The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-05

gration-that is by agents, who are
working for the fee that is in top.
pose the negroes Being led off like
chattel slaves to build up the waste
places in other States-if they can
better their condition by emigrating
they commend it, but they should go
as free people and Of their own. acr
cord. The circular is conservative
and well conceived and contains much
valuable food for thought and we
commend it to the earnest attention
Of the colored people. @' SO
We were pleased to have a call
from Bro. W. S. Morgan, of Arkan-
sas, author of that popular book-The
History of the Agricultural Wheel
and Farmers Alliance. Bro. Morgan
is thoroughly posted and is a genuine
and true soldier in the great army OF
farmers. ; t.7e*:f 3
Among the many important
subjects to be considered at1the st.
Louis Convention, will besthat of FIX
ingsdefnitely, the style and weight of
covering for cotton in'thefutufe4rThe
Southern farmers desire nothing that
is not. fair, just and equitable between
the producer and the buyer-they
propose to say what that is and to
stand by it. ..~
= We learn that there are fifty
students. at. A. and NJ. College,
and s~ixty-eight per cent. of that mum;
Der are the sons of farmers. We
would be glad to see all the counties
in our State represented on its rolls.
1t is the cheapest and best school for
our farmer boys, who + not able to
to our literary colleges in the State.
Write to j. L. Holiday for circulars.
= North Dakota has taken the
wise precaution to incorporate in her
Constitution a provision prohibiting
any combination whose object is to
control the price of any product of the
soil or article of manufacture or COM
merce. This is the effective method
of striking at the root of this great
evil, and the Constitution
of every State in the Union should
contain a similar provision.
The celebration at Fayetteville
on the 2lst, 22d and 23d insts. prom
ises to be a grand event in our history.
Mr.. J. S. Carr, Chief Marshal, has as,
sumed his responsibility with his &C.
customed vigor and enterprise, and
from the character of the gentlemen
whom he has designated as his staff,
we may say in advance that the duties
1evolving on his department will be
we'll and faithfully discharged.
One Berrier, who was in the
Jail at Lexington for the killing of
his mother,1n-law, was taken from the
Jail and lynched. Judge Phillips
issued thirty-two bench warrents, and
twenty-five men were arrested. So
licitor Long, aided by able counsel, is
the prisoners. This is a
.eplorable condition of things and
sincerely trust that this is the last
of such offences against the peace
and dignity of u good old State.
The National Economist is one
of the fixed institutions of our Order.
It has been removed to 51l Ninth
st. Northwest, Washington, D. c.,
where it occupies two full floors and
has a large and complete plant, in
steam engine, presses, type
and fixtures and is preparing to be an
publishing house. Remem-
Der that this magnificent journal and
the PROGRESSIVE FARMER may be had
by any n subscriber for SITS.
Friends read this: The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER is a paper for the
1t desires to accommodate
all its patrons. Especially would it
be gratifed to publish in full all the
obituary notices which come to it. 1t
is impracticable. To-day we find on
our file tOenty-three such notices, con-
tanning enough matter to fill two en-
tire pages of our paper. We are
compelled reluctantly to announce,
that hereafter only a simple
notice of q death can be inserted.
Please remember this. 2"
We are panied to learn that
Gen. S. D. Lee, President of the
Mississippi A. and M. College, lost
his residence by fire on the 10th ult.
The College has sustained the loss of
two large barns recently With their
contents, which makes it peculiarly
hard atthis season, as it leaves the col
lege with $50 cattle and no forage for
winter. We are grati6ed to learn
that the college is in a most prosper
ousl condition, having now 900
students.
ALLIANCE MOTIFS