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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
FARM PROSPERITY.

tY should De
p~The farmers
have no Ihelr
own faults re dis
posed to claim, on any
rate it is time for a sad for IN
vestigation. A prominent citizen re-
Gently said in the presence of the writer:
There are three stages Of reform.
First, investigation second, discussion;
third, action" 1t is time to complete
the two first stages and enter upon the
third. If each farmer will throw eff
the party yoke, investigate and discuss,
there will be but little doubt about his
taking action. But he cannot investi-
gate nor discuss intelligently so long as
be reads nothing but old party monop-
oily ridden, truth hiding papers. Every
reftrmer ought to busy himself In
placing reform papers in the hands Of
mis- neighborz, and now is q good time.
Taking the census is rather a modern
invention, so the United States did not
take an invoice of stock till 1850 And
what has been III growth from 1850 to
1890, as shown by the census returns,
each ten years.
All the property in the United States
in 1850 was 81 1856, coo, 600. In 1890 it
was Sos, O37 900 600. In the forty years
the total wealth Of the United States
had grown nine times as great. An in
crease of S.. 500, 600, 600 had been added
to Americas wealth. What proportion
of that vast sum representing human
toll and effort, and thrift and economy,
had the American farmers to show for
their share of this fabulous prosperity.
In 1850 the farmers of America owned
about one half of all the property in the
country, and in 1890 they only owned
one fifth of it; from nearly SO per cent.
they fell to % per cent. In 1850, the
farmers owned property worth So, 271,-
600, 900, and in 1890 all the farmers
owned property worth $13 279. 900, 900.
That is to say their wealth had in
creased in forty years four times. But
all other than farm property in 1850
was 50 864 coo, 600, and in 1890 was
$51, ISL, 600, 900, an increase of thirteen
times.
Take some Ct the good farming
States. Look at Ohio. In 1850 her
farmers owned II per cent. Of all her
property in 1890, q per cent.
In Maryland the farmers own only
Is per cent. of her wealth.
Look at the Empire State, that as
sumes to dictate the financial policy
that shall control prices of the pro
ducts Of the farms Of all America. In
1850 her farmers owned over 50 per
cent. of her property, but in 1896 only
IL per cent.
In Massachusetts the farmers own
less than 6 per cent. of her wealth, and
in Pennsylvania only Is per cent.
In some other States the percentage
Of farm adversely is not as large, but
it is only a question Of time, if there
isn't a radical change, until the farmers
will not own two per cent. Of the
wealth Of this country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
Mr.. SMALLEY'S LITERARY MIS-
SION ABROAD.

George W. Smalley, the famous
American editor-author, has been
granted a two months holiday by his
paper, the London Times, and has gone
abroad on a special mission for The
Ladies' Home Journal. He has eugaged
to prepare a short series of articles for
that magazine, and is gathering the
material for them in Europe. The
work will ~necessitate his spending part
of the summer in England, and the re,
mainder in Germany.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
CREAM OF THR PRESS
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and ps.-,.
Paragraphs From Reform Pano..

Paragraphs From Reform Pane. 'a'
Direct legislation means that
pie shall rule, and that is wbv psc'
chine politicians are against it I2
gan'e Buzz Law. "of'
There is no consistency in rurn;o
national banker on a platform onroseS'
to national banks. Take Sewau 5aS0
Peoples Tribune. "D
During the last thirteen veara o,
45s Minnesota farmers have been o w.,
out under mortgage; great thing ~.
gold standard = Morgan's Buzz 19v ~s
The receiver" seems to be d,;..
more business at this time than 80:
other individual. Vote for fha ~
~ceiver' 8 system if you like it.-R.tor~
World.
If the people would act with ~,
banks as the banks do with tho noon1.
they would burst every banr in r..
C country inside of six months -anlara,
indicator.
Populiam is growing like the E9va,.
Of spring but none II.
less rapidly, wherever the sun at trntb
warns the soil of intelligence.-r.er
Falls investigator.
The rank and file Of the Democrats.
party in the South are honest rDd wan,
DO right, but a more corrupt set n
leaders 10 party ever had or ever viii
have--Tenneeeee Current.
A sham Demccracy-such is The
Grover Clevelcnd kinds more harm
full than a genuine monarchy. The
past four years prove that fact con-
clusively Enterprise.
The monopolistic Republicans and
Democrats who for years have robbed
the people in the name of business
will now unite to rob them in the neme
Of patriotism. The Coming Nation
The banks are furnishing gold to The
treasury now to keep up the gold re. T
serve and after election they intend 70
draw out the gold again and force
another issue of bonds. Chicago Sen
tinel.
How to benefit the laborer. Con.
trct the currency, close the factorils.
throw him out of employ ment, put
big tariff on what he must consume
and-saddle him with more bonds
Ohio Populist. (
There is no earthly reason why
Liverpool should remain in the marke!
of the world, save the fact that some
Americans insist that she remain 50
when they demand a single gold stand.
ard Saturday Critic.
A gentleman explaining the 1G to-
question TO an old South Carolina de-
key told him it meent SIS for she viii :,
man 81 for the negro. Nine Old darkeJS
said: "Well, OATS better dan its bin;
I'll halter vote for TiIlman."-Atlant8a
Constitution.
The Republican party pretends to
love VIM. Mckinley, and also pretends
that they wish to elect him to the Pres
idency but they have set him adrltt
on a gold money plank, which renders
him Is helpless to protect u indus
tries, or anything else, as if he were
dead and buried. - Pennsylvania
Farmer.
1t had become so hot in Georgia that
Hoke Smith, of the cabinet, was com
PEELED to come out in his paper, and
Atlanta Journal, for Bryan and SewaI
Now ne lives inawful dread Of Growers {
frown, and does not know what minute
a huge boot may emerge from the d.
rection of Gray Gables, to kick him
into kingdom come. Rocky is the road
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
THE OLD COLLEGE AND THE
NEW.

We have received a copy of an ex
celIent address by DR. Chas. ". Dab
ney, Jr., President of the University
of Tennessee. The subject is, The
Old College and the New The ad
dress was delivered last June at the
Commencement of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburg.
The speaker outlines very clearlyt' e
recent growth of scientific and techni-
cal education in the South and coz
trasts the old classical school, it's linn
tied resources, and narrow curriculum,
with the new State colleges and uni
versities Of the present day and their
extensive equipments and electric
studies.
He shows that the educated man is
no longer expected to be a cyclOpaedla
of information, but a worker, q cleaner
in the fields of science. The old edUca-
ton had it's merits in preparing for the
easy life of the planter and the profes-
sions. 1t cultivated the memory, the
imagination, and the taste, though the
judgment and the power Of observation
we're dwarfed. Another strong point
was that it built up character, and yet
it made no allowance for individual
differences in development.
A word of caution is given with re
gard to the danger of very radical
changes. The elective system may be
carried too far in schools where the
preparatory training is imperfect and
narrow. Without broad culture, we
have narrow, prejudiced, ard imper-
fectly balanced men.
The danger of cheap and superficial
education is also pointed out. The
popular craze for short courses"
practical education" business edu-
cation" which system is we'll demon
mated "a slaughter of the i~nnocents,"
has reduced the attendance of the boys
of school age in Southern cities and
towns to less than six per cent.
The new college is to be commended
for its superiority in individualizing
or, al the speaker says, ''be-
cause it recognizes the fact that the
whole man must be trained, the physi-
cal as we'll as the intellectual, and that
all men must be educated according to
their God given natures, to do, each,
his own work. The carpenter has the
same right to a good education as the
teacher; the farmer as the physician.
The hope of America is in the American
college. It is characteristic of this col
lege that it has stood faithfully to the
ideals OF a sound culture; a culture not
withdrawn from active life, but init
mately concerned with that life. It
was the glory of the old college that it
gave to the country so many men of
culture and character.
Never did our country need men of
moral courage more than now, and it
should be the great aim Of the new col
lege to give it more of high charac-
ter, while it trains more men with
powerful intellects and skilled hands"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

Il am standing no1C Just behind the
curtain, and tn fuH gtotC Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark vaHey
md the riUer. When 7 mingle With its
dark tUuters I Want to cast one Einger-
inc look upon a country whose govern
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and By the people."-L. L. Polk, July
18th. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
THEY WANTED SOUND MONEY.

Tina Murray Hill State Bark, one OF
the largest in New York, has gone up
the spout via the 'sound money" route.
The Security Bank, Duluth, Mimi. -,
has closed it's doors. Lack of deposits.
North & Taylor, private bankers,
Chicago, Ill, are in the hands of a re
ceiver. Dtpositoro will not get much
of their sound money back again.
Chas. S Day and F A Phillips, bo'h
members of the New YJrk Stock Elk
change, have failed.
j. E Kelly, Cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, South Bend, Ind, stole
1924. 600 honest money" from tire bank
and then committed suicide in conse-
Quence.
The Citizens National Bank, Sanageio,
Texas, has failed. Liabilities $72 600.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

rebuked by the judge who said: go
hcme, little woman; you shall have the
n weeks time"
Mrs. HCffmann burst into tears Of
gratitude at this unexpected leniency
and gasped words of thanks to the
judge who had not forgotten he is man.
Meanwhile Justice Bolte handed the
s~tenographer five dollars, the steno.
grapher added two dollars, and sym
pathetic spectators Increased the sum
to $16 Is, which was handed to the lit
tie woman as she left the court room.
The marshall followed her out and
secured a months rent in advance.
The text Of the sermon at Trinity
church to morrow will be Charity
Troy Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

The Progressive Farmer is the Omcial
Organ ofthe n. c. Farmers State Alliance
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

Senator Dubois of Idaho will support
Bryan.
Justice Brewer is in favor of the gold
standard.
Senator Murphy of New York says that
he will support Bryan.
The silver party proposes to flood New
York with literature during the cam
paign.
A conference of Nebraska gold-stand-
ard Democrats will be held in the near
future.
-Four thousand people attended a Re-
publican ratification meeting in the Bos-
ton Music Hall.
At Topeka, the Kansas non-partisan
silver convention instructed delegates to
vote for the Endorsement of Bryan.
The Vermont Populist convention in
dorsed the work Of the st. Louis conven-
ton and nominated Joseph Battle Of Mid
dlebury for Governor.
Senator Hill upon his arrival in New
York in company with Major Hinckley,
chairman of the State Democratic Com
mittee, went to the home of William O..
Whitney as guest.
The California Populist State executive
committee has issued manifesto to vot-
crs. The nomination of Bryan is indors-
ed, but Sewall is opposed, and Watson Is
favored for vice-President.
Henry George the single tax leader.
says that he is neither a gold nor a silver
man, and that the present currency sys-
TEN and both systems advocated by the
two leading candidates are bad.
The West Virginia Populistic State con
vention named Isaac G. Ralphsnyder fc.'
Governor and ratified the st. Louis plat.
form and the candidates. They urge re-
duction of the State officials salaries.
Rev. Clark Davis, of Seattle, Wash,
member of the Populist national commit
tee and chairman Of the State committee.
has resigned both positions and will sup
port Bryan, who is his wife's first cousin.
At Washington the National Associa-
ton of Democratic Clubs received Mon
day sixty applications for new clubs, and
since then there have been many addi-
tional requests for charters from all parts
Of the country.
In the Nebraska Populist convention
the "middle-of- -the-road" men were sup
pressed, and the State committee given
power to name electors in case the aa-
tional committees of the Democratic AMI
Populist parties failed to ag.ee at their
coming conference. The nominees are as
follows: For Governor, 8. A. Holcomb;
Cor Lieutenant Governor, 7. Il. Harris.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

ty-eight were so far recovered two days
later as to be able to go to their homes.
Of the fifteen persons remaining In the
hospital several are suffering from terri
bic injuries, the nature OF which makes
their recovery doubtful. There are still
people who contend that the Reading
train was racing with n train on the par
allel track of the Camden and Atlantic,
and that the Reading train was going at
such terrific rate Of speed that it could
not be stopped when the danger signal
was suddenly shown. The story that the
Reading train was racing when the acci-
dent occurred continues to be repeated,
but it cannot be substantiated. If two
trains were racing the engineers were vio-
lating one of the strictest rules of their
roads, and were liable to instant dismis-
sal, II discovered. On the other hand, n
man whose name is withheld, and who
witnessed the accident, says the trains
were not racing.
No verifcation Of the racing between
the two trains can be obtained from the
railroad people, as they either refuse to
talk or fatty deny that the engineers
could have been racing. Nevertheless,
people who daily use the two roads, assert
that races occur frequently on the level
stretches, where the tracks are parallel,
and bets among the passengers would be
made over the result. Two Of the wound
ed at the sanitarium are in a very serious
state. These are Mrs. Fralinger, of
Bridgeton, whose leg was amputated, and
the unknown woman with the fractured
skull. The latter recovered consciousness
Saturday morning, but could only talk
incoherently, giving no explanation of
herself. 1t is probable her skull will be
trephined in the effort to save her life.
The terrible event has cast a gloom over
the city and sobered the gay throngs Of
summer pleasure seekers. Besides the
death and suffering entailed by the col
lision, 1t is likely to seriously affect the
business Of the city for the rest of the
summer. The fear is expressed among
hotel men that the accident will make
people timid about travelling on the light
ming expresses, and as this has been a
poor season so far, the outlook is viewed
with anything but cheerful minds by bus
mess people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
ALLISON ON SILVER.
Iowa Senator Favors BimetaIIism by
Agreement.

Senator William Il. Allison, in reply 20
a request for his views touching bimetal-
lism nv international agreement, has writ
ten a letter, which has been printed by
the Upper Des Moines Of Algona, la
Mr.. Allison was chairman of the United
States delegation TO the Brussels none
tary conference in 1892, and studied the
question exhaustively. He says in part:
"As respects the prospect for an inter
national agreement to fix a ratio between
gold and silver, with view to open mints
with unlimited coinage by the agreeing
nations, am still Of the belief that such
IN agreement within reasonable time is
probable. The silver countries cannot
abandon silver because Of their situation,
nor can they procure gold to take the
place Of silver, even II they were inclined
to do so. Hence the necessity Of a COM
mon ratio between the metals, embracing
the leading commercial nations. France.
Belgium, Holland, Germany and Spain
have large amounts Of silver In circulation
full legal tender, coined at the old ratio
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

nounced, a few months ago, up 30 the
present the Vanderbilt family has made
known its uncompromising disapproval
of the match. The fact that the bride
is few years older than the bridegroom
has been the main obstacle to their union,
and even this has been as nothing in the
face of their devotion to each other. BY
marrying the girl of his choice young
Vanderbilt may forfeit a patrimony
which is estimated at $4OO,0OO,0O0. A
single carriage stood in front of the Will
son residence during the ceremony, in
which the bridal couple were conveyed to
the railway station.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is the oldest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
FALL OF THE MOORES.
Diamond Match and Biscuit Deals
Come to a Sudden End

Diamond Match ana biSCuit Deaie
Come to a Sudden End.
Like thunderboh out Of a clear sky
came the announcement from Chica 60
Tuesday that tie Moore brothers, the
giants behind the great Diamond Match
and New York Biscuit deals, had failed
The sensation produced in ''the street.
that indefinite term used to describe the
banks, brokers' Offices and the business
places of the big men in finance without
regard to their location-was most pro-
found.
While the effects of the failure will be
far-reaching and widespread, Chicago
paper asserts that there will be no panic
The Chicago Stock Exchange did not
open Tuesday, and it will remain closed
until arrangements shall have been com.
pleted to settle the trades outstanding
This action was decided upon ut meet
ing of the governing committee. The ac-
tion of closing the exchange was com
mended on all sides. 1t was admitted that
il an attempt had been made to carry on
trading under present circumstances Sc
rious trouble would surely have followed
in which all stocks would have suffered
materially. Operators cite the fact that
during the panic of 1873, when banks
were failing all over the country, the New
York exchange closed it's doors and re-
mained closed from Saturday, Sept. 81,
for ten days, resuming on Tuesday, the
Both. For some time thereafter there
was very little business transacted. The
exchange was also closed in 1869. when
Gould cornered the god, and Black Fri
day made it absolutely necessary to stop
the wheels of business.
The speculative deal. of which the fail
ure Of the Moore brothers is the begin
ming of the end, began early in this year.
The head and front of the speculative
movement were the Moore brothers, but
they were ably seconded by the most
prominent local and eastern spectators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
NEW PARTY FORMED
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS
ORGANIZE.
Thirty-three States Represented at
:, ,Indianapolis-It IL Decided to Hold
a Convention In September and to
Name a National Ticket.
Palmer the Leader.


Under the name Of the National Demo-
cratic party of the United States the
gold standard Democrats will hold L
national convention in indianapolis We'd
nesday, Sept. 2, and nominate candidates
for President and Vice President. This
was decided upon at the meeting Of the
committee in the Indiana capital Sena-
tor John NJ. Palmer, Of Illinois, was made
the chairman OF the permanent national
committee, and to him will be left the
selection of the Executive Committee
which is to perfect the details of the
convention.
Thirty three States were personally
represented when the permanent commit
tee of the sound money Democrats was
organized, but three more States were
added to the roll because they had al
ready appointed committeeman, who.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD HORROR.


fessors of universities, as also her manu-
facturers, agriculturists, snip owners en-
gagged in foreign trade, and many Of her
leading bankers, and those especially trad
ing with her dependencies, chiefly with
India, embracing all classes. These are
united into formidable organization to
promote bimetalhsm. On the continent
the States Of the Latin union, except
Switzerland, are practically united. There
is a strong sentiment in Germany in the
same direction. The international BIZ
metallists are thoroughly organized in
France, Germany, Belgium and Holland.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

''rhe Brussels conference met at an in
opportune time and without sufficient
preparation and consultation with gov
ernments invited to participate. Such
conference, when held, should be pre-
ceded by carefully digested plan for dis
cussion prepared in advance by the lead
ing governments. Thus il was at Brus-
sells that Germany and Austria and some
of the smaller States were not permitted
to act and vote in the onierence, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

Of 1914 Of silver to 1 of gold. To melt
these coins, OF sell them at their bullion
value, would involve great loss, which
they cannot afford to bear. Ather coun-
tries in Europe have, in the aggregate, n
large amount Of silver in circulation and
are in like situation.
I'm England there Is a growing senti-
ment for international bimetallism, en-
bracing her political economists, her pro-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
FORTY-FOUR WE'RE KILLED.

Terrible Results Of the Railroad Die
aster at Atlantic City, N. ].
Now that the excitement has more or
less subsidized, the actual fatalities and in
jured in the Atlantic City. N. j., railroad
accident, are definitely known. The dead
number forty-four, and forty-three were
seriously enough hurt to be taken to the
hospital OF those in the hospital, twen-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

The Standard Diggers News at Johan-
nesburg publishes an interview with Pres
ident Kruger, in which he states that he
has declined to interfere in behalf of DR..
Jameson. The president pointed out that
the British Government had still to de-
eide who were the ringleaders in the
Jameson raid
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

wedding was pri-
vate. Only the mem
bers of the brides s
family were present.
The bridegroom was
the only one Of the
Vanderbilt family
at the marriage.
Probably no other
wedding in years
has so aroused the
interest and sympa-
thy Of New Workers.
From the time the
anno 1an,nnf MN a nm
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

At the Hurst park summer meeting
Pierre Lorillard's American horse Draco
won the 2-years' plate of 800 sovereigns,
distance five furlongs straight, from four
starters. His horse, King of Bohemia IL,
won the Hurst park holiday handicap.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
RESULT IN ALABAMA.
Democrats Claim the Governor by
10000 Majority.


According TO an Associated Press dis
patch sent out on the night following the
Alabama election, Johnston, the Demo-
cratic candidate, won with majority
of about 10000. Elections in the State
of Alabama are conducted on the Aus
tralan plan, and no definite figures as to
the result can be given until the official
count is completed.
. The Populists kept close watch on the
proceedings, one Of the "spotters'' placed
TO count the number Of voters who went
into the polls used peas, transferring them
from one pocket to another. At another
polling place the Populist "spotter" mark
ed Democrats entering to vote by white
peas and Populists by black beans. He
contends that several hundred more votes
are returned from the box than there were
voters who went inside the ropes, and he
says he had In his pockets many more
beans than Goodwin received votes.