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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-19
THE STATE LECTURER IN MA.
CON COUNTY.

FRANKLIN, n. c., Nov. 5, 1889.
MR. EDIroR:-Gol. Thos. B. Long,
Lecturer of the State Farmers ALI
ance, together with Gen. R. B. Vance,
were announced to speak at number
Of points in this portion of the State.
Gen. Vance's many personal friends
we're panied to learn that he was
prevented from meeting with us on
Account of sickness. Col. Long,
however, arrived on the day ap-
pointed.
The beautiful day and the very
large assemblage of the farmers of the
county, were harbingers of good
time for the order. One could not
fail to note the eager and expectant
expression on the faces of our good
farmers as they came pouring in
from every quarter. The interest felt
was shown by the rush to the court
house on the ringing of the bell. The
large court room was soon well filled
with as respectable and intelligent a
body of farmers as could be assem-
pled, perhaps, in the State.
President Ammons, of the Macon
County Alliance, was in the chair.
Prayer being offered by Rev. Morgan,
County Organizer, Col. Long was
introduced, and for more than
two hours held the undivided atten-
tlOn of his audience, although suffer
ing very much from hoarseness, the
result of speaking in the open air to
large assemblies for days in succession.
1t would not be fair to the Colonel
IOr the writer to attempt anything
more than the mere outline of his able
address. He showed in the outset
that the Farmers Alliance is non
partisan IN all its aims and teachings,
men OF all political faiths could and
ulo belong to the order,-no mans
lenglous creed was a passport or a
Oar to admission, a belief in a Su-
pseme Being alone being demanded
OF all. Its highest aims are to i'm.
prove the condition of the farmer
cially. " nn"n
he showed further the necessity of
organization as means of protection
against the remorseless trusts and
money combines springing up all over
.ae land, thereby controlling legisla,
uOn, State and National, in the inter.
~ OF the few and against the great
mass OF the laborers. He showed that
suile the cities and towns are grow.
ag rich the country is becominp
poorer. p In a single county in Geor'
81 according to Mr.. Grady, of the
oo1n.st'tutiOm, the towns were sixtv
ulahons richer and the country ffty
tsilhons ti poorer, and that this was .
''E sample of the country at large,
These are only few of the tonics
t1bsOduced by Mr.. Long. They were
uOfoughly discussed in a fair and
Ssnly sa way, and gave great satisfac.
ani Anu to the friends of the Farmers
>Anance. The results will be seen in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-19
LETTER FROM GUILFORD.
SHADY GROVE ALLIANCE, No. l ,448,
Guilford County, Nov. 5, '89,

OullIOru OOuuGy, NOV. D, %.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Our Alliance was
organized in December, 1888, with
six or seven charter members; we
now number something over fifty,
with some to initiate at our next
meeting, We have contributed and
forwarded $40 to the State business
agency fund, and | hope that the
fund will be completed at an early
date. If it is not | am sure there are
some in our Alliance who are able and
will contribute mcre yet, as we have
as good set of members as the coun-
try affords. The worst thing against
them is carelessness in attending our
regular meetings, and that brings me
to resolution which is as follows:
WHEREAS, The attendance upon
our regular and called meetings have
been small, therefore be it
Resolved, That when a member
cannot attend at a regular stated
meeting they are required to send a
written excuse for their absence.
We are not much on resolving, but
the above seems to me would be a
good one for all lodges, or one
similar.
We are not in a cotton country at
all, but we rejoice with those who are
over the downfall of the Jute Bagging
Trust, and are working to accomplish
the destruction of all trusts of what
ever nature they may be that try, to
Cypress the downtrodden sons of toll.
Wishing you and The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER much success and long life, I
am, Fraternally yours,
r. E. HoDGIN, Lecturer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-19

ou Ft quarterly report to the State
ALI 3. Col Long shows by his
manSar that he is thoroughly In
earnest in his advocacy of our
principles. His language is strong and
forceful, his arguments logical and
convincing. Excuse this Long article.
NICANoR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-19

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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
CONCORD, cABARRUs COUNTY.

CONCORD. April 5.-Thinking you
would probably be interested in hear
ing what our town is doing in the
way of improvement, take this op-
portunity to write you.
The Kerr Bag Manufacturing Co.
has just lately been incorporated
with a capital of one million dollars,
and it Is expected that the Company
will, at an early date, erect a large
mill, near those of the Odell Manufac-
turing Co.'S, with from 500 to 600
looms.
The electric lights will also be in
operation in about 80 days-two $50
light Edison dynamos having already
been received. The plant is to be in
connection with the one which now
furnishes the lights for the Odell
Manufacturing Co.'S mills.
Stock has also been subscribed for
an electric railway, to run from the
depot through the principal streets,
as far as the Odell Mills, for the
transportation of both passengers
and freight.
1t is also thought that q bleachery
will soon be established here. These
improvements, together with the one
made q short while ago in the build.
ing of the st. Cloud Hotel, which
ranks with the best in the State, will
soon cause Concord to be numbered
among the cities of North Carolina.
| p.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
It is q Curious Fact

That the body is now more susceptible
to benefit from medicine than at any
other season. Hence the importance
Of taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now,
when It will do you the most good. 1t
Is really wonderful for purifying and
enriching the blood, creating an appe-
tite, and giving a healthy tone to the
whole system Be sure to get Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to
ITSELF
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
WINSTONSALEM, N. G., THURSDAY, APRIL IL, 1880.

really written in blood. They repre-.
sent the sweat and tears of q pro,ong.
ed but utterly hopeless struggle. The
high rates Of interest that are pledged
which alone furnish the inducements
for the purchase Of these instruments
lin most cases make their payment
impossible, and point at last to the
inevitable foreclosure. What that
means, needs no explanation. ALI
the world pities the poor Irishman
who, because he c.n't pay the. .rint,'
u evicted from his holding; bd where
in 10 his case harder than thafof the
American agriculturalist who. because
he can't meet the interest, is disposses-
sed of his home with the loss of AL his
investment 7"
Does the farmer receive any sub
stantial benefit from the WariAf Tariffs
The question is stupid. The Tariff
burdens, robs him systematically,
cunningly. pertinaciously. eterna!ly
It strips him of his surplus aud makes
him grind and grind in the mills Of
the remorseless, Unsuitable Philistines
They should pray for Samson to
come and deliver.
There u nothing raised on foreign
farms that can compete with Ameri.
can farms but sugar and rice. They
are protected. But the great bulk Of
the products of the farms in this coun.
try Is not in competition with foreign
products The prices are fixed abroad
both for what he ships and what he
sells at home. He may sell in Liver,
pool at Liverpool figures, but he may
not buy there because goods are cheap
This the Tariff prevents. He may not
purchase cheap goods abroad. The
American Monopolist guards against
this. He has the Hig b Tariff Tax to
interfere. So the farmer must buy al
homo and pay two prices. We quote
again
"The tariff has added nothing to
the price of what he sells, but has
doubled the cost of want he buys
Now, under that arrangement, who
has the advantagef Who is built up
and who is pulled DOWN.? Who is
fostered, and who is sacrificed We
can understand why, under such q
system; while our grain-growing far.
mers-and it is equally true Of the
producers of cotton and beef and mum
erous other staples-grow poor AND
poorer, and their lands become less
and less valuable, our protected manu-
facturers become millionaires, with
palaces at home and castles abroad
And when we read short time ago
that a gentleman had given five mil
lion dollars to charity, not one of III
was surprised to learn a little latel
that he was a large proprietor in {
leading iron-works-an institution
that enjoys in an especial degree th'
benefits Of the protective system"
So the poor farmers are withou
friends and they will not combine t.
take care of their own interests. They
will never prosper under q mort
gage system, and so long as they ar
robbed by the Tariff of Monopoly. Ii
voting for the Tariffmonger be i
cutting the throat of his own prosper
ity.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
wlL,<EsBoRo, WILKES COUNTY.

WLKEsBoRo. April Sour county
commissioners are in session to-day.
The Booomer High School has sus-
pended operations.
The mother of Representative Mas
tin is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. T. e. Nichols and Miss S. F.
Milan, of this county, were married
ON the 21st of March.
The mining interests of Wilkes are
on q boom.
Mr.. VIM. Hall, of Halls Mills, has
discovered q corrundum mine on his
place.
A Tennessee man has recently pur-
chased an iron ore mine in this coun-
ty, and the Rich Mountain mining
company are working q large force OF
hands at their gold mine, and are
pushing things ahead.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
TO THE LADIES OF WINSTON
AND
Surrounding Country

l have decided to make Winston my
home, and would say to all ladies suffering
with Female Weakness, no matter what
form or how long standing, to put them
selves under DR.. J. A. McG11rs Treatment,
the ORANGE BLOSSOM, as many already
know of its just merits. Do not delay and
wait for others to get cured before you come.
Rooms ouer Mrs. Ada Ma stems MIL
tinerg Store, Gray block. Also native
Herbs, the Great Blood Purifier. Sole
agent here for the Orange Blossom.
MRS. T. B. BISHOP.
Feb. 2S 3m
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
sracs W.

You are feeling depressed. your app site ID
fdgety, nervous and generally out OF sorts, amp
want to brace up. Brace up, but not with slim
ulants, spring medicines, or bitters, which have
which stimulate you for an hour and then
leave, you in worse condition than before.
What you want is an alternative that will puri-
~ your blood, start healthy action Of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality. and give renew
ed health and strength. Such q medicine you
bottle at v. o. Thompson drug store.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11

DELIGHTED LADIES EVERYWHERE
or, nounce this shoe the acme of Style, Com
fo t and Durability.
'.Corns and Bunions have bad their day,
The TAYLOR SHOE drives them all away"
Ms>One size narrower can be worn.-&N
Notacks, wax or nails to discomfit the wearer.
Never crack or break away from the sole. Re
tain their original shape. Require no breaking
in. Do you dance? Are you hard to fit
Have you corns or tender feet Wear the
Taylor Adjustable Shoe and be happy. ESQ
Brazilian Kid. French Process, 8. so. A Mar
vel of Cheapness and Economy. Every pair
of Taylor Shoes Guaranteed. For sale IL Win
ston only by
VI. D. BAlTY & SONS.
urTTONINo other local dealer has the
OAU llOlNTaylo Shoe. We guarantee
his sales only.
CONSOLIDATEDS SHOE CO.,
Feb 81 l3t Lynn, Mas. Mani.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11

Sick headache, wind on the stomach bilious
ness, nausea, arc promptly and agresably ham
Kidney Pillets. Csc. vial. For sale byAsh.
craft &owens, Winston.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
DEMOCRACY AND SALOONS.

The work GOT out to be done by
two politicalpsrtiss is showing fruits
ofsuccess in the last election in o
number Of the states. The whisky
party has been triumphant in great
number oflocslities. In Cincinnati,
where Governor Foraker assisted in
giving the weight Of his official posi-
ton in the closing Of the saloons on
the Sabbath day, there.the democra-
cy have triumphed BY an overwhelm.
ing majority. Just how much the
third party assisted in this whisky
victory will soon be known. The
election Of Jim Campbell, Of Ohio
for Governor and the success Of {
whisky legislature, will open every
saloon in the State, as we'll as il
Cincinnati. Ten, fifteen, or twent.
thousand votes, for a third part.
candidate, was equivalent to hal
that number Of votes for Campbell
80 that the men who voted for Hell
wig, helped to elect Campbell, tn
whis ky candidate. Now it is saloon
and no Sunday.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
THE THIRD TERM.

IT was bad policy in the republic
cans of Ohio to nominate Governor
Foraker for a third term. It has
largely lost the state to the party,
the same was done in Kansas, in the
nomination of St. John. The talk
of a third nomination ofex-president
Grant almost destroyed that great
man, and very nearly lost the repub-
lican party its political existence.
The democrats can nominate . man
three times and carry, their strength
Is that party il driven Ikea man
and . dog drive three hundred head
Of sheep. The Intelligence and pa.
triotism Of the republican party will
not allow anything that looks like
royalty, or blue blood, in the contin'
ustion Of Office. This result in Ohio
should be warning to the party t.
offer no man as q candidate the thir(
term for Governor or President.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
A Mouse In tina Pantry

A certain old man used to say to
his granddaughter, when she was
out Of temper or naughty in any
way: "Mary, Mary, take care
there's a mouse in the pantry"
She would often cease crying at
this, and stand wondering to her.
self what he meant and then run
to the pantry to see If there really
was mouse in the trap; but she
never found one. One day she
said "G randfather, I don't know
what you mean, haven't a pantry,
and there are no mice in mothers
because I have looked 80 often"
He smiled and said: "Come, and
I'll tell you what I mean. Your
heart, Mary, is the pantry; the little
sins are the mice that get in and
nibble away oil the good, and thai
makes you sometimes cross and
peevish and fretful. To keep then
out you must set a trap-the traI
of watchfulness."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
DEMOCRATIC "ReFoRM."
oambling-Houses Again In Flu
Blast at Columbus.

oambling-Houses Again In Full
Blast at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, O., November 9.-The
streets here are full Of gamblers
again, and al the houses are again
in full blast, except the one former.
ly kept by John Alexander, the col.
ored man, who was twice arrested
while the other gambling establish
ments in his vicinity were not mo-
Tested. John has been given to un.
derstand that this is no place fol
him, while any other person is a
liberty to run all the games they
choose.
The Mayor, it will be remember
ed, promised to close these places
but when it came along TOWARD
election and the Democrats needed
all the stuff they could get, he wilt
ed, and the "dy cops" became blind
as bats. If the people desire gam
bling houses, free whisky and loose
government, they can have it by
saying so by their votes. This they
have said, now let them take the
consequences. Those who voted
for it will have to pay the fldler In
the end.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
Love In the Home.

Nothing can be more beautiful
In the sight Of God than a home
cirle where the Lord reigns In the
hearts Of the members, and where
love each other Is manifested In
the hearts Of the members, and
where love for each other Is mani
tested in looks and tones. But
dreadful the home marred by un.
kindaess and chickering's Family
quarrels are the hardest to heal,
the most wretched to endure. Dali
~ taunts and hlngs keep such
wounds open, until finally hatred
for each other ensues In utter defi-
ance Of the terrible denunciations
Of the Scriptures against those who
cherish hate In the heart.
Love is the keynote Of heaven
and the happy, loving home is the
purest type Of the paridise above
where love and Joy eternally reign
Chris tian at Work.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
Hon. John A. kasson. Of Iowa says.

Hon. John A. Kasson. Of Iowa says:
"All the talk about q combination
being made to defeat Senator ALI
son is absurd. II the Iowa Legisla.
ture had only one Republican ma.
jority on ballot Senator Allison
would succeed himself. As to the
election Of a Democratic Governor,
that can be easily explained. Two
causes assisted to defeat the Repub.
lican candidate-prohibitio and
the railroad question. Mr.. Hutch.
ings, the Republican candidate, was
in the State Senate several terms,
and maturity made record for or
against measures. His antagonist,
Boies, was never in public life, and
had no record. He was once Re-
publican. Mr.. Hutchings believed
that the State should have control
of the railroads, and that antagonjz-
ed the roads and their thousands Of
employees. Then the railroad men
sent out to the farmers speech Of
Mr.. Hutchings made several years
ago, in which he took quite a differ
ent stand in regard to the issue.
Strange to say the Changers voted
with the railroad men against
Hutchens. Ex-Governor Larrabee
would have been elected. The
Democrats made an effort to cap.
ture the Legislature, although they
disclaim it. In Polk county they
ran an independent candidate, and
similar effort was made in other
counties. The Republicans had
meeting, and seemed to be the only
party awake, but the Democrats
were organizing, and doing some
powerful still-hunting. Iowa is
Republican, and will 80 vote at the
next election. The National AID.
ministration had nothing to dc
with Republican defeat"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
IN. "p.m.." and .pHlb.." Rs,.los

b
It Is not the saloon question itself
thathas done the work, but the
Sunday question; and not the So
loon on Sunday wholly, but the ex-
tension of the question beyond the
saloon. The real serious difficulty
is in drawing the line, and our au-
thorities have not been happy in
their survey this time.
The saloonatic Of Cincinnati, will
take this matter home 10 himself,
and assume the victory as his, and
spread himself 10 look after the
whole country. But he is mistaken
the next thing he knows he will
probably find himself in q great
deal of trouble, for he can not stand
political prosperity, and in such an
hour as he thinks he stands above
the world he will fall. We may ex-
pect that for a time he will be q
monstrous nuisance. Then he will
be abated.
Those who, with mistaken zeal
for the accomplishment through
laws of things for which provision
has not been made in the character
of the people, and who make from
time to time excessive demands up
on the republican party and aid thu
democracy and keep life In them al
through the st. John fraud and 9th
er frauds they elected Cleveland ov
er Blaine-will contemplate thei
work in Cincinnati yesterday will
their usual complacency, and we as
sumo that they will be joyous while
the city goes backward and down
ward into the condition from whjcl
it was extracted through many trib
ulations few years ago.
We hope they will like the Sun
day the democrats will give then
when they get the city government
! in their hands, and that they vii
! find those pious democrats In tn
: rural regions Of whose holiness !
] life we hear so much, while the
9 never tail to contribute all thel
votes to any devilment in whic
q their party maybe engaged
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13
How Harrison Feels,

WASHINGTON, November SAN
evening paper publishes the follow.
ing statement which, it is UNDER
stood, is authorized: 1.-THE Presi-
dent does not regard the defeat Of
the republican party in Virginia,
Ohio and Iowa, as involving the
administration. While he Is, OF
course, sorry that the result is as II
is, he is not surprised. The result
in Iowa he attributes to the tenn.
persnce issue and to the unpopular.
ity ofone ofthe candidates with the
farmers He does not take the 70.
sponsibility for Mahone's candidacy
in Virginia, but holds Whatever o..
sistance and support he gave Ne.
hone was not more than he would
have given any nominee Of the par
ty. Malone was in no sense Der
sonally his candidate. He attrib
utes the result in Ohio TO the oppo
sition Of the voters on general pfin
ciples to the election Of any man Il
An office for . third term. He re
CARDS 1t as a protest against thirt
term for Foraker, and against th,
idea In general Of . third term
He does not feel that the voter,
were passing a verdict upon the No
onal administration.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13

BLUE Catastrophe who have
no experience of blue grass cannot
fully appreciate its merits. They
are summed up by an exchange az
follows: 1. II improves with age
and never needs reseeding; a pas
ture fifty years old is perfection. 2.
1t will do to pasture a full month
earlier than clover, and about as
much later in the fall, thus length.
ening the grazing season. In ia.
vorable seasons I have pastured
eight consecutive months on II.
8. It makes the best Of winter
pastures aud when allowed to
grow up for this purpose, the cattle
will thrive on this whenever It is
not covered with snow. 4. It is
not injured by tramping, as are 9th.
er grasses, as It forms a very dense
sward. s. 1t is fsttening and not
washy in its early growth, and q
bullock will fatten on it faster tina q
corn. 6. It grows we'll on rolling
lands and thin soils and is not In
jured by shade, and 90 produces
profitable crops in timber planta
tions and on steep hillsides slopinQ
to the south. where any other grass
es would be killed out by the freez
ing and thawing Of winter. Z
Dreuth never kills it. no matte
how thin the soil or how utterl,
burned up by the drouth Of sum
mer, It starts into vigorous growtl
again with the hrst rain and sool
clothes the field with verdure. Al
other grasses and farm crops fail q
times, but blue grass never. In q
localities where Il flourishes
should and . place on every farr
and on broken lands; II three
fourths Of the farm was seede
down to it. It would be found profits
BILE. Blue grass Is the pasture 70
this latitude.-St Louis Journal {
Agriculture.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13

Our Third party friends can af-
ford to zine the procession" as they
largely goawhat they wanted, the de.
feat Of the republican party in Ohio,
Iowa and New York with free whis.
ky and saloon Sundays. They be.
sought Foraker, to close the saloons.
on Sunday and he did SO, but they
were not happy, so they voted
against the man who closed them
and elected q man who will let them
open the saloon everywhere in Ohio
1t appears their philosophy is, free
whisky and no Sabbath, is better
than republicanism and q Sabbath
day for rest and worship.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-13

To succeed, the democracy takes
hold Of every tissue" and organiza-
ton in the country. Just now they
are busy all over the United States,
organizing societies. And it was
through these organizations that
they succeeded in Iowa and reduced
the republican majority in Kansas.
They have no set Of principles and
can therefore compromise with any
class Of men. That party holds the
Anarchists vote in Chicago, the Nor.
mon vote in Utah, and the liquor
organizations vote in the United
States.