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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
BE NEIGHBORLY.

Be neighborly. You should not be
at outs with your neighbor Smith or
Jones because you didn't all vote the
same way last election. Don't talk par
ties, but talk facts. Compare expert
ences. If your neighbor is already a
convert to the reform cause you need
not be particular about lending him
your PROGRESSIVE FARMER, for he
ought to subscribe. But if you
have unconverted neighbors lend it to
them. Point out something that you
think they ought to read and know.
Every issue contains matter that is i'm
portant for every man in the country.
Let them read the whole paper. This
is the way to make converts and every
true reformer should be on the alert
always. If possible get your uncon-
verted neighbor to subscribe for the
paper three or six months, anyhow.
The country's peril is very great. The
honest, patriotic men must rise up and
save it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
THE BLAND COINAGE BILL.

The Secretary of the Treasury is said
to be alarmed because if the toll on sill
yer is coined, it will not only add $55,
600, 900 of dishonest dollars" to the
metallic currency, but will fetch 10
light and put in circulation %, 600, 00O
silvers dollars that were coined under
the Sherman ''cowardly makeshift.
No man suffering from hydrophobia
ever dreaded water more than Cleve.
land'e.Secretary now breads the effects
of more silver in circulation. He once
bowed his wreathed Kentucky horn in
the House, and his music was then all
for the now hated silver dollar. This
in connection with the Washington
story that last summer Secretary Car
Isle had given orders for the coinage
of the silver se~igniorage and that $40,
900 Of such coinage was actually com
pleted at the San Francisco mint, when
the coinage was stopped, after running
about two days, by direct orders from
President Cleveland, makes mighty
strange reading, somehow.
The Democratic platform endorsed
and accepted by Cleveland and Car
Isle demanded a double standard
both silver and gold. The recent &C
ton of Congress gave silver a fatal
blow. The President and his Demo
cratic and Republican supporters in
the Senate called the silver dollars
dishonest" and legislated to give fec
tiveness to their declaration. The coin
age value now of the Treasury silver is
said to be 1882, OOO, 900. The real market
value is put at 500, 900, 900. The gold
bugs are awake and for the present on
top. In the meantime trade is stagnant
and widespread are the complaints.
The country is suffering badly to day
from a defective currency, from un
wise legislation. Four months after
the demonstration of silver the uni
versal cry is dull times" The longer
needed wise financial legislation is de-
ferred the longer will be the delay in
returning prosperity. The extra SEES
sion folly and madness were a fearful
setback of tremendous consequences.
- Wilmington Messenger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
AN UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM.

Catawba county has a queer matri-
monial affair which must be settled
somehow. Last fall Mr.. Jacob John
ston, an eccentric bachelor about 40
years old, lost his aged mother. He
soon decided that he needed a help
mate and housekeeper. In December
he visited Mrs. Nancy Chapman, a
respectable and industrious widow liv-
ing in the neighborhood. Mr.. Johnston
narrated his troubles and found the
widow a sympathetic listener. Quickly
two hearts began to beat as one. Cupid
held JOrdly sway. Sunday before
Christmas Vas set for the wedding.
Mr.. Johnston procured the necessary
legal papers and a sumptous dinner
was prepared at the residence of DIR. J.
J. Hicks, where the ceremony was to
take place. The invited guests and
the widow were or hand, but the pros
pective bridegroom came not. The
wedding was postponed. A few DAYS
later Johnston presented the license
for redemption, but the authorities
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
HOSKINS IS SET FREE.

Some weeks ago we told our readers
how the Minnesota bankers whom he
had exposed, had Frank Hoskins,
editor of a reform paper, put in an
asylum in order to get him out of the
way. Since that the Alliancemen of
the whole country, in that section.
have been raising cane. They made
up a fund to defray expenses, and car,
ried the case to the Supreme Court.
Possibly the reformers were making it
too hot for the villains and thew told
the Supreme Court to turn Hoskins
out, or maybe the Supreme Court
Judges we're not like some other Su.
preme Court Judges. At any rate
they decided that Hoskir 8 was not in.
sane and that his confinement was
illegal. They declared that the Ameri.
can citizen must be free unless he vic
lates the law or really is insane; that
freedom of thought and speech was
guaranteed to every citizen. Hoskins
will edit his paper and continue to ex.
| pose rascality.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
BUTLER.

Much of the news from Topeka,
where the National Alliance has been
in session for nearly a week, has been
unofficial. Therefore we will not at
tempt to give an extended account
until next week. The proceedings are
not public property, except in part.
The elevation of Vice President But
Ter to the Presidency will be crafty
ing news to the brethren of our State
and the country at large. He has
been true to every trust and a fearless
fighter. We feel that the National
Alliance in honoring Bro. Butler has
honored the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
MR.. CARLISLE UNEASY.

In u news columns we publish a
dispatch sent out from Washington to
the daily papers on the 9th. Were we
not familiar with such dastardly do
ings the news would be startling in
deed. It it stated that Mr.. Bland intro
duced a bill to coin the seignorage of
silver. Secretary Carlisle, only three
years ago one of the foremost cham.
Pions of free coinage, Immediately runs
TO the Capitol and confers with leading
! goldoug Democrats. In a short time
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER goes to
many Of the best farmers and most
intelligent people in the State. We
hope that many of our readers will aid
a good cause by writing short, pointed
articles on general agricultural matters,
stock and poultry raising, fruit grow
ing, truck farming and kindred sub
jects. Give your own experience,
criticize and suggest. Articles rang
ing in length from one eighth to one
half column, on any subject, are prefer
able. We do not want long winded
articles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

he proposes a substitute for Mr..
BANDS bill and has it introduced.
Think of it, the Secretary of the Treas
ury assuming the duties gof Congress
and debating what they shall and shall
not discuss and enact into law.
The last paragraph tells the story of
the seignorage question. We distinct
ly remember that it was photographed
all over the country in December that
Carlisle had directed the various minis
to at once begin coming the seignorage.
The matter was hushed up and denied
at once. This verifies, to some extent,
the statement that President Cleveland
put a stop to the coinage after $40, 600
had been coined at the New Orleans
mint. Deliver us from such an admin
istration.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
VIRGINIA ELECTION METHODS

Since the State election last fall the
Richmond Times, one of the leading
Democratic organs in that city, has
been v~entilating and condemnlng the
methods employed to carry the cleo
ton for the successful CO party in that
State. In the issue of the 4th a most
complete expose is made. 1t was so
startling that the paper was read in
Congress a day or two later.
Henrico county, located near Rich
mond was a Republican county from
1879 to 1889. In 1891 Cleveland carried
the county by a small majority, real
or imaginary. On the 7eh of Novem-
Der O'Ferrall, Democrat, carried it by
1000. The Times began to investigate
recently to learn what had brought
about this mighty change for the party
it represents. Smithers Store precinct
was the first examined. Here a horrible
state of affairs were disclosed In 1884
the Democratic vote at that box was
191 in '85 173, '88 III. The Times con
Guided that was about the Democratic
strength at the box. But behold! Last
fall the majority for O'Ferrall at this
box was 498. Surely something must
be wrong. The first thing was to
secure the registration book. The
Times found on that book the names
of 712 white men, yet the highest
Democratic vote had only been 191.
By securing the tally" book it was
found that only one man was marked
dead" in all these years, and that one
voted for O'Ferrall! By comparing
the poll book and the tally it was
found that more than 400 men we're
recorded as voting the Democratic
ticket who could not possibly have
voted any kind Of a ticket, many of
them being dead, some as long as
twelve years ago the others being
non-residents. Of the 712 put down
as voters, and for O'Ferrall, two
hundred and sixty are residents of
Richmond and never lived in HenricO
county nor in Smithers Store precinct,
their names being forged and put on
the registration book The Times pub
fishes every name On the registration
book, tells all who have died and gives
the names of the citizens of Richmond
who are forged for the registration
book and put down as voting for
OFerrall at Smithers Store The non
resident ''voters" CD were voted, as the
tally shows, according to the manner in
which their names appear On the poll
book. For instance John Smith Sam
Jones and Tom Henderson come one
right after another and are put down
on the tally as voting the same way,
which would not have occurred had
they voted at all, for Smith might
have voted at say 10 o'clock, and,
Jones might have voted at 3 p. m.
This is a sample Of precinct in
Virginia. Doubtless there are hun
dreds of SIMILAR ones in that State and
thousands in other Southern States.
There must be a change. Our country
cannot stand such political methods.
Bro. w. S. Barnes has been in Wash
ington, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston during the past week perfect
ing arrangcm nts for shipping eggs
and poultry to Northern markets.
State Agent Worth has also been alb
sent, attending the National Alliance
at Topeka.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

Ten years ago, eight years before the
Mckinley bill passed, Ohio miners re-
ceived wages averaging 81. IS per day.
Now they get $1.1O per day. Did the
protective tariff help them any9 Their
wages have gone down-into the
pockets of the coal combination-and
some of the fools are still voting for
protection. They should vote to break
up the coal combinations and for more
money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
N. r. ?. a.
EDITORIAL T


Seventeen reform papers are pub.
lished in Pennsylvania, Plutocracy
will lose its hold there if the people will
only read.
Congress is still talking about the
Hawaii Islands and the Federal cleo.
ton law, while the country is going to
the bad at Nancy Hanks speed.
Figures do not lie. But the political
fgureheads who are trying to run this
country at the dictation of Wall street
and London p%lutOcrats, lie like thunder
all the time.
Our Congressman could make them
selves quite popular by introducing a
lot Of five and ten dollar bills among
their constituents, and fewer ten cent
bills in Congress.
If the Wilson bill is what the tariff
reformers have been voting for so long,
why is it that Andrew Carnegie and
other millionaire protectionists are so
highly pleased with it?
The Vineland Star makes the aston.
ishing but not alarming statement that
the blackberry grows wild in the South.
Tt is surprising to learn how much in
formation can be CLEANED from a news
paper.
Plutocracy has not gone out of bust
ness yet. The city election at Duluth,
Mimi, was held last week and the tariff
was the issue. The Republicans won.
Now what has a city election got to do
with the tariff?
r. G. Dun & Co. report 1856 business
failures for the week ending Feb. 10,
against 222 for the same week last
year. The way the PAM; is subsid
ing(O is enough to make your head
swim. Many Of the failures are large
concerns.
We hope the Statesville landmark
will not think that we regard it as I'm
able to present it's sides of the question
in an able and logical manner We
simply think it didn't do so and that
it is on the wrong side of the house,
and hence cannot convince even out
siders.
Albert Stiles, of East Troupsburg, N.
Y, has a card in a local paper thank
ing his friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted me in the sickness,
death and burial of my father" Why
did he make his father sick, and why
did his neighbors help him9 Irish bulls
are becoming fashionable again.
The gold bugs did the business for the
Marion Hotel. In 1890 a new hotel
was started. The contraction of the
currency started a little too early and
it was not quite finished, but about
500, 900 had been expended on it. Last
week the sheriff sold it at auction for
81, 525, less than one twelfth of it's value.
The wholesale catalogue of the Cleve-
land Nursery Company, Rio Vista,
Va, is before us. This is one of the
oldest established firms introducing
new fruits and they have the reputa-
ton Of introducing the finest straw
berries we now have. Their catalogue
for 1894 Is no doubt the most complete
on the strawberry published in the
United States. 1t embraces over 1OO
varieties, with strong recommends.
tons from prominent horticulturist
and experiment stations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

In Yadkin county the darkies are
very much disturbed on account of a
report that the devil lis loose" in that
St ction of the country. Wehave known
this ever since the extra session of
Congress adjourned last fall, but said
nothing about it. The bankers and
Chamber of Commerce in Winston and
elsewhere petitioned Congress and the
request was granted-silver was de
monetized.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

Thursday Hon. R. F. Kolb was
nominated for Governor of Alabama
on the "Jeffersonian Democrat-Pop-
ulist ticket. The platform adopted de-
clares for honest elections, better edu
cational facilities, and, as a whole,
contains the substance of the Alliance
platform. Mr.. Kolb received over 90
coo votes for Governor in 1892.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your p~ostof1ce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

lam standing no1U Just behind the
curtain, and in full gIO1U0 Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the ShadO1Us on
the track, before me lies the dark galley
and the riUer. When I mingLe Nth its
dark qUaters I tUant to cast one Hnger-
Enq look upon o. country UUbOSe gOUern-
npe4at as Of the people, for the people,
and By the people. Il. L. Polk, July
eth, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

~ Our friends in writing TO any OF
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning tho fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

Do you want your paper changed TO
another Office State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

~ The date on your label sells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

could not do that. MI. Johnston
plucked up courage and the goth of
January was named as the time for
the wedding. Again he failed to ap
pear. In the meantime Squire Hull,
the gentleman who was to tie the
knot. and others, having learned that
bashfulness was the sole cause Of the
non of Johnston, decided
to hunt him up and "hitch" him any
how. Finally they captured him and
tied the knot in due form. He carried
the blushing bride to his home and for
three days the happy couple kept
house. On the fourth day Johnston
informed his wife that he Just could
not get over his bashfulness," and
asked her to return to her home and
get a divorce at his expense. She
went, and that is the situation 30 far.
The Missouri World recently ad-
dressed a letter to- Hon. Edward S.
Greece, of Detroit, Mich, asking him if
it is true that Detroit's Mayor is a
Populist. Mr.. Greece writes that it is
true, and that Mayor Piqgree will
probably be nominated by that party
for Governor in the next campaign.
Mr.. Pingree was nominated by the
Populists and the corporations, belong
ing to both old parties, voted solidly
against him because he favors govern
ment ownership of railways. street car
lines, telephones, etc. He was elected
by 5000 majority. Good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

The South Carolina Cotton Plant
says: 1--WE have no master exceptthe
farmers of South Carolina, and no
political creed except the Alliance de
mands." Well said. We are in the
same boat. We expect to defend the
Alliance principles so long as we be-
lieve they r right, and when we go
to the ballot box our votes shall be only
for men who are willing to live or die
by the same kind of principles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13
IT IS NOT BAD ADVICE.

The High Point Enterprise copies an
tom from THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
suggesting that we cut loose from New
York city commercially and political
". The Enterprise does not like the
idea and says:
s.This is bad advice. Whenever we
undertake to do anything like this we
simply cut off our nos to spite the
face, Let us take are of home affairs
vote u honest sentiments and buy
where it is the cheapest. All these
things take care of themselves II we
look we'll after local affairs"
We have great respect for the opin
ions of the Enterprise, believing its
editor to be honest, but think 1T is
wrong in this matter. Taking care OF
home affairs and voting our honest
sentiments will not redeem the country.
New York has been picking u feeces
for years. She runs u national gov
eminent and furnishes false and dam
nable heresies in politics that have kept
the people fighting each other over
nothing since the a New York
milks the cow, eats the beef and tans
the hide, while we make soup of the
bones. To buy where it is the cheapest
does not meet the case. We have now
got to the point where we can't buy
much. and if New York controls a
little longer and piles up money there
in the hands of a few with one hand
while she holds us for England to rob
us with the other hand, we will soon
be without money or anything else. 1t
is time for the West and the South to
join hands against the common enemy
New York and English plutocrate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

sTh$s pdper entered ds EecOTd-cJGsS matter at the
Post Office Gn Raleigh, ". @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-13

Bro. w. S. Barnes has been in Wash
ington, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston during the past week perfect
ing arrangtm ,nts for shipping eggs
and poultry to Northern markets.
State Agent Worth has also been alb
sent, attending the National Alliance
at Topeka.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
A Reading Room.

public reading room has been a long
felt want in Ebensburg and is now an es-
tablished certainty. The room in the
Rivinius building on High steeet oyer the
store of f. c. Parrish has been rented and
is being pu: in shape for use. Al meet
ing held recently the follollowing named
officers were elected: President, Rev. Il.
Sirhowy Jones: vice president, V. 5. Bar
ker; treasurer, A. w. Buck; secretary,
Geo. l.. Bearer.
Following are the constitution and by
laws adopted:
Article l.
Name.-The name OF this association
shall be The Young Mems Reading Room
Association of EbenSburg. Pa.
Article =.
Object.-The object o5 this Association
shall be To provide for the intellectual, So
cial and physical culture of young men.
Article 3.
MemberShip.-The membership of this
ASSO ,iation iS free to all who submit to
the rules and regulations of this ASSocia-
tiOn.
Article T.
Management.-Eirst. The supervision
and management of the affairs OF this As
SOciatiOn shall be entrusted to a board of
i've directors who shall be elected annual
ly by subscribers of one dollar and up
wards.
Second The directors shall appoint a
pT' : uent. a secretary ana treasurer.
Third. The election of directors shall be
held OF the third Monday of September of
each year, and will be decided by "A major
ity of the subscribers present.
Article >.
First. The president shall convene and
preside over the meetings of the board Of
directors.
Second. The secretary shall keep a care
ful re :Ord of all the meetings and attend
To all CORES SpOEdence.
Third. The treasurer shall have charge
over all funds and pay out same on orders
signed by the president and secretary, and
make an annual report at the annual
meeting of the subscribers.
Article d.
AmendmentS.-ThiS constitution can be
amended by Il two third vote of :he sub
SctiberS present at the annual meeting.
Article :.
First The room of the A>SOci alton shall
be open on week days from , o'clock T.. NJ.
until 10 T.. NJ.
Second. Each person is expected To con-
duet himself in an orderly and gentleman
ly manner.
GEO. l.. BEARER.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19
ArSunIenILIs

The following cases will be argued at
argument court, October 80, 1894:
SCrabuc V. DAVIS.
Scrabuc ". Meyer.
Gray V. +. X. L. Co.
Commonwealth ". kOjOhn eJ al.
Belts ". MichaelS.
Commonwealth vs.. McAvOy.
In re petition of NJ. L. kearney for sat
isfactiOn of mortgage.
In re exceptions to report Of auditor to
distribute fund from McClellaud property.
Monroe Bros. x Co. ". Leap.
Equitable l.. X Il. Association ". HOtt
ct al
In re exceptions to report of auditor TO
distribute fund from Jones property.
Warner vs.. Leahey ct al
Miller vs.. Anderson ct al.
In re opening /ollner alley in Carroll
town borough.
Borough of MOrrelIville vs.. Bonner.
Padula V. Flick.
Grambing vs.. Trustees EV. Assn.
In re road in Reade township. tPetitiOn
TO strike off conhrmatipn.J
Weimer V. BellStein.
McDeTmitt yS. Miller.
Powers vs.. McNally.
Commonwealth vS. Peters.
In re- petition of John Eyer for Satisfac-
JiOn of mortgage.
Mellon vs.. Camp.
Mckenzie VS. Will.
In re road in Allegheny township.
Equity cases
Cannon VS. Widmann.
Cannon ". BanJley.
Mccain vs.. Lilly Water Co.
J. {. DARBY,
PrOthOnOtary.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-19

The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the Clerk of the OrphauS' Court
for the week ending Thursday. October Is.
1884:
Albert T. Ager. Barr township, and An
ma Mary GuSU, Cambria township.
Samuel :. Greer and Emma f.. Masters
IOhnStown.
John Getty and Emma OrSo. JohnStown.
John Randell and Harriet f. Gregory,
Patton.
Il. Frank Butler, JohnStown, and Gertie
+. ForSha. CoOperSdale.
John l.. Raab and Jane Yutzy, Johns
town.
William II. Grambling and Lizzie NJ.
Warner. Adams township.
James c. Patterson. Hastings. and Mary
ID. McCombie, Spangler.
Albert NJ. Buck and Mary a. PhaIen,
Carroll township.
John {. Adcock PottSvilIe, Pa, and
Lydia Teeter. JuhnStOwn.
AuguStin Conrad, Lorctto, aud Ella
kaylOr, CarrOlltown.
Abraham Hale. Patton. and Adam Prv-
or, Gallitzin township.
Emma Kamler and Henrietta Maloy,
JOhnsJown.
John Miles BowSer. Blue Knob. Blair
county. and Eva May Imlcr. Puritan.
Ellis Whitaker. WalSalI. and Elizabeth
Stafford, Hastings.
Andrew j. Rager. MInera! Point. and
Frances y. ClosOn. Ehrenfeld.
Samuel Gambero and Theresa Cata.
Hastings.
Webster II. Dishomg and Johanna Tay-
ior, JOhnstOwn.