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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08
The Farmers Alliance Warehouse
For The Sale Of Leaf Tobacco.
DURHAM, N. @.
DURHAM, N. @.

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 country for
the sale of your tobacco. Have the good
will and hearty support of all buyers on
the market. We sell your tobacco for one-
half the ~auctioneers' and weighmasters
charges that are charged by the other
warehouses here, the charges being
the same for all, whether mem
berS of the Alliance or 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 70ughly 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 9th of February, 1889, declared divi-
bends to the stockholders and at the same
time has saved thousands of dollars to
It's patrons by reduced charges.
We @I0 III d pOSlC1On 10 guarantee Lne
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. @.
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HEALTH! HEALTHl
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-
perimenting, I succeeded in discovering a
combination of vegetable remedies, which
combination has proven a emedy for diseases
of all the internal organs superior to any
known in a life of suffering and practice of
fifty years. AS by it / have bt en- restored
from what seemed to be inevitable death to
perfect hea tn, without any other medicine,
for those diseases over three years past. It
also er abled 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 "Ia
grippe" and relieved those of the late cpl
demic who tried it. 1t is also proving valua-
BILE in many female diseases,
For further particulars, apply to druggist,
or DR.: Jno. F. Foard, Prop'r, DIN, N. G.
P. Shaving 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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THE AMERICAN FARMERS ENCAMPMENT,
Mount Gretno Park, Lebanon Co., Pa.
Aug. II to %, 1890. inclusive.

Five thousand acres; romantic groves; mountain
scenery; pure water springs; beautiful lake.
Ample railroad facilities; very low rates; quick
transit. Canvass tent accommodations for 1900
+, rmers and their families; model Grange Hall;
model Farmers Alliance Hall; large pavilion for
agricu tuIal discussions; MANN, tn auditorium for
entertainments; nnmberless attractions and amUse-
NESTS. $1,000 quare feet Of plato ms for agri-
cultural implement exhibits; acres for machinery
in motion.
Good boarding a satisfactory prices; everything
reasonab'e e.
Agricu rturists inv ted from evervpart of america.
Grounds open Saturday, August 18th. Opening
sermon by Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D., sab
bath. August nth Sacred music by t5o trained
chOristers.
For particulars, apdress Executive Committee
American Farmers Encampment, Harrisburg,
Penn.
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ROWAN GRANITE WORKS.
Mill Stones!
Mill Stones

The undersigned WILL sell you mill stones Ecut
out of the old Shipping qdarries. This is enc Of the
b. st grirs for mil stones. 1t is q hard and very
sharp grit TIE late E. E. Phillips. the great mill
man Of Rowan county, cut mill stones for fifteen
or twenty years out of this well-known and popu-
lar grit. We will furnish stones with burrows cut,
ready to put up and run, also without fUrTow. We
guarantee this grit 10 be one Of the best for mill
stones. We will furnish any design Of granite
work, from a Cornerstone to foundation stones,
to go under a one-thOusand horsepower engines.
Rock-bottom Prices. Don't buy before you
write rs for our best terms.
Special prices to our brothers in the Alliance
Have your letters stamped with seal. or signed by
your brother or Secretary,
FISHER, SHIPPING 8 RICHIE.
LCck-bOx 149, Salisbury, N. c..
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Fao mers'A llianceLBadge

Best gol9 plate, highly enameIed and finished,
patent safety joint and catch, preventing loss.
ance member should have one. Sent by mail for
4Oc., two for 75a., three for 800, p,stal note or
currency. Address all orders to j. Z RUE. B. A,
P. o. Box No. 4, LittetOn, N. G.
The iDestimablev value of Ayers Sarsaparilla as a
blOod-puriier should be k own to every wife and
mother 1t cOrrects Irregularities, gives tone and
strength to the vital organs, and CleaDses the
system o: all impurities. TIE best family
medicine.
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IMPOR TANT NOTICE.

A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Farmers Alliance Warehouse Co. will be
held in Durham, N. c., or Friday, August
lst, 1890, at 2 p. m. It is earnestly re-
quested that all stoo kholders and Ali
ance men be present.
G. E. BEAVERS, Sec'y.
By order Of ] W. Allen, Pres't Board
Directors.
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The agency will always keep posted
and buy in the best markets at lowest
prices on the day the order is placed.
W. 81. WORTH, State Agent.
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TO AGENTS.

RALEIGH, N. c., June %, 1890:
1 am now prepared to supply groceries
in whole packages ONLY at lowest whole
sale prices. The tone of the market Is
strong and advancing. Corn and sugar
is hiOher
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meat,'

The greatest book of the age, Every farmer
endorses it. It's title sells it, and tie very low
in a day ct picnic, courts, political meetir gs and
public gatherings Of all kinds, A harvest for
those who apply early. Send 25 cents for sample
copy and t. ms Address
J,R. CLINE, Catgwba, N. c.:
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COUNTY BUSINESS AGENTS.

I want your name, ~postoffce address
and shipping point immediately after your
election in July. This is important bust
ness. W. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
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Wanted.

A gentleman of mic die age, member Of the Ali
ance, with ten years experience, desires a situation
in some locality where a permanent school can be
established. Best references given. Apply to
"B."
Lucama, Wilson County, N. G..
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Book Manufacturers.
Can supply every want in their line, for
they have n of the largest and
best equipped establish
ments of the
kind to be found in this country.
~ Alliance printing of every kind,
from the Trade Card to the largest Record.
~ Publishers of the NORTH CAROLINA
MANUAL OF LAW M FORMS, the great
Handbook for Magistrates and County
Officers.
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TIKI C~OQUILLARD
w A son.
The Farmers FavOrite.

These Wagons are made of the best wood and
iron to be procured, and put together by the m Dst
experienced workmen. Every one warranted to
give satisfaction, both in regard to quality of ma
terial and workmanship. They are noted for light
ness of draft and ease of running. Also Carriages,
Buggies and SIeige # superior workmanship al
wYys onh and. Ask yO T Agricultural Implement
dealer for the Coqui;lard Wagon, or send for cir
cular and price list.
A COQUILLARD,
South Bend, Ind.
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This manufacturing company is established .bAr
Alliance men, and run by Alliance mel, in thy
heart Of the world-renOwned golden tobacco beI
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as Soof
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. Order
solicited Alliance prices will be given to tls ant
other States. Price list furnished. We. refer Il
G.. c. Beddingfe c, Sec'y n. c. s. F.. T., W. e.
Worth, S. B. 6 Raleigh, N. c., Capt. s. B. Alex
andeF, Chm Eek. Com, N. G. s. A, Charlotte, \
c., and Elias Carr, President N. e. 6 E. c.
Granville County Farmers Alliance TobaeCc
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N. G. Gpl6ln
Cold, cough, coffin is what philosophers term "a
logical sequence One is very liable t follow the
other; but by curing the cold with a dose OF Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, the cough will be topped and the
coffin not needed-just ot present.
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Wanted.

Al intelligent Alliance man, or son, in every
county in the United States to sell my book
Il Fewer Acres with a System Of Improve
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Sweet Home

= for anything.
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON,
RALEIGH, N. c.,
Printers, Binders, Stationers and Blank
Book Manufacturers.
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TO THE
FARMERS ALLIANCE Of \. E. AND q
The SOUTH

Chewing and Smoking
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y lete Stock Of Iaraware
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No discounts on above prices.
In ordering be careful to state what depot goods
are to be shipped to and be sure to give name of
your p~ostofice as it is VERY important.
Please condense your correspondence for 1 am
run over with business. Please have orders and
letters on different paper.
Yours fraternally,
W. 81. WORTH, s. B. A.
Seals delivered for $2.25. Trade cards, Csc.
per 100.
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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

il jeweier II the Wess constructed n
clock which will run $50 days without
winding 2 second time.
Herr Weigcrt, 4 member Of a firm OF
Berlin banks, has been given patent
for the picdra.ion OF electric light with
"rf e'saer dynaB"s or accumulators.
Glory awaits the first amateur photo
arapher VINO will take picture Of globu-
lar lightning. phenomenon known to
occur, but OF which no Trustworthy eyi-
dence exists.
1t takes Int small quantity of nom
Transparent matter TO produce the dim
ming e!iec. Of haze. II the eye can OBJ
serve the color produced in drop of wa
ter by the fifty -millionth Of a gramme Of
fuch'hine, possibly a weight of water or
dust nos much greater would suffice for
visibility in column OF air 1909 feet
long.
Potato paint IS novelty, which Is said
to adhere we'll to wood and plaster, and
to oe very cheap. To make il. boil one
pound OF peeled potatoes, mash. dilute
with water and pass through q seive then
aid two pounds of Spanish white in four
pounds of water. Different coiors can
be had by the Use of the ordinary mineral
powders.
In the new process for spinning and
weaving glass into cloth the warp is COM
posed of silk forming the body and
groundwork, on which the pattern in
glass appears. Not less than fifty to
sixty of the original glass strand are re-
qulred TO form one thread of the wet,
and not more than a yard of the cloth
can be produced in twelve hours.
A physician of Allegheny City, Penn,
has invented machine for carving planks
OF wood according to various patterns.
The planks are run through the machine
as they are for producing planed. tongued
and grooved boards; but by means of
knives skillfufly adjusted, which run
across the fibre Of tine wood, very intricate
designs arc carved continually from end
to end.
Hydrogen gas ms been iquifed, but
it requires a pressure OF IL, 00O pounds to
the square inch, and temperature OF
22O degrees below zero. 1t forms a blue
liquid, which, by the cold produced by
its own evaporation, may be frozen for an
instant to a solid with a metallic lustre,
thus confirming thetheory tina: hydrogen
is gaseous metal, just as mercury is
liquid one.
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The Dog Cauyht His Consumptiop.

J. 5. Manly is newcomer at Flint,
Mich, and the following story is told of
him: A year ago Manly, then resident
of St Loois, was dying of consumption.
One day the family dog, valuable grey
hound, made his way to the sick mans
bed and licked his face and hands.
Manly was too weak 10 drive him of,
and its mighty lucky that ne was, for
contrary to tine predictions OF the doc
tors, Manly began TO Improve. The poor
dog, however. had absorbed the disease,
aSd the animal is nos in the last stages
OF consumption, while Manly IS as well
and strong as he was in early manhood.
Photographs of the dog before and afte-
taking the consumption would add to the
vividness OF the story, but Manly vouches
fer 1t word for word.-Nqcon Ncgs.
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A Lively Kind OF Stick.

John Hall of Hopkinsville was out on
hunting excursion yesterday, when he
attempted to cross Pond River, which
was so badly swollen he stopped to
gather up stick to measure the depth
OF the water. He suddenly became
aware that he had grasped large black
snake instead Of a stick, and ere he
could drop the serpent it struck at him,
and only his presence of mind saved
nim from being bitten. After sharp
battle he killed the snake and brought
1t home with him. 1t is nearly a yard
In length .-NashuiHe American.
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MABEL'S GRANDMA.
THE world is even as we take il,
And life, dear child, is what we make it,"

This is sense, even if it is not Shakes
pearean. Indeed, it is the opening stanza
of an anonymous poem. It was the senti-
ment OF an old lady to her grandchild
Mabel. And many a Mabel has found it
to be true, and she has made her life very
happy one because she has taken care of
her health: She keeps on hand supply of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and so
is not troubled with those wasting diseases,
weaknesses, dragging down" sensations
and functional irregularities that so many
women endure. 1t is the only medicine for
women, sold by druggists, under a positive
guarantee from the manufacturers, that
it will give satisfaction in every case, or
money will be refunded. This guarantee
has been printed on the bottle wrappers,
and faithfully carried out for many years.
" Favorite Prescription is a legitimate
medicine, not a beverage Contains no
alcohol to inebriate no syrup or sugar to
derange digestion. As peculiar in its RENE
dial results as in its composition
As a powerful, invigorating tonic, it
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The Beauty ofHealin.

=, How many women with re.uiar features
of awakening our admiration only arouse our
pity. Their hollow ewes and sunken cheeks
and sallow skin haunt our memory. Alas, an
invaiid wife or mother or sister fills the house
with gloom and sadness. and an other wise
happy fireside is Swallowed with a pail o. -t-
greet Blessed be the physicAi1 vio mas in
vented remedy with power TO strengthen the
female Organization, that regulates the deli
cate functions % feminine life, that relieve,
ehose bearin g-down pains, that renews the ap-
petite. that perfecis dige-tion. that brightens
the eyes and beauties the complexion with
;he glow of health. Such "a remedy is DR.
Bulls Sarsaparila Is is woman's hest friend
iOr counteracting the evils that affi ct her seq.
thousands OF ladies owe theif beauty 10 a use
of this Incompatible alternative. Demand il of
Jour druggist lake no other.-Pdyis Sers.
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imparts strength to the whole system,
and to the womb and its appendages in
particular. For overworked, 3" worn-out,n
run down." debilitated teachers, milliri-
ers, dressmakers seamstresses. shop girls"
housekeepers, nursing mothers, and feeble
women generally, DR.. Pierce's Favorits
PRESCRIPTION is the greatest earthly boot;
being unequaled as an appetizing cordial
and restorative tonic, or strength giver.
As soothing and strengthening nervine,
" Favorite Prescription" is unequaled and
Is Invaluable in allaying and subduing
nervous excitability, irritability, exhaus.
tion, prostration, hysteria, spasms and other
distressing, nervous symptoms, commonly
attendant upon functional and organic dis
ease. 1t induces refreshing sleep and re-
ieves mental anxiety and dependency.
A Book of 100 pages, on woman and
Her Diseases, their Nature, and How to
Cure Them" sent sealed, in plain envelope,
on receipt of ten cents, in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL.
ASSOCIATION, 663 Main St, Buffalo, N. Y.
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STATE o. ONO. City or ToLFDo,

y,
FLASK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. CHENEY d
Co, doing business in TIE CITY OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid. and that said firm
Will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor each and every case of Catarrh that cannJt
be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in Try
presence, this Gth day OF december, A. D., 1856.
i A. w GLEASON.
1sEAL NOtUp I',tlaic.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken INTERNALLY and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces o. the system. Send for Testimonials.
free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O
e. Sold by Druggists, 7.c
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An improved white lead process has
been originated by Glasgow inventor.
1t consists of simply constructed fur-
mace which distils the lead ore at the
rate of about two tons daily per furnace,
the final oxidation and conversion into
white lead taking place in en- outer
chamber, while the distilled white lead is
collected in condenser and then wash I'd
and dried for use.
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The Torture of Horses.

Professor Flomers, in a lecture before
tue Royal Institution, London, asserted
'hat there was more cruelty daily perpe.
trated in London, New York, Paris and
other great cities, thr ough the use of
tne bearing rein, than resulted from
"Vsection and all the other expert
ments of scientific men put together.
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Now is the Time

To purify your blood AMI fortify your system
against the debiliIatns effects of spring weather.
At other Is the bitter taste in the mouth
more prominent, the breath offensive the
drowsy dizziness frequent, tina, extreme tired
feeling so prevalent. Hoods Sarsaparllla Is just
the medicine TO build up the system, purify the
blood, cure blIousncss and headache, overcome
that tired feeling and create a good appetite. The
peculiar medicinal merit OF Hoods Sarsaparla Is
shown by the many remarkable cures it accom-
plishes where others fail
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Progress.

tits very important in this age of vast mate
rfal progress that remedy be pleasing to the
taste and to the eye. easily taken. acceptable
to the stomach and healthy in its nature and
effects. Possessing these qualities. Syrup Of
Fig Is the one perfect laxative and most zen.
tic d.ure:ic known.
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NY wife for several wears hal been an in
valid and slowly grew worse. tried doctors
but their skill failed. a neighbor recon-
mendcd u. Bulls Sarsaparilla and her health
segan 10 m"nd at once. She weighs fifteen
pounds moro ,Ian she did tour months ago,
and feels cutie strong and WELT. ". ST. ain
Canton. q.
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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.


bore rifles, havingsan initial velocity Of
200O feet per second.
The swan is the longest-lived bird,
and it is asserted that it has reached the
age of three hundred years.
A French scientist, who has been
studying the hands of manual laborers.
finds that very marked physical pecu-
liarities are engendcred by the pursuit
of different occupations.
It is now proposed to bleach and pu-
Iify by electricity not only cotton-seed
and other oils, but drinking water, the
current acting upon common salt, from
which it evolves chlorine.
No animal can see in the dark. Some
have eyes extremely sensitive to light of
low intensity. Such can see in places
which We pronounce dark, but there
must be some light present.
During the last ten years an oculist
of Cronstadt, Russia, is said to have
treated thirty cases of photo electric
opthalmia, a new disease, due to the
action of the electric light on the eyes.
Professor Polansky and DR.. Schin.
delka OF the Vienna Veterinary School
have constructed laryngoscope for
horses, by means of which active treat
ment in cases of CHAMBERS can be carried
out.
From some observations recorded by
II. L. Russell, it appears that, as gen.
eral rule, the temperature of the int.
rior of tree is somewhat higher than
that of the air, except during the
warmer parts of the day.
A new system of telegraph has a
sending instrument with ten keys, each
of which makes one of the strai ght or
curved lines used in Roman letters. 1t
is claimed to have sent seventy six
word message in twenty five seconds
and printed them in plain Roman char
acters.
Letters published IN the Peruvian
papers declare that the juice of the
''maguey" plant is a certain cure for
hydroph obia, and that it has ALWAYS
been used in the department of Anachs
to cure all sulferings from bites.
The French Academy of Science has
discovered by experiment that each hui.
man body is in itself an electric bat
terry, one electrode being represented
by the head and the other by the feet.
Therefore it is the proper thing to sleep
with ones head to the north and feet
to the south.
Aluminium (99 per cent. pure) is now
quoted at 81 pound. 1t is not very
long since it was S11. Just what it
costs to make has not yet been disclosed,
N S"SiS ~ iSaoOu " bCllCtc tuaJ IL INC
plice should run down to 81, there
would still be manufacturers profit.
The perfect combustion of coal seems
to have been effected by William Gibbs
OF Essex, England. By means of a fan
and suitable openings, the exact quauti-
ty OF air necessary is supplied to the
furnace chambers. and the products of
combustion issue as hot air, free from
smoke or odor.
At the recent banquet rendered to the
Pan American delegates while in Chi
cago, many novel features in incan-
descent lighting were displayed, among
which was a miniature rail way train,
consisting of an engine and four
coaches, lighted throughout with tiny
incandescent lamps. Then came full
rugged ship, made of flowers. and sail.
ing in sea of oscs, with floral light
house in the distance. while tiny lamps
placed at various points produced an
ffrD
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o. al blood tain;s ana Lun.ors. pimples,
"!Otches, cTuPtion5 and skin disease OF every
name and nature, is DR.. Piercs's Golden Nedi-
cal Discovery. y certificate q guarantee from
4 responsible business house warrants IL 10
benefit or cure ~ lroney refunded.
Chronic Nasal CaiaTrh positively cured by
II. sage Remedy. 80 cents, 10y druggists.