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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31

Every owner of a home in a farming
country or village, should aim annually
to make some improvement of his sur
roundings. Buildings were erected
years ago in haste, leaving the grounds
with more or less of a rough surface.
Being now covered with grass, the
owner does not wish to have the sur-
face broken and the sod spoiled; but
he may make a smooth lawn by grad,
ually filling the depressions with fine
earth or sand to a depth of an inch in
the hollows. The grass quickly pene-
trates this thin bed; and by repeating
the operation several times during the
season, he may with little cost and no
breaking of the surface, have made a
great improvement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31
Make Way for the VGStibulG

Messrs. G. Ed. Kestler, author of Only a
Tramp which has for some time been running
in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and J. 2. Green.
editor of four local papers, are running The Yes
tIbnte. ah4mming, lightning ,Populist paper, at
ride, and all passengers will be safely landed at
the station of Vic tory. Let everybody buy a
ticket. Competent judges say that each issue
cost of a ticket. The VestibuIe side-tracks for
pointing, and is the iveliest paper on earth,
Send your subscriptions to
THE VESFIBULE, Concord, n. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31
Leaks7fIIe Woollen Mills
Leaksville, N. c.

This is to remind you we are still at
the old place, under the same old man
agement, making the same line Of
excellent goods. Farmers having any
wool to be manufactured, would do
well to write us for information and
samples. We make Blankets, Fancy
Bed Spreads, Cashmere, Jeans, Elan
nels, and Yarns, for cash or on shares.
LEAK5vILLE WOOLLEN MILLS,
Q36D L~eaksville, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31

attention of the people and at the close
of his address a ringing cheer went up
for the speaker and the cause he advo-
Gates.
The ladies present then took charge
of the crowd and on long tables pre-
pared for the occasion spread a most
bountiful dinner to which all did ample
justice, and so ended a red letter day
in the history of the Bladen County
Alliance. K.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31
IS MORE THAN PLEASED.

EASTERN TOBACCO WAREHOUSE,
Oltho L. Joyner, Owner and Prop'r,
Greenville, N. O., Oct. 80, 1898.
EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER Raleigh,
n. G.:
DEAR S1R:-Enclosed find check for
50 so in payment for the ad. you in
serted for me. Your bill was for 50 90;
hope you will accept the amount of
check, as I got value received for the
ad With good wishes for the con
tinued success of your paper, I am,
Yours very truly,
0. L. JOINER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31
RidgeWay High School
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

The Fall Session of 1894 begins Monday, Au-
gust 9th, and ends January 18th, 1895. Thor
ough instruction in Modern and Ancient Lam
raphy, Typewriting, Music and Art, by a full
and competent faculty. Expenses moderate.
For further information, send for a catalogue.
JOHN GRAHAM, Principal,
Q400 Ridgeway, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31

Do you owe this paper anythingY If
you do send at once. We have waited
long enough.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31
Wake Forest College.
WAKE FOREST, N. @.

A Christian College embracing ten Academic
Schools and the Professional SCHOOL, of Law. A
select Library of 11,OOU Volumes. A large and
weI-furnished Reading, Room, Thoroughly
equipped Gymnasium and Laboratories. Liter
airy Locietfes unsurpassed in the South. No
secret fraternities allowed among the students.
Free tuition to ministers and the sons of min
listers Loans for the needy Board from six
to ten dollars per month. A complete system
of water-works will ample bathing facilities.
Next session begins Sept 9Th. Summer Law
School opens July I'd. For further rma
address REV. c. E. TAYLOR, Pres
1403
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THE World IN MINIATURE. The Lexington Business
 College. INCORPORATED
QNCORPoRATED.
LConneeted with the State A. X NJ. College
 The Practical SCHOOL OF THE SOUTH.

ENDORSED by the highest County and State officials, by the leading business and professional men of the country and by hundreds of pupils who are successful in busi- ness.
 A REVELATION is made to the pupil in Bookkeeping, Banking, Shorthand, Typewriting, Telegra- phy, Penmanship, Commercial Law, Arithmetic, Grammar, Spelling aid Business Correspondence as taught by our ae,o and iaterestiag plan of ACTUAL BUSINESS PRACTICE ased only in OUR COLLEGE, before which the old theoretical, copyrighted, textbook, copy system must go.
 POSITIONS for it's pupils are made a speciality in this school, which promises to the Commercial World the highest type of efficient business men and women.
 GUARANTEED to be as represented or money refunded.
 BEWARE of schools which do not do this.
 Send for beautiful illustrated Catalogue, free.
 For full particulars call at the col lege, or address
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T,4e LExoW COMMITTEE.

Investigation Into the Affairs of the Pc.
 iIce Department Will He Resumed. NEW YORK, Nov. 23 The Lexow committee will resume it's investigation into the affairs of the police department on Monday, Dec. 3. This announcement was made last night by Lawyer Moss, associate counsel for the commit tee.
 MT. Moss had long conference with Mr. Jerome as to the cases to be first brought out. Neither of the lawyers would say anything about the plans of NIT. Golf or themselves but 1t is under stood that the committee will start off with evidence as to the conduct of some high officials.
 MT. Moss said the committee had had enough of green goods gambling, disor- derly houses and other petty forms of police blackmail. When asked if it was the committee's intention to discover where the blackmail money finally went Mr. Moss said: s.I can say noth- ing of our plans except that the coming session will be more interesting and startling than any of the previous ones if such thing is possible"
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sanslbagged and Robbed.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, Nov. 23.-An un- known stockman, about 40 years old, was sandbagged and robbed and thrown from Rock Island train near Troy, Kan. All his pockets were turned wrong side out. and there is nothing by which he can be identified. The mans head is battered in a frightful manner, and he has remained unconscious since found. His skull is fractured and death Is the question of only few hours. An alligator valise was found near by, but everything of value had been removed. The stranger is feet l0inches in height, has black hair, dark brown mustacne and weighs ITO pounds. He has light coat and vest, blue trousers and brown overcOaf
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M'KANE IS HOPEFUL.

He Thlnks the Court of Appeals Will
 Favor His Release.
 NEW YORK, Nov. e3.-John Y. Me Kane is said to be hopeful of soon be. ing released from Sing Sing prison by a decision of the court of appeals. He, however, takes as much interest in over- seeing a gang of convicts in erecting new buildings in the prisonyard as if he expected to serve out his full term of six years to which he was sentenced about seven months ago.
 The warden says McKane is a model convict and a valuable man in the build- ing line to have about the prison. Mc- Kane, aft, finishing his days work, spends two hours every evening writing business letters.
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 Chess by Telsgraph.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2a.-A grand chess tournament is to be played by telegraph between Russian chess clubs located in Europe and Asiatic Russia Each club will play two games with each other, and the president of the St. Petersburg Chess club will present the winning club with silver cup.
 The fourth game of the chess match between Mrs. Showalter and Mrs. Wor- rall for the ladies, adjourned, was re- signed by the latter last night with ont further play. The present score stands. Mrs. showalter, 3; Mrs. Wor- rall, ]; drawn. 5.
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Homeseekers. Excursions.

The Baltimore X Ohio South western railway is now selling excursion tickets for homeseekers to points in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis- sissippi and Louisiana at one fare for the round trip. The dates of these excursions are October ,, Nov ember 6 and December 4. Tickets will be good for twenty days. Liberal stop-over privileges will be granted on all tickets. For rates and fur ther information apply to agents B. X o. <. N. R'y, OF address
 G. NJ, TAyLoR, Tray. Pass. Aat.
 l03 N. Broadway,
 St I,ouis Mo
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A.:B.. Thomas & Co.,,
N.B-we gre now buying this four in car lots.

 perienced man in that work, who will call on all of our business men in due time.
 The DAILY GRAPHIC will be issued at a. m. each morning and will be distributed at all important point Is along the Cotton Belt Railway by the 2:40 south bound train.
 We shall earnestly endeaYor to make the MORNING GRAPHIC of value to the wholesale and retail trade as well as the business interests of Pine Bluff, and to ssget the news and pulp fish it. "
 We earnestly solicit the patron age of our business men in this ven ture.
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

On Sunday morning, December z, the GRAPHIC will be converted into a morning daily and will contain all the important telegraphic and local news and market reports up to 2 g.. m. each morning, Monday excepted.
 The first issue of the MORNING GRAPHIC will contain a "write-up"of Pine Bluff, its business interests, in dastries and enterprises, handsomely illuetrated, and will be widely cirs c6I6 6ted. This department will De in
 Sed1 q TT: Yin. Devis, an ex-
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WENT INSANE ON HOTELS.
NJ. Moscowltz Placed In St. Vincent
 Hospital at St. Louis.

NJ. Moscowitz Placed In St. Vincent
 Hospital at St. Louis.
 LITTLE RocK, Nov. 29.-M. Mos. cowitz, a wealthy merchant of Hot Springs, has been taken to St. Louis and placed in St. Vincent's hospital. He is insane. He went crazy on the subject of hotels. He owns at Hot Springs E valuable piece of property on which there is 36-room hotel. It has been a drain on his purse ever since he acquired it. In fact it appeared to be ''heo. doo' to him, first by fires, causing heavy expenditures for repairs and then by d fruitless effort to find a suitable tenant. He made dMers to several Little Rock parties to take charge of the hotel, but did not succeed in having any of them accept. So thoroughly taken up with the hotel idea was he that he conceived the idea of purchasing the Arlington hotel at Hot Springs. the Capital hotel at Little R ,ck and the Southern hotel at St. Louis and run circuit of cara. vansaries, so to speak.
 The demented man spent three days at Little Rock last week and conducted himself in a strange manner. He had just returned from St Louis where ha bought over $50, GOO worth of goods of all descriptions and ordered them shipped to Hot Springs. By the time the consignnents reached their destina. tion Mir. Moscowitz had been subjected to lunatico inquirendo and pronounced mentally unbalanced. It seems he had been seized with a mania for buying everything in sight, no matter what tho cost, and as he is rated high by the com mercial agencies, he was considered Il good eaten by the wholesalers.
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Students Down with Dlphtheria.

FULTON, Mo, Nov. s-rhe officials of the Missouri institution for the edu- cation Of the deaf and dumb at this place have notified parents of the pupils of the school throughout the state that diphtheria has broken out ln the insti- tuition. and there were six cases. result ing in one death up to date. The officials have established quarantine, and all ef- forts to prevent the spreading to tho city have been taken. However, sew eral cases have been reported in the city.
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IN their Thanksgiving proclama- tions some of our governors appear rather huffy towards Providence, and Gov. Waite even lectures the Lord for not conducting affairs ac- cording to the Colorado idea; but the GRAPHIC takes it's lesson from higher sources and from better phi losophy. A New York Republican paper quotes: "The Lord has done great things for us, whereof we are glad. but this was out of the or dinary run, Providence in that city usually rolling up the biggest Dem ocratic majorities where there is the least preaching. For our part, we have already cited the proverb that nwhom the Lord loyeth he chas- tene.h, and from the same Good Book we may add: ssNo chastisement for the present. seemeth joyous, but prieyious; nevertheless afterward it worketh the fruits of righteous ness By this We understand that in 1896 the Democracy will arise and smite the jugular of the Repub- lican party as with blade of Da- mascus.
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A COAL OIL COMBINE.

Indictments Returned Against Rookefel-
 Ter and others by Grand Jury.
 WACO, Tex. Nov. indictments have been found by the grand jury in the district court here against John D. Rockefeller, Henry NJ F1ager, William Rockefeller, John D. Archibald, Ben- jamin Brewster, Henry H. Rogers, Wes- Ter H. Tilford, Henry Clay Pierce, Arthur NJ. Fiuley, c. NJ. Adams. J. P. Gruet, E. Wells, William GIiee, E. T. Hathaway, J. 4. Austin and others for feloneously entering into a conspiracy to control the coal oil market and by acts and deeds did dTive out eempeti- ton by selling below cost of production for the time being and raising the price after, crushing out competition
 Two of the gentlemen against whom the bills were returned are in Texas and will be required 10 give bond at once. Governor Hogg will issue acquisition papers for the others.
 The indictment was found upon evil dence of witnesses brought here from Ohio and from testimony of Texas deal CTS in. coal oil. mi
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- = Mhitworth Dead.

NASHVILLE. Nov. s3.-Gao. K. Whit worth, who shot and killed Chancellor Allison and then shot himself, died a, s:i5 Thursday morning. He had b.rli unconscious since p. III. yesterday, but rallis few minutes b.,fore his death.
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HARVARD AND YALE.
The Latter Confident of Winning the
 Game on Saturday.


 NEW HAVEN, Nov. 23.-The eleven line up of the Yale football team as 1t will undoubtedly take the field against Harvard on Saturday is as follows: The Hinkey brothers, ends; Beard and Mur- phy tackles, McCrea and Hickok, Stillman, center; Adee, quarter back; TnY6en and Jerrems, halves; But terworth, full back.
 Greenway is in low spirits at the order of his physician which precludes him from wearing a Yale uniform this year.
 Betting here is still lively, but the center seems to be at Cambridge whither most of the Yale money has been shipped. Yale mems confidence in the ability of their representative eleven to win is simply unbounded. The out come of the annual game was never more taken as a matter of course. Not a player is out of condition, and there is not one who has not been drilled per fectly for his position.
 Captain Hinkey has announced the first substitute for the various positions. In case of an injury to any of the backs, Armstrong will go in; Harry Cross will be substituted; Rogers subtaclkle; Brown guard and Bass end. Finke may be called in to quarterback to save Arm strong in case a substitute is necessary.
 About g players will go to Spring. field on the special train which will leave here Friday afternoon.
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Kansas Irrig g,tion Convention.

HUTCHINSON, Nv. s3 rhe State IT, rigation convention will be he'd in sAi. city today and tomorrow. The Com mercisl club has made extensive psapa- ralions. and it proposes to make thls conyentionsthe nest interesting and in- strnctive ever held in this state.
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A NEWLY elected young Alabama

ANEwLY elected young Alabama Populist Congressman named How ard. declares Cleveland has amassed $4. OOO, ,OOO since he was President the first time, and proposes by res olution to make him tell how he got it. Mir. H. has not yet, of course, struck solid foundation for the story.
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Two wears For Horso ste.ljno

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Nov. 9s. Jerry Woodson entered plea of guilty to the charge of grand larceny in the criminal court and Judge Grubb sentenced him to two years Imprisonment in the peni- tentiary. Woodson is horsethief. and has stolen many animals in this vicinity, driven them over into Iowa and sold them. It was for 4ne of these crimes that he was convicted.
 Eate Field Honored.
 WASHINGTON. Nov. as.-Kate Field has been made an officer or public in- struction by the French government. the highest distinction the department of public instruction can bestow for service rendered to literature and art. She received the hrevet from the French legation III this city.
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FROM all accounts, a Republican form of Government is very much needed in the Indian Territory, ac- companied by few Gattling guns and other civilizing agencies.
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stenmsl.ip Alamo on Fire.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.- Fire broke out at e:3o o'clock yesterday morning on the Mallory line steamship Alamo, which arrived in port Wednesday from Calves ton and Key West laden with cotton and tobacco. The damage at present cannot be estimated.
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rhoma. St. elah,s Day of pea.n.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.-The respite granted on Oct s6 by Proaident Cleve- land to Thomas St. Clair, convicted in this state of murder in the high seas, expires today. St. Glmr was sent enced to be hanged with Herman Sparf and Hans Hanson, on Oct. 26. 1893. but an appeal havins been taken to the United States supreme court by Sparf and Hanson, the respite was granted pending action upon the appeal.
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Governor of Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 2s. The governor ship of Tennessee Is still in doubt. IL is understood the returns from every county have been in the hands of the secretary of state for several days and that the returns show that Evans, Re pubhcan. carried the state by 2o00 ma iority.
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BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.
Iron Trade Becoming More
 and More Favorable.
BIDS IN FOR A BIG CONTRACT.

It Is a Four-Track Railroad Fridge at
 New York, Which win Require Thirty
 Five Thousand Tons of Material-Ti1e
 Bundmg of Large Structures Also
 Contemplated.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-The Iron Age in it's weekly report of the iron trade says:
 The prospects for work for the future are becoming moro and more favorable. Bids are in for 4-track railroad bridge in this city, which will call for 35,000 tons of material, Including the aP breaches. The work will extend over two years. Then there is the certainty that the coming years will witness very large outlay of money for rapid transit in New York with it's large re- quirements of iron and steel. The building of large structures, too, prom ises to absorb very large amount of structural material in all the big cities of the country. Still, the better pros poets refer rather to the more distant future, and have less to do with the per- picking problem relating to the turn of affairs for the next three or four months.
 Bessemer has gone down to $10.4o. Rumors of $l5 billets in the Pittsburg market are numerous, but cannot be verified. However, $l5.25 has been paid for lots of few hundred tons.
 Chicago records. quite heavy sales for billets and rods. In the central west the latter have gone down to s92 at sell ers' mills.
 There have been no new develop ments in the steel rail trade, but some- thing is expected soon.
 In foundry irons sales are moderate, and the market for the southern product has displayed unmistakably weakening tendency.
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Patronixc Home Factories.

We have recently added a full line of sash and door machinery and are now making all kinds of doors and windows from cypress and Yellow pine. (which we gtiarstltee to give dlerfecf sa tisfnetiOn. Better than N Wllfte pine and for less money
 37h BLUFF CITY LUMBER Co.
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Another Challenge.

PARIS, Nov. 8, 3,--Le Cercles des Re- hecs has challenged the Nuremburg Chess club for match of two games, to be played by telegraph, for a purse of 32o0 francs a side.
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TIE Pennsylvania State college finds dehorning of cattle not inluri- ous to the dairy supply, and now mulev milk will increase in quantity.
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Kentucky Rank Ass;en.

RICHMOND, Ky, Nov. 23.-The Estill County Deposit bank at Irvine assign d to H. B. Wiseman. The books are be- ing examined. Joe MeDowell, the late cashier, is still absent and cannot be heard from.
 uovernar wsite's Tour.
 DENVER, Nov. Ex-Governor Waite is in Denver. He denies most emphat- ically press reports saying he intended to make an eastern lecture tour. He has been offered such engagements, he says, but will not accept them. He will be in St. Louis next Monday to attend the Transmissippi congress.
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uovrrnot wsite's Tour.
Commodore sicard In comm.p

BROOKLYN, Nov. as. Commodore si- card, who has been detached from tho Portsmouth navyyard will today take command of the New York navyyard
 and sHation, Vic Admiral GAeaydi, ro.
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WILL BE DISMISSED.
The Standard oil Company Does No
 Business In Texas.

NEW YoEK. Nov. B Regarding the indictment of Flagler, Rockefeller and others by the grand inry of McLennan county, Texas. s. c. T. Dodd. attorney for the Standard Oil company, said to a reporter: "rhe same thing has been done before and the indictment was dis missed, as 1t undoubtedly will be in this case. The standard Oil company does no business in Texas anyway, but sells to St. Louis parties, who supply the trade in the southwest.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK. NOV 8, 1894
LARGEST DAILY CITY CIRCULATION,

IT isn't so bad with the Missouri Democracy as it seemed when the thunder-clap came. They only. !
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Plantation Diarrhea Mixture gives certain relief. Every bottle guaran- teetl. Try it. Sold by McCammon < Son, Pine Bluff. Ark, J. NJ. Bar rett. Sherrill. Ark.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-The Iron Age in it's weekly report of the iron trade
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It Is Four-Track Railroad Brfdge at New York, Which win Require Thirty Five Thousand Tons of Material-Ihe Building of Large Structures Also sr..r,f fen. Int IL