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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03

Harrisburg. Pa, January 2.--Sana'or
Quay has taken personal direction Of his
can psign for re-clection to the United
night from Washington With his colleague.
6eDsaur Penrosc and VIII stay until after
the senatorial caucus. Ex-senator Cameron
tame to Harrisburg today fom his coun-
Try residence. below the city. and was y
visitor at the Quay quarters, The former
senator came ali the way from England 10
take hand In the contest OF his old friend
and colleague. Ex-Postmaster General
Wsnamsker is on the ground. working
hgsinst Senator Quay, with the assistance
OF ex-Judge Gordon OF Philadelphia. The
Business Mems league starts headquarters
today and members are here from all over
the State to help Quay. Chairman Garman
OF the Stats democratic committee Is not
saying or .iulng mnch either way. Tho
anti quay leaders conctds the failure o.
tho fusion scheme aud are directing cheir
energies toward keeping enough republicans
out Of the senatorial caucus to prevent al
nomination.
The aliti-Q leaders announced today
that by evening thoy would have the writ
ten pledges OF thirty-one REPUBLICANS to
stay out OF the caucus until after the SUI
preme court has disposed OF iihe criminal
charge against Senator Quay. The case
will be argued next Saturday and tho
anti Quayi,es are Fighting for the post
ponculent Of caucuses until after the court
renders It's decision, and Il Is quite Likely
there may be a p5stponemen,.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth Martin.
who Is the guest OF Governor Hastings
at the executive mansion was at the stats
department today and gave no intimation
as TO his action on the senatorial matter.
Senators Martin. Magee and Flynn VIII
have a conference early this evening with
tho ultra anti-Qnay leaders 10 discuss tho
question of Insisting on aDostponcment cf
the senatorial caucus, The antl-Quay peo-
pie believe IL they Gun stave OFF the confes'-
enre until after the decision OF the supreme
court they can prevent Senator Quays cleo
ton
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03
STRICTLY SAFE

And scientific treatment is only sir1|
Ut. Hathaway g. Co.. the expert spsrtl
they wish TO impress upon the publk
fact that AL diseases peculiar 70 men an
men should only be treated by expsRic|
SO. such diseases are amenahIe M ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03

usually large number OF candidates who
represent pretty we'll all sections of the
State.
The first senatorial caucus VIII be held
January TO-
predicticns ON the result are uncertain
anu am, deadlock is predicte1 by a good many
politicians, with Governor Mount. General
Lew Wallnce, ex-Lieutenant Governor
oumback and A, G.. Harris OF this city
spoken OF aB dark horses.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03
PorlugaI Cortc. ou.u.a

Lisbon, january 2'--kins Charles opened
the tcrtes ssraes. or two legislative chambers
the house Of peers and the chamber Of dep,.
ticA today, in ths courss OF his speech from,
the throne The king said that during the var
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03
SUICIDE DEVELOPMENTS.
startling Fact. Connected with ,

Startling Facts Connected with the
Death Of Mrs. Marx-Ave,inR.
London, January 2--Some remarkable facts
have developed regarding the suicide OF Mrs.
Marx-Aveling last March It appears that she
learned that DR.. Avellng. tho English social
ist leader. with whoa she had lived for IA
number OF years. had secrstly married a young
lady. He admitted that this was true and IN
timated that ho was tired Of her whereupou
Mrs. Aveling said tho best thing she ooulu do
was to commit suicide. Dir. Avellng IL ttir-
ther appears. allowed her to send TO q drug
store for poison and went out walking while
she drank IT, The public prosecutor would
HAYS taken action In the matter but for DR..
Aveling's sudden death on August last
Mrs. Aveiing was tho daughter Of the late
celebrated German socialist leader, Karl
Marx. When quite a young girl she studied
Shakespeare and when she grew up she helped
her father in his literary iabors. After her
father 8 death she WAS Understood 10 have
married Or. Aveing, and came with him and
Herr liebknecht, the German socialist lgader
to this country In 1856. He addressed a meet
Ing OF socialists. anarchists and oomm,ln sts
In New York and made lccturing tour
through tho country. She committed suicide
by taking prussic acid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
A CHAT WITH OUR FARMER
SUBSCRIBERS
Adapted from wallace's Farmer

Adapted from Wailace's Farmer
The Progressive Farmer accepts the
statement, "whosoever will be chief
among you, let him be your steward
in ita most literal occupation. It be
lieves that this simple statement of the
Divine teacher is the secret of all trne
success and all real greatness. The
secret OF success is obedienc e to the
law of service. Men may become
famous by getting something for moth
ing, but the really successful man
achieves success by obeying implicitly
this law Of service. The men who 10
all ages humanity has honored during
life and reverenced after death, and
whose memories it holds in bonds OF
close election, are those who have
been helpful to their fellow men.
1t accepts also in the same literal
way that other precept, 'the laborer ia
worthy of his hire" that the men who
receive the benefit of this service must
IN some way pay for it, and thas the
Willingness to pay goes with the
capacity to use or appreciate the ser
vice conferred.
1t is the aim of The Progressive Far.
mer and Of every person connected
with it's management to be of the
greatest possible service to the farmers
Of North Carolina and the South. not
merely in tilling the soil, in breeding
and feeding stuck, but in the develop
ment Of a nobler purpose in the hearts
OF the young men and women, in de.
vel0ping a more beautiful home life,
and thus enabling all, old and young,
to get everything out of life that there
is in il.
In accomplishing this purpose it is
absolutely essential that we get in thu
closest possible touch with our sub
scribers We must know what thew
are thinking about and how they feel
We must be in sympathy, as the French
say, sen rapport" with them, and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
CO OPERATION THAT COUNTS

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
During October there was quite q
strain on the money market IN New
York. Interest ran all the way from
5 per cent. to 80 per cent. Seeing this
supposed stringency, the United States
Treasury offered to cash January cou
pons to the amount of about $50, OOO,-
600 to avoid a panic. The banks &C.
copied this offer only 90 far as they
could turn it to their profit. The
amount accepted vas too insignificant
to effect the money market. Not
enough TO lower rates. With a lire Of
loans ranging from $713. 600. 900 to
1898 coo 900 at the average OF the All owe
interest rates accounts in part for the
exceeding high prices of stock in the
average New York bank, some IS
which las sold as higa as $48 for 81.
This is co operation. l.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
LECTURERS
NATIONAL NXNCUTTVE OOMMTTTEl

J. P. Sossamon, Charlotte, n. @.
J. 0. aanley, ST. Paul, MINI.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28

for the use of their customers. The
laundry opened at ST. MRrylebone,
London, may be taken as q type. There
is a public bath under the same roof
with the laundry. The laundry is
divided into six rooms of separate com
partments, seventy-four in all. In
each compartment are two tubs, with
hot and cold water, and all necessary
appliances. There are also four steam
driven Wringing machines, each OF
which Is in charge Of an employee.
The drying room is heated by hues
from two large coke furnaces, and ls
supplied with seventy four separate
drying horses. The ironing room has
two steam mangles, a large ironing
table, two radial drying horses, and
two gas heated stoves. The wash room
ia lighted by a large skylight roof and
ventilation is secured by the employ
ment OF large exhaust fans. While
this system ia highly commendable, 1t
is not SO good as the Glasgow plan OF
public ownership, for under the latter
the best facilities ace secured at nomi-
nal cost, and whatever profit is made
goes to the public.
In other European cities there are
public restaurants where clean, pure
food is furnished in abundance at prices
SO low that a fl .st class dinner costs
only a few cents. As an example Of
this we mention a kitchen and restaur
ant conducted by the city Of Grenoble,
France. The restaurant, which is en-
tirely supported by the city, supplies
on an average, 1 272 meals a day, and
ia entirely selt-sustaining. The food,
which is all of the best quality, is fur
nished at the following prices: Soup,
one quart, 2 cents; meat OF fish, four
and one half ounces, 4 cents; plate Of
vegetables, 2 cents; wine, n half
pint, 2 cents; bread, four and n half
ounces. l cent; dessert, 2 cents. Think
of getting such a meal, thoroughly and
scientifically cooked, and everything
clean and ~appetizing, far 13 centsl
The institution ia in no sense q charity,
and some of the wealthier classes, as
we'll as the working people, buy meals
there or have them sent to their houses.
This city industry for feeding people
works IN steadfastly year after year,
without remark, and it's influence,
though the growth be small, is greatest
in moral effect upon distant towns.
ALI the principal countries OF Europe
own their telegraph lines, which are
operated for the benefit of the govern
ment. The rates are astonishingly
low when compared with the corpora
ton tribute that we pay in the United
States. The following table of average
rates for the ordinary 10 word tele-
gram, in countries that operate the
lines under public ownership, and in
the United States where they are owned
and operated for the benefit of a few
over-rich individuals, will serve to
show the people Of this country how
much they contribute out OF the ccss
of each telegram to the extra profits of
some grssping aud greedy monopolist:
way. 30 cents
Sweden. 20 cents
Germany % 8 cents
Holland 10 8 cents
France. .13 cents
Switzerland ...... .13 6 cents
AUHtRin HUInOnRU IN Oopfc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28

June 80, 1898, the government of Prus'
sia realized a profit Of $104, 768. 600
from the railroads which it owns. OF
this the amount expended to pay in
terest on bonds, ETC., Was $51, GAG. 900,
leaving $51, 122, 900 net revenue, which
relieved the people Of that much taxa
tion. How great q sum this is, ia shown
by the fact that the total amount real
lied from direct and indirect taxes dur
ing the year was only S56 Gil, 600. In
addition to the railroads the State has
other sources Of revenue. The mining
and smelling works which it owns
yielded a profit of $50 226 600, and
forest and lands, $21, 65s, 900. The
government had a surplus over the
estimated receipts of $2S 600. 600, and
of this more than half was due to the
surplus of the railroads over the esti
mated profits.
In everything that is for the good OF
mankind America ought to be first and
greatest. Why we drag so far behind
in the progress Of industrial events is a
mystery that cannot be reasonably ex
planned. ALI che world except America
has adopted or is adootiog the pre-
gressive systems of general cO-opera-
ton by mean Of government owner
ship. Our policy is doubtless due to
our independence of spirit aud love Of
individual enterprises; but the trusts
have fixed a limit to individual enter
prise, and progress is nolonger possible
except through the medium OF CO opera
ton. The trusts and the gold standard
have concentrated vast aggregations of
capital in the hands Of a few persons,
and reL dered individual competition
not only hazardous but nearly impos-
sible. To meet these conditions the
people must unite, pool their issues, as
they have done in Europe and r do
ing in many of our American cities,
and thus gain strength, ecure economy
of production and prevent wastage.
The main question is one Of salvation
for the individual. Under the trust
systems the individual is q slave to all
intents and purposes, subject to the
whims and caprices of his master,
liable to discharge at any time, and
without hope Of provision for sickness
or old age. Under public ownership
each individual is q proprietor, inter
ested in the progress and prosperity of
the business, with no dread Of loss Of
position while his efficiency lasts, and
an assurance Of comfort when his days
of activity are over. He will not be-
worked for all there is in him during
the meridian OF his strength, and
turned out at the end Of his period Of
usefulness to die OF starvation like an
old horse. We have given facts enough
in this article to show the practical
workings Of public ownership, and the
vast good that a be acc 0mplished by
that means for the betterment of the
condition of the masses Of the people,
and the subj act is certainly worthy the
closest study Of every one who loves
himself, his family, end his feIlowmen.
We are Indebted for the facts embraced
in this article, and for much of the
argument, to that sterling Democratic
paper, The Verdict, of New York,
which, like most of the leading D mo-
cratic papers of the period, earnestly
favors public ownership in opposition
to trust domination. Democrat and
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
TOBACCO FARMERS!

NV" FIavored Leaf Tobacco Proves a Src-
cess. both as an improved chew and ready Sci
Ter. It gives the Merchant a good pr. f5 and
the consumer double as much as the old
stemmed goods. You need only to learn the
world to use the stem IN it to find q ready
market for your crop manufaG TT ed with your
yoTr merchant to ut it on his shelf.
Respectfully. VIM. A FRETWELL,
Patentee and Manufacturer,
South Boston, Va.
~ You get double as much for your mo ey
an0 using the stem a chew goes double as far
as the old stemmed goods Why nOL2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX.

Having been appointed AMI qua flied as the
Exec4trix of the will of Martha Temp e d
ceased. late of Wake County this is to motif,
al persons indebte0 to her estat4 to cal ano
settle t cir Indebtedness; and all persons hav-
ing claims agatn-t the estate of the SAID Tesla
tr5X will present y same within the time al
lowed hy Jaw. or this notice will be plead in
bar Of their recovery.
LOUIS H. MINIS.
EXecutriX,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
T NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrative of Josiah
Strickland, deceased. late of Wake county, N.
c., this is to IOttfy all peraOns having claims
against the estate of the said deceased to eX
h1bit them to the undersigned on or before the
25th Of November 1909 or thts notice will be
plead in bar of their rec Overy. Al persons in
debted to said estate will please make 1mmedi-
ate payment. This November q, "A. D lE99.
MIRRlE ANNSIRtCKLAAD,
Administrative
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28

As will be observed by this table,
Germany is the only country that
charges nearly the sama rates that
Americans are forced to pay, ard this
is due to the burden OF mili5ari5m
which has been imposed on the Ger
man people, a system of Dark Age OPP
preston which our home Im~perialists
are endeavoring to toist upon US. In
all other countries, except Norway and
Sweden, where the telegraph ser vice is
handled as a public franchise, the rates
are only a little over one third those
charged in the United States. It costs
no more to maintain lines and send
kilograms in this country than it does
in Europe. The superior intelligence
and active business habits of our PEG
pie also cause them to use the telegraph
more freely than it is used in Europe
Therefore, with a larger volume of
business and no greater cost, the SER
vice ought to be materially cheaper.
The fact that it is nearly two-thirds
greater will give the outraged public
an opportunity to estimate the vastness
Of it's annual ''hold up" The illegiti
mate profits of the telegraph monop
oily run up into the millions, and con
stitute a fund so vast as to be extreme
~ dangerous in the hands of individ-
uals. The governmen should own
and operate all telegraph and telephone
lines in the interest of the people.
These monopolies are trus g of the
worst character and absolutely vicious
in their predisposition to extortion.
We come now to the most important
feature Of all, government ownership
OF railways. Nearly ell the European
governments own and operate the rail
roads within their limits, with immense
gain to the people, The English Gov
eminent has fixed 1907 as the dare
when it will absorb and thereafter own
and operate all the railroads within the
confines of the Empire. America
alone lags in the rear in this tremen.
dous enterprise. During the year ended
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
TaE NAgs0NAk FARau Ha AlTI.
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION

Presidenb-J. Q. WilborD, Cd Point.
5. @.
Vice resident-P. E. Rahilley, Lake
City, MINI.
Secretary .,rreasurer-A. B. WEIGH.
Victor, N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
W. A. Gardner, Chairman, Andrews
settlement, Pa. John Breinig, juno.
zion, W. Va. D P. Duncan, Colum.
ria. 8. O.; Q. W. Gravit, Mandana,
N 7.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI.
ANCE.
President-W. A. Graham, Mach.
oelah. N. @.
Vice President-J. s. Mitchell, Win
con, N. O.
Secretary. Treasurer and State Bust
hes Agent-T. B. Parker, HllsborO,
n. O.
Lecturer-Dr. Y. N. SeawelI, Faison,
Ohaplain-W. s. Mercer, Moyock,
Y, Q.
Door keeper-Geo. 7. Lane, Greens.
0orO, n. @
Sergeant at AEms-D. w. Watson,
haywood, N. @
Trustee Business Agency Flnd-W.
\. Graham, MschpeIah, N. y.
Stewards. @. Balm, Wade, N. @.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 4 NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE
J. ". Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
Y. @.
W. A. Graham, (Ez-eficio), Mach
0elah, N. Q.
". B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. @.
John Graham, W~arreDt0n, n. Q.
DR., J. E. Person, Pikavillo, n. @.
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, n. O.
sTATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
J. 7. B. Hoover, HllIsborc, N. @.
, Q. Mcclellan. God gin. n. Q.
r. r. Jones. G3Ideb0T0 N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28

Mention The Progressive Farmer
when writing to advertisers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01

eyes-a trick Of hers. Dear Dollie!
She's gone now. I dreamed of her last
night; dreamed that her arms were
about my neck and that she was kiss
ing me and calling me her soldier
boy"
WAS she willing for you to go to
war;" I asked. Like the doctor, I was
not sure Of his mental condition.
eyes, willing in a way. She felt
that it was right for me to go. and
right is law with Dollie."
1 went away then, but an hour later,
having bribed a good woman. over the
way to let me have a pillow-her last
one-I returned to his side. It seemed
to me that he had failed during my
absence and the troubled look in his
eyes was intensified.
When I had put the pillow under his
head and bathed his face, he said
gratefully:
"How very kind you are! Your
touch minds me of mothers"
Then l knew he was watching me
but he did not speak for a long time
and when he did 1t was not to me:
Father in heaven, let me see Dollie
once more; please send her to me-"
I could not stand either the words
or the pathos in the voice. I must
help answer that prayer If possible.
BY and by I said:
could you tell me where to send FOL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01
LAW POINT.
IA. just Been Est.bli.hed for califor.

Has just Been EStabllshed for CAllfo1s
mia Fig Syrup Co.
An important decision has Just been
rendered in San Francisco in the
United States Circuit Court, in the cas
OF the California Fig Syrup Company
VS.. Clinton q. worden & Co., ct al"
The principal defendant is a large non
secret manufacturing concern. A per-
manent Injunction has been granted
enjoining the defendants from using
the name-syrup Of Figs, or Fig
Syrup-and ordering them to pay the
costs and account for damages. The
decision is of the greatest value, not
only to manufacturers of proprietary
articles. but to the public generally, as
1t af1rms that the valuable reputation
acquired by an article Of merit, will be
protected by the Courts. and that the
party who builds the reputation by ex-
tensive and Legitimate advertising. is
entitled to the full fruits of his enter
prise. This confirms the title Of the
California Fig Syrup Co. to this genu-
Inc and most valuable remedy, "Syrup
Of Figs"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01

Congressman Amos J. Cummings.
Cuba, and l always have a bottle in
reserve. Since my return 1 have not
suffered from catarrh. but II I do J
shall use Pe-ru-na again. Meantime
you might send me another bottle.
Yours, Amos ]. Cummings, M. G.
Summer catarrh assumes various
forms. 1t produces dyspepsia and
bowel complaint. 1t causes biliousness
and diseases Of the liver. 1t deranges
the kidneys and bladder. Summer ca
tarrh may derange the whole nervous
system, when it is known to the med
ical profession as systemic catarrh. Pc
ru-na is a specific for all these forms
of catarrh. Pe-ru-na never disap-
points. Address DR.. Hartman, Column
bus, Ohio, for a free book on summer
catarrh.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01
% M>s. 2nAAam,
Lynn, Wass.
rIrr7za TO MRS. r1sxHAx NO. 4,,so7l

CIE11ER TO xRs. P1NkHAx NC. 4I,so7l
"DEAR FR1END-A year ago I was .
great sufferer from female weakness.
lly head ached all the time and l would
got so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that I did not
know what to do with myself.
NJ food did me nogood and I hada
bad CASE of whites. Iwrote to you and
after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound as directed, I can
truly say that l feel like a new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful I nm
toyou.
81 have recommended it to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
Plendidly. May you live many years
70 help our suffering sisters MRS. G.
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
Il. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01
!. An Unexpected Courtesy.

81 was returning home with q small
travelling bag in my hands, says the
woman, ..and as it CHANGED to be just
the rush hours and the car crowded.
Of course I did not have a seat. But ]
was standing beside a gentlemanly
young man who had a seat, and who,
I soon saw, was also In possession OF Q
kind heart.
Cant I hold your bag for youY' he
asked, politely, raising his hat.
II own l was a little surprised Of
irst, but street a etiquette is devel.
pping in so many directions that one
must be prepared for anything For q
moment I hardly knew what to say,
and then, as 1t occurred to me that this
was probably the very latest develop
ment, and it would not be we'll to
check anyone's curiosity, I thanked the
young man, handed him my bag, which
he held and sat until 1 reached my des.
tination, while I stood in front Of him.
New York Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-01
locomotive Runs.

During the past few months, the Bal.
timore and Ohio Rail Road has materi.
ally extended the runs Of the passenge,
locomotives on through trains. Form.
erly, engines were changed on an aver.
lge Of 100 or $50 miles. 1t was thought
that the mountain grades Of the Balti'
more and Ohio Rail Road would pre-
vent an extension Of the runs. How.
ever. the experiment was made. 1t has
proved successful and reduced the
number of locomotives formerly re
CURED by "a, which can be used in 9th
er branches of the service, and save
the purchase of more motive power.