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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
HOT WATER FOR PLANTS.

It is fortunate circumstance that
plant will endure scalding heat that
is fatal to most of it's minute enemies.
Water heated to the boiling point,
poured copiously over the stem of an
enfeebled peach tree, and allowed to
stand about it's collar, will often have
the happiest restorative efforts. Trees
showing every symptom of the yellows
have often been rendered luxuriantly
green and thrifty again, by this simple
means. The heat is presumably too
much for the fungus which had in
tested the vital layers of the tree, inn
mediately under the outer bark.
The London florists recommend hot
water, up to l45 degrees fahrenheit,
as remedy, when plants are sickly
owing to the soil souring-the acid,
absorbed by the roots, acting as a
poison. The usual resort is to the
troublesom job of repotting. When
this is not necessary for any other
reason, it is much simpler to pour hot
water freely through the stirred soil
it will presently come through tinged
with brown. After this thorough
washing, if the plants are kept warm,
new root points and new growth will
soon follow.
A lady friend had fine Gala in
three-gallon pot, which showed signs
of Ill health. On examination the
outer portion of the filing was found
moldy, it being in large part fresh
horse manure. AS repotting was in
convenient, the plant being in flower,
hot water was freely used ; it killed
the mold, and the plant began to re-
vive and was soon all right Vack's
Magazine for March.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

We find in the last issue of the
Dunn Enterprise a new paper, started
recently at the town of Dunn, in Har-
nett county, by Mr.. J. H. Benton, the
following very fair and just reference
to the Farmers Alliance. This is the
opinion of an outsider, SO to speak,
and he draws his conclusions solely
from the personel of the order, and
what he says is true to the dot:
There is much discussion Of the
Farmers Alliance. The organization
is rapidly gaining ground in this Sec
ton. There is something wrong
when man of fair industry and
economy can barely make living,
and we hope our farmers will find
out what is the trouble and apply the
remedy. The wrongs under which
they labor are plain, in that their
products bring them too little, and
what they buy costs them too much.
Now the remedy, we think, is plain.
The price of cotton can be made
higher by raising less amount of it,
and devoting the time thus saved
from cotton to raising corn and meat.
These are merely suggestions that we
make, hoping that they may be of
some benefit. It takes concerted and
united action on the part Of any class
of men, to accomplish much, and
while we do not profess to know any
thing definitely about the Alliance,
yet from our knowledge of some of
the men that belong to the order,
we know that there is something
beneficial intended, and we are
glad to see the farmers thus COM
ing together, and We look for
and confidently expect a reformation
that will be of equal benefit to all
classes of men. For instance take the
Alliance here at home and notice it's
personnel. Who is the President Of
it? John R. Goodwin, one of our very
best citizens, and who in the late war
was brave and unfinching soldier,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
IFor THB PROGRESSIVE farmer.
THE PUBLIC ROADS SHOULD BE
WORKED BY TAXATION.

There was published in The Pro.
GREssIyE FARMER of March 9Th short
communication from me, calling at
tention to the present unsuccessful
and oppressive system of working
public roads In North Carolina, and
intimating that the only fair and just
means of keeping them up is by en-
acting law to raise special tax for
that purpose. have read in your
issue of March Goth an article from a
correspondent at Polenta, N. c., in
reply to mine, in which he opposes the
working of roads by taxation, and
strongly advocates a rigid enforce
ment of the present law as the best
way to keep them in good condition.
No man, in the possession of a
reasonable amount of common sense,
will deny that very rigid execution
of the law, as it now exists, would re-
suit in decided improvement of our
roads. But, the question to be con-
sidered is, whether or not this law is
founded on the principles of equity
and justice, and not whether the man
of means may be entirely relieved
from the expense of system which is
to greatly benefit him, while his poorer
and less fortunate nelghbor is to re-
ceive no advantage, and yet be forced
by law to labor hard in it's support,
and that. too, without cent of pay.
The laws of North Carolina provide
that all male citizens of good moral
character and sufficient intelligence
shall be required to serve on the jury;
and, also provide, that jurors shall re-
ceive reasonable compensation for
their time and services. Is the latter
provision just ? All fair-minded men
say that it is. A man would be re-
garded as very unreasonable-and
justly so-who would contend that a
juror should not be paid for his SER
vices. Then let me ask ia all fairness
and candor, where is the justice in a
law that compels man who has alb
solutely no property-and it may be
has a large family to support upon
small wages-after he has labored
hard during the making of the crop,
to board himself, furnish his tools and
work at hard labor for several long,
hot, sultry days in August, when he
will not be benefited, individually, in
the least, while the man with fine
plantation, or the merchant who has
amassed large fortune by extortion-
ing upon the oppressed, contributes
nothing? The more we reflect upon
the road law, the more are we i'm
pressed with Its gross inconsistency
and palpable injustice.
Your correspondent at Polenta,
after admitting that the d" Road Law "
operates unequally upon the people,
cites the public school tax as burden
that is unequally borne. He evidently
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Subscribe to PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-Southern Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama Banner, Athens.
Arkansas Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock.
Mississippi-1Ae Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
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Tennessee and Kentucky-7Ae
1oi1er, Union City, Tenn.
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DIRECTORY OF FARMERS Or
CARNATIONS.

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND Coop
ERATIvE UNION OF AMERICA.
President-C. w. Macune, Texas.
First Vice-President-L. L. Polk, N. G..
Vice-Pres't for Ala.-H. P. Bone.
Vice-Pres't for Fla.-Oswald Wilson.
Vice-Pres't for Ky.-S. B. Irwin.
Vice-Prest for La.-Linn Tanner.
Vice-Prest for Miss.-R. T. Love.
Vice-Prest for Mo.-A. B. Johnson.
Vice-Prest for N. C.-S. B. Alexander.
Vice-Pres' for Tenn.-I. H. Mcdowell.
Vice-Pres't for Tex.-M. D. K. Taylor.
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas.
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain-Rev. J. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex.
Asst Lecturer. A. Tets, La.
Door Keeper-Newt. Gresham, Ala.
Asst. Door Keeper-H G. Brown, KY.
Serg't-at-Arms- E. Groom, Miss.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
n. .....
Vice-President- Ivey, Ashpole, C.
Treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, n. 9.
hSCOuICI-OCO w l1SOA3 Ooh cOiASOAit
N.
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, n. G.
Chaplain E. J. Edwards, Cedar
Creek, N. G.
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. T. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, n. G.
Q Hol< bo1l
Level, N. @.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Chairman, Old Sparta, N.
c.; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. @. Third
place to be supplied.
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.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
b. j. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
TURE-OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner Secretary.
Dr. Fl. 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.
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No.. z

until they are quite capable to detect
the wolf, though dressed in sleeps
clothing or called by another name.
The lion is not yet chained, and,
knowing his strength, will refuse to
be bound by monopoly fetters. Or
ganization and union of effort is the
remedy, and we know of no other but
economy and selfdenial are power
ful aids.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent

(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON Nov 20, 1888
Senator Go.man came from New
York direct to Washington day
or two ago, and had long con-
ference with Mr.. Cleveland, dur
ing which it is thought they went
over the various reasons assigned
for The democratic defeat. Mr..
Cleveland takes the matter phil
osophically, and loses no OPP
portunity to state his belief in the
honest support given him by
Governor Hill and his friends in
New York.
Said a prominent official yes
terday: s.DurIng the fonr years
the cause of the disaster on elec-
ton day will be stated as a thous-
and one different things. |
believe that it was caused by the
position taken on the tariff ques-
tlon during the last TWO months
of the campaign by the stump
speakers OF the party under orders
from the National Committee.
During the long discussion of the
| Mills bill in the House, its friends
constantly denounced the protec-
tive tariff as legallzcd robbery.
and yet those same men were com
PEELED TO 60 on the stump and
state that the Mills bill was q
protective measure, b e caus
somebody had become panic
stricken at the cry of free trade
| This action undoubtedly dlsgustee
thousands of voters who are be
| levers In free and unrestricted
| trade With the world at large. ans
| al the same tilae il did not at
tract any of tie high protection
voters. / am finally of .h'
opinion that had the democratic
/ spea kers and newspapers accept
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SAM JONES IN eREENWLLE.

New Orleans Times De noerat.
GREENNILLE, Mss, Nov. 10, 'SS.
The Sam Jones revival meeting
concluded to-day as far as regards
the famous evangelist, who Is to
preach at Holly Springs on Mon
day. However opinions may dItT
fer as to the judgement shown by
Mr.. Jones in his attacks upon in
dividuals, as to his method or as to
his choice Of language. he has
succeeded in drawing the largest
assemblies over convened in Green
vile. He has engraftcd upon the
minds of all WHO have heard hln
a firm conyiction Of his sincerity
and earnestness OF perpose, aud
has stirred up the town in a man
ner little dreamed Of by even his
warmest sympathizers.
Three tunes day for eight
days the revival tents have been
filed with an audience averaging
little under two thousand. lhe
effecc upon these was practically
evlnced by the Developments OF
to. days farewell aerylce this
morning IN the pa essence OF NOT
less than 1920 persons. Hon. K
B. Campbell invited voluntary
subscription as testimonial tt
| Mr.. Jones and a mark OF esteen
| Of his efforts. In few sminute'
! the sum of 1850 was subscilbe1
In the tents all classcs, all deuom'
nations, all ages, and both sexsl
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WHAT FARmsas SHOULD DO.


Now that the election is over
aud gone tits time for business
men to think how best to improve
their individual interest. a combl-
nation of which forms the public
interest. Ours is peculiarly an
agricultural State, and the farm
ing interest is the greatest in this
State. It Is then particularly
this class of our population who
have the greatest interest IN the
future. Agriculture in the strict
sense of the term can be but little
influenced by the political situa-
ton. The bounteous earth yields
its harvest as freely under the ad
ministration Of on9 party as under
that of another. and harvests of
grain. cotton, and otner agrlcultu-
raj productions are far more de-
pendent upon the industry Of the
husbazdman, and the seasons sent
by Almighty God, than upon the
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AeNosrlc.

The years OF timoare hlss the bloslom leaves
That bud before the fruit, eternity'
Ony the fading pel,!a do We see.
Tie ltnit We guess At "a wo rockun Bheaess
trvm shooting noils.-tho swelliog earth up
lieaves
And 80 we droam the hlrvost viii be fra,
And fall. Man, Judging Of tho yot to TO-
Builds 90 tho present, and N ignorauce weave,
Finite idcas OF the ininite.
CunerlviAg 40 eoi lecture. knowing nau HI
Content to wait until times petals fall.
My soul drifts ealnIy onward into II sht,
Wheaa certain truth will stab all idl
thought,
Anl teloacspia death reveal II nlI.
'~J9hnnie II mt Brisbane,
Tho New Orleans Timcs Democrat.
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MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, NOVEMBER p, 1855

We'd WITH each other to. pay a
tribute of respect to the man who
while unsparlng in his denuncla-
tons, has, it Is now conceded,
done much good to the town.
The revival reached it's culmi-
mating point this evening, when
the evangelist addressed men osly.
Over 2000, of all ages, were on
hand. A more powerful, uncom-
promising, unfinchlng. sweeping,
singing sermon on immortality
was probably never heard in this
hall. At ITS conclusion, when
Mr., Jones sat down exhausted,
the audience rose en- masse, near
ly every prominent citizen being
present. Hundreds went forward
to shake the praacher's hand, and
a very substantial additional sum
was rendered him for the orphans
home at Decatur, Ga, of which
he is the sole support.
AT the afternoon service Mr.,
Jones said that the conscience OF
the town had been aroused. He
estimates the conversions during
the week at about 500 people, 800
of whom have already or are about
to join the local churches.
An immense crowd filed th'
tent at the final service conducted
by MIR. Jones. The revival vii
be continued by the ministers o
Greenvllle and district churchc
after Mr.. Jones departure. Til
city IS full of visitors. Spe cla
trains from the country to-da,
, have been packed.
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RHEUMArisa.

RlcuMoND, Va, July %, 1889.
The Swift Specific CO Atlanta.
Ga;
Genilemen--rhree yearsa ago
was exposed to the weather, be-
cause Of my connection with an
engineer corps. Ny constitution,
though strong, finally gave way,
and IN short time terrible ease
of rheumatism had full possession
Of me. My limbs began to swell
the knee joints were twicJ their
normal size, 1t was impossible for
me to walk. had lost all cor :
troll of myself, and when | moved
at all it was with the aid Of
cruicbes. a greater part Of my
life was spent IN bed, and almost
constantly / was under direct
charge Of physician the beat |
eCuld find. They gave me all
the relief possible, but there was
no Improvement IN my condition.
One day while lying upon my
back | read your advelti,ement,
aud u desperation decided to try
your medicine. ] gave it d
thorough trial, and IN less thur
three months had left my he'd,
dropped my crutches aud partici
pated ina foot race. S. S. S.
did the work fol me, and TO it
owe nay present good health
Use this as you see ft.
Very truly yours,
G. A. PAYNE.
Treatise on Blood and Skin ID
!. seases mailed iree.
e The Swift Specific Co., Draw
$ er 3, Atlanta, ca.
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whAr The eRgsNyILLr TlMEs SAYS

The preaching of this extraordina-
ry man has been, here as else
where, effective ia drawing and
profoundly lmpressIng large
crowds. OF his marvellous power
there could be no more emphatic
proof than this; That three times
a day for the past SIX days the
tent, seating over 1900 persons
has been crowded. We feel
neither the call nor the capacity
to analyze or measure the depth
and breadth Of the Rev. Sam
Jones: his gifts or his ways In
tho columns of current public itions
of the past few years there is ann
Pile testimony on these points,
without contribution from us.
We do feel the call however, 10
express conviction of the depth
and truth of his sympathy for hi
fellow men; and the earntesnesi
and siugleness of his purpose t.
reform and better their lives
No fail judgment can after hear
ing him escape tins conclusion.
Any agency that makes mel
think, turning their thoughts in
ward and arousing and vitalizins
their moral nature, can but d.
good; and this as we conceive it
Is the Rev. Sam Jones's mission
and work. Greenville Times.
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ANLw ptRloo OF HISTORY.

stom the New York Herald,
The Redubicans have won a
decisive vlctorv--a victory along
the whole hue. We enter upon n
new period ia our political history
one of experiments, problems,
anxietles. If the vIctors are wise
wu may hope for another era OF
good iceling--something like what
threw its soft, sunny glow over
the carly years of the century.
Let us hope for it--pgay for it,
do what we can to secure it,.
Should passion and folly rule, then
we shall be IN the presence of
dangers gravcr than any which
yet have nenaced the Republic.
The election was the voice of the
people, spoken with emphasis.
But in tins emphasis th,rc arc
ominous undsrgones, winch states
lnanshlp, in the presence of com
munlsm, labor agltltions and So
clal perils everywhele, would do
well to consider.
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rAnsient ads, win be charged for at the rate az
add;f;onlp per inc, iirst insertion, and cents each
-, ~ dveriisng IS due when inserted uaIcss
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cHINA,s MILLIONS.

The Rev. DIR Ashmore has pub
lished in China missionary
leahet describing the almost count
less masses of heather in the
various provinces Of the empire.
From this publication we take the
following: sLet us make the
different provinces Of China pass
in review before US, on at a time,
each with its vast army of living
men, women, and children. That
will be better than giving a lump
number. You will get more
detailed impression. Sold1ersI
marching in 'close order will
take about two-and-a-half feet to
each man, but SO much time will
be required that we must put
them closer than that, and save
every inch we can, and every
minute of time. So we will ex-
pect them to march in slock-step,'
and allow only foot-and-a-halt
to each person. In one mile
there are 5 ,2S0 feet. At clock
step there will be $500 persons
to each mile. Each million of
them will stretch along for a DIS
tance, say, of 284 miles.
nHonan. south of the river,
contains 23,037,17 people.
Their column will be 6,534 miles
long, and Will require 326 days to
pass along. For forty-slx Sun
days, one after another, you can
think of them, and hear mlssion-
AIRY chapters in the bible read
about them, with the missionary
application left out. The promises
made to the whole earth are local
lied to ones own church or as.
soclation. There they go, with
out hope and without God in th'
world, and without any one tt
teach them, and yet, in the UnlteC
States, we have $4,000 ministers
of evangelical denominations
multitudes Of whom are doinI
nothing but just listening to othe
people preach,
"Kiangsu-population 57,Sl3,
SOL, enough to stock an empir
itself. Japan is an empire, ye
it has not so many people as tina
one province. Great Britain i
an empire; France has called it
self an empire; Germany is al
empire yet, bat the population Q
none of them is much larger
The Kiangsu part of the proces
sion Will reach l0,750 miles, an
will require in passing 537 days
Such numbers are appalling
While they are filing along by III
million, n sabbaths will pass owe
your heads. You will need
chaplain of your own to preach t
you who review the procession
During all these days he ca
preach to you a whole body Q
theology upon all manner Of sui
jects, except your duty to say
the perishing. Twice during tha
time will Merry Christmas com
and GO; twice will you sing Chris
mas carols, and hear about th
birth of Him who was given
save all mankind. Twice wi
you eat your Christmas dinner
and send around among yot
friends your costly albums an
yet forget to send little frankil
cense and niyrrh to those breac
less, starving hosts whom Chrl
III vision committed to yol
trust"
China's millions are yet untol'
These are only two of their pro
Inces and yet it would take ov'
two years and four months to hay
them file past. It is vast wor
to bring these to Jesus, but if eaC
will do his or her part It will mai
many hands, and with God as OF
leader we shall accomplish Il
task.
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NiilldOeSr VI duy pOlltlcal admin |
istration.
While individual exertion must |
be the chief reliance of the farm
er, in this age of combination it IS |
possible, and more probable, that
there are. combinations that NAV
be formed by the farmers thatI
may be profitable to themselves. /
The Changes, the Wheels and the
Alliances which have sprung up
among the farmers of the country
have shown very clearly that the
agricultural interest has a full
sense OF the advantages of combl-
nation, and that there is a dlspo-
sitlon to meet combination with
combination.
But there has been but little
that has given to the farmer an
Organization that Will enable him
TO meet the efforts of organized
and combined capital. The various
4 trusts whether in grain or in oil
Or bagging or of anything else
have been too strong for the diyl-
ded opposition of the agricultu-
rallsts. 1t Is for the farmers OF
the country to show that they too
can present an organized opposl-
} ton the oppressive trusts and
combinations which make thom
subserylent to capital and COM
binations. If in every county IN
the South the farmers would com
bine to show that they can live
without the and of any of the
trusts, In short how independent
, they can be Of the rest of III,
world, there would soon be callet
a halt to the manipulation Of ring
and corners and trusts.
: The farmer, Particularly of th,
@ South. if he would return to th,
0 methods of his ancestors, anc
d make his farm self-sustaining
3 raislng not only his food but hi
clothing crops, and making hi
Q extra productions pay FOR his lux
II urles, would soon make tne trust
subseryient TO the demands of th
:. agriculturalIst. In order TO d,
] this more or less combination !
t necessary. Tne farmcrs mus
il have Their associations, thei
is clubs, their oranges or by what
i ever names they may call thei
n combinations, in which their mt
If tnal interests may be dlscussec
! They must have their fairs
J. which may be exhibited their bei
d productions, and they must sho
). above all things thai they are abb
: to 1--we within themselves.
le In many portions Of this Stat
,r this disposition is being strong
a developed, and notwithstandir
% the backsets of the past season
a many places the exhibits of far
N produce has been largely brough
IF together. Our own favored coui
). ty hqs been behind her sisters !
ye this race Of progress, and it b
at hooves her intelligent and enc
,e getlc farmers to show that the
+ are not laggard in the race of il
"a dependence. We want in Adam
TO county . combination of its agr
N culturalists to show of what the
r are capable, and we hope anoth'
nr season will not pass without :
"a exhibition of the progress of Il
n county in all the pursuits Of agl
Il culture.- Natchez DemocratJ
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Tue Attorney General of Texas
has issued a clrcslar letter to
County anb District attorneys ad-
ylsing them TO use SPECIAL dill
gence N having all persons in-
dicted and prosecuted who bet on
the result OF the late election =
Natchez Banner