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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13
THE BUSINESS AGENCY FUND.

P1NKEEY LODGE, No 826, July "a, '89.
Mr. EDIToR:-As was appointed
Corresponding Secretary of Pinkney
Lodge, No. 826, Wayne county, |
have been at loss for subject, find
ing every thing that I could think of
discussed by pens, guided by more
able brains than mine, But / have
decided to stop the brotherhood of
Pinkney from grumbling that they
have heard nothing from Pinkney.
l think it is needless to tell the
many readers of your valuable paper
when we were organized and what we
have done; but will say for Pinkney
that it has adopted David Crockett's
plan, "Be sure you are right, then go
ahead"
see much in the "organ" about
the business State agency fund, but
no plan to raise the amount. | will
give the plan l have decided upon,
which, if adopted, will raise the
amount in thirty days. If each Sub
Alliance will deposit $27 in the busi-
ness agency fund, we have the
amount. Have we a Sub Alliance in
North Carolina that can't deposit $27
in the business agency fund !? If
there is they need help and ought to
have it. Though l think better
plan is for each Sub Alliance to de-
posite as many dollars as it has mem
bers with what they have deposited.
Illustration: If Pinkney Lodge has
IS members, and the brotherhood has
deposited $50 heretofore, they should
send $25 at their next meeting.
If each Lodge will do this, it will
put about $lOO, 900 in the business
agency fund. If a Lodge has more
dollars than it has members, it should
not expect any back, but send more if
it could.
If every man and woman would do
their duty for the next thirty days,
the Alliance of North Carolina would
appear as some of the millionaires
north of the Mason and Dixon's line
heavy.
AS the communications from Pink
ney have always heretofore found
their final resting place in the gentle
embraces of the good old familiar
waste basket, | will close for fear this
will find its destiny there
Yours fraternally,
j. j. M,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13
A WORD OF ExoaTATION.

CARTHAGE, N. c., July 80, '89.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-Crawley Alliance
was organized by DR.. V. N. Seawell,
Fubruary IL, 1888, with seven mem
bers; we now number % males and
10 females At our June election Mr..
D. Mes. Celly was elected our presi-
dent. We are few in number, small
in means, but true in spirit. We
have so far obeyed all orders from
headquarters and are always listening
for marching orders. There has not
been near the quantity of fertilizers
used this year as before and the farm
ers are not making over half as many
mortgages this year as last.
Corn crops are good, only where
damaged by freshets and wet weather;
wheat generally is good; cotton about
half, it beng too wet fog it.
see from the letters Of some of the
brethren that some of our members
are getting "weak- kneed" Brethren,
did you read that good sisters letter
that rode Is miles to the County ALI.
ance2 I will admit that we men
need prompting, and what can prompt
man more than good woman, and
we have plenty of them in the ALI.
anse-and with them to encourage, 1
have no fear as to the result.
At our last meeting insisted that
we should aid the business agency
fund more than we had done. 1
called the roll and every male mem
Der present took stock. I then called
all the ladies' names who were present
and each one responded by saying:
"Put me down one dollar. 'Ye fearful
ones, fresh courage take"
Do not be discouraged, do not grow
cold, do not grow lukewarm, for, with
the promptings of the ladies, In due
season we shall reap if we faint not"
Just think of failure in this great
and grand movement. The word fail
should not come into our mind. For
if we do not succeed we farmers will
be the worst set of "hacked" men
you ever saw The finger of scorn
and contempt will be pointed at us,
and the monopolists and merchants
will swallow US at one bite.
Yours fraternally,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13
No. 27
ATTEND THE MEETINGS.
OAKLANp ALLIANcE. ~ 66l

Nash Co., n. &. July 9th. 'S9.
Mr.. EDIToR-By request of several
of the brethren of this Alliance
write to give you few thoughts from
this section. Oakland Alliance has
never tried to excel all her sister ALI.
ances throughout the county and State
in virtue and nobleness by sounding
the loudest trumpet and beating the
largest drum, nor in passing the
longest resolutions, but she has tried
to keep pace with them, step by step,
and shoulder to shoulder, in all their
efforts to throw off the yoke of
tyranny that is placed about our necks
by the combined forces of hydra
headed monsters who are trying to
suck the very life blood, as it we're,
from us. We expect to "get there"
each time when the general roll is
called. We endorse the action of the
Birmingham Convention in the adop-
ton of cotton bagging as covering
for our cotton. We also approve Of
the consolidation of the Alliance and
Wheel as a body corporate and en-
dorse the proposed constitution and
bylaws of the Farmers and Labor
ers Union of America.
Oakland Alliance has sent SIS to
Bro. Graham for the agency fund.
We nope to be able to send a much
larger sum than this before long from
individual members. All Alliances
ought to help according to their means.
If they would the fund could be
easily raised. Brethren, why do you
wait longer? Each man do his duty
and tine fund will be raised immedi-
ately. This Alliance, at it's first meet
ing in June, elected the following Off
GERS, viz: B. F. Coggin, President;
A. P. Bobbitt, Vice President; G. H.
Baines, Secretary; v. B. Matthews
Treasurer; T. N. Richardson, Chap
lain; N. Collins, Lecturer; A. S.
Baines, Assistant Lecturer; G. T.
Baines, Doorkeeper; G. N. Collins,
Assistant Doorkeeper; w. T. Wick,
ergeant-at-Arms; j. L. Hinton, Busi.
ness Agent.
Brethren of the Farmers Alliance,
do you know what makes Sub-Alli-
ance strong and always ready to act
as unit on all questions 1t is
simply this: Attend your meetings;
pay your dues in time, and do not
forget when they are due; keep posted
by reading your constitution; last,
but not least, be sure and subscribe
for our organ, The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER. No member of the Alliance
ought to be without it, and especially
the officers. 1t will do you good. I
close by saying three cheers for The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, long may it
wave, over the land of the farmer
and the home of the brave.
Yours fraternally,
@. 81. BANEs, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13
THE PEANUT QUESTION AGAfN.
FACTORY HILL ALLIANCE, No. Al,
Cleopus, Nansemond Co., Va,
July 4th, 1889.

July 4th, 1889.
Mr.. EDITOR Through your col
umns | wish space enough to say
word or two to my brethren in regard
to picking off sap peanuts mean
the whole peanut belt throughout the
different States. Last year there
were z, 500 bags of sap peas sold at a
price that did not pay to have them
saved, saying nothing of making and
hauling. We then had to sell our
good peas to pay for picking off those
saps, which so badly affect the price
of our good ones Those saps are
sold to peanut agents, who shell them
and sell to peanut candy manufactu
rers at q price much lower than they
can obtain good peanuts. That evil
IDENTIFY takes 2 to d cents off of our
good peanuts 1 wish some brother
who differs with me in this matter
will answer and explain how he can
make and save peanuts at SO cents
per hundred. We have as good pea
nut land in this county as there is in
Virginia, and it hardly pays us to
have them at cents per pound. And
now, to Increase the price on our good
peas, we must stop picking off saps,
and let our hogs have them, which
will pay 25 per cent. better than corn.
l do hope our farmers will consider
the matter and make some change for
the better, if possible, for | think we
need something to better our agricul-
tural condition. As have not seen
anything from this part of the coun-
try, | will tell you something
of our Alliance, we are here
very near the North Carolina line aid
haven't but % members, but we in
tend to work on until the end. With
best wishes to the Farmers Alliance
and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, am,
Fraternally yours,
JAMES R. AUSTIN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13
"DOES FARMING PAYa"
RED HILL, S. c., July 26, '89.

hhD 44ILL, y. w., O4y 40, o.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-"Does farming pay?'
is a question which has been going
the rounds for years, and I hope no
one is SO far behind the times as to
ever ask such question again.
There is nothing done or paid that
farming doesn,t do and pay, and if
any one doesn't believe this, just stop
farming for four years, aand what
would be done then ? The debt Of
death would be the only debt then to
be paid, and all sorts of doing and
having would stop, and the whole
world be blot and blank.
Farming not only pays everything
that is paid, but it pays entirely too
much. It pays extravagant taxes,
extortion prices for nearly every article
it buys these days, as everybody
admits; and then just look at those
vast amounts which it is paying an
nually to the big and little money
lords of this world; and who can tell
how much too much farming pays to
those hell l-born trusts, combines, pools
and monopolies.
Farming has bright future loom
ing up before it, from the fact that
thousands upon thousands, and even
millions, of true, brave, patriotic and
honest men are focking to her relief
from all quarters of this green earth,
and every one of them have got
death grip on relieving her, and how
they are going to relieve her is as plain
as daylight. The much needed relief
that farming needs and must and will
have before long, is from both State
and National legislatures, but l well
know that it will never come through
those who are now in Office, but the
future will send new lawmakers, who
will lift the old farmers dropping
head far above the now accursed wave
of oppression.
Farming, if there is a man on
earth who loves you more devotedly
than I, would like to see him. l
was taught to respect old age, and /
respect your age, for you have ex-
listed ever since Adam entered the
Garden of Eden, and I will defend you
through heat and cold, till my latest
breath.
I do hope that no one will ever dis
grace farming any more by saying
that it don't pay; for any Legislature
can as easily prove that buggy lines
are made of ignorance, or that cheese
is made of blockheadism; that boats
are run with the steam of weak. mind
edness, and that railroad engines are
driven by the power of insanity, or
that the "Gulf of Lepanto is force.
pump situation in the "Amazon as
that farming don't pay.
May the invaluable PROGRESSIVE
FARMER long wave the flag of success
over the grand old Farmers Alliance,
and may her pathway throughout life
be bed of roses, and reach that place
of rest, at last, prepared for the faith.
full, and that garlands of honor and
just praise may crown its head amid
the joys beyond the river.
Your devoted friend,
YoTfNe FoGY
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LETTER FROM oNsLow.

ADAM SCHOOL House ALLIANCE,
No l79, Richlands, Onslow Co., N. c.,
July %, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-WhiIe others are
writing about the Alliance in their
respective communities, l would like
to say few words concerning the
order in Onslow.
Although we are not as strong as
some counties, yet we are still alive
and in working order, and expect to
accomplish something that will be ben.
e6cial to the farmers of Onslow In the
near future.
The Alliance has done great deal
towards harmonizing the people of
this county, and I do not think its
work in that line is near finished, for
we must work together or be defeated;
and just hear I would say, let us
know no such word as fail, but let
our eyes be turned upward and our
motto be Excelsior" and we will
certainly come out victorious in the
end.
Somebody's rights are being trampled
upon, somebody's liberty is about to
be snached away from him. Take
close observation of the matter and
we will find it to be the agricultural
man or "backbone" of the country,
as he is frequently called He is ina
posed on by monopolies, railroads and
even merchants, and now the question
arises with us, what shall we do in
order to shake off the shackles of
and become free citizens.
I would suggest to those who are
not already members, and who are
eligible to membership to fly to the
Alliance as safe refuge, for we ex-
pect to win the victory, put our foes
under our feet and become masters of
our own affairs. Then we will sing
the song of liberty and rejoice that
we are made free. Then the farmers
children will shout praises to the Allis
ance and its noble work.
Yours fraternally,
a. II. PADRrcK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-13

WILTON, N. c., July 5, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I never see much
from this part of our country, but will
you let the readers of The PRoGREs-
sIvE FARMER hear from US Brass
fields Alliance, No. 1913, is not asleep
but is in harmony and good earnest;
has it's shoulder to the wheel and is
moving slowly but surely. Our ALI
ance has taken stock to the amount of
five hundred dollars in the Alliance
Warehouse at Oxford, and one hun
dred dollars in the Alliance Tobacco
Factory, and has contributed fifty
seven and half dollars to the busi-
ness agency fund and hope to do more
in the near future.
A large number of our members
went to hear brother Harry Tracy's
speech and returned with renewed
energy and strength Of purpose to
battle with the enemy until the victory
is won and the poor, downtrodden
farmer can step to the front and as
sert his rights. May God speed the
day when the farmers will be able to
break the iron bands which now en-
thrau them. Let us weary not in we'll
doing, in due season we shall reap if
we faint not. Three cheers for The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and the National
Economist and the noble work they
are performing throughout our land.
Fraternally,
AN ALLIANCE GIRL.
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FROM VIRGINIA.
RED BANK ALLIANCE, No. So,

RED BANK ALLIANCE, No. So,
Halifax Co., Va.
Mr.. EDITORIALS it has been some
time since you heard anything from
Red Bank Alliance, I Thought | would
write and let the brotherhood know
we still exist. But we are doing so
little I fear you will think would do
better to remain silent. We have the
strongest Alliance in the State numeri-
cally, but some of our members seem
to think it useless to make any sacri-
fee for the order, and act as if they
4forget the old adage-there is no gain
without labor and pains. Some think,
or seem to think, the Alliance ought
TO run itself, without their aid or pres
ence, and you will not be surprised
when you understand that not one of
them subscribe to The PROGRESSIVE
farmer. l have used every means in
my power to induce them to take it.
offered a resolution that we take
some of the funds in the treasury and
pay for five or ten copies for the use
Of the Alliance, but it was lost with
put second. If you can tell me how
TO induce them to read the paper and
Inform themselves of the work of the
Iorder, you will help our Alliance more
than any other one thing you can do.
l am satisfied that we can never be
what we ought to be without more
than one copy in our lodge. We are
poor, L know, but how can we be
otherwise while we give the greater
part Of our labor to our enemies ?
And how can we know how to rid
ourselves of this slavery unless we in
form ourselves of the workings of
our order I am satisfied that The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the chief thing
to help US out of this dilemma.
We have made arrangements with
our manufacturers for our castings at
satisfactory prices We have made
no other arrangements, but you know
we are young in the cause, but that
Is why | am so anxious for our peo-
pie to read The PROGRESSIVE FARHER.
that we may learn from the experience
VI LnOSe VINO are older.
We lost one of our members by
death on the 23d of this month. Dur
ing his sickness several of the breth-
rem assisted him in his crop and the
Alliance voted him Sc with which to
hire labor.
There has been so much rain that
the grass has taken some corn and to.
oacco; some wheat was damaged bv
the wet weather, but 1 think that ali
Fho have threshed are we'll pleased
with their yield SO far.
There have been many deaths in
5hlS community recently. We have
had SIX cases of dropsy in this com.
munity of late, which is more than
ever knew before.
We elected delegates to the Border
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place apo. her naval list Sonic ~ ia" flutes;
Steamship in the Worl! \ proper .uuc:-
VISION OF tie construction ot sur yno,eis
would maze their conversion into nIi.ctii.
SHIPS OF .iar very easy. | ain an advocate
OF economy in uur national expenditures bid
il is a misuse Of terms 10 make this worl d
scribe a policy that withholds any cNpeld-
ture for that purpose of extending o.r iul-
ci9n commerce. The enlargement ana in
movcmcnt Of our merchant marine, the
development uf o sufficient BODY Dt
trained American seameE, the promotion Of
rama! ana regular mail communication hr-
tween the ports of other countries ana oul7
own AMI Tic adaptation Of large aIrl switt'
American merchant steamships 10 nava +
Uses N time o. war are public purposes oi
the highest concern. The enlarged partci
patton of our people i'll the carrying trad !
the new and increased markets THAT Will wv
opened for the products of our farms ami
factories, and the fuller and better employ
mont Of our mechanics which VIII result
from Il liberal promotion If our foreign cun-
hcrce. insure the widest possible diffusion
Of benefit to all the states and to all pur pau
PIE. Everything is most propitiJu- for th.I
present Inauguration Of a liberal ami pro-
5res-lve policy on this subject, anl we should
enter upon i with Promptncs5 ana decision.
Conclusion.
The legislation which | have submitted, il
is sincerely believed, will promote thu p.,.cO
aad honor Of the country and the pro>l nit,
Of thn people. ] invoke the dilgent anr
serious attention Of congress to the consider
alton Of these and such other MEASURE. q
may be presented having tiic same gr,..
end IN view Benz HARRISON.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D.c II,
1854
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GeneralltleS.

GeneralltleS.
concord. \. H.. will Introduce ecrtr c'ty a.
a motive power for her street cars.
The semi-anuua1 dividends payable in Bo,r'
III December foot up 14,0SS,2d-.
Five Of the Havana cigar factories belonging
[, The so-called 'tru>t" have resumed work.
The late Ezra VI. Gay IL Milford, Mass. left
$1,000 to Tufts College and $1,000 . Dean
Academy.
Last wear 14!47.o0o dozen eg-~. Valued at
22.ll9.5s2, We're imported into the nitCd
States from Canada.
Tile Brazilian delegate 10 the lite irrational
Congress has retired on account Of the unset
tied condition Of biz Governments
rI-ou', patent in Canada ~ biz incande--
cent lamp j. declared valid Wy the Canadian
Deputy Commissioners N Patents.
The Illinois supreme Cour; ba> made an inn
porant decision against trusts in general and
the Chicago Gas Trust Company ia PARTICULAR
Tile report that negotiations were proceeding
for the cc>>ion Of Turkish Armenia to Russia :
officially declared TO be unrHe m Constants
nopIc.
one Of TIE youu-e>, potentate> i'll the World
is King Thantia, ruler a AMMAN. llc i hiur
Years Of ave, Very prenociou~ ana fuzzy con>r'-
Gus of the importance ot hi POSITION
Nj rowderly thinks That INV proposed! aI.,-
anca between the knights IA Labor Hnd tat
Farmers Alliance win hoG thc Balance oI
power in the legislation Of tne country.
The government has Won Tie -g.; against
New York MiiIjncr who imported demotsail
from France To trim ladies' hats The action
was brought under the contract abor IaW. .
In the Ia>t year the Bible Society ha> ~eut out
!, hI ~ Ap
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King Leopold of Belgium has sent telegram
to Henry NJ. Stanley congratulatng him upon
the completion Of his task and inviting him to
visit Brussels.
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Mrs. Samuel Clemens, the wife of Mark
Twain. is refined woman, but serious draw
back to her husbands happiness is the fact that
she cannot appreciate his jokes
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tional conoraS % r. 'r, y, ~ ~,
event as nnexomnled os Il iS intorost;r. rio
certifica+io,, IF X 49, ,s+ IN ~ +6 n,,-
stitntions adon+od y, oooI, ~ no ,-as
filed With mo AZ ron,,irnd III ~ c;g,Ith
section of tbo net Of ikahr,,,,.,y % 1ss9 Nv
the governors If said torrjta,.;as rnyn,artivnIy
Haviuo, oftar a'af,i fl,,i
that tba sayoral cnnetit,,tiSr.. ..,d l,oyo,,,
monts wara Tnnnhjicon i, for,1 o11 M
rpnuonant To +bo cnneti+,,tio,, ,af +bo I-nifni
Sta+ec oil tbo ,,,.a,;sions of AZ Al
of congress had Iao,ii ,.onnIin,l With md tb,t
n majority ~ tba I,n+,,s Intt ~ AL, n M
nrnr1sad j., fof., ado-,+in,,
ana of tbo ',+it,,t;,, sl[,,;++od +i,,ai,
did 50 da,ar. ee,a,.,tn ,ro,Ian.,t;oI, d
tn aoch. as ~ Nn,ti nollnt, ',,I Snlth
Dakota ON SATURDAY rLo,- ,. 81 10 Non,4,,,
ON FRIDAY Nov : ana ne to Wosbi,,,rton ON
Monday Nov II Eali, ~ +l,os, .t.,3,. ~
within its resources, the Development Of
winch lx VIII o1hlp-9y me energies OF ana 5lGA-
~ ~ t''ic sui9'setl,' 70 %Ieat Iopt
VI ~ ai!i.'IiGs. % ti''S9 re" S.ale'
'o.i' s'5'iiS t"Vii'n ana tut 'l9cs1'
'an m, tn4iH aihoh9 tie l0iIN-t"o II
I Nv I'';J ~ tlie u, 1''l9 d! az e''iS
iii7NlI0 an te'tl 10Y -hlil'
c,.l cll4I?nEs ntIllT common interests anu
oyiil'atLltS WIN tA1se OF the oyer states
anu common purposes 10 ucLehd me meg
'i's ana u i'iioi'i 'he iloiioi o. ul1 n''iI'h
Safety of Railroad Officials.
The attention of the Interstate commerce
commission has been called Is the lIrc,.-,-
need of congressional le0isl,tion for The 10
ter protection of The lives and limb, III tbos.,
cnraoed in onnra+ion Of tho cr;.sa4 i,,t.,.,to+.
lines Of the country, and cspacialil ,h.s,. b.
yardmen and brakcmen \ petition signed
by nearly ten thousand railway hraEemen
was presented to the commission asking thar
steps might b. taken to bring about the uaf
of automatic brakes ana c0uplcrS tn freight
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-05

Sir Edward Guinness has given t290,0 900 for
the erection Of dwellings for London's laboring
poor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-05

The Little Falls, y. y, Times suggests OPP
portunely that the Superintendent OF the Cen
st> might take account of the number of Amer
lean industries which have been purchased by
English and other foreign syndicates.
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The Discovery OF America

by tie opening o: 4 Anr..s ,;li.' vi y<Ia..ti,li
in some one Of oar &. at cities viii he pre-
senro N the con>ii ration Of congress. The
valu, and interest ri eu"h an exposition may
well claim the promotion Of the ge! raj gov
nlnt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-12
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Disease an.a Death

For &c their way Into many housshei
that tiiaht se pFotsctesE trom their inraa9s,
BIZ the simpas pgecaat4,n Of keeping In the
honse shaa hsrign fanily medicine and
Safeguard Of aeslsh, 1It,sssaer's Stomach
Bitt-rs. Particularly where theirs are
caIasfen shoaia I. ha kept on hand. as q
prompt remedy iox i.iiuiile cota plants. LA
theis outset easily isertsueeasle, bat vhlesa,
IL assnwrd 20 ensE.n themselves on the
delicate Childish orsaHisn. are rot essisy
isslcdsea aad speedily work grisVous mis-
chief fFrerniasi1F eli the bowels, indires
sfssn ard tss4sousfiess. sse sfssnants Of c.sn
saba occurrence in tic household. ChiI.
dren fsying I'm mAiagsefss regions. arc fYtort
HaSis 90 re attacked sitii elitls sad fever
teas adults, std tIia Iayases ef thAt felI
disease in their egstan are speedleg and
fsere serious. IN tesnots localities, far
ffen7 PRO eszsonas aid, II ID especially de-
stfaSif-