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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

/ i 4C64AO4AS VI Jul OUdU0 A111dllC0 W ask
the Presidents of all Alliances in all
the cotton-growing States to meet
either in person, or through delegates
appointed by them, at such place. in
the neal future, as may be designated
by National President, for the DUR
pose of securing unity of action. and
ask the Alliances in these States. look
ing to the reduction of cotton prod1c-
ton, to curtail at least % or 80 per
cent, and make the same increased
production of cereals and provision
crops.
2. That we call upon all our Alliance
brethren throughout the South to Join
with is in a determination to curtail
the production of cotton and increase
the production of other and more i'm
portant crops.
3. That these resolutions be trans
m1tted to our County Alliance, with
the request that they be adopted; that
a copy be furnished the Windsor Led
ger, PROGRESSIVE FARMER and National
Economist, with a request to publish
the same; and that a copy be sent our
National President, L. L. Polk.
JAMES BOND, President.
A. CRAIG, Sec'y of Liberty Alliance.
Windsor, BERTHE Co., N. @.
We r not Offering either the song or
the march for renewals. We ore OFFER
ing them for NEW subscribers only.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c.,
March -, 1891.
Mr.. EDITOR:-The organization of a
District Alliance for the Third Con
gressional District, composed of the
following counties: Moore, Harnett.
Cumberland, Bladen, Sampson, Pen
der, Duplin, Onslow and Wayne, was
to-day effected by Lecturer Ben. Ter
rell, by the election of H.. A. McSawin,
Wade, N. O., as President; J. B.
Oliver, Vice-President, Mt. Olive, N.
c., and @. @. Mcclellan, Goodwin, N.
O., as Secretary-Treasurer
Representation to the District ALI
ance from the County Alliance is
composed of County Lecturers and one
delegate from each county, with priv
lege of sending two delegates if the
county chooses to pay expenses of two.
There fell an incessant rain yester-
day which prevented as full attendance
to the public lecture of Bro. Terrell as
was desired; some light showers this
morning, nevertheless the attendance
vas large and full of enthusiasm.
J. E. PERSON, Sec'y pro tenn.
1t was arranged for the County ALI
ances to hold their county meetings,
when District Lecturer v. A. Seawell
will be present, as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

HOLMES Eclipse Farm Level, adver-
tised in another column of this
issue, is a simple, cheap and very effec-
tive instrument for locating bitches
and terraces, or for any other farm
work requiring a leveling instrument.
The owner has presented in this office
testimonials from many parties who
have used his level with entire satisfac-
tiOO
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

WE advise our farmer friends again
to steer clear of debt in the arrange
ments they are making to start a
crop. The farmers may not be able to
take this advice in whole, but they can
take it in part. That is, they need not
go into debt farther than is absolutely
necessary. Let every man see to it,
that when his debts have been paid
this fall, he shall have some part of his
crop left over to take him and his
family through the winter. This ad-
vice is commonplace, but it is i'm
portant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

WE call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of the celebrated
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER to be found in
another column. This water is known
to be the most powerful medicinal
water in this country; and has been
used by thousands of people, who were
great sufferers with diseases of the kid
neys and bladder, with most wonder
full results. 1t is said to be the only
solvent in nature for stone in the blad-
der. Any of readers who are suf-
fering with disease of the kidneys or
bladder will do well to try this won
derful water.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
LIBERTY ALLIANCE, March II, 81.

LIBERTY ALLIANCE, March II, 81.
In view of the immense crop of 1890.
the present low prices of cotton, and
the absolute certainty that another
such crop will bring prices still lower
next season, it seems to us wise to con-
slider and decide upon some unanimous
concert of action on the part of those
most interested.
WHEREAS, The spectators and spin
ners inform us that there is an over
production in the cotton crop of the
South; and whereas, Our cotton is now
selling for less than the actual cost of
production, for the reason, as the spec
ulators tell us, that there is more made
than the world needs; therefore
Resolved, That we hereby request the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

Mr. w. F. MARSHALL, Principal of
Gastonia High School, has bought the
Gazette of that town and will take
charge of the paper on April LIST. Mr..
J. T. Bigham, the former proprietor,
will go to Chester, S. c., his native
heath, and associate himself with Mr.
w. J. Boylan, of this State, in the con
duct of the Chester Enterprise. The
antagonism, real or fancied, between
the Gazette and the Farmers Alliance
will cease with this change. The Co.
zette will remain Democratic in poll
tics, but will not be more political
than industrial and educational in tone.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

THE advertisement of Capt. B. P.
Williamson, in another column, is we'll
worthy of the attention of stockmen,
and of all others, who take any inter
est in the improvement of stock in the
South. Capt. Williamson is engaged
in breeding the finest trotting horses to
be found anywhere in the South. Those
who have any business transactions
with Capt. Williamson can rely i'm
p~licitly upon anything he may say.
He is a man of transparent truth and
honor. See his advertisement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

WE reprint in this issue an editorial
article from the State Chronicle, upon
the subject of a postal telegraph and
telephone system, which we hope
every one who sees this paper will
read. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is
heartily in favor of a postal telegraph
system. We will only give one argu-
ment in favor of VI III a system now.
If we had a properly organized postal
telegraph system every country news
paper in the United States could have
press dispatches for it's pages. Under
the present order, no country paper
can afford to pay for such a service.
We shall take this matter up, from
time to time, and give other and con-
trolling reasons for u contention that
our civilization demands a postal tele-
graph system; and, in the mean time,
let all our readers study the question
and be prepared to demand whatever
of this sort it is their right to have.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

MEssRs. A. r. HAND & BROTHER,
dealers in boots and shoes and rubber
goods, whose advertisement appears
regularly in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
are wide awake men of business, whose
responsibility is undoubted. If youneed
anything in their line, do not fail to
apply to them. The attention of ALI
ancemen is especially called to the an
nouncement of this firm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

We again call attention to the ALI
0nce song, Clasp Hands, and dedicated
to Mrs. Ben Terrell, oUhicb ne are Offer
ing as q premium for ttCO neaO Sub
ScTibeTs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

~ 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, 1891-03-31

ONE of correspondents thinks
aluminium will take the place of silver
in the arts and manufactures of the
world, and thus lower the price of
silver to such an extent as to make it
unfit to perform the functions of
money. Such a result may come about
in the future. But such a result has
not yet come about. And we think
there is wisdom in the old saying that
it is better to not cross a bridge until
you get to it. The same c~orrespon-
dent sees trouble in piling up silver
dollars in the vaults of the Treasury,
for which certificates are issued, and
asks why certificates cannot be issued
npon land, rather than upon the silver.
We think certificates can be issued
upon land. But such certificates could
not be made readily redeemable. If
any one has a silver certificate, which
is nothing else but a perishable promise
to pay, he can take his certificate to
the Treasury, and carry way with
him It's face value In silver dollars.
But if such a person had a land certii-
cate he could not take it to the Treas
ury and carry away its face value in
land. There seems to US to be nothing
but good in the present practice of
issuing silver certificates for every
silver dollar in the Treasury. The
government is much more ~innocently
and usefully employed when it is
building vaults for the storage and
safe keeping of the peoples money than
it is when it is seeking to find jobs
and schemes for spending it in the in
terests of the few, and to the loss of
the many. No one needs to fear that
the government is in any danger from
its attempts to keep the peoples
money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

Mr.. w. S. BARNES, of Wilson, vii
son county, was appointed Secretary
of the North Carolina Farmers State
Alliance, vice E. G. Beddingfield re-
signed, by the Executive Committee on
last Thursday; and he entered upon the
discharge of his duties on the following
day. Mr.. Barnes is forty-eight years
of age, has been President of his County
Alliance, was County Lecturer two
years, founded, and is at this time one
of the editors of the Rural Home. Mr..
Barnes married a niece of Maj. Cren-
shaw's of this county. The Clerk of
the Wake Superior Court, Mr. Thomp-
son, is a cousin of Mr.. Barnes wife.
The new Secretary is a man of intelli-
gence and character; an enlightened
and enthusiastic Allianceman. We
heartily welcome him to his new posi-
ton, and shall expect some good work
under Encouragement of the Secretary
ship of the North Carolina Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
H FIGHT is ON.

The members of the Farmers ALI
ance may make up their minds that
everything that can be done will be
done to disintegrate our order. And
we need not fatter ourselves that this
work of disintegratiOn will be delayed
until the beginning of the campaign of
1892. There is reason to think that the
work Of destruction has been already
begun. We have heard that a prOmi-
nent man in this State has said that
the railroads of the State employ
twenty thousand voters, whose action
at. the polls they can control, and that
these twenty thousand men shall be
made to vote for any negro before they
shall be allowed to vote for any man
who voted for a Railroad Commission
bill. Let us make some little estimate
against us in this contest. The Repub-
lican party will do all it can to destroy
the Alliance, because that party knows
that if the Alliance gets control of pub
lie affairs there will be an end of their
policy of financial oppression. The
Democratic party will do all in it's
power to discourage the Alliance be-
cause that party knows that to turn
the country over to the Alliance means
the permanent retirement of their
bosses from the management of ma
tional and State affairs. The manu-
facturers will fight the Alliance to the
death because they know that ALI
ance success is the end of their
schemes for the robbing Of the country
in the name Of protection. The rail
roads will resist the Alliance with all
their enormous power, because they
know that the success of the Alliance
the controlling of the railroads
in the interests Of the people. The
telegraph monopolies will fight the
Alliance, because they know that order
is committed to a postal telegraph sys-
tenn. The banks and brokers will
fight the Alliance, because they know
the Alliance has declared against their
plans of oppression and robbery.
These r the main forces that are
even nov arranging themselves against
the Alliance. It must be confessed
that the outlook is not as roseate with
hope as it might be. But then the
Alliance has the right on it's side in
the conflict, and it cannot fail. In
setting the Republican and Democratic
parties in the hosts that are to be ar
rayed against the Alliance, we do not
mean to include the rank and file of
those parties-Only the organizations
of them. We are sure that the princi-
pies of the Alliance are democratico-
republican in the broadcast and truest
sense. We mean to say that our CON
tention for equal rights for all, and
privileges for none, embodies
that is good in the principles of
both these old parties. And we are
glad to know that thousands upon
thousands of both Democrats and Re
p%ublicans have joined us and are stand
ing with us in this conflict. But let
us remember that our foes are numer-
GUS and powerful, and will do all they
can to defeat our movement. We in
vite to our ranks all classes of men
who are willing to endorse ourprinci-
pies and work to embody them in just
and fair public administrations.
Send as tao neW subscribers and get
copy Of the ALLIANCE GRAND MARCH,
Prof. j. G. MeGrs. It is beautiful.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

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1Ue oCiU send yOu the Alliance Grand
March, by Prof. Mears.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

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by Prof. j. G. MeGrs. 1t is beautiful.
Be sure and get 1T.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-31
RALEIGH, N G., MARCH 81, 1891.

This paper entered as SecOnd-clGss matter at the
Post Office in RGLetqh, ~. c.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
SOUND VERSUS SENSE.
How a Child's Mispronunciations
Color Many of His ideas.

now a OnllQ7S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Color Many of His Ideas.
II was calling the other day. says
phAosophic woman, con lady
whose 7-year-old son prefers his
books to his baseball, and finds the
joys of his new safety bicycle less than
the joys OF a new book OF fairy tales.
'Master Charley lay face downward
on the wide window seat deep in the
mysteries of the ARABIAN Nights,
when without looking up, and uncon-
sclous of the fact that we were talking,
ne broke in upon our conversation
with, Mamma, how much is q squeen?'
For moment mamma was puZ-
zled; then it dawned upon her that
'sequin' was the word called ssqueen'
by Master Charley. -. - +.
After he had discovered by consult
ing Webster that a sequln in Venice is
worth $3.50 and in Turkey $l.S5, the
talk fell upon the curious impressions
often left upon a child's mind by his
mlspronunciation of word I re-
member quite well reading the
account of a shipwreck where the mar
rator said: My very vitals were fro
zen with terror This 1 pronounced
as if spelled 'vittals, while the signifi-
cation to my mind was as if the
word had been 'victuals,' and I could
not comprehend how terror could
freeze food.
"Long years ago, when my little
brother and | were saving all our pen
MES to buy the New York Ledger,
which we did quite surreptitiously
with the connivance and financial aid
OF the nurse, we eagerly devoured the
fascinating tale of Carmel the Scout
discussing the while the amusing pc
culiarities of a certain character
named Peleg whom, with childish art
lessness, we called Pelge' have for
gotten every detail Of that marvel
Vicious story except this wonderful
name.
''Hotel I called hotel asking mother
what hotel was. Supposing from
my separation of the syllables that
the word was 'hovel' she replied that
1T was a poor miserable hut, and I
read all through the story trying to
reconcile the elegant description OF my
hotel with my idea OF a Door, mis-
cradle hut.
'"The little girl has been celebrated
in song and story who after hearing
the ministers read; For in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth, the
sea and all that in them is asked her
mother What is miz?' and as she
happened to be little girl of my &C
quaintance can vouch for the truth
of the story"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
The Pastors First Call.

A lady living.on Remsen avenue, New
Brunswick, owns a parrot. A new
pastor has recently been established
over the lady's church, and few days
ago he went to make his first pastoral
visit. The front door was open, but
the Venetian blind door was closed, and
Poll was in the ge.just behind it. AS
the pastor reached the electric button
Poll said in a remonstrant tone:
go away, please
'But [ wish to see the lady OF the
house."
go away, please. We haven't
cold bite in the house."
You are mistaken. am not a tramp.
1 wish to see the lady of the house on
business"
go 'way!'' screamed poll, wrath
fully. go way, you dirty tramp. I'll
call the police. Police! police!'
This was too much for the modest
minister, and in very considerable
wonderment he abandoned his call
New York World.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
Sharp Sparrows.

The lazy little English sparrows
have discovered a new method Of
obtaining food without hustling for
it, and every morning they noisily
put the idea into execution, being
observed by many persons. When
the electric lights are turned off at
daybreak the sparrows chatter around
she globes until they are cooled.
Then the. bothersome scavengers slide
down into the globes by way of the
carbons, and eat the unfortunate
insects attracted by the bright
glare during the night. Ufually
the sparrows get a good breakfast OF
fat flies and bugs, and often as many
as a half-dozen birds Chamber into
one globe.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
AN ESSAY ON FLIES.
Some OF the characteristics of the Insert
Which Dedes Man.

Some Of the characteristics of the Insert
Which Defies Man.
The fly has some advantage over q
man. For instance, he has a pair of
double compound eyes, and with them
he can see in any direction or in all
directions at once without for an in
slant turning his head. KUN.
These eyes have 1000 faces, and all
OF them have direct communication
with the brain, so that if man eomar
along on one side of him and a lump
OF sugar on the other, he will be able
to watch both of them and stay for the
sugar SO long as it is safe on account
of the man. "
When he sees he can get one and
dodge the other, that is exactly what
he does, and he does not have to twist
his neck in two trying to keep track of
the opposite object.
The fly is particular about the air he
breathes. He hasn't a very big mouth,
and his lungs are small in proportion
to his body, but he is particular what
he puts into them.
Good green tea, such as the best of
the grocers sell for 81, stepped pretty
strong and well sweetened, will kill as
many flies as drink of it. And they
will drink of it as readily as a .'coon''
will play craps. It is estimated that
pound of tea and two pounds of sugar
will rid a room of flies within ten DAYS
that is, a small room.
Flies are voracious eaters. They do
not care so much what they eat as
when they eat it. They are particular
about regular meals. They do not eat
long at a time nor much at a time, but
they eat often.
Careful observers, says the Chicago
Herald, have stated that common
house fly will eat 1920 square meals
in twelve hours. One female fly will
produce 10000 young ones insa single
day, and they will develop so rapidly
as to increase two hundred-fold in
weight in twenty-four hours.
Scientists have never been able to
tell how a fly walks on the ceiling; or,
rather, they have never been able to
agree about it. All of them have told,
but no two are alike in their explana-
ton. Some say the fly has an air.
pump in each of its numerous feet, and
that he walks up there by creating a
vacuum in his instep and allowing the
pressure of the air to sustain him.
Others think he carries a minute
bottle of mucilage around with him
and lubricates his hoofs with it, so
that he can stay as long as he wants to
on any surface no matter what the at
traction of gravity may have to say
about it. Between these two schools
OF thought you may take your choice.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
UnpardOnable.

Hell cannot hold you to your
promise of marriage until 1 have first
confessed three terrible tragedies
which have saddened my life.
She with emotion)-Go on.
The first occurred at summer re-
sort. l took a girl out in a boat, we
got caught in whirl pool, the boat
upset, and in spite Of my exertions to
save her, she was drowned"
''You were not to blame for that. Do
not worry about it longer"
The second occurred in the winter.
was out skating with a young lady,
when she suddenly disappeared through
an airhole, and in an instant was be-
yond human aid"
THAT certainly was not your fault.
[ will marry you of course
The third also happened in the
winter. l took a girl out slelghing
and she froze to death.'' -
..BegOne!"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
An English Shopman's SwindIe.


There are tricks in all trades. Here
is a trick that is played every day
during the season on Americans in
London. It nearly always works,
simple as it is. A gentleman from
Rochester, N. Y, who is we'll known
in that city, bought a pair OF gloves
on Oxford street the other day, gave
the man a sovereign, and took-as
Americans very generally do-his
change without counting it, shoveling
it off the counter into his pockets
He was walking down Oxford street
when a breathless person overlook
him and tapped him on the shoulder.
II beg your pardon, sir, but Pm
very, sorry we gave you a shilling toe
much change"
"Did you?" said the American, pull
ing out a handful of change from his
pocket and looking at it hopelessly.
eyes, sir, Pm very sorry, sir, but
you see, sir, it will be taken out OF my
wages and I don't get any too much.
We don't in this country, sir. Won't
you Coille DUCK, slf, anu LII explain
how it happened?" ..... "
"Oh, it's all right" said the Roches-
ter man, and he handed the fellow a
shilling.
"Would you like to 60 back and see
if it's all right?" said the salesman
ooh, not at all" H..
II am very much obliged to you.
sir, said the clerk, bringing his fore.
finger up to his bare head
That shilling and many others like
it went into the clerks pocket
Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
Needed WEAPONS.

Dinwiddie-Get me my two revolv
ers, dear.
Mrs. Dinwiddie-What do you want
them for, love?
"And sharpen the carving knife for
me-"
''What on earth do you mean?'
"And trot out my sword cane"
80, tell me what is the matter''
":Nothing, love. I'm only going to a
picnic at McKee's Rocks. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
Poor and Proud.

Philanthropist Crying to work the
editor)-For the past two days IAave
been collecting contributions from th Q
charitable for a poor but refined
gentleman who is too proud to ask aid,
and yet will ,starve if he does not re-
ceive it. My efforts have been quite
successful, and now -s-
The Editor (briskly)-HK I did
not know l had SO many friends.
Where have you stored the plumber?
just as soon as I can borrow horse
and wagon, I'll drive around and get
IL Is