"
but, We venture to say, that Worth
ington would offer ample grounds,
all conveniences, and a warm
hearted hospitality to such an en-
terprise, and to all who participate
in it. We second the motion of the
Guardian, to keep the ball roll
ling, and would suggest an early,
informal meeting of representa-
tive farmers and others to ex-
change views, and if possible make
the project a brilliant reality in the
autumn of 1890.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17

L. NJ, Lange, Esq, late the At
torney for Mobiles county, closes a
very honorable and satisfactory Of
fetal record as he goes from US to
take the responsible position of
Register of the Land Office at
Marshall. He is a very competent
lawyer and business man. Social.
ly he is a gentleman in the highest
sense of the word. We shall miss
him in all our social activities, for
in the hard work incident to them
he bore his full share. The best
wishes Of all go with him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
CAN TRuTHFULLY SAY.

Mr.. E. P. Lovejoy. large dealer in
general merchandise at Wabuska, Ne
vada, says: II have tried st. Patrick q
Pills and can truthfully say the best I
have ever taken or known used" As q
pleasant physic or for disorders of the
liver they will give perfect satisfaction
For sale by G. w Smith.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
SOME QUEER LAWSUITS.

The fact that my friend Prosecuting
Attorney Bob" Jameson is defend
ant in Il personal tax suit places him
in the Gu. ious position of prosecuting
himself il behalf of tho State, observes
u Minneapolis Tribune nan. He has
employed Miller, Young and Miller to
defend him, and a hard legal battle is
anticipated, although l understand
that Colonel John NJ. Miller thinks he
has u cinch on the victory. This re-
minds me of story l once heard
Frank F. Davis tell y few years ago,
when he WAS prosecuting attorney.
He was defendant in the same kind Of
suit as Jameson, and prosecuted it 80
vigorously that he won the suit and
had judgment entered up against him.
self.
"Well," said ], "that was bad. Did
your attorneys appeal the case?''
mo" said lie. 1.-The judgment still
stands"
"Why," said |, in surprise, wasn't
an execution issued against yoaY'
"No," said he, with sly twinkle Of
his eye, "yOu see the prosecuting &t-
torney forgot to turn it over to the
But I believe he paid it juet the
same.
Many years ago, when Judge H. G.
Hicks was not rs prosperous ~ he has
been in later years, so l am told, he
owed little bill of twenty five dollars
to q well known 6rm, and one OF the
mem bers came to see him about it.
The judge, then plain Colonel, lately
from the war, frankly confessed that
he WAS "busted" and asked for an OK.
"Csn' t do it," said tho gentleman
III you don't pay it we'll have to sue
you"
''How can pay when haven't got
the money!" asked the Colonel. "All
want is q little time"
"Well we'll will have to bring suit, y
said the gentleman, ~ be started off
"Hold on" said the Colonel as 4
| bright idea struck him. III you must
sue me, why not give me the case
You will have to employ some lawyer. >
"That's so.'' said the gentleman; al
right, bring the suit"
| Colonel Hicks brought the suit, con.
fessed judgment, sent in his bill fol
fifty dollars attorneys fees, collected 1t
then settled the judgment. From tha
time on he had all the firms law bust
ness.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
FLAX MANUFACTURES.

FLAX MANUFACTURED.
The cultivation of fax haa as,
sumed large proportions in Mime.
sofa, as we'll as in other States of
the northwest. It is cultivateds
however, for the seed and for what
that will bring in the market. Yet
the fax fiber may be made quite as
profitable to the grower as the seed,
inasmuch as from it are made
some of the most elegant, impor-
tant and useful fabrics which en-
tor into the commerce of the world.
Coarse and cheap manufactures,
a. we'll as fine and costly ones are
made from it. * &: ~
The clip of wool, the crop of
cotton, the cocoon of the silk-worm,
are no more reliable or necessary
factors in manufactures or COM
merce than tho fax fiber. Yet in
all our fields it is little better, if
any, than refuse.
We have heard it remarked that
the young men and maidens on the
farms might employ their winter
days in breaking, spinning and
weaving fax. But the remark is
not practical one. The use of the
flax break, the hatchel, the wheel,
and the loom, if not among the
lost arts, is q disused one. It has
gone and will not return. Capital
and machinery, with human exre-
rience and skill, only can serve
to make this product of the soil
largely profitable.
The manufacture of linseed oil
now makes profitable traffic of
the seed itself. Factories to pro-
duce cordage, linen paper, clot':,
etc., would add to the profit of flax
culture by making a demand for
the fiber.
No community whatever can
afford to depend ON one product of
the country exclusively. Diversi-
fed industry makes a community
of stable resources. Agricultural
products carried to remote markets
leave the producing country poor.
The factory near by makes the farm
profitable.
The poverty of Ireland has made
her by turns the object of pity and
of jest. That poverty has more
than one cause, but a chief cause
is a repression of manufactures by
the policy of imperial England.
But where the manufactures of
Ireland have been able to outlive
England's rcpressive policy there
is prosperity. In that part Of Ire
land where flax is grown and man
ufactured into forms of exquisite
fneness and beauty, cnd OF high
commercial value, there is prosper
ity. And linen manufacture is
the chief reliance of her most pros
porous section. There the farmer
is prosperous. There is weighty
commerce. Whatever troubles af-
flict other parts of the island there
is at least comparative freedom
from class contentious and social
discomfort.
Our suggestion of flax industries
may not be Immediately attainable
here in southwestern Minnesota.
But it is time to be thinking about
the matter. When Worthington
or any other town, can find the
skilled and competent men to es-
tablish such an industry, let them
not pass by. Every successful
industry in. town is a mine of
wealth to the farms around it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
PARENTS Duty.

Parents should.be careful that their
children do not contract colds during
the fall or early winter mouths. Such
colds waakens the lungs and air pass
ages. makinR the child much more
likely to contract other colds during
the winter. It is this succession of
colds that causes catarrh and br0nchi-
It's or paves the way for consumption.
Should cold be contracted. lose no
time but cure it as quickly rs possible.
A fifty cent bottle OF Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy will cure any cold in a
few days ard leave the respiratory or
gans strong and healthy. For sale by
G. W, Smith.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17

Samuel r. Reed. long an able
and popular writer on the Cincin-
natl Gazette, died at sea Oct. 9Th. :.
AS a journalist he had few equals.
He was at home on all subjects,
and whatever he wrote found at
tentive readers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-17
0kabena Lodge No. 60,
I. o. G. T. Meets Thursday evenings
In G. 4. r. Hall.
SAT.ESMENWANTED

wages paid weekly, steady employment. All
stock guaranteed true to.name. Our speciality
is hardy stock for the North and Northwest.
age. CHASE BROTHERS. COMPANY.
- e~<s.r:.@. (,hicaIO III.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04
Is Faith Weak!

This is q momentous question. No
one, with all the Christian evidences
ut hand, with all the divine promises
to plead, and the Interchangeable love of
God behind every promise, can with
out guilt, rest satisfied with weak
faith. If an enlightened conscience
convict us of this defect, there is no
inquiry more important than the best
way to remedy it.
Weakness of faith is not usually cor
rected 10y emitting present duty in the
search of something extraordinary.
"If your faith is weak" one has right
ly said, "do not wait for unusual man
ifestations or novel proofs of things
unseen, but use the means of knowing
God which others have found suffi-
cient, and which God has actually fur.
nished." The close study of the living
word, not in detached fragments so
much as in an unbroken continuity
will tend to an increase of faith. Let
any one, for example, take up the
prayerful reading of st. Paul's Epistle
to the Romans, intent on sounding the
depths of the writer's argument, and
he will find that his faith will be
strengthened at every step. He may
be tempted to think that listening to
the words of eloquence, as they fall
from human lips, might be more help
full, or the religious fervors deepened
by religious song. All these, however,
will bear no comparison in value to
the patient, devout study Of inspired
truth. Let such examination in the
help of the Holy Spirit be habitual,
and there is left but little room ut any
point for weakness in Christian char
acter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04
Old Age.

Rowland Hill, himself a very old
man, says that he heard of one who
was asked what age he was. He an
swered, "The right side of eighty"
~ thought you were more than
eighty" said the enquirer. eyes, l.
am beyond it," he replied; "and that
is the right side, for am nearer to my
eternal rest"
A man once said to DIR. Rees, "You
are whitening fast" The doctor an
swered him in q sermon which he
preached Immediately after: "There
is wee white flower which cometh up
through the earth at this season of the
year. Sometimes it comes up through
the snow and frost; but we are all glad
to see the Snow-drop, because it pro-
claims that the winter is over, and
that summer is at hand. A friend re-
minded me last night that I was whit
ening fast. But heed not that, broth
er; it is to me proof that my winter
will soon be over-that I shall have
done presently with the cold east
winds and the frosts of the earth, and
that my summer-my eternal summer
is at hand"
TO humble Christian it was re-
marked. II fear you are near another
world" "Fear it, sir ~ he replied, II
know I am; but, blessed be the Lord,
I do not fear it-I hope it,"
The Apostle Paul was an old maa'
but, happily for him, he was no agnos-
tic. and so he could say, II know in
whom I have believed, and that he
will keep that which 1 have committed
to him that day; henceforth there is
laid up for me crown of righteous
ness"
But for old age to be happy, it must
be time of acceptance. Old age
fought against is miserable; old age
accepted is calm and peaceful. Enam-
elleu WrlnkleS Qare not smile; the
honest wrinkles may even laugh. To
be living in mistake is to be living in
Il false posit on, and in all false posi-
tons there is weakness and discomfort
and misery.
The way to be happy in your old age
is to consider that you are not in false
position, but in right one-in the one
which God has ordained for you, and
therefore in the one which contains
blessings for you-its blessings, its
own peculiar blessings. Where you
meet with disappointment is in expect
ing from it what does not belong to it,
and what would not be a blessing even
if it did.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04

PANTRY HINTs.-Ham should be
broiled very quickly, and just enough
to cook through.
Tin cleaned with parer will shine
better than when cleaned with fall
mel.
If sassafras bark is sprinkled among
dried fruit it will keep out the worms.
Oilcloths will last longer if one or
two layers of wadded carpet lining are
laid under them.
Tea leaves are good to scatter over
carpets before sweeping, not only to
freshen the colors, but also to prevent
the dust arising.
Lay piece Of thick canton flannel
under your table-cloth. Even coarse
napery will look a much better quality
with u subcover than if spread directly
on the bare table top.
Flowers can be kept fresh for some
time if pinch of soda or saltpetre is
added to the water. Wilted roses will
regain their freshness if dipped a min
ute or two in hot water.
London Hotel Guide and Caterers
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04

Those who are working to ensure the
better observance of Sunday in France
have an uphill task beforetEcm The
powerful influence of the press is in its
scale against them, as was shown by
the ungracious reception of the address
lately sent to the various editors by
the Committee of the French Society
for Sunday Observance. Itis earnestly
hoped, however, that the recent Con-
gress held in Paris will have sown the
seed of better feeling, both individual
and national, Oh this subject, and will
have helped to awaken the French
conscience to the fact that the evil, yet
the outlook is not very bright, and
long-standing custom presents for
midable barrier, the removal of which
must be work Of some time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04

A number of cases are now on rec
ord of the effects produced by the cleo
tric light identical with those resulting
from prolonging exposure to strong
sunlight. AT the Creusot Iron Works
the skin of the workmen becomes red
dened and tender, and this is followed
by desquamation. The eyes became
painful and suffused, and the retina
Notwithstanding the use of very dark
glasses, lost it's senstiveness.