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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
A P~ERSISTANT R
She Insisted on Having Him for Her
Better Half.

A minister in the city of H--had
among his flock a very pretty and well
educated young lady, says the New York
Press. She was thought by so ne to be
not altogether bright. For the minister
(who was a fine looking though a very
bald-headed old bachelor) she had more
than a sisterly regard. One night after
prayer meeting she went up to the worthy
parson and asked him if he wouldn't
please marry her. why, certainly !"
said he. When and where do you wish
me to perform the ceremony he asked.
next Wednesday night at your
house." she answered.
very WELL" he replied, 81 will be
ready"
Sure enough on Wednesday night the
young lady went to the parsons door and
asked for him. She was shown into his
study. Soon the parson came down.
Beaming with smiles the young lady said
to him:
Il am here, my dear DR.. g."
eyes, yes!" said he, bat where is the
groom2"
"Why, you are the groom" replied the
young lady. ,
The parson was d~umbfounded. 60,
no. said he, very much embarl as@ed.
20, but you are" said she. Don't
you know you promised to marry me ?
So you see l am here"
He did not know what to say or do.
After talking to her a good viii she left,
vowing vengeance against him. And
now she is continually sending him pres
ents and vows that she will yet have him
for her better half.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
TO COUNTY ALLIANCE PREST-
DENTS.

OLD Sparta, N. c., Feb. 20, 80.
In accordance with section Is of the
statutory laws of the National body, /
have this day appointed Bro. J. B. Oliver,
Mt. Olive, State Crop Statistician, and
request that each County President at
once select a county crop statistician and
report his name and address to the State
officer. These county officers will be re-
quired to make there reports during the
year. One May lst, showing acreage;
n August lst, showing condition, and
n in November, showing yield. The
Alliance is in a position to compile the
most reliable agricultural report ever
issued, and l trust the officers will appre-
ciate the necessity of it.
ELIAS CARR, Pres't N. G. F. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
A RABBITS FOOT,
A Negro Relates How the Foot Saved
Him.

"Do I believe dat dis yere rabbits fut
brings me luck? 2" repeated the old darkey
in shrill tones as he softly brushed his
chm with it. Why, sab, if it hadn't a
bin fur dis fut dar's no tellin' what might
a happened to me. Look at dat julius
TompkinS. He lowed dat a rabbits fut
up to Louisville to work in a pork house
an died wild smallpox"
eyes"
can look at de time 1 was on dat
coal barge at Mobile. Had dis ye~e fut
hangin' to my neck by a blue string, an
some of dem diggerS called me 'Hoodoo,'
an was gwine to take it away from me
an feed it to a dog. When dat barge
struck a snag an went to de bottom who
got saved? Dis yere pusson an nobody
else. Four of 'em went right down like
rocks jist like dey might hev expected"
Lucky for you"
eyes, sab, an how was it de time de
ghost of Peter Robbins cum scroonin'
frew our nayborhood Pete he was
hung up at Greenville, you know. I
was right dar an seed it all, an when he
swung off I kissed dis rabbits fut TO-
tins. Some of de folks laughed at me an
called me a fool niger. But how did it
cum out? Peters ghost cum up to Lang
vile an scarf everybody outen his shoes
everybody but me. Nebber knocked
on my doah n single time, an nebber
left no smell of birthstone round my
cabin. Couldn't do it, you know. Dis
yere fut was PAWN him away all de
time.
Wi any rabbits foot bring a person
luck?"
"No, sab! No, sab! OATS de reason
I would't sell dis one fur a millyun dollars
in COLE! De circumstances has got to be
right. You has got to find your rabbit
in de full Of de moon. De wind has got
to be from de east. Dat rabbit has got
to be huntin' fur jimweed to cure a cat
aract n his left eye. You has got to
creep up an kill him wild a stick dat a
dead man has carried, an when you ar
takin' off de fut you has got to h'ar a
ghost cry out down in the cotton. Oh,
no, sab. Doan you let none of desc yere
common niggers round yere sell you n
common rabbits fut. Dey wouldn't keep
de kyars on de track till you got over to
Decatur Chicago Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
BILL NYE ON THE GRIPPE.


All! the grippe! the grippe! We've
sure enough had it. It needs no introduce
ton. You will know it when it grips
you. For ten days our limbs were con-
verted into a tram road over which the
locomotive of this dreadful disease passed,
using our head for its bumper, finally
side-tracking US at the junction Of pros
t~ration, and left US feasting on Bill Nye's
soothing restorative which is:
Little grains Of quinine,
Little drinks Of rye,
Make lagrippe that's got you
Drop its hold and fly.
This may quickly help you,
If youth only try;
But don't forget the quinine
When you take the rye
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
g6Etry.
MY BIBLE.

This book is all that's left me now:
Tears will unbidden start,
With faltering lip and throbOlng brow
press it to my heart.
For m ny generations past,
Here in our family tree,
NV mothers hand this Bible Clasped,
Then, dying, gave it me.
Ali well do 1 remember those
Whose names these records bear,
Who round the hearthstone USED TO C4Osc
After the ev'ning prayer.
And, speaking Of what these pages saIu'
In tones my heart would thrill!
Though they are with the silent DEAD,
Here are they living still.
NV father read this Holy Book
To brothers, sisters, dear:
How calm was my poor mother lOOE'
Who learned Gods wo'd to hear,
Her angel FACET see it yet!
What thrOnging memories cOme!
Again that little group is met
Within the halls of home.
Thou truest friend man ever knew,
Thy constancyT I've tried;
Where all were false, | fOun1t thee true,
NV counselor and guide.
The mines OF earth no treasure give
That could this volume buy:
In teaching me the way to live,
1t taught me how 10 die.
GEORGE P. MORRIS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
A REAL

"Where do you come from?" asked
the lady, addressing the girl in the in
telligence Office, who was an applicant for
a cooks situation.
"Sure an I'm a down-Easter, ma'am,"
replied the girl in a decided brogue.
"A down Easter? Why, I would
take you to be al Irish girl by your
tongue"
"Well, it's true I'm Irish, but I came
from the County Down and that's east of
here, so l call myself a down-Easter. -
Boston Courier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
NEW RITUALS AND NATIONAL.
CONSTITUTIONS.

The new rituals with burial services,
and the new Constitution of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
are now ready. Brethren can get sup
plies by ordering from State Secretary.
Rituals so cents per dozen, National Con-
situations % cents per dozen, State Con-
situations so cents per dozen, by mail
postpaid on receipt Of price.
E. @. BEDDINGFIELD,
Sec'y N. @. F. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
NOTICE.
To Nash County Alliance Men:

To NdSR County AUlance Men
Brethren, remember our three voluntary
monthly meetings, viz: Business Agents
meet every second Friday, Presidents
every fourth Friday. On the fourth Fri
day in March Sub-S Secretaries are ex-
pected to make their reports and settle
dues with the County Secretary, so that
the County Alliance may proceed at once
to business when it meets in April. The
County Business Agent will attend each
of these meetings to serve you.
SAM'L R. billiard,
Sec'y Nash Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06

The food of a Zoo hippopotamus is
estimated to be about 200 pounds a day
in weight, and consists chiefly of hay,
grass and roots. The daily %provender of
a giraffe weighs about so pounds. The
lions and tigers obtain about eight or nine
pounds of meat a day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
o so SENSIBLE.

Father" exclaimed young Jenkins,
entering the old gentleman's Office, 81
have sold my newspaper office"
"Sit down, Tom. [ am glad to see
that you are so sensible
Yes father, l have sold my Office, but
I have bought another one"
"Get up! You have lost what little
sense you ever did have" Arka~ saaO
Traveller
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06

"No. use talkin' to me bout layin' up
money for a rainy day." said Uncle Ebo,
talkin' dat way to a nan wild SIGH luck as
1 always hab. Why, great Scott! If I
was to lay up money for a rainy day,
we'd hab a drought for forty ears. No,
sab; you don't ketch dis niger in dat
or, O. trap"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06

Calvin Hemstreet has had a well put
down in the north part of Akron, O., 100
feet. At the depth of $50 feet he found
three feet Of coal, and one foot further
another body of coal, making five feet
at least.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
NYE CALLS FOR A CLUB.
In Which He and Other MiIlionaires
May Find Comfort.

The Charming Scenery in the Netgh6or-
hood of StocktOn-Joseph T. Goodman
at Sandy Baldwin's Funeral
How Mr.. WHisk'S Pertdy
Vas Punished.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06

This manufacturing company is established by
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, in tia
heart Of the world-renowned golden tobacco bell
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as good
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. 0rdsr1
s%Olicite Alliance prices will be given to this arc
other States. Price list furnished. We refer 10
Col. L. L. Folk, Sec'y N. G.. S. F. A., W. E.
Worth. 5. B.. a Raleigh, n. c., Capt. s. b. AieE
ander, CpmJ Ex. Com, n. G. s. A, Charlotte, u
c.. and Elias Carr, President n. G.. :. r. @.
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobacco
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N. G. apl61m
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
Beware Of Fraudulent limitations!

See that our Trademark (same as above)
appears on each jug.
Send for book e History of Microbe Killer"
given way by Lee, Johnson & Co Druggists,
sole agents, corner Fayet' eville and Martin
streets, Raleigh, N. Q.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
Clarksville Land Improvement Co.

The advertisement of the GAINESVILLE
Land improvement Co. will be found
elsewhere in this issue. BY reference
to it it will be seen that the company,
as shown by its directory, is composed
of some of the best and safest business
men to be found in this community
men who have been successful in their
own affairs and are capable of manag-
ing the varied interests of a large COM
pany, as this undoubtedly will be.
The move is a good one for this city
and the surrounding country. The
company will be an important factor
in the material development and pros
perity that is promised us in the near
future. The work of the company is
upon a much larger scalethan anything
heretofore attempted here, and should
have the hearty cooperation of every
person interested in the city's develop
ment. Read its advertisement care
fully and post yourself as TO its pur-
poses
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

The tobacco market, notwithstand-
ing the liberal rains, enabling the
farmers to finish planting, has con
tinued to strengthen and has been
unusually active all the week on all
good qualities. No fine selections
were offered, but good to fine leaf
sold from $40 to $3.50, this being
really the best average week of the
season. AS The Lie. said last week,
a decline may be anticipated as soon
as the present demand is filed, but
the market may be relied on to rally
and go a shade higher during the
fall. The planting is now estimated
at from eighty to ninety per cent. of
last years crop, which is not much
over a half average crop-just
enough to create lively competition
and tone up the market, putting the
farmers in a good fix if they succeed
in making a good crop.
Tobacco growers don't seem to
fully realize the changes that have
taken place in the demand for to-
bacco, nor do they realize that there
is but very little of the old style
GAINESVILLE tobacco raised in this sec
ton now. The heavy black fat is
not so much in demand as the light
tough, silky mahogany and pie-bald
leaf, which is wanted for wrappers
Heretofore farmers have relied or
late planting, from the 10th to the
Goth Of June, for the best quality o.
rich, heavy, high priced tobacco
But now that in most genera
demand, and all fine grades come
from the May planting. 1t natures
earlier, ripens more regularly ano
better, and makes lighter grade o
silky wrappery tobacco. This is one
point our farmers ought to learn anC
observe. 1t is just as easy to plant 6
crop of tobacco in May as it is tt
plant in June, or take all summer fol
it. III fact, it is easier to get stant
in May and much is gained in get
ting the crop out early and keeping
tahead of the work.
Much barn room is wanted for cur
ing sound good colors. Small barns
to be filled with one cutting, giving
open hanging and plenty of room tt
allow the heated air to pass through
and escape by windows or open space
under the caves, will make regular
rich colors. Farmers will have plenty
of house room this year, and if care
full not to crowd in too much, and pay
attention to proper firing, there is nj
good reason why they should no
make good serviceable crop of to
bacco which will pay well for tn,
trouble.
We hear some reports from horn
worms putting in freely this early
which gives promise of much trouble
and extra labor on that score.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

A woman Put on the Train for Not
Paying the Fare

a woman was put off the train
here last night for falling to pay her
fare. She had come from Milwaukee,
and wanted to go to Milan, Tenn.
Her money gave out here and che
was put off on the town. She at
tracted the attention of the police
men last night, and was put in the
city pri,On. She was turned out,
however, this morning, and began
wandering around the city again.
Going into the First National Bank
she took an inventory OF that estab-
lishmeni, and walked out on the lit
tie walk way on the south side of the
bank. Going to the far end she
peered over down the hill and made
a motion to jump over, distance OF
several feet to the ground. Some
gentleman sitting on the Franklin
House porticO called to her and told
her not 10 do that. She came back
to the OF Ter end Of the walkway, de-
scended the steps and came to the
Franklin. House. DIR. Howard and a
LEAF-CIiRoNICLE reporter ques-
toned her, as to who she was and
where size was going. She gave hel
name as Williams, and said she had
been with Robinson's circus for sew
eral years, employed as a musician
She claimed to have relations al
Milan, and that If she could gel
money enough to go there she would
be all right. DIR. Howard called a
policeman, thinking perhaps that he
could make arrangements to get hel
out of town. The policeman pointed
her to the New Providence pike and
told her to take that road and leave
the town, which she promptly did.
The woman is evidently of I'M
sound mind and should be taken W
and something done with her. From
her actions around the First National
Bank it would seem that she is con
tempIatiilg self-destruction or is try
ing to work OH the sympathies of the
citizens to get money. At any rate
the proper authorities should look
into the matter, and not send pool
demented creature out upon the cOun
try people.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
Opening Ball.

The opening ball will be given at
Cerulean Springs tonight. Clarks-
willie will finnish her usual quota OF
representatives. They leave here at
4 o'clock his evening and return at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, I'M
less an excursion party Of fifty or
more is gotten up, when special
will be sen out at p. m.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
To Cure Sick Animals or Fatten Cattle

Requires only good attention and the
proper medical treatment of them.
Their bowels must be kept in a natural
condition and an even and healthy APP
petite created in them. Uncle Sam s
ConditionPowder is the great Remedial
Agent for such use, and the best Cura-
tive for Diseases Common to Animals
ever devised by man. For Poultry it is
no less valuable; it will make hens lay
if mixed with their food occasionally.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
Lockert & Reynolds, druggists.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
From Big Rock.


TO the Tobacco eaf-Chronicle.l
There have been fine seasons for
planting tobacco the past ten days.
The intended crop is about all
planted, and with a favorable tobac-
co-growing season we shall look for
one Of the best crops ever marketed
from this part of the district, from
the fact that the farmers have acted
wisely in not over-cropping them
selves, and if cultivation is continued
as commenced, and proper judgment
exercised in cutting, curing and or
dering, il will be hard to make the
people believe that such tobacco was
grown in Stewart county.
The wheat is about all harvested
the crop is very light with much
cheat and cookie in it.The corn
crop, while a little late, is quite
promising. oat crow we may
pronounce a total failure, while
clover, timothy and red top are very
fine.
There is a general disposition
amcng the farmers to improve theil
stock, and they are determined tC
grade up instead of grading down
and the tow-headed nickelfoot jack
and the Informed, mongvel-bred
Mexican stallion, the penny roya
bull and bitter acorn hog will soor
be things oil the past.
Married, Sunday, June 10, G. M
Brame to Mrs. Julia Wilson, o
Louisiana. Esq. j. T. Reynolds Of
ficiated in his usual graceful style.
FARMER.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

w. O. Brandon, at the LEAF
CHRONICLE Office, is agent for the
"Caligraph," one of the best and
fastest type-writers made, while it is
sold for less money than any other
first class machine. He will take
pleasure in showing the Caligraph to
any one contemplating the purchase
of a writing machine. There are
now five or six Caligraphs in the city
and ali are giving perfect satisfac-
ton.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
J. CLAY JOHNSON.
The Noted FOrser in the Penitentiary.

j. Clay johnson, the accomplished
forger and confidence man, was
turned over to the officials of the
State pelitentiary yesterday. An
American reporter interviewed him
and obtained matter enough for a
column article set in solid BREWER
type. Among other things he said {:
IL don't say / never did anything
wrong. We boys used to strip old
Maj. Can,pbell's watermelon patch
when | was a student at Lebanon,
and | have robbed many an apple
tree, but | am innocent of this for
gerry. / am not a dude, and !
wrote my name j. G. Johnson till
/ went to work on the GAINESVILLE
Progress, when / began to spell
my name in full because | had the
same initials as Hon. J. G. john
son, the Prohibition candidate for
governor. My first newspaper work
was in Richmond, Va. l think /
have a great many friends, and l be-
lieve they will work to release me
from this unjust sentence, but 1 can't
be certain. l have begun to loose
faith in humanity since my trouble.
| am in tor SIX years, but | intend
to scrupulously behave myself. /
will thus be entitled to fifteen
months cDmmutatiOn. l will bear
up under It all, like a man, and !
will re-est.,blish myself AS soon as i
get back into the world-if | ever
get back, the prisoner added. 81
am not strong. / have not known a
healthy day for three years. Here is
where the trouble comes inland my
wife and little children, they are not
in very god circumstances now"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

There is q great deal OF sensation
and exciten ent in Washington over
the passage of the silver bill by the
Senate. The bill was received in the
House amid great enthusiasm on the
part of the Democrats. Mr.. Bland
moved to AXE it up at once, but
Reed managed to refer it to his
packed committee to be changed to
suit the gol0 bugs. The fight is on
hot, and the West and the South will
be forced to combine against Wall
street. Reels combination seepls
to be broken, and the Western Re
publieens refuse longer to obey the
caucus lash.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

The Republican State executive
committee met In Chattanooga Wei
nesday aud nominated William d.
smith. Of Memphis, for associate JGs-
tice of the Supreme Court. The Pc
puhlIcAD State convention viii no'
meet uutll July 30, only eight days
before the election, aud the party
wants a candidate In the field In time
20 make a canvass before the cleo
ton.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

Poor old Hopkinsville! Disap-
pointed with the fruitlessness of past
endeavor, she proposes hereafter to
drift along as the tide goes, and come
good or evil fortune, grin and bear il
without effort to better her condition
and get what rightfully belongs to
her. Listen to the New Era: "The
little city over the Tennessee line is
afraid that the enumerators will not
do her justice in the count of heads,
and the press is determined that
SHUTDOWN, Gallows Hollow, South
GAINESVILLE, HELPS Hole, and other
classic suburbs shall not be over
looked. The New Era believes that
that the enumerators of Hopkinsville
and Christian county are doing their
duty. If any name is not reported,
however, the matter should be at
tended to-"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

"My father, at about the age of
fifty, lost all the hair from the top of
his head. After one months trial of
Ayers Hair Vigor, the hair began
coming, and, in three months, he
had a fine growth of hair OF the nat
ural color."-P. J. Cullen, Saratoga
Springs, N. y.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20

Irish linen, Cranes linen, white and
tinted linen, laid and wove linen, for
the Typewriter and general business
correspondence, at the LEAF-CHRNI-
Gle Job Rooms. Fine papers, plain
and ruled, always in stock and as
cheap as the same grades can be got
ten anywhere. Business men who
want good stationery will consult their
interest by examining our stock. We
carry the best brands in the above
goods and in superfine and flax
(papers) for correspondence and bills.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-20
June IS, 1890.


The LEAF-CHRoNICLE trusts there
will be no selfish, factious spirit
manifested by the land owners of
the south side through whose prop
erty the GAINESVILLE Mineral will
likely pass by refusing to grant the
road the right of way. Clarksville's
citizens, recognizing the great bene-
fit that this enterprise will be to the
city and county, have literally given
as a donation the sum of $4,000 to
secure it the south side, and espe.
cially that section through which
the road will run, will reap a far
greater benefit from the road than
will the city, from the fact that
it will develop its hidden resources,
turn its valueless and burdensome
ores into money and put value on
its rugged and unproductive hills,
besides bringing its magnificent tim
Der into market-resources that are
now undeveloped and do not bring
in the yearly tax that is levied upon
them. The building of the road
augments the value of every farm
through which it will pass, puts it
within reach of market for every
thing it produces, and in a hundred
ways will contribute to the conve-
nience and prosperity of its owners.