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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

A bill has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature making
1t penal offense punishable by a
heavy fine for any one TO treat
another TO intoxicating liquor.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

Nebraska is about to submit a
prohibition amendment to the con-
stitution Of the State to d vote OF
The people. Pennsylvania will do
likewise. Something more than
local option law is needed in Ken
iucky
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

The Hon. M. C. Afford, of the
Kentucky Democratic State Central
committee, has issued call upon
Kentucky Democrats tc attend the
tariff reform convention to be held
in Chicago this month.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

No other medicine is so reliable
as Ayers Cherry Pectoral, for the
cure otcoughs, colds, and all de-
rangements Of tbs respiratory or
gans. Itrelieves the asthmatic and
consuptive, even III advanced stag
es of disease.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14
The West Virginia Legislature,

The West Virginia Legislature, il
is said, will soon begin an investi-
CATION of the Hatfield Mccoy trorb
les. There had heen some hop
that the Hatfields and McCoys
would soon begin an investigation
of the West Virginia Legislature
troubles. -Courier-J ournal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

1t is estimated that 100000 per-
sons are starving in one province
Of China.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

my little son, three years OF age,
was terribly afflicted with scrofula.
His head was entirely covered with
sorofulous sores, and his body
showed many marks of tie disease.
A few bottles CT Ayers Sarsapariila
cured him" j. Beckett, Hy-
mera, Ind.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

Congress counted the electoral
vote for President and Vice Prssi-
dent yesterday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1889.

The Senatorial situation in West
Virginia is materially unchanged.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14

H. Duley, editor of the Times
Democrat, has been elected Marshal
Il Flemingsburg.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
THE PENNSYLVANIA GRANGE.

TT seems that the Legislature of
Il of Pennsylvania, passed an Act for
the appointment of a Commission to
prepare a tax bill to be presented to
the next Legislature of that State.
The State Grange is allowed by the
Act to appoint a member of that Com
mission. This is a concession, which
we believe, has eve been made be-
fore to an organization of farmers, in
any State. This departure was doubt
less brought about by the persistent
agitation and intelligent discussien of
this important subject, for years, by
the wide-awake Changers ofthat State.
We have watched with interest and
pleasure, the growth and the progress
siveness of the order in that State,
and the farmers of Pennsylvania, have
perhaps, derived more substantial bene-
fit from organized effort than those of
any other State. They zare welded
to their order and they support it with
q fidelity and zeal that is admirable.
They stand together in all things af-
fecting their interests and they com.
mand the respect of all classes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
TRACYAT'c CHARLOTTE

WYE had the pleasure of hearing
wv this popular Lecturers and gen
uine Alliance man.. in his opening
speech, in Charlotte ON last Thursday.
There were men of all professions and
vo~cations, and a good crowd of the
Alliance members present, and we
think we r safe in saying that every
man in the audience was greatly
pleased. He makesno effort at oratory,
yet he possesses in a remarkable de-
gree, some of the essential elements of
true oratory. He tells no anecdotes
yet his natural wit bubbles over in
voluntarily and keeps the audience in
the best humor and in the most salts
factory mood. He is master of his
subject and carries in his. brain, and
at his tongues end, an array of figures
with which he entrenches himself IN
i~mpregnable and irresistible argu-
ment. He has studied hard and close
ly the great economic questions which
are engaging the leading minds of the
day, and he shows that great reforms
are absolutely essential to the preserva-
ton of our institutions and the per-
petuity of our republic. We advise
everybody to hear him, who can. He
especially desires that the ladies should
honor him with their presence.
A suggestion: Why not all the
members of the Alliance meet him at
his appointment in their respective
counties and take their families and a
basket dinner? Remember that he
speaks to the public at IL q. m. and
gives a private lecture before the AL
lance at ZIP. m. Again: Many good
men, farmers, merchants, lawyers, ply
s~icians, mechanics and others, have
very crude OR imperfect ideas of the
aims, principles and purposes of our
order. Let every member of the AL
lance make it a point to see such and
cordially invite them to come and hear
Bro. Tracy. 1t is as little to our pur-
pose to make war on other legitimate
callings, as it is to our interest. Ask
them to come out and hear for them
selves these matters discussed by a
representative Alliance man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

manhood to stand by their convictions.
We must have legislators and Con
gresham and Governors, who r not
afraid of monopolistic and corporate
power. We must have those who
cannot be bought or inundated. We
must see to it that the great agricul-
tural interests Of this country are pro-
tected by just, equitable and impartial
legislation. We must teach the self
constituted bosses that the govern
ment, State and National, belongs to
the people and not to them-that po-
litical parties are. the creatures of the
people and are designed to subserve
their best interests and that the people
constitute these parties and should and
will control them. Let the people do
this and then we can have men in our
legislative chambers who will place the
iron-hand of the law on these conspi-
rators. Then. and not till then, can
we hope for relief. The farmers of
the land are the men to do it, and they
must do it. If we get these reforms
and defeat the "trusts, Farmers must
do tiff we continue to suffer from
bad legislation, and if the "trusts y
succeed, farmers viii be to blame
for it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
THE ORDER IN VIRGINIA,
SKIPWITH, Va, Nav 81. 1889.

SKIPwITH, Va, May 81, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The Alliance u is
still booming in Mecklenburg County.
While the number of Sub-Alliances are
not increasing as rapidly as we would
like to see them, each Alliance seems
to be growing satisfactorily. Our
county organizer has been appointed
district organizer and is spending most
of his time out of the county-think
if he would spend more time in the
county or give US a good deputy the
number of Sub-Alliances would in
ereas very much.
Five Forks Alliance was organized
last January with fourteen members
and we now have fifty six males with
several female applications. We have
bought our fertilizer direct from manu-
f~acturer through our agent and county
agent. and have saved S771.28 from
last years prices. NoN, is not that a
nice little sum for Fl .iy-six members to
saw and not all OF them have bought
fertilizer at that. Four other Alliances
have bought ferCll Yer through our
county agent direct from the factory,
and the whole amount saved IS ST.
245. IL in the five Alliances. We had
no trouble IN uniting On one brand.
Now, are not these figures enough to
convince every farmer that it pays to
belong to the Farmers Alliance, This
can only be accomplished by united
efforts in the Alliance and prompt at
tendance upon its meetings. There
are many ways, doubtless, being de-
vised to disorganize US, and | know Of
nothing that will be so certain to &C.
| complishrit as for the members to grow
careless about attending their meet
ings. There is no telling what we may
accomplish through the Farmers AL
lance if we will only attend our meet
ings promptly and'take good Alliance
paper, and Ieknow Of none better than
| The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
&Z< Fraternally,
~ T. Y. ALLEN,
b. Sec. c.. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
BIG EXPOSITION AT CHAR
LOTTE.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., June s., 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-It would do your
heart good to see what a w~hole-souled,
pull-together lot of people these Meek
lenburgers IRE We are fully alive to
the situation and are bent. on improv-
ing it.
Yesterday the magistrates met and
legislated for the good of the county
and the improvement of the roads,
sc. A finer looking body of magis
trates is not in commission in all
North Carolina. They are sturdy, in.
telligent and fine looking men and
transacted business with as little fric-
ton and rs much dispatch as trained
legislators.
The farmers throughout the county,
as a rule, make their own supplies.
The crops last year were moi very
good, and there is consequently less
ready money among them than usual
They are coming to the plan of cult
waiting smaller areas but tilling them
very thoroughly. This makes more
surplus land for sale than has been
heretofore. "
The people are aroused to the ne
cessity of advertising their county
and making a market for their prop
erty of all sorts that they want to sell.
TO accomplish this, they have deter,
mined to have an industrial display OF
the products of all sorts of this sec
ton. The magistrates voted a thou.
sand dollars for. it. Captain Sid. B.
Alexander made a short, solid speech,
and showed the wisdom of the Expo.
sition and it's economical value SO plain
that it carried the sense of the board
at. once. Mr.. Peter Wilson,'t the State
Commissioned of Immigration, also
made a talk and showed how he could
make it a part of his work and help
the movement along as a State enter
prise. The aldermen voted as much
more and the individual subscription
will equal the two. This is a practi.
cal step. The money goes to adver-
Using, where it should go, and not in
sheer and useless Offices, and it will
be successful beyond a doubt. Chear
excursions will be run and crowds Of
people will come, and when they come
they will have something to show thai
will answer every question. MI. Johr
T. Patrick will be the Director, anC
he knows more about getting up a big
crowd and a frst-class show for thu
least money and how to please every
body than anyone in the State. Tn,
grain crop and grass crop is magnif
cent and Northern farmers will SCI
grain and grass that cannot be ex
celled in this country, besides tn
fruits and cotton and a variety o
crops that serve all the purposes 0
man. M~ecklenburg and its big cit.
are sure enough go-ahead communi
ties. I will keep you posted. K.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE.

WAKE COUNTY ALLIANCE,
w at a called meeting, held in
this city on the 4th inst, among other
things, adopted the following resolu-
tions: 81
WHEREAS, The officers of the vari-
Gus State organizations of farmers,
and representatives Of the agricultural
interests of the cotton States, met in
convention in Birmingham, Ala, in
May 10th, 1889; and, whereas, these
representative men did pass several
resolutions, subject to the ratification
of the various farmer organizations,
looking to protecting our interests
against the encroachments Of com
bined capital; therefore, be it
ResoIved, That we, the members of
Wake County Alliance, hereby hear
tily endorse the action of the Biz.
mingham Convention, and pledge our.
selves TO give it our hearty>support.
Lecturers of all Sub.Alliances In
Wake county will find the following
of interest to them. Let them ar.
range to be present. 1t is all-impor.
tant that our county should be more
thoroughly organized and the lectu
rers can easily do it and be greatly
benefited by it: -
Resolved, That the Secretary o.
Wake County Alliance be, and il
hereby directed, to call a meeting o.
| the Tecturars of tho v~a1io1s Sinh III
ances, to be held in the city of Raj
eigh, on or about June Goth, for tht
purpose of ~effecting an organization
of the Lecturers, with a view to NOR,
effectually carry forward the variou
interests of the Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
THE FARMERS MUST DoIT.

XNE call attention to an article in
w this issue on Trusts, taken
from Bsgford's Magazine for June. 1t
is important that the farmer should
investigate the environments which
are retarding and paralyzing the agri-
cultural interests of the country. He
must see that if relief comes, it must
be brought about by the farmers
themselves. No one else will do it
no one else can do it. The Jute Bag
ging Trust failed in their purpose last
year. They renewed their effort this
year by forming a new trust. which
bought every pound of jute butts on
the market. The farmers resolved to
resist and to defeat them, and they
viii do it. We have the facilities for
making cotton bagging cheaper than
we can get it from any quarter of the
globe and we are going to make it
not only for the year 1889, but for
all time to come. The farmers of our
State are rallying manfully to the
action of the Birmingham Conference
and North Carolina will not betray it's
loyalty to the farmers cause. The
Twire Trust, which intended to rob
the farmers of the West Of immense
sums, is foiled. The farmers promptly
declared that they would not submit.
The trust sent its agents, dressed up
as farmers sons, to Minneapolis and
other points and bought up all the
Irvine on those markets before the
dealers we're made aware of the trick.
The farmers decided to bind their
grain with withes of straw, as their
fathers did. This is the spirit that
must actuate the wealthproducers OF
the country.
We stand face to face with a formi
dazzle foe-a foe not only to the ma
terial development of the country, but
a foe to civil liberty and to cur repub
lie. We must prove again tL.t W,
are men.
We must make our oa0n strong tuS
By making our supplies at home. W,
must go into the primary meetings o
u political parties, and lash tn
friends and tools of these iniquitou
combines from the seats of power
We must drive from our legislativ
and Congressional halls these traitor
Gus slaves of arrogant monopoly an,
put In their places men of patriot
purpose and lofty conceptions Of rig1
and duty and who have the mors
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

-SecretaryE.D D. Snead. Of Johnston
County Alliance, says: at affords me
pleasure to state that the Johnston
County Alliance numbers more. than
one thousand male members in GOOD
standing. We have subscribed and
paid in fifty dollars to the State
Agency Fund. We are making An
effort to build a guano factory and a
cotton seed oil mill. About s. OOO
has been subscribed towards buildino
the factory. An effort is also on foof
to give a grand ovation, including q
line dinner with speaking in Smith.
field on the first Saturday in Anonst
(Aug. 3D., in which all the sub.alIia3caS
OF the county will join. There are
thirty-two sub-alliances in the conntv
n Capt. S: B. Alexander and CGl
L. l.. Polk, and other distinguished
speakers, will be invited to address tho
sassemhlage." .. 'u0
Brethren who subscribe r. =
Business Agency Fund comnIa;n If
the delay in receiving certificates, #
the money goes to Bro. Graham in
registered letter, it has to be. sent to
Charlotte. This causes sometimes a
weeks delay or more. He has to makea
record of each name and the amount,
in books keptfor this purpose, then he
makes a duplicate Of the whole mat
ter and it is then sent to this Office.
Here we make the same record. Then
the c~ertiticatem must be written and in
duplicate; and then the numbers care.
fully noted and preserved After
this they must be gone over and yer.
s1ted. Then a receipt must be filed
out embracing all the certificates for
the Alliance and it must be verified.
This all takes time. It takes time to
write the certifcates-it is very i'm
portant work and requires great eau.
ton to avoid mistakes. Then
the Secretary must afix his signature
to all of them. Weissue a large mum.
Der of fractions of shares-these re-
quire as much time, labor and caution
as certificates We make this expla.
nation that the brethren may under.
stand why it takes time to do this
work. Be as patient as you can
brethren. We are doing our best,
and will reach you just as soon as pos.
sible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
THE NEXT. STATE ALLIANCE.
For THE PRoaREssrvE FAKMShEsR.
: MXdHPELAH, r. c., May 8, "89.

.3Mx56dH1ffELAH, II. G., May {, a8s. :
AS delegates will be appointed TO
the County Alliance. this month, it is
time such measures as will be brought
before the State Alliance were being
discussed by the sSub-Alliances, in
order that the delegates may repre-
sent the wishes of the brethren. The
following matters will be brought be
fore the State Alliance:
!. To amend the Constitution, so
as to make the Initiation fee one dol,
lar and fifty cents instead Of fifty
cents rs now--the one dollar to go the
Business Agency Fund.
2. To amenuathe Business Agency
Fund article, SO that Alliances that
do not contribute to it shall not have
its benefits. Shall the amount be SO
much for an Alliance or so much. per
male member twenty-one years old,
in each Alliance, or in some other. :
To fix the Trustees bond at some
definite amount. With the sureties
scattered all over the State, it is both
inconvenient and expensive to get
new securities to Raleigh to sign the
bond as extension becomes necessary.
Let. others publish such matters in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, so that
they may be discussed. The place for
discussion is not IN The Progressive
FARMER, but the Alliance hall.
w. A. GRAHAM.
In addition to the above, THE Pro.
GREssIvE FARMER would suggest that
a system for having good and efficient
Lecturers in the State, whose services
will be constantly engaged in the field,
is one of the great needs of the order,
and we hope the brethren will con
slider and digest a plan to be submit
ted to the State Aliance.-ED1.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
A WORD 10 OUR FRIENDS.

I'VE have been honored with nu-
:" merous invitations during the
year to visit Alliance meetings, pic
MICS, &c, and have been forced to de-
cline nearly all of them. In the few
instances where we accepted them,
we found that we were compelled to
cancel them. We are receiving invi-
tations daily from our own and other
States, to visit the brethren during
the month of August. The State ALI
ance will meet August the 18th and
the Interstate Farmers Association
will meet on the goth of August and
thus our time will be employed for
that month. The duties of this Office
are very exactiug and its labors are
heavy. Our first duty is here. We
need the respite and diversion which a
visit to our friends would give, and
we would enjoy it greatly. We must
thank a good friend at Castalia for a
very kind invitation to be with his
Alliance on the second Thursday in
August and also for his kind sugges-
ton that we answer through the col
umns of this paper. 1t gives US op-
portunity to say that while the con-
slant and pressing duties of the Office
precludes us from accepting invitations
we would be grati6ed to receive no.
tice of such meetings, as we might
chance to be so situated that we could
attend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
LAND OF H SKY.
HoRsE SHOE, n. c.,
HENDERSON Co. June 3, 1889.


HENDERSON Co., June 3, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR;-Horse Shoe Alliance,
No. 1920, was organized March 26th
with 90 members and we have grown
up to 35, all men, we except 2 boys OF 10
years. l think will work up some good
in our community by our order? ldont
think any Of them are sorry they De,
long to it. Twas very much impressed
with letter in your valued paper
asking for a Farmers Trust composed
of farmers that make their hog ana
heminy at home. VIZ have several OF
that class in our lodge and | read the
letter spoken of to members at our
last meeting and urged upon them the
importance of trying to become mem-
bers of such a trust. We have autne
farmers in our community except
three, and they are very slow to 60
into any new thing, but say they
will Join us after awhile. l also am
working to get up a few su6scrlo,
ers to your paper. l think all u
lordges should have as many as . Oh
vour papers. Our crops are only med,
ium on account of very cool weather
but every man is doing his whole ausy
and I am sure they will come out rlgnI
in the end. Long may your paper
live. tours 9luly, pros,t
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
=. Mr. James Norwood. of Hills

Mr.. James Norwood, of Hills
boro, who recently contributed such
an interesting and valuable article to
our paper on the grasses writes US un-
der date of the Is inst., as follows: "I
commenced moving my Lucerne for
soflinga on the 18th or 10th of April,
Il am now cuttingit the second time
and to-day (Junea lst. measured
this. second growth and find it AZ
inches high. This growth has been
without rain up to the 18th Of May:
What can beat that as a forage plant ?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

Mr.. Odenheimer, of New Or
leans, and Proprietor of the Lane Cot
ton Mills, and who made the contract
to supply a large amount of cotton
bagging to the Alliance, is now in
New England purchasing looms OF
proper dimensions to make the bag
glng A inches wide. We urge the
brethren of our State to meet prompt
ly and make up their estimate of the
quantity they will need and write tc
Bro. Darden at once. Full instruc
tions were given in last weeks Pro
GREssIvE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

s Bro. Livingston, President of
Georgia State Alliance, In a private
letter says: You have a good Alliance
paper. l like the backbone of the pa
per. It is big enough, broad enough,
and long enough to champion our
principles and work. Success to you
and the good brethren of North Caro-
lima.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
HARRY TRACY'S APPOINT
MENTS.

DRO. Harry Tracy, National Lee
ID turer of the Farmers Alliance,
willspeak at the times and places
named below. His time is limited.
He cannot give more than one day to
a county. All who read this notice
will render a public service by adyer-
Using it as largely as possible.
He is one of the original Alliance
men of the country. His time and
labor and heart and brain are thor
oughly devoted to the success of our
cause. When you hear him you will
not wonder at his great popularity as
a Lecturer.
Every officer and member of the
Alliance, every faboring man of what.
eve vocation and especially those who
are; opposed to the Alliance, should
hear him. He will give you many
things to think about. He, will
strengthen the sweak, encourage the
wavering, convince the doubling and
confirm the faithful.
He cordially sinvites the ladies', to com,
ont and bear bim. /
Remember that he will deliver 3
public lecture, to a0hich everybody IS san
vlted, at IL o'clock a. m. and a prldat
lecture to the Alliance at 2:3o O'Clock
p. m. at the places and dates gfvel
below. Brethren, give Bro. Tracy
rousling reception, and he will do yo{
all good. ST CT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11
ALLIANCE NOTES.

always give the name aud 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 Aliance.]
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

Do you want your communication pub
iished2 If so, give US your real name
and. your postofice..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

De you want your paper changed to
another Officer State the M at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-11

SIS We thank our b~rethren4of the
Lemon Topic and Lincoln Courier for
their kind and courteous mention.