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The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03

Mr.. Gerrish, peering Sharply at the
Young man over his green spectacles-
II? Why, don't you remember mes
Many's the night I've slept under your
roof whom was just Hi Curry TO you
and"
Something like shout went up from
the crowd, and when it died away oid
Mr.. Gerrish gasped out:
eHi Curry! You Hi Curry-you! why,
he-he want nothing but-but the town
fool!"
The new superintendent laughed -
loudly as any one at this, and said:
"But you can't always tell just no"
these fools will turn out, my dear Mr.
Gerrish. and I never had the remotest
idea of bringing up in a lunatic asylum.
/ am delighted to SEQ you all again. ana
will be glad to see you at my house wnen
my wife gets here"
The whole affair was nine days won
der to the people of Wendom, ana their
amazement, not unmixed with chagrin,
had not died away at the end OF three
times nine days.
ITO think of Hi Curry turning out ike
that" said Mr.. Gerrish, again and again.
..and some of the boys who used to turn
their noses up at him living here poor as
mud, and never likely to be nobody; ano
here Hi Curry's been to Europe and he's
got as ladyfied wife as ever see' ano
he gets five thousand dollars year ano
a share in the business for running the
mandatory cause he invented some
part of the machinery. Well, he always
ieas queer one, but I'll be blamed II !
don't pay sometimes to be town fooi!'
Hiram lives in Wendom still, and tn'
town has, through his generosity ant
influence, public library, free reading
rooms, high school and other thing
that 60 to prove that town FOOL cal
sometimes become a town blessing
Zenas Dane, in Golden Days.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03
STRICT ECONOMY.

The science to Which the Slaughter OF
Cattle Has Been Reduced.
Science brings about economy, and in
these days of varied manufactures ana
perfect facilities for carrying them on,
there is very little waste material in any
branch of trade. The Sunday Call In
describing the slaughter OF cattle at
Newark, N. j., says that no part OF
steer is lost, save its dying breath.
Nothing is wasted, from the tip OF the
tongue to the brush on the end OF the
tail. The blood is caught, and sold to
make albumen for sugar reineries and
other manufactures, or to form cheap
substitute for the hard rubber and
other plastic material used in the man.
ufacture of buttons. When the meat Is
dressed, the contents of the stomach are
removed, dried. and baled as manure,
and the stomach itself is prepared as
tripe.
| The hide goes to the tanner, the head
is skinned and denuded Of flesh for the
sausage-maker, the horns go to the comb
maker. who knocks out the pith and
sells it to the glue manufactures, who Is
ever ready to take all the refuse from
any part of the steer. The horny COW
erings of the hoofs are almost as useful
as horn for making buttons and similar
articles, and the feet can be used for oil
and glue.
The shinbones make the finest of bone
handles, and all the rest OF the bonl
structure, which the butcher is unable
to sell with the meat, findsits way event
ually to the manufactures of bone fertll
izer and bone-black.
Afew of the tails are utilized, in colt
weather, in the manufacture OF ox-tai
soup, but usually 1.-The tail goes with tn
hide" and becomes spoiled for domesti
use while lying about in the tannery
Every scrap Of the animals skin' eyel
the pate, as the skin of the head
called, is used, in one way or another
and the refuse Of the tanneries become
an important part of the income OF thos
establishments.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03
ATTACKING a TIGER.

A roolhardy Soldiers Experience With an
Enragcd NIan-Eatcr.
Russian hunters are said to look upon
a combat single-handed with bear IS
only an ordinary experience. 1t Is
doubtful, however, if many instances OF
a man attacking tiger, armed with
sword only, can be vouched 1or' out
Colonel Seaton relates the following:
One morning, just as we we're leaving
the parade ground, a man came rushing
up breathless, looking as scared as II
his life were in danger.
"Get your guns, men," he exclaimed
in terror, ssthere is tiger in the hollow
bv the fakeer's hut, and no one dares
go by"
This was an intimation not to be
sighted, so in all haste we got our guns
and two elephants, and hurried to the
spot. where, in truth, a terrible scene
presented itself. The tiger, bleeding
from cutin the head, was on the edge
of the hollow, growing fiercely, with a
man mangled, and apparently dead, ~
ing beneath his paws. The unfortunate
man was the fakeer's son, fine swords
man and first rate wrestler, one OF the
champions of his regiment de had
come home only that morning
The people who went to draw water
at the we'll had disturbed the tiger
and on his rising they had fed In
terror. The brave but rash soldier
who happened to be near at the moment
on learning the cause of the commotion
| Immediately advanced to attack tht
tiger, and with his sword gave him
tremendous cut over the head, which
however, did not materially injure th'
powerful brute. The tiger rushed .
the man, stripped the arm down to tn
elbow, and, dashing him to the ground
held him beneath his paws.
When we came up we were at mrs
at a loss how to act. for the man was
much exposed to our fife as the tigeI
However, it was not time for length
ened onsideration-we fired, and
lucky shot finished the animal Youth
Companion.
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the kind of parsonage he was likely to
be.
"He's going to have house fine enough
for Queen Victory" said old Farmer
Gerrish to his family, one evening.
.sEvery things finer'n fiddle, and |
reckon none of US II be good enough for
such a high-and-mighty gentleman 70
look at"
He was not, however. too good nor too
auoust a personage for more than half
the male population of Wendom to look
at when he arrived the nett day, on the
noon train.
"Nothing SO mighty high-falutin'
about him." whispered old Mr.. Gerrish
to a neighbor, as pleasant-faced, full
bearded man stepped from the train.
Looks pretty young to be boss over
| such a big concern as that, don't he?
said some one.
| ssYes, but he's probably got an Ole
head" replied Mr.. Gerrish. hes iuil
Of snap and-Hey?'
4 He stopped short and stood In open
mouthed wonder at the trim-lookinf
| Young man of twenty-seven or eigh
who came briskly forward, holding ou
his hand and saying:
II "How do you do, Mr.. Gerrish? Don
: Won remember me? And here's uncl
, Tommy simpson and Nate Wardner, AM
think this is Frank Woodson, and In
} sure this is my old friend. Mr' MAAion
) | ism sit?u
.And who in creation are Jour sske
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03

Did you ever think in the morning
that while you are debating whether 70
crawl ont of your nice. warm bed or turn
over and take nap, probably bali the
pop1lo In the town are debating the
innse qpes}iea, Atohisen Globs.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03

-1he grizzly must go: Ola hunters
,f the West estimate that not more than
loo grizzly bears, large and small, are
loft alive In this country, and it is evil
6cut that 'sOld Reuben" has to step
down and out before many moons have
passed. Probably all will go in bunch
next summer, when the store clerks OF
Detroit get vacation. Detroit Free
Press
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-03

Maternal Parent (solicitously)-Willi
you'd better wear your overcoat to school
this morning.
Willie-I don't need it, mamma. II
isn't cold enough.
fChanging her tactics)-An right You
may leave it at home. | want to clean
out the pockets anyhow
Grabbing it'll think I'll wear 1T
mamma. / might take cold Chicago
Tribune. --..-----
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22

looking forward at no distant day
to our freedom and equal rights with
the rest of mankind.
The ladies-God bless them-are
taking hold of the matter; fourteen
have already come to our aid. We
feel encouraged, for when they put
their hand to. an enterprise it is apt to
be right and must go.
Our membership comprises some of
the most prominent citizens and ladies
of the highest respect in the commu-
nifty, all enthusiastic and pushing for
ward the good work. We have been
fortunate in selecting good officers,
who know their duty and dare to
do it.
We purchase most of our supplies
through our business agents, which
has already been a saving Of several
hundred dollars to this Alliance alone.
send you this brief, hoping it is a
fair sample of what the Alliance is
doing everywhere.
R. H. JONES, Cor. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
DEATHS.

At his home in AIamance county, on
the 3lst of March, Bro. George Hufines,
aged about 80 years, a member of Mill
Point Alliance, No. 2,O27.
Bro. J. William Anderson, a member
of Orange Academy Alliance, No, 1913,
Orange county, died recently. Date of
death was not furnished.
In Chatham county, on the 9Th inst,
Mrs. Polly A. Williams, wife Of J. H.
Williams, Esq Mrs. Williams was a con-
sistent member Of the Baptist church.
Bro. Asa Jones. a member Of Cedar
Grove Alliance, No. 685, Forsyth county,
died recently, aged about Is years.
At her home in Alamance county, on
the 9Th inst, Mrs. Martha E, wife o.
Bro. J. E. NJ. Wyatt. She leaves six
small children and other relatives to
mourn her loss.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22

in, but in the next thirty days a great
many will be received. The agency
pays cash for everythingit buys, and it
purchases at wholesale, so that advan.
tage is taken of every discount given
The sales of general supplies, such as
meats, -four, etc., aggregate $4,000
a month. This does not include guano.
The big rush for this aso is now
over. To show again how big the
business is and how the cash rolls IN
from the Alliances, it may be stated
that in one day this week 81, 500 was
deposited in bank by Mr.. Wor h, and
perhaps So, 500 to $4,000 a day would
be a fair average of the receipts.
There is no profit in this great bust
ness, and this is n thing which dis
turbs some of the merchants. 1t was
said to-day that this agency will save
the farmers this season 100000 in
fertilizers alone. The price Of its
fertilizer was fixed and the other deal
ers had to make a reduction to meet
it. Over half the counties now have
business agencies and are directly
affected by this system.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
LETTER FROM CASWELL.

CAswELL Co., N. c., April 4, $50.
ME-. EDIroR:-Gentleman Ridge
Alliance, No. 73l, was organized
about two years ago with IL mem
bers. For some time it was looked
upon as a small affair, and indeed it
was so far as numbers were concerned.
The farmers had been humbugged so
often, they naturally concluded it was
some new humbug or money trap,
and it was often spoken of with dis
favor or contempt. But after awhile
they began to see what it really was
and commenced falling in ranks, and
as the truth is more fully DEVELOPED
they are coming in with a rush. We
now number 55, bound together by a
brotherhood not easily severed, ali in
high spirits, pressing on to the good
work, with our foot on monoplies, cor
porations trusts and middlemen and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22

some if you would publish the rail
road comission bill as it passed the
House in 1889, as I know we have a
man here who twas under that load
of hay" that is making misrepresen-
tations of the bill.
We had SO limitations this last
quarter. The farming and laboring
element in this county generally be-
long to the Alliance.
Our Alliance at Bryson City num-
bers 1l6, and the cry is "still they
come"
When we talk railroad commission
the opponent says: ooh It won't do
to go into politics" and he has actual
ly got some fools to believe that
when the Alliance demands legislation
for their relief that they are then 60
ing into politics.
Railroads, bankers, whiskey rings,
etc., can demand AMI ask, and l must
say, get all the legislation they V0mt.
But Great Jehoshaphat, it will never
do for a poor, worn toiler to ask for
anything; only work lives out
and then vote for whoever the bosses
may select or dictate. But you will
see that we've quit that sort of doing
and we will show them better than
we can tell them about that.
Success to you. J. can get a lot of
subscribers and pay you at the State
meeting if it would answer. Money
is so scarce l can't do much, but I'm
dong all l can. We are going to
h@.e a picnic on the oath.
F~raternally,
A. H. HAYES, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
TO THE

We are receiving every day many let
.ers of inquiry about things relative to
the business Of this Office, which are
already answered in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Owing to the large correspon-
1ence and increasing business Of this Of
zee we are unable to answer as promptly
as we wish. We ask he brethren to
please read THE Progressive FARMER and
it will save them much writing and will
be a ource of great benefit and pleasure
to them, and relieve US of a large amount
Of work. FrateTnally,
w. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
THE ALLIANCE HEADQUAR-
= TIERS.
A Write Up of the Present Status and
Wonderful Growth of Our Order.
Fraternally,
f. A. MOVE, Sec'y.

Wonderful Growth of Our Order.
[Col. F. A. Odds, in Wilmington Messenger.l
Your correspondent spent soma
time today with the c oliver people at
he general headquarters of the State
Farmers Alliance, so as to be able to
lay some Interesting facts before the
Messengers readers. The offices oc-
cupy two floors Of the old Smith man
sion, a bloock from Fayetteville street,
and a large force is necessary to con-
duct so large a business. On the sec
ond floor is the Office Of State Score
tary E. @. Beddingfold. He has a
good staff of assistants, who find all
their time taken by the heavy work
of the Office. There are 207O charters
issued for Sub-Alliances, and of these
only thirty-two have been returned,
50 that there are today in actual ex-
istence 2,038 SuO-Alliances. There
r also ninety three County Alliances
MI. Beddingfeld said "you can say
that all the counties are organized
save Allegheny, Davie and New Han
over. In each of these there are Sub
Alliances, but there must be five of
these in order to secure a county or
ganization." Wake leads all in the
number of Sub Alliances, having fifty
seven. Next comes Chatham with
50, Robson 48, Sampson 43, Union
80, Buncombe SO, Cleveland 35, Meek
lenburg 81, Union SO. New Han
over has only two, but it is not classed
as n of the agricultural counties.
The mail is very heavy in Mr.. Bed
dingfeld's Office, 2,5lO letters and cir
culars being sent out each week, on
an average. There are quite a num-
Der Of complaints that Alliance mail
is not promptly delivered at many of
the smaller postofdces. The increase
in the membership shows a great gain
In the last few months and never was
this powerful order so fourishing as
at present.
On the lower floor are the Offices of
Mr.. W H. Worth, the State Business
Agent. He is a live man and has a
good corps of assistants. To show
how great is the business of this State
Agency, it may be stated that in two
days this week the orders for guano
were for 835 tons. The Farmers
Alliance" guano is the only brand
handled. It is made at Durham
specially for the Alliance. Mr.. Worth
tells me that this season 10000 to
10000 tons of it have been sold to
the Alliances. AS yet not many orders
for agricultural machinery have come
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22

By Pitt County Alliance in Session at
Greenville, Pitt County, N. c.,
April 4th 1900.

WHEREAS, There has been intro.
duced into the Senate of the United
States, by our worthy Senator, z. B.
Vance, a bill embracing what is
known as the "Sub-Treasury Plan"
which was adopted by the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union of
America at their meeting at st. Louis,
Missouri, and whereas, the Farmers
Alliance of Pitt county heartily en-
dorse the same, nov therefore
Resolved, That we urge our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress
to use their utmost endeavors to secure
the passage Of said bill.
Resozved, That we tender our thanks
to our noble and worthy Senator, the
Honorable z. B. Vance, for his manly
course in behalf of the agricultural
interests of the country, and feel that
in him we have a frienIand defender
upon whom we can rely; that he has
always shown himself to be the friend
of the people, and has still further en-
deared himself to his people by show
ing that he is in full sympathy with
the down-trodden and oppressed farm
ers and laborers of the country, and
is endeavoring by suitable legislation
to correct some of the many evils I'm,
der which they have long been suffer
ing.
Resozved, That we will carefully
watch our Representatives in the
National Congress, and will hold them
to a strict account of their steward
ship.
ResolUed further, That a cooy of
these resolutions be sent the Green
vile Reflector and THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER with a request to publish and
a copy also be sent to u Senators,
Hon. z. B. Vance and Hon. NJ. w.
Ransom.
Fraternally,
f. A. MOVE, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
JHE NATIONAL ECONOMIST
ALMANAC.

This Almanac will be a "Farmer's and
Laborer's Union" Handbook, and will
contain valuable facts as to the origin and
growth of the Alliance, Wheel and Union,
and much information as to what these
great orders have accomplished, concise
and authentic statements of the objects
and methods of the orders, a full directory
Of the National and State officers for the
ensuing year, a digest of all the different
State Constitutions within the order, the
constitution and the proceedings of the
Farmers and Laborers' Union of America
that will meet in st. Louis in December.
It will contain 4 Manual Of Parliamentary
Usage peculiarly adapted to use in the
Alliances, Wheels and Unions. Also
about 60 pages Of statistics, relating to
land, transportation, currency, agriculture,
manufacture, population and miscellaneous
matters of interest to every one, making
in all a neatly bound book of over 100
large pages, filed with just such informa-
ton as every farmer and laborer needs.
These tables and figures give the other
side and show why the present hard times
are with us, why the rich are growing
richer and the poor getting poorer Don't
tail to obtain a copy. One single copy,
by mail, postpaid, fifteen cents. Two,
copies, twenty-five cents, eight copies,
one dollar, one hundred copies, twelve
dollars and fifty cents, one thousand copies,
one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
The NATIONAL ECONOMIST Pure Co.,
Washington, D. G,
Any person sending us two cash sub
scribers to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER we
will send a copy Of the above excellent
publication, which alone is worth the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
NOTICE.

To the Secretaries Of the Sab Alliances Of
North CaroZin0:
You are hereby directed to pay out of
the money now in the treasury Of your
Sub Alliance, to your County Secretary,
the five cents per capita on each male
member in good standing, as per article
2, section I, of the National Constitution.
County Secretaries will please remit the
amount as soon as received to the State
Secretary.
Please be prompt, as our National
Secretary is in need Of the funds.
Fraternally,
ELIAS CARR, Pres't N. G. F. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
ThG Farmers Alliance Warehouse
For The Sale Of Lssf 7sbaSn
DURHAM, N. G.

The stockholders are composed of ALI
ance men only. The Warehouse is oper-
ated by men of experience. Have the
best lighted, best arranged and best
equipped warehouse in this ountr for
the sale of your tobacco. Have the good
will and hearty support of all buyers on
the market. Sells your tobacco for one
nalf the a~uctioDeer and weighmasters'
charges by the other warehouses here,
the charges being the same for all, whether
members of the Alliance II not. We
furnish empty hogsheads and tierces to
those desiring to ship by rail, at short
notice, and make liberal advances on all
tobacco in hand. Our Manager keeps
tho aoughly posted as to prices Of tobacco
on all inland markets, and when desired
will give you the information as to where,
in his Judgment, is the best market to
sell any grades of tobacco you may have.
The Alliance Warehouse enterprise
here has been in successful operation since
the 5th Of February, 1889, declared divi-
dends to the stockholders and at the same
time has saved thousands of dollars to
its patrons by reduced charges.
We are in a position to guarantee the
farmers as much money for their tobacco
as they can get elsewhere, and by hard
work, economy and close application to
business we intend in the future, as we
have in the past, to make the Farmers
Alliance Warehouse a grand success.
On all matters pertaining to the sale of
leaf tobacco, address
JNO. w. POPE, Manager,
Cor. Main and Great Jones Sts.,
Durham n G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
NOTICE..
To Nash County ANiance Lten ::

Brethren, remember our three voluntary
monthly meetings, viz: Business Agents
meet every second Friday, Presidents
meet every third Friday, Secretaries meet
every fourth Friday. On the fourth Fri
day in March ub-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, 1890-04-22
WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE BUSI-
NESS AGENCY READY
TO WORK.

The Wake County Alliance Business
Agency is now established at 3O7 South
Wilmington street, Raleigh, and the
Agent is now ready to attend to the
wants of the Alliancemen of the county.
If you want to sell your farm products,
stock, or the handiwork Of your wives or
daughters, or if you wish to purchase
anything in this market, your Agent may
be Of material benefit to you. If you
have stock of any kind to sell, give me a
careful description and price of same that
I may record it in this Office, or if you
wish to buy stock, call at this Office and
examine my registry. Consult this Office
on the market prices of all your products,
and bagging for covering your cotton.
Cotton stored and money advanced on
same at the lowest rates for charges. Let
your wants be known at this Office and
they shall be attended to.
R. JAS. POWELL, Bus. Agent.