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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
. A MASQUERADE.
The Love and Loyalty Of a Pretty
Irish Kitchen Girl.

A very pretty Irish girl was my one
domestic, Katie McCarty, very pink
and white as to complexion, very
plump as to figure, blue eyed, black
haired, trim, tidy and without a rival
in the art and science of broiling a
steak, making coffee, sweeping, dust
ing and setting a room to right She
was only six months over from Ireland
when she came to my door; but she
had evidently had good training some
where, and had profted by it. She
had not reigned long in my kitchen
before the butchers man and the
grocery fingered a little as they de-
livered parcels, and the coachman cast
admiring chances at her as she opened
the door when his ''missus" made her
calls. In fact, one of the first coach
men in the ward, one who wore the
most elegant livery, and. drove the
finest turnout in the most distinguished
manner openly expressed his admira-
ton at Christman time by a card of
very magnificent proportions and a
bottle of very pronounced perfumery.
The stout young butcher declared to
her one day, that he sent the tenderest
cuts in his shop to us all for her sake.
Clearly Katie could have been quite u
belle in her own circle had she chosen;
but she seemed to have little inclina-
tion for the distinction.
For in spite of Katie's blithe man
ner. and she carried CHEEKY face,
there seemed to Turk a shadow of
something like sorrow in her blue
eyes; there was look that made me
think Of that in the face of Evangeline.
The smile of derision with which
this statement was received by the
head of the house would have quite
demolished any one less positive than
!. In the eyes of my friends 1 was the
veriest dreamer, a rOmancer. who saw
what was not there.
In my own estimation 1 was a
woman of remarkable penetration and
insight. Circumstances confirmed this
view. often enough to enable me to
keep a fair confidence in my own in
tuitive powers; occasional failures
kept my friends from like confidence
in me.
She was performing some small SER
vice in my room one morning, and !
was silently admiring the careful dex-
terity OF her movements, when / OBJ
, served what 1 thought to be a little
extra pensiveness about her. There
was depression in the ''set" of her
busting cap that did not escape me.
She was only an Irish servant girl,
one of the many who come and go and
are forgotten, but she was Il woman,
friendless, or so thought, in a strange
country She was member of my
household. 1t was not idle curiosity
that led me to say to her: "Katie,
YOU look little sad this morning, has
any thing gone wrong, any thing that
can helpp You must consider me a
friend when you need one"
THANK you, ma'am." she said,
,.thank you kindly. It's all along O.
the coachman, Patrick Mcclure. He's
that fond of me, ma'am, that he'll not
be takin' no at all, and that's all the
word 1 can spake to him."
Patrick Mcclure is a worthy young
man, is he not?"
He is that, ma'am.
''Steady, honest and Industrious?
''s,ure, he is"
'.He is good looking, and pleasant
Hnd kind. I heard Mrs Gray say they
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

The American Geographical So
ciety has issued a bulletin showing
that if five acres of ground be allowed
70 each person the three Americas can
accommodate at least two billion peo-
pie. So that there Is no immediate
danger of overcrowding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

a Girls Idea of Genuine, Unauthorized
Picnic Fun.
Ibid you have a good time at the
picnic. Libbie?"
'tOh, eLegdntr'
What d you do?"
oh eUery thing"
"But what?"
"Well, we swung in hammocks, and
had a lovely time"
"What else?"
''Oh, we swung in swings, and MIR.
Lillybud swung me eUer so high. We
had loUely timer
''Do any thing else?"
''Oh, yes; lots of things-waded in
the brook in our bare feet. just Think
Oh, it was awfully awful jolly!"
What else?"
.-Oh, played tennis and had SpIep-
did time"
THAT alp"
''Oh, we got Bushels of daisies. 1t
was lovely! We strung them all around
our hats and all the boys put them in
their button holes. Oh, it was jolly
funi''
do any thing else?"
''Oh, Move flirted tearfuHy! 1
sseUer had so much fun. You really
ought to have goner'
do any thing else?"
''Oh. yes-every thing you can think
of to have a jolly good time. 1t was
perfectly splendidi'
''Glad 1 didn't CO." said Miss Kittie.
as she walked away, ''same old thing
over again. Time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

Bishop Perry. of Iowa. has re-
ceived the degree of ID. d. Oxon. ~
from the University of Oxford, En-
gland. The only other living American
who has received like distinction is
Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23

While reaping machines have
robbed the cradle they have contrib
etedconsiderablet to the grave.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
THE USUAL GOOD TIME.

a Girls Idea of Genuine, Unauthorized
Picnic Fun.
Ibid you have a good time at the
picnic, Libbie?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
OUR STATE

Bro. G. B. Pickett, of Decatur,
Texas, has been assigned to duty as
State Organizer, for North Carolina
and began his work on last
Tuesday at Smithfeld, in Johnston
County. By reference to another
column it will be seen that he has ap-
pointments up to Saturday, the 25th
inst. His duties will call him away to
organize the State Alliance of Ten
nessee, at Nashville, on the LIST of
March, when he will return to our
State and devote his undivided time
to the work of pushing and perfecting
the organization of our State. His
appointments are made with the view
of placing him where he can accom-
plish most good, and this policy will
govern his course.
We heartily congratulate the friends
of the order throughout the State on
the good fortune of having the SER
vices of Bro. Pickett. A farmer, a
man of high character and standing in
Texas, having broad, liberal views,
and having the confidence and esteem
Of the whole brotherhood in Texas, he
comes to us with the very highest en-
dorsement and testimonials of his
brethren and fellow-citizens. No man
in the South is better informed as to
the purposes, principles and plans of
the Farmers Alliance than Bro.
Pickett, and his services and wise
counsel at this time will be of inesti-
mable value to our order. He was in
command of a regiment during the
war and was placed in the perilous
and responsible position Of defending
our frontier lines in Texas. He.
has long been a prominent member
of the Texas legislature and his worth
and merit has been otherwise recog-
nized by his people and we commend
him without reserve to all good citi-
ems and to the confidence, esteem and
cordial reception Of our brethren
throughout the State. Watch his ap-
pointments and meet him. He will
do you good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16

control not only the labor, but also the
price and market for nearly every
agricultural and other product OF the
country. II
The first resolution respectfully de-
mands the immediate and uncondlt1on-
al repeal of the whole system OF IN
ternal revenue laws, and calls upon
the representatives in Congress to do
all in their power to secure it, but If
this shall be denied, then they ear
nestly appeal to Congress that it shall
at least repeal such laws as impose a
tax upon our chief agricultural staple
-tobacco-and upon the brandy that
is made from our orchards. "
A resolution deprecating the forma-
ton of trust associations and other
combinations which are organized for
the purpose of controlling prices of
the principle agricultural and other
products of the country was adopted.
A resolution was also adopted favor
ing the erection of a department Of
agriculture to be presided over by a
Cabinet officer, and with such equip
ment and appropriation from the
treasury as would be required to rem
der it's service efficient in developing
the farming industries.
The Convention, which was largely
attended and thoroughly harmonious,
was considered a success in every par
t%icular, and great good cannot fail to
be accomplished by the organization
of the Virginia and North Carolina
Farmers Association which is to meet
annually in Danville, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16

the whole State. They now have
over two hundred cotton yards Of
their own, and it is asserted by the
members that they save at least fvo
dollars on each bale. by having the
control of the sale Of their own cotton,
We must not be impatient, for if wa
be faithful and prudent and persever.
ing, our noble order will soon reach
the point when we. may begin to
realize some of these practical advan.
tages and benefits from our Trade
System. Let us push the work Of
organization until we shall be sufi.
GENTLY strong to introduce the system
in our State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
THE FARMER IN POLITICS.

!, Now do not throw up your hands
in holy horror and say such a subject
! should not be discussed in the columns
! of an agricultural paper. Do not
: waste your time. in the vain effort to
!; prove to us that farmers should have
nothing to do with politics, for our
aanswer to it all would be, that this is
Djust what is the matte- with the u
try now. We are far from being one
of that number who seem to think that
the farmer should be content to pay
his taxes and to vote as he is told. He
owes a high and solemn duty to his
family, to society, to his country and
TO the world, which, with the privileges
and prerogatives belonging to Ameri-
can citizenship cannot be performed,
il. he ignores those things which per-
tain to good government. We say it
is not only his right, but his solemn
duty, to study the theory of our gov
ernment and to participate in all
measures of public interest which
come legitimately within the province
Of his constitutional rights. This
brings us to the point which we wish
DO impress on the farmers who read
This paper. We%have heard you COM
plain that bad and Enthusiastically men
get into Office. True, but who put
them there. =? We hear you say that
your rights are ignored and your in
forests neglected in important matters
Of legislation. True, but who made
khe law-maker 2 What steps are taken.
to redress the alleged wrongs? We
hear you say that in the matter of
selecting candidates, the farmer has
10 showing-that conventions, pri-
MARY meetings, sc, are manipulated
BY political tricksters, and are run in
the interest of rings, railroads, monop-
elies and designing office seekers. Are
these complaints true? # 50, who is
to blame for it,. We answer-hou
at the man.
I'VE r pained{to confess the hu-
initiating truth that these complaints
afe true, and-these evils will exist un-
til the farmers reso1ve that they soaU haze
yetbrm. The remedy is simple, easy
and at hand. De away aOih primary.
meetings and demand the substitution of
primary elections. Then every freeman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
ALLIANCE WAYS IN TEXAS.

The Texas Alliance Exchange,
located at Dallas, has recently bought
out the largest implement, machinery
and hardware house in that State, if
not in the whole South, and it is said
that the Alliance men from all parts
of the State throng it's doors and aisles
by hundreds, daily. They r doing
an immense trade and to. the entire
satisfaction of the brotherhood. The
Exchange is buying and selling for
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Members Of the ANsomce, vhen wyiitiinq
to US, soaU greatly tavor as # they win
ol0oys gi've the No. of their Alliance.
Since last Wednesday the State
secretary has recorded IS new Ali.
ances in our State, and among them
we note the names of many of the
very best men in the. communities
where they r located. Never in the
history of organization in our State,
has such wonderful progress been
made. The people of our State are
slow to move but when they do make
up their minds, they move with the
power of an avalanche. We have SET
our mark for 80, 900 members by the
first Of November next.
The members of the Alliance and
all who wish to know more of our or
der, should not fail to meet Col G. B.
Pickett, our State organizer. He is
especially anxious to meet every off,
Ger of subordinate and county ALI
ances, and organizers, wherever he
may 60. There is a want of regu-
larity or uniformity in the work, and
his first duty will be to correct this as
far as possible, and it is therefore of
great Importance that all officers and
organizers especially, should meet him.
He has much to impart to the breth.
rem that will be of great value and in
terest to them and as his time for each
county will be necessarily brief, it is of
the utmost Importance, that all should
meet him at his appointments prompt
ly His appointments will appear in
each issue of The Progressive
FARMER.
The following Alliances have been
organized in North Carolina since last
Wednesday Cedar Fork, in Wake,
by I. S. Barbee; Fairy, Mills Creek,
and Cedar, in Bladen, by Thos. G. Hall;
Sanford, Currierville, Bensalem and
Jackson Springs, in Moore, V. N. Sea-
we'll; Elizabethtown,in Baden, by J. G.
Blocker; Battleboro in Edgecombe, by
J. A. Davis; Asbury, in Wake, by A.
M. Thompson; Riggsbee's Store and
Haw River, in Chatham by H. D.
Mason; Mt. Vernon Springs, in Chat
ham, by J. D.. Hendly; Oakdale, in
Columbus, by J. F. Harrell, Bear
Ponds and Clarks, in Vance, by S..
Ohio Wilson; Coal Shute, in Rowan,
by G. Mcdonald; Stanhope, Morning
Stsr, Pig Basket and Free Union, by
T. B. Christman; Harris and Miranda,
in Rowan, by Jas. A. Wilson; Unity
and Crawley, in Moore, by V. N.
Seawell; Rock Ford, in Franklin, by
D. P. Meacham; Witt and Troysville,
in Harnett, by D. H. Senter; Aurora,
in Randolph, by J. D: Henley; Coles
and Friendship, in Duplin, by Fl. 4.
King; Mark Pine and Old Dock, in
Columbus, and Soldier Bay, in Bruins
wick, by J. P. Barnes. Since We'd
nesday there have been organized "a
new Alliances in the State.
WILLIAMS MILLS. Chatham Co. n. c.,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
US a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as we'll as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts usto a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
The organization Of the State Farm.

The organization of the State Farm
ers Alliance of Tennessee will be
effected on the LIST of March at Nash
willie. Bro. g.. B. Pickett, State or
ganlizer for North Carolina, has been
commissioned by the National ALI
ance to be present and organize that
State, which necessitates his absence
from our State for about eight or ten
days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not~hear from-you.
So if you see the Cross Mark, let us hear
from you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16

WILLIAMS MILLS, Chatham Co., N. c.,
~ Feb. 6, 1888.
SEC'Y STATE FARMERS ALLIANCE:
1 have organized two Alliances
during the past week, one at Riggs.
bees Store, with Is members, and
Haw River Alliance, at Brasington
School House. Have made speeches
at Mt. Carmel, Riggsbee's Store, Grove
and Olive Chapel during the week.
Also attended the County Alliance at
New Elm Church. Everything IS
looking for a better future for the
farmer.
Yours fraternally:
I'D. Mason, Organizer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16

The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. c. Farmers
Association and N. G. State Farmers
Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-16
RALEIGH, N. &C., FEB. ,16, 1883,

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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-26
No More OF Blaine.

1t will be source Of great relief TO the
patriotic citizens of the country that
James e.. Blaine is laid upon the shelf
and that the American people can settle
down to the serene certainty that he will
not by any possibility sit in the executive
mansion. No man who aspired for the
place was ever more untitled for it. The
campaign Of four years ago was filled
with disgusting personalities, all because
of his malodorous public record. 1t will
not be so this year. The fight will not
be clouded by the dust of personal detrac.
tion. 1t will be square stand-up fight
on the question whether needless taxation
shall be imposed upon the people in order
to provide an enormous surplus TO tempt
cupidity and encourage extravaganza.
There is no doubt Of the result. BY the
re election of Grover Cleveland it will be
declared that unnecessary taxation is un-
just taxation and needless tax payments
shall remain in the pockets of the people.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-26
The Electoral Situation.

The nomination Of Benjamin Harrison,
Of Indiana, for president by the Republi-
can national convention, will cause q
fierce struggle for the electoral votes Of
Indiana. AS the situation now stands,
1t is pretty generally ageeed that there
are 153 sure Democratic votes in the
Southern states, which with New York 8
thirty-six votes will make total OF ls9
in the electoral college out Of a necessary
20l. The alleged surely Republican states
foot up 1s2 votes, and they expect to get
tifteen Of the necessary nineteen addi.
tional votes in Indiana. Whether they
will or not is a question. To make
up the necessary Democratic twelve, the
Democrats look to New Jersey and Con
necticut, which voted for Cleveland foul
years ago, and to California, which Il
most likely 10 vote for Cleveland this year
AL these debatable states, except Connec.
tcut, are under Democratic control now,
and with the irresistible wave OF tariff
reform sweeping over the country, 1t is
not easy to see where there Is CLEAN Of
hope for Republican success.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-26
PERSONAL.

"IoNH HART is now an Inmate Of the
s'a,e iuns''c hospital in Worcsstsr, Mass,
ROLAND GIBSON .HAzARp. tba 80,
hnsncier, liteiateur, mathemsticisn ana
iheisphysician, died sud denly at his homs
sRsd So years.
FERRY BELMONT, the wealthy repre.
sentative In Congress OF the First Nav
YORK district, has determined not to he
terms. and thinks that Is quite enough. 0"
DR. BENJAMIN KING, ous n, The .,..
officers on the retired list of tbe Ifnt,a's
States army, died on Sunday, in Anpa
Arundel county, Maryland, In the 90 i vasp
OF bis age he was q graduate OF West
Point and served through the war of lgIo
the Seminole war and the Mexican war .s
surgeon, and was placed on the retired list
shortly after the outbreak Of the civil va,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-26
Its Cabled Order

The Republican convention has had a
better deliverance than was to have been
sxpected. General Harrison is person.
Ally an unobjectionable nominee for pres.
ident. He bears the reputation of being
m honest man, which is q repute not en-.
joyed by either James G. Blaine or John
sherman, who seem to have been the first
cnoice OF the two factions of the Repub.
lican party. 1t is a qualification to the
decent citizens of the republic that the
presidential nominees of both parties are
hsad to be men Of personal integrity. 1t
0nent not to be possible for any other
anner OF men to be even named for the
nrst ofiice in the nation. The second
name On the Republican ticket does no,
give 1t strength, save as Mr.. Morton ia a
man OF great wealth and able to supplv
ths needed funds of the campaign. He
= NOT . man Of any particular strength
otherwise, and the Republican ticket as
> whole falls much below the Democratic
ticket in point Of ability.
1t might as well have been nominated
IN aday a. week. The friends of Blaine
nad control OF the convention and made
kne nomination after they received posi-.
sive orders from him by cable that they
should abstain from voting for him.
Win or without his connivance they had
been keeping the convention from making
: cnoice because OF their desire to finally
nominste him, which there Is no doubt
mai they could and would have done had
- John Sherman and the other candi-
sneas held Blaine 10 his promise not TO be-
eeandhste against him. As they G ould
~. !, y snAksn on, they were brain clouted
49, -. nsrraon BY the cabled order from
- v : novel situation, quite fresh In
~, u''o., history, to have presiden.
n''on directed from Europe. It
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-26
Nax Thaf If II Oyer.

yho Republican politicians, now that
- battle q over, are earnestly examin-
HI their wounds and laurel wreaths.
Tnere are mot many Of the latter, but
vhae thsre are seem to belong to the
New York people, who took up Harrison
= their second choice and got Morton as
thsir first. If Mr.. Depew wants to go
out Of railroading into politics, he will
have q fine chance should Harrison be
elected. Awaiting that contingency,
however, his chance is too remote to war
xant him in making his choice now. lie
Ueoms to have come out well at the head
Of his delegation, after his first slip in
permitting himself to be nominated. He
had the good sense early to see the impossi.
bllity OF his selection, and his late recog.
nition Of this patent fact was redeemed
By the accuracy Of the next observation
he took Of the way the convention cal
vas going to Jump.
In Pennsylvania we do not see anyone
who has particularly covered himself with
glory. Our Lancaster delegates may be
- happy as any, in their early progress to
Harrison. Editor Smith, of the Phila.
dslphia Press, claims TO be happy as an
original Harrison man, but his claim does
not seem to be we'll founded save as Har.
rlson and Blaine are interchangeable
names.
Senator Quay appears to have altogether
come to grief, having pinned his faith to
Sherman, who was laid out very cold in
dsed. Mr.. Cooper, Mr.. Magee, Mr.
Smith and the other politicians Of whose
corns Mr.. Quay has been inconsiderate
Aro happy in his tumble and 1t is no,
likely that the party in the state will be
more harmonious hereafter than it has
been; and its harmony has not been
great. In the event Of Harrisons elec.
ton the cohesive power Of the spoils will
solidify 1t; but il he is beaten, there Ii
promise OF Democratic state in Penn.
uylvania in the early future.