The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-09

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to read essays or selections from cur-
rent economic literature. Intersperse
the exercises with music if possible. In
this way an interesting meeting can be
had.
~ Most of the County Alliances
have already been reported for this
paper, and reports will be published as
fast as we can find space for them. We
thank the brethren for responding so
promptly and hope the few that r
yet behind will come forward with re-
reports.
~ There is n very striking feature
about the revivals that are being held
in many towns by evangelists. 1t is a
surprise to notice the large number of
conversions and then see the small
number of Christians that are turned
out. But, then the evangelists are not
always to blame.
~ An exchange says it is now
thought that there are 500, 600, 900 stars
in the Milky Way. It used to be esti-
mated by astronomers that there were
but 20, 600, 900. That is a right pert
number, but not half as many as most
of our members of Congress will see
about the 9Th of November, 1894.
* Another trust has just been
formed. 1t is leather this time and
the capital Of the various concerns is
said to aggregate 1926, 600, 900. Yetthe
"sickly sentiment against trusts must
be crushed out" Nohonest man ought
to pay a cent to support papers that
defends, or fails to persistentjy con
denim trusts.
* The Secretary of a Farmers Club
in Arkansas has written to Secretary
Barnes twice relative to getting into
the Alliance. What are the Alliance
officers doing in Arkansas? 1t would
seem that if they are not asleep they
would not allow a club with 46 mem
bers to go outside The State for such
Information. Bro. Morgan, where are
you at2
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Sub-Alliance in Forsy tn county tried
to have ID meeting recently and only
three members turned out. With the
usual display Of spleen and desire to
misrepre5ent, the political press are
telling that the Alliance has gone
down in Forsyth county" Forsyth
has many true members and active
Sub Alliances. Let the truth be told.
~ We are informed that 7. II. Tay-
lor and SpOoner Harrison, of Halifax
county, are working actively in their
respective localities to get members of
the Alliance to withdraw their funds
from the State Agency. We promised
to publish the names of all such persons
and we hope our friends Wills send them
in. Both of these parties withdrew
from the Alliance last year. The pub
lie can now size them up.
- We are getting uneasy about the
way things are going in North Caro-
lima. Some of the town folks are ''go
ing into politics" Monday last the
municipal elections were held. Ashe-
vile elected an Independent Mayor and
her entire Board of Aldermen are Of
the same material. Rutherfordton
elected Col. @. L. Harris Mayor. He
is a strong Populist and supported the
entire Peoples party ticket last fall.
Democrats carried most of the other
towns.
* The Lenoir Topic, which is edited
by an old, dried up bachelor, almost
goes insane about the mistake this
paper made in reference to Congress-
man Black, of Georgia, and ''imbecile"
Black, of Illinois, and which was ex-
planned in this paper last week. The
Topic declares that Black, of Georgia,
is a member of the church" and a
gentleman. Well, he is neither one
ito hurt" or he would not be dishonest
enough to draw another mans salary
in Congress.
BiuNyes says he raised $500 worth
of corn on his North Carolina farm. 1t
cost him 81. so per bushel, not counting
his own work. William should oliver
sify, raise half wheat-then it would
cost him only 1915 @ per bushel to
raise his corn. He could easily sell the
corn at 40 cents per bushel, and by so
doing and by avoiding ''seats on goods
boxes" and 'store clothes" he would
soon become fairly well off," if not
rich. You must diversity if you want
to get rich.
~ Ward McAllister, the New York
dude, is out in a new role. Comment
ing on the cost of a recent magnificent
ball in that CITY. he declares that the