the watchjdajn is the organ of tho fanners alliance in 6th and 7th consrr«--p sional i t advertisers miiivc «. note of this thnn any • the carolina watchman i^t xxiii third series salisbury n c thursday octoueu 20 1892 castoria • : " athat castorla cores colic oonsitipation .:. ■ . . i diarrhrjoa tj-uetation " - kilu w,r:,.s gives sleep act promotes dj ld | eestioo i v without injarious medication real and for several yrerc t have recommended ■ your cast ria and shall always continue to i : -. ■ . ?. i * a itiuui ii^^a..u:jy produced u.u',-iio;a.l . ■. . ., r^sului er.v.-i f parnnb m d ■' vv t p bk5wbrfhrop,"ii5th street and tth im /__, .^ . k«w york city © as ™— | r . v w f _ t ■ ■ ', - • ■ ■' j ;: s4 ; t ■ ■ 3 ■ ' b ■■ lad . •"■ i • ' ' • ;" . i the pri :-- ' .-'., •' ••' ■ ob u.j sol-lbj : gf , ■ i nam hi uo qq ' m j , . - ; - - - assets iui iws ■ ; , . ■ ■. j , foraj ■ ■ • . ■ : "': ' t : - >■■■'• f s 3 at h fo 3 | friend i shortens l?ibcr | i lessens pain | g endorsed hy the leading fhys:rian g book to mothers mailed flteje f e braofield k^latosco | atlanta ga 2 sold pv all druggists $ — a household remedy | k for all ? blood skins r~r t fz k '' f - r c p \ i w^-y-j fioil feosa j f ha4si h!ft^?l f f rurcc scrofuu ulcers 8w.t j •"' it g wmfgs rheum tczema every <? fi o-.noi rniiiijnant skin efiuf'tiom be si-i^s bclaj ftticscicui in toning up i.-,e a \ system and restoring the constitution \ p irken impaired from any cause iu r $ almost supernatural healing properties * a lustily us in guarantee'ng a cute il a y dlrecuonsara followed \ i sent free bkt&ss blc.oo balm co atlanta fia onoo§ooooo tiitfstiifpilis v t ■-':■'• :-:-.; 7 i-.-.v w els should 1 nvciidcil it weakens their _^ f •••■■ r '!■■•."•.■:. a pontlo np<tlcutfc3 ct '■• only reqclrvd tutrs tiuy v * v^v '-■■■■• t tho pcraiancnt caro oi y a ■,;-: :•'■ ''/■-'.'■■;;'-'• : --.■■:■■-■■■- •'■- tho bya-o *• toj i ;•■:•;: '-.': i •• .■• t on '• ■■ livor.cauao propertieshnpsirt x«at?orto tue bow-^3 els to rcmoro ■■ ' •■ ttlij eccuiaula -^<-< ■ - c / . ■ -.-• p n nrrcv-m.-in-rk . •. scoflliesclitilopills.^3 t ■-•.:.., < nice 53 park place k ¥. oocqooqqao " ■ li ul iulk allidllbu ji abllaiigg 11 an;l 13 commerce st norfolk va owned and controlled by alliauceraen . ■: handling produce cotton a specialty i !■:;; sell before writing for par ulara t > j j rogers mgr p o box 212 • 0 l/i*c _ .,..■., v ■.. . . alullujlicilusj a w ui jwlwili;b ic a n r marble to arrive in a rew days weguarantee l i»o itivcly will not be undersi >] !. g ranite monuments 11 ■'■'■-• •-■ « specialty c b webb & co i5 ->- peorrletor ■■' ■ ' man i u rti e m s^n 1859 tii 1g92 0 x beorgia nuiuo insurance go 5 c \ columbus ga m '■ wholes begwke wm 0 coast rs "'■>] l'i i-;:m seckktary ikfc-^v ,;. r ;>... ■&&/ '* home compxry ieek r fo ne r.tronaer ■^©^^- ittrics j eksees ri ki^ls a lowest adequate rates ic^se sfiiusted j alls n brown agt with the wagon tmal.v i a thrilling story of brush vi ix ii-.i '.!.! ( 1 1 utliitjik tnre ty army vyagons and their diiv er — sity c ivalrym>e.n from troop e — j a pull of ninety rudes across the indian country yes we shall be attacked '<>}' ! the hoscilt-s they would n t lei such ' n opportunity pass they could mus ■ i ter fuiri lo oue.even if we counted in tii ! teamsters col iilaiik at the new | |. st to vvhicli we were hound had writ ! i ten to capt while who was to com j rnand the train : • > " my wife i to come out with you sve that my previous instructions re c-rricd oi;l siie knows v ii.it they " ! ami we im not marched an hour when dpi vvhito n\t for uie and said : corporal you will net eu a special guard over that wugon k very wcii sir 1 the colonels wife is in fcnut wagon as you probably know yea sir 1 in jii ' the t!iv ! i,ii,s are too s'roug for us they nui.-t not linu her alive that's an !" 1 rode buck tu the third wagon and placed iu v horse at hc nigh forewfocel and lifted ray cap to the jady who had been provided with a comfortable scat by herself she was a linie hit al a woman not over twenty-five years oid and married to the eoiouh only two years before she looked at me with her hig blue eves and smiled but sue could not steady her v'-ico as she ie>iiii.*u forward aiid iiiquircd corporal do you you thiuk we shall be attacked quite iikciy ma'am but we may | squeeze through " and if aiiav ked arid you can i heat the indians i'll you — "' 1 have the e.apuuus orders nxa'am " yes \\ ry w ii we boiii nude stood i had been specially detailed to kill her it i saw tliat we were to be wiped out ti;e thought uf it made me dizzy us 1 rodt it along isow anil then t giancea up al ner iu find her face white and her eyes anxiously searching iiic horizon 1 ii;.<i riij ords ai i was there lo ou'j them ut cuunl i do il ? it i was (:.,; las-j living ni:iii of th.tt tr.in could i rais my carbine a:.d ueeoiiie tier murdeiei ? at two «; cii»ck on till afternoon oi tie seco-id day out v.e .-:!■¥ .. iuz--ii mounted in ■■:;.. ii on a ridge to t li i i !■■ lit and do-eil up the iraiii to thr ii t were a iicctf>xiou i i nugi-a and if : , e - e was any fon.e ol hc^liles about t:.iy '.•.•■:•.• hidiii-u i.eiiind theiu l ■ (■ otici's ai wiri one of the first tc disuuvtit the liniuiii-s at the m^lit she tv s looking at me s i y lauded uji '■ we shall b attacked t-he fiiierieii a ithin ten minutes in uii well.y ...- y«.:i " ' e.-'ui out i iiojie we shali b«.-ut them off ] tie mlhkins on the right now began to ride to and fro and whoop anil yel and ri-ek do draw our attention ami force our t:aiu to halt 0 rue re hai been the day before to keep mov {■^ )\\ ea?e of atuick i 1 ! closing up the wagons hud doubled the line mov ing tv o a'treasi the horsemen fell into ii eir pi c a at once twenty on ;> side live m front and fivo iu rear some of th-j u-atnaier-s h.id carbines while 11 had revolvers half a mile beyoi'd where we had seen the first in dian the attack was made and it vss a bold oi e as ••. c came opposite a v,ili running back into iii ridges a hundreu or moie mounted indians came charg ing iown en us the valley was just about as wide as the tram was long and therefore the twenty of us on that side had a chance at the reds us the came c;:i in i mob shouting shouting nd seemingly determined to ride ovei us corporal it was the voice of the colonel's wife just ;..-; we were preparing to fire yc.-'m 1 rememljer i replied s 1 lowered my carbine to look up at her we poured the fire of our curbine into the charging ui;.ss and checked its rush the indians then passed to our front and rear so as to a.-sail us on l sides there were fully three hundred of them and had the train halted but for a minute they would have had us wiped out . a part of them had been order d to gre only at the mules at b:<cht:d to the wagons is they were kept moving only threii or four were truck and none disabled corporal 1 thfie v\as hghtiifg nn-frontahd rear md botli side's and the huilets were flying abou us in a spiteful way fivp had passed through tlie cover of the wagon beside me it w.u the colbneis wire calling to me i looked •■ i:it'o hi-r white face and l;e ga?petl corporal are you going to to r not yet we avehoiding.mj own l replied as i turned lo opeu tiiv a^aia we were ur.-tiual y getting out of tlie i trap further on thegroucd was opeu j iiid to oi|r advantage i'he indian al < vay does his best figlriing at the sf;.irt ' u re and th re we had a man wpnnde : . ! ut ; here w s uo confix o - i — n > halting j a hene.er th y g 1 i.o ots s if to charge h ve i pei eu ie on 1 he spot owl -< ..■ ■ en*d i heuj our lire was ra id and well sus-j i aiiied and at the end i a quarter of rvn hour wo had them beaten we ; ; wore jast drawing clear of the ridge when a bullet struck the third wagon ] teamster in the slibu let and lie fell i forward oa hi.s saddlt it happened rii{ht under the eyes f the colonel's wife ilhtl v lie c • 1 1 1 i-ci 0 titi loj'poral o'lt-y } on orders she h id her liandsj ver her face so that she might nut ef me sis i rai-.ed niv gnu tin next few seconds must i have beeen terrible ■■|>;'_: pard<jri nia'ahi but he red are drawing oil and the victory is ours ic dropped her hands and stared at mi a minute its if she could not coin pr.-k-'iid then she fell back in adeaj faint and it w;-:s t lon half hour be fore her blue eyes opened to the sun shine agnin a week iiit er at the new post co blank call«d me m and asktd corporal weren't you ordered to shoot airs jilunli 1 " yes sir then why didn't you co it he sternly demanded '*! — i was goina to but — ' but what sir h was gross diso bedience of orders and you are nu lung er a corporal btf'i that was the old martinet's way i of j»romoling me to i sergeant ry s v hun some statistics from 1s50 to i860 farm values in creased lul per cent from i860 to 1870 farm values iu creu-ed 43 per cent i 1 rum 1870 to 1880 farm valued in creased \) per cent brofn 1880 to iso farm valuei dc cseased 80,000,uu0 1s50 tolal value of taxed and untaxed property 13,500,000 assessed value of propeily 5,275 i 000,000 jl wiiich the farm era were assessed 4,500,000,000 1s60 total value of taxed and unlaxed property 31 900,000,000 i-i>.«l'a \ ;; : ii (••' j • i ■ ' j | - - 1 ! v r'i'2j "■ •'•!.- ot 0.000 ■: 10.500 00,000 1870 total viiuo of taxed and uhtaxc«l i'sojicii . < i i00jl)u0,'j ; . assi.-.^eii vulue i-l : | roper y s 15.1350 1 i;uu,i 00 ui uiiicii tilt f.iruiera were assesskt i i t4,0 i0,uou,v)uu j iso tolal v;i!n t,i { xfd aud uulaxi'd i pru|,i-rj;.si t ilk:.»n(»,l.k as.-tsied vi.iu of i'l'.jperi : ki0 000.01 ■ . of miiiji the farmers are assj's.-fd ; i-,i'l 0,000,000 in 1s5-i i.!h j farmers of ihe uaited j l •-. c\v ii-ij 70 i'i-r !■■ ■::' ..::!'." lui.'ii n'earili ol tiif country vn-,4 paid 85 per j ireiil of us f.iixes in isfk « 1 . ■ • t owned miii i li veall ii of t he country and paid 87 per l«*nt ; i it > laxfs 1 u ; 380 l hey owned only o fourth of ilie weaith or ii'jc couutry the increasi in their f.irui value.-i during the 0 jcar from 18g0 to 1880 had dropped rruin 101 percent to only u ]'•';• ci'iit nif yvt in this e.spei.itelv reduced ana j weakened condition they paid 8-j peri i-.eiit i.'i : t!ie faxes i.f tiie country l'he average farm in the united j states i,i ls7o"vva-i 134 iseres in 188oi the avt-rage was about 323 acres , stioujd this rate of iiicivase continue mi 19oo the avfi'ijji firm in the uni ted states will be ';.)<> acres if vve tilow 2 acrei ro the han !, iii 1'o.jo we will have 4o tenants to one landlord again we find from i he present j eusus nf 189 that from 107otn ls8o : l.3is,922 farms were op.'nid up in the united oiales of these l,(»24.7ol were tenant f.inns 84,757 bonanza i';.r:!h and oulv 2lu.26i homestead farms hence tha e iropean syste:u of iaud lord and tenant is being introducer in to this country at the rate of about 5 to one | contraction i"tiio cnrrcncy on the 12th day of april 1sgg con ■ gress parsed a law authorizing the sec retary of the treasury to sel.l5.-2o bonus md with the proc«eds to retire united states currency including gre^nbocks this bill passed the liouse by the fol lowing vote fifty-seven republicans for and fifty-three against of the 29 j democrats in the house 1 only voted i^ain.st and 2s for the bill four more democratic votes would have killed the hill and yet that party pleads that it it never had a chance 1 on becember 4 lsso e sjianlding a buffalo n v banker and a uieuitn-r .)! congress wrote to secretary jlccul loch as-follow you no doubt now to a certain ex tent have control of the cm r ncy of the cotiurry aud i think that you wi.i of ivej ssit v contract moderately so as to preserve a tolerable easy nione market there tuay be occasional spells of ti^jitues for money but gen erally 1 shall look for plenty ofmonej fnr at least one year to wrap when this letter was written the enu'ntry was in pf-fce-=-i in of^l < 9q.0s7 77 1 ' cartfiicy.jnt rest beating and upn i ii''i"s ( . bearing duting this v-ms there were but 52 i u i : . . s failures in the whole country involving a less of lu s17,g2o,ooo labnr was well paid a;id fully em ployed 1s07 ti.is year the work of consfr c i a w i«r t oiisl pushed find ttoere v 2 f;iilures wiih a total loss of > 36 21s,soo i os during this vai 473,'!00.oon if tnonev ih'strfyed.and failures iiicreasnc 2.0o8 with a loss to creditors •■; 63 771.mom morifij i'cu'a to be ti-^hi ; i 1 fill nciul snasiiis " were fri-qnenf isc9 i us vear oveisj . .• of>o.o r>f monej went lulu the cremation furnace pro ducing * j . 1 v »', > i :;■-':■• . . ■ :;, ;::,• , and ii lor-s ci dt5,o54,9i>o moiicv growini i <; sl-er mid wagi s lowe . 1s70 . '\ ills year s07,ooo,«ioo of money was destroyed unil 3,551 failures took lace involving a lo&s of ss.242.ono money very scarce and wr>%e of labor nrre re duced all over the cuun.lry 1s71 tliiftv-fivn millions of money this jc.-ij is retired with 2.015 business fail ures involving a l'os of s5,25o,ooo more men out of work a:id wjig«s cut i-lowti only about-sl2,oo'),ooo was destroyed this year but such had been the strain u])s>n the business of th cbnntry for tiie pa-'thve yesikri hint lfi&prowd tho i last straw to 4.«'gy bmsiiu^s inns in v(»!ving ;; loss uf j2i,''d8,i)o more entti;ii ot wagys and mure striken talk rd of 1s7 tins ve:ir the storm reached its cli iikix liiisiue^s had lioped ihufc with i»vt*ry returning season prospects woul > brigliteu and tnoney would bfcomc in ■>]•<• p!'-:i iiii instead of t.his how evi'l not vitil>fiindtng but s1,g 9,oi»o were ili'stroyed the pconle brcaiiio an ic-.stri«kt"*n and 5,18o l»usinp.-s ii s were prtfcipitiited with u loss of j.'.i i:00,ooo five hundred thousand men i;v thrown out of employment want's cut down nil over tho cumutrv suid t.iivos ar ■ of frerj/umi'l occnreui'c 1874 notwill'.stiinuin the terrii le result of tiie hist ye:ir the wine-pn-ss of cou , i;-i r si siill creaks oil its hiiugi's i dc-.ji ii sis roinid iiiitl rou nd it swopp mit f s :' ;■:;•. :: i ;: ■:; 73 4<s !-. •!'.») r i i :: a'os of i:.il bled nes « hich h-.7 % bcii hi.mil i tendrr money 83.7()i.ooo 3.ooi»,noo \ ■:■■■; kimiii currency uu v ! ,-■■■)<'•.■•> ■(> i!i '.: uofea irodncing 5 nv2 i'niluivs :.!.■! i !■> ■■- oi ~. : \ : v i ■•,■■(•!;■.( irs a million idle men l;e iu trntup i ; :-' eai i li in :■ iin-h ol work \\ ii4c j s si ill decline i;i strikes more nuiiierou 1s75 the vol iiiiac of rnrreiicy l'i;s your w.is contracted : v ; and llm failures reached 7.74 with loss i rreditors of 2.-l,ogo,.-n two mil ions of laborers on ol work !■ mine b-'oins tii starn llieni in il 1 ' f.ur and f.rampiiig becomes ;; profc-si u is7h according to the most reliable e . mates the l-oi.traction of tiie cuiti'iici ; his year ill i!v destruction of :.;>•■■■;; b.-icks and hie withdraw il . : iwiik cur rency amounts to ml ; : '■> ' with 9,o92 failnr .-, and -: i : ! . ■■ >. ■■■ ■■ loss during thti first quarter ofmhi \ ear reached over i o.ooo wiih i ■ - not le.-;s i ban s io.ho i,o >. .:--.■(■ not include losses to s'oi kin idi rs by forecli-.s 1 1 res md sale f ia : - ■ . wlmfc ■'■ rocoiv for ten years wlm wonders thai iimes w =•.' li:ir«5 and men i lie still wiih all th army ■•:' wreck an ruin w : ! !> the finger b i ird of c n traction ut the close of ■ '■ ; i-ar.poini ing to their cause the people v . n asleep or on their knees pray«n 4 fo some interpi ition 1 f pr v no • in their b-'half whilej.ohn oherman we-nl marchijig on with tiie touch ui death to burn tli rem-dihuia s3,ooo,ooo,oou of hie people s iv.on^y three millions ui men out of cm pioyan.mit bankruptcies multiplying with great rapidity the nuisance of tramps culminates wages are cut down to starvati n prices sirikes riots mid general co , ema nation si z the people and t . / i ■ fcion is c:;t down to hun ire 1 a ! three million d iiars 1877 the red tor«h i*f ti ■ van ul up t!ie 1 oui try from pittslmri to ( lii tg •. 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'■'■ '- ■ - ] ]'■■ '■; ' iv hie 1 i still r'or_ji 1 g chains for mini's 01 american iu i ist ry w .; h view to enslaving the american pop ulnce ijv robiiing them of i heir liu ,!!■; h resides an ! thn 1 iii ii!)er!v and puiniiii 3 of i ■. bv conl roiling tin ir w ._-'- rhi .: ..■ control and m m poly "■ ■'■' n j v these ;>:>• god's trufh vhich ' .. • : people ctii heed and ■ not and tiie li public l*e i st ■$(< >< financial cons irutors if the n e.i vvl 0 walkel together on la or day would vote togei ■■ r the politicians would ask in no 1 m'«er where ; re vve at — mijhiu • me 1 liansc 1 he b0 yard ferd for i'i and shoats 1 he sajing that wi rk well dime is ! ---^< j rlone will avplv tu the feeding of swine they should be fed just what tiip.v need ai j n u , v . if ti v are i i 1 " } - : -'!' : liealtliy an i in 1 condition on no accmuit should anv fikxl iw al i i to be left over in the trongh pigs and shoals shdahj l fed for uniwth and not fw fat grass green we>±t corn cut nji wiicn old enough tf together with i umb middlings and ■ -. with what ttiilk the dairy affords is the kind of feed for growing pigs b'or winter fved nothing is better or ■■'' :<!"■:• than sugar l ets with a few sars of corn tu keep uie grovrinc piga in a he tuhy condition kor fatting curnnieal with a sumli q luntily of oil mont u ■■'.■■ ■. kt»d should furuish two thirds of lhc-k rsttiotis — smith hard ing full ami winter tcru if you hive a dry warm place for the hogs to s!c«;i in good winter pasture o blue grass or rye and plenty of pump kins ami routs to feed you are well pre pared to carry the breeding hogs through the winter in the best condi tion possible and at much less expense than if you fed high priced grain l>i tho roots and store them at the proper mmip pumpkins may be kept much later than is generally supposed it they ire properly handled after the pump kins an ripeuud before tho iv>i touch es the vinrs gather them and be careful not to break off the stem or bruise them store them in some dry placr where they will not freeze sort them over oncii iii a while ami you will have i in j i s near v ail winter to feed tlie puinjikins cuttheni nrvn and take out the seed do not f edthe sce tu breeding hogs as it acts too much on the kidneys and is injurious have ii floor or n clean place on which to feed the punipkim iai(j give all ihe hogs v,ih ent up ( ie.ui let file hog in the pasture through tli day and give a fe d of r > s at night < jive iv 1ml ht)y>.e clop and uiilk joii have to -!•,! e rtmter hi 1 !:! well and keep sail rt herti lhcj c ill get it at all times wait i liio titru ot lite title ■ he >•]';.:'..■ now is for ih«;ep and fann i*rs .:]•■• riiahiiig oul oi hi>gs in a vi rj lion time this may ui j reversed 1 thiuh ivill be and uieii i he breeder wi.o is in . ;>•• i...-imoii to supply the deuiaud foi lir.-t-i i isa breeding stock will reap the .."\ ml oi his pluck n i lerseveriimrt w'lieii the i!|iinnhliiig i ghis pe >; ■■ ii \. ,,:,:::>■■■■■■ ulij 111 r protil uiii lud uiien ihe business of s\vin gior i;g ! ■ fc-c ■;: l s lied no lung but the .)•■ i bloi>d vviil do to keep up lisestuud : ] i'd stock ii tg.-i run ju-?t about the same us io i iuutilv aji.i i.iaiiiv this year a1 lit . in weight siiid size they ,>>: ■ \ point lelow 01 bul iu iiumber i poim jii,«lx !';■;•■■■- of ilogh ijuve ml li 111 111 il iiore satinf.icttiry of late being above ij during fever.il nioutlia with the iiiii'.trgo tipoij ! i ' aiiiei'iciiii hog i - uoved in si-veral european couqlrins ■ •■,• - : . .:•>;::••• g k)d i ■:" il livelier expol'l i v •_-.:: i i iluu a c uj tl ii li illull ol belter v.l .;": : . fc sj iule luc si»l ex a 1 per - 1 ■'. voiurin of the ho ■| ■ uve io i you a do ii tim 1 il vai ' '' ■:■>: u-hii;c r.,k lum ! ig ! 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' i i rv.i ■'. -. ■ • i ■,■■(■•■-, barilj ;.:■; line ! i i lieii speed what m i v if j do for burns and 1 1 ilda nothing is more to thing 1 1 ia the v hike of ■ n . egg which raay ■•■■ pu tied ov • .■ i wound it it .- ft r a i a vai uish ; h idiou and being always at hai can be applied 1 is also more cooling than the sweet oil and cotton whi wa i f rn eiiy su o ed to be the bur ■.. a plic ition tu a ly % . i it is the <■ ml aci w itl i he air •■• . : : '. ••.-; the <■>. ' i rl '■:■:;■ . . enced from the • linary accident oi this kind ai i exclu lea the air and prevents inflammation is the ti.i g to be ai once applied thi egg is considered to bu one of the be r medies i<>r dysontary beaten v with or without bugar an swallowed at n gulp it tends b iient qii di i*>s to !• sen r ! •• i i.iii ition of the rton t aes and by forming ;. transii . ■ i;:cr o the»f nrgaiu , to en ible :. •■, resirne hi r healthful sway .-• ased i dy two or ai mo ■ - _:.- , pei day would be a hired in oi ■: : . ■ ■ inedici ■ • ., ■ . . ■• • •■ <'•■'. ■ \ are - ■ r«d ' • ■-- joll i • ;. i ,...■. ■ ., •■ 1 . i -.-. i children cry for pitcher's castorisu no 51