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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12
THE THIRD PARTY.
SANDY RIDGE, n. c., April 8, g

SANDY RIDGE, N. u, APR ), VI.
If the editor p~leases, while the
brethren are expressing their opinions
on various subjects in his most valu-
| able paper, I would feel honored by
being permitted to exchange a few
ideas with the brethren in regard to
the third party. 1 am proud to say I
think the brethren in this section are
solid i'll that direction.
Brethren, the time is drawing near
when the toilers in this beloved and
grand old Union must decide whom
they wnEeerve, or in other words, will
we permit either the Democrat or Re
publican party, with all their corrup-
ton and robbery, to come between us
and the liberty that was handed down
to us by such patriots as Washington
and Jefferson.
Brethren, what is the cause of all
this oppression, if State and Ma
tional legislations m not run largely
in behalf of money sharks, mOnOpO-
lists, syndicates aud rings of every con
ceivable character that defraud the
man of toll out of his just reward. 1t
is the representatives of both these old
parties who belong to these wicked
combinations or are in direct sym
pathy with them, or who sell them
selves to the money power. Whether
Democrat or Republican money sharks,
there is no difference that L can see,
both legislate for themselves and for
each other against the great laboring
masses, and it is impossible to get any
thing good or sound out of anything as
corrupt as these two old parties. So
it is very important that we have the
third party, as the bosses in each old
party have ignored our demands and
even our cries for mercy. It is plain
that the future prosperity of our great
nation depends on the movements of
the laboring party, and the question
now Is which shall rule, mon " or
labor2 If we submit to the rule Of the
money sharks we will soon be in greater
poverty and ruin than we are now,
while on the other hand if the labor
ers prevail, peace and prosperity will
be our reward.
/ think the time has come that sec
tionalism is past and the brethren in
the North and South, East and West
are coming together in that spirit of
fraternal love and justice that, 1 be-
lieve, the Lord will bless; and when
the laboring men have united them
selves in one common brotherhood
throughout the Union, we will show
the 8hyIarks what we can do for them
in '92T for if labor is united we will
stand, divided we will fall.
I would be glad to hear from any of
the brethren on this subject, through
our organ, and hope we may keep the
good work going on, and that the Lord
will bless us and our labors, and the
editor of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
~Fraternally yours,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12
THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
lima. Address, 344 D. St., N. W.,
Washington, D. O..
Vice President-B. H. Clover, Cam
bridge, Kansas.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. II. Turner,
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
ST., n. w, Washington, D. @.
Lecturer. Fl. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
G. w. Macune, Washington, D. @.
Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
kOta. 4
J. F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
&c. Patty, Macon, Miss.
Isaac %Cracken, Ozone, Ark.
a. E. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
izations with L. L. Polk Er-o6iclO
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANCE

NORTH CAROLINA farmers STATE ALI
ANCE.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
n. @.
ice-President-A. H. Hayes, Bird
town, n. @.
secretary-W. S. Barnes, Raleigh
N. @.
Treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N. @.
Lecturer-Thos. B. Long, Asheville,
N. G..
Assistant LECTURER. B. Hunter,
Huntersville, n. G.
Chaplain-S. j. Feach, Warsaw,
Door-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
Fayetteville, N. Q.
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. @.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, n. @.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
S. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Chairman: J. NJ. MewbOrne, KinstOn,
N. O.. J. S. Johnston, Ruftin, n. G..
STATE ALLIANCELEGISLATIV COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, n. c.; n. c..
English, Trinity College; j.. J. Young,
Polenta; H. A. Forney, Newton, N. {.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12
DAIRY BREEDS.

Professor Brown, of Guelph, Ontario,
publishes the following as the results
of his experiments with the different
| dairy breeds. The Holsteins are not Oh
his list, but with dairymen generally,
they are becoming great favorites on
account of their milking qualities. The
Shorthorn, with an average weight Of
1870 pounds, yielded $40 worth of
milk, from which the cream would
have amounted to- only 81. The cream
made butter to the value of 1922, or $50
werth/of cheese could have been made
from the milk. This breed averaged
to give milk 40 days in the season.
The Shorthorn grades proved better,
as they gave milk 22O days in the sea
son to the value of $50, but the cream
was worth only $40, and would make
$18 worth of butter, but the milk
yielded $42 worth of cheese. These
animals average to weigh 1 ,45O pounds
each.
Herefords weighing 1,3t0 pounds
each gave milk for $50 day. TO the value
of $17, but the cream would have sold
for only 1925, and the butter would
have been worth only 81, while there
was $26 worth of cheese.
Here also grades proved more profit
able though smaller. They averaged
to weigh 1,10O pounds; gave milk for
200 days, to the value of $27, which
had only 81. so worth of cream in it.
The butter product was worth $18. and
the cheese 500.
DevOns or an average weight of 1.O5e
pounds gave milk 200 days. The value
of milk was $21; of cream $1I.25, but
they would make $40 worth Of butter
or $45 worth of cheese.
Ayrshires weighed 1000 pounds
each, gave milk 210= days, worth $50.
The cream vas worth $21, and it would
make s35 worth of butter, while the
cheese from the milk would be worth
$58.
Ayrshire grades weighed 1,O3O pounds
and gave milk 22O days, but the value
OF the milk was only 1913, and of the
cream only 81. Amount of butter or
cheese not tested.
The Jerseys weighed 74O per head,
gave milk 200 days, which is valued at
$40, while the cream on it would be
worth $57, and according to a few
tests made in which 100 pounds Of
cream would make Al pounds Of butter.
the butter would amount to S88 with
out any allowance for extra quality Of
butter.
Here we find that the Ayrshire gave
the greatest value in milk and Geese.
the grade Shorthorns next. The milk
from the Ayrshire was worth twice as
much as that from the JERSEYS. count.
ing the same price per quart, while the
cream from the Jerseys was worth
almost three times as much as that
from the Ayrshire and the butter two
and a half times as much. The butter
from the Jerseys was worth four times
as much as that from the ShorthOrns,
and eight times as much as that from
the Herefords. The amoHn of food
eaten was not kept account of.-Mary-
land Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12

that almost bound at the bidding of a
few.
I drop these few lines as a hint to the
farmers and laborers.
Please find enclosed 81 for The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER from February, 81,
to February, '92. Space forbids any
more at this time. PLOW Boy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-05-12

A new Swedish glass is claimed to
have important advantages for micro
scope and other fine lenses, giving
greatly decreased power. The chief
improvement over other fine glass con
slsts IN the addition of phosphorus and
chlorine, which impart absolute trans
parency, great hardness, d'suscepti-
bllity of the finest polish.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
"UNEARNED INCREMENT"

In support of his single tax theory,
which has for its ultimate object the ex-
tinction of private ownership of land,
Henry George holds that the increased
value of vacant ard unused land, result
ing from the settlement and improvement
of surrounding or neighboring lands. is an
'unearned increment" so far as the owner
or possessor is concerned, to the advantage
of which not he but the state or the COM
munity is entitled.
So long as the advocacy Ct this theory
was confined TO Mr.. George and his follow
ers il was more amusing than threaten
ing. But latterly-notably in Massachu-
sets and Connecticut-it has been incor.
porated into reports of semi-official char
ac;er by commissions appointed TO con-
slider a revision of the taxing system Of
those states. and also by independent as
sociations, comprising some men of high
national repute as political economists
and statisticians.
These reports pretty uniformly have
| dwelt on the extent to which, glarinsly
and increasingly. personal property has
escaped taxation; on the fact that real
estate is more easily and certainly dis.
coverable and taxable, and have supple
mented these by the unearned increment
theory, in support of recommendations
that the taxation of property for state and
municipal purposes be exclusively or
mainly confined 20 real estate values.
The first reason for the suggested change
| is puerile. Ii amounts 20 a recommends
| ton that because just rule, aiming at the
equal taxation of all property, is evaded
or but partially enforced as 10 one
description of property, therefore this
| particular kind of property shall be
wholly exempted, In other words, eva
sion, tax-dodging, avoidance of just con-
tribution to the support of government by
that description of property which most
requires government protection, all capped
| by perjury or falSiacation, are to be re-
warded by exemption. and by 50 much the
already unequal burden on another
! description of property must be increased.
The unearned increment theory Is no
more defensihle. That is, Mr.. Georges
phrase cannot be adopted without accept
anee of his conclusion, There is no other
logical sequence in this connection. If
the owner IS not fairly entitled 60 the in
crement Of his land. il can only be because
his ownership is unlawful or dishonest.
1t can only be because it is not his prop
erty and subject 10 the same rules as apply
70 other classes Of property.
II will not he denied that If man pro-
daces or purchases a hushei of wheat be
has the right to consume il. or 10 sell il
presently, or TO hold it for rise. Nor
will IL be questioned that If he shall pur-
sue the latter course he viii DO fairly en-.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
THE PROGRESS OF WOMAN.

The New York Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution has been kept
in hot water continuously of late. The
latest unpleassntness occurred as nearly
as can be found out in this way. One of
the daughters wished TO have the entire
body parade by formally marching to the
tomb of the Martyrs. The project was
headed off and the next feature in the
campaign was the broadeasting of anony-
nous postal cards announcing that the
president, or regent as she is called, had
been requested TO resign. This served TO
keep the Regency barometer at storm
altitude for time; meanwhile the contest
went on without special feature until the
president was actually called "a Brook
lynite;;" and il was openly said that she
was not representative New Yorker. This
was too much. and Madame the Regent
sent her resignation to the organizations
headquarters at Washington. The
Regency had evidently had safety of
hostilities by this time, for the next move
which has been made public was a special
ly called meeting of the Committee Of
Safety" at which it was resolved that that
committee absolutely refused TO accept the
resignation. The resolution fairly bristled
with constitutional references applying TO
the case, so that when it was presented to
the Regent backed up by the persuasion of
several of the more influential, she could
not choose but reconsider her resigna-
ton and recall it. The Chapter then held
a love-feast over the healing of the schism
and now all goes smoothly in the Regency.
There is surviving tinge of femininity
in these proceedings; but the story shows
that if the evolutionary process be allowed
to go on for time that woman might con-
duct ward primary with perfect success.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
The News From Aberdeen,

ABERDEEN, June 1s-TSpecial, A court.
martial convened here today to try Lieu.
tenant d. E. Dunbar, of Company 4,
Washington National Guard. for insubor.
dination and neglect of duty. Lieutenant
Dunbar will make q defense. and il is
quite likely viii be successful in il. The
officers of the court are: Marshal. <.
Smell, brigsdier staff; president. Major +.
A. Gaus, First regiment; Lieutenant F.
NJ. Howell, Company c; Lieutenant ]. II.
Barry, Troop B; Lieutenant H. e. STAT
ford, Company G.; W. E. Cromwell. H. d.
G., Judge advocate. 1t is hoped that the
trial will result in the general good of the
company. local paper has said tina,
1t will probably be fiasco, but Colonel
Smell assures your correspondent that the
case will be tried on its merits and that
the difficulties that have beset Company K
Will De cleared up if possible.
Great preparations are being made for
the Fourth of July celebration and the
town will do itself proud on that occasion.
Senator c. E. Clsypool, of Tacoms. will
deliver the address, and Representative
NJ. z. Goodell, of Montesanc, will speak
on the early days and progress of che
halls county. Half rates nave been granted
by steamers and the railroads from all
points
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19

Is use can be made oft. The same Is true
of labor. In either case. under natural
laws, the way to energize that value Is to
sell the land or the labor, or TO make the one
or the other productive. .Ifan artificial Law
IL to be substituted it must follow the rule Of
the natural Law and operate equally and
uniformly in all directions. The govern
ment function that is invoked can only be
exercised to promote the general welfare
not to favor one and Cypress another or
many.
This is what the Senator'S scheme would
have to come TO If applied in behalf OF
land and the land owners. Labor, manu-
featuring plants, mines and all forms OF
property and industry mus; come in for
their share. But then, as this is "a gov
erment of the people" If the peo-
pie through ther government are go
ing 70 manufacture money for them
selves representative of all things OF val
ne, or that may be made valuable, which
they possess, how foolish 10 charge them
selves interest for it even at so low rate
as two per cent!
1t must admitted that il the land owners,
instead of asking the government 20 issue
money representing the value OF their
land, were authorized 10 manufacture and
issue the money themselves, 1t would be
idiotic to require that they should pay in
terest for issuing it and passing 1t upon
their credulous neighbors-
Moreover, If the country is to be charged
with unlimited energy by indefinite multi
pllcation of measures of its property
values; if such viii be the effect OF thus
multiplying those measures, why not
carry the idea TO its ultimate, and make
the country one great mass of nothing but
energy, by a similar multiplication of
measures of weight, extension and capa-
city, and make bushel and gallon meas
ures, yard sticks, pound weights and
patent scales as plentiful as money would
be If the Senator'S scheme were put into
execution?
But the complete answer TO that scheme
is that an honorable land owner, whose
word is as good as his bond, viii find no
difficulty in energizing his land, in fair
proportion to its value. to the full extent
that money viii accomplish that result, by
simple promise to pay. without calling
upon the government 10 assist him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
CRIME ENCOURAGED.

The qualification of the Howard Associ-
alton" for 1891, just published, makes q
serious arraignment of the penal system
not generally throughout the country
comparisons being made between Euro
pean penal legislation and ours, not at all
complimentary TO the latter.
They find that notwithstanding the fact
that our prisons are less characterized
than are British jails by military official
ism, excessive secrecy and the undue ex-
clusion of judicious civilian visitation,
nevertheless American criminality is so
aIarmingly increasing that whereas In 1850
there were in this country only 30 pris-
oners 20 every million of population. the
proportion had risen 10 s53 in 1870, TO I,l6o
in 1850. and in 1890 there were 10000 more
convicts than in 1SS0.
In large measure the report attributes
this alarming increase Of crime to the fact
that sathe whole class of criminals and va
grants in America are treated with leni-
ency cruel 10 the honest community, mas
much a. this course tends to remove the
dread Of evil and to withhold the stimu-
lus 10 labor" European experience is
quoted as proving that it is dangerous to
render crime attractive by rewarding its
perpetrators with privileges not attainable
by multitudes of honest toilers.
That such Is the case in this country is
shown by numerous citations, the spost of
honor" being accorded TO the Folsom
state prison in California. There, the re.
port says, the convicts are not even obliged
to work. If they choose TO remain idle
and to lounge about in gangs they may do
so. and still have every day a meat diet
with coffee and vegetahles-'.far better
than myriads of honest toilers outside"
II, at this crime-encouraging institution,
they volunteer" to work, they are re-
warded with soups, syrups, tea and cake,
and meat surpers. "This," says the re-
port. ''is not only unfair to the taxpayers.
but offers strong temptations to the honest
poor by offering inducements to qualify
for convict life" Indeterminate ser
fences, as practiced in many parts of
Europe, are recommended as a most helm
full means of reformation. These permit
reasonable deductions for good work and
good behavior, and corresponding adj
ditions for the reverse.
We have had nothing of this system but
an abuse of it, crediting OF incorrigibles
equally with first offenders and the re-
pentant. and sometimes a preference for the
coming confirmed criminal over the
supplemented and straightforward who
with fair treatment might be easily re-
claimed. The associations report should
be generally read and digested by students
OF penology and those aspiring to legisla-
tive honors with a view to usefulness.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
THE STATE PRESS.

Ansccrtes Progress. ssThe city council and
mayor cannot be too careful in guarding the
interests of the city, and watching out for jobs
and iohbers- At this time, az the beginning of
the csty's foundation, more thought and caution
are needed than later IN the history of its
growth AL corporations seeking natural
monopoiies. such as for water supply. gas
and electric light systems. cable aud electric
roads, should Be restricted by legal require
E1enta."
CentraIia Mesa: "Nearly every intelligent,
unbiased man readily admits thar . system Of
good roads would more readily aid In develop
ing the country than anything else. They all
also admit that Western Washington most needs
is more farmers We will never get the farmers
till we ses the roads. It 10 simply useless
10 expect anything from the present district
system"
Fssrhsven Herald: "one OF thu crying needs
of every town and city il an asylum In which 70
incarcersfe those irresolute persons who never
know whether 20 pass q teller 90 the starboard
aide OF to the iarbosrd. but chasing right, then
leit- then right again
Osyapa1s: aAs growing season, the present
month of June beats the record, If that means
anything. This kind OF q record on the Sound
il always world heater"
Olgapiaa. "John L Wilson says the height OF
his ambition il TO Be governor OF Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19

New York is trying the experiment of
opening the Metropolitan Art Gallery on
Sunday and with gratifying success. The
movement was not handicapped by be-
ing heralded as the extension of charity to
the poor, and the result has been that
from eight to fourteen thousand persons.
mostly working people, visit the galleries
on Sunday. There has been the usual de-
murring on the part of the extreme Sab
batarians, but the department of the
visitors has been so good, and their eniov-
ment of the privilege so noticeable, that
there is no reason to doubt the entire sue
cess of the experiment. The enjoyment
which comes from the contemplation of
the beautiful in art is akin TO the enioy-
ment of nature-one of the most rein ing
of infuences-so that the propriety of
throwing open the galleries TO those who
have no opportunity TO visit them during
the week is apparent. In Boston the Art
Museum has been open on Sundays for
some years, and with similar good results.
One of the noticeable features of the Sun.
day attendance is the large number of
those whose appearance betrays the fact
that they are recent accessions TO our pop
ulation from abroad.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-19
KILLED BY IMAGINATION.

The familiar claim that Imagination has
the power TO kill persons of highly sensi-
tive nervous organization, was never more
strikingly verified than by series of cases
recently reported from Muscotah, Kansas.
In that town resided family named
Vandever, all of whom were victims of
excessively nervous temperaments. One
of this family, highly nervous
boy, had q tooth drawn, and incl
dent to the necessity for the operation,
and in frightened anticipation of it, his
nerves were excited TO their highest ten
sion. Under such conditions, as every
physician knows, this or any surgical
operation is attended with danger. In
this case the boy suffered frightful contor-
tons and commissions, and finally died,
To the scientific ere and mind the case
was a clear one. His death was due TO his
high-strung nerves. But his nervous con-
tortions resembled those incident to hydro
phohia, and served as reminder that nine
years previously calf belonging to the
family had been bitten by mad dog, and
had subsequently sucked COW whose
milk the family used.
OF course there was no proper connection
between the two facts. Even if, which is
quite unlikely and hardly possible, the
cows milk contained faint of hydropho-
bia virus, that being strictly aputrefactive
poison, can only have injurious effect by
direct contact with the blood, and is devoid
of virulence when taken internally.
But his father, mother and the rest of
the family. seven in all, who were as
nervous as he, having observed that his
commissions were similar to those of the
calf, came TO the conclusion that the two
events were related, and as they also had
partaken of the milk they decided that
they also must die of hydrophobia. And
one after the other the whole family died,
each death confirming those who survived,
and each in succession exhibiting more
pronounced manifestations of hydropho-
bia than the preceding.
He must indeed be confirmed skeptic
who viii require further proof that with
some organizations at least imagination
has power to kill. And It is equally
potent to make nervous people, under GER
tain conditions of excitement, see, hear.
taste, smell and feel things that are non
existent.