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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
AN APPEAL TO THE ALLIANCES
OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA.
RED HOUSE ALLIANCE, No. 76l.

Red HOUSE ALLIANCE, No. 76l.
BRETHREN Another chain with
which to bind you into slavery has
just been forged in the workshop of
monopoly, and it's remorseless agents,
hammer in hand, stand ready to rivet
the fetters around your limbs
An enormous tobacco trust has
been organized with capital of $685.
900, 1000, sum sufficient to control
the entire tobacco interest of the
United States, thus placing both the
producer and consumer of that article
entirely at the mercy of this huge
monster, which has no mercy and
knows no pity. Shall we basely suffer
this tyrant to drag us helpless victims
behind its triumphant car, or shall
we as free men arise in our might,
crush the hydra-headed monster, place
our foot upon his neck and exclaim
SIC semper tyrannls ? Brethren of
the cotton belt, your fight against the
bagging trust is our fight; your cause
our cause. Will YOU not also make
common cause with us in our effort
to crush this tobacco trust Will
you not at your County Alliance
meeting adopt the following or similar
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The manufacturers Of
tobacco in the United States have
formed trust with capital of $685.
100000, an amount amply sufficient
to absolutely control the tobacco in
terest in the United States, enabling
said trust not only to fix the price for
the producers of the tobacco crop, but
also to irrevocably establish the price
of the manufactured article to the
consumer; and whereas, the Alliance
is opposed to all forms of trusts or
monopies; now, therefore, we, the
County Alliance of county,
State Of ---, do earnestly petition
our State and National Alliances to
take proper steps to crush this enor-
nous trust, by getting the Congress
of the United States to repeal the en-
tire tax on tobacco and to enact such
other legislation as may be necessary
to break up this tobacco trust. Also
to urge upon this and similar orders
Importance of refusing to purchase or
use any of the tobaccos manufactured
by said trust, but to bestow their
patronage upon Alliance and other
home tobacco factories, and thus de-
velop home industry and save their
brethren of the tobacco belt from i'm
pending ruin by reason of the afore-
said trust
Fraternally, J. B. SMITH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
LOOK OUT FOR IMPOSTERS-
ATTENTION, BRETHREN!

Mr.. EDIToR:-As The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is the organ of our State
Alliance, and medium through which
we can speak to each other and keep
ourselves posted as to the movements
of the enemy when among us, there
fore, being corresponding secretary of
Cana Alliance, No. SOL, [ feel it my
duty to the brethren at large to pass
this word of warning along the line,
that they may be on their guard when
the enemy enters their camp 1t is
this, and let it pass from one end of
the line to the other: Our county has
just been canvassed from house to
house by set of agents representing
plow company in Kalamazoo, Mich,
selling sulky plow. They sold quite
a number of sulkies in this county to
Alliance men at $35, or the sulky and
cultivator attachment at $48 The
sulky is simple two-wheel concern,
with spring seat, to which you can
attach any ordinary one or two-horse
pillow, then take your seat; ride and
plow; or if you wish to cultivate corn,
you can attach the cultivator; walk
and plow out row OF corn at time
The whole affair is a cheap, shoddy
concern, but at the same time it will
do fairly good work. The point l
wish to make is the price at which
they were sold. After the agent had
passed through, done his work and
gone, l was at Salisbury, N. c., our
railroad town-though it is thirty
miles off-and found the very identi-
cal plow in the hardware store, and
they only asked $40 for it, and had
sold some for Sis. The hardware
man said he could not sell the id
things at any price and would not keep
them in stock any longer Then 1
saw man just out of town who had
bought one; he offered it for $40. A
member of our Alliance, and a good
farmer too, bought one of the sulkies
for $35. He now says that the men
who bought the plows ought to be
sent to the Insane Asylum. To say
nothing about the working qualities
of the plow, why pay $35 for plow
that can be bought for SIS or $40?
Mr.. Editor, [ think it is time for us
to stop buying anything from an
agent that passes through the county
unless the article he wishes to
sell is endorsed by the State Alliance;
at any rate, the State Alliance should
say that the price asked was just and
fair. Brethren, we all know when a
man drives fine team up to our
farms with something to sell US,
loaded on his long-coupled wagon,
that if we buy it we may expect to
pay about two or three prices for it.
You all remember how, a Jew years
ago, we were humbugged by the Cul-
yer Bros, who sold us clocks for $38
that could have been bought at any
clock store for $40, and cook stoves
for $40 that could have been bought
at any hardware store at $40. Shall
we go on and continue to be hum
bugged out of our hard-earned money?
When, oh. when, will we see the error
of our way and flee from the wrath
to come-Bankruptcy
Yours truly, HELP FREE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
OUR COLLEGE.

HUNTERsvILLE, n. c., June 81, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-As the time draws
near for the election of a faculty for
our College of Mechanics, Agricul-
ture, &C., | hope that the board will
not consider suggestions from humble
farmers a piece of impertinent pre-
sumption. Conscious that this is the
most important movement in the way
of progress that has ever been in
augurated in our State, we can fully
appreciate the importance of selecting
the proper men to place in charge of
this most important of all our State
institutions. 1t is an open secret that
certain classes of our citizens have
never been enthusiastic in supporting
mechanical and agricultural education,
while others do not hesitate to
prophecy complete failure in this
grand undertaking of our State to
elevate that noble class of our people
known as the "laboring class" And
while l believe that every member of
the board is an enthusiastic supporter
Of the institution, anxious to see their
efforts crowned with success, yet |
fear that they may be led into the
mistake of selecting theoretical fac
ulty, whose knowledge of our people
and their necessities would be so i'm
perfect that their work might fail to
bestow upon our people the practical
benefits desired. The manufacturer
knows that the success of his estab-
ishment depends more upon the
quality of goods manufactured than
mere clap-trap advertisements. This
is equally true in regard to educa-
tional manufactures. [ do not think
it necessary to go to Europe or any
other country to get competent men
to fill the chairs of "Our College" |
do not hesitate to express the opinion
that the college should be fully
manned by natives of North Carolina
We have numbers of our sons who
have been reared on our own soil who
love the State, are devoted to our
people and are fully identified with
all our interests. If the board will
place the institution in the hands of
such men as the Hon. T. J. Jarvis, of
Pitt; Hon. A. Leazar, of Iredell;
Prof, j. E. Kelly, of Moore, and men
of such practical executive ability, we
need have no fears or misgivings as to
the result. Success will be assured
from the beginning. But if the board
should fill the professors chairs with
Phi. DIS, LIDS, D. DIS and all other
kinds of DIS, men who are not in
full sympathy with our people, or who
may be wholly ignorant of our sur
soundings, [ care not how many D. s
they may have strung on to the tail
end of their names, I am not at all
sanguine that our efforts will be
crowned with success. Then let US
urge the board to give US practical
North Carolinians for our faculty.
j. w. M.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
SALT AS FERTILIZER FOR
GRASS.

Grass in our climate is much in
jured by droughts, and salt is one of
the best absorbents of moisture A
dressing applied in spring to grass
land will help keep it cool and moist
through the growing season, and bene-
fit thus if in no other way. But salt
is also a solvent, and enables grass
roots to avail themselves of soil fer
tility, that without it would be locked
up and out of reach. By developing
other mineral fertility a dressing of
salt will make herbage grow by its
aid more palatable and nutritious. If
it can be evenly distributed, as it can
be by sitting out small Jumps and put
ting on with drill, $50 to 200 pounds
per acre will not be too much. The
common practice is to SOW some salt
with the grain crop with which grass
seed is sown. On an old meadow the
drill may be loaded with salt, and its
teeth allowed to scratch the surface as
the salt is distributed, thus doing two
jobs at the operation.-CO Cotton Plant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
HOW MADE MY HENS LAY.

see that you are trying to bring
out the practical points of poultry
raising as we'll as raising any kind of
stock. thought it might be helpful
to some of your readers to give you
my experience of making chickens on
the farm lay. My hens were well fed
and cared for, but they did not lay
much. said to myself, there is
something wrong about my manner
OF feeding, so began to study the
situation. [ remembered that [ had
read something in Herds and FZocks
last year of how a certain man had
succeeded in making his hens lay so
well. found, on looking over the
files, that he had fed at least once a
day soft food of some kind. tried
this:
saved all potato and apple peal
1ngs, the waste of cabbage, beets or
carrots, and boiled these together,
then mashed them and mixed in half
TO tWo-thrds as much of ground oats
and corn, the whole making a soft
mash. found that the hens ate it
readily, and soon began to lay regu-
larly. | now have eggs to sell every
week. This way of feeding is cheaper
than giving corn and wheat screen
ings, as have done before, while the
trouble is little doing the boil,
ing at the time l prepare the meals
Cor. IN Herds and FZocks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
FROM LINCOLN COUNTY.


! TRIANGLE, N. c., June 20, 49,
Mr.. EDIToR:-Allow me space in
your valuable paper for a few dots.
Triangle Alliance, No. 34l, until very
recently has apparently been sleeping
the sleep of "Old Rip Van Winkle." ="
By the bagging trust and other
monopolies we have been thoroughly
aroused to sense Of duty, and l
hope that, ere long, Triangle Alliance
will be numbered among the leading
"Subs" of the State.
Our last meeting was an unusually
interesting one. In addition to the
election of officers and delegates, we
debated and adopted a number of
very important resolutions, which will
be submitted to our County Alliance
for ratification.
We accepted the action of the Bir-
mingham Convention and will, under
no circumstances, use jute bagging.
Now, brethren, join in with us, and
we will bring the truth to bear on
monied monopolies. The farmers still
own the driving wheel to success, and
although it had ceased to turn, by
united action it can and will be moved
to greater success than ever before.
The following change was made IN
our officers: E. II. King, President;
O, H. Lucky, Secretary. Other changes
were made, but as they are of less i'm
portance, and for fear that [ intrude
upon your space. l will not mention
them. Fraternally,
s. G. LITTLE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
NEWS FROM NICANOR ALL
ANCE.
JUNE 10Th, 1889.

JUNE 10th, 1889.
Mr. EDITOR Having been ap-
appointed correspondent to your excel
lent paper, I write. Our Lodge, No.
1885, was organized last September
with fifteen charter members, and
although we have not grown as fast
in numbers as some others, we now
number fifty good and loyal men and
women as you will find in the State.
We have dimited five and suspended
one. There has been $l8 paid by in
dividuals and SIS from our treasury to
the State Business Agency Fund, and
we hope to raise more in the near
future. Our members are all poor,
hard working farmers, who make their
living by the sweat Of their brow,
but we believe the majority are honest.
We have a school now, taught by one
of our members, which numbers
thirty-fve, mostly the little boys and
girls of Alliance men. No end of
little folks in this community, but they
will help to roll the Alliance Wheel
by and by; so we must and will edu-
cate them. We are moving slowly
but surely on to victory, and may
Heaven help US to hasten the day
when we shall come out conquerors.
Wishing The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
a long life and much success, and the
same to it's host of readers. am,
Yours fraternallv,
MAGGIE G.. CARVER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
No. 21

very good, but the weather is very unfa-
vorable for harvesting, as we are hav.
ing great deal of rain. Oats will
be very good. We have good stand
of corn, but it is very small for the
time OF year, owing to so much cool
weather. 1t is getting warmer now
and the corn is beginning to grow
fast.
Our members are we'll pleased with
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and hope
this may find space in its noble col
umns, so our sister Sub, Alliances NAV
see that we have done little for the
State Business Agency Fund.
Respectfully,
JOHN S. FERGUSON, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02

One of the most despisable traits of
humanity is slander and back biting.
Brethren if our order ever succeeds
in elevating ourselves in the eyes of
the world we must rise above all such
debasing trickery and selfish spite, and
by a nobleness of character, dignity,
honor, justice and truthfulness, com
mand the respect of the intelligent
universe. Fermenters of strife and
disorganizers must be relegated to
the rear. We must have no divisions
in our ranks and the man who at
tempts to create them should be re-
garded as public enemy to the best
interests of the order. To succeed we
should and must present an unbroken
front to the common enemy-that
thief and robber commonly called mo-
nopoly.-1OSzer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

North CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE
President-S. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
Tice-President-T. Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, n. @.
1reasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
College, N. c.
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, n. G.
Chaplain-Rev. Carr Moore, Towns
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, n. G.
Assistant Door Keeper. T. Rush,
Mt. Gilead, N. @.
sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt Chalk
Level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. A. Darden'
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thaddeus Ivey, Ashpole, N. e.; >. 5
Johnston, Ruffn, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION
Pre-. ident-Elias Carr, Old Sparta
EdgeC ombe county.
d. 4. h0SGGI, OAAOAOj OONA ACoC"A ~
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and W. =. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. T. Bsrbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia.
Vice-President-T B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia.
Secretary. J. silvey, Amissvine,
Virginia.
Treasurer Isaiah Printz, Luray, Vir-
Lecturer-G. h. Chrisman, Chrisman,
Virginia.
Asst. Lecturer. S. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia.
Chaplain-Wm. NJ Rosser, Luray,
Virginia.
Door Keeper-B. Frank Beahm, Kim
Asst. Door Keeper-G. E. Brubaker,
Luray, Virginia.
Serg't-at-Arms-C Fl. Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia.
State Business Agents. P. A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
e T. .Brumback, JAS. E. Compton and
Geo. n Chrisman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
ACTION OF MT. OLIVET ALL
ANCE.

FRANKLIN, N. c., June II, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Mt. Olivet Alliance,
No. 466, adopted resolutions endors-
ing Alliance charter of incorporation
Also endorsed the consolidation of
the Alliance, Wheel and Union, and
instructed their delegates so to vote in
County Alliance. Also adopted cot
ton cloth as a covering for their
cotton, and passed the following reso-
luton:
ResoEued, That we, the members of
Mount Olivet Alliance, No. 466, will
not use anything for bagging but cot
ton cloth, nor will it patronize a gin
that keeps anything else but cotton
cloth for bagging.
Fraternally,
JOHN MAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02

amendment recommended by our
Trustee, Bro. W. A. Graham, and ask
that the matter be brought before the
next meeting of the State Alliance
and adopted.
We are glad to know that THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is welcome
visitor to the homes of those who are
most interested in the material pro-
gress of the agricultural interest of
the country and common fair play IN
the administration of the laws of the
land. w. 5. Turner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
HOLLANDS ALLIANCE IN SES-
SION.

Mr.. EDITOR: Dear Siir.-At meet
ing of Hollands Alliance, No 1854,
held on the 18th Of June, 1889, it
being the time for the annual election
of officers, Bro. J. M. Turner was
elected President, and your humble
scribe was elected Secretary for the
ensuing year The meeting was con-
Quoted very harmoniously, and the
brethren seemed imbued with the
Alliance spirit, and are resolved to
get all the benefits possible to be de-
rived from being Alliance men.
Seventy cents per capita was raised in
few minutes for the State Business
Agency Fund, and paid over to the
Secretary, to be forwarded to Bro. W. .
"A. Graham.
| Below [ furnish you some resolu,
sions which were unanimously adopted
as follows:
Realizing the importance of united
effort on our part to break down all
monopolistic combinations, such as
the bagging, twine, oil and sugar
trusts, therefore
ResolUed, That we, the members of
Hollands Alliance, No. 1864, do en-
dorse the action of the National Con
ference of representative Alliance men
that assembled in the city of Bir-
mingham, Ala, on the 18th of May,
and also of the Wake County ALI
ance.
Resotved, That we adopt cotton
bagging as covering for our cotton,
and pledge ourselves to faithfully
carry out the suggestion of said
National Conference, and the resolu-
ton of the Wake County Alliance of
June 4th in reference to the sale of
cotton seed.
RESOLVED, That any member of this
Alliance who wilfully violates this
pledge is not worthy of the name of
an Alliance man, and subjects himself
to expulsion from the order.
The following additional resolutions
were discussed and adopted:
Resolved, That we adopt the articles
of incorporation as passed by the last
A0SlS1aGuT0 VI 4NO1 I'LL Od1Ound 4Or Gn0
State Farmers Alliance.
Resolved, That we approve of the
consolidation of the Alliance and
Wheel as one body corporate, and en-
dorse the proposed Constitution and
Bylaws of the Farmers and Laborers
Union of America, and instruct our
delegates to the County and State
Alliances to urge the consummation OF
the same.
Resolved, That we recommend a
general system of organizers and lee
turers for the State to instruct and
enlighten the minds of our people
upon all things essential to their well
fare.
ResOEved, That we approve of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
N. c., JULY 2, 1889.

to get every male to take at least one
share, as it will be the life of the
order IN this State to have the Busi-
ness Agency established. Your cir
cuiars sent asking for subscribers have
been read before our Alliance. They
are all we'll pleased with the paper
and several have subscribed for it.
May 1t always stand up for the right,
condemn the wrong and be an educa-
tor for the laboring man and famer
Respectfully,
A. J. BORDEAUX,
Sec'y Furman Alliance, No. $685.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15

French's Rail Road Shows Menag-
erie and H%ippOdrome were largely pat.
rOnized and enthusia ticly received by
two great audiences which greeted
them last Saturday. 1t Is as superior
to the average shows as the cash-in-
advance subscription list Is to the old
time
1t ~ a Jim Dandy and don't you for
get it," One ticket admits 10 all these
excellent shows, and either one son.
taines 0 Of merit than some whole
shows of far greater pretentiOns. II
has the "clinch' Oh the show business
and no mistake, and we extend cordial
welcome whenever the notion occurs
to visit us again. The gentlemanly
courtesy of oil connected with the en-
tire outfit is not one of its least COM
mendab'e features.-Fort Smith ARK.
Journal,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15

Many people hahitually endure {:
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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15
Vueh NtlO0tomo,

Isrhered death from Neuralgia .,
rheumatism In my head and shoul.
~, last summer, and finely II b.
zane genera; In my limbs, causing
hem 10 bs very much swollen. Mr..
wilkins has been using Buchauan'a
spanish Lightning Relief In his fam
ily, aud sent ms . bottle. Three Ap-
plicatIOny gave me .eiiei,And In three
nays was we'll both IL pain and
awelling. Since then, me and my
wife consider Il . blessing and indi'
srsnsibls In . family. Ny wife 10 Z
PsSAIetio and Qnds great relief froU
Il when suffering With pain. Resp:.,
J. H. Blnford, March 8rd 1883. Further
:ulopmstion 81 BranuIA 1 G0odwl1
Drug Store. lmoh "
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15

The general term OF the supreme
court, New York city, has handed
down It. decision in the case OF the
North River Sugar Refining Com
psny, In which the action Of Judge
Barrett In d~issnlving the company Is
sustslned. The same court reversed
Judge Lswre-ce's decision constru-
Ing the Tilden viii ia favor II the
trust to establish public libraries in
shst city,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15
LIGHTNING Relief.

Nianun, 4 Goodwin have something
that will cure Catarrh In 10 days;
relieve headache, toothnche. collie In
man or beast instantly. When Jon
have . bottle Of Bu"haHan's Span
ish Lightning Relief :. your hOus.,
there 10 nc need Of gaiMg sf;sr . Doc.
tor In the night. Also for . circular
end ses who uses the medicine.
inch ct
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15

a. q. AI'9n Of BJooklyn, while
suffering from epileptic mania,
walked into The dissect;ng room Of
Bellevue Hospital last week and, cut
t.ng . slice from q human body dcIib-
s:stcly ~ il before the horriiied stu
deuts could prevent him,