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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

Baking soda, III. packages, 60 Ib. boxes A.
DER ID NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..G
BAKING soda in kegs LIZ lbs. Ioose' Per 81
10, u
Kegs, LIZ lbs, Norfolk .,'''"''''''''''''
STARCH
Gloss, 4 lbs. in box, per Ib, PhiI"'''''" :
aundr ~ IDS, loose, 81 ~ 81
Large lump, Norfolk. %
Soap =.
Rarnes' New South Soap, rappe per o.
box 100 packages P5iladelR 6Hr:nnei
per box. 11soStPnH% 50
Octagon, 100 8 ID. bars, NoTtoLk'''''"" 3 m
Pure O1Ve; u aUN IL = 80 1" '',,,,.,, %
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

nTn union there is strength" If we
catter our efforts the country over, we
rosFen our possibilities, There is no
ling what the Alliance can do, if it
nIy realizes this fact. The Alliance
.as already made itself felt, but it can
Csa its force as rapidly as it gained it.
fowl By disintegrating. Every man
+ himself. Hard times is no excuse
K falling away. The harder the times
be greater the necessity for the ALI
nee, The work of the Alliance is not
Fcomplished until prosperity shall be
estored and society is SO fully endued
fith its principles that men cannot act
| opposition. Will that time ever
bmei 1t has been nearly 1000 years
nee the introduction of Christianity
Ito the world, but it has never so COM
etely seized hold of the people as to
reclude the necessity of agitation.
he Alliance is Christianity.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

syrup and Molasses Il. o. b. BALTIMORE
= Dbl; &c. per gal, 5 and 10 gal. kegs Sc. per
gaL' Above Dbl. prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

tandard Acid Phosphate 81 per ton less than
the Alliance Official Acid Phosphate.
Progressive Farmer GuanO, 81 per ton less
than the Alliance Official GuanO.
All the above prices are for lots of ten tons or
more on cars at points named. Any quantity
less than ten tons will be 81 per ton higher than
the above prices.
Kafnit, f. O. b. Norfolk, per on...m..,..,.$ II 90
Prepared Agr'lL Lime and Land Plaster:-
Land Plaster, car Ioard lot f. o. b. Rich
mond' per SW
Land Plaster, less car load lot f. o. b. Rich
mOnd, per ton 6U
Land Plaster, less car load lot f. o. b. Nor
Lime, car load lot f. 0. b. Richmon,p per ton, II 90
&" less car load lot f. o. b Richmond, IL 50
Plain shell lime, sacked, L. O. s.. per tom. 90
" car load, -, 1 so
Cotton-Seed Meal
Cotton-Seed Meal, per ton, car load lot. 8 Is 80
Cotton-Seed Meal, per ton f. O. b. Raj
eigh, N c.. less car load lots. ..,...,..., 18 80
Ltnseed Meal, f o b, Richmond, per tOn.... % 90
-TTANCF WAGON MADE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

BEST MARKET DAYs.-The volume of
les increases daily, as a rule, from
Onday to Saturday. Mondays mar
t is usually a narrow one, by reason
light receipts, especially of express
assignments, and a slender attend
bee Of buyers, though prime goods
% sale IN fair quantities. Tues
sy's and Wednesdays markets are
Fger and better. Thursday is the
cal shipping day, when out-of town
Pyers are in greatest attendance.
Flday finds city retailers thronging
e market in quest of supplies for Sat-
day, and sales are usually larger on
ls than any other day. Saturdays
ade Is always active in the early
ornlng hours, when market stallmen
e brisk and liberal buyers, but bust,
SO Is well over by noon, and goods
ZEN unsOld, together with the later
celpts Of the day, must go to the
Faggling huCkster trade at cut prices
be carried over to another week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23
HARDWARE.
Ct. D. B. Raleigh.)

Ham6S-
No. g IL Hook, iron,bOund, per doz....$3 90
" l6 brass knobs, /" go 6 90
Plow Lines
Maocas Hemp with snaps 80 feet /" 80. l IS d.
FENCE WIRE
In 500 pound lots. Less quantity 1Oc. per 100
pounds higher Plain Wire, put up in rolls of 40
pounds. Barbed Wire, put up in rolls of 100
pounds, each. Five pounds Staples to the roll
at &C. per pound.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23

Improved Farmers Alliance with full set
attachments and automatic bobbin
winder. All latest improvements, fine
ly finished, first-class in every particU-
lar. Warranted by manufacturers for
10 years, carefully adjusted, ready for
immediate use. Price, freight paid 10
any railroad station in North Caro-
1lua 2
A number of valuable improvements
have recently been added to the Farm
ers' Alliance machine, and it will here
after be known as the improved Farm
ers' Alliance, and will be supplied at
the same price. Any machine not en-
tirely satisfactory after ten days trial
can be returned to the factory and
money paid will be refunded.
In ordering sewing machine supplies, be
sure to send old parts for samples.
When ordering needle, also specify
sizes desired, as well as to sen sam
pies. We give you below a list of net
prices. viz:
Needles, per
ShuttIes,
BObbins, per dOz.
Rufhers,
ucKers
Hemmers. ets..........,.. ...............
RCGGIES mo. sol B. Corning Body. and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-23
WOOL.-We can have your wool
orked for you in any shape you map
Ee at the following prices:

Va IL NAHI - ~ A~c
Ee at the following prices:
FIRING, per Ii. l cent
and Carding into Rolls, per ID. 80. 6 cents
rding and Spinning, per b........... Il cents
2to Knitting yam. p b. ..."....... IS cents
ish c9lored warp, Der ' ard. -. 20 cents
ia warp AMI eolori95g5, Pc? yard. 25 cents
hsd, per yard TU.o!ou .ulio :. 80 cents
White, Flannel, per aFd............ IA cents
flannel, per yard. 16 cents
brown, Flannel, per yard. -. II cents
Red, Flannel, per yard. -. IS cents
oIl4g Weaving and Finishing
o- ~ anket per palr.....s..$zO
2LtHlg, Pulling and Finishing Custom
wi warp to be colOredl, per yard Il Genus
we will allow in exchange for goods
cents for clean washed wool free
Dm burrs
y cents for wool in dirt free from
rtS For bury wool we will make
lateVer discount we think to be fair
q fright.
artles wishing their wool worked at
MILLS should not grease 1T, as we
nsto take the grease off before we
color it. We make no charge for
oo%ng, except rolls, for which we
TTS5se one cent per ID.
We will pay freight on all wool sent
" railroad exceeding ten pounds,
~ spun on WOUen into goods.
Pup to T. Ivey, S. B. A. Lib
E N. Q. having your own name
uiy written on tag, or pack.
Send instructions and bill or
Ug to US at Raleigh. If you
follow these directions we can
track of all shipments and be OF
G!ee to you in tracing lost packages
adjusting discrepancies.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
Rapid Growth of Berlin.

So rapid has been the growth of the German capital that the municipality of Berlin already finds its spacious town hall inadequate to it's needs, and an adjacent plot of ground has been purchased at a cost of Ave million marks for the erection of new offices. On the other hand, the scheme for lay. ing out and embellishin9 the surround ings of tho royal palace has been re- jected by the city elders, and the tone of various inspired articles in the ssmi. official press proves that considerable annoyance is felt in court circles. Should the municipality persist in ite present unfriendly attitude 1t is plainly hiutOd at that the court will shorten ita annual stay at BeSlin end perhaps ultimately EoAke Pota6sua ita permanent residence Although o< . costly character the palace sehons which hAs just been rejected falls very
 much ekort of the more ambitious one which was originally contemplated by the emperor, who has very exalted views of the re9c.yemeats of trnpSrias state.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
NEVER coaaE slRoLN.
A Ce@msa sapsessssAsa AAssaG nAeAssss
 Aksas CsalAApcA

A Ce0msa oapsess3ehsa A@Bs0G mG2Asese Ahs~s csilAAscA
 Of the superstitiea Of sailOss, hsher- folk and others we have all heard, bus that such . distinguished ehsrAeteris- tic should have attached itsslf t0 rsil way men would not sppeas to es gen. erally known. 1t savors somewhat of the anomalous that such . prsemi. nently practical class of men should bs the victims of credulity regarding the supernatural. Such, however, ia the case, says . writer in the London Tid- Bits.
 I recently had occasion to interview Q prominent railway oficial, and in the course of the conversation that cnsued that gentleman incidentally alluded to two collisions which had lately oc- cured in the neighborhood, following up his remarks with the announcement that the local men would be in . state of subdued excitement and furry" till a third mishsp took place. Such is the superstition of the railway man. Upon expressing considerable astonish- ment was assured that this kind of thing was notorious among railway men in general. and in this particular instance, it was known that the cir cumstances of the two previous scci- dents were the chief topics among the workmen in all departments, who were also counting on the possibilities of third disaster. Curiously enough 8 touch of realism was lent to the infor- nation just imparted by the explana- ton that the second of the two coll;- sions referred to was due to the driver of one of the engines-s reliable serv- ant, noted for his alertneSs and preci- sion, with an honorable record with some forty years servicc-who being, it was believed, so disturbed over the "omens" of the first occurrence and so engrossed with what he felt would be two other catastrophes that he com nitted the slight error of judgment which caused his locomotive to crash into another coming in an opposite di- rection. The statement is given as the conviction of one who spent upward of 8 quarter of & century among railway men of all classes. and who has known the driver alluded to for long period of years. So came about @ second col lision. Surely superstition could go no further than this. But here is tragic sequel-a sequel which, unfortunately, will, in all probability. do much to strengthen the reprehensible beliefs of these men. Two days after the in- terview above mentioned, within ff- teen minutes drive from the scene of the second collision, an express mail failed to take the points, . portion of the train with the tonder of the engine was violently thrown across the rAils and one stoker killed. This is what the railway men will term their third mishsp." There's the third" they say, and nov perhsps they wN brsstAs freely for . seassn-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
RAik iM jApAMs
nsv sAs NAtivss Fry - RAaR sAs @asD. asa NOWA

.asv sAs Eatisss Fry Ss nsaa8 sass @sD.
 During the sumneg saeson Ia JapAn droughts are very frequent cad the rice fields, before Q beautiful. pre- senting ss they do all the different shades of green imaginable, gradually lose their brillisncy of color, turn yel. low and psschsd. AaA thrssAsa the total destruction of the crop. Not only does the rice suAsS, but the wslls dry up and nsesasitats the carrying o1 water from long distanesA es . drought in Jspa. iA indeed, c greet calamity.
 After waiting end hoping iA vsia 1or downfall of rain, the people turn es masse to evoke the power of their dsi- ties to send them the saving showsTA procession is formed of perhaps two hundred men, all nearly naked, who, carrying straw smblems representing the sun with the rain pouring from 1t, and with long sxeamers having prayers written on them flying In the wind, proceed to the nearest river or bay, where the whole company wade into the water until they are waist deep, and, surrounding the emblems, pray aloud and throw water on the images with both hands.
 After doing this several times, says the New York Journal, tho procc ssion is reformed, when it proceeds to the temple to pray again. This ceremony is repeated several times, and should the rain come in abundance prayers arc offered in thanksgiving; should it be only a shower they blame them selves for not having prayed fervently enough, and continue their devotions until downpour takes place.
 Another form of devotion for the same purpose takes place at nightfau, when long boat is tiled with men and paddled swiftly across the harbor, accompanying the prayers by the reg. ular beatings of tom-toms and gongs. Sometimes at night, away down the bay, may be heard the weird sound of the tom-toms and the voices of the men gradually growing louder and louder as the boat approaches, each man bending to his paddle in regular time as it passes us swiftly and gradu. ally disappears in the darkness, and is soon lost to sight and hearing.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
CALIFORNIA iN Rea
Et Had Both DspraeIsn and CA9a1e ess
 CougeetuIAtion-

10 Had Beth DspranIen and Causa ass
 CongNstalAtien-
 Says Q San Francisco letter tosEAa New York Tribune: The retrospect of the year in California does not show the usual gains in business and the customary progress ia the material de- velopment of the state. About the only increase in crops is found in hops. of which 4s, 900 bales were shipped thia year, . gain of o.Oo0 bales over last year. There has also been q substan- tial increase in the gold yield, the out put for this year being SIS, ,oo0, 900, . gain of about s3,Ooo,O From all in- dications gold mining will have big boom the coming year, as hundreds of mines that have not been worked for ten years will be rcopened and new properties developed. The wine mcu have had O good year, as there has re- gently been an unexpected demand for wine ana brandy. The decrease in bank clearings probably serves as the best index to the financial depression on this coast. This decrease amounts to S106, 100000. Real estate transac- tions in this city also fell from S91 ,000,- 900 to S1S, FOG, ,oO0. The grain shipments were heavy, but the low price made the total returns smaller. The railroad freight movement surpassed the rec ords of all previous years, the increase over the previous year being 47,ooo, ,OOO pounds, which would i'll 21,794 cars The salmon and cod fishing industries were both prosperous
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
Eoa Coed q LnkA.

Lord Bowen, an English judge, was once tempted to sum up ironically. 1t was the case of burglar who had been caught, having entered from the roof and taken the prscaution to leave his boots on top. His defense was that hs was in the habit of taking midnight strclls on the roofs of houses, and that he was tempted by curiosity to have a look st one of tho interiors Lord Bowen said, sarcastically: If, gentle men of the jury, you think it probable that the prisoner considered the roofs cf the houses . salubrious place for an evening walk; If you suppose that the temptation to inspect the interior of the houses beneath him was the out come of natural and pardonabls curi- oaity. in that csse, of course, you will aequit him. and regard him e . thoughtful and considerats man, who would naturally remove his boots bs- fore entering the house, and take every precaution not to disturb his neighbors." To the judges amazemsnt, the jury took him at bis word and ac- quilted the prisoDen Lord Bowen never attempted e toas with . $usy AnASA
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
pispoainr of IrIa Aahaa.

An eccentric Wsshingtonian, who died some time ago, possessed of . deal of this worlds goods. has left on flle in his will at the registrars office . peculiar contribution on the subject of eremation, says the Washington Post.
 After consigning his soul to his Maker, e the time-honored custom of making wills pYescribes, he starts oil with . request that none of his kith or kin shsu make any marked changes In their manner of dress. He then com nands that his body shall Dc burned. The ashca his friends may dispOse of e they choose. They may be used to fsstilize his daughters flower-bed, or they may be sprinkled under his favor Ste orange tree in his grove in Florida. These remarkable instructions also Ap- ply to the dust of his first wife, for he directs those who mourn for him when his breath has left the body to seArsA ''the closets upstairs" where thayswin and the ashes of Mary Ann. These are to he sremated with him. Before pro oeeding to dispose of his property, he also requests that his second wife. at her deceaxe, give her body to be burned, but that she dispose of the ashes according to her own sweet will.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
ACROSS THE YAoul COUNTRY.
The First White Man Who Ever Accom-
 plished tEc grip.

The First White Man Who Ever Accom-
 plisicd thc "trip.
 Charles T. Naylor, an American pros pector who left the city of Chihuahuz eight ncr.hs ago fer trip across the Sierrc Madre mountains and through the wild and dangerous coun- try inhabited by the Ysqui Indians arrived at Eermosillo, Mcxico. re- gently.
 His trip was made in the search of silver and gold. and was the most des perate undertaking imaginable. Ar. Naylor's route from Chihuahua was by way of Tonochic, the town which was entirely depopulsted in an attack made upon the inhabitants over year ago by Mexican troops, who massscrec the men, women and children.
 Hr. Nsylor stated that in the noun tains west of the fated town he came upon band of about two hundred Tomochic braves who had an almost impenetrable rendezvous upon which all attacks of Mexican soldiers had proved futile. Upon observing that Mir. Naylor was an American bent upon . peaceful mission, he was well received. He spent two weeks with the Tomoehics and then entered the Yaqui country. It was there that he met with difficulties. He was captured by band of Ysquis and held prisoner for several days pending . decision of the chief as to what disposition should be made of him. After several Ax, saA h other prominent members of the tribe, Mir. Naylor was placed upon . horse and with two wounded Indians as guards was started across She eOun- try toward the west Ha passed through a number of villages, and wsa never permitted to tarry longer tAsn ope night at c single place.
 At the western confines of the YaQui country his guards left him end he made his way with great diMeulty across the mountains to Hermosillo. Hr. Naylor tells some ma. vicious stories of the mineral richness of the Ysqui country and states that the nurnbes of the members of the Yaqui tribe hes been greatly undcrestimAts4. He claims to have seen fully three thou sand armed braves. Some of the In- dian towns contain handsome chapels and buildings, all of Aztec arehitAe- ture. Mir. Naylor is the frst white man that ia known 10 have crossed the Yaqui country. There have been nH- rnerous attempts made, but the YA- quis always interfered. This A the only tribe in Mexico which has Asxsg been conquered. r
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
rraasrarsa. Lesthsr.

The manufacture of ~transparent leather, an article which has lately At- trscted some attention, may be Ac- eomplished, according to the Magazin Pittorcsque, in the following manner: After the hair has been removed from the hide, the latter. tightly stretched upon frame, is rubbed with . mix ture consisting of one thousand parts glycerine, two parts salicylic acid, two parts picric acid, and twenty-five parts boric acid. Before the hide is sbso- lutely dry it Is placed in room which the rays of the sun do not pene- trate, and is saturated with solution of bichromate of potash, and, on the hide becoming very dry, there is ap- piled to its surface. an alcoholic solu- tion of tortoise she'll, by which a transparent aspect is obtained. The leather is of an exceedingly flexible character, and is used for the mann. fscture of toilet articles, though it iS claimed to be fairly adapted to the prOduetion o! foot geas.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
Grand puchess serge.

Grand Duchess Serge of Russia. who. with her husband and Grand Duke Paul, has been to Balmoral on . visit @ Queen Victoria, is the hand Somost of the daughters of the late Princess Alice of Hcsse. As 0 young girl Princess Elizabeth of Hesse at trated great attention, and she was only twenty when she was married. At the queens jubilee Grand Duchess Serge was immensely admired. while tho jewels she wore Ut several state en
 tertainments-they wsro magnificent turquoise aud diamoads---c cited uni. vsrsal envy. The grand duchess has no children, and it is su open secret that hor married life has not been. . happy one ..
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
sssAs RstA.o KAtsss.

Contrary to the general belief that Ireland leads the world i'll its fondasss for .'praties," statistics show that the people of Germany and Belgium are the grAatest. potato estsrs; the con- sumption in these eountries annually exceeds one thouEsnd pounds Der head If psOpulatioa-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-20
eISMARcK's MORTGAGES.

Tha Ex-Chancellor Devoting e37,o00 .
 Year to tho Liquidation of Debss.
 Nobody in Germany has felt the evil effects of the agricultural depression more keenly than has Bismarck. To persons who have read of the magnifi- cent presentS given to Bismarck by the old emperor it has been . surprise to learn recently that his estates are heavily mortgaged. His present from the old emperor after the Austro-Prus- sian war of 1866 was $500, ,0Oo, and with this sum he bought his palace at Var xia. After the Franco-Prussia war he received from the same hands the eaxcn forest ct Friedrichsruhe, valued ct e75o. 600. He inherited the ancestral estate st Schoenhausen. On April 1, 1885, BismArck's seventieth birthday, his admirers throughout the world gave him that portion of the Schoen- hsNsen property which his father had bssn obliged to sell when times were hard. The money value of the gift was some e+o0, 900. Bismarck is also 8 distillsr, forester and the owner of 8 large brick yard Despite all these sd- veaSAsss, however. says writer in the H@As Josrrsl, he hss found 1t impossi- hls So htt the mortgages, amounting to sbost eVso. .ooo, which have incumbered hb ssAsss for many yearA Of his Rfess iaeems more than S52, 900 must hs Asssssd every year to paying the in- tsrsst on his debts. The burden is not agRsasble to the old chancellor, and he has often remarked to his friends re- csntly that his ambition to leave an authenticated property to his children would never Do gratihed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
SCOTT WAS LYNCHED.
HIS Body Is Found In the Niobrari
River.

HIS Body Is Found In the NtObrara
River.
O'Nejl, Neb., Jan. 22.-The body OF
Barrett Scott, Holt County's default
ing treasurer who was taken from
here by n party OF disguised mon on
the night OF Dec. 81, was.found In
n Niobrnra river to-day with a rope
around his neck. The man had been
ha"gpd undoubtedly by his captors
aud the body was then thrown into
the river.
The Ice in the river WIS cut where
the lynchers had been followed. This
VS. done yesterday, and to-day 100
men were on the cen dragging the
river. The body was lying in seven
feet Of water and only a short dis
lance from the bank. The body bore
evidence that the victim WIS dead
when cast into the water. Around his
neck was a piece OF rope about three
feet long. a moose around the neck
b ing tied in true hangnan's style.
The other end bore evidence of having
been cut, showing that Scott had been
hung until he was dead and tEel cut
down and cast into the river. The
body was minus a coat, but his watch
and chain and other jewtlry which
was on his person the night OF the
tragedy, were still there. The face of
the deceased confirms the truth Of the
story told by Mrs. Scott to the effect
that in the fusilade which preceded
her husbands capture lie was slightly
wounded in the side of the face. The
crime for which Jarrett Scott paid his
life for en- New Yelr's dav OF this Y ar
was the embezZlement Of $4,000 Of the
funds of Holt county and the subsc-
quent wrecking of the Holt co .nty
bank. practically impoverishing nearly
all Of the farmers and business men
in Holt. The amount stolen from
these confiding reople Is variously es-
timated. but aggregate about S1D,-
600. The coroner's jury has found
that Scott had been hanged and that
George Mullihan, Moses Elliott and
Nose Ray. now under arrest, and 9TH
err Holt county citizens composed the
mob.