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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
THE FARMERS AWAKENING.

From all parts of this land farmers
are coming together. Organization
and co operation are the wonderful
ideas that have awakened them as
never before. They are grasping
hands with a grip that means some.
thing, comparing ways and means,
uniting upon ends to be gained. They
demand for themselves and children
an education equal to the best. They
insist upon a fair share of the profits
of American industry, claiming that
no State can long exist in which the
tillers Of the soil oear most Of the bur
dens and share little of the blessings
of advancing civilization. But they
are in danger OF making mistakes IN
the struggle that shall turn back the
progress of the movement. They de,
mand leaders. To supply this demand
is the imperative duty of the educated
farmer. Whatsoever of bodily vigor.
mental power and moral heroism the
educated farmer may have acquiE-
from ancestors, college or university,
be will need, that he may c~onsecrate
it to the great work of siren 5thening
his brethren, the farmers Of America.
. Cotman'S Rural World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

If the Sub-Treasury bill is uncon,
s.itutional, as some of the members IN
Congress say, why don't they 60 to
work and get up a substitute for the
bill; one that will satisfy the demands
of the people and is in accordance
with the Constitution We are tired
of so much talk and want to see some
Thing done to relieve the toiling mA.
lions who cry aloud from all sections
of this broad land Of ours. They
want relief from the heavy burdens
which they have so long and patiently
borne. We want some of those smart
men to point out to US that portion Of
the bill which is claimed by them IN.
constitutional, so that it may be stricken
out and other words substituted that
will make the bill constitutional me
Union, Luroy, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
LETTER FROM DURHAM
COUNTY.

DU tHAM, N. G.
Mr.. EDIToR:--Allow me a word in
regard to the Durham County Farm
ers' Alliance. Realizing the tact tina.
it is ne ;essary to preach and practice
the grea; principles of our order, we
have been very much in earnest in
trying to advance these principles.
Aud while the Alliance in Durham
county, is not what we would like 10
see it, nor what we expect to make it,
1t compares ~favorably with any OF
which we know.
We have been striving to make it a
unit, for when we shall have learned
to act in concert, we shall have made
a long stride towards the a ;complish.
ment of our aims
We have done much to elevate our
members. The moral tone of our
people is much higher than it was two
years ago. This work has been &C
complished by persuasion, education
and association. Our people are be
coming more and more prominent in
society, and they feel a greater
weight of responsibility resting upon
them, and they are trying to measure
up to it. There is less drunkenness,
backbiting and immortality in general,
and our people are more refined and
sociable.
We have done much for our people
6nancially-a great deal more than is
visible. Our merchants, for the most
part, are doing an honest business,
and selling very close, because they
kaow if they do not, we will order for
ourselves.
We used, largely, the Alliance
guano and are well pleased with it
have heard no complaint. We sell
our tobacco at our own warehouse
and thereby saw money. We have
started an Alliance plug factory in
which we propose to manufacture our
tobacco, and it is said by those who
know that the work is done we'll, and
the tobacco is first rate. By strict
economy we have lessened our in.
debtedness wonderfully.
Our crops of corn, cotton and to.
bacco are excellent, aad we think the
coming year will be one of the most
prosperous we have had in the last
half decade.
We confidently expect to see the
Alliance forward, overcoming
all obstacles, until its grand princi,
pies of right shall prevail.
Long live The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The last issue Sept. 2d) was more
than worth the Ncost of a years sub,
scription.
Fraternally,
P. 81. MASSEY,
Pres't Durham Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
EXCHANGE OF COTTON SEED
FOR MEAL.

Ought l to exchange my seed with
the oil mill, getting meal in return at
the rate of one ton of meal for two
tons Of seed? Emphatically no, if the
meal is not returned to the land either
as a mixed fertilizer, or as manure
after passing through stock Two
tons of seed contain forty six pounds
phosphoric acid, 100 pounds ammonia,
and forty eight pounds of potash,
valued at $1,000, giving the sam
value as to commercial fertilizers the
past season. Oae ton Of meal contains
fifty six pounds phosphorjc acid, III
pounds Of ammonia and thirty two
pounds of potash, valued at $26.76.
| give to the oil mill men materials
worth 5000 and they give me in re.
turn materials worth $26.76. make
Sc 46 by the transaction. This is no
fanciful sketch, but actual fact. Are
the oil mill men not fools to give me
this Sc SAC? Oh no, they save the oil,
which I do not want las it contains no
fertilizing ingredients, and sell it.
They have in addition the hulls from
the seed which are used for fuel under
the engine boilers or for bedding-H.
B. BQtte, Experiment Statjo", RaLelgh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23
LETTER FROM GATES COUNTY.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I desire to call espe-
cial attention to the communications
of Harry Hinton and j. n. White,
head, which were published in the
National Economist of August 22d. If
you have space in your paper please
republish them or as much thereof as
will be most beneficial to your readers.
When there is an Office 10 fill, such
men ought to be sought and placed in
position where their powers can be
most felt. [ think much good might
be accomplished if every voter in this
country could read and re read Hin
toms article. 1t ought to be on the
door-post Of every voter Of u coun-
try.
Who, | ask, who has the courage
to vote his honest convictions in these
days of demagoguery and partyism A.?
| have been a voter ever since James
K. Polk was elected to the presidency
of this nation. 1t vas my first vote,
and ever since that time | have cast
my vote solid for Democracy, believ.
ing in Democracy, as intended by
Jefferson, to mean the good of the
people and not the good of the party.
[ have never pledged myself to vote
for any party, but have pledged my.
self to the Farmers Alliance. to stand
by and defend its Constitution and
principles until death. Brethren, one
and all, we must have union of action
and co operation.
Many other. things might be said,
but for fear of making this communi-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

Stale butter may be much improved
by washing it in clear water, cutting
the butter into thin slices with tne
ladle. 1t is then worked over VIII
sweet SKINNED milk in a churn, oy
which the acidity is neutrallzed 10
ONE extent. The butter is then
washed in brine to remove the milk,
resulted and made up for use. II
cannot be kept without deterioration
longer than a few days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-23

WASOGAB
Pres't Durham Co. Alliance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
AN OUTBREAK EXPECTED.

North Dakota Sett srs Fleeing from Their
Homes-Fsar of an Indian Uprising
Redskins Making Preparations to Go
on the warpsth.
MANDAN, n. D., Nov. 17.-Settlers
on the farms and ranches south of Man
dan are fleeing from their homes, be-
lieving that an Indian uprising is near
at hand. They urgently demand pro-
lection, and many farmhouse in
North Dakota will soon be deserted
unless the settlers receive some assur-
ance that they will not be left to the
mercy of the murderous redskins, who
are now whetting their knives in an
ticipation OF the moment whom they
may begin their bloody work
The Indians are trading their
horses and all other property for guns
and ammunition and will be we'll
prepared when the outbreak comes.
Local hardware men have sold all Their
ammunition to them. Joseph Buckley
rode in Sunday from the reservation
and says the Indian agents are harbor-
ing feeling of false security and that
the danger will be realized when it is
too lata The mayor of Mandan has
called public meeting and the Gov
eminent will be petitioned for
guns to arm the citizens. The In
dams say they will have every thing to
gain and nothing to lose by an upris-
ing. If they are beaten their rations
will be doubled, as in the past. Buck
ley SAYS every Indian on the reservation
will shortly go on the warpath and that
they have got possession of Custer RI
fles, which the United States army has
never found.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
SECRETARY PROCTOR.

A synopsis of His Annual Report of tho
workings OF the War Department. Dur
ting this Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Secrcta y OF
War Proctor has submitted bis second an
nual report to the President showing The
condition and needs of the department..
While admitting that the Government
has little TO fear from invasion lie Sec
rectary says no great civilized nation
has more just cause 20 look we'll 10 the
condition of it's coast defenscs. Under
the fertilization act of last session posi-
tons for forty-eight aortars in three
groups of sixteen cael and for three Z
the new long-range guns will be pre-
pared in New York harbor; for ono
group of mortars and one gln in Boston
barber, and for one group of mortars
nd two guns at san Francisco. He
saws:
Il trust that fixed policy may be adopted
In the line OF a reasonable yearly appropriation
for the completion of the work on which the
Nation is but just entering. With such n
necessary plant and be able to furnish
material at a cheaper rate. With
an annual appropriation OF so,0Oo0J0 to
$4,000 0O0-only little more than that of the
present year-the construction and emplace-
ment OF guns and mortars. WORKS OF torpedo
defense, Cor the whole coast can be carried on.
and in ten years our principal harbors and
cities rendered reasonably secure.
The Secretary calls attention to the
advisability of the three-battalion
formation for infantry which already
prevails in the other arms OF the service.
The number of assertions from the
army for the twelve months ended Sep
TENDER 80 we're 2. 0S6, as against 2, 75I
for the same period last year. decrease
of "a per cent This result is due to
such improvements in the service as
could be accomplished under existing
legislation.
the number of officers now awaiting
retirement is about sixty. These men
are performing no service whatever
but receive full pay, while junior off,
GERS doing their duties for them are un-
justly deprived of both the pay and the
rank which the law intends to attach TO
the positions they are filing. The in
congruity of the present law is Illus
trated by the fact that where an officer
is disabled in the line of duty instead
of opening the way for the promotion
of juniors it may and often does actual
ly retard it.
In order to obtain exact informa ton
concerning Alaska the Secretary has
approved the organization of a sys-
tematic survey of that Territory and ne
recommends an appropriation by Con-
gress for that purpose.
The expenditures under Secre' ary
Proctor's dire ction for the year eu led
June 80 were: Salaries, etc, $3.50 200;
military establishment, S23,9G1, S0g;
public works, Sl5.3S2 7S5; miscellane-
Gus objects, s6,O72, 900; total, s45, S57,
756. The total appropriations for the
year ended June 80. 1891, are Soc, 799,
695. The total estimates for the next
fiscal year ending June 80, 1892 are S43.-
90 a2R
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20

The Palace Hotel at West Salem, La
Crosse County, burned to the ground.
The largest bond ever filed in the
the executors of the Pillsbury estate.
1t was for 81, 400, 600
Six of the nine saw-mills at Eau
Claire have shut down fog the season
and the others would run but a short
time.
John Sumner father OF ex-Congress-
man Sumner, of Waukesha, died at Kali
amazoo, Mich, aged so years.
Otto Falk, of Milwaukee. won 81, 900
by betting that Kansas would elect a
Farmers Alliance Governor.
An Indian girl 10 years old wandered
away in the woods at Cumberland and
perished from exposure.
Some one put dead horse on a track
near West Superior, but the engineer
saw it in time ~ prevent the wrecking
of the train.
Mrs. Victoria Wis, who died in Mil
waukee aged 95 years, leaves ten chill
dren and about ninety descendants,
some of whom belong to the sixth gen.
Grafton of the family.
The litigation over the Milwaukee
post-office site has ended, Mrs. Cramp-
ton having accepted a check for s25,-
l67. 50 in satisfaction of her judgment
against the Government for the prop
erty
Alexander Chapman, convicted of the
murder of his illegitimate child, was
granted a new trial i'm the circuit court
at Sheboygan by Judge Gibson. Lizzie
Steitz, upon whose case the jury dis
agreed. would be tried with him.
The country store and post-ofIice of Il.
w. Lee at Fulton was robbed with tools
taken from a blacksmith's shop. The
thieves drilled and blew open a large
safe, securing about s75.
The large flour-mill. the stores of
Van Curan & Kelly and Edward
Thompson, the post-ofiice, Samuel
Pletts' residence and three large barns
were burned at Juda.
L. J. Petit a cement capitalist OF
Milwaukee, has purchased 1000 acres CT
cement land adjoining Mitchell, 5. d.,
investing between $50, 900 and $50. 600
The tract includes about 500 acres of
clay and chalk rock.
Findley McNaughUon. so years old,
and pioneer of Waukesha County,
died at Vernon. He was at one time a
m ember of the Assembly.
Fire destroyed the Wells block at
Monroe and the stores of Williams &
Thorp. ). Il. Mack and A. Bongay. Loss,
$40. 200, insurance, Sl,S0
A S-year-old son of John Fulton, of
Eau Claire, was chcked to death by a
piece of boiled cabbage at the supper
table.
The new steamer being built at the
Milwaukee shipyard for a syndicate OF
local vesselmen will be named The
Pueblo, and will cost 500, 1000.
The scow II. III. Becker, of Milwaukee,
bound from Newport to Milwaukee,
capsized near Ahnapee, and the four
men on board were saved by fishermen
who went to their rescue.
James Smith, a Northern Pacific
switchman. was run over and killed at
West Superior. Smith was formerly a
merchant at Cumberland and later .
conductor FIR the Omaha railway. lie
leaves family.
Several hunters who killed deers IL
Wisconsin and attempted to take Their
into Michigan. and who were fined fo'
vic ating the game laws. have decided
to bring a test suit on the claim that
the law Is iot valid one
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
LATER.
The Daily Railway Wreck.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. l7.-Early this
morning freight train of six cars and
an engine of the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte and Northwestern, just entering
the city from Beatrice, Neb., plunged
through a bridge and down into the
muddy depths of the Kaw river near its
scuth in Kansas City, Kan.
No one knows yet how many persons
we're on board, but there may have
been anywhere from a dozen up to thir-
ty, and so far as the names are known
of those rescued the list of saved COM
prise only four members of the train
crew and one or two colored men who
were riding across the bridge. The list
of killed SO far as known is as follows:
Fred Allen, fireman. Lawrence, Kan.
Henry Coleman, Will Crawford, Henry
Williams.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
WEST AND sOurH.

GEORGE w. BURSsDE's livery at
Sioux Falls. ;. ID, was burned, and
thirty-four horses lost their lives.
II default of a $50 fine for drunken
ness, A. +. Anderson, at one time the
leading attorney at Tifiin, O., was sent
to the wOrk-hOuse.
THE official returns from the Iowa
election show the success of the entire
Republican ticket by pluralities rang
in- from Sf5 for Railroad Commissioner
TO 2.SO0 for secretary of State.
THE Legislature of Alabama convened
on the l2tb.
RETURNS from the recent election in
California give the Republicans four of
the six Congressman, making the dele
CATION the same as the previous one.
In the town of Cape Gracios, La,
every house was blown down by hurri-
cane.
THERE are 5. 500 Indians in the State
of Washington. according to the report
of special census agent
THE official returns from the recent
elections show that the Democrat
elected the entire fourteen Congress-
men in Missouri and eleven of the thir-
teen in Indiana
THE first State Legislature of Wy
oming met at Cheyenne on the 18th.
There were forty-nine members, nine
of whom were Democrats. w. X
Schnitger, of Cheyenne, was elected
president of the Senate, and O. p. KEEL
logg. of Cook County. was chosen speak
er OF the House.
RETURNS from all the counties in In
diana give the following as the result
of the recent election: Matthews, Dem,
for Secretary of State 2SS, ss1; Trusler.
Rep. PA. 500; Blount, Pro. ii, 1884; Prin-
die. Peoples. 1851; Matthews plural
ity, 1879.
NEAR Salem. Ore. a Southern Pacific
passenger train broke through a trestle,
and five persons were killed and nearly
100 injured
THE suspension OF the Knox County
Savings Bank at Mount Vernon. o.,
was announced.
ALLEN g. THURNAS's 18th birthday
was celebrated at Columbus. O.. on the
18th, prominent persons from all over
the country being present Mr.. Thur
man has lived in Ohio seventy-one years.
WHILE carrying home some medicine
for a dying daughter William Osborn,
an aged man. was killed by the cars at
Jacksonville, Ind,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
"wHY DoN'r YE SAY SOMETHING?

WHY DON'T YE SAY soMETHINGY'
uncle the dollar that ! owe him-the
dollar upon which the hinges of my des-
tiny turned"
Farmer Croft was sitting alone on the
veranda. when the carriage drove up to
the door. The old house was implanted,
the fences had tumbled down, the shut
tiers hung loose, and the pin was lost
out of the gate. The old man himself
was shabbily clothed. and the locks,
once so raven black, were now whittier
than the sea foam. He listened in
tently to the sound of wheels and foot
steps.
IF it's Squire Leferts." said he, 1T
amt no use. l can't pay no interest,
and he'll hev TO foreclose. My wife is
just up from sick-bed, and we haven't
got dollar in the house. I've wrote to
my darter Miranda Jane, and her hus-
band has wrote back that he hasn't no
money to spare, nor he can't fool away
his time comm to Drysart Point So
We can see for yourself that it amt no
nse, Squire But with one hand be-
hind his ear. and din, anxious eyes up
raised: why don't ye sag something?
I've been blind since last summers
fever, and"
blind! OH Uncle Danieli-bhidY
Don't start back, dear; it is l, your own
Zephyr, come to pay you back what 1
owe you"
And in second her arms were about
the old mans neck. her sunny tresses
minsling with his snow-white hair.
Mrs. Croft had hobbled out by this
time. leaning on cane, and staring in
amazement
That evening, when Zephyr and her
husband were gone. old Daniel cried
triumphantly to his wife;
Bring up bottle of the old cider.
mother and let's drink to better times
Miranda Jane, the darter that we sacri-
feed every thing to, has gone back on
us, and so has the man she married; but
Zephyr has come between US and the
poor-house-little, quiet Zephyr, that
you never had no patience with; and the
dollar / gave her has been paid back
with golden interest, Ell. mother?"
And Mrs. Croft answered meekly:
81 dunno but what you're right, Daa-
iel."-Amy Randolph, in n. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
THE EAST.

4 TRAIN on the Reading road jumped
the track near Annville, Pa, was thrown
down an embankment. and seven per-
sons were badly injured.
THE KnickerbOcker Fire Insurance
Company of New York announced its
intention of going into voluntary liquid
ation. 1t was founded in 17sT and had
just completed the 103d year of its exist
ence.
III was decided by the board of man
ayers of the Adams Express Company
at meeting in New York to boycott
lotteries.
IN Wall street, New York, the fnan-
cial crisis came TO an end on the 18th,
the prompt action of the clearing house
in assisting the banks restoring conf
dence.
THE Pennsylvania Congressional dele
cation will stand eighteen Republicans
and ten Democrats
AT Hartford, Conn. Mary and Ann
Meyers, two old maids. were found
dead. Neglect and old age were the prob
able cause of their deaths.
FIRE destroyed a meat market at Mid
dleport, n. V, and Joseph Spalding,
FAo AAft1 Oh ABPNA hOoAt BCAAohC0 III
the flames.
THE death of Daniel s. Appleton.
head of the publishing firm of ID. Apple
ton & Co., occurred at his home in New
York. aged sc years.
:. BENSON and James Il. McSlov were
killed by an engine at Erie, Pa, aud
Henry Suffer, on learning of the death
of McSloy. who had been warm friend,
shot himself fatally.
OFFICIAL returns show that Pattison
tDem.) was elected Governor of Penn
svlvania by I6. 554 plurality. The Re-
publicans elected the remainder of the
State ticket by pluralities ranging from
%. 365 to p. 49l.
ROBERT KERR, aged IS years, OF
Orange, n. J., shot and fatally wounded
Mrs. Knoble, aged 80, because she re-
fused to marry him, and then blew out
his own brains
On the 18th Henry NJ. Stanley left
New York for his lecture tour through
out the country. which will end on April
6. 1881.
JoHN LANAHAS's little child at Yves
leyville, Pa, was burned to death. and
the mother was so severely burned as 10
be crippled for life
A NEW YORK commercial agency re-
| ported that the legitimate business of
the country was the largest ever known
and that trade had net been affected by
the furry in Wall street They said
that the demand for money was largely
due TO the unprecedented volume of
business thus far.
GRAVEL. trains collided on the Lack
awanna & Western road at East Buffalo,
y. V, and John SwOmbOsky was in
stantly killed and nine others we're in
| jured. three of them fatally.
On the Pennsylvania road at New
/ Florence. Pa. trains co,lided and the
wreck took fire and one Pullman car
was burned. Two persons were killed
and eighteen injured.
WORK was completed on the 18th of
pumping the water from Coal Ridge
| eOllierv. near Mount Carmel. Pa, which
was flooded seventeen years ago.
THE failure was reported of the Kan
sas Cts Packing & Refrigerator Com
/ pany of Boston, with liabilities esti-
mated at 81, 600. 900.
MILLS, RoBEsoN & SMITH. of New
/ York. brokers, were forced to suspend,
owing to the discovery of over seventy
I fOrgeries, aggregating $3.50, 900, commit
I ted by Smith.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
A NEW SENATOR.
Joseph NJ. Carey (Rep.b Elected TO Rep
resent Wyoming ia the Upper House of
Congress.


Joseph NJ. Carey (Rep-D Elected 10 Rep
resent Wyoming in the Upper House of
Congress.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. FIX Del
egate Joseph NJ. Carey, who practically
went before the people for the place at
the September election, was chosen a
United States Senator by the Legis-
lature Saturday by viva voce vote.
All the Republicans present number
ing thirty-nine, pronounced Care rs
name when called upon to vote. The
seven Democrats declared for George
w. Baxter. who was defeated for the
Governorship by +. +. Warren.
Senator-elect Carey is stalwart Re-
publican. lie studied Jaw in New York
and Pennsylvania, was admitted to the
Philadelphia bar in 1867. came TO Wyo.
ming and has been here ever since.
He sat on the Supreme Bench, was
three times mayor of Cheyenne and
three times Representative in Congress,
being elected once without opposition.
He is implicitly trusted by the people
and earned the Senatorship by getting
the Statehood bill through Congress.
His colleague will be chosen this
week. 1t will likely be Governor
Warren, though John w. Hoyt and NJ.
c. Brown are both gaining strength.