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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16


The Texas senate, after two months
spent in killing the house commission
bill, has formulated and passed in q
few days bill regulating the classifi-
cation Of freights and rates Of trans
portation thai is characterized by the
opponents Of railway legislation as
more destructive to the interests Of the
roads than even the defunct commits
sion bill. This bill will doubtless
meet its death in the house unless
greatly modified. It will dawn upon
our people one Of these days that there
is q strong element in the legislature
and out Of it that will oppose all legis-
lation upon this subject except such as
will leave the railroads masters Of the
situation.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
Il Costs rlr. Cent, : prop.

cts oil Of roses" said the drug clerk.
"Look outl" and he made q dive with
the stopple and It struck the reporters
palm. Half an hour later the writer had
occasion to remember the incident, for
the scent of tho roses kept lingering.
Additions were no good, for the sicken-
ing odor pervaded everything. 1t Gre
ated a headache and an aversion for
altar of roses that will last forever. ut
comes high" said the drug clerk, land
you ought not to kick. It's five cents q
drop for folks who care to pay for It.
had been putting some Of 1t into bottle
Of smelling salts when daubed It at
you. Curious, though, how tastes differ.
At ball in Lewiston this winter ]
dropped ten drops Of oil Of roses on q
young fellows vest. It cost him half q
dollar, and when he went out Of the
store he left o trail Of roses behind him.
wouldn't have had It on my clothing
for o hundred dollars and have beer
compelled to wear It. I'll bet that h,
made his partner weary in the waltz
Lewiston journal.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
Yeung Lady burned to Death.

PARIS, Tex, March 14.-Eleven
miles south Of this city yesterday af-
ternoon young lady was burned to
death. Charles Hobbs, farmer, had
given his daughters piece Of ground
near the house for cotton patch and
they were at work cleaning it off and
burning the stalks. The wind was
blowing hard and a neighbor who was
passing warned them that there was
danger Of their clothing taking fire.
He had just started when he heard a
scream, when he saw the clothing of
Miss Bette HOBBS was in flames. The
girls mother, sister and the gentleman
rushed to her assistance, but their ef-
forts were unavailing and every vestige
of her clothing was burned off. She
died in six hours, Mrs. Hobbs, he'
daughter and the gentleman were al
badly burned in their efforts to save
the girl.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

Note the man who systematically re-
fuses to contribute to enterprises for
the upbuilding Of the city, and if pos
siblc avoid them when you have any
patronage to bcstow. The men Of pub
lie spirit, who are found in the front
rank Of every movement looking to the
improvement Of the town, are the men
who are entitled to your trade.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

Waco has lost immensely in popula-
ton during the past year-not what
she had but what she should have
gained-becausc of the impression that
the town was retrograding, This i'm
preston has not and never did have
any foundation, in fact, and Waco peo-
ple should talk it down. Nothing
tells like talk, and action suited there
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

The present session Of the lower
house Of the Texas Legislature has won
distinction as a bill-producing body.
Already Glib bills have been introduce
ed, which is IS more than were intro
duced during any previous session.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

The very attractive saloon known
as Dick Green's, No. 5l5 Austin, dis
penses the best straight goods and
fine cigars, with ch0i es wines. Cour-
teous treatment tor everybody.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

Get your lottery tickets from Geo.
B. Campbell. No partnership in fu.
ture with any one, but sales are for his
own use and benefit. =
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
Dissolution Of Partnership.

Notice 10 hereby given that the un-
dersigned parties have this day sold
all their interest In the w. G. Kings
bury sheep ranch near Morgan, Bos.
que county. Tex, to w. g. Kingsbury
and that from this date all their In
terest and liabilities In the same
cease. II. w. MoRRvILLE, JR.
ANDREW BORDEN.
March IA, 1880.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

For nice clean shave, good hair
cut, and polite attention, call at JEFF
williams o. X. barber shop on Aus
tin Avenue.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
UNFAIR FOR RIDDLEBERGER.

Fort Worth Mail A number
Of comparisons have been made
between Riddleberger and In
CALLS. This il tough on Riddleber-
ger. It is not fair to compare q man
who acts disreputable when the wine
is in him to one whose inclinations
prompt him to be disreputable when he
is sober.
THINKING OF THE EXPENSE.
Bosque Citizen: What can legisla.
tors be thinking Of who antagonize
the bill to separate state and federal
elections? That bill, of all others,
should be passed. It is Of paramount
importance.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

At last Waco people are pulling TO-
gether as they never did before for the
i'm provement Of the town.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
EXCHANGE CHAT.

PAID DEARLY FOR THE WHISTLE.
Fort Worth Gazette: DR.. Tai
mage estimates that $50, 100000
we're spent for purposes Of brib-
cry in the late national election.
If he is correct, tho country has paid
a great deal more for republican ad-
ministration than it will ever get out
of it.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

First.class carriages for calls. Wis
its, etc.. at Molder & Hearne's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16

III s. Eight st., Waco, Tex.
WACO /. FENCE: COMPANY,
Ed. CoMeeR. Munger.

Write for circulars and prices.
Agents wanted.
This wire and picket fence Is not
only cheap, but the best fence made
for yards, gardens and orchards, be-
ing strong and durable. For house lots
no fence can compare for price. Only
s.. so to $50 per 100 feet. All pickets
pointed and made of best heart pine
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
CHEAP COLUMN.

For SEA1es
Nice ParlOr Sett.
Marble-TOp Bedroom Sets.
Walnut ONCE Desks.
Marble.t0p Dressing Cases.
Bureaus, Chairs, Rockers.
New and Secondhand stoves.
Books Of every description.
Musical Instruments.
Union Sewing Machines.
WardrObes, Safes.
Extension EKltchen Tables.
Rattan Rockers. ,
Queensware ana Glassware.
Lamps and Lamp Chimneys.
Knives, Forks and Spoons.
Squirrel Cages.
Nice Geese Feathers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05
ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.

Ellis Alliance, No. LAOS, Rowan
county, by resolution, requires each mem
Der to devote three days in the month Of
February to making compost on his farm.
At a regular meeting of Bladenboro
Alliance, Bladen county, it was "Re-
Solved, That we will buy no fertilizer, Of
any kind, unless we get it through the
regular authorized agency of the Ali
ance. ~ ~ -sgs
-ResoEved, That Collision Alliance,
No. 342, of Chatham county, N. G., con-
dennis the act of the present Legislature,
in appropriating public funds to defray
the expenses of the Inauguration and in
augural ball, and that we endorse Senator
Payne's bill to amend article nine, section
two, of the Constitution.
-Winslow Alliance, of Harnett county,
on the LIST inst, passed the following:
Resolved, That we will keep the business
of Alliance to ourselves, in order that our
enemies may not defeat our purposes.
And, second, that we will not trade with
any house or firm who refuses to sell
directly to Alliance Agents.
At a meeting of Town Creek ALI
ance, Rockingham county, held on the
23rd inst, the following resolution was
adopted: Resolved, That we of Town
Creek Alliance, No. 664, request THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER to ask all Sub-Alliances
in the State of North Carolina to make
out a list of guanos to be used by them
this season, and forward the same to u
State Agent at once, that he may be bet
ter able to show to the guano companies
the magnitude of our purchases for this
season.
The Business Agent of Franklin
county having tried the manufacturers of
Stonewall castings to purchase a bill of
plows, castings, &C., was refused by their
agents, who charged more for casting in
lots of from $35 to $75 worth, than Ali
anc men have been buying at from retail
merchants, ~whereupon the following
resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, That
we, the members of Poplar Spring ALI
ance, No. 292, pledge ourselves not to buy
a single Stonewall pillow during the year
1889, nor until the manufacturers agree
to sell direct to the Alliance from foundry
at wholesale prices.
jackson Alliance, No. 1872, of
Union county, at a recent meeting passed
the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, The farmers of the State of
North Carolina are, and have been, de-
frauded by the manufacturing and selling
of shoes, partly constructed of paste-board
and other worthless substances therefore
be it RESOLVED 1st That said business be
denounced as fraud upon the people. I'd.
That a general petition be sent to the
General Assembly requesting that a law
be passed to protect the people. Bird.
That a copy of these resolutions be sent
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05
DEATHS IN THE ALLIANCE.

Secretaries of Sub-Alliances have re-
ported deaths among the membership,
during the past four months as follows.
In each instance, resolutions of respect
were adopted by the Alliance to which
the deceased belonged and the same were
spread upon the minutes:
Bro. Malcolm Nicholson, of Underwood
Alliance, No. 104, died near Jonesboro,
N. c., on Jan. 22d, in the 10Th year Of his
age.
Sister Ella Caviness, Villanow Alliance,
died Jan. LIST, 1889.
Bro. J. R. Barnes, Chaplain of C1eve-
land County Alliance, died on the night
of Nov. 30th, aged 81 years.
Bro. Amos Evans, Of Greenville AlIi-
ance, No. 7O8, died on the 18th day Of
November, 1888, at the age Of IS years, 5
months and Ii days.
Bro. John D. Mcneil, of Nashville
Alliance, No. 103, Moore county. died
November the 18th, 1888.
Bro. Allen Manly, of Thunder Swamp
Alliance, No. 444, died in Brogden town.
ship, Wayne county, on Dec. lst, 1888, in
his 18th year.
Sister Martha Johnson, of Cedar Creek
Alliance, died on Dec. 23d, 1888.
Col. John Ashford, President Of Clinton
Alliance, No. $40, Sampson county, died
Jan. 9Th, 1889.
Bro. j. Q. Stevenson, of Elgin Alliance,
No. 812, IredelI county, died on the 10th
of January, 1889, in the Both year of his
age.
Bro. Geo. w. Sykes, of Chestnut Oak
Ridge, Orange county, died on the 21st
day of November, 1888.
Bro. Josiah Powell, of Gumberry ALI
ance, No. $40, Northampton county, died
February last.
Bro. Jacob 7. Young, of Rockish ALI
ance, No. 846, Duplin county, died on the
9th day of JAN, 1889, in the 18th year
of his age.
Geo. W. Simpson, Salem Farmers ALI
anee, No. AS, died Jan. 9th, 1889, alter
an illness of only a few days. Also sister
Laura J. Baucom, wife of Bro. Hiram I.
Baucom, died Feb. 9th, 1889.
Bro. d. ]. Heigh, of Wightman ALI
ance, No. 263, died Feb. 21st, 1888, after
an illness of three weeks, from pneu-
monia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05

aad the Secretary apply these num-
hers to the next Sub-Alllances or
eanized. County business agents
we're instructed to REPORT by the 18th
Of each month to the State agent the
prices they are paying for goods and
the parties from whom purchased;
and the State agent shall, on the hrst
Of each month, report to the county
business agents prices and parties from
whom purchased.
President Powell, of Salem ALI
ance, No. 665, Rockingham county,
saws his Alliance numbers forty mem
bers. but there is no jar-they are a
unit and all is harmony. The Alliance
Tobacco Warehouse in Reidsville has
a liberal patronage from others besides
members of the Alliance. In this
section some have been waiting to see
how the Alliance would succeed ere
they ventured to join. These are now
convinced that the thing is no myth,
but that a real baby has been born and
is growing rapidly, and they are now
ready to pet it, and give it a stick OF
candy and a rattle. Before another
twelve months they will find that the
baby can shake its rattle; stand alone,
and walk about some.
Some things. which Alpha ALI
ance, No. 1923, Rowan county, de-
sires to see: A more economical State
government. It wants our Legisla.
ture now in session, to pune out the
different departments of State govern
ment and abolish all necessary Offices
and expenditures. 1t wants the pub
lie school law revised. It wants all
appropriations for normal schools and
county Institutes withdrawn. 4twants
the homestead law amended, or abol-
ished. 1t wants everybody to be
honest and friendly. It wants no
commercial fertilizer this spring I'M
less it can be bought for less than it
cost last year. 1t wants all hands to
plant less cotton and tobacco, and it
wants all other Alliances in the State
to agree with it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05
NEWS ITEMS.

The old Congress expired yester-
day at noon.
The Doth century begins with the LIST
day of January 1901.
"A 800 OO, 900 iron trust has just been
organized in New York.
March, the first spring month, stole
in quietly without any buster.
See Mr.. T. B. Moseley's notice of his
withdrawal from the Stronach Warehouse
Association.
"A hundred years ago there were a.
500 Roman Catholics in America. Now
there are 5000, 900.
Bell Boy sold at Lexington Thursday
week at $4,000, the highest price ever,
paid for a horse in America.
The Terre Haute Express declares
hat "faint heart" never lodged "fair.
lady if she was determined on capturing
it.
1t is a fact that more than FIVE hun
dred nominations by President Cleveland,
made since the November election, are
chung up in the Senate. .
Civilization has so far advanced in the
State of Montana that it now costs a citi-
zen $4,000 to become enthusiastic and fire
his gun in a Butte City theatre.
Co1oJiop ioz,ro.oo oo--o-
nounce a reduction in premiums upon all
vessels which carry a store of oil for the
purpose of putting it on the water.
Col. E. G. Mcclure, of South Caro-
lima, appointment clerk of the Postoffce
Department, died suddenly in Washing
ton City, on Thursday morning last.
The aggregate salaries of the chief
officers of the Agricultural Department at
Washington amount to $4,000 and the
South is not represented on the list.
The Star says there is no little suffer
ing among the poor of Wilmington. APP
peals for aid-especially for fuel-are
constantly being raised at the City Hall.
- ts --s--a E4 (
The Charlotte Democrat made this
reference to it: "There were SNOWFALL
ings and sleigh-bells and yard trees wore
the weird statuesqaeness of snow-groves."
1t is said that a t~easpoonful of salt in
each kerosene lamp makes the oil give a
clearer and better light This is very
simple and cheap, and is at least worth a
trial.
Prof. Ralph b. Graves, of the Univer-
sity, has been compelled to take a furlough
on account of nervous prostration. His
physician thinks he will recover after a
little rest.
The people of Williamson, in Mar
tin county, are afflicted by seven plaques
humps, measles, itch, freshets, insur-
ance agents and lightning rod men. So
says the Gazette.
Those in need of evergreen or hot
house plants of any kind may have their
wants supplied by applying to Mr.. A.
B. Forest of this city. See advertisement
in another column.
The Chronicle boasts that a Charlotte
firm is filling an order for n thousand
pairs of pants for a Raleigh "concern."
Ii true, it is a scandle. Raleigh should
make her own breaches.
The Wilmington Star regrets to learn
that the condition of Dr.. Bobbitt, who had
a paralytic stroke some days ago, is very
serious and that his physicians express but
little hope of his recovery.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-05

water, ceases to insulate. It is death to
touch an electric light wire in wei weather
when the current is on. This cannot be
too strongly impressed on the minds of
the people. Not long ago an electric
light wire of the electric railway in Mont
gomery, Ala, dropped in front of Gov.
Seays carriage. 1t fell on the horses
and they were instantly killed. A
little dog ran up to see what was the
matter and smelled the end of the. wire;
as soon as his nose touched it he was
dead. It is very important that chill
dren should know the danger and be
warned in time"
John Powells "squib." factory
at Plymouth, a mining town near
Wilksbarre, Pa, was blown up on the
25th ult., and many lives were lost. A
~"squib" is a sort of small cartridge used
by the miners in loosening coal, In this
) squib" factory there were employed "a
girls, aged from II to 20 years, and
several male workmen. While the ma
jority were absent at dinner, at noon,
about twenty remained in. the building
eating their lunch, when a terrific explo-
sion startled the, neighborhood. People
ran to the, factory and found it half de-
molished, in the flames, and the bodies of
several girls were visible in some of the
rooms. A number Of miners rushed to
the aid of the girls but a second explosion
at that moment caused the building to
collapse. The miners were staggered for
a moment, but they soon had everybody,
living and dead, out of the wreck. Ten
girls are dead so far and one man killed
and one badly injured The latter WAS
Powell, proprietor of the factory. Several
Kegs of powder exploded, but there is no.
explanation as to:what set them off:
The Truckers Association of Clinton,
Sampson county, N. G., is making IN effort
to procure the organization of a State
Truckers Association, and.ht is to be hoped
Tic MOfSutCAI VIII We S0CCCSSLuL. SuC4
an association wouldybe of great sdvant-
age to the vegetable and fruit growers of
our State. The circular letter before US,
concerning the movement, says the adj
vantages to be derived from such an or
ganization, with a central bureau of cor
respondence, are threefold: LIST. We could
be informed as to the reliability of on
signees to whom shipments were made.
I'd. We could advantageously diversity
the trucking crops by knowing what other
sections were planting, and also be in
formed as to the prospective market for
the various crops. Sd. We could ship so
as to realize a better profit by knowing to
what points On a certain day other places
were shipping. Through the want of such
information and a system of cooperation,
fully .one-half of the trucking crop is lost
or sacrificed each year" The proposition.
is that the truckers of the different 1ocali-
ties of the State hold meetings and estab-
lish local organizations, that will send
delegates to a meeting which is proposed
to be held at Clinton on the 9th day of
April next, with a view to establishing a
State Association.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
January Weather Notes.

The following memoranda, furnished by
United States Signal Officer Kerkam, are
compiled from the signal service records
of the past eighteen years:
Changes of mean temperature in TWEEN
ty-four hours, exceeding 10 degs., occur
one day in six.
Possible range of maxima tempera-
lures between 20 degs., in 1886, and so
degs. in 1888.
Possible range in minima temperatures
between Is degs., in 1886, and 60 dogs. in
1882.
Possible monthly temperature between
46 degs., in 1886, and 63 dogs. in 1880.
Uloudless days (less than one-third
clouds), one day In four.
Rain one day in three; averaging 0.19
of an inch daily.
Cloudy days, one day in three.
Wind, hourly mean velocity of eight
miles; most frequent direction north IA
per cent?
Dates on which $50 inches or more rain
fell in any consecutive number of hours,
not exceeding twenty -four, from 1871 to
1888 inclusive: January 8, 1881, 2.S2
inches; January IS, 10, 1883, 81; Janu-
airy 4, 5, 1885, 1852, and January IA, 10
1886, 447.
Dates on which one inch or more OF
rain fell in one hour Or less, none.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Santa Clans.

The term is a contraction of st. Mich
olas, and st. Nicholas is the saint whose
feast day comes last before Christmas.
This year 1t fell on Thursday, December
6. 1t is supposed that the thoughts of the
children were directed to ST. Nicholas as
he would reward them for obedience and
goodness during the interval between st.
Nicholas day and Christmas. The chill
dren need something to remind them of
the gift of the Son of God, and the myth
of Santa Claus with the associated idea of
gifts and rejoicing, serves to fix the day
upon their memories.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Stray STATISTICS.

The secret orders throughout the United
States are said to number 200.
For every 1000 inhabitants the United
States runs trains $500 miles sannually.
A century ago the population of Europe
was about 150,000,000; now it is over $780,
100000.
In Denmark there are 28O suicides per
100000 inhabitants, the highest number
in the world; Switzerland, 202; France,
156; Germany, 143; United States, 142;
Australia, los; Austria, 90; Sweden and
Norway, 81; Belgium, IL; United King
dom, Sc; Italy, 81; Russia, %; and
Spain, IA.
In Asia the population is 795, 591 900,
there being 44,0 to the square mile; in
America it is 100,416, 400, being 6.5 to the
being 17.0 to the square mile; in Europe
it is 1921, 743, 400, being $40 to the square
mile; in Australasia il is 1882, 900, being
IL to the square mile; in the polar regions
it is 80 500.
The United States geological survey
gives some mining statistics that show
something of the wonderful wealth of this
country, judged by the immense mineral
output for the past year, The total value
of all minerals mined in 1887 was $685.
100000. This is $70,00O,OO0 more than
the output for 1886 and $100,000,000
greater than that of 1885. The years
yield is not only the greatest ever pro-
duced in this country, but is at least
$1OO,OO0,0OO greater than the output of
any other country, and, leaving out Eng
land, it is greater than that of all Europe.
The London Economist says that
5,107 900 tons of sugar were consumed by
the inhabitants of this planet last year.
OF this amount 100000 tons was beet
sugar and 100000 tons cane sugar. The
other 100000 tons we're drawn from the
stocks carried over from the previous
year. The current years consumption is
estimated at 100000. The beet crop
estimate for the year is 2,850,000 tons, and
if the crop of cane sugar is the same as
last year,, 100000 tons-there will be a
surplus of 10000 tons to top the gap
made last year by drawing on the stock in
reserve.