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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
HIS cAREsses CAME TOO LATE.
Farmer Henryer Meant Well, but He
 Didn't Deserve a Good Wife.

Farmer Henryer Meant Well, but He
 Didn't Deserve a Good Wife.
 Old Ripley Henryer is well to do farm CT with skin6int tendencies whose life has been passed without an emotion ex- oept what may have been engendered in getting money together and holding fast to it.
 When his father died quarter of cen tury ago. his mother concluded she could not get along without him, so she quickly followed the same way, and Ripley, com ing into possession of the homestead, felt the necessity for good cook and washer woman. Then he prevailed upon Hetty Mercer, an affectionate and pretty girl of the neighborhood, to assume those duties, first making her his wife.
 It is possible he said nothing to her of the obligations attendant upon the wifely relations, but that made no difference as to results Ripley was strong as an OK, and, hard worker himself, he had no use for lazy people and no excuses for those who were weaker than himself
 As time passed little Henryers, one, two, three, five in ali, came into the fam fly fold, each one adding to the wife's cares, and meantime Ripley added to his acres
 
 in all the years it never occurred to him that tho mother of his children might need help in her department. Hired girls were ''scarce and awful high, as he put it when one of the neighbors reminded him of bis reInissness.
 Hetty bore her yoke in silence and might have been contented even but for the mans utter lack of sentiment or affec- tion. She had never felt the gentle pres. sure of his hand in soft caress, and he had never kissed her in his life. She grew old fast faded and dropped, and finally even the stolid, sordid husband saw the neces- sity of calling in doctor.
 When the latter was leaving tho house, he called Ripley aside and said
 Suppose you show your wife little kindness. I think a bit of affection will do her more good than medicine. She's in a bad way and may die."
 The selfish fellow was frightened at tho prospect of losing his cook and faithful housekeeper, and after some deliberation he entered her bedchamber and awkward ly approached her side then stopped over and kissed her pale, cold brow.
 Tho poor woman, who for 25 years had been dying for sympathy and love, was so startled at this exhibition of feeling on the part of her husband that tears of thankfulness gathered in her eyes and then rolled down her cheeks.
 The lubberly fellow started back at sight of this evidence of weakness and blurted out:
 ''Gosh! Hetty, you needn't mind it. didn't mean nothing by it. Doc, he said it mebbe d make you feel better"
 Then the tears dried quickly enough, and the woman turned her pallid face to- ward the wall
 When Ripley came back an -hour later all the kisses in the world could not have brought moisture to her eyes. The office of cook and laundress was vacant in his house. Chicago Tribune:
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
A NEW WHEEL.

A new, high grade, standard make thirty pound bicycle for sale. Experts sa, it is the most durable wheel on the market It can be seen at office of AGE-H -HERAD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08

See McMillan-Lee Company advertisement. They will give away free fireworks Christmas, ae5 H
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or so great in IeaY- ening power as fhe Royal.

Have you read the AGE HERALD'S call for weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there is to be made. Read the an- nouncement and write for particulars.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08

A DESERVED COMPLIMENT.
 At the late meeting of the grand lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons at Montgomery Dr. R. M. Cunningham of this city was elected right worshipful junior grand warden.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
Piano Tuning.

We have in our employ Prof. William A. Thomas, a graduate of the tuning. school of the New England Conservatory of Music at can furnish the very best of city references. We guarantee his work, Give us trial.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08

New York state denies women the bal lot. They vote everywhere to use pr Price's Cream Baking Powder
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08

SljF ali the sad and dolefui words man ever writ,
 There are no sadder ones than these-My pants don't ft."
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
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 S 1r1yco/ CoLLege. NszC York.

"Belongiag. as Iao. 10 c franch a Me br0tessi0n 7oho beAie0e khat n0 one school 0f meaIcine kno70s az the huth regarding diseaSe, and 6emg inaePeRd- enf enOngh 10 use any remcdy Maf aVlli relie0e ny Pafenks 70ilh00t reference 10 The SoHtte fi-om 7ohich H c0meS. / am 7ofI/ing 10 afhn07olsage and rommena Frankly khe 0aAue Qf Waruef's SAFE CHre. ''
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
JUSTICE COURTS,

H. c. Hatchett was given preliminary trial in Justice Martin $ court yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to murder ana held under $500 bond. Hatchett was brought in from Brookside about two weeks ago, and it is alleged that he took some part in the shooting at that place in which MT. Stewart and others were slightly wounded.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
Sheriff's Sale.

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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08

If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN IRON BITTERS
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-08
IN THE COURTS.

Not guilty was the verdict of the jury in the case against MarIas Penoit yesterday.
 On July 16 last mob of about 100 men went to Pratt mines for the purpose Of driv- ing away the negro miners, the union min CTS at that time being on strike. la the encounter with the officers that followed three men were killed. Warrants were is- sued for more than 100 men, charging them with participating in the riot. Nearly all the warrants were executed and on the preliminary trial all but about dozen of the prisoners were discharged. Those held and some others were indicted by the grand jury.
 Benots trial was begun Wednesday iu the criminal court and ended yesterday about noon, when the jury returned it's verdict, as above stated.
 At the conclusion of the Benoit trial court adjourned until Monday.
 CITY COURT.
 When the first division of the city court adjourned yesterday afternoon the jury was out in the case of Emile Lesser vs. the United States Life Insurance company.
 Second division-The following orders have been entered:
 Preston & Stauffer vs. Lee-J Jordan Grocery company, defendant, F. r. Norton, gar nishee; dismissed.
 Richard Jones vs. James Little, detinue; dismissed.
 Frank P. Wright vs. E. B. Freeman, damages; judgment for S103.
 J. L. Myrlck vs. McMahon & Mont gomery; judgment by default against de- fendant for S6S. CA.
 CoMMIssIoNER's COURT.
 William Milligan, ST. William Milligan |, Jr., Wiley Milligan and Sam Milligan of Cullman county were tried in United States Commissioner Wilson's court yesterday for illicit distilling. The first named was held under S500 to the United States grand jury and the other three discharged.
 William Mlligan, Sr. is the father of the other three. All were arrested in Culiman county by Deputy United States Marshals H. H. Williams and J. R. Me- Minn and brought to Birmingham yes- terday.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
QUEER NAMES.

If you will take the trouble to look
into the directory of any large city, or
anything else containing a large mum
Der of names, you will be astonished to
see how many names can be made out
of the letters of the alphabet. A post
Office directory will give you an equal
surprise. The names of postoffces are
not always appropriate. For instance
Sandy Plains may be located in the
mountains and "Craggy Bluffs" in a
swamp, or on a prairie.
North Carolina has as many post,
Offices with odd names, perhaps, as any
other State. al" in Person county,
and 20. K" in Forsyth are about the
shortest names in the State. jug
town. is in Catawba, and is named
after a we'll known jug factory,
Democrat" is in Buncombe and
"Populi" in Bladen. Bachelor" is in
Craven and Maiden" is in Catawba.
''Matrimony" is in Rockingham. Eli"
is in Rowan and "Why Not" in Ran
dolph. Paradise" is in Richmond
county and "Purgatory" is in Duplin.
alpha" and omega" r both in
Rowan, but not as near each other as
the letters in the Greek alphabet. The
odor of "Hartshorn" is in Alamance,
and everything revolves around the
HUB in Columbus. Faith" is in
Rowan, Hope" in Union and ''Char-
ity" in Yadkin. link" is in Wilkes.
If you wish to visit Jerusalem" you
only have to journey as far as Davie
county. Lead" weighs down Hender-
son, and Chatham has Pluck" There
is Method" in the madness of Wake,
and Mutual Love-. in Mecklenburg.
"Nye" is in Robson, and there is a
pretty good Outlook" in Madison.
Stanly is in the Holy Land and COZ
tains Palestine" There is prosper
ity" in Moore at all times, and a
Pocket" to hold "Greenback" in Bun
combe and all the money" in Hender-
son. If not satisfied you con uee the
Safe" in Duplin." Then if you are
not Sharp in Rockingham you can
use the "Whetstone'' in Granville and
be Welcome" in Davidson. wit" in
Carteret and "Wise" in Warren, are
very suggestive. If you practice your
"Wiles" in Wilkes you may have much
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
FRAUDS.

Hon. Thomas E. Watson has been
elected to Congress three times from
the Tenth Georgia district. Two years
ago he was cheated out of it and one
Black, a so called Democrat, drew his
salary. Watson was stronger this year
than ever, and the number of reform
papers in the district had more than
doubled. When the October State cleo
tion occurred the Peoples party candi-
dates carried the district by over 500
majority, despite the frauds. But ex
ira frauds were perpetrated on the 9Th.
They YER 30 open, so outrageous, that
the Atlanta Constitution, leading
Democratic paper in the Stat,, said
the election was merely "a carousal of
corruption" Mr.. Watson carried nine
counties. The total population of these
counties is 1O1, Ais. The total number
of votes cast for Watson and Black IN
the nine counties was .13, 232, showing
that only one out of a fraction over
seven persons voted. Thus we see that
no fraud was committed in favor of
watson or Black, either. Black carried
OUT Two OF the eleven counties, Han
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

cock and Richmond. The population
of Hancock is 1919. The total vote
cast this year was 2,314. One person
in about every eight voted. But in
Richmond county, Including the city
of Augusta, with a total population in
the county of As, 600, Ii, 1888 votes were
cast, a fraction over one vote to every
three persons in the county. OF the
number above Black claimed Ia, 000-a
physical impossibility. There are not
over 10, ZOO legal voters in Richmond
county, yet it is claimed that Black re-
ceived ID, 900, 1900 more than there is
voters, and Watson got 1888. On the
same day Fulton county, including the
city of Atlanta, population 4 1000,
nearly double that of Richmond
county, only 1000 votes we're polled
for the two congressional candidates.
Sol is plain that Blacks claims of cleo
ton are false and ridiculous. If the
new Congress has a grain of honesty
Watson will be seated and Black will
sink into disgraceful oblivion, where
he deserves to go.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
PERSONAL AND pRRTTw.~

Capt. J, B. Lloyd, of rarbo,,
II, nine tne city last week. He is a oS was
reform forces in EdgecomtbSeS oo's Of The
Mr.. J. 7. Eaton, of Morebaou nsy'
will be a candidate for Doo puSad City,
either House when the leaisE. Of
one. "7Hea good
Mr.. ]. F. Cole, ex memh.-
legislature from GranviI1o OF the
made US a pleasant call last v.S county,
was IN the legislature of 1891, an5 he
an excellent member. u0made
Mr.. A. J. Moye, of Farmuf,,.
county, will be a candidate for t TO- rltT
sition of Door-keeper Of ~ vi tne POI
branch of the next legislatn rTe house
one OF Pitt county's lest citizen. he i
Mr.. L. E. Newsom, who NO.
Register of Deeds in Wilson oo,, alected
the cooperative ticket, was in tbu on'
last week. He is one of Wilson's S onSy
stantlal young men. He and A. SUI
ance of the county ticket were c ~ ual
out but that will be arranged Iota.
Congressman Stroud spent a don
the city last week. He is too san.ib;s =
brag over his majority of nearly NM :;
this district, but appreciates the c oona
dence OF the people very highly d,
was elected two years ago, but cbeataS
out OF it. He is a jealous A~lliancennou
and thoroughly imbued with the nrir
ciples. His election was assured 49,,
the moment he was renominated for
the people believe in him. We ho1iaUa
that all good people will applaud tbo
record Mr.. Stroud will make in Con-
gress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
CARRIED HIS CORPSE ON THEIR
SHOULDERS.

A most unfortunate affray occurred
at one of the election precincts in Al
gusta, Ca, election day. Mr., J. NJ
Goss, a Populist, challenged a voter
This brought on a general fight. Mr.
Goss was forced to defend himself and
shot and killed MI. William BOILER
and wounded two or three others, and
was himself killed by a city marshal.
The following day the Populists Of the
precinct, men and women, attended
the funeral of Mr.. Goss. A hearse Was
dispensed with and the corpse CARED
to the cemetery on the shoulders OF SIX
men. The funeral of Mr.. Boiler was
held about the same hour and the cor
teges passed each other going in Oppo1
site directions. How sad!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
DICKENS ON

Charles Dickens visited America in
1852. He published a book of ''Ameri-
can Notes" and found fault with and
ridiculed many of our established GUS
toms and institutions, tobacco, chew
ing among others. He was right. If
we chew it should be done in some out
Of the-Way place. Never go into a
church, store, Office or dwelling with
tobacco in your mouth. Writing of
Washington, D. O., Dickens said:
LAS Washington may be called the
headquarters of tobacco tinctured
saliva, the time Is come when I must
confess, without any disguise, that the
prevalence of those two odious practices
of chewing and expectorating began
about this time to be anything but
agreeable, and soon became most often
sive and sickening. In all the public
places of America this filthy custom is
recognized. In the courts of law the
judge has his spittoon, the crier his,
and the prisoner his, while the jury
men and spectators are provided for as
80 many men who, In the cours of
nature, must desire to spit necessarily.
LII Gu0 uOSp4Gdl5 Gu0 SGuU0QGS Oh mGO1-
cine are requested by notices upon the
wall, to eject their tobacco juice into
the boxes provided for that purpose.
and not to discolor the stairs. In the
public buildings visitors are implored,
through the same agency, to squirt the
essence of their guilds, or plugs as I
have heard them called by gentlemen
learned in this kind of sweetmeat, into
the national spittoons, and not about
the bases Of the marble columns. But
in some parts this custom is INSOFAR
ably mixed up with every meal and
morning call, and with all the transac-
tions of social life. The stranger who
follows in the track I took myself will
find it in its bloom and glory, luxuriant
in all it's alarming reckIessness, at
Washington. And let him not persuade
las 1 once did, to my shame) that pre-
vlous tourists have exaggerated its ex-
tent. The thing itself is an exaggera-
ton of nastiness which cannot be out
DONE"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
THE WAY TO TALK.

A few days ago the Atlanta Consti-
tuition said:
The less said about the congressional
election in the Tenth district the better
for the good name of the State.
"The methods which characterized
that election reproach the civilization
of the day and sGigmatize the fair name
of Georgia as the most advanced in
sentiment end substance of ell the
Southern States.
such an election calls for plain talk,
and if the Constitution offends in con
demning and denouncing it, let the man
who so t 3lieves and who is ready and
willing to defend this carousal OF cor
ruption make the most OF it!
I'VE protest in the name of the hon.
esty of our people and the civilization
of our State, and if the Legislature of
Georgia does not pass an election law
which will guarantee honest elections
in every county in Georgia, those who
are responsible for sucn failure will
have upon their hands the blood of
those who might here after be sacrificed
at the ballot-box, as in Augusta, as
victims Of an incompetent and made
quat0 election system"
If ell the Southern papers Will talk
like the Constitution and thereby aid
us we will guarantee that the election
laws in every State will be made right
in a short time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
THE CASE NEEDS ATTENTION.

IL another article we show how the
Democrats ~carried(0 the Tenth Georgia
district. The plain statement of the
facts is enough to send cold chills cours-
ing down your spine. We expect to
show how the Democrats have been
carrying certain counties in this State,
and will not let up until the perpetra
tors are found out and punished. Even
in the corrupt city of New York, ballot
box rogues and manipulators are
punished as promptly as if they had
stolen q horse or broken into a resi-
dence.
In the town and township of Wilson,
Wilson county, there lives about 5000
people. According to the general aver
age about 500 of them may be legal
voters. At the recent election, Tomlin-
son, the Democratic candidate for the
House, according to the Democratic
returns, received 1919 votes. Person,
the Peoples party candidate, 248, max
ing, in all, 1,467 votes, out of a popula-
ton of barely 5000. About one person
in seven voted in this State this year.
Wilson claims TO have voted one of
eUery tWO. Fraud is so apparent that
comment is not necessary. "a,
This is the way the South has been
kept solidIy Democratic. Only the
strong sentiment created against such
rascality prevented it in many other
localities in the State. We doubt
whether the Democrats carried a single
county or district legally. This must
be broken up.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Worry" in Burke and meet a Water
Loo in Union. You can "Wade" from
Cumberland "Waycross" Sampson
and become Troublesome" in Rock
ingham. You can use the Irvine" in
Clay to tie up the "Harts" in Rowan
and Settle down in a "Sweet Home"
in Tredell. You can get a Supply"
in Brunswick, of Sunshine in Ruth
erford, and meet with Success" in
Buncombe. You can sing a 'Solo" in
Watauga, jump a ''Stonewall" in Pam
leo, be STOUT" in Mecklenburg and
reach the other ashore" in Yadkin or
the ''Seaboard' in Northampton, pro-
vided you be "Quet" in Moore and don't
fall into the Crock Hole" in Stanly.
You can be in Love" in Henderson,
MANLY" in Moore, a ''Jewel" in Stokes
and a Gem" in Buncombe."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
IT. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Hickory Mercury exclaims:
"Hurrah for US dem rep pops"
"Pernicious sheet" is what the Smith
field Herald calls The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. The Herald Isn't even per
niPious.
At 10 o'clock noon on the 4th of next
March the terms of the pre9ent Con
gressmen expire. Then the new Con
gress comes in.
Talk about the Peoples party being
dead. Why it made immense gains in
every State. 1t even carried one town
in Massachusetts,
Democratic exchange declares that
lying is a durable disease, and yet We
counted seventy eight whoppers in the
same issue of that paper.
Have you contributed to the Shoe
Factory fund yet? If not why not3
Read up on it. Think about it. Then
do not fail to do your duty.
Branson's Agricultural Almanac, for
1895, is off the press. Levi Branson,
A. M, D. D., is publisher. 1t has been
published twenty-eight years, and
ranks with the best.
Have you saved the back numbers
of your PROGRESSIVE FARMER7 If so,
get them out and read every word we
have said about the shoe factory, and
then read it all owe again.
Those interested in the purity of
seeds for planting purposes, as all
farmers should be, will find Bulletin
1O8, issued by the N. @. Experiment
Station, interesting reading. Send forit
Chira is in about the condition of the
fellow who was on top in a rough and
tumble fight. He cried out to the by
ISLANDERS, pull me off, pull me off,"
China wants somebody to pull her off
Japan.
The newspapers speak highly com
plimentary of the work done BY Chair
man Pou during the campaign. We
expect he is a shrewd manager, though
he took hold at a bad time to make a
record.
The administration has just issued a
new lot Of two cent postage stamps,
and they are without mucilage. The
administration has determined that it
will not carry out even one of it's
promises to the letter.
The name Of the Populist candidate
for Sheriff in Humboldt county, Cali
fornia, is Fred Axe. We don't know
whether he was elected or not. Seems
that he would make a good nan to
cut the rope at a hanging.
A Wilkesboro Democrat Indignantly
denies a rumor that he is a candidate
for the U. s. Senate. By the way,
what about the Senatorial primaries
the Democrats were going to hold in
December2 Has the scheme slipped a
cog7
The Shoe Factories alone receive
more than $1,000 0 per year from
sAlliancemen in North Carolina. This
money all goes out of the State. We
must make our own shoes and save
this circulating medium in u own
borders. We can, we must, we will.
Have you contributed to it7 Ii not,
make haste to do 30.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

Chairmen Butler, Holton, and VIII
son, of the Fourth Congressional dis.
trict, are largely responsible for the
success of the cooperative movement.
They are steady workers, have plenty
of nerve and know how to direct cam.
paign work. But there are dozens Of
speakers and writer's who deserve
special mention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
NO CHANCE TO PROSPER.

Railroad omcial-''It is too bad. We
railroad people have no chance at all.
Legislative cranks are taking away all
our privileges"
Citizen-"How is that?"
Railroad oficial-"Why a bran new
legislature has been elected in North
Carolina and the act passed by the
legislature of 81 says we can't give
the members free passes. The future
is very dark"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20

North Carolina has had a Governor
Worth and a State Treasurer of that
name. After the Legislature meets in
January we will have another Treas
urer Worth. We predict that he will
fill the Office with credit to himself and
the State. Each of his cousins made
good officials. The present Mr.. Worth
is the first Peoples party Treasurer
the State ever had.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
WELL SAID.

Reform cannot go backward. Moth.
ing should be done that will not re
dound to the honor, glory and welfare
of the State. The fight is won, and
patriotism should lift us above petty
prejudice and rancorous partisanism
He serves his party best who serveshi
State ~best.-GOlds6OrO Caucasian.