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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Messrs. T. f. Feray & Jules Hebert
have opened an oyster saloon in the
building on Pert street between L. D..
Ferag and p. d. Dupuy, once occupied
by 0neal Curry as grocery and soda
water saloon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Abberille Werlalonal
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1891
Town and Parish.
Cotton is coming into town rather
slowly.
Hon. G.. B. Shaw, returned from
New Orleans, last Sunday.
Miss Theresa Saxon, of New Iberia,
left for home last Friday.
Odilon Blanchet, Of Royville, was
seen OF u streets, last Sunday.
District Attorney, Minos T. Gordy,
paid Lafayette a visit this week.
Arthur Derouen, one of Perryis grow
ing merchants, was in town this week.
Eli Wise came owe last Sunday and
left Monday with his father for the
Crescent City.
Miss Lorenza Blanc left last week for
New Orleans where she viii spend
several weeks.
Mrs. John French, of New Iberia was
here Sunday on a visit to her sister
Mrs, J.. NJ. Beauxis.
Creole Female Tonic,
the great regulator and i~nvigorator, slim
ulates the functions. gives tone and brings
on natural action of the organs.
j. ii. Huffman, Jr. left on Str.
Barmore, for Baton Rouge, where he
will attend the A. and NJ. College.
Miss Noemie Breussard, Of Lake
~Simonette, was in town last week, the
guest Of DIR. and Mrs. T. f. Young.
Messrs Charles, and Vernon Caldwell
came over from Lake Charles, on
Saturday, to attend the silver wedding.
Female Weakness.
Nervous prostration, irregularities. sun
preston and all diseases Of the female Or
gans promptly cured by the timely use of
Creole Felnale Tonic.
DR.. w. D. White was suddenly called
by telegram last Thursday to the bed
side of his sister, Mrs. Davis, Of
0pelousas, who is quite i'll. y
Hyou want a first class plane get the
Gage Self Setting Plane made by the
Gage Tool Company. Vineland, n. j..
1t is the best and You want the best.
Miss Norah Lee Kibbe returned
from an extended trip to Jeanerette,
New Iberia, and other points. Her
many friends are glad to Welcome her
James White left here Wednesday
evening for Lexington, Ky, where he
goes to attend the celebrated CONNER
cial college presided over by Wilbur R.
Smith.
Messrs. f. f. Fefay & Jules Hebert
have opened an oyster saloon in the
building OF Port street between L. D..
Feray and p. d. Dupuy, once occupied
by Oneal Curry as grocery and soda
water saloon.
The steamboat L. Il. Barmore, Capt.
keifer, made the trip to Vcrmilion, and
return this week in forty eight hours,
the best time on record. Now let Capt.
Bill Kyle, Of the sJennie Louise do a
little bit of "cussinn.-Morgan City Re
view,
De you want to save from % to sol
cents on every dollar you spend? If so,
write for our illustrations and prices of
everything manufactured in the United
States at manufacturers prices. 10,
VUO Illustrations. all lines represented
catalogue mailed free on application
Address, Chicago General Supply Co.
49, West Van Buren, St, Chicago, III.
It may be of interest to many of our
readers to know that our old time
steamboat captain Archie Miller, was
married July Both of this year to Mrs.
Murphy of New York. The wedding
took place in San Francisco, California,
and the happy couple are now enjoying
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03
Female Weakness.

Nervous prostration, irregularities, sup
preston and all diseases OF the female or
gans promptly cured by the timely use of
Creole Female Tonic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

At Waycross, Ga, we learn that the
leading physicians of that locality pres
cribe Creole Female Tonic regularly, and
are highly pleased with tho results in
chronic diseases, and in treatment of the
femlie organs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Miss LorenZa Blanc left last week for
New Orleans where she will spend
several weeks.
Mrs. John French, of New iberia was
here Sunday on a visit to her sister
Mrs, j. M. Beauxis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Our friend Charles Caldwell, of Lake
Charles has been with us a few days
and Jeff this week for his post Of duty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Cistern water is very scarce in town
and those who have it are very sparing
in its use.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

What is a home without a first class
sewing machine fyou want salts
faction for dollars invested, be sure to
secure a light running White Sewing
Machine. See ad. in this issue.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Or. W. D.. White was suddenly called
by telegram last Thursday to the bed
side Of his sister, Mrs. Davis, Of
0pelousas, who is quite i'll. =
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Kyou want a first class plane get the
Gage Self Setting Plane made by the
Gage Tool Company. Vineland, n. J..
1t is the best and yeu want the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

James NJ. Hui, Ernest Miller and
several others have gone to Crowley to
work at harvesting rice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

James White left here Wednesday
evening for Lexington, Ky, where he
goes to attend the celebrated CONNER
cial college presided over by Wilbur r.
Smith.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Miss Norah Lee kibbe returned
from an extended trip to Jeanerette,
New Iberia, and other points. Her
many friends are clad to Welcome her
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Ladies will be delighted with the action
OF Creole Female Tonic. 1t sends red blood
to q slckly wcman's cheek, creates app
tlte, aids digestion, and builds up the
system.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Satisfaction is yours if you secure one
of those elegaEs White Sewing Ma
chimes. 1t is a ease Of value received
every time. See al. in this Issue.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

Homestead Societies create the habit
of saving in individuals, make families
happy by providing them with their
own homes and are a public advantage
own homes and are public advantage
by swelling the tax lists.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-03

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

of this anomaly2 Why is it that the
vast majority of the people who pro-
duce this eighty thousand million dol
lars worth of food, the clothing, and
the implements the world needs are to-
day poor Why is it that this army
OF over eighteen million workers after
ten years of productive labor are no
better, if so well off, as when the bat
tie began ten years ago. The earth
has been generous and responded to
the call of the farmer who asked it to
give him corn, wheat, cotton, hay and
the various other articles he raises. 1t
has not refused it's treasures to the
miner who delved in it's depths for
coal, or iron, or gold, or silver. What,
then, has been the cause that the re-
turns for labor are so small, and that
discomfort is abroad in the land when
there ought to be peace contentment
and plenty 2
This is the problem we are called on
to answer.
Mr.. President, l believe that this
condition is caused by a scarcity of
money, which enables the few to con-
troll what there is to the detriment of
the many. This being so, what is the
remedy We believe that it is the
making of more money. Gold and
silver have always been money. But
they are only money when some gov
ernment puts its stamp upon them and
says this piece of gold and that piece
of silver shall have a certain value.
The gold and silver as it comes from
the mines or the assay office is simply
a commodity like wheat or cotton or
beef. 1t is not money. When the
government takes any specified
amount of it and says, this is $40, that
is 81, 1t becomes money; and neither
of these metals ever has been or ever
will be money until some government
does this act. The shekels with which
Abraham paid for his bUrying ground
had the value of each stamped on it.
The penny with which the Pharisees
attempted to entrap the Divine Master
had the stamp of imperial Caesar on it.
During these past ten years the pro
duction OF gold and silver in the world
has be IS follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
FROM EVANGELINE.

My! feel rather frightened, see, |
am almost a stranger, and not even
acquainted with the new editor. How
ever trust we will be good friends ere
long.
Really l don't believe I've been here
since that other editor was here, the
''red-headed" one What was his
name
This is a poor way to do ones duty.
and I am truly penitent(O for if | pre-
tend to have mission and neglect it,
how can | blame others for the same
fault! Now l am trying to recall to
your memory (without having to tell
you( that [ am the same old CORES
pondent of Long Branch, one of the
most prosperous Alliances in Cumber-
land county,
And as our County Lecturer said:
1T is owing to the fact that the ladies
predOminate.
Oh yes, we are getting there" as
fast as determined, steady thinking
farmers can, who read THE PROGREs-
sIvE FARMER and partake in anything
pertaining to the good of all true Ali
ance principles.
And you can believe it or not, just
as you like, but our members are
better off financially and intellectually
than they ever we're since the war,
and with renewed energy and persistent
pluck, they begin the next years crop
with still lighter hearts, and can even
whistle ''Shoo Fly to the time of
''share round.
We have a thriving Alliance store i'll
this Cedar Creek township, and we
have on hand a trial about a horse
trade and land suit and dog fight,
etc. Such things are to be deplored,
still they have to be endured.
You invited us to say when we
thought you were in anything remiss,
and we can candidly assure you that
if you continue as you have begun, we
can only appreciate and admire your
course. Though it was not intended
as personal, we trust you will consider
this free from flattery. Now with our
prettiest bow to old friends and a cour-
tesy to Bro. Cade, we are gone.
EvANGELINE USHER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
No 2

to each was in money. These appeals
are frequent now, and if they increase
In frequency we all should respond.
We send our South Dakota brethren
S1.50-a small sum-but let it be multi
piled by the sum of all the Alliances
even of our State, and it will amount
to enough to relieve much want. Now
is the time to show that in truth we
have buried the hatchet; that we love
and will help our brethren alike North,
South East and West. Now is the
time to prove that our Alliance is a
band of brothers and sisters engaged
in grand, noble and Christian work.
We want no thanks. We have only
done our duty, and will do it every
time. j. II. PICOT, Lecturer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

Silver.
SS3525 SS:5;225, GOO, 900 $525. 100000
$50, 900, 600 $50, 100000
,OO5,OOO,OOO 1,185,OOO,OOO
United States. .......,
Balance of the world

This shows that of the total the
United States produced 324 of the
gold, that is less than One-third, and
443 of the silver, that is nearly one
half. In these years Great Britain, the
great creditor nation of the world, the
nation which insists upon the gold
standard, produced $500, 900, 900 of gold
and less than 81, ,OOO,O 900 of silver. Yet
at the request of English money lenders
whom we owe, and English merchants
and manufacturers who fear our rivalry
in trade and manufactures, we trample
under our feet and make merchandise
of it instead of coming it into money
[ find by the reports of the Treasury
that in the last ten years we have
coined of the 1925, 900, 900 of our silver
product $3.50, ,OOO 900, leaving 1855, 900, :
900 of it to be traded as men trade in
horses and cattle; yet under the law
as it existed, allowing the coming of
1000, 900 per month and compelling
the coinage of $4,000, 900 a month, we
could have coined nearly all of the
silver product. Would not the addi-
tiOn of this $24O, 900, 900 to the currency
of the country have made it easier for
the farmer who tolls in the field, the
miner who delves in the earth, and the
artisan who labors in the shop, to OBJ
tain more of it?
We were told in 1873, when silver
was practically remOnetized, that this
action if taken would drive all the gold
out of the country and we would have
nothing left but 1.-The base white
metal" Now that we are striving to
fully restore silver as one of the stan
dards of value, we are told the same
old story. Yet in the last ten years
our exports Of silver have exceeded the
imports by largely over 800, 900, 900,
whilst imports of our gold have been
largely in excess of our exports. The
Treasury reports show that on January
1, 1879, we had in gold in the country,
''in the Treasury $13O, ,OOO,OO in cir
culation $143, 900, ,OOO," making a total
of S278, 900, 900. The report of January
1, 1891, shows ''in the Treasury 1898,
O2O, PA; in circulation $411, ,O8O, 597," a
totol of 1904, 100, 81, and an increase of
1926, 1OO,811.
The gold product of the country
from the 1st of January, 1879, to date
has been not quite $4OO, 900, 900, and
fully 10 per cent. of this has been used
in the arts and for mecanical purposes;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Now in Session at Raleigh, N. c.

WARREN, Co., N. c., Feb. 10, 81.
GENTLEMEN Il most heartily en-
dorse a communication in the ChrOn-
icIe of Jan. 14th, '91, on Compulsory
Education" from an Ex-Teacher, to
which l again draw your attention.
have for years been a school com
mitteeman in the district where | re-
side. We have about sixty children
of school age. The average attendance
has not been over twenty for years
past, and sometimes not over fifteen
Ought this to be allowed? But say
these parents. Would you compel me
to send my children to school, whether
| will or not? Yes. if | am forced to
pay taxes to build school houses, and
pay teachers to educate your children.
You ought to be forced to accept it.
You and your children belong to the
country and the cOuntry's people must
be educated for the good of the cOun-
try.
The time is coming, and is now at
hand, when a man without education
will stand no chance IF war comes
you will have to go, whether you will
or not, and will not be asked to give
your consent, because it will be for the
good Of the country.
Some years since the Hon. Judge
MerrimOn was presiding at our court,
and in his charge to the Grand Jury
upon obligations resting upon them to
ferret out crime and bring offenders of
the law before the court to be punished
said: This is your duty, gentlemen,
but if you would do the greatest good
for your people, go home and establish
a Sabbath School in every neighbOr-
for it, you will have but little use for
court houses and jails." This is high
authority for educating the people.
Make the school fund strong; build
school-houses; employ good teachers,
and establish prohibition for two miles
around them, and my word for it, you
will have a happy and prosperous
people. SHoCCo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI

NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANCE.
President-E Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
N. G.
Vice-President- H. Hayes, Bird
town, N c..
secretary-E. c. Beddingf1eld, Raj
eigh, N. @.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-ThOs. B. Long, Asheville,
N. G.
Assistant Lecturer B.. Hunter,
Huntersville, n. @.
Chaplain-S. J. Veach, Warsaw,
N. G.
Door-Keeper-W. H Tomlinson,
Fayetteville, n. O..
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, n. @.
Sergeant-at-Arms- S. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. G..
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, n. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, n. O.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
81 CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
S. B. Alexander, Charlotte, n c.,
Chairman; j NJ MewbOrne, KinstOn,
n. c.; J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, n. G.
STATE ALLIANCE ELEGISLATIvECO COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; n. @.
English, Trinity College; J. J. Young,
Polenta; H. A. FOrney, Newton, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
THE NATIONAL, FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L L. Polk, North Caro-
lima. Address, 344 D. ST., N. w.,
Washington, D. @.
Vice President-B. II. Glover, Cam
Secretary Treasurer. H. Turner,
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
St., n w, Washington, D. @.
Lecturer. H. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
G. w. Macune, Washington, D. @.
Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
kOta.
J. F. Tillman, Palmetto Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
R. G. Patty, Macon, Miss.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark.
A. E. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
izations with L. L. Polk EC-OticiO
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE NelU York Herald declares that
it predicted certainfogs which recently
prevailed in the neighborhood of New
York. We do not doubt it in the
least. Nothing easier. There will be
fog in the vicinity of New York every
day in the year, until the Herald re
tires from the discussion of the silver
question.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
Como. N. c.. Feb. 7. 1891

I am requested by Como Alliance to
report, through The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, that our Alliance has re-
sponded to appeals of sister Hill, of
Durham, n c., of P. F. Pope, of God
win, N. c., and to our South Dakota
brethren, who are represented to be in
such deep distress. Our contribution
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

EX-GOVERNOR CHARLES FOSTER, of
Ohio, has been appointed Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States.
Mr.. Foster is a man of ability, man
Of integrity, good Republican, and
will make a good Secretary of the
Treasury-asg good a Secretary as any
enc holding single standard views can
make. He is a Western man; and
that is some comfort to us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

II is said that Senator German is
maturing plan by which he hopes to
secure the control of the Senate to the
Democrats in spite of the ugly looking
Republican majority. The plan is to
give most of the patronage which the
Senate controls to the silver Senators
and to the Alliance members of that
august body in return for their votes
upon certain questions of reform in
the public administration We have
not been invited to advise the Demo-
cratic party; and, to say truth, we
have heard of nobody who demands or
expects our advice to be given to that
party. We do not pretend to say that
there IS any considerable clamor for
our opinion in the Democratic party.
But we mean to give that party some
advice at venture; and. if it does not
take it kindly, why it will cost it moth
ing. We think party that calls itself
Democratic has no business tinknrino
with men with high tariff views We
think a good Democrat will not plow
with an anti-silver heifer. We think a.
party that has any right to be called
Democratic should stand squarely upon
every essential principle of the Farm
ers' Alliance. We think the Demo-
GRATIS party would better join the ALI
ance In body, if it expects to take
any joyful part in the Inauguration of
the next President of the United
States
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

Ex-MAYoR GRACE, of New York,
said, IN recent speech in Texas, that
the political issue before the country
was the tariff; and Mr.. Cleveland was
the man who made that issue, and that
ne was the man to put into the White
House upon the issue which he made,
we nave no fault to find with Mr.,
CleVeland's views upon the tariff But
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03
SILVER, THE MONEY OF THE
PEOPLE.
Speech of Hon. w. !. Mcconnell, of
Idaho, in the Senate of the
United States.
Tuesday, January 13, 1891.

The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole,
having under consideration the bill IS. 1879 to
provide against the contraction of the currency;
and for other purposes, the pending question be-
ing the amendment of Mr.. Stewart to the
amendment of the Committee on Finance
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-24
A WAR SPEC.
PORTUGUESE FIRE INTO BRIT
iSH EXPEDITION.
Fifteen British Subjects Incarcerated in a
Portuguese Prison-EnSiand viii Make
Demand for Their Release.

LONDON, May ga dispatch received
here from Lorenzo Marquee. Portuguese
town in Africa on the north side of Delagoa
Bay, says that the British turn-screw tor
pedo cruiser Beck, six guns, Commander
Alfred Ninslow, has arrived there and re-
ports that a serious conflict has taken place
between the British and Portuguese colony.
Commander Winslow says that the troops
stationed at the Portuguese military post
on the river. Pungwee, have attacked the
British South Africa company expedition,
commanded by Commissioner Johnston.
Seven Portuguese were killed. The British
loss Is unknown.
The British turn-screw cruiser. Ma
gienne, six guns, Capt. Ripon. and the
British composite gunboat, Pigeon. six
guns, Commander Floyd, have arrived at
Beira, MashonalanG, Portuguese settle
ment in South Africa. 1t was al Beira that
in April the Portuguese authorities seized
the British mail sacks and refused to allow
them togo to their destination. The mails
We're intended for British colonies in
MashOnaland. The British colOnists We're
indignant at this high-handed proceeding on
the part of the Portuguese, and complained
to the British government about it.
When Col. Willoughby 5 expedition
reached Beira the colonel applied for per
mission to proceed to the Pungwee river in
order to pay the prescribed duties, but re-
celNlHS no answer AFTER lOfJN-elgNL hours,
he started without permission. and the
Portuguese opened fire on his expedition
and seized two steamers which composed
it. The Portuguese also seized the mails
and provisions and imprisoned fifteen menu
bers of the expedition. Col. Willoughby
endeavored to secure the release of his YES
sells by the payment of the usual custom
duties, but the Portuguese officials refused
to accept these payments, and, ordering the
British flag hauled down hOiSted the POrtU-
guese in its place. The Portuguese declare
that the British are excluded from Pung-
wee river, which Col. Willoughby's boats
were navigating when seized