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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
THINKS SOME OF US TOO HARSH.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
ROxOBEL, N. @.
Through the kindness of a friend l
have received my first copy of THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. I heartily ap
prove of all it teaches concerning ele,
waiting and strengthening the farmer,
but fail to see what good can ever
come from abusing political parties
and office-holders. You complain OF
bad men in Office corrupting the gov
eminent, enslaving the poor, ETC., and
I doubt not there are some bad men in
Office, but how can the Peoples party
ever expect to reform the government
unless they elect better men-men of
more religion-than the other parties
have elected9
I don't like the ''grlevous Words
some of your correspondents use-they
are too harsh.
"a soft answer turneth away wrath,
but grievous words stir up strife"
G. II. BARNES.
I'VE thank Mr.. Barnes for expressing
his opinion so candidly. We ought to
be temperate in all things, but there is
no language too strong to be used in
condemning many of our leading rul-
ers. To reform our political affairs,
we must elect better men, and we hope
the Peoples party will do this
EDITOR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING.

It is a dirty bird that befouls its "
nest. In other words it is a foolish IA
ton that discredits its own currency,
and that is what the United States nGs =
done with silver. The worst OF ~ .
that the debasement was not VolunIa[E! 1
but was brought about through u ia0
purchase of American honor Wet m%I
British gold paid out by one hrn'''
Seyd. ono+iza.
The effect of the act of demoneTEn an,
ton which was sneaked through CSI
gress by the bride takers is llluSIr" tSe
by the following table shoWlng oU NV
price of silver per ounce Tor t"0 ana
years previous to demonetlza'lOn
for twenty wears after:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
FOR CAMPAIGN WORK.
~ az M GG36D AND sILvRp
AZ MONEY OF THE WS6SS, USED
IN FORM OF CHTTILO,
AND BULLIONSVAN
And Amount Per Can't.

st MIR; LNg ?et director. of tina r..,
gressional Committee m lGT the Con.
series of tables showing tn coinage a
and officially reported am one estllnated
silver and paper in circnSsstGt gold,
money in different parts Of as
Inc Iotlowlng table comprises tb word.
gold and silver: ieAerenCe to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14

The value of silver as q In GaI Tatio BE-
medium has not changed U ~ changed
tween gold and silver has 5aaoI nOs because
the price of silver has GeT bu purchased
il has been discredlted Wy od fbv honest
legislation; it can be res'Of0O
Legislation Com.
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Even as / ran l wondered at not en-
countering the man. but though / could
not remember afterwards seeing him al
all l did not stay. but unlocking tht
door flung II open, still screaming as
fast as the sounds could issue from my
lips. 1t happened that two OF my young
men cousins had fingered later than
the rest of the family at the entertain
ment referred to, and having Just come
in were coming up the main staircase
close to my room. Rushing to these,
threw myself into the arms OF the near
est, Christopher. shrleking. The man.
the man.
The two young men hurried to my
room and looked about. but could see no
one The windows were all fastened
and as ! had myself just come out OF
the single door TO the apartment. and
from which no one else could have
slipped without our seeing him. the only
chance was for the burglar to have con-
cealed himself In the room.
by this time the rest of the household
was aroused, and not only my room, but
the entire place, was thoroughly search
ed. The three windows OF the room
were provided with heavy old-fashioned
shutters. two OF them opening on the
street. an unbroken descent OF over ~
feet. while the other had not been UNI
closed for years, for 1t looked almost
into one in the next house, which was
also seen to he tightly secured. The
house itself was occupied by respecta-
bic family In straitened cireum-
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All House and Home Ads in o1owS World Go The Evening World 9E

tainments given in honor OF His High
world, must attend In all the finery my
fathers ample means allowed me. From
my mothers side of the family / had
inherited some very fine diamonds,
amounting in value to over $4,000. and
even a great deal more in those days.
when these gems were not so common.
and on this occasion leased my father
to let me wear them.
II had no mother to tell me that such
rich Jewelry was not in the best OF
taste on one so young and an unmarried
woman. SO when / started for the city
/ carried the diamonds with me. But
my maid was an elderly woman. who
had also been my nurse since my
motherless babyhood, and the jewels
were in her care. Unfortunately. how
ever, Marian fell i'll the day after /
left home, and being confined to her bed
] was dependent on my aunts maid for
service in my dressing. sc. In order
to tighten this womans duties, which
were heavy, as my cousins also fire.
quently required her aid as hairdresser
and seamstress, / looked after my
clothes and waited on myself as much
as possible, performing such acts of my
toilet as / could.
ut thus happened one night. after
returning from a reception at the house
OF foreign consul. l disrobed myself
of my trained evening dress. and slipping
on loose sack sat down to brush my
hair before retiring. My seat was Just
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stances. 1t therefore seemed an i'm
possibility for man to have entered
the room unseen by me and TO have
made his escape in the few seconds 1t
took my cousins to reach the spot where
l had seen him. So il was thought that
l had fallen asleep in my chair, and my
vision had been the result of my late
supper OF minced chicken and cham
payne. and though | was still shvering
from my fright, | allowed myself TO be
almost persuaded that this was the real
truth
by the next night | had 50 thor
ougEly been laughed into believing this
that | took my seat before the mirror
and began brushing my hair as nonchall
antly as at first, when to my utter hor-
ror | saw that figure form Itself from
nothing, absolutely nothing, and again
advance upon me with that menasing
attitude, Again 1t raised its hands to
strike. the terrible eyes seemed to glare
into mine, fixed on them in the mirror.
and. as before. released from the horror
that held me stricken into marble,
lcaped to my feet and ran screaming
into the corridor without. | glanced
back into the room, but there was no
one visible there, but | was not TO be
convinced this time that an overheated
aunts door, and as she opened II fell
fainting in her arms. / was not TO be
stirred fTom my belief that my life had
been threatened N that dreadful room
by all the searching and arguments that
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in front of a large glass above my
dresser, or what was then called a
bureau on which i had placed the
have spoken of.
las / piled the brush my eyes nat
urally fell on this mirror, which re-
flected the room behind me, and as
continued to look / saw evolving itself
apparently from empty air the figure OF
man. He was we'll dressed. even
stylishly, and was after fashion hand
some, but deadly pale. and his eyes
glittered feverishly.
HE crcpt nearer and nearer to me,
seeming to look only at the diamonds
loosely strewn upon the marble before
me, but his right hand was thrust into
his breast, and as he stood over me he
suddenly jerked 1t out and raised high
above me small Spanish dagger. the
hilt OF which was OF a dead gold, or
Etruscan gold, as II is called. This was
set with rubies. which / noticed with
that peculiar attention to tribes so often
displayed in moments OF danger. Up to
this point had been too terrified TO call
out or even to move, not even turning
my head to look around me. but watch
ing the movements OF the assassin as
they were reflected In the mifror. But
as he brought down his hand with a
swift murderous motion to strike me
from my chair with a single blow the
spell that had held me snapped, and |
sprang to my feet with shrek OF ter
ror and rushed to the door.
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SUES FOR MILLIONS.
Railway Claims 1t Is the Victim
of a Combine.
Wants Damages from the AtchIson
and Other Roads.
Prescott and Arizona Line Says II
Was Frozen Out.

Suit was commenced to-day in the
United States Circuit Court by the Pres
colt and Arizona Railway Company
against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, and a number of other
railroads and directors of these roads.
to recover $S,250OOO damages on the
grounds that the defendants have prac-
tically driven the plaintiff out Of bust
ness.
The complaint states that in July.
1890, an act OF Congress was passed ITO
protect trade and commerce against un-
lawful restraints and monopolies. The
defendants, 1t is alleged, combined TO
monopolize and conspired to monopolize
among themselves, portion OF the
trade and traffic between several states
They also, 1t is alleged, combined to
freeze" the plaintiff out of a number
OF contracts made between the plaintin
and defendants
All these alleged acts of monopoly
and unlawful restraint, were perpetra-
ted, the complaint states, and carried
out to such good purpose that the plain
tins receipts, which amounted to $4,000.
in 1892, were reduced in 1893 to $363.99,
and in 1894 to nothing.
PENDANTS caused, it is said. the plaintiff
a direct loss of 50. 7500 900, but It sues for
the larger amount stated above.
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were made, and announced my intention
OF returning home in the morning.
But the next night was to be that
OF the grand ball given in honor OF the
Prince. and that. with the fact that
had the prettiest gown in the city to
wear. finally prevailed on me to alter
my mind. though | made it condition
that Marian, my maid, was to occupy a
little antechamber opening into mine,
and that my stalwart cousin, Christie
Iher, who was afterwards my loved hus-
band for nearly forty years, was to
sleep on a cot in the hall just outside my
door. So with contented mind | went
to the ball. returning late to find my
good maid asleep, and as she was still
not well crept quietly in and proceeded
to undress.
81 let down my hair, and, though too
fGtiGued, as usual, to brush It. sat for
some moments looking az myself in the
glass-I was a little vain in those days
when all at once saw behind me the
man with his knife in his hand.
but this time he did not evolve from
air, but was there, real flesh and blood,
mis- hot breath nearly scorching the back
Of my neck. | leaped 10 my feet with a
scream. and as did so he sluck al me,
but the blade glanced aside, wounding
me only slightly in the shoulder.
screamed aloud. and he felled me with
bow Just as Marian and Christopher
came rushing in. Seeing them the rob-
Der and assassin sprang for the open
window and would have escaped by
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Or. Muller resides at 7i2 Wilson avenue. He
has been for many years presiding elder of the
East Ohio Conference. with headquarters at
Cleveland. He has nity-two congregations In his
charge, 30 that he preach every Sunday In
different church. and In a year he addresses
thousands. Dr. Muller writes:
1T was indeed a very bad case Of chronic ca
tarrh that ] suffered from. After a time II be-
came so bad. interfering with my voice and
hearing that afraid that It would compel
me to give up my work. There were hard sub
stances In the nose that had to be expelled In thu
morning nasal passages nlling up during the
night dihcuit breathing during the night, 30 that
l had to sleep with my mouth open. and dryness
OF the throat in the morning. A cough came on
and from the soreness OF my throat and chest
knew that the trouble had extended to a bron.
chial condition. and my general health began tc
suffer from It, In one month OF tho COPELAND
treatment saw marked and steady improve
ment. Breathing became better and the general
tone OF my system greatly improved. do not
think that had been treated more than two or
three times before l found I could speak much
The evening world., 1894-10-03
FIGHTS ExTRADITION,
Richard 0. Davis Wanted in Gin
cinnati for Alleged Forgery.
The Police Think He Is the Leader
Of a Western Gang.
His Lawyers Claim that He Was
Illegally Arrested.

Richard o. Davis, whose picture adorns
the Rogues' Gallery at Police Headquar.
tiers, and who, the police claim, is one OF
the cleverest forgers in America, was
brought before Justice Lawrence, in Su-
preme Court, Chambers, to-day on a writ
of habeas corpus.
Davis was arrested last Thursday by
Detectives Valley and Evanhoe. Of In
spector McLaughlin's staff. He was
standing at the corner of Forty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue at the time, as
IL he had an appointment to meet some
one there.
Davis is wanted in Cincinnati. o., on a
charge of passing a forged check for
81, 200 upon the cashier of the National
Lafayette Bank, of that city.
Although the specific charge on which
Davis is held Is for q comparatively
small amount. 1t is alleged by the police
that Davis is the leader of gang OF
forgers who have been operating In the
u Mvsai S'o Of 100000. nov"
Before Justice Lawrence to-day the
prisoners counsel commended that the
detectives had no right to arrest Davis
on a telegram from Cincinnati, as II
was not even stated that warrant had
been issued for him.
He also claimed that Justice Ryan
out some other discriminating evidence
than that his description answered that
of man who had passed a forged
check in Cincinnati.
Davis further commitment by JUS
tice Grady. as being a fugitive from
justice, the lawyer also contended was
Illegal.
The representative OF the District-At-
that 1t was not true that Davis was
arrested on a telegraphic request from
Cincinnati; that he was arrested by the
detectives because they recognized hin
rest 1t was learned that he was wanted
in the West.
1t was stated that officers from Ohio
are now in Albany to secure requisitior
papers from Gov. Flower.
Justice Lawrence took the papers
and reserved decision.
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SEEN IN a MIRROR.
Il Diamond Robbery and Possible Matr-
der OddIy Prevented.

and fright that I suffered as from the
mysterious circumstances that attended
1t.
MY own home was a country place
some fifteen miles from large city,
where had several families OF relatives
whom l visited once or twice a year or
whenever there was to be given any
ball or opera or festivlty OF sufficient
importance for me to desire to attend
IT. l was just seventeen when a royal
parsonage from Europe came across the
pond to get peep at the Yankees, and
though democratic to the point OF being
rabid every manly head was uncovered
in the country, every manly throat
ached with cheering this parsonage and
every feminine heart beat high with the
hope OF having the royal eye rest for
moment upon the new gown which was
to be had at all hazards II the family
dIned on potatoes alone for year to
come.
..rhere were TO be series Of Sntel-
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leaping-an easy feat for a muscular
man-ln the window OF the house next
door, which was also open and only
about three feet distant.
This had evidently been the way by
which he had entered and which he
used as an egress But Christopher
caught him and dragged him back. and
after strusg.e secured him, aided by
his brothers, who had been summoned
by Marian, so when | opened my eyes
from my swoon 1t was to see the would
be murderer lying bound, while near me
lay small dagger, with a handle Of
Etruscan gold, studded with fiawed
ruhies.
'But here is the strange part OF the
story: on the night OF his capture he
had entered my room for the first time.
though on the two previous nights he
had watched me through the shutters OF
the two windows. He was the son OF
the family residing next door, and from
the love Of dress and pleasure beyond
his means had involved himself hope
lessly in debt, and seeing my diamonds
had conceived the idea of killing or at
least s!lencing me and stealing them to
pay his debts. But though his mind had
dwelt persistently on the scheme he had
lacked courage to carry It out until the
night Of the ball, when, pressed by an
importunate creditor. he had let himself
into the room. where he had concealed
himself until my arrival. not knowing
of the protectors had been warned 70
have near me."-PhiladelPhia Times
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BURGLARS FAILED TO ENTER
Wall Street Barber Shop Lock Tam
pered with, but Not Forced.

percd with, but Not Forced.
Between midnight last night and 8
o'clock this morning burglars attempted
to break into the barber shop Of John
b. Lewis, at SO Wall street.
There is good reason to believe that
the robbers had bigger booty in view
than could have been discovered in the
barber shop, had they succeeded in get
ting In.
Lewis's shop is in the basement be-
meath the brokerage offices of Thomp-
son & Davies and Sprague & Rhodes.
The safes of both firms contained valu-
able papers and some cash. and the
burglars could have most easily affected
an entrance through the basement.
When one of Mr.. Lewis's men arrived
at the shop this morning he found the
wood around the lock of the front door
cut and badly splintered. On the flag
ging in front of the door he found the
steel point OF a cold chisel which the
operators had neglected to carry away.
1t may afford clue to the gang.
The thieves had evidently been
frightened, however, before they sue
ceeded in forcing the lock.
Mr.. Lewis had some money in his cash
drawer and also valuable papers. He
reported the matter to the Old Slip
pnlice
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ELDER MULLER,
Reports and Letters from Recognized Specialists
in Various Cities.

easter, with less fatigue to throat that my
voice was far more clear can say truthfully
that in four weeks my condition had improved rs
per cent"
DIR. r. ~. WANBI.E, Of CINCINNATI, resi-
Deuce Mount Auburn, offices In the Pick
crinu Buiidins, u specialist. who IL re-
puicd to hUvr the inrgest individual prn e
ticc In Throat aud Lung Troubles In the
stale of Ohio, writes Dr. Copeiaudi
In 81 cases OF pronounced lung trouble ac.
ceptod for treatment within the last few months
is have been discharged entirely cured 10 per.
mancntly benefited. improved and no appar-
ent Improvement
Dr. CHARLES l.. PEARSON, 1924
walnut ST., Philadelphia spr ciaii.t. who
over year nHo adopted the Copeland
system OF treatment, writes as follows,
In response To n letter OF inauiryi
TN the last N cases have accepted. In som,
Of which there was prcilsposItion and inherited
tendencies to consumption, some already In tn,
hrSt and second stages OF consumption. I hav,
had the following results: Twenty cases hav,
been discharged as entirely cured with no re-
turn OF symptoms In the last few months Ter
have been greatly benefited. the patients in
crossing In weight seven cases are slightly i'm.
| proved. and In three cases improvement ha,
been apparent, although the last three have beer
under treatment only = short time"
DIR. T.. II. pLAUGHLIN, goo State
ST., Chicago, who two years ago pub
iiciy adopted the Copeland methods. an,
| who II perhaps as well and fayornbi,
known ~ any specialist In that city
| writcst
From over 10 cases acct Pied. I wish to not
| three Of advanced bronchial trouble who hav
49,.
time. note Mr. NJ. Hutchlns $40 West Pop
| street: Mrs. A. Smith 27ii Portland avenue AM
| Conductor A. H. Fairfax. OF the Illinois Contra
Palroad. long history Of catarrhal trouble AM
predlspositon to lung trouble Is marked in enci
| case out Of 20 cases can report ~ as perma
| nently cured, There are only four In which tn
| treatment produced little II any ben,nt Regard
Ing the remainder. can say this. there has beef
a steady Increase in weight. the night sweats hav
| stopped and the cough has diminished"
Dr. w. q. BYERs, Ge sixth ave-, Il
the oldet recognized specialist In Tbroa
| and Lung Troubles in the City of Pitts
burg. "A representative Of the old Quaker
stock, for Is years In regular practice II
| that city; no one reflects better the hes
professional sentiment of the conn unit,
thnn he. DIR. Byers writes.
In 60 cases Of pronounced lung trouble I,
which have used the Copeland Treatment within
the last six months. 90 are permanently cured
They have had no return OF any OF the symptom
| for the past four months Fifteen are greatly ben
ehted. the night sweats have entirely disappeared
there has been a steady increase In weight thu
| cough Is almost entirely gone and the shortnes
OF breath has disappeared Five Of the cases hav
slightly improved. In ave there seems to hay,
been but little change l believe this ia owinI
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The hostess. an elegantly dressed lady
OF sixty, with abundant white hair
pulled above eyes still black and bright
with fire that must once have kindled
flame In many heart, caught the
oaii Of conversation as 1t came her way.
In my youth we never heard OF this
Thing you call mental telegraph. theoso-
phy and the like. but every now and
'hen there took place. as now, occur
FENCES which puzzled the thoughtful,
'hough they had no name to give the
phehomena. But. like most young girls,
was sceptical of all that was not d.
'ee'y natural when thought OF 1t al
a. which was not often. until I had
~ experience / am going to tell you
winch was SO strange that II upset
Tor some weeks. which agitation
Aie not SO much from the real shock
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The intense popular aud professional
interest In the Copeland treatment In by
no means confined to New York. This
dood OF Testimony from people prominent
In every walk Of life, who assert that
they hnychcrn cured Of Caturrh, of Bron.
chinl Trouble, of disorders Of the Lungs,
stomach and Kidneys, of serious mpia.
dies resulting from the Catarrhal pro-
cess, has been confined in these columns
thus fnr to residents Of New York mud
vicinity, aud so Il has represented only
partially the wonderful success of the
work.
But such work, so plainly for the relief
Of humanity, 40 evidently above the or
diunry level Of scientific skill, could not
long be confined TO one city or state, TO
one set Of men or one school OF ply
sicinns. As has been stated, specialists
all over the country have been frankly
adopting the Copeland methods a- the
best known or available for the cure OF
Catarrhal, Bronchial aud Lung Troubles.
Note the letter of that veteran special.
list, DIR. W. &. RAMSEY, Arcade Build
Ind. Cleveland. Dr. Ramsey hRs been
practising I'm cdicine In the Cleveland dis
trict for forty years. Alter making "a de-
tailed report Of the results OF the Cope
land treatment for Catarrhal aud From.
chi al troubles In sixty selected cases, he
writcsi
~ can show you in no better way the
sentiment of this community than by In.
closing the statement of probably tue hes,
known man In Cleveland, Presiding Elder
Muller, ID. ID.
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MORE JAPS LANDED.
A Force Now in the Rear Of Ian
Chun, in Manchuria.
Whole Province Thrown Into State
Of CONSERVATION.
Another Heavy War Levy Made on
the Chinese Merchants.


LONDON, Oct. IA despatch received
here from Shanghai says that the Gov
ernor of Kirin, Manchuria, reports that
IN. Japanese have effected a landing in
the rear of Ian Chun.
The whole province is in state of
CONSERVATION. but measures for its de-
tense are being adopted.
Another heavy levy has been made
upon the Chinese merchants, In order
TO meet the expenses Of the war.
The correspondent Of The Times at
Paris, noting that Corea contains 600 900
Catholics and 100000 Protestants and
Greek Christians. making altogether
over a quarter Of the population, says
that the war has a character In the
eyes of the European powers Of which
account has not hitherto been taken.