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cury. lifelong to the Atlantic Alliance,
away down here on the seaboard, and
we had a beach party during full moon
in June, and we all enjoyed ourselves
finely and n going to have al ALI
ance fish fry during full moon in July.
l would like to have some of my up
country sisters with me for / think
they would enjoy it. My father, B.
E. Hewett, is a member of the Atlantic
Alliance and l will say if all who be-
long to the order were as strong in
the cause as he is, there would be no
drones. We are having fine seasons
and fair crops. Owing to the cool
spring, cotton is small, though it is
now growing fine. My father has a
cotton blossom open June 23d. Col.
Polk, as this is my first time, [ fear
my little scribbling will find it's way
to the waste basket. I will close my
letter by saying stand by the flag Of
the Farmers Alliance.
Your friend,
ELLA B. HEwETT.
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farmers, | would contribute the reselts
of every meeting Of our Alliance, bnt
already imagine l see Brother
Or" smiling ludicrously at the
idea. The general prospect for
crops is very good, but we
folks have had a terrible battle and
have come off victorious, and tho
enemy have, been left on the field with
battered blades and wilted hearts, and
those who haven't yet conquered the
foe are receiving help from their
brothers. [ remarked the other dav
how much better our neighbors were
getting towards each other than in
former days, what could be the cause?
The Alliance, Of course, came the an.
swer, without fear of contradiction
One unlucky Brother was stricken
with fever, and before he could attend
to his farm again his horse died, and
he was at a loss what to do, when the
Brothers were assembled and all were
universally commissioned to 90 and
help him, alternately, until his crop
was SIOdA. L COu1O ASuUlOu HdnV
more instances but time and space
forbid. Our Alliance is in favor of
the Cooperative Union. You will
hear from them soon to that effect.
We wanted Bro. Alexander for our
Governor, but would just as soon have
him President of the State Alliance
where we wish to keep him. I will
write again if this doesn't meet with
the same fate of the Brothers from
Smithfield. But let me ask for a lit.
tie information in politics before |
close. Have we any woman's rights
people who intend voting for Belva
Lockwood? I hope not, for she will
have to do like "Han's Stockrica and
wife," take rat poison, or else live till
the next Presidential year. She ought
to be content with her lot, and not
want to be a man.
Yours fearfully,
X
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NOTES FROM ALLIANCES.
OwENsvILLE, N. c., July 5, 'S8.

O~WENSVlLLE, N. u, July ., 90
Mr.. EDIToR:-I have been waiting
for sometime to see something in The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER from some mem
Der, of Eureka Alliance, No. 32S, but
have waited in vain. We organized
January 26th, 1888, with about 20
members, but now we have 80, with
applications coming in at every meet
ing. Times are Frightening up and
the farmers r being encouraged to
hope for better days. We are trying
to inform ourselves on the various
questions that directly effect the
farmers interest, and l think we have
accomplished some good. We hope
soon to have the Business System in
operation. AS this is my first attempt
to write for u State organ, and fear
ing | may consume too much of your
valuable space, l must close. With
best wishes for The FARMER, Il remain,
Yours fraternally,
A MEMBER OF 32S.
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HOOP SWAMP Alliance, No. $50, Wayne
J. G.. SHoTwELL.

HOOD SWAMP Alliance, No. $50, WAYNE
Co., N. @.
Col. L.. l.. PoLK.-Dear Sw:-As
| have seen nothing in your paper
from our Alliance, I have concluded
to venture a few lines, as [ have
been elected Corresponding Secretary
of our Lodge. Our Alliance was
chartered the last of March and num-
bers about Sd members now. We are
trying to inform ourselves on the
various questions that directly effect
the farmers interest, and I think we
have accomplished some good. We
did not expect as great things on the
start as the old Grange lady. She
carried her sack the first day to be
filled with coffee. Our Lodge has
been considering the Agency Fund,
and you may put us down for $3.50.
Some 500 subscribed at our last
meeting, and not a full attendance.
BY request of the Lodge, you can put
us down for $3.50, and more if it is
necessary, to make our cause a sue
cess. A success is our motto, and that
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LONG BRANCH ALLIANCE. .
July s, 1888.

July g., 1888.
Col. l.. L.. PoLK.-Dear Ssr:-Shall
L say that, or "Dear Brother ?" Here.
tofore L have not addressed my letter
to any one in particular, but everyone
else writing for these "columns" be-
gin In this way, and I hate to be odd.
Why don't some more of the ladies
write for this valuable paper? I am
sure you might. Bro. Polk will give
us a little space somewhere, and it
would make the paper more interest
ing to our lady readers. It is character.
lstlc of farmers wives and daughters to
write and talk about that which is of
great Importance to the farmer. l am
sorry for our thriving Alliance at
Long Branch; we have SO many brave,
sensible members, yet not one of them
nave the courage to write an account
OF the Officers or of the progress of its
march upward to honor, and ucces
l have tried to give them credit for
their good deeds, but fear to trespass
too often, on account of that formid.
able waste basket. If it wasn't for
that and the feeling Of delicacy which
will force its way over me when I ap-
pear among all these soberminded
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HORTON, N. c.. JULY 9. 'SS.


Col. l.. l.. PoLK:-Bluff Alliance,
No. ST., received it's charter last April,
and up to this writing there are Al
members on the roll, one applicant to
initiate at the next stated meeting and
two applicants to act upon. We receive
members at almost every meeting, and
the brethren manifest considerable
interest in the order; notwithstand-
ing the busy season, they are doing
what they can to advance one of the
grandest and best orders on the face
of the Lords green earth. On the
9Th inst. the County Alliance met in
Atkins Hall in Clinton and elected
officers for the ensuing term. The
best order prevailed throughout the
entire proceedings and our County
President, Prof. M. Butler, manifested
excellent ability and is really
adapted to control an immense body
of intelligent brethren. He was re-
elected unanimously; also Bro. J. D.
Ezzell, Secretary. Much important
business was transacted and the best
order prevailed. To see a large hall
crowded to it's utmost capacity by the
best material of the county is sufficient
to satisfy the most curious and in
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credulous that the Alliance is what is
needed to advance the agricultural
interests Of any section. There will
be a public speaking at my Lodge on
the 18th inst, and the members an
ticipate one of the grandest times since
our organization, and there this writer
will inform the brethren of other Sec
tions of the State what a time we had,
and how good it Is to listen to a good
Alliance speech.
Fraternally,
W. J. CRADDooK, Sec'y.
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EAGLE Rock, Wake Go N. c.,
June 26. 1888.

Oo"O No AOoos
EDITOR FARMER:-There has been
many diverse opinions on the public
roads for some months as to what
course should be taken for the repairs
of our county roads. Now for the
public opinion in the first place, it
may be incompetent overseers; if so,
the supervisors should remove them
and appoint more. We sometimes
think that l~aziness overpowers the over
seer, and that may be the foundation
of bad roads; and then we look around
in our community, or at least find bad
roads, and the foundation is neglect
fulness on the part of some one. Now,
my friends, some of you want the
public to work the roads by taxation;
now where do you propose to lay the
tax for the purpose, on the personal
property or real estate? My opinion
is that would be unconstitutional.
We already have two local option
laws; the farmer has the burden to
bear. Now my opinion is the tax
should be laid IN the poll, and exempt
no class or profession. Why, because
all classes travel the roads more or
less. l am now 60 years old; have
served my time according to law. |
don't honestly believe that such a law
would be justice to those who have
served their time. Now, sir, if this
law should ever be passed over the
people, it would cause a very bad feel
ing. Then I say lay the tax on every
man, rich or poor, under As and over
Is years of age, from the president
down, on all classes; exempt none.
Well, we farmers have the sole right
to speak in behalf of ourselves, as
other classes, such as bankers or mer-
chants or lawyers. The doctors work
for their benefit, railroad presidents
rule their roads; why not the farmer
come to the front rank when we have
seven-tenths of the population in mum
Der ? Why not contend for our rights as
other classes do and have done for
many years /? Unity and harmony
will prevail. We have had the oppor-
tunity not long since to travel over
some parts of the roads in the eastern
part of Wake, and some parts are al
most impossible. In this way first,
the width is not there; second, not
worked as should be.
We are in need of rain at this time.
Wheat very good; corr small; cotton
| was elected Lecturer and Cor
respondent for Piney Grove Alliance,
81, which numbers 35, and vet
they come. Will close for the pres
ent. W. A. B. Richardson
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CRooMs, n. @, July 6, 'SS.


Col. L. l.. Polk Dear SIR
Cherry Grove Alliance, No. lis, met
June 9th and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year, viz:
Franklin Spivey, President; A. NJ.
Worley, Vice President; VIM. Strick-
land, Secretary; Daniel M. Strickland,
Treasurer; A. G. Worley, Chaplain,
G. w. Hill, Lecturer; Spencer M.
Richerson, Assistant Lecturer, Hale
Strickland, Door Keeper; Miss Salley
M. Coleman, Asst. Door Keeper, and
D. v. Coleman, Serg't-at-Arms. The
postofice of all the above officers is
Crooms, n. c., and nearest express
Office is Fair BLUFF, N. G. We are
very much in need of rain in our Sec
ton. We hope and trust in the Lord
that we will make enough, though, to
pay our fees and dues few more times
and to subscribe to THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Also, I think our Alliance
will be able to contribute something
for the Business Agency fund. Well,
Colonel, as the notes from Alliances
are getting numerous, and for fear
mine will occupy too much space, [
will close by saying ucces to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and it's editor.
F~raternally yours,
WIN. STRICKLAND, Sec'y.
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BEREA, Granville Co., July s, 'SS.
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Dear Sar:-As I
have been appointed Corresponding
Secretary of the Berea Alliance, I will
let you hear what we are doing. Our
Alliance vas organized on the 10th of
March, with seven charter members,
and has been steadily growing ever
since. We now number 81 farmers
of earnest, intelligent effort. There
are but very few of this class of farm
ers now out of the Alliance, not only
in this part of the county, but in diff
ferent parts that l have visited. They
take hold of the work of organizing
themselves, and l believe the time has
come when the farmers of this country
are determined to arrest their rights,
and to throw off the yoke of oppres-
sion which has so long been imposed
on them by rings and monopolies. Let
us but be true to each other, now that
we have begun the work of Kidding
ourselves of these monsters of oppres-
sion; let us persevere until we are in
oOpSIoCIO 04O dlC WlCOSCu GlO
equals of other professions to which we
are rightfully entitled. We installed
our officers at our last meeting retain
ing our most worthy and efficient Sec
rotary. [ think Jul members will re-
spond literally to the Alliance fund.
The Oak Hill Alliance, the last that
l organized, is growing in numbers.
They are very enthusiastic. Crops
are very poor in this section. [ think
corn is as late as [ ever saw it; not
more than rs per cent of a tabacco
crop planted and that is not doing we'll.
With three rousing cheers for The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and kind regards
for all allied brothers, [ will close my
letter.
Yours f%raternally,
J. G. SHoTwELL.
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ALLIANCE No. 447, July 3, '8S.
d. w. NANCE.

ALhiANCh A\O. F4|, July ., 90.
Col. L. l.. PoLK.-Dear SRI
will write you a few lines about our
Alliance. Rives' Chapel Alliance was
organized by Bro. Bland February
9th, 1888, with only 10 members;
o we have 81. Saturday before
the fourth Sunday in July, we elected
officers, and the result was as follows:
President, W. G. Burke; Vice-Presi-
dent, W. l. Dowd; Secretary, J. E..
Dowd; Treasurer, l.. j. Dark; Lee
turer, Joe j. Oliver; Asst. Lecturer,
S. G. Norwood; Chaplain, w. P.
Dark; Door Keeper, D. F. Andrews;
Asst. Door Keeper, j.. L. Carter;
Serg't-at-Arms, S. J. Dowd. The
people are still coming; some to be
initiated nearly every meeting. We
take a great deal of interest in the
Alliance, and think we shall accom-
plish much soon. Our Alliance is
made of good material. j. M. Ed
wards, our Business Agent, is a thor
ough-going gentleman. We should
persevere in our work and do all the
good that we can. | must tell you
what our Vice-President did a few
days ago: He went hunting and killed
three rabbits at one shot. | have
been trying to get you a club, and
hope to send you some names soon. l
will close by saying much success to
you and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Yours truly, j. E. D.
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GOODWIN, FARMERS ALLIANCE, No. l3l,
Rhodes, N. c., July 10, 'Ss.
At a regular meeting of this ALI
ance, held July 9TH, the following
resolutions of respect were read and
adopted:
WHEREAS, In his advise pleasure
the Grand Architect of the universe
decreed that the grim visaged monster
death should call on our Alliance and
remove with his icy grip u much
beloved sister, Miss Sarah M. Goodwin,
aged % years and 2e days, thereby
striking one Of the brightest jewels
from the crown of Jul order, and
making our once happy Alliance one
of mourning. Therefore be it
Resolved, That as a true sister of
our order and dear Christian friend,
that we will cherish her name, though
dead, even as living.
Resolved, That we tender heart
felt sympathies to the bereaved family
and would remind them that though
it is human nature to mourn the loss
of departed loved ones, it is not all of
life to live.
RESOLVED, That we in sad, though
loving remembrance of her, wear the
usual badge of mourning for 30 days.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be- sent to the family of the
deceased, and also a copy be sent to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER for publica-
ton. Fraternally,
D. G.. MCCLELLAN,
ANGUS Balm,
Rev. GRAY CULBRETH,
Committee.
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ALLIANCE No. Al, June %, '88.

ALLIANCE No. Al, June %, '98.
EDITOR FARMER:-In an editorial of
April Oath, there was some needed
legislation suggested, and it is in
order for every Alliance and citizen
to adopt resolutions not to support
any man for the State Legislature ex-
cept he pledge himself to us to carry
out resolutions. Now my idea is
that we should study our wants not
only as individuals, but in our organ.
izations, and should have a thorough
understanding of our needs as a people.
We should do this not as Alliance
men, but as citizens and taxpayers,
producers, and as the class that could
control all Jul own way. We, the
producers, should all be connected to-
gether in n grand army; we should
be thoroughly drilled and thoroughly
instructed as to our duties, and then
when the time comes we should act.
Grifins Cross Roads Alliance, No.
At, stands as a unit in every move.
We respond to all charitable calls.
We voted the five dollars assessment
to the Business Agency of the North
Carolina Farmers State Alliance, and
you will receive $3.50 by the first of
We mean business; we
must not fail.
Yours fraternally,
d. W. NANCE.
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CLEAR CREEK, Cabarrus Co., N. c.,

RI %. r-.- june 20, 1888.
EDITOR FARMER The number of
our Alliance is 1876, known as Bethel
Alliance, and was organized in Feb
ruary Of the present year by. Chas.
Mcdonald, Esq, with nine members.
Owing to the inevitable law of progress,
we now number l6 members, with
two applications before us. We meet
twice a month and I'm sure that most
OF us go away wiser and more efficient
members of society han we would
be otherwise. We discuss every
thing pertaining to the farmers inter
est, from a just and equitable admin
istration of government down to a
chinch bug. AS the multifarious
problems of the day present themselves
to us for solution, there are always
some among us who will dare to meet
the exigency of the case. The non
committal may hurl their shameful
anathamas at us, and in their sell
fish, ignorant, squeaking, ~diabolical,
squeamishness, attack us with their
red-hot deviltry but we will, with an in
invincible determination characteristic
of the Farmers Alliance, continue to
surmount, n by one, the impedi-
ments to the farmers success, until we
reach the summit of a sublime and
glorious prosperity. l heard n of
these big, burly, over-conceited flibus-
ters of a punster assailing the Alliance
with his forked thunder bolts of witty
sarcasm. I was not long in acquaint-
ing myself of the true calibre of this
squirting gas-bag and a more filthy,
abject specimen of impiety and in
decency than this poor wretch is in
OF his horrid and contemplate
practices, does not live. Condemning
institution that is really an honor
to the best men and women we have;
an organization of principles and piety;
an association of the most trustworthy
class of beings on earth And yet
this snarllng curr, with his ponderous
precocity, will bark and growl and
and twist himself in a thousand
hideous forms Of pantomime in trying
reveal to his neighbors the "cussed-
ness" of the Farmers Alliance. [
as we'll say before I stop that
man is a farmer, and that [ have
written the foregoing to show how
necessary it is that the farmers of our
country become practically a unit in
each others welfare, and how far we
are off the track when we in any way
try to impede each others progress.
1t is to be hoped that when any mem
Der hears a man forecasting his gloomy
predictions and reading out his bitter
excavations against the Alliance, he
Will investigate wisely and judiciously
he character of the accuser, and nine
lines out of ten you will find him to
way below par-not fit to belong
o the Alliance-not eligible.
We take The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Most of US will be able to send in a
lew subscriber this fall. I, for one,
'annot do without it, and commend it
o every Alliance man, and to farmers
generally "'3n Com CRACKER.
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SHALLoTTE, Brunswick Co., N. G..
Col. l.. l.. PoLK.-Dear SSr:-Will
you allow a farmers daughter a small
space in yours good Alliance paper to
say a few words to my good sisters in
the Alliance I am a girl 20 years
old, and I enjoy reading The Pro
GREsslvE FARMER and Southern Mer-
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BRINKLEYvILLE ALLIANCE, No. SSS,
INV 10 1895

July IL, 1888.
EDITOR FARMER:-Our Alliance was
organized June I'd, 1888, with five
charter members; we now have en-
rolled IA, with several applications for
membership. Our Alliance is COM
posed of some of the best farmers in
our neighborhood, and we are doing,
and expect to do, all that we can for
its success l hope the farmers will
all join, and unite their efforts for the
success of this grand enterprise. With
thorough organization and persever-
ance, success is ours. | think every
member of the Alliance should take
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER; through it's
columns we can hear from and ex-
change views with brethren all over
the State. Our crops are only ordi-
nary, but with favorable seasons and
a late fall, we hope for something like
an average crop. Success to the ALI
anc and The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Fraternally yours, H.
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WILLIAMS MILLS, N. c., June %, 'Ss.
Col. L.. l.. PoLK.-Dear Sar:-As I
have not Eel anything in your valu-
able paper from our Alliance, No. sol,
L wish to say a few words. June 10th
was the regular meeting of our ALI
ance, and, as you know, was the day
for election of officers, and the result
was as followss President, G. S. Holle-
man; Vice-President, G. J. Byrd;
Secretary, D. A. Bordeaux; Treasurer,
DIR. j. M. O'Kely; Lecturer, D. T.
Sears; Asst. Lecturer, G. w. Up
church; Chaplain, j. F. O'Kely; Door
Keeper, l.. D. O'Kely; Asst. Door
Keeper, Nc Williams. Never has more
love and union been displayed in any
election and installation of officers
than was seen in ours. I am glad to
say that our Alliance is in a prosper
ous condition. Our Alliance numbers
35 members, in good standing. We
all feel the need of a State Business
Agent, and we think we can do as
much as any other Alliance, according
to number of members. So let us all
do what we can looking forward for
greater success in the future.
Fraternally yours,
D. A. BORDEAUX,
Sec'y OKely Alliance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-29

All feeling, every act Of the will, every
time the eve or ear or any other sense Is
exercised and all the operations of all the
organs Of the body-every movement Of
a limb, every word that is spoken, is due
to the action Of the brain. 1t therefore
stands in the place of a machine, but in
stead of deriving its force from foreign
material used as fuel it consumes its own
substance, which during sleep is replaced
by new matter left there by the blood,
which has taken it from the food abb
sorbed into the system.
The person who works his brain day
and night consumes his brain substance
at a greater rate than il is formed, his ex-
pendimres are greater than his receipts,
his income is not sufficient, but his capt.
tai is encroached upon. With every
action Of which the brain is capable an
increased amount Of blood flows into the
organ, and if it is kept Unfortunately at
work the blood vessels become perma-
nently distended. they lose their elasticity.
They are like an India rubber band that
is placed around a large bundle Of papers
and left there for several months. When
the papers are removed the.band does not
contract to its original dimensions VIII
lam A. Hammond in New York Mail and
ExnrpSs.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-29
Managing the Great Retail stores.

The management of these huge dry
goods houses in New York is a matter of
larger import than the careless multitude
surging through them all day long ever
stop to think. The army of employees is
as large and difficult a command as that
Of many epauletted officers gain renown
for controlling, and is made up of much
more unruly clements than that compos-
ing most regiments. There are many
West Point graduates prepared tc assume
the control of large bodies Of men, but if
their command was composed to a great
extent Of women and children they would
probably prefer the position Of private in
the ranks or would hastily resign from
the service at once. The fact, too, that
the majority Of the customers are women
and unused to business methods compli-
Gates the difficulty beyond computation.
Brooklyn Eagle.