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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

Judge Nor woods friends have sp
pealed for him time and again, and he
has made numerous promises, only to
be broken. He is an able Judge, but
can't resist strong drink. 1t is nothing
unusual for him TO 40 ourn court and
cultivate a jag. The Charlotte News
says:
His Fallness." Judge Norwood, is
at it again.
It is a matter of tradition that the
Judge usually opens court with a cork
screw.
The tradition didn't hold good in
Charlotte for he opened the our here
in a most orderly manner, conducted
himself we'll through the week and
made a good judge.
But after court was over, he got out
his cork screw, and locked arms with
Colonel Jonathan Barleycorn.
He stopped at the Arlington hotel,
and after amusing himself Saturday
night and ali day Sunday an effort was
made to get him eff TO Monroe on the
Seaboard train Sunday night He got
into q carriage with one of his friends
and drove eff to yard the depot; but
arriving at the station he concluded
not to leave the best city in the State
so early. He had learned 60 love Char
lotte during his stay here, and dldn'C
like to venture INTO the untried town
of Monroe so soon.
1t appears that Judge Norwood's
weakness has so much the upper hand
of him that there is no prospect for re-
form in his case. And even at the time
that a resolution of impeachment ls
pending against him he fails TO conquer
his enemy. It's a pity for Judge Nor,
wood, a pity for his State That he
should have ever been chosen TO this
position of honor and truss. But since
he has, and possesses either little will
power or inclIn ton to u lose from
his weakness, it is best that he should
go.
Best for the judge and best for the
State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
TO CONTROL PRICE OF COTTON.

We have just learned some of the
inside workings of a gigantic and dia
bolical combine about to be effected to
control the price of cotton in the future.
The plan proposed is to secure char
tiers and establish gins with compress
attachment at as many points as pos
sible in the cotton States. The bales
are to be round instead of square. Cot,
ton buyers will CO operate and force
farmers to have their cotton ginDed at
these new gins by refusing TO pay as
much for cotton put up in the ordinary
way. This will compel the present
owners of gins to go out of business.
The railroads will take a hand and
haul the round bales cheaper than
square bales. The cotton seed oil mills
will come in for a share of the spoIls
by getting a chance at the seed for a
low price, as the new gins and com
presses will be located mainly on rail
road lines and the seed men will always
be on hand TO get bargains. as many
farmers might sell seed cheap rather
than haul them a long distance to their
homes. These cotton gins will be some
what like the grain elevators North
and West, which, with the help of mill
owners and railroads, fully control the
price of grain. The idea is to keep the
farmer poor by low prices, as they are
now doing, and then make a big profit
between the producer andOthe manu-
facturer and consumer.
If the scheme does not fall through,
and if it is defeated, it will require the
united Efforts of all the farmers Ia the
cotton States to overthrow the comoins
ton, which, if it once gains a foothold,
will be as merciless as hard hearted
monopoly can make it. 1t ls probable
that applications will be made for char
tiers for such enterprises In the present
and all legislatures held In the near
future, and everything may be made
to look very innocent on the surft &c.
On this account legis lators should pro-
coed with unusual caution in granting
charters. The scheme must be defeated.
Itmeans even worse times for the South
ern farmer than we have ever experI-
enced. 1t means slavery for the pro
Queer of cotton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
SENATOR BUTLER RNDoRsr

At the meeting of the PopuI
caucus Wednesday night, a res5
ton, introduced by Mr.. Drew, '
unanimously adopted by a rising VI
endorsing Senator Marion Butts
course throughout the recent CONC
The resolution was as follows:
WHEREAS, The Peoples party
this State has passed through a ID
trial, in the Senatorial question, 81
whereas, not outstanding the faCtt
a goldbug Republic Al has been eleCF
to the United States Senate by tres
OF the votes Of men who were eltci
as POpullsts; and whereas, in all
struggle the Hon. Marion Butler
shown himself to be a man and
men, by STANDING firmly and uufd
ingly for the principles of the Peep
party, Notwithstanding such patrp
action on his part has Gated down
his head the UnspaTiog denuDcIaDi
OF the republican party and ps
their abuse of him equAlling If n0E3
ceediDg the abuse heaped upon D
Two and four years ago, by the De1
ratio party and press when ne Z
standing for the very same prIncip
as TO Gay. Therefore. be it
"ResOlUed, That we, the Popui
members of this legislature who pD
fidelity to the principles of our PEI
AO"ve every other Consideration Oes
TO express our appreciation Of the ID.
oTstne Hon. Marion Butler, and toI
sure him Of our uDshaken conf1del
In him, aud we wish TO inform
world that so long as he rembn s
TO the principles Of the party a. be
shown himself to be IN the pass,
are willing TO follow where be I@
and we, with hlm, will endure h
llcan persecution ard rotten egglp
need be, before we will crook the P
naDG hinges of the knee that thrift
follow fawnIDg
q That these resolutions be
lished in all the papers that are VIZ
to see justice DONE"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
CREAM OF THR PRESS
Hard Hits. Bold Sayings and Ps,r
Paragraphs From Reform Paper,'

Hard Hits. Bold Sayings and Pa,rI
Paragraphs From Reform Paper,
The National D mocrats Insist
they still live and move and have n
being, but their loneliness is appsIl
Topeka Advocate.
A number of the men who marcl
in Chicago for ''sound money" in
recent campaign are now marchiDoI
something to eat, Peoples Advoe
Even national banks occasion
iud it difficult to do business u
capital consisting Of 10 per cent i
and 80 per cent confdence.-Tu
Valley Citizen.
Mckinley will do sometime fo,I
yer. There isn't any doubt aoou
He has given orders that his carrsI
shall be trimmed with it.-BrocpI
Mass, Diamond.
The banks continue to go where.
wOodbIne twineth and leave n
depOsitOrs to whistle for their mon
What piping times of prosperis
American Enterprise.
The Last Heard of Senator WoIc
who went to England to convert Eus
to bimetalism. he was dining and '
ing at the country home of Ba
Rothschild. Progressive Home.
Most of the miners who live in
neIghbnrhood fod plenty of time
rest and recuperatiOn this winter, |
withdrawing the promised rush
work in the event of McHanna's e
ton Farmers Tribune.
When Cincinnatus was called to y
his country he was found at work
his little farm of less than three au
And the modern Cincinnatus, VIII
business it will be to ''rule the ri
rather than possess riches" is sor
where on the farm or in the factory
Ottawa Journal.
Lyman Goge, a goldbug democn
BANKER, is now said to have the prom
of a position in McKlnley's cAoIne.
secretary of the treasury. No man
the United States can be found Oea
fitted for representing plu5ocracy td
does Lyman Gage. He is president
the First National Bank of Chics
and afull-iedged hypocrite, religion
and politically. He should be
Klnley's chief adviser, by all means
chicago Sentinel.
The financial condition of the col
try is deplorable. IL is impossible
imagine how it could be worse I
only consolation a populist can have
that neither of the old parties ha
yet proposed any remedy, and ID
none have yet been able to q emonssz
the stump or through the press I'll
the p0puIis5 platform, if crystall
into law, would fail TO restore .
manent prosperity to all the people
Southern Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL DoGNGs

By a vote of 46 60 4 che U 8. Sam
passed the bill Friday for the appoi
ment of Commissioners to an lnt
national monetary conference.
The House has passed the Indian
preparation bill and will now strug
with the agricultural bill.
The Nicaragua canal bill, the inn
grafton bill and Cuban res luu
nave taken up much time during
past few days.
And with one accord they drew tb
salaries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
n. r. P. a.
EDITORIAL T

The bill to annul the lease of the N.
G. railroad was introduced in the legis
lature Friday.
We move that the legislature incor
porate DIR. K~ingsbury's religious edi-
torials for Sunday"
The statement that all of the boilers
were pledged to Pritchard might go
under the head of queer facts"
Dear, frightened friends, don't get
excited. The members of the legisla
ture are not going to cut down their
salaries. They don't have to.
Toe air is very dry and cold in
G eenland and contagious diseases are
unknown. They are not eVen emtcted
wlGu the gold standard IN that land Of
the midnight SUM-"
What about that committee to in
vesGigate bribery offers in connec
ton with the Senatorial matter3 TIE
people want all the facts In the case at
the earliest possible moment.
Ll64SCIs VI h5l4OlAs hdS AAbAONoCON y
resolution to ask ell the railroad com
p4nies doing business in the State to
give the number of officials who get
more than g. 500 per annun II ought
to Uass.
President Mckinley has selected
Ls man D Gage, a Chicago Democrat,
a millionaire banker for MS Secretary
OF the Treasury. Wonder how the
honest masses of the Republican party
WI enjoy thatH
We understand that Brown, of Jones
county, was lobbying with Mr.. 81. w.
Muller, Col. Andrews private secre
tary, last week. Did the voters of
jones county send him here for that
purpose or to represent the people OF
tna5 county9
The Raleigh Tribune is asking the
legislature to abolish the Railroad
Commission. II the legislature should
d. such an unwise thing the com
pIexion of the next legislature will be
iI-C right to re establish the commits
sIuu and make it even more effective
thar it has been.
Speaking of 'toadyism, " editor Bailey
might write a long piece for the Blbll
C Recorder and blow up several hun
d ed lilly white ''sastety" ladies in
Washington who recently attended a
reception given by Ex Queen Lii, late
OF n Hawaiian ISLANDS. They don't
even draw the color line.
Hauser's bill, reducing railroad pas
sen<er rates, telegraph, and express
c. srges, ought to pass by a large ma
] .rIGy. But it is likely to be defeated.
Ta- dill to reduce the per diem of legis
l. 'Vs clerks from S. TO 81, same mem
b-rs get, was defeated last week. In
el-csIng the present legislature the
p7'Jle no DOUBT meant we'll, but were
O C wed. No good bill eff C mo,
n - lies will pass, for the monopolies
h~V- control of a majority of the mem
bers. We regret the nece ssity of this
8 a enent, but the truth may as well
BE- I'D. These assertions will be proven
D. ore the legislature Rdj0urns.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

A resolution instructing U. 6, Sena
tors and representative from this
State to vote for free coinege, against
monopolles and trusts, for a graduated
income tax, for the establishment of
postal telegraph and telephone and
government postal savings banks,
passed the Senate Friday by a vote of
% to II. The republican Senators and
two Elk. Popullsts, Barker and Cannon,
voted solidly against thu resolution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
HAUsRR's RAILROAD BILL

A Bill to be Entitled can Act to Amend
Chapter $50, Acts 1891, Entitled AN
Act TO Provide for the General super
vision of Railroads, Steamboat and
Canal Companies, E Express and TeIe-
graph Companies Doing Business in
the state of North laroIina'
The General Assembly Of North Caro-.
lima do enact:
SECTION 1, Chapter 800 of the Laws
ofs1891 is hereby amended by striking
all Of lines 9 and 10 Section l, of SAID
Act, except the word years at begin
ming of line 9 and inserting in lieu of
the matter thus stricken out, the fol-
lowing: The successor to any said
commissioners whose term shall ne
about to expire shall be chosen by the
people at n general election held next
before the expiration of said term
this provision however not to apply TO
the commissioner whose term shall ex.
pires during the current year" Said
Section 1 is further amended by strIk-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

L an standing notU Just behind the
curtain, and in fun gLoIO Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shGdOtC8 GA
ne track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
ind the riser. When I HgingIe tCfth tts
dark Uuters I tUGRt to cast one ltnger-
no look upon q country whose govern
nent is Of the people, for the people,
and bg the people. "-L. L. Polk, July
rh, 1890.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-23
BRIGHT BITS.

-Actor-Now the plot thickens.
Voice from the Audience-That's good;
it has been pretty thin so far-Tit-Bits
PA. what is the difference between a
violinist and a fiddler?"
Pa-"Anywhere from one to five thous.
and ar."-Boston Transcript.
comparatively really Won
derful how nature always manages to
strike balance in all her departments.
BroWne-For instance?
Towne-Well, in winter snow comes
down, while in summer ice goes up
Brooklyn Life.
-Boarder-This chicken soup seems to
be rather weak.
Landlady-I don't see why; I told the
cook how to make it, but perhaps she
didn't catch the idea.
Neutrality-suspicious. she didn't catch the
chicken.-Chicago News.
A Point of Difference-Wen I see that
Messrs Mckinley and Laurer are likely
to come to an understanding over the seal
question"
Yes; that's where Messre Mckinley
and Laurier differ from me and my wife"
Cleveland Leader.
--"Remember, my son." said the thor
oughbred mare to her prize colt, when
you get the stringhalt, get it with all four
legs"
"Why. mammal" asked the little colt.
Because you will then run a chance of
winning prize as a high stopper. '-Har-
pers Bazaar.
Unsportsmanlike-"I hyahs tell dat
football is a pow'ful rough game" said
Miss Miami Brown
"'Deed 'tis,' replied Erastus Pinkley
"Deys gettin so dey ain satisfied wifi
buttin' haids like gemmen; de las game
l wus in dey got TO Kickin' shins!'-Wash-
ington Star.
Mrs. Brown-What awful things they
have in the papers! Isn't it terrible to
think there are so many wicked people in
the world?
Mrs. Buff don't know. When 1 read
about the awful gongs-on of other folks
1t always makes me feel so comfortable
that l wouldn't miss the sensation for
anything. Really. Mrs. Brown. I think
we ought to be thankful that there are so
many horrid examples in the world.-Bos-
ton Transcript. '
A Timely Invention.-The President
yawned and looked, out of the window.
Mr.. Secretary" he said, "who is that
fellow out there with the big sample
case?"
The secretary looked. THAT, Mr.. Pres
ident is drummer from New York. He
is trying to get a chance to interest you
in new patent. gag for use in the di-
plomatic service"
Bring him right in" said the Presi-
dent.-CleVeland Plain Dealer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-23
Pisen GnIch Revenge.

"The man who said that the only good
Indian was dead Indian was about as
near right as men get" said Col. Ham
Sploggett, of Arizona, to the Mexico Two
Republics, the other evening, as he wrest-
led with mint mash, and II any man
oughter know what he's talking erDOuU
in them matters guess 1t me. went 10
Arizony a mighty long time ago. Them
darned Apaches wuz erbout as emery as
eny sort of Indians, and not day passed
but what we fellers down to Pizen Cullen
heard eroour men losing their soaps anu
women and children being butchered ike
forty, the news coming from way out on
the frontier. L Wuz Sorter getting grip
on AriZOny Jess then, an l didn want to
lose il, so jess stayed away from the line
an tended ter business with one eye open.
We had ter get out an hustle, however
Indians Wuz getting more rampageous
every day, and finally a band of the meas
ly, numbering robbers rid inter a small
settlement erbout fifty miles from the
gulch and killed every soul thar, not leaV-
ing one to tell the tale. This riled the boys
at the gulch, an we thought the time had
come TO do something. Two hours after
we had got the news we Wuz out for biz.
We rode away an hour afore shutdown
we reached the place whar the settlement
had been. Wall. sir, I've seen many odd
sights IN my life, but that little sette-
ment WuZ erbOut the Saddest thing that
ever met these old eyes, not so old then,
neither. Ashes showed whar some cab
ms had stood, and thar too could be seen
what remained of home things, an jess on
the outskirts of the settlement we found
the bodies OF folks what had FORMED the
peaceful village.
Men, women and children alike had
gone to satisfy the awful greed for blood.
They had been dragged together and the
bodies, must have been about twetny of
them, were piled in a terrible heap, multi
ated and horrible to look at. The saddest
sight of it all was the form of a little
baby. The small critter Wuz lying on the
breast of a woman, maybe its mother, and
its little fists wuz fastened in the long
hair that was all tangled and flowing like
At fust l thought it wuz seepin, but it
wuzn't. 1t wuz dead, an a little round
black hole right in the middle of its fore
head showed whar the bullet had done it's
work. Thar 1t wuz, a monument of In
dian ferocity, an the poor little limbs of
the baby Wux cuddled up an its white
face wuZ smlin' jest as though death had
caught it while 1t .wuz looking right into
its mothers eyes. The sight of that little
one thar. naked to the skies, made the
grim look on the faces of the boys jess
kinder deepen like until they seemed des-
perate and deadly. We left the place with
out a word, but when we crept up on the
band what did the work we paid them
back to the death, even if it wuz two
weeks later. Them wuz bad days, 1 tell
you"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-23
A SCHOLARLY lOninion.

His name wasn't Col Bourbon, but let
him be called that for the sake of this
Kentucky chronicle, says the Washing
ton Star.
That he was a little bit of chap could
not be gatnsaid by any one who looked a
him; neither could it be denied that he
was interested in education and was
school trustee or visitor, or whatever it
is prominent citizen becomes when he is
interested in the public instruction of his
country.
Not long ago he visited school in the
country taught by the strapping six-foot
er, and he was asked by the teacher to
make a speech-an invitation the colonel
never refuses-and the same may be said
of another not to be mentioned here.
leading feature of the colonels adj
dress was mutual confidence between
scholar and teacher and he sought to
make it plain by example.
Now, children" said the colonel in the
course of his lucid exegesis, pointing
through the window toward the railroad,
which passed quite near the little log
there crossing the creek on "a bridge?"
"A railroad" answered all the school,
with vociferous unanimity.
road?'
because we can see it,"
Very good" smiled the colonel. "Now,
what railroad is it?"
The L. & NJ
How do you know it is? You can't see
Il. & NJ written on it anywhere, can
you
mo, sir; the teacher told u.s.
There was great unanimity on this point
much to the coloneis delight, but he
wasn't through yet.
You believe what the teacher tells you,
do your he asked.
Yes. sir'' yelled the school.
'Now'-and the colonel became very
abstruse in his tones-"you don't know me
as well as you do your teacher and what
would you think if l were to tell you he
was lying to your"
This was a poser, and the children stag
gered at it for a minute or two. Finally
a tow-headed youngster, with a scratch
on his snub nose and one of his front
teeth gone, held up his hand.
well, my boy?' and the colonel smiled
encouragingly.
The boy looked critically at the little
colonel lined up alongside of the six-foot
school teacher. and then ran his eye up
the teacher from foot to head.
81 think" he said, in the most matter
of-fact Tone that he'd wallop the wad-
din outen yer in about two shakes NV a
Sleeps tall"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-23
Personal.

-Alphonse Daudet Is a candidate for the
late Duke of AumaIe's seat in the French
Academy.
Rev. Dr. Henry r. Pritchard of Indi-
annapolis, the oldest living preacher in the
church Of the Disciples Of America, has
preached 5000 sermons.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Can
ada, is described as "tall. moderately
slight, smooth shaver, with a graceful
bearing and one not 10 be overlooked" He
speaks with a strong French accent, and
Is always courteous.
The First Parish Congregational
church of Gharlestown, Mass, which has
Just celebrated Its two hundred and sixty
fifth anniversary had for its third pastor
Rev. John Harvard founder of Harvard
University, and for its first Sunday school
superintendent S. +. B. Morse, inventor
OF fhe telegraph.
1t Is said that the Duke of Beaufort
has transferred all his property TO his son,
the Marquis of Worcester. The duke is
In very feeble health, and this transfer
of the estate enables the marquis to es-
cape the enormous death duties which he
would otherwise have to pay on succeed
ing to the estates.
Emile Zola5 says that he has given up
his former intention of entering French
politics. At one time he thought of seek
ing an election to the House of Deputies
to advocate the measures of reform out
lined in his books. but before doing so
wished to know his ability as a public
speaker Therefore he sought every OPP
portunity for speaking in public, with the
result Chat he found himself failure.
When the Prince and Princess of
Wales were visiting an exhibition in Lon
don recently on reaching the dairy de-
partment. the princess remarked to the
manager. II have always heard that the
best butter i'm England comes from Den
mark. Is it true?" The manager hesitat-
ed a moment and then said mo, your
highness; Denmark sends US the best
princesses, but Devonshire the best but
ter"
The colored people of Philadelphia are
again talking of erecting a monument to
Octavus V. Cato, who was killed on cleo
ton day in 1871. just after the adoption
of the fifteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition. The memorial is to be a triangu-
lar pyramid of granite, fourteen feet at
the base on each side, twenty-one feet
high, with an opening on each side at the
base; four feet wide and seven feet high.
There is to be a life-size medallion head
of Prof. Cato in bronze over the main
entrance, and two tablets properly nscrib-
ed over the entrances on either side