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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

Sidney Dillon. But this was not all &C.
the transaction; this little trick Of
Gould and his friends caused such u
stringency in the money market that
howl went up from the bosses of Waf
street that reached the TrcasIHI,
Department in Washington, and tTSa
secretary was SO affected by it that Le
at once went to Wall street in person
and upon the request of the represent
tatives of the national banks, he pafd
them over $21, 900, 600 of interest unoT
their bonds, So as the matter now
stands the United States is not com.
PEELED to pay one cent of interest unon.
their bonded debt until July, 1922
neither is this advanced interest ever
figured into the Secretary Of the Treas.
uTy's monthly statement, There never
has yet beena secretary Of the Treasury
that ever left his office to go to The
plains of the West to relieve the CRY If
distress of the m~Ortgaged farmer Of the
West. The National Citizens AHjo.~a.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

very intelligent and satisfactory &C
count of the operations Of the Alliance
peanut factories, and suggested plans
for the successful prosecution OF this
most important work. The very large
crop of last year has made it difficult
to control the markets in the interest
of the producer; yet, when intelligent
management has ensued, a fair meas
ure of success (as compared with the
older established f]actOrieS) has been
demonstrated.
W. earnestly request all Sub ALI
ances that have ever been represented
in the Peanut Union to send delegates
to the next meeting, to be held in Sui
folk, Va, September goth. We have
reason to expect very cheering reports
at the next meeting, and a very tar
prospect of success in marketing the
coming crop. United and systematic
efforts will secure for us most prOmlS-
ing results.
The following resolution was received
and adopted:
Re8OIred, That the minutes Of this
meeting be published in the Alliance
Farmer and RIrdL Me5seHger, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and TarbOrO Ad-
COcUte."
On motion, the Secretary q in
structed to subscribe for one copy each
Cf the papers above mentioned for the
benefit Of the Alliance Peanut Union.
After q very harmonious and sue
cessful session, the Alliance Peanut
Union of Virginia and North Carolina
adjourned to meet in Suffolk, Va.
September goth, 1891.
q THOMAS President.
r. s. BOYKIN, Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15
HOW WAS IT DONE.

About one year ago railroad stocks
were very high, when Jay Gould and
a few others formed a pool to bring
them down. Mr.. Gould went to sew
eral of the banks and told them that
he would like to borrow SIS, 600. 600.
The banks informed him that they had
no doubt but what he could furnish
ample security for the loan, but that
they did not have the money to let
him have it. He replied that he did
not want the money all that he asked
was that when he deposited the security
they should see that no other fellow
should get the money. They agreed
to this, but when the fellows who were
carrying railroad securities wanted
the loan Of money they were informed
hat the money market was so tight
that they were no doing any discount
ing. The plan worked like magic.
The fellows who borrow none upon
stocks compelled to throw them
on the market in order to realize upon
them. The result was that stocks took
a tumble and the list of leading securi-
ties shrunk over 81 O,OOO, 600 in less
than thirty days; among them was the
Union Pacific, which fell so low that
Gould was able to buy in enough of
the stock to turn out Of|the presidency
Charles Francis Adams and put in his
personal friend, who was in the pool,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

IS YOUR ALLIANCE ON THE DE
CLINE?

There should be no such thing as de
cline in Sub-Alliance. And If a true
Alliance spirit pcrvadeS the member
ship, there WiU be no decline in int rest,
in membership or in attendance upon
regular meetings. There is too much
of information and mutual benifit TO
be derived, if the Alliance standard
is held firmly and high, to admit of a
decline. And yet it IS not uncommon
to hear it said, My Alliance seems
to be on the back ground. We have
dropped some of our members; others
are irregular in their attendance
Something is radically is wrong when
this is the case, and it behOOveS true
men to set about to find out the evil
and correct it. Show me such an Al
lance, and | will show you one whose
members have made little or no effort
to help each other to build up the
order at large. Those who are full
handed andcan pay cash for what they
buy pull off from their poor brethren
and act independent of them. Their
patronage is cOurtcd by local mer-
chants, and they think, and sometimes
say, their money Is a good enough AL
lance for them. When it is proposed
to make a nOte to the bank, these cash
men decline to sign, whose names
would SeCure the money to run the Al
lance for cash, and the poorer mem
berS are left to shift for themselves and
to make the best arrangements they
can for supplies to make their crop;
they are driven to the necessity of
giving liens or mortgages ON their crops
and stock, which results in the mer-
chant taking about all that is made at
the end of the year.
Is it any wonder, then, that mem
bers become disheartened and grad
ually drop out of the Alliance ranks?
They see no Improvement in their CON
ditiOn. Thatbeautiful dream of broth
erly love and help vanishes. They
know they are honest; they are viii
ling to secure, by lien or mortgage,
their ADLER bretheren for all advances
made-and yet sympathy and aid is
withheld. OF course, there are some
noble exceptions. We have never yet
heard of a brother losing anything by
helping a poorer brother, either by
lOanlng him money or by going on his
note in bank, in order that he might
buy his supplies for cash. We were
informed a few days since by a brother,
that in his Sub-Alliance there were
five brothers, hard. working, honest
men, who had been for years purchas-
ing THEFT supplies under liens, paying
the usual enormous percents charged.
Last year it was agreed by some two
or three members to make a note in
bank for enough money to run these five
brothers for cash. They bought sup
plies through the Exchange. The re
suit was they paid the note before it
was due and came Out considerably
tried in every Sub. Alliance in the
State, and we will see no more falling
off but a general up building all along
the lines.-GreenUiLLe: s. c.. AdUe9-
tj8er.
A1rorci+v iC n flo +bo+ rr;Jo ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15
u. S. HALL AN ALLIANCE
TRAITOR.

Since Mr.. Hall has been ~eulozized by
the p]lutOcratic press both Democratic
and Republican 50 highly, and since he
is to be one Of chief speakers at the
Democratic Alliance convention here
this week, it is due our Alliance people
that they should know something about
him. In addition to what we said last
week we learn that Mr.. Hall while at
the Ocala meeting was made one of a
committee of twenty-siX to investigate
rumOrs concerning MeSSrS. MaCune,
Polk and Livingstone. After thorough
investigation twenty-five Of the COM
mittee reported in favor of clearing
the accused. They even proved a mega
tive with regard to the rumOr Hall
alone stood out aginst the twenty-five.
Then he stated that for the sake OF
harmony he would minority
report, But the conference requested
him to submit his report in writing.
When he did it, the report was so dis
gushing that the conference Kissed HIM
out of the house. He then promised
to act in harmony with the body, but
0 o violated his obligation and began
4 crusade against the demands. which
he still keeps up. In another place in
this issue we have given the Southern
MerCury'S estimate of this traitor.
And this is the man who comes to
Texas to teach the people who gave
birth to the Alliance. -LadUStriOi
Educator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15
PROFITS BY BONDHOLDER5
OFFICE ALLIANCE PUBLISHING Co..
239 North Capital Street,

- = 49,
239 North Capital Street,
Washington d. c., Au9. II, 1884,
Considerable discussion is just now
going on in regard to the profits made
by the bond Owners The figures usu-
ally given are based on assertions or
rather doubtful statistics. A careful
investigation disclOses about the fol-
lowing condition of facts: Senator
Beck, Of Kentucky, gave the matter
his careful attention, and in a speech
delivered in 1873 gave the following
as the profits made by the bond own
ers from 1862 to 1869, when the public
strengthening act was passed which
changed the contract and declared the
bonds payable in coin. The profits
consisted in purchasing bonds with
greenbacks and forcing payments in
gold. Every move made which poin-
ted toward specie payments lowered
the premium on gold and increased the
gold value of the bonds accordingly
The average cost Of the whole national
debt in gold was about fifty four cents
on the dollar, although Senator Beck
with his we'll known conservatism
placed it at a somewhat larger per
cent. His figures are given:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15
On account OF ) per cent

Total. ..,..............,.1, OI2, 536. 2o4
To this vast sum must be added
about $72, 900, 900 that the government
has paid out as premiums on bonds
purchased. There are yet about 5000.
000, 600 four per cent bonds unpaid
that are held at a premium of II per
cent. Should these bonds be pur
chased, and they doubtless will be, the
premium, even at this rate would
amount to $IO2, coo, 600, which would
give a sum total Of 81, 1876, $40, 204 as
the profits made by the bond owners,
While these vast profits were being
made by the bond owners the business
of the country was suffering, as the
following figures will show:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

1862, 33S 3.945.5q7,S 81.

The above table will not agree with
Bradstreet, because he does not include
failures for small amounts. We have
included all III the table given, and
have added a per cent for failures com
promised or settled. This CONSTITUTES
the sequel to the financial policy OF
the government for the past twenty
years. Do we not want a change.
AN EXAMPLE.
4 farmer in Michigan sold his farm
Of 100 acres in 1864 for 500 per acre
not an extravaganza price at that tine
and received $4,000. With this be
bought so, 900 of United States bonds
bearing 6 per cent interest in CON
These bonds furnished an income Of
$500 per annum, and left him free to
dispose of his own labor as he saw it,
Ills labor together with the income
from the bonds, supported his family
without adding to or taking from the
original amount received as proceeds
from the sale of the farm. In 1873 the
& per cent bonds were exchanged for
per cents due in 1907. At present rate'
500. How is it with the purchased
the farm {? For the first few years the
business Of farming paid him a profit
but since 1873 his profits have been
less. until a state of positive loss has
been reached. AS it now stands, he i
an old man; his best earnings gore,
His farm is less fertile, his building,
old and weather-beaten. He has 10
more stock than when he began, ana
the farm that cost him SO, 900 twenty
six years ago, upon which he has el
pended all the labor of the best year
of his life, cannot be sold for SLOW
But the money with which it was pur.
chased has increased in it's power owe,
values until it will now buy more tLa4
three just such farms. IS there H..
something beyond free trade or pr
tective tariff in this example
N. A. DUNNIN0
If your are bilious, take Beecham's Pills
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Adversely is a file that pride needs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

If your are bilious, take Beecham's Pits
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
The Mortgage.

He bought in 1865 farm Of stumps and ston es,
His name was God-Be Glorihed, shis surname i
| was Jones,
| scious pride,
Glorihed.
The mortgage had hungry NAV that swallowed
corn and wheat;
he toiled with patience night and day to let the
monster eat;
He slowly worked himself to death, and on the
calm hillside
They laid beyond the monsters reach, God-Be
Glorifed.
And the farm with It's encumbrances of mortgage.
stumps and stones,
1t fell to young Mi1chizedek Paul Adoniram Jones;
Milchizedek was likely youth. holy Cody man,
And he vowed to raise that mortgage like noble
Puritan.
And he went forth every morning TO the rugged
mountain side,
And he dug. as dug before him poor old God-Be
Gloriaed;
He raised pumpkins and potatoes down the mon
ster's throat to pour;
He gulped them down and smacked his jaws. and
calmly asked for more.
He worked until his back was bent, until his hair
was gray;
On the hillside through snowdrift they dug his
grave one day
His arst born son, Eliphet. had no time to weep
and brood,
For the monster by his doorstep growled forever
for his food.
He fed him on his garden truck. he stuffed his ribs
with hay,
And he fed him eggs and butter, but he would not
go away;
And Elphalet he staggered with the burden, and
then died,
And slept with old Milchizedek and God-Be
Glorifed.
Then the farm it fell. to Thomas. and from Thomas
fell to John,
Then from John to Eleazur, but the mortgage still
Then it fell to Ralph and Peter. Eli Absalom, and
Paul;
Down through all the generations, but the mort
gage killed them all.
About score Of years ago the farm came down
to Jim,
And Jim called in the mortgage and gave the farm
to him.
There's no human heart SO empty that it has no
ray of hope,
50 Jim gave up the ancient farm and went to
making soap.
He grew afty-millionaire. bloated. pampered
natufe.
He owned ten railroads, twenty mines, and the
whole State Legislature;
And thousands did his gruff commands. and lived
upon his bounty;
And he came home. bought back the farm, and
the entire county.
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Another Old Citizen Gone.

Samuel Haines died on Wednes-
day night last at IL o'clk., aged 81
years and months. He is the last
of his generation of that name in the
neighborhood, and lived all his long
life within call of the place of his
death. He was remarkably well
read man, and had very retentive
memory. He had fund of infor.
nation covering period back to the
days of the revolution. He left two
sons, Jefferson Haines, with whom
be lived for the last few years; and
E. Henry Haines of Fulton Town.
ship, Lancaster Co., Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
Prohibition Party Meetings.

The following notice of meetings
is sent in from headquarters:
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Prohibition Party was
held at Elkton on the l4th, at which
it was announced that Levin S. Mel
son, of Worcester Co, would give a
week of the campaign to Cecil, and
appointments were made for him be
ginning at Warwick on the 21st,
Cecilton 22nd. Rock Academy 23rd,
North East Oath, and Rising Sun the
Goth, and it was left with members
to make local arrangements. Nelson
is the candidate for Clerk of Court of
Appeals. man of business, not a
lawyer or professional speaker, but
one who knows how to talk. Rev.
T. A. II. O'Brien, of the NJ. E.
Church. will accompany him to these
meetings, and Rev. j. A. B. Wilson
and some others will take hand in
them. Other meetings will be
announced later. These are all even.
ing meetings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
THE SALOON.

Elkton's weekly drunk list to which
we can add one poor victim at the
Sun (no doubt there we're many more,
who stumbled into the printing office
He professed to be printer, knew all
about it etc. The poor fellow was full
of talk but could say nothing. His
senses were completely gone. An
other man on Tuesday drunk as
Bacchus, who wasn't printer, but
full of fight.
Friday.-In the afternoon three
wives on the street hunting their
drunken husbands. at night two
women from Wilmington on spree
in saloon, one of them knocks q
maa down. Later, the sheriff sum
moned to defend q private house
from forcible eptry by them.
Saturday.-1fhe same two women
drunk on the street, and sent out of
town on an early train.
Sunday.-A man drunk and Keeling
on. East High street.
Monday.-In the afternoon, q
white woman drunk and down on the
street. Taken to Jail, and afterwards
fined with costs So. At night, row
IN bar room. Later, five men down
at same time on the pavement. At
midnight man dead drunk hauled
home on top of load of manure.
Tuesday.-A number of drunken
men on the streets, but no open
breach of the peace.
Wednesday AT night man dead
drunk on the street. taken home by
his friends.
Cecilton.-A correspondent writes
Us to say that there was more. public
disorder, and greater number of
drunken men on the streets on Satur.
day last than at any one time for
thirty seven years past.
About eleven o'clock in front of
store on the Main street, a number of
colored drunken men congregated,
and rendered night hideous by their
brawls, oaths. and threats Of fight.
At midnight, a party of young
white men under the influence of the
"ardent'' stopped at an eating saloon
kept by a colored woman. The
mingled swearing of whites and
blacks was something not recently
heard in the town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
Some Startling Facts.

The official returns from boards of
health show that nearly three-fourths
of all deaths are from consumption.
When we think over this fact it is
really awful, though every case started
with simple cough or cold. Realize
how important it is to check this terrible
malady which can be done by using
pan-tina cough and consumption cure.
Price 25 and so cents. Trial bottles
free at E. T. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
Now Try This.

1t will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if you have cough,
cold, or any trouble with throat, chest
or lungs. nr. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and cold is
guaranteed to give reliet. or money will
be paid back. Sufferers from la grippe
and it Just the thing and under its use
had speedy and perfect recovery. Try
sample bottle at our expense aud learn
for yourself just how good thing it is
Trial bottles free at i. r. Kinks drug
store, Large siae SOC, and 81 90.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
The Alliance National Head
quarters.


We had most pleasant visit few
days ago to the national headquarters
of the Formers Alliance at the Capital.
Their ranch" is located at 239 Capital
street within short distance of the
great dome under which so much con-
gressional eloquence is expended and
SO much whiskey killed during the
sessions in preparing members to per-
form the herculean task of how not to
do it, and to brace up their nerves and
fit them for taking bank bills from the
lobby. They are generally opposed to
silver and other hard cash as circulat-
ing medium. The chunk" in chang
ing hands makes a disagreeable noise.
Well, we were directed by a polite
gentleman whom we accosted on the
corner to yellow fronted, unassuming
building of the ramshakle order, which
he pointed out as the rendezvous of
the cranks and calamity howlers. We
stumbled up two or three flights of
narrow dingy stairs and opened door
which admitted to one of the sanctu ms,
we were told by passing employe and
the first to accost US was N. A. Cumming
who was introduced to you all at Wood.
lawn farmers meeting last month. And
there also was Mr.. Gray, Turner and
DR.. Macune who guard this Alliance
den. DIR. Macune did not look o bit
like Jack Cade that the monopoly press
represent him or Mephistopheles either.
but quiet genial gentleman ofsplendid
physique, and pair of smutty hands,
for he had been among the machinery
in the press room, where new engine
had just been put in, and where two
cylinder presses, a folding machine and
cutter were at work, with two or three
jobbers ready to throw the belts ON and
be started,
The presses run night and day but
they have not the capacity to do the
work that accumulates steadily. The
Economist has run up to a hundred
thousand copies each edition, and what
is familiarity known among country
publishers as ''pstent" out or inside
jam full of first class alliance matter
is also issued by the company. In adj
dition to these regular weekly publlca-
tons, a monthly is issued in paper
cover which is sold at IS cents each or
81 40 year for the twelve numbers.
These books are crammed full of first
class matter and will prove one of the
most valuable encyclopedias of political
economy that can anywhere be found,
No farmer or other persQn who would
be well informed on the live questions
of the day can afford to neglect these
monthlies. Every editor and political
public speaker should have these hsnd
cooks convenient for reference They
are simply invaluable and are mines of
golden knowledge to any person who
will study them.
Preparations are being made to put in
a new perfecting press which will run
off 10000 copies an hour, folded and
pasted as they drop from the press.
Every Alliance man and granger ought
to have a copy of the Economist among
his newspapers About 40 men, women
and girls are busy as bees occupying
every room of the four story building,
and as theAliianoe organization spreads
and the spb-alliances multiply the
demands at head quarters increase.
The probability is that in the course of
an another year the business Of the
will increase to double
It's present volume.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16
Every Home Should Have It.

It is not always convenient to call
a physician for every little ailment
Having Red Flag Oil in the house
you have physician always at hand (;
it kills Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Burma, Bruises and all aches and
pains. Price rs cents.
There are few things in life of
which we may be certain, but this is
one of them, Pan.Tina Cough and
Consumption Cure has no equal for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption.
Price rs and so cents. Trial bottles
free at E. T. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16

age ~ years ana the priuee 10. May
they celebrate golden wedding.
The sixth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Cecil county convened in
the Presbyterian church at Zion, on
Friday morning, 9th inst. Mrs. j :.
r. Milligan, county president, presid-
ed over the sessions, assisted by Mrs.
C. S. Abrahams, vice president for
the county. Mrs. Barney who deliver
ed stirring address in the NJ. b.
Church at Rising Sun on Thursday
night previous, on prisons and prison.
ers, addressed the Union in an elo-
quent discourse. Her experience of
number Of years 10 visiting prisons
and conversing with the inmates,
proves that fully nine-tenths of them
are the victims OF the liquor traffic.
A large delegation from Mt. Zoar
Union (colored) was present and took
apparently a great interest in the
proceedings of the convention. A
bountiful lunch vas served in the
chapel at noon, Among the plans of
work laid out for next year it was
decided that Cecil county should
haYe table at the coming Bazaar to
be held in Baltimore some time in
November. The proceeds of the
bazaar are to help pay for the memo
rial building TO the memory of Mary
Whitall Thonss, first president of
Maryland W. G. T. U.