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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03

It is to be noticed also that the
receipts of last year are not only
greater than those of the year
before, but exceed by 500 ,234, 1871
those of 1894, the last year of the
Mckinley tariff, when the def
cheney was nearly $40, 600. COO. If
the Treasury is now running be.
hind again, it is because the
present Congress has made APP
preparations for the current year
in reckless disregard of the esti>
mated revenues.
1t is also worth while to con>
slider, since it is now acknow-
lodged that the primary object of
a customs tariff is to produce
revenue, that the amount of
duties collected last year, $157,-
312, 742, is not only greater by
some $28, 900, 900 than in 1894,
but is only $22, Ola, 1913 less than
the average of the whole four
years of the Mckinley tariff, and
this in two years of extreme
commercial depression, when the
amount Of dutiable imports was
abnormally reduced.
To speak of the Wilson tariff
as a revenue destroyer is thus
manifestly absurd. The reve-
nuas were reduced from 1890 to
1892 by $48, 900, 900, from 1894 to
1896 they were increased by $685.
900. 900. There is need of Still
more revenue if the expenditures
must be kept up at the present
rate, but the demand is not of
such magnitude that it should be
allowed to throw the business of
the country again into confusion.
Philadelphia Times.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03
MONEY ToBURN-n you haven,

MONEY TO BURN-Jf you haven't
got money to burn. it will be t your
interest to bring your Buggy, Carriage
Or Phseton to me when IN need of re-
painting A great mistake Is often
made by putting off painting too long,
as the damage to the exposed wood
work is often doubled by delay in
this matter. Bugsies re-painted for
$500 cash. Other vehicles low in pro-
portion. Work guaranteed f1rst-class.
Richard Brown, rear of Summertime
repair shop, Oh John street.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03

THE first Republican of any
prominence who has visited Can
ton, and openly admits that he
wants an Office is Col. Fred
Grant. It would seem as if the
entire Grant family has been
possessed with the idea that the
GOVERNMENT owes them a liveli~
hood ever since one of their num-
Der commanded a successful
army in the late war.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03

FRESH MOUNTAIN BUTTER
Fresh mountain butter, at 25crs. per
pound, always On hand. Fine Family
Groceries of ali kinds at rock uUttom
prices. New store. New goods. Call
and get my prices. l will save you
money. G. w. Brown, OPP osite Giles
Hinson. East Centre St.. north end
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03

Why will you buy bitter n~auseating
|tonics when Groves TaSL616SS
Chill Tonic Is as pleasant as
Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is au-
thorized to refund the money in every
case where it fails to cure. Price, SOC.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03
NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that an az
phi, ;,tion will be- made t. the next Cen
eral assembly for an amendment to the
charter o. he City OF Goldsboro.
nov ~ da 1t
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03

WE DO NOT want BOYS or loafers
to write, but men of ability $500 to
8 90 per month, salary Or commission.
State and general managers. Racine
Fire Engine Co., Racine, Wis.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SIZZLING OUT our Clothing, Hat.
and Shoes at cost, to change our bust
ness. Dry goods at rock bottom prices.
Southerland BriDkley IL Co.
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TAYLOR JOE LANE.
Taylor & Lane.

Manufacturers of ....
Tobacco lues, evaporators, stove
pipe, tin, copper and galvanized
iron. Work of every description.
Office at 8. b. Parker's stand on
! WalI ut street,
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LOST-A small account book, on
the asylum road between Goldsboro
and the TOler Bridge. A suitable re-
ward VIII be paid for its return to this
Office by G. E. Grantham,
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We would not say anything to dis
courage our many correspondents for
a great deal, and what we are going to
write will not be considered any thing
of the sort, we are sure. We are going
to ask you, one and all, to write plainly
in the future. Types sitting costs money,
and we have a certain amount Of space
to fill every week. If part of the mat
ter is badly written it consumes a great
deal of time, extra time, for the printer
to decipher what the writer may term
writing, but which, in reality. is moth
ing but irregular pen or pencil marks.
We know that all of our correspond
ents can write plainly if they will,
Some words are plainly written while
the very next may be undecipherable.
We hope none of our friends will send
any carelessly written manuscript IN
the future. Please don't. Write slowly
and distinctly. If you can't do any
better, rewriGe the article. You prob
ably a improve it by so dong. We
don't want any spencerian fl )urishing
or shading, Your fingers may be sCff,
but you can write plain. Most of the
best writers in the country have their
articles typewritten or rewritten by a
plain writer, frequently rewriting
everything before II is sent for publ
cation. Our correspondents can't I'm
dertake so much, but they can write
q legible hand.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
TO RECOGNIZE CUBA.

On last Friday the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs unanimously adopt
ed the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
OF America, in Congress assembled.
That the independence of the Republic
OF Cuba be, and the same is hereby.
acknowledged by the United States of
America.
Section 2. That the United States
will use its friendly Offices with the
government of Spain to bring to a close
che war between Spain and Cuba,n
This brings matters to a focus, somo
time will be allowed for discussion in
both Houses, and it is not likely that
mai action will be taken ntil Ian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
ENCOURAGEMENT IN THIS.

It was gratifying to read in the Raj
eigh correspondence of the Observer
yesterday that forty five members,e elect
Of the legislature have written that
they favor increasing the school term
to four months in the year. This may
be assumed to mean that they will vote
for a school "a which will effect this,
and it is to be hoped that a majority
OF the members will be found to be of
like mind. The last legislature set the
next n a praise worthy example in
increasing the school tax. Necessarily
this sort of improvement comes along
slowly, but it ought never to be per-
mitted to stop. If the Legislature to
assemble next month will provide the
means whereby the school term will
be increased to four months, it's sue
cessor will be encouraged to make the
term five, and thus presently we will
have a public school system under
which the children of the State may be
really educated and the burden Of taxa
ton will have been increased so gradu-
ally that the people will scarcely have
felt the increase. TIE last Legislature
atoned for many sins in the l~iberality
with which it dealt with the cause of
education and the States charitable in
situations. In these two directions lie
the best OPP ortunity of the next one to
do the State a service and to commend
itself to public gratitude. Charlotte
Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22

any editor in the State. If he will try,
but that is the question.
In order that no mistake be made In
this serious matter we have interviewed
State Librarian Ellington, who has
taken several turnip premiums IN his
day, and is an authority on anything
relating thereto. He stated that twelve
and fifteen pound turnips are possible,
Some years ago he planted a very rich
field in turnlps, on his johnson county
farm, and they broke all previous re
cords. They grew so rapidly that
many Of them were lifted out OF the
ground by the more sturdy ones, and
died on the spot When harvest time
came the ones that were not pushed
out of the ground by the Others,
weighed from ten to fifteen pounds,
three filling a half bushel measure
every time. Senator Farthing, Of
Watauga, was here last week, and
dropped in to see us. The question Of
thirty pound turnips came up and we
asked HIM if Watauga had really pro
duced such turnips. He declared that
she had not, to his knowledge. and he
knows the county pretty well. But
State Librarian Ellington asserts that
fifteen pou aders can be raised, and
that goes. Any statement about heavier
ones will be turned down at this Office
unless accompanied by the turnip itself
and an affidavit by five or SIX well
known citizens, and at least two of
them must be regularly ordained min
listers of the gospel
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
CUBAN AFFAIRS.

Even yet there is doubt about the
death OF Maceo, the Cuban general.
Some assert positively that he was
killed, some say he vas betrayed, while
others assert that he was killed on an
open battlefield. Oilers believe that
he is yet alive. At any rate the war
goes On. Cuba is winning sympathy
and aid. Much money has been raised
and forwarded from the United States.
Trained nurses are going over, and
volunteers from this country are going
to her aid. Men from Colorado, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and
Connecticut are now on their way or
getting ready to slip away to Cuba.
1t is a violation Of the neutrality laws
for them to go openly. A committee
Of n hundred citiz ems in Chicago is
raising food supplies, which the Cubans
claim they need more than men. A
mass meeting was held in Atlanta Fri
day and many men volunteered to
start at once if a company could be
formed. The fllibustering steamer,
''Three Friends" has again escaped
from the Florida coast with 400, 600
rounds of ammunition, cannon and other
supplies for the Cubans. She has done
the same trick several times lately,
though closely watched by two United
States warships, the Raleigh and New
ark, and persued by them. But it is
not believed that u navy sets up all
night watching such things.
AS usual North Carolina is not max
ing any noise, but if there is anything
needed to protect American interests
and honor she will be on the spot with
all four feet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
GETTING 1T IN THE NECK.

Recently a number of banks have
gone into voluntary liquidation, giving
as a reason that business is 90 bad that
they can't afford I o continue. We ex
pect they will get enough of their gold
standard and come to their senses,
though the change will be slow. AS a
matter of fact the small bankers are
the victims Of the single standard as
much as any other class of citizens. 1t
is the millionaire bond buyers and rail
road wreckers who are reaping the
harvest out of all this trouble. But the
smaller bankers have been as loud in
their silly financial clap trap as any,,
and they will not get much sympathy
when they are forced to go out of bus
mess or fail, as dozens of them are do
ing every week. The people are get
ting their g yes open faster now than at
any period since the panic started, and
it means that they will settle the bust
ness in a sensible way when they get
another chance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
VOTES AND VOTING.

The Chicago Record says: 1T will
be noticed by a reference to the cleo
ton returns that the city of Chicago
cast 10 O38 more votes than all the sill
yer States combined, and 5000 more
than all the Gulf States combined,
emitting Texas. The State of Illinois
cast more votes than all the cotton
States combined, and two thirds as
many as all the States between the
Missouri river and the Pacific"
Yes, and it will be noticed that there
is a well-grounded suspicion that more
votes were deposited than there are
voters, not only in Illinois, hut in Indi
ana, Iowa. and several other close
States. That Democratic Bourbon
methods we're adopted by r 9publican
managers in many sections, there is no
shadow of doubt, and it is useless for
the Republican party to longer pose as
one favoring honest elections. It is as
completely under the control of Wall
str IS the Democratic administration
and wall be exactly on par with the
ing Democratic gang of thugs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGs.


Senator Call introduced resolutions
denouncing the death of Maceo, Mon
day. Representative Howard intro
duced resolutions recognizing Cuba in
the House on the same day. No action
was taken.
Senator Allen wants an investigation
of the manne in which the goIdbug
campaign fund was used in the last
campaign.
The House passed three or four of
the regular appropriation bills during
the week.
The immigration bill passed the Sen
ate On Thursday. It requires that all
foreigners coming to this country be
able to read sections of Constitu
ton printed in their language, before
they are entitled to land and become
citjz ms. This, it is said, will restrict
immigration. Hope so.
a number of pension bills we're
passed during the week.
And with one accord they all drew
their salaries
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22

uary. 1t is understood that fully two
thirds of the numbers of both Houses
are in favor Of the passage of these
resolutions, and that they will be
passed over the Presidents veto, if he
should adopt such a course.
This does not mean war with Spain,
though it may cause a lot of talk.
Spain is a game country, but is not
great enough in military strength to
fight any first class nation, and besides,
she is badly crippled now in the war
with Cuba and the PHILIPPINE Islands.
To recognize Cuba it simply means that
the Insurgents a purchase supplies
or arms in the United States, and have
any other privileges that we might &C
cord to England, France, Germany, Or
any Independent nation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
KEEP THE ALLIANCE WARM.

With wood or coal you can keep
your bodies warm. You can also keep
your hall var in the same manner,
but it needs something more than such
stuff to keep the Alliance warm. Love
for the order will be necessary to keep
the Alliance warm. AS soon as the
love you bear for it is extinguished the
warmth will disappear and GOODNESS
will rush in and fill it's place. There
fore keep the lamps of love brightly
burning and let your presence add
cheer to every Alliance meeting. Do
not forget to talk and work while in
your meeting as we'll as outside. AL
ways have a good word to say for the
order. Explain the advantages which
might be gained by closer co OPERA
ton In the Alliance room. Help the
unfortunate; stimulate the trong:
relieve the oppressed; cheer the faint
n promote the morals, not alone of
your " circle but of the entire neigh
oorhood and thus help bind all of your
nelghbors into one band of f~raternal
neutrality-suspicious. Alliance Ad-
vocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
ALL FORGIVEN.

The matter Of State aid to the Uni
versity and other higher educational
institutions is attracting much atten'
ton now. Our genial friend, CoL
Webster, of the R9idsville Weekly, %
championing the cause Of State au
with zeal and ability, and knowing Dis
interest in the matter we expected 70
see in his paper last week a half column
or so of editorial on the subject ~
our surprise, however, he contents DILL
self with a beggarly paragraph OF tnf0'
and q half or four columns. hno"
ing that it was not lack OF argumeD'
or zeal for the cause that was RESTRAIN
ing the Colonel, we had begun to tnInD
that he was not living up to Ills uu'"1
and opportunities in this instance Wv
the mystery has since been ezpl"In01,
The Colonel is to be married n'4,
Tuesday, and it is not to be ezpe''0S
that an editor can write long edI'OFl''
on weighty subjects when sucn d u
mentous event of such vital Gomez =
to himself is go near at bano. LIZ
Colonel is excused. -State9VIiI0 N@N"
mark.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
INDIANS DID 1T.

Some people like Indians. We don't.
They have been the cause of a lot of
trouble. They are responsible for the
long names attached to some of the
crack farms around Durham. When
Col. J. s. Carr fastened 'Occoneechee"
to his farm the seed were sown. But
he has made a pretty place of it, and
we had decided to forgive him.
The next outbreak was made by Col.
Al. Fairbrother when he christened
his "You Be Yam Farm" just outside
of the corporation, and used A Ratchet
to cut the name on the side of a hill.
This ought to have called out a detach
ment of the State guard, but it didn't,
and the trouble grows apace. Some
law breaking citizen up there has
named his place We wa yam dab
whoop-pee Farm" This thing has
gone far enough. First thing you know
you will arouse a spirit of rivalry and
some Raleighite will call his farm Hoo
hoo boo ram katie on the Neuse, or
something of the sort, and then there
will be war.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
1T GROWS WORSE.

Some time ago we mentioned that
North Carolina soil was hard to beat,
and named six pound turnips as one of
the leading products. We had an idea
that larger turnips have been grown
here, but we thought elk Founders a
fair average turnip, Quite recently
several of our exchanges have added
to the gayety by stating that MI. So
and so has shown the editors thereof
turnips weighing eight, ten, twelve and
fourteen pounds. Now the Boone
Democrat comes forward with this
item:
1--WE will say to the Gastonia Gazette
that the fourteen pound turnip, in his
possession, is hardly a drop in the
bucket to some raised in Watauga.
What would you think of turnip that
weighs thirty poundsH"
We believe that the editor OF the
Democrat can come about as a tell
ing the truth In q turnip discussion az
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
A MERRY

There will be no paper issued from
this Office on Dec 90 n. The next will
appear January 5th. Tnis is in &C
cordance with an old custom among
weekly papers. Some argue that there
should be no holiday suspension. But
unless there is the employees can get
no rest at all during the year. We be-
lieve that subscribers n willing to
grant a week for rest after having been
served faithfully for fifty -one weeks
out of fifty two. We hope all of our
subscribers will enjoy themselves dur
ing the holidays and be ready to start
in with the beginning of the New Year
refreshed and stronger than ever in
the faith.
During the holidays please send in
what you owe and rene for the future.
We want to revise our list about the
first of January and hope that it will
not be necessary to cut eff wen one
name. Many subscriptions expire
January 1 Renew promptly. During
1892 The PROGRESSIVE FARMER will be
better han ever before. We will en-
deavor to give, in addition to regular
matter, full reports of the legislature
and the proceedings of Congress, now
in session. Any one of the several de-,
partments of the paper will be we'll
worth the subscription price, and you
can't afford to do without it. We must
keep up this fight for reform until we
get it, no matter how long it takes.
Those Of our friends who have so kind
ly gotten up clubs in the past will con
fer a favor by renewing their efforts
along that line. We want all our old
subscribers to continue and add many
new ones.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
WILL GOOD TIMEs CoMRa

We hope So. But there will be no
genuine revival of business until plu-
tocracy is driven from power, and it is
now on it's last legs. The people can
not be deceived much longer. They
have learned that the goldbugs are
plain, unvarnished prevaricators.
When they declare that good times
are coming by their route, worse times
always follow. Until water begins to
run uphill there can be no prosperity
with falling prices and a diminishing
currency. Year after year the gold
bugs continue to lie. But they have
overdone the business. Their remedies
have the same effect salt has on a fresh
wound. The Alliance and the Peoples
party have the only solution Of the
vexed question and theories are
growing in favor every day. We look
for a little improvement about the first
of January. Business will start off on
a conservative basis. A majority of
the people are learning economy and
adjusting themselves to the changed
conditions. The farmers are now in
a better condition as a whole than
anybody elge. They have enough to
live upon. In the cities there is actual
hunger among the very poor and many
others are forced to the most rigid
economy. The city man, with a few
exceptions, has gotten his eyes open.
He is no longer disposed to jeer at the
theories of the ~''hayseeder," for the
city man now knows that the com
plants of the farmers were just. Pc
litical intolerance is dying out-an ex
cellent sign.
The farmer is pretty safe for some
time to come. But few of them have
money, but they can live. They can't
make much Roadway toward paying
debts, but the creditor can't make
much Roadway collecting by selling
mortgaged property, for there is no de,
mand. The farmer can't spend much
on improvements or in educating his
children, but he knows his city neigh,
Dor is getting into the same hole and
will soon join hands with him in the
effort to climb out, and united efforts
will bring lasting results. The mer
chant, professional man and banker
are all going down with the farmer.
But the farmer hasn't got far to fall
and will not get hurt 10 badly. He will
be ready to say to his nejghbors: Il
told you So" and they will then start
hand in hand to bring about a change, |
and that is all there is to encourage US
to continue the fight for political re
form. But that is ep9Ggh,~ and it is
coming,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22
PR1TcHARD ENTERS "A DENIAL

Senator Pritchard sent the following
letter to the Charlotte Observer on the
17th. and gives the public to under
stand that the fight for the S~enatorshlp
will not be made according to the Mark
onis of Hanna rules in the coming
legislature:
Will o permit me through the col
umns Of your paper to refer to a state
ment contained in this weeks Caucasian
to the fleet that there is "a bold, brazen
and deep laid scheme on the part OF
Mark Hans a and his allies to capture
the legislature of North Carolina" The
intimation contained in the article IN
question, to the IF 7ct that Mr. Hanna
and his committee will attempt to buy
the votes of Populist members OF the
legislature, is entirely without tounda
ton. No such thing has ever been con-
templated by the Republican party
and the statement referred to Ia made
with a view OF intimidating those Pop
ulist members who recognize it to be
their duty to comply with the agree
ment entered into two years ago be-
tween the two parties as we'll to observe
the pledges made to their constituents
during the last campaign. The people
of North Carolina are honest and con
sentative and 1 resent the intimation
that any member of the North Caro-
lima Legislature will sell his vote for
United States Senator or on any other
question. Respectfully,
(Slgned) j. @. PR1TCHARD.
But Pritchard has pursued a course
recently that does not entitle his de
malls to much consideration among
people who cannot be humbugged.