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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
TRUSTS.
CBy james F. Minturn, in Belford's Magazine, 70
June

TBy James F. Minturn, in Belford's Magazine, for
June.l
When government throws its man
tie of paternal protection around any
particular form of business, it thereby
offers a premium to all who desire it,
to enter the promised land and pluck
the occupants. AS result of this
protection, men rush into the various
lines of business so protected, and
what at first seemed to offer a grand
field for large and princely profits, by
reason of competition dwindle down
to what might be termed a reasonable
living profit. Toprevent this dimin-
ishing of revenue, to curb this compe-
tion, and to maintain a revenue
which to the recipients, alone may
seem fair land the fairness or unfair
ness of which the public know moth
ing of, the protected ones seek fur
ther protection; and thus a policy
which at first was intended to insure
protection to Americans by excluding
the foreigner, eventually results in ex-
Guiding Americans themselves. With
foreign competition excluded, the
question propounded is, how to per,
petuate great profits, by excluding
home competition; and American in
ggnuity has in this, as in all things
eBe, solved the problem by organiz-
ing trusts. A trust is a combination
Of capitalists which seeks to maintain
N article manufactured by them at
the highest possible artificial price,
without regard to the question of sup
ply and demand; or which seeks to
reduce or limit the supply of articles
In order to advance the prices; or
which seeks to reduce and strangle
competition for the purpose of en-
hancing the price Within compar-
atively recent period the success of
trusts has been so great that they are
now increasing at an amazing rapid
ity. The New York Times and New
York World of February 20, 1888,
published a list of them, among which
were trusts for kerosene oil, cotton
seed oil, sugar, oatmeal, starch,
pearled barley, coal, castor oil, hnseed
oil, lard, school slate, ol-cloth, salt,
cattle, gas, street railways, whiskey,
rubber-steel rails, steel, steel and iron
beams, nails, wrought-iron pipe, iron
nuts, stoves, copper, envelopes, paper
bags, paving pitch, cordage, coke,
reaping; binding, and moving ma
chimes, threshing machines, milk,
sandstone, lead-pencils, cartridges,
wash-cases, silver plate, clothes-wrin,
gers, undertakers, brewers, hog.
slaughterers, and, last in order as well
as last on earth, cofins. The latest
attempt at trust is being made bv
the actors, and when they shall have
Iorganized it will be in order for the
flergy, physicians, and lawyers to try
their hand at it. And then, with the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
CLAY COUNTY ALLIANCE.

HAYEsv1LLE, N. c., May "a, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR-On the Oath inst
Clay County Farmers Alliance was
organized by Bro. e. L. Henry, with
the following officers: President, Rev.
J. G. Mashburn, Vice President, w.
H. Hoggud, Secretary, e. L. Curtis,
Hayesville; Treasurer, j. 81. Shearer
Lecturer, J. S. Bell; Business Agent,
A. 81. Brown. Rev. J. G. Mashburn
was selected as Organizer for Clay
county.
The ladies were out and took a
lively interest in the proceedings.
Clay falls into line with her best
citizens in the front ranks, and un-
usually fair prospects ahead. More
anon. Fraternally,
e. L. CURTIS, Sec'y.
@AO-0-0&
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

Motto for child's toy bank-Drop
your nickel in the slot, and get five
cents worth of exercise trying to
shake it out next day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

No ship of war wants cannon ball
flying at her masthead.-Ptc Ptcayune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
Ancien: Bridges in China.

The Chinese suspension bridges, dat
ing from the time OF the Han dynasty
POP b. c. to 220 4. D., furnish strik-
ing evidence. saws Iron. OF the early
acquaintance of the Chinese with engi-
neering science According to the his
torical and geographical writers OF
China it was Shang Liea@, the COM
mander of the army under Kaen Tsu
who undertook the construction of the
roads in the province of Shense. to the
west of the capital, the high mountains
and deep gorges of which could be
reached only by ciTcuitouS routes. At
the head of an army of 10 600 workmeu
Shang Lieng cat through mountains
and filled up the valleys with the soil
obtained from the excavations. Where.
however, this was not sufficient to raise
road high enough, he built bridges
resting upon abutmcnts or projections.
AT other places, where the mountains
were separated by deep gorses, he ear
ried out a plan OF throwing suspension
bridges stretching from one slope TO
the other. These bridges, appropriate
~ called 10y the Chinese writer's ,.ly-
ing" bridges. are sometimes so high as
10 inspire those who cross them with
fear. Al the present day there is still
a bridge in existence in Shense. 400
feet long. which stretches across
gorge of immense depth. Most of the
bridges are only wide enough to allow
of the passage of two mounted men,
ratings on both sides serving for the
protection of travellers. 1t is not inn
probable that the missionaries who
first reported on Chinese bridges two
centuries ago gave the initiative to the
construction of suspension bridges in
the west.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
A Mean Man.

One of the meanest men of the age
lives at Dexter, Me. He took a piece
of land of a poor widow this year to
plant on halves. The land was plant
ed to potatoes and the crop was a good
one. This mean man came by night,
dug into the sides of the hills and re-
moved from each all the tubers with
the exception of a few struggling ones.
This left the tops fioarishing apparent
ly as vigorously as ever. At the off
cial digging few days ago the widow
was sadly disappointed at the paucity
of the crop, and when the potatoes
were divided her portion WAS Il mite
indeed. 1t is surely to be hoped that
this man will long contine to hold the
championship uncontested on this rec
ord.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
Some Authors's Full Names,

Seeing Bret Harte's name on the title
page of his latest book the other day
recalled to me how general had become
the habit with authors of dropping
Que of their surnames. How odd Fran
els Bret Harte sounds. for example.
writes Box in the Literary Leares. vet
such is the authors baptismal name.
Bayard Taylor's first name was James.
Only few other than Wilkie Collins
intimate friends, | imagine. knew that
his name was really William Wilkie
Collins, and so is the case with MANY
others. Austin Dobson was Henry
Austin Dobson before he took Up liter
allure. and Edmund William Gosse is
to-day known only to the world by his
first and last names. Henry r. Hag-
gard sounds strange to thousands of
ears who know Rider Haggard.
Bradner Matthews was christaned
James Bradner Matthews, and Duflield
Osborne is in reality SAMUEL Duffield
Osborne. Laurence Hutton is a con-
traction of James Laurence Hutton,
and Howard Seeley IS Edward Howard
Seeley. Jr. Frank Stockton is really
Francis Richard Stockton, while Joa-
Quin Miller is 4 corruption of Cincin-
natus Hiner Miller. The principal rea-
son for this contraction of names. |
imagine, is that one surname is I'M
dou6tedly more striking and easily re-
membered by the public than two.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
His Vines Were Nipped.

Great heavens! but the country is
all ruinedr' he shouted as he met an
acquaintance on Fort street yesterday.
'What do you mean?"
'sWhy, there was an awful frost last
night! Everything has been killed as
dead as door nail!''
.'Well, / dunno"
But l do. Land only knows what
will become of the poor folks this win
ter. One calamity follows another at
lightning speed"
well, now, but have fine field
of corn, and it is quite ripe and beyond
damage. That's the case all over"
Yes, but"
''And my potatoes are ripe and can't
be hurt bit"
THAT may be, but"
land frost like that won't hurt APP
Piles any. 1t is the usual time of year
to get frosts, and the crops are ahead
of the average time, if anything"
.'But you don't seem to realize"
Don't I?n
mo, sir. This morning went out
and 10! every tomato vine in my garden
was wilted and blackened"
Il see. And you had two vines,
probably"
Eyes, four of them, and they are
gone-killed dead. | am no alarmist,
but if we don't see more suffering this
winter than for years before then it
will be because Providence comes to
our aid with summer weuther Gone!
All gone! Good day, Detroit Free
Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
The Rage for Rocco JeweIry.

There is veritable rage for odd and
quaint designs in jewelry. My lady
must take from her shapely ears her
sparkling solitaires, proud in their I'M
broken splendor, and substitute ear
rings, rocco in pattern. The long,
slender ring is again reinstating itself.
1t first rebound its way upon my
ladys" tapering fingers; and now the
elongated pendant is thought to ac-
centuate the beauty of the pink-tinted
ear lobe The ''rococo" designs well
deserve their name and are quaint-ap-
pearing in the extreme. The most
effective jewels used for the purpose
are cut garnets, turquoises and pearls,
sunk deep into the old German silver.
The rage for classical dress has rein
troduced the wearing of plain golden
and jeweled fillets, to coniine the loose
Grecian knot that is the proper accom-
paniment in the way of couture"
The bands, three in number, are fas-
tened together and the ends are hid
den beneath the soft coils of hair or
the short, graceful curls which often
stray becomingly from beneath the
Grecian knot-Tdbie Talk.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
Hospitality Comes High.

1t is seldom that man tells a good
story on himself without knowing it,
but when he does he is entitled to
credit just the same. A young man
who sometimes writes stories himself
is the hero of the adventure, which
happened last summer.
Il was travelling about in the south
west for my health" he said, land one
day drifted into Las Vegas, Tex. The
proprietor of the hotel at which | stop
ped was an old friend of mine, his an
cestors and mine having lived neigh
bors in the old country, and we were
brought up together in an Ohio town.
His hotel, | thought, was an ordinary
$50 per day house. but l took the pre-
caution to ask him his rates.
's'Oh, that's all right he said, pat
ting me on the shoulder, we won't
quarrel about rates, old boy, not while
you are stopping in this house.
so [ staid in the house | could
have got better board in restaurant
close by for 81 per week, but | didn't
suppose he would charge me much
more than that price, and besides /
wanted to patronize an old friend.
When my first week was up | asked for
my bill.
Even Il. said my friend, but see
ing it's you III knock off the the odd
dollar And he did.
Il was too mad to kick, and as l had
plenty of money paid the bill and got
out of his measley shanty in short or
der. Why he cinched me so hard
didn't dawn on me at the time, but his
reason for it. think. was this:
Some time ago his uncle made
trip to the old country and stopped
month or so with my grandfather The
old gentleman doesn't keep hotel,
but he is little near in his habits and
must have charged the Texas mans
uncle for board and the nephew was
getting back on me-.
Let's see. doesn't the bible say some
thing about the sins of the father max
ing it pleasant for the children of the
next few generations?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
BIuHed On a Sure Thing.

There were two of the men in our
gang of Pennsylvania oil well drillers
and blaSterS who were constantly fool
ing with the nitro-glycerine. They
would take chances to make your hair
stand on end, and the trouble was they
imperilled the safety of many others.
One of their favorite pastimes was to
get out after noon-day lunch and toss
a two-pOund can of the stuff as far as
they could heave it. | more than once
saw them stand fifty feet apart, and on
three or four occasions saw the can
miss their clutch and fall to the earth.
Our foreman and all the other men did
great deal of swearing over this fool
ishneSs, and once the men were dis
charged for it, but they were taken
back after time and as we grew more
used to the stuff we took more chances.
One day the men got out with their
can, and as the fun was about to begin
our foreman said:
Boys, that nonsense will be the
death of you yet"
''Bet you ten to five it won'tm re-
piled one of them.
Yes, I'll bet ten to one it won't"
bluffed the other as he shook his wallet
at the foreman.
The latter failed to cover, and as Re
sauntered off down the hill | followed
him. We had walked about 200 feet
when we were suddenly lifted up and
thrown flat to the earth, and then fol-
lowed crash which seemed to have
rocked the continent. As soon as we
could get up we ran back to the der
rick, or where the derrick was 1t had
disappeared, as well as our shanty,
and on the site was 4 hole into which
you could have dumped cottage. Not
the slightest scrap of the two can toss
ers could be found, and the foreman
and | stood for several minutes staring
into the cavity. Then he slapped his
leg, waved his hand in disgust and
growled
''What two-story fool | was not to
take those bets!'-N y SIN.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
He Never Got Used to Battles.

Col. j. NJ. Thompson gave his opinion
as follows: This quality of courage
in battle / regard as being to large
extent physical attribute. have heard
a good deal of talk about the nonchal-
ence of men in action, and their ease
and composure after the first gun was
fired, but / never took much stock in
it, | went through the war in the
army, and it was my fortune to be in
portion of the service in Virginia where
there was good deal of hard fighting
to do, and there wasn't any creditabIe
way to get out of it, either. / saw
service in twenty-eight battles, and I
can freely say that | for one never got
used to it. | never went into fight
without an all-prevailing sense of dam
ger, and was always glad when it was
over. OF course moral courge, high
patriotism, and the military spirit kept
the great majority men right up to the
mark, but there are notable instances of
men whose physical natures simply
failed to respond when called on. They
could not possibly 60 into fight. A
clear head and q full conception of the
enormous consequences of cowardice
to themselves failed to spur them to the
staying point, and on the first whiz of
a bullet their signals of distress were
visible to all in sight.
"A well-known New York Colonel
perfect gentleman and scholar, pa
triot, and really noble fellow. was so
weak in point of courage, and his hui
initiation so great at really being afraid
to face danger, that he was forced to
retire from the army, went to Wash
ington pinned away, and died in few
weeks. knew another prominent Of
iicer whose friends, out of considera-
ton for his well-known failing, used to
manage, on one pretext or another, to
keep him out of engagements. and thus
shield him from exposure. Men like
that are to be pitied, not blamed. They
want to fight. but their bodies actually
refuse to do their will. - lobe-Deoao-
cTGt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
THE NEW DISCOVERY.

You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about it. You may yourself
be one of the many who know from per
sonal experience just how good thing
1t is. If You have ever tried it, you are
one of its staunch friends, because The
wonderful thing abont it is, that when
once given trial, DIR. Kings's New Dis
covery ever after holds place in the
house. If you never used it aud should
he afflicted with a cough, cold; or any
Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure a
bottle at once and give it fair trial. 1t
is guarantee every time, or money re-
funded. Trial bottles free at II. Hinrichs
Drug Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. Il is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction. or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box. 81 Jan. 90
FOR SALE BY Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
A SOUND ILLEGAL OPINION

E. Bainbridge, Muuday Esq, County
Atty. Clay Co., Tex, says: "have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results.
My brother also was very low with Ma
larial Fever and Jaupdice, but was cured
by timely use of this medicine Am salts
fled Electric Bitters saved his life
Mr.. ID. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds a like testimony says: He
positively believes h< would have died.
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward of, as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
fer all Kidney, Liver and Stomach DIS
orders stands unequaled. Price SOC. and
81. at FL. Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

GREAT French Remedy. DIR. LEDUC's PERIOD
ICAL PILLS, from Paris, France, act only on the
generatlge organs In females and positively cure
suppression of the menses from whatever cause.
and all periodical troubles peculiar to women
A safe, reliable remedy, warranted to excite men
used during pregnancy. The large proportion of
the Ills to which ladies subject is the direct
result of disordered and irregular menstruation
Robt. Stevenson Il Co., Chicago. H. Boswarth &
Co. Milwaukee, Wholesale Agt. +. C. Buerstatte,
NJ b., Manltowoc, WIS. ex30mayeU
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
AVAILABLE REMEDY.

A letter from s. P. Wardweu, says:
81 nsed Clarke's Extract of Flax Pspil-
lon] Catarrh Cure IN June last for day
Fever with great satisfaction, and find it
the only thing have seen which would
alIay, without irritation, the Inflammation
of the nostrils and throat. Its soothing
aud healing properties were marked and
immediate. Large bottle 81. 90. Ciarke's
Flax Soap is the latest and best. Try it.
25 cents. Ask for them at J. E. Barn
stein.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
THE UNIVERSALLY VERDICT OFTHE
PEOPLE,

Who have used Clarko's Extract of
Flax (Papillon) Skin Cure an I'D it the
first and highest place az remedial agent
in all cases of Skin Diseases. Erysipe
las, Eczema, Pimples, unsigbtly blotches
humalisting eruptions, Boils, Carbun
ces. letter, ETC., all yield to this wonder
full preparation at once. Price 81. 90 for
large bottle at j. e Barnstein's Drug
Store. Clarke's Flax Soap is. good for
the Skin. Try it. Price 25cts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

WHAT Is A COLD in the head? Medical
authorities say it is due to uneven cloth
ing of the body, rapid cooling when in a
perspiration, &c. The important point
is, that cold in the head is an inflamma-
ton of the lining membrane of the nose,
which, when unchecked, is certain to pro-
duce catarrhal condition-forc atarrh is
essentially ''cold" which nature is no
longer able to resolve" or throw off.
Ely's Cream Balm has proved Its supe-
riorlty, and sufferers should resort to it
before that common ailment becomes
seated and ends in obstinate catarrh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
A 500 Parrot.

Probably the most valuable parrot in
Atlanta is one owned by W. VI. Dun
lap, contractor on the West Point
railroad. 1t is worth S400. Mr.. Dun
lap has been offered that price for his
bird. but refused to take it. The par
rot Is fine African gray and an ex-
cellent talker. When You 20 about
him he first regards you critically.
cocks his head to one side. winks one
eye at you slyly. and says: I'm q
$500 bird. Mr.. Dunlap paid SO for
his parrot and taught il TO tax.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

Am / entirely safe in heree Isn't
there any chance of my being suddenly
garroted from behind?n he asked as he
pocketed the change that the bartender
threw down to him. Sure, Watts de
matter nit you. amt it?n Nothing. y
was the reply, >.'only Thought from the
amount of froth on this schooner that
had struck White Cap headquar-
tiers. "-Ldureace american.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

Binks latter the STORM: 'You would
never make good typewriter, my dear. !"
Mrs. Blink; ''ADd why, should like to
know? If wasn't as intelligent as that
hussy in your office" Binks: cts
not that, my dear. It's because you
won't be dictated to-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

An immense deposit of graphite has
been discovered in Lewis County, Wyo-
ming Territory, at a pass in Cowlitz
River. The ledge is three miles long
and eight feet thick.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

The highest structure of masonry in
the world is said TO be the National
Museum recently completed at Turin.
The gilt statue on the top of the spire
stands 53S feet from the ground.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

DIR. Busey says that school children
should sing an hour day, as proven
tive of consumption. Vocal music is
gymnastic exercise of the lungs by de-
velopment of the lung tissue itself.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

A Georgia planter has a curious var
iety of potatoes. The vine or bush
grows four feet high. and is beautiful
Plant, and has potatoes twelve or four
teen inches in diameter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

In the eighty five national cemeteries of
the United States there are 325, $50 sol
diers' graves. unknown" is inscribed
on the headstones which mark las, 1913 of
these graves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

A Roman aqueduct has been lately
cleaned and put in order at Satellites.
Spain. AID now supplies the town with
WS.os
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28

'May have the pleasure of accom-
panying You on the straw ride, Miss
Greene?' said the man hopefully; "your
mother is going to chaperone the party. I"
She hesitated a minute before answer
ing.
Don't you Think" she replied at
length, "tbat If mamma is going as chap
erone it would be much nicer to sit on
the fsont piazza while she is away.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-28
Mems Rings.

Hammered gold rings with a dia-
mond or ruby are the latest style in
mems nnger-lings in London.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-20
RIAL ESTATp BARGAINS
offerid Thy Week by James

OF lot with fve-room house on cor
nor Clay and Seventh sheets. Price
81 90; monthly installment $50.
TO lots with three-room house on
Souh Twelfth street, Bagby addition
to 1aco. Price $500; installmeht SIS.
Che lot with three-room house on
RiSr street, in East Waco. Price
$2p; installment 81 80.
Two lots with three.room house, op-
pofte Capt. Blair's on Fifteenth street.
Pjce 81, 200; monthly installment $36.
One lot with three-room house in
Elge6eld. Price $3.50; installment
| $b so.
lone lot on Walnut street, in Ger
ads addition. Price 1926; INSTALL
Ment 1915.
One and one.half lots on the corner
Of Eighteenth and Clay streets, with
three-room house. Price $3.50; in
jtallment $3.50.
One and one-half lots with two-room
house ON Fifteenth street, neaT Padg-
tits park. Price $400; installment
'$12.
One lot with fOur-roou house in
old East Waco. Price $500; install
ment $12.
have number of vacant lots and
other improved places which l will Of
fer on easy terms and will take pleas
ure in showing them to persons want
ing to buy. The Edgeheld lots arc
selling at lively rate, and all the lots
at the present low price will soon be
sold. After that the others will be
held for a 80 per cent advance.
10 dEtt JAMES I. MOORE.