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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12
SMITH AND LONG
AT WINSTON.
w INsTON, n. c.

WINSTON, N. c.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Thursday, the 9Th
inst, was a gala day for the Alliance
IN Winston. District Lecturer, J. B.
Smith, spoke in the court house to a
large and attentive audience and ex.
planned the principles of the Alliance.
He made a calm, dignifed and in
pressive speech. The day before he
addressed an audience of some 50
farmers at Lewisville, and the county
of Forsyth is now one Of the best
organized in the Piedmont section
While Bro. Smith makes many
friends, yet the most effective taher
is Col. Thomas B. Long, general State
Lecturer, who, in the court house at
Winston, followed Bro. Smiths ad
dress.
Col. Long spoke for nearly one
hour. He was born on the farm-his
father before him was a farmer.
There was no politics in the Alliance
and it was the biggest movement yet
organized, because the farmers never.
move unless driven by necessity.
II both the old parties would nomi.
nate Alliance men for Office, or men
who were in sympathy with the
farmer, then indeed would times i'm.
prove. The Farmers Alliance did
not intend to hurt any one. They
we're for the laboriDg men of the
country.
I cannot hope to give anything like
all the points he made, much less the
speech. 1t should be heard to be ap.
preciated. [ am satisfied hal the Al.
lance has made no mistake In their
lecturers in this section and district.
The Colonel is a great ladies nan.
He closed by saying that the Lord
was with the farmers, the ladies and
the horney handed son of toll and
they need not fail.
Yours, S. A. HAUsER.
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WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE
WILL BE.
K. R. MADDREY, Sec'y.
REHOBETH. n. c.. 1890.

REHOBETH, n. c., 1890.
Mr.. EDIToR.-I am what the velvet
fingered popinjays call a ~hayseeder.
l am one who year after year con
tribute my quote of taxes to support
the government, both State and ma
ton. To the State by a direct tax to
pay legislators and other officials to
enactlaws. To the national government
through the infamous high protective
tariff to pay men at Washington City
to tell us every thing that tends to
u advancement and interest is I'm.
constitutional and that hitherto no
such laws have been enacted and to
further enrich the bloated bond. holder
and arrogant manufacturer. We
know to our sorrow that nothing has
been done at Washington City to
benefit the agricultural and laboring
classes, and Legislation contrary to
what W. have had is what is needed
and what we intend to have, and the
sooner our servants in Office learn this
the better for all concerned. There
are millions occupying the same posi-
ton in this country that l do and we
are called by way of ridicule hay
seeders, and when we speak of any
wrong being perpetrated against us
hayseeders, any Legislative detriment
to u interest and in the interest of
the shylocks of the land, we are asked
what do you h~ayseeders know of gov
eminent. Eyes, and to the ruin of
this country they know what you
need. You must learn something
ABOUT government before you begin
to dictate. What does such language
mean when uttered by a politician ?
1t means this: They are scared, for
mel of all classes and callings, profes
sions and occupations know that
among the ~hayseeders of this country
there are today Washingtons Jack
sons and ~Jefersons, and when their
hitherto latent powers are once
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12

property under mortgage be exenr,
from taxation for the following re-.
sons: The property virtually beIon@.
to the mortgage, and cannot be d.
posed of without his consent =,
returns the mortgage as a soIven,
credit and pays tax upon it. The
property is returned by the mortga,or
and thus a double tax is collected u6or
the same property, when honestly brt
one should be paid. Notes for properfr
are returned also, and in some casas
the property for which they wera
given; but in this case the holder ~
the property can do as he pleases with
it without the restrictions that ara
placed upon mortgaged property
This was not in the demand.
This is all of it. "Only this and
nothing more"
While l am writing l will say that
the brethren of Alexander county ara
in full sympathy and movingin accord
with the brethren all over the State
and are working to the best Of their
ability, with the lights before them.
for the objects Of the Farmers ALI.
ance.
"Well is our country's work begun,
But more, far more, must yet be done.
Speed messengers the country through;
Arouse old friends, and gather new
-"LORD OF THE ISLES" CANTO VI.
Fraternally,
W. E. WHITE,
Pres. Alexander Go. Alliance.
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NEW LIGHT ALLIANCE, WAKE
COUNTY.
New LIGHT, n. c.

NEW LIGHT, n. +.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Not seeing anything
in your most valuable paper from our
Alliance, No. 80, | will try to give
you a small idea Of what we are do
ing and it can be easily done, too, in
a few words. We are a. work, pass
ing but few resolutions, attending to
our own business and letting other
peoples alone. We are growing in
membership very slow as our sur,
rounding country is so thoroughly
organized, but the ladies are taking a
great interest with us and of course
that means success.
Mr.. Editor, owing to short crops
last year we are among the many
who are crying "hard times" but our
crops are very promising at this time,
and give US good old farmers to leg
islate for us and the Sub, Treasury bill
and we, the farmers Of North Caro-
lima will come yet. How can we help
it when we have such men as Senator
Vance and Col. L. L. Polk ?
We can and will master other OF.
pressions as we did the jute bagging,
and let's all take hold Of the coffee
trust and say and stick to it if coffee
don't come to it's old stand, say ST or
10 cents, we will never use it any
o We have two good substitutes.
Tea and water is much healthier and
cheaper.
Success to The PROGRESSIVE FAR.
NER. W. DowD RAY.
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allowing whiskey to be held in gov
eminent warehouses and to be used
as ,llateral through the warehouse
certificates. [ do not remember any
expression in his speech that in any
airness could be construed into a bid
for the 5enatorship or an attack upon
Vance-not a word of personality was
used in regard to any one."-Do'(y
Chr mole, 9th WH.
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PROCEEDINGS OF NoRTHAMP-
TON COUNTY.

Ton COUN \.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures County
Farmers Alliance met in the town Of
Jackson, on Friday, July 4th, 1890.
President w. ]. Rogers in the chair,
After making pro tenn appointments to
fill vacant seats, he opened the Alliance
in ample form. The President ap
pointed a committee on credentials
All the Sub-Alliances in the county
were represented save two. Minutes
of last session read and concurred in.
Reports of committees called, com,
munications read by the Secretary
from Warren, Lenoir and Halifax
counties. The Sub Treasury bill
cal ed. After an animated discuss'o on
by various brethren, the Alliance en-
dorsed the Sub-Tressury bill as
adopted by the St. Louis Convention
and requested the Secretary to inform
the State Secretary Of the same. A
resolution was offered and adopted as
follows:
ResolveJ, That the Northampton
County Farmers Alliance demand Of
Senators and representatives in
Congress that they introduce and sup
port bills for the repeal of the national
banking laws 50 far as they impose a
lax on State banks.
The demands of the State Alliance
read and adopted.
The Secretary vas ordered to pub
fish the proceedings of this meeting
in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
A brother presented the subject of
education. A committee was appointed
to present some plan at the next ses-
sion by which there can be a more
thorough education Of farmers chill,
dren.
Mr.. J. A. Burgwyn, of Jackson, N.
O., was appointed crop reporter for
the County.
President VIM. J. Rogers, was
elected delegate to the State Alliance
and Mr.. J. S. Grant, alternate.
The Alliance then elected officers
for the ensuing year. Dr.. R. H.
Stancill, President; NJ. J. Squires,
Vice President; K. R Maddrey, Sec
rotary; J. A. Burgwyn, Treasurer;
DR.. A. J. Ellis, Lecturer; George
Bishop, Assistant Lecturer; j. T..
Draper, Chaplain; A. A. Spivey, Door
keeper; ]. NJ. Grant, Assistant Door
keeper; E. J. Gay, Sergeant at Arms;
H E Peele, Steward, and J. A. Burg
wyp, County Business Agent.
The officers elect wer9 then installed.
Mr.. w. J. Rogers, past President,
made a retiring speech in which he
urged the CO operation Of the brethren
in sustaining the officers in the future
as in the past.
1t was ordered that the Secretary
correspond with each SUBJ Secretary
in Northampton county AMI all county
Secretaries in the % Congressional
district requesting them to instruct
their delegates 70 vote for Mr.. W. J..
Rogers in the convention to be held in
the town of Wilson, n. c., on the
10Th inst.
Bro. R. T. Stephenson wos appointed
to exemplify the unwritten work of
the Alliance at the next regular meet
ing.
Resolution offered and adopted as
follows:
ResoIved, By Northampton County
Farmers Alliance, that the thanks Of
his Alliance are eminently due and are
hereby rendered to the past President,
w. ]. Rogers, for the faithful and
impartial manner in which he has dis
charged the duties of his Office.
There being no other business, the
President closed in ample form.
R. H. STANCILL, Pres't.
K. R. MADDREY, Sec'y.
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POt-WreStlfn%.

Having taken decided interest of late in the
question of female labor, and burning with the de-
sire to know why domest c services SO repug-
nant to the average young lady who can passvely
submit to be closed up in a stufy factory for ten
hours out Of the twenty -four, decided to try
''pot-wrestling'' for brief period during the
after-dinner skrmish. The messroom chief with
knowing smile and wink to his men. assigned
us to the soap-suds vat wherein the soled tnware
is first soused. and told to sail right in. We
sailed and sOused for about twenty minutes, when
the pastime begun to pail Globules of
sweat fell from our mobile brow and mingled with
the soapy earls: our fierce moustach wted in the
misty vapor that assembled ceilingwards via
five senses; our milk white patrician hands sue
cumbed to the tired feeling of the patent-medi-
cine ad, but we stood grimly by the post of duty.
dsregarding the singing slurs hurled at our
shape and mOustach by the prosy dish-wollopers,
until one of the latter holder than the rest nsin-
uated that with such sweet face and hirsute
adornment we could make more money worrying
rats than washing dishes. This too mu CHI for
and we quit drubbng dishes to experiment on
our nsulter but the hand that never before failed
us was now powerless; our finger joints were cut
and bleeding from many encounters with the
sharp corners of tin dishes, and general depres-
sion of spirits plainly visible to others. warranted
the decision that "potwrestling'' is failure, and
that thu uch-abused factory ri is not deficient
in horse scents or any of the more expensive
brands.
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Uncle .Jake,S Saw Dust.

Strange as it may seem pocket knife is like a
wild iower-it opens with the spring
Jabez Jordon and Cornelius Cunnin, 'rker were
once near neighbors and friends One day Jabez
attempted to teach Cornelius how to load a gas
pipe to place in the melon patch, and while they
were arguing over the system of introducing the
surprise party to the midnight visitors, their ideas
clashed and it was not until the peace craving
rated. 1t is said that they parted suddenly and
never to meet again. Oh Jabaz and Cornelius
where are you now? You monkeyed with powder
and darkened your brow.
Did you ever start down hill on a slippery morn
ing. with pail Of slop in each hand. and just as
you we're about to remark to yourself that the sun
was coming up with black eye, have both feet
suddenly arise to a level with your brain box. and
after balancing on the wind for time. seat your
self comfortably between the capsized buckets,
and patiently listen to the music of the swill it
fawns with your reguiat on stripe trousers? I've
been there. and I'll never forget how dramatic
ally 1 eulogized those pals their contents
bathed my pedal extremites.
Billy: Say Tom. we're gon' to hev' big dinner
New Years day.
Tom: How do you know?
Billy: heard pa say he's goin' to fill up ter the
neck New Years ii it took every cent in his
pocket. UNCLE JAKE.
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Sunday Services.

Services were presided over by Rev. ]. H. AL
bert. His sermon was of historical nature and
went to show that a nation, people, a cause
to rise and excel must have leader. But even
this is not suffcent-the nation the cause must
have that in it which is capable of being deve-
oped; the greatest leader cannot bring to victory
nation that is stagnant, that is unsusceptible to
inspiration.
The speaker introduced many historical argu
ments, dating from the time Moses led his follow
ers out Of bondage. in support of his argument
Concluding his address he said
To many Christians Christ is of no practical
value, their religion is sort of life insurance pol
icy-of benefit only when they come to die. They
will question whether they shall do this or that
thing. and why they should or should not do it.
Christian people should stop trying to prove
things that in themselves good. do not stop
TO prove the Gospel do not need to prove it. L
find in it the spirit which inspires and stimulates
us to action. l ask you to consider Christ. to talk
about Him. Ask yourself: Is He power to lift
up, does He set ones face upwards that is all we
want to know.
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For The Mirror.
Fragments.


A harder thing to keep than a secret
money.
A crooked tree makes crooked shadow.
Censure is the tax a man pays to the pub
lie for being eminent.
Calamity is mans true touch stone.
That load becomes light which is cheer
fully borne.
When we do good to our fellow sufferers.
we invest in savings bank from which
the heart receives the interest.
One may be better than his reputation or
his conduct but not better than his prn-
ciples.
Blessed are they who expect nothing
from any source but Heaven, for they shall
not be- disappointed.
In order to carve out fortune one must
be sharp.
Recompense injury with justice, and rec
ompense kindness with kindness.
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THE MELANCHOLY MULE.

Oh mule! Thou sad. neglected beast
Abused by man throughout thy days,
No kind nor loving deeds thou seest
But hardships follow all thy ways.
Thon hast unjustly been accused
Of kicking people just for fun
But hadst thou not been much abused
Thou wOuldst not cruel things have DONE
Thy heart with kindliness is rife,
Though thou hast very seldom heard
In all thy dreary, toilsome life
A friendly, complimentary word
But to you will be friend;
No wrong shall meet you from my hand:
Your graces shall my tongue commend;
Not mine to cudgel nor command.
And so upon your battered hide
LAY my hand of wrong berett-
- y. -
The poets friends are notified
To call and get what Titles left.
saltwater Gazette.
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Helping A Sparrow Up.
saltwater Gazette,

In University place. the other day. boy picked
up sparrow which was unable to fly from having
daubed its wings with fresh paint from some
nice. He was carrying it away in his hand when
a poorly dressed man. who warming his back
in the autumn sun, held out his hand and asked
for it, says the New York Sun. The bird
passed over and the man took very ragged hand
kerchief from his pocket and began wipng at the
paint, saying as he did so:
That's the way of the wcrld-go for Teller
when he's down. Fifty would wiring your neck
where one would give you show
He wiped away for minute or two. and then
continued
IF some one would give encouraging
word and half a show 1 could be man yet; but
somebody won't do it. It's easier to kick
down hill than to boost him up. There, young
chap, your wings all right now. Go and be
happy. Next me, your nose smells fresh paint
you shy off,
He gave the bird toss, and it flew to the naked
limb of one of the elms aud then turned about
and cried: Peek! peek!' as if in gratitude.
''All right! All rght!' replied the man, with a
wave of his hand. perhaps you'll do much for
me some time. Go along now and attend to bus
iness.'
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The Beer Drinker.

In appearance the beer drnker may be
the picture of health, but in reality he is
most incapable of resisting disease. A
slight injury, severe cold, or shock to
the body or mind. will commonly provoke
acute disease, ending fatally. Compared
with other inebriates, who use different
kinds of alcohol. he is more incurable and
more generally diseased. 1t is our Observa-
ton that beer drinking in this country pro-
duces the very lowest kind of inebriety,
closely allied to criminal insanity. The
most dangerous class of ruffians in our
large cities are beer drinkers. Intellectu-
ally. a stupor amounting almost to par
alysis arrests the reason, changing all the
higher faculties into meIe animalism, SEN
sual. selfish, sluggish. varied only with
anger. senseess and brutal.-Seientifc
American.
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ALaUndry Trust.

The Chinese laundrymen in New York
twelve hundred laundries. 1t is very evil
dent that John is not as stupid as he looks.
If he should ever acquire the right to vote,
he will. in short time. be able to give
points to the Caucasian. AS it is now, even
on the Pacific slope John is more than
holding his own. In the language of the
poet:
You shootee me aud hangee me,
You bootee me and bangee me.
Me doee workee, gettee Doodle,
Livee on ratee. poodle
Oh. me livee. oh. so cheapee.
And me workee while you sleepee."
Texas Siftings.
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On La Grippe.

Guard Goldsmith says he is very much afraid
that Grover will be next President. the reason
he advances in defense of his opinion is, tthat the
numerous monopolists and manufacturers who
have always been crying. "Protection to American
labor; High Tariff have just been presented
with safe investment in La Grippe. In fact if we
take statistics for it we have at least 0G0 of
the protectivetarif men of Massachusetts, New
York. Pennsylvania (who placed Ben in his seat,)
who are now all swayed by the foreign production.
La Grippe. Now think that the Judge who
was in such high favor with Benjamin might
his influenza with the present administration and
get Congress to impose an enormous duty, and
thereby make of it luxury which;only the rich
could obtain who have no for Russia its
La Grippe. DODO.
The author of the above. it may be seen, has
"nfuenza" with the editor.
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LOCAL PICkKNGS.

-Teamsters are good at driving bargains.
The religious sphere The fear of God.
Typical men of America-Hotel walters.
"A striking picture John LIS silhouette.
The sword thrust was the principal ancient
monopoly.
We have one subscriber in Salt Lake City.
He is Gentle.
j. L. westewet. of Minneapolis, sight
seer here yesterday.
1t is rumored that we are soon to have a
school in the prison.
Population. S54: l79 contract and 1853 on
state work. Infrm, IL.
A broken pitcher is often better than
one in the baseball business.
Mrs. H. R. Burrell. of Minneapolis. was shown
the prison by the Matron, Saturday.
MIR. Carl Randall has been confined to his
home for the past week by sickness.
MIR. N. l.. Stein. of saltwater. called in Mon
day and made THE MIRROR dollar richer.
Deputy Warden Langum caught by Mons.
La Grippe, but has not sucumbed to his powers.
-Waldron NJ. erome. Minneapolis G. Iverson
and NJ. A. Macdonald st. Paul, were in the prison
last Sunday.
sheriff Brooks brought in two men from Blue
Earth Co. this week. They will linger with US
for one year.
Mrs. Rhoda Brink has not been enjoying good
health Of late and has not been out of the house
for some time.
A large party of saltwater and St. Paul lad les
were escorted through the prison by Deputy War.
den Langum, Saturday.
Mrs. 5. ]. Preece. of winona. Mimi, who is at
present teacher of elocuton in st. Paul, was
the guest of the Warden's family yesterday.
-Supt. Covell has been working around all
kinds of machinery for about 40 years without re-
ceiving the slightest mutaton serious injury.
10. consistency! thou art a jewell Last sum-
mer the librarian wore scull cap to keep his
head warm this winter he is wearing his straw
hat.
e. G. Spindle. city; A. L. Buck, St. Paul; Mrs.
and Leo Richter, Pelican Rapids; and Miss Olive
Ingerman Litchfeld. visited this institution last
week.
There is very little difference between an i'm.
pecuniOus lawyer and a NANCY dog: One has to
scratch for fees and the other for feas before he
take his
One of our late arrivals is only six feet five
inches tall. 1t may sound little paradoxical
nevertheless he will belong and be long here
whether he is here long short.
We have received two subscriptions within
the past week from inmates of the Charestown,
Mass. state prison. Accept our thanks, boys, and
let us hear from you occasionally.
There about twenty men directing their
papers each week to VIM. Murphy, Hyersville,
Nah at no T
Micky and the rest of the Murphys?
Mr.. Arthur Peterson. Redwing; Mr.. c. Boo
reen, Master Arthur Booreen and Misses Winnie
and Josie Booreen, Saltwater formed a pleasant
group of visitors to our quarters last Friday.
There is afortune awaiting the man who can
design a method to stop the internal noise of
steam heating apparatus exemplifed in the
radiators employed in this institution. A political
caucus is a Quaker meeting when compared to the
nightly carousals of the steam coils here.
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Scotch Sympathy.

First Native: Mon did ye hear Sandy McDougal
was drooned (drowned).
Second Native: Eli, mon. that's awful, and he
has got my knife.
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pumpkins says his landlady's daughter when
she sings is like ship becalmed; her wind gives
out on the high C's.-Park Region Pioneer.