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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
Killed by Electric Shock.

CLEVELAND. o.. April S-Edward Loy
hiser. an employe OF an awning company
was instantly killed in front of the Amer
lean Honse this morning by an electric
shook. Loyhiser was putting mp an avn
ing. He seized hold of tho rusty iron
frames to lower them and as soon as his
hand came IN contact with the iron he fell
20 the sidewalk dead. The eIectrict light
wires were crossed with the awning frames
and he received the full force of the cur
rent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
Trainmen Rewardea Tor Rraxerx.

GRAND JUNCTION, COL, April S.-A Ray
mond and Whitcomb excursion train was
wrecked about twenty miles west of here
yesterday. The train struck rock and
the engine and baggage car went into the
river. The GOODNESS and bravery of the en-
gineer John Good. and William Noble.
fireman. saved the balance of the train. A
collection was taken up on the train and
$3.50 was presented to the two men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
COOPERs FRIENDS EXCITED.

Greatly Disturbed Over the Exposurc-What
Mr.. Peet Says
srecisI TO the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. April s.-Congressman
George w. Cooper is just now being pur-
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Cleveland s' Cincinnati BIG 4
Chicago 4 St Louis ROUTE.

Forinformation as TO the exact points, time and
other particulars call at "Big &" Offices: No East
Washington street. No. So Jackson Place Massa-
chusetts avenue aud Union Stations
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S3.6J-TO CHlCAGO-S3.6J
VIA THE -
WORLDS FAIR ROUTE.

On and after March %, 1892. this company viii
sell frst-clsss tickets 10 Chicago at 1855.
The Big Four the only line whose trains pass
through the c, LUMBiAN EX pos It'll 10 "
GROUNDS, in full view OF all its buildings, and ls
therefore the only line that can justly claim the
title Of the WORLDS FAIR ROUTE.
IL 10 also the only hne entering Chicago via the
celebrated Lake 'FRONT.' All ts passenger trans stop
60 receive and deliver passengers &C Van Buren,
street. directly opposite the Great Auditorium and
IN eose proximity 10 The Grand Pacific. Palmer,
Great Northern. Wellington, Leland and nearly all
the leading hotels OF Chicago
Solid Vestibule Passenger Trains. composed of the
finest compartment and standard Buffet sleepers.
Reclining Chair, PariOr Cafe Cars and First-clas
Coaches leave Indianapolis Union station daily At
1901 noon and 1890 midnight, reaching Chicago in
time for all Western connections.
Local Indianapolis d Chicago sleeper 10 Placed on
oleepin track west of Union Station. Open for
H. NJ. BRONSON. AGRA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09

A. Collins, 1.sle; John E. Russell. 1.6oO:
Albert c. Houghton, 1901. The report of
the committee was adopted. with leave to
print the result of q full count
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
Railway Employees I'm Politics.


Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
OMAHA, Neb., April a.-To-day an organ
ization was perfected at quiet meeting in
Omaha that may have an important bear
ing upon the politics of the State. For
some time past the railroad employees at
division points have been organizing into
local clubs, and these have now been gath
cred under the banner of State organize
ton. The object of this movement is to
oppose legislation harmful to the in
terest of railroad employees and MEM
bers of the order are pledged to
drop party affiliations whenever their
class is threatened. and to support men
and measures known to be friendly to
them. Henry Knodell. the State organizer.
estimates the railroad employees of Ne
braska at fifteen thousand. and he says
that nearly one-fourth of them are already
enlisted in the movement. The Omaha
club alone has a membership of nine hum
dred. The railroad men have organizations
in Nebraska. Minnesota. Iowa. Kansas and
North Dakota and a convention will he
held in May for the formation OF q nation
al organization The head of the move
ment is at Minneapolis. but there is q
strong prospect of having the May conven-
ton held at Omaha.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
Democratic Row In North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N. c.. April s.-The Democratic
situation in North Carolina is tangled. and
because of this state of affairs q second
meeting of the Democratic State commit
tee was held yesterday and was largely ut
teLded. The State convention is to be
held on May Is. and the Alliance and Peo-
pies party men have announced their In
tention to control the primaries and elect
the delegates, so ms to control the State
convention. and that they will adopt the
ST. Louis platform and elect delegates who
will be instructed to attend the Chicago
convention and present the platform. Ii it
is not adOpted the delegates are then TO at
tend the Omaha convention aud take their
seats therein as accredited from this State.
In order 30 prevent this Chairman Smith.
of the State committee, has written let
ter saying that those who are in favor of
this policy are not Democrats in good
standing, and must not he admitted to the
primaries unless they pied Ce themselves in
advance by resolution to abide by tho &C.
tion OF the various conventions. Some of
the committeeman openly declare that if
the Alliance programme is successful they
will nominate regular and straight-out
Democratic ticket. or seek an alliance with
the Ropu blicans and run fusion ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
MURPHY, HIBBEN & CO.,
WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVELY
PARA SOILS.

representative line of goods in RUFFLES and LACETRIMMED
UMBRELLAS fine carved woods plain
handles great variety CHIDRENS PARASOLS given
pecial attention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
MT. CARMEL
OREGON. n. O.

OREGON, N. Q.
Mr. EDITOR:-The election is over
and we take our defeat like heroes,
~consoling ourselves with the fact that
we vedone what we could, honestly,
to elect our ticket. We are not dis
h~eartened, and we will not be disor
gained; we will stand together as
brethren.
Mt, Carmel Alliance, No. 544, is in
fine trim for work. She is solid and
still growing. We got two new mem
bers last Saturday, and will get three
next Saturday. We meet twice a
month. Wewn try and help Bro. But
Ter some by sending him some money,
and will subscribe for his paper. We
feel highly complimented as North
Carolinians at having Bro, Butler
elected Vice President of the National
Alliance, and expect to- have it to say
when the next election comes thai we
have the second President from North
Carolina. We feel proud of Bro. But
Alliance until death, God being our
helper. We consider the way that
Bro. Butler has been treated unkind
unjust and unchristian like and farther
than that ungentlemanly, and it will
never win any true man back to the
old party. We intend to stand by
demands as an Alliance until we get
them. We will keep pickets out
from this time until we getrelief. Say
to the brethren all our the State for
Gods sake, and for the sake of their
wives and children, stand by the
Alliance and work for reform, and not
cease-what we have done for the
last four years, and beg them to buy
what they need through the Business
Agent and save their money and help
the Order in this grand work Oh!
that I could say something to the
brotherhood that would cause them to
stand firm to their principles. Say to
the weakened one not to fall by the
way, but to stand firm and we will do
chem good.
We vii s-u1 you some renewals in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20

What characteristics ha plutocratic
paper by which it may be known7
LIST. Consistency to no principle nor
measure except that which is enunci-
ated from headquarters.
I'd. The slandering and abuse Of their
opponents and reformers.
Sd. Fulsome praise of the tools Ct
plutocracy.
4th. Not allowing a free discussion
Of the points of interest to the people
and rejecting all communications
against their own interests which is
that of plutocracy.
5th. It's animosity against all reform
literature and independent thoughts.
By one of these signs you shall know
them. Their arts and schemes are
various and cunning. Sometimes they
play the game of confidence men and
praise the efforts Of the people to gain
justice and equal rights by the law.
But when the people wish to put their
principles into practice their cunning
is exhibited by an effort to sidetrack
their efforts as futile and vain. They
are long and loud in proclaiming their
friendship for the people. They are
larly emphatic in this. The reason for
UI1Ae, OLo90 u10 nave NOGCo, WHICH, uO"A
in their heart Of hearts they cOntemn
and despise these very men. But by
their fummery and demagoguery they
hope to deceive them for their masters
benefit. They are tools to make other
men tools. That is their business and
their mush is depending on their sue
cess. They are advocates for their
clients and all the base arts and reason
ing Of a venal advocate are free to be
adopted. No other destiny can this
republic meet than that of a grinding
tyranny, a rotten morality and one
cesspool of corrupt darkness and ruin
if these journals continue as they claim
the moulders of public opinion. One
should only read them to find out and
see to what base uses the press is put
to. w. r. LINDSAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
RE SOLUTIONS.
BALLENTINE's MILLS. n. @

BALLENTINE'S MILLS, N. &.
Mr.. EDITOR:-The following commit.
tee was appointed by Middle Greek AL
lance, No. 2O7, Wake county, N. c.,
to draft resolutions of respect in mem
DRY of Col. L. L. Polk.
WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father,
by the hand of death, has taken from
earth and our midst our beloved
brother and leader, Col. L. L. Polk, on
the 18th day of June, 1892. The Lord
seeing fit to take from earth to Heaven
one Of earth's purest and best leaders,
one who typifed Moses leading the
people from the land of bondage to the
land Of freedom and liberty. Therefore
RESOLVED, That in the death of Col,
Polk we have lost a citizen, brother
and friend, a statesman and leader of
the people; a Christian brother so dear
to us.
2 That we humbiy submit to the
will of God.
3. That we tender our love and sym
pathy to the bereaved family, and that
a copy of these resolutions be spread
upon our minutes and sent to THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER with request to pub
lish. A. B. Belts,
For Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
AGRICULTURAL REFORM.

Sometime since l saw a statement in
the Charlotte Chronicle relative to the
cotton acreage and production in Neck
lenburg county, N. O., during the last
ten years The figures showed that in
1880 it required 2 Al acres to make a
bale, while in 1890 it required 3.31
acres. This is not merely a comparison
of the two years, for the intervening
years showed a gradual decrease to
those figures.
No account is given of the amount of
fertilizers used, but as it is has steadily
increased all over the South. I sup
pose Mecklenburg is no exception to
the rule.
But even if the amount of fertilizers
used has remained the same. is not this
a startling state of affairs? Have
Southern farmers increased their crops
every year by increasing the Weld per
acre or by increasing the number of
acres in cultivation? 1 am inclined to
think that in the States of North and
South Carolina and Georgia the annual
production of cotton has not increased
as fast as the annual consumption of
commercial fertilizers, even with the
increased acreage. From my w OBJ
servatiOn in this part of North Caro-
Ina, L GnlnK Gn0 ylolQ e acre mas IN
CT eased but very little if n in the
last sever years. The amount of fertil-
izer used per acre, however, has in
creased more than fifty per cent.
While the farmers have been and are
now opposed by vicious legislation,
this is something that can and must be
remedied by individual action. The
crying need of the hour is education,
and such journals as The CWlttUGtOT
are doing a noble work. But the farm.
ers should take a systematic course OF
study; not to take the place of, but to
supplement the work of the agricul-
tural journal. However, as l said IN a
former article, a few farmers are capa-
BILE of choosing a course of study Tor
themselves. Cannot the editor or some
of his scientific contributors give US an
article on this subject9 We all cannon
attend agricultural colleges or even
farmers Institutes, so we must nnu
some other way.-E. f. Murray, Fa
Southern CULtiUHtOT.
Do you owe this paper anything! Il
you dosend at once. Wehaye "al'oO
| long ono1IChm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
STILL WATER, OKLAHOMA TER
RITORY.

Mr. EDTTOR:-A few words relative
to this new country might not be amiss
to many of your readers. But little
was known of Oklahoma until it's set
Element, and many have wondered
why Capt. Payne was so enthusiastic
over the settlement of this country.
But when one goes over it and sees
how beautiful it is, how rich the soil,
how we'll watered and remarkably
healthy the country is and then stu
ated in the center of the United States,
no one can wonder that the boomer
must have become infatuated over this
their Eldorado. Claims can be had
here from 5000 up. The Cherokee
Strip doubtless will be opened up for
settlement this coming spring. This
is a fine body of land just north of
Oklahoma, and just as good for farm
ing purposes as the latter. Still Wa
ter is in Northeast Oklahoma, in
Payne county; it is the county seat
and seat Of Che Agricultural College,
Shall be glad to inform any one of this
country. G. w. MEEKs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20

o crowded iS 50 ON many ouq ought all III tia ed,s
cannot move about p fradEent that OeI
days, and drafts of Air rely on stoS
while on the roosts ebo, u3atstrikeSeg
asG ]neoesss sn0u q perfect 7e 4a sSIHssaI
Fattening foods are R
during this period than more neoes.,
they are laying, for tho ~aaTTseasOns wSs!
would at other times Sre elements Wig 5S
accum9Qlations Of fat viii VIII rudndesraTs
so om neg TO keep up the animal rTT be cS.
20 add glosstness and briIIiiaaI heat and
new plumage. Of the ldnrialancy to d.
led, corn is richest in tE eralnS usus1T
oaI sunHower seed supersedIose iienleas
IPa arSlcuiar and is excellent f. !" N til
moderate quantities in conno W Iced i
otner foods. Animal food Is 1CsIonR i3
and pure. 'ei' oe ~aOuRdS
The usual morning mnsb
be supplemented with q on2nu may va
OF sulphur, as this forms q non 99an6t
part of the composition of ffoOanIS5aeaEi
IS also OF use to keep the bSiH oo5S az
Ironln the drinking water, two O y, Pun
drops of the tincture to the eCUr TIM
also a great help to keep the bfI6uaa9ft3t
In this essential element 0'0oQrc
Let all care be thoroughand ra,,,.
administered and there is TttI3s Gatl
but that profit will be the result OGqI
II. NOrthrop, IN Southern CuJfm:,.Ga
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.

The sentiment everywhere, in favor
of bi metallism, as the money of the
| country, does not diminish in the least,
though the oddities are using every
possible device to prejudice the people
against silver. What the policy o. the
new administration will be can only be
predicted, but that it will be liberal to-
ward the masses is quite probable, upon
this as Upon other important questions.
The Peoples party will have some rep
resentation in Congress which will
| stand as a strong balance of power in
favor of these reform measures and
backed by a public sentiment independ-
ent and much stronger than the par
tisanship in Congress which represents
the progressive classes, the results in
behalf Of justice will be much more
satisfactory il the future than it has
been in the past.
The people are coming to understand
this and are beginning to express their
demands in a more emphatic manner
than heretofore and in an organized
form. The silver conference now in
| session at Brussels. is an abortive effort
to accomplish what we are competent
to do ourselves. Why we should con
suit the gold bugs of Europe and to
enlist their consent that we may have
restored that which was taken from us
by fraud in the characterization of silver
in 1873 is beyond explanation. This we
believe the Congress of 1898 will CON
sent to do if hepeople demand through
their various organizations such res
toration. The Anti option bill will
perhaps be the first measure of import
ance taken up and will doubtless pass,
as the farmers have become fully
aroused to it's Importance and will not
submit to very much nonsense upon
this or the other important questions
which need attention and which should
be enacted into laws Western RurGL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
NEW COATS FOR OUR FEATH-
Erred PETS.

say pets because whatever the OBJ
ject for which fowls Or birds are kept
they need to be petted during the criti.
c Il period while they are changing the
old coat of feathers for the new. Moult-
ing, though a natural and inevitable
occurrence, occasions a great drain on
the system, and there is no time when
poultry needs more care than now.
The entire growth of new feathers
must come, Of course, directly from
the body of the fowl and it's daily sup
ply of food. That this new growth is
considerable is plainly demonstrated
when a full fedged fowl is picked, by
the bulk of feathers and quilts. The
more speedily moulting can be accomp-
lished the better, for during the pro
cess the old coat gets very thin in places
before the new has grown sufficiently
to take it's place; and parts of the body
are even left perfectly nude for a time,
making the fowls much more suscept-
ibIe to cold from scantiness of covering
as we'll as poverty of blood. Poverty
of blood is an avOidable circumstance.
being a consequence of lack of nourish-
menf necessary to offset the unusual
drain. But many people have the
mistaken idea that because the fowls
are not laying they have less need for
food. Doubtless the main reason why
they stop laying during moulting is
that they are unable to endure egg
production and feather growing at the
same time. This makes it additionally
desirable to get them through mouIf
ing as soon as possible and ready at the
earliest time possible to begin laying.
If the process is not speedily accom9-
lished there Is great danger that the
health of the fowls will be permanently
injured so that little If any profit can
be derived from them for months after
ward, while on the other hand. fowls
whose wants are carefully supplied ara
ready to begin laying by the time the
price of eggs reaches the maximum
and OOH pay for all the care and exfra
feed that has been given them heuideG
returning, good profit all winter.
When the feathers begin to drop off.
the owner should see that he po9ltrv
housessare In condition to keen the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
THE PLUToCRATIC PRESS.

Mr.. EDITOR:-Few persons are cog
infant of the baneful influence of the
plutOcratic press on the morals and in
telligence of our people. Their poison
GUS infusions both blunt honesty of
purpose and stultify all true knowledge
concerning good government and the
right Of man. In fact they are printed
for the concealed purpose to misedu-
cate and deceive. Notice how thew all
| agree to flourish the most glaring false
hoods thinking that by this repetition
some are ignorant enough to believe.
If so by this they have made some vic
TINS. Notice how they change their
principles according to the will of the
money kings. They no longer favor
the repeal of the internal revenue and
the free coinage of silver. Their lords
have dropped these and they drop
them instanter. They are constant to
no principle nor measure because they
are not forming principles nor meas
ures but simply Obeying orders of the
associated press. If a man is obedient
to the money kings and their abject
slave he receives their fulsOme praise
and Is made a great man. IF he is an
honest man and a friend of the people
they r silent as death concerning
AAA u11O1l u0 gains SOIQ0 pubic ROM
hence and to kill out his influence thew
drench him with slime and abuse. We
know no Tor dangerous enemies of
good morals, of honest government
and Of the rights of the American peo-
pie than the plutocratic press. 1t goes
to thousands of unsuspecting and con
iding readers. 1t moulds public opin-
ion and political conscience. It counts
among its victims the high and the low,
the learned and the unlearned. By de-
grees they absorb its venom and i'm
bibe It's treacherous lessons. Little
thinking that they are made by this
process the tools of their despoilers
with the same impious interests; ene-
mics to their country, enemies of God
and man. These papers thus lie and
Islander, thus repeat and teach, thus
utter their fulsome praises of the most
helnous enemies of the American peo-
pie under the presumption of the
ignorance, prejudice, passion and a
certain state of low morals of society
and not upon the supposition of sound
morals and intelligence. Thus we find
the greater the ignorance and darkness
and the more evil the people, the more
fertile Is the field in which it sows it's
~perniciOus seeds.
Hence we find all independent think
ers, all independent organizations such
as the Farmers Allianceand all reform
papers meeting from these journals
their most bitter hatred and their
: deepest schemes to betray and destroy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20
PURE GAMES

notice in your columns
quent Inquiries as to the d;f E u
varieties Of poultry, in reply 10 Sn E5eI
the good qualities of nearly eyprv I 5l
OF chickens are highly extoIIed or uras
perhaps, those of my life lone f S3rsgi
the games. "leaa'
Many good people have 50 intiD,,.,
associated this breed with the boasus.
of the cockpit and other vices 1 vi \
make them lose sight of the trna r M
of this mos valuable of all barDSsl
fowls, For whatever purpose Won y4l
a fowl, combining-all the good onaI$.
and a few of the bad, the pure bIoa51
game will fill the bill. While rhoT \
not grow quite so large as some of' n
Asiatic breeds, their flesh is infni.JJ.
superior. If allowed to range Of ~
and give the same amount of to3
necessary to produce ten or twsDa
pounds of flesh in any other bFass
they will bring up quite as mnS
though in smaller packages, and !
stated above of very superior f7Tr3
The hens are fine layers, nearly eons
ing the Leghorns, and far surpaST1i
them or any other breed as bro0jT
and mothers. The cock are handsml
and the young chickens, when pnI
blooded, are not quarrelsome or gTs
to fighting until fully grown. Al
breed the games are healthier m|
longer lived than any other.
The sight of forty or fifty tidy lNI
ing, close feathered, healthy, yelI
legged, young games, capable Of Ayi
like hawks, yet gentle as parrots
one Of the most charming pictures
home life imaginable. So much
the game fowl.-T. II. HOward, Bd
ly, Ga.