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"AMPLIUS.
BRYAN Tyson.

1T is recorded of Michael Angelo"
says T. J. Wilkin, that on one occa-
sion he visited the studio of Raphael,
and seeing a somewhat cramped sketch
upon the canvas, drew a bold, sweep
ing line underneath it, and wrote the
one word 'ampIius' (wider). The word
was a suggestion and an inspiration to
Raphael that led to a holder, freer
style* o, that our glorious King, who
would have the gospel preached to
every creature, would write across all
our mission plans and schemes the
word 'amplius,' so that, in obedience
to his command, and relying only on
his power, we should set ourselves to
carry out the designs of his redeeming
love! As l write, the conviction is
forced upon me-, that, in the circum-
stances of our time, the Master of the
ages is writing in large, legible letters
the world 'amplius.' If, with his pierced
hand, he opens the door, he means us
to enter. If he bids us work, he will
furnish us with power"
Is it not time for us to recognize this
handwriting of our Master? At the
very beginning he sent His church
into all the world" to preach the
gospel to every creature" But his
hosts have halted. They have organ
lied and drilled, and drilled and organ
lied they have divided and s~ubdivided,
and diseented and disputed they have
held the fort, and have hidden within
it's walls; they have been ~criticizing
and nicknaming themselves and each
other, till "a Chris ian" is hardly recog-
nlzable when he is found; they have
been building o fences instead of
sowing seed; they have been establish
Ing denominations, when they should
nave been preaching salvation; they
nave been blowing a few secGarian
Goals. when they should have been set
ting fire to the vast prairies of heath
enlsh darkness and sin thew have been
confusing both Jews and Gentiles by
their unscriptural terminology and
their splitting definitions. when
they should be marching as Christie n
soldiers IN a solid column on the
enemy's works, They have been con
tent with little things, when they should
be planning great things; and thus the
work OF God is hindered by the devices
and inventions Of man. And over all
this tangle Of human tradition. legisla-
ton. n invention, the Masters hand
IS still writing, 'GmpLiWs," ''AMPLTUs."
"AMPLlUS, "-tUideT, WIDER. WIDERl
and He will repeat it until His Church
will Q the monition, and will rise
to the height of that mighty pronbecv
which says: And this gospel Of the
kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto all netions
and then shall the end come" Matt
"a :14.-TRe ArmOry.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
inCursble. For q great many years doctors pro-
nOunced it q local disease, and prescribed E0ca1
4SSSu4es2 anupy consIanCIy 4allng 70 cure -
ence has proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and, therefore, requires constitutional
by F. Cheney &Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to q teaspoon
full. It acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send G1H
circulars and testimonials Address
. +. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
08-sOd by Druggists, 5c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09

We call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of Summers Nor
rison 6 Co, commissioner, Chicago,
Ill to be found elsewhere in this paper.
This firm is one of the largest in their
line. They are reliable and resp 2neible
and they are the largest handler S OF
Southern watermelons in that market.
They are also large handlers Of fruits.
potatoes and early vegetables of all
kinds They r reaching out for the
Southern trade, and any of cur readers
who desire to ship to Chicago or DE- sire
to be posted on that market, had better
correspond with this firm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09
OUR LADY AGENTS.

We want one lady agent at every
post Office in the State, and only one.
So notice this list and if you find we
have an agent at your Office don't write
us for a Premium List:
Ridgeway, Warren County.
CantO, BuncOmbe 20.
Clay, Granville 20.
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co.
burlington, Harnett Co.
Jackson Hill, Davidson Co
University Station, o ange Co
Flat Rock. Henderson Co.
Bahama, Durham Co.
Mineola, BeaufOrt Co.
Reidsvilles Rockingham Co.
TarbOro, EdgecOmbe Co.
Henderson, Vance Co.
Durham, Durham Co.
L~Ouisburg. Franklin Co.
arkton Bladen Co.
Wildwood. Carteret Co.
EIbethel, Cleveland Co.
Forest City, Rutherford Co.
WILLIAMSBURG, Vance 20.
Legs EFT, EdgecOmbe Co.
Resaca, Duplin Go.
MOrVen, Arson Co.
Winnie, iaden Co.
SaxapahaW, Alamance Co.
GrottO, Moore Co.
Thurman. Craven Co.
Snapp, CASTOR Co.
Oregon, Rockingham Co.
Dabney, Vance Co.
Gibson Station, Richmond Co,
McLeansviile, GuilfOrd Co.
Grantville, BqncOmbe Co.
Bal ClaYVnlo, darn6G 10
Branchville. Robson Co.
Elm City, Wilson Co.
Key, Harnett Co.
Riggsbee, Chatham Co.
Antioch. Robson Co..
Chapel Hill, Orange Co.
Sharon, Cleveland Co.
Mebane, Alamance Co.
We shall continue adding to this list
each week, and shall also report the
work done by our agents.
IF VO1P office is not in the list above
write us at once for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER Premium List for ladies' and
join those who have already signifed
their determination to do all in their
power to PUT so OCO names on THE
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before January go
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Fertilizers-S. w. Travers & Co.,
Richmond, Va.
Prizes For CorE-B. f. Avery &
Sons, Louisville, KY.
Cattle Swine and Poultry-Willis
Winery, Salem, Ohio.
Agricultural Implements Richmond
Agricultural Implement Co., Rich
mond, Va.
Always mention THE Progressive
FARMER when writing to advertisers.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

want every farmer who would Like
to know how he can save many dollar
and make money every night and
rainy days right in his own house, and
who can spare So or So so to pay for 8
money -making and money saving
thing, to write me for full particulars
as l have something important to tel
him. Don't delay. You may regrett
S P, SEAwELL, P. NJ,
Bensalem, Moore Co., \. c.
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9TH, another May 9TH and another June
9TH. To insure a stand of the first
planting a second parcel of seed should
be planted in the same BILLS about
April 14th.
TO GROW EARLY MELONS.
Boxes should be employed having a
pane of glass about II inches square,
fitted in the top. Small glass will
answer. Boxes thus constructed will
have four wooden sides, a glass top
and the bottom open. After the April
seeds have been planted, a box should
be so placed over each hill 10 as to ex
clude the air as nearly as possible. The
rays of the sun will pass through the
glass and soon cause the seed to send
up plants. After the plants become
too large for insects to modest, the boxes
should be removed and the vines cul-
tivated in the usual way.
CULTIVATION.
After the vines commence running,
they should not be turned to any great
extent, but the crust, especially on and
near the hills, should be broken soon
after every rain by means of q mat
took passed gently under the vines.
This method of culture should be con
tinued, taking care not to break the
roots to any great extent, until the first
crop of melons acquire their growth.
TO PREVENT THE STRIPED BUG.
If tomato seed be planted in the
hills it is said, on good authority, that
insects will not bother, the tomato
plants keeping them away.
A decoction of hen house manure
poured over the young plants is good.
Also, SCOT and ashes mixed and applied
while the dew is On.
Ishould have observed that by using
boxes melons can be grown at least
three weeks earlier than without.
A word now relative the small mat
tiers about the farm, which r gener
ally neglected, being considered of but
little or no value.
Mr.. Riddle hiss a large family and
according to his own statement those
four hills of melons have taught him
and his children a valuable lesson that
will doubtless be improved on and ap
piled to the farm generally.
AS a result there will probably be
but few corn cobs burnt in future and
a proper house for the fowls will be
apt to be provided, thus increasing the
quantity of manure from them.
Unless you so conduct your farm as
to take delight in your work farming
is rarely profitable. Proper attention
to small things about the farm will
usually give this delight, this appetite
for work as it were. Therefore
You that in good farming would excel,
How much GU farm regard not, but how well;
+. Time and delight will easy make the task
Delight, delights the only thiI g l ask"
BRYAN Tyson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09
He Opposes the Mortgage Law Because
His Party Wants Supplies--Reply
to "SiIus Bush"---Refuses to

t o "Silus Bush"--Refuses to
Incriminate Himself.
B.-''Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R-"Hellol Major. We are hav
ing some spring weather"
B.-"Yes, it's sorter leanin' that way.
I'm beginnin' ter feel like it wuz time
fer the sap ter rise. I've bin awl
stirred 10 over this COMPOUNDED mort
gage law. so I hain't bin feeling we'll. L
think it's an outrage. Betsy, n sorter
LATED erbout it when l tole her 1t would
bust the Populist party awl ter mn
ders. I knowed rite off then that we
Dymakrats had made a mistake some
where. She sed that W. Dymakrats
wanted ter rule or ruin one, an if we
didn't mind they wouldn't be enuf ov
us left ter start a SANDER on a rever-
new officer. OF course I don't think
Betsy IL i~nfallerble, but she hits SO
close Ground the truth, that if wuz
the truth an she wuz shootin' at me
with one ov Kurnel Kingsberry's Cat
lin guns, I'd git nervous. l went away
out in the woods an got to thinkin' an
fgurin'. l konkluded that maybe II
wuz a bad thing fer us Dymakrats
after awl. The truth IL, we want an
need supplies az bad az anybody, an il
we can't git credit it will be a cold day
in August with most ov us. Az a party
we are behind, an must git help.
Cleveland haz cut off the money sup
ply an we are in a bad fix. If we
run any campane next year we'll hev
ter mortgage our mules an things ter
the bankers an git money ter put In
the campane fund and pay fer printin'
tickets-that IL, if we need any tick
cts"
R.-"You will have that opportu,
nifty. We have a wise and just Su-
preme Court, and four out of the five
judges have put q quietus on the mort
gage law. The Bourbon Democrat
who still holds over on the Supreme
Court bench disseAted, but that doesn't
matter. The decision is all right and
you need not fear any further trouble
on that line.
BIN glad to hear it. But it will
give Betsy another chance ter say Il
tole you So" Say, tell MIR. Silus Bush
that I hev dun quit answerin' folks
when they ak me why I'm adymakrat.
I consider it an insult fer they awl
orter know I cant tell EN- without put
tin, myself in a hole. When a Teller
axes me that l just stand an look at
him like I pittied him so much 1 can't
find language ter express my self, and
that ends it. The law says a man is
not obbliged ter give evidence ter in
crimmate himself an I'm goin' by the
law ter the letter. GUIDE bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09
A HORSE FREE.

If your horse is sick-about to dia-
and some one gives you a remedy frH
which cures him, wouldn't that begjy.
ing you a horse? If you will droS6, =
postal to DR.. Earl S. Sloan, Boston
Mass. he will send you free of chargs
his illustrated book, Sloan's Treatise On
the horse. Get this book at once. i
might save you a valuable animal.
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Wants.

to advertise in The Progressive Farm er.
WANTEn-Every man who raises blood
horses, cattle, hogs or chickens to advert
them in The Progressive Farmer.
WANFRD-5O0 manufacturers doing bu8int
in North Carolina to advertise their various
dustries in The Progressive Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09
NOTICE OF WAKE COUNTY
MEETING.
ROLESvILLE, N. G.

March 10, 1885.
BRETHREN:-The second quarterb
meeting of the Wake County AlIiano
meets in the city of Raleigh on Il,
second Thursday in April, the 1I6
Let all the lodges be fully and wei
represented. Ills requested that ever
Sub Lecturer in the county be presei
at the April meeting. Matters of in
portance will be brought to their At
tention. Fraternally.
L. N. RANEs
Ssc'y and Treas. Wake Go. AlIiaT@
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09
NOTICE.

GuiIford County Farmers Alliance
will meet in it's next regular session at
Summerfield, 10 miles northwest of
Greensboro, April IL, 1895
J. L. LANE, Sec'y.
W. II. Case, Pres.
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LITTLE MISS WOMBLE WILL
HELP US
Get $4,000 Subscribers by go
CHAPEL HILL, N. G.,
April 1, 1895

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Raleigh, N. @.
1 saw in your last paper nat you
wanted a lady agent at every post
Office in the State. I am a girl of four
teen, and would like a Premium List.
If you will accept me as an agent l
will try to do all I can for you es [ like
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER very much.
Please let me hear from you soon.
Yours respectfully.
LILLE WOMBLE.
OF course we accept with pleasure
this little lady's offer to act as our
agent.
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rake The PROGRESSIVE FARMER to
- ' d nsla with you and read it when you
30 down to the spring to rest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-09

ARMSTRONG q McKELVY
Pittsburgh
ANCHOR,
Cincinnati.
ATLANTIC,
New York.
BEYKER-BAUMAN,
Pittsburgh.
BRADLEY,
New York.
BROOKLYN,
New York.
St. Louis.
N
Buffalo.
Pittsburgh.
ECKSTEIN,
Cincinnati.
FAHNEsToCK,
Pittsburgh.
o. 49,
New York.
KENTUCKY,
Louisville.
JOHN T.LEWIS & BRoS.CO
Philadelphia.
MORLEY,
Cleveland.
MISSOURI,
St. Louis.
RED SEAL,
St. Louis.
SALEM,
Salem Mass.
SHIPMAN,
Chicago.
SOUTHERN,
St. Louis and Chicago.
ULSTER,
New York.
UNION,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
HOW ANciENTs MADE GLASS
Workmen at Thebes Were Experts in the
Art

Workmen at Thebes Were Experts in the
Art Many Years Ago.
The glass blowers of ancient Thebes
are known to have been as proficient
in that particular art as is the most
scientific craftsman of the same trade
of the present day, after a lapse of
forty centuries of so-called progress.
They were well acquainted with the
art of staining glass and are known to
have produced that commodity in great
profusion and perfection. Rosselini
gives an illustration of piece of
stained glass known to be four thou
sand years old, both in tint and design.
In this case the color is struck through
the vitrifed structure, and he men
tions designs struck entirely in pieces
from half inch to three-quarters of
an inch thick, the color being perfectly
incorporated with the structure of the
piece and exactly the same on both the
diverse and reverse sides.
The priests of Ptah at Memphis were
adopts in the glassmaker's art, and not
only did they have factories for manu-
featuring the common variety, but
they had learned the vitrifying of the
different colors and the imitation of
precious stones to perfection. Their
limitations of the amethyst and of the
various other colored gems were so
true to nature that even now, after
they have lain in the desert sands from
two thousand to four thousand
years, it takes an expert to
distinguish the genuine article from
the spurious 1t has been shown that,
besides being experts in glassmaking
and glass coloring, they used the dia-
mond in cutting and engraving glass.
In the British museum there is a beau
tiful piece of stained glass, with an
engraved emblazonment of the Mon
arch Thothmes Ill, who lived three
thousand four hundred years ago
jewelers. Circular.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Given In Con-
densed Form.

EEOG0GUn$S
densed Form.
THE house was not in sessid j on the 9TH -.
The senate was in session but most of the work
was of a routine nature Mr.. Hoar offered
resolution denouncing the recent atrocities in
Turkey and assuring the executive branch of
the cordial Endorsement by congress of avigor-
Gus course for the protection of all the Amer
lean citizens in Turkey and the suppression OF
the barbarities against Christianity. In a
speech Senator Allen (Neb.) urged the recog-
milton of the Cuban Insurgents, the annexation
of Cuba and strong foreign policy. Among the
many bills introduced was one by SenatorBaker
(Kan.) to donate the Fort Hays reservation
to the state Of Kansas for the agricultural COL
lege. He also introduced bill amending the
civil service law as to place privateS in the
regular army available for appointment under
the civil service after serving out the time of
enlistment
THE session of the senate was brief on the
5th. Its only features, beyond the introduction
of bill by Senator Chandler IN. H for the
free coinage of silver when England, France
and Germany should enact similar legislation,
were a resolution by Senator GalliDger declar-
ing it to be the sense of the senate that it was
unwise and inexpedient to retire the green
backs, and a short speech by Senator Call
Ella in favor of the recognition of the Cuban
revolutionists as belligerents. 80. The house
was not in session.
THE senate transacted no business on the
9th The house was in session but half an
hour and no business was done. Several reSo-
lutions were introduced, one by Mr.. Walker
(Mass) in regard to the Armenian massacres,
but objections carried everything over. Adj
journed until Monday.
THE feature of the proceedings in the senate
on the 9th was a speech by Senator Morgan
(Ala.) on the Behring sea question in which he
severely criticised the British ambassador.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. resolution by Sem
ator Morgan referring the question to the for
eign relations committee with power to report
by bill or otherwise, was unanimously adopted.
Among the bills introduced was one by SEN
ator Berry (Ark.) organizing the Indian terri
tory and one by Senator Palmer ([lL) giving
uniform pension of $50 per month to all who
lost hand and foot in the late war and $50 to
those who lost an entire limb. Also a bill
by Senator Voorhees, (Ind.) granting pen
sionS to soldiers and sailors who were
captured and confined in confederate prisons
during the war. The senate, in executive ses-
sion, confirmed the following nominations:
Elmer B. Adams, of Missouri, to be judge of the
eastern district of Missouri: Rufus w. Peck
ham, of New York, to be associate justice of
the supreme court -. The house held brief
session. Resolutions were presented calling
for the correspondence of the Waller case and
for lists of pensioners who have been stricken
from the rolls since March 4, 1893, or reduced
but both were objected to and went over. A
few bills were introduced.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
respect.
ON VENEZUELA.

Secretary Olney Will Soon Submit Sails
bury's Note to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. LIT is reported
that Secretary Olney is preparing to
su bmit Lord Salisbury's note in regard
to the Venezuelan boundary dispute
to congress and that Minister Andrade,
Of Venezuela, is momentarily expect
ing a cable from his government in re-
gard to President Crespo's course in
answer to Great Britain's demand for
800, 900 Indemnity for the arrest of
British subjects within the disputed
boundary. 1t is taken for granted
that Venezuela will positively refuse to
pay the smart money. It is stated on
good authority that the greater por-
ton of President Crespo's answer to
Lord Salisbury's demand will be die
tated by Secretary Olney and handed
to Senior Andrade for transmission to
his own government.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14
An orang-outang,s Swing.

Chief Orang- Outang. the chief object
of interest at the Zoo, has developed a
wonderful penchant for swinging. He
amuses himself for hours at a time
hanging head downward from the
chain suspended in his cage and swing
ing to and fro like happy child. Head
Keeper Manly conceived the idea of
putting a genuine rope swing in the
cage and showing the chief how to
swing in it the same as they do at a
Sunday school picnic. The old fellow
didn't seem to take kindly to the in
novation, for he insisted on swinging
in the new swing with his hindquar-
tiers high in the air and his head hang
ing near the floor of his cage. AS he
lazily swings to and fro the chief
sometimes lifts up a straw and picks
his teeth carefully Philadelphia Rec
ord
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-14

people, two special trains of ten
coaches aaeh, which came from Lex
ington, were packed, and many were
unable so get aboard.
Col. Bradley, with his wife and
daughter, arrived last night on spe-
cial train from his home at Lancaster.
All the other state officers-elect were
On hand this morning. The public
buildings, stores and residences were
covered with flags and bunting and the
city presented beautiful appearance.
In his inaugural address the COVER
nor promised to uphold the law and
the constitution, protect all people
faithfully and labor for healthy pub
lie sentiment. He declared against
mob violence in any form and prom
sed to punish all who offended in that
reSpQpt
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nronarcha ofsO,d.

Alphonso vi of Leon and CASTLE
was the brave on account of his
knightly daring. The same title was
given to Alphonso ". of Portugal
Peter I. of Portugal was known as the
severe, on account of the merciless-
ness with which he put down several
attempts at instruction. Henry II IF
France was entitled the bellicose. e
was an exceedingly warlike king and
constantly engaged in campaigning
against his neighbors. Edward VI. of
England was the pious on account of
his personal character. Also Eric TX.
of Sweden, Ernest I. of Gotha and
Robert of France. Frederick II. of
Prussia, known as the great, was also
styled the philosopher, from his love
of the philosophy and arts of the
French encyclopedia school. Leo vi,
emperor of the east, was also so called,
because of his love of abstract specula-
tion.-Chicago Chronicle.
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IN BEHALF OF CUBA.

A Movement to Recognize the Insurgents
Will Be Started Early in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-There is no
doubt that movement to recognize
the Cuban insurgents as belligerents
will be pressed upon the attention of
the house soon after it's organization
shall have been completed by the ap-
pointment of committees. Possibly a
resolution may be reported from the
committee on foreign affairs of its own
motion, but if the committee does not
care to take up the matter itself there
are Influential members outside who
are ready to assume the initiative.