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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Aunt-Is youc sister improving in
her music?
Small Boy guess so. The people
next door have decided not u move
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
Ghe 1ousehold.
Baby. Comnlimant


His father and mother were both away,
And baby and had been friends all day
Many and gay were the games we played;
Baby ordered, and obey ed
We cared not at all for the rainy sky,
We built MS q blockhouse three feet high;
We threw pine knots on the nursery fire
And watched the flames mount higher and
higher,
We hid in the most improbable hooks,
We looked at the pictures in all his books;
We ran in tag" till his cheeks were red,
And his curls were tangled about his head
So when the twilight was closing down
Over the fields and the woodlands brown,
And nurse declared he must say good
night,
He chung to me still in the freight
He trampied my gown with his rough little
feet.
He climbed on my lap and kissed me sweet
And, as he scrambled from my knee,
You'd make a good mother" s.id baby
to me.
have had compliments, now and then,
From grown-up women and grown-up
men;
Some were commonplace, some were new,
Never was one of them rung so true,
Never was one seemed half so real
Baby compared me to his ideal!
IS. st. g. Lawrence, in Happenchancs
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
Medical Attention,

There was a fight on Il street in New
York. a crowd gathered around a
PROSTATE man. A kind hearted gentle
man examined the wound and said
For Heavens sake, send quickly
for doctor; the man is not quite dead
yet"'-Texas Siftings
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
Tn1fGnIifnhHa.

Why spend 81 for bottle of medi-
cine when one box of Beecham Pills,
costing only % cents, tanuual sale eX-
cceds 5000, O0O) VIII cure most diseases?
This is because constipation is the
cause of most ailments and Beecham' s
Pills cure constipation. A valuable
book of knowledge mailed free, on re-
quest. by b. L. Allen Co., 3G5 Canal St.,
New York
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
CO. II Comfort.

Pussy Iassonger-Why does your
company insist that passengers must
purchase tickets before entering the
train?. Are they afraid that if we pay
money to you that you will steal it?
Conductor with dignity)-Certainly
not. They are afraid the train ma Y
run off the track before / can get
around.-New York Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
CAPITAL and Lahnr.

eyes, sir" said a pompous New
York manufacturer, Il consider my
self benefactor of the human race.
feed two hundred people in my fac
tory
You do?" replied a bystander
Goodness! And all the time was
under the impression that they fed
you"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Wife, have confession to make
] took your last story and sent it to
the Hightone Magazine, and here's
their check.
Struggling Author-Whau Did they
they accept it?
Yes"
Heavens! This is awful / must
be getting paresis. Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
And he Turned Away.

''You can have a square meal" said
the Maryland farmer, IF you will
come out in the back yard and turn the
grindstone for me while you are wait
ing"
I'm not that kind of a crank, sir. -
replied the forager, stifiy.-Chicago
Tribune
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
A Barren Field.

brakeman wonder, while these
train robbie s are about it. that they
don't go through the people in the
sleepers.
Conducto--What's the use: they
know the porter has attended to that
brooklyn Life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Prospective Guest-What are your
weekly rates?
Hotel Clerk-Twenty dollars for ia.
bic board
Prospective Guest-At that rate I'll
take toothpiclx, please Halo
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
An Uukind ReDIy.

DO you know" said Miss Prim to
Miss Giddey. that people are begin
nlng to talk about your actions with
Mr.. Codling?"
Il don't believe it" replied Miss
Giddey. Its all your imagination:
and you forget you were young your.
self once Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Mother-It is time to make some in
quiries about that young man who
now calls to see Clara.
Father-lIe has not been coming
more than week.
Mothea-No matter. | heard Clara
scolding little Johnny for peeking
through the keyholes.-Good News
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
OKHard teepCIean,

Haverly-No man can take charge of
the STRENGTHENING department with
out becoming corrupt.
Austen-Why so?
Haverly-Recause naturally, he is
out for the dust.-N V World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
ENLIGHTENMENT

enables the more advanced
and Conservative 01r.
geOns of to-day to cure
many diseases without cut
ting, which were formerly
regarded - incurable with
out resort to the knife.
RUPTURE or Breach, Is
now radically cured with
out the knife and without
pain. Clumsy Trusses can
be thrown away!
TQm0R9. Ovarian. Fl
brosd (Utehne) and many
others, are now removed
without the psrils Of cut
ting operations.
ever large, ffstula and
other diseases of Che lower
bowel. are permanently
CURED without pain or ro-
sort TO the knife.
STONE fn the Bladder, no
matter how large. 10 CRUSH
ed, pulyerized, washed ont
and perfectly removed
without cutting.
For pamphlet, references
and Ill particulars, send 10
cents Gin stamps to Worlds
Dispcueary Medical Asoo-
ciafton, No. Go Main Street,
Bu6aio. n. Z.
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Worse on.

Squildig-Poor Spudkins is disap-
pointed in marriage
Neutrality-suspicious. is that? Didn't
Miss Koxy have as much money as he
thought she had?
Squildig-Yes, but she won't let him
have any of it.-Pittsburg Chronicle,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

II OUR currency is so honest how
is 1t that the dishonest men have got
the most of itP
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Hegemau'< Ga IN phor Ice with GlycerIne.
The original and only genuine Cures Chapped Hands
anu Face, Cold sores, &c. L. q. Chars Co N Haven
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
THE VENTILATION F.END.
He Comes with the Spring and Causes
Untold Anguish

He Comes with the Spring and Causes
Untold Anguish.
The winter is past and gone and the
world is at peace with the ventilation
fiends that make life terrible. Ever
since ventilation was invented has the
earth been cursed with people
who fancied themselves appointed to
ladle out vast quantities of fresh. but
chilling air, TO nervous, timid. delicate
people who don't want pint of it
The ventilation idiot-who has not
seen him? Who has not longed to kill
him? He haunts the railway train and
makes his dwelling in the church: he
goes to the thaeter; he invades your
Office; tralnples upon the sanctitv of
your home. and wherever he goes he
brings with him blasts from Green
land and theories from the storm caves
of Eolus. And he sweeps down upon
you and youS peace and your tranquil
home like a tornado, and he over
whelms it with fresh air until YOU
want to suffocate. How YOU do hate
him, the man whose h )bby is ventila-
ton
He dresses always in manner pc
culiar to his tribe, does the fresh air
idiot. He wears two pairs of wooden
stockings and heavy cork-soled shoes,
two suits of flannel underwear. a
chamols chest protector, :. { ouble knit
jacket, wooden vest, a double breast
ed coat. lined pantaloons that weigh
eighteen pounds, fur gloves and seal
skin sack pulled down over his ears.
Then he goes around Dragging how he
never wore an overcoat in his life
Texas Siftings.
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In Proportion to His Means

shiloh . Cons N m ptiou Cure
Is sold on guarantee. 1t Inrtpient CousIr,.
ton. 1t Is the best Cough Cure IS Scots. SiO0
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Evident Improyement.

"HarsOu's Magic Corn SnIv~."
warranted TO cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price &c cents
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

United States soldiers are now
guarding 500 mines of the Union
Pacific railroad to keep it ont of the
hands of the Commonwealers. For
several years bloated bondholders
have been guarding this road to keep
it out of the hands of the government.
There is but one way open for the set
Element of this difficulty, and that is
government ownership of the road.
Republic, Tecumseh, Ncb.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
INVESTIGATE the irrigated lands of

lNVESIlGAIE the irrigated lands of
Idaho and you will
~ find them the cheap
est, the best and the
most accessible to
markets.
EM1GRATE to Idaho and you will
be happy. Its new
country, it's for the
poor man aud the
smaller farmer and
fruit grower.
tRRIGATE the lands of Idaho
and you have q
surety of crops and
fruit in abundance.
COGITATE? Of course you will,
II then send for our
Idaho advert e
matter. Address E. l..
Lomax,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Why not issue greenbacks every
three months TO the amount of the
pension allowance? 1t would add
that amount to the volume of cur
rency, and the boys would as soon
have their own money now as in the
si&ties- = Record, Oakland City. Ind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Representative Davis has introduced
a bill instructing the secretary OF war
to give Junction City the triangular
piece of ground forming part of the
TT. Riley reservation north of the Re-
publican river bridge. The tract of
land contains about 400 acres and is
The city wants it for park.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Geo w. Berry, of Berrytown, the
Kansas vice president of the American
Berkshire association, announces that
ten volumes of the Record, worth $50,
will be given to Kansas breeders who
exhibit at the leading fair in Kansas
this year, either at Topeka or Wichita
whichever pretends to hold State
fni1.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20
EMIGRATE
tRRIGATE
COGITATE?

G. P. & 7. A., Omaha, Neh
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

The annual Sunday school conven-
ton of the Churches of Kansas was in
session in Kansas City, Kansas, We'd
nesday and Thursday of last week.
More than $50 delegates were present
Next years convention will be held
the first week in June at Beloit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

the most successful from every stand
point was made by Oberlin National
bank at Oberlin last week. The bank
had in eight land buyers from Illinois
and sold to seven out of the eight, and
to one man 500 acres. The total sales
amounted to something over 1900
acres.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-20

Chancellor Snow of the State Uni
versity and a party not yet decided
upon will leave the first of july fer
New Mexico on an all summers bug
hunting tour. The chancellor will
continue his lectures throughout the
state in the meantime.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23

the People'sparty, passeda law raising
O money for public schools for both
races than any other legislature had
aver done before. He said, rs that SO
boss9" We told him that it was the
gospel truth. We then took down a
copy of the law and read it to him. He
said, BOSS, was you in that legisla-
ture9' We told him we were, and that
if we got hold of the next legislature
that we would do more for public
schools than had been done. He said:
''Boss, I am satisfied. L thought that
that town niger you seed talking to
me up the street had Dimocrat money
in his pocket, and now I knows it,
GOLdsbOrO Caucasian, Sd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
DEATH OF MR.. J. D. DENMARK

Mr.. ]. D. Denmark, one of the oldest
and most highly-respected citizens of
Goldsboro, died in that city, on last
Friday, agedseventy seven years, four
months and twenty n days.
Mr.. Denmark leaves a devoted wife,
seven sons and many near relatives
and friends to deplore their loss. He
stood high in the community as citizen
His sons all hold responsible petitions
in their respective avocations in this
and other States. Mr.. J. W. Denmark,
business manager of this paper, is one
of the seven sons. He and his family
went to Goldsboro Friday to attend the
funeral.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
THE OLD COLORED MAN AMI
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

a few days ago this writer, on his
way &c the Caucasian Office, passed
several colored people on the street.
One was talking and gesturing to the
others. AS we passed we heard him
say: How can we colored people vote
the Peoples party ticket7 Their plat
form declares against schools for the
colored race, while the Dem" Just
at this point the colored men saw US
and stopped. We passed on. In a few
moments an old colored man from the
country, who we recognized as one of
the group we had passed, came into
our office. He bowed politely and said,
Boss l come in to see what your plat
form says about public schools" We
at once took down a copy of the Peo-
PIES party platform and read him the
plank as follows:
"We favor the running Of the public
schools of our State at least four
months In each year IS required by
our Constitution for both races, in
order that the blessings of education
may be extended to al the people of
| our State alike"
The old colored man looked up and
said, why, boss, that's all right.
That's better than We gifts now" We
told him that he understood our plat
f .rm correctly, That we were not only
in favor of public schools for bota races,
but that we were in favor Of increasing
the school terms to 4 months each wear
for both ace Besides we told him
that the legislature of 1891, which was
controlled by the Alliance and a mum
| Der of men who are now prominent in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
NOTICE

Call Meeting of Wake COUNTY Alta
There will be a called meeting Of tSo
Wake County Alliance held in " me tbe
court house in the city of RtIeigh 'ne
Friday, the 26th day of October
at 10 am. The object of this ms-,. 49,
is to discuss and put in shape some z,au6
important matters pertainino 70 't tEy
Alliance. 1t is earnestly desired tS SL5e
every Sub-Alliance in the conn .n az
fully and well represented. oe
Brethren, don't forget the dav ao+o
or object of the meeting, RSo,;n o"Se
once to shape matters so as to attend ID
this very important meeting.
~Fraternally. Z
L N. RANEs, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ENTHU.
SIASTIC.
County Alliance Takes $50 Worth of
Stock in the Shoe Factory
and Individual Members
Will Take More.
Core spondence of the Progressive Farmer.
WAnEsVIILE N O. Oct Ii '04.


CORE spondence of the Progressive Farmer.
VAUDEVILLE, N. O., Oct. Is, "a.
Our County Alliance Treasurer will
pay into the shoe manufacturing COM
pany $50 by the first of November and
besides several individuals will take
stock. Bro. T. f. Haywood, our
County President, said the other day
that he would put in so. Myself, Bro.
A. T. Strother and Bro. J. T. McAuley,
of Dyson Creek Sub Alliance, No. 212.
will put in 81 each. 1 think Mont
gomery county will raise SIS or 500
by the first of December. We are con-
siderably enthused over the proposition
and think it a step in the right direc-
ton. Hope you will succeed in getting
the money. 1 will do all l a for it.
Glad to see that the State Alliance has
taken action in.that direction. I believe
it will do more towards building up our
Order in the State than all the lectur-
ing that could be done. 1t will stimu-
late and encourage the downcast
farmer with the hope Of getting his
shoes for less money in these times of
low prices of products Of the farm, and
give employment to~some of us, at
least, who have become unable to make
ends meet on little farms, like myself.
Yours fraternally,
J. F. CROwDER, Sec. Go. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
Il WAY TO DO 1T.

BOILING SPRINGS, N. c., Oct. Is, ga
Mr.. j. W. Denmark, R0high, N. c.;
DEAR SIR AND BRO. Your letter in
regard to the proposed Alliance shoe
factory to hand, and will say in reply,
| put the matter before our Alliance at
our last meeting, and we decided to
take forty or fifty shares. When I say
"we,"I mean Boiling Springs Sub-Alli-
ance, No. 921; postofice, Boiling
Springs, Cleveland Co., N. @.
The Money is on hand to pay for the
above mentioned number of shares.
Direct me bow and to whom l shall
send it, and I al send at once, if. de-
sired. Fraternally,
D. J. HAMRICK~,
Sec'y Boiling Springs Sub Alliance, No.
921, Boiling Springs, N. @.
Hurrah! for Boiling Springs Sub
Alliance, No. 921
Send the money direct to w. S.
Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer N @. F.
S, A, and it will be deposited in the
Raleigh Savings Bunk and receipt sent
you for it.
That is the way to d. it, brethren.
Let all Sub and County Alliances
do likewise There are one thousand
Sub Alliances II North Carolina that
can do as we'll rs Boiling Springs has
done. If ali would DO so at once, we
could manufacture nearly everything
we need, and the good we would &C.
c5mplish would be almost incalculable.
The whole State is enthusiastic and
will act.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
ALLIANCE NEWS NOTES.

Brief Items Boiled Down The Great Or
ganization Neither Dead Nor Dying.
The Alliance is building an elevator
at Preston, Mimi.
Bro. Alonzo Wardal has been lectur-
ing to the Texas Alliancemen. He is
much pleased with the State and the
brethren.
A new Alliance recently organized in
Iowa now has seventy members. FIT.
teen joined at a late meeting. This
shows that work will keep the organi
cation going.
The Alliance shoe factory and kin.
dred enterprises now on foot in North
Carolina are an assured success. The
membership are subscribing literally
land are enthusiastic.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23

Darnell & Thomas, of this city,
dealers in pianos and organs, and one
Of our most enterprising and reliable
advertising patrons, will have a fine
exhibit at the State Fair this week,
and will be pleased to show their goods
to any of our friends who visit the
Fair this week. Call and see them
either at the Fair or at their regular
place of business, no. ia Fayetteville
street.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon. WE. Stroud and Hon. @. M.
Cook, the candidates for Congress in
the Fourth district, will meet in joint
discussion at the following places, viz:
WAKE COUNTY.
Cary, Thursday night, Oct. 25.
Holly Springs, Friday, Oct. 26.
LeesVille, Saturday, Oct. 81.
Rolesville, Monday, Oct. 20.
Wakefield. Tuesday, Oct. 30
Auburn, Wednesday, Oct. 81.
W. @. STRONACH,
Chm'n Dem Elk. Com. Fourth Con.
Dist.
S. OHIO WILSON,
Chm'n Pop. Elk. Com Fourth Con.
Dist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
TRUTH POLITELY IGNORED.

Items like the following are going
the rounds of the gold bug press cred
tied to ohceholders, large and small,
who are drawing their high salaries
and are enabled to buy twice as much
of the n~ecessaries and even luxuries of
life with a dollar as they could buy a
few years ago:
"Vice President Stevenson addressed
two thousand persons at Streator, ILL.,,
Saturday night. He said the country
is now entering upon a period of great
prosperity"
OF course they r prosperous. Liv
ing being SO cheap their salaries are
doubled and they pretend that they
see prosperity here now. The com
mercial agencies, the most reliable
agents the gold bugs have for gather
ing facts relative TO business effaira,
reported business IS per cent less at
this time last year than it was during
the fall of 1892. Now they say bust
ness is 20 per cent. less than it was last
fall-a decrease of 80 per cent. in two
years. We all know that we have not
reached rock bottom yet. The low
price of nearly every thing is keeping
up a regular panic. In the face of all
these facts it is apparent that political
stump speakers who assert that times
are getting better are politely and
knowingly ignoring the truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
DIR. MOTT NEVER SAID 1T.
He thinks There are More Anti Demo
cratic than Democratic Voters in
the State and Gives
His Reasons Why.
Correspondence of the Charlotte Observer


Correspondence of the Charlotte Observer ]
A special to the Observer from New
ton. published on the 18th inst, repre-
sents me as saying that the co-opera-
tionists are not in it this year, and that
"Shuford is not in it even as a posi-
bility." There is no truth in this state
ment.
In 1882, as chairman of the Republi-
can State committee, I secured, as far
as I could, a competent man in each
township of the State to ascertain the
number of white Republican voters. 1
got on my list 45, 600 names with their
postoffces. All the townships were
not reported, but from information the
committee had we felt justified in plac-
ing the number Of white Republicans
at so, 900. The Liberal movement that
year added at least 10, 900 voters to the
Republican candidate for Congressman
at-large as the vote of that period will
prove.
Two years ago the POpulists voted
about SO, 600 for their candidates. These
added to the Republicans give 11O, 600
white men in the State against the
Democratic party.
According to the census there are
10, 900 negro voters in the State. If
they vote as they usually do, under the
party law, and they have got to do it
or put themselves out of the pale of the
party, there will be 22O, 900 votes for
the Democrats to overcome.
The largest vote ever polled in this
! State is about go, 900.
Any capable explanation against
these figures by Democrats cannot
push the number of white Democratic
voters in this State beyond 100, 600.
So far as my observation extends,
which is confined toIredell, Rowan and
Catawba counties, the Populists have
largely increased from two years ago.
TIE Republicans who have opposed..a
| joint fight have been very demonstra.
tive in their expressions of opposition.
They doubted the integrity of the break
from the Democratic party. This feel
ing has changed, and the white Re-
Eublicans will now vote the combined
ticket with great unanimity. There
ere very few white Republicans in
Alabama and Georgia. The mass of
white people in those States have been
against the negroes. Consequently the
negro has no ties of local political
friendship to bind him in Georgia and
Alabama. 1t is quite different in North
Carolina, where so, 900 white Republi-
cans have stood for his political rights,
and this friendliness in the past will
count for much against the inroads the
Democrats expect to make on the negro
vote.
1 think, therefore, the Democrats
have no showing for success in this
North Carolina campaign, and l desire
thav the Observer publish this letter in
ans yer to what has been said about
my opinion of the matter.
Very respectfully,
j. j. Mort
~Statesville, Oct. Is, 1894
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-23
Statesville, Oct. Is, 1894
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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Two Valuable Books-Edwards &
Broughton, Raleigh, N. @.
Fine Stock-Thompson & Broome,
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Fuller's Electro Vitaljz9r-OHce 100
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Always mention THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER when writing to advertisers.