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THE LEGISLATURE.
Mb. Editor: I have been reading
your excellent paper, together with
the other Raleigh papers, closely since
our Legislature convened, whose ses-U The farmers' Legislature, since its
sion is now half over, and I like then first sitting, has confronted some of
way you lay it on pretty well. Butj
eonsideriner everv bill, motion, resolu
tion and vote, I have about come to J them in particular the Railroad Com
the conclusion that the farmers are mission. The matter also
again hoodwinked, and will have nothi, placing the penitentiary on a pay
ing done for them by the present ing basis is not unimportant. If the
members except to have their taxes annual deficit of $50,000 continues
increased about 50 percent., when in many years longer te whole thing
our straightened circumstances they must needs be abolished or a special
ought to be reduced. I notice several tax levied for its relief. Then comes
bills vto take the tax entirely o$ of SUch bills as the educational bill, by
certain classes ana u tney ao, ana
,rofn th npW nffipfta and wnfinsfia
I : initiated; I do not see where
the money is to come from. The
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farmers cannot foot the bills and re-
fQ; o nmoatoflV! NTo wonHftr tliAra
is such a movement among our younger
u, xrrth porolina Rnt
r that Railroad Commission! Did you
1 nn n u91 nf 0.1 ft n'ih fnr nffi
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even oeiore it is createa, ana tne more
enthusiastic say that the offices should
not go to any but the demagogues
who did the extra gassing. I thought
it was the Alliance that showed the
I t arA Anma-nAaA v.o nrm
Vmicoirtn ThHp.mAyornes havealwava
been afraid to tackle it, but now they
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are like the man who run to the sec
ond story of his house and left his
wife to kill the bear. After it was
done by her, he could tell with a good
deal of flourish to his neighbors how
he killed it. Neither he nor they
killed this one, but the Alliance;
hence, if there is any credit attached to '
it thev ought to have it. But if it is
lUol mo;r.a
ward gassers (who oftener than other-
IAJ W LU.yxv tixviiXixo v xo-
wise drive vote, out of the party) then
x uiw. tue nuut iuiu UP1a u
on that ground. Then they want I
Lch a year, and that, Wwhen they
could not find honest employment for
oolooo tQ Krtrt nnn
themselves in its duties of more than
thev
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is the farmer who 'furnishes and pays
for about seven-eights of all the freight
ai ii. ii i.iiri imin mi a aimvtJtiiiii.riii iiii
though he does it indirectly through
Hhe merchants and others.
If the men who foot the bills are
not interested parties, pray tell me
who ought to be !
Fraternally,
Pbactical Farmer.
THE FARMERS' LEGISLATURE.
Prom the High Point Enterprise.
The nresent Legislature finds itself
amidst fires.
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it is composea oi iarm-
er of the Farmers' Alii-
ers. The power
ance is ielt there. Most oi the pro-
and from all sides are being poured
out vial of criticisms against the plow-
men. we ao no rememoer ever io
hare known a Legislature that has
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been more criticised. They,
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so far. have shown themselves to be
possessed of that genuine North Car-
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ohna virtue conservatism. AU that
the politician and demagogue has said
has not hurried them into unwise leg
lslation.
;0n. While Democratic, the pres-
T.wtnro i wwi.
ent
fluenced by an unpolitical paper than
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by any other. This paper is The Pro
gbkssivk Farmer, the most largely
circulated periodical in the State
While only in its third year, it goes
to more than 10,000 subscribers
.Never before in the history of the
btate has there been such remarkable
journalistic growth. It is being rapidly
improved, and, we doubt not will, be-
fore it doubles its age, have -25,000
names on its books. And what. rW
all this prove? It proves the deeply-
rooted conviction, on the part of the
farmers, that there is no good cause
whv thev should not see to it. hen r.e-
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forth, that they are properly repre-
.sented in the government. No greater
misfortune could overtake our com-
monwealth than the establishment of
class-rule. Our first American docu
ment delared everv man to be free
:and eaual. It is the genius of e-ov.
-ernment that every respectable citizen
nas a lair chance at governmental
honors. When that is destroyed our
Keystone 18 removed, uut we do not
see that any action of the present Leg
islature warrants any fear. They in-
fiist only on- their rights. There has
Deen no revolution, uniy a sugges-
tion! The farmer has shown his
power by sending to Raleigh his
brother in the fields, and in that fact
lies the suggestion of his capability,
UUb UU1Y iU UO UKBWISO. UUI more.
0 tn-m. n ww,. T m I
ou ia; wo bw, mwr wgan, 1HK i
xBOGRESSI VE rABMEB, has been, in the
main, eminently, wise and courteous in
its suggestions. If this continues,
we nave notnmg out gooa to tnetate
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and to that excellent paper to expect.
y e ao not at aii sympatnize with that
eaitonai poUtlCISm wniCU decries a
man, a cause or a class for insisting
on their rights, even in the nomi-
natuig conventions and at the polls,
And. m the rano Wnrn 110 thora io -nn. I
clearing of skirts except bv the ad-
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mission of the farmer's plea and the
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xignung 01 nis claim. For many
years he - has been plundered. The
fertilizer tax he has had to pay, and
a large part has been spent on Com
missioner ratnck in his huge immi
oration hnmhii
the men who tWh f. 3 6
ine men wno pay the tax for a desire
to see it properlv annlied ? Tho 0 a
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mer has to support other sinecure and
worthless State enterprises which are
parasitical of that industry upon which
every other industry rests agriculture.
the most important questions of State
policv. "We are anxious about one of
which the normal schools are to oe
Luicrl. tha llition or modifioa-
5Slw7 which has
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pr0Ved so ruinous to the people, espe-
ciallv in the cotton sections: the pen-
efon uii -rrnn Twvia for th His.
Lbled Confederate veterans; the bill
t.wmt a train in o
school, and manv others of more or
Uo. imw.mn ttttt t.ott tiii cn.
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ceea, in the face of a aepietea treasury
I and a starting shortage in the State's
accounts, remain to be seen.
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RAISE THE BEST
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Ct fn oil 1; of nrodnrtions There
in ere is aiwava a aemana ior uie
best in all lines of productions
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Hnrt0, of Te fTrm111 Ttrof no more
aucts of the farm, it costs no more
to feed well-bred sheep, hogs or cattle
than ill-bred ones, but the former will
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t d . ' while the latter are
ieft an exnense on the owner's hands
sacrificed at a loss to be trot rid
. TWaflm hnttorlv
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"cvoV aico wuuoc piwuuwwo
or-Ur ....Lf oriJ DnU V,
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ot.th& m?e make
and offer for gale nothing that is
fl-Cf.iaoo aiw a Aae;
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SelXth? market t
wf.fwf f1? J?!
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ir: " VC,'- u mi"tt3
J r vv iij-vj. vj-w v. i
sell tor mup.n lef?s. VV h v then, no
iUr mCU leSS
11 i t
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fw",1!6111 f?fr oducever3r;
aa th al an? ?f
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m t fzl -11 opportunities,
to
"1 V? . T" " . rs , &tJeiT
but there are many others who seem
to think that what was good enough
for their fathers must be good enough
for them. So it would be, if their
v,x6iwyio "vu
thus raising the general standard of
neighbors were not improving and
exnellenre. What was rtonsiHererl
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croon Anonorn fiftv vnara onro will not. I
stand the test now. As long as the
highest prices are paid for the best,
v,o. far. nri'11
VUO XCm. f 1U I
spare neither pains nor expense to
poduce the , bet, and if their
to keen un thev soon will
find themselves lamentably in the
background. Our farmers must keep
abrftast. of thft time Thnv must, f.hint-
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they must read: theT 'must studv
aureasi oi ine times, xnevmust tnmK:
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tW ttw. AXTriTYiant.. t.Tiftv m,lflt.
Lt fv ZV. 1 f"iT 7:;;
" vuj. v vu.j iunuau i
to dra out from mother earth her
UrM9.f wntv T.ot u
Lnrf s wn 'r thpm with Will
fields and e-ood crons in abnndancA
and thev will eniov the richest bless
wmenJoy.e ricnest Diess
mgs 01 me most satisiyinsr ana no Dies t
occupation on earth. D. N. Kern.
Shimersville, Lehigh Co., Pa.
A GOVERNOR AND THE LABOR
ING MAN.
The serious attention of the law-
making power is justly due to the
UBeus U1 iarg anu respectaoie
class of our fellow-citizens who labor
for wages with hands. The happiness
and prosperity of these who do the
world s daily toil are a paramount
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ooeci oi government, ior on their
contentment and faith in government
rgely rest the stability of our social
order and tne safety of property and
llfe A f ree government, based on
manhood suflrage, can of all others
least afford to ignore the rights or
hinder the just ambitions of its hum-
blest citizens, and when in any coun-
tT7 lawi from lts highest function of
wwig n uutuu w pruiwi, xmui to me
office 01 a weapon in the hands of
uuxPuiaLe weait11 tu siri,to uown tne
rights of labor, the true ends of gov-
ernment are subverted, and popular
discontent is fully justified. No longer,
ak 1U Aiee we
laborer be dealt with as an insensate
tool or a convenient beast of burden,
bu as a man created in the image of
Go3 witn onl7 a stomach to feed,
tk Ka Catlcflftrl TTft ICS Q mon Amial I 1
uu" " ouul ""u "" "" oouuawuii
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ana a oromer, wnose reverence ior
law cannot be impaired without in-
definite danger to the State. When
1,110 A"a tu lauur-
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jaK man, sensible that injustice has
uo uisuou-
WUW5UttU"resueM. umreuuenuy
to be misled by zealous friends upon
tne one hand, or imposed upon by
selfish and intriguing politicians on
the other: -and in either event, ininrv I
s done alike to the individual and the
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State. Message of Governor Fifer. of
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Illinois.
Two parts dry earth, one tart plas
ter and one 01 poultry manure is an
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nAljni I 111. MIIAL I K 111! V l- I 'J I T I I 1 1 I T I flU 1 II
J 7- -v.,
fertlhzlnSm V of the poultry
manure. This mixture hr....A h vr.i
xuxs mo Awomg well
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THE FARM MORTGAGE IS KING.
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0 XJnav st Ka aaa hn Oof f D A Ck
clared during the debate on the tariff
that a mortgage on the farm was an
evidence of progress and of pros
perity. The Senator evidently belongs
to the r.lass of men who believe a
national debt is a national blessine.
The dfiht mav be a DieSSinjT IO tne
bondholder,-but it is no Diessmg to
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the tax-paver.
So in ree-ard to the farm morteraere.
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Its existence may be' an evidence of
the prosperity of the money lender,
the banker, the manufacturer with a
surplus to invest; but to the farmer,
the man who 'owes the debt, it is a
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falling oenina, ana wai uis xaiui is no
longer self-sustaining. .
I fli U rvm-.T nf ' mnn TrOTXT in Q nrrtri
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ance wun weir pomuui vxw. w u,
to a benator of tne unnea states
seems a very excellent thing seems to
the men m tne neia a mosi oppressive
ana aiscouraging uimg muccu. xue
morteraere on the farm may seem to
I tVio Sang trr n . m n Hi ration of the t.nporv
of taxation, for the crop of mort-
gages is chieny aue to tne larm, ana
is one of the infant industries it has
developed to gigantic proportions; but
aswe read over our correspondence
I and our exchanges we fail to see that
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Iarmers appreciate tne ueauiy ana tne
1 l ,nvti t-t s-v mv -r att fro fro
Writing to the Nation, of farming
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ueueui ui me iiwuj juwigogc.
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T RP..-, mninn '
V orv ht.t.iA monev
"Very little money passes directly
through a JNew ingiana farmer's
hands and on that little the mortgage
has the first claim; and the needs of
a sick wife, or a child demanding edu-
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hU house or barn are burned, the
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named to me m explanation of several
, , , forma T waa RomAtimAS
ured to take f arm Pr0Pert the
farmer's hands for the bare amount pf
the mortgage, being once offered
about fifty acres of mortgaged wood-
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offiCe and railway station, for $1,000.
This offer being declined, the owner
afterward sold off the timber for
$500, thus paying off half the mort-
and hQ m tQ appearance
pav interest and taxes for thirty years
untilthelot is sufficiently -grown up
in timber to be cleared again. Mean-
time he loses his firewood, which was
the onlv advantae-e he derived from
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luges iiio kccku.uy ui iuiD liho nuuu, i
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which was the chief thine- that man
his farm attractive to summer board-
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ers. it seems to me that there can be
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local Sultf, 5 .f h Potec
system than that it should lead a Mas.
sachusetts Senator seriously to assert
that a mortgage on a New England
farm is a sign of health."
No one is better fitted to speak con-
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?!mln ttt? co.na.Itlon ?! tht PP'
rVl .m Ll 1 H M I n H W fc-. a M H M II . . 1
" lJiau ir. nigguwou.
" seems that "protection" does not
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p , ixew nngiana iarmers a
home market, though all the rest of
the country 18 taxed to Protec the
umuu uiauuxauieis.
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Perhaps it is better in Pennsylvania,
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Randal, two staunch advocates of
Drotection. Well, the morte-aee is as
actively at work in Pennsylvania as it
clipped from the Reading (Pa.) Times:
"The sheriff of Berks county has
thirt.v rAal Pst.At.ft ra.1a fl.H vprtiorl in
th Qth nnrl lfith nf TTphrnarv omnn
which are a erood manv farms! There
has not been so much activity in the
sheriff's office since the panic of 1873.
TV. nn.Kn.1 nnmW nf fQm,o o,o,j
has attracted considerable attention
and ftxrit.ed mnrh rnmma-nt.
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Burks is one of the best agricultu-
ral rnnntiPQ in thft Ka Stot
As further testimony on this point
we quote the following from the PhiL
adelnhia Times '
"The farming industry the greatest
0f all our industries, is now periahi
slowlv hnt. snrelv from thft pontine r
tion of the war t.aireH maintainor
nearlv a quarter of a centurv after
peace, and when the public treasury
has been overflowing with surplus
millions for vears It is taxation
and taxation only, that is depreciating
the value of our farms and lessening
tne reward of agricultural labor from
year to year. The farmer is taxed
needlessly taxed, for almost everything
he and his family consume. If he
anana his oVprs from ht. to r,t
from underclothing to overcoat, he is
taxe(i tor evervt.hmor hft weara uA
n it p. I
ms wne and daughters are living
monuments of needless taxation TTio
house is taxed from r.fiiiar to arr0f.
his barn is taxed from fonndatmr!
stone to roof shino-le- his mn pmc
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are taxed from, hoe to thresher: his
turnishing is taxed from dust-pan to
bed: from rarnet to onrtain- from tho
light of the window to the darkness
Qf closet- from Rihle t hawsm.
from to table, and the only pro-
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lcv; Liu u ouereu uim is tne veriest
mockery." - x
Perhaps it is better m the North-
west. .Let US See. We take the fol
lowing from a recent issue of the
Western Rural, oi Chicago:
"Our farmers are makiner assign,
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uu magw wo wwug iuic
closed every term of court. Honest,
iniictm'Ano fQrma i; u -1
1 U Qnil TT1 f T"T fTQ rTOO O LA rutl V. s n m A I
homes; our laborers are without work,
rhe other day 1 got a copy of the
Hillsboro Gazette. On the first page
there were eleven farms advertised at
sheriff's sales, the mortgages - being
foreclosed. We wish to hear from
vou. Crate Pavey."
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There is a stranee and distressing
uniform it th mnrt. Con-
in. tho citn.tfor, in the Southern
Stotoo -art ivo stVpti from time tO
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time. In this issue we give a letter
from Foxhall and one from J. J.
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A1vanH0r TiVwhn thinks if the
farmer will practice self-denial and
learn to do without- the comforts,
confining himself to the simple neces-
sities of life, he may still retain the
nriviWe of cultivating the erround
.1 utuexB AAVC "J ov"
nis brow.
1 True, but why should the farmer
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,e conuemueu iu x-ui
that even aay laoorers m cities Know
nothiner about ? There are two ways
pf living wtt,hin one's income. One
ls to reduce expenses: the other is to
increase your pronts.
Mr. Alexander names farmers who
: cv.i r.T.-na o-nA mo
axe xaiamg piuuuio ivo, xi
doubt not there are thousands who
can vastly improve their methods, ana
so add to their incomes.
On the other hand, we insist that
cultural classes. -
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We agree with Foxhall, that when
a farmer, or any otner man, cannot
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afford the good things of life that he
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ouai xo ao, wl m-
But we also declare that the farmer
labors hard enough to secure these
good things, and that it is an outrage
to force him to pay so much for the
necessities of life that he has nothing
to spare for the comforts. Home and
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J. UI III.
THE
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
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creating the Department of Agricul-
ure. making we oecretary 01
agriculture a camnet minister, inis
WWUV ttLiUll Ul VUllitltSBa 1U UiiSSlU
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been forced by the persistent efforts
of the agricultural organizations of
me country, it was met in every
stage by objections of all. kinds. It
was unconstitutional, it was class leg-
Ration it was unnecessary, it would
" a ujm eipeuse, it was a uanger-
"uo, " . CUCi,ttl iuwiibibucw
ana junsaiction, ana many otner
things were unred against it. But the
LlkllllCIS JX HiXlllCLbUJlia LUC
country became at last practically
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umteu in me uemaiiu lur na au option,
and now it is an accomplished fact.
Its opponents still .assert that it will
be unproductive of any beneficial re-
suits, either to the agriculturists or to
tn9 country. In this they are in error,
Tne velT fact tnat & nas passed, the
ver7 fact tnat a government depart-
ment has been created with a' view to
t
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era mrougnout me iana me iaea
that fhor h) a ttq lntorocfo vhlh rknKit
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win ao more. Lt w n Keep tnose
nnARnnns nrnminpTit.lv hAfnrA t.hP nn n.
ii. jT":." - ,.7:Ar
uc' tr"Ub" mveigauon
and study thereon, until they are fully
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understood and acted upon iotelli-
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&eutV: w icsuit wm
dfP?nd t0 a. ce1rtam xtent tie
aPP011166 the Place ut far more
uPon tne efforts of tne farmers them-
seives. jx secretary oi Ancuiture
wl11 De of little use, no matter what
his legislafcive recommendations, unless
7 lcwUiLUC"awv" ouuncu
hy intelligent public opinion. Were
there not only a Secretary of Agri-
cultur.e but a Congress ot Agncuitu-
rists 11 would De ot little avail unless
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1 GJ new wnai was necessary to pro-
mote the best interests of the pro-
ducers- In otlier words tlie farmers
of th? country must know wnat tney
want m tne way OI relorm Detore they
can ODtam a ney must clearly see
wny tne7 want " betore they can
create public opinion in favor of it.
Ifc wil1 not do to depend on a Secre-
tary of Agriculture to push their in-
lclCBlo " wiuuuuuuw ucpcuuuuueg-
latures or 011 Congress to enact good
ia,WB jf mcuiswvca aic auio
to demonstrate the necessity and im-
portance of such measures. Until
they can do thl8 the -department of
Agriculture will be more ornamental
than useful. South West.
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"THE PALACE."
rUVnm WilminonTi StAr I
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bo the Jumoo at itaieigh is to De
pataH for Tt. seems to he the "sacred
White F.lenhant. " Tn other words a
Lommitt.ee has reported fa vorahlv for
tho .nmn t nn of the (Governor's honso
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or palace or barracks. It looks more
like the latter. By the way, it would
maVe a o-ood armorv for the Stat
Guard. Or it might be sold for a
mannfantnrv nf small arms Tt mio-ht
with some changes, do for a cotton
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iactory. s it mignt oe soia at a pront.
As it is, it remains simply an ugly
elephant with an increasing appetite.
The man who has to nmnrtv it nnon a
$3,000 salary, unless he goes in with
a full pocket, will come out a pauper
and should be sent to the home nro-
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viucu a geueruus anu graieiui peo-
pie for impecunious and clean-handed
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of fate.
puuuu stjrvauts uroicen Dy uie storm
CULTIVATION OF THE
ONION
CROP.
" It is usual to get the onion crop in
as soon as the frost leaves the ground,
and it is not unusual to have the seeds
or sets planted as early as March. No
crop demands more careful prepara-
tion of the soil than the onion, as the
wxvuo poi wucu iv o xx
I r- . x e j.x. rnu
"s nrsi stages ox growui. iub wup
I no1 oniy requires very riuu suu, uuu
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must oe Kept, iree irom weeus. xt is
not a summer crop, as it delights in
a cool season, and frosts do but little
if y damage to the plants in this
section. The best location for onions
is a piece of ground that has been
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apuiujr Biuiu .t"
have been kept answerswell ana the
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In the North the crop is grown from
seed the first year, the red varieties
being preferred, but the gardeners
and truckers in this latitude grow
their crops from onion sets, which
are nrndiififin hv sowinc the Rften verv
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thickly in the rows and on moderately
ieruie sou. iter tne tops aie aown
the sets are stored m thin layers in a
cool place to be planted the next
yellow Danvers varieties are consid
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ereu me uest vaneues, um tue potato
nuivu giuno UUuvuW uUUi
i nuirvTi xTT ii i r l rrpnina i ti rinrifM ua Trnm
a single seed, is the earliest for table
Kf i io f oYfona vw
use, out it is not now extensively
grown, lo get them in eaily is to
escape weeds, which entail hana-weea-
mg, out as the onion is a gross ieeaer
it delights in any kind of manure and
good cultivation. The ?el.3 are slimly
planted in rows about three inches
anart. hv lio-ht.lv st.ickino- them in the
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ground, though the truckers plant
acres of them by covering them com
pletely in rows, in order to save labor.
The maggot is an enemy that gives
where the croP is on new
instead of on the same iocation every
ag wag formerly the practice,
the depredations of the maggot have
konn nmn tt VnHnaH Tha nniATi KaH
should receive only fane, well-rottea
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manure, free from any kind of litter,
and well incorporated into the soil,
which should be worked over until
not a clod can be found for upon the
thorough preparation of the soil de-
pend the yield of the crop, which
may range anywhere from 100 to 600
bushels per acre, according to the soil
and management. The crop is a pay
ing one, as the supply is seldom equal
to the demand. Philadelphia Record.
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A WORD TO FARMERS.
Why do we hear so much on the
subiect of deterioration of Virginia
and North Carolina tobaccos ? In a
large measure this deterioration might
be applied to the man and not to the
land. We seek no discussion on this
subject, but our desire is to stir up
the farmer to his best interest. Many
yA "t1 lftimoi DaaiAC
of our farmers plant the same land
m tobacco year alter year, and the
I i-T 1 a1
UUb4"eiluf . PV
naust ine cnemicai properties 01 ine
land for makmg hne tobacco
Land,
I Kim nti nof hntm root r
I . "f" Ui ?
give them vigor The farmer must
rest his land or he will labor m vain.
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No man can Ions' succeed in farminer
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mat does not eitner rotate nis crop
or rest his land- Tobacco is a crop
tion if you make it a success. It must
be so thoroughly cultivated as to de-
stroy all, tne roots oi grass or weeds
that the land contains, if you make
the tobacco crop a success. The de-
uompusiuuu vegeiauie matter iu
your soil is what you need to make a
crop of fine tobacco and without
which you will never succeed in mak-
ing a hne crop of tobacco, but bear in
.i . . -i
mina mat one crop oi tooacco, it well
worked, well nigh exhausts or de-
pletes it so that it is not so well
adapted to the growth of another fine
crop of tobacco, although you may
occasionally partially succeed the
second year, but it is wrong ever to
attempt it. Alternate your crops or
let your land. rest. The tobacco crop
must follow some crop that leaves the
iana wen miea witn roots, weu tunea
or have a heavy coat of vegetable
mauer mrneu unuer tue ran ueiore
the tobacco crop is to be planted the
following spring. That is to say, that
a superabundance of vegetable matter
must go into the land and vegetable
matter must be very far advanced in
decomposition when the tobacco is
planted, 'and very nearly the same
results may be reached by various
modes, but in all my experience I have
found no system to act so well as to
have your tobacco crop to follow a
well decomposed turf.
You will
always find better results from the
P . -f- . ,-
iertiuzers you use. wnetner lime, com-
Post or any other kind, it will bring
ypu PfontaDie results, provided you
give it proper attention. H. man's
Profit is owing in a large measure to
good management. I have neither
Phe time nor sPace in tMs article to 6
I if 4n4-n;ir. "U., w. -. ;
ucwuo, wiau maj on wixio time
hereaiter allude to this subject again,
and g1 yu my views more in detail.
looacco lant.
Cows should have an abundance of
Rm'tahlpr fnnA a-nA wabr .ti1 ooltVant
v v Xh.stJW
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wnere mey can nave access to it every
day. They should be kept from all
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ioui oaors, ana not oe allowed to eai
or drink anything that will taint the
. 'n irn . .
TTT1 I Ic MI Mrinra n(...1J 1 i
regular hours, with clean hands and!
clean udders and clean stables, and th
, pL m contammating odors. I
Milk should be strained immediately i
after drawing, and aerated to elimi- i
nate any objectionable odors.
FOR S-A.Hi 33 I
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For the richnes of its foliage, the beauty of It.
flowers, and the majestic habit of the tree it hl Jt
superiors I also have a fine stock : o EvS.5j and
Shade Trees suitable for lawn street m
planting. Also Raspberry plants in variety- ffi
oniSSJT Plante epring mont&. T
on application. AfeB porrpVtV6'
mr53m
.m-j kJl ,
"low to Set Rich in tie SontL"
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&c. It will pay any man to have th
Ciotn-Douna volume. Endorsed by the nress Vnfl
prominent statesmen from Virrfnla tc TeE i
post-paid to any address for $f.oo.
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p- O- Box No. 4, Littleton. N. C.
WOOLLCOTT& SON,
14 E. Martin St.
7,000 yards Tobacco Plant Bed CUtk.
This cloth is very scarce and it
would be well to secure
your supply at
once.
10,000 yards Spring Calico for 5 cents per
yard.
1,000 pairs Ladies' Black Hose, 8 cemtt
per pair.
Our Stock of Boots and Shoes, Clothing
Hats, Dry Goods, and Ladies Dress
Goods is the rotost complete in
the city.
All Goods are marked in plain figures anil
sold only at one price.
Woollcott & Son,
14 E. Martin St.
Raleigh, N. C.
ALLIANCE TRADE CARDS!
For the convenience of the Alliances, wt
win Keep in stock
TRADE CARDS,
which may be had at the following price:
500, $1.50; 1,000, $2.50; 2,000, $4.0;
o,vw, $ 7.UO.
Samples on Application.
Hare you got the great Hand-Book fw
Oounty officers and Magistrates ?
If not, send for
North Carolina Ihml of Iai7 and Toms,
Price, by mail, $2.00. Contains all Um
Legal Forms, Fees, Duties, &c.
All kinds of Printing and Binding dit
at short notice.
Record Books, Receipt Books, &c., always
on hand.
Edwards & Broughton,
Printers and Binders, Raleigh, N. C.
THE BEST COTTON SEED TO PLANT !
I have for four vears been nlantlng- a cnttM
known as Peterkin, that makes more seed cotton t
the acre than any I know, and It yields from 38 t
42 pounds of lint cotton from 100 pounds of see
cotton, and it has Improved in this respect witk
each year. I have some of these seed for sale, anJ
I would advise all cotton farmers to buy and plant
some of these seed, and to all who think of doing
so, I would respectfully refer to the following gen
tlemen, to whom I Bold some seed last year :
year :
Mr. Ransom Hinton. - Raleigh, N. C.
31 r. vv . Allen,
Messrs. Latta & Myatt,
" Wyatt & Taylor
My Prices Sacked;
One bushel $1.50
Two bushels 2.50
Five bushels or oyer 1.00 per bushel
To any 'Farmers' Alliance or Farmers' Clujf
wanting SO or more bushels, I will make a liberal
deduction.
B. P. WILLIAMSON,
Raleigh, N. C.
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The Great Discovery!
RAW
K, C, Fic:jhati
and
1 Fio;phliiLiL:
Manufactured from the bones, and petriie
faeces of Antediluvian Animals, Best and cheapest
Fertilizer yet discovered. Effects on Cotton ani
Corn, astonishing. Keeps Insects and Worms oat
of the soil. Send for descriptive circular, with cer
tificates from many of the best farmers in the
country. FRENCH BROS.,
del8tf Rocky Point, N. C.
THE! IT-RMSR,
The Battne of the Country !
It is a conceded fact in. the minds of every busi
ness man that the commercial status of every com
munity is greatly dependent on the farmers of our
country ; in fact, so much so that ehoald ill fortun
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visit tne neias or our never ceasing wuem, meu ui
merchants of our city would be foreed to retreat.
Therefore, let us as business men aid and shield the
"the fanners," whom I consider the hackboneof
every community, from every Impediment that U
likely to retard their progress. , .
Mr. L. C. Bagwell, having removed his stock of
Caskets, Coffins, Burial Robes and everything la
the Undertaking line, to the corner of East Martla
and South Blount Sts.. is fully prepared to accom
modate everybody, both In the city and elsewhere,
with the necessary equipments to give entire satis
faction. The most careful attention given to all
orders at day or night. ,-
We heartilv recommend Mr. Bagwell as a yount
man of untiring energy, and should you need any
thing in the Undertaker's line, visit hie place of
businesscorner of E. Martin and South Blount St.,
and full satisfaction will be extended in a most
gentlemanly manner.
Jersey Bulls for Sale ! j
Pansy's Glory, No. 19,213, two years five months
old, solid color, full black points, very gentle. Bull
calf four months old, solid color, full black point.
Can fill orders for Atwood Merino Sheep.
A. B. DEANS,
fe262w Wilson, N. C,
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