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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

When the R silcoad Commission last
week were considering whether they
would grant the public a reduction OF
a pitiful I cent per mile On u present
high passenger rate the sleek, weel fed
railroad officials, with their $25, 900 sal
aries sat around in the room and with
their high priced attorneys brought
down from Washington in q palace
car, said they really could not afordit."
If they would put down their salaries
to that of State governors, aud to the
salaries railroad presidents used to get
here and still get in countries who're the
governments OWL the Railroads.&c.. e.,
50 500 or IS. 600, and would discard their
private palace cars, AID staff Of c
taries and servants the rate could be
reduced not merely / Of o cent, but to 3
cents per mile.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
WAKE COUNTY RESOLUTION.

The following resolution w2s adopted
By Wake County Alliance last Thurs
day:
ReaoIUed, That it is the opinion Of
Wake County Alliance, shat the Sub.
Alliances in the county should bold a
call meeting at as early a date as prac'
ticable, and a systematic effort be
made to interest the brethren and &C.
cure financial encouragement for the
shoe factory, that the machinery may
start and supply US with shoes for the
coming winter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
Il A DEBT.

The ints rest bearing bonded debt of
the State stands at present as follows:
4 per cent. Consol dated
6 per cent. n. G R R Con
s~tructi0n Bonds. ........ 2,720, 900
Total ST, O8v, 700
The interest is payable on the 4 per
cent bonds in January and July and
On the 6 per cent. bonds in April and
October.
The interest on the / per cent. bonds
is paid OUT OF taxes levied for the pur
pose; while the interest on the 6 per
cent. bonds is provided for out Of the
dividends coming from the States
stock in the North Carolina Railroad
Company.
The annual interest is es follows:
On 4 per cent. bonds. 1874 1923
On 6 per cent. bonds. ......... 1913 200
Total annual interest $50. 1927. 628
The annual income to the State from
its stock in the North Carolina Rail
road Company
has been, under old lease. $500. $3.50, 600
Is 30 be for E year, under New
Lease ......,............... 1876. 900
Is TO be for 81 years under New
Lease .... 21O, 900
Under the Act to "Compromise Com
mute and settle State debt" So $50, ZOO
new bonds have been issued in ex
change for the old valid debt. To com
plete the work begun in this line will
require 1856, O7O to carry the new debt
to it's utmost possible limit, So. 615. no
The time in which this may be done
expires January 1, 1897.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

can live like kings on the mlstortunes
of the producers.
Forty five States will select ninety
men whose ~stUpendous duties will be
to select a national flower. 1t must be
done because leading men" in those
States favor the idea. Two Of the
leading men" will get a job, and on
the shoulders of the ninety pie eaters
will rest the responsibility Of selecting
a rose, a hyacinth, lilly, or some n OF
the hundreds or thousands of speci,
mems OF flowers tn It nature intended
to all be national f0wers
They will assemble with ell the for
mality possible and due solomnity. Ten
to one they will p~rClong the ~assemblage
until the day before judgment. Like
the Behring SEA- arbitration committee,
they will arbitrate when there is moth
ing to arbitrate and draw their SALARIES
with great regularity. Their noses
will be as red as a beet and Cleveland
will order out the standing army to
protect them from the COWS while they
are searching around in the Potomac
river marshes for cowelips and bull
rush blooms.
After the exciting agreement is
reached, if it ever is. Congress will
then put in one session, at least, trying
to pass a bill legaGzing the national
flower" and then there will be ''cor
ner- stone laying" and speeches galore.
Really we know of nothing that will
produce such an intense strain as this
national flower business-unlegs it is
the presentation of the silver punch
bowl to the cruiser Raleigh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
z OF n pe,n~

Hard Fits, Bold SAVING.
Paragraphs From Reform sstdo&
A queer patriot is the man zys'''
we can't run our own fnara VINO aaN
without the aid Of Eoelar4 sys5ea
can Enterprise. 4Qe5
This is fast becoming G. por..
Of, for and by the bankers - T5oneQt
pie are simply tolerated as us peo.
to their support. = Chicago ET9 5,.,a'?
Is there over production il. ~. q
try when there are people tost Gun
fering for the very things thar @'S suit
claimed are over producaa,-1. Il d
Critic. 1~,~Faa?
The goldbugs are On q s#m
Their tactics are those Of the ~IaI
the sand0agger and sneak t7. N
dare not come in the oDe3-ss.U ?
Guard. '4&
Democracy's late capdid4.a
ernor in New York State ev-ra 9,"
situation when he fel5 cca-...;r~,
decline the nominatioa. -R-,o~,"
Diamond.
The patriotism that hired sgAs4u,.
and speculated eff the neco--f-os
Uncle Sam is not the kind Of 7a,,;. VI y
lem that saved the nation.-8Hisr~ I
Vindicator.
II there is a monopoly in tnis oo,,
try that is not an earnest and aorr,
fnancial supporter of WIIiau Hoy,,
ley, il remains unidentiGad.-~a.,s ,,
Waterman.
The banks insist that we must L.,
business on a gold basis, bu. you en-,
get gold out of the banks to Dew eve
if you deposited gold with la.m res
terday.-Chicago Express.
There are thousands who are benz
fitted by belonging to the Alaaaca. and
there are millions who shovla be 5sae.
fitted by it. Can we not iDdaca them
to ioin7-Pen2sylvania Alljal-. Al7g.
cate.
How smoothly the gold STANDARD
works is shown by the wae-a paid IL
farmers in Kansas. WhiGa thew ara
getting 25 cents a day The Railroads
ard insurance company cAicass still
drawn their 1925. 900 and $50, Cog sa.a-.s
Denver Times.
One Of the ccmicaI featuroz IF labor
crusher Hanna'e 50 called labor "a
parades is to see the big American
giants thrilling" the streets Of Canton
walking on their uppera, wearing saree
ply prosperity badges On tho e.a5 Of
their Sunday so meotic' jeans 5sm.lag
for money that is good Ii Ia---a
Sound Money. 8
The demonstration Of s.lve
checked our advancGmeot a. aa
and brought US under tribute tot a..v.q
but if we succeed in securing its re.
monetiz4tion, the wheel Of progress
will turn again, and the people will
arise in their might, like g Young
giant refreshed with neH vine
Gainesville Signal.
The New York World prints 70 and
half columns of Watso1's great
Lincoln speech, sent it by telegraph
under a two, column wide dispLay mead,
It heads i5, "Watson's Greatest
Speech" Another headline ra1dz:
Tax the Rich, Open the Minis Stop
the Waste" It was not only Wavaon8
greatest speech, but it was the greatest
speech ever delivered by any man on
Nebraska soil, as Chairman Ejojs.en
truly aid.-N8braska Independent,
WAKE COUNTY RESOLUTION.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

I SUPPORT WATSON BECAUSE
he represents a party that has educa'
ted our Democratic party to a due con-
sideration for the welfare of the con-
mon people. say it fearloealy, and u
cannot be denied, that reforms for
which the masses have been clamorin8
for years-whether it be silver or LABOR
or income tax or popular rights OF
resistance to government By uJihc'
tion-had never been written, 8nu
might never have been written, IN d
Democratic platform, until the Pop
ulist party, 1900, 900 strong t~hunderoa
in the ears of Democratic leaders the
announcement that a mighty multi
tude demanded these reforms. And
among the men who have nodded
through storm and struggle, the party
that has educated ours to popular I'D
erty, Tom Watson, of Georgia, stands
easily as the first and formost of them
John T. Graves, in Atlanta
Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
CORRECT.

We talk about money that is good in
Europe; what the people need most is
backbone that is good in America
Concord Vestibule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
cents per mi

FL is quite manifest it the tele-
graph Is destined to exert great
il hueuce on the business affairs o.
--+90ciety. Ia the hands of private
individuals they may be able to
monopoIiZ9 intelligence. / think =
that such an engine should be ex -
! clusively under the control Of the
governm8nt,-HeDry Clay, can
+di9ata for President in 1914. -
IT, ! - IT. detected
Mysterious condolences occasionally
occur. About the time Anna Gould
vas to be married to the profigato
French count, the Cotton Belt opera,
tors had their little old schedule can
collcd. AID again, when the Wander
6iit girl married the Duke of Mari
borough the N3w York Central opera.
tors gov their pay shortened end their
hours heightened. Can't you see who
pays the bills2 Are you always to be
a dumb driven brute, to skimp and
save, deny your family necessities,
your children schooling, for the price
less privilege of supporting shiftless
foreign profigates? Millions upon mil
lions Of dollars wIlng from the Mis-
souri, Pacific and New York Central
employees going to crafty the New
York s~10bCcracy's admiration OF q
name. Think Of the weary vjgils &t
the key; think of the stormy nights
upon the flying boxcars; think Of the
danger8-the lives and limbs lost IN
making the $22, 600, 600 which the meg
mates Of the Missouri Pacific and New
York Central pay out for the silly
bauble Of q title-the Counters Castel
lane, the Duchess Of Marlborough. If
you fellows hadn't earned this money
and given it to them, could the glrls
have gotten their titles2 Nit. By the
way, the Duke Of Manchester, 8 young
sprig Of 81, is crossing the sea for some
more OF the cash you fellows have de
posted with the ~milIionairs. The dukes
papa died in a London brothel and his
last d, ctor bills were paid by a variety
singer. The duke is evidently O. K.
and if he *marries a railroad kings
daughter you may prepare to pay the
freight,-Telegrapher's Advocate.
It the government may be safely
trusted with the transmission oil
our letters and papers, I see nc+4
reason why it may not also be in
Crusted with the transmission OF
++our kilograms and parcels, as is al =
!. most universally the case in E1r0na
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

I support Watson because I haze
good reason to believe that three fourtbs
of the people Of Georgia, s0ithout re
gard to party, WouId prefer him to
SeWaU and cote for hjm1 they acre as
free oS I am."-Hon. John z. GraUaS,
IN Atlanta Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

Il am standing nogV Just behind the
oartatr, and ia fun gL01g0 o. the coming
sunset. Behind me are the 8i3ddOC8 or
The track, before me lies the doris valley
md the riyeT. Ehen I Hningte tUSth Fts
dark tUqters I tcqnt to cost one hnger-
ina look upOn a country 1cb0se gOU8r4a-
ra8nt is Of the people, for the people,
znd bg the people, Il. Z. Polk, July
ith, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

help get the railroads to stop the rate
war, LEST the Railroads hurt each
other!"
Is it for this that the people have
taxed themselves six years to pay three
Commissioners good salaries and main
tain an expensive Department.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

Mr.. Henderson, the Washington At
torney for j. Plerpont Morgan, stated
to the Railroad Commission that a re-
duction of t of one cent on passenger
fares on his system alone would be
800, 900. AS the present rate is 81
cents, it follows that If / cent is $780,
900, the passenger receipts by his road
alone at 81 cents is 81 300, 600. That Of
all the railroads of the State must be
much larger, and as freight receipts
are vastly larger than that fIom pas
sengers, the sums extracted by railroads
from our people must &c perfectly enos-
mous-certainly large enough to JUS
tify the Railroad Commission giving
u tOiIers some little relief.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

1t the government may be safely
trusted with the transmission OF
Our letters and papers, I see No.
reason why it may not also be in
trusted with the transmission OF
= u kilograms and parcels, as is al =
/ most universally the case in Europe,
Justice Brown, of the Supreme
- SOI1FG Of EEP limited SfQf00 r.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

atlanta Constitution.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
Palmer AND BUCKNER.

PALMER And BUCRNER.
The Palmer-Buckner combination
Is the worst foe this country has ev-
er had. Its snake-like purpose Is TO
place the government In the hand 8
OF greed and ayarice.
Immediately after tire adoption Of
the Chicago platform and the nomi-
nation Of Bryan, there were many
democrats who resolved TO have no
further'connection with their party,
and blindly followed their prejudices
in hopes some action would be taken
TO offset the present democratic plat
form. Their hopes finally calmina-
ted in the Nomination Of the bolto-
crat ticket.
But ins.ead Of seeing their nomi.
nees doing battle for rtheir "democra-
cY," the misguided boltocrats beheld
the novel experience Of having their
leaders pave the way for the election
Of another party. This the honest
boilers would not endure and they
are burriedly returning to the true
party. Among this number is the
strong and apIe New Orleans States.
The following is what it has to say
of the ticket II could DO longer sup
port:
Palmer and Bnckner are no longer
leaders whose colors true and honest dem.
ocrats eau follow. They have sunk from
the position Of leaders OF the people and
prophets Of true democracy into puppets
OF Mckinley; the tea3s of the foul and
damnable principles of Republication,
which have brought upon us all the evils
nnder which the country suffers.
And there are thousands just like
the States. They realize the base
deception OF the indianapolis move
ment and will not abet it In its work
of infamy. The repeated admission
of the nominees that they have no
hope OF being elected, but simply
want to see Bryan defeated, is prima
facie evidence Of their purpose.
These men may be carrying out
to the letter the wishes Of the mana
i
gers of the gold faction, but they
are not by juEful satisfying the
numbers who followed them from
honest motives, and they are shaking
the Palmer-Backser dust from their
heels as fast as they can,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
OLDEST BOOK IN THE WORLD.


Probably the oldest book in the
world is the Papyrus Prisse, one
of the valued possessions Of the
National library ut Paris. The
book was found by Prisse in a
tomb at Theyes, which contained
a mummy of the first Theban dy-
nasty, proving that the book dates
back twenty-five centuries before
Christ, while an examination
shows that it really belongs TO an
earlier age, the time of King As
81. It's title reads: "Injunctions
Of the Perfect Ptah-Hotep, Who
Lived in the Time Of ASA, King
of the North anil South" " Chron-
ology places the time of Assa at
$3.50 B. G.
The book is divided into forty
four chapters and is written in
hieratic rhythmic language. 1t is
evidently written for the higher
classes, as it is to them its coun-
ellis are directed. 1t advises those
in authority to show in all their
dealings the characteristics of the
perfect man. Other good pre-
cepts are to be found.
The authors states that he has
attained the age Of 10 years and
has enjoyed honors and favors
that Egyptian royalty could be-
STOW.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
William j. Bryau

the democratic psfw for its alIuslon
70 the supreme court to the man who
spoke the above words and you will
wonder II you are living In the same
worldl
The income tax is responsible for
the "attack" on the supreme court,
and the income tax is not, charged
with terrible consequences. 1t OBJ
tanned in England, but there was no
dissolution OF government or rivers
of blood on its account. Ills harm
less measure TO enualize taxation be.
tween rich and poor. A democratic
congress saw the necessity Of such a
law aud UNANIMOUSLY passed il, ana
whether or not such a law was wise
and beneiieient the unequal taxation
we see on every side and an impov-
erished treasury eIoquently answer.
Only the wealthy sec anarchy" in
the democratic plpnk. Tho thought
Is foreign 70 tie roor man, who
only secs a benefcicnt attempt to
make the scornfnlrlch bear bis share
..suo. 'ntenas W ID The above
plank the almost divine love the dem
ocratic party has for the plain and
laboling people, and no man who be.
lievcs in the equity Of equal taxation
will vote against IL.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

defended the force bill; what assar.
ance have we that he will not do 80
againF Who can believe him2 Who
can say that he will not breathe life
into the Infamous measure the first
opportunity he has?
Mr. Mckinley's change Of opinion
on the currency question is suspi-
cious; II was adopted to bring him.
selt In consonance with those who
nominated him for office. Here we
see him trim his sails 10 suit tho
wind. Now suppose he Is elected
nave we any guarantee that he will
not Try TO put bis force bill in opera
ton That he may post federal officers
al every southern ballot box to insure
his reeleetlon9 The lust for place
and power Is great. aud we doubt
II temperament like Mr.. McKin-
ley's can overcome it.
The situation Is altogether too Sc
r'ons to treat with impunlty. Every
thinking man should determine to
serve his country as though an arm,
.,'m, loving ls y letter written j, Fol
Mckinley six years ago, dehuiiYs M.
position on the money question;
have always been In favor OF the fire.
anl unlimited coinage of the silver pro.
duct OF the United States. and have 30
voted at least on two occasions during
the time we have been in public life. /
am not willing to extend this coinage to
the silver OF the world, and open our
mipts to them without charge ms prop osed
by gentlemen Oh the floor OF the house
My purpose was to secure Immediate leg
isiation that would credit and dignity our
silver coin. / believe the law which we
/ enacted this session will accomplish til Mt
result. IL utilities every dollars worth of
silver product Of the United States, aud
even moro. The value ofthat legislation
b " already been apparent in tho enlanc-
ed yalne given TO silver.
You remember, as indicating my posi-
tion upon this subject that voted 20 pass
the silver bill in the forty-fifth or forty
sixth congress over the veto of President
Hayes.
On the snbject of trusts have already
expressed my vitws by my vote on the
Sherman bill, which has become q law
/ shall be very glad to write you at any
time upon any subject you may wish 10
| be informed upon. With me political
and economic questions are convictions,
and while may not always be right,
am willing to lot those whose suffrage
seek know exactly what they are
WIN. MCKINLEY, JR.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
SMOKING KILLS GERMS.

Smoking is preventive Of
disease, according to a celebrated
Vienesse professor of chemistry.
He estimates that the chances Of
a smoker catching diptheria,
smallpox, cholera or other conta-
gious diseases whose germs are in
hailed through the throat and
lungs, as compared to the non
smoker. one in twenty-eight. He
asserts that smoking tends to
check the development, of bacter-
ia and kill them. 1t is we'll known
that smoking is forbidden by
physicians and employees in lab
ratories given over to the cultiva-
ton and propagation Of germs Of
different diseases for experiments
Smoke kill these minte organisms,
and what applies to a chemists
workshop applies equally to the
human body.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
P0plaryilIe High School

The largest school, the best buildings,
tne strongest faculty, the cheapest rates
IN south mississippi Eighty six board
crs and total OF 26i stulents enrolled
during the last session. Boarding facil-
ties increased By the erection of 40 by
90 three story building. Instruction
thorough, health and moral influences un.
surpassed, Fifth session opens Monday,
September Z, 1896. For catalogue address
Capt. /. X. White, secretary, or w. l..
Thames, principal, Pop.arville. Miss.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

Bay st. Louis, Miss, Sept. 1, 1896
The board of trustrees OF the public
school hereby Announce that the public;
schools of the city or Bay st. Louis VIII
onen ON Monday, September 18th, 1896.
Sealed bids will be received by sccreta-
~ until the first Tuesday Ia October for
;anitor for white school.
i. II. YONG oHREN, President.
q. G. Hart, Secretary.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
NOTIcE no TEACHERS.

Waveland. Miss, August 81, 1896,
Application for a male teacher for
principal Of Wayeland, Miss, public
school will berecslped until tuesday. ~
o'clock NJ, September 10Th, 1876. Ii
cense to accompany application salary
$55 90 per month. Address; n
h. s. MANDELLE, Scc'y School Board.
Care gas. B. Ulmai, Bay st. Louis, Miss
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

ases ne nave been men who have attain nec
u pe" VINO nave tried to polute that sacred institution tnat
Ivy en thereby gather unto themselves and power This
u.s. on one side Is arruyed the republican host hen
On .'e other Is an unsialned purified demo
7" 'ne meridian OF peace and prosperity with good will
toward al men AZ the head of our democracy stands new m
deme-onc who will Gt from the labor the crown ~ ,h
William j. Bryan4 ~ '"'"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

All efforts to have Mr.. Bryan
speak in New Orleans seem una
vailing, and it is now very proba-
BILE the Demosthenes of democrcy
will not come to Louisiana at all
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
VIZ MCRTNLEY. LR.

William Mckinley was once an
advocate Of free silver coinage, but
he now claims TO be a thorough gold
bug. William Mckinley vigorously
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
NOTICE OF EXAMINATION.

Notice is hereby given that examination
for teachers will be held at Bay st. Lonis
and Nicholson as follows. Bay st. Lonis,
IS and 10 for whites. Bay st.
Louis, sept. "a and 25 for coiored. Mich
olson, October % and "a for W hitcs. Mich
olson, October 80 and 3lat for coiored.
A. G.. STEVENSON,
County supt. Of Pub. Education.
September Q, 1896
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

The sound money men bolted the Chi
cagO convention but not the democratic
party That convention bolted the dem
ocratIc party by abandoning $ orthodox
principles which are as true aud perma-
nent as the deealogue No christia con-
vention can change the ten command
inents, an attempt to do so would put
them out OF the pale Of christianity, just
as the Chicago convention put the silver
men put the democratic party Canton
Times.
There never was believed to be
anything divine about the platforms
of political parties, nor are they un-
changeable. The very constitution
upon which rests our government is
not immuatable. The ten command
ments are unlike our po htlcal crea-
,ions. The commandments appeal
to the individual, while the issues of
political parties apply to the nation.
Political measures are created to
meet new conditions. This Is an uE-
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03

Hobart, the republican vice
presidential nominee, is at tho
head of the big coal trust which
has increased price $1,00 per ton
on an output Of 10000, 900 tens.
Meridian News.