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diumat AUtanrt U..L. Loucks f ros
ilamit, Huron, South Dakota, " add ieS
AVaahingtnj D. Ci, J. H.Tuintr, secretary -Ireasureri
Georgia; J. F. Willetts, lecturer,
jtanias;,
Btnfa Alliatwe-1Slp.Tori TJutler president,
Clintpri, 2f. U4 W. S. Barney secretary.
JSaUigh.
tth Conarettional District Lectori-h
Lcajtar. Mooresville: President, Col. li. A.
For ey. Catawba: V.-Pre. E. P. Pi-nick,
lui'ool; S'cretarj and Treasurer, J
Kintev. Salisbury.
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'Awia f7ottrty Jfsse Miller, president.
piai-Kmer; m. Li. wienie, secretary, saw.
, Jrvdcll County J. M. Parks, irt-.ifk'iit
fltn silie: M. E. llauisvyi aecrctarj.
Mo-e4ville. ,
1 CbWrtf Couhty-. F. Hilcinan, presi-
W 1 -v fi .
fleac. uom-ora: ur. i. s. iiaiicri eccn
JUry, Cdncord.
k DatuUm Udunly U.S. Urei'ntpreil-nt.
ilm. W. A. Liodsav. secreUrv. Thoniiw.
' v'tfR' Ctfr!S. T. Wilfonfr, prosi
4cnt. Kewlonj J. F. llermin, fitcrttary,
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H. C. Reform Prt'ss Association.
Odicert J. L.Bamscy, president; Marion
if tiller, vxceprtniaeni; w. o. narneg, ec-
PAPERS.
ProremlTe Fanner, State Organ, Raleljn, N. C.
Cau-istan. t'lintou, N. C.
Knral lloae,
.Carolina Watehman,
Fanners' Advocate,
Mountain Home-JournO,
A!linc SeBUnel,
XMiun Lite,
Hercarr, -'.
Wilson. N. C.
Salisbury, N. C.
Tarboro, N. C.
Asdeviue. M.c.
Qoldsboro, N. v,
TflnltT Colleire. N. Ci
Hickory, N.C4
Kattier.
wuiiiAKersk a u.
taeif aUo'ms A w fa4it(7 on the first
page and add other) provided theaare duly
wwru. anj) pir ;utny i huwmhs wre ucaui IU tt fcCIHJJlt. ujf it U.IIIU ui I OOOeiS.
Of Ala nidi farm, mill hk 'drormed from lhe'VUa U I ..f '!,.;
zf7 .
iTirr:' -t7;.T:V:"7:7 :r
vuvctb arc-yuuiumcu wer mcrcob..
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The Conference Platform.
The following is a correct convof
, .. Ala t t i
irVtUl 111 MW aV AJUUIiJ
Jht labor conference;
li tutascb.
1. We demand a national currpnrr
J V n M l 1 iJ
fVi Tori -ral onrummatit n?i 1 a nil I
-tumci bouuu uuu ueAiuiu -i.-wieu O V
let? il tender for all debts, public and
ton rate: and without the use of b ink.
iiii? corporations: a lust and ennibiblp
v -
. t . 1 .if i i ..... i
r i s i I .
means ui circui..iuuiab h tax not to
exceed two per cent, as set forth in the
snb-treasurv nlan of the Farmers1 A I
liance, or some better system; also, by
A J.. it . 1!. .1 -. Il'
payments in tne aiscnarge or its 0011
nations for public improvements.
a. W demand free and unlimited
Coinage of silver.
ulat?nir medium to rw sneedilv in-
' A5reasd to not less than $30 per capita.
C. We demand a graduated inrnmp
o
'; ,. ., ... ' .
h. we neneve that the! money of the
treasury should be kept as much as
possiDie m ine nanus ot tne people,
And hence we demand all National and
tate revenues shall be limited ta the!
necessanr expenses of government,!
A20nonniAllV anri honpar.lv MrimmietarkH
--j ..u ...... . va.
e. We demand that Postal Saving
franks be established by the govern-
tnp.nt for thp Sfp dpnnStf. It O-irninrfa
i . 'v,.v uiHiituo
?i ine people ana iacuire exenange.
pi-
XAJTO.
2. Your sub-committee upon the
kind plank, beg to submit to your np.
provJ the following: The land, in
cluding all natural resources of wealth,
jis the heritage of all people, and should
not be monopolized for specidativc
purposes, and alien ownership of land
.should be ; prohibited. All lands now
neld by railro;ids and other coporations
jn excess of their actual needs and all
ands now owned by aliens should be
' i .1 -i ....
feciaimea oy tne government and held
jor actual settlers only.
TBAKSPOliTATION
o. i rausnortation bemor a mpn
a n -w--...
pf defence and public necessity, the
ajrovernmeni should own and oerate
xads in the interest of the peopK
o. Th telegraph and telephone,
fKe tne postal system, being a necessity
for the transmission of hews, should be
par ned and ojerated by the governmen
jln the interest of the people.
While some parts of the above nd
.dress may seem at a mere-glance to
nake partisan political distinctions.
ijet upon careful study one will clearlv
e? that it is non-partisan, and further,
ill,be impressed with the iruth of its
rolriiseSi and the ability of the com-
,rnittee who framed it. It was adopted
with only a few dissenting votes, and
the platform was adopted unanimously,
iand received with great applause. The
.conference having completed its work
a Pjff seotative body, and adjourned
smedte.
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ror indigestion, Sick and Nervous
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For Fevers, Chills and Debilj'ty, take
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k Ladies, for natural and:throu2h breanie
eKuIation, t ike Lemon Elixir "a0r?an,c
Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will no
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diseased f liver, stomach, kiduevs or
Prepared only by Dr. II. Mozley At
jlaqtaOaSOcamlfl bottles at dru
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'A Prominent Zffinister Writes.
After ten years of great suffering from
indigestion, with gre it nervous proslra
:0fini biliousness, disordered kidneys and
jl eiistipation, I huve been cured by Dr
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,ow,p,i waoi -r Kev. C. C. DA vis. f
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JKo.SSaHiallt. Atla.lUB
- QENERAL NEWS. ,
The UeiromlSTery.iyaerj in a Con
" . ciw 3?orm. 1 .
Fire at Boston. Msis..Tuesljiv wek.
destroyed 1,000,000 wunli ul iroptity
A prematura explosion occumd in s
t-oai mine i.i iitisr. ioi.. luesai.v
ilh'ri" 27 miners.
Sixtv men were drowned by a sud
den rush of wafer into a mine at Pen
z iuce, Wale, Tuesday week.
A fire destroyed 245,000 worth of
oropt rty in the heart of Kansas Ci-y,
Mo.
' ,C
Tli. TTnf tifkv lpcrislsif nrp Tins la?Sed
abiil appropriating $100,000 for the
" T i V iV
tate exh,bl' at the worlds fair.
A frecial from Louisville. Ky savs
a further advance of. five tent. has
been estabSishrd by the whiskey trust.
Four of the eightnegroes concerned
in the murder of Dr. Hill, were hanged
it Chesteitown, Md., Wednesday week.
At Gaston. Kv.. last Thursdav Ed
and Dick-Mourmau, colored, who mar-
aereu a iuritier. . wre'. lvni:hert hv
- . , -T-fc-j -j
mob. r
It is probable that the remains of
n...!, -..ii i j
New Orleans to Rii-hmond fnr fi..J in.
uciwii jLttii.i wilt ue iru uitu lruuii
teiment in the early spring.
AhorribIe tale comes from Chiaa
I N early ? ;(I00 people were burned to
i ",o wv-i"'cu ui iuc village 01
m M.
I ' . ... .. . .
r'hP inrv f hut. tr pd Hi r PPti fnl-ar.
V.V" " . " .
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nf hat fw?i f nmhivL-fnl ..c00m,i,1o
7; V o '
I V W.HIIitl.U vuct
Secretary Trarv has awarded f ha mn
I tract for building the cruiser Brooklyn
..I knti rn. 4.. iat... n. e.
I iu;i...ii..k:.. r. o ri6n r5i, .
I "4 1 imi-i'1WJ'U1,, 6 TOU,UW,
I sinn ?S.i 1 1 1 II I n H I
A fight occurred in a country church
near Anderson, lud., Sunday week, be-
'
tween theLawsons and the Swinford s
i
between whom a vendetta exists. Two
killed and seven wounded are report-
kill
el.
San Francisco. Cal. nan'ers sav therp
ra.a large town in tne Btate that is
not sufferiiiii from a crirl famine. Par
agraphs like this should he reafl wil
; interest in new Xiiiiaua, where it (l:
the other '
Gushing Academy at Ash burn, Mns...
I r.iU JifJ u t: i..i. ti j ...
i -! ucnuuiru itj inc msi iiiursuay.
Loss S1G0,()00. The institution has a
fund of $100,000 and a new buildins:
wj )e erected at once. Fire ovi juat-
od m the chemicals of the labratory i
tliMM.rl J
Sometimes we entertain angels una
nnrii A mon fi n
iimu-. . r. umii ui vjiieciiwiHir, xa.
Ijought a meal and a railroad ticket re-
cently for a stranger who said he had
nal li I. A .. J I
lust ui.i j;v nn. "uuft, i iew nays agol"",' iiu j sviuii a position lor
he was notihed that the straneer had
left him $20,000.
Paul Scricres and Henrv A.len I
mnrderpd. robbed and 'then burned
RllKp AiL-incin 1i!j ' . l I
her Httk' daughter, near Cotion Plant,
r " i r irtnrrii im in i;in nr. I ntfr I
Plant Wednesday night week by a mob
j V 'VIWII
:'. . ng vi'uuurteo
to the scene of the killing and burning
wero strung up to the limb of a tree
and their bodies pierced, with bullets
ini sirnnir nnn atiarhumn .vj.i.j
ureu into mem uy me mob.
n,. t j ii i i
The Pa. ama frauds trials have 1-
gun, M. Iountani was the first per
rKTi!1- C teaM, to t,,e
fact that he was the agent to bribe the.
VT!- rri,ici?m-
I h us the foundation fact is established,
The Panama manatrers r .,;n r
briberv. - Cha,. dT LnJu !fiSW,,n IM M,,U 01 getting caught.
that 12,400,000 was placed at the dis
posal of the A
or tne ranama canal. Much of
this
sum mnst have been used as
There is now talk of President
being implicated.
bribes.
Garnot
Working from Habit.
On a most nrommonf
of
I ' 1 - 1 . 1 1 1 1.1 . . ...
uuesinut sneer, v u adp n
an old white haired man el ling papers
He always stands there. T";i i ii nr- i-li
come-snow, come blow, mud or dust'
u.i iiusaiuuu uifreirom six in the
morning till 0 at night for, the last six
vears. His h
r ..u..cns snow, and
his beard is thick and trraA ti-
full blue eyes are shaded by gold rim
med glasses. Hi ninth Pa ora im. l J
... w t,. , . iiCill, JIHQ
tidy, llis language is th-it. nf ..ii..
ea gentleman.
And that is iust what Vl la Tl.:i.
years go he was one of. New York
big builders. He speaks with pride of
nm;,nj!i eV5IX?cs of hig Indiwork
....o.cuu.ug a..u wnicnaonot adver
tise their lnsisnific
side of the nob'e striietn'i
m v.-f a .. . XT I 1.
muucimwY. Uff lie SPl Is iiiu'onn.
pers on a strret corner in Philadelpllia
He is fond of ta kin? nf hia v.... '
. 3 - - j until' SIIJJ
an artist, of some ability, I am told,and
"ajiH5uv uere i to send him to
Uome and to Paris. The vm.no.
lias been slu.lyiog under a pimirof fip.
rorae. ins great wi-b i fn i. -
sons oirectiy trom the. hand of the mas
ter. It IS a charmincr lln'n,, 4- i
-.1 ."r i-
his father, the newsman, bml.li
. ' - .. . 7... - in u
coruer out oi tne drifting snow, talk-
of "mv son. t he artist. " Ha i..
. ' " - - J'wi, uiO-
nes in the subject. f wh
seems to lire. -
w . uv.ci
I aked the old mai once why he
sold papers. He ?a d it was because he
waUoo blind to di any other work
and work ot some kind he must do" or
lie would die. What n , sfW i:j
II . . ... ... VI. w IfiU
;ni.s maucouia tell J New York Her
I.
- iasi Plain Ellen FVericli,
When the Yankee schoolmarni f;o(
out to Devil's Gulch she found. things
t 9
a little rough, but no one ws rude tu
her. Indeed, so markedly chivalrou
veri;th male inhabitants that Ph
mid to herself over and 'Oter airiin:
,Vellj 1 vl'h the young men of Dea
con si reet could conJe out here for
awhile. Thev. would learn u lesson in
politeness which .some of tbehi need
a .
verv, very uiucli. - -
Determined not to te o ul done in no
iitetiess Miss Nellie was very, careful
not 0"XU'-ess surprise at auUliin s'.u-
nejira or .s.iw. li She Heard laU Ian
v?ua'e in Dob L cs faro ran h xu
tiever turned a hair 1 vux nothing
of .her pretty heudi And uheos.Lv
saw a man shutdown in the si net she
simply smiled and said to herself that
these people were, delightfully frank
and primitive it. their ways quite
Honieric, indeed she said for Miss
Nellie had been educated at Smith Col
lege and knew Greek from Alpha to
Idaho. She had pluked it up by the
roots, so to speak.
When the young ludj first faced
her class she was prepared to hear some
pretty nara names. And she was not
dis ' ointeci for the ,l0meuclatuj
tor the nomenclature of
n...:i'.. n..i..i. :. i .
LC VII 13 UOIU lUlClOltt uuu pic
h.
lUIVjHO win; JL UIC 111IUC49 OiJlICk
?kheK Jvai1? U. cl,ildrt' fthM. ihJ did
in so d and silver.-and theif ebifinn ni-
disappointment ofteu found Tiit-
. ? ' .
in names that were rather startling to
Boston ears. Star 'if Hope Jones and I
Uou C Uivea.lam tlenrietta iJ.ildwin
were samples of names iven her when
I Sll3 SlUrieU lt mUKe Ullb Utr rOllUOOK
I .. l i . jr .
sn sianea 10 maKe out ner ro honk
I . A 1 I A. 1 t I I . k
m, litM si:e cuiue. 10 a uiunni live si tec i
men who wore a dress of nr nts nod
i . . . . .1
I lint hmtr else :mn vlnvM l iir wio
" V?. . ' " : "
ed on UUnslmas and the Fourth of
July, lecause her mother "believed iu
keeping holy days.
I ,-iNow, then, my h
ttle one. what is
your name?
asiteu ouiss Nellie with
her sweetest smile.
"Helen French," said the child.
"Eh?"
"Helen French," the child repeated.
uYes, dear, I know it is hell in
French. Now tell me what it in En-
hish. please."
L Knw Y.irt Wo.M
f t I VAa
A Curious Combat.
A l 11 o..il k r . ii
viavcuer iu ooiitu Africa tells a
singular combat he witnes.-ed. He was
musing one morning, with his eyes on
the ground, when he noticed a eatpr-
pillar crawling aloni? at a ran id n.iep
Pursuing him was a host of small Vots
Being quicker in their movements, the
ants wouia eaten up with the caterpil
lar, and one would mount his back and
bit him. Pausing the caterpillai
would turn his headland bile and kill
inn toi uieiiior. rvner si iugniering a
dozen r more of his persecutors, the
caterpillar showed signs of fati"ue
i'icoiim iiinue cuuiuineu atracK. lie-
I I1A I t t . . I .......In . . I - . A . I II
taking himself to a stalk of L'rass. tlir
caterpillar climbed un tail fit. follow.
ea ny tne ants. As one approached, lit
.11. .11 . '
J !- xt unc ipproHClie1, IH
seized it in his j-iw and tlirew it off the
stalk. The ants, seeing that thecater-
in 11. .r Vi
them to overcome, r;sorted to strateirv.
1 hey begaii siwing through the crass
stalk. Iu a few moments the stall-
fell, and hundreds of ants no n need nn-
0,1 the caterpillar. He was killed at
OlieP. HuA I llu Vintira niuntL J .
triumph, leaving the toe's body on the
rru t : m. ,r
iuc uenoir lopic says that om
morning about Christmas, Mr H N
Coffey, who lives a short distance from
Globe store, Caldwell county, heard
the bleating of f ome animal in his gar-
den and upon investiaati-m, he f U"d
fat, young buck staV.dingon his fore
feet in the garden with hi hind feet
ung in the nailing
Mr. Coffey quickly dispatcEed the
whith hdWn chased, run down
and attempted to'jnmn into the Larden
n J ,uv . ''-e garaen
OE3 O
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Enlists, Lin-man's mock, ElVAJllkai.
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S rrlnss and alto i nert dlffeM?CoctoSn? nV f,? V
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Raleigh N.G
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BUILT BY THE
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Cincinnati, Ohio.
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' Salisbury, N. C.
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