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2 - ' . she PBOSBizargn gABiim : juhe 29, 1007. :- - ; ;-, ; - . ; ' ; ;. ;;- S;. - I -. . . -. x m PBOGRESSIYE FABIIER. HRS. I. I. POLK, - Proprietor. J.L. RAMSEY, - . Editor. J. W. DENMARK, - Busrassa Ira's. RjJdlh, II. C SUBSCRIPTION G22l Subscriber, Ope Year.. t U gjx Month! ......... five Subecrlber, One Year..., C0 r,- m One Year... 10.0Q Oe copy cna rear tree, to the ens leading Club T6n Oa.V-Invarialilu In .dWJnM. ; Kcmey t our rial:. If ent by registered letter tIEioney order. Fla don't tend Advertising R&tea quoted oa application. To Corrnxm2niJ : Write all coxmtmlcfctlons, designed for pnb-C-atton, on one side cf the paper only. We want Intelligent correspondents In every county in the State. We want facUot value, results accomplished of value, experlenc of value, plainly and briefly told. One solid, lamonstrated fact, la worth a thousand theories. The editor is not responsible for the flews of correspondents. RALEIGH, N. P., JUNE 29. 1697. t hit oav4r ntrd at tttond-ekut matter at th Post 0&C4 in liaUHjK JT. a The ProsresslTe Farmer Is the OScUI Craa of the II. C Farmers State Alliance Do you want your paper changed to tnother office ! State tne one at which feu have been getting it. C7"Oor friends in writing to any of cur advertisers will favor ua by men tioning the fact that they saw the advertisement in Tna Progressive CTAIUSZ3. 27" The date on your label tella you trhen your time ia cut. " I am standing now just behind the curtain, and in full glow of the coming sunset. Behind me are the shadows on the track, before me lies the dark valley end the river. When I mingle with its dark waters I want to east one linger ing look upon a country whose govern izent is of the people, for the people, and by the people, L. L. Polk, July ihf 1890. k N. R P. A. EDITORIAL NOTES. Vf "Dauntless" ia no misnomer for that filibustering ship of which we hear so much. It is a cold day when I get left," re marked a block of ice as it was dumped in a wagon the other day. Stir up your neighbors and hold some good Sub Alliance meetings right away and get ready for the county meetings. A lady who has been married three times, and having had each of her threa husbands cremated, evidently had husbands to burn. The college graduate nearly always utters great words when he orates, be cause he uses the thoughts of great men "who have gone on before.n Dr. H F. Freeman informs ua that the time of the annual picnic at Reck Ridge Academy occurs Thursday, July 8i;h. Wilson County Allianca also meets the same day. Lot all attend. f Johnny Wanamaker says the powder if patriotism is wet by the tears of the suffering unemployed. We don't doubt that. Tbe powder of the silver ballot is not wet, however, and we expect two big explosions, one in 1898, and an other in 1900. Col. 8. IfcD. Tatot ex State Treasurer, and well-known throughout North Carolina, died in Morganton, N. C, on the evening of June 25 "h. Col. Tate has baen in failing health for sometime, but his sudden death wa3 a great shock to his friends. Your Uncle Cbauncey M. Depew was doing a pretty safe business as a prophet when he predicted war between this country and Ec gland a few weeks ago, and, then, a little later, announced that there never will be another war between the two countries. said that John D. Rockefeller intended to give Brown University a very large sum of moneys and then refueed to do so becauso it was alleged that the President, E. Bsn 7" lin Andrews, was a silverite. When f cur colleges get under the influ 3 of money and monopoly, it will ead time for America, aw patriotic some men would have in their quest of the effise of school : nittecman had not the Attorney ral decided that no compensation would accompany this dignified posi tion. How ready to serve their coun try, and how much interested in the public schools! But now er, well, there are other things which demand ediate attention. v ffhe Charlotte Observer is a great comforter. For instance while we are perspiring and almost melting from heat, it comes to us with a great big hunk of comfort in the shape of an an nouncement that Christmas is not quite six months on:, ui course, we were building a coal fire and wrapping in overcoats and blankets before you could sav Jack Robinson. Whenever you are in trouble, you needn't get dis couraged and go to Webster's diction cry to find comfort; just step around and see Colonel J. P. ,.; . . - ft COUNTY ALLIANCE MEETINGS. I r .v . .... I If you have not already elected del- egates from your Sub Alliance to the I UOUncy Alliance mecuugB, picua uu bu i at once, xnese mwuupi wm uo m- mi- ITf H WMM . porians. aiw jruu vOAjr u the Subs, and let tnem in turn eiect t'ViA vanr haaf. irmn.nnfflmnifl rrt crn rn r.n A I kUB " i State Allianca meeting in August. The meui uur urpuiwuuu uepeuuaupuu tnese meetings, it no imeres, or du. . M- " J. 1 A. I iuue, is lasen, me meetings wm oq i praciicaiiy iauures, ana yoa cannot expect the County, or State meetings to amount to much if the Subs, fall short. Officers are to ba elected in each County Alliance. Elect not only capable men, but men who will take interest, who have the work at heart. . There will be much important busi ness before the State Alliance. Of course there will be an election of offi cere, and the shoe factory question will demand no little attention. We trust that every county will send men to Hillsboro.in August'uninstructed as to details, but let the delegates be men of sound judgment who will go there with a determination to perfect plans to put the shoe machinery in full opera tion and keep it going. We believe that everything there is ready f or the I harvest, and, with good management, Will DO SUCCeSSIUl Irom nOW On. But I the enterprise is bound to be a failure I so long as the machinery stands idle, as it has done for sometime. L?t it I be operated. I COL. Da KINGSBURY KICKS. The venerable editor of the Wilminsr-1 ton Messenger. Col. Dr. Kingsbury, cj 1 LL. D.. etc . still loses his temoer now and then. He is a kicker from away back in the olden times. He is a kicker with variations, and writes the name "Populist" or "Radical" in blood drawn from his own veins whenever he con structs an editorial of a political nature. When he sits down to write, his desk is littered with vinegar cruets, bottles I ot quinine ana iresn Deer gaus, ana ne 1 chews wprmwood instead of tobacco. I l-ong pentup natrea anps rrom nis pencil point and turns the paper green wun jeaiousyainousanaumes stronger than the same article ever becomes in the breast of the dark-eyed Spanish or Italian lover. He is living in the musty past and knows not that the nineteenth century is nearing the end. Clinging, as he does to the moth eaten and obso lete aristocracy, he still longs for power tor revenge upon real or imaginary enemies "Looter," "traitor," "vaga bond," "incompetents," "savages" and "nincompoops" are his favorite terms when designating his opponents, no matter who they be. Verily the Col. Dr. will not bo saved by the ordinary process, but will be preserved in the double distilled extracts of all bitter things. But the doctor has some virtues. He never parades his war record before a gasping public, and his little editorial bon mots about Ayer's pills give great relief to a long suffering public vrho manufacturers of the ordinances oi the corporation of the town of Le noir" must have forgotten that they wero ever boys. The use of bean shoot ers, the popping of fire-crackers, play ing ball or marbles on the Fquare or sidewalks, are all expressly forbidden. We expect if Lenoir "kids" could vote, these iaiqituous laws would find them eelve3 where Moses was when the light went out. . . m ENGLAND OBJECTS. In the House of Commons, Thursday, Eirneat Williams formally called the attention of the British government to the fact that a small body of Ameri icans have deposed Q leen Liliuokalani, and have assumed sovereignty over the Hawaiian Islands, and now, to save themselves, ore asking the United States to annex those Islands. Mr. Williams wants to know whether or not the British government is willing to give up these Islands, as an impor tant coaling station, without entering a protest. We can't answer .Mr. Williams, but it is safo.to assume that Ed gland don't care much about .the leprosy-ridden islands, and will not raisa a row unless Wall Street and Mr. Rothschild think it good policy to raise a little jingoism just to keep the public attention drawn from their schemes for a little while longer. COLALDWBLLTO THE RESCUE Hon. J . P. Caldwell, who writes soul stirring editorials for the Charlotte Ob server, has j lined the great army of kickers. If we could but get him and Dr. Kingsbury to join teams, there wouldn't be anything left in North Carolina in 10 minutes. Col. Caldwell rises to protest against "frothing at the mouth about 16 to 1," and attacking no one else "besides Cleveland and Car lisle." He calls upon his. Democratic friends to turn from this. Now of course this would not suit the Rev. Dr. T. B. K , consequently we're afraid to j hitch them together lor fear they would . swallow each other, and the world, while looking on, would never know ptw nnMwil awallowed Kin buryj or Kingsbury swallowed Cald Col Caldwell stands on Pisgah's top viowa thQ promi8ed land. He BAArr, frt K otioo w, v. tto . ... .. . joseDbus UAnisla' metbods or eavina? the gtate and wanta tQ enter mtQ that hlood arena himself. Wa weleomfl BrQ int0 field and hope i-q will nrove a wortbv successor of the distinguished editor of the News and Observer. "LET US HAVE PEACE. Never before has been a time when it was so very important that all true silver men should be united. This is no tima for wranglings and divisions. 8olidly,harmoniously have we marched until now. with victory in sight, we divide, auarrel and ' wrangle. What does the political onlooker think ot that? What will the future historian eay of it ? You may guess for yourself. We have seen enough of the effects of division in other parties and sects to steer clear of it ourselves. With peace and harmony, we might win in 1900 and the lcng-looked for twentieth cen turv would open in brightness and glory, with still brighter prospects for ih fntnm With rliVininn And Rtrifft ono WOald be silly to hope for any such thing. Cease wrangling and fighting eacn other and put a-little hot shot into the camp of the already demoralized enemy. "In union, there is strength.1' That is obvious. We shall not cite any historical instances to prove it. YOU - can recall tnem yourseil. But finally in the words of Grant, "Let us have oeace.1 Vat is amazing to see how many near relatives a rich man who dies intestate have. For instance, there's Barney Barnato. Lots of people who were not related to him in the remotest degree when he was Door have suddanlv dis covered that they are entitled to a large 8nare of his property. If "old Nick" should die intestate and leave a large liortune, we guess there would be quite I a number of people to claim kin with I the deceased gent. CHARLIE ROSSX Perhaps all The Progressive jtLrmeb readers may not recall the histpry of the search for Charlie Ross. As .the death of his father, C. K. Ross, has aroused new interest in this famous mystery, wp will give a brief sketch of the event. On July 1st, 1874, Charlie Ross, then four years old, while playing in front of his father's home, in German- town, near Philadelphia, was taken into a buggy by two men under pre tense of taking him for a ride, and car ried beyond the reach of parents, as well as detectives. m l m j. i ma xne iatner immediately ciierca a re ward of $500 for his return, but this only elicited an anonymous communi cation in which it was stated that he could ?.ct be returned for less than $10,- 000: The distracted father promptly replied by a "personal" in The Phila delphia Leader that he was ready to negotiate to the extent of his ability." Roes' description of the kidnappers was very definite and many false arrests wero made all over the country. As an additional incentive the city authcri ties of Philadelphia offered a reward of $20,000 for "suc'i information as would lead to the recovery of the boy and the arrest and conviction of hi abductors." This was the means of gaining the services of Allan Pinkerton and his men, in addition to those of the regular detectives of the country. On the 28 h of September, 1874, Pinkerton an nounced that the case had gotjhe bet ter of him, and that he was willing to relinquish the reward of $20,000. . Mr. Ross' health, mental and physical, began to decline. Two notorious river thieves, whom some believed to be the guilly parlies, were killed Oot. 14th, 1874, while attempting burglary. "Mr. Ross issued a circular, in which he expressed tbe belief that the two dead burglars wero the abductors of bis eon, and offered a reward of $5,000 for the return of the child and no ques tions asked. Tais was on December 23, 1874. To this day no word has ever been received of the missing boy." It is one of those strange deeds that time has enveloped in a veil of mys tery which only eternity can eolve. . win commercial slang, we "don't take any stock" in the praise of the diamond jubilee now being celebrated in Lon don. In our humble opinion, very few persons who have read a truthful ac count of the horrors of the Indian famine will do so. Just think of the thousands of the ' Queen's subjects" who are suffering and perishing from want of food. Look on that picture and then on this. In London, we see thousands of dollars expended for mere pomp and display to celebrate the six tieth year of the reign of the Queen "the empress of India" where thousands Of men, as good as the lords and prince's are suffering and dying. . NORTH CAROLINA FIRST TO ADOPT THE .REFERENDUM. North Carolina was the first State to try the Referendum, as she has been in so many things, and, as usual, without receiving due credit. We c o not refer to the sumitting of new constitutions to the people fcr approval, as has be come customary, nor to submitting lo cal cfuestions to popular vote as the change of county seats, or the divid ing line of a county (as lately between Alamance and Chatham), nor the issue of county or town bonds as required by the constitution. Bat we claim that the first instanca of a legislature submitting, not a con stitutional amendment, but a simple act of the legislature to approval at the ballet box was Chap. 319, Acts of N. O. in 1881, prohibiting the manufac ture and sale of liquor in this btate. The people at the ballot box refused to confirm the act of the legislature. - This is, we can safely claim the first inatanca in the United States of the principle of the Referendum, applied to an act of the legislature intended not far Ififtal nurnoses. but covering the whole State. North Carolina was the first to adopt the Referendum to this broad extent and till now ho one seems to have claimed for her the credit of being the first in this great movement. In fret, we have had editors who have effected not to understand, or who aie opposed to, this great reforma tory movement, which is intended to he a curb upon legislatures that do not regarg the public will. Speaker Reed keeps up the farce of calling himself to order and adjourning every day about noon. Why don't he do like the other members of Congress go off and have some fun. THE TRAGEDY QT LEXINGTON. A terrible murder occurred at Lexing ton June 221. Mrs. A. A. Springs, a most estimable lady, and wife of the pro prietor of the March House, was shot and almost instantly killed by an un known white man. Mrs. Springs never spoke after the shooting. Mr. Springs was awaken . by the ehot, and speedly summoned medical assistance, but all to no avail. In about 20 min utes Mrs. Springs died and' the mur derer escaped. All Lexington was aroused and had the fiend been caught he would have been shown little mercy. Blood hounds were sent for. Two men and four of these dogs arrived Thursday morning but the trailwas lost near Midway, about half the distance from Lexington to Winston. The party then returned to Lexington. The murder occurred at about 3 :30 a. m. Mrs. Springs was awakened by the sound of a man in the house, and upon screaming was shot through the brain. Telegrams have been sent all over the Stats, but as little description of the murderer can be given, it is feared he will not be captured. "A white man of medium s?z?," is the vague description given by Mr. Springs. A dim light was burning in the room at the time of the murder. The mo tive of the man is unknown. uun ana ttraastreet can t agree. Mjun declares prosperity is just ready to pounco upon us without a momenta warning. O! course that was shocking. Bradstreet, however, carefully adjusted his glasses, took a good look into the misty future and declared the animal was not in sight. The people have not seen prosperity in so many years that they could hardly recognize the crea ture if they should meet her. Dun, however, scratching bis head, and try ing to remember just how this 'vtn ished bird of beautiful plumage" looked, takes note of everything in view. Every time he sjes a striped torn cat or a bow- legged fice straggling along the streets of New York, he writes with glowing face and exulting spirit that "prosper ity is just at hand." "Such fools these mortals be!" A WONDERFUL ERA This ia an age of wonders. The Borse less carriage has arrived. Nikola Tesla says he is going to telegraph through the earth without wires Judge Sim onton has, (we believe) passed a whole day without granting an injunction. Prosperity, "that bird of beautiful plumage" will wing her way to this country and lay ner goiaen egg in a few days, whereupon the cuckoos will promptly remove it to then nest. An Indiana man, who has been resur- rected tells now it xeeia to oeaeaa. North Carolina, never left behind in any race, of course comes to the front. Hon. Jcsephus Daniels who in 1892 used to sing: "Oh what a glorious time down here When Grover Cleveland takes . his chair" has turned from that wicked way. Then too a negro in Shelby broke the lemonade record by drinking 20 glasses of lemon peel and water without leav ing the tub a few days since. We also learn from an exchange that a deaf ana aumo man picseu a t ennke Eomfl time in the past. There's onething we desire to knowrfn&rd Hits. Bold Sayings and pttlIctt however just one more wonder and the catalogue will be complete This great wonder which is to eclipse all of HSisonB achievements, ia to be an ex planation by some leading goldbug of the exact method oi mazing money plentiful by discontinuing the coinage of it. th friff fstill oocuoics the attention wn ' K f Congress and a few of the people. Tne Congressmen worry ubout it, draw their salaries and the people foot the bills. We take very little interest in the tariff discussions, for, it seems that the laboring man is always "left in the soup" anyhow. Cleveland free trade and McKinley protection, botn leave soft places for the trust, and it would take a pretty strong light to show much difference to the laboring man. So much are they alike that we join the Irish magistrate in not wishing to hear "both sides ov the case" argued as it "has a tendency to confuse the coort." Wa tfpit them mixed and can e leii "which from t'ther." v v W nw ( - THE TIME FOR ACTION HAS COME Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer. Manv wise and otherwise sugges- tions, are being made by Dretnren in their communications to The Pro GRESsrvE Jb armer tnese aays. oome suggest and even insist upon taking the last .cent of the Business Agency Fund to run the Shoe Faactorv. Those who susreest-this would not do so doubtless if they were correctly inform " oo ed. Some urge that the Subs instruct all the delegates all the way up to the S;ate Alliance to take the fund and start the Factory. They evidently do not know that out of $30,000 of that fund which the Trustee reported in hand at the last 8tate meeting, there is less than $10,000 in hand now. -judge from what has been published in The Progressive Farmer There are many things to consider ; all sides of this Question should be looked into carefully, and without fear or favor. Sentiment will never succeed in busi ness. Business, strict Dusmess prmci pies, must be applied. Men of sound com mon sense business ideas from the Sub. to the County, and from the County to State Alliances, should be sent; with in structions to take time to investigate and find out all the causes of the stand ing idle of our machinery, and to s;e to it that the necessary step or steps be taken at once to put the machinery in motion. The Allianca cause is too sacred, and -our needs now are too urgent to ba sympathetically sliding along. Business, strict business prin ciples must be adopted and worked. If it takes a complete re-organization to bring us to that, let it come. J. W. Denmark. . . A YOUNG GIANT. The rapid spread of populism is un precedented in the history of the United States, not excepting the phe nomenal growth of the republican party. Twenty years ago there was not a populist in the nation. Even ten years ago there was scarcely a ripple on the political waters to give a premonition of its coming. it is now estimated tnat there are 3,000,000 populist voters in the United States. To these should ba added at least two million women who cannot vote and one million young men who will be voters in 1900. These voters and workers have been produced by study, mainly within the last six yeais, and they can no more be turned from the advocacy of their principles than the mathematician can from faith in the truths of the multiplication table, says the Southern Mercury. The strength and permanency of the people's party depens entirely upon the economic intelligence of its members Populism is a child of necessity, born of the exigencies cf the times. Up to date the Democratic and Republican parties have been its chief recruiting agents. Their tyranical legislation has driven millions into the Populist party and the ranks of its recruits continue to increase with rapidityrCOnce a pop ulist, always a populist, is the rule, the only exception being in the case of traitors who enter it in search of a place at the official pie counter. After each election these traitors fall by the wayside; but the true Populist continues to fight those opposing his way, with a determination born of in teiligent patriotism, that no misfor tune can abate or swerve from the path of duty, and for every traitor that develops, the party receives ten who not only enlist for the war, but understand precisely what the fight is about. There is a striking similarity between the McKinley badges now worn by the "prosperity ites" and the Cleveland em blems worn one year ago. The only apparent difference is that the former are larger, the texture a little thinner, and it takes a longer coat taiPto hide them. ' ' CREAU OF THE PRESS. P&rjraphs From Reform Papers American Nonconformist : McR-,- ley and his partners are the ossified fossil remnants of a once grand dqHh cal party, but they have outlived theii usefulness. If the people will figure a little tw will wake up to the fact that they paying the same official fees they when the farmers' cotton told for 25 cents per pound. Southern Mercury Sage's nephew has "gone to heaven." lie aououess wantea to avoid th chances of javer having trouble with his uncle again. Cedar, (Qa ) Q0Qf ler. Claus Spreckles declares his charao. ter has been injured to the extent of $l!000,C0O, andis6uing the San Fran cisco Examiner for that amount. The Examiner must have swiped all the good name Claus had in stocks Cedartown (Ga) Courier. An exchange says the hard times have forced a new stylo among editors and many of tnem now wear a belt in stead of suspenders. When they gej word from home that there is nothing for dinner they Bimply tighten the belt another notc'u and feel too full for utterance. People's Voice. Bear in mind the first $50,000,000 of paper money issued by the governmect during the rebellion were a full legal tender for all debts and never have since that date depreciated in value ono fraction of a cent below gold, yet the Democratic platform demands coin rAdnmrktinn fnr rmrvo-r mnnoir u UVUWJ IOCUCU l)J the government. What is the demand made for if not in the interest of the money mongers? Tulare (Oal) Citi zen. Whatever may be said of the Peo ple's party, there is no room to doubt that the principles of Populism are rapidly spreading. Rare indeed, is the newspaper, no matter of what politi cal faith, which does not contain utter ances indorsing some of the most radi cal principles to be found in Populism. The masses are becoming enlightened upon these principles and society ia be coming permeated with the doctrine of Populism. It seems to be in the air, Tulare (Cal) Citizen. As -showing the power of patronage and the degrading influence of tbe spoils system, a member of the New York World's editorial staff publishes the following letter as genuine: Washington, May 6, liftt. To the Attorney General: Dear Sir This will introduce L T. Wimberly,whomI have recommended for the Collectorship of the Port of New Orleans, and whom I consult concerning the patronage of Louisi ana. I desire you to know him. (Signed) Yours truly, M. A. Hansa. Topeka Advocate. The Register is of the opinion that "farmer who graduates from theranfai through the legal process of foreclosure may not be the Moses to lead the far mers out of the wilderness." Possibly; but will the Register give us its opinion as to whether a "business" man who fails for the small sum of $118,000 and is only saved from graduating through the legal process of insolvency by a syndicate of millionaires paying his debts and making him President, is the Moses to lead the debs ridden mas ses cut of the wilderness? Come now 4 'tote fair" and no dodging the ques tion. Tulare Valley Cii:z m. HOW IS THIS? Perhaps some of our subscribers think The Progressive Farmer is free show. It isn't. The price is very lorz for a paper of its siz9 and charec t?r, but it is not free. Every subscriber is expected to pay his dollar a year like a man. We kne w that money is carce hard to get; but we also know that if each subscriber will work as hard, turn as many rough corners as we turn, i our efforts to keep the paper goicg there will be some way found to pay subscriptions. Friends, we want hear from you, every one of you. Seco on your fifty-cent dollars. Shipping strawberries is become one of the mcst profitable industries among farmers of Eastern North Caro lina, and here' is a little item from the Rural World which we commend W the careful consideration of all readers: "From the bottom of our heart wepjJT the family without strawberries. To be compelled to live year after yetf without enjoying one of the most licious fruits God in His goodness b given us is cruel. To be deprived ol when it is so healthful, so delicious, desirable every way, and when it & be raised so cheaply and so abundant' is a shame. . Plant them, plant tbej everybody! Let.every family rejuj in patch of strawberries. LetthL goto the loaded vines and plack aromatic scarlet beauties and eat tcj fill. Let- strawberry shortcakes w strawberries . and cream supply taoie. , strawberries tor ctcj our prayer.w
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