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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
RALEIGH, N. G., Sept. %, 189

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. %, 1894.
To SUB SECRETARIEs.-The changes
made in your blank reports for this
quarter is in accordance with amended
Constitution by the State Alliance at
it's annual session in August last. Col
lect five cents from each female for dues,
and twenty-five cents for each male,
and forward to your County Secretary
the five cents for females and fifteen
cents for males. No national dues are
to be collected hereafter, but are to be
paid from the State Treasury of the
Alliance. The County Secretaries are
requested to send all collected from
females Give cents each per quarter)
and ten cents for each male per quarter
to State Secretary. New Constitutions
will soon be sent out.
F~raternally,
w. s. BARNES, Sec'y-Treas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
SPECIAL

Special attention is called to the fall
Price List of the Business Agency,
which will be ready for distribution
August 1st.
We believe that we now have the
best contracts for many classes of
goods that we have ever had, and that
we will be able to offer to the brethren
almost every article they may want at
prices never before obtained. We will
give in addition to our usual list a dry
eigh. Lot, numbers, descriptions and
prices will be given SO that no n need
make a mistake. The pants we quote
are manufactured in Raleigh, giving
our own people all the work. We have
40 different patterns to select from,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
NOTE TO THE

Ihave just returned from a trip to
Norfolk, Va, and I find that it pays
the farmer when shipping beef cattle
to only ship those in frst-class order
smoothe, ell-fattened, stall fed cattle
and weighing 700 to 900 pounds. This
is the most desirable weight. There is
nothing that pays better than the extra
condition in which you can place your
cattle on the market. The market price
is low now, only 81 to 8 cts. lean ship
to Norfolk or Richmond, Va, but very
little demand now and markets over
stocked. I wish%also to say that our
brethren lose by sending very small
sized chickens to market. They
are hard to dispose of at a very
low price, while good, we'll grown
chickens are ready sale on a dull mar
ket at fair prices. Be ready for the
egg market which will open about the
1st of September next. Our Boston
house is anxious to handle eggs in car
load lots weekly. None but first class
eggs should be handled.
w. H. WORTH, s. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
THANK YOU,

A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send in Subscriptions Weekly.
II. R. White, BERTHE county, has
our thanks for a club of ten new sub,
scribers.
W. P. Lyon, Granville county, re-
news and writes: "Our cause is boom
ing in Granville and much of the sue
cess is due to THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Long may it live"
The following friends have also
subscribed, renewed or sent for others
during the week: G.. e. Kestler, Ca
barrus county; T. Y. Greenlee, Nc
Dowell; D. II. Cross, Davidson; W. G.
Johnson, Wake; J. T. Kerr, New Han
over; r. q, Lane, Beaufort; w. A.
Moody, Stanly; W. F. Bradley, Cas-
ton; Daniel Lane, Craven,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
NOTICE OF WAKE co. MEETING

BRETHREN: The next quarterly meet
ing Of the Wake County Alliance will
meet with Middle Creek Alliance on
the second Thursday and Friday in Oc-
tober. Thursday will be business day
of the Alliance and Friday will be pub
lie. Speaking may be expected on Fri
day, to which the public are invited.
The Secretary locates Middle Greek
Alliance 20 miles, a little southwest of
Raleigh, Is miles south of Apx and five
miles from Holly Springs.
The October meeting will be an i'm
portant one. Let all the lodges be well
and fully represented.
I would be glad to have all the Secre-
taries Of the Sub-Alliances meet me in
Raleigh, at the Office of Bro. W. s.
Barnes, on the first Saturday in Octo-
Der, with their reports.
R .spectfully and f~raternally,
L. N. RANEs,
Sec.-Treas. Wake Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
hat constitutional and Demo.

them that constitutional and Demo.
cratic boon.
senator Ransom chose to vote on the
question not only with the minority of
ms party In the Senate, bat he put
himself In an insignificant minority
among the Democratic Senators repre-
sentlng bis section of the country.
From the II contiguous States of Va.
N. O., s. c., Ca, Fla, Ala, Miss, La,
Texas, Ark, No., and Tenn, with "a
Democratic Senators, IS Senators SUP
ported free silver. Those who opposed
free coinage, from this vast territory.
were Ransom, White, La, Caffery 8
Huntop, Gordon, and Mills-16 in all
the two sugar Senators, Senator Ran
som, and three others.
The North Carolina Democratic State
Convention has taken a more advanced
position on the silver question than
almost any other of her sister Southern
States. Can the party now afford
seriously even to consider the return of
Senator Ransom to execute it's villa
Can a fountain send forth at the same
place sweet water and fresh9 Do men
gather grapes of thorns or figs of
thlstles8 PLATFORM DEMOCRAT,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
DIRECTIONS

For Preparing, Packing and Shipping
Poultry for the Boston Market.
Killing and Dressing Food in crop
Injuries the appearance, is liable to
sour, and purchasers object to paying
for this worse than useless weight
therefore, keep from food twelve hours
before killing. All poultry, but more
especially turkeys, should be killed by
bleeding in the neck, and picked while
the body is warm; and in no case
should poultry be scalded; wet picked
poultry is not wanted in this market,
and will not sell for what it is really
worth. AS soon as the poultry is
picked, take off the head at the throat,
strip the blood out of the neck, peel
back the skin a little, remove a portion
of the neck bone, then just before pack
ing, except In warn weather, draw the
skin over the end and tie and trim
neatly. Draw the intestines, making
the incision as small as possible, and
leave the gizzard, heart, etc, in. Pull
out the wing and tail feathers clean.
Undrawn poultry can be sold 70 a
limited extent when there is no other
to be had. provided there is no food in
the crop, or entrails, but as a rule has
to go at very low prices.
Packing Poultry should be entirely
cold, but not frozen, before being
packed. If packed with the animal
heat in, it will be almost sure to spoil.
Sort your poultry carefully, and have
the No. 1 stock of uniform quality.
Pack the No. 2 stock In separate pack
ages. Ifyou have any old bull turkeys,
put them in a separate package or With
No. 2 stock. Line the boxes with clean
paper, but never use straw in packing
and wrap the birds in paper. Pack as
closely as possible, backs upward, legs
out straight, and see that the boxes are
so full that when the covers are nailed
on, there can be no possibility of the
contents shifting about. Boxes are
the best packages, and should contain
from 100 to 200 pounds, Larger boxes
are inconveHient TO handle, and more
liable to get injured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June %, 1894.
The PROGRESSIVE Farmer, Raleigh, ~ c..
GENTLEMEN :-We hand you here
with our check for $50 90, in settle
ment for advertising account. We
have had very satisfactory trade in
North Carolina this season, and are
willing to attribute a reasonable share
Of the result to the advertisement in
your paper. We have always looked
upon your paper as satisfactory in this
respect and will make s of it in
the future.
Yours truly,
D. M. OSBORNE & Co,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
DUBLIN COUNTY MEETING

Brethren of Duplin County Alliance,
take notice:
The meeting of Duplin County ALI
ance has been changed from the second
to the third Thursday, which will be
the 18th of October, on account of the
meeting of the Eastern Baptist Associa.
ton.
By order of the Executive Com
mittee. MARY WARD, Pres't.
o. W. Sutton,
J. T. Wallace,
J. T. Wilkins,
Executive Committee Duplin County
Farmers Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02

ranging in price from rs cents to 50. so
per pair. Our 50 so is a regular 81 90
pants We can also have pants made
on special order.
Shoes quoted on this list will be kept
in stock in Raleigh and ready for quick
shipment, and prices quoted are f. o. b..
Raleigh.
Place orders for crimson clover seed
at once, as prices will probably ad-
vance.
Those having produce to ship North
would do well to correspond with us
We think we can be of service to them.
We again call upon the brethren to
place orders early for cane mills as the
time for using them is close at hand.
Two copies of the price list will be
mailed to the Secretary of each Sub
Alliance in good standing. One for
the use of Business Agent and the
other for the use of the Alliance,
This is u fall price list. Many
goods will not change in price, during
the season, while others will fuctuate.
In order to inform you of these fuctua-
tions a list of corrected prices will be
sent out the first of each month, or as
often as changes are significant.
No one not q member of the Alliance
in good standing is entitled to the use
Of our prices.
W. b. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
THE ALLIANCE PRODUCE EX.
CHANGE.

DEAR BRETHREN The alliance Pro
duce Exchange is open for the hand
ling of farm products. We do not
purchase your products but will sell
for you to the best advantage possible.
Write us what you have to sell and
will let you know about what we can
get for it. Eggs are higher here than
In New York and we have been getting
better prices. Think we will be able
to handle more and more as our plans
for putting only fresh eggs on market
become known. Poultry is in great
demand and we think for the next
three months if not all the summer it
will bring remunerative prices. Can
furnish shipping coops and simply
charge rent or sell them to you if de-
sired. We can handle bacon, lard,
fish, wheat, flour, corn, meal, potatoes,
SC. Prices are lower on all products
than they have been for years. We
have sent notice to all of our shippers
not to send any more eggs North for
the present as it does not pay. There
were more than 30, 900, 600 eggs sent
into New York last week. We will
try to handle all poultry and eggs
shipped here to your advantage. Do
not send eggs by express unless rates
are very low.
~Fraternally,
" W. H. WORTH, s. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
NOTICE.

RALEIGH, May 8, 1894.
From and after this date Alliance
Sewing Machines sold to persons who
are not members OU in good standing
will be charged $22. so and members
ordering must have the seal of their
Alliance on the order or 1922 so will be
charged. We have sold about fifteen
hundred, and I doubt if the same mum
Der have been sold by any other person
that has given more satisfaction.
W. II. WOR Il, s. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
BAG CLOTH FOR BAL1NG COTTON

Heavy bags cut and sewed together
into sheets of following sizes and
weights: II lbs. per yard, II yards
wide, 8 yards long, 81 cts. per yard.
2 lbs, per yard, II yards wide, 8 yards
long, At cts. per yard. f. o. b. New
York or Philadelphia. Two sheets
cover a bale of cotton. Put up in bales
of 300 yards.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CONVEN-
TON.

The Peoples party Convention Of
Rockingham county will be held at
Wentworth on Wednf q y, Sept.
26th, for the purpose of nominating a
legislative and county ticket. All who
are tired of old party misrule r in
vited to participate. By order Of the
Executive COMMITTEE.
W. D: WALL, Chm'n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
WHAT OUR ADVERTISERS SAY.

OFFICE OF
BARNES BROS,
Electric Power Job Printers,
Raleigh, N. O., July %, 1898.
Mr.. Denmark, Business Manager:
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is an adj
vertising medium. Besides answers
received from North Carolina, we have
received them from Mississippi, New
Hampshire and Pennsylvania, and our
advertisement was only inserted three
times. BARNES Bros,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
THE FIRST NEW OBACCO.

The first load of New Tobacco of the crop of
1894, sold in henderson, was put upon the door
Of the popular Warehouse of BUTLER, JEN-
KINS & CO.. on July 25th. 1t was grown by
John R. Reavis, and brought a good prize. In
fact, the prices paid by this firm are always the
best. And, because their CHARGES for selling
are much lower than than those of other Ware
HOUSES, it PAYS to sell with them every time.
Twelve months ago their firm succeeded the AL
lance Warehouse Company and adopted their
low charges. The motto Of Butler, Jenkins g
Co., BEST Prices-Lowest Charges" entities
them to a large patronage. Farmers, look to
your interests and sell your Tcbacco where you
viii get the most NET MONEY. Q428
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READ THIS.
RALE1aH. IN. o.. july rs. 1ss

RALEIGH, N. O., July Is, 1899.
Mr.. j. ". Denmark, Business Manager
PROGRESSIVE Former:
DEAR SIR:-We recently run for q
short time an advertisement In THB
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we run atthe
same 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 received from all the other
papers combined.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON.
Watch the label on yOUr paper and
rene1D GChel NOLr 9U~bsCTiOtiOn centres.
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STATE AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Uuder this Head Will be Found Every
thing Relating to the Agency.

have just completed arrangements
whereby I can furnish all undertakers
supplies. In many counties some OF
our brethren have written to me to try
and get them u~ndertakers' supplies, as
thew have a small business in the coun,
trv. Ican now supply them with all
grades of Innings, hardware, caskets,
Cloth covered and metallic, raised top
and plain collins. Also burial robes
for men. women and children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

The public is invited to go out to hear
this bold and fearless speaker.
MARION BUTLER,
Chm'n Elk. Com. Peoples Party.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02

JAMES II. SHERRILL,
Chm'n P. P. Elk. Com. 9TH Cong. Dist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02

Do you owe this paper anything2 If
you-do send at once. We have waited
long enough.
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WILL USE 1T IN THE FUTURE.

Sec. Treas. Wake Co. Alliance.
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For Preparing, Packing and Shipping
Poultry for the Boston Market.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-03
The old Liberty Bell.

The old Liberty Bell hung, during
the Worlds Fair, in the hall OF the
Pennsylvania Building, guarded day
and night by detachments OF uni
formed men. 1t was viewed during
millions OF people, and the remarks
made about it were often amusing
and suggestive.
Many Western people insisted that
the East had had possession OF the
national relics long enough, and that
the bell, the Declaration OF indie.
tendance, the 0 house where it
was signed should all be transported
To Chicago or some other central
place.
Others suggested that Congress
should buy the bell, and send IL on
yearly pilgrimages over the country
TO stimulate the patriotism OF the
people.
But the majority Of spectators
looked at the old relic with eve
encc, especially III citizens OF for
eign birth, who perhaps appreciated
the value OF political liberty wen
more keenly than Americans, who
have lever been without it.
THAT cracked BELL" said an old
Russian from Minnesota, tC his son,
'flrst told the world there vas a
chance for you and for me"
Another old man, "A ranchman
from Texas, was carried by the crowd
close to IL before he saw il. He
jerked his hat of, and stared at it,
his face gathering disappointment.
"Sho amt so big as ! thought she'd
be" he exclaimed, in dismaY.
After another moment Of silence,
'She amt as big as the thing she
did," he muttcrcd.
Presently his face lightened. ''But
there she is" he calculated, nodding.
"And-she did it, lie backed out
Of the crowd, his hat still in his
hand.
Any inanimate object. or custom,
or even "A song which will remind our
people that wherever they were born,
they have as Americans the same
great past, serves a noble purpose. 1t
helps TO bind them together by a
common emotion and pride, and
kindlcs an ambition to make the flu
ture OF their country as great as It's
past Youths Companion.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-03
Origin OF Arizona.

story by ex-Gov. Xulick of Arizona.
THE name Arizona is from "A beau.
tiful old Aztec tradition which
teaches that the earth Is the of
spring of the sky; that long prior 10
the present race of men the earth was
peopled 10y a ~ OF giants, who in
time died OIL, leaving the earth UNI
inhabited. After a long time a celes-
tial virgin, a child OF one OF the
thir cen great deities who rule all
things, came down TO the earth, and,
being well pleased, remained for Il
long time It's sole occupant. Once
when in deep sleep a drop OF dew
from Heaven fell upon her and she
bore two children, a son and daugh-
ter, from whom have sprung all the
people OF the earth. The name Of
this celestial virgin was Arizunna,
the beautiful, or son beloved maiden
As early a. l54J Il Spanish eXpedi-
ton visi ed Arizona and carried with
it back to Mexico wonderful accounts
OF the country. Other exp dilions
succeeded, aud in 1870 a Spanish eX-
plorer and Jesuit fathers made a set
Element at Tucson, this town now
being the second oldest in the United
States, being settled only five years
after ~, Augustine, Fla The mis-.
sion church OF San Navicr del Bac is
the pride OF Ari ona Ii was com
meuced in 1868 on the site OF one OF
the same name which had long been
in decay and which is supposed to
have been built about IpVS. The
present structure is Il commingling
of the ancient Moorish and by an.
tine styles OF architecture, the out
side being castellated and surrounded
by a dome and two m~inareteS When
inside the church the be older Is
fOrcibly struck with the display OF
skill in its $ ructure, its beauty and
grandeur, and the DaSle disp ayed in
its adornment. The interior has the
form OF the Latin cross a d the walls
and ceilings are tastetully frescoed
and decorated. Four large frescu
paint ngs are executed with rare
skill. The four evangelistS In Sou y
ture adorn the main altar, and the
scroll work is cover Il with gold leaf,
which I'm its early days when fresh
and bright must have presented a
beautiful. grand, and gorgeous sight
to the wild Indians who had never
seen anything OF like charact r. In
former days there were Ia &c guam
I'll les OF gold and sily r ornaments IL
the church. some Of which have beer
lost and stolen: among the valuable,
left, however, are one full set o
priests ,estments, two god cruets, Z
silver cross, several silver candle
sticks, and a Douay Bible of dat,
1872 When IL is remembered tina
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-03
First Of HOOfed Animals

In the rooms Of Professor f. ID.
Cope, at Philadelphia, the person
fortunate enough to gain Omission,
says the ~ Louis Republic, may see
the creature which all naturalists
are unanimous In pronouncing the
hrst representative OF the hoofed-
animal species. The animal is not
alive neither is IL entire so far as
flesh aud blood are concerned, but to
the fos,ilcd bones, the specimen Is
perfect. 1t is not larger than a year
ling calf, AMI not nearly so tall, and
was found In the Wind RiN er country
in Wyoming. Prof Cope named IL
ThcnacoduS prim rvus when IL VAS
first discovered, giving IL as his oLin-
ion that IL was kin to a specimen
which was found several years ago in
france the palcothcrium, and which
gave (uvicr and the OTHER naturalists
so much trouble TO classify. At the
time OF the discovery OF the French
specimen the savants OF Europe de-
eide | that il was the ancestor OF
''hoofed critters" but the Wind
River fossil. which Is easily distin-
guished rs being a type OF the same
Is belle ed To be much more ancient.
Cope's curiosity was found in rocks
belonging TO the eocenc period and
the time when it grazed on the West
crn prairies has been placed rs far
back rs 500, 900 years. Every bone is
perfect and in place and the spcci-
men could not be purchased for Sl0,-
ODO
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-03
Had Many Narrow Escapes.

Uncle Jimm @ Cannon, who has
been a familiar character in Western
Nebraska for almost q hundred years,
is now / resident Of the soldiers
Home ut Grand Island, where he will
spend the remaining years OF his
cvcntful life in peace. Mr.. Cannon
came To Nebraska when "A boy, says
the Nebraska tate Journal. lie had
read such novels rs Laughing Eyes"
The Scout of the Rio Grande," and
''Squatty | lex" and was filed the
spirit OF adventure as well AS spirtus
frumenti lie became the bosom
friend OF Kit Carson and was on
speaking terms with Wild Bill, Texas
Jack, and Sitting Bull. His adven.
lures As a government scout and Of
fetal pilot Tor the old.time bull
whackers would oil "A small library.
lie was often captured by the Indians
and aS often made his escape by kill
ing the guards and mounting the
H. etest pony for a life and death race
To the nearest outpost OF civilization.
lie led "A charmed life and the In.
dams learned TO look upon him rs a
hoodoo. When the star OF empire
took its course westward aud rested
at Laramie, Wyo., I ncle Jimmy lost
his iob and for more than twenty
years led a secluded life near North
latte, trapping, tishing, and telling
stories that delighted children and
rut the credulity of those OF mature
years To the ~seycrest test.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-03

this old. venerable, and wonderful
church was commenced l25 years ago
In a wild Indian country, over a half
century before indianapolis was first
settled, admiration must be accorded
the great energy, perseverance, and
indOmitab!e will OF the old Jesuit
and Franciscan fathers who planned,
carried out, ana so successfully ac-
complished this great work. 1t is
the only remaining ediice left by a
former century and age.