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The advocate., 1897-07-28
JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE.

On the Fourth day Of July, 1873, two
neighbor fsrmers-John Doe and Rich
ard Roe-disputed about the probable
trend Of prices In the future, and they
agreed upon test as follows: That on
the first day Of January, 1874, they would
each measure out from his bin a hundred
bushels Of wheat. Mr.. Doe would sell his
at the average price Of wheat for the
year 1878, put the money away and let it
lie untouched until the last day of De-
Cember, 1895. Mr.. Roe would keep his
wheat one year and exchange it for a like
quantity and quality Of new wheat, and
repeat the operation every year, SO as to
have hundred bushels Of good wheat
on hand all the time until Decembar 81,
1895. The object was to ascertain how
much would be lost or gained on the
value Of the one hundred dollars and on
the one hundred bushels of wheat in the
next twenty one years-the time it takes
to grow q man.
When the trial began, January l, 1874,
Mr.. Doe sold his wheat, as agreed, at the
average price for the year 1873, which
was ISL cents bushel, receiving for
the lot $l15.10. Mr.. Roe started out
with his one hundred bushels, exchang-
ing it from year to year, as agreed.
On the last day Of the year 1895 Mr..
Doe had his $1l5.1O, and Mr.. Roe had
his one hundred bushels Of wheat. On
comparing the values of the two articles
at the beginning and the ending of the
period Of twenty-one years the following
statement was made:
1874, January l.
100 bushels wheat, worth. ........ .SI151O
100 dollars, worth :. 1896 bushels wheat
1895, December 81
100 bushels wheat, worth. ......... .$5O90
100 dollars, worth. .... 1886 bushels wheat
Does money had gained in value in
twsnty.one years as much as would buy
l0915 bushels Of wheat more than it paid
for when the test was begun.
Roe's wheat lost In value more than
one-hslf, for while it was worth $115.l0
in the beginning, it was worth only
$5O.9 at the end OF the test.
Now let US suppose that Mr.. Doe, in
stead Of letting his money lie idle, had
put it out and kept it out as the money
lenders do, atsRy 8 per cent. year
compounded annually. AT The end Of
Che twsnty-Ons year period his one hum
The advocate., 1897-07-28

THERE is a profit sharing establish.
ment at Fall River, Mass, known as the
Bourn Mills. Report had gone out that
the business had been discontinued, and
In answer to questions as to the truth OF
the rumor, Mr.. Chace, director, says that
&C no time during the past eight years
has the proftsharing scheme been more
satisfactory 70 the principal owners The
agreement ia a flexible one requiring the
payment TO the operatives of not less
than nor more than 10 per cent. OF the
amount paid to the stockholders. Mr..
Chace says: "It may be interesting to
note that the last dividend was based
upon the maximum per cent. In view
Of the hard times now prevailing, some
very prosperous mills even shutting
down 10 avoid the greater loss Of run
ming, there was much 10 be said in favor.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

dred dollars would have been swollen TO
85O3.2s, which would have paid for 99S.76
bushels Of wheGt. II the interest rate
had been 10 per cent. a year, the amount
in the twenty-one years would have been
s74O, and that would have paid for 1,454
bushels Of wheat.
The advocate., 1897-07-28
AS TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIQUOR
LAW

The Mail and Breeze has done the
State substantial service in collecting re-
liable information concerning the status
Of the prohibitory liquor law throughout
this State. The editor Of that paper
sent out questions to $50 newspaper men,
one-half Of whom were Republicans, the
other half Populists and Democrats.
Replies were received from sixty-ave Re-
publicans, thirty-fve PopuIists and ten
Democrats.
OF the ITO replies received twenty. five
say that the prohibitory law is effectively
enforced, thirty say that it is fairly well
enforced-not strictly, but probably as
we'll enforced as any other law, and fifty
two say that the law is violRted-in most
cases openly and Extensively.
The license system prevails in more
than twenty cities of the State; in sixty
five liquor is sold openly and, in msjor-
ity Of cases, with the consent Of the man
elected to preserve order and enforce
law. Public officers are permitting
things to go by consent, and the people
offer no opposition.
There are thirty seven cities in which
the law is "spasmodically" enforced
cities in which more or less of an effort
is made to enforce the law. Sometimes
they are closed slight" and at other times
considerable liquor is sold by joints and
bootleggers in violation Of law.
There are twenty-six cities in which
the law is reasonably" we'll enforced,
that is, the violations Of the law
are not frequent and are confined mainly
to "bootleggers," who sell secretly and in
small quantities.
In nineteen cities the law is effectively
enforced.
Quoting from the Natl and Breeze!
SIN answer to the question, SIS an honest
effort made by the proper officers to en-;
force the prOhibitory law the same as
other laws?' thirty answer in the affirm
atiVe and forty. nine say that the officers
are not making an honest effort. AS
might be expected, the forty-nine replies
are from cities where the law is openly
II this showing does not arouse the
sleeping people, verify they are in
trance.
The advocate., 1897-07-28

OF a small percentage; but, after full dis
cussiOn, the board decided to declare the
maximum dividend ae sn expression Of
appreciation Of the faithRulnesg Of the
employees the last six months"
The advocate., 1897-07-28

The ADVOCATE acknowledges receipt
OF copy Of the tariff bill as IL passed
the Senate, through courtesy Of Hon.
Mr.. Botkin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
TWO KINDS OF PoPULIsTs.

The Topeka Advocate has discovered
two kinds of Populists in the Kansas
legislature. They tried the same game
in this State, but the ''other kind
were promptly kicked out of the party.
II the two old parties had adopted such
q policy when two or three kinds" of
Democrats and Republicans turned up,
there would never have been any need
of a new party. But they neglected
the weeding.out process until both
parties were dominated by several
kinds of people other than real Demo
Gratis or real Republicans. If the Popu-
lists will continue to expell the traitors,
a great and useful party will be the
outcome; otherwise it will result in a
fake like the other two parties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
EVERY MAN WHO TRAVELS.

Every man who travels upon a rail
road in North Carolina hereafter will
remember that if one moro vote in
each House had been cast On the side
of the people, he would have paid 2
cents per mile for first class fare and
II cents Tor second class, whereas by
the grace of lobby Influences a ma
jority of one vote in each House has
condemned him to pay 81 cents per
mile if he travels first class, and q
cents second class.
The same traveller will remember
that by the same majority Of one vote
in eaca House, one man in every four
will continue to travel dead head by
railroad favoritism while the other
three travellers pay each one third
higher for their tickets to enable the
railroad favorite TO travel free.
Every man who telegraphs, or rents
a telephone in North Carolina, should
remember that he is paying double
what he would (and ought to- pay if
t6a bill TO reduce the exorbiGant tele
graphRnd telephone rates had not been
beaten inNeach house by one vote,
The taxpayers of the State should
not forget that the State Treasury
would have had annually $12O, 600
more money for the school fund if the
bill to compel the Southern Railroad
to pay as much rental YES two other
competitors offered for tha North Car
ollna lease had not been defeated by
two votes in the Senate after having
passed through the House,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
HON, JOSEPH PIE CALDWELL

Owing to the carelessness Of the
above named gentleman, the pie brig
ade in this State is completely disor
ganized. A man should not hold two
Offices. The Hon. Joseph Pie Caldwell
is editor Of the Charlotte Observer.
He has neglected his duty as Chief
Pieman. He loves monopoly, but hates
trusts. He admjres Grover Cleveland
and adores Mark Hanna and Bill Nc
Klnley with a display of devotion
equalled only by the pagan in his
worship OF idols of wood and stone. He
j amps on the tobacco truss now and
then, but always gives the trust notice
to seek its bomb proofs in time to avoid
the Observer shells.
Well, the Hon. Joseph Pie undertook
to command the Grand United Brother
hood of Traitors to Principle and Pc
Swipers some months ago. He made
the hearts OF his men throb with pleas.
ure as he told each one what was in
store for him. Most Of them fell in be
hind Commander Joseph Pie and swore
everlasting allegiance to him. But
when he had worked up their expCc.a.
tions to the boiling point, he basely de
serted them and went to Mexico to see
what real prosperity is like. His fol
lowers here became panic-stricken.
Without a leader they were like leaves
tossing and floating on the wings of tbs
March winds. They c,ied pie, but
there was no pie. Pandemonium
reigned supreme, as a prominent citi
zen once remarked. In the meantime
Hon. Joseph Pie Caldwell was mean
dering around in historic Mexico
searching for the restored confidence
and returning prosperity which cOmeth
not in the United States
The Hon. Joseph Pie played his pie
patriots q measly trick. They may
forgive but can never forget. He has
laid himself liable to numerous suits for
damages, and he may yet have to call
on Mark Hanna for some filthy conf
deDce with which TO soothe the lacerated
feelings Of those who were duped.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
ITEMS FROM

We've been having queer weather of
late, but as we are no. responsible for
it we just thank God for an umbrella
and march on!
BillvilIe was not invited to enter Nc
Kinley's cabinet, Notwithstanding she
gave him six votes in the last election.
She will recover
Atlanta Constitution: A town that
pays the preacher and supports the
&c itor is SO close to heaven that it's al
most in competition with it.
Our signal service man predicted the
recent cold wave to a mintbe, but
when it arrived his surprise vas so
great that he has been Frustrated ever
since.
While We ere in Washington it is cur
purpose to try and get a pension for
our mule on the grounds that he hol-
Tered three times at Lees surrender,
throwed a confederate general and
then broke his own leg getting home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16

telegraph rate at Is cents for 10 words
between any two points in the state,
and telephone rentals at $l2 at a resi-
dence and $18 at an Office or store.
Similar bills may be pending, or may
have passed, in other States. They
should be introduced everyW here, IN
every state and territory, whether
they can now be passed or not. Their
introduction and the discussion Of them
will attract public attention to the fact
that the people have the power to re-
move the high rates which now debar
them from the use Of shese great facili-
ties which are now practically re-
stricted to the rich and d~eadheads.
The effect will be educational, and the
next time the legislatures meet the
bills will be passed, for the people are
really the masters wheh~roused to ex-
press their will. WALTER CLARK.
Raleigh, N. @.
me above has been printed in all
the Labor papers with circulation Of
hundreds of thousands. The move
ment for a peoples telegraph and tele-
phone is getting force. Ed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
H L GUARD.
Subscriptions. Renewals and Kind Words
Extracted From Letters.

Subscriptions. Renewals and Kind Words
Extracted From Letters.
William T. R9ade, Person county,
has our thanks for two renewals.
g. w. Perkins, Ashe county, sends
three renewals and has our thanks for
same.
R @. siler, Chatham county, re-
news and sends rene val for a neighbor.
Thanks.
C. A. Gufy, Rowan county, sends
three renewals, and will please accept
our thanks.
"A. L. Brewer, Randolph county,
reneWs and writes: THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is very much appreciated in
this section by all except a few poll
ticians."
John T. Helderman, Lincoln coun
ty, renews and writes: II have been
taking The PROGRESSIVE FARMER five
or six years and like it because it stay 8
in the middle of the road and upholds
the right and condemns the wrong"
We are also indebted to the fol-
lowing for subscriptions or renewals
during the week: G T Flowers, Cald
well county; W P Davis, Arson; J g
Rogers, Christie, Va. 4; J A FARES, Gas
ton; T F Andre VS., Chatham; J A
Glass, W A Webster, Rockingham; j
E Nichols, P~asqIotank; Henry Hanie,
Arson; II F Rudasill, Rowan; W J
Bates, Wilson; R w Boyles, Surry; D
A Seawell, Moore; Wiley Howard and
W W Tazwell, Berthe; John Bray,
r obeson; Geo E Boggs, Haywood; "
B Upchurch, II W Ellis, 6 a Scar
borough, Wake; J n Mewboorne, J W
Daily, Lenoir; Jno W Lawrence, Gran
Vile; T 7 Hicks, Vance; J S Henry,
John Amons, J F Ray, Macon; J A
Walker, Rockingham; Lewis Agner,
Rowan; R J Buffaloe, Wake; E N
Robson, J r Durham, Baden; J W
Floyd, Granville; Maury Ward, Dup
lin; F L Johnson, DIR. Annie L Alex
ander, Mecklenburg; B F Aycock,
Wayne; ] E Lyon, Durham, Oh John
son, Sampson, and others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
n. r, 2. a.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

If we have said anything about the
boilers that We are sorry for we are
glad Of it.
Maj Mckinley will please send out a
tracer and fad the whereabouts Of his
wave of prosperity.
Now is a good time to get in some
real good work in building up and en-
largiug the scope of usefulness Of the
Alliance
a citiz9 IN Of Buncombe county, Mr.
T. @. Coffee, he's court rec eipts show
ing that he has paid 81. 184 in fines and
costs for fighting during his life. He
must be pretty strong coffee.
As an evidence of good times in
goldbug OHIO real estate mortgages
Increased 6 no IN number add about
IS, 600. 900 IN amount last year.
The big hog season is about over.
We will now merge into the big egg
season; also the egg with curious in
scriptions plainly visible on the shell.
Railroad promoters seem to think
good times are N sight. Building has
been about suspended for some years,
bat we notice that two or three roads
Of some Importance will be built in this
State in the near future.
When you hear an orator exclaim:
Give me liberty or give me death, -
you may safely write it down that if
he don't get liberty he will try several
other things before he places himself
in cart of the undertaken.
The Reform Press Association de
clared that the press will not support
a fusion deal in any future campaign,
at the recent Memphis meeting. Two
hundred leading editors met and Or
,gsnized a kick during the st. Louis
C~on7s9tion, but no heed vas given.
Now let the managers try the game
again and see what a frost they will
have On the show,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
A & MIsTAKE.

The Railroad Commission Act0S1S91
is well drawn and in many respects Is
an admirable statute. It's passage was
defeated by the corporations in four
legislatures, but the people were de-
termined and sent the legislature Of
1891 here to pass it over the corpora
tons. Andrews fumed and fretted,
cajoIed and threatened, but the law
was passed in spite Of him and his
lobby. Admirably Rs the act was
drawn, it contained enc vital defect.
The Commissioners we're not made
elective by the people, but by the legis
lature, 1 e., by the lobby. Hence, all
our woes. The bill to meet this and to
fill vacancies on the Board, as they
shall hereafter happen, by the people,
was, like so many other good bills, de-
feated by one vote in each House'of
the legislature of 1897.
The people are nov looking atter
their own in this matter. The next
legislature will come here to reorgan-
ize the Board and make it's members
elective by the people. Railroad high
rates and enormous salaries must come
down.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16

Of bonds and made an enormous profit
out of the deal. Now when high priced,
shreWed, and INSCRIPTIONS lawyers
are needed, J. P. Morgan stands by
Carlisle, and we were not surprise when
we learned last week that Carlisle was
IN North Carolina assisting in getting
out an ipj motion against the officers
and directors of the North Carolina
Railroad, also. the Governor OF this
State and Attorney General.
The evidence is all circumstantial of
course. Carlisle will not tell that he
was rewarded for aiding Morgan and
the Rothechilds to fasten bond indebt
edntss to the amount Of 1862, 000, 900,
upon the peopleot this country for a
debt they did not owe, placing the
bonds upon the market at a time and
in a manner to enable the syndicate to
make millions of profit, as they got the
bonds far below their real value.
Morgan will not disclose the secret.
But the deal was made, and now
Carlisle is reaping additional reward
for his base betrayal Of the trust re
posed IN him. Verify when the wicked
r,,Io = ,oocyIa mourn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
WHAT The RAILROAD COMMITS
SION CAN DC.

The Southern Railroad Co. Owned
by Rothschilds and Pierpont Morgan)
have procured an Injunction from
United States Judge Simont0n forbid
ding the Governor and Attorney. Gen,
eral to bring suit IN our own State
Courts to test the validity Of the 80
years lease Of the N. Q. r r. at a
price of $12G, 600 per year less than
Two other com petitors offered for it.
Sim0nton is an ex Attorney Of this
railroad, and ia said to owe his appoint
ment to the life ~judgeship to the infu
ence of the Southern" He came t.
r Raleigh a few days since to hold court
in Vice President Andrews palace ar.
He Ia the same judge who last year
issued an IL Inction to prohibit the
Saaboard Railroad putting its rates
lower than the Southern, " an unheard
Of proceeding until he did it.
The IS juthern" e~ttornies and bosses
think their Federal Idges have tied
the hands of the people of North Caro-
lima end that the SO years lease, with
its 1920 900 annual steal is fastened on
our backs irrevocably.
TIE people, however, r the masters
if they will rouse themselves. They
have the right to fix railroad rates
The Southern" cIings to the lease be
cause it nets them 81 per cent. a year.
The people can cut il down as low as 1
per cent.
They have the legal right and the power
TO DO so. We may have to wait till
the next Legislature, but it will be
done then. The railroad Commission,
if a majority of them are on the PEG
Piles eide can do this now 10 ten Gays
and bring the Southern" to their knees
Will they do itR o. must we wait
for another legislature which shall re.
orgRnjzs Che Railroad Commission with
new men and cut down railroad rates9
We shall see
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED.

The legislature has succeeded in ad,
burning permanently. This occurred
Tuesday night. 1t became more and
more tangled until the railroad fight
ended so far as this session was con-
cerned, and then played a brilliant
good night piece. The railroad fight
ended in a dog fall" neither side be-
ing satisfied.
But few good bills of any Importance
we're passed. Possibly some good bills
of a local nature went through. The
buying UP of men to elect Pritchard
prevented any good that the Legislature
might have done. OF course the cleo
ton Of Pcitchard was only one Of the
duties expected of the pie above princi
pie gang. They, or a part of them were
brought into service whenever monop-
oily and p~lutocracy wanted a measure
passed or defeated. And the Demo
cratic and Republican members, with
e few exceptions, were always ready
TO assist. The good done by the Iegis
ture could be printed in a small pam
phlet. The bad done and the good
omitted would fill several large vol,
umes. We will finish the publication
of the proceedings as early as possible,
and will have more to sag IN future.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
cREAN OF TaR e
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs From Reform Pspers.

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs From Reform Papers.
Benny Harrison would rather be
father than to be President and his
wishes are gratifed .-Council Grove
Courier.
The man who loses sight of populism
upon coming in sight of the pie counter
is the kind of men that we don't want.
Advance Guard.
Would it be possible to buy up con-
gress if every voter was o member OF
it and helped to make laws through
direct legislation7-Seturday Critic.
About this time as the old alma,
macs would say, look for, reports Of the
starting up of the induatries-that shut
down to start up.-Brockton Diamond
A man in New Jersey claims to have
invented a plan for doing away with
all s%uperfuous noise. It should at once
be tried On congress mississippi
Farmer.
Do you notice the difference between
the Cleveland hard times" up to
Thursday and the Mckinley ''pros-
perity" since that time3-Brockton
Diamond.
People who fail to comprehend the
intricacies of local politics need not
worry. All they have to do is to pay
the bills, the practical politicians will
do the rest .-Grange Advocate.
How absurd it was for any one to be
lieve that Major Mckinley wanted the
inaugural ball called eff He has moth
ing to say about it, being merely one of
the decorations.-Denve News.
The gold reserve seems to be reserv-
ing all right now but it don't bring
prosperity, and now the question &C,
ours, what connection has the gold re
serve with prosperity Peoples Ads
vocate.
If legislation can't enrich or impover-
ish a man or concern, why r corpor-
atoms and individuals constantly seek
ing it's enactments or influenced It
strikes US that Legislation has much to
do either with the prosperity or adver-
sites of the people. American Enter
prise.
Mature wept CONCEALED tears when
Cleveland came in, and smiled with
sunniness when he went out,
but when, upon second thought, it re-
allied that Mr.. Mckinley is pledged to
the same policy as the retiring mug
wump, it commenced to weep again
and We would not be surprised Of it's
continuance would not make it too wet
to pillow and plant till about June
Farmers Advocate.
There are over two hundred million
dollars in the New York City banks.
With a population of over 70, 600. coo.
as estimated by the treasury depart.
ment, we will say there are fourteen
million voters. Taus We see over S14
per capita Of the voting population alb.
solutely withdrawn from circulation,
or nearly three dollars for every man,
woman and child. This vast sum in
the banks of n cityl-Missouri
World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
HE HUM8LY ~APOLoGgzaD.

A little thing happened Last Monday
afternoon for which We were in no wise
blame, and yet for which we felt it cur
duty to apologize to our fellow towns
men. Ten days ago our esteemed con-
temporary saw a forty. pound keg of
ink delivered at the Kicker office, and
all at once. He has never been fnan.
cially able to purchase over ten pounds
OF ink at one time in all his ne wspaper
experience, and the sight Of that keg,
which has been paid for cash down,
rendered the old reprobate half crazy.
For about the hundredth time in the
last five years he determined to assas.
sInate US. and as we left the Mayors
Office for the postofice he took up our
trail and began shooting. We heard
n reports OF his gun, but gave them
no attention, and it was not until the
crltter had fired sixteen bullets at US
that we became aware of his presence.
Then we suddenly lost control OF our
temper and turned on him and picked
him up and jammed him into an empty
barrel and spent five minutes cutting
his. ears. He claims to be bady hurt in
the spine, but aside from this we feel
sorry that the thing happened. 1t was
our duty to let him shoot at us as often
and as long as he pleased. When he
gets well we will take a day eff and
sit on a box in the alley, and he may
shoot at US until he gets tired.-ArI'
IONA Kicker.