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

Col. L. L. Polk, SEc'Y F. S. ALLIANCE:
Dear Sr:-My continued absence
from home, in the interest of the
cause, must in a measure plead for my
delay in making this my first report.
NY commission bears date of 18th
January.
On the 18th, having heard that the
farmers of White Oak nighborhood,
in Bladen county, were anxious to
unite with their brethren, I visited
them and organized White Oak ALI
ance, with M. Mel. Tatum, President,
and D. M. Melvin Secretary. In
the evening of the same day I
organized Live Oak Alliance, with
H. P. Edge, President, and M.
O. Edge, Secretary. On the 2eth
1 organized in Cumberland county
Stewards Greek Alliance, with A. D.
Macarthur, President, and lessee
Newton, Secretary. / returned to
Bladen county on the lst of February
and organized at Tar Heel, Fairy
Alliance, with E. n. Robson, Presi-
dent, and w. B. Robson, Secretary.
In the evening, February 3Oth, l
organized Willis Greek Alliance, with
Daniel Patterson, President, and
Daniel Furgurson, Secretary. On
the 4th of February I met the farmers
of the upper part of Bladen county on
the east side of Cape Fear river, and
organized at Davis School House,
Cedar Alliance, with G. T.. Davis,
President, and u young progressive
farmer, Alex. Council, Secretary.
On Monday evening, February 18th,
by special request, I~organized Friar
Alliance, in Columbus county, with
H. H. King, President, and N. Nye,
Secretory. On February 25th | or
ganized Hickory Alliance, in Cumber-
land county, with Henry Smith, Presi-
dent, and M. A. Culbreth, Secretary.
On 9th February, in Bladen county,
I organized Rays Branch Alliance,
with A. B. Reeves, President, and
M. Mex. Smith, Secretary. 7S1"
I have brought my work down to
March LIST so that 1 may begin here
after with the first of the month. 4
Z. Fraternally,
- : T. G. HALL,
Deputy Organizer.
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H PROGRESSIVE FARMER, APRIL 8, 1888.

Old World. Capital is not patriotic,
for it will not lend itself to the gov
eminent to resist a common enemy,
unless we'll secured by interest-bear-
ing bonds. On the other hand, the
working man is required to risk his
life to protect the property of the
capitalist, and in the bloody conflict,
should he escape with his life, has to
toll the remainder of his life to help
to pay the interest upon them. Why
gold should be more sacred than hui
man life is a problem yet to be solved.
If the laborer can be called upon to
risk his life, surely the capitalist
should risk his gold. Capital is a
brazen and infamous thief, for in 1862,
through the lobby and by the un-
holy influence brought to bear upon
Congress, it succeeded in instituting
that bold swindle known as the "Na-
tional Banking SYSTEM" by which
sta~tisticians tell us that during the
last twenty years the people have had
to pay the enormous sum of $685.
7s5,435 direct to the National Banks
for circulating the peoples currency.
Capital monopolizes u avenues of
transportation, and is thus ,enabled to
tax everything we eat, drink or wear
quite as readily as if it had the ma
chinery of the government in it's own
hands.
And now in conclusion we would
say let the working men of the coun-
try take the reigns of government in
their own hands and see if some of
the evils of which we complain cannot
be alleviated or in some measure de-
creased.
We will desist, as this letter is al
ready too lengthy.
Fraternally,
j. j. EDWARDS,
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~ORMoNpsvILLE, N. c.,
March 27. 'SS.

Mr.. EDIToR:-On Wednesday night,
February 10Th, Bro. B. G. Thomson
met with the citizens of Ormondsville
for the purpose of organizing a Farm
ers' Alliance. Owing to the shortness
of the notice and other circumstances,
the crowd was small, but he succeeded
in organizing with twenty members.
A. I. Grimsley was elected President
and Y. j. Ormond, Secretary.
+ We have since received several
j others and now number f~orty-nine
members, with several applications for
membership on the table.
Our Alliance is composed of some
of the best citizens of our community,
who have connected themselves with
the order, not through idle curiosity,
but to be benefited themselves and to
benefit others. This they expect to
accomplish by organization, thereby
uniting themselves more closely, that
there may be unity of purpose and
freedom of expression on all subjects
relating to their interests.
Delegates from the sub-Alliances of
Greene county met in Snow Hill last
Saturday, March Oath, and organized
a County Alliance. J.. j.. Moore, of
Rainbow Alliance, was elected Presi-
dent, and Y. J. Ormond, of Ormonds-
vile Alliance, was elected Secretary.
The other Offices are filled by compe-
tent men, who, in the discharge of
their official duties, will reflect credit
both upon themselves and upon the
Alliance.
Only six Alliances were represented
in this meeting. Our county is not
yet fully organized. The work has
been retarded by the inclement
weather; but Bro. Thomson says he
will finish up this week and next.
We r expecting Bro. Picket and
yourself at Snow Hill April 10Th.
Many of our people are anxiously
awaiting his visit. they want to
know more of the order and it's work
ings than they have yet been able to
learn. Yours truly,
Y. T. ORMoND.
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DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 20, 1888:

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. ~, 1888.
Bro. E. B. WARREN: You are hereby
authorized to solicit stock for our factory
from the Subordinate, County and State
Alliances, Wheels and Unions IN other
States, and contract on the part OF this
corporation, that we will return 20 per
cent. annually on demand, after January
l, 1890, on condition that it shall be paid
to the directors Of a cooperative effort IN
the territory occupied by said stockhold-
ers.
Attest: M. V. Cole,
Pres't Dallas Branch G. M. A.
w. G. GRIFFITH, Secretary.
BRETHREN: In answer to the above,
please get your sub-Alliance, Wheel or
Union to vote on this at your next meet
ing: "Shall this subordinate body sub
scribe for four shares in the Dallas Branch
Factory to be paid for n each quarter
Shares S. each. If you vote for 1t the
secretary will please forward the payment
of five dollars to Brother w. @. Griffith,
3O9. Wood street, Dallas, Texas. Also
ask your County Alliance, Wheel or
Union to vote on the following: "Shall
this county organization subscribe for
twenty shares in the Dallas Branch Co
operative Alliance Factory, two shares to
be paid for each quarter :" I will attend
your State meeting and solicit stock.
Only one vote allowed to each stock
holder, without regard to number OF
shares. Fraternally,
e. B. WARREN,
State Soliciting Agent D. B. M. G.
All State official organs will please copy
this for two months and send me the bill.
ap3lm E. B. w.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries,
POMONA, N. c.,

Two and a half miles west of Green's
boro. N. G.. The main line of the R.
& D. R. R. passes through the grounds
and within 100 feet of the Office.
Salem trains make regular stops twice
daily each way. Those interested in
Fruit AMI Fruit growing are cordial
" invited to inspect this the largest
nursery in the State and one among
the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North
and West and correspondent with those
of foreign countries, gathering every
fruit that was calculated to suit the
South, both native and foreign. The
reputation of Pomona Hill Nurseries
is such that many agents going out
from Greensboro, representing other
nurseries, try to leave the impression
that they are representing these nur-
series. Why do they do it? Let the
public answer. r
I have in stock growing land can
show visitors the same) the largest and
best stock of trees, &C., ever shown Or
seer in any two nurseries in North
Carolina, consisting of apple, peach,
pear, cherry, plum, grape, Japanese
persimmon, Japanese plum, apricots,
nectarine, Russian apricot, mulberry,
ounces. Small fruits: Strawberry,
raspberry, c%urrants, pecans, English
walnuts, rhubard, asparagus, ever
greens, shade trees, roses, &c.
Give your order to my authorized
agent or order direct from the nur-
sery, Correspondence solicited. Des-
criptive catalogues free to applicants.
Address, J. VAN L1NDLEY,
~,e> Pomona,
Guilford county, N. G.
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TO SCHOOLS.

TN ORDER TO MEET THE GROW
l. ing demand for specialties in the print
ing of
Programmes, limitations, Catalogues, Etc.
for the Schools of North Carolina, we
have recently purchased a large lot of
fresh, new type, and a beautiful line of
PAPERS, CARDS, ETC.
and respectfully solicit your patronage
for anything you may need in the print
ing line.
For a number Of years we have done
the printing Of the leading Colleges and
Schools of the State and their continued
patronage is the best evidence we could
offer of their satisfaction.
Very respectfully,
ED WARDS, BROUGHTON d CO.,
Printers and Binders,
Il .ss. RALEIGH, N. G.
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NOTICE.

J~oNEsBoRo, N. c., March ~, '88.
Moore County Farmers Alliance VIII
meet at White Hill, Friday, April 9th,
1888, at IL o'clock a. M.
The individual members Of the various
committees of the County Alliance are
requested to meet in the academy at
White Hill on Friday, April 9th, at 10
o'clock a. m.
J..B WATSON, Sec'y.
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For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
LEMON SPRINGS, N. c.,
March 81 'SS

Dear Sir and Brother We again
have the leisure to write a few lines
for u much-cherished paper, of
which I am a close reader, and look
eagerly for its weekly visit.
Spring has at last made its advent,
and with it our farmers are busy
thoroughly preparing their soils for a
good crop, and to say the least, the
prospects are bright for our farmers
this year, from the amount of home.
made manure we see composted.
And the roads leading from the
various roilroad points are redolent
with the perfume of each farmers
favorite commercial fertilizer, which
Alliances have purchased at greatly
reduced prices.
One of our best financiers says that
our county has saved this season at
least $50, 600 in our purchases by CO.
operation.
We read with much interest the
letter of Piedmont" in The Pro,
GREssIvE FARMER, March 18th. Write
again, brother, we will meet you half
way.
We are glad to see that the farmers
are coming to the front regarding the
Governorship: Let us work and vote
together as a brotherhood and a pro-
f~ession, and the next Governor will be
a farmer. We have submitted to die
tation too long for our good already.
The minority has been controlling the
majority, but we hope this is a thing
of the past. The political tricksters
of this section have been trying to
ascertain what shape the, farmers
would assume, politically, but they
find rather a knotty problem. In our.
opinion it is high time the farmer.
should call for his rights at the ballot.
box. !;
1t is evident that labor applied to.
the natural resources of the earth is;
the only creator of wealth; hence it
follows as a natural sequence that the
industrial classes r the only pro-;
ducers of wealth, and that all accums
mutations, whether in stock or bonds,
in equity and justice belong to them ;
hence, we are bound to believe that.
our present government is utterly an
tagonistic to equity and justice, since.
we find those who do not labor enjoy
ing all the luxuries and benefits re-
sulting from labor, while the laborerE
is too often destitute of the necessariesi
their labor has produced. We have,
not developed a system by which:
every man receives a fair share of
what he earns, notwithstanding our
boosted form of government. But we
are following after nations who have
preceded us, and are nourishing, sus-
tanning and ENGRAVING upon our soil
a moneyed aristocracy as rapacious
and intolerant as any that exist in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
MEETINGS.

Col. G. B. Pickett, State Organizer and
National Lecturer of the Farmers ALI
.ance, will address the farmers and public
generally at the following times and
places:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03

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 10Th,
1888.
1897, was the most illustriOus trOtting bred horse In
the world. A correspondent of the Spirit Of the
Times says this of him: "There is no occasion to
mention bis 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 2:3O 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 Janu-
airy 23d, 1888. The price obtained for eight OF his
colts was gil, $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 2:22313, double
team record with Maxey Cobb, 2:15N, and the fast
est public record ever made.
Maxey Cobb Robert's half brothe) has the fastest
Robert Medium is one of the purest gated, best
ern States; has never appeared in a public race, but
trotted the old track Of the North Carolina Agricul;
tural Society in his three year old form In 2:33, and
before accomplished. He, is q sure foal-getter and
a most prepotent Sire. Mares from a distance will
be carefully and economically provided for.
Groom fee 500, to be paid at time Of service.
Address,
DIR. JAMES.McKEE,
fe2-Sm 128 N. Blount St.. Raleigh, N. C.
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Tarboro, Edgeeombe Co, Tuesday, April Bird.
Rocky Mount, Wednesday -" 4th.
Nashville. Nash Co., Thursday, " 5th.
Wilson, Wilson " Friday, I" 9Th.
Goldsboro, Wayne, " Saturday, =" 7th.
= Clinton, Sampson & Monday, 9th.
Kenansville, Duplin " Tuesday, I" 10th.
Jacksonville, OnslowCo., Thursday, " 18th.
Trenton, Jones Co., Saturday, 18th.
Newbern, Craven Co., Monday, 4" 10th.
Kinston, Lenoir Co, Tuesday, 18th.
LAGRANGE, Lenoir Co., Wednesday, I" 18th.
Snow Hill, Greene Co., Thursday, =" 18th.
Falkland Pitt Co., Friday, 2Oth.
Greenyille, " 4" Saturday, 21st.
1t is very important that every member.
of the Alliance, and especially the officers,
should be present and hear Bro. Pickett.
He will discuss the principles and purposes
of our order. He is thoroughly posted
and is in all respects a fine representative
of the. Alliance. Everybody invited to.
hear him. L. L. Polk,
Sec'y N. G. F. S. Alliance.
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For Sale!

Bulls and Heifer Calves entitled to registration in
Al. G. Also pure-bred Heifers and Cows in
calf. =
Made an average of more than 900 pounds Jersey
butter from each one of my herd last year.
j. M. HARRISON,
mr63t Mill Bridge P. O., Rowan Co., N. c..
The Press., 1888-11-29
(Prepared for The Press.) THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

STRIKING BARaAIN.-Aubrey, in his manuscript collections, relates that in sev- eral parts of England, when two persons are driving bargain, one holds out his right hand and says "Strike me-" and if the other strikes the bargain holds, whence the phrase, Striking a bargain" The practice Is retained in the custom of saying 'tDone" to wagers offered, at the same time striking the hand of the wagerer.
 THANKSGIVING is good thanksliving Is better. Henry.
 EARLY SHAWL MANuFAorURK.-Per Perhaps no garment is of higher antiquity than the shawl indeed it's simplicity of form would lead us to infer that it was the earliest in use. But of its manufacture we have no distinct account until the reign of the En- peror Jelal-ed-din- Mohammed: Akbar, in 1856, when the Cashmere shawls were among the most important manufactures in the world, and were thought worthy to be minutely described in the Aqui-i-Ak- 6Gri, or the institutes of the emperor. |" In that work four distinct classes of shawls all of goats wool-are described. The first were of remarkable lightness and soft ness, and were usually self colored and made of wool undyed; the second were woven of wool in the natural colors, viz, white, black and grey, these were probably arranged so as to form plaid pattern sim liar to the shepherds plaid of Scotland, which IS of oriental origin the third were called gold tedVed, probably from being embroidered with that material and the fourth were long shawls, pieces1ong enough to enwrap the body. So carefully was the manufacture fostered that it received the attention of the emperor, and every shawl manufactured was carefully described and registered, and the number of manufactur- CTS was so great that in Lahore alone, it is stated, there were upward of 1000. The true Cashmere shawls are woven in many pieces and are joined together with great artistic skill.
 SHEEP were first introduced into Amer ica-Jamestown, a,-in 1909, and into New York and Massachusetts about 1925. Within forty years from the latter date they had increased to over 5000.
 MARION CRAWFORD is putting the finish ing touches to romance to be the sequal to ''Saracinesca.
 A SERIES of handsome reproductions of many of the most interesting Gncient man. uscripts ill the library of the Vatican have been presented by Leo XIII to the British Museum Library, the Bodfeian Library and the library of Cambridge University.
 GOTHAM popular name for the city of New York, first given to 1t in ''Salma- (s humorous work by Washing ton Irving, and William Irving, and James K. Paulding), because the inhabitants were such wise acres.
The Press., 1888-11-29
A BANK CLERKS ATTEMPTED CRIME.

Springfield has another sensation. young and trusted clerk of the City Bank has been detected in an attempt to rob the
 bank, which for coolness and minuteuess of preparation reads more like a Jesse James exploit than the plan of a nineteen year-old boy, until only the other day a public school pupil. George Lewis was graduated from the Springfield high school in the class of '8s, although for three years he has been the trusted clerk and messen- ger of the City Bank. Not long ago he became dissatlsfied with his salary, and conceived, as he thought, brilliant plan for increasing his revenue. He had heard of dealers in counterfeit bills, and longed to meet one. The opportunity presented itself in the person of Monroe Parker, who promised the young man that if the latter would meet him at the Massasoit House he would introduce him to a friend" who would furnish the young man the t'goods." Lewis consented.
 Meanwhile, Parker had informed Preei- dent Stafford, of the bank, how matters stood, and Cashier Bowman was sent to Boston, where he laid the case before the Pinkerton agency. A detective was sent here, who sportei about town in hashy at- tire, and was pointed out AS quite sport. Lewis was introduced to him by Parker as the "friend" who would put up the "queer." They met at a private room at the Massasoit House last week Monday night. The detective produced quantity of good bills, which he pronounced coun- terfeit. The young man accepted S100 in what he believed was bogus money. This he was to place among the banks funds, removing an equal sum in good money. After everything had been arranged, by a preconcerted signal City Marshal Clune appeared upon the scene and took both Lewis and the disguised detective in charge.
 While this little farce was in progress at the Massasoit, the bank directors and off cials had assembled at Cashier Bowman's house, whither Lewis and the detective were taken, Then for the first time Lewis learned that he had been duped, that the "crook" was detective in disguise, and that the game was up. He signed a full confession, acknowledging his guilt and his intent to rob the bank by the use of false keys and the substitution of spurious money in the cash in place of good money. He had even taken an impression of the door of Judge Wells's office, over the First National Bank vault, intending later on to rob that bank through the judges office
 All through the affair the young man hhS DOSh bhC SOOASob OA AhS pbAAJs AASb batd that he was led into the scheme by Park CT, and that he had no intention to rob the bank and he denied that he had taken an impression of the lock of Judge Wells's door. Lewis's widowed mother tainted during the interview, and is completely prostrated over her sons misconduct. The family are in limited circumstances, and the blow falls upon them with crush ing force. One of the youths plans was to forge a check for a large amount on the signature for that purpose. No arrests will be made, as the bank people are con tent with the confession, inasmuch as no money was taken.
The Press., 1888-11-29

Bulletin John Daniels of Preston agreed to eat crow if President Cleveland was not elected, and on Thursday ate crow and pronounced it good. When met in Norwich, Friday, he was free to say "I don't see what people have agin crow. I
 never thought I could eat crow, but there is less difference, find, between the taste of crow and frogs than most people i'm. agine. When I killed that crow was afraid the meat would taste little brassy, for found collection of old brass but tons in his gizzard. That crow was a thieving vixen, but the days of his dishon- est capers are over. I soaked him in salt and water, boiled him twice as long as l would an old fowl, cut him up and stewed him, seasoned him properly, and smother ed him in fried onions. liked the dish, did. It tasted a little more like tripe than it did like turkey, but have taste for both. Hawkins, when he saw relish. ed the bird, he wanted to taste of it, but l refused to let him touch it. There was no more of it than wanted. like that kind of an agreement-the man what isn't pleas ed with the result of election has pleas ant job on hand. like to eat, and after this I shan't be so particular whether it is crow or coonl"
The Press., 1888-11-29

Henry Labouchere heard the other day a good story of the German emperor. During the recent maneuvres he was rid ing with his staff and came across two huge wagons on the Berlin road. Asking where they were going, the drivers replied that they were carrying food for the officers of the guard. On this he ordered them back to Berlin. In the evening he went to the portion of the ground where the guard was camped, and found the officers hang ing about looking, like Sister Anne, along the Berlin road with a hungry air. "What is the matter?" he asked. They said that their provisions had not arrived, and that they were to reach them from Berlin in a small cart. "I have just ridden along the Berlin road" said the emperor, '.and can assure you that there was no cart; but met two huge wagons, which were bring ing provisions for the officers of some reg. iment, and, as I thought that officers and soldiers ought to fare alike during the ma. noeuvres, sent them back to Berlin"
The Press., 1888-11-29

Rev. Francis E. Clark, in Golden Rule : Here let there be an earnest word spoken to the mothers to make conafdGates of their daughters, and to keep up these con- fdential relations as long as life is spared. What world of wretchedness and sin might have been escaped if to the mothers heart the daughter always fled with every secret, knowing that nothing was too sa. cred to reveal to that loving ear. I have many messages from the mothers, of this tenor: "When American mothers have adopted golden mean between the restraint imposed upon French girls and the unwise liberty permitted to our own, l believe few dangers will await our girls, even when they leave the home roof to earn their own living. And when moth CTS make, as too many do not, the daugh- ter's welfare first in their hearts, placing it before all social pleasures, before all public reforms, before all church work even, and win their entire confidence, these dangers will be still further dimin- ished. The girl who keeps no secret from her mother is safe girl.