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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
Catarrh Can't be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you have
to take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is no
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this
scription. 1t is composed of the BEST
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo o.
&-Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Com.
pany.

Notwithstanding the notoriety this
company has gained by the strike
among the miners against the con-
Wet labor imposed upon them, the
calling out the MALTA and the shoot
ing down of the hardy mountaineers
who rose in arms against this worse
than old slavery practice, not one
reader in thousand knows who are
at the head of this slave driving con
Germ. Take notice. This Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company is simply a
partnership between Thos. @. Plat
( me too Platt") the New York
republican boss and Calvin S. Brice,
one of the big democratic bosses.
Dan Lamont too. is a closely interest,
ed party. All remember Dan Lamont
as one of President Cleveland's
household. The big noodle papers
keep these names in the back ground
when mentioning the Tennessee war.
Follow up the war at Homestead,
Buffalo. Wyoming and Idaho, and
the same sort of men will be found
with large interests in all the con-
Germs where laborers have risen in
rebellion in vain hope to right their
wrongs. All of their corporation
lords are leading bosses in the two
old parties. What hope can the
people have while voting for parties
that are entirely controlled hy this
class of men?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
Acts to Voluntarily Debase Money

"This note is legal tender at its face
value in payment of all debts, public and
private, except when otherwise expressly
stipulated in the contract"
The above legend is printed on the gov
eminent currency issued on the purchase
and deposit of silver by the treasurer, under
the act of 1890, and is one of the many
tricks and devices that our mercenary
congress has subjected the people TO under
the dictation of the gold ring. The object
of this exception is to allow that class to write
in their mortgages and other obligations
they fix on the borrower, payable in gold"
The hope of these gold ring anarchists is
that time may arrive in our affairs in
which gold will not lie procufable, when it
can be boarded by that class as il was during
the rebellion and several years after, and
this money can be discredited as the green
back was by a similar exception which
reads on the greenback "except duties on
imports and interest on public debt" This
Exception" gave that class an opportunity
TO depress the currency and work premium
al one time on gold, of nearly two hundred
per cent. This note of the issue under the
law of 1890, also enables the holder TO pre-
sent it at the United States Treasury and
draw gold coin, which was done by a bank
ing firm u few days since, which drew
100000 in gold and shipped it to
Germany.
If the people would pause and consider
the Infamous transactions congress as at
present constituted, is willing to lend itself
TO at the demand of plutocratic class, they
would make short work of tumbing them
out of the places they have So long
disgraced.
There are al present indications that as
soon as the election is safely over, or shortly
after, that premium will be worked up on
gold through the loop holes made in this
law for that purpose unquestionably. Then
the prices of every thing on sale will be put
down by holding down money and putting
up debts with the premium on gold. This
is the same game which was worked with
the greenback, and government bonds and
every debt doubled in value. In the face Of
such juggling tricks multitudes of our
honest, we'll meaning, so-called intelligent
class will contend that there is no real
money but gold, when in truth gold is not
used for legitimate purposes of money at all,
but by spectators Of the gold ring 10 en-
hapce the value of debt and interest, and to
depress prices of every kind of property and
the value of the money in use in liquidating
debt. Gold is used for the purpose Of
enhancing the value of debt and interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30

Colonel Noyes, the Peoples candidate for
Congress in the Second Maryland District
is astir in the advocacy of his cause. He
is spending the week at the Cecil Fair and
doing yoeman's work in the cause he has at
heart. The Colonel has no ambition TO
serve in Congress, but he is man enough TO
stand for principle and, win or lose, he
will have no regrets for the efforts he is
making to clarity the Maryland political
horizon. He is almost as much sur prised
as gratiied at the multitude of accession to
the ranks of the Peoples party he is daily
meeting. The Colonel shares the prevail,
ing belief that the party of The people will
not long remain minority party in Mary
land. Indeed, be anticipates some big sur
prises at the ensuing election. And Colonel
Noyes is neither an enthusiast ror a dolt.
He is man of thought and culture. we'll
read in political history and philosophy,
and dangerous adversary in polemics.
He knows what he believes and hits right
out as the bluff soldier may be expected to
do. The Second District candidate is ad-
mirably equipped TO take his place beside
the bold thinkers the West and South have
sent TO the National Capitol. intellectually.
he scars high above the standard of either
of his competitors, Stranger things have
happened than would, be the representation
Of his district in the next Congress by a
Peoples party man.-AHiance Free Press,
Baltimore, of Sept. 10th.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
WeaVer's Speech.

On the fourth page the first part OF
General Viewers speech delivered
in congress in February 1889. is
Published. No person ought to miss
reading the speech. The balance oil
the speech will he published in our
next iusue. Had every session had
a dozen men like the Peoples party
candidate in congress during the
last twenty five years good deal OF
plundering would have been prevent
ed or exposed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30

Although 70e haze struck
tie CHAINS, tile letters, from
fur million blacks 0fthe South,
there IS a monetary system
eyoa0zMg ub IN Ame1zca 70hzch
70lW sooner or later faSten the
CHAINS on all the american
be0ble."-Abraham Lincoln.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30

You wind your watch once day. YOU
liver and bowels should act as regularly. L
they do not, use key. The key is-Dr
eisrce's Pleasant Pellets. One dose.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
Let Us Move
Onward.

The wheels of Fall Trade are revolving; more goods
going out than usual at this of the year. We are
however, prepared for the demand stock large
and extensive.
We invite you to examine the new invoice of Dress
Goods, some and choice things among them.
Also the Ladies, Mems and Childrens Coats
Mems, Boys and Childrens Suits, odd Pants &c.
Underwear of various grades and styles.
Ladies' and Gents fine facory-made Shoes
Mass and Braid Trimmings; many and inviting
things in this line.
Our stock grows varies and complete as one season
follows another.
Some changes to be made that will add to our
capacity and convenience.
=. r. BURLINGTON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-30
Due to Carelessness.

By being little careful and thought
full you can preserve the beauty of form
in your shoes; running them over at the
sides and heels is matter of pure care
lessness only and a habit that is rather
expensive one, as it makes the shoes look
worn and old long before they would il
properly cared for.-Detroit Free Press
The democrats have started dime
contribution for party electioneering
purposes. Has Wall street deserted
them after promising the party
bosses bushels of money if they
would defeat a free.coinage bill at
the last session T
A Universal Bsautitier. effec-
tive, and agreeable, Ayers Hair Vigor
has taken high rank among toilet
articles. This preparation causes thin,
weak hair to become abundant, strong,
and healthy, aad restores gray hair to
its original color.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

to December "a, 1T required 1851 pounds
ear corn, 252 pounds middlings to make
$50 pounds of gain, the oil meal being
eliminated from the ration. The cost
of the feed for this period was SO. SO.
or an average cost of 50 SO per hun
dred pounds of increase. They used
in this period 8 rs pounds of feed for
one of gain
The next two weeks. from December
"a, 1891, to January z, 1892, they con-
sumed 1884 pounds ear corn and 3715
pounds middlings, which produced 100
pounds gain. The cost of, the feed for
these two two weeks was So 81, or an
average cost of 1922 per hundred
pounds of gain. In this period it took
five pounds of feed for one of gain.
From January to January 19 they
consumed $40 pounds ear corn, which
made So pounds gain The middlings
were discontinued on account of the
cold weather. The cost of the corn for
the twelve days was 1924, or an aver
age cost of $611 per hundred pounds
of gain. It required 1O19 pounds of
corn for one pound increase.
1t IS noticeable by the preceding
figures that the cost of producing a
pound of live weight increased very
rapidly during the latter part of the
trial. This was due to the cold weather
we had at that time, being the coldest
period we experienced last winter.
The pigs were fed three times day all
they would eat clean; corn at night and
in the morning; middlings and oil
meal at noon, mixed in enough water
to make them thoroughly wet. On
finding that the cost of producing a
pound of gain exceeded the market
price, we Immediately sold them at
So 55 per hundred to the local stock
buyers
During the 68 da1 they were on
trial they gained 512 pounds, or an
average f 1 25 pounds each day. The
average cost of the 512 pounds gain
was So 08 per hundred. That lefG us
48 cents per hundred pounds for the
time and trouble spent IN caring for
them The average daily gain for the
first two weeks was 201 pounds each;
for the second, 123 pounds, for the
third, 70 pounds; for the fourth, /. 4S
pounds. and the last IL days, "A pounds.
The result of this experiment., like
many others, tends to show us the
more feed we can get the pig to con-
sumo, digest and assimilate each day,
the cheaper the cost of production In
the third period, when their gain was
over II pounds each day, the highest
during the trial the cost of producing
pound of gain was the lowest. q.
w Kt7gdLill, IN Wisconsin, Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
EIGH. N. c.. NOVEMBER 8. 1892.

a great issue of Democracy. Surely if
the Republican party had been deter
mined to pass the Lodge bill they could
have done so In spite of all the Demo
Gratis could do. The Republicans well
knew that it is rare occurrence for
one party to have the President and a
majority in both houses of Congress.
This failure to pass the Lodge election
bill when it was opportune, leaves
room for suspicion that the whole
affair is nothing but put up job by
leaders of both parties to maintain the
balance of pOWer-a solid South and a
solid North. The race issue has been
and will be for some time to come a
potent factor in Southern politics, and
II 1t should prove possible TO keep the
color line intact by means of the force
bill scare and threatened negro domi-
nation, there would be no chance for
any other political party to gain con-
siderable ground. The Peoples party
men have been accused of sacrificing
their honor and self-respect by going
into political conventions and SIT to-
gether with negroes. Mr.. Cleveland
when President, appointed scores of
negroes TO well paying Offices and
scores of good Democrats went on
their bonds, sat in the same office and
divided the spoils with the negroes.
Did Mr.. Cleveland or the bondsmen of
his appointees loose any honor or self
respect? Where, let us ask, was the
honor of hundreds of good Democrats
who voted for Cheatham, the negro, In
preference to Mr.. Mewborne, when the
latter was a candidate for Congress in
this district7 Is it because he was a
member of the Alliance?
That the Democrats may hold high,
low, jack and game at the polls, the IN
genlous Mr.. Kitchen proposes that all
men with white faces and straight hair
who insist on Clinging to the tallacles
of the Peoples party and cannot be
Convinced, Oy arguments, that it Is tc
their interest TO vote for Cleveland and
tariff reform should be put in the penl
tenGlary or the insane asylum. Why2
Well. when Mr. Kitchen finds out that
all the institutions of the kind named
would not begin to hold q small fTac
ton of the crowd, he will perhaps sug
gest to have them hung and be done
with forever. But don't do that, Mr..
Kitchen, please. Wait until the next
Democratic Congress is In power TO
pass a Federal election law, or force
bill, after your own heart, to warrant
such extraordinary proceedings. In
the meanwhile we are going to vote
for Weaver and Field and peoples
Congressman in spite of all the cheap
and secondhand arguments and bu /
dozer's rhetoric that Messrs. Bell,
Kitchen and Beddingfeld are peddling
out In the State 1t really seems we
have reason To fear that before we are
done with our Democratic friends, we,
like our brothers IN Alabama, will wish
for some law to insure us that our
votes are counted, honestly counted,
for the men we voted. K.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
ouR coLoRED PoPuLArEoN.

The census office has issued bulletin
on the subject of the colored population
of the United States in 1890. The bull.
letin show that the total colored popu-
lation is 1888, $50. OF this number
z, 470,O are persons of African de-
scent, 107, 475 are Chinese, 2,039 are
Japanese and 58, S06 are civilized In
dians. Considering persons of African
descent, it Is seen that there has been
an increase during the decade from
1880 to 1890 of S89, ,247, or 13 81 per
cent, as against an increase during the
decade from 1870 to 1880 of 1 zoo. 7S4,
or "a s. per cent. The bulletin says
The abnormal increase of the colored
population of the South during the de-
cade ending In 1880 led to the popular
belief that the negroes were increasing
at a much greater rate than the
white population. The present census
has shown, however, that the high rate
of increase In the colored population,
as shown by the census Of 1889, was
apparent only, and was due to the Inn
perfect enumeration of 1879 in the
Southern States.
There has been an Increase IN the
number OF Chinese in the United States
during the decade from 1880 to 1890 Of
only. Z,UlU, or j IL per ce4b.s Jile uAAl-
Der returned In 1880 being 105 465 and
| the number returned IN 1890 being
| 1O7. .465. The Chinese increased 66 IS
per cent. from 1870 to 1880 and so. 81
Der cent. from 1ss0 to 1870.
In 1880 the panese in the United
States numbered only 148, while IN
1890 they numbered 2,O39 In 1870
there were only 55 Japanese returned
under that census.
s'The civilized Indians have decreased
during the past ten years !, ,601, or il. As
per cent the number returned in 1880
being 66, 407. as against 5S. sos returned
In 1880 n-E5C.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
RESOLUTIONS.


The following resolutions ofAEasS9ct
were adopted by Cherokee conllOy
(Texas) Alliance, July 5th, 1892:
WHEREAS, The news of the death of
L. L. Polk has saddened the hearts of
all Alliancemen because of the love,
amounting almost to reverence In
which he was held for his sterling,
manly and Christian character, and
for his high qualific atoms as a great
leader; the therefore be it, by this
County Alliance
ResOIUed, That we submissively but
sorroWfully bow to the will of God in
taking away our beloved brother and
President.
2. That we endeavor to emulate the
virtues and patriotism of our deceased
brother, and especially that broad love
manifested by him for his fellow man.
3. That we offer our sincere SYM
pathy to the bereaved family of Bro.
Polk, and assure them that only their
loss of husband and father is greater
than ours of brother and leader
4. That copy of these resolutions be
sent to Bro POlk's family, and that
copy be sent to THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, of Raleigh, N. O., for publica-
tion; also that these resolutions be
spread on separate page of the min
utes OF this County Alliance.
WIN. A. CAVENEss.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
EXPERIMENTS IN FEEDING PIGS

Last winter we conducted an expert
ment with q view of ascertaining
whether it would be profitable to feed
pigs ear corn, worth $12 per ton, mid
dlings at $14, and oil meal at the rate
of $50 when bought in 100 pound lots,
and $216 by the ton.
The entire litter of one SOW, six
thrifty pigs, were selected for the ex-
pertinent. They were eighty-fve days
old at the beginning of the trial and
their average weight was rs pounds
All the different feeds that were fed
during thetrial were carefully weighed
by myself and the pigs were weighed
at the same hour every two weeks, IN
order to note the gain In weight and
the cost of a pound of gain with their
advancement In age and weight. The
feed they received previous to the ex-
pertinent was the same as that fed
during the trial During the first two
weeks, from November 10 to November
26, 1891. it took 2471 pounds of ear
corn, 9Sa pounds middlings and 122
pounds oil meal to make SO pounds of
gain. Reckoning these feeds at their
respective prices, we have a cost of
81 36 for 85 pounds increase, or at a
cost of $2.78 per hundred pounds of
gain. 1t took on the average of %
pounds of feed for one pound of gain.
The second fortnight, beginning No
vember 26 and ending December 10.
they consumed 264 pounds ear corn.
1884 pounds middlings and Is pounds
oil meal, which produced 104 pounds
of gain. The cost of the feed for the
weeks was 50 ~, or an average of
50 81 for every one hundred mounds of
gain. The amount of food consumed
for one pound OF gain wass OF pounds
The third period, from December TO
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
TREATMENT OF MANuRKs.
Experiments Showing thu Value of the
Liquid Manure Commonly Wasted.

Experiments Showing thu Value of the
Liquid Manure Commonly Wasted.
With the object of calling the atten-
ton of farmers to the loss resulting
from the waste Of manure from barn,
wards and the loss of urine, so univer-
sal, the Iowa Experiment Station com
posted the different manures from
several stables in the spring, mixing
the heavy and wet with dry straw so
as to prepare the whole for application,
and when rains came causing a sedi-
ment to flow from the heaps. This was
dipped into barrels and applied to one
of the corn-fields; the rows were care
fully marked and received the same
cultivation as did the remainder of the
field. The rows that had the liquid
manure sprinkled over them yielded
80 02 bushels an acre. The same num-
Der of rows, husked for comparison,
growing beside them yielded 5000
bushels per acre.
TIE manure from which the liquid
seeped was common to most Iowa
farms and was made from feeding corn
with little bran and Ollmeal. From
ten barrels of liquid applied the increase
was within a fraction at the rate OF
twenty three bushels of corn an acre as
payment for the work.
Another effect from the liquid ma
nure is mentioned as very striking.
The corn field had spots where the
crops suffered from drought, or bac-
terra, or soil conditions that caused a
whitening of the lower leaves and pro-
duced yellow colOring on the higher
leaves. One of these affected spotslay
contiguous to the rows sprinkled with
the liquid manure. The disease, what
ever II was, stopped at the first row
where the liquid was applied. On one
side was an affected foliage, on the
other dark green, healthy, vigorous
foliage. 1t was evident that the extra
nutrition of the corn growing on liquid
manure enabled it TO resist what
affected that growing in the next rows.
At the Ohio station cement floor
and clstern designed to save this valu-
able fef tllizef was put into the main
barn, and the liquid manure from
thirty COWS was collected from Decem-
Der 25th, 1890, to May 1st. 1891. The
COWS were well bedded with straw.
which OF course absorbed much of the
liquid, so that the amount saved repre-
sents what would otherwise have gone
to waste. Chemical ANALYSIS showed
this to contain fertilizing materials
worth forty seven dollars, as fertilizers
are sold in Ohio. At this rate the saw
ing IN SIX months, the time COWS are
usually stalled, would amount 80 SO,
and would be at least 90 per. cent. per
| annum on the necessary cost Of the
floor and cistern.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

ception committee should notify Mr.
Fl. L. Minds, 658 N. 18th street, Phila-
delphia, Pa
Credentials for delegates are herein
enclosed
Again urging unions to be fully rep
resented at the convention, we have
the honor to subscribe ourselves,
Yours fraternally.
SAMUEL GoNIPERS,
Pres't American Federation of Labor.
CHRIS EVANS, Secretary.
p j. Mcclure, First Vice President,
VIM. A. Carney, Second Vice Presi,
dent, John B. Lennon, Treasurer
Executive Council.
n. B Bring this call to the notice
of your unions
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
THE GooD OLD rIMEs.
But Things Have Changed and They
Cheer no More.
WARREN COrKTY- N. %.

WARREN County, N. G.
Mr.. EDITOR There has been time
IN the sweet bye and bye when one or
more OF the patriotic Office seekers or
their hlrellngs were advertised to ex-
PLAIN to the masses the status of true
6lue Democracy, the farmers would
IeaVe their work, put on the best
clothes lf they had a Choice) hitch up
tne wagon or buggy and travel ten or
WE'VE miles to listen to the harangues
OF tG7oSneaker. Inay would cheer and
apPIau- n lOUaIy, Lot because he
saIu anything very smart or new, but
Iney cheered hllm because he had been
aCoioneI or General in the bygone past
auQ had strong and ample adjectives
a. az MS command whereWith to consign
gne opposition to the immeasurable
uePtn OF which the Bible speaks.
Besides this all without excentien
y 0io 6ooo Democrats then and believed
!" boEa essential for earthly happiness to
o naY9 un0ounded faith in the Demo
'i4Lc party and its leaders.
bo - Is not so now. Things political
40 - Chahged-very much indeed. The
a5 PIGS lse OF the kurnel over the masses
Gu 80. IAe InlaiIlole faith In the Demo
caatc ciatlc party of the day, is shaken from
66onVet 6ot 10 circumference. IF any one
o@s.Ie naS Ilne Or curiosity TO hear the stump
ffPPeakeF fPPeaIeF that is once more rambling
rrlS9ugh the State on a flesh pot hunt
pio ni.e'er Lhe pretext to enlighten the peo-
to1 p5T' 5soI 5cannoI fail to perceive that the at
iiif1TIance iiaTtaanLce at these feasts of political en-
AofECenLnent fn%I Is now surprisingly small.
q. 20" o'.n town people, a handful Of dudes
SozoIIo crossroads counterjumpers and q
the ba'In aI! OF Two stray darkies is generally
SiCnS Si[W oroWd Tsd that gathers on such occa-
jooI jlS, :, II any farmers are present they
ho hon no o8lS9omy and melancholic, and it can
in in read reaa IN their faces that they are not
70 sympathy with the speaker. They
woiIt IwS9iHIessly listen for a fekt minutes, then
Siaos,aao. %alk away v some hun7fbd yards and
as 9sSf4ss tPa3L the situation a7sbng themselves
tbaSn 5 Sney ;o nave been aL'ustomed to dc
inoS nvS0 past four yeaI6 an a lliance meet
9s65 99' is ABSENCE Of hi Ett 81 and enthusi
fsSln fSa rs Is conapicuou! tllsn among the
-" democrats pres] ~ and the whole