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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

these discussions of the ailments peculiar
to women took place twenty years earlier
in life. If little of the prudery of mod
ern society were banished, so that young
women talked these subjects over among
themselves, there would be less suffering
among women in middle life.
Good health is the best endowment that
a human being can have. Good general
health among women is largely dependent
upon good local health in a womanly way.
Through ignorance and neglect it has be-
come such an ordinary, common place
thing for women to suffer from weakness
and disease of the delicate and important
feminine organism, that many women have
come to look upon these troubles as an
unavoidable inheritance. This is a mis-
take. All troubles of this nature may be
cured in the privacy of the home, without
undergoing the obnoxious examinations {"
and "local treatment insisted upon by
the average physician. DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription gives health, elastic
strength and vitality to the sensitive organs
concerned 1t allays Inflammation, heals
liberation and frees from pain. It tones
the nerves and builds up the nerve centers
1t makes a woman healthy and strong, and
capable motherhood and a safe transition
at the change of life.
~ want to testify to the great benefit derived
from using DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription"
writes Mrs. H. Mason, of Strykersville, Wyo-
ming Co., N. Y. II commenced using 1t about
three months before confinement. With my
former confinement suffered greatly, while this
one was comparatively easy, owing to the use
OF the 'Favorite Prescription"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

When the girl comes to be a woman
look out. If she starts out in vigorous,
womanly health then it is pretty safe to
say she will be a healthy, attractive,
beautiful woman.
The beginning of womanhood is the
real crisis in a woman's life. Nearly
always something is wrong then in the
distinctly feminine organs. Maybe it
isn't very serious-no matter-the time
to stop disease is when it starts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

You may stay at honR-and share in the Fail-
lions of gold from the klOndyke by investing
and bayiNg shares of the KlOndyke and Stewart
River Mining Company at $40 each, which COM
pany is already OpeI ating their claims i'm the
field. having their expert engineers on the
ground We also make the following offers:
10 any person purchasing $500 worth OF stock
wewifl give free transportation and allow BIN
QUA engineer and on our property. TO any per
son purchasing $4,000 worth of stock we will
give to him or his representative free transport
tatisn and allow him al the findings, years
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

English SPAWN Linement removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses. Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone,
STILES, Sprains, all Swollen Throts,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most Wonder.
full Bemish Cure ever known. Sold
by A. ii. Roberts druggist Audubon, Ia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
Venice and the Horse,

It is said that some of the Venetians
those who have never been to the
mainland-have never seen horse in
all their lives. A Snowman once brought
one to a fair and called it a monster,
and the factory hands paid shilling
each to see the marvel Chicago Inter
Ocean
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
McELREE'S
WINE OFCARDUI

will bring girls safely through the crisis.
Taken at the first indication of weak
ness, it never fails. 1t regulates the
monthly periods with perfect precision.
Its action is direct upon the feminine
organs that above all others, ought to
be strong and we'll.
Start the girl right. Don't expose her
to the dangers and fortunes of dragging
weakness, bearing down pains, nervous
prostration and the facilitating drains
so common to women.
McElree's Wine of Cardui, is home
treatment. 1t does away entirely with
abhorrent "local examinations"
Sold at 500 Bottle by Dealers IN Medicine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

The nest which is made into soup
and eaten by the Chinese is that Of a
bird closely allied to the swift The
nests are made of gelatinous secretion
from the mouth of the bird.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
INCORPORATED
in ILLINOIS,

June, 1897. consisting Of an engineer and
five men; another expedition of twelve
men and engineer will leave May next.
We own "a CLAIMS in the center OF the
'KloDdyke district and do not have to
search for property like other companies.
The company will be able to pay IA dvi
ldend of at least go per cent on the stock
from the findings about Jane or July OF
1885, There is NO investment now
on the market that compares with ours
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

$l.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by mail on receipt Of price.
nnnKS Containing invaluable information of
rnrr interest to all women, will be sent to
fnte any address upon application, by
TINE sRAoFIELo REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA. GA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
MOTHERS FRIEND

aIIays NERVOUSNESS, and SO assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pains left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

All lovers are alike, and that is why
they correspond. New Orleans Plea
yune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

81 know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained bottle Of
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful"
JOHN G. PoLHILL, Macon, Ga.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
THE DANCER

to which the Expectant Mother is
exposed and the foreboding and
dread with which she looks for
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. All effort should be made
to smooth these rugged places
in LIES pathway for her, ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
THE KLONDYKE

supplies and also advice from oar mining en-
gineer.
The following Is a list of some of our stock
holders:
Washington Hesing, eX-pastmaster and presI-
dent Illinois Stats Zeitung, Chicago.
DR.. Theodore J. Bluthardt, board of educa-
CiOn, Chicago.
Judge Joseph McCuum, EvanstOnr lH:
Sam Wilson. of the firm Of j. w. Wilson u
Son, sutherland, England.
Albert A Spear, Director. Chicago, last 20
years with McGee Furnace Coz
Director Frank II. Carpenter, capitalist,
Hamilton, Ont, Canada.
William II. Harrison, counselor at law, 100
Westinghouse, Chicago.
The Henry de Clerque special Agency 70l
Schiller Building, Chicago.
And many others equally strong. Send for
particulars to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

J. w. Richards, Of Audubon, will cry
sales for any parties in the county. Sat.
isfaction guaranteed and terms reason
able If
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

Our expedition
first in t h Q
Klondyke since
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

owing to the competition OF chemical
dyes. The cacao tree, from which
chocolate is produced thrives well, in
some sections, but almost the entire
product is used for home consump
ton. Some years back coffee was an
important crop, and conditions in the
land are highly favorable for its
growth; but for some time past the
production has fallen off, owing to the
destruction caused by iLs ct and fnu-
gus ravsges. Tobacco is produced all
over the Philippines and various va
rieties are cultivated. The most pro.
ductive tobacco land are those which
are tertillzed by the periodical inunda
tions of the rivers. The tobacco crop
usually ~alsernates with that of corn"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

and Durham, and may be taken, there
fore, as representative of what would
be obtained by an ordinary purchaser.
In leach class Of food we found that
the lower grades are much more liable
to adulteration, while the higher
grades are practically free from adul-
iteration. The poor man, who is least
able to do so, is compelled to suffer
most.
1T is impossible to more than ap'
proximste the loss from adulteration,
but it we suppose that n article in
every twenty is ~adulterated, which is
about one eighth of what was actually
found in the samples tested, and these
to the extent of one fifth Of their bulk,
then the loss will be exactly per cent,
or one hundredth of the total cost of
the food.
THE average cost of food per capita
varies very much, but if we take S.
per month as about the average, then
the annual cost for more a million and
a half people of North Carolina would
be about 500, OOO, OCO. One hundredth
OF the amount, or 81. 600, 900 will prob
ably represent the annual loss to the
State from authorizations.
"B oards for the control of the sale of
foods exist in other States, Why
should not North Carolina establish a
food controls"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
ANoTaER TRUST.

Since our last issue still another trust
has come into existence. Our authori
ity, the New York Herald, says that a
gigantic -four trust has been formed to
control nearly all of the product of this
country, and also the supply of three
fourths of the world. English stock.
holders in the big Pillsbury. Washburn
Milling Company were reluctant at
first to join, but we're finally won over
AMI the -four trust became a certainty.
The trust will have approx 'mstely the
enormous capital of $3.50, OOO, 900. 1t
will embrace all the principal mills Of
this country and will have a daily "a.
pacity OF 95. 600 barrels OF -four, con-
sumiug in this manner about 500, 600
bushels Of wheat.
There's nothing 30 comforting to the
people who form these trusts as the
thought that the laborers Of the oun
try, whom it is their intens lion to f5ece,
cannot or will not stick together. Ard
we say, candidly-because we believe
every intelligent laborer will agree with
us-that no workingmRn who does not
do his part to assist organic I'd labor In
its fight against organic d greed has
any right to howl calamity or grumble
about hard times. And if ne does 40,
he deserves no sympathy, for who
makes himself q worm must not com
plain if he is trodden on" But here
again the chain that binds man to man
asserts itself and the man who would
do his part in this work must suffer be
couse of the sins Of his brother who does
not believe 10 organization.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
FOR PURR FOOD.

Prof. Withers' paper on Food Adul
! teration reminds US that the pure food
men intend to push their campaign
this winter with vigor. Last year a
bill was introduced simultaneously in
the Senate and House by Senator Proc
! tor and Representative Broeius respec-
lively, looking to the regulation Of
commerce in ~adulterated food products
and drugs. At the sessions of the Pure
Food Congress in Washington last
March, this bill was discussed and it's
proposed operations explained by Rep
~resentative Brosius. Aggressive work
has been going on since then and the
other day a meeting of the local ad
visory committee of the Congress was
held, Vice President Matthew Trimble
presiding. The report of the Secretary
showed gratifying progress, it being
stated that delegates have been ap
pointed by more than one third of the
State Governors, besides which, com
mercial, medical, chemical societies
and manufactures associations have
appointed up to this time, more dele
gates than we're in attendance upon
the last annual Congress. The Con-
gress will meet in Washington during
January to urge action by the Con-
gress of the United States, and it is
hoped that results will be forthcom
ing. Hon. J. 8. Carr will represent
the State DAirymen's Association and
other North Carolinians wilt attend.
Secretary Wilson is in hearty accord
with the movement and in his own de
partment is working constantly along
lines of purity in all products. It is
quite evic ent that pure food egitation
has come to stay, at leest until some
/ if .ctive legislation is enacted by Con
! gross. The operations Of some State
laws OF this class show the great ad
vantage to be derived from proper
National legislation on the subject.
Some Of the IN! ernal yer laws en-
forced by the Treasury Department
operate against selling authorizations as
genuine articles, but they are enforced
only IN the interests OF revenue, and
DO not take into consideration in apv
} degree the fact that the people in buy
log the former are being humbugged
land possibly injured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
A NEW IDEA.

@. T. Hancock, of New Bern, writ
ing in the Newsand Observer, says:
1.-The 18Th amendment freed the
negro, but did nothing else for them.
TIE IA h amendment conferred citi
zanship upon them with it's privileges
and immunlties' and while they were
permitted to vote and hold office under
it, they were not guaranteed in either
of these rights until the passing OF the
Is 5h.
The Is h anendment guaranteed to
them 10 each State, the same rights
in voting that were accorded to the
white men in it, but did not likewise
guarantee them in the right TO hold
office, thus leaving each State still with
the power to deprive them of that
right if it Oh 0oses to do 80. And there
the matter stands now. What will
the legislature do with this phase Of
the negro question when il meets2"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
NO PAPER NEXT WEEK

Next week being Christmas week
we will issue no paper.
This is the one week of the whole fifty
two when, agricuIturally speaking, the
editors crops are Laid by" and we
are sure none Of our readers are IN
willing to give our force c weeks rest.
Instead Of hanging up u stocking,
we will be It the post Chce every time
the mail Comes, and hope that before
our next paper appears every sub
scriber will send enough money to
move the date on his label up to 1899
Therefore, wishing all u subscribers,
wherever they may be and whatever
their condition, a merry Christmas
and a happy Nav Year, we bid you
adieu till January 81. 1899
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
WHY MOTT
the Rural New Yorker:

Says the RuF8l New YORKER:
lone of the greatest helps in modern
business ia the s~tenographer and type
writer. But some men who are doing
a small business haven't work enough
TO keep one employed. To meet this
need, city firms make a business OF
furnishing theEe helps to those who
need their services but cannot keep
them constantly employed. It's a
benefit all around. Tt is, in effect, CO
operation. Farmers can benefit by
CO operation in much the same way.
Many q small farmer cannot afford to
own a grain drill, q binder, a manure
spreader, or a power fodder cutter.
Co operation will bring these within
the reach of many such. Anumber OF
farmers can combine in buying feed,
fertilizers, etc., by the car load, thus
securing lower prices"
And just here we rise to suggest that
the Alliance might be uCed to bring
about this desirable result. Have any
of our Alliances tried it7 II so, will
they please let us hear from them7 And
if not, let Us hear from some of the
members suggesting ways and means.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
THE INITIATIVE AND REFERRN-
DUN IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

The monopoly organs and that great
monopoly, the Associated Press, are
keeping very silent as to an important
amendment to the Constitution of
South Dakota, which was adopted at
the November election there.
Concerning it, the New York Out
look says:
The most important amendment,
however, accepted in any State was
that in South Dakota providing for the
establishment of the initiative and the
referendum. Although the Populist
candidates for Congress were defeated,
the principles, formerly advocated by
the Populists alone, were Endorsed by
q majority of more that two to one.
The South Dakota amendment, how
ever, does not establish direct legisla-
ton in the radical form used In
Switzerland or in the New England
town meetings. INSTEAD of every me99-
ure being submitted to the voters,
there is no referendum unless five per
cent. of the voters petition for it. II
only, therefore, the legislature avoids
scandalous measures in behalf of mo
nopolists or race tracks or saloons, or
some other matter of vital public in,
tercst, the referendum is not likely to
be invoked, save at are intervals. A
similar percentage OF the voters is
Iikewife II q Tired to initiate new legis
lation. The chief effect of the amend
mend will probably be to keep the
Legislators more closely in accord with
their constituents, by enabling the lat
ter, whenever dissatisfied, to take the
control of things into their own
hands"
Why cannot North Carolina follow
South Dakota's exampleG And who
will dare say it would not be a wise
move and give a reason why the
next legislature should not propose
such an amendment to our constitu-
tiCnf Who will answers
Mr.. Bryan is, we Eelieve, an earnest
adv ocate of this reform, and thirteen
Democratic State Conventions this
year haveIendorsed it. I~ts.workings in
South Dakota will be watched with
much interest, and it is possible that
even staid, conservative New England
may yet realize that some good thing
may come out of our Nazareth-the
West. And meanwhile we make our
best bow to the State which has almost
made her government that of which
hitherto poets have only dreamed -
government of, for and by the people.
1t, however, ecu to Us that five
per cent. of the voters of a State is too
small a number to take the initiative
in direct legislation. Ten per cent, we
think, is none too small, and fifteen
per cent. is better still. II elections
were held every time FIVE per cent. Of
the voters desired it, the expense might
be too great and the system thereby
because unpopular. But at any rate
South Dakota's action is a long, very
long step forward.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

Annexation and imperialism seen
to be unpopular with college students.
At any rate, the anti expansionists
seem to get the best Of all debates on
the subject. Trinity opposed imperial,
ism and beat Wake Forest; the Unive.-
sity also opposed it and triumphed over
the Georgia University, andnow com 8
news that the annual Yale Princeton
debate was won by Yale, OF the mega
tive Of the question: ''Shall the Uaited
States annex Cuba"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

|M&
Crop Pest Commission, 1851 40,
Escaped convicts, 1857 81.
State Firemen's Association, 81 875
Fuel, lights and water. So OBS g.
Laborers' pay roll, IS 723. "a.
Legal service, SIS 2O6 II.
Governors Mansion and grounds
81, 1888 43.
Postage and stationery, 50 800 Sc.
Supreme Court reports, 81 500 IL.
Paper account, s.. 1885
Supreme Court contingencies, $141 10.
Supplemental appropriations to pub.
lie schools, $40. $50 70.
N. Q. P~enitentiary ministerial ser
vices, 800.
Moore's Greek Battle Ground, $3.50.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
FARMING IN The PHILIPPINES

Dr.. George r. Becker, of the United
States Geological Survey, has contrib
uted some information on agriculture
in the Philippines which will be of in
terest to the farmers Of the country
who desire to know what the products
of these islands are. DR.. Becker, while
not an agriculturist himself, has had
special facilities for acquiring intorma,
ton on the subject, having by arrange.
ment with the War Department., &C
companied an expedition to the Phil
ippines for the purpose Of collecting
geologicaland other information.
The tropical climate of the Philip
pine Archipelago" Gags Dr.. Becker,
and thick mantle of vegetable mat
ter which has accumulated upon che
surface as the ce nturies have rolled by,
the periodical inundations and constant
humidity, have made the islands ex
tremely fer lie and rich in the pro
ducts of tropical climates, while they
do not exclude products of temp crate
zones, where local conditions favor
their development, The progress Of
agriculture, however, has not been as
great as might be expected. owing to
comparative sparseness of the popula
ton and their lack of energy, the fail
ure to make use of the rivers for irri
cation u power purposes and such
natural hindrances as devastatioDs by
hurricanes, locusts, etc. While the
population, according to the last CEN
sus is only about six millions, but one.
ninth part of the territory is under
cultivation; 90 that it is evident that
country is capable Of greatly increased
productiveness.
1.-The first and most important crop
is rice, the staff of life of the indigen-
u population. The ordinary price of
rice in the musk is about 81 GEMS per
bushel (siIver BASIC and the annual pro
duction about %. OCO, 600 bushels, which,
no Rever, even with the addition of
corn, potatoes, and other nutritive
plants, is insufficient for home con
sumption, so that over 3 600, 900 bushels
of rice are impCr Jed annually from Sal
gon alone. The corn crop is estimated
at some 4 900, 900 0ushe g, the price be
ing, for shelled corn, 25 80 81 cents per
bushel, (silver basis) Beans, potatoes,
tapjoca root and a great variety #
food plants are also grown, besides a
long list Of vegetables and fruits. The
sugar production OF the entire archi
pelago is estimated at SO. 600 coo
pounts; the principal at
present for this brJcia ia the United
States, to which over IS, 600, 900 worth is
exported annually, Practically all the
sugars produced ! n the islands are raw.
'OAeo of the principal products Of the
P%hIlIppil es ls the manila hemp, or
abacu. most of which is ex ported.
Cotton was, sometime ago, of SO much
Importance as to rank as the leading
raw material for the domestic textile
industries, but it's culture has been
reduced to very small proportions by
the competition of E lglish cotton
goods. Indigo production is anoth I in.
] dustry which has greatly declined
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

The first of a series OF bulletins by
our State Experiment Station on food
deliberations, relating to the aduiter'
alton of vinegars, has been received at
this Office. 1t also contains a copy OF
the North Carolina Law in regard to
food adulteration. The subsequent
bulletins will relate to baking powders,
coffee, tea, sugar, four, canned goods
and m~ineraline, together with a resume
of the whole subject.