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agant admiration of Tommy And when
dinner was over and Chip was happy as
he could be Tommy got out his har-
monica and played dead marches till
Chip was "mighty nigh to Dustin" as
he himself expressed it.
In the evening Tommy took Chip TO
the theater and sat up in the twenty
five cent gallery, and they had the best
time in the world, and wouldn't have
changed places with the swell people In
the first. floor boxes, not on any ac-
count. And when they had gone home
and to bed and Chip had snugglad
down by his side, Tommy asked;
'.What are you thinking about, Chip,
old man?''
A small, thin arm stole up over Tom
my's breast and Rugged bis shoulder
warmly.
II was fist offerin' bet TO myself
said Chip, sleepily, that you wasn't
nothin' less'n own brother to Sanity
Claus. Amt yep
But before Tommy could answer
happy little Chip was far afloat on
dreamlands delightful sea and was
living over again the pleasures Of the
day, while IN Tommy's heart there
crooned a soothing song more sweet
and comforting than any millionaire in
an the great big city could eyer hope to
hear. Kirk La Shelle, Ia Chicago Mail
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49, our N6I Y8llY SUPPg EaIEaTT. I ~

mustered Tommy that he could do moth.
ing for moment but stare al ne 10
l1' eyes and grow red in the face
Finally he sud: -''o
why you see-ahem-it's-if's-
And here the watchman came alung
and, seeing the ragged little owner of
the lace, hustled him ont with some
scorTiful remarks about becrars. As
the little fellow disappeared tbropu3,
the door and down the outside stems
Tommy saw slight figure battered and
shivering. And then the doors swung
shut and Tommy turned to his work
with all OF his own troubles crowded
out OF mind and only sympathy for the
poor little wait occupying his thoughts
he forgot all about the load of obi
CATION that was on him and his hope
less struggles TO extricate himself from
the quiclzsand Of debt into which he had
houndered in his efforts to care for his
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way, mnd they both felt frst-rate.
Then Tommy said;
"Well, don't exactly Otrn the bank.
I've only got an interest ia It. Sayl
To-morrow's Christmas Know that?'
"Bet dor said Chip; that's wy I'm
a hustlin want to be in with the
other good people. want TO eat tur-
hey
We'll. ! tell yon, said Tommy, ]
don't want any errands done, and ]
dent know Of anything l can give you
to do, Chip"
Here the wan little face locked up
bravely and tile big brown eyes stead
led themselves bit till Tommy had
finished
But I'll take you home with me, il
you like, and you can share my Christ
mas dinner with me, whatever it may
be. How's that; eh, old mani"
The big brown eyes in the little pale
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own, he took down his shabby overcoat
from its peg, shook himself into it, put
on his hat, and went out Of the bank.
He noticed that the streets were full Of
happy, hurrying thrangs Of people,
most OF whom had some package or
bundle, but he wasn't envious. though
be wished for a moment that he might
have been able 10 send 10 his mother
and sister some OF the many pretty
things he had seen through fhe shop
windows as he walked homeward each
evening.
He started west SIS brisk walk for
he couldn't afford to ride, and Il was
crisply cold, He hadn't gone far when
he noticed a small figure trotting along
by his side. BE looked at it and
caught two big brown eyes glancing up
into his own.
1t was the boy who had wanted to
earn the christmas stake
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Our resolutions for the new year
should be definite and specific. Do not
say simply that you win be more lib
eral, but say just how liberal you will
be. Do not say that you win be more
faithful, but say just what duties
neglected in the past, you win engage
70 perform in the future. Do not
promise that you win give more Of
your time to the service OF the Master
but decide upon the proportion Of your
time which You will give. A promise
may be almost on altogether worthless
because Of indefniteness. Let us deal
honestly and reverently with Him
whom we serve. Vow and pay
United Presbyterian.
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And wife was at her knittin, while was
smolzin' slow,
But both OF US was thinitin' Of o Christmas ioaE
ago.
We old foilts-well, we Amt so much on Christ
mas nowadays,
Although the Lord has led US long on all our
wnnderin' ways
But. sittin' by the old fireplace, the bright
flames seem to glow
And light q little face we Loved one Christmas
long agoi
A little faee--the sweetest face Of all she viii
Iage girls,
Like springs red roses biossomin rimncd
round with golden curlsi
A face we've kissed-a face we've missed fer
many weary year;
GLOW sweet the Christmas time would be II
that dear face was ncnrl)
We didn't think John good enough for Mary
but YOU SEQ,
Her mother-she was always les SO much TOO
good for me.
That though they took and run away-an6
though 1t seemed crime.
/ said I'd look it over II they'd come beck
Christmas time.
The house, it seems so lonesome with oRiy
wife an mei
An Chriatmas aint lilse Christmas now, an
never moro will bel
An though we thank the Lord Tor all, we can't
keep back the signs,
An through the sunshine Of the years tho rain
falls round cur eyesl
They sat beside the aiekerlng FIRE, and in isS
rudy CLEANS
They talked about the old-time things ana
dreamed the old-tine dreams;
The Mary OF the golden curis and one whp
loved her best,
And sweetly dreamed little one upon tbs
mothers breast.
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THEY SAT BESIDE THE EIicKERING FIRE.
And looking in the faOo Of him who leaned
above her there,
Aud kissed her cheek, and tenderly smootaeH
do&B her golden hair,
She said We've been so long away fsnms
mother, that know
she s lonely in the home we left so many years
agol"
No other words she said, but he kissed back
the tears that came,
And whispered: III they loved you then, they
love you still the same;
The old home must be lonely, though the fire
is blazing bright
The little one shall plead for us-theyll kiss
him Christmas night"
And so It was that while afar DER the Femem-
bered dells
Still brightly beamed each Christmas star snh
pealed the Christmas bells,
The wanderers went home, and In It's lowell
ness and light
They found welcome, and kiss for baby
Christmas night
Frank L. Stanton, In Atlanta Constitution.
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He might forget we're twins
S'posen he ia peck In Ut our bod
Bout Aevsn OF hRlf-pRsf ten.
And shy; THERE'S Dolly Broakses' head,
And-DOlly Brooks sEaini'
And then he'd pull cur stockings down,
And shRize his head, and say,
With such dreadful stingy frown:
"she can t fool me that wayi"
DOLLY:
Poor Polly wouldn't have thing,
How terrible that would bel
For every single toy he'd bring
He'd s,pose would b'long to me.
Polly let's take our picture books
Before we 60 to bed,
Marked Polly Brooks and Dolly Brooks, -
And hang them overhead
Then when old Santa comes our way,
He'll smile the biggest grins,
And tiptue round the bed md say:
What have we here2 All, twinsI"
Outlook.
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ether at the neck with strong cord; neat
little paper rolls Of silver dollars piled
ap in pyramid form, and heaps and
heaps Of packages of bills counted and
lone up in little paper bands! Some
4 these packages were of one7dollar
bills and some of fves and some Of tens;
others of twenties and fifties and one
hundreds They were stacked up at
be back OF the desk where Thomas
ippy was al work in the bank, for he
VAS teller of some Sort or under
eller, or something which entailed
reat deal of work and very little pay,
Is positions of RESPONSE bility often do.
is one looked through the little brass
barred window at Tommy" as every
body in the bank called him, he APP
peared to be veritable money king.
Wealth was all around Besides being
sll over the two standing desks be-
tween which he worked, it was slowed
away in drawers, ! have no doubt, and
piled up on the floor.
Tommy was hard at work. 1t was
the day before Christmas, and people
had been making deposits, and drawing
inoney, and getting drafts, and doing
al sorts of things which they
will insist on putting Off till
the last minute. He was writ
ing in an effort to close up affairs for
the day, and his arm rested as he
: wrote on a package of one-hundred-dol-
lar bills when he glanced up and saw at
she little grating through which he had
b look at the public pair OF big,
greedy eyes set in a very small and very
wan face. The face itself barely
reached above the window-ledge, and
Eornmy couldn't tell whether it be-
onged to a boy or Q girl, it was so
punched, and hungry, and dirty The
eyes Of the face Were .devouring the
noney, as the eyes of the poor are prone
q do. and the owner of the face seemed
lost ia contemplation Of the gorgeous
sight.
- Then the eyes saw that Tommy was
oolzing at them aud shifted to meet his
syvu. Tommy noted that they were
singuiarly beautiful eyes OF brown,
with long, eurving lashes. He must
have been looking into them with .
very kindly gaze, for they seemed TO
read ID his look fIiendliness that
made their owner bold.
PLEASE, mister said small voice,
which evidently came from the owner
~ the eyes. cant 60 on an errun, er
something, SOS to earn q little Christmas
stalker
The owner of the eyes evidently took
omny for the owner of all the wealth.
Around him, and Of the whole instltu-
ZION as well, and had q notion that # he
chose lie could hand out q bag Of gold
eoin or two or three Of the thick slabs
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upy " ss.stt sgse.sasg sAts + fss9sts f,s So
eeeded ia getting good snap shot q
them. they took the plate % headauaF-
ters, found Chat the photographs GORGE,
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s.essssss stssss - ftt.sfttSnt earkS re 40
avalanche Of over a,O90,000 dollars,
which came gery near burylng the two
men and which burst through The iron
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crusade against living pictures, She
saidi
III have no thought Of interfering with
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the Vacancy just croaI
Oiled,
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SAT beside
the oil d-stmw
IRE. and Ia tia
Tnidy gleanaS-
We talked abouS
the old-tfmW
things. ans
dream e a sac
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
HAIR-sPLITTING AT AN END

We didn't know that the Statesville
landmark was such a fine hair splitter.
1t says the $500 appropriated for the
inaugural ball" was for ceremonies
attending the inauguration" and
quotes the law to prove it. Well, we
will accept the amendment and stand
corrected We want to state, also,
that we are not responsible for the
wild rumor concerning the paying of
$50 to young men and to young women
to dance" Doubtless that originated
in a Democratic caucus If the next
Governor of the State is a Peoples
party man the charge will be resur
rected.
The Landmark asks THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER to name the items the
money was expended for, if it kno VS..
We have never claimed to be able to
do this. We doubt if the managers
can. All we have claimed to give as
facts is that the Auditors report, page
81, shows that $500 was paid W. II.
Day, Chairman of Committee on Inau-
gural Ceremonies. The sum of $443. SO
was used and the balance turned back
into the treasury.
As to the ceremonies, the quantity
spent for punch, cigars, music, ETC., we
can't say. Some sort of a ceremony was
gone through at Stronach's Warehouse
in the early part of the night. There
was prayer by a minister. 1t is not
thought that he got any of the money.
After some speeches, which were prob
ably not paid for, the ball opened in
earnest and lasted until about 2 a.. m.
You may call it what you please, the
most of that money went for the ball
and the refreshments, spiritual" or
otherwise.
There was a wild rumor afoat a day
or two after the ball to the effect that
a number of Democrats held a caucus
while the ball was rolling or soon there.
after, and voted to bring the "Gideon
band" business into court. We don't
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
OLD TIME

The first plank in the first platform
of the first national political party con-
vention, which was also the first to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President, reads as follows:
"ResoIved, That an adequate pro
lection to American industry is inde-
spensible to the prosperity of the coun-
try; and that an abandonment of the
policy at this period would be attended
with consequences ruinous to the best
interests of the nation"
The third plank in the same plat
form will strike our readers with force
about now especially remembering that
this was a National Convention of the
Democratic party. This plank reads
as follows:
RESOLVED, That the indiscriminate re
moval of public officers for a mere
difference of political opinion is a gross
abuse of power; and that the doctrines
lately boldly preached in the United
States Senate, that ito the victors be-
long the spoils Of the vanquished, is
detrimental to the interests, ~corruptiDg
to the morals, and dangerous to the
liberties of the country.
Andrew Jackson and Martin Van
Buren, were elected on this platform.
How does the party stand on it now9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
NEWS NoTFe

Brief Items Boiled Down The.
ganizatiOn Neither Dead Mo- No T 1 Or,
Eight thousand people attan1 Yias,
Alliance Encampment held T'' ~ Z the
Vle"' Texas, recently. 0fand,
Several letters, from varion. 49,.
OF the State, this week, hr;a sections
news from sub-Alliances, '''ns good
The Georgia State Alliance vin
ably adopt the Labor EXCHANGE prob
now so extensively discuasee6 system
country. 10 the
North Carolina has twentv 49,.
papers now, and we saw 8 1otto a'.ofn
a party, who wants to estabI;a, uon
other, a few days ago. ''n an.
Hon. Evan Jones, President
Texas State Alliance, and Stoto " 'ne
turer DAVIS are going to pet tbo Lee .@:
ance IN tip top shape in that stato ALL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
ELECTIONS.

Hon. Walter Clark, of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, is a profound
thinker and ever ready to make valu-
able suggestions for the betterment of
mankind. He believes that postmasters
should be elected by popular vote. In
this issue we reproduce from the Arena
three reforms for strengthening the
government-the elimination of the
veto power, the election of Senators by
the people, and the suppression of the
Presidential patronage. Judge Clark
always makes his points clear. In this
article he weavesa structure so logical
that no theorist will undertake to de-
molish it.
He begins the article with valuable
historical data. Then he gives us a
number of reasons for a change in the
manner of electing Senators. In recent
years we have learned that our greatest
national stumbling block is the United
States Senate. This body, like the
English House of Lords, stands ready
to defeat anything England is opposed
to. AS Judge Clark shows, the Senate
is not elected by the people, is not re-
s~ponsible to them, and cannot be made
SO until Senators are voted for directly,
and for shorter terms. Indeed there
is no reason why Senators should be
elected for six years, and the President
only four. But we will go furtht r than
Judge Clark and contend for the cleo
ton of Senators every two years, as we
elect members of Congress.
To bring about the change the people
must take a hand. Two thirds of our
Senators are plutocratic mossbacks.
Two or more bills for an amendment to
the Constitution providing for the cleo
ton of Senators by the people, have
passed the House, only to meet defeat
in the Senate. Sherman, Ransom,
Gordon, Murphy, German, Mcpherson
and other Senators of that stripe, know
that their Senatorial days are numbered
the moment the people get a chance to
say who they want to serve them. The
great trusts, corporations end entire
money power is aware that such a
change means death to their schemes.
To bring it about, new blood must be
placed in our State legislative halls,
and, even then, a political revolution
must be brought about to elect enough
honest Senators to get the amendment
passed.
The Alliance has advocated the cleo
ton of Senators by a direct vote of the
people for several years. Judge Clark
brings out another matter that ought
TO be incorporated in the Alliance de
mands. That is the suppression of the
Presidential veto power. When the
Presidential chair is filled by a tyrant
the people mourn. The abuse of the
power can be largely dimin-
ished at one blow by an amendment re-
the election of postmasters by
the people. The old parties will never
bring about these reforms. We must
have new legislatures, new Congress
men and new Senators.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

need it; we must have it; we can't get
along without it AS our circulating
medium grows less our debts are grow
ing larger. We are bound to trade if
we do have to make debt, and the
larger our debt grows, the smaller u
means for paying grows, and If we
need and must buy we make ourselves
slaves to those who credit us. Thus it
goes and will ever go, until we live
more at home, make not only our ''hog
and hominy," but many other things
which we use and wear. Let the ALI
ance respond literally to the shoe fac
tory to start with, and then add to it
by degrees. The conditions which con
front US are appalling, and will grow
worse and worse until we get not only
wiser and better legislation, but also, to
some degree, out of this entire depen-
dence on other States for what we eat
and wear and otherwise use. We will
never do this until we decide to do it.
If we have not heard and seen and felt
enough to inspire us to action, to de-
cisive action, then we r indeed In a
worse than pitiable condition-in a
worse than Rip Van Wrinkle sleep. Let
us with one accord, as one man, all to-
gether, put shoulder to the wheel,
and we will come from under the bur-
dens that now load us down. When
the blank is presented to you for your
subscription to the factory fund, do
your duty like a man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

John Moneymaker, alias Wanna
max er, of Philadelphia, recently ad-
vertised that he would be obliged to
sell his goods cheaper on account of
the new tariff bill. John is a sharp
and stupendous liar. Every Demo
cratic sheet in the United States has
published his advertisement. For tell
ing one lie, Wannamaker will get
probably g, 900, 900 worth of advertis-
ing-and the public-wiIl get deceived.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
SHARP EDITORIAL PENCIL''

George Gould's social status WIZ hos
be fully determined until after 4 ~ The
played a game of baccarat T Tlsn u
Prince of wales. Baltimore H"''.
A Georgia boy, thought TO liver,
was found on the banks Oh sar for
where he had been fishing sse8 Iiood Of
three days. That boy has tno Con.
Presidents in his veins. -At''"'"
8titutiOn. u,reads
The industrial revolution povtgnt
faster and faster, and WhaS ~ - more
may be fifty years hence eau +, could
be measured or foreseen 'n" n The
have been at its very in@clplgnl p,orises
twentieth century is big %l'I arpsss
of every kind. 1t is likely l,,s5urgic
in this regard even the 'n
nineteenth. -Harper'S B0z9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

A correspondent of the g. Q. p. organ
in Raleigh, writing from Wake Forest
township, ag. o. p. stronghold, informs
the organ that Mr.. Watkins being
the only one present from the Roles
vile division of this district, served in
the capacity of two committeeman"
Rolesville is the larger end of that
large township, and it looks like things
are blue there when only n man
represents such a large district in a
primary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

Several of our exchanges mention
the appearance, in various sections of
the State, of large numbers of army
worms. One paper says they are eat
ing the fodder after it is put in stacks.
The so called army worms are nothing
more nor less than the 'spirits" of de-
parted democrats, who believing in the
old adage, ''the horse that pulls the
plow should eat the fodder" have
come back after some fodder. That is
our opinion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
N. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL T

DIR. F. T. Fuller, for many years con-
nected with the N. @. Insane Asylum,
died in Raleigh Friday.
Some of our plutocratic exchanges
have lied until they can't tell the truth
about the day of the week.
To a man up a tree it appears that
our Democratic friends ought to devote
more time to purifying their own party
and less to the opposition.
The Charlotte Observer man has
read every issue of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER since it was established. Has
he ever noticed the ticket of any politi-
cal party floating at its masthead7
Last week, in Sc hours, five persons
attempted to commit suicide, in At
lanta, most of them by taking laud-
anum, but all were resuscitated. This
administration is still getting in its fine
work.
lightning struck the Atlanta Journal
building the other day. The building
was damaged, though no one was
killed. Aside from that fact it was
another Ananias and SAPPHIRE episode
the liars were there but escaped es-
capped unhurt.
We think it just and proper for our
Democratic friends to take a day off
and bury the numerous parties the
Democratic party "has showed under"
'kerwholloped," Overwhelmingly de-
feated" and utterly crushed" 1t is
wrong to go on killing and never start
a graveyard.
A suspended city, the outlines being
very distinct. is said to be visible and
hangs over Glacier bay in Alaska. The
inhabitants r rather excited in con-
sequence. 1t is probable that one of
the boom cities started in Southwest
Virginia has broken loose from it's
moorings and is located in the Alaska
atmosphere.
The most desperate and adroit
schemes to work up sectional prejudice
are being resorted to. The Northern
plutocratic press is denouncing LYNCH
ing and the Southern ~plutocratic press
is denouncing the North. English and
Wall street ~plutocracy can't keep their
Democratic tool alive in the South by
such cours 1t is going, going, almost
gone!
Some Democrat of the terrified"
sort threw some rotten eggs at Mr.. G.
E. Kistler, editor of the Concord VeSti-
6ule, while he was sitting in the wait
ing room of the depot at Salisbury
after the adjournment of the Peoples
party Congressional Convention there
on the 18th. Soeggs are to be an issue
in this campaign. When a party gets
so low it's usefulness is over.
This administration is fertile in tricks
ID deceive the people, but not sharp
enough to carry them out successfully.
Just now as for some time past, the
Secretary of the Treasury is coming
silver to redeem the treasury notes
and silver certificates issued prior to
the repeal Of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law. These certificates
are cancelled and retired, and a silver
dollar is put in circulation in lieu of
them. The amount of money in cir
culation, is, of course, Ut increased,
ouI 1ney hope somebody will be fooled
NNnU the new silver money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

We regret very much that we made
use of certain language in last weeks
paper in speaking of the Pops and
Rada. We, after taking a second
thought, decided that such is ungen-
teel, and hope u readers will forgive
us, and we promise that such will never
appear again Dunn Times.