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The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Ben Morgan Of Axial, bas bought the
Eek lots at the northeast corner of Fifth
and Water streets. 1t is a valuable
piece of property, beautifully adorned
with fruit and shade trees, and 1t is
rumored that Mr.. Morgan will shortly
erect substantial residence on it.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

A large congregation listened to one
Of the best sermons ever preached in
this town, at the st. James church, last
Sunday morning by Rev. Sir. Bateman
of RAwlins.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

An interesting little episode took
place At tho meeting Of the oommission-
err one day Last week. Mr.. Mclaughlin
was sloshing around raising or trying to
raise everybody who he suspects Of vos-
ing against him last fall, when he locked
horns with Assessor Hayes. Tho latter
asked Mclaughlin how it happened
that on the 18th day Of April last he
mortgaged 100 head Of steers to Clay,
Robinson & Co., and on May 1st, two
days latter. returned In his schedule to
tho assessor only 90 head. McLoughlin
replied that he had heavy Losses during
these two days. Assessor Hayes called
his attention to one or two more items
in which the county got the worst Of 1t,
but-Mr. Mclaughlin declares nova
days "Bejesus I'm running the county
now" and there are lots Of facts to
show that the boast is no empty one.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Tho Craig Courier notes the return Of
the Craig boys who took part in our
Fourth Of July celebration. Says the
Courier: Tho boys report the celebra.
ton as great success and state that
they had . good time.'
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

John Daum Of North Elk Creek, has
bought the Young house and lots and
will shortly move to town to live.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

George s. Witter reports the horse
market higher now than 1t has been in
ave years past. George has some good
horses left and we hope he and others
will not have to give them away any
more.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Gates Kersburg has had the Kentucky
Liquor Store corner improved very
much in appearance by . very artistic
job Of window and door painting.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

" For Sale..HOuse and Lot.
, Any person wishing cheap, COM
Portable home. look at my place former
ly the WILDER home), and apply to E. E.
Fordham for particulars.
n MRS E. A. WELLS.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

In another column will be found the
business card of the Kentucky Liquor
Store. Mr.. Kesburg. the proprietor.
has one OF the most elegantly appointed
bars in the state in addition to carrying
fine and complete stock Of goods in.
cident8l to his line.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

The weather was warm Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, but q good rain
Wednesday forenoon sent the mercury
down few pegs. 1t also rained Thurs
day and yesterday afternoon (lightly)
and is quite cool this morning.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

G. w. Thayer has sold six lots on
Market, between Seventh and Eight
streets TO Tenn Shervin and Jerm Beard.
These gentlemen will build some time
during the fall,
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

The beef market remains high not
withstanding the advent Of range stock.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17
Absolutely Pure.
ALee,,a q Lonbard,.

A Lsssad u LoAharay.
An old Lombard legend tells the story
of q chieftain who asked the hand Of .
neighbor's daughter. Upon its being
refused him he declared war, killed the
chief who had declined the haper Of be-
ing his father-in-law, and married the
girl after all. Not satisfied with this
much, he had the skull of his wife's IA
ther mounted in gold a. . drinking cup.
and one day, while under the influence
of wine. ordered his spouse to appear
before the assembled guests at his
house and drink to his health out Of the
horrible bowl. She did 30, but ever
after was her husbands secret but most
deadly enemy. She joined in q con-
spiracy which eventually resulted in tho
king her husbands assassination.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

w. B. Barnes and wife, who were
looking over this part Of the country last
winter for q location, came in from
Angora, on the Lower White river
where they have located a ranch, after
supplies. Mr.. Barnes will go quite ex-
tensiveIy into the fruit business at his
new location and will endeavor to supply
the White river country with fruit.
We don't see why he cannot make q
success Of fruit in that section, as the
altitude is about the same a. ours.-Rifle
ReveiIle.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Ranchmen are about through putting
mp their first cutting Of hay.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Mr.. ]. C. Davis and his party were
passengers on the out going stage yes
terday morning.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

A young man named Judy, while
hunting stock on Strawberry last Mon
day, discovered an interesting "cache"
In a rocky, out Of f-the-way place about
q mile distant from the spot where Sam
Wear found the bank robbers camp
last fall. A lot Of provisions, clothing
. tent. q pair of nippers, policeman's
billy with whistle in the end of 1t. were
among the things found. All were
rolled up in the tent and in good condi-
ton. The find was reported to Under
Sheriff Williams, who took charge Of the
articles. At first 1t was supposed that
another bank robbers camp had been
found, but the conclusion was finally
reached that the cache was made by the
parties who stole the Edwards sheep
about two years ago.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Game Warden Kildaff made a
thorough search Of the Lost park
region last week for game violators, but
found no indications Of the presence Of
vio!ators In that section. Tom Is keep
ing close watch on the movements of
certain tourists who recently left the
Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, for
the fiat-tops.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17
Keep on cutting fox tail and weeds.

The inquiry for town lots is brisk
these days.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

Six prairie schooners. loaded with IN
assorted lot Of men, womsn and children
and household effects. passed through
town Thursday afternoon. bound for
the San lSuis valley, this state. The
party hailed from the vicinity Of Green
River City, Wyo., and In addition to the
rolling stock and teams had nearly
three hundred bead Of loose horses.
The Meeker herald., 1897-07-17

At the last session Of the legislature.
Maine made some salutary changes In
the laws relating to game protection.
Tho open season for desr was shortened
considerably and the hunting Of moose
and carbon was confined to the month
of November. All guides and owners
oe camps arc compelled to take out
licenses and report any Violations Of the
game laws.
The duty imposed BY The Dew tarih
o. imported cattle will have . prohibi-
tory ensct - far - Mexico u concerned.
During The last "a months In tie nsixh-
borhood of oo,ooo haad Of eattIs have
been imported into this country from
Ae1ico. paying 70 this government
about S7S.om. Tns duty on Mexican
cattle under The nsw tariff will range
from four to six dollars per bead, whiIe
the old duty averaged one and ons-half
dollars per head.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
The HAzLRroN M~AssAekR.

Only a few papers endorse the course
of Sheriff Martin in ordering his depu
ties to fire upon the d~efenceless miners
at Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 10Th. Those
few, while feigniDg fairness to all, pre-.
sent some of the most absurd and de
~fenceless pleas, yet Q on this CONT
nent. If a labor sympathizer had com
mltted a crime one half so great, no
words in the English language could
nave adequately described the black
ness OF his heart and character. An
archy would have been sweet and
honey like to the epithets that would
have been hurled upon him. AS it is,
1t is merely excitement" We all
know that circumstances alter cases.
To US it seems the sheriff has an en-
tirely defenceless case. He pretended
that he wasin danger of being trampled
on, and was brutally struck by soma
one. Yet not a mark was found upon
his person. Another Fact which he
sheriff and his allies D. ye not yet ex-
planned away is that nineteen of the
twenty one who died were shot in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
NO LACK OF PATRIOTS.

OF patriots (and pie triotelthis country
has no lack. Col. Josephus Daniels,
leaving the pie counter at Washington
TO save poor old North Carolina, is only
one instance in point. DR. Kingsbury 8
wal record could be mentioned here
we're it not for the fact that it has been
eclipsed by that Of the venerable Saint.
R.. Rev. Marcus Hanna, who. judging
Oy his speeches, must have interviewed
some Of the angels about heavenly
politics. Mark is evidently getting
scared about his election, as he is going
off the earth trying to find some men
of his party. After all, it is hard to
tell which is the greatest patriot, Hon.
Mark Hanna, or that extinguished citi-
zen Grover Cleveland. Twosuch valiant
men are hard to find. 1t is said that
during the war Cleveland had one sub
stitute and Hanna two. In war both
were willing to bleed and die-by
DrOXY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
AN EvIL~~wHAT is TAR REMRDYl

The manufacturers cry for protec
tion-''protection of American labor"
They get it, and what is the resultG
Ignorant and degraded E lropean labor,
ers, out Of whom monarchy and CD
preston has crushed the manhood and
independence, are imported, and Ameri
can laborers must compete with these
peasants. If the European laborers re
fuse to work for starvation wages, they
are shot down like dogs, as they were
at H8zalton last Friday, a week ago. 1t
is degrading to an merican laborer to
De forced to compeEe with these foreign
ers, who in Europe have been forced to
live almost like barbarians, and there
fore can here work for much less than
the American laborer who wishes to
live respectfully.
There's an evil here. Until it ia rem.
edied we cannot see just at what place
the protection to American labor comes
IN. Many favor restricting immigra
ton. II the Republican party finds a
remedy for this evil, they will have
robbed protection" of one of its most
Objectionable features.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
THE DEMAND FOR POSTAL saw
INGS BANKS

Continues to grow. Now that people
are beginning to get some surplus cash,
those remote from savings banks or
other banks seriously feel the need of
such institutions. The distrust created
at the West by the failure of corporate
and CO operative savings banks has in
creased the demand for postal banks.
There is nothing, however, to prevent
any community from starting a mu-
tual savings bank according to the plan
that has proved so ~marvelously sue
cessful in Massachusetts and New
York. There are working peoples
savings, amounting to millions upon
millions, deposited in these mutual
savings banks, have been loaned to PEG
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
LET'S DEFEND RIGHT ONLY.

The sheriff of Watauga county is
summoned to appear before the state
board of tax equalization for his care
lessness in failing to make returns.
We don't feel called upon to defend
the wrongs committed by Populist
Office holders. An officer who would
do such a thing should be condemned
by every honest man. Every organi
cation has bad men in it. Even the
church has and has had from the first.
To read the Democratic papers, one
would think that party has never had
SCOUT drels in Cmce. But facts and
history prove to the contrary. When
the campaign opens we propose to give
them. We are willing to compare &c
cords. Hickory Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
"PoPULIsM, DEMOCRACY Al
POLITICAL CHAOS"

Elsewhere in this issue we publish
an editorial from Wharton Bakers
american" upon the above subject.
1t is on the whole one Of the most con
vinciDg editorials, from 6 non partisan
point of view, that it has been our good
fortune to see.
In a personal note to the editor, Mr..
Barker says: "My editorial calls upon
the Peoples Party to take the lead now
that some party must take. l
expect to see the Peoples Party a
Mr.. Barker writes clearly and to the
point. The article is a mastery re-
hearsal of past crises and and a
prophecy of the future based upon the
results of them. 1t is free from parti-
san faint. It says, in fine, some
party must take the lead. Which one
shall it be9"
Mr.. Barker truly says that free sill
yer alone is not an adeq tate remedy
for our financial ills. This has from
the first been the conviction OF leading
reformers. And if We favor other
measures, let us champion them boldly
and f~earlesslY.
We hope all our readers will give
Mr.. Bankers article a careful reading.
It explains itself.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
A GOOD ONE ON YOUR JUNGLE
MARCUS.

A good joke is out at the expense of
Mark Hanna:
Uncle Noses" said a Republican
politician to an aged colored voter, II
hope you will vote for Mr.. Mckinley.
He is a good Christian gentleman, and
a good friend TO the laboring mantle
colored workingman, in particular; in
favor Of living wages and sound
money"
well, boss, I suppose what you say
about Mr.. Mckinley am the truth" re
piled the darkey that he is a good
Christian, and that he will be kind to
the colored folks-give us plenty of
work, good pay, and good money, but
1 don't like those bad stories they tell
about his wife, Hanna"
A great many people are like the old
dsrkey in regard to Marcus.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

ple in the immediate vicinity of the
banks for business purposes, building,
real estate improvements, etc. By this
these vast sums have been kept
at home and invested in home indus
try. This is the explanation OF the
thrift and accumulated capital OF the
old Bay State. There, and wherever
this form of savings bank exists. the
feeling is rather against postal savings
banks, because the latter would take
the money away from the town where
it was deposited and invest it IN gov
eminent bonds or other government
purposes in other sections. It is a good
thing to invest your surplus at home.
Farm and Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

The TRUTH ia The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER has lever yet received a dollar
from the campaign booola of any pollti
cal party either old or nav. 1t has not
had a cent for which it has not given
in exchange an equivalent in legiti
mate subscription OF advertising This
is the only paper in the State except
the Religious Organs which has lived
so long, of which this can be said. It
is the Organ of the People champions
their cause, has fought their battles
when their vas not another that would,
and is fighting now as it always has
for a government of the people for the
people by the people and while the
people do there duty in supporting it,
will continue the fight in their behalf
regardless of trusts and combination,
regardless of partisan bosses, regardless
of the devil or any of his plutocratic
agences. You know if you read the
paper that this is true and yet what
are you doing to encourage or help it9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
SUFFERING IN KLoNDIKR.

If one half we hear about gold min
ing in the Klondike section of Alaska
be tue there must be a large amout of
gold in the soil there. If there is even
q small amount Of truth in the other
half we hear there will be much suffer
ing there this winter, if not actual
starvation. 1t is possible that those
who II already there are anxious to
stop immigration in that direction.
They have a good thing and don't want
much assistance In taking care of it.
But we think it probable that it is a
dangerous experiment to go to Alaska
just now. 1t is several thousand miles
from the extreme Northwestern part
of the United States to Dawson City,
by water or land. Supplies have been
taken by ships this summer, but it is
not likely that the amount of supplies
has equaled the number of gold seek
ers. In winter the inhabitants Of
Dawson City will be a million miles
from anywhere, so far as getting sup
plies is concerned, for no human being
can go to Civiliz alton from Dawson
City, nor can any human being go to
Dawson City. Might as we'll be in an
iron safe with walls q thousand feet
thick and hope to get out. We advise
our friends to stay at home and man
age somehow to get along without the
gold which may Or may not be gathered
up in far away Alaska.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
NOTHING BUT TRUTH.

The recent conve ntion of labor lead
ers at ST. Louis adopted a platform.
The platform is proceeded by a pream-
BILE, which some papers have denounced
as anarchistlc. We give it below and
do not hesitate to say that it is simply
the plain, unvarnished truth, and con
tsins nothing wrong at all. 1t is as
follows:
The fear of the more watchful fathers
of the republic has been justified. The
judiciary has become supreme. We
witness a political phenomenon abso
lutely new in the history of the world,
a republic PROSTATE at the feet of
judges appointed to administer the
laws. They acknowledge no superior
on earth and their despotic deeds recall
Millions warning to his countrymen:
Who bids a man rule Over him above
law, may bid as well as savage beast
Under the cunning form of injunc-
tions, courts have assumed to enact
criminal laws, and after thus drawing
to themselves the power Of legislation,
have repealed the Bill of Rights and
tor violations of those court m 4de laws
have denied the accused the right of
trial by jury.
The exercise of the commonest rights
of free men-the right of assembly, the
right of free speech, the right of trav-
cling the public highways-have by
legislation, under the form of III Inc
tions, been made a crime, and armed
forces dispense as mobs people daring
IN company to exercise these rights.
At it's last term, the Supreme Court of
the United States decided that the
thirteenth amendment, forbidding in
voluntary servitude, is not violated by
.arresting a seaman, imprisoning him
until his vessel is ready to leave port,
and then, forcibly putting him on
board to serve out the term OF his SON.
tract; a decision under which the old
fugitive slave laws may yet be revived
and striking laborers be sliced and re-
turned to the services of their masters.
"Having drawn to themselves all the
powers of the Federal Government, the
Federal Judges have begun the subju
cation of sovereign States, 80 that, I'M
less a check is soon put upon the pro-
gress of usurpation, in a short time, no
government but the absolute despotism
of Federal Judges will exist any where
any portion of American soil"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
SOUND SENSE.

The goldite organs have done mu'D
Ooastiug over Japan's change OF nnD,
cial policy, but they have been 00pI
cially careful not to inform their TO.
ers of the nature of the change
astute statesmen simply ackno"'oy
what every body but a goldIte eu
knows, that the exchange value u o.
has doubled during the past w.
years, and accordingly dooaS94
gold coins to the value OF the sn,
yen, by reducing the quantity Or
metal in them one half. To lllu''i1 ~
if the United States should III
same, our five dollars gold piece "O -,
hereafter pass for ten dollars anu ~
ten dollar for twenty dollars aDI 1Sfn
twenty dollar for forty dollars hA
such a policy on u part woula
justice to the producing cIaSSb
fear it would make R0me' OF
Wall street howl Western BUZZ"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
DISGUSTED.

A distinguished newspaper man gives
the following philosophical reasons for
retiring from the business. "a child
is born, the doctor in attendance gets
so, the editor notes it and gets 0; it
marries, the minister gets another fee
the editor gets a piece of cake or 90;
in course of time it dies, the doctor gets
from S. to $40, the minister gets an
other 81, the undertaken $25 to $40
the editor prints it and receives OOOO-
and then the privilege of running free
Of charge a card of thanks. "-Tiftou
Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
ALLIANCE WORK.

The educational and cooperative
features of the Alliance are gilmore
real value than the visible financial
advantages to be secured by the mem
bership. But while this is true there
is always a disposition to look first at
the financial part of it. That is hum an
nature. This has always been true,
always will be with humanity in
general.
In a short while the Alliance shoe
factory at Hillsboro will be in opera
ton. This is part of our financial
fabric. We as an organization and as
individuals, have many thousand dol
lars invested in that property. Now
we want it to return some benefits.
With good management, which, we
believe iE will have, and a united, I'M
divided patronage, there a b no
failure. The Alliance shoe factory will
be practically without competition,
aud if the stockholders and their
friends p~atroni1e it as they should and
doubtless will, it ought to give US
cheap shoes and yield a fair dividend
on the investment as well. The broth
rem must talk these matters over in
the Sub Alliance meetings and out
side, too. Keep the subject arm
We can't RffOrd to be Indifferent when
so much ia at stake.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

We r reliably informed that the
three Democratic county commission
ers of Johnston county elected by the
people refuse, refuse to recognize the
two additional county commissioners,
DR.. e D. Snead and J.. r. Cootes, Re-
publicans appointed by Judge Robin
son. They refuse to allow them to sit
or deliberate with them in the regular
monthly meetings, or to pay them for
their services. They ignore entirely
the order of Judge Robinson in ap,
pointing DR.. E D. Suead and J. R.
Cootes county commissioners.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
OUGHT TO BE sroRPzD.

The News Reporter of Littleton says:
Some of the country postmasters are
very liberal toward the customers at
their stores with the newspapers that
go to their Office. Half a dc zen Gus
toners have read a subscribers paper
before he gets it, and frequently he
never gets it."
We can't vouch for the truth of
the above statement, but it true, we
heartily join the Scotland Neck Com
monwealth in condemningt the practice.
By all means, let it be stopped.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
PAID x IN COPPERs.

There has been quite an early ruS
to pay taxes. This morning a m~
came into the sheriff 8 Office with "D'
might have been gold from KIondIR,
but wasn't. 1t Yves a lot of 'bro"nie''
known In the coin of the realm .
United States copper cents The cleFD
counted them out, and there 1854 ivy
pers the amount due for taxes. AD'
though coppers are hardly legal teDu'
in such quantities, he got the recs'P'
for his taxes. Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
A GOOD PLAN,

Mr. RI Wolff, of Surry coUnty, in.
renewing his own subscription and that
of a friend, writes that three yearsago
he sent the name of this friend, "pay-
ing for the paper myself" he adds,
land told him to read it and if it was
not worth the price he need not pay
me. Of course he has paid me and saws
it (the paper continues to get better.
'u each subscriber would only send
one name a year, In five years we
would have a paper almost as great in
circulation as it now Is in merit"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21
vRRACITY OF rHR EDITOR.

A lawyer in a court room may CALL
man a liar, a scoundrel, villain or
thief, and no one makes q complain
when court adjourns. II a newspaps
prints such a reflection on a ma0l
character there is a libel suit or a dea
editor. This is owing to the fact th'
the people believe what an editor say1
what the lawyer says cuts no figure
Fourth Estate.