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The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
POSTAL STATISTICS.
Growth of the Money Order Sys
TEN Some Interesting
Figures.

A compiler of statistics on the
United States Postal Service, gives
some interesting facts and figures
on the Money Order department of
the service. He says;
The anniversary of the establish
ment of the money order system in
the United States 80 years ago,
takes place on November l. At the
beginning of the first year the to-
tai number of money order offices
in the whole country was 419, and
their transactions amounted col
lectively to only $1,000, At the
present time the number of money
order offices is 1887, and the total
number of such orders issued in a
year amount to $4,000, 900 The
amount of money transferred am
cunts to $4,000 900 year, and in
addition to this sum $25, 900, 900
more changes hands in a year
through foreign money orders.
Eighteen million dollars year is
sent out of the United States in the
form of money orders to other coun-
tries, and 81, 900, 900 year comes
into the United States through re-
mittances from foreign countries.
The net loss of the United States
from this source is $11 900, 600 a
year. The remittances and receipts
to Canada about Offset each other
81 500, 900 each way.
France and Germany send back
about one-third of what they re-
ceive; so do Switzerland and Aus
tria. Australia and the islands of
the Pacific, especially Hawaii, remit
more money to- the United States
in money orders than they take out
of it, but the great discrepancies
are to be found in Ireland, Italy
and Scandinavia. The remittances
to Ireland are six times as much as
the receipts from that country.
To Sweden and Norway is sent 81
000,0 in year; from them come
$500 900. To Italy is is sent 81 ,500,-
000 from Italy comes $40, 900 The
transactions of the Money Order
Department, which are an import
ant feature of the Post Office bust
ness of the country, show profit
each year. About 81 900, 900 is re-
ceived in fees, and the whole ex-
penses amount to about $500, 900 a
year.
1t is popularity of the finances
Of the Post Office that as the busi
ness increases in volume the profit Of
operation advances in even ratio and
but for the existence of a vast num-
Der of petty, unproductive post Off
ces scattered throughout the coun-
try, in thinly settled portions ther-
Of.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14

in st. Petersburg, in which prison
he was confined two months and
three days. From January s, when
he arrived in Russia, up to the
time he escaped from prison, he
has had, what he relates was, a re-
markable experience with the Rus
sian police. Fredericksen is an
American engineer and architect
and was educated in the California
college at East Oakland, and at
Chicago last year at the Worlds
fair he met Alexis Raibender,
Russian, son Of Gen. Alexis Raj
bender, of Bielgorod, Russia, who
represented Russia at the Worlds
fair, being judge of the liquor ex-
hibit there. DR.. Fredericksen sign
ed contract for three years with
Raibender, to superintend the
building of a frontier factory on
his estate in the city of Bielgorod.
His salary was to be $4,000 year.
Fredericksen says he was placed in
the military prison on the charge
that he was dangerous criminal.
He communicated with United
States Ambassador White. His
passport had been given to the
judge by the police, and when Am
bassador White, after looking at it,
declared vehemently that Freder-
icksen was an American citizen and
ought to be free, they would not
let him keep it. Neither would
they allow him bail, for they said
there was no such law there. Fred
erickson, some time after, during
heavy thunderstorm one night man.
aged to escape from the prison and
made for the river where he board
ed British steamer, which took
him to London. There he raised
money enough to bring him to
America.
Fredericksen says that when he
was in prison in st, Petersburg Am
bassador White advised him to file
with the state department claim
against Russia for damage He
will do 50, he says, placing the dam
ages at $50, ,OO0."
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
In the Depths OF misery

Though endowed with wealth 'be-
yond the dreams of avarice, " the
wretohed sufferer from chronic dys-
pepsia is plunged in the depths of
misery from which he or She seldom
energies for day at a stretch.
There is way to down the imp.
Invoke the aid of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters and he departs Keep
using the medicine until the relief
you promptly experience becomes
permanent and a thorough cure is
effected. Heartburn, flatulence,
uneasiness and sinking at the pit Of
the stomach, nervousness, insomnia
these are symptoms first relieved
and finally cured, and their causes,
by this ineffably reliable specific.
Liver complaint and constipation,
brother tormentors of dyspepsia,
are also sent to limbo by the Bit
ters. So are rheumatism, malaria
and kidney complaint Use this
helpful medicine Systematically, not
by fits and starts.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
ends to personal enjoyment when
lightly used. The many, who live bet.
rer than others and enjoy life more, with
ess expenditure, by more promptly
dapting the worlds best products tC
The needs of physical being, will attest
The value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
n the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax,
alive; effectually cleansing tie system,
iispelling colds, headaches and fever,
md permanently curing constipation
t has given satisfaction to millions and
net with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the KID.
leys, Liver and Bowels without weai
9ning them and it is perfectly free froi
very Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
lists in SOC and 81 bottles, bat it Is mar
lfactured by the California Fig Syrn
%. only, whose name is printed or rg'
package, also the name, Syrup of FL
md being well informed, yon viii
accept any substitute if offered.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
1T STRONG SUPPORT.

Furniture that is not pleasing to
the eye is fit for nothing but a barn
Elegance is one thing and strength
is another, but there is not the
least reason why the two should not
90 together in furniture. To say
that thing is cheap does not nee
essarily make it cheap. To say
that our furniture is cheap scarcely
does It Justice, 1t fills the bill in
attractiveness and cheapness.
Our Carpet stock is not surpassed
in this section of the country. Com.
plete line of all grades and prices.
Any and all goods sold for cash OF
easy payments.
WOODFIN FURNITURE co.
iO4 f. Broad st. Texarkana, Ark.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14

LOUIS HEILBRoN,
LEADING JEWELER
Carries Fine Line of Jewelry,
Diamonds, Watches,
Silverware.
OLD IdOLD-BOUQHT.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.

A telegraphic special from New
York City, under date of August IL,
says: Nicholas j. Fredericksen, a
native Alaskan and citizen, by
adoption, Of the United States, ar
rived in New York City from Lon
don, Eng, on the steamer Paris,
today. He effected his escape on
July 18th from the military prison
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
NO. 6.
EDUCATION
IN
ECONOMY.

Practical economy for the peopl
takes its proper rank among public
services. Onr June sale is at the
present time doing more than any
other ever did to give both wage
Garner and wealth the real savings
of the first, the wisdom of both.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-14
Those Wonderful Rings.

f. L. Schuster, the well known
Texarkana jeweler, has secured a
consignment of those wonderful
rings, said, by those who have tried
them, to be an infalible cure for
rheumatism. Mr. John Buron and
others of this city are ready to tes-
tify as to their virtue as a certain
rheumatic cure. Call and secure
one Of these magnetic treasures.
f. l.. SCHUsTER,
Cliff No. 208, State Line Avenue
II you want a first class meal, go
to the Delmonico Restaurant, liz
West Broad Street. 4-19-tf
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20

Elk Congressman Ewart, Republican,
of the Ninth district, has some kind of
a bee in his bonnet. He is out in a let:
ter declaring that North Carolina cleo
tions have been honest and he holds up
pictures of angels that exist only in a
fusion beclouded imagination.
Nationally, the fusion has been made.
Plutocratic Democrats and Republicans
are one and the same. Senator Sher-
man is C~leveland's financial adviser.
Republicans are being kept in Office.
The Democratic administration has
outdone the Republicans in the pen
sion fraud business. The Wilson tariff
bill brings in $416, 600, 600 revenue an
nually, while the McKinly bill only
brought in 1886, 600, 900 last year. So
the Democratic protectionists have
out Kinlyed McKinly and out frauded
the Fraud Pension Commissioner.
These are facts, and we mention
them so the people may investigate for
themselves and see where their former
idols are leading them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20

ment cost SO much and it's humble citi-
zens paying for the same should,
when they select men to attend to any
of the several details Of the department,
give them such instructions as will
make them fully competent to attend
to such business in a fair and impartial
business like hammer and with such
decorum as becomes an humble servant
of the people, not acting as if they
were everything and to them every
body belonged.
Respectfully, 81. f. MORSE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
A CORRECTION.
Mrs. Arlington Says Her Own Lawyers
Were Responsible for Her Troubles.

Wv GIG NCSPS4S4D4S 4OL E4GG ~4LOuDI6S.
NASHVILLE, N. O., March 9, 1894.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I have seen the piece
in your last paper referring to my lit
tie book, lis Justice a Farce?" and the
crimes committed in my case, [ was
more than glad to find some man hon
orable enough to defend a lady and ex-
pose crime. l thank the writer very
much, and will say this is only twice
that the papers have been brave enough
to mention this case. Write this note
to make a little correction in the state
ment. The writer had heard, and
very naturally believed, that it was
Mr.. Arrington's lawyers that had kept
me in court sc long. But it is q mis-
take. 1t was my OWn lawyers who
tried to swindle me, and in q very con
ceivable way tried to force me into
poverty, believing l would, in my dis
tress, sign papers which would give
them power to do as they wished. 1
was ven told that my health was very
poor, and all such low, contemplate
remarks was made to brighten me.
Nothing was left unsaid that could be
resorted to, that they thought would
brighten and force me to give up and
sign papers. I say positively it was
my own lawyers. because l know no
other lawyers could make any money
in court without my lawyers knew it.
Respectfully,
MRS. PATTIE D. B. ARLINGTON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
DEATHS.

In Robson county, on the 18th of
February, Mr.. Quincy Jackson. He
was a faithful member of the Baptist
church and highly esteemed by his
neighbors.
Bro. W. Dowd Ray, at the home of
his brother, Mr.. w. P. Ray, in New
Light township, Wake county, March
6, 1894, aged 90 years. He was a con
sistent member Of Stony Hill Alliance.
On March ID, Mrs. Victoria, wife of
M. S. Joyner, Esq, ex treasurer of
Nash county, aged about A years.
Mrs. Joyner was a consistent member
of the church, and highly esteemed by
all her friends.
Bro. M. J. Wood, a member of Mid
die Creek Alliance, Wake county, died
recently. He was highly esteemed by
his felIow-workers in the church and
in the Alliance. His Alliance adopted
suitable memorial resolutions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
THR SECRETARIES SHOULD BE
PROMPT.

Mr.. ED1ToR:-I wish to say through
Tuu PROGRESSIVE FARMER to the re-
~snective secretaries of the counties OF
Yadkin, Surry, Stokes and Gullford
that I have written each n a letter
asking for the names and number OF
dormant Sub-Alliarces in their respect
i've counties, but to this date have not
heard from any n of them, although
if has been weeks since I wrote them.
If you received my letters, brethren,
please answer at the earliest moment
possible. If my letters failed to reach
you, this notice will inform you as to
what 1 want; so please send me the in
formation at once. 1t is very import
ant that you do so. Address me at
Michael, N. Q. GEO. e, HUNT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
THE FERTILIZER "PARADER'
GOT LEFT.
STEM, N. c., March IA, 1894.

STEM, n. o., March IA, 1894.
Mr.. EDITOR On or about the 9th
of March, 1894, there was shipped to
me from the Durham Fertilizer Com
pany a lot of six hundred bags of fer
tilizer. Upon it's arrival [ was called
off to Oxford, and during my absence
one of the officials of the great Agricul-
tural Department of North Carolina
came along and took possession of it,
claiming the brand had not been regis
tered, and refused to allow any to be
delivered until he sent a telegram to
the department stating that he had
found a shipment of North Carolina
Official Farmers Alliance guano, when
he said it should be North Carolina
Farmers Alliance Official guano, and
after spending Is cents for kilograms,
and learning to his great sorrow they
were N and the same, he, the said
Mr.. @. @. Tucker, tucked his tail and
left a sadder but a wiser man.
The great State of North Carolina.
after letting the Agricultural Depart.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
ADVERTISERS, READ THIS.
RALEIGH. N. c.. July Is. 1892

RALEIGH, N. c.. July 18, 1892.
Nr. j. W. Denmark, Business Manager
Progressive Farmer:
DEAR Strive recently run for a
short time an advertisement in The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we run at the
came time the same advertisement in
four other leading papers in the State,
and we write to say that we received
ten replies from the one in your paper
to every one received from all the other
papers combined.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
NEW ERTIsE

Banner Lamps-Thomas H. Briggs
& Sons, Raleigh, N. @.
Seed Sweet Potatoes.-T. W. Wood
& Sons, Richmond, Va.
Reapers, Mowers and Harrows-D.
NJ. Osborne & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
"Franklin Chief" "Moondyne" and
John Baxter"-Capt. B. P. William
son, Raleigh, N. @.
Always mention The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER when writing to advertisers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
MARRIED.

In Alexander county, recently, Mr..
lobe Adams and Miss Alice Mehaffy,
all of Alexander.
At Mooresville on the 28th ult., by
Rev. W. w. Pharr, Mr.. J. P. Gabriel,
and Miss Mollie Feimster.
At the residence of the brides father,
Mr., w. P. Gabriel, near Mooreeville,
by Rev, J. N. Bowles, Mr.. w. w.
Erwin, of Catawba, and Miss Gussie
Gabriel,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
Cleveland, Carnegie & Co.--The Pension
System and How Black Makes
Things whitehall North
Carolina Campaign.

Carolina Campaign.
B.-"Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hellol Major. Anything excit-
ing this m~orning3"
B.-"Nothin' much. Betsy says she
is nifty well pleased with that North
Carolina campane' business. She says
she will take the stump and show the
poor, onery critters up. I believe
Betsy hes got a skeeme hatchin' that
means a whole lot. She says the
Demokrats an Radicals r goin' ter
fuse this year an the DemOkrats are
wantin' ter u a North Carolina cam
pane so they can git their prinsiples
ter mix with radikal prinsiples. Then
they will divide an run the mercheens
different in the Presidenshial campane
of go. Big scheme amt it9 Say,
what is all that about Nj. President
CleveIan bein' a justice of the peace
an fnein' Mr.. Carnegie $40, OOO9"
R.-"The Carnegie Company had a
contract to make steel armour for war
vessels. One or more government in
spectors were placed at the factory to
see that the material used and work
manship were first class. The Carnegie
Company began to make faulty stuff
and the Inspector shared in the spoils.
Recently three honest workmen en-
ployed by the Carnegie Company in
formed the Naval Department that
defective material was being used.
Investigation shows that Carnegie
made 81, 900, 900 by fraud. Secretary
of the Navy Herbet, who is probably
the most honest mar in the whole gang
at Washington, demanded that Car
negie pay $3.50, OG0 back to the govern
ment, that being 81, 450, 900 less than
he ought to have paid, however. The
Carnegie Company kicked and ap-
pealed to President Cleveland. Cleve-
land decided that Carnegie should only
pay a fine of $40, 900 and instead of
paying back 1856, 900 that had been
allowed in premiums, he only required
Carnegie to pay $40, 600 back. So Car
negie has been allowed to defraud the
government out of exactly 81, $50 900
cold cash."
BIS thatso. Gosh! I'll bet Cleve-
land pocketed some of that 81, $50, 600.
He can build another big beer brewery
with what he makes while actin as a
justice of the peace. What is that
about Congressman Blacks per sion9
I see that he has been defendin' Hoke
Smith"
R-"Congressman Black, Democrat,
of Illinois, has been drawing a pension
of 800 per month, claiming to be to.
tally unable to perform any mental or
physical labor and rendered so by his
service in the civil war. Yet during
all these years has been a member Of
Congress, drawing his S., 900 a year in
addition to his pension. In 1892 he
canvassed his State for the Democratic
party and denounced fraudulent pen
sions' as bitterly as any of them, and
recently he stood up in Congress and
defended Hoke Smiths pension policy"
BIS all these things so2 I tell
you it makes me shaky to think about
EN-"
R.-"Every word of it is SO, Good
bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
CAN YOU GIVE THE PASSWORD
If You can You will be Interested in the
Items Below.

If You can You will be Interested in the
Items Below.
Prominent speakers are busy putting
the Kansas Alliance in good shape.
The people there have found that they
can't getalong without the organization.
o farmers! revive your Alliances
everywhere. The Order is our only
hope of salvation. Organize! educate !
aggitate! we must control any political
party or they will control us. By
thorough organization we a succeed.
D. D. LanOOrd, DupEin, Ky.
Col. L. L. Polk once declared that
the Farmers Alliance was the grandest
voluntary association upon earth.
Every day strengthens his declara-
ton. Through the dark clouds of the
future we see no hope for III country
save through the road marked out by
the Alliance. It must and will be fol-
lowed sooner or ater.-RuraL Re
former.
Alliances r organizing in North
OdEO11Q6 db J4O IdIO VI 1IOA U"O W LOuE
a week, and a new one is organized
now and then. Add to this the mem
bers being restored and the new ones
joining, and we find much encourage
ment.
The North Carolina State Alliance
Business Agency.did just $50. 900 more
business during February, 1894 than it
did for February '93. Wonder if the
next legislature will try to repeal our
charter and give us another impetusl
This is a pretty good increase in the
face of a panic and shows that the
brethren in the State know how to
appreciate a good thing.
The Cotton Plant is we'll pleased
with the Alliance outlook in South
Carolina. There is a slow but steady
improvement.
Quite q number of subscribers will
get no paper this week. We hope they
will pay Up and enc as soon as
possible, for we are sati-fied chat they
need the paper. Next week others
will miss their paper and on and on
the knife will fail unless you renew.
n - $3.50 -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
1T MEANS FUSION.

There are many things that indicate
fusion between the two wrecks of once
great parties. In North Carolina Demo
cratic and Republican politicians are
daily holding conversations that mean
something. There is a tie of mutual
traternal feeling that is plainly visible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
NOTICE.

Baden County Alliance will meet in
April. at ElizabethtoWn, by order of
the Executive Committee, Let Sub
Secretaries take notice. Caucasian
will please copy.
%. Meg. DUNN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
Very truly yours,
J. p. {

$4,000 Ne
W. 7. WEAR, Sec'y.
The Democratic party took charge
in Washington on the 4th of March.
In May Secretary Smith suspended the
pensioners. In September they were
reinstated and on the 18th of October
the Democratic Executive Committee
was blaming it OF the Republicans and
doing it's best to convince the pension
ers that the Democratic party would
go further in ~rascality for the benefit
of old soldiers(O and camp-bummers
than the Republican party. Infamous!
Now, gentlemen, you have a fore
taste of what your party has and is do
ing with its chance. You now know
why there has been no reform in pen
sions, tariff or finance. You know why
a bond issue was engineered through.
You know enough to know that you
have been basely deceived; that one Of
the old twins is no better than the
other; that both are controlled by mo-
nopolists and deceptive scoundrels. If
you doubt this got a copy of the Con
g~re88iOnGL Record dated March 9th,
1894, and read for yourself.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
Seed Sweet Potatoes.

Our Sweet Potato Seed is grown in the famous
Hanover county Sc ton, noted for producing
the finest SH eet Potatoes in the world. All lead
ing varieties. Prices low, and quoted on appli-
cation. T. w. WOOD ONS
Seedsmen- Richmond Va
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20

Capt. B. P. Williamson gives notice
that he has reduced the fees for service
of his fine thoroughbred stations from
one third to one-half former prices.
Now you can improve your horses.