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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

BALTIMORE, Dec, IA special to the
Sun from Laurel, Md, says that about 2
o'clock this morning a fire broke out in
Senator Germans residence and it was
not discovered until the whole dwelling
was enveloped in flames. The inmates
narrowly escaped with their lives. The
house and contents were nearly totally
destroyed. His wife and daughter e,caped
in their night clothes and did not save
anything. The Senator was not at home
at the time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

Princes Willhelmina, has been pro-
claimed Queen of the Netherlaud, and is
the youngest living sovereign, except
Alphonso XIII King of Spain. The
little Green is a pretty and intelligent
child of ten, who has been brought up
with almost Spartan igor by her con-
scientous mother.-EacLanqe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

consider is, is the farmer a power in poll
hSE Is his influence worth holding2 If
the farmers West and South are induced
to forsake the Democratic party in '92 in
the interest, of a peoples candidate no
power under the sun can save the ticket
from defeat. On the other hand, if the
Alliance falls in line with D -mocracy the
battle is already won. The question
CONS, Is there a way to unite the two
powers2 What ticket would bring the
farmers Of the North, West and South
into the Democratic rank? With the
present lights Cleveland and Polk would
serve this purpose. L L. Polk is a Sou b.
ern man, a North Carolinian. He is an
eternal hater of sectional prejudice and
this fact is we'll known to the northwest
ern people. He, for that reason, will be
acceptable to them. A suitable platform
will be an easy matter Of arrangem mt.
L. l.. Polk, or some other leading ALI
ance man, should be considered or the
Vice Presidency. 1t would be a greater
cyclone than that Of Nov. 4, l890.-The
San.
The lottery law mas developed new
feat Tres in Missouri. It is SAID tlat a
learned judge Of that State recently called
the gTaud jury before him AID instructed
its members to investigate certain charges
which had been preferred against the
so i=ty people of that Sc ton who were
II he ha0lt of playing a game called
progressive euchre," for prizes. These
prizes are not specified, but the learned
Jut ge maintain that they are covered
by lottery law, whether they consist in
kisses or cash, and that the ladies and
gentlemen who contest for them through
the medium of progressive euchre are
amenable to the law. Uuder this judges
instructions the grand jury Is empowered
to put an end to all social card playing in
private residences, and that august body
Is n W on a tour of investigation. 1t is
therefore safe to pre-, let that progressive
euchre is doomed in Missouri. Our New
Orleans contempt: airy, the TSnoes-DemO-
CT0t, says that this Smacks off the old
blue laws aof New England. But this is
a mistake. When the blue laws were
formulated the county wa in its infancy,
and little was expected of it. Now that
it has grown to such proportions and
civilization has advanced to its present
high stage, a law that permit a judge or
jury to raid private residences and prevent
the innocent diversions of their inmates,
carries less excuse with it thar the law
which kept the Puritans in check and
prevailed over their solemn communities.
-AtGnG Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
THE DOMINION sTATIsTICIAN ON TRADE VITA
THE WEST INDIES.


THE WEST INDIES.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 16-Mr. George
J ,hnston, Dominion Statistician and Di-
rector Of the Census Bureau, was seen
tonight by the TEme8'S correspondent
regarding negotiations for preferential
trade relations between Canada and the.
British West Indies and their probable
effect upon Am. rican trade by the estab-
hsh nent of dire It steam communication
between Canada and the islands. Bust
ness in Canadian product a~ggregating
millions of dollars, said Mr.. Johnston, will
be lost to the United States. At present
Canada exports large qua titles of lum
Ger, beans, and peas to the United States,
but their destination is for the more
southerly countries, including Jamaica.
In he same way the Dominion imports
tropical productions and hides. Hereto
fore these articles were imported by
American firms and resold in the Canadian
market. Canadian merchants having to
pay a big commission on the transaction.
Heretofore in the eastern parts of Canada
fish sent to the United Stat. S were x
ported by Boston merchants. Likewise
Canadian lumber is taken across the line,
al d, after being sawn into shocks, is
exported as United States products, the
exporter receiving the drawback of Gus
toms duties from the American Govern
ment. Now that steamers are running
direct from Cana IA to the West Indies
this business is being transferred to Cana
dian ports.
In the same way. he said, a large
quantity of the bonded goods hitherto
carried by American railways, and not
appearing in American trade returns, will
be shipped to and from Canadian ports
direct. There seems to be every posi-
bility thai Canada will be able to secure
a large proportion of the -four trade with
South America, amounting to $12, 0OO,-
600 annually. Canada desires to have
her goods admitted in the West Indians
at q lower rate than the tariff upon
productions of other countries n the
ground that the Dominion is part and
parcel CT one great empire.
This, be says, raises the Die dispute
about the favored nations clause, especially
in the treaties between Great Britain,
Belgium, and Germany. Latest advices
from London, England, ar contained in
a letter from Gen. Laurie, NJ. P, who
says that the efforts are being made to
induce the Commercial Treaties Com
mittee of the Imperial Board Of Trade to
have the Objectionable article in the
Belgium and German treaties expurgated.
These clauses give Germany and Belgium
the right t. demand as good terms from
any Br fish colony as that colony gives
to any other British colony. The time
for which the treaties u has not
expired, and from the train of public
opinion It'll hoped that these international
measures will be abrogated and new ones
made, thus relieving the colonies of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

Col. L. L. Polk has lost his g~old-headed
walking cane. Just think of the great
head of the poorest and most oppressed
people On earth hourishing a g~old-headed
zane. He ought to carry a plain Demo-
cratic hickorY.-Press and CGrOLnian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

difficulties Of non-experience In the
article of sugar large bounds will be
offered the W st India ~planter by the
Dominion Government.-N Y. Times
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

An ORDINANCE. granting permission % The
alley tlty street tla Cable l.all way ohpAAA
t0roustrGCi. maintain ..lIa asr street f.,l-
way on certain streets lu iue tlty 81 Grand
Rapids. anu 10 abandon a4A take up Us fall.
WAY tracks on certain other streets in said
city. the same being "a supplement 40 aA or
dluanrr entitled
"Au odinance granting PERMISSION 70 the
Valley City street and g. I- Railway Com
pauy. OF Grand Rapids. to construct. mal htaiu
aud use. a street railway. o certain streets ln
the City oi Grand Rapids. +4cii..au.' Passed
July u. lss5.
The Common Council of the city Of Grand
Rapids DO 0rtaim As follows
section J. Thai consent permission and
authority are hereby gwen granted aud auiy
vested 10 the said Valley llfy street and Cable
Railway COMPANY of e. and Rapids to lay Tor
q street Tallway.a - gle or double track.as TIE
said conf any snail see III. With al the nccess
airy and convenient Iroc4s s for tlru-oufs. s.ae-
tracks. ciOss-3yeIs. turn Ga. les aAd svltche;.
~ such points ~ tnr Common Council shall
first have approved. on. tu and along thc fol
lowing streets ln said city. ffL: Conan -.irltg
az the intersection of Ottawa and Louis
streets. running thence lu westerly direction
in, through and a.ong louis street. o. tire iu-
tersection of Mafef.0a street. 50 as II connect
with the tracks % said railway company. now
Sec . The said railway hereby authorized.
shall De- comp rtra and rc.oy Ior running 90
cans thereon. on or brioi HoteHh Peg Z. l'N
and tlc powers 1ld privileges conferred hy
The ROY slDl- 81 Ils ur.l .aIcf shall be llll-
ltrd 90 thirty gears Irau tle p.-sa-e thereof
NrH.-. EalN "a WAY com .IatIA IN lrIfth
authorized and rec uirec 90 taee lp lls tracks
iu the following streets boo >5ld rltV. Nil- iem
mcncing az thr intersection ~ tampau and
Lyon streets. thence south along iaWUau 20
Louis street. thence east along Louis 10 Water
i0o street; and IL abandon said streets lasf
named for street railway purI oses said tracks
O. Dee removed from she streets last named
and snid streets pat into eoac condition where
said tracks are removed. ou o. before Nofen-
Der l. lS,U.
sec !. said company shall. within thirty
daNs after the passage ui tt4r ofaluauce, eIr-
uify its acceptance. lu writing. ef the rgh.t
and privilege hereby granted aud fnc DhliEa.
tious and requirements Imposed upon fi uh
this ordinance. and fle such acceptance with
the clty clerk.
sec 8. This ordinance shall ie taken and
treated a. . supplement o. an ordinance.
entitled An ordinance granting permission
"a the valley CITY Street and cable Railway
Company. ol Grand Rapids. fo construct.
maintain and use street HHfwar ON certain
streets in the City 90 brand kapIds. N ch' .Itse.
cdsIuiy. n. l@s-. aud.sll On" provisions of ss.4
last mentioned ordinance shall. except whore
other provision is herein made. apply 60 ana
Pc In force as 60 thc railway hereby author
lied
Passed and approved ~ regular session 81
The Common Council. held Monday evening.
June l6. ls,o.
W. A. SHINKMhN.
rs City Clerk.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

less time than it takes 10 toll ii, and
gave me then and there very deserved
thrashing.
But what gave tho plnce tho charm
that il had for me was tho fact OF tho
frequent visits OF the Indians. These
men who owned the farm, although they
camo from tho western highlands OF
Scotland and had never seen an Indian
before leay ing that country, yet appeared
TO know how 70 treat them, and they
managed TO get along with a rather tur-
bulent tribe which was encampcd in tho
neighborhood, In a way that commanded
ny admiration up to tho present time.
Sometimes in coming back from tho
village tho Indians would havo a num-
bcr % jugs Of whisky with them, and
thon there was sure 70 be trouble They
took possession Of the log house and set
ont very metbodically FOR having sprce
wherc there would nc nobody 70 interrUps
Snem The hrss tnGag that was Oone Dy
any eldest relative was TO make a collec-
tion Of all the guns and knives and pis-
tolls that belonged 20 Che crowd. These
he locked away IN tho tremendous tool
ohcst that 7 have spoken Of. and then
the house Was turned over p tho IN
disns, who got wildly drunk and fought
and raised rows and finally laid down
on the hard plank floor and slept till
morning Then their weapons were
given thom and they departed quietly
% their encampment J. often struck
me- as curious since then that an armed
crowd. numbering. perhaps from one %
tvo dozen. would allow an unarmed
man 70 peacefully gather in their
weapons But thoy appeared 70 recoT-
nize the sdvisibHity % IL vhen they
were sober. ard. ~ course. when they
were drunk they could not ct he
weapons
To show What an Indian can stand.
vfon ne has -. 7 nay toll - a. inci-
dent which happened during the winter
] Vss there Towards evening on =
vory cold winter da7, nhen g. vas snow
ing ilst lttle sad drifting = great
deaL an Indian came to tfe log house
rith frz hslf fall 20 ~hisxv and rith
his rife. I imagine that TIE i1g hsd
ben entirely fall of urhisk7 who1 "a
started and ~ t5e tire he Eot ~ -
house be- ~as lu ratber foll7 oondi-
ton The jig and TIE re rere taken
away from hlr. sr3 he ras r-3erea -
ct ~ bis wizTarn a q1i-z - he >orld
before ds-sness came or Re lett ard
vas supposed r. have gore to re csr-r.
frt early ne1t morning Bic 81 AK 49,
peare3 Al Che hcuse ard SAID Be- Bad r-f
come home rhat nirht and ss tte nlgs ?
Tss vs-v cold. s1e hsd beer suxl0ns =
sbeut him- Then the search fo7 tes
l loss IadiSa bezaa lie rss to.n.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

MLLE. DE- MOEACIU. quito scnsa-
tion. Until now il was only gcn-
tlomca Of tho nobility who con-
tracted mes1lN1ces by marrying
wealthy hcircsscs, whereas by becom-
ina tho wife Of jewish millionaire
Nile. do Noraciu shows undoubtod cour-
age She is, moreover, very charming
young lady and extremely sympsthctic.
Her cousin. the Countess DC Iieau-egard,
also made a wealthy marriage few
years ago.
Tho Republic il gradually sapping tho
old ideas; tho nobility IS rather impe-
cunious. and tho scruples Of gore are
gradually disappearing, and l suppose
that in q tcw years from now all the
Jews 81 France viii be married 20 de-
sCendants Cf the crgs aders. The old
pride IS gone. marriages are not made
in Heaven nowadays; they are made in
a counting oGco.
The lord Mayor 81 London is re-
carded in France as divinity sew
eral sizes larger than tho divinity on
the throne Even tho most highly
educated F-enchuan views the mayor
with his gorgeous robes and cquipare
and mansion house "a sorlothing inf
nitely greater than = common mayor.
oven though sou conduct him 20 Tho
shop where lis lorlship used 20 sell
FISH across tho counter twcntv years
aEo. Ninc-.enths - Lon1on's lori
mayors have been successful retail
shop keepers ard when ono p thcna. not
very long aEo. vas asked hF his daurh-
ter tho meaning 20 the letters IS T. ..
r.. on baunor a. a city festival, lis
learur1 lorlship knew irstnctivofv
tha. they stood for small profits and
quick returns" AZ the .peninC = The
French eVhih zion In London last week.
Mr Sarloz. -he .eweler - the Falais
Royal rose erandI7 20 the occasion in
proposing a vote 20 than~s ~ che lord
rayor- He CALAMITY coupled tbe is5y
mayoress vith Che t.tle az tie mayor in
tsis leligh-f1i way. "Mlornaire et
miicrmairs-esS~ Bravo
Brussels is beccml1z ERE star =
f1shi1n- Paris has BAD long iHninzS.
aud London has been slowly winning
ever since the Empress ceased to rrf-n
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

in Que of the ste5s near lie
baru. unaer heap q ar5f. sao~.
1a3 the cAznoss are that t1e e. $ lhst
Bzs alose am ba1 helps3 g saws AIS
llfe. Tls searcbeEs f9F tAs Inalaa lad
gone IN dlsercut directions. ana it vs.
his oWn s9uz~ sao ~ith trae Indian
iusuocL lad lr@ckee him cat. nd she
was alone shen she toen4 ala Au-
parently the laal4n sas frozen corpse.
She taIshIea kim oBt of his snow bank
aud palle3 oa hls blankets. and dragged
hiul down 70 tie ereek. where deep
hole Nas cut IL the ics for the purpose
of watering tae cattle. Laying rae In
dian oat On tie snow, sho took ths pan
that was beside the .oe-hole aH1. nlliug
IL repeatedly. dashed palliul after pail.
ful Of ice water over tho body Of the In
dian By the time the other unsuccess-
ful searchers lad returned STE had her
cd man thawea Oat and seated by the
TIRE wrapped up Ia blankets Iaere Is
no question that u he had been found
BY the others. aud had been t@sen into
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26
BIG WEDD NGSHEURoPE
IL tas Doing and Sayings OF Ehs
Eemsbus Capitals



Two thllgs have grosn - be very
dear - the heart u the American
n4troa Nho, With her lovely daugk-
tsEs passes toe greater paEt q ber sum
mers lbr0s1 The nrsE 4nt perh hsps the
one taas Les closest % her ambitious
soul. - o. be presented 4s court she
knows that such az event - sore " DO
widely ehron.e.ed, and that l.
NiI helghteu Ler social prestige
az home. besides 2r0rcing her.
uaean lille, al opportunity - dis
play tie 4ondr1s eXtraFzgance u her
toiisr. which she feels sure ~llL not
suffer By com p2rison - Sic brushes
against the trains Of the noble ladies'
sh9 stand between her ani the royal
presence The other is : matter that
she looks forward % with complaeencJ
l. Is that when her d24gh sers arrive At
the narriageable age they shall 10
welded Ia London and nowhere else.
She Is resolved that the hnal plunge
into the matrimonial sea should 10
taken with due ec'Gts and for many
moons ga advance OF such an event she
has vision of nuPtials solemntzed with
a pomp AMI splendOr unknown IN New
Y0rk. IN some Of the great cAthedrals.
with the 5edH ns01sdo looking on as de-
lighted spectators, while some high
f1ncti0nary q the church pronounces
tue words that while they rob her OF
daughter, add fresh lgster 20 the family
name.
There are, I thiak, more marriages
between American brides and groOms
announced for this summer here than
ever before. Unlike New York. Lon
don does not reserve all its matrimonial
felicities for the weeks following
Easter. There we're few notable wed
dings 40 that time, 10 il true; bat they
we're as nothing compared with the list
that is prepared for the end OF tho cur
rent month and FOR July and even Au
gust az we'll These happy young
couples will pass the long summer
honeymoon on tho continent or some
where 10 Southern Europe, in veri-
table land OF romance and flowers,
whose incompatible beauty and mod
crate temperature At that time OF tho
year, and even as late as September.
commend IL 20 married lovers A few
few OF more adventurous turn spend
the honeymoon along the dancing
waves Of the blue Mediterranean or
among the virgin peaks OF the Swiss
valleys bat the Rhine still holds It's
own as tho region OF poetry and rO-
nance specially cOngenial % the turtle
dove period OF the newly mated
One Of th4 frst OF these midsummer
weddings viii DO that OF Miss Romaine
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

about two miles from the log house IN
which my unfortunate relatives lived.
At the time that speak II my friends
were three old bachelors who lived to-
gether in log house in what was then
Z wilderness and what is now one OF
the finest portions Of farming country
that can be seen anywhere The
Oldest Of tho three brothers did
the cooking and the other two did tho
work OF clearing and planting and har-
vesting. This banishment did not at
al affect me. | rather liked IL / new
er got any punishment out there. and
that mas a great thing in itself Nhen
say never | ought TO make one excep-
tion. once got thrashing there that
/ remembered for many day, but II
was given entirely on the impulse OF
the moment and was more OF the nature
OF surprise than any thing else
IL happened In this way: One Of tho
brothers was at the barn and he wanted
some particular bolt or wrench or some
thing OF that sort from the tool-chest
which was in tho house. Now, / hap
pened TO be in the house at that time
hllQ NAb cAlN4lS Osl NAA4o NO0--Nhtotf hbANh
was in dark corner OF the building. L
heard the calling from the barn, and the
brother who did the housekeeping went
10 the door OF the LIGHTHOUSE 10 see what
the matter was. Then | heard him an
swer that he did not know where was,
and finally he stood at tho door and
shouted my name SO that it could bo
heard all over the fields and out 10 the
woods; but | was deep in very inter
esting book, which | had managed 10
get in some way or another, and read
that lying on the tool chest while lit
tie ray OF light camc through the dark
ness, just enough TO illuminate the page
of tho book. | was too entirely COM
Portable and interested in my reading
to wish TO do errands for any body, so l
lay low and said nothing. Finally
the man at the barn came down to tho
house 20 get what be wanted himself
He came in at the door and walked
straight TO the chest. where the tools
were / thought for moment that he
knew that | was fooling away my time
there, but | was mistaken. He reached
forward 70 open the chest and then his
hands came into collision with my
crouching figure. He was so startled at
finding me there in the darkness that
he yanl1ed me out of that position in
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

ntivos Miss Stone IS the lovely daugh-
ter Of General Roy Stone, Of New York.
and both the stones and tho Turnurcs
belong 20 the most exclusive sets in
Gotham. bcing found in the list Of tho
Four Hundred. The match is a lovo
affair. pare and simple, the young poo-
pio having been thrown much into each
others comuany during successive sea-
sons at Lenox, where the Turnures own q
fno residence. The bride IS spirituelle,
with remarkably fno eyes and q beau
tiful complexion. Three years ago she
made her social debut IN this city, for
the stones are % English descent Ilor
last Two seasons havc been spent very
largely n New York, but she Is quite -
great a favorite in London, whore she
IS regarded a. ono % tho loveliest wom-
en- of the American colony, and where
her father has many friends
have hoard that. had she been am
bilious. sho might have made brilliant
match here at any time during tho last
teo years, anil that moro than ono crest
has boon suppliaut a. her foct. Two Il
the warmess friends Imaginable wCre
Miss Stcao and Miss MABEL Wright
They were friendly rivals ~ tho Pa
tria--h balls in Vow York FOR a couple
Of seasons. presenting . pretty contrast
side by ilc. Miss Wright being . puro
blonde % tho northern European typo,
and " So Stone q pronounced brunette.
Both are very widely known
Another July wedding viii be that OF
Mrs. j. = sands. Jr. AMI Nr Lewis
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

i no widow ls Nlls = sANns
- den hatred blonde. with darS-bine
eres and q trim i-arc. q round almcst
,huhhv face. and a charrnin1lv cirlish
manner She Isl twent7- three years -
az aa8 has two children, hut these arc
no- re-aried a. impe5iuent- when th9
b-ide-t'-he is both rich and handsome
Af- Rutherford IS q wealthy mem her =
e. old and 1rts-ecrztfc View Jersey FAM
i7. and owns considerable reai cseAte.
including fne srccs-farm. Ha i =
tall athletic. fnelooxirg fellow and
raci deal - a huntsman. owning o1e
81 tae finest senneLs of hounds in the
United ~-ares
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

ASS|ANNA " LAdkb lLc tFtnL y
memorable one The gathering 10
do honor includes notabilities from q
score OF foreign lands and. IL IS hinted.
possibly a representative Of royalty. IL
will be far more distinguished assem-
blage than usually graces the nuptials
OF commOner and non-citizen-
A strong man himself. Stanley re-
verses the usual order Of things in has-
bandry by choosing a strong wife. Miss
Dorothy Tenant is not beauty, nor
is she one Of your simpering misses
with conventional small talk and ac-
complishments. She is known as an
exhibitor OF paintings. nothing out OF
the common in merit except her pictures
OF street urchins, and in this line she
has few rivals and no equal Perhaps
Stanley thinks that the portrayer OF
city arabs Will be quite At home when
she shares his throne among real Arabs
OF the African interior.
Stanley has given uttorance to good
many downright lingo sentiments
lately. lie must mind what he IS
about as his bride is downright anti
llngO haOlcal IN pOlltlcS ana social
topics WIN he carry his bride TO Cen
trail Africa? VIII be bring her to his
own country and make her an Ameri-
can citizc p
He seems 20 have snubbed Colonel
Gouraud, Ed!son's business agent in
London, who had laid a beautiful trap
70 turn Stanley into big advertisement
for tho phonograph. Gouraud had per-
suaded q number OF prominent Amer
leans who claimed friendship with
Stanley 20 talk their congratulations
into the phonograph. He then brought
the instrument hero and pressed
Stanley 70 fix a date for the grind
ing out OF tho whole string OF these
eloquent addresses, which he was
calmly % listen TO- and then make a
pretty response. But Stanley is too
much Of business man 20 find time 70
crafty tho advertisement man.
Tho fancqiEss OF VI. August Bam-
berger, son OF VI. Henry Bambergcr, the
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-26

NAEE ASDEEs- ed here, because
y VAS bellesed that the lady lad
plznRsd ORt for herself career that
would be interrupted and possibly
Elarrsd ~ marriage. - those OF many
actresses have been It was under
stood too. that the wedding would take
place on the Continent, bur hear that
the plans Of the young pair have under
gone change and th2tit will now prob
ably be celebrated al the Brompton Ora
tory Ia this city some time In July
The Stanley wedding has been fixed
for the lZth Of July, and will nques-