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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
AFRAID.

The Charlotte Chronicle appears to
expect the death of liberty and the
enslavement of the people, because
the National Alliance gave it's Presi
dent power to suspend the editors Of
Alliance organs for writing against
the principles Of the reforms advocated
by the Alliance. Our contemporary
seems to see star chambers, New
gates, Bastiles, thumb screws, chains,
manacles and jibbets as the result Of
the dangerous power put into the
hands of Col. Polk at Ocala. Dear
Chronicle, would you not feel better
more secure and hopeful-if you had
not fallen into the habit Of living in
terror of spooks? You need not be-
afraid. If we find out that Col. Polk
is making any preparations to slay the
goddess of liberty, an | fasten chains
upon the talons of the American eagle,
and overturn the temple of freedom,
and wreck the Republic, We'll send
you word, and let you come down and
help us catch him and turn him over
to Doctor Wood. But don't you
come near Doctor Wood unless we
send you word.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
A MIS-

Our readers will think it strange
that we have not published the pro
ceedings of the National Alliance.
We have not done so for the reason
that no report of the proceedings has
been sent to-this Office. We suppose
there has been a mistake or a mis-,
understanding. But what it is we are
unable to surmise. We regret the
fact very much, but we are helpless
and cannot remedy it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16


The New York Times declares the
Farmers Alliance to be based upon
false principles of financial reform,
and is of the opinion that its lease Of
vital activity will be very short. This
opinion seems to be based upon the
fact that the Alliance demands the de-
struction of the national banking sys-
TEN; and the Times seems to shink
that an organization which antagonizes
that system must speedily die. The
Times certainly does not mean that
the national banking system is so
strongly entrenched in the business
cir:les of the country that it can and
will strangle the Alliance to death.
Has the pet banking scheme of the
Times come to stay? If it has, there
must of necessity be a perpetuation OF
the public debt upon which the ma
tional banks are based. Now, the
Farmers Alliance intends to see to it
that the debt of the country is paid
off as speedily as possible, and the
issuance of money taken out of the
hands of those who drain away the
prosperity CT the country by collect
ing the interest upon both the bonds
and the notes issued upon them. 1t
does not appear that the farmers and
other laboring men of this country
will v 9 get fair play unit the public.
debts is paid, and the work of issuing
money is restored to the hands OF the
government, where the Constitution
puts it. There seems to US to be
nothing false a )out these single prin
of reform. The Times is an
able paper, but its utterances upon
this subject may not be taken as
.Oracular.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The communication from Pamlico
county sent us last week, signed j.
F. B., cannot be published in The PRo
GREssIvE FARMER for the reason that
the authors name is not signed to it.
We hope our contributors will take
notice of our rule, from which there
will be no departures, that no article
from any n can be published unless
we have the full name of the author.
Inc authors name is not necessary for
publication, but it must be written at
the bottom of the article intended to
De published. 1t is better for persons
who criticise men and measures, to do
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

) Hon JosEPHUs DANIELS, editor and
proprietor of the Daily State Chronicle,
of this city, called n day last week,
and gave ye editor a very cordial
welcome to the brotherhood of the
quill. Brother Daniels is a very en-,
tertaining, enthusiastic and fair
minded journalist; and after taking
and reading The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
our friends cannot do better than to
take the Chronicle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The members of the Alliance
throughout North Carolina are earnest,
ly requested to send a small contribu-
ton to brother J. h. Bishop, of Cath,
arSne Lake, ~. G., to help him pur-
chase, for himself, an artificial leg.
Brother Bishop vas a gallant Confed.
crate soldier during the late war and
lost his leg in battle. Brethren, be
sure and give this matter your imme.
date attention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

Mr., j. L.. RAMSEY, late associate
editor of this paper, has bought the
Watchnan, of Salisbury, and has
entered upon his duties as editor and
proprietor of that paper. We wish
Mr.. Ramsey the success which his
character and energy so richly de
serve. Our readers will please care
fully note MI. Ramsey's advertise
ment in this issue Of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
COL. PoLK'sR E-ELEC TON.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has taken
no part in the conjectures, in which
the press of the State and OF the
country have been indulging, in re
gard to the verdict which the Ma
tional Alliance would pronounce upon
Col. Folks administration of its
affairs. Our policy of silence was
prompted by a feeling that it would
be in bad taste for a paper, owned and
managed by Col. Polk, to be obtrud-
ing its opinions and airing its expecta
tions in advance of the election at
Ocala. But now that the election is
over and Col Polk has been trium-
phantly re elected to the highest Office
in the gift of the organized farmers
of this country, we desire to say a
few things in the interest of peace
and fraternity amongst those who
seek to reform what is bad and con-
serve what is good in u democratic
institutions.
Col. Polk doubtless feels as well, he
nay, that his elevation a second time
to tho Presidency of the National ALI
ance is a triumphant refutation of all
the SANDERS and misrepresentation,
of which he has been made the victim
ever since the day of his first election.
No man is we'll pleased to be called
ugly names, to have his actions dis
torted, to have his intentions held up
in false lights, and to have his motives
assaulted; and Col. Polk has, doubtless,
suffered keenly because of thse things,
during the past year. But n such
hour as that which recorded his re
election, together with the conscious
ness of his rectitude and devotion to
principles which he regards as sacred,
is enough to compensate for ages of
lIIhG1Oudl dUuS0. OI b bILu0 Lu0 oil
hereabouts was full of rumors and in
situations of dark doings of the Presi
dent of the National Alliance in con-
nection with the Georgia Senatorial
election. But now the ~aspersions of
his character, expressed and implied,
have all been swept away; and the
object of them stands out before his
c~ountrymen, purified as by a lustra-
lion, and ready to bear other burdens
and suffer other harnesses for the
sake of securing ven justice to all
class of his fellow citizens. Let the
sense of former wrongs be forgotten,
and let an invitation be sent out to
all who are willing and able to join US
in the work of securing to the whole
people the liberties ~bequeathed to us
by the fathers, to come and join
hands and hearts and heads with us
10 the work which calls us to action.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The allegations, as they appear in
the papers, wear a decidedly damaging
aspect for the reputation of Mr.. Rit
tenhouse. But We learn from an ex
change that Mr.. Bittenhouse makes
specific and indignant denial of the
charges, and demands the fullest in
vestigation. We suspend Judge
ment until the accused can have a fair
chance to be heard. This seems to US
to be the course dictated by simple
justice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The Durham Globe refuses t. print
Concord, and reads the writer of the
reiscted article a pretty severe lesson
for seeking to defame the people of
his own town through a paper pub.
lished in a distant city. The Globe is
right. The man who sneaks away
from his own to Hn papers to SANDER his
neighbors anonymously in a paper of
another town is a coward, and de
serves to be beaten with rods. If all
papers would follow the example
of the Globe the air would be less
freighted with s~landerous maledictions
than 1t is.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
WHO IS COL. POLK1

Col. Polk has been twice TO Kansas
on a lecturing tour. Each time h'
partisan press, including some OF 'a'
Democratic papers, we are sorry y
say, with all the Republican paper
sent up a bowling protest ana I.
TRADE of abuse upon Polk and Wv
Alliance. One of their pet question:
was "who is Col. Polk anyho" !
The result of the election has answer
this question as follows: Col. FOX !
the man who has beaten ingalls,, saw.
Kansas and wheeled her into line ~
honest government Wash'ngt0" ~
zette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The residence of S. Ohio Wilson
took fire in the roof one night this
week, and came very neal burning
down. Fortunately the fire was dis,
covered before it had made much
progress. In his efforts to save his
house Mr.. Wilson fell from the roof
and hurt his foot and leg quite seri-
ously. We r sorry to know that
Mr.. Wilson is laid up from his duties,
both for his WI sake and for the
sake of the Alliances whose servant
and helper he is.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
We take pleasure in calling the at

We take pleasure in calling the at
tention Of purchasing agents and Ali
ancemen generally to the advertise,
ment of Thornton B4rnes, of Phila,
delphia, in this issue Of The Progress,
sIvE FARMER. Mr.. Barnes has /. large
trade with Alliancemen of North Car
DINA, and has given satisfaction, we
believe, to all who have dealt with
him.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

bounty of Divine ProvideDo.
me nber that God is under no ~. Ss'
ton to give you a crop that ni SOl8a
a mortgage that was made r. pay
the foolish extravaganza of vons o,s'
of your family. The experion 0
farmers all over the country n.L. VI
plain as daylight that God rafn.1 Il
be bound by the North CaroIiD. %
cultural lien law. To spend tba gu
ducts of your farm before thew f"O
made is, to require your mercb., 80
take all the risk OF the ten tbor,.''
chances that may come in to Io,s1
the amount of your crop or to dastrs~
it altogether; and your merchant ~
demand such pay for the risk. !
takes as you will find yourself nD.bI,
to meet. He who spends the pro5r.,
of his farm before he makes i .as'
foolishly moreover, for the plain ~.
SOD, that he does not know how mr.,
it will be.
3. Live on your farm; and live "a
your farm. Make your bread and
meat and the clothing for your tamil,
at home. Some people may say von
live hard, and some others nav Iangb
at your homespun clothes. But Won,
time to laugh will come bye and bva.
and when that time comes your Iaugb.
ter will be so deep and hearty and
spontaneous that the angels will laugh
too.
4. Make every man and woman and
child on the farm earn his own presd
and clothes. When you get your
wife a new suite Of furniture for tia
best room, get her a sewing machine;
and see that she uses it. When Won
buy your daughter a piano, get a new
stove and a rolling pin; and teach her
that the humble employments Of the
kitchen do not disquAlify her in any
sense for communion with the great
masters of musical composition. Teach
your son that there is not half so much
of manly dignity and greatness in 4
and luxuriant moustach9, as
there is in human hands, hardened by
some honest toll. Train your daugh
bers for Queens, and your sons for
Residents; but let them understand,
that while they are waiting to b
crowned and seated, it will not detrsG
from the splendors of those august
,eremonials if they take a turn AK,
ng the COWS and hoelng the potatoes
Let everybody on your place under
stand that he only is somebody who
1oes something useful.
The great and necessary reforms in
government that the farmers ale nov
'eeking may come tardily, after year
If waiting and struggle, or they may
never come at all. But the reforms
We have indicated, together with some
others hat we may indicate in The
may be made to come with
to every farmers home, i
only we will set ourselves to secure
hem.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

CAPT, S. A. AsHE, the scholarly
editor of the News and Observer, Of
this city, AM Hon. R. H. Battle called
at this Office today (Thursdsy and
extended to the new editor OF The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER a very cordial
welcome to the newspaper ranks of
North Carolina. We assure these
gentlemen that we appreciate their
words of kindly greeting and encour.
agemen5; and shall strive, with all
our might, to merit their confidence
and esteem.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
TAKE NOTICE.

VIZ take pleasure n calling the a.
tention of our readers to the apes
for help to rebuild Rutherford Ca'
lege which Dr.. r. L. Aoernethy prints
in this issue of THE PROGRESSHI
FARMER. A man who has FURNISHED
free tuition to two thousand POoi
young men should secure the praca'
cal sympathy of all who desire tD'
elevation of the masses of the people
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

We call the attention of all the
Alliances in the State to the thanks
giving pream Ole and resolutions
adopted by the Safe Alliance at its
last meeting. We think the action
commended is appropriate and beauti.
full, and we hope no Alliance will
overlook or neglect the matter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

JOHN LAURENs MANNING IRBY, the
Alliance candidate, was yesterday
elected to succeed General Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, in the
Senate of the United States. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Troy is an Ali,
ance Democrat, and a man of marked
ability. 1t gives US pleasure to know
that the reforms demanded by the
farmers, and by other producing
classes of the country, will have one
more faithful and able advocate in the
Upper House OF the National Legisla
ture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

so over their own proper names. But
if they choose to write anonymously,
they must sign their names to their
articles as a guarantee that they will
bear the responsibility of their writ
ings. Hereafter articles without sig
natures will be consigned to the waste
baskets.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
than 1t is.

The Press and Ca~rolinian, of Hick-
DRY, intimstes that The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is trying to persuade or
brighten certain members of the legis-
lature to disregard their pledges and
vote against Senator Vance in the
coming Senatorial election. We do
not care to answer our contemporaries
implied .imputation that we are q
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

that their company owns certain
lands in different parts of the State
upon which no taxes have eve been
paid. The company claims that these
lands are held by them to enable them
to secure wood, cross ties and ballast,
and for the purpose of future ware
house building, etc. And President
Elliot thinks wood and cross ties and
ballast are necessary to the successful
operation of his road; and so ought
not to be taxed. Let us admit that
the President is right in this. We
| always like to concede a claim when
we can do so.
Lubricating oil is necessary to the
successful running of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad. Why cannot
President Elliot buy up petroleum
lands and hold them exempt from
taxation by the same Interpretation
of his chartered privileges which he
holds as exemp ing woodland and
gravel beds? Coal is considered
necessary to the operation of first
class railroads. Why cannot the
company under it's charter buy coal
fields in this State, and hold them *
empt from taxation? Other instances
might be given, at great length, to il,
lustrate the. wonderful elasticity of the
charter of the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad Company. But those
already given may suffice.
The amount of taxes withheld
from the State under this interpreta-
ton of the c~ompany's rights may be
small. That is no matter, 0 next to
zone. It is not the amount we are
after. It is the principle involved.
The plain truth is, this corporation
has held certain lands in North Caro-
lima for years which the officers who
listed its property for taxation must
have known to be subject to the taxa
ton laws of the State; and yet this
property has never been listed, and
not one cent of taxes has been col,
lected from it.
Let it be understood, however, that
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company is not more to blame in this
matter-not so much to blame-as are
the Fl seal officers of the State, whose
duty it vas to see that the taxes i'm
posed by the legislature were col,
lected from all property subject to be
taxed under the laws. The plain
English of the matter is, the officers.
of the common wealth have been too
much disposed to favor these great
corporations, whatever the motives
may have been which controlled their
action. We say let the burdens of
taxation fall equally upon all classes.
We had intended to say something
about the matter of chartering away
forever and a day the rights of the
people to enricn the great corporations,
who came to tho legislature with pur,
poses of greed concealed under pleas
of internal improvement. But we
will defer that branch of our subject
until another time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The farmer who says he has ~
time to read a paper that is ISO he IS
to support the cause in Wnlo atrowl.
most interested, makes the aos s,rOed
edgement at once, that he nas - the
too much of his business over and
other fellows. This position is 3 .5onld
mistake of the farmer. be 50
endeavor to conduct his DuSIp 1J BIZ
that he can have time to read Sn uoss
SO doing he can post himself ell on II Cop cops
tons wherein he will be @olo ona;r.
with the other fellows who are S Gs
lating at his expense. -AH'0"''
tnel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

Bro. G.. R. Williams, Secre's, ~.
of Shady Grove Alliance, writes VA .
they now have q members Will 'nh,
Alliance grit, and has a club Of . sra
scribers for THE PROGRESSIVE fAh n
He says his people are beginning cst
know their duty and when tnsy 0s S
to reading and thinking PrOP'
will be better.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

knave; but we do call all zen to wit
ness that we are not a fool. This
talk about our trying to persuade
or frighten " any one into a violation
of his pledges is very much like baby
talk-very much Ike infantile prattle
very much indeed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

Mr.. P. G. ENNIss, the versatile edi-
tor of the North Carolina Farmer,
caIlel at our office the other day and
greeted us very warmly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

PERSONS engaged in manufacturing
fabrics in the South, and especially
in North Carolina, will do well to
consult the article of VIM. H. Oliver,
published in this issue.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

~ Our friends n writing 70 any OF
ouI advertisers, VII 52gor US by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
me1t in The P~Ro0REssIvE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

Dc you want your communication pub
lis 1ed2 If so, give US your real name
and your postoficA.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

SENATOR PLUMB has introduced a
free coinage bill in the Senate and
has had it referred to the Committee
on Finance. He gave notice that if
the Force bill was not disposed of at
an early day, he would move to lay it
aside that his silver bill might be
passed at this session of Congress.
This is a step in the direction of sound
moneaa y reform, and The PRoGREs
sIvE FARMER hopes it may be followed
up until silver has been placed upon
the same footing with gold, Let the
good work go on.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

Do you want 7our paper changed to
another Officer State the n st which
YOU have been getting it.
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THE editor of this paper has asked
the heads of several colleges and
schools in North Carolina to with up
their schools for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. DR.. Lewis, of tucson Col
lege, is the first to respond to our in
vltation, with a good historical
article, which we print in this issue.
We hope others to whom we have
written will respond promptly. We
desire to help all classes of our people,
and we know of no better way of do.
ing this than by putting before them
the facts in regard to our educational
institutions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

~ The date on your label tells you
WIEN your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

The Progressive Farmer is the
OHcial Organ Of the N. {. Farmers
State A lance,
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4 LEIGH, n. G., DEC. l6 1890.

I yAss oqrgr entered as sec0nd-eAxs 7~YtteT 4: ne Post
Office IN PIjs;gh, y. q
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Strange Fulfllment of a Dream.

Strange FuifilIment of Il Dream.
Newcastle Chronicle.
I parted from a great friend, Har.
old smith, on the 10th of April, 1880
We were engineers, and it fell to his
lot to proceed to Alden and there
superintend the erection of q pump.
ing engine our firm had made for the
British Government. Harold was
not expedited home for a period OF
four months, and when three of these
had gone by visited Deyonshire to
spend my holiday with some friends
1t was the afternoon of July 25. At
ter hard days rambling 1 was very
tired. aud to rest [ sought the shade
of a huge haw thorn bush, the leaiy
aud spreading branches OF which
formed a complete canopy. AS | lay
With my head slightly elevated, 1
had q full view of the village church,
its tower aud clock. Sleep was fast
overcoming me, and my last con-
scious glance was directed to q clock
dial; the time il registered was one
minute to 4. AS will subsequen tly
appear, my dreaming mus1 have
commenced the instant L became un-
conscious.
My thoughts went back to the
moment when I parted with my
TREND, but the circumstances were re-
versed. He was remaining at home
aud was departing for Alden. The
long. long journey, the arrival at Ad-
en-, the strange lodgings at the En-.
ylish barracks, aud the whole detail
ct the erection of the engine from its
landing TO its successful working,
passed with marvellous realism be-
tore my imagination. The bes inning
and closing of each day aud the
characteristics of the district, as
had learned 1t in nv many walks.
were firmly impressed upon my mind
during the course of this strange
dream. Time passed until the day, or
rather night of my departure tor
England came round. In the pale
light of an Eastern midnight 1 was
stepping along the broad plank which
stretched from the quay to the ves-
sci when 1 fell into the water. In the
0ull horror of this situation, choked
by the sitting sensation of drowning,
7 awoke The clock dial first met my
gaze. 1t had not yet struck 4. Thus
less than q minute had sufficed tor
this extraordinary dream, crammed
as 1t was with the minutest details OF
q long journey to the East and a four
months sojourn among the burning
San Is of Southern Arabia.
These details Immediately com.
miteed to to writing, and forwarded
= full narrative OF my dream to the
parents of Harold Smith. Fifteen
days later the effects of young Smith
were deliver ed at his fathers house,
&C ,mpanied by letter from the cap
tain Of the ship which had brought
them from Alden. This letter dis
closed the sad intelligence that the
owner of this luggage was drowned
while attempting to embark at Alden
about midnight on the 18th of July,
the moment Of my dream.