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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24
COL. BURGWYN'S PLAN.

Several weeks ago Col. w. H. S.
Burgwyn published an article in the
State Chronicle in which he outlined a
plan for the relief of farmers and land
owners. The article was copied in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and in a
few days he wrote second article,
urging the adoption of his plan upon
the legislature.
His project is that the State issue
bonds in sufficient quantity, and loan
the proceeds to the people upon real
estate securities. He thinks that this
measure would be very beneficial to
land owners. in that it would give
them an opportunity of borrowing
money at a reasonable rate of interest,
on long time; and that it would relieve,
in a great measure, the financial dis
tress Of this class. He says that it
would double the value of the farms in
the State in two years.
[ have no doubt that Col. Burgwyn
is sincerely trying to help the farmers,
but if his scheme is closely examined,
and the causes of the present depression
considered, l think anyone may see
that it cannot accomplish its object.
1t is admitted that the principal
cause of the present widespread en-
barrassment is contraction of the cur
rency, compelling the debtor to pay
debts with money that is worth twice
as much as when the debt was con-
tracted, and causing a continuous de
crease of prices, making all labor in
production Improbable, Col. Burg
wyn thinks that his scheme will bring
money into the State, and to such a
degree as to counteract this scarcity.
How it is to have this effect, is beyond
my comprehension. 1t does not pur-
port to make any money, but simply
to draw money into the State from
elsewhere. This money must come
from somewhere, creating a greater
scarcity there. Now the idea that you
can make money plentiful in one
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24

First months, 3O7, 7,OSO Second 6months' +oS'l6o
Making a total circulation for the
wear of 765, ,24O; averaging for 50 sue
cessive issues, per issue, 14,716, and
showing a net increase for the year OF
5,4OO, or more than 113 per week.
The above statement is taken from
the records kept in the office Of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and is correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. w. DENMARK,
Business Manager.
I am Book-keeper for Edwards &
Broughton. Printers and Binders, Raj
eigh. n. c.. The press-wOrk on The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER has been done
for the past three years by Edwards &
BrOughtOn, and ] have kept account OF
the same. [ have compared the above
statement with the account l have
kept, and find it tallies throughout,
and is correct. J. T. BASHFORD.
Personally appeared before me, w.
T. Womble, Notary Public, J. w. Den
mark, Business Manager of THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, also T. J. Bashford,
Book-keeper Tor Edwards & BroughtOn,
and make oath that the statements
contained above are correct to the best
Of their knowledge and belief.
In witness where If, I have hereuntO
set my hand and affixed my notarial
seal of office this day, February Goth,
1891. w. T. WoMBLE,
[NOTARIAL SEAL Notary Public.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24
DALLAS ALLIANCE, No. 1 ,2O6,
March 9, 1891


Being citizen of Castor county, a
member of the Alliance and a constant
reader Of your paper, would like to
say a few words in regard to the pres
ent system Of county government and
the whiskey question: [ joined the
Alliance because [ thought it would be
a benefit to us farmers, and it's princi-
pies were good, and [ do yet because
it is a good thing, but would like to
see it carry out it's principles where it
has the power to do so and stick closer
to the Constitution. What [ wish to
say on first question is this: If it is not
right to elect our L. S. Senators by the
present mode, then it is not right to
have our county government the way
it is. either, if we wish to elect one by
the majority vote. Let this, the farm
ers legislature, begin at home and give
us a chance. ''Oh, consistency, thou
art Jewel" \ few men to legislate for
many is what gives us prOhibitOry
laws, which are against the Bible.
Should Mr.. Hendricks amendment
have been carried in the bill just passed
the House prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating spirits in this county, it
would have been according to the ALI
ance principles, and showed who had
bogus signers to their petitions.
venture to say that out of $500 voters
in the county, not One-third Of them
would vote for Prohibition. If this so
called farmers legislature don't believe
what 1 say, let them put it to a vote
once. Here a few men rule all of
Castor by not leaving it to a vote. Is
this Alliance principles Is it right
A so-called farmers legislature takes
the whiskey selling out Of the poor
farmers hands and puts it in a pro
fessed druggists hands, otherwise
takes it from the country and puts it
in town, and a farmers legislature did
it, and then say they are legislating for
the farmers. [ think they are taking
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24
LOST ME EMBERS.
G.. NJ. RHYME.

Considering the ways of the world,
and the irreguIarity in things, it can't
be expected that every man will prove
faithful to his trust; and it is not ex-
pected that every man will prove to
be true grit after being tried, as it were,
by fire
The Farmers Alliance has come in
at the time to try men, and tO benefit
the men, and to bless the country. If
those who join the Alliance will be true
to their obligations, the Alliance will
be true to them, as it has proven in
every case.
But there are a few who are not true
and who fall out and go away. There
are only a few who go away from
choice and betray their trust, but
there are a few that do fall out; and it
is well for us to have our attention
directed to various things that belong
to these principles, so as to be re
minded
Now, every member of the order is
one in trust, and must prove to be true
or false, and all who are true are alive,
and the life is so peculiar that if they
forsake the order they suffer loss, and
are individually the real losers. If a
man deliberately leaves the order and
is not hurt by the change, it may be
an evidence to him that he was as
good as dead" before he left.
OF course the most Of those who
leave think that they have a good ex-
cuse but really the most Of them are
mistaken.
In the most Of cases it is for the
want Of proper cOnsideration-cOm
mon sense. If a man or woman fol
lows for the IOaves and the fishes, 8"
the coffee and the sugar, they are not
moved by the head nor the heart, but
by the stomach.
One when leaving the Alliance,
naturally suppOses that he will just
attend to his own business and go on
in life as usual, and again live like
other folks, and enjoy life as he used
to do, but not quite So he finds himself
confused and bewildered No wonder,
as he has betrayed a trust that may be
only a little short Of a sacred trust.
The Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union is inferior to the Christian
Church, as all ought to know, but it is
50 peculiar that it's members who
separate themselves from it willingly,
and thus betray their trust, become
paralyzed, and thus lose a principle
that is noble and patriotic.
PEASANT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24

The greatest need Of every person is
a home; such a need would be supplied
by such a measure.
The greatest need of a country is a
safe place for deposit of its peoples
money. Such a system would provide
such safety.
With the certainty of obtaining a
home our young men would marry at
proper age, and the evils that follow
the Withholding from marriage would
not disturb society, as at present.
A closer blending Of the interests of
all would promote temperance and
good order where the law might fail.
AS for instance, no person could be a
member of an association for prOcur-
ing loans who was known to be a ha-
bitual drunkard The rest of us
would not be willing to carry his risk :;
any more than a good life insurance or
| benefit association will.
The furnishing Of a means of relief
to that burdened class, the farmer, and
to his brother, the wage-earner, would
be doing right.
The first legislation that should be
entered into should contemplate the re-
mOval of the black blight Of a mort
gage, with it's extortionate interest,
from the farms and homes Of our land.
By the establishment of a Postal Saw
ings bank system this can be done; and
what is paid in interest for loan then
will go back to the people and will
regulate the rate so that equity will
supplant robbery.
1t is an easy thing to accomplish, for
every postmaster general has urged the
NATTER and has had the support of the
parties he represented. 1t is so re
moved from party politics that it can
be carried through by the Alliance and
it's allies.
IN idea of the possibilities of a Postal
Savings B INK system for providing
money for the purposes named, is seen
in the reports of the British system
under which the laboring people there
deposited the first year to exceed
$4,000, ,000, and in the goth year Q882)
to exceed $164 600, 900
The deposits in the savings banks OF
the six New England States the same
year USs}) exceeded $378, 900, 600, and
the deposits in the savings banks d
the State of New York for that yeal
exceeded 1919, 900, OOO This shows the
possibilities in this country.
For every particular see; Report
accompanying House Bill No. 473, 47th
Congress Qst SESSION. Reports ex
planatory of the System of POstoffice
Savings Banks, London, 1871, pub
lished by the British Government
Savings and Savings Banks" British
Quarterly Review, January, 1873. Sav
ings Bank Regulations, 1888, by British
Government. Regulations of the Post
office Savings Banks, 1888, by the Brit
iSh Government.
CHARLES E. BUELL..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24

The Philadelphia Record very wisely
says: There is nothing which will
more strongly mark the record of the
nineteenth century when it shall be
written than the patient research and
intelligence which have unearthed the
past, given it voice and utterance, and
made the daily life of ancient Greeks,
Egyptians or BabylOnians as plain to
the people of to-day as are the habits
of the English under ALFRED. or our
own ancestors in the days of Cotton
Mather.n
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24
CIRCULATION.

The actual circulation of Volume ',
which closed with the issue OF Febru-
arv 18th; 1891, was as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

WE shall be glad if our lady readers
will send us housekeeping recipes
which they have used and know to be
valuable. In this way, ladies, you can
help us make THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
more valuable to our readers and at
the same time help your sister to better
housekeeping, Let us hear from you.
WE understand that the government
of Italy has made prompt demand
upon the authorities at Washington
for indemnity for the Italians mobbed
at New Orleans the other day, and the
matter is undergoing investigation by
our State Department now. Whether
our people pay an indemnity bill or not,
it seems to us, that Italians are good
people to stay in Italy.
WE are sorry to see that the election
of Gen. Palmer to the Senate from Hi
nOis has been the occasion of divisions
amongst the farmers of that State IF
the people of Illinois will take our ad-
vice they will maks the Alliance so
strong in that State that they can elect
whom they please to the Senate in the
future. OrGanizeyo yourf forces, brethren; :;
and give the bosses to understand that
you mean to take the management of
public affairs in your own hands.
WE hear some little talk about the
inconsistency of the men in the House
of Commons who voted for the legis-
lation against the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad, and then voted
against the proposition to repeal the
charter Of the extension of the RALEIGH
and Castor railroad The cases were
not similar at all. The Raleigh and
GaSton was demanding nothing from
the legislature, and the other road
was asking a good many things; and
this makes all the difference.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Herald singles out the Agricultural
Department at Washington as q very
extravagantly managed institution.
This correspondent thinks there should
be immediate reform in Uncle
Jerry'S" department. It may be so.
Ii there is extravaganza in the Agri-
cultural Department it ought to be
stopped at once. But we do not see
why there should be any excess of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-10

Continued on "a l'se,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
ICES SERVED IN LILIES.
The Unique Purpose Callas w ere Made /


The Unique Purpose Callas w ere Made to
Serve.
At a small and unique company given
recently. the hostess departed from the
customary serving of ices in glasses.
and had them in real Gala lilies. The
large stamen was removed and the
flower contained quite as much ice as
the ordinary receptacle When the cup
SO filed was laid on an exquisite plate
the effect was very attractive. Callas
filed with lunches of sweet English
violets make beautiful decoration,
when piled in pyramid form on the Gen.
ter of dinner table. They are also
equally pretty placed at each plate.
Callas by themselves are cold. formal.
stiff flowers, except when grouped with
growing plants, but filled with small
blossoms like violets. forget-me-nots.
tiny rosebuds. or even a larger flower,
softened with bit of maiden hair fern
or asparagus. they become things of
beauty. II a lily of this kind be filled
with strawberry ice, with forget-me-
no stuck in the center. it would be a
charming. patriotic ombination suita-
bic for to-day or he Fourth of July
1t is a flower that may be used in numer-
Gus ways. and a woman of ideas can
give ealla party that would be revela-
ton in the way Of beautiful entertain
nents. The flower is one that mbines
both useful and ornamental qualities.
in an unusual degree. and its large cup
makes it very desirable for such pur-
poses. Tribune.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
IN THE MIDST OF A LARGE D.. 1

of an alligator moving rapidly tlvard
the screaming bird. The winter had
been hard one, and the voraciouS sau-
rians had become bold and desper tie in
their hunger. Otherwise the big fellow
would never have ventured out in u Dad
daylight and attempted to stea: the
game right from under our nose.
paddle for the bird" James sho, I'D,
as he saw the alligator. I'VE can Lat
that fellow"
Out of fun and wild desire for ~ a
ture we entered the race and pade Lid
our best. The alligator, nothing da,.Lt-
ed by our approach, increased his spa. ]:
but we were too much for him. and ~
snatched the bird almost out of his java.
Bafiied and angry, the huge sauri ~
snapped his jaws together fiercely. ii
then opening them again, he made -
ward us as If intent upon crushing oli
canoe to pieces. We never realized th,t
we were running any danger until tha
savage creature turned upon us. II.
was the largest alligator we had seen in
several weeks, and the close encounte.
frightened us.
He rushel through the water like a
whirlwind. but a sudden twist OF the
paddle brought the canoe about SO that
he missed striking the side. We picked
up our paddles instantly and begar
working the boat out OF his reach But
the saurian was not SO easily baffied
Anger and hunger made him return t.
the attack. and he started 10 rapid pur
suit. The cries of the wounded peli
cans seemed to increase his desire t.
overtaSe us. and he doubtless felt tina
we were robbing him of his game.
We could not hold our own n TIN
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
THE GIRL THAT 1 DIDN'T GET.

fcs. that IL her picture standing there,
The one with the full round face
And the laughing mouth, and the loose, short
hair.
And the brooch nj her throat and the laco
know IL Is foolish to keep IL there so.
To nouiish the old regret:
But should hate sadly 10 have her GO
The girl that didn't get.
put II away AZ first, know,
In its leather frame and case:
And thought / could cherish my anger and
To forget her name and her face.
But found II was something / couldn't do
could only fume and fret.
TIL my anger cooled and got blue
For the girl that couldn't get.
For missed the laughing. good na,ured face,
As we miss an old friend that's away:
So put IL back in the same old place
II had known for many day.
The picture has faded. the leather looks brown
Tonight meath the flame OF the Jet:
But still don't think can take II down
The girl that didn't get.
suppose these are things that we must ex
pect,
For the brightest OF metal will rust
And there's always fungus that feeds on neg
lect
And the clearest OF glass gathers dust.
And Of course knew, too. we've been growing
away
From those old summer days when We met:
And there's many change in Us both since the
day
OF the girl that didn't get.
But whatever may come, or whatever may go
Though the picture may fade. year by year,
There's a very soft spot in my heart, where
know
Her image will always be clear.
And so ! can say-and always will
Good luck. and God bless her yet
With all my heart for she has 1t still
The girl that didn't get.
Boston Transcript.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
"A Study Of Some I.unatics.

''1f you knew some of the lunatics
here as well as do" said the physician
of an insane asylum; you would enjoy
their acquaintance. There are men
here with whom pass hours in CONVEX
sation on agreeable topics, and am
often among them when they are talk
ing with each other. Some of them are
fully aware that their minds are dis
eased and they know that they are
under treatment just as they would be
if they We're suffering from any physical
ailment. One of them said to me, Il
know | am crazy, and. AS do not be-
lieve will ever be straight in the head,
] am content to stay here all my life
Another one gave me Il learned account
of the symptoms of lunacy, which he
said he possessed. and which became
active while he was talking. There are
all kinds of people here, but there is
rarely case of man who is ALWAYS
| raving mad. Even the violent patients,
as rule. are violent only at times. and
! can get along with them in their lucid
intervals. O, yes. proportion of them
are discharged cured. and we never hear
of them after they leave the asylum -
| Chicago journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

| race, and the monster overnauled ii1
foot by foot. He was close to us, and
almost ready to open his jaws for am
other charge when ! threw one of thS
pelicans overheard. There was a sud-
den snap of the jaws. and the bird dis
appeared down the red throat.
The speed of the alligator was stopped
for an instant, but he soon renewed the
chase. At this moment we saw other
ripplcs on the lake. and we knew that
| we were being pursued by whole col
| ony of saurians. The cries Of the birds
had indeed attracted the hungry alliga-
tors from all the neighboring lagoons
and swamps.
Quick, over with the BIRDS" James
| shouted. ''rhey are calling all the
4, gators in the woods"
threw the remaining birds in the
water, and saw them disappear down
the threats of our enemies Then seiz-
ing our paddles again we redoubled our
| efforts, knowing that our lives depended
upon the result of the race. The rip
, pies all around us, and over the stern
of the canoe, approached closer, and in
fifteen minutes the black heads and
| shouts of the pursuing alligators could
be plainly seen. They were all gigan-
tic fellows. and were swimming in .
body after us. The cries of the birds
no longer melted them on, but they had
evidently made up their minds to have
| us for a meal.
It was long distance to the camp
and our chances of reaching it before
we were overtaken appeared less every
five minutes. We padded on, hoping
almost against hope that the alligators
would get tired of the chase and give IL
up. We had a good start Of them, and
we determined to make the best of it.
| But the persistency Of the alligator
| is we'll known when it's desires are
| aroused, and we could neither tire tho
| few large ones out nor hold the dis
lance between us. Several Of the
small ones dropped out of the race,
but five of the larger ones steadily
gained on us.
We gave sigh Of relief when we
rounded the last point Of land and saw
our elevated log cabin in the distance.
But there was no sign of help there,
and our hearts failed us. The guides
were either sleeping or out hunting.
A groan of despair followed our sigh
of relief. The foremost alligator
leaped toward us and snapped his jaws
within Ave feet of the canoe.
Another attempted to reach us, but
failed. Then they settled down to
work again, but we were SO paralyzed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16
A HEALTHY PEOPLE.
Information Regarding
Death Rate Among Quakers.

Statistical Information Regarding the
Death Rate Among Quakers.
The report of the Society of Friends
in the United Kingdom states that the
number of members is about Is, 500, and
as the deaths in three years averaged
$50 per annum the mean annual death
rate may be calculated to have been
1873 per 1000. Bearing in mind the
strong evidence that is supplied by the
figures of the high mean of age of the
members, this mean death rate may DO
accepted as proof that the health condi-
ton of the society is eminently salts
factory. 1t may be noted that $50, or
81 per cent. of the 76s deaths in the
three years were of persons aged up
ward of sixty years, and although this
remarkable fact, without information
of the proportional age distribution OF
the living members of the society,
gives no clew to the mean duration OF
life among Quakers, it affords conclu-
sive evidence that the death rate at all
ages of the members is remarkably low.
Taken as an abstract fact it is certainly
remarkable that only fifteen deaths Of
children aged under 5 years occurred
during the year 1852 among the $50,
200 members. From statistical point
Of view, however, it is essential to
know whether this is due to the fact
that the rate of mortality among the
young children of Quakers is so alb
| normally low. or to the more proba bic
, f;,ct that the members of the Society OF
Friends include very abnormally
small proportion of young children
Chicago Globe.