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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
WHY THE

A farmer of Wake came to Raleigh
last week and sold his load of apples
at forty cents per bushel. Passing by
n of our large grocery stores we
saw some Northern apples and en-.
CURED the price, when we were told
forty cents per peck. We know that
no country in the world possesses all
the conditions for the development of
the perfect apple in a greater degree
than North Carolina. We know that
in no country they have a more
delicious flavor or richer and more
beautiful color. Yet the North Caro-
lima apple sells at forty cents per
6ushel and the Northern at forty cents
per peck. Why this difference? 1t
is simply the difference in the care
and preparation of the apples for mar
ket. The Northern apple is carefully
picked from the trees, very carefully
assorted, excluding all defective apples,
whether as to size, color or decay, or
bruises. They are careful to secure
as nearly as possible uniformity in
size and color and to see that they are
not bruised and r perfectly sound.
Each variety is packed separately.
The apples are washed nicely and are
packed securely in barrels. They are
packed SO tightly that they cannot be
moved in the barrel while being
shipped. The North Carolina apples
are gathered from the ground, are not
assorted as rule, with any care,
mixing two, three, four or a half
dozen varieties together. All sizes
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

with spots Of decay and dirt, are IN
discriminatory tumbled into box or
barrel-rarely-ever a sufficient guam
tity to- fill it. Of course by the time
they reach the market, they have
every appearance of being the refuse
apples of the farm. And SOFT is with
potatoes. Again we ask why the
Yankee can get forty cents per peck
for his apples in the city of Raleigh
and the North Carolina apple only
commands forty cents per bushel ?
Why the difference :? Can you tell -?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
"WAR TO THE KNIFE AND THE
KNIFE TO THE HILT."

The Farmers Alliance Of this State,
in its annual meeting one month ago,
accepted the gauntlet thrown at its
feet by the Bagging Trust. 1t said
in effect: eve ask no quarter, and
we grant n%one," and with electric
speed it ran all along the lines from
East Virginia to Texas, a nd our breth.
rem rose as one man and said awe
will stand by YOU" The timid thought
and said that we would be forced to
yield. Many of the papers, thought
and said the same thing. The mer-
chants interested in the sale of trust
bagging laughed at our arrogance.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER thought
and said that the high. and noble
spirit of true Southern manhood could
not and would not submit to the rob.
berry. We knew something of the
pluck and spirit of endurance ex-
hibited by our people during the war.
One moment of doubling or faltering
would have proved fatal. What do
we now see ? In the great city of
St. Louis, where the trust originated,
the leading cotton factors, publish
resolutions declaring that they are in
hearty sympathy with the farmers in
this fight. The cotton merchants Of
Savannah have formed a pool to i'm
port for the farmers secondhand bag
ging and other substitutes for trust
bagging, and Immediately the trust
bagging dropped in that market one
fourth to one-half a. cent per yard.
With the Alliance at as a fight for prtn--
ciple, and whatever others may do, no
true Alliance man can think for one
moment of submitting to the arrogant,
domineering spirit of these plunderers
and robbers, By this manly fight of
the Alliance the Southern farmers
will be spared this robbery, with it's
attendant humiliation and degradation.
Insurance companies will insure the
cotton and Nef York, Liverpool and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

tFF e. rs rsr.~E--" e. - '.
Catawba is one of the finest counties
in. the State, Her people are among
the best of our population. Few, if
any counties in the State have made
more rapid and substantial progress
in home development, within twelve
years past. No county in the State
perhaps, has so much money invested
in agricultural implements and field
machinery. We were therefore pre-
pared to believe that if the good peo-
pie OF that good county made up their
minds to do a thing, it would be done
and done we'll, and hence we went to
the Newton Fair last week, expecting
to see an interesting and creditable
exhibit. But we confess that it ex-
ceeded our expectations. Over twenty
acres of land enclosed, ample and com.
Portable stalls for stock of all kinds
a good half-mile Northumberland
stand and nice buildings for agricult.
ural and other exhibits, all complete.
All the details of the management
seemed to have been as perfect and
worked as smoothly as if President
Reinhardt and his corps of active and
gentlemanly assistants had run a dozen
fairs. The Treasurer looked happy as
he shufaed the tickets with nimble
fingers to ove three thousand people,
and the people looked equally happy
in their exchange of genial greetings,
as they moved to and fro inspecting
the great variety of excellent exhibits.
The stock department was simply SUI
perb. The Fair, as a whole was a sue
cess, but the stock in excellence and
numbers, was far ahead of any exhibit
we have ever seen at a County Fair.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER heartily
congratulates President Reinhardt and
his associates on the splendid c
of their first annual fair.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

49, III ~ -.
other markets will buy it, if wrapped
in any good light material, whether
it be cotton or7pine- straw or Dundee
or Quincy or Burlaps, notwithstand-
ing the effort of certain parties in the
South to brighten the farmers by
declarations to the contrary. Our
farmers are going ahead and are buy
ing anything rather than trust bag
ging. We are in receipt of letters by
every mail saying "our Alliance will
not use n yard of jnte bagging."
Let them continue to say it and let
them continue to stand by it. We
should be ashamed of the Alliance
and Of our Southern brethren, if they
submitto this degradation except and
only as a matter of absolute necessity,
a contingency which we cannot now
see. "Our voice is still for war"
We "ask no quarter and give none"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
r o. COMING7

Mr.. Wilson, the Secretary, Mr..
Upchurch, the President, and all the
officers of the State Fair, are bending
every energy to make it a grand sue.
cess. The rates on the railroads are
about one cent per mile. The build
ings and race track are being put in
irst-class condition. We expect, with
favorable weather, to see the largest
assemblage of North Carolinians on
the grounds that ever visited our
State Fair. The farmers, all who can
do so, should come and bring some.
thing to exhibit and bring their wives
and children with them. Our Annual
1State Fair should be-
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS GREAT
ANNUAL GALA DAY.
Let us all meet there, shake hands,
exchange greetings, become better
acquainted and learn more of each
other and each others successes and
failures, and thus cultivate a closer
union, a warmer sympathy and a more
~fraternal feeling.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
WHY THE ?

"Thou shalt not respect persons;
neither take a gift; for a gift doth
blind the eyes Of the wise and pervert
the words of the righteous" The
average reader. will recognize the
above language as that of very high
authority, but still the newspaper
editor, the legislator and Judge carries
in his pocket a "dead head +" or com.
plimentary railroad ticket, notwith-
standing. The picture is brought out
a little clearer as we remember that
the poor minister Of the gospel, upon
whom, it might be reasonably sup
posed, the greatest favor would be
shown, is required to pay half fare,
except on special occasions, when he
is generously accorded Excursion
rates" What is the consideration
which prompts railroads to make this
difference between the judge of the
courts and the ministers of the
Gospel
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
THE MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTU.
RAJ COLLEGE. :

We have read much of this institu-
ton. We had learned to believe that
it was doing a grand work for the
youth of that State. We reached this
conclusion after reading much in re.
gard to it, and from a report of one
Of the officers of our own. Farmers
College. who was sent to examine the
Mississippi College, its system and
methods. We were therefore SUR
prised and mortified when a promi-
nent citizen. of that State, was pleased
to ridicule the institution from his
seat as a member of the Interstate
Farmers Association, which recently
met in this city. We are just in re-
ceipt of some resolutions, accompanied
by an address, adopted and distributed
by the Oktibbeha County Alliance,
of Mississippi, which shows that there
is a difference of opinion between the
gentleman referred to and the farmers
of that county in regard to this Col
lege. The Alliance appointed a COM
mittee of it's members to give express
sion as to the estimate in which the
farmers held the institution and their
report sets forth that both the male
and female colleges are doing a mag
nificent work in the education of the
sons and daughters of the farmers,
and it denounces in vigorous language
what it asserts to be "malicious mis-.
representations of designing dema-
gogues." This Alliance calls upon
the State Alliance of Mississippi to
adopt some plan by which each County
Alliance shall send one or more dele
gates to look into the management Of
these colleges, and give their co-opera-
ton and support in such matters as
shall promote their efficiency and use.
fulness.
W. refer to this matter to show
first, that there is a widely different
estimate put on the college by the
farmers than the one in the speech
referred to, and secondly to commend
the example of our Mississippi brethren
to the Alliance of our State. They
were not content to accept what they
heard, but they sent a committee to
see for themselves. Thirdly, to ex-
press the hope that our farmers will
take the same earnest and jealous in
terest in the success of our Farmers
College as the Mississippi farmers
have exhibited for theirs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
PHYSICAL TRAINING IN OUR
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

10 our mind there is no more serious
defect In our system of education,
than the neglect of physical training
in our schools and colleges. Parents
seem not to regard it's Importance and
educators seem to be unmindful of it's
great value in the proper development
of the finished man or m We
believe that this all-important feature
in education should be recognized
and enforced, if need be, by.legisla-
ton. The mind is not the only faculty
that should be trained and disciplined
and developed. 1t should be stored
with useful knowledge and polished,
but it should not be allowed to launch
out on its voyage in the frail bark of
a diseased and decaying body, if it
can be avoided. And in thousands
and thousands of instances it could be
avoided by a proper system of physical
culture in our schools and colleges.
We a~nxiously desire to see this
great feature engrafted on to our sys-
tenn of education and we feel that
Wake Forest College for obvious
reasons might well take the initiative
in this matter. We would rejoice to
see this progressive institution estab-
lsh@a splendidly equipped gymnasium
and employ q irst-class instructor to
take charge of it. Properly conducted,
ittwould be one of the most attractive,
as it would be one of the most import
ant and valuable branches taught in
that popular institution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
coTToNJPLANTER" ON COT
Ton SEED OIL.

SOulIlOuo w oAO VI
our cotton planters, our cotton seed
oil men and our State Chemist, DR..
H. B. Battle, the communication in
this issue of "Gotton Planter" from
Laurinburg. He treats of a subject
which as yet is little understood, be-
cause little investigated, but when we
reflect that the consumption of cotton
seed oil mills will approximate this
year, 1000, 900 tons of seed, and that
they have invested in this new indus
try over $50, 900, 900, and that a an
element of commerce, it will soon be
enhanced to the extent of our entire
product or of the remaining $500, 900
tons, it becomes a matter Of great i'm
,portance to our farmers. We, r
therefore greatly gratifed to see that
such men as "Cotton Planter" are
turning their attention to the investi-
cation of this subject, with the view
of ascertaining to what extent and in
what ways the farmer may lose or
gain in the manipulation of his cotton
seed. We remember that one of our
astute farmers at, Walter, N. c.,
furnished The Progressive FARMER
with some valuable thoughts on this
subjectaast spring. And we are also
gratiied that they are calling for more
light. We are glad they invite our
State Chemist, DR.. Battle, to aid in
the investigation Of this subject, for
he is ever. ready and willing to ad-
vance their interests. Let us have
more light. Our columns are open
for the discussion of this or any other
subject calculated to advance or i'm
prove the farming interests of our
State. By discussion we stimulate
investigation and evoke truth. "Cot-
ton Planter has been studying the
complicated problems involved in this
important question in a plain, prac-
teal way IN the laboratory of the
cotton field and he gives us his con-
illusions. What will the laboratory
of the Chemist demonstrate Viii
the results conflict We shall await
the answer with interest. Meantime
we commend the consideration of this
subject to our farmers as one well
worthy their serious thought. The
cotton seed of the South at present
prices is worth forty millions of
dollars, and they should know in
what ways to best utilize this
valuable crop and be sufficiently &C.
quainted with its value as an element
of commerce to save every dollar pos
sible for themselves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Again we want to say to our cores
pondents that they must give us their
real names if they expect us to publish
their articles. We must have their names
as a guarantee of good faith And again,
we must ask our friends-aIl-to con.
dense what they have to say-boil it
down. We are anxious to give as great
variety as possible to our readers, and to
do this the articles should be short and to
the point.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
US a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper IS received, as well as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity OF going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

~ If any errors have been made in
names or postofices, in changing our
mode of mailing The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
we trust our subscribers will prom pity
notify us of the fact, so that correction
may be made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

Bro. John T. Ratlif, Secretary, in.
forms us that sister Mary E. Teal,
wife of Bro. Benjamin Teal, a member
of Carson's Old Field Alliance, de.
parted this life on June the 9th, 1888.
We learn from Secretary Worsely
that Jonesville Alliance, No. 1880, is
getting in good working order. We
are glad also to be assured that The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is popular with
the brethren, and that we are soon to
receive a good club.
The E~dgecombe County Farmers
Alliance, at it's last meeting, rendered
a vote of thanks to Senator Reagan,
of Texas, and Congressman Simmons,
of North Carolina, for their services
in behalf of the Southern farmers as
against the bagging trust.
South River Alliance, No. s31, is
reported prosperous by the Secretary,
Bro. S. B. Page. On the Oath of
August these brethren had the pleas
ure of listening to a rousing address
from Bro. D. Fl. Cooper, of Owens.
vile, N. c., followed by Bro. T. N.
Culbreth, of the same place, in an in
teresting speech of some length.
Bro. Howard T. Jones, of Alliance
No. 6O7, Warren county, sends us a
club Of subscribers, for which we
return thinks. He says: "We love
to meet and discuss questions that
will be of service to us and our chill
dren; we love the order and have
great faith in it's accomplishing much
good. 1t does my heart good when
l see with what concert of action our
farmers are condemning the cotton
bagging steal. Stand firm, and we
will overcome this swindle.
Other Alliances condemn the bag
ging trust and resolve not to use jute
bagging, as follows: Dorches Alliance,
No. I'll, Rocky Mount; Dover ALI
ance, No. s7s, Craven county; Rocky
River Alliance, Cabarrus county;
Piney Mountain Alliance, No. GAS,
E
Durham county; Bethel Alliance, No.
403, Davidson College, M~ecklenburg
county; New Light Farmers Alliance,
Wake county; Lemon Springs ALI
ance, No. 80, Lenoir county; the
Chatham County Alliance; Leesville
Farmers Alliance, No. 33, Robson.
county; Paramount Alliance, No. 1853,
Davidson County; Buck Creek ALI
ance, No. 255, Mecklenburg county;
Pine Level Alliance, No. $50, Wake
county; New Hill Alliance, No.
l4s, Wake county; stanly Greek
Alliance, Stanly county, Macklin
Spring Alliance, No. Sc; Newton
Grove Alliance, No. 357, Sampson
county; Bluff Alliance, No. SIT; Edge.
combe County Alliance, No. GA; and
Fearless Alliance, No. 74s, Rockdale,
N. G.
p. 49, #
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
RALEIGH, N. Co.,, SEPT. Is, 1885

THIS paper entered as second class matter at the Post
Office in Raleigh, ". OF -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

Secretary R. W. Horrell, of ALI
ance No. 838, Bladen county, reports
the lodge in good condition and
working tremendously.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18
ALLIANCE NOTES.

members of the Alliance, when writing to us,
will greatly favor US If they will always give the
No. OF thesr Alliance. We have given the sixth and
seventh pages Of our paper to the exclusive use of
the Alliance Use them, brethren. For all official
orders, rulings, notices, &C., the brethren will ex.
anime these pages.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
SbNr Baby,

"In March last. our ably when six
months old, was taken down with what
the physicians called bronchitis ian
ordinary cold and was very sick for
two wseks; she seemed To he Tiled deep
in the chest with phlegm which We were
unable to loosed: she could not lie down
at all. but had TO be held uprlgh, else il
caused her 10 cough severely; the phys
icians did not give her any relief, al
though she prescriptions were changed
every day aud sometimes twice Il day
this treatment was continued about en-
days and We snsliy de ern,insd 10 try u
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
We obtained u bottle an after giving II
few doses she was relieved. breathing
easier and throwing off the phlegm and
getting to sleep. getting sell in . few
days. and we believe We owe her life to
the use of Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
Our Oldest girl is subject to Group and
hiss had several Severe attacks hit the
Cough Ren cdy has brought her out al
| right with but two good doses and we
would not go over night without 3 bottle
in the house. We have great filth in it."
Signed. Wilbur L. Wells. Lulie L
Wslls. 1851 G street. Lincoln. Neh
Sold by F. f. Miller.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10

II is with the deepest sorrow the
GRAPHIC the death of Mrs.
G. L.. Hammond. which occurred in
Chicago one week g to-day, the Sd
inst. She was for u long time y residen,
of kimball as the wife Of the former
proprietor of the Enaer The sad news
comes to us from Mr.. r. NJ. Hammond,
a brother Of her husband. or the par
ticulars of icr death Mr.. X. writes:
The poor girl ran down rapidly for
the last three weeks. She was netur.
ally consumptive. but her death was
hastened by spinal meningitis, and this
in turn was aggravated by the dcotl. oi
my mother three weeks ngo. She leaves
q six months old baby girl. and was her
self the last of a large family of grown
up children"
Mrs. Hammond WAS greatly beloved
by all who knew her. In Kimball her
friends were limited only by the circle
of her acquaintance. Bright and viva
clous in and lovable in dispo-
sition. she won friends on every side.
The news of her death will bring pro.
found SORROW to their hearts, and feel
ings of deepest sympathy to her afflicted
husband
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
Among the associated pres. dispatches

Among the associated press dispatches
we find the following:
Sharon, Pa, Feb. l.-Dr. Kughler
arrived yesterday with the body Of his
son Charles, who was frozen to death
during the recent blizzard in Dakota.
The young mar had settled on a ranch
Eve miles west OF Washington Springs,
Jerauld county. and vas doing well at
the time of his death, January u. The
doctor reports a terrible state of affairs
existing in the territory within the track
of the blizzard. The total number of
deaths will exceed 1000. although the
papers in that section try to suppress the
facts. He has seen y list Of some 500
who have persisted, and for miles inland
beyond the reach of railroads and tcle-
graphs there are people about whom
nothing is yet known. and whose end
will probably always be a mystery.
1t would be a just r%etribution il the
All Mighty would strike this malicious
liar. Kughler. dead.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-10
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