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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
COL. POLK INTERVIEWED.

In the Washington Post of the 9th
inst. we find the following interview
with Col. Polk, on his return to the
city from indianapolis:
Col, L. L. Polk was being c~ongratu
lated at the National last night on his
re election to the Presidency of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance at the late In
dianapOlis convention. The partisan
press, as usual, misrepresented our
meeting" he said. Il have about
come to the conclusion that the Wash
ington Post is the only newspaper of a
political sort in the whole country that
is willing to do the fair thing by the
Alliance"
WAS the indianapolis meeting har-
monious?"
Thoroughly so; and it will be pro
ductive of vast benefit. There was no
effort to carry the Order into any DO
iiticaI party. The Ocaia demands
were indorsed unanimously by all of
the thirty-fOur States represented, and
also by the delegates from the f. NJ. B.
A. which practically merges it and
the Alliance into II harmonious or
ganizatiOn."
us there to be no political action,
then next year,
well. the meeting of February 22d
will decide about that. 1t will be a
Grand convention, composed of twenty
1--we delegates at large for each order
or organization represented, and one
additional delegate for every 0,0OO
mem hers OF each order. The delegates
of bare will be selected by the org nj
cations. but the others by a direct pop
uIar vote. The convention VIII prob
eb he netd at St. Louis or Cincin
81 don't care to anticipate its action
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
4 GREAT MINERS STRIKE IN
FRANCE.
Engineers in Charge Of Machinery At,
tackled Sharp Fight with Soldiers.

Engineers in Charge Of Machinery At
tackled Sharp Fight with Soldiers.
PARIS. Nov. p "A dispatch from
Leila, one of the centres of the coal
miners strike in the Department of
Pas de Calais, says a BODY of strikers
attacked the engineers who were in
charge Of the machinery in q factory
at that place. The factory had been
able to c a supply of coal, which
rendered it independent Of the mines
in that vicinity, and this condition Of
affairs enraged the strikers, whose evil
cent desire is to bring all the industries
of the place to q standstill.
The military authorities had an idea
that the strikers would make an at
tempt to compel the factory to shut
down and they therefore ordered the
detail of a small body OF troops to pro
tect the property and the employees.
The strikers were very determined in
their onslaught On theengineers. despite
the presence of the soldiers. Finally.
the troops took a hand in the matter,
and after q sharp fight drove the strik-
ers away. Many of the leaders Of the
attack were placed under arrest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
H TWO PARTIES.

Almost every day we read OF some
body saying he is a "Jetfersonian
Democrat" or a "Lincolnian Republi-
can. If you are the same of either Of
these statesmen in principle and prac-
tice you are all right as a citizen and
as a partisan. But how many of the
leading men of either party follow the
teachings and practice of the illustrl-
Gus men of days gone by? Do you
suppose that either Jefferson or Lin
coin would recognize the party plat
forms of today? Read what q few
statesmen have said:
Andrew Jackson said in his farewell
address while critiCizing the national
bank: 1T openly claimed the power Of
regulating the currency throughout
the United States. In other words, it
asserted (and undoubtedly possessed
the power to make money plenty or
scarce at its pleasure"
O. =. Norton: There is gathered
around the capitalOf thisnatlOna gang
of pirates who thundered successfully
at the doors until they have driven
this government into the most prepOS-
ferrous acts of bad faith and legallzed
robbery that ever oppressed a free ma
ton since the dawn of history"
Thomas Jefferson: II sincerely be
lieve with you that banks are more
dangerous than standing armies. Put
down the banks, and if this country
cannot be carried through the longest
war against her most powerful enemy
without loading US with perpetual
debt, | know nothing Of my country
men,"
Salmon P. Chase: MY agency in
procuring the passage of the national
banking acJ was the greatest financial
mistake of my life. 1t has built up a
monopoly that effects every interest
in the country. 1t should be repealed.
But before this can be accomplished,
the people will be arrayed on one side
and the banks on the other in a contest
such as we have never seer in this
country"
Abraham Lincoln: "Monarchy is
sometimes limited at as a possible
refuge from the powers of the people.
1t would be scarcely justified were
to omit exercising a warning voice
| against returning to despOtism. 1t is
the effort to place capital above labor
| IN fe1n = III n II 20 1T M We M IN I
nd The .horin@ noonIn9 IoIarn Of c,r.
rpn5nring a n6w CIV which theV now
noSSoso on6 wben c~IIrrnndoro3 +boir
PGGo9G9o' ~ ~ ~ i,It. =, 'N1'i
hoTILJ "" " roIbo$9 s.D,aoo
1911 UU1ri ~ ~ +So hnmds of = n n"To -
P4fo orT ;mdtr;3maID ga tho"r ~" oTninI
mo w rnntractin% the c9rr ry nav
80 or C;nG nr;naS 1T nIooonrn 5nd bJy
'I"obon ti[1I' !" PtH1, @rao a. IS
PulCii'Sln VIZ, a. Cmo StthteeC ue
apI : oInnat; - H mnu 5o ~,Td ~ th y SI ,e"I
nronor,% and ;n5IStrv "f tho rnm'-
munity. The banking system conccn,
trates and places this power in the
hands OF those who control 1t. Never
was I4L tISlLlt III ia'df!t;F! "e .tGI calrt
in The ha[nTs of fLe fnw
A'I dildiI1 li'l''iH Sdpu ia l"u0: It's
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

The cheapest paper IN the South.
See "Omr big offer" on second page u.a
send us the dollar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

been filled, the lecturers tour through
out the county will be complete.
Brethren it is very important that
you subscribe for and read your county
and State organs and keep posted.
Fraternally,
G. H. BAINEs.
Secy Nash Co. Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
APPOINTMENTS OF J.F BRINsO.
LECTURER FIRST DISTICT.

Our State Lecturer, J. S. Bell, and
S Ohio Wilson, representing the State
Agency, will be with Bro. Crimson ut
the Sc appointments,
w. s. BARNES,
Sec'y n. G.. F. S. \.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
JOHN NMALL. IT.
STANDS SQUARE AND NOT YET
DEAD.

BEGONIA. n. G.
Mr. EDITOR:-Uni3n Sub Alliance,
No. 1909, at its last meeting, passed a
resolution that we stand square on the
Ocala platform and other Alliance de-
mands. We are nOt yet dead, as some
would think we were. We request that
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER publish this.
Respectfully,
j. n. HENDERSON Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
DIED.

At her home, near B~rassfeld, re
Gently, sister Caroline Page, aged IS
years, II months and % days.
Bro. Wane >Garrad, q member Of
MARYLAND Alliance, No. 667, Durham
county, died recently.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
NOTICE, NASH CO. ALL1ANCEmEN

Bro. L. A. Lloyd, Lecturer for Nash
county, will address the Alliance. and
public generally, on the demands
beauty and duty of the Alliance at the
following times and places. Every
body invited. Speaking commences
at II o'clock q M
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

The date Of the label on this po2e
shoes aYhen yOur subscription acds 6att
Is yOurs Out? Then rene1U. please
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

The brethren will please invite tie
public to these meetings, as the address
will be public. J. A. Mcleod.
Sec'y Moore Co. 2. \. & L. I.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
TATERs SIX DOLLARS ABUsHEL

Cotton 20 cents a pound and potatoes
two dollars a bushel farmers could then
have plenty of money the year round.
But what money they do get will buy
twice as much dry goods, shoes and
hats at Swindell's Racket Store as any
where else Swindell's new Racket
Store is a store right; 21O feet long and
filled with just the goods you need and
must have. D. T. SWINDELL.
Norris & Carriers old stand on
Fayetteville street, Raleigh, N. Q.
+ (598).
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01

Bro. w. IL. Worth got back fror
indianapolis Thursday.
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watch the label on yOur paper and
reNeCc tChen yOur subscription erpireS.
, 1891-10-01
yapor Poison and It's AntIdote.

The morning and evening mists that
pervade the atmosphere of malarious
localities cannot be breathed with
IMMUNITY. A safeguard is needed to
render harmless the DANGEROUS miasmata
with which they are impregnated. The
surest. safest defense is Hostctter' s
Stomach Bitters 1t is an antidote to the
poison which has already been inhaled
and borne fruit, an adequate preventive
of its harmful effects. No preparative fJr
breathcrs of miasma tainted air OF
drinkers of malaria poisoned water like
the Bitters. 1t completely neutralzes
the otherwise irresistible onset of the
aerial foe. Settlers on newly cleared land,
excavato-s of canal routes (notably thai
on the isthmus Of Panama), Western
pioneers and ~emigrants--in short. all
subjected TO malarial influences in air OF
water find in it a benign remedy, an
efFectual safeguard. Disorders of the
stomach. liver and bowels, ia grippe"
rheumatism and kidney complaints are
remedied by the Bittsrs.
, 1891-10-01
'sTHE LUCKY Y
They law What NAV Prove a Very
Good Mine.

Six Laramie men recently associated
themselves together for the purpose OF de-
veloping the La Plata mines. They
were. G. W. Fox, H. L. PASCAL,
A. s. Peabody, R. E. Fitch. A. w.
Spauldlng and R. S. Daley. Daley was
sent up to La Plata to prospect and in a
very short time made what was supposed
to be a rich find. The sudden and unex-
pected good luck suggested the name of
The Lucky Six for the company. and it
was adopted. Other leads were purchased,
and one of them. the Brooklyn, very
cheap. Whether the original strike was
good mr. not the Brooklyn promises to
perpetuate the name of the company.
Leroy Grant, receiver of the United
States Land office, yesterday received two
kilograms from A. t. Foster and another
Laramie gentleman, requesting him to
come UP at once and stating that good
strikes had been made in the La Plata
district. Last evening Mr.. Grant and f.
o. Sawln were finally located by a
LEADER mau who had been on the hunt
for them and requested to give up any
news relating to the supposed strike.
Both gentlemen requested that nothing
which could be construed to mean that an
actual strike Of great Importance had been
made, be published, aud Mr.. Grant
evaded all direct questions. Both gentle
men stated, however, that the camp was
locking well. They said the Brooklyn
showed up a big lead of solid galena.
Other leads show good silver ore and the
prospects of the camp are very good. .
, 1891-10-01
How canarie. Build a Nest.

Many of MS some time in our lives
have taken an old birds nest in our
hands and admired the wonderful struc-
ture, the neatness and care with which
the inside has been finished, whether it
be the nest of a thrush, so carefully lined
with and smoothed off with
the art of a well taught modeler, OF
maybe the lovely lining which we find
in a robins nest or some of the finches.
But we have few actual chances of see
ing these miniature homes put together,
unless they are built in captivity, under
which circumstance the art of nest
building becomes most interesting to a
careful watcher.
Let us take, for instance, canaries. A
pair of these birds in their second sea-
sons building-by which time they have
perfected thoroughly the art, supposing
they are supplied with a suitable box and
materials for the purpose-commence
first of all by filling the box with the
rougher pieces of moss, after which the
hen hops into the middle of it, and sit
ting down begins to turn round and
round; by this process the inside of the
-nest is formed. If they find it not full
enough, more moss is brought and the
process repeated until it is to the salts
faction of the hen.
After this the delicate part of lining
the nest is commenced, the hen sitting
in the nest while the cock supplies her
with hair, which he first prepares in the
following n After picking up a
small bunch of hair, which he holds
across the middle, he flies upon the
perch and knocks it from side to side
against the perch, to shake all loose
pieces out; after which he holds the
wisp or bunch of hair on the perch with
his foot, at the same time drawing his
beak up it with a twisting motion.
This is repeated until it becomes some
what woven together, and is then pre-
sented to the hen, which she carefully
takes and places in the moss, one piece
after another, until a smooth lining is
the result. At this point she allows her
husband to enter the nest, which they
keep doing in turns, with "A great deal of
excitement and soft twittering, continu-
ally turning round and round to finish
it off in a workmanlike manner
Chambers Journal.
, 1891-10-01
Another Mining Company.

Articles of incorporation of the Ma.
trons Mining company were filed with the
secretary OF state yesterday. The object
for which the company is formed is for
the location. purchase, improvement and
sale of mineral, oil and soda lands in Wyo.
ming, and for the building OF smelters
and reduction works.
The capital stock OF the company is
s6O,0 O0, divided into 5000 shares of the
par value of $40 each. The trustees for
the first year are II. R, Fry, OF Chey-
enne; G. A. Jewett, B. X. Cowls, NJ. A.
Clarke. and j. W. Jewett, Of Chicago.
Operations will be carried on in Albany.
Carbon and Natrona counties, this state,
and the principal places of business will
be Casper, Wyo., aud Chicago. Ill.
, 1891-10-01
POINTS.

E. A. Slack went down to Denver yes
terday.
A. Fl. Reel is home from his Uintal
county ranch.
Mrs. Ben Eckdall has gone to Carr
Colo, on a visit.
j. Ii. McCIuer and F. d. McCIuer are
down from Fairbanks.
VIM. Sheets, of Iron Mountain, is
registered at the Inter Ocean.
G. ]. Lane, travelling freight agent of
the Union Pacific, was in the city yester-
day.
John R. Hall has gone to Denver to
accept a position on one of the morning
papers.
L. Edwards arrived yesterday from
Pocatello. Idaho, where he removed from
Saratoga.
w. r. Johnston, superintendent Wyo-
ming Development company, came in on
the Northern Yesterday.
Miss Kate Kelley arrived home yester-
day. Miss Kelley has been visiting
friends in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss May Carleton, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. @. ID. Kirkland, left
yesterday for her home in Iowa.
Bridge Inspector Olsen, of the Bur
liugtoD, came in over his road on a special
yesterday and went down to Denver over
the Union Pacific.
G. Fl. Wolfe, a successful solicitor, and
now manager of the mail circulation de-
partment of the Denver Times, is in the
city. Mr.. W olfe is returning from a trip
west.
F. ID. Kempton, machinist In the
Union Pacific shops, has been transferred
to Omaha. Mr.. Kempton was forced to
make the change on account of the
climate MT agreeing with his wife's
health.
Civil Engineers O.. ii. Stone, G. G..
Bassett and L. l.. Woodbury. we're in the
city Yesterday en- route to. Washington.
d. G. The gentlemen are members of
the geological survey party that have
been doing duty in the field near Fort
Steele and Saratoga, and have left the
field for this season..
, 1891-10-01
Held Up in Denver.

Elmer Ellsworth OF the Black Flag store
has returned from Denver after a short
business trip. Ellsworth has not a very
exalted opinion of Denver, as he was held
up for $40 by footpads near.the old street
car stable. Monday evening while out
walking he CHANGED to pass the deserted
car stables on Seventeenth street, and was
very much surprised when two men
stepped out from the shadows and ordered
him throw to up his hands. While one OF
the men held a gun on the surprised
Cheyenneite the other searched him. AL
though a number of Ellsworth's young
friends think he is talking through his
hat, he nevertheless %stoutly insists that
his story is all right. At anyrate the box
of good cigars he keeps on hand to silence
his curious friends, will not last long.
, 1891-10-01

Corp. Isaac Breathed and James Russell
of company A, 18th infantry, have been
found guilty of absenting themselves
without leave from the post from IL a.
H., Sept. 4 to 7 p. IN. of the same day,
when they were arrested at the
Widows" about INT mile west of the
post. A forfeit of 81 each from theil
pay was the penalty imposed.
Prvt. George Lee OF company Q, It'll
infantry has been granted n furlough unit
Nov. 20, and Artificer Thomas White o
company II one until Dec. 10.
Maj Daniel N. Bash of the pay depart
ment has been ordered to pay the troops
at Sidney and Russell.
, 1891-10-01

Gold Hill I o be Well Supplied This
FALL.

At last Gold Hill is to have stamp mills,
two of them. Mr.. f. o. Sawin, who re-
Gently arrived from La Plata and Gold
Hill, says that about the time he left
Gold Hill arrangements were completed
between the owners of the Acme and
other mines, and a company of Holyoke,
Mass, capitalists, whereby at least one
mill is to be erected on the Acme prop
erty. The mill. which is to be erected as
soon as it can be got into camp, will be a
ten-stamp mill. The other mill is the
Downey mill. 1t has been on the ground
for some time and negotiations have been
pending with the owners of the Leviathan.
These negotiations have been completed
and the mill will be set up at once.
The Leviathan is one of the richest
and best developed lodes 10 the camp.
A shaft has been sunk over 100 feet and
some side work done. The quartz vein is
about three feet wide and there are
twenty feet OF decomposed matter, which
runs rich. Leroy Grant says that when
he was in the camp recently he saw two
loads of 1t washed and the yield was 50.
Half of the two loads was quartz
which could not be washed. The quartz
was also rich, and ten pieces were picked
out of the two loads which showed splen.
did free gold specimens.
, 1891-10-01

For a number of years l have beer sub
iect to violent attacks OF infammatory
rheumatism which generally lasted abou,
two months. On the first of this month
| was attacked in the knee and suffered
severely for two days, when / procured
bottle of Chamberlain Pain Balm and i
relieved me almost instantly. | theI efor
most cheerfully recommend it to thos'
who are similarly afflicted everywhere. =
r. ID. WHITLEY. Martindale, N. O..
February, 1888. MIR. Whitley is a yer,
prominent man in this place and his dis.
ease was very widely known as he suffered
such severe pain. w. NJ. HoUsToN &
Co.. Martindale, N. G. Fifty cent bot
ties for sale by druggists.
, 1891-10-01
SHOP NOTES.
Rushing Out Some Monster SLACK
Burning Engines.

q. A. Upton. general shop foreman,
says the work in the shops has been very
heavy this month. Several engines have
been rebuilt and more will go out soon.
Three big consolidated eight-wheelers will
leave the shops today. They have been
rebuilt here and are a credit to the Chey-
enne shops. One of the engines, 1909, Is
a tremendous monster with two cabs, one
for the engineer and one for the fireman.
1t has q peculiar fire box, much larger
than an ordinary engine, and slack coal is
used. The idea is to have a slow, steady
fire, more like that of stationary engines
than railway locomotives. Engine 1909
will be used west OF Laramie. The other
two, 1911 and 1888. will be used on the
hill, where they ran together some time
ago. No. 1880 will soon be ready for the
road.
An engine and small circular saw for
saving scrap wood we're set up yesterday
on the south side of the planning mill.
, 1891-10-01
IN rHE JUSTICES COURT.
Suits for Indebtedness Against the
Wealth.

In the attachment case of jeffrey and
Mercer against the Commonwealth yes
terday, defendants admitted the Justice
of the claim. Motion was made for
dissolution of attachment and the case
was carried over until Oct. 13.
In the ease of Editor Slack against the
same paper. his bill of $l4.5O was ad-
mitted to be correct and judgment con
fessed by the defendants.
A. G. McGregor made claim to the
safe in the Commonwealth ofie. II was
was released by the constable.
The case of VIM. Ii. Milligan and
Chas. Virden, accused of stealing a team
from Helen Jenkins was postponed until
today at 2 o'clock. The cause OF post.
pouement was the non-appearance Of au
important witness on each side.
, 1891-10-01

1t is said IN railroad circles that the Big
Horn Valley railroad, which was moor
porated here last week Is a go. The Denver
Ne,os says of the line and incorporators:
Nv. W. Dudley is the general counsel
for the Northwestern, and there is no
doubt but what the road is to be merely
an extention of that line, the objective
point being Helena. The capital stock is
Sc, 900. 900 and the Northwestern is in q
position to extend its line. The road will
traverse the valley Of the Big Horn, which
is a fertile country, touching Deer Lodge
and other important points, and end at
Helena. This means improved lines In
the great Northwest"
, 1891-10-01
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the CITY.

Oysters in every style at Gcrmania hall.
Company F,.W. N. G., gave a dance
In Douglas last night.
Geo. Cory Yesterday filed on a homestead
at the mouth of Deer creek.
Nicely furnished rooms at the Nor
mandy, ss and $40 a month.
Underwood Bros. shipped two car loads
of cattle to Omaha yesterday.
Miss Bessie Pope who has had an at
tack of mountain fever, is greatly i'm
proved.
John OFT, the tramp who was the
means of capturing Miller, and his part
ner have each received $40 for their
trouble.
Judge Carroll expects the president OF
the Cheyenne Debating club to call the
society together soon.
N. f Young. formerly a clerk in Bert
Wagner's clothing store at Douglas. has
been appointed deputy county treasurer OF
Converse county.
Handsomely furnished rooms at the
Whitcomb house aud Whitcomb house
annex Castle Dare). Best dining room
in the. city. Corner of Ferguson and
Twentieth streets. Charges moderate.
A girl baby was born to the wife OF Lee
Bristol Yesterday morning. Congratula-
tons are in order. This is the third"irst
one within a week. The others made
their appearance at the homes of Jasper
Bovee and Joe Milan.
, 1891-10-01
The World Enriched.

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everything hat will con-
duce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world wa enriched with the Only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re-
freshing to the taste and prompt and
effectua1 to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
ular il becomes. ,
, 1891-10-01
MysrerIous DISAPPEARANCE.

Sam Williamson has disappeared from
his home near Sheridan. Williamson
had financial troubles and had been drink
ing much OF late, and the Enterprise says
it is feared that he has committed suicide.
When last seen he was going up Big
Goose creek and was in a demented con-
ditInn
, 1891-10-01
Will be Hurled Today.

c. W. Wensler, the man who was
found dead in bed at the Leighton house
Tuesday evening, will be buried today.
1t was not thought necessary to hold an
inquest. Wensler, who was OF a saving
disposition, was supposed by his friends
to have quite a sum OF money, but only
81 were found. A number of letters in
his native language (Ssiss) we're found
but no one has yet been discovered who
can interpret them. He has a sister il
Switzerland and a nephew somewhere il
this country. The funeral expenses viii
be paid by Harry p. Hynds and Joe Alb
bolt has charge of the arrangements
Friends of the deceased will leave the
Warren undertaking rooms with the cas-
ket at 2 o'clock. AT the cemetery a short
service will be held.