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that I hope none of you have forgotten
that you took the double bichloride of
gold cure, and 1 hope you will conduct
yourselves in such a way as to win the
esteem of our friends in England. DAN,
tell the crew to hoist sail for home.
We have caught as many fish as we
can dispose of. l promised Joe Jeffer-
son to play a game of seven-up this
afternoon.
In conclusion, gentlemen, you are
well aware that I will veto any bill
looking to the expansion of the cur
rency or to the further coinage of sill
yer. Sound money is-(say, Jefferson,
watch Carlisle there or he'll find a
watery grave. I'll have to send him
to Greensboro, N. O., yet, I believe)
Gentlemen, the Chicago platform has
served its purpose. This is a progress
sive age and we cannot be too careful
about coming in contact with prehis-
toric platforms, ancient traditions or
time honored customs. Let us not for
get to look to New York and London,
the sources of all our blessings and
prosperity. Splash! Hello! there,
Bissell; has Carlisle gone overboard7
Get him out, confound him; he don't
know the difference between a jack
rabbit and a gold dollar worth one dol
lar and twenty cents, or a yearling
calf and a silver dollar worth only So
cents)
Gentlemen, 1 trust that 1 can
arrange to leave my fishing long
enough to run down to Washington
before your honorable body ~adjourns.
I hope to reach here not later than the
first Of September.
Signed THE LONE FISHERMAN.
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Col. Al Fairbrother is a goldbug,
though he hasn't an ounce of gold. He
claimsth that supply and demand governs
the price Of silver and other things.
That is SO. The goldbugs demand that
the price be 60 cents an ounce and the
mines can supply it at that price or else
the country can do business on one
gold certificate and a peck or so of con-
fdence. Supply and demand governs
the price of wheat in the same way,
and that is the reason wheat is 40 and
so cents per hushel.
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A REWARD.

We hereby offer to donate a clotn,
bound copy of Col. Joe Strother's grea.
work on the Marshall Ney Question
accompanied by charts, plans and ola,
grams, originally traced in the Sanu
with a stick, by Col. Strother himseU
to anyone who will send us a satlstao
tory reply to this question:
lis there anything the DemocrsC ST.
used to abuse the Republicans tor w
ing, which the Democrats themselve0
r not now doing2 If so, name H.
Peoples P0rtg Paper.
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WHAT CLOSED THE OTHER CON
GERMS?

The Alliance tobacco warehouse at
Henderson was closed some days ago.
1t was managed by capable and expe-
rienced tobacco men, and we know of
no reason for closing it except the same
that has closed a number of large
warehouses and factories in and out Of
the State-lack of money to do bust
less with.
OF course the bought and paid-for
political press danced with glee and
every one of them are blowing about
the closing of the warehouse and de
claring that 'the Third party killed
it," Just for the sake Of argument we
will admit that they are correct, though
we know such was not the case. But
if so, what caused an average Of II, 900
business failures Democratic and Re-
publican) during the past five years?
What caused more than s, 1000 failures,
nearly all of them big Democratic and
Republican failures, since the first of
last January7 Why gloat over the
closing of O tobacco warehouse and
say nothing about the other 5000? 1t
is time for the people of North Caro-
lima to demand that their papers give
them the news impartially Or else you
should withdraw your patronage. AS
it is many of them are frauds in that
thou uitbho15 looitiroo 70 oay1o
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EDITORIAL NOTES

The Warrenton Record says ''calam-
ity howlers are curse to the country"
Well, why don't you fellows quit i
then9
Maybe it is true that you can't legis-
late money into the pockets of the PEG.
pie. But it can be legislated into the
pockets of the ~plutocrats.
Anyone can obtain free silver li.era,
ture by addressing the Pan.Amerjc2p
-Bi Metallic ASSOCIATION, Denver, Colo.
and enclosing postage for same.
T~he,fellow who originated the phrase
''man wants but little here below"
had never heard of the politicians of
1898. But the people are getting little
just the same.
Burglar to Chief-"Let's crack the
safe in the bank at N, to night"
Chief-"Hush fool! Don't you know
that a notice that 'depositors will be
paid in full, wont buy grub9"
The North CaroZinian says: The
Populists have apparently mislaid, lost
or forgotten the returns of the election
last November" The case is "worse
nor" that-the Democrats stole 'em.
Hector's Creek Alliance, No. 217,
Harnett county, has sent 50 so for the
benefit of Bro. S. o. Wilson to aid him
in paying the costs in the recent perse-
cution case in Wake County Superior
Court.
The New York Times says million
aires are rather more plentiful in the
United States Senate than statesman"
This is what we have told our readers
for several years, bat some of them
doubted it.
It looks like war between France and
Siam. England, China and, Russia
may be involved before it is done with.
The ~plutocrats are at the bottom of it
and want a few thousand honest PEG,
pie killed off.
Friends, write briefly. Reports of
speakings. county meetings or miscel-
laneous letters should be boiled down.
We cannot keep up with the publica-
Gion of such unless they are made short
and to the point.
AS the bank and commercial failures
continue without any abatement, we
think it well enough for the promoters
of the "best financial system in the
world" to stop a moment and INQUIRE.
where are we at?'
The Peoples Advocate, an excellent
Alliance paper published at Buffalo,
II. Y, is one year old. 1t came to
stay, and with such men as Bros. Mat,
theWs and Dean behind it. no power
a stop it's good work.
The Cleveland County Alliance lacks
"a good deal Of being dead. At the 70,
cent meeting twenty-three suh-Ani
ances were represented. One Sub. naid
s5p and came in that had been behind
1or three quarters. Another paid IN
that was in arrears for two quarters
Equally as good reports are comino in
3rom every section of the State.
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liam standing Just behind the
curtain, and IN full glOaU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the ShadOlCs On
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When I mingle Uitb its
dark aCater8 I 1Cant to cast one Hnger-
ing look upOn q country 1CbOSe govern
ment as Of the people, for the people,
and By the people. Il L. Polk, July
4tb, 1890.
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The Alliance had a regular meeting
in Shelby Friday and several delegates
attended. The Alliance members have
diminished here, but they still possess
considerable strength and are recruit
ing their forces, says the Aurora.
Query:-If the Populist party, which
has never been in power, caused the
closing of one tobacco warehouse, in six
months, what party caused the closing
of $500 Of the biggest banks, factories
and other institutions In six mOnths9
An Alliance encampment will be held
at Boiling Springs, Cleveland county,
on the 9TH and Ssh of August. Col.
Harry Skinner and other gifted orators
will be present and address the audi
ence upon the live issues of the day.
An election for tax receiver was held
in Washington county, Ca, on the
26th ult. J. @ Duggan, Populist, was
elected e B. @. Harris, Democrat,
by 227 majority. The machine" is
getting rusty down there, too, it seems.
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A HAPPY

Hereafter when the Demo cratic
party adopts a national platform it
should add the proviso: IF successful
in the next election this platform to be
null and void. "-Indi0napOlis Journal.
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cure to give the name Of your p~ostofice,
and sign your own name plainly.
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We are glad to note that Bro. w. A.
Graham continues to improve. He sat
up, for a few minutes only, a day or
two ago. The doctors think he will re,
cover rapidly now. His thousands Of
friends throughout the State will re-
ioice when theY hear this.
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~ Our friends IN writing to any Of
our advertisers Will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisenens ~ FRg PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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1T IS TOO BAD.

1t is amusing to read the various
comments upon Senator Vance's letter.
The dry bones are rattling all over the
State. The fall of Sumpter and the
surrender at Appomattox were rare
news, but nothing equal to the sensa.
ton produced by Senator Vance True
much of the talk isin an undertone,
but we can hear Of it through trusted
sources.
The verdict is that if Vance means
what he says, and not many doubt
that, the Democratic party must come
back to original principles and methods
or Senator Vance must stand with the
true reformers Of the country. A few
papers attribute the letter to 'dotage,"
or that the Senator has not kept up
with politics during the past few years.
| Our opinion is that Vance knows more
about the politics of the country than
any half dozen Of these editors, and
what they say is proof that the party
has left it's moorings. If Vance was a
Democrat ten years ago, then the fol
lowers of Gar Cleveland & Co, are
not Democrats to-day according to
their own admissions.
So it is plain that Vance is not in the
house of his friends In politics he
must surrender the convictions of a
lifetime, or else renounce the goldbug
gang forever. A Democrat cannot be
a Democrat as long as he affiliates
with a plutocratic party. Our only
explanation is that Senator Vance is a
regular reader Of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER ard keeps posted, 1t is too
bad, but he will have plenty of friends.
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Do you want your paper changed to
another Offices State the at which
7ou have beer getting it.
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50 The date OIL ycu1 label tells yoo
when your time is out
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AM FOR REFORM.

The North Carolina Baptist says:
1--WE are not political Prohibitionists,
but believe in the church-church
Misunderstanding their influence, pray
ers and money for the casting out Of
the saloon" The meaning Of all that
is that the editor il against the liquor
traffic, prays against it, uses his money
against it 1,459 days in every four
years and on the 1, 46Oth day refuses to
vote against it. That being the case he
certainly prays 1,459 days, all the
while secretly hoping that his prayers
will not be answered. In such cases
we would recommend that prayers be
confined to tariff reform, then he could
pray with more earnestness and not
be harassed with a constant fear that
his prayers might be answered. If a
man doesn't intend to vote as he prays
he ought to pray as he votes.
The above will apply to Alliance re-
formers. We do not fail out with our
neighbor who doesn't believe in our
platform. But if a man does believe
in it, if he wants a better financial
system, more money, reform in taxa
ton, equal rights to all. etc., and prays
for it, talks for it, then he ought to
hope that his prayers may be answered,
and show his faith by voting one day
in two or four years as he prays every
other day.
If all of the above is not true, we
hope somebody will turn on the light.
The editor of the Newton Enterprise
has gotten relief. He had abused all
Alliance and other honest people so
persistently that it was plain that he
wanted an Office. The question is how
can so many editors perform their Off
cial duties and run papers9
The Chicago Anarchists had a meet
ing the other night and passed resolu-
tons condeming the Peoples party.
Of course they did. Since the Demo
cratic Governor Of Illinois pardoned
some of their number out of the peni-
tertiary, they are very bitter toward
other parties, Let us be thankful.
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Vance hits the bulls eye when he
says: IF the pledges are not kept the
Democratic party will walk out of
itself inside of six months" Hurrah!
for Vance.
Are you going to the State Alliance
on the 8th of Augusta Everybody who
lives within two hundred miles Of
Greensboro ought to attend. a great
meeting is expected.
The Lenoir Topic wonders how many
"ten- centers" live in Caldwell county.
We don't think there are very many
in that good old county. One formerly
lived there, but has gotten relief and
lives in Washington, D. O., now.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has been
fortunate enough to ''get a scoop on
all the other papers, and to day gives
the Presidents message to the extraor
binary session of Congress, although it
is yet almost a week before that august
body of millionaires and Cheap John
boodlers will ASSEMBLIES:
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass,
August 1, 1898.
To oil 1ChO haze been injected Uith mig
celebrated double chloride of gold
cure-Members Of the Senate, House,
etc.-GTeeting:
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS: While Dan is
batting my hook and getting my bottle
shaped continuance untangled, 1 will
prepare my message in brief fo1m Tor
Your guidance on and after the 9TH Of
the present month, A. D. 1898. Gosh,
Dan, that fellow must weigh twenty
pounds.) AS I was saying, gentlemen,
this is a critical period in our history.
We have just passed through an era
Of unprecedented prosperity. Oar
American institutions are all On a
sound basis. Dan, pass the beer over,
thanks). AS I was saying, the advO-
Gates of sound money are not satisfied
and have directed me to call you to-
gether for the purpose of demonetiz-
(hello! Jefferson, you've got the largest
fish in the bay. Amt he a dandy? Mr..
Lamont, I'll wait for you to put fresh
bait on Jefferson's hook. I hardly
think the business interests of the
country will allow tariff reform, pen
sion reform, expansion of the currency
or a repeal Of the revenue laws. These
can and must wait. The Nicaragua
Canal and the annexation Of Hawaii
r matters that must be settled by in
ternational agreement. Oook out,
Lamont, help me to pull him in. That's
a fine one. That's right; fresh bait,
Lamont) My opinion is that most of
your attention should be given to the
fishing industry. Watch my cork,
Joe, doggone if I don't believe that's a
bluefish, from his movements) We
need better fish markets. 1 have not
been able to make expenses this year,
though l have fished ten hours a day
six days in the week. If I can't make
living fishing with my justly cele-
brated bottle shaped continuance, then
what chance is there for a poor man,
with a large family to support, aad no
bottle shaped contrivance2 Look out
there, Carlisle, or you'll fall over
board; that wine and beer has made
you giddy.)
You will remember that MI. Har-
rison spent most Of his time snipe
shooting. He worked hard hoping to-
save the country, but the snipes were
not properly protected. We want and
need rigid game and fish laws in order
to keep foreigners out Of our snipe
fields and fishing waters. pass around
the beer, Dan. Carlisle, I think you
can omit the dose this time, as you are
giddy from the last you took. All!
that cleveland" brand is hard to
beat.) Knowing, as I do, that snipe
shooting has not proven best for the
country, I have endeavored to avoid
the beaten path followed by my prede-
cessor, in that I fish instead. Dan,
tell the crew to stowe Carlisle away.
He is too far gone to tell acrawfsh and
a trade dollar apart.)
In closing, gentlemen, I must say
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Amidst the racket. made by the
calamity howlersa and the wild screeches
Of the prosperity howlers, the crashes
of failing banks, there is one cheering
and refreshing refrain-'the fish bit
exceedingly well this morning at Buz,
Yards Bay, and the President caught
over 40 bluefsh."
Senator Vance is one Congressman
who has shown that he cannot be
driven from his honest convictions
either by the hope of patronage from
the administration or by the combined
force of the money power. Watch the
other Congressman and see how they
vote, says the G%oldsboro Caucasian.
Since the first of May 3O6 banks,
many of them the largest in the coun,
try, have failed. More than 8,OW
business concerns have gone under
since the first of January, most Of
them large ones. Vance and the
balance of us "doty cranks" are right
Get in the reform ranks friends. see
our prosperity columns this week.
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A grand Alliance picnic will be held
at Liberty, Randolph county, on Aug
ust 18th. President Butler and other
prominent speakers will be on hand
Every body are invited to come and
bring we'll filed baskets.
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cans have cut their eye teeth on this
issuing money to the banks at a low
interest and the banks issuing at a high
interest. That is part of the trouble
now.
We want free coinage of silver first
and then the price of farm products
can be put up by knocking out the
gamblers and soon plenty Of money
will be circulating in every township
in America. There is but one way and
that is the way to do it.
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N. c. Farmers State Alliance
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To Correspondents:
RALEIGH, n. c., AUG. l., 1898.

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STORIES OF THE FIRE.


Inmates of some of the Destroyed Build
inGs Rslnte Their Experience
George Vi. McCallar bookkeepsr at the
burned out store of Horace Partridge q
Co., says: Il was standing at my desk bal
ancing tho days accounts, when suddenly |
was startled by the cry of fire in { Q build
ing. ] had scarcely recovered from my eur
prise when the engines arrived. My first
impulse was to seize the books, and calling
two of the clerks standing near me we got
the most valuable ONES down stairs safely.
Az near az can recollect five minutes
elapsed between the cry of 'freh aud the
arrival of the engine yet IN that time the
whole building seemed to be in one seething
mass of flames. In the rush from the
building the employees were knocked down
and trampied upon.
The Pttitul Appeals of the Young Girls
mingled with tho shouts of the men as they
strove to pilot them 10 q place OF safety wa.
one eff the most exciting incidents in my
life. | hope to never 60 through such II
one again. | have no doubt but many OF
the firms employees, who were ON the fifth
and sixth floors of the building, have met
with serious INJURIES if some OF them ara
not now dead. There were about 30 clerks
employed by the company.
:. Rumriu Tells His Experience.
S. Rumril of Deal, Chase & Co., says:
81 first saw man with his hair literally
singed off his head, rushing up the street
to the nearest fire alarm box. l sprang to
the door and saw spectacle that appalled,
me. A torrent of flame was literally pour
ing out the windows in the centre front of
the second floor of the Ames building. The
people inside were throwing books out OF
the windows and men and boys from the
stores were picking them up.
Very soon on the parapet, way up above
the street, l saw
to the stonework. There was no such thing
as getting "a ladder up to them, owing to
| the net work of wires That is the wors /
corner for wires in the city Of Boston, and
the whole strest is in peril from them. We
watched the quartette they chung for a
few moments only, while the crowd in the
street stood in breathless silence. Then the
! four, one after another, jumped off Down
they came height of fully six stories and
struck soidly on the frozen ground. On
1t was horrible! Horrible You should have
heard tho groan that went up from that
went up from that throng in the street.
! Every one OF the four vera unconscious
iured. There could hardly be whole bone
in their bodies. | SAW two of them rushed
by on as hutter.
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tions were abandoned without apparent
loss. The people gathered freely in the sick
room OF n cholera patient as they would do
in any othcr ca.e and from tho extreme of
military vigor everything dropped to the
| plane of the greatest liberty. In very few
| instances did more than ono case occur in
one house, though the houses wero often
crowded with people. These facts do not
encourage faith in tho great potency of mi
crobcs.
Our experience does not con firm impros-
zion that high attitudes are more exempt
from cholera than low ones. Erzroom is
only 100 miles from this place, but is G000
feet higher, with dry bracing climate.
I his city is noted for its dempness, though
enjoying the pure sea air and having snni-
tary arrangements far superior to those Of
Erzroom. With a population, perhaps,
one-third larger Erzroom had four
times az many cases as occurred here.
a significant fact connected with this
outbreak Of cholera is that no member Of
any of the American missionary colonies at
Teheran, Hamadnn, Tabreez, Oroomiah and
Salinas, in Persia, and Mt Van, Erzroom
and lrebizon, in Turkey; numbering in all
more than q hundred souls died of cholera,
and but very few Of the native evangelical
doubtless due not to any special immunity
which heaven grants to u favored class, but
to the heathful effect of an enlightened
Christian trust aad the intelligent use of
appropriate precautions and remedies 1t
should not he forgotten that the mission
aries in all thoso places to a man aud
wornnn, were ct tho forefront Of the battle
in houses and hospitals ministering TO the
sick and dying and saving many.
The facts of this letter seem fairly to
teach the following maxims:
!. In time OF cholera trust in God and
keep cool.
.. Avoid ell Intoxicating drinks.
5. Driui; only boiled liquids, water, milk,
coffee, tea, etc,
4. Avoid uncooked food except it be fresh
but ripe fruit, and that only sparingly.
b. Avoid over fatigue and excess or ir-
regularity of every kind
q. 1t seams unnecessary to alu lie to the
importance Of good drainage and ceanli-
ness of all kinds, which are 80 necessary to
health al al times.
Z, Some appropriate medicine to be kept
Mt hand TO check the first appearance OF
diarrhea If audanum is used. 10 drops
may be taken at first and increased gradual
ly IL the dlurr lea persists to 70 drops when
a ply sician should be called.
). DO not be afraid 10 20 near and care
for cholera patients as any others. With
proper disinfectng measures, removing all
discharges ut once, washing with carboized
water, etc, there is no more danger than
in caring for many other forms Of disease.
Some do not regard many OF the above
precautions as necessary. But it is well to
be on the safe side. am hopeful tho chol-
era 10 not going TO take up its westward
march this year as many predict. f. how
ever, it should find its Way to your shores
be assured careful Observance OF the above
rules will soon stamp it out.
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