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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT HOL
LADAY, OF THE A. g. M. COL
LEGE, AT THE OPENING
,CEREMONIES ON THE
X THIRD OF OCT, 80.
THIRD OF OCT,

Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND Gen
rLEMEN;-We are honored and cheered
by the presence and sympathy of sc
many Interested in this new work
and especially of those distinguished
by long and eminent service in the
great cause of higher education in the
South. We hail this kind interest as
a good oman in our undertaking to
benefit the young men upon whom
the industrial interest of this great
Commonwealth must SO largely de-
pend during the next generation. But
we are especially encouraged by the
presence of so many of the fair
daughters of Carolina-they can do
more in one year to inspire a genuine
love for industrial education, and q
sense of its true dignity and worth,
than all of us teachers can do in ten
years, and I earnestly invoke their
assistance and thank them for their
gracious sympathy. One of the pro
fotndest thinkers of our time has said
that the most valuable truth which
esn be learned from history is that all
life worth living consists of a constant
leadjustment of internal relations to
external relations, that while the prin-
tiple of life is within, the conditions
of it are without, and vary so con-
Ttantly with the march of time, that
without an equally constant effort to
bring into accord the organic principle
and the surrounding conditions, no
development is possible. We need
not discuss this saying of individual
application but may safely admit its
truth as to some of the problems that,
IN each succeeding generation, con-
front mankind, especially those prob
lens directly affecting the physical,
and indirectly the moral welfare of
humanity-for example, how shall we
now as a whole people manage to live
up to the constantly rising standard
of decent expenditure, how secure the
proper material comfort of families
and individuals, so that self.respect
may be unimpaired, and temptations
to crime diminished.
There is unfortunately no philoso-
piers stone and the search after such
a complete panacea for human suffer.
lngs is as vain as the quest of the
Holy Grail, yet good deal can be
accomplished, and the remedy that
lies nearest to our reach is in the way
OF education, industrial education, an
education in no way superceding, in
no way rivaling the lines of instruc-
ton already existing and deyeloped
to very high degree, but an educa-
ton that shall develop activity and
expand powers which have heretofore
received little stimulus, at least with
us. After all, what is the object of
education F.? Surely not merely tn
show certificate from school or a
diploma from college. If that be the
object, then the game is not worth
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

b1te of 40 cents per bale which only
goes to the pockets of the shipper,
never benefting farmer one cent,
though it acts as direct support to
the J1te manufactures, and guarantees
the use of their goods on every, bale
of cotton that is exported from the
United States no matter what the pro
ducer says about it, or what he puts
around it.
Now, brethren, shall we not, in the
interest Of the farmer, ask the repeal
of the ruling2 SECRETARY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
GRASS AND CLOVER.

Mr. EDITOR I'm answer to
many enquirers in regard to grass and
clover refer them to the article in
THE PRoGREssIvE FARMER Of Sept.
18th and Gath, from T. w. Wood &
Sons, one of the most reliable seed
houses with which l am acquainted.
These articles alone are worth more
money to the South than The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER has ever cost. I
would repeat-farmaers, soa0 cloUer-
SOW during this month and up to the
10th of October.
Very respectfully,
S. M. STONE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
nTRFcToRY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

roRrE CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presideut-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, &c.
Vice-President-A. A. H. Hayes, Bird
Sc 3retary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, n. G.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. Q.
Lecturer-Thos. B. Long, Longs, n. q.
Assistant Lecturer-R. B. Hunter, Char
lotte, n. G.
Door Keeper-W. b. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, n. G. u
sergeant-at-Arms-J. s. Holt, Chalk
state Business Agent-W. 81. Worth,
Raleigh, N G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. ..
rxEoUr1vE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
& B. Alexander, Chariot e, n. O.,
Chair nan; J. M. Mewborne, Kinston N.
c.; S. Johnston, Rufin, N. Q.
OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. T. Barbee, Bridgewater,
Va.
Vice-Pres dent-Maj Marin Page,
Brandon, Va.
Secretary. J. Silvey, Arnissille, Va.
Treasurer-Isaiah Print, Stonyman,
Va. =,
Lecturer. D. Shepperson, Smithville,
Assistant-Lecturer-P. II. Strobe, Step
hen City, Va.
Chaplain-Wm. NJ. Rosser, Luray, Va.
Doorkeeper-B. Frank Beahen, Kim
ball, Va.
Assistant-D Doorkeeper, G. E. Brubaker,
Lursy, Va.
Sergeant at-Arms-Milton Pence, For
estville, Va.
State Business Agents.. P. A. Bruba-
ker, Luray, Va.
Ch'mn Ex. CONF. T. Brumback,
Ida, Va.
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A VOICE FROM THE NOUN
TAINS.
AGNoNE, Macon Co., N. c..

Sept. 25, 1889.
Mr.. EDIToR:-You will please allow
me space in your valuable paper for a
few lines.
Our Alliance, No. 1,845, was or.
ganized August I'd, 1889, with FL
members. We have been steadily in
creasing all along; scarcely meeting
has passed without an application for
membership. To-day we have 3s
male members and II females. Most
all the males in our neighborhood
who are eligible have joined. Yet
there are some who say they don't
wish to join other secret societies after
belonging to some that have been dis
banded without satisfactory results.
This is not the case with the Alliance;
if they will give us time we can show
them better than we can tell them.
We have not yet contributed any
thing to the business agency fund,
but hope to be able in the near future
to get up liberal subscription.
At our last meeting was appointed
Corresponding Secretary to The Pro
GREss1VE FARMER. The following
resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED, That we endorse the action
of our State meeting for the consolida-
ton of the Alliance and Wheel as one
body corporate, and endorse the pro-
posed Constitution and Bylaws Of
the Farmers and Laborers' Union of
America.
Resozved, That we endorse and
adopt the Act of the General Assem-
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ONE WAY TO GET 1T.
LEwIsvILLE ALLIANCE, No. 943,
FORSYTH Comfy NJ T.

TOWNSVILLE ALLIANCE, No. 943,
| Forsyth County, N. C.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I am but q poor
newspaper correspondent, this being
my second attempt, but would like to
let the brethren know what we are
doing up here in the Yadkin Valley.
Our Alliance has only been in exis-
tence a little over twelve months. We
organized with eight charter members
and we now number So, with several
ready to initiate, besides others knock
ing at the door. We have about
utilized all the best material in the
neighborhood and we were very
cautious in trying to get the best,
Notwithstanding we have got some
drones that are not doing themselves
any good nor the Alliance. The
trouble is, so many people don't read.
They want to subscribe for the organ
and excuse themselves by saying they
are not able. Now, brethren, let
me suggest one way by which you
may become able next year to sub
scribe for the State and National
organ, and also raise few dollars for
the business fund. In addition to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
GERMAN PERIODICALS.

No fewer than 9,468 newspapers and
periodicals may now be subscribed to at
all German postofices. OF these papers,
6. 1872 are published in the German Ian
guage and 1852 sin thirty foreign ones,
the largest share Of which falls to the
English language 8S7-followed by
the French with 727; then, with wide
gap between. follow Danish with 19l,
Dutch with 172, Italian with $50, Swed-
ish with 14O, Polish with loo, Norwe-
gian with SO, Russia with 58 and so on.
-EnQEish Letter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15
A LINE FROM SISTER EVANGA-
LINE.

Well, well; if any one had said I
could have refrained so long from the
performance of so pleasant duty, as
communicating with such a journal
and such an editor as our great
order possesses, both of which, are
doing such valiant service in the
Alliance cause, I would, probably,
have told them it was a,a-f.i.b.
Would it be wrong to say so, if
thought it'll But to tell the truth,
and one should not be censured for
simply telling the truth, 1 was fright
ened away by cold Fogy's" elo-
quence and grandeur of style. When
he began writing so many brilliant
editorials and sparkling essays, 1 put
aside my pen until he made his exit.
Now, hesltatingly, / attempt to write
few lines l would like to ask Old
Fogy one question; he may think me
a little too previous or presumptive,
but [ have the curiosity of my mother
Eve, and would like to know if he
came up the Cape Fear River on the
18th of September7 / was on the
steamer that day, on my way home
from Wilmington, and heard gen.
tleman speaking Of the State Alliance
and something seemed to say to me that
/ was in the august presence of " Old
Fogy." This gentleman, however,
did not look bit like Old F''s descrip.
tion of himself. But never believed
he did his personal APPEARANCE justice
in the pen portrait he gave us through
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
am very glad we have our same,
original editor and State Secretary
for the next year. We will never
get better, or one so good, unless
he takes "Old Tor young) Fogy" into
the sanctum and trains him for the
chair. But then, that wouldn't be
our ever faithful energetic and en-
thusiastic Bro. Polk, and / believe
Old Fogy himself agrees with me on
this point, if he would acknowledge
the corn" "a.
+. We Alliance people of Long Branch
did not make extra large cotton crops,
but that which we did make will be
wrapped in cotton bagging. No jute
for us, if you please.
Corn and potatoes are very fine; so
was the prospect for bacon" three
weeks ago, but there is now an cpl
demic among the swine and they are
dying with cholera. But we will
strive to keep our equilibrium and be
resigned.
But, there now: I will conclude
with the remark the biscuit made to
the cook, 81 ana DONE" That sounds
something like a chestnut :" and I
confess it is borrowed; and that re.
minds me that l am probably borrow.
ing trouble, for it is great grief to
sit and write "charming" letter to
our paper and by an unfortunate aliu-
sion or some indiscretion, have it con-
signed to the inevitable waste basket,
and of this result l have serious fore
bodings.
/ While there is life there is hope,
(another old saw) so let us hope for
better things in the future. May our
able editor live to reap the reward Of
his labors and to see TIE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER read in every household in
the broad Southland.
Fraternally, (as the brethren say.
EvANGELINE USHER.
Long Branch, 242.
SEQ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

Mankind loves mystery hole IN
the ground excites more wonder than
a star in the heavens.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08

duced by Senator Whiteman, creating
an additional judge for the district of
which Duluth is the center. 1t was in
troduced i'll the early days of the seS-
sion, and its career has been of the most
stormy description. The bill has been
reIerred and re-referred, laid over, de-
feated reconSidered and finally passed.
Yesterday the bill was called
up by Senator Whiteman, and the vote
by which it was defeated recOnsidered.
The result was the bill was once more
placed On its final posSage. Senator
Day, with Senator Edwards, has offered
strenuous opposition to its passage, and
in explaining his vote desired to say he
opposed the bill upon public grounds.
He had opposed on every occasion the
increase of judges, and had done so be-
cause this state had more judges in pro-
portion to its population than any other
state in the Union. He could not vote
for this bill in the interests of the pub
lie purse, and he feared those who did
vote for it would do so more because OF
their sympathy for the senator from st.
Louis than their duty to the state.
Senator Ward supp0rtedtthe bill and
denied that he would cast his vote SIM
ply to tickle any mans fancy. Nor
would he vote to spite any man.
The vote was taken, and is here given
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
1T Is DEFINED.
A Man Can BE Drunk, Very
Drunk and GIoriousiy Drunk.

The Scheffer drunkenness bill has
passed the senate. The final passage
took place yesterday. Senators Durant,
Kellar and ChildS were the only legis-
lators to oppose the bill. Senator
Dnrant's opposition was based upon
the ground that it made drunkenness a
crime in place of misdemeanOr.
II vote no." said Senator Keller, ''be-
cause really believe that the bill will
never become law. The members of the
house or the governor will have dignity
enough not to spread such law Oh our
statutes" [Laughterl.
For curiosity. to see what either the
house or the governor will do, | vote
aye" was the sentiment of Senator
Pope.
Senator Ward was opposed to some
features of the bill and one was that it
did not define drunkenness. "a man,"
he remarked, "may be drunk, very
drunk and gloriousiy drunk. he may
have been to the communion table, and
because he Smelt Of the wine, any per-
son with spite against him might
secure his arrest. ILaughter.l I will
not, however, oppose the bill, seeing
that it is the Idol of my friend Scheffer'S
heart. (ReneWed laughter.
Before the roll was called, Senator
Keller added another Kcllerism. 1t was: ::
"Wh0'se to be the judge of how drunk
man has got to be?' Senators laughed.
and the vote resulted: Yeas So; nays 3.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
SENATORIAL LINES.
The Legislature May Finally Ad-
jOurn April 10.

Senators have agreed to finally ad-
journ the legislature Wednesday, April
10, if the house concurs.
Senator Days oil inspector bill, fixing
salary. passed the senate-28 to z.
Senator Ward said he would rather see
''the whole thing abolished"
The senate passed the whole of YES
terday afternoon in committee.
The bill recognizing the state prison
was reported fayOrably. Senator Schef-
fer endeavored to prevent the appoint
ment of warden passing out of the gov
ernor's hand, but failed.
Habitual criminals will have TO give
Minnesota a wide berth. A bill was
favorably reported by senators, and by
its operations criminals having commit
ted three felonies in this state or out,
are liable to undergo twenty-one years.
Imprisonment.
Senator Edwards said habitual Grim
inaiS should be treated in the same way
as the incurably insane-incarcerated
for life. 1t was in the public interest
that something of the sort should be
done.
The senate prison committee got in
its work yesterday, They had four
bills favorably re ported.
The bill providing for employment Of
eonyictS met with no serious opposition.
There was but one doubt expressed,
and that was that the $4,000 appropri-
ated will not be sufficient to provide a
working plant.
1t is left to the prison inspectors
whether the convictS are employed
under the state account, piece price or
under contract.
The prison inspectors are to be in
creased and Senator Daniels is already
a candidate as one Of the two required
Senator Day does not believe in "beat-
ing the devil around The stump" and
would therefore have the governor ap-
point the prison wrrden. The state
would then know who was responsible
for the competency and integrity of the
warden.
Senator Durant-We have got these
convicts on our hands and must deal
with them in the best interests of the
state.
The bill establishing state baard of
pardons passed through the committee
stage without murmur. This board
will absorb $1,000 per annum for eX-
penseS.
There is to be no revision of the con-
stitution. Senator Scheffer'S bill call
ing a convention to formulate new
constitution, was killed in the committee
of the whole. Vote, 1S to Is.
Senator NJ. johnson again failed YES
terday to get his bill, providing for the
sale of the Kandiyohi capitol lands, be-
yond the committee stage.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
TWO-FACED ECONOMY
Political Messages for Reform
and Then Woodchuck Bills
for Cash.
Re-Apportionment Advances
a Peg Toward a Final
Success.
Senator Whiteman Wins in
the Catch-aS-Catch-Can
With Edwards.
Oil Inspection Regulated as
Far as the Senate Can
Do It.

Very funny is the style of economy
being practiced by the house and Gov.
Merriam. Its mode of procedure ap-
pears to be something like this: The
governor sends in one day long
message loudly calling for economy,
and all the Legislators wink and blink
at it and cry BLESS our souls! What a
line governor we haver'
Then the next day the governor calls
member to him and they chat little
privately. After that the member goes
on to the floor of the house and presents
little bill toraise salary several hum
dred dollars, or to pay the expenses Of
some junketing party. Up jump the
economical members and they exclaim:
But the state cannot afford this at
3liS time"
"Tchut," replies the other, "the gov
sgnor desires this"
Chorus-Oh! Oh! If the governor de-
sires this, then it must be all right. Let
her go, Gallagher!
And away she goes, and bang! an
other slice is taken out of the state
treasury. 1t is another case of ''iust
to oblige Maginnis.''
That is the way that the house yes
terday afternoon voted 81 600 to pay the
expenses of eight legislators to st.
Louis 10 attend a convention called to
protest against the beef trust. On the
plea that the governor desired it, and
that enormous benefits were to result
to the cows and bulls of the state from
the trip, the measure went through, and
eight Legislators, to be appointed by
Gov. Merriam, can put Sl25 apiece in
At.,~s..
taken from the state treasury. The
vote upon the bill was:
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
$50
French Novelty Dresses /!
At Special Sale Prices.

Dress Goods were never so
beautiful before. The High
Art Novelties in fine Wool
Fabrics embroidered in Silk
in the most fantastic figures
that you can conceive of, with
all the patience and capacity
OF modern machinery, with all
the skill known to this art.
for it is an art, the putting to-
gether of threads and colors
and tints to produce such ef-
fects as to excite the admira-
tion of every lover of the beau
tiful. Whether you wish to
purchase or not, we invite you
to come in and see them. The
grand display in our large
west window alone will well
pay you for the trouble of
coming down there.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
SHEEP DOGS.
Some of the Foreign Animals That
Have Reen Most Noted.

Some of the Foreign Animals That
Have Reen Most Noted.
Probably the most ancient and
widely diffused is the Spanish sheep
dog, the largest, most savage and pow
erful of the race. In appearance he
somewhat resembles the Alpine or Mt.
St. Bernard dog. So strong ana fero-
cious are they that one of them can al
ways master wolf, and dogs of any
other race rash enough to attack the
fiockS under their charge are certain of
defeat and death.
The Mexican sheep dog is doubtless
descendant of the Spanish, and so, no
doubt, are the various strains found
among the South American states. In
troduced at the time of the conquest, or
shortly thereafter, these have differen-
tiated considerably from the paren.
stock, while still retaining its chief
ticS-uns0ciabillty, ferocity,
great strength and fierce fidelity in pro-
tecting the flockS in their charge.
In educating the Mexican pups,
few of the strongest, healthiest and
finest-looking are selected from the lit
ter and put 10 such eve which has
first been deprived of her own lamb.
She SoOD becomes accustomed to the in
truders, and learns to look on them
with maternal affection. For the first
few days they are keptin hut, the eve
sucking them morning and evening
only. Then they run with her for some
time in small enclosure. and final
ly they are folded with,
the whole flock for a fortnight or so
and then run permanently with the
sheep, which after time become so ac-
scustomed to them as to be able to dis
itinguish them from other dogs. even
from those of the same litter which
have been nursed elsewhere. After the
and in protecting which they are at all
times ready to die.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08

and is willing, to convey the property
without the necessity OF a foreclosure.
Relating to the preservation of life.
and the protection of Travellers White
man. By this bill Senator Whiteman
seeks to make it obligatory for all
buildings in the state, three stories high,
to be furnished with fire escapes. The
senator's recent narrow escape from
the conflagration of the Duluth opera
house is having its effect.
Senator Day had bill read which
provides that inmates of insane asylums
are to be allowed to choose a CORE
spondent upon entering the institution.
and prohibiting the authorities from i'll
terfering with such correspondence. A
change of correspondents can be made
every three months.
To amend the penal code whereby it
is made miSdemeanor to shorten the
hair on horses in winter.is the object of
bill proposed by Senator SwenSOn. Lit
will be Endorsed by all humanitarians.
Senator Wallmack appears to have a
horror of peddlers, and introduced a
bill which calls upon them to take out a
license.
Senator Keller was also on hand with
measure, the purport of which is to
reduce the capital from S25. 900 to 900
upon which banks in small towns may
be organized,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08

lished. And all and singular the
grants, appropriations, donations, en-
d0WmentS, properties, incomes, reye-
nues, immunities, rights, powers fran
chises, and privileges with all and sing
ular the increase, accumulations, earn
ings and profits thereon and therefrom,
whether by investment or otherwise,
and whether separately invested OF in
vested with other moneys or funds,
owned, belonging or appertaining to the
said college of agriculture, including
military tactics and college of mechanic
arts. are hereby separated and taken
from the University of Minnesota and
the regents of said university, and
granted and appropriated to, and con-
vered upon the said the agricultural col
lege board as perpetual and inyioable
endowment for the use and benefit of
the said the agricultural college of
minnesota, and the said University of
Minnesota, its regents and faculty are
wholly divested thereof and of all right,
title and interest therein, or thereto,
and OF the use. enjoyment, manage
ment, control or disposition thereof;
and to more fully and perfectly carry
out and secure the purposes and objects
OF this act, it is hereby made the duty of
the said University of Minnesota and its
board of regents, and they shall, upon
the organization of said, the agricultural
college board, and upon the request of
said board, grant, convey, transfer, re-
lease, turn over and deliver to said, the
agricultural college board, all and sing
ular. the aforesaid grants, etc., in this
section above mentioned, and owned by
or belonging or pertaining to said agri-
cultural college and college of mechanic
arts. and all and singular the increase,
4 a nfn
The separation is made sharp and dis
tlnct, and the board authorized to select
a new college site to comprise not less
than 4S0 acres, and for which purpose
$4,000 is appropriated. The course of
study prescribed covers civil engineer
ing, agricultural chemistry, entomology,
etc. Almost every provision that can
be made is made to regulate the new
farmers" college.