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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
COMFORT IN THE KITCHEN.

Stoves and the Care of Them
There is nothing, says an exchange,
that induces toward the comfort of
the kitchin more than a clean, we'll
kept stove. Regular attendance to
the fues is essential to the mainten-
ance of a steady heat. At least
once a month this cleaning of the
Rues and inside of the stove should be
part of the work. This insures per-
feet working of the oven, which will
become slow or hot in response to
drafts, in a way that is magical to an
inexperienced cook, providing the
stove fues are thus cared for, and the
chimney is in order. There are a
great many excellent stoves in mar
ket. All frst-class manufacturers
make several varieties of cook-stoves
which r marvels of construction, to
such perfection has the stove-maksr's
skill been brought. There is no
surer Indication of an ignorant worker
than the common habit of complain
ing Of the stove. Tt is no uncommon
thing for people otherwise intelligent
TO know nothing about the mechanical
working OF the kitchen stove. They
direct the girl of all work to manage
1t In a certain way, without looking
into the matter, or knowing, or appar-
emily caring, whether such manage
gave the best result. There is a front
damper below the fire, usually a door,
a damper that opens directly over the
oven, leading into the stovepipe, and
q damper in the stovepipe, and some.
times others, in every frst-class stove.
The most important are the damper
below the fire and the damper over
the oven, leading into the stovepipe.
AS soon as the fire burns up well, the
upper damper should be closed, and
the hampers below as soon as the
stove is hot enough to be in working
order. The damper in the stovepipe
should not be opened unless a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
DOES FARMING "A ?"

Farming does pay if it is properly
conducted, and the way to do that is
to plant a few acres and manure and
cultivate well. To illustrate, I will
give my experience with one acre for
one year. On the 18th of October 7
planted an orchard, first following
and subsoiling, then spread a thin
coating of lot manure after the trees
were set. / sowed two bushels of rye
then in February I run over the land
with harrow both ways and sowed
clover. In spring I fed two horses on
green rye for one month, then the
rye went to seed and 1 harvested II
bushels of seed, this clover continued
to grow and in July 9th l cut 10
wagon loads of dry, clover hays
much as two good horses could pull
at each load. The clover continued
to grow, and fearing it might kill my
young trees. l folIwed the Land
again, and after a few days narrowed
and cross narrowed, listed the land
and seeded it in turnips which were
plowed twice, and l harvested 25O
bushels of large, nice turnips and the
tops were fed to my cattle and the
land cleared for grain on the 18th of
October.
Now you can make your own cal.
culation as to the profit. Rye was
selling at $1.lO per beshel, hay at 81
per hundred and turnips at 80 cents
per bushel, and the orchard is doing
well today.
Yours truly,
HENRY N. CLARK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
THE REASON WHY THE FARMER
IS OPPRESSED.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Permit me to say a
word to the brotherhood concerning
oppression.
|. This is an age o. Capitalization
OF wealth and of power. Modern in
Ventlon has done much to create this
new condition, and unless the pro-
ducers of wealth readjust themselves
to the new order of things, what they
produce will continue to be swallowed
up in the centralizati of wealth.
2. Transportation and passenger rates
are still u OF proportion to the prices
received for farm products. The
charges being based on a large
volume of watered stock, are higher
than the present prices of farm
products can pay, with profit to the
producer.
3. Over charge in furnishing feed
and facilities by the Union Stock
Yards corporation, and the control of
the market for live stock by the i'm
mense capital of q few men, depreci-
ate the price, and entails an expence
In marketing not warranted by the
forced price the farmers must take
for his stock.
4. The agency system of selling
articles of prime necessity on the farm.
Agents and mtddle-men prevent such
articles from being handled in the
ordinary channel of trade and in
creases their cost beyond what the
prices received for farm products
warrant.
s.. Owing to the isolated condition
of the farmer, he yields but little in-
fuence in the legislation of the coun-
try, yet the tangible nature of his
capital (his property compels him to
pay nor than his share of the taxes,
while in the aggregate wealth of our
nation the part retained by the pro-
Queer is much less than his part of
the labor invested in its creation.
6. The unrestrained corporate
power of capital is an evil. Corporate
combination In the form of a trust is
a conspiracy and a crime. The jute,
Irvine, sugar, salt and other trusts are
extorting from the farmer more than
what they receive in prices for their
produce will justify.
7. The press yields a mighty inau-
ence for good or for evil, and, in a
measure, shapes the policy of the gov
eminent. What papers are on this
side of the farmers to promote his in
terests? And does the farmer support
the papers that advocate his cause?
8. Reforms in the interest of farm
ers can make but little progress SO
long as farmers divide and adhere to
lines at the command of ring politi-
clans, Interested only in the spoils of
Office. GEO. E. LEWIS,
Sec'y B. G. F. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
TO H CURIOUS.

NAoKLEY's FERRY, N. c., Oct. 81, '89.
Me-. EDIToR:-If you will allow me
space through the columns of your
most valuable paper, L will try to
satisfy the curiosity of those who
seem to be laboring to ascertain how
I conceived the idea of marrying in a
suit Of clothes made of cotton bag.
ging.
It was after retiring at night and
when thinking of my famces, and my
devotion to the interests of the
Southern farmers, and especially to
those Of North Carolina, that the
idea of adopting that kind of dress
occurred to me. The defeat of the
Jute Bagging Trust, which brought
into existence cotton bagging, was
the hottest combat between the honest
toiler and trusts, combines, monopolies
and money kings that this country
had ever seen, and the reflection i'm
pressed me so forcibly that I deter
mined to show my contempt for our
enemies by adopting the new bagging
for my wedding suit.
There was no thought of making
myself conspicuous, or hope of gain.
ing notoriety in this act. I am a
true Allianceman, indeed and in truth,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12

of moderate dividends, and, in some
way or other, a majority of the trust
certificates turned up in the hands OF
the parties who had planned and exc
cuted the scheme, thus securing to
them control of the entire organiza
ton.
Some slight reduction in the price
of gas to the public, made as the re-
suit of using cheaper material and
methods in manufacturing gas, was
heralded as proof of the benefits of
ga single and harmonious manage
ment," and the gas supply of a large
city passed under the control of men
who had already received back near
ly alEthe.moneys..expende in securing
their first Judgement there. The same
syndicate seems to be moving from
city to city, wherever there are tempt
ing conditions, using negotiation, or,
if necessary, destructive competition
of some one company Of which they
secure control, to bring all the local
companies into a trust.
The income derived from gas trusts
elsewhere controlled by them is avail
able to subjugate the successive cities
they enter. In looking over the pro-
posed trustees of a gas trust in a
Western city, which just at this time
is the theatre of their operations, l
find the familiar name of a chief
mover in the Southern Improvement
scheme, which looks as if
the same cunning hand might be the
alpha and omega of our discussions.
In this way it may come to pass that
a single syndicate will get control by
the device of the gas trust of the illu-
mination of many cities, having a
common treasury out of which to
bring to terms any ~recalcltrant victim.
1t may then happen that a new and
more perfect trust may be evolved out
of the existing species.
WIN. l.. WILSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12

very hot oven is needed. Afto.
ing the fire at breakfast, c,esn Us
the stove off with a heavy cloth WI
should be kept for the purpose ~ alc0
off all hampers, and the FIRE will i %
until it is needed for the poont; as'
meal, when, by a little rakine do%
and reinvigorating with fuel, il W
comes as strong as the original e.
No stove needs 'blackening oftans
than once a month, provided IL !:
cleaned of with a heavy cloth ,ftd :
each meal. If grease has been sr;II
on the stove, it should be cleaned ~
at once. A flannel cloth on which L
little kerosene has been poured, min
do this more efectually than anvtb;uu
else, but must be used rapidly N :
stove, or the rag will be ignita5
The ovens should be brushed ~.
every morning with a coarse brush ~
hair, which costs about twentv.fra
cents. The tin lining of the oven doo'
should be kept bright by the use Of =
little sal-soda, water and soap. An
nickel work about the stove NAV h.
kept bright by kerosene, or soap and
water and a chamois skin. The edces
of all the best stoves are now ground
off and polished. These edges should
not be blackened, but cleaned off with
Bath brick or sand soap of some kind
-Fdrna, Field and StOckman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
R o SAMPSON COUNTY.

HoBToN, N. c., Oct. 1889.
Nh. EDIToR:-It is needless to say
that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is re-
plete each week with excellent ALI
ance literature, and as Sampson is
the banner Alliance county in the
State business agency fund, having
paid $1,305.6O, she should have at
least a place in your columns occa-
sionally. From Alsmance to Yadkin
the Alliance has been at work on the
fund, but I regret exceedingly that it
is still incomplete. I, as Secretary,
have more notes due the bus ness
agency fund, and Bluff Alliance is
still working for more at every regu-
lar meeting. We have some members
who are regular in attendance and are
true rs the ringing metal to the
Farmers Alliance and its institutions.
Would be glad that some good ALI
ance man or woman would inform me
how to induce careless members to at
tend at least one regular meeting per
month. We have some who pay their
dues at any convenient time they can
see the Secretary without attending
only about once a quarter. Alliance
men should stick to the order, come
veal or come woe, and never give up
the grand old ship, and should she
at last be sunk by her foes, go with
her to the bottom like brave and true
men. Let us renew our vows to
the Alliance and have the stability to
hold it up.and its institutions, and die
if need be, in the attempt.
w. J. CRADDocK, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12

and adopted this neal to emphasize
that fact. l am unable to understand
why so many of our older farmers
are standing back and eem 10th to
take hold and lend their aid in this
| great cause. We who have titled the
soil and earned our daily bread by
the sweat of our faces, thereby adher-
ing to the first great command
given to man after the fall
of our first parents, Adam
and Eve, are being trampled
under foot by the money gods of this
world. ], for one, demand a reversal
of the machinery which has been set
up for our ruin; and I believe the
Moses of our day has come to lead us
from under syndicate bondage, across
the dead sea of mortgages and debt
into the promised land of money and
plenty to a And to all who have
pledged fidelity to the cause, I say
take courage. eff God is with US,
who a be against u.s." "Be ye
sure your sins will find you out" Let
every man examine himself frequently
and carefully. Keep your hearts and
consciences clean, and our order will
flourish and blossom like the rose.
We will continue to gather fruit from
our labors, and the whole world will
arise to meet US with glad hearts as q
God,favored people.
Fraternally,
w M RATENAN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
INCREASE OF SILVER COINAGE

Mr.. st. Johns convincing speech
before the bankers convention upon
his proposition to substitute silver
certificates for the present legal.ten.
der paper dollars and the favorable
evidently, at least, not hostile-hear-
ing he secured from the delegates
show that the best financial success Of
the country is coming to a sounder
opinion upon silver. When a leading
New York banker advances the propoY
sition to make the silver dollar Of
4123 grains legal-tender, light is a
hand. Silver has been for many
years.a much better index of the prizes
of commodities than gold. Gold has
rapidly increased in price, and having
been forced by England into ths|
position of the sole standard, thu
prices of other commodities have
fallen. Mr.. st. John showed that q
silver we're given it's place in the mo
mentary system of the commences
world the 4l24 grain dollar would
command premium of 3 cents
Slavery has cost the producers o.
Europe and America dearly. German
theorists and German statesmen WHO
sought to obtain a slight advantag
over France argued for the demons
tization of silver and put the chang
into effect. Silver dropped in pro
and gold advanced. Prices for .
commodities sank with that of silvsi
England is the country which msKs
money out of a single gold standSrl
and England alone. Germany !.
seen the folly of blindly following y
English theory and is ready at ~
first opportunity to restore SILVER
its natural place. France has alWsJ,
been favorable to silver. The QUIZ
Latin nations are even more
South America and the Aslatlc Cgaa
tries are all silver using bodies. W%
. deeper study of facts the snalg.
ness of the old-standard theory
been disclosed to practical oqsI
men in the East and the true relSH
of gold and silver to the staple cOS
modities of the world has appeal ~
A far-sighted banker, realizing
his business is indissolubly conne0 -
with the general prosperity. Oh s5s
country, will contend agslns' cs
English policy of reducing the
of silver bullion by first measuring eDsl
with agold standard and then del -.
tizing it. Gold is not the mos oh nm
rate standard of average values. +.
supply is not commensurate WIZ M
rapidly increasing volume Oh
worlds traffic. To cling to slrS
gold standard is to confront sVso ana
lowering prices for commodities On
a scarcity of money.-KG"S@S
Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
FROM CABARRUS u

MT. PLEASANT, N. c., Oct. %, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Concord the county
seat of Cabarrus county, is situated
on the Richmond & Danville R. R.,
about midway between Charlotte and
Salisbury. When we consider that
the town has no d~iverging lines of
railways merely a way station, we
will conclude that it required pluck to
build such a beautiful town.
Concord has two large cotton fac
tories in operation The Odell Com
pany are building an immense addi-
ton to their large factory, which,
when completed, will furnish work
for between 500 and 1900 operatives.
Concord has two lively country pa
pers and both seem to be literally
supported. The town has a number
of handsome churches and no bar
rooms. The street railway "is a
sight" Tracks are laid along the
principal streets with ordinary rail
road iron and a dummy engine pulls
freight to any business house, thereby
saving drayage, etc.
Rocky River Alliance, No. l64, is
one of the best in North Carolina. 1t
has a large and constantly increasing
membership. More than 80 copies of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER are taken
by that Alliance alone. They have
an excellent set of officers and pro-
gressive members. Rocky River is .
grand NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the best
In this country.
The southern part of Cabarrus
county is an excellent DECREASING
section. Many farmers are raising
bees and doing well. 1t is also a fine
country for oats and corn, cotton does
not yield as largely as in the north
err part. i
The people of Cabarrus are law
abiding and moral, sober and indus
trious. Many of them fairly well-of
and intelligent. But, unfortunately,
there is much ignorance here as well
as elsewhere. Alasl That is one
great difficulty the Alliance has to
contend with. If it can only get the
people aroused from this state OF
lethargy it will have accomplished
one-half of its grand mission.
met Prof. McAnulty, the famous
weather prophet, yesterday. He is
an active Alliance man and reads TIE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Of course this
is a pretty good recommendation. He
got up a job lot of weather for me to
travel in for the next few weeks which
will be quite acceptable, as it is to be
dry. The professor ranks with Wig.
gins and other famous men who run
the weather business. l only had
time to talk with him q few minutes,
but if I could have spared time |
would have suggested that he and
Virgins had better not send another
killing frost to damage the cotton
next year, unless they were tired OF
this cruel world. J. L.. TX.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
THE ALLIANCE INSURANCE
FEATURE.

Resolutions adopted by Tabs
Creek Alliance at its regular meeting
Oct. 10:
WHEREAS, We thinkth b suggestion
of Bro. Hicks, of Sassafras Fork, TO
establish some life insurance. plan .
good one.
RESOLVED, That we endorse the plan
suggested by him in part, but instead
of each lodge paying one dollar Ior
every Allianceman that dies In the
State we suggest that every member
of each lodge pay three cents. Inls
would be more just and raise larger
amount. We hope that lodges
throughout the State will take some
action in this matter at once.
JAS. A. DAVIS, Prest.
e. G. HARRIS, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
SONG BOOK.

TRINITY COLLEGE, N. c., Oct. 25, '89.
Nh. ED1ToR:-Please say to the
brethren of the various Alliances who
have SO promptly and literally re-
sponded to my card in your paper
concerning our song book, that We are
pushing on the work of publication as
rapidly as circumstances will permit.
Brethren, be little patient and we will
soon show you the best collection of
songs for industrial and social meet
ings ever published.
Very truly, ETC.,
D. REID PARKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
CHINA GROVE, N. c., Oct. 26, '89.

CHINA GROVE, N. c., Oct. &c, '89.
Mr.. Misunderstanding to ap.
pointment DR.. D. Reid Parker ad-
dressed this community this evening.
Considering the short notice given
and the inclement weather, a fairly
good audience turned out to hear him.
The only regret is that not many non,
Alliance men were present, as his
speech was we'll calculated to make
friends for the order. His speech
we'll, Improvement was his theme,
common ems his style, and plain
truth his argument. He showed that
to improve the morals would be to
improve the intellect and that the in.
telIect improved would result in a
whole train of blessings, and he
helped us to realize that the place to
begin to improve is at home and the
time to begin is now. The Alliance,
he said, is an organized effort of
farmers to better themselves, not less
morally, socially and Intellectually
than fnancially-an organized effort
at progress all along the line, and not
an ignorant, unreasonable fight
against merchants and railroads. A
rich vein of humor ran through the
whole speech, to which the audience
listened with close attention to the
end. We were all pleased and profit
ed, too, by this brothers excellent
address. Let Alkancemen and all
other farmers turn out to hear him
he will do them good. He is the
right mar in the right place. His
practical, sensible speeches are just
what our people need, and will do
more good than a thousand finished
orations. Fraternally,
BETTER ROADS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-12
The Notorious Whisky Ring--A Cotton
Bagging Combination.
Great Conspiracy to DefTaud TIE Gov
ernnaent Of Internal Revenue TAG
Tile Cotton Bag Corner
and It's Effect.
NUMBER v.

/ shall devote a single paper to
these two combinations, which were
deemed proper subjects OF iAvestlgs.
lion by the House committee, and
whose operations may present some
facts of interest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-22
pKnsoNAL.


Hon. J. c. MoEeland. Of Portland, spent
yesterday in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Gfafnhs left Seattle
yesterday for Victoria. b. &, On short
bridal trip.
Mr.. William u. Ripley. q Vermont cap
isalist, and Mr. & ID. Page, OF San Fran
cisco. are al the eeazrave
Mr. w. A. sealon. and son, Elmer Sea-
ton, Of Ontario. Idaho. are visiting the
fosmer's bFother.in-law, Mr.. d. W. Cross.
In North Seattle.
Attorney General w. G. Jones. and Mr..
John Carrere, Of Spokane Falls. arrived In
the city yesterday and we're entertained At
the Rainier Elssh
Dir. III. G. croasdaiIe. Of Victoria, B. c.,
arrived In the city yesterday 20 spend a
day or two. SIR. croasdaile has large busi-
ness interests At Ship Harbor.
Mr.. 4. II. Hackett. travelling passenger
and freight agent tor the Chicago. Barling.
ten a Quincy. with headquarters ut Peri
land. Ii In the city on business connected
with hts road.
Mr.. 4. w. Christopher and son.in-law, j..
NJ L. Harvey, OF Portland. who have been
in the city for several days past. have re-
turned home. Both Mr.. Christopher and
Mr.. Harvey will return 10 Washington and
locate either here or at FaErhayen.
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HaszaseeAaFs and fsrmasasMr2 Keaehfus
After tEe Pmb1se Bunnafx-

HunaeseeAsFs ard Ermhlserx Reaching
After the Pmbfie nomain-
Yesterday proved anokhsr kasv ssav At
The faEsi Office FIfseea Homestead entries
Nefs made. and there i vsry pereepsgss
increase Ia al original Business. The oasee
Was tfsronged yesterday with neMIy arrived
eEAaxTafsts seeking loesslons Tor homes IN
thsa section.
kdmnnd Esee. of Tacoma. yesterday 6lsd
~ appeais against the aeessagn Of fgae land
sftAss IL refusing 20 permit hSns 20 soeate
scrip. On tie grounds thai bis Applications
were upon sections wlshlu The risy linaIfs.
The Eisnber land ease - the Ensfea states
~. Alsas - 81, whseh hegan August =, d
drawing - close ana asli prohahIy he
finished next seek.
letter waa received 81 the land efIlne
yesterday from nan IN one 81 The Eazt-
eFis afatss lssqassing What 81 acre d land
II sfstfse o. kaiensb burg would cost. q he
bad 81 idea 81 cosssing 0us here he
pfessahIe snswer wiil - that he an gel 81
acre a lard il fisss city 81 ne suoaest rate
~ si.ao0 per Erunt f8oa --sa eome localities.