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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

For n good smoke try Paragon
Point" SSd-2W.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Col. William Elliott, of New Prov
idencc, who has been quite sick dur.
ing the past week, is now improving.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Read advertisement Of "Castoria. y
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Philip Wallace and wife, Of Padu-
cab, who have been visiting DIR. c.
G. Wilson and wife for several days,
returned home last evening.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

King Il Franklin exhibit here
to-day aS a variety show, and not a,
II circus. The license instead of
SG0l.50, the amount taxed on circuSc~,
is only $40, ten dollnrs each for stale.
county, railroad and city.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

r., ii. Walker, New Providence,
who has been very i'll for the past
eight weeks is reported much better
this morning.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Rev. r., T.. Travis will preach at
Bethel, on the HopkinsviIIe pike
next Sunday at 1880 Il. m, and al
Douglass Hill, by invitation, ut 3
O'Clock in The afternoon.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Trustee Geo. W. Wariicld re-
turned this morning from OImstcad,
Ky, where lac went to attcnd the
funeral of his uncle, Robt. Nj. Brow
der.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

w. r.. Richardson, a banker of
Newton, Miss, is in the city rirru-
lating among his old army friends.
lie is the guest of w. r.. Bringhurst.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

Louisville 81 Nashville Railroad.
Trains leaVesUlarksvile AS follows:
SOUTH:
fdhb Mail NsGU r. m
nu.l03, Fast Express, daily. 7:l3 A. N
NORTH
No.l02, Fast Express, dali ...s....- 6:hi p. NJ
En.l0i, Fast Mall. 5l5 A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
lust A Nc.

TUST a word to- our friends Are
- your neighbors subscribers to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER Have you
brethren in your Alliance who are not
subscribers7 Have you brethren who
have allowed their subscription to ex-
pire2 Have yOu ever spoken to these
neighbors'snd brethren in regard to
the matter2 If not, will you not, as
a friend to the paper and to the great
cause it advocates, do so non? If you
have spoken to them, will you not do
so again7 We r persuaded that our
paper has many warm friends ilrevery
Alliance in the State. We respect
fully ask every one who reads this to
do one thing for the paper-it is . small
thing, and yet it would result in a
great thing for the paper and the
cause. At the mert meeting of g6r
Alliance ask permission to speak 0t0Ord
for the paper. Get all the aewfcsuh.
scribers you can. Get all to renew
whose time has .axpiredor whose time
will soon expire. If any member be
in arrears, get him to pay the money
to you and forward it to this Office. A
kind compliance With this simple re-
quest will help us grestly-it wiHhelp
your Allianee-it will aid oUEscause
and it will make you. feel better. Who
will do it Let every subscriber make
just this one little effort for the paper.
We feel that in no way can the Ali
ance be SO surely strengthened and
encouraged a. by having the organ in
the hands and homes of its members.
An increase of only n subscriber
from each Alliance in our State would
help. How many will give us their
aid ? 49, "a.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
u. S. STATISTICS.

THE census year began June lst,
1889, and closes May 3L4l89Q;
this includes statistics of crops, manu-
features, mining, etc.
The law limits the number of super.
Eisors to ITS, and are divided between
1a States in proportion to size and
population. Robt. P. Porter is Super
mtendent and after his appointment
he issued through the press notifca,
lion to the farmers, and in that notice
there is food for thought.
First. "The object is to have the
census full, complete and correct
When the enumeration in June, 1890,
goes from house to house let it not be
Said in North Carolina al in most
States "that the statements you make
are guess-work." The charge is, and
unfortunately too true that farmers
do not keep books, hence the returns
are guess-work." Forty thousand
Snumerators will be in the feld-an
average of between 1900 and~1700 to
each officer and the OBJECT is to COM
plete the work in three weeks or less.
On the basis of population as taken
by the census, each State will get its
proportion of representatives in the
u. s. Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
DON'T wEAKE THE PRESS.

1CEVERAL excellent State papers
y are talking about making a Gov;
ernor of Mr.. J. P. Caldwell, editor
of the S~tatesville Landmark. Bro.
Caldwell would grace any Office within
The gift of the people; but we respect:
fully ask them to go slow. A man
can be a good editor and yet make a
very sorry public official. On the
ether hand few Governors would be
a success as journalists. Then donot
try to make politicians out of the most
useful ornaments of the profession.
There are dozens of men in our State
Who will make creditable Governors.
But frst-class newspaper men are
scarce Sing Bro. Caldwell's FAME
and shower money upon him, but
Reve let him hold any Office excepeca
newspaper Office. But we lhave no
fears. Bro. Caldwell loves the pro
fession too we'll to accept any noml-
nation. 49,; %e1
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
MORE / N WORDS.

"THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is five
years old and is an excellent paper
Christian San.
47"The Raleigh PROGRESSIVE FARMER
has entered upon its fifth year. It
has never been better edited than now.
-R06eSonGGa.
The Raleigh PROGRESSIVE FARMER
has entered upon,i It's fifth year It is
a good paper, well edited; and a warm
advocate of the farmers interest
Charlotte Chronicle. mr..
The PRoGREssIvE FARMER has en-
tered upon its fifth volume. It is ably
edited and no one of our exchanges is
more valuable to, or more. highly
esteemed by the Patriot. We wish it
continued prosperity.-GreedS6or Pa.
trGot. = @.:s@:'. 80 = =" @'
"THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, a true
and able and jealous friend of the
farmers, and by the way a most use
full and instructive and interesting
paper, is five years old, and with every
indication of a vigorous life of useful
ness and prosperity Wilson M9rror.
"THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has en-
tered upon its fifth year under very
promising prospects. 1t is a great
favorite with the farmers throughout
this State, in whose interests it labors.
1t being the great Alliance organ, has
become a power for good, and it's
editorials are widely quoted. - Colds
boro Headlight.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has en-.
tered upon its fifth year, and in that
short time has met with wonderful
success. It is ably edited and it's
position as organ Of the Farmers ALI
ance makes it a power in the State.
In it's efforts to better the farmers
condition it has our support and best
wishes.-PTe and CarohnGan.
The Newberne DAILY Journal ex-
tended a most cordial welcome to the
representative of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER in that city last week and in
the issue of the 18th ult. says: "THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is power in the
State, and is %eminently worthy of the
large and increasing patronage so lib
orally bestowed upon it by the intelli-
gent and progressive agriculturists of
the land"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE ALLIANc IN VIRGINIA.

DRO. SILVEY, State Secretary of
ID the Farmers Alliance of Vir-
ginia, paid this Office Q friendly visit
on the 18th of February. he In
forms us that Sc counties are now
organized and four about ready to be
Organized. They have $50 Sub=Alli-
ances and Is, 600 members. He issued
SIS charters last month and over SO
up to the oath.
MI. Brad. Beverly, sOh of Col.
Robt. Beverly, of Targular, is now
State Organizer and Lecturer for the
State, and be is q very intelligent
gentleman and said to be a very
forcible speaker.
We shall be proud indeed to find
old Virginia in line, and we feel that
she will soon take her place inj5 the
rank of States with $4,000 good and
true Alliancemen who will effect a
great change in the success OF the
financial policy of the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE FARMING INTERESTS BE.
~ FORE CONGRESS.

TT will be remembered that the St.
Il Louis Convention adopted what is
popularity known as the Sub Treasury
plan. 1t is intended to give the
country and the farmers a system by
and through which we may secure a
flexible volume of currency and suf6.
cient in amount to accommodate the
demands of trade and the business of
the country. We want and should
have a volume that would expand or
contract as the demands of trade re-
CURED. AS it is the farmer is forced
to sell his products on a glutted market
forced to sell when his products are
cheapest and buy when the needed
com modities are dearest. We have
in this country, in gold and silver
coin, bank notes and certificates, only
fourteen hundred and seven millions
Of dollars, all told, and if every dollar
was in circulation it would give only
$2I:.75 per capita. During the last
four months in the year, beginning
with, September, we put on the market
about seven billions Of dollars worth
of agricultural products to be handled
Eby this. one billion four hundred mil
lion dollars, granting that every dollar
is in circulation, but we have shown
time and again That only a little more
than one?third If that sum is in cfrcu.
lation. In fact we go into the markets
at every disad vantage. We have our
products manipulated and valued at
the, wll,of the money power of the
land, According to our calculation
we have ia circulation, at the time il
is most needed, one dollar, to move
thirteen and a,ha1f dollars worth OF
products. Does any sane man moi
know that this condition makes the
dollar high and the products lowi
The farmers want reform, and relief in
this matter, and in pursuance of the
aetio4pf the st. Louis Convention, 8
bill has been introduced into the
lower House of Congress by Repre-
sentative Picker, of South Dakota
and in'the Senate by Senator Vance
These bills will elicit much discus
sion, doubtless, but we, are gratifeC
to say that they are being earnestly
considered by the leading minds il
both branches. We shall note par
tfcdlarly and regularly any develop
nentsin this great matter and keel
our readers informed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
WE S PARDON.

WYE must ask u readers to par.
w don our giving so much space
for the reproduction of a number OF
much appreciated complimentary
notices of this paper lately. Nc one
is better prepared to say whether a
paper is good or not than an expert
enced journalist, and no conscientious
newspaper man will compliment an,
other paper unless it has merits; hence
we are grateful to our fellow-editors
and will ever strive to deserve the
respect and confidence of our journal.
istic friends.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
JOURNALISTIC.
What the Knights of the Quilr are
Doing.

what the knights Of the Quilr are
Doing.
The Raleigh Christian Sun, an ex.
cellent religious newspaper, was 46
years old on the 18th of February.
The Lexington Dispatch has been
purchased by MI Jno. B. Sheriff., OF
Concord, who will continue to pub
ish,a weekly paper.
The Rocky Mount Pu5ndealer has
gone into "summer quarters, y and
will not appear again until next fall,
We shall sadly miss this bright and
always interesting exchange.
The Raleigh Biblical Recorder, that
sterling journal which has long been
the organ of the Baptist denomination
in this State, will come out this week
in a new dress and a number of i'm.
provements. It deserves immense
patronage, and we wish it continued
prosperity.
The Daily Chronicle, new morning
paper, will appear in this city on the
9th inst, with Mr.. Josephus Daniels
editor in chief and Mr.. D. II. Browder
business man sger. It will have a
strong staff and everything else re.
quired for a first class modern news
paper 1t will take press dispatches.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE FAIR.
The Best Exhibition Held Vet Many
New Features.

The run from Raleigh to; Goldsboro
is over a road which is. the equal for
speed, comfort, etc, Of any in the
State. 7"+
The beautifully situated and grow
ing city of Goldsboro is reached. and
then we travel over the Atlantic g
NJ G. Road. >as
The scenery on every side, while
not picturesque, is grand. 1t is an.
ever changing panorama of pretty VIII
lagos, neat farms; the truck farms es4
pecially,' are very fine. However,
much of the land between Goldsboro
and Newberne is Of dbut little value, it
being swamps overgrown with buckle
berry bushes. ao
There is some fine truck farming
around Goldsboro and Kinston, but
the land about Newberne is hardly
equaled anywhere.
Those who go to Newberne with
the expectation of finding q dull,
smoky old town may be. somewhat
disappointed. While not strictly a
seaport city, yet q large. amount Of
shipping is done. The city is excel
lently situated, and nearly Surrounded
by water Of sufficient depth for large
steamers. Vessels ply Regularly be-
tween Newberne and Charleston, Nor
folk, New York and otheTrports.
AS NeWberne is situated at the
confluence of the Neuse, and Trent
rivers, which togetheR form a stream
nearly. two miles. wide, forming a
splendid outlet to the ocean, there is
no reason it should not become one OF
the most important cities on the At
lantic coast.
The most considerable trade here
consists of naval stores, lumber,
shingles, canned goods, fish, oysters
and cotton. 's<
NeWberne contains several hand
some churches, and many nice private
dwellings. From the number OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
WHAT DOES IT A

NURING the excitement on the
IL fisheries in 1886, the War De-
partment at Washington, through AID,
Iutant-G General r. G. Drum, sent out
secret circular to each of the States to
get certain information in regard to
The national guard or militia. He
urges "that this enquiry and any sub
seduent CORRESPONDENCE on the matter
may be considered strictly confidential,
The, object of the. department to gather
This sand all kindred information in q
s0iet manner. And here is the infor-
nation sought for: ~sA%' ,F"@.f
First-Loeation and strengthen the
various organizations by regiments,
independent companies, troops, and
batteries, together with q, statementRs
TO the proportion of each that could
De relied upon'for prompt active ser
rice for nine months-the full period
which the law oAuthyrizes them to be
called out oy the President; which is
the best drilled as skirmishers;. which
contains the most expert rihenden;
which the mostpworkmeA in wood and
non. rs D. - h. at ;s4=s
Second-TRele least time tequiredb7
divisions, brigades, and regiments fol
concentration within the State al
Cleveland, in case of emergency by
the most rapid means of transporta.
fon, etc. F,
, Third-A statement showing the
character and amount of ammunition.
clothing, camp and garrison aquippage
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

indicates that In the rapid develop
ment and growth of corporate interest,
with AL its attendant power, capital Is
distrustful Of its ability to maintain
IT'S dominating influence. IL shrlnks
from the hazardous uncertainty which
must environ it in the strugglingcOm-
petition, the charges and yi~cissitudes,
which necessarily attend q progress so
wonderful and marvellous as that
which has marked railroad enterprise
in our country for the past two de.
csdes. It may be that in a calm and
deliberate survey of the situation, this
Company has discovered that the
American people r preparing to call
a halt and to have a readjustment,
and that it is wise to prepare for the
Inevitable. However that may be, its
report is in accord with a conviction
which is fast growing upon the clear
est and most conservative thinkers OF
our time. One of the gravest and
most stupendous economic. problems
of the day is beingc constantly revolVed
in the minds of the people. 81 ase
SHALL THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE
RAILROADS, OR SHALL THE fRAILoADs
CONTROL. THE GOVERNMENT ~~
They feel that the time has arrived
when this great question of national
import should be. calmly and dispas.
sionately considered and settled. It
is needless to recount the causes Which
have forced this question upon the
public mind. They may be seenrahd
read of all men,, 2 / H. sq.r. ~
Indeed, the assumptions and en-
croachments of corporate power, and
the dominating, Unsuitable greed OF
capital have aroused grave apprehen-
sion, if not alarm, in the
public mind, lest in their lust
for gain they may overturn and de.
strOy our form of government and our
liberties. The people are fast coming
to the conclusion that the rights of
the citizens would be better secured
and the public interested better sub
served for the government to own the
transportation and telegraph lines
and give to the people the bene-
at a:'a0fs s: their service at the
cost of operating them. It is
held, too by many that the prinei.
pie should apply to towns and cities
as, well, in the matter of water supply,
gas and electric plants and street rail.
ways. That the municipalities should
own and control them in the interest
Of all the people, for whose use and
comfort they are designed. That this
great question will force itself before
the bar of public opinion for settle.
ment, in the very near future, no one
can doubt, who will read the signs OF
the times. The citizen will be juror
in this case and it is his plain duty,
therefore, to inform himself as thor.
oughly rs possible that he may make
up his verdict impartially and on the
great principles of equity and justice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
EDITORIAL T

= Bros. Beddingfeld and Dunn
are keeping things down fine in the
Office of the State Secretary.
= Bro. w. H. Worth attended
the State Sunday School Convention
which was in session in Wilmington
last week. He was a delegate. .. >
= We hope the members of u
order will carefully read the official
notices, appointments, etc., in every
issue, of this paper. 1t is important.
= W are Indebted to many
friends for handsome clubs of new
subscribers and renewals to The Pro
~eBEssrvE FARMER. May your shadows
never grow less: - ~ =
The PRoGREss1vE FARMER is
having a little boom about this time.
Our friends in other States are doing
faithful work. We received a club
of ten subscribers from. West Virginia
Saturday. Thanks, kind friends.
Bro. E. G. Beddingfeld was
among the visitors to the Newberne
Fair from Raleigh. He"was called on
for a speech on Wednesday, and
though he was unprepared, the Journal
speaks of the address in fattering
terms. II ~: So SD ads
Owing to his rapidly growing
business, Bro.GW orth has decided to
get the assistance Of an experienced
stenogrspher and atypewriter .o@ Miss
Lucy Brooks, of, Lenoir county, a
graduate of Greensboro Female Col
lege, has accepted the position. She
arrived here and began; work last
Saturday.
i The business agency will now
be better prepared than ever to trans
act business. MI. J. F. Bell, ex. busi.
ness agent Of franklin county, is
chief book-keeper, and with the able
assistance Of Messrs. I'M. Dye, A. IT,
Terrell and w. H Harrison, the Office
is splendidly equipped, Bro. s. Ohio
Wilson, who is a hustler of hust1ers,
is travelling all the time in the inter
est of the agency. Brethren, a brighter
day will surely dawn.
The article "Don't Weaken the
Press" was written before the Land
mark containing such hattering ref,
efenee to this paper was received;
which reference we reproducs'in AN
other column. If our contemporaries
had talking about President In.
stead of Governor Cald ell it
might have been DIFF No, we
willsnot say it. The press, if it exerts
itself in the right direction, can do
more to redeem this country than all
the public officials from President
down to township constable. Let
Bro. Caldwell alone.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE HEADLIGHT OF THE RIRST
TRAIN. .~.
A National Surprise.

Among the Associated Press dis
patches we find the following:
"CHIoAGo, Feb. 20.-The annual
report of the Chicago and Alton Rail
road Company recommends govern
ment control of railroads, The ques-
ton of railway legislation by the
State and by the general government
is treated at great length in the re-
port, and the statement is made that
railroad property has been greatly OPP
pressed thereby. The report proceeds
as follows: .1.a.
"It is said that we should not COM
plain unless prepared to suggest a
remedy. We will therefore suggest
the ownership of railroads by the ma:
tional government and the organiza+
ton of the corps of railroad operators,
who shall remain in the service during
good behavior, and besin no.greate1
degree under the infuenceaoks politit
clans or political parties thanithe army
militian. The outline of our suggest
ton may be stated a follows. ..D
First-The national government
shall acquire the ownership of all the
railroads in the United States which
are now used for interstate traffic
such railroads to be acquired by the
exercise of its right of eminent domain,
or by purchase, under such limitations
and rules as to price as Congress may
determine, )
'> Second-Payment therefore to be
made by the issue Of government
bonds bearing interest at a rae not
exceeding 3 per cent. per annum, said
bonds to be redeemed by the annual
application of a sinking fund equal in
amount to l per cent. of the whole
amount Of such bonds issued; the an
n1al interest and sinking fund to be
paid from the net earnings of the rail
roads, and the rates for transportation
from year to year to be reduced so as
to provide no more money than shall
be needed for such payment. 3
Other details are then elaborated al
considerable length, the chief features
being a proposal that the government
of the roads and the making of rates
be vested in a board of national rail
road directors, and that all railway
employees after one years service shall
not be subject to discharge withou.
cause and proper investigation.
The report gives the following fig
I7roc fOr 1000.
Gross earnings, 81, 1855 GIG in
crease, $5,151. Operating expense
$4, ST., 726; decrease, $50, 348. Ne
earnings, $2,944,s $50; increase, $1O1,
$780," @dsS~
This Company operates n Of tn,
most important lines, connecting ia,
cities of Chicago and st. Louis. AM
it boldly declares in favor of govern
ment ownership of railroads.
T. This report is significant II. clearl,