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t.TsyE the records show
RAR4s II 4 ,aiLts vino were high. and
~ e-E<@-IS saints who were low:
clSsE saints who were wise. and
~ k,-ess- saints who were duh:
0SSXEkfli- saints who tasted. and saint
l1zIN IN who fed full;
Ss~tS T'' Saints who Travelled. and
saints who ncer straycd;
raints who battied. and saints who blt prayed;
saints full OF craft and saints without guile.
Fcmiuine saints, and aints juvenile
I.ut ia, saint for me through thin and through
thick.
ST. Nick.
there was bluG ~. Peter, who cui Of ears;
- Paul -. John. heir .aintly peers;
~ Georcr. who foug with the fiery dragon;
II Patrick. whom Er,n's sous all brAg on
~. Lawrence. hc of idiron fame;
-. Pcrnatd. whose d - stil bear his name;
~ simon who posed on his lofty tower
81 Vitu-.who~e Victi - still knlw his power
.ye. saints without stint; but the saint would
pick.
ST. NICK
Let Spanish legends prote Of the child
" lth golden hair ana featurci 10 mid.
Who hangs his gifts al night on the door,
-. Nicholas hct q lg ior such lore.
Our saint hes gray at grilhled rat
And his nu.e is red. and his chee<s are lat,
LII 4 fsF boo
and he's clothed in fIr and carries o pack
No cherub be but regular brick
ST. NICK.
And Syrian myths. long centuries old.
NAV tell OF -. Christopher huge ana Doia'
WLo served the devil a. well a. the chili
I-Inro he bore on his back through the torrent
Wild;
ryt tbe simple old giant lost hi- head
TTe'. dead aud gone and enough is id.
Our MEX hes a. live "a saint may be,
And NJ satan and Death d. laughs IN 81 ci
Tor no fate cal cui fr IN the land o. 'he qlieH
That immortal saint
How do know Why. the jolly old soul
Has sent me a message straight from the
pole:
Ills sled Is packed. and his pipe J. ul
you can -ee il glow a. the north htAt. filt'
And he's coming again. with heart oi gold
tAs I'll prove by any a three-y year-oldt-
50 spread the feast. and pre-
pare the tree, -
And make m welcome a. xEi4f
saint should be; a. EEslS4
For right s0od saint-tO tn SeSr1fzSOa
point : stick ~ IN
i the childsen's saint ,<zt5I45Si
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C,lEoN MOORE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15

tween the Sub-Treasury bill and the
national bank and whiskey d~istillers
acts that the U. S. Supreme Court had
declared constitutional, he failed to
respond.
Col. Mills in the wind up states that
he is a Jeffersonian Democrat; hope
he has not forgotten what Jefferson,
Colhoun and Jackson thought of fund
ing the public debt, and l wonder
what those patriots would have
thought of Col. Mills Democracy had
they been in Congress when he intro
duced II. R. bilf No. 1924, which
reads as follows:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized to apply the surplus
money now or that may be in the
Treasury and not otherwise appropri-
ated or 50 much thereof as he may
consider proper, to the purchase or
redemption of United States bonds"
l am fully persuaded that they
would have repudiated such a measure
as wholly undemocratic because a bill
of the same tenor and effect which
did pass and which Col. Mills did not
vote against has put $l82, 900, 900 into
the pockets of the bond holders and
took every dollar out of the pockets
Of the people, IS per cent. of it out
of the farmers pockets. Of course
Col. Mills constituents are loaded with
bonds, but unfortunately not Of the
kind mentioned in this bill. Their
bonds force them to drive their wives
and children % the cotton patch, there
to toll and swelter under a tropical
sun, clothed in rags, that the bond
holders Col. Mills provides for may
live in fine castles and wear linen and
purple. This is the way he pays for
the honors they have conferred upon
him. Of course the farmers and Ia
boring people of the Ninth district
and their friends are expected to rally
to his support when he firts the
bloody shirt. It is his strongest card.
II they are men worthy of freedom
they will hurl this arrogant dema-
gogue from power and repudiate the
daddy of the bond purchasing fraud.
HARRY TRACY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED
WE FALL.

Mr.. EDITOR The farmers, the
mud sill of nearly everything, have
been complaining for may long years
# the expressions and impositions
they had to endure, that most every
other class was organized to protect
itself and grind down the farmers be-
cause they were not organized. The
time has at last come when the farm
ers have a powerful organization that
is being felt and feared by many, and
it's cause advocated by men seeking
positions in the government who have
been an enemy to the farmer, and
who are still living to deceive by their
fair promises. Now let us unite and
stand boldly and firmly together and
not let some slick-tongued lawyers
and politicians, with their deception
step in and split US up. We have u
Congressman and legislators to elect;
we have good men we'll qualified to
fill those positions. Let US bring
them out and use our influence to
nominate some of them. We repre-
sent a large per cent. of the tax-pay-
ers and voters of the country, and are
entitled to representation. Then if
the Alliance aud the farmers have a
good man out for nomination, let us
stand by him, for the lawyers will phil
him down if we do not support him.
Now will the Alliance be 50 foolish
as to listen to all or any of these law.
yers and allow them to pack conven-
tions and send delegates there who
will not support the Alliance man and
slip up and defeat him? We may
expect some unjust charges against
any man who may come out to advo.
cate the farmer. But we should not
listen to any charge and take it as a
fact. A lawyers act in the Legislature
alone should not recommend him; he
may have supported measures for self
interest or for policy; may have had
an aspiration for Congress and sup
ported and advocated measures that
he knew could not have passed; at
the same time, if it were probable
they would become a law he would
have been opposed to them. To
know a MAJ, take him all through his
dealings with the people he proposes
to represent, and see if he has shown
that he has their interest in view, and
see if their confidence in him is un-
shaken. Let us unite and stand; if
we divide we will fall and be the
laughing stock of the country.
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15

belonging to the Alliance, for ,bo..
will be great good done throuph tby
Alliance in the future. But there :;
n objective feature I see in the An;
ance, aud it should be discussed tb0a
oughly. [ am only Judging from ~,
own observation in this immeIiat:a
community; we have three classes ~
people in our Alliance, the farmer.
farm laborers and mechanics, Nou
the great question comes who is nro
tected and benefited I? The writa-
claims that the farmer is protected
but the farm laborers are cursed. WIZ
do | say this? The Farmers Alliance
fights all monopolIes, bagging trusts
&c, and never say a word about d.
ing something for the impoverished
condition of farm labor5rs. What ie
going to protect them, | am unable to
say. [ wish some good brother
through the columns Of The PR0GREs.
sIvE FARMER, would learn me some.
thing on this line. | must confess
l cannot see it. What is going to be
done with u small monop0Iies at
home that rule the prices Of farm
labor? They say now We will only
pay DO cents per day for farm labor
this year, and the laborers board them.
selves; and that is all that is being
paid for labor in this community this
year, and nine-tentbs of these wages
paid off in store orders and merchan.
disc at from 25 to so per cent.
Now l ask the question why the
Alliance farm la10rers should not
fight for their rights and for higher
wages as much as the farmers to fight
for higher prices for their farm pro.
ducts ? The farmers vii cry out our
farm labor has got to be no count,
that is true, but if they we're paid bet
ter wages, labor would be % per cent.
better in this country, in my candid
and honest opinion. There is nothing
to stimulate the labor of this day, for
they know it is all they can DO to
breathe, and they don't care how the
world wags.
Our motto is, give us better legisIa-
tors; give the laborers better wages,
and in cash; give the farmers better
for cotton and all farm products,
times will get better, and let the ALI
ance work together as a unit, all to.
gether. Farm owners, employers,
farm Iaborers and mechanics, be sure
you are right and then go ahead.
Yours, &C.,
BIRD EYE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP Bull.
LETIN
For the Week Ending Friday, June
4th, 1890.


The reports of the correspondents
of the Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin,
issued by the North Carolina Experi,
ment Station and State Weather Ser
vice, cooperating with the United
States Signal Service, show that
favorable conditions again prevailed
during the week ending Friday, July
4th, 1890. The latter part of June
continued to be very warm and dry,
but July opened with general though
not very heavy rains, which were
timely and greatly refreshed vegeta.
ton. The rains of July lsc and ID
we're better distributed III the Central
and Western districts than in the
Eastern, but there are places in all
districts where the rainfall has not
been sufficient and crops are conse.
quently suffering somewhat. Reports
are, however, uniformly good, with
out few complaints of "the weather.
and as a correspondent remarks,
Farmers go on Their way rejoicing
The following are heaviest rain.f falls
reported: Weldon, 2I2 inches;
Blackman's Mills, I.49; W~iDleytoD.
100; SmithfeId, 200; Jonesboro les,
timated) 800; Bat Cave, 2 10; Muir
pny, 1872; S~tatesville, l.65; Sal sbury.
l,2O; YanceyvilIe, l.25; Raleigh, l.l9
inches.
Eastern District. The weather in
this district continued very warm,
mornings generally fair, afternoons
cloudy. Rain fell on July LIST and %,
but not in sufficient quantities to sup,
ply needed moisture for growing
crops. The rain fall was unevenIy
distributed and below the average,
and more is needed in many counties
especially Perquimans, Duplin and
some others. Cotton growing vlgor-
ously and other crops in good condl.
ton.
Central District. The rain fall on
the first two days Of July was heavier
and general in this district, though
not up to the normal. Earlier part
of week very hot, latter part slightly
cooler. Cotton blooming rapidly. To.
bacco good and weather favorable for
working it. T~hreshing wheat under
way, and quality reported poor. Dat
crop also below average possibly Is
per cent. yield. Hot sunshine is
rather damaging to corn on highlands,
Western District. The temperature
has not been so high this week, but
still very warm and considerably
above the average. The rains of July
lst and Sd were pretty general, but
not very heavy. The latter part Of
the week was clear and cooler, with
northerly winds. Wheat is ready for
threshing. Corn and cotton doing
we'll, and tobacco in places much bet,
ter than last year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15
NOR WOOD ALLIANCE--WHAT 1T
HAS DONE.
NoRwooD. N. c., June 10, 80.

OOD, In ~ ONA
Mr.. EDITOR:-NorwOOd Alliance,
764, was organized May 8th, 1888,
with the small sum OF nine members.
It has been steadily increasing since
the above date. The roll now num-
hers 81 members. We have con
tributed $50 to the business agency
fund. But | have failed to see a
single line written through the columns
of your paper from Norwood Alliance,
or even Stanly county. Now will
you allow me space in your columns
to write a few words from Stanly
county?
Our Alliance seems to be up and
doing. I am an Alliance man and
have been ever since its infancy here,
and l am glad I have the honor OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15

Every farmer should raise pigs and
cure his own bacon. There is no
meat equal to that produced at home
You will at least "know what you
are eating" which is a valuable point
in favor of home, raised meat, as only
healthy, thrifty stock will be used for
home supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
CHILDREN ON THE STAGE.
The Case Against the Manager of s'Blue-
beard Jr." Begun In New York.

The hallway Of the general sessions in New
York yesterday looked like a kindergarten at
recess. A flock of the fat children who appear
nightly in 'Bluebeard Jr.," at Niblo's were
there, under the convoy of mothers, auuts and
elder sisters. They had been summoned as
witnesses for the prosecution in the case of
James H. Meade, the manager Of the play,
whom the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children had caused to be indicted for per-
uniting them to appear upon the stage.
The children were not called, as the whole
day was spent in securing jury, SO they had
the run of the big ante room of the grand jury
and rehearsed 1.-The Old Woman Who Lived in
Shoe"
In the court room, before Judge Fitzgerald,
Managers Gilmore and Rosenquest and other
theatrical men sat about Manager Meade. Mr.
Elbridge Gerry was there too. Charles w.
Brooke, in cross-examinatiOn of the candidates
for the jury box, dwelt upon the fact that chill
dren are employed in the childrens ballet at
the Metropolitan opera house, where Mr.. Gerry
is a stock holder and trustee and at other plays
now on the boards.
At o'clock twelve jurymen we're sworn Mr.
Brooke suggested that the court send them to
see the performance of .Bluebeard Jr." Judge
Fitzgerald said he might do that later on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
The Symphony Concert.

The second concert of the Boston symphony
orchestras series was given last evening in
Music hall before very large audience. The
program was distinctively a modern one
three of the five composers represented upon
it are iving-and it was one of rare and sus-
tanned interest and vigorous contrast; further
more 1t offered two interesting novelties in
Grieg's recently published suite to peer
Gynt' and the first movement of Brahms violin
concerto IN ID. very grateful substitute for the
Mendelssohn, already three times heard here
this winter. The concerto was played by Mr.
Franz kneisel with dignity and nobility of
style that were in fullest accord with the spirit
OF the composition; ii ID work of the signifi-
canoe and importance to be expected from the
greatest OF living composers and modelled after
the loftlest ideals of that classical spirit of
which Brahms is the greatest and almost
the last remaining conservator. The Peer
Gynt suite is as far possible from this in con-
ception. 1t is wholly descriptive in its pur-
pose, Enthusiastically and even sensationally SO.
OF course it gives occasion for many striking
and original effects, which Mr. Nikitsh was
not slow to take the fullest advantage of. One
that showed in an almost unexampled fashion
the powers of the orchestra was
the marvellous pianissimo at the close of the
second movement. The almost comic picture
OF the imps chasing Peer Gynt, with its eccen-
tricities of rhythm and orchostration. appealed
to the audience, so-it must have been to the
sense Of humor rather than to the musical in
stinct-that repetition of it was insisted upon.
The Schumann symphony. which closed the
concert, brought into play some of the most
remarkable attributes of Mr.. Nikisch's conduct
ing; it was read in a style that gave the fullest
exposition to the composers idea by the elab-
Grafton and contrast given to every detail of
the work, the delightful and characteristic
setting forth Of its rhythmic niceties and the
warmth and affiuence of tonal beauty in which
the whole was clothed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
Two Fires on f Street,

About o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm
of fire was rung from box lbs by Sergeant Fall
vey of the sixth precinct. who, with Officer
Caverly of the first precinct, had noticed
smoke issuing from the fourth story of the
May building, at the northeast corner of 7th
and L streets northwest. 1t was found that the
fire originated on the upper floor, which was
unoccupied, except that some furniture was
stored in one room. The windows and doors
being tightly closed, the firemen succeeded in
extinguishing the flames before much damage
was done. The loss is about $500, covered by
insurance.
About 7:45 o'clock a fire occurred in the Office
OF the Law Reporter, No. 500 Z street, which
was extinguished with but little damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
Real Estate Matters.

A. ]. Miller has bought for s13 900 of Lucy v.
Dugan lots and 10, so. 267, of James l.. Norris
for $3.50 part lot 8, do, of d. orc. Callaghan
for $1,000 part 8, do; of VIM. Stewart, trustee,
for q. 400 part 7, do; of J. Lee Adams for
$4,000 lot 10, So. 26S of ]. X. Pfel for S1675
parts 4 to c, do; of John G. Tasker for 81 800
lot L, do. These lots are all in the neighbor-
hood of between 18th and 18th streets south
west
A. NJ. McLachlan ct al. have bought in truas
Of G. c. Lightfoot for S7,s75. lots 81 to 80, and
for $4,000, 50 to II, Lanier Heights
A. Herbert ct al have bought in trust of Re-
becca Black Hornsby, for $4,000, lot g.,
square 162.
Thomas Rupert has bought for $3.50 of E.
j. Hill subs SO and TO- square 753, 80 by 20, cor
ner I'd and G. streets northeast
Cecilia VI. CouShlin has bought of Is. Leon
ard for Sll.5OO subs. to 3, square n. of $50
40 feet on Sd street and "a feet on Virginia
avenue southwest
Martha F. Myers has bought for "a. los of
Jas. b. Holledge subs o, p, q. II and S, square
Sill, 81 by so feet on 30-foot alley between o
and p. 4th and 5th streets northwest
Lydia q. Z. Ball has bought for q. 600 of T.
+. Schneider sub 2l5, square 1862. 1891 by 81. so
feet Oh street between 9th and 10th streets
northwest.
G. and ]. Lansburgh have bought for SIS 500 OF
s. II. McCloskey lot g. square 203. 20 by
120 feet on 18th between v and W streets
northwest
Anna g. Hunt has bought for ga, DOL 81 OF A.
Lawrence ct al subs "a and %, square lib,
54x70 feet on Massachusetts, avenue between
18th and Goth streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
GEORGETOWN.

A MISSING Gypsy GIRL.-Near Rosslyn, Va
the small settlement on the river bank ON the
Virginia side Of the Potomac opposite George
town and near the new BRIDGE band of gip-
camp last Sunday was rather goOd-looking
man from this side of the river who, az the
story goes, tried to make favorable impress
sion upon the heart of a bri9ht-looking gypsy
girl about fourteen years old. His attentions
were apparently not at all distasteful to the
girl, but decidedly SO to the child's mother,
who threatened to make it warm for him if he
did not leave her daughter alone. Thursday
the girl disappeared and as nothing has since
been heard of her her mother appealed to the
police for assistance in finding her child.
Betsey Stodes is the unromantic name OF this
runaway maiden.
JEWELL, THE ABsENT.-The amount for which
Jewell, the absconding receiver of the WASH
ington and Georgetown railroad company, is
responsible to the company has been settled by
the security company that gave bond for him,
so Mr.. kOones, treasurer OF the railroad COM
pany, informed STAR reporter today. "A very
determined man has the task of looking Jewell
up" continued MIR. KoOnes, land it must be
matter OF very few days only before he Is
arrested"
He HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN THERE" Do
whatY" asked William Harris, a colored boy,
when arraigned in the Police Court today
Disturbed the quiet Of Georgetown" an
swered Clerk Harper; "are you guilty or not
gmltyY' "No. SIR" Policeman Curran told
Judge Miller that Harris was another one of
the boys who were engaged in brick throwing
on Frederick street last month. The boy de-
MED the charge, but when questioned by Judge
Miller he told all about the trouble "You
know too much about the affair not to have
been there" said Judge Miller as he imposed
fine of IS or Is days.
THE LAST HOP Of the season by the George
town assembly was given last night at Linthi-
cum Institute hall. 1t was declared by the
several hundred present that it was the most
enjoyable assembly yet given.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
z A.M.-Great Falls-temperature, A; condi-
ton. l6. Receiving reservoir-temperature, 4S;
condition at north connection, "a; condition at
south connection, 10. Distributing reservoir
temperature, 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.
How the Progress OF Work on the
Library Building is Recorded.

A graphic history of the new library building
Is being prepared and when it is completed it
will be one Of the most unique narratives of a
building that has ever been written. The PEN
Gil used is the rays Of the sun and the paper is
the sensitized plate of a Photographic camera.
Every ten days from the top of the building
occupied by Architect Pelz and his force of
draughtsmen one of the employees directs
camera upon the great hole which has been
scooped ont in the square just east Of the Capt.
tol grounds. Every detail of the condition Of
the work, the height of the walls, the piles of
material on hand is accurately impressed upon
the plate. The photographs are fled away
properly labeled and can be produced if any
question arises as to what was done or was not
done at any stage of the work If, for in
stance, contractor claims that he had certain
material on the ground at a certain date he can
be confronted with a photograph and asked to
point out where the material was located. The
photographs are not taken for this purpose ex-
clusively. They are found to be a valuable
supplement to the written record kept by the
assistants OF Mr.. Bernard r. Green, who ia in
charge Of the work Of construction under the
direction Of Gen. Casey. This rather novel
use of the Photographic camera and the pho
tographs taken will be of great interest in
years to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
Condensed LOCALS.

Yesterday in the Criminal Court Andrew
Bell, coiored, was convicted Of HOUSEKEEPING
at the stable of Silas Boyce.
A certificate of the election OF Allen c. Clark,
Francis Mclean, and Uriah s. Hawks as trus :
tees of the Metropolitan Baptist church has
been filed IN the recorders Office.
Clan issa Young and Elman Holmes were yes
teSday adjudged insane and committed to the
government hospital for the insane
There were twenty prisoners in the Police
Court dock this morning
Yesterday afternoon Officer Grant found the
dead body Of a cOlored baby in the alley be-
tween 18th and l4th, l. and NJ streets north
west
DIR. Walter Johnston, postmaster a. Bowie.
Md, brother OF W. ]. Johnston of this city and
father of Johnston Brothers, tea merchants,
died on Monday last at his home. near Bowie.
from the effects OF asthma. complicated with
dropsy Of the heart, and was buried ON
"Wednesday.
The Young Mems temperance association has
elected the following officers: W. Hendricks
Pres; J. ImirIe, v. p; W. Breesin. sec. F; c.
Cameron, treas; A Clark, guide; ]. Chesline,
Waterman.