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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
rHR LABOR EXCHANGE.
Senator Paddison Favors the Plan in
Operating the Shoe Factory.

Senator E6QQ4SOA
Operating the Shoe Factory.
Cwosrordence of The Progressive Farmer.
BURGAw, N. @.
read. with much interest, the arti-
o,o in your issue of this week by Bro.
r, A Mewborne, and I wish to en-
dorse what he said, especially in re-
gard to operating the factory on the
Labor Exchange plan. I have read
DeBsrnards's book, Trials and Tri
umphs of Labor" and I am thoroughly
convinced that-it points the true way
to industrial freedom. The State Far
mers' Alliance of North Carolina, in
my opinion, could render no better
service to the people than by giving
them a practical object lesson on the
Labor Exchange system, as it has the
opportunity of doing in running this
enterprise on that plan. Much as the
factory will be worth to the people
land il will be worth q very great DEAL
still that value sinks into inslgnlhcance
compared to the i~ncalculable benefit
the working of the Labor Exchange
plan would be to the people IN prov
ing to them the fact that il is possible
to run an enterprise of this kind with,
out the use of legal tender money, as
can be done under the Labor Exchange
plan. Let our Executive COMMITTEES
consider this matter well, and I am sat
isied they can outcome to but one con-
clusion. I believe the working Of the
factory on this plan would be quickly
followed by the organizing Of one or
more branches in every county in the
State, and when one the plan gets
into anything like general use, it will
then be merely a question of time land
a short time at that when it will be
universally adopted, for there is no
power on earth that can stay it's prog
ress when once the people find out how
easy it is for them to free themselves
from the power of money to Cypress.
When it is universally adopted, the
cry of ''hard times" and ''overpro
duction" will no longer be heard In the
land, for we will have a medium OF ex-
change, ''safe, sound. and flexible"
and that without the aid of govern
ment or any banking institution.
Brethren of the Executive Committee,
by all mean establish the factory on
the Labor Exchange plan, and future
generations will rise up and call you
blessed. Fraternally,
A. Fl. PADDIsON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

We told the Times the other day
when it was so beautifully claiming
the Dispatch as a convert in sound"
money doctrine that it (the Timee)
would do well to get out of the
woods" before shouting too loudly.
The suggestion we then made has
proven to have been timely. In it's
desperation at the many charges of the
press of the State that the Dispatch has
gone Over to the goldbugs aud burned
it's bridges behind it, the Dispatch de-
family demands to have the line cited
wherein it has placed itself in a posi-
ton that it cannot fight for either free
silver or the gold standard. The Dis
patch assures the Democratic press
that it can take any side of any qles
ton and fight for it if it is the top side.
Now this is what we have always
claimed for the Dispatch. The Dis
patch will take its sweetnin' "Iong or
short, just according to it's abundance
with the mistress of the house.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
SeGure a P0sitiln

Wanted, for Office work, on salary, in M.
every county in the South and West. a vm m%
ais" accepted. Experience not necessary <
fact, prefer beginners st a small salary stAr44
say to begin, from $50 90 to $1,000 a m@fS
strictly office work. Chance for rapid rmws.
ton good. II e enterprise is strongly eB fIy1oI
by bankers. AddressP o Box 433, NssIyi5ss
Tenn. M=ntion this paper.)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
BROTHER SOSSAMAN IN STANL,Y
COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farrar

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CoPAL GROVE, N. 9.
Allow an old hayseedsa short snace
In our State organ-by the wav. the
greatest educator 1 have ever read
to say that I had the pleasure Last Sat.
urday night of listening to Bro. ]. F.
Sossaman. of Charlotte, speak to a
crowded houss5en the principles of the
Farmers Alliance, and have no hesita
ton in saying that it was one of
the plainest, common sense Alliance
spreeches l have ever heard Bro.
Sossoman is a plain, fearless speaker.
He has made a canvass of this county,
and has stirred our people as they have
not before been in five years on the
Alliance and on the great Importance
OF getting the Alliance in good work
ing order. 1 wish every Allianceman
In the State could hear Bro. Sossaman
With best wishes for THE PRoGPEs
NFE FARMER, l am,
F~raternally.
JOHN M. MILLER
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AN INTERESTING LETTER.
(From the Charlotte News.)

Alexander Fl. Stephens, the Vice
President of the Confederacy, is looked
upon as one of the great statesmen of
this country. His views on any ques
ton would necessarily have weight
with any fair minded seeker after
truth.
We are especially pleased to be able
to present to Jul readers a very full
and comprehensive letter written by
him on the question OF the free coinage
of silver. They are the views held by
the great majority of Democrats to-
day, and especially of Southern Demo-
Gratis. We don't presume anybody
would call Mr. Stephens a PopuIist for
holding these views.
We commend this letter to our read.
ers as being the essence Of Democracy
on the money question. The letter is
as follows:
national HOTEL,
washington, D. @, Jan. 26, '82.
"Mr. H.. D. BarroaUs, Los Angeles,
Cal:
"MY DEAR SIR:-Your letter of the
14th inst, with enclosed slips was re
ceived this evening. Allow me to thank
you for it. The subject is one of the
greatest that now occupies the atten-
ton of Congress, and the thinking men
throughout the United States. The
reason that silver bullion has been de
preciated SINCE 1873 in this country is
that Congress in February, 1873, struck
silver from the lists of money of the
United States. The moment that this
act Of Congress was passed gold was
made the only legal standard of values
in this country. That was a great error
and was attended with infinite mischief
in the United States.
In 1892 Mr.. Hamilton and the pat
riotic statesmen of that day recognized
in u coinage the bimetallic system of
money; that is, he and they recognized
silver as money as well as gold at the
ratio of about sixteen parts of silver as
equivalent to one of gold. Under this
regulation and coinage we were r
porous in 1873. When silver was de
Prlved of it's debt paying power as an
0qulNalent to gold at the ratio stated.
slVer 1 the markets of the world was
at a premium over gold It ia useless
to go into reasons why this chance voO
adopted In our system or by what, nm
seen hands it was effected The tr,7o
policy of this country is to return To
the system OF our fathers If the gov
eminent should now, as it ought to.
~retrace it's steps and provide for the
free coinage of silver as it does of gold.
and make 412t grains of standard silver
equivalent to 25 s tenth grains of gold.
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHFs" are
unequalled for clearing the voice Pub.
Inc speakers and singers the world over
use them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
ADVERTISING AxroMs.

ADVERTISING AXIOMS.
(BY ] WALTER THOMPSON, NEW YORK
The reward of the faithful advertiser
is certain.
Man ~advertises and the people make
purchases.
"Many men, many minds" Many
ads. in many publications, many buy
ers.
The name and quality of good goods
can be advertised so as to be more
lasting than brass.
Make your ads. speak the truth
boldly, and the people will appreciate
your frankness and respond.
From nothing Tin the leading pub
Gcations) nothing comes" From some,
thing, however, results are sure to
come.
inlay his fame endure forever"-the
advertiser who advertises with sensi
BILE copy that appeals to the sense of
the people.
Lack of trade is bitter, but results
from good advertising are sweet.
Art is long, but life is short" Don't
make your lad" to long or too short.
''The effect ceases with the cause. :"
Therefore, advertise with constancy.
Ads" should be written in words
that burn, but not necessarily in glow
ing language. 2
The motto of New Mexico: ''It in
creases by going" So does an lad"
Is yours goiDg9
The burden which is well borne be-
comes light" and the lad" we'll prin
ted brings heavy results.
Better be wise than rich" says ar
old proverb, but the majority by far
would rather advertise and get rich.
Virtue Increases under a weight or
burden" and results increase with e
comprehensive expenditure of money
in good advertising mediums.
Better late than never" The golden
opportunity is still open to him who
would enrich himself by judicious ad-
vertising. None other will pay.
mind moves matter" Therefore,
exercise your mind to advertise 10 as
to stir the gray matter of the brains Of
the people and affect their pocket
books.
Good goods will sell to good people
C instantly. Poor goods only once
Don't let people say, After having
praised their wine they sell US vine
gar"
There is no lock but a golden key
will open it"-except that of the PEG
ple's pocket book. First class lads"
will do this with golden results. When
people think they want a thing, they
do want it and they get it.
To be prominent anywhere one must
have marked characteristics. So it is
with an advertisement in the crowded
columns of newspapers and magazines
in order to produce the best result it
must be clear, definite, conspicuous
and fresh. Is yours of this character?
The better the day, the better the
deed" The better the lad" and the
better the MEDIUMS used, the better the
results
If you have something that the PEG
pie need, advertise with courage and
faith" and the people at home and
abroad will respond to your profit.
Do not forget that an advertisement
in perpetual notion" if it is good,
will wear its way into the peoples
memory with consf qIent results to
you.
Here is a suggestion: Make your
advertisement an argument deriving
its force from the situation, and present
it clearly to all to whom it is ad-
dressed"
By advertisers l mean those who
know that advertising well done is
bound to bring results; by business
men l mean a very large class of man
ufacturers who are poor in the midst
of great wealth, " that is, of possibili
ties of development.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

country. The President says that 1.-THE
doctrine (of Monroe) upon which we
stand is strong and sound because its
enforcement is important to our peace
n safety as a nation and is essential
TO integrity of our free institutions and
the tranquil maintenance of III dis
tlnctlve form IF government"
This Is the conception of the situa-
ton upon which the President bases
his threat of war It is the only con
ception that could justify u inter.
vention in South America or warrant
the extraordinary attitudeo of the Presi
dent. For as the eminent information
al lawyer, James 9. Carter, said in an
address a few days ego, eve shall be
justified in interfering and enforcing
the Monroe doctrine by force on an at
tempt of a European power which
would really endanger u.s." To inter
fere in South America and bring or
a war between two great, free and
highly civilized nations on any &C
count less serious than a menace such
as the President describes, would b.
the monumental crime of the century.
Are peace and safety as a ma.
ton" and 1.-The tranquil maintenance oil
our distinctive form of government
threatened by an extension, however
unwarranted and arbitrary of the En-
glish possessions in Venezuela The
preposterous nature Of this jingo buga
boo is sufficiently indicated by point.
ang to Canada and to British Columbia,
On our very border. England is not a
foreign nation" in this hemisphere.
Great Britain owns more territory on
this contine Mt than We do. She was
here before we were a nation. If she
had the hostile intentions which the
Presidents words impute, did she ne, d
TO wait for a boundary dispute in ols
tanU Venezuela, with a by brid race, tC
assail us or to menace our republican
institution
The assumption is absurd. And with
Az 4o4L0 UAO v AGVO4O VI POA 1OuS4y
patriotic rhetoric reared upon it by the
President.
It is a grave blunder to put this
government in the attitude of threat
ening war unless we mean it and are
prepared for it and can appeal hope
fully to the sympathies of the civilized
world in making it. Do these condi.
tions exist9 Will any of the Senators
who applauded the Presidents message
yesterday seriously 6firm that they
do7 If these conditions exist, what re
mains for us except a few weeks OF
months of buster and a more or less
graceful backdown7
Hitherto" says James G. Carts r
the great lawyer and a friend of Presi
dent Cleveland, ''the assertions of th'
Uuited States on international rights
have been st. When she has beer
compelled 10 80 to war in their de
tense she was just and has had the
sympathy of mankind ON her side. L9t
Us be careful to do nothing which vii
bring upon the world the c4lamities o.
war;"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
A A

The ways of the goldbug press are
hard to keep up with. Tney blow hot
and then cold. Often the papers de-
nounce the very thing they intend to
uphold and still the people are fond
of the humbuggery. The New York
World has upheld Cleveland in all his
rascality. 1t helped him and his as
sOciates to rob the American people of
over SO, 600, 900 and fasten an interest
bearing debt of 1852, OOO, 600 upon them
in the past two years, yet it calls his
Venezuelan message "a grave blum
der" and says:
President CIeveland's message t
Congress on the Venezuelan matter is
a serious blunder. It is a blunder be
cause 1t Is based upOna wrong concep-
ton, because it is not sustained by
international law or usage, and be-
cause it places the United States in a
false position.
The President in his message, like
Secretary Olney in his dispatches, as
sumes that the policy of Great Britain
in Venezuela involves a menace to this
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DURING The Holidays.

The r Ieigh tobacco market will ad,
journ sales of tobacco from Dec. 2OCh
to Jan. 2ad, 96 in accordance with d
rule, observed during the holidays. By
all the tobacco markets. By order Of
the Tobacco Board of Trade.
E W. THOMSON. Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

Surely the farmers will take time to
open their eyes this winter, and look
out upon their 1ndition. Thez have
a magnificent crop, but thew cannot
sell it o enough to pay the expense of
raising it. Open your eyes, gentle
men, and ask questions. 1t will do
you and your neighbors good.-Peo
pies Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
LONG AND SHORT swRErN1N'.

81. STEVENS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24
Birkius Disagrees With Cleveland--He
Brings up Unpleasant Charges
Against the Duck Hunting
Patriot Christmas In
Zeke's Bones.

Patriot Christmas In
Zeke's Bones.
B.-"Hellol Mr. Editor"
R-"Hello! NJ II. How are you
standing these war times9'
amt standing them worth a
cent. I'm plum mad at old Grover
Cleveland. I wouldn't vote fer him
ergin ter save hiz life. Here he IL a
taIkin' war an nobody else a thinkin'
erbout it except sum fellers whut know
they are too old ter be dragged into
the war, an sum retired army cfisers.
Betsy she says Grover might go to war
lie the English folks looked a little
more like ducks, or i they could swim
Ground in the water like fish, but they
amt built that way. She says the
English folks are more like bulls than
any animal she is acquainted with
They call the government of Eogland
John Ball, and they call the govern
ment of the United States Uncle Sam.
John Bull will get the bonds while
Uncle Sam, through his mouthpiece,
the President is talkin' war. I haint
got any faith in President Cleveland az
q warrior nowhow. Durin' the late
unpleasantness he did his ightin' by
means of a German substitute, Wh;c'
he sent South ter shoot Confederates
I'm sorry any ov US old soldiers voted
fer q man fer President thatsent q sub
stitute ter the front. That il the way
he would fife England if they wuz tel
be a war. I'm done with Cleveland
an don't you furgit it."
R-"You may be in earnest, but
have heard you talk before. In less
than two months, Col. Johnston OF
some other dupe will go out and spend
the day with you and promise you an
Office, and then you will be wanting to
fight any man who has q word to say
against Cleveland. What are you
going to do for Christmas9"
Bon, l don't know. Betsy says
can't have any dram, an 80 reckon I'll
just droop Ground an do nothin'. She
6S46 NAA A6gLA0o O4GNA 10 q AOAABAOOE
holiday instead ov a day fer drinkin'
an corowsin'. l reckon that liz some
more Populist doctrine. These Popu-
list people are the beatines folks fer
try in ter git religion mixed up with
pollyticks ever 1 seed. They want
honest men in offs, honest laws, an
now they say that Christmas isn't a
day fer caroWsiD. That is carryin' the
the thing too far. I've bin told
that sum of the preachers an folks in
New York are about to lose their lbs
bekase they don't want the bar-rooms
to stay open on Sunday. I reckon
they are Populists, too. If the Dyma-
krats don't soon git full charge ov this
country ergin, there's goin' ter be
trouble. Gade- bye!' ..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-24

When you finish reading the Xmas
story, glance over our offer On 6Et
page.
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-07
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-07
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A fools eyes are always being
put out.
A lie will often kill where a shot
gun wouldn't.
Sooner or later pride is sure to
step on dynamite.
The back that won't bend will
some day have to break.
Life is not worth living unless
you live it for somebody else.
A lazy man is always talking
about how hard he has to work.
You can tell by the flavor of the
honey where the bees have been.
The days are never long enough
for the man whose heart is in his
work.
Some people forget that there is
good deal of gospel in handshake.
You have won the love of others
when you prove that you lcve them.
The man who speaks the truth in
love will always talk to some pur-
pose.
The right kind Of believing never
fails to bring the right kind Of q
blessing.
Nine tronbles out Of ten will run
when you look them squarely in
the face.
How quick the peacock drops his
feathers when he catches sight of
his black feet.
Comparing your sins with those
Of other people will not make your
SHINING any safer.
Before you open a window in a
railway car, be sure you are pleasing
some one besides yourself.
1t is more needful to be able to
suffer long and be kind, than it is
to preach with the tongue of al
angel.
1t is hard for the world to believe
that the sinner who rides in car
riage is made out of the same kind
of clay as the one who steals his
bread.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-07

A POINT IN COOKING EGGs.-I
am not scientist, so | can't ex-
plain it, but it is a fact that eggs
that have been cooked, boiled, three
minutes or less, can be re5oiied
the next morning and VIII not only
be fresh, bnt as, soft and palatable
- though cooked but once. After
an egg has been heated and cooled
you could cook it till doomsday and
it would not get hard. Some pro-
perty in it resists the hardening
process after it is once heated, if
only to the soft-boiled point. Some
will turn up their patrician noses
at the idea of warmed-over eggs,
but they find them better than
warmed-over meat.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-07

From TIE Baltimore Sun.

Wednesday, February q, 1895.
Marshall Chapman was severely
injured by the falling of his horse
while riding in Charles county.
1t is said that both the democra-
tic and republican State nominating
conventions win be held this year
earlier than usual.
Mr.. Montgomery Blair, son OF
the late Montgomery Blair, of Mary
land, was married in Washington
to Miss Edith Draper, daughter OF
Representative Draper, of Massa-
chusetts.
Frank House, James Ill. Delauter
and William Morrison, county COM
missionsrs of Frederick, and Tobias
Z. Main, ex-superintendent of Mon
tevue Hospital, have been indicted
for bribery and malfeasance in
office. The grand jury declare that
the financial policy in vogue at
Montevue Hospital is vicious.
1t is stated that Senator German
will oppose the appropriation agreed
upon by the House for the construc-
ton of new cruisers and torpedo
boats for the navy. He had con-
ference with Secretary Herbert yes
terday upon the questions involved.
1t is stated that Mr.. German does
not believe the condition of the
treasury win justify the expenditure
required by the proposed improve
ments.