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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
BERTHE COUNTY ALLIANCE.
correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PoWELLSVILLE, N G,

correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
PowELLsvILLE. N @.
Jsnuary I8. 1897.
The BERTHE County Farmers Alliance
met with Hope SUB. Alliance on the
IA b day of January, and though the
attendance was small, owing to inclem
ent weather several Subs. were repre-
sented.
We had an interesting and harmo
NOUS meeting. The Secretary was
not present with us, and that caused
some of routine work left undone.
The following query was introduc, d
and discussed by several of the breth
rem:
rs there anything that can revive
the Alliance; if so, what is III"
Toe following answer to the lery
was submitted and adopted:
Perseverance and education in ALI
ance work"
TIE following resolution was unani-
moualy adopted:
ResOLved. By the BERTHE County Far
mers Alliance, nov in session, this, the
IA day of January, 1897. that our R >
reeentative in the General Assembly be
requested to vote for no man for the
eff se of Senator of the United States
who is not an open and avowed advo
vate of the free Coinage of Silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1, independent of any
other nation whatsoever.
Our next regular meeting will be
with Browns SUB Alliance on the 2nd
Thursday in April, at which we hope
to have a large gathering.
Fraternally,
M. j. RAYNER,
Secretary DrO. fem
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
STATE NORMAL AND INDUS
TRIAL SCHOOL.
G. L. ALLEN.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
As l never see any thing in your
columns about the State Normal and
Industrial School must believe that you
don't know anything about it, or you
would never cease &C hold it up before
your readers; especially the farmers
daughters who crave the advantages of
town gIrls, but don't know how to go
about to cur them.
ALI of those mothers and daughters,
who are a anxious &c secure these advant
ages, and have limited means to go o n A.;
let me give you my actual experience.
l have five children, lived in the couu
try on a farm, out of reach of all
school advantages, l rose up in self de
fence; borrowed money and moved
here, put all of my children here at
school, nave paid the borrowed money,
have daughter that is self sustain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
Potash.

A trial Of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture.
All about Potash-the results Of its use by actual q,
pertinent on the best farms in the United States
told in a little book which we publish and will gladv
mail free to any farmer in America who will write for
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
% Nassau ST., New York,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

make the seller and giver OF any in
toxicating beverage ''particeps Grim,
inis" with the criminal when tried for
any crime in any court. And raise
revenue from those persons who nave
something to tax besices life, health,
and character, in proportion to their
wealth and income. To divide the
wealth of the country between two or
more classes of persons, by taxation, Is
not the legitimate business OF Ieglsla-
tors! Every man, woman and child
should be equal IN law, and have the
same chance to improve time, talents
and means, without infringing on the
rights of others. And az all human
laws should enlenate from GODS code
of laws, ours should be altered, re
pealed or amended so as to protect the
masses against the righteousness OF
the classes, and do justly by all. Other
wise our government will goas Rome,
Babvlonia, and others have gone, and
from the same cause, i. g love Of filthy
lucre, lust and power. By a monopoly
on corn and wine the fdest church
ever built since Solomon's Temple was
erected in modern Rome at a cost of
$3.50, 900 900 And the pyramids of Egypt
the tombs of ancient kings, that re
uuired hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of labor and of time to
build were erected at the expense of
the blood and sweat and lives of TN
paid toilers. Those massive piles OF
stone, brick an0 mortar will stand fer
those of other centuries to testify to
the avarice and folly of those who built
them instead of COMMUNICATING their
virtues, it any they possessed. Is che
gre t American Republic to follow the
example of the many other nations
whose god was not our God, and reap
the same destructive harvest they have
reap-d3 May kind Heaven forbid it,
If our government is TO stand, it must
do 80 in righteousness.
JNO F. FOARD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
THE INDUSTRIAL oUrH.

The second edition of the Industriel
South, the initial plumber Of which was
issued at Christmas time. will be de
voted to the territory along the Sea
board Air Line. 1t will give a very
complete description of the to Fns and
cities and fertile farming sections along
this great rail way system. and Norfolk
will be handsomely remembered In lis
pages. All of the other great and
stead lily growing cities and progressive
towns will be accurately portrayed by
pen and pencil, and the whole will be-
fully illustrated by a large number Of
beautiful half tone plates. giving to the
eye q clear picture of the prominent
buildings and scenes to be met with
Now that the South is pressing steadily
forward to a grand industrial develop
ment, the Inc ustrial South has a MS
sion to fiji and spread abroad every.
where clear and concise information OF
the great advantages IF red by the
South. The edition will be of 100 600
a large number of which Will be
by the S8aboard Air Line
The publication is receiving substantial
patronage, and Mr.. A B. RAwlett, the
energetic business manager, thorough
~ deserves the gratifying support be-
ing extended, Mr.. L. 8 Fonte, for
about a year past of the staff of the
Daily Pilot, has resigned his position
there TO accept the managing editor
chip of the Industrial South, and will
be assisted by a large corps of writer's
thoroughly conversant with the ad
vantages and resources Of the sections
described Norfolk. Va Pilot, Jan. Z
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
JNo E. FOARD.
statesville, N @. Jan IS ID, 1897.

Now that their LORDS and husbands
have succeeded in c%orruptiDg and
coercing the electorate into voting for
the continuance of the gold standard,
monopolies, and trusts, some of the
lady members of the families of the
gold gamblers and monOpolists r il.
tent upon a new fad. which ls wicked
IN it's extravaganza Plain water baths
are no longer good enough for them;
che are bathing in milk E Oh bath
require 8 about seventy quarts of milk,
sufficient to supply 14O families of
working men for one day. When
thousands in New York ci'y alone j 9
starving, such willtul waare la III full.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
A DARK PICTURE.
Terrible Condition of Affairs Predicted
for the World.

for the World.
Over forty years ago an old German
hermit published in a Bavarian paper
a curious prophecy. In it he fOretold
the Austrian Russian and the Franco
Prussian wars, the deaf of Pope Plus
and the Turco- Russian debate at arms.
He said that Germany would have
three emperors in n year before the
end of the century, and indicated the
death of two United States Presidents
by assassination. All these things have
come to pass.
In the same article he said that when
the twentieth century Ope rs great seis
mic disturbances will take place, which
will cause the submersion of New York
City and the western half Of the City
of Havana. CuOa is to break in two,
while Florida and lower California are
to suffer total extinction.
The shock of these earthquakes will
raze buildings to the ground in almost
every city in the continent. Millions
of lives and billions of dollars worth of
property will be lost.
There is to be a change in the c
nomic condition of almost every civ.
ilized nation. He foretells the growth
Of a democratic spirit IN England which
will result in a revolution that will
overl hrow the present form of govern
ment and make the country a republic
He says the last ruler of England
will be the best the country ever has
had, and the first President of the new
nation will be one of the royal family.
Queen Victoria is by long odds the best
ruler England has ever had, and in a
recent speech the Prince of Wales made
some ]utterances of a decidedly liberal
character.
According to the hermit, Russia,
France and Italy will form an alliance
and will go into war with Turkey.
This war Is to be the outgrowth of
Turkish persecution OF Christian sue
Jets. This triple alliance will conquer
the domain of the Sultan, and at the
GA - QUILL VI OAO VOL SOA 4pAlSO9b4OhC
will arise which will plunge Italy and
France into war with Russia The re-
suit will be that France and Italy will
be gobbled up by the Northern powers,
and will cease to exist as independent
nations, While war is being waged
bet cen them the Pope will move the
seat OF Catholicism from Rome to some
town in Sou hern Ireland.
A rebellion will take place in the
land of the Shamrock, in which the
country will become independent of
Englaud. Then a conflict will rise be.
tween the ultra Cathol cs of the south
of Ireland and the ultra Professionals of
the north. in which the s~outherners
will be victors. A kingdom will be
established, and it is predicted that the
reign of the first potentiate will be his
toric for its tyranny.
The prophet paints q dark picture
for the Uoited States. He a y a feel
ing of unrest will seiz3 the people at
the close of the century. This feeling
will be h outgrowth OF unf quail social
and economic cond itions. He predicts
that the twenty fifth President will be
the last executive head of the United
States. During his administration the
diecontented masses will break into
open rebellion, and the established
form of government will be over
thrown.
The United States will be rent asunder
and for a year OF more Anarchy will
prevail.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
M. J. RAYNER,
Secretary pro. tenn.

Hoard's Dairy man says: THE man
who would set up a stoveo out of doors
to keep himself and family warm DIFF
ters only in degree from the man who
fails to provide adequate shel,er for his
stock and the man who keeps Two fires
running where one would suficsis Just
as wise as the one who feeds stock mat
does not bring him a profit"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

ing by taking q business course here
under Prof. Forney, who without a
doubt is one of the most thorough and
competent teachers in his line, in the
State. And it is through him all the
girls transact their money business as
he is treasurer of thes chool.
Fourteen dollars is entrance fee. That
pays for all the books she will need,
for medical attendance and incidental
fees, In other large schools a girls
books cost from $40. 20 Co $I5 90; at the
Normal she gets them all for IS 90, and
the use of an elegant Library, besides
all of the leading papers of the State
and the best of alI-the magazines
In the dinIng.rOon are IS tables that
seat ten young ladies. Each young
lady Is requested TO serve at her GaOIe
as hostess d week.
And there are no horrid red table
cloths In that elegant dining room,
nothing but dainty, snow WhILe linen
cloths are allowed on the tables. The
knives, forks and spoons are all nice
triple plated ware, beautiful glass
a ana iron stone china; there Is
nothing repulsiVe to the must refined
taste.
Girls it is the grandest, noblest home
and school training combined, l as
mother, have ever seen
Ohl had there been such q school in
my glrI-bOod, l would this moment
know better how to put these facts be
fore you than / now do; come and see
for ~yOurseIvesl That Is all that is neces-
sary TO De convinced that il IS the
greatest granOesG and nOblesG Institu
lion ever organized within the bounds
of dear oIo North Carolina for her
daughters, and to whom Is she in
debted7 To the father of 1t, DIR. Cnas.
D. McIver, one of the MODEST specl
mans of manhood, in all the different
phases of character, That any STATE has
ever been able to boast Of. He Is the
Girls Friend under all circumstances
matters not what outsiders say or
Enlnk. He is their councillor and ad
wiser.
No Office would tempt him to give
up his work, not ever that of the
Governor of the State.
The whole faculty of the Normal is a
wise broad thinking band of Instruc
tors.
o.! mothers you don't know what
you are doing to allow your husbands
an l sons to fight against the Normal.
| only wish that I had the gift of q
writer, how / would arouse every
mother n this land, that has a daugh
ter TO be educated.
The Legislature that should be our
daughters protector and defenders are
sharpening the knive g TO cut their very
Jhroats.
God bless the State Normal and In
dusTrial School, may 1t stand an dis
pense It's blessings to It's daughters as
1t has done ever since it a been IN
operation. And may it stand as long
as there is a bit OF granite IN the grit OF
tne O.d North State, from which it is
built.
Mothers pray for the Normal, and
we shall surely carry the day. From
a mother who is greatly indebted &c it
for the advantages received by her
children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
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THANKSl

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
We are with you on the 5enatorship
The PopuIIs5 do not want a man for
United Senator that is not strictly a
free silver man.
Yours truly.
D. G. ALDEN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02
OOrn

is a vigorous feeder and re-
spends we'll to"liberal fertiliza,
ton. On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improve,
if properly treated with fer
tilizers containing not under
10 actual
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

of human life, that which comes
nearest to Christ's standard is an
unselfish life. This is the life that
the world is yearning for, that the
Savior is looking for. We were
reminded that it was not mere
work by the pastor the church
needed. but more consecrated per-
sonality on the part OF the laity.
Work and sacrifice must be our
motto. A genuine personal in
terest in the people with whom we
deal is necessary.
Give US spirituality and our
League will be social. Take the
Canadians for an example, they
were social because they were re-
ligious. Let us make our efforts
earnest, do the work, with all our
might, build day by day and hour
by hour, and then we may add a
jewel to the royal diadem; help to
crown and hail Jesus, Lord of All.
M. M. McC.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

sition to build this local road for
donation of $4,000, and the
friends of project the have rushed
it with haste entirely incompati-
BILE with a careful consideration
due such an enterprise.
Another thing which should re-
ceive the careful consideration Of
our people is the fact that the
large enterprises which have fur
nished work to the hundreds of
laborers and mechanics for the
past several months are now near
ly completed, and these men, who
are spending their earnings with
our merchants will be out of work,
with nothing in prospect for them
in the near future.
If this Coushatta road tax is
voted, it will be ten years before
another tax can be levied for rail-
road or manufacturing purposes.
Would it not be more judiciOus
investment to take this $4,000 and
manufacturing enterprises that
will give employment to the peo-
pie who are paying remunerative
rents to landlords and patronizing
our retail houses-than to force
these people to leave in search of
employment? This local road,
with it's force of fifteen or twenty
hands, will certainly not fill many
vacant houses sure to follow the
completion of the big jobs now in
hand.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

rious newspapers were making
these annual visits, were learning
the various Industries, resources,
people from all portions of our
State; were meeting together for
a conference Of ideas and cult
waiting this better acquaintance
and social relationship, to only
one-and that was when the meet
ing was held in it's home town,
has any member of the Donald
sonville Times ever been present?
True the Louisiana Press Asso-
citation is non-partisan organi-
cation and party politics are not
allowed to be discussed; but for
this very reason has it accom-
plished the good that lies to it's
credit?
Of course THE PROGRESS does
not impugn the motives of any
one who desire a meeting of the
Democratic editors alone, but we
can't see how such a thing be pos
sible-judging by the editorial
utterances of Democratic papers
one-half of which is now trying to
read the other half out of the par
ty; the other repudiates the DEM
ocracy of the first half: and the
third half doubts the sincerity
and challenges the policy of the
other two.
THE PROGRESS don't believe the
meeting mentioned will accom-
plish the purpose expressed as de-
sired. To the contrary we think
it will have a tendency to estrange
the fraternity now existing.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

In nearly every instance the
newspaper OF this State which is
so quick to defend Gov. Foster and
is so touchous on questions of his
administration, is receiving pay
from the State or it is the local or
gan of the administration faction.
The Progress has taken the trou-
BILE to investigate this matter and,
with scarcely an exception-this
has been the findings.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28
VARIOUS KINDS OF DEMOCRA rs.

Capt. John McGrath, the able
editor of Baton Rou ge, and a per-
sonal friend of our editor, has
made his excellent journal say
that there were several kinds Of
Democrats in Louisiana.
And he is eminently correct, too.
For instance there is
1st. The Democrat.
I'd. The gold-bug protectionist
Democrat.
Sd. The gold-bug free trade
Democrat.
4th. The silver advocate free
trade Democrat.
5th. The silver advocate protec-
ton Democrat.
9th. The ballot-box stuffing
Democrat.
18th. The spoils of office Demo-
crat.
9Th. All, now, tread lightly; lis
ten carefully; speak softly-for
this is the Murphy j. Foster Dem
ocrat. This means anything; ev-
erything; all things to perpetuate
his excellency's reign; to extend
his dominion. These are the GEN.
sors of the press; the superlatives
O fealty; the aristocrats of senti-
ment; the Judges in Israel; the
Daniels of doctrine; the Moseses
of party leadership. But friends!
neighbors! countrymen! when
dealing with one of this kind, po-
litically, remember, oh remember
the French proverb:
"When dancing with a bear
Keep your eye on your partner
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28
PRACTICE MORE, PREACH LESS.

The following from the Donald
sonville Times comes with bad
grace, we think, as touching one
part of the article.
There has been some objections
manifested by some of the papers
in the northern portion of the State
to the proposition of a convention
of Democratic editors in New Or
leans next month. The objections
as far as we have seen. are puer-
lie and of little or no weight.
There isn't the least intention, as
one of these papers sees in this
convention, of organizing a trust
or q combine of Democratic pa
pers. The sole object is to bring
the editors together, so that they
may better know each other and
for q discussion on the best way of
advancing the interest of the Dem
ocratic party. Surely there is
nothing in such a purpose that can
in any way be tortured into an in
tentior to form a combine. 1t is
evident that every Democratic pa
per has the welfare of the party
whose cause it espouses, and we
doubt, able as we concede the
Democratic press of the State to
be, whether there is a single edi-
tor who would not go home from
such convention full of new
ideas for the betterment of his par
ty.
In this will be found this point
made:
"The sole object is to
bring the editors together, SO that
they may know each other better
ETC."
The bad grace lies in this:
for more than Is years has there
been just such an organization as
above quoted, for the very pur-
pose desired. Annually for sixteen
syears-with but q single excep-
ton we belive, has the Louisiana
Press Association met in different
portions of the State, in Southern,
Middle and Northern Louisiana,
become acquainted and forged
bonds of fraternal regard that has
stood the heated political cam
paigns, and came forth from every
one with an mistaken friend
ship. And yet during all these
years, when editors, proprietors
and business managers of the va
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28
WHOSE ASSERTION WILL PRE-
VAIL?

VAIL?
There is contradictory state
ment abroad in Bridgeport Con-
neticut concerning the reputed
marriage of couple there. The
twain assert that they are not mar
ried and havn't been-the suppos-
ed bride being at her parents
Summer home at Shelton, same
State. But the Reverend Mr..
Peck of Port Jefferson, says they
are, because he performed the
ceremony, and knows the groom
we'll.
Now what do you think of that?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28
junction City Railroad.

derSOn the general manager Oh Ine
Ell Dorado and Junction City rail-
road, after spending several days
in and around Farmerville, left
for his home at Junction City yes
terday. Before leaving he stated
to our informant that he had found
a good level route from junction
City to Farmervlle and with but
very little grading he could build
his road into Farmerville; that he
intended putting a corps Of engin-
GERS at work next week to survey
the route between the two places.
We are informed the people of
Farmerville are enthusiastic over
the prospects of getting this rail-
road and will give the projectors
of the road literally Of taxes and
donations of cash, land and tim
Der options.
1t is said that two routes are
open to the projectors of the road
from Farmerville, if they should
conclude to build further south
than that place; one is down
Stoves creek to Ruston, the 9TH
er route is down the D'Arbonne to
this place.
1t is to the interest of this town
that our people go to work and Sc
cure this line of railroad. We can
not allow the grass to grow under
our feet. If we want the road (and
no doubt that it is needed) we
should see Col. Henderson and the
duce them to build to this city.
Our people can not afford to re-
main idle any longer.-Monroe
Evening News.
This is the road which DR..
Brown of Camden, Ark, and Col.
Henderson endeavored to inter
est the people of Shreveport in
some weeks ago, but failed owing
to the proposition of Mr.. Eden
borne to build road from here
to Coushatta. The Junction CITY
road if extended to this place
would traverse section of coun-
try which for years has made
Shreveport it's market, and in con-
nection with the Iron Mountain.
which it reaches at Ell Dorado, and
the st. Louis and San Francisco,
would give us another and COM
peting route to Kansas City and
Northwest. Another important
point for Shreveport to consider
is the fact this road if built in
to Monroe, as contemplated, will
cut off from us all the trade of
claiborne, Union parishes and
it to Monroe, whose merchants are
reaching out in every Direction
for business. We now have water
transportation with Coushatta and
control nearly all of it's trade, and
will continue to get it as long as
our merchants deal fairly and lib
orally with it's people, for there is
no likelihood of a railroad from any
other point going there.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

The papers seem to be worried
about Andree,' or were last week.
When will people quit following
the Establishments of an idosyn-
cracy and chase off after the
North Pole. Suppose it be dis
covered, what will it advantage
civilization?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Gordon re-
turned from an eastern jaunt for
their health last Tuesday.