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NOTICE.

To Subordinate Unions of the InternationaI Ty-
biographical Union. the Allied Gratis, and all
organizations ath lated with the American
federation OF Labor:
Bills for the establishment of a tele-
graphic system to be owned and oper-
ated by the government in connection
with the postal service are now in the
possession of the committee on post
offices and postroads of the two houses
of Congress. Hearings were given by
both committees during the last session
and we are assured that the subject
matter will receive consideration soon
after congress r~econvenes in December.
The time for making nominations for
congressman is drawing near. Our
own unions, the allied crafts, organ
izations affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, and all other as
sociations favorable to the measure can
render invaluable aid to this committee
in the prosecution of its work by off
cially communicating with ell candi,
dates for Congress in the respective
jurisdictions, and by the appointment
Of committees to personally wait upon
the aforesaid candidates and secure
from them, wherever possible, pledges
of individual support fer the en- c-ment
into law Of this measure Of reform,
which has already received the hearty
Endorsement of nearly every organjza-
ton of workingmen throughout the
country, the greas commercial bodies,
and hundreds of thousands of the
more progressive and thoughtful of ali
occupations.
AS soon as practicable after appoint
ment committees are requested to place
themselves in communication with
this committee in order that sugges-
tions as to methods of conducting the
campaign may be forwarded.
Fratelnally yours,
A. L. RANDALL, Ch.,
6O3 F st. N. E,
s. II. BELL, Sec'y,
80 NJ St, N. W.,
". N. BROCKwELL,
F. Q. ROBERTS,
J. M. KREITER.
I. 7. U. Tel. Com.
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CAM SONGS.

We have just received from the
music publishing house of The S
Brainard's Sons Co., ISL Wabash Ave,
a free silver song book for the cam
paign of 1896. The book contains solos,
duets, mixed and male quartets, and is
especially arranged for campaign clubs.
1t is not a cheap word edition, and is
sold for the remarkly low price of 10
cents or 81 per dozen post paid. The
folio wing is the contents of the book:
Silver. chimes, .(maIe quartet). Sill,
yer chimes, (mixed quarteJ). The jolly
silver dollar of the dads. I promise to
promise. The American way. The
treasury note. Wen sound for the
dimes in our pockets. Financial bar
Der shop. The wrong to be righted
first. The riddle of chinks. England
won't let us! The stocking leg bank.
It's got bugs. Back bone. Uncle Sans
a bucker. .
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
ROWAN COUNT CONVENTIONS.

The Peoples party OF Rowan county
is hereby notified to meet in County
Convention at Salisbury on Saturday,
the 5th of September at - NJ, to nom
mate candidates to fill the various
county offices and to transact such
other business as may come before
it. JOHN BEARD,
Chm'n. Elk. Comm. P. P.
In pursuance of the above call, the
townships are requested to call their
primaries on Saturday, August Goth,
to select delegates and also persons to
be present at the County Convention
for the various offices. J. B.
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Good.

A plain, honest old farmer told a
presiding elder of the North Carolina
Conference recently that lone of our
great needs now is a good missionary
to work among our preachers. They
come around and tell me what to do.
I tell them if a man is consistent I like
to hear him, but if he does n thing
and tells me to do another he may
guess the effect on me-" The good
farmer brother was lecturing the
preachers on the tobacco habit. Self,
denial and self indulgence are not
mates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
CONDENSED FROM U. S. CONSU
LAR REPORTS FOR JULY.

In Sweden q machine has been pat
ented which makes butter from sterll-
lied milk in one minutes time.
In France, by a new and entirely
successful process, silk is made direct
from mulberry wood without the in
t~ervention of silk worms, and experts
can scarcely tell the difference.
Horselees carriages ere coming into
general use in Europe, most especially
In France. Petroleum proves g better
motive power for them than steam or
electricity.
The publication Of city water is now
mode almost perfect in France by the
agitation of iron filings in the water.
In Switzerland, where las in all Eu-
ropean countries) the telegraph and
telephones are a part of the postal ser
vice, the rent Of a telephone has been
reduced by the government to IS per
year. In Sweden it is $6 per year.
The average rate for e telegram in the
countries where the telegraph is a part
Of the post office is 10 cents. What a
blessing it will be when our govern
ment is strong enough to resume the
telegraph for the post Office (Which
originally owned iD. We can then
send kilograms anywhere for 5 or 10
cents, and the rent of a telephone in
city or country will be S. or IS per
year. We a have these advantages,
as other countries now have them,
whenever we go out of the business of
manufacturing more millionaires by
their running the best paying part Of
the post Office (Ehe electric mhiD at ex
tionate rates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
In the word is darkness,
So we must shine,
You in your little corner
And I in mine"
Questions

Prayer-Do you forget it?
E.ligion-Are you seeking it2
Your time-Are you killing it?
Your BibIe-What Is it to you?
Your church dues-Are they paid2
Your tOngue-Can you manage it2
Your money-Do you use it wisely7
old grudges"-Any in your heart3
The devil-Do you hate and resist
him7
Your enemies-Do you pray for
them?
Your store accounts-Are they get
ting old2
Iou did wrong Are you good
enough to own it,
Your sarvants-Do you pray for
tbem3 Do you so live before them as
to lead them to believe that you are a
Clcistian7
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he Delivered Him to His Mother.

-i.'is deIirercd him to his mOther.-LUKE 1l5.
Mother is there a burden upon thy
heart to day on account Of a wayward
boy OF thine2 Do you, dear friend,
find your poor heart distressed, dis
outraged because Of his sinful lite9
Has his course in sin led you almost to
despair Of his reformation2 Have you
abandoned hope altogether7 Mother,
God bless you, 1 pray, il you have
such a son, 1 come to cheer thy poor
heart today. 1 come to kindle into
life and hope thy Responding spirit.
come with the sweet message OF hope
aud cheer to gladden. thy responding
heart.
Mother, 1 am to-day a living exam
pie of a boy that was finally won to
God by the earnest, ~persevering pray
ers Of my precious mother. Surely,
surely there was never in all this
world a more discouraging object Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
ALEXANDER COUNTY POPULIST
CONVENTION.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
TAYLORSVILLE, N. @.

~Ag
By a call of the Chairman of the
Populist party of Alexander county,
the convention assembled in the court
house in TaylorsvilIe, N. O., August
80, 1896, at 2 p. m.
By motion, J. B. Pool was elected
Chairman and R P. Mccain and G. G..
Rink as Secretaries.
On motion of W. W. league, it was
agreed that each township shall be
entitled to one vote for every 30 votes
cast on the fusion ticket last year.
Amended by motion of ". Fry
to be governed by the Populist vote of
1892 for Governor.
The chair appointed j. L. Letter, W.
E White and 7. o. league as a COM
mittee to ascertain hat vote.
The committee reported as follows:
Miller's township entitled to 8 dele
gates,
Sharpes township entitled to 2 DELE
gates.
Gwaltney's township entitled to 2
delegates.
Sugar Loaf township entitled to 1
delegate.
Little River township entitled to 3
delegates.
Glendale township entitled to 8 dele
gates.
Willenburg's township entitled to {
delegates.
On motion, appointed delegates to
State Convention: J. w. Price, D. 7.
Prichard, j. II. D. Norton, Frank
Hines, w. w. league, R, P. McL9in
". Q. Linney, Eli Childers, W. V.
Watts, T. O. league, A. NJ Burngarner,
". Z White, John W. Watts, W. F.
Munday, P. F. Starnes, G. @. Rink, j.
s. Coons, S. n. Bowman, s. W. Preslar,
W, w. Fry, j. L. Letter and Thomas
Watts.
On motion, appointed delegates to
the Congressional Convention atLenoir
August Goth, 1896:
Deleg stes-W. E. White, A. L. Watts,
I. A. Walden, @. G. Rink, Thos. Watts,
and w. W. league.
Ga motion, appointed delegates to
the Senatorial Convention at Taylors
Vile:
D. T. Pritchard, T. J. Sharpe, r. F.
White, w. s. Hendren, A. L. Watts,
H. M. Crouch, W. W. Fry and Hosea
Christopher.
Resolution by J. L L f5r:
Res0IUed, That this convention in
struct the delegates to the State Con
vention to use all the means in their
power to secure the nomination Of
Senator w. E. White for Secretary of
State.
Resolution by w. W. Fry:
WHEREAS, Tax paying is becoming
more burdensome by reaso Of low
prices of various products of labor;
and whereas, the salaries and fees of
our public offices pay for much 0
of the n~eceesaries Of life now than
formerly when they were fixed, thus
recurring proportionately more labor
by the taxpayers to pay the officers
whose Iabors remain the same. There
fore
Resolved, By this convention, that
we hereby require u candidates for
either legislative body, State or Ma
tional, to make promise that they will,
if elected, use their best efforts to have
public salaries and fees so reduced that
they will correspond with the present
prices of other labor and conditions.
2. That candidates for the General
Assembly Of North Carolina shall
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
FACT N FICTION.
The Story of a Filtration Which has a
Moral fox the Democratic Party in it.

Moral fox the Democratic Party in it.
FACT.
The Democratic State Executive
Committee meets in Raleigh on the
10th of August.
The Republican State Executive
Committee meets in Raleigh on the
10th of August.
The Populist State convention meets
in Raleigh on the 18th of August.
FICTION.
There is to be a big meeting in Raj
eigh on the 18th of August, and a pref
ty country girl is to be there. She is
quite Bohemian like in looks and in
manners, with a quick eye for a prop
er trade. There are two g~allants hot
on the trail. Democratus has been shy
| of this willful girl for some years, hold
ing that she was not a proper person,
but R3publicas has not only firted
with her, but actually proposed mar.
riage to her two years ego. She knew
a good thing and the engagement was
made, and she has been faithful to her
promises. But Democratus, being lone
some now, has put on his best clothes
and will try to engage the wlLltul girls
attention. See the sparkle in her eye
as she discovers her advantage. She
says to herself: Il love you Republi-
cas-, and intend to be faithful to my
word, but I must make you more gen
erous, 80 I will smile on your rival"
And SO the bidding begins:
She: tCoyly) How much can you
give, Democratue?"
Dem: (5milingly) You will find me
liberal, you shall share the electors
with me-"
(Republicas titters)
She: "And you, R9publicas?"
Rep: My dear, you shall nave all I
gave you before, and you know If we
pull together again you will get all the
electors"
(Democratus opens his eyes wide and
taxes on some color)
She: That is more like it, my good
fellow, but let Democratus speak
again."
Dem: Seriously This is very kind
of you, and your generously will be
handsomely rewarded. Let us see;
half of the electors, add four or five
Congressmen-"
She: (Archly) Come, be liberal"
Dem: 80 I shall be; half the cleo
tors, half the Congressman, half Of
each branch of the Legislature and the
county officers where you are strong,
est"
(Republicans: THAT is enough. 1t
stops criticism.'O
She: Now Republicans, what can
you say9"
Rep: why, my dear girl, if it is
trading you want, we can accommo-
date you. Take all the electors. We
could not elect anyway; then take the
western se~natorship, as Pitchard is a
goldbug; take half the COngressmen;
half the county officers in the State;
half the public institutions yet to be
divided; take the Governor and Treac-
urer, take any and everything to beat
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
Salem Academy and CO IGgG.

For nearly 100 years this institution for the
higher education of young women has occupied
the very front rank. and was never more nu-
merOusly attended than now. 1t is not only
provided with a high grade College curse, but
has eXP9rts in all Of its special schools of Music,
Art. EIocution:, Gommerc'9I and Industrial
on application. Term begins Sept. 81.
JOHN H. CLEWELL. Principal,
$3.50 Salem, North Carolina.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
A NEW SONG.

Mr.. ]. P. Tingen, OF All, N. c., has
written and set to music a new song
entitled: Free Coinage of Gold and
Silver at 16 to l." The words and music
are good. The price for a single copy
is 40 cents; two for Is; So for a dozen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

Why should a nan want a gold stan
dard that he never owns, to travel in
foreign countries where he never goes,
and objects to silver and greenbacks
for fear he will get too much, while he
and his family are double-worked, half
clothed, and cannot pay his debts7-
Birmingham (Ala) Labor Advocate.
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Trinity High School.
MALE AND FEMALE.

Opens Thursday, August 9th, 1896. Offers In
structiOn in Latin. Greek, French, English, His
tory, Mathematics, Elementary Science, Book
keeping, Commercial Law and Music. Corps of
five Teachers. Large, commodious buildings.
Prepares for Sophomore Glass in male colleges
Students enter Trinity College on certificate.
Expenses $40 a year. Write for catalogue.
7, SHOOT, Headmoster,
$50 Trinity, n. Q.
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F!asI Teachers Handbook

Containing valuable information, will
be sent to any teacher or friend of edu-
cation upon receipt of a stamp.
CHAS. J. PARKER,
Mgr. Teachers Aid Association,
1853 Raleigh, N. @.
WANTED.-Five hundred new sub
scribers to enter our list during the
month of July.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25
Christian Life Column.
TEDTrED BY REV D. H. TUTTLE.l
Abide in Me.

The mystic word of Thine, Sovereign
Is all 100 pure, too high, too deep for
Weary with striving, and with long,
ing faint,
Thee.
ABIDE in me, I pray, and I in Thee;
From this good hour, o leave me
neVermura;
Taen shall the discord cease, the wound
be healed,
The lifelong bleeding Of the soul be
o'eR
Ayiie in mo; o'ershadoW with Thy
love
Each half formed purpose aud dark
thought of sin;
. leuch. ere it rise, each selfish, low
desire,
Ard keep my soul, as Thine, calm
and divine.
= some rare perfume, in a vase of
clay,
Pervades it with q fragrance not its
3. when Thou dwellest in a mortal
soul,
All heavens own sweetness seems
around it thrown.
The soul alone, like a neglected harp,
Grows u Of tune, and needs that
hand divine;
Dwell Thou within it tune and touch
the chords,
Till every note and string shall q
swer Thine.
Abide in me; there have been moments
pure
When l have seen Thy face and felt
Thy power;
Then evil lost its grasp, and passion
hushed,
Owned the divine enchantment Of
the hour.
These were but seasons beautiful and
rare;
Abide in me, and they shall ever be.
I pray Thee now fulfill my earnest
prayer;
Come and abide in me, and I in
Tnee.
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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THE UNIVERSITY.

eight dollars a month; 3 Flu l Co lege Courses,
3 Brief Courses Law School, Medical School,
Summer ; hOOi for Teachers. Scholarships and
loans for the needy. Address,
PRESIDENT WINSTON,
1850 Chapel Hill, II. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

All Populists like Bryan and can
work and vote for his election with
greatest "earnestness. They also like
Watson. But they don't like SewalI
and won't have him. That's the long
and short of it. Sewall must come
down. He must get eff the perch This
would simplify things so that every
friend Of free silver could rally to the
support Of the same ticket.-Missouri
World.
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An all round printer of small fam.
ilv desires a situation in some country
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itor of this paper. Address,
PRINTER,
Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. @.
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our friend Damocratus. We can pull
together and scoop everything in
sight"
She: You please me we'll, RepubTi-
cas-, and I will 90 with YOU" exit;
arm in arm, and laughing merrily at
the discontinue of Democratus.)
Dem: (RefectivelD well, they
have made an ass of me; they have
out witted and ou5-traded me, and the
worst of it is that I can't open my
mouth in criticism. 1t neve pays to
depart from principle, and much less
to barter it. '-Charlotte Observer.
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Do You Want a Teacher {?

We have on roll several men and women Of
ability ana ex Oerience. If yon will write what
you want, VIII SEMI abstracts of the quaiifca-
lions OF some that will suit you. No charge.
CHARLES J. PARKER, Mgr,
Raleigh, N. G.
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1850


MAN WAN ted want to hire a good Milk
man. Must be strictly sober and of go d char
aCCer. Must be able and willing to 90 general
farm work. Address 7. p. PARKER,
1883 GOIdsbOrO, N, c.
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Bits of Truth

Lot5 of dead faith in the world.
James 2:17. -
To see need is the Christians call to
supply need. "
The best government on earth is
family government.
You heard songs, prayers and q ser
mon. Did you worship?
Be ready Be ready for your death
time is coming. Will you2
How much of your charity has been
ike that described in James 2:162
Even SO hath the Lord ordained
that they which preach the gospel
should live of the gospel" 1Cor. g: II.
All along my life I have had to do
more of the things that I did not want
to do than of those that I wanted to
do.-Mrs. Laura White.
With some church members it seems
that something always goes wrong
about the time their pastor desires to
raise money for some church work.
TIE devil has something to do with
such members.
In the word is darkness,
So we must shine,
You in your little corner
And | IN mine
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

How much of your charity has been
ike that described in James 2:162
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

Even so hath the Lord ordained
that they which preach the gospel
sh5uld live of the gospel" 1Cor. 9:14.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

Be ready! Be ready for your death
time is coming. Will you7
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To Subordinate Unions of the international Ty-
biographical Union. the Allied Gratis, and all
organizations at1i lated with the American
Federation of Labor:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-25

You heard songs, prayers and q ser
mon. Did you worship?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-15
The Book Store.

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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-15
Mckinley VIII Win Sure.

New York, Oct. 12.--At the national
republican headquarters today, after IA
conference of the entire executive COM
mittee, the following statement was
given out:
The election of Mckinley and
Hobart is an accomplished and assured
fact. They will receive go electoral
votes. Bryan will receive 1870, and
there are six states having "a electoral
votes which are doubtful, but the pro-
liabilities all point to the fact that
these 81 votes will 90 into the repubi-
can column, and be added to the 30
now assured for Mckinley and Hobart.
This is the status today. We have the
election and Will hold it. The oppo-i-
tion has abandoned the east.
NJ. =. Quay
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-15
Senator Dubois Great Speech.

The following extract from senator
Dubois speech delivered before the Ma.
tionnl Geographic Society, affords some
interesting reading: "In the state Of
Idaho there are several prairies called
10y the name of CaNnas, from plant
belonging to the lily family and related
to the onion. but lacking all trace of
its flavor aud smell. and much sought
after by the Indians. The edible portion
of the plant is the bull. The taste il
mucilagenous and POSSESSES little, IL any
definite flavor. The flowers are bright
or deep blue, and camas meadow In
fun bloom seen from an elevation gives
the impression that one IL looking at II
body OF very clear water rejecting n
cloudless sky"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-15

tant offices of county commissioners,
\. q. Wisner of Waha, w. II. Dixon,
Of Mason, and j. &. I.arkee, Of the
potlntch. All are influential and sue
cessiul business men of this section,
and from lon. residence have n practi-
cal knowledge of the needs of the
county. Mr.. Wisncr has served as
commissioner from tn" Second district
since 1904, and the nomination for re-
election was thrust upon him 10y his
constituency, Mc~sls Dixon and I.arkec
are gentlemen possessing sound bust
ness judgment, and would give the cit
izenS competent administration Of
county affaiis. The desire for Il safe,
conservative and business administra-
ton of county affairs, should influence
every voter, and the TELLER predicts
for these nominees large majoritie-.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-15
A Grand Ratification.
THE STATE REPUBLICAN NOM
INEES ARE HONORED.
A Brilliant Parade.
Governor Budlong and Congressman
Morrison Visit Lewiston
Protection Sound Money.

The ratification meeting held last
Thursday night by the local Republ-
cans, III honor of the visit of Hnr
David II. Budlong, of Coeur dAlene,
and Hon. John +. Morrison, of Cald-
well, candidates respectively for gov
ernor and congressman, was IA brilliant
success. The street parade eclipscd
all previous efforts at "A grand display
in the history Of the city. The march
ing column WAS three-quarttrs of II
mile IN length, and three hundred vot-
ers were represented in the line. The
greatest enthusiasm attended the pa
rade and the elaborate display of fire.
works made an inspiring effect.
The large court room was filled with
people before the line of march was
completed, and large number were
necessarily denied admittance.
The meeting was opened with II pa
triotic selection by the First Regimen
tai Band, followed nv an inspiration
from the popular Mckinley quar- tette.
Hon. James f. Babh, of this city, pre-
sided at the meeting and introduced rs
the first speaker Hon John +. Morri-
son. candidate for congressman.
Mr.. Morrison : reputation AS an ora
tor of force and ability was emiuently
sustained in Thursday nights speech
His address was intensely effective
throughout aud was accompanied hy
continuous applause. His Introductory
on the responsibilities and sacredness
of citizenship was most beautiful in