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THE PRQ3EEE3IVE PAEHBB : tlAROH 7, 1899 4 Ghristian Life Column, UAGDALENA. In the temple of the Master Spoke with burning words the pastor. Of the sinner's awful danger and of Jesus' love and power. Soon in sorrow at the altar Many souls were seen to falter Aa they felt the gracious presence of the Spirit in that hour. One among the mourners kneeling, Trembled with excess of feeling; All her soul, so guilty, moaning, cry ing for the cleansing blood. She was young and dowered with beauty ; But from pates of right and duty 8he had wandered ; Sin had swept her in the torrent of its fljod. As she kneel9, her tears fast falling, Lol a voice comes, sweetly calling; 'I forgive thee freely, fully ; go in peace and sin no more." Soon, in new life, spotlees, holy, Came she pleading, meek and lowly. For c:mmunion with the blood washed to the open, thronged door. But, her plea most coldly spurning, With contemptuous anger burning, Pharisaic, heartless members barred the way lest she come in. Then she bows her head in sadness; In her heart tho new found gladness Dies in shame; forlorn, rejected, must she turn once more to sin? Cursed be the godless people That, beneath some eky tossed steeple, Hock the Master with their soulless, selfish ministry of pride; Blood red stains are on their fingers, And the wrath of G-d but lingers For such hypocritic worship, where the Christ is crucified. Eirl Williams in Rim's Hjrn. "UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN." Does a mother dread her babe? Did Manoah'a wife fear the knotting mus cles of her son Sanson? Would R 2hel have felt eetracged from her child, Joseph, had she forteen his ascent to the throne of Ejyptt Would Jesae have been the less familiar with his ruddy faced David if he had believed him to b3 the future king of Israel? Did Mary eing her lullaby les9 sweetly to Jesus because she knew He was the Son of Qod? "There was no majesty in Him W-hich love could not come near." Not many years go by before the eon becomes as ths father, the daughter as the mother, and the old people as the children. The younger hands lift the load, the younger brains solve the problem?, and leaning upon the new, the older generation goes down the elopes of life. Hjw beautiful this changed relation! Yet it has its disap pointment. Children do not always caro well for parents. But there are no disappointments with the strong Son of Man, in the household of faith. He eays to us: "I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." He never grows oli, H.s strength never fails, His patience never flags, His thought never gets obscured. Ha is the Eternal Wisdom, the Almighty Power, yet Immortal Youth; the Ever lasting Father become for us the Eer lasting Son. H:nry Grady, the genial Southern etateimn, used to tell of his Christ ma3 visits to hie mother, and how, lookicg into his face, and smoothing his hair, as she used to do in the years gone by, she would tell for the hun dredth time, whit a brightness ho had bscn to her life, and how ehe thought of him Trhenever a boy whistled along the BUect. On to ee the Christ home comic g to us as the years hasten. A true child i3 very jealous for the good name cf his parents. Dj ycu re member the story of the beautiful woman whcee father had been branded on the forehead for s'mo crime? When the daughter had come to great estate and praise, she stood by her father's chair amcng the assembled notables, and rested her fair hand on his brow, eo that nc one eleo could eee the ecar. Her own honor covered hia disgrace; her own beauty his hideous mark. Thus Christ, the child of humanity, covers tho sina of humanity. Hts honor for our dishonor; His merits for cur demerits. A charming story brightens the dark annals of the career of Alexander the Great. Antipater wrote Alexander a long letter, setting forth many faults in the conduct of Alexander's mother. The great conqueror replied: Anti pater does not know that one tear or a mother effaces a thousand such letters as these." It is because Chris; is the Son of humanity, that he has ordained that one genuine tear of contrition ehall blct out all the tell tale record that tho great adversary and accuser of soub can make against us? And now for anoiher story, one of the most tender that ever was told When Jeeus was being crucified. He looked down upon Jchn, who bad been to him as a brother, and upon His own mother, Mary, and said, now that Ho wa3 going away: "Woman, behold thy Ban," and B hold thy mother." H w naturally it i3 added: "And from that hour that disciple took her unto h:s wn home." 3Tery econ you and I will be home less. We go the way of all the earth. The places that know us 6hail know us no moro. Then the strong 8on of humanity will receive ua into Hia home. "I am not afraid to die," said a mother, for I have a child ovei there. I shall not be lonely. Love will be resumed." Even that was a blessed thought. But now every one of ua may add, the Lord Christ, humanity's 8on, to me as a child stands at the portal of the blessed life; for did He not say: "Whosoever ehall do the will of my Father which is in Heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother." James M. Ludlow, in New York Observer. Little Folks. THE SAND MAN The Sand Man drop3 in every night, The Sand Man witn his pand : To sprinkle grains in little eyes, Witn unseen, unfelt hand. He comes about the hour when all Toe baby work is done; When toys lie scattered round the room. Abandoned one by one. A jumping jack, an iron bank, A painted rubber ball, A rattle with a whistle on, A bruised and battered doll, A dozen little glittering things Ro dear to babyland. B it now the Sand Man comes around, Too Sand Man with his eand. Two chubby little fists are forced In two small sleepy eyes. To rub away the sand which sifts Across eome tired sighs. And now the Sand Man yields hia place To a fairy with a rod, Who beckoas toward that mystic shrine, Tne babyland cf Nod. The Sand Man drops in every night, The tiand Man witn his eand; To sprinkle grains in little tyee, Witn uneeec, unfelt hand. Charles Nelaon Jjhnson in Chicago Timc3 Herald. WIT OF THE CHILDREN. HOW GRACE MET THE SITUATION Willie (regretfully): I'd like jiut awfully to kiss you, Grade, but 1 s'pect it wouldn't do. You know your mamma said you mustn't never kies the boys. Gracie: Yes, that's what she said that is, it's about what she said. Sae says to me, she says: "Gracie, don't you ever let me see you kiesm' the boys." Mamma, she's gone over to Mrs. Bilby's. A DIFFERNT CONDITION A small boy in one of Marshall Field's stores in Chicago approached his employer and asked for an ad vanc3 in salary. "How much are you getting a week now?'' aekod tho merchant. "Four dollars and a naif, sir." "And hi wold are you?" "Twelve, sir." "Why, my boy, at your ago I wasn't paid that muc 1 " "Well, maybe ycu weren't worth it to the firm you was working for, but I am." UNANIMOUS REFUSAL A lady liviug ia O ao is tee mother of six boys. Oao day a friend culling on her said: "Waal a pity that cae of your boys had not ben a girl." Cae ot the boys about eight years old overheard thi3 remark, and promptly interposed : "I'd like to know who'd 'a' bin 'or, I wouldn't V bin 'er, Ei wouldn't 'a' bin 'er, Joe wouldn't 'a' bin t?r, and I'd like to to know who'a V oin 'er." Ex. VENUS AND lib MYSTERIES. does not greatly differ from that on the earth. If we could step upon Venus we should find that we had parted with a few pounds weight, but the difference would not ba very noticeable, except perhaps on the race track. But this planet, eo like the earth in many respects, is very differ ent from our globe ia its situation. The earth's distance from the sun is 93.000, 000 miles; the distance of V.nus from the eu is 67,000,000 miles. This differ ence becomes a matter of great import ance when we consider the effects which the sun produces upon the two planets. Heat and light, as everybody knows, vary inversely as the square of the distance. When we compare the square of the earth's distance from the suu;with the square otVanuVs distance, we find that the former is about doub e the latter. This moans that V-nu?, on the average, gets twice as much heat and light from the sun as the earth gets. Bit, on the other hand; we koow that all forms of life depend for their existence upon the radiant energy of the sua. Oa the earth, when we pass from the arctic regions toward the equator, we find the number of living forms and the variety and intensity of the manifestations of life continually increasing, until, in the equatorial zDne, earth, sea and air are all crowded with animal and growing things. The touch of tho sun everywhere produces life, and in the absence of sunshine is death. It is but natural to infer that Venus, having twica as much sunshine as the earth, should be proportionately more crowded with animal and vegetable inhabitants, and that the intensity of life there should be correspondingly greater. Same gaologists have thought that there was a time when the climate of the earth was eo hot that tropical plants and beasts lived abundantly around the poles. A similar condition of things might be supposed no w to prevail upon Vjpu3 Harper's Round Table. BUY THE BEST. If you want the best low down wagon you thou d buy the Electric Handv Wagon. It is the best because it is made of the best materia); t ae best broad tired Electric Wheels; best sea soned white hicKory axles: all other wood parts of the best seasoned white oak. The front and rear hounds ure made from the best angle steel, which is neater, srro ger ana inevmy hv r.et ter than wood. Weil painted In red and var nished. Extra length of reach and extra long standards sapplied without additional cost when requested. This wago" is guaranteed to carry 4UW lbs. anywhere. Write the Electric Wheel Co.. Eox Wl yuinoy, Illincis. for their new catalogue wbi h fully describes this wagon, their famous Electric Wheels and Elec tric Feed Cookers. THE DEMJCRAIIC PLATFORM. The most beautiful planet, and the one that comes nearest to the earth, and most resembles the earth in siz?, is at the came time the most myate rious. Is V-nua a living world or a dead one? That is to say, ia it in a condition to support inhabitants, and is it probable that such inhabitants are there, or, on the other hand, is it un suited for their presence and barren of living forma? Tnese questions astrono mers at present are unable to answer, but their eff jrts to ans rer them and the observations that tney nave made of the mysterious plaaet possess an al most startling interest First; let us briefly recall what Venus is It is a globe like our eartn. and of very nearly tbe same magnitude, having a diame ter of about 7,7u0 miles, wnile that of the earth is a little more than 7,900 miles. So nearly of the Bime sizj are the two planets that it we cuuid view them from an equal distance we ssoud Da unable wiinous tne aid of instru ments of measurement, tu aetecc any difference becween thorn. Tha hud stance of Vouu-3 is tligatly lighter, bulk for bulk, tnan that nieh com poses tho eurth; Due ihe a fforence in this respect is so little mm again it would require special xmmaiiou to d eiingui-h by weight bee ween a cubic foot of the soil oi V mi aud an cqur.1 amount of the Boil of the earth. It follows that on Vjuu3 the force if; gravitation or the weight of bodies i The fallowing platform was adopted by tho Democratic State Convention in session here last Miy. Tho Democratic party of North Car olma. in convention assembled in Ral eigh, N. C , on this day. May 26, 1898, 'io herebv approve, endorse ana ratify the last D im jeratic National and Scate platforms, and pledge our earnest eup- port to the principles therein expressed. We denounce tho Republican partv for tho passage of tne Ditigly tariff bill, which has increased the burdens of taxation upon the consumers and zivcii the trusts and moucDoiiets greater power to rob the people. Believing that under our present methods of Feueral taxation more than three quarters of our national reve uuea are paid by people owning lees than one quarter of tho property of the country, we protest against such inequality and injustice, and in order to remeJy to eome extent this great wrong, we favor an income tax, and favor all constitutional methods to sustain it. We denounce the Republican party for tbe defeat of the Teller resolutions declaring our national bonds payable in silver as well as gold, and denounce it for its determined purpose of more thoroughly fastening the single gold standard upon our people, and for its avowed hostility to the free and unlimited coinage of silver as well as gold, at the ratio of 16 to 1, into full legal tender money. We denounce the Republican party for its determination to issue bonds at this time, and we denounce the Republican war tax bill which lately passed tho House of Representatives as unjust and unequal in its burdens, unnecessary and vexatious; and we demand the silver eeignorage be coined; that an income tax be levied, and that the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to issue the necessary amount of full legal tender greenbacks, or United States Treasury notes, in order to meet the expenses of the war with Spain and to supply the revenue deficit under the Dmgiey bill. While we deplore the war with Spain, we pledge our earnest support to tne Government in all honorable ways to effect a speedy and successful concue'on of hostilities. We denounce tae scandal, extrava gance, incompetency and corruption of the present Republican State ad ministration. We denounce all enactments of tbe last two legislatures by which cities and towns in the State have been turned over to negro domination, and we pledge ourselves to enact such laws as will give security and protection to the property and people of every town and community in the State. We denounce the placing of negroes on committees to euperviao schools, and we pledge ourselves, if restored to power, to enact such legis lation as will make this impossible. We denounce all legislation enacted by the legislature of 1895 and 1897 for carrying out the base and partisan de signs of the Republican party. We denounce the placing of ignor ant, irresponsible and corrupt men in office. We oppose the removal by corpor ations of suits or cases from our State to the Federal courts, and favor legis lation to prevent it. We favor fair and just election laws. We favor a government of the peo pie, by the people and for the people economy in expenditure, the abolition of unnecessary offices, decency in ad ministration, constant improvement of our educational system, charity to the unfortunate, and rule by the white men of the State. We favor the extension of the pow ers of the railroad commission, and a close scrutiny into affairs in order to ascertain, establish and maintain such rates as shall be fair and just to the people and to the transportation and transmission corporations. We condem free passes. We favor the election of United States senators and railroad commia sioners by the people. We favor the enactment of such legislation as will encourage capital to take investments within our State, and guarantee that the same shall be justly protected. We favor a union of the silver forces of the country io the Congressional elections, and cordially invite all vot ers, without regard to past party af filiations, to unite with us in support ing our candidates for Congress who favor the free coinage of silver, thus giving practical force and effect to the recommendation of our Democratic National Chairman, Hon. James K Jones, and to the Congressional com mittee. We admire and recommend without stint tho great and gallant fight made by Hon. William J. Bryan in the last national campaign for the success of our party and the principles of our platform. w e can attention to the wi3e, eco nomical, honest and honorable admin istration of the affairs of our State for twenty years prior to the present Re publican administration, and promise the people a return of wise, honest, economical and honorable administra tion under Democratic success. We call upon every believer in honor, hon eety and economy, upon every advo cate of white supremacy, up an every advocate of equal and just taxation. upon every aavocate or the income tax and opponent of plundering tariff taxation, upon every advocate of the restoration of silver, and opponent of the single gold standard, and the pres ent issue of bonds, as threatened by the Republican party; upon every op ponent of government by injunction. and advocate of the jurisdiction of State courts over cases arising in the State against corporations doing busi ness therein ; upon every lover of de cency and good government and op ponents of the prevailing conditions to unite with us in our contest with the Republican party th6 greatest enemy of our principles, and aid us in redeeming tho nation from the clutch eg of greed and injustice and tho Staie from the scandal and incompetence that now alllict it. (OFFICIAL) NATIONAL ALLIANCE DEMANDS. Adopted at Washington, D. C, February 6, 1896. Whereas, The Declaration of Inde pendence, as a basis for a Republican form of Government that might be progressive and perpetual, states: "That all men are created equil; that they are endowed with certain u- alienable rights ; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness; that to secure these rights, gov ernments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the governed." We hold, therefore, that to restore and preserve these rights under a Republican form of government, pri vate monopolies of public necessities for speculative purposes, whether of the means of production, distribution or exchange, should be prohibited, and whenever any such public necessity or utility becomes a monopoly in private nanas, tne people 01 tne municipality, state or union, as the case may be, shall appropriate the same by right of eminent uomain, paying a juat vaiue therefor, and operate them for, and in the interest of, the whole people. FINANCE We demand a national currency. safe, sound and flexible ; issued by the general government only; a full legal tender for all debts and receivable for all dues, and an equitable and efficient means of distribution of this currency, directly to the people, at the minimum of expense and without the interven tion of banking corporations and in sufficient volume to transact the busi ness of the country on a cash basis (a) We demand the free and unlim ited coinage of silver and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. (6) We demand a graduated income tax. (a) The government shall purchase or construct and operate a sufficient mileage of railroads to effectually con- troi an rates of trans Dorta tion on a just and equitable basis. (o) The telegraph and telephone. like the postoffice system, being a ne ceesity for the transmission of intelli MONEY SAVED iS MONEY EARNED. It you ouv an article of Uie proper quantv you innueuiaieiN cut otf the expense of repair. To save repair eaves money. 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S3 23 CStli IS Working Bulletins, State Constitutions, Rituals, National Constitutions, Application Blanks, Dimit Blanks, Withdrawal Cards, Delegate Credentials, Fraternally, (per dozen) . . . -Q .to .EC (In pads) . . . . Ft tt tt tt tt tt tt t tt ii J. T. B. HOOVER, 8aeV-Treaa N. O. F. 8. A.. Hillhom. R n $1.00 for one Year. The Progressive Farmer is the Alliance Organ of N. C. ALLIAH0EMEN ONLY Are Repestei to Read TMs ! If you are a Simon pure, dyed in-the-wool Allianceman, and have the good of the grand farmers' or ganization at heart, you will exert every effort within your power to build it up. (your organ) Tie Progressive Farmer (your organ) stands in the breach battling the ene mies of the Alliance, and it expects every Allianceman to rally around the standard. Conscripts, Cowards and Traitors are not wanted. They have already crippled our cause by desert ing our ranks for office and social standing. We bear your banner, Al iiancemen, and we claim your support. WE DON'T ASK MUCH. Let every Allianceman in North Carolina send a club of subscribers and by August, 1899, we will have 20,000 names on our subscription list. Picnics, Alliance rallies, Sub. and County Alliance meetings are the places to raise clubs. Try it. One Year for $1.00, The Alliance Organ of N. C. is The Progressive Farmer. SUCCESS OR FAILURE l- U UCUIAJ ULSVU VUC DW1 J.A JVU OMi V aiguv jvu uu k whin- wumu'.i, V ouwva- . AUD b It! tit m tne poultry business me iu Kenaoie incuoaxors ana urpoaers. t y wont autuiiAUucauy auu uuiuul mu ui guou re&uns vui x v'lii rwwrv, zc pa s.ggiy - - r--mm nir ricui Brmiir rriHiTi nnn a imiummiiii ihiiht liiim viiii minium n now kim ut iHtuiLrv. v v Menu n m&m t or 1" " RELIABLE INCUBATOR & BROODER CO., Box B 92 Quincy. m -, tns ii i gence. should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the people. LAND. We demand that no land shall be held by corporations for speculative purposes or by railroads in excess of their needs as carriers, and all lands now owned by aliens should be re claimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. KXEOTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS. We demand the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. That each State shall be di vided into two districts of nearly equal voting population, and that Senatorf from each ehall be elected by th people of the district. DISTRICT LEGISLATION. (c) That our national legislation shall be so framed in the future as not to build up one industry at the expense of another. (d) We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much a? possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all National and State revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the govern ment economically and honestly ad ministered. FROM MURPHY TO MANTEO. Norfolk Va , March 15. 1898 J. L. Ramsey, Esq , Editor, Rateigh, JV U: Dear Sir: We herewith enclose iyou check for 3 00 to pay for our ad n your paper, and will say we feel that the money was well spent, as it brought us communications from Mur phy to Manteo, in regard to eggs and other produce. Yours truly, Powell & Co. BRINGS APPLICATIONS SELLS STOCK. AND That's What An Ad. in The Proeressive Farmer Does. BATTLEB2RO, N C. January 10, 1899. The Progressive Farmer, Raleifcn, N. C. Gents : Yjurs with bill for ad ($12 50) received. Please find mv cneck on Rocky Mount bank to pay tne same lou nt ea not continue. 1 Drefer to wait now until March Int next at which time you may publish again. I have had many applications and have sold some stock by the aid of my ad. in your pper. Respectfully, T P Braswell. GOOD EVIDENCE. J CAMP FIRES 1 V OFTHE V CONFEDERACY. 9 C ? ? ? 9 C 9 ? 9 The Heroic, Humorous and Thrill- p 1 ing Side of the War, Jj 7 Consisting of Humorous Anecdotes, J iivuiiui.ii vn r. x:-x 7 vi iiri unuif Thrilling' Narratives, Hand to Hand Fights, Terrible Hardships. Imprison ments, Perilous Journeys, Daring Raids, Sea Fights, Tragic Events, tic. 608 Pages Over 200 Illustrations. AGENTS WANTED everywhere. Good rav. Srnri for nnt ifiil iIitmiIIik circulars in colors, and terms. Ad- P tompanj, Louisville, Kj. G3 FARMS TOR SALE. a i'y uenerais t uziiugn L.ee, uordon, if Rosser, Hutler, Otis, and 200 other K flC - -1 1 uicivc uiutcisi, privates, saiurs aim patriotic Southern women. 9 ? 9 ? 9 9 9 C 9 New York, March 3, 1898. The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, zv. u. Dear Sir: A.s strong evidence of our opinion concerning your paper as an aavercismg meaium, we simply mention that we have alwavs had it on our list and our advertisement has never failed to be in a single issue dur ing the season of advertising. xours very truly, German Kali Works. Tobacco. Truck. Fruit and Dairy Farms and Timber Lands f )r sale or lease in the New Golden Belt. A.ddres8 : Wm. Demsie Grimes, Washington. N. O. VOTTNfl MFM dorou want agoodpar IUUi' UimN ing position on the KAIL ROAD? Tf no. I can help you. Age most be be tween 18 and 35. Enclose 12a for terms postage, etc. J. L WILSON, Dep. 21, Catawba N. C. It costs lots of money to run a paper like The Progressive Farmer. If you owe us anything send the money TO-DAY. Don't wait till to morrow. We have bills to meet to day thai will not wait till to morrow. HALT I WHO GOES THERE? Hello, there! We're after that fel low whose name is on that little red -lip of paper on page 1 of this issue. He's the gentlemin with whom we wiph to talk. We know him, and here he ie. No dodeiner now. Look the date on that label straight in the faco, and 8w seven timps: "The Progressive Farmer is run on a cash b isis, aud needs the money for every renewal, and needs it to day." Can you say it? If not, please renew at once. Do yu promise to do this be for- the sun sets again? If not, we cannot let you g r That's all there is about it, and we shall have to keep our pro mis u Decide quickly 1