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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24
THE GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN
NERv|NE TONIC
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the Last One Hundred Years,

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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24
Ex-Treas. Montgomery Co. |
A SWORN CURE FOR ST. VI

CRAwFoRDsvIILE, IND, May 10, 1886.
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low anything but milk. had to handle her
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one. MRS. w. 8. ENsMINGER.
SoiS MSstas@srv Ss de@aava, County,, }'s. ..
Subscribed and sworn to before me this May
10. 1887. CHAs N. TRAVIS, Notary Pubic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24

CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, IND, Aug. %, 1885,
To the Great South american Medicine Co.:
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Z usSDEl,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24
TUS'S DANCE OR CHOREA.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, June %, 1857.
My daughter, eleven years old, was severely
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two years. and am sure II is the greatest rem
edy In the world for Indigestion and Dyspep-
sia, all forms of Nervous Disorders and Failing
Health from whatever cause.
JOHN T. MIsH.
State Of Indiana, L..
Montgomery County, "'
Subscribed and sworn to before me this June
%, 1851 CHAs. v; WRIGHT,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24
NERVOUS DISEASES,

many other complaints cured by this wonderful
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-09-24

IL Is Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar
1t is Safe and Harmless as the PureSt Milk
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING7

For the past twenty years it has been
a custom with speakers of all public
occasions to boast of our civilization
as the most remarkable ever attained
by any nation. The poor farmers
would listen with profound silence and
when the speaker would refer, with all
the power of his eloquence, to our ma
tion's wealth, he would receive great
applause from the audience and there
would be a kind of hopeful rejoicing
among the farmers at the cheering
words of the speaker. All this has now
changed into a sad picture Of the true
condition of our nation. It is clearly
demonstrated that a few people have
amassed wonderful fortunes, but as a
nation we are miserably poor and
growing poorer at an enormous rate
that the staff and support of the nation
are ignored by the modern ~aristocrat.
Men who produce the wealth of the
nation are losing their homes and be-
coming tenants, and many who labor
In factories are actually starving in
their degraded homes for want of
wages sufficient to buy their n~ecessaries
and pay house rent.
Of the 1, soc, 600 people of New York
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14
R. L. BEALL AND B. ]. w. RE
VIEWED.

Some writers in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER have their hearts still set on
the feshpots Of democracy, and it will
be a crossing of the "bridge of signs"
when they cross over into the Alliance
camp. One of these is r. L. Bean,
the apologist and admirer of Grover
Cleveland. Joining the Alliance"
says he, "has not destroyed my faith
in the principles Of the Democratic
party" and we would safely say nor
has it increased his faith in the princi-
pies of the Alliance. We would ask
friend Beall to give us a specimen or
two of those principles, so, perad-
venture, we may have faith also; for
in hunting around through the mystic
party platitudes we cannot find n
satisfactorily defined.
Is the free coinage of silver one? No.
Is the repeal of the internal revenue
one2 No.
Is anti-protection to home industries
one? No.
Is free trade one? No.
Is opposition to extension of pensions
one? No.
Is the abolition of national banks
one? No.
Is the Sub-Treasury scheme one?
No.
Is the land loan scheme one? No.
Is the anti-alien ownership of land
one? No.
Friend Beall would do the people a
great service to clearly define those
principles in which he has so much
faith, for it appears to one who has an
abiding faith in the Alliance principles,
as a conglomerated mass of nonentities
and broken vows.
After Grover Cleveland proved a
traitor to the party which elected him
on a free coinage plank, and that. too,
in the interest of plutocra " and against
the interests of the people, this good
and faithful Democrat may he reap
his reward would remind the brethren
not to be ungrateful for his manv ser
vices. All! has it come to this: moor
ignorant, down-trodden and abused
farmers, that you must fall upon your
knees with tears of gratitude before
That public servant who has done a pit
lance OF his dutynot for the people but
as he conceived for party aggrandize-
ment?
| 1t makes me tired when 1 read an
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has reason
to think that some unfair effort is
making in North Carolida to induce
the Alliances and brethren to become
dissatisfied with the present manage
ment of this paper. We want it to be
distinctly understood that THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER is true to the princi-
pies of the Alliance, as it understands
them. It does not claim to be infalll-
BILE, but only to be true. We have
known for some time past that these
influences have been at work, but until
nov we did not care to notice them.
We know, also, the names of the per-
sons whose interest it is to create the
dissatisfaction we have refereed to; and
we know the object they have in view.
We write these words to put our
brethren and friends upon their guard.
When the time is ripe, we shall speak
out plainly, and give chapter and
verse. We only ask u friends to
try the paper by it's w u~tterances,
and not by the forced constructions
which designing men may place upon
those utterances for sinister purposes.
We know, moreover, that the object
these men have in view is not the in
jury of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, but
the downfall of some who r supposed
to stand in the way Of the selfish and
mercenarY schemes of these same self
seekers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

City, LOO, OOO 1--we In tenement uOuo00'
This is a model city of Duh civilization.
There we find wealth and poverty
touching and jostling, yet separated by
as great a gulf as that between Dives
and Lazarus in Abraham's bosom.
Here is the contrast presented in those
homes:
We go into the rich mans palace and
find it furnished in the most costly
manner with everything that heart
could wish. In his mansion he has
servants to perform all physical abor.
His children are educated in the high
est colleges and complete their educa-
ton by travelling in foreign countries
accompanied by servants. His table Is
furnished with most expensive luxuries.
His home is one of idleness and luxury.
Like the rich man of old he fares
sumptuously every day.
Now we pass on. Let us walk into
a tenement house. Here is a pale, care
worn mother and family of children.
The mother is making shirts at five
cents each and pants at ten cents. She
works from early morn till late at
night. We hear the faint cries of her
children calling for bfea1. The people
of Kansas can't raise corn because the
price does not pay them for production.
This family can't get bread enough
because it costs them too much! These
poor thinly-clad children know nothing
but labor, want and suffering, and are
deprived of all mental culture. Turn
ing away from this sad home we leave
the city where fortunes are being made
from the life-bloOd of humanity. We
go out into the country where crops
are growing and everything seemingly
fourishing. Here surely everybody
should be happy. We visit a farmers
home and begin to inquire into his con-
dition and find that if his debts were
paid he would be a pauper. His boys
are bent over and deformed from KEGS
sive labor. His girls have been ex-
posed to the scorching rays of the sun
until they are mere existing beings
beasts of burden. His family knows
no enjoyment. They toll day after
day to pay the interest on their mort
gage debt and for a scanty support.
They do not enjoy the fruits of their
own labor. The children grow up with
minds uncultured to become citizens of
our Republic-to listen and hearken to
deceiving words of demagues who get
their votes, rob them of their homes
and make them slaves for the men who
own the nation. Thousands of homes
of purity and happiness are thus being
converted into homes of poverty, shame
and suffering. Can any honest man
view these conditions without asking,
"Whither are we drifting?"
J. z. GREENE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

WE reproduce in this isuue of THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER a second article
from the State Chronicle upon the sub
ject Off Postal Telegraph system. We
think such a system is demanded by
the civilization of the present age. We
hope some competent person will take
up this subject and write for our col
umns a series of articles setting forth
the advantages of such a system. We
have a promise from an eminent citi-
zen of North Carolina to do this; and
we hope soon to be able to lay his
views before our readers. In the mean
time others might turn their attention
in this direction.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

THE peach crop of the country has
been entirely killed three times since
Christmas; and we make no doubt that
it will be killed at least once more be-
fore the middle Of May. The cat and
the peaches are the only things that
have been given the pleasure of dying
O than once. It would be a relief
if some of the dying done by the peaches
could be quietly transferred to those
who do the peach crop reporting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

equal rights for all, and special
privileges for none" is the motto of
this Alliance movement. This motto
means that the farmer-the owner of
the land-means to see to it that he
and his calling are not Disseminated
against in the administration of gov
eminent. But is must mean more
than this. It must mean that the
farmers who w land and have it
cultivated by tenants, are bound to
give their tenants as fair a chance to
win something enduring and substan-
tial, as that which they themselves
demand. We want it understood that
the Alliance movement was not in
augurated simply for the benefit of
the land owner. 1t was organized for
the benefit of all men, including tenants
upon farms. This fact must not be
lost sight of.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

REPLYING to a question of Brother
R. A. Cobb, we would say: The farm
ers of the West are not forming a trust
to control the prices of grain and meat.
They are, however, combining their
forces to enable them to handle their
own grain and meat. Their intention
is to take the sp%eculator entirely out of
the problem of the distribution of
farm products. This is exactly as it
should be. If these spectators can
make fortunes off farm products, with
out planting a hill of corn, or growing
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

FRIENDS often send us letters with
the request that they be published in
our next issue. Many times we can
not comply with these requests. We
get many letters which we cannot
publish at all. So, if you do not see
your letter in the paper you may know
there is some good reason for it's non
appearance. Articles to be published
hereafter must have some merit. We
cannot publish any more commonplace
letters simply to please the writer's of
them. Such publications are not fair
to III subscribers, and they cannot be
made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

IN the case of Purcell VS.. the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad, our Su-
preme Court has just promulgated a
very important decision. Weprint this
decision in full in this issue of the Pro
GREssIvE FARMER. Let all our readers
study to know their rights as they are
set out in this able opinion of Judge
Clark'S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

THE pressure upon space is so
great that we cannot publish long Obit-
uaries. We shall not hereafter do
more in this line than publish brief
notices of the deaths sent us. We are
forced to make this rule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

ONE man has been found who
refuses to write a book. His name is
Edwin Booth. 1t is now in order for
his friends to become anxious about
the great actors sanity, especially as
it is said that he has been offered a
fabulous sum to write it. We dare
any man to offer us a large sum to
write a book.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

a single stalk of cotton, there must be
something wrong in our system of dis
tribution. To remedy this wrong, and
to bring the producer and the con-
sumner together, the farmers are organ
izing. This sort of organization the
Alliance does encourage and command;
and this sort of organizing is right.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

Bro. E. A. THoRNE, Lecturer for the
Second District, is starting off well,
and doing good work. He sends us a
long list of subscribers, and says: 81
have yet to meet an Indifferent Ali
anceman who is a regular reader of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

PEOPLE who claim that the Alliance
is trying to form a third party will do
well to remember that the Constitution
of the Alliance forbids it's entrance into
partizan politics in any EMS The Al
lance simply demands certain definite
things; and it holds itself ready to CO.
operate with any party, or parties,
that may have the will and power to
do the things it demands. If a third
party should arise with the will and
power to bring about the reforms the
Alliance demands, that organization
would be very stupid if it did not give
such a party it's hearty support. The
third party will come or not as the
present political parties may direct.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

public press. If any of u readers
are in possession of facts that will
either confirm or disprove the reports
we have referred to, we shall be glad
to have them send such facts to this
office. We want to know the truth.
Who can inform us7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

IT is said Mr.. Mckinley will run for
Governor of the State of Ohio. Let
him do it. The Democrats will have
the fun of making stump speeches
against a very handsome corpse in that
eventuality.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

DANIEL G. FOwLE, Governor of North
Carolina, died at the Executive Man
sion in Raleigh last Wednesday morn
ing, and was tenderly laid away in our
beautiful lakewood cemetery on Thurs
day afternoon amidst the tears of the
people he most loved. A suitable
notice of the life and public services of
Governor FOwle will appear in our
next issue.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

P. T. BARNUM, the great Snowman,
is dead. It is safe to say that he made
more children glad, and furnished
more young men and maidens oppor-
tunities for counting than any other
man of this generation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

Do you want your communication
published ? IF so, give us your real
name and your postoffice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

R@ Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

WE are sorry brother Ben Terrell
had so small a crowd to hear him in
Raleigh. Our people had an oppor-
tunity to hear Alliance principles dis
cussed by one who speaks with author
ity. We are sorry more of our people
did not hear him. There was no ap-
peal made to passion. He put the case
simply and dispassionately, and asked
the people to study the great questions
before them for themselves. His
manner of address is very persuasive.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

- The date on your label tells you
when'yOur time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

We again call attention to the Ali
Gnce song, Clasp Hands, and dedicated
to Mrs Ben Terrell, Uhich gUe are Offer
sm9 as o. premium for tlCO neaU sub
ScTibers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

A RUMoR comes to us that in certain
quarters the merchants are telling AL
liancemen that they may expect no
favors from the merchants so long as
they stand by the Alliance. Let no
one be frightened by these threats.
They are made, if made at all, to scare
men away from the Alliance. Our
friends may be sure that the merchants
have greatly more need of the farmers
and their patronage than the farmers
have of the merchants and their goods.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

WE want to thank A. J. Comfy, of
Kentucky, for his renewal of subscrip-
ton and for his kind words to us.
Such kindness cheers us in our work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

Do you want your paper changed to
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

Be sure to get one Of oar premiums
for taCO neW subscribers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

Send us tao ne1U names and Sc and
aUe uUiU send yOW the Alliance Grand
March, By Prof. MeGrs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

A GOOD deal is being said in our
North Carolina exchanges just now
about the efforts the Alliance is sup
posed to be making to break UP the
Democratic party in this State. There
is just nothing at all in this talk. The
Democratic party of North Carolina
has endorsed every essential demand
that has been made by the Farmers
Alliance; and so long as that party is
willing to stand by it's endorsement of
our demands, there will be no trouble.
The Alliance is not a political Organiza-
ton in a partizan sens at all. 1t is an
organization of the farmers of the
country to secure certain definite re-
forms, by the agitation and discussion
of certain great public questions, and
by the education of its members. If
the Democratic party or any other
party is willing to help us get these re-
forms, such party will be heartily vel
coined to the field of our effort. The
Democratic party in North Carolina
LdS Sduu LII 1US CO1N6LGlOuS GudG LII Is
willing to help us in this work, and as
long as it is true to this pledge, the
Alliance would be very foolish to try
to break it up. But we do not intend
to allow the Democratic party or any
other party, either in or out of North
Carolina, to force upon us candidates
who are hostile to our demands. This
is all there is of it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

te~IIigencer, writes an able article in re-
ply to a statement Of ours, that the
Democratic party would discourage"
the Alliance because that party knew
that Alliance success meant the re-
tirement of Democratic "bOsses." The
mteUigencer mistakes when it con-
Pounds the Democratic party in North
Carolina with the Democratic party
we had in our minds when we wrote
the article he complains of. We were
speaking of the Democratic party of
the entire country. We were aware
when we wrote that the Democratic
party in North Carolina had endorsed
the demands of the Alliance. If they
continue to stand by that endorsement,
there will be no occasion for friction
between them and the Alliance. No
one has the right to assume that they
will not stand by their endorsement
of the Alliance, in advance of some
authoritative u~tterances of theirs upon
that subject. And certainly we make
no such assumption. But our con-
temporary must be singularly neon
scious of the facts in the case if he does
not know that there are many men
calling themselves Democrats in this
State, and several newspapers of that
party, who are doing all it is in their
power to do to discourage" and de-
feat the Alliance. We raised no ques-
ton as to the similarity or dissimilar-
ity of Democratic principles and
Alliance principles. We are at a loss
to see why III contemporary should
have gone into the history of the Dem
ocratic party to disprove a position
which we did not take. The Inteli-
gencer is not more earnest in his wish
to have the Democratic party and the
Alliance in North Carolina work in
harmony than we are. But, it seems
to us, that if this harmony is to be Sc
cured and continued, somebody ought
to call off his dogs. We never have
valued the zeal of those "who CRY
peace! peace! when there is no peace!"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-14

We are not Offering either the song on
the marsh for renewals. We 0re offer,
ing them for NEW subscribers only.