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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

ton and by laws for the government
of the board and one to receive propo-
sitions as to locality for said college,
receive contributions, conduct cor
respondence &C., all of whom, are to
report at a general meeting of the
board to be held in the city of Raj.
eigh on Tuesday the llth of Feb
ruary 1890.
Among the many grand and no.
BILE enterprises i~naugurAted by this
powerful and progressive denomi-
nation whiting the last decade, none
exceeds in Importance and magni,
tude and fsr.reaching results, this
splendid undertaking. It starts out
under the most favorable auspices.
It had the hearty and unanimous ap
proval of that splendid body of ear
nest, strong men. which met at Hen
derson. It is hailed with pleasure,
delight and gratitude, not only by the
daughters and mothers and fathers of
the denomination, but cheering words
come from all quarters. The Baptist
have done we'll for their young men
they must now do equally as we'll
for their daughters. They must
have a college of high grade, one
adapted, in all its appointments and de-
partments, to the demands, necessities
and conditions of the times. We-can
have it. We will haveyi it. We must
have it. We are gratifed to see
that the citizens of Newbern, Colds
boro, Raleigh, Durham, Oxford, Hen
derson,~ Greensboro, Winston and
Charlotte, all want it located in
their respective towns. & Meetings
have already been held in some of
these towns to determine what induce
ments they shall offer for it's loca-
ton. Other meetings will be held
this week. The committee to re.
ceive propositions and to visit such
towns as offer them, is composed of.
L. L. Polk, DR.. C. A. Reminger, Rev.
w. R. Gwaltney, Rev. R. II. Marsh
and Rev. j. L. White. All COM
m~unications should be addressed to
L. L.. Polk, Chairman, Raleigh, or to
DIR. G. A. Rominger, Secretary,
Reidsville, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

this aggregation of exports the
OF the agricultural exports of all value
amounted to $500, $40, 900. wbila a'ads
total amount of our manufactn'Ne
products exported was but sIoeouassd
OILS. The backbone, therefore VIZ,
our dealings with foreign countr VI al
our agriculture. ess
The Republicans of Rr.,,
suddenly, quietly and without i nave
shed, changed their form Of olOOd'
ment to that of a Republic, si6 9T.ern'
many important respects to thai In
our own government. Dom Pa as OF
the deposed Emperor has bear earO,
AMI goes to Spain. He was b o1lled
high esteem throughout the wo rt9 In
a wise ruler. The most interest," as
question engaging the public miD5 ng
whether this revolution Will evo1na Is
craftsmanship among the leadars a
shall be equal to the demands cras stai
by it. That it may be as permsnoat
and progressive as it has been noO
full is the wish and prayer of all ill., tSo
Christian world. 'ue
Are you reading regularly ona
carefully the series of articles IN GU
columns from the pen of Hon, W III 7
Wilson, that brilliant and Cbrist;an~.
Statesman of Virginia? WetbinI+ tau
Alliance could not expend its moror
more p%roftably than in placing a co0y
ofthe entire series in pamphletfo form y
toa.the hand of every member Of onr
order. W. hope none of our readora
have failed to read closely the abIo
articles from the pen of that GREAT
American lawyer and statesmsn
Jerry S. Black, on railroads and otber
powers. We are endeavoring to o;va
our people the best practical discns.
sions from our ablest minds, on tho
great economic problems before us,
- The writer who gets up tho
"Horse Talk" for the Tennessee
Farmer, says the word "talent" has
become a fixture in racing terms, and
is now very largely used by turf rep.
orters throughout the country. The
talent people are the professional
followers of racing that are supposed
to know all about the condition of the
horses, and they bet their money on
their knowledge of each ones chances
of winning. When one of more of
these professionals go into the ring and
back a horse he is pretty sure to be
the favorite, and all of the "pike"
betters, "touts" and others follow the
lead. If the horse wins, it is at once
said the "talent hit them hard" and
if he loses, it was ga dump"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
THE EXODUS

THE serious if not alarming con.
Il dition of the farmers Of the
eastern section of our State, precipi-
tated by the unprecedented shortage.
in crops, has greatly 24demoralized
every department of effort and every
interest. Merchants must fail be.
cause the farmers cannot pay them
negroes r leaving because the far
mers cannot carry them. 1t is said,
that thousands of negroes are
thronging the depots, especially
along the A. & N. G. Road, seeking
Transportation to the South or West.
The question with the land owner
is: How the place of the negro may
be supplied An indiscriminate
foreign population we do not want,
nor will we permit it to come, if il
can be prevented. The native born,
American is the man for us, but we
fear he will never come SO long az
the negro is here. We want and we
need, meigh6orS, not laborers, to come
men who are able to buy a home and
make themselves citizens among us
We are land poor and must make ur
Our minds to reduce u acreage and
to sell 1t to good people, and then try
to ind purchasers. The Alliance
may take hold of this importanr
! matter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
BAPTIST FEMALE COLLEGE.

"A t the recent session of the Baptist
IA State Convention in Henderson,
advanced steps were taken to push
forward the work of establishing a
Baptist State Female College. This
important enterprise was inaugurated
by a resolution and the appointment
Of a committee of ten, in the conven-
ton at Greensboro. This committee
made its report at Henderson and
fifteen others swere added, and this
committee of twenty-five were en-
powered and authorized to exercise
full authority in the premises, and is
to be constituted a Board Of Trustees,
when the work. shall be sufficiently
advanced to require it. The follow
ing named gentlemen compose the
committee: Rev.hW. r. Gwaltney,
Greensboro; Rev. R. R. OVERLY, Bel
cross; Rev. TstdH. Pritchard, D. D.,
Wilmington Rev. J. d. Hufham, d.
D., Scotland Neck; Rev. r. T. Vann,
Edenton; N. B. Brougton, Raleigh;
Rev. R. II. Marsh, D.. d., Oxford;
Rev. A. q. McManaway, Charlotte;
Rev. H. W. Battle, New Berne; L.
L. Polk, Raleigh; Rev. G.. Durham,
Raleigh; Rev. J. w. Carter, D. D.,
Raleigh, Rev. B. Cade, ,Louisburg;
DR.. G. A. Rominger, ReidsYille; Rev.
G. W. Greene, Moravian Falls; VIC.
Petty, Manly; E.. K. Proctor, Jr.,
Lumberton; J: NJ. Currin, Oxford; ].
FL. Lasslter, Henderson; w. G. Up.
church, Raleigh; w. I. Faircloth,
Goldsboro; DR.. r. P. Thomas, Bethle-
hem; D. F. King, Leaksville; Rev.
DIR. Chas. E. Taylor, Wake Forest
Rev. j. Il. White, Durham.
& The committee organized by elect
ing L., L. Polk, President, and DIR. G.
A. Rominger, of Reidsville, Secretary,
A subcommittee was appointed tc
prepare the draft of a charter for the
! lnstitution-one to draft a constitu.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
THE CENTENNIAL.

TINE Centennial celebration at
IL Fayetteville last week in honor
of the ratification of the Federal
Constitution, by our fathers one hun
dred years ago, vas in every respect
worthy of the noble old town of
our people and our State. In. the
elaborate and appropriate design for
the occasion and the generous pro-
vision for it's execution, the patriotic
people of Fayetteville did themselves
great honor and added another laurel
to the glorious record of III good old
State.
Speeches were made by Gov. Fowle,
Senators Vance and Ransom. Let.
tiers were read from President Har.
rison, Elk President Cleveland and
Ex-P President Jefferson Davis. Rep.
resentstive men from all parts of the
State and thousands of sterling
yeomanry were present. Military
organizations in gay uniform, bands
of elegant music, national flags apd
thousands of yards of bunting float
ing in the air; handsomely dressed
'marshals, hundreds of Cardinals
fairest daughters, the booming of
cannons, and the hum of the tramp
of moving thousands, presented such
q scene of animated INTEREST," as had
never been witnessed in all, the an.
mails of the old Cape Fear country.
Of course the speeches of. the dis
tinguished gentlemen will be pub
lished and the PRoGREssIvE FARMER
hopes to furnish its readers, at least
with extracts, from them.
One Of the most pleasing Incidents
of the occasion was the presentation
to the Chief Marshal, Mr.. J.. S. Carr,
by Maj. Latham, of some elegant
bronze plaques and statuary, on be-
half of his corps of assistants, as a
testimonial of their regard. The
speech of Mr.. Carr in accepting it,
was most felicitous and was pro-
nounced by all "a perfect gem"
The Cumberland Fair was opened
on Wednesday and in many respects
was the best we have aver seen on its
grounds.
The celebration at Fayetteville has
passed into history and will be wildly
remembered by all who we're pre-
sent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
BALANCE THE SCALES COR
RECTLY. I

NASE No. Suppose that q suit
~ is pending in one of our courts,
and it is known to the counsel for the
defense that plaintiff has just made a
nice present to. n of the jurors,
would not that counsel challenge and
reject said juror? Or suppose that
said Juror should take a drink with
said plaintiff, would not that court
impose a fine on him? g.e .
CASE No. 2.-Suppose q railroad
suit is pending before q Judge and
that Judge should have in his pocket
a free pass from that railroad. Should
he not be impeached if he should try
the case?
There are thousands of, free passes
issued on our railroads. The roads
are not so generous as to, ride all
these favorites for nothing. Some
body pays these bills. Who is it 2
They are those who pay their fares
and who pay their freights. And
who are hey?tso
There shouldsbeGa law absolutely.
prohibiting a Judge, Solicitor, mem
Der of the, Legislature, member of
Congress or State officers, from re-
ceiving a free pass or free ride on
any road in North Carolina. Who
of our Judges in North Carolina can
say that he has declined all free pas
ses on railroads ?
Take the case gentlemen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
CHIEF JUSTICE SMITH.

ZION. W. N. H. Smith, Chief JUS
Ii tice of our Supreme Court, died at
his residence in this city on the l4th
inst. He was in his 18th year.
Judge Smith had occupied many po-
sitions of honor and responsibility in
his State and in these, as in all the
relations of life, he enjoyed the re.
spect, confidence and esteem of his
people. There no jagged points
Or weak places, to mar the beauty
and symmetry of a character, that
was built upon noble conceptions of
duty Among the lingering few Of
his generation he yielded up a life,
which, like the fall of the ripened sheaf,
was laden with a record of deeds
that will crown his name as among
the worthiest in our States history.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
DOES CONTRACTION AFFECT
4 VALUES7

TIME NeaOS and Observer is inclined
Il to dispute the correctness of an
article in our issue of the 18th inst.
relating to the low price of products
and the cause. That paper cannot
admit that the contraction of the cur
rency has any material influence in
the depression of prices. 1t claims
there is more money in circulation at
the present time than In 1866; and
further, that the amount of money in
circulation has but little, if anything,
to do with the price of products. In
ans wering these propositions we will
undertake to show that not only has
the currency in circulation steadily
decreased since 1866, but that every
reputable economist ~subscribes to the
truth that with an increase of currency
price increases and with q decrease of
currency price lessons.
the following table taken from re-
ports may be considered authentic:
Amount and kind of currency June
80, 1866, was as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

Is uHickory," the correspondent of
Bear Wallow Alliance, No. 1929,
says his lodge is still in existence and
growing, and only lacks n thing of
being on a boom, and that is Bro,
Parker's Music Book" We are max
ing up a very respectable sum for the
business agency fund. We endorse
the idea of an insurance fund in the
Alliance. We are only seven months
old but number fifty souls, male and
female. There is nobody fighting
the Alliance in this county except a
few who can't get in. They seem to
be very uneasy and fear that we will
do something wrong. Dues r all
paid up and every one is satisfied that
they have made improvement, men,
tally, morally, socially and financially.
Old iute is dead. I think we ought to
pay some attention just now to the
railroad kings. We are ready, and
will stand shoulder to shoulder with
the Alliance, the world over, and fight
monopolies and trusts to the bitter
end"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

Bro. H. F. Griffin, of Beaver Dam
Alliance, No. 1,OlO, of Martin county,
e well beloved brother, departed this
life in the month Of October.
Bro. D. L. Beach, of Cross Roads
Alliance, No. 1858, OF Martin county,
writes to say that his Alliance meets
twice a month for the transaction of
business, and that the brethren are
prospecting.
Information Of the death of Bro,
Silus H. Smell, of Skinnersville Ali.
ance, No. 1850, of Washington county,
has been received at this Office. He
died in October last in the 58th year
of his age.
Bro. Worth, our State Business
Agent, is filing orders for the breth-
rem from Newport on the coast to
Stokesdale at the base of the noun
tains. Before you buy, consult Bro.
Worth. He a and will do you god.
The meeting at St. Louis next
week will be one fraught with greaer
possibilities FOR the agricultural n
terests of the country, than any tint
has occurred in our history. t
promises to be a large and strong
body.
"A committee consisting of Messrs.
W, N. Upchurch, j. R. Wick and j.:
w. Gray inform us of the death OF
sister Madora Moore, of Cypress Grove
Alliance, No. 1893, which occurred az
her home in Cypress Greek township
in Franklin county, Sept. 28th' 1907
in the 18th year of her age.
"A memorial committee OF Lanes
vile Alliance, No. 862, notifies US o.
the death of Bro. Jas. W. Petngre
which took place after a short nS
on the 14th day Of the present mm3;d4dI1
Bro. Pettigrew was a man In pEtb9
life, useful and greatly beloved W VIC
brotherhood.
Bro. J. F. White, OF .nnrtv
Alliance, No. 1,166, Carteret EVEN
says they we're organized last oeP y
Der a year ago and now number a0o ard
sixty members, most OF Wnom intel
f~rst.class. They don't use any
The brother favors the lnSa ls III;
feature and says it is popular Will
membership. II
A brother of Moore's C1eeA 1nr
ance, No. 500, says: You anu yU
many readers of The PROG Ne
farmer need not think that MCO III
Creek Alliance, No. 1853, is dea . I'll
cause we do not write tor we az AM
from it, and 1 do not think any takl
ance should die if they woulG
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, IL ii
think. is n of the best papers TTroa
culation. We, the Moores 80
Alliance, are at work looking lTrw a
to the future, hoping tha1 o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
KEEP IN THE GOOD OLD WAY.

IT may be, that we have very crude
and imperfect ideas of those con-
ventionalities and official courtesies
which should be recognized and ex.
tended on great State occasions.
Nevertheless, we must protest, in the
name of republican simplicity, against
the custom which seems to be grow
ing in official circles, of having
civil officers appear as great military
chieftains, surrounded by all "the
pomp and circumstance Of war" We
have a State military organization of
which we should be proud, COM
manded and differed by men whom
all respect and esteem, but why the
Chief Magistrate of this quiet and
peace-loving people, on a great State
occasion, should not be attended by
the civil, as well as the military,
officers of our State government, we
fail to understand. These remarks
are prompted by what we saw in Fay
etteville last week. On such occasions,
as we thought, it would have been.
proper and appropriate to~have been
attended by the chiefs of the State de-
partments, only the military was pres:
emit, with His Excellehcy, Governor
Fowle. The State Treasurer, the
State Auditor, the. Attorney General,
the Superintendent of Public Instruc.
ton, the Clerk of our Supreme Court
were all in the town and at Che same
hotel, but were they with the Cover
ner at his receptions, or did they C
company him to the Grand Stand? If
not, why not? Let us have a little
more of the civic, on civic occasions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

J. L. Ramsey is our authorized
agent, to receive subscriptions and
advertisements for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

- Our friends in writing to any OF
Cur advertisers, viii favor us by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
rnent in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

Do you want your communication pub
Iished2 If so, give US your real nam
and your. p~ostofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Railways 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.1
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

Do you want your paper changed to
another Officer State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
.$1,S63, 4O9,2I6 90

""~4SOOOS1OOS~AO w
The amount of coin in circulation
was confined principally to the Pacific
States, and about balanced the paper
money held by the banks as reserves.
Divide this amount by the population
at that time (35, 8l9, 28l and we have
$50 per capita. There is neither con-
lecture or guess work about these
figures.
In 1889, according to the November
report of the Treasury, there was out
side of the Treasury among the banks
and people Sl,4l4, III, l2O; which,
divided oy $4,000, 600 people, gives
but $2l,75 per capita. These two
examples are taken from the recogn-
lied authority of the nation and prove
the NeaUs and Observer to be mistaken.
But this is not all. When we take
out the bank reserves, and the
amounts that have been lost or de-
stroyed during all these twenty years,
and the actual circulating money in
this country, would be much less even
than 81 per capita. All statements
coming fromsthe u. S. Treasury are
based upon the supposition that all
the money coined or printed, except
ing that in banks and treasures, is in
circulation among the people, with the
exception of a few million put down
as imported and exported. The present
director of the mint and his predecessor
did not agree in their guesses on the
amount of coin among the people into
about fifty millions and both were
paid to guess the largest amount con-
sistent with any sort of reason. The
Treasury Department is now counting
as currency among the people $l5,,
900, 900 of fractional paper money
that has been lost or destroyed for
years. Just 81 with the greenback
currency. 1t has given out for years
the amount at $346, 68l DIG. Does
any M believe that none of these
bills have been lost or destroyed dur
ing that time? We have Canada,
British America and Mexico all using
N money and our banks refusing tc
receive theirs, which would, of course
take a much larger amount from Thu
country than might at first appear
possible. A careful computation basec
on the same principle that was applied
Dy the present director of the mint
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26

81 The date on your label tells yor
when your time is out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Cable Flashes.

The Duke d'Aumale, whose return to
France has received the sanction of the
government, has gone to Chautilly.
BER1IN-The post asserts that the
Samoan conference will convene before
the expiration of March.
RESPONSIBILITIES from Rio de Janeiro
state that emigrants from Italy continue
to arrive in Brazil in large numbers.
DoNDoN.-Advices from Zanzibar state
the blockade of Zanzibar ports has not
had the effect TO stop the importation of
arms, which is still carried on largely.
In County Glare, Ireland, on Sunday,
Mr.. Creagh, landlord, and his sister
were driving to church when they were
fired upon from ambush and bo6h were
seriously wounded.
The German missionaries who were
captured by Arabs at Zanzibar have been
released upon the payment of a ransom
of $4,000.
IRIS reported that the Russian govern
Uent ordered the withdrawal of %, 0O0,-
coo which 1T had on deposit in the Comp
toir d'Escompts and this was the prlnci-
pal cause of it's trouble last week.
THE American base ball teams in Lon
don visited the House of Commons in a
body Wednesday. A special permit has
been applied for TO allow the teams to
visit the queens stables.
Observation-Disclosures are making
for meeting between ex-Queen Natalie
and her son King Alexander, of Servia.
The arrangement is made at the request
Of the king, who is extremely an1i-
Gus to see his mother, and will take place
on the servian frontier.
CALoUTTA.-An official inquiry has been
ordered into the charges that the Mana
raiah of Cashmere was implicated in a
conspiracy to poison the British resi-
dents and in other reasonable practices.
The Maharajah is an imbecile, and is
wholly in the power of his ministers.
8 PAR1s.-M. De Freycinet, Minister of
War, has assumed the duties of the office
of Minister OF Marine, made vacant by
the death of Admiral Jaures. Nj. De
Freycipet will retain the position until a
new minister is appointed. The provin-
cial magistrates have been instructed to
search the houses of the Patriotic League
in their respective Jurisdictions and to
take possession of the documents they
may find of an discriminating character.