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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
PERHAPS THIS HITS YOU.

If your name appears on the little
red slip On page 1, then we respectfully
but firmly request you to look after
the kind Of company it is keeping-we
mean the date just opposite it. II that
date ia behind the date of this issue,
then you should send your renewal at
80 cents at least. Remember it
costs money to get out a paper in sum
mer as we'll as in winter, and as we
have strained a point to accommodate
you, we wish you to strain a point,
if necessary, to accommodate US. Let
us hear from you with whatever sum
you can spare.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
KIDNEY TROUBLE.
The Most Prevalent, Dan
gerous and Deceptive
Disease.
Thousands Have it and Don't Know it.

Thousands Have it and Don't Know It.
ain and aches come from excess OF
uric acid in the blood, due to neglected
kidney trouble. Kidney trouble caus
es quick or unsteady heart beats, and
makes q feel as though they had
heart trouble, because the heart is
over working to pump the thick, kid
ney poisoned blood through the veins
and arteries.
Soreness } or uncomfortable feeling in
the back indicates kidney trouble Of no
small Importance.
The passing Of scanty or profuse
quantities of urine ia a warning of
kidney trouble. II you want to feel
well you can make no mistake by fret
doctoring your kidneys.
The famous new discovery, DR.. XII.
mer's Swamp Root, is the true specific
for kidney, bladder and urinary trou
bles. It has cured thousands of ap.
parently hopeless cases after all other
ef T q have failed.
Sold on it's merits by all Druggists in
hity-cent and one dollar sizes, A sam
pie bottls ssnt free by mail to any ad
dress. Also a book telling all about
SwamD Root and its wonderful cures.
When writing, address DR.. Kllmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and mention
that you read this generous offs r in
the Raleigh Progressive Farmer"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

Picgree Gives the People of Detroit an
Object Lesson.

<lEREEC SAW@@ a. S@EAS "a S@@ASA@ @4
Object Lesson.
DETROIT, Mich, July IA Three cent
fares are announced to day on the
fronts of Detroit street cars in the
places where amusement advertising
signs are usually carried. This sud,
den voluntary reduction is the result
OF a decision of Governor Pingree and
Tom L Johnson to give the people an
object lesson upon what they look tor
ward to If the present plans of the sale
Of all the Detroit railways to the DE,
troit Municipal Railway Company" in
behalf of the city win out. The three
cent tickets sold to day at Eve for Is
cents are so worded that theiS use for
full payment of their fares can be
withdrawn at any time.
The city is in q furore ove the po,
IiticaI situation. AL the newspapers
and nearly all the more prominent
citizens are opposing the Pingree plan,
and it is now claimed that the msj ority
Of citizens oppose it on the ground that
three cent fares and quasi municipal
ownership will fail to pay the expenses
and the S17. 900, 900 proposed to be paid
for the roads; and that they viii, il
purchased, revert to the present own
ers. Governor Pingree claims that
roads will certainly pay of their pur.
chase price under three cent fares.
Governor Pingree is having circulars
distributed from the streets giving his
side Of the controversy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN AN
ENLOR1

We have read with much pleasure
the little book of Mr.. James Fl. Cathey,
Of B,yson City, N. c., upon the real
parentage of the wonderful man.
known in American history as Abra-
ham Lincoln, n Of the most exsraoi =
binary characters in all history, a sin
gularly great man with q most strange
eVenttul and tragic history. Mr.. Catbey
essays to establish that President L u
coin was of iIlegitimate birth, and he
proves mis- case. II Abraham Lincoln
we're living, and on trial for his life,
snd the evidence against him was one
fourth az cumulative, circumstantial,
PosiEiveaud full as that educed to prove
that Abraham Enloe was his real father
ne would have to die. Mr.. Cathey
establishes that Lincoln was born in
North Carolina, that he was the son Of
abraham Enloe, and that his mother
vas Nancy Hanks, an orphan girl liv
Ing for many years in Enloe's family.
The witnesses introduced are numer-
Gus, highly reputable and we'll in
;ormed. II a man reads without a
theory to sustain or a purpose to reject
ne will be convinced that Lincoln's
name should be Enloe, aud because of
dis actual father. We do not go into a
':atement of the main evidence as that
would require much space. We merely
wish to bear witness to the uncommon
interest of the book, and, as we believe
tae C0nClusiveness of the contention as
% the genesis" OF the great man who
core the name Of Lincoln. He did net
1a7e a drop Of blood of a Lincoln in
es veins. Physically, mentally and
Intellectually he was an Ealoe. The
zeal father was as superior to the fell
low Thomas Lincoln, who is the sup
posed father up north, as a strong man
Is superior to a weak one. Abraham
1lioe vas over six feet high, massive,
Intellectual, wise, kindly, manly. He
vas not a native Of North Carolina,
'l' was born in South Caroliua, and
.'sely connected with the Influential
.40ly Of that name in our sister State.
Us mother, Nancy Hanks, was prob
-',y a North Carolina girl, but that ia
-7' positively known. She may have
zen BORN in Kentucky and came in
YET youth to North Carolina. II go,
-D L'ncoln's parents were not of this
r'S Oy nativity, but be was.
me North worships the great man,
~ Will always believe that he was
son OF a very commonplace, inte-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
.rgAN COUNTY FARMERS AL
XIV LANCE.

uiI meet with Tricks Sub. On the
,,.h and 29sh of July, 1899. Much
@"aortsnt manner will be on hand.
n-atber Hoover has promised to be
Citb us. The % n will be public. A
,,I turnout and a lively time are ex
.,cted. Every body ia expected to
,,me out with full basket and pre-
ARE to hear something of much inter.
Fs IN farmers from Bro. Hoover.
r. L. BROWN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
4 Proclamation by the Governor.
10000
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

WHEREAS, Off 3ial information has
been received at THIS DEPARTMENT
that Bob Moore (colored) did kill
and murder one Ell s ia Bryan on
- day Il, 1899, ia the county
of Pitt and State aforesaid. AND
WHEREAS. it appears that the said
Bob Moore hes fed the State, or 50
conces s hins If that the ordinary
proct s of law cannot be served upon
him:
NOW. THEREFORE I, Daniel L
Russell, Governor OF the s ate of North
Carolina, by virtue Of authority in me
vts1ed bv law, do s. lie this my PROD
LAMATION, offering a reward OF Two
Hundred Dollars for ms apprehension
and delivery Of the s aid Bob Moore
60 the Sheriff OF Pitt county at
the Courthouse in Greenville,
and l do epj1in ell officer Of the
State and all good cjviz ants to assist in
bringing said criminal TO Justice.
Done at our City Of Raj
eiRh, the fifth day of
July, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight
SEAL hundred and ninety nine,
and in the one hundred
and twenty fourth year of
our American lndepend
enCa
DANIEL L RUSSELL,
GOVERNOR
By the Governor:
BAYLUs CADE.
PIIVata Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING:

The 40 IN general epnual meeting Of
the stocKho'deTa Of the North Carolina
Railroad Company will be held at
Greensboro on thu second Thursday in
July Q3 h) inst. 1899
Sros knolders desiring to attend cen
get tickets bV applying to the Sac.e-
tary at Burlington, N Q.
II B. WORTH, SECRETARY
Burlington, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

When sending subscriptions, maze
money orders and checks payable to,
and address all letters regarding the
paper to The Progressive Farmer,
Raleigh, N. C."-not to individuals
conuecaed with the paper. By so do,
ing We can serve you more promptly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
HYDE COUNTY ALLIANCE.

HYDE County Alliance will meet
vish the Swan Quarter Sub. No. 1899,
qswn Quarter July 90, 1899.
A full attendance and a large deIega.
ton to this meeting is earne sly de.
sired. JOSEPH HODGES,
County Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

Littleton Female College, advertised
els swhere, is n Of the most prosper
GUS and successful schools in our State,
and is one of the cheapest. This Insti
tuition has had q remarkable history
aud aIEo has one Of the finest locations
IN The State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
PRICE LIST.


Make all Postohce Money Orders
payable to T. B. PARKER, 8. b. A.,
Raleigh, N. O., but address all letters
to I. B. Parker, 8. B. A., Hillsboro,
n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
LAND!
LAND!

l have One Thousand Acres of good land on
salt water and on the Atlantic & North CARO-
lIna Rail DAD in signJ of MOrehead CITY. art
quantities To suit the purchase" at low prices.
Fret class Tobacco or truck lands Stock live
all winter without any feed. Good Water and
very Healthy Cool in summer and warm in
winter. Fteh. Oyst rs and Game plentiful. 2
Sets OF buildings on the land and goOd saw-
mill. Twill sell you any kind of land you want
and az m1ch or little as you want. Come to
home' j. T. EATON,
MOREHEAD CITY, N. 9.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
DESCRIPTION:

Bob Moore is about 5 feet 6 inches
higb; weighs about 100 pounds; smooth
face; prominent cheek cones; eyes a
little poppy; comple xiou dark
sooty ginger axe color; a little bow
legged.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
Teacher Wants Position.

Ayoung lady, who has had some ex-
perience, desires q position es teacher
either in school or fevnily C0mpeuent
II teach the usual E ,glish branches
alec beginners in L ain. References
given. Addreeg G
Pike. N q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
QUITE A JAG,

1877 telegraph poles thrown by storm across a
stretch of Page Fence on the Lake Shore Railroad
did not break a lateral wire.
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., ADRIAN, MICH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
Nails cut, Richmond, Va
COOK STOVES.

COUk STUV Is.
Nc. Z, 18-inch.. .,.. 10 90 No. z, 2O-inch...,..u W
No. 8, 18-inch ...... IL 90 No. 8, aO-inch."...D OF
Fire backs for above. -
The following ware goes with each stove above:
l Straight Pot, l Bulged Pot, 9 Bread Pans, 1Tea
Kettle. 1 Long Frying Pan, l Round Frying Pan.
l Griddle, l Elbow. 8 joints of Pipe, 9 Pot Cover
and Lifters. Every Stove guaranteed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

sewing Machines
Improved Farmers Alliance with full set
attachments and automatic bobbin
winder. All latest improvements, fne
ly finished, frst-class in every particu-
lar. Warranted by manufacturers for
10 years: carefully Er sid5u9{t Se5.b ready n5yX Tor
any railroad station In North Caro-
lima 3 ID p
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

All kinds Of iron, tin and felt roofing at Low
prices. Write for special prices.
ORGANS delivered at any railroad Sta
ton in North Carolina. Warranted for
PsTior, Style 3d.. q % Style M...,...... g o
Chapel " TO-. 43 90 Style Is, Chapel. 90 o.
Prices including instruction book ant
stOOD:-
PIANOS delivered at any r. R. Station
Il N. G.
Upright, Style l. $50 90 Style 2.~.".."..1t0 o.
" 3...11 90 Style 4..,...u.,,192 o.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-09

About one month ago my child.
which rs fifteen months old, had an
an attack OF diarrhoea accom- panied
10y vomiting. ! gave it such reme-
dies as are usually given in such
cases, but as nothing gave relief. we
sent for a physician and it was under
his care for week. At this time
the child had been sick for about ten
days and was having about twenty.
hive operations Of the bowels every
twelve hours, ard we were con.
vlnced that unless it soon obtained
relief II would not live. Chamber.
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrboea
Remdy was recommended, and I
decided 10 try it. ] soon noticed
change for the better; by its continu-
ed use complete cure was brought
about and it is now perfectly heal
thy. l.. Boggs, Stumptown.
Gllmer Co, w. Va. For sale bv
w NJ Bloss, Ceredo, and Williams
q Campbell, Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-09
Let US have Natural Gas !


Was the ball that hit G.. r.
Steadman, Of Newark, Mich.
IN the civil war. 1t caused horrible
ulcers that no treatment helped for
20 years Then Bucklen's Arnica
salve cured him. Cures cuts.
bruises, burns, boils, felons
corns, and skin eruptions. Best pile
Cure on earth. 2s cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold w. NJ
Bloss, Ceredo, and W illiams ~
Campbell, Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-09
WAYNE VIVA. .WFDNES

prisoners. ............. s 20
same DO. ............ Il Al
Freezing Booth hauling straw SO
A Miller keep & sub pris in
L. 20 jail .............. 22 90
Davis & Booton mdse for
prisoners. .............. IA 2l
J w White keep & sub pris
III l. Co Jail ll........... 9 so
IA Booth keep & sub pris. .l5l 60
Mrs w o Booth wash for pris Is 81
Davis X Booton mdse for
prisoners ............... SC
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
REGISTRATION FEES.
Local Consul Holland to Collect From All
Who \ aven,t Their Numbers.

Local Consul Lincoln Holland has re-
ceived permission to collect the neces-
sary registration fees at the Fourth of
July meet of the Associated Cycle clubs
at Westboro, should any Of the riders
who have entered not have their num-
bers. Consul Holland has also re,
ceived notice that for all applications
after June 16 the fees will be $3.50 in
stead of $780, as heretofore Any mem
Der of the l.. A. w. who wishes to be-
come possessed of a registration num-
Der can do so on the payment of 80
cents. By the new arrangement the
riders who ride under the sanction of
the L. A. w. are compelled to become
active members of that organization.
Already one signer has appended his
name to the call for the meeting fer
the formation of the local consulate of
the L. A. w. The first signer is w. w.
Goodell, and Consul Holland is con-
fident that others will soon follow.
w. H. Brown has received his regis
tration number, and expects to ride at
the Fourth of July meet Of the Associa-
ted Cycle clubs at Westboro. His num-
Der is 1853.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02

The Haytian representatives who are
in this country to negotiate loan of
$4,000 600, for which the customs re-
ceipts of their country are to be
pledged as security, offer nine per cent
interest, but seem to find no great
abundance of takers. The risk of the
investment is of course the chief deter
rent, and the high rate of interest
proves that the risk is admitted by the
Haytians themselves. Their republic
is turbulent and it's industries are not
f1ourishing. In short, it is passing into
the same deplorables condition which
afflicts most of the West India islands.
They are short of a market. The ex-
pedient which the Haytians have adopt
ed for raising funds is not an uncom-
mon one with eni-bankrupt states
In some instances these petty govern
ments have defaulted on the interest,
and the creditors have forthwith de-
manded that their government take
measures for their relief. The approved
method is to send warship with ma
administer the receipts for the benefit
&C the bondholders. After this has
been accomplished, it depends upon cir
cumstances how long the invaders re-
main or whether they make their occu-
patton permanent. Hence it has been
ironically suggested by an anti-expan-
sion newspaper, that the present offers
zone chance in a hundred" for gobbling
up Hayti and adding it to the national
domain. 1t might be good thing for
Hayti if this were done, but there will
have to be greater inducement than
now appears if Americans are to under
take the exploitation of the island. If
anything is to be made of the West In
dies, however, they will have to come
under American influence and be al
lowed the freedom of American mar
keiS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
OLD SOUTH NOTES.
Various Items of What Is Going On There
This Summer-Dr. Conrad's Trip.

The following items of interest were
compiled from the Old South Record
for July, which will be issued today:
The following is the list Of pulpit
supplies for the summer-July 90. Rev.
Daniel Evans, Cambridge; July 80,
Rev. DR.. F. A. Warfield, Lowell; Aug
ust 6, Rev. ]. L. Sewall, North Brook.
field; August Is, Rev. DIR. Tennis S..
Hamlin, Washington; August 20, Rev.
Dr. R. A, Beard, Cambridge; August
q, Rev. ]. E. Mcconnell, Northfeld,
MINI.
Sunday evenings in July will all be
characterized by special services. This
evening a special patriotic service will
be held with sermon for the occasion
and Miss Cutter will sing the Star
spangled banner; the choir viii sing
Keller's American hymn and other APP
propriate selections.
The evening of July the chorus
choir will be assisted by those who
have rehearsed for special music.
The evening of July 16 the sern' on
will be a pre-vacation sermon. and
special choral work will be given by
the choir. The following selections will
be rendered, assisted by large chorus,
Great and marvellous" from The holy
city," by Gaul; Hear my prayer" So
prano solo and chorus, Mendelssoi.n;
"Sanctus," from Gounod's Messe Sol
lenelle; tenor solo and chorus; male
quartet, with soprano obligato.
The executive board of the Sunday
school unanimously voted $50 toward
the cost of the church music.
~
Bethlehem, N. H.
Ford, Miss. Charlotte Mcfarland and
Miss Rose L. Wood will spend their
vacation at Prout's Neck, Me.
Miss Emma L. Hunt is at East Doug
las for the summer.
Mrs. E. A. Fawcett and family are
at Falmouth Heights until Sept. /.
Miss M. E. Whipple has sailed for
Europe, where she will spend the sum
mer travelling.
Mrs. A. C. Munroe and her mother,
Mrs. Hill, are at Falmouth Heights,
for the summer.
Mrs. C. D. Austin has gone to Wau-
pun, Wis, where she will remain until
October.
Mrs. E. H Marble and family are
at Warrenville, Conn.,, for the sum-
mer
Mrs. S. w. MARITIME and family have
gone to North Scituate Beach for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis w. Cobb will
spend their vacation at Southport, Me.
DIR. and Mrs. Conrad are planning 10
go direct from Worcester to the Ari-
IONA Grand Canyon, where DR.. Conrad
will spend a week studying the various
phases and features of the place pre-
~ lF,...,
here they expect to go on to Califor-
mia, visiting Catalina island, and from
there to San Francisco, and then to Cg-
den. and various points for lecture ma
terial, and from Denver back again
to Worcester. 1t is expected that this
trip will occupy almost the entire six
weeks Of vacation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
A LOCAL REVOLUTION.

| The changes that have come about
| IN the industries of the state may seem
less sensational than rapid growth
of population, but yet they are equal
ly significant. Everybody knows how
manufacturing and the development of
the west have crowded agriculture out
of Massachusetts, and to less extent
they realize that agriculture itself has
been revolutionized here. Here is a
case where figures tell a remarkable
story.
The cultivation Of cereals has almost
entirely ceased Less than 100000
bushels of oats are now raised in Mas
sachusetts, where the yield was more
than 1,250,00o bushels, fifty years ago.
The production of rye has decreased
rs per cent, and while the harvest of
Indian corn is only half million BUSH
els less than in 1S50-55, the price has
declined more than two-thirds, SO that
the reduction is as obvious in this crop
as in the other.
But what has been lost on staple pro-
ducts has been made up in large de-
gree by the vastly increased harvests
of small fruits and vegetables. The
statistics know nothing Of strawber-
ries previous to 1865, when the crop
was worth $19,572. In recent years it's
value has reached well on to 100000
and the number of quarts has been
nearly quadrupled. The cranberry
crop of 1855 was valued at $135, 200. but
1t has since been increased about ten
times. Pears, which half century
ago yielded us $SS,144, now. bring in
twice that amount. The returns from
celery have lisen from $1752 in 1866
to $2S0,0O0 or more, and the value Of the
tomato culture from $14,752 to about
S2S0,OOO. In thirty years, the yield of
green corn has been tripled in value.
1t is needless to carry these COMPARE
sons further One may still look to
native fruits and vegetables for the
choicest table supplies, but the prodi-
gious evolution of transportation has
obliterated the distinction of seasons
and brought products Of all sections
Of the world into every market. One
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
PROF. ArWArER,s DEDucrIoNs

Prof. Atwater of Wesleyan university
will have a bee in his bonnet, placed
there by the National w. C. T. u.
if he doesn't look out and have his ex-
periments in alcohol tally with the anti
alcoholic textbooks. The professor
who has national reputation as a sci
enlist, has been experimenting with the
problem of mans nutrition. To him
the committee of fifty applied when it
wanted to know about the drink prob
lem. The result of his experiments
in it's behalf is calculated to startle, not
to say Shock the sensitive feelings of
r the Temperance Crusaders.
Prof. Atwater finds that taken in
limited quantities, alcohol is not a poi
son, but food like sugar and gluten;
that it furnishes heat and energy to
the body, and conserves the tissues.
though without making new tissue.
While granting that it's effect on the
nerves and brain is frequently so dele
ferrous as to counterbalance its value
as food, he believes that from two to
wv anu d Ldil OuHCSS Inlay De con-
sumed in the course of twenty-four
hours without injury.
For some such conclusion as this.
shattering to the temperance plank as
it may be, the experiments of Dr. Hodge
at Clark university should in a sense
have prepared the public. Pretty near
ly the same conclusions appear to he
drawn, whether one operates with a.
man in metal box, as Prof. Atwater
does, or with puppies amid natural sur
roundings, as does Prof. Hodge. AL
cohol, unless it be taken in excessive
quantities. is not the poison the anti
alcoholic addenda in the school text
books on hygiene inculcate. One NAV
well go slow in handling that which
biteth like serpent, but common sense
and knowledge of the facts in the case
are worth having in this as in other
matters. The cause of temperance has
no doubt been seriously handicapped at
times by the intemperance of its sun
porters, their fanaticism and Juvenile
efforts after an impossible and unde-
sirable state of things. The line be-
tween obstinacy and enthusiasm is. it
would seem, something difficult to de-
fine. At the same time, it would be
absurd for the average American, man
o" woman, to accept Prof. Atwaters
dictum as absolute and invariable, and
insist on applying it literally to his or
her own conduct. Comparatively few
live in metal boxes habitually, and eat
sleep and drink to the order of a man
of science and for the perfecting of hu-
man wisdom, and what is true Of per-
son living SO might apply less rigidly
to persons living normal life
Prof. Atwaters conclusions do not
afford excuse to the moderate drinker
to enlarge the scale of his daily pota-
tons, nor do they offer immunity to
the hard drinker; but they do serve to
let in little more light upon this
vexed question, and to take the en-
phasis off the sentimental phases and
place 1t where it rightfully belongs
upon the scientific, economic and So
cial.