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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
THE FARMERS OF ONSLOW OP.
POSE THE BAGGING TRUST. a

The farmers of Onslow county met
at Jacksonville Sept. Oath to take ac-
ton in the matter of the Bagging
Trust.
Mr.. James r. Francks being called
to the chair, explained the object of
the meeting. He said that the differ
ent organizations of farmers in the
State and the United States having
taken action in regard to the Bagging
Trust, and having asked all farmers
and others interested to aid them in
their efforts to put down said trust,
that we had met for the purpose of
considering the best steps to take in
the matter and to pledge ourselves to
use anything as substitute rather
than jute bagging, and not to use iute
bagging. The chairman referred to
the ready manner in which the differ.
ent counties of our State and the diff
ferent States had fallen into line, and
hoped by united action that we might
put down the oppression trust.
F. D. Koonce, Esq, of Richlands,
was then called, who responded in his
usual impression way. can only re-
port some of the ideas advanced by
Mr.. Koonce. He advised the farmers
to use anything, even at greater cost,
in preference to jute bagging. We
have been the victims of monopolies
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
LETTER PROM
RANDOLPH.
DEEP RIvER ALLIANCE, No 1871

.-..,.r rDcptcIIlOtI lO, 1000. AIT
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Deor Sir II
was requested at the last meeting of
our Alliance to write and let the
brethren know what we are doing. I
fully realize my incompetency, but
will do the best l can. ....... ... ..
This Alliance was organized last
April, with nine members, and it now
has thirty members enrolled, with
more names on file for admission.
The Alliance is moving on slowly
out surely in this section. 1t has
opposition; what good thing has not :?
but that only tends to make us more
united, and to persevere in trying to
promote the good of the farmer.
The 25th of August was gala day
with our Lodge We had kind of
picnic. DR.. Parker, of Trinity, was
with us and gave us splendid speech,
which was certainly appreciated by
the audience. After partaking of re-
freshments, Mr.. J. J. White spoke a
few minutes very pertinently, which
was very much relished by the
farmers. 1" e'
1t was an enjoyable day, and from
the number of names enrolled, | think
a profitable one. -...-..........-rE
The Alliance has already been OF
some pecuniary benefit to us, but we
are expecting more and greater profit
from some measures we have recently
adopted for the good of the farmers
But while this is all right, and as it
should be, we must not forget that the
Alliance is intended to do more and
greater good for us than simply to
put money in our pockets; it is also
intended to elevate the mind and to
bring variety and brightness into the
rather monotonous life of the farmers.
When we get our land improved so
we can get better returns with less
acreage, then the farmer will have
more time to make his home attractive.
Convenient out-buildings and neat
fences and enclosures are pleasant
feature of the farm, and if things are
kept in repair, with plenty smiling all
around, we will hear less talk of dis
satisfied boys going West to make
their fortune.
Yes, a farm life can be made the
happ1est on earth. Nature is prodigal
of blessings; we have only to look
around us to feast our eyes on beauti-
full things, and if we will cultivate and
educate our minds and hearts to
rightly appreciate them, how much
more enjoyment they would afford us.
It is our duty to see that our chill
dren have good instructors in school,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-So~tbern Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas
Alabama--Ala5an,a Farmer, Athens.
Arkansas-State Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-7he Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina-THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh, official organ for
North Carolina and Virginia.
FloriGa-Fdrmaers' Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
Louisiana-2heU Union, Choudrant.
Tennessee and Kentucky-Ibe
1oszer, Nashville, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties of Jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
No. 35

but they will not receive so much
benefit from their efforts unless their
parents take an interest in their
progress.
Home is the true school at last; the
fathers counsel and the mothers word
of praise are remembered all through
life and has so much effect shaping
their. course through life. How i'm
portant for parents to realize their
responsibility and discharge their duty
to their children.
'.% Mrs. O.. A. MoFFITT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
HOW THE GAME IS WORKED
@19k ON WESTERN FARMERS.

We have felt it our duty to warn
our readers against placing too implicit
confidence In the rose-colored state
ments concerning the value and secur-
ity of Western farm mortgages. The
attractiveness of high rate Of interest
too often blinds the investor as to the
character of his security In this con-
nection the editor Of the american
Wool Reporter, who has made an ex-
haustive study of the Western farm
mortgage, publishes a tabular sum-
mary of 6O7 pending foreclosures of
mortgages, by seventy two farm mort
gage Companies, in fifty-two counties
of only one State-Kansas These
foreclosures we're entered at single
term of court, and only. represent six
months business The companies
having the largest number of fore
closures are the following: ]. B.
Watkins Land Mortgage Company,
73; Kansas National Loan Company,
46; Jarvis Conklin Mortgage Com
pany, 45; Shupe, Tressley & Lark, %;
Western Farm Mortgage Company,
As; Crippen, Lawrence & Co., %;
Smedley Darlington, %; S. L. Nelson,
%; Kansas and New Jersey Loan
Company, 10; Pennsylvania Invest
ment Company, H. Neosho Valley
Investment Company, Is; Mckinley
&eHeliker Investment Company, IA;
Lombard Investment Company, Is.
The formation of foreclosure COM
panies to engage in the business of
buying up these foreclosures is mat
ter which is now attracting the atten-
tion of the investing public. The
plan of the foreclosure companies will
be to assume the old mortgage, or
create new one for the same period,
and then to sell, as opportunity offers,
any property thus acquired, and ap-
ply the profit to the payment of divi-
dends. It is asserted that such prop
erty would have an average market
value considerably in excess of the ad-
vances made. It will be noted that
the crop of foreclosures is expected to
be go large that companies grave
yards as it were-are being formed to
gather them in. Would a New Eng
land farmer invest his surplus cash in
a Vermont or. Maine mortgage loan if
the court records of either State should
show upwards of 900 foreclosures on
such properties in six months =? Does
the fact that the Western security Is
1900 miles away, and that the New
England farmer knows nothing about
the security except the representations
of the agent, who gets fat commits
sion on the sum loaned, make the in
vestment any safer or more desirable.
Cultayator
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS Or
..... CARNATIONS. H. t-...a

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND Coop
ERArIvE UNION OF AMERICA
President 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. Z
Vice-Pres't for La-Linn Tanner.
Vice-Pres't for Miss.-R. T. Love.
Vice-Pres't for Mo.-Ar B. johnson.
Vice Pres't for N. C.-s! B. Alexander.
Vice-Pres t for Tenn. II. Mcdowell.
, Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas.
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain-Rev. J. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex.
Asst Lecturer-J A. Tets, La. ...
Door Keeper Newt. Gresham, Ala.
Asst Door Keeper-H. G. Brown, Ky.
Sergt-at-Arms-T. E. Groom, Miss.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
N. G. 21Tr.. ...LEA
Vice-President- Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. G.
Treasurer D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
College, N. G.
Assistant Lecturer D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. G.
Chaplain Carl Moore, Towns
vile, N. G.
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson Fay
etteville, N. G. -.e. l. ~ '.ef
Assistant Door Keeper. T. Rush,
Mt Gilead, N. G.. -
Sergeant-at-Arms s. Holt Chalk
Level, N. @. .+a... ...r. .........,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TRB NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE. -"'
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, n c.. Chair
man; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. C.; }. s.
Johnston, Rufin, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county. .a,-
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary S.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. T. Barbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia
Vice-President-T. B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia.
Secretary-J. J. Silvey, Bridgewater,
Virginia.
Treasurer-Isaiah Printz, Luray, Vir-
ginia. ra IL s.sts .- .--
Lecturer-G. H. Chrisman Chrisman,
Virginia. ."..5
Asst. Lecturer. S. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia. -..
Chaplain M. Rosser, Luray,
Virginia
Door Keeper-B. Frank Beahm, Kim
ball, Virginia
Asst Door Keeper-G. E. Brubaker
Luray, Virginia. rL'
Serg't-at-Arms-- 81. Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia.
State Business Agents. P. A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia. .. ...,..t
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
E T. Brumback, Jas. E. Compton and
Geo. II. Chrisman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16

Come to the State Fair, and be
sure you come prepared to renew your
subscription, if expired, or to become
q new subscriber. Our circulation
this week is seven thousand and eight
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-16
a@ae@ RALEIGH, N C., OCTOBER 1o, 1885,

last years prices, when the cost of pro
duction and manufacturing has not in
creased in; like proportion, we will not
purchase for. use in,the future any
jute bagging for the purposes of bag
ging or wrapping cotton Of our pres
ent crop or for any other purpose. !
I'd, That we cordially, earnestly,
and hopefully invite and recommend
our fellow farmers. tcotton ginners,
and merchants. not present, Of the
county OF Onslow to cooperate and
join with us in acts and influence to
carry out the intention and expression
of the foregoing resolution, No. /. l..
ri tsaea-r. T. G. GILMAN,
..... G. H. SIMMoNs,
E. L. FRANKS, Jr.
>-.- R. W. WORD,
r.. g.. at B. l.. HELLUM, -..
The resolutions reported by the
committee were unanimously adopted
Moved and seconded that the pro
ceedings of the meeting be published
in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and a
copy be sent to the Onslow County
Alliance. The New Berne Journal
and Wilmington Messenger and other
papers friendly to the cause be re-
quested to copy. NJ
~ s a' JAMES R. FRANKS, Chm'n.
r. DUFFY. Sew. ... ..s -.'sg-.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14
The Ideal NeMsnaner.

"A newspaper approaches the ideal
in proportion as it let's its community
see, honestly and accurately, just what
the real life of the moment is; that is,
in proportion as it makes its readers
actually conscious of the present world
of passion, of suffering, of effort and
of joy, in which, as in an ocean, they
pass their lives.
The ideal newspaper tells the whole
significant truth about the daily life of
its community, the honest and essen
tial truth. But its truth is confessedly
the truth of to-day. Its outlook is not
of eternity, buttwenty-four hours; and
1t must needs be interested in many
things that will hereafter appear trivial
and empty. But the test Is, whether
the news reporter has told what for
the moment is worth knowing, as an
evidence of the actually significant hui
man passion of the day.-Prof. Josiah
Rn3fce
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14

a:hns:: e ths yogna man q very touching.
Tn Prtncsss never beosms very popular
with the Prussisn aristocracy. Her Influence
TO her must belong tbs credit Of making hin
WHIST he has long besn, q model husband and
father, which was not always the case with
The Hohenzolle1ns Soon after the marriage IL
viii BE- remembered that the Princesh ran sway
from Berlin on discovering some rich present
which she had imagined was intended for her
sstf - = birthday gift, worn BY one OF the fair
laAies Of the court. SIZE got a. far a. cologne.
en- routs to England. before her hight WAS dis
covered. and there . telegram from the King
ordered her to return at once to Berliu. She
When she returned she was kindly received BY
the Empress, who Is said to have made the re-
mark
aMy dear, YOU should not have married a
Hohsnzollefn IL you had expected otherwise. '
THE onf0tS OF HIS MALADY.
Th Crown Princes malady IL EVIDENTLY OF a
tiful Queen Louise Of Prussia, having disl OF
= cancerous tunor In the neighborhood of the
heart. This fact ought to dispose of the
run0ys which seek to attribute his disease to q
disgraceful source. Never has q more un.
founded charge been male, an few men have
over led pursr aud moro wholesome lives than
rhs doctors disagree "A to how long the Illus
trioua aufftrsr may live. lr. Mackenzie -
1teyss he may live from eighteen months TO
two years, vhils Drs. Schroeder and Howell
think he may last for four or hvc yeara. II .
latest reports Indicate that his death ID more
likely 70 BE- : question Of months Of weeks. All
aGros that the diaease Is incurable. The Crown
Prince received his death, " arr ant ca lniy- Il
thank you, sir, for being SO frank with me- lie
said 70 Mackenzie when lie heard the sentence.
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TAINTED BLOOD.
The HohrnzOilerns Afflicted with scrofu-
lathe faint Came from Russia.

The Holienzoilern Afflicted with scrofu-
lathe ralut Came from Russia.
London special
II 10 recalled now that Bismarck, who wss
already this chief man in Prussia in 1855. strsn.
uously opposed the marriage Of the Crown
Prince with the English Princess, saying that
he vas against any blood alliance With those
scrofu-Guelphs.' The existing situation ID
utterancs. scrofuls, or that worse allied dis
sass with which 30 many royal strains Of
blood are contaminated. lays q h,avy hand ON
the HohenaoIlsrns at ~. Reno and Berlin alike.
fact which has besn privately known here for
some months may now be properly mentioned.
The present aged Empress Of Germany. mother
solitary s%croiula or . cognats malady. for many
years. She got It from her mother, who was .
daughter OF the crazy Car Paul, one Of the
tion. All Of Psul's daughters transmit
ted the faint to their defendants
One Of them was the mother Of
the present King Of Holland, and the recent
male line are attributed to this In the male
Romanoi line the same mAlady caused the
death Of the Cznfowitz, who was the elder
doubtful 10 the present youthful Cxarowits
will reach manhood. In tho Hohenxol-
lern case not only IL the Grown Prince
from this hereditary faint. but
his son William, who in . few weeks or
months will be Emperor, 10 hereditarily deaf.
and was born with a mere shapeless ball Of
flesh where the = ght hand ought to be. The
Crown Prsnces only sister 10 Grand Duchess OF
Baden. and ct her two sons one died last month,
aud the other Is III at Cannes and not expected
to recover, both from scrofulous Developments.
The malady can in truth be traced ell through
the Almsnach de Gotha among descendants OF
the Car Paul. The disease only showed itself
in the Empress Augusta when she advanced in
life, since when she has worn high dresses, and
frequently was not visible to the public for
months at q time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14
g ieap Year Prspeesls.

A young lady comes to us with .
very curious request. II want you,"
abe writes. "to tell me how to proceed
to make . leap year proposal. l do
not mean anything farcical, but q real
matrimonial proposition, and / desire
to do it in such q way the effort will
not be a failure. Please give me a few
practical directions
OF course we will, dear Miss "Cyn-
thia," Of course we will. Evidently
you have never made q leap year pro-
posal and naturally feel nervous; but
never fear, it's nothing when you get
used to it. In the first place, you must
catch your man. From the tone of
your letter we infer that You have got
him. Well, the next thing is to sur
round the man with favorable con
ditiOns. Never propose in the morn
ing. 1t is worse than useless. To nine
people out of ten there is no more ro-
nance in the early part of the day than
there is in sunshine at midnight. The
evening is a good time. When the
young mar is alone with you and his
face assumes a sentimental look pop
the question. Force an answer at
once. The average man needs time to
frame excuses and eq~uivocations. The
best plan is to make him commit him
self, and after he does this get him to
write a few sickly love letters. The
sicklier the better.
Then, Miss Cynthia. you must make
a few presents to the young man. A
cluster diamond ring is quite accept
able; a gold watch and chain would
not come amiss. and most ANYTHING
that costs from $500 to $1,000 would
not he likely to freeze his love. You
must also pay for tickets to the drama
and the opera. Booth tickets at S. for
the two for six nights in one week
would be slightly expensive, but you
must remember, Miss Cynthia, that
courtships are very expensive, especial
ly leap year courtships.
And, after all, If his love should
wander away from you and he should
try to defeat matrimony by innumer-
able postponements, your course would
be entirely clear. You would merely
have to get those sickly love letters be-
fore a jury and the verdict would fol.
low. Forty-iive thousand dollars il
the fashionable figure, but as Balti'
more il more sympathetic than New
York there is no eason why you
shouldn't get $50 900, and any young
lady who has $50 900 in her own name
need not remain unmarried long.-Bdl
tmOre american.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14
A Mothers Responsibility.

Children are like monkeys, natural MINI
les. They do % they soc others do. The
best safeguard against rudeness and disxs-
spect are courtesy and kindness. Let the
little ones live in . perpetual atmosphere
of roliteness. Let them be taught that il
there be any choice, their best manners are
to be kept for homo consun pnon, and their
surplus Of po'issness laid By for strangers:
But there need % NO apprehension on that
score. A boy who IL c~onsiderats for his
mother and sisters 10 SURE to bs considsrsts
f0s others. Whoever sees . younr man
thoughtful for women and children, always
on the lookout to do . kindness to de old,
the sick, the weak, but thinks, "Ah! he had
. good mother"
And the converse 10 true. A badly brought
up snd boorish boy il bound to reflect dis
credit on the d who bred him. Many =
good mi makes . bad mother. Her
very love makes her wrong beth b, rseIf
and her child. The victims Of q mistaken
kindness are legion, and the sad thing 10
that the cAildnsn Of such mothers, while
they love. frequently live 10 half dsspias
their weakness. -Bostoa Globe.
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SsoiA rssfm.ts - ~ snpls ssaess0DQ =
snelsaa9e : hAszgeEy: sssssss. aaaAnrasAss
49, - - go u bslist q x.lsrs.
~ pewse & 0ernsny. which wAs wen ~
~ ewtse. ean. snly b. malntainel ~ tAs
evsgd, - 10y have .ainsd up Ne Grown
IRfness soa ~ . manner ealeulaAe4 y give him
the svtrit And character q : FrsdsRiok the
0reaE They have suceoeaed % far IN pro
ausing 8 young naa who hatee eyssything That
10 NOD German. aad Who VIII BE- 8 scarce q
daAess - the pease Of Europe sho1ld 10 come
upsa tAs thross. Every German who discusses
he u Empsros says, -Thsrs will b war;
nm HATES ms CoUErnY's RIvALs.
- 10 only . few year. ego thar 81 . banquet
given " him 70 The ofAcers Of his regiment he
refuesd.to dnn ohamresnes saying; Z drink
hussisis no Lees bitter than thas foe tr.nes.
no great love. Hh boon companions haze
been tbs Crown Prince Of Austria and Count
BtsmsSck. both Of whom are young, high-roliing
bioods.
ma EDUCATION.
Prince Willis IN has been we'll educated and
carefully trained He received private iastxus-
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which Was Ite Bacon or Shakespeare.

Tho authorship of the dramatic production
attributed to the last Of the above-named ID
agitstins literary circles to the very center
but affects the practical masses far less thar
the momentous question, how to regain OF
preserve health, that essential OF bodily and
mental activity, business success and the
pursuit OF happiness" We can throw fai
more light on this latter subject than the most
profound Shnkspearean can ON the question
first propounded. II the system ia depleted,
the nerves shaky; il indigestion or constips.
ton bothers one ut times. or constantly; II the
skin 10 yellow ana tongue furred as in bilious.
ness; il there are prenonitory twinges Of on.
coming rheumatism or neuralgia IL the kid.
neys are inactive-use Hostetter's Stomach
in beneficial and successful rem edies. Re-
member, IL malaria threatens or ~afiicts, that
IT neutralizes the poison and fortihes the sys.
tenn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14

@Do you know, Mary, l once actually con-
templated suicide?' "You horrify me, MIRA
b. Tell me about it" Il was suffering from
chronic weakness. l believed myself the
most unhappy woman in the world. / looked
ten years older than l really was, and / felt
twenty. Life seemed to have nothing in 1t
worth liz. ng for" Il have experienced all
those symptoms myself. Well?" SWELL, 1
was saved at the eleventh hour from the COM
mission Of q deed which / shudder to think OF.
A friend advised me to take DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. l did 40. In an in
credibly short time I felt like a new being.
The Prescription cured me, and l Owe Dr.
Pierce . debt of gratitude which I can never
repays