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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
IS NOT SATISFACTORY.

Some Of our exchanges have stated
that the amendments to the Alliance
charter are entirely satisfactory to
members Of the Order, and that the
otfic ais stated that they were satisfied
before the amendments wer9 adopted.
This is incorrect. The Senate Commit
tee on Agriculture got up the amend.
ments and sent them to the officials
residing in this city, with this ultima,
tum: I'VE will pass these amend,
ments or repeal the charter tonight;
which do you prefer2" or words to that
effect. After considering the matter
the Alliancemen present decided to
choose the amendments rather than
subject the organization to greater
losses and inconvenience. The amerd
ments are not satisfactory to true
members Of the Order and never will
De. The entire business is the most
uncaiIed for, tyrannical, ~hypocrItical
desplcable piece of Legislation that ever
blotted the fair page of the history Of
this or any other State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
"WAS SO ~EMAsCULATED.'

Last Tuesday, Lawyer Mcneil intro
duced a bill in the House to provide
for the speedy trial of felons, such as
murderers, rapists, etc. It provided
that the Governor could at once call a
special term of the Superior Court in
any county to try such criminals, ap-
point counsel, etc, Section E provided
that the counsel should getnot less than
500 in each case. Mr.. Ray moved to
strike out section 6. His motion was
carried. Lawyer Mcneil at once arose
and said that as the bill had been go
e~masculated" he moved to table. It
was tabled. It seems that section 6,
providing fer counsel fees, contained
the milk in the cocoanut. When it
was stricken out the bill was useless.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
JEFFERSONIAN SIMPLICITY,

The expenses of running this govern
ment during the Democratic admins
tration Of President Buchanan was
from $65, 600, 900 to SIS. 900, 900 per an
num-. 1t was very satisfactory, too.
In the past year the Democratic Con
gress has appropriated 81, OBS, 600, 600
more than 8iIteen times as much as
during he administratio of Buchanan.
The population is but a little over twice
as great as then Take II according to
population, and that is not exactly fair,
for the machinery of government need
not cost twice as much with twice the
population, and we find that it costs
eight times as much now to run the
government, or IS to 81, Now don't
we need reform? Hasn't the Alliance
been in a glorious fight? Wouli we
not be foolish to give up the fight?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

| bills were introduced In the House and
Senate by Alliancemen, some Of them
of vital Importance to the agricul5ur,
lists of the State, one of which was OF
the same nature as the one referred to
by the Observer, and a better bill; but
owing to the prejudice in the hearts
of many of the freaks of nature in both
Houses, the bills were tabled or voted
down. The ten commandments would
have stood no show in that mob and
Jesus Christ could hardly have got a
hearing.
~ Senator Teller read a telegram
from the Secretary Of the Denver,
Colorado clearing house, In the Senate
last FRIDAY Offering 81, OOO, 900 in gold
coin in exchange for a like amount
of legal tender notes, and said the Sec
rotary of the Treasury had declined
the offer unless the banks would pay
the freight on the currency, which
they declined to do. The amount of
the express charge was only $3.50. Still
the Secretary of the Treasury preferred
to issue 81, 900, 900 of 8 per cent. bonds
to run 5 years ana sell them in New
York at par to get the gold he is now
said to be in need of. In other words,
he preferred to give New York $3.50, 900
rather than pay $3.50 express freight
on the currency in ven exchange with
Colorado.
~ We have had many letters ask
ing for the exact political complexion
of the legislature, also occupation Of
the members In the Senate there
are: Democrats AZ; Peoples Party, 3.
Farmers, 10; lawyers, IS; merchants,
5; doctors, 5; tobacco manufacturers, /;
real estate dealers, 1; ministers, 9;
editors, l.. House-Democrats, 81;
Republicans, II; Peoples, u. There
are "a farmers, 81 lawyers, 8 mer-
chants, 8 doctors, 6 teachers, 6 preach
e~s, 3 carpenters, 2 manufacturers and
one editor. The professional men have
a majority in the Senate, farmers in
the House. However, there are some
farmers who forget their class or that
they ever pulled a bell cord over a
mule when they 81 to the legislature.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

to sustain an organ for the Democratic
party at Raleigh. There are Peoples
party. Republican and Prohibition tax
payers in the State-more of them than
of the Democrats, and yet their money
must go to sustain a Democratic paper
at the Capitol, and it is going in mann
other w0ys for pGrty purposes. Now
how is that for using money for par
tisan" purposes9 Is it not time for the
taxpayers of the State to rise up and
demand that this thing be stoppedi
The crowd of ~hypocrits who have just
adjourned should go home and crawl
into their holes and hide their faces
from the sight of men.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
FOR ARTISAN PURPOSES.

Repeated charges have been made in
directly that the Alliance funds have
been used for partisan purposes" The
Legislature that has just adjourned has
pretended to give relief to stockholders
in the business agency fund because of
these reports. Yet this same ~legisIa-
ture has been haggling all this session
over the State printing, and some Of
the very men who favored letting the
printing alta big price "for the purDo8e
Of sustaining an organ for the Demo-
cratic party at the State Capital, have
been among the most active ones in
trying to keep the Alliance from spend
ing money for partisan purposes.
We again assert that not one cent of
Alliance funds OF any kind has been
misplaced or used to forward the inter
ests OF the Peoples party or for sustain
ing any paper, and yet this same Iegis-
lature votes the peoples money away
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
THE WORK OF CORPORATIONS.

There has been exciting times in
Kansas during the past two weeks.
The P0pulists defeated the other par
ties in the election, but the Republican
candidates for the legislature, backed
by the corporations Of the State, have
been on hand in Topeka all the time.
They finally marched to the capitol
and took possession Of the House of
Representatives and barred the Popu-
lists House out. Hot blood began to
boil on all sides. Governor Lewelling
ordered the Sheriff to preserve order,
He being a Republican, refused. Then
the commander of the local militia
was called out by the Governor. He
refused. The Governor then called for
his resignation and a new officer took
charge. Meantime hundreds Of men
were coming in armed and ready to
fight for the possession of the capitol.
Militia companies, composed of Popu-
lists and also companies composed of
Republicans, came in and offered to
take part on the respective sides. At
last, seeing a civil war was imminent,
both sides agreed to an armstice, and
bloodshed vas averted.
The desperation Of the old line politi-
clans and the corporations is plainly
visible in this occurrence. Failing to
outvote the Populists or cheat them oug
of the election, the Republicans and
Democrats go sc far as to bring the
State to the verge Of a civil conflict
rather than abide the will of the ma.
jority Of the voters of the State. The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER does not claim to
be a prophet, but we watch pretty
closely, and when we predicted this
thing months ago many people thought
it absurd. There are politicians in
Moth Carolina who would see the
State bathed in blood, under similar
circumstances, provided it was some
body else's blood rather than their
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
Il. r. 2. A.


Bro Miller, of the LiUing Issue,
Was in the city last week.
~ 1t is time for m~illionaires to stop
robbing the people to found libraries
that nobody read.
Messrs D. NJ Ferry & o., Of
Detroit, Mich, have our thanks for a
copy of their beautiful seed annual.
The legislature has caused many
dogs TO 90 mad. Our exehan 5es from
every section report mad dogs,
Bro. w. a. Graham writes that
he VIII have an article ready for next
paper concerning the Business Agency
fund.
~ The hangers on" who have been
drawing pay from the State during the
sitting Of the legislature are now states
men out of a job.
President Cleveland has com
mitted another strange act. He had
Joe Jefferson, the actor, in his select
crowd that travelled to Washington.
A western editor has been con
victed Of bigamy. We didn't know
there was an editor in the country
foolish enough to marry two women
1t is the business of professional
politicians to mislead the honest voters.
Hence the New York San has osten.
sibly snapped sides on the tariff ques-
ton.
~ The daily papers are devoting
more space to the prospective fight be-
tween Corbett and Mitchell than they
are to a discussion Of the public ques-
tions of the hour.
~ The Goldsboro Caucasian says:
The legislature found that the Ali
ance was a live corpse that refused to
be buried. The corpse will now bury
the would be undertaken.
~ The editor of the Charlotte o.
serUer quotes scripture in his paper fire.
quentIy. The gentlemen who have !
been predicting the end of time can
now safely make affidavit to all their
prophesies.
+ X ~SAAS / Sb4 SACiIdASCS liCILLlCtC
that the Alliance got down on it's knees
to the legislature. This is a mistake.
The officials simply asked for justice,
asked for it in a respectful manner.
This was denied, and that ends it.
~ The Hickory M9rcurysays: Since
Mckinley has lost 500, 900 by endors-
ing the notes of his friends, he can now
sympathize with millions who have
endorsed the views of their enemies, {
for instance the high pro~tectionists. {
~ When you write us, always be 1
sure to give the name OF your postofice.
W. Latta sent US a dollar and for {
got to give his address. Some one will I
nave to give it before we can properly l
ehVer the money to his credit.
Col +. King is writing the l
Kadak Kollum" in the Atlanta ,Jo,,r- ]
mol. 1t IS well done and q boon to I
advertisers. The Journal is full Of
enterprise and originality, and CoI +,
King is contributing his full share
The Salisbury Truth says: "TbaI |,
way in which the Democratic caucns
Ct Tie State legislature finally disposed
Of the public printing is an outrage
upon common courtesy and custom.
It is al Insult 70 the committee and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
TAR DROPS.

Col. Ray Whitehurst will stump the
county on the tariff question IN a few
days.-Durham GLObe.
A Cincinnati pork dealer has had bis
career written up II IS the form Of d
buy biography Wilson mirror.
Two mon in Chicago who were bitten
BY q horse are said to be mad. We
are not surprised. 70 be bitten bv a
horse would make almosg any man
mad.-WILBljngtOn Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
THE A. & M.

The legislature has done one sensible
thing. I5 appropriated $40, 900 annual,
~ to the Agricultural and Mechanical
College and provided for the purchase
of Is acres of hand for its use adjoining
the college property, We would have
liked for the appropriation to be larger,
but thatsis much better than nothing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
WHAT IS TIP

In national mattere The present Dem
ocratLc House has done no little III rec
ord making. If it has done anything
to increase public confidence In the
party they represent we do not know
what 1t S. Wilmington Messenger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07
BUT THEY DIDN'T.

T5 occurs to us that the Legislature
had better let the Alliance chartel
alone. Henderson Gold Leaf.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

In writing to 0nybOGy, always be
sure to give The name of your postotnce,
and sign ycGr " anne plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

81 m standing nOaU just behind the
curtain, and IN full gIOU of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the ShddOlUs on
the tr0ck, before me lies the cork GALLEY
and the TiUer. When I mlingIe ruth ats
dark lCdter8 I WUnt to cost one Iinger-
ing look upOn q country wbOSe g0Urrn-
ment as Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people. Il L. Polk, July
4th. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

another Office State the one at which
Won havc nean getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

EW~ Our friends II writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisements IT TIE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

s- The date OH your label tells You
when your time IS out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Oroan of the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-06-05
TINE Tables.

sourmErS PAcIFTc roaPANs.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-06-05
The Origin of the Stars and Stripes.

The stars and stripes, modern
though they be, were not made all at
once. On the first day Of January,
1776, the tri-colored American BAN
ner, not yet spangled with stars, but
showing thirteen stripes of alternate
red and white in the field, and the
united red and white crosses of St.
George and St. Andrew on a blue
ground in the corner, was unfurled at
Boston. 1t was not till Is months
after this first attempt that the badge
of England disappeared from the new
ensign. On June ii, 1777, the crosses
were struck out; on that day congress
resolved that the flag of the thirteen
United States should be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the union be thirteen stars, white
OH blue field, representing new
constellation. The heraldy was ORR
ginal, but the idea was excellent, and
it has grown good deal since by the
addition of other stars to the con-
stellation.- George Bancroft.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-06-05
A Famous Gold Nugget.

On the 18th of August, 1866, a
monster piece OF gold was taken from
the Monumental mine, near Sierra
Buttes. This giant nugget weighed
i, 1886 troy ounces and was estimated
to be worth $4,000. The mine was
owned by William A. Parish & Co.
The nugget was afterward sold to r.
b. Woodward of San Francisco for
$2l 1886 81, and was placed on exhibit
tion in the famous Woodward gardens.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-06-05
KNOWLEDGE

tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
\ SAeiefcial properties of a perfect lax
&tiye; efFectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06

anti-Senitic prejudice. to provide for
the needy, to teach the truths OF re-
ligion. to preserve social tradition ana
TO uphold the faith of Abraham. The
order in America supports homes, hos
p;tals and asylums in every large city
It maintains an orphan refuge at Cleve-
land containing four hundred and fifty
inmates, the Touro infirmary at New
Orleans and Jewish widows and or
phans' home there. 1t shelters and ed
ucates some eighty children IN the
orphans home at Atlanta. Scattered
over the republic it has technical
school for instruction in manual train
ing of the young, religious school for
the tuition of children whose faith is
in danger of being lost. seminary for
adults. a technical training institute
and libraries without number. In New
York city the orders home for the
aged and infirm is now one Of the best
equipped of its kind in the world.
Nor is the fame of :Benai Berth local
to America. In Germany it has TWEEN
ty-nine lodges, supporting homes and
asylums. and warning upon race preJu-
dice and intolerance. In Roumanla
the state will recognize no Jewish
community and the order has been
therefore obliged to take upon itself
every function that would ordinarily
be performed by congregations and so
cieties. The lodges must provide for
education, secular and religious, de-
fend all Jews against oppression,
watch the course of legislation and
succor the needy. In this same coun'
try the order has instituted the festi'
walls OF liberty, on the last day OF
Pesach of instruction, at Shevuoth,
and of benevolence, on the last day OF
Succoth. The hostility of successive
ministries has thus far been bafded by
Benai Berith's leaders, while in Galicia
the order has verified the 1sraelites,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06
.F..t. Ues.. Homes Best"

1t is pleasing weakness OF human
nature to assume that every good thing
belongs IN a peculiar way to ones
country or to ones own special part OF
it. A Frenchman who had been spend
ing a considerable time in Germany
exclaimed. Immediately after crossing
the frontier back into his own country:
There are birds singing in the trees.
We are in France again
This story is matched by true one
of New England woman who spent
two years in Illinois. and returning TO
her beloved home. wrote as follows to
a friend in the east:
1t is so nice to be back in the east.
and hear the locusts, katydids and
brown thrushes once more
All these crea lures had made the
summer air musical in the part OF the
country which she had been visiting.
but during her Punishment she bad
never heard them--iouth COEupAn-
ion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06
BY Telegraph.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 5.-CArTLE-Receipts 600.
thfpnsents 500. Best cattle firm. Others
Vteady Texas steers 81 t5s5 ~. Texas cows 81 25p
30 shipping steers 81 g1s5 ~ native cows vi S1tS
co. but hers stock IS G9s 70, stockers and feeders
81 a0aS 80 HOGS-HeceiDts t3OO shipments ~;
Market 5aI0c higher Mixed S6 9ues6 % lights ~ y
a 10 Workers s. 5DS6 Co. pigs 81 2l95 30 SHEEP
-iseceipts l4Ul shipments 40 Market steady.
ST. Louis. Got. 5.-CATTLE-Receipts 1850. ship
r1-lts go. Market active and l0a2Uc higher. Fair
10 good native steers 81 60G5 o. Texans s. sos -.
COWS 81 80: 80. HOGS Receipts 200. shipments
80 Market SD ioc higher. Top price SO So, bulk
81 SgaS 90 ShEEP-Receipts S0u, shipments none
Market about steady. Mnttons s. tJGs2 80. lambs
t. U0es4 ..
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-SATTLE-Recelpts 1900.
shipments 500 Market active and stron e Bulk or
salps cows heifers and bulls at 81 0GGs3 10 >teers
"a 5il,5 %; westerns stif at 81 55e4 %. Texans
strong at ~ 25s2 ". Ho3S-keceipts 2l.uOl, ship
uents S7C5 Heavy and medium active and higher.
others unchanged. Poor to best heavy ranged "
40 20. light 81 2aCs6 -. mixed S. I5a6 80 SHEEP
Receipts 10.Ou0. shipments uM 1la ket less firm
sheep ranged 81 JUa4 Is, lambs s. UO(s5 -,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06

THE most expensive bathing suit on
the beach this summer" she "a ID. with
The air of one who knew what she was
talking about. was Miss Dooiittle's--
Really he said IN some surprise
Yes really she replied III was
made OF the mos: expensive material.
regardless OF cost Why, the cloth for
/. alone cost si3 q yard
We'll. she dtdn't have 10 get very
much he said
she got taree yards size asserted
81 was with her when she bought IL :
Three yards he exclaimed Lord
how it mas, nave sAxznk before ! ss~
hne.s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06

or Sons of the Covenant. will then COM
memorate their fftieth anniversary as
an organization. Not only will Jews
Of worldwide eninence take part IN
the exercises but Christians OF renown,
including Grover Cleveland, have ac-
cepted invita- tons TO be present.
MAYOR Thomas F. Gilroy, Gov. Flower.
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan and perhaps Sec
retarv of War Daniel S. Lamont will
be among the guests. The well-known
Jews who take part include
Jesse Seligman, the banker; Senator
William Lovenstein, OF Richmond,
Va; Simon Wolfe, of Washington,
D. c.; Simon w. Rosendale, attorney
general Of the state of New York;
julius hamburger, grand master OF the
Free Sons of Israel; Rev. Henry Berko-
WITT, of Philadelphia, and the far
famed Rabbi Gotthen. The two re-
grets connected with the reJoicings
are a letter from Baron Hirsch.
Europe's Semitic patron, announcing
his inability to reach New York IN
time to be guest on the occasion, and
a message from Palestine and Jerusa-
lem to the effect that the delegates
from the Holy Land. wherein Benai
Berth maintains school for the prop
agation of the English tongue. have
been detained so late that New York
cannot be reached by the party during
the continuance of the festival. The
| foreign members of the order, how
ever. are to be adequately represented
| by delegations from Germany, Eng
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06

The imposing scale upon which this
international gathering OF Jews is
MANNED is a fitting tribute to the
growth of an order which had the
humbIest beginnings. Henry Jones. OF
New York, the most respected 1sraellte
of his day. founded B'nai Birth IN ls4;',
the metropolis of the new America
having the first interest of an organi-
zafion which now has members
wherever there are Jews Its ooJects
are social, religious, charitable and po-
liticaI. The members are pledged to
make every proper effort to remove
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06

president Of the New York Bcnat Berth
wiped out internal prejudices and bet
tered social condition.
The orient has been the orders
chosen field The lodges at Jerusalem,
Joppa and Soped, in the Holy Land,
maintain orphan asylums, schools and
hospitals. In Jerusalem the order has
founded library to commemorate the
discovery of America, at Beyrout,
Syria. it is growing daily in numbers.
In Cairo and at Alexandria, Egypt,
Benai Berith's schools are the admitted
models of Mohammedan and Christian.