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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
SEWING MACHINES AGAIN.

To be sure we have the best sewing
machine arrangement in the country.
1t is at any rate one of the most salts
factory features of our work, Our
manufactures of the improved Farm
ers' Alliance, which is Sc justly pOpu-
lar, are a progressive firm, and have
just brought out an Improved High
Arm Singer style machine which is
destined % be a boon to those who
want the best cheap machine on the
market. These machines are equipped
with the modern improvements. IN
Guiding self-setting needle, self thread
ing shuttle, automatic bObbin winder
head sunken in table, together with
the usual set of attachments; and, like
other machines we handle, are deliv-
cred, freight prepaid, at any railroad
station IN North Carolina. See price
list on this page.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Will the brethren please examine our
price list? You will see that we have
made a change for the better. All
articles shipped from one point appear
in n sub list together. This arrange
ment ought to do you good and save
trouble to us and money to you, For
instance a brother makes this order:
Send me one barrel good family flour,
one case ManQlessOnlVe, one champion
soap" Now, you will see that his
nrand of -four comes from Philadel
phla, the lye from Richmond, Va, a d
the soap from Raleigh. We have to
make three orders to fill your bill. We
do no object to this if you really want
these special brands. Blu it would be
better for you, and your goods would
be shipped with less freight and less
liability to be lost on the route, if you
would order them all from the same
point, You would not get the same
brands, but would ge5 as good goois.
The brother could have ordered the
same -four he did with keystone I've
I've and Barnes New South soap, and
all would have been 8, tipped from
Philadelphia, or he could hav1 ordered
Hill City flour, Mendlesohn I've and
Admiral sop, and all would have been
shipped from Ri hmOnd, or if he had
ordered Waverly flour, Star I've, and
Champion s ap, it would have been
shipped from Raleigh. Either one of
the suggested orders would be as good
AS the original and all the goods would
reach the brother at the same time.
Our office would have TO pay postage
N only n order and one bill to
you, whereas, in the original order we
have to mail three orders and then
three bills. Either of the latter orders
would be a saving to office Of eight
cents in postage.
This is simply a suggestion. If you
really prefer certain brands, we will
take pleasure in placing your order ex
actly as o 81 e it to us But if you
have no choice try as far as practicable
to order brands coming from the same
point. All packages of less than a
hundred p unds weight when shipped
alone are charged for by transporta
ton companies as a hundred pounds
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
NASHVILLE, n G. Jan. 9. 1898

NASHVILLE, n c.. Jan. 8, 1898.
BRO. WORTH -Sir:-I received my
sewing machine you sent me 31st of
December. 1892 and it come Grated up
nicely. This high arm improved ma
chine you sent me I can truthfully say
Is the best machine l ever saw. My
wife is we'll pleased with it. There
was a man at my house some time ago
with the Wheeler & Wilson machine.
He charged me S45 for it, and l honest
~ would not give mine for it to day I
am surprised at people giving from $50
to $40 and $50 for sewing machines,
buying them from agents and mer-
chants, when they a order them of
YOU at 1850 In conclusion, [ will say
l wish everybody that needs a machine
and has got the money, would buy one
OF those. l want them to know it Be-
lieve me your true friend of Pig Basket
Alliance, Nash Co, N, @.
r Y. BATCHELOR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
INCOME TAX

Hon Vim. r. Morrison is reported to
love asked an advocate of the graded
inncome tax, How in thunder would
rou get New York State to support an
income taxG'
l" II IS a simple matter of arithmetic.
There are probably ninety voters in
his State who do not enjoy an'income
" & 600 to ten who do.
WHY should the 80 per cent. object
70 a tax which wo I'D help hem, and
Which they would very cheerfully give
bonds to pay if somebody would sup
NV them with the income?
: Until the rich or the WELT do out
number the poor and the struggling,
there will be no reason to believe that
a graded tax on large incomes would be
unpopular.
Such a tax is the most equitable and
the least burdensOme of n now laid
nv civilized governments.
When large incomes are taxed, as
they ere pretty sure to be, and if the
expenses of the government are kept
no 10 the present mark, rich men will
have an interest in economical govern
ment which they have not hitherto
fplt.-N. y. World
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE

Secretaries and BUSH ess Agents.
Every Business Agent and Secretary
ought to s printed stationery. 1t
delay and the mi-placing of let
tiers, and sometimes money. | can
furnish you printed stationery as cheap
as you can buy it not printed. 100 en-
velOpes and 100 sheets of paper nicely
printed sent, postpaid, on receipt of 81.
The cheapest FIRST CLASS printing office
in North Carolina. References: Pro
gressive Farmer, w. H. Worth and w.
s. Barnes.
GUY V. BARNES,
Job Printer.
Raleigh, N. @. (99G
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
GUANO.

We now have several thousand tons
Of guano ready for Shipment. AS in
terest will no commence till April 1st,
it will not cost you n cent more to
order now and you will have your
guanO home in good time, 81 that when
the ground is in good order for blowing
YOU will not have to stop your regular
farm work to haul your guanO. and
then as the season advances the trans
p0TtatiOn companies r taxed to their
utmost to carry the freights. l would
advise all to place their orders early.
Fraternallv.
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

again, don't you see how that the
Agency is losing on the transaction.
This is only an assumed case to illus
trate. OF course there are other goods
on which the Alliance gets a larger
brokerage, and the larger your orders
are, the less is the percentage of ex-
pense. Let me urge then that you
make your orders as large as possible,
be explicit in directions and make
prompt remittance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
TO ALL WHO WEAR SHOES.

l have. just made contract for shoes
for 1898, with a Boston, Massachusetts,,
house. | think I will be able to supply
the brethren with shoes from the cheap
est brOgan to the best dress boot. I
will have in a few days 5000 shoe
almanacs that | will send to any one
making application for them I will
send all bonded business agents a COW
as OOn as received. The shoes will be
delivered free of freight to all parts of
North Carolina. [ have been wearing
their make of shoe and never had 8
more satisfactory shoe. Send for shoe
almanac. w. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE, WARREN CO. ALLIANCE
MEN.

The delegates fir ,m Sub Alliances are
requested to meet in the court house in
Warrenton on Saturday, January 21st,
at II a. m. t. consider matters of i'm
pOrtance that will be brought before
the County Alliance on that day.
Brethren who are not delegates are re-
Quested to be present.
By order of
VIM. @. FLEMING, Pres.
HOWARD f. JONES. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE.

Parties inviting any of the officers OF
the Alliance to make an address, are
expected to pay expenses of b same
The State Alliance cannot pay the ex
penses of any one except when dong
regular work. The brethren will please
note this and arrange matters accord
ingly. w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. G. f. 5. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
GUARD YOUR CREDIT.

The Alliance as an organization
teaches and practices good business
methods. Let every brother see that
the credit of his Alliance does not suffer
on account of his failure to b. prompt.
The use of Alliance credit has saved
big sums to the members. and they
should protect that credit at all hazards.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE.

SECRETARY's OFFICE
N. @. f. STATE ALLIANCE,
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 8. 1892.
Secretaries of Sub and County ALI
ances will please send all money for
Polk Memorial Fund to Mr.. H. w.
Aver, Raleigh, N, c., and not to me.
1t will save trouble in this Office.
Fraternally,
W. S BARNES,
Sec. Treas. N. G.. F. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE.

All communications intended for thu
Executive Committee of the State ALI
ance of North Carolina should be ad
dressed to Capt S. B. Alexander, Chair
man, Raleigh, N. @, care of w. s
Barnes, Secretary Treasurer.
By order of Executive Committee.
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. +. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NOTICE.

Any County or Sub Alliance wishing
to employ a good lecturer, one who has
no superior IN the State a do so by
writing to me The expenses and Q
small compensation for services viii
have ID be paid.
F~raternally,
W. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N @. f. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
RALEIGH, N. O., Jan. IA, 1892.
OUR PRICE LIST.

Always give plain shipping direc-
lions, giving the line on which your
station is located, unless it is a we'll
known point, and if a pre- pay station,
so state.
All Sub Business Agents who wish to
get the 80 days time on their bills, will
execute bonds now in the hands of the
Secretary of each Sub-Alliance in the
State. to whom said bonds have been
sent for the Business Agents of Sub
Alliances. The following prices are
subject to market fluctuations:
We call special attention to the 81
higher on fertilizer less than a load
lots. w. II. WORTH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
HALLsBORO N. c., Dec. 81. 1892.
~. II. Worth, Esq, S. B. A, Raleigh

y U
DEAR SIR AND Bro i will give you
a short account Of an experiment with
the +. A Official Guano on corn. Land
vas common piece, underlaid with
clay. Corn was planted March goth.
Rows laid off AKA! feet, guano dropped
IN the hill 100 pounds per a re. Corn
and guano dropped in the narrow wav.
corn cultivated the wide way-41. One
row was left without guano and care,
fully marked. Observation May I'd
showed this row to be a little smaller
than the others; July LIST the corn was
nearly the same size, but about one
week later, August 10th the fodder
gathered and cured then carefully
weighed on this row and the n along
side Of it; difference, so pounds per
acre. November 5th corn gathered
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE ALLIANCE OF WAKE CO
AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

When you come to Raleigh to buy
goods, come in to see me. l think I
can be of service to you and also to the
State Alliance. | have arrangements
that will be beneficial to all hands.
w. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
STATE AGENCY DEPARTMENT
Jader this Head Will be Found Every.
thing Relating to the Agency.

This page is devoted o the Business
Agency and cO-Opera i've trade. Com
~munications from all Interested will be
accepted. No long vinded, theoretical
papers wanted, but IDEAS solicited. We
want your best thoughts and can't
publish, as a rule, more than about
one quarter column articles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Always give plain shipping direc,
tons, giving the line on which your
station is located, unless it is a well
known point, and if a prepay station,
50 state.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Remember that q paper ram OF the
cost of The PROGRESSIVE Farmer cannot
Eo DubLiShed on credit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

1t is expected that you will take this
paper to your Sub-Alliance, show it to
she brethren and talk freely with them
about what it contains. Do the same
with every circular, or price list that
YOU receive from this office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
II, " lCHh,
President NOlumh1IS % r A

President Columbus Co. T. A.
You may publish this if you think it
will do any good. 1 have received the
wrench, book of instructions and
samples O <. The brother who took
this machine is well pleased with it.
Yours f~raternally,
Fl. w, B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

AS the amount of bill of some goods
cannot always be determined before
hand, be sure to send enough money
30 pay it. If you send too much it
will be placed to your credit. If you
wish small amounts returned, state if
YOU have any preference as to how it
Shall be sent, whether by registered
mail, check or in stamps.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

and weighed; row without guanO "A
pounds, row with guano AZ pounds, an
increase of Is per cent Profit: Corn
so cts. per bushel, fodder rs cts. per
cwt., So per acre. This was not a fair
test, as the rows on each side of this
one had guano. 1 have noticed that
where guano is used the bugs and
worms did not destroy the young corn.
Yours ~fratCrnallY,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Your bill of lading always calls for
goods in good order" Be careful to
examine every package before taking
it out Of the depot. or before surrender
ing your bill of lading. The transpor-
tation company is compelled to deliver
in good order or make the deficiency
good If you surrender your bill Of
ladlng before this is done you have nc
claim on them for it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
TO AGENTS.

Sec. Treas. N. @. F. S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Freighf to BaIe1gh % Genus per IWU IDS.
New Crop Cuba, New York.."..''..
Porto Rico, ...........
New Orleans, fancy. %, 30, So, Sc.
Sugar syrup, N. V. 10, l., 81, q, &c, %.
Vanilla drips, q, 80
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05
1t Never Acts as 1t Usually Does in
Real Life.

If there is anything more funny than
the taking of poison on the stage and
its results it 5 the methods used to
save the lives Of those who have swal-
lowed it. The first thing q physician
does when called in to a case of poi
soning is to make the patient yomit.
1t is a thousand times easier to get
rid Of such portions of the fatal dose
as may not have been absorbed than
it is to n%eutralize them, and for that
reason strong emetics followed by the
stomach pump are invariable resorted
to. This could not be done, however,
on the stage, even in these days OF
realism, because the audience would be
Disguised, and very properly. too. But
the antidotes used are very funny.
i remember a melodrama which i
went TO see performed when / was n
student-I have forgotten the name,
but it had a long run at the Old Bow
cry theater-in which the heroine took
arsenic by mistake. OF curse she had
the commissions which stageland arsenic
brings OHIO other variety yer does
and the hero saved her. How BY
scrnping plaster off the walls and giving
it to her In water. 1t was n noble Oct
on that hero's part, and any hero who
could make the alkali of lime neutral
liz arsenic not only deserved the hand,
heart and fortune of the lovely heroine,
but a leather medal from the neares
drug store for his knowledge of chem
istry. A little time spent on books Or
with a physician would save authors
of plays from asking impoes ibilities OF
the people in the East-North AIeri-
can Review.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

But she was by no means an entirely
foolish She had helped to
spoil him, and she was beginning to
regret ii.
He is terribly, quito terribly, blase,"
she was saying to herself as she
watched him this morning, herself un.
observed. II have never seen Ii so
plainly as this autumn" and she sighed.
He is changed, too; he is moody and
irritable, and that is new. He has nj
ways been so sweet tempered. Surely
he has not got into money difficulties
l can scarcely think SO. He is too sen.
sible. Though, after all, as Charles
often says, perhaps the pest thing
that could befall the poor boy would
be to have to work hard for his living"
"a most natural remark on the part of
Charles" seeing that he himself had
always enjoyed a thoroughly comfor-
table suf1ciency-and again Mrs. Selby
sighed.
Her sigh was echoed; she started
slightly, then, glancing round, she saw
that the glass door by which she stood
was ajar, and that her brother hsi
arrested his steps for a moment or two,
and was within a couple Of yards of
her. 1t was his sigh that she had
heard. Her face clouded over still
more; it is eve probable that a tear or
two rose unbidden to her Ives. She
was n calm. considering woman, as a
rule; for once she yielded to impulse,
and, stepping out, quickly slipped his
hand through Mr.. Norrey's arm.
My dear, Despard," she said, what
n sigh! 1t sounds as IL from the very
depths Of your heart as" she went on,
trying to speak lightly, IF you have
one, that is to say, which l have some
times doubted"
But he threw back no joke in return.
Il have never given you reason to
doubt it, surely, Maddie?" he said half
reproachfully.
'HNo, no, dear. I'm in fun, of course.
But seriously"
I'm serious enough"
yes, that you are-too serious.
What's the matter, Despard, for that
there is something the matter l am
convinced?'
lie did not attempt TO deny it.
Yes, Madeline" he said slowly, I'm
altogether upset. I've been false to
all my own theories. I've been q self
ish enough brute always, / know; but
at least L think / have been consistent.
I've chosen my own line, and lived the
life, and among the people that suited
me. and"
Been d%readfully. miscrably spoilt,
Despard."
He glanced up ut her sharply. No,
she was not smiling. His face clouded
over still more.
And that's the best even you can say
of me?" he asked.
Mrs. Selby hardly let him finish.
mo, no I am blaming myself more
than you," she said quickly. You are
much-much better than you know,
Despard. You Se not selfish, really.
Think of what you have done for 9TH
ers: how consistently you have given
up those evenings to that night school,"
"One a ~week-what's that? And
there's no credit in doing what one
likes. / enjoy those evenings, and
more than / can say for the average of
my days"
But his face cleared a very little as
he spoke.
We'll" she went on, that shows
you are not at heart an altogether
selfish brute" and now she smiled a lit
tie. And all the more does it show
how much better you might still be if
you chose. 1 am very glad, delighted.
Despard, that you are disconnected and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05
part II. (continued.l


Her extreme gentieness and defer
sce put him at his ease again.
FOh, certainly" he said. For my
Srt, l often wish / had never beer
ywhere or see anything! life would,
such a case, seem so much more In
There would be still things
Ii TO dream about"
He sighed, and there was something
nuine in his sigh. II envy people
40 have never travelled, sometimes"
added.
fHave you travelled much?" she ask
soh, dear, yes-been evcrywhere-the
s1ai round."
but the usual round Is just what
TIL me counts for nothing" she said
arply. Real travelling means living
other countries, leading the life of
eir people, not rushing round the
pitfalls Of Europe from one cosmopoli-
j hotel to another"
He smiled a superior smile. when
h have rushed round the capitals of
arope You may give my opinion his
5ile seemed 10 say.
That sort Of thing is impossible, O.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

New Zealand has set apart two. isianuss
LOT the preservation of its remarkable Vs.
birds and other animals.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

dissatisfied; 1 knew it would come soon.
er or later
Mr.. Norreys looked rather embar,
raised.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05
POiSON ON THE STAGE.

CTo be Continued.)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-05

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-16

Somers, and when his address of wei.
come is made the governor of Wiseon-
sin will be presented. The remainder
of this day is to be spent in arranging
the camp, with interludes for turner
Christian Bach's jubilee march
rendered by a special orchestra of
members, aut for the tableau gotten
up by Turnlehrer Brosius and styled
Hell dem Turner Bund." A grand
chorus by Max Hempel, in which all
the athletes will join, closes the days
exercises.
The morrow, Saturday witnesses
the opening of the tournament. The
strictest military discipline will be
maintained and at five o'clock in the
morning the bugle call will arouse
every tented slumberer Between six
and seven comes breakfast. The
turner's will be encamped on the out
skirts Of the vast arena, which is
turfed, bea ten and watered at regular
intervals. At a given signal the ath-
letes will form into columns, march
into the arena, sixteen or thirty-two in
a line, and range themselves in hol
low square. A general inspection of
physiques and bearing ensues, for it is
not intended to have the hardest work
on this day. The men will split up