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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
"Nonsencel Why not2"

"Nonsencel Why not1
"No goodee; little ones muchee bet
ter"
This disinterested advice was vast
ed, however, tor the captain threw
down "a silver dollar, and selecting the
four largest nuts had them conveyed
to his cabin.
Shortly afterward the Chinaman
packed up his wares and departed,
although it wanted an hour OF the
time for clearing the ship.
The captain observed with surprise
that the sailors still seemed to be
afraid of him. They certainly had
impulses of benevolence.
Haven't you got money enough?"
he asked of an old sailor whom he
saw laying down, with shake Of the
head, n pretty carving in wood.
mot by two dollars"
"Here they are"
The man was almost petrified with
astonishnent; he muttered a confused
speech OF thanks, and quickly hid
bis treasure under his jacket. He felt
tempted to kiss the captains hand,
but reirained from so unseaman-like
an action.
In another week the Venus was
steaming homeward.
The tropical sun seemed bent on
giving her an especially warm fare
well, and the men were nearly over
come by the heat.
The guards at the water tanks had
hard work to protect their charge
from the thirsty crew, and the cap.
tain longed for cooling drink. But
beer and wine were bload-warm, and
the ice machine was out of order.
useless piece Of iron," growled the
captain. 81 will have it thrown over
board tomorrow"
Suddenly an idea came to him.
steward"
"Aye, SIR"
"Bring me one OF the cocoanuts
that bought to Alpha"
The nut was brought and
the captain prepared to attack it
with knife and gimlet.
81 am glad that / bought the
things" said he, 'for cocoanut milk
is very refreshing. The sailors were
wise in buying 80 many. Hellol 1t
is plugged. The Chinaman must
have tested it to see if it was ripe.
Cunning rascal thatP'
The captain extracted the plug.
Then he drew a long breath, threw
back his head, raised the cocoanut in
both hands, and applied the orifce
to his lips.
The next instant he sprang back
as i! scorpion had stung him. He
coughed and sputtered, and his eyes
filed with tears.
"Donerwetterl What is this? 1t
tastes like rum. Steward, u glass;"
When the nut was held over the
glass, a dark liquid flowed out.
Rum it was without a doubt.
"Sol" cried the captain, falling
helplessly into a chair. "Now l un-
derstand it all"
Five minutes later all the men were
ordered TO bring their chests on deck,
and then followed such an inspection
as had never occurred before, even on
the Venus.
The captain did not stop with the
chests but went below and examined
the hammocks, the berths, and even
the coal-bunker. Nobody but the
steward knew what he was looking
for, and as nothing was found the
captain kept silence, unwilling to adj
NIT that he had been outwitted. The
sailors had taken good care that the
cocoanuts should not turn sour. A
few minutes later three cocoanuts
and fragments Of a fourth were bob
bing up and down IN the wake OF the
ship. Perhaps the waves threw them
on the beach Of some island whose in
habitants repeated the captains ex-
pertinent If so what a charming
study for painter their faces must
have made.-From the German OF
Christian Brokard.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
A SAMOAN STRATAGEM.

APT. Won Treu-
enfels, command
ing the C orvette
Venus stationed at
Apia, was as pro I'D
of the fair name of
his ship as of his
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
"Oh, mover mindr' says Miss Blake.

DuClcSS 0ILeTWaTuS ulScONerS, Il rather
like her In spite of her many defects -
'Why, yes" says Miss Blake. "She is
better than some. l suppose he had
money. BY the by, who Is he2''
ut doesn't matter in the least, my good
child, who anybody is nowadays; it is what
no has He may be a button man or q
vendor of bricks so long as he can pay his
bills and entertain the world at large.
Talking of that, what has WyldingP'
Fifteen hundred year and an internal
temper, says Sir Philip placdly. 'That's
his whole stock in trade "
''Bad for his wife and not much for any
one else Ii it be true what you say, what
a fraud tls Iaan isl He seems so specially
sociab!e and good-tempered so exceedingly
light in hand. Ali there is Denis How
severe he looks"
"WelI, always think I should like Denis
better If weren't the least bit afraid of
him." says Miss Blake, who never yet saw
a living thing she feared. Chow did you
get ON with himy' turning suddenly to
Norah.
Thus addressed, the blood seemed TO fly
70 Norah's heart She makes little faint
attempt as II to answer, but no words como.
Miss Blake, after n sharp glance at her,
steps 10 the rescue. 81 ".t't333
ar see. He kept you IN order as he docs
tho rest Of Us, and YOU don't like TO say so.
A cousin, like a brother, IL a true tonic; IN
pheasant hut wholesome. iCorrectiSes, you
know are always nasty iaDear Denis, II Il
a shame for me TO say word against him.
1t is a sin against my conscience, as know
no one l so sincerely like"
The Duchess involuntarily lifts her eyes
TO hers-a world of sad gratitude in their
depths. II Miss Bake had wanted con
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
SOME TROUBLESOME THINGS.
How to Get Rid of Them.

The Sub-Treasury bill haunts the
politicians and the friends of money
power. They ought to get rid of it.
They ought to remove it from the do
main Of party politics. They should
not allow it to become a disturbing
element in parties and in communities.
They should kill it. How? The easiest
thing in the world, the simplest kind
of a thing to do. Just let them offer
something better and the people will
drop the Sub-Treasury bill and jump
at it. Try it, friends of plutocracy,
and you will see how quickly you can
kill it.
The ghostly presence of a Peoples
Party hovers over the pillows of GER
tain people and they can't sleep. How
will you get rid of it? Simply give the
people a fair, square showing in the
ace of life. Give them parties and a
government which recognizes their in
terests and their just rights-which
will not dwarf and ignore the rights
Of persons and unduly magnify the
rights of money. The easiest thing
in the word to do. But these things
will continue to trouble Jul politicians
until the just demands of our suffering
millions are respected. The leaders
of the two old political parties may
thank themselves and no n else for
these troublesome things.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

sufficiently upon their public servants
the danger of ~neglecting the public
interests in this matter. The resolu.
lions of the Ocala Convention of the
Farmers Alliance in favor of the gov.
eminent adopting the telegraph as a
part of the postof1ce showed that if
the people had not been outspoken
heretofore in this matter they Will be
hereafter, and that they have not been
inadvertent to want of zeal in their
interest shown by too many of those
they have sent to Washington. The
next Congress will doubtless show
that there is an awakening on this
subject. Respectfully,
WALTER CLARK.
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WHY DON'T WE GET OUR PIC
TURE7

The above question is being asked
by so many that we explain to all.
When our order for mailing tubes
reached the factory the regular entry
clerk was sick, and another clerk In
entering the order made a mistake,
and this delayed the tubes which we
should have had three weeks ago. The
error has been corrected and we are
looking for them now by every freight.
AS soon as received pictures will be
mailed to all who are entitled to them.
We have kept a list and will attend to
it all right. We regret the delay, but
couldn't help it. We can't mail the
pictures without the tubes without
running a risk of having them ruined
in the mail.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
HOW DO THEY STAND?
Call Them Ont.

After a careful investigation of the
Alliance demands, the enemies of Re-
form selected the Sub Treasury plan
as the most vulnerable point of attack
in our lines. But we are assured, in a
general way, that the Alliance plat
form is all right with the exception of
that particular measure. But would
it not be we'll to test their sincerity
in this matter? There is and has been
such a thing, among the people, as
taking too much for granted" May
not their conspicuous and bitter oppo-
sition to the Sub-Treasury plan be a
fejnt or ruSe through which they pur-
pose killing off all our demands9 We
should EnOW the exact and true posi-
ton of men on oil these demands be-
fore we vote for them. There is a fair
and legitimate way of ascertaining
their position. In this day of anxious
interest among the people, every man
who expects or desires their votes,
especially if he seeks legislative honors,
State or National, should be prepared
to answer questions like these:
1. Do you favor the adjustment of
national banks?
2. Do you favor the issue of a sufi-
Gent volume of currency to meet the
demands of legitimate business of the
country, direct to the people, at a low
rate of interest?
3. Do you favor the prohibition of
gambling in futures2
4. Do you favor the prohibition of
alien ownership of lands in this
country?
5. Do you believe that one industry
should be built up at the expense of
another?
6. Do you favor taking the heavy
tariff tax from the necessities of life?
z. Do you favor a graduated tax on
incomes?
8. Do you believe that all revenues,
State and National, should be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent, honestly and economically
administered?
9. Do you believe in a rigid, honest
and just State and National Govern
mental control of railroads and tele-
graph lines, and if such control cannot
be had, then that the government shall
own them?
TO-. Do you believe that United
States Senators should be elected by a
direct vote of the people?
Let the people put each of these
questions separately and distinctly to
every man claiming their support for
important positions, and let them de-
mand a plain, unequivocal yes or no to
each question.
We opine that this honest probing
will reveal the fact that very many of
these people who are opposing the Sub
Treasury plan are as strongly opposed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
THE CAUCUS OR THE PEOPLE
WHICH?

We believe that a man who is chosen
by the people to represent their inter
ests, in the capacity of a legislator,
should be held to a strict account for
his Individual action. Individual re-
sponsibility to his constituency should
be held paramount to any considera-
tions of party fealty. He has no right
to transfer that responsibility to the
control and disposal of party caucus.
If the action of the caucus accords
with his convictions of duty to those
who elected him, all right, but if he
must subordinate his views and his in
dividuality to the dictation of Caucus
rule, he should not hesitate to rebel
against it. I'VE must have harmony
for the good of the party" does well
enough so long as the "good Of the
party" is found to be the ''gOOd of the
people," This little article is suggested
by the frequent boasts Of certain par
tisan papers, that those members of
Congress who were elected last fall by
Alliance votes will be expected to go
into the caucus of the respective parties
with which they had hitherto acted
and be bound by the caucus. We
simply suggest that the men who did
the voting last fall may conclude that
they and not a GucWs must be re-
spected and obeyed, and it would be
well for certain gentlemen not to over
look that fact.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
THE GROUPE PICTURE AND THE
THIRD PARTYIN CALIFORNIA.
VENTURA, CAL, May 81, 1891.

VENTURA, CAL, May II, 8 .
Mr.. J. w. DENMARK, Dear Brother:
Your letter is received, and also your
groupe of State and National officers.
1t is a splendid picture. I have had it
framed and placed in the show window
of our town and crowds of people are
always standing before it. The faces
of the groupe seem to inspire con-
idence in the people, and they all ex-
press their delight at seeing the faces
of the men who are at the head of this
great reform. They feel safe when
such men lead, and know that good
results must follow. There is but one
lingering doubt in the minds of the
people, and that is, will the South
wheel into line? You of the South
have it within your power to make
this movement a complete success and
lift your people out of the rut in which
you have been placed ever since the
war, and give your statesmen some
thing more to do than register their
votes for good government, and also
for measures that are obnoxious to
them. 1t will raise the South into a
commanding position and give your
people a hope of being once more
placed upon a National ticket for the
highest Office within the gift of the
people. Should this movement fail for
lack of your cooperation the South
will lose more than any one else, and
should it fail with your cooperation,
you can still hold the place yon now
occupy, so you have nothing to lose
and all to gain by falling into line.
With the South Ue 1UiU 8oCeep the
country IN 1892 and reconstruct the
Union in fact as we'll as in name.
Thanks again for the splendid picture.
Yours fraternally,
MARION CANNON.
PreS't State Alliance of California
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Pres't State Alliance of California.

We have received from THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, Raleigh, N. c., a
handsome Autograph of the officers of
the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union. It is offered by
that paper as a premium to new SUBJ
scribers, and as a work of art it sur
passes anything we have seen in the
line of group pictures. It should be in
every farmers home. -Saturday It'd
ingS, Buffalo, N. Y, May so, 1891.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

AGREAT many people are very much
afraid that the election cases, now be-
fore the Federal court, will go against
the defendants, and so bring about the
punishment of innocent men. We
have no such fears. The able and fear
less and impartial Judge who presides
will not allow any one to be punished
unless he shall first have been proven
guilty. We are certain of our ground
in this judgment. Let no innocent
person,be alarmed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
AMHERST, VA, May 80, 1891.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I would ask you to
read, to publish and to answer Car
negie's "a. B. @. of Money" in the
| June North american ReUielU, which
has specially given its consent for other
papers to copy. If your paper is sub
sidized by the "silver ring" you of
course could not do this.
| wish all honest men, not fools,
would read both this article and Sen
ator Stewards plea for silver in the
June Forum. He is a silver king and
his sophisties and false statements are
so apparent that all sensible and hon
est men could hardly fail to see them.
Your treatment of my last commune
cation was not honest or fair, but was
a cowardIy lodging the question. I
have never known but few preachers
who would not dodge when in a tight
place.
But misstatatements, half-truthS,
lodging and evasion are the stock IN
trade of the advocates of that supreme
folly and humbuggery, crime against
sense and safety-the Sub-TreaSury
scheme, which is yet to wreck the ALI
ance ship on the rocks of dishOnOr,
fathered as it was by a bribe-taker and
a lunatic. w. M. EVANS.
We insert the above letter, not be-
cause it contains anything of impor-
lance to our readers, but simply to
show them how mean-spirited our cor
respondent, w. M. Evans, is.
He is coward enough to insult a
whole worthy class of American citi-
zens in order that he may say a spite
full. mean and false thing about the
editor of this paper, who happens to
be a preacher.
The facts to which our correspondent
alludes, and of which he complains,
are these:
Mr.. Evans published an article in
this paper in which he took the ground
that those persons in Washington who
favored the free coinage of silver were
members of a corrupt ring to influence
legislation in favor of the silver miners.
To that article we replied, and asked
our correspondent to give the proofs
of his charge. He replied by saying
he could not give the facts to the pub
lie, but might give them privately.
We then refused to give him any
further hearing, on the ground that a
man who would use private informa-
ton to make a public charge was not
willing to discuss questions in a style
suited to our tastes. This is our offend
ing, and this is all the ''cowardIy dodg-
ing" we did.
We understand MI. Evans is a
rabbid Republican, and is committed
soul and body to do all in his power to
help that party to perpetuate the fnan-
cial iniquities it has fixed upon the peo-
pie of this country. We know nothing
of the politics of this man, outside of
what we have been told. But we do
know that the man who wrote the
above letter is mean and cowardly
clear through.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

WE take great pleasure in calling
the attention of our readers to the able
article of Judge. Clark upon the subject
of a United States Postal Telegraph, to
be found in another column. Let it be
remembered that the main telephone
patent will expire March 9TH next; and
that the cost of telephone wire, put
down in Raleigh, is $3.50 per mile
that telegraph wire will cost here 1925
permile. Fromthe figures given above,
it will be seen that the system which
Judge Clark advocates is not only
practicable, but inexpensive. The
figures we have given as to cost are
reliable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
OKISKO.

Oh1OhOS OHOHOOOOO14A w. IN ~.
Mr.. EDITOR:-It continues quite
rainy in this section. Corn crops are
doing well, and farmers, as a rule, are
about up with their work. Cotton has
had a very hard time thus far, in con-
sequence of excessive cool and rainy
weather, poor stands being the result.
At the request of a great many of
the brethren | ask you to publish the
vote on the interest bill in the last
legislature. We want to know who
represented the people and who repre-
sented the money power. We want
you to designate, if you cam, thus
Democrat Alliancemen pro and con,
D. A, Republican Alliancemen pro
and o r. A. We think it but Just to
the public that we know how many
ArnOlds there were with fists in the
public crib and axes to grind.
Our people were a unit for a Rail
road Commission. The law has been
in force two months and no relief from
the sOulless railroad kings as yet. We
hope ere it is long to hear from
Railroad Commissioners.
Our political sky is somewhat like
the Chameleon, presenting different
times. AS an Allianceman I have to
say to the brethren Of any and all
parties, that if, as has been the case,
both Of the old parties know and have
known all along that the great pro
ducing classes are being rapidly re-
duced to poverty and starvation by
virtue of their class legislation. it is
therefore time for us, the people, to
take the cause in our own hands, i'm
ploring divine guidance, and put in
charge of the public veal men who
have the good of country at heart.
If, as before stated. neither party
will come to our relief, then it be-
comes the duty of all patriotic citizens
to rally around the party that will. 1t
is the height of folly to talk about
party names and party affiliations
unless the public good is considered,
which has not been the case 10 these
many years. We have had political
bosses and henchmen instead of public
servants, who were paid by the people
their per diem and mileage who have
wantonly neglected their constituents
in the interest of the money power.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I wish again
through the columns of our valuable
paper to urge the brethren to be on the
alert and watch with a vigilant and
jealous eye further demagoguery. But
let our motto be: Country first, party
last.
A happy and useful life to Bro. Cade
and all the brethren. Success to IHE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Yours fraternally,
nj. @. GREGORY, Co. Lecturer.
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PLAIN WORDS PLAINLY SPOKEN.

1t is not the province nor the desire
of this paper, as the official organ of
the Alliance in North Carolina, to die
tate, or even suggest, the policy of
political parties. But it is it's desire
and it is a duty it owes to ninety thou
sand Alliancemen in this State, to
stand by the principles they advocate
and to guard, as best it may, the in
tegrity and good name of this great
Order.
There are some things which should
be said, and they should be said plain
ly and said nOtU. The members of the
Order in this State and throughout the
country are becoming FESTIVE, impa-
tient and disguised under what they
regard as a Misunderstanding" policy,
on the part of party leaders and man
ipulators, towards their principles and
purposes. They demand a halt and a
new reckoning Of bearing. They feel
that the old party ship has sprung a
leak and that it must Oe headed for a
safe port. They are no longer content
to float aimlessly, among the breakers,
when they know that the vessel is in
imminent danger of going down. Off
GERS may smile and shout, Calls
well" but they have not lost their
senses and they see and know the
danger. They are ready for terrible,
desperate mutiny. Will they be driUen
to it?
We say the situation demands plain,
earnest, dispassionate, honest, fearless
talk, and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
proposes to meet the demands of the
hour, in this spirit. For two years or
more the Alliancemen of the South
and of the whole country have been
constantly admonished by the leaders
of the Republican and Democratic
parties, that they Unjust stand by
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

to some other planks in u platform.
If they answer these ten questions
afirmatively, tell them to step up on
our platform and help us to get up
something better thant the Sub-Treasury
nlan and then we will have the strong
est and best platform of principles
ever enunciated by any body of men
in this country. Put these questions
and record the answer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

Mrs. GATE CORBTTT, of Black Jack,
Pitt county, N. O., is an afflicted widow
with several children to support. She
is destitute, and she appeals to her
Alliance brethren in the State to help
her in her need. We hope her appeal
will meet with a hearty response from
her brethren.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
GRAND ALLIANCE MASS-MEET-
INGS.

A grand Alliance mass-meeting will
be held at Goldsboro on Saturday, the
9th of this month. Senator PETER, of
Kansas, President Polk and other
prominent speakers, will be present.
This meeting is for the eastern section
of our State. Another one will be held
in Charlotte on Wednesday, the goth
day of August. Let everybody turn
out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

We haze been dt considerable erpenSe
IN getting out the Picture of oar Lead
ers. But aUe ore going to giUe 1T after
today to every one aUbo subscri6es or
renelUs for M gear.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

Brother, should not The Progressive
Farmer haze go, so, or 20 regular sab
scri6ers IN yOur Alliance? What are
gou doing to help as to get them? Help
as ont, brother.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09

Do you want your communication
published 2 If so, give us your real
name and your p~ostofice.
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~ Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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In writing to anybody, always b.
and sign your own name plainly.
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~ The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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Don't stop, brother, until The Pro
gressiUe Farmer goes regularly to eUery
home an your neighborhOOd.
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Do you want your paper changed to
you have been getting it.