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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-24

LOR SALE-s999 for No. 229 Henry street;
Il cost 81, 800 l am going TO leave the city on
account of my health; also No. 2o3 and 10
Gold street; double house 500. you can rent
- Sl2J ead live in the other part; also nine
acres on south Division street. . $40; also five
acres and hew house for $500 mean bust
ness; all on payments. W. Cronkhite. a
Canal street 2ostl
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-24

EOk SALE-A snug homo in good location
on west side; house finished. with good
lot stone cellar. hard and soft water. handy
10 car lines for sale cheap or viii exchange tor
country place; owner going away and can
give a bargain. l.. III. Dewey. IL Monderly
building. 10
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-24
WAETED-MIs MISCELLANEOUS.

XNANTED-Lady-P Pupils to study German
w IN evening classes. For particulars adj
dress ID. c. Schln - Monroe street. SOl
XNANTED-A new upright piano In ex-
w change for desirable lot. Inquire at SO
Griggs avenue. city. ~
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-24

LNk sALE-C. "A. TUFTS completes and sells
8 house every tse ~seks the year roUnd-
Tie buys 4t wholesale rates ana can Unarrssl
al others. Nlus houses DoN Or hand al rem
sstB - $50 each. on InnntltlE pas Iuengs--casy
As renf- Be sure AID see hLm before you has.
c. n. IufIs Ao- ~ Ottawa street
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
THE WAY THEY DO IN FRANCE

Although there is a circulating
medium of Sol per capita in France,
and the ruling rate of interest is three
per cent, there is less complaint of
stringency in monetary affairs. A
proposition is before the Legislative
body of the country for the government
to loan money to farmers on their
lands at two per cent. interest, and it
is likely to become a law, though not
very much necessity exists for it.
France has long since learned that a
high rate of interest is not conducive
to the prosperity of her agriculture,
and instead of allowing a set of cormor-
ants to feed upon it and destroy it, as
has been done in America, every safe
guard, protection and encouragement
is given. Besides such favorable legis-
lation as is kept upon her statutes, an
appropriation of $50, 600, 900 annually
is made to encourage and develop her
agriculture. France is a model for us.
Little Rock Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
1900 BUSHELS OF POTATOES.

This extraordinary quantity of pota-
toes was raised on an acre and a half
of land the past season by Geo. w.
Bramble, Fairlee, Kent county. Nd.
He applied as a fertilizer to the acre
and a half of ground only 900 lbs. of
Powellis Green Bag Fertilizer for pota-
toes When the small quantity of fer
tilizer and the character of the land is
considered, this is probably the best
potato crop W. grown III the United
States, if mot in the world.
We often wonder why more of our
readers do not raise potatoes, W. S.
Powell & Co., Baltimore, Md, who
manufacture the Green Bag Potato
Fertilizer, issue a special book on the
subject of trucking crops, which they
will be glad to send free to any one in
terested in this particular line of agri-
culture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

tiOnS, which know him IN their careers,
they see about them a license of wealth,
a pride of ostentation, a prOdigality of
luxury such as the rich men of their
fathers day never dreamed of.
Hard work or hard conditions in
themselves do not produce social dis
content, so long as they are equally
shared, for there is then nobody to be
Disconnected with. On the other hand,
inequality, although it be combined
with easier general conditions, becomes
from it's first Introduction a root of bit
terness.
1t is useless to console people who see
others better off than they are, by prov
ing to them that they themselves are
better off than their grandfathers. 1t
Is not with ancestors, but with cOntem-
pOraries that people themselves. The
only practical significance of enough is
as much as those about us have.
Among free men cOntentment can only
be nOurished by equality, which IS the
ancient and only true name for justice.
The people are disconnected, because
they realize that the vast and unprece-
dented growth of the national wealth
in the last SO years has been most un
equally distributed If it has to a Ger
tam degree benefited the masses, the
great bulk of it has gone to a few.
Whatever the legality of the devices
by which this unequal distribution has
been accomplished, the people recognize
it as a substantial injustice, and it is the
sense Of this injustice which is at the
bottom of the present discomfort. That
discomfort will grow and spread, and
never cease till the present Inequalities
are done away with by a better indus
trial system, and the new republic is
founded upon the principle that a ma
tons wealth should be equally shared
by all IFS members.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
BANKING AND SPECULATION.

The national banking system is get
ting more and more unpopular. 1t is
a splendid thing for the banker, but
the people are rapidly finding that only
the bankers are benefited. The Atlanta
Journal of Il recent date had this to
say:
Any one who has critically noticed
even a few of the statements made by
the national banks of the country,
under the late call of the comptroller
of the currency, must have observed
how small a ratio their circulation bore
to their capital. This Is in part attrib-
utable to the scarcity of government
bonds as security for their notes, and
in part to the greater profit in dealings
that do not require 50 much of their
own money.
The great growth of speculation in
the country also requires for it's use
much of the money formerly devoted
to legitimate commerce and business
purposes. It is therefore deceptive to
make comparisons of the amount of
money per capita" in circulation at
other periods and at present. The
gigantic game of speculation IN stocks
and in the futures OF produce IS one of
late but rapid growth, and requires
much of the money in circulation.
The rapid contraction of the circula
ton Of the national banks-reduced
from over three hundred millions a few
years ago to less than half that amount
now-affords sufficient proof that that
system is now a partial and is fast APP
preaching a total failure in what has
been regarded its chief excellence-the
furnishing to the people a large volume
of reliably sound currency.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
WE ALL WANT 1T.

Honest money, good money, clean
money. Yes, gentlemen, that is just
what we want and plenty of it, Now
stand up to the rack. No equ~ivOcation.
No evasion, pretense or deception. And
in your effort to get it, don't go back
on your government, your own legi9la-
ton, and, in fact, your own honest
money" just as the government and
the law declares it. The Oldest money
we have. indorsed by Jefferson, Madi
son, Calhoun, Webster and the rest.
Plain. clear, unequivocal silver money,
and tested by eighty years of free coin
age and use by the people, Never a
word did you hear then about cheap
money, dishonest money or anything
of the kind. But Notwithstanding ali
this, you don't want it, because it is
against your present interests, and so
you go back on it and ]depreciat9 its
value by all sorts of p~retenses and sub
terfuge. But you can't DO it. the PEG
pie won't believe you, The deception
is too plain.-NUtiOndI Vieuc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY TREN.
TON SURVEILLANCE, NO. 1917.

WHEREAS, We, the members of TTen
ton Farmers Alliance, No. 1877, desire
to say to the partisan press and the
would be bosses of the two controlling
parties that we are neither deaf nor
blind, and that we are listening to and
watching their efforts to break up and
disrupt noble Order; therefore be it
ReSOlUed, That we &c on record as
endorsing u noble President, L. L.
Polk, in all of his official actions, and
hereby tender him our respect for his
grand and noble fight for the rights of
the people.
9. That we have no objections to a
fair, truthful, and honest criticism of
the acts Of our leaders or the manage
ment of u Order as we consider a
free and honest press to be the main
bulwark of our liberties. But we CON
denim the course of the partisan press
of late in circulating through their
columns with great parade, with big
head lines, vile and slanderous reports
in regard to our leaders and the work
of our noble Order, knowing at the
same time that they were false. Such
acts deserve the Severest cGnsure as
unwise and unbecomin honest journal
ism, and we do request of every good
Allianceman to watch and sift Out all
such papers and Danish them from
their homes and firesides.
8. That a copy be Sent to the KinstOn
Free Press and PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
&. G. ANDREWS,
S. E. KOONCE,
j. B. STANLY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
RE

WHEREAS, We have with regret
noticed that the secular press of our
State have misrepresented our Order,
have published and gave credence to
many things detrimental to the charac-
ter of u leaders, have made a great
ado about some of the demands of the
Alliance, have circulated reports about
us without knowing the truthfulness
of the same; therefore be it
RrSOlUed, By Randall Alliance, No.
2, 100, now in session, in a stated meet
ing, that we will not support those
papers that Sem to take such great de-
light in attacking our Order.
2, Furthermore, that our Secretary
be instructed to spread these resolu-
tiOns upon u minutes and to send a
copy of the same to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER with request for publication.
d, J. ALLEN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
APPOINTING

Of n. M. Culbreth, District Lecturer
for the sixth congressional district and
s. Ohio Wilson, representing the State
business agency. These brethren will
address the members of the Order at
the following times and places:
Mecklenburg county, Charlotte, Jan
uary 10, 1892,
Union county, Monroe, January 20.
Arson county, Wadesboro Jan 81.
Richmond county, Rockingham,
Jan. %.
Robson county, Lumberton. Jan. 90.
Columbus county, Whiteville Jan 25.
county ,LOckwOod's Folly,
Jan. 81.
Pender county, Burgaw, Jan. %.
These meetings will be for the bene-
fit of the members only, and every
Alliance member that can possibly be
present should do so, as matters Of i'm
pOrtance to the Order will be discussed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
CHANGES IN THE WEATHER.
OFFICE N. @. STATE WEATHER SERVICE,
RaleiCh y G. Ian 6 1892

OFFICE N. G. STATE WEATHER SERVICE,
Raleigh, n, O., Jan, g., 1892.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Wll you kindly pub
lish in your paper notice Of the follow
ing important change adopted January
1st, 1892, by the U. S. Weather Bureau,
viz:
In order to extend the usefulness of
the Weather Bureau, in connection
with the preparation and distribution
of the official forecasts, on and after
January 1st, 1892, the period of time
covered by the forecasts prepared upon
the s a. m. observations, (Which have
heretofore been for 24Aours) shall be
be for 36 hours. ending on the follow
ing day at 8 p. M. At display stations
receiving the forecasts by telegraph,
the flags will be hoisted in the after
noon and will indicate the weather to
be expected next day.
A large number of places will now be
able to receive the forecasts the day
before the mail.
H. B. BATTLE, Director.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
Money in Cabbage and Celery.

Blood will tell" Good crops cannot
be grown with poor strains Of seed.
For sixteen years Tillinghast's Puget
Sound Cabbage CauIifo"er and Celery
Seeds have been gaining in popularity.
The most extensive growers all over
the Union now consider them the best
in the world. A catalogue giving full
particulars regarding them viii be
sent free to any one interested. When
writing for it enclose 20 cents in silver
or postage stamps and we will also
send How to Grow Cabbage and
Celery" Il book worth its weight in
gold to any grower who has never read
it. Address
ISAAC +. TILLINGHAsT,
(57O La Plume, Ia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
LETTER FROM BERTHE.
POwELLsvILLE, BERTHE Co. N.

POwELLsvILLE, BERTHE Co., N. G..
MIR. EDTTOR:-EncIosed please find
one dollar, for which you continue nv
paper until next November. knew
my subscription had expired, but
thought I would send in a club. Fail
ing to get up one I renew, as l do not
like to miss hearing from Uncle Zeke
every week. If every farmers wife
and daughter had the zeal and energy
of Aunt Betsy, the Alliance would
march to victory in 1892.
read the article in my last paper
written by w. J. Peele and think that
article alone is worth a dollar. 1t is
decidedly the most interesting dream I
ever heard related, and comes SO near to
reality that / think he must have
dreamed with his eyes open.
w. l.. MITCHELL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
He Wants to Know Whether Congress is
Doing Anything or Not Thinks
They Have Gone Into a Hole.

nc w dAIS " E&A4O" Wv AACIAS4 OAS4S Al
Doing Anything or Not Thinks
They Have Gone Into a Hole.
Hello, Mr.. Devil"
D-"HelIo, Mr.. Bnkins."
B-"Hitch ME to the editor, quick
DAN right, your phone is now
ready for business"
B-"Say, Mr.. Editor, have you
heard anything from Congress YETI"
R.-"Yes, we get a little round
about information occasionally"
B-"What in the thunder are they
doin'Y"
R.-"The latest information by our
special leased wire is to the effect
that they are drawing their salaries by
means of powerful fly blisters."
B.-"Go to grass with your informa
ton. 1 knew they were doin' that.
Amt they dom no5hin' for the coun-
try?"
R-"Next to nothing; most of them
did not go there for that purpose. The
nine AlIiancemen who are standing
outside the caucus gates are getting
in some good ticks, The other twenty
five who went into the aucus say that
they are working on bills that are ali
right. The rest of them are putting
in their time trying to keep the reform
representatives from doing anything
B.-"Don't you hear Of anything
else?'
R.-"WeIl, most of them are claw
ing the air because DR. Macune's little
boy got a position as Page in the
House.
BIS there eny thing wrong erbout
that
Ri can't see that there is. Some
boy had to be put in and l suppose this
one had strong endorsement. The
great American statesmen are afraid
the boy will see something and tell Lis
daddy, who will publish it III the
Economist"
B.-"I read in a paper that Col. Polk
was agoin' to present a financial bill
soon. Do you reckin any attention
viii be given itG"
Rob, yes. They will read it and
then pronounce it unconstitutional,
undemocratic or a strike at liberty d"
B.-''Then what are the people going
to do?7
R.-"That is a matter that I cannot
decide. If they mean business they
will take steps at once to have relief.
If they don't mean business, 1 suppose
they will sit down and submit, just as
they have been doing"
B.-"I have decided that I mean
business. Betsy has decided that way,
too. She says if 1 act the fool any
longer she is goin' to get a divorce,
sure. The influence of women is power.
full, I'll tell you, Mr.. Editor. [ can't
think of dom anything that will bring
on such a terrible calamity as fer Betsy
to leave me in these hard times"
R.-"YOur duty is to stand by Mrs.
Bilkins."
B.-"Bet you a quarter I do. I'm
gOin' to reform and be a better husband
hereafter"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
NOTICE TO

Wehave sent out our December state
ments and wish to have all accounts
paid up at once and commence with
the new year with new accounts. We
will commence work under the new
order Of work, and it is absolutely
necessary for all accounts to be paid
up. I now ask each one who has a
balance still due on III books, to pay
it off before the close Of this year.
F~raternally,
w. II. WORTH S B A
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
NOTICE TO ALL.

All letters in regard to the Business
Agent, should be addressed to P. O.
Box 345, Business Agent. Raleigh, n.
O., as the editor, Bro. S Ohio Wilson,
is on the road most Of the time. Send
all money, list Of subscribers and com
m~unications to the Business AGENT,
P. 0. Box 345, Ra eigh, and they will
receive prompt attention.
w. H.. WORTH, s. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
NOTICE.

All persons who bought Alliance
official guano the past season whose
notes are due will please make pay
ment at once. We must meet all our
dues promptly to get best terms and
prices.
F~raternally,
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
MARRIED.

In Cumberland county, on the 10th
inst, Mr.. w. A. Mcdonald and Miss
Lena Usher. Both the bridegroom and
bride are among the best young people
in Cumberland county, and THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER joins their many
friends IN wishing them a long and
happy life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
NOTICE TO COUNTY AND SUB
BUSINESS AGENTS.

All parties ordering Bagging and Ties
through this office should accompany
the order with cash to pay the amount
of the order, as these goods ara only
sold for spot cash.
w. Fl. WORTH. s. +. \
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
TO SUB-ALLIANCES OF WAKE
COUNTY.

The next quarterly meeting of the
Wake County Alliance will be held with
Auburn Alliance, No. Al, at Auburn,
n. c., on Thursday and Friday, the
14th and 18th days Of January, 1892
Thursday, the first day, will be devoted
to regular routine work of the lance.
Friday, the second day, there will be a
public address by Hon. G. w. Sander
lin. There will be present other promi-
nent Alliancemen who Will address us
upon questions of great Importance to
our Order. The Lecturers of the Sub
Alliances Of the county are earnestly
requested to meet our County Lecturer,
Bro. A. @. Green, at this meeting.
j. J, DUNN,
Sec'y Wake Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
BRO. P. H. MASSEY'S APPOINT.
MENTS.

Stoney Greek (near Bob Sheals) Jan.
IS, II a. m.
Fairfield Alliance, Jan. 10, II a. m.
Chestnut Ridge, Jan. 20, II a. m.
White Cross, Jan. 81, II a. IN.
Orange Church Alliance, Jan. %, IL
a. m.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

people pay it.
If farmers could store their corn,
wheat and cotton IN government ware
houses at government expense for three
years, to enable them to increase in
value, and at the same time put the
full value in their pockets with which
to continue farming operations, they
would make dead coolies" of money.
This is what the government does for
the whiskey business, and they all get
rich.
If every farmer in the country could
draw interest on what he has as well
as what he owes, and a good deal that
his neighbOr owes, they would be the
most prosperous class of all citizens.
This is Just what the national banks
do, The scheme is accurately and
Skilfully fixed up by the National Gov
eminent, and to make the swindle bet
ter the whole capital in the deal is eX-
empt from all taxation whatever.
If the farmers could have the use of
money at two per cent. interest on the
best security in the world, viz, land
and non perishable products, the rate
of interest of the entire country would
soo drop to three per cent. as it is in
France. Money would thus hunt en-.
terprise, energy, talent, labor and in
vestment, to secure a greater profit
than this. Thousands of factories
would spring up over the country
which, under present conditions never
will,
If every farmer could add 20 cents to
---- l.. - .@f 4044O- 11I -I0n4
he produces, the farming business
would be twenty-five per cent. more
profitable than it now is. The free coin
age of silver would do this for him.
Why2 Because silver would be at par
with gold, and England could not fix
the prices of our products, by those
produced in India, which country we
supply with silver now at 80 cents on
the dollar. Then the American farmer
would get the 90 cents which the Eng
lishmen gets now.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
DEATHS.

Bro. G L, Phillips, a member Of
Cedar Grove Alliance, No 685, died
recently at the age of z
Bro. Andrew Hayworth, a member
Of Rich Fork Alliance, No. 1872, David
son county, died recently.
Bro. Alex. L. Keener. a member Of
Maiden Alliance, No. 1G, died on the
23d Of December, and on the 25th his
wife, Mrs Margaret Keener, died of
the same disease-Ia grip.
Read the subscription rates Of the
Kansas COm3nOner on our 9Th page. 1t
will interest YOU.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12
A FEW S"

If farmers could add three times the
value Of their farms, and then charge
enoughfor products to pay a dividend
of four per cent. on the quadruple val,
uation, they would be prosperous.
That is what the railroads do by water
ing their stocks, and they make the
people pay it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

For estimates on TOmb8tone8, Tab
let's, &C., 1Crjte to r. I. Rogers, Dur
hum. ~ g. L59N
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-17
To Our subscribers.

The special announcement which
appeared in our columns some time
since, announcing q special arrange
ment with DIR. Is. j. Kendall Co.,
of Enosburgh Falls, Vt, publishers
of "a Treatise on the Horse and
his Diseases" whereby our ubscri-
bers were enabled TO obtain q copy
of that valuable work FREE by send
ing their address to i. j. Kendall
Co. (and enclosing two cent stamp
for mailing same) ia renewed for u
limited period. We trust all will
avail themselves of the opportunity
Of obtaining this valuable work.
To oyery lover Of the Horse it is
Indispensable, as it treats in a sim
pie manner all the diseases which
sf1lict. this noble animal. Its phe-
nomenal sale throughout the Uni
ted States and Canada, mako it
standard authority. Mention this
paper when sending for Treatise. ;
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-17
THE W. c. t. L. CONVENTION.

The Convention OF the Woman q
Christian Temperance Union was
promptly called to order at 9:3C p.
NJ, by State Pres dent Mrs. Jennie
T.. Sisson, of Wheeling After the
opening prayer by Mrs Jennie En-
gle, of~Fairmont, Miss Lydia New
comb, the National teacher of Del
sarte Gymnastics and Voice Cul.
tures was introduced. She gave u
lucid explanation Of her work and
gave some very good illustrations.
Her topics for Wednesday and
Thursday will be Dress and
Voice Culture. After the roll call
OF Officers, the Committee on Reso-
lutions-Plan of Work-Credcn-
tials-Courtesies and Auditing
Committee were appointed The re-
ports OF the Executive Committee
meetings were read and accepted
by the Convention. After singing
"Iie Leadeth Me-" O Parliamcnta-
ry Drill was given. Considerable
enthusiasm was shown and several
kno;ty 10 nts were thoroughly dis.
eussed. The half hour Consccra-
ton Service was led by Mrs. ]. En-.
gle and is one OF tho important ex.
erciscs OF the Convention.
After noontide Prayer and Ben.
ediction by Rev. Henry Mann, the
Convention adjourned to meet at
2 o'clock.