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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14
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FEEDS MILL, TEXAS, June 80. lsSs-Ths
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.-Gen
tlemcn One OF my children was troubled
with rheumatism and boils for about TWO
years We gave her various Kinds 81 d, med,
of curing her at all. l was persuaded TO Try
your swltt's Specific. After she had usei
several bottles the diseases all disappeared.
and she is now q hale, hearty aud healthy
girl twelve years old. Another child has
just become AFFLICTED in the same way. and
using the S. =. ). and anticipate prompt
and permanent cure. n. &. WAG0osER
RICH HILL, Mo. July :. 1SSS-The Swift
Specific Co.. Atlanta, Ga.-Gentlemen: our
little girl when but three weeks old broke
from ssxsral good doctors, but without any
speciakbeneht. We tried $. S. S. and by the
heal andfh the time she had taken SIX
bottles she5was completely cured. Now sba
has a full aud heavy head OF hare robust.
hearty child. II feel IL but my duty tolnske
ells statemetit., Respectfully. II. T. SHoBR-
CHArrASooo4.s TENN, June q. fssLThe
Swift Specific 90. Atlanta, Ga. gst;entlemen
In 1886 contraosed blood pOiSonf and at once
sought physician, who treated me for se,
eral months; Byhis advice went to Grab
Orchard springss ~ where his course OF
cred as I thought.4 tps the M xt spring PIN
pies began to appSar on my face and body
These ra asssed 70 10 sores ana rum rum
improve, slowly at fifst, but more rapidly
tell OF myttruuble. MytslooI IS now thor
oughly elSsnsed, and MS. system free from
faint, aud owe my pfssens condition-a
perfeS2sdre-to your medicine. Ieheerrully
give Siis statement hatEoihers who have
sunefed as Ihave may reap the same benefit.
.lsrs HARDY NJ. BURT, 2ssWest Ninth 81
,,saoAER, La. May q, lSSs-The Swift Specific
,Sgo Atlanta. Ga.-Gentlernsp: About two
I2Siireiy. / was So debilitaieJ ASat I almost
FL despaired of ever feeling we'll again. AN
HAthat tne physicians done for nsfbrought no
l1permanent relief. Friends inSEsted that
should give s. S. S. fair triiIs although I
thought It would be throwing away money
After taking q thorough course, my health
and strength returned, and must Say that
s. s. 5. alone cured me, as I discarded all
others while using it. AS a tonic can most
heartily recommend 1t for general debility,
1t certainly is specific. W. +. BRIDGES, J. 2.
HOMER. LA.-I know Mr.. W. F. Bridges, and
VIII say that his statement Is correct.
JOSEPH SHELTON. Druggist
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer ;,
IN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14

-tor IN 1851 1t was lrrect for the tace
TO be invisible. The Width OF TIE brim
was generally enorn1us; feathers snd
BOWS were hesped on the crown and OF
Inc MIR inside lha brim These bonnete
were miracles OF the fac art CT sewing,
Deing often entirely msde of fnelg
Drawn Six or muslin. Curtains to the
ponnef were also de rIgueur ana very
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14
so YEARS OF BONNRTS
kaby sx6 Vsrisd Fssb,eUs In the Bead.
gear Ct american WemeR-Part.
sisn aedss AIHsJs Cepieds
Gsly and PopderouI Shapes which Hnvo
Given way to the Artistic Tressures IN
which Women Now Delight

HERE hiss
en- . wide
q l Y e rsity
In bonnets
n the last
I / / : y
Yesrs q n &
it is ssfe
to q 9 g ert
that loveiv
" o u a n
|; head has
heel aoor-
ned by the
ugltest S.
we'll RS the
pr lest
fsnCies CT
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14
KeotHa Down and Ec sb.ss..

Special TO the GsIs.te. 1 =
TEMPLE, IKE, Ost. 10 'A;As az cid msn
from the souIsty-wss letvirg',ae citY'stis
afternoon re was mefin the eastern part
ottae city by two negroes who knocked
hen down and raSbed him Of $50. The
ueg;oes whose ranes could nc: be lssrrad
G q acrose the country to the east as
sr'op IS the ROBBERY had been committed,
,fnd tie ofScers are after tbem il hot
taste. Taa.sld man whSsensme WAS
nat le3vsd " not seEHHy burt SIG
' ~
If 5egEa Ted kga srgEA
tassiaasd si2Sssg p al. & e. s i
.stsfaPiil5 ana LIZ kSms,Eom "a
msssan's stand eFgrytans
= sad ~ is d pssksAks IN,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14

Al thu, cs,ess 81 "T D 4sssReme aiesiss We
ySase fS h 8 tbisfice oyet1e WORD therefore
80 pd IrIssRinvesHta sshsn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
PURE BRED PIGS AND PORK.

Breeding for pork and breeding
pure bred pigs to sell are two very
different things, and requiring, in
some respects, different management.
In the first place, cross bred pigs will
often prove the most profitable for
marketing, and the difficulty of at.
tempting to raise both pure-bred and
cross bred animals unless the farm is
large, and facilities extensive, is great.
It is generally conceded that the pro-
duct of first cross are good feeders
and good growers, and while the pork
producer may not find it to his interest
to confne himself to one line of pure
bred stock, will nevertheless find it to
his interest to pay just as much atten-
ton to the selection of the females
from which he intends to,breed as the
breeder of pure bred swine. There
may be Just as. much Improvement en
made by careful selection among cross
breds as among the pure bred, always
providing .pure-bred boar, himself
we'll formed and possessing all the
points of,a good pig e. including good,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
A WELL OF VINEGAR.

A communication from Vincennes,
Ind, says: "The mysterious vinegar
well which was dug on the farm of S.
W. Williams, just east of this city, has
been accounted for, after much dis
cussion by chemists and others. Some
twenty years ago the farm was owned
by F. M. Fay, who. had an extensive
orchard, The apple crop was large,
and he made several hundred barrels
of cider, to be converted into vinegar.
While the fluid was fermenting, about
one hundred barrels, burst and their
contents were lost, The cider sank
into the ground until it reached an
impervious strata Of clay, where it lay
until the well was dug on the same
spot."F hluU9 @r3~ Dug @t-2@8d 3j
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
AIitJI JWUViiIb tiII "3' JttEfEf II t''H IT
spECIDEDLY REFRESHING
i1ESo9S'a4 ESoNa CREEK, falldled'C(S fenldedr' Co., sn'

'''iHlLA ilEtooNNa lEtooNNa CREEK, Pender Co., ,h
IL ,9aHa otfi doiSept. q, 1888 RA"
So CouoL LnRoLKt4-Dear 4S5srtz4Ata
Democratic primary held here. to-day,
the following preamb BILE and resolutions
introduced by Bro. Andrew J. McIn-
tire, president Of Alliance No. 'S69,
Riley's Creek, MO, were unanimously
adopted:io tac9 adt o:clf 800. oj baaub
5ooWHERDrA4s, "A majieoritMQf eur, fellow
citizens Of ,P'ender county, lderiYeo sus
tenance for themselves, their wives,
and little ones from the tillageF Of the
soilg and whereas it. soeemfnonE' 're-
ported, - and generally belle eed, othat,
as soon as person is elected to7the
Legislature he is ltenderedv a lfree pas
sage on the railroads, therefore, ,nsliLh
Resolved, Thatawe instruct our dele
gates to the County Convention to cast
their, votes for no man whose loyalty
to the. farming interest can be reason
ably questioned, and who is not will
ling to pledge himself, On honor, that,
if elected, he will oscornfully refuse to
accept free passes, free rides, or any
so-called courtesies,; aor gratliities from
any source whatever, which cam ne
construed as "a bribe, while, be is q
member Of the Legislature Of our
"honest good Old North State"
80, 1 admire the boldness, originality,
and aggressiveness of your editorials.
Don't {" crawfsh "o an inch, but Lay
on McDuff,' &c., nHurriedly y,inhj'fo4
.8o6gfG r n RUsTpcUs. l.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09

vigorous & constitution, be used. In
deed, by not confning himself to any
one pure breed Of pigs, the pork pro-
ducer largely widens the range of his
choice, and can mat ahis sows often to
greater = advantage tqthan otherwise.
.Ahpt ther9a point ofer difference It is
III most nis55sspo important thattptfie that pure-bred
boar should have strongly impressed
upon hnn, 1ih1l = successive generations,
all 3 theecharscteristicsl ofIihis tbreed;
this because it is necessary that he be
spfepotent1 IN their = aslnsmissfon, even
when mated with a cross-bred SOW,
mhereas the ,naalesthat are nort to be
marketed. Fat require pbut the charae?-
5efff teristics NECESSARY sia to pa }make good pork
at an early age, giving 5heE best re-
turns at the least cost of production
Breeding ptlreibred animals requires
to be conducted ski1lfully, scientific
knowledge is not really essential to
the breeder of pigs for pork,-Agrs-
culture, Londop.z ,..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS Or
ga CARNATIONS. Ho]G last

7 d =
FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND COOP
'"''i ERArIvE UNION OF AMERICA.
President w. Macune, Texas. : 10.
sd First EKiee- -Presidentr7Ll L.. Polk,iN. G.
Nice-Pres't for Ala.-H P. pBpne.aGdR
Vice-Pres't for Ark.-W. H., Moore.
81 Vice-Rres't for Fla.--Oswaldo Wilson.
Vice-Pres' T. tforcKy.---S. B. Irwinot1o9
Vice-Pres't for La.-Linn Tanner. =
J" Vice-Pres't for Miss:-R. T. Love -
Vice-Pres't for Mo-A b. Johnson
Vice -Pres't for n. C.-S. B, Alexander
81 Vice-Pres' t for Tenn.-I. II. Mcdowell
taViceiPres't for Tex M. D. K. Taylor
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas. yGfa.
Treasurer-A.. E. Gardner, Tenn.
Chaplain Rev J. G. Jones, La -'('-
7 Leeturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex. .gi-.r.1l
Asst Leoturer-J. A. Tets, La. a. g..r4
Door KeepefA-Newa5t. Gresham, Ala
Asst. Door Keepef-H. c. Brown, KY.
aiSerg't-at-Arms- 3. Groom, Miss
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents, B. Alexander, Charlotte,
Vice-President- TT. Ivey, Ashpole, N. @.
Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, NJ G.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. G:
.Lecturer4Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
College, NC. stroJar -rabnaI T. aaNi
Assistant Lecturer--D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. @. '-.-.' '&' - -
a Chaplain-Rev. Carl Moore, Towns
Dor Keeper w. Il; Tomlnson, Fay
etteville N! 'C.yEa'7f9s'T ..,"Fi-.@' 4 .7m
.oAssistant Door eKeeper-R T.. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. @. .,..-. l,..... ...r- -.a.I.
Sergeant S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. G. tor 5sI T9pn9b Ic a15aT&}
ExEuUMvE COMMITTEE oFsTHB NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE. es-.; =
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, n. C., Chair
man; Thadeus Every, Ashpole, N. c.; j. s.
Johnston, Rufin, Nc. @9aE4-[ vll -o
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS, ASSOCIATION.
President Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary s.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. T. Barbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia. - -@-
Vice-President- B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia. .l,.-..,t ,.,.
Secretary-J. J. Silvey, Bridgewater,
Virginia g@- o< -y@n-r.. ..Lh
Treasurer Printz, Luray, Vir-
ginia.
Lecturer-G. III. Chrisman, Chrisman,
Virginia. o. - - 10 .~. ~. Is is
Asst. Lecturer, S. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia
Chaplain-Wm. M. Rosser, Luray,
Virginia. -,.-,r-
Door Keeper-nB. Frank Beahm, Kim
ball, Virginia. o-,ruT h>tLsiv- 19Eirf-
Asst Door Keeper-7G., 2. Brubaker,
Luray, Virginia.
Serg't-at-Arms-C. H. Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia. Il = bLa Lna.ui-glI
W. State Business. Agents. P, A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia.
...ras-~ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
e T. Brumback, Jas. 3. Compton and
Geo. III. Chrisman. f.,b..g,g a.slD II
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
r PERSONAL MENTION.

WH1TEv1LLE, N. c., Sept. 23, 49, =
EDITOR FARMER. In
your edition of September I'd there
appeared an article in which certain
remarks were made about "legal
arm y of this town; he has since come
out in a. card in which he says [ am
an an infamous, contemplate liar" I
return the compliment: with interest.
I reported his language nearly, iffnot
exactly, verbatim. II and ana iling to
leaye the question to the good people
of'Co1un1bhs to- decide: ''-'
Pardon thisintrusion on your space,
Iswilt not again uselib forprivateap aphr-
poses 10 Trulyns!ours / weg IitaH
us GIG sW .vtrrc9 offt = 9Y9SHftio
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09

A Texas merchant short time ago
ordered car load of coal oil from
firm not in the oil trust and got it at
twenty per cent less than the trust
was selling it. When the train bring
ing the oil arrived, it also brought an
agent of the trust who demanded that
the merchant sell him the oil at cost
and re-purchase at trust prices. Of
course the merchant refused but was
told that he could either comply or
nbust, as house would be opened
alongside of him that would undersell
him until he was ruined, and also that
he could get no more oil at any price
when that was gone. 6 Forced to COM
ply, the merchant wished to re-pur-
chase the whole carload as he needed
that amount, but was informed that
the trust could not spare him that
amount just then as they had use for
part of it at other points. This is
straight as we have it from the mer-
chant himself, as we'll as several others
conversant with the whole affair.
Each reader can make his own COM
ments.-Ieras Stockman and Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09

= {
it. Brethren, =, it will be to your In
terest to read the letters from some of
our most successful and experienced
farmers in, North Carolina, 7 hope
that the day is not far distant when
every farmer and az mechanic and every
body friendly to the farming interest
Of America will rally to the support
Of it. BY the way, we Would like to
hear from some brother on the plan Of
saving our stable manure to be of the
most value for another year" Also
for manuring our fruit trees and
grape vines, how to protect our apple
trees from blight, &c. ,va e.ii ~
For fear Of being beeiifn too lengthy, Twill 7 VI !:
close for this time, r., Oh, ,.5& -. uIf
aw Irldw lF1astFf lFFr1asttFefrnfalllly, al !, t5n>+goGz $
...... L. IL. ~ ANOEL.-...
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
aTT---T~.ST'TTT = SfT 3t
LUCERN AGAIN .
, LtTH , ut TfLI y" - -. =, 7 y
@ DAVIDSON CoLLEGE, NC,
s.ff .s4 -. Sept. %. 'SS.

.,e CoLs4 L., l.. PoLK.-,Dear Sig: 1T
know that you are. working hard and
faithfully in the interest and for the
benefit of, farmers. =, You could not be
engaged in a more noble work, and I
do sincerely hope that many who read
the good articles in your wellrnamed
and well edited paper will at once
stop killing themselves and their
mules working cotton, and take your
good advance, adopt some of the bet.
ter systems Of progress for a longer,
easier, happier and q more prosperous
life. Therefore to aid some in pro-
ducing a change for the better, en-
close two good, articles on the culture
of Lucern; give them to your readers
as they are, and I will add other facts
not given, as follows: Never SOW in
drill, clean and prepare, the patch we'll
and it will not need the hard, tedious
cultivation. o. The richer the land, the
better the crops of everything sown,
or planted. 1t will grow from three
to, five feet high, will some times fall,
Or blow down, the tangled hay, or
rank green, shall be, put through the
feed cutter and all will be eaten and
saved Cows, especially, will waste
much of it unless cut up. Hogs are
very fond of the cut hay: in winter, or
summer To make good hay, like
good bread, it must be worked well,
avoid too much sun, rain and dew,
four or five forkfuls to each pile,
opened and aired for three Or four
days. Never pasture the patch, stock
like boys after strawberries, run over
and tramp down the whole crop, cut
and all will be saved, weeds, dock,
plantin and grass 6will injure lucern,
blue grass will Smother it out in four
or five years. Sowanothing else with
it, cut to feed green at any stage. . 1t
will never salivate stock. If it stops
growing and turns yellow, NOW it off,
and it will soon came again fresh and
green. Try one-half acre; it will do
more good than two acres of red clover.
aarI aa Very respectfully,o97ts boo4
crrft =.r fa .-ra-rr-r.e ..rrr. ii. t. ID. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
LETTER FROM cERRo GoRDo.
PINEY FOREST ALLIANCE, No. 1872.
Sentemher IL 'SS ,-.

O0pCeinDeT - 90. ~
Col. L. l.. PoLK.-Dear. ..Ssr At
our regular meeting in June we
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: J. L. Yates, President;
M. P. Williamson, Vice-President; E.
H. Nance, Secretary; VIM. McCleney,
Treasurer; A. Nance, Chaplain; A.
Ward, Lecturerer; w. H. Harrelson,
Asst. Lecturer; VIM. Ward, Door
Keeper; M NJ Brown, Asst. Door
Keeper; Dunkin Bullard, Serg't-at-
Arms; M. P. Williamson, Business
Agent. We have 27 male members
and 20 female. During the summer
months we met once a month, but
with renewed energy we have, agreed
to meet twice a month through the
fall and winter months ..' ll'sl.'
Our Alliance, at a regular meeting
September 18th, unanimously endorsed
the resolutions adopted by our State
Alliance. in regard to trust ba gging:.
We have received the official report
of the proceedings of our State ALI.
ance, and we are glad to say that the
body did some good work! - s8'-. 2
II can say for : The PRoGREss11vE
FARMER that it is Just the best and
most interesting paper I have ever
read: Every farmer in North Care:
lima should be a regular subscriber to
.lZStcS2"SNA WG&
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
LONG BRANCH WINS THE PRIZE
3 September 22,Ti8.89.

't@ '.....'- '''a' WI PSS11AS WI HH, AoS'o'
g Col. L. L. PoLK.--Dearg SIR
Please publish the, fact that Long
Branch Alliance, No. 348, secured the
prize Of 500 offered by A. P. Rhyme,
at Mount Holly Fair, for the best ex.
hibit of farm products by any oSubor.
dinate Alliance, II ....--.....,
Crops are greatly damaged by
recent rains. There will not be more
than half crop of cotton or corn pro
duced in western Mecklenburg, Long
Branch is putting both shoulders to
the wheel and steadily advancing in
numbe and in the doctrines of the
Alliance. We heartily endorse the
action of the State Alliance in regard
to the cotton bagging trust, and wish
to be placed on record. .---. -s4
p. Fraternally,
2 -5,t M. A. ALEXANDER, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
THE GREEN CABBAGE WORM.

The green cabbage worm has no
more terrors for me. I would not
pay man twenty-five cents for keep
ing every single, solitary worm off a
hundred heads of cabbage, since I can
do it for less than five cents. How :?
By walking along the rows every week
Or two, buhach- bellows in hand, and
giving each head single whiff of the
death-dealing powder. Any fresh,
unadulterated powder is sure death to
the eabbage-worm, and, in fact, to
almost caterpillars, but the California
article, buhach, is SO uniformly good
and strong that | never take any risks
with the imported, and often quite
stale, article. I generally use buhach
in dust form, mixed with about five
times its bulk! Of -four. In this dilu-
tion it answers every purpose. It is
just as effective in the form of
spray 'ro.j9 a.'f.l #H
To apply it in this way, mix guam
tity with hot water to a paste, then
reduce with water. It will kill every
insect or worm it touches, even when
made quite weak
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
LETTER FROM OXFORD.
OXFORD, n. c., Sept. ,25, '8S.

r--r.-. OXFORD, n. c., Sept. 25,. ''SS.
. Col. L. L. .PoLK.-Dear SIR II
have often heard Of strange things,
but the most startling incident that 1
remember is, the election of myself as
correspondent of White Rock Alliance,
No. $50. | nave never. written line
for the public, and die, not expect to
do so, but the members Of White
Rock Z are Alliance men in. reality,
never having failed in anything since
they organized, have come to believe
that they can do almost anything
After reading this communication, Gf
it escapes the waste basket) they will
find out while being successful in
financial affairs, they cannot make a
correspondent out of unsuitable timber
We organized about the first Of April
with eight members and now number
sixty, With applicants still knocking
at our door. We can boast of having a
set Iof9as noble, igo.ahead5 Alliance
men as can be found anywhere. jg By
their united efforts they have saved
on fertilizers, and trade arrangements
33 per cent. Being successful in all
we have undertaken, we have decided
to start an Alliance tobacco factory,
asking the Sub-Alliances of the county
to join with us in the manufacture Of
our tobacco, and receive the profits of
our own labor, whereby We hope to
supply the demand of many of the
Southern tobacco consumers with the
comforting chew and exhilerating
smoke, from the original golden to-
bacco belt of North Carolina. Wish
ing much success to the Farmers
Alliance and The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
I am, :. Yours respectfully, nrh af.
49,. A. J.. DALEY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
THE FARMERS HOLIDAYS.

si1 D1i 2EA NNAf>sEV5TEVa1 ) 81 - z as
of Farmers asa class, think too little
Of a holiday, and there, is often too
much p1odding on the farm. It would
be- better to work harder for Some
months and then take week Of REQ
feation away from the farm and it's
.anxieties, than to work more leisurely
and never be embarrassed at all. baG
- There are farmers. it is true, who
have never earned aholiday; but there
are others who work early and late,
and these men are often as completely
tied to their farms as any of their
horses ever are to loaded cart.
81 The farmer, like other men, would
be the better for a holiday now and
again, and it is worth many afarmer's s
while to inquire how he can manage
50 as to be spared away from the farm
a week or so.
10 "A visit to one or more of our great
agricultural shows annually is all very
well, but that is, not enough. The
farmer needseto visit other farms, in
other districts, as well as his own
locality to acquire new ideas, and
discover, if possible, better methods
of farming or of living Gfis!a19Has
vnThere is. far too little interchange
Of ideas between farmers in different
districts. r,. .-....-..,..q .........o.
Local visits s and gatherings are : use u Sc
fM to a certain extent, but a wider
knowledge and observation is abso-
lutely essentialpif> the farmer would
broaden and enlarge his dealaof agri-
culture and of life--
I'VE do, nots of course, underratethe
benefits of the press as a medium for
interchanging ideas. But there would
be far more hints to distribute and
interchange both by word and by pen,
if farmers generally, would once or
twice a year go and rusticate for a
week or two in some new district,
and keep their eyes and: ears open the
while. A holiday spent in this wise
is valuable part of the farmers edu-
cation, and not the least valuable part
eithers-Farmlng World zasss lie vi
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
- ALLIANCE.

National Alliance e-Southerm Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas
Alabama-Alobanaa Farmer, Athens.
Arkansas Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock r. nd ey
Mississippi-7he Farmer, Winona
- North, Carolina PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh, official organ for
North Carolina and Virginia. II
- Florida Farmers Florida Alliance,
Marianna, Fla. eds
Louisiana-.Ihe Union, Choudrant.
lis Tennessee 81 and oKentucky-1he
Ieilera Nashville Tenn. IT
92Hyes Speeeh, Beaumont, Texas, of
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AN APPEAL TO THE MER-
CHANTS.

SoUTH CASTOR, n. c., Sept. 2l, 'ss.
EDITOR FARMER:-At call meeting
Of Halifax County Alliance, held on
the goth inst, the following resolution
was unanim ously adopted, ar:srq.
aas sResolysd,r That we, the Farmers Tar 4 eels
A1lIliance9f :1Il H7la Halifax llii15a county respect
fully ask, the merchants Of H Halifax
pppt to hapddle, ., any ~ i trust baggi4ngg, but
cotton al' haggiP1g g9fo some other ayall. "a
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A London barber bet that he could
shave sixty men in sixty minutes. His
victims now believe that he meant
"murder" I" instead of +" shave
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