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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

day my wife came across an advertise
ment of Zoa Phora-the 'woman's
friend She tried it-so Gid my daugh-
ter. And it cured them both. Since
that day we have had no more sickness
no more doctors bills. There's a
piano in the parlor now-we all ride
wheels, and there's money in the bank
beside"
Zoa Phora is the sick woman's great
est treasure. 1t acts gently but posi-
lively on her delicate ganism-regu-
Observation-Disclosures way for per
feet health. A book which tells OF Zoa
Phora, free.
Write Zoa Phora Medicine Co., Kala-
mazoo Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Marriage Licenses.

Harry f. Bullen, 81 Hattie B. Allen
%, both of Bloomingdale.
Edward Cross, %; Kittie May Jacobs
%, both of Arlington.
Edward G.. Barringer, "A, Antwerp
Clara Day, Is, Oshtemo.
Albert l.. Wheeler, 26; Blanche L
Becker II, both of Kendall.
Owen Mishler, %; Lulu Fellamore, 10
both of Mcdonald.
Charles +. Hoffman, y, Bangor; Cora
l.. Johnson, %, Douglas.
Lucius White, 26; Vilora Brown, 20
both of Hartford
Albert W. Zerbe, %; Mollie Kelley, %
both of South Haven.
John Brooks, "a; Hattie NJ. Spicer, 80
both of South Haven.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
SILVER Plated WARE
Knives or Forks Sold Separately.

Plain handled Knives and fancy
handled Forks, silver plated on
steel; December Bargain Price,
per set, -e---------- s1.3s
Crucible Steel Knives and Forks,
round handles, nickled and triple
sterling silver plated, never sold
less than $3.50; 6 knives and 8
forks in handsome box, ------ las
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

AS the time for the meeting of the
state legislature draws near, the senate
rial contest grows in warmth and in
terest. The Burrows forces are conf
dent of success, while Gov. Pingree and
his lieutenants are positive that Mr.
Burrows cannot win. A lively contest
is in sight In any event, no matter
which one of the numerous gentlemen
mentioned for the senatorship is selected
republican and an able man will bt
chosen
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Fireman's Complete Outiit
Helmet, Axe, Trumpet.

i IL Siiioil NSiiiPlStC Souit
Helmet, Axe, Trumpet 96c
Policeman's Suits at 48c
Soldiers Suits at 48c
Drums. SOC at 39c, 75c at 48c,
ST at 75c, SL25 at 98c.
HUNDREDS of Little Toys, Wood
Whistles. Kazoos, japanese Ian
terms. Blood Testers, False Noses,
etc, ETC., at one only 1c
FIRE ENGINES, HOOK and Lad
der Wagons and Hose Carts in
both Wood and Steel.
BIG WOODEN WARE HOUSES,
OPERA HOUSES, GROCERY
STORES, Etc, Etc.
WHISTLES, Tin and Wood, tn
you can't rest, 10c to .S--N q
HORNS, Dandys, Doc to ------- 5H
Bureaus at DC
FLAT IRONS for children ------ 10c
Wash Boards for children $500 DC
Street Lamps 1Oc
Money Banks 98c to Sc
Toy Watches 10c to------ 1c
Planes CSC to 25c
Jack in the Box 1Oc and Sc
Building Blocks, 40 different kinds.
Paints and Drawing States $500 &c
A Dandy Desk at ----------
Blackboards to ----------------- 20c
Pretty Presents in Silver.
Childs Knife, Fork and Spoon 10c
Childs Complete Sets up to- 75c
Bon Bon or Thimble Boxes - 10c
The above are good reliable goods.)
Childs Wood Handle, Polished
Knife and Fork DC
Miscellaneous Toys useful and otherwise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

The fact that Governor Pingree receiv-
ed a plurality of 1907 in the recent cleo
ton, according to the official canvass, is
a strong endorsement of his tax reform
ideas. The Legislature will scarcely dare
to fail to enact legislation along the lines
desired by the governor, IN view of this
verdict of the people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

NOVEMBER surpassed all other months
in American history for volume of bust
ness done and, according to r. G.. Dun &
Co., the first half of December is ahead
of the corresponding portion of November.
Can some of our popocratic friends tell
us how it is possible, without free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of Is to II"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

enjoy. Why, | re-
member when my
house was a hos
pital month in and
month out. This
constant sickness
kept my nose to
the grindstone. |
was always hard
up-a | W avs n
debt. + irst il
would be my wife
then my eldest
daughter would be
taken down. The
doctors cart wNS
always at my door
But one blessed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Games.

DRESSER with Mirror and three
Drawers, regular price $500, at S1.4S
DRESSER, with Mirror and two
Drawers, regular price $50, at So
Both of above are beautifully en-
ameled and are nice presents.
Magic Boxes, CSC and so
Full Set of Conjurer's apparatus
in each box.
Large Box of Animals, Houseld
Trees one
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
"HOME, SWEET HOMEI"
With All the Little Luxurles That
Make Ii Happy.
Household Health Means Prosperity
and Pleasure in Hundred Ways

"Ours is happy home," remarked a
laboring man the other day, "and have
learned to thank the perfect health of
its inmates for half the blessings we
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
CELLULOID MIRRORS & MEDALLIONS

75c Mirrors at 49c
S1.O0 Mirrors, handsomely figured SSc
Sl.25 CSC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
UNWISR

For sometime Wilmington and Char.
lotte have been threatened with an cpl
demic of smallpox, the most fatal Of all
the contagious diseases. By prompt
action of the authorities in both cities
the danger SEEM to have been greatly
diminished, but this is by no means
certain. Many of the people in both
cities submitted to vaccination volun
tarially, and many others were vacci
mated by force of a compulsory law.
But many resisted the law. Indigna
ton meetings were held by those who
opposed vaccination.
All this opposition seems strangely
out of place. We know that VACCINE
tion is not q pleasant operation. If
successful a sore arm is a ~foregone con
clusion. But it is a certain proven
tive of this horrible disease, at least it
prevents a serious attack, and it ia re
markedly strange that people will even
hesitate when the disease appears in a
city. OF course il is hard on people
who are obbliged to perform daily man
ual labor. They are liable to lose a
few days from their employment. But
in many instances the strongest op
position has been developed among
people who could afford to spare time
enough to allow vaccination to take
effect.
Before this preventive was discover,
ed millions died of smallpox, now only
thousands die, and they r those who
are never v~accinated, or who have not
been vaccinated in a number of years.
People should hesitate long before they
create a row against vaccination, the
most wonderful of all the discoveries
made by medical men.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR
READERS,

A
We believe that the best of every
thing is none toogood for u readers,
and we are pleased to tell readers
this week of a treat in store for them,
and not simply a treat, but a great
treat, In fact, two great treats.
We have secured the services OF
Prof. Frank e. Emery, Agriculturist
N. O. Agricultural Experiment Station,
and Secretary Treasurer of the N. @.
State Dairymen's Association, as editor
of our Dairy and Live Stock Depart
ment. All of our farmer readers are
to be congratulated upon this selection,
for, as every one will admit, there is
not, within the bounds of the State, q
man more capable to edit this depart
ment. Prof. Emery is a true blue AL
lianceman, and best of all, writes from
experience. To every one who owns a
COW, this feature of the paper alone
will doubtless be worth the subscrip
ton price.
This is treat No. 1.
Again, Prof. B. Irby, who was until
recently Professor of Agriculture A. &
N. College, Raleigh, has consented TO
become the editor of our agricultural
department., and will. besides, write on
various other topics of interest to farm,
ers. His letters will indeed be a treat.
Mr.. Irby has had much experience in
flaming. He knows the farm in all it's
phases, and from every standpoint.
Our aim in securing him as editor, is to
make THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER such
a help tt farmers that no farmer in the
State can afford to do without it. And
we predict that future events will prove
that we have almost succeeded.
This is treat No 2.
Not the least valuable feature OF
these letters is that they will be pecu
liarly fitted to that great farming and
and trucking section between Rich
mond ard Savannah, as they will not
try to cover the whole countryS as
some papers attempt to do.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
SUPPOSE.

Suppose you were to see q man bitten
by a serpent, whose bite you knew
was in most instances fatal, and sup
pose that man, instead of fleeing from
his danger or killing the reptile, should
again and again bare his arm and place
it to the serpent's forked tongue in
order that more of the deadly poison
might enter his system.
Well, you might say the man had
most likely just escaped from a lunatic
asylum, or that he intended to commit
suicide. And it is very probable that
one of these two reasons for his strange
action would be the correct one.
Now it is hardly possible that you
will yer see a man calmly allow a SER
pent to bite him more than once, but
it is very likely that you r doing
something almost as foolish. Lack of
organization among farmers and labor
ers is a serpent which has more than
once bitten them, poisoned their hap.
piness and hopes and proven fatal 90
prosperity. Does not every thinking
farmer or Iaborer know this is true9
And yet he again and again bares arm,
so to speak, to this deadly serpent. He
calmly allows it, again and again, to
poison his happineBs and blight his
tondest hopes.
Why does any a n man persist in
this suicidal co1rses Why does any
sane man sit still with the silly cry of
II can't stick" or I'VE can't organize"
and wait for some one else to take the
lead, while all the time the deadly
poison of class legislation and lack of
organization is getting in it's deadly
works what wouldst thou have a
serpent bite thee twice7" asked Shake
speare, two centuries ago. And again
in these the closing days of the nine
teenth century, the question presents
itself to the American farmer and
laborer with more than ordinary force.
It demands an answer. An answer it
must have. With the evidence of the
deadly poison besore us, will we be
long in answering the all important
question: "What, wouldst thou have
this serpent bite thee twicel"
This question, as we have stated be-
fore, must be decided by the farmers
and laborers themselves. They cannot
shift the responsibility. The question,
too, must be answered by acts, not
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
RALEIGH

The Post and the News and Observer,
Raleigh's, morning dailies do no seem
to be in the best of humor with each
other. Both are Democratic. The
Post is an open defender of the South
ern Railway. The News and Observer
is for anything that has filth in it. Our
readers remember what q fuss it made
over the Butler shortage" at the A. &
M. College. It WAS claimed by it that
butler was IS 600 short in his accounts.
Later events showed that he was 'long''
s. 90.
The Biblical Recorder, (religioue)
aptly says that if the shortage had been
$50. 600 and Buffers politics had suited
the News and Observer, that sheet
would never have mentioned it.
Had we to choose, we prefer the
Posts clear and fearless defense of mo.
nopoly to the News and Observers
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
THINK OF THIS.

The Southern Mercury of Dallas,
Texas, of February 3rd, contained a
equib which will bear three readings.
Here it is:
I'VE don't say this because the Mer.
curry is a farm or reform paper, but be-
cause it is the truth of history. II pre-.
sent economic and political evils are
ever checked or reformed it will be by
q vigorous effort in the country school
houses spreading TO the towns. Reader,
the responsibility is as much on you as
on any other man or woman. Talk it
in your school house, at your ire-side
and in your town. You are dominated
by political fakirs because you are
either ignorant or slavishly submissive.
Don't be a party or hero worshipper,
or a made to hand hero"
When this has had it's three readings,
we think it will pass unanimously.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15

by words. It is not enough to abuse
the serpent, not enough to howl calam-
ity, or send up pitiful walls, but we
must cease TO bare the arm to this
deadly serpent and must assert our In
dependence.
When the question of organizing is
pressed upon us, it is not enough to say
that we realize the need of it, but we
each one of as, individually, must feel
the need of getting to work, and must
do it.
An Alliance should be organized or
reorganized at every school house in
North Carolina. Here is work for each
one of US. Let each sub-lecturer bestir
himself. Our farmers have much to
learn about political and domestic
economy, and until they get together
at least once a month in each school
house in North Carolina there is little
chance for Improvement. Let US not
try to ''save the nation" Or the State,
or even our county, but let us not rest
until a strong Alliance is organized in
our school district.
DR.. Y. N. Seawell, State Lecturer, is
now trying to re organize the Alliance
on a strictly non partisan basis in Har-
nett, Duplin, Sampson, and surround
ing counties. Let Alliancemen in these
counties bestir themselves.
Democratic AlIiancemen should re-
member that POpulist and Republican
farmers are as much interested in
securing good prices for their products
and in making the farming class indie,
pendent as they themselves, and Vice
Uersa. Farmers of all parties are alike
interested in improving farm methods,
and in fighting the enemies of the
farmers. Then don't let partisan poll
tics crop out.
If an Alliance was organized in each
school house in North Carolina, the
results would soon be apparent in
better posted and intelligent
farmers, well kept farms, and better
prices for farm products. Every SEN
sible farmer now secs the folly of
trusting to party" If the farmers
would be free, they themselves must
strike the blow. Their Republican
clubs, their Democratic clubs, and
their Populist clubs keep a sharp look
out for party, but none Of these, in
fact nothing short of a farmers club,
will look out for the farmers interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
CATsUP.

One of the most courteous and polite
representatives of the South who ever
came to Wsshingtong is ex. Senator
Ransom, of North Carolina, who has re
Gently returned to this country from
Mexico, where he was the American
minister.
II there is anything that "Matt Ran
son." as he is called, prides himself
upon it is his courtly manner and dis
~tinguished bearing under any and all
circumstances. But his dignity was
given a JOLT at the Metropolitan Hotel
a few days ago in a manner that the
punctiIious North Carolinian will never
forget.
Only q few moments before the in
cident occurred he had been Iecturing
a constituent on the evils of drinking
and pointing to himself as an example
of sobEiety and total abstinence. Hang.
ing upon his arm at this time was a
light weight overcoat, and his hand
was tightly gripped around the handle
Of q small leather satchel. One of the
bell boys grabbed the overcoat and
satchel simultaneously for the purpos
of taking them up to Mr.. Ransom's
room. In his haste the bell boy tripped
and spraWled On the floor and a sue.
picious looking black bottle slipped out
of one of the overcoet pocket and was
smashed into a thousand pieces on the
marble floor of the hotel corridor.
There goes my bottle of catsup. ="
said Mr.. Ransom, withot changing a
muscle Of his face. But the odor that
arose from the marble floor was sug
gestive OF the strongest liquor ever
bIewed by a North Carolina moon
sinner. Chicago Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
DISGUSTRD.

Some newspapers in North Carolina
could raise themselves greatly in the
estimation of the thinking public and
at the same time greatly ease their own
consciences by following the example
of the editor of the Petersburg, Ind,
News, a Republican paper. He is dis
gusted with himself for having dis
tributed goldbug prosperity" supple.
ments during the year 1896. and in
a recent issue of his paper makes this
statement:
During each month of the year we
furnished our readers with Republican
prosperity supplements. No more such
supplements will be sent out with our
paper. The supplements are a fraud,
a deIUsion and a lie. We are ashamed
of them, sick and sore at the idea of
sending out such prosperity supple
ments' when at the same time we are
unable to collect enough money to
meet our ~bills-after having made
them"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
THE WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE
WIDE AWAKE.

The adjourned meeting Of the Wake
County Alliance held at the Court
House in Raleigh last Thursday was
we'll attended and q most enthusiastic
and satisfactory meeting. It was a
beautiful day and there was a larger
turnout than usual. Brethren we're
present from several Alliances which
have been dormant some time, and
they purtook of the enthusiasm and
will be heard from later.
Brother Denmark explained a plan
he thought a good one for the Alliance
to adoptand put in motion at once, and
a committee appointed to take the mat
ter under consideration advised its
adoption as the most simple and prac-
ticaI plan yet suggested for the dispo
sition of the shoe factory product most
easily, distributing it more generally,
and most safely and easily worked.
The Executive Committee Of the
County Alliance together with the
President ami Secretary-Treesurer
were constituted a Board Of Directors
to arrange details and put the plan in
operation at the earliest practicable
moment.
Feeling sure that this plan will be
adopted by other counties, We will
await the completion of some Of the
minor details before publishing. These
details will be arranged as soon as pos
sible, and plan furnished to the breth-
rem. The brethren were delighted with
it, and those who were inclined to
doubts, now have those doubts dis
PEELED, and are confident this plan
solves the last problem between the
shoe factory and success.
There is now no need for a Sub ALI
ance remaining in a dormant, do-noth-
ing condition because of the hardness
in starting the shoe factory. The fac,
tory is o running, and it turns out
the best quality of shoe. It is your
factory. It was paid for with your
money. Built at your expense. 1t is
your property, and you should feel
proud of it, and interest yourself to
spread it's products. North Carolina
has been running about eighteen shoe
factories in New England regularly for
years, paying New England laborers to
make their shoes, and New England
capitalists, who own our railroads, to
bring them to US. Now will State pride
and a disposition to free ourselves and
use the product of our own labor, in
CIR OWL factory, stimulate us to unite
and stand together9 What say you,
my dear readerG Who would be free
must first strike for liberty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15

This campsignyear THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is prepared to stand up for the
interests of the farmers and laborers,
regardless of conse quences. Democrats,
Republicans, and Populists r on our
staff Of editors, and we bid defiance to
party lash. We shall serve no master
and shall be ruled by no faction. Each
one Of the editors is a true blue ALI
anceman and we shall work for the
Alliance aud it's principles. If you
want q paper that is a slave to party
and is afraid 30 say anything wiTnsut
the consent Of the party boss, then you
must try some other paper. But If you
prefer a paper that does not fear TO tell
the truth on ala paper that will in
terest every member Of the family and
is alike-a paper for the campaign farm
and fireside, then you want The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER II you r a sub
scrlber, get US up a club. If not a sub
scribeI, send in your own subscription.
As it is campaign year, we will run the
paper at 81 per year. so cents for six
months, three months for % cents. Let
us have a club from your neighbor-
hood.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15

The PoetRnd ------shal-
eigh's two bright and newsy morning
papers have recently made some valu
able additions to their PLAINTIFF first
put in type machines amp the later
has added a new press of the latest
make. Both papers are much inn
proved. Thanks for both the Post and
the. Roxbor Courior.
Where the Courier mentions the
News and Observer, she Post, as will
be seen, places q dash. The Post
editor doesn't dare take the holy CD
name of the State savers daily be-
tween his sinful lips.
The ne wspaper war in Raleigh is
pretty interesting to on,lookers, and
when the promised Republican journal
finally steps into the already crowded
field, it is likely to be more interesting
still
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-15
N. r. P. A.
EDITORIAL MOTIFS.

A preacher in New Jersey claims
that there are no female angels-all are
men. This will be cheering news to
all ''new women" Won't they be glad
to learn that they will, some sweet day,
become men1
We notice that q number of papers,
notably the Dunn Union, SmithfieId
Herald, and Rocky Mount Argonaut,
continue to advertise the so called
limbless cotton. We also could have
made quite a lot OF money by advertis
ing it but as we accept only reliable
ads, and always prefer to expose any
scheme to cheat the farmer. we decided
to investigate. Results are well known.
Some idea of the value of American
poultry may be gained from the state
ment that chickens and eggs rank
above the wheat crop in value. The
value of the poultry product is said to
be 1920, 600 600. TIE value Of the cot
ton r is $3.50 900, 900; of the wheat
crop only $238 600. 600, and of the swine
crop $IS7, OeO 600. In North Carolina
poultry matter, there is great room
for improvement.
Our readers doubtless remember the
story Engineer Connor's Son." by
Will Allen Dromgoole, which was pub
lished in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
some weeks ago. It was q most pa
thetic little story, and our readers
doubtless enjoyed it. Next week we
shall publish a humorous story by the
same author. The title of this story is
George Washington's Butday," and
those who have read both stories will
be ready to admit that the author is a
master of both humor and pathos.
Don't forget to read it.
We must insist that if the date NC
your label is not changed within two
weeks after lou send us money, that
you notify US at nce II you wait q
month or more and cannot tell the ex
act date when money vas sent, we are
put to a great deal of needless trouble.
Some people wait a year or more and
thus expect us to look through a list Of
several thousand names to find out
whether or not their label was properly
changed, It is worth several dollars
to trace up error like this and we hope
subscribers will in future remember
the rule: Notify us Gt once, If the date
on your label is not changed within
two weeks after you send your money.
The Populist party is not the only
one that is having trouble with its
National Chairman. National Chair
man Jones, of the Democratic party,
istrying to get ex Chairman Harrity,
his predecessor, off the National Execu
tive Committee of that party, because
of his pronounced goldbug views, and
many Democrats are kicking. 'It is, u
says the Wilson Advance, "a curious
spectacle to seeTEhe Chairman of the
National Committee Of q divided politi
cal party solemnIy sitting in judgment
upon and proposing to politically exc
cute a man who, az chairman four
years earlier, led that party TO sue
cess" Just what this fight willlead
5 to cannot yet be known.