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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
COLUMBUS NEWS.

Mr.. EDITORIAL the last meeting
of Pleasant Hill Alliance, No. 70, it
was resolved that we recommend the
use of better cotton covering, one
pound to the yard, small or half size
bales with small cotton rope or wire
for ties.
ReSoIved, That in our judgment the
next u. S. census should show the
proportion of property free from debt
or mortgage and the homes and
farms occupied by their real owners,
and what per centage Of corporal
stock or property is watered or ex-
aggerated so that the producer can
estimate the burthen of tax or inter
est carried annually by the fruit of
their toll.
ResozUed, That our County Alliance
be requested to adopt a simple specific
badge attached to their clothing near
the left shoulder of all delegates or
members during all regular meetings
and beg the significant use of a lock
or fake of cotton or two inch piece
of nice cotton cloth of our own State
manufacture, and the same be recon.
mended to the consideration of our
State Executive Committee for uni
form useaga; and these proceedings
be sent to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
J. 7. HARRELL,
Cor. and Lecturer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
SWEET

The several rules for digging and
plans for banking, killing and hous'
ing sweet potatoes are based upon a
few simple principles which seem to
be generally adopted, viz: That the
potatoes should be dug about the
time a killing frost is expected, or
Immediately thereafter; that they
should be handled so as to prevent
bruising and cutting; that they should
be put up in such manner as to keep
of uniform and rather low tempera:,
ture (above freezing); that they should
be kept dry. The plan Of pouring
dry sand among the potatoes IN the
hill or house, so as to fill all the H.
terstices, is excellent. We haVe
kept potatoes sound, sweet and dry
until potatoes "come again" by PACK.
ing in barrels and filling with dry
sand. The sand tends to proven.
sudden changes of temperature y
absorbs and equalizes moisture anu
probably prevents mechanically INC
spread OF the fungus spores 'H-'0
out the bulk.
The simplest way to hill the Pot@S
toes largely practiced at the SoI'i
is to dig when the ground is drH
possible, about the time of first lIoo~
Drive a post in the ground and s .be
off about four feet high; cover ~.
ground thickly with'dry pine s.L 1"g
place the potatoes carefully pump
them as high as they will be- AM anu
about twenty-five bushels to the nll,
cover the potatoes with pine stra" ..
dry corn stalks, regularly lad LIZ, ror
less than six inches deep; cover otS,
all with dirt dug from around Get let
outer edge of the hill, at tne IiTt
rather shallow, but adding NOR? 4 tbe
as cold weather approaches, untI Wv
earth is a foot thick at every PotH"
Southern CuLt1Vator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
THE TIME AND PLACE TO MAKE
DEMANDS.

90 important and SO sacred did our
y forefathers regard the right of
petition hat they incorporated it in
our Bill Of Rights. This was on the
assumption that in our republican form
of government, where call power is
vested in and derived from the peo-
ple," their voice would be needed and
respected, when presented in the form
of petition, but Congress has placed
itself so far away from the people that
their voice is not heard. And even
the legislature of North Carolina has
so far forgotten its obligation to the
people as to utterly ignore their petit
tions and to treat them with contempF
This defiance of the public will was
co~nspicuously exhibited by the Senate
branch of last legislature in the
important matter of a railroad COM
mission, when that body contemptu-
ously ignored and trampled under its
feet the petitions of over so, 900 of the
voters and taxpayers of the State.
Will it be done again? Yes, if the
people are so blind and cowardly as
to send such men again to misrepre.
sent them. With the average politi.
clan, resolutions and demands are not
worth the paper on which they are
written. The guarded whisper of one
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
FROM BERTH COUNTY.


SPRING VALE ALLIANCE, No. 1923.
Mr.. EDITOR: [ am a poor ews
paper correspondent, this being my
first attempt but 1 would like to let
the brethren know what we r doing
down here in the Indian woods.
Our Alliance has only been in ex-
istance about eleven or twelve months.
We organized with eleven charter
members, we now number twenty
two. We have not grown much in
number. We have expelled some
and others have been dismissed.
But our members are solid Alliance
men to what they know about its
working. We have others knocking
at the door to be initiated. But the
trouble there is only one of u mem
bers that takes the organ. They
want to subscribe for the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER but excuse themselves by
saying they are not able, but they say
they are going to subscribe when they
can dispose of their crops and set
tie their debts. Our crops in this
place are almost a complete failure this
year, not more than half a crop of
cotton and a very short crop Of corn.
We are determined not to use any
new jute bagging. We could not
get cotton bagging in time for our
cotton but our county Business Agent
found a substitute which will do just
the same. We are tied to the Ali.
ance by brotherly love and faith II
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

railroad magnate is more potent and
powerful toithe ear of the marketable
legislator than the united voice OF all
the voters of his county or district.
We are tired of demands" on paper.
The practice is un- American and
.unmanly. The time and place to
make demands is in primary meet
ings, nominating conventions and at
the ballot box. Let the people select,
nominate and elect only such men as
tney will not need to make demands
upon. to secure attention to their
rights and interests.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
A WORD TO MY FRIENDS.

TTAVING been elected President
IL of the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union at the
recent meeting of our order in st.
Louis, 1 have rendered, to u State
Executive Committee, my resignation
IS Secretary of our State Alliance.
AT that meeting the practical con-
solidation of twenty-three States and
Territories was effected, which gives
us over two millions of members. 1t
was deemed wise that such a large
body land which. most probably, will
soon be doubled in number) and GOV
ering an area, reaching from New
Jersey to the Pacific coast, should
have permanent headquarters, accord.
ingly, the Supreme Council required
its President, its Secretary and the
Chairman of its Executive Board to
have it's national Office and their resi-,
dence in the city of Washington. l
go to Washington at an early day, to
enter on the duties of my Office. /
shall retain my membership in Oak
Ridge Alliance, No. "a, and my rela-
ton as editor of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and my citizenship as North
Carolinian.
In the future as in the past, the
peoples cause shall be my cause.
In the future as in the past, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER shall be true to
the best interests of the whole people,
fearlessly assailing the wrong and
boldly defending the right. And with
the growing strength of u great
organization, it will be my earnest
purpose to give my patrons a better
and more valuable paper than it has
ever been.
May Heavens richest blessings res
on our cause, our State and our com
mon country. L.. L.. Polk.
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FARMERS
FAIR GROVE ALLIANCE, No 12o1
Ran5oInb o. ~ 13U7.

Randolph, County, n. O.
Mr.. EDITOR {: Our alliance
gained about the first of Novan o.
1888. And at present, we nnmps
tnlrty or more. We have some ro@5
energetic members in our alIis9no
aud, In fact, all are locking formaS3
10 a brighter future. We see in ~
valuable columns of the PROGRESSES
FARMER some suggestions ia reoas5
to a plan of insurance, to ha s"Lo
tuted and conducted by strictly ,' ~
lance principles. Now, brethren ..
also wish to offer a few sugges,io Nc
regarding an insurance plan, Which -
as follows: Is
Suggestion THAT we heartily E.
vor and endorse a good plan 81 -;
surance for alliance people, that -
may be for their benefit and rro
lection. pro-
Suggestion 2-That each conrtr
formulate its own rules and %regnI:
lions regarding an insurance plan for
the benefit of widows and orphans
who may be in INDECENT circumstan'
ces.
Suggestion 3-That only male
members pay so much per capita to
comp 4nsate the insurance fund.
Suggestion THAT each alliance
have power to elect a committee ~
its best members, to investigate the
condition of any member who NAV
be left in distress, and report to their
alliance and let it call on the county
treasurer for the required helm
Brethren think on these things, and
let us hear from you through the
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Long live
Col. Polk and success to the Pro.
GREssIvE FARMER.
F. G., A. 1907.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

= jefferson Davis spent the last
wear of his life in literary work. He
wrote an article on Andersonville for
the North american ReV'ew, exonerat-
ing the Confederate government from
the charge of wanton cruelty toward
the Federal prisoners. On the publ
cation of his reply to Lord Wolseley
in the North american, ReVaeW(whichMr.
Davis, charged, vas mutaated by the
american editor in the interest of the
English government, MIR. Davis re
fused to permit the American to pub
lish his article on Andersonville un-
less the editor should agree to publish
it unmutilated. The editor refused to
give that pledge. Mr.. Davis there
upon Withdrew his article and trans
ferred it to BeJtord's Magazine. 1t will
appear in the January number. , In
the same issue BeIford's will publish a
brief autobiography of Mr.. Davis,
written a short time ago. A few
weeks before his death, Nj. Davis
completed for the Belford Company
"A Short History of the { onfederate
States" 1t will be issued at an early
dafo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24
WHY NOT ELECT POSTMAS-
TIERS?
OLD O

L. FOGY.
We are heartily in favor of cleo
ting postmasters by the people.
Should not the people that patro-
nize a postofice, say who shall serve
them ? We certainly have the same
right to say who will be our post
masters as to say who shall repre-.
sent us in Congress or who shall be
the Chief Executive of our country,
We r opposed to having the
Postmaster General, or any Congress.
man having the power to say who
shall serve the people either here OF
elsewhere.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

Many of the farmers have lost their
hogs with cholera this fall. .
Castor is a manufacturing county
in another way. It has about 55
whisky distilleries, licensed aud I'M
licensed.
Many farmers are doing their
winter blowing now. That is a good
sign. The time should soon pass
when our farmers4wil wait until the
sap rises in the spring,so they can get
hickory bark to mend their harness,
before they go to blowing for the
next crop. II.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

= ]. L. Ramsey is authorized
agent, to receive subscriptions and
advertisements for The Progressive
FARMER.
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E

TN the call for the Alliance Conven-
IL ton at Oxford, N. c., published
in the last issue of this paper, an error
was made as TO day of meeting. The
meeting will take place on Thursday,
the 9th of January, instead of Tues
day, as enormously stated in our last.
Please note the correction.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

ALWAYS give the name and number of
your Alliance, your ~postofice and your
county, plainly, when you write TO the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mittee of the State Alliance.]
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

!. Do you want your communication pub
lished2 If so, give Us your real name
and your postofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

Do you want your paper changed TO
another Officer State the one at which
you lave been getting 1t.
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'~ Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers, will favor us by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
R1ent in The PRoGRRssIvE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

No man can exert greater influence
than by exhibiting his own selt'rsSP'''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-24

~ The date on your label tells you
when you time is out.
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RALEIGH, N. c., DEC. "a, 1889.

gASs nQper entered as second class matter Gt the Posi-
Oblcs IN RaIeigh, ". OF . ,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-15
THE COLONIAL MAIL SERVICE.

The continuance of the Oceanic
steamship service between San
Francisco and the Colonies for
another year is assured without a
doubt, by the resolution of the New
Zealand government to join with
New South Wales, in maintaining it
for ct least one year longer. Both
colonies believe that before that
term expires the United States will
be prepared to join with them in
maintaining the service, as it most
certainly will. Both President Har-
rison and Secretary Blaine have
given opinions strongly in favor of
granting subsidies to foreign steam
ship lines, and this will probably be
among the first to receive the sane
ton of Congress.
Statistics which will be presented
to Congress will show that the trade
between the United States and the
Australian colonies is steadily on
tha increase, and needs only larger
ships and more frequent trips to
give it large impetus. The last
few trips of the Oceanic steamers
have been with full cargoes of Amer
lean goods for the colonies. So
great have bsen the increase that on
several occasions, freight for this
port has been refused on the
through boats. Instead of decreas-
ing, this demand for more freight
room and larger vessels will steadily
increase. The two colonial govern
ments which we have warned see
these wants and are loathe to drop
the service until the American gov
eminent has had an opportunity to
assist by providing a generous sub
sidy for the service. Already the
latter derives an income from post
ages on the colonial service exceed
ing $4,000 a year, which is increas-
ing at the rate of $4,000 per annum.
Consequently whatever subsidy it
may vote will by no means be loss
to it.
And right here the language of
Mr.. Thurber of New York, which we
quoted in our issue of the 18th,
applies with great emphasis:
Trade follows the flag. Steamship
lines build up their respective countries
just as railroad lines build up their res !
pectiye termini. AS trade develops the
amount of postage collected will increase,
until all subsidies or extra mail pay by
our government can be withdrawn; but
until the time arrives, We can never
have successful American steamship
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-15
THE AMERICAN WORLDS FAIR.

Among the features of the Ameri-
can Worlds Fair in 1892, says the
S. F. Chronicle, there will probably
be a very tall tower, it having been
planned to build one twice the height
of the Eifel tower, which would
make it nearly 1000 feet high. The
subject has already attracted consid-
cradle attention, and Eiffel himself
has expressed the opinion that there
would be no serious engineering
difficulty in the way, all that would
be needed being to widen the base
and make the ironwork proportion
ately stronger.
The idea of tall tower is we'll
enough, but it should not stop there.
There should be something dlstlnc-
tive, something original, something
American about it. Were it possible
to reproduce in iron and steel one OF
the BIG trees of our California groves,
then the structure would have an IN
trinsic value outside of its mere
height; or could it be SO built as to
illustrate some phase of American
national life or habits Of industry, 1t
would fulfill a purpose; but to simply
erect tower twice as high as the
Paris tower would be absolutely
childish.
There are ways by which a tall
tower might be Incorporated with
the exposition buildings and be de
voted. in part at least, to exhibition
purposes, and in that case the tower
would justify its construction, even
though it were deficient IN novelty
Of design. If it were divided, up to
a certain height, into stories, and
each was the home of some partl-
cular exhibit of American products
or industries, then the tower would
serve some definite purpose; but tc
rear a monument 1000 feet high
simply because France has one LOO
feet high is ridiculous and absurd.
1t is evident already that one Of
the most urgent demands Of the ex
position of 1892 will be brains
Money is, of course, Indispensable
but money without brains and intel
ligence to direct its expenditure will
be only thrown away, and the
Worlds Fair will be failure. Ideas
are in demand, so that the American
exposition shall have at least {
flavor of originality, and shall not b'
a mere copy of previous exhibitions
It may be assumed that foreign ma
tions will respond to the invitation
and send exhibits of interest anC
value; and the question is, VIVA
shall the United States do to make
the exposition genuinely and dis
tinctively American, SO far as hel
part Of it IS concerned?
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Official Notice.

His Majesty the King, will hold recep-
ten at Iolani Palace, on SATURDAY,
November 10th, from IL o'clock a. m to
1880 o'clock p. m. The order of reception
will be as follows:
At IL a, m.-The Chancellor of the King
dom, His Majesty's Ministers, the Presi-
dent of the Legislature of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, and Judges of the Supreme
Court.
Ills a. m.-Priyy Councillors and Mem
bers OF the Legislature of the Hawaiian
Kingdom.
11:3O a. m.-Thc Diplomatic Represen-
tatives, accredited to the Court of Hawaii,
Has a. m.--The Consular Corps.
- m.-Admiral Kimberly and staff, and
the Captains and Officers of the ships of
war in port.
12:15 p. m.-Government officials.
Ladies and gentlemen desiring to pay
their respects to His Majesty upon this
occasion, will call at the Palace between
the hours above stated, and be presented
during the intervals between the official
presentations. Morning dress.
Office of His Majesty's Chamberiai"
Iolani Palace, November u, 1889.
lis I'd
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Few people realize how moderate
are the charges here for the tele-
phone, compared with those of other
countries. In France the telephone
system is under the control of the
post-ofice officials and the service Is
thus maintained at an expense to
patrons which is claimed to barely
cover the cost. The Postmaster
General has recently issued a new
tariff sheet, by which the service in
Paris is reduced from an annual
charge of $12O to $50. The reduc-
ton is received with much favor,
and already a marked increase in the
number of telephones and the
amount of business done has been
noted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-15

The eclipse of the sun which oc-
ours in December is attracting con-
siderable attention, and several as
Economical expeditions are being sent
out to South America and Africa to
observe it. The Lick University of
California sends one to British
Guinea, South America, the whole
expense Of which will be paid by
Col. Charles Crocker Another will
be sent from the Naval Observatory
at Washington. The superintendent
Of that institution states that the
preparations for the expedition to
Africa to observe the total eclipse of
the sun, which occurs in December
next, are being actively pushed for
ward. The smallness Of the appro-
priation by Congress for this work,
$4,000, necessitates careful expendi-
lures, and it will be impossible to
send the expedition to st. Paul de
Loando, where the observations will
take place in Africa, except on a
Government vessel.
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A Word About the Bolt Die Stock.

No turning back over the threads after
it is once cut, is a prominent feature OF the
Duplex"
Ali mechanics agreeing that the turning
back against the cutting edge Injuries the
dies much more than the actual cutting.
When the - Duplex" dies become dull
by CUTTING, they can readily be renewed by
sharpening on grindStone. Thus max
ing the life of these dies longer, at least by
four fold than any other made, and at the
same time avoiding the common occur,
renee of stripping or weakening the thread
and rendering the work worthless.
This tool, when set to any desired size,
can instantly be released and lifted OFT and
reset to same size without trial, thus IN
surfing I'll the threads uniformly alike. 1t
adjusts to all the variations in lrOn-rough,
diversified iron is shaved to standard size
and threaded at the same time. This can
not be accomplished with any other Die
Stock The Duplex being the only tool
made allowing one set of dies to accurately
cut two distinct SiZeS-in the adjustment
no wrench, screw driver or any extra tool
being used-and when adjusted is as rigid
as a solid die, and will do at least One-third
more work in the same space of time. We
solicit comparison with other makes,
both as to range of sizes each tool cuts,
and prices, as we'll as price of extra dies.
~For Sale by
Hawaiian Hardware Go.
Opposite Spreckels & Co.'s Bank,
103-1m Fort Street, Honolulu.
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Will be received at the Interior Office until
Wednesday, November 20, 1889, at II
O'Clock noon, for the construction of a
Road from the landing to the upper Gov
eminent Road at uolualoa, North Kona,
Hawaii.
Specifications for the work can be seen
at the office of the Superintendent of Pub
Inc Works, Honolulu, and also at the store
of J. KaelemakuIe, Kailua, North Kcna.
All bids must be endorsed Tenders for
Road, North Kona, Hawaii
The Minister of the Interior does not
bind himself to accept the lowest or any
bid
L. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Oct 81, 1889.
1295-td 104-4t
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lines, unless our government puts them
on an equal basis with their compet-
itors.
1t is the expression of such sound
common sense logic as this that
helps to convince political skeptics
that iberality towards the foreign
mail service is the surest way to
augment the prosperity of the
nation.
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Meeting Notice.

A SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
"A Board of Trustees of the Queens Hos
pItal will be held on THURSDAY the 18th
of December, 1889, at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, at 10 o'clock a. m.
to the Bylaws. Per order.
T. A. SCHAEFER.
Secretary.
Honolulu, Nov. II, 1889. 115-td
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Scaled Tenders

VIII be received at the Interior Office until
TUESDAY, Nov. 10. 1889. at u O'Clock
noon, for furnishing Blue and White Bal
lot Paper for the General Election of 1890.
Samples of paper and specifications can
be seen upon application to the Interior
Office.
The paper must be ready for delivery on
or before January 1, 1890.
The Minister of Interior does not bind
himself to accept the lowest or anv bid.
l.. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior
Interior Office, Nov. u, 1889. 114-4t