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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

DANIEL SCALES, the colorcd million
aire of San Francisco, and perhaps tho
wealthiest member of his race in the
United States, was formerly a steward
IN a Mississippi river steamboat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

A DOZEN choice turkeys were ratified
off at Belmont, Can, the other day, but
when tho lucky person looked for the
prizes it was found that every bird had
been stolen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

THE beet gift for young people. The
Christmas H'idc Aacake, 100 illus. pages.
Mailed to any address with holiday num-
adv. ID. LDrHROp s. Co.. Boston.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12
Could Not Be Blowo on

II stood on the edge of that precipice
in cyclone, Sir"
"1t's q great wonder you were not
blown off,"
"Ah, sir! there's where my principles
saved me. am prohibitionist."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

WASHING POWDERS are strong alkalies,
and ruin clothes. The purest soap obtainable
Is the best. and cheapest. Dobbtns' Electric
Soap has been acknowledged for "a years to
be the purest Of all. Try it right away.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

WHEN restored to sight after being
'stctally blind' for twenty years, Miss
Susan Wells, of Newington, Conn.,. was
greatly affected on discovering that a
sisters hair had changed from black to
uhifo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12
Nothing Serious.

care you superstitious, dearo9" asked
the Chicago man.
ssNot in the least"
81 am glad of that, for you know, dar-
ling, you will be my thirteenth wife,
P3liIuLlelDhtI Times,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12
@lRAM c. WHEELER.

Importer Of Percheron and shire Stations.
Odobolt, Sac County, Iowa.
LARGEST IMPORTATION of draft stations
to America this season. Quality the very
best. First-class horse, either breed. ST 200.
Two and three years time, per cent, en-
abling horse to pay for himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

Use BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs
for Coughs, Colds and all other Throat
Troubles. -eminently tho best.
Henry Word Bccchcr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

OWING to a heavy cabbage crop the
people Of Pennsylvania are preparing
for an unusually fine season of sauer
kraut.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

FIGHT dirt with sAPOLIO and you will
win. Without it you can say. What can't
be cured must be endured.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

JACOBS WELL and the plot of ground
surrounding it have been sold by the
Turkish government to the Greek church
for $40, O0O.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

GAMBLING at Ostend this last season
has been so open and heavy as to excite
general criticism on tho continent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

AcH11L1corHE, Mo-, farmer came to
that town with a lot of turnips that were
90 large that 1t took only 124 Of them TO
make wagonload.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

PARENTS don't mean to be unkind 20
their children, tut they arc whom they fail
10 occasionally give them DR.. Bulls "ofw
Destroyecs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

When Baby was sick, VIC gave her castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them castoria.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12
A Great Need,

Agent want to sell you pair of
my patent shoe strings. They tie them.
selves"
Citizen-.'They won't do. I want to
get pair that will unite themselves. ~
Puck
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

In Scotland the honor Of Staying the
last wolf is contested by Clan Cameron
and Clan Macintosh, the former attrib
uting 1T to sir Gwen Cameron, of Loeb
icl, who killed his wolf in A. d.. 1850.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12
Two Giants

On the one hand-scrofula the ancient dise,s..
snown the world over. gnawing at the vitals Of
nation, existing in the blood Of neary every family
descended to us from our fathers or .cou rad hy
our wrong habits and tndulgences- oh.
stinate. almost lmpregnable.
On sne os'er hand-Hoods sarsaparilla the mod.
ern medicine. the great enemy Of impur. hIooS
accomplishing the mcst wonderful cures Of sc,of'
ula, salt rheum. e,c-the couQueror of disease
economical. reliable sure.
HOODS SarsapariIia
Sold by all druggists. 81: six for 81 Prepared op,,
Ny Z. J. HOOD + co. Lowell Aass
100 Doses Ono Dollar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

AN orange tree in Polk county, Fla.
is seven feet in circumference and hos
Welded from twenty-five to fifty boxes of
fruit yearly since 1856. -
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

GERMANY boasts the healthiest army
in Europe. Belgium is second and Eng
land third.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

M onfum in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies full. CSC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

BrEcHAM's pills act like magic on
Weak Stomach.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

HALF a tablespoonful of sugar Will
often revive dying fire.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

LADIES. use Dr. Le Dues sPeriodicais His from
rr, France Established in Europe, 1885, England cans.
1885, United s.a.s 1851 Cures al uppressons eguari sid
monthly desan=ements. Safe. harmless reliable They positively
nst DO taken during pregnancy large proportion Of Ills
70 which ladies liable the direct result Of dsordersd
irregular ensuson Continued monthly uppressons result
so'a p.oa!ns and quick g package -
per ma In pain sealed envelope, receipt price. The
can Pill Co.. w.oesalers aud Royalty Proprietor,
Tia genuine pill sold BY sEDGWcK LONG, D.ssxss,,
Sioux City. lows, Whasas aud kasail Agent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

footsteps of these old nations. Hara
are the figures
In 1850 the capital owned tb;r,,
seven and a half per cent. of the p,
tons wealth.
In 1850 the capitalists ownei SIKH,
per cent.
In 1880 they owned seventy six hap
cent.
Just think of it! Two millions ovn
three, fourths of the wealth of so un.
900.
The 1000, 600 are idle and untaxas
and draw into their rapacious mars
at least three-fourths of all the wear,
annually produced by the worEir.
masses. A burning shame.
The result is near and is inevitable
Harken to our. words. Don't turn
deaf ear, but prepare for it. E3~-
cate!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
OUR GREAT DANGER.

folio wing is from Turner's
i Emanclpator, and contains an al
most unlimited amount of food for
thought, and yet there are people in
this country, sensible people, too, who
argue that we don't need the Sub,
Treasury bill passed, and that all we
have to do is to wait another twenty
years are more for the "dead issue" to
be put through to save the country
from inevitable ruin. To-day less than
1000, 600 people own 50 per cent. of
the property Of the nation of "a, OOO,-
600 of people:
The eloquent Patrick Henry said
awe a only judge the future by the
past"
Look at the past.
When Egypt went down three per
ceut, of her population owned ninety
seven per cent. of her wealth. The
people were starved to death.
When Babylon went down two per
cent. of the population owned all the
lands.
When Rome went down 1900 men
owned the world.
Forthe past twenty years the United
States has rapidly followed in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
APPROPRIATION.

THE Alliance is making things live
i ly here and there, and if we will
exercise a reasonable amount of pru-
dence and patience we may expect
more yet. By and through the efforts
of our Alliance leaders the Agricul-
tural College bill has been introduced
and has passed the Senate.
1t appropriates annually out of any
money not otherwise appropriated
arising from sales of public lands, to
be paid to each State and Territory,
for a more complete endowment and
maintenance of colleges for the benefit
of agricultural and mechanic arts,
now established or may be hereafter
esta blished in accordance with an act
Of Congress approved July 2, 1852,
the sun of $4,000 for the year end
ing June 80, 1890, and an annual in
crease of the amount for ten years by
an additional $1,000 over the proceed
ing year until the annual amount to
be paid thereafter to each State and
Territory shall be $25, 900; provided
no money shall be paid out under this
act to any State or Territory for the
support and maintenance Of the col
lege where a distinction of "a e or
color is made in the admission of
students, but the establishment and
maintenance of such colleges separate
ly for white and colored shall be held
to be in compliance with the provis-
ions of this act; and also provided
that in any State in which there has
been one agricultural college, estab
lished since '62, and in which also there
is, or may be an educational institu.
ton of like character for colored stu.
dents, aided by the State from its
own revenue however named), there
sh Ill be a just and equitable division
of the fund to be received under this
act made by the Legislature.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
THE SILVER BILL.

THE Silver Bill, which has passed
l. both Houses of our National Con-
gress, was to some extent an Alliance
measure, and no doubt the agitation
of the question by the Alliance caused
it to become a law. A'small thing is
better than nothing, but, as we under
stand it, this will only increase the
circulation to a small extent. 1t is a
compromise bill as passed and many
think that the people of the country
Ill gain but little if anything by the
bill becoming a law. It's passage will
prevent anything of the kind in the
near future, and still we will not get
the relief asked for. 1t looks like a
premeditated scheme to make caoital
for the party now in power. Some,
thing had to be done, but unless the
silver bill reaches further than manv
think it will, the advantage will hard,
ly be perceptible. Silver has taken a
slight rise in London in the past few
days. 1t is said that it will drop back
soon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
A FEW OPINIONS.

WE publish below extracts from
w letters in which the writera
express their approval and disapproval
OF the criticism of Senator Vance,
The following extracts express disap.
proval, the names of the writer's are
not published, but the letters can be
seen on application:
A prominent citizen at Rutherford
College writes as follows: Ct am
proud that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
is so ably edited, and it is USUALLY
right on all matters of public concern.
But speaking as | honestly think, the
sentiment of the conservative part of
the Alliance, ] regard the arraign,
ment OF Senator Vance a great mis-
take-a mistake for which even the
courage OF It's attitude cannot atone"
A prominent member of the Ali
ance at Winstead, N. c., writes as fol.
lows: "In The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
OF last week we find an attack on
senator Vance which is giving the
Alliance much concern about here
We have found but few members who
nave failed to condemn it in unmeas-
ured terms. Our people have for
years regarded Senator Vance as the
champion of the farming interest.
we have not forgotten how he fought
the act demonetizing silver and his
unanswerable speeches in favor of
tarlf reform. We regard Senator
' ance's letter to worthy President
as kind and honest, in which he en-.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
CALM YOUR FE A

A NUMBER of papers have init.
N mated that our criticism of Sens-
tor Vanc IS action in the Sub.Treasury
matter 2uld weaken the Alliance or
ganizati ~ in this State. That is ab.
surd. No doubt these very papers
and the rings they represent would
like for such a thing to occur. Let's
consi Ter this matter a little. Il Sen
ator Vance and The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER we're to cease to exist at this
moment it would have no ~perceptible
efert upon this organization. If every
Oap9in North Carolina should be
dashed out of existence in a second
this organization would run it's course.
The Alliance had to come. AS an or
ganiza5ion it has made mistakes, it
always will, but no earthly power can
impede its progress.
1t has been charged that the crit
cism of Senator Vance was for selfish
purposes; that it was done in or Ter
that he might be defeated. This is not
only false but it is absurd. The pa
pers that have done this do not know
the temper of the men comp osing
the Alliance. Ten years ago the
press of the State could lead the far
mers. To-day the entire press of the
State could not cause the defeat of
Vance or any other man if the farm
ers want him. On the other hand,
the entire press of the State could not
cause the reelection of any man oppo.
sed by the farmers. Why2 Simply
because the farmers will not % led
by the nos any longer. If the farm
ers of this State want Senator Vance
in the Senate another term all the pa
pers, with the aid of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER could not proven; their vo-
ting for his re-elec ion. The papers
in this State that have any influence
with the farmers are few in number.
Many of them have opposed the or.
garization of the farmers openly or
secretly, and not a few have basely
slandered the men and women who
compose the Alliance, and have not
hesitated TO throw obstacles in the
way of the organization 0y any
amount of manu- actured falsehoods.
No, the men and wumen who belong
to the Alliance are doing their own
thinking anG the results will be seen
hereafter. The howIs of the subsi
died press are no more to the think
ing men and women in the Alliance
than the croaking of frogs.
1t is said that many Alliance men
do not believe in the Sub. Treasury
bill. There has always been adifer
ence of opinion on it. But a majority
rules in the Alliance, and more than
1900 Sub Alliances in this State have
pes4tioned for its passage. The bal.
ance have given ''silence for consent
Now somebody must get up a bet
ter bill before we have any right tc
abandon this one. We have pledged
ourselves to this measure unless
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
THE VOTE ON THE RAILROAD
X COMMISSION.

GONE time ago we promised to
- give the vote on the Railroad
Commission in the State legislative
halls winter before last. It has been
understood for some time that those
who defeated the commission bill
would hereafter be allowed to stay at
home and rest. Anyway, most of the
Sub Alliances in the State have so re-
solved and we suppose they mean to
keep their promises on this as we'll as
other matters.
THE VOTE In THE LOWER HOUSE.
Ayes-Messrs. Alexander, Ander,
son, Anthony, Bass, Bascom, Bedding
field, Bell, Bond, Carter, Chadwick,
Cheek, Cherry, Clifton, Coffeld, Cooke,
DeFord, Doughton, Dunlap, Edwards,
Galloway, Gibbon, Ham, Hampton,
Hamrick, HargrOve, Hoffman, Hoke,
Holman, Hood, Hopkins, Huitt, John
o of Fender, Jones, Kellogg, King,
Listleton, Long of Columbus, Lyon,
Makely, Marsh of Beaufort, Marsh of
Union, McCotter, Mcdonald, McCill,
Miller, Newland, Nichols, Outlaw,
Overman, Parker, Pearson, Phillips,
Regain, Scott, Stevens, Sutton, Tay
lor, Walker, Watson ~~of Robson,
Wellons, White, Wilkins, Wilson,
Wooten of Richmond, Yancey.-To-
tai 65.
Nays-Messrs. Amis, Arledge, Ban
ner, Baird, Bennett, Blanton, Blevins,
Blue, Carver, Carey, Cooper, Crisp,
Crowder, Dills, Franks, Grant, Green,
Hendricks, Holloway, Howe Hussey,
Jacobs, Justice, Lawson, Long of
Mecklenburg, Mastin, Matheson, Nc
Cubbins, Millikan, Pugh, Rawls, Rey
nolds, Robinson, Smell, Starbuck, Tenn.
pie, Tilley, Wall, Walser, Watson of
Vance, Ward, Waugh, Wood.-To.
tai 43.
THE VOTE IN H SENATE.
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Aycock,
Bailey, Brock, Campbell, Leeper, LIE
Grand, Little, Lucas, Payne, Pou,
Reid, Robinson, Shaw, Stills, Smith,
Turner of Catawba, Turner of
IredeL, Twitty, Williams of Cumber-
land, Williams of Pitt-TotaI %.
Nays-Messrs. Banks, Barber, Ben
nett, Blair, Briggs, Brown, Copeland,
Emry, Falkner, Farthing,
Green, Hampton, Holton, Hughes,
Kerr, King, Leinb bach, Long, Lusk,
Moore, Rice, STUDIOS, Thomas,
Waters, White, Wimberly-Total %
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
GRAMM LESSON.
PARSING,

Congress is a common noun, com.
mon because it is composed of law
yers, a very common and cheap com
modify; neuter gender, first person,
because it's members take care of
themselves first, and are governed by
national banks, railroads, and other
money powers. Should always be
writted with capital letters, because
it takes a millionaire to get there.
Politics is an improper noun-im
proper because it is not proper for
farmers to take a hand. Single nun
Der in the pas but promises to be
plural in future. Third person and
governed by farmers in some States.
Alliance Quarterly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
THE GREENSBORO RALLY.

THIS great meeting will take place
L as per appointment at Greensboro
on the 23d and oath. We understands
thai the programme is now complies
and a grand time is expected. Prom:
nent speakers will be present from
this and other States. Greensboro is
one of the prettiest and most progress.
sive cities in North Carolina, and be.
ing centrally located, its railroad al.
vantages r unsurpassed. No better
place could have been selected for the
rally.
The Richmond and Danville Raj.
road Company will sell parties attend
ing the convention of the Farmers
Alliance at Greensboro, tickets to that
point and return at the following rates.
Charlotte, S3.I5; Durham, S2.I0.
Henderson, $40; Selma, $3.50:
Raleigh, $685.; Goldsooro, $685..
Winston Salem, Sl.2O. Tickets or.
sale July 2Ist to 23d inclusive, goot
returning until and including Ju y
25th.
We have no doubt but that equally
low rates will be given from interme
date and all other points not named.
Be sure you go, and if possible take
your family. This will be the Iarges.
gathering of farmers ever collected at
any one point in this State. We must
have banners in the procession from
ninety five counties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

x X We greatly apprecia To the
many fattering and extended notices
given us by the brethren of the State
press in the past two weeks.
A Western farmer recently al.
dressed a letter to a mar who holds a
high position in railroad circles. He
addressed IAN open letter to His
bucolic majesty"
The Country Homes says great
minds do not always run in the same
channel. Gen. Bob Vance is in favor
of the Sub Treasury BILL" Brother
Bob is all right on most questions.
- The Landmark is not alarmed.
All 1t says this week about the Vance
business is this "THE Progressive
FARMER having said that the horse is
sixteen feet high, sticks to it this
week to the extent Of three columns"
The Pioneer Erpoaent says that
twenty five States now have a rail
road commission and Texas will in
crease the number to twenty six. Just
as we'll add North Carolina TO the
ni,u tr which will make it twenty
seven.
1t has been charged that Mr..
j. NJ. Me wborne, of Lenoir county,
who is we'll to the front in the Con.
gressional race in the Second district,
voted for Garfield and Harrison. We
are requested to say that this report
is not founded in fact. Mr.. Mewberne
has always been a staunch Democrat,
Bro. AS. Spear, Secretary Of
Yadkin County Alliance, writes that
our State Lecturer, Col. T. B Long
was with them at Jonesboro on the
7th and at Yadkinville on the l4tL.
He made fine speeches at both places
and helped the cause greatly in that
county.
Our friends have written so
many articles for pub ication recently
that we are crowded almost out Of ex.
istence. 1t will be some time before
many of them appear and it is quite
likely that some will have to b. left
out entirely. We wish that our space
was great enough to accommodate all,
but it is impossible.
* 1t is plain that a powerful force
is being brought to bear against the
Alliance in this State and elsewhere.
The object is to create discussion
get the Alliance men divided. Al.
you have to do is to stand up to your
obligations and support the State and
National demands. If you do this
that is all you can do. Any one who
does otherwise is untrue to himself
and the cause.
=. We have a curious case on
hands More than two weeks ago
somebody sent a letter here saying
that Bro. J. F. Ellis, an member Of
Brassfeld Alliance, No. SIS, Durham
county, had died on the 4th of May.
The death vas published and the let.
ter destroyed. We cannot remember
whose name was to the letter, put 1t
was signed. Bro. Ellis writes that he
is not dead. We are glad to know
that the report is false, but would like
to get a look at a man who is mean
enough to write a falsehood about
such a serious matter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
9 O..

THE above figures show the exact
Il number of new subscribers that
have been entered on our books in
the past two weeks. In addition to
this a great many have renewed their
subscriptions. We r profoundly
grateful for the splendid work of our
friends and hope that their shadows
may never grow less.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

In response to the above the follow
ing members of the Legislature and
Senate have gone on record as having
refused railroad passes:
B. A. Wellons, Johnston county;
J. d. Parker, Perquimans county; E.
G. Beddingfeld, Wake county; M. j.
Ham, Wayne county; John Norwood,
Orange county; N. Gibbon, Mecklen-
burg county; J. L. Anderson, of Hert,
ford county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

D. you want your communication pub
lis led2 If so, give us your real name
and your p~ostofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22
A A FAVOR ASKED

Will the judges, members of the
State Senate and members of the
Lower House who have refused to &C
cept free passes from the different
railroad corporations in the State be so
kind as to drop us a postal card to
that effect 2 We would appreciate
this little act of kindness very much.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

~ Our friends in writing to any of
u advertisers, will favor US by mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
met in The PRoGREssIvE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

D. you want your paper changed to
ano- her Officer State the n at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-22

81 The date on your label tells you
waen your time is out.