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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
BE PROMPT.

To the Business Agents who run &C
counts with the Alliance, I wish to saw
n word: Be prompt IN the settlement
Of yOur bills. This Office pays CASH for
all the goods we ship out. The Execu-
tive Committee has said that we shall
allow you thirty days time, provided
you have filed sufficient bond. Now
that arrangement was made for your
convenience, and that you might know
exactly what amount to remit for each
bill. When you file your bond and
thereby agree to pay all bills within
thirty days from date of bill, I take it
that you mean what you say, and a C
cordingly ship you goods or your
orders. You know that the Agency
fund is not at our command, and it is
a very easy matter to overdraw our
bank account. The delay of a few
days may seem a small matter to you,
but at the same time it may place the
Agency in an embarrassing situation.
To avoid such a condition, let me in
sist that you remit promptly according
to provisions of your bond, and do not
overlook small accounts. A single
small amount is not much, but a great
number of them amounts to a good
deal. To those good brethren who
send cash with their orders let me say
that it is not always possible for you, or
me, to know in advance just what
your goods will COST, but if you ap-
proach anywhere about the amount,
we ship you the goods expecting you
to remit balance, if any is due, when
YOU receive bill. Some Of you are not
as prompt in the payment of these bal
ances as you might be. I do not think
it is intentional on your part, but you
Just neglect it. The brokerage on many
of our gOOdsi is very small-On groceries
one-half to one and a quarter per cent.
Now suppose you buy a barrel of flour
that cost $40, you remit with your
order $500. At one per cent. the
brokerage to the Office would be just
four cents. The first thing we do upon
receiving your order is to receipt you
for the $500. This costs us One cent
in postage. Then we place the order
with the mill or wholesale house, which
costs us in postage two cents more.
The flour is shipped and the bill sent to
US. We copy the bill and mail it to
you, which costs us another twO-cent
stamp-altogether five cents IN post
age, or one cent more than we get.
Now suppose you fail to remit the bal
ance due, or we have to send you state
menu aLG0r statement D6LOF0 we S6G III.
Or suppose your order is not sufficiently
clear, that you fail to give shipping
directions, or some other necessary in
formation, SO that we have to write you
again, don't you see how that the
Agency is losing on the transaction.
This is only an assumed a s to illus
trate. Of course there r other goods
on which the Alliance gets a larger
brokerage, and the larger your orders
are, the less is the percentage of ex-
pense. Let me urge then that you
make your orders as large as pos 7ible,
be explicit in directions and make
prompt remittance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
OUR SHOE

Since have been serving the ALI
ance as State Business Agent it has
been my constant aim to try to furnish
the brethren whatever they needed, Or
wanted, ON the very best terms pos
sible. To do this, with the various
lines of goods, has required many con
tracts. Most of my contracts have
been successful, while a few have been
failures. But I have never made g.
contract from which I was more hope
full of good results than that I have
recently entered into with the Postal
Shoe Co, of Boston. This line of goods,
as well as ready-made clothing, and
cIoGn, has given me much Oncern and
1t has been most difficult to make salts
factory terms for satisfactory articles.
l now believe that we have it on shoes.
1t only remains for you to give this
department. a fair trial to confirm our
hopes. We have now in u office
about 5000 worth of sample shoes at
from 40 cents to $500 per pair and I
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
GUANO! GUANO II
Unwilling Witness.

Refer to the statement of Bro. A. J.
Move and see the certificate of MOye &
Edwards. See what a drummer says.
Who is this drummer? He is one of
the very men who have fought the
Agency harder than any other class.
Our plan of business conflicts with
theirs. Our plan knocks them out.
Our plan saves their profits, as well as
the profits Of those to whom they sell,
to the consumer. And when off his
guard he states that where the N. @.
Official Guano was used it made the
best tobacco made in the State in 1892"
Such testimony as this is proof positive
of the excellence of our guanO. The
reason for this superior excellence is
obvious. It is ammoniated with ami
NAL. vegetable and mineral matter, all
of which are easily soluble in the soil,
but one more so than the other, go that
IS one element is used up the other comes
in, thus feeding the plant till it is done
growing, and thereby giving it a better
body.
Now the published analysis of guano
is not always a safe criterion. l have
in my office a sample of guano (not
made in North Carolina two ANALYSES
of which were made, one by our excel
lent State Chemist, and one by another
chemist of equally as good reputation.
showing a relative commercial value Of
over $50 so per ton. This guanO was
offered to me at $15 per ton 1t is am
nominated with leather scraps, hoofs,
hides and horns, which are GnsOluble
in the soil, but show in the laboratory.
The ammonia in this 80 called fertilizer
is entirely worthless for crops. The
field test is the only sure test.
Other testimony bears out the fact
that oar guano is equally prolific of
good results where used for cotton and
other crops. W, II. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14

defects for 10 years, and shipping to
members with privilege of returning;
if not entirely satisfactory after 10
days trial, and at less than half n
cost of agents price makes a machine
standard, then our Improved Farmers
Alliance machine is standard, with a
big s.. We wish to say emphatically
that the Improved Farmers Alliance
machine is made of the very best ma
terial, all bearings wherever advisable
are made of the best steel, case hard
ened, and the machines, if well oiled
and properly handed, will last not 10
years, but a life time.
It is not the cost of material and
manufacture that brings the retail
price on a sewing machine UP to $50 or
$50. 1t is the expensive methods of
selling 4. e., high priced managers
salaries, canvassers, collectors and
agents commissions, etc, that make
the price more than double what they
ought to be.
Compare the two methods of hand
ling the sewing machine business, and
any one can readily see that the ALI
ance Business Agency system is de-
cidedly the best for our brethren.
Fraternally,
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
Standard

We understand that certain local
sewing Machine agents are stating to
some Of Our members that our sewing
machineA are not standard" We
wonder they could explain what
they me- INT, if called upon to do so. If
charging $50 or $50 for a sewing ma
chine n Akes it standard" then our
sewing achines are NOT standard. "
but if fd finishing a high grade, strictly
nrst-clasf machine, with all the latest
improvements and made of the best
materlaf throughout, and guaranteed
to be light running and warranted bv
a responsible manufactures against
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
OUR SHOE

Besides being a nicely illustrated cat
alogue and price list of all the various
styles and grades Of shoes we handle,
pntAps also the material usually
funS in any first class almanac; such
as th9calendar, moons phases, eclipses,
ohropHolGYgicSSll al cycles cycles ETC. ETC. It contains
nicely bound in red backs, tied with a
rcd string and is ready to hang on
the accustomed nail. Send two cent
stamp to pay postage and it will be
mailed to you at once.
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14

am sure that I never before saw such
goods Tor the money. These shoes are
sent directly from the manufactures to
TO consumer and are delivered at your
postofice Or railroad staff n all trans
portatlon charges prepaid. Every pair
Is warranted to give satisfaction;
n Ii they do not, we cheerfully send
other shoes, or refund the money"
There are two classes of our shoes;
the light and finer qualities sent to you
through the mails and may be ordered
by the single pair if desired, while
heavey boots and brogans will not ad-
NIT OF the postage as it would cost as
much 20 send three or four pairs by
mail as twenty-five or thirty by freight.
In order then to make this saving to
yourselves possible, these heavy goods
must be sent by freight, in lots of not
less than 100 pounds in order. The
order a be made up of as many
different kinds as you wish, only there
must be enough to weigh 100 pounds,
or over, for each shipment, as the
freight charges on small packages is
the same as on 100 pounds. To enable
you to determine how many to order
the average weight of each kind is
given in the price list. 1t will not
take many families to make up a 100
order.
While the light and finer shoes may
be ordered by the single pair, yet it is
better for the Agency, and hence for
you, to condense your riders and send
them in by the regular channel, through
your Sub. or County Business Agent.
To do this will be a great saving OF
postage to us, as we'll as of time and
labor in placing a number of small
orders and in writing up new accounts.
The commiss on to the State Alliance
on this contract is very small in pro
portion to the amount of work and
postage required, and the great prin-
ciple which will decide for or against
it's permanence, is the volume of bust
ness. In other words. if you are in
different to the uccess of efforts
to serve you in this plan, if you do not
buy your shoes through us, or if you
keep on buying them at the stores
where you pay high prices. Exactly
this will happen: The manufacturers
not being encouraged to make this
special inducement, carrying this special
line of goods for our benefit, and at
such low prices, will notify your State
Business Agent that the trade does not
pay expenses, and that after thirty
days, as per contract, they will a
to supply us,
Will you allow our contract to dis
continued We believe you will not.
This matter should be discussed
freely in the meetings of the Sub-Alli,
ances, and pains taken to see that
every member knows that he can buy
shoes, for any member of his family,
direct from the manufacturers. Also
this point should be often called to
mind, that it is necessary to order be
fore you are obliged to have the goods,
as it will take time for me to receive
your order, place it with the factory
and for you to receive the goods.
Keep this fact constantly in mind.
OOrder early! Look ahead!
Full directions for ordering accom-
pany each catalogue and price list.
w. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
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NOTICE
Secretaries and Busire ss Agents.

Secretaries and BUSH ess Agents.
Every Business Agent and Secretary
ought to use printed stationery. IL
saves delay and the miaplacing of let
tiers, and sometimes money. / can.
furnish you printed stationery as cheap
as you "a buy it not printed. 100 en-
velopes and 100 sheets of paper nicely
printed sent, postpaid, on receipt Of 81.
The cheapest FIRST CLASS printing Office
in North Carolina. References: Pro
gressive Farmer, w H, Worth and W.
s. Barnes. GUY V. BARNES,
Job Printer.
Raleigh, N. @. eco
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
FIELD PEAS.

I have several enquiries for field
peas. Parties who have peas to sell
that will write me the number Of bush
els and the kind, whether black, red,
Tennessee crowder, ETC., and give me
price you will sell them for in sacks,
f. o. b.. at your place, I may be able to
place orders for you.
Dow Law Cotton Planter, $2.75
". H. WORTH, S. B. A,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
FARMY1LLE, N. c., Feb. s. 1893.

FARMN1LLEs IN O.S ACO' O, 1910.
Mr.. ". II, Worth s.. B. A., Raleigh,
N. c.:
DEAR SIR N BROTHER:-Enclosed I
hand you a few facts in regard to your
guano: Moye and Edwards. who used
the N. @. Alliance Official Guano, are
said by tobacco drummers to have
made the best tobacco made in the
State in 1892. On 20 acres they have
sold over three thousand dollars worth
and are not through selling yet. They
used only about five hundred pounds
per acre.
dred hounds per acre and he sold from
three acres over four hundred and fifty
dollars worth of tobacco. What other
FERTILIZER has done so well9 These
parties live near Farmville, Pitt county,
n. @. F~raternally,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
TO BUSINESS AGENTS.
RALEIGH, N. O., Feb. II, 1892.
OUR PRICE LIST.

Always give plain shipping direc-
lions, giving the line on which your
station is located, unless it is a we'll
known point, and if a prepay station,
so state.
All Sub-Business Agents who wish to
get the 80 days time on their bills, will
execute bonds now in the hands of the
Secretary of each Sub-Alliance in the
State, to whom said bonds have been
sent for the Business Agents of Sub
Alliances. The following prices are
subject to market fluctuations:
We call special attention to the 81
higher on fertilizer less than car load
lots. w. H. WORTH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
NOTICE.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Mt N TN O-.-~ wy~T

SECRETARY's OFFICE
N. @. T. STATE ALLIANCE,
RALEIGH, n. C., Oct. 8, 1892.
Secretaries of Sub and County ALI
ances will please send all money for
Polk Memorial Fund to Mr.. H. ".
Aver, Raleigh, N. O., and not to me-.
It will save trouble in this Office.
Fraternally,
Sec. Treas. N. G.. +. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
SAULsToN, Wayne Co., N G.
Ian % 1898

Mr.. ". II. Worth. Raleigh, r. c.:
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER:-The organ
came all right and I am very well
pleased. I tried to buy the same organ
In Goldsboro and their price was S76,
An experienced organist pronounced
il as one she has that she gave $40
for. would advise all that wishes to
buy an organ, to buy the Home Organ
through you. Yours truly,
JOE w. GARDURE, B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as the administrator of the
estate of Mary Fl. Woodward, deceased, late of
Wake C, unity. n. c., l hereby notify all persons
indebted to the estate to call on me or my at
torneys and settle the same; and all persons ms
same for payment on or before the l4th day Of
February, A: D., 1894, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery.
Peele q MAYNARD, Attorneys. QO23
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
NOTICE.

Parties inviting any of the officers OF
the Alliance to make an address, are
expected to pay expenses of the same.
The State Alliance cannot pay the ex-
penses of any one except when doing
regular work. The brethren will please
note this and arrange matters accord
ingly. w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. +. 5. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER gives the
State Business Agent a full page every
week. Nearly half the page is filled
with our price list, which is corrected
every week; the balance of the page Is
filed with instructions, suggestions
and other information about the
Agency, which every man should
know. Read it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
NOTICE.

All communications intended for the
Executive Committee of the State ALI,
ance of North Carolina should be ad-
dressed to Capt. S. B. Alexander, Chair.
man, Raleigh, N. O., are of w. s.
Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer.
By order of Executive Committee.
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. f. S. A,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
HENRY NJ. Boon, Sec'y.
SToNEvILLE, N. G., Jan. Is, 1898.

STONEvILLE, N. c., Jan. Is, 1898,
". H. WOrth-DeGr SIR and Brother:
Please find enclosed $50 90, which
please place to my credit, After a
fair teS IT of business with your Office,
l think many will be made to believe
that my Alliance is a body of the best
men of the country and mean business.
They are now devising plans to do a
more extended business with your
office. Yours fraternally,
JNO. BARNES, B. A. 907.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
SHALLowFoRD, Alamance Co., N. c.,

oHALLOWFORD, AIamance Co., n. c.,
Jan. 25, 1893.
Mr.. W. Fl. Worth, S. B. A.-Dear SIR:
[ received the machine I ordered
from you the third of January, and it
was all right; nothing was damaged so
far as l know Of. Wehave tried it and
it seems just as good as any machine
that cost $40 or $50. We are we'll
pleased with the machine. Ihope you
will sell all the Farmers Alliances one
of your machines.
HENRY M. Boon. Sec'v.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14
Wanted.

A lady, with a thorough knowledge Of Short
hand typewriting, desires a place in an Office ~
to teach the same in a school. Can teach Epg-
lish branches and Latin. References exchanged
Address BOA1a
1891 Mebanes ~. G.
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STATE AGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Under this Head Will be Found Every
thing Relating to the Agency

This page is devoted O the Business
Agency and co-opera i've trade; S0m
munications from all Interested vii! be
accepted. No long Vinded; theoretical
want your best thoughts and can't
publish. as a rule, more than about
one quarter column articles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14

Always give plain shipping direc-
tions, giving the line ne,e on which y ie 4 your you,
known point, and if a prepay station,
so state.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-14


sew as well as any machine on the
market. Complete set or aEacn-
pents with each machine. 5dTaT.
ers, walnut finish: Price, Lrelght
paid to any r. r. station IN ~. Os.s.
FERTILLZERss
Cotton seed meal or BID cars, per ton
n. G. Alliance Of1cia1 Guano, y OBJ.
Richmond, Va, carload. ......ts.s'''.
Portsmouth, Yaa carload. "-.."
Wilmington, n. O., carload. '.'''
Progressive Farmer, one dollar less
per ton at any of the aboVe-nameo
Plant and Truck Fertilizer, F.o.
N. rV e.. Afiianfce 0fioial Acid Phos-
phate, f. O. B. Charleston, s. C1
10 per ct acid. F.OsB.Challeston, sc.
ID pr ct acid F.. O. 3. ichm9nd Vai
Kainit, F, OIL WILMINGTON, NC, cash
All the ABOVE prizes are F. o. B car
lots. Less than car lots. 81 per ton
higher. Terms cash, OF, on time
upon the following conditions: For
guanO used eGI cotton, time s1au
not be given longer than Dec. ,lsG,
1893. Guano for tobacco, time shall
not be given longer than March 1sts
1894. For all time purchases, inter
est shall be charged at the rate of 3
per cent. per annum from April IsGs
1898. No interest shall be charged on
any shipment until April 1st, 1898.
NO notes taken for less than 500.
Acid Phosphate +. o. b. Durham, NC.
BAUGH's PURE RAW BONE MEAL.
Carload lots of IL tons, cash.......... 49,
Soft bone finely ground, carload. 800
+. G. B. Norfolk.
LAND PLASTER.
ton car load lots go
less than car load ots.,.,............ no
The above prices are subject to the market
fluctuations.
In ordering be careful to state what depot
goods are to be shipped to and be sure tog1ye
name of your pOstOfdce as 1t is VERY important
Please condense your correspondence PLEASE
have orders and letters on different paper.
All persons expecting to get goods at spotcAsk
prices, cash must accompany order.
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Cincinnati, O.
Improved Farmers Alliance with
full set attachments and au- ~
tomato bObbin Winde All lat
est improvements, finely finished
first class in every particular. War
ranted by manufacturer for 10 years,
carefully adjusted, ready for imme-
diate use. Price. freight paid to any
R, r. station in North Carolina. 4. 1880
A number of valuable Improvements
have recently been added to the
Farmers Alliance machine, and it
will hereafter be known as the I'M
proved Farmers Alliance and will
be supplied at the same price. Any
machine not entirely satisfactory
= after 10 days trial. can be retured
to the factory and money paid Will
be refunded.
Improved High Arm Singer style, delivered at
any railroad station in North Carol1da at the
following prices: oo
No. 3, 5 . ~
Nc 1900
These machines have self-sett1ng needle, self
threading shuttle, automatic bobbin wtnder,
head sunken in table, etc together with the
usual set of attachments. and are warranted
for 5 years, and sent on 10 days trial.
LOW-arm singer machine new family
model, warranted for 5 years; viii
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21
Death of Miss Mary u. Siple-


Gone to her rest. Miss Mary
Macdaline was the daughter OF
Joseph Siple died at her home on
the Bullpasture River at II o'clock
P. M. on Tuesday April 4th. She
had been in delicate health for
many months, lingering on the We
~ verge of the grave, and while her
death was not surprise 1t brings
sorrow to the many hearts of those
who knew and loved her. Lite
was very dear to her although she
chung to it with tenacity peculiar
to herself, yet while loath to leave
the loved ones and pleasant home
where the hour of dissolution drew
near. She gave her family an at
fectionate farewell committed her
soul into the hands of God. and in
the triumph Of a living faith she
passed to that realm where there is
no more sickness, sorrow or sigh
ing. and where the consumptives
hectic flush is exchanged for the ra-
dance of Immortality. Thus has
the angle of death paid his IS, first
visit to this happy home: We ez
tend to the bereaved family our
sincere sympathy and prayers that t
God may sanctify to their 5000
this sad dispensation Of his proVi-
aence:
- J. Z. A.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21

or of ay unge, brother mi sister.
She was an earnest and Jealous
christian, and her life was as pure
and sweet as the flowers thas be-
decked her casket and grave.
To tee bereayed parents ard to
him whose devotion through her
entire Illness and until the last en-
bers Of life had burned, We extend
a deep ANA heartfelt sympathy.
Life is a mystery and death we
cannot understand; yet we must
bow i'll humble submission to the
will of our Savior, whose orderinga
are to us oft times strange, but
who says, everything works togeth-
er for good to those who love Him
and do His will.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21
The Smallest Painting.

Probably the smallest painting
ever made was the work OF the
wife of a Flemish artist. 1t de-
picted mill with the sails bent
the miller mounting the stairs with
a sack Of grain on his back. Up
on the terrace where the mill
stood was a cart and horse, and Id
the road leading to it several peas
ants were shown, The picture was
beautifully finished, and every oo'
iect was very distinct, yet it was Sc
amazingly small that its surface
could be covered with a gram o.
corn.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21

Died. Tuesday, the 18th. day
Of April, 1893 Miss Fannie Cleek,
in the 21st. year Of her age. Her
large circle Of friends, relatives,
and acquaintance were grieved to
hear of the death OF Miss Fannie
Cleek on Monday morning last, ct
the home Of her father, Mr.. John
Cleek. on Jackson river.
About six months ago she went
to Rock bridge county to take
charge Of school in that county
and soon after reaching there was
stricken down by some malady
that bafled the skill Of the ableSt
physicians and from which she
never got anything but temporary
relief. For several long weary
months she tarried.on the very
u
verge Of the grave, but finally real
lied a fond hope SO often express
ed; to be permitted to return again
to the home and scenes Of he
childhood, She was borne hither
by the hands Of those who tenderly
loved her, only fortnight .rior to
her death.
Miss FANNIE had not reached her
22d. year and was beloved by all
who knew her, the pet and idol Of
a fond mother, the stay and sup
port Of an aged father, the council