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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

The Washington Post humorously
remarks: Now the Democracy knows
the exact sensations of a gentleman
who falls down stairs with the kitchen
stove"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

Il am standing nO1U Just behind the
curtain, and in full gIOlU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
The track, before me lies the dGrk GALLEY
and the riUer. When I n1ingLe 1Uitb its
dark ucaters I Udnt to cast one linger-
Gnq look upon q country tUbOse govern
nsent is Of the people, for the people,
and 6g the people, "-L. L. Polk, July
Eth. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

Some people are at a loss to define
the word ''money." The American
Encyclopaedia dictionary says: "Es.
sentially money is a ticket or order en-
titling the holder to receive a quantity
of any commodity or other service
equal in value to the amount indicated
on the face of the order" In short,
money is a sign of value-that's all.
Farmer and Miner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

The Progressive Farmer Is the Official
Organ of the NJ. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

Do you want your paper changed TO
another offices State the n at which
YOU have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

~ Our friends in writing to any OF
o1r advertisers will favor us by men
doning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in TN PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12

E- The daUe on your label tells yOU
when your time is out.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
THE NAMES TUREEN,
How the New York Sun Describes the
Way in which the Women of Maine
Rallied to Supply the sideboard of the
New Cruiser.

Ever since the Navy Department adopt
ted somebody's suggestion to name the
new war ships after different States and
cities in the Union, it has been the Gus
tom of the citizens concerned to give the
vessel a christening present. This pres
emit has usually taken the form OF some
creation in silver plate. In most States
the naming of a man-of-war for 1T has
caused the citizens to fairly tumble over
one another in their efforts to get their
subscriptions for the christening gift
early. There have been some exceptions
to this rule.
When the Maine was launched in 1892,
some of the Pine Tree State people
thought that the citizens should follow
the example already set for them in other
States, and give the cruiser a present
worthy of herself and her down-East
namesake. There were not SO the story
runs, an abnormally large number of
Names citizens who responded enthu
cslly to the suggestion of the prime
movers in the enterprise. The matter
dragged along, and, from the way the
subscriptions came in, it seemed likely
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

in the Pine Tree State took up the mat
ter, appointed committee, and raised
handsome fund for the christening GIT
There was no doubt. though, that tine
Maine women had spurred the men TO
whatever they did, and the wives and
sisters insisted that the many hundreds
of dollars which they collected should DC
added to the fund. This was done, ana
an order for the gift was placed with ii.
A. Osgood & Son of Lewiston. This 1rm
transmitted the order to the Gorham
Manufacturing Company of this City, VINO
designed and made three pieces-a soup
tureen and two entree dishes. All the
pieces are massive, and handsome specl-
mems of the siIversmith's art. The coat
of arms of the State is the central decor
alton, about which lie a profusion OF
pine needles and pine cones. The deoora-
tions combine repousse with applique
work. The pieces are now locked up in
the State House at Augusta, and will be
presented to the cruiser when she is put
in commission.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
OCCULT POWERS.
Were to Remedy Mrs. Burgess Fami-
ly Troubles.

But Young Rose Pawned the Rings and
She Caused His Arrest-Case Continued
Till Wednesday Next.
In the municipal court Friday morning.
John A. Rose was charged with embezzling
two finger rings from Mrs. Eta Burgess.
John B. Kehoe Esq. appeared for Mrs.
Burgess and the case was continued till
next Wednesday the prisoner being re-
CURED to furnis $500 bail.
At about a. III. Friday morning Mrs.
Burgess appeared in the police station and
desired the arrest of John A. Rose for OBJ
tanning two finger rings from her under
false pretenses. The facts of she case
seem to be these as stated by Mrs. Burgess.
Rose is we'll known as protesting TO be
hypnotic doctor and able to bring about the
| remedy of physical and other troubles by
occult means. He is a good looking and
very dark-compFexioned young man. Some
say he is Cuban apd others mulatto. At
! all events he has lived here from time to
| time, most of his life.
| Mrs. Burgess has been divorced from one
husband and is separated from her present
| husband. BY some mysterious means, known
only to his profession, Rose made a con-
| tract with her to bring about satisfactory
| arrangement of the present difficulty. but
whether it was to keep her husband away
| from her or bring him back again We are
| not certain.
| He told Mrs. Burgess that he must have
| something that had once been in her hus-
bands possession for use in his occult oper-
ations. She gave MIN two rings that her
husband had given her, one plain, heavy
band, her wedding ring and the other
| diamond that she said cost sos.
| But instead of putting these rings in the
| bubbling cauldron, with ''eye of newt and
| toe of frog Rose put them in pawn. and
kept the money. All this happened some
weeks ago. Thursday night Mrs. Burgess
told Deputy Hartne.t that she had been at
Roses house since 10 o'clock endeavoring
| to induce him to give up the rings. but
without success.
| Deputy Hartnett suggested that it was
rather n early hour in the morning and that
| il she would call little later the matter
| would be attended to.
| In due time Rose was arrested and
| brought into court.
| In an Interview he said that he did not
| care to tell his side of the story. He should
| bring witnesses Wednesday to show that
| he bought the rings and did not secure
| them for the object stated.
This DR.. Rose, We are cred1Dly INFORMED
| played a similar trick upon a woman in
| Boston, year or two ago.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Programme of Cumberland Conference.

Programme of Cumberland Conference.
The 15Sth meeting of the Cumberland Con-
ference of Congregational Churches will be
held at the West Congregational Church on
Wednesday, January 20. The programme
will include the following:
MORNING.
9.0O-Organization. Business, Lords Supper.
l0.l5-Disousston of the Scope ana EmcaGSy
of Prayer by Rev. Geo. W. reynolds
and Rev. K. L. Sheaff:
il U0-Discussion of Church Membership; Its
Privileges, bysRev. @. E. Mckinley; Its
Duties. by Rev; D. N; Pratt.
and Pub. Soc1ety.~
AFTERNOON.
2.C0-Conference Sermon, by Rev. ". H.
s.45-"H LV, Can Cumberland Conference be
Made to Court for More to the Cause
of Christ and Congregational1smf" by
Rev. E. NJ. Cousins and Rev. j. 4.
Aiken.
3.30-"Best Method of Soul Winning" by
Rev. Rollin 7. Hack and Rev. A. j.
Small.
4.15-Address, by Rev. Chas. H. Daniels,
D. D., Secretary A. B. G. f. M.
EVENING.
7.SO-Praise and Prayer Service, Rev. F.
s.oo-"The Strategic Value of the Child to
the Church and Kingdom" by Rev.
E. p. Wilson.
s.l5-''T The Child in the Home" Rev. j.
Z. jenkins, D. D.
s.25-s'The Child in the Preaching Service -
8. a5-"The Child il fhe Church Fellowship"
Rev. S. n. Adams.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Mrs. Richards Reading.

elsewhere of Mrs. Laura E. Richards
Reading. Mrs. Richards reputation as an
authoress is we'll known and her short
stories are having phenomenal sales. Every
one knows and loves the simplicity and no.
bility of her 'Ca plain January" the lowell
ness and pathos of Melody" the humor
of sJim of Hellas." But Mrs. Richards has
written other stories which are equally
good. She will read among other selections.
on Monday "Neighbors in Crprus'' and sever
al ballads. There will also be excellent music.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
ADMINISTRATIONS GRANTED


Peter J. Gill, Portland, Elizabeth A. Gill
administrators. -
Ezra II. b. Whittier, Windham. Fabius M.
Ray, administrator. d. b. n.
Enoch Sonle, Auburndale, Mass. Lizzie II
Soule, administrators.
Jessie Plummer, Raymond, Erastus A
Plu.umer, administrator.
Almira Meserve, Raymond. Erastus A
Plummer, administration.
Rhoda A. Ellis, Freeport, Sarah l.. Orr
Martha FAIR. Harpswell. Jacob B. Farr
administrator.
William OsgoOd, North Yarmouth, Seth u
LARA bee, administrator.
GUARDIANS APPOINTED.
Thomas J. Gill, ct ais. Portland, Eliza
bet A. Gill, guardian.
Ernest A. Randall, ct ais. Portland, Ell
yira Z. Randall, guardian.
INVENTORIES RETURNED.
John True. Portland.
Nett1e S. Morrill,, Portland.
Eliza beth Merrill. New Gloucester.
Jason Leighton. Westhrook.
Lydia l.. Bliss, FIeeport.
Sadie E. Abbott. Otisfield.s
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
j. Hall Boyd, Portland.
Ellen l.. Barton. Portland.
James N. Winslow. Deering.
John F. Merrill, Deering.
Susan Manchest er. Windham.
Eleanor Plummer, Raymond.
William Abbott, Otisfield.
Moses True, n. Yarmouth.
LICENSE R. E. ISSUED.
Chas, G. Humphreys, Brunswick.
Edith Frances Libby. Standish.
LICENSE P. E. ISSUED.
John T. Randall, Portland.
Nathaniel Tompson, Cumberland.
DISTRIBUTION ORDERED.
Susan Manchester, Windham.
Mary A, Scammon, Cape Eliza beth.
ADOPTION.
Madeline ellis, Portland. adopted by
John E. WEIGH.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

Moouettes, from SIC per yard up.
Velvets, from soc per yard up.
Body Brussels, from 75c per yard up.
TaDestry, (Roxbury) Csc per yard up.
Extra Superfine (all wool,) Ingrains,
Acc per yard up.
Oil Cloths, IL 1-2c per yard up.
We shall also make drive in 1-2
yard lengths of Carpet which are SO nee
essaFy in many places in our homes
for bedside, in front of fireplace, the
sink. the stove and the sofa. Come ear
" to secure ally of these bargains. Our
carpet buyer does not believe IN selling a
FEW GOODS AT A GREAT BIZ
PROFIT, but says: SELL A LARGE
AMOUNT OF GOODS AT A SMALL
PROFIT"
We shall include also in this sale our
Crockery Ware, which we ind consists
of many odd pieces which will help you
to replenish, as we shall close this out
before our removal. HoJels, boarding
hoysgss and others will save money by
buying at this sale.
10 in. White English So net Plattee
Is in. White English Stone Platter,
&c., from $1.37. eer-,
Gravy tureen, including stand and Ia
die, &c., from S1.0O.
Covered Buffers, 23c.. from soc.
Sugars, &c.,, from soc.
Covered Dishes, 25c., from &c.
Pitchers, $780,, from 75c.
Fruit Dishes, &c, from Csc.
Gravy Bowl, He, from 30c.
Oyster Bowls, &C, from 15c.
Old Fashioned Blue Bread and Milk
Bowls, &C., from 15c.
Pickle Dishes, &c., from 25c.
English China Tea Plates, 45c. dozen,
froiI 90c dozen.
Unhandled Cups and Saucers, 60c. doz-
en-, from LAO dozen.
Large lot of Saloon Individual Creams,
SC. each, from ! sc.
Japanese Teapots, 47c. each, from 75c.
Glass Fruit Dishes, 23c each, from 75c.
Imitation Cut Glass Cheese Dishes,
53c. each, from $1.00.
Glass Pickle Jars, Sc. each, from 25c.
japanese China Chocolate Pots, 29c.
each, afrom 42c 40 J
Japanese Teapots, 13c each, from 18c.
pieces Tin Toilet Sets, &c., from
$500.
We shall sell Chamber Sets, Parlo1
Sets, Chairs, in fact everything to furn-
ish house with from cellar to attic at
almost cost of raw material.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
YyyHE NOW WELL KNOW ISLAND oF
BIER MgJDA

WITH CABLE COMMUNICATION,
is reached in forty-eight hours from New
York. by the elegant steamers OF the 9He
of these islands south of the Gulf Stream
renders FROST UNKNOWN, and the porous
coral formation PREVENTS MALARIA.
matched every ten days for Santa Cruz.
and the principal West India Islands,
affording a charming tropical trip at cost
of about four dollars per day.
For all particulars apply to
ARTHUR AHERN, Secy Quebec, Canada,
or A. E. OUTERBRIDGE & CO.,
Agents, 80 Broadway, New York.
THOS. COOK & SONS.
law13wS
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

"And you have written poetry!" she ex-
claimed, admiringly.
.tOb. yes,'' she answered. in a tone of in
difference.
And it was accepted by the editor?''
cit was."
TELL me; what did you think the most ar
duous thing about being literary?''
ssFinding somebody who will bother about
G ashing a check for SO cents. Truth.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

strong, plump, round and rosy. Moth
ing SO effective as strength restorer
and flesh maker is known to medical sci
ence; this puts on healthy flesh not the fat
of cod liver oil and its filthy compounds.
1t rouses every organ of the body to ac-
tivity purifes, enriches and vitalizes
and strengthened. If you are too thin too
weak, too nervous it may be that the food
assimilation is at fault. A certain amount
of bile is necessary for the reception of the
fat foods in the blood. Too often the liver
holds back this element which would help
digestion DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery stimulates, tones up and invig-
crates the liver, nourishes the blood, and
the muscles, stomach and nerves get the
rich blood they require.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Portland, Maine,

Portland, Maine,
Dec. 80, 1894
A medical institute has offered to
treat young lady Of Kaneville, ILL.,, VINO
has been a cripple since she was four
years old, if she will collect one million
cancelled postage stamps.
For this cause we have started this
chain of letters, in which we ask your
aid. Make three copies of this letter, as
| have done, only change the date and
put the next highest number at the top,
mum Der all three alike and sign your
own name. Return this letter with ten
cancelled postage stamps to
Miss Edna Brown,
Kaneville
Kane Co.,
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

medicine, and derived no M j. SohhniAN' h4s0
benefit got more relief fn one hour frern your
medicines, as far as nay stomach was concerned,
fanny person who reads this is suffering from
dyspepsia or constipation and will use your
medicine as have DONE he will never regret 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Hooper, SON
II 6 LEIGHTON.
ian15 TThSatf

Chas Ryan. Druggist, Springfield, Ill, writes !:
given entire satisfaction. except in one case,
Which was made entirely Satisfactory by your
promptly refunding the $500" ". ". Wmp-
nile Il Co and John Williamson, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Spent Hundreds of Dollars with no Benefit.

M NOLhMAN vi IS !
Mass, writes " After
suffering from dyspepsia
and constipation with I'M
told agony for at least IS
months, / am more than
pleased to say that after
using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets for one
month, I was entirely
cured, and from that day
to this I do not know,
thank God, what even a
slight headache 10. l paid
a doctor on fremont St,
Boston. in one day (for
his advice only,) the sum
of $Io.oo with $3.50 for
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
FLOODED WITH STAMPS.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Letters
Pour Into Town.
PARALYZED WITH A
FLOOD OF CHARITA-
BILE MISSIVES.

Extraordinary Result of Girls Enter
prise to Help a Crippled Friend-A
Portland Lady Received One of the
''Chain'' of Letters and Wrote to Kane
Vile to Investigate-The Clergyman's
Reply.
About the first of the month lady
residing at No. 1852 Pearl street, in this
city, was good deal surprised at recelV-
inga curious anonymous letter. AL
though her name was on the envelope,
it was not on the letter inside, as the
following exact copy will show:
"Copy 81
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
PROBATE COURT.
Before Judge Peabody.
WILLS ALLOWED.

.Joseph H. Wilson, Portland, John II. Fogg.
executor.
Henry ii. Hunt. Portland, Gertrude Hunt.
executrix. \,
Joseph H. Bailey, Portland, Isabella NJ
John Cunningham, New Gloucester, Lucy
E. Cunningham. executrlx.
Elizabeth Merrill, New Gloucester, Susan
S. b. Spring, executrlX.
samuel K Wright. Harrison M. Elizabeth
Wright, executriX4
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
"There is Danger In Delay"

Since 1861 l have been great sufferer
from catarrh l tried Ely's Cream Balm
and to all appearances am cured. Terrible
headaches from which had long suffered
are gone.-W. j. Hitchcock. Late Major u.
S. Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, N. Y.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured
me of catarrh when everything else failed.
Mauy acouaintances have used it with ex-
cellent results-Alfred W. Stevens. Caldwell,
Ohio.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
A.-f1ow do you like my wife's new photo
graph?
B.-First rate! It's an instantaneous
picture. isn't it?
A.-What makes you think SO?
B.-Because she has her mouth shut!
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
HAVING DECIDED

Not 10 move our present
stock of CARPETS into OUR
new store. we Wisa aOW
offer this stock AIT these
very Low PRICES TO close
for cash:
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

Also the name and address of those to
whom you have written, and they are
to do the same.
Anyone receiving number fifty will
please return to Miss Brown without
copies as this ends the chain. Anyone
not wishing to write these letters is re-
quested to return this, SO that MISS
Brown may know that the chain has
been broken Although this may seem
a small matter to you get anyone break
ing the chain will involve serious loss
to the enterprise.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
TO PUT ON

-.
it, take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t works
wonders. By restor-
ing the normal ac-
ton of the deranged
organs and functions,
it builds the flesh up
to a safe and healthy
standard-pro1nptly,
pleasantly and nat
urally. The weak,
ernaciated, thin, pale
and pt1uy are made
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19

Moouettes, FROM SIC per yard up.
Velvets, from soc per yard up.
Tapestry, (Roxbury) Csc per yard up.
Extra Superfine (all wool,) lngrains,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-18
The Bird With a Funny Bill.

Away up in the northern part of our
country, in Maine, the land of pine trees
and in Canada, there lives a little bird
with such a queerly shaped bill that it
gives him his namc-the crosSbill. He is
about the size of a sparrow, but of dirty
red color upon the back and wings His
bill comes together in such way one
would almost say it was deforned. The
two parts pass each other and cross, the
lower part sticking up and the upper part
down, just as "a pair Of scissors look when
they are opened.
But when we see the use made of this
funny bill by its owner in getting tho
seeds of the pine tree out of the cone and
the hard shells that inclose them, we have
to confess that this kind of bill is the best
he could haze had for securing his food.
In the warmer parts of the county the
crossbill is not often seen. He only pays
them flying visits in very cold weather and
goes back very soon to his northern homo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-18
HOME DRESSMAklNG,
How to Make Up yelvet-spsngies and
Waist Trimming.

Velvet being very fashionable Just now
the hcSle dressmaker will no doubt try
her hand on ii. 1t is very Troublesome
goods To make up, as IL is nonelastic and
requires TO he touched lightly and seldom,
since il is marred by handling. After a
velvet bodice has been sewcd the seams
should be gone over with needle on the
outside and the pile pulled Up where it is
caught in the stitching. The seams can
be pressed open by the labor of two per-
sons, one holding the hot iron in vertical
position in the air while the other passes
the inside of each seam against the edge
of the iron. Neither velvet nor plush can
be placed fiat on board and pressed, as
tho pile is thereby hopelosSly laid.
Spangles will be almost as much worn
this year as they were last, and spangled
and beaded passemcnteric and galloon will
be universally employed for trimming.
These gay bands are very convenient for
ornamenting hodiccs, and an old corsage
can be transformed Mt homo by tastefully
arranged straps and brctelles of bright gal
loon. Trimming covers a. multitude of
sins, and there was never u time when
clothes could be made over and look rs
well as now, when ribbons, bows, lace and