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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14
THE FRUIT FAIR.

The Fruit Fair to be held in this
city on August 18th and 18th is the
result of the labors of the State Hor-
ticultural Society in trying to teach,
by object lessons, which are the
fruits best adapted to- the soils of the
State.
If the commercial growers were
more selfish, they would not hold an
other Fair, as by so doing they are
teaching others the art of this import
ant industry, and thereby building up
competition directly against their own
pecuniary interests; but an intimate
connection with the Society from it's
formation to the present time has
proven that the members Of the State
Horticultural Society are noble band
of patriotic citizens whose chief desire
is to build up the country, even at the
sacrifice of personal gain.
I therefore invite and bespeak for
the Society the hearty support and
cooperation of every good citizen in
this work of turning on the lights, by
bringing to the Fair their best fruits,
regardless of the chances of securing
premiums, as the taking of prizes is a
very small consideration, when the
good done is taken into account.
The work of the Society has done
great good in advancing the horticul-
tural interests of the State, which is
enough compensation for all the labor
bestowed. aa81E - z8t
S. OHIO WILSON, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14
RALEIGH, N. c., AUGUST ID, 1888.

strength will not alone stand out to
be applauded, but many of the evils
which we are now groaning under
will be removed. I find that many of
the farmers see now what they never
saw before: that they are perfectly
ignored in politics, only to vote for
the man or men whom political wire
workers and tricksters place in nomi-
nation for Office. @
The farmers and laboring mans in
terest is mayth--don't forget this-in
the hands of such men as now manipu-
late nominations for the many Offices
of counties and State. The farmers,
as a general thing, are honest and un-
suspecting, and they have no correct
idea of the amount of political corrup-
ton that now exist. They are learn
ing some important facts slowly but
surely, and once they learn enough to
fully arouse from their Rip Van
Winkle sleep, then the lion will be
bearded in his den. The farmers will
not always submit to be simply voters
to be counted for Or against any
measure, which corrupt political lead
ers may feel should be carried or de-
feated, as the case may be. No, in
deed. They are not such stuff. They
have minds to think and reason, and
some Of them are doing these import
ant things, and as time speeds along
more of them will do likewise.
Would it do for a knosOsaag one to
tell all he knows of political corrup-
tion ? There is no way of rightly
estimating the good already done for
the farmers by the Alliance, and un-
less fail to see into the future, as I
now think I do, the Alliance will raise
the farmers above their now degraded
condition and place them in position
that will once more make them feel
that they are freemen, and free moral
agents to think and act for themselves,
a thing they have not been permitted
to do for long time time past, politi-
cally. Who can deny this =? So long
as the farmers live for their own best
interest in all things, it cannot be said
in truth of them, that they are oppos-
ing any other profession. We are not
striving to pull doaon, but to build up
our waste places and love and worship
God under our own vine and fig tree.
feel that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
is to do great and good work for the
the farmers, and if every one all over
the South could and would take such
a paper and read it carefully, then our
organization would result in good,
and good only, and we would realize
the good, quickly. f
Fraternally,
--.5. 5CLoD HOPPER.
P. S.-Bro, Taylor is right-a rot
ten egg committee should be appointed,
as he wisely suggests Hope to hear
from him again. @. H.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-Southerm Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama-AUsance Banner, Athens.
Arkansas-State Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-The Fstrmaer, Winona.
North Carolina-THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-Ihe Union, Choudrant.
Tennessee and Kentucky-Ihe
Ioszer, Nashville, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties of Jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-Farmaers' Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14
AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture is the great lever-power
that moves the machinery of all the
world. This fact has ever been recog-
nized by the most eminent statesmen
of all nations and climes, they well
knowing the prosperity and success of
a State or Nation depends largely on
the fertility of it's soil and welfare of
it's population. When this interest is
depressed it in turn reacts upon the
State or Nation and all classes of So
ciety suffer to greater or less extent.
The capital the farmer invests is his
labor, bone, sinew and muscle; the
earth is the bank from which he draws
his dividend. When this dividend is
drawn in the shape of cotton and
placed on the market, the price OBJ
tanned barely covers the cost of pro-
duction. No interest on capital in
vested. How long could merchant
transact business deriving no profit on
capital invested or stock in trade -?
He would be showed under the first
year, and the place thereof would
know him no more. Not so with the
farmer; he must stick to his farm and
pay his debts though he mortgages
land to do SO. Another decade Of the
suicidal policy as followed in the past
by some growing all cotton and buy
ing supplies, would end in the ruin of
many cultivators of the soil; their
farms owned by the alien and they
wanderers, houseless and homeless in
the land of their birth. The nabobs
of Wall street rule the cotton trade,
setting the price they intend 20 give
for cotton by the time the crop is
planted. Their calculations are based
not on the average crop, but what is
the utmost cent we can squeeze out Of
the South and keep them working for
us. Power is ever stealing from the
many to the few. Hence the neces-
sity of secret organizations to counter
act this influence. Were it not for
secret organizations, the industrial
classes of the world would be slaves
to the money power, The Farmers
Alliance enjoins upon it's members the
necessity of often meeting together for
mutual benefit and instruction. I'm
proved systems and thorough educa-
ton, deversifying the crops, cash and
supply, selecting those giving the best
results with the least amount of labor,
cultivating clover and grasses to suit
the soil, bringing the land under the
highest state of cultivation. By i'm
proved methods Of husbandry and
home made fertilizers, utilizing every
thing on the farm, the cotton plant,
supplying the most important property
as a fertilizer for itself, and all other
crops making a support on the farm,
so the cash crop be not forced on the
market at starvation prices. Let sup
ply and demand rule trade. The
Alliance cotton crop in Texas of 1887
was handled by the State Agent, our
brethren in that State realizing five
dollars more on the bale than persons
not belonging to the order, and selling
in the usual way. The good time is
coming, boys; the good time is COM
ing. .;..~..
The nabob says if this order cannot
be broken up, there is an end to his
money making in the cotton section.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14

"I do not like to hear you talk
about being placed where you can't be
good, because goodness is plant
which does not depend upon the soil,
And there are quite as many good
people in town as in country places.
We have perfect right to find out
where it is easiest for ourselves to be
good. It is for guidance in this mat
ter we pray, Lead us not into tempta-
ton Yet sometimes God makes it
our duty to stay in the very hardest
places"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14

Queen Victoria has been asked to
receive Emperor William of Germany,
who intends visiting London.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14

P. S-Bro, Taylor is right-a rot
ten egg committee should be appointed,
as he wisely suggests Hope to hear
from him again. @. H.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-08-14

S. OHIO WILSON, Sec'y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
THE BURLINGTON sTRfKE.

The Burlington strike is assuming an
ugly shape, inasmuch as it is likely to
draw the whole Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers into the Squabble.
The secret conferences which have been
held within the last few days between
the chiefs of the various divisions OF
the organization. and the mysterious
silence they maintain, are not encour-
aging indications. 1t looks very much
as if the Burlington strikers had made
up their minds to fight it out until the
last ditch is reached and that the ell
tire brotherhood in the United States
will stand by them to the end.
AT the beginning OF the STRIKE
the GLOBE expressed the bellef
that the railroad company would
have to make some concessions III the
nature of a compromise or the strike
would be prolonged one. One reason
for thinking SO, and so stated at the
time, was that this is the first strike the
locomotive engineers have inaugurated,
and they could not afford defeat, be-
cause it would bring disintegratiOn to
the organization. Encouraged by the
disposition of the Knights of Labor TO
retaliate on the brotherhood, the Bur
lingtOn company made a holder stand
than is usually done by railroad COM
panieS under like circumstances, and
won public respect for the courageous
manner in which it undertook to deal
with the strike. But the cOmpany's con-
fidence in mutiny among the Knights
was misplaced. Mr.. PoWDERLY gave
the command to keep hands off unless
they were stretched in aid of the loco
motive engineers, and, with the eXcep-
ton of a few Reading laborers, the COM
mand is being religiOusly observed. The
few Reading nutineers who are re-
solved on avenging themselves on the
brotherhood will not cut any figure
worth speaking of, so the Burlington
company will be wholly dependent OH
its own resources to.fight the strikers.
1t is bad shape for the company to be
in, but being in that shape, it does seem
to be the part of wisdom to look the
situation squarely in the face,
and adjust. its course accordingly.
The GLOBE does not propose
to be meddlesome by Offering gratuitous
advice. We take it for granted that the
Burlington managers know their bust
ness best. Still, having the public well
fare at heart, and the protection Of our
Western and Northwestern commercial
interests, we do urge that immediate
efforts be made to bring about speedy
settlement of the quarrel. So long as
the strike is confined to the Burlington
line the injury to our general commerce
will not be so great because the other
lines will be fully capable of doing the
business. But if the strike extends to
all other lines west of Chicago, as there
is prospect of it doing, then the wheels
of Western trade will be completely
locked. The outlook is really becoming
too serious to permit any child's play
in the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
BRAGG IN MEXICO.

Gen. BRAGG, minister to Mexico,
made very diplomatic, courteous and
tactful speech to President DIAZ when
he presented his credentials, and it is
to be hoped that he will meet with
better degree of success than his prede-
cessorS in carrying out that portion of
his address which referred to the desir-
ability of more intimate commercial re-
lations between this country and Mex
leo. At present commerce between the
two countries is almost nothing, and for
this shameful state of affairs the United
States are almost wholly to blame.
Mexico is rich is natural resources and
products: her needs are varied and
many. Naturally, then, it would be ex-
pected that this country would avail
itself of the former and supply the
latter.
Such, however, has not been the case.
What little export and import business
there is in Mexico is done almost eXclu-
sively with England and Germany.
Though potential fortunes await COM
mercial enterprise which, pioneer-like,
shall find its way into Mexico. American
merchants have simply shut their eyes
to their opportunities, while those of
other lands, supported by liberal gov
eminent policies, have reaped rich re-
wards.
Our government has been absolutely
needless in the matter, and its indiffer-
ence, coupled with the indisposition of
merchants to make an effort in their
own behalf, has been fatal to the devel-
opment of commerce in that direction.
Though a near neighbor, Mexico,
socially. politically and commercially.
is less known to us than almost any
land across the sea.
Gen. BRAGG possesses the energy, il
telligence and enterprise characteristic
of the true Wcsterner. He has the op-
portunity to prepare the way for more
intimate. commercial intercourse be-
tween this country aid Mexico. He
has announced his readiness to do all in
his power to bring about this result.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
PRINCE OSCARS POEMS.
The Members Oft the Royal Family
Don't Object to Miss Munck.

In talking with gentleman who is
representing his native country in this
city as vice consul, the conversation
which had commenced with discus
sion of the European troubles veered
round to running comment on the
crowned heads of Europe, and King
Oscar of Sweden, and his book OF
poems came in for share, writes the
Gossip in the Kansas City Times. by
the way" said the foreign representa-
tive. 1.-the betrOthal of Prince Oscar OF
Sweden to lady OF plain, unpreten-
tious family has caused more
talk among the neighbors than
in his own country, where he
is we'll known as man of deepreligious
Sentiment. as well as Independent
Thought and convictions. Queer quail
ties in a prince. Miss Munck is said to
he An artless young lady Of fine intel
lectual and moral qualities; in all es-
sentials the princes equal, but without
rank or title. Her father, who died in
1855. was simply colonel in the army.
The members of the royal family,
esnecially the queen, are pleased with
her and offer no objections. Prince
Oscar differs from most of his
class i'm his choice Of a bride, but
quite as much so in haying colnpletea
the extensive course OF the law de-
n mar of the Upsaa university. His
father, King Oscar IL. is not only man
Of Scientific interest but is an able nsrt sci 81
bis annuity for the advancement of
science and literature. He has written
several poems Of reeSgndzed merit Mar one
This poem, translated from the Swedish
nv the foreign representative. is given
herewith. The theme of the little SON
net is a lake in Sweden:
Deep in the woods the winds are signing
and ,o, o,d
Softly the waves are beating,
Softly on Silyays shore below.
Emil is the moon in heaven shimmerihgi
Iiehts i'm the villages are glimmerlnS
over the mountains sparkles,
Sparkles beautiful the northern glo"'
Lonely at night in silent shadows here
over tne lofty meadows here,
Watching my fiocks wander,
wander and sing atwill where'er So
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
sPRINGER,s OMNIBUS.

Mr.. SPRINGER will introduce his ON
nibuS bill to-day, accompanied by re-
port in which he sets forth his reasons
for urging the admission of all the terri
tories at once. With all due respect to
Mr.. SPRINGER and his committee, the
GLOBE is of the opinion that the rule
of letting every tub stand OH its own
bottom should apply in this instance.
The question of each territory'S admiS-
sion should be considered on its separate
merits. There may be good reasons for
admitting one territory, while there may
be equally as good reasons for denying
admission to another. But according to
the SPRINGER arrangement, everything
will have to go In a lump or not at all.
That is not sensible way for congress
to legislate. 1t has the appearance of
trifling with most serious subject.
There doesn't seem to be question in
the minds of any one as to the pr0priety
and duty of admitting Dakota, and yet
the question of Dakota's admission is to
be tied up in bundle with half dozen
other propositions about which there is
not such unity of opinion. If within
the last three or four years Dakota had
had delegate in congress capable
of looking after the territory's
interests, Dakota would now be
in the enjoyment of full state
hood; but through the incapacity
of its delegate, and the greediness for
Office of some of its politicians, who
kept the division question in promi-
nence, Dakota has been kept back in a
territorial condition. Now that the OPP
portunity had come when Dakota had a
chance to stand before congress on its
merits, it is gross outrage that Mr..
SPRINGER should seek to destroy the
territory's chance for admission with
his impracticable omnibus bill. The
friends of Dakota at Washington should
at once go to work and push through a
separate bill in the nature of an en-
abling act.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
WORRYING ARIsToCRATs.
A Suit to Stop the Swell Coaches
of Fifth Avenue, New York, on
SUNDAYS

A Suit to Stop the Swell Coaches
of Fifth Avenue, New York. on
Sundays.
The fashionable residents of that ex-
elusive and aristocratic thoroughfare,
Fifth avenue, have always enjoyed
being away from the noisy street cars.
and have cOndescended only to kind
of blue painted stage coach, says a spe-
cial to the Baltimore American. These
coaches have been run regularly on
Sundays, not so much as matter of
convenience, but to prevent the noisy
and vulgar intrusion of street railways.
1t is even said that the blue coaches are
kept running at but little profit III order
to preserve quiet at night, and to hush
the voice of the Fifth avenue residents
who do not care to ride down town
behind pair of horses of their
own. The coaches are fashionable,
to be sure, and as noiSeless as
coaches can be made. A large number
of property owners object 10 the run
ming of the coaches on Sundays, and
suit has been brought against the com
pany to restrain it from disturbing the
quiet rest of that day. The property
owners and residents say that there is
during the week when they are gener-
ally down town, but the hard-worked
business men cannot stand the noise,
the rumble and the sight of coaches OH
Sunday running in front Of the doors of
their houses. About two months ago
the company imported from London two
genuine English coaches for use on the
line. The coaches were drawn by three
horses, driven by an English driver.
Following the London custom, the
driver, for the first day or
so, drove to the left. Col
lision followed collision, and
the drivers were sworn at and threat
ened. One day the driver would upset
small carriage by his persistent re-
fusal to turn to the right, and the next
day his coach would be run into by a
country team crossing on the right side.
about the time that the English drivers
had taught others to keep to the left.
after the London style, they began to
adopt the American custom of driving
to the right. More collisions followed,
and the drivers were again threatened.
They continued to keep 20 the right
curb, but the coaches were built to be
entered from the left curb. When a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
AGAINST LIFE AND HEALTH.
A Supreme Court Decision Wakes Up
the Prohibitionists.
BARTERING AWAY HEALTH.
The Prohibition National Convention at
Indianapolis Promises to Be
Very Unique.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March Am
important line of action respecting pro-
hibition has been practically inaugu-
rated with the active support of the
leaders of the movement in all parts of
the country, the first step of which it is
likely will be taken in this city. 1t
grows out of the decision of the supreme
court of the United States in the Kansas
case, wherein it asserted that the peo-
pie can not barter away the health of
the public, and plainly says that the
public traffic of intoxicants is against
the public life and health, Correspond
ence has been had with all prominent
workers, and it has been agreed to try
and attack the cOnstitutionality of all
license laws. Preparations have been
completed in New York, New Jersey
and other states to bring the matter i'm
medlately to test. In this county the
prohibitioniStS expect at an early day
to file with the county commissioners q
protest against the granting of licenses
to applicants for saloon powers. In
case the commissioners decline to grant
the petition, result that is expected,
they will appeal and carry the matter
TO THE SUPREME COURT
of the state. A prominent lawyer says
he has made careful examination of
all the facts bearing on the situation,
which it is proposed to bring about, and
he thinks the supreme court will con-
cur in the legality of the conclusions
reached by the Kansas court and
affirmed by the United States court.
Preparations are going toward on rather
unique scale for the approaching
prohibition national convention in this
city. There will be some unique
features at the convention. Music
oratory and women will be the inspira-
ton of the occasion. A chorus of
several hundred voices has been pro-
vided for, and old army tunes to new
and old words will be sung by the
chorus, with an invitation to the entire
convention to join i'll. All the great
women interested i'll the cause will be
here. The Blue and Grey is the name
of an organization of Federal and Con-
federate soldiers that will be
nationally organized in the interests of
the prohibition movement. 1t is 10 be
modelled after the Grand Army of the
Republic. except that soldiers of either
army in the late war are eligible. Pro-
hibtion ideas will be made a cardinal
requisite of the membership in the as
ISOLATION. Its purpose is to unite and
assist in uniting the veterans of the
North and South, and to call their at
tention to new principle worthy of the
adherence of voters of all sections.
SALOONS ALL CLOSED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 4.-For the
first time in the history of Kansas City
not saloon has been open to-day, either
front or back. The law and order league
gave warning yesterday, and the chief
of police issued orders last night that
every case would be prosecuted to the
extent of the law. The consequence
was that at IL O'Clock last night the
bars were all closed and none dared to
make an attempt to sell liquor to-day.