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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
THE FINANCIER VS.. THE BUCCA,
NEER.

Mr.. EDITOR:-In speaking of value,
we can only say it may be compare
lively persistent and constant. Let us
see how gold became to represent value.
No doubt on the first discovery of gold
its beauty, scarcity and durability first
attracted attention; and as not every
one could possess it, it served to give
its possessor a distinction from the
mass of his fellow mortals. The same
thing gives the diamond it's representa-
tive value. The notion that we are
distinguished from the common herd
and are ranked among princes and
earth's worthy and great ones, by pos
sessing what they cannot attain unto.
The same principle of vanity in the
human heart gave to the diamond and
to the gold its representative value. To
some extent this is true of silver.
Divest these metals as such of the
means of satisfying human vanity and
make them no longer coinable, and we
can almost safely say they could be ap-
preciated at a value now represented
by or so cents per pound.
However, gold and silver are pecu-
liarly appropriate to become the
measuring rule of values. Because
they cannot arbitrarily be increased.
And as the nations have acceptedthese
metals by the pound as the interna-
tional representation of value, they
become a variable but universal stand
ard by which to measure value. Any
nation may have other standards in
coins and paper certificates calling for
a value in land or goods, and they may
call these coins of copper, nickel, silver
and gold together with their paper
certificates money; but when you start
to Europe, all these cease to be money.
You can't carry money to another
country and use it there. How much
have we gathered from this investiga-
ton?
1. Every nation has it's own money,
and what is money in one country is
no money in another.
=. Gold n silver by u quanGlGy
being limited, becomes appropriately
the representation of value among ma
tions although having but little value
in themselves.
3. The silver dollar being the lawful
unit in this country by which all COM
parsons are made, it a be
above or below par. The silver dollar
is now worth one hundred cents. 1t is
the gold dollar worth one hundred and
twenty cents. 1t is the gold dollar
twenty cents above par.
A.. Asevery nation has its ownmoney,
it matters not what is the unit in
America. 1t does not matter whether
we make money out of tin, copper, sill
yer or gold; for if we ship any we ship
by the pound.
5. Money must have the government
stamp calling for SO many units of
value. In America so many silver
dollars of value.
6. Anything authorized by govern
ment in the form of coin or certificates
calling for a definite number of units
OF value, whether these units of value
DE IN land or goods or in ANYTHING
stable and persistent, is O under
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
Ina. Address, 3A D. St., N. w,
Washington, D. @.
Vice President-B. Fl. Clover, Cam
bridge, Kansas.
Secretary-Treasurer-J. Ell. Turner,
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
St., N. W., Washington, D. G.
LECTURER. H. Wiletts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
CIV. Macune, Washington, D. G.
Alonzo WardaI, Huron, South Da-
kota.
j. F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
R. Q. Patty, Macon, Miss.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark.
A. e. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
Izatlons with L. L. Polk Er-oftciO
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

RALEIGH, N. c., March 26, 1891.
L. L. Polk, President Farmers Ali
Gnce:
DEAR SIR:-Your letter received, in
which you state that persons in certain
localities have made a charge against
you, and ask me to give you a state
ment in reference to it. The charge is,
THAT on the first days fight at Gettys-
burg, you, as Brigadier-G General, cap
tured a company of the 151st Pennsyl-
vania Regiment, and seeing that you
could not take them from the field by
reason of pressure from the enemy
ordered your men to shoot them" kill
ing some and wOunding others.
You we're neither a Brigadier-G Gen
eral nor a Colonel, but a Lieutenant in
one of the companies in the 43d North
Carolina Regiment, which I com
manded as it's Colonel on that occasion;
and this is the only military rank you
ever held. There is positively no truth
in the charge made, and [ do not be-
lieve that anyone exhibited such a
wanton disregard of the rules of civil
lied warfare. Yours truly,
THOs. S. KEENAN,,
Late Col. com'd'g 43d n. @.
Reg't at Gettysburg.
The original copies of the above let
tiers are on file in the office of L. L.
Polk, President National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union, Washing
ton, D. C.-NUtiOnaL Economist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

Cured as the capture of Federal troops
bv C~onfederates, and the killing or
wounding>of a single man through fear
of re-capture, or for any other cause,
the whole history of the affair would
have been spread from ocean to ocean
long ago. He says nothing of the kind
occurred at any time during the battle,
or before or afterwards.
Personally I am co%nversant with
much Of the history of the battle of
Gettysburg, and had the honor of be-
ing selected as one of the party to note
various points of interest on the field
sometime after the battle. During
this work commanders of the various
bodies of men were on the field to verify
the correctness of the marking with
stakes at many places of interest. |
know we went over the whole of the
first days battle-ground, and while
many incidents of interest we're re-
lated, nothing was mentioned of the
capture of any Federals by COnfed-
crates, and the killing or wOunding Of
any of the Federals after they fell into
the Confederates' hands. I have made
diligent inquiry of others engaged in
the battle, and have failed to ascertain
a single fact that could directly or in
directly lead to the conclusion that any
Federal captured at Gettysburg had
been otherwise than properly treated
there after capture. I therefore be-
lieve, fully and sincerely, that the
story circulated, as I understand, in
some of the Western papers that you,
or those under you, mistreated Union
soldiers after capture, is a deliberate,
willful, and malicious lie.
have the honor to remain, my dear
sir, faithfully yours,
HENRY @. DEFINING.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

Col. IT. c.. Demming Harrisburg, Pa:
MY DEAR COLONEL:-I have been too
unwell to answer your letter of inquiry
of March, 23d ult., and am hardly able
to do so now. made for the War De-
partment a list, Dynamo, of every man
killed, wounded and missing at the
battle of Gettysburg, and it was adopted
as the official loss. The total was 337.
[ can account for this entire number
how killed, wounded and missing, and
when and where. In most cases have
the orderly ~sergeant's signature to the
list. At our regimental meetings and
reunions I have met many of each
company, and [ got these statements
in reference to the losses. In all their
inquiries I V heard it intimated
that any of the men were fOully dealt
with.
I am entirely confident, therefore,
that the story that reached you of some
of my men having been shot after zap
ture by the Confederates is untrue in
every particular.
I thank you sincerely for your sym
pathy and good wishes, and remain
your friend and comrade,
GEO. f. MCFARLAND,
Late Lieut.. Col. 151st Pa. Vols.
Commanding at Gettysburg.
P. S.-Mrs. Mcfarland just now tells
me an incident that may have given
rise to the story you refer to:
Somewhere about the 10th of July a
rebel prisoner in the Theological build
ing, apparently connected with Gen.
Kemper there wounded anda prisoner)
shot and killed a Union wounded sol
der not of my regiment). He was
Immediately put in chains and soon
disappeared, as she says, to Fort Nc
Kenny.
Write me if any further inquiry sug-
gests itself.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

awarded to any essay not deemed
worthy of publication by the Associa-
ton. The Association reserve the right
of publication and copyright of the
successful essays, if it desired to pub
lish them. Other essays will be re-
turned if stamps for postage are sent.
Address all inquiries to Richard T.
Ely, Secretary of the American Eco
nomic Association, Baltimore, Nd.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
Canadian Whaat Exnnrts.

Toronto. 0ut., Aug. 2O.-Canada
will export more wheat than ever
before. The Yield in Ontario will be
81 500 900 bushelS,Or nearly 10 900, 900
more than last year. Manitoba and
the northwest will WELD, it is esti-
mated, 81, $50 800 and the other pro-
vinceS $500. eco bushels, or in all
abUu. So 900, 900 bushels. Dedu. Ting
for seed and consumption 10000 900
bushels this will leave $4,000, GOO
bushels for export. Of this amount
Manitoba expects to export 25 900, 900
Of hard wheat, the finest Canada pro-
duCes. Last year the total export of
wheat frsm Canada was Il little over
100000 bushels, The wheat crop
here was nearly 100000 bushels
short Of requirements for seed and
bread in the Dominion, and this
shortage was supplied by large i'm.
portations of United States -four.
The crop of wheat in Canada this
year exceeds anything In the history
Of the country. The average yield of
fall wheat per acre this year will be
PA bushels, or bushels above the
average in years past. In western
Ontario some fields produced as high
as IS bushels an acre and 63, 81 and IS
pounds TO the bushel.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
Scandinavia Prsdomlnates.

Minneapolis Evening Tribune: A
local paper recently called attention
TO the unusually large percentage Of
children born of Scandinavian parents
in Minneapolis. In proportion to
population they are probably as
three to one in comparison with the
children Of American parentage.
And now comes the Boston Herald
with the statement that there is a
school district called White Hills
down in Connecticut with popula-
zion of upward of 5000, IN which no
chill has been born for nine years,
and the result is that the school
there is to be abandoned for want Of
pew pupils. The youngest child in
town is nine years old, and as she
adyancrs her studies there is no:
hndy to take her pflee. Fhe New
England families may soon he ex'
pected to enter vigorous protest
against having to pay II school tax.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
A Universal Question.

GLOW can / get the most for the
least money!" This is the almost
universal question among Americans.
Always in busint SO, usually in pleas.
ure, often i'll religion, this is lie tape
and rule by which IL new proposition
is measured. Not 10 write Il homiiy,
bat 10 aid hart.worked men IN find
ing homes, and seekers of pleasure
and health in finding desirable havens
is the purpose of this notice. We
make it blIef hy saying: Take the
Great Northern Railway, from Nor
ris to the Northwest and Pacific
Coast Publications concerning
the Northwest sent free and letters
of inquiry answered Ivy F. /. Whit.
ney, q. L. & Il. A., st. Paul, MINI.
The readers of this paper are advised
to call and see J.. A. Ilamblen. Agent
q. n. R'y., for particulars iF a trip
for pleasure, business or health IS
contemplated to any part of the
UnIted States
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
Notice oil Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale.

WaEREAs, Default has occurred in the pay
ment 0t the sum OF Niue and no 100 D'llals,
IS9 COY interest which became due and pay
abb. on the First day of May A. ID. 1891, upon
e certain Mortgage, duly executed and deli
rered by Theodore Llnstad and kmma Lin
stad this Wite) Mortgagors, to Hiram d. Upton
Mortgage. Tearing date the 9th day Of No
vem6er A. D. 1855, and which mortgage,
together with the power of sale therein con-
tanned, was duly recorded in the office OF
the Register of Deeds, in and for the County
of Stevens and state Ut MIMI sofa, on the 2Sth
day of November A. d. 1888, at 10 O'Clock A.
M, in book ar" of Mortgages, on page 259;
and
WuRREAs. 1t is in said Mortgage provided
that il said uortgagors shall fail to pay any
part of the sum OF money secured thereby at
the lime and in the manner specified in said
Mortgage, then and rs often as such default
shall occur, the whole sum OF money secured
thereby. may, at the option of the lega holder
of the notes thereby secured, and without
notice I've declared due and payable, and
whereas the said Hiram D. Upton is now the
legal holder of said notes and such default
having occurred, the said Hiram ID. Upton has
elected aud does hereby elect and declare the
whole sum secured by said Mortgage due and
payable, and therefore there is claimed to be
due alon said Mortgage at the date Of this
notice. the sum of Three Hundred and
ElSlIeSu anu oU- LOU DOllaFSV kC0lc OOl anu IiO
action or proceeding having boon instituted,
at law or otherwise, to recover the debt Sc
cured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof,
Now, THBREFORB, Notice is hereby given,
that by virtue of the power of sale contained
in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute
in such case made and provided, the said
Mortgage will be toreclOsed by sale Of the
premises described in and conveyed by said
Mortgage, viz: The West half Of ths North
East quarter (WK NEA) of Section Eight (S),
in Township One Hundred and Twenty 1--WE
ll26), and Range FOrty-one (4l), in the county
OF Stevens and state Of Minnesota, with the
hereditaments and appurtenances thereto be-
longing; which sale will be made by the
Sheriff OF said county Of Stevens, ct the front
door of the Court House, in the Village of
Norris in said County Of Stevens and State OF
Minnesota, on the 9th day of October A. D.
1891, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of thst
day, al pablic auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt and Interest, and
taxes, if any on said premises and Twenty
Ave Dollars attorneys fees, as stipulated in
said Mortgage in case Of foreclosure, and the
Disbursements allowed By law; subject to
redemption at any time within one year
from the day Of sale, as provided by law.
Dated ut Minneapolis. Mimi, this first day
of september A. d. 1891.
HIRAM D. UPTON.
EDWARD E. WEBSTER, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
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CROP INSURANCE.

O. Auv. 22nd the Pioneer Press
cuutginpl au editor ial winch we wish
We could publish in full, with refer
,nte to t. unerS state insurance ON
crops. 1t truly says that "no other
interest of equal magnitude would
dream for a moment Of discarding the
insurance safeguard. No husino s. man
with common prudenct would take the
lisk of fire dat the farmer does with
hal and tOrHadoes, and the one is about
Us sue to cone us the other"
The hard labor, and calculations of
a whole summer, Is swept away III all
hour, we have had 81 tticent proof Of
that year ago i'll this county. The
insurance Of crops has made slow
Roadway thus far; one reason is that
tanners ale TOO willing to take the
chances, hoping for the best. An
other reason, adjusters have made it n
point to settle claims very much below
what they agreed to give when the
INSURANCE was effected; this system Of
grinding down the farmers has dis
outraged them, and they sometimes
feel like letting ia ngs taking care of
themselves.
The trouble Of adjusting justly
would be pbyiated if the farmers OF the
entire state would combine together in
p mutual insurance organization such
as many societies do with life insur-
ance. In the midst of the super
ab"Rdapce of this year, quite number
will suffer want OH account of loss by
hail.
It is estimated that il every acre
of wheat in Minnesota and the two
Dakotas were insured, a rate of q
cents per acre annually would more
than cover all crop losses from storm
and leave surplus for profit. Sup
pose we double that and say, for Min
nesota it would cost cents per acre
it would come ght on every farmer
That would make a certainty for every
farmer ~ the state without compelling
them to the humiliating position of
receiving aims; and what farmer would
refuse to contribute as much as his
assessment would amount to for the
relief of brother farmer who would
be unfortunate enough to loose his
crops.
If the flreers of Minnesota would
unite together fer movement like this
it would be Of infinitely more practical
benefit than chasing the ignis fatuus of
sub treasury or other Wild schemes.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
Notice OF Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale.

WERREAs, Default has occurred in the pay
ment Of the sum OF Seven dollars, ls7.O0) in
terest which bt came due and payable on the
FIRST day OF August AID. 1891 u ron q certain
Mortgage, duly executed and deliver by
George Schultz, ''single," Mortgagor, to
Hiram b. Upton Mortgage. bearing date the
29th day of January A: d. 1887, and which
therein contained. was duly recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County OF Stevens and State If Minnesota, on
the 4th day of February A. ID. 1857, at 3
o'clock P. NJ, in Book IN" OF Mortgages, on
page 40; and
WHEREAS, It is in said Mortgage provided
that if said MOrtgagOr shall fail to pay any
part OF the sum OF money secured thereby at
the time and in the manner specified in said
Mortgage, then and as often as such default
shall occur, the Whole sum of money secured
thereby, may, at the option Of the legal
holGer Of the notes thereby secured, and
without notice, be declared due and payable,
and whereas the said Imam D. UPTON is now
the legal holder Of said notes and such de-
fault having occurred, the said Hiram D..
Upton has elected and does hereby elect and
declare the whole sum secured by said Mort
gage due and payable, and therefore there is
claimed TO DO due upon said Mortgage at the
date Of this notice, Tie SUN OF Two Hundred
and Seven and 73-1OO Dollars, (s2O7 .73) and
no action or proceeding having been inst.
tuted, at law or otherwise, to recover the
debt secured by said Mortgage. or any part
thereof
Now, therefore, notice is hereby gwen that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
Mortgage. and pursuant TO the statute in
such case made and provided, the said Mort
gage will be toreclosed by q Sale OF the pre-
misses described in and conveyed by said
Mortgage, viz:
The South East quarter of the North
West quarter AMI Lots number, d Three (3),
Four az aud Five (5l, i'll Section number.
Six tG) in Township numbered One Hundred
and Twenty five C25), and Range numbered
Forty one (4I), in the County of Stevens and
State OF Minnesota, with the Entertainments
and appurtenanccs thereto belonging; which
sale will he made by the Sheriff of said
County OF Stevens, at the front door of the
COut House, in the Village Of Morris in said
COUNT of Stevens nd State of Minnesota,
on the 9th day of October ID. 1891, at ten
o'clock III the forenoon of that day, at public
auction. TO the highest bidder for cash, to
pay SAID debt and interest and taxes, ii any,
on said premises, and Twenty-f five dollars
attorneys fees, as stipulated in said Mortgage
in case of foreclosure, and the disbursements
allowed by Law; subject to redemption at
any time within one year from the day of sale
as provided by .aw.
Date at Minneapolis. Mimi, this First
day of September A. ID. 1891.
HIRAM d. UPTON,
EDWARD f. WEBSTER, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
MORRIS, MINI

STATE OF MINNESOTA, T.,
County OF Stevens. Village { Morris, o.
TO Great Northern R. r. Co., owner of
Right Of way, South side of Fifth street,
from Atlantic Ave, to Pacific Ave. of said
Village of Morris.
You will please take notice that pursuant
to a resolution of the Common Council of
said Village Of Morris. duly passed on the
18th day Of May 1881, ordering sidewalk on
Right of way South side OF fifth street, from
Atlantic Avenue to Pacific Avenus aforesaid
in said Village of Morris,
You are hereby notified, and required to
build sidewalk on the Right OF way afore-
said. The said sidewalk to be constructed
under the direction of the Sidewalk Com
mittee Of Village of Morris. The said side
walk must be built within 81 days from the
date of the service of this notice upon you;
or the same will be built by said Village of
Morris. and the costs charged up to said lots
as tax.
Dated August LIST, 1891:
ANTON WArgKB.
ATTEST: President.
R. F. ELLIOTT. Recorder.
WV. J. MORRIS,
42t2 Road Overseer, Dist. No. l.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC:- REV. 6 GORGE GAsKELL, Prizes
Mass every Sunday at 1890 a. m. Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 p. E. 7esper
at p. N.
METHODIST Rev. s. Ellery, Pas
tor, Services every Sund'0 at 1880, a. N
and 1880 p: m. Prayer meetil on Thursdays,
at 1880 p. m.
GQNGREGATIONAL:-Rey HIM Henri tx
M. and 100 p. m. Prayer meeting Of the
!. P. s. G. f. every Sunday evening at $50.
Prayer meeting every Thursday 1t 1880 p. m.
NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHEh
AN REV. P. A. DIgTRIcnsoN, Pastor. Service
and meetings at times designated by pastor
CONFERENCE--REv O. DAZZLE Pastor
Meetings at 1880 o'clock every Wednesday
evening.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03

A couple in Bellinghan, I.ac-Qui-
Parle county Mimi. named Salisbury.
have reached the united age Of 206
years. Mrs. ). died On Monday night
last aged 102 years ,and MIS-. is dying
at ln4 they were married 81 years.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03
AncLIin,s Arnlca Saliva

The best salve in the would for cuts
bluiSes, sores. ulcers, salt rheum.
fever sores, letter, cEapped hands,
ChilbIains. corns, and all skin erup-
tioms, and positively cures piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money
IpfRnded- Price 25 cents per box
For sale by Fritz Bpckentin.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03

Telcgraphy Shorthand, personally or by ma
book keeping, GrrilaII, type-w riting stc.; in
plete business course in q nutshell, over
three hundred graduates now holdingr re-
81 onsible positions OF honor; loves! terms;
occasional chance TO make board; for Cata-
Ioi ue md any other iniornation; address
43yam 81, PArL, MlSS.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03

The government party in Canada
is growing weaker; on Thursday
plight bIst. on y vote to cepsure the
government for abuse of power, the
goyernmen t majority was only Is.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-09-03

JImes Il. Garfield, son of the bate
PRESIDENT Garfield was defeated for
hon:ination to the State Senate in
ohio on Tuesday, through the
fQrakcr i.rlluence.