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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
For The Progressive Farmer.
THE CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

OAKS, N. c., April 3, 1888.
Everybody knows that something
is wrong. What is it ? The Alliance,
the Knights of Labor, the Wheel and
other organizations, are trying to
ferret out and remove the cause OF
discomfort. 1t is much better to re-
move the causes of the disease in the
body polite than to apply healing
remedies: it is better to remove the
causes of pauperism than feed the
poor-to remove the conditions OF
poverty than feed beggars.
In looking for the causes OF dlscon-
tent, we will examine the plain facts
of everyday observation and draw
our conclusions from what we see
First. We see that the merchant
charges from forty to fifty per cent.
profit on all the goods, wares and
merchandise which he sells on time,
secured by mortgage or crop-len. We
also see that in many parts of the
State the people buy nearly every
thing they eat or wear. I do not
blame the merchant. He could not
incur the risk without compensation.
What I complain of is that the law
allows such extortion-I do not mean
illegal, but legalized extortion. Five
millions of dollars would be small
estimate of the amount of taxes which
the people pay every year by reason
of this defect in our law.
Another cause of depression is the
want of a proper administration OF
justice in our courts. Nowadays a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

The Rio de Janeiro Meas has a
startling story to tell about the po-
sition of coffees. There is said to be
l,OOO,O to l,25O,OOO bags of the old
crop surplus at up-country points, and
the Ne,0s estimates the new crop at
100000 bags Rio and 100000
Santos. If this is true there is mar
ket supply for 1889 of over 9,o00,.
900 bags. This indicates low-priced
Pttsburg Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-,Southerm Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama-AHiance Banner, Athens.
Arkansas-.State Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock.
Mississippi-Te Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-Ihe Union, Choudrant,
Tennessee and Kentucky-.1he
Ioiler, Union City, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties of Jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-Farnaers' Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
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A TREAT IN STORE FOR THE
ALLIANCE MEMBERS OF
robson COUNTY.
Col. Green Having been Invited to Ad-
dress Them, Replies as Follows:
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c.,
March "a. 'SS.

Mr.. JOHN H. MORRISON, MoRRos1NIAN:
Mn Dear Sar:-Your esteemed
favor of goth inst. is at hand, in which
you request me to address the Farm
ers' Alliance of Robson county, and
the public generally, at Maxton, at
time to be decided on, "On the ad-
vantages that may arise from thor:
ough organization of the agricultural
classes Permit me to say in reply
that the reasons for such organization
are so obvious and self-apparent that
it seems to me the mere statement of
the text given would be sufficient to
carry conviction without superfuous
comment In these days of " trusts, "
"syndicates and combines, such
an organization, to my thinking, is
not one of simple expediency. 1t is
one of imperative duty. "Self-preser-
walton is the first law of nature" says
the proverb, and it is here brought
home. The greatest of all interests in
this great land, if not in dying, is
certainly in a comatose condition
Something must be done, and done
right speedily, to save it from the
canker of dry rot, which now seems
imminent. Action is essential. To
act intelligently and effectively, there
must be concert of action. Reason
sanctions it, home and home ties en-
join it, patriotism demands it, monop-
oly understands it, and is profting by
the knowledge whilst singing the
Syrens song, Of Calls well, to further
delude the most populous as well as
most oppressed class between the two
oceans. No! Organization is not a
mere advantage" 1t is, I repeat, a
necessity, as imperious as the plank to
the drowning man, fuel to the freez.
ing, or sop to the starving.
They know nothing of or at least
cannot appreciate-the patriotism Of
the rural classes, who would fain in
innate that such association argues
aught unfriendly to the existing po
litical order of things in our old State
Such insinuation is no less an insult
to them than it would be to the
lawyers, doctors, divines, as well a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
Sorghum for Stock.

Editor Sosthean Cwltirator:
/ see in the September number
of TIE Cultivator, page 1856, that
w. A. F., of Rockdale. S. c., lost a
COW by feeding on the suckers of
sorghum after whitening. During
the war l lost eight sheep-all I
had-in the same way, though I
gave them but very little, not
knowing anything about it as food
for stock. Next morning I found
all dead, heads leaning against the
walls of the shed and legs drawn
up as though resting, and seemed
to have died without a struggle. /
do not know how to account for it,
but in 1854 / attended the medical
college in Charleston, s. c., and
the wild cherry trees around the
college had been trimmed, and the
gate being left open, q fine COW
got In and ate all she wanted of
the leaves and walked into the
street and fell dead. While many
of us were wondering what killed
her, the professor of chemistry
came up and said: Get me some
of the leaves and l will show you
what killed the cow" Soon he
produced several drops of prussic
acid from the leaves and said had
she eaten them before whitening
they might not have hurt her, as
the tanin and water would have
prevented. He also said that one
drop of that acid put upon cats
tongue would kill it before We could
turn it loose. / do not know that
sorghum contains prussic acid, but
would like to know what killed my
sheep; / know it was not the guam
tity they ate. Some persons might
ask why the juice and syrup do not
kill people? l think it is be-
cause the tanin and water in the
juice prevent, and the boiling
drives off all impurities. 1 would
like if some chemist would analyze
withered sorghum, as the cause is
worth finding out.
JAMES M. HUNTER.
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J How Maggie Fen,

A young lady gave her roller
skating experience as follows:
"You ought to have seen me,
said the vivacious young lady to
the new minister, I'D just got the
skate on and made a start, when ]
came down on my
'Maggie!' said her mother.
"What? Oh, it was too funny
for anything! One foot went one
way and the other'n tother way;
and down / went on my"
Margaret reproachfully spoke
her father.
swell, what! They scooted out
from under me, and I came down
on my"
"Margaretl' yelled both the pa
rents.
"On my little brother, who had
me by the hand, and liked to have
smashed him. Now what's the
matter"
The girls mother emerged from
behind the coffee pot, a sigh of re-
lief escaped the minister, and the
old gentleman adroitly turned the
conversation in a political nature.
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THE rICAYUNE,
e Lcc..aiEg Newspaper Of tie South


TUE DAILY ri 'AYUSF
: inispensl- NJ ss,d fesrlss~ in ifs c';'' y
j., car.uct IL h~s 'he vi lee, s.'s'
.,.,At colrp stc sy-,csn ~ u~w> saf'Nrihg
4 telegraph au,i correspondence. ana
l,c sue>t n,.rufste sod -e-uninleto msr-
A..7, commercial! snd f',aBcsAi state
mci,ts nui,l.sh~.i in New Orleans
IIIt. SUNDAY pls,AYuNE.
Wien mag ~ t~ken separately from
me te; su,,<cErpsion s'ryice. il full
AID cen, ,,iesc in VII news slrrartineuts.
with ihs AIDED features Of h'useIn'ld.
t.,-h:on ard sacirts tslA. and feast OF
ts,..ice s.sg uni and selected literary
matter Tor l,.ira reading. Ito wp~c'ai
Ss,t,nsss os CsshsrIne Cole, Henry
'iavEic (psris corrc.pen6entl. Jennie
Iar~, Moiie Moorp Davis. ansl many
o. hers. APPEAR IN fhs- Sunday iss,ic.
THE WEEKLY pICAYUNE.
Isis .narmosh it-raee paper is the
hes. and cheapest weekly paper pub
li-h.d IN the South. Ia condemned
form i. contains al the nowe Ut the
weak. tho rr am Of all literary matter
AMI tho ~ht special fcsstul~s Of rlie
Sunday issu$, with an important AGri-
rul,nrai Drpartnieut ard the --latest
MARKET R.p-.sts. TIE Wsok1y 10 pub.
Ii he'd every Thursday, and reaches all
subscribers fur SUNDAY reading.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
The Independent Man.

The following was sent in just at
the close of the late campaign. 1t
tells its own moral:
Independent Candidate - Good
morning, Mr.. Voter; I suppose you
will vote for me next Tuesday.
Voter hardly know. 1t ap-
pears to me voter ought to be-
long to the Democratic or Repub-
ican party in order to have any
weight
/. Cob, no; / would not al
low anyone to tell me how to vote.
Vote for the man, not the party.
Voter-Yes, but if people vote
for you and other Independents,
and elect you, where will you stand
when you go to Baton Rouge?
/. Cob, to illustrate it; / am
on the fence between the two par
ties. ALI you have to do is to get
up on the fence behind and keep
your eyes on me. When 1 get 70
Baton Rouge and find out which
side it will pay me best to get
down on 1 viii decide whether to
vote with the Democrats or Re-
publicans.
Voter-Yes, we understand that;
but, as the independent element is
drawn from each party, will you
not have to deceive about one half
of your supporters, no matter
which side you get down on?
|. Cob, we'll; yes-no. You
see / will have to work with one
side or the other, and / propose
acting Independently. That is, do
ing just as / please, and not being
bound by any party or pledges. ]
do not see Why l should not do as
will be best for number one; for,
as you know, / can't please every
body, SO l guess l had better please
myself.
Voter-Good morning. When
you look round to count your votes
on the fence You will not find me
among them.
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NOTICE.

Proposals will be received on May 18th,
1888. to do tho printing for the parish of
Grant for the year commencing April l,
1888, and ending the 3lst day Of March,
1889. Said printing to include publishing
the venire list, notices of election, pro-
ceedings OF the police jury, and such mo-
tees and advertisements - the police jury
may order or the Law may require the par
ish to pay for, together with the blanks
needed by the grand jury, and also the
necessary blanks for summons, warrants,
bonds, ETC., needed by the Sheriff and
clerk in criminal matters. and the blanks
needed by road overseera
Bids will be received from responsible
persons on said day. the President of the
police jury reserving the right to reject
any and all bids. The party to whom the
contract is awarded viii be required to
give bond with good security for the fifth
full and prompt Performance of his contract
in every particular. A. l.. GROW,
Pres. Police Jury of Grant Parish.
Colfax. La, April ~, 1889.
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Gas G.mss-l.moerat.
N EW ORLEANS,

w ORLEAN MS,
ili- best newspaper published in
tic South.
lecause:
Is ari. editorials firm the pens of
accomplished writers deal with the
glca, an;! ike issues of the day.
Its complete Geographic service, es.
rre'sHy its Southern service, has
r-a' he'd a Point of perfection never be.
OF: attained bv any journal publis hedin
1-l> srcsion; and to DIV The TINES
DEMO. Rsr stands abreast with the
ealing papers s'f the United States.
It's coi"mcrciai and market reports
sreesrsfplis prepared snd san be relied
pa tsr accuracy and completeness.
s.> s, DAY edition e., % I6 psgrs)
las in addition 70 the ne IS and ether
:Ea.crisi eonta;nediu the daily, columns
i origiEal and contributed reading
matter carefully selected. giving the
.ss--si events in the " rid mind of
..s!.:..n and ui Society.
A special feature is it's unsurpassed
'ssnsia;ions of the choicest literature
> DC found in the foreign press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Linn Tanner. of Cheneyvills, La,
in the Mississippi Valley Farmer,
says: "The best and only crop of
Irish potatoes / ever raised in the
latter part of summer, or the fall
season, / got by planting out the
vines. | will give your readers the
plan, and they, too, can experiment.
When the vines are in-full bios
som, cut off twelve inches in length;
have the rows ready and opened
deep with q pillow; place the butt
end of the vine on the bottom of q
furrow, and lean it at an angle of
40 or As degrees; pull the dirt in
with hoe, and cover the vines and
leaves all entire except the bud.
Do this when the ground is moist
and in three days they will put
out roots, and make good vines and
good potatoes" This would be an
excellent way to make a fall crop
of Irish potatoes. Mr.. Tanners
knowledge of farming, and his in
tegrity az writer, should make
his statements reliable. IF he sue
ceeds in making q good crop of
Irish potatoes from cut vines why
cannot other farmers do the same
thing? He tells exactly how he
did it and there Is no giggling in
the matter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The above eighty names were written on
sererate pieces Of paper, and by the jury
commissioners, together with the clerk,
the first fifty names wore placed in an en-
velope and sealed and endorsed on the
same. Jurors drawn for the first week Of
the May term of the District Cont, > and the
last thirty names drawn were also placed
in a separate envelope by the jury COM
missioners and marked Jurors for the Sec
ond week of the Nay term Of the District
Court, > and said envelopes wore then sealed
and placed in the jury box, the jury box
sealed, locked and placed in the custody
Of =. B. 6hackelford, clerk of the District
Court. for use ct the next term of the
court The said s. b. Shackelford, clerk
of the District Court. did then and there
in our presence keep process verbal of all
the acts done by said commissioners in
said drawing. whey We certify to be cor
rect by our signatures. this 9Th day Of March.
1858. q. KEMP. in.
Jury Commissioner. F. 4 LAYSSARD.
A. BLOXOM.
t6EAL.1 8. B. SHACKELFORD.
Clerk and Ex-Onicio Jury Commissioner,
Parish Of Grant, La.
&. b sHAcKELFoRD, Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

There has lately been exhibited
in the Botanical Garden of Berlin
the biggest flower in the world
the great flower of Sumatra known
in science as the Raffiesia Arnold,
and peculiar to Java and Sumatra.
It measures nearly ten feet in cir
conference, and more than three
in diameter. Sir Stamford Raffies
and DR.. Joseph Arnold were ex-
ploring in company when they dis
covered this champion plant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
Mammoth.

From the noted stock of Man,
moth Jacks imported by Messrs.
Knight from Spain in 1873. Heavy
boned and large bodied, and well
built in every particular. Stock
from this strain produce the best
quality of mules in the country
Mammoth Jack is the property of
Mr.. G.. 8. Johnston, who lives near
the Darro, IL miles from Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The great combination shows of
Prof. w. G. Clark viii visit Colfax
on Wednesday, May I'd. There
will be two shows during the day.
one at 2 o'clock and the other at
night. Some time during the day
a large gas balloon win be sent up
into the clouds, with an expert and
daring trapezist. who will perform
wonderful feats of agility while
sailing through the air. This part
of the performance, with q full
brass band accompaniment, hobby
horses, ETC., is free to all. The
price of admission is placed at the
the low figure of Is cents. No
half tickets Children six years
cid and under free.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Mr.. j. B. Boswell one of the best
known citizens of Brentwood, Texas,
contributes the following item as his
personal experience. cater having
suffered from Diarrhoea for some time
and having tried different medicines
with no good result, tried bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which relieved me
at once and recommend it to all who
may be suffering from this troublesome
complaint" Sold by Price & Lewis.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

We have just received from ].
g. Greene & Co., their latest song
called Hungry at Somebody's
Door, by Charles A. Davis. It is
beautiful song and will become
as popular as his last song, there's
no one like Mother to me-" which
we noticed some months ego. Any
one Of these songs will be sent fol-
only eleven &c. stamps. Address
j. G. Greene & Co., 30 and As Ar
cade, Cincinnati, O.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The attention of some of our
soreheaded Democratic friends is
called to the fact that New Or
leans did not 60 Republican by
1000 majority, but on the contra
ry that city cast q, 26S votes for
Nichols, to 11.060 for Warmoth,
being clear Democratic majority
Of l6,203.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

YANKEE.-The term Yankee was
first applied to the people of New
England about 1775, by the whites;
but it was originally the corrup-
ton of the word English" being
pronounced by the savages. "Yen-
cheese" and referred particularly
to the English and their descend
ants with whom the red men came
In contact
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
lie Weekly Times Democrat

; embraces the best features of the DAILY
and SUNDAY editis ns with an additional
department devoted to agriculture, q
best suited to the South.
The rates of subscription are:
DAILY and SUNDAY, per annum. sra 90
SUNDAY only.... 90
WEEKLY. .........s.ss.ss... 50
Sample copies, free.
All remittances should be made By
registered letter or Post Office money
order to
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sent free for one year to any one get
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.EsTRAY NOTICE.

Estraycd from my premises seven miles
south of WINFIELD, on March 18th. 1883,
one gray pony horse, about eleven years
old no brands or any flesh marks. Any
person seeing or hearing from this horse,
will confer favor on me by taking him mp
and informing me personally or by letter
at WINFIELD, and will also be suitably re-
warded. NJ. III. MELTON, JR.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Numerous mule colts from Mr..
G.. s. Johnston's celebrated Jack
Mammoth, attest the qualities of
his stock. They can be seen at
Mr.. Us. place and at other neigh
bors in his vicinity on both sides
of Red river.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Two of the boss spring turnips Of
this season were sent to tho CHBoNI-
Gle this week by Mr.. LD.P. Lotion.
They measured each Ia inches in
circumference. and the two togeth-
err weighed 81 pounds. He planted
the seed early in January.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Mr.. C. w. Battell a travelling man
yopresenting Messrs y. Collins Son e.
Co, printing Inks, after suffering in
tonsely for two or three days with
lameness Of the shoulders and back,
complercly cured it with two applica-
items Of Cham berlain's Pain Balm. It
rures lamencse and rheumatism when
~ other treatment fails. Guaranteed
oad sold hy Price 4 Lewis. 4.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

No duty should De left undone. If
you have q smarting skin disease it is
not your duty to scratch and irritate
it but to apply Chamberlain's Ointment
and cure it. Guaranteed and sold by
Price g. Lewis. tt.
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IofvIoIAL]
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the LIST Day
Of Nay, A. D. 1888.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH or GIANT,

STATE Or LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF Grant,
Be II known and remembered that We
the undersigned jury commissioners Of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fled according to law, met this day in tho
clerks Office in tho court house mt Coiiax,
Grant parish. to draw . jury to serve ct
the next term of the District Court, to be
holden on the First Tuesday of May, 1883.
it being the LIST day of May, 1888.
The clerk of the court, 8. b. Shackei-
ford, then furnished the jury commissioners
with list of the jury who had served st
the last term of the District Court when
the Jury commissioner, with the assistance
of the clerk Of the court and ex-ohicio =
member of the jury commission, proceeded
to open the general venire box. and after
revising the same by striking from the list
and taking from tie box all those who had
served " jurors at the last term Of tho
court. removed from the parish, died, etc.
then proceeded to replace . like number OF
names in lhe general venire box, taken
from the registration aud poll books of
said parish, SO 80 to supplement the NUM-
Der Of names taken from the general We
miro box to it's original number, three hum
dred, when Mr.. Kemp, Jr., drew from
the general venire boz, in the presence At
the undersigned commissioners, one 1t .
time the following ffty names to serve
for the hrpt week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The unusual drouth that has
prevailed for the past month is be-
ginning to tell on the growing
crops, and unless we have rain
within week the situation will be
very serious.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The world was made to work in,
and if you fill your hearts with
good angels the bad spirits will
keep out, because there is no room
for them. They like work to do, and
will not stay long with an idle,
slothful person.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The measels having about run it's
course at Colfax and various other To-
calities in Grant parish, the mumps
are now holding sway.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

Mr.. G. A. Wickliffe has had him.
self barbered in barbarous style,
and now poses before the public in
the attitude of prize fighter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

District and circuit courts will
both hold terms in Colfax during
next week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

New posts, stills, etc., are being
put in the galleries of the court
house, where they have become de-
cayed from exposure to the weather.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28

The river has fallen steadily for
the past three weeks, and each
twenty-four hours shows a decline
from three to ten inches.
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A Pennsylvania editor writes to
q friend: Il still support my repu-
tation by publishing a newspaper
and my family by saving wood
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NOTICE.

Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana
In the matter of the Succession Of Thomas
j. Lowe and his wife Elizabeth Shaw,
deceased.
Whereas George T. Howard administra-
tor of the succession Tho mas j. Lowe and
Elizabeth Shaw, deceased has this day
fled his tableau Of debts of said success
sion. notice is hereby given that unless OPP
position thereto is fled within ton days
from the publication hereof the same will
be homologated and made the judgment
of this court. Witness the Hons w. f.
Blackman aad Thos. Overton Judges of said
court this April 23d 1888.
s. B. SHACKELFORD, Clerk
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New peas and potatoes.
Politics played, now for biz.

Don't stray stock belonging to
DR.. M. A. Dunn. See his adver-
tisement.