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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
IS THIS ANOTHER TRUST?

1t is now generally understood that
all manipulated fertilizers will be ad-
vanced in price, for the season, from
two to four dollars per ton. Can our
farmers afford to pay these prices :? Is
not this advance the result of a COM
bine or trust? We have several
establishments in our State whom we
learn are ready and willing to meet
our farmers in a proper spirit and
with fair prices. Let the Alliances
and farmers combine their purchases
and we have no doubt they will be
met by satisfactory prices and terms.
At all events, let them study we'll the
situation before they agree to pay
these prices.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER would
kindly admonish dealers in fertilizers
to be very careful how they buy them.
The farmers of North Carolina can do
without them and they a0iU do it, if
they have just cause to suspect that
it is another game of a trust. Mean
time our farmers yet have time to
make large quantities of good manure
at home. Let them use that time
diligently.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
COULD THEY. "DELIVER THE
GOODS?"

We hear of tempting offers Of
-" official favor" being made in the
event that certain schemes can be con-
sumated. 1t reminds us of the old
negro preacher. He said: "My
bredren Oar wus a certin old Teller
over eighteen hundred years ago, who
tux a certin pusson up on top Of a
great big mountain and tole him eff he
would do certin things he would give
him the whole world what was spread
out before 'em, when the trufe is, my
dear bredren, de old scoundrel didn't
own a foot of land in de whole uni
varse. Watch desc f~ellers, bredren,
what is loaded down wild big promises
-dey amt got much of nuthin else"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
HOW DO THEY STAND?

MI. A. Leazer, Of Iredell, Mr.. SUIT
ton, of Cumberland, and Mr.. Garter,
of Buncombe, are announced as can
didates for the Speakership Of the
Lower House of our General Assembly.
Mr.. Leazer has a clean cut record as
a member of the Legislature on all
the important questions which came
before it during the years in which he
served. He is a pronounced friend Of
a railroad commission and has ever
opposed the giving away Of u con-
vict labor. These are living, vital
questions. Will Mr.. Sutton and Mr..
Carter tell the public how they stand
On them :?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
MONKEYING WITH FARMERS.

The Grange, the Alliance, the Farm
ers' National Congress and other agri-
cultural organizations have memorial
lied Congress for years, to make the
Commissioner of Agriculture a Cabinet
officer. At the last session the bill
passed the Lower House, but when it
reached the Senate, that body made
an amendment to it. Now it is given
out that the committee cannot agree
and the bill will have to go over to
the next session. The House, in the
bill, provided for the transfer of the
Weather Bureau from the War De.
partment to the Agricultural Depart
ment. To this the Senate objects.
Why could not the bill be passed and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08

give the farmers of the country a voice
in the Cabinet and arrange this ques-
ton as to the Weather Bureau after
ward d?
It could be done, and it would be
done if the farmers of the country
had been true to themselves and to
their interests in selecting the men
who compose u Congress. There
are nearly eight millions of farmers in
this country, and we believe they
have only fifteen members in the
American Congress. Insignificant in
numbers and utterly helpless and
powerless. 1t is a stigma on their
manhood. Will they ever see the
Importance of having true representa-
ta;ves of their interests, elected?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
GOVERNOR SCALES FOR THE
COMMISSION.

Governor Scales will favor a rail
road commission in his message to the
Legislature, and in doing so he will
but echo the sentiment of the great
people whom he represents, on this
question.
Gov. Scales and Gov. Fowle both
favor the commission and are sup
ported by ninety-nine of every hun
dred of the taxpayers of the State.
Let the law be fair, just and equit-
able to the people and to the roads
and let its execution be placed in the
hands of able, impartial, just and fear
less men. However perfect the law,
if placed in the hands of weak, vacil-
lating and corrupt men, it will be in
fnitely worse than no law at all.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
OF JUDGES.

A correspondent of the Neaos and
Observer urges an increase of the
salaries of our Superior and Supreme
Court Judges. He claims that the
Supreme Court Judges should have
not less than $4,000 per year, "and
the Superior Court Judges not less
than $4,000 per year." He says:
"Our State is every day improving,
and let it not be said by people out
side of our State that our people are
so stingy that they will not pay our
Judges a sufficient salary for their
valuable services" AS IN argument,
he says that a prominent lawyer Of
this city receives for his legal services
every year more than our three Su-
preme Court Justices combined, and
he might have truthfully added (tho'
he did not) that he received more
than a hundred economical, indus,
trlous, hard-WOrk1ng farmers.
"Our State every day improving J"
We assert that in our honest judg-
ment the farmers are in worse con-
dition, financially, than they were in
the dark days of 1866. Thousands
and thousands of them have not as
much corn today as they had on the
first of May of last year. It may be
termed "stingy" for a people in this
~deplorable condition not to pay the
Judges of our State $4,000 per an
mum for their services, bat they are not
gong to do 1t.
The views of this writer but illus
trates the fact that the political pen
dulum when drawn to one extreme
will swing to the other.
In 1875, when our people were in
much better condition than now, we
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
THE GOVERNORS PALACE.
What will we do with It7

Again this 'big elephant" is brought
forward to be discussed and consid-
cred, and again The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER announces it's decided convic-
ton that it was a huge mistake to
have undertaken a building on such a
grand scale for the residence of our
Governors. We don't want a palace
for the Governor. A neat, comfort
able residence in some quiet portion
of our beautiful city, costing one
fourth the money that this colossal
affair will, is plenty good for any man
who is good enough to be the Gov
ernor of the unpretending people of
North Carolina.
We are not unmindful of the fact
that criticisms prompted by pure and
patriotic motives, on this enter
prise, have been answered by the
charge Of "demagogery," but THE
PRoGREss1vE FARMER will not be in
Inundated nor deferred from an honest
expression Of it's views on this or any
other question affecting the interests
of the taxpayers of the State.
In the completion aud occupancy Of
this costly building by our Governors,
a great principle is. involved, in the
Judgment of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
It will discuss the matter in due time.
1t is unalterably opposed to seeing
this glorious old State paraded in the
ridiculous garb of a man clad in a
broad-cloth coat, plug hat and cop
peras trousers and brogan shoes. A
palace costing one hundred thousand
dollars would doubtless suit a very
wealthy man, or it would be equally
comfortable to some impoverished
political dead beat, to whom anything
would be a God-send, but there are
other people than these in this State
from among whom, it may be, the peo-
pie might conclude they would like to
select a Governor. But eve have
ratified for the elephant and got him "
and the question is what will we do
with him ?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08

~ The indications are that the next
General Assembly of our State will be
composed largely of farmers. The Pro-
GREssIvE FARMER proposes to discuss freely
such issues and questions as will most
likely be brought before that body and in
which every farmer in the State is directly
interested. 1t will keep its readers thor
oughly informed on all matters of legisla-
ton affecting their interests and will give
the ayes and noes whenever necessary.
The people shall know who are their
friends and who their enemies. If you
want to keep up, subscribe now for THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
IT WILL DO AWAY WITH PREJU-
DICE.

The Fayetteville Observer, in relation
to a railroad commission, says:
at is a pretty well understood fact
that our next Legislature will thor
oughly revise all laws pertaining to
the rights and privileges of railroads
operating within the State, and create
a railroad commission. The matter
will be strongly opposed by the rail
roads, but it ought to work them no
harm; it would be a protection to
them, if good, competent, reliable
men who, without prejudice, would
do their duty, were appointed to act
for the people, it would in a great
measure do away with that prejudice
which is fast growing up"
The exact number of Farmers
Alliances in the State, up to this date,
is fourteen hundred and sixty-one.
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ing the fact that they saw the advertise
ment in The PRoGREssIvE FARMER.
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The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. c. Farmers
Association and N. G. State Farmers
Alliance, and the Virginia State Farm
ers' Alliance.
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RALEIGH, N. c., JAN. 8, 1889

[ This paper entered as SecOnd-claSs matter at the Post
Office in Raleigh, ". CT
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

The Santa Fe route will sell, on August
and 20, September 10 and a, and October
s, 1885, round-trip excursion tickets at
greatly reduced rates-abont one fare for
round trip from Wichita to all points in
Texas, Panhandle of Texas, Colorado,
New Mexico. Utah, Wyoming, Idaho
and Montana. Tickets are good for
thirty days from date OF sale. with stop
overs allowed at pleasure on return trip.
Parties desiring to make Il thirty days
trip to any of the western mountain re-
Colorado Springs. Cascade Canon, Mani
tou, Green Mountain Falls, ETC., can save
money by taking advantage of the low
rates on the Harvest Excursion dates. For
ticket rates and other Information. call on
w. ID. Murdoch, agent A, L. 81 5. +. Il.
r or address
GEO 7. NICHOLSON.
G. z. & 7. A, A, L. * :. +. Il. r.
d56-tf Topeka, Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Change for the Better.

Heretofore passengers who did not care
to take the Pullman SLEEPER on Train 20
Of the Vandalla and Pennsylvania route,
bur occupied the coaches on that train.
were required TO change, cars at the rather
unSea>onable hour OF , Il. IN. At Pitt>burg.
a new order OF things has just been put
into effect by this popular line which does
away with this annoyance. Hereafter on
this train, which Is 50 well known "a II ne
Pennsylvania Special, leaving st. LOUIS
via Nandalia line. at S:l0 2. III. daily, and
arriving IN New York at !. .. m. next day.
through first and second class coaches will
be run between ST. Louis and Columbus
AMI Columbus aud New York, without
change, the change at Columbus being
made at supper time. Through vesribuled
Pullman sleeper on this train. St Louis 10
Philadelphia and New YORK without
change. dlu9 I2,eod
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
RECORD BOOK.

County Superintendent Fences class
ifacation register is the most CON-
plete thing of the kind ever published.
John Mcdonald, editor of the Western
School Journal. writes Il examined
Superintendent Pence's Classification Reg
lister, and was much pleased with it. A
number of superintendent pronounce 1t
superior to any other now before the peo-
pie, and they are of the opinion that the
Register should be placed in our county
schools. There is no reason why Kansas
money should be going to distant cities
when we have better article in our own
state. Address 4. p. MURDOCH,
Manager EAGLE
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
"TNDISPENS ARl,F.'

Ashby Turner, ESQ.,, parish superintend
ent of schools, St. Bernard, La, writes
under date of July 49, 1889:
K. P. Murdoch.
Dear Sir: Allow me to assure you that
the Superintendents' Record of Visits is
thoroughly appreciated and indispensable
in the performance of my duties. Yours
truly. AsHBY TURNER,
Parish superintendent of schools, st. Ber-
nard, La.
The above is il regard TO the County
Superintendents' Record of School Visits,
by d. s. Pence, published and for sale by
the WICHITA EAGLE, Wichita, Kan.
d5S d&W tt
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
A FALL. STARTER.
WILL CONTINUE
FOR ONE WEEK
LONGER

100 Chdrens Suits worth from $3.50 one week
$50 from $500 $500 for one week
$50 Mems fro m $1,000 for one week
only - - '0>
Corduroy worth $500 for one
week only -
20 dozen Hats So SO for
one week only $l.25 -
200 Styles cents for one
week only = -
so Handkerchiefs cents for one week
only cents $1,000 ~ INV "e0A
IS doz Underwear worth front rs for one
week so ~ ~
200 dozen Suspend worth week
only 10 $1,000 80 Wv "oA
Call these rgains long
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
To Our Patrons and the Public

We were unfortunate enough TO meet
with an accident yesterday forenoon,
whereby our heater and a portion of our
building were wrecked. but the damage is
much less than appears to look at it, and
we shall Immediately repair it and be in
running order again inside of ten days, as
nothing but the heater and its connections
are destroyed. In the mean time our local
trade will be fully supplied, and we soon
shall be ready to supply our outside orders
as before. Thanking our customers for
their patronage in the past and assuring
them again that we will supply their de-
mandS while repairs are going on, we re-
main, Very respectfully.
die 1t The CRYSTAL Ice Co.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Sudden Death.

This in Indian astronomical psrisnce is
broiled chicken. a sparchcock- When guest
OF traveller arrives unexpectedly, the handlest
repast to serve is chicken which, struttlng
about in the compound at. say ! p. m, Is
caught, decapitatet. plunged in boiling
water, pluckei, singed, split, broiled and sent
TO table by Ills p. m, which Is a sudden
death with a vengeance. Aasz-
zine
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Charters,

G. z. & 7. A, A, L. * :. +. X. r.
d56-tf Topeka, Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

Our real estate agents and others in cor
respondence with friends in the east with
the view of inducing them TO visit Wichita
and Sedgwick county for the purpose OF
seeing our bountiful crops and progress
sve city, should bear in mind to advise
them of the arrangements made by the
popular Frisco line with all eastern lines
to sell excursion tickets to Wichita at one
fare for the round trip on August and 20,
September 10 and "A and October :, 1883.
d41-tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Autumn Excursions Via. the Santa Fe Route.

Wichita to St. Louis account Exposition,
dates of sale September2 2, >, 9, II, 10. u. %,
70 and So October 3, "A and Il, going.
Each sale limited } days at one and one
third fare for round trip.
Wichita 10 St. Louis account of Fair,
dates of sale October 9Th to llth, limited
to return October l4th at one fare for round
trip
Wicnita 70 Kansas City. dates Of sale
SeDtember 18th and 14th, limited for return
September lGth, one and one-third fare for
round trip. For further information cali
or address ". y. Murdoch, 122 North Main
street Union depot, near Oak street and
Douglas avenue station.
". ID. MURDOCH,
10 Pass. ana Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
For fine photographs go to Rogers. 1l5 ct

L06t&f9t GEO. ROPES, Architect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Ellsworth Short Line"
TIfbWOTtH oHUTt I1IHbs
st. Louis i San Francisco Ry

Passengers for all points in Colorado.
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada,
Washington territory and Oregon, should
travel via the Ellsworth Short Line tn.
opening OF this line gives to the traveller the
shortest and quickest route. Free family
sleeping cars Ellsworth TO the principal
points in above territories without change
For full information apply to w. ID Muir
dock, passenger and ticket agent, l22 North
Main street. SIT
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

| n Terrell to G. Prouty. 90. 81 Fifth
ave, Morton Woolman's add 900.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

AT low price to the following points
Old Point Comfort, Va, White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va. Norfolk. Va, Sweet
Springs, Va, and Staunton. Va. The
Frisco is the only line having solid trains
through to St Louis 1t has free recliu-
ing chair cars and Pullman palace sleep
ing cars in morning and night trains. For
particulars regarding routes, rates, etc,
call at l22 North Main street aud Union
depot, Wichita, Kansas.
w. D. MURDOCH.
OF Pass. and Ticket Ag't
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
FANCY SUIIINGS.

20 pieces Persian stripes, worth
SO cents. for 80 cents
20 pie ceS fine all WOOL plaldS
and stripes so cents
French FlannelS in pads ana
strips only 4S cents.
ElderdOWn in all delica % ShadeS
4S cents.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Cheap Excursions via the Great Rock Island

The Great Rock Island route will run
five harvest excursions to all points in
Colorado. Wyoming, New Mexico Utah,
Idaho, Montana and Indian territory
These excursions will leave Wichita
August and 20, September 10 and "A, and
October s, 1889. The rates for the round
trip will be about one fare. Tickets will
be good for thirty days. and will allow
stop-over privileges returning. For
further information call at the city ticket
office, 100 East Douglas avenue, corner
Main street. &. n. RUTHERFORD.
Ticket Agent.
tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

The Missouri Pacific railway. the st.
Louis short line, will sell round trip tickets
to -. Louis and return for Slso1. These
tickets viii be sold September ,, ), g, y.
is. 70. %. % and 20, October 3, Il and l..
On October 5 10 II inclusive the round trip
fare will only be sI3 s., Cheap rates 70
Kansas City Septemoer l3 and IL s.. % for
the round trip. The Missouri Pacific 5
the shortest line TO St Louis by forty
eight miles. and makes the quickest time
by over two hours. Leaving here At lZ.l5
?. m. you arrive at 81. Louis next rDorniD :
al $50 without change Of cars FOR infor-
nation or tickets call a. city wicket oihce,
13T North Main streets or depot Office, cor
ner Second and Wichita streets
+. Z BLECELET.
Passenger and Ticket Agent,
MI Nj
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
FLANNELS.

IS pieces strictly all wool twill
ed f annel at % IL cents.
So pieces all wool plaid lannel
only 30 cents.
SO pieces Canton flannel al; &c.
SO pieces Canton flannel, Re TALL
ed always at II 1-2c, this week
8 1-2 cents.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION
or Old Soldiers and Sailors OF Kansas at Els
worth, October lst to 18TH.

The Frisco line will sell tickets one fare
TO round trip commencing sale Septem-
be 30 and continue until October i'll
eli .Slve, limited for return until October l.
I'll q following special time card on the
IA .asas Midland division for the accommo-
da's ion. This business between Wichita
ami Ellsworth will go into effect October
l ar d continue unit. October D. Leaving
VIE ;hita at 5:25 a. m, arrive at Ellsworth
II Il m; leave Nlthita 1:05 a.. m, arrive at
Els worth LISP Il. N. Returning leave
E.ls worth a. 4:30 D. ~ arrive at Wichita
10:a p. M, leave Ellsworth $50 D. III. ar
rive at Wichita 1l:20 p. N.
W. d. MURDOCH,
q, 15-5t Pass. & Ticket Agent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

Read and Idvertiss In Cur Want lelgmn
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
To SculptOrs.
OFFICE OF ARCHITECT AND SUPERIN-
TENDENT KANSAS STATE CAPITOL,

OFFICE OF ARCHITECT AND SUPERIN-
TENDENT KANSAS STATE CAPITOL,
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept IT, 1889 }
Competitive designs are invited for the
sculptures of the Kansas State House, con-
sisting of two pediments and the statue
surrounding the dome. The designs, with
sealed proposals for the execution OF the
same, must be submitted on or before the
9th day of November, 1889, addressed to
Secretary Board of State House Commits
sioners, Topeka, Kansas" Circulars of
conditions and instructions may be had on
application TO GEO. ROPES, Architect, No.
62S Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas.
Per order of the Board.
106t&f9t GEO ROPES, Architect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

To all those that have not worked their
poll tax | will give an extension until Oc-
tober 10, and after that date there will be
no work received, but three dollars in cash
required. and all those holding notices
with time 0. X. on back by foreman must
call at my office in rear of hose house No.
Q, on Topeka avenue, and get their regular
receipts. G. b. Campbell, street commits
sioner, die 81
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
riverside and suburban Railway

Cars leave Douglas avenue every 20 min
utes from a. m. TO Z p. III. Then every ~
minutes to 10 D. IN. Car leaving Douglas
avenue at a. N. and every second car
after goes to Alamo. l44tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething It
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. d6i tt w46 Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
LAND OFFICE BLANKS

We have full line of land office blanks
of all descriptions. Orders will be filed
and sent by return express, See list of
blanks on another page.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

To members of ChautauGua reading cir
CT -: We carry in stock A complete line Of
te 1t books used this term, and can save
yo time. trouble and expense
THE HYDE * HUMBLE STATIONERY Co.
y
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

NewmarketS S1.79, $3.50, $3.4S,
S1.0S. SIS 73.
Newmarkets SIS. %. SIS. %, $o.oS,
SPAS.
Jackets 81 %, S1.9S, S2.4S. and
$2.9S.
100 ladies' Jackets, all wool.
worth 5000. at S3.9S
Ladies' wraps SS.4S, S4. 10,
S7.93. grand bargain.
Children'S clOakS acc upwards.
All wool clOakS, 2 to 5 years Of
age, heavy striped T 'annelS, worth
$500, at S1.23, S1.4S. SLIGO.
Hurry up; get at them in time.
They are going fast. Grand bar
gains only to be found DIT Globe.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01
WICHITA TO CHICAGO
without Change or Cars via the RccS fslar
Route.

Route.
Commencing Sunday. May 12tb the
sleeper leaving Wichita at $40 p. m. on
the Rock Island will run through to Chi
Gag, thus enabling passengers to avoid
the EEK ,tious change of cars in Kansas
Ctr. As usual the Great Rock Island
ge, there and is the first and only rail-
re sd giving through car service from
Wichita to Chicago. For sleeping car
~servations and tickets to all points call
al CITY ticket office, 100 East Douglas ave
nue., corner Main street.
{. a RUTHERFORD.
15l-tf Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-01

The Missouri Pacific Railway again
comes before the public with LOW RATS
a series OF Harvest Excursions These
rates are available On the following dates
only. August and ~. September 10 and
-, and October :, Is-a. Tnis = Il rare OPP
portuBIty offered To such who have only
limited time for vacation to visit tie
mountains and other places If interest 10
Colorado and Utah. Tickets arr good
thirty days from date Of sale allowing
stop-over privilege az pleasure For fur
the. Information call At city ticket Office.
l5s North Main street, or q, depot, c5rgeT
Second Aad W ichlia
T. 2 BLECKLET
Passenger acG TlckeE AGear.
d. II - y. Main Blchi:a. kaa-