The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19

the Republican platform-weI, we
pause; there is no best, it's all bad"
Five Hundred Questions and
Answers" is the title of a very neat
and valuable publication on poultry
raising, published by the Fomcier's
ReUieW, Chatham, N. Y. Price, 25
cents by mail.
~ Jerry Simpson tells the New
York Herald that Weaver is the
strongest man that could have been
nominated by the Peoples party. That
settles it. Whatever Jerry says is
generally correct.
~ A Democratic exchange says the
":People's party dropped the pension
business and took up Weaver, which is
worse" The Democratic party dropped
everything and took up Cleveland,
which is worse than the worst.
~ The st. Louis platform was
adopted by Wake County Alliance by
a large majority. Bro. w. R. Upchurch
was elected President; J. j. Dunn re-
elected Secretary A. @. Green Delegate
to State Alliance.
~ A correspondent writing from
Gold Hill township, Rowan county,
says the Peoples party will carry
there by a big majority. There is not
a mor intelligent community in the
State than that one, either.
~ The premium list of the N. @.
State Fair has just been issued. 1t is
very handsomely gotten up and gives
all the particulars. Mr.. Aver has
worked hard to make the next the best
Fair ever held, and doubtless will SUI
| coed.
* Thomas Fl. Benton said: 1.-The
government ceases to be independent,
it ceases to be safe when the national
currency is at the will of a corpora
ton" The Omaha platform is the
only one that declares against national
banks.
~ The Electric is a new Is page
monthly journal started in Raleigh
last week. Mr.. S. T. Nicholson is
editor. 1t is filled with clippings to a
large extent, but contains a variety of
we'll selected matter. 1t is Democratic
modern stripe.
~ The Wilmington Messenger fire
quently complains that it does not get
the Charlotte papers. When this oc-
ours Col. Kingsbury don't know what
is going on in the world. Col. Cald-
we'll ought to send his "signboard of
truth" regular.
~ Our friends will find this paper
full of interesting and valuable read
ing matter just now. Every one who
wants to keep posted and see justice
done would do well to get more readers.
Make up clubs at nee Any number
received from one up.
~ A Texas editor asks his patrons
to work to increase his circulation, and
says he has money to run it three years
longer, but the end will come after
that. Three years? Great Caesar!
An editor with that much none
could get a big salary in a dime
museum.
~ Now they say Gen. Weaver is a
defeated ofice-seeker and Judge
Gresham is a patriot. Two weeks ago
Weaver was the patriot and Gresham
was a chronic ofice-seeker. 1t was
thought then that Gresham would be
nominated at Omaha, says the Mon
cure Echo.
~ The New York World, Dem,
says "the evils complained of by the
Peoples party are real" Now why in
the world didn't the World say so
sooner and insist on the Democratic
party correcting the evils. Instead of
that it has has done nothing but howl
tariff for years.
~ If you want some real thrilling
reading just quit buying dime novels
and get a copy of the annual tax list
for 1892 or a few copies of the Congress
SiOn0L Record. If they don't thrill you
enough, read the letters from Con
gressmen who are using the force bill
scare to whip voters into line.
~ Some of the young lady delegates
to the Christian Endeaver Society,""
which met in New York recently, con-
gregated in the Wall Street Stock Elk |
change and sang hymns. The nervy
brokers joined in. The brokers ought
to have sang: "Al of thee we ask;
all your property we expect to get." |
~ About now the usual number of