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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
A Washingtonian Acquires the
Scaffold on Which John Brown
Was Executed.

"A WashlnStonIan acquires the
Scaffold on Which John Brown
Was Executed.
CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, Aug. H.
John NJ. Coyle & Co. have sold to James
B. Colt, of Washington, D. c., the lum-
ber of the scaffold on which the noto-
rious John Brown was hanged on Fri
day, Dec. 2, 1859. After the execution
the county sold the lumber of the scaf-
fold to David Fl. COckreil, carpenter,
who built porch of it on the property
of a Mr.. Sheets in 1860. The porch
stood until two years ago, when
the property was bought by John M.
Coyle, who organized a company and
began to negotiate with admirers of
John Brown for the sale of the scaffold
lumber. The lumber is accompanied
by the affidavits of all the parties
through whose hands it passed since
1859. Joseph Cockrell, son of David
Cockrell, has framed it for Mr.. Colt into
a Scaffold of the same size, shape and
form of the original scaffold. The lum-
Der has been kept under lock, and
guarded as a great treasure. since 1887.
Mr.. Colt shipped it Saturday last to
Washington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
Dec 9rated by His Sovereign

New YORK, Aug. 12.-Chevalier Louis
Contencin, president of the Italian
chamber of commerce, to-day received
from King Humbert of Italy the cross Of
the Italian Legion of Honor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
Rig RIaze at Stockholm.
BOUGHT AN OLD GALLONS.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12.-Fire at Baske-
molle to-day consumed forty-six houses.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
PLAYING A WAITING GAME.
Huns Are Quiet Now, but Are Ex-
pected to Make Trouble.

GREENsBURG, Pa, Aug. 12-No dem
onstration was attempted by the Huns
at Hecla to-day. However, their move
ments this afternoon were regarded
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
TIE FARMER,
The Backbone Of the Country +!

It i . conceded fact in the minds of every bust
0ese man that the commercial status Of every COM
mun1ty Is greatly dependent on the farmers of our
country Ia fact, SO much so that should i'll fortune
visit the deads OF our never ceasing ~toilere, then the
merchants Of our city would be forced to retreat.
Therefore. let ne as business men aid and shield the
sfhe farmers whom consider the backbone of
very community, from every impediment that lie
likely 20 retard their progress.
Mr.. 1. G. Bagwel, having removed his stock of
Baskets, Cofins, Burial Robes and everything In
he Undertaking. line, to the corner of East Martin
4Hd South Blount SITS, is fully prepared to accom-
modate everybody, both in the city and elsewhere,
with the necessary equipments to give entire salts
faction. The most careful attention given to all
orders at day or night.
We heartily Mr.. Bagwell as a young
nan Of cntiring energy, and should you need any
thing in the Undertaker's line, visit HE place Of
and full satisfaction will be extended in a most
sentlemanlv manner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

NOTICE.

In addition to contract made by Capt.
Darden for 10000 yards of bagging, /
have just closed a contract with the j.
Turner, Morehead q Co. Mills for all the
cotton bagging they can make to Deem
Der lsf, at III cents per running yard.
4 0B. per cent. of for cash. 1t is
A inches wide, weighs y ounces per
yard. VIII be shipped to Business Agents
as fast as it can be manufactured, say
from $4,000 to $4,000 yards per month.
VIII be shipped with cash draft bill of
lading attached. Orders will be filed in
regular order as received. Business
Agents who have not done SO, will place
their orders at once for bagging.
w. FL. WORTH, State Business Agent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
O HI FARM A


WAYNE Co., N. c., Oct. 2, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:--In your issue OF the
I'd Oct, of last year, there is an article
amanating from nay pen under the
above caption in which | endeavored
tosshow why the farm don't pay, and
with your permission | will "strain a
few points" more on this ever mex
haustible. subject, promising to- De
brief as possible, and to make my re-
marks interesting ITO your many
readers.
But / am again depressing, for
which I ask your indulgence. One
thing the matter with the farmers is,
they do not economic enough, and IN
making their purchases during the
year a great many buy too many
auxuries instead"Of the actual neccsse-
dies. of life, and consequently do not
make enough to pay the merchants
who ."run " them, and whoyaas a gen,
eral thing, sizes the piles according
ly. / noticed recently in a little town
this Inscription over the door OF, q
merchant, not City miles from Raj
eigh, in large letters, "Secure me, or
no.credit here" and while | do not
blame him, | regard this as insignlh7
cant, and such is the OF the
farms not p~Gyagsu5he farmer, but they
do ,pay-most ofsthe. observation-disclosures
who are "~secure" anyway.
Again, whenEou-go to'town there
is one of Harry Tracy's "Col> on the,
corner looking fer you who spots !
you Immediately as his victim, and
soon has you 4scornered" and your
money, too, andthat Is, another reason
why the farm don't pay. Now, my
dear sir, is notsthfs true to theiletter :?
Now, while / am not a member of
the Alliance, not being a farmer, it
has my best wishes, for | regard it as.
grand experimental selfgovern-
ment" and,an emelument, worthy the
greatest success, and one of the grand
est objects it has achieved is the up
setting of the jWte bagging trust,
which is blessingrin disguise to the.
farmer. Another way to break up:
trusts is to stop being trusted for,
anything and pay as you go; never
buy that which you cal get along
without, and do not spend money for
anything before you get t, for in
ecOnomizing is the only way to make
the farm pay.
sis work degrading? No, take hold.
Be not, by vulgar pride, controlled;
BE not afraid of honest toll,
For labor bears away the spoil.
Toll on, toll on with honest strife,
And y ~ can make the bes of life"
Long live the Alliance and the
noble, energetic PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
WALTER"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
THE FARMER AS A POLITICIAN

\ Independence of party politics is
growing among farmers in many Sec
tons of the country. This sentiment
is more apparent and effective in non
presidential years, but in the national
presidential election the farmers are
still too much inclined to vote the
straight ticket of their special party
regardless of the position some OF the
candidates for local or State offices
may hold toward the farming inter
est. Indeed, the so-called political
workers have been wont to assure
themselves that the farmers vote is
something that they can depend upon,
because, as they say, it does not
change.
The farmer should be not only an
independent voter, but an aggressive
politician himself. We use the word
i'm its best sense. The farmer is too
much inclined to let the nominating
caucuses and convention go by de-
fault. The nature of their occupation
is such that many farmers do not care
30 attend even the local caucuses, be-
cause, as they say, the program is cut
and dried beforehand by the ring in
the village, county Oh city, as the case
may be. This is all too true, and &C
counts in a great measure for the ma.
jority of professional men found in
Office, and also for the comparatively
small number of farmer candidates.
TLo 49, - kor.n -b1~g ooaA Snl:Iu.1
farmer should come squarely to the
front in political matters and make
his influence felt. This is to be done
not by staying at home until election
day and then grumbling at the nomi-
nations, or perhaps scratching the
ticket, but by first attending the
caueuses at which delegates to the
nominating conventions are appointed.
The practical beginning for the
farmer in politics is therefore at home.
THERE'S mach spread-eagle talk as to
the farmers power and what he can
and should accomplish, bat we are
too apt to be blinded by these glitter
ing g~eneralities to the neglect of our
duty at home as earnest public spirit
ed citizens.
A farmers party is not wanted.
No class of workers should constitute
a political party in the United States.
We are not q nation of classes. but
our political parties are composed of
all classes. But farmers do need to
organize SO as to agitate effectively.
The Grange and the Farmers Ali
ance have already proven vast engines
for good in this respect But after
all these aids have been invoked, the
matter comes directly home to the in
dividual responsibility of each farmer,
himself to act in cooperation with
farming so far as possible to secure
the nomination and election of men
who will not only be true to the in.
terest of agriculture, but who will
represent the whols people.
10 do this the farmer must there
lore be an active, working, genuine
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

politician. The trouble with our pol
itics is that men with selfish purposes
have in many cases been allowed to
dominate. This has been earned TO
such an extent that among certain
good people there is a growing I'M
preston that TO "go into politics" is
to do something disgraceful. This is
a wholly wrong idea. 1t is the duty
of the citizen to be a politician to the
extent that is necessaryto secure good
government.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
NOTICE.

The next meeting of Alliance Peanut
Union will be held at Waverly, Sussex
Co., Va, on Thursday, the 18th day of
October, 1889. The Sub-Alliances of
Virginia and North Carolina growing
peanuts, will send one delegate each. The
delegates attending the meeting will
bring the annual dues OF his Alliance, rs
cents, for each member growing peanuts.
Reduced rates on the railroads and at
hotels, have been secured.
r. T. BARNES, Pres't.
r. s. BoYKIN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

Timely notice will be given Of other
appointments, as all the Sub-Alliances in
the county are to be visited. All farmers
and laborers and the general public are
cordially invited to attend these meetings,
and bring your wives and daughters.
The brethren will please secure house
room to be used in the event of bad
weather, as the appointments are to be
filled regardless of the weather.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

All tested new and standard varieties.
Choice clean stocks and healthy, we'll
developed grains. Write for new Fall
Circular, giving full descriptions and
prices.
T. W. WooD & SoNs, Seedsmen,
selO2t Richmond, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
BUFFALO, N. Y, FAIR.

The Richmond and Danville Railroad
will sell, during the month of September,
round-trip summer excursion tickets to
Niagara Falls, N. Y, good to return n
Oct 3lst, at the following rates:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

By order of the Executive Committee
Of Wake county Alliance, in conformity
to a resolution passed in the County ALI
ance, August 23d, 1889, D. P. Meacham
will lecture at the following Sub-Alli-
ances on the principles and purposes of
the Alliance, the condition and depression
of the producing classes, and remedy, on
the DAYS as folloWE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

NOTICE.

The Executive Committee will meet on
October 10Th at the Secretary's Office IN
Raleigh. F~raternally.
S. B. ALEXANDER,
Chm. Elk. Com.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
TO THE FARMERS OF THE
NINTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.

Thomas B. Long, State Lecturer, Farm
ers' Alliance of North Carolina, Will
address the farmers of the Ninth Con-
gressional District at the following times
and places, on the beauties and purposes
of the Farmers Alliance of the State
and Nation General Robert b. Vance,
Lecturer for this District, viii be present
at all of these appointments that he,can
possibly attend: 49,
Calhoun, ~Transylvania Co., Tuesday, Oct.
Is.
Fletcher's Henderson Co, Wednesd ~, Oct.
&6.
Alexander, Buncombe Co., Friday, Dot. Is.
Blue Ridge, Henderson Co., TUesdayJ%Oct
p.
Columbus, Polk Co., Wednesday, Oct. %.
Twitty, Rutherford CO., Thursday, bot. "a.
Vance Academy, rutherford Co., Fmiday,
Oct. Is.
valley River Cherokee Co. Wednesday
R~obDinsv1lle, Graham county, Thursday,
Get. 81,
Nantahala church, Macon county, Saturday,
New. 2.
Franklin, Macon county, Monday, Nov. A..
Savannah, Jackson county, Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Mars Hill, Madison county, Thursday, Nov.
Bull Greek .;haurch, Madison county, Fri
Antioch church. Madison county, Saturday,
'NeT. g.. ~,-s = .g
&. B. Hunter, Assistant State Lecturer,
will speak at the following times and
places:
GAINESVILLE, Martin county, Tuesday, Oct. Is.
Williamson, Martin county, Wednesday,
Oct E6.
All officers and members of the ALI
anoe are most respectfully requested to
give publicity to these appointments and
be present to take part in the speaking if
they desire to do SO.
October LIST, 1889.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

will sell 1874 acres of land lying twelve
miles south of Raleigh Good dwelling, six
rooms: all other houses needful, IS acres IN a
state of cultivation. Said land is adapted to
corn, cotton and tobacco; soil red and sandy.
For urther particulars, calR and see or ad-
dress, RUFUS n. SM1TH,
se31m GulIy's Mill, Wake Co., NC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
From 100 to 800 Acres
Fine Tobacco Land FOR Sale in Lots 10 Suit

Alsc from two to six horse farm ot oood -
Apply to A p DEaNS
oe42 Wilson, NJ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
NOTICE TO COUNTY BUSINESS
AGENTS..

County Alliances who wish to buy
their shoes and boots through the Farm
ers, Alliance, will write to s. j. Perry.
charlotte, N. c., and arrange dates when
ne vii meet your Alliance and exhibit
shoes and take your orders.
w. H. WORTH, s. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

Parties desiring to attend the Great
international Fair at Buffalo, N. Y, can
avail themselves of these rates.
W. A. TURK,,D P. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
HEALTH rs WEALTH!

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Prostitution caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco,
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decay and death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness,
Loss of power in either sex, Involuntary Losses and
SpermattorrhGa caused by over-exertion of the
brain, sef-abuse or oVer-indulgence. Each box
contains one months treatment. 81 a box, or six
boxes for s., sent by mail prepaid on receipt Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
LippincOtts Monthly MAGAZINE,

A Popular Journal Of General Literature.
The April number now READY, contains The
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Ideas; Whittier's snowbound; A Correction; A
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
SPECKLED CATFISH AND CARP.

Persons wishing either SpeckleG Catfish or
German Carp for stocking ponds, can get them
from W. r. FRALEY, Salisbury, N. G. Write
for terms, &c. jy30
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

To cure any case. With each order received by Us
for six boxes, accompanied with s., we will send
the purchaser our written guarantee to refund the
Guarantees issued only by James McKimmon &
Co., Druggists, Sole Agents, 133 Fayetteville St,
Raleigh. =. c. ma11Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
NOTICE.

Having qualified as Executor under the
last will and testament OF Upchurch Smith,
deceased, before the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Wake county, hereby give notice
to all persons indebted to said estate to make
payment to me at my residence in Marks
creek township, Wake county, and those to
the estate is indie ted to present their
claims on or before the 18th Of September,
1889, or this will be plead in bar OF their re-
eOvery. JNo.W w. SMITH, Executor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

Mr.. Larrick is the County Business
Agent. au2Otf
Send 10 cent silver and stamped ad-
dressed envelope for recipe for preserving
fruit and vegetables without cooking or
scalding.. No. sugar require. Address,
Mss S e. MOODY,
au27 Attention, Robson Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
Lumber Wanted!

If any Alliance brother desires to sell
Pine Lumber by the carload, they would
do well to address
LARRTCK &LARICK,
Middletown, Va.
Evening journal., 1889-12-10

P. 7. BARNUM has been extensively
quoted by the 'protectionist' journals as
in favor Of high protective tariff. Such
journals as those would quote ring
tailed monkey II they could teach him to
repeat some Of the stock Republican
campaign literature Barnum's opinion
as to whether the duty on steel rails
should be 81 or $11 per ton and whether
the tariff Of 1867 should be replaced on WOO
is just about as valuable as the opinion
of ring tailed monkey. He is the same
Barnum who declared that his property
in Bridgeport, Conn, would be for sale
at 90 per cent di count II Mr.. Cleveland
should be elected President. Mr.. Cleve-
land was elected President and Barnum
refused to sell his property even at very
liberal advance That little incident will
serve to show the value Of Mr.. Barnum's
opinions on political economy. II is
lamentable fact thai he and many other
men who talk most glibly about
free trade, protection and the tariff duties
have never even seen tariff schedule,
i is news to them that this wonderful
t,rif scheme protects the American
workingman against the importation Of
acorns and the yolks Of eggs, against
puff boxes and pumpkins. Such men
cannot have any conception Of whether
the tariff should average Az or 10 per
cent. They have no conception what
ever concerning what rate Of per cents
ara legalized robbery and what rates are
legtimately piotec i've and intended to
raise the revenue. Barnum Is a good
Snowman, but he Is not political econo-
mist and statesman. His opinions are
"humbug" opinions.
Evening journal., 1889-12-10
10 suPpREss rHE EAoTs.

THEY SUPPRESS THE FACTS.
The Republican managers profess to
imagine that the laws require the tax
collectors to pursue the nimble negroes
through the dark alleys and into their
favorite lairs Of filth and squalor to
compel them to pay their poll.taxes.
Such is not even a liberal interpreta
tion Of the law. The poll-tax laws were
made to protect the ballot against ignor
ance, neglect and venality The state
prefers not to have the vote Of man
whose vote is influenced by any other
than patriotic motives
In this state the Republican party has
a following which is notoriously igno-
rant, neglectful and yena.. The poll. tax
laws are made to prevent those classes
from voting The state does not want
their money, when by taking IL they
are equipped with the same rights and
privileges as man Of property, intelli-
gence and patriotism.
The small poll-ssx imposed in this state
Is test Of competency to vote. Every
man who has any one Of the qualities
which constitute good citizen may pay
his poll-tax and vote. If he has nor Of
those qualities the state does not wish
him to vote.
The law does not require the tax col.
lectors to take money from a political
campaign club The collectors are per-
fectly right in obeying the law.
The Interpretation Of the law to suit
the ends Of the Republican Campaign
Committee is not in the interest Of the
state, is illegal, is subversiye Of good
government, is opposed to the theory Of
republican form Of government, is a
crime against suffrage and is
a perversion Of the right Of
the ballot. The theory Of the law is
that man who is intelligent and honest
win pay his own tax and deposit his own
vote If he will not do that he stamps
himself as an unworthy and dangerous
citizen. The law contemplates that a
man who is too careless and too yenal to
pay his taxes is by his own confession too
dishonest and too dangerous to enjoy the
right Of suffrage.
BY the purchase and herding Of that
class Of voters the Republican managers
constitute themselves into a dangerous
and destructive class Of conspirators
against law and order aud against the
freedom and purity Of the ballot. No sort
Of sophistry about constitutional guar
antees, inherent rights and general sen
timental buncombe win make an ignor-
ant and venal citizen worthy. honest
and competent voter.
It is only by suppression Of the facts
that the Republicans can gain any stand
ing before the public or in court for their
ignorant and venal clients Hence, the
Republican managers suppress the facts.
Hence they attempt to pervert the law
and to instruct the collectors in their
duties.
Evening journal., 1889-12-10
WANAMAKER's.
PurLADrIpulA, Tuesday, Dec. 10. 1859


PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday. Dec. 10. 1889.
Belinda Is but seventeen
And yet she knows that If she faunts
Her painted fan and steals glance
At me behind is gorgeous screen,
She sets my pulses all a-dance.
Mary f Wardwell in December Century.
This high literary authority
emphasizes what we said a few
days since concerning Fans.
Flirting behind a Sass fan, or
coquetting with a rs cent one.
We provide either extreme ard
every point in the intermediate
state.
Northwest Of centre.
P, S. to our remarks yester-
day concerning Children's
Books. You recall the list2
1t started with Bulge, 10 cents,
and ended with Santa Claus
Picture Gallery, 40 cents.
They are all bound in brilliant
board covers, and illustrated
in black and white. average
I8HxIo inches. A healthy and
entertaining lot of books.
Holiday number of Book
News now on the counters.
Long looked for come at
last. How Book News has
grown. The student, the
librarian, the ordinary or casual
reader will be pro6ted equally
by its perusal. 1t is the first
periodical of its sort in the
land giving large knowledge
in handy form which no ordi-
narily informed person can do
without. The large subscrip-
tion list grows constantly, as do
sales at the counter. This
number is the finest ever
issued. Nearly every title in
the Reviews, Book Lists, or
advertisements for sale here at
fal'' prices. 5 cents a copy,
so cents a year.
Thirteenth street side.
JOHN WANAMAKER.