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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
RESOLUTIONS AND THE COTTON
ACREAGE.
ALFORDSvILLE, N. G..

ALFORDSVILLE, N. 4.
WHEREAS, 1t is claimed that the
present low price Of cotton will not
meet the expense of production, and
that the only remedy for obtaining a
higher marketable price for this great
staple product of the South lies in the
reduction of the acreage; and, where
as, this question is now agitating the
minds of a great many Of the Alliance
bodies to the extent of causing them
in their meetings to pass some resOlu-
tiOnS in respect to it. Such resolutions
as follows, viz: Not to plant more
than ten acres to the horse, &c. and
whereas, we believe that any and all
resolutions passed by any Alliance
body, on any matter whatever, should
be kept and faithfully carried out;
therefore we advise that all Alliances
would move slowly and cautiously on
this line knowing full well that if such
steps were taken and carried out on
the part Of the Alliancemen alone that
it would play literally into the hands
of our largest and fullest handed cot
ton planters who are nOn-Alliancemen
and are to-day OppOCing the onward
and upward progress of our grand
Order with all their might and main.
Therefore we have resolved not to give
any encouragement to our Alliance
brethren to tackle this desired reduc-
ton Of acreage unless we get the full
assistance of all cotton planters, of
whatever color, class or utilization.
Now we therefore recommend that
the various Alliances throughout the
cotton growing States address COM
municatiOns to the Governors and
heads Of agricultural bureaus of their
respective States asking them to take
such steps as would lead to the assem-
bling Of a convention of cotton plant
ers at some convenient place liz the
Southern States to take into cOnSidera-
ton the situation and devise some
remedy if possible, And we here take
the privilege of suggesting that when
the convention meets that they have
some suitable forms Of obligations
printed and sent out among the ALI
ances, to be presented by them to all
cotton planters of whatever class,
order or distinction, to be filled out
and signed by as many as can be got
ten to do so in every community. max
ing first twenty acres planted to the
horse as a basis of the present acreage
planted, and requiring a reduction of
10 per cent.
When these obligations are collected
back by the Alliances and forwarded
to the secretary of the cotton conven-
ton, with full report Of what portion
of cotton planters in each community
were gotten to sign them, it would be
clearly shown whether the Alliance
should tackle it or not
ALEX Afford, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
REMEDY FOR STAGGERS.

MOYOCK, n. @.
Mr.. EDITOR Below is a remedy for
the staggers in hogs, which was given
me by a neighbOr to send you for pub
licatiOn for the benefit of the farmers.
He says he has tried it in several cases
and some of them Of the most aggra- =
waited nature, and he has never known
it to fail to effect a cure. The remedy is
as follows: Take EPSON salts as much
as can be held in one hand, place it in
bottle and to it pour pint of water,
let it dissolve and with this drench the
hog. This quantity having proved suf-
fcient in every case to effect a cure
without having to repeat the dose.
Yours fraternallY, T. J. Holt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Panics and Remedies.

Mr.. EDITOR :-Panics are the result
of one financial system, We have five
years of fair times, then comes the
panic, and it takes five years for our
Industries to get themselves together.
During panics we have enforced econ
Omy on every hand; millions are out
of employment, poverty and crime IN
CreaseS and the taxpayers are hard
pressed to meet expenses; capital IS
limited, and those who have money
will not invest for fear Of loss. The
wonder is that capital invests at ALL
These panics in the past have been
periodical and regular as the seasons.
The financial doctors say paniCS have
always Leen and must continue;
that what cannot be cured must be en-
dured. They never think of looking
for the cause. much less for the remedy.
The politician dareS not advocate a
remedy for the better. He knows the
minority interested in perpetuating
existing conditions would defeat him
On one hand he sees an intelligent
but selfish minority alive to their in
tereSt. and on the other hand the pro-
ducer5 divided and filled with party
ranCOr. What can he do but quietly
glide along and let this minority have
us way W Z CtLC III Vic cib OF steam
railroad, telegraph and mammoth ma
chinery. The financial system that
answered to the age of the slow coach.
sickle and spinning wheel will not re-
spOnd to this. We have had a revOlu-
ton in manufactures and transpOrta-
ton, and we must have a radical
change in our financial system. AS
the child outgrows it's swadling bands
and demands apparel suited to its
changed condition, so we have out
grown the Old industrial system, and
under a new financial system to meet
the changed condition. Until this is
done there can be no permanent pros
perity.
THE REMEDY FOR PANICS.
/. The abolition of all banks of issue
and the issuing by the government of
full legal tender United States notes in
sufficient quantity to do the business
Of the country on a cash basis. putting
them into circulation by paying a Dor
ton of government expenditures.
2. Unlimited coinage of gold and
silver, each a full legal tender.
3. The establishment by the govern
ment of postal savings banks.
4: The abolition of the credit system.
This system would give us the ready
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
lima. Address, 344 D. ST., N. W.,
Washington, D. G.
Vice President-B. H. Clover, Cam
bridge, Kansas.
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
St., n. w, Washington, D. G.
Lecturer-J. II. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
{. W. Macune, Washington, D; Z;
AlOnzo Wardal, Huron, South Da-
kOta.
J. F. TiIlman, Palmetto. Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
II. c.. Demming Chairman.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark.
A. e. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
The Presidents of all the State organ
lzations with L. L. Polk Ec-OttciO
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANCE.


ANCE.
Decentralization Butler, Clinton,
Vice-President-T. B. Long, Ashe
Secsretary-Treasurer-W. S. Barnes,
Lecturer. S. Bell, Brasstown, NC.
Steward-C @. Wright, Glass, n. c.
Chaplain-Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
Door-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
Fayetteville, n. G.
Assistant Door-Keeper er-H f. King,
Peanut, n. c.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. 5. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. H Worth,
Raleigh, \. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
\. Graham Machpelah, n. &.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
s. B. Alexander, Charlotte, n. O.,
Chairman: J. NJ MewbOrne, KinstOn,
~ c.; J. :. Johnston, Ruffin, n. &.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr. \. Leazer, n. NJ. Cul-
breth, NJ G. Gregory, VIM. 9. COnneI.
STATE NCELEGIsLATIvEC COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, n. c.; N. @.
English, Trinity College: J. J. Young,
Polenta H. A. FOrney, Newton, n. Z.
North Carolina Reform Press Association.
Of7cers-.J L. Run28ey, President );
Marion Butler, Vice President ". S.
Barnes, Secretary.
Z,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
North Carolina Reform Press Association.

OHcer8-J L. Ramsey, President;
Marion Butler, Vice-President ". S.
BdTneS, Secretary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
GIRLS SPOIL THEIR FIGURES.
Michigan Doctor Tells Young Ladies
What Mistakes They Are Making.

Dr. j. C. Kellogg, of Battle Greek,
Mich. spoke at the Washington High
School TO the girls of the school dur
ing his visit TO the capital.
He opened his remarks by annouac-
ing that he was going TO say some very
unpleasant things about young ladies.
Notwithstanding .heir good-looking
faces. he said. most of them are Grip
pied and deformed.
The doctor has devoted fifteen years
to the study of the human figure, saws
the Detroit Tribune. He has made
measurement of the Mexican, the Ital-
ian, German and French peasants and
compared the size of their waists with
those of the American girls and came
to the conclusion that the average
American woman is deformed, that her
waist is too small for her BODY He
compared the waist measurement with
the height. and as result of /, 200
measurements found that the average
waist measurement is only SO per cent
of the height. The average waist of
the American woman is a 6 inches
The waist of the Venus de Milo is AZ
per cent of the height. With such a
" ttiSl siS lilttl ~ W OludI COuIu uIdN =
good big breath.
The waist of 4 woman, he said,
ought to be larger than IL mans be-
cause her liver is larger. He said "a
smaller heart, but Il larger liver" but
not pleasing the ladies by this remark
he added: Only in quantity. in quail
ity it is otherwise"
The doctor said that those organs
which should be above the waist line
are so pressed down by tight clothing
as TO make women deformed.
lie called particu ar attention to the
fact that although a woman doubled in
weight tie measurement OF her waist
didn't increase at all.
While in Washington the last few
days DR.. Kellogg has measured the
waists of twelve little girls in a private
school and found the smallest waist
was twentythrce inches. The average
was twenty-four inches: one was
twenty-five and half inches and one
twenty-siX and Il half inches and those
waists. he says. will become smaller as
the girls grow older.
These restrictions of the waist cause
many other dcformities. such as hol-
low chests. dropping and round
shoulders.
DR.. Kellogg did not see any reason
why women shouldn't be as strong as
men. The doctor spoke of the Swiss
women who carry heavy burdens on
their shoulders up and down hills, and
said that they are among the healthiest
women in the world.
He showed by diagrams that the
same evils occasioned in women by
tight clothes were TO be found in men
who wore belts. Il Chicago Herdid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
In the Wrong Office.

He was and perhaps still is book
agOnt, SAYS the n. Y. Recorder. Just
hcw ling he had been in business is
not rvc0ibicd. In the course of his
work he found himself in Il downtown
building. and was meeting with but in
different success when lie entered one
office without paving any attention to
the name on the door.
He was not warmly received. How
ever he ratified on as to the merits of
the best selling book that he was hand
ling. 1t was no use. He passed to
the next book on his list, but again
with no success. Then he went through
his whole list of half II dozen works.
The last was one he had never sold a
copy of, aud never expected to. Never
theless when he mentioned it his
listener seemed to get interested.
Lets see" he said, that's a work
on ancient architecture isn't it?'
That's it exactly" said the agent.
Its selling immensely"
1T is, hey?' said the prospective
buyer. Where is it seling?"
"Everywhere"' explained the agent
earnestly. Best people all over are
buying 1t. Had 10 get out dozen
editions to supply the trade here. and
it's translated into French and Ger
man on the other side. The author
has been made both rich and famous"
Hmm. You don't say SOP"
But | do. It's true. every word of
it,"
We'll. young man." said the pros
pective customer. Il am really glad TO
hear it. had heard of this book be-
fore, bat didn't know that every one
was buying it and that its author was
rich and famous. Now. Young man. |
wrote that book myself, and YOU are
either one of the best. most thorough.
open faced. back-aclion liars | ever
met. or Eve been swindlcd, for the
publishers say they cant even get peo-
pie to take that book for nothing"
But the agent had He'd long before
this statement was finished Perhaps
he is still lying
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
MCDONALD AND COULD.
How the Lamanted Indiana Statrsman
SqucIched the Mult!- Millionaire.

The following anecdotc will serve at
once to illustrate Mr. McDonalrs in
tegrity and the rigor with which he
maintained himself clear of all SEM
blaucc of ANYTHING not thoroughly
honorable. says the indianapolis Ne1cS.
A bill was before the senate judiciary
committee which JAY Gould was ex-
cepdingly anxious to defeat. He went
to Washington TO oppose it. Senator
Mcdonald was member of the COM
mttee. and one day when he returned
home to his quiet rooms he found Il
small black bearded man coiled up in
one of his easiest chairs in front of the
open fire The visitor was very cool
in fact. so very cool that the senator
stood in an in,crrogative attitude. as
if he intended TO make the interview a
very short one. Tne visitor said:
.:You are Senator Mcdonald, | pre-
sumc?'
Il am. ;" was the reply.
MY name is JAY Gould of New
York" said the visitor.
Mcdonald bowed stit1iy without say
ing word.
Il have called upon you." said Mr..
UOulu, 10 itih 10 on aDoul my iH-
terests, which, | assure YOU. are heavy
ones. ! am much interested in the
legislation now pending before your
committee. | have come to see you
about it.
The tone and manner of Gould was
very offensive to the senator. He said:
Sir. YOU can not see nor talk to me
upon the subject of the Union Pacific
interests except in the judiciary COM
mittec-room and before the committee"
Gould laughed very impaticntly III
this, as if he did not believe Il word
that the senator was saying. He be-
gan to talk very rapidly. but before he
had uttered half-dozen sentences Nc
Donald picked up his hat. saying:
MIR. Gould. ! am going out of this
room if | can not stop you in any
other. You should 20. but | am not
in the habit of ordering my callers
out. If you do not go | shall be
Obliged to-"
At this Gould went out and never
again tried 10 come near Mcdonald.
The rule OF McDonald'> senatorial life
was not To permit lobbyists 10 talk 10
him in his rooms. Ii they had ANY,
thing To say 10 him ii WAS To be said in
the conniiltce-rUom before the full
committee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
CARING FOR A MANS CLOTHES.
Few Simple Rules That Are Well Worth
Following.

1T is not very difficult task to
take care Of ones Clothes" n. Y.
sun reporter was informed by man
who. though he has but moderate
means, always appears well dressed.
and it pays 10 do it. 1t is better to
have number of suits aud to wear
them OF and on than to wear one suit
continuously until you are ready to lay
1t aside for another. If you have. say
four suits and change every day or
two they will retain their shape and
freshness through given period better
than four suits each worn steadily dur
ing quarter of that period. When
clothes are worn constantly the ereases
IN the coat sleeves and the punches at
the knees OF the trousers become pro-
nounccd and confirmed. and they can
not be pressed out so that they will
Stay out. Ii clothes are hung uD prop
eriy after wearing their own weight
aud the elasticity of the cloth help 10
preserve THEN shape.
"A man should never hang his coat
by the loop made for that purpose if
he can avoid it; if hung that way it
will sooner or later sag out of shape
1t is almost impossible to fold a coat
SO smoothly and loosely that it will
not crease: it is certain to do so If it
should be left for Il few DAYS. cspcci-
ally III damp weather. Ilcrc is Just
one proper thing To do with coat
when 1t Is moi III use. and that Is TO
hang it up carefully on Il coal-hanger.
My house is small. aud nave only
one room to myself, and that room has
al ,,f Il IL
in Il wardrobe. | put a walkinm-stick
in the middle row of hooks screwed n-
to tue under side of the shelf, and I
hang the hooks of the coat-hangers on
the walking-stck. When hang up
coat | am careful that it aud the
coats on each side of it are left smooth.
The coats hang pretty close together,
but they are in an even row. and some
part of each is visible. | don't have
TO pull them about to find the coat |
want. and my coats are not so numer-
Gus but that | can identify each one at
a glance.
"Of course the best thing to do with
trousers is to hang them on hanger.
but the next best thing is 10 fold them
and lay them at full length. Thev
must be folded true and smooth, SO
that the creases will come exactly right.
haven room for the proper care OF
coats and trowsers, too, so | pile my
trousers on the bottom of the ward
robe. The edges of each pair are in
view and selection is easy. If | take
any pair below the top have to lift
off those above and then put them
back. This is slight Inconvenience,
but it is far better 10 take that trouble
than to hang your trousers up by the
straps, W hich should never be done.n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
In the or TObacker patcn.

tes kind O feel so lonesome that ] don't
know what to do,
When think about them days we used to
spend
A hoein' out tobacker in tn clcarin-me an
you
An a wishin' that the day was at an end.
FOR the dcwdrops was a-sparkling on the
beeches' tender leaves
As we started out workin' in tn morn:
An III MONDAY sun WAS sendiu' down
shower o burnin' sleayes
" hen we heard The welcome-soundin' dinner
horn.
An tn shadders round US gathered in sort
o gbostiy batch
Fore started home from vorkin' In that
oil tobacker patch.
I'm feelin' mighty Lonesome as look aroun'
to-day.
For see tn change that's taken place since
then.
All tn hills is brown and faded, for III woods
is cleared away;
You an me has changed from ragged boys TO
men:
You are Twin in tn city that we used to dream
about:
am stll a-dweIiiE here upon tn place:
But my form i bent an feeble, which was
once so straight and stout
An there's most Il thousand wrinkles on my
face.
You have made u mint o money; ], perhaps.
lave been your match,
But we both eI joyed life better in that oil to-
hacker patch.
Farm and Freside.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Home-Made Furniture.

Homemade furniture is rarely sue
cessful aud more rarely economical.
Occasionally Il husband or wife has
Gift AT carpentry and can do wonders.
If the young husband can build furni-
ture so well that he would not hesitate
TO offer TO sell il, with a fair likelihood
of getting a purchaser, let him build
all he can for his home. 1t will be
good, and of as much comfort TO the
household as the dainty needle-work
lis wife may have the skill to fashion.
But let the ordinary wielder of the
hammer. saw and plane beware. The
materials used will usually cost half
enough or more To buy the finished
article at reliable shop. After the
furniture is done, and money. time
and strength have been devoted to it.
what is the usual result? A '1oggled-
up" article that is rarely comfortable,
generally cumbersome. and will come
to pieces within 4 year. \ chair made
out of a barrel is always barrel. even
though covered with raw silk and
adorned with velours squares. Far
better an honest caue-seated rocker
than such hypocritical. vulgar make
shift.-Agnes 3. Ormsbee. IN Harper's $
EqzIr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Common Sense In Bathing.

A dip in the sea once. or even twice.
a day will do vigorous person no
harm; but those who are not strong
should be careful SAYS Il writer in the
Ladies' Home Joupnai. If after coming
out of the water, there is sensation
of freshness and eNhilaration, of re-
newed life and vigor, the bath has
been beneficial. When. however. the
bather looks blue. and feels languid.
there is not sufficient vitality for
proper reaction from the chill of the
water and t'has done harm. Delicate
people can easily wash themselves TO
death. There is an impression amongst
those who have been brought up in re-
iinement that daily ablution of the
whole person is absolutely necessary
10 cleanliness aud health. Even those
who do not practice it recommend it,
aud are shocked at the mere Sugges-
ton of the omission of the morning
tub. Bathing is Il delightful luxury,
and when it has been long INDUCED in.
is INDISPENSABLE TO comfort; but, like
other luNurics. there are circumstances
that should modify its Use. 1t is too
eXhausting for persons whose vitality is
low and who need all their nervous
energy To carry on The functions of
life. These should. as substitute
rub tie surface of the body briskly
with piece of Turkish toweling
wrung ont of tepid water, SO rs 10 be
damp but not wet. When they take
a full bath, it should be in comfortably
warm water. This may be either sea-
water heated. or water with sea-salt
added TO it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Sherman's Remark able Dream.

Writers who have busted themselves
picking up anecdotes and incidents of
the life of Sherman appear to have
wholly overlooked the story of mis-
remarkable dream. The editor of
Notes for the Curious has had the
account in scrap-book for upwards
of twenty years. 1t is rs follows:
One night the General took refuge
in an old farm house and had fallen
into Il deep sleep when he was visited
by most exciting dream. He fanced
that the house i'll which he slept was
surrounded by Il band of guerrillas.
who had dug Il hole beneath the room
in which he lay. filled it with powder,
and touched it off The explosion that
followed was terrible, and the General
thought he saw himself ilviug through
the air in sections. The shock of this
terrible experience caused him to jump
to the middle of the floor. Hastily
dressing he left Ike building. He had
not gone far into the night when Il
red glare Shot up from the farm house,
followed by terrible explosion. The
building was wrecked. but the dream
saved the life of the great General
81 LOUIS RrDUb.ic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Cyclists Gout.

A French doctor has discovered a
new form of gout, accompanied by a
reformation of the foot. whicI lie has
observed in cyclists. He says it is
much more general than he had sus-
pcctel ut first, and with the devGl-
opment of cycling it would become
much more frequent. He has sent Il
number of cyclists to Il hospital for
treatment. The muscle of the ca.f OF
the ieg was also affected by this form
nf ,rput
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Ten Thousand Dollars Found.

A Leigh Valley car cleaner at Potts
vile found Il package containing Sl0.-
900 in bank notes. The money had
been sent from Mahanoy City in the
custody of a clerk. who. in order to
divert suspicion from his important
mission. carried the package in a
pocket of his coat. In the cur it worked
out of his pocket and hrcamr fastened
under the edge of Tie seat. The pack
are WAS restuicd unbrokcn to The
clerk
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24

They had Il regular list fight Tor her
did they? And she married the van
quishcdo | should think she would
have married The winner? %. no,
RnvLnl N..lrS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
CHEATING
- IN IORSE
9zAN kETS

Nearly every pattern of A Horse
Blanket is initiated in color and
style. In most cases the imitation
looks just as good as the genuine,
but it hasn't tie zoDp threads, and
50 lacks strength, and while it sells
for only a little less than the genu-
lie il ism tworth one-half as rnuch.
Tie fact that M Horse Blankets
are copied is strong evidence
that they are THE STANDARD.
and every buyer should see that
the 81 trade mark is sewed on
.4.c inside Of the Blanket.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24
Terms two DOLLARS PER YEAR
q A FORREST,

Tr0RNEY AND AT LAW.
n once IN CArus Block, nrsL Hoor, IN dooT
~.>-uIr.,,,oInIy Judges office, South Eighth
street N4uit.wo NIs. Corrections promptly
stt.pdaarn Jni20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24

TToRNEYAND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
"A Ohce in TOrrison's brick block, north end
IA -tfe.t Dridse Mauitowoc, Wisconsin Lollec-
oIs DrJ u gtly attended to.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-24

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
IA OIcc, in T0rusOns Brick Block, Eighth
tre /. haa tOToc, Wisconsin.