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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24

buv all their supplies at the highest
market in the world and sell every
thing thew had to sell at the cheapest
market in the world. Then came the
National banking laws, by which n
State banking institutions were swept
out of existence, and power was given
to the National banks to control the
currency. to contract it whenever they
THOUGHT there was too much, and to
initiate it when thought there was too
little, After these things then comes
the proposition to demonetize silver,
which sends the price of gold way up
and the price of every days wages and
every bushel of wheat and every pound
of cotton way down. I say in that
wav YOU have been p~lundered so
long AID oppressed so long, that
very naturally should power be placed
in your hands you would be disposed
to 90 too far. I have see that dis
position manifested in North Carolina;
but let us hope that when you do come
in power, when those whom you SEND
to Washington and elsewhere to repre-
sent you shall be in the majority, that
you will display wisdom and mOdera-
ton and far s~ightedness, that will
meet the appreciation of your country
men, ana GQaG your n1u6LC0 VIII
grow and strengthen until it becomes
as great as the land in which it is dis
played. Let us hope you will not be
short sighted and revengeful, that you
will not take advantage and stir up
prejudice of class against class, and
one portion Of the industrial com
munity against another, but that you
will display that broadness which God
displays to you when he scatters his
rain over your fields and valleys.
And now fellow citizens I thank you
for your attention. I am sorry there
are no greater number present, not for
myself, for l cannot well speak to
more, but on account of the Fair, and
1 hope tomorrow and the next day
and the next day, and the balance of
the week will continue to receive
crowds and crowds of the good people
Of North Carolina pouring out to sus-
tain their Fair, which is one of the in
situations of the State of North Caro-
lima which should not be permitted to
fall into what has been termed in
nocuous desuetude, whatever that
means, but which should be kept up.
1 am obliged to you for your kind
attention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24

anyone sendin' me their love, I'll have
to take ter the woods
R.-"Ohl she merely sent her love
as a relative. not as a sweetheart
B.-''That is all right then. l didn't
want too much love all at once. Say
has Congress broken the spell yetF"
Rho. They are doing nothing
but piddle."
B.-'Ten 'em if they don't confirm
Simmons an Elias all the banks and
stores in the country will bust. That
is all they intend ter do an they
ought ter give relief an give it quick,
so me an about a dozen other patriots
could begin to draw u pay. Good bye.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
THEY DEMAND ACTION.

On fr=t page we publish some
plain talk ir, = Two New York and
one Rjchmund paper about the failure
of the physical endurance" farce.
We quote from the Atlanta Journal as
follows:
There would have been no deadlock
but for the free silver element in tie
senate, which is trying to bully the
majority into some sort of compromise
on a matter of principle. A majority
of the Senate and a vast majority of
the people in the United States want
the Sherman act repealed uncondition-
ally: The minority which opposes IN
conditional repeal has a right to it's
opinions, Of oyurse, but it has no right
to demand that the majority shall
yield to them. But because the ma
jority will not do that, the minority
declares that nothing shall be done.
Business m continue to languisb, the
financial strain may grow even more
severe, the c,untry may suffer, but
these bull headed Senators must have
their way.
IL i1a spectacle which provokes the
contempt and indignation of the coun-
try and makes it long for the time
when we shall have a Senate which
will be worthy of the name and will
have sorne respect for the rights of the
people"
There are only about a dozen errors
in the above editorial. A vast ma
jority of the people of the United
States do not want unconditional re-
peal. They have said so in their plat
form time afC.r time. We believe that
seven tenths of the people want free
coinage and two out of the other three
tenths don't know enough to tell what
they do want. The unconditional re
pealers only have a majority in Con
gress, and that majority will disappear
the next time the people get a whack
at the ballot box.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
At the Fair--Mrs. Bilkins Wanted t
See Everything--Tom Bilkins
and His Wife Anna.

B.-"Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R -"Hellol Major. Did you get
home from the Fair in good shape2"
Bob! yes. 1 was slightly dis
figured, but am still in the ring. Betsy
wuz all broke up, though"
RI understand. She was tired
looking around at the sights, and it
kept her busy watching you"
B.-"No, I had to watch her. She
wanted to go into all the sideshows on
the midway" an I wuz afraid sum
ov them big snakes would bite her.
She lowd they wouldn't bite an eternal
revenue offiser nor his wife, but l
wasn't sure about it. l wanted ter go
up on the fatform an see them girls
whut they had in a box. I notised a
sign This is not ladies' day" hanging
there an 1 told Betsy that she must go
an get sum lemonade while I investor
gate d, but she would not bulge an
inch. She lowed that she cum ter the
Fair ter see everything an if she
couldn't see it all I shouldn't. That is
the way with a COMPOUNDED woman.
The next time I go to a fair I an going
to leave Betsy at home so l can see all
the sights"
R.-"Were you pleased with Senator
Vance's speech?'
B-"Well, it wuz purity guide. But
if I Guild have had a long talk with
him before he made it, I would have
given him sum pointers. He still
clings to the idea that the farmers can
organize an get whatever they want
by asking fer it. That is a mistake.
They have tried that. We must vote
as we'll as organize, an vote hard.
Sum folks think the women must vote,
but 1 don't. The Democrats in New
York are goin' ter try that, but I am
not in New York. 1 reckin they will
be fer allowin' little suckin' babies ter
vote after awhile if they keep losin'
their friends as they have bin doin'
this year"
R.-"Your kinsman Tom Bilkins, Of
Franklin county, called in to inquire
about you during the Fair"
B.-"Who is he9 I didn't know l
had any kinfolks in Franklin county,
R.-"Well, you know it now. He
said to give you his best wishes, and
also that his wife, Mrs. Ann Bilkins,
sent her love"
B.-"Hello! that won't do. Betsy
is powerful jealous, an if she hears of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
OUR CLUB EXCHANGES.

That we may be more enlightened as
to what is going On in the different
parts of our great country, we ought to
diversity our reading. More Western
and Northern papers ought to be read
in the South and more Southern papers
should be read in the West and North.
Believing this the best thing to DO to
everlastingly obliterate the ~prejudices
of the past, we have arranged a list Of
papers to offer with THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. The price in the p~arenthesis
is the regular subscription price Of the
paper and the other figures are what
we charge for the paper with TIE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER for one. year. Re
newals for the other papers cannot be
taken at the club rates, but all nelc
subscribers can. You can rencw for
our paper and get the club rates:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24

THE PRoGRE~ sIvE FARMER alone, slW
The Cotton Plant, Columbia, SC lGU l6
Labor's Tribune, Carthage. Mo. 900 -
Industrial News, Jackson, NJ Oh. G.rg IL
The Sentinel, Lebanon, Mo-. UGH 10
Peoples Party Paper. Atlanta, Ga. QGI 10
Farmers Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. G.c. I.E]
Western Rural and American Stock
man (semi-weekly) Chicago, Ill go ~
National View, Washington, D. C. llf I'D
The Voice, New York, n. Y. G.t 10y
Peoples Press. San Francisco, Col. DO ID
AibaanV y Nv " Oo0n'IS "oH'ie""1' p. 30
Southern Mercury. Dallas. Texas. I.l is
Tidings, EmpOria, Kansas, Lg
Topeka Advocate, Topeka, Kan. lhH ~
The National Waterman, 40. III
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24

81 can heartily say to any young man who IS
wanting good employment, work for johnson d"
Co., follow their instruction and you viii -a,-
ceed." So writes an agent of b. +. Johns 2 d.
Co. Richmond, Va, and that's the Wa. a-"
their men talk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24

IF YOUR RICK rs,
Or you are all worn out, really good for notn.
ing, it is general debility. Try
BROWN'S ZION
1t viii cure you, cleanse your liver, and give
a good appetite.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
LEATHER GARMENTS.


| came across at Elinburg, SAYS n
London Queen writer, some most
charming and useful Of novelties.
They took the form of leather jackets
for ladies' wear while shooting and
for country wear.
They are called Danish coats, and
appear to be made Of glove kid, being
very bright, resembling satin. They
are TO be had in brown, black. green.
blue and gray, and have skirts to
match. They are light, perfectly im-
pervlous to weather, and the coats
display some pretty stitching.
The leather jackets are found 10 be
exceedingly useful for riding, in
place OF covert jackets, as they will
stand any amount of wet. They arc
made with short basques aud are
quilted Inside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
BLIND TYpEWRITEHS.

There is TO he one uuique exhibit at
the Worlds Fair in Chicago. The
committee having the matter in charge
have given space TO twelve young
women from the blind asylum OF
Jacksonville, III.
These twelve, some of whom have
not seen ray of light for years, while
others were born blind, will show
their proficiency as typcwriters. which
is said to he something wonderful.
Their fingers dcttIy fly over the keys
and they produce as good work as the
more favored ones who enjoy the full
use of their eyes.
Modern civilization has worked n
great many miracles. so many that the
present may he called the age of
necromancy, but we doubt II it can
show US IL picture more pathetic or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
GREEN Is EVERY WHERE.

II is remarkable to note the spread
of The fashion FOR introducing green
into everything. There is no pos.i-
biltty of doubt that it il to be the
color of tho season. The millincrs
are all talking of green wrcalls, of
grasses, ferns, wv leaves and mosscs
~ spring trimmings. Two pretty
bonncts in the recent display were ~
green rs green could he. One lad
sparkling crown of green iridcsccnt
jet. and merely suggestion of brim
formed OF myrtle green velvet; dom
kcy-car bows of the same velvet stood
up directly in front, claspcd together
NJ their base by large rhinestone
buckle; II curious fringe of green
iridcsccnl jets passed under ihc chin,
there much wider lhln at the back,
where it was fastened to the bunnet
under small rhinestone pins.
The other bounct was of olive
straw, braided with gilt tiuscl. Di-
rccily in front was chonx OF green
velvet ribbon, completely encrced by
grasses radialing from the chonX IA II
centre, aud rs dircctly in the back, at
the point uf the notch made for the
hair, was cluster of green tips from
which green velvet ribbons passcl uu-
der the chin.
Shop windows of all kiuds nrc iilcd
with articles III green. The decora-
tors windows hang full of green wall
papers aud tapestries; the briC-u-bruc
shops make II display Of green aud
gold glass vases aud jugs; china
houses display full sets OF green and
gold dinner service, and the salesmcu
tell you that the day of serving each
course on ware of different mauufac.
ture aud design is quito donc. All
the new summer silks for gowns or
pctticoats are striped with green; all
the novelties in furniture covering arc
in green aud gold tinscl. The wo-
man. who all these years has kept
from moth aud rust her green brocn-
tcIe curtains aud the big heavy gilt
cornice would better get them out ut
once. All the dcburanlcs have varied
the m onoony of their white frocks by
trimmings of green satin rbbius. An
the fashionable lunches aud dinners
are green aud gold dinners, green aud
white lunches, or all green, ~ the
hostess iancics. -[Cl,icago Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
To Him Who Secks.
Hope Is the message of the Easterline;
And The vlad Earth.

Hope Is the message of the Eastertne;
And the glad Earth.
While yet the snow lies white upon the hill,
Aud while the Ice King wields his sceptre
still,
lIerads afar. with faint mud tUnciul chime,
The summer's birth.
Only the ears attuned to melody
Can catch the strain;
Only for wafchfu eyes the first flowers blow
I.cuctth dead leaves and covcrlet Of snow;
Aud first to him who seeks her longingly,
Spring comes again.
Through all the voices Of the waking year,
The Father speaks;
70 heavy hearts. bowed with their weight OF
grief
lie sends lis promise in the budding leaf;
And first the messengers OF Hope appear
TO him who ckN.
&c. T.. Bancroft, Ia Youths companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
ANOTHER INSTANCE.
A Maryland Regiments Flag Spent
Several Months in Captivity.

In a recent issue of your paper Comrads
Mletlls Garner. of the 18th Ohio. gives
very inten sting history OF tie preservation
of the regimental flag OF that regiment
through their imprisonment, and partly
spoils X by saying that lit is the only regi.
mental flag that went through rebel pris.
on during he war OF the rebel ion and es-
caped the clutches of the Conf,derates."
myself know of no other. he 9th or 9th
Md. (it was from baltimore at any rate
WAS captured at tharlestown, Va, about
Oct. 10, 1865, with some others, by lmbod
EMS Brigade. Ben. Swearer, the Color
Sergeant OF the 9th Tor 9TH Md, took the
flag from the pole, undressed himself, and
wrapped 1t around him and then put his
clothes on over it, and spent tive months or
more in that bleak hole, Belle Isle, without
taking ii from his body. and brought it
triumphanlly through TO Camp Parole, at
Annapolis. Md, Dirty and staiued 1t
naturally was to be sure. but the same
glorious old flag still Hundreds OF people
was on Belle Isle with him. | was cap
tured the dav before he was, on scout to
Berryvlle. Va, and by lInbo1en's men, and
] knew nothing about his having the flag
until he came to Camp Parole and doubt
if any others did, except, perhaps, some of
his regiment who were cal ptured with him.
Glorious old Ben Swearer' II he is alive
| should like to hear from him and to hear
that he is living in better quarters than tina
drygoods box which he occupied in the
trench on Belle Isle JERoME BELL, in
National Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05

heard the train coming; a few steps
more, and the headlight of old Number
Four came swiftly around a curve and
bore down the long grade.
was like madman; in my excitc-
ment my teeth shut themselves tightly
OH the wire handle of my lantern aud
crept like II beast of prey 10 the firm
footing that lay before me, where !
stopped long enough to take my light
in my hand aud wave tho danger sig.
nal. As ran lightly up the track
waved it in dozen shapes aud shouted
at the top of my voice, though knew
no one would hear me. The terrible
strain on my nerves gave way when
climed up on the engine and tried TO
explain matters to the engineer, who
had halted three hundred feet from
the bridge. got through with an
incohcrcnt sentence in which "mcs-
sage" aud "piantom train repeated
themselves, and then | believe | cried
at lcast the boys say did but they
never called it babyi,h; and the who'c
crew called 1t wonderful coinci-
dcncc. .- New York Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
FASHION NOTES.

Brilliant red. with black trimming.
il popu ar.
Lyons bcugalincs are fashionable
for evening gowns.
Striped, corded and ribbed materials
for dresses are very fashionable.
The fancy for buttons with odd dc.
vices is revived for handsome gowns.
The bell skirt, with drapcry in
trout, is very becoming 10 stout
women.
The triple skirt is Just now the new.
est Invasion, or rather resurrection, OF
fashion.
The popularity of capes. single,
double aud triple, will increase rather
than diminish.
The seams of evening gowns are
ornamenlcd with narrow. Hat, gath
cred ruchcs of crepe or chiffon.
Many rcdingotc skirts are noted
among the Dircctoirc styles, but lle
bodices are very different frou the
true Directolre.
Dress Designers are making strong
attempts to tbs Empire styles of dress
into still more general vogue during
this aud the summer season.
One of the new wool material,
brought out is in Il Persian pattern,
in the ground deep brilliant yellow.
II /, to be- used for entire bodices Or
for waistcoats.
One of those quaint poke bonneis
is Of emerald green velvet, lhe brim
faced with satin of the same shade,
and the edge bound with u narrow
band of beaver.
For house wear, when black Slip
per OF patent leather or of black suede
kid is worn, the instcp of the black
silk stocking is often embroidered
with tiny roses or tleurettcs dc / Em-
pire in dainty colors.
The skirt, to the coats must be very
long and very full, and the seams
must all lap. Slender figures have the
tucks run round and round, Bayadere
fashion, but women with large hips
have TO be more guarded aud run the
tucks up and down.
Round waists appear upon nearly
every other model sent from Paris.
These are either beltcd in closely or
they curve with the taper OF the waisi
TO a sharp point. The fronts open
upon II plaslron or vest with extraya-
gantly wide velvet revers beyond,
some of which seem TO spread into
folds aud lose themselves IN the
elaborate pufiings on the sleeves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
Eniing Ont Of TrOughs.

All the men employed on the Man.
lace estate in Sicily, sleep on the
property Oh week nights aud tramp
back TO town for Sunday. Their
food is provided for them during the
week. In the morning they have a
large chunk of brown bread baked on
the spot, herring or sardinc, and
as much wine as one can drink in one
draugh'. In the evening they feed
like animals. There are wooden
troughs on tresses in the open air, ar
ranged around three sides of n square
and filed with sort of "pasta."
The men stand around these troughs
Ohey are like English pig troughs)
and feed with their fingers. 1t is in
vain that their master has tried 10 in.
duce them 10 eat ont of plates with
spoons. They broke the plates aud
threw the spoons away. Presumably
their idea Is that sometimes there are
humps in the food, which, feeling
with their fingers, they are able "a
seize upon, so securing large STARE
National Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
Attacked BY an Elephant.

When irritated by II wound the eic-
phant Of Indo-Chna, says an explorer
iu the New York Sun, becomes vciy
dangerous, esl ccially to white men.
While the elephant of ludia takes to
flight at the first shot, ii its wound is
not mortal, the Indo-Chincsc animal
at ouce attacks the hunter. ] had an
adventure of this sort:
| wanted to show the CamGodians
what II European hunter eau do. aud |
therefore requested tho mandarin TO
allow mc TO Try u shot at the wild
herd which meantime had retired
into the forest. Only after my re-
pcatcd assurances that should not
hold him responsible for the consc-
queues, the mandarin gave his con-
seut. took my rifle and some am-
munition, got ready for firing, and
follow me at II distance with my re-
serve double barrellcd rife Entering
standing in front Of me. | looked
round for my servant, but hc was no
female elephant, followed by young
one, rushed toward me with upliftcd
trunk and fierce trumpctings. | had
no time to spare TO take good aim,
aud SO fired into the open mouth OF
the beast. The tremendous rccoil of
my gun threw me to the ground. and
at the same moment | heard my scrv-
ant fire twice.
quickly raised myself, but was
unab c on account of the smoke of my
gun to see the elephant. Then | sud-
denly felt something grazc my face,
and | was hurled II distaucc OF several
wards, and lost consciousness. When
| recovered the CamUodiaus stood
around me. They had thought that
was dead. My clothes were sprink-
led with blood, and pain in my up
per jaw convinced me that there was
something wrong. | found that sever
al teeth had boon knocked out. The
elephant had knockcd them out with
her trunk, and had disappeared.
Three balls had not killed her. A
deadly wound can only be given when
the ball enters through tlc temple or
the eye.
As the elephant has keen scent and
hearing, q European needs long cy-
pcriencc before he can hunt The animal
successfully. The native, who crceps
nOiselessly in his Annimilc costume,
has, in spite of his inferior weapons, u
better chance of success than Euro
pcan with his crcaking boots and
brcecl-loader. The Benongs kill elc.
plants with poisoned arrows. which,
although they cannot penetrate the
thick skin, may intlict n deadly wound
in softer parts, such as the trunk. In
such places the poisonous substance,
prepared from extracts of herbs, acts
80 violently that the animal often dies
within ten minutes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


The tall girl IL TO have another sea-
sou. Let the midget look up, drcss
her hair OF top of her heat aud stab
high hccla, striped dresses aud up and
down lines of trimming will help, too.
Bnt put on be / or trim the hem Of
the drcss with II darker baud, aud she
will losc jus, that much of her appur-
cnt attitude. New York Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05

LIFE on A VERY EICu WOMAN.
"A lady whose name is very seldom
mentioned in connection with any
social events is Mrs. John j. Rockc-
fcllcr, wife of the Standard Oil King.
She is "A modest, quiet. uuassuming
woman, devoted to her home and
family. Her home il directly oppo-
site ~. Lukc's Hospital, and the iu-
mates OF that place know her better
perhaps, than the habitucs of fiftl,
avenue. Two or three times "A week
she visits the hospital, carries flowers
and delicacics, aud in other ways tries
to bring sunshine into the lives of tho
poor unfortunalc' Mrs. Rockefeller
is her own housekccpcr and keeps II
set of books in which every cent cX-
pended is accounted for Her three
daughters were educated at Nassar
College, and the eldest one spcut her
allowance in defraviug The expense.
of girl from the country who was
working her way through school.
The RckcfcllcrS are members of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and
very regular in their attendance. Al
home there are always family prayers.
morning aud nishr.-[Brooklyu Cili.
Letl.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05
Pittsburz Time For Ohio,

The Taylor law, adopting central standard
time as legal time in Ohio, went into effect
April /, State Supervisor OF Elections 8.
NJ Taylor issued a proclamation that all
polls will be opened and closed at the cleo
ton on April 8 according to the new order
OF time
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-05

A woman to whom the ordinary
dust collecting. moth breeding carpet
was an aboninaIion, aud who could
not afford to have all her rooms re-
floorcd in hard woods, adopted this cx-
pcdient for somc of the seldom used
oucs: She selected ut paperhangcr'
heavy wall paper, dark in color aud
conventional in design She laid the
floor first with brown paper. Then
she put down the wall pnpcr by first
coating it with paste and smoothing il
down. When the floor was all papcred
she sized aud varni,hcd It with dark
glue aud common yaruish, which
deepened the color. Whom it was dry
she scattered II few rugs about aud her
paper carpets have lasted for years. -
lBailimorc lIcruld.