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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06

Farmers Alliance. Perhaps the most
complete and thorough and reliable Is
the one published by N. A. Dunning,
editor of the National Economist, at
this city, and which should be read by
every man in this country. The Econ
OnliSt Publishing Company is at pres
ent engaged in issuing Alliance litera-
ture, and I would suggest to you that
you address Mr.. Dunning and ask II
he would not contribute a volume OF
his book to your college library, at
the same time asking him for a list OF
Alliance works that they are sending
out, and the prices. I mail to you
copy of my annual message recently
delivered. 1t is indeed gratifying to
me to see so many young men all over
the land who, like yourself, are begin
ming to investigate the great questions
which have produced this mighty up
heaval in the pu bic mind of the peo-
pie. There are great economic reforms
which must be effected if we would
preserve that balance of equipoise be-
tween the great interests of the coun-
try which are absolutely essential to
the preservation of our institutions and
of our republic. New conditions are
being constantly evolved under the
advancing strides of our civilization
which must be recognized and so ad-
Justed as to conform to heathful and
uniform national growth and progress.
They may well engage the minds not
only of the youth of our land but of
our statesmen and political economists
as we'll. Our wide departure from the
fundamental principles enunciated and
adopted by such men as Jefferson,
Jackson and Calhoun should cause all
rejecting men in the country to in
qulre seriously as to whether we are
drifting. Many of the most important
functions Of the government have been
surrendered to corporate power. The
greatest of ell these functions and the
one which should be most sacredly re-
garded is the one which, under the
constitution, confers upon Congress
the exclusive right to make and regu
late money. The regulation and con
troll of money has been absolutely given
over to the money power of the coun-
try and rs manipulated In the interest
of centralized capital through our ma
tional bank system.
l repeat that l am greatly gratiied
to find so many progressive, thinking
young men of the country addressing
themselves to the investigation and
study fthese great economic problems.
Your letter would have received an
earlier reply but for the pressing duties
imposed upon me at our recent meet
ing,
Ii at any time can serve you it will
give me sincere pleasure.
Yours truly and fraternally,
Is L. L. POLK,
Pres't n T. A. and L u
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PLAN FOR RELIEF.

Adopted at Greensboro, Last Meeting.
SEC. 1. This plan shall be known as
as the Cooperative Relief Association
of the n. @. Farmers State Alliance,
and every member Of the Farmers
Alliance IN good standing shall be a
beneficiary of this relief association.
Provided, that majority of his Sub
Allan shall endorse and conform to
these reQuireml nts and make applica
tion for enrolment on the books to be
kept by the State Secretary.
SEC. 2. Each Sub-Allianco ratjfying
this plan shall furnish it's Secretary, to
be Immediately forwarded to the State
Secretary, the sum of 10 cents quar-
terly, for each male member in good
standing; said 10 cents to be taken from
the treasury of said Sub Alliance.
SEC. 8. The Committee on the good
of the Order of each Sub Alliance shall
estimate and make sworn statement of
the actual loss sustained by any bene-
ficiary and send duplicate of same to
the Secretary of the State Alliance
Sec. 4. The Secretary Treasury, on
receipt of such statement, named in
section 3, shall forward so per cent. of
the amount estimated in said statement
to said beneficiary of any money or
moneys in hand belonging to said fund.
SEC. 5. Any Sub Alliance failing to
pay the 10 cents per capita within the
quarter shall stand suspended, and any
loss sustained in said Sub Alliance dur
ing suspension shall not be paid until
said Alliance is restored by payment
of all dues
SEC. 6. Where any loss sustained is
covered in whole or In part by any
other insurance, no part of it shall be
paid by this Association, and not over
two hundred dollars shall be paid on
any loss Provided, also, no loss caused
by gross negligence shall be paid.
SEC. Z. The management of this As
sociation shall be under the supervision
of the President, Secretary Treasurer
and Executive Committee of the State
Alliance, who shall make all necessary
arrangements not herein provided In
securing safety of the fund and the
full accomplishment, as nearly as pos
sible of the object herein set forth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

DEAR FRIENDS The death of Col
Polk makes it necessary that the affairs
of his estate be settled. We can no
longer look to him for any income to
help in dull seasons to pay the bills of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, but on the
other hand we must settle up some
large accounts we owe, and settle
them at once, too, or have trouble and
extra expense. Not only are there &C
counts against THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER that must be met, but there are
also other bills, and quite large ones.
too, which we have to meet. Now if
our subscribers will be as faithful to
us as we have been and expect to con
tinue to be to them, we will be able III
a very short time to get all these mat
ters settled and go right on battling for
the people. We did not think we
would make any urgent call upon our
subscribers to pay up back dues and
renew until later in TIE fall, but this
necessity Is now laid upon us, and we
feel confident the good brethren will
not lay this paper down and neglect
and forget our present needs. We
have prepared q table above which
shows the date of ca n issue of the pa
per since Jan. 1, 1891, and up to June
IL, 1892, the date of Col. Polk's death.
Your label may not contain one of
these dates, but it may contain a date
falling in this period embraced in the
table. If so, you owe us something,
and to find the amount look on the
table for the date on your label, Or the
date preceding the date on your label,
and opposite this date will be the fig
ures showing the exact amount you
were due THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
when Col. Polk died. These little
amounts due us, If oil paid i7a at once,
will help US straighten out all our press
ing obligations that promise us trouble
if not settled at once.
Brother and friend, this statement
of the case is before you, and though
it may be hard for you to raise dol
lar or two dollars, or even a smaller
amount now, will it not be much easier
for you to do it than for us to lose
81, 900 90 or s., 10000 on account of
your failure2 If you find the amount
you owe is less than $100, send 81 90
before August goth, 1892, and we will
enter you up a year and an extra
month. If 1T is more than $1.00 and
less than 81. 90 you owe, send 81 90 and
we will enter you up two years
and two months extra. Send us not
only your own renewal, but get up
club and send along with it. You can
do much good in your community by
circulating this paper, In writing us
always give the amount sent, and the
name of the postoffice to which your
paper is going, and your own name
plainly written. Let us hear from you
at once, please. Yours,
J. w. DENMARK,
Business Manager.
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No 80

may have change of measures and
of men.
RESOLVED, That this convention rep
resenting the Democratic party of the
United States, do cordially endorse the
action of the pre- sent House of Repre-
sentatives, in reducing and curtailing
the expenses of the Federal Govern
ment in cutting down salaries and ex,
travagant appropriations, and in abol-
ishing useless offices and places not re-
quired by the public necessities; and
we shall trust to the firmness of the
Democratic members of the House that
no committee of conference and no,
misinterpretation of the rules be allowed
to defeat these wholesome measures of
economy demanded by the country
2 That the soldiers and sailors of
the Republic and the widows and
orphans of those who have fallen in
battle, have just claim upon the care,
protection and gratitude of their fell
low-cltiZens.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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ADVERTISERS, READ THIS.

RALEIGH, N. O., July 18, 1892.
Mr.. j. w. Denmark, Business Manager
Progressive Farmer:
DEAR SIR:-We recently run for a
short time an advertisement in The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we run at
the same time the same advertisement
in four other leading papers in the
State, and we write to say that we re-
ceived ten replies from the one in your
paper to every one received from all
the other papers combined.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
THE WEATHER FOR FIVE YEARS
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
Raleigh. N. O. Aug. 25. 1892.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 25, 1892.
The Chief of the Weather Bureau
directs the publication of the following
data. compiled from the record Of ob-
servations for the month of September,
taken at this station for period of
five years.
It is believed that the facts thus set
forth will prove of interest to the pub
lie, as well as the special student, show
ing as they do the average and extreme
conditions of the more important me
teorologicaI elements and the range
within which such variations may be
expected to keep during any CORE
spending month.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, g.
degrees.
The warmest September was that of
1891, with an average of 72.O degrees.
The coldest September was that of
1887, with an average of e. 3 degrees.
The highest temperature during any
September was 90 degrees on 14th, 1887.
The lowest temperature during any
september was 80 degrees on 31st, 1888.
PRECIPITATION (rGin and melted 8nOav
Average for the month, 90 inches.
Average number of days with OF of
an inch or more, 10.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 10 SO inches In 1883.
The least monthly precipitation was
l.6S inches in 1889.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 2 65 inches on 9th and 10th, 1888,
CU OTrDS AND yvEArrYu
Average number cloudless davs II
Average number of partly Cloudy
days, s.
Average number of cloudy days, IL.
WIND
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast.
The highest velocity of the wind
during any September was from the
northwest, "a miles, on 10Th, 1890, and
from the northeast, "a miles, on 18th.
1891.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
A LETTER
From Col. L. L. Polk to Mr.. J. A. wray.

from NOl. -. L. EO1k TO N4I. j. "a w ray
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
To THE READERS OF THE PROGREs
sIvE FARMER In looking over my
files 1 found the following letter from
your noble and energetic leader. [
could never find it in my heart to criti-
cize Col L. L. Polk as many of the
citizens of his native State were wont
to do. We often speak harshly of those
we do not know. He was man to be
admired, and North Carolina should
always feel proud that she can place
his name among those of her many
noted sons. We see him no more, but
we still hear his voice. He has gone,
yet he lives in the hearts of his country
men. JNO, A. WRAY, e.
WASHINGTON, D, @.
Mr.. John a. Wray, Wake Forest,
N. c.,
DEAR SIR AND Bro. :-Reply ing to
your favor of the 18th inst, beg to
say that there are several books now
before the public which give reliable
history of the organization of the
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RALE1GH. NJ c. SEPTEMBER 8, 1892
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North Carolina Reform Press Association.
Ofcers-J L. Ramsey, President; j;
6Qrio7o Butler, Vice. President; W. S.
8ar1es, Secretary,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
- NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

ident-H. L. Loucks, Huron,
III Dakota. Address, Washington,
" ic0oc.retary-Treasurer y. II. Turner,
,sorsia Address, 2S9 North Capitol
w. Washington, ID. &.
W ''ri'act1lrer-J. Fl. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
&c Macune. Washington, D. @.
Slonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
'oS''i r Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
4. Cole, Michigan,
2 W. Beck, Alabama.
". D. Davie, Kentucky.
x.T7oNAL. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
HI Loucks, Chairman.
= ". Macune, Washington, D. @.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va.
+, P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar
kansas.
,oR~H CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANCE.
Decentralization Butler, Clinton,
'vice-President-T. B, Long, Ashe
secsretary-Treasurer-W.s 8. Barnes,
Iecfurer-J. s. Bell, Brasstown, NC.
Steward-C. @. Wright, Glass, n. Q.
Chaplain-Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
Door oo1 K -Keeper-w. H. Tomlinson,
Fsyetteville, n. G.
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
'eanut, n. Q.
Sergeant at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
,evel, n. 4.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
!. Graham, Machpelah, n. &.
sgEyUTTvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
s B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Aai~man; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston,
N.C.;J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, n. &.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul-
0reth, NJ. G. Gregory, VIM. Q. Conneu.
TATE ALLIANCE LEGIsLATIvEC COMMITTEE.
RI. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; N. @.
English, Trinity College: J. ]. Young,
Polenta; II. A. Forney, Newton, n. 9.
North Carolina Reform Press Association.
OFcers-J L. Ramsey, President; ;
8Qrio71 Butler, Vice. President; ". S.
8araes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
Progressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, y. Q
Caucasian, Clinton, n. I.
The Workingman's Helper, Pinnacle, n, G.
Watchman, Salisbury, y. -
Farmers Advocate, TarbOrO, n. Z.
Country Life, Trinity College, y. Z.
Mercury, Hickory, n. Q.
Rather. WhitakerS, n. &.
Agricultural Bee, GoldsbOrO. N. G..
Alliance Echo, MOncure, n. O.
Special InfOrmer, Raleigh, y. ..
Carolina Dispatch, Hertford, n. Z.
Each of the Gb0Ue-1Gm1ed papers are
requested to keep the list standing on
ihe first page 073d add others, pTOUided
they are duly elected. A1ay paper faiL-
ing to advocate the OcdIG platform IUiI
be dropped from the list promptly. Oar
people cU7 7OrU see GChGt papers are
yl1lbIfebo6 isl fbei7, interest
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PPoGRFssTvE FARMER. Send 10 cents.
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Each of The 060Ue-1lQnoed papers are
requested to keep the list standing on
he first page 013d add others, prOUtded
they are duLy elected. A1ay paper fdik-
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published i7l their interest.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-08

Larches. Kosand's fAce on the night be- fore had plainly showed that something was very wrong; but he had vouchsafed not word of explanation, going straight to his room; and now he was equally un. communicative. He sat at the table while the buzz of talk went O, around him, and did not utter word. His appetite usally hearty--had deserted him. He drank eagerly, as if consumed by thirst, but ate nothing; and his mother and sis ters arrived at the conclusion that he had seen lima, spoken to her, and been reject ed. Rose tried strenuously to banish Sir Philips name from the conversation, and succeeded partially, but not entirely.
 Directly after breakfast Roland with. drew to his study and locked the door; ; and no one ventured to intrude upon his solitude. The heavy fall of rain till noon frustrated his original intention of seek. ing lima in the morning; but, as soon as it abated, he sallied forth; and, as he crossed the hall, Rose rushed up to him breath less.
 "Roland, Roland, have you heard!"
 "Hcard what," said her brother rough ly. sH have heard nothing"
 "why, Job Heston is leaving the Mill | It is said if 1t rains tonight as it did last night the floods will Do % great that the Mill be washed away"
 "Ah, by Heaven--"
 Roland paused suddenly, and . look came into his face that made his sister re. coil---a look she remembered Afterwards. and read rightly then; now it only Alled her with avaguc horror.
 Roland 7" she cried, In tone that start led him into self-recollection.
 "so," he said musingly, "the Mill is doomedf We'll, Rose, am going to see how things are; and I will step down and have talk with Job."
 He passed out, mounted his horse, and rode away. When he reached the Grange, he asked for Miss Costello. She was at home the servant told him, but Miss Durn. ford was out.
 This was just what Roland desired and he entered the drawing-room, and wsited with beating heart for lima. Would she run away from him . second timer Noi the door opened, and the girl entered. She looked deathly white; and there was . latent dread in her large eyes, bus the curved lips and firm brow showed nothing but resolve. She drew back as Roland came forward eagerly, and held out her hand, as ii by that action to deny him any other salitation until she knew whether he returned it as lover or as cousin. No. land paused.
 "Well," he said with . forced laugh, which the angry flush in his cheeks and the fierce gleam in his eyes belied," arc VIC strangers?"
 TO BE CONTINUED.
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In Holland.

No unmarried lady in Holland can dream of going to church. or concert or any other place of public assembly without the escort of parents or male members of her family. She cannot take walk, pay visit or go shop ping unaccompanied by her mother or other chaperon. Until the betrothal of the young lady has been announced. she remains the sole charge of her father or mother, and she makes ac- quaintances only in the presence ol third party. Unmarried daughters are chsperoned to all places of amuse- ment.
 The keeper of the Bear Island light is the owner of an intelligent dog. When steamer passes the light it whistles it's salute. and in response the lightkeeper rings his bell or rather did ring before the dog took tho job out of his hands. Seeing that the passing of boat and the ringing ol the bell were two things that went to- gether, the dog took it into his own hands--or mouth-to ring the bell, and when boat comes along, without waiting for her whistle he seizes the bell rope with his teeth and rings | vigorous salute.
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FORMS or sALurATuoN.
Originate in Different Natiens Son Ger
 tain Peculiarities of the People.

Originate in Different Natisns &0m Ger
 tain Pecnliaritiss of the People.
 Itis not, perhaps, far-fetched sug- gestion that we may detect good deal of natural character in the idioms em- ployed for salutation and affirmation. Thus the English. who are always busy and doing something. say: How do you do?" The Frenchmen, who arc always thinking of their appearance and of the impression they may make by their department ask: How do you carry yourself2" The German, whose wits are apt to be wandering in maze of speculation, inquires; How do you find yourselfpn The Italian. who, when in good health. stands easily and moves gracefully, deems it the most pertinent question to ask: How do you standPn or How do you gof" An other curious fact is that the southern and catholic nations always say: II believe so, where the northern and protestant nations would say: Fl think so" It is as if the former took every thing on trust as matter of belief
 while the latter refer everything to their own reason, and accept 1t as . matter of opinion. The Romans seldom gave token of assent by means of g simple particle like our 'yes, but usu- ally answered by reaffirming the ques- tioner's proposition. Thus to the in- quiry: .'Do you believeP" they would reply: Il believe" Their '.Ita est" seems to have corresponded to the Americanism, That's so." One might pursue this investigation through all the idioms of social intercourse in differ ent countries, says the New York Ledg- CT. and it would probably prove possible to explain most of them by national temperaments and habits of thoughts
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Dark Darrell's Bride.
CHAPTER TX. x.--coNrINUEp.

lima had herself too high spirit to re- buke the fierce temper ot her naughty lov. CT; but the mention of Roland had brought to her the first thought of the time; and now she suddenly pointed upwards to a gap in the trees.
 "Philip," she said, "see how late the day is growing. Aunt Rachael will have returned and will wonder where am. 1 must go home. How far is this from scarth Abbotfv
 "Too far for you to go yet" replied Sir Philip, "Nsy, sweetheart, little longer 1 l cannot SO soon yield my first taste of Elysium."
 And lima suffered him to lead her far. ther onwards, away from the entrance to the glen. The sun was sinking towards the western horizon when Dark Darrell and his goldcn-haired love came forth from the deep shadow of the Abbot's Vale. Leading Hassan, he walked with II. ma almost to the village, leaving her where he could see the slight form fitting onwards to the very gates Of the Grange.
 Turning when she had nearly reached this point, she saw him still standing mo. tionlcss by his horse, watching her; and. as she turned, he kissed his hand to her.
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old lock-man to Zeph. ell was your father, I'd clear out of the Mill for there's no saying what may happen if the rain comes again tonight as it did last night"
 "Wc'll have to go to uncle's yonder," returned Zeph gloomly, pointing across the bridge.
 "And I'd see to it before nightfa,l 1T was you,v said the lock-man. sl'd war rant the Lords life as soon as I'd warrant the Mill tonight if the rain comes on heavy; and, once the floods are out, how'll you get away, even if the Mill don't go- and it's bound to?"
 Early in the afternoon it became laown that Job Hestou and his daughter were transferring all movab'cs from tho Mil to places of safety on the Scarth Abbott side of the river, household goods being de- posted with relative of Jobs late wife, who was only cousin, though Zeph called him sunc.e."
 No one liked the Hestons; so, even in his present extremity, Job could obtain little help but what he paid for. He knew that il he had sent up to the Court Sir Philip would have despatched gang of laborers to aid him; but Job would not be ssbeholdeno to Sir Philip for sny- thing.
 = Tie miller expressed no regret for the Impending destruction of his property. He had amassed q good sum of money, and could easily reinstate himself elsewhere ; and other feelings which might have clung round the inheritance of his fathers seemed to be sll but obliterated by the grim satis- faction with wich he contemplated ruin that would include, as he believed, that of the last representative of false Sir In- gelhart, and which would fulfill the curse. He said little indeed, but glanced anxious ly at river and sky, and once remarked
 "Maybe this'll be Dark Darrelps last night on earth; the Mill won't be there at sunrise tomorrow"
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sensable Mother.

Laura-'.Do you want to read this novel when have finished ite" Flora (Which chapter does the wedding occur in--the last? Mamma never al lows me to read novels that have the marriage in the first chapter. "-Ic- dianapolis Jcuvnal.
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ser,nonesse on she Dsvil.

Woman swearA but when man steps on the hem of her dress and ruins couple of yards of expensive trimming. the thoughts which pass through her mind afford tho devil as much amusement as though she had let out string of oaths mile and 8 half long. New York Herald.
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Honoree. .

Well. uncle Nose. I hear you have another pair of twins at your house.
 ..Yaas. Missus. yes we has Lord press dey little hearts.
 Have you named them yet?"
 ..Yes'm. Done named em' aftah two ob de fust pres dents ob dis coun. try"
 Indeed? What twoP''
 .sOle Christofo Columbus an Juicy ous Caesar. ma'am. We'se great or namin' de children fo' de pres'dents I our house."
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FLASH AND FLICKER

Went down with colors flying ter who tumbled on bis way 70 ~of Washington Star.