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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
AMERICAN CASTE.

It is useless to longer disguise the
fact that American classes are drifting
widely apart. We read of caste among
Oriental nations and it seems only a
hollow sham, with nothing but fashion
and prejudice to sustain it. But in
spite of our civiliz alton, it is creeping
into American social life with firm
step. The scramble for wealth which
began during the war has driven men
of identical interests to seek profit in
combination. This policy, harmless at
first, but dangerous now, has been car
ried SO far that self preservation has
forced the conservative elements of
society to adopt radical methods.
The farmers are the last to resort to
such measures of protection, but they
seem to grasp the situation most com
pletely.
Various trusts and combines have
been organized to lay tribute upon
agriculture, but the farmer is fully
aroused, now, and will adopt measures
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
AMUSING.

1t is amusing to see the way the old
party papers present the news of the
financial situation to their readers. On
the first page, display type an inch
long, double loaded, is an account of a
fist fight or a church festival; on an in
side page, down in one corner, in the
smallest type the paper owns, is list
of suspended banks and smashed enter
prises. 1t occupies a finger length of
space forth as the fist fight was it
would take up column. Oh, these
old line papers are masters of the art of
suppression-the glorious art of tying
a clout over the eyes of 1.-The most
intelligent people in the people," Long
live humbug! VIUe To- Plutocracy.-
Igmatius DOn9aeZIy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27

A well known agricultural writer
says good feed in an inducement for
the COWS to come in from the pasture
at night If you give them some tempt
ing feed, you will hardly need dog to
bring them home
A good farmer suggests that the
moonlight nights are a good time to
cultivate the crops in hot weather. On
a bright moonlight night very good
blowing can be done. Both man and
horse can rest during the hottest part
Of the day.
If lime is broadcasted literally over
the poultry yards, or grounds occupied
by poultry, it will serve as an excellent
preventive of roup and gapes, and
when busted freely in the poultry
house at least once a week, it will drive
lice away.
There is a little time in early summer
when even the best farmers are apt to
get rushed, because the weeds grow so
fast. Rather than let them get ahead
Of you, it will pay you to hire extra
help for awhile. The crops will be
enough better to pay the expense.
One Of the most important matters
IN the summer, is that of providing
plenty Of fresh water for the stock.
1t will not do to compel COWS to drink
from pools that stand in the fields, as
the water must be pure if the milk is
to be free from odors and impurities.
Our farmers will pardon us for re
terring to the meat question so often.
No matter how cheap Western meat Is,
our Southern farmers cannot afford to
raise cotton or anything else and buy
1t. Meat may be raised at small cost
anywhere in the United States Be
sure to raise plenty for your own fam
lily if none for sale
The American CuLtiUGtOr reports
farmers in a bad way in England.
However, it is noticed that Rothschllds
and the other Lords" over there are
getting along all right. They own all
the property and money. Of late years
they can find no place to put then
money in England and, have come &c
America and bought large blocks o.
bonds, stocks and large tracts OF Iano
no, the money, power is getting aIs2ne
finely.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
TAR DROPS.

In fighting the war over again Editor
Cockerill finds himself to be under the
painful necessity of playing the part of
both armies. s.-NeaU Berne Journal.
Many weary youth, sitting in his
solitary room at midnight, and driving
big kneedle through a button with
the back of his jack-knife, is wonder
ing whether he will be doing his own
sewing in 1894 Wilson Mirror.
We admire the filial devotion of the
young man in Missouri who held up
train and robbed the express car to
raise money to pay off a mortgage on
his fathers farm, but we can't fully
endorse his methods. Wilmington
Star.
They say that Princess EulaIia wears
a moustache. Well, suppose she does.
Don't it belong to her and hasn't she a
right to wear it9 Most girls like nous
taches, even if they don't wear them.
But as a matter of fact Eulalias nous
tache is a very diminutive affair. But
it is more than some dudes can raise
Wilmington Star.
The last Congress did appoint a com
mittee, composed of some of their
wisest (O men to ascertain the cause
of the great depression in agriculture
and suggest remedy. They met and
decided that it was in bad state. But
after due consideration, they decided
that it was the bad roads. Hence they
went to work, and are spending thou
sands of dollars in circulars. &c, to
convince the people of it; or to decoy
the minds of the people from the gov
ernment control and ownership of rail
roads to that of public roads, &C.
Hickory Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
CALDWELL COUNTY REsOLU-
TIONS.

WHEREAS, Our legislature attempted
to repeal our charter and tried to Grip
pie our Business Agency; therefore
ResOIU8d, by Caldwell County ALI
ance, that we condemn the action of
the legislature as unjust, cowardly and
mean.
2. That we urge our Sub Alliances to
support the Business Agency and re-
place any money that may be drawn
out.
3. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
with a request to publish.
S J. SHERRILL,
A. V. MILLER,
W. D. HICKMAN,
Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
FROM CRAVEN COUNTY.

Mr., EDITOR Our Sub-Alliance at
this place is now on boom. Our mem
bership is increasing and our zeal and
hopes for the cause are increasing also.
We had very pleasant meeting on
last Saturday afternoon. The meeting
was called by our much esteemed Presi-
dent, Bro. A. P. Whitehead. The regu-
lar routine business was gone through
with and then came the election OF
officers for the ensuing year, and we,
of course. selected what we took to be
orr best material to fill the Offices.
After this was done we had several
very interesting speeches from our
President and other brethren touching
the general interest of the laboring
classes of our country. These were
all very much enjoyed and applauded
by all present. There being nothing
else to claim our attention, we closed
In due form. UNCLE SAM.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
THE WASHINGTON DEATH-TRAP

Since the collapse of the front of the
Ford building in Washington, by which
more than twenty people were killed
and over sixty wounded, the coroner's
jury has been working On the matter
and taking testimony, trying to place
the blame on somebody. At the first
meeting most of the surviving clerks
were present and their feeling toward
Capt. w. II. Ainsworth, Chief of the
Record and Pension Division, wasvery
bitter. Many cried lynch him, and
at one time it seemed that the crowd
would sieze him without ceremony.
The coroner's court was adjourned at
once.
Capt. Ainsworth evidently has in
Cured the i'll will of nearly all the
clerks under him. For some time he
has kept men on the stairway Of the
building to warn the clerks that they
must not run up or down the stairs for
fear the building would be shaken
down. It Is plain that Ainsworth was
aware of the dangerous condition Of
the old trap. It is also stated that a
petition had been prepared asking for
a vacation for all the clerks in the
building while the excavation was 60
ing on, they fearing some accident.
But no one would carry it around,
fearing that Ainsworth would discharge
them for so doing.
While the evidence shows Ainsworth
to be a heartless scoundrel, yet he
alone should not bear the blame. The
U. S. Government, lock, stock and
barrel, ought to be held responsible.
The whole outfit has allowed millions
OF dollars to be squandered in paying
officials to do nothing, and in useless
expenditures, and then economy is
practiced by keeping employees in an
old structure hardly fit for a barn, GER
tainly not so far as safety is concerned.
In addition to the weight of several
hundred men, with their dasLs tons
of books had been piled up in theb11iId-
ing. The Albany penitentiarv OUGHT
to be filled with officials and Gonoress
men for this criminal negligence.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
ABOUT GAPES.

Ampng the numerous remedies given
for gapes is that of treatment with
tobacco smoke. This is one perhaps
but little tried. We have seen it men
toned in some agricultural paper that
the writer had cured his chicks of
gapes by making them inhale tobacco
smoke He puts them in a box and
subjects them to tobacco fumes for
about five minutes which is long
enough. This will stupefy the chicken
but he may be taken out into the fresh
air and laid on the ground and he will
soon revive. Another treatment which
has proved satisfactory is to give a
small piece of camphor, as large as the
chick can comfortably swallow, and,
if the disease has been present in the
flock for considerable time the dose
will need to be repeated and little
red pepper made into pill with bread
may be given, Reader, IN Farmers
ReUIeIU
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
SOCIAL CASTE.

Mr.. EDITOR When our fair country
first launched out upon the sea of re-
publicanism, caste, as we have it to-
day, was never dreamed of. 1t is
natural to suppose that ancestry to a
certain extent exerted some influence
over many of our best citizens-some
whose hearts were filed with love for
their new country and led them to
strive for that caste of birth which they
had been taught to practice in their
motherland, but never did they en-
deaver to set up wealth as a perogative
to social distinction. To day birth
plays but minor part in drawing the
lines of social equality, and where it is
attempted it only ends in failure and
makes those attempting it an object for
ridicule. There is nothing more ludic-
rous, or anything that appeals stronger
to ridicule than to see an American.
man or woman, faunt their ancestors
and upon birth demand social recogni
tion or reject social advancement.
While the caste of birth has but little
hold upon us as people, yet we are
surrounded by social lines more vigor-
GUS than that ever taught us by Eng
lish ancestors. I refer to the social
distinction conferred by wealth. Upon
this subject Edgar Faucet, in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
THE sPoILs TO THE vIcToRs

We remember during the war when
the Confederate soldiers were being
driven before the memorable march of
Sherman, the former would enter a
town, break open the stores, depots,
commissaries, etc., and tell the people
to help themselves, that Sherman's men
would destroy the provisions, etc.,
when they came, anyhow, Such hust-
ling for provisions you never did see.
We have been watching our Congress-
men at the National Treasury, and it
brings the above war scene vividly to
our mind. They seem to act on the
principle that Wall street and Euro
pean plutocracy will clear the treasury
out, anyhow, so they had best turn
their friends in and garrote the nation.
Witness, 800 per month clerk for each
Congressman; witness, the horde of
place hunters being prepared for; $2,-
5000 to the Worlds Fair; witness,
the Nicarauga Canal SCENE, etc. 1t
appears no longer to be the sacred
money of an over taxed people, but as
to- the victor belongs the spoils, the
nations money has become the spoils
and the spoilsmen are now, like greedy
hyenas, contending for the biggest
pound of flesh, while an outraged peo-
pie are at home in the fields, the stores,
offices and shops, fighting back the
wolves of penury and want. Patriots
of America, what in the name of reason
doyou think of it9 Shall such continued
It must make the goddess of liberty
weep. How much longer the sovereign
people can submit to such outrages
will be determined by the amount of
patriotism and love of freedom and
justice they possess. Voters, study
the interests of home, country and
native land, and cast your ballots like
freemen and not like cringing, weak,
cowardly slaves. The Alliance, Myrtle
Springs TerGS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
SELECTED.

At the marriage of an Alabama wild
over afore de wah, one of the servants
was asked if his master would take a
bridal tour. Dunno, sab, when ole
missuss alive, he took a paddle to her,
dunno if he take bridal to new one
or not"
Woman has many advantages over
man. One of them is his will has no
operation until after he is dead, where
as hers generally takes effect during
her life time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27

A writer in the Country Gentleman,
speaking of the low price of lambs in
Ohio, gives as the main cause that the
price is low in England. Some corrupt
newspaper agricultural perhaps) has
got that farmers head filled with non
sense. The price of lambs in England
has nothing to do with the price here.
But lack of the proper distribution of
money in England and America both
are the cause of low prices for every
thing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
DIR. THOMPSON IN PENDER.
ATKINSON, N. @.

ATKINSON, N. @.
Mr.. EDTToR:-Pursuant to appoint
ment, Bro. Cyrus Thompson met a
goodly number of Allianc- men and
citizens Of this county at Moore's Creek
on the Sd inst, and for about two hours
held his audiences spellbound. 1t was
decidedly the most systematic lecture
of the kind that we ever listened to.
Owing to extreme busy season and
short notice, the turnout was not as
large as would have been otherwise.
Success to our Order in all undertak,
ings. Fraternally,
J. N. HENRY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
PLUTOCRATs INSTEAD DEMO
Gratis.

If we know anything about what
platforms are made for, some of our
Democratic Congressman had better
go to studying little and read up on
the proceedings of the Chicago Con,
vention of last June, if their answers
to the Worlds questions about their
relative standing on silver, income tax
and State banks have been correctly
reported. .-FdyetteUiIEe Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
THE POLK MEMORIAL FUND.
No Objections to Members of ANY Party
Acting as Committeemen---AlI
Should Contribute
Something

Something.
Mr.. EDITOR: 81 notice a communica-
ton signed Democrat" in the VIII
mington Messenger, of the goth, con-
corning a circular recently sent out by
Secretary Barnes to the Secretary of
each Sub-Alliance in North Carolina
The circular was gotten up by Mr.. Hal
w. Aver, as Secretary of the Polk
Memorial Committee, the object, of
course, being to renew activity in get
ting up the fund to build a monument
to the memory Of one of the greatest
men that has lived in our day-Col. L.
L Polk.
Democrat" complains that the
names Of Messrs. N. B. Broughton,
NICK. Goodwin, Governor Carr, Con
gressmen Alexander, Branch, Grady
and Williams and other prominent
Democrats appears on the circular as
members of the Memorial Executive
Committee Or Trustees, side by side
with the names of Republicans and
Populists. Democrat" claims or
thinks that the names Of these gentle
men are being used without their
knowledge. He calls upon them to
leave the Alliance and have nothing
more to do with the ''Third parry ma
chine"
To my mind this is the smallest thing
man, claiming to be Democrat, can
be guilty of unless he should rob a
blind man or widow. He states facts
about the circular, but what is wrong
about it. The Polk Memorial Commit
tee were selected just as any committee
would be, not paying any attention to
party lines. Two Of the gentlemen
named are not even members of the Al
liance-Capt. J. J. Thomas and Mr.. N.
B. BroughtOn have never been mem
bers. One is a banker and merchant,
the other partner in a large printing
establishment. Capt. Thomas was put
on the committee because he is a good
man, is a member of the same church
Col. Polk belonged to and the bank he
is interested in was made custodian Of
the memorial fund. If fund was to
be raised to build monument to the
memory of George Washington or JEFF
ferson Davis, could not Democrats, Re-
publicans, Populists or Prohibitionists
act as members of the committee and
contribute to it if they felt like it9 Is
it true Democracy to refuse a Demo-
crat the privilege of helping in any
charitable object he is asked to aida
No doubt others besides Alliancemen
will contribute to the fund to erect a
monument to the memory of L. L.
Polk. A great many didn't agree with
him in all his undertakings, but they
never did agree with any man in every
thing. North Carolina never produced
a greater or purer man than L. L
Polk. No one but political tools ever
traduced his fair name. AS citizens
of North Carolina every one of US
should add our contribution, large or
small, to this worthy object. The
writer of the Messenger article does
not deserve the name of Democrat"
The party has suffered greatly from
the absurd utterances of just such men.
He is either a fool or a rascal.
Irepeat that there is no impropriety
in members of any party or church
acting on the Polk Memorial Commit
tee, and every man and woman in the
State, rich and poor, black and white,
ought to contribute small sum to the
monument fund, and do it promptly.
JUSTICE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27

Six-cent cotton and fifty cent wheat
are unimpeachable witnesses for the
principles of the Populists Missouri
World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
Vol. g..
ruE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Presidential. L. Loucks, Huron,
South Dakota.
Vice President Marion Butler, Colds
boro, n. @.
Secretary y-Treasurer-Col. u. T. Dun
can. Columbia, S. 9.
Lecturer-Ben Terrell, Seguin, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
HI Loucks, Chairman; L. Leon
ard, Mt Leonard, Missouri; Mann
Page. Brandon, Virginia; |. Z Dean,
Honeoye Falls, New York; II. y. Dem
ming, Secretary, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vanla.
JUDICIARY.
R. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo.
r. W. Beck, Alabama.
Il. D. Davie, Kentucky.
NOR Il CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANCE.
Standardization Butler, Colds
bOro, N. .. 49,,
Vice-President-T. B. Long, Ashe-
vi le, n. @.
s cretary-Treasurer-W. S. Barnes,
Raleigh, N. Q.
I9cturer-Cyrus Thompson, Rich
C5aplain-Rev. Jno. Ammons, Madi-
son Co., N. @.
D5or-Keeper-R A. Henry, Ellijay,
n @.
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
Pc nut, n. Q.
sergeant alarms s. Holt, Chalk
Level, n. O.
Safe Business Agent-W. Fl. Worth,
R leigh, n. @:
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A Graham, Machpelah, n. Z.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
G .ROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
: B. Alexander, Charlotte, n. O.,
G 5airman; J. NJ. Mewborne, KinstOn,
N CD. s. Johnston, Ruffin, N. 9.
SAFE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, T. Ivey, Raleigh, n. @. :;
N. M. Culbreth, NJ. G. Gregory, VIM.
@. Conneu.
s ATEALLIANCEL ELEGIsLATIVEC COMMITTEE.
NC. English, Trinity College: J. ].
Young, '7lenta; II. A. FOrney, New
ton, n. c..
5srGa Carolina Reform Press Association.
lF9cers-J. L. Ramsey, President; !;
as457i07l Butler, Vice President; ~. 5.
2IT4Ies, Secretary,
PAPERS.
aggressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, :. c.
caucasian, Gunton, y -
Mercury Hickory, \. G.
3aftIer Whitakers, n. G.
IqTfc1IturaI Bee Goldsboro, n. @.
Carolina Dispatch Hertford, n. G.
Our Home, Beaver Dam, n. -
The Revolution, Charlotte, \. =.
Each of the GboUe-Y1Gnaed papers are
requested to keep the list standing ON
he first page 01ad add others, provided
beg are duly elected. A1ay paper fail
t7ag to advocate the OcGLG platform 1UiU
be dropped from the list promptly. Our
people can 71O1U see TUbGt papers are
9tG6Jtshed in their interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-27
JUDICIARY.

R. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo.
3. w. Beck, Alabama.
x D. Davie, Kentucky.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-09

A German woman, through the
German Consulate, wants a situa-
tion to do general homework.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-09
HORSE AND PRICE LOST.
Poundmaster's Sale That Didn't Com
ply with the Statute.

A native woman, Hoomana Kaoao,
wife of the Poundmaster, brought a
suit, through her counsel, f. M.
Wakefield, against VIM. Norton, for
the replevin of horse. The animal
was impounded by Kaoao, her hus-
band, some time ago, and at an adj
vertised sale the horse was purchased
by the plaintiff for 500. She had
the animal two months and eight
days, when he was given to Mrs.
Roe for trial, the latter showing a
desire to purchase reliable animal
for her family carryall. Mrs. Roe
had the horse for trial over two
weeks when one day she was stopped
on the road by VIM. Norton, who
took the animal away from her.
Norton claimed that the animal be-
longed to him. Hence the suit for
replevin. Norton's counsel asked fol-
| nonsuit on the ground that the
sale was not in compliance with the
statute. Judge Foster rendered his
decision in favor Of the defendant
dismissing the case. Mrs. Kaoac
thereby loses horse and sponduliks
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-09
COURT CHRONICLE.
Hearing Delayed by a Question
Bankruptcy Notes.

Hearing was begun to-day on the
application of B. r. Banning for a
revocation of the order discharging
VIM. F. Allen, as executor of the
viii of the late j. F. o. Banning.
Mr.. Hatch for the respondent al
LEM objected to question by Mr..
Kinney for the petitioner, which
objection was sustained. The Court
allowed the petitioner five days in
which to amend his complaint, and
the defendant three days in which
to answer the amended complaint
Kinney, Hartwell aud Magoon for
petitioner; Hatch for respondent,
M. McInerny, administrator of the
estate of H. w. Mcintosh, has filed
his petition and account as such
asking for discharge. He asks to be
allowed Sl196.S0 and charges him.
self with S3S2l55. The 18th of July
is set for hearing,
The bankrupt estate of Tai Lung
paid 20 41-10O percent to creditors
Tong Sings estate realized II 12-lU
percent.
The courts will observe the holi-
day on Monday.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-09
AMERICAS TRIAL CUP DEFEND
ERS.
The Yacht Colonia Successfully
Launched at Bristol.

The successful launching Of the
first of the trial cup defenders at Bris-
tol lately marks an important point in
the history OF the match Of 1893 for
Americas cup. The work of finishing
the Colonia will be vigorously pro
cerdcd with. Mr.. Rogers is DESTROYS
OF trying her at the earliest prnclic-
able date, and if there are no draw
backs he will be able to do so the first
week in June. She will be thoroughly
equipped and superbIy handled. If
the boat has quality enough to prove
superior to the other cup defenders it
will be developed al in good time.
Mr.. Rogers is p capable and expert
enced yachtsman. With him will be
associated nautical talent of no mean
order. The Colonia will, in the end
be judged simply from the standpoint
of merit.