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No. ~
ALLIANCE RALLY.

At meeting of Harrel3sville Ali,
ance, held on the 10Th of November,
1880, Miss Mamie Lagsiter was called
to the organ and conducted the sing
ing. The first was Nearer my God
to Thee" followed by prayer by Rev.
Charles Matthews Then Bro. B B.
Williams was called to tho stand and
spoke three quarters of an hour on the
principles Of the Alliance, the credit
laws-their disadvantages-and ex-
planned their bearing upon the labor
ing class, but the main feature of his
address was the Importance of E. iuca-
ton and other important features in
debate in our order
Then 8 recess Of Cne hour and a
half was given, and in the church
yard was found g oouptlful table
spread with everything that was good
and enough to feed twice the Gro wd.
After taking refreshments, the
church bell 81 yn was heard calling us
back, for there was more for us to
hear.
A soag was sung, then prayer by
Bro. Williams, then Bro Jordan was
called to the stand to address The
audiece, in which be showed the i'm
portance of economy TO make a success
IN life; also public schools, their neces
sity, and the benefits in organization
and why the Alliance should be a
secret one.
Then followed Rev G. Matthews
He acknowledged that he was not an
Alliance man but endorsed every
principle of the order, and made a
short speech. - 3---.
The meeting closed by singing,
Shall we meet beyond the River"
HENRY D. BARRELL,
Corresponding Secretary. -
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IMPROVE YOUR STOCK.

It has been we'll said that the male
is half the herd. And yet how few
of us practice on the side of improve
ment by making this smallest and least
expensive half the best that will in
crease, the value of our growing stock.
The herd of SIN all flock of sheep,
when of a standard excellence, costs
but trife more than a mere scrub,
when the difference in the value Of the
progeny is considered. This difference
arises from the potency of the
thoroughbred male derived from gen
erations of we'll fed and we'll ored an
cestors. The same is true of neat
stock, O. horses, o: swine. 1t is often
the case that a first cross from a
thoroughbred sire produces an anima al
which for appearance and production
of meat or milk is as profitable as
though thoroughbred itself The sec
ond and third cross from the pure
bred sire, or, better, another of the
same breed, becomes for all practical
purposes as good as the pure breed,
except for breeding.
In line of such breeding as this,
fatten the mates for market as early
as possible; whether as lamb or yerl
ing mutton, or veal and beef. Those
who have not tried a thoroughbred
sire on common stock will be well
pleased with the result, especially if
they practice a rational system of
feeding their stock. Well bred stock
can be easily reduced in production
by careless or poor feeding, sufficiently
to more than counter balance the gain
in breeding.
It would be preferable to feed ma
tives well than to grade up and lose the
benefit o: it by poor feeding. But let
the advance be in both breeding and
feeding, and good results will follow.
- Frank E. Emory, Agricutt~rGst, N. G.
Experiment Sutton.
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of North
Carolina will assemble at an early
day, and thev will elect a United
States Senator; and whereas, q. B.
Vance has so completely ignored one
of the most prominent demands Of
our order. Be it
ResoEved, BY Bland Subordinate
Lodge, No. 872, that our Secretary is
hereby directed to notify our brethren
of Mt. Pleasant Lodge, NJ. l9, through
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, that we
heartily second their resolutions call
ing uQon the various lodges through
out the State to instruct their dele
gates at the next county meeting to
pass resolutions requesting the Gen
eral Assembly not to support any man
for United States Senator who will
not pledge himself to support the Sub
Treasury bill without additions or
subtractiors
Done by order of Bland Alliance,
No. 872, this December 5eh, 1890.
S. n. BLAND, Sec'y.
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by our former representatives on that
line [ think we can safely say none.
Well who has proposed relief? Why
the Farmers Alliance, and are we not
pledged to support the demands Of
the Alliance Now, then, who will
the Democratic Alliance legislature Of
North Carolina elect to the Senate .?
Shall it be a man that will pledge
himself to work for and with US along
the line mapped out for our relief, or
will you be led by men worshippers
to elect a man who will vote and use
his influence against us2 l have al
ways been a great admirer of Senator
Vance, but when it comes to decide
between man and principles, as our
Senator, John W. Daniels, has recent
ly said, "let us discuss principles and
from that the man will evolve"
Now would it not be wise for the
Alliance men in the legislature to ex
anime well the needs of our agricul
tural interest and of the whole country
and then compare them with the prin-
ciples and demands of the Alliance,
an1 then send man to the Senate
who measures up to the above re-
quirement 1t IS plain to be seen
that if the Alliance men in the legisla
ture of North Carolina listen to the
clamor of a partisan press and pro
fe1sional politicians who are opposed
to the Alliance and elect man that is
not pledged to work for the demands
of the Alliance, that it will be a severe
blow to the cause not only in North
Carolina but all over our land.
Brethren, you cannot afford to
adopt such course.
Yours fraternally,
T. Y. ALLEN.
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the way we have been treated by our
Senator, Z, B. Vance; therefore we
ask and urge our Representatives in
the coming Legislature not to vote for
any man to represent US in the Senate,
or IN Congress, who will not pledge
himself to stand by the principles of
the Alliance and advos .te our wishes.
And We hereby notify the mem bers
of the nex7 term Of Legislature that
if they vote for any Congressman who
is not at least in sympathy with our
principles, We positively assure them
that they cannot be elected again by
our votes.
We ask that every Alliance in the
county of Caswell, snd in the State of
North Carolina, pass resolutions SINH
lar to the above.
We request that this resolution be
published in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Fraternally yours,
J. NJ. MORTON, Sec'y.
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New BERNE, N. O..

Mr.. EDITOR Having been ap-
pointed a committee to obtain SAM
pies of cotton and woolen goods man
ufactured in the Southern States to be
placed on exhibition at the Fish, Oys-
ter, Game and Industrial Association
to be held in the coming year, | beg
your assistance in enabling me to
make an exhibit which will show the
wonderful progress made by the South
in the manufacture of these goods. l
therefore ask you to send me samples
of every thing manufactured by you
from cotton and wool. A room 2Ox
20 feet, one of the finest in the main
building, has been assigned for this
exhibit. The room is well lighted by
day, and will be Illuminated by cleo
tricity at night
By your assistance this room can
be file with samples to its utmost
capacity. Please cut the samples the
entire width, and say four inches long;
or, if you will send them in lengths
will sell them and Immediately send
you check for the amount. Send them
by railroad or steamboat. Send me
the transportation company receipt
and an invoice of the articles. Also
send one of your show cards and an
attractive display shall be made.
Very Respectfully,
WILLIAM ii. OLIVER.
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ZUNI, Va, Dec 3, 1890.

ZUNI "a, Dec 3, 1890.
Mr.. EDITOR: The Alliance Peanut
Union has directed me to request that
you insert the enclosed article, tran
script from their minutes of their
meeting Of November 27bh ult., in
your valuable paper. Many North
Carolina farmers are members of the
Alliance Peanut Union, and we wish
that those who were not present at
our last meeting may read the reso
lutions enclosed.
WHEREAS, An impression prevails
that farmers are willing 10 sell their
crops of peanuts at prices now quoted
in the market; and wherers, the pea
nut trust has boasted that the Alliance
Peanut Union is unable to prevent
this great sacrifice; therefore,
ReSolved, By the Alliance Peanut
Union of Virginia aud North Caro-
lima, that we re endorse the action of
the N ational Peanut Union in their
meeting at Bristol, Tenn, and we
further declare that we will hold our
stock for 5 cents per pound and pur,
suade all farmers to do the same
Til resolution was unanimously
adopted. J. o. THOMAS, Pres.
R S. BOYKIN, Sec'y.
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WHEREAS, Senator Vance has stated
that his reason for opposing the Sub
Treasury plan was because he believed
it 10 be unconstitutional for the gov
ernment to loan out money; and where
as, he further stated that should Is be
found to be constitutional, and the
people wanted it, he would support it,
regardless of his private opinion; and
whereas, it has since been proven by
a previous decision of the u. s. Su
preme Court that it is constitutional
for the government to loan money;
and whereas, Senator Vance, knowing
this, still persists in lighting the Sub
Treasury plan; therefore be it
ResolVed, That we regard his actions
in this matter as a breach of faith to
ward us which releases our Represen
tatives in the General Assembly from
their pledges to support him for re
election.
Resolved, That we hereby request
Denior county's representatives to use
all honorable means to have the Sub
Treasury plan endorsed oy she Legis
lature before it elects y. 8. Senator
Resolved, That should it be endorsed,
and Senator Vance still refuses to
work and vote for it, we hereby re
quesi our Representatives, DR.. W. G.
Galloway, and Col. N B. Whitfield,
to vote for some man o oiher than Sena.
tor Vance for U. 5. Senator-one
willing to obey the wishes of the
people.
Reso7ved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to DR.. ". @. Galloway,
copy to Col. n. B. Whitfield, and a
copy to Lenoir County Alliance, to be
acted on at its next meeting.
s. 81. B GHT, Sec'y.
We publish the aoove preamble
and resolutions by request of Secre-
tary Bright.-EDIToR.
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.os4g CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.

.og7B CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
president-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Vice Presidential. Il. Hayes, Bird
s55retary-E. Sc c. Beddingfeld, Raleigh,
y Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. g.
lecturer Thos. B. Long, Asheville,
NC
Assistant Lecturer-R. B. Hunter,
Huntersville. n. G.
Cheplain-S. J. Veach, Warsaw, N Q.
Door Keeper-W. Fl. TomlinsOn, Fay
,.taviIe, N. c.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, n. G.
sergeant-st-Arns-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, n G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, n. c.
,szourIvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
!. B. Alexander, Charlotte, n. c.,
hair nan; J. NJ. MewbOrne, Kinston n.
=, is. Johnston, Ruffn. N. Q.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
RI. Powell, Raleigh, N. G.; N. G.
English, Trinity College; j. J. Young,
Polenta; John Graham, Ridgeway.
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W. N. SIMMONS, Pres
VIsTAL TAYLOR, Sec'y.

The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted December 9th,
1890, in a regular meeting of the
Leasburg Farmers Alliance, No 500:
WHEREAS, The Farmers Alliance
has asked, begged and demanded
legislation for the laboring class, and
it seems that none of our Representa-
tives will notice us enough to formu-
late way by which we can get a
hearing in any OF our legislative
bodies, State or National, therefore
doubly
ResolUed, That we will not appreciate
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ALLIANCE LODGE No 222.
Holly Springs, n. c., Dec. 6, 80

Holly Springs, n. O., Dec. 6, 80.
At a meeting aeld by Holly Springs
Alliance, December 6th, 1890, the
following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, At a convention of the
National Alliance, held at Ocala, Fla ,
on the 5th day of December, 1890,
the platform was amended as follows:
+" That no candidate for any National
political Office shall be supported by
Alliance members, unless he endorses
this platform; and any Sub Alliance
not complying with these restrictions
may be suspended a. the pleasure of
the President;" now, therefore, be it
Resozved, Taat we demand of the
State Alliance that demands be made
on every member of the Alliance who
is member of the Legislature thai
he vote for member of our Order for
u. s. Senator, and use all fair means
to procure his election. And be it
further
ResoLved, That our delegates to the
county meeting are instructed TO pre-
sent this resolution and urge it's adop.
tion. And be it further
ResolUed, That copy of the fore
going resolutions be forwarded to
each Sub Alliance in the county of
Surry, and one to TIE Progressive
FARMER.
W. N. SIMMONS, Pres't.
VIsTAT TAvTOR Sac'U
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SK1Pw1rH. Va. Nov. %, 80.

Mr. Being a constant
reader of your paper since joined
the Alliance, and feeling deep inter
est in whatever pertains to the interest
Of the Alliance and my native State, l
want to say to the brethren of the
Alliance, through your columns, that
l have watched with great deal Of
interest the fight you had ia your re-
cent campaign How nobly you did
fight, and how firmly you stood by the
principles of the Alliance and what a
victory you did win. But it appears
to me that the fight is not over yet if
we would reap the full benefits of
our victory. We must follow it up.
Every un nbiased mind who has given
the financial question any thought
must admit that the relief to agricul1
ture must come from national legisla-
ture and that in the shape of an in
crese of the currency and repeating
the presen. national banking system.
Now, what relief has been proposed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16

THE Irish party in the English Par
lament seems to be hopelessly divided
into contending factions. The quee.
tion seems to be, shall Parnell or JUS
tin Mccarthy lead the party in future2
1t is strange to US, on this side the
water, that there should be any ques-
ton about relegating man to the
shades of private life, who has been
declared by the courts of his country
to be. guilty of the crime, known in
North Carolina, as fornicstion and
adultery. Mr.. Mccarthy is the histo
riau "Of Our Owm Times" a man of
ability, against whose private life
nothing damaging can be said. While
these men are struggling for the lead
ership of the Irish party, poor Ireland
goes on suffering all the horrors of
Balfourism and absenteeism. Poor
Erin
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form, and there are reasons for think
ing that there are a few such men
trying to ride the Alliance movement
in North Carolina into places which
neither their talents nor their integ-
rity fits them to occupy; and it is i'm
portant that Alliancemen be on their
guard against these political dead
beats and moral bankrupts.
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WE agree with our exchanges in
'ne opinion that DR.. Macune's Dor.
'o"lng two thousand dollars from a
Stranger whom he desired to see elec.
ted to the Senate of the United States
LOOKS ugly. But there may be, and we
sincerely hope there is, some way of
EXPLAINING the matter consistently with
VIC innocence of all the parties. The
AOeREssIvE FARMER is open to
u M Acune and his friends to make
'ny statements they may be desirous
Ol making to thu public.
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,v NATIONAL FARMERS AL.
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

p,ssident-L. L. Polk, North Carolina
.ddress, 5ll 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
y 'TTi:oe-President-B. 2: H. Glover, Cain
''tSSg, SsSer,etary-J. H. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
,-ess, 5l1 9th ST., N. w, Washington,
q TTessurer-W. Fl. Hickman, Puxico,
Missouri.
Tecturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
CIV. Macune, Washington, D. G.
4Ionzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota
{ F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
B. C. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
swan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
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TO PROTECT OYSTERS.

Il is evident that unless some law is
passed for the protection of oysters,
that in very few years the natural
oyster beds of North Carolina will be
destroyed. The oyster industry in
Maryland and Virginia has almost
been ruined, and they, when too late,
have passed rigid laws in regard to it.
Let North Carolina take warning and
pass such laws as will pr otect and en-
courage this most important industry.
| have prepard the following oil,
which will be presented to the Legis-
lature at its next session, and if it be.
comes a law and the law enforced, the
oysters will be Immediately improved
and increased.
WILLIAM H OLIVER.
New Berne, N. @.
An Act 10 Protect Oysters and to En-.
courage the CWltGVataon Of the Same.
The General Assembly of the State
of Norih Carolina do enact, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same.
Sec. l. That from and after the
ratification of this Act it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to
remove in the shell, beyond the limits
of this State, any oysters unless the
same shall have been planted in some
private oyster beds in this State for
tae space of at least two years prior to
their being removed, and in no case
shall it be lawful to remove any oysters
in the shell out Of this State under
two and half inches in length.
Sec. 2. That from and after he lst
day of May, A. D. 1891, it shall not
be lawful for any person or persons to
take from the waters of North Caro-.
lima any oysters between the lst day
of May and the ls' day of October in
each and every year, from the natural
beds or rocks of the State, except for
the purpose of returning them, or for
selling them to be planted in some of
the private oyster beds in the State Of
N orth Carolina.
Sec. 3. That it shall not be lawful
for any person or persons to buy or
sell any oysters taken from the waters
of this State, unless the same shall not
be less than two and one-half inches
in length; provided, that this shall not
apply to oysters taken to be returned
to the waters of the State, or to be
planted in some private oyster beds in
the Stase, or to be sold for the purpose
of being planted in this State.
Sec 4. That any person or persons
offending against the provisions of the
above act, engaged in taking, buying
or selling any oysters contrary to the
provisions of the a5ove law, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeauor, and
on conviction thereof each and every
person so engaged shall be fined five
dollars for each and every bushel of
oysters so taken, so bought or so sold.
And in the event of the non payment
of she fines, penalties and costs, the
parties convicted shall be imprisoned
in the jail of the county where con-
victed for not less than three or more
than six calendar months
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RoxoBEL, N. @, Dec. 8th, 1890.

RoxOBEL N. O., Dec. 8th, 1890.
Mr. EDIToR:-Please send me The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. 1t has the rigat
title and is doing its work in grand
style. The principles advocated by
the people will stand the test of ages
to come. You cannot afford to ig
more the Alliance principles for men,
it matters not what their antecedents
may have been, we cannot afford to
abandon our party principles to place
any man in ofice who has said more
than once, that he cannot support the
most vttaZ principles of our order.
Our cause is just and mighty and
will prevail All the old political
bosses and machine politicians are cry
ing out to as ''don't go into politics
if we go in they will have to come
out. They cannot be trusted. 1t is
not our "Fmnap it is theirs They
are doomed and will die hard. En-
closed [ send ST. for your paper. Sue
cess to your efforts. Will send you a
contribution after little.
Yours respectfully,
w. J. CAPEHART.
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The State Board of Agriculture,
which met in this city recently, de-
termined to ask the legislature to place
tonnage tax of 25 cents upon all
fertilizers sold in this State. The
Progressive FARMER hopes this recon-
mendation will be adopted by the law
makers.
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The new steel cruiser number 8,
now in course of construction at the
Norfolk navy yard, has been officially
named the Raleigh, by the Secretary
Of the Navy, in compliment to the
capitol of the old North State. We
are much obliged, Mr.. Secretary.
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SOME of our friends of the press
were very much afraid the National
Alliance, lately in session at Ocala,
Fla, would go into politics Be quiet,
brethren. The word politics has a
wider and better meaning than par
ozanlSm; and Alliance men mean to
use 1t in its widest and best sense in
the future.
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Mr.. GLADSTONE and Mr.. Parnell
have split asunder the alliance formed
between themselves and their respec-
tive followers four years ago; and
each denounces the other in terms of
the severest import The admirers of
the "grand old man" will not regret
his final separation from the be
smirched, impractical, and desperate
Irish leader.
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MINNESOTA has an Alliance called
IHE MCKINLEY BILL KILLERS ALI
ANCE May all the kindly fates and
all the good men and women in Min.
nesOta assist that Alliance to kill the
famous bill so dead that it can never
nave a resurre stion in this world or
IN any other.
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CAss CITY, Mich. Nov. rs, 1890

CAss CITY, Mich, Nov. Is, 1890
Mr.. EDITOR Please send me SAM
pie copy Of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
The people of Michigan are surely
waking up from their long sleep, A
revolution of thought is sweeping over
the country. There is now some hope
that liberty will not die in the land
that gave it birth. Yours for right,
A. G.. HOUGHToN, box 125.
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A HUGE trust has been recently
formed IN Chicago to control the man,
ufacture of all sorts of harvesting ma
chimes. This combine has a capital
of thirty five millions; and will use its
power to compel farmers to pay exor-
bitant prices for the class of machines
produced by it. Will the farmers
tamely submit to this huge ring? We
shall see what we shall see.
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ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENCE

NEATMAN, N. c., Dec 5, 1890.
Mr.. EDITOR You may put the
following in your columns about the
Alliances. The Haw Pond Alliance
boys of Stokes county have purchased
a cornet band. Won't they blow.
Yours for the Alliance.
E. w. CARRALL.
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Is it not about time to let up on
"booms 2" It seems to US that the
artificial methods pursued nowadays
to " boom" certain towns and sections
must react before long and bring
great harm to those same towns and
sections. There can be no harm in
any Legitimate scheme of advertising
actual, existing values, developed or
undeveloped. But to publish great
flaming prospectuses about the value
of property in towns that have no
existence except in the imaginations
of those who are seeking to feather
their nests out of the pockets of the
gullible part Of the public, is just
about as bad species of lying as can
be devised; and we protest against the
practice
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NOTES ON CURRENT EVENTS.

Mr.. PUGH has been elected to sue
ceed himself in the United States Sen
ate from Alabama. There was a
strong fight made to beat him, but to
no purpose.