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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23
COTTON FOR
WILSON, N. c., Oct. 10, 81
G.. NJ. BURToN,
Cor. Secretary.

WILSON, N. c., Oct. 10, 'ss.
Col. L.. L. PoLK.-Dear Sw:-At a
regular meeting of the Wilson County
Farmers Alliance, held Oct. 5th,
1888, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we think it our duty
to use cotton for covering and tieing
our bales, eight ropes to the bale.
RESOLVED, That cotton sheds, covered
with some non-combustible material,
should be built by the middle of next
year for the purpose of storing next
crop.
Resolved, That cotton should be
handled by our own weighers and
sellers.
RESOLVED, That factories be built for
the making of said bagging and rope.
Resolved, That all guanos offered
for sale in the Southern States, wher.
ever made, must be put up in cotton
sacks, and ask that all Alliances every
where stand by us in this demand.
Resotved, That a copy of these reso-
buttons be SEN to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and Wilson Advance for pub
location.
w. w. FARMER, Sec'y.
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TOBACCO GROWERS coNvEN-
TON. @-
October 9, 1888.


Ridgeville Alliance was organized
in May with z chatter members and
now numbers 43, with the prospect of
100 by Christmas.
Suppose the County Alliance of the
tobacco belt would have a called
meeting and send two delegates each
to Greensboro at an early date, say
about the Goth of November, to or
ganize a Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton. Such An organization is greatly
needed by the tobacco farmers. 1t
could accomplish great good in many
ways. It could and would secure
more equitable terms for the sale of
our tobacco or adopt methods for
selling it ourselves. The warehouse
expenses are burdensome and oppres-
sive and must be remedied. 1t can
only be done by concerted action on
the part of those who make it. What
say you, brother farmers of the to-
bacco counties, shall we have the
meeting and organize? Let us hear
through The Progressive FARMER.
Fraternally,
G. NJ. BURTON,
Cor. Secretary.
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of the day. Let us do this, and as old
Bro. Jones says, educate. and CO.
operate" and I think We may soon
see the luminous rays of light CLEAN
ing forth out of the darkness. Let
the public press, as it is doing, herald
forth the demands Of the farmers till
their voices may be heard and rever.
berated in every community, village
and hamlet and at last reach the halls
of legislation, and there be recog'
nized. Let us organize, unite, har'
monte and work together as a unit
till we become a solid mass, as stub
born and impregnable against monop
olistic power, trusts and combines as
the walls Of adamant, or as indestruct
ible as pavements of granite.
l will close by saying hurrah
thrice hurrah ! for the Alliance, and
long may her banner wave.
T. F. SMITH, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23
RAILWAY LEGISLATION IN
ENGLAND.

A bill is now pending before the
British Parliament looking to govern
ment control of railways. The British
Agricultural Gazette thus states it's pro-
visions:
"The railway commission is recon
structed, and is to consist of three
members, of whom one is to be of ex-
perience in railway business. The
commission is to be presided over by
a judge, whose opinion is to prevail on
any point of law. The three commits
sions will have to decide whether any
question is one of law or of fact, each
commissioner having an equal voice
in this decision. Chambers of agri-
culture and other traders may, after
obtaining a certificate from the board
of trade, make complaint to the COM
mission, without proof, that they are
aggrieved in the matter complained
of. Certificates 80 granted remain in
force for twelve months, but the board
of trade may, in certain cases, require
security for costs. The commissioners
are to have power to award damages,
if complaint has been made within a
year from the discovery of the griev-
ance. One appeal only, and that
strictly confined to matters of flaw, is
to be allowed from the decision of the
commissioners. A revised table of
maximum rates and classification is to
be submitted by each railway CON-
pany within six months of the passing
of the act; and this, if agreed to by
the board of trade, will come before
Parliament by a provisional order. If
not agreed to, the board of trade must
themselves determine the classification
and schedule of maximum rates and
charges, including all terminal charges,
separately distinguished, but SO that
the whole shall be in their judgment
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23
LUCERN AS A FERTILIZING
PLANT.

How cal plants increase the fertility
of the soil This question is being
constantly put to our enquiry De-
partment," and we have frequently re-
piled that there are two ways-one by
adding to it that part of themselves
which they obtain from the air, and
the other by searching many feet into
the ground with their roots and
bringing to the surface the chemicals
and fertilizing material stored there
and filtered from the surface for ages.
AS this is lucern's method of benefit
ing the soil, and our illustration show
ing the roots searching for new food,
explaining, as nothing else can, it's
value, and why it has it, we commend
the following letter from a practical
farmer as completely explaining and
answering every point and question:
"In September I wrote a short
article about lucern. [ have received
letters concerning it from all parts of
the country, and at the request Of my
friends all over the Union, I will talk
a little more about ~lucern, its habits,
uses and culture. Lucern will grow
on any land that will produce wheat,
corn or potatoes, and will thrive on
many lands that none of these will
grow on, especially very light sand or
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23
A SUGGESTION.
SHARON, Mecklenburg, Co., N. c.,
.,> Oct, IL, 1888.

SHARON, Mecklenburg, Co., N. c.,
Oct. IL, 1888.
EDIToR FARnER:-Allow me a short
space in the columns Of The Pro
aREssrvE FARMER THAT great lamp
that is lighting up for the farmers all
over North Carolina) to suggest to
secretaries and corresp ondents of ALI
ances that they use the space hereto
fore taken up in condemning the bag
ging trust, with short articles on what
they are covering their cotton with,
what they Are getting for their
cotton and saving by buying to-
gether through their Business Agent,
Agent, &c. am not opposed to these
resolutions; | wrote one myself, But
this trust has been kicked at, and
whether the bottom is knocked out or
not, 1 am betting it has sprung a leak
and will not hold six months longer,
and by another eason the two horse
farmer can cover each bale of his cot
ton with a different kind of bagging.
Now to follow up my suggestion: W.
are covering our cotton With old bags
at IL cts and four cover a bale. W.
r getting the best market prices for
our cotton through County Bust
ness Agent. We saved about one
dollar per ton on fertilizers and a
small per cent. on supplies.
Our cotton crop is about one-third
short, caused by drought in July and
August, and rain in September. Think
we can squeeze through with our corn
crop. Our cane crop is a little short,
but made by Alliance men; will have
enough to do us and to sell.
In conclusion, when we carry our
cotton to market we smile instead of
grumbling, as in days gone by.
Fraternally,
w. B. ALEXANDER,
Sec'y Sharon Alliance No. 800.
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OUR NATIONAL DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.

Pending the discussion Of the bill
in Congress to make this department
one of the co ordinate departments Of
the government, the Pacific Rural
Press had this to say:
We regard it as one of the most
remarkable facts of our history, that
one of the most important national in
terests has been SO long unrepresented
in the chief council of the government.
Agriculture, the most important ele.
ment of the Nations power, wealth,
and greatness, has been entirely I'M
recognized except in a subordinate
way. 1t is high time it was placed in
the executive council of the State.
The army of Is 1000 expanding
$40, 600, 900 annually, and, compare
lively, doing nothing, has ever had a
departmental Office to look after it's
minute movements, and no one has
grumbled. The navy, limited to ii, 200,
a mere ~burlesque compared with
European powers, the standing joke
and laughing stock of the world, ex-
pending 500, 600, 600 annually, has a
place in the Cabinet, and yet no one
claims that it is an unnecessary lux
ury. The postofice is worthy of the
government, does anoble work and
no one begrudges a dollar of it's ap-
preparation, so long as it is wisely and
economically administered. The State
Department is slow, conservative, and
much given to turgid logomachy; is
considered the most honorable, but is,
perhaps, of the least Importance,
though necessary to keep a watch over
our foreign relations. The Interior
Department, next to the postofice,
comes more vitality in connection with
the needs and interests of the people.
1t is the source of our land titles,
manages Indian affairs and the pen
sion business, regulates mining, and
has generally been managed with
marked ability, though a little too
much fettered by red tape. The
Treasury is, perhaps, the greatest
marvel to a visitor. 1t is said that
more than ST., 600, 900 is handled there
daily. 1t is the heart of the National
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23
HARMONIZE AND ORGANIZE.
FARMERS ALLIANCE No. TIA,
October |, 'SS.

OCGOUCI L OO.
EDITOR FARMER:-It may have long
since been decided that our Alliance
was dead and unconcerned about the
great questions which are now agitat-
ing the Alliance. But our silence of
late has been giving consent to the
resolutions adopted by others. wish
to say that our Alliance is just as
strongly opposed to, and just as de-
termined to burst the bagging trust
as any other Alliance. Our Alliance
is just now on a big boom; we have
increased from ten charter members
to fifty, and have nineteen applicants
before us to initiate at our. next meet
ing.
r. We are anxious to establish the
Business Agency Fund, and our mem
bers are responding very literally to it.
Never, perhaps, did the farmers
throughout this beautiful southland
feel such an urgent and dire neces-
sity of organizing and uniting their
efforts together as now. They see
more and more each day the great
need of our interests being represented
in Congress and the Senate, by men
of an iron will and steel determination
to fight for u rights to the bitter
end. We know that we have many
representatives who may be bribed
and bought over, who care but little
for the welfare of our interests and
the general prosperity of the country
at large; who are seeking only self
aggrandizement and personal gain.
The farmers have been too long slum-
bering in the cold and secluded tombs
of ignorance and wretchedness; they
have been cropping in Egyptian black
ness and the darkest nights of illit-
eracy unaided Or unguided. Their
ships have been launched upon the
great foaming and roaring river of
mortgage, debt and time-prices, and
they have struck upon many rocks,
reefs and quick-sands which if these
are at last safely passed, must soon be
hurled down the Questionable chasms
and precipices and crashed into a
thousand atoms, and many a home
made destitute and many a poor
hungry soul go unfed. The spirit of
the age and increase of our population
tell us in emphatic terms that we must
advance, and that we must think and
act for ourselves, to meet the demands
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-23

RICE BREAD.-Beat three eggs with
out separating until very light, then
add to them one pint of milk, mix,
and add one and three-quarter cups of
white Indian meal, one cup of cold
boiled rice, and tablespoonful of but
ter, melted, and a tablespoonful of salt,
beat thoroughly and then stir in two
heaping teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Grease three jelly cake pans,
turn in the mixture, put quickly in a
hot oven and bake thirty minutes.
Serve hot.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-10-20

Coal is selling for $3.50 and $, per ton at
Rochester. ~ H.
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clear brown poli.h, instead of the
dull white it previously had. Tracing
this change in the tint to the proper
source, he waxed the whole surface, aud
polishing the pipe again smoked it and
noticed how admirably and beautifully
1t colored, also how much more swcety
the pipe smoked after being waxed.
Other noblemen. hearing of the
wonderful properties of this singular
species of clay. imported it in con-
siderable quantities for the manufacture
of pipes. The natural scarcity of this
much-esteemcd article and the gre t
cost o. importation in those days OF
limited facilities for transportation,
rendered its use exclusively confined to
the richest noblemen until 1880, when
1t became a moro general article Of
trade. The first mecrschaum pipe made
by karol Kowatcs has been preserved in
the museum at Pesth.- - Tobacco.
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Buddhist Signs of Rank.

| The number of umbrellas which NAV
be carried before each noble, to denote
his rank, is accurately defined by i'm
perial grant, this being the Burmese
form of letters patent of nobility. These
umbrellas are single, whereas in the
regal sunshine conCeltratcd honor is
implied by multiplied canopies, as shown
In one of ryramidal form found in the
palace at Mandalay.
OF the golden umbrella, as an ecclcsias
teal distinction, special men ton is made
IN curious letter. which in the year
1902, was addressed by the great high
priest Of Burmah to the Buddhist priest
hood of Ceylon, on the occasion of the
arrival in Burmah of six Cincaiese
priests, VINO had journcyed thither to
desire ordination to the highest order
of the priesthood. The letter tells of
. the magnificent ceremonial with which
the event was celebrated by the ordsr
of the kind, "Lo-d of the White Elc-
plants, and how the candidates had
been placed on the golden howiah,
borne by the stateliest elephants, and
thus led IN procession throu, n the
streets of Amarapoora, attended by ali
the greatest Gigaitarics of tn, empire,
and preceded by all the insignia of
royalty, while over each priest were
held two superb golden umbrellas, shin
ing like the morning sun.
So prominent is the position assigned
In Burmah to this quaint sym boil that it
generally attracts tine special notice of
travellers. Thus when. IN 1870. Mr..
Cushing visited the province of Kiang
TunC, and was admitted TO en- audience
with the tsaubwa. or ruler of the prov
ince, he tell, Us how, on entering fac
hall, with four rows of pillars, he per-
ceiyed the Gildcd throne on a raised
daiS, between the central pillars. Ga
either side were seated aIow of high
dlcnitaries. those of highest rank being
provided with velvet cushions. and all
around the throne were grouped white,
yellow. and golden um brellas aad other
cmb.en.s of prin ccly rank.
In like manner in China. whenever
you chaacc to meat any great man or
his way to pay an official visit or on hi,
travels, you can tell his true rank by
glance at the great symbolic red UNI
trc!la, which is carried before him /
among many otherilsignia of state, such /
as banners and huge fans, borne on tall !
poles and disp aging dragons and repre- |
sensations of the sun. II English Illus
trated Magazine.
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The acoT.cs Of t.uu,,-r,,
EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK
wv YORK. March II lSn.i

~ fh ~ ilp NAt. BANk.
Nav YORK, March 10, lee.j.
IL gives me great pleasure T. adj IN testi-
nuny in favor Of ALLCoCK's Porous PIAs-
TEit>. Last October had a very severe az ack
Oh 'uHhag' and suffered untold asoly could
no. TURN IN Lei rect in any POSITION with Iut
ass stance, and with pains almost u1bcar-
a'ie' the folks su 'Gcstel ALLCOCK's PORoUs
LISTERS. Us soon as possible had one ap-
plcd 10 the smtil Of my back.and to my great
suri Use lex erienced nlno-t Instant relief;
continued wearing il until entirely oured. and
am nap y to say that | have not had the
slightest symptoms Of LumbaSo since. They
are wonderful! and valuable Plaster FIR
Lumbago, and AXE much pleasure in recon.
merdins them. VS.. PHILLIPS
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What "A c'wa:,l that Major Smith is" said
Jones to Robinson, "wEy. the very sight OF
gun-rowder would make him i'll. How did he
ever manage TO become an officer in the army"
Don't say anything against Smith," an
swered Robinson, "he once saved my If"
saved your lie. Nonsense, impossible!
hat do YOU mean:' Il man that 1 was in
ths nrst stages of consumption; ! was losing
strength AMI vi ality every day with the ter
rIble disease, when Smith advised me to take
or. Fierce Golden Medical Discovery. had
tried all Kinds of medicines without success,
and my physician had given me no hope: yet
here am. as well as ever "a man was, and
owe my life to Smith, and to the wonderful
remedy he recommended"
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The first Nrarsch.rm Pirp.

IL l:22 there liv,i II P,s;A, the
capital %; Hungary. K@.o. k,waJce. a
shoemaker, who's: Ingenuity in ou.ti,c
aad Carving on w OIL, etc.. brour.t him
Into c.2tlc, with Conn: Ardrassy, with
whom he became a favoritc. The
Count on hi' return from a visi. 20 Tur-
Key. brought with him piece of whi.ioh
Gay, which had Leca presented to him
as curiosity on account of its extra
Ordinary light specific gravity. /;
struck the shoemaker, that, being
porous, it must be vel adapted for
pipes, a. i. would absorb the nicotine.
The experiment was tried, and Karol
cut pipe for the Couat and one for
himself. But in pursuit of his trade he
could not keep his hands clean, and
many piece OF shocmaker's wax be-
cane attached to the pipe. The clay,
however, instead of assuming a dirty
appearance when Karol wiped it off, re-
served. wherever the wax adhered TO it.
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= onng Eirl's Grief

AT seeing her Oh lrms Of face and form de-
PAIRING, and her health imperled by func-
tlonal irregularities, at her critical period of
Tile, was turned TO joy and gratitude after a
orief lf-treatlnent with DIR. Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription. Ii purified and enriched her
blood, caves healthy activity To the kidneys,
stomach, bowels, and other organs. and her re-
turn to robust he nth speedily followed. IL is
the only medicine for wo:nel. sold by drug
gSts. HHdcr q ppsttirc guarantee from the man
u1acturers that it will give satisfaction IN
every case, or money will be refund q. This
qua an'ce has been printed on the bottle
wrapper, and faithfully Carried out for many
Years.
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rOR OLD PEOPLE,!

In old people the nervous system is
weakened, and that must lie .;rergshened.
One OF the most prominent medical
writers of the day, in speaking of the
Prevalence o, rheumatic troubles among
the aged, says" The various pains, rheu-
matte or other, which old people often
complain of, and which materially disturb
their comfort, result from diSordered
nerves" There it is in nutshell
the medicine for old people must be a
nerve tonic. Old people are beset with
constipation, fatulency, drowsiness, dar-
rhea, indigestion, rheumatism, neuralgia.
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The ZUlu'S Love for His Cattle.

The love that Zulu has for his cattle
causes him to ornament th"m in many
ways, some Of which entail considerable
suffering upoa the animals, which, how.
cv,r, he regards from a phiosophic
point of view, and does rot allow it to
interfere with his love for them. lie
trims their ears into all shapes, the
favoFite pattern being that Of leaf
with a deeply scrratcd edge. He
gathers up buaches Of the skin upon the
head, ties strlr- tightly around them.
aud so forms a number 0! projecting
knobs 0. various siz IS and shapes. II.
GUS strips of llI!c .ro.n the head and
face, lct!iac them hing dowa As hppcts.
and also cuts the dew.aps an ! MAKE; .
uiacc. With others il, icav ; the SKIN
I.taCt, and lavish ~. IL, at ulou tn,
horns. lie viii cause one horn to pro.
jet forward and another back ward; he
VIII train one upright aad the other t.
the grou.d. Sometimes he observes
rough kind of symmetry, and has botE
horns bent with their pciats nearly
touching the shoulders, or trains them.
with the tips meeting over the hca like
an arch, or under the neck ike collar.
or turned around the eyes like specta.
Giles. The most singular effect is pro-
duccd where the horns of youa- OK
are trained to lie fiat upon the skull IN
ii! tho points meet in the middlcs of
the head, when they arc manipulated
so as to make them coalcscc AID grow
upward like the hora OF the unicorn. 49,
[. D.akc's Magazine.
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Mrs. Langtry is said to be worth 81 900,
600 ''
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Where the FaUlt Rested.

He-'I was 80 mortified that you
should see me fall from my bicycle, Miss
MaId;e, but can assure you that the
fault rested entirely on the bicycle"
YES, for moment Mr.. Geelip, and
then the bicycle rested entirely on the
fault. "-Ner Yrs .Sn
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Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but use DR..
SI-e's Calarrh Remedy
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The far trade in dress silk promises to b,
satisfactory.
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LAMBS should not I've allowed to roam freely
where the "I-ass is rank during wet weather.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-18

ST. LOUIS April 11.-Flour strong at So 500
4 40 Wheat i1ac higher; No. red cash soc,
May delivery s434G1sss4c. Corn higher; cash
,i1405l1dc, May delivery 50Ss6b5lSsc. Oats
quiet; cash 3s@33Isc, May delivery Seize.
Whisky 81 90. Provisions strong: Pork s14 50.
Lard s. 256D7 35.
CISorNNArI, April i7.-Flour firm. Wheat
No. 2 red sec. Corn strong; No. mixed
SIC. Oats firm; No. Q mixed 3iGa34lSc. Provis-
ions-Pork unchanged at S14 50. Lard firm at
81 So Bulk meats firm; short ribs s. 50, Bacon
steady; short clear IS s7I1. Whisky steady at
81 o. Hogs steady early, closing lower.
LOUISVILLE, April 17.-Grain firm Wheat
No. red SIC. Corn, No mixed Soc. Oats,
No mixed S5l9c. Provision market closed
firm: Bacon-cear rib sides S., clear
sides s. So shoulders SO 50. Bulk meats
clear rib sides 81 25, clear sides 81 20, shoulders
So. Mess pork unchanged. Hams, sugar cured
$40 50011 so.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YoRK, April II, noon-Spirits tur
pentine dull at 40c. Rosin duh at 81 200
/ *2l5.
500 p. m.-Rosin duh at 81 aO@1 22lS. Tur-
pentine quiet at 40c.
CHARLEsToN, April 17.-Turpentine dull, SIC
asked. Rosin steady; good strained sOc.
New YoRK. April 17.-Rice steady.