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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-07
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.

No organization spontaneously organ
lied to protest against domlnent evils or
wrongs since the opening of the century
has had before it a field so teeming with
possibilities as the Alliance has. This
organization sprung into existence at a
time not alone critical but transitional in
the history of the South. So far 1t has
continued to fulfil its mission. 1t has
brought about radical changes in action,
methods and ideas. Will it continue to
increase in usefulness and good works ?
The last straw broke the camePs back,
vet this straw was only n Of a multi
tude of straws. The bagging question
brought the Alliance into great proml-
nence, yet this question was only one Of
a host of other vital questions that were
before the Southern people.
As we understand i, the Alliance OF
to-day has something more in view than
the mere settling of whether or not the
farmers of the South shall pay whatever
price Is asked for jute bagging and ask no
question. This question is not lost sight
of, but others equally important are put
on d par with it.
Wien the writer was IN Alabama re-
Gently he fell in conversation with a
farmer who was on his way to Admission.
In telling of his experience in farming,
this farmer well illustrated what the ALI
ance has done and can still continue to do
for the South. In former years he had
often raised ten or twelve bales of cotton
to the mule on his land. This year he
only raised seven. But he makes more
money now than he did then, for then
cotton was his sole crop. This year he
raised corn enough for his family and
help, and has some to sell. He also raises
nearly all his pork. His cotton, therefore,
represents a large increment Of profit, and
he will lay by some money.
The one great purpose of an organiza-
ton like the Alliance is to teach its mem
bers to think. This thinking makes them
have more regard for their own welfare
and interests. The Alabama farmer had
thought out the economy of raising his
own corn and pork. And the Alliance,
we believe, will lead others of its mem
bers, as it has led this one, to independ-
ence of thought and action. In so doing
it will settle the bagging question; it will
kill the One-crop method; it will bring
better, happier and more contented homes
to it's members; it will drive out the
wolf-like money changers, and in short,
will clear the highway to prosperity of
obstacles which have been holding the
Southern farmer in debt to the West, the
North and to the outside world.
One stumbling block threatens the
Alliance-that of dabbling in politics;
but with its clean record up to date, the
earnestness and sound common sense Of
it's members, and the great amount of
good work yet to be done for the up
building and uplifting of the South, the
Manufacturers Record believe that this
will be avoided, and that the Alliance
will go on increasing in strength, earnest
ness and good works.-Manufacturers'
ReCOrL.
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WHY HE WENT OUT.

A good housewife at the Highlands
wished to surprise her husband by Civ
ing him some Of a particular kind of
cake Of which he was very fond. She
took great pains with the mixture, meas
uring out each ingredient with the ut
most care, for she was determined to
produce the best loaf she ever made.
When the good man came in to tea and
saw the handsome loaf, his heart went
out TO wards his wife in renewed affection.
The cake was finally cut, but the first
mouthfut he took made him look puz-
zled, and soon he left the table. The
wife was curious to know why he went
out, and noticing that he had left his
cake almost untaSted she broke off a
little piece and put it in her mouth.
Horrors! cayenne pepper! where did I
get that p and she made a bolt for the
kitchen. Going into the pantry she
looked at the box where she got her
cinnamon to put in the cake. There
stood the box, but . word Pepper"
was S o big that there was no mistaking
the contents. She says the mex time
she makes a loaf Of cake she will taste
Of everything before she puts it in, and
her husband says he doesn't know but
she'd better. -8prjngt5eld Homestead.
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VICTORIA's THRONE.

The Engli h throne, used in the corona
ton ceremonies of the Kings and Queens
of Great Britain, and which is so splendid
in its covering Of rich silks, v~elvets and
gold, is, in fact, simply an old oak chair
of antique pattern. 1t has been used in
all state occasions for the last 900 years,
and perhaps eve longer, many reputable
writers claiming that they have discovered
traces of its existence prior to the eleventh
century. Ages of use have made the old
oak framework as hard and as tough as
iron. The back and sides of this chair
throne were formerly painted in various
colors, all Of which are now hidden by
heavy hangings of satin, silk and velvet.
The magic power attributed to the old
relic lies in the seat, which IS made of a
heavy rough looking sandstone, 26 inches
in length, II l-2 inches in width and
10 IL inches in thickness. Long before
it was wrapped in velvet and trimmed in
gold, to be used by the Tudors and the
Stuarts, this old stone of stones served as
a seat during the coronations of the early
Scottish Kings.
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THE SMALLPOX MICRoBE.

DIR. Sicard, of Beziers, in a memoir
handed in to the French Academic de
Medecin for competition for the AlVa-
renga prize, announces that he has at last
discovered the long sought for microbe of
smallpox. He reports it to be a bacterion
belonging to the class of cocci; round,
with a transparent center, umbilicated in
the middle. while its edges are raised.
"This ba:terion can be readily cultivated
on g~elatine that has been sterilized by
bichloride of mercury. 1t can be found
at all stages of smallpox, not only in the
p~ustules Of the skin, but in the mucus of
the bronchial tubes and in the blood as
we'll. 1t is likewise found suspended in
the air of rooms containing smallpox
patients, and if water be allowed to stand
in such rooms IN open vessels, it Soon
contains the smallpox bacterion. How
ever, when animals are ~inoculated with
cultures of this bacterion, although they
manifest uneasiness, the symptoms are
entirely transitory, not at all serious, and,
above all, show no relation to v~ariola,
either in its form or evolution"
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PADDY MISTOOK A CHURCH FOR
A BOAT.

"Patrick Lynch, you are charged with
disorderly conduct. Are you guilty."
asked Justice Kersten this morning.
"Guilty," replied the prisoner, ahardy,
~good-natured looking sailor.
"Your honor, said the officer, 81 found
Pat trying to get into a church on La
Sale avenue last night about 10 o'clock.
[ asked him what he was doing, and he
said he wanted to get aboard before she
lifted anchor. He was intoxicated, and
I thought we had better give him a bed"
"How IS this, Patrick? Why were you
trying to get into the church at that time
of night?" asked the Court.
81 thought it was my boat, your Honor.
| made a mistake, but I'll not do it again
"You don't go to church very often,
do your"
81 am sorry to say l don't sir. I'd be
a better man if l did"
"I suppose so. Now, if I let you go,
will you go to church some day and see
what n looks like? Then you won't
be apt to make the same mistake again.
You will find a meeting house and a
schooner don't look at all alike. You
may Co., Chicago WewS.
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A A
That Discounted the Famous One
Caused by a Bull in a China Shop.

Something of a sensation seems to have
been caused by the use of the snow plow
during the recent snow blockade on the
Denver road. The plow was put to work
in a big cut where the snow was about
twenty feet deep and made excellent
Roadway, throwing an avalanche of srow
fifty feet into the air at every revolution
of the great plow which literally bored
itself through a mass as compact as sand.
When about the enter Of the cut a
strange sight was witnessed. Those who
were standing IN either side of the pillow
were %sdducnly deluged VITA a shower of
beefsteaks. On all sides fell porterhouse,
%sirlOin, round steaks, shoulder steaks,
with occasionally a slice of liver or a
nicely cut rib roast. 1t was thought at
first that the engine had left the track and
was boring its way through a butcher
shop. Investigation, however, disclosed
the fact that a herd of Texas cattle had
crowded into the cut and had frozen and
been buried in the drift. The manager
Immediately declared that no well regula-
ted road should be without a rotary snow
DlOW.
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MANNERS OF

Little civilities are so easily taught a
child; they soinevitably cling to them here
after, it is a burning shame that parents
rules Of politeness to be gathered from
a later social intercourse, or to be dom
ned and dotted like the Sunday dress.
To the first lesson, not to put his knife to
his mouth, can be added further i%njunc-
lions just as important, which must be
taught now. The only objection can be
that too many rules bewllder and per
pick, and that the most important are
those of principle, not behavior. But prin-
ciple should guide their behavior. And
object teaching is said to be wearisome.
If one sees and knows only the right
way, how will he learn the wrong?-
Good HoWsebeeper.
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the country, as it has certainly done IN
other parts of the world. Statistics show
that more than two hundred million acres
of land have been granted to various rail-
road companies. Foreign syndicates own
more than 20, 100000 acres. In addition
to this the comparative statistics show
that there is a tendency to increase the
number of large farms in the United
States, and that the number of small
farms is growing less each year.
We recommend to this body that they
take immediate action to furnish some re-
lief to the many thousands of farmers
whose only hope in being able to lift the
mortgages from their homes and farms IS
through the early action of Congress to
devise some method to protect their in
terests and give to them the fruits of their
labor. J. F. TILLMAN, Chairman,
S.. B. ERWIN,
w. II. BARTON,
B. J. KENDRICK.
Committee on a collection of Alliance
songs reported as follows, which was
adopted:
The special committee appointed to
secure a suitable collection Of songs for
the use of the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union beg
leave to say that it will not be
possible to submit a final report at this
session of the union; we beg time to make
all necessary investigation, and further
ask hat the National Union will authorize
this committee to give its endorsement to
such work as we may select.
Following resolutions were read and
adopted:
WHEREAS, The National Economist our
official National organ, has so boldly and
fearlessly advocated our cause and de-
Tended our principles therefore be it
RESOLVED by this national body, That we
heartily approve of the course it has pur-
sued, and recommend that every member
of the order should subscribe and read the
paper as one Of the best means of
education in the way of industrial free
dom.
Resolved, That the thanks of this body
is rendered the Merchants Exchange of
St. Louis for the use Of the commodious
hall in which this meeting was held, and
that the Secretary be requested to inform
the Merchants Exchange of the same.
On motion, the following report from
the Business Agents was read and ap-
proved:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 3, 1889.
The business agents and managers met
in room l3, Hurst's Hotel, for the purpose
of forming an association.
On motion, Bro. J. B. Dimes wa elected
chairman, and Oswald Wilson, secretary.
On motion, a committee of five were
appointed to consider the ACCESSIBILITY and
formulate a plan of organization for the
business agents
The committee reported the following
plan, which vas unanimously adopted as
the constitution:
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NOTICE.
FAYETTEVILLE, Sept.

FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 7, 1889.
The Cumberland County Farmers ALI
ance having made a satisfactory trade ar
rangemgnt with J. & o. Evans, merchants
in Fayetteville, whose house is known as
the Farmers Exchange, would say to
their brothers in the following counties
and all good Alliance men when trading
in Fayetteville, upon presenting to these
gentlemen a trade card, the same oour
tesy will be extended to them: Samp-
son, Harnett, Moore, Chatham, Mont
gomery, Richmond, Bladen and Johnston.
w. W. AUTRY, Sec'y
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LAWS

The ordinary individual knows little of
legal forms and documents. If the
operation of the laws in any way directly
becomes of interest to him he puts the
entire matter into the hands of q awyer
and makes no attempt to inform himself
closely concerning later proceedings.
When it happens that the ordinary man
does have his attention drawn to these
things he is apt to be surprised and halfdis-
gusted at the red tape and verbosity which
is necessary in order to carry on legal
processes. Here, for example, is a copy
of an indictment recently filed in the
State Secretary's Office for the purpose
Of securing a requisition for the man
indicted, who had fed to another State.
1.-The Grand Jurors in and for the
County of Perry and State of Indiana Oh
their oath present and charge hat Charles
Smith, on the 9TH day of January, in the
year A. D. 1889, at the said county, did
then and there feloniously, purposely and
with premeditaed malice, unlawfulIy kill
and murder Charles Barley, by then and
there felonlously, purpoarlY and with
premeditated malice, shooting and NOR
tally wounding him, the said Charles
Barley, with a pistol, then and there
loaded with gunpowder and leaden balls,
which pistol he, the said Charles Smith,
did then and there shoot off and discharge
the same to, at, against, in and upon him,
the said Charles Barley, of which said
mortal wound the said Charles BARLEY
then and there died, contrary to the form
of the statute in such case made and
provided and against the peace and dignity
of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis
NeWS.
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TO The Brother Farmers Of The
Alliance !

At the State Convention of the Alliance held
at Fayetteville, Aug. 18th, 14th and 18th. last,
the undersigned was appointed an agent for
the purpose of aiding and promoting the
work of bringing settlers to buy the surplus
lands of Alliance farmers throughout the
State. All such farmers who have land to
dispose of should send for blank forms 70 2.
NJ. Wilson, the State immigration Agent, who
has offered to facilitate the business.
1t would be well to give a full description
of the land for sale, together nth a statement
of the lowest price for which it can be bon at.
All blank forms, when filed out, and also all
other communications on the subject, elirnld
be addressed to me, in care of Mr.. Wilson,,
immigration Agent, at Raleigh. There will
be no charge for this service.
F~raternally,
JULIAN ALLEN.
StatesviIle, Oct. "a, 1889.
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THE LATEST AND BEST.
All the FORMS and CHANGES, in
Guiding those passed by the Legis-
lature of 1889.

Col. Walter Clark, author of "Clark's
Cos, of Civil Procedure, Overruled Cases, "
&c. writes:
ave examined with much care and in
ter.1t The North Carolina Manual of Law and
Ferns, by Messrs. Jones and Holding. The
wnrX has been compiled with great care and
labor. It is we'll designed and we'll executed.
Justices of the peace, county officers, lawyers
and Business Men will find in a compiled
form, ready to hand, much serviceable lnfor-
nation that cannot be found anywhere else
without considerable labor and research. 1t
is a most excellent work and should command
g. large sale.
M. B. Barbee, Esq, one of the leading JUS
tees of the Peace in North Carolina, says:
find in The North Carolina Manual of Law
and Forms a work more thoroughly adapted to
the needs of Justices of the Peace, to guide
them in their official duties, Uhan any work
yet seen by me. I take pleasure in recon-
mending it to the Magistrates Ofthe State.
CD. Upchurch, Clerk of Superior Court of
Wake county, writes:
In it are more statutes, forms and decisions
relating to the duties Of county officers, and
especially to clerks of the Superior Courts,
than | have been able to find in any other
book. No county officer ought to be without
such an excellent aid.
I. A. Murchison, Esq, of Dunn, N. c., says:
It is the best form book for North { arOlina
LAWYERS, Justices of the Peace, Business Men,
&C., that 1 have ever seen.
PRICE BY MAIL, $500.
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON,
PUBLISHERS, RALEIGH, N q.
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CONG EAST.
PASSENGER
DAILY.
STATIONS.

Train so connects with Wilmington &
Weldon train bound North, leaving Colds
boro 11.57 a. M, and with Richmond d
DanviIle train West, leaving Goldsboro
200 p. N.
Train 81 connects with Richmond &
Danvile train, arriving at Goldsboro $40
p. m, and with Wilmington & Weldon
train from the North, at 3.15 p. m.
s. L. DILL, SUP'T.
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CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE |,

ARTICLE L.
The name of this association shall be
State Business Agents Association.
ARTICLE II.
Section I. The objects of this Associa-
ton are to disseminate information, pro-
mote and encourage the exchange of the
various articles consumed and produced
in the different sections Of the country, so
as to have them pass directly from the
producer to the consumer.
Sec. 2. To assist each other in devising
the best means for encouraging the mem
bership in the respective States to con-
fine their trading entirely to the channels
recommended by their respective States.
Sec. 3. To collect and tabulate reports
as to the condition of the various crops
periodically.
The members Of this Association shall
be the State Business Agents and mana
gers of exchanges established under the
auspices of the Farmers and Laborers'
Union, and Of similar organizations of
farmers.
ARTICLE ".
This Association shall meet annually at
the time and place of the regular annual
meeting of the Farmers and Laborers'
Union.
ARTICLE V.
The officers of this Association shall
consist of a president, vice-president and
secretary, who shall be elected at the
regular annual meeting Of this Associa-
ton.
Section l. The President shall preside
at all meetings of the Association and
perform duties usually encumbent upon
such presiding officer. He shall call
special meetings upon request Of the ma
jority of State agents or managers when
ever questions of general interest de-
mand.
Sec. 2. The vice-president, in the alb
sence of the president, shall perform his
duties
Sec. 3. The secretary shall keep a
record Of the proceedings of each meet
ing of the Association, and do the cor
respondence of the Association.
We hereby agree to conform to the
above constitution governing the action
of this Association.
j. B. Dimes, President.
OSWALD WILSON, Secretary,
j. s.. Bird, Ala: w. W. Holland, KY; |
George A. Gowan, Tenn; J.. O. VIM,
Ca, Felix Corrupt, Ca, T. A. Clayton,
La; W. H. Worth, N. c.; D. B. Hatfield,
Ark; T. j.: Galloway, Tenn, W. K. Ces-
sna, Fla; 6. G. Crosse, Oak, Allen Root,
Neb; j. D. Furlong, Mimi; August POST,
Iowa; j. L. Seaver, Wash; S. M. Hos
kins, Ia; NJ. B. Wade, KanS.; S. W. |
Wright, Jr, Ill; S P. A. Brubake, Va;
B. G. West, Miss; 7. W. Haynes, XIV;
W. B. Collier, Mo; Col. I. Nav, Wis; W. |
J: Cox, Ind; J. A. Mudd, Md, A. S.
Mann, Fla.
On motion Bro. J B. Dimes was cleo
ted president, W. W. Holland v~ice-presi-
dent and Oswald Wilson secretary.
On motion, a report of the action taken
by the Southern Business Agents Asso-
citation, with the Constitution. be pub-
LShed and submitted to the Farmers and
Laborers' Union for endorsement bv the
President and Secretary.
OSWALD WILSON, Secretnru
The committee on secret work reported
exemplifed the secret work.
The meeting adjourned at 6 D. m. to
meet the first Tuesday in December,
1890, at Jacksonville, Florida.
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NOTICE.

There will be a called meeting Of the
Durham County Alliance Wednesday,
Nov. goth, at 10 a. m. A full delegation
is earnestly requested, as business of i'm
portance will be transacted.
P. II. MASSEY, Pres't.
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Salem Female Academy,
Salem, M Q.
Largest, Oldest and Best Female COL
lege in the South.

Session opens August 9th, 1889. Faculty
80 Professors and Teachers. Special features
the Development Of Character, Health and
Intellect. Fully equipped Preparatory and
Collegiate departments, besides ffsf-class
schools in Music, Art, Languages and Com.
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au6 Rev. J.. 81. CLEWELL, Principal.
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THOROUGHBRED STOCK FOR SAIEI

One Jersey Bull four years old, one
Holstein Bull Calf dropped Feb. 24th, 's9,
both registered. A few Victoria pigs.
Address, S. A. LOURANCR.
ap16 Mooresville, N. O.
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Rowan County Grit

The unsigned has bought the Rowan
County Milestone Quarry of E. E. Phillips,
deceased, and will continue to supply the
public demand for Millstones from this
celebrated grit. MiIlstones and all kinds
of Granite work delivered on board cars
at Salisbury, N. c., at the lowest possible
price. Address,
J. T. WYATT,
Lock box l4Os Salisbury, N. O.
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A TLA<TIC g. NORTH CAROLINA R. R.
IA TINE TABLE II,
To Take Effect 6 90 A. NJ, Tuesday, j ne Is, 80.
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Fine Tobacco Pays

Better than any crop grown, but to insure superior
quality, the old, worn. out kinds must be discarded,
and only New and Improved varieties planted. To
use the Old, effete varieties is a waste of time, labor
and means. Ragland's Seeds may be relied upon
for the finest quality in every type. Price, Csc. per
o., ozs. for 81, and 81 per lb. List Free.
r. L. RAGLAND,
jas tt Hyco, Va.
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This manufacturing company is established by
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, in the
heart of the world-renowned golden tobacco belt.
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as good
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. Orders
solicited Alliance prices will be given to this and
Col. L. L. Polk, Sec'y N. c. s. F. A., W. 81.
Worth, S. B. a Raleigh, N. C.i Capt. s. B Alex
ander, Chm Elk. Com. N. G. s. A, Charlotte, N.
c., and Elias Carr, President N. c.. s. 3. G.
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobacco
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N G. ap161m
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,nts other than those to which
% s eco has been been affixed will be re,
be seal bT TI the secretary of the Natio-
csI' SodT as due to same.
pol 1o4 further recommend that pub
we no made in the various State
bcauon that no accounts having gone
organS om this meeting will be recog-
unless the seal has been affixed,
nlleG 10 same may be forwarded to
but s sn1 of the National body,
ne iii afix the seal to same, pro
F 10 i corresponds in name and
'lu eunt with the register which the
fled with him:
respectfully submitted,
J. H. BEEMAN,
ELIAS CARR,
R.. W. TUCKER,
J. W. REID.
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PEASI

One thousand bushels Cow Peas for
sale by s. 8. NASH,
apr30 Tarboro, N. @.