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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24

Oswego Independent: Farmers in
some parts of the state have inaugu-
rated the custom of putting their
names on their barns in conspicuous
place, so that strangers passing along
may know who lives there. 1t is u
good idea. 1t would often be con-
vcnicnce 10 strangers looking for Ger.
tain men. 1t would also I've q source
of satisfaction to city people, especially
the merchants, TO learn the homes OF
the hundreds Of farmeT@ aud their
families whom we see on our streets
and in our places OF business every
week. 1t would be especially crafty.
ing TO the merchants to know the
home surroundings of their country
customers. BY all means Jet our farm
ers "label" their premises SO that
when we ride past fine farm with
good buildings and everything having
the appearance of thrift. we may know
to whom to give the credit and be-
come better acquainted with him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24

VARIABLE STARs.-Over 200 stars
are now known to vary in brightness.
Differences in the phenomena OBJ
served have led to the following elias.
sification, proposed by Prof. Pickering
Of the Harvard college observatory {:
l. Temporary or new stars, OF which
only very few have been recorded.
They blaze out suddenly, remain visi.
BILE for . short time, then disappear,
never more to return. A small tenn
porary star discovered in lS48 in
Ophinchus is still perceptible, but has
faded from the fourth magnitude 10
tho thirteenth. 2. Variable stars,
with considerable periods Of length.
The periods range from about 100 to
700 days, and the fluctuations from
about one TO more than eight magni.
tudes. 3. Irregular variables, hav-
ing no definite period and usually
only slight variation. 4. Variables
OF short period, most of them under
eight days. 5. Variables OF the type
of Algol, of which only ten have been
discovered. At regular intervals the
light suddenly fades and continues d.
unfinished for only small portion-a
few hours-of the stars period.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24

The laws of health are taught in the
schools, but not in way to be OF
much practical benefit, and are never
illustrated by living examples, which
in many cases might easily be done.
If some scholar who had just con-
tracted a cold was brought before the
school so that all could hear the dry,
loud cough aud know its significance {;
see the thin white coating OH the
tongue and later, as the cold devel.
Oped, see the profuse watery expector-
alton and thin watery discharge from
the nose, not one Of them would ever
forget what the first symptoms of a
cold were. The scholar should then
be given I hamberlain's Cough REM
edy freely, that all might see that even
a severe cold could be cured in one or
two days, or at least greatly mitigated,
when properly treated as soon as the
first symptoms appear. This remedy
is famous for is cure Of coughs, colds
and Group. 1t il made especially for
these diseases aud is the most prompt
and reliable medicine known for the
purpose. 25 and so cent bottles for
sale by j. G.. Polster.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
List OF Letters

Remaining IN the post-oilice at Bax-
Ter Springs, Kansas, Tor the week
ending December q, 1892, which II
not callod for within two weeks will
be sent to tho dead letter Office at
Washington. ID. c.: ''
Jones, Albert NJ Jetton, Stephen
Stallsmiih. Lewis Stiles,J w
Miller, John llanlesty, Della
Swarts, Mrs Rose Thomas, Myrtle
Swarts, Valentine
Persons calling 10, any OF the above
letters will please SAY Advertised"
giving date OF list.
WV. MARCE, p. NJ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
Why Risk Your Childs Life:

Statistics show that thousands Of
infants and children die yearly of
membranons Group We not exag-
gerate when we state that every one ut
those innocents could have been saved
had Foley's Honey and Tar been given
them IN time. 1t is pleasant TO take.
Can you afford 10 be without il in your
household? For sale by G. 6. Gregg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24

The News otllce Is now prepared to
print calling cards IN The hest style.
We have new typo especially tor this
work
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24

lOnrsir1AS ayD suEGEoN one. snS
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
NOAH WAS NOT DEMOCRAT

Johnnie is imbibing politics from his
Democratic father, but he may be all
right yet. The other day he asked:
Say, pop, ain'tthe Democratic party
mighty old7"
Yes, my son." replied the father
proudly, colder than any other"
Glow old is it9"
runs back to the flood or there
abouts."
well, Noah wasn't a Democrat"
dissented the youngster.
"How do you know he wasn'tG"
Because he lived on water forty
days and nights" And the argument
was s convincing that the father sent
Johnnie to bed. -KerrUIILe NeWs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30

tons to them, Idare say you will have
as good luck as myself. They claim
tney r Democrats. If they are and
mean what IS said they want-the ma
jorlty to rule-for that ia the meaning
Of the word, but it seems from the
spirit OF that class they want to reverse
the meaning of the word and have the
minority rule; have this to say to
themselves, their families and fellow
men, to stand to your guns for the prin.
ciples put forth in the Omaha conven.
ton Of the Peoples party, and show no
favors, cast no vote no. render any as
sisEance to any man who has not the
backbone and moral courage to swal-
low the pill without sugar coating.
We have no regular organized Peoples
party in this county, but let me say to
whom it may concern, we have a
majority of the qualified voters.
Very respectfully,
- Q. D. SQUIRE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
SHE'S A CUMMIN'.
Churchill n. @.

CHURCHILL, n. @.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Please let me offer a
few remarks upon the so-called De
mocracy of the day. I hear from the
lips Of the straightout Democrats Gas
they call themselves daily that you
fellows who want reform will turn
our State over to the negro"
For amusement sometimes I ask some
of them what Democracy means, and
they cannot tell me. had one of the
same stripe to say to me a few days
since he opposed the government own
ership Of the railroads. To see if he
had any conception of what he was
talking about, | asked him if he could
give me the definition of government.
and to the borrow of those standing
near, he could not.
Now, Mr. Editor, if you will take
nine tenths Of these little fellows who
go around talking about he is a Demo
crat, regardless of principle or plat
form, and put the most simple ques-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30

high church communicate clinches his
teeth, leans his head forward, smiles a
peritonitis smile and bites his hymnal
till you car read on it the name of the
man who made his teeth.
So we moved calmly on with a sub
dued gayety and now and again a little
burst of chagtened, English humor, till
at half past 9 at night the welcome
ightsof thehotel at the summit doomed
up In the darkness. No hotel was over
more welcome. No landlord ever
looked more angelic, and how we
slept! An apprentice in the business
could have robbed me of my all. A
plain woman in middle life could have
come in and carried me away to her
eyrie without waking me, but through
some strange ov~ersightit was not at
tended to.
In the morning the view burst upon
us as it would if we had been brought
there by enchantment. I wish that I
had a command of language and I
NON4O ga " hOu1L4ASO vi LIZ You'll Wy
taking up a column of valuable adver-
tising space here with Il description of
the unlimited view. A friend Of mine,
who has a wonderful command of Ian
guage, and who is a great reader, be-
ing a regular subscriber to The Gen.
tmry Magazine, said yesterday, rather
tersely, it seemed to me, that it seemed
to him the scene beggared description.
This flow of Language with him seems
to be a sort of gift, and he has strength
ened it a good deal by a careful course
of reading. He has read all the stand
ard works, he says, and is a good gram
marian. I was with him eight days on
a trip once, and he spoke so correctly,
even when under the influence of
liquor, that it was almost a relief to
hear the driver violate a rule of gram
mar now and then in pronouncing a
ours on the mules. BILL NYE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
PROGRESSIVE coNUNDRUM.

They were working the c0nundrum
racket at a small sociable on Cass
Avenue the other evening, when a
previously silent youth put in his oar
with the current conversation.
1--WE got one" he said.
"What is It'll" asked the crowd.
"Why is heaven like a baby?"
They 'wrestled with it for ten min
utes, and gave it up then he submitted
this answer:
Because heaven is home, home is
where the heart is, where the heart is
the chest, a chest is a box, a box is a
email tree, a small tree is a bush, a
bush is a growing plant, a growing
plant is a beautiful thing, a beautiful
thing is a primrose, a primrose is a
pronounced yeller, and a pronounced
yeller is a baby"
After which he once more relapsed
into silence.-DetrOit Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
AS THE FLAME OF THz CANDLE.

One who looked the crowd over as we
waited for the train would not, writes
NJ. Quad in the New York World, have
set us down as hard hearted and indif-
ferent; but so we proved to be, as a
young girl not over 10 years of age,
leadingan old man who was stone blind
and very feeble, passed slowly around
the room soliciting aims. They got a
penny here and there, but even those
coins seemed to be given grudgingly,
and those who gave nothing consoled
themselves with the reflection that the
pair were frauds and really needed no
financial assistance.
When they had made the tour of the
room the girl led the old man to a seat
in a corner, and after a few words had
passed between them they began sing
ing a hymn. She had a wonderful
voice for a child, clear and sweet, and
his was a deep bass. The hymn was
that entitled Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee" You have heard it by a full
choir, accompanied by the strains # a
grand organ, but you lever listened so
intently as we did there. There was a
plant in that girls voice which touched
a chord, and there vas a culver IN the
old mans bass which saddened you.
They sang low and soft, and they had
not finished a verse when half of us
were standing up to see them better.
The girl kept her eyes on the floor at
her feet. The sightless eyes of the old
man-her father-were raised to the
coiling, and over his wrinkled face
crept a glad smile as they finished the
| chorus:
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee.
The hymn was not finished when
every man began feeling for a contri-
button and women opened their porte
monnies. 1t was different now. They
were no longer frauds and every one
was glad to give something. Two or
three were ready to move about to take
up a collection, but they waited for the
end of the hymn. When it came to the
chorus of the last verse the old man
was singing bravely. Half way through
his voice suddenly choked and the last
two lines were sung by the girl alone
and died away in a sob and a cry. AL
of US saw the old mans head drop and
his body lurch.A He would have fallen
to the floor had not the girl seized and
held him up. A dozen of us were there
in a moment, but we yer too late. The
old mans lead life had gone out as you
brea he upon the fame Of a candle and
on his ashen lips still trembled the
sacred notes Of refrain.
Nearer to TheeT'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
ACOMIN' AM AGWINE.

Gentlemen, may I go with you?'
"Where?"
Il don't care"
But we are going in opposite direc
tions. This gentleman is going north
while I am going south"
Il don't care"
"But which of US do you wish to ac-
company7"
Both"
'"But you can't go in two directions
at once"
"Ca1't I thought I guess you don't
know who l am. lam the Democratic
platform" See.
Ali We see.-Georgia Enterprise.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
REED AND HIS DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.

Reed leadsl
The Democrats follow!
The silver bill is killed for the second
time.
It is killed in the house of it's friends
and Tom Reed leads the Democratic
host on to down the peoples demands.
Democrats following the wake of
Tom Reed is enough to disgust any
liberty loving man who has chung to
the Democratic party to this good
hour.
To see that party that claims to be
the party of the people fighting under
the banner of the Republican chief is
enough to make the gods weep.
The Democratic house which was
elected upon the free coinage of silver
and financial reform DESERVING the
people who elected them, joining a
Republican leader and doing the man
date of the money power of Wall
street is evidence sufficient to con
vince any thinking man of the neces
sity of a revolt against the powers
that be.
Tom Reed the great dictator leading
the host of both old parties against the
interest and demands of the common
people. Both old parties bowling at
the feet of the money power, doing
her bidding in everything. This free
coinage bill which the people are clam
moring for would benefit the cotton
farmer Of the South and the grain pro-
ducers of the West. This was sufi-
cient reason why it Should be crushed
by the money power.
1t will be hard for a party of free
silver" to get on the stump and ex-
plain why it could not pass the free
silver bill with its majority of one
hundred and forty eight.
How can these democratic orators
appeal to the people of the South to
vote for a party that follows Tom
Reed.
The people have waited long for the
present House TO pass free silver, and
waited in vain.
The excuse given for it's first defeat
was that a Republican Senate" would
kill it and was useless to waste time to
pass it in the House.
Now, then, the Democratic House
has shown that the hand of Wall
street is ruling its action thoroughly.
1t has demonstrated the fact that
the party cannot be depended upon to
carry out it's promises.
1t is time for the people to wake up
to their interest and redeem the gov
eminent from the hands of plutocracy,
to place the government back into the
hands of the great common people.
Restore the government to the PEG.
pie and give the wealth producers Of
the nation what they deserve.-South
| ern Alliance Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
HOUSEHOLD.
APPLE WATER.


Cut two large apples into slices and
oa1r a quart of boiling water on them,
~ on roasted apples; strain in two or
three hours and sweeten slightly.
BALLOON MUFFINs.
Take one pint of flour, half a pint of
eater and half a pint of milk; beat
thoroughly with an egg beaten; have
Gem irons hot, grease and fill them two
thirds full. Bake in a quick oven 20
minutes, or until light and Drowned.
Use no salt or baking power.
HAM OMELET.
Beat half a dozen eggs separately,
verv light. Have ready a spider with
three tablespoons of hot butter and
then pour in the eggs. Let them brown
On the bottom and on top, then spread
over it a cup of finely chopped ham;
fold the omelet over, take up and serve
Immediately.
LEMON SAUCE.
The yolks of two eggs, one cup of
sugar, one-half cup of butter, one table
SPOONFUL of corn starch. Beat the eggs
and sugar until light; add the grated
rnd and juice of one lemon. Stir the
whole into three gils of boiling water,
and cook until it thickens sufficiently
for the table.
RICE CAKES.
To one teacup of soft-boiled rice add
pinch of salt, the yolk of one egg,
two tablespoons of flour, and enough
sweet cream or milk to make it the
consistency of sponge cake; when
ready for the oven stir in the we'll
beaten white of one egg, Bake in
muffin rings.
WHITE BROTHS WITH VERMICELLI,
Light and delicate white broths may
be produced by stirring the yolks of
two or three fresh eggs with two table
s%pOonfuls of cold water, which must
then be poured into the hot broth,
gently stirring it all the time, without
allowing the broth to boil after the
eggs are put IN, or they will be curdled.
BISCUITS.
A beaten biscuit is a Southern dish.
1t takes t NO quarts of -four, a teaspoon
full of salt, and two heaping tablespoon
fuls of lard, and milk enough to make
a stiff dough. Flour it and roll it out,
then lay it on a stone slab or firm
wooden board and pound it with a
mallet or large rolling-pin. The dough
must be pounded one hour, until it
rises in blisters and cleaves from the
board.
PICKLED CURRANTS.
Prepare six pounds of ripe c%urrants,
washing them in a colander by pour
ing water over them slowly, then drain.
Leave the stems on, choosing those
which are the largest and most On a
stem. Prepare one quart of vinegar
and three pounds of sugar, add two
teaspoons of ground cinnamon tied up,
cook together 10 minutes, then put in
the c~urrants and stew slowly five
minutes; skim out in a jar, cook the
vinegar a little. longer and pour over
them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
NOTICE.

All communications intended for the
Executive Committee of the State Ali
ance of North Carolina should be ad-
dressed to Capt. S. B. Alexander, Chair
man, Raleigh, N; c., care of W. s.
Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer
By order of Executive Committee.
W. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. f. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
Poetry.
THE REASON WHY.

,o,+ l never git married2
wy Wal pf thar's reasons "a an :, reasons gs : an, then
lneVeaL Lone my opinion omen,
Let q more sort o. critter-the bil1nI
they're a few | allows fit ter live;
TnaL maxim the run, [ jes' wonder
But ItI heir Maker Himself kin forgive.
,.norriage is mostly jes' Misty.
Al. tTronble an struggle an strife.
An he napers if you'd git a notion
ResS&46 = = If is to be hitched up for life!
VIC - Goshen, I'm glad [ amt in it!
Danu amt no man | eve Obeyed;
IL aben I hear tell o. divorces,
a. I'm proud to be called an "old maid"
r,,s fought shy o. the men-fOlks:
! aus n stick down to sober, straight fact,
at " own that they none on 'em never
m Tu Far eZ I've noticed-was cracked
En me. So yO' see 'mOng my reasons
~ not gittin' married. we've asked
Ne te 5t ten y That The I n ssst OF TG cS@ a5 Red BE-
"! Boston Globe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
AN APPEAL.
ROWAN ALLIANCE, No. 836

Bladen County.
To the Brotherhood of North Carolina:
AS this Alliance has responded to
every call of mercy, we ask every Sub
Alliance in the State to contribute a
small amount to aid sister Elizabeth,
Peterson, who has been bereaved of
her husband, Bro. f. @. Peterson, who
was a member with us in good stand
ing; She has a large family, and owing
to the p~rotracted line IS of her husband,
she is in any other than good circum
stances. We hope the brotherhood
will respond literally and quickly. All
remittances should be sent to
w. @. JOHNSON,
Magruder, Baden Co.
w. @. JOHNSON,
w. f. BROWN,
G. 7. BROWN,
Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
ANNOUNCRMENT

The chairmen of the executive COM
mittees of the Peoples party for coun-
ties and districts where committees
have been chosen by the people, will
please report to me at once as / wish
to revise my list preparatory to calling
a State convention.
w. R. LINDSAY, Chm'n
State Elk. Com. Peoples party.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
NOTICE.

Parties inviting any of the officers of
the Alliance to make an address, r
expected to pay expenses of the same.
The State Alliance cannot pay the ex-
penses of any n except when doing
regular.work. The brethren will please
note this and arrange matters accord
ingly, W. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. n. @. f. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
NOTICE.

Any County or Sub Alliance wishing
to employ a good lecturer, one who has
no superior in the State can do so by
writing to me. The expenses and a
small compensation for services will
have to be paid.
Fraternally,
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. G. F. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
NOTICE.

The County Lecturer of each county
in the First Congressional district will
please forward his name and address
to me Immediately.
Respectfully,
J. F. BRINsoN,
Lect'r First district.
Reelsboro, Pamlico Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30

The date Of the label on this paper
shows Wben yOau subscription WGs ont.
Is gOurS out? Then renelU, please.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30

AAdtAy bOIE1 dIC DIUAtu
down from overWork or household cares.
Browns Iron BitterS Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile,
and cures malaria, Get the genuine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
CURRANTS.
A RUSE.

A couple of thirsty fellows who had
been loafing all the forenoon on the
quays at Stockholm were struck with
a brilliant idea. They borrowed an
old brandy keg and half filed it with
water. Then one of them slung it on
his shoulder and took it to the nearest
spirit vault, where he stated that he
had been sent by one of the shippers
in port to have the keg filed with
brandy.
The Captain is sorry he only got it
half full yeste rday and thinks it would
be better to have it filed to the top"
The keg was accordingly held under
the tap till it was full, and the fellow
holsted it on his shoulder, but as he
was about to walk off with it he was
stopped by the clerk, who demanded
payment for the spirits.
Hasn't our skipper a running
~account?"
Certainly not"
Bless me! must have gone to the
wrong shop! There is nothing for it
but to empty half thekeg back again"
This was no sooner said than done
after which our hero merrily went in
search Of his companion. -DaqbIeadt
~
The most solid comfort n can fall
back upon is the thought that the bust
ness OF ones life Is to help in some small
enrolling way, to reduce the sum of
ignorance, degradation, and misery on
me face Of this beautiful earth Geo.
Elliot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as the administrator of the
late L.. l.. Polk, I hereby notify all persons in
debted to his estate to make prompt settlement,
and all persons having claims against the estate
to present the same for settlement on OF before
tn 23th day of June, 1893, or this notice may be
plead in Tar o Their recovery.
MRS. SARAH P. POLK.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-23
ighestof all in Leavenng owerLatest Govt Report
Bg!a:'..!! q! BBssiRs Bsxass':
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

OFFICIAL returns from Jerry
Simpsons district give him
400 majority. Two years ago
he had 7,422 majority. It is
now believed that he will not
be a candidate for Senator.
Leaders of the fusion party fear
that a new man would be de-
feated in the district if his seat
i'm Congress was vacated and a
special election held. The men
who oppose Jerry for Senator
are jealous Of the notoriety the
press of the country has given
him, and insist that he has had
enough. Mrs Lease says he is
"a Democrat straight, and is
using the Peoples party, and
its members don't seem to
realize it. AT two Democratic
banquets since election Simpson
has appeared as an invited
guest, aud in his speeches de-
.clared that the Democratic
party would now take the place
of the Peoples party movement
aud carry the reforms inaugU-
rated BY it. "The Peoples
party !" lie said, "has no further
mission asa national organiza=
.tion."