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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12

seeing the good work. are sending IN
their names and in a short Time alltne
hest men of the community Will De
enlisted under the Alliance banner.
Turkey Hill Alliance, No: 1902,
CASTOR county, was organized Nov.
9th Last. and now numbers 43 mem
hers Brother Jno. e. Jones writing,
saws: "Slowly, it may be, but surely
we are climbing the hill, and will save
h;o money this year through our little
co-operative store, which heretofore
has gone into the Golfers OF the men
who have been bleeding the farmers,
Nav the Alliance last always and may
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER have the
largest circulation of any paper In the
South.
Alliance No. .254, Chatham
county, which has been organized
about fourteen months, has 60 mem.
hers on the roll and all seem well
pleased with the results. The Secre-
tary, Bro. Clegg, says: "The good OF
orr Alliance is seen and felt more
ways that one. Old difficulties be-
tween neighbors have been amicably
settled and good feeling restored, and
besides we have saved a great deal
financially. Our crop being a failure,
we sent to a distant State for a supply
of corn and saved Is per cent. on
home prices. $3.50
The correspondent of Mt. Pisgah
Alliance, No. l91, Chatham county,
says: knowing that you are almost
overrun daily with letters from the
brethren all over the State, l have re-
Trained from troubling you and the
readers of The PRoGREssIvE FARMER
with anything from Mt. Pisgah Ali,
ance. While we have not published
ourselves to the world, we have not
been entirely asleep, and while we
have not been wild or excited, yet
we are as firm and determined as the
eternal hills. Perhaps two-thirds of
our members are readers of The Pro
eREss1vE FARMER. We hold over
twenty whole certificates in State
Business Fund, and have taken $1,000
worth of stock in the Durham Farmers
Alliance Warehouse for the sale Of
leaf tobacco, which has been a grand
success. This house opened on the
5th day of February, and in the first
fifteen days sold nearly 200, 600 pounds
of tobacco. The farmers are nourish-
ing their house, and we find the buy
ers doing the same thing, for they
know there is where to find the to-
bacco. Let US support our warehouse
in Durham; it's on a solid basis, with
competent managers"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12
THE s1sTERHooD AT LARGE.

The Vassar: College girls have a Pro-
hibition Climb. >%,"
Mrs. Harrison, wife of the President ia
said to be opposed to decollete dresses.
There are I1,466 female commercial
travellers or "drummers )" in this unit
Boston cooking schools have eduated
1900 girls in the art of cooking during
the past year.
Mrs. j. Lawrence Smith has given $50
600 to the Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville, KY.
Mrs. johnson, of Orange, N. j., has
ridden over 1000 miles on her tricycle
during the past season,
Miss Efie A. Southworth has been ap-
pointed to the high sounding post of as
sistant mycologist at Washington City.
The sling sash which Mary Anderson
wears with the pretty pink gown in which
she plays Perdita is a study for young
~debutantes.
Miss Varena Davis, the daughter of ex-
President Jefferson Davis, has been in New
York lately seeing about the publication
of her new novel.
Vice-President Levi P. Morton's eldest
daughter, Edith, is ayoung lady of fifteen.
She is described as a very nice girl, with an
excellent education and many graoes Of
manner.
1t is said side saddles are going out of
fashion in England, and the manly way Of
riding is being adopted by many ladies'.
The style will hardly become fashionable
in this country.
Miss Ethel ingalls,, daughter of Senator
ingalls,, is going to take charge of the
Washington society column of Anew
York newspaper. She says she wants to
make money in order to buy her father
a new library in the place of the one that
was burned.
Chief Justice Fuller's third daughter,
Mamie, has a great talent for music,
which she intends to cultivate. She is q
sprightly beauty of the blonde type, and
her favorite indoor dress is a Gretchen
costume of soft white material that is
Verv becoming to her.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12
THE BUSINESS AGENCY.
WINDSOR, N. c.. Feb. 26. 1873.

WINDSOR, N. c., Feb. 26, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Our State Business
Agent stands on rather too small a
foundation to work as he ought, or
likely wishes He has doubtless been
besieged by letters, asking if he has
done anything for the Alliance in q
business point of view. How can he
do anything when he has nothing with
which to work ? He has not as much
as a crossroads merchant requires to
run a business, and yet he is looked
to for aid all over North Carolina.
Let us, as Alliance men, arise and 90
to work. | am aware that almost
every farmer in the State needs every
eent-he al put his hand on to.run
himself and keep starvation from the
door. I will give my plan to add
So, 900 TO. Brother Darden's feunda-
ton and not a man of us put our
hands in our pockets for a cent, 1t
is this: Let each Sub-Alliance in the
State send up by its delegates to their
respective County Alliance meetings in
April SIS for the Business Agency,
and let each. county meeting in April
vote sic for the same end and the
$4,000 is raised; no n is hurt and
the agency is helped. l do most sin
cerely hope this will be done, and 4
know it can be done, for all Alliances
have funds in their treasurers3 hands.
You can spare from the same the pit
lance of SIS, which will be but an
other link in the great chain that
binds us together. Do this, and the
way will open up for a larger, contri
button from some unexpected ource
One or two thoughts as to taxes: If
the Legislature will discard these
county boards of education and let
the County Commissioners attend to
the matter, as formerly, and say that
no county shall have more than three
commissioners and but two magis-
trates to a township, and dispense with
all other superhuous officers, taxes
would be greatly lessened and per
haps more efficient work would be
done. wonder if some of these tax
grumblers did not vote for the amend
ment creating two more Supreme
Court Judges? If you did, cease
your whining go to work to raise the
tax to support your vote, and the
next time think of what you n
voting for. The Alliance is moving
steadily onward.
Fraternally,
A. J. coBR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12
NEWS ITEMS.

The Legislature adjourned yester-
day.
The United States has I64, 900 schools
and $4,000 saloons.
The present orange crop of Florida
is estimated at 3,OOO,O 900 boxes.
"A man living near Boston clears
$4,000 yearly raising chickens and eggs.
The Germanton Times which has
been suspended for some time has been
revived.
"A new gold field, exceedingly rich,
has been discovered at Ensenada, Lower
California.
The direct tax bill which was vetoed
by President Cleveland was passed by the
Senate over his veto.
-Ex-Gov. Foster, of. Ohio, estimates
the cost of the liquor traffic in that State
at $7O,OOO,O 900 per year.
"A convention opposed to secret So
cieties has concluded its business in
Washington and adjourned.
The real and personal estate left by
the late W. ]. Yates, of the Charlotte
Democrat amounts to $4,000.
Rev. Jos. E. Carter, Of Henderson
vile, at one time editor Of the Western
North Carolina Baptist is dead.
-rF -.
Major Duncan G. McRae, a promi-
nent citizen of Fayetteville, died on Sat-
urday the I'd inst, aged s6years.
The output of gold in Colorado in
1888 was So, los, 51e. Silver 81, OPS, e28.
Lead $5,776,552. Copper $685.
1t is estimated that thirteen tons of
postage stamps were sold at the New
York postofice during the year 1883.
. Another carload of colored "exo-
busters" left the Union depot, in this city,
on Friday night last for the wild South
west.
The tobacco house at Hickory, where
"Sweet Sixteen" smoking tobacco was
manufactured, was burned last Sunday
week.
The total amour of money outstand-
ing in circulation on February l, accord
ing to Treasury computations, was 81
4O8, 519,692.
OF the 1927, 200, 900 worth of goods
imported into the United States last year,
$248, OOO,O 900 worth or more than one
third, came in free.
One of the promised sensations of the
Paris Exhibition viii be given by a man
who will make daily balloon ascensions
mounted on a horse. 49,,
Gen Eaton, United States Commits
stone of Education says IS per cent. of
the depraved youth of the land are chill
dren of drunken parents.
1T is said that an Ondow county h,1s-
band has indicted his neighborfo kissing
his wife. If she was willing, did the
neighbcr commit an assault?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12

A smile through tears is the souls
rainbow OF peace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
oARrER's.


On the night Of the 22nd our Sab.
bath School had nice Christmas
tree at the church. There was large
crowd QUITO see the presents distributed
and every one seemed well pleased.
After tie presents were distributed
Miss Lena st. John awarded two
prizes to her class to the two scholars
who had recited the most perfect les
sons for the last quarter. Willie
Reese was awarded the first prize and
Johnnie Gibson second.
John L, Murray died at his home
near Star Mills Friday, December 21st,
1888, aud was buried the next day
near his house at q place he had Sc
lected before his death and on the
hext Wednesday, December 26th, his
wife Rebecca died and was buried by
his side, and on December 31st, hir
brother simon died and was buried at
the same place.
Brethren William Hicks and John
Watson, Of Sullivan county, and Bro
White, Of Washington county, com
menced q revival here Sunday De-
cember 23rd, and have had quite Al
interesting meeting which is still in
progress.
Mr., Frank B. St, John is up iron
the University spending Christmas
with home folks.
W. T. Plummer, of Hampton, came
down and spent Christmas with hi
father.
W. B. Gibson, former resident 0
this place, but now of PocahOntas
Va, was here last week visiting rela
tives.
Mrs. ]. G. Robertson, who has beef
very i'll for week or more, is nov
better.
George Scott, who has been YER
sick with malsrial fever, is NV con
valescent.
DIR. A, G. Emmert, Of Bluff City
has been waiting upon all the sick i
the neighborhrod.
Mr.. E. W. Roberts and wife, of MOI
ristown, have been spending Chris
mas with the family of J. H. Smallin,
January /, 1889. D.N.R.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
School Entertainment al RImgf City.


ED. COMET On the evening Of De-
eember 2lst., we enjoyed a splendid
entertainment and an excellent sup.
per at this place both Of which being
under the auspices of Aspasian Liter
AIRY Society Of the Zollicoffer Institute
The exercises commenced with a
Welcome Song by the society accom-
panied with instrumental music.
The program was We'll arranged and
the large appreciative audience pres.
ent were highly pleased with the
intellectual performances Of the eve
ming. The subjects for recitation
were carefully selected by the young
ladies composing the Literary Society
aud the rendition OF some were very
fnein deed.
The drill in caliSthenlcs gave evil
dence OF careful and thorough train
ing; in fact 1t was hard to excel and
the patrons Of the school as the an
thor witnessed it were delighted with
this part of the evenings performance.
Prof w. A. Evans Principal OF the
Academy and his highly accomplish
I'd ASSISTANTS, Mira Evans and Miss
Myrtle Waddell, of Jonesbnro are en-
titled to much praise for the excellent
way in which they are conducting the
school.
Attentive, painstaking and method
ical, they have succeeded in making
the school at this place one OF the best
IN Sullivan county. Under the present
management there is an average dali
ly attendance OF one hundred and
thirty pupils. Quite a number Of
young ladies and young gentlemen
are attending the school frcm Virgin
In and other sections.
After the literary exercises the au.
dience repaired to the dining hal
where oysters and other delicacie'
we're served by a bevy OF beautiful
young ladies. The tables were taste
fully and artictically rrranged and al
paItSok Of a supper that could no
fail to please abe most fastidious ep;
cure. Nothing occurred to mar tn
pleasures OF the occasion and ate
supper and An auction of fine cake
ny that prince ofauctioneers. Mr.. J
B. Mcclellan, who by the way, whel
the exigencies Of the moment requir
I'd it, can make himself both usefu
and ornamental, the audience dispers
ed greatly pleased with the evening
entertainment. The Literary Societ
. realized $50, from the suppef and thi
sum is to he used in the purchase {
' an organ for the school.
SPECTATOR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03

The johnson City correspondent OF
the Bristol Courier has the following
to say of the growth OF Johnson City
during 1888:
This ends the year in this locality
and we will try TO sum up the items
Of most interest Had three cleo.
tons, one in March to elect mayor
and aldermen one in August to elect
county officers, and one in November
to appoint State and National officials
We have expended more energy talk
ing about the great and coming Sc
railroad than everything else put to.
gether, but still she comes, and we ART
solid. We have killed in the city, by
stabbing, one colored man, and By
cars one young lady. Had wounded
and disabled by machinery, clubs,
rocks, istols, knives, falling off Of logs
and the like, including those kicked
by mules and SO on, in all, twenty-five.
Died from fever, old age and other
causes, thirty-two. Had large fourth
of July, two shows and an unlimited
number Of opera and public entertain
ments. A great many police and
other trials, on various charges, and
twenty-one persons poisoned at board
ing houses. A riot equivalent to that
of larger city, but one in which not
single drop of blood was shed it WAS
Il regular blowout event. Johnson
City can boast of having no destruct-
i've fire of any financial failures Of
note whatever. Good success of mer-
chants and doubling of h. factories
and an increase of her populatio II and
buildings. The Watauga Bank has
opened and The Bank OF johnson City
has been turned into the First National
Bank Of Johnson City, with tele-
phone to Jonesboro. Our two hotels,
the Piedmont and the Watauga, have
done good business under Mai. J. ]
Weller and W. A. Dickingon, respect
lively. Horton, Yocum & Go. have be.
gun to enlarge the Steam Tannery
contract has been awarded for extern
sive water works to be put in by J. J.
Robinson and Others; electric lights
have been put over most Of the city
large wide streets and avenues have
been opened up and old ones i'm.
proved real estate bought, $4,000
and more wanted at high prices
churches well supplied with pastors
and small congregations; schools, six
in number, all doing well despite the
fact that the board of education is not
using any Of the public money this
year
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
HOW TO MAKE MONEY

Is problem we'll studied by the
American people it is a question that
everybody would like to have solved
to their own satisfaction and profit.
So to begin with we say, that most
people can make money, but how to
save it after it is made is really the
question that troubles most people
and the real question with us all is
how shall we accumulate this much
coveted article that moves the world,
rather than how shall we make it. So
now we propose to suggest a few
points; don't try to keep up in style
aud appearance your rich neigebor,
do not hire some one to do for you
what you have time and strength to d,
for yourself, do not ride or drive fast
horses just because it is fashionable
when you know your income IS too
small for you to afford the pieasur
D" not smoke l5c cigars when
cheaper one would do, in fact when
none at all would be better. Do no
waste your means by any kind Of ex
travagance, large or small, grand u,
otherwise. Pay for what yon bu!
Owe no man anything, and add othe'
maxims as will insure economy, ant
last, but not least, trade with Christian
Hess & Hodge in 1889 and secure tn.
best goods for the least money.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03

A feature OF unusual importance to
every one in the South contemplating
the purchase Of any kind Of machiu
cry or machine tools, metal roofing
&c, whether for saw mills, -four mills.
cotton mills, furnaces, ice factorie-,
electric works, water works, shops,
foundres, rolling mills, mines, or any
other enterprises, has been added t.
the MANUFACTURERS RECORD, Of
Baltimore, the South's great industrial
exponent. The editor of that paper
invites any oRe, whether subscriber
or not, who desires to purchase any
kind OF machinery, whether for a new
enterprise or an old one, tosend him
on postal card or in letter the par
ticulars as to the character OF ma
chinery. II new enterprise is to b,
started, mention its character anC
state whether any OF the machiner,
needed has been bought or not. Il
matters not what the enterprise may
be, whether broom factory or a roll
ing mill, an electric plant or a saw
mill, or anything else, it is only nee
essary to mention what it is an(
name the kind Of OF machinery. TIL,
MANUFACTURERS RECORD will max,
these wants known to the leading ma
chinery manufacturers OF the country
free Of any cost, thus securing from
them full information AZ to price &c
This wide publicity and the competi
tive bids that it secures, will enable
every one wanting machinery to pur
chase it to the very best advantage
getting the best at the lowest cost
information ~ to any new enterpris
es TO be started, whether manufactur
ing, mining or railroad, or the en-
largement Of any now in existence, i
desired by the MANUFACTURERS
RECORD. Address, editor MANUFACT
URERs' RECORD, Baltimore.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.

OE
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1883.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that The First
National Bank Of Johnson City" in
the town of Johnson City, in the
county of Washington, and State OF
Tennessee, has complied with all the
provisions of the Statutes of the United
States required to be complied with be-
fore an association shall be authorized
to commence the business Of banking
Now THEREFORE, Jesse D. Abra
hams, Deputy and acting Comptroller
'of the Currency, do hereby certify
that The First National Bank of
Johnson City" in the town of Johnson
City, in the county OF Washington
and state Of Tennessee, is authorized
to commence the business OF banking
as provided for in section fifty.one
hundred and sixty nine of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my
hand and Seal of office this 24th day
~ Of December, 1888.
}SEAL} ]. D. ABRAHAMs,
(~~~) Deputy and acting Camp
troller OF the Currency.
245.269 No. 1881.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
Light for Legislators.

We want the next General Assembly
OF Tennessee to remember that we
want a registration law; we want an
amendment to our road law we want
a special act to disannul the charter
for the turnpike from Plkeville to Day
ton.-SeQuatchie Valley News.
Attempts are being made to pur-
suade the LIE gislature to purchase the
" Hermitage" and grand old home of
Andrew Jackson, and to establish
thereon home for disabled soldiers.
Such proposition should succeed if
the expenditure would not be beyond
what is reasonable. The Hermitage"
should be State property and be well
preserved and taken care OF, in every
particular-South Pittsburg Stand
ard,
The Legislature is not likely to want
for something OF Importance upon
which to exercise its powerful joint
and severalintellt ctual and moral DOW
ers. If it gets through one-half the
real work in the seventy-fve days al.
lotted to il by the Constitution it will
prove model deliberative and execu.
tive body; and such bodies. we need
not say have been quite too altugeth.
er rare in the States history in the
last twenty years.-Chattanoogs
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03

Mr.. CLEVELAND has once NOR,
shown that he has the rare faculty Of
saying the right thing at the right time
In a letter OF regret from him read at y
banquet given by the Boston Tariff
Reform League last Friday night, h.
blazes the way for the weakened
members OF the party to follow hin
and for every member of the party t.
uphold the principals voted for by p
plurality OF more than 100000 in the
total number Of voters in the country
last November. After expressing his
regret at not being able to attend til,
banquet, Mr.. Cleveland wrote: Our
institutions were constructed in puri
ty Of purpose and love for humanity
Their operation is adjusted to thu
touch Of national virtue and patriot.
ism, and their results under such guild
ance must be the prosperity and hap
piness OF our people and so long AZ
the advocates of tariff reform appre
ciate the sentiments in which our in.
stitutions had their origin, so long al
they apprehend the forces which
alone can guide their operations, St
long as they, in spirit of true patriot
ism are consecrated to the service OF
their country, temporary defeat bringe
no encouragement 1t but proves the
stubbornness OF the forces Of combined
selfishness and discloses how far the
people have been led astray and how
great is the necessity of redoubled Ell
forts in their behalf To lose faith in
the intelligence OF the people is sur
render and an abandonment Of the
struggle. To arouse their intelligence
and free it from darkness and delusiol
give assurance OF speedy and complete
victory. In the track OF reform ar,
often found the dead, hopes OF pioneer
and the despair Of those who fall il
the march. But there will be neither
despair nor dead hopes in the path o
OF tariff reform nor shall its pioneer
fail to reach the heights. Holding
fast their faith and rejecting every al
Turing overture and ever,
deceptive compromise which woulC
betray their sacred trust, themselves
shall regain and restore the patrimo
ny of their corntrymen, freed from thu
trespass of grasping enuroachment
and safely secured by the genius 0
American justice and equality.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
ConsumptiOn Surely Cured.

ToTHE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that have a positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY it,
timely use thousands Of hopeless casts
have been permanently cured. l shall
be glad TO send two bottles of my rem
EDDY FREE to any OF your readers who
have consumption if they will send
me their express and postoffice address
Respectfully, 7. A. SLoCUM, NJ. c., ISL
Pearl street. New York.
222-283.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
Southern Iron Output.

BALTIMORE, Jan. Especial reports
to the Manufacturers Record, show
that tho total production OF pig iron
in the south last year was one million,
sixty'fiye thousand net tons. OF this
Alabama made 81 900 tons; Tennes.
see 27S,000 tons, and Virginia $4,000
tons. This is an increase of 10000
tons over 1887, while in the country
production of pig iron was 100000 tons
less than in 1887 0mitting Texas
the South built 2,7l2 miles of railroad
IN 1888 against 1915 in 1887, an in
crease OF 259, while the total construc'
ton for the whole country nears 60N
miles less than in 1877. In 1886, the
south built twenty per cent of the
total new railroad mileage Of that
year. In 1857 it built twenty-five pei
cent, and in 1888 it had thirty-tive pei
cent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-01-03
Allison Appeals.

CHATTANOOGA, Dec, S1.--A dispatch
from Nashville, Tenn, says; Chan
cellor Allison has dismissed the bill
Of Greed +. Bates (democrat,) who
sought to obtain q certificate OF cleo
ton as congressman from the Third
district over II. Clay Evans [republi-
cam Bates temporarily enjoined
Governor Taylor from issuing certif.
cat to Evans. The matter has been
appealed to the supreme court,