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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
No. 15

/ caused by our farmers heretofore de-
pending almost entirely on one cron,
viz: Indian corn, which produces
money only at one season of the wear
and the continuous low prices and the
terrible mortgage system, with its
natural shylock principle of taking
the last pound of flesh, have left Them
at the end of each season with moth
ing to spare and really many of them
in debt.
| am pleased to see that they are
changing their plans and adopting
new ideas; diversifying their crops,
planting less corn, more small grain
and grapes and paying much more at
tention to stock,raising; and though
last, but not least by any means, they
are trying to live without the great
mortgage incubus, and as far as in
them lies are trying to "pay as they
Co." thus looping off many expenses.
Although not prophet or the son Of
one, [ think the vista ahead looks
bright for our farmers, especially the
Alliance men. The order has been Of
great benefit in this section, although
yet in its infancy.
Bro. Seweu told us, when here last
autumn, that Col. Pickett would fol
low him and give us clearer views of
our order. He has not yet put in an
appearance and some of our brethren
are anxiously waiting his arrival in
our midst; we would be much pleased
to see him and any other of our cham
pions in the great cause, who could
give us more information and rouse up
our energies to the great and good
work before us, and we hope you, Mr..
Editor, through the columns of your
very valuable paper will still continue
to urge our cause to the front and let
us know who, among our so-called
Representatives and Senators are our
friends and the farmers of North
Carolina will soon put men in the
places Of our enemies, who will FL
the seats at our capital, and then we
will have no man "so-called," but
real lsve Representatives.
With my best wishes for the sue
cess of our noble cause and its fearless
exponent THEP FARMER, (
remain, Fraternally yours,
CARLOS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
RALEIGH, N. c., MAY Fl, 1880.

a worthy citizen and practical
farmer, with an unbounded store of
hospitality as has been well attested
by the writer.
The Alliance of Beaufort county
has not failed to accomplish plan of
cooperation in buying supplies, Mr..
E. W. Ayers, one of Washington's
beft and most honorable merchants,
having offered terms that was ac.
cepted by the County Alliance, which
resulted in an agreement for the ALI
ances of the county to trade with Mr..
Ayers. The agreement first being
made for only six months, and now
with an experience of five months it
has proven so satisfactory that at the
last meeting Of the County Alliance
it was unanimously agreed to renew
terms with Mr.. Ayers. At which,
Mr.. Ayers being waited upon by the
Alliance, he expressed much satisfac-
ton with his experience as an Alli-
ance merchant and would accept a
continuance of their trade with pleas
ure. Much could be said that would
add force to what has been accomp-
lished by the Alliance through its
trading arrangement with Mr.. Ayers,
but perhaps space will not admit. 1t
is sufficient to know that it is freely
admitted by all, both Alliances and
outsiders that great savings has been
accomplished through the Alliance
work. Yes, thousands of dollars to
the county, and that for the short
space of only five months. And this
is only a stepping-stone to what we
anticipate when the fund is raised, as
it will be, which will add commercial
standing to our noble order, and may
God speed the work. With success
to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Fraternally yours,
J. M. c., Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS OR
CARNATIONS.

NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
NC. NO
Vice-President-T. Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, n. u
Treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, n. Z.
Lecturer-Dr. D. Reid Parker, Trinity
College, N. @.
Assistant Lecturer-D. D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. G.
Chaplain Carr Moore, Towns
vile, N. G.
Door Keeper-W. II. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, n. @.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. 7. Rush,
Mt Gilead, n. @.
Sergeant-at-Arms- S. Holt Chalk
Level, N. G.
State Business Agent-W. A. Darden.
, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thaddeus Ivey, AShpole, N. o.; ). s.
Johnston, Rufin, n. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE.
President-G. 7. Barbee, Bridgewatar,
Virginia.
Vice-President-T. B. Massey, Wash
ington, Virginia.
Secretary. ]. silvey, Amissville,
Virginia.
Treasurer-Isaiah Printz, Luray, Vir-
ginia.
Virginia.
Asst. Lecturer. S. Bradley, Luray,
Virginia.
Chaplain-Wm. NJ. Rosser, Luray,
Virginia.
Door Keeper-B. Frank Beahm, Kim
ball, Virginia.
Asst Door Keeper-G. E. Brubaker,
Luray, Virginia.
Serg't-at-Arms- II. Lillard, Wash
ington, Virginia
State Business Agents. P. A. Bru-
baker, of Luray, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
e IT, Brumback, Jas. E. Compton and
Geo. H. Ohrisman.
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be appointed to draw up a form of
Trade Card.
This committee, consists of DR.. D..
A. Bucher, Prof. G. I'll. Hulvey and
State Secretary J. j. SilFey.
The committee ON Trade Gard re-
ported and their form was adopted.
On motion the Secretary was or
dered to have printed and to distrib-
ute, to the several Alliances, the Trade
Card blanks, paying for same out OF
county funds.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted
Resolued, That the Rockingham
County Farmers Alliance now in ses-
sion, tender to the ladies of Pleasant
Valley and vicinity our appreciation
and acknowledgements for the kind
hospitalities which they have just dis
pensed with such lavish hand to the
members of this body.
ResoZved, That these resolutions be
recorded with the minutes of this
meeting and copies be forwarded to
the editors of our county papers and
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, with the
request that they publish the same.
Mount Crawford Va, was selected
as the place for holding the next meet
ing.
Time for meeting second Saturday
in July, at 10 a. m.
FRANK RoLsToN, Pres.
f. w HEATWOI Sec'v
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY


WASHINGTON, N. c., April 10, 'S9.
Mr.. EDITORIALS Woodards' ALI
ance No. 1l74 has no regular CORES
pondent, it's Secretary will endeavor
to gather upa few items for your val
liable paper. With this inclose one
dollar for the Alliance Organ. So
far [ have had the pleasure only of
receiving sample copy now and then,
which is always highly appreciated,
most especially when I see in it's col,
umns how the Alliance is on the boom
all over the State, increasing in
strength and number. Such tidings
meets with ready response from
Woodlands Alliance. Yes, she is not
asleep, but is up in good spirit, march.
ing in the front rank, bearing with it
good material-such as will stem fhe
food and overcome all adversity.
Woodlands was organized seven
months ago with II charter members
now it enrolls -l13, having initiated
12O, granted 8 dimits, received one
by demit, and only on the list that
are behind with their dues, and we
can vouch for them.
Until recently our Alliance has been
meeting every other Saturday, with
good attendance. Generally some i'm
portant work is accomplished, subjects
discussed and resolutions acted upon.
At our last meeting, the subject of
subscribing to the State Agency
Fund was brought up, and after be-
ing discussed at some length, was
laid over to be more fully discussed
at our next. The disposition among
the members is to take stock, but
prefer using the funds we have on
hand first, in consequence of which
the Treasurer and Secretary is to re-
port on the financial state of Wood
ards Alliance at it's next meeting.
Much credit is due our worthy
President for his faithful efforts IN
carrying on the good work. He is
highly esteemed by all its members,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21

MAcHPELAH, N. c. May 10, '89.
The blame for the loss of the bat
tie of Gettysburg on the 3rd of July,
has been falsely, by good many peo
pie, thrown upon Pettigrew's Brigrde.
When the history of the battle shall
be properly written it will be shown
that if any troops deserve to be called
" the heroes on this occasion are those
who have so long been slandered. But
it is not necessary to wait for vindi-
cation. The history of the Brigade
during the remainder of the war is
their own vindication and much stron-
ger than can be made in any other
manner.
A few days after this battle we find
them placed by Gen. Lee as the rear
guard to his army, on the principal
route of retreat, which would never
have been done had they behaved as
falsely represented at Gettysburg
Here at Falling Waters the gallant
Pettigrew received mortal wounds and
no one has ever intimated that the be-
havior of the troops was anything but
what it should have been. In all that
retreat never for a moment was it
thought necessary to send them to the
rear to guard the prisoners or the
wagon train, but they took their place
IN the most responsible position with
out any apprehension as to their con-
duct on the part of their commander.
At Bristow Station when A. P. Hill
"put IN y two brigades against two
corps of the enemy, and where the
slaughter was as great perhaps as in
any battle of the war One was Cooks
n. @. brigade and beside it was the
old Pettegrew Brigade under the gal
liant Kirkland; the behavior of troops
was never better. Through the Viii
derness campaign it saw service equal
to any in the army. At Reams Sta
ton when the brigades Of Anderson
(Ga), Malone (Val, and Scales IN. C.)
(what brigades stood higher in the
army failed to dislodge Gen. Hancock
from his entrenchments on the Peters
burg & Weldon Railroad and the
second attack had to be made, Gen.
Lee sent in troops whom he knew
would accomplish it, and who we're
they Cooke, Lane and the old Petit
grew brigade under the command of
the gallant McRae, with the End N.
G. Cavalry, dismounted under Col.
(Gen) W. P Roberts. Gen. Lee was
not disappointed, and he wrote let
ter to Gov. Vance commencing the
activity of the North Carolina troops
on that occasion. They captured G
think) as many prisoners as they took
men into the fight. To the close Of
the war never was anything alleged
against them, and the troops enjoyed
the confidence of their commands and
commanders to great degree. Now
Mr. Editor when we see the true
position which the Pettigrew Brigade
holds in the annals of the army of
Northern Virginia, will not some men
who have styled themselves historians
be more properly considered as writer's
Of fiction
Very respectfully,
WIN. A. GRAHAM.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
SNowDEN, N. c., Msy s, 1889.


Mr.. EDIToR:-The Alliance in this
immediate section is moving along not
so fast as we could wish, but l think
surely and steadily, but slowly. Our
Alliance has gathered into it's fold
nearly all the available material in its
neighborhood. Some few of the farm
ers still remain outside; it may be be-
cause they like the plan Of "Our
grandfathers' days" better. Such
management of farms business will
not do for this progressive age.
Our (Snowden) Alliance was or
ganized by DIR. Sorrell, on the first
day of last October, with eight mem
bers; we now number thirty, have
lost during the time one member by
withdrawal and one by dimit, he
having moved nearer to another
Alliance.
We have not accomplished as much
as could be wished in raising money
for the State Business Agency Fund,
but expect to put in our mite in a
very short time. We have started a
subscription among our members and
it is being signed with alacrity when
presented. The weather has been so
unpropitious for the last two months
or more that the attendance of the
members has not been as prompt as
we could wish.
The delay in forwarding our contri
button may be excused for several
causes. The first and most potent is
the want of money in this section,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21
COUNTY MEETING IN VIRGINIA

MOUNT CLINTON, Va, April l9, '89.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I beg leave to submit
the following for publication:
According to appointment regular
meeting of the Rockingham County
Farmers Alliance was held at Pleasant
Valley Va, April Is, '89. There was a
good attendance, and one had only
to cast his eye over the body to be
convinced that the Farmers Alliance
is beginning to mean som ething in Vir-
ginia and that it already embraces in
its membership much of the most solid
material in the State.
The same may be said of the dele
cation from Pendleton county West
Va, which is operating with Rocking
ham county Va. We were so fortu-
nate as to have present with US the
President, the Secretary and the
State agent, of the Virginia State AL
lance.
A committee on trade arrangements
was appointed as follows: Prof. g..
H. Hulvey, F. K. Harnesberger, Maj.
Geo. Chrisman, Ex-senator Geo. B.
Keezle and Col. Milton Taylor.
The Business Committee reported
as follows:
ReSolUed, That we deem it expedi-
ent at present to authorize our Busi-
ness Manager to make the best ar
rangements he can with local mer-
chants for staple articles, allowing one
rate of per cent wholesale, and moth
ing for retail customers; and that
members of the Alliances obligate
themselves to buy under such contract,
as far as practicable, and in strict COM
pliance with the secrecy and other
requirements of this Alliance.
Resolved, That a standing commit
tee OF five good business men be ap-
pointed to advise with Business agent,
and share with him the responsibility
OF such contract as may be made, and
to suggest improvements on this ar
rangement at the next regular meet
ing of the County Alliance.
ResoEUed, That the President nomi-
nate suitable men for the above COM
mittee.
Resolved, That the several Alliances
inform the Business agent as early as
possible, what kinds of twine and how
much they wish to use.
This report was adopted, and the
delegates appointed to constitute the
committee referred to in Resolution
End, are G. h. Hulvey, Geo. B. Keezle,
1. K. Harnesberger, Milton Taylor
and J. A Herring.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
= RESOLVED, That Trade Card, for
use OF members in dealing with mer-
chants, be adopted.
ResoEsed, That the different AL
lances shall use the same form of
Trade Card.
ResOEved, That committee of three
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21

POPLAR BRANCH, N. c., April 20, 49,.
Mr.. EDIToR:-It has been sometime
since you heard from our Alliance,
No, 1850. We are still gaining
ground. We now number IA male
members. We now have new Sec
retary for the County Alliance in the
place of DIR. w. B. Ferring. G. w.
Williams is Secretary now, and our
Secretary made a statement in our
Alliance last meeting that he has not
seen in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER any
thing about any of the Alliances in
Currituck county being paid up, and
we would like to see it in your next
paper that our Alliance has been heard
from and show that we have paid our
dues up to date-April lst, as our
Secretary has his receipt up to date in
full from the Secretary Of the County
Alliance, and we want to hear from it
so as to know that we stand good with
the State Alliance, for that is what we
are working for. We are part of
that grand army and we want to do
our part in this grand work. Our
members are becoming more and more
interested in the cause. Our old men
are interested, and also the young
men. The young men have even
gone to work and bought horses and
are farming, and say they have no
need to 60 West or to cities. They
say there is room here in North Caro-
lima to give every young man and old
man employment without going West.
D. W. l..
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into many parts, and establishes sub
ordinate governing agencies for the
industries and occupations of the peo-
pie, separate from the civil govern
ment, but in harmony Herewith.
Industry, so soon as disenthralled and
freed, set to work for self-control, in
developing agencies, by which the
processes of production, distribution
and exchange are conducted; and it
is only when these subordinate agen-
cies encroach upon each other, that
the government properly becomes the
arbitrator in the settlement and ad-
justment of disputes between the
different classes of its citizens
That wonderful success has crowned
the organized efforts of men in trade,
commerce, manufacturing, mining,
ETC., is evidence of their efficacy, and
are objects for example to the tardy
industrial masses, still unorganized, or
at least partially so. Union of thought
and concert in action are necessary in
an age Of combination and concentra-
tion, to effect great purposes and
beneicent results. And it is but
reasonable, that where the social and
industrial units have properties and
interests in common, that the social
aggregates which they form will have
opinions in common, and a concensus
of power sufficient to enforce them.
The industries are now all being
organized, and the better the units are
informed and educated to thoroughly
comprehend the objects. motives and
wants of their several organizations,
the more efficient they will become in
aiding their units in the accomplish
ment of their purposes and in secur-
ing the benefcent results for which
said organizations were formed.
THE CHARACTER OF THE AGGREGATES TO
DETERMINE BY CHARACTER OF
THE UNITS.
An organization of intelligent, en-
terprising, thrifty units will soon be
felt as power for good in behalf of
any industry to which they belong
and serve. But to expect the effects
of intelligence from an ignorant,
thriftless people, or wise conduct from
inferior citizens. is just as futile as to
look for the generating Of useful, SER
viceable power by so-called per
petual motion humbug, for there is
nothing or useful in either.
The farmer must be educated in his
calling to make him competent to
manage organizations which have for
their main objects the improvement of
the industry and the betterment of it's
followers.
Remedial measures for the better
ment of any industry ought first to
be formulated in council and should
receive the concensus of the popular
opinion before the aid of legislation
is invoked to enforce measures agreed
upon. The desire to get the greatest
return for labor and expenditure on
crops is laudable and should not be
interfered with. The removal by law
Of restrictions or expressions, coming
through other. social organizations,
which prey upon or hinder that labor,
is legitimte object which the civil
laws honestly and impartially enforced
can and will successfully accomplish.
But farmers can, by wise and con-
certed action, aided by just laws,
work out an industrial revolution
without direct interference with or
encroachments upon any other bust
ness, and thus accomplish great and
lasting good for their industry and
themselves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21

Life's heroes and heroines are those
who bear their own burdens bravely
and give a helping hand to those
around them
Hasty words often rankle in the
wound which injury gives, and soft
words assuage it; forgiying cures, and
forgetting takes away the scar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-21

One of the first notable changes in
free society, as distinguished from
serfdom, was that labor became diver
sifed and specialized, to meet de-
mands which grew and widened, as
intelligence created new wants, hence
the division of labor became recog-
nized principle in sociology. For, as
society advances, Intellectually and in
dustrially, it sub-divides, step by step,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31
Sullivan Gets the Stakes.

NEW YORK, July 23.--Forty brand new
$500 bills and the diamond belt emble-
matte of the heavyweight championship
of the world was turned over to Cham
pion John L. Sullivan this afternoon in
the dingy little office of Stakeholder
Cridge, at 13 West Twenty eighth street.
81 have something in my inside pocket
for you," said Cridge. Then he drew out
the luscious roll of money and handed it
to the champion, who thrust it into his
pocket with the careless air of the william
in play.
81 want the dog collar" said the cham
pion. 81 believe that goes along with the
money"
Cridge said that he couldn't deliver up
the belt unless deposit was left to insure
that the rules governing the possession
should be adhered to. The matter was
finally settled by Wakely pledging him
self verbally to be responsible for its safe
keeping.
"What are you going to do with the
belt, John ?" asked Mr. Lumley
Johnston is going to have it for time, y
replied Sullivan, and then I'm going to
have the stones taken out and the gold
melted. If the stones are any good shall
hang them up with this inscriptions:
sDog COLLAR won ty John L. Sullivan on the
Sth day of July, 1899, at Richburg, Miss, By
whipping Jake Kilrain."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31
Parnell's Withdrawal.

The withdrawal of the Irish members
virtually involves the collapse of the in
vestigation. The government bill estab
fishing the commission was passed by the
Honse of Commons on Aug. s, 1888, by a
division of 1852 to 46, the Parnellites not
voting. The commission was organized
on Sept. II, and the case for The London
Times was opened on Oct. "a. Ten months
have been occupied with testimony and
argument, the tribunal ostensibly con-
Quoting the inquiry as if it were an issue
of fact between The London Times and
the accused members of Parliament. After
this protracted hearing of the proceed
ings are practically closed by the refusal
of the judges to permit the defense to ex-
pose the conspiracy by which selfcon-
fessed forger was employed and hand
somely paid by powerful political or
ganization to defame the Irish members
in the columns of The London Times AS
defendants in an ordinary case in the
courts they would have had the legal
right to lay bare the details of such con-
SplraCy. AS members or Harllament
whose regulations had suffered from sys-
tematic and wanton defamation they were
entitled to the privilege of probing the
sources of The London Times informa-
ton. The facts justify their withdrawal
from tribunal which has shown itself to
be strongly and unreasonably biased
against them. After last Fridays ruling
the decision of the judges will be like the
wind whistling in an abandoned and worn
out chimney flue.-N. T. Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31
Tea Drinking in Australia.

For some time after I landed had the
impression that, as beer is the national
drink of England, whisky of Scotland,
and wine of France, tea was the national
drink of Australia. Tea made its appear
ance iat the most unexpected times at
lunch and dinner as we'll as at breakfast
In the stories which people toldme about
their travels through the bush the chilly"
in which they boiled their water for tea
had conspicuous place. And the gov
eminent returns, according to the con-
temporary, show that the consumption of
tea per head in the Australian colonies is
is much larger than in England But the
number of persons annually fined for
drunkenness in the colonies is much
higher than in England.-CAicaeo News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31
The Scientific American is authorit,

for the following: ''To expel mosqui-
toes, take Of gum of camphor a piece
about one-third the size of hens egg,
and eyaporate it by placing it in a tin
vessel and holding it over lamp, TAX
ing care that it does not ignite. The
smoke will soon fill the room and ex-
pell the mosquitoes, and they will not
return even though the windows should
be left open all night