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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
WOULD-BE FRIENDS BLAMED.

Judge Norwood is one of the new
Judges elected last fall. In early life
he was a victim to the drink habit, but
for fourteen years prior to his election
to the bench he had, it is believed, been
leading a temperate life. Last week
he was in Wilmington and, it is said,
''would-be friends induced him to
take a drink. This called for more,
and the Judge was soon intoxicated.
He came to Fayetteville and went on
to Lumberton, where he was to hold
court, but failed to get sober enough.
He held a short session n day, but
was too drunk the next day, and the
grand jury presented him for drunken
ness. This is indeed a sad case. He
is a bright man when sober. If he can't
let liquor alone he should resign at
once.
We don't know who these Whining
ton "would-be friends" were, but have
odoubG but that they were Democrats.
It is one of the schemes of ring Democ-
racy to debauch all opposition, if pos
sible. We have witnessed that right
here in Raleigh. It was carried on ex-
tensively during and since the leeisla-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
CARLISLE.

Secretary Carlisle says there are
$500, O0O, 900 of gold in circulation in
the United States. If he will carefully
read his financial reports he will find
that of the total amount of gold in the
United States, nearly 500, 600, 900 is
locked up in the United States Treas
ury and $500, 600, 900 locked up in the
vaults of the banks. The fact is, and
Carlisle knows it, there is hardly
enough gold in actual circulation to
supply m good sized county with the
circulating medium it ought to have.
Hickory Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11

ture. Knowing the weakness of Judge
Norwood and his ''social nature" they
no doubt have been watching for an
opportunity. Some other Judges in
the State want to be on their guard.
some Of them are trying to play the
society act" by keeping on good terms
with the Goldfish aristocracy of the
State, at the expense of justice, too.
Intemperance, judicial toadying and
other things caused the people to clear
every judicial Office in the State last
fall, and they r not in a mood to be
tempered with. They will not wait
until another election to get clear of
rotten judicial timber if it should again
rise to the surface, Judges and Solici
tors should always remember that De-
mocracy of the modern variety does
not seek power by being honest itself,
but rather by leading its opposition
into carefully prepared traps and then
raising a howl of ''stop thief" If
Judges want to be honest, popular and
respected they, without regard to poll
tics. should always do just what the
Democratic ringsters would not have
them do, for the blacklist depths of
hades do not contain blacker villains
than some of the ring politicians in this
State
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
YES, WATCH EN-.

On the morning after the meeting of
the Democratic Executive Committee
the Charlotte Observer said:
"Watch the dead ducks in North
Carolina politics as they seek to float
into port again on the free silver tide.
It is no good"
This was a direct fling at the defeated
Democratic leaders from a high Demo
cratic source. There is blood upon the
moon. Governor Carr ought to notify
themilitary to hold themselves in readi-
ness to suppress the internecine strife.
In the language of a noted journalist,
long since dead, 1.-The devil will be
to pay"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
NOW THEY ARE ANSWERED.

Under the heading, "Not Answered
Yet" the Charlotte Observer of the 4th
contained the following:
"In his Bowling Green, KY, speech,
Mr.. Carlisle laid down these five propo-
~sitions:
First-That there is not a free coin
age country in the world to day that
is not on a silver basis.
Second-That there is not a gold
standard country in the world to day
that does not use silver as money along
with gold.
Third-That there is not a silver
standard country in the world to day
that uses any gold as money along
with silver.
Fourth-That there is not a silver
standard country in the world today
that has MOI than one-third as much
money in circulation per capita as the
United States have; and,
Fifth-That there is not a silver
standard country in the world where
the laboring man receives fair pay for
his days work"
The above five propositions are
nearly or quite true. In fact, they are
about the only truth found in either OF
Carlisles' recent speeches. But there
is nothing in that truth likely to con
vert anybody to the single standard
fallacy. Intact, there isn't a gold man
on the top side of the earth who can
make a logical argument in favor of
his doctrine.
First-''There is not a free coinage
country in the world to day that is not
on a silver basis" OF course there
isn't. A few men own all the gold and
they will not let it stay in a silver
country, because they can't use it to
Cypress. The people in all such coun
tries are too prosperous, too contented
to suit the goldbugs. France is the
only exception, and but for the long
continued enmity between England
and France, the goldbugs would proba-
bly, get control there and draw all the
gold into England and Germany.
~Second-"All gold standard coun
tries use silver money with gold"
True. But some of them use precious
little of it. The United States minis
make a ''little rum now and then for
small change. Only last year, you
will remember, the Superintendent of
the mint coined four hundred silver
dollars stamped 1894 and the
Democratic Congress ional candidates
in the Southern and Western districts
carried n or more of these dollars to
show the dear people that the Demo
cratic party was still a friend ~ to
silver. Yes, all gold countries use o.
little siIUer.
Third silver standard coun-
try uses gold along with silver" That
is fully answered under the first propo
sition. Gold is always withdrawn from
silver-using countries.
| Fourth-"There is not a silver stan
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
LAUGHL1N CREATES A LAUGH.

Professor Laughlin, Professor of Po-
Iitical Economy in the Chicago Univer-
sity, is one of Cleveland's favorite au,
thorities on the money question. This
professor and W. II. Harvey, author
of Coins Financial School, debated the
money question in the auditorium Of
the Illinois Club in Chicago a few days
ago. Laughlin was a mere play-thing
in the hands of Harvey. His speech
was absurd and full of fatal admissions.
His very first pointO was that money
is a measure of values, and serves in a
similar way as a quart cup may serve
as a measure of capacity" Said the
professor: You don't need a separate
quart cup to measure all the milk in
existence; neither do you need separate
dollars for each dollars worth of bust
ness DONE" That is fine talk, indeed,
for a learned professor However, it
is the best goldbugs a do. He would
have the thousands of dairymen in the
world measure out all the milk sold
with one quart cup. In that way prob
ably each one would get hold of the
measure once in twenty years and sell
a quart or two of milk. According to
his mode of reasoning one merchant
with $40, 900 can do all the business in
the world by spending S., 900 for a stock
of goods and lending the other S., 600
to his neighbor to purchase goods, each
one in turn lending the capital to ONE
body else, and so on.
The professor finally wound up his
remarks by declaring that the free
coinage scheme was for the benefit of
the rich corporations who are in debt.
He mentioned as one instance that the
bonded railway debts of the United
States amounts to about S., 900, 600, 900,
and free coinage would enable them to
pay their debts. That would be a good
thing, and is it not possible, Professor,
that other people who are in debt
would be able also to pay their debts9
Laughlin is evidently an ass of the first
water. His spouting will do more good
than any friend of silver can accomp-
lish,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
DO YOU WANT THE SHOE FAC.
TORY7

Brethren, are you anxious for the
shoe factory to be started9 Then every
n of you must push the matter for
the next two months. More money
must be raised, and those who have
subscribed and are holding it back,
should send in the amount at nee to
the State Secretary. Bear in mind
mat If each Sub. that has not sub
S ro to this enterprise should give
IN the 10th Of august, the factory
toboH In operation by the LIST of Oc-
No. Let us all "pull for the shore"
termin me time. With one united, de.
sterteJ effort the factory will be
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
DRF1RD THE

Governor Carr loves monopolies. He
has a monopoly on the governorship
himself. If he has ever opposed mo-
nopolies (since he was elected) he has
been quiet about it until recently.
Some time ago the Raleigh tele-
phone people put up poles in the
pavement by the Governors Mansion
on State property. The Governor
appeared on the scene before the job
was complete, and ordered the monop-
oily to avaunt; but it avaunted not. 1t
simply said we are the people, the gov
eminent, and went On putting up poles
and wires. The monopoly DIDN'T say
so, but it looked like it would put wires
right through the Mansion if it wanted
to, and it would. 1t would use the
Governor himself for a pole to string
wires on if poles were not to be had at
a low price. That is a way monopolies
have. The work was completed. The
Governor notified the manager of the
telephone exchange that the poles mus5
come down by a certain date. They
didn't, though. Then he notified him
that if they wasn't down by a certain
hour n day last week, he would en-,
ploy hands to chop them down. The
poles stood. Governor Carr's axmen
appeared. Two policemen also ap-
peared. They said their orders were
to arrest anybody who touched a pole.
They are still standing. The Govern
nor paved the earth. He swore by
his moustache Tin a religious way, per-
haps). but it mattered not. The tele-
phone and telegraph companies are
just waiting. When times get a little
harder so they can't pay 500 per cent.
profit to stockholders, they will move
into the National and State Capitol
buildings to save rent. Don't they own
the government Of course they do.
The parties that Governor Carr, John
Sherman and Governor Cleveland be-
long to have sold them the government.
Of course they will put up their poles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11

Occoneechee Farm, Col. J. s. CATS r5s
farm at Hillsboro, makes 500 pour
Of butter q week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
business Transacted at the Meeting Held
Last Night.

Last Night.
A meeting of the Board of Associated
Charities was held last night in the
city hall. Colonel II. II. Ripple pre-
sided. and Rev. Rogers Israel acted
as secretary. Other members present
were. 4. j. Kelley, ". j, Lynett, J. r.
Cohen and John Gibbons. Mrs. j. Il.
Cohen, of the Ladies' auxiliary; Mrs
W. d. Duggan. agent of the board, and
Mrs. pettigrew, her assistant, were also
present.
The report of the treasurer FOR the
month of February was read, and T. j.
Kelley, of the child saving committee,
told of the work done by the commit
tee I'm having the two children of
Charles Hall removed from the disrep-
utable resort In Raymond court, in
which the parents had them, To the
Home fer the Friendless.
The committee was directed to take
action I'm the matter of the children of
James Cafrerty. of Prospect avenue,
The mother Cf the children is dead,
and. though the father Is a good man,
he IL unable to give the children the
attention and care they should have.
Colonel Ripple announced that he hau
issued an appeal 20 the public for as.
s,ktancc and that there had been many
responses to It. He said they had re-
ceYed many donations of coal, clothes
and money.
Mr. Cohen reported that there would
he IA meeting on Friday of the confer
cncn committee of the Board Of Chari-
ties and poor board to come TO an un-
dcrs'anding as to whether or not the
poor board will pay the salary of Mrs,
peitierew as assistant to Mrs. Duggan,
IN the meantime Mrs Pettlgrew was
directed To continue in the position she
has been filling for the last five weeks.
The report of Mrs Duggan showed
that seventy-three cases had been In
vestgated of which slxty-one We're
found deserving Twelve We're deemed
unworthy of any help. Admission was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
MINERS TERRIBLE DEATH.
His Skull Crushed and Face Mutilatcd In
Dickson Shaft.

James Corcoran was Instantly killed
yesterday morning about II o'clock
while working i'm the fourteen foot
vein of the Dickson shaft. He had
prepared a shot in the face of his cham
Der about three feet from the bottom
and with his laborer, Thomas Mona
han, of Parker street went into an
other chamber while waiting for the
shot to go off.
After waiting about ten minutes Mr..
Corcoran concluded that the fuse had
gone out as the chamber Is very damp
owing to water dripping through the
roof, and went in to investigate.
AS he stopped down to see the con-
dition of the fuse the explosion oc-
CURED, and the force of it threw him
about ten feet He was instantly killed,
the left side of his skull being crushed
in and his face badly battered. He
was conveyed to his home on Brick
avenue.
Mr.. Corcoran was born in Mayo
county. Ireland, and came to this coun-
try about twelve years ago. After
spending three years in New York state
he moved to the South Side and lived
there until about a year ago, when he
removed to Brick avenue. lie was 30
years Of age and Is survived by a wife
and two small children
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
ONE Cent TO ANY AMOUNT
Is the Contribution Asked Of You
Just Now.
GREAT WORK MUST BE DONE
The Tribune Gives 500 to Help Finish
and Furnish Y. NJ. {. A. Building.
Any Sum Received and AcknOwl.
cdgcd-It's a Debt of Honor.

With this issue The Tribune makes
a proposition whereby hundreds OF
Scranton residents, young and old, can
contribute any sum, from l cent up
ward, toward the Finishing ard Furn-
ishing Fund of the Young Mems Chris
tian association.
IT is claimed that the sum of $4,000
is actually needed to Finish and Furn-
ish the interior of the building on
Wyoming avenue. This is u great deal
of money but The Tribune proposes to
raise as large an amount as possible
and will start the ball rolling by Civ
ing 500.
From now ON any sum sent to The
Tribune for this cause will be acknoWl-
edged in these columns. 1t is not neccs-
Safy to give your name. Your initials
will do, or you may make your con-
tribution anonymously. The only con-
dition is that YOU must mention. in
your letter that the enclosure is for
the Finishing and Furnishing Fund.
This Coupon Will Help You.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
like FINDING A FORTUNE
DR.. A. n. Leete Nilled $4,000 by a
Wealthy Californian.
HE ONCE BEFRIENDED HIN
For an Honor Loan of $500 Thirty Years
Ago Millionaire Carey Pays 1t Hun.
dred Fold-Story Reads Like
"A Romance.

An unexpected and unusual good for
tune which smacks more strongly Of
hction than reality has fallen to the lot
OF DR.. Allen N Ltete, editor of the
sunday News. He has been willcd $50
900 by California millionaire of Los
Angeles, who had been befriended by
DR.. Leete over thirty years ago. At
that time Dr. Leete loaned Henry Il.
Carey $500. Mr.. Carey disappeared and
nothing was heard of him until Mon
day, when DR.. Leete received from
the deceased's attorneys letter telling
him of his good fortune.
The details of the affair reveal an
interesting story.
In Newark, in 1862, DR.. Leete loaned
Carey $500, which the latter used in
opening u billiard parlor The business
proved Improbable, was attached by
the sheriff and Carey disappeared to
parts unknown. Within few years
DR.. Leete abandoned any previous
hopes he might have had of hearing
from the man he had befriended.
Contents OF the viii.
The letter from the California attor-
neys had been sent to Newark and for
warded from that city to Philadelphia
and then to Scranton. 1t stated that
Mr.. Carey left an estate valued at from
$710OOO to 81 ,000. 600 and at the time of
his death was considered one of the
Wealthiest ranch owners of the state.
The letter contained an abstract from
Mr.. Carey's will which read as follows:
"And | further bequeath to Allan n.
Leote, who. over a quarter of cen
tury ago in Newark, n. j., advanced
me $500 to which / attribute my for
tune) the sum of $4,000. which ! con-
slider Il fair return for the accommoda-
ton"
1t was further provided that in the
event of DR.. Leete being dead the sum
was to be delivered to his heirs. If
there We're no heirs the money was to
| have been given to such charitable in
| stitutiOn as the executors deemed
| proper.
DR.. Leete wired the attorneys Monday
| evening that he had received the letter
| and would leave for Los Angeles as
| soon as he could arrange proper proofs
of identification. TO this message he
received the same night a telegraphic
| acknowledgements.
| Yesterday DR.. Leete was engaged in
arranging business matters here for his
| prospective absence. He leaves today
| for the west
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

by the members and last nights rehearsal
opened the season very ausplciously.
Chief Simpson arrived in the--ciy last
night about 10 o'clock with Alexander
Mitchell. the negro employe. who on
Thursday night looted O'Brien's barber
shop on Spruce street. Mitchell was cap
tured at Philadelphia on Friday night and
will be given Il hearing this morning,
Gymnastic exhibition by business and
professional men this afternoon at .
o. clock in the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation gymnasium. finishing with game
of basket ball between the lawyers and
bankers. All men and their lady friends
cordially invited to attend.
According TO Manager Sanford an m
correct impression prevails regarding the
heat in rockingham theater. He stated
last night that dufng Kirmess week the
theater was cold owing to the opening of
the Penn avenue entrances. The weather
during the week was unusually severe and
an almost constant northwest wind swept
in the Penn avenue doors whenever
opened.
The case of j. w. Capwell against
Charles Sively was heard before Arbitra-
tors David Davis, G. b. Gardner and Will
lam K. Lewis yesterday. Attorney j. W.
Carpenter appeared 10Y lne uC1enudnl ana
Attorney ID. r. Reploge for the plaintiff.
Mr.. Capwell sold Il property on the West
Side owned by Sivelly to W. r. jenkins.
He sues to recover Il commission of slOO
on the sale.
The Temple Quartette Concert COM
pany, of Boston, will give the fifth number
OF the Young Mems Christian association
standard course on Thursday evening,
Feb II, in Young Mems Christian asso-
citation hall. Miss Tay Davis. who was so
popular here two years ago with the
Apollo quartette, will appear as reader in
stead of Miss Genevieve Pugh, as adver-
tised. The concert will be one of the best
OF the season and deserves fun house.
Last evening at $50 at the Hickory
Street Jewish synagogue the marriage
of Miss Eta Weisberger to Israel Os-
lander, of South Washington avenue, was
celebrated by Rabbi Samuel Alderman.
The bride is a niece of Merchant Ignatz
Tram, of South Washington avenue. and
resided with him. Misses Eta Tram,
Eta Yudkow!tz and Annie Yurkowitz
We're bridesmaids and David Welsberger
and Max Gross, Of Duryea, were grooms-
men. Edward Weiss was usher. A re-
ception was held alst night at Music hall
and wedding feast was served.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
TO TEST ANTI.TOXIN.
Health Board Receives Quantity Made
i'm Germany.

Six bottles of genuine Behring anti
toxin, manufactured in the famed lab
oratory at Frankfort, Germany. were
received by the Scranton board of
health yesterday. They are now in the
possession of Dr. w. Il. Allen, health
officer, and will be tested by him and
other Scranton physicians.
1t was over month ago that the
local authorities ordered the serum.
The best product was not then obtain
able, and. rather than use an inferior
concoction, the board of health decided
to wait until ii could get the kind it
now possesses. Although the amount
received Is not great in quantity-ench
small bottle cost SIT is amply sufIi-
cient for practical tests. Local ply
sicians will be allowed to use it and
the tests will he made under the obser-
walton of Health officer Allen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
CITY NOTES.

Delaware and Hudson trainmen at car
bondale were paid yesterday.
The keystone Social club officers are
planning for a hop to be given the evening
of Feb. %
There will be a rehearsal of the "Chimes
of Normandy this evening in the nan
over Powells music store.
The basket ball team of Company c
challenges any team to paly "a game OF
basket ball at any time or place.
The will of John Kinney, late Of this
city, was admitted to probate yesterday
and letters testamentary granted to Mary
A. Kinney.
Professor George Taylor's Enterprise
dancing class will give masquerade bail
in Excelsior hall on Wyoming avenue to-
morrow night
The entertainment by the Asbury Sun
day school postponed from Friday even
ing on account of the storm, Will be given
tomorrow evening.
Employees of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company at the Pine, Tay-
lor and Holden mines Will be paid today.
The trainmen were paid yesterday.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by Clerk of the Courts Thomas to
Henry Philip, of Jermyn, and Bertha w.
Reder of Scranton; Hosea G. White and
Ethel A. Tinklepaugh, of Justice.
From today until Wednesday, Feb. 81,
no commonwealth costs VIII be paid by
the county commissioners on account of
the clerks being engaged with matters
pertaining to the coming election.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Emellne
Carlton will be held this morning at >
o'clock, when the companions OF Circle
No. SS, G. o. F., are requested TO meet at
Mrs. Helen Ellery's residence, fS6 Eighth
street.
Invitations have been issued by Editor
John Mccarthy, of the Hazleton Sentinel,
to members of the Lehigh Valley Writer'S
club and a. few other guests to dinner ia
be given at the Central hotel, Hazleton. on
Saturday evening, Feb. 9.
Judge Edwards yesterday refused rule
TO show cause why execution should not
be stayed In the cases of william Ready
and John Brogan, convicted last week OF
larceny and receiving. A rule was also
refused in the case OF L. T.. Williams.
A rehearsal, the first OF the season. was
held by the Sacred Music society at the
( conservatory hall last evening. The ora
! terlo, saul OF Tarsus," is being taken VI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
. CARDS ON THE HILL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Amerman Entertain
Large Party Last Night.

a large company was entertained by
n progressive euchre last night by Mr.
and Mrs. Lemuel Amerman at their
home, 6l2 Clay avenue. Those present
were
Judge and Mrs. Knapp, DR.. and Mrs
Barnes, DR.. and Mrs. Capwell Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Connell, Mayor and Mrs. W. H.
Connell, Mr.. and Mrs. Porter. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Schlager, Mr.. and Mrs. c. d.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen, Mr. anI
Mrs. McGowan. Mr.. and Mrs. Fleltz. MI
and Mrs. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford
Mr.. and Mrs Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coston, Mr. and Mrs
Penny, Mr.. and Mrs. N. T.. Rice. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. L. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Whit
temore, DR.. and Mrs. Ware, Mr. ana Mrs
b. Hill, DR. and Mrs. Charles Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Megargel, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Highriter, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, Mr.
and Mrs. II. G.. Reynolds, Miss Anna
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. C.. Il. Penman. Mr..
Avery, Mr.. and Mrs. Fenner, Mr.. Schla-
ger. Mr. Patterson, Miss Grace Norton
Miss Anna Grant, Lou Gernon, Joe Van
Mort Miss Hurlbert, II. 4. Northup, VIM
fired Northup, Mrs. Scissor.