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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
A JOKE ON

So called 'scciety" contains some
queer creations. But we would not try
to create the impression that there are
no good people, no sensible people, in
society" However, it has always
appeared that society is guilty OF more
n~onsensical things to the equare inch
than q select crowd ought to carry to
their credit.
In making selections, society often
ignores real worthy young men and
young ladies, and substitutes some OF
the most lumpy clay ever turned out
Of natures workshop-freaks, in fact.
a report is now going the rounds about
now society got wrought up recently
at Americas, Ga. It seems that Joe
King, q Chinaman, who probably was
known as Wong Foo or Wun Lung in
the old country, and who dined On rats
and other good things not generally
eaten here, dropped down at Americas.
Society wanted to play the fool, as it
sometimes does, and instead of filling
vacancies from the ranks of worthy
native born American boys residing in
the city, took up the young Chinaman
by his pig tail and "lionjzed" him or
tigerizod him, whatever they call it.
OF course he was pleased. Half or two
thirds of the beautiful" society girls
were soon dead in love with the black
and tan rat eater. First thing society
knew Mr.. Chinaman was engaged to a
negro girl, who is as black as the ace
Of spades. Then society stood on its
hind legs and paved the air and brayed.
An effort was made to get out an in
junction by the railroad end of society
to prevent the marriage, but the China
nan was too sleek for them and was
privately married to the negro girl by
a negro preacher.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
CAN LOSE WILLIAM JENNINGS

William Jennings Bryan, author of
the frat battle" and numerous other
jaw and pen works, is still in tho ring.
He failed to acknowledge the existence
Of his running mate, honest Tom Wat
son, last year, and got licked out Of his
boots By an Ohio goldbug in conse
querce; but he is still in the ring. It
may not be out of place to mention the
fact that Arthur Sewall, of Maine, got
licked about the same date.
William Jennings is still lecturing,
In all his speeches since the election he
has omitted the name Of Watson. One
Of these bright summer days William
Jennings is going to shake the earth
for the 3905h time with the announce
ment that he will leave the Democratic
party if the party don't declare infavor
of silver-sometime. But he is a good
deal like the preachers boy said about
his father when he got a call to another
church at a larger salary, she is pray
ing for Divine guidance, but he's got the
luILiLuIS pGCh6us w IIlLdLu OG4itADSS
recently tried to ''pack the furniture
when he attempted to purchase Thomas
Jeferson's old homestead and set him,
self up in that old gentleman's number
ten shoes. This act leade US to believe
that William Jennings thinks the Dem
ocratic party can't do anything mean
enough to drive him out of it; and
since he and his managers, assisted by
a few 80 called Populists worked that
finn fam game on the great common
people at st. Louis last year, we are in
clined to believe that William Jennings
will never find enough corruption in
the Demcc attic party to drive him out
of il. Wonder If he and his managers
can trump up another scheme to delay
tho Populist National ConventionG We
wOt not.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

United States Senators gave increased
profits to the Sugar Trust as additional
prote c5ion because they were to profit
by it through private speculation in
that stock that those facts ought to be
known.
If United States Senators used the
power of their official position to put
thousands of dollars into their pockets
rather than serve the interest of the
people it is the right of thoee that are
governed to known the facts in regard
to those that govern them.
And if witnesses fail to testify it is
impossible for any court to convict.
In refusing to testify Broker Chap
man therefore set himself defantly
against the effort of the Investigating
committee to arrive at the truth and
should, therefore, be made to bear the
consequences of his act.
If we cannot arrive at the truth as
to whether the great combinations of
capital, like the Sugar Trust, are cor
ruptly influencing legislation to further
enmillion themselves, how are their
future exactions to be prevented, and
the rights of the people in any way
protected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT nrrn

His letters came so seldom that so.
how sort O. knowed 'We'
That Billy was a tr9mpin' ona miob..
rocky road, OUT!
But never once imagined he wouldh.-
my head in shame, WV
and in the dust d waller his OF daddn,.
h0nored name, ~
He writes from out in Denver, an, u.
story's mighty short; "'
I just can't tell his mother, it'll crD,,
her poor old heart! 0'u
An so l reckon, paraon, you miob.
break the news to her @eo'
Bills in the Legislature, but he doesr.
say what fur.
Will Cartoons Every Wbera
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
THINKS THE SENATE is BETTER.

We hear lots of talk about the de-
generacy of the Senate in these latter
times, but old Mr. Hoar, of M8ssachu-
sets, writes to the April Forum a Wig,
orous defence of the upper chamber.
He says the Senate has improved rather
than degenerated. Senators no longer
bring whiskey soaked brains to meet
the high demands of public service
Fifty years ago., he says, it was con
sidered an audacity for a Senator who
was on the minority side to make a
motion to adjourn. The majority paid
not the slightest attention to the minor
ity. Forty years ago an unmanneriy
ruffau knocked Charles Sumner
| down in the Senate Chamber; such an
: outrage cannot occur now. A Vice
! President was onca inaugurated while
drunk. Foote furiously challenged
Hale in debate, to come to Mississippi,
and assured him that on his arrival he
would be hanged on the tallest tree in
the forest; the same man drew his pistol
on Benton in the Senate chamber. The
Senators have better manners now,
Mr.. HoRr thinks.
We hope Granny" Hoar is right.
We have noticed for sometime that the
Senate is disposed to pass better legis
lation than the House end of Congress.
But we can't tell what it The
money power has always accomplished
it's deviltry by purchasing men in one
! branch of Congress at a time, and it
! really looks like the House has been
the base of operations for several years.
! Since 1890 the Senate has been far more
friendly to silver and has antagOnizad
! corporations and trusts in their grasp,
ing operations. But, as we said before,
this may all be : playing to the grand
stand" with a view to keeping the peo-
pie razEle daZzled. Yet we hope the
Senate is better than formerly. But
there is room for more improvement.
Missionaries will please distribute some
tracts in the Senate chamber daily.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

Bro. John D. Rockefeller, of the Oh
Trust, who exhorts as q side line some
times, said recently that a man could
not really be happy, no matter how
much money he may possess unless he
is a Christian. We expect John has a
private opinion that a man can't be
much of a Christian unless he has lots
OF blOdle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
The PRESIDENT ON TRIAL.

President Mckinley and the Rapub
lican administration are rapidly near
ing a crisis.
We are soon to see how far President
Mckinley is going to allow himself &C
become the servant and plant tool OF
the Sugar Trust, and whether, il a man
g rich and possessed Of Influential
friends, he is Of the opinion that he
should not be subj ct to the same op
GRAFTON Of law to which 8 man not pos
seseed of property, of wealthy frleds-
out only a plain everyday American
citizen is subject.
1t has been charged that certain
members OF the UGited States Senate
prohted by their votes in giving desired
protection to The Interests of the Sugar
Trust when the Wilson tariff bill wes
up for confederation in the Senate,
says the Richmond State.
The charge became go strong and 80
persistent that the Sanate in obedience
to the demands OF public opinion was
compelled to make an investigation Of
the speculation of it's members in the
stocks of the Sugar Trust, and Chap
man, a New York broker, as is known,
was summoned as a witness to testify
as to the speculation Of Senators in the
stock through him.
He refused to testify and for this of
Tense was convicted and sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment and the
payment of a fine.
The shre WIDEST legal talent exhausted
every method by which the execution
Of Justice is delayed, but to no avail.
The sentence was declared by every
court to which an appeal was taken to
be legal and just.
And now an effort is being made to
have Chapman pardohed by President
Mckinley, and the country is waiting
to see whether the president will grant
this broker executive c,emency, which
also a virtual pardon for Seerles
and HavemeYer, Of the Sugar Trust.
who ale also amenable to the courts for
refusing to testify as to whether anv
corrupt influences were being used to
advance the interests of the Sugar
Trust and enrich its members.
The action of the President in this
case is so important that it may be
truly said that he himself is on trial.
| No man can deny that if certain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
FRANK E EMERY.
ANOTHER GOLDBUG CALAMITY
HOWLER.

The New York Herald aptly remarks,
things cannot go on as they are" IF
the dullness of trade" we quote further
from the Herald, "stagnation of indus
try and insufficient employ ment of
labor were due to famine, war or pes
thence, the people would bow to the
inevitable and pray for relief. But we
are efH cted in none of these ways. On
the contrary, We are told there is too
much food, too much iron and coal,
too many manufactured goods-too
much of everything that is needed to
make people comfortable and happy.
The trouble is restricted markets and
inability of would-oe consumers to oh,
tain these things"
THE Herald did not speak in this
strain during the Presidential campaign
of last year, it did not take occasion
to correct those who attributed our lille.
the fall in prices, Industrial stagnation
and depression to overproduction. But
the truth is always welcome, however
belated, and as the Herald now dag.
noses the cause of depression corrcc ".
we need not dwell upon the studioue-
ness with which it may have avoided
pointing out this, the true cause OF IT,
dustrial stagnation, in the past" is the
manner in which the PHILADELPHIA
American disposes Of the Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

A New Jersey man is out on a lectur
ing tour dispensing the startling infor-
nation that he has a message from
the King of kings" to the effect that
Col. Robert Ingersoll will soon expert
ence religion and become a Christian
worker. We still have hopes that Bob
will get right, but can't understand
how a New Jersey man found it out
frat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

The commercial agencies report O
dull week ending Saturday. Trade
was better in some lines, worse in
others. A few staple products ad.
vanced in price. There was a slight
decrease il bank ~cleerings. There were
80 more business failures than were re-
ported the week before, and that is the
most reliable business barometer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mr.. WEIGH married Miss Angel in
Catawba county the other Gay. This
is not "We,ch Rabbits" but WEIGH
Angel,
The Raleigh Tribune is opposed to
monop0lies-when they r run in the
interest of the News and Observer-the
Associated Press, for instance.
We learn that the Alliance at Mica,
Mitchell county, has been re organized
and is fourishing. Let the good ex
ample be followed in other localities.
Cotton has again reached the s cent
notch, though we have the single stan
derd. Crop is about II per cent short
and price has advanced about 6 per
cent.
Editor Pepper, of the Danbury Re
porter, says there is plenty of fruit III
that section. An editor with a hot
name kept frost at a safe distance, it
seems.
The prosperity hoWlers continue to
promise better things. Their PROMISE
are refreshing, and, as most Americans
like to be humbUgged, we suppose it is
all right.
1t is said that the State dinners given
by the President cost from 800 to
81 900, according to the kind of wines
served. Probably the quantity of wine
has something to do with it, too.
A brick fell three STOKES and struck
a Boston man on the top OF his head
the other day. His companions carried
him to the morgue, being sure that be
was dead. But in an hour he was back
at work.
It seems that the war between Greece
and Turkey is about over. Just why
the SO called Christian nations waited
until after 80 much blood was shed and
expense incurred, before they inter,
ferred, can be explained by the English
bondholders. They had some scheme
on foot.
After 3 long contest, ex Congress
mar Stephen A. Mallory, OF Florida,
was elCcsad to the U. S. Senate to sue
csed Senator Call, Friday. Mallory is
known as a silver Democrat, or was
before ne was elected. We can't say
how many times he has changed his
views sinc3 Friday.
When the goldbugs told their large
and enthusiastic collection Of poor, rare
and racy fools that mortgages were
evidences of prosperity" the afore-
said fools could hardly restrain them
selves. Now the goldbugs ere trying
to make them happy some more by
telling them that business failures ara
the very thing to make everybody
quaf gobs OF joy.
We are told that Bill Fife, the re,
formed drummer evangelist, could not
get the use of any of the Durham
churches TO hold his revival, and that
n choir had to practice outside of the
churches. Evangelists will have to
Lolo their tents until times get better.
Inc Durham Christians didn't want TO
smell out several thousand dollars lust
at this time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
TO COOPERATE WITH PLANT
ERS,

When THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER ex
posed the apparent cylindrical cotton
gin and ballng trust two or three
months ago, the promoters were at
their wits end, not, of course, from
fear Of this paper, but they didn't want
that kind of publicity. They remem
bered the fate of the Jute Trust and the
more recent cotton tie trust, when the
Alliance got a hump on itself, We
notice a statement in the Manufactur
ers' Record that it is authOritatively
Informed that the American Cotton
Co proposes to operate it's cylindrical
congresses IN CO operation with local
planters and ginners throughout the
South. The plan Of operations that has
been decided upon will enable planters
and g~inners to avail themselves OF the
benefits of this invention on a liberal
cooperative basis, with a market for
their cotton assured. The company
will begin at once the introduction Of
round bale congresses
In an interview in the Manufacture
ers' Record Mr. Henry Hentz. President
of the New York Cotton Exchange,
calmly and accurately cages the oppo-
sition to the new process, and from an
independent standpoint, supported by
practical experience, he says that sit is
absolutely certain that cotton packed
in cylindrical bales under the system
adopted by this company will bring
higher prices all the world over than
that packed in the prevailing style"
This is an ingenious scheme, to say
the least. To form a trust to fight a
trust may be %justifable in some in.
stances; but it is not clear to US that
the cotton farmers, or any portion of
them, can afford to join a trust with
no object in view except to make the
trust respectable, if such a thing is pos,
stole. From the character OF the men
who are backing this concern to revo-
tionjze cotton baling, we feel sure that
they will not only soon own the trust
itself, but if the farmers join in with
'u7u4 Od " operative OAsLs, Inoy Will
soon own trust, cotton and farmers,
too.
Please do not misunderstood US. We
are notopposed TO progress. We favor
any better process for baling cotton,
and wish to see the inventors and man,
ufecturers reap a profit out of it. This
thing, however, starts out in a manner,
and with hackers who will not hesitate
30 take everything in sight. Remem,
Der, brother farmers, that some of the
fieers Of this concern are eff GERS in
5he Sugar Trust, the biggest of ell
trusts. Go slow.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

Thu best dairy farming is a process
of boiling down. Condense soil into
the form of fodder and grain; condense
cattle food into crea or butter. Then
the final boiling down is into dollars
and cents, while the farm itself grows
richer by the process.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

There is no eason why a farmer
should pay Is cents for beef and sell
chickens for less, nor should he be con-
tent with pork and potatoes when he
can have poultry on his table. If the
markets are dull and prices are low the
best place to dispose Of the surplus is
at home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

81 an standing 0 Just behind the
ssertoim, and in Ttu glOW Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shdd0tC8 on
de track, before me IGe8 the dark oGLte3
and the riUer. When I n1tngLe octth tts
dnrE udteTs I tCdnt to cast one ltngeT-
fg0 LOOK upon q country WhOse gOUeTn-
BIert i8 Of the people, for the people,
and 6g the people, Il L. Polk, JUG
Sth, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

The opening OF the Summer School
add Law School at Wake Forest has
been postponed until June 28sh On &C
count of the Teachers Assembly at
Morebead. An effort will be made to
get the University Summer and Law
School postponed also, in order that it
may nc5 coDf.c5 With the Assembly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

The Progressive Farmer lS the Official
Organ OF the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

~ The date OF your label tella yor
Rhen your tins is cut.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28

Battles. So early as $50 the Council of Va
lence absolutely prohibited duels, imposing
penance for homicide on the man who He'd
MS antagonist and depriving man slain in
a duel of the churchs prayers. AS the duel
lost its judicial character and came under
the ban of the secular law the church OPP
posed IL with greater unanimity and vehe-
nence. julius II. published a bull strongly
condemuing Il in 1910, while the council OF
Trent communicated all who engaged in
duels and those who counselled or prompted
them, besides depr.ving persons who died
in duel of Christian burial.
In 17o2 Benedict XIV. censured those who
taught that a man might accept a duel TO
save his reputation for courage or TO keep
his post as an officer Of the army. More
over theologans teach that such excuses
DO not save a man from sin against the nat
ural law or mourning ecclesiastical penal
ties.
So long as tn ban OF accommodation
lasts neither the Italian Count nor the
French Prince may attend mass or receive
the sacraments. Among the sacraments Is
included that of marriage. No Catholic
priest could unite them in the bans OF matri-
mony, hear their confessions or give them
communion.
But prompt submission and public &C.
knowledgement of their error will suffice 10
restore both to their birth right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
OGDEN GOBLET Is DEAD
Expires on Board the Mayflower, After a
Long Illness

Cowes, Isle OF Wight, Aug. 27.-Mr
Ogden Goelet Of New York is dead He
expired on board his yacht. the May
flower. The deaceasei had been i'll FOR
about two months.
New York, Aug. 27.-Ogden Goelet who
was one Of the TWO sons OF the late
Robert Goelet and a grandchild Of the
late Peter Goelet. was with his wife,
very prominent in the society Of New
York. London ana Paris. The Goelet
estate is one OF the most valuable in
New York, due 10 the increased value
Of the oli-time Goelet farm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
Mrs winsIow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28

To the Citizens OF Wichita: In reply
10 an ah l find in the Wichita Eagle,
THAI ne can furnish Wheels" at $500,
which is wrong and unjust to the citi-
zens Of Wichita, as he or no other dealer
in Kansas can furnish the Wheel or
Wheels t-lat l put before you tomorrow
AT l O'clock a. auction. as 1 am the sole
agent Of the state of Kansas. Call in
and examine the Wheels. Ladies are
cordially invited.
SIT COL. J. NJ. ASHBAUGH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
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