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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
MICHIGAN STATE ALLIANCE,

The following are the resolutions
and demands reported by the Michigan
State Alliance, recently organized at
Lansing:
RESOLVED, We demand the abolition
of National banks and the substitu.
ton of legal tender treasury notes in
lieu of National bank notes, issued in
sufficient volume to do the business
on a cash system, regulating the
amount needed on a per capita ba sis,
as the business interests of the cotn.
try expand, and that all money issued
by the government shall be a legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
z. We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver.
3. We demand that taxation. Ma.
tional and State, shall not be used To
build up one interest or class at the
expense of another.
A. We demand governmental con
troll of all railroads, telegraph and
telegraph lines in the interest," of the
public, IN the same manner as the
postal service is now manipulated.
5: We demand that eight hours
snail constitute a legal days work in
all factories, mines and shops.
.. we demand a Law permitting
tne debtor to deduct his mortgage
from Is assessment, similar to a law
no" II force in Massachusetts, Cali.
tornla and other States.
7. We demand a gradual income
Tax, oy placing the burden of taxation
on those most able to bear it.
Q. We demand q government loan
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
THE COMPASSIONATE AND
THE SUB TREASURY

THE Louisville Courier Journal, One
Il Of the ablest papers on this con
tinent, has undertaken to argue the
disadvantages Of the Sub-Treasury
scheme. 1t may be p! oper to say that
as Senator Carlisle is a special pet of
the Courier Journal, and lie being op-
posed to the measure, it is possible
that the sole object is to save HIM
from inevitable defeat. The paper
has the following to say:
The United States government
does not create wealth; it is not in any
profitable business; all it's resources
are from taxation, and when it clears
the rivers, builds harbOrs, erects post.
offices, and constructs in every county
IN the United States a government
warehouse, the pay of the mechanic,
workmen and laborers so EMPLOYED
must be contributed by the farmers,
the laborers, merchants, manufacturers
and consumers at work on their own
account, and in proportion to their
wealth the farmers would have to paw
about five dollars to n paid by the
rich classes"
Now that IS a very insecure posi-
tion. "The farmers would have to
pay about FIVE dollars to one paid by
the rich classes" We know that fact
only too we'll. That is why we want
the measure passed. We have to paw
"fve dollars to one" on everything
and we expect to gain about five to
one" Of the advantages accruing from
the warehouse plan. That is why we
want it. Really that is one of the best
reasons for our wanting the law.
Give us a harder one, Bro. Watterson.
Again he says:
"The operations of the Sub Treasury
scheme even n~practicao Die from a
commercial standpoint, would not be
of the least benefit to the average
planter of the South. 1t might be of
some advantage to the rich farmers
who produce large crops without ask
ing advances and who are consequent,
ly now able to hold their crops for a
rise"
There is something( in the above.
But not anything serious. The 80
per cent advance would enable at least
80 per cent. Of our farmers to store
their cotton even in their present con
dition. The large increase in the cir
culating medium would so greatly
benefit the other portion IN a few
years that they could, ty good man,
agement, get on their feet and al
ways be ready to store "a portion of
their crops if necessary.
Hear the CouyGsr Journal again:
"But, it is said, by this means the
markets would be cornerad by the
government in behalf of tie people,
and the producer would THUS get the
benefit of an advance. As Mr.. Car.
lle has shown, there would Ebe no in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
THAT CARTOON.

THE Charlotte News don't under.
= stand the new, tangled cradle got.
ten up by the Alliance. 1t says:
"That cartoon in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER this week meant well: but,
Colonel, amt you farmer enough to
see that the blade is on the wrong
end of the cradle 2"
There is nothing wrong about the
cradle. 1t is made on the plan of the
hillside plows; it is reversible, and
cuts "both gwine and cumin'." Two
years from now it will be a full grown,
double-ac ion Irvine binder. County
and township rights sold low to the
proper parties. Special inducements
to those who mean business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21

to the people on real estate
8. We demand a strie, SscQda
ballot known as the Austria. seq
system. a''Sa Nsll
10. We demand the a,.... /
President and Vice Pras i;,ec'lOQ d
United States Senators 6 U sj
vote of the people. J . diet
IL. We demand that II.
shall take such steps as will 'jS Sas
the people uniform text booL lpsors .
II. Whereas, We beIi eUaS a steot
infexible volume of currencv w Wat q
prices when the farmers nr rsPfs'a
placed on the market, and pi0ouce i
prices after the produc; i, laaats
hands of the Spectator, tberafoa &e
ResOlved, That we demand
similar to the Sub Treasurv In q ~
called, that will secure a Rev; W. y
ume of money commensu ata Ny, 70.
needs of the people. "'ots
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Of the Railroad Commission Club of
Buncombe County.

Of the Railroad Commission Club Of
Buncombe County.
A CLUB has been formed atAshe
N vile called the Commission Club
of .Buncombe county. We give in
part a copy of their p~latforn of princl,
Piles, as follows:
ResoLved, That We deplore and con,
denim the infamous r%ilroad lobby that
has debauched and degraded the last
several sessions of our State Legislature
and that has defeated the railroad
commission bills before our Legislatures
for enactment;
ResoZved, That every consideration
Of the States best interests demand
that we have a railroad commission ;
looked at as an economic question, or
as a political or moral question, the
establishment of a commission is de
handed by the people, and will never
be settled until one is given them.
We believe that this demand for a
commission righteous and just, and
as a business PROPOSE sion is necessary
to the States best development and
advancement. We hold that it is
good politics to eliminate by settle
ment a question that is on the side of
the people a popular demand and on
the side of the corporations is a public
menace.
The LOBBY that has been maintained
by the railroads in our legislatures Of
late years is a moral oblcquy on the
States fair name and fame that
should be blotted out at once and for
ever. -
Resolv6d, That we believe that the
generally accepted maxim of the rail
roads, that it is easier to manipulate a
legislature than to elect one is all
wrong. We hold that a fair and
square issue of this railroad commits,
sion Question ought to be made, and
if the railroads can elect their agents
as such, to our legislature as represen.
tatives, then they ought to go there
with the proper brand on them and
be known of all men for what they
are.
We therefore demand that the rail
road commission issue be made a
prominent feature of the coming po-
lltical campaign and that leaders
worthy of the cause rise up and lead
us to victory.
We demand a railroad commission
consisting of three persons, to which
shall be given full power to protect
the rights and interests of the people,
to have the power to regulate and
correct all determinations in freights
and other charges and to adjust a
schedule of tariffs favorable to the
people and just to the railroads and
that no secret rebates be allowed.
ResOtUed, That we subscribe to and
adopt the foregoing resolutions as the
fundamental principles Of our club,
which shall be called Railroad Com
mission Club, and hat we pledge our
selves not to support or vote for any
candidate for the legislature in the
coming campaign not committed to
and IN favor of the establishment of
a rallroat commission upon the basis
herein set forth.
All citizens Of Asheville and Bun
combe county holding the opinions
and beliefs 0 aimed IN these resolu
tons are eligible to membership in
this club, and are cordially invited to
join with us and help US in this move
m6nt.
Persons desiring to join this club,
to S. R. KEPLER, Pres.
Or n. PLUMADoRE, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21

In response to the above the follow
ing members of the Legislature and
Senate have gone on record as having
refused railroad passes:
r. w. Scott, Alamance county; B..
A. Wellons, Johnston county; J. D.
Parker, Perquimans county; E. G.
Beddingfeld, Wake county; NJ. j.
Ham, Wayne county; John Norwood
Orange county; N. Gibbon, Mecklen-
burg county; J. L. Anderson, Hert-
ford county; D. Alexander, Tyrrell
county; A. Robinson, Duplin county;
Jno. S. Surratt, Davidson county; j.
A. Williams, Davidson county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21

N. R. K: Sawdust has OSVI bsd
with satisfaction as a muICn has poi
ground around trees where 2 " grogS
been stirred into the soil lnT rsful .
of small trusts should be co. Co st %
using it if he INDUCES in us u''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
A MAL FAVOR ASKED.

Will the judges, members of the
State Senate and members Of the
Lower House who have refused TO &C
cept free passes from the different
railroad corporations in the State be so
kind as to drop us a postal card to
that effect 2 We would appreciate
this little act of kindness very much.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21

There will be an Alliance picnic
at Holly Springs, Wake county, on
Friday, the 24th of October. Good
speakers will be on hand. All neigh.
boring Alliances, and everybody else.
are cordially invited to come bring
baskets, and participate in the pleas,
ures of the aso
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Do you want your communications pub
is7ed2 If so, give us your real name
and your postofice.
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Do you want your paper changed to
another Officer State the one at which
you have been getting it.
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IN KANSAS.

. Great Rally of the Industrial A..
zations--The Southern VisitoS@s
ored--SectionaIism Wiped Or, avg
ResoluI ions in Regard r. e.
derous Articles in the
Topeka Capitol
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81 Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers, will favor US by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
meat in The Progressive FARMER.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
WHAT WAS THIS MoNsrER9
sixty-Eight Men. Women and Children
Were Carried ON by ths Benst.

sixty Men. Women and Children
Were Carried ON by the Bsast.
In March, 1764. a frightful creature.
which Pierre Despire says was a mixture
Of man. bear and wild boar, made Its APP
pearance neal Gevaudan, in France, says
the ST. Louis Republic. During the sum
mer several provinces were terrorized by
the awful deeds of the uncanny creature,
which, Notwithstanding its many dcpre-
dations, managed 10 keep out Of sight I'M
Ill abou the middle of December follow
ing, when a peasant woman claimed to
have met a monstrosity of the most fright
full kind. having the body of an alligator.
the tail of a lion. the clawso Of q wolf. and
the horrid shocking laugh of a furnishing
hyena.
According 20 this woman's story, the
beast had the head of "A man. with the
skin so tightly drawn over IL as to give IL
the appearance of a death-head, the eyes
being so deeply sunk in their sockets as
to he invisible, although the creature
stood directly in front of her. The woman
told her story in the village, but was dis
believed until the following morning.
when il was ascertained that two little
girls and a boy who had gone to "A pasture
with some goats were missing. In the
afternoon Of the following day the head
OF the boy was found in "a ravine. No
other trace Of their whereabouts was ever
discovered.
The people were now completely panic.
stricken, and they would search for the
creature only i'm squads of II or more.
4. airing To separate lest the brute would
devour them. The legislature of Langue-
doc offered 1900 livres for the animals
head. actually sending out a detachment
of soldiers in search of il. In January.
1873. only about three weeks after the
hny and tho tun litfla uirls wara Eilla,l Inv
the thing, il attacked some children who
were herding sheep in h mountains. but
all escaped, perhaps 10y h brute taking
"A feast of mutton instead. The day but
one following il appeared again, this time
carrying of one of the children.
Ii was next heard of in the vicinity of
Mezel. where IL carried oil one woman
and several children. besides an old
account says. talking the head cleane NV
a man." The Cdtchc de France pub
lished "a full account of these ravages in
February. 1865, and the king offered
900 livres TO the person or persons
that would capture il. Captain Duhamel
dressing his men up as women and hav-
ing them attended by children. Tho hum
was a failure, and the desolator kept mp
his ravages during the spring and sum
mer of 1855, until September 20 Of that
year. when il was killed by Sieur Rein
har,lt. No one was allowed to see the
creature except the mounted guards under
the duke of Orleans.
II is believed even To this day that il was
"A creature and unbeard of, not
w~ithstanding two reports. one of which
said il was n black lion, the other that II
was n Russian wolf, neither of which
seems likely when IL il known that IL
killed and carried of not less thai sixty
eight men. women, an ! children from De-
cember liza. To September, 1853.
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by Way of Introduction.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Mr. Swipem," said he editor-in-chief,
81 wish you would write an article giving
our loathsome contemporary round the
corner a good dressing down. Hit him
hard"
Mr.. Swipem retired to his len and in
due season came forth with the following
sumner. which he submitted to the editor:
"The Shiny reptile that poisons the air
through the columns of his cheap hand
bill Familiarity known as the Bussord is
trying To wiggle out of the pit he tumblcd
into last week when he accused us of at
tempting To bride the village trustees 10
give up the printing of the minute of the
monthly meeting. We have proved that
he stole a hog In Michigan, turned his old
mother out of doors, cheated a blind nan
out of his dog. and was ridden on n rail
out of the county. We are prepared TO
show that he has two wives in Nebraska,
was tarred and feathered in Pennslvania
for robbing hen roosts. ducked in n horse
pond for selling whiskey AT n camp
meeting in Kentucky. II served "A term
in the Missouri ~penitentiary for passing
counterfeit money on his uncle who had
saved him from drowning. This is the
miserable scoundrcl, the sniveling sneak,
who breaches Ia us of morality; the low,
Infamous, degraded parasite, whose pol
troon soul would rattle IN the cyeball OF
the most inilnitesimal animalcule that
ever inhabited "a stagnant mud hole. Vile,
repulsive and disgusting in appearance,
u~nspcakalby coarse and squalid i'm his
taste and associations, this wretched
blotch on the fair face Of mature sickens
the sight and oirends all the senses. When
the miserable hound wants to he shown
up in all his loathsomncss let him tackle
the Tomdhdrk again"
THAT will do very well, Mr.. Swipem,"
said the editor, "for a beginning. Give
me the article. | will finish IT,"
The editor of the Weekly Tomohark then
sat down and ~rote: "Thus far, as the
reader will see. we have endeavored To
restrain ou feelings and treat the wretch
mildly. We now proceed to handle him
without gloves"
And the editorial he turned out on that
occasion is still spoken of in Potato val
ley as the browning effort Of his Journal
istic carper.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
CARELESS PRONUNCIATION.
Congressional Reading Clerks Take Warn
Ing From Jim Clayton's Pate.

&0nk FfseIDOaI hf8allnR GIfFMn I0k6 " nrn-
Ing From Jim Ciayton's Fate.
Washington cor. New York Tribune.
The mistakes frequently made by the
reading clerks Of the two houses of con-
eress in the pronunciation Of unaccus-
toned names Is n source OF some amuse-
ment 10 those who are required by their
duties to he in the galleries or on the floors
OF h two houses. The senate had a
bowling time some years ago, when the
subject of the sale of liquors in the capitol
was under consideration, over the efforts
of one of the clerks to pronounce the
strange words which he found on the
menu card OF the senate restaurant. He
was required to read the ard through
from beginning 10 end while the senators
lay back in their seats and roared with
laughter over his efforts. One of the his
toric mispronunciations OF congressional
clerks-one which very nearly led TO a
tragedy-is recalled by the discussion
which was started recently over the pro-
nunciation of the name of Representative
Vaux, of Philadelphia, Mr.. Randall's sue
cessor. I'm remembrance OF Jim Clayton's
experience with "A Louisiana legislator il
was thought wise to consult authorities on
the pronunciation of Mr.. vaux's name,
and all of the clerks were ''letter-perfect"
in il long before the new congressman
had affirmed his allegiance to the con-
stitution and taken his seat.
onn .,ay,on was f'erh o. the nous. us
- s."'s a"n aiu.rmJrua sn II. s,,ue
.ln.a. ~ y e
,nn,fah ssn Id Nnanr s.;nnJ.
hn.uun ~ ".an o. ~. nv n"aay ", ~
n.n.h on tnI "opt n ha -.
ants at the desk and calling the roll was
hoaone Vi M uu'se, Jni III
~ 1Ty's.,am y a IN I'm m"' ~,
nv Ni..'on We .ni ul;on' I'll MI
w. nc 70 a.he III p ia H. aur.ns rUm ~
. ~ ns a. 'na. NfS;"n, VII !
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
A Business Woman.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Elbowing her way through the GROVE in
the Palmer House rotunda, a short,
buxom woman, with a few silvery threads
in her dark hair, walked up to the desk
and threw down a gripsack with all the
assurance of the veteran drummer.
~ want a room at once" she said.
"Ies'm."
81 don't want the best in the Gus nor
the worst. For So a day you should give
me comfortable apartments"
PLEASED to serve you, madam"
Receiving her room, she deposited a
sum of money in the safe. vi a few let
tiers which had been awaiting her arrival.
sent two or three kilograms, and found
out just when the best train left for New
York, all In short order.
This woman, whose business-like man.
ner astonished the clerks, was Mrs. L. j.
Lakel of Castle, Mont, and she has "A re-
markable history.
She was born in a California mining
camp, and was known all over the country
as Little Dot" Before learning to read
she could assert the rock and pick out
the good ore. Her first study was min
eralogy. and, in fact. she would study
nothing else. When a piece of new ore
was found the first thing the miners did
was To get Little Dot's' opinion of its
value. When a young woman she went
tn Europe for a course of study. but soon
left the seminary for the practical fields
of Newcastle and other mining places.
A few years afterward her father lost his
mines and died, and Little Dot was left
To look out for herself. She moved Ia
Castle, Mont, and has beer there ever
since. Until a few months ago she was
the only woman in the state personally
engaged i'm mining. She is al owner as
we'll as a partner In three or four mines.
She knows her business from the begin.
ming. She does her own assaying and II
the superintendent of the properties In
which she has interests. She goes down
into the mines and gives all directions
about the work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
wrestling with spelling.

From the New York Ledger.
Not long & n citizen of Austin had a
small house to rent, and he got a paint
brush and a board and hung OF n sign
readings: ITO Wrent." Everybody who
passed 10y had a smile at the orthagra-
ply, hut IL was three or four days before
the owner vcntured to ask "A butcher:
"Say. what on earth makes everybody
grin AT the sign?
"Wby, it's The spelling that gets 'em! !"
IL was explained that the word "wreut'
was not exactly in accordance with Web
ster's "latest." and the speller vent away
mumbling:
"wcll. II they are SO very particular
about il, | can change it,"
Aud he did. Within two hours there
was "A new sign reading: 1.-TWO Let"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
PERSONAL.

Charlie King returned last night from
Salt Lake City and will resume his posi-
ton with Frank Foskett to-day.
n. +. Maban spent Sunday in Deer
Lodge, returning last evening.
MI. O'Brien and wife of Butte were in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Charles johnson Of Butte visited
Anaconda yesterday.
Judge Lippincott and DIR. Winston of
Butte were over yesterday. They went
down on Lost creek and returned with a
number Of very large trout.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
Wonders of the British Museum.

ffofn the New YORK world.
"Max O'Rell isn't coming To America
this year" said Major J. Is. Pond yester-
day, ''but Louis Pagan. the master of
prints Of the British museum, and the
only living man who can put his hand on
every volume in that wonderful collection.
is coming to tell people on this side of the
water about the treasures Of the m,-
scum" II had heard IL said" guoth the
major. who is as brown is IL lie had been
with Stanley in Africa, 'that Mr.. Pagan
could. In just two minutes after lie
MANI made on him, produce or lo-
cate any treasure in his charge.
Ii has also been said that every
thing worth keeping is kept under the
roof belo which he reigns supreme.
When introduced To him ! asked casually
IL he would let me look AT n copy Of the
vermont Farmers Almanac a pamphlet
l hadn't heard Of since my boyhood. aud
which ] didn't suppose any Vermont
farmer even had ever preserved. Ger
tainly,' a he~,.touching a bell and cali
ing an old attendant, to whom he gave "a
slip OF paper containing the name Of the
thing desired u It's location. In just 10
seconds the old attendant came back
with a complete file Of that almanac"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
Goals OF Fire ON His Head.

Fragments of a dialogue overheard i'm
the street-Slim man In black alpaca
coat and sleeves, sidewhiskers-Well,
Godsby, he did play you a pretty mean
trick, you know, and do what you can TO
heap Goals of fire on his head.
Fat "A Will a scrubby mustache,
ma checked cutaway coat ant a brown
derby hat-oh. yes, deacon. I'm of a for
giving disposition, u Tn perfectly
willing to heap Goals of fire on his head
till | burn him bald.headed.
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From the somcrNillc journal.
"If our spendthrift son persists i'm his
extravaganza, James," said a
wife and mother, 1--WE shall not long be
able to keep the wolf from the door,"
at amt the wolves that I'm afraid OF
in this latitude" replied the detected hus-
band. at is the sheriff that | expect To
see coming every day"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
Sro Reward.

Strayed or stolen, one gray
horse, weight about $50 pounds,
branded on left thigh; also white
horse with halter and ropes on,
weight about 500, branded ii on
left shoulder. John O'Ncill. cor.
Cherry and Sixth SITS. OF ?. o.
Box SIS. Anaconda, Mont,
July 3, 1890.
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From the Burlington Free Press.
Polite Debtor who has bccn dining his
principal creditor at his country home
stead "Well, how do you like the
place."
Creditor: beautiful. charming; | con-
fess 10 an attachment for the place al
ready"
Debtor: 'Indecd.'
Creditor: "ies; my lawyers will serve
the papers to-moTrow or mex day.'