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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
STORY OF THE MoLEsKIN.

A Raleigh merchant tells a good story
On himself. One day he was standing
in front of his store and a plain, but
shrewd-looking farmer came by. The
merchant stopped him and wanted to
sell some goods. The farmer said he
had some produce for sale. What is
it," asked the merchant. "a mole
skin, eaid the farmer. "An right"
said the merchant, ''come right" said
the merchant, "come right in. l will
exchange goods for your moleskin."
The man wanted a pair of boots. He
picked out a pair of pretty good ones,
worth about 81. "Now," said the mer-
chant, II am paying 81 apiece for mole
skins. The boots are worth IS a pair.
The merchant thought the very liberal
offer of 81 for the moleskin would settle
the trade and bring out the 81 ad-
ditional, which was the value of the
boots, But he was paralyzed when the
farmer produced two moleskins instead
of one moleskin and 81 in cash, and
only saved himself by declaring that
he only wanted n moleskin; could
not possibly use two at 81 apiece. The
farmer departed without the boots, but
the twinkle in his eye told plainly that
he had the long end of the handspike.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Is your Alliance lagging2 Why is
it, Are your officers doing their
duty7 Are your members all reading
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER7 Both of
these are important. Every off GER
should faithfully perform his duty,
this will encourage the members to
perform theirs. Then your Alliance
will thrive. Come, Brother, wake up
and get to work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

We most earnestly beseech our SUD
scribers who are in arrears to settle uE
now. We are bound to have money
and have it at once, to settle deO0
that are pressing us. Surely 1T Is a.
over sight on your part. But THINE
Of a thousand over sights like yours
that means a thousand dollars TO us,
Do you see how we can stand lI L
you do please give us the secret. NOW
Brother please do not neglect 'nD'
longer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

The Louisburg Se0rchIight says:
''The Farmers Alliance Of Franklin
county has appointed a committee to
report, at a future meeting, upon the
feasibility of establishing a co operative
Produce andLabor Exchange in Louis
burg. We hope for a favorable report,
and for the speedy establishment of
the Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

The next three months will be worth
your keeping up with. We propose to
keep you posted, we wish all our
readers to remember us and treat us as
honestly. fairly and squarely as we
treated them. Let every reader get
us a new subscriber. You all want to
keep posted with the performances of
the next general assembly. We will
be on hand and you may rely on what
we tell YOU,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Our Alliancemen in North Carolina
pay more than $50, 600 per year in pro-
fits to the manufacturers of the shoes
they purchase, and they pay equally
as much Tariff on the same. Why
not start our own factory make our own
shoes and save that profit and that
Tariff to our own pockets9 Road the
article in this paper headed 1.-THE shoe
Factory again"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
ROBBERS AT WORK AGAIN.

We have train robbers, highway rob
bers, burglars and sneak thieves. But
the bond robber is more to be feared
than all others put together. Ever
since the present administration took
charge it has been plain to all close OBJ
servers that it was in the business for
booty, determined to rob the American
can people of every dollar possible. The
ordinary robber can be reached by law,
if his identity is disclosed, but the bond
robber has the law at his back; he has
secured legislation which, while not
plain, is construed to mean that the
robbing can go on, and Cleveland, Car
Isle, Wall Street 6 Co. are filling their
Golfers while they can.
It is an unwritten law in this Repub-
lie that bond issues In a time OF peace
are wrong. There is no necessity for
bonds at this time. They are being
issued now to furnish investment for
New York bankers. and the people are
compelled to submit and pay the in
vesters. Less than six months ago
Carlisle yielded to the demands of New
Workers and issued $50, 600, 900 worth
of bonds. People outside of New York
were snubbed when they offered to
take part of the bonds. Now Carlisle
and Cleveland have ordered another
$50, 600, 900 issue of 5 per cent. bonds.
New York men will take the entire
issue. Thus a 800, 900, 600 mortgage is
placed upon our shoulders when we
owe nothing. We pay interest on a
debt, as it were, that we never CON
tracted. The people have not agreed
to this. Even a goldbug Congress re
fused to become a partner to the crime.
The result of the election had hardly
been announced when Cleveland rushes
to New York and is closeted with sew
eral wealthy bankers. In a day or two
he is back in Washington, and a circu-
lar, which is printed elsewhere, is pub
lished announcing a new bond issue.
The Washington Post, goldbug organ,
endorses the scheme and says frankly
that the President is hurrying the mat
ter, fearing that the next session of
Congress, which meets next month,
may checkmate the bond issuing bust
ness by passing a resolution prohibit
ing the issue of bonds at all. OF course
the next see zion of Congress will be by
the present members, the newly elected
ones not being entitled to their seats
until the fourth of next March. Cleve-
land even fears that his Congress will
have enough virtue to pass such a reso
luton. This bond business is horrible,
and we ought to be doubly thankful
that the Cleveland gang have but a
short time now to continue the perpe-
tration of such wholesale robbery.
Gen. CSssius M. CLAW, of Kentucky,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

lam standing nO1U Just behind the
curtaim, and IN full gIotU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark Galley
and the TiUer. When I mingLe tUtth its
dark Uaters I WGat to cast one inger-
inc look upon q country whose gOUern-
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people. u. L. Polk, July
18th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Apologies are due the esteemed
American AgTicWItWrist. We repro
duced an article in our last issue on the
benefits from spraying apple trees
without giving due credit, and thank
the AgricuZturist for calling our atten-
ton to the commission.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

In writing TO anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your postoHce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

~ Our friends in writing to any OF
our advertisers will favor us by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in TIKI PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Gen. Csssius M. Clay, of Kentucky,
created a little excitement by marry
ing a 16 year old girl a few days ago.
He is 80 years old. But Gen. Clay is a
mere boy beside Allen A. Wilmington,
a Wilkes county, N. O., magistrate.
He is "a and married Miss Vanpoy,
aged Al, enc day last week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Richard B. Sheridan said in the
British Parliament: "Give them a
corrupt House of Lords, give them a
venal House of Commons, give them a
tyrannical Prince, give them a truck
ling Court, and let me have but an IN,
fettered press, and 1 will defy them to
encroach a hairs breadth upon the lib
critics of England" He was right. And
this corrupt press is now threatening
the liberties of the people of America.
Why will people still support such pa
pers7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

81 The date ON your label tells you
when your time is>out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Do you want your paper changed to
another Office State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

We understand that some Oh 'no
city officials are rather uneasy LUCY
think there will be some changes aOOu.
the first of next May. We sugeoD'
that it would be a good idea tor 'na~
to improve the pavements in q Guy
changes or no changes. Some Oh 'r w.
are a disgrace to civilization, o;t ia
have been in some of the largest o..,~
and smallest villages in the coun,
and have found nothing to coupe
with Raleigh. The city has . sPim,
much money for belgian block =, p1 nave
and the sewerage system, but q par" and
ments on Salisbury, Wilmington i Sn
many other streets can be smo ~. m
down. rocks taken up, roots GTI cost
and holes filed up, at Sm"n arr
making them better than 'n0'
now.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Mr.. M. v. Richards has D90 Aasnt
nointed Land and immigration 49,
Of the Southern Railway COMPANY aEs
with Office at 1900 P~ennsylvanl" "''
nue.. washington, D. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N. c. Farmers State Alliance
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
The churches and the Pastors.

The ladies of the Home and Foreign
Missionary Society Of Christ Lutheran
church will celebrate it's 4th anniversary
there tonight at o'clock. There will be
an address, and some fine music which the
people will like to hear.
Rev. A. M. Fraser of the First Presby-
terrain church of this city and Rev. J. N.
Vandeventer, of the Augusta church neal
Eft. Defiance, exchanged pulpits last Sun
day.
Alexandria Gazette 1.-THE devotions of
the forty hours opened in st. Mary S
church yesterday morning after a solemn
high mass at II A. M, Rev. Father Din
neen, of Harper's Ferry, was the celebrant
of the mass. The sermon, by Father Gas
ton Payne, of Staunton, was an able dis
course on the efficacy Of prayer
The following is the delegation from Lex
ington Presbytery to the General Assem-
bly, which meets at Nashville the 18th of
this month
Ministers-Revs. J. E. Booker of Heb
ron and w. M. McElwee Of Rockbridge
Baths; Alternates-Revs. G. S. M. See of
Buckhannon, w. Va, and Geo. L. Brown.
of Keezletown.
Ruling Elders-A. r. Roller of Augusta,
and D. NJ. Switzer of Harrisonburg. AL
ternates-J. M. Irwin Of Buckhannon and
B. M. Rice of Keezletown.
The Charlottesville Progress noting the
Of bo of
the Fife Memorial chapel there, says sThe
address by the Rev. H. e. Ferguson, of
Waynesboro, was one Of rare fitness for the
occasion. and justified the wisdom Of the
Harvesters in his selection''
Trinity church owes to Mr.. A. M. Valz
the gift of handsome flight of stone steps
with brass ratings at the sides, at the en-
trance of their grounds. and to DR.. B.
Blackford the repainting Of the iron rail
ing enclosing the grounds.
The Southern Conference of the Virginia
Synod of the Lutheran church, will meet at
Middlebrook, May 22Id to 25th inclusive.
Rev. G. A. Freed of Middlebrook, con-
Quoted the regular evening services at
Christ church last Sunday for Rev. H. F.
Shealy.
At Trinity z. E. church on Sunday
morning, after sermon by Bishop Ran
dolph, a class Of 80, including three young
ladies from the Virginia Female Institute,
was confirmed. On Monday morning, the
Bishop confirmed a young lady at
Trinity church, she having been detained
at home by sickness, Sunday. On Sunday
night, Bishop Randolph preached at EN-
manuel church and confirmed class of
80, two of whom were from Verona chapel.
Amoug the members of the ChanceI Chap
ter of Trinity P. E. church at Towson,
Md, is Miss Louise Powers, a daughter of
the rector, Rev. w. III. H. Powers.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Assiqnment of an Old Firm.

The firm of McCorkle Bros, at Middle
brook, one of the oldest in the county, as
signed on Wednesday evening, with j.
Lewis Bumgardner and W. 3. Craig. trus-
tees. In the deed Of Jno. S. McCorkle,
he conveys his 31s-acre farm near Middle
brook, several lots in that village, and all
his real and personal property. In the
deed Mrs. Mary j, McCoikle is preferred
in the list class for So, 500 in consideration
Of her Joining in the deed, and waving
dover right. In the deed of Jas. W. Nc
Corkle all his real ana personal property is
conveyed. Mrs. Anna r. McCorkle is pre-
ferred in the first class for 81 900 In consid-
Grafton Of her Joining in the deed and waiv-
ing dover right. All the joint property
of the firm is conveyed.
The liabilities are put at $4,000, and the
assets at about Ss, 900 less than that. The
members of the firm will have genera,
sympathy among their friends. for it is an
old firm with high reputation for square
dealing.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Brief Notes,

The American Gar CO.. at Basic City,
completed and shipped, last Friday, an ele
CANT combined express and baggage car for
the Atlantic & North Carolina railroad,
r. B. Guard who was in Jail here for the
attempted murder of Miss Laura Martin,
on the cars at Charlottesville, was taken
back to that city on Friday night Miss
Martin has so much improved that her
father and one Of her sisters have left her
and returned home.
Crook, Horner Il Co., of Baltimore, have
been awarded the contract to furnish heat
ing and ventilating apparatus for the post
office at Staunton.
Mountain City la1ga No. lie [. .. G..
Templars has electel the following officers:
Earl G. Kester, chief tenipIar; Miss Martha
Spears, vice-templ.r; i, il. Kennedy,
secretary; A, Fl, Fultz, assistant sec
rotary; Miss Alice Steinbock, financial
secretary; Mrs. NJ. Il. Slower. treasurer;
3, B. Buchanan, Marshal, j. w. Landes,
chaplain; G. ], Tyler, guard; lack Stuart,
sentinel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Weddinu Notes,

At the marriage at ''River View, F." Green
brier county, W. Va, April 18th, of Mr..
John E. Catlin of Greensboro, N. c., to
Miss Roberta Flournoy Hunter, the we'd
ding procession was preceded by a little
flower girl, Miss Sadie Byers of Staunton,
prettily attired in pink, bearing silver
waiter of Lilies OF the Valley, in the depth
of whose snowy purity lay embedded the
wedding ring.
No girl, whatever her ingenuity, ever got
up joke more ingenious OIL more full of the
direst malice, than that originating in the
brains of two of Staunton's young society
men few weeks ago. A very bright and
pretty young lady was visiting here, and
was centre of attraction with the home
division. when her stylish looking beau
from a larger city arrived on the scene to
the dismay of all the home beaux. They felt
chill in the atmosphere at once. Later, he
arrived again to escort her home. A large
party of young ladies and gentlemen escor-
ted her to the train. The two young tray
elers had just gotten comfortably seated in
the car for parting farewells through the
car window, when dismay covered them as
a garment at the sight of a shower of rice
and old shoes pouring in on them. No
roses that will bloom this summer will be
as red as the cheeks of the young lady and
her escort. The moving train left no time
for explanation, and the young coupletrav-
elled the whole trip under the rigid and
mirthful scrutiny which fellow travellers
always exercise over a supposed bridal
couple.
Miss Demaris Irene Berry, daughter of
MI. G. g. Berry, will be married at New
Providence church next Wednesday at $50
?. NJ. to MI. J. w. McClung.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Early Closina for the Summer.

The following notice is important to our
county readers and should be remembered:
We, the undersigned mel chants of the city
of Stanton, agree to close our respective
places of business every evening at I O'Clock,
Saturdays excepted, from May 10 to September
1st inclusive;
I. sumAaerheld & Co., McH. Holiday,
Weller q Armentrout, j. w. Augustus (Bee
Hive Store), S. d. Timberlake Caldwell &
Holt, d. E. Euritt (Weller's), W. l. Olivier,
JOS l.. Barth, j. N. Anderson d Co., A. Z.
Harnsberger {The Racket Store), Witt &
Son, j. H. Woodward, Denny Bros, b. B.
Thornton, E. 3. Lipscomb, NJ. J. Gladke, E.
Alexander & Co., Loeb Bros, Wilson & Co.,
B. Beecher. g. G. Berry. Worthington Hard
ware Company, J. NJ. Southland, A. Loeb &
Co., G. Davidson tAmerican Stock Compa-
n.y., and Lightner, Eichelbergae s. Co.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Ascension Day.

Stevenson Commandery No. s, knights
Templar, numbering SO Sir Knights, parad-
eel yesterday evening headed by the Stone
wall Band. They marched to the Methodist
church where, after appropriate religious
services, Grand Prelate, Rev. w. ]. e.
Cox, delivered an address on. Ascension
Day. AT the conclusion, the Knights
marched to the Virginia Hotel where, with
about 50 lady guests, they partcok of a
supper prepared by the caterer, w. r.
Newman. There were 1875 plates.
A pretty souvenir of the occasion was
the bill Of fare. 1t was gotten up bv
Stoneburner & Prufer on card forming
double Maltese cross in black. red and
purple, the colors of the order, with
gold ornamentation. On it was stevenson
CommandeTy No. s; Ascension Day; A. O.
776, A, D. 1891; In Hoe Signo Vinces..'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04

some of the brain had oozed out. There
were marks of finger prints Oh the throat
The prisoner was here directed to hold up
his hand. Dr.. Henkel looked at it and said
he thought it could well have covered the
bruises ON the throat. The club found in
the field with strands Of hair on it was
shown to witness who said he thought
the hair was the colorof Lottie Rowe's.
THE VILE INTENTIONS OF SPILLER.
jackson Brannon, colored, who lives near
the Federal Cemetery, testified that he
met Spiller Saturday night about o'clock
Spiller said Rowe had invited him up there,
and S. added a vile remark about women.
Dyer was there at the time. Spiller was
dressed in black clothes. Spiller's clothes
and hat were shown to witness and identi-
fed. Witness was one OF the men who
found the body Sunday morning. When
Rowe was told about the finding of the
body he ran screaming down to the bridge.
Edgar Dyer, colored, heard Spiller say
Saturday night that he had been invited to
a dance at Rowe's and that he intended to
another vile remark about women. This
witness heard Spiller calling for Mr.. Pain
ter about 3 O'Clock Sunday morning.
THE CARD PARTY AT JOHN RoWEs.
Mason Doom testified that he was at
John Rowe's Saturday night, SpiIler, JOS
Rowe, Benford Deakin, Bradford, Lottie
Rowe, Lucy Rowe and others were there
Spiller said to witness, Don't you know
you are out of place; that you have no bus
mess here? Don't you know you are tram
ping on my toes when you come out here?''
Spiller left about - o'clock-about fifteen
minutes before Lottie and Charles Brad
ford left. Bradford returned in about an
hour and a half and told US about the at
tack. We went out with him to hunt for
Lottie. The dances wsre frequent and
Lottie generally attended them. Witness
thought the plowed field showed signs of a
scuffie. The shoes of Spiller fitted the
tracks leading through the field to the
brush or grove. The hair pin was found
about five feet from the tracks. Witness
works with prisoner in the wagon factory.
Spiller was drinking at Rowe s and said if
I didn It have any more, to go with him
home where he had quart.
Geo. Swartz said the two Rowes and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04

at the Virginia Hotel, and the Monticello
Guards at the Central Hotel. A telegram
was received from Gov. O'Ferrall to ''up-
hold the law at all hazards" There was no
manifestation of mob, but the liberal
military preparation, and the speedy action
of Judge Chalkley in the county Court,
made it certain that there would be none.
Mayor Fultz, by order, closed the bar
rooms all day Monday and up to A. M,
Tuesday.
THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Deputies were riding all night on Sun
day night summoning Especial grand jury
ordered by Judge Chalkley. Early on Mon
day morning the following special grand
jury met Samuel F. Prison, J. A. Eau
Der, Michael McAleer, John W. Todd,
Charles LYMAN, Henry d. Peck. E. M.
Gushing. Jacob A. Hanger and II. Erskine
Gay. After hearing witnesses the grand
jury presented Lawrence Spiller for muir
der. The county coroner's jury about
the same time gave their verdict-that
Lottie Rowe came to her death at the hands
of Lawrence Spiller. The court at once
went to work getting a petit jury. One
venireman summoned, Mr.. J. G. Hensley,
of West End, said he would enter the jury
box prejudiced in favor OF the prisoner, as
he had once saved the life Of MI. II s.
son who worked in the shop with him, and
done him other kindness. He asked to be,
and was excused. After some hours the
following jury was impaneled: Perry
Anderson, Philip H. Rock, c. Edward
Crawford, J. Baxter Trimble, J. Newton
Crawford. Elias Riddleberger, William T.
Baxter, Adam FL. Towberman, S. I. Dri-
yer, David Hupman, Joseph Houseman
and John M. CARRIER.
When the prisoner was brought into
court, he came from the Jail between
two lines of soldiers from the Jail gate to
the court house. A large and curious
crowd gathered to see him. When called
OH to plead in court, he answered in stea-
dy voice mot guilty." His manner was
anxious but his self possession was main
tanned.
At the request of Commonwealth s At
torney. Meade T. White, MI. J. Lewis
Bumgardner, the city Commemorative
Attorney, who had been actively investi-
eating the case. was associated with him
in the prosecution. The prisoner having
retained no counsel, the court appointed
Messrs. R. S. Turk and Joseph A. Glas-
Cow to act in that capacity.
TuE FRIGHTFITT, wOTINDS
When the court met on Tuesday morning
at $50 the examination Of the Common
wealth s witnesses began. DR.. A. M.
Henkel testified to the condition of the
body of Lottie Rowe when he saw it. Her
clothing was torn, soiled and wet. The
greater part of the tearing was done below
the waist. The stockings were torn and a
third of one of them was gone. There were
many bruises and scratches on the body
The head had several wounds, the chief of
which was one which depressed the skull
three-quarters of an inch. He removed the
bone with his fingers. A blood -smeared stone
found near the body fitted this wound The
left Of the head was badly fractured and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-05-04
Destruction of the Bark Extract Works.

The bark extract works of O. K. Lap
ham u Co., were burned on Wednesday
about z. NJ, and with it some of the
costly machinery of the beet sugar factory
Which was a joint plant. The loss is about
$4,000, on which there is no Insurance.
This is great loss to this section. Mr..
Lapham has shown so much enterprise in
MS efforts to establish the sugar factory.
and has been so valuable man to our COM
munity in every respect, that the deepest
regret is felt by all our people,
This is the second time these works have
been burned. 1t is not known whether
both the works will be rebuilt.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold a
meeting to express its sentiments about
this disaster ON tomorrow night. and a
pubic meeting of citizens will be called
Tor the same purpose. Staunton owes MI.
Lapham much, and these meetings should
oe IN proportion to cur obligations to him.