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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
Farmers, Look to Your Interest!
Improve Your Lands Permanently, at Small
Cost, and in a Shor. Tine

usa OYSTER Shell Lime at the rate OF from 500 to
2 mo pounds per acre broadcast and harrow in
can be used with great benefit in the furrow IN
nection with 20 to 80 bushels cotton seed.
The cheapness and facility for procuring this
wonderful renovator of the soil ehould make 1t one
of the first objects of the faFmerIt to obtain 1t.
7 am prepared to furnish
LIME, In any quantity, at shortest notice, In bulk
and sacked. ..
continuance of your orders, ] remain,
Very truly, ~
Norfolk, Va.
All orders sent to Everett Bros, Gibson Co.,
Norfolk. will receive prompt attention. ocSOom
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
TO THE ALLIANCE BUSINESS
AGENTS.

This Office has information for your ALI
ances which cannot be sent to all for
want of the address of the Business
Agents.
@@ Please send number and name of
Alliance and address of Business, Agents
at once. Fraternally,
w. H. WORTH,
State Business Agent.
October 9Th, 1889.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
NOTICE.

There will be a called meeting of the
Durham County Alliance Wednesday,
Nov. Doth, at 10 a. m. A full delegation
is earnestly requested, as business of i'm
~portance will be transacted.
P. Fl. MASSEY, Pres't.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10

hope the brethren will use their bes
endeavors to secure the attendance Of thu
general public. :.
Lecturer Robson Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
TO AGENTS..

.s. RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 10, 1889.
I I'm now prepared to supply groceries
in whole packages at lowest prices, to be
shipped from New York, Charlotte, Bal
timore, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago,
Richmond, Wilmington and Raleigh. 1
give afew sample prices, which are sui =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
IT. 4. Clayton,

Agent of the Farmers Union Commercial Assecla-
don of Louisiana, Qimited).
198 Gravier St., New Orleans, La.
Headquarters for purchase OF Sugar MOdas s
Coffee and Rice, and for sale OF Cotton, cIaxes =
all country produce. m
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10

The crops in Edgecombe are said tc
be short to the value of $500, 600.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10

DIEDMONT AIRLINE.
= RICHMOND q DANVILLE +. r. Co.
Condensed Schedule, In effect June I'd, 1889.
Trains run by 18th Meridian Time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10

2OO,O 900 yards of Dundee Bagging in
just three yard pieces, weighing two
pounds to the yard, at u cents a yard
i. O. b. Equal to jute in every respect. For
sample, &c, apply to
THE. PLANTERS BAGGING Co.,
nf2 10 Old Slip, N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10

l@-@E go IN
Rev. P. Il. Massey, District Lecturer
of the Farmers Alliance, will address the
farmers of his district az the following
times and places, on the beauties and pur-
noses of the Farmers Alliance. 7. B.
Long, Stase Lecturer, will be present at
as many of these meetings a. possible:
Mt. Silvin, Durham Co., Thursday,
Dec. IL, IL a. m. -,
Round Hill, Durham Co., Thursday,
Dec. II, 7p.m m.
Flat River, Durham Co., Friday, Dec.
13, IL a m.
Morning Sun, Durham Co, Saturday,
Dec. IA, IL a. m.
All officers and members of the Ali
ance are most respectfully requested to
give publicity to these appointments and
be present to take part in the speaking If
they desire to do SO.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-10
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.
The undersigned will be glad to have
information Of the thief and of the mule
given to him or Capt. G. D. Heartt, Chief
of Police in Raleigh.
J.. F. CAIN,
Cary, N. G.
August Is, 1889.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25

est horses l ever saw, died at Lexington,
called Ticonderoga. He took premium at
Louisville. Then there was Golddust
and his sire Golddust carried very good
head.
"Brimner and Traveller were greater
horses.
"Pilot, Jr., was black whenIwe bought
him at three years old, 1S49; l think dap
pie grey at 10 years old handsomest you
ever saw at that age.
dubois stable at New Orleans was
nearly opposite the st. Charles hotel,
next block up the river; Union street, I
think. Pilot was said to have paced at
New Orleans trial two miles in 2 "a and
and 2 20.
"Lewes of Louisville owned a son of
Tecumseh, gelding, that trotted in 2: IS.
"There was little Canadian stud in
Kentucky called Eureka. think he was
the sire of Snow Storm; pretty sure
Snow Storm was bred by Robert Steele,
who owned Eureka. b.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
NON-STANDARD DAMS,
From American Cultivator.l

1t is fact known to all well-posted
horsemen that many of the most distin-
guished brood mares yet produced were
animals with trotting pedigrees so short
as to embrace only single trotting
cross. Green Mountain Maid heads the
list of great trotting brood mares today,
and it will be a long time before one will
appear which can surpass her. She was
got by Sayre's Harry Clay, whose sire
was Neave's Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr., son
of Cassius NJ. Clay, by old Henry Clay,
and whose dam was by the celebrated
Norfolk trotter, imported Bellfounder.
The dam of Green Mountain Maid was
Shanghai Mary, whose breeding was
never unearthed. She undoubtedly pos
sessed a large infusion of the running
element. Her general characteristics
were such as to lead those who knew her
well to believe her highly bred. Her
chestnut color combined with the white
feet and blaze, together with the fact that
she came from section whose Cadmus
stock was plenty, suggests that she may
have sprung from the same source as Po-
cahontas :l74) and Smuggler (2:l5D.
This is mere conjecture, however. One
thing, however, is certain, she was not
standard bred. This fact, however, did
not prevent her producing the following
sons and daughters with fast records,
viz; Prospero (220), Elaine (2:2O)
Dame Trott (2;22), Mansfield (2:26),
Storm (2;26a) and Antonio q :2si).
Her son, Electioneer, now twenty years
old, owned by Senator Leland Stanford,
proprietor of Palo Alto, CAL, has secured
larger representation in the 2 80 list
during the present year than was ever
scored by any stallion in one season,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25

of Mambrino Chief was Mag Ferguson,
the dam of Piedmont (2:174) and Almont
Eagle q :27). She also brought Sue Mum
day, dam of John F. Phelps, Jr., q :26).
Mag Ferguson was not standard by breed
ing. Her dam was by the renowned thor
oughbred race horse Grey Eagle, another
inbred Diomed. The third daughter of
Mambrno Chief in the great brood mare
list was Vic, dam of Matte Graham
(2:2ld) and Dainty (2:26D. Vic was
not eligible to standard registry by breed
ing. Her dam was by Barclays Column
bus, non-standard horse.
Emeline, dam of six in the 2 80 list, in
Guiding Adele Gould (2:19), was by Hen
ry B. Patchen; dam by Saladin, non
standard son of Young Bashaw. Henry
B. Patchen was by George NJ. Patchen
G :234), from non-standard mare.
Now, in view of the above facts, is it
sound advice to recommend discarding
every mare for brood purposes which is
not bred in accordance with the standard
rules? We think that such advice should
be given with great caution, and should
be weighed well by the receiver before
acceptance. Standardized animals are
in great demand now by those interested
in breeding. When the breeders offer
their stock to turfmen and road drivers,
the watch is the standard which will de-
termine their value. This is a fact which
young breeders are in danger of over
looking at present, in their eagerness to
get fashionably bred animals. Merit
always has governed and always will
determine the price of road and trottng
stock when matured and ready for bust
ness. The argument that an animal is
standard bred which cannot show speed
enough for road or track purposes when
matured will add little to his selling
value.
Those who pay high prices for breeding
not backed up by individual merit are
liable to learn few years hence that
they built upon very frail foundation
Get as fashionably bred animals as pos.
sible, but be sure that they possess a
high degree of merit, as well as fashion
able blood lines. 1t will pay better to
breed from such non-standard animals
as Green Mountain Maid, Miss Russell
Old Dolly and the others mentioned
than from such as have nothing but some
few remote 2 80 ancestors to recommend
them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
borse Department.
pROSPECTtJS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTER Is
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't a tenth part of what we intend 1t shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree OF
the American road horse. As such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in Tor this department; and we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
es hitherto unknown Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
OF Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, g. $. OF Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. s. OF Biggarts
Rather, and many others.
This Is pre-eminently the kind of intorma-
tion that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle.
mans paper for the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to a romance, in which one sees not
OF the horse, but also the lite and beauty of
the country through which he travels.
Terms, Sl.50 per year. Tell your neighbors
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country.
from Maine TO California and there are sew.
eral it does not yet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
THE BREEDERS MEETING.

AS we have already stated, the sum-
mer meeting of the Vermont association
of Road and Trotting Horse Breeders
will be held at Rutland next August.
The Herald says: "Another meeting of
Rutland horsemen will be held at an
early day, at which time the best means
of expanding the money raised for the
improvement of the Fair ground track
will be decided upon; and before the
next meeting of the association here 100
new stalls will be built on the grounds"
The rules and regulations, classes and
premiums adopted by the executive
committee for the meeting in August are
as follows:
All horses to be entitled to premiums
must be sound, except in stallion and
brood mare classes.
Unsoundness of a hereditary nature
may disquaify, in the discretion of the
awarding committee in these classes.
Entry fees-Horses competing for pre-
miums will be required to pay an en-
trance fee of per cent of whole pre-
MUM.
Stalls, forage, etc.-Horses entered in
the premium classes or in the stakes, and
all horses on exhibition, will be supplied
with stalls, hay and straw free.
In all standard classes the exhibitor
must furnish the secretary with salts
factory evidence that each animal COM
peting for premium is standard bred and
registered.
All stock on exhibition will be under
the control of the association.
Glass A-Sweepstakes herd premiums.
open to all standardized stations ten
years old or oyer with four of their get.
none of which shall be more than four
years old and no two shall be of the same
age, or shall be from the same dam; lst
$780, I'd $50, Sd $40.
Glass B-Open to all STANDARDIZED
stations under 10 years, with four of their
get, none of which shall be older than =
years; lst $50, I'd $40, Sd $40.
Colts shown with their sire in classes
a and need not be standardized and
registered.
Glass C-Open to all non-standard trot-
ting-bred stations of any age, with four
of their get, none of which shall be older
than years, (same conditions as Glass
A. lst $50, I'd $40, Sd $50.
Glass D-Standard-bred stallion colts
1 years old, lst $40, I'd $50, Sd SIS; 3
years old, LIST sou. I'd $50, Sd S25: years
old, lst $40, I'd SIS, Sd $40; year old
lst $40, I'd SO, 81 So.
Glass E-Geldings and fillies, same
premiums as in class ID, except years
old. In the above class animals need no,
be standard.
Glass Brood mares with foal at foot
lst 500, I'd $50, Sd $50.
Brood mares, to be eligible, must by
breeding, performance or by their produce
be capable of producing standard brec
| tilies.
In making awards in this class the
breeding of the dam, her individual meri
with what she has produced will be con
sidered.
The premium is for the brood mar,
alone. The foal will only be considered
as evidence of the dams merit. There
fore the breeding of the foal on tn,
side of the sire will not be considered.
Glass G-For standard bred foals o.
1889. must be registered. Fist S25, &c
Sl5, Sd SO.
Matched horses to be owned by tn,
exhibitor, l5t or over, 500, $50, $50 anC
$50. Single horse, l54 or over, $50, S3(
and $40.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The work on the first volume OF the Register
OF Morgan Horses goes steadily forward. 1t
will consist OF about 500 pages, and contain
about 1000 pedigrees, with much additional
matter, be well illustrated and handsomely
bound. All stations of merit tracing in di-
rect male line to Justin Morgan, toaled 1850
and before and having at least one sixty-fourth
blood of the original Morgan horse, will be
recorded free; for stations foaled since 1850
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual fee of 81 is charged. The price OF
the book is not yet fixed, but will be made as
low as can be afforded, so that the work may
be widely distributed. Blanks for pedigrees
furnished on application. Address,
JOSEPH BATTELL, Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
NOTICE-Estate of
~ Coils Ikev.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court tor the District OF Adj
olson, Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Coils key, late of
Cornwall, in said district, deceased, and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
aforesaid at the late residence OF the de-
ceased on the 9Th day of February and 25th
day OF June, next, from 10 O'Clock, a. m un.
til O'Clock, p. m. each of said days, aud
that six months from the 5th day OF July, A.
ID. 1889, is the time limited by said Court tor
said creditors to present their claims to us tor
examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlebury, this 9th day OF Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1889.
w. II. BINGHAM co,,,,,s
III. 4. SANFORD, ! No'ii o.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria

Several of the iron-works at Denver,
COL, making speciality of mining ma
chinery, have lately been engaged in fill
ing large order for hosting and smelt-
ing works for the Chinese government.
The machinery is to be placed on imper-
ial property near Tien-tsin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
HOW DOCTORS CONQUER DEATH

Doctor Walter X. Hammond says !:
"After a long experience have come to
the conclusion that two-thirds of all
deaths from coughs, pneumonia and con-
sumption might be avoided if DR.. Acker's
English Remedy for consumption were
only carefully used in time" This Won
derful remedy is sold under positive
guarantee by
HANAFORD's PARK DRUG STORE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
AGAINST THE SALOON.

The NAIL AND EXPRESS is the recognized
National organ of the great Anti-Saioon Re-
publican movement. 1t believes that the
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States is the enemy of society, q fruiti.l
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archy, school of crime, and with its avowol
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ton of all good men.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
OUR POLITICS.

We believe the Republican party to be the
true instrument of the POLITICAL FROG
RESS Of the American people; and holding
that the honest enforcement of its principle -
the best guarantee of the national welfare. we
shall support them with all our might; buo we
shall always treat opposing parties with con-
sideration and fair play
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25

The firm OF johnson & Burt OF Orwell, Vt,
Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, and
the business OF the firm will be settled by W
A. johnson.
W. A. JOHNSON,
c. ii. BURT.
Orwell, VT, Dec. II, 1855. 81 CIV
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25
LIBERATION NOTICE.

This certifies that have this day given my
son, jamie NJ. Conkey his time during the re-
mainder OF his minority, and shall claim none
of his wages nor pay any debts of his contract
ing after this date.
JAMES b. CONKEY.
Orwell, VT, Jan. 2, 1883. avs
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07
Week of Prayer.

Throughout the Christian world and in
many places in the heather world where
the missionaries are employed, the first
week in January will be observed as a
season of prayer. 1t is q time, too, when
the different denominations unite in these
services For many years all evangelical
denominations have been coming togeth-
er TO pray for the advancement of Code
work in the world. Great good has come
to Gods people through these meetings.
AS union meetings will be held in this
city. it is to be hoped that all the denomi-
nations will feel interested, and do what
they can to contribute to the attendance
and iaterest of the meetings. The first
meeting will be held tonight in Wesley
Chapel. The subjects for prayer and
conference will be Thanksgiving and
Confession To morrow night, the
meeting will be held in the Presbyterian
Church, and on Wednesday night in the
First Nj. E. Church.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07

Christian people Of all evangelical de
nominations sre beginning To see, as they
have never done in the past, that our diff
ference have been greatly exae geraied.
Said that great and good man. Rev. DR..
Hodge. OF Princeton Seminary. The
member of one churc his nomially and of
right member of every other church. /"
The Mason or Odd Fellow. who belongs
10 lodge In Annapolis. may travel the
country over, and in every lodge through
the country be Will be recognized as a
brother So in grander sense il ought
to be in the church OF Christ. This is
one great fraternity, and there ought to
be nothing to hinder our fellowship as
christians. The different determinations
ought to be regarded as parts Of one great
church To which we ali belong.
This thought of the church OF Christ
is presented during the Week of Prayer
when union meetings of all denomina
tions are held in every part OF the chris
tian world. The unity of the church Of
Christ is reflected in these services as 1t
is not at other times.
The first service this week will be thiseve
ningin Wesley Chapel and the subject will
be Thanksgiving rnd Confession. The
second will be in the Presbyterian church
and the third, in the First Nj. Z. Church.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07
Feast Of the Epiphany.

Yesterday the feast of the Epiphany
was celebrated ia ST. Apne's r. T. and
ST. Mary's X - Churches, with great
S lemnity At St Mary's the feast was
celebrated AT 10 o'clock with solemn high
Mass followed by eloquent and impressive
sermon by the Rev. Father McInerry, of
Boston, former rector, to a large congre-
CATION. At night solemn vespers was
said, the music on the occasion being an
Important feature of the day, which was
rendered in that usual and attractive
manner for which the choir of this
church Is celebrated. At st. Anne's an
impressive sermon was delivered by the
Rev. W. 5. Soutbgate. appropriate 10 the
season, and the music was of high or
der. The services throughout the day
at these churches bore upon this great
christian festival, which is generally con
sidered the closing of the gay Christmas
season.
The term epiphany il derived from the
two Greek words epi and phdino, mean
ing "a showing FORTH" and is designated
10 commemorate the visit of the three
Kings or wise men, to the infant Savior,
who As spoken of la the scriptures,
brought to him as offerings. gold, frank
incense, and myrrh, In addition to their
worship. Hence this festival is intended
to celebrate the manifestation Of Christ 10
the Gentiles. 1t is sometimes called
"Old Christmas" because before the
change in the calendar from old to new
style was made Christmas was actually
celebrated twelve DAYS later than has
been the case since. The change in the
Calendar was not madeiu England, until
the early part Of the eighteenth century.
in the reign of Queen Anne. through Eu
rope, with the exception of Russia for
nearly two hundred years. Russia. to
this, day retains the old style.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-07
PLANETS in January.

Venus, as evening star leads the starry
host this month and her brilliancy in
creases every night. Mars can readily
be distinguished by his ruddy hue. Mer-
curry is evening star and at the close OF
the month will be at his greatest brillian-
cy The sole planet visible in the morn
ing sky is Jupiter. people who rise with
the dawn can easily see him. The Janu-
airy moon fulls on the 18th at which time
she will be partially eciipsed. The fair
queen of the night figures conspicously
with the evening stars. Tonight at five
o'clock she is in conjunction with Mars.
and about an hour later with Venus. Also
with Neptune on the 11th, Saturn the
18th, passes the Uranus on the 23rd and
makes near conjunction with Jupiter
on the 28th The days increase in length
this month about fifty minutes