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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06
THE METHODS EMPLOYER

When the trust organs and ct5,
plutocratic tools get in a corner a,5
cant answer THE PROGRESSIVE F,Prr,
theyresort to personal abuse, n0rsar,,
downright falsehoods or ANYTIME =,
bolster up their weak case. Ahm,
seven tenths of the papers in the UDi+3
States are Of that class. The Durban
Globe replies to an editorial in IN,
PROGRESSIVE FARMER as follows:
"Of course not. Who would oynao.,
calamity croaker to endorse "anvG9
the methods" Of the American Tobsos~,
Company?
And what are it's methods? II 10,
its debts. To pay more for tobaIcrG:.
than any other manufacturing pstoJ
lishment. To be decent. To be homes,
This is what the Professional Farm,
at Raleigh will not endorse.
To be sure! It will not endorse brs
ness principles nor business methods
1t will repudiate men who paw tbeir
debts and men who are honest.
It will do all this, the professional
Farmer will, in order that it NAV bori
calamity. In other words. Mr.. Ramsey
the editor of the professional Farma,
says distinctly and positively, that h.
is opposed to paying honest obligations
that he is opposed to any donations /,
charity that he can not endorse ary
honest business methods (fOr such Ar
employed by the American Tobacco
Company and in short, that he stii
prOclaims the wildcat heresy of rIa
busted third party pirates.
The editor of the Professional Farmer
owes his situation to the damphoos Of
the country, and he becomes one Of The
damphOOls with charming alacri-v.
We make the broad statement tha.
any man who says that he does not en-
dOrse any Of the methods Of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company is & cbeaD
chump with his name blown in the
bottle. There is much in the business
Of the American Tobacco Company to
be endorsed, in that it does not take I'M
collections from among the farmers to
pay for speakers to howl calamity. and
that it pays it's debts"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06

slavery of the most abject kind then L
haven't read history correctly. Let
us draw the curtain over this dark
picture and pray the God of nations to
avert such a calamity, many of us
probably might speak in the language
of the immortal Polk let this then be
our prayer,
Il am standing just behind the cur
tain in full glow Of the coming sunset,
behind me are the shadows on the track,
before me is the dark river and the
valley, when I enter its dark waters
may I be permitted to cast M linger-
ing look upon a country Of the people
by the people and for the people,"
Let each MAI go forth and do his
duty fully freely fearlessly and faith
fully and all will be we'll.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06

have not enough to fill the demands
we will secure more) and let us make
the summer of A D. 1898 famous for
the discussions of the people all over
the nation.
Temperance or other summer en-
campments who can have Farmers
Dav will be supplied with the best
speakers at lowest cost. Any wishing
speakers will please write at once, as
expense and time may be saved by
having applications all in before ap-
pointments are made.
In case of meetings in congressional
district, or places where the member
ship is small there should be no false
modesty to prevent charging a small
admission fee to defray the necessary
expenses.
There is no place where we will not
send speakers if meetings n arranged
for in good faith. Our object is edUca-
tional, and not speculative.
Hundreds of meetings have already
been contracted for. We want to reach
a thousand more, that as many people
may hear the true causes for the de-
pressed condition of industry, and the
relief for the same, az possible. Let
each one do his part.
Yours for reform on educational
lines. /. E DEAN,
Honeoye Falls, N. Y.
Committee on Chautauquas OF n. T,
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06

voter in every congressional district.
our country sit down and write u %
Representative and Senators in lug
gress, etc" Uncle Jim SEE, don't ~
see he's a bigger fool than Thomn.ssYo,o
colt, and everybody nos the colt sg,..'
a cool spring branch and went ov Snao
the other side to drink out of . " n, On
hole case he was used to drinETieeos
there. Nl8
Does this man think the peopIa ~.
their money for said C~ongress5mSod "a?
read love letters and attend horse ~. %
case they have been used to ro5S %Ss
love letters and attending horse raoo5s
When Uncle Jim gives me soma TH@S
points I will write you again. lure
LITTLE inv
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06
THE SUMMER

To all 0Uh0m 1t meg Concern:
Farmers days" have been arranged,
or are being arranged, at all the prin-
ciple Chautauquas, throughout the
United States, at which the Summer
Encampment Committee of the n. F.
4. & I. U. have agreed to supply
speakers.
These meetings occur during the
months of July and August, and are
scattered from Oregon to Maine.
Realizing that the Financial and In
dustrial questions will be the most in
tensely interesting themes for discus
sion during the coming summer, and
that the people want to hear men of
national reputation and experience,
discuss these subjects; the committee
have secured the services for part or
all Of July and August, for discussions
at summer meetings OF over thirty of
the most eminent writer's and speakers
on political economy in the United
States, among which may be found
Senator Jones, of Nevada, Senator
Stewart, Of the same State. Daniels.
Teller and PETER, Gen. J. B. Weaver,
Gen. J. G. Field, Gen. A. J. Warner,
Hon. T. E. Watson, Hon. LATE Pence,
of Colorado, President Loucks, and
Vice-Bresident Butler, of the N. F. A.
T., Ignatius DonnelIy, Hon. John
Davis, Hon. Jerry Simson, judge
Bell, Of Colorado, Mrs. Mary E. Lease.
Mrs. Emery and Mrs. Todd, and
twenty others making the strongest
roster of speakers to select from that
have ever been controlled for a season
by any organization.
Believing that the best means Of
educating the people to a full knowl-
edge Of these important subjects is
through fair discussion, our commit
tee invite the same everywhere and
stand ready to furnish speakers for
the Alliance side Of such discussion. at
any point in the United States on
reasonable notice, it being understood
that the opposition are to furnish
equally prominent men to defend their
side.
Having arranged for these speakers,
we wish to fully occupy their time
and urgently request the friends of re-
form everywhere to organize meetings,
ana write to me for speakers, Gf we
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06
THE COURSE OF SILVER.

From page %, Report of the Director
of the Mint for 1892, we quote below
and we ask our readers to noe care.
fully how the 'unaIterabIe laws Of
trade" can stand against the slightest
shadow of a suspicion of silver IegisIa.
ton in Congress. You know you have
been told perhaps five hundred times
in the past few years that the demone
tization Of silver had no effect on the
price Of silver bullion. Can you read
the following and say it has not:
THE course of silver during the cal.
endar year 1892 was almost continuous
Iy downward, reaching during the yea.
the lowest price on record.
The highest quotation was at the
commencement Of the year-43# pence
equivalent to so $50 per pure ounce.
The lowest quotation was August z
-3755 pence-equivaIent to 50 So per
fine ounce, showing a decline during
the year Of nearly $0.13 an ounce.
From the opening price Jan. 1, 1892,
VIZ: $O.959 a pure ounce the rlic9 dc.
cIlned rapidly, with scarcely any in.
Permission, until the latter part Of
March, when the quotation was g
pence, equivalent to $O.855 per fine
ounce, a decline OF nearly SO. 10! in less
than three months.
The decline lCdS generally attributed
to the rejection by our Congress Of ali
measures looking to ON increa8ed use Of
SlLUeT as currency.
Ah0J1t tho aIDCo CF REo-ol- H. vri0c
rallied, closing in May at 4O4 pence,
equivalent to 50 885 per ounce.
In June the price still further ad,
vanced slightly, reaching on the 18th
4O8 pure, equivalent to $O89G; closing
on June 30 at 405 pence, equivalent to
so 50 per fine ounce.
After the LIST Of July the price stead.
lily declined until August IL, when !.
had reached, as above stated, 81
pence, equivalent to so So per fine
ounce, the lowest price not only Of the
year, but of record.
During the next two months The
price rallied somewhat, closing in Sep
TENDER at about 50 844 per fine ounce
IN October some strength ruS I'M
parted to the market by the eJpecta
t10p that the monetary conference
which was to assemble at Brussels
might deUiSe some plan looking TO the
enlarged use Of 8jLUer as monet. More
over, large purchases were made fE
the East, which caused the price to &d'
vance to 80 pence"
In December, when it became eviien.
that no practical measure would be
adopted by the Brussels Conference
the price fell rapidly, reaching, De-
cember 20, 3715-16 pence, equivalen,
to so. 831 a fine ounce, or about equal
to the lowest point ever reached.
A slight recovery took place the lat
ter part of December, the closing quo
tation being 1876 pence, ]equiTa.en'
to $O.661 per fine ounce.
The average price of silver in Lon
don during the year was 49, pence
equivalent to 50 81 per fine ounce; d
New York market so. 875
At the highest price of silver during
the year the gold value of the pure ST.
yer contained in the silver dollar Q tine
United States was 50. 7417; at the low,
est price, so 6493; at the average price
so 6737"
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J. A. MARSH, SeC'y.
CALL MEETING OF CABARRUs CO.
ALLIANCE.

Mr.. EDITOR:-At q call meeting Of
Cabarrus County Alliance, held at
Concord May 18th, the following reao
lutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Hon. Marion Butler,
our worthy State President, was with
US, at our request, at our regular
county meeting at Mt. Gilead, April
goth, and publicly addressed an audi
ence of three or four hundred people
in a conservative and patriotic manner
upon the principles of tie Alliance;
and whereas, the Concord Times speaks
Of his u~tterances on that occasion as a
two hours harangue Of rotten politics
and charges him with having resolu-
tions passed with reference to the &C
ton of the last legislature IS regards
the Alliance charter, and also with So
Letting funds to defray the expenses of
the trial of Ohio Wilson; and whereas,
there is not q syllable Of truth in any
Of these statements. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, by Cabarrus County ALI
ance, that we pronounce these state
ments as unquaIifedly false, and call
upon the editor either to retract them
or produce his evidence.
2. That we regret the spirit of unfair
ness of the Times towards the Farm
ers Alliance.
8. That a copy Of this be furnished
the Times, Caucasian and THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER with request to pub
lish. F~raternally,
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THE BACHELOR AND THE COM
MITTEE.

LEANDER, n. Z.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Once upon a time there
was a certain committee appointed to
go to a place called Lenoir, where
there was a certain man (named Scott)
possessed Of devils for a long time and
who fought q certain organization called
the Farmer Alliance and was always
raving and crying out against it, and
no man could keep him from so doing.
And when he saw the committee COM
ing he cried out and fell down before
them, and with a loud voice said:
"What have I to do with thee, O thou
committee Of the Alliance2 1 beseech
thee torment me not"
And the committee asked him, say
ing, what is thy name? And he said
Legion (ScotD because many devils
were entered into him. And they be
sought them that they would not com
mand them to go out into the deep.
And there was a certain mule upon
which one Mr.. George Austin rode,
and they besought them that they
would suffer them to enter the mule.
And they suffered them.
And when the devils which went out
Of the man entered the mule, it began
to act queerly, ~whereupon Mr.. Austin
got off and vent for some y to help
doctor him. When he was gone the
mule broke out of the road and ran
violently down q steep place into Mr..
Watt Pressnel's house. Invent in at
the door and commenced to kick and
plunge about, breaking furniture,
crockery, etc. That vas terrifying to
Mrs. Pressnell. With difficulty several
men succeeded in getting the mule out
of the house. He subsequently died.
When they that owned the mule saw
what was done they fled and went and
told it in city and country.
Then the people came out to see what
was done and came to the committee
and found the man out of whom the
devils were departed sitting at the feet
of the committee and in his right mind.
And they were afraid. 1t was noised
abroad over the land and the people
marvelled at the works that was done.
SACRED WRIT.
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RESOLUTIONS OF UNION COUNTY
ALLIANCE.
\. I. U

ResoJUed, That we denounce the &C
ton Of the last legislature of North
Carolina in their efforts to repeal the
charter of the n. @. Farmers State
Alliance as unjust, undemocratic, and
that we censure with strongest terms
ell those who worked or voted for the
Same.
2. That copies Of these resolutions be
sent to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, Mon
roe Enquirer and Our Home with re
quest to publish.
P. P, w. PLYLER,
j. L BENNETT,
O. NJ. SANDERS,
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The Great Pennsylvania Corporation
Goes Into the Hands OF
Receiver.
The Action Taken by. the Board Of Di
rectors at a Special Meeting at
Philadelphia.
Exciting Times on the Stock Exchange
mt New York Bears Have the
Best of lit.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.--A meeting
of the board of directors of the Reading
and Philadelphia washeld here, and the
conclusion reached thatit was necessary
that the. road should have receiver,
and application was made for one. The
application for receiver was made by
the company, and in the petition to the
court asking that receiver be up.
pointed it was stated that it was be
lieved that the best interests of the road
would be preserved by the appointment
of receiver. The court granted the
application and appointed as receivers
A. A. Mcleod president of the Phila.
delphia and Reading Edward Paxon
chief justice of the supreme court of the
State Of Pennsylvania, and e. P.Wilbul
of the Lehigh Valley division of the
Reading.
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WILL sECEDE.
Professors Briggs and Smith 10 Form
New Church.

Professors Briggs and Smith TO Form
a New Church.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--The Tribune
says; DIR. Charles s. Briggs returned
from his trip to Cincinnati Saturday
night. He was preceded by statements
as to his plans for the future which
were somewhat startling to the relig-
ious world. They came with show Of
authority, and bore the striking feature
that il the general assembly decided
against him he and Professor Smith. of
Cincinnati, would secede and form a
new church.
Incidental to the project of the two
"heresy" leaders, 1t was said that they
would command the influence and active
support respectively Of the Union Theo-
logical and the Lane seminaries. They
had assurance, besides, that they would
be supported by controlling majorities
in the larger congregations IN New
York, Chicago, Cleveland and Cincin-
natl. DIR. Briggs viii not ut present
throw any light on these various state
ments. He would not deny. the rumor
nor would he confrm it, even when
urged to on the ground Of great public
interest In his plans.
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A CLOSE CALL.

Hansans Were Nearer to Bloodshed
than Generally Supposed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-A special from
Topeka, Kan, says: The real facts az
TO how bloodshed was avoided in Kan
pas are now coming to light, and they
hevelop that it was a much closer call
than most people are aware of, as Gov
ernor Lewelling retracted his signature
20 the peace measures within twenty
minutes after he had signed them.
Upon hearing Of his intentions Mr..
Cubbison, of Wyandotte, went to him
and said:
Governor, do understand that you
wish to take your name from this
paperY
The governor answered that he had
dgned it under duress, and under mis-
taken ideas. Doster Is said to have been
With him, and told him that the Popu.
lists would never forgive him, and pos.
ssibly he would not escape serious
trouble, 30 he decided to withdraw from
the agreement.
Would Cost q Thousand Lives.
Mr.. Cubbison then said to him: s'Gov
eFnor, IL you withhold your signaturs
from the paper there win be 1000 mer
killed within 20 minutes, and you viii
be one Of them. The house Is ready tt
light for its rights. 1t win tolerate inn
prisonment no longer. It has been
hard to hold the members back. The
eefgeants-at-arms are ready and
well armed, and the sheriff cannot
control his men outside much longer
The fight viii begin as soon as You say
80, and it will begin in this corridor in
front of your Office. Think what yor
are doing" @,
Governor Lewelliug reached out hi
hand and said: ..5ive me the paper
Let it stand"
This alone averted war
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.--In presenting
the current resolutions OF the Legislature
Of North Dakota for constitutional
amendment to have United States sena-
tors elected by the people, Mr.. Hans
brough said that in view of the fact that
the Legislature of his state had been for
weeks endeavoring to elect a United
States senator, and had failed to do SO,
he was heartily in favor of the new
plan.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up, being open to general
amendments
Mr.. Morrill, rep, VT: offered an
amendment which was agreed to, APP
prOpriating $8.0U0 for the cost of col
lecting. transporting, and taking care
tat the Columbian exposition) Of the
display Of agricultural colleges illustra-
tive OF the land grant policy of the
United States which was agreed to.
The House.
WASHING TON, Feb. 21.-After an hour
consumed IN unavailable filibustering,
Mr.. Geary, Dem, Cal.); from the corr
mittee on commerce, moved 10 suspend
the rules and pass the New York and
New Jersey bridge bill, which was done
without the yeas and nays.
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Less opposition to Home Rule.

LONDON, Feb. 21.--The News main
tains that nearly nine-tenths Of the
difficulties raised in the debate by the
opponents of the home rule bill have
been removed by the publication OF the
text of that measure The News dis
cusses the financial clauses OF the meas
ure pit great length, pointing out. the
immense cost Of troops and armed
police in Ireland which will be saved to
the British taxpayer il the bill becomes
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Awaiting the scnate's Action.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. - Messrs
Thurston, Castle and Carter, of the
special commission of the provisional
government of Hawaii. spent the day
in New York. This body of gentlemen
have nothing to do now but await the
action of the senate on the treaty to an
mex Hawaii to the United States now
pending. III they take the next steamer
from San Francisco for Honolulu, Mr..
Thurston and his associates must leave
Washington in q week at the furthest.
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Actor Curtis On Trial Again

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.--For about
the tenth time the case of NJ. p. Curtis,
the comedian, better known as Sam1 of
Posen. is on the docket of the circuit
court. His last trial ON the charge Of
being the murderer of Police Officer
Grant was interrupted by the death Of
a juror, and he has again to go on the
rack. The impression is gaining that
luck is with Curtis and that, even If
guilty, he win never suffer punishment
for the crime. The friends of the ,ac-
cused man are still firm in their convic,
ton of his innocence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-21
Printed Joe smith,s Bible.

ADRIAN, Mich, Feb. 21.--Rollin Rob
inson; of Palmyra, Mich, ia dead, aged
SO. When q boy he worked in the
Wayne Sentinel office at Palmyra, N.
Y, and assisted In printing the first
edition of the Book of Mormon OF
"Gold Bible for Prophet Joseph Smith.
who was one Of the original Three
Apostles. At one time Robinson owned
line of boats on the Erie canal. He
had served in the state legislature.
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CLEvELAsp's QUARTERS
How the President viii BE Housed
at Washington.


WASHINGTON, Feb. Ia gossiping
correspondent writes as follows in re-
gard TO the temporary quarters selected
for the presidentelect at the Arlington:
The particular rooms which already
80 glibly as the cleveland rooms" are
on the second floor and include parlor,
dining room and three bedrooms for the
especial pse of Mr.. Cleveland's family;
also q parlor and three bedrooms for
Colonel Lamont, and parlor and three
bedrooms for Mr.. Dickinson.
Entering q hall where an exquisite
Venetian lamp burns softly i'm lieu of
snnsLine, which is shut out, to the
right opens Mrs. Cleveland's spacious
parlor Here Ave windows afford q fiood
Of light, subdued by draperies of deli.
cately wrought lace and lnstrous silk.
Leading from the drawing room is
Mrs. sCleveland's bedroom. In the ad-
joining bedroom a small white and gold
bedstead is assigned to Baby Ruth
Beyoad this is Miss Cleveland's room.
Opening To- the left from the, hall is the
dining room which is furnished In oak,
with o glittering array of china and cut
glass.
Ii Is Interesting
10 know that Mrs. Cleveland viii use a
knife. fork and spoon which were once
the property of the Empress Eugenie
and that the president-elect will drink
his coffee from cup that one time be-
longed to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Colonel Lamont's parlor communi-
Gates with the dining room with Mr..
Dickinson's directly opposite. The en-
tire suite is 50 placed that it can be
wholly separated from the remainder Of
the hotel. This will be done by means
Of screen placed across the corridor,
at the opening of which Mr.. Cleveland's .
butler, Sinclair. win be stationed. MIR.
Cleveland will be accompanied by four
servants in addition to Baby Ruth's
nurse. Two servants of the hotel, a
butler and waiter. viii also be assigned
TO his exclusive use. A chef and two
assistants will be entirely at his SER
vice. The presidential board bill viii
be $475 per day, not including the
charge for the extra service which he
has
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To Put an End TO Fra 4.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis.,, Feb. 2l.--
One of the citizens Of this place claims
to have discovered or invented device
whereby it is impossible for any one
under any circumstances to use a post
age stamp the second time. It can be
applied to the stamps now in use. An
application for its adoption has been
made to the postofiice department at
Washington and Third Assistant Post
master General Hazen has sent for q
description and plan Of the device, but
could make no promises of it's adoption.
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Chief Arthur summoned.

LoUIsv1LLE, Feb. 21.-Grand Chief
Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, has arrived in the city
in response to telegram from the en-
gineers Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. Mr.. Arthur said q general
conference viii be held with General
Manager Metcalf at which time the re-
quest of engineers and fremen for in
creased wages will be definitely an
swered. II is not believed there viii be
A strike.
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TOOK NO ACTION.

Sunday Opening Undoubtedly SheIved
for This Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i.-The worlds
fair committee of the house met ON the
appearance of quorum, further dis
cussed the several propositions relative
to the Sunday openingof the exposition.
The discussion of the measures was
general, but no conclusion was reached
and the committee adjourned sine die.
A member of the committee said after
the meeting that he thought it safe to
say that no action on the proposition
would be taken at this session of con-
gress