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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04

the same number Of delegates :,
State Convention that thew noH
SenRtors-seven-they would mot
the fight against the State Con~D
tional Convention. The CONN.,
also refused to submit the ouestia'
the State Convention.
It is supposed that the new n.
tuition will provide against the a., !
REIMBURSEMENT by any means Of =
who have borne arms in defana.7
their country, this .proviso, of cor,'
to include Confederate veterans
1t ia proposed to satisfy illits,,.
white farmers in northern Alah.'
that where one cannot read and vs'
he shall be allowed to vote if he No.,
his taxes on as much as $500 WORK.
property. With these provisions viii,
1t is easily seen, would give pract,c,r
every white man the right to vote o.
eliminate only the illiterate negro
the farming belt, it is believed q
suffrage plank could be incorpors,.
The Republican, have definitely 4
cided to oppose the movement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
AN SIGN.

Here's q refreshing paragraph from
the Western PIOwmen, full OF facts,
Ist plain every Gay facts, but fBc1s,
nevertheless, which partisan papers
usually think it best to smother. We
give the item in full here with:
What a q # 4rence Ghere Is in the
political party of today from the pollti
Cal party of a few years ago when the
man went with his party and voted
the ticket whoever was on it or what
ever the ell Ion meant. IL is admitted
that there are TOO many b 90 that
now, but there are thousands uOOn
thousands whom nc party or tie can
bind, and who think for themselves
Che Independence of political thought
and acUlon 10 more notable at present
than ever before. In the last preei
Dental campaign it was a common
thing GO a democrats say that they
would vote the republican ticket If the
party declared for gold and to hear
republicans say that they would vote
VAO OOuOSA v IL Bu0y O0CA6EF u
for silver. Tots IS a most encouraging
sign II men will only think before
they CAST their votes. and vote as the
result of a careful study of puOllc ques
tIons, it ia a hopeful Sign even il their
conclusions are erroneous and their
YOU is wrong, for while they may get
of the right track now and then
thinking men will find the righ5 track
after awhile. We do not decry parties
by any means. Parties are q necessity.
But parties are under the control of
q machine most of the time. That is
inev table. There must be manage
ment, and the management ls q ma
chine m IRE or less strong and mlre or
less seld-h and unless the masses are
Intelligent voters and have the indie
pendence to kick when kicking is nee
essary. corruption in politics., through
the machine. is inevitable There is no
harm in obeying patty dicGation as
long as the party Is right. It is a
species Of reason to obey it when the
parry is wrong, and that sentiment ls
rapidly growing and Can buE have a
beneficial effect upon the party
leaders
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
BRYAN AND rHa "GRREKs BEAR
ING GIF rs"

The breach between gold and silver
Democrats has been very perceptibly
widened bya very small thing-so small
q thing as a dinner. IL came about in
this way: The New YORK Democratic
Club, which is controlled by RGcnarG
Croker, planned a great banquet TO be
held on Thomas Jeferson's birthday
and invited prominent Democrats from
all parts of the country. The invita-
tions were Issued by Mr. Perry Bel
mont, and among those invited was
Hon. w. J. Bryan. In hls response,
Mr.. Bryan wrote as folio ws: "Remem-
Oering that you openly repudlated the
Democratic platform in the last cam
paIgn, I desire TO know, before answer
ing che invitation, whether you have
since the eli cEiOn publicly announced
your conversion TO the PRINCIPLES set
forth in that platform" @r B3lmonG
replied tnat individual opinions Dad
not been considered in issuing the IN
vltatlons." Whereupon Mr.. Bryan
remarked that mo party advantage is
GO be derived from che political com
munion of JefersoDian Democrats
who stand by the. Chicago platform,
with n Republican allies who mas
querade as Democrats between cam
paIgns in order TO give more potency
TO their betrayal Of Democratic prinCi-
pies on election day"
This has elected quite q howl from
the gold Democrats, who declare thaC
as Bryan shows no dis position t make
terms with them, they Will trea him
will equal GOODNESS
Mr.. Bry m also OBJECTS to the price
80 plete-and things it will look too
much like a BrIshe Ezar's feast. More
over, he seem to have a dim reCOllec
ton of an old maxim to the eff CT tnaB
it Is wise to watch Greeks bsarInR
lifts" Many If his friends believe
that the whole af4 AIR was planned to
bonn Augustus Van Wyck, of New
Y 'rk, as che Democratic candidate for
Ene Presidency In 1900 aud are there
foret"re rejoicing at Bryan's evident
~BhreWdnesa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04

1t is strange, remarBs an exchange,
that people often 90 wild over things
of very little s~IgnI1c2nc a little
mathematical problem has been going
che rounds recently and has caused
much ado. Il is saiu that scores of
men have gone crazy trying to solve
thus problem. The number of fights
that nave occurred in the settlement
of the same could hardly be recorded
in a book. II we thought any of our
readers would lose their minds or
would engage in assaults upon their
nelgh0ors in consequence of this we
would not reproduce it: A man sold a
horse for $780, he Enen bought him back
for $40; and after wards sold him again
for S45 DID ne make orlose, and how
mucnG Don't cay snything till you
are sure you have the correct answer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
THR CoNSTI ,UIIONAL AMEND
MHNT.

We understand that there Is a move
meDt on foot TO have the cont uCI mall
tyOt the proposed constitutional amend.
ment settled by the cOu e. at an early
date-tnat is, the constIUuClonelIty Of
the grandfather clause, the other sec
tioDs being clearly constitutional. By
all means let TIL be done. Shrouoed
In uncertainty rs the question Is at
this time, b people are not prepared
to say whether or not they will support
the amendment. The people should
know for what they are TO vote; rather
than take RISKS, thousands will vote
against the Amendments. Ii is admitted
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
ALABAMA TO D~GsFRANCHIsE.

The Democrats of Alabama met in
s 'ate convention at Birmingham Wed
nesday and nominated delegates from
the state at, large to the constitutional
convention to be held next August.
The Democratic State COMMITTEE, IN
session Tuesday night, rejected the
proposition Of the Populists, which
was that il the Populists were given
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
FIGHTING IN IHr PHILIPPINES

The fighting or skirmishinR in and
around Manila continues, and The
struggle with the insurgents is likely
TO be a p~rotracte1 n Our boys are
driving the FIlipinos before them and
have captured their capital city, Ma
loloe, but we can'E say that this is a
cause for rejoicing. On the other
hand, we are Inclined TO agree with q
prominent official of the War Depart.
ment, who sees Id it nothing but danger.
The policy of ARuinsldo, he says, is to
engage our tr' ops, fall Oack little by
little, and thus lure them deeper and
deeper into the heart of an unknown
country, till their line OF communica
ton becomes so atCenuated that one
sharp bio will cut iG in two
Besides. while the health Of our troops
is at present very good. we do not
think they can stand continued fight
ing in the jungles.
The American loss in the engage
ments OF the pact week has been very
slight. IL was expected tina Aguinal
do would risk a great hattie at Malolos,
but instead he, to the great disappoiDt
ment OF the Americans, left a single
battalion TO burn the town, and re-
treated further into the jungle. At last
accounts. he was in the rough noun
famous country just north Of Mslolos,
and the Americans we're feastiDg and
eDj 'yIng a much needed rest in the
late Filipino capital
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
A STRONG

Under the head, The " rid Grow
ing B ,Vter," IN last weeks Progressive
Farmer, we referred to &C lndIdent
that seemed to indicate an increasing
regard for purity in politics on the
part of Ene people. Since then another
sCraW that shows which way the wind
bio Es has come TO our notice Hsr
per's Weekly. one of the country g
Leading gpIdOuG ~weeklIes, has gwen
the world iGs candid opinion of the re
cent gOldbug Congress IG says:
1T b a not been expected of late
years that Congress would advance
toe public welfare, and the Congress
which came TO an end on the 4 n Of
March has been no exception TO the
rule. Il is entitled, however, to pri
macy in wrong doing, in general n
competency. in reckless xiravagaDce,
IN disregard of obvious Duties, in 1850
lutte failure TO meet It's responsibilities
/" = = Considering all the burdens
imposed by the war, it might have
ben supposed that Congress would
Or 4Ctice economy IN other orr C ions.
BI the apDrr prIatIons made by the
Fifty fifth Congress, excluding thu war
ex Oenses, which am unit thus far as
we have stated, to $483 90 QUO. exceed
thn-a OF the Fifty fourth Congress by
$40 600 600 1t has been the most K
CrAvaKanS, as we'll az the most ln' fiji
Gent aOd indIff rent, Congress Whlcu
ever sat in the seats OF our law max
er4"
Very strongly put. And no p Soma
tor Chandler, OF New Hampshire. oue
of the leading Republicans In Congress-
has ined Gov. P,nRree, also q R.pub
lie "a, in the laJGer's crusade against
trusts
In a quoted interview, he says:
Tine greatest issue next year will be
the 1gnT az Ainst the trusts. If the R ,
pub Ct party does o align itself on
the side of the people and againsC tn. Sc
combinations it will be in great danger
of d-feat
but" he added, "[ am no. Wiling
to believe that che r publican party
bas pressed entirely into the hands of
the trusts
Will anything be done in Congress
next session TO serve as a toundaUi IN
for party sctioni"
II do lot know. Something ought
to be done The tendency of these
great combinations is GO crush out the
small enterprises and dealers The
trusts are controlled by a few men,
and the mas OF business men who
have been conducting independent en-
terprlses Dec me sslAried officials and
lose their individuality.
"Chaunc8y Depew c)mprehends the
that will result from crushiI e
ou5 the small manufacturers and deal
ers, aud rather an interesting story is
connected with that.
"Wnen toe pooling bill was being
con-idered some years ago Mr. Depew
gave so ne interesting testimony, but.
curiously enough, the printed docu.
mint prepared for the use of the CON
mittee disappeared. NOBODY could
hnd it.
1T was put into the bound volumes
OF other matter coanec led With hear
lngs before the com ittee. A COPY
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The AlRerites and Eagsnites received
little encouragement from Governor
Roosevelt, 81 eakIng of the canned beef
he says: 1.-The cane when opened
sho we'd on top what looked like a layer
of slime, which was very dissgreeabie
Inside the beet was stringy add coarse
like a bundle of dbres. II it was ste wed
with potatoes and onions you could eat
it, but l believe I c ruId have EATEN my
hat at that time. I Used to get 60 hun
try. We tried stewing it with man
goes. Ny observation showed me that
the men could q q little of it when
cooked up; Others could eat it even
cold, am s5ill others could not eat it at
all. In the great majority of cases,
however, tbO4e who ate would become
sick and sufAr from indigestion. I
was surprised TO find when | got back
that it was the subj9cSot any c lntro-
vaTsY. From R~ener8lsoto privates. I
never heard any INT express any opIn
ion other than that it was bad ration.
Some said it was bad for men; others
said it Yves utterly unhealthy, and
there we're all grades of opinion in be
tween. But there was no one who said
! was good"
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corswoLD sHRRP.

Bro. Moses stroup, snapp, N. o.,
writes to know where he can purchase
thoroughbred Ootswold Sheep, or
lambs. We often receive similar IN
ouiries. Persons having improved
stock, poulty, etc., of any kind to sell
can find q ready market for them by
advertising in The Progressive Far
mer. Rates reasonable and returns
The record-union., 1899-09-02

set apart for that order c. M. Har
rison has been abroad among those OF
neighboring counties, and he reports
that much interest is being manifested
in the matter
Visiting Odd Fellows are requested
to make the Temple their headquarters
when they come to town. They Will
all meet there in the evening and
march to the Pavilion, where the exer-
cises will take place.
Mayor Land has ordered all city
offices closed for the day, and the COM
mittee say that the National Bank OF
D. O. Mills & Co., the California State
Bank, the Sacramento Bank, the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank and the Peo-
ples Bank will close.
All retail grocerS have said that they
will close their establishments during
the day, and the Butchers Union, by
special resolution, has stated that at u
O'Clock noon on Commercial Travellers
Day they will shut up shop.
The days festivities will open with
baseball game at Agricultural Park
at 9 a. m. between Sacramento Council
and San Francisco Council. The line
UP of Sacramento Council will be as
follows: Mott. catcher; Upson, pitcher;
Martin, first base; Warren, second base;
Haywood, third base; Cotton, short
stop; Richardson, right field; Treadwell,
center field; McCarty, left field
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DIED.

BAUER-In this city, August 3Oth. John
Jacob, beloved husband of Jennie Bauer,
father of c. E., E. F. and John j.
Bauer, Mrs. H. W. Lewis, Mrs S. A
Smith and Mrs. Annie SERVER, a native
of Alsace, France, aged 62 years and %
days.
Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-
morrow (Sunday), at 2 p. M, from his
late residence. 1920 G. street. Interment
City Cemetery.
RHOADES-In this city, August 91st,
Isaac r., husband of Mary ]. Rhoades,
father of Archie E.. Arthur A., George
r: and Herman Rhoades, Mrs. Clara
Thompson. Mrs. Ida King, Mrs Laura
Mendenhall and Mrs. Mary Christopher,
q native of Illinois, aged 67 years Z
months and 90 days.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-
morrow Sunday, at 10 a. M, from his
late residence, near Elk Grove. Inter-
ment Masonic Cemetery, Elk Grove
SHELTER-In this city, August 31st,
Mary E. Shelter, mother of Bessie and
Mammie Shelter, native of Maryland,
aged 33 years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
CREEN-In this city. August 31st, John
Green, a native of Boston, Mass, aged
80 years.
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The month of August just closed was
the coolest in a record of twenty three
years. The normal is 13 degrees, while
the average for last month was but 6S
degrees, showing the month to have
been degrees cooler than the normal
temperature, as deduced from the rec
ords of twenty-three years.
1t was also the windiest August dur
ing the same period. The average
monthly velocity for August is 5,196
miles, while the month just passed
gave a total velocity of 1,1o1 miles,
being an excess of 1861 miles over the
average or normal August velocity.
August, 1877, gave the least monthly
velocity, when but $3.50 miles of wind
passed over this city. The greatest
monthly velocity for August before this
year was 1904 miles, in August, 1898.
The average hourly velocity for Au
gust is usually about Z miles per hour,
while the average for last month was
10 miles per hour. This excess of wind,
chiefly from the south, is no doubt the
cause of cooler weather than usual.
During the past month there We're 81
observations of wind directions re-
corded, divided as follows between the
various points of the compass: From
the southeast, 9 times; from the south,
Is times; from the southwest, 33 times,
and from the northwest but 3 times.
This plainly reveals the cause of the
unprecedented cool summer weather
for August, 1899.
The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
Yesterday to have been so and 4S de-
grees, with gentle to fresh southerly
winds and clear weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 50 and
53, and one year ago to-day "a and 40
degrees.
The average temperature was "a and
the normal y, showing yesterday TO
have been s degrees cooler than usual
for the 1st day of September
River, Z feet inches and steady.
The following meteorological obser-
vations were taken at the United
States Weather Bureau Office in this
city for the month of August, 1899, by
James A. Barwick, official in charge:
Mean barometer, 29S6 inches; high
est barometer, 29.94 inches, on the
10th: lowest barometer, 29.72 inches,
on the 30th; mean temperature, 6S de-
grees; highest temperature, 50, on the
23d; lowest temperature, 80 degrees, on
the Dist; absolute range of tempera-
ture, 43 degrees; greatest daily range,
80. on the Both; least daily range, ii
on the 18th; total rainfall, 0.02 inches;
total wind velocity. 7,757 miles; highest
wind velocity, direction and date, 2Sth,
southwest on the Goth; prevailing di-
rection wind, from the southwest; total
clear days, "a; fair days, 4 cloudy days,
3; and rainy days, /; mean dry ther-
mometer, 6S degrees; mean wet ther-
mometer, 81 degrees; mean dew point,
40 degrees; mean humidity, SO per cent;
mean maximum temperature, 80 de-
grees; mean minimum temperature, "a
degrees; mean vapor pressure, $50 in
ches.
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COLORADO CRACKS.
Another Fine Regiment of VoIun-
teers for Manila.

A detachment of 450 soldiers of the
Thirty-fourth volunteers, recently or
ganized at Fort Logan, Col, reached
the city yesterday forenoon on their
journey to San Francisco, whence they
are to sail for the Philippines. They
We're under the command of Major
Penn The rest of the regiment pass
ed through last night.
Many Of the officers of the regiment
are from the regular army, several are
West Pointers and all of them have
seen service. Many of the men be-
longed to the Colorado Regiment that
fought in the Philippines and were re-
Gently mustered out.
The regiment is composed of first
class men throughout, and it is safe
to say that when they reach Manila
they will make it warm for any Fill
pino enemy that may cross their path.
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G.. G. Hauser, Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mrs.
c. Halifax Mrs. G. B. Wilson, Mrs. G.
w. King, Mrs. Ed Sanford Mrs. w. Fl.
Henderson, Mrs. Frank Sieke, Mrs.
Herman Fisher, Miss Helen Peterson.
The ladies Committee will meet at
Elks' Hall at $50 a. m on Friday. the
Sth Invitations will be sent to all
travelling mems wives, as we'll as to
visiting merchants wives, and a re-
ception Will be held on Friday evening
from s to 10 o'clock at the Pavilion.
The following outline of the days
program is announced:
9 a. m-Baseball at Agricultural
Park. Sacramento Council vs. San
Francisco Council. Come and see US
beat San Francisco
80 p. m.-All travelling men to meet
at hall. Ninth and streets, and
headed by the California Exposition
Band, under the direction of Professor
Carlos de Nello
Evening-Grand torchlight parade to
! the Pavilion, headed by the famous
| brass band, where our guests will be
| treated to the best. And we know
/ how. There will be special music,
| speaking by our prominent guests.
more music, balloting for your favor
| ite travelling man, open for ALL SO
make your choice.
Modest Man (and you all know him.
| Prize, choice of any hat
Handsome Man now do your guess
/ ing)-Prize, choice of cane or umbrella;
the umbrella guaranteed to keep off the
wet
| The slim man will also get prize.
The popular man will also get some
thing.
The fat man, too, will not be over
looked.
1890 p. m.-Badger fight; a noted
and vicious bull dog has been secured.
! This. of course. is for men only.
After all this, you won't be sorry you
came
At 8 O'Clock on that night the Cali.
fornia Press Association will be re-
ceived and entertained by Sacramento
Council of the United Commercial
Travellers.
The following invitation has already
been sent out:
You are cordially invited to attend
the State Fair on September Sth All
| AtAC tidNSlthS ScticS1iiSn 1IOlil odCi
mento will be in town on that day
and committees are appointed and lib
eral arrangements have been made to
entertain you and the ladies. This
viii be a banner day of the fair A
great program has been arranged by
the travelling men. Come and enjoy
the day with us at our home"
ODD FELLOWS ARE AWAKE.
There will no doubt be large gath
ering of Odd Fellows here on the day
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man answered that all they would ask
was the badges and a band to escort
Bryan to the Pavilion before the Odd
Fellows parade.
Mr.. Seymour thought the State Fair
band could probably be secured for that
purpose.
Mr.. Woodman thanked the committee
and said the Iroquois would work hard
for the success of the fair while Bryan
was here.
In regard to Foresters' Day, Mr..
Coleman read circular sent out by the
Foresters of this city, asking all mem
bers of the order to meet at their hall
and parade to the Pavilion, escorted by
the band, and asking them to help
make a success of Foresters' Day, Fri
day, the 18th.
1t was stated that Sacramento Day
was officially designated as Governors s
Day, when it was hoped all Sacra-
mentans would turn out and that the
report on the day would be presented
to the meeting tonight.
Headquarters for information as to
rooms for visitors have been fixed at
1O4 K street, and citizens having rooms
to rent are requested to send their ad-
dresses and prices there.
Mr.. Coleman reported that a meeting
of the wives of the Commercial TRAY
elers had been held in the afternoon
and they had organized and requested
that 1000 "At Home" cards be printed
to send to the wives of similar organl-
cations in San Francisco and elsewhere.
Agricultural Director Barrett stated
that the board had decided that all ex-
hibits must be ready by Monday noon,
the 4th, and that no work or hammer
ing would be allowed on them at night.
The following communication from
the Chamber of Commerce was read
and the meeting adjourned till to-
night:
Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 1, 1899.
To the Citizens State Fair Club
Gentlemen: Your letter of August
Both was duly placed before the Di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
and it will have their attention and
support.
You are entitled to the thanks of this
community for the good work shown
in your preliminary plans and you
should have the assistance of every cit
izen from this day until the close Of
the fair Respectfully,
FRANK MILLER, President.
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
At the meeting of the wives Of the
members of Sacramento Council Of
United Commercial Travellers, held at
the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday, the
following ladies organized themselves
into a Reception Committee for Trav-
elers Day Friday, September Sth) at
the State Fair: Mrs. w. f. Peterson.
| President; Vice Presidents-Mrs. S. +
Ennis, Mrs. A. H. Clark, Mrs. Arthur
| Loupe Mrs. E. NJ. Lynn, Mrs. II. A.
Bell and Mrs. Mabel Bergman; Mrs.
]. f. Olsen, Secretary.
These assisted by the following
named ladies, will take charge of the
visitors on Travellers Day: Mrs. j. Fl.
/ Dolan, Mrs. John Kene1ck, Mrs. w. q.
Mitchell, Mrs. F. T. Davenport, Mrs.
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America Advancing

American locomotives are hauling Eng
lish trains, and the English trains and
Englishmen are rolling over American
steel rails. Our machinery is sold all over
the world A great American remedy,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is gradually
working it's way to all parts of the globe
where dyspepsia and indigestion thrive.
Like all American products, it is honest,
and does just what it claims to do. The
most stubborn cases of constipation bill
troubles must yield to it. 1t is the most
perfect remedy ever devised for weak
stomachs. For fifty years it has been
famous for it's astonishing efficacy. 1t
is a perfectly natural remedy and there
is nothing to equal it. See that private
revenue stamp covers the neck of the
bottle.