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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
THE NATIONAL ECONOMIST
ALMANAC.

This Almanac will be a "Farmer's and
L4borer's Union" Handbook, and will
contain valuable facts as to the origin and
growth Of the Alliance, Wheel and Union,
and much information as to what these
great orders have accomplished, concise
and authentic statements of the objects
and methods Of the orders, a full directory
Of the National and State officers for the
ensuing year, a digest of all the different
State Constitutions within the order, the
constitution and the proceedings of the
Farmers and Laborers' Union of America
that will meet in st. Louis in December.
1t will contain 4 Manual Of Parliamentary
Usage peculiarly adapted to use in the
Alliances, Wheels and Unions. Also
about go pages of statistics, relating to
land, transportation, currency, agriculture,
manufacture, population and miscellaneous
matters of interest to every one, making
IN all a neatly bound book of over 100
large pages, filed with just such informs-
ton as every farmer and laborer needs.
These tables and figures give the other
side and show why the present hard times
are with us, why the rich are growing
richer and the poor getting poorer. Don't
fail to obtain a copy. One single copy,
by all, postpaid, fifteen cents. Two
copies, twenty-five cents, eight copies,
one dollar. one hundred copies, twelve
dollars and fifty cents, one thousand copies,
one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
THE NATIONAL ECONOMIST PUB'G Co.,
Washington, D. @.
Any person sending us two cash sub
scribers to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER we
will send a copy Of the above excellent
publication, which alone is worth the
price of subscription.
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UNION

The following significant cryptic
gram, composed of the names of al
the States in the Union, makes a sug
gestion, for 1892 that means death tt
monopoly:
Arkansas
KANSAS
Iowa
VIRGINIA
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Dakota
Florida
Illinois
Texas
Alabama
Missouri
ColoRado
Nebraska
Vermont
Rhode Island
California
Georgia
North Carolina
New HaMpshire
OREGON
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Montana
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Mississippi
Indiana
New York
Connecticut
MINNESOTA
Ohio
Massachusetts,
Nevada
MainE
Louisiana
Maryland
Washington
VEST Virginia
New JERSEY
North Dakota.
Colorado Workman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
NOTICE.

To the Secretaries Of the Sab Alliances OF
North Carolina:
You are hereby directed to pay out of
the money now in the treasury of your
Sub Alliance, to your County Secretary,
the FIVE cents per capita on each male
member in good standing, as per article
2, section Z, of the National Constitution.
County Secretaries will please remit the
amount as soon as received to the State
Secretary.
Please be prompt, as our National
Secretary is in need of the funds.
Fraternally,
ELIAS CARR, Pres't n. G. F. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
ALLIANCE EXPOSITION.

agriculture is the source of all
wealth, and the more we encourage,
elevate and dignity our calling, the
more prosperous and healthy is every
channel of trade, and the greater are
the benefits coming to us who till the
soil; therefore, l have secured the
cheerful cooperation of the Jackson
vile Board of Trade, and applied to
the courteous managers of the Sub
Tropical, who very willingly rendered
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
OFFICIAL

Washington, D. c., January 3, 1889.
At an early day the Ritual, containing
form for burial service, will be published
and issued from this Office. Also the
Constitution and Statutory Laws of the
Order, with simple and practical rules of
parliamentary usage.
These books will be printed in neat and
durable style and will each bear the
imprint of the seal Of the National Order.
Rituals and National Constitutions with
out such imprint will not be recognized
as Official.
This Office can supply State secretaries
only. Members of the order must apply
to their State secretary.
By order of the President.
J. II. TURNER,
Secretary N. F A. and I. q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
NOTICE.
Nash County ANiancs Men ::

10 Nash County AHtGnce Men:
Brethren, remember our three voluntary
monthly meetings, viz: Business Agents
meet every second Friday, Presidents
meet every third Friday, Secretaries meet
every fourth Friday. On the fourth Fri
day in. March Sub-Secretaries are ex-
pected to make their reports and settle
dues with the County Secretary. so that
the County Alliance may proceed at once
to business when it meets in April. The
County Business Agent will attend each
of these meetings to serve you.
SAM'L r. billiard,
Sec'y Nash Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
NOTICE.

In obedience to instructions from the
State Executive Committee, l have just
visited several of the Northern cities to
make arrangements for trade with lead
ing houses and manufacturers and am
now prepared to have orders filed on
very favorable terms. All orders should
be sent through the County Business
Agent unless cash accompanies Sub-Busi-
ness Agents orders.
W. b. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

The National Economist Almanac is the
cheapest AMI most valuable publication
for farmers and Alliance men that has
ever been presented to the public. 1t is
a perfect handbook and gives valuable
facts nowhere else to be found. For two
cash subscribers to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, we will mail a copy Of the
almanac postpaid. You can't afford to do
without it. It is worth ten times the
price. X
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MAKE A NOTE OF THIS.

On all matters relating to the State ALI
ance, address E. c. Beddingfeld, Raj
eigh, N. G.
On all matters intended for the organ
of the order, address The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh, N. @.
On all matters relating to the Business
Agency, address W. H. Worth, Business
Agent, Raleigh, N. @.
On all matters relating to the National
9th St. n. W. WASHINGTON. D. O..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
RALEIeH, N. c., Jan. 8. 1889.

hALEIGH, N. o, Jan. 8, 1883.
1t is hereby ordered by the Executive
Committee of the North Carolina Farmers
State Alliance, in session in Raleigh this
day, that the State Alliance Business
Agent shall, on and after February LIST,
1890, fill orders only from County and
Sub-Alliance Business Agents when cash
for the full amount of the bill shall &C
company the order. Except orders from
such County Alliance Business Agents as
shall have filed their justified legal bond
with the Executive Committee of their
County Alliance, and the State Business
Agent been duly certified Of the same,
under seal of the County Alliance.
S. B. ALEXANDER,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

TO III

I am having made a frst-class am
nominated Guano for the Alliance of the
State at a satisfactory price. It will be
to your interest to confer with this Office
before making any arrangements for fer
tiliz rs or acid phosphates.
The GuanO can be bought on good
notes at cost price with 8 per cent inter
est from April LIST 1890.
DELI W. II. WORTH, s. B. A..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

4 Va AN ON~SS ~~~
Bro. T. Jones, jr., of Mt. Olive,
N. c., has our thanks for a club OF
subscribers to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
BRO. Fielden Harris, of Olive
| Branch Alliance, No. 674, Person
county, sends us a club of five sub,
scribers for The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Thanks, Bro. Harris.
Bro. John Small, Secretary of
Pleasant Hill Alliance, No. 206, Jones
county, writes that they have 81 male
and 80 female members, all of them
doing good work in the Alliance vine
yard.
BRO. J. F. Henderson, Secretary
of Floral Alliance, No. 1,O65, Onslow
county, writes hat his Alliance is
gro wing; has 20 male and Is female
members with 7 males and 6 females
ready to initiate.
BRO. R. H. Weaver, of Weaver
vile, Buncombe county, writes that
he is well pleased with The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER and he thinks every
farmer ought to take it; that his Ali
ance is moving along slowly but
steadily.
BRO. Jno. G. Clark, of Asbury
Alliance, No. l,7O1, Stokes county,
writes that his Alliance now numbers
Al male and 8 female members; that
most of them are readers of The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER and are much profted
by reading it.
Bro. w. P. Hufines, Secretary
of Mill Point Alliance, No. 2,O27,
Alamance county, writes that they
now have 81 members and two more
to initiate at next meeting. Bro. HUFF
fines sends ten subscribers for which
we return tn 4nks.
BRO. J. A. w slker, Secretary of
Cross Keys Alliance, No. Alb, Rock
ingham county, writes that they now
have % male and 9 female members,
with II applications on file; that he
thinks the Alliance would go forward
faster if more of the members would
read Alliance papers.
Bro. W. D. Wall writes from
Mt. Carmel Alliance, No. 544, Rock
ingham county, that he recently
visited an Alliance that had been
under the weather and raised it up,
and got six or eight of its members to
subscribe for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. He thinks it will hold it's
own now.
Bro. Thos. Munden, Secretary of
Parkville Alliance, No. I,IO6, Per-
quimans county, writes that they now
have % male and IL female mem
bers; that they have contributed S25
to the business agency fund, and that
they want the executive committee to
make some arrangements for a lee
turer to be sent to their county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

buy and bride our leading members.
We will need Che wisdom of all the
serpents to save ourselves from this
hell born curse. We must be very
careful and not make any man a little
god or pope. Let all watch, pray and
think for themselves.
Truly yours,
w. M. EVANS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
w. II. W ORTIZ,
s. B. A. N. G. F. s. A

A small investment when health can be obtained
should be no consideration, and Radam's Microbe
Killer will surely kill the microbes and when that
is done you cannot be lick.
For sale by Lee, johnson & Co., Druggists
Raleigh. N, G.,
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THE BRUNSWICK CoUNTYALL1.
ANCE READY TO WORK.
SHA1LOTTE.N q Ian 40 1900

SHALLOTTE,N. c., Jan. 80, 1890.
The Brunswick County Alliance Bust
ness Agency is now ready to attend to
The wants ofthe A~lliancemen Of the county,.
If you want to sell your farm products,
or if you wish to purchase any thing in
the markets, your agent may be of mate
rial benefit to you. Consult me on the
market prices of all your products and
bagging for your cotton. Let your wants
be known to me and they shall be attended
to. E. L. STANLEY, Business Agent.
100000 yards of Dundee Bagging in
just three yard pieces, weighing two
pounds to the yard, at u cents a yard
f. o. b. Equal to jute in every respect. For
sample, &c, apply to
The PLANTERS BAGGING Co.,
n12 10 Old Slip, N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
NOTICE.

The delegates to the April meeting of
the Randolph County Alliance are hereby
notified to come prepared to stay TIL
Saturday noon for work and instruction.
By order of the President.
s. W. BIRKHEAD. Co. Sec'v.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

In Massachusetts towns except Bos-
ton only one liquor saloon is allowed
to each 1000 of population. At
Lynn the license is $1,000 for those
who sell for consumption in the saloons
and outside. The license for all liquors
is $1,000 and $500 for beer and wine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
Secretary N. F A. and I. o,

All communications for L. l.. Polk,
President National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, or for J.. II. Turner,
national secretary, should be addressed
to them, 511 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
d. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
Ch'mn Elk. Committee.

The small amount of cash in the hands
of the State Business Agent, and the in
creasing business of his Office, render it
necessary that the above ordes should be
made. County Agents should always
send in cash for full amount OF bills not
later than twenty days after receiving
them. Promptness in these matters is
very necessary and will greatly oblige,
Fraternally,
w Fl WopTu
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ul2
Vance County Alliance Tobacco Warehouse
Company
W. H. K MANAG R.
Henderson, NJ. G.

Stock in this Company is owned and
controlled by Alliance men.
The authorized capital is one hundred
thousand dollars.
Our facilities for conducting the Ware
house business are unsurpassed.
We guarantee best prices and lowest
charges.
Bring us your tobacco and be convinced
that you cannot afford to sell elsewhere.
Come now while prices are high.
Fraternally yours,
The Vance County Alliance Warehouse
Company, Henderson, N. @,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS
By Hon. R. F: Rogers, President of the
Florida State Alliance.

FLORIDA State Alliance.
AS most of our readers know, the
next annual meeting of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, will be held at Jacksonville,
Florida. By reading the following
extract from the speech of President
Rogers, delivered on the l4th of last
January, u readers can form some
idea about the elaborate preparations
that have been and will continue to
be made for the entertainment of the
brethren.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

The agency will always keep posted
and buy in the best markets at lowest
prices on the day the order is placed.
W. II. WORTH. State Aoert.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08

In purchasing med cines, don't try experiments;
the first and only consideration should be genuine
ness. Ayers SarsapaFilla has stood the test of forty
years, and to day it'll In greater demand than ever
"a triumphant proof Of popular approval.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08
ALLIANCE NOTES.

ALWAYS give the name and number of
your Alliance, your postofice and your
county, plainly, when you write to the
President, Secretary, Trustee, Business
Agent or Chairman of Executive Com
mittee of the State Alliance
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19
A HAPPY CLOSE.
The Press Association Recsi,es . Ban
quet and Make some Presents.
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sA1..st u ~ ytstsNA.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, July 1s.-ln
the evening occurred a grand banquet,
rendered by five wealthy citizens OF
Saginaw, Hon. Ezra Rust, Hon. A. 5.
HIl, Congressman Bliss, Charles 5
Benjamin and the Messrs. Wells and
stone. IL was gwen IN TeutOna Han
and was a fitting finale to three days
OF royal entertainment. The hall was
elabcgaieiy decorated. covers being
laid fOg four hundred and
nifty. Speeches were made ap.
pT0priate 20 the occasion. Mr..
Busheli, president Of the Saginaw Press
Club, was presented with a gold headed
cane by the members OF the association,
, II appreciation of his untirlng efforts
ss chairman OF the Executive Commit
tee. The gentlemen OF the ASSOCIATION
presented Mr.. SlOcum, the retiring
secretary with a watch-chain and
charm, and the ladies presented Mrs.
s.ocum, who has also labored indie
fatigably for the association, with a
ine set of jewelry. Thus happily
closed the meeting IN the Saginaw
Valley.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19
THE sAGINAwIANs
AID fAsir Hospitality 10 the Press Az
ISOLATION

sAsDAw. Mich. July T.-Certalnly
the sagiaa1ians are receiving the men,
DeFs OF the Michigan Press Association
VITA open hospitality. Though yellow
= the ofhesal color, the meeting can not
Dc said % De of yellow tinge- The
wearer Of 4 yellow badge fnds himself
an honoged guest everywhere. The
street car e0nd QctOr looks al tie yellow
badge and refuses fare. The same gay
InslgrlA gives free entrance 10 the
grand races now IN progress Even the
physicians, generally 50 well known as
tree takers, refuse money Tor services
Yesterday, one of the members beng
III from al excess of pleasure, hled
himself TO the Office OF Or. l.. W. Bliss,
president OF the State Medical Society,
Tor repairs The doctor would receive
no compensation either for hls services
or Tor the medicine. "1ou are our
guests, said he, "and If you are Ill, We
will care for you"
The members of the association are
still arriving and there are now upwards
or 800 n attendance. At $50 O'Clock
tins morning the entire party left IN a
snecial train over the Cincinnati, Sagl-
nav & Macklnaw Railroad Tor West
Bay City. While en-route stop was
made al the extensive salt works OF
Mitchell * McClure's and the visitors
were gwen the privilege OF the instltu-
ton with the opportunity OF working
OF their super-abundant freshness.
Arriving at West Bay City process
siou was formed, headed by the Sagi
nav band. and they marched TO the
palahal new residence OF Hon. .. y.
Fisher where the visitors were served
with an elegant lunch.
At o'clock the party visited Wenona
Beach, beautiful spot on the Saginaw
Bay, travelling over the electric road
from West Bay City. The afternoon
was pleasantly passed on the beach
boating, swimming and resting IN the
shade where the cool breezes played.
A business session was held IN the
pavilion, committees reported aud the
following able papers were read: "Ihen
and Now" J. L. Cobb, Grange Visitor,
SchOoicraft; After the Paper IS OIt,"
James SchermerhOrn, Hudson Gazette
The West Michigan Press Association
also held business meeting, and alter
steamboat ride on the bay, they re-
turned To Saginaw, stopping 10 visit the
great steel saip building plant OF +. w.
Wheeler q Co., where an hour was
spent VITA great pleasure and profit.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19
WAYLAND WAITS.
fersonai Notes-Church Pienic-AEricui
turaI MAtter@schooI Trustees

Personal Notes-Church Picnic-AEricui-
turaI MAtterS-schooI Trustees.
us.pa,,, "a 80 ys>,sNNa-,,,lNN
WAYLAND, Mich, July 1S.-Our vii
lage postmaster, John Turner and wife,
are taxing a northern trip around the
''big lakes via Saginaw and the 800"
Mr.. John Chapplc has charge of the
postoffice during their absence.--A
Union church social picnic was held on
Wednesday in the beautiful grove of
forest naples, fronting the residence
Of II. F. Spauldng, one mile south of
the village. over one hundred persons
were preseut.-Frank. A. COville, our
popular jeweler. has been trying to be
sick for several days and unable to
keep his store Open.-It has been 4
dry harvest, IN fact, too dry for COM
fort and progress IN labOr.-Corn,
potatoes and all garden vegetables are
suffering for the want of -ain-H.
+. Busklrk and ". Y. Hoyt are the
new trustees on the school board
Several WSyland ladies arc attending
the commercial college IN Grand Rap
ids.--Miss frankie Spaulding IS home
from the State Normal. at Ypsilanti.
&C. b. Brown, OF Wayland. will take
IN the soldiers national gathering at
Boston and visit relatives and his old
home during the trip.-George Hicks
lost q valuable horse this week by some
disease of the head and thrOat.-Dr.
r. II. RynO ships MS raspOerries ID
PetoSkev, Mackiuaw and other north
ern towns.-J. W. Briggs, of South
Wayland. also lost horse TINS week.
M IS Hawkins. near Gun Lake, was
bitten by q rattlesnake recently.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19
SUNDAY PAPERS.

THE members Of the Methodist Church, OF
Pittsfeld, Mass. notified Editor Oatman that
he must discontinue the Sunday edition of his
paper or get out OF the church. Ii is not
claimed That the paper is sensational or i'm
moral, but the mere fact that il is issued on
sunday is the ground on which the demand is
based. The editor has informed the commit
tee that he will neither discontinue his paaer
nor get out Of the church, a ID that II necessary
he will take the case 10 tue courts
The paper In question is the Sunday Morn
ing Call a weekly paper issued sunday morn
iag. Doubtless with this paper as with All
other sunday morning papers practically all
the work is done on the week days preceding
In the case OF a weekly there may be less ex-
cuse Tor the issue 70 be made on Sunday morn
ing. than IN the case Of daily. The Sunday
paper however. is always the enc that is
made the target Of ecclesiastical fusllades, Al
though the work OF getting lt out is done on
the day and night before. while the Monday
issue. which always requires sunday work. Is
never attacked. simply because IL makes its
appearance on a week day. Here IS just where
the aiffcuty lies To comply wita the strict
ness of sunday Observance, 20 would be neces-
sary for morning daily 70 suspend publica-
tied from Saturday morning until Tuesday
morning. requirement utterly preposterous.
unreasonable and unnecessary.
The daily newspaper does as much good IN
titAn Wtiit4 - TIE pulpit. 9at I'D r htlifitll
II PAPER panders 90 the worst ele ment q so
ciety. and becomes immoral and sensational
attack 10 on that ground. Bat the attack on
newspaper. merely on account Of TIE sunday
W0rE and business connected with them. is
utterly inconsistent. unless the crusade Is *
tended 80 as % take ia street car liaes. rail-
ways hacss lrerT stables. barber shops. mix
wagons butcher shops. pleasure resorts beer
gardens. baseball games. ere. etc. efc. Gen.
flemen Of the cloth. vou have cot ho.a of the
wrong end of the suuds7 string. and TIE enc
which VOC are least able 90 haadie.
Tie only other editorial mention Of
Sunday papers was on the I0th inst.
Aftor quot ng from the lecture Of Arch
deacon Sinclair. Of London, On "Jour-
nalism and Christianity" the TrLE-
GRsx-HERs1n commented as ollows.
"No ore denies hat nsTspapers are Tar
from perfect. hu- 80 AZ churches. Editors ara
sometimes sarraref ia character. bur e. are
preachers. Bar itisfeHg for the fe8 noef 70
+ teat i1eaeaoes f3r g3of in faisUsffd - - rsf-
ting eeea others thrasts. al an account ~ :
fer BEN isaes. when. ~ fae exereIs1 ~ q Iiftls
rlere CIR. s1ian spirit. tAe Two HS Work 20
. Eether seve-t reagsly. ~ ~ p faet fhet the
I hstfer rep-esen sfIFes ef aefa saes ere rer
Z rrylna t. work tsrn6n. .aaslg tozefsrr. wire
% isorIg fhs smaller Irg 81 ese1 that kss. es
+ tne srarllaE
{ Vow, Were p these CT aay osher u.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-19
HE COULDN'T RIDE.
The Cable Company's Transfer Tickets
Don't Liv. over Night


Yesterday afternoon a man boarded
a cable tram on Lyon-st. for the bill.
When the conductor took Up the tick
cts the man presented = transfer ticket,
which the conductor handed back to
him and demanded five cents. The
man declined 10 psy, insisting that tho
ticket was good for a ride. The con
ductor told hm he would have n paw
on get Of and when the man further
declined the Dell rOge vas pulled, the
car stopped and the man got of be
tween Ransom and B8rclsy-sts.
When the elected man was after
wards seen be gave his name as j. r.
Fewton, 81 Chsrles-st. Tie s employed
as a salesman for fodfrev Il Clark.
uaper dealers. of Chicago. When asked
wlv re- did not pay when tod that the
transfer ticket had expired and was no
good. Re rep ed thst he believed h.m-
soIf entitled - = rde On the ticket not
withstand .ne q expiration, and hs in-
tent On was t8 test toe truth RI hs
position Is taking counsel upon g.
The transfer tickets issued bv the
cable company are = part Of the com
panv's convenient machinery - insure
a contnuous rIde. An natt0ruey. whom
the reporter consulted about q. sasd hs
did not fnlr fhec courts wouId constrne
the language upon fne transfer tickets
as a contract n carry a person anv.
where In part cuiaT- He sad that fhf
oulv comIn08 tg which street car CON
uanies ever furnish e contInuou,
r9e. IL I'D uot faink fhs coart
would eonsrue any ticket r. mean
contract ~ extend q scent roe over
siretch 81 seVora. 1ays.