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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01
WINSTON, HARNETT Co., N. c.,
April 25, 1885,.

Mr.. ED1roR.-Dear Sir:-Our. ALI
ance, No. Ga, was organized August
9Th, 1887, with about &c members.
At first we had some floating capital
that foated in and out, but we are
now working on a solid basis with
about IS members of the best men in
this community, men of nerve and
backbone, and are working to carry
out the principles of the order. Do
this and we will succeed.
Brethren, take The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and be governed by it's teach
ings. Success comes through judicious
management. We have received
great benefit from the order, but what
has been done is but a stepping-stone
to what can be done. Carry out the
principles of your order and it will not
be long before the old farmer can
stand on a stump in his field and
shout "Victory! My horse is mine,
my crop is mine, my land is mine!
P. j. W.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01

Iredell County Alliance was organ
lied at Mooresville on the 2lst inst,
by Bro. J. M. Shook. Eleven ALI
ances were represented by ~ dele
gates-a total of 27O members. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, T. j. Williams; Vice-President,
G. W. Sharpe; Secretary, ]. l.. Ram
sey; Treasurer, J. G. Turner; Lecturer,
J. E. Osborne; Asst. Lecturer, T. j.
Conger; Chaplain, P. A. Kelly; Door
Keeper, 7. G. Gray; Asst. Door
Keeper, E. P. Penick; Serg't alarms,
M. w. White.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, Raleigh,
was made the official organ of Iredell
County Alliance.
"Resolutions were passed thanking
J. l.. Ramsey for the bold and able
stand he has always taken in the in
terest of the farmers of Iredell county;
that he have the thanks of the ALI
ance for the powerful articles which
have been published in the Statesville
Landmark recently; that the sentiments
and language expressed in these
articles be unanimously endorsed by
the members of the County Alliance,
and that he be requested to continue
his defence of the farmers. Carried.
J.. F. DoTsoN,
j. w. A. KERR,
I. J. CoNGER,
j. O.. KIMBALL,
j. H. TATUM, CON-"
The next meeting of the Iredell
County Alliance is to be held in States
vile on the first Friday in July, 1888,
at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Adjourned until first Friday II July.
j. l.. RAMSEY,
Sec'y Iredell County F. A.
April 81, 1888.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01
1885,. 1888,

-re-#
Grass Seed, Glover Seed, Bone Meal.
Agricultural Lime, Land Plaster, Guano:
Thomas Smoothing Harrows, Corb1n DISC har-
rows. Moffatt's Cotton Planters, best IN use.
200 Bushels Orchard Grass Seed.
200 Bushels Red Top Grass Seed.
100 Bushels Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed,
so Bushels Red Glover Seed.
q so Bushels Italian and English Rye Grass SEED.
so Bushels Blue Grass Seed.
1000 Bushels selected Spring Seed Oats.
Above we offer you the best, fresh Grass and
Glover Seed, adapted to this section, and below we
offer you the best Fertilizers to grow the most
Grass:
200 Sacks Fine Bone Dust.
200 Sacks Land Plaster.
500 Sacks Agricultural Lime.
1000 Sacks
r. 8 q. GuanO-
Call on us, or write us, if you want any of the
above.
49, WILLIAMSON & UPCHURCH, E
No. II, West Hargett St.,
fe9- - Raleigh. N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01
Home-Raised Seeds.

Better adapted to our soil and climate than any
others. Having enlarged my operations and re-
duced my prices, 1 amshoping to enlarge my circle
of trade corresponding1y. The experience Of every
year shows more and more the superiority of
NATIVE SEEDS. 14T
Send for catalogues and try them one year.
JcW.4XANDIXER, Scotsman,
Weaverville. N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01

Buckhorn Alliance, No. 1872, it is
gratifying to state, is progressing
favorably; will probably nearly double
during the present quarter. The
guano business is booming. 1t is
much cheaper than usual, and farmers,
as a consequence, are purchasing more
of it. Did [ say cheaper? We'll,
here is the analysis of a certain
standard brand" and cash price for
1881 and 1888: compare and draw
your own conelusion.~rIn 1881,
according to the report of the North
Carolina Experiment Station, the
analysis was: ammonia 2.SS, available
phosphoric acid $50, insoluble phes-
phoric acid LOS, potash 3.S9; cash
price $40 per ton. In 1888 this Year,
analysis of same brand on sacks is:
ammonia 2, available phosphoric acid
8.l2, insoluble. phosphoric l, potash
l IL, and cash price 500 per ton by
the car load.
|, If the figures in analysis represent
per cent. we don't,see much difference
in the value. Is it not reasonable to
suppose the gqano companies found
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01
1888.
Stallion Season.
THE
. Pure Trotting Bred Stallion,
Robt. Medium, No. 1927

Will make the Season of 1888 at Raleigh, N. c.,
limited to thirty Mares, at fifty dollars for the
Season. Season, from February list to June 18th,
1883.
Happy Medium 400, the Sire of Robert Medium
1927, was the most illustrious t~rOtting bred horse in
the world. A correspondent of the Spirit Of the
mention his greatness as a Sire of Trotters, as that
fact is already so well known that from coast to
coast his fame has been heralded as one of the
greatest, if not the greatest, living Sire of $50 trot-
ters."
Another test of his greatness and popularity is
the rapidity with which his get are sold and the
prices obtained from December 10th, 1887, to JanE-
airy 23d, 1883. The price obtained for eight of his
colts was 81 $50.
Robert Mediums Dam was the McAuley mare, by
Yankee Tricks, Sire of Dram Maid, 2:37, and
others; her Dam a Bellfounder mare. The McAuley
mare is the Dam of Meta Medium 2:22111, double
team record with Maxey Cobb, 2:15A, and the fast
est public record ever made.
Maxey Cobb Robert's half brothep has the fastest
Stallion record -2:13A-in the world to his credit.
Robert Medium is one of the purest gated, best
broken and fastest horses to be found in the South
ern States; has never appeared in a public race, but
tural Society in his three year old form In 2:33, and
repeated in 2:37; a rate of speed that no horse ever
before accomplished. He is a sure foal-getter and
a most prepOtent Sire. Mares from a distance will
be carefully and economically provided for.
Groom fee $1.OO, to be paid at time of service.
Address,
DIR. JAMEs.McKEE,
fe23m 1913 N. Blount ST., Raleigh, N. c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10

was passed for the relic. Of Texas poS5.
master who put Official moiaY IN a registered
latter which was stolen from tho mats, Rid
dleber gers resolution To have tho British
treaty debated in open session came mp, and
he said he was happy to announce that the
lions tail hat been twisted by the shelving
OF the treaty. The next thius was his reso.
luton Tor the open consideration
of execu i've business, nnd he pro.
ceeded to again refer to execu i've
business until Hawiey called him TO order
and said Inc was op'nly consciously and will
fully guilty of violation Of senate rules he
had sworn to observe. The resolutio were
dropped. A debate took place on the amount
CT money involved in bills for public buili.
ings, which was declared to 10 excessive, Vest
saying its aggregate was greater than that
involved In the tarl bill and the Blair bilL
He added that tla committee OF buildings
was at work on measure to abate the abuse
A bill to prohibit tbs Importation of aliens
under contract was introduced aud the ssu-
ate, after an executive session, al journed
until Monday.
The committee on labor reported to the
house bdl To adjust claims under the o-hour
law. Bills were introduced to prevent over.
loading of lake vessels ami to appropriate for
n further deficiency. A hill disseminating tho
coinage of Scent pieces was passed Tha
bill requiring subsidized railways TO main.
tail anu operate telegraph lines was debated
warmly without action aud the house adj
iOuruel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10


President Cleveiand's kindness of heart
for the young is seen in the story that is
told in Boston. There is Il little girl in
Brooklyn who had the misfortune to get
into debt to the Youths Companion.
She had a lenient creditor, however and,
though she had not paid her subscription
for about two years, the Companion was
sent to her regularly and no complaints
made. In the ordinary course of office
business = list of arrearages was placed in
the hands of the papers attorney. A
very formal circular was sent to the little
girl and it frightened her quite out of her
wits. People with much older heads have
been known to do very desperate things
under similar circumstances, but this
child sent an appeal to the president Of
the United States. 1t was Il straight
forward, childish letter. The sincerity
went straight to the presidents heart.
She said she had heard he was kind to
little girls. but if she had made a mistake
in writing to him, she hoped he wouldn't
be cross
''She may be the wife Of n future pres
ident," said Mr.. Cleveland, smiling at the
little girls letter. Inclosing u five dollar
note in letter, he sent it to the publish
ers in Boston. with the request that the
remainder Cor the bill was less than
that be put down to the little girls cred
it for future subscriptions. He also
wrote the child very pretty little note.
telling her that it was pleasure to him
to relieve her distress
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10
A COUNTRY soulRE's HOUSE.


An Intensely English ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
solemnity of Prayers"
There is yet another ceremonial which at
most country houses the visitor is expected
to attend. That is family prayers. As u
student of men and manners it will be worth
his WHILE for no institution is so intensely
English At in the morning and about 10
at night the butler announces prayers The
family and visitors then proceed to the hall
where the servants are arranged in a long
row. The butler places a Bible and prayer
book in front of the squire, and then retires
to his seat with the air of man who has
done difficult duty rather neatly. Then
the squire reads portion of Scripture and a
prayer in loud, sonorous voice, destitute of
all expression whatever. Now look for a
moment round the assembly. Old Gen. Sile-
nus, who has drunk perhaps half a bottle too
much claret, presents an intensely pious, but
w1thal sleepy, appearance, and tries to cover
hiccough with grunt. Capt Fitzfulke,
Of the Dragon Guards, who has just been
convulsing the gentlemen at the dinner table
with broad" stories, looks appallingly
proper. The rest are obviously thinking o.
nowt," which the rustic explained was the
great delight of church, but everybody is
bolt upright and wears u stony primness of
aspect
Were a twinkle Of amusement, or even OF
sensihility, to be seen in any ones counten-
ance, the vigilant eye of the lady of the
house would instantly detect it. The essence
Of the ceremony, in short. is a kind of gran
itic solemnity. l remember once a ludicrous
accident occurring at one of these rites,
which set the weaker folks of in an ire
pressible litter. The lady of the house was
so angry that the truth came out in a burst,
1T is not" said the worthy dame in her
passion, 1.-THE insult to tho Almighty that
care SO much about, as it's being done before
a charwoman from the village \ volume
by the deepest philosopher could not have
conveyed more profound meaning
In all other respects you have the most per
feet and enjoyable freedom at an English
country house. You may hunt, fish or
shoot, or you may shut yourself up IN your
dressing room, where there will be fire,
with book from the library. But it may
be supposed that the visitor to such house
will be a sportsman of some kind.-George
Sumner in Outing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10

The esillng was profusely decorated with
banners many bearing Inscriptions while
heavy festoons Of bunting hung from every
corner. After the menu had been exhausted,
President Timothy Merrick, of the Home
Market club. introduced Senator Sherman.
Upon rising Senator Sherman was greeted
with cheers that sounded through the entire
building. At intervals Of 100 words the
speaker was interrupted by applause, and
his remarks on several occasions drew forth
hearty laugh from every one in his audi
ence.
In his speech Senator Sherman said the
home market dealt with STA, 600 900, 900
worth of products produced and transport
cd by Americans, while the foreign market
represented only 81, 800 00O, 900 conducted by
foreigners The theories of pure free trade
exclude love of country and consider only
universal conditions 1t looks only to the
universal good of man. But the best we can
do for mankind is to do the best we can for
ourselves, and in congress, at least, we are
supposed to legislate for the United States
exclusively
Sherman said President Cleveland had re-
moved more officials than any former pres-
dent despite his civil service professions, and
had refused to reduce the surplus in the prac-
teal ways open to him by paying the debt,
because he wanted to use it as a club to
knock down the protective system. The last
congress would have reduced taxation, and
the present one would do it but for the oppo-
sition of the president and speaker, who
We tied the reduction done in theiP way, or
not at ALL Mr.. Lowell. though distinguished
as literary man, had no perception of the
interest and business of this great republic
The speaker said the presidents policy, il car
ried out would increase the surplus dis
productions, increase and harden competition
bet ween Europe and American labor, reduce
wages OF all laboring men employed in pro-
tected industries and disturb or break down
large departments of industry now in course
of successful operation. Instead of this
he [Shermanl would carefully revise
the tariff, admit free every essential,
but non.competing, imported raw ma
terial; also all non-competing neces.
saries and comforts; grant protection to
every mandatory which can he
with such aid conducted with rea-
somable success and reduce or repeal the
internal revenue taxes In this way he
would reduce the revenue to the necessities
of the government economically admins
tered and the requirements of the sinking
fund for the payment Of the government
debt, and in tLose government necessities he
would include proper appropriations for har-
Dor improvements, coast defenses, increase
of the merchant marine, transportation of
mail to foreign countries and liberal pro-
vision for all obligations to the Union SOL
ders and their widows and orphans.
Mr.. Mckinley, the next speaker, delivered
an argument in favor of protection The
president, he said, had emphasized the issue
as between free trade and protection, and
those who believe in the latter policy would
appeal from the president to the people.
Hon. Nathan Golf also made strong tariff
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10

DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. lo.-The principal
grind of the Legislature is now done in the
committee rooms, the sessions Of the two
houses being occupied mainly in consiguing
to the oblivion of indefinite postponement the
bills that are presented. The senate
railway committee is still hearing railway
mon in opposition to the propose legislation.
W. II. Sage of the c., II. l. a. p, was the
last, and Senator Young told him that if the
roads would pay their fines for pooling Iowa
would waive reduction of rates at present
Slgo said the pooling was on through bust
ness, with which Iowa had no business to
interfere The X. Of L. sent deleation to
urge the 2.cent fare The house suffrage
committee has agreed to r. commend munici-
pal suffrage for women The senate debated
and recommitted the bill to establish the
valued policy idea in Insurance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10
CONDENSED NEWS.

In confagration in Reading, Pa, early
Thursday morning, four houses were con-
sumed, aud a family named Hopp-father,
daughter, and son-perished.
The Yankton board of trade, in a circular
correcting exaggerated reports of casualties
by the late blizzard in Dakota, states that the
number of deaths will not exceed 200
A drunken farmer, named John Janau-
schek, residing near New Prague, Mimi,
Wednesday murdered his wife, fatally
wounded his daughter and then shot himself
dead.
Thursday was the coolest day of the winter
at Chicago, the thermometer marking from
10 to . below. In Minnesota the range was
from 81 to A below at Pembina, d. T., g.
below was the figure
The result OF a second trial OF George Boil
ger, at Ottawa Ills, for the murder of his
cousin last July, was a verdict of guilty and
a sentence Of life Imprisonment. The result
of his first trial was sentence of death
Hon. Benjamin Eggleston, OF Ohio, for
merly member of congress and who has
been conspicuous in public life for many
years, died at Cincinnati, aged ~ years
Mr.. Eggleston had served for thirty years
in the Cincinnati city council, three times in
the Ohio state senate and two terms in con-
gress.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE HEARD.

Arguments for the Appointment of u
Liquor InVestigAtion Commission.
WASBINGTON CITY Feb 10. The house
liquor traffic committee Thursday morning
gave "A hearing to large number OF temper
ance people from ali parts of the United
States in favor OF the appointment of com.
mission to Investigate the Liquor traffic |, N,
Stearns, secretary of the National Temper
ance society, stated that the movement for
appointing the liquor commission emanate
from the National Temperance society, which
for the past fifteen years has knocked at the
doors of congress for the passage of the bill
Six times had the bill passed the senate, and
six times had the house defeated it He ar
Gusd, giving number Of statistics, that the
people were anxious that something should
be done.
Hon, Hiram Pirrca urged the necessity Of
appointing the commission. end read a num-
Ter of statistics showing the inquiry of tue
sale oil iquor
A. NJ. lu"ell Of New York, spoke of his
vain tff1rls for the last fifteen years to have
the protn,el Till passed. He eulogiz,i Hon.
Samue! Randall Tor having assisted in estab-
fishing a committee Tor the liquor traffic
Il declared ,hnt their object was to advance
the interests of Prohibition thou III he was
ready to give the widest latitude to the other
side.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10

earnest its advocacy and evidently not friend
to Jay Gould. He said the railway companies
had bartered away their franchises by enter
ing into contract with the Western Union,
by which the railroad companies refused to
perform their teegraphic services, and by
which they gave the Western Union an abb
solute monopoly over the western half of the
continent Through the genius of the
most INSCRIPTIONS pirate of the
country, jay Hawk" Gould, that monopoly
had been created The pending bill was
simply proposition to interject a little bit
of Gods burning justice between the people
and Jay Gould. The people of the country
were praying for relief from the bowellsss,
merciless grind of the most extravagant,
enormous, inscriptions, piratical set Of in
corporated scouudrels on the continent. This
bill was a square blow between the eyes OF
Mr.. Gould, the Western Union monopoly,
and each of the Pacific railroad companies,
saying to them, "Gen tIemen, there is power
in wealth and power in the combination of
monopoly, but there is more power in the
arm of the American people, and you shall
obey the law"
White of New York said he had a word Of
criticism to pass upon the title of the pend
ing bill which stated that the measure was
supplemental to the various Pacific railroad
the same free use of the United States
tongue which had characterized tie remarks
of the author of the bill to day the measure
would have been entitled "a bill TO enable
congress to get in its work temporarily
against JawhHwk Could and the Western
Union telegraph company All tbs bill
contained in reality was three or
four words in the first section re-
curing the Pacific railroad companies
40 exercise by themselves alone all tole-
graphic franchises" 1t was that wort
"alone" that furnished the gist OF the ill and
made it Objectionable, first, on the ground
of public policy, and second, because the
provision was repugBant 10 the constitution
as interfering with vested rights This bin
had been brought TO the attention of the
Forty ninth congress in behalf OF the Balti-
more 81 Ohio telegraph when it found it had
mot wisely but too we'll " That
had fallen into the omnium gath
erum, and the Western Union had made
a contract by which il bought the stock of
the Baltimore 81 Ohio company aud ran its
lines in conjunction with its own.
Durham, Of lIlinois--Putting up rates.
White-Yes, putting up rates and put
ting down rates Honors about easy on that
point
White then argued that viewing the mat
fer in the light of public policy it was un-
wise for the government, which was the
largest creditor Of the Pacific railroads and
was interested in the management
Of that property that to entail legis-
Iation which would have the effect of re-
iucing the profits Of those roads The re-
suit of tile arrangement betwes the West
ern Union company aud the Union Pacific
Railroad company has been to Increase the !
business of the latter company
from SIS 900 year to $1,000 and at the |
,ame time the price had been reduced from |
s 80 per message from San Francisco to |
Omaha. to 81 between San Francisco and |
any other place in tue United States
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-10

Try as we may, it is hard to divest our
selves of those foolish superstitions
which have been dsummed into our cars
since childhood.
1t is all very well for your matter of
fact, sternly practical fellow to look with
fuses to try on her bridal veil before she
was married. lie may laugh and scott at
the little maiden who takes Il piece Of
wedding cake to bed with her TO dream
of her future husband, and he may look
with pity on the woman who refuses TO
count the number of carriages in funer-
al procession.
You can take it for granted that if this
young man has the least Bit of ideally in
his nature he has supcrstitious feeling
of his own that he feels half ashamed of
and never talks about Perhaps he won't
walk under a ladder or SIT down to make
one of IL company OF thirteen at table.
Perhaps he has horror of dead men. and
perhaps nothing could induce him to
walk through a graveyard at night. Or
he may secretly believe that he will hen-
die money on the day that his left palm
itchcs. If addicted to games of chance,
depend upon it the entrance of cross
eyed man into room where game is in
progress, will cause him to attribute all
his bad luck to that Circumstance.
That these foolish superstiliOus have
strong hold on our natures is shown from
the very fact that they are recognized.
No one would ever have thought of or,
ganizing a Thirteen club were not the
belief widespread that thirteen is an I'M
lucky number. The very men who be-
come members of such a club do it with
a sort of underlined dread which they will
not acknowledge, but which exists despite
their bravado to the contrary
Dreams produce stronger mental i'm
preston than any Of these beliefs, and
many persons who pay no attenti on to
unlucky numbers or to visible omens are
strongly impressed by the thoughts that
fit through their mlnds in their sleeping
hours
Philosophers and thoroughly unsenti-
mental people may show us the fa.acy of
all these things and prove them to be
too utterly absurd to merit even notice,
and we are convinced, but the very next
moment we are looking for the inevitable
white horse. as soon as the red headed
girl passes US.
And the white horse is there,