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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
A VOICE FROM DAKOTA.

Gradually but surely the fata' coils
of monopoly are enfolding the indus
tries of the country in their death
grip. A Dakota farmer in the Coun-
try Gentleman, says:
"Much dissatisfaction exists just
now with the way buyers are grading
down the wheat. That which in the
early fall stood No. l hard, now
grades No. l; No. l only No. 2 and
3, and so on down.
Our wheat markets are not con
Quoted as at the East. Instead of
driving on to a market square the
farmer goes direct to IN elevator the
prices are the some at each elevator,
the only difference being that the
teller may get a grade better at one
than the other-a grade means five
cents on the bushel-but even this
seldom occurs. Farmers also claim
that there is little use procuring cars
shipping their own wheat, for they are
check-mated before their wheat is put
on the market at Minneapolis or
Duluth, in this way. When a car has
been loaded and shipped, it Is an easy
matter to find out to whom the a
has been consigned; a letter goes for
ward to the party stating that "a a
load has been shipped by a kicker
look out for it." The consequence is
that nine times out of ten the farmer
is the loser.
One farmer in my neighborhood
shipped a carload after the grades
began to lower; when his returns
came back he was minus 1925 from
what he was offered on the local mar
ket. OF course q transaction like the
above frightens other farmers from
trying the same thing, hence they are
to a great extent at the mercy Of the
elevator men. It has been demon
strated in years past that the facts
above stated have occurred at both
Minneapolis and Duluth, but an in
stitution is at work that will remedy
these wrongs, to-wit, the Farmers
Alliance. This is building elevators,
putting in its own buyers and having
it's own sellers on the different mar
kets, so that it is only a question of
time when the farmers of the Red
River Valley will let the monopolist
elevators severely alone.
Times are hard and money scarce,
but farmers who have lost nearly their
whole crop and cannot pay their cur
rent liabilities r being carried over
by their creditors; the banks are also
extending time IN moneys due them;
there are fewer chattel mortgage sales
this fall, so far, than in any fall for
years past-in fact, there is little use
in selling a man out, for very few
have the cash to buy, SO that both
creditor and debtor would lose in the
transaction.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
THE FARMER,
The Backbone Of The Country

1t IL a conceded fact in the minds Of every O um
ness man that the commercial status OF every oTy
country in fact. SO much so that shonld III : . y tbS
visit the fields of our never ceasing toner, retreat.
merchants of our city would be fo q ed Shield the
the farmers" whom 1 consider the a, naGAD that il
every community, from every impeachment I"
likely to retard their progress his stock of
casLets Sof Bag"T R5iriai Robes and everything n
the s1US ndertaRing line, to the corner Of Fast st a MsG1In
and South BIou9t s So;b is # fully tRs e PTsP and elsewhere Is "
witb III e pecsssssry equipments to give entire saul
faction Sne The most careful attention given 10 q"
orders at day or night. ouvou g q Young
~ rg 1ntirino energy, and should you neea any
thine = n I the 66ndertaker's line, visit nj Rio RIafsst s ;,
business. corner Of E. Martin and South G N most
and fni satisfaction will be extendeu
g~entlemanlY manner. |
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
THE JURISDICTION OF MAGIS-
TRATES.

Col. L. L. PoLK.-Dedr &r:-There
has been much said and written 'that
the jurisdiction of magistrates should
be enlarged" and that the present
Legislature ought to pass a law ex-
tending the same. / wish to offer a
few suggestions as food for thought.
First. If their jurisdiction is to be
enlarged, we ought to have a law re-
curing a Qualification for magistrates;
that they shall inform themselves as
to the duties of the Office and their
Jurisdiction; and for this purpose l
suggest County Institutes for magis-
trates, and that all who propose to
act as such be required to attend
these Institutes. And then the re-
quirement of our present law is an
impediment to the execution of the
same before a magistrate. What can
a magistrate do unless ONE one will
make complaint and swear out a war
rant, (the complainant making himself,
as it were, a common gnforn1er, which
is so detestable in the eyes of his
neighbors( before a magistrate can
issue a warrant. 1t is more than the
people are going to do as a public duty.
Unless some one feels himself person
ally aggrieved not many are going to
do it, and the law becomes a dead letter
as to the execution by a magistrate.
Take, for instance, the present law in
regard to carrying concealed weapons
and selling spirituous liquors without
license, both of which are now under
the jurisdiction of a magistrate, and
how are they executed =? Scarcely at
all, unless some one is just caught up
in the act, or some one gets mad and
wants revenge out of the offender
virtually a farce as far as the execu-
ton of the law is. concerned, by a
magistrate. The offender goes free
until, if ever, some grand jury gets
hold of the case. My experience has
been that all criminal cases of any
magnitude where a magistrates has
Jurisdiction is calculated to weaken
the force and true intent of the law
and the demands of justice and public
good; and | might say a bid for a
compromise of the same, generally by
a judgment for a penny and the costs,
and the school fund goes free. Now,
what do we need, is the question to
be considered? If we need anything
it is a better qualification for magis-
trates, with better fees for services.
The present law amended, to allow
magistrates to issue warrants on
information after making careful
investigation as to the probable
cost and merits of the case, and
on failure to make out a case against
the defendant, the magistrate nor off,
Ger to receive any costs in the case,
and all cases in which a judgment is
given for a penny and the cost, the costs
shall be no more than the penny. We
have so many such judgments by
magistrates, which is lowering the
dignity of the law and the Office of
magistrate, [ have carefully con-
sidered this question of extending the
jurisdiction of magistrates, and believe
any action taken by the Legislature
to be well considered before
placing greater power in the hands,
too often, of unqualified and incompe-
tent authority. We have no assur-
ance how long the Legislature may
have the power to elect the magis-
trates. Things may change.
MAGISTRATE"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

in professional or political life. There
is no need for industrial education so
long as the industries are surrounded
by conditions that make them unde-
sirable. Make the industries respect
able and they will attract followers
and flourish. Self-reliance will return
to the people and prosperity to the
State.
1t is a great mistake for the Legis-
lature to undertake to do too much.
1t is better to let the people do some
thing for themselves. It would be
a dunder to create a
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
We need railroads. If private en-
terprise will build them we should not
obstruct or hamper them by placing
in their way three gentlemen who
would necessarily know a great deal
less about railroads than the men who
own and manage them. The Com
mission appointed under the United
States authority will do all that ought
to be done. A word to the wise is
enough. SUBSCRIBER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

is worked by the owner with b;roa
labor and the only one which sboU.
Improvement, he having frst.cIa..
facilities, being the owner Of a stroos
a line. Anof these farms lie w;tb;"
two and one half miles of the o~o~
ing city of Charlotte. Who viii .a-
that the one III of the decline y
agriculture "in sight" is not absoo
teeism2 FAp,~""
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
The BEST COTTON SEED 70 PLANT

L have for four years been planting a cotton
known as Peterkin, that makes more seed cotton IA
the acre than any / know, and it yields from 80 to
42 pounds of lint cotton from 100 pounds of seed
cotton, and it has improved in this respect with
each year. l have some of these seed for sale. and
l would advise all cotton farmers to buy and plant
some of these seed, and to all who think of doing
SO, would respectfully refer to the following gen
tlemen, to whom 1 sold some seed last year:
Mr.. Ransom Hinton, Raleigh, N. G.
Mr.. W. G. Allen,
Messrs. Latta & Wyatt,
Wyatt & Taylor
My Prices Sacked:
one 1usneI... -...-............$1O
W OAoAOA .. S.OU
Five bushels or over .............. 100 per bushel
To any Farmers Alliance or Farmers Club
wanting so or more bushels, 1 will make a liberil
deduction. E. P. WILLIAMSON,
Ja152m Raleigh, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
OOLLCOTT& SON
IL q. Martin st.

1000 yards Tobacco Plant Bed Cy.A
THIS cloth is very scarce and it
would be well to secure
your supply at
once.
lO,OOO yards Spring Calico for s cents n.r
yard.
1000 pairs Ladies' Black Hose, 8 cont.
per pair.
Our Stock OF Boots and Shoes, Clothing
Hats, Dry Goods, and Ladies Dress
Goods is the most complete in
the city.
All Goods are marked in plain figures and
sold only at one price.
WooLLCoTT & Son,
IA E. Martin st.
Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
FL. I'll
PRACTICAL jEWEiEs { s!iVEssN!7H,
IT NC.

Keeps on hand all articles found in a
frst-class Jewelry Store. Society Seals
and Emblems always on hand or made to
order at shortest notice.
Special: Alliance Seals, delivered any
where at Alliance prices. no6f
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19
Book FOR Subordinate Secretaries q
Alliances

A great convenience. Printed page 9eS S1arsa
VIII hold 1872 names. Each month and maa IdiV%
separate. a column to enter date OF payI tn
dues. The attendance can be KEPT h00"''
one. Price Is cts. Address, ,u,orce
Nv. REID. Sec'y s. C. State AiIlanSe'c
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

Senator Wolcott will be the young.
est man in the next u. s. Senate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

Hens must not eat frozen vegetables.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

Manufactured from the bones, and Petrihe4
faces Of Antediluvian Animals. Best and cheaPo9
Fertilizer yet discovered. Effects on Cotton anG
Corn, astonishing. Keeps Insects and Worms on
Of the soil. Send for descriptive circular, win e. -
tidcates from many Of the best farmers In u
country. RENCH BROS,
de16ff Rocky Point, NC.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
THE CUTTER vALKYRIE.
She Easily Wins a Race Against th Irex-A Brilliant Display of Ltgh Weather Speed.

She Easily Wins a Race Against she
 Irex-A Brilliant Display of Light
 Weather Speed.
 LONDON, May 23.-The cutter Valkyris to-day competed in race against the Irex and Yarana. The proposed course was from Gravesend around the Mouse Lightship and back. Owing to the absence of wind, how ever, they only went to the Nore and back The finish was @ drifting match. The Val kyrie won easily. To day's race proved au infinitely better test of the Valkyrie than Wednesdays race, which was virtually over the same course. The Valkyrie made an ex- cellent start in a light east wind The Yarana was close at hand for some time, but in short tacking on the Kent shore the Val kyrie met the Yarana on the starboard tack, and the latter took the tidewAy, giving the Valkyrie an advantage which she increased to the More and maintained during the run home, until calmed at the top of Seareach. Finally light south west breeze took the leader to the finish. The Irex abandoned the race at the More.
 The Valkyrie's performance was greeted with hearty cheers by the spectators on the committee boat, who expressed great confi- dence in her future
 The Times calls the valkyrie's perform- ance brilliant performance of light weather speed. ''It was no mean performance to peat tno I LaIhAa py upWarOS or 1Our minutes and the Irex by fifteen minutes in dead beat in a light breeze to the More. So long as the breezes evenly served out the Valkyrie was always able to keep the Yarana tight pinned under the lee, and she was by far the fastest boat with sheets off. Toward the end the Valkyrie was favored to some extent by luck"
 Time to the More: valkyrie, hours 10 minutes 20 seconds; Yarana, 9 hours 15 min seconds; Irex, 3 hours 25 minutes, IS sec- onds. Time at finish: Valkyrie, 5 hours 6 minutes Ss seconds; Ysrana, hours 31 minutes 62 seconds.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
PARNELL CoNGRATgLATED.

Irish Municipal Bodies Present NIT.
 Parnell with an Address-Hfs Reply.
 LONDON, May 23.-A deputation from va rious Irish municipal bodies today pre- sented to Mir. Parnen an address oongratulst- ing him upon his success in disproving be- fore the commission the many ealumnies that had been heaped upon him.
 MT. Parnell replied that he was sure the Irish municipal authorities would continue to use their privileges, not for the purpose of the disintegration of the empire, nor for up- setting the authority of the Queen, but for obtaining the realization of their legitimate aspirations. He had never doubted that the falsity of the forged letters would ultimately be shown. He would rather have gone to his grave with the stigma of the letters upon him than have submitted his country to the humiliating ordeal which it was proposed to place upon it as an accompaniment of the inquiry into the authenticity of the letters. Right had been transgressed under the pre- text of an inquiry into crime.
 A political issue had been laid before men not competent to give fair decision. He had never contemplated the failure of par liamentary action. If convinced of its fu- tility he and his colleagues would not remain in the House of Commons twenty-four hours. He believed in the near realization of their hopes.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
DISTRICT STEWARDS.

Discussion ef Methodist Interests.
 The district stewards of the New Haven district held their annual meeting in the First Methodist Episcopal church at Meriden We'd nssday. Presiding Elder Besch's report showed the continued prosperity of the church. On motion it was voted that the presiding elders salary be the same as last year. A committee of five, consisting of E. D. Hill of New Haven, l.. M. Leach of Dur- ham, c. A. Baldwin of New Haven, w. H. Newell of Hartford and L. R. Bailey of New Britain, were appointed to apportion the sal- ary to the various churches. The matter of the bishops salary was introduced by Judge Cowell of Waterbury. The discussion was continued by other members, and was sub- sequently left with the presiding elder to spportion to the churches the amount to be two-ffths of the presiding elders salary.
 The preachers present were invited to take part in the discussion. At 12:30 the meeting adjourned for dinner. On reassembling prayer WAS offered by Rev. Mr. Latbury. Resolutions of thanks to the ladies for their munifcent collation. was passed unanimously by rising vote. Brooklyn was invited to read the paper which was read at the session of the New York East Conference, entitled, ''From the Pulpit to the Poorhouse." E. c. Hill moved that $1 200 be raised for the Pastoral and Church Aid society,"" D. Curtis moved to amend making it s2,0OO. After remarks from Messrs. Curtis, Cowell, Lounsbury, Hill and Rev. A. 0. Eggleston, the motion was carried unanimously. This fund is raised to aid the smaller churches in paying the salaries of their pastors.
 The appointment committee reported through their chairman. B. 0. Hill; report accepted aud adopted.
 Resolutions of respect for the late members of the association, John Lee of South Britain and Mark H. Perkins of Bristol, were unani- mously adopted. Thanks to Mir. Hamilton for his address were passed, and to Presiding Elder Beach for his earnest jealous and eR- cient lsbors
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
wAsHInGTON NOTES.

The Completion of Two of the Most
 Powerful Guns Yes Turned Gut for
 the United States Navy-NavaI
 Orders-The Boston to Go Co Hayti.
 WASHINGTON, May 23.-Commissioner of Pensions Tanner while aiighting from a car- riage in front of the Pension office. this morning, slipped and fell, badly injuring himself. Having lost both his legs he i3 almost helpless when he loses his balance. It is not thought his injuries will prove serious.
 The Ordnance Bureau of the Navy depart ment has completed two of the ten inch steel breech loading rifes for the monitor Misntonomah. These are the largest and most powerfully built guns yet turned out for the navy. One of them is at Annapolis awaiting trial. The other has been fully favorsbly with the best products of renown- ed European ordnance works. The muzzle velocity attained was 2,000 feet per second. The range is estimated at ten miles. Soon after the contracts are awarded for the con- struction of the new 2,500 ton gunboats, pre- psrations will begin ct the Washington old nance yard for the manufacture of their peculiar ordnance which is to be made up entirely of rapid fire guns of extraordinary calibres as compared with guns of this type now in use in our naval vessels. The largest guns of this kind will be six inches in calibre but owing to the simplicity and compact ness of their mechanicism and construction they will not materially excel in weight the six inch rifles of the kind now in use al though they are fully equal to them in range and accuracy and are vastly superior in offensive power by reason of their rapidity of fire.
 The navy department has completed and will soon issue advertisements calling for proposais for ef,o oonstraotion os three new cruisers slightly larger than the Yorktown and of 2, 900 tons burden. The limit of cost fixed in the appropriation act is $750, ,000 for each vessel. As they will be longer than the Yorktown it is expected they will be more powerful and faster.
 Secretary Windom to day signed the sail ing orders of the revenue steamer Rush di- recting that she sail immediately upon receipt of her instructions to Ounalaska and then to cruise diligently in the Behring Sea for the purpose of warning all persons against entering such waters for the purpose of violating section 1,956 of the revised statute and arresting all persons and siezing all vessels found to be or to have been en- gagged in any violation of the laws of the United States therein" The revenue steamer Bear which is now fitting out at San Fran cisco for an expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, has also been designated to assist in the protection of the Alaskan fisheries and will follow the Rush in 8 short time. Her orders are now being prepared at the treas ury department.
 The Secretary of the Treasury has appoint ed J. W. Knowlton to be custodian of the public building at Bridgeport, Conn.
 The U. s. s. Boston, now at New York, will be ordered to Hayti in a day or two in command of Captain O'Ksne.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
DIOCESAN CONVENTION

or the Episcopal Church as BOstoR-
 Election of Deputies.
 BOSTON, Mass, May 23.-The Episcopal diocesian convention was continued today at Trinity church, Bishop Paddock presid- ing A resolution was adopted that the basis of representation in the house of depu- ties in the general convention should be so far modified that the several dioceses shall be represented in proportion to the number of their clergy, their parishes or their communi- cants, and that the deputies at said convention vote individually or by orders and not by dioceses. Rev. Edward Abbott moved reconsideration of the vote relating to the secretarysh1p, which was stricken out. MT. Abbott objected to print ed ballot sent out by the Massachusetts church union and to the circular accompanying it as being an attempt to uuworthily influence the convention. Rev. Leighton F. Parks also attacked the union as sectarian at tempt to set up @ church within church and objected to it's methods. Oausten Browne and Rev. A. St. John Chambers detended the union and after heated debate MT. Ab- bott's motion was defeated Rev. Cnaries Leroyd was reelected treasurer and Rev. Edmund F. Slater, registrar. The vote for deputies resulted in the choice of the follow ing: Clerical-Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D., Rev. George S. Converse, Rev. Arthur Law- renee and Rev. A. c. A. Hall. Lay Messrs. George 0. Shattuck, Samuel Eliot, Causten Browne and Alexander H. Rice. Provision al deputies -Clsrical-Rev. Edward Abbott, Rev. A. St. John Chambers, Rev. George z. Gray, Rev. T. F. Files; lay-Messrs. Fran. ois J. Parker, Edward H. Bonnet, Edward L. Davis and Robert Treat Paine. The exec- utiye committee reported Trinity church as the place for the next convention and Rev. Charles Arrey, of Ss. Peters, Salem, as the preacher, and Rev. Emelius W. Smith, Fall River, as substitute. Adjourned till to- morrow
Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
THE YACHT CLUBS sarv

A Trip to Branford Point and a Din-
 Rer at Ghe Point House on Decoratfom
 Day.
 The yachting season will be opened by the New Haven Yacht club by sail to Branford and dinner at the Branford Point House. The opening event will take place on Decora- tion day, May 30.
 The fleet will start from the anchorage off the Yacht club house about haf-psst nine o'clock, and after receiving the signal will pass the flagship in review and proceed to Branford harbor.
 It is expected that this first sail of the sea- son will be very enjoyable one and large attendance of fair friends of the club will make the trip in the fleet little flyers if the weather is pleasant.
 The regatta committee are Ed. s. Osborn, chairman; Myron R. Durham, John E. .Kloek, jr., James Gallagher, jr., T. Sherman Foote, secretary.