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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02
HORSE TALK.
NJ D. CHAMBERs.

Don't ask me to back" with blinds
on am afraid to.
Don't lend me to some block head
that has less sense than have.
Don't think because 1 am a horse
that iron weeds and briars won't hurt
my hay.
Don't be so careless with my harness
as to find great sore on me before you
attend to it.
Don't run me down q steep hill, for
if anything should give way might
break your neck.
Don't whip me when get frightened
along the road or will expect it next
time and may make trouble
Don't think because I go free under
the whip don't get tired. You would
move up If under the whip.
Don't put my blind bride SO that it
irrltates my eye or so leave my fore
lock that it will be in my eyes.
Don't hitch me to an iron post or rail-
ing when the mercury is below freeE-
ing, need the skin on my tongue.
Don't keep my Staole very dark, for
when 1 go into the light my eyes are
injured, especially if snow 10 on the
ground.
Don't leave me hitched in my stall all
night with big cob right where must
lie down. am tied and can't select
q smooth place.
Don't forget TO file my teeth when
they are gagged and cannot chew my
food. When l get lean it is sign my
teeth want fling.
Don't make me drink ice cold water
or put a frosty bit in my mouth.
Warm the bit by holding half minute
against my body.
Don't compel me to eat more salt
than want by mixing it with my oats.
l know better than any other animal
how much l need.
Don't say whoa unless you mean it.
Teach me to stop at the word. 1t may
check me if the lines break and save a
runaway and smashup.
Don't trOt me up hill, for have to
carry you and the buggy and myself,
too Try it yourself sometimes. Run
up hill with big load
Don't forget the old Book that is a
friend of all the oppressed, that says:
The righteous man is merciful to his
beast. "-EecbGngG.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02
POULTRY PICKINGS.

A hen owned by a North Adams,
Mass, farmer is accused of laying an
egg that contained another perfectly
formed egg with a shell.
Have you ever noticed what acute
vision birds and fowls haveI They are
perhaps the most acute of any animal.
They can find minute scraps of feed,
distinguishing them from what appear
to us exactly similar pieces of earth or
gravel. They can also see objects side
wise as we'll as in front of them.
The comb of a fowl is a certain indi-
Gator of the health of the bird. AS
10 as it is red and full size there lie
not much danger but the health 10
good. We have always laughed at the
assertion that yellow egg was any
better for any purpose than a white
one, but our faith was shaken when
our wives declared that they could
make better cake with the yellow
eggs furnished by our Light Brahmas,
than they could with the white eggs of
our Leghorns. Don't tell us what you
think or believe, unless your belief Is
founded on actual experience, without
prejudice. We we're prejudiced IN
favor of the Leghorns, and are not
ready to give up entirely yet.
Turkeys have been a paying invest
ment for year or two now, and prices
have ruled high. On the sandy soil OF
northern Indiana and among the hills
of the southern part of the State these
birds ought to do well. While there Is
a great deal of Indiana that should be
good country to breed turkeys In, the
lake region of the State ought to be
devoted to ducks and geese. We know
of some ideal duck country in the
northern part of the State. Little lake
let's with sandy shores that could not
be improved upon as breeding places.
and we have often wondered why
more ducks and geese were not seen 70
that country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02

again the siren dreams of youths fair
hopes, Emblem of purity, incentive
or virtue, receptacle of memOry-old
home, good byel
Thus the world moves on, and thus
times destiny is fulfilled and eternity's
mysteries grow nearer and nearer; but,
l must pass by the old homestead and
write of duties and doctrines and for
get the song of memory.
Why are so many loved homesteads
castles of love, bulwarks of Justice
thus broken up by the cruel hands of
debts and povertyl Was it foreor-
dained from time immemorial that go
many gray hairs-whitened by honest
toll and virtuous living should, in the
eventide of life, thus be cast adrift on
cruel, wick, d sea of sorrow to find a
haven Of rest only in Heaveni can't
believe 1T. Is it mankinds desire that
1t should thus be rewarded for it's life
works Certainly not. Then there
must be a reason for this aside from
human destiny, aside from mankind's
desire, and that reason is that this
status OF affairs was brought about by
systems of political heresies, favored
leglslatlons to certain ones, unfavorable
legislation to certain others, disregard
ing the rights of the masses of the peo
pie. representative doing the bidding
OF monopolies, ETC., and the only way
our homes and firesides can be pre-
served is for the masses of the people
to rise up in their might, snatch the
reigns of government from the monop
oily shylOcks, and rule with equal
rights to all, special privileges to none "
@ Ed KEsTLER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02

stlgRtlOn OF pIu6OCracy, and placed it
in the acts of their procedure as law
endowing sheriffs with power to adver
tise and sell your land at cost of two
dollars, in addition to IS per cent upon
all money employed in such case.
We remember how the Democrats of
North Carolina used to take great de-
light In telling US how the Republican
party had imposed excessive taxes; we
remember how they pledged to us their
sacred honor if we would vote for them
that they would see to it that our taxes
should be reduced. We voted for them,
we placed in their hands the reins of
the government of North Carolina, and
yet the bold fact stare in the face that
our taxes are more to day than ever
before. Yes, they have increased our
taxes while the price of our hard labor
goes down every day, and when we, by
the expressions that they have placed
upon US, are unable to pay our taxes,
they have decided to tax us for our
property.
Professions of every denomination
in christendom are combined against
us. As the sun rotates his daily course
across the sky and sets behind the
western hemisphere in token of his
neverfAiling performance, plu .ocrats
of all descriptions are united in their
efforts to make complete their domina
ton over our existence. When our
bodies are prostrated at night endeavor
ing to recover from the fatigue brought
on by the incessant toll Of the day,
SPECTATORS of all classes are assembled
discussing some plan to invade and be
siege our facilities that their supremacy
may be made more incOmprehenslble.
In consideration of these perplexing
and destructive conditions confronting
us upon every side can there be any
doubt as to what duty demands at the
hands of the industrial people of this
counCryi 1t the reign of % years of
class legislation accounts for the pres
ent dreadful situation, what will the
result be when Shylock has completed
the work of our desolationl What is
a republican government What is a
democratic governments Has it come
to this that the law producing power
of the land will not respect the labor
ing mani If so the present is but an
index of the awful termination that
must soon submerge the existence of
the wealth producers beyond the de-
structlve waves of rretrievable ruin.
My brother, your liberties are in dan
ger; your destiny either for good or
bad will be sealed by the result of this
revolution. The secret workings OF
your adversaries have led to wide
spread desolation.
M D. CHAMBERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02
EDITORIAL, SUGGESTIONS.

Now is the time to join the Alliance.
Combinations against the farmers
multiply and they should make an
united effort.
Public opinion rules this country. :"
Yes, that is true, but the plutocrats
manufacture much of the opinion, and
that is what hurts
The administration insists on adding
new States. What has that got to do
with reform2 The people want some
thing else besides new States, now.
The Hawaiian question" still occu-
pies the attention of the Washington
statesmen. A discussion of the foot
Oall question would be just as valuable
and far more important.
Another year has ended. We are
JUST beginning the year 1894 We
snOuld try to avoid all mistakes made
u sne past, and especially mistakes
made during the past year.
Il you want better prices for farm
EOuuctS, diversity. Raise a large
Uop OF politics this year. House your
'O'0S about November 8th. Congress-
u'n and members of the legislature
Ns What you want.
Secretary Morton has done one SEN
tI"o T.0 'nlng. He recommends that the
;;UVUOO % Seo apart to buy seeds for free
.L I'.I0utlon be saved or spent in some
!" I' way and that seeds sent out to
II so @s'ed be sent to experiment. sta
1st Do ways and Means Committee in
the t w putting all farm products on
dro,a list while manufactured pro
tavor =; Protected. But few farmers
mcT H'sa tariff, but they are against
in tbo p'"cy as the above every day
detsrns',e ter every farmer start out now with
pIios L 'Il3n II raise ali home SUD
debt IN 70 p'SSloIe and keep out of
to d. re. This will be hard
har5,b. ISN'T involve as many
You ara ting out Of debt after
In d,
reauv what home supplies
Item neat Is a considerable
With 81. great deal if bought
Nacco q ;otton>o or two-cent to-
postant Id wheat0aFe both i'm
sssk are oeS and other garden
~ ly so.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02
THEY SHOULD NOT PAY1r.

CORNELIA, N. O.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Please answer through
your paper why it is that we farmers
have to pay an income tax when we
have no income? Are we bound to paw
tax on our corn, cotton, bacon and Gur,
pentine that we make on our own land,
which we pay regular tax on9
Geddies Alliance. No 4S5, is very
small, numbering about thirty. Though
we are small we work faithful.
Yours truly,
n. A. WILLIAMS
Farmers and others are not expeotg;
to pay an income tax, State or ma,
tional, unless they have an income ex-
ceeding the limit In North Carolina
a taxable income is construed to mean
lover and above living expenses" A
man getting 81, 600 per annum and liv-
ing on $500, would return 5000 for tax
alton, the tax being small. 1t is human
nature to avoid taxes, but surely the
man with big salary or income from
his business is more able to pay tax on
that income, aoove living expenses,
than the man without an income, be
he farmer, merchant or other wise.-
EDITOR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-02
-,oNAL FARMERS ALI.
The SNcE sS AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION. So.

.,+-H L. Loucks, Huron,
south gt6. Decentralization Butler Colds
boFo, oFo,I.tarv- N y, -Treasurer-COl. D. P. Dun
cT10oYiumbia, s. @.
can, QO,,rqar|Ben Terrell, Seguin, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
1oucks. Chairman; L. Leon
: D. Mt Leonard. Missouri j Mann Mann
Ga, brandon, Virginia; l; y y 43ean' 3'
Pago, PagSoore p Falls, New YORK; b. y. 1 lem
BGnSOss hone Secretary, Harrisburg Fennsyl-
vsnia rD1crARY.
co,,thworth, Denver, Colo.
, " ~ Beck, Alabama.
D Davie. Kentucky.
..ow CAROLINA FARMERS STATS ALLI-
NoH'0 ANCE.
president-J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston'
n Vice = president-J. s. Bridges, Ca
taTOa, gTOoaa,.tnsr,TGl;Treasurer-W. n, y; s. Barnes,
R1lStSni 1TlS5teStnuirer-Cyrus Thompson, Rich
lands. n. c.. mn Hoover
Elm City, n @. c-oo.,
niT Door keeper-Geo. T. Lane Greens
O0s9s Assistant st. Door keeper-H. E. King
fSspTo. eaargpant at Arms. R. Hancock,
Greensboro, N 9. vz7o-4,
S,ate Business Agent-W. Il. Worth'
RTTlstl5 TTnsroa = business Agency Fund-W.
A Graham. Machpelah, n. Z.
rxE7rqlvg COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
o,RoFTHA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Marion Butler. Goldsboro, n. c.; j
I I0rg. E ,ka, N. G.; A. +. Hlleman,
Concord, \, e.
s,.rr ,Ilr&vOE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.
Nm Culbreth. Whiteville, N @ ;
Tobn Rrgdv. Gatesville, n. G.; John
Graham. Rdgeway, n. &.
-cr.7 Carolina Reform Press Association.
Gt7tcsr+-.I. +. t5am8ey, President +:
sESFto7t 5Ett'tg. FCC-A COS~S|'"S8 ~ -
[4gf7lss, Secretary,
PAPERS.
P.ogressive Farmer, state Organ, Raleigh, =. g
sotSssI@,,, so1 So Col, sbOrO, y. !.
%s+C%Ty Hickory, y. G.
Sstflar' Whitakers, n. G.
TsTC1ina Disna+cb Hertford, n. G..
G1r Home Beaver Dam. n. @.
The RevoIution. Charlotte, y @.
0nslOw blade PeanuI' \. u
Each Of the 0bOUe-nlamed pGpeTs are
,squest6.E to Keep tie 51St standing ON
he first puge u1Id add others, prOUlded
hey are datlu elected. ATy paper fGSI-
mo TO advocate the OcdlH platform 1UiIl
he dropped from the list promptly. Oar
people c0n 9O10 see IUhat papers are
0u6Iiahn2 i1 their interest.
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,cr.a Carolina Reform Press Association.
Gftcsrs-L. +. Roa2sey, President /;
sfT.ol I51stier. e-PTeSGde?at; ~. =.
Earres, Secretary,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29
FACTS ABOUT RUBIEs.
Gems OF Great Value aRd Bsauty-The Cob
IeetIoa OF BaTmah's King.

leetIoa OF buTmah's King.
The story Of the theft and possible recovery
OF King Theebaw's crown jewels. which has
been so thoroughly discussed OF late. 10 kely
to bring rubies into more eommo Apprecia-
ton. suggests an English paper Tho real
value Of the lost rubies Is not known. because
Orientals prize their Jewels for their WEIGHT
rather than great perfection. and another con-
sideration is the fact that red spinels often
PASS in the East for tho genuine ruby. with
which they have nothing In common except
the color. although they are found In the same
bed with rubies and sapphires. Tho famous
Black Prince ruby in the royal crown OF Eng
land Ia only spinel Rubies and sapphires
are identical In their component parts The
form OF capitalization 10 the same. Their
hardness and specific gravity are equal. ana
they are found in the same bed OF clay 30
closely together that one side OF stone will
be bright blue and the other as red as blood
In 10th aluminium Is the principal Ingredient.
but the mystery OF their real difference has
never been solved 10y science.
Among the hneEt Of historical rubies were
three o ths French crown Jewels. and one OF
these formed part OF the dowFy OF Catheripe
Two were reset ior Marie stuart When she
the finest collection of ruUies in the world and
they took great precautions to Rreyent strAn-
sIation OF the country bY kuRlAnd all rubiss
valued at 1000 rupees were claimed by the
King, and the finder received no reward ex-
cert the Kings favor. Ordinary travel was
forbidden. anu merchants mad great difficulty
in dealing with tho chiefs OF the aiming die
tricts In order TO purchase levels a
man had TO hrst obtain license. then report
himself 1t RUBY Hall in MaEdalay. stating the
exact amount o. money and merchandise no
wished to take with MIN. This information
VAS sent 10 the officials at the mines. and at
every stopping place on the way. both going
and coming. the merchant and his baggage
were carefully examinsd. n he returned with
Tubles beyond the value he declared Ia start
ing. lie WAS dealt with as being n smugg.eT
Added 10 the value and beauty OF the Tuby
were its magical properties which the Ancisnts
considered powerful enough 10 guard them
and wicked spiTits." and to keep them in
health ana chesred in mind" Although su-
leTStlt On 10 not such a powerful Influence in
these modern days. the cheering qualities of
the ruby are fully appreciated by tue women
who are fortunate enough to possess a gem.
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Sketches by Trumbun at the H-adquarters
Of the Revolutionary ARM.

OF the Revolutionary Army.
Jobn TrpmbulI thu naIntsr a. aida-de.
camn Ia WashInpton In l 770 had s.ceptioppI
opnortunities tn note with bIs penoIl sona n,
the domestic and official scenes Occurring Al
the headquarters OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of the American army. The bistori,n couId
not reye.l TO us as yIyidlv as tn, artist b..
80 a.. ,s...,,. -, w..h,aS..a
zone He sufFouhuinEs vi washington anu
his Generals. their games. the social glass,
and thu eounciIs of war which unfortu-
-, 80, 81, -, I'll -
nats,y i.umoull sOaia no. araS Wv ves. wen ss-
20 at down IN India ink tha min nortan, nut
~ ~ 80 ~. in =, :, r,.,aaoa =, 80
life at washington's Headquarters with an abb
solute erisimiIitude. 1t is a matter OF soma
y =. -. - a. ,
moment therefore 10 nave these early sketches
and studies OF Trumbull preserved to US. and
their recent discovery and recovery from for
gotten places 10 Oh real interest 70 inc student
T m.1 hull ,.r -. observation-disclosures. 100.
and then 1t was that his circumstances led
s,m 70 part %i'n MS rs, AS ecu aSn,uS Of wash
~ " ieN'H
arms A friend OF the painter living in Wiz
0iniA acquired than md preseryed than
.h n1a ~. "i poS "sni
through the period OF our ciNiI war when. ow-
hts homs and IN. ir,arasting srs,chss 80
scattered among personal friends OF their
owner. They were loaned merely In order to
haxa tban nrasarva1 tor bars a,taan ,haro
49, -. - =. '. - wv y
and list OF them Win their eustodians was
kept By the owner, There were about 40
uu , WI" '"o piosens
owner OF the collsction undertook 10 trace and
recover last year and while three pen and ink
PORTRAITS have utterly dlsa ppeAred ali but
eight OF the others have been acauiTsd and
the missing eight drawings have been located
so much Tor the Interesting h story OF these
pictures Of more than a century ago. The
group has been brought to this city and il
displayed at Dodd Mead 4 Cos 10 EAst Nine
tenth street Many of the pictures remain in
the oTlgiuA al old frames. The drawings are in
psn and ink and in sspia. They We're made
upon such materials as were at the artist
hand one large wash drawing of Washington
and Putnam on horseback restoring a stolen
cow ana calf TO N old woman WHO'S standing
In q cabin door apparently having been made
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CHAPTER XIV.

II IT had been our fate after that to continue
devised yipE i woods , b day a.. $ a, ~ s;Sss
Of some free eity' i do not think / could have
.n NTH A. Ra L.. Gn wf So1
Of of daylight. inactive, the siow broodins tramp
have s,s proved ot And
have snapped the ties that bound me.
but, as II the loss Of my heart had rid
Seror. si no o Will. we lss in i wood D not
on the road below. aud the rest slept as
we pleased. a party Of horse came along tho
way. and made as il to pass below ys They
besrt JAILED him lest some ring or buckle Of
our accoutrements should sparkle and catch
and we went to watch them.
Do they go north or sOuthr p Iasksd him
North. 4" he whispered.
After that they we're nothing to me. but
ovsrha ging the road. BY the time We looked
over the horsemen were below u.s. and we
tramp Of their horses and the ling Q Of bit and
mo fS. sSs .S e. sn ,as S ISa ssSn riding
tered anSiousiy.
Nor nny Of hia peoplep' Stsys said with An
oath.
in Ih lsa % so@etRing I that issa %e out "
Which / Was IsAnine and shouted long and
loudly.
.nLIa Are Won mad man ' " '"e
Rut only shoutad AGAIN and xaysd nv can
frantieAliv Than 1 sIinped down sobered
"Thsy ace us" cried They are Leuch-
tenstsin's ridsrs And Count Hugo is with
than Won are safe nv lady"
She tnrned white and rad and I saw her
elntch M the roek 10 Eeep herselI ON her feet
Arc wan suTe9' she said The troop had
hnitsd and were wheeling slowly ana In per
feet order.
touch Of bittsrnsss In nv tone. wv had not
this hapnened Yesterday or the day before
Then NV pirl would have been saved Now IL
came TOO latel Too lAtel No wonder felt
bitterly about IL
Ne went down into the road on foot n little
party Of ten~fivs women and Ave men. The
horsemen. as they came up looked at us in
wonder. our clothes. even my Iady's. were
We had not washed Tor dass. and our faces faces
wsTs lean with famine Some of the women
Wers s6SeIess and had their hsts about thelr
ears Whils steve WAS barehendsd and bare.
sTmad and LOOK ed 40 large a Tu an the stocks
must have yaWned for him AnyWhers They
drew IN and gazed at us and then Count
Hugo came hiding down the column and
saw US
My lady went forward a steR Count
only seen him once. and md then under The mask
lie now and I IhinS sns couia nays Hisssd
him. think for a little she could have fallen
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TAsg FoulL. A.rs.assl.

AlAughAble affair occurred in West Main
street business house Friday Two well-known
citizens got into dispute. which soon gre into
. rough And-tumblO fight. The eombAtants
ehnehed roll cd over on the iOoT aud pumpl eled
each other In the most approved style. Faces
we're scratched anu shirts completely torn ia
Ehreds- After becoming completely Windsd
eaehA greed TO call the sIugging match draw
&c 10: arose ne remArked I'm = Too;
AID both marched arm in arm 10 the hEdTanL
where they washed the gore fTOm their fAoss
ARd then shock banda
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MY LADY ROTHA.
A ROMANCE.
NJ STANLEY J. wEYMAN. Author az
ga Gentleman OF France" "Ths
House Of the Wolf" 20.
CHAPTER XIV.

owss 1894 n s-avS~>
The record-union., 1894-12-12
COLLIDED IN A TUNNEL.
ACCIDENT ON s CABLE LINE AT
CHICAGO.
Cars Wrecked and a Number of the
Passengers Meet With Seri-
GUS Injury.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN


CHICAGO, Dec. LIN a collision be-
tween cable cars in the Washington
street tunnel this evening one man was
fatally hurt, fifteen more seriously in
jured and score of others more or less
bruised. The cars were set on fire by
the stoves, and for time there was a
fearful panic around the scene
The most seriously injured are: John
Smith, will die; George Newman, Will
lam Joyce, James Mcdonald, John
Frems, James 'McGinty, Mrs. Thomas
Beeman, Mrs. George Reiss, Mrs. VIM.
Parker, John Donohue. VIM. Maloney,
j. b. Burtle, a. Aikens, Mrs. Estella
Niamen, Harry Goddard, T. II. Moran.
Nellie Scott, q. B. Barton, Miss Olga
Schroeder, \. Peterson, John Speth, NJ.
Nelson. In addition to these there was a
large number of people vino sustained
painful injuries.
Both the W est Madison street lines and
the Milwaukee avenue line cars run
through the tunnel and at the time the
accident occurred, $50 o'clock, all the
westbound cars were jammed to suftoca-
ton with people returning from business
on the south side OF the river. A Madi-
son-street cable.train, consisting of a grin
car and two trailers, were two-thirds of
The way down the incline toward the bot
tom Of the tunnel when cable train on
the Milwaukee avenue line, also consist
ing OF three cars, entered the tunnel
Almost Immediately after starting
down the slope Gripman Moran of the
Milwaukee avenue line lost his hold on
the cable and the car shot forward down
the incline. Moran rang his alarm bell.
and he ana the conductor set all the
brakes on the train, but were unable to
hold it, and just as the bottom of the tun-
mel was reached the runaway cars struck
the MadisOn-street train with awful force.
smashing It's rear car to splinters and de-
molishing the Milwaukee avenue grip
car.
Both cars were piled up in heap, from
which such passengers as wero capable
OF moving crawled out, battereds and
bleeding. Each of the two wrecked cars
held about seventy-five passengers, and
that number of them were not instantly
killed is wonder. 10 add TO the horror
OF the accident one of the wreck ed cars
caught fire and began to blaze furiously
All the people injured on both
cars had been removed before the
tire became dangerous. however. A
number of people were pinioned in the
wreck, and others were held fast be-
tween the wreckage and the walls of the
tunnel. All of them were quickly re-
moved, and the fire extinguished by an
engine company.
The cause of the accident was the break
ing OF the grip OF the Milwaukee avenue
fr.3l.