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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20

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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER Raleigh, NC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20

WE. FARMER, DISTRICT MASTER Work
MAN KNIGHTS OF LABOR, FORT WORTH,
TEXAS.
have examined the work, Labor
and Capital, ;" by E. A. Allen, and con;
slider it a first class work, which should
be read by every one who is interested
In the reform movement and the prog
ress toward a higher civilization. The
mor equitable distribution of wealth
is the great problem of the age, and
should be studied by every citizen, and
Labor and Capital" throws much
light upon the subject which every one
should know.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
An Ez-soldier to Governor Felt.
To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.

TO the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE
Enclosed find subscription price Of the
ADVOCATE. I was not o subscriber TO
your paper, but through the kindness OF
q friend l got the copy that contained
the article from the AtchiSon Champion
in which the lieutenant governor opens
his phlals Of wrath on the ADVOCATE and
a large majority Of the good men and
women Of Kansas. Brother Felt tries to
hold up Anthony in comparison with
good old Lincoln, and the comparison Ia
about like comparing the devil with the
saYior.
I was q union soldier In the Fiity-sixth
Illinois infantry, Company E. l cast my
vote for Harrison, but will vote for W.
A. Harris. / would rather vote for q
man with q clean record for thirty years
after being in the rebel army than FOR
man who was in the union army and has
record blacker than hadeS. Now IL
Brother Felt will answer the followlngln
a way that will clearly dispute the An
voCATE's charges, will vote for Geo. T.
Anthony:
Is there not a judgment In the state Of
New York against Anthony for the
amount he was deisulter TO the school
fundY
Were not the charges concerning Che
above and Anthony'S war record made BY
republicans at the Leavenworth conven-
tlonP
Are not the ADVOCATES statements
concerning his actions % governor dur
ing the Santa Fe strike trueg
Did not most Of the delegates 10 the
Hutchinson convention travel on railroad
passes furnished for the purpose Of NOM
mating Anthony
Brother Felt, in the name Of Lincoln
republicans, in the name Of Kansas, and
In tha name Of God, answer these ques-
tlons for one who voted fox you.
AN OLD SOLDIER.
Glrard, Kas., September 98.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
ANOTHER LIE.

LINCOLN, KAs,, September %, 1892.
To the Editor of THE ADVOCATE
Our republican friends in this county are
spreading the report that if Weaver should
succeed in carrying this state in November,
he will fail Of election, as the Peoples
party have no electoral ticket in the south.
Please state in your next issue the facts in
this case, that we may have definite answer
to this question, and oblige a number Of
friends. Yours Truly,
JNo. MEDcRAFT.
The Peoples party has an electoral
ticket in the south, and will elect it,
too, in a majority of the southern
states, republican and democratic
buncombe to the contrary notwith-
standing. The republican policy is
one of deception, and this is only one
of the schemes to deceive. They say
here q. vote for Weaver is only q vote
for Cleveland, while the democrats
Ut the south tell their people a vote
for Weaver is only vote for Hsrri-
son. In both cases the object Of the
deception is to frighten timid repub-
licans in the north and timid demo-
Gratis in the south to vote for the old
parties as they have been doing these
many years A vote for Weaver is q
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
INDIANA REPUBLICAN, METHODS.

As has been before intimated, the
Indiana "blocks of five" of 1883 are
being multiplied by four and utilized
in Kansas in 1892. The scheme was
first suggested by the Immaculate
Geo. T. Anthony at a meeting of the
republican committee at the Cope
land in this city early in the cam
paign. The details of the scheme are
set forth in the following secret Circu-
lar to the faithful from the republi-
can state central committee:
First-The county organizer will select
his precinct organizer at once.
SecoDd-The precinct organizer win sub
divide his precinct into subdivisions of not
more than twenty voters, and place a good
reliable republican in charge to look after
SAID voters from now until after the polls
close.
Third-This sppointee and his "instruc-
tions" must be kept an absolute secret.
This is imperative.
Fourth-In case no "suitsble" republ-
can can be found in the precinct, select one
from outside to act.
Fifth-Thess instructions are for your
eyes only, and you are not to show them to
any one, or leave them in a place where
they are liable to be seen by others.
The blocks of twenty are thus to
be placed in charge" of "good re-
liable republican" and il suitable
one cannot be found in the precinct,
one is to be imported from the out
side. It is not stated in the circular
that where the twenty republican
voters cannot be found in the pre-
cinct, they shall be imported from
the outside, but she reliable repub-
licans" to whom such important
trusts are committed are supposed to
understand the necessities of the sit
ustion, and exercise all needed dis
cretionary powers.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
Good Men UnoOusoiOusly Wrong.

To the Editor OF TRE ADVOCATES:
In the ranks of the republican party
there are to-day many thousands Of sin
cere, honest men who worship tradI-
tion, who walk in the shadows Of settled
issues, unmindful of the unsolved vital
economic problems now demanding Che
attention Of the American people
who cannot dlveSt themselves Of the
binding influence Of partisan ties. There
are men who are under the deluSlon that
the republican party Of to day Is the
party Of Lincoln, Sumner and Chase.
These men are under an influence akin
TO that which blinds q parent to the
faults Of q child which are obvious to
every one else. These people are men Of
pure motives, sincere attachments, un-
o splclous natures, and devoted loyalty
10 their party long after the party has
ceased to merit their support. Such men
are q bulwsrk Of strength TO a decaylng
party, and become it's most Jealous OPP
ponents when convinced Il is wrong
such conviction Rs will come TO all men
now In the republican party. Prejudice,
binding fidelity, and misconceptions Of
principles involved may, perchance, ne
tArd the triumph Of principles for
time, but the ultimate triumph Of right
IS as sure as that men are not dead to all .
right instincts. A peoples party viii
not only redeem Kansas, but this nation
also, and II will not be the republican
party that will do It.
GEO. STARK Mn.LHR.
Wichita, KAS., September %, 1892.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
A PLAIN. uNADORNED LIE.

The Capital of September 27 has
the unblushing sudscity to insult the
intelligence of its readers by the state
ment that the Omaha platform ia
vors an amendment to the federal
constitution restricting the suffrage
of all government employees" Such
malicious mendacity is absolutely in
excusable. The Omaha platform has
been kept as standing matter in the
ADVOCATE ever since the adjournment
of the convention. It has been pub
lished by nearly every paper OF every
party in the United States There is
not a reading man or woman in the
country who has not read it, and who
will not therefore know that this
statement of the Capital is an un-
mitigated lie manufactured out OF
whole cloth. Not q word is said in the
Omaha platform that by implication
can be construed into any intimstion
Of the desire or purpose to disfrsn-
chise anybody or in any manner
abrldge the suffrage. This is we'll
known to the editors of the Capital.
The opening sentence of this men
dacious article Of the Capital under
the caption, "a Plan to Disfranchise
a Million Voters" is as follows:
One of the most indefenSible things in
the Omaha platform on any ground is the
demand for government ownership of rail-
roads.
Now, turn to the republican state
platform of Kansas in this year, 1892,
and read:
We endorse the recommendation of the
postmaster general for the government CON-
troll of the telegraph and telephone service.
The recommendation of the post
master general is that the government
shall own and operate the telegraph
and telephone service in the interest
of the people, connecting it with the
postal service Of the United States in
order to facilitate and cheaper the
means of communication. Will the
Capital tell how its party proposes
to obtain this control of the tele-
graph and telephone service, and why
it is more defensible on any ground
than like control of the means of
transportation Speak out and let
A. nnn.nln hn nnl;n.hAnnnI
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05

We need ho converts to elect the
Peoples party ticket in Kansas. We
had the votes when the nominations
we're made and we have them yet
But we must keep our forces awake
to the importance of voting in order
to elect. In addition TO that we
should remember that the larger the
majority the better the effect will be.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05

THIS year we shall hear the last OF
"down with calamity" redeem Kan
sas," etc, as campaign slogans. When
the opponents Of reform see that the
people are not to be scared or driven
by such foolishness, they will con-
clude there is something in this ca
lamity cry that will have to be an
swered by argument.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05
A GREAT MANY good people dislike |

A GREAT many good people dislike
to have their name attached to a
newspaper article. Such is the case
with the man who signs as "An Old
Soldier in this issue. If Governor
Felt does not wish to answer publicly
the questions asked by "An Old Sol
dier," he can have the gentleman's
name by applying to the ADVOCATE,
and then if he can answer satisfac-
toriIy he may save some votes for
Anthony.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05

vote for free silver, more money and
better times. It is a vote to increase
the wages Of the lsborer, and the
price Of farm products. 1t is a vote
for fewer mortgages, more American
homes, and increased prosperity
everywhere. Let no man be de-
ceiVed.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05

and do on exclusive consignment busi.
ness In grain. We solicit your CORES
pondenCe and conSignments, and guar
antse best market prices and prompt
retuPns.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-10-05

The firms Of Christopher & Smith and
j. P. Campbell & Co. have consolidated
under the firm name Of Christopher,
Smith & Campbell, Kansas City, No,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
OBJECTS TO A "DELEGATE" CON
VENTION.

EDITOR CALIFORNIAN IL | remem-
Der Alright, the CALIFORNIAN of last
week noticed the meeting of the
committees of the republicans OF
Caledonia county and the action
they took in recommending to the
county committee to call the next
county convention delegate, instead
ola mass meeting. Idesire to inquire if
the last convention did not discuss the
pros and cons of that feature of the
case and vote to call it a mass con-
vention? And if so, what authority
had this commit tee, and why should
they overstep their legitimate bust
ness, or why should a paper COM
mend their action?
But admitting that it was four
wears ago this action was taken in
the county convention, is not that
action binding until revoked by said
convention
The tendency is toward the larger
fish swallowing the smaller. but we
think St. Johnsbury ought to be
satisfied with the bulk of the county
Offices, without desiring to have the
convention. The last two years St.
Johnsbury has had Que of the SEN
ators, judge of probate, states at
torney and sheriff That left, of the
active offices, three to be apportion-
ed to the rest Of the county, against
four for st. Johnsbury.
OF this wedo not complain, as there
is no place more fitting in the county
for sheriff. states attorney and
Judge of probate than st. Johnsbury.
l have seen the delegate conven-
ton tried, where the masses soon
lost their interest in the convention
to that degree that unless some one
was in search of an office there was
no attendance outside of the town
where held, and we do not fear to
predict that within a few years, if
the county goes into delegate con-
ventions, the attendance would be
slim. There are readers of your
paper who know the influences
(private ones) brought to bear in
our state conventions. VOTER.
West Burke, Mar IS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
1 WORD FROM MAX O'RELL.

In Max O'Rell's book, "a French
man in America" occurs this word
concerning St. Johnsbury, under date
of January %:
''St. Johnsbury is a charming little
town perched on the top of mountain,
from which a lovely scene of hills and
woods can be enjoyed. The whole coun-
try is covered with snow, and as 1 look
ed at it in the evening by the electric
light, the effect was very beautiful. The
town has only six thousand inhabitants,
eleven hundred of whom came to hear my
lecture tonight. Which is the European
town of six thousand inhabitants that
would supply an audience of eleven
hundred people to literary causerie?
''St. Johnsbury has dozen churches, a
public library of $4,000 volumes, with a
reading room beautifully fitted with
desks and perfectly adapted for study.
A Museum, Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, with gymnasium, school
rooms, reading rooms, play rooms, and
a lecture hall capable of accommodating
over 1000 people. Who, after that,
would consider himself an exile if he had
to live in St. Johnsbury? There is more
intellectual life in it than in any French
town outside of Paris and about dozen
more large cities"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
A era YON PORTRAIT FRAUD

A smooth-tongued and pleasant
appearing young man, who gave his
name as D. Miller and claimed to
represent the American Artists
league of Brooklyn, has feeced ST.
Johnsbury people out of about $50.
This is the game he played: Hecalled
at the houses and stores, soliciting
orders for charging portraits, repre-
senting that they would cost nothing,
that they were given away to adver-
tise the firm. All the investment re-
quired was deposit of so cents. Mr..
Miller, and confederate whose
name is not known, secured about
100 portraits which he agreed to re-
turn with the crayon portraits in
about three weeks. Nothing further
was heard from the matter until a
few days ago DR.. J. H. Smith received
an express package which upon open
ing was found to contain all the pho
tographs, nearly 100 in ALL which
the agent had taken to enlarge. DR..
Smith has succeeded in finding the
owners of most of the pictures. The
owners of the pictures have sunk SO
cents in the transaction and the
agent has Melted about 500. 1t is
understood that other towns in this
section have been visited by the same
man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
PROF. BRACKETS LECTURE.

In place of the regular meeting of
the Natural History society on Tues
day evening, the members met in
Prof. Brackets lecture room at the
Academy and listened to and in
structive lecture on spectrum analy-
sis. Prof. Bracket spoke of the differ
ence of sound, heat and light waves,
of the means of separating the waves
of light into their primary colors,
and how valuable the spectroscope
had been in discovering the elements
and also in astronomical research. At
the close of the lecture an opportuni-
ty was given to see the spectrum of
several of the elements.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
FROM THE EAST VILLA GE.

The two little daughters Of George
Drew were quite badly scalded last
week. They were at play and ran
against their grandm other, who had
a dish of hot water carrying across
the room. The burns were not deep
and will soon be healed without leav-
ing a scar.
Prof c. E. Putney of St. Johns
bury supplied the pulpit last Sunday
in the absence of Rev A. F. Hertel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Copp. who
have been stopping with their son
George for few months past, have
returned to their home in Kirby.
A. E. Quimby and daughter Bertha
from Lyndonville were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Luce over Sum
day.
John McGinnis and George Drew
attended the funeral of Jerry Drew
at Newport, last week.
Mrs. J. R. Lee is at Lyndon caring
for a Mrs. Kilby, who is in very poor
health.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17

for a growing and useful society.
The influence for good which radi-
ated from that young invaIid's room
proves what consecrated effort can
do, and the entire narrative will be
deeply enjoyed by the young people.
Every Christian Endeavorer can read
this story with profit The book is
prettily bound, contains among it's
illustration fine portrait of Rev.
F. E. Clark, and is published by D.
Lothrop Company, Boston. For
sale at the book stores.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
DARTMOUTH COLL NEWS

The class Of ga elected its recipients
and presentists of Junior honors"
Saturday evening, and these St.
Johnsbury Academy boys were hon
ored CD: M. B. Jones received the
spurs; E. o. Grover was the presen-
fist of the spade; c. S. Hoskins re-
ceived the pillow; K. Knowlton the
rattle, and William Gibbon presented
the wig to one of his classmates.
Prof. John K. Lord gave a recep-
ton to the freshman class Saturday
evening.
The eastern intercollegiate deputa-
ton conference this year will be held
with the Dartmouth Young Mems
Christian associa ton April 14-17.
James R. Mott will preside.
The land and buildings south of
Wheelock street, east of the library
to the experiment station, have been
bought by the college. A nearly level
field of 20 acres is included for the
new athletic field.
In view of the long and faithful SER
vice of DIR. H. E. Parker as professor,
the trustees have decided to have his
name printed in the catalogue as
Professor emeritus of the Latin lam
guage and literature
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
Me- PUBLICAT TONS.

The Parkerstown Delegate" by
Grace Livingston, is a tender little
Christian Endeavor story, which
will interest and help every member
of that society into whose hands it
may fall. The principal characters
are Harley Winters and Lois, de-
voted young girl. The latter at
tends Christian Endeavor conven-
ton and comes back to Parkerstown
full of enthusiasm, which she imparts
to Harley, a young lad who is a
cripple. Then the two put their eff
forts together, and Harley's pleasant
home soon becomes the meeting-place
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
NO DELAY EXPECTED.

A prominent sugar maker of this
county was asked, the other day. if
he expected there would be any con-
siderable delay, which would inure
to the disadvantage of the bounty
seeking sugar maker. by reason of
having to wait so long for the
weigher as to lose a profitable chance
on the market. His reply was: mo.
l had some talk with Deputy Collec-
tor Mcintyre recently, and he in
timated that there would be little or
no trouble in this respect, as the
weighers will make frequent visits"
The number of applicants for the
bounty in this section is not large,
and the weighers ought to be on
hand promptly when needed. 1t
will be interesting to note the results
of the bounty experiment. Congress-
man Powers has expressed the
opinion that there will be DELAYS
that will make it improbable for
the maker to wait for the weigher
DR.. Mcintyre thinks differently. This
springs trial will determine that
point.
A Montpelier dispatch to the Mes
senger of the 18th announces that a
laboratory had been opened there,
and that up to noon of that day
thirteen lots of maple sugar of the
crop of 1892 had been received for
inspection. The samples were tested
by the polariscope, and each one
found to pOlarize over 80 per cent.
The lowest testwas S35 and the high
est SS3, all of the thirteen producers
thus being entitled to the bounty of
1s4 cents per pound.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue rules that packages containing
less than ten pounds of sugar may
be weighed for bounty when put up
in quantities of ten pounds or more,
in a box, barrel or other envelope
susceptible of being marked, and left
open so as to enable the weigher to
examine the contents of the enclosed
packages.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
THE FACULTY APPROVE.

EDITOR CALEDoNIAN:-I bespeak
the interest of our village people in
behalf of the Academy base ball team.
They are endeavoring to raise funds
for an outfit for the coming season !;
for that purpose they will give sup
per at the Academy March 25. AS
sistance from the friends of the Acad-
envy in providing the supper, and
their presence on that occasion, will
be heartily appreciated by both
students and teachers.
c. E. PUTNEY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
THREE CRITICISMS.

In the February number of the
National Journalist occurs this pleas
ant comment on St. Johnsbury
Illustra ted at is one of the hand
soonest publica tons Of its kind that
has reached this Office, perfect in
topographic appearance and beauti-
fully illustrated with engravings
produced by the half-tone process.
1t is a striking example of the good
work that with proper care and skill
can be done where printing facilities
are comparatively limited. St. Johns
bury may congratulate itself on be-
ing so adequately represented in
print"
The Magazine of New England
History, in speaking of this same
book, says: IAN attempt, and by no
means an unsuccessful one, is made in
this work to introduce the town of
St. Johnsbury to the people of New
England. The book is handsomely
gotten up, printed on heavy plate
paper, and contains an interesting
description of St. Johnsbury and
vicinity. The frontispiece is bird S
eye view of the village, showing it's
streets and surrounding hills. Arthur
F. Stone, the compiler, is entitled to
much credit in presenting SO neat a
volume"
A leading railroad official in New
England, acknowledging the receipt
of a copy of St. Johnsbury Illustrated,
writes: 1.-The book from an artistic
point of view should be highly COM
mended, and speaks well for the office
in country town that can publish
such work. and also speaks well
for the town that can furnish the
material out of which to make a
book like this. 1 have a pleasant
impression of the town, and hope
may be able to add something to its
success, as l assure you l shall be
very glad to do when occa sion offers"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-17
academy SEMI-CENTENIAL.

The 5Oth anniversary of the found
ing of St. Johnsbury Academy will be
celebrated with appropriated exercises
on Friday, June "a. There will be
exercises in Music hall in the fore
noon, comprising an Grafton, poem,
historical addresses, etc. Immediate
ly atterward a grand banquet will be
held, with toasts and short responses
from many prominent alumni. In
the evening there will be a reception
in some public building. Indica tons
point to large attendance of both
the older and younger alumni. The
secretary of the Alumni association,
Arthur F. Stone, and the chairman
of the semi-centennial committee, F.
A. Dakin, are compiling list of the
addresses of the graduates and all
who attended the Academy for a
year. All former students, who are
not certain that their addresses are
well known here, are requested to
write either the above-named gentle
men, that their correct address may
be known.