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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
MP. WArsoN's CONTEST.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
SALISBURY, N. c., Dec "a, 1896.
I notice by the papers that Senator
Butler has declared against Hon. Tom
Watson in his contest with Hon. ]. 9.
@. Black for a seat in the present Con-
gress.
Since some may have forgotten the
circumstances under which this con-
test was brought, permit me to say that,
in 1892, Mr. Watson was elected to-
Congress and served his term. He was
again elected in 1892, but by reason Of
fraud and corruption prevented from
taking his seat. He made a contest
but Mr.. Black was permitted to retain
his place. In 1894 Mr.. Watson was
again candidate for Congress and again
defeated by the most outrageous frauds
In fact, these frauds were so open and
fragrant that Mr.. Black, his opponent
refused to accept the certi1 cate of eleC-
tion. A special election was held dur
ing the summer of 1895 and again Mr..
Watson was a candidate and again de-
feated by frauds ven greater and more
daring than at previous elections. He
at once gave notice of contest and has
followed it up in his usual vigorous
manner. The testimony has been taken
and was printed more than six months
ago. The cas- is already to be pre-
sented to the House.
Just at this time, when Mr. Watson
needs the assistance of all true Popu-
lists, Senator Butler, a Populist Sena-
tor from North Carolina, and Chairman
of the National Populist Committee,
comes out with a declaration against
Mr.. Watson and is using his influence
as Senator and National Chairman TO
defeat MI. Watson in his efforts to re-
ceive justice and right.
l wish to say further that Senator
Pritchard, the Republican Senator
from North Carolina, has done, and is
doing, all in his power to aid Mr.. Wat
son in securing the seat out of Whichhe
has been defrauded.
I ask all true Populists Of North
Carolina TO consider carefully the facts
I have written and in some manner
give expression to their conclusions.
ii N. A. DUNNING.
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Bird, doubtless against their best inter
ests. The Reformers wished to give
them cheap money and plenty of it,
issued by the general government,
every dollar of which, under proper
laws, will be worth 100 cents in gold
But the people have decided that dear
money, issued by national banks, for
which they will have to pay 10 to II
per cent interest, will be better for
them.
T. D. Hinckley in Chicago Express
of Nov. 81 says:
The free coinage of silver as poll
teal issue is dead"
Let us inform our brother that it sis
not dead, but sleepeth." We have set
out to right 1.-The crime of 10" and God
being u help we propose to do so.
Therefore,
1.-THE battle is not yet done,
For as sure as the morning follows
The darkest hour Of the night,
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right"
Ella w. Wilcox IL Chicago Express,
Nov. 81, 1896.
If we will persevere for the right all
will eventually be well.
BRYAN TYSON,
Ollie. N. g.
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and let's give the Agency a move for
1892 that will long be remembered.
Now brethren shall we purchase our
fertilizers of Bro. Ivey or shall we con-
tinue as some of us have done to neg
lect u own interest. If Bro. Ivey
should sell SO 900 tons of guano at q
commission of only SO cents a ton he
would make 1926, 900 for US. This
would start our shoe factory and soon
children would be wearing better
shoes at half price.
Let every brother who reads these
lines resolve that the year 1897 shall
find the North Carolina farmer further
from the clutches of American slavery
than ever before. We can do it mainly
by patronizing end UNFOLDING our
trade agency. Wake up and pay less
tribute to shylock and his minions.
V. N. SEAwELL.
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A MODEST MAN.
OESERVATO

Just as the train was leaving Porter's
Hill a man who had come up on horse
back, apparently riding for his life,
flung himself off and boarded a car not
two minutes ahead of a gang of 20 men
in pursuit. They shouted and gestured
and fired their pistols, but the train
pulled out with the man aboard. The
passengers were naturally anxious to
know what it was all about, and pretty
soon the fugitive was the center of a
group of eager questioners. He was a
middIe-aged man and not at all ex-
cited. When asked for his story, he
replied:
Il haven't much of a story TO tell. !
was over at Blanko this mornin' and a
critter wanted me to take a hand in a
game of poker. I cleaned him out and
he pulled a gun on me. That's about
all"
"But something must have follow,
edG" persisted one.
eyes. in course. Bein' he was goin'
to shoot I shot fust. That's ALL"
But didn't they arrest you for the
shootingY"
"Wall, the City Marshall was goin'
to, but I shot him through the hand
and shoulder and got away. I guess
that's ALL"
but it can't be. You we're pursued
by a lot of men,"
Eyes, 1 was. They wanted to hang
me, you know, but 1 objected. That's
the full yarn"
But you were on horseback"
Yes; when the crowd took after me
I jumped on a boss and escaped. Purity
good boss, that was. That's ALL"
"And how far did they run you9"
about Is miles"
"And they shot at you9"
ooh, yes. Yes, they shot at me and
l shot at Them"
"And was anybody hit9"
81 dropped three of 'em, but I don't
know how bad they was hit. That's
all the story, gentlemen"
'Then you killed at least one man,
wounded four, barely escaped lynch
ing, and don't call it much Of q story ~
exclaimed the questioner.
"Wall, it's a story, Of course" re.
piled the man, ''but jes q little one, and
not with thIkin' about. Somebody
give me a chaw of terbacker, and hev
any OF you got any cartridges that will
fit q 80 gun and be sure to 90 off when We
pull the trigger" N. QUAD.
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THE PRICE LIST.

Bro. Ivey requests us to say that his
price list is not yet complete, but he
hopes soon to have corrected prices
from every source. If you do not find
what you want in his list, write him.
The prices of guanos will not appear
in the list, but will be quoted on appG-
cation. Don't think from this that thu
Agency has gore out of the guano
business. Bro. Ivey is making the
effort of his life. If you want TO see
how little your county has done, writB
him. Some of you will be surprised.
Turn a new leaf for 81. Patronjze the
Agency all you can and the Agency
will help you.
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pie in their struggle to redeem the
government and restore prosperity
he has surrendered to the enemy. II
he gets a Federal job, he will soon be
apologizing for Mckinley for doing the
same things that he condemned Cleve-
land for doing. If there is any such
Populist God forbid it) then let him
make haste to openly join the Republi
can party and get a revenue office if he
can as the price Of his surrender and
betrayal.
Yours respectfully,
MARION BUTLER.
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FROM CHATHAM U

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
GULF, N. O.
I was sorry to hear that the shoe
factory would not start until the LIST Of
March, 1895 Think the Executive
Committee should start it as soon as
they can. Our Alliance passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, By Deep River Alliance
that the State Business Agent be autho-
ICED to appropriate a sum, not exceed
ing 10000, to be used in starting un
and running the shoe factory until ib
can be operated otherwise.
@igned) J. w. LAWRENCE
J. lei KNIGHT.
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STATEsvILLE, N. O., Dec. Is, 1896.
To the members Of the nert General
Assembly of North Carolina:
GENTLEMEN:-I am a candidate for a
Clerkship in the Lower House of Rep
resentatives. I am a Populist. Can
furnish good recommendations rs to
qualifications. Your support and in.
fuence will be very much appreciated
Yours truly,
r. Y. THARPE.
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~

is a vigorous feeder and re-
spends we'll to liberal fertiliza-
ton. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improves
if properly treated with fer
tilizers containing not under
10 actual
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A trial Of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture.
All about Potash-the results of its use by actual en-.
pertinent on the best farms in the United States-is
told in a little book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any farmer ia America who will write for L.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
90 Nassau ST., New York.
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"Unfortunately fer me, e big cloud

Unfortunately fer me, e big cloud
swept between me and the moon, and
l paused, a. hundred feet from the
grave, to let it pass. Now up came
tho ghost again, and right there is
where ] got this hair. Before nor
since have I known a moment like
that. was not warm. and yet was
perspiring freely.
II took another drink, but this
time could not taste it, but / could
feel the three drinks now getting to-
gether and giving me new courage.
"Suddenly all sense of fear eft me.
Hi, there ! yelled. Come out
and show yourself ! and instantly up
came the ghost, but instead Of fright
ening me it made me laugh, and
laughed loud, there in the lonely place,
and heard the echo come back from
the hill across the run. I had a. vague
feeling that 1 was insane, and yet
knew that was not, but could not
understand why was not afraid.
II wanted to get hold of that ghost
and have it out with the thing, and
dared it to come out and make fight.
I fred my pistol 90 show that was
brave. There was sound from the
lane Of breaking rails, the snap of a
hitching strap and | saw my poor
horse galloping away.
Il Was in fcn;ts now, sure enough,
and determined to give a good account
Of myself. Right there I took another
drink, and to my surprise the bottle
was empty. I also took a shot at the
grave, for it occurred to me now for
the first time that some one might be
having fun with me. AS the smoke
Of the pistol cleared away I saw the
white thing lift itself to the edge Of
the open grave. It had wings. 1
could hear them and see them beating
wildly against the sides If the sepul-
ehre.
"'Come out Of that, I cried. You've
got pair Of wings why don't you
get up and fly 2
''There was no reply from the ghost
and it seemed to me that I must end
the suspense or go mad. Rushing up
to the grave I laid hold of the thing,
dragged it forth, raised it high above
my head, and slammed it upon the
earth. It gave. 'squawk.'
"What was it?" gasped the New
Englander.
'''t was en- Of white gandah, sah."
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a Household Remedy.

And it never fails to cure Rheuma-
tier: ten, CCatarrh, Pimples, Blotches, and
all diseases arising from impure blood,
is Botanic Blood Balm, B. b. b.
Thousands endorse il as the best rem
,edy ever offered so mankind. The
thousand Of cures performed by this
remedy are almost miraculous. Try
it, only $1.00 per large bottle.
a PHYSICIANS EviDBNCE-AN HON
,is EST, DOCTOR. 49,.
Although practitioner +of near
twenty years. my mother Influenced
me to procure Botanic Blood Balm.
HB. B. B. for her. She had been con.
fined to her bed several months with
Rheumatism, which had stubbornly
resisted all the usual remedies. With
i'm twenty fons hours after commencing
j.. B. R,, L observed marked relief.
She has just commenced her third
bottle, and is nearly rs active as ever,
and has been in The front yard with
rake in hand, . cleaning up. Her
provements is teuly wonderful and
iInmoneely gratifying. ss; s. ;.s
g. H. M0NTuoMERY, M. d..
!, Jacksonville, ala.
For sale By druagists.
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Solid Chunks OF Wisdom.

The Southern policy of raising cheap
cotton and politics and paying high
prices for the wheat and meat of the
West, strikes the IIattiesburg, Miss,
Progress as bordering on the ridiculous.
With this as his theme, the Progress
editor cuts out wisdom in solid chunks
which it would bo we'll for the cotton
planters of the South to consider. The
Progress says:
When the farmers of the South
raise wheat, wheat will 20 down;
when they raise meat, meat will 60
down, and when they raise something
else besides cotton and politics, pros
perity and confidence will come in
wagon loads and be dumped over into
their yards. Not before. Fools and
free silver and gulping gold bugs can
never change the laws of nature. The
exclusive production of cotton and
politics iE the South will never pro-
ducc cheap wheat and meat in the
West. 1t is against nature aud reason
and common sense, and yet some peo-
pie will fret and slobber and charge it
to the demonstration Of silver or the
Dingley tariff bill or the election of
Mckinley, Or TO everything else under
the sun except their own cusscd lazi-
ness. There are some people who
ought to be thrown into mill pond
and the mill thrown in on them. They
growl SO continually and persistcntly
that much of our respect for them has
been transferred to their dogs. The
farmers Of the South should quit
sowing politics and grow wheat and
meat and other things they can eat.
Their clothing would fit better in the
long Mobile Register.
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Old Things About Rainbows.

Did you oversee a rainbow in the
west In discussing this curious
question, the Philadelphia Times gives
some interesting facts in regard to a
rainbow and how it is formed:
i. 1T is never seen except when the
sun is shining in one part Of the sky,
and rain is falling in the other, or op-
posite part.
2. It is generally seen in the east,
because our showers come from the
west and pass off toward the east.
3. It cannot be formed in the east
except in the afternoon.
4. 1t cannot be formed in the west
except in the morning.
5. 1t is never seen at midday, be-
cause the sun is then above us, and
we cannot, therefore, stand between it
and the rain.
Some of you may wonder whya rain
bow is always semi-circular in shape.
AS matter of fact, it is always a
complete circle, bat we cannot see but
one-half Of the circle, because the
earth cuts off our view. IF we were
poised in the air, high above the earth,
we could see it. all. The circular
shape is due to the fact that the rain
drops are round, and that each drop
reflects but one color to our eyes. 1t
may strike you as strange thing, but
it is true, that no two persons see the
same bow. That is because no two
persons can possibly occupy the same
position, and thus reflections fall diff
ferently upon their eyes.
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: It often hapnens that tho doe

~ 1t often happens that tho doctor
is out of town when most needed.
The two year old daughter of j. Y.
Schenck, of Caddo, Ind. Ter, was
threatened with Group, he writes:
My wife insisted that 60 for the
doctor at once but as he was cut Of
town, I purchased bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy which relieved
the child immediately" A bottle Of
that remedy in tho house will often
save the expense of DOCTOR bill, be-
sides the anxiety always occasioned
by serious sickness. When it is given
as soon as the Group cough appears, it
will prevent the attack. Thousands
OF mothers slways. keep it in their
homes. The 25 and SO cent bottles
for sale by Hill Orr Drug Co.
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We live but once. Let us enjoy
this life in moderation of all things.
Don't bear g grudgo. BE Of good
cheer. Look upon the bright side of
life and aid others. Tell your troubles
cnly 20 your intimate friends and cut
that short. In fact, be one of nature 8
chosen ones. Don't take this life TOO
serious. You will be long time
dead.
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A Georgia colored

A Georgia colored minister
preached this good doctrine to his
people: 'But tain { no use ter trabb'o
along dat narrer path less yer eau
carry, folded up in yer creed, a good
rec mendation from yer creditors,
Hebben amt no place fur men who
has to dodge Foun' a corner fur fear Of
meetin' someone who'ii ask for dat
little bill dat. .nebber was paid
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An old Scotchman who had beer

An old Scotchman who had been
,a long time in the colonies paid visit
to his native glen." and, meeting an
old school-fellcw, they sat down to
have a chat about old times and ao-
quaintances. In the course Of CONVEX
sation the stranger happened to ask
about certain Geordie Mckay. "He's
dead long ago." said his friend, "and
III never cease regretting him as long
.as live" "Dear me Had you such
. respect for him as thas2' aNa, ma !
It vasna ony respect I had for himself, !,
but I married his widow"
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Being a Baby.

Would you like to, be "thc family
despot.' the "dear, sweet sugar
lumpT just imagine it.
The baby is helpless, it's "cute lit
tie hands cannot assist in providing
the simplest comfort. The baby is
speechless, unless people can inter
pret it's cry.
Imagine you were asleep, and some
pretty ladies" invaded your: bed
room, pinched your dear little hands,
and smothered you with kisses, ex-
claiming, cts time to wake up"
Then they picked you up and took you
to the window, and laughed and
thought it $50 cute to see it wigglc."
You cannot continue to sleep because
some one else thinks it is time for YOU
to be dressed, and ignores your heavy.
sleepy looking eyes.
You would be kept sometime in a
hot, sitting dark chamber, and taken
suddenly into a cool, airy parlor, or
out of doors into strong light and
cool breeze. Every visitor must han
die you, shake you up and down, and
show their love for you by mouthing
your face and neck all overin canine
fashion. They even keep their mouth
or race pressed over your tiny mouth
and nose till you are half suffocated.
Sometimes these faces are hot and
moist, and impart "horrid taste to
your lips because of the paint, powder
or other lotions with which they are
covered. Sometimes your lips are
made sore or tender by the face pow
der rubbed off on them. Some of these
mouths are scented with decayed
teeth or other disease.
When you are taken back upstairs
you miss the people and the light and
cry, and then you are trotted and
shaken till you stop crying for lack of
breath.
When you gre dressed, your head is
let to hang down lower than your body
till the very top Of your head is red
with the blood pouring into it. OF
course, it takes long time for you to
become comfortable after such an ex-
perience.
When. taken in the street, your view
is entirely obstructed by lace trim
med shade, drawn down in front Of
you. If it is no. down entirely there
is still line of lace and sunshadc
shaking before your eyes. Or else
you are left with no protection from,
the sun. You are expected to take
all your airing nat on your back, laid
out as if dead. IF you so with a
nurse, you are taken to spend the al
loted Caring" in. stuffy kitchen
while the nurse talks with her friend,
the cook, or your carriage stands in an
alley where you breathe slops and
swill odors. Or you are left alone in
your carriage, at the mercy of big
dogs, drunken men staggering home,
and runaway horses.
If mamma has no servant, you may
spend days without going out for air
and exercise, because mamma hasn t
time or strength to take you, and is
too ignorant to know your future
health depends upon your present way
of living.
You are left in the same position
for long minutes instead Of being
moved or turned over every fifteen
minutes. You have no new doll or
pretty playthings, because mamma
thinks you are too young, and really
you would enjoy pretty colored toy
or a doll long before you are able to
ask for it. ,
These are some of the haby's woes
and sufferings. Can't you think out
the rest?- Farm and Home.
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= From the Lone Star State comes
the following letter, written by w. f.
Gass, editor Of the Mt. Vernon, Tex. J
Herald: II have used G Chamberlain ; q
Colic, Cholera and Diarhea Remedy
in my family for the past year, and
find it the best remedy for collie and
diarrhea that 1 haveever tried. It's
effects are instantaneous and satisfac-
tory, and ! cheerfl)iy recommend. it,
especially for cramp collie and diarrhea.
Indeed, we shall try and keep bottle
OF IT Cd onr medicine shelf 90 long as
We keep house." For sale by Hill
Orr Drgg Go. 5s7
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NOTICE..

All parties owing me notes
and accounts are requested
and urged to pay same as soon
as possible. I need my mon.
ey and will be compelled to
make collections early in the
season. Save the trouble and
expense Of sending to Gee you.
J. S. FOWLER.
Sept. %. 1897 Ii
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John, I wish you would rock
the baby" "What'll I rock the baby
for 2" ''Because he is not very we'll.
And what's more. half Of him belongs
to you and you should not object to
rock him" "Well, don't half belong
to you?" eyes" "Well, you can
rock your half and let my haif holler.
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= A Quaker, from the country.
went into city bookstore, and one Of
the clerks thinking TO have little
fun, OF his expense, said to him !:
S"You are from the country, are you
not g Yes" answered the Quaker.
"Well, here's an essay on the reering
OF calves that you would probably like
to buy 'sThat,'' said the Quaker,
''thee had better present to- thy
mother -
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Bucklens Arnica ssIye.

The best salve in theworld for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
items and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Prise 25 cents perbox. For sale
by Hili-Orr Drug Co
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Both One Year for $500.

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NOTICE.

WlLLtell at the Home place Of Eliz-
Il abeth Ashley. tlerea. ed. on the 18th
day OF Novamber. 1897. one Tract of Land
containing SO acres, and all Rents of said
Lands. Terms Of Sale-Cash TO be
paid inside of thirty days.
JOSHUA w: ASHLEY, Admir-.
Oct 27. ] Sa7 fS