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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
RALEIGH, N. G., MAY 27, 1890.

officials at Washington are better ac
quainted with millionairs bankers and
railroad bunco steerers than they are
with the farmer. Acquaintanceship
makes all the difference in the world
don't cher know.-ConcordlG Times
The farmers with their splendid or
CARNATIONS can be masters of the
situation. All they need to do is to
assert themselves, demand the rights,
and their demands must be consid-
cred. Already politicians are seeking
to throw dust in the farmers, eyes, the
railroads are capturing boards of trade
wherever they can, and from now
until the day of election the politicians
will endeavor to coax, tease or brow.
beat the farmers into line. They have
all sorts of games to spring, and this
year they will do more than ever
before. -E'rchonge.
The farmer does not want the earth,
bat he does want living show upon
it. In order to have it, the boards Of
trade must 60 down, railroad monopo-
lists be taught that there are other
people in this country as powerful AS
they are, the government so adjust
the tariff that all are equally protected
and also pass the loan bill, With
such help as this the farmer would get
on his feet once more and hard times
be thing of the past The Patrons
Of Industry number over 100000 in
this State. The prospects for State
branch OF the Farmers League are
bright--Charles A. Billiard Wash,
tenGay county, Mich.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
THAT REPUBLICAN" LEADER
REARD FROM.
"Vote for the Right Men

Mr.. EDITORIALS l see the !rgon-
aut is trying to break US up in Nash
county, [ Will write few lines. l
Joined the Farmers Alliance Feb
ruary 10th, 1883. On the 2Gth we
received our charter. I have never
missed a single meeting. 1 am a Re
publican and have been for 20 years.
l have been claiming the same princi-
pies that the Farmers Alliance is
founded on.
Number 878 ratified all the State
and National demands. Our lodge
claim that they belong to the Ali
ance and not the Alliance to US
In the Argonam of February &c,
1890, you will find over a column
written against the interest Of the
Farmers Alliance. The ArgoGaut
starts out by saying: Another in,
stance in which men allow their seal
to get away with their judgment"
{ In the same,article of February sth,
1890, he says: "The legislature of
Virginia has just passed a joint reso
luton instructing its Representatives
in Congress to use their influence to
secure the passage of a bill to enable
the government to loan money to the
farmers at two per cent. In the same
article he says: "It would only be q
short time before large quantity of
the land would belong to the Federal
government Brothers, | had rather
my land was under mortgage to the
Federal government at 2 per cent.
than to be under mortgage to the
and then / have to give any
per cent. they may ask me for goods.
In the same article hessays: "Another
suggestion which has been made, the
,esta blishment of government ware
houses throughout the South in which
tanners are to store their cotton and
receive 80 per cent. of its value and
so on" The ArgonGm winds up his
article by saying if the project could
be carried out it would destroy the
Independence of the people and make
them pensioners upon the bounty of a
government.
Brothers. we are going to have the
bill passed. If the Democrats nor
Republicans will not pass it, then the
farmers will pass it. There is a bet
ter day for the farmers if they will
only perseVere in the way now open
to them. Stick to the Alliance with
all the heart, soul and cash; stand
firmly by its principles, be true, full
of faith in the order, attend every
meeting and endeavor to make every
succeeding one more interesting than
the last, aud the sunlight of prosper
lty will beam upon US, and where
debt and want now oppress, indepen-
dence and plenty will reign.
Brothers, vote for no man to make
your laws unless he stands pledged to
carry out the demands of the Farm
ers' Alliance, party or no party.
w. II. ROBBINS,
Chm'n Rep. Elk. Com. for Nash Co.
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No. 10

each to light the city has been let to
L, NJ. Cox, of Washington, D. c., St
$4,000 per annum.
Raleigh-R. T. Gray is president,
and J. NJ. Broughton, secretary, 6f
of the Raleigh Real Estate Co, re-.
ported in last issue as chartered. The
capital stock is $4,000.
WaynesvilIe-Sealed proposals VIE
be received by the commissioners OF
Haywood county until June 2, 1890,
for the construction Of two piers for
an iron bridge 10 be Quilt across the
Pigeon river.
Asheville-E. F. Kizer, of Monroe
ton, Pa, writes in reference to the re-
port of the removal Of his chair fac
tory to Asheville, that he will locate
in North Carolina, and probably i'm
the western part.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
LETTER FROM LINCOLN
COUNTY.

Mr., EDIToR:-This Alliance was
organized about eighteen months ago
and has made slow but steady progress
during that time, mum bering at pres
ent abou, fifty members, male and
female; made up of good material, in
deed some Of the best citizens of Lin
coin county are members OF this ALI
ance. We meet five miles west of
LincOlntOn for the transaction OF bust
ness. This Alliance Is in good work
ing order, adhering strictly TO Ali
ance prine5Rjes, having contributed to
the business agency fund; doing
business on cash basis. We bought
our guanO through the State Business
Agent, paying cash for the same, the
Alliance lOanlng money to those who
did not have the ready cash on hand
to pay for 1t. Our members are read
ing and thinking people. They read
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and Nation
al Economist, keeping up with the
grand movement throughout the
United States. They think for them
selves and go into nothing blindly, as
is frequently demonstrated in our
meetings when a matter is to be voted
on; for instance, at our last meeting
the demands of the National Alliance
and Industrial Union came up for
action. Every feature must be dis
cussed and thoroughly understood,
but when the vote was taken it was
unanimously in favor of said de-
mands.
We are in favor of the Sub Treas
ury bill and [ am getting up a peti.
tion asking the passage of said bill,
but for fear of that dreadfnl waste
basket, I had better stop writing for
this time. VIM II. Hoover.
Grouse, N c., May 5, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
THE sUB-TREASURY ELL CON.
TINUED.

Last week Col. Burgwyn gave a
history of the Sub Treasury in colonial
times. I desire to continue this to the
present time In I777 Gaws of III,
chap. l2l the Legislature established
warehouses, public and private, for
the inspection of tobacco, and this
law is, with little amendment, found
IN the Code Of North Carolina today,
under the head of Inspections. SEC,
tions 2983-97.
The county court (noW commits
sioners) were authorized to establish
warehouses and appoint inspectors
and other officers. Farmers carried
their TO &ny of these warehouses and
the inspector gave (Sec. 299O) "to
the owner a receipt or note containing
the warehouse, number, gross, tare
and net weight and the kind of to-
bacco, and therein oblige themselves
to deliver such tobacco to the owner
or his order when demanded" Time
of storage not limited.
Sec. 2092. Condemned tobacco
was allowed to remain in the wang
house six months. This was after
1892; before that time the Inspector
burnt it.
These warehouse notes or receipts
were used to raise money OF settle
accounts.
Sec. 1895. "If any perssn shall
forge or counterfeit the stamp note
or receipt of any inspector of tobacco
or shall OFFER FOR SALE Oh PAYMENT or
demand of any inspector of tobacco
on any such forged note or receipt,
Shall be punished by
imprisonment not less than four
months or more than ten years.
These warehouses were first estab.
ished by law at stated places-nearly
always at the Landings on the
rivers and opned by private individ-
uals, but in 1885 we find from the
latter part of Sec. 1888, N. @. Code,
1884, the county court (now commits
sioners) were authorized to establish
public warehouses, and this is the
law to-day. "The commissioners may
at the egpeaSe of the couaty, purchase
or rent ground, build or rent ware.
houses, provide scales and weights
for a tobacco inspection and allow
such salaries to the inspectors as they
Judge proper to be pad as county
charge, and also order and limit the
times for the attendance of the in.
spectors at their respective ware.
houses; the commissioners shall regu-
late what shall be paid as warehouse
rent for each hogshead of tobacco
= They shall, as occa-
sions may require, appropriate any
part Of said moneys in repairing or
rebuilding their warehouses &
regulators of warehouse rent to pre-
vail at PrtVGte warehouses.
Next week I will give you the
history of the purchases of tobacco by
the province of North Carolina, 1885,
6 and '87. Have not the notes with
me or would include it in this.
The receipts or notes mentioned in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

EoRFH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Vice-P -President-A. II. Hayes, Bird
town, N. @.
seoretary-E. c. Beddingfeld, Raleigh,
N. G.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Thos B. Long, AsheVille
N. G.
Assistant Lecta7er-R. B. Hunter, Char
fotte, N. G.
NC.
Door Keepe--w. H. Tonalinson, Fay
etteville, n. Q.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. 3. King,
Peanut, N, c,
Sergeant-at-ArIns-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. @.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, n. @.
Trustee Business AgenoyrFUnd-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, NC.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
s. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Chair nan; j. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N.
c.; J. s. Johnston, Rufin, N. G.
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SAssAFRAs FORK ALLIANCE, No. 59I,
Granville Co., n. G.

SAssAFRAs Fork ALLIANCE, No sol,
Granville Co., n. G.
WHEREAS, The approach of conven-
tions to nominate candidates for Con-
gress from the different districts Of
the State will be held in the near
future, and being cognizant of the
fact that it is in direct violation of
Alliance principles {" be swayed or
influenced by party or o endorse for
candidates persons whose interest we
believe to be antagonistic to ours,
therefore be it
ResOlved, That we wish to be placed
on record as favoring a man as de-
seribed by Old Fogy, who will carry
out our wishes and who has always
been interested in the welfare of
laborer and farmer.
ResolVed, That we will not support
a candidate who is interested in rail,
roads, trusts, B. and L. Associations,
or dealer in futures.
ResOlved, That when the time comes
we will select such a man as Z. B.
Vance, L. L. Polk, S. B. Alexander,
Elias Carr, McClsmmy, w. J. Green,
and last but not least, Old Fogy.
Res0l0ed, That this district can and
will furnish such a one when the
proper time comes, and that we ask
all Alliances in the 5th district to
stand by US.
Re OlUed, That the above he sent to
the Oxford Ledgfr and PROGRESSIVE
FARMER with request to publish.
S. J. CURRIN, Prs.
R. A. GILL, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

The mulch applied as a winter pro.
lection to trees or pants should be re-
moved and the soil stirred in order TO
induce vigorous thrifty growth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
<HE NATIONAL FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
Address, 5lI 9Th ST., N. W., Washington,
DC.
Vice-Presi6ent-B. H. Clover, Cain
Secretary-J. H. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
dress, SID 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
D. G.
Tressu-er-W. h. Hickman, Puxice,
Missouri
LectCrer-Ben Terrell Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD,
c. W. Macune, Washington, D. G.
Alonzo Wardan, Huron, South Dakota.
J. F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY,
R.C. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Evan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
1t is the Farmer.

Who is it, when his crops are good,
supplies the nation with it's food. who's
always by the country stood? The
Farmer. Who is it, when the crops are
light, and money scampers out of sight,
still struggles on with all his might
The Farmer. Who,% often when by
debt oppressed, is forced to do his level
best to keep paid up tine INTEREST," The
Farmer. Who is it when he gets crop
makes interest and debt both stop, and
comes up smiIingly on top? The Far
mer. Who works contentedly away,
while on the public tricksters prev aud
make the laws they must oDeyl The
Farmer. Who gives his dollars and his
dimes to greedy trusts and big COM
-bines, which only laugh Whene'er he
whines? The Farmer. Who is it must
in future mix in public life and politics.
and down the trickster and his tricks?
The Farmer.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
Opposed to Secret Societies

John F. Finerty says that freshmen
should not belong to secret societies.
Mr.. Finerty assigns as reason for bis
statement the fact that there has not
been secret society in Ireland that has
not had its informers. He might have
added that this IS true Of all, or almost
all, secret societies in other countries as
we'll as Ireland. Two better and more
convincing arguments against the exist
ence of such organizations are that thev
are under the ban of the Church, and in
free country like this, oath bound SO
cieties. whether Irish, British. Amer
leans, Knownothing, or others, are not
in harmony with our institutions.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
House Your Machinery.

/. No building On the farm pays better
than good Toulouse, It should be sc
convenient of access that there need be
no excuse for leaving farm implements
exposed to the weather when not used.
Properly cared for, many implements
that now last only q few years ought to
be serviceable 50 long as the farmer
lived to need them. Besides. a tool that
mas not been rusted, warped and cracked
by exposure will work as well the second
and third wears OF use as the first. On
many farms tools are 50 much injured
$by being left out OF doors that after the
first season they cost more for repairs
than they save IL lalor {sss45
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
Though Poor Be Honest.

Don't be ashamed, my lad. if you
have patch on your elbow. 1t speaks
we'll for your industrious mother. For
our part we should rather see dozen
patches ON your jacket, than hear one
protane or Vulgar word escape your
lips. No good boy will shtm you, be-
cause you cannot dress as good as your
companion; aud if a bad boy laughs at
your appearance, say nothing, my good
lad, but walk on. We know many a
rich and good man, who was once as
poor as you There is our next door
neighbor in particular-now one Of the
Wealthiest men-whO told us short
time since, that he was glad TO receive
the old potatoes from his ne,ghbor's ia
bic. BE good, my boy, and if you are
poor you will be respected more than if
you we're the son of a rich man, and ad
dicted to bad habits.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
AS Others See Us

An,erica--says the New Orleans Star
is today Cutholic. Before Columbus it
was pagan. To day it furnishes one fifth
OF the whole Catholic Church and one
9Th of the, whole Christian civilization.
We figure in this way: South America
thirty millions Of Catholics, Central
America and Mexico ten millions, the
United States and Canada ten millions
Fifty millions of Catholics in America
Any deficiency in the estimate of South
America is more than supplied by the
under estimate elsewhere. From the re
naming population say sixty millions =.
dednct all the non Christian elements.
Jews, Mormons. Savages and avowed In
fdels. aud there will very probably not
remain fifty millions of the non-C Catholic
population openly recognizing the divin-
lty Of Christ. ~.
This iufdel element, however does not
prevent America from being properly
slassed as Christians, it seems clearly 70
have 4 Catholic majority We, there
fore. hold thai our proposition is correct
we say that America is to-day
catholic .55
country il the only break in the
MIN Cath ol,cit5 Of the New World,
5nt tene bar HE wonde rfull history st
lI con- uestin The Jnited States
\ ssnturr n iiust elapse z: i 81,
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
Il Montana, Oregon, Washington.

If you are going west bear in mind the follow
ing facts: The Northhn Pacific Railroad owns
and operates 9S7 miles. or 81 per cent of the en-
tire railroad mileage of Montana; spans the
Territory with its main line from east to west;
is the short line to Helena: the only Pullman
and dining line to Butte, and is the only line
that reaches Miles City, Billings. Bozeman, Mis-
soula, the Yellowstone National Park and, in
fact. nine-terths of the cities and points Of i'm
terest in the Territory.
The Northern Pacific owns and operates gu
miles, or IS per cent of the railroad mileage Of
Washington its main line extending from the
Idaho line via Spokane Falls, Cheney, Sprague
Yakima aud Ellensburg, through the centre of
the Territory to Tacoma and Semitic, and from
Tacoma to Portland. No other trans continenta.
through rail line reaches any portion Of Wash
ington Territory. Ten days. stop over privileges
are Riven on Northern Pacific second class tick
cts at Spokane FALLS aud all points west, thus
afording intending settlers an excellent oppor-
tunity to see the entire Territory without incur
ring theexpense Of paying local fares from point
to roint. III
The Northern Pacific is the shortest route
from st Paul to Tacoma by 207 miles: toSeattle
by III miles, and to Portland by SCI miles~ time
correspondence shorter, VARYING from one to
TWO DAYS. according to destination. No other
line from st. Paul Or Minneapolis runs through
passenger uars Of any kind into Idaho, Oregon
or Washington s9sss# 3as8
In addition to being the only rail line to Spo-
kane Falls, Tacoma and Seattle, the Northern
Pacific reaches all the principal points in North
ern Minnesota and Dakota. Montana, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington. Bear in mind that the
Northern Pacific and Shasta line IL the famous
scenic routeto all points in Cali ornia.
Send for illustrated spa,np hlets, maps and
book eRtvlng ypn valuahle la grmati0n III refer
from ST. Paul. Minneapolis Duluth and Ash
.landio Portland. Oregon. and Yaooma and aeat--
tle. washington Terri md ncI0se stamps
" ashinet Territory. printed ii coldls.
your ne ~ lxs IN
'H. Fen, General
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
A Disgusted Cat.

In some way a cat found its way into
a cyclorama building a few days ago.
The man in charge attempted to chase
the trespassing feline through the door
but the cat evidently thought there was
/. better way Of escaping the temper OF
the irate man. 1t looked cautiously
about, as If to avoid stepping on the
PROSTATE forms Of heroes slain in the
battle. Finally it's eyes caught sight OF
8 tree, A projecting limb hung pretty
low, and here the cat thought to fnd a
place of safety. 1t gave one leap, and
no doubt was the most Disguised cat in
Portland when it learned, by sad ex-
pelience, that the tree was on this can
vas. 1t picked itself up and slowly
skunk through the door, down the stairs
and out of the building.
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25
beg Timing there was one Catholic Tor
every one hundred Of population. sc its.
close there i one for every six 81 seven
nnrsnna u
Labouchere On Sal bury

! - 81
Henry u sbouchere in the January
Forum writes thus OF Lord Salisbury !:
Lord Salisbury IS an aristocrat TO
| the backbone. He regards the house
Of commons as a necessary evil.
Among his lleutenants there Is no
man whom even fattery could call
a statesman. One or two Of them
are fairly administrators. but most
of them are aristocrats who would
find it difficult to earn living, il with
out prestige or prote c.ion they were to
endeavor to maintain themselves as
clerks in commercial establishment.
These flies in amber have all the pre-.
JUDGES of their Tory predecessors, but
they are greedy and needy. They
thoroughly appreciate the value Of the
spoiis OF office; and there is no baseness
that they would not commit, no prin-
cipie that they wonld not recant, no
policy that they would not adopt, in
order to retain their hold on these
spoils. As for tie Tory ruck in parlia
ment, they have prejudices but they
have no opinions. A mOres Contempt
BILE set of men it would be difficult to
conceive. They seldom either take part
in debates, or listen to discussions; they
hang about in the library. in the tea
room. and in the smoking room Of st.
Stephens, When a division is about to
take place, they crowd into the house.
and they are directed by their whips to
the government lobby, into which they
flock with the docility and stupidity Of
ahoon
The Irish standard., 1890-01-25

4 IOHNs B. QUINN, Atroruey-at-Law, Mime.
- apOlis, Mimi. 319 Nicollet.
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Il w Temple Court. Minneapolis. MINI.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

FEW people are aware that Prof. Summer, of
Yale College, is an Episcopal Clergyman.
APRoPos of the Ames-West wedding in
Boston, the father of the happy groom. Mr.. F.
l. Ames, has settled the sum of 81. .O00, 600 upon
his son as his share in the joyous occasion.
NATHAN MATTHEW'S JR., :Mayor-elect of
Boston, is lawyer who gives special attention
to equity cases, and has the care of some large
trust funds. He studied at Harvard and Lelp-
sic, and is 81 years old.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is arranging for a grand
family gathering at Hawarden for the Christ
mas holidays, ana, incidentally the guests will
celebrate his birthday. Thee. o. NJ. will be 81
years old on the 29th inst
Mr.. R. W. GLIDER, the editor of the Gen.
tuIy Magazine, commenced his literary career
as 4 reporter at small salary on Newark
newspaper. He is the son of a Methodist
clergyman. and was for a time employed in
connection with one of the New Jersey rail-
ways In a subordinate position.
THE widow of General Custer says that he
was the first of American army officers to ex-
pertinent on the rattlesnake as an entree. His
cook prepared the dish under protest, and as
the General was eating the dainty he saw the
alarmed negro cautiously peering in through
a crack of the tent, doubtless expecting to see
his master drop down in a ft,
THE new novel, on which Thomas A. Edison
and George Parsons Lathrop have been work
ing conjointly, Will probably be ready for the
press in January. Mr.. Edison has taken the
keenest interest in the work. and in drawing
on his imagination has hit upon number of
clever electrical devices which he has consid-
cred it worth while to patent The book will
contain number Of sketches made by the in
Ventor to illustrate his predictions