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owe have used Hoods sarsaparilla fol
our little boy, who had d running sore on
one of his limbs. He had suffered from
it for one and a half years He took
seven bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla and
the sore is all healed and he is now well.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cleansed his blood and
cured him." e. B, JOHNSON, Bridge
water, Iowa.
ScroTuIa Eradicated.
81 am great sufferer with blood trou-
Bile. have taken several bottles of Hoods
Sarsaparilla and find it the best medicine
l ever saw for scrofula humors and blood
poison. 1t strengthens the system and
drives away thai tired feeling. No one
knows the good Hood SarsaEarilla will do
until it has been faithfully tried. +" LAURA
M. LAYTON, .Spragueville, New York.
Sores On Neck and Arms.
"Last spring 1 had sores come on my
neck and arms, owing to bad blood and a
run down system. My physician told me
to get Hood'J Sarsaparilla and take it to
purify my blood. After taking three bot
ties was cured. 1t is an excellent spring
medicine" MRS. ANNA DITzLER, New
Danville, Pennsy lvania.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

TOMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.
" Estate OF EDDY H. THOMAS
The undersigned, having been apr ointed by
the Hon. Probate curt for the District of Ben
nington. COMMISSIONERS, to receive, examine
ana adjust all claims and demands of ali persons
against the estate of Eddy II. Thomas. lat. Of
Bennington W., in said district deceased and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes afOre-
sad, at the residence of Mrs. A. Eddy,
9I5 Washington st. the Sd day of August.
next, nom O'Clock p. IN. and 6 O'Clock p M.
OF said day. and Jnat six months from the
~ day of Feb, A. D., 1895, is the time limited
by said Court r said creditors to present their
cltlmS TO us for examination and allowance
Dated at Bennington, Vt, this 12th day of
March, A. D., 1898.
II. F. ROBINSON
II f. NJ. THOMAS,
Commissioners.
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EISTATE OF MAHALA BATES.
/. +. GLIB CON.
j. ED. WAL BRIDGE,
Commissioners.

Notice of Settlement and Application for Distri
button.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Dtrict Of Bennington I s.
In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
Remington, in said district on the 10Th day of
Marcn, A. D., 1895.
Present, John V. Carney, Judge.
George Bates administrator of the estate of
Mahala Bates, late of Shaltsbury,
in said district, deceased, presents his ad-
ministratiOn account for examination and allow.
ance and makes application for decree of distri
button and partition Of the estate of said deceased
WhereupOr it is ordered by said Court that
said account and said appli cation be referred to
session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
aforesaid. on the Sd day of April, A. D.. 1896.
for hearing and decision thereon. and, il IS fur
ther ordered, that notice thereof be given to all
parties interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington
BANNER newspaper published at Bennington,
previous to said time appointed for hearing. that
they may appear ut said time and place, and
show cause, if any they may have, why said ac.
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made.
A record whereof is ordered to be made.
A true Record. Attest,
JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
A true copy Of the orig1na Record
II Attest, JOHNV V. CARNEY, Judge,
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$50 PASSENGERS LOST.
THE ELBE BOUND FOR N. y. WAS
SUNK IN THE NORTH SEA.

She Collided With an Unknown Vessel,
Nearly all the Passengers and Crew
DrOwned--A Few Were Rescued.
LONDON, Jan. 80 -Lloyd's agent at
Lowestoft wires at 6:1O D m.
The Elbe sank in the North Sea. after
coming into collision with another
steamer. Twenty of her people have
been landed here by a fishing smack.
The second mate and pilot express fear
that the loss of life is very great.
A later dispatch, timed 7:45 p. M,
says the Elbe sank fifty miles off Lowe
stoft, and that $50 Of her passengers
and were lost.
LONDON, Jan. 3O.-Lloyd's agent at
LoWestOft t~elegraphs:
The EIbe was struck above the en-
CINE room. There was only time to
lower three boats before the ship went
down. One of the boats was swampsd,
but the survivors who were picked up
and brought here think that the third
boat got away, and there is hope that
it's occupants may have been picked up,
or that the boat may get to land.
Lowestoft is one of the chief fishing
stations on the Suffolk coast of Eng
land. The name of the colliding vessel
is yet unknown. The Elbe sailed from
Bremen on her return trip to New York
yesterday.
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-The coast guard
and customs officers are ~exerGing them
selves to the utmost and are leaving no
means untried in the search for possible
survivors, or even for signs of any
kind indicating that more Of the Elbe's
people escaped than have yet been
heard from.
Mr.. Carl Hoffman, of Grand Island,
Neb,, who is among the saved, rsfutes
the statement of the Grathie's officers
that a fog prevailed by making the as
sertion that if the vessel which came
into collision with the Elbe had stood
by the sinking ship q majority of her
passengers might have been saved, as
the Elbe stood perfectly still for many
minutes after the impact. In fact she
remained motiOnless until the water
which was pouring into her hold caused
her to lurch violently, after which all
was confusion on board. Prior TO this,
however, discipline was maintained
aud there could have been no difficulty
in transferring the passengers in an
orderly manner.
The survivors who were brought to
LoWestoft are all recovering from the
effects of their shocks and exposure.
Miss Anna Buecker, the only woman
known % have been saved, has so far
recovered that she will be able to pro-
ceed to Southampton to day.
The surviving officers of the Elbe are
very reticent in regard to the disaster,
reserving their statements pending an
official inquiry into the circumstances,
but it transpires that an officer of the
Eibe saw a green light on the port bow
belonging to an unknown vessel which,
Is is alleged, was trying TO cut across
the Elbe's bow. This light evidently
belonged to the steamer Grathie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send in Subscriptions Weekly.

A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send in Subscriptions Weekly.
Our space is so crowded this week
we will be able to give only the names
of those who have shown their appre-
citation of our paper by renewing, sub
scribing and writing us encouraging
lines. They are: W G HolloweIl,
Wayne county; J Hill Garris, North
ampton; W H Chitty, Hartford, two
renewals; ECCornett, Allegheny, four
new subscribers; ] P Hill, Arson; J G
Hudson, Sampson; A W Jordan, Per
quimans; FL EFoxwell, Chowan, James
Banes, Rockingham II L Gray, Gull
ford; L L Conrad, Davidson; J R
Walker, Rutherford; w J Snipes,
Burke; W M Sapp, Rowan; J T Erwin,
Catawba; J A Marsh, Union; Rev N
Mon Smith, Richmond; A P Falls,
Cleveland; r B Hawkins, Northamp-
ton, two!subscribers; Ira A DeArmon,
Mecklenburg; s W White, Guilford
W P Southern, Rockingham; II A Cut
Ter, Sec'y Beaufort; r W Cain, Bladen ;
FL FL Harrison, Currituck; A E denton,
Green; ] w Oakley, Durham; B F
Miller, Randolph; G NJ Veazey, Gran
vile; Jonas Pasour, CASTOR, five sub
scriptions; J A Rayner, BERTHE; G. Ed
Kestler, Cabarrus; G w Cook, Dur
ham; Rev N P Stallings, Currituck g 81
Baines, Nash E w Brown, Randolph,
two subscriptions; G A Lipe, Rowan
wv UnderhilI, Wake; W A Lineberry,
Chatham; J 8 Mitchell, Forsyth; P B
Kennedy, Iredell Z; E D Thompson,
CASTOR; E N Stout, Guilford; D 81
Brinson, Pamlico; Caleb Balance, Cur
rituck; H B Fuller, Virginia, three
subscriptions; 81 ] Ellis, Cumberland,
three subscribers; Fl G Williams, Viii
SOD; Bobt D Tally, Chatham; J Davis,
Cumberland; r A Durham, Orange,
three subscriptions; P B Dickerson,
Franklin; G L Barnes, Halifax; L Hof
Ter, Gates; J A Riley, Rowan; L B
Scott, Caswell; @ @ Lovelace, Cleve-
land; L J Sutton, Rockingham; W B
Afford, Wake; J L Cheves, Franklin.
We will endeavor to give our Chats
more space next week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
~coNscRrPr1NG SOLDIERS
A Declaration of War Expected to be
Made by Mexico

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. IA City of
Mexico special to the Globe Democrat,
states that various industrial organiza-
ions OF hat republic and of border
points IN the United States are making
elaborate preparations for an immense
demonstration in favor of the Mexican
government in it's dealings with the
Guafemalan question. These fftv or
more unions which will take part will
be called to order as a Congress in that
city on February 4th, and their mem,
bers will be asked to enlist as volun-
teers to fight for the republic in the
event of war with Guatemala.
Aside from WOrkmens' unions from
all over Mexico. delegates will be pres
ent from the colonies of Mexicans liv-
ing along the border in Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and California who
have already expressed their readiness
to fight for their mother country when
needed. Enthusiasm is running high
among all the labor organizations of
the country and the gathering is ex
pected to be a large one.
PRESIDENT DIAZS ADDRESS.
A large committee comprising the
United Labor organizations of Mexico
was received by President Diaz at the
palace yesterday. The chief executive
was addressed at length on the feelings
of patriotism, which inspire the work
ingmen of Mexico at this time of i'm
pending danger to the republic and it's
| institutions.
General Diaz said he thought the dis
pute with Guatemala might remain in
the boundaries of diplomacy and be
settled without the spiIllng of Mexican
blood. but this did not detract from
the pleasure it gave him to feel that.
come what might, government and
people would stand together in a com
non cause and for a common defense.
The President begged his auditors to
use at all times great discretion In
their demonstrations of patriotism and
by word or deed offend no one.
CONsCRIPTING MEN.
The official report of the government
drily of yesterday to the effect that the
United States will keep it's hands off
the settlement of the disputed boundary
question between Mexico and Guate-
mala has made a marked change in the
sentiment in the capitol. The news
from it's high official source is vel
coined on every hand.
1t is rumored that some kind of def
mite announcement will be made today
by Mexico. It would not be surprising
should it prove to be a declaration of
war. 1t is said that the government is
conhcripting men in different sections
of the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
MOVABLE STONES NorLAwFu1

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CONCORD, N. @.
In suit atlaw, involving the title of
a certain lot of land in this town, J. E.
Hartsell VS.. W. g. Coleman, Just de-
cided in the Superior Court for Cabar-
rus county, the court has decided that
a mOUGbEe stone is not a lawful corner,
and quoted decisions of the Supreme
Court to sustain the decision of this
court. This decision, if correct, will
surprise nine hundred and ninety-nine
land owners in every thousand, and
throw in jeopardy the title Of nearly
every farm, or tract of land in the
State and towns, and should receive
the consideration of the present Iegis-
lature. If trees, creeks and branches
and big rocks are to constitute Id1cfuL
corners, it is high time the masses
should be educated or the Law changed.
Mr.. Coleman tells me this is the third
time he has had this kind of experience.
j. w. MEHAFFEY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05

A Call for Subscriptions to a $780, oo, 900
Four Per Cent. Loan Will be Issued.

A Call for Subscriptions to a $IOo, ooo, 900
Four Per Cent. Loan Will be Issued.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31-Assistant Sec
rotary Curtis was at the Sub Treasury
this morning and held a lengthy con
ference with the representatives of
large foreign houses. Geo. f. Crane,
of Barring, Magoun & Co., was the first
to arrive. Among the other foreign
bankers present were |. Wormser, of
WOrmser 6 Co. e Thalman, Of Laben-
burg, Thalman & Co.. a representative
of A. Belmont & Co., and Mr.. Speyer,
of Speyer & Go. 1t was considered
significant that all the visitors are con
nected with foreign houses. In the
afternoon J. Pierpont Morgan, Isaac
N. Saligman, of L. & ". Saligman, and
Eugene Mayer, of LaZard Freres, were
also in consultation with Messrs. Curtis
and Jordan.
It is understood that the result of the
conference was as follows:
A call for subscriptions to 500, 0OO,-
900 four per cent bonds will be issued.
The syndicate of foreign houses will
take whatever bonds the public do not
subscribe for on a basis of 81 per cent.
The foreign bankers we're willing to
take the bonds at once, but the govern
ment wished to give the public an OPP
portunity of securing whatever bonds
are desired here. Gold will be brought
from abroad to pay for the bonds taken
by the foreign syndicate. Mr. Belmont,
it is understood, offered to take $780,
600, 600 tours for the Rothschilds on q
81 per cent. basis. The bankers also
offered to deposit $50, 900, 900 In gold in
the treasury at once if it could be
legally arranged that treasury receipts
should be Immediately convertible into
bonds when deliverable. These propo-
sitjons will be laid before a Cabinet
meeting tomorrow, and If deemed sat
isfactory, a call for 500, 600. COO tours
is expected as soon as the Cabinet adj
| journR. The call, il is believed, will
certainly not come later than Satur-
day.
The opinion in Wall street is that the
Administration will err to issue a gen.
eraI call for subscriptions If bonds can
be sold abroad by a definite agreement.
The gold deposited for bonds taken ia
this country will be speedily with
drawn again, as in the last loan. Only
the sale of fifty TO seventy five millions
abroad would efectually put a stop to
the gold drain by checking b gold exe
ports and restoring confidence among
the foreign investors who r pouring
their securities into the country. The
four per cent. bond which it is proposed
to issue would mature In 1909. and On
a 81 per cent. basis would net S105 03
to the government and on q & basis
s1O7 65. The 81 per cent. bonds would
leave q wide margin for possible profit.
but the foreign houses would have to
fece the possibility of reluctant in
vestinR public and wish TO provide
againgt the possible contingency thata
large portion Of the bonds might have
TO be carried fora long period before
becoming absorbed by the foreign pub
lie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05

State Treasurer Worth having ap-
pointed Mr.. J. W. Denmark Chief
Clerk in his Office, Mr.. r. w. Soesa
man, of Ne ;klenburg county, becomes
Assistant Business Manager of this
paper. Mr.. Soesaman has been in the
business department for some time,
and is well acquainted with much OF
the work. Mr.. Denmark's efficient
services and valuable business qualif
cations will not be an entire loss as he
can be consulted at any time. Mr. Sos
saman is young, full of energy and
will grow into the work rapidly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05

in or day then emmy other 2 dogs in the
country I sed 1 didn't dout it, an
continued: I am opposed ter breakin'
faith on this revernew question Then
he sed: I wouldn't take 2 steers an
$50 in cash fer that dog I sed: 1
kin tell he il a guide one by the way hiz
ears hang, an now I'll give you mi
views on the tariff. He sed: That dog
il the most sensible animul you ever
sot your eyes on He knows more
erbout sum things than three college
~perfessors.' I sed it looked nifty sen
sible an I awIwaise did like dogs He
lowed: Mister Bilkins, let me sell you
that dog. II you would foller him a
huntin' 1day you wouldn't be guverner
at $50 a month an board, an wouldn't
need ter be complainin' Ground l
give him up as a bad job. Gudebye
till next week"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
H DEBs TRIAL.
Coxey, the Commonwealth, Among Those
Present at the Trial.

~~ESI SHS ~
Present at the Trial.
CHICAGO, Feb. Judge Grosscup,
this morning, in the Dehs trial. denied
Attorney John G.. Geeling the right to
cross-examine witness, but afterwards
reconsidered his decision.
G. s Darrow had. just conducted a
cross examination Of Edward Spencer
when Mr.. Geeling, who represents six
defendants, began to question the wit
ness. Judge Grosscup stopped him
and Mr. Geeling took exception to the
ruling. Special Counsel Edwin Walker,
differed from the court, who then re-
scinded his ruling.
1t is the opinion of competent law
yers that had Judge Grosscup insisted
on denying the right of cross examina-
ton to Nh. Geeling, all of the latter's
clients would have been. enabled to OBJ,
tain a new trial.
+ Among those present at the trial this
morning was J. S Coxey, the common
Wealer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
FOUR BURNED TO EATH.
A Hospital with Several Of its Patients
Destroyed by Fire.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 1.-The Dea-
coness hospital, on Jennings Avenue,
south side, was destroyed by fire at
noon to day and four persons are
known to have been burned to death.
The bodies of a child, two men and
a nurse had been recovered at I o'clock.
1t was not known at that hour whether
there were any more bodies and it will
not be known until the roll of saved
ones is called
The list of dead is as follows:
William AlmaYer, Jacob Krause,
Annie Laumer, and an eight weeks old
baby.
Fire started In the basementa and was
caused by a defective furnace. IL
gained such rapid Roadway that before
the apparatus had responded to the
alarm the building was all ablaze.
There were about IA patients In the
hospital besides number of employees
The fremen worked bravely and
fought their way to the beds through
the fire, rescuing many OF the patients.
The building was q two story frame
structure. Before all the wards could
be visited by the rescuers they were
compelled to leave the building TO save
their own lives. Attaches of the hos
pital were SO excited that they could
do little toward assisting IN the rescue
Of the patients.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
had experience as teach:

=
economically nothing would be
- bv this arrangement, for as good
Sorgaips could. be made under county
- citv contracts as under State con-
tracts.
"Another argument in favor Of local
LORDS of selection is the greater guar
NV for purity in the motive of choice.
= 1 am considering only the
ueaknessee that belong to our com
mon humanity, the experiences that
have befallen other States, and the
possibilities that lie in our path. : =
Wben two men y = = (or practi-
callv E MANI have at their disposal
contracts which may make a publish
ers fortune at a stroke, there will be a
profound and costly plotting, such as
would not pay in local contests.
But it may be said that owing to
some mishap a bad book might slip IN
through a local board. This is not
likely to happen, especially when there
is free competition. For a book agent
knows everything in rival books and
is only too happy when he has found
some passage in the book of an adver-
sary that would offend the prejudices Of
a party whose favor he is seeking. He
will make the most of it. = y = =
Book publishers being after money
and nothing else, there is no point of
greater solicitude with them than to
keep out of their books everything
that would offend any considerable
class of people living in their market.
Even If a slip should elude the falcon
. eye of a rival, somebody will be sure
to light on it and drag it fourth. So
that if a wrong book should happen to
get in, it would have a short and III
happy sojourn. And how little harm
would be done by an error in a few
local boards In comparison with an
error committed by the State board.
= = I am quite aware that the
peculiar circumstances in which we
are placed render it necessary to sub
NIT fewer questions to direct popular
suffrage than would ordinarily be de-
sirable. But = there is no
earthly apology for taking from coun-
ties and cities the power to choose
their own school books.
Tine views expressed herein CORES
pond with those held by all frst-clsss
educators everywhere in Europe and
America. AS for State uniformity of
text books, it has hardly a friend left
among prominent educators. :
The subject has been much discussed,
and a few years ago, as before intima-
mated, there was a formidable move.
ment in that direction, but as the pub
lie mind Is receding to it's normal con-
dition, the fatal obi sctions to the
scheme are gradually disloding it from
all its strongholds."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
BRANCHING OUT.
The Largest and Most Complete FertiL
izer Factory in the Void.

q A. SAA AVS ~SAAPA$@~ d %A@4A
izer Factory in the Void.
The Durham Fertilizer Company
has met with remarkable success.
The goods it makes and the reputation
of the stockholders are both too well
known to require an introduction at
at our hands.
For some years this company has
manufactured several brands of guano
for the Alliance, using select formulas.
The Alliance Official" and Progress
l v Farmer" named after this paper,
are two of the brands, and each have
given universal satisfaction. While
treating all customers politely and in
an honest, business way, the company
has been specially kind to the Alliance.
Our tobacco and cotton farmers who
belong to u organization, should ap.
preciate the kindness the company has
extended at all times.
The factories of the company are
located at Durham and Richmond.
Recently the capitol stock was in
creased and they are now erecting at
Norfolk a factory that is described in
The New York Mercantile and FtnGn'
cia Times as the most {modern and
complete chemical and fertilizer works
i the United States" THAT means. the
most complete In the world. With
three large factories this company will
manufacture a large Portion OF the
million and a third tom made and sold
annually in the United States. Farm
ers who intend to Purchase fertilizers
can hardly do sA well. either in price
or quality, if Il hey purchase from other
concerns, espec ally if you r mem
Der OF the A llance and purchase
through the Sd tie Business Agent,
F~atronize your t lends and build uI
nome industries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
THE Whisky TRUST CASE.
All the Compauy's Books Locked vi
and Cannot be Got at.


PEORIA, Ill, Feb. All the books
and records of the whiskey TRUST are
locked up in the %company's vault in
the Office here, and the man who holds
the combination is in, Chicago.
This state of affairs is very likely to
land some one in jail, and to lead to
sensational features when the trust
case comes up for hearing in Judge
Grosscup's court in Chicago to NOR
row.
Yesterday Judge Grosscup issued
company should be allowed access to
the books. When Mr.. Bijura of the
New York counsel of the majority of
the stockholders, to day made formal
demand to see the books, he was told
that they were locked up, and the
only man who knew the combination
was out of town.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Patents-Munn & Co., New York.
Mastif Plows-A. G. Bazemore,
Aulander, N. @.
Spraying ~utft-Hotchkiss & Tuttle,
Co., WaIlingford, Conn.
Statesmen Wanted-Buckeye Rein
ing Co, Cleveland, Ohio,
Bigelow's Paris Green or London
Purple-T. Ivey, State Agent, Raleigh,
N. O.
Always mention THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER when writing to advertisers.
One year of fine reading and side
splitting laughs for 81 so. See picture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
MARRIED.

At the residence of the brides father,
Mr.. I. E. Norman, of Springhope,
Nash county, on Jan. 23rd, by James
Floyd, EGG, Mr.. A. T.. Morgan and
Miss SaLlle Norman. Quite q number
or friends were present to witness the
interesting event.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05

Look at the picture On page 6 anC
send 81 5OfOr VOG POpUH and THE Pro
GREsSIvE FARMER one year.