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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05

nomo whatever may be the social
position of a man when ne makes Tile
cal nae of the funds OF a public Office,
a . financial institution entrusted
= S;s care. or connives with others in
do;no he becomes a thief, just as
,oL os the man who at night blows
ane1 the safe and takes what he can
Franks are are public institutions,
-uatitutions of trust, and the public
have the right to feel that their inter
ests are fully protected there. But at
present there seems to be more danger
from the trusted employee than from
the burglar. Formerly the greatest
danger was to be apprehended from the
skilled burglar who could blow open
the vault door, crack the safe aud
make of with the money; but now it
ia the skilled f~nancier or bank clerk
who coolly and quietly abstracts or
misapplies the funds, falsides the &C.
counts and makes away with millions
where the burglar got thousands. The
burglar, a rough character, brought up
in a life of crime, makes no pretense OF
anything else; the other, reared with
all the advantages which education, re-
fnement and moral surroundings can
give, poses as an honorable gentleman
often is at the head of Christian and
charitable institutions; stands as a
leading pillar in the church; wins the
confidence of those around him, and
then deliberately robs them, by using
illegally in private speculation, the
money entrusted to his care, seeming
to forget that it is not his own, but
only hold in trust.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
DO OUR OWN MANUFACTURING

In urging the Farmers Alliance to
raise the necessary money to enable the
shoe factory at Cary, recently started
by that organization to commence op,
erations, THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
says that % 1O8 pairs of shoes have
been shipped into North Carolina from
Boston during the past month. This
is a good illustration of how the money
is drained out of this State. We ship
our untanned leather to the North and
buy back the finished product at an
advance of several hundred per cent.
and the worst of it is that this is only
one Of the many ways in which money
is drained from North Carolina. When
the day comes that we manufacture
the bulk of our own leather into boots
and shoes, harness, etc., when we spin
and weave most Of the product of our
cotton fields, when we stop shipping
the rough lumber from magnificent
forests, and when we mine and manu-
facture our own iron we will be a long
way towards that day of prosperity
which is surely coming to this most
favored commonweal.-Nashville Ar
0OnauE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
THE DANGERS OF THE BANK.

There is an article in the October
number of the Arena, written by A. r.
Barrett, on "The Era of Fraud and
Embezzlement Its Causeand Cure. 'Mr.
Barrett was formerly an examiner of
failed banks for the Government, and
writes an exceedingly interesting arti-
Gle on the subject. We extract a few
salient points of his paper, which will
show the trend of it:
Statistics show that during the past
ten years, bank wreckers, embezzlers
and defaulters have robbed the people
or this country of over 800, 900. 900.
an average of only $40, GOO, 900 per an
mum; and this state of things has been
growing worse the past two v-earsxfor
d a 1892 shows lossessb v above.
methods of about So, 900, 600, while 1894
shows about $40, OOO, 900, 1894 about
$55, 600, 600, and "a, OO0, 900 to july /,
1895.
These sums, probably, do not repre-
sent what was actually taken durTSc
those years, but simply the amos1nt =
the robberies discovered; the moDez
having been taken during n 800 q
of possibly many years, ay6d the rand
ulent acts covered for tx time boin,
by falsi6cations and faIsG 800. 50,
I speak of these acts az srobhorios, f.,
UUsm by their trut
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
OUR FRIENDS SPEAK.
And We Give Below What They Say.
o. B. GwYNNs POETRY,

anu wv O4tS 0C4O" w nat lucy gay
o. B. GwYNN's POETRY.
]. P. Rainey, Caswell County, says:
Find enclosed amount Of my subscrip
ton. Please do not stop my paper I'M
til you hear from me. like The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER and have been a sub
scriber almost ever since it started.
Let me congratulate you upon having
q correspondent who can write such
poetry as II Miss Thee So" and "'Way
Back" Indeed, Mr.. U. B. Gwynn's
verses have been much admired by
very competent judges of poetry. Best
wishes for THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
NOBLEsT IN THE WORLD.
J. A. Moss writes: Enclosed you will
find 81. Place it to my credit and for
ward me, as heretofore, the greatest
and noblest paper in the world.
CAN'T DO WITHOUT IT.
D. L. Bedingfeld, Henderson county,
writes: Enclosed find 81. Money is
hard to get, but I can't do without
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
DOING EFFECTIVE WORK.
P. T. Massey, johnston county,
writes: You will find check enclosed
for my subscription. THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is doing effective work, and I
do not want to miss a single copy. Old
Johnston claims to be the banner Dem
ocratic county of the State, but the
present outlook points to the redempr
ton of the county through the COOP
GRAFTON Of the Republicans and Popu-
lists at the next election
NO GOLDBUGs IN JACKSON.
s. B. n. Farmer, Jackson county,
says: Find 81 enclosed. We are all
silver men here. I have never seen
but one goldbug, and he did not live in
this 7. Crops are very good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
ALLIANCE MATERIAL.

A correspondent of the Shelby Au-
roro writes that paper an account of
the Alliance meeting held at Bostic,
Cleveland county on the 26th of Octo-
Der. This correspondent, who, It
seems, is not a member of the Alliance,
writes very pleasantly of the meeting
and those who were present. In his
letter he says: 1.-THE members OF the
Alliance are all stalwart land owners
and farmers" and further on says:
"The membership has BEN sltteo Oh
all but the best farmers; the teeDlol
ones having dropped out during 'n0
hard times" "a
While the above may be true LII 'nS
particular locality, it Will nov LIZ
good throughout the State. we lear
that many good, but poor memoers'
have dropped out. However they
should be urged to come back. Inc
Weather farmers do not get any more
benefit from such an organization tnan
the poorer ones. The order is planned
TO help the weak, and they should help
themselves by keeping up their mem
bership and interest at any sacrifice.
stGod helps those who help them
We hope every Alliance
will push the organization and
recruiting work this fall and winter.
Get all your neighbors interested.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
o SIGNIFICANT.

A so called Farmers Congress met
at Atlanta recently and adopted some
resolutions concerning silver. The
resolutions favored silver, provided it
was agreed upon at some great inter
national jollii cation (you have heard
about that international agreement
business before) They also favored an
import duty on foreign bullion equal
to the coinage value of said bullion. 1t
was a bold stroke on their part to put
that in. Silver is so plentiful(O some,
whereof that there is danger of it be-
ing dumped into this country at a
fearful rate. You have heard of that
before.
Well, this was called a Farmers
Congress. The delegates were ap,
pointed by the Governors of the differ
ent States. In many instances the men
appointed were not farmers at all. 1t
was understood beforehand that farm
ers we're not to be appointed. This con.
glomeration of oficeholders and cucoos
passed said resolutions. There was
nothing at all in it. A Congress Of
real farmers wouldn't disgrace their
country by passing such resolutions as
this Atlanta spectacular aggregation
sent forth. The farmers of this coun.
try are for free coinage of silver, with
out asking any foreign son of a gun
about it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
SOUND MONEY AND SOUND
WATER.

The drouth has been sosevere inmany
sections of the country that the wells
and streams have gone dry. Even
Kentucky is complaining of a scarcity
of water. A railroad in West Virginia
has been forced to cut down the num-
Der of trains to one a day, because
water can't be secured to use in the
locomotives.
According to the oddities, but little
money is needed, provided that little is
sound" 1t seems that's thi rule ought
to apply to water, also. Following the
same line Of argument it appears that
one or two wells or springs in a State
ought TO be sufficient, provided the
water is sound" and provided fur-
ther that the water would be good in
Europe as well as America. Yet some
people are not satisfied. They want a
we'll or spring IN each farm. The rail
roads want their tanks filled so they
canrepIenish the supply used in making
steam at different points along the
road. Even goldites r joining in the
Clamor for rain, go that the natural veins
of water in the earth will furnish a lib
eral supply of water. 1t is al mighty
curious. Yet, when we come to thinl
about it, this craze for more water Ii
not an unnatural one, and, like thu
craze that demands that the money
metals be used for making money, i
viii not down.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
a NORTH CAROLINA MAHoNE.

~ NUN Il ~S8BAO@8SN&S A8G4440&NS0
The death, recently, of Ex-senator
Malone, of Virginia, has given rise to
a good deal of Comment, especially in
the North Carolina papers. One paper
says that Senator Malone came from
the First Families of Virginia" stock,
but after he organized the Readjuster
party, was repudiated, scorned, ostra-
cised socially and ruined in a business
way, boycotted on all sides. Another
paper enter a denial. It says that Ma
homes parents were just plain, ordinary
honest people, If so, they had the ad-
vantage Of some of the so-called
B. It. VS..
But Malone did become one of the
b. T. VS.. He was at one time leader
of the Democratic party in Virginia,
the most conspicuous figure in the State.
That alone gave him prestige, even
though his ancestors had been thieves.
He was one of the noted Confederate
Generals. That gave him a front seat.
After the war he was president of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany and got a salary of $25, 900 a year.
Tell us that this didn't give him a place
among the f. F. VS.! He was elected
to the United States Senate. That
gave him a front seat among the
F. F. VS..
Yet, after all this, Malone was so,
cially ostracised and efforts made to
keep him down in a business way.
Why's Because he dared to be indepen-
dent. After serving his State as a pub
lie and private citizen, and then
through the war as a brave soldier and
and officer, and later as United States
Senator, he was treated brutality. Was
he a bad man9 We doubt it. No such
charges were made. Partisan news
papers and blind %partisans wearing
party collars bounded him down just
as they try to do any man who kicks
against party rascality and who is hon,
est in politics.
The News and Observer, of recent
date, said:
"Virginia disowned, repudiated and
damned it's native son, who had proved
a traitor to his native civilization, and
he died under the ban of all good men,"
Then it compares Senator Butler to
Malone; says he made ga dishonorable
trade with the Republicans, got a seat
in the United States Senate for six
years, and brought shame, disgrace
and dishonor on the State of his birth. ="
Now that was awful. 1t is worse
than awful, it's terrible. It's a dis
grace for a man to be elected to the
United States Senate! We notice that
other papers are saying that North
Carolina will have a Malone after a
while, meaning Senator Butler, of
course. Should Senator Butler prove
false to the people who have trusted
and honored him, he will sink very low
in the scale of public estimation, just
as any other man man deserves to, but
if he is true to his constituents the
pop gun partisan press may depend on
it that their predictions will not come
true. The people of North Carolina
are being educated, they are learning
political sense instead of partisan
hatred. What was done in Virginia
ten or fifteen years ago can't be done
in North Carolina six years hence.
The era of mossbackism is over for a
while at least. You can't fool all the
people all the time. North Carolina
will not have a Malone in the year
1899. Partisan sheets r wasting
their ammunition.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
STRUCK THR BULLS BYE.

1t is said that Miss Vanderbilt is
three inches taller than the Duke she
is going to marry. But with some of
our American girls a little Duke goes a
long w~aya-W1mington Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05
IMPORTANT FACTS Apo,,~
SHOES. wi
Dear Bro. Romsey:

Dear Bro. Ramsey:
I have but little time to wri.
l do feel it my duty to eav out
now. have before me a con, "oed
Shoe and Leather Reporter NJ, VI Tie
at Boston, Oct. 81, 1895. 6Oa esd
article I find in it, which I tbinp SNot
the attention of our brethren |%a
it in full as follows: give
8 SHOE MANUFACTURING IN MAO.
SETS" 'aV'
'The ninth report of Horo.
Wadlin, chief of the MassooSS T.
Bureau of Statistics of Labou 'a
usefulas its predecessor in detorn, ~
tendencies and conditions in tho
trade. It is not a census. But 49, ~e
were gathered from the same 68S
factories in 1894 and 1893, and I@
figures obtained therefrom NAV
considered as representative: -"
Capital S26G St 81o sA
Nalue or product, SA42, 40 "oS5ll0
Value OF stock used, 49, ,I49 %rta3l
Wages paid, 2O,4773 4 5@0@@4l
Profits and minor "'@98
expenses, 14,O46 SIG 1919
Now brethren, if your ewes T.
not been opened, study carefully t.'
figures. Compare
86a a2ft' $26 Min,
AO IA mlAo@SS
and you will see they have a so-
mendable habit of taking care of than
pselves in Massachusetts, and we b,D,
the deplorable habit of allowing than
to take care of us, and paying than
their price for the service. VII =,
continue this7 Can we3 I answer ss
we cannot. The profits made by Mas
chusetts on shoes alone, and shoes, A,
by no means the only products urn
which they clear a neat profit, aretp
600 $1,000 a year, and they are increaan,
their stock constantly. What is Il
million dollars. 1t is more than doug,
the entire amount of actual MONEY IN
"
circulation in North Carolina. Iii
more than So 81 apiece for every nD
woman and child, white, black a3
Indian in the State, or about $48 h
each family. And think of it. tbhb
profit to Massachusetts, on shoe mann.
featuring alone, while North Caroa,
has decidedly the advantage d
Massachusetts naturally. We have TE
labor and it's ready to do the work. vi
have the material, and it's rotting b
cause we have fallen into the habit d
thinking it is not worth saving. VI
have the means with which to star
the enterprise. 1t is no argument h
say we are too poor. We grow
poorer the longer we delay and the De
lay reduces us still deeper into povg
ty and starving. Let us throw 4
the shackles, and put the money don
at once to make the beginning. "
need the shoes now, for the winter
upon us. We will pay for shoes tH
winter profit enough to start sever
average factories, and still we hesitat
Brethren, I beg of you hesitate I
longer. You deminish your strength
proportion to your delay in this ma
ter. Let us all up and at it now az
have $40, 900 clear dry cash in hand
December 1, '95. Would some pow
the gift to give me to show you t
Importance of this matter as I see
J. W. DENMARK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05

WneO we get rich we viii send you
ERoaREssEvE FARMER for nothing.
S0er' but we can't do it Just vet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-05

If you can't pay for THE PRoGREs-
sTvE FARMER say 90, and we viii decide
whether to send IL ~ o. rot
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-02-19

creature should be compelled to marry
an ugly old ogre for his money.
That night Maj. Thompson and went
to the entertainment, and sat together
during the performance. The ball was
crowded, for many people had come in
from the surrounding country to see
the exhibition" and particularly to
attend the wedding of Squire Powell's
daughter.
The entertainment was a series Of
pictures presented by men and women
clad in the costumes of revolutionary
times. Upon the whole 1t was a very
creditable affair, and / was not sur
prised to learn that Bessie Powell had
been the leading spirit in designing
the tableaux and wardrobes George
Washington and his associates figured
in the majority of the pictures, but one
of the best of the series was "Paul
Revere's Ride" represented by Lafe
Clayton correctly dressed and equipped
for the part, sitting on handsome
black horse, one arm extended toward
group of men, women and children
as If in the act of warning them of the
approach of the British. Man and
horse were as motionless as II carved
in stone, and when the curtain was
drawn the audience demonstrated its
approval in vociferous applause.
The last number on the programme
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-02-19
BROOKHAvEN MISSISSIPPI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1896

itage of-of-somethin' or other, fer
get ies' what But the biggest time'll
be tonight, ] reckon. The young
folks Is goin' to dress up In clothes like
they uster wear hundred year ago.
representa- George Washington an
Marthy Washington, an continental
soldiers, an Britishers, an all them
revolutionary people. An at the end
of it all they's goin' to be a weddin'. +"
"a weddingr'
"A rail out-and-out weddin'. Yes,
street"
"Do You mean that q couple of your
town people will actually be married9'
shores you're foot high" chuckled
Maj Thompson, evidently enjoying my
show of interest. 1.-THE bridegroom's IS
old Ezry Bunker. the richest man in
the gas-belt, an the bride is Bessie
Powell, Squire Powells youngest girl
They're to be married in the hall, an
after that have sort of reception at
the squire's house. Ezry Bunker's old
enough to be the girls father, too
Seems like burnin' shame, cause they
say Bessie keers heap more fer Lafe
Clayton's little finger than she does
fer Ezry Bunker an his million. Lafe's
likely young feller, an owns the best
farm in the county. But Ezry he's got
the money, an the 'squire's got his eye
on it, an ] wouldn't be bit s'prised ef
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-02-19
FIRST LADY.

Martha Washington In Society and In
the Home.
As George Washington was the man
Of the moment, SO was Martha Wash
ington the woman of the hour. It has
been said, in fact, by many historians
that much of the success of the "Ea'
ther of His Country" Is to be attributed
to the help and sympathy he always
found in his wife. No wife who did
not feel all of this could have written,
as Martha Washington did, to q near
friend, in 1774: "Yes, foresee conse-
quences-dark days, domestic happiness
suspended, social enjoyments aban.
doned and eternal separations on earth
possible. But my mind Is made mp;
my heart is in the cause. George Is
right; he is always right. God has
promised to protect the righteous, and
viii trust Him."
It seems strange, when one recalls
the brilliant and successful receptions
she commenced in the executive man.
sion in New York and always continued
in Philadelphia under the name OF
levees, that this woman, who from the
first moment Washington was elected
president gave tone and standing
to the whole of continental society,
should yet dislike official life. Never
theless, so her biographers state, and
add that she was greatly rejoiced when
her husband refused third term In
1896.
At her home at Mount Vernon she
was undoubtedly at her best. A house,
keeper Of the real old school, surround
ed by a bevy of maids, and with a
great bunch of keys hanging from her
waist, she attended to and oversaw
every detail Here her dress was OF
the simplest material and make. The
silks and brocades that made her such
a magnificent figure in New York had
no place in her country manse. Her
gowns were Of home manufacture In
variably.
Despite the dignity of the Washing
ton homestead, its retinues and Its
liveries, a. homely air Of simplicity
lurled within its doors. Mrs. Wash
ington was an admirable hostess and
liked the house to be full to overflow
ing. She is said to have been very
beautiful, q rather small woman, with
dark eyes, fair skinned and Of quick
temper. A touching instance Of the
affection her husband had for her Is to
be seen In the fact that after his death
her miniature, which he had worn con-
stantly for forty years, was found upon
his breast..-Chicago Tribune.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-02-19
A Genuine Sportsman.

No picture shows George Washing
ton better than the glimpses and
snatches we get of him on his broad
lawn, sloping gently down to the Po-
tomac, and in the hallway of his IA
nous, now national, colonial manse,
Mount Vernon, a glorious estate to
have and to hold. It contained nine
thousand acres of swamp, woodland,
hill and meadow, and fishing, boating,
shooting or chasing the fox could be
enjoyed for the space of a days travel
ing without ever once going over the
boundaries. Washington was q keen
and active hunter. and riding behind
the hounds was Virginian sport that
met with his cordial approval A
thorough sportsman was he besides,
and it Is related how one fine day he
sprang from his horse into o muddy
pool, not caring for the barrel Of a
shotgun at close quarters, and wreaked
vengeance on a poacher and tres
passer.-Chicago Tribune.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-02-19


scarcely house in the place, it seemed
to me, that was not flying the national
colors from window or roof. was un-
able to account for this until the land
lord OF the tavern relieved my curiosity
by reminding me that it was the 22d OF
February, and assuring me that the
people of Posey Bend were intensely
patriotic.
"Washington's birthday is purity
nigh as big q day as the Fourth OF
July with u.s." said the landlord, with
ring OF pride in his voice. "Ef you're
thinkin' bout stayin' over night it'll
be wuth yer while, reckon. to sec
the celebration we're goin' to have in
the town hall"
There was no question about my
staying over night. An exasperating
washout on the railroad had COM
PEELED me, much against my will, to
stop at this little cross-road village,
with no chance of being able to con-
tinue my journey for twenty-four
hours, at least. The prospect was not
q cheerful one, and caught eagerly at
the suggestion that the exercises In
honor Of Washington's birthday might
afford the means Of killing time, al
though under other circumstances l
probably would have regarded it as
something to be religiously avoided.
For the present the good-natured
gossip of mine host was sufficiently d.
verting had found him quite alone
In the .'ofiicc" of his tumble-down old
tavern, and apparently not averse
to passing the time IN converse
ton. His name, as soon learned,
was Mai. Thompson. He was a long,
lank specimen, and as he sat with his
chair tilted back against the wall, and
one thin leg dangling over the other,
he had almost the appearance OF skel-
eton.
1--WE allus celebrate Washington's
birthday" he SAID, as he sent q stream
of tobacco juice toward the stove.
"Sling out the flags an have some sort
of o doin's appropert to the 'casion. l
reck'lect when we was satisfied with
spellin' match, or a house-warmin', or
a abarn-dance. but hyer lately the young
folks has kinder tuck hold an now we
have entertainments in the town hall,
with reg'lar music an singin' and dec
lamaticns an dialogues an sich. They's
two of 'em to-day"
Two what?"
entertainments Norations an
masic this afternoon, an sort OF ex-
hibition-tabloze, or ever what you call
'em--to-nirht. 'Safternoon Jcdge Gam
dcrbuclk's goin' TO noratc. Been max
in the snme speech for twenty odd
year. It's good un, too, specially
where he brings In bout the Father OF
his Country bein' the first In war, hrst
II peace, an first In the hearts OF his
oonntrymcn, an wherc be sea this
broad land = liberty + The proud her