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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
LET THE CONVENTION ACT.

What is known as the Hatch law,
for the benefit Of experiment stations,
and which passed Congress at it's last
session, appropiates $4,000 annually
to each experiment station in the
United States. The bill was hailed
with pleasure throughout the country,
and it's passage gave great satisfaction
to the friends Of the great sci
sence of agriculture. 1t was evi-
IDENTIFY the intention of Congress
that the money should be paid
to the various stations upon the passage
of the Act, but owing purely to a
technicality, it was not done. This
appropriation would be of great bene-
fit to the stations, and through them
to the people, and we hope that Con
gress will give the matter early atten-
ton. Our State Board, at it's recent
session, passed the following resolu-
ton:
Rcsolred, That we request our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress
to urge an amendment to the deficiency
bill making an appropriation to COM
plete the Hatch law for the benefit of
experiment stations.
We hope the Farmers Association
will take similar action in its conven-
ton next week at Greensboro, and
that their views will at once be pre-
sented to our Representatives and
Senators in Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05

so effectually as through a paper
which is devoted to the objects of the
order. The Texas Alliance compre-
hended this very important truth, and
at the very beginning-among the
very first things it did-was to estob-
Hsh an oyqon. The Texas Alliance ex-
pended ten thousand dollars to do this,
and then they all aren't to ecork for at and
soon they had $4,000 subscribers to
their paper. What was the result :?
The splendid condition of the order in
that State is their proud answer. So
it can be in North Carolina-so it will
be if all the brethren will do as the
brethren referred TOGO to work and
build up tier oVn paper and place 1t
the hands of the members. Give
us ten thousand subscribers to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and we can and
will give you the best paper-at one
dollar a year-that has ever been pub
lished in our State. Shall we not have
them? We uant O good, lice, octlue, ear
nest agent IN erery Alliance, an every Club,
and every county IN the State. Write to
MS for Terms
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
OUR BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
AND FARMERS INSTITUTES.

In our last issue we noted past fact
that Missouri State Board Of Agri-
culture had laid out a programme for
Farmers Institutes, and we called on
Commissioner Robinson and our Board
to tell US was being done in our State
by our Board, in complying with our
our law or this subject. The Farmers
Convention meant what they said when
they secured the passage of that law
last winter. They want Farmers
Institutes. They don't see why it is
that the Boardhas not taken action in
this matter. They don't see why
Commissioner Robinson cannot get up
these Institutes. We see that the
Illinois Board has arranged for Insti-
tutes in sixteen counties-two days to
be devoted to each. Again we ask
Commissioner Robinson and the Board
to tell the farmers Of the State why it
is that u law requiring these Insti-
tutes to be held in our State, is not
obeyed We pat this question two
weeks ago, and we now repeat it. Let
us know the fact, gentlemen. Give
us the answer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
A BIG SWINDLE CHOKED..

The Agricultural Department at
Washington, conceived the idea of
making sugar from sorghum. Last
year it made extensive and successful
experiments in this direction at Fort
Scott, Kansas. 1t employed a Mr..
Swenson to aid in these experiments.
Mr.. Swenson at once saw the possibil-
tiles Of this great industry and set
about feathering his own little nest.
He applied for and obtained patents
on the process, and this, two, while he
was employed and paid by the govern
ment to do the work. Senator Plumb
the other day introduced a resolution
in the Senate, calling on Commissioner
Colman for information, and the Com
missioner made a reply which blocks
this little game of swindling so nicely
fixed up By Mr.. Swenson. These ex-
periments in sugar making T most
likely to prove entirely successful, and
when fully developed will be worth
millions of dollars annually to our PEG.
pie. Mr.. Swenson thought to form a
little monopoly or trust or syndicate
of his own and become one of the
money lords at the expense of the
farmers and other honest people. 1t
is wise to watch government EN-.
ployees and agents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
WAKE DELEGATES TO THE
GREENSBORO CONVENTION.

The farmers of Wake held their
meeting on the Dist Of December to
select delegates to the Greensboro
Convention. Nh. J. D. Allen was
made Chairman and Nh. J. J. Dunn,
Secretary. The following delegates
and alternates were appointed
P. A. Dunn, Neuse River; ?. A.
Sorrell, Cary DR.. M. @. Chamblee,
Little River l.. NJ. Green, Neuse
River; J. D. Allen, Barton's Creek ;
W. H. Holland, Middle Creek ".
M. jackson, Cedar Fork wv. Jones,
Panther Branch P. R. Allen, New
Light; Jesse Winborne, Swift Creek;
W. B. Smith, Wake Forest H. E.
Norris, White Oak John Burt, Buck
Horn Thos. Johns, St. Mary's E. T.
Jones, River w. G.. Allen,
House Greek; ". K. Hunter, Wake
Forest n. r. Jones, Marks Greek.
Alternates IS. W. Thompson, New
Light A. B. Yates, Cary; A. P,
Fuquay, Middle Creek R. N. Wynn:
Panther Branch L. D. Stephenson
Swift Creek B. Stilley, Buck Horn
A. R. Hodge, St. Matthews, G. H
Monaghan, Ba1ton's Creek VIM
Upchurch, White Oak S. G. Mark
ham, Cedar Fork J. T. Hunter
Neuse River; John N. Hubbard
Houses Creek H. '. Pace, Wake
Forest lessee Taylor, Raleigh; P
w. Dowd, St. Mary's John W
Smith, Marks Greek P. P. Pace, Lit
tie River w. H. Holleman, Raleigh
Very respectfully,
j. j. Dunn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05

chanics, civil and mechanical engi-
neers, practical teachers, ETC., at free
rates of tuition.
Reso1ved, That we the County and
City Superintendent of the State, VIII
not only make ourselves familiar with
the laws as regards our duty to the
University, and with the facts OF inter
est and advantages offered by the in
stitution, but we pledge ourselves to
examine and appoint applicants as the
law requires: to advertise the Unlver-
sity in our school Institutes and teach
ers association, and use every effort to
secure the full quota of appointments
from respective counties and cities.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05

We note with great pleasure the
evidences of renewed vitality in the
order Of Patrons of Husbandry in our
State, as was evinced in it's annual
meeting in Tarboro. 1t is a noble
order, and among its members are to
be found some of the frmest and
most substantial farmers of the State.
We rejoice in the success and pros
perity Of any organization which has
for its grand object the amelioration
of the condition of the farmers of the
country. The Clubs, the Grange, the
Alliance, the Relief, the Union, the
Wheel and all other farmers organi-
cations have substantially the same
objects and principles. Taken all to-
gether, these various organizations
aggregate a membership of over
100000 in this country, and we
hope the day is not distant when they
will all consolidate. What could they
not accomplish if they should come
together and stand together? We
are anxious to e that day come.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
THE RIGHT KIND OF SUPPORT.

We find the following resolutions
adopted by the county superintendents
of public schools in Tennessee Dec.
7th ult, and published in the 7ennes-
see Farmer. After expressing their ut
most confidence in the ability and
fidelity of Dr.. G. w. Dabney the Presi-
dent, they say:
In order that this University shall
have the proper support, that it may
accomplish the objects intended by it's
founders, we, the Convention of
County and City superintendent of
the State, adopt the following pream-
BILE and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The University of Ten
nessee and State Agricultural and
Mechanical College is an institution
primarily intended for the industrial
education of the sons of the citizens of
the State; and .
WHEREAS, This University offers
abundant opportunity for the compre-
hensive and proper training, both prac-
tically, theoretically, of farmers, me
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
ALLIANCE AND THE ORGAN.

A good brother writes us that at a
recent meeting OF his County Alliance
one brother in each sub-Alliance of
his county was designated and re.
quested to V his Alliance for
subscribers to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER-that they regarded it as alb
solutely- essential to progress and
growth in the order. This is. the right
view. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the
official organ Of the Alliance. 1t con-
tains correspondence from the breth-
rem, reports of State and Deputy Or
ganizers, orders and instructions from
the officers of the National Alliance
and the officers OF the State Alliance,
and all notices OF meetings, &C., &C.,
and all official information for the
benefit of the members of the order.
1t is utterly impracticable to reach
them in any other way. Instructions,
orders, notices, SC, must be issued.
The brethren must be kept informed
as to the workings and progress of the
and>it can be done in no other
way Sc cheaply, so %expeditiously and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL.

We have 7,64O, 900 persons engaged
in agriculture in the United States.
This interest employs over twice as
many persons as any other industry,
and it has more than twice the capital
of any other, and at the ballot box
it has a larger vote than all the others
put together. Why should the honest,
toiling farmers of this country ask
yea, have to beg Congress and State
legislatures for laws favorable to their
interests?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
A NEW FORAGE PLANT.

\ farmer in Nevada has procured
from Germany some seed of a new
forage plant, for which he claims great
merit. 1t is called asperset. We will
ask Commissioner Colman to send
some seed to some Of our North Caro-
lima farmers, if he can procure them.
We want to stop them from buying
Northern hay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Franklin county will be we'll repre-
sented in the Greensboro Conven-
ton.
We announced in our last issue that
we had recorded in our Office 22l
Alliances. Today we report 254.
Moore County Alliance will meet in
the academy in the town of Jonesboro
on the 9th inst. at II o'clock a. m.
Mt. Tabor Alliance started with Is
members and now numbers p and
they have several applications On file.
The first Alliance in Chatham Co.,
Deep River, was organized on the Goth
of November. and there are now eleven
Alliances in that county.
The sub-Alliances Of Chatham
county will meet at New Elan on
Friday, the 9th inst, for the purpose
of organizing a County Alliance.
Bro. G. G. Ratliff, Deputy Organ
izer for Arson county, proposes to
make things lively in his territory.
He announces nine appointments in
Arson. This is the spirit that leads
to success. Some of our organizers
we have not heard from. What are
they doing?
There are few if any farmers in the
State who would not be richly repaid
for the time and slight expenditure
of money required to attend the Farm
ers' Convention at Greensboro next
week. See the rates in this paper
given by the railroads and hotels and
go. You will never regret it.
Jones county has twelve sub-Alli-
ances and a County Alliance, all of
good material and thoroughly alive to
the interests Of the order. We had
the pleasure Of meeting with a large
number of Alliance men and farmers
at Trenton IN the 3lst ult., and the best
of good feeling and harmony prevailed.
Bro. Jas. B. Stanly, of Trenton, in
a private letter, gives US the crafty
ing statement that there ale twelve
sub-Alliances in the county of Jones,
and that "they embrace very many
Of our very best and most substantial
citizens" He says the farmers of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address Of a paper, our subscribers will do
us a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as we'll as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
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lest and easiest method of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
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stopped if we do not hear from you.
So if you see the Cross Mark, let us hear
from you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
RALEIGH, N. c., JAN. .5, 1888.

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05

The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. c. State Farmers
Alliance.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02

Of his employees as vote the democratic
ticket, Tuesday. On Wednesday last MI.
Carnegie, who was in Staunton, was met
by Messrs. Robert w. Burke of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, B. b.
Eskridge of the County Democratic Com
mlttee, and Capt. G. Julian Pratt. who in
| formed him Of the rumor. DIR. Carnegie
| promptly contradicted it. lie said be was
| a Republican, and would like to see the
, employees of the mine vote for the policy
of that party, but he had made no threat
of the kind named, nor ever thought of
making such a one, and that the voting OF
the Democratic ticket by the men would
10 no way affect their employment there.
THE LAW ABOUT HANDING THE
BALLOTS TO THE JUDGES.
AS there is some Misrepresentation abroad
about exactly how voter shall deposit
his ballot, we give an extract from the law
governing ii:
Code of Virginia, 1887. Sec. 22.-"Every
Elector shall vote by ballot and each person
offering to vote shall de1i0er single ballot to
one Of the Judges of the Election in the pre-
sence of the other two Judges.
Sec. 125.-The Judge shall, without open
ing said ballot or permitting the same to be
examined [ercept to ascertain -aohetAer it is a
single ballot deposit the same in the ballot
box"
SPEAKING AT CnURCHvILLE.
On Wednesday, the Democrats OF
GhurohviIIo ap1 xyioin;t1 bod tho ,Iooo,1ro
to listen to Mr.. Edward Echols end our
next congressman, Mr.. H, st. Geo.
Tucker, make two splendid speeches. Mr..
Echols spoke first; he devoted most of his
time to the tariff. After Mr.. Echois, Mr..
Tucker made irst-class good old Demo-
cratic speech. He said that he was in the
field and had made over 60 speeches and
had Travelled about l 500 miles, this cam
paign. ]. FL. d.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On Saturday morning last, Harry Tucker
had over 200 people to hear his speech at
Greenville. Capt. John N Opie and Mr..
Charles E. kemper made effective speeches
there Saturday night.
When the Democrats who attended the
joint discussion between Messrs. Tucker
and Yost at Fairfield, Saturday night,
went to get on their horses to go home,
some of them found that their brides and
girths had been cut by some one during
the speaking. AS good fortune would have
it. the perpetrator of the annoyance was
not found.
Maj. A. M. Rowan of Allegheny, one
Of the most popular Democrats in that
says his county will surprise everybody by
its big Democratic vote next Tuesday.
At West End. we learn that it is estima.
ted, that of the newly registered vote of 40
at least SO are Democrats.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02

An October Wedding.

One of the prettiest weddings that has
occurred in Staunton, took place On We'd
desdaY last, at 2 P. M, In the Second
Presbyterian church, the contracting par
ties being Mr.. John Norwood Webb, Pres
ldent of the Electro L1hration Company of
Birmingham, Ala, and Miss Kate Strud-
wick Pratt, daughter of Rev. H. B. Pratt,
formerly of this city and now of the City
Of Mexico. The church was darkened from
the daylight, and brilliantly lighted with
gas jets. In front of the pulpit was an
arch Of evergreen from which pended
horse shoe made of white chrysanthemums.
Above, and following the architrave of the
pulpi5 platform was large evergreen
festoon. The platform itself was bank
of flowers and at each end were ported
plants, while the reading desk was almost
hidden with floral decorations. Shedding
their soft light over the flowers, among
which they vera placed, we're large num-
Der OF wax candles. In the absence of Rev.
DR.. Halves, who was out of the city, Rev
DR.. Mcfarland of the First Presbyterian
church. performed the marriage ceremony.
The bride, who wore dark green Di7ec-
toire gown of Henrietta cloth, trimmed
with plush and brocade, and carried bou-
quet Of white roses and orange
blossoms. She was attended by her sister,
Miss Maria Pratt, and exactly at
the hour, came down the aisle preceded
by the ushers, Messrs. q ny Cochran, W
j Perry, E. S. Sublett aud Paul Pratt.
The groom, accompanied by his best man
Mr.. A. S. Morton, met the bride at the
altar. They were married with a ring.
After the ceremony, the newly married
pair held short reception at the residence
of the brides mother, Hotel Mozart,
after which they took the afternoon train
| North. They will reside this winter In
Washington city, and after that in
| Florida. Among the visitors from
abroad who were among the large COM
pany that witnessed the wedding, were
Mr.. Herbert Bingham and Miss Mamie
Bingham of N. G relatives of the groom,
and Mrs. s. G. P.att Of Texas, sister-in-
law Of the bride.
On Wednesday night, Mrs. H. B. Pratt,
mother Of the bride, left to join her hus-
band in the City of Mexico, where he is
pursuing his work of translation of the
Bible into Spanish. The breaking up and
departure of this popular and interesting
family will be a great loss to Stanton
society. Their home, while the parents
and children were together, was point
of attraction to old and young, which will
be greatly missed. Miss Maria Pratt is now
at the Augusta Female Seminary, Mr..
Paul Pratt, late Librarian of the Y. M.
brother Henry, and Mr.. 3. Il. Pratt in
business in Fort Worth, Texas.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02
Conductor and Fireman Burned to

Conductor and Fireman Burned to
Death.
The Express train on the G.. & o. which
stopped at Stanton Friday, midnight,
going west, Was made up of a baggage and
mail car, smoker, day car, and one sleeper.
The crew was composed of w. A. Neither
land, conductor; F. j. Saunders. baggage
master; P w. Liest, brakeman; G. W.
Revely, colored porter; H. T. Smith, en-
glneer, and Joseph Elkins. fireman. When
the train neared Charleston, Kama wha, 1t
was fifteen minutes behind and was run
ming to make it up. The brakeman had
just called the name of the station and the
passengers were rousing up, when the
tram left the main track and ran down
short unused siding. formerly used by the
WetY Hub factory. The entire train, ex-
cept the sleeper, ran IF the end of the
short side track, the baggage car resting
half it's length on the engine. The engineer
was thrown out and somewhat bruised but
the fireman was caught by the leg between
the baggage car and tender and there
tightly held. The stove in the baggage car
at once set fire to it. Conductor Netherland
ordered the porter to carry water to the
fire and put it out. At the same time, the
conductor busted himself trying to release
the fireman. When the colored porter,
after carrying one supply of water and 60
ing for another, got back, the flames had
gotten possession OF the car and hid both
the conductor and fireman from sight
Both were burned to death. 1t is supposed
that three cans Of kerosene that were in
the baggage car exploded, making SO sud-
den a fame as to cut off the retreat of
Netherland, who was last seen pulling at
the body Of Elklns, who was begging for
help. 1t was not certain that Conductor
Netherland was burned. till next morning,
when his ticket punch and some other ar
ticles were found in the ashes. He had lost
his life in a heroic effort to save the fire
man. He was IS years Of age, unmarried,
and lived in Huntington, though his peo-
pie lived in Richmond, whittier his body
was sent. Fireman Elkins was from Hin
ton and leaves a widow and two children
there, to which city his body was sent.
The evidence at the inquest showed that
the switch lock had been broken with a
rock, the danger signal changed. and the
switch set for the side track. Three weeks
ago, at this same point, number of
wheelbarrows were piled on the track and
the signal lamp carried off. by some
| unknown person. A train ran into the
pile but did not do much damage. The
Waterman at the siding says that he can
prove that the switch was all right, Friday
night, up to within four hours of the acct
| dnnt
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02
PAYING FOR THE SHEEP.

The whole number Of sheep killed by
dogs III the County of Augusta for the
year ending May 1, 1888, was 572. and
their value was appraised to be S2,13l g.
This sum was reduced by the Board OF
Supervisors $154 70, which left the amount
to be paid the owners $l.976 So. The dog
tax for 1887 was ST. ,SO4.78. of which, after
deducting all commissions, &C., was left
81, 3s7 So to pay the $l,976.S3. That sum
would pay only 70 per cent. of the 81 ,3S7.s5,
and the Board ordered the Clerk to issue
warrants for the following sums to the
sheep owners named, which are 70 per
canr of THAR claims: