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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-12-13

Notice Is hereby given that the
stockholders of the Saline County
A., n. 4 NJ. Association, will meet
at the court house gu Monday, Dec.
Il, 1855, at p. M, In adjourned
meeting, for the election Of Q board
Of directors for the ensuing year,
and for the transaction Of other bus
inPss. All stockholders are re-
quested to be present. as business Of
Importance IL tO he transacted.
THUs. ANDERSON, President.
II b. WALLACE, Secretary.
Come in and ace my display Of
holiday goods, Groceries. Fruits.
Nuts, CONNECTIONS, DolIs, Toys. etc.
WV. HOaBEN.
Strickler's il the place to buy your
silverware. Cor. santa Re and Iron
Avenue.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-12-13

Handsome card cases nj Strirk-
ler's. the jeweler.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-12-13
60 To-
WiIIiamVitt
Dealer in Heavy and Light Har-
ness. Collars, Whips, Robes,
Blankets. Curry-Combs,
Brushes, Etc.
The Best and Cheap
est Place to Buy.

I can afford 10 do this sos this rea-
son, n none other: do my own
work: have Q small shop and szsail
rent 10 pay; money saved IL nlanry
made Repairing dose Prompsly.
Rsuesbsr the place, ia, NoB1H
FIFTH 81. 50
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BrookyiIle TraascriDt:

NJ. ID. Mccormick 10 now working
for the Kansas City, Wyandotte 4
n. w. r. r., with headquarters at
wyandotte.
About fifty men and twenty-five
teams are at work between Mr..
Zion and Kanopolis grading down
hills and filling In bridges on the
Union Pacific. The company will
expend about So, 900 on this work.
A very pleasant party Was given
at ]. A. Wilson's residence last
Saturday night, in honor Of the
Misses Emma and Flora Losing,
who left for Kansas City Monday In
company with their mother, where
they viii make their future home.
DR.. Bradley sold his ONCE last
week to DR.. Fowler Of Russell. DR..
Bradley will retire from practice
and DR.. Fowler will succeed him
and will begin next Monday.
Although DR.. Fowler comes highly
recommended and IL o nrst-elass
physician, yet We are sorry 10 learn
Of DIR. Bradley's determination TO
quite practice a. 10 will be dlfiicult
TO get q doctor TO an his place.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-12-13

watch chains, charms, sIeeve-but-
ons, at Strickler's.
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tons will be watched with much In
terest by the stockmen Of this por-
ton Of the state.
Dir. Ren. Watson, living on Dry
Greek, brother Of w. q. Of this city,
met with a serious accident Isst
Saturday which came very near
proving fatal. He was driving
some horses aud mules into HE barn,
when one Of the mules kicked him
In the left side, Just over the heart
breaking two his ribs DIR. Baird
was Immediately called; be reports
him improving, though suffering
considerably.
Newton Republican:
Mr.. Sawin plays the clariouet nj
SalinA. The violin should be his
instrument.
Lincoln Center Republican:
e.. =. Conrad, Of Salina, 10 in the
city this week, drilling the !. q. d. p.
boys I'm the work. Those who are
up To the business say he does it in
elegant shape.
Assaria Argus:
Miss Anna I.amer, daughter Of
John laner. celebrated her birth
day by giving an entertainment N
her many friends last Wednesday
evening. Supper was served, social
games were INDUCED IN, and a very
pleasant evening Was spent.
John A. Larson returned yester-
day from Topeka, where he has Just
passed success fully an examination
in assistant pharmacy.
The Christmas festival nj the
Lutheran church, Assaria, will he
held on Friday, the 18th. There
will be q Christmas tree, with
presents, and other attractions.
A church social was held at the
church aud parsonage az Mentor last
night. There was large at
tendance. SaIins being well repre-
sente,l. The amount realized for
the pastor, Rev. u. MrGurk, was
about az.
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Narouefte Monitor:

Marquette N0Ritor:
4. N. Carlbsrg 10 able TO look after
his business suce more. His health
10 very much improved.
J.B. Paul, Of esllna, was visiting
with Mr.. II. 8. Bacon Q few days
this week. 10 10 rumored that he
has en- eye on the mill, and may
take charge OF 10 soon.
f. p. Webster, Of Kansas City. de-
horned one hundred and thirty
eight head Of cattle for q. N. Nor
ten les. week. This n the firss time
sny cattle have been aehosned In
thls part 81 the state. and lls sdeet
spoa the imPrsvenaens q Ne. her-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

sary of our order with more enthusi-
asm than they made their debut.
Don't think we will increase much
more as the material in our COM
munity is about worked up. However
there are a few who stand aloof and
seemingly bid us God speed, but who
are afraid to enlist. Will say in con
clusion that those who have enlisted
feel that they can look ahead and
almost see the goal that awaits to
crown their success in the near future.
May such be the case and may the
alliance Banner" long a "
Yours fraternally,
*..ss E. WALTON
Corresponding Sec'y.
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IDAHO, Cumberland Co., N. c.,
June 20, 1888.


Col. L. l.. PoLK.-Dear Brother: -
AS / have not seen our Lodge, No.
125, mentioned in your valuable
paper, I will say that Idaho Lodge
was organized September 2lst, 1887,
by Bro. Barry, of Texas. At that
time the Farmers Alliance was a new
thing in this community. When
Bro. Barry sent out his notice that he
would be at our Lodge to organize
a Farmers Alliance on a certain night,
it was so little thought of that there
was hardly enough who attended the
meeting to fill the Offices of the Lodge,
had to put two offices on one man.
But since then they have come in by
degrees until we number 40. 1t
seems that we have about cleaned up
the applicants, as we have not initiated
a member in some time. We have
not made much Roadway in the way
Of saving; we saved some on guanos,
and we saved a per cent. on supplies
by getting a merchant to furnish the
Lodge at a reduced per cent. We ex-
pect at a future time to be benefited
by the Farmers Alliance. Some of
us take THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
which we like very much. We hope
to send you more subscribers this fall.
Our crops are looking well; plenty of
rain. IDAHO FARMER.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries.
POMONA. N. e.

Two and a half miles west of Greens.
boro, N. C. The main line of the P
& 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 and Fruit growing are cordial.
ly invited to inspect this the largest
nursery in the State and one amono
the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North
and West and corresponded with those
of foreign countries, gathering everv
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.
I have in stock growing land can
show visitors the same) the largest and
best stock of trees, &C., ever shown or
seen 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, currants, 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 LINDLEY,
Pomona,
Guilford county, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

RIALTo Chatham Co., June %, '8S.
Mr.. EDIToR:-We were organized
December lst, 1887, with IL members,
and number now SO, with several ap-
plications. I'VE have received your
circular in regard to the State Agency,
and also about the paper, and l al
say you will hear from us soon as to
both. 1 have seen something from
some correspondent in The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER in regard to the
Alliance in the tobacco sections send
ing representatives to Raleigh to meet
with the State Alliance. Now I
think this is a good thing. We to-
bacco farmers ought to know how the
crop is getting on in all the different
sections of the State, as we'll as other
States. We ought also to be able to
know at all times the amount in the
hands of farmers and the quality. And
[ think it is time we were thinking
something about the amount of ware
house charges we pay. If any n of
us will take our bills and add up the
amount of charges, we will see it is
the biggest fax we pay. [ sold during
the season 5000 pounds of tobacco
and paid sos warehouse charges on
it. There and a great many other
things that we might consider, but |
will not mention them now. Now,
Mr.. Editor, I am in for this; l know
there r a great many that will say
we can't do anything that will be of
benefit. But [ say let us try, we have
the thing in our own hands. If we
tobacco raisers could meet together
often we might save money in a great
many ways: Can't you help us out in
this? Give us an editorial on the
subject, and ask all the Alliances in
the tobacco sections to send rep
resentative each to Raleigh 18th
August next, and let's see what we
can do. Yours,
T. H. RANEY.
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SHAWNEE, N. c., June &c, 'S8

SHAWNEE, n. O., June &c, 'SS.
Col. l.. l.. PoLK:-Dear SIR AS
our interests are all identical, l sup
pose the readers of The FARMER would
like to hear something from old Ct
tawba again.
Our Alliance is still working and
looking forward for better times. Our
wheat crop is harvested and most of
the farmers have it in the barn. The
grain is not as good as last year, but
the yield to the acreage in my section,
in shocks, is better than last year.
Oats are good-a good yield and good
grain. Corn and cotton are small for
the time of year, but now growing
finely. Rain is needed at present.
Mr.. Editor, we are, it seems from
the reports of the Alliances in other
counties of the State, woefully behind
in number. We have but three ALI
ances in our county as yet. And con
sequently no County Alliance, because
we are wanting in numbers. Our
two Alliances in the Eastern part Of
the county think there is another or
ganizer needed. We think an active
organizer appointed somewhere in the
middle or Eastern portion of the
county to help the n we have would
find no difficulty in organizing several
more. And We are badly in need Of
aCounty Alliance, which we cannot
have until we number five sub-Ali-.
anees in the county. Our Alliance
has appointed a day to meet the
others and hold a consultation about
this matter. We must have more
Alliances in Catawba. What shall we
do to get them ii .
Every member who was present at
our last meeting, endorsed the move,
ment giving State Agent financial
backing, by subscribing to the Secre-
tary's list of names, the full amount
required of each for the. business.
That shows that we mean business.
We repeat, all we want is more or
~ganization. [ ask what will we do to
get it :? We believe the farmers of
Catawba are as much interested in
their business as the farmers of any
other county in the State, and that
they will pull with all the others if
they are hitched. M. A. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
DUTCHMAN ALLIANCE, No, Is.

Col. l.. l.. PoLK:-Dear Sr:-If
you will allow us space in your valua-
BILE paper, we desire the publication Of
the following notes of u Alliance.
Some of the best farmers of our com:
munity met at Dutchman Schoolhouse
May goth, 1887, and organized our
Alliance with Is members. We have
steadily increased till we now number
about 60 members with some applica-
lions, besides several that have been
Omitted for more convenient homes.
Our order is composed of the best of
the community, men, I am proud to
say), who have celebrated the anniver-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
RICHMOND HAS FOUND A
MARES NEST.
ICor. News and Observer

TCor. News and Observer
We clip the following from the
Richmond Wing:
awe haveSa very kind personal
letter from Mr.. J. S. Lockhart, pro-
prietor of the Banner warehouse IN
Durham, N. c., in which he says,
among other things: L am personally
a strong friend of your market, and
expect to do What I can to make a
nice exhibit at your Exposition and
encourage others to do SO. [ can see
no reason why we should not all rally
to Richmond and make it the great
market for all the tobacco sold in the
inland markets, proviaed your mama
facturers give 1t their support. If they
act together they can control prices in
the inland markets, and buy their
stocks for less money at home than
here. Give us home manufacturers
and spectators. The most of specu-
lators make Richmond their market.
Is it not reasonable that Richmond
can name the price then? [ do not
think you will find in any market a.
more genial, clever class of gentlemen
than Richmond can boast. We like
to do business there, but like to be
encouraged
The Whig urges the Importance of
the. views expressed in the above let
ter, on the Richmond tobacco buyers
and says! We have the time to start
a movement now. All our buyers
have to say is: We agree to buy at
home alone, and not elsewhere, and
from that day u market will be the
ruling market, as it ought. We can't
afford longer to play the dog with a
bone in his mouth that sees his rehec-
ton in the water.
Let other buyers and markets do as
they choose, we will get all the to-
bacco here we want cheaper than ever,
and the others will very 500 follow,
where we have an apparent advantage
even. We have the money and infu-
ence, but pervert it to our harm. We
call for a change"
1t would be a qualification to the
order men as wall as in the interest of
the farmers, to know why the writer
of the above piece suggests the with
drawal of tobacco orders on the inland
markets, when we are all we'll aware
of the fact that if the order men are
taken off We, will have comparatively
no market and the interest of the
farmers must suffer in consequence.
AS they are the "bone and sinew of
the land ut is but proper that every
thing should be done to advance their
prospects. Therefore it would be we'll
if there were more orders on all of the
markets, making the competition more
spirited, which would Of course make
the tobacco sell better. It would be
we'll to have the speculator also. We
cannot see what advantage it would
be to the manufacturers to take their
orders off the inland markets when
they can get just what they wish and
that selected with care by experienced
buyers. We recognize the Farmers
Alliance as a body true to the welfare
of the farmers and should be sorry to
think of any action which would prove
detrimental to them. AS tobacco has
proved to be the most lucrative crop
for them, of course everything should
be done by the tobacco dealers and
warehouse men to make it a success in
the future.
T. N. JONES & Co.,
Propr's Jones' Warehouse.
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PEERLESS ALLIANCE, Pitt Co., N. c.,
july 2. 1888.

July 2, 1888.
Col. l.. l.. PoLK.-Dear Brother
Col. Pickett organized our ALI
ance, April 26th, 1883, with twenty
four members. Since then we have
added seventeen and have several ap-
plications on hand now, we expect to
reach one hundred by November next.
Our Alliance is composed of good,
sober, honest farmers who get their
living by honest work. We held four
meetings in June, Notwithstanding the
members were behind in their crops,
on account of excessive rains in the
latter part of May, which shows that
we are in earnest. Yes, sir, we are
terribly in earnest, and you may count
on No. 749 doing her full duty. Our
crop prospects are much better now
than a week ago, although far behind
what they were last year this time.
Cotton is growing off fine; corn is low
and [ think the fodder crop will be
short; wheat and oats all about housed.
The wheat crop was only ordinary,
but am glad to say there was more
sown in Pitt county this year than has
been for many years. l believe our
farmers are waking up generally, and
the day is not far distant when we will
be in a better and more prosperous
condition.
Fraternally,
AMOS JOINER, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
Advice to Mothers.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should al
ways be used when children are cutting teeth. 1t
relieves the little sufferer at once; It produces
natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as a
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, ~allaysall pain, relieves
remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from teeth
ing or other causes. twenty-five cents a bottle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
NOTES FROM ALLIANCES.
June %, 1888.

UUHo 20, 1000.
Col. L. L. PoLK:-Our Alliance No.
"a, met to-day andevery member pres
ent gave a liberal subscription to estab-
lish a State Agency, and expressed a
willingness, if necessary, to increase,
their subscription. Those who were
absent will also give US liberal sub
scriptions. We made all of our notes
payable October lst.
Respectfully,
T. P. WILLIAMS, Sec'y.
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DARGAN ALLIANCE, Marlboro Co., SC,

DARGAN ALLIANCE, Marlboro Co., 81,
June %, 1888.
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Dear Sir:-This
is my first letter to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Our Alliance (Dargan) was
organized in May, 1888, with l3 mem
bers, and steadily increased to about
80 members. We have some of as
good men as Marlboro county affords,
but some are yet standing aloof. Our
last meeting being the first in June,
we had our election of officers. The
Alliance in this part of the county is
booming. We are anxious to get the
trade system at work. We can do it
by every good man putting his shout
der to the wheel and doing his part.
Crops are fine in portions of Marlboro
county. Harvesting about through,
and some of the good old farmers are
in the grass. Success to The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER. E.
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w "A N Z ID D

Reliable and Active Men to travel for an Estab-
l1shed House during the summer months. Those
who can furnish a horse and give security preferred.
Money advanced monthly to pay expenses. A
great chance for the right men State age, bust
ness experience, and to save time better send names
postal cards. Never mind about sending stamp for
reply. Address CUISINES, Box II, Richmond
Va. iu12tf
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

Title and ancestry render a good
name more illustrious, but an i'll one
more contemptible.-Addisom.
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Pure-bred BerkshirePigs

Two extra nice litters of finest pure-bred Berk-
IasG not atg ak now to 5e escb r0 otb EerlVe Py;ce heads per ns Of fs s1d
Boxed and delivered F. O. B.
w G. sTRONACH.
Willow Brook Dairy, Raleigh, n. c.. "a iul3tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-03
NEWS NOTES.

Father Concolly,a "a well-known Catholic
clergyman of Kansas City, who came to
this city about year ago for his health,
died yesterday.
The Prohibitionists will meet this eve-
ming on the Court House steps. E. E.
Keech, H. II. Matlock and other Prohi-
bition candidates will speak.
Transfers of real estate Saturday
amounted to $19S,672, and were 105 in
number. OF these % were for nominal
considerations and AZ were for more than
$1,000 each.
The drove Of fifty horses which got
loose Saturday evening from Branscom IS
livery stable when it burned, were most
of them captured yesterday. Officer
Mcguire rounded up thirteen of them in
one herd. He managed to lose his re
volver out of his pocket in doing so, how
ever, and would be glad to have it re
turned.
Two men who were driving sprint
wagon belonging to the Philadelphia
Brewery down Los Angeles street las
evening did not see the excavation which
had been made for sewer pipes, between
Commercial and Arcadia, and plunged
into it. Both horses went into the hole
and the wagon was smashed to pieces
1t took q good deal of strength and inge
nuity to get the animals out. The men
were not injured.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-03
mr. Blaine ON wages.

Mr.. Blaine, when Secretary of State,
gave to the public one very good reason,
in addition to the superior natural ad-
| vantages of the great Republic and the
greater demand for labor here, why
wages are higher in the United States
than in the Old World.
Secretary Blaine made "Report on
the CottonGoods Trade of the World"
based upon the reports of our Consuls
abroad. In this report Mr.. Blaine sets
forth that "the hours of labor in the Lam
cashire (England) mills are fifty-six, in
the Massachusetts mills sixty hours per
week." while sin mills in the other New
England States, where the wages are
generally less than in Massachusetts. the
hours OF labor are usually sixty-six to
sixty-nine per week." For these longer
hours the American male operatives, ac-
cording to Mr.. Blaine, received on an
average $3.50, while the English work
men received, according to Consul Shaw,
"about 49,"
| Upon the general subject Mr.. Blaine
said:
Undoubtedly the inequalities in the
wages OF English and American opera
tives are more than equalized by the
greater efficiency Of the latter and Their
longer hours of labor. If this should
prove to be fact in practice, as it seems
to be proven from official statistics, it
would be a very important element in
the establishment of our ability to COM
pete with England for our share OF the
cotton-goods trade of the world.
In support of this claim Mr.. Blaine
further says in the same report:
From these returns it is seen that every
American spindle consumes 66 pounds of
raw cotton, while each British spindle
consumes only 32 pounds, or less than
one-half the American consumption per
spindle. 1t thus appears that each
American operative works up as much
raw material as two British operatives,
| turns out nearly $3.50 worth of manufac-
| lures to the British operatives 81 worth,
and even in piece goods, where the supe-
rior quality and weight of the American
goods are SO marked, the American oper-
ative turned out 275 yards to 25O yards
by the British operative.
What is true of the cotton industry is
even more true of the others. The Amer
lean bootmaker, as proved by the records
| OF a patented American machine, does 53
per cent more work with the machine
than an English operative. Secretary
Evarts, in one his reports, sustained Mr..
Blaine's conclusions, saying that "the
average workman performs from one
| half to twice as much work in given
time as the average European work
man."
There was no nonsense in these re-
| ports about tariffs regulating wages
New York World.