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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-24
THE S~UB-TREASURY PLAN.

The Lenoir Topic is still engaged in
making great air holes in the Sub
Treasury plan. The editor admits that
it is a one-sided discussion, but says he
is willing to go ahead for the benefit of
his readers. We will be more generous
with old man Scott and claim for him
that it is a very able debate and he is
holding up his end of the pole with as
much dignity as could be expected.
In his last series Bro. Scott goes back
into wal times, which was before the
writer was born, and tells a narrowing
story about how the government issued
between three and four hundred mil
lions Of dollars in paper currency with
which to pay the Union soldiers. He
claims that this was ~"unsound " money
and became deprecated in value.
AS a matter of course that was to be
expected. The Confederate currency
was deprecated and naturally people
looked upon any new money with sus-
picion. More than that the govern
ment was involved in a war with a
portion of our own people, everything
was uncertain, no one knew what the
result of the war would be. A we'll
managed insurance company would
not issue a policy to a man about to
engage in a duel, and especially after
the firing began. So it is no wonder
that the currency was deprecated.
But today peace reigns within our
borders. There is no prospect of a war
with any other country. With our
bonds selling at $26 premium and
property worth many times the amount
of currency necessary to do the bust
ness of the country, it is absurd for the
Topic CT anybody to assert that there
is danger of a deprecated currency
based on land or staple products.
No doubt Bro. Scott remembers the
time when State banks were in ex-
istence. Currency was issued then to
the amount of s. for every dollar of
gold. The idea was that not more
than One-third of this currency would
be presented for redemption at n
time. Now what was that based on?
One dollar of every three had specie for
a basis. The other two dollars was a
promise to pay" by the government.
The property of the stockholders was
the security or collateral whichever
you choose to call it. But we believe
in a national currency, furnished to
the people according to the ideas of
Thomas Jefferson and John @. Calhoun.
The Topic tells how the people kicked
against the fiat money issued during
the war. Gold became far more val
able than the currency. Well, we
hear of that nowadays. There are
"gold bugs" in this country. They
have been here for a hundred years.
They loom up every time anything
except gold is mentioned. Old man
Scott is a gold bug" He wants the
people to remain slaves to a little bit
of yellow metal for all time to come.
1t is calculated that all the gold in
existence, in money, jewelry and
everything else, in the world, could be
put in a room 24x24 feet in size. So
the gold bugs insist that the currency
of the world, with it's billions of people,
must have nothing but a gold basis for
money. This suits the bankers of
France, Germany, England and Amer
lea. 1t is their delight. This is the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-24
N. r. p. A.
H LAST CALL.

Three uceebS ago zee announced an
this space thut oil subscribers IN
arrears after the 10th Of November
1couId be dropped from OuT list,
and that oil 1cb0 WOuId pGy up by
the first of November oil back due8,
and O. dollar for another t1celue
months acouI& get the paper to Jan
uary 1St. 1898. Since making this
announcement and proposition, 1ce
hare received letters from several
Secretaries, asking as tOple0se gjUe
them t1CO UeekS more, and prom
Using to see their brethren and
secure their renewals If 1Ce uUOuld.
AS there haze come so many Of
these requests and so argent, aCe
haze decided to run the proposition
to December 1st, 1891, after aChich
time the paper aciU only 90 to paid
up subscribers. We are anxious
to do oil qce com for ther brother
hood, bat We cannot run the paper
1UithOut pdy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-24

way they dictate the policy of these gov
ernments. They say 1T is the soundest
financial system in the world" OF
course it is. If it wasn't the gold bugs
would be out of a job. But is it sound
for the millions who are gradually
drifting into slavery?
A long time ago we had specie, we
had colonial money" our people
used everything for a medium Of ex-
change. We don't mean a thousand
years ago. One hundred and fifty
years ago the skins Of animals we're
used right here in America for the pur-
pose Of buying lands. Yes, right here
in America, now Dazzling with modern
splendor, the land of dudes, million
aires and cranks. BIT within the past
thirty years a banker came yer from
London. He had discussed the matters
with his friends. He came with a bill
which went through u Congress
during the excitement of war, the
bankers association" was formed at
Washington in 1862 and from that day
the United States government has been
a slave to a few men who have their
thumbs on the screws. Some of them
live in America, but not all. Hence
some radical measure like the Sub
Treasury must be gotten through in
spite of the powerful opposition and
the f1imsy arguments.
We maintain that any dollar the
United States issues today with its
promise to pay will pass in borders
for a hundred cents and we defy the
Topic to prove that it would not.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-24
COL. POLK UNANIMOUSLY RE
ELECTED PRESIDENT AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
Especial to THE Progressive FARNER.I

Especial to THE Progressive FARNER.l
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 10, 1891
Col. L. l. Polk was today unanimous
Iy reelected as President of the Nation
al Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, by the Supreme Council. The
vote in his favor was absolutely unani
nous. No other nomination was
made for the office of President, and
when the vote came it was made by
one great reclamation amid the widest
enthusiasm and most tumultuous ap
p}ause. To night at the Hotel English,
President Polk was presented, by the
California delegation, with choice
fruits from California soil. The lob
bies of the hotel were packed with
people and the presentation was fol
lowed by short addresses from speak
ers representing every section of the
country. All spoke on the line of gen
eral and absolute fraternalism. See-
tionalism was buried with its face
downward to scratch its way down to
it's merited home.
NADTON RT-TT ED
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31

There are few things more exciting
then waiting to get your first sight
of a tiger. Despite the knowledge
that one must Keep cool, the nerves
got the upper hand, and it seemed
as though the holding of the rife
steady had become an impossibility.
Now and again the long grass that
bordered the nullah stirred, as some
deer, hog or jackal, fearful OF the din,
would dash across the yellow stream
ard vanish in the jungle thatstretch-
ed for miles behind me.
i was peering into the thick under
growth, when suddenly Ali touched
me and whispered 'Baghl baghl"
tiger, tiger pointing toward the
plot.
Yes, standing out in the opening,
with its head turned in the diree-
ton of the din and hubbub,
angrily twitching its tail, stood a
magnificent tiger. For some seconds
they seemed an hour-that tiger
stood there some 200 yards from me
and then turned back into the woods.
The noise OF the heaters grew louder
and louder, and was beginning to
fear that the beast intended to break
through their line, when, almost ex-
actly opposite me, the tall grass was
gently pushed aside and out into the
full glare of day stepped the tiger.
1t started to pass down the nullah,
but for a second halted on a slab OF
rock tolisten to the noise Of its enc
mics
1t was splendid shot. A sharp
crack ola rifle and then to my JOY Isaw
the quarry lying on its stomach,
tearing up the ground around IN its
impotent rage and growing as only
a tiger can. There was no necessity
for a second shot, for as we scramb.
led to the top of the rock that had
concealed us the royal brute rolled
over on it's side, while a stream o
blood from its mouth made assur
anca doubly sure.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31

and drank so much that ne
began bcasting after awhile thai ne
could beat any man onearth playing.
California jack. He did play q sur.
prisingly good game; he won 70 ,i rom
me In two or three hours. uen
daylight began to show itself sala
/ must be going, whereupon ne TOOK
up the lamp TO show me his sllVerI
ware that / might pick out what l
wanted. But | didn't want any
thing, so lie let me out the front door
and | went sneaking home. l oiteh
met the fellow afterward on the
streets, but he only laughed, ana !
knew he would never give me away
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Two Views OF the War.

Scribner's Magazine for November:
What man Of forty two or three mas
not found some difficulty in making
tho man OF thirty-fye or less under
stand how he looks ut things, lust
because OF this line OF difference
which means that one Of them was
halfgrown boy and the other a chlld'
during the years between 1860 and
1865? 1t is the whole difference be-
tween the historic and the remlnIs.
cent point OF view.
Sometimes it seems possible that
the boy OF fifteen or sixteen may
have received a more vivid general
impression than the actors them.
selves, who were busy with detail
and even with drudgery, while 20
him everything was idealized into
clear andlarge outlines-unohscured
right and wrong, large issues and no
compromises. How with this KIND
| OF memory are you going to MAKE
/ the Younger man understand just
how real the whole of it all Is toyou,
On whichever side OF Mason and
Dixon's line you lived, there viii al
ways seem to him something tnnatl
cal in your way OF looking at Oh,
past, and he will have a certain pity
such as one might have for persol
now literally enough educated Wit
still has lingering in him the bias Q
some early narrow training
OF course it is infinitely better 50
and he has the fuller inheritance !
the very thing the war was Tough
fora country in which sect.onalist
should be a word almost incomprt
| hensible. All OF which does not alte
the fact that just behind the uctus
fighters OF the battle comes "A genet
alton whose special legacy Of men
cries is a thing not often defined {
taken account Of, so that thinkin
over it prompted this writing
generation who remember as hoy
the long, hot Sunday 81 Bull Rul
when the elders came home froI
church with grave or scared face
who went out with m awe niue
greater than men ; into the hush,
streets on the day o. Lincoln dealt
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Seven Wonders of corea.

Corea, like the world ofthe ancient,
has its ''seven wonders" says the st.
Louis Republic. Briefly stated they
are as follows:
1. A hot mineral spring near Kin
Shantao, the healing proprietors of
which are believed to be miraculous.
No matter what disease may atfiict
the patient, dip in the Waterp proves
efficacious.
?. Two springs situated at consid-
cradle distance from each other; in
tact, they have the breadth of theen-
tire peninsula between them. They
have two peculiarities. When one il
full the other is always empty; and,
Notwithstanding the obvious fact
that they are connected by subter-
ranean passage, one is the bitterest
bitter, and the other pure and sweet.
3. The third wonder is Cold Wind
cave,a cavern from which a wintry
wind perpetually blows. The force
OF the wind IRON the cave is such
that a strong man can not stand be-
fore it.
4. A forest that can not be eradi-
Gated. No matter what injury is
done to roots OF the trees, which are
| large pines, they will sprout up again
directly-like the Phoenix from her
ashes.
). The fifth is the most wonderful
of the seven natural curiosities OF the
peninsula, 1t is the famous floating
stone" Itstands, Urseems to stand
in front OF the palace erected in itf
honor. 1t is an irregular cubs
OF great bulk. 1t appears to b
resting on the ground, free from sup
ports on all sides, but, strange t.
say, two men at opposite ends OF {
rope may pass it under the ston
without encountering any obstacl
J whatever
6. The sixth wonder is the 'ho
, stone" which from remote ages ha
lain in glowing white heat on top of
high hill.
The seventh and last Corean wor
: der is a drop of sweat of Buddha
J For thirty PAGES around the larg
temple in which it is enshrined not
: blade OF grass will grow. There al
! no trees or flowers inside the sacre
t square. Even the animals decline t
profaue a spot so holy,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Natures sweo, Music.

The Rev. DR.. Parker, otths Ciifl
Temple, London in q ruceat ls's'f
said no dcplorvd the fact that g
men had no sense ofhumor Hhaif'''I
such men wcro nrishmatical p'csI
aud too serious to 10 really snihasai
tic about anything. Theirs Uasas'I
iousncss that was mere woodaas's1
Tho man who never laughed az
rually cried. Nearly MI great pf
era hive been humorisss. &C.
Ind his broad jokes NhHe
laughed with a will. Some o.
witticst things ever uttered ~
spoken by John Wesley. kssa 4
Spurgeon's grim calvinism eou.s i
stiilehia msrriest jokes. Henry Na'
| Eoccher's grandson said y ". \.
/ 60 Co meeting because ! Ing y =
| grandpn'a little jokes. n
With regard 20 pulpit hai 1i !, !
Parker pointed out that t,fls I.
a bufToonery which oil wise =
should frown upon-the rude 49, =
clownisn Joking worthy Only 2 W "
tempt, not ON the high grouhu y /
irruyerancs. but on tile l0w groaal
simple imbccility aud mps'. "A
| On the other hund, there vas ! ~, ~
ed .humor. which no more vu. .i.-
the discourse than the dew pg IT,,
the rose bud on which Y Rllss. ..,,
IA TO laughter. the whole on ,,s'
was full OF it. When tlle ne
was aympathetically lnselE' !
what was laughter, ratlouss 4
timely. but n species Of muse .. !,
not laughter another name ~ \, 4
ness7 WINS there no gladness. y 7,
sunny universe? IL was no' IA n
Joking that elected laughter.
was q laughter born OF rea ,Ssi
spired By thankfulness, cll ~ 4 N
the over.present melancholy ", ~ n
gray climate oil human as ~ Il
lived. Commerce would 90 ~ s.s !,
keeping better fit laughed n,J
now and then. The house w. ~. ,
more OF n home If It's lniii'''
more cheerful.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Cheering a Lonesome Man.

81 am a burglar" man writes to-
the Atchison Globe, land your late
suggestion OF the vagaries Of a lone
some man reminds me ofan experience
/ once had. One rainy night | went
out from Chicago to rob a house ina
suburban town, and effected an n
trance with out much trouble. The
house was unoccupied; | mad received
tip that the owners folks we're away
and that he had gone after them.
But / didn't know but that there was
a Waterman. so was little careful
| in my business. After entering the
most of the rooms | concluded that
was alone, so | pushed a door and
| walked in to an upstairs room near
| the front OF the house. Greatly to my
surprise found g man lying in the
bed smoking cobpipe. There was q
bright moon outside by this time, the
sky having cleared, and, as he had the
shutters open and the blinds up, the
room was quite light. 1t was the
proprietor; he was not going after
| his family until the next day. The
fellow was the coolest one ever saw
he smoked away, apparently enjoy
ing my surprise, but finally he said:
We'll who are you?
II knew / was in for tUssle, 80
said / was q burglar-all the ii me
watching him. He made no attempt
to move. remaining stretched out or
the bed and putting away at the col
pipe. iii tell you what I'll do with
YOU he said. Pm lonesome and !
you will amuse me until Pm sleep!
you can take any thing you want. III
show you what we've got; it aim
much, and you can take your pick
What do you say? supposed th
fellow was playing me a trick, bu
he seemed perfectly in earnest, ant
got up and made a light. Produf
ing a pack of cards from a tabl
drawer he began shutting them an,
invited me to play California jack a
so cents hand. Remembering tina
had no pipe he found another one
with q sack OF tobacco, and ther
seating himself again, asked me t
cut for deal. He made three point
TO my one, and threw him out
silver half dollar. This pleased hi
,. so much that he produced n jug {
whisky and o pitcher OF water, bti
, he had only one glass, and he said !
! wouldn'tgo downstairs after anotht
one. He was quite gay over havip
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Half and Half.

One morning u curious looking
dog came over the bridge and trotted
down the street with bashful grin
on his dirty face as If on exhibition.
A closer observance Of the animal
showed that he had some curious
features in his makeup. Although
most resembling dog he was evil
IDENTIFY part mountain bear. His hind
quarters were exactly like those Of a
black bear, and his walk was n close
imitation OF the swagger mountain
animals of that kind have. He was
not inclined to be quarrelsome, but
no one seemed to court his friend
ship, and he was last seen going into
the country. 1t was stated that q
gentlemanin Marysville had recently
been made q present of an animal OF
that kind, half dog and half bear
and becoming tired of the animal
took him into the river bottom tc
put him out of the way. Before he
could shoot him che dog-bear rar
off, and the one which put in an an.
pearance in Yuba City is probabl,
the same administrator County
Farmer.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
A ThoughtfuI Parent.

Petted Daughter-"Papa, whathas
come over you? / never had wish
YOU we're not anxious to crafty, and
you even anticipated my wants, and
handed me money for all sorts OF
things | hadn't even thought OF.
But now l have to ask you for every
cent need, and yougrowl and grum-
Bile, and ask if think you are made
of money, and you rail at women's
extravagance and invariably ask me
what on earth / did with the last
check, or dollar or dime you gave
me. Don't you love me any more?'
Papa-''My darling, love you as
much as ever, but you are soon to be
married, and / am trying to gradu-
ally prepare you for the change. =
New York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Exchange OF PleaaantrIa.

Loud blew the night VIVA.
Monotonously rasped the early T.
tum katydid. And yearnIngly yos II
ed the abandoned and shameless !.
on the roof of the eoal.shed
Maria" observed Mr.. Billus II,
leaned back in his easy chair an
looked at his wife, "your no..
minds me OF an interesting naysl /.
dear"
"Why SO, John?" she inquired
"Because it Ii red to the very sna !,
Hoarsely murmured the plob,l
winds, perseyerlngly seraped III
katydid. and wilder grew the vail !,
the melancholy eat on the eoal.sb.a
Mrs. Billus sat in silence, IistsD,.
to the weird voices OF the night ",
hands folded insublime conteatm,,,
and her eyes wandered from her a,
bands countenanee 10 the shalov|
of his profile moving up and dovno.|
the wall as the flame IN liz eo,,|
grnte opposite titfnlly rose andisl
John, she said az last, ''ths ~
or Of your nose reminds mesoulshos
OF the government OF Louisiana
In what respect, Maria9a
Because, he softly answered NJ
takes a lot o. rye 10 keep il mn
MIR. Billus thoughtiulIy rubbelAs
nose and listened willis In psnsirs
silence to the mourniul night VIVA,
the voice Of the insistsnt katyd3l
aud the despairing yowl o. theoss,s.
cissd eat in the back yard
And that reminds me, Maria Y
said, reaching out for an0thqf Az,
to rest his feet on, that Il kaast
married you, ny dear, y0u s0sl
probably have been loF the ~, \
| your life like a lottery ticket aAsf,i.
drawing
Why"
because you would have been !.
torn up, my dear,
1T wouldn't have made ans lssg
eFence. John" said Mrs BIS
sweetiy, Il drew a blank nnyway.
You did, ms lnye." said NJ. q
lua his voice trembling with ssa4sl
ness, "a blank foo"
And il would have been batter b
me, perhaps" she went ON plaialia
~, Il had been like a nswspay
4 with lottery advertisements il il
!. why SO. madam"
Because, aaid Mrs. Blllas. hc
ing placidly into tho fire, ''iAsa
should have bscn excluded from y
males
4 Mr. Billua got up and Ssa, O
: and as Mrs. Billus sat lookiugdrsal
lis nc tho dancing flames and lssis
= ing to the sobbing night Wlnds .
!, the cultural refrain 81 tbs sasyt
= She could distinctly bear MF ~
!" swearing and throwing stones az !
at.-Chicngo Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
A Mean Man.

Detroit Free Press: A citizen OF
Cass avenue stood at his gate the
other day and offered a boy 10cents
to rake the leaves off his lawn. The
lad said he hadn't time, and the cit
izen was about to go for rake and
take hold OF the work himself when
a man came along with a big sack
and asked: Would you object to
my CARRYING off these leaves?"
"What for?" ITO bed my horse"
"H'm. Make good bedding?" First
rate" Then you may have 'em for a
quarter. Leaves have advanced so
per cent. this fall"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Tho Legend Of Brandy.

There is an old German legend
prevalent to this day in the duchy Of
SAKE. Meiningen, which details cir.
his satanic majcsty's
claim to the invention OF brandy.
The monarch Of the Internal re-.
gions-so the story goes was once
fairly outwitted by Steinbach man,
who tricked tho great enemy OF man
kind into entering an old beech tree,
where he found himself trapped with
out power to escape, and did not re-
gain his freedom till the tree was cut
down.
As soon as he wns liberated, Old
Nick rushed franticallv 10 his domin-
ions to see how things had Jared dur
ing his absence. To his dismay he
found hell empty. Casting about
him for some means OF retllling Pan.
demonium with lost souls, he hit up
on the idea of inventing brandy. De
lighted with this happy thought hi
hurried at once to the city Of Nord
hansen, and set up a distillery there,
which was so successful that NIL tn,
rich men Of the place came to him II
learn this new art ofhrandy-muking
and in due time, abandoning thei
own businesses, became distiler
themselves. And thus, says tn
chronicler Of the legend, it happened
that to the present day there is n,
other place in the world where thcr
il so much brandy burned as a
Nordhausen. -Pittsburg Dispatch.