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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

substituted other wines. equally costly. In s..s
there is in St. Petersburg society little indjea,s
Of real sympathy with the starving myriads Of n.
provinces. IL is true that the Governments !.
giving millions OF roublcs TO relieve the dist,..
II is also unhappily true that gross scandals b,,.
already arisen concerning the distribution OF On.
fund.- several cases Of wholesale fraud hav,,-
occurred.
Moreover. while the Government gives with A..
hand it smites with the other. The tax-gathe,.~
are uncommonly busy in the famine-striet..
provinces. They demand from people WIN =.
actually dying of hunger the full payment Of n
taxes II the demand is not Immediately a.
piled with, the knout is brought into requIaa..
And then the last poor remains OF the deIlnous,,.
property are confiscated. In one village. for !.
ample, the tax-gatherers seized every chi,L..
that was to be found. some 300 in all. The Pa.
sian papers themselves report these things. A.
cording to the Nedelya, in one place. where d.
people were exceptionally destitute, confscatio,
of all property was not sufficient to cover o.
taxes. SO the collector had fifty of the so..
severely fogged with the knont and sen, !.
prison, Then he reported 10 the Governs.
what he had DONE few days afterward he ~
himself arrested and locked up Why? -.
lack of zealw That is to say, he did not A..
enough people, or did not fog them ses.r,
enough.
In month or six weeks at most II is caln
even will be exhausted, and the famine will ,,.s
its elimination. The case is unspeakably terrsL
now. What it will be then defes imaginasis,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
THE SHAFTS NEW SON.
From The London Daily News.

From The London Daily News.
Some weeks ago q youth Of twenty to twentyon
years old, dressed as peasant arrived at Ieieias
and after wandering for day or two presented hr
self at one OF the Shahs palace doors. and as t
be introduced TO Prince Naib esSultaneh his Drta
The porters and the servants. thinking that be VA
out OF his mind, began TO chsf him. The youth per
wants got out Of temper, and drove MIN away. hs
then told them that they would repent OF Their Hs
ness, because he Shahzadeh (Shah's SOM. Nav
es- Sultaneh, having somehow heard Of the indden.
sent for the youth. When the latter arrived the fn
asked him how he daredto call himself shahIaasaa.
peasant. @shah's son Howi' "when the shah.
said the youth. on his pilgrimage TO Kerbell sons
twenty one Years ago, alighted in our VILLAGE ne ~
my mother, then young girl, who pleased DIN 80
found grace In his eyes. His Majesty made slgnen
her. ("SighehD is temporary marriage contraeNs,
for specified time. IL may be for few h21 lyss
for many years. Children born from the "slghen
proper marriagel On leaving the place the sn,s
gave my mother q 'Destkhep and 'Nishaneh '
royal writ and a token, and told her, III ~
Is born let him come 10 me with these toxic s anu
will acknowledge him. Upon this the yontl ol "a
out OF his pocket paper and sgnet, and hsho es
them to the Naib Sultaneh. The Prince lou1a ~
paper to be In the Kings handwriting, ana ,n'
sicpet to have formerly belonged 20 the royal reasI
on close examination OF the youths physosDomny :.
observed that some ineaments Of his face gesitI IA
sembled those of the Shah. Nalb es Suaneh behe,
the youths story, and after dressing him m pr'.gx
manner presented him TO the King. His Macy ~
hearing the young mans statement, recoleclea IN
event and observed the resemblance which the you,a
bore to himself lie ordered that the youth sn
henceforth be acknowledged as Shahzadeh ever,
be supplied for his prncely maintenance, anu n"~
be appointed to give him proper educatioh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

by to be habile enough at the performance OF this
imperative duty laid upon Royalty Of singing out
persons for recognition. Now, when he is In her
company, the Prince Of Wales does 1t for her.
Escorting her, bare-headed, through the throns
the Prince glances swiftly to right or left, and
when he sees some one whom he thinks the Queen
should smile upon he whispers the name. The
Queen thereupon does her share in contribution to
the sum of human happiness. 1t is, as began
by saying, all very strange If we look calmly at
it. But, in the present order Of things 1t has to
be done. II is the Prince OF Wales's daily work.
and it is impossible to conceive its accomplishment
with fuller appearance of real pleasure on the part
NJ the active agent. ii. w. l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
A SUCCESSOR OF yEWroy.

From The London star. m ,,.
sir George Gabriel stokes, wno !, Is one of he
most distinguished mathemstcans Of MS ass mcu
an old man in the seventies yeSy high foreheaa
segnt Win nrss,S.nt Of the ROYAL society an os
which held Sy he fs@ops Sr laaC Of
was also member for 5 .hs have never been held By
one Individual since the time Of Sewtoa sis happily
after the lapse of upward Of two centuries naPf''
csrrv The analogy further Newton never an
spoke in Parliament while sir George ails Sye wears
% ns'amarfsrv life addressed the House on w ,hst
three occasions only Its not seneT l ,a hnU" dis
Sir George stokes Is an lrshma ,.ge S was rector q
scrser about seven miles from the town - SSrd
with such antecedents Sir George may oe ,ndced d
The mildest and most unobtrusve type anu he y
yersally admired aud respected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
.MELBA IN THE ORGAN LOFT.

From The London Star.
Nine. Melba has been distinguishing herself in
Pals. The great Australian piima donna, the Echo
de Paris says engaged few days since to sing at
grand wedding but the Archbishop Of Paris, like our
own Cardinal Manning, refused 70 allow lady 70 sing
IN Roman Catholic church. This was n sad blow,
but the great lady when II annoyed was equal to the
emcrgeDcy. She prevailed upon Nine. Melba TO hide
herself behind the orgnn, and then put lad with
missai In his hand TO stand up in the choir and pretend
10 sing while the prma donna poured forth her en-
chanting notes The rinse was an Immense success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
A GLASGOW BELL.
From The London Daily News.

From The London Daily News. Ill IN thu
Probably the Iongcs, Inscription on any y Se the BEL
vouGf 20 Cathedral III Is datei 1900 snu r,ox
foows In the year OF grace isSs Marcus Sf The
merchant In Glasgow, Eealous Tor t1 IN hol.
k sS% oe ths e Of his fellow citizens IN GasSow aS
niaccd me With socmny In the lower 3a tmnrcss on
dr son,IYs Who hear me come 70 learn Of holy p Hn
time AHA was taught u proclaim ,e s,s Years bad
MINDED their awfuI warnings vhcn Was ofO' IN the
the hands Of nconsderate and unslu. p escundsd a
fonaen and returned 10 my sacred yoesuo"- tS unts
tSo" shais a,so know resurrecuon-may u " uA~
eternal ltfss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18


nation still flushed with the overthrow Of France
all publicly and peremptorily expelled at the rails
ING of the finger of an uneducated, obscure Irish
man, who, when not concerned with the affairs OF
the Imperial Parliament, was curing bacon at Bel
fast and selling it at enhanced prices In the Liver
pool market.
The Prince of Wales bore this unparalleled in
dignity with the good-humor which is one OF his
richest endowments. He possesses in rare degree
tie faculty of being amused and interested. The
British workman, who insists on his days labor
being limited by eight hours, would go into armed
revolt il he were called upon to toll through so
long q day as the Prince habitually faces. Some
OF its engagements are terribly boring, but the
lrince smiles his way through what would Kill an
ordinary man. His manner is charmingIy I'M
affected, and through all the varying duties and
circumstances Of the day he manages TO say and
do the right thing II is not heroic life, but 1t
is Ia its way useful one, and must be exceedingly
lard to live. Watching the Prince of Wales NOV
ing through an assembiage whether it be as he
enters public meeting or as he strolls about the
greensward at Marlborough House on the occasion
OF q garden party, the observer would get some
faint idea of the strain ever upon him. You can
see his eyes CHANGING rapidly along the line Of the
crowd in search of some one whom he can make
happy for the day by smile or nod OF recog-
Nniiion II there were some one there who might
expect the honor, and who was passed over, the
Prince knows full well how sore would be the
.beart-burning There Is nothing prettier at the
garden party than TO see him walking through the
crowd Of brave men and fair women with the
Queen on his arm. Her Majesty used in days gone
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
WHO 1T WORKS FOR.

The Clinton Caucasian says it thinks
the Century is a tool of the gold bugs.
After reading it we are of the same
opinion. At least it publishes matter
in their favor and has been known to
refuse matter against them. The Cau-
cGsian says:
The Century magazine is trying to
push itself forward IS a great farmers
magazine. 1t is running advertise
ments in many newspapers setting out
the great practical value it will be to
the farmers, stating that it will publish
a series of articles on The Farmers
Discomfort" and kindred subj 4cts. If
we are to judge by the past course of
that magazine it is in our opinion the
hired tool of monopolists and gold bugs.
1t is unnecessary to say to the farmers
beware, for they already have their
ewes open.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OF FREE
COINAGE.

Why should there be such q "hulla-
balOO" against the free coinage of silver
now, just as if it were a new thing.
when the truth is, it has been tried and
practiced by the government already
for e~ighty-One years-frOm 1892 to
1878? This is a historical fact and can
not be disputed, says the Cotton Plant.
But now, since this was stopped in
1873 to propitiate the gold interest, and
the aforesaid gold interest. in the mean
time, having strongly entrenched in its
new position of an excl Isive gold sys-
tenn and standard of value, it is Won
derfully excited and outraged because
the people demand a return to the old
practice-free cOinage-under which
there was no trouble, nor we're any of
the consequences apparent which the
gold advocates prophesy at the present
time, n case we return to the old
system.
So then free coinage is nothing more
than a return to the old established
practice of the government which ex-
listed, as aforesaid, from 1892 to 1878,
and from which no evil occurred. And
so, here we have eighty one years of
experience in favor of free coinage
against the mere assumptionSan and hue
and cry" of those who oppose it at the
present time.
And yet the Silrer dollar is the true
unit of value and was the standard
from 1892 to 1873. In fact it is the
only real dollar known.
According to Webster, it is described
a "a sjIrer coin of the value of 100
cents" This is the cheap dollar of
which we hear so much in certain
quarters where it Is not wanted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
NEEDED NOW.

The Farmers Advocate, of TarbOrO,
which is one of thu abiest and most
fearless Alliance papers in the State,
has the folio owing on the Sub-Treasury
under the head of Needed Now"
If the Sub Treasury plan we're en-
acted into law at this time when the
agricultural classes are SOrely feeling
the need OF protection against the de-
creased and huCtuatlng prices OF farm
products there would be quite a differ
ent state of affairs in this country. In
stead of the farmers being compelled
to put their products on the market at
a price far below cost of production,
they cOul1 store such as are non perish
able in a government warehouse or de-
pOsitOry and receive thereon eighty
per cent. of their value, thereby en-
aiding them to cancel outstanding
debts and give them an opportunity to
sell the products when the market is
on the rise.
Who knows but what the present
low prices that are being paid for farm
products are made so by spectators
for the purpose of antagOnlzlng the
Sub Treasury plan? We would not be
surprised if such is not done to defeat
the measure, or rather to show that 1t
would not operate successfully and sat
isfactorily. If there ever was a time
when the farmers needed something to
enable them to hold their products
while the market is on the decline, it
is now.
They are forced to throw their
products on the market to be sold at a
great sacrifice with absolutely no pro-
lection. Is this right and just?
Should not this great injustice that
is wrought upon the largest class of
our citizens be righted? Can the
country exist when the agricultural
classes I made to bear the greatest
burdens, yet they feed and ;lOthe the
n~ation2 Will any one pretend to say
that they are not Disseminated against
and unjustly treated?
If the Sub-TreaSury plan were IN
operation to day the farmers would be
Independent, so to speak, and there
would be no such spirit and dlssatls-
faction as exists among them.
1t has reached hat period in the his
tory of this country when we are strict
ly confronted with the fact that self
preservation is the first law of nature"
and the farmers in organizing to secure
a reform in the management of affairs
have done so in order to protect their
rights and maintain independence.
In the past they have been regarded
merely as ''hewers of wood and draw
ers of water" and they are awakened
to a realization of the fact that they
must fight for their individual hber-
ties or else they will lapse into a state
of servitude. This we do not think an
overdrawnpicture but unlessamArked
change for the better Is the result of
the disturbance among the agricultural
element, this country will witness a
revolution than which that Oe Rome in
comparison will dwindle into insignii
canoe. Oppression must be removed
and that SW fIlV.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17

a few individuals and they by expand
ing or contracting the currency may
raise or sink prices at pleasure, and by
purchasing when at the greatest de-
preston and selling when at the great
est elevation, may command the whole
property and industry of the com
munity. The banking system cOncen-
trates and places this power in the
hands of those who control it. Never
was an engine invented better calcu-
lated to place the distinies Of the many
in the hands of the few"
Abraham Lincoln said in 1865: Yes,
we can all congratulate ourselves that
this cruel war is drawing to a close. 1t
has cost q vast amount of treasure and
blood. The best blood of the flower of
American youth has been freely offered
upon our cOuntry'O altar that the ma
ton might live. It has indeed been a
trying hour for the republic, but [ see
in the near future a crisis arising which
unnerves me and causes me to tremble
for the safety of my country. AS a re-
suit of the war, corporations have been
eDthrOned, and an era of corruption in
high places will follow, and the money
power of the country will endeavOr to
prolong It's reign by working upon the
prejudices of the people until all wealth
Is aggregated in a few hands and the
republic is destroyed. [ feel at his
time more anxious for the safety of my
country than ever before eve in the
midst of the war. God grant that my
fears may prove GrOundless."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
CALAMITY

The name of calamity howlers ="
has been given the leaders of reform
during the past twelve months. If you
will go back into history a little you
will find that some of the wisest and
greatest men that ever lived were
calamity howlers." Some of them
had already seen the way things were
going, while others were prophetic in
their declarations. Here are the exact
words of some of them:
Andrew Jackson said in his farewell
address while CritIcising the national
bank: 1T openly claimed the power of
regulating the currency throughout
the United States. In other words. it
asserted (and undoubtedly pOssessed)
the power to make money plenty or
scarce at its pleasure"
O. P Norton: "There is gathered
around the capital of this nation a
gang of pirates who thundered sue
cessfulIy at the doors until they have
driven this government into the most
prepOsterOus acts Of bad faith and
legalized robbery that ever oppressed
a free nation since the dawn of his
tory"
Thomas jefferson: Il sincerely be,
lieve with you that banks are more
dangerous than standing armies. Put
down the banks, and If this country
cannot be carried through the longest
war against her most powerful enemy
without loading us with perpetual
debt | know nothing of my country
men,"
Salmon P. Chase: my agency in
procuring the passage of the national
banking act was the greatest financial
mistake of my life. It has built up a
monopoly that effects every interest
in the country. 1t should be repealed.
But before this can be ACCOMPLISHED.
the people will be arrayed on one side
and the banks on the other in a contest
such as we have never seen in this
country"
Abraham Lincoln: Monarchy is
sometimes limited at as a possible
refuge from the powers of the people.
IL would be scarcely justified were I
TO omit exercising a warming voice
against returning to despotism. 1t is
the effort to place CAPT al above labor
l! Gne structure of the government. I
olo the ~laboring people beware of sur
Lenuerlng a power which they now
possess, n when surrendered their
liberty will be lost"
John @. Calhoun: place the money
power IN the hands of a combination of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
TRYING TO DIVIDE.

The following from the Union Ban
ner, of Rush Hill, Missouri, contains
the whole truth about the prejudice
that is being created between the
classes:
No one does more to keep business
men and farmers at variance with
each other than the subsidized press.
They arouse a prejudice in the minds
of city people against those in the
country by preaching that the Ali
ance is an organization instigated to
rob, cheat and defraud those not en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. Nothing
could be further from the truth. The
improvement of the farmers condition
is the gain of the merchant, and no
wise man will dispute it. Then why
blackade the efforts of laborers to OBJ
tain relief from monopoly rule? Why
impede reform, the Importance of
which is equally felt by both classes?
This feeling of antipathy should not
exist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
THE RECENT ELECTION.

The following from the Faulkner
County Wheel expresses the real truth
about the recent elections:
A great deal is being said by the old
party papers about the Alliance being
defeated In The recent elections" and
about ''th- power of the farmer in poll
tics being broken" For the benefit Of
the imbeciles who make such asser-
tions, we wish to say that the result of
the elections can in no way effect the
Alliance, and as to the farmer in poll
tics, he is a power that is causing the
plutocratic shylocks of Wall street to
qq quake L IN tt Their ar;5 boots and an t dlsgqPT ige f fnom
ddethr6ning them and reignfing g awhile
himself
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
WAR, NORTH, SOUTH, NEGRO,
TARIFF.

Under the above heading the Hickory
Mercury discusses the plans of the poll
ticians. What it says is as true as
gospel. Political reform is what we
need. We make the following extract
from the editorial in question:
Everything done must tend to per-
petuate the memory of the war and
Stir up the prejudices between the sec
tions. While the masses have been
fighting over the var again, and cult
Waiting sectional hate the leaders and
politicians in every section and on both
sides have been raking in the "loaves
and fishes, laughing and growing fat;
The people not only, see this but feel
late q that these kid gloved" fellows
have been practical in their politics
While they fhe people, acted the "po:
Iitical fool" They have resolved lime
and again that they would call a halt
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
ALLIANCE SPEAKING IN STOKES
COUNTY,

Hon. j. S.. Bell, State Lecturer of
the North Carolina Farmers State Al
lance, will address the people of Stokes
county on the principles and demands
of the Farmers Alliance at the follow
ing times and places:
R. W. Georges SchoOl-house, Tues
day, Nov. II, 6 p. m.
Westfeld, Wednesday, Nov. IS, 10
a. m.
Pinnacle Station, Wednesday, Nov.
Is, 6 p. m.
Kings Cabin, Thursday, Nov. 10, 10
a. m.
Mt. Olive Church, Thursday, Nov.
49,, 6 p. m.
Haw Pond Alliance Hall, Friday,
Nov. 20, 10 a. m.
Bethel Church (Thornburg's) Friday,
Nov. 20, 6p. m.
Stokesburg, Saturday, Nov. 81, 10
a. m.
The Haw Pond Farmers Alliance
Band will accompany the speaker.
Everybody, and especially the ladies,
are invited.
J. G. H. MITCHELL,
A. J. PRINGLE,
w. B. WILLIS,
Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
THE GRAND AND RELIABLE
"RACKET" STILL TO
THE FRONT.

We are still marching along in front
ranks of mercantile warfare, and we
state with great pleasure that we are
having a larger and better trade this
fall than we ever had before. Why is
it2 1t is because we have a large and
elegant stock of pretty, new fall goods,
and each article is a real bargain.
When you want anything in Dry
Goods, do not run all over town and
throw away your hard-earned dollars,
but come to the "Big New Racket
Store" where you can find bargains in
all kinds of Dry Goods All are invited
to come and see immense stock of
new and attractive goods.
Yours truly,
D. T. SwINDELL,
206 Fayetteville ST., Raleigh, N. G.
1898
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17
TWO OF A KIND.

An exchange says that hotel keepers
in Kansas paired off their guests before
the election, putting a Republican and
Democrat to bed together, the object
being to accustom them to each other
before the election came off, when
they were to vote together. That's
nothing, says the Faulkner County
Wheel
In Arkansas they need no putting to
bed; they have been going to bed to-
gether from time whereof the mind of
man runneth not to the contrary and
T now spreading a regular old fash
toned family pallet for '92.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-17

and let their better judgment rule
them; but when election years came
the 'silver- tongued" and "velvet-
mouthed" politicians would come with
"a Judas kiss" and begin to cry war,
North, South. negro, tariff. This would
tear the old scab off; the minds and
hearts of the people would drink in
the vinegar and gall; and, instead of
being practical and acting for them
selves. ther children, their neighbOrs
and their country, they would imbibe
the p~rofessed spirit of these Iscariots,
and do as they dictated.