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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
HOP GROWING IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.

The outlook is very promising for the
early establishing of a new agricultural
industry in North Carolina. Hop cul-
ture has become a subject of interest
to u people and it is being quite ear
nestly discussed by progressive men in
all parts of the State, especially IN the
central counties.
Since the coming among US, some
months ago., of Mr.. A. L Jones, of
Hamilton, n. Y, and the publication
Of his article in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and in the Bulletin of the Agri-
cultural Department, our people are
awakening to the fact that the condi
tions necessary to the successful plant
ing and prosecution of this industry
are available and within their easy
reach. That we need a more "dlversi-
fed agriculture is patent to US all,
and if the growing Of hops for market
can be made q successful branch Of
agriculture it behOOves us to promptly
take hold upon it. 1t means very much
to u people, especially to owners Of
the now u]noccupied and virtually waste
lands all about us. While urging this
matter upon the attention of read
er5 we would not be understood as ad-
vising any experiments. Let us CO.
operate with those who come to plant
hop fields here, and endeavor to secure
the immigration or She coming among
US Of IS many competent hop growers
as possible. We need them to take up
our idle lands. We need them as good
and desirable citizens, and we need
them as our educators in a business Of
which we know, comparatively,
nothing.
We understand that Commissioner
Robinson has the promise of other
articles from Mr.. Jones and that they
will be published in future Bulletins.
Our readers may rest assured that we
shall lay before them all the informa
ton obtainable upon this subject.
Since writing the foregoing we have
had a pleasant interview with Mr. j..
and he assured us that he would give
prompt attention to any ~communica-
tions that may be sent him by readers
Of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

when the subject Of trusts is under
discussion. There is a fine Of $1,000
and imprisonment for any man that
goes into a trust in North Carolina.
But all of them do business in this
State and the authorities don't take
any steps,
~ Ex-C Congressman Norwood, OF
Georgia, is quoted as saying recently
that 1.-The force bill is dead" Of course
it is. Norwood knew that long ago.
We tried to impress this fact on our
readers last year and urged them to
take no notice Of the force bill ghost.
But some were frightened. We don't
need the force bull in the United States,
but many States need an honest election
law, and North Carolina needs thou
sands of honest registrars and judges
Of elections, something that was very
scarce last year.
~ The Lenoir Topic tells this good
one illustrative of mountain horse
sense: Major Bingham told a story,
the other day, about an Iredeli man
that is very funny. 'It was up in your
country, brother Jordan" the Major
said, nodding to Rev. H, II. Jordan,
land Jones was having Old man Smith
before a magistrate. Old man Smith
got mad and said Jones had sworn a
lie up at Statesville. And don't I
know thatr retorted Jones. I did it
out of the best of motives, to keep
down a ne~ighborhood FUSS"
* Messrs. w. S. Powell & Co., the
large and we'll known fertilizer manu-
facturers of Baltimore, have started
out on new line. In connection with
their extensive works they have started
at Annapolis Junction, on the B. & O.
Railroad between Washington and Bal
timore, an experiment farm where all
their products are to be subjected to
practical tests, under various condi
tons and different soils and crops, so
that they may be able to satisfy them.
selves and their customers of the true
practical value Of their goods.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
CALAMITY

Since Col. Hoke Smith went to Wash
irgton for the purpose Of di5charging
about 10000 ex baseball players (he
won't do it, though who are drawing
pensions, the Atlanta Journal has
learned the calamity bowling industry.
If you say anything about those gen
tlemanly gentlemen who, while pre-
tending to rob each other on Wall
street, but are really robbiDg the pub
lie, you IRE a calamity bowler, and the
Journal can no longer hide it's light
under a bushel. On the 9th it said:
The outside world is getting some
significant hints about Wall street
morals from persons who are well
qualified to speak on the subject.
The late Rufus Hatch in his will CON
fessed that he had gambled enough for
all his posterity and begged his chill
dren not to follow his bad example.
Mr.. Russell Sage, another shining Wall
street light, is reported as saying: mo
man has any business in Wall street
who can't deceive his best friends"
The exceptional success of Mr.. Sage
in Wall street would indicate, accord
ing to this aphorism, that he has played
the mischief with his friends. Every
body remembers how Cyrus Field was
caught by his friend, Jay Gould, a few
years ago and squeezed out of the bulk
Of his fortune, and there have been
hundreds of such instances on a larger
or smaller scale.
In view of their habits and practices,
the terms which + applied to Wall
street manipulators are entirely too
mild. Instead of bulls and bears, they
should be called tigers and wolves"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
THE LONE FISHERMAN.

The papers say that President CIeve-
land is q great fisherman. He has
fshed for hours and never got a bite,
yet he vas patient and good humored
all tie while. Thousands Of his sub
iects go for days without a bite (of
palatable food.) Perhaps he is trying
to initiate them in another way.
His latest fad is his own invention
bought at some store.) It consists of
a bottle shaped concern made Of glass.
open at both ends. The bait is put in
that and eight hooks are hanging con
~veniently near. If any fish attempts
to eat the bait the hooks close in on
the fish. The President generally takes
Wade Hampton and Amos Cummings
with him on his fishing pic MICS Car
Isle would go, but he gets drunk before
the fishing ground is reached.
In the meantime the Mckinley bill.
the force bill, the fraudulent pension
business goes on. All the r0bbing ma
chimes are run day and night, Just as
they were when Harrison was Presi,
dent and before the rascaIs were
turned out" The banks continue to
fail, hundreds of merchants and farm
ers are making assignments every
week. Mortgages are being ~foreclosed
rapidly and the sheriff is busy selling
property for taxes. The mortgage in,
debtedness is increasing rapidly in
every State, some of them more rapid
than others, ranging from an increase
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

IT IS LEAKING OUT.

When the Alliance officers and attor-
neys went before the Senate committee
on agriculture, Mr.. Fuller asked the
chairman who andh0w many members
Of the Alliance wished the charter re
pealed OF amended. Not one of them
would name a single man.
Recently W. T. Tomlinson, of Ashe-
vile, w4o, e a letter to Mr.. NJ. E Sheriff.,
member of the House from Catawba,
in which he says that the State ALI
ance legislative committee recommend
the legislation. Nov the thing is be,
coming tangible. The gentlemen com
posing the Legislative committee have
the matter before them. They must
either deny the charge or admit it,
Silence On their part will be taken as
an admission that Tomlinson's state
ments are true. The columns Of THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER are open to them
for any thing they may wish to say on
the subject.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
~ INDIANA

Indians is not as much in debt as
some of her neighboring Safes, but
the official mortgage record shows that
it is time for her people to call a halt.
The geographical situation Of the State,
soil, climate; her network Of railroads.
great cities in the State and near by,
ought to make increasing prosperity
instead Of rapidly increasing indebted
ness, The per capita Indebtedness is
$51, which is a better showing than
made by Illinois with 800; Iowa,
$104; Kansas, $40 per capita debts.
In 1880 Indiana had mortgages to
the amount Of $21, $50, 1873. In 1889,
$37, 1914, 412 worth Of mortgages were
recorded The increase for the ten
years was rs "a per cent, while the
population only increased 1882 per
cent. During the ten years 358, 927
mortgages were made, a~ggregating
1891, 1O4. O44. Of this amount g. % per
cent. was on farms, and 1867 per cent.
o. town property. The average rate
Of interest IS about $50 per cent.
On the first Of January, 1890, the
total real estate mortgage Indebtedness
of the State was $11O, 73C, 643. Hence
the people of Indiana are a little over
twentythree times as much in debt,
according to the real estate indebted
ness. as the people of South Carolina.
The population of Indiana is larger
than th-t Of South Carolina, but that
still leaves Indiana many times as
much in deb. Not a pound of cotton
is raised in Indiana, hence here is an
other convincing argument against the
theory that cotton raising is the trouble
in the South. Now, hasn't The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER been telling the truth
all the time?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
THEYARE SETTING DESPERATE

Tt does not require an unusually
close observer to notice that the anti
| reform organs are getting more des,
perate every day. They have almost
exhausted the old schemes to keep the
! people fooled and it becomes necessary
to get up something new. The ALL
! ance press has opened the eyes Of the
| public. and the time worn assertions
| met arguments are no longer avail.
! able. They have found that part Of
the people can be fooled all the time,
| and all Of them part Of the time, but
ali Of them can't be fooled all the
time" The political press are without
! anything to say, as it were. The Re
| publican papers no longer harp about
what the g. 0. p. has done or will do.
The Democratic organs know thai it
will not do to make any more promises
at this time, 8 none of those formerly
made q or will be carried out. Hence
it is ne tessary to hide oil the n1eG1ne88
going on,
~ NV GOILllIIISGI dtIO4A ID Il LIN
failures increase with a rapidity
hitherto unknown. Real estate and
other mortgages are increasing so rap
idly that no true conception scan be
formed. The price Of farm products is
going down, down. The price of most
things sold TO consumers, generally
speaking, is going up. Business and
. professional men find their receipts
getting less and less. In the meantime
the trust and other monopoly organs
are just waiting for the bosses to tell
us what to do" There is but two sides
to this matter. You are either con
Quoting a monopoly organ o. a reform
organ. You are reading a monopoly
paper or you are reading a reform pa
per. There is no need Of making a
mistake for the difference is too plain.
Think about these matters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

of 20 to 100 per cent. per annum.
Tramps are becoming more numerous.
The great metropolitan papers have to
add extra pages to print advertise
ments Of work wanted" or positions
wanted" while the "help wanted ad-
vertisements only occupy a portion of
a column. Really Cleveland is a big
man, big enough to fool many in his
party, big enough to fool some of them
even yet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
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The office seekers who have
secured places say we are landed, you
boys must look out FIR relief your
selves"
Owners of lands in Wake and ad
joining counties desiring to sell are re.
quested to send description, price, etc
to box S73. Hamilton, n. Y.
One way to get reform is for each
true reformer to make one convert and
get him to read reform literature. II
every one will do this, the result will
be wonderful, Try it.
By the way, there is mighty lit
tie talk about hat billion dollar Con
gress" nowadays. Crisp and his crowd
spent $38, 600, 900 more than Reed and
his crowd. Why don't some Of the
faithful kick about that?
We learn that the Revolution, a
new paper, will oon be started at
Charlotte by Mr.. Samuel Archer. We
know Mr.. archer, and have no doubt
that he will issue q paper that will be
on the right line for reform.
In November, under a Republic
can administration, cotton was bring
ing 9 80. In May, under a Democratic
administration it is bringing 7.123. We
thought cotton was always q good
price when Cleveland was in"
The legislature Of Massachusetts
favors the government ownership of
telegraph and telephone lines. The
Minnesota legislature passed a resoIu-
ton favoriDg government ownership
of railroads. The leayen is working.
X President Butler was in the city
Saturday for a short while. He was
returning from Moore county where he
delivered the closing address at a high
school. He is looking we'll and is much
encouraged with the Alliance outlook.
~ It doesn't profit a man to gain
the whole world and lose his own soul,
neither does it profit the country to
let q few milIionaires gain the property
while the balance of mankind are
fighting each other over imaginary
issues.
~ Major Bill Robbins, J. S. Bell
and other AIliancemen @ are still
standing around the public crib wait
ing for the crumbs to fall. They say
give US Office or give US death"
Wonder if Bell doesn't wish he 'shadn,r
done it" now.
The Charlotte Observer says no
Western corn has been shipped to that
city this year. Home raised corn is
retailing al so cents per bushel. 1t is
q wonder that the farmers of Mecklen
burg are not told that they are pro
ducing to much corn.
A member of one of the larges,
Alliances in Northampton county
writes that they have not had a meet
ing since April, 1892, and now thez
van to organize and get to work. Tha
Is IA" way for them to do, and all other
ought . follow their example.
=, Thu Tarboro Southerner declare
EG2El Il "a yc..c1 IN income tax Ions
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
PLEASE DO.

We have been beseech-
inc the News and Obser-
yer to reproduce some of
the editorials where it
said, "GO1d is too scarce
to form the only basis for
money! for some weeks.
Perhaps it cannot see the
appeals in ordinary type,
hence we increase the
size. Please do.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
A PARTISAN PROSPERITY
HOWLER WRITES.
Alexander Co

Alexander 10
&c
May 2s.hn.
P~rogressivee farmer ! Reed you
paper But / borrow it you & such D..
as Butler & Worth is always H1wI1:
you ar not Farmers But you thioh!..
can Boss them if you wo0ld G0to &:y.31
& make your Bread you wood nv
times Better you ar crying Lrre i
come to the Point you ar the k:s>'
you're self
a Farmer ,
The above is published Uerbdta" : :
speaks for itself. The writer has ma
an education and, un~consciousiy, i
tool of the plutocrats
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

liam standing n01U just behind the
curtain, and IN fall glOac Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the sh0dO1c8 on
the track, before me lies the dark Galley
and the rirer. When I mingle 1rith ats
dark arater8 I rcant to cost one Ijnger-
mo look apo" q country WhOSe gOUern-
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people, L L. Polk, J"iy
18th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

In writing = cnyb0dE, always be
,ure TO give the name of your postofioe,
aud sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

Do vcu want your paper changed to
another office State the one a. which
you have haar letting II.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
ORGAN oFthe n. G. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

go ~E
Tie [ePo.C VI V1I0 ota'e super
iLlU7ll"7HU u [ uoIl0 lH0Vlu0"io y Ul0
J0"' A0'1' We j" 'A0 ing
Fourd in hand 1s+ of the vear......e c67 378C9
Received during the year '''''''""' 7'9'l4963
Total available und..--."...... $1,14283 Y
#
In f : 10 Of CO COUNTY treasurcrs =, 81 50
Total ovai1ab1a ba1oroa & % -f8 a
SCHOOL POPULATION.
The census shows the number of
children of school age-between 6 and
p vears-f3r the wear to have been.
White, Observation-Disclosures. 98.228
MAJ 100 o@-
886,56O
y" female. ..i05,6;5
Total vvri+a and oo1orod 7oyo-G
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE At SCHOOL,
We find the average Attendance at
school was.
White. .133,rOl
0-0i -o,-1o
lo'aI'''''''' 'I95''4'
HNA0 hEN"In 0r 0Cnoo" TERMS
ne average SCnoo term loE eacn
LaI9 - give" "0 loilo"S'
CoIored. week.. ....... r IS
OBSERVATIONS.
From the above official data We shall
make @ few remarks; not, however,
conforming to the order in which the
figures are given. The State Constitu-
ton makes it a part Of the duty of the
legislature TO provide for four months
tuition, or schooling, for every child in
the State. Every Legislature that
convenes and adj0urns without seeing
that this is done, clearly violates that
much, a~tleast, Of its constitu ionaI obi
cations, and at the same time deprives
the children of the State of that much
OF their constitutional inheritance, Chill
aren are not supposed to know what is
pest Tor themselves nor how to take
care u themselves or their property;
nor are they able to contend against
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

E~ Oar friends IL writing IL any II
,Ir advertisers viii favor us by men
Sionine tho fact that they saw the
4dve~rfi7or0-y.a Tnr ?R04RESsIvE
TARTEP.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30

E@ The Qage 0u yoj. label tells you
4hen YOU GiTlo II pUt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-30
OUR PUBLIC

From the report Of the State Super
intendent Of Public Instruction for the
year 1892, we find the following:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Stockholders Wish the American and
British Governments to BE Interested.

The Stockholders Wish the American and
British Governments to BE Interested.
NEW YORK, April 20.--A special meeting
of the stockholders of the Nicaragua
Canal company wilrbe held today at the
offide of T. NJ. Motley e. Co. on call by
George G. Knight, who represents the
English interests. The meeting will prob
ably be an exciting one, as several sensa-
tional propositions will be proposed to the
stockholders.
The principal stockholders have urged
Warner Miller to resign the presidency OF
the company, and that some definite ac-
ton In regard to the change OF manage
ment be taken Miller has remained two
years longer than his term and will be
succeeded by Smith NJ. Weed Of Platts-
burg. Dissatisfied stockholders say the
canai can be constructed for SOS, 900, 900,
and they will demand an investigation OF
the past management.
The proposition is broached by them
that the British and the United States
governments become jointly interested in
the project by guaranteeing subsidy of
per cent interest, payable annually, on the
sos, ,000, 900 stock required to build the
canal for term of seven years, the COM
pany agreeing to return at the end OF 10
years all the expenditures made. II is
said that the British government Is in
favor of this proposition and that Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor at Washington, is authorized to con-
duct the negotiation, which will event
ually require a convention between the
two governments to adjust the obstacle to
such scheme raised by the Bulwer-
Clayton treaty.
The proposition, 1t is now said, was Sc
cretly negotiated during the Harrison adj
ministration and that President Harrison
favored the proposition.
The stockholders assert that IL the plan
is carried out syndicate will supply the
money and guarantee the construction Of
the canal within six years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20
CRANSTON ADTERTIsEMENT
TOWN OF CRANsTON.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
once OF Town Clerk.

once OF Town Clerk.
Cranston, X. l., April Is, 1893.
Application for license 10 sell pure spirtuous,
intoxicating and malt LIQUORS have been made by
the following named persons and firms;
FIRST CLASS
NARRAaANSETT BREWING COMPANY, Ar
lngton. for a license TO manufacture and sell
WHAT CHfER BREWERY ,H T. al. N. Mol
teri. TOR license TO manufacture and sell st
brewery.
SECOND CLASS.
JAMES w. COOPER. Plainneld Pike. IN Simon
MICHAEL A. STONE. whltford Sweets building.
near print works
THOMAS EuAN. east Of Church street.
j. J.ZAMBRAN NO. zambrano Bros block. Thornton.
pANTfh B&RWfE, Mayneld plat.
Gibson HOLGATE. Thornton. premises Of Anto-
LoiiISz1 LORE Sla'o aoLISI. corner Larlins lane and
HuaH pUFFY, fi.kviile -Four Corners
PARIS q. JOHNSTON. Hotel ON Main street. Fisk
GEORGE W. JOHNSON. Park avenue. near Pocas-
sTERRy 4. FENNER. corner Reservoir and Park
I. W. HOLMAN. Knishtsvilie Hotel
The Town council will be In session In the Council
Chamber, In said transton. On MONDAY. May 4,
1sqA at 10 O'Clock m, NJ which time and place all
persons 40 ,issirnR may he heard on the matter OF
X anting such apple atlonS -
spl5-ist Council Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20
Briefly Told.


Dependency caused James Jackman of
Garland, Me-, to commit suicide by hang
ing.
Michael Keena was found guilty of set
ting fire to the Bixby block in Meriden,
Conn.
Principal John M. Connolly of the
Blackstone, Mass, high school has re-
signed.
Lawer Henry c. Ide has given st. Johns
bury (Vt.) academy $1,000 to found the
Mary NJ. Ide scholarship.
Rev. Frank K. Jenkins of New Decatur,
Fla, was installed as pastor Of the Second
Congregational church, Palmer, Mass.
The school district of New Haven In con-
vention appropriated $4,000 to provide a
site for the new normal school, authorized
by recent act of the legislature.
Addison S. Waite was granted drug
gist's license by the Pittsfield Mass. J
board of aldermen, but the other IL drug
gists were given leave to withdraw.
Henry A. Fellows Of Missouri, a sub
agent of Mail Contractor ID. G.. Rice of
Sedalia, Mo-, was killed near East Charlie
mont, Mass. His horse ran away and Eel.
lows was thrown ut,striking on his head.
In the case of Ida Godett vs.. Meary La
Chapelle, for criminal severity Of punish
ment in school, the jury at Burlington.
VT, returned a verdict for plaintiff for
$500 damages. The case goes to the su.
preme court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20
THAT WHEAT DEAL.
Pardridge Lays the Blamcs of His Lossc
to a Brokerage Firm.

tn brokerage Firm.
CHICAGO, April 20. Ed Partridge is as
clipper as could be expected of man
who had lost something like $500, 900, but
has saved nearly $l,0o0,0o0, which he ex-
pected to see go.
They made me settle a big lot of wheat
up around the top" remarked Mr.. Pa-d-
ridge yesterday, land they taxed me $780,
600, but am still short 100000 bushels
of May wheat at an average Of 1S to 70
cents. II wanted TO buy in my line now
around "A cents 1 wouldn't be out so very
much. will get out of this thing with
$500, 900 in cash left. They didn't get hold
of me as they thought they were going to-
They wouldn't have got me for anything
II one Of my brokerage houses hadn't done
me mean trick.
IF / could have got help from that
quarter when / needed IL / would have
saved 100000 to $3.50. 900 of my loss. How
ever, pulled through all right, and the
market acted just as knew 1t would
They were after me and lot more shorts,
and it was simply question Of endurance. {"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-20

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 20-Twenty-
five men, with black masks over their
faces and riding fleet horses, broke open
the Jail at Morrillton and seized Flanagan
Thornton, the negro murderer of Constable
Pate. The prisoner was hurried to the
woods, and is now hanging to tree with
his body riddled with bullets. The sheriff
has offered reward for the capture Of
any Of the mob.