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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
DIRECT

Prof. Frank Parsons, professor in
Boston University School of Law, one
of the foremost economic authorities OF
our time, writes:
Is self government right9 II so, the
referendum and initiative follow. l
believe in self government for the sake
of justice, safety, manhood, educe-
ton, development, and therefore l be-
lieve in the referendum, the most
promising means of enabling the peo-
pie to exert more real and effective
control over legislation, whereby we
may hope to secure a more perfect
government by and for the people.
Direct legislation means simply an
actual instead oil a mere theoretic
sovereignty of the people. We are
governed to day, not by democracy,
but by an elective a~ristocracy holding
for a term. The people are sovereign
only at the moment of the election-the
men they elect become their masters
for one, two, four, six years, as the
case may be. SeIf-government is
thing-the choosing Of the men who
are to govern you is a very different
thing. A child may choose it's guar
dian; a slave might be given a voice in
the selection of his masters and yet be
absolutely subject to his dominion after
the choice were made.
Power will be used in the interests
of the possessor. If the power of gov
eminent is to be used in the interests
of the people they must have continu.
Gus and elective possession of the gov.
eminent. We call our legislators
agents" and the people their ''princi
pal"-queer agents who can give away
their principals property despite his
protest, and are not resoor s Die to him
during their term of service; queer
principal that cannot veto bis
agents" plans, no matter how much
he objects to them nor instructs his
agents what to do whenever he sees fit,
nor discharge said agents when they
refuse to carry out his orders; queer
principal who has to obey the com
mands of his ''sgents," instead of Civ
ing them orders.
Legislatures and city councils not
intre quently submit to the people CUES
tions of Importance on which they
wish to enact an honest law, but they
never subit a franchise steal to the PEG
pie; when they are acting from honest
motives they often fed the referendum
very helpful in coming to a wise and
just conclusion, but when they are
from corrupt and selfish mo
they have no use for the referen
dunn. Valuable gas, electric light,
and Street railway franchise would not
be given away to lobbying corporations
If we had the referendum.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
A SPLENDID VESSEL WITH A
SPLENDID RECORD.

The famous cruiser, r lleigh, which
fired the first shot in D9Wey's cele
brated battle of Manila B ~ year ago,
anchored in North Carolina waters for
the first time last week. A number of
citizens Of Raleigh and other North
Carolina towns, ye associate editor
among them, visited this worthy name,
sake of our capital city, while she lay
at anchor near Southport. The Raj
eigh, not content with firing the first
s1ot in the first really great battle
Of the Spanish. American war, also
has the honor Of having fired the last
shot Of that war. According to Capt.
Coghlan's story, it occurred this way :
Manila as readers know was taken
Just after the signing Of the peace bro
tocol, but before news of that event
reached Manila. It was therefore the
last battle of the war. When at the
close of the battle the signal order
cease firing" was given, the r .leigh's
officers though knowing perfectly we'll
the significance of the order, went
through the formality of deciphering
it, and managed to get in one or two
extra shots while this was in progress.
AS the other boats read the signal at
sight and promptly ceased firing, the
r Ileigh came out of the war with the
rare distinction of having fired the
fret snoE In the first great battle and
che last shot in the last battle of a
great a
No " Jnder theR aleigh has excited the
jealousy Of other cruisers-and larger
vessels, for that matter-and ia Che
pride Of our city.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
MAI. GUTHRIE ON THE AMEND.
MENT.

We have received from the author,
Mel. William A. Guthrie, of Durham,
a pamphlet entitled the Opinion of
a Lawyer On the Constitutionality of
the Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of North Carolina" Mai.
Guthrie was the nominee of the Popu
list party for Governor in 1896 and is
known as one of the ablest lawyers in
the State.
Mel Guthrie writes in the preface:
Without any definite preconceived
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
At Their Old Tricks"-The Major Find,
That His Spoon is Bottom Upward,
When it Rains Much.

At Their Old Tricks--The Major Find,
That His Spoon is Bottom Upward.
When it Rains Much.
B.-'Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hello! Mejor. Anything excl,
ing out in your neck o. the wood,
to dayT
B.-"Well, not much. I'm a litte
existed myself over the way thipp,
are goin' on in Raleigh. I'm mad, too
My friends are ANYWAYS wurkin' SUNNI.
thin new on me an not lettin' mo
know erbout it. I see they've bin in
Raleigh tryin' ter git inter the Apri
cultural Department by main strength
an awkwardness. If I'd a knove5
that a great game wuz goin' on IDS
bin there an tried ter grab somethD
myself. I'd a took choice ov anything
frum the Governorship down an 4
tried ter break in an capture it. We
fellers don't want any pie, but we will
go furder an do more things ter pit
pie than any set ov men in creashion,
But, of course, we are actin frum patrt.
otick motives pure an simple-fer the
guide Ov the State. I've a Doshun ter
go ter the Philippine Islands an let
Dewey shoot at me with hiz whole
feet. Gudebye."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

Some Of our North Carolina frlena'
who have gone into fits over the Dor
ror Of the Sam Hose efair would o"
we'll to read the story of the Whining
ton riots.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

The State Dental Association metIs'
week at Raleigh. Twenty four "
plicants for license to practice dentls''
we're examined and 90 passed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

When you write to advertisers pIsS'
mention this paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

NATIONAL Republican Committee
man Henry q. Payne Of Wisconsin,
makes q statement to the Milwaukee
Journal that in bis opinion q bill will
be formulated at the coming congress
thst,win place the United States upon
a gold standard basis. His statement
follows; 1T is my judgment, after
being in consultation with the senate
finance committee members at the
me citing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, that a plan for the revision
of our monetary system that will be
satisfactory, not only TO the senate,
but 10 the house as well, will finally
be approved and that that plan will
b. formulated into bill which will
berome law, That Law will provide
for placing the United States upon q
gold standard. 1t will DO eminently
satisfactory to the gold standard men
and the friends Of sound money. OF
course no formal action Of the senate
committee has been taken, but from
expressions of members have no
hesitency in saying that this none
tsry reform Legislation will be brought
about. IL is certainly Legislation that
is needed. / do not believe there will
DO an extra session Of congress unless
there should be some developments
IN the Philippine situation that would
require action at date earlier than
the regular session.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

The court of appeals has granted
the motion filed in the agricultural
college quo warranto cases for special
session of the court at Ooncordla on
July IS TO hear tho cases. The rea-
son for the special term is that an
other school year will be open before
before the cases could be heard regu-
larly, and il the quo warrantO cases
should stand and Regents Hoffman
and Limbocker be reinstAted, the
good Of the school demanded that il
be done during the vacation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

Next Monday, at Bloomington, will
begin the trial Of W. 8. Cole for the
murder Of Philip Kreichbsum. This
10 Coles second trial, il will be re-
mSmbOred, the jury having failed to
agree in March. 1t Is expected that
9 good part Of the first week will be
devoted to getting a jury.-Ploneer
Mrs. Jno. @. Royce, as q member
OF the committee of three ladies sp-
pointed to inspect the state charitable
institutions, receives $40 per dav and
expenses. This With Johns salary as
postmaster ought to be enough to
keep the wolf from the door of care
full family even in these prosperous
dsye.-Pioneer.
A fire destroyed Che boiler and en-
CINE rooms at the Topeka Reform
School this week. A big tank OF wa
tor stood on the ground but the Sec
ton boss superintendent and the po-
liticAl healers who have charge Of the
school didn't know enough to turn it
on. The loss was $l2, 1000 and the state
is lucky to get of that easy.--Ksnsas
Democrat.
William G.. HoffOr, of Lincoln, who
last year was a democratic candidate
for congress in this district made The
election Of W. A. Reeder, republican,
possible, has decided that the best
thing for the democrats and popults
in the coming state campaign is fusion,
and has 30 expressed himself. He Ie
for fusion il the populists will nomi.
nate BrSidenthal for governor
Goodland Republic.
The lightning rod shark has struck
this part Of the country again and il
putting in full time looking up suck
ers. Heis very philanthropic fellow
and rods your house merely for the
advertisement 1t wall give him. He
will do all the work and board him.
self--snd will only skin his victims
out Of years earnings for bis
trouble. This is usually done by
working their scheme on well-to-do
farmers and lndcucing them to give
testimonials, or receipts which invari-
bly, turn out to be iron.clad notes.
Let strangers alone on business deals.
Oxford Standard.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

INQUIRY has been made concerning
the election of a county printer for
this county. At the last session Of
the Legislature law was passed pro,
vidinG for the the election OF a county
printer in the counties of Barton and
Harper, under certain conditions but
the law applies to those two counties,
only. Laws Of that character we uu
dOrstsnd have been generally knocked
out by the supreme court
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22


We are in receipt OF the thirty.third
annual catalogue Of the University Of
Kansas. We are pleased to notice
that the University Is making advances
along several liner, The faculty now
numbers 70, an increase OF twelve
over last year An additional year ia
each has been added to the courses in
Medicine aud Law. The University
now offers facilities for the compile
ton Of the scientific branches usually
taught Ia medical courses, II Is the
intention to add as soon aS possible
the clinical Sad technical work nee.
essSry for completing a regular four
years course In medicine. The extra
year in law makes IL possible TO add
new subj 'Cts 60 the curriculum and
TO increase the time given TO some Of
the subjects taken at present A cut
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

THERE is despair in the ranks Of
the Kansas republican politicians.
They had j. NJ. Simpson slated for
warden Of the federal pOnitentisry al
Lsavenworth, but the Illinois crowd
was too swift for them aud the place
was given to r.. W. MCLaughry Of
Chicago. Then the KansOs delega-
ton did not line up for Henderson
until his election was assured. The
boys seem to be crowded out OF the
band wagon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

The supreme lodge OF Ancient Or
der of United Workmen in session at
Indianapolis last week elected the
following offcersi Master workman,
John @, Bickford; Manchester, N HI
foreman, W II Walker, Milwaukee,
Wis.,, overseer. A. @ HsrWick, New
York; recorder, NJ W Sackett, Need
vile, Pa: receiver, John J AkAr, AL
bauy, N Y; guide, Alex Pratt, Winni-
peg; watcbmsn, A b Jones, Whining
ton, Del; medical examiner, DR. d H
Shields, Hannibal, No; trustees, W d
Hare, Hillsboro, Ore: A @ Bishop,
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Thomas
Lignett, Montreal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

THE west is gradually coming to
the front, The indications are that
ID. b. Henderson Of Iowa will he the
next speaker Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. This is as il should be,
for just now the west 10 doing the
fighting for the nation, and as It is
taking the hard knocks, it should also
have the honors. The time is coming
when western ideas will be more
generally moulded into our national
Legislation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

DURING the past six months prices
on many manufactured commodities
have advanced from ten to one hum
bred per cent. When the Kansas
farmer comes to town to supply his
necessities he does not get such M
creases for the products he has to
sell, bat on the other hand will FO-
ceive much lower prices than he did.
Last fall the republican press told US
that President Mckinley was 80 sail
ing the ship of state that prices we're
bigh. This year, however, they have
little to say except in q general way.
The following shows come Of the In
creases in the line of manufactured
articles; Iron pipe over 100 per cent |,
tinwsrs aud enameled ware about 33
per cent, brass goods so per cent;
chair trust just formed will advance
prices 10 per cent? rubber overshUes
UNITED States Rubber company ad.
vanced IA per cent on May Ii Amer
lean Tin Plate advanced prices some.
thing like 30 cent? newspaper quarter
to half cent pounds book papers 5 to
10 per cent; 10 common soap rs cents
to 80 cents box, jobbers and manu-
fscturers Of clocks have advanced the
Wholesale prices on account of the
advance Of metals go per cent; all
metal goods have been advanced;
brass pins Is Ger cent; pipes and
brushes l24 per cent; combs u per
cent? ribbons 10 per ceut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
$3.50 IN ADVANCE.

OF the new Fowler shops shows q
handsome building. This, with the
chemistry building, work on the foun.
datiOn of which will soon begin,
makes two new buildings added to
the campus 10 the last two years. A
new Couvs, in mining engineering
tSati6es TO the increasing development
OF the mineral resources Of the state.
II 10 a proud record that University
men have made in the late war, and
they deserve the honorable mention
received in the catalogue, Forty.four
men left their classes last year to
enlist, The total attendance at the
University this academic year footS
up the total 1856.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
Our Exchanges.
items Political and Otherwise
concefRlng Kansas and che 9th
Congressional District.
Bacon On cine Rlmd.

4 aoidler fed BY f0gun, lay dying-no relief,
There vac lack Of wSpan'S cooking, too much
oeAlgibaE'e beef
But ceRiads bent Decide him 10 hear what he
might say
The eomlAde 20 was eli bent aP, for no had It the
ssms old way,
Tho dying eoldiSf rallied a. 10 srasped his com
And 10 9aid "6ewers Of Aigs(DFS beef, pressed
TAKE ! MESSAGE and token to some distant
friends OF mine,
For I vSn fed on putFid beet, no Bacon on the
Eind."
''When yoH break the neWS TO mother give her
thia can OF beoe,
A token from my knap.Sack, It may bring some
relief,
For Z Wl!hOu. funeral her sorrows can't be
Just lu,Y this instSad Of me, fer It has been en-.
balined.
Ana bsv5 them dig the grave 40 deep, yea, deeper
Ana 4 ~ Billy goats alive don't let him got
Thea e, cn ihe Tombstone don't forget TO add one
EaplA!3inEi i was Outrid OOot not Bacon on the
Rlhd."
"7Oll my GiStSr che cSn't weep too much, ana sob
and mourn and cry,
For though was OoidieI boy and not afraid
Yet I am even robbed o. chance for glory by this
fake,
lcsnSO! Sen b OAoI to death, but die Of stomach
ache.
And Il they do not burg this, but hang 1t on the
To Oh Ow 20 friends and relatives whenever they
IHsy, Z Shssnld hang is whore the big green ales
guSt vain the AleS tie beef. not Bacon on the
Rind."
"AHd 1hcn they choose senator, way up In
Michigan,
oh, have them choose rome ether Chump besides
Tell my 6tOthOgO and companions aAd all con.
genial scala,
To teIl my mOufntul StOHy TO tho voters at the
pOilt,
How W tonight the battle brarely, how not q
He'd dlISboySd an order, or tried to break and
How, whsn " fought his battles, with courage
ne FED y % HE pusrId bcSf no Bacon on the
AIs Voice grew week and Weoksr Tor Just about
TAsn wrI!hlpE with commissions. he had tn cease
His eOmEidsS hGa writ down hIr words, that they
might oil he read,
WhOo the eeldisT fed BY BGgsA, in a foreign land
Ard the great ruSh Of people, rose with mighty
Till Ghey formed Q beef commission, with a hOn.
Otlous WhiteWasA brush,
YeS, eAlmly with that Whltewssh bfnSh, they
AGed thingp mp % llnO,
They made thoee rAtions really look like u aeon
-.AEBA NRYWOoD IN KanSAn DanOcrak.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

Here's some more republican pros
perity. Three weeks ago a SOW be-
longing to Sam Have had litter Of
seven pigs and just two weeks after,
wards another litter of seven pigs
All the pigs Of both litters are good
sized and strong and healthy. Gay
lard Herald.
That is something practical in the
way Of prosperity. II the republican
party succeeds in producing a breed
of hogs so prolific as the one the Her
aid tells of, the opposition parties
will indeed ba undone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

The wife of a man named Moon, in
Arkansas, presented him with a fine
boy. This was new moon. The
father celebrated the event by drink
ing himself full. This was the full
moon. When he awokA from bis
drunken stupor all he had left in his
pocket was twenty-five cents This
was the last quarter. His mother.ln
law beat him over the head with n
club, thus giving him total eclipse,
Osborne News.
There will probably be many
Moons before he gets in that eondi-
ton again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

ACCORDING to local paper Smith
county has a "surplice" on hand
worth 81, 1927 05. We always thought
the pop board of commissioners of
that county had a good record, but
hardly thought they would invest in
so good a garment as the local paper
lndlcates. By the way, Smith county
controlled by pop" board since the
creation Of the party, is fully out of
debt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
Four Pillars Of Republic,

From the mountain Of eternal Truth
Jefferson carved the four great pillars
upon which oil Just government must
rest.
"All men are created equal"
"All men are endowed with lnaIien.
able rights."
"All government are instituted
among men to preserve those rights "
"All governments derive their Just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned."
On these four pillars Of Truth rests
the frsedom of 100000 of Ameri-
can.
The shade Of the Sage of Monticello
still stands guard over the lives and
liberties Of the American people,
Southern Mercury, Dallas, Tex.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

IT is said that the Twentieth Kan
sas band is contemplating tour Of
the state as soon as the regiment is
relieved from duty. Their program
will consist of the airs which the
band played during the many battles
with the Filipinos in which the regi.
ment took par" 1t will certainly be
a great drawing card.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
you CANNOT

detect the bad odor coming from your
own nose or head IL you have CatArrh
but your wife or friends can. Do
not disgust and lose your friends by
such a horrible smell SominR from
your nose and head. Use Bunsen'S
cresm catarrhal. Guaranteed 10
cure. Samples free. Sold by Fisher
or Mccormick.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

If Regents Hoffman and LimboCker
should win their suit 10 The Court OF
Appeals, as they will, the republican
appointees will carry the case 10 the
supreme court, and viii win there.
In the mean time President Will and
the other deposed teachers will have
a suit pending in the courts, seeking
reinstatement. During all this time
the institution will suffer, II the re-
publiCans are one-hAlf as anxious 10
work for The best interests of the col.
lege as they pretend TO be they would
not have attempted 10 throw out the
present corps OF teachers, but would
have let them serve their time out
and not re-employed them, This
teaching Of politics in schools and
colleges is nothing new. In the
course OF study prepared BY the state
board Of education, and sent out with
the approval OF Superintendent Mel
son, for the use Of normal institutes,
such topics as was American Inter.
ference in Cuba Justifable," The
Expansion Problem" appear Just
how teacher will discuss such topics
without Coloring them with his own
political ideas, is past our Compre-
hension. Possibly the reasonable
feature comes in the kind OF politics
one teaches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

The post.oflice organs point with
pride to thefsct that under the bene-
fcent administration of President
Mckinley the number of sheep in the
state Of Kansas has materially in.
creased" Hogs have fallen off about
fifteen per cent. Is Mr., Mckinley re-
sponsible3
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
Az good q republican newspaper q

Az good . republican newspaper Ss
che Chicago Tribune says: "All that
10 vicious 10 municipal and national
politics csntSRS about The spolls gyn.
tsm. President Mckinley has undons
tho good and helped the evil."-Ex.
With one Of Stanlsy's school book
commission sued for a rsturn Of the
boodlS money furnished him and The
Saylum committee resting under
charges Of selling the DEW site 10 Par.
sons Il would begin to look a. II the
sUOdT goOdy Mr.. Stanley had fallen
among thiSves.-KSnSaS Democrat.
Governor Stanley hes realized that
hiG board OF charities is composed Of
q lot Of political misAts and 20 has
Appolhted Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Belle
HsEbaHRh Of Erie and Mrs. Ollie
Royce Of PhillipsbuFg . special com.
mitteO to visit the state institutions
Snd report. The members Of the
board are hot under The collar at this
sotiOn q thO governor add say all
sorts Of spiteful things AbOnt what
IhSy term . petGycoaI innovation. =.
Kansas Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

The republican papers are making
a great deal louder roar over Elk
ridges denuuCiatiOns OF the gold stan
dard than the POpulist papers made
over Senator PETERS flop. It means
80 much more.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22

--Supt. Thomas has arranged for
the following lectures, all 10 be held
in the Presbyterian church;
Friday, June 23, President Smith
Of NickeEson.
Friday, June az, State Suporiniend.
emit Nelson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
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removes pimples, blotOhes, and black
edS;heals cuts, burns, bruises ;cures
blind, bleeding and itching piles
eczema, etc. Sold by Mccormick or
Fisher,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-22
THE PLAN.

The Kansas Ss MdtuL Hill AMAaon h., suz for the
purpose OF Conducting Hl uaaA1,' bnun svy the
state OK IL nsuees what OTIS AL tx against
Loss dam nv hNl Lncsn b. h4m4d
from 800 $500 rra Thus $500
will ONt8 Ct5tAal 500 will
The premiums TOE insurance matt ovid os At tim ct liking app
cation Altar all paid Ghs surplus cash hand will pro.
rated back ths L1ut411 IL
day following tn AophSNhHp written Tia notice Of
los he Tiled tina sacrsarY hV ragetAA e within 10 days from
date os The Hail Aayn's1 Th9 loses pAyablS
before September arSL
10. LOWE, Agt.