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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

scum and several beer gardens. Mr..
Cleveland lowed he was a te%etotaler
himself. but when emmy ov his friends
cum ter town he always took somethln.
We went to lots of places an after
awhile everything looked double. Fin
allv I tole Mr.. Cleveland I didn't know
he he'd a twin brother along. He sed he
didn't, but I'll swear / saw two men
just alike. Then we went ter bed
an slept a while. We got up an 1 he'd
a fearful headache. We went an took
somethin', eat breakfast an went ter
Mr.. Cleveland's offs. handed over my
$500 an Mr.. Cleveland counted out
So, 900 in nice new greenbacks, put EN-
in a box an asked me ter sine a receipt
sayin' that I he'd got the money and
would never tell it. Idone so an then
put the box ov money in my valice.
We went out, took somethin' more an
Mr.. Cleveland made me promise that l
wouldn't open the box till I got home,
an we shook hands on it. We went
over ter Jersey City an I got on the
train an cum home. 1 tell you 1 felt
guide. I didn't stop at Washington. /
wuz afraid sum ov them fellers mite
rob me. 1 cum ter Raleigh an went
on home. Betsy run and kissed me
lowed she never expected ter see me
alive again. 1 tole her the doctor sed
my eyes only needed rest 20 I cum
back purity quick. After dinner 1
opened my valice an got out the Mise
gold breastpin Whut Mr.. Cleveland he'd
sent Betsy an give it to her. She said
it wuz nifty nice an kissed me sum
more. Then I tole her that muney
wuz a drug in New York an that
they were sellin' it at a hundred dol
lars a thousand an I he'd bought three
thousand ov it. Betsy looked fright
ened, an 1 tole her ter jist keep quiet
an l would show it to her. Then l
opened the box, Dog my cats if it
wasn't full of brown paper! There
waZent a dollar in site. I tell you my
hart stopped beatin' fer erbout ten
minutes. Fooled again, caught fer a
blamed sucker, sed l.. Betsy got rite
black in the face an began ter grit her
teeth an grabbed me by the nose an
led me awl owe the yard an wuz jist
a snortin' an rarin. / reckon we
looked about this way:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
ADVERTISERS, READ Tp;o~
RALEIGH N q IL

RALEIGH, N. c.. JpIv 70
Mr.. y. ". Denmark, Bushes 90; 1872.
Progressive FARMER: -uoaQger
DEAR SIR:-We recently RIM
short time an advertisement j. A
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we rim "a 49, tAE
same time the same adTertiaenmaatt6 e
four other leading papers in 1 tbn "a In
and we write to say that wa ~O o:ate
ten replies from the one in von IUVelved
to every one received from ali tbo paper
papers combined, ueoVneF
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROreurov
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
RALEIGH COFFIN CoM1,@S.

Mr.; G.. A. Strickland. b~aviD.
out the Raleigh Coffin CnIE5 bought
have no connection with if 0Obm n /
a position that l can ba a. out am in
Collins, Caskets, or any I nave 10 get
supplies. Call on NE at I39 oTFPt-aker'8
vile street, or at corner of NJ tyette,
Wilmington street, the be ooo' ~anarA
of Raleigh Coffin Co. IL" quarters
w. H. Worm Q
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

c EanrIPe party tg has lied and 5eoai-~
cratic party has done 3b and the DemTroe
S SHe n[ ISL opportunity thew Vo me thing,
Slnce Inc war. It is tim Vy tb nave had
were looking after their ri9b ooe people
401O. w. H IL They
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
NEW ADvRRTIsEMpun

Raleigh, N. G. w. Il. Worth
Poland China Pigs-C n
Paper and Job PRINTING
Always mention The proo
FARMER when writing to anSGHGREsSIR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

l have some very fine ~thoroHo5b,.,
Poland China Pigs which l will sail ~
S. per head, in light crates, and 1 JoI; a.
eEea at railroad station in coed CON.
dItlon. Order direct or through W IN u
Worth, S. B. A. @. N. JUSTTCE"
1870 Hadlev's Mills "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
LeaksViIle WooIIen MINIS
LeaksVille, N. c.

This is to remind you we are still AZ
the old place, under the same old man.
agement, making the same line Of
excellent goods. Farmers having any
wool to be manufactured, would do
well to write III for information and
samples. We make Blankets, Fancy
Bed Spreads, Cashmere, Jeans, Elan,
nels, and Yarns, for cash or on shares.
~LEAK5VILLE WOOLLEN MILLS
Q36D Lcaksville, N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

Many Persons are broken
Town from oyerWork or household cares.
browns Iron BittePS Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion. removes excess of bile.
and cures malaria Get the genuine.
The oasis., 1894-06-28
Anf'ree.

Those who have used Dr. Kings New Discovery know it's value. and those who have not, have now the op- portunity to try 1t Free. Call on the advertised druggist and get trial bottle free. ssId your name and ad- dressto H. E. Bucklcn & Co., Chicago, and get d sample box of Dr. Kings New Life Pills, free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household h. structor, Free. All of which Is guaran- teed to do you good and cost you noth- ing at II. Walkers Drug Store.
The oasis., 1894-06-28

Last Thursday evening Master Rog- CT Webster was given surprise party by his little friends and acquaintances in Benson, who gathered at his home and remained there until the time for departure of Mrs. Webster and Roger by the west bound train. During the evening MT. Fly took a flash light pho tograph of the little ones.
The oasis., 1894-06-28

The opening of the new Rosemond copper properties, just over the line in Pima county, are enlivenlng Panta- no greatly. that station being the shipping point. Tools. teams, etc. to work forty men have been forwarded to Rosemond. via psniano, and work is heinz pushed on the necessary roads and buildings.
The oasis., 1894-06-28

TIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, pub iished at Denver, Colo, is the only daily Populist paper in the nation. Its cartoons apropos to the times, with every issue is worth the subscription, and it is full, fair and strong for the cause of reform. Daily, 50c per month: Weekly, sl in advance. Send DC for q sample copy.
The oasis., 1894-06-28

had been marched from that place to the island to join in the search for the missing men. From here MT. C'Brien went on to Yuma.
The oasis., 1894-06-28
AppIrIoNALLocAL NEWS.
4 Companion of IiobIn.tidl


 of Yuma. MT. O'Brien was one Of the party of four men who started from Yuma with IL. k. l.. Robinson, in the sloop Examiner, some time in May, to saIi down tic Colorado liver and Gulf of California, and up the coast to San Francisco.
 f'he tragedy dn Tlburon island, in the Gulf of California, 6fi the twenty sixth of May, by which Robinson and Logan lost their lives at the hands of the Geris lndiaisi las been described far and wide, and as described was corroborated by MT O'Brien. He states that they reached bay on the shore of the island, where they found an Indian village, on the 18th of May. The Indians were friendly and inyit- ed them ashore. The chief exhibited paper bearing the signature and seal of solie o'iirisl at Hermosillo stating that he Is tic chief Bf the eeris In- dians and governor Of the island. and vouchIng for the friendlitless of the Indians and their ruler. In response to the inquiries af Robinson and Lo- gan the chief said there were deer in the interior and volunteered to send two Indians with them the next day. to show them to the hunting ground.
 The following morning, May 18th. Robinson and Logan went ashore in a skiff. taking with them the two rifles of the expedition tlayell also went ashore to dig ont spring from which ttidy estiacivd to flll their water bar rels. In about two hours firing was heard in the direction Robinson and Logan had gone, and. from the noise. not more than mile away. Some Indians, who had borrowed the skin, came out toward the sloop, apparent ly with hostile intent; but O'Brien drove them of with shotgun, and compelled them to return the skiff to Flavell, who came of. They then heard Logan calling to them from be- hind hill. close at hand. but out Of sight, and they attempted to wear the slo0p around where they could get bearing upon the point where he ap- peared to be. But just after he called several shots were fired, and then all was still. Their theory is that Robin son was killed at the time the first shots heard were fired, and that the other volley dispatched Logan. They remained close tO the island all that day and ali the next, hoping to see or hear the i'll fated men, and then sail cd for Guaymas.
 Mr. O'Bren says some of the In- dians were armed with firearms, and he counted six rifles among them the first night they were there. He thinks it very likely that Robinson and Lo- gan are not the first Americans they lad killed; for they had some Ameri can silver money they offered for some cartridges. There is nothing on the island for which anyone would give money, and these pieces two quarters and one half dollar in their posses sion, he considers evidence that at some prior time some American or Americans had fallen into their mur- derous hands.
 When they reached Guaymas and told their story Messrs O'Brien and Flayell were told many incidents known to people there of the blood thirstiness and treachery of the Ceris Indians on Tiburon Island.
 Mr. Flayell went back to the island with the steamer expedition sent from Guaymas by the Mexican officials, not cd in TIE OASIS last week. MT.
The oasis., 1894-06-28

Mir. Lewenstein, Of the firm of Mil Ter x I.owanstein of Tucson, was at Benson St. Johns day. to take In the festivities here.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
Nomination Certificates.

The time for filing certificates of the
nominations of candidates by the several
parties for the coming State election. has
closed The nominations for Governor
and congressman are all in Tha Re
publican nominations for the various
county tickets are all filed. The Demo
Gratis lack nominations for county at
torney and judge of probate in Hancock
county, and Il nomination for county at
torney in Lincoln county. The Prohi-
oitionists have county tickets in all
counties, but not in all instances are
they complete. The Peoples party ha ve
county tickets in every county except
Aroostook, but in some cases are incom-
pete.
Regarding the candidates for repre-
sentatives to the Legislature. the Re-
publicans lack one, the Searsmont class.
The Democrats lack seven districts, as
follows: Houlton, Weld, Ellsworth,
Deer Isle, Vassaboro, Blanchard and
Brownville. The last certificate for the
nomination of Democratic candidate
for the Legislature was that of p. C..
heegan of Van Buren,, Aroostook
county.
The Prohibitionists lack 80 nominal
hons of candidates, and the Peoples
party lacks "a.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
New Bogus $40 Note.

People generally aiIl - interested ~
know What is being Il -caycreI ia the
counterfeit money line.
&. Il. BaRg agent II The ~ee,ef ser
vice Division. uircd stale treasury de-
partncnt. si4e- out tie fullp0iag dr-
-eripfiou of u b'N $40 counterfeit to'ct
seric- ol l-,1 chick lottcr = lace
plate number 225g; back plate number
2232 W. =. kp-rcran-. regi-tcr: jane
". Hyatt. treasurer: portrait "
Webster; largc. round. red seal.
The general appearance Of the note j.
calculated to deceive. Tie numbering j.
very good a. to color and formation.
Tie seal l. well executed with The eX-
ceptiou Of the key, the ring oa which j.
entirely too small aud tho whole key too
long.
The portrait Of Webster i. poor. hav-
ing ilat unnatural APPEARANCE. the
shade lines being about the -ame depth
over the entire face. which Hake- the
white spot on the forehead tob prpm.-
nent. The mouth i drawn down 81 th"
right side of the face and The under lip
broad and thick.
The face. in the vignette, right end
face of note, bear no resemblance to
those Of human beings The left foot Of
the man seated on rug and the bowl Of
the pipe he is smoking do not appear IN
the counterfeit
The last letter ; in the large word
state" face of note, i too far remoy-
ed from the letter +, leaving white
space between thern, whereas il the
genuine the ; runs into the shade line Of
the f. In the imprint upper centre
face of note. the comma i missing be-
tween the words bureau and ZEN
craving" The curved lue which APP
pears between the words series Of
and the figure "lSN0." upper left centre,
face of genuine, is omitted in the coun-
terfeit.
The small vine running from the right
side of the counter and Immediately
under the word the, upper left hand
corner. face of the genuine, does not ap-
pear in the counterfeit.
In the penalty" on back of note. the
commas between the words mote" and
or and the words ',it" and *or" are
omitted, as is the period after the word
debt" and the bracket after the "j0D0. "
The first word this is spelled TINS. the
word plate is spelled 'plae" aud the
word any is spelled ''ani."
The + in possession is dotted. All of
the small lettering of the note i poorly
engraved. The lathe work in the coun-
tiers on face of the note is very well
done.
The seal is not printed in the same
place on any TWO of the notes that have
been examined by the experts Of the
secret service division of the nited
States treasury department.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
A MODEM RALEIGH.
His Velvet Cloak Was Only "A Bandsnna,
but His Spirit Was Right.

1t is not true that manly chivalry is
being starved out and replaced by mere
politeness i'll these days. Some young
men seem TO have grown into resem-
blance in usefulness and strength to the
cigarettes that are ever present with
them, and many young women are
adopting the cutaway coat and the
man necktie, but the spirit of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh has not vanished from the
earth, and dainty womanliness doth still
inspire chiyalry
She was Il fair West Philadelphia
who had just returned from shopping
tour in the city. She carried three bun
dles-too precious to be left for IA deliv
cry wagun-and a macintosh and two
boxes of candy also balanced in uncor-
tain equilibrium about her, He was a
big. plain, everyday workingman, and
his weapon was pick, with which he
wnEed successful war upon the cob
blestoucs and the dirt of a badly mutt
lated West Philadelphia street Three
little strips Of wood We're supposed to
be enough at the point where she dis
mounted from the car to enable foot
passengers to cross the muddy thorough
fare, but just as she came opposite the
man little tilt of the fimsy pontoon
bridge sent one of her daintily shod
feet up to the ankle into fine yellow
mudhole, and when she drew it out it
was sight to make one weep She
could not go on without hopelessly soil
ing the edge of her skirt She could not
stoop for bundles. She stood in petri-
fed perplexity. Then the spirit of Sir
Walter Raleigh showed itself The pick
was dropped, and the man grabbed a
little stick Nld said, "Wait, miss, an
III clean yer shoe off. - There seemed
to be nothing else to do, SO she waited.
The rest of the gang leaned on their
picks and shovels and watched the scene
out of the corners of their eyes. When
he had done all the execution he could
with the Stick and quite respectable
pile Of clay had been scraped from the
small shoe, he whisked out q red ban
danna handkerchief a sort Of substitute
for Raleigh + crimson cloak, and, still
kneeling before her, Notwithstanding
her protest that he would get it dirty,
proceeded to clean the shoe with that.
She thanked MIN and walked down the
street with little blush on her check
He toOched his well worn hat and gazcd
after her for IL few moments, then stuff
cd the handanua in his ovcralls pocket,
saying, 1t WASH t very clean anyhow.
and was again common laboring man
-pbi1pdplpi ia praee
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
The Outlook.

A important change in the state Of
business i lear al hand Congress will
act upon the tariff question. one way or
the other. in all probability. within a
week. If il passes the pending bill. or
if it fai>. in either case the detuite basis
for future business viii enable many to
ACT who are uow waiting. Whether The
one course or The u'hef would stimulate
the greater Increase. i i certain that
either would Civ relief from present
paralyI. uncertainties and cause some
increase in business At least for a time.
so much business ha> been deferred Gur-
Ing the past year. aud merchandise
stocks haye beeu - reduced. ihat he
mere approach Of a decision. Without
certainty what it j. Ia be. has TIL, week
encouraged large preparation for lHereds-
ed business. In spite Of outgoing gold
and sinking Treasury reserves, small
railroad earnings. some Injury To crops,
aud Increased trouble in the coke regions,
the tone aud outlook are more hopeful.
After tariff uncertainties have vanish
ed. it Viii he recognized that purchases
ard orders for the coming year will de-
peud Lar g"iy upon the erulS. But AZ
present the prospect OF decision in
Congress. and the common impression
that the peuiug bill may fall between
the two Houses. has stimulated some
activity in textiles. sales of Wool were
Spa, 900 lbs., against 3,742,050 last year,
and 3.33G.4 the year before. and for
five weeks ending with July were 30
50. 735 lbs. against HIS $50 last year,
ami >. i>G.15q in l>92. - DpH'S Rtrie3-.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09

\ larger. more Interested aud more
enthusiastic congregation probably ncy-
or met ia tornylle than that which at
tended the Christian Institute held
under the auspices Of the Peoples nj
yer,tv Association in the Town House.
August II. The meeting was Il sue
cess from the first night to the elose.
The Peoples University Association j.
an Organization of Christian men and
women who are interested in bringing
the gospel 10 the remote and practically
ehurchlc,s country districts. They lit
orally 20 out into the highways and COM
pel the people to come in. Their con-
ceptiou Of the gospel Is broad. They
believe in aud preach with great power
what may be called the cyangeli,tic gos-
pei, but they also make the gospel rm-
brace treatment of all subjects that
are of interest to man : music, art, phi
losophy. Christianity as applied to the
State, and, in brief, they endeayor to
bring to the people the results of the
latest research and the loftiest thought.
This broad conception and application OF
the gospel of course causes some oppo-
-itOn in the mind, of few, but the
great body of the people. and especially
the young, receive il with great glad
ness.
The Institute worker. were the Rev.
Robert +. Bisbee of Newbury Port,
Mass; the Rev. Everett ;. Stackpole,
u. D.. of Auburn, Maine The Rev.
Harry c. Nrooman of East Milton.
Mass; and Prof. PHI. II. Buechler, OF
Melrose Highlands, Mass. All these
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
Still Fighting.

Every day the dispatches announce
the probable agreement of the confer
ence committee ON the tariff bill. but a.
vet no definite change has taken place
in the situation. The Democratic mem-
bers of the committee hold informal ses-
sions each day. and the Administration
faction of the party seek to create the
impression that their forces have no in
tentiou of surrendering to the dictation
of the Senate, but il is now perfectly
obvious that the II use and the Prr>i-
deut will have to accept the Senate bill.
with possibly few pettifoggiug modi-
iications, if any legislation i to be
agreed upon. sugar. coal and iron con
tiuue to form the home of contention.
The modified schedule ON sugar i, NAT
uially acceptable to the trust, which i
now the Dominating factor in the Demo
cratic party. hut the Louisiana senators
are said to be opposed to it, and it j.
contended that they will be supported
by the populsts.
The reciprocity proposition on coal l.
n mere fake as it i generally understood
that Canada will not agree to it and the
effect will be to leave tn, duty Just a ii
WAS fixed in the Senate bill, Cleveland :
letter to Chairman Wilson to the con
trary notwithstanding. On iron it is
understood that the senators will not
listen to any modification of the rate ot
duty AS embodied in The. Senate bill. 1t
is now claimed that i week will wit
ness the close of the Democrstic stiug-
gle in the committee with all the in
dications in favor of the House sur
rendering its position. a condition of
things that will leave the President alb
solutely stranded as political factor
Banaor VIM.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
The smith Family Ham.

The average citizen is fond Of n
piece Of sweet ham, but it is an absolute
waste to sci before an uneducated palate
a slice Of a genuine old Smthht Id that
has been two years in curing, said
Colonel Thomas Longlcy of Virginia
Tho fame Of the Smithfcld ham has
been spread to the uppcrmost part, Of
the land, and | never yet knew man
who was cogrlizant of the merits Of both
that didn't prefer the product Of old
Virginia To the choicest that ever came
from Wcstphalia. can't describe the
process of tho former S treatment in de
tail, but | know it is envelopcd in ashes
a good while and subsequently buried
in mother earth, where it stays for many
moons,
Some high flying epicures aver
that Slnithfield should be liborally
drenched with champagne while in
process of cooking, but | don't think
wine is at all necessary. My mode is TO
parbuil it till the skin comes off easily,
then put it in the baking pan and haste
judiCiously with vinegar and sugar
Then it comes out dish fit for the
Olympian gods OF course all the hams
that bear the name do not come from
the little town of Smithfeld, for that
little hamlet couldn't supply one-hun-
drcdth part Of the demand.
"A member of the universal Smith
family, old Captain Isaac. for whom
the town was named, and who was it,
I tal- g
oral Washington, invented the process
of curing that part of the hog in qucs-
ton, and today his imitators are scat
tered all over Virginia and Maryland "
Washington Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
District Committee.

Republican district committees have
been elected in the several Represents
tive classes as follows:
Pittsfield class: Oramel Murray,
Pittstield; f. q. Frost, Palmyra; G. ID.
Bowman, Detroit; Fifield Mitchell,
Canaan.
Bingham class: Mark Savage, Bling
ham; Albert Burke. Moscow; George
Patten, Embden; Jacob Atwood, Con
cord; l.. Forbes. Brighton.
Arson class: George Flint, No.
Arson, Chairman; IL. S. Whitney, So.
NOrridgewock, Clerk.
Athens District: \. f. Lock, Athens
Alonzo Smith, Cornville; j. +. Chad
bourne, East Madison; p 5. Longlcy,
Scion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09

The Democrats in Congress are dem.
onstrating to the county what leading
Republicans have claimed and have em-
phatically stated many times over, viz:
that the Democratic party has not the
patriotism or the craftsmanship to gov
ern this great country. If they do not
enact ii tariff measure with both
branches of Congress and the Executive
Democratic, they must themselves con-
cede this fact. If they do enact tariff
measure so essentially protective as the
Senate bill, it must be in violation of
their platform declaration. They are
discredted in any event.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-08-09
Extensive BurgIaries.

Nine freight cars at The Maine Central
freight depot in Wateryille were broken
into by tramp~ Monday morning. prob
ably by the same gang hat entered the
station at Nu>loW.
General Manager Tucker directed the
holding of all tramps found going from
Waterville III either direction, 50 that
the number Of prisoners were large.
There We're fourteen arrests for the
hurglarized Maine Central freight ears.
one was Jailed under he loiterers' act,
one held for burglary and two Jailed for
tramps, one held for the grand Jury and
the others discharged.