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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
IN rEREST IN THE SHOE
FACTORY

The interest manifested toward the
Alliance Shoe Factory is growing
rather than diminishing. The State
Executive Committee was in session
here two days last week hearing prop
ositions from representatives from sew
enteen different towns and cities in the
State. The rivalry was great and the
outlook is that the Alliance will lose
little o. nothing in failing to get the
Cary property. The citizens of that
town are making a strong pull to get it
there yet, and other towns are working
as hard. Members of the Executive
Committee are now looking at property
and hearing propositions. They will
accept the best, everything considered.
The factory is a certainty in the near
future. Send in your cash for stock as
rapidly as possible, SO there will be no
delay when the site is secured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
SAME PUNKIN'.

President Cleveland touched the but
ton at Gray Gables, Mass last Wed
day, that started the machinery Of At
lanta's great exposition.-Ex.
This is the same Wall Street
'spunkin" who touched the button in
1893 that closed the machinery of the
entire country; that forced thous .nds
from a chance to earn their daily bread
that flooded this ''land of the free and
home of the brave'' CD with thousands
Of tramps and bsggars; that raised the
red flag Of bankruptcy and ruin from
the lakes to the gulf and from ocean to
Yes, the same old fraud of
Buzzard's Bay; the same plant and
willing tool Of Wall and Lombard
streets whom the money power will
again attempt to enthrone at the wheel
of the ship of State. But they can't do
it. The people have opened their eyes
and are pulling themselves from the
ruts of prejudice. Their ballots will
tell you the result in 80. Now, mark
it.-East Otto Qll.) Advance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29

thew get 90 so and call it princely pay.
Country negroes tell me that on the
farms they get SO a month n %rations,
! hut hat is only in this middle section,
-b1o So,,th ward and eastward wages
are lower.
sOrthodox party papers over in Tom
Watson's district have been making a
great to do over the Improvement and
revival of prosperity, and surely there
10 an Improvement if Editor Gate Sena-
tori Pat Walsh tells the truth, for he
q v that not long ago able bodied ne
groes could be hired in the vicinity of
Augusta for S. a month, while the
latest corners from there tell me thew
can nov get So. Of course these wages
go with rations-that is, enough corn
meal, pork, coffee, peas, rice and black
molasses to keep a laborer in working
order. And even in this State Ihear
the familiar statement that one great
cause Of hard times is the extravaganza
of laborers. Last year the rate for
picking cotton was forced down to 80
cents per 100 pounds. This year there
was an attempt at a combine to force
it up to so cents, the rate which pre-
vailed in the good old times" but 1
am told to day that there is a compro.
mise by which the pickers are to get
45 cents on FIRST" and 'scant" and 40
cents on the later or full boil. It takes
a lively darkey to pick 200 pounds a
day, but women occasionally do better,
and one was pointed out to me who
could turn in 24O pounds a day for a
week"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
e IS GROVER.

A Writer in the Richmond Star
says:
New corn is selling at thirty cents a
bushel in Richmond. The freight com
missions and bag rent amout to eight
cents, leaving to the farmer twenty
two cents a bushel net. Long live
Grover Cleveland! Long live John G..
Carlisle!
Wheat is netting about fifty cents a
bushel; tobacco not quite four cents a
pound-I mean in the average crop
oats will hardly stand the cost of
transportation. Long live Grover
Cleveland and John G.. Carlisle; the
true friends of the Virginia farmer!
According to the recent assessment
made by sworn officers, Virginia land
has fallen in value the enormous
amount of $40, OOO, 900. 1t is still fall
ing. Long live gold monometallism7 1t
is the best thing for the Virginia farm
er. It is so stated by that celebrated
patriot, Sterling Morton, Secretary of
Agriculture. He says that Virginia
farms worth $50, 900 formerly, can
now be bought for 81, 1000, and he
gloats over this great prosperity. Long
live Sterling Morton, the friend of the
| Virginia farmer! We are adding 20
the debt of the country by issuing
bonds in times Of profound peace l
order to give the bankers gold upon
which they may speculate. 1t Is true
this adds immensely to our taxes, but
that makes no difference, as we can
pay it easily with corn at % cents a
bushel. 1t will only take a little over
$50 bushels to pay 500! Who cares
for payinga little more money as long
as he has Grover Cleveland for Presi-
dent9 We have had a syndicate of
magnificent shylocks guarding the
United States Treasury for over six
months. They watched it until near
~ the last dollar of gold has gone out,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
GREAT ~ PROSPERITY IN THE
SOUTH.

Mr. J. H. Browning writes to a Chi
cago paper from Atlanta as follows:
when I reached this city and the
grounds of the Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition, about three
weeks ago, I tou2d everything in dire
confusion. Two days before opening
there was only one building really
ready and that was the governments.
thousands Of workmen, however, were
rejoicing in hope that their present
condition would continue and were
free to talk'of their wages, as workmen
generally are when they are doing a
little better than common. And verify
1 was astonished at some of their state.
ments. Thousands of r have
focked in from the farming regions
and were getting 81 day for common
labor, where before the exposition
boom the rate was but 80 cents. One
year ago painters and carpenters in
Atlanta got but 81 so per day. Now
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
PLANT WALNUTS.

Walnut trees grow to perfection in
most sections of North Carolina. We
have frequently urged our friends t6
plant them for future reve6Gg. The
timber Is valuable, and, owing to the
constant demand and scarcity is grow
ing more so. The editor of the Hick-
DRY Press recently sold one tree for SIS
He says:
plant some walnuts, brother, plant
walnuts You can plant 100 trees on
an acre and never interfere with farm
ing. In twenty years time the trees
will be worth SIS a piece. You can
get one years growth by plac-
ing the walnuts in a single layer on
smooth ground and covering with a
thin layer of dirt, then, when they
have had about two freezes, they will
crack open; then the first warm spell
plant them in squares in an old field,
100 to the acre. The walnut enriches
the soil and soon you will have a field
fit for cultivating and growing crops,
and your walnuts will also be increas-
ing in value at the rate of ten cents per
tree each year to a certain period, when
it is augmented in almost geometrical
proportion. Finest business in the
world. A big field of walnuts planted
now will be of more value to your boy
when you die than a big bank account. :"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
APPOINTED HIS COUSINS.
A Correspondent Complains That Chsl
Marshal Patterson, of the State Far
Appointed Only Kinspeople.

A Correspondent Complains That ChsI
Marshal Patterson, of the State FaH'
Appointed Only Kinspeople.
The following list of names with pOsF
office address has been sent US for pup
LEGATION. The writer thinks Mr.. Pat
terson didn't tote fair in the matter O.
distributing honors:
J. F. Shaffner, F. F. Bahnson; W.
E. Shaffner, H. F. Shaffner, Henry
Shelton, Charles Shelton, P. E Horton
Salem; r. N. Hackett, Gordon HacA'
EFT, Wilkesboro; Paul Chatham Klcr
ard Chatham, Etkln; Rufus Lemon
Rufus Gwyn, Yadkin Valley; J. a.
Gwyn, Spring Dale; L N. Htcke[sop'
Fonda; Alex Hall, Vim. Clinard, hoA
DRY; Rufus Jones, Jno. Jones, rave
son; Augustus Jones, Harper Ben.
noir; J. Harper, Pat5erson-22 co
John L. Patterson, E. Y. Fa''0 ,r
brothers to the Marshal. Twenty "'
of one family mustered into honolS
This is a true bill. You can Ve[Iiy
by inquiring at the different posVoLnoe3.
OF course 1 do not wish to appear n0a
dlesome, but nepotism is nePoVlsm
North Carolina, as we'll as III VISIBLE
ton. benny mAN
wTTsnR RY X
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
n. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A Florida paper contains the adver-
tisements of 800 tracts of land to be
sold by the Sheriff for unpaid taxes.
We guess that wave of prosperity has
struck Florida at last.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, author,
ICES Senator Stewart to state that under
no circumstances will he support a
goldite candidate for President. This
means that Senator Teller is in the
Populist ranks.
A printer who evidently doesn't be
In WElAVOr, sPUah wen OIL. -
lieve in a future state, set a heading on
the fifth page of this issue, ga Lady
Writes Fuse" The heading was writ
ten, "a Lady Writes Sense" and the
proof readers correction vas not at
tended to properly.
A subscriber in the eastern part Of
the State says The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is regarded as the standard
paper of the State, as it contains every
thing necessary to make up a family
agricultural newspaper, and keeps up
with the reform movement-leads it,
in fact. Just 80.
Quite a number of friends from diff
ferent sections of the State have
dropped in to see us during the past
week. 1t would require more space
than we can spare to mention each
one. We are always glad to see you,
friends. Come again. The latch string
always hangs out.
DIR. Caldwell of the Charlotte Obser,
yer, is generally a modest man, but in
his repeated declarations to the effect
that all the brainy men in this country
are against free coinage of silver, he
doesn't make the usual exceptions. w
don't carry the matter so far. 1t is al
ways understood that this writer i;
merely following in the footsteps ol
such cranks as Jefferson, Calhoun,
Clay, Webster, Jackson, Lincoln
Vance, Daniel, Jones, Sibley, Stewart,
and several hundred others in the same
class, when we declare for free coinage.
By the way, we want to impress the
D1ctor with the fact that he and some
other editors are going to get mighty
lonesome if they don't discover some
way to keep their ''brainy" heroes from
leaving the country with from $50, 600
to $780, 600 of bank funds every day or
two. Bank officials are carrying
sound money" off at an alarming rate
nowadays
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
YOUNG MEMS REFORM CLUB

A number of the young men of the
State met in the Office of The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER last Friday and organ
lied Toe Young Mems Reform Club
of North Carolina" Mr.. G.. E Kestler,
of Concord, was elected president. Mr..
81. w. Aver, of Raleigh, secretary and
treasurer.
Steps will be taken at once to in
crease the membership and enlarge its
scope of usefulness, extending the O.
ization to the counties. It is a non
partisan organization, young men OF
arsy political faith being eligible.
The following are charter members
]. B. Lloyd, g. E Kestler, J. L. Ram
sey, H. w. Aver, R. w. Sossaman,
James II. Alexander, j. E. Fowler,
w. G.. Belts, Morrison Caldwell, T.
Ivey, Fl. w. Butler, J. w. Lassiter,
Il. F. Jones, w. o. Stratford and J,
z. Green.
Executive Committee: 7. Ivey,
chairman; Morrison Caldwell, J. L
Ramsey, J. E. Fowler and J, W. Las
sitter.
A numb of honorary members
were elected. Their names
and the constitution and by laws
adopted will be published in due time.
The young men of the State should
take a deep interest in such an organ,
izafiOn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
CREAM OF THR PRESS
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and P.t...,
Paragraphs from Reform PsDsr.

Hard Hits Bold Sayings and Patrios.
Paragraphs from Reform Paper'
Every straddlebug is a goldbrn
heart. Many Republicans belonss At
this species of insect. -Leader !"
Island, Kas. "Ols
If gold is Goods money" the
must have gotten it away from E g2va
as his satanic majesty seems to ba
control of it at present .-Leader lave
Island, Kas 4s
If the farmers want low prices .
tight times to continue and get vo. ua
all they have to do is to vote for Is
gold standard.-Star, Statesboro w. cuS
Gold standard men fight
straight from the shoulder. The tOu
silver men fight you from a 16 - S
standpoint and then vote the n.,1
standard ticket. -North Texas Rev. 3~N
Paris, Tex.
Politics in the North are too boa,-
split on the silver question. Bows o,r'
it to them, A house divided aesin..
cannot stand. Rush up the scatter"
element and we will be safe. Gloheo
Corpus Christi, Texas.
A few men have cornered the peopIs.
supply of coal; a few more have en-,
nered the peoples supply of coal oil,
few more have cornered the peorIs.
supply of land; a few more have en-,
nered the peoples supply of money!
few more cornered the peoples mean.
of transportation, and the whole Com
bined. have cornered the government
Peoples Advocate, AuItin, Texas.
The Plutocrats are relying on tba
corrupting power of money to contrd
the election next year; it is aIreadr
being flung in the face of the Populiss
that they have no money and therefore
cannot carry a campaign to a success.
full issue. We will admit that money
is a great power in the land, a power
that is to be dreaded by all patriots,
but we think hard times have been
carried too near the starvation point
not to awaken the people; the calling
chains have been felt by too many, and
plutocracy must go.-East Texas Re
former.
One of the Rotbschilds SAYS that
America is the place to make money
for the next five years. America has
been the place to make money for the
last thirty years; the only question is,
for whom9 It is evident that it was
not the producers who made money,
and Rothschild did not have them in
view when he made the prediction &C.
credited to him. There can be no ques-
ton that the Rothschilds and their ik
will pocket millions in this country
during the mex t five years if our gov
eminent continues in its present fnan.
cial policy Staats Zeitung, Kansas
CitV, Kansas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29

and one of the number from New
York city, Lazarus Freres, finding it
did not go out fast enough, took 3d.
$1,000 for his own use and shipped it.
And 10! a great howl arose and the
syndicate disbanded. Censorious and
fault finding people stated that this
syndicate watching the gold in the
United States Treasury reminded them
OF a parcel OF welves watching a flock
OF lambs. Some people will talk too
much anyway and are always saying
disagreeable things. The truth itself
is often very disagreeable and remarks
like the foregoing ought not to be
made, because they hurt the feelings
not only of that august public func-
tionary, Grover Cleveland, but, per-
haps, also of the editor of the Rich
mond Times and possibly Mr.. Holmes
Conrad and our Governor, the Hon.
Charles T. O'FerralI, a recent convert
to gold monometalism, who voted
seven times in Congress for the free
coinage of silver and now with a leap
equal to that of a circus man at Am
herst Courthouse I saw in my youth,
he has turned not q single but a double
somersault and became so full fedged
a gold man that he actually states that
foreigners will not eat our wheat and
-four if we remonetize silver.
Long live Q. T. OFerrall, the cham
pion, the guardian of the rights of the
Virginia farmerl These are glorious
and prosperous times; the only trouble
about the thing is that the people do
not seem to know it. OF course silver
ought to be demonetized. We have
entirely to much money; not only is
this true, but all the ~greenbacks must
be retired and cancelled. This is a
part of the scheme. Is it not rights
It is true that this will reduce corn to
about fifteen cents a busheI and wheat
to about thirty cents, but is not this
the best thing for the farmer? Who
denies it9 We can wear wooden shoes
like the English peasant, we did it
during the war between the States of
this land, and we car do it again. We
can have meat and coffee at cost oace
a week lik tn European peasants. We
will have a glorious reward in having
Grover Cleveland as our President
with his superb and splendid cabinet
as his advisers. Who cares for power
ty and sorrow and suffering as long as
we can retain the services of the pres
ent glorious Democratic administra
tion9 Shame upon the mar who is
not willing to sacrifice everything to
keep these iiiusGrious men in power
We want "sound money" and by sound
money we mean gold because it is
scarce and is the money of the rich
man. What rights has a poor man
anyhow?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29

Both the Republican and Democratic
parties have taken their turn demone-
tizing silver, making money scarcer
and harder to get hold of. Debts
heavier and much harder to pay, fore,
ing thousands of families to lose their
homes scattering poverty, distress,
III and desolation broadcast through
out h length and breadth of our once
happy and prosperous nation.-Peo
pies Friend, Leesville, La.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
nowadays

Q1ack doctors always disagree.
hence the patient generally dies, Quack
statesmen have attending on Uncle
Sam till the old man is ab to give
it up; Great Britain wants to be ad-
ministrator .-Prodigal, Baird, Tex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29

an standing nO1U Just behind the
curtain, and in full gIOtUO Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When I mIngLe NTH its
dark tCdters I tCGRt to cast m liTgeT-
ma look upon O. country whose govern
ment 10 Of the people, for the people,
and 6g the peOpLe,"-L. l.. Polk, July
Eth, 1890.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
List OF Patents

Granted to Michigan inventors
Reported by c. A. Snow d Co., soli-
citors of American and foreign
patents, opp. U. S. Patent Office, Wash
ington, ID. G.
G. Anderson, Detroit, lawn sprinkler;
}. Anderson, Colon, ire-escs pc: w. W..
Annable, Grand Rapids, clamp for troll
ley wires; II. A. Bacon, Pontiac, beam
picker; c. w. Bennett, Penn, combina-
tion wrench; j. G. Grout, Detroit. wind
guard for lighting matches; Jerry r..
Hall, Bay City, saw sharpening machine;
w. NJ. Leonard Oshtemo, portable grate
for brck-kiln tireplacss; T. c. Mertz,
Detroit. capsule cutting machine; f. G.
Rehm, Detroit. looping attachment for
circular knitting machines; G. A. Roberts,
Three Rivers, stand pipe; K. A. Searles,
Battle Creek, drilling and tapping ma
chine; G. Waterson. Rochester, metallic
barrel or package; c. b. Whitaker, CAL
edonia, type-writing machine; l.. K.
Woodland, Owosso, burial casket handle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
ASSININS.

James Defoe Is on the sick list.
Barney Barhano was at L'Apse Wed
nesday.
Louis Curtics was up from Baraga
this week.
Charles Boneche was L'Anse visitor
this week.
Frank Denomie was at Baraga Mon
day.
James Hartley was visitor one day
this week.
Mrs. Susan Rice, OF Marquette. was
here Sunday.
Simon Denemie was at Baraga the fore
part OF the week.
Abe wawasang was at Newtonville
Wednesday.
Jacob Forcia was at the M, E. Mission
and Psquaming Monday.
Joseph Curtice was a copper country
visitor the first Of the week.
Mrs. Julia Barbano was at the M. L.
Mission this week.
Mrs. Jacob Spruce, of the NJ. K. Mis-
sion, was here part Of the week.
Mother NJ. Justine is expected to re-
turn from St. Louis. Me-, this week.
Antoine Dsfoe, of Baraga, was visit
ing relatives here Thursday.
Mrs. Julia Doherty and Miss Nancy
Den0mie are visiting friends at Hancock.
Mrs. James Halliday, of the NJ. E.
Mission. was visiting friends here this
week.
Joseph Barbano has completed his
Logging operations for the s. K. L. Co.,
OF Chassell.
Mrs. A Chose and Miss Lizzie Demo
nile were visiting friends at L'Anse part
Of the week,
Mrs. A. Chose, of Newtonvills, was
hare Sunday, the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Nancy Denomie.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. King, of the NJ. E.
Mission were visiting Mr.. anu Mrs.
Charles Magnant. Sunday.
BAIL Aticons was over from the n.
E. Mission Sunday. He is engaged in
hauling logs for Dan ASHER.
A nice celebration was held hero
Thursday by the children OF the con-
vent, the occasion being st. Joseph's
day The day was fne one and very
pleasant time was had.
<~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
NOTICE.


Bids will be received by the Skanee
church building committee, until April
I'd, for the performance Of the following
work, viz:
To put on siding and cornice, to lay
the ioer, to cell the wall, 81 feet up
from the floor, to put In doors and win
dows, to raise and single the spire on
the steeple.
The main building Is SO BY 80 by IA
feet, with eight windows. A bay or out
building on one end is 81 by 7 feet, with
one small window and one door. The
main part OF the steeple is IL by 12 by 3s
feet, with two doors, four lattice windows
and one small window. The spire on the
stseple Is 8 feet at the base and 10 feet
high.
All materials, Including doors, win
dows and frames. Will be furnished on
the ground, For further Information
apply to WALFRED BEEN, Secretary.
Skanee, Mich. 3-16 t-3
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23

The newspaper building IN Cleveland,
o., occupied by the World, the A. N,
Kellogg Newspaper Company, and the
United Press was completely destroyed
by fire Sunday evening, the FIRE starting
At about 8 o'clock. The total loss was
about $4,000 1t Is thsdght that the
nrs started through the carelessness OF
the World porter. who was said to have
been smoking In the building shortly
before the blaze was discovered. The
Worlds loss is about SIS, 900. the proper
" being partly insured. The A. IN.
Kellogg company's. loss is about s25. 600
aud the building was valued at about
q. 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
LAIRD BREEZES.


The following named gentlemen wore
nominated at the township caucus:
Supervisor--John NJ. Peterson.
Clerk-Jeremiah Sullivan.
Treasurer. 7. Drew.
Highway commissiouer-Augu MIS-
ula.
Justice of the PEACEFUL term-W.M.
Peterson.
Justice Of the Peace-to fill vacan cy-
Andrew Lehte.
School Inspector-two years-Wm. NJ.
Peterson.
Board of Rsview-Alsxander Hender-
son.
Constables-Charles Manninsn, b.
Southwell, e. Matero and NJ. Savals.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
The Bali Is Rolling.

A citizens caucus was held at the
Town Hall Monday evening. G. l..
Roche was chosen chairman and II. Cod
dington secretary. The ticket as named
is as fellows:
Supervisor-L. j. Gallagher.
Clerks. d. Davenport.
Trsasursr--Carl Schmelisg.
Board Of revisw-A. Girard.
Highway issionor-Daniel Nc
MILAN.
School inspectors-H. Nesbitt and
James Mcmahon.
Ovsrseer highways, district No. g
Daniel Lawler.
Ovsrseer highways, district No. g.
l.. w. Giddings.
Oysrseer highways, district No. A.
John Falk.
Constables-Joseph Girard, Richard
Field, Herman Falk, Frank Newton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-23
a Question to BE Voted Upon.

The submission OF the amendment
relative to the salaries OF state officers
has brought cut considerable discussion
and no little criticism. There seems to
be natural deep-seated antipathy, first,
to the adoption of constitutional amend
ments. but more especially to the
adoption of amendments increasing the
salaries of state officials.
The question before the people this
spring is not one of dollars and cents, as
we think, can be shown by the figures
which will follow.
The following is list of the officers,
their present and proposed salaries: