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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-03-31
THEY SAW THE GHOST

story OF ghoS'ly isi.,'-'9 '',,,' eell', ~
canny soullUs "il0 81? lv' '''''
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whose olaer reSI''oiilI cav -, 80
back TO 'e "s u a,,,,d so,.",1 ~
forms no 80 '''o-li - t,,.-lI 49,,
the IVY e-'" i''''tl?lC,',5 ~ " "
hang mysteries NJ li'''.' - osJ
OF interest," 10 llIo og,.,'',l,' r',,
terror TO 'ilo u iioi ''!i' CIV 90
negroes ,.,, l,,., Hoo, ,,,,.o,
humane ,+ - 9,s and 70 svEaI
TO H9,5I' ~ "a 3;ii,,, ,,o,,,, sli,,I,+ oman,
low '''9 -. - : ,1,,o,, ma s,cb .Io,,
ahIee' ~ ~ ,,,,. et,,.,. ,.o..ts
der 'es'i!il0-y i't,.,, f +ho town, o,,,o
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the uIsy ,,',, If it, Ioc9tion a,ove
plcIuIe.Seti ~ -. j.,rasso WIS :, Tort,
the SM ~ ~ ,,.,,,,ed Richard Hunter,
CaIoIlII,''i - +ia,a d,,.s nn,,,ral in
"eolln - tl-9- 20 ,,l,n+a+fo,1s
the SCUM ~ wv ',o' of s,oros rnsIa and
ana ~ Wv, nc 't tpa fnr,oar Picherd Tnnfa1
IellaIe VI al,a-,a,,,,a,,1 +l,l
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ing poIJ Lt'' NC C,i', ~. t,,a ennra Thl
hapW ol', ,- l''lo2 - tha h,ai,o
COTTON iiel,7 aiitianoJ and s,,.9,,r5
sonss u "olI a., ..',1,,+,, No.,
heIuIl.Nos' -" - -, 1,l,, aI,a,,r1a1
taT Oh ps>,5ili''i'.. ttIl a.,
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sole elIe72 u us az % ',,,G ,'i e., -
ana SLle u9" J''7V 2'',','', 49, 'l,u ,,'l,''
9Iallces Vi " '0',',iol ,.;1I -
hood lre7ll anu oioo'ii!iio 60
Alice huh'er WAS III '""' IelIo,t Vi
life where lhe present. 10 ~ u an ',t'''
its glow reaches OUT anu 'oi.iLii''''s tIl'
future Wealth., uollhS parents S'1OiA'
cation Of every WISH were heIS; Dut ABOVE
all she had won the love OF inc man OF
her choice and was haPpleStlh the kho"I
edge that Philip Mafston dearest nope
and highest aspiration conferred III herself
Phil Marston, as ne was Eho"h u
every one, OF 'Marse PM, as INC negroes
called him, was young, handsome, lfee
handed, free hearted, gallant ana All lua'
went to make him an ideal lover.
In spite of strong rivalry he had Won
his ladyloye, and the day was set fol
their marriage. Alice was only II, and
so the wedding day was postponed until
the following year.
Suddenly in 1886 the Cherokee wal
broke out Philip Marston raised a com.
pany Of rihemen from among the hearty
yeomanry of the section and joined the
command Of his friend and neighbor,
General Coffee.
Throughout the sharp and decisive
campaign that followed Marston bore
conspicuous part for gallautry until the
final battle on the banks Of the Cooaa
Hanmad iaupoua peninsula, bounded,
all but q narrow neck of land. by swol-
len waters Of the rivers, the chiefs and
brayest warriors of the Cherokees made
their last aud desperate stand. Leading
his rifemau TO charge. Philip Marston
fell. mortally wounded.
Bad news travels quickly. 1t was on
a NIGHT of t7rions wind and rain that a
- 1.-.. - .... l,..,,..1,+ tl,r
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
A SAMPLE OF REFORM

A dispatch from New York to The
Atlanta Journal on the 3Ist Of Jan.
uary, states that President cleveland
arrived in the city on that date and eZ.
pressed himself freely on the situation
He thinks the business outlook ve~
gloomy.
Mr., Cleveland does not put fo7wad
any theories of his own on this qus
ton, but merely insists that if the pre-
ent policy is continued, the businea
interests Of the country are put in ser
Gus peril. Neither does he confne the
expression of his views to his own par
tisang, but insists that it is the country
that is menaced as the result Of the
present conditions and not a political
party. He believes that the suspension
of silver purchases under the Sherman
act will relieve the existing situation
restore confidence in business circl"
and stimulate that enterprise which i
SO essential to the prosperity Of tie
country.
We think MI. Cleveland is quite cor
rect when he says there will be a sen
Gus crash without a change. Butho'
in the world does he hOpeto reIeVe'1.
pressure by stopping the coinage q
silver? The Sherman act was 10 u
crease the quantity Of money-PI
more in circulation. Mr.. CIeyelal.
admits that there is not enough "I'
proposes to stop the purchase OF HOE
two to four million ounces OF SILVER p
month as the only remedy. OF cou'I
it is to the interest of gold-ougs'
which President Cleveland Is one. u
course it is to the interest OF Wnl'A5
trusts and brewery stockholders
which President Cleveland IS one
But what is to become Of the bSl'a%
of mankind? The reform thai We
promised will finish the business.
there must be a financial CRASH L.
come. Clevelands proposed reform !. !.
will do the work. Stand BACK
coming,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
STICK TO YOUR PLATFORM.

So far we have dealt very tenderIy
with the legislature. We know that it
has enough intelligent members to do
something if it will. There is no lack
of "a chance" for with the exception
of about one dozen Republi cans and
n dozen Peoples party men in
both Houses, it is Democratic. AS
the boys say i've don't want any
more monkey business" Every good
bill that has been introduced has
been defeated or passed so as to
be ineffective, and half the session
is over. An exchange has said that
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER hasn't the
influence with the legislature that it
once had. It does not claim to have
any influence with certain members of
this legislature, but unless they change
their tactics they will find that it has
some influence with their constituents.
At any rate it is our duty as a public
journal to keep the public posted. 1t
is well enough also to remember that
it may cost more money, and still more
questionable methods to be adopted IN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
1T IS CURIOUS

Those foreign nations have a curious
way IF doing things. They get up a
row, o~verturn the tables, turn the pots
over and are running q new govern
ment the next DAY. In this country
people sweat and vote and do lots Of
things and still the machine goes ~.
The latest is the Hawaii Islands. Inside
of two days they overturned every
thing, discharged the Queen and came
very near trading the whole country to
the United States just for spite.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

the next election # the present legisla-
ture does not carry out the platform
upon which a majority Of it's members
got into Office.
In another column we publish that
platform in full so there can be no mis-
takes, Briefly summarized we find
that the first thing they promise to do
IS to pass a free coinage bill, repeal the
internal revenue system. denounce the
tariff and force bill. So far we find no
free coinage bill passed and the inter
nal revenue system is in full blast.
They haven't even denounced the tariff
nor the force bill. The next is financial
r, form. Probably they expect to sat.
isfy the people with the absurd State
banking bill. Then they demand the
ABOLITION Of national banks and the
substitution Of legal tender treasury
notes in lieu Of national bank notes.
Now, gentlemen, why didn't you abol-
ish national banks and put in our legal
tender notes instead of killing time
with State banks2 The platform then
calls for the passage of a bill to prevent
dealing in futures, also to prohibit
alien ownership of land. The last
plank is for a graduated tax on in
comes. All Of this is national legisla-
ton, but it is the State platform, and
as such the legislature must carry it
out. Gentlemen, quit Incorporating
things and get down to business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

right for this gentleman, w.
Trend OF Mr.. Cleveland, tor Ino Is a
not only that but he has a,I5 MIN 50;
sugar coffee, calico and ma p,SS OF the
things, The good Democrat by other
form a club on the s~tronatb Lo"s he
and he can see all the other % this
Joining, also the wicked men WI n''rats
OFT and voted for Weaver no Went
them coming in, LOOKING lie sees
ashamed, and begging for adm gaIuiy
they can get cheap goods from Gr 50
Dig store. He believes he can 600 VFS
getting down on their knees ana '"en
Ing that they will never vote Wv, .ear,
Peoples party again. This is tbar .ue
that the Democratic brother g., ',,yn
Cleveland's friend sees the SI4 w.
pocket and goes on looking for .n@, DS
victim. The first man to INN .DsF
township, paying the SIS gets o
consisting of one fine two.horsa ,1s
rage, made by order Of Grnvar
shipped direct from Canada. The fr..
to buy a set of spoons at s. ais, -.
comes a member and gets a fine .,;..,
clothes. Lashaw CHAT is what he c.H'
himselO takes the gentleman's no,.,,.
and he picks out the goods from -.
many samples hat Lashaw carrie,
We are Informed that one of the SUM-,
Greek citizens who paid SIS agreed =,
take a suit Of clothes in preference ;,
the carriage, as he feared that Pros;
dent Cleveland could not afford to hn.
50 many carriages for his friends W,
don't know whether any Of the par,i.,
have sent orders for goods to C4ns3,
Or not, as it is said they are not v.,r
talkative since they have had time T.,
consider how easily they were dlrai
by a sharper.
The main points of the alb we ar.lrn
If our information is correct. Ii harrr
seems reasonable that men Irv,~,
within a few miles of Raleigh cauidro
taken IN SO easily, but you know reo.
pie like to be humbuggod D5udr@s
Lashaw has thousands of dollars. asia
has been on the road for some time
We understand that he gives an o.5ar
for So worth of goods for a nights
lodging, the order to be sent 20 the
Canada store for shipment Of g5.as
We have given the details If the
clgver schemes Of the rascal end warn
all u people, no matter what party
they belong to, 50 they can give Las
haw a wide berth. If you must deal
with him you had better write to
President Cleveland and see if La,a3r
is his authorized agent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
THE DOG LAW.

Like all former legislatures, the one
now in session is killing time with a
proposition to tax dogs for tbe protec-
ton Of sheep and for the benefit of pee
pie who don't know how many dogs
they ought to own. THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is not afraid of the dog owners.
We are sure that there is a possibility
of doing much good by the passage of
such a law, and we do not close the
doors to say so, either. Dogs are ncces
sary, Every family in the country
should keep at least ole for the protec-
ton of poultry and other PURPOSES.
But if anybody wants to W more
than one, let them pay a tax on the
extra ones, be it SO cents, 81 or more.
To day there are thousands of people
in North Carolina, both white and
black, with from two to four dogs to
the family. Many of these families
are in actual need of bread and meat.
Yet these dogs come in for a share Of
whatever there is to eat. Let them
kill all but one and raise hogs instead.
If they want to keep the dogs, then pay
tax on them. The legislature should
either pass the law or forever hold its
O1o,o
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
THE POTATO MARKET.

For some reason Irish potatoes were
a drug on the market last season. But
the same thing may not occur again
this year. North Carolina farmers did
not get first cost for the crop last sea-
son. Doubtless many will not plant
heavily after such discouraging re-
turns. But it may be better to risk
another crop, for the same conditions
Will hardly exist two years in success.
sion. Take your chances. If you can't
sell 'em you can eat 'em, Anything
will beat cotton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
JACKsON's IDEA OF PENSIONS

President Andrew Jackson lived be
fore the day Of dishonest public Off
Gals, IN his message to Congress in
1884 he said: Il recommend that an
actual inspection should be made in
each State in50 the circumstances and
claims Of every person 0 drawing a
pension. TIE honest veteran has moth
ing to fear from much scrutiny, while
the fraudulent claimant will be de-
tected and the public treasury relieved
to an amount I have reason to believe
far greater than has heretofore been
suspected"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
FARMER BELL.

Ex-AlIiance Lecturer, J. S. BsD, -,
Clay county, has gone into VIC .-ri.dr
writing business. They are csc.
non partisan, too. He was IL ~
paign last year, is now a 'I a. 81.
for United States Marshall IN 'no ,t5
tern District, but does it all WIZ h.:
being IN the least partisan. IL j..
letter in the Chronicle Of saturn Urn u.
which he quotes literally tiSE. u
Alliance constitution. he tnD al
editors of the Alliance oT8a %
partisan" and that they - add
farmers. Farmer Bell certain! msy
farm much last fall when ne "a sts.s.
ing political speeches all over '3
He made a tleast one tripto =,
City after the election, vow"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
A NEW GAME.

We have reliable information TO the
effect that a person, claiming to be from
Canada, is engaged in swindling many
Democrats throughout the State. 1t
seems that the party organs ought to
expose such things, but as they are not
doing it THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, as
usual, sounds the first note of warming
when the public are about to be i'm
posed upon.
This rascal was in Wake county
recently. Hesaid be was going through
Chatham, but when last seen was in
Harnett county. He is described as a
large, rosy-faced man about 80, with
a glib tongue, Of course. He travels
in a buggy, has a driver and drives
two fine sorrel animals. He relieved
three well to do citizens Of Swift Creek
township, Wake county, of about SIS
each, $40 in all. His chief object is to
sell a cheap set Of knives and forks for
SIS or a set of spoons for S.. With this
he gives a certificate of membership in
a "Cloveland Free Trade Democratic
Club" which entities the holder to
purchase goods, shipped from Canada,
freight free, at remarkably low prices.
For instance, shoes at 81 per pair,
worth S.; coffee 49, cents per pound;
granulated sugar 3 cents per pound;
calico 2 cents per pound; domestic 3
cents. etc. To his victims he first
states that President Cleveland started
him out eight days after the election to
form these free trade cluo s and intro
duce cheap goods. He says Mr.. Cleve-
land wants to keep all Democrats in
line and at the same time win back all
who have voted with the Peoples
partv, However he does not ask mem
bers of the Peoples party to join the
clubs. But he gets hold of a good
. Democrat who has been scared to death
and los ngsleep and hair over the tariff
and force bill. He tells them that thew
had a narrow escape from the force
bill and pictures the many ADVANTAGES
of free trade and sings the praises of
his bosom friend, President Cleveland
This old confidence game, which orr
local politicians have worked SO often.
does the work. Soon the good old Dem.
ocrat sees a chance to save the country
and he buys a set of knives and forks
for $15 and a township right TO
organize a Democratic free trade
club" He hears about the many cheap
things in the great distributing store"
that President Cleveland has estab-
lished in Canada. He knows il is all
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
THE ALLIANCE PRESIDENCY.

Certain politicians in this State have
been sore because Hon. J. G. S ar
borough was not elected President of
the State Alliance at Morehead City in
1891. The State Chronicle Saturday
said the election of President Butler
"foreshadowed the conspiracy to dis
rupt the Democratic party" The
editor states that he vas there, and
that he afterwards exposed the con-
spiracy, etc.
The editor of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER was there also and knows as
much, about Alliance matters and
perhaps a little more, than the edi-
tor of the Chronicle. We didn't make
any expose at that time, but as the
matter has been brought up several
times, we propose to expose some
things, too. Hon. John Z. Scarborough
COS not defeated because he lCaS o.
Democrat.
In proof CT this will say that Marion
Butler was known to be a Democrat.
He had never been anything else, had
run his paper in the Interest," Of the
party, voted that way and was elected
to the Senate on the Democratic ticket
the year before. AS further proof,
with only one Or two exceptions, all
the other State officers elected at the
same time were well known Democrats.
Every member Of the Executive Com
miGtee yer re elected as Democrats.
This is undeniable proof that Demo
Gratis were not debarred; that there
was no conspiracy to injure the Demo
cratic party. That had nothing to do
with the defeat Of Bro. Scarborough
He had many frieni there. The ALI
anc3m3n Of the State had great conf
dence in his ability and integrity. and
this confidence had not been shaken.
But for one thing he would have been
elected President Of the tate Alliance
! at thai meeting. It was the fact that
quite a number of politicians in and
about Ralei-h had determined to make
Bro, Scarborough President. There was
where the conspiracy" came in.
Whether Bro Scarborough was aware
OF this or not we are not prepared to
say. But such was the cas8. All the
true AIiancemen resented this unwar
ranted interference. It has been the
rule to frown down any eLec0ioneering
inside the ranks, and when outside
parties fixed up a slate, cut and dried a
candidate for State President, it was
too much No man under the sun
could have been elected under those
circumstances. It was a case where
the alleged friends Of a man defeated
him President Butler was elected. If
the editor of the Chronicle is not a
member Of the organization, perhaps
he should leave it to the members to
say who shall or shallnot be it's officers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
q. E. 2 A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

Col. J.. R Webster, edi5or of
Websrer's Weekly, called at this office
last week.
The Executive Committee of the
State Alliance will meet in this city on
next Thursday, the 9th inst.
- Bro, J. B. Holman, of Iredell
county. was in the city last week on
business and dropped III to see Us.
The California legislature has dis
charged the railroad commissioners Of
that State for failing to do their duty.
- If the anti option law is not a
good thing. why is it that nearly all
the leading agricultural papers advo-
cate it2
~ We return thanks for an invita-
ton to the Fifty-eighth Anniversary
Exercises at Wake Forest College on
the 18th Of February.
Within short period four promi-
nent men have gone from earth. Elk
President Hayes, Ex-Secretary Blaine,
Chief Justice Lamar and General
Butler.
~ The Alliance people in Santa
Clara county, California, have just
completed a fine Touring mill. Tt will
not become a part of the wheat gamb-
ler8' combine.
For q most useful farm nipple
ment, something new as a seed planter,
read the advertisement of the Muir,
freesboro Manufacturing Company in
another column.
The average amount OF wheat
raised in England for several years,
per acre, is about 80 bushels, still the
farmers are not prosperous. Some
thing else the matter.
The First National Bank of Little
Rock, Arkansas, claiming a capital of
$500. 900, failed last week. It is re,
ported that many business firms will
go under also. Great prosperity"
The o. 8Io1U Blade is a new eight
page paper recently started at Peanut,
N. @. Bro. H. E. King is editor 1t is
a good paper and should have a lar ge
patronage. Success to you, Bro. King
: The Hickory Mercury says: We
can't hardly keep up with the Legis
lature 1t Seems they can do and say
more and at the same time do less
than any set of men we ever read
after.
The Alliance Cooperative store
at Pickens, S. c., has just paid the
stockholders a dividend of 10 per cent.
But that is not an argument in favor
of such stores, for ten fail where one
succeed
~ A woman so years of age COM
mitted suicide in Ne q York a few days
ago. She had fallen in love with q
young man 81 years old, and, as it
often turns out, the cour Sc Of true love
didn't run smooth.
4. On the first Of January the
charges on registered letters were re
duced from 10 to s cents. We notice
that a good many registered letter:
have 10 cents postage on them yet
Some postmasters are not doing theil
duty.
-. The Waterloo, N. Y, Observer
Democratic has joined the Chariot
Observer and other calamity howlers
It says: Before the war, the farmer
owned saven-tenths of the wealth Q
the country. there were scarcely an,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07
PASSED THE SENATE.

The Washburne Hatch anti option
bill passed the Senate last Tuesday by
q vote of 40 to 90. Senator Ransom
voted against it. Senator Vance was
against it, spoke against it, but paired
with Senator Warren. The vote stood:
Yeas-Allison, Blackburn, Call,
Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom,
Davis, Dubois, Faulkner, FELTON,, Frye,
Gallinger, Jordan, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Higgins, Hunton, Irby, Kyle,
Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitchell, Nor
gan, Morrill,, PETER, Perkins, Petit
grew, Proctor, Sherman, Shoup, Squire,
Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, VOORHEES,,
Wallthall, Washburn and Wilson-4O.
Nays-Berry, Blodgett, Butler, CAT
ferry, Cameron, Coke, Daniel Dawes,
Dixon, Gibson, German, Gray, Harris,
Hill, Hiscock, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas,
Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer, Platt, Pugh,
Ransom, Sawyer, Stewart, Vest, Villas,
White and Wolcott-29.
Pairs were announced between Car
Isle and Paddock, Aldrich and Quay,
Bate and Allen, Jones of Nevada and
Saunders, Pasco and Casey, Vance and
Warren.
The. bill is the one passed by the
House OF Representatives on June 9th,
lo92' with various Senate amendments
thereto.
"F. "ashburn moved that q confer
enoe De asked. The motion went over
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

10 Q want your paper changed Cu
another Office State the one at winch
-Ou have been s0tting Il
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

Do you wanr your communication
published If 90, give ua your real
name and your p~Ost01tC2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

ii writing t. anybody, always be
sure u give the nance OF your post"H1ce,
and SIGN y7ur o'w}. name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-07

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ of the N c. Farmers State Alliance
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-19

DR.. Cunningham, of the First Pres by
terrain church, in his sermon yesterday
morning on "rhe Sanctitication OF tho
Sabbath" gave utteranCe to the follow.
ing sentences:
"When tho Mayaower saw the
American continent it was on the Sab
bath; but the Pilgrim Band, out Of re-
spect to Gods day, did not land until
tho Sabbath had passed. What pitt
able and shameful contrast we have to.
day in tho Sabbath opening of the gates
OF the Worlds Exposition in Chicago,
Notwithstanding tho overwhelming
protests OF largo portion Of the Chris
tian public againstit, The whole coun-
try in the grasp and at tho mercy OF n
local directory! Surely, our good name
as a Sabbath observing people is de-
parting.