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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-27

LIVE sTCoK
CATTLE-Market slow, to l0c lower
steers, 80 JOd5 % stockers and feeders
81 40ld3 %; COWS, bulls and mixed, 81 -
as 60; Texas steers, tB04
Hoos-Market slow, to loo lower:
mixed. s. 45C05 IS; heavy, IS 5565 SIS:
light g. 40G5 20; skips, IS o0G5 Is.
SHEEP-Market strong: natives, t4Ca6 25;
western, - 1896 25; Texans 81 1904 80:
lambs, s. 80. The Drovers' Journal
special cabisersm from London quotes
excessive ST. plies, very weak demands
and half cent decline on cattle: b~st
American bssvss, 1l>sc per pouad dead
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-27

b. N. Mills, . travelling man from Linn
MAS, had an eye put out by an English
sparrow lying In his face 81 Omaha tie
othsr day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
THE STATE TICKET.

The Democratic Convention which
met in this city on Wednesday May
3Oth, after a laborious session of two
days and nights, placed the following
ticket in the field:
For Governor-Daniel G.. Fowle, of
Wake.
For Lieut. Govermor-Thos. M. Holt, of
Alamance.
For Sec'y of &ae-Wm. L. Saunders,
of Orange.
Wake.
For Audior George W. Sanderlin, of
Wayne.
For Atty Generaz-Theo. F. Davidson,
of Buncombe.
For Sup't Public Mstrucaon-Sidney
M. Finger, of Catawba.
For Supreme Court Justice, to succeed
the late Judge Thomas Ashe-Jos. J.
Davis of Franklin.
For Supreme Court Justices, provided
for by amendment to the constitut-
ion, to be voted upon at this election
Judge Jas. E. Shepherd, of Wash
ington, and Judge Alphonso G.
Avery, of Burke.
Presidential Electors-A. NJ. Waddell,
of New Hanover and F. n. Strud-
wickf, Of Orange.
The Convention, which was un-
doubtedly the largest ever held in the
city Of Raleigh, was declared adj
journed by the Chairman, Gen. VIM.
R. Cox, at l:2O o'clock, on the morn
ing of June LIST.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The largest political convention ever
held in this State assembled in the
Stronach Warehouse in this city on
the 3Oth ult. The chief and absorb
ing interest was centred in the selec-
ton of a candidate for Governor. The
deepest and keenest interest was main
tanned throughout the entire twenty
three ballots, and never did men work
harder than the friends of the respec-
tive candidates. On the twenty-second
ballot Capt. Alexander's friends, at
the suggestion of the Mecklenburg
delegation, withdrew his name and
left the field open to the remaining
candidates, Judge Fowle and Major
Steadman, and on the next ballot
Judge Fowle received the nomination.
Capt. Alexander and his friends,
throughout the whole campaign, con-
Quoted themselves so as to command,
at least, the respect of all their oppon-
ents. They have nothing to ~retract,
nothing to apologize for, nothing to be
ashamed of. Never did a man have
nor devoted followers-never did
followers have a more splendid leader.
Capt. Alexander is to-day the same
conservative, cool, digniied, able
patriotic and spotless gentleman that
he has ever been. His friends are the
same loyal, true and devoted North
Carolinians that they ever we're. They
yielded with quiet, digpiied grace to
the decision Of the Convention. But
their estimate of the great strength of
their candidate with the people of the
State was endorsed by Judge Fowle,
when he declared in his speech before
the Convention accepting his nomina-
ton, that eff Alexander's friends could
have had ninety days more, they would
have swept the field" This declaration,
coming as it did from one who has
had an opportunity to ascertain some
thing Of the great popularity and
strength of our candidate was crafty
ing to his friends and a high compli-
ment to their judgment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05

uses they are unexcelled by any known
material. The farmers of Georgia,
Alabama and North Carolina, says the
Constitution, are already considerably
advanced in this line of thought and
action and the time is near at hand
when the producer will be able to
realize large profits on the first hand
ling of his product, and preparing the
same for the market; and no trust
combination can effect him, if he will
handle his product with ordinary in
telligence, as he commences on the
inside track as the first producer, and
can keep there if he will. In order
that the reader may form a clear idea
Of the value of this new Southern
product, we refer him to the article in
this issue, on page four, under the
title of "Cotton Seed OIL" which
gives the worn testimony of scientific
experts, before the Agricultural Com
mittees of Congress, as to the value and
purity of cotton seed oil as a food
product. If the farmers will properly
appreciate and utilize this new dis
covery, it will result in a great blessing
to the Southern States.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
THE PRESIDENTS VETO.

President Cleveland, on May 10Th,
vetoed eight special pension bills.
Seven of them were vetoed upon
grounds principally of lack of merit
or failure to establish sufficient ground
for claim, but of the eighth, after a
caustic review of the evidence pre-
sented in support of the application,
says: 81 believe this claim for pension
to be a fraud from beginning to end,
and the effrontery with which it has
been pushed shows the necessity of
careful examination of these claims"
What a commentary is this upon
the efficiency, the ability, and, above
all, the honesty Of the hundreds of dis
tinguished men of the American
Nation who compose the two Houses
of Congress. Think of it. These two
bodies having had these matters under
careful consideration for days give
their sanction to measures which the
President will not endorse because
they bear "evidences of fraud from
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

The approaching Presidential cleo
ton in the United States will proba-
bly, be the most interesting occasion Of
the kind the country has known since
the election in 1860, when Abraham
Lincoln was chosen to the Presidency.
In the contest of that year there were
four candidates, to wit: Messrs. Bell,
Breckenridge, Douglas and Lincoln.
This year there will be at least six
candidates in the field for the chief
majistracy of the nation, as follows:
C~leaveland, Democrat; Blaine, Bepub-
lican; Cowdry. United Labor Party;
Clinton B. Fisk, Prohibition party;
S. Streeter, Union Labor Ticket; and
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, Female Suf
frage Party. While there will be a
greater number of candidates in 1888
than there was in the memorable year
of our Lord 1850, still it is gratifying
to feel that no matter which party
wins there will be no danger of "grim
visaged war;" unless, perchance, the
last mentioned candidate should be
~"squeezed in" and even in that case
it could be nothing more serious than
a mere hair-pulling affair. Let us re-
joice that "the country is safe"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
A LADY

The New Bern Journal clips from
the New York World the following
paragraph which refers to a very in
genius North Carolina lady, once a
resident Of Salisbury, and later a mil
liner in the city of Newbern, but now
a resident of the city of Philadelphia:
"Mrs. Maria E. Beasley, Of Phila-
delphia, has made a fortune from the
most remarkable invention which the
mind of a woman ever conceived. In
1884, Mrs. Beasley took out a patent
for a machine for the construction OF
barrels. Up to that time barrels had
been made almost altogether by hand.
The machine is worked by three men
and turns out more than 600 com
pleted barrels a day. Mrs. Beasley
was born in North Carolina of wealthy
parents. She possesses wonderful
mechanical genius. Her first inven.
ton was a machine for hopping bar
rels. It will hoop l, 700 barrels a day,
and is used by the Standard Oil Com
pany. In addition to the above she
has invented many other things of a
household character and is in this
respect a genius
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05

The TWO "Spartans who persistent
ly recorded their votes for Alexander,
even after the M%ecklenburg delegation
had withdrawn that gentleman's name,
we're hunted up by. our reporter and
interviewed. He found that they be-
longed to the Arson county delegation
and represented Gulledge's township;
their names being j. S. Myers and s..
T. Flake. They said they had voted
for Alexander On twenty-three ballots
and we're ready to vote for him as
many times more-that they had come
all the way from Arson county for
that purpose, and were just "fairly
getting down to business" when the
chairman announced tina: Judge Fowle
had been chosen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
SENSIBLE FARMERS.

The Farmers Alliance of Towns.
vile, Vance county, have shown wis,
dom in the adoption of the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That we, the members of
the Townsville Alliance, No. 49l,
will decrease the acreage of our to-
bacco crop and cause our tenants to
do the same, and will urge our neigh
bors to do likewise, believing that thus
we shall make better quality and real
ize greater results. Furthermore, we
.fraternally urge all other Alliances
and non-Alliance farmers in all to-
bacco raising districts in this and
other States to unite with us in effect.
ing the same end.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
NOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF
COUNTY ALLIANCES.

The State Alliance will meet in the CITY
of Raleigh on Tuesday, the 18th day Of
August next, and will be composed of
delegates to be elected by the County
Alliances at the regular meeting on the
first Friday in July. Each County ALI
ance having 1000 members or less is en-
titled to one delegate, and one additional
delegate for every 1000 members over
1000. Your attention is respectfully
directed to Sections 8 and 10, Article 3
OF the Constitution, and it is urged that
reports for the quarter ending July LIST be
made out in full and sent promptly to this
Office, together with name or names of
delegates selected to represent you in the
State Alliance. Urge upon your sub
Secretaries the Importance of having their
reports, fees and dues ready by the first
OF July. Be sure to have an accurate
statement of the whole membership of
your county.
By order Of President s. B. Alexander.
L. L. Polk, Sec'y State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
HOW MAN WAS EVOLVED.

Our readers doubtless have heard OF
the talented but e~rratic DR.. Woodrow,
of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
who for several years past has MADE
himself conspicuous by giving utter
ance to his peculiar Darwinian views
concerning the origin of man. On
account of his queer notions on this
and other questions in which he differs
from his church, the Presbyterian
Synod of Georgia silenced him; not,
however, until after he had been re-
moved from the faculty of a Southern
Presbyterian College by the trustees
thereof. DR.. Woodrow, who, it seems,
had a considerable following of "his
way of thinking" appealed to the
General Assembly, which is now in
session in the city of Baltimore. On
Monday, the 2Sth ult., the matter
came before the Assembly, when Rev.
DR.. Smoot, of the committee on the
vote in the complaint of Rev. DR..
Woodrow against the Synod of Geor-
gia, reported that the of the
General Assembly is "that God made
the body out of the dust of the earth,
and that it was not evolved from a
lower animal" Whereupon a sub.
stitute for the report was offered de-
claring that the action of the Georgia
Synod did not annul the action of the
Presbytery of the city of Augusta,
(which had endorsed DR.. W. and his
theory nor affect the ecclesiastical
standing of DR.. Woodrow, and,
further, that the view held by DR.
Woodrow was not contrary to the
standards of the church. The substi'
tute was rejected and the report Of the
committee adopted. And thus the
Southern Presbyterian church has
put it's veto on the theory of "evolu
ton" and DR.. Woodrow stands with
out the pale of the church.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION,

The Democratic Convention which
met in this city on Tuesday last nom
mated B. H. Bum, Esq, of Nash
county, for Congress. Mr.. N. B.
Broughton's friends having withdrawn
his name, there was no opposition, and
Mr.. Bum was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Mr.. E. W. Pou, of Johnston county,
was chosen Presidential Elector, and
the following gentlemen were chosen
delegates to the St. Louis National
Convention: Capt. E. J. Parish, of
Durham county, and Frank S. Spruill,
of Franklin county. Mr.. N. B.
Broughton, of this city, vas elected
Chairman of the District Executive
Committee. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the body was harmonious and
enthusiastic.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
SEED OIL.

In some Of the Southern States the
cotton seed industry has already
proven to be one of great value,
many of the cotton seed oil
mills having realized net profits of
from three to five dollars per ton of
seed. Large numbers of smaller
mills, it is said, have been erected in
Georgia and Alabama as we'll as in
several other cotton States, and it is
believed mills of this class will be
largely established this fall through
out the cotton-producing sections of
the Old North State. Quantities of
crude cotton seed oil should be pro-
duced by the farmers just as + bales
of crude cotton, and the time is neal
at hand when neighborhood mills of
smaller cost and capacity will be scat
tered over the Southern country, much
the same as local ~ginneries now are,
and oil will be largely made by the
farmer, Or by small local companies of
planters, at home, where the seed are
produced. In referring to this new and
important industry, the atlanta CON-
stitutiom says there is no mysterious or
expert talent required in the making
of cotton seed oil, but that it is a very
simple process, as much so, nearly, as
grinding a bushel of corn into meal.
The farmer will be able to place his
barrels of oil on the market, with his
bales of lint while the meal and bulls
will be retained at home for feeding
and fertilizing purposes, for which
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
UNDER THE OLD REGIME,
From the Southern Mercury,1

From the Southern Mercury.
can esteemed correspondent sends
us a marked copy Of "Puck." After
presenting the figures showing that
the farmers are by far, numerically,
the strongest body of people in the
nation, says:
These things are undeniably true
yet it is equally true that there is no
large class of men in the country whose
interests receive less intelligent and
sincere attention from either State or
National Legislatures; and the reason
is not mysterious. The farmers have
not the means of ready intercommuni-
cation, the facilities for frequent meet
ing and for the discussion of public
matters which townsfolk enjoy. They
are Woodworking men; their acquain
lance with any but their own narrow
world is slight; they have little time
or opportunity to read the newspapers
and those that they do read are not
the sort to give them broad views of
human affairs and of the worlds prog
ress. They grow, naturally, in such
a life, conservative, "hide-bound," lin
the good old country phrase,) and in
tensely partisan.
Thus it comes that their representa-
tives in Congress or in the state Leg
islature are often peculiarly unrepre-
sentative of the very men who elect
them to office. The country member
is, nine times out of ten, the smart
man of the village or a country town.
He gains his position in politics by
his influence with the townspeople on
the one hand and with the party man
ayers on the other. Thus he is put
forward as the candidate of his party,
and when election day comes, the
farmers of his district drive in, from
miles around, and vote for him, be-
cause he is the candidate of the party.
He can rely on their vote, if he is a
partisan in good standing; and he
need do no to keep in favor with
them than to canvass his district in
the orthodox fashion, and make a few
empty promises. If, when he is cleo
ted, he has Offices to dispose of, they
60 to the townspeople who worked for
him; If he gets an appropriation for
his "deestrick"- goes to the local
contractor for dredging some t%en-foot-
wide creek between a cheese factory
and a railroad station. AS for the
tarmers-why, he will give them a
brand-new speech when he up
for reelection"
We recognize in the above a faith
full picture Of things political as they
were under the old regime, but, as
narrowing as it may be to the souls of
the old managers" a change has
taken place, and hereafter the farmers
OF the country will manage and control
their own affairs in their own way.
A chained giant has suddenly become
conscious of the power to throw off his
shackles; and that he will do so, rest
assured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. G.. State Farmers
Alliance.
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
as 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, 1888-06-05

The HOUSE of Representatives at
Washington, on Monday last, passed,
by a vote of 233 to Ii, a bill to estab-
lish a Department of Agriculture. It
is considered certain that the measure
will pass the Senate promptly and be-
come a law before the present Con.
gress adjourns. This is a movement
which will meet the approval of our
whole people and it's benefit to the
country will soon be apparent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Again we want to say to our CORES
%pondents that they mast 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-all-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, 1888-06-05
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Gross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method Of informing our
patrons that their terms Of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not hear from you.
So if you see the Cross Mark, let US hear
from yOu.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
2 THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER U 5, 1888.

beginning to end" Did not Congress
have better opportunity of discovering
the fraud than did the President Z
Can it be possible that our Congress is
composed of rogues and rascals?
Such questions force themselves upon
the people
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05

The temperature of sleeping-rooms
during the night ought not to be as
high as that of sitting-rooms during
the day; IS degrees for the sitting
room and SIS degrees for the sleeping
rooms is about right. The thermome-
ter should hang in the middle of the
room, at about the height of the
mantle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
re- Capt. S. B. Alexander declined

&c Capt. S. B. Alexander declined
to accept the nomination for Lieut.
Governor for reasons satisfactory
to himself, and which Will be en-
tirely satisfactory to his friends
throughout the State. They will most
heartily approve and applaud his &C
ton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05

The Democrats assemble to-day at
ST. Louis.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
RALEIGH, n. c., JUNE 5. 1888

This paper entered as secOnd-clds matter at the Posi-
Office in Raleigh, n. CT
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-20
SHE ANSWERED. HIM IN FUN. But Correspondence Followed and Then There was a Joyous Wedding.

AAcA0 "aAo !" OoyouS w 0uulAASs
 LOUISVILLE, June 2O.-Henry Deutrich, oi Salt Lake City, and Anna Whittick, a pretty Louisville girl, were married here last Thurs day and went West on a wedding tour. About three years ago Miss Whittick had been shopping and one of the articles she purchased was wrapped in Western news paper. In looking over it's columns when she returned home she noticed an advertise ment in Which young man from Salt Lake City desired to correspond with some young lady of another place. In q spirit of fun she answered it. MT. Deutrich, who is prosper ous business man of the Mormon capital and has large mining interests, was charmed by her letter and they wrote regularly to each other.
 A year later he came to Louisville and visited his correspondent. They were both pleased, but business called him home sud- denly and unexpectedly. The correspondence was continued, however, and last year, when he again came to Kentucky, a definite under. standing was reached. They decided not to be married until he could close out his busi- ness in the West and come to Louisville to live. Not until recently was he able to sell to advantage and realize the promised happi- ness. He has purchased handsome resi-. dence in fashionable quarter here, to which they will go when they return.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-20
THEY GIN USE THE TENTS.
Congress at Last Grants tho Request
 Of the Gettysburg Veterans.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-There were more Republican Senators in their seats at to-days session of the Senate than yesterday. A few unimportant bills on the calendar were passed as was also the House joint resolution to loan tents for use of the veterans at the Gettysburg reunion.
 In the House MT. Townshend lll.) offered a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to loan tents and equipage to the Society of the Army of the Potomac on the occasion of the Gettysburg reunion. The re- solution differs from that offered yesterday mainly in referring to the Survivors of the battle of Gettysburg" and not to the 1.-two armies MT. Kilgore (Tex.) objected, but MT. Burrows, having stated that the resolution in it's present state was unobjectionable and should be passed, he withdrew his objection, and the resolution was passed unanimously.
 A resolution offered by MT. Ryan (Kan.) as nn amendment to the Sundry Civil Appropri- ;.tion bill, relating to the new library building was adopted. It directs the Senate and House Committees on Public Grounds to invite plans for a library not to exceed $3, 900, 900 in cost from five eminent architects, and to re- port at the next session of Congress, mean while work on the present structure to be stopped and the Library Commission to be dissolved. The provision in the bill appro- priating S5OO,OO0 for the continuation oi work was stricken out. No other amend ments of importance were made.