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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
OUR STATE FAIR.

The Executive Committee of the
N. G. State Agricultural Society has
chosen MI. Peter NJ. Wilson as Secre-
tary and that gentleman has accepted
the position. The Secretary is the
most important officer connected with
a Fair, and we heartily congratulate
the Society on it's choice. Having
been for a number Of years, the Secre-
tary of the Board Of Agriculture, and
being one of the best informed men
in the State as to the and
capabilities Of our people, and w1thal
a man of fine judgment and full of
pluck and push, Mr.. Wilson IS the
man for the place. We have great
hope that a grand success will crown
our next State Fair.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
THE STATE BOARD OF AGRI.
CULTURE.

This body was in session three days
during the past week, all the members
being present. The meeting of the
Board of Trustees Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College was also held.
We note a few of the most important
transactions, as obtained from the
Secretary of the Board.
MI. W. r. Williams, of Pitt, offered
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, There is now pending a
bill to reduce postage on garden and
field seed, roots, cuttings, plants, and
agricultural products, &c. therefore
be it.
Resolved by this department, that we
do hereby petition Congress to pass
the said bill, believing that such a
measure is greatly needed by the
farming population generally.
Resolved, That a copy of this reso-
luton be sent to our Senators and
Representatives with request that they
be presented to Congress.
II 1t was ordered that work be resumed
Immediately upon the Central Expert
ment Farm. .
The publication of the monthly
Bulletin is to be continued as hereto
fore, In eight-page form.
AT the April meeting, 10 1887, the
Commissioners salary was reduced
from $4,000 to $1,000, and the State
Chemist from $4,000 to $1,000.
The Commissioners salary was in
creased to $1,000 and the State
Chemists to 50, 900.
The salary of T. G. Harris, Curator
of the Museum, was increased from
$3.50 to $500.
1t was ordered that the roof of the
agricultural building be Immediately
repaired. Repairs were also ordered
to be made on buildings at the Elk
pertinent Farm.
The matter of extending aid to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
EDITOR HEARN ACQUITTED.

It should be pleasant to the news
paper fraternity to know that Mr.. S.
w. Hearn, the Editor Of the Wades-
boro LnteNsgencer, was acquitted by the
Wake Superior Court last week, of
the charge of libel, for, if editors are
not permitted to expose what they
may consider frauds on the farming
interest, or any other interest, it would
be bad for the people and bad for the
public morals.-M Charlotte Democrat.
The above is taken from the columns
of n Of our most conservative, and
yet one of our most independent State
papers. And Bro. Yeates isright. It
is a duty solemn duty for editors,
to plainly and fearlessly expose frauds.
And tricksters and frauds and hum
bugs had as we'll understand the situa-
ton so far as the farmers Of the State
are concerned. There are papers in
North Carolina which will keep a
sharp eye out, and they will fearlessly
and boldly expose anything which in
their judgement is calculated to de-
ceive and defraud the farmers of the
State, whether in trade or politics or
legislation, and they will manfully
assume all responsibility of such ex-
posure. The fraud, corruption, decep-
ton and trickery by which the farm
ers are flched of their hard-earned
dollars, must and will be stopped,
and there is no. better or more effec-
tive way to do it than to expose it
promptly and fearlessly through the
papers. Bro. Hearn is to be congratu-
lated, and the farmers of the State
are to be congratulated, on the verdict
rendered in his case. The day has
passed in North Carolina when people
are to be bull-dozed and intimidated
by the aristocratic mandates of AFRO
CANT and insolent money power. The
test may have to be made in the courts,
and it may be that a new test will
come up every week, but a bold and
manly and honest press will be found,
as it always has been, on the side of
justice and against tyranny. You are
right, Bro. Yeates; it will be a bad
day for the people and for the public
morals when editors are not permitted
to. expose what they may consider
frauds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
WAKE COUNTY CATTLE SHOW.

The Wake County Cattle Club has
decided to hold it's annual exhibition
on the 18th of May, in this city.
Elaborate and complete arrangements
are being made for the best and most
successful exhibit of fine stock that
has eve been made in the county or
State. A most important and attrac-
tive feature is added-that of blooded
horses. We learn that the committee,
Messrs. R. S. Tucker, J. M. Heck and
w. G. Upchurch, has secured very
cheap rates for our friends in differ
ent sections of the State who may
visit this Fair. These rates will be
given to the public at an early day.
Messrs. B. P. Williamson and DR..
Jas. Mckee were appointed a commit
tee to make arrangements for the
place of exhibit and for the additional
and interesting feature-the horse ex-
hibit. That this will be the finest col
lection and exhibit of cattle and horses
ever seen in a single county Of our
State, we feel assured. The great and
primary object of this annual show is
to encourage and develop in our midst
a taste for finer stock, and the gener-
Gus and unselfsh spirit of the patriotic
and progressive gentlemen who inau-
gurated the enterprise, is most G. n
mendable and should be most heartily
seconded and appreciated by the whole
country. We learn that no pains will
be spared to make the show the largest,
finest and most complete in all it's ap-
pointments that has yet been held by
the Club. Lovers Of good stock should
not miss it.
The public will be informed from.
time. to time, as arrangements, Sc,
are developed. SO, 4w
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
TO

Again we want to say to our CORES
pondents that they must give us. their
real names if they expect US to publish
their articles. We have their names
as a guarantee of good faith. And again,
we must ask our friends-all-to con
dense what they have to say-boil it
down. We are anxious to give as great
variety as possible to our readers, and to
do this the articles should be short and to
the point.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.

That is a fearful report which we
find in the April number of the Rand.
McNally Bankers Magazine concern
ing the extent of land mortgages in
the Northwest and West. Millions.
even billions, of dollars are secured to
a greater or less extent by land mort
cages in States of whose wealth and
growth we have been led to suppose
were free from every such incubus.
Since our attention has been arrested
by the Indebtedness Of other States,
and especially of the Western and
Northwestern States, we have been
more and more annoyed at each sue,
ceeding revelation. Our condition in
North Carolina is bad enough. We
W too much money. There are
more mortgages than u people ought
to have made. But the financial
status Of North Carolina, we have no
hesitation in saying, is far above the
average in comparison with her sister
States of the Union. Yea, we believe
that very few States can boast of a
population in a more healthy financial
condition. rear
Look at the record of farm mort
cages in some of the Western States.
The mortgages on farms in Kansas
amount to 1886, 900, 900; in Iowa,
$4,000 900; in Wisconsin to $751;
900, 900; in Michigan to $500, OOO, 900;
in Indiana to $685., 600, 900, in Ohio
to ST., l27, 600, 900.
This indebtedness is simply pro-
digious. If the burdens which op-
press us are correctly ascribed to our
Indebtedness, as small as it is, how
great must be the suffering Of these
Western States which we have been
accustomed to regard as so rich and
productive, and yet are carrying
such a weight of Indebtedness
Charlotte Chronicle.
Add to the above the fact that in
all the agricultural States, farming
lands are depr~eciating, and agricuI-
tural products barely bring the cost
of production, and what are we to
think of a policy that has filed our
treasury with hundreds of millions of
dollars for which we have no need ?
What are we to think of that legisla-
ton that continues to add to these
surplus millions by taxing these al
ready oppressed and overburdened in
terests? Strange policy and strange
legislation The people borne down
to the earth for the want of money
and their treasury OVERLOOKING with
it's surplus millions, and which are
being drawn from the hard earnings
of the people. And yet we have
heard the word statesmen applied
to those who have done and are doing
this thing!
Whenever a man offers himself as
a candidate for Congress, every voter
in his district should demand of him
a solemn pledge that he will do all in
his power to reduce that surplus and
that he will support no financial policy
which will give to the treasury one
dollar more than is needed to defray
the legitimate expenses Of the govern
ment. And the people will have to
take this matter in hand. Let them
begin it this gear in their primary
meetings.
The Charlotte Observer saws MCant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17

State Agricultural Society Estate Fair)
came up and was discussed at some
length, but it's consideration was post
poned until the June meeting.
The plan of the Commissioner for
organizing farmers institute clubs was
changed SO az to forbid charging any
initiation fees or dues, and a commit
tee was appointed to digest and pre-
sent to the Board, at it's next meeting,
a plan for organizing Institutes.
The Legislature having limited the
expenses Of the Department to a mini
mum of Sis, 600, the Board turned
over, in excess Of this amount, 1000
to the credit of the North Carolina
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. The Secretary is of the opinion
that the licenses yet due for this fiscal
year will increase this fund by three
to four thousand dollars.
We are very much gratifed to learn
that there is great unanimity among
all the members of the Board on the
Importance of saving all it can, to go
to the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. We were surprised to learn
that the organization of the Farmers
Institute Clubs by Commissioner Rob-
inson, and which has been extended to
twenty counties, was without any
authority from the Board. We learn
that he had prepared and printed for
this purpose three thousand copies of
a Constitution, and which even Gov.
Scales had never seen until an inves-
tigation of the matter was instituted
by the Board last week. We had
never seen a copy of this document
until a day or two ago, and a cursory
glance at it's pages convinces us that
the Board acted wisely in making
some changes of his plans. The idea
that certain officers of the Board should
constitute themselves into a "Head.
Center for all these clubs and should
run an institution with the farmers
money, and charge each farmer who
wished to enjoy it's benefits, forty
cents as admission fee and ten cents
quarterage, was a phase of the institu.
ton which was very properly con.
demned by the Board. The work OF
the Board and Of it's officers ought and
must be free to the farmers of the
State, and initiation fees and dues are
decidedly out of place in any organ.
ization which is gotten up and run by
the Board or any of it's officers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17
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to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts US to a great deal of trouble
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work, but much loss of time, when time.
is valuable.
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The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. C.. State Farmers
Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17

The Charlotte Observer says: "Capt.
S. B. Alexander, the peoples choice
for Governor, was in the city to-day.
He leaves to night for Raleigh, where
he goes to attend a meeting of the
Board Of Agriculture. While there
he may as well look around and select
a residence, for the people will insist
on his going there next January to
spend four years" Just so! Provi-
ded, "the people" will attend their
primary and county conventions, and
select delegates who will represent
their wishes. Capt. Alexander is evil
IDENTIFY "the coming man" if the peo-
pie can have their choice, and they
can have it, if they will do their duty.
Let every farmer in the State speak
out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17

The organization of Alliances is
progressing rapidly all through the
South. -and1it will not be long, at the
present rate, until sixteen States will
be enrolled under its banner. We
have 692Alliances in our State, 256 of
which. have been recorded on our
books within the past two weeks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-17

The Alliance has no war to make
on any one. The farmers of the State
are called, and that truthfully by the
politicians, the backbone of the land,
and all the Alliance is trying to do is
to improve, develop, strengthen and
lift up the backbone of this mighty
social fabric of ours. Neither do they
wish to rise by putting others down.
When we succeed the whole people
will stand upon a higher mental,
moral and financial plane.-Southerm
Mercury. '-t't't' :S
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
The ssWOrld.O


Tonight ]. q. Little's World Com
pany will open at the Los Angeles
Theater. OF this piece the Chicago
Herald speaks as follows:
The World, with its wealth of magnif-
cent scenery and company of Chicago
favorites, opened weeks engagement
at Hooley's Theater last evening. The
house was filled to it's utmost with the
elite Of Chicago, including our ablest
and most severe critics, to witness this
popular product of j. q. Little's gifted
pen, which has found such favor among
our theater-goers. The World possesses
more scenic features than any play ever
written. Its raft scene has been admired
throughout Europe, Australia and
America, and when it comes back to
Chicago again after four years absence
it is as realistic and mystifying as be-
fore, as is the panorama scene, the re-
volving scene and sinking ship, and all
the other popular mechanical devices.
The World has been produced IN Chicago
thirty-seven weeks and the public's ver-
dict of approval is manifested in the
largest house of the season on this the
opening of the thirty eighth, after an
absence of four years. J. q. Little is az
pleasing as ever in the dual role.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
EMMA ABBOTT.
A Week of Genuine opera Ii
View.

View.
Tomorrow night has been looked for
ward to with eager anticipation by the
great majority of lovers of music in this
city, upon the announcement that Los
Angeles favorite prima donna, Miss
Emma Abbott, would make her reap
pearance here, after an absence of two
years in season of twelve performances,
supported by her powerful company, and
appear in number Of the choicest gems
of opera from her unusually large and
extensive repertoire.
The large advance sale of seats which
was held during the past week has been
convincing proof of the theater-goers'
desire TO once more behold their favorite
prima donna in choice number of her
favorite roles, and of once more listening
to the exquisite timbre and quality OF
that rich and sympathetic voice, which
has before 80 often aroused the musical
people Of this city to high pitch
of enthusiasm. But it is not
Miss Abbott's talents alone that
have made her such favorite
with the people of Los Angeles. Her
great desire to please, her conscientious
ness, and the absorbing interest that she
herself takes in every one of her per-
formances, have done much to add to
her luster and enshrine her in the hearts
of the people. Courted and petted by
society, everywhere eagerly sought after,
it would seem highly probable that she
would become spoiled; but che all the
more faithfully performs her part and
uses more endeavor to satisfy her audi
ences. Then, again, Miss Abbott has
embraced every opportunity of surround
ing herself with artists of sterling merit,
and of the first rank, and therefore, it is
no wonder that the Emma Abbott Opera
Company is to-day considered by far the
best and most powerful operate organi-
z ition on the stage.
The programme for the entire season
has already been published, and Miss
Abbott is to be thanked for giving us the
opportunity of observing her in the
novelties she has added to her repertoire
On Monday night Auber's bright opera
Carlo Diavolo will be given. Much hal
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
j. NJ
Hale & Co.,
7 AND 9 NORTH SPRING ST.
The Last Day
BEFORE
CHRISTMAS

To make a long
story short, we
simply overstocked
in Holiday Goods.
Our we'll = known
remedy comes i'm
mediately to our
relief, and away
60 the prices on
everything relating
to Christmas Pres
ents, Mementos,
Souvenirs, any
thing and every
thing of any inter
est to the pur-
chaser. Away go
the prices, too, in
good time, Mon
day, the day te-
fore Christmas, we
make minimum
prices, not merely
at cost, but on a
great many articles
fully at one-half
cost. This means
a great deal. 1t
means that one
dollar at this time
will take the place
of two.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
MONDAY DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
India Silk Tides !


In Fans, Ladies'
Pocket-books and
Hand Bags, Gen
tlemen's 'sSilk Hand
kerchiefs, Plush
Scarfs and Lambre.
quins, Silks and
Dress Goods of
every description,
Gentlemen's and
Ladies' Underwear,
silver, Gold and
Oxide Mounted
Umbrellas, and
almost everything
that you can pos.
sibly ask for. Ex-
anime our prices
before purchasing
elsewhere.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24

Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
Dec. h-MONDAY- Y-Dec.24th
USEFUL
NOVELTIES

A novelty is generally sup
posed to be something
merely to look at, but don't
you believe it. We have
novelties useful as we'll as
ornamental. Photograph
Albums on patent levers
entirely new with the season,
and something you cannot
get everywhere, and sold at
the same ratio, at cost and
at less than cost.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
What Causes Clothing Failures.

Never in the history of this city have
mems and boys clothing been sold SO
cheap as now at the Plumber Store, No.
10, North Main street. Just think of it
Mems English worsted suits, $5.9s;
never sold for less than $3.50. Hand
some and durable business suits, $4.9S;
would be called cheap at $l2. Imported
corkscrew, in brown, blue and black, at
$12 so; other stores ask $18 to $22 so.
Their selections of boys clothing and
mems overcoats are very large and
prices guaranteed one-half other houses
ask. Remember these goods will not
last long at these prices.
PLUMBER STORE,
No. 10 North Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24

Handkerchief |

The manufacturers
in Swiss, German,
French and Irish
markets have been
kind to us. We are
showing effects in art
istic blendings - arti-
fetal designs in
beetles, butterflies,
dragons, etc., which
at q short distance
from the eye look al
most like real objects,
80 natural is the hand
iwork of the Swiss
peasant.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
The End of
THE
Holiday Week.

Will see our stock
reduced compatible
with the amount
which we must
necessarily carry
to always have our
departments COM
plete. The prices
for five or six days
will be the chief
feature in our
Fancy Goods De-
partments. We
have no boasts to
make concerning
what we have done
that day is past
but what we are
doing daily we
want every man,
woman and child
to be familiar with,
and come prepared
MONDAY,
DECEMBER "a,
And follo W in G
days, to be sur
prised.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
Just what You Want.

Twenty-Five cent business lunch, II 80
to 2 P. NJ; SOC. dinner to P. NJ.
Roster Bakery, Hollenbeck Hotel.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24
SOMETHING
OF
INTEREST
TO
LADIES.

All OF our immense
stock of genuine, ,5-but-
ton length, 5-point
scalloped top, en-
broidered
KID GLOVES,
At SOC. per pair form
er price, slips.
In black, tans, ma
hogany, browns, and
all popular shades,
and in sizes to fit
everybody = 81, 6,
81, 81, 81, T. ~
and N.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-11
WHY MOI Seize fbe Golden OPP
NR0rrt1nrffv2

At New Orleans. La. on Tuesday.
.Iune 10Th. 1888. the Ext1aoriinai.y
and 217th Grand MONTHLY Drawing
of the Iiouisiana State Lottery oc ?
Cured under the sole management
of Gen,Is e.. n. Beaureoard of Ia
and .JubaI A. Early Of Va. Tne
prizes are in amount from s30u,0JO
or less. Some of the results are
here given. No. SO. 443 drew the
First CAPITAL Prize Of 100000. II
was sold in fractional parts of TWEEN
tieths at 81 each. sent to NJ. a..
Dauphin, New Orleans. La; two to
J. j. Zelincker. Bonham. Tex: one
TO Messrs. Moore Spaulding 81 Co.
Boston. Mass; one to the Menard
Bros, so Customhouse street. New
Orleans: one to Mrs. Mary r. Clark.
217 Main st. Charlestown. District.
Boston Mass: one to Geo. w. Seibert.
collected through Ball. Huthins &
Co. Galveston. Tex: one paid to s.
F. Perret. runner Canal Bank. New
Orleans for a depositor. etc: No.
71,67s drew the Second Capital
prize of 500, 900, also sold fractional
parts at 81 each; one to James F..
Walsh, Charleston S. c.; one to J.
A. ChrIchlow, Santa Fe, N. Mex;
one to Joseph Bradley, Paris, Tex !;
one to w. ID. Lewis, SO Deer Park
AVE-, Babylon, L. l.; one to F. w.
Levin, 9T7 Northwestern Ave,
Chicago, ILL.,; one to Anderson Sim
mons, Gainesville, Ga; one to
Messrs. Brewer &. Sansing, Blossom,
Tex; one to Frank w. Ransom,
Jackson, Mich; one to G. J. Burrill,
Waterville, NJ; one to j. ID. Hous-
ton, Hot Springs Ark; one to A. t.
Waite, 100 Suffer ST., San Francisco,
Bal; one collected by the First Natl
Bank of Memphis, etc. No. 1856