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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-04
A POPULAR FAMILY.

JENNIE: 4" How is it. Kate. that You always
seem To catch on TO the last new thing2 Do
what | may, you always seem To get ahead
of me-
KATE: 81 don't know: I certainly do not
make any excrtCn in that direction"
JENNIE: " Well, during the last few months,
for example, you have taken up painting,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-04
The Voice

Is easily injured slightest irritation Of
the throat OF larynx at once affecting its
tone, flexibility, or power. All efforts to
sing or speak in public, under such condi-
tions, become not only painful but danger
Gus, and should be strictly avoided until
every symptom is removed. To effect a
speedy cure no other medicine is equal to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
DURHAM FARXERY ALLIANCE TOBACCO
MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
DURHAM, N. @.
DURHAM, n. Q.

J. 81. MEADOWS, Secretary.
w. T. MEADOWS, Manager.
DIRECTORS:
Jno. w. Pope, Durham county Jesse w.
Brooks, Durham county P Il. Massey, Dur
ham county; Paul A. Brown, Durham county;
W. T.Adams. Granville county; ID. Meadows,
Granville county.
Manufacturers Of all Grades Of Chewing
Tobacco.
We make q specially of fine Sun. Cured To-
bacco, and our "F. A. l. o." and "Sun- Cured
sweet ness" brands are made of the finest
sun-cured leaf, and never fail to give salts
faction. We also make a fine line OF other
goods in all styles, and atthe very lowest pos
sible prices.
Our Factory is fitted up with all the latest
improved machinery, and we use nothing but
the very best ~licorice and sugars in the manu-
facture of our tobacco, and we ask you for a
trial order. We know we can please you, both
as to quality and price.
Our Factory is owned and controlled by
Alliance men only and is strictly an Alliance
enterprise, established under and governed
by the laR 8 and Constitution of the Ma lonal
and State Farmers Alliance.
Send for samples and price list. Address
Durham Farmers Alliance Tobacco Manu-
featuring Co., Durham, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
NORFOLK. Va. ian % 1890

The Business Committee of the Farmers
Alliance of the counties of Norfolk and Prin-
cess Anne, recently convened in this city,
have unanimously reelected me as their shoe
house for the year 1890.
1t gives me pleasure to inform my Alliance
friends that / shau use every effort to appre-
ciate the renewed confidence of the Alliance
by making prices that suit the times. I have
no salesman on the road, but solicit CORE
spondence and will send samples on applica-
ton. GEO. r. WHITEHURST,
Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Trunks and YaIises,
20 Market Square, Norfolk, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

We deal directly with the Farmers Alliance or individual menoer of an Alliance
at the lowest wholesale prices If you hav3 never favored our house with al order
wewould be pleased to re 3eivea trial order and We guarantee to please yun the ouL
ny of the Groceries We carry a large and COZ dete stock of Fancy and Staple GROCER
les We d lot handle DOR or inferior goods an We can save yu considerable
money by purchasing Groceries o. ur house at wholesale prices. We are nw re
ceivng many orle's from Alliances in North Carolina as the through freight rates
are very reasonable We obtain O. all shipments through freight raes You will
find that you can purchase Groceries to advantage in Philadelphia
We fill all orders received from a Subordinate Alliance when under seal of the
Alliance ant signed by the President Secretary and bonded Business Agent land the
goods will b. shipped on thirty days time and when the goods arrive and prove
satisfactory, payment must be made in thirty days from date of bills. We do not
ask for the payment of goods in advance. When you have received the goods and
have examined them, and found them satisfactory, you can pay for them. If Won
desire information inr regard to prices O n any goods in our lie Of business do mot
fail to write u.s. We shall be pleased to fun, h the desired inf rmaion. We cen
deavor to omsvsr all inquiries promptly and satisfactorily
We will mail Tree, upon request our compile Price List Of GusHfs, giving liz
whole s Nts o. al Goods in The Grocery Line
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
TOBA CCO-SEED

The Newest, Finest and Brightest Yellow
Varieties, and choice of all ether classes of
Tobacco produced in the United States,
grown by the Original Pioneer Tabcco-Seed
IN artificial methOds-growth of 1890
and first class in every respect, are offered
with the assurance that none better are pro-
durable. or produce better paying crops.
Write at once for Catalogue, free, and you
will be right sure to order seed of the BEST.
e l.. RAGLANO,
HycO, Va
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
THE
Kentucky State Union.

The leading labor paper of Kentucky, in
which are discussed all the leading ques-
tons. A fearless ~expounder of the peo-
pies rights, and an enemy to monopoly,
trusts and unjust legislation. Price, 81
per year. Address,
KENTUCKY STATE UNION,
Bowling Green, Ky.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
The Control Of Our Own MARKET.


At the close Of two column artSSia
headed, Increasing Sales Abroad <N
Iron and Steel" Bradstreet's says, zffssssr
mentioning that our exports OF ts,g&s
products in 1900 were valued at 500, i5a,-
600, while our imports amounted sxs
$18,5s4,7O1:
1.-THE difference in cost between soaH
machinery and that manufactured abrozA
has been steadily diminishing as greaaE
facilities for production in this copntry
over foreign countries have been dewsl-
oped. At the same cost and Offering e.
superior machine the United States can
shut out all other countries from fore&su
markets, as we now completely contsG
our own in these special hnes."
Free-traders urge our farmers to SaR
them break up this control of our cwn
market and stop the steadily diminssAs-
ing cost Of machinery in this country ~
compared with foreign countries. 1bs
would help England in two ways Y
would remove competition in finished
products, which she wants to sell. ant
by necessitating our sending some thirty
million bushels of wheat to her Inarhes
In addition to what we now export Il
would knock the price of wheat, which
she wants to buy. connave. -
On analysis any project advocated Ny
Free-trader will be found advantageous
to some interest centered or owned In
Great Britain.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06

solemn truth, and Il is of the highest in
portance to the Engllsh trade thaH .
should be recognfsed:"
So much for the general excelleloeM
American boots Hnd shoes. But The c,-
orl's correspondents goes even fur18r.
He eUyH
1.-THE stateensst an about to Bske
may seem incredible, but it is literally
true, and IN subsequent article aliN
support it with figures. In the manuf2s-
ture of medium TO cheap boots and shHW
the cost Of labor per pair is considerably
less than half the cost of similar goodsia
England, when the spending value Of tho
English dollar Is taken into account
That Is, nOS Sniy are American bocs
and shoes better than English, but they
are actually produced at less cost! 9Sss
low cost is not attained through lowez;Esy
the workmau's wages, however, belaaas
our authority informs us that wages ora
at least twice rs high rs in England. Tis
saving comes through superior methods
and machinery. With the three facts aF
superior quality, cheap production and
higher wages established, only one tisiRE
remains to complete the panegyrie en-
Protection. Happily, the writer ia Lao
Record touches that point too. Ee sayE
"Ihave before me pair of gentleInxns
whole golosh laced boots, which wsuaa
reteil to the public in America ct 5ws
dollars Say eight shillings pair. Vbey
are machine sewn, and though light,
they are but little inferior in valrse 10
what is known in the trade as q nAM-
guinea (S2 56) boot"
This completes the picture-hetsg
boots and shoes, higher wages to the aa
Dor that makes them, yet as cheap to Tbs
consumer as are similar goods in Eng
land. Verify, Cobden's theory was TIA
sound
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
GRATlFIED CURIOSITY.
The Young Man Pressed the Button ant
Put Out the Lights.

The Young Man Pressed the Button and
Put Out the Lights.
A gentleman recently gave house
warming party, having just moved into
new dwelling A large company was
invited, and the entire mansion was
thrown open TO the guests. The house
was modern in its appointments to the
last degree, even to being lighted by
electricity instead Of gas.
One young man among the guests saw
much to arouse his curiosity and was on
the alert for new discoveries.
A celebrated Singer had just taken her
place at the plano, when this young
man, who was standing in the lower
hall near the parlor door, caught sight
Of something that looked like black
rubber button in the center of small
marble disk. What could that be for2
He was so anxious to know that he
could not listen to the singer, says Lon
don Tid-Bits. The crowd was great, and
he felt sure he could examine the curl
osity without being noticed. He passed
his hands over it slyly, touched the rub
Der or metal button with his fingers,
pressed it softly. and on the instant the
parlors and hall were in total darkness.
The song of the soprano ended in q
little shrek, an the air was full of ex-
clamations.
pray keep perfectly quiet" the voice
of the host was heard saying. eve will
have lights In a moment" ..
Cropping his way through the crowd,
stepping on their toes, striking against
them and putting his outstretched hands
into shrinking faces, the chagrined host
finally made his way into the hall, felt
along the wall until he touched the
electric button, pressed it and the rooms
were again flooded with light
The inquisitive young man hadn't
presence of mind enough to hold his
tongue. ,a .
''Oh, Is that what t hat thing is for?'
he said II didn't know, or I'LL
wouldn't have touched it."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06

Industries, a technical journal publish
ed in London, says of the performances
of the new German steamer:
The City Of Paris burned every aay
about 1856 tons of coal, while the FUsISaa
Bismarck is said to have burned qGly
$50 tons. Such records open up pxss
poets which deserve serious consid.ra-
ton from our shipbuilders and maxine
engineers"
A difference of fifty-fve tons, or nesrIy
20 per cent, in coal consumption 71ls-
doubtedly deserves serious considerartcG
when another country is keeping shsa
dealing in the same class of goods anA
liable to get orders. The Free-troas
plan was that England should do Ehs,
manufacturing Of the world. Thers
would then have been no 'serious Aon-
sideration." The world would have tasssr
what England pleased to make and zE
her price, or would have gone without
The Free-trade plan has not workaT
quite as we'll as its authors hoped. Tins
area IN which finished products an
made is, thanks to Protection, extending
Their cost is falling and the price Of raw
materials Is advancing. Most of er
"best thonght," however, is strongly, II
not fiercely, in favor of our having bssss
one store in which to either buy goods
or sell country produce.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
CHANGE OF OcCU PATTON

When Coupled with Preoooupation Does
Not Always Bring Good Results.
The young man had been a groom at
the riding school, and had also been
employed at sale stable, says writer
in River and Driver. Still, the knowl-
edge that he had acquired at these
places did not servo him we'll now that
he was engaged as clerk In a grocery
store on Sixth avenue.
One day q young lady came into the
store and asked the clerk If they had
any horseralish-
"Hossradish? I should say we have, +"
exclaimed the young man. 1--WE prob
ably have the most remarkable hoss-
radish in the market" and ne pulled
down bottle, covered with the dust Of
ages, and rolled 1t along the counter.
"Observe its gait, " he continued, with
enthusiasm. '.There's q hossradish
that can recommend There's an A
No. 1 family hossradish I can warrant
It to work anywhere It will drag a
family carriage, on heavy track. in
$40"
The young lady looked at the clerk
with some astonishment She wanted
tho norseradish, however. and ventured
to ask II 1t was strong 'f t.ai
''Strong2" echoed tho clerk; "why,
It's as strong as a steam stump puller.
It's the strongest hossradish that ever
looked through collar. You can take
It right out Of your ,phaeton, after a
whlrl around Central park, hitch It. to
stoneboat and If It doesn't pull more
than q locomotive I'll knock 1t in the
head. Fact is, it's q heavy-draught
hossradish, with the swiftness and en-
durance Of Salvatore
81 meant to ask" said the young
lady, somewhat confused. ''H it Is
sharp-does it biteT ts
"Bite? No; it's gentle as a sucking
dove; wouldn't bite the smallest child.
1t seems kind O. sad like when 1t has to
take bite in its mouth. Oh, no; It
wouldn't bite piece Of molasses candy.
And kick? You couldn't make that
hossradish kick If you ti6kled it with a
straw" and the clerk punched the bot
tie in the ribs as proof of It's excellent
disposition.
The young lady did not seem entirely
satisfied with the recommendation and
took the bottle up to examine it more
closely. "That's right" said the af-
fable young man; "look 1t over care
fully. Examine it closely for ringbone,
SPAWN, quartercrack, heaves, thumps,
mumps, dumps, grumps, or anything
else under the shining sun. If you find
1t is not as sound as dollar, the hoss-
radish is yours without costing you q
red cent and with nice set Of silver
mounted harness thrown In Shall
wrap it up?"
The young lady said she would not
take 1t along now, but might coll later
with halter to lead il home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
A LONELY BRIDAL TOUR.

Why tho Sights Of Europe Failed to I'm
press u Melancholy Traveller.
E Some years ago, while looking at the
clock at Strasburg, said Chauncey De-
pew in his Baltimore lecture, noticed
large party of American touris is MAX
ing the rounds of that celebrated an
cient city. I Twas told by one of them
that while most of the visitors hugely
enjoyed the trip there was, by way of
contrast, one among them whom moth
ing wonderful In nature or art could
touch.
The landscape had no charms for
him; the Alps did not impress him; the
beauties Of Paris and Vienna did not
evoke his ecstacies. Nothing that he
saw had the slightest effe ct of drawing
out the least expression of admiration.
Weeks and weeks passed, and the rest
of the party were dumfounded at his
lack of appreciation Of the sights which
met them on all sides.
Finally 1t was decided to send COM
mittee Of four, two gentlemen and two
ladies, to his room and inquire what it
was prevented his enjoyment of the
trip.
'Old man." said one of the commit
tee, ''ten US what is the matter. If any
one in the party has displeased you we
shall dismiss him, if any wrong has
been done you we shall see that it is
remedied, bat do tell us what the
trouble is, for we are trying hard to
please YOU"
"Well," said the unappreciative tour
ist, 81 do not care to say anything
about my trouble. wanted to keep it
to myself, but as you have asked me I
may as well out with it. The matter is
just this: This is my wedding trip-the
first wedding trip ever made and am
so blamed poor that did not have
money enough to take my wife. with
me-"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
A Problem for ..rfn Plate Liars.

In its account Of the proceedings H
the American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers at Providence, The Engineerixg
Record says:
IAN object Of interest just ct fin
time was pointed out at the Corliss e.
gine works, in the shape Of compieis
steam plant, consisting of a horizontra.
tandem compound condensing engine
% inches and Al inches diameters II
cylinders, 4S inches stroke, fly wheef2S
feet diameter, weight $4,000 pounds.
rated at 900 horsepower at 70 revolutions
per minute, and three Corliss boilers, to
be furnished by the company to tha
Somerton Tin Plate Works of Brooklyn
Somers Bros, proprietors."
1t is now in order for The Times,
Post and other English tin plate haelers
to deny entirely that any such engine
has been built for the purpose raen-
toned. And when Somers Bros. sell
tin cheaper than the Welsh havo besn
selling it to us under a revenue tazin
they will say that it is entirely due to
the superior engine they bought and thai
the tariff has had nothing at all 10 10
with it.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
A SHARP DODGE.


How Adam Forepaugh, tho Circus Man,
Once Avoided an Attachment. hH
"T'he circus Is subject to a system OF
biacimail, p1rnder and robbery en-
route that b unheard Of In any other
Business" said an old-time circus man
TO q Pittsburgh Dispatch reporter. 1T
requires Che most diplomatic manage
ment, and after all the company must
submit TO an sorts of extortion to es-
cape attachments These are levied
upon the ticket wagon Just before tho
evening performance, or upon q pole
wagon as the tents are being pulled
down. AS the delay Of "a trial, or even
hearing, would cost thousands of dol
lars, there Is no other way than to sub
NIT. This sort of robbery occurs in al-
most every town where circus goes
The company may think it is getting
off all right, when suddenly some acci-
dent, some chance injury to prop erty,
or something of that kind, affords an
excuse for levy. When was with
Forepaugh soon found that the at
tachment racket was dreaded and
cursed more by the veteran Snowman
than any other evil.
Zone time we were showing at Syra-
cuse. A drunken countryman had
been wandering around and fooling
with the animals. He finally ap-
preached Tip as the elephants were
lined up to leave, pulled a flask OF
whisky from his pocket and tried to
pour It in Tips trunk. Tip resented
this invitation to drink, and in about
five seconds was wiping up the ground
with his tormentor. But for Dan Tay-
lor and others the man would have
been killed .
''Old man Forepaugh took it all in.
He knew that the show would be de-
tanned and probably miss the next date
If we didn't get off, so he told Dan to
throw the man tn wagon and bring
him along with the show. We didn't
know whether he was dead OF alive un-
til our doctor called it case of drunk.
But next morning, when the man had
sobered up, he had no more idea where
he was or how he oane there than the
man in the moon. Forepaugh sent for
him and told him in his choice vocabu-
larry Of adjectives that he was o nice
man to hire out to the show and then
get drunk and fight with the elephants
the first night. you are discharged,
sir! You are discharged!' the old man
thundered. and tho fellow sneaked
away, utterly collapsed"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
McKinley Lace Mill,

A new mill is being erected at was-
areth, Pa, by S. Friedberger, Of Phiha-
delphia, which will be ready saA0.
and will be used for the production ii
laces and brsidS. Twelve looms, fifssyi-
two inches Vide, capable of producing
$4,000 yards per day, will be started .al
once, and Will be increased to double
this quantit, as occasion arises Theae
will produce an entirely new ling 4af
goods. San PIES of the new productsan
have brougi,i in large orders, SO that the
new concern .tarts under favorable sSs-
pices--Dry foods Economist.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
8 8 8 8 9 8 . 8 8 ,
Special.


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in England (and, I must admit, shared
by the writer) has been the assumption
that really high class goods could not be
made and finished by machinery. now
say most enphatically that there are
factories in America, and not one, but
many, which turn out large quantities
of ladies' and gentlemen's boots and
shoes of a quality and style which, tax
ing them all around, put to shame the
product of any factory In this country;
and in such factories there is used even
more machinery, and there is employed
an even greater degree Of subdivision of
labor, than in the factories making a low
grade shoe. Take, for example, the fac
tories of HGnan g. Son, of New York
(gentlemen's), and Laird, Schober s.
Mitchell, of Philadelphia Qadies). These
are merely representative of many others.
say, without fear Of successful contra
diction, that there is no factory in Eng
land that can produce one-fifth of the OUT
put of either of these factories and show
as much style, as much variety, rs mncu
workmanship, rs much quality, as muc.i
fit and as much general excellence. u:
other words, for every dozen Of really
good goods in any single English factory
either Of the concerns named will show
five dozens Of equal or better quality.
This is not the way to tickle the nationa,
vanity, and 10 say 1t may not help tho
popularity OF The Record. but 1t " the
-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-06
consumptIon Surely Cured.

that have positive remedy for the ebove. named
disease. By its timely use thousands OF hopeless
cases have been permanently cured. shall be glad
to SEND two bottles of my remedy FREE to any oi
your readers who have consumption IL they will
send me tneir Express and P. o. address. Respect
fully. T. "A. SLOCuM, II. O.. Isl Pearl st.. N, Y
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
FOUND IN STRANGE PLACES.
Fortunes Where They Were Least Ex-
pected.

Fortunes Where They Were Least Ex-
pected.
An old scissors grinder who died at
Goshen, Ind, the other day was found
to be worth twenty-one Thousand dol
lars, though he was supposed to be poor
and needy.
Ezra Gaskie, a native of Jerusalem,
was arrested at Tulare, Col, and SEN
fenced to twenty days in Jail for beg
ging. On searching him fifteen hum
dred dollars was found about him,
with a number of letters from promi~
nent people recommending him to the
charitable.
Over century ago a party Of Span
iards hid a bar of gold in the river
bluffs near Rocheport, Mo-, and despite
the efforts of wealth seekers the treas
ure remained unbound until the other
day, when man with maps and charts
made his appearance and after short
search, discovered the treasure.
A secondhand mattress which for
two months had been in possession of
it's purchaser, o. resident of Mebanes, n
c., caused him some uneasiness the
other night because of d hard lump
which had worked toward the surface
He investigated, and found that the
lump was wad of greenbacks amount.
ing to ten hundred and eleven dollars