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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06

NSPuD4lCau MaloElGy ELISE 6elng
Amended.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 81
The Dingley bill went through the
House this afternoon by a prodigioug
Republican maj ority, after it had been
amended SO as to make the rates of the
bill eff ctive from April 1. This date
was the final outcome Of the PROPOSE,
ton to make the rates retroactive and
of a date not later thar April Is. The
adoption Of the earlier date provoked
some merriment and suggestions about
the significance of the day for fools,
and it was generally known about the
House that the Republicans of the
Ways end Means Committee were not
convinced that the proposition was one
that was sound or that the Senate
would regard as at all serious or ag
anything more than a 'bluff" to check
impOrtations.
The argument has been made. in the
committee and out of it, that the Su.
preme Court has decided that a re-
troactive date is Constitutional. But
there are Republicans who maintain
that the Supreme Court decision has
not been settled the question of con-
stitutionality, and that all that was de-.
cided was that the rates of the Wilson
bill should become effective as soon as
the Mckinley rates expired. That is
considered to be a very different thing
trom,a decision that retroactive rates
can be imposed, or that the Supreme
Court has decided that retroactive
rates are Constitutional.
Among Senators the amendment fix
ing April 1 as the date for the appIica.
tion of the proposed duties is laughed
at. There dos not appear to be the
slightest doubt that that date will be
wiped out at once, if another date has
not been already decided upon by the
Republicans of the Finance Committee.
indeed, so thoroughly out of key with
the House Republicans appear to be
the Republicans of the Senate that it
would surprise no one here to have
the Senate Committee turn out such a
bill as to excite the suspicion that the
Dlngley bill was passed to suit n set
of persons, while the Senate bill is to
satisfy the conservatives who desire
only the moderate" tariff bill that
was supposed to have been decided
upon after the election had resulted in
the election of Mckinley by the help Of
many men who were strong low tariff
advocates and supposed that the tariff
legislation at this session would be 80
moderate as to give no concern to bust.
ness men.
The House has applied to the Senate
the plan of exposing that body to the
attention of the public, until it shall be
constrained to act in self defense. The
Senate has long ago ceased to care
very much for public opinion, as the
course OF the body on the arbitration
treaty shows. The fact that the House
has adjourned until Saturday. and that
now on there will be but n body
IN session to attract attention, will not
change the pulse OF the Senate. If the
Senate shall go at its work upon the
Tariff bill to show how atrocious are
some OF its rates, it may be that the
House will have given it an oppor,
tunlty that was not intended to be al,
torded to it to hold up the House to
general execration.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06

The largest hay crop ever produced
in the United States was Is, 766, 900 tons
in 1898. The second biggest crop was
SO. 282, coo tons in 1896. The bulk of
last years crop was grown in the West,
the Eastern section reporting a consid-
cradle shortage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06

81 an standing notU just behind the
surtain, and tn fIU glOt9 Of the consfH8
sunset. Behind me are the shddOtCs on
he track, before me lies the dGrE vaIleg
and the riUer. WhenI mingLe iCtth its
dark aOaters I tcaRt to cast one ltngeT-
fa0 IcOB upon q country tUhOse govern
R6nt is Of the people, for the people,
Gnd bg the people, h-L. Z. Polk, july
fth, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06
DINGLEY'S BILL PASSED.

Put Through the House by a Large
Republican Majority After Being
Amended,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06

LGOy64 OGaGIsUICRI society Tor June, 1895,
show that u per capita income has
increased since 1860 from 928 to 942.
This increase is AZ per cent. in money,
but if you estimate the increased pur-
chasing power of the 842, Mr.. Bowley
sho VS. that the real increase of income
since 1860 amounts to 102 per cent. Mr..
Coghlan, the statistician to the govern.
ment of New South Wales, when I was
at Sydney two years since, worked out
for me these figures: The population
of the colony is 1900, 900, and the
colony owes 1875, 900. 600 of interest to
England. At the prices of 1872 the ex.
ports, which were in 1894 eI5, 900 600.
would have realized &29, 600, 900. while
the imports, Eli, 600, 900, would, at the
prices of 1872, have cost the COLONY
816 ,8l9. 900, Or a balance of loss be-
cause of the fall of prices of 81 483 968
on the external trade alone. In other
words, but for the fall of prices the en-.
tire item Of debt would have been
wiped out, and a bonus of 50, SOC. 600
would remain to the credit of the
colony. / have no doubt that in the
case OF California, e community equal
in population and similar in
the external indebtedness of that State
is not less than is the case in New
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06

fn~ton Doubf- Tho Occurrence.
WYTHEVI.LE. VA. June 5.-Speclal-
Tive pronounced shocks FROM earthquake
were felt here last night
'rne frst one came al ii.is o'clock p. NJ.
ana the second one NJ 3i2 o'clock a. 81.
They were both short but very decided
WASHINGTON. June 5-IEe seismo-
graph at the Weather Bureau bows no
trace OF the reported earthquake az
Wvtheylle last night.
The officials there have such confidence
-r tnc instrument detecting the slightest
vibration % the earth. that they think
The NytNeviue people or mistaken IN
thinking that thsy had an ssrthgvshs,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06

via steamer Pocahontas 90 Norfolk. Old
Point and Newport News during the
months Of June. July and Auslst ). a..
pay one fare going. and free return
tickets are issued. with I'VE days limit,
good on any regular trip % steamer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06

s. d .iNN -
ANY were in
attendance a. G.
Ciavcscnd to
day. ana these
present saw a
capital finish
in the paikwar.
Ifan0ic1p. al a
mile and q six
feruth ~ Do e. n
~ ward Mann
proved that bis
BROOKLYN hand
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06

Louisville. I. Rase on hai's-Daub, q:
Ucmmlng. e. Struck ont Daub. ..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06
Notions.

81. Warr.n's Hose supporters ioc.
2-c. Wirren'- Hose Supporters 5c.
g.. Six Side Elasfics. 25c.
7,e Silk Hose supporter. with belt Tor
o.c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06
Carpets and Mattings

All the prices reduced to close
out the sock
ATWOOD Ingram Carpets. g and sc.
Iiassocks Al hair price.
~ yard Japanese Rugs. all new pat.
terms former price SIS and t90 for SO
3Xt yard 81 and 81 kind FOR s..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06

MADRID. June 5.-The newspapers -
this city unanimously express the opin-
ION that the Cabinet crisis VII @ns IN s0e
LibsyAJa' rssvrn 70 pswer,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-06
THE PRICES REDUCED AGAIN FOR MONDAY.
Greater Values than Ever Before.

Misses 81 Percaie Shirt Waists. sizes
49, for 25c
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Debts Delayed Ills nurius,

The case of a burial long delayed has
recently come to light at Revel, n Rus
sian town near the Gulf of Finland. The
body thus tardily inferred was that Of
Belgian soldier of fortune, the Due
Charles de Groy, who had been com
mandcr in chief of the Russian army
at the historic battle of Narya in 100.
Made prisoner during the fight, De
Croy took up his residence at Rcvcl
where he dicd in the course of events:
his creditors demurred to his burial
however, until mis- debts were paid
So the soldier mummificd and his re-
mains have stayed ever since in 4 church.
where they have been exhibited to Wis
itors as curiosity. Now, at last, amid
such pomP us was to be found among
the local authorities, he has bern given
fitting coffin and properly Inferred
in one of the vaults of the church.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
suffocAted by Sulphur.

While two men were hunting on the
Yellowstone river. they saw in n small
gulch a grizzly bear, curled up as if
asleep. Being men of experience, they
climbed up the side of the guich and
when out of reach, hurled rocks at the
huge animal. To their surprise it never
moved, although hit quite frequently.
Presently it dawned upon them that
the grizzly was dead, and closer eX-
animation revealed such to be n fact.
There was no wound ON it's bod,J, and
while the men were pondering over this
singular circumstance, they became
conscious of a sense of suffocation from
strong sulphur fumes, arising from sew
eral holes in the ground near by. AZ
some risk they investigated further
and found tho skeletons of four other
bears, an elk. squirrels and other small
game, all evidently asphyNiated by the
noxious gases. The gulch made nat
ural basin in which the gas settled,
and, os it is heavy and lies near the
surface, quadrupeds fall easy victims
in this death-trap. Even the hunters
suffered from severe headache and
nausea, after their brief stay.-Golden
Dnys,
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
D..,eS cite, In C.o,r,l Asia,

The Norwegian traveller, Sven Hedin,
has contributed to q German journal,
Globus, an interesting account OF his
journeyings in central Asia in the dis
tiict north Of the Kwenlung noun
tains. Ruins Of large towns were dis
covered which had been buried BY sue
cessive sandstorms spreading over n
thousand years, hence very modern
from a Petrie point of view. Separate
houses we're uncovered of very fragile
construction consisting of wooden pill.
lars, while the walls were pu. together
of plated reeds covered with mud. The
latter were rendered ut orce impcrvi-
GUS and suitable for decoration by be.
ing coated with white plaster. Draw
ings were discovered on these walls.
and well executed, of human figures,
horses, dogs and flowers, and judg-
ing by the copies which have been
brought back, of no small artistic
merit. Small figures of Buddha were.
also dug up, us well as various fruit
trees which told tale Of the bygone
days when this arid surface was once
made fertile by the waters Of the River
Kerijs.-N. Y. Post.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
rWILL PAY TO TRAVEL VIA
THE BURLINGTON
ROUTE"
Cheap Onc-Way Rates.

The Burlington route will have on
sale at points named below. June Goth
aud 3Otl,. also July 1st, End and 3rd.
to Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo.
from
SnlCdHp ..'..... %'i-'''
Omaha. st. Joe or Kansas City. 900
For those desiring to go East will sell
on the following dates, July 18th, 18th,
litll. 18th, 10th, 17th, 10Th: 22nd. 26th,
10Th and August 2nd, 5th and 9th.
From Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo to Chicago .... .Sl5.00
81. Louis ..-...-.... .-..--..- l-.Jo
Omaha, st. Joseph or Kansas
Clty .......-... ...--.- -..--...- ip'Vo
For further information call upon
your nearest ticket agent, or address
the undersigned.
q. W. VALLERY, General Agt.,
1889 Seventeenth St. Denver, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
RULED BY A MAD GOVERNOR.
Siberian Province suffers Long iron,
the Conduct OF mn Insni,c CEicinI.

In the town of Gischi%a, in Siberia.
the provincial governor, Sasnin. has for
some time past been quite mad, aud has
been discl2rging his administrative du-
ties in a most extraordinary way. Tie
orders which he gave the soldiers AID
civil officials were always unreasonable.
and frequently exceeded the bounds of
possibility. One of his favorit" unuSt-
mcntS. for instance, was to order ;hI ar
rest Of a number of respectable towns
men. load them with chains and md
them to prison for an indefinite period.
At other times he would approach the
sentincls stationed by the powder mag
azine and order them to leave their
posts. If they followed his directions
they were severely punished for desert
ing their posts; if not, they were still
more severely punished for disobeying
their superior officers comTand. An
other pastime of the governor was to
threaten to hang his junior officers, and
one who resists an attempt to arrest
him for this purpose was degraded from
his rank.
Repeated representations were made
to the authorities at St. Petersburg, but
it was only recently, after this state OF
affairs had lasted for 10 months. thaf
the lGnatic governor was removed from
iirs i-,.,v dI.ff cunvcycu 10 IN lis YUM.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND offltE Al
GLENwOOD SPRINGS, Colo. May "a, 1897. (

GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo, May "a, 1897.
\ o1iCE--ls hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his hteu
tion To make itnnl proof in support of his claim
and that said proof Will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court of Rio Blanco
county, Ht Meckcr, Colo, on July TO- lS91,
at 10 o'clock IL m, viz:
Waiter IIrynn Hamper, of White River,
Colo, on his =. ID. :. No Esas, Ute series. for
the Sc II NV - SW Ii NE -, See. 8, Tp.
n. X, gG W. 9TH T.. NJ.
lie numcs the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. uud cultivation
Of snid land, viz:
". *. Halls aud ]. W. Shepard, both Of
W bite River. Colo, J, W. X is~ingcr and j. VI.
Simpson. both of NcckCr, Colo.
yn:tiy3 ]. u. rHILiPpI, Register.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Money as the Root of Political
Evil.


We have fallen into vicious ruts in
these latter days. The expression of
honest and manly sentiments as regards
a question like that of Cuba is sneered
at. The redemption of the country
must lie in the public opinion of the
West and South. The East has fallen
under the bad spell of money; and even
the pulpit takes its tone largely from
those elders and vestrymen and pillars
Of religion and philanthropy who do
business in Wall street. 1t is a hard
truth and one shocking to the sensi-
bilities; but true it is nevertheless, that
there is often a more genuine ring of
patriotism and a higher sentiment for
national honor in Tammany Hall itself
than in Wall street. There may be
little choice between the men who con-
tribute the funds that keep our politics
rotten at the core, and the men who re-
ceive the money. But the practical
politician OF the mschine variety 10, after
all, . better figure in politics than the
franchise -grabber, bride giver and de-
liberate corrupti0nist, whose whole
study is to break down every vestige Of
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Talks With Travellers.

Yes sirl The most enjoyable
trip I ever took to New York
was over the WABAsH. Only
ono change Of cars in st. Louis:
the finest passenger station in
the world. Fine restaurant and
cafe. Got an elegant supper for
fifty cents
We arrived in st. Louis at
800 p. m. and left on the WA
BASH NEW YoKK LIMITED at
TOO p. m, IN the elegant
through sleeper, reaching De-
troit at 9:15 the following morn
ing. Niagara Falls at 4:37 that
afternoon, and arriving at New
York, Grand Central Depot at
700 a. m, just the right time to
get breakfast and attend to
business.
Oh the WABASH is the route
for New York.
BY the way. Just write to
G. NJ. HAMPsON. Commercial
Agent, Denver, Colo, for par
ticulars. l may have forgotten
something.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
TIMES CHANGE.
she Thought the Case Required Heroi'
Treatment.

treatment.
They had been married less than a
year when she noticed that her husband
STAYED c., late at nights and when he
lid come home was apt to be noisy and
dcmonstrativc, says the Detroit Free
Press. On his part William observed
that he could never find n knife tc cut
4 bite to eat, and that even the family
shears were out of reach, while his raz-
ors at such times were locked up and
the key hidden.
He did not say much, because he was
not in a condition to talk, and when he
was sober he did lot care to refer to the
past.
But he grew worse instead of better.
and one night he went home at u late
hour and found the hall brilliantly
lighted and on the table under the gas
IN assortment of all the cutlery in the
house. Knives, scissors and razors al
luringly open met his unsteady gaze.
"M-M-Mary," he called, "w-w-what
d-does t-this mean?"
"It means" she answered, from the
top of the staircase, that ever since
you've been cutting up in this manner
I've been afraid you would do as you
threatened to do-kill yourself with
some of those things"
"Y-y-yrs. Mary"
Now I'm beginning to be more
afraid that you won't, so thought I'd
give you every possible chance
There was Il sound of cutlery by
night, mingled with forcible though
unsteady words, and William has re-
mained at home every evening up to
date.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
CHiNAMEN SHUT OUT.
Only n Limited Number TO De Admit
ted for Tcnnesxce EXPEDITION

teu Aor 'IehneShce Exposition.
The Encouragement has rendered al,
opinion to the secretary of the treasury
in which he holds that, under the Joint
resolution of congress suspending th.
operation of certain parts OF the i'm
migration laws so rs to admit foreign
crs to be employed in various capacities
in connection with the Nashville
(Tenn.) exposition, the secretary has
the right to limit the number to be 30
admitted. The question was raised as
to the admission of several hundred
Chinese, who had arrived on the border.
and had applied for entrance. The di-
;ector-general of the exposition, in an
swcr to inquiries from the department,
stated that 200 Chinese should be ad-
mitted under concessions already
granted. and that number will be Ill
;s-
will necessitate the return to China OF
over hundred now at Port Townsend,
and probably many more soon to arrive.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
A Great Historical Event.

In last Tuesdays issue. under
the caption of Englahd's Great
est Anniversary" c. q. Goodwin
the brilliant editor OF the Salt Lake
Tribune makes reference to the greaes'
historical event in the annals Of the
English speaking race:
This is Jubilee month in old Eng
land. 1t is filled with the anniversaries
of events which placed In succession
make steps which lead the English ma.
ton up from Obscurity to the heights
on which it now stands. 1t is the month
of BInnockburn; Richard III. was
crowned in June; George H., William
~. aud Victoria assembled the throne
In. June; Richard LII. overthrow Esi.
ward V. in June; in June Waterloo
was fought and in June Cromwell and
Fairfax overthrew Charles in the fierce
fight of Naseby. But Of all England s
anniversaries this 18th of June is the
most important and glorious. 1t was
OH the 18th of June. 1915, 6S2 years ago
to-day, that King John sullenly signed
the great Charter and made Of England
the greatest country on earth. 1t was
on that day that the light began to shine
in England; that light which little
later, when all the world outside was
semi barbarous or drifting back to semi
barbarism, was to be a signal that in
one spot at least civilization was max
ing its way, and that Freedom still
remained in the world. In all Eugland's s
history that was her greatest day. For
humanity it was one of the worlds
greatest days. 1t held within it all the
germs of representative government !;
its three words, ''nullus liber homo" as
Chatham said, ''are worth all the
classics" 1t was the authoritative
announcement that free men should
not be taxed without representation,
and should not be disturbed in property
or person except through due process of
law. 1t meant to the world full liberty
without license-liberty under the law.
1t carried the vital principles which
with more elaboration make the basis
nf all constitutions Of free States.
When we think that this was wruns
from tyrannous King by sturdy, and
in many respects half-savage barons,
and think further that the thought be
hind it had not then found real expression
among the people Of England; that the
masses of the country required several
hundred years to grow up to full com
prehension of its worth, and then reflect
that in our land of free schools, in almost
the last year of the nineteeth century,
and almost seven hundred years since
the great Charter was signed, there are
men so base as to preach, in effect, that
liberty means license, and that laws
may at will be broken; we realize how
great must be mans efforts upward be-
fore he is fitted to be free, and low
great is the need of praise that is due
the memories Of those sturdy and fierce
men who compelled England's King to
bend in acknowledgment of mans
inherent sovereignty. In her Jubilee
England should hold special services on
this 18th of June; it should be made a
sacred day, for its date marked a new
epoch, from it the splendor and the glory
of England may be dated, and next to the
anniversary of the Christian era, should
be celebrated"
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Cheap Labor in india.

Labor is cheapest IN India, where the
wages of the laboring classes average
some thing like three halfpcnce day
A fairly skilled journeyman can earn
about 12 shillings a month, and a good
mechanic about 16, or twice the pay of
a native soldier.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Ex-Gov. Boics. of Iowa, has a farm OF
1900 acres and makes farming pay.
lie is worth nearly 100000.
The admirers Of Elizabeth Barrett
browning have decided to erect me-
mortal to her in Kelloc church, where
she Was baptized.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
SENT FREE!

To any person interested In humane
matters, or who loves animals, we will
send, upon application, a copy of the
Alliance, the organ of this society. In
addition to its intensely interesting
reading, it contains list of the valu-
able and unusual premiums given by
the paper. Address
4104ll United Charities Building. New York.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Poisoned by n ,t.rmomcter.

A thermometer was left near stove
! in sleeping-room at Dusseldorf, Ger
many, recently, and the fumes from the
mercury poisoned two children SO that
| their lives were saved with difficulty.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
A Monument to Horses.

japanese officers who fought in the
late war against China have petitioned
their government to erect a monument
to the memory Of the horses that fell
in battle
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
th;t personal integrity tina, availed in

Init personal integrity that availed in
thepast to protect public rights and the
general good against private greed.
Tfe head of the Sugar Trust. while adj
Fmtting that his company had been uc-
|cstomed to make gifts to influence
pftics in various states, testified that
ths was merely what all other corpora
S'ns in this country were constantly in
th' habit of doing. Doubtless he is in a
potion to know whereof he atlirms.
8 not cheering or agreeable to re-
member that the sources whence flows
Shh steady stream of corruption to
posOn cur politics, are also sources
Whence emanate influences for the con-
Hd of public opinion. Nor tits pleasant
n observe that the pulpit and the
University are at times susceptible to
chose influences, and join only too read
lly in expressions of distrust or CON
tempt for what are really virlle and
genuine sentiments touching questions
pf public policy. 1t is well to value
fright the tides of opinion that sweep
Eastward from the great Mississippi
valley, reinforced by the warm currents
of chivalrous sentiment that set in from
the South Review of Reviews for
June.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

The most perfect whispering gallery
in the world Is in the dome Of st. Paul's,
in London.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

women's Work In Japan.
Japan's two principal articles of ex-
port-silk and tea-are produced chiefly
by women.