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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
EPIDEMIC OF FLIES.

Columbia county, Ark, is just now
undergoing a terrible epidemic of flies,
and many citizens of the county are
said to be fleeing to other parts of the
State to escape the plague. The editor
of the Magnolia Banner, the Oldest
paper in southeast Arkansas, had to
suspend publication last week and the
editor has taken his family and gone to
Saline county. The pests literally
cover the face of the earth, they are SO
abundant, and are hourly increasing
in numbers. They r worse, if posi-
Bile, than the grasshoppers of Arkansas
in 1915, says a dispatch from Little
Rock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

the resolution be adopted and go the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
I will reserve my remarks until the
regular session next December, when
the committee named in this resolution
makes it's report. I do this, in view OF
the discussion yesterday about eforst
being made to delay the tariff bill, u
order that the Peoples Party may not
be responsible in the least for such de
delay. I am anxious for the Republi,
cans to pass their tariff bill and have
an opportunity to start up the prom
ised wave of prosperity.
I ask that the resolution be acted
upon now.
The Vice President: Does the Sena'
tor from North Carolina move that
the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections9
Mr.. Butler: No, Mr.. President. The
resolution i~nstructs the committee to
inquire and report how far the princi,
pie of direct legislation can practically
he applied to Federal legislation. The
Senate must pass the resolution in
order to instruct the committee to do
this work. I ask that the resolution
be now adopted by the Senate instruct
ing the committee to make the report.
The Vice President: The question is,
Will the Senate egree to the resolu.
tion9
The resolution was agreed to.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
THE AMERICAN COTTON COM
PANY.-A GIGANTIC TRUST.

While Senators, such as Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas, are prating of sugar
trusts, Mr.. McEnery called attention to
another, which The Item had named
before him; that of the American Cot
ton Company, of which Mr.. Jones OF
Arkansas is one of the chief promoters
and Nj. Searles, the sugar trust mag
nate, the president.
Senator McEnery struck this trust in
the vitals when he exclaimed in ring
ing tones:
ut has also been said that Congress
dare not legislate against the power
and the influence of Wall street; that
it held in reserve a power which would
always prevent any legislation against
the interests of the concentrated wealth
of this country, but in the South there
is now threatening to strangle its ener-
gies and to impoverish it's people a
trust in comparison with which the
power, the influence and the ability, if
you may so call it, of the sugar trust is
but an infnitesimal portion. I refer ID
the great American Cotton Company,
which controls some new process for
baling cotton, a trust, which has been
organized by the combination OF
several rival presses. It's intention is
to purchase the cotton of the South and
to bale it. Failing in this, it is its in
tention to establish it's presses in every
cotton vicinity and bale the cotton at
the expense of the farmer. No cotton
planter can to-day buy one of these
cotton presses. The object of that Or
g~anization is to control the price of
cotton, and in failing to do that, 10
make every planter in the South con
tribute to it's wealth. New OrleanE-
Item.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
NOTICE.
MCLEANsvILLE, N. @ ,

June 81, 1897.
DEAR BRETHREN:-Guilford County
Alliance will meet with Buffalo Sub
Alliance on Thursday, July 9Th, at
their lodge room, four miles east of
Greensboro. Any delegates who wish
to go by rail to Greensboro, should no.
tify W. P. McLsan, President Of Coun
ty Alliance, by card at once, and he
will have conveyances there to take
you out.
Now, brethren, this meeting will be
in q very convenient place for all the
subs In the county to reach, and we
would very respectfully urge every
Sub. to send a full set of delegates to
this meeting. There is much business
Of prime Importance to the Alliance
to be done on that day, among which
is the Annual election of county off
GERS, election Of delegates to State
Alliance, etc. We earnestly request
that every brother and sister in the
county that have a grain of Alliance
grit in them to attend this county
meeting, and show by their presence,
fnot by words, that they are interested
in the welfare OF this great labor or
ganization. Let members of all de-
funct Alliances who want their Subs.
reorganized be at this meeting, and we
will make arrangements to them reor
ganizad at once.A
Now, brethren there never was a
time when the farmers in Guilford had
their crops in better shape than they
nov have, and let US all try and have
u work in such shape by that day
that we can all turn out and spend the
day socially and, we trust, probably
together. D. A. MONTGOMERY,
Sec'y Treas. g. Q. f. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
PROMINENT O

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison is q handsome
woman. She looks like an Indian with
a soft brunette coloring and a fine com
plexion. She knows very little of her
husbands scientific wark, but devotes
much time to reading detective novels
to him, a form of literature of which
he is very fond.
"While Col. Hays family came from
Scotland six generations ago" says the
London News, This excellency, with
that touch of scorn or pedigree which
the theoretical American possesses, has
not investigated the origin of his fam
lily, and is unable to say whether he
belongs to the noble house Of Hay"
To the face of the umerou pictures
" hich represent Q 1een Victoria on any
and every domestic occasion with her
crown on, it is interesting to learn that
she has not, as a matter of fact, worn
it more than 90 times during her whole
reign.
Recently q young man wrote to Viii
liam Dean Howells for his autograph.
The novelist replied in a type written
letter: "HaYe you bought my last
books" The young man answered: Il
have not. / want to sell your auto
graph in order to get enough money to
buy It'll"
A young woman was at the Baz 2ar
de la Charlie in Paris with her iance
when the fire broke out. He ran at the
first alarm, leaving her alone, but she
managed to get out and go home. There
she found the young man, who had pc
litely called to see if she was safe. He
was shown the door.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
TO THE ALLIANCRMRN OF BLA-
DIN COUNTY.

RALEIGH, June oath, 1897.
DEAR BRETHREN AND FRIENDS AS the
time is approaching for the July meet
ings of our order, I make this appeal
to you, not let your County Alliance
go down, but meet together and send
up your delegates and revive our Order
and let all Bladen stand as she has once
stood, in the froat ranks of reform.
So rally and onc again cheer the hearts
of your brethren Of other counties by
the presence of your delegates in our
State meeting.
Don't forget to meet on the Pad
Thursday in July. And to White Oak
Sub. 1 make a special appeal to keep
up u meetings. Let every member
of the Sub, both male and female, 0e
on hand at your next meeting and see
that your Sub. is represented in our
next county meeting.
Q. Meg. DUNN, President.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
EXPOSITION OF 1908

Condensed Notes of Its Salient Features.
The Trans Mississippi and Interna
tional Exposition will be held at Omaha
from June 1st to November 1, 1898.
Architects who stand pre-eminent in
their profession r now p~erfecting the
plans Of the main buiIdings-Agricul
Eure, Art, Electricity and Machinery .
Mines and Mining, Manufactures and
Liberal Arts and Spectacular. Pre-
Llminary sketches will be ready for
publication soon. The cost of the
buildings will be about 800, 900 each.
Messrs. Walker & KimbalI, super.
Vls1ng architects, will create designs
Tor all structures other than the main
buildings. Their sketches of the Arch
OF States and the Administration arch
are nightly pleasing, end their prelim.
may plans Of the grounds and the
60 Paan OF architecture give war.
' IOe Cue prediction that the archi.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
PRACTICAL PHYSICAL EXERCISE

Laying aside the idea of using bars,
ropes and dumb bells in the practice of
natural calisthenics or psyche physical
culture, there are jdst as effective ways
Of applying exercise in our own rooms.
What we want is to be taught how to
make proper use of the faculties we
possess; in fact, how to exercise cor
rectly. -
The first and last thing we do is to
take breath. People usually draw a
deep breath from the chest, and, con-
sequently, can sustain it for no length
of time. Ali breath should be taken
from the diaphragm, and this is one
reason why tight lacing does so much
harm, and impedes the proper action
of the breathing organs. The mouth
should be closed, the nostrils inhaling
the air.
A good exercise, upon rising, is to
take a full deep breath and suddenly
exhale it. Repeat this several times,
and it will serve to empty the lungs
and fill them with pure fresh air.
There are separate exercises for each
finger, for the wrists, which may be
moved in five different ways, namely
to the right, to the left, backward,
forward and in a Circle-for the elbows
and shoulders, for the head (she same
motion as the Wrist), for the chest,
waist, hips. knees, ankles, toes and
eyes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
THE INITIATIVE AND RRFRRRN.
DUN.

[From Congressional Record, June q. 1897
The ce-President: The Chair lays
before the Senate, as a part of the
morning business, the resolution sub
mitted yesterday by the Senator from
North Carolina (Mr. Butler).
The resolution was read, as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Privileges and Elections be, and is
hereby, instructed to inquire into the
feasibility Of applying the principle Of
direct legislation, through the initiative
and referendum, to the legislation of
the Federal Government. and report to
the Senate at the opening OF the regu.
lar session of Congress in December,
or as o. thereafter as practicable, by
bill or other wise, the result of said in
quiry.
Mr.. Butler: I had intended to speak
at some length this morning upon the
resolution, and show that direct Iegis
lation is the essence of. democracy and
that Jul representative form Of gov
eminent might be improved and
brought nearer the people by the ap-
plication of the methods of direct leg
islation known as the initiative and
referendum to Federal legislation. 1
intended to show how how the ancient
right of petition could be made eff c.
tive by the initiative-how a given per
cent. Of the voters could, by petition,
command Congress or the legislature
to heed their petition I intended to
show how, through the referendum, q
certain per cent. Of the voters could
demand that a law passed by Congress
or the legislature deemed to be oppres
sive or grossly unjust be submitted to
a popular vote.
I intended to enumerate a number of
laws passed by Congress and the va
rious State legislatures which the peo-
pie would now repudiate and repeal if
theyshad the opportunity to pass upon
them. INTENDED to show how the
referendum would destroy the PERM
cious influences and effects of the trust
and monopoly lobby that infests legie.
iative halls and too often influence the
peoples representatives to vote for
measures against the public welfare.
I intended to show how the system
worked in the Swiss Republic, and
how, in a modified way it is now EN-
ployed to q greater or less extent in
nearly every State in this country. And
finally / had intended to show that the
principle Of the initiative and referen.
dunn could not be opposed by any Dem
ocrat who indorses the declaration of
Jefferson that the people are capable Of
self government, nor could it be OPP
posed by any Republican who holds to
Lincoln's idea that this should be q
government Of the people, by the peo-
pie, and for the people.
However, I shall not take the time
OF the Senate this morning to diecuss
these matters, but will be content that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
TRANSMITTING VEGETABLES

In setting out cabbage and celery the
top should be shortened severely so as
to lessen evaporation. This will make
a very vigorous growth, beside pre-
venting the setback which a withered
leaf on a transplanted plant always
gives. With each transplanting there
will come a large las of roots, SO that
after being twice tra~nsplanted the cab
bage or other vegetable will grow with,
out any ~perceptible check. If the
weather is not suitable heel the plants
in, covering tops and all for two or
three days. Then the roots will be
ready to grow at once.-American CuI-
tivator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
NOTICE.

The next session of the Duplin Coun-
~ Farmers Alliance will be held with
Carr's Alliance July 9Th, 1897. All
Sub-Alliances are requested to send
delegates and report.
JOHN KING, Sec'y.
o. ". SUTTON, Pres.
June II.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

To insure grace and lightness, the
body should come forward on the ball
of the foot, the heel gently descending
afterwards, and to exercise the waist,
let the body be swayed in a circle.
1t is wise to go through these exer-
cises when the body is entirely free
from the impeachment of c~orsets.-
Go1o0Ho6
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
NOTICE.

Farmville Alliance Uaion will meet
with Farmville Alliance at Moye's
School House on July 7ih.
Commissioners J. n. Mewborne will
be the chief speaker.
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend. Baskets expected.
A. J. MOVE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
JOHNSTON COUNTY ALLIANCE
MEETING.

Johnston County Alliance will meet
at the court house in Smithfeld Thurs
day July 9Th, 1897. We hope to see
eachSub- Alliance represented, as there
will be some business of Importance to
attend to.
GIBSON GERALD, Pres.
e. D.. ,SNEAD, Sec'y Treas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

Rowan County Farmers Alliance
will meet with Frick Sub Alliance on
Friday and Saturday July Oh and
10th, 1897. A full delegation is re-
quested. II. L RICHIE, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
Bargains in Pedigreed Stock

SUMMER SALE
Having 5 large larger ISR 0e Ps dtsmdd Red jersey Pigs ad Black Es-
|OOA 4 81 through the summer we will If for @days-O
RED JERSEYS 10 TO Is WEEKS OLD AT "a 80, REDUCED FROM $780,
BLACK ESSEX 10 TO 16 WEEKS OLD AT SIS 90 REOUCRD FROM $1,000
These Pigs are guaranteed of the FINEST and BEST STRAINS
WE ALSO OFFER 10 REGISTERED JERSEY BULLS FROM 8 TO 10
MON Tbs OLD AT$3 70 EACH, REDUCED FROM $50 90.
Now is your opportunity, if you care for imported stock at cut prices
OCCONEECHEE FARM, Durham, NO
Member American Jersey Cattle Club. Duroc Jersey Swine Club and Essex
Swine Club.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

Bees, according to statistics, must,
in order to collect a pound of clover
honey, deprive 62. 900 clover blossoms
of their nectar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06

Hides will be taken In exchange for leather 81
market value forSach. T.IVEY, s.. B. A..
HilIsbOro, NJ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-06
Classification Of Hides.

No, l. This class must have no cut, score, OF
or grub hole. Must not be hair slipped, moth
eaten. or otherwise damaged.
No. This class may have one or two cuts
scores, or grub hOleS-may be partially hair
slipped or moth eaten.
No. 8. This class embraces all inferior to No
2. and are paid for according to extent OF dam
age.
A Flint hide is dried without salt.
A. D. D. dry salt hide is sailed fresh, remains
in salt for 10 days, when the loose salt is shaken
or rubbed off.
To prepare o. s. hides spread them smoothly
upon a floor in a cool place, leaving no folds, OF
creases, and cover them well with salt, It b
better to use salt hberally-what the hide does
not absorb m be used again.
10 snip y. =; h des, put two or three ma
Irvine.
Flint and dry salt hides may be put in bales
flesh side Out-20O or 300 pounds to the bale.
If hides belonging to different parties are
shipped in same bundle or bale, each hide should
be marked plainly with owners name and post
Office.
Address the package to 7. Ivey. S. B. A, Hills
boro. n. 2, and notify US of shipment, sending
bill of lading.
The prices we pay will be as much as the same
class Of hides will net yOutn the New York mar
ket. We charge no commissions.
Quotations tO-day-subject to market iuCtuh
t1ons-fOr hides delivered at Alliance tanneIy'
10 10 ] Flint 70 pounds and H!1p' per .PEouhds
10: ! ] Flint under 20 pounds
No 10, J. ! 3 ? s s, 20 lbs and up
10: j: s, under sOpoqnds
~. j s 80 pounds and up
No No ], g 5, VI der 60 pounds y
Hides will be taken in exchange for leather st
market value forsach. T.IVEY, s. B. A.
HilIsbOrO n, "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24
student. In . Row

Chicago. Il.. June 22,-A bloody me-
lee on the battlcmenis OF Ryerson
Physical laboratory. In which heads
were thumped and backs bclaborcd.
put an abrupt end TO the senior class
day exercises az the University OF Chi
oago Il was senior day and when the
Gag Of that class was nung TO che
breeze h was a signal Tor several hard
battles between its defenders and a
small army OF under classmcn. The
flag was saved from capture. but the
frce OF President James Scott brown.
of the senior class. was badly battered
in the conflict and Harry Cox was
thrown down the stairs OF the tower
and picked mp at ne bottom with a
dislocated shoulder Many other stu.
dents were more or less hurt. An ln.
vestigation of the 0ght is % De made
by the university officers aud students
believe thar % may result Ia the expul.
sion OF some OF the leaders OF the con.
nlct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24

Atlanta June 23.-The Georgia state
Populist convention met here yester-
day with about 200 delegates attend.
ing. Contcstlng delegations caused
considerable debate, the question being
finally settled by seating both delega.
lions In every instance. A platform
was adopted denounclng fusion and re-
affirming Popullst principles. Thirty
delegates were named 20 the Nashville
Popullst convention In July. Thomas
Watson failed to appear at the con-
yention, aud as a result the reported
movement to overthrow National
Chairman Butler did not materiallEe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24

Gallatln. No. June 23-The largest
mortgage over recorded In Davless
county has been sent here for record
1, was from the Omaha. Kansas Cliy,
aud Eastern Railroad company 20
Walter @. Oakman and George Trum.
bull "a trustees for the Guaranty
Trust company OF New York II Is a
Grst mortgage OF tiio00.O0O on i6s
miles OF railroad with all appurte-
nanccs. The le2 miles oi road includes
the spur now being built from Paitons-
burg with the 900 odd miles OF road be-
tween the latter place and Quincy. IN.
The spur from Paitonshurg 90 Trenton
aud a spur to be built from the former
town % Gainesville. will complete con-
uccilons from Kansas City north and
east 20 DesMoines. Iowa. and Quincy,
Ill.. which has been the object OF the
pitishurg and Gulf officials. That is
thct connection that will be made
when the smlthvllle road Is completed
90 pattonshurg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24
REPUBLICANS OF OHIO.
lndOrse Hanna For Senator and Re-
nominated Governor Bushnell.
PLATFORM CALLS ARE MANY
10 Expresses sympathy For cubsns, In
dorsss the Annexation Of Hawaii
aud Denounoe cisveland's rs
tension Of civil Service.

Toledo. o., June 23.-with tho con
test for chalrmanship settled 20 de-
clslvely Tuesday IN favor OF Major
Charles W. Dick and the entire Hanna
slate. the Republican state conrention
proceeded promptly al 10 o'clock this
morning with the usual business. The
temporary organization, with General
Grosyenor In the chair. was made
permanent organization.
The platform adopted rejoicing In
the magnificent victory Of last year
whereby the people won an over
wholming victory In favor Of the hon
est dollar and a chance 10 earn II, and
elected president the splendid son Of
Ohio. William Mckinley" The plat
form proceeds as follows:
I'VE extend our sympathy 10 the pat
riots Of Cuba Ia their efforts TO achieve
freedom from Spanish cruelty and op-
preston. that we hope the day Of their
deliyosanoo h near al hand We COM
mend the course Of the president and
express our confidence In his speedy
and patriotic disposition Of the Cuban
question IN accordance with his states
manshIp and firm and vigorous policy.
1--WE believe the administration In
negotiating "a treaty for the annexation
Of Hawaii acted wisely and We ex-
press hope that the senate will ratlfy
the same
I'VE donounce violation Of the civil
service act hy President Cleveland and
those orders which extended its ope--
alton beyond is pusrNand intent.
and demand such reyefEn~of orders
10 modification law as will accomplish
iu manifest purpose.
we commend the reform inaugural
"a On the pension bureau of the pres
ont administration
'Wo demand ior the wOolgrowefs OF
Ohio such ample protection for wool
as shall speedily increase American
fOcks sufficiently 20 supply an Ameri-
can needs
Thanks OF the people Of this state
are due Senators Foraker and hanna
Tor their splendid efforts during the
present congress Desiring % continue
such representation and appreciating
bis services % the party and 20 the
people of the state and nation. and
his eminent and proven fitness for the
position. We endorse the candidacy oi
Honorable Marcus A. Hanna for Unit
ed States senator 20 succeed himself
and pledge the support OF the party IN
I The next general assembly to his cleo
ton 90 both short and long terms"
Tho nominations were then made a.
I follows.
Governor Asa s. Bushnell.
Lieutenant govcrnor-A ". Jones
Supreme iudge-Jacob A. Burkott
Attorney gCneral-Frank Monnett
State treasurer Samuel Campbell
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24

Leroy. MINI June %. Mrs. Dave
Glitol formerly Mrs l.. NJ Pickett.
has been arrested charged With
numbering her husband. l.. A. Pickett.
IN Moody county. S. ID. about three
ycars ago. Pickett died in a burning
house and carried considerable lIfe In
sumnce, 10 10 now claimed that Mrs.
Pickett started the Gre In the house
after she had murdered her husband
She has since married Glt,cl and they
recently came io Leroy from Chester
Iowa. She was q rlcco of r.. r. Mckee
of Leroy. and went voluntarily from
South Dakota to Moody county.