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Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
ADVICES FROM MEXICO
TWO ARMY OFFICERS MEET ON
THE FIELD OF HONOR.
Both the Duelists Likely to Be Punished.
Rumors About Impending Changes in
the Cabinet-A Serious Famine in the
Rio Janeiro Valley.

ST. LOUIS, August 9.-The following
adyices are received from the City OF
Mexico
MILITARY DUEL.
A duel was fought at Piedad, near
here, Thursday morning, between
Colonels Francisco Neva and Manuel
Blanco. The duel was brought about
by dispute, the two colonels using
language of the harshest nature. Neva
had for seconds General Flores and
CQlbnel Rodrigo Valdes, and Blanco was
supported by Deputies Francisco Ro'
nero and Antonio Toyar, the author Of
the dueling code Of Mexico. The arms
. chosen were swords, and according to
report it was to have been duel to the
death. The assaults after the signal for
the attack was given were ten. Blanco
was wounded in the right arm and in
the throat and was laid out by thrust
in the liver, giving up after being 80
weak that he could not stand. Neva
had several scratches, none, however,
worth mentioning. In view of the fact
that President Diaz forbade duelling in
the army by a special decree some
months ago it is probable that the col
onels will be placed under arrest and
punished.
A FAMINE STRICKEN VALLEY.
Those who have lived twenty-five
years in the Rio Janeiro valley have
never seen so much misery among the
Mexican population as this year. The
staple crop is corn and Mexican frijoles,
but the drouth has been terrible for the
last eighteen months; scarcely anything
has been raised, and stock has died by
the thousand. Many men who years
ago were considered we'll off, have moth
ing left but their lands. Hundreds of
laboring men have left the frontier
counties and are finding work elsewhere.
Ii the drouth continues until the cold
northers come on, but little cattle will
live through the winter, and many
families will suffer for the necessaries OF
life.
CHANGES IN THE CABINET.
Rumors were current on the street
this afternoon. that important changes
will soon occur in the cabinet. For
some time past the press has given
much space to whispers that M. Ferrias
has contemplated resigning as secretary
OF the treasury. No confirmation has
been obtained officially. Yesterday
Theodore Dehsa, collector OF customs,
at the port of Vera Cruz, was closeted
with President Diaz some hours, and
the political weather prophets predict
that the conference has some bearing on
the rumored change, coupling Dehsa' g
name with the successorship. In this
connection it is said that Liela Bastida
will become official mayor, and Mr..
Gamohsa will go to Vera Cruz as col
lector.
DEATH OF AN AMERICAN.
DR.. Charles j. Stephens, an Ameri-
.aI L IL l. 1 -.
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DEATH OF AN AMERICAN.

DR.. Charles J. Stephens, an Ameri-
can, died at Ann hospital here tnis
morning, from dyspepsia. DR.. Ste
phens had been in Mexico since No
vernber last, engaged in collecting ma
terial for an extensive and important
illustrated work on Mexico and Central
America, which he arranged to publish
in connection with the George Barrie
Publishing company of Philadelphia
and New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10

The great vegetable substitute for pills is
simmons Liver Regulator.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
Narrow Escape from Lynchine.

ST. LOUIS, August 9.-Daniel Burman
stopped at the house Of Michael Becker
late last night, where number of peo-
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10, 1891.

city gave an official reception today to
The delegates to the international geo.
graphical congress.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
NAME AND LOCATION OF COMPANY. !.
Admitted assets January 1st, 1891 :,

Admitted assets January LIST, 1891. :.
Capital stock. ........ .....
Total unappropriated surplus over all
ascertained liability .................
Total premiums received. ............
Total payments to policy holders, plus
Paid to policy holders and accumulated
for them over all premiums received
Total dividends paid to policy holders
Total interest, rents and profits earned
Excess of interest earned more than
enough to pay all death claims
Excess OF interest earned more than,
enough to pay all taxes and expenses,
of management. ...
Percentage OF taxes and expenses to
income
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-10
WHY NOT BUY THE BEST?

YOU DON'T NEED BUSINESS TRAINING
organization
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

Some other things have been excit-
ing this vicinity, too; something very
important, also. This great disturber
of u peaceful vale, came in the form
of a hideous dog, a real mad dog (do
not confound the M with the d or you
might know just what we think of his
canine sagacity.) Our community was
in a terror. He bit cores of other
dogs, hogs and everything that troubled
him. One gentleman, Mr. Anderson,
of Cedar Creek, was bitten very Sc
verely, and some fears are entertained
for his health, though the doctors say
there is no danger.
There are too many dogs in the
country, anyway. If farmers would
feed fewer dogs and more hogs, we
would not be compelled to eat so much
Cincinnati shicken IS we do. See, 1
know how much a dog consumes. 1
have cooked for eight hounds many
times.
Rain! rain! rain! did you aver see
the like? Roads almost impossible,
the swamps overfowed and the river
swollen to a perfect flood. Truly if
the season continues as it has begun,
crops will be a failure; ''but every
cloud has a silver lining" and perhaps
the weather will be more pleasant, and
peace and plenty will yet reign SD
preme, so we will dispel our fears, and
with Ella Wheeler Wilcox we can say:
whatever is, is best"
And if l land in the wastebasket,
presently, I'll rub my eyes and sigh,
whatever is, is best" But I didn't
say anything aboutpeople's red hair"
this time.
Sorrowfully,
EVANGELINE USHER.
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hoping and believing that a better day
is coming if we will only be true-true
to our God, true to u order and true
to each other. We think this enc of
the many beauties of the Alliance to
help those who need help. One of our
brothers had the misfortune to lose his
horse, and we went to work and In a
short time raised money enough to
buy him another one We are nearly
all dear lovers of your most valuable
paper-THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and think every AIlianceman should
read it. If we want to renew or sub
scribe to The PROGRESSIVE FARNE, we
all know who to go to; just go to our
President, he is ready at all times, day
or night, and I can tell you we don't
have to go often, for he keeps busy.
We have between forty and fifty mem
bers, and still they come.
Respectfully, B. B.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
GARFIELD, ROWAN Co., N. c.,
March 20. 1S9.

MarCn ~, 1891.
Mr.. EDTTOR:-Garfield Alliance, No.
1896, is yet alive, but 1 think it needs
more medicine in the shape of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. The great trou-
bic is it will not take the medicine.
We have some smart members-so
smart that they will not quit work to
attend the regular monthly meetings
of the Alliance. 1 think the merchants
need not have any fear of such mem
bers whiting a half a day on their
goods boxes, as some have been accused
of doing.
Mr.. Editor, I beg to differ with you
as to the righteousness of putting a tax
of 81 on the dog. I think it would be
right to list the dog at it's true value as
other property is listed. Why, sir, 81
is as much tax as is paid on a half
dozen head of horses, the way 1 have
heard some list their horses for taxa
ton. I think the Legislature did right
in not passing such a law. Were dogs
taxed out of existence it would not be
long before the farmers could raise no
wheat for the rabbits, no chickens for
foxes, neither could he raise pigs or
lambs, and the squirrels would eat up
his corn crop.
had forgot l am intruding. Success
to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Yours, MOSES GOODMAN,
Secretary Garfield Alliance.
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HICKORY, N. c..
r. F. H.

AAASNObA 49, ~
If l understand the Alliance and it's
professions of faith, it means democ-
racy, and if the Alliance does not mean
democracy, then I do not want to be-
long to it or stay in it."
The above is from the Baltimore
Sun, by Commissioner Kolb, of Ala
bama, and said to have been uttered
in Nashville, Tenn. Now the Alliance
may mean democracy, but if I u11der-
stand the Alliance, it is not an indorse-
ment of the present Democratic party,
gold bugs and all, any more than it is
an indo7 sement of the Republican
party. This parading around the land
on an Alliance rooster with a Demo
cratic tail, and claiming him to be
simon pure democracy from head to
heels, retards the progress of our
work, especially so in Kansas, and
some other places perhaps where our
Republican friends sacrificed their
political party leaders for the sake of
the Alliance.
We are being continually reminded
of the bear which II and Sally killed"
1t is true the bear was killed in the
late elections, and it is equally true
that it was Alliance Sally and not
Democratic I who did the work.
D. K. BENNETT.
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BLAND, N. c., March IL, 81.

BLAND, N. c., March 16, 81.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I am a reader of your
valuable paper, and rejoice to q the
day for it to come, and as 1 have not
seen anything from our order, Bland
Alliance, No. 872, 1 feel it my duty to
try, in my feeble manner, to give some
reason for the same.
I expect some of the good sister ALI
ances have been wearing mourning,
thinking she was dead. l assure you
she was not dead but speeches." to
some extent.
To prove to you whether or not she
was dead, [ will show you what she
has done in the line of trade. About
fifteen months ago she, with a mem
bership of about fifty, succeeded in
raising 80 with which to buy goods.
She now has a cOmmissary and 5000
stock of goods. We buy and sell
strictly for cash, and we are thereby
enabled to send to u agent every two
or three weeks. Bland Alliance was
not dead but speechless."
R. F. H.
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THE FARM.
RA1sH YOUR CALVES ON sK1M-MLK.

RAISE YOUR CALVES ON SKIM-MILK.
Wherever the dairyman al find a
ready market for butter he cannot
afford to feed whole mix to a calf.
Neither can he afford to divide the
cows attention between the calf, the
feed-pan and himself. It is an aboml-
nation to raise a calf On the cow. You
have a noisy nuisance in both, and the
calf will never know when it is weaned.
Such have been grown to oxen and
and would then suck as readily as a
calf. if the COWS were not afraid Of
their horns.
The calf may be taken from its dam
before it has sucked at all. Indeed,
many dairymen never allow a calf to
suck. They should never remain with
the dam any longer when the milk is
fit to use. which will be In from two or
three to four or five days or more, &C
cording to circumstances. Sometimes
it seems as if the calf working on a
caked udder helps to reduce it. Other
wise there is nothing to gain by delay
in isolating the calf and learning it to
drink.-F. E. Emery, Agrtcu1to~tst,
N. c.. Experiment Station.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
LETTER FROM OLD FORT.

ME-. NoBBTTT-DedF Brother Mr..
Thomas Nobbitt gave me the measure
of the windows for our church atBeth-
lehem this evening. 1 have been In
formed that the Alliance members have
been holding meetings in u church.
| Now if this is the case I cannot help
any-if it is being fixed for that pur-
pose, or if they are still going to hold
their meetings in our church. Ny rea-
son for this I will explain when l see
YOU. I think the Alliance has made
bad men out of good ones; dishonest
men out of honest ones, and has gone
further towards breaking up the conf
dence between man and man than any
thing that has ever polluted u cOun-
try. I feel it my duty to help on the
church and will pay five dollars to-
wards it any time if the Alliance will
stop holding their meetings there. [
think the old school house would do
for that purpose. I know you all can
repair the church without my help,
but 1 would be glad to help if circum-
stances are so 1 can with a clear con
science. Hurriedly yours,
W. NJ. GOoDsoN.
The Mr.. Nobbitt that the above mes
sage was written to is the President Of
Bethlehem Alliance, also a member of
the church where we have been hold
ing our meetings. The Mr.. w. M.
Goodson, who wrote the letter, is a
member of the church, and is a hired
clerk in a retail store in Old Fort.
ISAAC w. DAVIS,
Sec. of Bethlehem Alliance, No. 1860.
The above correspondence shows
that all the small-minded and small
hearted men have not passed away.
Here is a man who claims to be a
Christian who is not willing to have
his friends and neighbOrs come tOgeth-
er in a Westinghouse to discuss ques-
tions that look to the lettering of their
condition as Christians and citizens.
Any church house that is too sacred to
have the men and women who live
around itmeet init to discuss their COM
mon burdens and how to Tighten them
is too S cred for any useful purpose in
this world and ought to be taken
dOwn.-ED. FARMER.
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Rocky MOUNT, N. c., March IA, 81.

ROCKY MOUNT, N. c., March IA, 81.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Juvenile Alliance, No.
1880, met to-day in regular session,
with a large membership present. w
received two by demit, initiated two
and received three more applications.
Our order keeps on the increase and
we have the strongest Sub-Alliance in
Edgecombe county. We generally
order the greater part of our goods
through u business agent, also sew
>eral car loads of fertilizers. Our order
has grown to such a big membership
that we had to permit a division of our
order to form another Sub-Alliance in
EdgecOmbe county. The sisters form
a large part of our order, and are a
great benefit in keeping order. We
have the best attention and behavior
of any SUb-Alliance in this county.
We wish more of our number read
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, for it is a
great benefit to any member to read
his State organ or UNCONVENTIONAL
paper. l hope to write oftener in the
future. Yours fraternally,
J. A. THOMAS, Chaplain.
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Owing to the i~nclemency of the
weather, we were not permitted the
anticipated pleasure of hearing Ben.
Terrell's address to the people of Cum
berland on the 18th inst, but those
that we have seen who did hear him
speak very highly of his able effort in
behalf of the laboring classes.
No doubt about it, he is stirring
up" the farmers and imbuing the
hearts of hundreds with hope and
energy. Three cheers for '"Ten Ber-
rell," and a stool to lay his feet on
merely for comfort, you know.
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GAsToN1A, N. G.. March q. 1891,

GAsTONIA, N. c., March 81, 1891.
Mr.. EDITOR:-A company for estab-
fishing and operating a foundry and
machine shop was organized here on
the 18th inst. J. B. Beal is President;
Miles Hanna, Vice-President; J. Rush
Spencer, Secretary; J.. A. Loftin,
Treasurer.
The company has been offered more
money, but will begin operations with
$4,000. 1t will be Incorporated for
$685. 600. Orders for building material
are already placed. About the 23rd
inst. Mr.. r. M. Gardner will leave for
Philadelphia to purchase machinery.
w. T. MARSHALL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI

NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI,
ANCE.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
N. G.
Vice-President-A. H. Hayes, Bird,
town, N. @.
secretary-E. G. Beddingt1eld, Raj.
eigh, N. G.
Treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N. @.
Lecturer-Thos. B. Long, Asheville,
N. G.
Assistant Lecturer-R. B. Hunter,
Huntersville, N. @.
Chaplain-S. J. Veach, Warsaw,
N. G.
Door-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
Fayetteville, N. @.
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. O.
Sergeant-at-Arms-. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. @.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, N. @.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, N. @.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
S. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Chairman; J. M. MewbOrne, Kinston,
N. O.. J. S. Johnston, Rufin, N. @.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; N. c..
English, Trinity College; J. j. Young,
Polenta; H. A. FOrney, Newton, N. @.
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SOUTHPORT. N. c.. March a. 81.
Yours truly,

SOUTHPORT, N. c., March IA, 81.
Mr.. EDITORIAL a regular meeting
of Bethel Alliance, No. 1,497, February
goth, 1 was instructed to report,
through The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, that
our lodge responded to an appeal from
Bro. J. L. Wall, of Dutchville Alliance,
No. 500, to the sum of 81, and also to
theappeal of our South Dakota brethren
to the amount of Sc. rs. While we are
weak financially we feel it to be our
duty to help our suffering brethren.
F~raternally yours,
JOHN WEsCOTT, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
FROM ROCK RIDGE.

The question has often been asked,
IF women ought to join the Alliance?"
1 want to answer emphaticBlly, yes,
and l propose in my few remarks to
show the real necessity.
First of all, it has been said, and l
believe that there is no sentence that
contains more truth-that a woman's
influence was the chief anchor of soci-
ETY.. Wherever we find cultivated wO-
men, there we find refinement, there
we find cultivated men, men who are
able to defend their social rights, and
whose history is a pleasure to succeed
ing ages.
There is no man who has a head long
enough to tell the real value of a wo-
mans moral character; man is just
such a creature, as if left alone, would
be subject to many of the shameful
vices that drag down to the brute, and
doubtless many would go there if it
was not for the influence that the fe-
male sex have over them. I believe
that God saw it in the former creation
of man and His own word declares it,
and I believe that any rational minded
man can see it if he is imperfect
l believe that I am a strict Alliance
man, but if I am not I hope that I will
be; but it is very doubtful whether I
would ever have been or not, had the
Alliance opposed the admission of wO-
men.
There is nobody that deserves more
love and respect than a true woman.
And wherever we find a man that does
not think so, there we find a man that
is of little service to himself or anybody
else.
Genuine virtue is a language that
speaks to every heart; it is a language
that is very readily understood by all,
and the virtues of true woman are like
the sunlight they dispel the darkness
of natures night, and convert the
world from a desert abode of savages
to the beautiful home of civilization.
If it were possible for our young men
to be kept in the company of our young
ladies, no mother would see her son fill
a drUnkard's grave, no father would
ever again go to his tomb in sorrow
on the accent of the deeds of his son.
1t was a source of great pleasure to
me on our last Alliance day to see our
lady members conduct the regular or
der of business. Mrs. Fanny Boyette
being chosen President, pro tenn; Miss
Annie Boyette, Vice-President.; Miss
Mamie Deans, Secretary, and Miss
Ella Deans, Lecturer. And allow me
to say that we had a very interesting
lecture from Miss Ella.
l hope that our male members, on
seeing the energy that exists among
our lady members will excite them to
a greater sense of their duty, that we
may soon be able to look back on a
work that will neither excite shame
nor sorrow on our part. That we may
in u last days be able to drink in the
pleasures of a well devoted life.
Affectionately yours,
RUFFIN FLOWERS.
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THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
lima. Address, 344 D. St., N. w,
Washington, D. G.
Vice President-B. h. Clover, Cam
bridge, Kansas.
Secretary-Treasurer-J. II. Turner,
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
ST., N. W., Washington, D. @.
Lecturer. H. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
@. w. Macune, Washington, D. @.
Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
kota.
J. F. TiIlman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
r. G. Patty, Macon, Miss.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark.
A. E. Cole, F~owlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
nations with L. L. Polk Er-OffciO
Chairman.
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OXFORD. N. G.. March. 1891

Mr.. EDITORIALS l have not seen
anything from our Alliance in a long
time, and as we do not care to be en-
tirely forgotten, I will just say a few
words to let you know we are alive
and strong in the faith, moving on
ward and upward in peace and love,
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ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENCE.

PITTsBoRo, N. c., March, 10, 81.
Mr.. EDITOR BRO. Geo. Robertson of
Alliance No. 254, was accidently killed
on the railroad near Danville, Va, on
the 18th inst, aged % years. He was
a member of the above Alliance in
good standing.
Yours truly,
H. G.. CLEGG Sect'y.
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corn and oats without further addition
of fertilizer, paying already more than
100 per cent, and the end is not yet.
From Roots Garden Manual, pub
lished at Rockford, Ill, 1875, I quote:
81 cannot say that it [referriug to green
rye turned under in springl adds as
much fertility to the soil as forty loads
of manure, but I do say that in our
drouthy seasons it produces as great
an increase of crop as do forty two
horse loads of good manure to the acre.
It certainly pays to practice it, and to
practice it largely, ever on land well
supplied with stable manure, as that
increases the vigor and growth of the
green crop which is Immediately with
additions returned to the sOil."-C. s..
Arnold, in Country Gentleman.