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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
PROPORTION OF MONEY TO VOL.
UME OF BUSINESS.

Mint reports giving the amount Of
money per capita throw no light what
ever upon the amount Of money in
actual circulation performing the
functions of money from day to day.
Money is, that money does. Money to
DE money must perform certain func
tons. Coin that does not perform
these functions is not money. Money
has three we'll attested functions. First,
to act as an ~inteTpOged commodity, a
go between to facilitate the exchange
of commodities by doing away with
the double coincidence required in bar
ter. This function of money makes
money the greatest labor saving ma
chine ever invented.
Second, to act as g common denomi
nator-not a common measure-of
value for the various commodities of
fered in exchange in any market
Money in this case establishes the ratio
of exchange of, say wool, against iron,
or wheat against cotton. 1t expresses
the ratio, and in this function is large
~ ideal in Interstate and inter national
exchanges.
The third function Of money is to
act as a standard for deferred pay,
ments and it is in thus acting that the
gold standard commits the greatest of
crimes against humanity. A standard
for deferred payments should be a
standard of justice, ind not a standard
that cinches every debtor for the bene,
fit Of the creditor.
The cutlery against the gold stand
ard is a cry for justice, for humanity,
for fair dealing between nan and man.
Under the gold standard a continuous
contraction of the actual circulation
has been going on. Prices are govern,
ed, not by the amount of money cred
tied a country by mint reports-but by
the amount Of money in actual circu
lation, and being actively exchanged
against commOditIes-that is to say,
the amount Of legal tender performing
all the functions of money. This
6u4OuAG Va h4OAOy SCtS PL4CCS - OLA GAC
commodities offered for sale. If we de-
crease the amount it will still exchange
against the same amount of commodi,
ties, but to do so prices must fall to the
level of the new ratio. Tnis is a truth
acknowledged by all economic writers.
| Ricardo in his reply to Bosanquet
| states it thus: "''That commodities
would rise or fall in price, in proper
! ton to the increase of diminution of
money, 1 assume as a fact which is
incontrovertible." Montesquiea says:
"COmmae Ia total de Tune est OIL total
de Tuutre la partie de Tune e O la
partie de T8utre." CAS- the whole of
one is to the whole of the other, the
part of one will be to the part of the
other.) John Stuart Mill says: "It
the whole money in circulation was
! doubled, prices would be doubled. II
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
A GREAT CALAMITY.


The most important event to this
| State that has occurred for many years
is the purchase of the Seaboard Air
Line by the agents of J. Pierpont Nor
| gan, who already controls the South
ern Railway and to some extent It's
| aIlv, the Atlantic Coast Line. Thus
| practically the entire transportation
| system of North Carolina passes into
| the hands Of one man-and he the one
at whose bidding Grover Cleveland IL
! legally issued 1852, 600, 900 Of bonds, to
| the profit of Morgan's crowd OF some
j eighteen millions of dollars.
(! Important as this occurrence ls, cal
| amitous as it must prove, few news
| papers have called public attention to
| this matter, which must so vitality af-
| feet our State.
Toe first step of Mr.. Morgan through
his local over seers and atcorEie5 will
be to prepare to take charge Of the leg
islature. The Seaboard stock was sell
ing at $I7 per share. To get control
of the me- }ri5y of the stock the Nor
| gan agents paid $3.50 per share. To
pay for this immense advance, the peO-
| pie OF North Carolina must continue to
be taxed high passenger and freight
| rates. 1t must come out Of Jul peck
cts.
Toe n. @. r. r commission have
rescind their order Of a few weeks
past reducing the passenger rates one
fourth a cent per mile. Weare nOteven
to have that small mercy, and the only
hope Of the people is il getting the leg
islature to pass a bill reducing exces
sive railroad charges. This Pierpont
Morgan ia determined to prevent, and
his tools ere busy Free passes to mem
bers of the legislature and their friends
will be ~pruiuseiy rendered. Now is
the time the people should question
candidates as to their intentions in re
gard to voting down free passes and
high railroad rates.
In this connection, a busy railroad
agent has been Boosting around lately
that he had procured $3.50 worth of
free passes for a certain candidate for
a high position. We are glad to say
that this candidate is not a Populist.
The people would do we'll to inquire
and find out what candidates are rid
ing round soliciting their stuff ceges, but
with their travelling expenses paid by
J, Pierpont Morgan and his corpora
tions through free passes and campaign
contributions. Such men, If elected,
will be in no position to advocate free,
silver, nor to sincerely oppose the cor
poration yoke which Morgan is fasten
ing on North Carolina.
In these times free men should know
we'll what manner of men they vote for.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

Ask your candidate for Congress Il
he will vote for a postofice telegraph
and telephone with a uniform IL cen'
rate for kilograms throughout tn0
Union and a telephone at every coun'
try p~Ostofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

II am stc1adirg not0 Just behind the
curtain, and in fuu gLOtO Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
NE track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When ] mfngLe tCtth fCS
dark tUGters I tUGRt TO cast Efnger-
Ena look upon q country tChOse gOUerr1-
Bsent is Of the people, for the people,
and 5y the people, IL L. Polk, July
18th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

Ask your candidate for the legl5Ia
ture if he will vote for a bill prohibit
ing free passes to oil office holders.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
ASK QUESTIONS.

Ask him if he will vote for lower
freight charges and two cents per mile
passenger fares.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
FIRE BY FRICTION.

Every here and there may be
found a man who declares his utter
disbelief in the popular belief that
the aboriginal red men made fire
by rubbing two sticks together and
it generally transpires that these
skeptics have at some time or other
slyly tried the experiment them
selves, making a perspiring failure
of it, says the Enterprise. But
even these disbelievers would be
convinced that fire could be pro-
duced by friction had they been
present while load Of old charred
lumber was being unloaded at the
S. & P. depot the other day. TO
avoid handling the dirty stuff
Drayman Dicus hitched his team
to quantity of it and dragged it
off. The friction caused by drag
ging it caused it to burst into flames
and at one time it looked as though
it might destroy the lumber, car
and ALL A bucket full of water,
however, quenched the flames.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05

rates to the products of the farm
and all industries of the state,
awarding justice alike to the pro-
ducer and the common carriers.
We favor the adoption of an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the election of United
States senators by popular vote.
We favor an appeal to the gener-
al government for an additional do
nation of two or more sections of
public land in each township to be
surveyed, the proceeds from the
sales thereof to be devoted to the
construction and maintenance of a
system Of public roads.
We recommend such legislation
or amendment to our fundamental
law as will enable US to adopt the
Torrens system of registering land
titles at as early a day as the con-
dition of our public finances may
justify.
In view Of the alarming increase
of contempt for our constitutional
liberties and the growing disrespect
for our government in all its
branches we demand the enact
ment of more stringent enfranchise
ment and immigration laws.
The principle set forth in the
Chicago platform that it is not
within the duty and province of the
federal government whenever and
wherever necessary to protect the
lives and property of all citizens we
denounce as revolutionary.
We reaffirm the doctrine Of the
founders of our government that
the safeguard of our liberties and
cur institutions rests upon our ju-
dicial tribunals, and we condemn
as unpatriotic the imputation OF
the democratic and populist plat
forms that the decisions of the SUI
preme judicial tribunal are gov
erned by other than an honest and
impartial Interpretation Of the law
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05

Kahir corn, a forage plant of the
cane family, which has recently
been introduced in the west, seems
to contain a deadly poison " hen in
a green state. H. Wilson, of the
Lewiston flats, has small field of
the corn under cultivation. His
field is not enclosed and on Mon
day several head of his neighbors'
cattle visited his garden. The next
morning three COWS were found
dead but a short distance away.
The newspapers of the northern
country report number of similar
instances, and the lesson afforded
should be needed by the farmers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05

All over the world the drift of
population is to the cities. This
drift is very perceptible in this
country, but it is much more
marked in some other countries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
nrpuBLTCAN PLATFORM.

The platform adopted by the
.,to republican convention, at Ia
' ' was as follows:
We We. the republicans of the state
4 Washington in convention as
'"sobJed, reatfirm and renew our
sIeciance to the principles of the
r ren6 blican party and indorse the
Joraration of those principles as
EXPRESSED by the national republi-
e s convention held in St. Louis.
We further pledge our earnest
and united support to the nominees
athe republican party for presi-
dent and vice president-WilIiam
Mckinley and Garrett A. Hobart.
We indorse and commend the
nrudent, wise and patriotic conduct
Of public affairs under the chief
magstracy of Hon. John H. Nc
Graw, and denounce as false and
malicious the attacks made upon
our state administration from mo-
tve8 of personal revenge and for
partisan purposes.
We reaffirm our confidence in the
ability, probity and efficiency Of
Senator John l.. Wilson and Con-
gressmen Doolittle and Hyde.
We assert that the injuries to our
industries and the wrongs inflicted
upon our wage earners, miners, ar
tisan8 and all laboring classes, and
upon our lumber, coal and agricul-
tural interests, are chiefly attribute
able to the repeal of the Mckinley
law and the abrogation Of our rec
iprocity policy, and we therefore
maintain that the entire fabric of
our national prosperity rests upon
a just application Of the principles
Of protective tariff.
The republican party is unreserv-
edly for sound money. 1t caused
the enactment of the law providing
for the resumption of specie pay
ment in 1879; since then every dol
lar has been as good as gold we are
unalterably opposed to every meas
ure calculated to debase our cur
rency or impair the credit of our
country. We are, therefore, OPP
posed to the free coinage of silver
except by international agreement
with the leading commercial ma
tons of the world, which we pledge
ourselves topromote, and until such
an agreement can be obtained the
existing gold standard must be
preserved. All our silver and paper
currency must be maintained at
parity with gold, and we favor all
measures designed to maintain in
ylolably the obligations of the
United States and all our money,
whether coin or paper, at the pres
standard of the most enlightened
nations of the earth. We heartily
approve of the declaration of the re-
publican national convention in
which it pledges the republican
party to promote such an inter
national agreement and we hereby
instruct our senator and represent
'atlves In congress to earnestly CO.
operate with the administration to
'hat end. We believe that the
patriotic citizens of this nation will
never entrust its monetary legisla-
IIon to any party under the leader
snip OF such men as Bryan, Till
man and Altgeld.
The republican party has always
oeen mindful of it's country's de-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
BIRDS AS seep.cARRIsRs.
Natures Agents In tho Dissemination or
Plants

Natures Agents In tho Dissemination or
Plants.
Two centuries ago the Dutch de-
stroyed every nutmeg tree In the Moluc-
Gus in order to enjoy monopoly OF the
business, having planted the trees in
their own possessions. In spite Of their
most earnest efforts, however. the
islands were being constantly rcstockcd.
For n long time the thing was n nys-
terry, but at length IL was solved. The
doves OF that quarter of the world are
oflarge size and readily swallow the seed
OF the nutmeg, OF the fruit Of which
they are very fond. OF wandering hab-
it's, and having great wing power, they
traverse wide stretches OF sea and land
in few hours. and deposit the seeds Of
the nutmeg not only uninjured but bet
ter fitted for termination by the heat
and moisture of the birds system.
By similar process thousands of
acres OF land have been covered with
trees of different kinds, the birds act
ing MS natures agents in the dissemina-
ton OF plants. But in quito another
manner do they transport seeds from
place 60 place. Darwin found In six
grains OF earth adhering 90 the feet Of
plover three different kinds OF seeds.
and in the mud sticking TO the feet OF
ducks and geese shot in England he
found the seeds OF plants peculiar to
the Victoria Nynnzn, In Central Africa,
thus proving not only the extent Of rai-
grafton but also the possibility of plants
appearing In strange localities through
the agency Of these birds. In the mud
sticking 10 the feet OF Texas steer the
seeds OF five different kinds of weeds
and grasses common In Texas were
found by n microscopist after the mr.
rival OF the animal In New YorlS.--St.
Louis Glohe-Dcmocrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
A Hustler.

Tourist lin Oklnhoma) Col. Handy
Polk, the real estate agent. is,a very en-
.erprising man. Is he not2
Allsali Ike-Enterprisin'? Wal. I
reckon be could steal the porous plaster
Oft from q sIecpin' mans back without
wnlsin' him up.--N. Y. Truth.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
THE REAL SUFFERERS.
where tho Iii Effects OF the Bryan Policy
Would Fall

There have been countries where tho
rich have been comfortable and the poor
wretched France had come to be such
country when The revolution broke
out there little more than "a century
ago. There have also been countries
u here there was nearly enough of the
comforts or life 10 go around, and wherc
the great majority OF the population
FOUND the material ingredients Of hu-
man happiness within their reach. The
United States has been such country
most or the time since IL became ma
ton, and III is quite such country
to-day, it expects TO be go once more as
soon as the effects of temporary foilies
and errors have passed away.
What has never been known on earth
is country where the poor are COM
Portable and happy while tic rich are
Nietehed. There Is 10 record IN his
tory Of such land as that. Religion
can conceive Of IL; indeed there are a
good many people who have lively eX-
pectation of reaching some such place
some time, but IL will not be on this
earth or in this life. The rule here is
that where there is suffering which is
due TO the lack OF material commodities
or TO unfayorable material conditions,
the poor get deal the worst Of il.
There is sentiment, which Is more
or less prevalent in this country this
year, and which is being carefully cul-
tivated by some dishonest politicians,
that the arrangement of business and
the collapse of credit which would fol-
low the triumph of the free silver party
would help the poor by the same process
by which il hurt the rich. III IL did Il.
would do what is contrary TO all human
experience. IL would undoubtedly do
permanent harm to many well-to-do
people, whose holdings would be wrest-
ed from them by the cxigencies OF panic.
but ia the end the people who would
suffer most would be the poor, who
would feel the effects OF bad times first
and longest, aud the people who would
profit most would be shrewd rich men
with ready money to buy. very cheap.
property which their poorer brethren
could not hold. The men who profit
by wreck are the men who can drag
in the wrcckagc. The men-outside OF
the silver mine owners-who would
eventually profit by silver coinage arc
rich men, most OF whom are fighting
silver coinage with all their might. Che
men who would suffer most from IL are
the wage-carners--the men WHOM.
Debs and Altgeld and Bryan himself
are trying TO array against honest
money "--IIarDer's Weekly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24

There Is no necessity of working.
man voting for dishonest dollar. II
he wishes to accomplish what a S3-cent
dollar would. let him simply ask his
employer 90 reduce his wages a. Tea
cent--N x. HERALD.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24

DAccording TO Bryanites there was
but one cause for the depression IN ths
price OF wheat and other farm products,
and that was "tbe crime OF 1879" But
after the great crime" whent was up,
and now IL goes booming. and silver
does not. Why does not the great states.
man tell the American farmers why2
lie Is now In a wheatgrowing region,
and IL will be an interesting subject.
Tell MS. Mr.. Bryan, whether the wheat
bulls have scented Bryan victory and
sent wheat a-kiting Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
silver Dollar Explained.

Now look ut this silver disk II is not a
coin: II is fiat. round piece OF silver,
which a couple OF months ago contained all
the silver which could be bought for n dol
lar In gold. As | said. tho value OF silver
has shrunk n little In those two months. so
a ~ not worth quite that, but II Is near
enough for the purpose. Look at this and
the American dollar. side by side The
one represents the amount OF purchasing
power which n dollar has under the gold
standard, and the other the amount Il
would have under the silver standard.
The difference I'm size represents exactly
the shrinSago IN purchasing power II We
went TO free coinage. or. IA other words,
the shrinkage there would be IN real wages
90 the w0gc-earncr Perhaps l can show
you better what ! mean. by another ex-
ample. Look at these two loaves, one OF
which " nearly twice the size OF ,he other.
Soc this big one. This Is an elght-cent
loaf. when the cents count on a gold basis.
Now look a. this small one; Il sells for
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
Gospel OF Sectional Hatred.

'In truth, In their attempt TO stir up
what they are pleased 20 call class hatred
and TO arouse one set or American citizens
against another, Mr. Bryan and his col
leagues are rapidly finding out that their
doctrines lead them into queer positions.
III you try TO help one class by allowing
II TO repudiate It's debts and cut down the
wages OF labor and then as an offset offer
90 the laborer free riot. all you do is 20
insure the degradation OF every class In
the community.
MIR. Bryan and his supporters Messrs
Altgeld. Tillman. and the rest. preach not
merely class hatred. but sectional hatred.
They strive 20 make you people OF the
mighty west believe that we, your broth
ers I'm blood and feeling. whose homes are
in the east. are alien I'm interest TO you
Dir. Bryan speaks OF the east as the enc
my's country The other day In address,
INK a great New York audience was APP
plauded 20 the echo when / said that I
was an American first and a New Yorker
second, and all the better New Yorker be-
cause ! was an American FIRST. You and
!. my brothers. know no north nor SOUTH
no east nor west. We are Americans and
that H. all. In the civil war when the men
OF New England manned the ships of Far
ragut, what cared they thas the great ad-
miral was born in Tcnncssee7 DO you sup
pose that the men from the farms and
workshops OF the northeast IN the Army
OF the Potomac wasted n thought on the
feet that the silent soldier who led them
a. victory came from illinois7
We republicans. we. the men OF tho
party OF Lincoln and Grant and Seward
and Sumner and Chase though we take
our leaders from any section OF the coun-
try. as a matter OF fact more often find
them In the west than In the east. About
that we care absolutely nothing. so long
as they are good Americans. into whose
hands u Is safe to intrust the interests Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24

There Is something pathetic IN the sight
or these dupes OF the dcmagoRues and
visionary reformers. They are not to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-29
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR GIFT.

Ono cabinet photo franc given away with zach dozen
photographs Stop around show window before
going anywhere else for your photographs
MATSoN BROTHERS, Photographers,
Ia Commercial Street
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-29
S.P.TEASDELC0
High Grade Holiday Goods for
Very Low Prices.

Styles suitable
balls heate For have elegant Embrod
Gentemens MufleB shades
fitting In white aud fashionable shades take
measure and " the neck and sleeves,
arrival OF Boys Clothing Mothers and sisters been
anc buying all the prices
After spent money purse
bright beautiful
cheap knowing the full always had
buying Gentlemen's Clothing
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-20
LOCAL CHURCH NEWS.

The Children's day service will be held
at the Baptist church tomorrow evening.
The last meeting of the Ladies' Society
of the First Universalist church until Sep
TENDER will be held at the church vestry
Thursday, June %. Supper will be served
6 to o'clock. A musical entertainment
consisting of solos, duets, etc., will be
given under the direction of Misses Wheel
er, Lamson, Cooper and Labaree.
Baptism of children, and infant christen-
ing at the First Universalist church Sunday
morning at II. 80; service at 1870. The
pastor will preach sermon on The Relig-
ious training of the child. Prov. % IS
United senior Sunday school concert at
7.30. Young People Christian Unior
services at z o'clock. Subject: "Child
hood.n
The Lawrence Mills Sunday school viii
observe tomorrow as Children's Sunday
Appropriate exercises by way of speak
ing and singing by the children will
be given. 1t is expected some from out
side the school will assist by special music
1t is also hoped that some short addresse
will be made by those attending as visitor
to the school. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attend at 3 o'clock in tn,
afternoon in the school house at Lawrence
Mills.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-20
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20. 1898.
BUSINESS NOTICES.

A Silver Cream, best silver polish in the
world. Prepared by j. A. Wright Il Co.,
Keene. Pierce's Bargain Store.
HNew line of school folders at the TINES
Job Department,
HLatest style in wedding papers at the
TIMES Job Department.
Al For SALE.-Brand new two seated
surry; cost $165. Will sell cheap.
c. X. LABAREE.
Screen wood for sale at $3, $3.50 and
81; oak, pine, and hemlock dimension
lumber furnished on order. G. X. LAB
AREE.
TI shall have few bushels of very
choice Currants for sale at loo per quart
Good goods and full measure.
A. A. HALLIDAY.
II It's not So but $4.9S for one of those
seven jewel Waltham or Elgins; everyone
warranted. New lot just received at Bar
nard Bros, the new jewellers, Bellows
Falls, Vt.
Zone dozen each of the black figured
mohair separate skirts at $3.50 and $2.9s
Just opened at j. G. DAY & Co.'S.
TAnother lot of fancy silks marked dowr
to 80 cents yard; chance to get sill
waist cheap j. c. DAY & Co.'S.
EAnother dozen of those duck blazer
suits price $1.59, opened to-day at j. e
DAY & Co.'S.