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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16
Nebraska.

With returns from less than .
third of the precincts in the state
the result in Nebraska can not be
foretold to a certainty. That Re-
publicans have every reason for
confidence can not be denied.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

In 1888 my wife went East and was
attacked with rheumatism. She re-
cei9ed no relief until she tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. Since that time
we have never been without 1t. We
find 1t gives instant relief in cases OF
burns and scalds and is never failing
for all rheumatic and neuralgia pains.
ID. @. Brant, Santa Ynez, Gal. For
sale by all druggists.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

The drug store of N. P. Col
Inns at Bridgeport was broken
into and about $40 worth of jew
elry belonging to B. p. Poor, run
ming jewelry establishment in
the store, taken.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16
Flow ouarles cot Even.

Mrs. Quarles-"Now that you've en-
listed, Quarles, l want you to wear the
wedding ring"
Mr.. Quarles-"I will, my pet, and
when the battle RACES thickest I'll i'm
agine I'm at home with you. "-Jewel-
ers' Weekly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Luccheni, the Italian who slew
the empress of Austria, was Civ.
en- a life sentence at Geneva,
Switzerland, the maximum pun
ishment, as there is no death pen
atty in that country.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

At Squire's Chapel, eight miles
from Breckenridge, R. H. McCar-
ty, Jeff Squires and Joe Rampy
were killed and Riley Squires and
j. f. McCarty seriously hurt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Seven miles from Trinity, at
Sheffield, j. G. Sheffield and j.
A. d. Sheffield, his son, were
shot in a quarrel with another
family. Young Shefield's injur-
les are serious.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Max Alvary, the German tenor,
who visited America several sea-
sons, died in Germany.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Emperor and empress of Ger
many have arrived at Damascus.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Both parties claim the state,
the legislature and the majority
of congressman.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

David Kahnweller, inventor of
the cork jacket life preserver,
died at New York.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Forty houses burned at Pitkin,
Col, causing a loss of 500, 200.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

A locomotive ran over Harry
Watkins, a switchman at Texark-
ana, terribly mangling him.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

lola, the French novelist, is to
visit this country and lecture.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

In riot at Greenwood, S. c..
several persons were killed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

The Michigan has taken six
cavalry troops to Ponce.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Greek cabinet has resigned.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16
For sale by
ESCHENBURG C BDOHM.

At tho Slot NTrohine.
He walked two miles to save a nickel,
For he felt that he must economics;
Then he spent dollar vainly trying
TO win a little ten-cent prize.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-11-16

Lske Michigan has bee1 Sept
by terrible gale.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
THE ANCIENT METHODS OF THE
HYPOCRATS.

We learn from the Youths Compan-
ion that Sydney Smith, who died in
1915, raised a very fine race of horses,
though the leader of the line was "a
large, living skeleton with famine
written on his face" The horse had a
torlorn appearance combined with a
boundless appetite, and had earned the
cheerful name of Calamity. He was
sluggish Of disposition, and his master
consequently invented what he called
his patent Tantalus, a small sieve OF
grain suspended on a semicirculer bar
of iron, and fastened to the ends OF the
shafts Just beyond the horses nose.
As Calamity trotted, the grain rat
tied, and he forged ahead with all
speed to oVertake the sieve. He did
nor work under this spur of the
imagination than all the high feeding
which had gone before had been able to
extort from him.
a great many people are being fooled
by the old parties in just the same
way that Sydney Smith fooled his
horse. The party boss tastens a few
promises just ahead of their noses,
cracks his whip and away they go.
Calamity" had come kind of horse
idea that 81 dney wanted him to have
the grain and did not understand that
his master always put some obstacle in
the way which prevented his getting it.
Just so some deluded people in this
State have an idea that the Democratic
leaders want them to have free silver;
but like poor old Calamity" of by
gone days, they never reason that these
same leaders always put some obstacles
in the way of their getting it. And,
too, like Calamity" they trot on,
neither tatter nor wiser.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
HOW THeY DO DODGE!

The Democratic press Of the State
seek to dodge and avoid the real issues
raised by the letter Of Mr.. Mewborne
10 Mr.. Simmons by making tie false
charge that Mr.. Mewborne refused in
formation to Mr.. Simmons which Mr..
simmons had the right to demand.
This is a mistake. On the other hanG
ne told where the sources Of infOrma-
ton were, and when and how they
might be consulted. So that, @hen the
Democratic papers charge, that intor
nation has been withheld from Mr..
Simmons which he had the right to de-
mand, they are simply trying to call
attention from the crushing statements
Of the letter.
The truth is, that Mr.. Mewborne
gave Mr.. Simmons much more infor
nation than he asked for. That Mr..
Simmons is not able to avail of that in
formation for the Derei5 of his party is
the fault Of Mr.. Simmons and his party ;
and not the fault of Mr.. M5wborne.
There ought to be n0Complaint made
of the extent OF the information given.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
REFORM WORKERS, AT TON

The PROGRESSIVE Farmer WiH be sent
to anyone from nolO till the election for
onEy p cents. cash in Advance.
The Progressive Farmer 1Ctu be sent
to all neV subscribers from till
March 1, 1899 for only fifty cents cash
in adrance We make this Cfer be
cause we are willing to lose a little
money rather than allow the people to
go without the truth. Now that we
make this sacrifice we hope our read
ers will see to it that the paper is put
into the hands of every man who can
read. Be sure to get up a club in your
neighborhood.
Offer No. 2 means that you will get
a complete history Of the war, all the
campaign and election news and a com
plete record of all the acts Of the next
legislature, besides our regular agricul-
tural, literary and State news features
for only so cents. Dear reader, ICe eC
pect a club from yOur neighbOrhOOd,
we expect a club from yOW Let Us
have it at orca.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
LATEST PEACE AND WAR NE WIS

At the time Of going to press, it
seems likely that the war will soon be
over. Spain seems anxious for
peace and has authoriz d the French
minister, Cambron, to Gct as plenipo
tertiary here. He had a conference
with the President and Cabinet Satur
dae afternoon and mas transmitted the
results to Madrid for approval. Our
government will demand that Spain
withdraw her forces from Cuba and
Porto Rico, cede the latter to the Uni
ted States, and give freedom to the
former; grant us coaling stations IN
the Pacific and make important con
cessions in the Philippines. If Spain
accepts the war will end at once.
The remainder of the Second North
Carolina Regiment left Raleigh Sun
~ evening. Company g goes to
Lands E9nd, near Port Royal 8. @.
Company E goes to Tybee Island near
Savannah. Ga. Companies B, b, K,
and L go to St. Simon's Island near
Buns wick, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
HOW MANY POOR MIN WILL
VOTE TO DISFRANCHIsE
THEMSELVES7

In view of the fact that the United
States Supreme Court has rtc ,ntly
rendered a decision sustaining the
validity Of the Mississippi election law,
IL may not be unwise to call attention
TO the effects Of this law. For this
purpose we will take the population
and total vote for Congressman in the
Fourth Congressional districts of Mis-
sissippi and North Carolina in the
year 1896
In the Fourth district in this State.
with a population of 186, 432, the total
vote was 81 378. This means that 20
per n CT TIE people are allowed to
vote. Every fifth person is a voter.
In the Fourth Mississippi district, with
a population Of 213 236, the total vote
was IL 1877. IG viii be seen. therefore,
that under the operation of their elec.
tim Law only 5 per cent OF the people
are allowed TO vot3. Every twentieth
person is q voter. Comparing these
figures we observe that the Mississippi
ell c:ion law Cisfranchises mCre thar
half 4 the men of voting age.
Now VIVA. ever ell 5e may be said of that
ealing Democratic daily, the Charlotte
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

therefore, that az we refer only to Judge
Clark's victory, we refer only to judge
Clark's fight, and his only fight is tie
Clark KIlgo matter
We a hardly believe the Recorder
as stupid as it pretends to be and on
the other hand we cannot believe it
would wilfully deceive it's readers. It's
course puzzles us, for it's ways seem
past finding out. II, however, it is
mad because we expressed opinion
of a man who seemed to be hiding his
real purpose under the Cry Of Chris
tian education, or is mad because we
refuse TO call ~plutocracY's teachings
Christian education, and colleges
founded by ~plutocracy's blood money,
Christian colleges, mad it must remain
forever and ever, for we are responsible
for our utterances, politically, to no
man on earth, and morally toa Higher
Being than the Recorder. Meanwhile
we shall regard with suspicion the man
who claims that Christian education
and the unholy teachings Of the rob
bers of labor are not Incompatible.
We have a higher opinion Of Christian
education. We believe it must be FIR, g
from the faint of ]plutocracy and trusts
which have oppressed, and now o.
press, Christ's Iowly followers.
II, on the other hand, the Recorder
has Internationally opposed true Chris
tian education we believe it will now
have the courage to confess it's error,
announce that it has misunderstood us,
or produce arguments suh :ient to
convince US that we are wrong. Let
it take it's stand for or against the
people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
AN OUTRAGE.

The town Of 9ldsboro is distin
guished for several things-for a large
number Of good people amongst others.
It also has some very mean people
only q few Of them we hope and believe
as the following incident will abun
dainty snow:
Some few days ego, Judge Robinson,
who lives il GUldsborO, and is respec
ted ana loved by the anejority of the
people Of his town, was asked by a
negro man upon the streets for q nickel.
The negro eaid he had been sick with
fever and was weak and poor, and
wanted the nickel to get a glass of
lemonade. Toe judge told the negro
that he did not have a nickel to give.
him but he would get him a glass OF
lemonade. The judge t~hereupon,
stepped into a drug store belonging to
a prominent Chriscian(O and asked
that a glass of lemonade might be
furnished to his (she jIdge's) little boy
to take out into the street to q sick OLD
negro. The hateful Pharisee in charge
of the drug store told the judge they
did not make lemonade for negroes
The judge then went elsewhere, and
got the old negro a glass of lemonade.
The above are the simple facts and
they al be established bg the testi-
mony Of several good men who were
present and witnessed this extraordi
nary transaction.
This is about as contemplate a piece
OF meanness as has been transacted on
this planet since the Jews, in the olden
times, laid violent hands upon an in
nocent stranger coming out of thu
country, and compelled MIN to bear the
cross after our suffering Lord.
But meaner men than this Colds
Ooro druggist, are two others, who
have connected themselves with this
came incident: we mean the reporter
who sent a distorted and wholly false
account of this incident to newspaper
in r .leigb, and the editor of that Raj
eigh newspaper who published the
report after he had received it. This
reporter and this newspaper both be
long to the Democratic party in North
Carolina; ard are wide mouthed in the
claims they are making, that they rep
resent the intelligence, the manhood
and the goodness of North Cardinals
citizenship. The druggist, the re-
poi ter and the editor, who are come
ted with this contemplate transaction,
are Democrats; that is to say, they
claim that they are Democrats, and
they also claim that they are leading
Democrats in this campaign.
We r lot sent, nor set, for the de
Tense of Democrats, Bat We do aay,
and we say it with indignation: Such
men as these are not Democrats, nor
anything else that is dccant. If they
be men at all, they are men unclassl-
fed and undesirable. Democrats,
the great masses of them, are men,
and gentlemen, and patriots, and phi
lanthrOpists, VINO could never deny q
sick negro a glass Of lemonade, nor
be led to herd with, or countenance,
such men as this druggist and this re-
porter and this editor. 1t is true, now
and always. that the Of the most
turbulent stream will sometimes get
to the top; but iG is also true that IT
cannot stay there.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

Observer, no one accuses it of hypoc-
risy. 1t has boldly announced itself
for the gold standard, and in a recent
issue it also states it's position in regard
to the Democratic proposition to enact
a Mississippi election law in this State
provided they secure the legislature.
The Observer knows it has been often
stated, and, so far as we know, never
denied, that a Democratic legislature
means a Mississippi election law. There
fore, in an editorial d~enouncing our
present election law, it says-and mark
well its words:
But this decision Of the Supreme
Court shows that there is relief ahead,
provided our people desire to secure it
in the way indicated
South Carolina has an election law
similar to Miesissippi's and a CORE
spondent of the Chatham Citizen re
marks:
IF Jesus Christ were now living in
South Carolina in bodily form He
would not be allowed to vote, as He
cares nothing for riches and not being
worth 500 in property He could not
vote"
The question narrows down to this:
How many poor men want to be dis
franchised7
II November this question will be
answered.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
NOTES.

Hereafter U readers will find come
of our editorial notes on page 1.
The farmers end farmers wives who
are troubled with witches" about
their dairy should not fail to read Prof.
Emery's article on Dairy Troubles il
Mid summer"
We notice that a large number Of
voters are Disguised with the present
State government and returning to
the Democratic fold" Ii would be a
splendid idea for the Democratic news
papers to give the names Of a few.
Orange county Alliance will give
basket picnic at Occonneechee Farm,
Friday, August y h, il holor of the
delegates to the State Alliance meet
ing. 4 delightful time is expected.
Good speakers will be on hand, among
them President alderman Of the Uni
versity who talks on Education"
We hope all cur readers, whether
Alliarcamen or not, will give Mr. R L
Browns letter on the Rowan County
Alliance a careful perusaI. We always
expect a good letter from Old Roman
after each County meeting, and hope
other county secretaries will tell the
brethren Of the progresso of the Alliance
in their respective counties.
The Executive Con mittee Of the
State Alliance meets at Hillsboro, Fri
day morning, 5.h. The State Alliance
meets Friday 9 h. Let every Alliance,
man who can possibly attend do so, as
matters of greatest Importance are to
be discussed. We could say much,
but true Alliancemen need no orator to
make them DO THEIR DUTY. Be sure to
be at HillsboTo next Tuesday !
Our Raleigh contemporary, the
Times Visitor, gave US last Thursday
an example OF its great knowledge of
the Scriptures in the following item
"'Spare the rod and spoil the child.
was Solomon's advice, and he is re
garded as the highest authority on
raising children, yet he only had one
child, Absalom, and he made a most
lament8ble failure with him"
The Hickory Press says that one of
it's subscribers at Henritta, N. G.
writes the Press editor a lengthy letter,
closing with the 70 lowing: Me and
my wife raised ten children and all is
alive and all is married and about 80
grand children and I think hat you
could afford to give an old man your
paper free. Right again soon and I
will answer it. I have something to
tell you next time"
The News and Observer has shown
for more than a year past that it was
the intention OF that paper to cause it's
party to win in the campaign Of this
year, by raising and using the race
question to drive the whites and the
negroes apart. We do not call atten
ton to this journalistic effort because
we have any fear that it can succeed.
We call attanti0n to ia for the purpose
of emphasizing the enormous wicked
ASSS NAV AZ SOOA W 0AAFO any C4dSsSe
Of citiz9ns apars and set them into per
maneRt hostility to n another. The
experience of the past in our own
country, and the lessons we learn from
all history, teach that the arraying OF
class against class, and the stirring W
of blind passions between them, often
leads to bloody results. There will be
no bloodshed this year; not because
tle News and Observer does not want
1t, but because our people are too good
and wise to follow the wicked lead Of
Mr.. Daniels and his small following.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

The son of Admiral Dewey entered
bushes in New York not long ago, aid
at his fathers request began at the bot
tom, receiving the princely salary Of
twenty dollars a month. 1t is said that
last month an INSCRIPTIONS editor in.
vi ed him to join his staff 'YCu need
write no articles, " he said, NOR do any
reporting work. Just sign your name
20 an article every day, and / will pay
you two hundred dollar5 a month"
The young man wasted but few words
on the editor. His negative reply was
as much to the point as his fathers at
tack at Manila. It is a great thing,
and q heroic, when q young man con
siders a high salary as mere dirt be
meath his feat, compared to his oWn
honor and integrity. youths Com
panion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

B.-"HelIo! Nj. Editor"
R.-"HeIlc! Nj n. I hope you are
living an upright life nowadays"
BIN doin' che best I kin in this
world ov sin an truble. It il purity
hard fer a Teller ter keep in the path CIV
rectitude nowadays Politicks il
warmin' up an the lies are flynn tester
than dust in a cyclone. Seems like
my party il tryin' ter Guido itself. I'm
perfeckly ashamed ov my party.
Seems like our organs don't even try
ter tell the truth. Senator Butler hez
bin tryin' ter help us Dgmakrats out
ov the hole, but I'm afeard that our
folks will ack so ~disgracefully an lie
SO that even he will git disgusted an
Quit Inotis that the News IN D. =
turber an Senator Butler continue ter
stay on purity guide terms. They must
be hatcbin' up sum scheme ter redeem
the State an put up bull pen eleck-
shions ergin. If we could git bull,
dens we could redeem the State before
you could say Jack Robinson. Then
we'd ostracize everybody who don't
want to vote the dymakrat t!cke-.
We'd also boycott 'em in business,
What we dymakrats would do would
be a plenty. Then SiEator Jarvis could
hold up hiz head an aspire fer stump
thin purity high. Josephus Daniels
mite git the State printin' az a reward
fer savin' the State. f NJ. Simmons
mite git another whack at sumpthln'
in the way of pie an bekome happy
o1ce more Then, too, my distin,
guished friend Buck Kttchin mite git a
whack at sum strawberry short cake.
Buck must find life purity tuf. He
haint had much better luck tishin' in
the political fish pond than I've had
myself. When we cum out fer gold
buggery two years frUm now Buck
will be in a bad row ov stumps. That
il whut We are goin' ter do. In 1896
we stole Inc Pop platform. In 1900 we
are goin' ter steal the Republican
platform. We must be stealin' votes
or platforms on or the other, awl the
time. I'm gittin' so Disguised with
the doin's OF the 80 called Christian
folks il my party who are takin' part
in awl this, or wlnkln' at it, that I've
got a notion to reform an bekum a
i, better q | must do that or else go
on with my party an go down ter dis
grace KurnelI ~Josephus Daniels h z
! adopted fer his motto: "Git Thar, En-,
Pom bredtus I'm DymGcr0ttcu8 which
benz translated means: CIT pie through
: the Democratic party honestly, if you
! can. II not get it anyhow. Gude,
bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

Some months ago a verdict was Sc
cured il the Wake County Supericr
Court against two railroad companie g
in this State for issuing free passes in
violation of the law. The railroads
appealed to the State Supreme Court,
which sustained the lower court, and
the fine ST. 900 for each of the rail
roads, will go into the Public School
fund. There have been thousands of
violations of this law, and yet no effort
has been made to punish the violators
except in Wake county. Where are
all our solicitors8
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

Just now the country is watching the
second generation of some OF it's great
names to discover whether the strength
of the fathers will show in the SOILS.
While there is nothing more certain
than that blood will telI-and by blood
is not meant, necessarily, decent from
those who made the highways unsafe
when it was the polite and gentlemanIy
thing to be a rob0er ~baron-the too
advantageous conditions under which
many Of these young men have started
out has made impossible any real de-
veIopment of the powers which may be
latent in them.
For Nature develops nothing good
without a struggle; degcneracy i8 the
product of her idleness. Progress to-
ward a higher type is solely by con
stant effort and %unceasing strife. Man
is no exception to this law. Oar great
soldiers fought up to rank against a
thousand bitter opponents; cur great
merchants gained wealth over q swarm
of pushing competitors; and 30 on
through the list Of those who have
achieved success ia any calling. II Is
the constant conflict that strengthens
the sinews of character.
But in the second generation Of sCc-
GEES we too often fl ID the son, in de-
ance Of Natures fnal law Of develop
ment, spending without earning, ala
receiving unearned, and consequently
ridiculous, Donors. Those who nave
done nothing but stagger under q
fathers historic name along the pain
Of easy advancement are not likely TO
make history. 1t is the namelesS ones
who have been toiling up step by step
whose names will mean something az
the end of this wsF; for it ID only Will
work that blood will telI.-9atuFuAy
Evening Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

The infinitely little have a pride in,
anitely great.-Voltaire.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

Great corporations and consolidated
monopolies are fast saizing the avenues
Of power that lead to the control of the
government. 1t is an open secret that
they rule states through procured
Legislatures and corrupted courts; that
they are strong IN congress, and that
t .ey r upsc u ulous in tie use OF
means to COZ quer prejudice and &C
quire IL flerc3. This condition of
things is truly alarming, for unless it
be changed q Iickly and thoroughly
free institutions are doomed to be sub
vorted by an oIigarchy resting on a
basis of money and corporate power
Justice David Davis.