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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
THE OLD GUARD.

Subscriptions, Renewals and Kind Words
Extracted From Letters.
j. K. Dozier, Nash county, sends
two renewals. Thanks.
E. F. Murray, Richmond county,
sends two renewals. Thanks.
John F. Groom, BIaden county,
sends four renewals. Thanks.
n. B. Price, Vance county, sends
five renewals and will please accept
our thanks.
g. W. Mauney, Lincoln county, re-
news and writes: 81 must hear from
Mejor Bilkins."
H. @. Briggs, Guilford county, re-
news and writes: Il thoroughly en-
dorse your handling of the last legisla
ture."
IS. W. Winecof, Cabarrus county,
sends three renewals and says they
can't do without The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
"A. P. Terrence, Mecklenburg
county, sends his renewal, and n for
a neighbor, and writes: you r all
right; your head is level"
John Q. Fichte, CASTOR county, re
news and writes: II have always ad,
mired your course and hope you will
continue bold and independent"
w. A. Blanchard, Alamance coun
ty, reneWs and writes that times are
hard, but he can't see how he can dc
without The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
w. A. L. Weary, Granville coun.
ty enews and writes: st like your pa,
per very much. I liked the course
you took in the last campaign, advo-
eating true Populist doctrine"
R q. Sanders, Rockingham coun-
ty, renews and writes: 'It others don't
want the truth to come in contact
with their families, l do. Let Us have
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth, as heretofore"
The following have also subscribed,
renewed, or sent same for others: E
G.. Bell, Carteret county T. W. Black.
ard, Chatham; Nathan McAskill, Rich.
mond; Giles Hendrix, Iredell; @.
Canup, Rowan; E. V. Umstead, Gran.
vile; G. W. White, Onslow; S. F. Nc
Bane, Alamance; H. NJ. Howard, Cum,
berland; j. M. Stephenson, J. @. Rob,
bins, Wilson; q. W. Meadows, Colum
bus; s. B. Gibson, Swain; J. NJ, Safrit,
Cabarrus; s. @. Durham, Orange; s.
NJ. Wilkinson, Durham; Butler, Jen
kins 6 Co., Vance; W. I. Hagood,
Rockingham; J. ". Denny, Person
W. L. Mitchell, BERTHE; J. S. johnson,
Bayou Chicot, La. John E. Posey,
Henderson; B. F. Wilder, Franklin
Edward Banks, Bowman, Ga; W. T.
Thompson, Iredell, J. 8. Misenheimer,
SEanlV.
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dafQ ElGSS DOL0 AylnR q PRtFJah,.
Paragraphs From Reform Papers,
Principle first, last and all the tin.
then men, who are true to princinIo
nezt.-People's World.
Organize and fight the trusts On,
monopolies to the death, or else livos
dogs life! Which9-People's World
If the axiom is true that sit is mi.
by suffering that a people can be e6n
Gated" the American people will soon
be wide awake. Southern Mercury.
The leaders who led US into fusion
are not desirable leaders to lead us ont
of it. They ought to stand aside and
keep out of the way of the procession
-Lumberton POpulist.
The office holder has nothing to com.
plain of, unless it is the price they had
to pay for votes, their salaries have not
been affected by that over production
wave at all.-People's World.
What a vast amount of machinery
could be run, if it YER possible to
utilize all the superfuous force which
lies in the mule heels of America, OR all
the wind which is wasted in congress,
Orange, Va, Observer.
It is not surprising that L0uisvilles
big chair factory has failed. These are
times of Mckinley prosperity and PEG
pie are too busy fighting the wolf from
the door to waste time in sitting down.
Orange, Va, Observer.
An Eastern exchange says a scientist
has discovered that the earth will be
dead in three hundred millions Of years
from now. Whether it will be totally
annihilated or just dead, like David B.
Hill, is not stated. -Laclede County
Sentinel.
Just wait till the DingIey bill is en-.
acted INTO law and the rate of duty is
added to potatoes, wheat and acOrns
and the pockets of Meigs County fer.
mers will begin to have a plethoric ap.
pearance. - Pomeroy, Ohio, Demo.
crat.
A. z. Mason, sound money adYC.
cate, has been convicted of embezzling
5000, 900 of the trust fund of the Globe
Investment Co, " of Boston, sentenced
to five years. Had he stolen a loaf Of
bread he'd have gotten ten years.
What a farce law has becomeI-PeO.
pies Advocate.
Why do the owners of bonds want
the gold standard maintained Because
they want to make money dear and
scarce, so that the money which they
will receive will buy more property
and services, dollar for dollar, than ts
money they loaned would at the time
the bonds were issued. Peoples Ad.
voCate.
Congress is threshing over the old
tariff straw in a sort of a half hearted
way. The question does not elicit much
enthusiasm on the part of high tariff
advocates. The sugar men and wool
men are in the lobby in force, however,
and the gamble in both these Interests
is large enough to buy a pretty big
deel.-Western Watchman.
When you fully understand that
"capital stock" is mere bits of paper
with a few figures on it and signed by
some absolutely irresponsible adVen'
turer, then you can realiz8 the actual
foundation on which our money would
be based, if the new measure now IN
DER consideration in congress becomes
a law. It is the Baltimore plan with
all Of it's worst features intensified
Chicago Express,
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NOTICE, ~ALLIANCEMEN!

As President of Lenoir County
Farmers Alliance, l. hereby call ameet
ing to be held in the court house at
Kinston, N. O., Saturday, April theA
1898, at 10 o'clock, a. m, for the pur.
pose of re-organizjng the Alliance In
Lenoir county. Ali persons who have
ever been members of the Alliance are
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing. N. J.. ALLEN,
President L. G. +. a.
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The News and Observer mournfully
proclaimed the death and burial of the
Alliance last Sunday morning in an
editorial a column long. This is not
alarming, however, for the News and
Observer has made the same announce
ment twenty odd times during the past
four or five years. The editor of the
News and Observer always imagines
everything dead that he can't control.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13

Some one sent to J. W. Denmark,
Business Manager of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, about the first of March, a
barrel of Irish potatoes, but Bro. Den
mark did not get a line from tbs sender
giving his name and address. Having
eaten the potatoes, Bro. Denmark. will
give the sender credit on his subscrip
ton account if he will report, giving
his name and postoffce address.
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R e

Several monopoly owned and monop
oily serving newspapers in this State
have recently attempted to ridicule the
'~'iniative and referendum"
The methods are cumbersome, but
have worked wonders in some coun
tries, Switzerland, for instance, whose
people probably enjoy better govern
ment than the people of any country
on earth.
The iniative is simply the right of
petition. A number of citizans Of a
country or State, say one tenth, can
petition for the enactment of q certain
law, or the change of a law, and the
legislature refers it to the voters of
that county or State to decide it as
they think best. In other words the
iniative takes away some Of the power
of the legislature and transfers it to the
people at large. Indeed, the referen-
dunn is not a new idea at all, even in
this country, for the constitution of
the United States and of North Caro-
lima cannot be changed without a vote
of the people to ratify said change.
The referendum is nothing but the
iniative in another form. IL Congress
or any State Legislature pass a law
hurtful to a large number of people,
petitions may be circulated asking that
said law be referred to the voters at
the earliest possible m )ment, and if a
majority vote against the law it is
thereby repealed without waiting for
Congress or for the next legislature to
meet again, which, as is often the case,
would not repeal the bad law when it
would meet again.
The iniative and referendum has
been Incorporated into the Alliance
platform, also the Populist platform,
but it is not new. We are simply con.
fronted with a revival of some old doc,
trine. There is nothing in it for an
honest man to oppose; but Oal my,
how the rascals do dread such things.
The editor Of the Mocksville Times
says he has a life scholarship, worth
$40, in one of the leading business col
leges Of the country" that can be pur-
chased at a reduced price. That sounds
like the editor has been buncoed. Who
wants to go to a business college all his
life7 The method of teaching in that
college must be of the snail variety.
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N. r. 2. a
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ii our farmers will have the fever.
let there be less cotton and tobacco
fever aud more hay fever. This will
be better for all concerned.
Six months more of the Cuban war
have expired. Results: Gen. Rivera
captured and one Chicago newspaper
correspondent killed accidentally.
The raising of sugar beets is destined
to be one of the leading industries of
the country. In the mean time, we
may have to devise some plan to beat
the sugar trust.
There will be but little change in the
style of cyclones this year. The old
fashioned funnel shaped mes will prob
ably predominant as usual. See that
your cellar is IN good condition.
One Of the largest and oldest banks
in Weymouth, England, went broke
last week. Liabilities about g, 500, 900.
Wonder il the free coinage agitation
in the West and South" had anything
to do with it,
Col. Frederick Alphonso ODDS, the
well known newspaper man, has re-
turned from a tour of the Eastern part
of the State. He reports that an at
tempt was made to rob him Of several
thousand dollars worth of diamonds.
J. Sterling Morton served the monop-
olies and goldbugs to the best of his
slender ability while he Was Secretary
of Agriculture in Washington, but
hadn't been out of Office two weeks be-
fore he was calamity bowling at a fear
full rate.
That stale joke about a farmer writ
ing to the Secretary of Agriculture at
Washington for some Mardi Gras seed
has been revived again. Some city
crack-brains are never satisfied unless
they are ridiculing the best class Of
people on earth.
Silver has declined in price on &C
count OF the report that the goldbugs
have captured Japan, thereby reducing
the probable coinage in that country.
Yet the goldbugs claimed that the
coinage of silver would not increase
the price. But we notice that it goes
down.
1t may not be a coincidence" nor
anything unusual, but it is well to note
the fact that the Southport, N. c..
Leader was the only strictly goldbug
paper, uncompromisingly 80, published
in this State last year. Goldbuggery
won, but the continued hard times
killed the Leader goose and it suspended
the other day. The fool and his bust
ness IS soon parted.
Some of the Democratic papers have
a great deal to say about the ability of
the POpulists and Republicans at the
pie counter, but, go far as we know, no
Populist or Republican has had to be
priced out Of his Office with a derrick
after he was defeated by the votes of
q people, and after the laws declare
MS time is up. Some Democrats have
20 be priced out. Like the festive
turtle, they hold on until it thun-
ders."
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AMOUNTS.

These obligations should be witnessed
by the President and Secretary of the
Sub Alliance and a copy sent to the
State Secretary of the Alliance by May
1st, 1892, as the Executive Committee
IS called to meet May 75h, and if the
State Alliance should be called May
3rd, it may be possible that these obi
cations will give the State Alliance or
Executive Committee q backing by
which they may see their way clear to
go forward in pushing u enterprises,
Brethren. please do not delay this
matter. Remember these obligations
are void unless the shoe factory should
begin by Sept. 18th, 1897, Several
thousand dollars can be raised by these
two plans if pushed, I am sure, and
they may be the direct means by which
the machinery will be put in operation
at an early date.
~Fraternally,
W. 8. BARNES,
Sec'y, Treas. N. @. F. S. A.
Hillsboro, N. c., April 2, 1897.
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SOUND MONEY OBJECT LESSON

We learn that Mr.. J. B. Flinchum,
who lives one mile south of Danbury,
sold three hundred and some pounds
of tobacco last week for which he only
received seventy five cents. Judging
from the small amount Mr. Flinchum
received, it must have been Sound
money."-Danbury Reporter,
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THEY WILL LEARN.

It seems they are having some trou-
BILE in Charlotte in deciding who are
Democrats and who are not. The trou-
BILE is nothing new with the country
generally. But Charlotte will catch
up by and by.-Hickory Mercury.
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.............. N. {.
Sixty days after the shoe factory at
Alliance Headquarters is put in opera
ton, we, members of -- Alliance,
No. -, promise to pay the amount
placed opposite our names to the Sec
rotary Treasury N. @. E. s.. A. as a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-13
RIVALRY.

There has long been great rivalry be-
tween American towns and cities for
supremacy in population, etc. In some
respects this is commendable, but it is
likely to be carried too far. A more
moderate growth is always preferable.
Not long ago New York had to take
in a lot OF suburban territory in order
to keep ahead of Chicago in population.
Every city, every town, every village
is trying to be larger than some other
city, town or village. We have about
reached the danger line. The cities
are draining the country too fast.
In the United States we have ''the
greater New York" with about 2 1000, 600
population. Two other cities, Phila-
delphia and Chicago, have consider
ably over 1000, 900 each. Then we
have three cities with above a half
million, st. Louis, Boston and Balti-
more; also nine other cities with over
200, 900 population. Then we have
twelve with over 100, 900 population,
bu4EbS ClUASS WILL ON01 w, wv AOAGS -S"O
with more than 3d. 900 and 7O8 cities
with more than 6. 200 population, many
of them having over 30, 900 each. Then
we have more than two thousand
towns with more than 500 population.
This is a remarkable showing for a
comparatively new country like ours.
Every little railroad station wants to
be a metropolis.
The influx to cities has been greater
during the past ten years than ever
before, and the population of many Of
the larger cities have doubled during
that time, and many of the smaller
towns and cities have sprang up phoe.
nix like during that period. We wish
the towns and cities prosperity, but
this is carrying it too far.
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We received an envelope at this office
on February 27gh the postmark on
which was not readable. 1t had a one
dollar bill inside with a scrap of paper
just large enough to contain the words
stop my paper" The friend will be
accommodated if he will be obliging
enough to give US his name and post
Office address.
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permanent stock for manufacturing
purposes; provided, however, the shoe
factory is running by Sept. 18th, 1897.
This April -, 1892.
NAMES.
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Or this form:

............. N. q.
On the 1st day of November, 1897,
provided the shoe factory is run,
ming by Sept. 18th, 1892. we, members
of -- Alliance, No. -, promise to
pay the amounts placed opposite our
names, to the Secretary Treasurer of
the N. G. F. s. A., as permanent stock
for manufacturing purposes.
This April -, 1892.
NAMES. AMOUNTS.
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Sec'y, Treas. N. @. F. S. A.
Hillsboro, N. O., April Z, 1897.
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J. F. McADAMs, sec'y.
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ Of the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
PERSONAL.

It is announced that Mr.. Clarence
w. Small is candidate for the office
of chief consul of sthe L. A. W. for the
State Of Maine.
Mrs. Nathaniel Hubbard and daughter
of Winterport, have come to Portland
to spend the winter.
Mr. Albert W. Dyer of this city gave a
lecture at Potter academy, Sebago, last
week for the benefit of the Academy foot
ball team.
Ex-Warden S. 81. Allen of the state
prison at. Thomaston, was in town yes
terday.
At special meeting Of the corporation
Of the First Presbyterian society held
in the vestry of the Park street church
on Friday night, Mr.. James W. Fitz-
patrick was elected trustee to serve
out the unexpired term of the late
Thomas Fl. Fitzpatrick.
Miss Frances Colby of High street, is
at Foxboro, where she went as maid OF
honor at the wedding of Mr.. Ralph Nor
man Wheeler and Miss Edith Greenville
Starkey, which occurred at the Bethany
church at that place last evening.
R. B. White, formerly clerk at the Fail
mouth, is now in the office of The Jeffer-
son in New York.
Messrs. Wilson, Carlton and DIR. Kelly
returned to Portland Monday evening
from their hunt in the vicinity of Mt.
Katahdin. They left Noroross with the
of i
caribou.
Alfred G. Andrews, has just been ad.
mitted to the Oxford County bar. He ie
a native of Buckfeld, son of the Hon.
Sullivan G. Andrews, formerly of that
town and later of Portland. He is q
graduate of Dean Academy, Franklin,
Mass. He has read law in an office in
Nashua, N. H., and has spent year and
half at the Boston University law
school.
Dr.. Jose Congosta, the Spanish consul
at Philadelphia, formerly stationed In
Portland, received word from Madrid
that he has been appointed secretary
general to Cuba, succeeding the present
incumbent Of that Office. The position
is the third highest in Cuba. DR.. Con-
costa will sail for Havana next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert N. Webb of Gin.
cinnatl, Ohio, who have been spending
the last two months In Maine, started
on their homeward trip Monday.
City Marshal Sylvester has gone to
Prospect, Me-, for a weeks vacation.
The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen ar
rived in Portland Monday noon on their
special car, the Victoria, On their way
to ST. John, over the Maine Central.
The Earl is the Governor General of
Canada. The Earl and Countess remained
only about 20 minutes before the train
went on.
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versation. He testified that the conductor
was gentlemanly in what he did and said
during the affair.
Mervin Patten, who was brakeman OF
the train, heard the conversation, and
said Conductor Jones was gentlemanly las
he always is. Mr.. Palmer refused to give
his name.
Whitney Sawyer, a commercial travel.
Ter OF Boston. said he did not hear the
conversation, but Palmer came back to
WITNESSES seat and told him about it.
Palmer SAID the conductor had asked his
name, but he had refused to give it.as he
considered 1t none of his business.
The defense here closed
Judge Whitehouse, after the defense
had closed, had Conductor Jones recalled.
and asked him: Whether, after Mr..
Palmer refused to give his name you
honestly believed that this was not the
man whose name was on the ticket"
Attorney Boynton objected to this ques-
ton; and Mr.. Drummond asked the
question
Mr.. Boynton reserved an exception.
The question was then asked the wit
ness, and he said he did not believe that
Mr.. Palmer was the rightful owner of the
book.
Then Mr.. Boynton said: "Iflyou did not
believe that he was the rightful owner,
why did you not take up the book?"
70 this Mr.. Drummond objected, as
such q cesa would involve n con troyerted
question.
1t was then arranged that the argu-
ments should be made this morning after
the court assembled at 10 o'clock.
Judge Whitehouse said that the ques-
ton to be presented to the jury narrowed
down to whether the situation reason
ably justified the conductor in the belief
that the plaintiff was not the man whose
signature was in the mileage book.
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is on the wrapper of every bottle of CAsToRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
.sMrs. windows soorn,nE syrap.

Has been used over Fifty Years oy millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. 25 cts
a bottle.
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NEW ADvERTIsEnrrNrs

w.
Great Sale Of Blankets and Puffs
4Sc Wednesday morning we
Pair. shall put on sale lot of
blankets at prices which will
surprise even the closest buyers.
Window No, 8 will be loaded with
the choicest line of white and COL
ored blankets ever before shown at
SO low a price 4Sc per pair
CSC A good large bed puff, we'll
each. made. Bought to sell for
much more, but as a trade
starter we shall put them on sale
Wednesday at the above price.
SOC This price buys comforter
each. II which would be very cheap
coin some stores at dollar,
but we propose to sell them at prices
which will close them out and make
room for more that are on the way.
CSC This is a good solid 5 ID.
pair. blanket with red and blue
borders. Well worth $1.25.
At only CSC per pair, white or col
ored.
$3.50 Some time ago we purchased
pair. lot of manufacturers DDS
of wool blankets. We have
been keeping them for just such a
sale as this and today we put them
out at the above price simply to
make this bargain one that you will
surely remember. They are all per-
feet goods and great bargains. The
lot is not large and will probably not
last long. rs
Special Sale There'll be a Linen
OF Linens. Damask Demonstra-
ton here today.
As a starter we have assembled
several lots of Ga inch, sc inch, IS
inch choice Damasks into one lot.
The original prices were 75c,
621ac and SOC. There are clover,
shamrock, snowdrop. dot. scroll and
other patterns.
And sell the lot at so cts. yd.
59c. n and 70 inch Damasks, ex-
ira value, SOC
SOC. Satin Damasks, extra fine
texture, choice designs, 70
inch width.
Price, 500
| Napkins to match.
S1.OO. Double Satin Damask,
$3.50 and 1925 kind at
$1.OO
Superb double Satin Damask.
1926, 200 and LIS grade.
Today at S1.49
SwansdOwn. Elegant Swansdown.
latest 1898 styles.
For Dressing saques, Wrappers,
etc,
12lc
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The money needed (sS00O) for thorough
y repairing the old shoe factory at Nor
way has all been raised by the citizens
and others.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Many OF our customers will be pleased that the Madam
High Bust Corset being manufactured line of which
opened This corset has been greatly improved the
and for high bust the perfect made White
$i25 pair
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The NEW SHORT CORSET.

1t is opinion that stay
that should for built
comfort the wearer and improving the figure The principal
straight ront-low bust
Foremost among pair
will convince of their great
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27

I'll. ST." Style 1872, is low bust,
long waist and short hips, made
in fine white kid finished cOutil
and fast black sateen, lace
trimmed top, $1.O0 pair
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27

COL. ADAMS VERY ILL.
Colonel John M. Adams, editor Of the
Argus is dangerously ill at his residence
in Deering.