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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
OUR A. AND M. COLLEGE.

THE Board of Trustees of our A.
Il and M. College meets in this city
this week. 1t is to elect a President
and other officers. This paper has
not assumed to dictate any line of
action. 1t will not criticize the Board
in advance of it's action. It hopes it
many never be necessary to criticize
it. 1t would exercise a large charity
in weighing the action of the Board,
for it expects mistakes. It believes
the Board is composed of well-mean-
ing, patriotic gentlemen, and that they
will do the very best they can in the
vitality important matter of selecting
the officers. But we must be allowed
to indulge the hope that in whatever
they do, they will not forget that the
primary object and central idea in estab-
fishing this institution is that at as to be
and to remain an agricultural and me-
chantcal college. We know enough of
such schools to know that the Presi-
dent should be a man possessed of a
combination of peculiar qualifications,
such a combination as is not found
even in every sensible or educated
man. We trust the Board will look
only to the prosperity and permanent
success of the institution. It is, nor
over, due the Board to say, in this
place, that there exists a profound in
terest among the people in this matter,
and they are deeply concerned for Efe
success of the college, and they will
watch very earnestly and anxiously
the action of the Board. This paper
has no axe to grind in the matter and
no pet to promote. Give us the verg
best mar for the place, is what we
sincerely desire.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
WATCH YOUR DOORS.

TN almost every community there
are men to be found who spend
their time in looking for the popular
wave-they never have an opinion
until they first ascertain the opinions
of, all around them-they want: al
ways to be on the popular side.''
There are others who are always
kicking" unless they feel the lead
line tapping their rumps-they object
to everything unless they originate it;
they want to be recognized as leaders
or they won't go at all. There srs
others, who always carry along their
little axe to be ground-they will join
the Alliance or oppose it, if thereby
they can grind their axe. Others will
join the Alliance, who, if not opposed
to it, that they may. further their sell
fish purposes. If the Alliance is bur
dened with such men, it is the fault
of the members because such men are
known in any community in which
they live. And when such men knock
at the door, they should be told that
the Alliance is a quiet brotherhood
for the promotion and advancement
of the general good and that it will
not be made the instrument for build
ing up the fortunes of selfish men, or
for gratifying the ambitions of the
unworthy. Watch your doors and
see that unworthy men are kept out,
and if you have made a mistake and
have taken such men, do not hesitate
to get rid of them. The sooner the
chaff is separated from the wheat, the
better. We often receive letters in
regard to the eligibility of certain
men in a community, who, because.
of their influence and standing and
real solid worth, would be a most
desirable accession to the order, but
they are engaged in merchandising or
some other business, which disquali-
fies them under our Constitution, but
because of their good qualities the
brethren r disposed to take them.
1t is to be regretted that we cannot
take such men, but it is their misfor-
tune and not our fault. The Alliance
is a farmers organization and in must
be kept so, or it will surely die. We
do not regard the organization of the
farmers as a mere matter of choice.
1t IS an absolute and indispensable neces-
saty, and it should be the purpose and
desire of every member to get all good
men into it who are eligible, and to
keep out every one who is ineligible.
Draw the line close. We are not
looking for numbers-they will come;
but we are looking for men who are
identified with us in interest and prin
ciple and who are true to the principles
of our order. Watch your doors.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

foot Of the railroad powers of the
State. Resotved, That we will go to
the primaries and to the polls and
show that we are men who dare to de-
fend and protect u rights. Let US
do more of our resolving" in the
primaries and at the ballot box.
On the lst inst. the great steel
plant of Carnegie & Co., Pittsburg,
Pa, closed down for repairs. The
syndicate, with numerous other mills,
have resolved to scale wages about 25
per cent. The amalgamated work
men refuse to accede to it, and it is
understood that 2,4O0 men are on a
strike, which promises to be long and
bitter, as both sides are determined.
1t is said that the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION will help the strikers fer two
years to come, if necessary. It would
be interesting and perhaps profitable
to trace the causes of these great
strikes, especially in the great iron
districts:o of the North. 1T might be
found, perhaps, that the superior
facilities for manufacturing in, the
South and the recent wonderful de.
velopment of our inexhaustible mines
have much to do with it, but 70 the
poor workmen, the most interesting as
well as the most perplexing phase of
the situation, grows out of. his vivid
recollection of the fulsome promises
made him by politicians in the last
Presidential campaion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
HARRY TRACY'S APPOINT
MENTS.

DRO. Harry Tracy, National Lee
II turer Of the Farmers Alliance,
will speak at the times and places
named below. His time is limited.
He cannot give more than n day to
a county. All who read this notice
will render a public service by adver-
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 laboring man of what
eyer vocation and especially those who
r opposed to the Alliance, should
hear him. He will give you many
things to think. about. He. will
strengthen the weak, encourage the
wavering, convince the doubling and
confirm the faithful.
He cordially tnUates the ladies to come
out and hear him.
Remember that he will deliver a
public lecture, to which Everybody is an
Vated, at IL o'clock a. m. and a private
lecture to the Alliance at 2:30 o'clock
p. m. at the places and dates given
below. Brethren, give Bro. Tracy a
1rowsamg reception, and he will do you
all good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
NOTES.

The editor acknowledge the
receipt of an invitation to attend the
23d Annual Exposition of the Ne
braska State Board of Agriculture, to
be held at Lincoln, the Capital of the
State, September 9Th to 18th, 1889.
Two colored emigration COM
missioners, from Texas, are in the
capital of Mexico, for the purpose Of
treating with that government for
lands on which to raise cotton. They
claim that 10, 900 persons will at once
occupy the lands, and that 1000 fami,
lies are pledged to the movement and
they expect large %accessions from the
States of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Who knows but that this is an initial
movement that will drain the border
States of the negro element?
A dispatch from Bismarck,
Oak, says: cat the constitutional
convention for the new State of North
Dakota, which meets here on the 4th
of July, the Farmers Alliance will
seek to have incorporated in the con
stitution government control of rail-
roads, prohibition of the liquor traffic,
election of Undited States Senators
by popular vote, courts of arbitration,
abolition of the contractor system in
public works, self-sustaining criminals,
woman suffrage, few appointive and
many elective officers, and the Aus
tralian system of voting.
No more important development
to the transportation of the South has
transpired, than that recently revealed
in the purpose of the Georgia, Caro-
lima and Northern Railroad. This, as
our readers know, is a portion of the
system of the Seaboard Line. Under
the skillful management Of Gen. Rob
ert Hoke, the link between Munroe
and Atlanta is being pushed rapidly
to completion. It is now declared
that the syndicate will drive it on
from Atlanta to Selma, Ala, and
from thence to New Orleans, thus
opening the shortest through route
from that city to New York. It is
understood that their system is in op-
position to the Richmond & Danville
and will be it's most formidable com
petitor for the carrying trade of the
South.
We are still receiving resolu-
tions from the farmers who were de-
ceived and sold out by their so called
representatives in the last Legislature
on the Railroad Commission bill. We
suggest that instead of publishing
these resolutions the farmers who
were deceived by these men adopt
something like the following: Re.
solUed, That in voting against a rail.
road commission Mr.. -- deceived
us-this was has fault-but if be gets
a chance to deceive us again, it will
be our fault. RESOLVED, That we will
hereafter attend our primary meet.
ings and will demand a public pledge
from the nominee that he will not be
bribed, Illuminated, bull dozed or per.
suaded into voting against a railroad
commission. RESOLVED, further, that
the sentiment expressed in the above
resolutions was not "~secretly manu-
featured at headquarters" RESOLVED,
further, That we propose to hold these
men accountable who ignored the Pc
tltlon OF our 1000 Alliances and the
wishes of three-fourths Of the tax
payers of the State by crouching a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

the meshes of their net closer around
us each year. If all the agricultural
interests can be organized and trained
for the conflict, 20 as to be utilized
when the time shall come for final &C.
ton, there will be no clash of arms as
in former times; but we can say to
our legislators, at the ballot box, you
must enact this or that for the benefit
of agriculture, and they will do it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

HOPEFUL

A. s a rule, the farmers of the State
n have applied themselves with
unusual earnestness. to their farm
work. They are striving to relieve
themselves of debt, They are econo-
MIXING in every way, with the nope
that al the end of a faithful years
work they may enjoy some of the
fruits of their labor. They have Set
their faces toward Industrial indie,
pendence. They have adopted a
broader dixers1fication of crops. In
the central and western portions of
the State they Z giving more atten
ton to stock and to the cultivation of
clover and the grasses. In the cotton
section they are endeavoring to come
back to the good old system of max
ing their own supplies at home. Bet
ter still, their horizon is broadening
and enlarging. They are beginning
to investigate those great economic
questions in which their interests as
farmers and citizens and taxpayers
are largely involved. They are be-
ginning to search for hidden causes of
the depression which hangs about
their efforts and their energies as a
milestone. They are being aroused
to the fact that the substance of their
earnings is continually d~windling
away, and that however hard they
may work, and however good their
crops, the. net income to them is about
the same. They are beginningt to feel
that they must go to thinking for them
SeLves. They work hard-work good
land, are Industrious and economical;
their families work hard and live hard,
and they make no progress, while all
the great interests and enterprises Of
the country r aourishing and pros
porous, and at last they are rising up
and asking the all important question:
What is the matter? A spirit Of in
telligent and earnest enquiry and in
vestigation is fast taking a deep hold
in their minds. They are reading,
discussing, enquiring and listening
more than ever before. They begin
to believe that, if their interests are
advanced and protected, 1t must be done
through the farmers themselves. They
are fast learning the valuable lesson
taught by other callings and other in,
~terests, that combination-concentra.
tion-co,operation, is the power that
rules the world. Impelled by these
considerations, they have, by a com
mon impulse and a common sentiment
come together, AMI present the largest
and most powerful organization ever
known in State. Founded upon
the same purposes, the same ideas and
the same principles the various farm
ers' organizations of the country will
meet next December in St. Louis and
consolidate, and will then stand as the
strongest organization ever known to
the world. We accept these all as
hopeful indications and as happy au-
guries for our future. The conserva-
tism, the patriotism, the devotion to
law and order and to liberty, which
has ever characterized the agricultur-
lists of all lands and of all ages, is the
sheet-anchor of our free institutions
and of civilization. The middle
class in America is our stay and hope
for the preservation of republican
liberty on this continent, and that
middle class is made up largely of the
farmers of the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

mands the able pens of such thinkers
as stand at the helm of the Messenger
and other leading.papers of the South.
We gladly and gratefully accept their
profered and powerful aid in this
great battle for the right.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

Alliance take any action in further
ance of this object, it should present
the matter to the National nesting In
St. Louis. Think of it, brethren, and
give your views through The Pro
seREssIvE FARMER. Let us3have them
at m -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

A note from Dennysville, N. c.,
informs US that Mt. Hope Alliance,
No~l,546, owing to great opposition,
is making very slow progress. Al
the last meeting, however, they raised
a very respectable sum for the Busl
ness Agency Fund.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

- Our friends in writing to any OF
our advertisers, will favor US by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
nent in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
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another Office? State the one at which
you have been getting it.
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Do you want your communication pub
Nshed7 If so, give US your real name
and your postofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09

~ The date on your label tells you
when your time is out. ,l
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
ALLIANCE NOTES.

ALWAYS give the mann and 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 Alliance.]
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-09
RALEIGH, N. c., JULY 9, 1889.

r This Ddper entered as second class matter at the F0st
- 5.O1fceiR Raleigh, N. Cl :.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
a etc-r Win Z r-..r.l.

A fsw wees c,-a, wen tlo gambling
ha@se5 wei'> rs.1,-...,s -i,io cpc., \ young
mai vha helaa t,s,>i position, wisa moro
responsibility taan ssEgy atfached 10 It..
in p9amiacnt down town office, fell Il
prey 10 thc gambling passion Ills salary
Quickly c,A.asis ted atth fascinating game
Of faro. it was but : short step 70 the cash
drawer of his employers, aud ho soon
found to lis disinay that he was in the
hole 10 the extent of some hundreds of
dollars. Exposure seemed inevitable and
he visited friend and solicited loan of
$50. Asked why he wanted it he told the
friend all and said he desired to leave town
to avoid arrest and humiliation. The
amount was forthcoming. but like many
others, he sought TO win back his losings
with that small stake, and, finding this
impossible, he sought to drown his sorrow
in drink The friend who loaned him the
money with which to leave town saw him
in maudlin state in a hell on West Mad
ison street, and gave him upas lost. Here
endeth the first chapter.
The young victim of faro awoke the
next morning with n very large head and
in a fit of desperation. Taking a sudden
resolve, he visited his employers and
made a clean breast of his follies, tempta-
man, as he was bright and talented, and
they treated him kindly. They agreed
that If he would sign the pledge and alb
stain from gambling they would put him
in a position where he would have no
temptation and would deduct from his
salary $50 per month until his defalcation
was made good. Well, he accepted the
proposition and held manfully to his
pledges. In little over two years he had
discharged the debt and was attending
strictly to business in way that gained
for him the admiration and good will of
the firms senior member. Last year the
junior. member drew out and the young
man was given the partnership. few
months ago the head of the firm died, and
now the business is controlled by the
same young man whose whole life was
nearly wrecked by an unfortunate mis-
take. This is a true story, and there are a
few who will be able to furnish the char
acters with their proper ames.-Chicago
Herald
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
PRICE ONE CENT
coNcEALMENT.

II thy Gcar. searching eyes could > - heart
Fiad hut the snbtlo way, its trl;a q see,
Thou wouldsi not then ia silence giScyc spart
That thy great love should unrceuitel he;
Ter Ills bnt seeming. dear, taa, am cold
And irresponsive 20 thy warming still.
need must real my Ups lest they. o'erbold,
Shoala opca wide the barred gates Of tho viii.
AID al that deep and restless prisoncl tide
Which hidden hes in its impassioned sway
Burst forth so swift ard strong that else beside
Do thou not know with what persistent hold
The smoldcring fire burns its steadfast way,
That OF its might no warning tale is told
The careless eye which seeks alone the ray,
The light, 10 say il ilre be or no,
Until by chance some wondering breath Of air
Wakes with it's touch 20 iievY crimson glow
The unseen thing which all thewhi,e was therei
So hidden love. o snodcring Ere burns.
Nor gives from ont tho breast tell tale CLEAN,
Till somc magnetic current swiftly turns
It's unseen light TO wondrous glowing beam.
Nay then dear love think not that thou canst read
Ny heart and soul by looking in my face;
Or weigh their worth by every careless deed,
That thou caust thus all depth of feeling trace.
Nay, tits too sacred far for common eye,
This love / hold for thy dear self alone;
Alone for thee shall my heart open lie,
To none but thee It's tenderness be known;
So If thou wait some outward sign 10 see,
All, then, need must wait because thou hast
So willed, till fate--or chance-which'c IL be,
Shall kindly bring u heart 60 heart ut last.
Annie c. Mcqueen in American Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
n.ne reacn and Neotarinc.

There is widely prevalent impression
yet false one-that the peach and the
nectarine are two distinct fruits. They
both have one and the same parent,
Anygdalus Persica, and their identity is
proven by the fact that, though the one
has G smooth ard the other downy skin,
both have been frequently produced, not
only from the same tree but the self same
branch, and more than this, peach has
been known to grow and mature with one
of its sides smooth, like the nectarine
and the other covered with the ordinary
fuzz or down. Between the peach and
the nectarine the French make no other
distinction than to call the latter the
smooth and the former the downy peach.
Table Talk.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
The Kid Grew Weary.

Laughing over the story recently told
about the old Chatham theatre, w. B.
Gregg recalls that i'm 1916 or lS47 an old
actor named Kirby was the favorite there.
Kirby was strong on mclodrama and
could die so pathetically that he always
captivated tho house in that scene. Once
he was going through particularly dull
play and kid in the pit grew weary.
Stretching himself for q nap he requested
his nearest ncighbor in tonc clearly
audible, Wake mo up when Kirby
dies.
The expression raised huITah. Tho
curtain Nas rung down and Kirby was
obliged to mako speech. Wake me up
when Kirby dies" was Bowery expires.
sion from that time down TO very
short time ago.-New York Evening
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
No Time for solemnities.

Take another woman who is living and
shall be nameless. She is accomplished,
thoughtful, studious, clever beyond doubt
both in talk and with the pen. She has
written successful books; her name is
known; az she enters a room people who
have not seen her before look round. She
is the intellectual superior Of many Of the
women of the world whom she meets;
and they are her superiors in every quality
essential to success in society. They have
the note, and che has not. Il am in q
panic if am asked to take her in to din
ner, said man. himself cultured and
clever. Il know / shall have to talk on
solemnities ali through dinner, and din
ner is not the time for solemnities. &c.
w. Smalley in New York Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
Erolutlon Of tte sneal, Thief.

The first depredations are made when as
little children they rush through the streets
and descend like plague on fruit ven
der's cart or a grocer's corner, and are gone
before the proprietor has time to protect
himself or catch them. They are then
school children with at least half achance
of becoming respectable workingmen.
Those who are so inclined easily take the
next step, which is that of stealing for
men and youths who plan what they shall
do and reward them meagerly. Their
small hands, while they are children,
make them very useful to adult thieves
in opening the bolts behind barred area
gates Their tiny bodies enable them to
crawl through fanlights. Thus they be-
come full fedged criminals, drifting about
the city by day and by night in an army
that must number thousands. - New
York Cor. Providence Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
silver from the Photographer.

There are moro ways than enc OF maxi
ing money, and there is q man in this
city who is profiting by ono OF the other
ways. All photographers use a paper
impregnated with 4 silver solution. This
man makes periodical visits TO the photo
graph galleries and secures this paper.
lie burns it and refncs the ashca. sccur.
ing quite an amount OF silver Ills bar
gain is for 30 per cIlt. cf tbe ilgt" pro-
duced, and some weeks 10 secure, over
500. 1t is hard work, bu; he n .bcs u
fair living at it.-Chica@o l.ce.l
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
POSNER 8

Ladies We qoont your
trade. If you are situated
so that y0u can come to the
city and deal acith as in
person, Coso. not, send
as yOur orders. We prom
Use TO not only treatyou acez',
6ut 10 Seroe you aoeU-to SeU
you the best goods TOR tie
least money, and TO make
ecery sale gioe tie fullest
satisfaction. Remember
Mat oar store as tie only one
Of its lind in tile aohole
South. 1t cocerS q su2egf-
cidl area Of 81 ocrfS an tie
aggregate, has 80, coo square
feel Of SaleSroona, and as de-
0Otet to 60 distinct and sep.
Grdte departm tntS. You
can ask as. for anything you
acGnt, Ia any line Of goods
sold IN any market, and be
Satre Of getting it 70 in
datce you 10 trade aoith as,
zoe agree to Sepd all par
chdSes Of $5 a1ld 0oer 10 dRy
point aoithin 200 miles Of
Baltimore. free 9t all trans
p0rtdtiOR charges. also,
zoe aoiU cheer1uJly send sam
piles and prices Of goods
aohea requested, AddreSs
POSner Bros, 215, 217, 219
Lexington ST., Baltimore,
Nd. n5 Pm
PO OSNERS s.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-02
COLLECTIONS of rnttcrnics.

One of the three finest collections of
butterflies in the world-the two others
belonging to the British museum and q
Paris institution-has been made by Mr..
Berthold Neumoegen, of the New York
Stock Exchange. 1t contains 100000
specimens, and has cost twenty years in
time and $50, ,000in money. Livingstone,
Stanley. Schwatka and other explorers
have contributed to it.-Once Week.