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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
Mistakes Abnut nacterIR-The Puini
Lamp-inheriianca OF Fatigue
Ch'mlsirS OF tho Enrih's Develop.
eni-bunEerous Dtw-Antiquiiy
81 hsn in hwiizerinnd-%urxic zeal
Gioy"s-A Tiny demonstrating
fHctoriss.

Common errors resulting from the
germ theory Of disease were pointed out
by Professor Liebreich at the recent Ger
man Congress OF Internal Medicine
Medical men have carefully studied the
substances capable OF destroying the
bacteria, but 1t is essential to consider
the ce lular elements of the organism,
and to avoid the error Of concentrating
attention entirely on microbes that often
are not the primary cause of disease but
have developed to an unusual exile /
through a lowering Of vitality. The
bacillus OF tubeTc {, for instance, is
found n healthy lungs, its devel pment
assuming the cherIoter OF sease
only aler the vital oil the pulmonary
cell has been impaired Profess r
Ii hrtich is of opinion that Kocn's new
antl-tuberCul n will not be more succ SIS
ihi than he former prepare ion; and
states that wDile Bearin S diphlh, ria
an toxin has been v ry tavoraby re-
roTt on, there are may comp tent
observers wIo quest on its uenrfit.
Ietanus anttOxin he Eronounces use
less.
The phosphorescent lamp on which
Puuj an Austr an physicis, has be N at
work for may y, ars has a bulb much
ike that OF III ordinary in 'andcscsnt
lamp, with electrodes of aluminium wire
Extending directly through the wall o
the bulD. The negative pole term mates
IN small disc. a small square sheet
of MICA, coiled with sulphide OF cal cium
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21
How to Strengthen a Weak Throat and
Chest.

Battle the parts in cold salt water ey.
cry morning and rub vigorously with q
Turkish towel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

One oil the incest coo iugs for creams
and ices, when pink iinse is desired,
may be oba'ned from the poke'b rry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

the disc. When either one or both
po'es are connected to an induction coil
or plate electric mach ne, a stream OF ra-
diant electricity is reflect d from the
d TO the mica, causing the latter to
glow with brilliant phosphorescence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

With the August house fly making
himself altogether too free and easy. it IS
well to know that he has no liking for
sassairas Bunches OF this ordGroui
shrub, hung in the kitchen windows, or
oil of sassairas, wisely distributed. are
said to deter the coming, and speed the
parting, vita this presidential fellow.'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

Among equine dwarfs the smallestis
claimed TO be apony reared by Marchese
Carcano, a horse fancier OF Lomoardv
1t is said to stand only six hands. or "a
inches, high. which the She'll nds are
seldom under eight hands The owner
greater amount of woik than large
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

Some uniortunates, we are told by NJ
Philippe Tlssie. are born tired" in a
literal sense. The condition is one OF
nervous debility iran mttted by moiher
u her offspring as result OF her own
que or exhaustion-a kind oil poison
ing OF the child through the viIiate1
blood Of the parent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

A Breslau surgeon, Professor Mikuliez.
wears gloves Of fine thread in perform
ing operations, and declares that thi;
not only causes no inconvenience or
difficulty but makes it easier to hold the
tissues. The purpose Of the gloves is to
reduce the chances OF Introducing
Troublesome germs. Several changes Il
gloves are necessary in long operations,
and each pair is made thoroughly
asepiic in steam, while the hands are
washed and disinfected in the usual way.
A further recommendation is the use OF
respirstor OF fine muslin as a safe.
guard against mouth bacteria.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

Let us know what you
want and we supply 1t,
All nicely packed, ready
for transportation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

This year? The camp
ing season Is here and
it's time to think about
ordering camping sup
plies,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

An International Scientific Association
was proposed a. the m =eling of the
British Association in Canada in 1884,
and it is now suggested that the year
900, would be an appropriate time to
organize such society
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

The best-bshaved salt-shakers have
now gone on their usual Angus, strike,
and the most drastic M asures are re-
CURED to brog them into subsection. II
the fine table salt is cried out in the
oven then mixed with tenth part OF
cornstarch, tie moi ture will be alb
sorbed and free delivery insured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

A little sermon on thoroughness was
that preached lately by tidy Irish maid.
Commended by her misstle Tor re-
membeung TO clean the fixtures of a
hanging in the dining room. Sure, {"
she sad, Il had 10 After the windows
and p ctures were washed, they began a
laughing at the lamp, an had to give
that taste, too,'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

F GA ing fish.canni & facto les are pre-
posed in Sweden. the factory would
Ue a sea-g ing vessel with full ,qu p
ment for canning and would b. anchor
ed ar the fishing fleet The factory
could follow the mi giations OF the fish,
the canning OF the fish while really fresh
being an Important result.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
ILL1TERATE BEAN EATERS.

Since the late election the Boston
dailies have had much to say about
Kansas going Populist again. These
papers declared that it was due to igno
rance and lots of other natural defects
in the make up of the Kansas people.
The charges naturally nettled the
Populists and they began to make fig
ures and examine statistics. They find
that Massachusetts, has a larger per
centage Of people who cannot read and
write than Kansas; that Kansas has
more churches, schools and newspapers
in proportion to population than the
great goldbug State of Massachusetts,,
which has long claimed to be the hot
bed of education, culture, morality and
religion. the Massachusetts, papers
are playing the clam act.
OF course goldbuggery is evidence of
ignorance Of the worst kind, and that
is combined with prejudice, self shness,
fogyism in every Use We can liken
goldbuggery unto a man who might
OWA q AdSnlnCCA1 40AW III q SO4 goAA
locality. We will suppose that rain
falls upon this particular farm while
all around drouth prevails. The owner
Of the farm is temporarily benefited by
the misfortunes of his neighbors; he
can demand any price for his grain
and finally puts it 80 high that none
can buy. His neighboEs' means are
exhausted. He holds his corn at 81 OOC
per bushel, but finds no purchasers
Just so with the goldbug; his gold If
enhancing in value, but purchasers are
growing scarcer every day. AS in the
case of the lucky farmer, they find
that it is better for their neighbors tt
enjoy prosperity so business can go on
Before the single standard was adopted
it was an easy matter to loan money al
good rates of interest. Now the banks
and money lenders are going out Of
business because capable men are moi
willing to borrow money to start enter
prises. Ignorance and greed always
predominant in goldbug communities
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05

$s9 1856. 81. Last year they were only
$b5. 455 81. This increase of $S3, 731. "a
is due to the tax of $40 on lawyers,
doctors and dentists imposed by the
last legislature, from which $1a, 700
was realized; the tax of 80 cents on
each bed in every hotel and boarding
house, which paid into the treasury
So, 569, and the corporation tax which
paid S., 1910.
The rate of taxation fixed by the last
legislature was 214 cents for the State,
instead of % cents as heretofore, and
Is cents for schools, as against 16 cents
before. This caused an increase Of
$50. O68 80 in the school tax, and an in.
crease in county taxes of 1878, 137 80.
School taxes this year amount to
$847, SIS 81; as against $765. $40 % in
1894, and are divided as follows: White
polls, 1865 996 20; colored polls, $112,
O1O 81; bank and building and loan
stock, $6.779 Sc; railroad property,
general property (White,) 1902. 829 IS;
general (soloredl $14. 748 SO.
County taxes in 1866 aggregated ST.
914, sos Sc, as compared with 81, O39,-
367 rs, in 1894. The general taxes from
counties were 1857, 1853 AZ, and special
taxes amounted to $4O9, 458 AZ.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
STATE AUDITORS REPORT.

The forthcoming Auditors report
will show the value of property in the
State of North Carolina for 1895 to be
$3.50, 861, 131, against 1924 479. 9O1 the
year previous, a decrease of So, 618, no.
The real estate this year is valued at
S153, 835, 584, as compared with 1888,
088. O54 the year before, or a decrease
of 81, 252. 480. But the persolal prop
erty shows an increase in value of
1888 10, the valuation this year being
ST., OPS. 547, as against $76. 391, 837 in
1894.
There are 81, Ole, 748 acres of land in
the State, valued at $11O, 668, 453, a de
crease of 81. 412, $40 since 1894. when
the land valuation was $115, O81 1923
To n lots show little change in value,
being worth $43, 1872, 131 in 1895, as
against $43, OO6, 641 in 1894.
The items of personal property and
their value are as follows: 165, O1O
horses valued at Sc 314, 923; 116, no
mules at s. O62. O94; $50 jacks and ien-
MES at $42, 231; AZ. $40 goats at $31 593;
527, 131 cattle at 81 23 1913; 1887, 835
hogs at 81 785, O74; $50. 857 sheep, $343,-
1856; farming utensils, SIP 500, 455:
money on hand and on deposit. 81
135, 661; solvent credits, SIS, 939, 564;
stock in incorporated companies So,
III, 73O. all other personal property.
! $40, 582, 763.
The unlisted taxables this year are
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
H sENAToRsHIP.

We have no personal feeling against
Senator Pritchard. We have no OBJ
iections TO the election of a silver Re-
publican. Indeed it is but natural and
fair that the Republicans have a Sena
tor from the State. But we want it
distinctly understood that Mr.. Pritch-
ard cannot be pushed down the throat
of the middle of the road PJpulists,
and we also want it generally under
stood in advance that this paper knows
the sentiments Of the Populists of the
State and if Mr.. Pritchard, who is
not q silver man, is re elected, it will
be done By dishonest methods, and the
moment it is done a chasm will be
created and no bridge a be built
across it. The Populists did not go
into this fight to defeat such men as
Senator Ransom and Congressman
Settle and then turn around and re
elect Pritchard-one of the anne kind.
If the chasm is made the result will
be that the Republican party will be
thrown back where it was prior to 1894
an absolute helpless condition.
But if the leaders want to wreck the
party on the Pritchard shoals, that is
their business. The Populist members
of the legislature who favor Pitchard,
if there be such, will go down in the
general wreck when the craft strikes
the shoals, and their names will be
written beside that of Cleveland, Sher,
man, Ransom and other enemies of the
DeOnIa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05

aaunder four great political parties
during the year just closing.
Those who fatten on the sweat of
others brows, recognize in the prin
ciples we teach 1.-The leaven that is to
leaven the whole lump" that will
break the shackles of the wage slave,
that will set the land serf free and let
him stand up, a man. That will con-
sign the mortgage to the grave it's name
implies.
He who would throw rocks at US, he
who throws mud and slime, would do
the same at a Christ for pointing the
way out of the wilderness. Those who
do naught to ward off the rocks and
mud, would stand by and sse a Christ
cruciffed.
A few have stood firmly by our pre-.
cepts and worked bravely for and to
wards the ''better time" Who will
falter MOVE Who lays down the armor
and gives up the fight9
The tide is coming in. The time is
ripe that leads on to a partial fruition
of our expectations. Know we enough
to ride on the tide to our port9
During the year just closing, many
hopes have been, are being buried; per
haps a majority of those formed have
gone to join the great majority of the
dead. Know we enough to let the
dead past bury its dead" and look to
the future9 Know we enough to build
for the future9
All seek happiness, yet cannot obtain
it for themselves because those around
US are not happy.
Would we succeed? Then let US
study patiently Oar Demands and
work for their fulfllment
We want a good meeting in Febru-
ary next. It is not yet determined
where it will be held but you will re.
ceive timely notice. Dallas, Texas, st.
Louis, Missouri, and Topeka, Kansas,
are asking for it. The city that gives
the most liberal terms will be likely to
get it.
We must each do promptly what
comes to us to DO. Every member is
needed now. Recruits must be won.
Please urge your sub secretaries to
report on time so that you may do like
wise. You will find blanks enclosed.
Hoping to meet you at our next Su.
prem9 Council, I am,
F~raternally yours,
r A. SOUTHwORTH,
Secretary Treasurer National Alliance
and Industrial Union.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
TaE TAT soLoNs.

The legislature will begin operations
to morrow. Most of the members elect
are already in the city.
We trust that it will be a harmonious
and profitable session, creditable to all
the members and satisfactory and
beneficial to the people OF the State.
The last legislature passed many good
bills and some bad ones. It is to be
hoped that all mistakes will be cor,
rected. The fact that the Populist and
Republican majority this time is about
equal to the maj ority in the last legis-
lature is pretty good proof that the
last legislature was a good one.
We hope all the members will be
have we'll and work hard and syste-
matically. Especially would we ask
the Democratic minority to act in a
sensible manne A portion of the
minority tried to and did delay mat
tiers during the last session in a dis
graceful manner. The minority and
lobby lists did everything possible to
bring reprosch upon the last session.
Such conduct will not pay. The giving
away or selling of whiskey in
the capitol must be broken up. Mem
bers of every legislature have been de-
bauched in that way. We have good
reason to believe that there will be less
of this in the future.
The election law and public school
system will need careful attention.
Economy should be the watchword.
Important legislation should be at
tended to early in the session and
small matters and time killing left for
the last. Not much legislation is
needed, but all acts passed should be
examined with unusual care, so as to
avoid mistakes.
Owing to goldbuggery the tax valu
alton of property in the State has de
creased nearly ten million dollars. The
decrease has been greater in some
other States. This shows that appro-
priations must be cut down accord
iDgly, and there ought to be a general
cut in salaries.
The Senatorial fight will be a thorn
in the legislative flesh, and, if the
members do not keep their heads cool,
it may damage the entire session. A
Senator is merely a man, often a very
ordinary specimen, and a good mar
should be elected without rending g
legislative body assunder.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
hi PUBLIC PRINTING.

The question Of public printing, and
who shall do it, has been for many
years the superabounding question
with many citizens of the city of Raj
eigh, and every two years, without
any deviation or shadow of abatement,
the war cloud bursts upon us and we
are inundated in a shower Of all kinds
of charges, true and otherwise, insin
uations of trades, figures misleading
and words that r anything but com
plimentary to the party in power, or
the individual firms or corporation
who had the job ''for the last two
years." We have seen S ome figures re-
Gently, in our Raleigh dailies, which as
the mercury and barometer indicate
that the ''storm is brewing" That
our readers may have the u~nvarnished,
simple truth, and do no one injustice,
we give a few figures for their enlight
eminent. We give the figures in periods
of two years each, because the legisla
ture meets every two years, and the
public printers hold Office for two
years. The printing for the last twelve
wears has cost the State AS follows.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
START THE SHOE FACTORY.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
1t ia said that to be successful at an
enterprise a man or set of men must
become what the world terms cranks,
and no truer illustration of this can we
find than is our shoe factory. For two
years we have bent our every energy
and mid the SCOTS of our neighbors we
have pressed forward with the work
until now we have buildings, machin-
cry, leather, a tan yard and everything
needful except the funds to pay our
hands.
Already we are making the best of
harness and exchanging leather for
hides.
We have planted our tree and it has
grown and developed under our care
until it is now loaded with fruit, just
beginning to ripen, and needs only a
little more attention until we may par
take of it's ripeness. Shall we turn
away and say because we have yet re-
ceived nothing, we will have no m IRE
of it7 Nay, rather let us press forward
with unabating energy; let us at our
next quarterly meeting put forth our
utmost effort and that day raise an
amount sufficient to put u factory in
operation at once
We all want the factory to start
there is not one of US but that is en-
thusiastic about it, but there is a law
of compensation which says a man
cannot get something for nothing, 30
we the AIliancemen of North Carolina
must again put our shoulders to the
wheel.
At our next quarterly meeting let US
mass Jul forces together, and with
one grand BalakbalaVa charge, sweep
away every obstacle, raise all the
money that we need, and keep in oper-
alton u works, which will be a monu-
ment to the enterprise of the farmers
Of the old North State.
Sincerely,
H. N. HATES.
~SWepsonville, N. G., Dec. 81, 1896.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
n. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The goldbugs die game. Amid re-
ceiverships and assignments they still
declare the single standard is a good
thing.
Many Of those men who are wanting
to help free Cuba anJ are willing to
join her army, allow their wives to
make the fires every morning.
1t is strange, but nevertheless true,
that the moment eggs reach 80 cents a
dozen the hens always begin to take a
holiday about eight weeks long.
A Republican editor out in Oklahoma
who ran for office and got left, calls his
successful opponent "a wandering
bupg-h hole of an unmade barrel"
The Western people are hard to down.
A Tacoma, Washington, man killed
his attending physician the other day.
It generally results the other way.
We are a literary people, but the de-
tails of a forty round prize fight will
be read more eagerly by the average
citizen than the Presidents message.
The Mckinley wave of prosperity
see ms to be ali wind. confidence" is
a great thing, but it will not take the
place of money in the affairs of the
country.
Remember that the members of
every Sub-Alliance in the State are re-
quested to meet at their regular meet
ing place next Saturday, 95h, and ccm
plete the shoe factory fund. Raise
every dollar that can be spared.
The sanctifc ationists are hereby
notified that the legislature and pretty
much all Of the voting population of
the State is now assembling in Raleigh
to legislate and receive plums, and this
city is now a splendid field for labor.
At a regular meeting of L. L Polk
Alliance, near this city, Friday night,
1855 Was subscribed toward the 50, $50
necessary to start the shoe factory at
Hillsboro, and less than half of the
members were present. This Alliance
will raise at least 5000. Now if the
other Sub Alliances throughout the
State will do half as we'll next Satur
day, all will be well.
There is one thing in this silver fight
: worthy of note. You often hear it said
] that the silver mine Wner are acting
for self in the matter. Doubtless they
would be benefited along with the ma
jority of mankind, but you never hear
a silver man say a word against the
use of gold-they do not ask for privi-
leges they are not willing to have &C,
corded to the gold mine owners.
Mark Hanna $50, may be able to
buy a few POpulists members of the
present legislature, but we don't think
many of them are for sale. But Hanna
can't buy the great common people,
and we are here to state that if any
buying is done, or any eff 1rts made in
that direction, the middle of the
road" P0pulists in this State will never
co operate again with the Republicans
again and will see to it that the Republi
can party will be wiped out in the State
as completely as it was over twenty
years ago and as surely as was Cleve
landism in the last election. A wore
to the wise ought to be sufficient.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
TO A
SECRETARY TREAsURER's OFFICE

SECRETARY T~REAsURER's OFFICE,
Denver, Col Dec. %. 1896.
send herewith, to all State Secre
taries who have made report for July,
1896, the semi annual.
am instructed by our President to
state that no State will be admitted to
Supreme Council unless National dues
are paid.
Some Of the States are doing finely
and their reports come in promptly.
Most of our people feel that renewed
zeal and work is our only hope. Con-
ditions are bad, prices low and most of
our producers get but a meagre sub
sistence.
Humanity is rebelIing against these
conditions. Now and then a generous
soul, that has caught a glimpse of a bet
ter state, a higher manhood and wo-
manhood, strikes out bravely and
manfully to build a road there, over
which all may travel. Rocks are hurled
at him, his garments are despatched
with mud and filth by those who most
need to use the road. This has been,
this will continue to be. But all the
time progress is made. The souls who
made the road receive the honor due,
after their departure from this field
receive it after their need is past.
The founders of thi4 organization
were among those who thus saw into
the future, and from thus seeing real.
lied the needs of the present. They
started our work. The education given
in our Councils has shaken the earth.
It has caused the usurer to tremble for
his vested right. It has made trans
portation monopolies grid on an armor
of steel and build barbados about
every court house, about State legisla
turee and the halls of Congress. Our
teachings and our demands have torn