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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26
Cheapes ST Home

In Butler county for sale. Four
roomed house, never failing spring,
good fruit, one acre and sixty-six
perches, located in Buffalo township,
near Freeport. Inquireof Mrs. e. A.
Wells, ut Lane Station.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

Inrrsaae-Henry Stout, 0glc.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26
Schaul Bros. q Co.

NEW CLOTH NC HOUSE.
OPPOSITE THE HOTEL TOGELEY
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

\, Mohpan 81 HulIer, Ia,
We shall lac glad "a weloome all aud any
to our place and show goods ana quote
priees Hoping to SEQ you soon, we
remain truly,
W, Il. HARTZELL Il 90.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

The cheapest place in Butler to
buy stoves is HENRY BIEHL's,
No. l22 N. Main st, Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

W tbbbahas at
Chilly, oh, chilly are growing the nights
The holkers are southwark flying in
flccks,
The maiden her beau to the parlor in
vites.
For wCve passed the autumnal equinox;
Soon the s5ivcring robin will cease bis
lay,
And swathe his throat in a flannel band,
Aud the hungry tramp be steering his wa.
From the north to the SAMMY southern
land
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

Al Her. Island, Monday, heeyes sold
al 10 d., grass cattle . TO ~, bulls and
d y cows 10 y, bologna COWS W to sle,
heu.y Rougef sold Eu,ler Co, lembs al
"A 20 g. heSeese sold p,ime Soutadown
lambs weighing 80 TO s4 pounds at 81 TO 7;
Gavin sclG saeep at Al, and good lambs
aveieg ng 20 lbs. at OF and o. Eeibef d
Son SOLD oonllnon 10 fair BIZ. .ler Co, lambs
5. Neel calves sold at 81 to o..
II. For ger sold hogs at 81 TO Al; Gavin
q 10 4 {; McNesse It; Eeiber & Son Al, and
CrikshaDk 470. Extra corn-ted hogs
ietaled at 5 10 81.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

Homemade bread at the City
Bakery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26

Closed Monday at so, Tuesday at 7?s,
"Wednesday at 795.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-09-26
l.. STEIN g. SONS.

Wheeler q Wilson and STAN
dard Sewing Machines at
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
LETTER FROM CALDWELL.

Mr.. EDITOR :-Lenoir Alliance was
formed about sixteen months ago, and
there has not been a word wrote to
the PROGRESSIVE FARMER about what
we are doing. We have fifty males
and on4 female; we meet in the court
house is the reason no more of our
good women have joined. l have
been President ever since our Alliance
was formed and have not missed bat
one meeting and then [ was not in the
county, have tried to make the meet
ings interesting by having practical
subject for discussion at each meeting;
we have all learned something fron
each of these subjects. Nearly all of
the good men in our territory, that
are eligible, are members.
Last week was court week here
and our County President had invited
Maj. Graham to make us an Alliance
speech on Tuesday. He was on hand
and spoke about an hour. The court
house was packed with people. He
made a fine speech and converted a
the Alliance men went to the furniture
factory, he addressed us there and
gave us the new secret work.
Bro. J. B. Freeman, of Henderson
county, was here last week taking the
indebtedness of the county, we soon
found out he was the swing cat (as
you called him, of our last State Ali
ance, who made such reputation as
a speaker. He spoke for us Friday
night fully sustaining that reputation,
in a speech of three quarters of an
hour in which he was frequently in
terrupted with applause. He says
t1e twin babies are all right.
The Alliance is on boom in this
county now. Weare ordering through
our State agent.
I The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is lndls-
pensible to every Alliance man.
G.. M. GoFoRTH, Y. P. G. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
THE BRETHREN SHOULD RE-
SPOND.

GOOSE CREEK ISLAND, N. @.
Mr.. EDITOR: We asked the breth-
rem through the columns of your
paper in one of the January number
for a small donation to be expended
in the erection of our Alliance hall
and school room. We have received
not one cent, except from our worthy
State President. He sent us a small
donation and complimented us on our
laudable undertaking.
It seems, brethren, like you do not
possess the spirit of your bene6cent
leader, he gave US something, but two
thousand Sub-Alliance cannot give
one cent. 1t may be because his sal
ary is so small. We have been disap-
pointed, brethren, could you contribute
to our relief it would be thankfully
received and acknowledged. We are
all very poor, but are trying to dis
charge our duty. We have had the
dead to bury and the widows and
orphans to support.
FraternallY yours,
G. LEWIS, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
SMALL SAVINGS.

A ratheg irritable farmer, annoyed
by the fowls on his grain mows,
picked up a club and slaughtered a
dozen of the hens. To his wife's re-
monstrances he declared that the
fowls were a great damage and of so
little value as to be of no account at
all. The woman was, however, able
to show in reply a goodly roll of bills
she had slowed away as the receipts
from the poultry and eggs she had
sold. Chickens, as a rule, are wasted
to great extent for want of care that
might easily be given to them, and
as regards the little food they steal,
this is not one.third as much as is
stolen by rats and mice without any
complaint or notice. Moreover, the
waste OF small grain and other food
that might be turned into products, is
sufficient to amount to a pleasant sum
of money every year.-Amertcan Ag
ricUltUrGSt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
LETTER FROM YADKIN.

YAKIEv1LLE, N. c., March "a, 80.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Not seeing anything
from our county in your valuable pa
per, and fearing the brethren would
think we had "played out" I will
write few words. The Alliance is
gaining some ground in cold Yad-
kin" Our organizers have done some
work since they were appointed. We
need a good, live lecturer to pass
through our county and stir us up.
At our next meeting we intend to
make arrangements to have all our
territory organized. We have ap.
pointed a mass, meeting for Friday
night and have sent to Forsyth county
for Bro. Wilson to be with us. If
some Alliance worker would come
and make talk we would appreciate
it.
Success to The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER. Every farmer ought to read it.
Hurrah for Uncle Zeb. and his
warehouse proposition.
Fraternally,
N. s. G. MAY, Pres.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

failed to Ind any relief for the farmer,
when the farmer directly or indirectly
pays all or nearly all the tax and other
professions hold the cf6ces, and while
the farmer will not average for his
labor more than 500, are content to
vote for officers, battle for State and
government of Osher professions from
FIVE hundred to $4,000. Oh, farmer,
think.
passed by a brass looking concern
Just south of the capitol of North
Carolina and saw there something to
represent George Washington. Near
his feet was something to represent a
plow shear The thing l wish to call
your attention, brother farmers, is the
plow shear, which is an honor to any
Office or officer. Commence at your
township meetings, don't push in self,
don't try to put in friend, don't
claim in your county meetings that
your township is entitled to candi-
date, but vote for the best farmer re-
gardless of what part of the country
he lives in or what township. When
you go to elect Congressman do like
wise. We have tried other profes-
sions until taxes are 80 high we cannot
pay. We have got to take the gov
erument in our own hands; we must
declare vacant a great many Offices,
divide salaries by two, for farmers
can afford to fill any Office this side
of President for half the present
salary.
1 would like to say a few words
about appropriations, bat my article is
too long already.
Mt. PIsGAH ALLIANCE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
NATURALIZATION OF INDUS
TRIES.
AMHERST. Va. March u. 90.

Mr.. EDIroR:-This is exactly what
nationalism means and what the
Natonalists are aiming and working
for. "Looking backward is only a
suggestion and word pointing in that
direction. Neither Bellamy nor the
leading minds among the Nationalists
have any idea that in the coming re-
organization of human society, look
ing backward will be the model to be
followed. AS suggestion, and as a
beautiful dream, if nothing more, 1
would like to gee the book in the
hands of every Alliance family; and
I have made special arrangements in
that direction, with the distinct under-
standing that it shall be sold only to
our members at actual cost. Orders
from County or State Secretaries with
seal and certificate that the books will
be distri buted at cost, adding only ex
press or mail charges, will be filed at
$25 per 100 copies, the retail price
being ST.. This very liberal offer to
us is to help our educational work,
and to bring our great and grand
farmer movement for human brother.
hood in common with the NstiOnaist's
work in the same direction.
The above suggestions from the
Economist of March 18th are the best
and most practical of anything have
yet seen. It's general idea and Pur,
pose is in full harmony with views |
1 have held for several years. This
plan carried out in connection with a
national system of exchanges, which
would bring buyer and seller, pro
ducer and consumer together in the
most direct and economical manner
possible, for the mutual good, and
which can be easily, cheaply and prac-
tically put in operation, could be made
to settle all the financial and business
problems as well as the social and po-
litical, and be in in full harmony with
the objects and purposes of our order,
and without any of the Objectionable
features of the Sub b-Treasury ware
house plan, or any of the others which
have yet been suggested by either
friend or foe.
At our June Sd meeting, in Lynch
burg, l will present such plan, and
if adopted, it will make our district
Alliance exchange model for the
nation.
Let us stop denouncing combines
and trusts and learn from their wis
dom and experience how to form a
bigger and better one. If the children
Of this world are wiser in their day
and generation than the children of
Of light, it is certainly true that the
greed of avarice and ambition have
developed systems and principles of
business which we will do well to fol
low. There are some of our business
agents who sadly need lecture upon
true business methods and principles.
W. M. EVANS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRE-
SENTATION.

Mr.. EDIToR:-In the early days of
our republic men counted their wealth
by thousands, fifty years ago they
counted it by thousands; to-day they
count it by millions.
Does this mean that money is more
plentiful than formerly2 Does it i'm
ply healthy condition of our fnan-
cial affairs Is it not an abnormal
growth when such men as Vanderbilt
revels in his forty millions and Jay
Gould in his thirty five millions, while
the poor farmer is being robbed of
his just earnings and cannot pay his
just debts Is not national downfall
inevitable when such state of affairs
exists Colonel Polk said in his
memorable speech at Atlanta, Ca,
not long ago: " Progression in Ameri
can agriculture means national decline,
national decay and ultimate and in
evitable ruin"
The labOrers have always constituted
the fabric of governments and been
the burden bearers in every time of
need. The men who left the furrow
unfinished and sickle in the field were
those who bore the brunt of the bat
tie in the struggle for what we hold
dearer than all things else, individual
and states rights, secured to US by
our forefathers. How patiently have
farmers always submitted without
adequate representation in their re-
spective legislative departments. The
main cause of the American revolu-
ton was taxation without representa-.
tlon. The farmers today can Justly
complain of the same, and we believe
the Farmers, Alliance will remedy
this to a great extent. It is the object
of the Farmers Alliance to teach the
farmers that they are entitled to as
high positions in the circles of society;
that they have right to represen-
tation in the legislatures, that when
they speak their speech must be
heard and that they have as much
right in the political arena as any of
the leaders in the other professions.
Yes, teach the masses their proper
position in life. We believe in rails.
ing the profession in dignity, in i'm.
portance, in recognition until it will
be as inviting to farmer as it will
be to belong to any other profession.
In order to do this there must be a
reduction in our taxes. The average
State tax on every man woman and
child is 40 cents for last year, while
the Federal tax was $6.45 per head
for every man woman and child.
Ought not then our farmers to com.
plain that taxes are too high? Espe-
cially have they cause to complain
when it is remembered that there was
a surplus last year of S57,47O,l29.59.
That is the people of the United
States paid last year ffty.seven and
a half million dollars more than was
necessary for the support of the Fed
eral government. This immense sum
is about one dollar for every inhabi-
tsnt, and yet to both political parties
Intentionally or unintentially have
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

during the year, and Jan. % a special
dividend of ii ga per cent. was de
clared, making $95O,OOO net profit.
Is our financial and economic system
all right when one class of the com
munity make such profits when an
other class make nothing, even though
they work as industriously ?-AllSance
Tribune.
Are farmers interests jealously
guarded in legislative halls as other
interests? If not, why not ? Is it
not because too few of the Represen-
tatives are interested directly or indi-
rectly in agriculture Then is it not
the fault of the farmers themselves
that they do not select and elect such
men as will jealously guard their in
terests. When will we learn to be
wise ?-AIIiance Advocate.
What kind of devilment is the Sen
ate of the United States engaged in,
in it's secret sessions, that our Senators
should be exercised over the possibil.
ity that the people will learn some
| thing of their proceedings ?-AItance
Advocate.
It is skies, so far as the two great
political parties are concerned, on the
question of seeing how well they may
serve the banking interests, it matters
not which party is in, it is bank in
terest every time. 1t is said that this
bill is not in the interest Of the banks
benefits them in no especial way.
Then why do they want lt7 1t does
not appear that the control of this
aoor by either of the political parties
makes any earthly bit of difference on
the banking question. When you
gentlemen on the Democratic side
had control of the House, one of the
first bills reported by your committee
was this bill We have it now from
Republican committee, and it is just
the same old bill again.-John 4.
Anderson.
Shall we continue a system that
has made thousands of million aires
by pauperizing millions Of wage
workers, that has made us pay more
than 81 billions on the public debt,
principal and interest, in Is years,
and to day it would take twice the
amount of the products of labor to pay
the balance that it would have taken
to have paid the full amount in 1866?
This is fun to the bankers and bond
holders, but cruel lingering starved
existence, or death to the masses.
We must have a chance. The "Sub-
Treasury plan is proposed. 1t may
not be the best that can be done, but
it is step in the right direction. We
do not claim it to be perfec ion, but
may be perfected l know suhsid
lied press will sneer at and denounce
it as wild, silly and call it paternal
ism, ETC., but let it be fairly discussed.
The people are terribly in earnest, if
this will not answer, give US better
plan and we will gladly accept it.
Alliance Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

It is estimated by Poor in his Rail
way Manual" that the railroads of this
country are paying dividends and in
terest upon $4,000, 100000 of stocks
and securities, and that 33 per cent.
of it is fictitious. Thus it would seem
that there is paid by the farmers of
the West aud the mechanics and
laborers of the East, in the process OF
exchanging the products of their
labor, 100000 as int est upon
stocks and bonds that have I'D actual
value.
On March 25, 1868 Congress passed
an act farming out he privilege of
controlling the volume of money that
the people should have to exchange
their commodities with to corpora
ton known as a National Bank. At
no time since this act was passed has
the capital of these institutions ex-
ceeded $500, 100000, and yet they
have paid in dividends to their stock
holders during that period over ST.
600, 100000. l have before me while
am penning this article, the report
of the Comptroller of the Currency
bearing date Dec. 2, 1889. On page
249, l find the following figures in
the statement of the condition Of the
national banks: "The surplus found
now on hand is Sl92,4 ,458, $1,000; un-
divided profits on hand, $40, ,9O4,-
O4I.65." So it would seem by these
figures that the privilege of issuing
money conferred upon them by the
government had enabled them in a
quarter of century to divide in divi
dends and accumulate in surplus more
than four times the amount of their
capital stock. Or, to be more plain,
while the farmer is struggling under
heavy mortgage those who control the
volume of money with which he is to
pay that d. are making l8 per cent.
upon their investment.-RaLPh Bea"
mont
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

HoRTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
ice-President-A. Fl. Hayes, Bird
town, n. @.
secretary-E. G. Beddingfeld, Raleigh,
N. @.
Treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Thos. B. Long, AsheVille,
n. G.
Assistant LECTURER R. B. Hunter, Char
lotte, M
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
sJteville, n. @.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt Chalk
Level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. 81. Worth,
Raleigh, N. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. @.
KxzoUTTvE 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.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
INTEREST EATS LIKE A CAN
KER.

The following statement of farm
mortgages is taken from the Bankers
Monthly, which ought to be good
authority on this subject. The inter
est was computed by the editor OF this
paper at the rate of six per cent. which
is perhaps lower than the average.
Farm Mortgages. Interest.
Kansas, 8 235 900 O0S S14,O000O0
/ diana, 6-5,OOO,OOO oo,IOO,OgV
Iowa, 567,OOOOOo 34,OZO,OO0
Michigan, 5O0,OOOO09 @00OOO0O
Wisconsin, 55IOOO000 2l,0OOLW
Ohio 1,1z7,OOO,OoO 6G6@OOCO
Just think of this. These, six OF
the most productive States of the
Union, are filed with an intelligent
and energetic people. Yet the farms
are covered with mortgages to the ex-
tent of So, 3,42I,OOO,OeO, while the
whole production of gold and silver
in the United States for 1888 was only
$92, 100000, so that TIE entire product
of gold and silver is not enough to pay
half the interest in the six States above
named.
If there are any lard money luna
tics in your locality show them TINS
statement and ask them whas they
propose to do about it.-Nonltor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

The Mirror is the name of a new
monthly paper published at Elkin.
Rev. J. NJ. DoWnum is the editor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
THE NATIONAL FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
Address, 511 9th St., N. w., Washington,
DC
Vice-President-B II. Clover, Cain
bridge, Kansas.
secretary-J. b. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
dress, 5l1 9th St., N. W., Washington,
D. G.
Treasurer-W. b. Hickman, Puxico,
Missouri
Lecturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
G. w. Macune, Washington, d. @.
AIonzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota.
J.F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
&C. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Evan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-09-21
OUR PLATFORM.

To-day we publish the platform
adopted by the Democratic State
Convention ut Reno last week, and
we invite ou' readers TO give it care
full perusal, Notwithstanding its great
length. 1t fnvors n sccrct ballot 10
prevent the intimidation Of voters; the
chilling OF n Constitutional Conven-
tien for the purpose of lnaugu.nting
a system OF economy In State and
County government commensurate
18th tho condition OF our people to.
d y; it d,ntnaJ tho fcse and unre-
.,Gricted coinage Of standard silver
dollars which shnll DO a legal tendon
for all debts, both public AMI private;
it denounccs tho Sherman silver bill
which makcs one OF tho precious mot
rs n commodity, and which was
o acted for the purpose OF booming
o liver on tho v Of numerous general
o'ections, and finally destroying it US
money and substituting gold as tho
only standard OF values.
1t pledges tho nominees and the
party to inaugurato and enforce spe-
cifro and necessary reforms In our
local Government, and tho character
OF the non nominated Is sufficient
guarantee that they will carry out
those reforms il placed in positions
which will enable them to do sc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-09-21
nobert Ray Hamilton.

II Is reported at llelena, Mont, that
Robert Ray Hamilton, Of New York,
whose namo is widely known to news
papor readers In connection with the
trial OF his vito last year for Il outing
ARRAY with her maid, has been
drowned in Yellowstone Park. Tho
nows was brought by j. D. Greon, son
OF DIR. Norvin Greon Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, who has
boon in tho park. Green siye that ho
positively identified Hanilton's body,
took IL to tho ranch aud notified tho
dcai mans family. Ills father, Gen.
eral Schuyler Hamilton, Is FRUSTRATED,
lilo hos resolved no advises othor than
tbs published reports.
Robert Ray Hamilton was q great
grandson of Alexander Hamilton, tho
great American statesman, and u law.
yer,by profession. Ho has served
several timcs In tho Assembly with
credit, and had hosts OF frienda.
About four years ago Hamilton mot
Evspgeliuo Bull, who was tbon known
- Mrs. Joseph MIMI, and IL was his
Alliance With hor that ruined his lilo.