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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
NOTHING bun A No1sR.

Peoples Party Shot and Shell" a
very interesting little book by T. A.
Bland, price 10 cents, Chas. II. Kerr
& Co., Chicago, tells a funny thing on
the tariff howlers. Two Irishmen,
fresh from the old country, were pass
ing an American pond after nightfall
The frogs were having a genuine con-
cert. The Trishmen had v heard
such noises. They crept cautiously
toward the pond, strained their eyes
to e the monsters, but could see
nothing. At length a happy idea struk
n of them, and grasping his cham
pion exclaimed: Jamie, its my opin-
ion trat its nothing but a noise"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
STATE NEWS.

Creamof the State Press-Drops of Turpentine
and Grains of Rice from the E-ast-Clusters
OF grapes and Tobacco Stems from the
N~orth-Stalks Of Corn and Grains of
Wheat, from the West-Peanuts
andCOttonS Seed from the South
Probably with a fourth reduction of
acreage this year it is ''overproduc-
ton" that keeps the price of cotton
down, says the Tarboro Advocate.
The Third party, we understand,
organized a Weaver and Exum Club
in town Monday night with between
Times.
Winston Sentinel: We are glad to
see from the Southern Educator that
DIR. Hume has been invited to deliver
twelve lecturers before the National
School of Methods at Chicago next
year.
Maxton Union and Scottish Chief
Mr.. A. j. Cottington had the misfor
tune to lose his dry kiln and several
thousand feet of lumber by fire on
Thursday of last week, It was acct
dental.
Goldsboro Argus: The death of Mrs.
Fannie Edgerton Eason, the beloved
young wife of MI. Sam Eason, occurred
OF fever, yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock at their home in this city, in
the 25th year of her age.
Chatham Record: Mr.. J. J. Wat
son, of Hickory Mountain township,
died very suddenly, a few days ago.
He was found lying on the ground un-
conscious at Mr.. James Andrews gate,
and died in q few hours.
Clinton Democrat: One of Capt.
Patrick's tobacco barns was accidently
burned last week. Some n went in
with a torch and the tobacco caught
fire and burned like finder. The barn
was burned to the ground.
Durham San: Mr.. William B. Dun.
can, telegraph operator at the Norfolk
& Western Railroad depot, who was
taken with typhoid fever here and left
for his home at night at Beaufort last
Wednesday, died Saturday night.
Charlotte NetCS: The meeting which
the colored people have been holding
in New Brooklyn, a suburb of this
city, the last three weeks, ended last
night with a Christian march
There were fully 1900 people present.
Hickory Bulletin: w. M. Brown,
of West Hickory, disappeared from
his home last night, and his friends
are unable to discover his whereabouts.
AS he has been ~indfsposed for some
time his disappearance causes much
uneasiness.
Lauranburg Exchange: Cotton is
being rapidly gathered and hands are
quite plentiful. The disposition seems
to be to sell as fast as the staple is
ready for the market, and as a con
sequence buyers are kept busy every
day in the week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
GEN. STEVENSON.

Gen. Stevenson cannot complain on
account of his treatment in North
Carolina. The different towns gave
him a nice reception, but the bosses of
the great party that Jefferson started,
which has left it's m~oorings, and is
drifting about like a rudderless ship,
must have felt as they never did be-
fore.
The Immense" rowds, which were
not immense, were made up of the
citizens of the towns only. Com
paratively few farmers joined in the
jubilee. But the newspapers, how they
did blow! At Winston and Charlotte
there were pretty good turnouts. at
Wilmington the two hundred horsemen
amounted to thirty eight. Many of
the men in the parade were boys 5 to
10 years old.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27

ly kind to prominent Catholics while
in the Presidential chair. Hill worked
up his boom last winter, to a large ex-
tent, through saloon keepers in New
York. A large per cent. of the saloon
men in some places up North are
Catholics. Nearly al of them are
Democrats.
The Catholics are gaining much
strength all over this country, and
they generally vote with the party
that will promise the most They hold
the balance of power in New York
City.
This is a bad state of affairs and de-
mands the thoughtful consideration of
all people. Through Cleveland
this state of affairs was brought about.
He is a New Yorker and hesitates to
do nothing that will forward his
schemes. 1t is not known, but likely
that Harrison has fallen a victim to
the same disease, though it may be in
some other form. The remedy is to
vote for a Western man who has had
no opportunity to fall a victim to
Catholic influence.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
PLATFORM.

The series of political platforms will
oon all be published. We have the
Greenback platform of 1884 in this
issue. By reference to it you will see
that it differs very little from the
Omaha platform of this year. The
difference, however, is in favor of the
Omaha.
The Greenbackers stood against the
wicked financial system of the govern
ment, but failed to offer as good sub
stitutes as the Omaha, They were
against giving away public lands,
favored laws against railroad discrimi-
nation, and favored government postal
telegraph system, and a graduated in
come tax. Read it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
WHO IS TIP

The Sentinel, Lansing, Mich, makes
the following points about prices:
A man with $40, 600 on interest at 10
per cent. in 1868 could buy with his in
come 400 days work, 400 bushels of
wheat, 1000 bushels of corn, 800
pounds of cotton. Today the same
Interest will buy from 1000 to ], 500
days work, 1,400 bushels of wheat,
2, 500 bushels of corn Or 90, ZOO pounds
of cotton. The days work have not
grown shorter, the measures smaller
or the weight lighter. 1t is the dollar
that has grown more costly. 1t takes
more work, more grain and more cot
ton to get it, while the interest on the
mortgage remains the same. Who has
brought about these conditions, the
money-lender or the wealth-producer3
Whose interests are best served, the
moneylender or the wealth producer9
Who is working" Congress to con-
tinue this system, the money-aristoc,
racy or the wealth-producer9 Who
own the great city dailies who howl
for a continuation of these conditions,
the rich or the workingmen9 Who is
it that contributes from s., 900 to 800,
600 to the Republican and Democratic
campaign funds, the men who get the
benefit Of the system or the under
dog" whose labor alone is the only
source of wealth2 Who is the biggest
fool God ever let live, the man who
makes politics pay" OF the man who
votes to continue this robbery of him
self and family3
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27

THE Progressive FARMER some weeks
ago. Prof. McIver informs us that he
received ten times as many applications
from the notice in this paper as all
others put together.
Three-fourths Of the faculty will be
North Carolina teachers. That speaks
well for our State. Mr.. E. j. Forney,
of Raleigh, moved to Greensboro last
week. He will have charge of the
class in stenography and give thorough
instruction. Nothing but the best
talent will be employed in any depart
ment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
RoCKAWAY BEACH SWEPT BY
A GREAT CONFEDERATION.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept. 20.-Rocka
way Beach, thefamoUs seaside summer
resort, was visited by a destructive fire
this morning. The flames were first
discovered at 10 o'clock in the seaside
museum, a wooden structure. The
fire spread rapidly and in a short tune
consumed the museum building and
Murray 6 Docks big hotel. 1t O
spread to Huber's Hotel, the Myrtle,
KingsIand's Casino, Garrison's bakery,
Seaman's Hotel and several adjoining
hotels, all of which were laid In ruins.
It is reported that two ladies and aman
were injured at one of the burning
hotels, but how seriously cannot now
be learned. The total loss by the fire
cannot be estimated at the moment,
but it will be very heavy.
At 3 D.. m. fire was burning fercely
and a 30-mile per hour wind was blow
ing. The flames arenoW more than ever
beyond the control of the iremen and
it looks as If the fire will sweep the en-
tire beach. All of the buildings de,
stroyed so far we're two-story frame
structures. The other buildings de-
stroyed In addition to those already
named are: the Grand Ocean Hotel,
Meissmeyery'sH Hotel, FloisH Hotel, VIM.
Burgess Hotel and the iron pier Casino.
The whole town is fighting the flames,
but as there is very little water to be
had. very little progress is being made.
The situation is becoming more serious
every minute. Help has been asked
from all towns as far distant as East
New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
A DISASTER.
Further Particulars of the Wreck on the
Fort Wayne Railroad-Eleven Per
sons Killed and Burned.

PITTsBURa, Sept. 22.-It is now def
nitely known that there but two women
and one child burned in the Fort
Wayne railroad wreck at Shreve, in
stead of three women, as at first re-
ported This reduces the number OF
deaths to eleven. The charred remains
of the women have been identified as
Mrs. f. Schalley and her sister, Miss
Campbell. Mrs. Schalley was the
mother of the child killed In the wreck.
The only body not yet recovered is that
of +. O. Mann, postal clerk, Of Chicago.
The financial loss by the wreck can
not be estimated. 1t is reported that
in the mail burned there was about
$50, 600 In bills. This is only what was
in registered packages. The express
matter was all burned except thirty
six silver bricks, worth at least $75,OOO.
These were taken out of the a yester-
day afternoon. Probably nifty or Sixty
pieces of baggage were destroyed,
what their value was Cne company a.
vet does not know.
THE wreck was caused by q bIunder,
but who was responsible for 1t a not
yet developed.
Fire completely wiped out all trace
of baggage and express matter and mail
and some of the bodies of the killed.
There Is not q remnant or bone to be
found of nne of the postal clerks, the
B messenger or the two ladies
who were going from Bucyrus 70
Esplyville.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
A KENTUCKY EDITOR AssAs-
SINATED.

SOMERSET, KY, Sept. 20.-Joseph B.
Kicker, editor and propritor of the
Somerset Reporter, was shot and NOR
tally wounded by an unknown a ssassin
az 8 o'clock last night. He was on his
way to his home and was crossing the
public square when three shocs were
fired, of which two took effect. One
landed In his shoulder and another
passed through his body near the heart.
Possess are out, and If the assassin is
caught nothing can prevent a lynching.
Kicker had bitterly denounced law
Iessness in Pulaski county.
Ex-Chief of Police Anderson, of
Somerset, who is charged with the as
sassination of Editor Kicker, of the
Reporter, is not to be found here this
morning. There is a reward of 81, 900
offered for his arrest. Anderson was
chief of police of this city for over two
years, but resigned about two months
ago and went into the saloon business
with Robert Coffey, of this city, who
says his partner, Anderson, has skipped
since last nights tragedy with all the
money he could rake up.
A large black hat was found In a gar
den just back of where the murder of
Kicker happened last evening, and it is
said to be the hat the policeman has
wornfor sometime, which he purchased
at the firm of Waddle Bros.
Editor Kicker hal criticised the ex-
chief of police several times for his bad
conduct, and the editor received the
approval of his criticism from the best
citizens of Somerset. Anderson fire.
quently made threats against the editor
of the Reporter, and everything points
to his guilt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
Gaming to Hear Weaver--Mrs. BIZ
,;rs Scores the Georgia Bourbons.

kins Scores the georgia COulDOn'
"HeIIol Mr.. Editor"
D-"Good morning, Major. How
everything out on the riverG"
SB-"Everything is looking well
:. the people and blue for the pluto
Its Betsy says she saw a plutocrat
..s nv the other day with his chin
s.nping down almost to his waist"
R-"Then you think Chairman
o;mmons won't drive the boys back
r+b his Republican annex to the Dem
oratic party3"
R-"Back! Good gracious, man,
rn don't think all the people are fools,
II vouY Betsy says the Democrats
rmnidn't rest until they got Eaves and
he gang to put out State ticket. Now
= that ticket is elected, Mr.. Simmons
an, the other leadin' Democrats can
Hame themselves"
R-"That is true. If the Democrats
and Eaves succeed in electing their
annex and the result is unsatisfactory,
tba Democrats will have to bear the
disgrace. They have formed a com
Enation to beat the reform party and
thew must be held responsible for what
aver happens. Hundreds of good
Democrats and Republicans will repudi-
ate the base conspiracy and vote the
reform ticket"
B.-"I agree with you, but / don't
believe either of the plutocratic tickets
can beat the new party. I call our
party "Corbett." It's goin' to knock
the others out in the first round"
R.-"Wil there be anybody to hear
Weaver Thursday"
B.-"Anybody! Sakes alive, man.
The whole country will be in Raleigh
that day. They are comm in wagons,
buggies, horseback, on foot, On the
train, every way. Everybody wants
to see the next President of the United
States, an they are a comm"
R.-"That is right. What does
Mrs. Bilkins think of the Georgia Bour-
bons, Anarchists and scalawags9"
B.-"Ohl Betsy just shouted. was
srter scared, but Betsy has about a
peck more brains than 1 have, an she
said right off that Georgia would go
for Weaver certain now. Betsy says
that when a great party like the Demo
cratic party pretends to be, gets so low
down that it haint nothin' to throw at
an opponent but rotten eggs, it's days
Of usefulness is over an honest people
will get out of it like rats DESERVING a
ship"
R.-"Mrs. Bilkins is level-headed.
The old parties are both doomed. In
the North and West the Republican
threw rotten eggs, lied on and
abused the people until they have los.
their respect, and today there are
States up there that will not cast over
5000 votes for neither old party. The
South is falling into line. Only a
of politicians are left in each
State. They haveapowerful influence,
corrupt methods, but their
day is about over. They are slowly
but surely losing their grasp, and soon
hey will be without followers. The
people lost confidence in the parties as
whole and now they no longer respect
Ihe individual leaders of either old
BETSY says for all the people to
amenI" Good bye.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CATHOLICS.

The Catholics are a power as a de.
nominational political party in this
country. There is no denying this.
We have nothing to say against any
religious organization, but when thew
side entirely with one party and put
that party in a position to bend the
knee to them, it is time to warn the
people.
1t is known that both Cleveland and
Hill Are tied to that denomination IL
New York. Cleveland was exceeding.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27

sparks from the Wires-MOst Important
Events Throughout the World
for q Meet

for a Week.
new York, Sept. 2O.-The board Of
health bulletin to day saws there are
no 9 cases OF cholera here since the
last announcement.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 2o.-The cover
nor a ordered a quarantine against
Gainesville, Texas, on the reporf that
several cases of cholera. are there.
New York, Sept. 2O.-The Herold
to day prints a special from Newport
to the effect that Hayward McAllister.
the son of Ward McAIlister, who re-
Gently married Miss Garmany. of
Savannah, has been threatened by his
wife with arrest for desertion and non
support. McAllister claims she has
acted under bad advice.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The Grand
Army paraded to day with the longest
line ever seen since the celebrated two
days review at the close of the war.
The procession started from the capital
at 10 o'clock and did not conclude its
march past the review stand till late
this afternoon. Sixty thousand men
were in line and marching In double
column.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27

The man who would sell his vote,
would sell his soul to the devil and
make a liberal discount for cash
Cincinnati Herald.
The sun., 1892-05-01
ThoeSen's Opening,

BY invitation of Hessrs. Henry Thoesen 4 Bros
visit made to their new furniture and carpet
palace at Bd and +9th st. their opening dav last
Monday. Tho house was packed with people admiring
the immense showrooms filled with everything OF the
finest In the line Of furniture and carpets and house,
furnishing goods. eagerly longing for tho beautiful
flowers and souvenirs presented. A picture OF the
house which is shown in the advertising part in edays
edition in connection with the dimensions which
follow. will give tho reader slight Idea of what i'm.
space IS utilized: Tho basement is soxl4o feet.
while the supper stories occupy 59lNla5 each max
ing total OF 8h TOO square feet lia There
are 2S2 windows each draped in different style and
decorated with variety Of material, The th.rd.s;ory
front toward Sd av.. which is on level with the
elevated cars entirely Of glass. covering space Of
$40 square feet Hare the Irm intends 10 make such
artincia decorations which wil doubt be The cass
OF maGing passengers the J. road the east
de of the cars In the basement, next t. tho tung
room, is the nsnecon room. where every article is
LOGGED before II leaves tho house. The boiler aul
eusfns room under the sidewalk. where immense
6yna 10 will supply 400 incandesceut and 10 globe
lights for the fr1nt OF tho building. Nevertheless
still ind ample room for the large aud selected
stock of anything needed in housefurnish ug. Tho
passenger elevator s taken no feet to the top story,
which, IN connection with the next two lower storaS
will be nsed aS storage rooms Tho fourth and hfth
floors. light from all sides hl!ed with tho incest and
ysh goods. deserve attention of every caller.
Tbs third story is the carpet department certainly
the ightest hsndsomest. and best appointed
shown with inexhauslible stock Of everything in
this line. The once the frsi floor specimen of
taste And comfort and the superb selection
this and the next story must MI every visitor with
establishment The success thsy sure 10 luage 10
well desexYsd.-AdS
The sun., 1892-05-01
FATHER HUN71NG7ON's EXCURSION
1ato q Rich Mans Parlors With n Little
C0mPany of Ware Earners.

The Rev. Father James o. S. Huntington
OF AIT Pleasant avenue took his little party Of
east-sido wage earners to the parlors OF n
friend OK his last night to discuss capital and
labor and to SEQ for themselves how some Of
the other half live. 1t was not intended.
Father Huntington says. as tho reverse Of q
Summing expedition.
Father Huntington is q member OF District
Assembly 40 OF the Knights of Labor. and
while attending meeting last Sunday at tho
Florence building he WAS invited to speak u
word to the Convention OF the shirtmakers,
shirt cutters. and laundry workers who were
meeting In another room in the same building
Father Huntington advised them to establish
Boar DIS OF concii iiiation hetween employers and
employees and not walt until they were forced
the, poor as much as the poor needed tho rich
and he invited a few of the workingmen and
workingwomen to go with him last night 10 his
friends house and there meet sonlU people
known to them only rs employers.
incsc WACO earners are not starting out
invad do tho snnctity Of amy ones home unin-
vtcd. that i not my purpose. These parlors
were offered to me by n friend, whose name
DO not care t" make puhlic. simply to bring
Few OF the representatives Of each OF these
classes toGether. 1t Is M, TO see how people
make everything that they use. hut simply for
the purpose OF an informal conversation In
which the wagc-carners will doubtless he the
instructors. For evident reasons ] must de-
cline to say who the members Of my party are
to be or where am going TO take them. Ii the
have something to say in general way about
Its results
The sun., 1892-05-01
At tho MuaeumA.

The eight buxom young damsels. pictu-
resauely II not superfluously clad who for the
last week have beon straining at either end OF
ropc in a spirited tug-of-war contest. have
proved such an attraction "a SIS Museum
that the management III q" ~ nsaSi.o. retain
cadaverous person wt.f Z, .at'Ss several
cubits in height. bS!vlttet.S dispropcrtionate
in weight and breadth: an armless wonder. q
femalo Hercules. and a Liliputian songstress
aid in max ing the curio hall thing OF beauty
and aloy-i0r at least week. Down stairs
by Fanny Herring in "The Volunteer Fire
man"
Hubcr's Museum has Jo-Io, the Russian boy
whose head and face resemble those of skye
terrier To n remarkabl degree. Jo-Jo is man
grown now, and looks even ore like a dog than
ago. lie, is a recognized freak Of the iirst
water, and has been exhibited all his life in
nafSs nafSs asS % the wSSs Ed hair m ks gnan
ish tree moss which abounds in the forests Of
the Sonth. comes with Jo-Jo. and will divide
ing. week Of the Talking Horse. Mohammed."
Worth's Museum and Theatre has its GUS
tfNmary VARIETY Of tEeaks and vnudevsEs
spells his name backward for stage purposes
Is retngased. and crowds still flock to look
staaS s% for the e is ss 0s Sayo s 9Ga sna
Ian ballet dancer: .Guhllem Housidu. magi-
clan and ,sleightI hand worker; Yetspma.
whatever, that may be; ,odell sisters stephen
stephens's Punch and Judy and w9rth's lee
tho stage hourly entertainments employ Phil
lips and Boyde. musicians, and comedians:
end Barron. singers. and comiqqes: Frank
Manning. German dialectician: Jessie Con-
nard. CHARACTER singer. and the stock company
in Tit for Tat ne-act farce by the veteran
Edward II. Banker
The sun., 1892-05-01

Mr.. De Pachmann interpreted yesterday
afternoon a programme made up wholly Of
original compositions by Liszt, opening with
that composers only sonata. including his
concert study No. .. the EGlogue. mazurka.
the Cantique d'Amour. the LeGende No. .. and
winding up with the Tarantella. There may
s,;s;s be some dinersnces of nppion as to the
sic. hut that its. performance calls for
exceptional technique. variety. and en-
that admired the compositions least had yes
terday enough to interest and astonish them in
ordinary precision. brilliancy. and power. The
sonata. the exposition Of which occupied thirty
ed a crucial test of the virtuoso's wonderful
memory and executive skill: the Lcgcnde, how
ever. and the Cantiuue dAmour undoubtedly
thusiastic recalls for Mr.. De Pachmann at the
close OF the concert, and the usual supple
mentary number had to be played before the
audience dis isperSed