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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

ATELEGRAM received, ,on the sth, from Prof $. w. Burnham, chief of the eclipse expedition sent from the Lick Observatory of San Francisco to South Africa, announces that the observation of the eclipse of the sun on December 22 was entirely successful and that the expedition was homeward bound.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

PRESIDENT ]. NJ. .THuRsToN of the Re publican League of the United States has called the third annual convention of the league b be held at Nashville, Tenn. March 1. One thousand delegates from the various State leagues are ex- pected to attend. After the convention the delegates will go to Chattanooga to hold Republican League mass-meet- incr
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

MR. STANLEY will return to America next fall and has contracted with Major Pond for a lecture tour.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

Ex-GovERNoR GEORGE F. WooDs died at Portland, Ore, on the sth, after q long and painful illness. He was elect ed Governor of Oregon in is66 and in 1sTi was appointed Governor of Utah by President Grant Since 1875 he has been living on the Pacific coast, practic- ing law.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

JouN DoLAN and Mary Casey, who eloped to this country from Ireland three months ago and were married, having S1,000 with which to start life together, have applied to the Castle Garden authorities for work, their money being all gone.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

THE Senate committee on rules has come to no definite conclusion in regard to the allotment of new committee rooms in the Senate wing of the Capitol, and it is altogether likely the new com mittees will have to use the vacant rooms in the Terrace.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

THE annual meeting of the board of tru stees of the Chantauqua Assembly was held at Rochester, N. Y, on the 9th. Secretary Duncan read his annual report, which showed prosperous con dition of affairs The receipts of the year were sl21,5ss.52, and expenditures, sl21, 52T.S1. The debt was reduced s5, 900 last year. The present indebted ness is $50, 900. A few years ago 1t was s05, 900.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

PHYSICIANS sent by Monongalia County W. Va., into the mountain dis trict along the Cheat river, in which diphtheria was reported to be epidemic, tell horrible stories of suffering. A temporary hospital has been erected. Thirty deaths had occurred in two weeks
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

THE dowager Empress Augusta of Germany died in Berlin, on the 7th, aged seventy-nine. She was the daugh- ter of the Grand Dnke Frederick of saxe-W Wcimar, wife of Emperor William l., mother of the late Emperor Fred, erick, and grandmother Of tho ruliAg Emperor of Germany,
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16
ExterminatIon of the Cotton worm

A meeting will be held in LittleP February 6, to which all plantersf vited. The subject under consid will be: Cooperative Work for minating the Cotton Worm will be made by the State Ent tho Commissioner of Ag~ others.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

TIE two houses of the Ohio Legislat- urc. in joint session, on the sth, can vassed the vote for State officers and the acting president of the Senate, and de- clared Hon. E. l.. Lampson, Republican, elected Lieutenant-Governor by PAS plu- rality
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

TIE Franklin (Mass.) Rubber Works shut down, on the Sth, ostensibly for a few days and to make necessary re- pairs, but it is generally believed they will be closed until business reyives. There is a large stock of goods on hand.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16
Attempt to wreck a Train.

A diabolical attempt was made few nights ago to wreck a north bound freight train on the Iron Mountain rail- road, Jack Nolte engineer, in the deep rock cut down heavy grade one mile south of Little Rock. The engineer saw negro throw a very large OK chain across both rails. He instantly reversed the engine and the chain was showed forward, neither wheel mounting it. The locomotive kept the track, but was badly shaken up, and will go into the shops. The negro, it is alleged, is a discharged employe.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16
 ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Rather Romantic.

A shooting affray with sensational sequel is reported from Wildcat James Cook, Jack Mayfield and J. c. Tucker, residents of the place, otinto dispute, which ended in Mayfield shooting Cook with revolver. When an officer went to arrest Mayfield he found the latter on the eve of being married, every thing being in readiness for the ceremony. The bride-elect, Mrs. Sarah Rich, widow of a wealthy planter, was overwhelmed by the unfortunate occurrence. but re- fused to abandon her affianced, and the wedding was duly celebrated, the groom being taken immediately into custody and jailed. He claims self-defense.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16
DEATH CLAIMED HIM.

Representative William Darragh Kelley. of Pennsylvania. the "Father Of tho House, v Having Served in that Body Twenty Nine
 Years, is No Moro A Brief Sketch of His
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
NORTH cARGLINA1N CONGRESS


4 LII the North Carolina delegation
IA in Congress are natives of, our
State, except Hon. II. G. Ewart, who
Is a native o f'S6uth Carolina. J,
And how far BUR own good old
State has contributed to the list Of
prominent men from other States the
following will show:
Hon. W. Fl. Forney, of Alabama,
is a lawyer and was born at Lincoln
ton, N. G. Hon. J.. H. Rogers, from
Arkansas, is a lawyer and was born in
BERTHE county, N. G. Hon. Joseph R.
Hawley, of Connecticut, was born in
Richmond county, N. G. Hon. Robert
Bullock, of Florida, was born in
Granville county, N. G. Hon. H. g.
Turner, Of Georgia, was born in North
Carolina. Hon, J. 6, Cannon, of I'LL
nois, was born'in G1ilford county, N.
G.. Hon. R. A. Pierce, of Tennessee,
studied law IN Halifax, N. c., and
was admiteedsto practice in that town,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
GOVERNMENT WAREHOUSES.

In the plan for the esta blishment of
Il government warehouses for the
storage of certain kinds of agricultural
produc s, as contemplated by the St.
Louis Convention, and which will be
presented to Congress for its action,
the question of the cost of such build
ings, will most naturally come up.
We ask our readers to examine a
fully the article in another column on
that subject, from the National EcOmo.
mast. The author of that article, after
long and thorough investigation, gives
his estimate, and we think a most lib
eral one, of the cost. We know that
every possible objection will be urged
against this just and common sense
plan for the relief of the agricultural
interests of the country, and we in
tend to keep our readers informed as
best we a so they may be perpared
to meet these objections.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25

engaged in az iculture. So we have
in our National Congress one farmer
for every $685. 600 engaged in farming.
We have also one newspaper man for
every LAPS newspapers in the land.
These figures show ~conclusively that
whatever else may be said, the farm
ers of the land have not favored class
legislation. 1t is a duty they owe to
themselves and to their children and
to the interests, of the country, that
this great body of wealth producers
and taxpayers should be more largely
represented in our National Legisla
ture. There is much force al well as
philosophy in the old saying that elf
you want your business well done at
tend to it yourself"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
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JUST A LITTLE THING.

lust a word to our friends. Are
e your neighbors subscribers to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER? Have you
brethren in your Alliance who are not
subscribers? Have you brethren who
have allowed their subscription to ex-
pire? Have yow evera spoken to these
neighbors and brethren in regard to
the matter? If not, will you nor, as
a fir end to the paper and to the great
cause it advocates, do so mOW2 If you
have spoken to them, will you not do
so again? We are persuaded that our
paper has many warm friends in every
Alliance in the State. We respect
fully ask every n who reads this to
do n thing for the paper-it is a small
thing, and yet it would result in a
great thing for the paper and the
cause. At the neat meeting of yOWr
Alliance ask permission to speak a word
for the paper. Get all the new SUBJ
scribers you can. Get all to renew
whose time has expired or 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 greatly-it will help
your Alliance-it will aid our cause
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 as by having the organ in
the hands and homes of its members.
An increase of only one subscriber
from each Alliance in our State would
help. How many will give us their
aid 2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25

to give the farmers sound advice. his
Is an active, energetic brain. Send
US some more Dardens. If a dozen
such men we're eCturing our Alliances
they would awake from their INDECENT
slumbers and peaceful trdo.as.von.
please" condition, and see their dutv
and act accordingly.
One thing especially I thank our
worthy brother for. He gave the
men hail Columbia for not carry.
ing their wives and daughters to their
Alliances. He said the most THRIVING
orders were those where the ladies'
were in regular attendance. Now
those are my sentiments. I wanted
to set down-for | was sitting on the
work bench-and say, give me your
hand, Bro. Darden. If the ladies
would go whether they we're wanted
or not why the men would say if
Jane and Susan take so much interest,
it seems like I ought to go too, and
the younger brethren would meet and
ask r you going to the meeting this
evening Better go; Miss Mary and
Miss Laura and Miss Hattie will be
there. They seem to feel interested
in the cause, don't you see2 or can't
you see +? or don't you want to see 2
l intend to preach until you will see.
A lady said, she had better come
over here. and stir up u members.
"They don't want us to join, and think
it no place for u.s." Well, I'd Just
like to pull their eyes open; I wouldn't
do it very gently, either. Send Bro.
Darden again; he is the
Our Alliance is preparing orders
for the agent. They are going to
quit running" and rest awhile, re.
view the past, do better in the future
and walk around the traps they've
been running into.
Truly and sincerely,
EvANGELINE USHER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
A WORD ABOUT COTTON SEED.

s Mr.. EDFroR:-Many farmers of
North Carolina still remember the
fraud of the "Zephyr cotton seed"
put.on US two years ago by q firm In
your city, and now thereiss company
of. your city fthe BailyJ who largely
managed the Zephyr seed, that is
now selling their seed out at about
$500 per bushels, and the veryidenti-
cal and same seed 9can1be had at Au-
gusta, Ga.,a at So per bushel. The
cotton is one and the same, and the
Baily company. of your city, is ehal-
baged to show, any difference. They
call them the celebrated Baily,"
while the other is called the "okra
leaf" viii h is more appropriate.
2 Many of'us wonder why you have
not given your readers some advice
on this line as you claim to be the
farmers friend. JUSTICE.
Feb. 18th, 1880.
THE above is from a responsible
gentleman, and we cheerfully publish
it. We haze not advised our readers
as to the matter for the simple reason
that we know nothing of the existence
or operations of the company referred
to, and his letter gives us the first in
formation an that point. We give it
as our deliberate judgment. that when
a farmer in this country pays. 5000
per bushel for cotton seed his friends
should begin to look after him, and if
such prices are asked for seed by any
one he should have some free adver-
Using at our Alliance meetings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
SEEDS FOR THE ARMERs.

F Alliances in those localities which
Il suffered SO greatly in their crops
of last season, will make application
at once for seeds, such as peas, beans,
sweet corn, field corn, cotton, English
blue grass, Italian rye grass and other
field seeGs, to Hon. J. M. Rusk, Sec
rotary of Agriculture, Washington,
D. c., they most probably may be
supplied. They can be sent only in
small sacks and the Alliances can d.
vide them. If you write, do so in
the briefest manner that you can make
your wants known. Give plainly the
postohce address of the person to
whom they are to be sent and state
tha application is made by the ALI
ance, giving its name and number.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
LET US HAVE SILVER COIN.

The recent convention in ST. Louis,
we hope, will mark an epoch in the
silver coinage Of the country. With
the Farmers Alliance, the Knights OF
Labor, and all the laboring and busl.
ness people asking an increase OF
money to meet the absolute necessities
of an increasing population, it does
look as if Congress ought to heed the
demand and give us unlimited silver
coinage. the same az gold.
Silver bullion ought to be coined on
account by the government for all Gus
toners, charging only enough to cover
actual cost, the same as gold bullion
is treated. On this plan the coin Is
already in speculation; no bonds are
issued to buy bullion; nobody loses 8
cent; no vaults are needed to store the
boarded dollars and everybody Is
benefited by the increase of money,
Why can't this simple plan be adOptedF
-Junction CITY, Kansas, Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
THE FERTILIZER TAX.

RALEIGH, N. @.
At a meeting of the Agricultural
College Alliance, No. 1913, held Sat.
urday afternoon, 22d inst, the follow,
ing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, There is a movement on
foot by the manufacturers of certain
brands of guanos now sold in the State
of North Carolina to test before the
courts of the State the constttutionality
of the tax on fertilizers, and believing
that the same is intended as a thrust
at the farmers of the State and at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
and, especially, at the State Expert.
ment Station, where all gUanos are
tested, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That this Alliance pie 'ges
itself not to purchase or use guano
manufactured by any company aiding
or encouraging such test suit.
RESOLVED, That we earnestly request
all the Sub and County Alliances in
the State to adopt the above or a
similar resolution.
Re8olUed, That The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and all State papers favorable
to the farmers cause be requested to
publish the above resolutions.
A. .. HOLIDAY, Pres't.
J. N. HUBBARD, Act'g Se3'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
neutrality-suspicious.
Who They Are.

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
has made a partial analysis of
the composition of the 5lst Congress,
as a matter of interest to its readers.
There are great and varied interests in
this country (which should enjoy the
fostering and : protecting care of the
government and of legislation. Each
interest should have the benefits of
this fostering care in due and just
proportion, without favor or prejudice.
And it is the duty of our citizens who.
represent these varied interests to see
to it that their interest should have
friends enoughin Congress to prevent
any undue, unjust or oppressive legis
lation against them. But do our peoE
pie look at it in that light ? Let the
following facts answer: We have 80
United States Senators recorded in
the Congressional Directory. SS9ty
nsne of these. are lawyerS. Two are
merchants and the remainder are
bankers, railroad men, spectators,
&C., except Senator L. r. Casey, of
North Dakota, who is a farmer, and
the only farmer and Alliance man in
the Senate. Gen. Wade Hampton, of
s. c., was an extensive planter when
he entered politicallife, butwhether he
has other interests now, we are not in.
formed. Fifteen of our Senator'S re-
ceived only d common school eduea,
ton. Twenty of tnem never reached
higher than the academies Of the
country, and ifortY.seven r col
legiates. Of the sixty-nine lawyers, a
large per cent. r interested in banks,
railroads and speculation. 1t is said
that forty-two of the e%ighty-two Sena-
tors are millionaires.
In the Lower House we have 335
Representatives, of whom two hun
dred and thirty-one are lawyers,
twenty eight. merchants and manufac,
turers, thirteen farmers, one physician,
one school teacher, one surveyor, three
preachers and eight newspaper men;
and the remaining ffty-two are con
nected with banks and railroads, as
are many of the lawyers.
One hundred, and four have had
only a common school education, one
hundred anda t~hirty.four are college
graduates and, ninety-seven were edu.
Gated in high schools and academies.
1t will be seen that of the All mem.
bers of both Houses, 800 of them bel
long to the legal profession.
Now WI go, to the census to aid us
in determining whether our people are
as jealous of their interests as they
should be. Here we learn that we
have 64,I37a lawyers in the United
States. So we have in u Nationa
Congress one lawyer for every 2l3 il
this country. q
The same census gives US 7,670,49;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.


The brethren viii please notice
that the address of Col. L L. Polk
has been changed to No. GIG, E. St.,
N. w, Washington, d. G.
Organizers r being sent into
Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Maryland, DeleNEare, West
Virginia, New Jersey and Minnesota.
New York and Pennsylvania are
calling for organizers and Alliance
literature.
Bro. Clayton, Of Louisians,
says: 1.-The ranks of the great re.
form movement in this State are clos
ing up, and the people are more and
more hopeful and more and more
determined to contest every inch Of
ground in every legitimate way"
= President Clover, of Kansas,
says in a private letter to headquarters
in Washington, D. c.: "The mem.
bership in our State is increasing rap
idly, 1t has doubled since the Ma
tional meeting in St. Louis. and while
l now have two assistants I cannot
send out supplies al fast as ordered. +"
** President Stackhouse has been.
putting in some fine work in South.
Carolina. He has just completed a
tour of the State and says the, order
is hopeful, buoyant and p~rogressiYel
They have 1000 ub.Alliances and
80, 900 members. All the counties
being organized but one. South
Carolina is solid in the reform move;
ment.
y The State Business Agency did
business to the amount of over $4,i
900 one day last week. This was .
saving of several hundred dollars to the
farmers of the State, and yet only q
small portion of our members are
buying through the agency. The
total expenses of the Agency do not
exceed SIS per day. So it is plain
that there is a profit of several hun
dred per day. From this we can
form a pretty correct idea of what.it
will be when things get in better
shape.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
JOURNALISTIC.
What the Knights of the Quill are
Doing.

The Home ah4 Farm, of Louisville,
KY, came opt last week a 64-column
paper. 1t is one of the best agricul-
tural Journals in the country.
The Ala3Ama State organ, the Ad.
Vocate, has been purchased by a stock
company and the name changed to
Alliance Herald" 1t it published at
Montgomery.
The growth and popularity of the
Atlanta Daily and Weekly Journal
has been wonderful indeed. It had q
powerful rival at the beginning in the
Constitution, but has outstripped it so
far as local circulation is concerned,
and, on the strength of this, has just
been awarded the city advertising.
The Reidsville RevGe1O was a year
old last week. 1t celebrated it's first
birthday by adding lis subscribers
to its already large list.
For gall, egotism and ~littleness
true journalism has no place. Such
disgusting qualities should be
frowned down by self-respecting
newspapers.-W ebSter'S Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
LETTER FROM AN ALLIANCE
GIRL.
SANDY BRANCH ALLIANCE,

Richmond, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Occasionally l see q
letter in your worthy columns from
some of the sisters, and 1 thought I
would write to let you know that we
are still in existence. Since / have
been reading The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
l have read many pleasant and encour-
aging letters from different Alliances
throughout this grand old State, but
not one word have I seen from our
Alliance. Do not think that we are
not doing anything simply because we
do not bother you every mail with
some article or other. We are all
poor and Woodworking, but are of
pure Alliance grit. We number only
about 25 members, male and female,
with three candidates for initiation.
We are not so strong as some ALI
ances, but we are there and likely to
stay there SO long as we have such
brethren to lead US as brothers Elias
Carr L. L. Polk and others, and The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER to read. l be-
lieve the Farmers Alliance to be one
of the noblest institutions aver gotten
up by man, the Church of God being
its only superior. May God bless the
Alliance, The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and its worthy editor.
Fr~aternally yours,
MARY E. WoMBLE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
NORTH CAROLINA in CONGRESS-
The Vote of Our Members.

.THE National Grange and the St.
Louis Convention and hundreds
of farmers meetings in all parts of
the country, asked Congress to add a
department to the Census Bureau for
asce claiming the mortgaged indebted
ness of the farmers of the country. A
most important measure for the farm
ers. 1t passed the Senate and House
by large majorities. The Senate
stood, Al yeas and 4 nays. In the
House the vote stood, l84 yeas and
Is nays. In the Senate both of our
Senators voted for the bill. In the
House Messrs. Bum, Cowles, Hender-
son, McClammy, Rowland and Skin
ner voted for it. Three of our Rep
resentatives, Brown, Cheatham and
Ewart did not vote at all. The farm
ers of the State will thank their Rep
resentatives for supporting the bill,
for under its provisions the eleventh
census will show the real and true
status of our great agricultural inter
est, and it will reveal to the country
and to the world an alarming condi-
ton and one to which our National
Legislature will be compelled to turn
its attention. Let the farmers watch
the votes of their Representatives in
Washington and in Raleigh on all
questions ia which they are interested.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER will be a
faithful sentinel on the watch,tower
and will report these votes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25

The Frankfort Sentinel, in an ad.
dress to the farmers, says:
Remember this, and pin it in your
bonnets, that the Sentinel assures the
farmers and merchants that a system
of diversified industries, wherein all
are Observation-Disclosures mechan-
les, merchants and a~rtizans of every
conceivable grade-is most assuredly
the highest type of civilization. Under
a complete system, farming will. lead
all other industries and the soil be-
made to yield its fullness; but such a
condition can never be contaminated
by a limited exchange of products; to
establish such a condition of affairs
throughout the whole country Ex-
CHANGE MUST BE MADE SURE By. sur,
FICIENT MEDIUM, AND THAT UFFEcIENOY
lust BE ESTABLISHED BY LAW. Under
such conditions, we would be no more
meuaced with the barbarism of re.
stricted exchange and need not de-
p~reciate the prospects of the future.
The food product of the farm would
cause the blood to embellish the cheek
of the tamished who work in. mines
and factories, and the farmers would
enjoy all the array of skill of factory,
foundry and loom and not merge into
a semi. barbarism." !