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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-13
No. As

thrown its arms around the neck of
the Democratic party in con gratula.
tions over its great victory in the late
elections. Now l protest against in.
sulting our Kansas brethren by call.
ing what they did ga Democratic
party victory Our brethren of the
North vest proved their loyalty to AL.
lance principles by downing their
great party leaders, regardless of
party names, because they opposed
those principles. And they did it as
Alliancemen, not as Democrats; and
our inconsistency will be read and
known of all men, if we persist in
calling it " Democratic victory" and
then supplement that inconsistency
by electing our great party leaders,
who oppose those principles for which
our Northern brethren fought so
40 ooly. All honor to that section
which can first down all sectional
prejudices. They saw that Ingalls,
would give them uothing; and we, if
not blinded by party name, can see
that Vance will give US nothing. If
we are so needless as to send to Con
gress and the u. S. Senate such Demo
cratic leaders as Vance, Gordon and
others, then we will contribute largely
to the tidal wave of reproach that will
ere long, greatly retard, if not disrupt
our great organization.
Why should we, so foolshly, per-
siss in contributing ammunition to our
enemies with which to slaughter us 2
If we were freed from the CALLING
party yoke, and would read the official
records of both parties for the last
twenty years with reference to the
evils under which we groan against
which We are beginning to fight, we
would turn with righteous indi ynation
from both of them, and we will never
accomplish our righteous purposes
until we do. J. r. MEANS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-13


WE want our friends in all parts of
the country to understand that The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is not working
in the in .erests of either the Demo
cratic. or Republican party. 1t is
working solely in the interests of the
Alliance movement. We understand
that the Alliance movement is not a
political movement in the partizan
sense at all. We understand that
the Alliance seeks the help, and will
welcome to it's ranks, men of all
parties, and men of no parties. The
senseless talk, therefore, of some peo-
pie that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is
too favorable to the Democratic party,
and of other people that we are too
favoroble to the Republican party, is
dissreditable only to the numbskulls
that indulge in it. We are honestly
trying to serve our readers and the
order to which we belong; and we
shall not swerve to the right hand nor
to the left in our efforts to do this.
We want our friends to understand,
once for all, that The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is not an echo. 1t is an in
dependent Alliance newspaper; and
it will say, at all times, just what its
editors think about all men and meas
ures, without fear, affection or favor.
The editors of this paper think they
have consciences; and they think it is
their duty to follow their consciences.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-13

LIE Memphis Appeal Avalanche is
=, opinion that the South ought to re-
~ =. TO the G0turo rule by an appeal to
@mS' We hope the Appeal Avazamche
VA get US excused. We made an ap.
t t'A Oh that sort once, and our reco
'On Is, that we wished before the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-13

WE assure all the Alliances and
"retnren who have written to the Pro.
.AESSIVE farmer expressing their con-
auence IN, and their esteem for Col.
rOlk that he appreciates their kind,
ness n aod will always be proud to have
'pelr esteem and friendship. But he
WI ulnks 1t would not be right to pub
HSn all the kindly things in the FARM
~ We again, on behalf of Colonel
,olk' thank all the Alliances and
Elends for their good words.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-13

My subject is a practical one-one
that every farmer in the good old
North State should take to his heart
and reflect upon-one that is of the
greatest interest to every person who
desires the prosperity of his country,
State and people, And l feel, in
speaking of this class, speak of the
noblest men on earth. When l say
the educated farmer [ do not mean
QUE who is educated in the TECHNICAL
ties of agriculture or the art of farm
ing. ] refer to one who is polished
and finished by as thorough literary
course as the professional men of our
day receive. And why not, for North
Caaolina is emphatically an agricui-
tural State from the storm clouds
with it's fringes of FIRE girding the
mountains waist to where the mighty
pillows of the Atlantic lash her fertile
shores, she is populated by tillers of
the soil Some one has said, "it men
constitute State, farmers constitute
North Carolina" Then educate the
farmer and you educate the State.
Educate the farmer and send men to
our State Legislatures who are able to
cope with the learned professions.
Educate the farmer and let men rep
resent US who will give US pure and just
laws. Who has better right to legis
late for the great class than those of
the same calling who breathe the
same pure air, whose feelings, inter
ests and wrongs are the same; one
whose heart is not blackened by
party intrigues Then the farmers con.
stitute our school committees. They
are entrusted with the school fund,
the selection of instructors; in fact
the management of our common
schools qualify these men to keep the
financial affairs correctly; qualify
them to select efficient instructors, thus
elevating the standard of learning.
Educate the farmer. and let him be an
example for influencing the youths to
drink deep at the fountain of knowLy
edge. There are many positions too
tedious to mention that the educated
farmer would adorn and grace. The
efficiency and ability of these men the
peace, the happiness, and l might say
the prosperity, of the communities
coming under their jurisdiction de-
pend. The morals and refinement of
society, the promotion of industry, the
growth of wealth of community is
effected in a great measure by this
class. Then educa.e the farmer to
fill these positions and properly ad
minister the laws, producing peaceful
communities; these uniting making
prosperous counties and the counties
joining formings greatlawabiding and
wealthy State. EMMA G. SHARPE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26

$1,000 bu; exports, PSI Blu; sales, 1900 bu;
futures, 61,O00 bu spot; spot market firm,
dull. options dull. steady; February, 51ssc;
May, 51ss@51lsc. closing at 51ssc; spot No. 2
wn....a. 521405212c: mixed Western, 50053c;
white Wes-..ern, 52@60c; No. 2. Chicago, 52s4
G.53c. Hay fair,; act,se, nnrrm shipping. 45c;
good to choice, 55@65c. Hops .qtiiiias, easy:
state common to choice, 2yC95Soo: Pacific
coast, 29@35c. Coffee-Opdons opened firm
unchanged to Is points advance, closed firm,
January 10 points down, others s@15 up.
Sales 1850 bags, including Jan. 16.95@17,c.
February, 16.G5@16.70c; March, 1625@l 6.35c;
April, Ice; May, 15.70@15.75c: June, 1850
15.55c; August, 15.15c: September. 1475@
quieter; fair cargoes, 19c; No. Z, 17l2c. Sugar
Raw firm. quiet: refined quiet. easy. Mo-
lasses-Foreign nominal: New Orleans fair
demand, firm; common to fancy, 3O035c.
Rice firm, active; domestic fair to extra,
5@6slc; Japan. 615@6asc. Petroleum quiet.
steady; United closed at 759sc for February.
Cottonseed oil firm, quiet; crude off grade,
2l@24c: yellow off grade. zee. Tallow dull,
quiet steady; strained common to good,
S14O01. 42l2. Turpentine dull, easy at 39l20
40c. Eggs quiet; Western, 26l2c; re-
ceipts, 2,s42 pkgs. Hides quiet, firm;
wet sailed New Orleans selected, 45 and 30
lbs, 7@Sc; Texas selected, 80 and 60 lbs,
7@Sc Pork dull. steady: old mess. $9.75@
1915; new mess S11.5O@1175; extra prime.
S950@10. Cut meats fair demand, firm;
picked bellies, SAC; picked shoulders, 40
4Yc; picked hams, 7s4@sc; middles dull
and weak; short clear. sac. Lard quiet,
firm; Western steam, S605; sales, 4.20 tierces
Options-Sales, $3.50 tres; January: S6.02;
February. S6O3; March. So IA bid; April, 500 !;
May. Sc. 34@6.36, closing at 1914. Butter light
demand. weak; Western dairy, 12@2Oc; West
ern creamery, 19@27l2c; Western factory.
5000; Elgin, 2S@2Sl2c. Cheese strong. good
demand; light skins. 5@Sl2c; Ohio flats,
7L2@9s4c. Pig iron quiet; American, S155cQ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
BEAR MOVEMENT.
Sudden Attack OH Leading
Stocks i'm Wall Street.

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-The stock market to-
day was dull as usual of late and the only
spell of activity was just before the Close
when there was vigorous attack made upon
few of the leading stocks. The tone of the
dealings, after weak opening, was barely
steady after rising somewhat in the early
dealings. The bank statement showed large
increase in the reserve and deposits, but did
not seem to impart strength to the market
even to the slightest degree This is regarded
as indicating the lack of conf
dence among investors. The trading
to-day retained the professional character
which has marked it for some time past, and
Chicago Gas and the Changers were the
special objects of the attacks from the bear
1sh traders. and while it is claimed that con-
siderable long stock came out in Union Pa
cific, ST. Paul. Rock Island and Lackawanna,
only in 81. Paul was there any real impression
made. The opening decline developed con-
siderable demand at the figures, and Chicago
Gas rose lis per cent from its lowest figure,
but this squirt was short-lived. and prices aft
erward gradually settled away to about the
level of the opening prices. The new Sugar
stock and the Great Northern preferred,
however. were marked exceptions to the
general tendency, and the former rose la
and the latter 1l2, each closing at tie top.
The raid at the close seemed to have little
effect outside of st. Paul and Louisville &
Nashville. and the market closed fairly
steady at Insignificant changes from the
portance for the day among the active shares
was loss OF y per cent in St. Paul, but the
others are in almost all cases losses, though
for but small fractions. Railroad bonds were
dull except for the Northern Pacific IS, which
furnished $4,000 out of the total days bust
ness of S4S9,C00. The tone of the dealings
was again firm, however, and while the
changes for the day are generally
slight, st. Paul consols show gain of
314 at 124A; Northwestern debentures, 2ls at
1OS5s, the only marked decline beng North
western extension fours. 2l2 at 96l2. Govern
ment bonds have been dull and steady. State
bonds have been neglected. The imports of
week aggregated $50, 1866, of which S23.O4O
were American gold coin, s., 426 foreign sill
yer coin and $1,000 silver bullion. The ex
ports of specie from the port of New York
for the past week were Sl75,521 gold and
1922, 514 silver. Petroleum was neglected to-
day, and the only transactions ere in the
February option Pennsylvania oil, which
opened weak on selling by the West, and
closed dull. February option, opening, 75s4c;
highest 757Bc; lowest, 75ssc; closing, 759sc.
Total sales, 10000 bbls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
st, Louis Produce.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 24.-Flour frmer. Wheat
opened H@s8c up, ruled quiet, irregular, but
firm until noon, when values advanced rap
idly, amid wild excitement, and continued
on the upward movement until the close,
final quotations being 2ssc higher for May
and lac for July than yesterdays close
No. 2 red cash, 94l20 &c: May, 94096c,
closed at 96l2c bid: July. S46s@S6SSc, closing
at S6Ac bid. Corn was strong and lac above
yesterdays close at the opening, and, in SYM
pathy with wheat, advanced sharply the
close being 6sc above that of yesterday; No.
cash, 4S7s949c; May, 4S7s@49asc, closing at
1850 bid: July closed at 5O5sc. Oats
quiet, but firm and higher; No. cash, $40
45Yac: May, 45l2@i6c, closing Acc. Rye
Nothing done. Barley quiet, but firm, IN
changed. Hay dull, unchanged. Bran steady;
sacked f. 0. b., 93e. FlaXseed steady, 81. Is,
Lead dull, weak; S41O for sellers; spelter
lower, $3.50. Butter unchanged. Eggs. zoe.
Cornmeal unchanged. Whisky steady, 81. a..
Provisions dull. Pork easier; new mess,
S102j@10 .3112. Lard, S5.55tQG5.60. Dry Salt
Meats-Roxed shoulders. S3.75: longs and
RIBS, IS: short clear. S. 1912. Bacon-Boxed
shoulders. S4.75; longs and ribs, $780, short
Clear, $5.62l2. Receipts-Flour. 1900 bbls;
wheat, 5000 bu; corn. 10000 bu oats. $4,000
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000. Shipments
Flour, 10000 bbls: wheat, 1000 bu corn,
10000 blu; OATS 5000 bu; barley, 200 bu.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
Tips From the Track.

NJ. T. Grattan, Preston. Mimi. has sold to
j. c. Watt, Pittsburgh, Pa, the bay mare
Flrefy, by Vanguard, with foal by Herod; to
f. W. Burns. LIE Mars, To-, the black wean-
ling FLY Missoula, by Herod, dam by Morgan
Mac: to James A. Hayes Cascade. To-, the
bay weanling colt Anaconda, by Herod, dam
by Trample.
Filbert Wilkes has been purchased for
$1,000 and tSunfower for $4,000, by stock
company at Pipestone. Mimi.
Robert Bonner declares he paid $4,000 for
Sunol. or $1,000 more than he paid for
Maud s.
Theodore Winters string this year will be
composed mostly of -year-olds by Joe
Hooker.
Britton, the colored jockey, will ride for
Scroggan Bros. next season.
Ed Corrigan has presented James WATSON
with old Freeland.
W. c. DAILY has lost by death the fast geld
ing Drumstick.
sam Bryant touts Gascon to win the Ken
lucky Derby.
Lexington has refused Mrs. McGuigan's
entries.
Jockey Bergen is seriously i'll at Gloucester.
Cleveland is to have running races.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26

important item when competition for the
sale of the product forces values down 10 the
extreme limit of selling without profit
Millers, like other interested owners OF
wheat or its products, are waiting rather i'm
patiently tor the time when values will begin
to get in form with their idea of what they
should be.
Bran and Shorts Shipments. 764 tons.
Quoted at S15.25 al 5.15 for bran. Sl5.50@1575
for shorts, and SIS 75@06.2j for middings.
The bran and other feed markets were quiet.
with generally steady prices and fair request.
Corn-ReceiptS, 1880 bu shipments, none.
Quoted at 46141c on track. The corn mar
kets were quiet and while the offerings were
not excessive they were enough to satify the
demand easily.
Oats-Receipts. 5000 bu: shipments, 1900
bu. Quoted at 4C0 i2I2c by sample. Inquiry
was of about the usual character. and prices
quiet and fairly sustained at about 40042l2c
for fair 20 choice grain.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments, 1900 bu.
Quoted at 62064c for sample ears on track.
Barley-Choice barley was in good request
and not very plentiful. Receipts, 1.S00 bu;
shipments, 600 bu. Quoted at $4,000 for
good to fine samples of No. 3.
Flax-Reeeipts, none; shipments. none.
Flax sales are based on Sc off from the Chi
cago quotations.
Feed-Millers held at Sl92501975, with
cornmeal at Sl9691925.
Hay-Receipts, rs tons; shipments, none.
Choice wild quoted at S65007, and good
imothy at SS.25. Fair wild, S5.50Q6.50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
New York Produce.

! NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Flour-Receipts, 3d.
925 pkgs; exports, 4.20S bbls, sacks none;
unchanged, moderate demand; sales, 1900
bbls. Cornmeal dull, steady; yellow West
ern, S2S503.25. Wheat-Receipts 24,6OO bu;
exports, 1000 bu; sales. $4,000 futures, A.,
600 spot; spot market unchanged. quiet;
closing easy; No 2 red, SL05A elevator,
S1.067s@L07 afloat. 81. 061s01.07R f. o. b.;
No. 3 red, S1.00A @S10ol2 ungraded red,
99l2c@S109: No. 1 Northern, S1.10l2; No. 1
hard, $1.14l2; options opened strong. adj
vanced A@42c, became dull and weak
and closed unchanged to lac lower;
No 2 red, JaLuary. S105@1 .05ss, closing
$LO5; March, S104M0105, closing at 81. O4st;
May, S1.0234@103 3-16, closing at S1.02g;
June, S1.0Oss@1.01, closing at S1.0O9s; July, 81
@91ssc, closing at 97c; August, 94ls@9l9sc,
closing at 9412c: December. 96s4c. closing at
9684c. Rye quiet, steady: Western, 76@SOc.
Barley firm. quiet; No. 2 Milwaukee, S212c;
ungraded Western, 7S@90o: Canada No. |,
csc; No. 9, SIC; No. extra, 90c. Barley malt
quiet, easy; Canada country made, S1@1. Is.
Corn-Receipts, 1900 bu: exports. II, 992 bu;
sales, $1,000 bu futures $1,000 Blu spot; spot
market firm. dull; No. 2, 61@611So elevator,
62@62lsc afoat; ungraded mixed, 60l3@63t2c;
steamer mixed, 60s4061s4c; options dull, firm;
January, closing at Gle: February, 60l2e,
closing 60l2c: March, closing 59l2c; May,
5sas05SAc, cloeipg 5sssc. 0ats-Receipts,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26

with the worlds goodssswhich were
Justly theirs. 1t turned out that there
was goodly sum of money, besides
comfortable house and a few acres
of land, all of which fell into Sadie's
possession after the necessary legal
papers had been drawn and sworn TO on
this side of the Atlantic ocean and on
the other. And as an additional in
teresting increment in this story OF real
life, the young lawyer in Boston who
did most of the legal business married
Sadie some three months after she was
placed in possession of her heritage.
This" said the lawyer, in con-
clusion. "strikes me, ladies and gentle
men. as being not only an extraor-
binary example of automatic writing.
but that it involved consequences OF
vast Importance to more than one 1ndl-
vidual." All concurred. ut is my be-
lief" continued the speaker, "that the
great mass of communicating spirits
are those who have died within the past
SO or 100 years. And, as respects an
cestors, affection is the predomlnatlng
cause that attracts them to earth"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
GOOD FOREIGN BLOOD
Drought to This Country in Eng
lish Stations.

The purchase of Ossian In England
~ James B. Ferguson for Importation
% this country, where he will he used
IS chief stallion at Kingston stud,
which, although a new breeding estab
ishment, has sent out several good per-
ormers, such as Kenney, Prodigal
on, Sam Wood and the flying Heller
,kelter. naturally calls to mind other
reat horses that have crossed the big
Iond to earn distinction as STALL
ons in America. Some of the i'm
1ortatIons brought to this country were
secured at a bargain, and later on
roved great successes. Gordon,
cranky and Sarpedon in the old
laws. and Prince Charlie, Specula-
or, Bonnie Scotland, Glen Athol. Bill
ct, King Ban and Ph%tOn in recent
wears being notable examples. The sue
less, however, of Diomed, Glencoe,
bennington, Rayon d'Or,St. BlaiSe and
other fancy priced horses 90 to prove
hat breeder takes little risk when he
buys good horse, while a cheap one is
always a source OF great anxiety. The
able below gives list of the most
costly horses imported from England.
Australia and France into America in
Inc last NCdIS. OGNCldl
ions, claSSed as imported, such as
Glenelg, that have sold i'll this country
FOR long prices, are not included in the
able, as they reached these shores in
ltero, while others like Rossington and
Australian sold for good sums here, but
cost far from fancy prices on the
other side. Looking carefully over the
table the fact is readily suggested
that while some good horses, according
10 the English and French estimation
have been brought to America, other
countries have paid higher prices for
stations than we have. and yet, remark
able to state. comparison shows rae
ing has proved more successful in this
land than in any other country on the
face of the earth, like period of time
since it's inception taken into cOnsidera
ton. This fact can only be attributed
to the quality Of native American breeds
of mares. as English stations have
proved successes here that breeders of
other countries would not allow to have
stalling room in their establishments let
alone pay expenses necessary to import
ing same. These horses have fortunate
" struck the right kind of mares and
thus made their way to fame, the breeder
in his effort to boom his stallion evil
IDENTIFY fearing forgetfulness as 10 the
merits of the dam of the performer.
While English horses have. in many ln-
stances, proved great successes, others
from the same land have been failures,
and resume of the running guides,
after all, bears out the statement of the
noted Nelson Dudley, that foreign
race horse might prove a successful
stallion here. but great American race
horse was certain to sire phenomenal
performers. On his Judgment, passed
after years of observation. the late
Robert Alexander bought Lexington,
who stands alone i'll American thorough :
bred history, having only one counter
part, Hambletonian, among trotting
sireS:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
Saw His Mothers Spirit.

Hull Mass Cor. Globe-Democrat.
The following story is vouched for by
ten or twelve of the most respectable
citizens of the place: Harvey Samson,
the fifteen-year-old son of r. B. Sam
son. prominent in commercial. circles,
died of lingering consumption at his
fathers residence in the suburbs on
last Tuesday night. He was fully con-
sciOus up to the time he drew his last
breath, and several times on the day be-
fore ne died expressed his fear of death,
always adding that this arose from no
dread of the hereafter, but from purely
physical shrinkage from the unknown,
and that if he could only have had his
mother with him he would lose all sueh
fear. Mrs. Samson, to whom Harvey
had been devoted and enjoyed an even
unusual degree of companionshlp with,
has been dead for over two years.
On Tuesday morning he said to MS
aunt, Mrs. josephine Burwell, that he
had prayed that lis mother might be
allowed to come for him and guide him
into the spirit land, and that he believed
she would come. That evening about
the twilight hour, and short time be-
fore the end. the dying boy sprang up
in bed with Il glad cry, turned toward
the door, which had just blown open,
and. with outstretched arms. appeared
the next moment to clasp some one al
IDENTIFY to his breast.
DR.. Osborne, who was attending him,
and who was alone with him at the mo-
ment, inquired OF him what it was.
ut is my mother" the boy replied,
with tender smile at the chair close
beside his bed 'She's come for me-"
The doctor then advanced and felt the
lads pulse. only to find him perfectly
free from fever and wholly unexcited.
but sinking fast. He called the family,
who came to bid Harvey good by. The
boy then requested them TO take away
the light, except the small night lamp
burning on a table near, as he
said the glare kept him from see
ing his mother plainly. When this wish
was carried out, the afflicted family,
Drs. Osborne and Cunningham. with
the nurse and friend or two, declare
that they saw sitting beside Harvey,
holding his hand and smiling OH him, a
woman clad in snowy garments, and in
whom they had no difficulty in recognize
ing Mrs. Samson, who had been per-
sonally and well known to each and all
of them. She renamed distinctly visl-
BILE for two hours and more, when she
suddenly vanished, and on approaching
the bed they found that the boy was
dead.