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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

Franco-Prussian war. The strength of
the French was ideal, that Of the
P~russians was real. When Won MOltke
modified his forces, 1000 men on
ape stood for 1000 men recruited
ready for battle. Preparation was IN
advance with what result the sequel
proved.
Money is a power. Our antagonists
are well intrenched; to cope with them
successfully we need thorough organi-
cation, to undergo discipline, to be
schooled in the art of political war. To
do this will require time-there is de
mand for good g~eneralship; we must
have trusted and tried leaders-leaders
that we can well follow at the word of
command-yes blindly, faithfully.
Have we such? Igreatly mistake the
sentiment of the order if [ err in an
swer to this for them in body I'VE
have" No crucible of test to their
genuineness, %faithfulness 50 great as
that they are traduced, denounced by
our foes. Let a Livingstone, q Macune
or a Polk weaken, forsake u cause,
and their praise will ring from Bangor
to Tampa, every wire between the two
oceans would flash the welcome news.
Not one of the political press, the ex-
ponents of either Republicans or
Democrats, but would gladly take up
the refrain. In truth of this [ instance
the action of Call, of Missouri. Success
attends the man or party who can,
will bide their time. We can get, will
get aII-mOre than what we ask,
though we need not, must not expect
it all to be shOwered down upon us in
a moment-the days of miracles have
passed. Yet God reigns and He is not
unmindful of the cause of the oppressed.
4 day in His book is as a thousand.
The plea of poor Ireland long went
nnheard, though it at last engaged the
attention of a Gladstone. In his effort
to procure for her home rule, he has
forced the passage, by her enemies, Of
a bill that will greatly mitigate her
troubles, a measure that will enlarge
the yoke that she has so long been
burdened with will ere long be re-
moved. What did it: Not supine-
ness BIT agitation, agitation, the bene-
fciaries of this concession do but reap
the fruits Of those who labored, hoped
for results which it vas not given to
them to realize. We, too, brethren,
of the Alliance are engaged in a holy
crusade. Let US not grow weary in
well dong. Success full, complete,
awaits us or our posterity, =
N. J. BATTLE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
WHAT IS A BILLION?

The New York Sun, commenting on
the billion dollar Congress, tries to do
a thing which is difficult to do, that is
to explain to it's readers so that they
can realize what an enormous pile of
cash it takes to make a billion dollars.
Because we think it good food for
thought and because we think the peO-
pie, the voters, of this country are re,
spOnSible to some extent for this waste
full misuse Of public monies, and be-
cause we think when they see their re-
spOnsibility in this matter they will
see to it that this outrage shall cease,
and because we feel it to be our duty
to give them all the light we can and
enforce it upon their memory, if pos
sible, we give what the Sun says:
GA billion dollars is a vast sum, and
a mere recital Of what could be eco
Dlished with it shows the wrong done
the people, from whose pockets every
cent was taken.
Counting at the rate Of 200 a min
ute, for twelve hours every day, hot
work in the heated season, it would
take 1914 days, or about nineteen
years, to count a billion.
"A billion dollars in silver dollar
pieces falling on the ground with twI-
lights dews, would cover about 800
acres, considerably more than half a
square mile.
"A billion dollars would pay the
salaries of 10000 Presidents Of the
United States; and if in dollar bills laid
in line, they would form q belt about
ia, 500 miles long, going around the
earth nearly five times, or reaching
half way to the moon.
"A billion dollars in paper would
make, as we are told, if spun together
In n large sheet and then cut up into
pieces Of the proper size, dresses tor
nearly ], ZOO, OCO women, or more than
1000, 600 children.
"A billion dollars would pay for the
education of 25O, 900 children from the
kindergarten course through college.
The weight Of the average man IS 80
| pounds: hence it would take an army
of more than $50, 900 average men to
turn the scales against a billion silver
dollars.
THE entire immigration to America,
from the day that Columbus first SET
foot in the New World until the pres
ent, is supposed to amount to % 900,
600. Counting every newcomer, there
fore, since 1892, the last United States
Congress appropriated of the peoples
money forty dollars for each one OIL
them.
The totalnumber Of votes for Pres
dent cast by all American electors
since the establishment of the Repu0Hc
amounts to about Is, 900, coo. The laIt
Congress appropriated the e~fuiValen'
of thirteen dollars for each such Vott,
or ninety dollars for each voter now
Stick to the Sub-Treasury. 1t &
gaining ground every day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
HEREFORD COUNTY.

WHEREAS, The printing press is
acknowledged (and justly So to be the
most powerful engine Of all the ma
chinery that runs the affairs of
enlightened man; and whereas, the
press of this State with exceptions
that are few and far between if not
inimical is by no means friendly to
this Order. And whereas, we have
a hard battle ahead of us in which any
and every means will be used to de
feat us. And whereas, believing as
we do in the business of our cause,
hold it to be IL duty to our families,
ourselves, and country, to be provided
as best we may for the contest, by the
use of all honorable means for our
success. And whereas, a wsp
published and issued in this congress
siOnal district, devoted exclusively to
the advocacy and defence Of the Ali
ance, would be a potent factor and of
the greatest benefit to the Order, in
pulling forward the principles, aims,
and objects of the Order, and in tell
ing the truth, and nothing but the
truth, and in heading off the thousand
and n lies and misrepresentation,
that will be poured out by those OPP
posed to us. Therefore,
heSOtUed, InaC Jn6 president appoint
a committee of three members of the
Order to take this matter in hand. that
Order to take this matter in hand,
that they communicate with the
presidents of the other county Ali
ances of this congressional district in
regard to the establishment at some
central and feasible point in this con
gressional district of such a newspaper
and take such other action in this
regard as will in their judgment be for
the good of this Order, and make re-
port at u meeting in October next;
provided, nevertheless, that this com
mittee shall have no power to run this
County Alliance to any greater expense
than the cost of stamps and stationary
necessary in the matter.
~Fraternally,
J. P. WNsLow, Sec'y,
PpPOuimaOS County Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
AN OHIO TRICK EXPOSED.
I~IAMMONTON, \. J.

HAMMONTON, \. J.
Mr.. EDTTOR:-Sound it along the line
that the pretended overthrowing of
John Sherman by Foster and Foraker,
in Ohio, is only a blind, Sherman
knows that the best mode Of inducing
the farmers to believe that he will no
longer be in their way is to have it
appear that he and Foster and Foraker
are on the "outs." The Republican
legislature will send John Sherman
back to the Senate. All the party
leaders are working in harmony-per-
feet harmony. They know how to fool
the people.
Sound the alarm. Pass it along. 1t
is a battle of Sherman and the people.
p. II. JACOBS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
FORTIFY THE CAMP--RAISE
YOUR OWN MEAT.


YOUR OWN MEAT.
Our last Legislature did not have the
backbone to tackle the Trust, but like
a good set of boys they thought they
would have to do something for the
poor farmers; and they passed a law
requiring the taxpayer to give in and
the lister to take an agricultural re-
port. do not know what they pro
pose to do with so valuable a document
as an agricultural report, But 1 do
know this, it will be about as reliable
as the weather prophets prediction;
for the farmers were not prepared to
answer the questions contained in the
report, and such answer as they did
give were mostly guesses, But let
that be as it may it IS not my object to
here question the wisdom of our LegiS-
lature, and l only give this by way of
prelude to q short lecture on pigs. 1t
fell to my lot to take the report of the
townships in this county, and find it
to be a Iamentable fact that the farm
ers are paying but little attention to
raising pigs. And the answers to the
question, what is the actual cost of
raising M hundred pounds of pork, y
ranged from five to twenty-five dollars,
and some said they could buy meat
cheaper than they could raise it. Now,
I question if you a buy anything
that YOU can raise at all cheaper than
YOU can raise it-unless it is dOgs-yOu
might buy them cheaper than you
could raise them if a poor man would
sell his dogs. IdOnt see why he would
not. for I don't see what he wants with
them. But I suppose that a poor man
gets but little here below anyway and
if he wants to invest that little in dogs
it is not for me to object,
Ny brethren if money grew on white
oak trees and you had nothing to do
but to gather it, l admit that you could
then buy meat cheaper than you could
raise it. But as money don't grow on
white oak trees and acOrns do, l advise
you to get a pig and let it feed Oh the
acorns and grow into meat. Your
principal chance to get money is from
u tobacco and cotton crops, and in
all probability you will soon have to
sell your tobacco and cotton at what
ever price the combine viii begenerous
enough to allow you for it, and then if
you don't raise your own pigs you will
have to take your money and go to
the meat combine and buy at whatever
price they are dispose to sell to you at.
Brethren that is a good way to help
out the Trust, but a poor one to better
your " condition, and as long as
you pursue that policy all the legisla-
ton in the world can't make you rich,
it may make some Of you, but not all,
I do say that any farmer can raise
from five hundred to n thousand
pounds Of pork yearly with compare
lively little cost, or if it cost him any
thing at all it would be in such a way
that he would not feel it. The Trusts
are not dead yet, you may rest assured
Of that fact, for every time a terrapin
draws in its head and feet and closes
UP it's shell it is not dead, but only
scared. The Trusts are now scared at
the attitude the Alliance has assumed,
and have somewhat closed up their
shells and are looking up the tree to
see which way the coon is going to
jump. w. H. SCHOFIELD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04

Stick to the Sub-Treasury. IL l
gaining ground every day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-04
J. P. WINsLOw, Sec'y,
Perquimans County Alliance.

Those 1ChO haze seen the GrOupe Pic
ture Of oar Leaders are enthusiastic
OUer 1T. Subscribe nor and get one bu
return mail, free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
MINISTER EGAN FOUND.
HE SENDS A SIGNIFICANT BUT BE-
LATED TELEGRAM

Acting Secretary Wharton Tele-
graphed for Full Details of the Re-
cent Change In Chile's Government
and an Explanation of His Course
He Is Ordered to Recognize the New
Order of Things Unoft1cIaly - Mr.
McCreery Spoken of as Egan's Sue
cessor
WAS HlNGToN, Sept. 2.-The navy de-
partment. through Admiral Brown, having
found Minister Egau for the state depart
ment, stirred him up to send the significant
though belatsd cablegram received to-day.
Acting Secretary Wharton at once tele-
graphed the minister, who has not been re-
calfod as yet, to forward full details and an
explanation of his course.
TO BE UNOFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED.
Meanwhile he is to recognize the new gov
ernment unofficlally by the protection of
Americans and American interests, but the
fact that his usefulness as a minister is gone
Is recognized, aud he will not be kept long.
II is possible. and even probable, that in
the effort to conciliate the new government
the administration may promote the popular
McCreery TO be Minister Egan's successor. At
the state department., as at the navy depart
ment, the effect OF the Presidents deter
mination to recognize the new government
practically at once, although the formal
official declaration Of recognition may be
delayed, is apparent
by the associated PreSs)
WASHINGTON, Sept AIT last the de-
partment of state has heard directly from
Minister Egan. The news came in the shape
of the following cabIegram:
SANTIAGO, Sept. !, 1891
Secretary Blaine, Washington:
A decisive battle too place at Valghraiso Aug.
2S The revolution was entirely successful.
President Balmaceda resigned on Aug 2l The
revolutioniste are successfully installed. Every
thing is tranquil EG4S. .
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
The delay in receiving this report has
been solved by the state department. Act
ing Secretary Wharton has received in>
formation that the telegraphio connection
between Santiago and Valparaiso, the vest
ern terminus, had been cut and had just
been restored, and that the line eastward
from Santiago to Buenos Ayres was inter
rupted by the heavy snow in the mountains.
Although Minister Egan's cablegram
officially indicates the success of what he
describes as revolution he has not yet in
formed the department. Of state that gov
ernment has been set up that may be recog
nized as q government of the people or rep
reseutative of the country. Accordingly
| the department will probably await further
| detailed information from the minister be-
| fore according a formal recognition to the
new government.
RESTRAINED FROM PAYING A NOTE.
| LONDON, Sept. 2.-The injunction aDs
| piled for on behalf Of the agent of the,junta
| or provisional government of Chile, was
| granted Ia court to-day restraining the
| City Bank from paying or negotiating,
until the case is decided by trial, or until a
| further order is granted, bill of exchange
| for S75, 900 drawn on the National Bank OF
| Chile, made payable to Senor Joaquin
| Goday, President Balmaceda's chief finan-
cial agent in Europe, and accepted by the
City Bank, but which had not been dis
counted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
ONLY 2 PER GENT. NOW.
The Secretary of the Treasury 1ssu
an important Circular.

The Secretary of the Treasury Issues
an important Circular.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-The interest on
the uncontinue1 ~ per cent. bonds ceased
to-day. The amount presented for re-
demption up to noon was 81. 300, 600, making
a total to date of SO, 800 900 presented at
the treasury department for that purpose.
The Secretary of the Treasury issued the
following circular in regard to this con-
tlnuance OF the a. per cent bonds;
Public notice is hereby given that the time
within which the bonds OF the il6 per cent loan
will be received at tine office Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury for continuance with interest at
the rate OF per cent per aunum has been ex-
tended until further notice, and the circular of
bonds have heretofore been received
for continuance, is modified accordingly. In
terest at the rae OF ~ per cent. OH all the
bonds OF saia loan VIII cease this day, IN ac-
cordance with the terms of the circular Of June
2, 1891, but bonds presented for continuance
will bsar interest at the rate of 2 per cent. per
annum from Sept. g. 1891.
CAUSE OF THE EXTENSION.
Secretary Foster said this afternoon that
the extension of time for the continuance of
the AZ per cent. bonds Is made because of
the fact, developed correspondence, that
some holders Of boc DIS, through absence or
other causes, have been unable to present
thom for continuance within the time speci-
fed In the former circular. The amount of
AZ per cent. bonds continued at 2 per cent.
to-day is $144, 450, making the total contin-
ued under the circular of July 2 $24, ,554 ,OgO.
OF these bonds $3, SAG, 300 were held by in
dividuals and 500 oO1, 100 were hold by ma
tionll banks as basis of circulation.
THE NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS.
There are still S1,5S0,650 AZ per cent.
bonds held by about fifty national banks to
secure their circulation, nearly all of which
will probably be presented for continuance
at per ceat. Because of their being now
"non-interest bearing bonds" they are no
longer available as security for national
bank circulation, and IL not continued at 2
per cent will have TO be replaced as per
cent bonds. Otherwise the national bank
circulation which they represent will have
to be reduced accordingly.
AMOUNT PRESENTED FOR REDEMPTION.
The total amount of a. per cent bonds
presented for redemption TO date is S6,4S7.-
900. This includes all the bonds received at
the treasury department up to the close OF
business today, amounting to 1886, 700,
and all that have been received
at the New York sub.treasury up
20 o'clock this afternoon, aggregating
$2,50l, 600. They will be redeemed Ia gold,
if gold is demanded, as soon as the depart
ment finds that the proper requirements
have been complied with. There are 500
5O0, 900 ~ per cents outstanding in addition
to those otherwise disp1se of as above
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
SAM SMALL BITS BAoR.
He Scores Mr.. Harris for His Person
EemarkS in the House.

He Scores Mr.. Harris for His Personal
EemarkS in the House.
ATLANTA. GA. Sept. 2-In the confed.
crate home struggle in the House there
were some pretty severe things said about
the preachers that took part in the artesian
we'll meeting. One Of the members who
| had something to say in that line was Mr.
Harris Of Catoosa. Ho was particularly
| animated In his reference to Rev. Sam
Small. 1t happened that though Mr..
Small himself was not in the capitol at the
| time, Mrs. Small was there in the gallery.
| To-day Mr.. Harris received a letter from
Mr.. Small. This is not literal copy OF it,
but very nearly Uer6dtipI ct tiiterntim.
Mr. Harris OF Cdtoosa.
DEAR SIR have been absent from the citv
and the state, and upon my return my wife
showed mo tho report Of Fridays proceedings.
in which you substantially charge that / was
the leader OF the mob in thoir march to the
capitol state most emphsticaliy that this is
absolutely false, and ask OF you that you ex-
plcitly 80 state in the same presencs where
your former statement was made. This is the
only satisfaction demand, leaving it to your
sense of honor to do me this justice. Yours
truly, S4M w. SMALL.
TALK WITH SAM SMALL.
The NEWS correspondent saw Mr.. SmalE
at tho Markham to might and asked him if
he had received any reply from Mr. Harris.
YES" said Mr.. Small, II received a
letter from him, in which he says that all
he said was to ask the member from Meri-
wether who made the same allusion to ms
| in his speech, whether it was Sam Small or
| Small Sam, and that several members had
| answered that it was Small. He said he
had denounced all who took part in the
meeting at the artesian well, and had
called them a gang, but had not said that
led the gang TO the capitol"
What action will you take on the mat
ter" was asked.
81 will have a card In to-morrow's Consti-
tuition in which l will say that he is a cow
ard, aud shows ie IN having neither
courage nor honor to give me the satisfao<
ton | demand. IL he made such a state
ment in the heat of passion and now boldly
and deliberately refuses to correct the error.
then he is liar and beneath my notice.
''Will you follow the matter any
further ~
"No, have said all have to say. He is
simply fool and does not know what
honor demanded in this instance"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
THE soUTHERNEn NOT AN ENEMY.
HEBREWS RETURN.
Forty-two Arrive in New York From
Braz With a Pitiab!e Story.

Forty-two Arrive in New York From
Brazil With Pitiab!e Story.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2-The steamship
Alliance from Brazil, which arrived to-day,
brought back forty-two Hebrews who
claim they were induced by the Brazilian
consul in this city four months ago to go to
Maranaho, Brazil, where easy work and
good pay was promised them.
The highest wages they could
get when they arrived there was II
cents day, and they we're employed at
Telling trees and clearing lumber lands.
When they found they could not make q
living they applied to Antonio Jose OvarBh,
the American consul in the town of st.
Louis, near where the men were employed.
He secured passage for them on the ALI
ance. The Hebrews claim they are all
American citizens Their case is being in
vestigated at the barge office.
THE ASSISTED HEBREW IMMIGRANTs.
On writs of habeas corpus nineteen Rus
sian immigrants, detained under the i'm
migration law, were brought before Judge
Benedict in Brooklyn to-day. 1t is claimed
that they have been assisted to this country
by the Jewish society. The cases were ad-
journed to Tuesday next, after one of the
immigrants had admitted the case against
him.
RUSSIAN REFUGEES AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, MD. Sept. 2.-Forty-five de-
tanned Russian immigrants who arrived
here on the steamer Scandia have been re-
leased. The steamship Karlsruhe, frou
Bremen, has 737 passengers in the steerage
200 Of whom ara Russian refugees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
RYAN's BOSTON CREDIroR=.
The Attorneys Advise the Acceptan CT
o. the 80 Per Cent. Offer.

The Attorneys Advise the Acceptan ce
OF the 30 Pev Cent Offer.
BosToN, MASS. Sept. 2.-The Boston
creditors of John Ryan's Sons of Atlanta,
ia, met in this city to-day. Col. H. J..
hammond and H. L. Culberson of Atlanta.
attorneys for the creditors, we're present.
Col, Hepmond explained the different
phases OF the case, and tried TO
give the impression that the replevin
suits which are instituted for the rec c1very
OF about $4,000 worth OF goods, would
not be successful. He stated chat the liti-
g2uon would, in oil probability, last two
years, and the result would be that not even
tne 81 cents offered would be realized, while
Ihe unsecured creditors would get nothing.
Mr, Culberson took a different view of
lne repieyin matter, but though that in
any event 1t would be best for the creditors
to accept the so cents.
:, me meeting took no action, but the feel
ing OF those present was that the 80 cents
;s woulu De accepted by the unsecured cred
'ts ana Shat 80 cents should be offered
'No'e VINO mold the replevined goods.
THE NUssBAUN PROPOSITION.
Inc eastern creditors of NJ. Nussbaun &;
~ -, ueeiers In boots. shoes, dry goods, ETC.,
a Ascon, ia held a meeting here TODAY
M nn oner OF 30 per cent, 10 per cent cash
suu Two notes OF 10per cent. each in six and
we've months. and per cent. in eight
nouthS i was considered, but after q long dis-
SuSSlon the meeting adjourned without
paper. " 'n0 '''iip'o'nlSe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
DI:CONTENrIN HAWAII.

The Queen Unpopu' ar and the Lab Or
Party Makes Radical Demands.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Sept. 2.-Hono-
lulu letters say the new Hawaiian queen
grows daily more unpopular with natives
and Americans. She takes no pains to con-
ceal her fsvoritisn for the English, and
ignores the sufRerings Of the natives at the
hands Of tne big sugar corporation.
THE REPUBLICAN FEELING
In the island is spreading rapidly. The
platform Of the recently formed labor party
demands a new constitution, republican
form of government and hints at annexa-
tion to tie United States
The recent census shows that over one
half the white population has left the island
in the last six years, having been crowded
out by the Asiatic coolies imported by the
sugar planters, and the natives are rapidly
diving off