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RALEIGH, N. c., JUNE 8, 1888.

before the eyes of the Alliance, so that
each sub-Alliance may give the ques-
tion due consideration, and therefore
be able to act with judgment and de-
cision at their county meeting.
Since we organized, our Business
Agent has done the principal part of
our business. Truly we may say he
it all, and with great satisfaction
to all concerned. Beyond all ques.
tion it is the most economical and pru-
dent plan. Trade houses should and
must be established if possible, by a
competent committee for the benefit
of the Alliance through the Business
Agents, but not I" for cards" If your
agent is not competent, slack up and
put man in who is; they are to be
found in every Alliance.
We hope to see full turnout OF
delegates from the different sub-Alli-
ances attend the next county meeting
of the Alliance. This will be very
important meeting and should be well
attended.
Fraternally,
II. L. L.
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to party usage, such primary meetings
shall select delegates to represent the
township in the County Convention
upon the basis of representation pre-
scr1bed by the Democratic plan of
organization. After the election of
delegates, three judges shall be ap-
pointed to supervise ballot to be
taken to ascertain the preferences of
the Democratic voters of the township
for Democratic candidates for the
Offices to be filled.
8. One of said judges shall act as
clerk, and register the name of every
Democrat depositing a ballot The
ballots may be either written or
printed.
4. All Democratic voters in good
standing, and bona fde residents of
the township shall have the right to
participate in said primary meetings,
but any person offering to vote may
be challenged as to his right to do SO,
and all such challenges shall be passed
upon and decided by majority of the
judges. Such primary balloting shall
be kept open and continued until six
o'clock in the afternoon.
5. In Charlotte township the pri-
mary meetings herein provided for
shall assemble at o'clock in the
afternoon, under the same regulations
as are prescribed for the other town
ships, except that the balloting for
candidates shall not be closed until 8
o'clock at night of the same day.
6. In all the townships of the
county, where the balloting is closed,
as herein provided, the judges shall
count the ballots, and make certified
return of the same IN duplicate, the
return to be delivered to the chairman
of the Township Executive Committee,
and the other to the delegation ap-
pointed to represent the township in
the County Convention.
7. In said County Convention every
candidate ballotted for in the primary
meetings shall be entitled to his pro-
portionate share of the vote of the
several townships as ascertalned at
said primary meetings, and the same
shall be cast by the several township
delegations; provided, however, that
if there should be a tie between the
candidates, or if it appear that no can
didate has majority of. the whole
vote, or if there be failure to vote
for a candidate, delegates from the
several townships shall, in convention
assembled, make the nominations.
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BETHESDA ITEMS.
May 26, 1888.
T. l.. L.

May 70, 1888.
Mr.. L. l.. PoLK:-Dear Sir and
Brother AS l have seen nothing from
this portion of Robson, if you will
please give me small space in your
most valuable paper concerning Beth.
esda Alliance, it was organized April
goth 'ss, by M. T. Seally, with but a
very slight membership, but we have
been steadily progressing until we
have reached the number of 65. We
have some of the best material that
Robson county affords, also there are
five applications before the house at
present, they are men of means and
considerable influence, we gladly well
come them to our midst. Our regular
time of meeting is Saturday before the
third Sabbath in each month. Our
last meeting was a very interesting
one and we are happy to say that the
greatest harmony prevailed. We
think we have been greatly benefited
this season by our united action, espe-
cially in buying fertilizers. We are
proud to see such a great interest be-
ing manifested among the farmers of
old Robson county in compliance
with the fourth clause Of our Constitu-
ton, to create a better understand
ing for sustaining civil officers in
maintaining law and order.
We are gratifed to state that old
Robson is strong for S. B. Alexander
for Governor, and we, Bethesda ALI
ance do patiently await the dawn of
the 9Th day of November next when
we can march bravely to the polls in
one great phalanx and there vote as
one man, for those promising to sus.
tain the rights of the agricultural
classes of North Carolina.
Success to The PROGRESSIVE FAREER.
We think it one of the best papers in
the State, and one that no farmer or
Alliance man should be content with
out Yours,
| 7 Fl IT.
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A CARY MAN WANTS A FARMER
CARY, Wake Co., n. c.,
Nav "a, 'SS.

Auo IL, w.
Mr.. ED1roR.-Deor Sir Il can't
tell you how glad l was on the 18th
to see such an array of the "despised
and do-as-you-a -are-told class" of men
at the county convention, and the
positions they took at that meeting.
Despised they may be, but not by any
means do as you are told any more:
The hard handed sons of toll took
their own place in the front and l
think they took the wind out OF the
sails of the old managers. l hope
they will now continue to take the
front seats at all meetings which are
of Importance to them, and do their
own business, not letting the politicians
or lawyers put their finger in the pie
any more Need I say they have the
numbers; they have also the men, as
proof of this I point with pride to S.
B. Alexander, one of the first, and the
farmers choice for Governor. Don't
let us play second fiddle to any class,
clique or ring, by whatever name they
may be called. Majorities rule,
I believe, in these States. We are
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Diversity the crops. This does not
necessarily mean that every farmer
should attempt to raise every different
crop that can be grown on his land,
but rather that each one should raise
only the few crops that are best suited
to all the conditions under which he
is placed. These conditions are so
various that great diversity of crops
can nearly always be secured within a
comparatively limited area. 1t has
been well said that there is more in the
man than in the land. Every farmer,
then, to achieve his greatest success,
must find out land he must do the
finding out for himselD to what crops
his soil, his markets and himself are
best adapted.
AS a result of following this plan,
you will find in the same nelghbor-
hood one farmer succeeding best as a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
ABOUT WAKES VOTE.
ICor. in State Chronicle |

Cor. in State ChrOnlcle.J
The average North Carolinian loves
fair play-hence | ask space for line.
Why is it that some of the Raleigh
papers will not tell the public how the
County Convention stood in the race
for Governor Let the readers of the
Chronicle know that on the vote on
Wilson's resolution, which was re-
garded by the Fowle and Alexander
men as test vote, that Alexander
had l27l-2 votes and Fowle had
65l-2. Let your readers know that
to-day the gentlemen who championed
Judge Fowle's interests, Do NOT CLAIM
MORE THAN l3 OF THE 80 DELEGATES TO
THE STATE CONVENTION. Let them
know that the Alexander element was
so overwhelmingly strong IN the con-
vention that it could have passed a
resolution easily instructing the whole
delegation for Alexander, but that
they were too fair minded and liberal
to do it. Let the truth be known.
FAIR PLAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND COOP
ERAT1vE UNION OF AMERICA.
President-C. w. Macune, Texas.
First Vice-President-L L. Polk, N. @.
Vice-Pres't for Ala.-H. P. Bone.
Vice-Pres't for Fla.-Oswald Wilson.
Vice-Pres't for La.-Linn Tanner.
Vice-Pres't for Miss.-R. T. Love.
Vice-Pres't for Mo.-A B. Johnson.
Vice-Pres't for N. C.-s. B. Alexander.
Vice-Pres' for Tenn.-I. Fl. Mcdowell.
Vice-Pres't for Tex.-M. D. X. Taylor.
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas.
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain-Rev. J. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex.
Asst Lecturer. A. Tetts, La.
Door Keeper-Newt. Gresham, Ala.
Asst. Door Keeper-H. G. Brown, KY.
Serg't-at-Arms-T. E. Groom, Miss.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
N. G..
Vice-President- Ivey, Ashpole, N. G..
.Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. G.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, n. @.
Lecturer-Geo. Wilcox, Carbonton,
NC.
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, n. G.
Chaplain-Rev. E. J. Edwards, Cedar
Creek, n. @.
Door Keeper-w. H. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, n. @.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. T. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. G.
Sergeant t-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. @.
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. g.; j. ).
Johnston, Rufin, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S
Otho Wilson, Vineyard and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
r. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
b. T. J. Ludwig, Mt Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF AGRIcUL-
TURE-OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Secretary.
DR.. III. B. Battle, Chemist and Director
of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
N. c. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
w. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
President-J. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S Otho Wilson, Vineyard
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05
THE DEPTH TO PLANT POTA-
TOES.

1 have often been laughed at for
planting early potatoes SO deep, as L
cover with a plow or ridger and leave
a ridge over the row at least four
inches above the level. I have been
told that the potatoes would not germi-
nate so quickly, and that as it took
them so long to come up l was losing
time, the valuable requisite in an early
crop. Last year I covered few rows
very lightly, attending to each piece
with hoe and being sure that the
eye was turned up This is an excep-
ton to my rule, as in my experiments
I aim at ordinary field culture, as the
culture [ am ready to give, and do
give, my entire crop. The rest COW
cred as usual, paying no attention to
whether the eyes were up or down.
The lightly covered potatoes did come
up first, and as it happened did not
meet with any reverse from frosts;
they were ready to hoe sooner, and the
trench which had only been about half
filed was gradually filed up. The
deep-covered potatoes came up week
behind at legst, but made larger and
more vigorous shoots. They were all
dug the same day, two rows of each
lying side by side in the field, and l
challenge anyone to show me any
difference either in maturity or yield.
Deep covering insures an evener tenn.
perature in termination. The ground
is often frozen to the depth of an inch
after the early crop is planted. The
shoots are not growing in the cold
changeable air when they start, but
they are growing under more favor
able conditions, and are protected
from frosts for several days. Then if
later frost does not nip them they
have more chance to recover than if
frozen clear to the tuber. In half
covering it is little easier to hoe the
first time, as the rows are lower tnan
the surrounding surface, and the cul-
tivator will do part of the hoeing by
filing in the drill around the plants:
W. T. Amdross, Hartford county, CT.
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more than five to one; let us put down
our foot and say to all opposition:
here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
Let us take the same seats in the
Congressional and State Conventions,
and put into Office men of virtue,
honesty, honor and truth; then we
will be able to get laws made to give
justice and right to the people. Down
with monopolies and pools and trusts
and everything which grinds the face
of the poor, and let us have fair
chance and we will show them what
the farmer can do.
Yours fraternally,
Pro Bono PUBLICO.
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LETTER FROM
LENOIR CO.
May %, 1888.

May %, 1888.
Col. l.. L. PoLK.-Deor Sir AS |
have seen nothing in your paper from
our Alliance, I have concluded to
write you few lines. Our Alliance
was organized March 18th, 1888, and
now numbers over 40 members. We
are in a very thrifty condition at this
time. We added seven new members
last meeting and expect several next
meeting. We are doing all we can
to promote the Farmers Alliance
the great and noble cause of our
country-that should interest every
farmer and laborer interested in the
great and noble work of tilling the
soil. We are the backbone and
sinew" of our country, which holds
everything together. [. is what we
produce that makes all the railroads
and manufacturing monopolies of our
country prosper and flourish; and we,
the farmers of the country, should
take courage and go on with our grand
and noble work. And as we produce
all the necessaries of life and thereby
support the whole country, we should
have the honor and first profits of our
labor and be- respected as the first
people of our country.
The Farmers Alliance is booming
in Lenoir county. The farmers are
beginning to see what they have to
do, and are awaking out of their
40 years slumber. By the help of God,
we expect to succeed in our great and
noble work.
The farmers have great quantities
of grass, owing to the recent rains,
and they are going to make hay of it
this week if the weather permits. L
hope it won't cost them two dollars
per hundred.
Yours fraternally,
D. G.. ALEXANDER.
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ON THE RIGHT TRACK AT LAST
Primary Elections.

Let all the people rejoice Primary
meetings have had their day. The
people, the sovereign people, will here
after vote for men of their own choos-
ing. The grand old county of Neck
lenburg and her noble old mother
Anson, lead off in this movement for
unifying the people by securing to
them the right to express their free
and untrammeled choice as to the can
didates for whom they are to vote.
The Mecklenburg County Convention
adopted the following important rules
in regard to primary meetings. THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER has been plead
ing for such action for two years:
In order to ascertain more fully
and satisfactorily the sentiment of the
Democratic voters of Mecklenburg
county, in the nomination of Demo
cratic candidates for county officers
and members of the General Assembly,
and for the purpose of enabling all
Democrats to have voice in their
selection of the party nominees, the
following rules and regulations are
hereby adopted for the government OF
the Democratic party in future cleo
tions in Mecklenburg county, to-wit:
l. In all the townships of the county,
except Charlotte township, primary
meetings preliminary to the nomina
ton of Democratic candidates fol-
county officers and members of the
General Assembly, shall be called al
2 o'clock in the afternoon on such
day as may be fixed by the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
2. After being organized according
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LET THE BRETHREN SPEAK
OUT,
CAsrAL1A, Nash Co., N. c.
Nav OK 1000

Mdy 40, 1000.
Col. PoLK.-Dear Sir In The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER of this week
MAY 22) I notice what Bro. Spicer
says about what is in the minds of
some thinking gentlemen who seem to
think it might be to our advantage to
admit into our order such as do not
depend entirely upon such professions
as law, or merchandising, &c. Now
[ am so much like the Apostle Peter,
in one respect, that can't wait till |
hear what any one else may say on
the subject, but only express my opin-
ion on the matter. I do not think it
will do at oU We tried those fellows
in our Grange. I do not propose to
debate this matter, but l want to hear
from you and others on it.
SEC'Y CAsrALIA ALLIANCE, No. 454.
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OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-Southern Mer-
cmy, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama Banner, Athens.
Arkansas Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-7he Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina-THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-1he Union, Choudrant.
Tennessee and Kentucky-7he
7oizer; Union City, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties Of jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-Farmers' Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
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LETTER FROM LONG BRANCH.
ALLIANCE, No. 34S, Paw Greek, N. g.,
Nav 81. 1888.

ALLIANCE, No. 34S, Paw Greek, n. g.,
May 27, 1888.
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Dear Sir AS
our valuable organ improves, so do we.
Each issue comes with new ideas, new
thoughts, and valuable suggestions.
Does it stop there? No "The In.
dustrial and educational interests of
our people paramount to all other con-
siderations of State policy p" is not con-
fined, but leads firmly and constantly
down each of its columns.
The farmers are beginning to feel a
charm, (most of them at least); a few
of the I.told-you-so or pert kind have
so far been unable to see the lrrulnous
failure, and are now talking of hurt
full success, &c. We think though ere
long most of them will have their side
tracks completed and will hitch on at
both ends to the main line.
Public roads" What is every
body's business is nobody's business: "
Mr.. E. G.. johnson, of St. Paul, N. c.,
explains very satisfactorily, it seems to
me. His plan is the only practical
one for good roads. We can have
good roads as we have anything else
good-by paying for it. The way to
accomplish much is to begin on bust
ness principles; therefore, let us build
roads as we build other public institu-
tions-under a good system with
plenty of money; then even the most
fastidious would turn pedestrian.
We notice an article from Sec'y
1885," We think the matter to which
he refers should be kept constantly
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No. 16

dairyman, another as breeder of
fine stock, and others as growers of
grain or farm garden crops. And
thus in the end the greatest possible
and the best diversifcation of crops
may be obtained by each one pursu-
ing his own specialties-Farm and
Home
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-06-30

in the absence of allegation or objection prior
to issuance of patent.
The portion of mining claim Soia U IN n
al;an aannot be patented while such owner Is
an alien. Int on his declaration to become
citizen his right dates back to his purchase,
and no may thereupon secure an United
States patent for his claim.
CROSS LEDGEs.
Revised STATUTES. Section 2. S36.
Where two or more lodges cross or Interseet
eaeh other. priority of title shall govern, and
snch nrior location shall be entitled to all ore
or mineral contained within the space OF IN,
tersection, but the su bsequent location shall
have the right of way through the space OF IN
tersection for the purpose of the. convenient
working of the mine. And where Two or
more veins unite the oldest or PRIOR locator
shall take the vein below the point OF union,
including all the space of intersection.
TUNNELS
There is no authority of law for n tunnel
location 5000 by l.5OO feet. A proper location
is the width of the tunnel for 5000 feet.
There is no provision of law fer patontlng
tunnel locations, but lodes discovered In run
ming tunnel may be patented In like man
ner as other lOdes.
The right is granted to tunnel owners of l.
500 feet of each blind lode not previously
known to exist. which may be discovered in
their tunnel.
When a lode is struck or discovered for the
first time in running a tunnel, the tunnel
owners have the option of recording their
claim of 800 feet all on one side OF the point
of intersection or discovery or partly on one
side and partly on the other.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-06-30

Stockton, CAL, has 1850 children
of school age.
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WHITE PINE NEWS

A San Francisco health officers
report on medical college in that
city is quite "spicy," as the following
extract will show: I'm the dissecting
rooms l found a subject upon the
table, stove in the room containing
number of partially burned human
bones; upon a Roof, adjoining a win
dow opening into the dissecting room,
were human bones drying in the sun.
Two persons employed in the stable
below testified to having seen barrel
upon the sidewalk containing the
lower jaws of a human beng"
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There is general howl among the
ranchers of Ormsby county about the
shooting of horses, and cattle and
other domestic animals by Carson
hunters. They miss the rabbit or dove
at which they aim and kill the cow or
horse which is grazing somewhere in
the neighborhood.
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A fruit display will be new fea-
ture in the ceebration of the Fonrth of
July at Independence, Inyo county,
Cal. The fruit will be put into Agri-
cultural Hall, not merely to look at,
but for everybody, young and old, to
help themselves freely to all they want
to eat, free of cost.
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DISTRICT COURT SUMMONS.
In the district Court Of the state OF
Nevada in and for the County Of
White Pine.

THE STATE or NEVADA SENDS
i Greeting TO John Henry.
You are hereby required 10 appear IN an
action commenced against Won A. defendant
by T. c. Pouiana and VI y Garashan. part
ners doing business under the firm name and
style Of Pouiade 4 Gamghan, as plaintiffs. in
the District Court of the State or Nevada. IN
aud Tor the County Of White Pine, al the
town Of Ely, and answer the complaint
therein which i on hle with the Clerk of said
Court. within ter days after the service Oh
you Of this summons exclusive " the day Of
servicel If served Ia said County, or twenty
days If served ont 81 said Comfy bnf within
this District. and IN all other eases forty days:
or judgment by deiualt viii DO iaken against
you, according 10 the prayer of said com
plant.
The said action Is broaghl - r.. ,ver ing.
meut against yuu Tor The sum of One ihou-bId
and three and nine one buudrcdihr 81 .uu3gp
dollars. with interest a hereinafter mrntnn-
ed. aud for costs OF this suit. For caustoi
action plant IT. aliege tina. on the fri dniof
N0yemkc her. III, Vol made YUnr prDm1Esry
note payable 10 these plaintiffs Tor the sumof
Seven hundred and hity-threc aud line ORE
hundreds ls7a3 u9l dollars with legal interest
until PAID and thai Oh the 18th day Of sid
month Of November. 1871 you made yer
promissory note payable to these plaintiffs
for he sufu Of Two hundred and iiity 40l
dollars. with interest M the rate Of two yer
cent per month until paid. and that no pirt
of the same. cither principal or interest, lhs
since been paid, and that tue whole thefef
is now due, owing and unpaid from you.o
these plaintiffs. All Of which will more fully
appear rs reference 10 paintiffs complaint
on fe herein and 10 which yOn are mols
particularly referred
Aud you are hereby notified thai II Won fal
10 appear and answer the said complaint a,
above required, tho said plaintiffs will take
Judgment against You for said sum Of On
thnnsand and three and nine on ehnndrcdtn
al 003 Oa dollars, with Interest and costs q
suit as aforesaid.
Is TESTIMONY WHEREOF. | Wm Lnn.
- renson. have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal Of said Court.
SEAL. this 9TH day Of May. -. 1853 +
WM LAURENSON.
Clerk Of the District Goarf IT the
State Of Nevada, County ofWhita
Pine.
w G LOVE-. Attorney for Plaintiffs. myls