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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04
BIG SALES.
A Days Transactions in the Farmers,
Alliance Business Office.

"A Lay LduSaGLlOuS III the Farmers
Alliance Business Office.
The Call casually overheard a sun.
mary Of the business done and the
sales of goods made by the State
Business Agent of the Farmers Ali.
ance, whose Office is in this CITY, this
morning. The summary was Simply
one days transactions, and that dsy.
was yesterday. :
About n hundred orders were re.
ceived, and when they were filed it
was found that there had been sold
fifty bushels of clover seed, six hun.
dred and forty-four bushels of seed
oats, seventeen barrels of seed pota.
toes, twenty-four barrels of granuIated
sugar, several barrels of other grades,
fifteen bags of coffee, ifty-one barrels
of molasses and several car loads of
guano, four cars of which We're to be
delivered to farmers for immediate
cash payment.
Besides this there were correspond.
ingly large quantities of meat, starch,
soap and other articles; quite a nun.
Der of plows and a lot of castings and
various other articles, the names and
quantities of which were not caught.
Al this was M days sales by the
business Office. The goods, in every
instance, are sold to the farmers at
actual wholesale prices, no charge be-
ing added for handling beyond freight
charges and nothing being put in fol-
time sales
1t is very probable that no houSein
the city equalled this business.
A stolen glance at the bank book
showed that the business agent ye8ter.
day deposited two thousand, two hun.
dred and eleven dollars and four cents
$2,2ll.O4).
The facts aroused the interest and
curiosity of The Call, and this morn
ing it casually asked the business agent
if the transactions of any one day
YER much larger than a usual days
business. His reply indicated very
plainly that the business was qulte
uniform every day in the week, ana
had been so for some time.-DaHy
Call, Jan. %.
The above article is true in every
respect. We venture to say that no
State Alliance has a more etcleI'
Business Agent than Bro. W. d.
Worth. He has a trio Of capso.S
assistants and it is a business once ~
more than one sense of the word. LDs
business done is uniform, as out
esteemed contemporary says, but NJ.
only so, it is increasing rapidly. DC
has ordered as much as 3d. OO II UIS
day for the brethren. 1t will requno
some study and business training VI
the part of our farmers before aHUi
them can deal with our State Agsnr
However, considering the time Hn
plan has been in operation, everything
is going on finely. The fund on nan.
now will soon become too snail ~
the growing trade, and the bretnLsa
should redouble their efforts TO I ~
the desired amount. Remember VA
the interest on the fund goes toTalt
paying expenses, and the money 'l -,
viii be saved to our farmers every ys.I
will be much more than the '0'''
amount of the standing fund.
Members who heed the teachings I"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04
CAUSE OF HARD TINES.

Especial Cor. State Chronicle.l
The Meas and Observer mentions the
"grippe" as one of the causes of our
hard times. .
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

Do you want your communication pub
,lished2 If so, give US your real namt
aud your p~ostof6ce.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

~ Our friends in writing to any OF
-Ou advertisers, will favor US by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
nent in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

Do you want your paper changed to
another Officer State the n at winch
you have peer getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

~ The date on your label tells you
your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

Members who heed the teachings -
the Alliance will be a unit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

always give the name and nunbo,
your Alliance, your postofice and Li0eF Of
county, plainly, when you write your
PRESIDENT, Secretary, Trustee b. ~ the
agent or Chairman of Executive S GesS
mlttee OF the State AIIiance.l 0om-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-04

-BF0. R. A. Gin, secret.rr
SassatraS Fork Alliance, No, yo 81
Vran VILE county, sends us a corU D'l,
resolutions endorsing the sub tra trey OF
pan as published in THE PRoqRrss1ryy
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

backward and persisting in looking for
ward occurred at the dedication Of the
monument TO DR.. Joseph Bellamy, the
great-grandfather OF the author. In
reply to an invitation to be present
Edward Bellamy wrote from watering
place: Il have been compelled to come
down here for my health, and shall
have to leave my great-graudfather in
the lurch as regards attendance upon
his Fourth of July celebration. /
greatly regret that I am obliged TO
seem lacking in family loyalty, and
hope you will believe me that 1 am not
50, but in the present shaky condition
Of my health 1 cannot but feel that my
first duty is to my posterity, boy Of
FIVE and girl of four, rather than to
my ancestry. 1t is bad to be an un-
dutiful great-grandson, but worse still
TO be reckless parent
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
How the wind was Raised.

An Alderman who represents one Of
the downtown wards has the "old coin"
mania and will stop at nothing to'secure a
good specimen. One day last week
four Of his constituents, who were re-
markably thirsty, found they had only
one quarter among them. Numerous
plans were suggested to raise the
wind, but none were adopted until one
Of the number hit on q scheme, which
the rest applauded. All four repaired
to nearby pawnbroker's store and of
fered the quarter, which was trifie
worn, in pawn. The amazed clerk
thought they were fooling him, but on
their assertion that they intended to
play trick on "annoder feller," he
handed them back twenty cents and a
ticket which called for "an old silver
coin" With this they hastened to the
Alderman1and offered to sell the ticket
for ~. He grew interested, asked q
number Of questions. and finally offered
halt that price for the ticket They ac-
cepted, and after securing 81 they left.
Half an hour later the Alderman hur-
ried to the pawnshop and released the
sold silver COIN His rage on discov-
ering the deceit can be better imagined
than described. He got over IL, how
ever, and now regards the matter AZ q
good JOKE NeaV York Star.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
Abandoned but Saved.

The following pathetic fox story
comes from England:
A fox was fairly hallooed from hid
ing place amid ledge of rocks--high,
secluded and inaccessible, yet withal
conveniently enough situated for those
nightly forays by which she had laid
half the hen Ioosts in the district under
repeated contribution. As the hounds
we're at hand the felon bounded away
through the bushes, distancing her pur-
suers in the first instance, and holding
out the promise Of a days excellent
sport. These exertions. however, were
too violent to be long continued, and
the hunters knew from the increased
yelling of the pack that it was gaining
upon the enemy every moment.
At this juncture gentleman who
rode foremost in the chase observed the
animal pause, look around and then
bound away, apparently with fresh
vigor and greatly increased speed. At
tracted by this circumstance he rode up
to this spot, and there found very
young cub, which the affectionate
mother had carried at least two miles
in her teeth and which she did not
abandon till the very last extremity.
Situated as they were the party had no
means of restoring the cub, but as
reward for the fidelity of the mother
the whipper in was Immediately ordered
to call off the dogs and recommence the
sports Of the day in a totally different
quarter Exchange.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

|. :. The shocking revelations that have
just been made in the matter of child
insurance and child murder in England
are quite likely to lead to some
stringent legislation prohibiting the
system of insurance of infants lives.
This form of insurance was started
some years ago, and has become i'm
mensely popular. especially in the
crowded population of the East End of
London, and the great manufacturing
cities of the midland counties. The
amount for which newborn babies are
insured range from 81 to $40 each. the
premiums being only few cents o
week. The profits of the insurance
companies are not derived solely from
the premiums, however, but from the
bodies of the children that die. These
are, under the terms Of the insurance
policy, turned over to the companies,
and are by them sold to medical
students for dissection, thus realizing
actually more than the insurance paid
to the parents. It is thus to the inter-
est Of both parents and the insurance
companies that the insured babies
should die.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
DIvorcss IL Mormon.lom.

Mormons recognize two classes of di-
vorces, as well as two kinds of mar
riages, writes correspondent of the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat from Salt Lake
City, Utah. One separates for life;
the other for the future state. For di-
vorces ct husbands and first wives the
civil courts are resorted to. Plural
wives have no standing in civil courts.
This was decided by the United States
Supreme Court in the case brought by
Ann Eliza against Brigham Young.
The only divorce remedy for plural
wives is through the church. Being in
vested with supreme authority to unite,
the president Of the church can nm
loosen.
Church divorce is q logical result Of
the doctrine of plural and celestial mar
riage. Plural wives would be badly
off if there were not some way of throw
ing off CALLING yoke. Besides this,
people married for eternity, if it were
not for the church divorce, would be
left tied together for the next world,
although they obtained absolute divorce
in civil court. Parties sealed for
eternity, after obtaining a civil court
divorce, must be unsealed by the
church or else they will find them
selves still joined together In the resur-
rection.
Mormons who have been spiritually
married and then divorced by the civil
courts may remarry for this world. But
the women cannot remarry for eternity
without being unsealed from the former
husband.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

OUR tongues play us sad tricks when
we let them wag at will. 1t is aston
ishingly easy to fall into slovenly habits
of speech which sound well, but cannot
be literally interpreted. A lady who
was on the point Of leaving the house to
pay some visits said, absently, as she
looked at the leaves and dust whirling
through the street: well, if I had
known it would be so windy, / never
should have gone" %Well, you haven't
gone yet, have your asked her hus-
band, rather testify. This changed the
current of her thought, and she con-
tinued half aggrieved: Well, Richard,
I should think you might have gone
with me, and made that call we owe
Aunt Sophia" Then Richard gave the
matter up as lost. Another excellent
lady who, with the best intentions, does
not always say what she means, was one
afternoon greatly concerned at the
thought that her husband, a lecturer,
must work up to the very moment of
delivering an address. my dear" said
she, going into the study, where he bent
over his books, "can't you get few
minutes to sleep half an hour?" But
he, being o mathematician. could not
see the feasibility Of the plan.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
OSCAR WiLDE's cYNlcisMa

Punctuality is the thief Of time.
Religion consoles some. Its mysteries
have ail the charms Of a Irritation.
Nowadays people know the price of
everything, and the value ct nothing.
Laughter Is not. 4 bad beginning FOR
a friendship and is the best ending for
one.
Young men want to be faithful and
are not; old men want. to be faithless
and cannot.
The one charm Of marriage IS that IT,.
makes d life Of deception necessary for
both parties.
Men marry because they are tired. \
women because they are curious Both
are disappointed.
The only difference between caprice
and q lifelong passion Is that the caprice
lasts q little longer
Nothing can cure the soul but the
senses. just as nothing can cnro the.
senses but the soul.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

IT is strange how badly we get i'm
portant matters of history mixed. Ask
any well.informed person who invented
the sewing-machine and the reply will
be Elias. Howe, which is far from the
truth in the case. The first sewing
machine was patented in England by
Thomas Saint in 1850, sixty years be-
fore Howe was born. One Of Saints
old machines is now on exhibition in
the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington,
England.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

R. 7. wALKEM, Grand Master Of
Masons Of Ontario, who has just re-
turned from England, says he attended
the installation of the Anglo-America
Lodge and witnessed the ceremony
which put Theodore Tilton, late of
Brooklyn, in the chair. It was re-
markable occasion, as it was the first
time an American was made master Of
an English Lodge.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

FIFTY-FivE millions of dollars of capi-
tai have been invested in the building
of @new Rome" during the last six years.
The larger part of this amount was sup
piled by mortgage banks on the secur-
ity Of the lands and house. Between
1882 and 1887, when the building fever
was at its height, rents increased enor-
mously and are now much higher than
in any other italian city except Ma
pies.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

q CHAUNcEY DEPEw was called upon
recently by middle-aged lady, who
was 80 delighted by his urbanity that
she impulsiveIy kissed him when she
arose to leave. A reporter who wit
messed the disturbance asked Mr.. De-
pew whether he was used to that sort Of
thing, and he replied: at is one of
the regular rules of the Office"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

Ii cellar has damp smell and can
not be thoroughly ventilated few trays
Of charcoal set around on the floor,
shelves and ledges will make the air
pure and sweet, says Medical Classics.
II Q large basketful of charcoal be
placed in damp cellar where milk is
kept the milk will be in no danger Of
becoming tainted.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

In Geneva, at circus, female trap
eze performer, Mile. Mathilde, aston
ished the natives every night by her
performances with q youth Of about
seventeen high up in the air. One
evening this youth, by his own care
lessness, slipped from the hands Of the
girl, who hung by her knees. A cry
of horror arose from the audience, when
she luckily caught him with her teeth
by the embroidery over the breast Of
his tights. She pulled him up into a
sitting position on the trapeze, then
boxed his ears vigorously and made
him go through the performance again
this time without fault.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
Keadine Character.

Dribbler- In my opinion man who
writes an illegible hand does it because
he thinks people are willing to puzzle
over it. In other words, lie is chunk
Of conceit.
Scribbler- Not always. Sometimes
q man writes illegibly, not because he
is conceited, but because he is modest.
Modest? What about?'
Z About his spelling Y -,NeaO York
Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

A LOCOMOTIVE for British Columbia
was being hoisted into vessel at San
Francisco the other day, when the rope
broke and the machine fell into the bay.
1t weighed sixty-five tons and sank SO
far in the mud that it cold not be found
the next day.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

EXPERIMENTS prove that the Atlantic
breakers have force Of three tons to
the square foot; thus surface of only
two square yards sustains Q blow from
q heavy Atlantic breaker equal to fifty
fonr tons.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

A HUNGRY horse tied in front Of a
dry-goods store at Norristowh, Pa, de-
voured part of box Of cheap hats re-
Gently. When he had finished his
feast he was brim full.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
TOPICS OF TIE TIMES
A Choice Selection Of Inter
esting Items.

CoSsriETNoPLE is believed to have
founded the first hospital in the world,
Is we now understand hospital.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

ONE Of the rising industries Of Phila-
delphia is the bogus coffee industry.
An enterprising manufacturer of the
Quaker City has discovered process
by which an excellent imitation Of the
coffee berry can be made from -four.
The flour is reduced to dough, the
dough is run through machine which
molds it into coffee grains, and the
grains are baked until they assume q
coffee color. In its circular to the
trade this enterprising firm assures the
dealer that he acan safely mix fifteen
per cent. Of the substitute with genuine
Coffee" that he can largely increase his
profits, and his transactions with the
firm will be treated with the "strictest
confidence"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

DIR. JAMES MAoGREaoR, Queen Vic
toria's Scotch Chaplain, is brilliant
preacher; and he is also a man of very
small stature, and slightly deformsd, a
defect which has gained for him the
title in Edinburgh Of "Bowdy" Mac
Cregor. Once when a minister Of a
rural parish he called at farmhouse,
and as the members Of his congrega-
tion whom he wanted to see were not
At home, he good-naturedly consented
to be taken around the premises by the
farmers boy. After he had seen the
minor sights about the place. be was
taken To the pig-sty to see the pigs,
where d curiously-shaped animal was
triumphantly pointed out to him as
.Bowdy MacGregor cad after oor
minister ye ken. The story is told by
the worthy old doctor himself.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

A CURIOUS instance Of the author Of
~Looking Backward declining to look
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-08
MARKErs BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK. Oct. Z. noon.-Stocks opened
f1rmer. Money easy at 405 per cent Exchange
long, s. Sl1604 SIN; short, 81 S6>SaS4 1914.
Government bonds neglected State bonds
dull but steady.
Following were the p. m. stock quotations:
Erie. -............. 2Hs Richm'd q W. Pt.
Chicago North. 1854 Terminal: ..... e
Lake Shore. ......107 Western Union. 50
Norf: & W. pref. 5sA
500 p. m.-Excnange closed quiet and weak
at ~ S214 Sc. Money easy at 3@6 per cent
Sub-Treasury balances-Coin, Sl49,594 600; cur
rency, ) $3.50 Governn ent bonds dull but
steady; four per cents 1221a; four and half per
cents 1Ol bid. State bonds dull and featureesS.
me ST )ck market was, in contrast TO that or
yesterday rather dull, especially in thu after
noon, while in the place of the wide fluctuations
and sharp movements of yesterday, there were
comparatively small changes in quotations
throughout the day, aud little decided tendency
in prices at any time. The feeling was I'M
doubleday easier, and many regard the situa-
ton as likely to improve from this time out,
and buyers were encouraged by some support
from London The general opinion was that
any forced liquidation was pretty nearly com
pleted. and that stocks had undoubtedly gone
into stronger hands, and the evidence of buying
by insiders in several of the larger properties
were seem strong opening was had and the
demand from London, with that from shorts
was sufficient TO make further slight gains in
the early trading The advance, however, was
the OCCASION of some selling when the demand
Stacked away and toward noon the bears gath
cred courage enough TO renew the pressure
and prices were carried down to below opening
figures in almost everything traded in while
Burlington and Quincy, Rocx Island, Atchison.
Tennessee Coal and some others displayed
marked weakness under the assault, and Sugar
Redneries brought up the rear With drop OF
2 per cent Good buying again appeared and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-08

Many letters are received by the P. P. P Co.
from patients. saying they had used such and
such blood purifier and sarsaparillas, men
tionipg their names and stating they did nc
G cd. and they did not get well until P. p p.
Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium was
tried. These letters we started to publish,
whom the various manufacturers wrote us fear
full letters. and We discontinued same, but p p
p. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium) is
triumphant on every occasion, and has made a
host of friends in cures of syphilis, rheumatism,
Scrofula, Blood Poison, Dyspepsia, Malaria and
Female Complaints.
Afact worth knowing is that blood diseases
which all other medicines fail to cure yield
slowly but surely To the blood cleansing proper
ties of P. P, 7. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and
PotaSsium) -AdU.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-08

CoNSIG NEES.
Per Charleston aud Savannah Railway. Oct =
Hammond, II & Co. Peacock. II & Co. Lemon &
NJ. A LETTER Son. Palmer Hardware Co. II Sol
ONION & Son, Savannah Grocery Co. W sea
brook. ] P Williams & Co. Mrs T Washington.
jas Douglas. II Champions Son. J c Jaudon
d A Altick's Sons. ] Periinski Smith Bros, c "A
Rutz, Capt Foster, Harms s ]. Enrich &
Guckenheimer & Son.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.
Oct 4-R CasselS. p Shotter Co. McDonough
8 Go, Dale, Co. Reppard 6 Co. f B Hunt
& 5. Baldwin & Co. DY&R r Dancy. W W
CHISHOLM. II VI Conner 4 Co, Jno Flannery & Co.
W w Gordon & Co, j P Williams & Co. Heron
& q. Woods. G & Co, NJ Maclean & Co MY&
D Mcintyre, Montague & Co Perkins & Co
Stubbs & T, Warren 4 A, J 8 Wood s Bro W f
Blois, A Smith, Guckenheimar & Son, Lind
saw NJ; Ludden & B. h Kirkland. Jas Hart
Savannah Steam Bakery, Ferst's Sons & CO.
Cornwel & c, Aleinbard Bros & Co. II l.
Schreiner, D Bit, II Levy {. Bro. Lee Roy
Myers y Co. Decker & 7, Southern Cotton oil
90, Elnsteins Sons Einstein, Savannah
Gnano Co, Savannah Grocery Co, Nj Y Hender-
son.
Per Central Railroad. Oct 7-Butler & S.
Baldwin & Co Stubbs & T, Heron & G. Up
Williams & Co, Jno Flannery & Co, r Cooper
Warren s. 4. MY&D Mcintyre, Dwelle. Z q
D, w W Gordon & Co, II NJ Conner & Co, N Mac
lean & Co, Smith Bros. NJ Ferst's Sons & Co,
J W Fleming; Sehwarz, SGucksnheimer &
& Co, II Hennessey, j W lyman G Davis &
Son. VI Rushing, Mohr Bros. Lovell's Sons,
! Epstein & Bro, Solomons & Co, Lippman Bros,
Mark & Co, Brush l. & P Co. Mutual G l. Co,
Lindsay & NJ, ID Altick's Sons, A j Miller &
Co. solomon & Son, Jas Douglas. w Nell &
Co, II NJ Selg, q w Tiedeman & Bro, Jas Ray
Meinhard Bros 8 Co, James Ellin, IEpstein &
BRO. Russell & NJ, NJ Y Henderson, Lee Roy
Myers & Co, J 5 Collins & Co, Kavanaugh Il b.
T McCallock. W Miller Lowell & l., Savan.
nah Steam Bakery, Frank & Co, Savannah Gro
Smith Bros, McGrath & Co, Savannah C a VI
Co, Brunson, g Stults & Co. w Cherry &
Co, Observation-Disclosures & Son, MoGillls 4 r, JD
Weed Il Co. A II Champions Son, Palmer
Hardware Co, Kirkland, NJ Ferst's Sons Il Co,
A O Harmon, Geo Never. Savannah G Co, A c
Houston, Savannah Soap Works, J NJ Fleming.