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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
BE ON GUARD FOR "

It is obvious that the people OF
this country mean to force the silver
issue in the next national election.
The growth of sentiment in favor of
restoring silver to it's ancient place, in
the coinage of this country, has been
phenomenal. The gold men, not alone
in this country, but in Europe as well,
see that there is danger of the silver
issue being made here. They know
that they are unable to meet this issue
fairly, before the intelligent electors of
this country. They have put their
wits into motion to postpone the issue,
with a view of avoiding it altogether,
says the Daily Caucasian.
The plan they have adopted to post
pone the issue crops out in the hurried
arrangements, now making, to hold
an inter national monetary conference.
Let it be observed that the first word
in favor of such a conference was
spoken in Germany. The question,
raised there, met with an immediate
response in England; and the English
response was followed by immediate
action in this country. Let us look for
a moment at the reasons, which lead
to the conclusion that the gold men
are using and inter national conference
to postpone silver issues.
There is no good reason for the SEN
timent, said to have suggested the
silver initiative, in Germany. Doubt
less the masses of the German people
are suffering untold hardships in con
sequence of the single gold doctrine in
practice there. But the German gov
eminent; and the sufferings of the
common people are usually the last
influences that impress the imperial
government. So that if there were
silver agitation among the German
people, it would exert little influence
upon the government. But there
seems to be no agitation, and little
information amongst the common peo-
pie there as to monetary reform. 1t is
safe, therefore, to say that this Ger
man movement for a silver confer
ence did not originate with the com
mon people of that country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
WARDS BLOOD WAS UP.

Artemus Ward, the humorist, once
paid our national solons the following
tribute, which, with a few amend
ments, will fit the outgoing Congress:
Gentlemen of the SENT and of the
House, you've sot there and draw'd
your pay and made summer complaint
speeches long enuff. The country at
large, incloodin' the undersigned, is
disguised with you. Why don't you
show us a statesman-somebody who
can make a speech that will hit the
poplar hart right under the Great
Public weskitg Why don't you show
us a statesman who can rise up to the
Emergency and cave in the Elmer
gency's head9 Congress you won't do.
Go home, you vulnerable devils-go
home!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE BOOK
MONOPOLY.

The main eason urged against State
adoption of school text books is that it
has created a monopoly and a per-
petuity-a monopoly because but one
company is allowed to sell books in
North Carolina-a perpetuity because
that company has been practically the
only company allowed in North Caro-
lima for seventeen years. This creates
special privileges for some. Another
reason urged is that the adoptions have
been made in a secret manner without
advertisement, whereas county adop-
ton may and should be advertised.
Still another reason is that when the
State Board of Education makes mis-
takes or clerical errors, " or the Su-
p~erintendent in any way becomes in
terested, the effect is far-reaching and
Injuries and scandalizes the whole State.
On account of these reasons, and many
others, it is expected that the powers
of adopting text books and fixing prices
will be taken away from the State
Board of Education and given to the
county boards who are far closer to the
people and better acquainted with
their needs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
EARNINGS.

The RGSEtCGy Agesays that there has
been a decrease in the earnings of the
American railroads for the year 1894
of $125, 900, 600 as compared with 1893,
while the Mexican roads show an in
crease. The Age accounts for this by
saying: But Mexico does not trent its
railroads as public enemies"
1t is absurd to claim that the Amer
lean railroads fare treated as public
enemies" Our people have borne many
burdens for railroads, enabled them to
extend their lines all over the country,
build fine passenger stations, pay high
salaries, and, in many instances, big
dividends.
But why this great decrease in earn
ings9 1t is an easy one. The poverty
of, our people decreased the earnings.
Denomination of silver, panic, lack of
business and want of employment did
the work. The Mexican silver mines
are in full blast. All the silver is being
coined, wages and prices are all right,
and the difference is stated above.
Railroad earnings increased in Mexico;
great decrease in the United States.
Mexico is not foolish enough to let a
few gold bugs run her business; the
United States were foolish enough.
No further explanations are needed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
N. r. P. A.
Editorial NOTES.

Attend your Alliance meetings and
help discuss the great issues.
Chicago is the greatest hog market
on the earth. Bat Washington is the
leading market for the sale of Congress
men.
It seems that capitalists have with
drawn all the money from circulation
to buy Congressman. They r more
profitable than other live cattle.
Postmaster General Bissell has re-
signed. Cleveland appoints William
L. Wilson, of West Virginia, to fill the
vacancy. Another traitor rewarded.
If bank cashiers continue to elope
with all the funds at the rate of two a
week, there will soon be a lack of
confidence in our money abroad, sure
enough.
The legal time for the sitting of the
legislature will expire Saturday. This
week will be a busy one. 1t is likely
that the session will continue for some
days, however.
Elk Senator Ransom has been re-
wardedfor betraying his constituents.
Cleveland appoints him Minister to
Mexico to fill the vacancy made by the
death of Minister Gray.
Three clever women, Margaret De.
land, Sarah Orne Jewett and Mrs.
Burton Harrison, will try and settle
in the next number of The Ladies' Home
Journal when it is proper to use the
word woman" and when the term
slady" should be employed.
Business is picking up some sfnce the
bad weather left u.s. The price of cot
ton has improved just q little. Brad
street and Dun report business on the
GeAd all over the South, but at a
standstil North. The adjournment of
Congress will tend to inspire conf
dence.
The Delaware legislature repealed an
act allowing liquor to be sold in guam,
titles less than a quart, to be drank off
the premises, Friday. The wife of
Chancellor Woolcott was present and
Immediately began to sing the long
metre Doxology. About fifty other
ladief present joined in.
The legislature is just humping itself.
The county government bill and the
election law are getting along very
well. The Senate has confirmed the
majority report on the public printing
question, and the Senate votes to ap,
propriate $40, 900 to complete the Con-
federate monument. The bill to change
State adoption of school text books to
county adoption, passed second read
ing In the House. Other important
legislation was passed.
The Alliance has before it the most
gigantic fight of history if they press
their demands to successful issues.
They have against them on these de-
mands not only the holders Of interest
bearing securities, but the vast power
and patronage of the corporate proper
ties pledged for the redemption OF these
interest bearing, ease-producing, PEG
ple-absorbing and income accumula-
tors, commonly called bonds and stocks
besides the poverty of u people, says
the Columbia Cotton Plant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
$I.OO
Is What We Want.

When you begin TO read this, friend.
stop and turn to the first page, look al
the label and if you are not credited
up to '95 or $50, turn back to this article
and read from here:
81 Que 500
to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. and they
need it. Here I am a Reformer. want
ing to educate myself and others, yet
let my subscription to the Best Educs,
9 n the State go unpaid. Lets seei
81 90 Is not much. No. but if [ and
all my neighbors and everybody else
who owe THE PROGRESSIVE FARMEB
sends 500 apiece it would amount tOa
considerable pile.
Well, I'll just lay the paper aside
few minutes till 1 step down to the
postofice and send TIE PRoGREssIVg5
FARMER 9 money order for my part Of
the deb5."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05

Events occurring daily make lt G
sarv that the Allianse should awake
from it's slumbers and use all the power
it has of holding in check centrallza-
tion of wealth on one side and its ex-
treme and natural result, anarchism,
on the other, says the Virginia Sun.
The producing classes of the world,
on account of their natural surround
ings, have always been the great con-
servative element of society, and must
necessarily in the conflict between ex-
tremes be the arbiter and adjuster OF
right. The Alliance, free from partisan
politics, educating on the line of equal
adjustment of the principles of govern
ment for the interest and protection OF
all the people and industries, can and
ought to be the great umpire in this
contest. This organization has &C
complished a great work already. By
it's efforts the deep prejudices engen-
dered by the civil war have been ami
hilated, and through its influence and
teachings millions of voters have been
educated in the principles of good gov
eminent. But while all this has been
accomplished, the work of the Alliance
is just begun.
For many years the prejudices of the
country against the city, and vice versa,
has been great, and, We fear, growing,
because the cities have been growing
richer and the country poorer every
year. We do not propose in this article
to discuss the causes, but we do assert
that this prejudice is unchristian and
unnecessary, and when a correct under
standing of the fuses is had, which
the Alliance can teach, this prejudice
will also disappear.
At the recent meeting of the Supreme
Council at Raleigh. N. c., steps were
taken in that direction, and we tender
to our Alliance brethren space in the
columns of our paper to discuss this
and all oiher subjects which tend to-
ward building up the Order. There
are very many Alliancemen who be,
Iieve that having a political party
espousing our principles, their duty is
to support that party and give up the
Alliance. This is all wrong, for what
guarantee has any one that even that
party when established in power may
not, like the two old parties, grow cor
rupt and untrustworthy,
The Alliance, composed of the wealth
makers of both country and city, ought
to forever stand guard on the citadel
of liberty and at all times be ready to
fire a volley at those who are enemies
of equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
BOUGHT A HUSBAND.

Anna Gould, it is announced. is to
marry a prince and will settle upon
her husband on the day of marriage
g. 600, 900. That is a pretty steep
pricefor a man, but Anna is rich and
can afford it. She could have bought
a whole herd of men for that amount
and probably they would have aver
aged quite as well as this expensive
piece of nobility. The Gould children
hitherto have shown a good deal of
sense in their love affairs. But Anna
seems to have broken the record. She
must know, of course, that the young
ster who has secured her is marrying
her money. Nobility is not much of
an admirer of the thin, pale blood of
the ancestral peddler that courses in
her veins. 1t cannot be made to be-
lieve that it is as good as the blood of
nobility. But a well filled plebian
pocket book is just as~pretty to the
eye of aristocracy as apatrician pocket
book is. A dollar looks pretty even in
the mud. But with clear knowledge
Of what the prince is after, this girl of
humble origin and bearing a name that
is anything but honorable, make a bid
for fictitious position and gets the COM
modify for which she offers a price.
1t must be a thrillingly interesting
courtship for a young nobleman to sit
with the hand of an American girl in
his own, endeavoring to sell himself, to
her ON the best possible terms. A
dicker of that kind would confuse any
body but a fortune hunting prince and
q prince hunting girl. But this fellow
is evidently full of business. He drove
q good bargain and it would be q good
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
The FARMERS DAUGHTER.

How to hold the boy on the farm
and his rights in the management of it
are widely discussed. But the daugh-
ter, though generally too tender to
leave the farm until she leaves it for a
home of her own, is often made to feel
that she has no rights or none worthy
of consideration, says the Western
PEOtUmGn.
Many a girl of fourteen is kept out
ofschool a whole winter to help mother,
and though she is worth more to the
mother than a girl who would have
earned from a dollar and a half to two
dollars a week, she is not given a dol
lar for Christmas, or to spend on a
pretty dress or becoming hat so dear
to her girlish heart. Girls as we'll as
boys should be taught to provide for
the future. They should have wages
for their work just a. we'll as the boys.
Parents do not intend to be unjust to
either their boys or girls, but facts
prove that they often are. Girls have
as delightful a sense of ownership in
COWS, horses and land as boys and often
do as much to earn them. Nothing
contributes go much to develop the
financial ability of a girl or woman as
to give her her own purse and control
of her earnings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05

bargain even il the girl was good for
nothing. Tt is a big boost for princes.
Anna has established a fine market for
them. A thing is worth in the market
what it will fetch, and ordinary princes
may now be quoted at 50, 0OO, 900 net.
We suppose that at this price they
must have a good pedigree, be rea-
sonably sound and Of fair disposition.
Miss Gould a give the standard of
excellence Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
THE STATE HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

Some account of the objects and
work of the State Horticultural Soci.
ETY., appears elsewhere. We believe
the society is a necessity in any State.
and especially a State where &C much
fruit, etc., is raised, as in North Caro-.
lima. We understand that the Society
only asks for $500 to carry on the work
started. No doubt it will be a good in,
vestment for the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-05
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
A Few Words With Our Friends Who
Send in Subscriptions Weekly.

"A FeW WORDS WIFI Ouf FE1euQS VINO
Send in Subscriptions Weekly.
John Elks, Lenoir county, sends
four renewals.
j B F'Pace, Henderson county,
sends two renewals.
Al Terrence, Mecklenburg county,
sends two renewals.
John s Morrow, Orange county,
sends two renewals.
All Reid, Rockingham county,
sends three renewals.
E Casey, Pamlico county, renews
and subscribes for VOT POpWI.
M L Ware, CASTOR county, renews
and ~subscribes for VoH PopWli.
Jas E Ward, Duplin county, re-
news and ~subscribes for VoG POpWI.
j A Shank, Rowan, sends three re-
newals and writes very kindly of the
paper.
d A Montgomery, Guilford, sends
a renewal and ~subscribes for VON
PopUH.
"A D Burnett, Chatham county,
sends one new subscription and two
renewals.
s. L Kluttz, Cabarrus, one of the
best citizens of that county, sends two
renewals.
The Toe PopuI Company, st. Louis,
sends us the subscription of VIM. H
Harvey, Starkville, Miss.
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renews and writes: II think your
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DIR E II Bobbitt, Franklin county,
renews for THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and subscribes for VOT PopWli.
e A Moye, Pitt, sends a renewal
and writes: "Go on with the good
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B F McGregor, Richmond county,
renews and ~subscribes for the great
reform funny paper, Vo1 PopuI.
w D Hickman Caldwell county,
renews and writes: 81 shall always
try to raise a dollar to pay for THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER"
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news and writes: st read a great
many papers, both religious and secu-
lar. The PROGRESSIVE FARMER stands
head of the list"
j A Boyer, Tredell county. renews
and asks that his paper be changed to
Hillsboro, I'll. He writes; II would
rather give up the United States than
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER"
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news and writes: 81 have been a sub
scriber to your paper six years, and
during that time it has been foremost
in advocating the rights of the masses"
We are also indebted to the follow
ing for subscriptions, renewals, kind
words and other favors: NR West,
Orange county, J Williams, GuiIford ;
T B Richards, Caldwell, "A G Dick,
Stanly; J G Coley, Nash; J R Deb
nam, franklin; W P Davis, Arson;
W II CASTILLO, BERTHE; ] W Reav g,
Vance; j L Proctor, Edgecombe; ] w
Harris, Montgomery; D NJ Holloway,
Randolph; Lewis Goodwin, Wayne;
W 81 Webster, Rockingham; John
Hammond, Robson; A Marlboro, Gas
ton; @ Fl Harrison, Martin; G NJ Go
forth, ] n Mewborne, s Fl Bright,
Lenoir; w B Sharp, Alamance; ] ]
Cox, Union; jeff Jenkins, Jones;
Nathaniel Chichester, Halifax; George
Pennington, NJ N Parish, Warren; J B
Click, Catawba; J T Green, Arson;
J e Price, Robson; e T Murray,
Richmond; CAPITA Bryan, Nash; G w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
IoCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS

Deficiency judgment for S.2s6 was docketei yes
terday against the Home Of Industry and Refuge
for Discharged Convicts. AT No. 24 West sixty
third-s in favor OF the NewYork Life Insurance
Company. The property sold at foreclosure on
June and bough; I'm by the New-fork Life
Insurance Company for $4,000
The schedules OF Henry Vog-l dealer in clothing
at Third-aye corner OF Forty ninth and corner Of
One-hundred- and iwenty-thri SITS. show liabilities
OF so 80; nominal assets So lbs: actual assets 80
204
Frederick c. Durant made assignment yrs'er-
day to William :. Maddox lawyer. OF No y Liberty
ST. without preference. The assignment stated that
Mr. Duran; Is not engaged In any business. lie has
been president OF the Durant Land and Improve
rnent Company OF 80 I Broadway, up TO the pres
ent time but at the Office OF the company 1t was
said that Mr. Durant out of town lie lives
near Philadelphia and goes back and forth fire.
auenily The assignor Is Of the late c. ".
Durlnt sugar rciner who died ten years ago.
leaving a .arge estate and for several years
A partner in the firm Of 6. W. Duran' 4 Sons.
whose refinery was at Nos. i2l to 4S East Twenty
fourth-si. They gave up business IN I'>- me
family af'crwarl formed the Durant Land and
Improvement Company t. manage the Oh refinery
rr1perfy in Twenty four HIST. The company has
had A lawsuit hand for several years against
inc Thomson Houston Electric Company. which
rented the property. and the Durant company OBJ
falneI a judgment against the Thomsonii oust on
Comuany for $3.50 three years ago for rent. but
the case hae been carried TO the Court Of Appeals
ncnf OF Blue Mountain and Kacquette lakes In the
Adronlacks. number Of years ago he bnilt a
Prospect House. and is said to have invested over
$1,000 in the hotel venture lie ~ the owner OF ne
| property. but II Is morigaged for about A60n. hs
brother. Howard L. Durant. being the mortgage
ana also lessee Of the hotel which is under the
part Due to the hotel venture. and Mr.. Durant
| owes money TO various creditors here for supplies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
THE CARRIAGELIGHJS ORDINANCE.
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE ALDERMEN's COUNTY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE ALDERMEN's COUNTY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
Tn. Committee on County Affairs OF the Board Of
Aldermen gave another public hearing yesterday
afternoon on the proposed ordinance compelling
Messenger vehicles to carry lights. The Council
chamber was half filed with bicyclists. carriage
builGers lamp manufacturers. truckmen and cab
men,
VI j. Tanning counsel to the Hotel Mems Asso-
c,atiou said that he appeared for carragebuildcrs
and lverv-stable keepers. They were opposed. he
said to the ordnance because II was unjust and
could not BE- complied with. as a Hight would not
stay IL when driving over rough pavemenis. He
said that there were 5000 carriages In the city and
that II would put the owners TO great expense to
supply new lamps The present lamps he declared,
were. solely for ornamental purposes
Lawson y. Fuller spoke against the ordinances
c. H. Murphy. carriage-builder. said that It
would put builders to big expense John +. Mahr
said that ii was n spiteful measure. Charles A.
Conner said that he disapproved OF II because
ladies In evening dress going home from the opera
at . and 3 o'clock in the morning would be sub
iected to annoyance II the driver arrested for
The lights being out Charles T. carmOdy said that
II should be borne in mind that people with mod
crate salaries rode bicyces and that they had some
rights Among these rights were that drivers OF
passenger vehicles should be forced to carry lamps.
so that pedestrians and wheclmen would be warned
OF their approach.
Senator Cantor appeared for the metropolitan As
ISOLATION OF Bicycle Clubs He said that good
reasons had been brought forward why carriages
should not carry lights He said that they mpertlled
life. warning was given OF their approach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
PINES GEART WAR SP4OtfLE To-NI"h'

Everything Is now In readiness for the production
tonight OF the great military ana naval sp'''"''e
based on the war between Japan ana emma J"
Pains outdoor theatre at Manhattan Beach ~
la tile piece the chances are. from what mas Dceh
already seen OF the work. that II VIII be one OF inc
most effective exhibitions OF the KIND ever seen AZ
Manhattan There will be greater number OF
men engaged I'm the stage representation IMAM nave
ever been employed In previous seasons differing
from the spcctacles III the past. the war between
China and Japan will be divided into TWO distinct
scenes The first will show "A Japanese city IN time
OF peace Just previous to the declaration OF war.
Happy and contented people throng the streets ana
squares and the japanese are to be seen enjoying
themselves as they might on festival or holiday
Then come the rumors OF war and the movements
OF troops hurryng away to the front Inc seen.
then changes and "A portion OF the chinese coast
near Wei Hal is disclosed 1t was here one OF
the hardest fought battles OF the whole war was
contested In this scene the action OF the warshlps
will be presented and the bombardment OF Wei
Hal-Wei take place. II promises to be a scene OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
GATHERED ABOUT THE TowN.

Tho Hev Frederick ". Davis has been asked %
take charge % 81 Martins Protestant Bps ''
church. in Presi1eni-si- ~ j. S''' '' W
the call
p,r,, z.h . wealthy Brooklyn florist. died A. 49,
,or,o "a OF Tyenfy.ihirl--,.. on THURSDAY from
,,rb,.s disease He Ma s.x'y-s-v~n years DID, ara
came 10 this country from Germany NOR" '''"
twenty years ago. He was employed by \ \. LOW
father Of ex-Mayor seth Low. as private gar
dcner ANerwarl h. started rii'" near '"''"
wood Cemetery. and Wa successful
The Rev. j. T. Carson. by Invitation OF h''"'
Council ROYAL Arcanum. will preach a sermon
,,r,,.-ia,c IN the eighteenth annir''-nry ~ On"
orranizafion Of the Royal Arcanum io-m"ri'"
evening az rs IN the Central Pr~sby terrain 'hHrrh
Tompkins and Willoughhy ayes.