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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20
Entered atthe Poet Once at Warren 40 SECOND
Glass MaflMatter.
Gleanings t ass"H Home Field
WHEAT QUOTATIONS.

AAAo. ASCV- q. y. Law III ictuIuSu
to her home in Illinois yesterday.
Rev. Valdeland will preach in the
Norwegian Lutheran church snext
Sunday, 1890 a. m.
Chris Halsa went to Angus
Monday to check out the company's
elevator at that point. 49,. .-..*
Judge Grindeland and wife, and
Judge Holm, wife and son, started
for Roseau by team on Friday last.
- The appointment of John P.
Madison as, postmaster at Warren
was confirmed by the senate last
week.
DR.. Taylor, of Stephen, came up
on the excursion train Monday
morning, and returned on the pas
senger.
CLERK of court Malberg returned
Tuesday from a visit to his farm in
Excel. He reports the crops looking
fine out east.
Come and see the ball game,
Crookston VS.. Warren, at the Warren
base ball grounds on Saturday after
noon, May %, 2 o'clock.
Frank Jerrue took the special
to Crookston on Monday morning
bound for Fargo and other points
in the interest of the mill.
Judge Ives and court stenog-
rapher Strawbridge passed through
on Monday mornings train bound
for Roseau to hold term Of court.
A star can now be seen in the
day time at Warren, namely the city
marshars star, worn by Eugene Da-
dy, who has been appointed city
marshal.
Contractor Erdmann of Crooks
ton will erect the new brick building
for Mr.. Taralseth. He has built Mr..
Taralseth's present store and also
his residence. .~
- Whenever you see a 'sdainty
little dandelion'' come up smiling on
the lawn knock it down. Many a
fine lawn has been overrun and
spoiled by the weed.
Geo. W. Carhart went to Crooks
ton yesterday to get initiated into
the mysteries of the Elks. L. Lam
berson and DR.. G. S. Wattam went
along to see him safely through.
L. J. Linder,, the contractor,
came down from Kittson county last
= Saturday, and spent Sunday in the
the city. He is figuring on some
buildings to be erected in Stephen
this summer.
Owners of dogs within the city
must pay license for same before
June LIST, or they, (the dogs, not the
owners, will be cur-tailed right be-
hind their ears. Walk straight up
to the city recorders Office, pay your
license, and save the life of your pet,
or pets, if you own more than one.
The weather has been very pleas
ant indeed since the last issue of the
SHEAF. A fine shower came on Tues
day afternoon, but we are informed
that it did not extend very far, being
only a thunder shower. Crops are
looking fine. Another fine shower
came yesterday afternoon, and to-
day it is cloudy and cool.
= The Warren band boys in their
attractive suits won new laurels at
Crookston. All the papers there
speak highly Of them. The Tribune
for the 18th says: s'The Warren
band did noble work and earned a
crown OF glory last evening. They
answered every demand made on
them, with a pleasure that was com.
municated to others
The reduction of the wolf bounty
by the last legislature has not entire.
II checked wolffarming in this county
Since May 1, auditor Holan has is
sued warrants to the following per
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20

The People'sSEr.ullng Company
have just received a eonsignment OF
the celebrated McKihbin hats. Don't
fail to see this hat before you buy.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20

When you want n new dress don't
fail to call on K. J. Taralseth. He
has always the best selection in
dress goods. 49,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20

The State Bank OF War
rem is the place where YOU
can get q loan on yOnr
farm without delay,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20

White Russian Oats for sale at the
Mill. "a. ..-zss@
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20

Choice oats for sale by S. Cooke.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
sHR's COMING\

The News and Observer seem to
think Prosperity is enjoying itself at
some summer resort; at least it init
mates that it will be a cold day when
it arrives at our depot. Away with
such rotl The tariff bill has passed the
Senate; Congress is almost ready to
adjourn; the gold standard is in full
blast; and Mckinley 6 Co., bakers.
have just turned out a lot Of nice, fresh
"piea" currency commission is
also a probability. With these facts
before us, we'll wager a jug of butter
milk against theeFHsb-of the Cleveland
pie which Mr.. Daniels received, that
Prosperity, that bird of beautiful
plumage," will be here in ten days and
fill the country with golden eggs.
Why it is reasonable to believe it-that
is, just as reasonable as to think the
way to make money plentiful is to stop
the coinage of it, and of III that is
plausible enough. At least, thousands
of voters seemed to think so last fall.
Stand out of the way and give pros,
perity the road!
Since writing the above we have
learned that a woman in Chicago has
just made herself a dress lined with
81 bills, and begun another lined with
$40 bills. We repeat our admonition
to give Prosperity the road as we want
some kind of a costume like that before
it gets too cool for wearing such 'evi-
dences of good times"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
POSTAL INEQUALITIES.

We recently noticed that q mail
carrier in this State had resigned his
lob on account of the low price he re-
ceived for the work. The item stated
that he got only 40 cents per day, three
days in the week, for himself. horse
and cart, amounting to 81 90 per week
or $62 40 per annum. Wedo not blame
him for striking. Strangethat ne yer
accepted such a job at all.
We know that the postal business is,
in may respects, more satisfactory AND
more economical than any branch OF
the government, but there is much
room for genuine reform. It is certain
that many of the employees are under
paid, and possibly many are overpald.
It is well known that much is paid to
railroads as premium for running fast
trains, when these roads would run the
samefast schedules in their own inter
est without any bonus. Some post
masters and other employees are paid
too much, at least in proportion to
others.
The Star Route contracts have al
ways been disgrace. They are let
and gub-let until there is nothing in
them-except to the original contrac-
tors. Is may be unfair to hold the
government responsible for the sub,
letting feature, but steps should be
taken to remedy the evil, to break it
up. Doubtless the first one or two con-
tractors in the case mentioned above
are making a neat little profit, but the
man who is doing the work only gets
81 20 per week when he ought to have
several dollars at least. There are
remedies and they should be applied.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
H LAST STRAW.

Keeper of the Capitol Burns has fur
nished the last straw and now the cam,
els back is broken. The Democratic
press al now howl fourteen hours per
day, or strike for shorter hours if it
wants to.
Keeper Burns has been guilty of
many things. He has trimmed up trees
in Capitol Square. painted and cleaned
up, put barbed wire where people were
inclined to walk on the grass. He has
also declined to allow children and
nurses in the square after 2 p. N. Per
haps it would be well to make this hour
a little later during the hot weather,
but the rule is a good one. There are
good reasons for such a rule, but at
this season 7:3O or s would be better.
Now all these things come under the
head of high crime, according to the
Democratic press. On last Wednes
day, Keeper Burns ordered another
desperate thing dOue-the painting of
the iron feEce around the statue of
George Washington, which stands near
the south entrance to Capitol Square.
This caused a big futter. One Demo
cratic newspaper man was shedding
tears as large as walnuts and he de-
clared it would cost a million dollars
to repair the damage. But the worst
remains to be told. The keen scented
news hunters and patent kickers have
not gotten into the true inwardness of
the business. We learn that Keeper
Burns has extorted two sensational
confessions from George Washington's
statue. The cid gentleman has told
Mr.. Burns that he was not the father
of his country, and that he can go into
court and prove an alibi, if necessary.
This confession was made sometime
ago, but has just leaked out. The other
confession is that the story about the
Ratchet and cherry tree was q cam
paign hoax gotten out by Washington's
friends in his interest. Now let the
hoWlers howl.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
WHICaARD'S ATTACK.

The most honorable j. r. whichard,
whose chief claim to fame lies in the
fact that his name had been written on
a dry goods box just above the old
maxim about fools names and their
faces, shows what kind of dirt he is
made of, by some contemplate sIurs
on the Alliance in the last issue of his
sheet, the Robesonian. Because all AL.
liancemen did not follow him In State
and National politics this mighty Judge
declares that only the less respectable
men remain in the order and says it
must die. We are glad to learn that
the Hon j. r. is not a member for that
is proof positive that one of the least
respectable has also departed or has
never joined.
Mr. Whichard also calls the editor of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER a political
trickster." Thank you, brother. We
don't mind that; but if you had called
US a second r. Whichard or had
compared this paper with your sheet,
we should have seen about1a libel suit,
before you could have said Jack Rob
inson.
Whichard reiterates that stale charge
about the reduction of the Business
Agency fund from $50, 600 to $40, 600
inside of a year. He tries to leave the
impression that there has been dishon-
est management or something Of that
kind. Every body knows that about
two thirds Of the fund was used in get
ting the shoe factory to it's present
stage. Whether or not this was a wise
move depends upon the success or fail
ure of the factory. Mr.. !. T. Whichard
should plunge his head into the creek.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
IS 1T PEACE OR WARP

It has been often stated that Spain
has mistreated numbers of American
citizens nov residing in Cuba. Much
has been written about these charges,
both by Spaniards and Americans. In.
vestigetions go to show that the charges
are pretty well founded, and the Sen,
ate last week passed resolution which
practically demands anindemnity from
Spain for cruel treatment Of Ameri-
cans. Tnis is likely to bring affairs to
a crisis. Spain must do nj Of two
things: She must pay the indemnity,
or, upon failing to do so risk the con
sequences. Thousands have quoted
a patriotic utterancs, Millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute"
OF course we do not propose to give
Spain tribute money, but when she
takes the lives and liberty of our eiti
zens-a part of the nation itself-it ia
tribute, and not merely tribute, but the
dearest and costliest tribute which
nation can give to another. In our
humble opinion it is about time we
teach the bull dog Spain that it is lust
as dangerous to snap at Uncle SANS
trousers as it is to nibble the British
lions tail.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
RALEIGH ITEMS

DR.. Thompson, the Secretary Of
State, announces that the school law
properly passed its readings.
Two cases of the sale of fertilizers
without license were discovered by the
Agricultural Department.. Both lots
were small.
The ex editor of the Tribune" char
ges the business manager, Kenyon,
who has departed from these shores,
with a shortage of about 81, 600.
Jake Jones, the negro who while re.
sisting arrest wasshot by deputy sheriff
Cakes on the 9Th instant, is, it lis
thought, slowly recovering, or is at
least doing as we'll as could be expect
ed. He is receiving good nursing and
DR.. Hines is giving him all the neces
sary medical attention.
It is rumored that the journalistic
hearse would do well to get in order
for doing bU gness. Anew Democratic
daily is talked of. It is our candid
opinion that if the News and Observer
doesn't save the State from the sig
noramuses and sell-outs' by "scorch-
ing" on it's bike edition of July 10Th
there is no use for any one else to try.
Several negroes who treated them,
selves to a mixture of corn whiskey
and patriotism in order to properly
celebrate the 4th will now have an op
poEtunity to ponder over the penalties
of being too patriotic. One woman de-
cided to ''cuss out" everybody who did
not seem to be sufficiently endued with
love of country.--Walter Womble,
a negro fred by a ''spirit," but not
that of patriotism, decided to treat
some one, Tory or whatnot, to a
dose of lead. He is waiting for the Ju-
~ term of court to learn that the war
is ended. John Atkins who had evil
IDENTIFY not had his breakfast tried to
make hash out of another negro's
head by using a baseball bat on it. He
will appear at the next term of court
to show cause why hash should be
made of human beings instead of
beasts on Independence Day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
A sUGGEsTIoN.A

A Chicago preacher amounts that
all that we have to complain of is OF be-
ing ''too beastly prosperous" Others
join him in saying that prosperity is al
ready here. By the majority, how,
ever, it is said that prosperity is not IN
sight. Oilers say it is almost ready to
call on us. Now as the learned breth-
rem can't agree, we rise, once for all,
to suggest that President Mckinley
confer with the European powers as to
the advisabiIity Of having an interna-
tional commission to describe the beast
fully and accurately. IF this were done.
we guarantee there would be no more
cases of the creature loafng around at
night pelting an already prosperous
people with gold nuggets and bundles
of greenbacks. It is positively shock
ing to see how meddlesome is prosper
itV.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
"WHAT DOES THE ALLIANCE
NEEDF"

The above lie the question of the hour
among Alliancemen. We have re-
ceived much good advice along this
line-not as much from the clay mem
bers" al we desire, however. Let them
the great common p~eople-speak out
and give their views. Write US brief
pointed letters giving your ideas Of
what is necessary to make the shoe
factory and other Alliance enterprises
successful Everyone is entitled to his
opinion, and sin a multitude of coun-
selors there is safety"
But to return TO Jul subject: What
does the Alliance needR Some say it
needs q good leader. Well, it does.
It needs men firm, tried and tested
meRi ''men who possess opinions and O
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
sOMR PURE ROT FROM THE WIN
STON REPUBLICAN. "

Crops generally ere in a most prom
Using condition. A country blessed
with three abundant crops in succession
is nc place for croakers. Winston Re
publican.
Weare sorry tosee that the esteemed
Republican is getting off the track.
The four axioms on which the Repub
lican party rests are: First, mortgages
are an evidence of prosperity second,
the way to make money plentiful is to
stop coming it; third, abundant crops
make overproduction and ~overproduc
ton, ruin fourth, the reason the coun
try is in such poverty is because people
work too hard, and the a the
nation is so poor is because its citizens
are too lazy to work. OF course all
these facts are self evident, and the
Republican should never lose sight of
any one Of them. In these days, many
q man goeth to Mckinley and seeketh
pie. Verify, he saith, "Lord, Lord"
and telleth of the wonderful works
that have been done in the name of Mo
ley. He speaketh of the factories that
started at once; of prosperity that
msketh haste to return, and of pies the
like OF which are not in all Israel or the
coasts thereof. Yea, he doeth all these
Things, but the man that seeketh pie
from Mckinley and knoWeth not these
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
WAKE COUNTY MRRrrne

The Wake County Alliance maj
the Apex Alliance July 8. Thu
Der present was not SO large a. !
four years ago when the Counts
ing was held in the same buildira
never in the history Of the Ordee
there such a u~nanimity. Ever
ton discussed was decided qs
mously one way or the other h. I
was left. Many questions were daS'
heartily and with earnestnegs h,%
saw alike as soon as they undos'
each other.
The officers elected are as foTou.
". B Upchurch, President,
J. J. Rogers, Vice President
L. N. Ranes, sec'y-Treas.
Rev. 81. w. Norris, Lecturer
Nathan Holeman, Assistant Lao.u.
J. W. Denmark, Chaplain.
". q. Medlin, Doorkeeper.
): J. : R asS5y' Elk. Commit.
J. J. BagWell,
J. w. Denmark, Delegate IN o.,
Alliance, and
W. B. Upchurch, Alternate.
By a unanimous vote it was rasG,.,
to hold an adjourned meeting n =.
Wake County Alliance at the A &T
College on Friday of the week a.
the State Alliance meeting. The M
lie are cordially invited to meet vs
us then. It is the sincere desire uno,;
mously expressed by the Alliance ~,
every person in the county who avn
did belong to the order, shall be mn,
emit. The good members will ali Conn
and their baskets will come with them
and juding from the table set at AOs,
no one will necessarily return emD5
who attends that meeting.
There will be a meeting of the dea
gates on that occasion for the purUa
of hearing reports of delegates to N
State Alliance, and for installmentd
officers elected.
Good speakers will be there, anda
the speaking is done before the basket
are opened you may expect to be co
tertained.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

will :" men who will work for the sue
cess of the Alliance as they would for
the success of an enterprise OF their
own, putting heart and brain in their
work. This is the kind of leader it
needs. AS to his qualif> ations, there
is nothing which expresses the neces-
sary qualities so forcibly as the slang
phrase: "a business man from Bust
nessville."
But greater than the needof eader,
is the need of enthusiasm, interest, and
activity among the members them
selves. It the Alliance is to succeed,
the members must realize that on them
rests its destiny and hangs great re-
sponsibility. leaders may talk and
resolve, may puff and blow, but until
the rank and fle-the honest toilers
themseles get to work, and to work in
earnest, little will be accomplished.
Reader, are you one of them3 If you
are, the call is to you. Do not lay the
responsibility on other shoulders, but
from now on, if you have any pride in
what is distinctively an Alliance enter
prise, and a farmers enterprise, go to
work for it. Perhaps you are i~narresrs
in your Alliance dues. What would q
capitalist do in such a caseR He would
pay up, join again, and work night
and day for the success of the Order.
If farmers would succeed, they must
do likewise. What you do, do quickly.
Henceforth GUOrk. Ten minutes work
and reasoning with a neighbor or
friend is worth a whole days preach
ing to yourself. What are you going
to do about it9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
fundamental axioms, is Of few days

fundamental axioms, is Of few days
and full Of trouble.
Yea, verify, the Republican should
clothe itself in saccloth and ashes crit
will be cast into outer darkness where
is weeping and crashing of teeth.
Go now and learn the laws of Father
Mckinley ponder over them and verify
they shall be as prosperity to him that
ia afflicted, and as pie to him whose
mouth watereth for the blessings of the
White House.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
n. e. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

HSpeaking of typographical errors in
our issue Of last week reminds us that
the News and Observer of the 9TH inst
called Senator Teller, Senator letter"
That spoils all of that paper, compli-
ments in calling him lone of the old
est, wisest and abIest Senators"
Nashville has a three months old col.
3zed GIRL wae 6 winning fame as a
taIker. She. al talk as plainly as a
grown person, and her name& GieveA
land. II Princeton had had a
proper se1se of the fitness of things, it
would have made this kid an L. L. D,
instead of Grover.
Marcus Aurelius Hanna says the
great strike of coal miners now on is
merely q vacation" IL it continues
to be necessary to have these "vaca-
tions" in order to secure living wages,
then Hanna, Mckinley &Co may also
prepare to take a long one
shortly after March 4, 1901.
kansas is suffering from a plague of
HES, tramps and political parties. First
came the flies; now it is stated that
about Is. 900 tramps are going up and
down the State seeking what they may
devour; and last but not least, came
Debs' ''social democracy of America"
as an addition TO the already long list
of parties. Verify, with a coating each
Of flies, tramps, mortgages, political
parties and Mckinley prosperity, the
way Of the Kansan is hard.
Nit now appears that the ''new Wo,
man" is not a ''new" woman at all. An
Ohio paper Of more than sixty years
ago says: THE Lexington Observer
says that in the to Wn of Columbia the
Widow Dickerson is Clerk Of the Com
mon Pleas Court, and that one Mary
Potter ia nominated for the Legislature
in McCracken county" The new wo-
man persists in doing things like her
mother, hoWever-thst is, in some re.
spects. She ''scorches" on a wheel,
but not over a stove; she spins on q
'bike," but not on a spinning wheel;
she runs" not after a chicken for pie
Sunday, but after politics for a piece of
official pie. Deliver usl
The absence of our foreman on &C.
count of the serious illness of his child,
and thel ateness of the hour of arrival
OF communication for last weeks issue.
made it necessary that we should hurry
up with lev printers, and then we
were a half day late in getting to
press. We know that errors will OCCUR.
But even under all the adverse circum-
stances with which we had to contend
last week, we do not claim to be excu.
sable for some errors which occurred.
such, for example, as these: In Bro
John GrRham'sc communication he said
cable jurists advocate governmental
ownership and operation of telegraphs
and telephones, etc" The printer made
the words, cable j~urists" read 'AbIo
1nsisto." Then in Bro. Denmark's ar.
tlcle the words, "TGnneru and tan
stock" read Farming and tan stock"
ana an important communication from
BIO. w. A. Graham was left out. but
appears this week. Read it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
-.sAIcohol, +" said ~. Mart;nd

-"Alcohol, said Mr.. Martindale. In
q paper recently read before the Phar.
maceuticais Society, sis not a germicide.
When presented to the extent of twenty
per cent. by volume Of absolute aico.
hol, 1t has an inhibitory effect on the
examination OF most of the micro or.
ganlsms occurring in aqueous solutions
vegetable and animal substances;
Oas the germs propagate readily as it
eVaporates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
BRYAN ON THE REFERENDUM

'"The principle of the Initiative and
Referendum is democratic. It will not
be opposed by any democrat who en-
dorses the declaration of Jefferson that
the people are capable of self govern
ment, nor will it be opposed by any
republican who holds to Lincoln's idea
that this should be a government of
the people, by the people and for the
people. J. Bryan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

We have just received a strong and
unanswerable argument for local taxa
ton for school purposes, in an address
delivered by Prof. L. D. Howell before
the University Summer School. It will
appea next week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13
A N

A man in Kansas while crossing The
road to borrow his neighbors neW
paper was run down by a hack and BID
doctor bill amounted to more that Ten
years subscription. Better have yqu
name on our list.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

KNEW THE VALUE OF ADVERTISER
First Burglar-Why, this Is aIaC
Bill How did you know there
so much silver at this house4
BitI-Put an advertisement IN
paper Offering twenty dollars 9oFeY
for real slverware, and this mere
was one of~the ones that answer