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The record-union., 1894-02-01
A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN.
Can the Contractor Not Put One il
His Machine!

X street is supposed to be swept clean
three times a week, according to the con-
tract, but the rotary broom of the sweep
ing machine is apparently worn out, and
simply scratches up the dirt and scatters
it for the wind to dispose OF at leisure.
The machine should be renovated or the
Street Commissioners take charge OF the
sweeping.
The record-union., 1894-02-01

STATE HOUSE HOTEL,
Corner Tenth and K Sts.. Sacramento.
The record-union., 1894-02-01

yAMEs DURYEA MINING COMPANY.
y Principal place of business, Sacramento,
Cal NOTICE.-There is delinquent upon the
following described stock. on account ofassess-
ment No. g, levied on December 15 1898,
the several amounts set opposite the names of
the respective shareholders, as follows:
The record-union., 1894-02-01

U,HE LEADING HOUSE OF sACRA.
mento Cal. Meals, 20 cents. WIN. LAND,
Proprietor Free bus to and from hotel.
The record-union., 1894-02-01
THE SADDLE ROCK
Restaurant and Oyster House.
Restaurant de France,

GEO. WIssEMANN & CO. PROPRIE-
kJ tors. 427 X street. near Metropolitan
Theater Family orders. banquets and wedding
parties speciality.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
ALLEGED FUN.

Mrs. Brickrow-IU does a body good
to have DR.. Grim when n is sick.
He is alwas so jolly. Mr., Brickrow-
You'd be jolly, too, if you we're getting
three dollars for a 10 minute call.
Sally Gay-What a cunning little
fellow Mr.. Callipers isl Dolly Swift
CunningG Why, ha's dreadfully bow
legged. Sally Gay-Yes, but that
gives him such an arch look, you
know.
He bIushed a fiery red; her heart
went pit a pat; she gently hung her
head and looked down on the mat. He
trembled in his speech; he rose from
where he sat, and shouted with a
screech: You're sitting on my hatr'
Husband: You are naturally of an
unhappy disposition. that's all that's
the matter Wife: That's your
theory, is lit" Husband: II never
saw you happy" Wife: That's be
cause you never saw me before I met
you. "-BOstOn Home Journal.
Mother Coming in excitedly) There
Father can milk after this, I thinkl l
tied Old Red, but those big flies made
her so ervou that she kicked the
milk over and drenched me; then
threw herself on the ground in her
frantic struggles to get away" Ollie
Jagged II; calm, but in~terested) F.:
Would you call that a case of nervous
prostration, motherI"
With pardonable pride a lady dis
played a very ancient piece of house
linen to her servant, saying, as she
held it up for inspection: Look,
Bridget. at this tablecloth; it has been
In our family for over 200 years "
Bridget eyed the article in question
carefully, and then, stepping close up
to her mistress, remarked in a most
confidential tone: Sure never mind,
Mrs. Arthur, dear. If you kape quiet
about it, and don't let on to anybody,
who would know but what it was
bought bran new out of the shopT"-
It'd Bits.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
RAILROAD
only.

Those who best know President
Newell, of the Lake Shore, will best
appreciate a recent exchange of cour
tesies between him and President Cald
we'll, of thu Nickel Plate, now also Gen
er Il Manager of the Lake Shore Presi
dent Newell would give a man a 500
bill, and never think twice about it.
When it came to giving passes owe the
Lake Shore he was adamantine in his
refusal. Those he did give were so
limited to special trains that a number
of the off ;ials of the company have
never yet ridden on the limited or fast
mail trains.
1t is the custom for all railroad presi
dents to interchange annual passes,
and on a recent new year President
Newell made up his list of exchange
passes and SEM them out. Across the
end of one he sent President Caldwell
was printed in red ink the words:
Not Good on Limited
Fast Matt Trains.
By return mail came President Cald-
wells annual pass on the Nickel Plate
for President Newell. Across it's face
in faring red letters in the bold hand
writing of President Caldwell were the
written words:
Not Good on Passenger
Trains.
This recalls the story of the general
passenger agent in Philadelphia, or
somewhere, who was won't to limit ex-
cursion tickets so closely that the pas
sengers had to be on the alert in ur-
rendering the return coupon as loon as
they entered the car for the return
Journey lest they turn tod dust and ashes
in their hand. One day the Ct P. A
fish dealer got struck with n Of those
tickets (the conditions being printed in
very fine ty PEI and he determined to
get even. So the next fish delivered
was carefully selected for its very
noticeable lack of freshness, and, of
course, the cook reported to the G. P.
A.; but on close inspection the wrap
ping paper was found to bear, in small
letters, the following words:
In consideration of the reduced
price at which this fish is sold, it
will not begood after one hour from
the time Of delivery.-R. Il. Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
ABOUT CHICKENS.
J. w. MEHAFFEY.

Rotten or musty feed should never
be given poultry.
If you have a mongrel flock, at least
get a pure bred cockerel.
Hen manure breeds lice. The rem
edy need not be stated.
The roosters must be kept in good
health and condition. Look well after
these things.
If a fowl is sick, take it out of the
f)ck. both for it's own sake and for the
sake of the we'll ones.
Poultry ought not to be expected to
do anything when covered with lice.
1t will not, if it is expected.
Upon the whole it is better not to
keep roosters after they are two years
old. They may be vigorous longer, but
there is danger.
What will prevent hens from eating
eggs9 we are asked. IL they are fed
meat, they are less liable to eat their
eggs. If they persist, cut off the point
or the bill.
We do not think much of a fancy
poultry house, unless their owner has
more money than he knows what to do
with, But a good warm house, how
ever ill looking. is a necessity.
How many Fl Dcks will be compelled
to go through the winter without hav
ing a spoonful of grit given them9 A
good many, and those that have moth
ing with which to grind their food.
The Poultry Keeper gives the follow
ing remedy for lice on chickens: First,
use kerosene freely over every portion
of the poultry house. Then dip the
hens, every four days, in a decoction
made by pouring two gallonsOf boiling
water on a pound of tobacco refuse,
and let it col. Do this on dry days
only.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

wrong; certain allowable. certain
doubtful, and certain not to be thought
of for a moment. In evangelical
churches, at any rate (and the vital
Christianity which touched most of US
twenty Eve years ago was distinctly
evangelical there was nothing lacking
in defniteness. From the first expe-
rience IF conversion onward the signs
and marks of a Christian profession
were on all hands declared to be un-
mistakable. There were two classes of
men, the converted and the uncon-
verted. Two forces in the world, a
divine and a diabolical. In the popular
jadRment Christianity was a practical
system of dualism. All you had 20 do
was to put of on the devil whatever in
the universe seemed hurtful or dis
tressing. God was an outside force of
good, of love, acting on an inside force
of hate aud evil. AS has been well
said: IAN incendiary fire may put
the members of the household to great
inconvenience, but cannot distress
them as it would if one of their own
number were under suspicion of hav-
ing started it This is the work Of an
outsider, not of one of the family"
Thus popular judgment laid the blame
of life's ills on the act of another. Adam
had TO answe for a good deal, and the
devil for the rest. 1t was a comforting
theory as long as it could be held. I'm
fortunately, it is no longer tenable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
COUNTY
Jurisprudence of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
RALEIGH, N. @.
There is considerable anxiety mani
tested In some quarters as to what will
be the fate of the present system of
county government in North Carolina
at the hands of the coalition General
Assembly. Many people agree that it
should be totally abolished, while not a
few favor such amendments as will
prevent it's abuse. We think those
who favor the amendment side of the
question are nearer right than those
who favor abolition, for the following
reasons: First, it's total abolition
would, in many counties in this State,
result in q perpetuation of the very
evils complained of in the present sys-
tenn, where the party which has so
abused the present system could elect
the same gang that has hae control for
years. This being done, the people in
those counties would derive no benefit
whatever from the abolition of the
present system. A close examination
of the subject reveals the fact that the
number of counties being able to elect
an entire board of partisan Democrats
are in a majority. so that although the
people of those counties would enjoy
the privilege of voting for their choice
for county commissioners, they would
be defeated and would therefore derive
no benefit from a repeal of the present
system.
Second. If any changes are to be
made, reason and justice demands that
they should be such changes as would
extend the benefits to the people of all
the counties alike. What good could
be derived from a repeal of the present
system when it's repeal or destruction
would result in the election of and the
putting OF the control of a majority of
the county affairs in the hands of the
same persons who have abused the
present system for sixteen or more
yearsR
There will likely be three tickets in
the field for all places voted for here
after, and it will require no great wis
dom o. keenness of foresight to tell the
result. Let us then by all meas con
tend for such amendments to h pres
ent system as will extend it's benfits
and protection to all counties alike.
d P. MEACHAM.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
CARE OF WATCHES.

As ven the best watches r some
what affected by the variations in the
temperature and the density of the air,
and consequently will not always keep
perfect time, it follows that those in
ferior in construction will certainly
not do so; but, whatever the watch
may be-, good or bad the best care is
desirable for it. First, it is well to
wind it at about the same timaevery
day, as, If a watch almost runs down,
the rate comes a trids faster, whereas,
if it is wound at the sams time every
day the action regulates ITSELF. g., it
makes just about as many ticks in m
t~wenty-four hours as it does in each
succeeding twenty -four. If one gets
into the habit of winding it at night or
in the morning, this regularity is not
difficult to accomplish.
An upright position is considered
best, and as a man generally Years his
watch every day and at night hangs it
up in his vest or on a peg, it runs
more evenly than that of his wife,
who may not wear hers for days to-
gether, and very likely keeps it in a
fat box when she is not wearing it. So
a hanging position is better for it,
though it should not be against cold
marble or cold wall, as thatnaturally
affects the action of the spring. When
placed in its position, see that it does
not swing, and while winding hold it
still.
Another important thing is not to
open it where there is much dust, as
that will collect soon enough, with the
best of care, and the grinding effect of
the fue PARTICLES Of dirt is very per-
ceptible on the delicate works.
To have the watch cleaned and when
the oil is dry to have it renewed, every
one knows is necessary; but every one
does not realize how often that ought
to be done.
If by accident a watch is dropped
into water, and no watch maker is at
hand, place it at once in oil OF alcohol,
which will entirely prevent the water
from iDjuripg it until it a be sent to
watch maker.-N Y. Examiner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

together with other safeguards, should
protect every honest voter In North
Carolina. The present law requiringa
man to give hi4 age (where there is no
doubt place of birth and occupation
before he can register, is an outrage
q stain on III statute books. Such a
law openly accuses every honest man
OF fraud intended, and is prying into
matters that does not the
State. Again, we need the Constitution
OF North Carolina amended so as to
have no State, county or municipal
elections oftener than four years; and
no man to hold the same Office where
the fees or salaries amount to $500 per
year or the rise of that sum more than
two terms. If my ideas meet with
your approval and are sanctioned by
others, l will write you again In the
meantime l would like to hear from
other reformers I hope the next Leg
islature will do their work SO we'll that
when they get home their constituents
and even their political enemies will
say. we'll done good and faithful ser
wants, with our faith in your useful
ness unimpaIred.
w NEm-. 1r-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

By the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 8, 1894.

By the Farmers Alliance and Industrla
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 8. 1894.
Finance-We demand q national
currency, safe, sound and flexible,
issued by the government only, a full
legal tender for all debts, public or
private, and that without the use of
banking corporations; a just, equitable
and efficient means of distributing
direct to the people at a tax not TO ex-
ceed 2 per cent. as set forth by the
Sub Treasury plan or some better sys-
tenn also, by payments in discharge Of
it's obligations and for public improve
ments.
o.. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the legal
ratio of 16 to 1.
b.. We demand that the amount Of
the circulating medium be increased to
at least $50 per capita exclusive of legal
reserves.
C. We demand a graduated income
tax.
d. That our national legislation shall
be so framed in the future as not to
build up one industry at the expense Of
another.
e. We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people and
hence we demand that all national and
State revenue shall be limiteO to the
necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly admins
tered.
+. We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
men5 for the safe deposit of the earn
ings of the people and to facilitate ex-
changes.
Land-The land, including all the
natural resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people and should
hot be monopOlized for speculative ur-
poses and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. All lands now
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of their actual needs,
and lands now owned by aliens. should
now be reclaimed by the government
and sold for actual settlers only.
Observation-Disclosures be-
ing a means of exchange and a public
necessity, the government should own
and operate the railroads In the in
terest of the people.
q. The telegraph and telephone. like
the pOstofice system, being a necessity
for the transmission OF intelligence,
should be owned and operated by the
government In the interest Of the PEG
pie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
ORGANIZERS.

Jas. H. Wright, Carlton, N. c., Or
ganizer for Sixth district, composed Of
counties of Johnston, Wake, Durham,
Granville and Vance.
@. Meg. Dunn, Populi, N. O., Organ
izer for Seventh district, composed Of
bus and Brunswick counties.
Elijah w. Flake, Rockingham, N.
c., Organizer of Eighth district, COM
posed of HarnetG, Moore, Richmond,
Arson, UniJn, SGanly and Montgom-
cry counties.
Geo. E Hunt, Michael, N. c., Organ
izer for Tenth district, composed Of
Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes. For
syth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin and
Surry counties.
J. P. SOssaman, Huntersville, N. O.,
Organizer for Eleventh district COM
posed of Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklen-
burg, CASTOR, Lincoln and IredeIl
counties.
First district, composed of the coun-
ties of Currituck, Camden, Pasquo-
tank, PerQulmans, Chowan, Gates.
Hartford, Rev. T. W. Babb, Hartford,
N. @
Ninth district, composed of RAN
dolph. Chatham. Orange, Person, Cas-
well and Alamance, j. r Means. Trim
ity College, N. @.
Fourth district. Don @. Sanders, Of
Burgaw. N. c., Organizer Counties
in the district, Wayne, Duplin, Ons-
low, Pender, New Hanover and Samp-
son..
Twelfth District, composed of the
counties of Alexande Wilkes, Ale
ghany, Ashe, Warauga, Mitchell and
Surry. j. w. Cox, Edwardsville, N. O.
George ". Hahn, TuscOla. N. G.,
Organizer for Fifteenth district, COM
posed of the counties of Haywood,
Jackson. Swain, Macon, Graham, Clay
and Cherokee.
A. w. Parker, Sylvia, N. c.. organ
izer for the 14th district, composed of
the counties of Buncombe, Yancey,
Madison, Henderson, Pennsylvania and
Polk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
TWRNTY-sEvRN OF THE BIG
GESS LIARS IN TENNESSEE.

An unusual incident occurred at the
close of Sam Jones' sermon at Pulaski
the other day. Stepping down from
the pulpit. folding his hands across his
breast and looking solemnly over the
audience, the great revivaIist said:
II want all the women in this crowd
who have not spoken a harsh word or
harbored an unkind thought toward
their husbands for a month to stand
up"
One old woman. apparently on the
shady side of 60, stood up.
Come forward and give me your
hand. said the preacher.
The woman did so, ~whereupon Jones
said: Now turn around and let this
audience see the best looking woman
in the country"
After taking her seat the revivalist
addressed the men:
Now l want all the men in this
crowd who have not spoken a harsh
word or harbored an unkind thought
toward Chelr wives Tor q month past TO
stand up"
Twenty-seven great, big, strapping
fellows hoped out of the audience
with all the alacrity of champagne
corks4
Come forward and give me your
hands, my dear boys"
Tpnoo ~ ~ oooh 0vooo p0wo,1oohoH~ o
after which he ranged all of them side
by side in front of the pulpit and facing
the audience. He looked them over
carefully and solemnly, and then,
turning around to the audience, he
said:
Il want you all to take a good look
at the twenty-seven biggest liars in the
State of Tennessee ."-HdrtoUeU, Ga,
| ,T1Ln
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
OUSEHO
PUREE u VEGETABLE SOUP.

r Of VEGETABLE SOUP.
Peel and cut up very finely three
onions, three turnips, One carrot and
four potatoes. Put them into a sauce
pan, with a quarter of a pound of but
ter, and the same of lean ham and a
bunch Of parsley. Place them over a
sharp fire for ten minutes, then add a
good spoonful of -four and mix it well
In. Then add two quarts of stock and
apint Of boiling milk, stir until boiling.
Season with a little salt and sugar. Rub
it through a sieve, put it into another
saucepan, boil again, skim, and serve
with croutons of fried bread. The soup
ought to be rather thick.
CRANBERRY SAUCE.
Pour very hot water upon the fruit,
as 1t will then be easy to pick out the
bad ones Measure them and put them
into the preserving kettle, with water
enough to W them. Stir them very
often, and be careful not to boil them
too fast. Crush the fruit as it bOlls
with a wooden spoon. When the ber-
Tles are crushed, add a pint of fine
sugar for every quart of berries, and
allo" them to boil gently fifteen min
utes, stirring them almost all the time.
Wet in cold water moulds or bowls of
a ASH to hold sauce enough for use at
one dinner. Many persons prefer to
strain the sauce through a cOlander
Inc enough to keep back the skins be-
fore putting 1t into the moulds.
POR OUTLETS SAUCE.
Gut six or eight good sized outlets
from the neck, lay the m In a buttered
sauce pan, season well with pepper and
salt and place over the fire. When
done (Which will be in twenty five or
thirty minutes) lay them upon a hot
place. Pour eff some of the fat from
tne sauce pan, add a good tablespoon
LuI OF minced onion, and set it over the
ure Tor a few minutes, then add a heap
ing teaspoonful of -four. Moisten with
naf a pint of broth or water with a
piece Of gl8ze added; add a little more
salt and pepper, a bay leaf and a tea
spoonful of vinegar, with n of mus
YARD; mix well. Lay in the outlets,
and when very hot place them upon q
platter; pour the sauce over them and
serve, This sauce is very good with
any kind of outlets, but especially pork.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
DRAWING THE RELIGIOUS LINE

We most of us, who have reached
middle life, can remember what was
meant by that significant phrase
drawing the line" writes the Rev. DR..
Rainsford in a most interesting article
on The Clergyman in Society" in the
October Ladies' Home journal How
simple, how satisfactory. There was
little difficulty in determining where
that line ran, less difficulty still in
knowing when your feet we're in dan
9 of crossing it, and no possible mis-
conception as to the condemnation
awaiting those who stepped across.
Certain things were right, and certain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11
LETTER FROM CARARRUs.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CONCORD, N. 9.
Since my last the smoke or battle all
along the line has cleared away and
the ambulance corps has been sent out
TO gather up the wounded, and the
spade and shovel brigade sent to bury
the dead Both are kept busy-a big
job. Such a battle has never been
fought in North Carolina before. We
PopulisCs had not anticipated such a
victory never dreamed of such a one.
We have reasO to be proud of our VIC
tory, as it was achieved with small
arms, the big guns being On the 9TH r
side and loaded TO the muzEle. That
was one reason of their defeat. a re-
bound and a burst. Our greatest dan
ger now is too much confidence and too
much lethargy. We are victorious,
bug do not let US be vindictive and re
vengeful. We have the enemy down,
but let us be honorable to them and
not strike tn m while down; let US be
generous enough to pity them, but not
forgive, yet awhile, until they repent.
A little over one month till the Leg
islature meets, to which all eyes will
De turned, hoping the people of all par
ties will get some relief. The LegIsla.
ture of 1895 certainly will be an lnvit-
ing field TO work in where much good
Can be done. The soil is good, but the
members will have to pull off their
boots and begin eradicating obnoxious
weeds, planted and cultivated by
former legislatures. Were iC not that
l might infringe on the Wilmington
Messengers copyrighted expression l
would say rattle braIned legislatures. "
| wish CHE PROGRESS I'VE FARMER would
organize a bureau of deposits, where
we P~opulists and others IN favor of re-
form, retrenchment and good laws
could deposit our wishes and give new
ideas as to a betterment of North Caro-
lima laws. Many thousands of men In
this State, who never expect to be leg
islatOrs, can make some good sugges
tions and discuss what laws should be
repealed and what new ones enacted.
Let me here suggest a remodeliDg of
the present abominable election law,
which requires a citizen, no matter II
he has lived in the same house forty
years, to register every four, five or
ten years and always keep his right
eye open to see of his name is on the
Registrars book. I know Of just such
an instance where such an injustice
was done an old man. The Registrars
books should not close until the day be-
fore the election, to any citizen who
has lived in the State twelve months
and in the county or township 80 days.
When any man challenges another's
vote, the challenger should be required
to swear that the voter has not been a
citizen of the State twelve months or
the township 80 days, and required to
prove such fact and that he believes
the voter is practicing a fraud. This,