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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
GREENFIELD.

Mrs S. X. Wells is visiting her father,
A. l.. Wetherald at Frankton. Mrs. c.
F. Allen left for Whitewater, Wis, Monday
III. G.. Beckner are visiting at Arlington.
Miss Tillie Kepler, of Cambridge City, is a
guest of her friend, Mrs. Will Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Christie, Mrs. II. q.
Slifer Miss Agnes Christie and Mrs. M. c.
Patterson and son Samuel, Of indianapolis,
were visiting at LATE Slifer's last week..
Miss Ada King, who has been attending
medical college at Philadelphia, returned TO
this city last week, and is with her sister,
Mrs. Krearer. Mr.. r. Pollard, super1n-
wife will leave tonight for Whitewater,
Wis, where they Will visit friends for
short time. Miss Belle Peters returned
G.. Jackson and wife left for their winter
residence in Florida last Saturday week..
DIR. Ada Smith. of this city, left for New
York city last Thursday, where she has a
position as one of the assistants in Bellevue
HOSPITAL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
KNIGHTSTOwN.

Mrs. John Fort. Of Indianapolis, has been
visiting here. Mrs. Linda Hinchman and
daughter Florence have returned from In
dianapolis. =. George =. Grof is visiting his
sister at Louisville, Ky. Miss Maud Colt
rain, of Louisville, visited here last week.
Miss Daisy Jones spent the week at
Anderson. =. Mrs. Charles Thrawley and
Mrs. Frank Tritt have been at Indianapolis.
Mrs. A. s. White and Mrs. Hannah White
are at Mount Auburn, Cincinnati. The
cards are out for the wedding of Mr.. John
]. Elliots and Miss Nellie Woods. The
event will take place Dec. N....Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ball have returned from Corners
vile to their newly built home here. Mr..
and Mrs. George Gregory have returned
from Richmond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
THORNTOWN.

Miss May Fullenwider has returned to
Lafayette. Mrs. Clark Lindsay is home
from Frankfort. Mrs. r. e. Niven spent
a few days in Indianapolis last week.
Mrs. DR.. Pretlow has returned home from
Dublin. Miss Clara La Toilette left
Wednesday for her home in the State of
Washington. =. Mrs Johnson, of Indianap-
oils, is visiting the family of Mr.. John
Hughes. Mrs Bert Seton was the guest
of friends in Lebanon last week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
KOKONIO.

Mrs. Councilman Robinson is visiting in
home from her Ohio visit. Mrs.
George Young, of Marion, was
visiting here last week. Mrs Cope
land of Madison, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. j. Losey. =. Miss Harriet Wishard,
of Indianapolis, attended the reception given
Judge Kirkpatrick Wednesday evening in
honor of his election as president of the
State Y. p. S. C, f. at Terre Haute last
week Mrs. l.. F. Limbert, of Greenville,
o., is visiting Mrs. Solomon Burkett. Miss
Mary Stevens has returned TO Indianapolis.
John Ward and wife, of Peru, were Wis
itors here. Mrs. DIR. j. A. Lovett, of Good
Garrigus. Miss May Gillispie visited at
Peru last week. =. Misses Bessie Daley and
George Duke are at Logansport. w ii.
Sellers and wife, Miss Maud LaTidon and
Miss Merle Kirkman, of this city, and Mrs.
Young and daughter Alta, of Logansport,
left Wednesday for Pasadena, Cal, to
spend the winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17

Diamonds-Marcy has the stock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17

Cards have been issued announcing the ap-
preaching marriage OF Miss Lillian JUS
tice, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. JUS
tice, and Mr. r. G. Thompson, of Chicago.
The ceremony is to take place at the home
of the brides parents Dec. q.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
GREEN sBURG.

Mrs. Mamie Robinson, of Indianapolis,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Ste
vens. Miss Pearl Williams entertained
the "T. S. Club Tuesday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-17
DANFILLE..
DUBLIN,

Lilly Mayall was at Connersville Satur-
day. ...Rev. r. s. Reed, the former pastor
of the NJ. Z. Church, was here a lew days
the past week William Jay, from Ko6o-
mo, was here Thursday visiting his sister
Alicia surprise was given Rev. Mr..
Smith, pastor OF the NJ. T. Church, on Sat-
urday last A handsome rocking chair was
presented to the paStor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
A CORRECTION.

The Farmers Alliance store here,
managed by R. J.. Powell, has made
an assignment. Liabilities said to ap-
prOximate S., 900; assets not stated
Biblical Recorder.
There is a mistake in the above
statement from the Biblical Recorder.
| Mr.. Powell was the County Alliance
Business Agent, but the store was not
the Farmers Alliance store for the Al
lance had no stock in it. It was Mr..
PowelIs independent enterprise. We
make this correction because of the
fact that we see it has been telegraphed
from here as an Alliance failure, and
we see the dispatch copied and com
mented on with seeming relish by
many of our exchanges.
Since writing the above we have
been shown by Bro W. H. Worth a
letter he has just received which reads
as follows:
DURHAM N. c., Jan. 7, 90.
". H. Worth, s. B A, Rail- Ugh, N. G.
DEAR SIR:-Wenotice in Bradstreet's
report of yesterday that the Alliance
store of Raleigh and also the State AL
lance of North Carolina had assigned.
Please let us know what it means, and
Obllge. |
We had hoped that after the election
the occupation Of those who had been
giving all their time and talent to the
work Of manufacturing and retailing
lies about the Alliance and its enter
prises, and slandering its officers,
won d be at an end for a while, out we
regret that we had hoped in vain. We
are more than ever satisfied that there
are those IN this city whose chief occu-
patton now Is to destroy the Alliance,
and the above are but samples of the
many methods they employ. Will our
brethren still swallow the lies of such
scouhorels? The State Agency is solid
anu nao no hand at all in Mr.. PoweIrs
laIure' neither did the County ALI.
""'7 or any other Alliance,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

banking IS not a legal business, or that
banks are not needed. But we do mean
that the present system of National
banking is wrong, and that State banks
are no Improvement. If State banks
are established, the trouble will be in
creased two fold and the inevitable
financial ruin of the country will be
fastened that much.
We believe there are many good
men in u State legislature. All of
them are intelligent, and we believe
they will refuse to pass any such legis
latiOn. Let US have a full and fair
discussion of all these matters so vital,
and in which all classes are directly
Interested
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
A GOOD JOKE.

Since the legislature convened a
great deal of anxiety has been mani
festeo by some people lest that honor
able body should make some mis-
takes that would hurt the party" for
example. A few days ago Two of the
members called to pay their respects
to the editor of their church organ
The editor not seeing their horns or
long e0rs or other marks about them
to distinguish them from men gener
ally, concluded that they must belong
to his party, and with )ut stopping to
inquire he began to give his views free
ly as to what this Legislature ought to
do t save the party. He was SO en-
thuslastic in his advisory remarks that
his visiting brethren cOuldno for some
time inform him of his error.
Would it not be we'll for our church
organs, as we'll as Alliance organs, to
keep out of partisan pOliti IS?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
SEES SNAKES.

When we wrote the short editorial
on Mr.. Sherrlll's bill last week we had
no idea that it would hit sur partisan
friends, the enemy of the Alliance,
with force sufficient to even attract
their attention, but it did, and it re
veals one fact that we had failed to dis
cover before, and that is that the pol
ished, refined gentleman and scholar
who edits the State Chronicle sees
snakes, and he cries snakes. We need
not wonder at this, however, for we
are told that he is a member of the
Capital Club. While the big snow was
falling two weeks ago, between the
wee shall hours Of one and six in the
morning, the club room was discov-
cred to be on fire. The report sent out
said it caught in the refrigerator
Well, what of that7 Just this; IF
beverages r so hot as to spontaneous
~ ignite in a refrigerator on such a
bitter cold night as that on which the
said fire occurred, why should we be
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
SCHEMES,

We reproduce, in another column,
an article by Mr.. Duncan Rose, of
Fayetteville, which was published in
the State Chronicle of the 18th, also
editorial comments by the Chronicle.
Mr.. Bose makes plain what we have
known all the time, 4. e., that Estate
banks r simply another form Of the
present national banking system. Mr..
Rose writes in~telligently and shows
that the profits in banking will be the
same and the benefits to the public will
be realized. There might be
more money put into the banking bust
ness, but that doesn't mean any advan-
tage. What we want is money
and a more equal distribution. Farm
ers and everybody want better prices
for their products.
When we oppose National n State
banks, as they exist under present and
proposed laws, we do not mean Una
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
MORE GREAT PROSPERITY.

We notice an advertisement of "a
magnificent James River estate, in the
American Agricutt~riSt, 1t is in full
view of railroad station, highly im-
proved, and the advertisers say it will
be sold for less than the cost of build
ings.
From this we judge that Virginia is
also having a share of the great pros
perity" that is floating around promis-
cuously. Truly this is a great cOun
try. We have great prosperity" III
the papers, and real estate selling at
one fourth, one eighth, one-twelfCh its
value a few years ago, Those who are
not taking an octive part in the ALI
ance now shsuld get down to business
The crisis that THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER has so often toretold Is coming on
now in earnest. Unless active and per
sislent work is done it will soon be too
late. Read, consult, educate,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
=. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL T

- The Legislative proceedings In
this issue are condensed from the re
ports Of the Meas and Observer and
State Chronicle.
~ An exchange thinks the members
Of the Monetary Conference tina net
in Brussels some time ago were our
"~Innocants Abroad Looks like it is
true.
The State Grand Lodge Of the
Masonic Order met in Raleigh last
week More than one hundred and
sixty lodS es were represented. This
old and useful order seems to keep pace
with the times.
- Some time ago Mr. Geo. NJ. Pull
man, the Chicago palace a magnate.
built a hundred thousand dollar ad-
dition to his house so his daughter
could get married in "swell STYLE"
When you ride in a sleeping car you
can dream about that.
In the article by Mr.. NJ J. Battle,
on another page, the price of his land
appears S. per acre. It should be LESS
than s. per acre. This fine farm was
bought at about $33 per acre some
years ago, and has just sold at less than
50. That is more great prosperity"
There is danger ahead.
- The last legislature was not run
by the machine. It increased the school
fund and heightened the school terms
for both white and black. It made
mistakes, we suppose, but it was the
most useful legislature that has assem-
bled in this State in years. Will the
present n keep up the good work?
~ Rev. N. B. Cobb, Raleigh, N. c.,
publisher, informs us that he has re.
ceived orders for this years Baptist
Almanac from almost every State in
the Union. This almanac contains a
portrait and sketch of Col. Polk, who
had served two years as President of
the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina.
~ Democrats and Republicans have
combined in the Nebraska legislature
and will elect a Republican Senator.
They are trying to do the same in
other States where the Peoples party
has a majority. What shall the harvest
be? Where is that Democratic ma
jority in the Senate2 The "give us a
chance" crowd are trying mighty hard
to lose q chance"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
GOOD TIMES COMING.

The failure of Mr.. f. w. Thornton,
of Fayetteville, n of the largest dry
goods merchants IN the State, for
1925 900, a few days ago, is an indica-
ton of the good times that are coming.
He had done a successful business for
years, but the great prosperity " that
we hear so much about finally brought
his business to a standstill, as it is do
ing with thousands of others.
Somehow we had expected that the
result of the election would head off
business failures. This failure is at
tributed to hard times, " low prices
of products" and other causes. Now
if more of our people would stop run
nIng after Old issues, prejudices, force
bills and other rubbish and vote for
reform, there would be better times.
1t must come t. this before anything
is accomplished. Now think about
these things and post yourself as to
ways and means
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.

There is a state Of aft airs existing in
France at this time which is not reas
surfing to many of the leaders there A
large and respectable element of the
people are dissatisfied with the way
things are going on. They claim that
corruption and extravaganza are the
watchwords of the rulers The gov
eminent is full of scandals, and many
Of the people are anything but pros
porous.
These reformers are not anarchists.
They are the sober, industrious portion
of the Republic. They have brainy
leaders among them and determined
ones. There is no prospect of an i'm
mediate civil conflict, but both sides
may continue firm and may precipitate
another fearful war. We hope this is
incorre It, but the clouds are dark and
lowering there now.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
PRESIDENT HARRISON ON BONDS

The Nelr York Times some days ago
commenting on the late visit Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, Foster, to
New York, says he went to consult
with the money men Of Wall street
upon the propriety of issuing bonds to
meet the present pressure and check
thereby the heav, expectation of gold.
The Wall street magnates favored the
scheme, but what put a stop to it is
given by the Times as a dispatch re
ceived in New York by Mr.. Foster, as
follows:
Il want 10 new bonds issued under
nv administration. Take no steps Do
nothing. B. HARRISON"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
HOW NOW?
ruary.

The State Chronicle says: THE PRO-
GREssIvE FARMER thinks it sees the
a marks of capitalists in Mr.. Sher-
rill's bank bill. 1t does not think the
bill would benefit the people. 1t, how
ever, thought that the S~ub-Treasurv
bill would. How many think s. now9"
The national bank bill is a Sub Treas
ury bill. B~ondholders deposit bonds
and draw 80 per cent. of the par value.
Mr.. Sherrill's bill is a Sub Treasury
bill. 1t seeks to get the State to take
bonds on deposit and issue, not 80 per
cent. but 100 per cent. of their face for
them. The Chronicle favors Mr.. Sher,
rllrs bill, hence it favors a Sub Treas
ury bill for the bonpholders but not
for the farmers
Two and four years ago Gov. Holt
opposed a Railroad Commission. How
many oppose it now? Two and four
years ago Gov. Holt opposed the move
IN avo of 6 per cent. interest. Who
opposes it now?
Will the Chronicle answer these two
questions?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
GOVERNOR Hollis MESSAGE.

Governor Hollis message tOthe Legis-
lature was very long, but it was com
~prehensive, and if he had been Gov
ernor of Rhode Island, the message
would h ave covered the State.
We make an extract from his re
marks on the financial stu alton:
During the period of depression,
which has affected alike mercantile
and agricultural communities, Our fla
anClal difficulties have been aggra
waited by the system Of banking and
currency for many years past There
have been many lmpractICble demands
made upon the STATE and National
Governments by these who have been
taught that Legislation could remove
the Ills . which they suffer. Some
of these losses and deficiencies result
from natural causes, w production
and over filled markets, the change of
channels of trade, the opening Of new
rea of production, the ke0ner com
petition from increased Il way com
m~unlcatlOns, the growth Of new wants
at home. the taste for the expensive
and luXuI iOus, and the lack Of dlVerSl
fed industry n home productions,
But, undoubtedly, two great fac
tors III financial depression consist IN
high tariff and the present banking
system. The residents Of the great
cAntres of commerce do not full ap-
~preCiate our needs; men to who nancy
Is easy, on call, at very low rates, hav
ing so large a portion Of their wealth
IN convertible securities, cannot realize
the obstacles in the way Of the agri
cultural communities, who seek for
money for legitimate purposes at s
per cent and lower.
The national banking s stem must
90 with the bonded deb5 Of the country,
ard even much faster, so faR as it is a
factor In furnishing currency. If the
affairs Of the country shall be brought
back to an economical basis. and the
pension system reouced to its just pro
portions, rapid pay ments Will occur
again upon the principal Of the dept,
with a necessary ShrInkage of the
amount of bonds of the United States
as a basis for banking"
Much of the above is correct, we are
sure, but the Governor is badly mis-
taken when he argues that State banks
will help the people out They would
only fasten on the chains of financial
slavery instead of f eeing the oppressed
of our country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
MORE LETTER WRITING,

When leading Alliancemen find that
they cannot carry the ALI ance into
their political party. they sometimes
withdraw and write an open letter and
declare that the Alliance has gone
into politics. The latest along this line
is the open letter of Hon. A. Leazar, of
Iredell county. Briefly stated, he de-
clares that the alliance has gone
into politics." and gives as proof the
fact that the State Alliance adopted
the St. Louis platform. This is cor
rect, It did it by al overwhelming
majority, and nobody is ashamed of it
either. True some members may not
fully endorse that platform, but al
who mean business are willing to abide
the will Of the majority, especially
when they know that Thomas Jeffer
son, Andrew Jackson and other great
and good rc2 espoused similar prin
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE INAUGURATION.

Governor elect Elias Carr, will be
inaugurated on the 18th with appro
pirate ceremonies. We believe he will
make an honest, capable Executive
officer. While we do not agree with
his views on several matters, we have
never d ubted his Integrity, and in the
heated political contest last fall this
paper said nothing detrimental 10 him
personally. While the official conduct
Of Ill public servants ARE open to critI-
cism, still it is the duty of every clti
zen Of the State to help make their
duties as pie tsant As possible, and TO
this end We will strive to aid Governor
Carr and all others just coming into
off e, in pushing forward all worthy
enterprises calculated to better the
affairs Of the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Elk Governor Humphrey, of Kansas,
is credited with saying:
The swiftness to blame it on the
protective policy will not do. Where
have we really lost? In States where
the financial question was the strong
est. We lost IN Kansas, Colorado, Ne
vada, Wyoming, Illinois. Wisconsin
Michigan, Nebraska and OhiO-nOt on
the tariff but on silver and the issues
clustering about that issue. The cry
for an honest dollar is the cry of the
mOney-lender. A dollar of silver or a
dollar of paper can be just as honest
as any other dollar and the common
ems of the people knows it. Four
ffths of the people of the world now
use silver as the standard money of the
world. Why should over sixty million
be forced to pay q discount on the stan
dard money of the world only to en-
rich the men who loan money! 1t is a
foul SANDER on the great Westof Amer
lea to say their ideas, their views,
policy or purpose means anything else
than an honest dollar. 1t is here the
real cause of Republican apathy and
revolt lies-for it is both"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Six years ago, we think it was, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics was estab
Ii shed. The promoters of the enter
prise who lobbied the scheme through
the General Assembly, finding that it
was not accomplishing the desired
object, endeavored two years later
to have it abolished, but for some
excuse it was continued. We have
been informed that the Bureau
has no power, but simply permits
sion to gather such information as peo-
pie choose to give it, It's right to in
terfere with private business was de
MED even by the Lieutenant-G Governor
who declined to give the information
asked of him. We see no mention Of
the Bureau in the Governors message,
hence he must have, as everybody else
seems to have, an idea that the apprO
priation to this Bureau is q waste Of
the peoples money and that it should
be stopped and the Bureau abolished.
Perhaps $25. 600 has already been
wasted on it, and who car tell us the
good it has done. We say let it stop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
A STATE PUBLIC ROAD CON-
GRESS
To be Held in Raleigh, Sept. 1o, 1893,
10 a. m.

Governor Holt has issued a procla-
m atom calling together a State Public
Road Congress in Raleigh, Jan, 10,
1898. This action was taken upon the
presentation to him of the views of
fully two hundred citizens embracing
editors, .chairmep of the board of
county commissioners, mayors of
towns, members of the legislature,
farmers, business men and others,
saying the time and place was oppor
tune for the discussion of matters per-
tanning to the improvement of the pub
lie roads of the State. The various
boards of county commissioners Of the
State have met and appointed dele
gates, and as many as 80 counties have
already reported names of delegates
to the committee of arrangements i'll
Raleigh. Everything points to a meet
ing of great magnitude and important
results are expected from the dellbera-
tiOns.
Toe inauguration ceremonies of the
Governor elect will be held or Jan. Is,
the day before the meeting of the Road
Congress, and very low railroad rates
are promised.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER urges a
very full attendance. Let US have
good rOa05.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

Wake County Alliance met at In
wood Church, four miles from Raleigh,
Thursday. Owing to the extremely
cold and stormy weather only a SIN Ill
delegation were present. In the ab.
sence of the President, Bro. II w.
Norris was Gale I to the chair. Capt.
R j. Powell was made a delegate to
represent the A. & College Alliance,
in the absence of the regular delegates
Bro. Powell read a communication
from Hon. J. @. SCARBOROUGH, Chair
M IN of the County Executive Commit
tee, stating that, owing TO sickness, he
had not been able to prepare IA report,
but would do so later. Capt. R.
j.. Powell, County Business Agent.
offered his resignation which, at his
request, was accepted and Bro. J. H.
w Goodwin was elected to fill out the
u~nexplred term, An open letter from
President Butler, making some sugges
lions or recommendations, was aread,
discussed and adopted. The State Re
lief Plan was discussed. Members of
Swift Creek and neighboring Alliances
furnished the visitors an excellent din
ner. Some other matters were attended
to, and after a pleasant session, ad
journed to a call meeting to be held in
Raleigh on the 4th Thursday in Feb
ruarv