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EVOLUTION OF GALLONS.
How the Regicides of the Seventeent
Century Were Executed

HOW the Regicides of the Seventeenth
Century Were Executed.
Evidently the strong arm of a tree
served as the primitive gallows, and
such was in use at very early period
in mans history. In the book of Esther
we read that Haman was hanged on the
tree that had been prepared for Nor
oecal. In more recent times, in ancient
ballads and accounts of the gallows,
references are made to the fatal tree
the 'gallows tree" the triple tree"
''Tyburn tree" etc. A tree was not
however, always found conveniently
placed to convert it into gallows. and
thus the introduction of the simple con-
struction, consisting of two upright
posts and transverse beam, the prin-
ciple of which has not been materially
altered from its first introduction.
The gallows at times differed in
height, which was increased in accord.
anee with the Nervousness of the crime
OF the culprit. These elevated erections
were made use of at the executions of
the regicides in the seventeenth cent
ury, and thus it was that long ladders
were required in carrying out the last
extremities of the law. When ladders
were used the executioner mounted one.
and the culprit the other. The rope
having been adjusted to the cross beam,
the executioner would descend and re.
move his ladder, leaving the condemned
wretch on the other, engaged in his last
appeals for mercy. These prayers were
at times exceedingly prolonged, after
finishing which the miserable wretch
was expected to throw himself off the
ladder, and thus to some extent become
his own executioner
Courage, however, would often fail az
the last moment, and his prayers
would be continued for a long time,
When it was evident that the culprit
was praying against time, the execu-
TONER would stealthily reach the ladder
on which he stood and overthrow it, and
the body would, consequently, then be
swinging in the throbs and agonies of
death. At one period it was customary
to carry out the execution of criminal
IS near as possible to the spot where the
crime for which he suffered was com.
mitted.--All the Year Round.
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How Every BODY Can Help to Avert Much
Pain and
DAAA anu
Evil is wrought by lack of thought

Pain and Trouble.
Evil is wrought by lack of thought
As well as lack of heart,
which is another way of saying that
carelessness is selfishness, and NAV re-.
suit in as dire mishap as if premedi.
tated and prompted by malice.
Some one uses. leaves on the spot and
forgetS where, the clothes-brush, shovel.
tongs, hammer, rake, pitchfork, she ars
and scores of other articles used in COM
mon by several persons. Who can meas
ure the bother, waste of time, and per-
haps loss of temper this form of care
lessness brings about?
, What caused that long, lacerated
scratch on that woman's hand? Some
girl or woman left pin in the under
clothing which she sent to the wash.
and that ugly-looking scratch on the
laundress' hand was the result To
use pin in clothing where button or
string should be indicates untidy hab-
Its, but to leave the pin where it NAV
do other persons damage indicates some
thing worse.
To leave bottles of poison unlab led.
or within reach of child, may lead to
tatal consequences and lifelong re-.
morse. A mother was one day using
carbolic acid, and left the bottle
containing it on chair for a few min
utes While attending to some other duty.
Iwo-year-old Teddy seized upon it, and,
with the nquisitiveness of childhood,
put 1t to his lips, and swallowed enough
to cost the little life.
A tack pointed end up, or rusty nail
protruding from board, is left where
some one steps on it. Lockjaw has re-
suited in such cases.
In the house where friend was stay-
ing, some one left tin box of tacks on
the stairs. In descending, she unwit-
tingly placed her foot on the treacher-
Gus box, fell headlong and broke her
arm.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!' said the guilty
one, penitently. 81 meant to take those
tacks away"
An elderly woman in Boston caught
her foot in loose strip of carpeting at
the head of flight of stairs, and fell to
the bottom. Fortunately no bones were
broken, but she was sadly bruised and
famed.
'Oh, meant to re-tack that piece of
carpet% said the contrite housekeeper
Stepping on lady's dress is an in
frequent accident nowadays, but it does
sometimes happen, and to be suddenly
checked in that way puts a person at
heavy and unexpected disadvantage. A
teacher in seminary near Boston, de-
pendent upon her own exertions for sup
port, was stepping from the cars at the
railway station; there was no crowd
and no particular haste, but some blum
derer put his foot on her dress skirt.
She lost her balance, tried to recover
herself, fell backward, and struck her
back upon the car steps. Spinal con-
cussion resulted, and the unfortunate
teacher has been confined to her room
for two years
A little thought, little care, and
how much pain and trouble could be
averted!-Youth's Companion.
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HOW TO Drink MILK.
One Glassful Gives More Real Strongt
Than 3 Barrel Of Beer.

One Glassful Gives More Real Strength
Than q Barrel OF Beer.
Don't swallow milk fast and in such
big gulps. Sip it slowly. Take four
at least to finish that glassful,
and don't take more than a good tea
spoonful at one sip.
When milk goes into your stomach it
IS instantly curdled. If you drink
large quantity at once, it is curdled in
to one big mass, on the outside of which
only the juices of the stomach can work.
If you drink it in little sips. each little
sip is curdled up by itself, and the whole
glassful finally finds itself in loose
lump made up of little Jumps, through,
around and among which the stomach's
juices may percolate and dissolve the
whole speedily and simultaneously.
Many people, who like milk and know
its value as strength-giver, think they.
can not use it because it gives them in
digestion. Most of them could use It
freely if they would only drink Il in the
way have described, or If they would,
better still, drink it hot. Hot milk
seems to lose good deal Of its density:
you would almost think 1t had been
watered; and it also seems to lose much
of its sweetness, which is cloying to
some appetites.
If the poor only knew and appre-
ciated the value of milk taken In this
way, am sure there would not be so
much beer-drinking among them. There
are thousands of handwriting scrub
women, wash-women, factory girls and
even shop girls, in this city, who drink
beer with their meals because it gives
a little stimulant to their tired bodies,
and don't understand that it is only like
applying whip to weary horse, in
stead of giving him oats, If they only
knew, they would find in this simple
draught as much real strength as in .
harrel of heer=N Y Tribune
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Pennsylvania's women Inventor..

The women inventors of Pennsylvania
are many and there is one bright woman
who has barrel-hooping machine which
brings her in $4,000 year This is
Mary E. Beasley, of Pennsylvania, the
original inventor of the machine and
the patentes of numerous Improvements
upon it. One of the machines, it is
said, can put iron hoops on 1000 bar
rels in single day. 1t is a valuable
potent and is largely employed by the
trade. Another Pennsylvania woman
has machine for making button-holes
upon fiannels and other materials with
worstedr and Mary E. Whitner, of
PhuedelphiA has an improvement in
microscopes, and Joanna Gerlitz, of the
same oity, got out patent on bitters
In 1876. Emily Tassey, of Pittsburgh,
has . patent siphon, and Emma Reed,
Of Scranton, has made patent corset.
-Philadelphia Press.
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ANIMAL PEcUII7RlrlEa
A Number OF Interesting Facts In Narurau
History.

The reason that any thing of . red
color excites and infuriates the OK tribe
is because red is the complimentary
color of green, and the eyes of oxen, be-
ing long fixed upon the green heritage
while feeding. when they espy any
thing red it impresses their sight with
greatly-increased intensity. Tho
same effect is doubtless produced upon
all grazing animals by red color, but
oxen being more pugnacious than others
show greater excitement, and often at
tack that which surprises them.
All animals which chew the cud have
cloyen feet.
Sheep have no teeth in the upper law.
In some parts OF the world there are
sheep that have most of their tat in
their tails. These tails weigh so much
that they have to be tied on small carts
which the sheep draw after them when
they walk. The carts are made Of nat
= go y
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Her Idee % MarrlaEe.

A seryant-girl living with lady in
Iowa came to her mistress one day and
said: I'm sorry, ma'am, but I'll have to
leave you next month. Me and my
yo4ng nan are going to git married
then.s VERY we'll. Mary" replied the
lady. II hope, however, that you have
given the matter careful consideration.
and eoprted the cost in case one makes
> mistake IN marrying" LA, ma'am,
Il amt going to cost me any thingr' was
the immediate reply. ''He has to buy
the license his own self, you know
Youths Comnanion
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George Vanderbilt is q slim-built,
pallid-faced man of retiring manner,
With bluish.gray eyes and brown mus
taehe. He is only nine aud twenty and
the master OF $4,000 600, yet he es-
chews society and leads the life of q
conscientious professional bookworm,
pouring over moldy and obscure yet
priceless editions of the classics in the
luxuriant library of his Fifth avenue
mansion. He has pretty turn for art,
which, however, does not prevent his
attending the German opera on oeca-
sions, and he is an expert cancer. He
is not particularly robust, but, being q
bachelor, he is the cynosure of all the
matchmaking mammas about town, to
whom he gives a wide berth, and is
building a home in North Carolina
which promises TO be 9 revelation. He
is said to be writing = histocial novel.
N " Tafkor x -N+ss7t = : :
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On the 0thar HAM

Ssfhis internal dust nuisance must
damage you great deal" he said to tho
grocer, As he lodged into the door to
let great cloud roll by.
q, ooh, NO, sir. Any thing added to
maple sugar, pfunes, evaporated apples,
ETC., is paid for by the public at so
much psr pound. / am not doing any
.kickiuQI.- Datroit Free Press,
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A Gentle Reminder.

BjiRas=<It's a true saying, Bjagqs.
that In union there is strength
Biaggs Yes; but what reminded you
Of it just.now2
Rfggs- Your breath; you've been eat
ing onions and garIic.-DetrOit Free
Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-11

= The boy who can say his verse best
ct the Sunday-schooi concert isn't al
ways the boy who can step up in front
Of the other boys and take the prettiest
girl ia the school home after the con-
cert is ali oyer.-Somervilie journal.
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Land Office Mt Larned, HANS, April 30, 1890.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
naIheu settier has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim
ana That said proof will be made before Frank
Holmes, clerk of the district court of Barber
on June IA, $780, viz: Melville w. Gather a.
d. y NO. l4,S!l, for the i n G IA sec 49, Sc
a; 5 u, see II, twp. 30, range ID west
~. ne names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz: i'''
Alexander Mea ms, Thomas j. Goldman Frod
Means, Joseph a. McCOy. I'm Mills p o. Kas
5l-3 UENRV w sS,c,., 81. N''o'
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The Punishment does not alwavs

The punishment does not ALWAYS At
the crime. The 5Other night-a man took
of his boots at the foot of the stairs,
Hbagt three o'clock a. M. and cautious
ly sneaked to his Rhambeg, only to dis
cover . note from his wife saying She
had gOn6 home to her mamma
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Drs. starkey Paien have the liberty to refer
10 the following named well known persons
who have tried their treatment:
Philadelphia e''
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rev g W. Gushing, ID. D.. Rochester NY
Hon. W. y. Nixon, editor Inter Ocean. Chicago
w. H. Worthington, editor of New South Bir-
ningham. Ala. LII
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Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, MeIrose, Mass
Judge X. :. Voorhees,, New York Civ
MT Il. Z. Knight, Philadelphia
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Hon. Wv Schuyler, Easton, Pa
Edward l.. Wilson, S33 Broadway, n. " Editor
Phila. Photo.
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Registered Holstein-triesian
Bulls, Grade Heifers and
Cows For Sale.

THE H0LSTEIN-FRIEsI are the best
breed OF dairy cattle in the world When
ever tney nave beer; brought in competition
WIN JERSEYS, Gu6rnseyS, Ayreshres and other
ualry breeds they have taken the FIRST and the
sweepstakes prizes for both milk and butter
AT the New York dairy show in 1881. M Ali Of
tne state falrs during the past five years at
tne Iat STOCK shows, at the Chicago Kansas
Neoraska, minnesota. Wisconsin Ohio New
England and other state fajrs at their exbihi,
milk and butter "0'"
The fIEFEkJE and Nfs'rHERl, Nj arc fur,
OF the best families of this breed of cattle
Sevcn mead OF the Pieterje family have recent
~ been sold for $20,000, an average OF 81 "A
each We have in our herd two gran,,sons of
FleterJe %, the best cow of the Rhetoric FAINT
~. We have also a grandson OF Netiseriand
frince one OF the most noted breeders of buf-
ter cows in the woTlc. We have dascendapts
OF jewel WHO has butter record of III no,Inis
In seven days and who has woI, more, first nriz
es as mich COW than any cow in the world
we nave also Sons and daughters of DeIl:aye
HenoFiks ana other noted families
grade Holstein is worth as much IN tho
ualryn as Two common cows; ii fuILblood
is worth as much as two grades We have
young bulls and heifers of the best breedint,
for sale.
Prices range from $50 up VII! sell for cash
or Tor an approved Endorsed note Of, .,,,f, sears
time or will exchange for z:aer calves. mare.
colts or brood ;ntrua Address
Medicine VALLEY STOCK FARM
MEDICINE LODGE, KANE.
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The Best Business Opportunity
YET OFFERED!

The Winston West End Land Company
offers for sale a limited number of its lots
in Northwest Winston. They are within
six minutes walk of the best line of street
cars in the South, convenient to schools,
churches, and stores, shaded, mountain
views. Population in 1880, four thou
sand $4,000; in 1890, twelve thousand
$4,000.
A million and three quarters of outside
money investedin Winston-Salem in 1890.
Three hundred and twenty-six thousand
dollars put into factories and home build
ings in 1890, to September. Three rail-
roads building into country tributary to
Winston.
This is the best time to buy. Maps,
prices and terms given on application to
P. NJ. WILSON, Sec'y,
Winston, N. G.
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.woNc THE
,,,.,t the Organization is Doing
throughout the Country.

.,,.,+ the Organization is Doing
Throughout the Country.
An fort is being made by the Ali
40 in Texas to have a cotton bagglng
factory established.
A correspondent of the Alliance
r,~r,sr writing from Berryville, Va,
r%" that the Alliance store at that
n T13 is doing we'll,
The State Alliance of Georgia has
.mmissioned Hon. w. A. Broughton,
. Morgan county, to go to Europe in
o. tbe interest of direct trade.
Come of our Alliance brethren are
-b;oning their cotton to the Alliance
~STrr,ooPange at Memphis, with satisfac-
torv results, says the Mississippi ClOd-
Hopper.
The editor of the Farmers Alliance,
n-on of the State Alliance in Ne
Trseks, has brought suit for $50, 600
damages against the Nebraska State
Journal.
In the Alliance procession at Hutch
;,oon Kan, was a monstrous wagon
nontaining fifty or sixty children.
0ror the vehicle was banner bearing
the inscription: "Overproduction
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E PROGRESSIVE FARMER NOVEMBER 25, 1890.

plain. Sectionalism is a plant that
has its roots deep in the hearts of
thousands of men. 1t cannot be easily
u%prooted; time, patience and educa.
ton alone will destroy it. We believe
that the Farmers Alliance will assist
in this eradication just as other infu.
ences do, such for instance, as the
tariff.
On the other hand it must be &C.
knowledged that the extravagant pen
sions are doing much to widen and
deepen the gulf between the sections.
There was no protest in the South
against paying reasonable pensions to
the soldiers of the North. There was
an acknowledgement that to a certain
extent, at least, "To the victor belongs
the spoils." When Prussia made its
demand upon France for an enormous
indemnity because of the war, there
was an expression of wonder at the
amount of the penalty imposed. Yet
the Southern States will before 1900
contribute to the pension list, from
which it receives little or nothing, an
indemnity greater than that paid by
France to Prussia.
The tariff discussion itself showed
that the sectional feeling vas about as
strong as ever. The Western Senators
we're clamorous for free binding Irvine,
and in their demands they were sup.
ported by the unani nous votes of the
Senators from the South. But when
the tables were turned and the Southern
members demanded free bagging for
cotton, the very members from the
North who had voted for free Irvine
accepted the yoke of the caucus and
voted against free bagging.
1t is to be noted that these are
taxes that effect directly the agricul
tural community. If the effect of the
Alliance is to be felt at all it should
have been felt here. But we see that
while the Southern representatives
we're ready to assist their Western
and Northwestern brethren the people
of the Northwest were not ready to
co operate in the work, or else, if they
were they have been grossly misrep-
re ented by their members of Con
gress.-Hom1e and Farm.
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HEALTHI HEALTH
A NEW DISCOVERY.
Great Southern Remedy

Having been a great sufferer, from child
hood, the result of protracted chills and indi-
gestion, terminating in diseases OF LIVER,
KIDNEY and URINARY ORGANS, and having
tried many remedies known to the profession
with only temporary relief. After much ex-
perimentlng, I succeeded in discovering a
combination of vegetable remedies, which
combination has proven a emedy for diseases
Gof all the internal organs superior to any
known in a life of suffering and practice of
fifty years. As by it 1 have been restored
from what seemed to be inevitable death to
perfect heath, without any other medicine,
for those diseases over three years past. 1t
also enabled me to travel all the winter of
1888 and 1889, in the mountains, in all kinds
of weather, and eating any and everything set
before me with impunity. 1t has since cured
me of chills and prevented my taking ella
grippe and relieved those of the late cpl
demic who tried it. It is also proving valua-
BILE in many female diseases.
For further particulars, apply to druggist,
orDr JnO.F F. Foard, Prop'r, Olin, N. @.
P. S.-Having reduced the price from 81 to
so cts. a pint, it is now the cheapest remedy
of the kind in America. J.F F.
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w. H. & R. S. TUCKER & CO.

Our shoe stock was never better than
it is this season. We have between 49,
900 and $4,000 dollars worth right now,
and these were bought at the old prices,
and will be sold at the old pri les We
have shoes for the Mother, the Father,
the Daughter and the Son and the little
Children. Then, too, we have the largest
and best stock of Dress Goods and Car
pets that we have ever had, and our Gus
toners are pleased because the prices are
right.
W. II. & R. S. TUCKER & Co.,
Raleigh, N. @.
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The Columbus County Alliance Ready
to Work.

WHITEvILLE, N. c., Oct. %, 1890.
The Columbus County Agency i. now ready
to attend to the wants of the Alliancemen of
the county. If you want to sell your farm
products, or if you want to purchase anything
in the markets, your Agent may be of mate
rial benefit to yIu. Let our wants be known
to me-, and they shall be attended to.
L. r. WILLIAMSON, Business Agent.