The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-23

Wilton" That accounts for the
failure of letters to reach him.
The races in this city were a
success last week. There was some fine
blood on the track. "Pamlico," the
fastest horse aver in North Carolina,
beat all records ever made on the
Raleigh track, and is now in Ken
lucky.
~ The doctors are Sin it in North
Carolina. Two of the candidates for
Governor, Peoples party and Prohi-
bition, are physicians, and good ones,
though we believe they both give more
attention to their farming than the
profession.
- The Narragansett Machine Co.,
of Providence, R. l., has made a fine
gymnasium for the Horner School at
Oxford. Mr.. Willoughby Reade will
give instructions in physical culture
and ~elocution in this popular school
during the next session.
~ Weaver was in the war and
fought like a man. Where was Har-
rison and Cleveland? Echo answers
where9 We can only suppose that
they were in the gang that didn't go
into the fight, but stayed at home and
helped rob the people while the soldiers
were fighting.
~ Mrs. Mary f. Hobart, the author
of a well-written and neat little book
entitled "a Scientific Exposure Of the
Errors in our Monetary System" has
sent us one hundred copies of the book
to dispose of at Is cents each, cash re-
ceived for same to go into the Polk
Monumental Fund. This is a very in
teresting and instructive book, and
will benefit anyone who will carefully
read it.
~ We notice that the moneycratic
organs all over the State are trying to
make sport of the language used by re-
form speakers. You must use good
English or get some sound abuse from
these sheets. Perhaps farmers will
get better education when the money
Gratis r beaten.
~ Cards have been sent to all the
SUb-AllianGes by the State Secretary
soliciting aid for the brethren in
Franklin county who lost their crops
by a hailstorm last year. Some of the
Secretaries have failed to bring the
matter before their Alliances. Brethren,
don't neglect this. The Franklin breth
rem sus. aimed severe losses.
- DR.. A. S. Houghton, of Seymour,
| Connecticut, one of the members of the
Peoples party National Executive
Committee, was at the State Conven-
ton here last week. He was much
pleased with the work of the conven-
ton. DR.. Houghton is the author of
"Songs and Sonnets of the New Cru
sade." He has written many poems
on the reform line.
"Who is Exum9" is the question
that some of the papers are asking.
He is one of the best farmers in North
Carolina and one of her most level
headed citizens. He has never been
in politics, but that is all the better.
He will be Governor of North Carolina
if the people of the State mean what
they say.
~ We have the authority of holy
writ "that a prophet is without honor
save and except in his own country"
1t is plain that this fits the editor of
the Warrenton Gazette. He predicted
that no Peoples party would be organ
lied in Warren county. A gentleman
from that county informs US that,
without much advertising, a large and
enthusiastic convention was held re.
Gently. They determined not to sup
port any National, State or County
candidates who do not sta1,d on the
Omaha platform.
~ The gentlemen to whom letters
were sent by the State Secretary, in
reference to passes might as well have
answered nc or yes one for they now
have it to do. They stood back and
reared up on their dignity, but it was
no go, Judge Whitaker has explained
and now Judge Mears is out in a col
umn letter which he has sent to other
papers. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER will
try to give the substance of their an
swers, but we ID not propose to fill
this paper with column replies to ques
tions that could have been answered
privately with m word.
~ Democratic papers are trying to
array the people against Gen. Weaver
by persistentlV stating that he tonight