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THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. RA.LEIGKE, N. C, SEPTEMBER 17, 1889. Vol. 4. No. 32 .. " Hi; DIRECTORY OF FARMERS' OR GANIZATIONS. oKB CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLOCS. President Elias Can, Old Sparta, jf.O. President-A. H. Hayes, Bird- toSSr-L. L. Polk, Raleigg N. C. tSS3-J. Dl Allen, Falls, N. a Lecturer-Tnos. B. Lo ng, Longs, N C. Assistant Leeturer-R. B. Hunter, Char lotte, N. 0. Chaplain J. J. Scott Door Keeper W. H. Tombnson, Fay- ttevifle, N. C. Assistant Door Keeper H. Jl. King, geaArms-J. & Holt, Chalk Level. N. C. State Business Agent W. H. Worth, Baleigh,N. C. Trustee Business gency Fund W. A. raham, Machpelah, N. C. CXJCCtJTIVK COMMITTEE OT THE NORTH CARO LINA FARMERS' 8TATK ALLIANCE. S B Alexander, Chariot e, N. C, Chair n; J. M. Mewborne, KinstonN. C; J, S. -Minstori, Ruffin, N. C. OEFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA 8TATE ALLIANCE. President G. T. B -rbee, Bridgewater, Va. Vice-Predent -!aj. Mann .Page, Brandon, Va. . , Secretary J. X Silvey, Arnissille, Va. Treasirer-Isaiah Printz, Stonyman, Va. Lecturer J. D. Shepperson, Smithville, Va. Assistant-Lecturer P. H. Strode, Step hen City, Va. Chaplain Wm. M. Rosser, Luray, Va. Doorkeeper B. Frank Beahen, Kim ball, Va. Assistant-Doorkeeper, G. E. Brubaker, Luray, Va. Sergeant at-Arms Miiton Pence, or- estville, Va. State Business Agent S. P. A. Bruba ker, Luray, Va. Ch'mn Ex. Com. B. T. Brumback, Ida, Va. - CLEAR VIEWS OF THE SITUA TION. Bro. Duffy, of the Wilmington Star, makes some centre shots as fol lows: " We .take the position -rjhat no country can prosper when the farming industry does- not prosper. That is the foundation of all prosperity. That is the producer of wealth; the others are simply manipulators who turn one thing already in existence into an other, enhancing its value by convert ing it. But the farmer by his labor brings something into existence which was not in existence, and becomes a creator, so to speak. Are the farmers of this country, North or South, prosperous ? Here and there you find a few that are, but the mass o! them we speak of. Are they prosperous ? Are they compen sated for the labor they give to their fields or the money they have invested in them ? Taking the farmers of the country as a whole we do not believe there are two out of ten of them who receive that compensation for their labor over and above their expenses which they should receive; and one of the reasons for this is that they are handicapped by the high tariff which puts ' them at a disadvantage in the markets of the world. The farmers of the North and Northwest prospered during the civil war because in the then depreciated currency of the country they received big prices for what they had to sell, and the armies in the field made a big demand for the products of the farm. Prices then were double what they are now, in a depreciated money it is true, but in a money which was cur rent and which being legal tender, enabled the farmer who was in debt, as many of them were after the finan cial panic of 1857, to pay their debts and get on their feet again. Since then they have been going down hill more and more" every year until their farms are shingled with mortgages and they are more heavily in debt than ever. It is estimated that the farms of this country are worth $5 -000,000,000, upon which there are mortgages amounting to nearly if not quite $3,000,000,000, as much as the national debt amounted to at the close of the war. How is this inconceivable sum of money to be raised to redeem these mortgages ? The interest on this sum alone at eight percent, would be $240,000,000, and very few, if any, pay less than-eight per cent., while many pay more - than that. There is $240,000,000 which "must come every year out of the income of the farmers no matter how prices may run, whether high or low, and not one dollar of the principal is lifted. With this crushing load upon their shoulders they are still compelled to pay taxes in the shape of tariff on erything they buy or use, for the benefit of favored monopolists who have been growing rich and richer while the farmer has been growing poor and poorer, until he can see more mortgage before him tnan any thing else. Why do we see the farmers of the country, North, South, East and West, but especially in the South and West, uniting in organizations for mutual protection, to try to protect themselves and lift their industry up from the mire into which it has been dragged ? Look at these figures, look at the de pressed and poorly requited farming industry throughout the country and the answer is given. He is limited by discriminating legislation to sell in the' lowest market and compelled by that same legislation to buy in the highest market, being thus caught at both ends of the road and victimized at both for the benefit of some one else, and robbed in the name of the "in fant industries" to enable men for whose benefit he sweats, toils, lives hard and has nothing to show for it but unredeemed mortgages and a dark future. No country so situated can be prosperous, however much politicians or political manipulators or their hirelings or dupes may pretend to the contrary. The co-operation of the Farmers' Alliance has saved to the farmers of America $5,000,000 on twine, and $2,520,000 on bagging during the past year, besides the consumers are now saving $10 on each and every wagon bought, $20 on each buggy, $40 on each binder, $20 on each mower, 40 per cent, on sewing ma chines, and with equal results on every line of machinery used by the farmers, the amount will exceed $10, 000,000 annually. LETTER FROM BEAUFORT. Latham's, N. C, Sept. 2, '89. Mr. Editor: I write to inform you. that Latham's Alliance, No. 1,270, does not claim. any of the honors conferred by the resolutions passed by our Beaufort County Alli ance on July 5th, 1889. I don't blame Bro. Henry for saying he was surprised Iwhen, he saw the . proviso. Arid we hope the readers. of your valuable paper will see that we do not, by the following. resolutions: Resolved, That we re affirm our de termination to conform to the resolu tions of the Birmingham Convention. Resolved, That we will use no cov ering for our cotton except the cotton cloth; and we request all farmers, whether members of the Alliance or not, to use no jute bagging. Resolved, That all .merchants in the county be requested to buy no jute bagging for their trade, and we urge upon ail members of the Alliance the importance of patronizing those who buy no jute bagging in preference to those who do; and we, as Alliancemen, give the merchants and farmers who are not Alliancemen, all the aid in our power to procure all the cotton cloth that they may need. Resolved, That we will not patronize any gin or ginner who uses jute bagging- Resolved, That the Secretary be in structed to send a copy of these reso lutions to The Progressive Farmer, Washington Gazette and Washington Progress. J. W. Leggett, Sec'y. SPOT THE TRAITOR. Mr. Editor: Our order may be considered as pretty well established in North Carolina, as we have a mem bership of about seventy thousand en listed in the cause of justice and hu manity. The time for every member to show his honesty of purpose, his manliness, his true character is at hand. The first formidable foe which the Alliance has been called to meet in a contest in which millions of dol lars is involved stands in our front, his subsidized press is at work, and his spies are in our camp. A rew days more and we shall be able to distinguish the clean wheat from the chaff; indeed we begin now to occasionally discover a Judas Is cariot where we little expected to find him. . We occasionally see a per. son who calls himself a man and 'an Allianceman slipping away from some store with a roll of jute bagging in his cart, oftener a wagon. He is not with it'every time, but he has slipped in, bought it and then sends for it. We do not. have so much to fear at the hands of an open enemy as we have in the social incendiary, the spy, the traitor, who would sell principle, honor and verasity for a few cents on the yard of bagging or anything else. If men who have crept into our ranks, sought and obtained a Kt.t.lA prominence, are first to turn Benedict A lj. ir , vrnoius, morgans ana lscariots what might we not expect from members of less prominence? The traitors above named, although their names i . i i .' are branded with infamy, did not sell out half so cheap as some men are willing to sell the liberty, social, moral, intellectual and financial inter ests of our children to day. Spot THE TRAITOR ! ' The time has come when we shall see who are men among us and who are traitors, and whenever we find the Judas enforce the law. See Ritual, page 4, lines 10 to 17, and enforce a strict observance of their purport, and we will avoid trouble. Brethren, remember that any viola tion of the constitution forever brings with it more or less trouble; leniency on this line will bring disaster. If you have a few discordant elements in your Alliance, however prominent they may be, open the back door and let them out quick. Every farmer is not a person for membership; some of them would sell you for a smile or a cigar. "Cotton Bagging." MACEDONIA DOWN ON TRUSTS- Cerro Gordo, Columbus Co., N. C, September 2, 1889. Mr. Editor: I beg leave to say through your columns that No. 42 is down on trusts, and especially , the jute trust. Brethren, stand by us and we will stand by you. Don't use jute, as a gift; but be like the little girl who went to join the church when the minister said, "Sissie, (quite small) have you counted the cost?" she replied, "I am going to Heaven, cost what it wilL" , i So, brethren, be as the Jitnle girL Use cotton bagging, cost what it will. Brethren, be on guard and stand solidly united against the conspirators; and never, no never, be beguiled by their inducements to use jute. They are trying to slip the cap over our faces; and if they suc ceed and rivet the fetters around our necks again, we may rear and kick like a steer, but we won't get out. Last Saturday we had a big anniver sary ! Oh, what a glorious time we had ! After hearing the good speeches from the angel-looking, little. Sunday school children, and hearing the young men and fair young ladies echo the sweet hymns of Zion, we adjourned for dinner. What a nice and delicious dinner! which the good wives and fair, daughters bad prepared for the occasion. It was so deliciously served by those who participated. I hope to enjoy many more such occasions. May God bless thelittle Sunday school workers. I was very glad to see the announce ment, of the jute funeral. Success to The Progressive Farmer, and a long life to Col. Polk. I remain, Yours, L. R. Willi anson, Sec'y. LANDSCAPE GARDENING. The following extract from a paper contributed to a recent number of VicTcs Magazine by Prof. McCarthy, of the N. C. Experiment Station, may be of interest to those who are con templating the improvement of their lands: "So extensive is the range of climate, soil and suiroundings in our country that no useful list of the " best trees " can be riven for general use. There are, howver, some excel lent rules of general application, which should be observed by all who plant for beauty, healthful ness and pleasure. Frank J. ScoU, in his excellent work, Beautiful Home, gives the following six rules: 1. Preserve in one or more places, according to the size and. form of the yard, the greatest length of unbroken lawn that the space will admit of. 2. Plant between radiating lines from the house to the outside of the yard, so as to leave open lines of view from the principal windows and en trance pore b. Leave open vistas to wards any point of particular interest. 3. . Plant the larger trees and shrubs farthest from the center of the lawn, so that the smaller may be seen to ad vantage in front of them. 4. In small yards plant no trees that attain great size. 5. In adding to groups plant near the saliant points rather than in bays or openings. 6. Shrubs which rest upon the lawn should not be planted nearer than ten feet from the front fence, unless they are intended to form a continuous screen of foliage. To these six good rules a few may be added, viz. : 7. Plant no trees of any kind with in twenty feet of the house. 8. Plant no trees not perfectly har dy in your neighborhood. 9. Do not mix up, without system trees of widely different appearance, as magnolias and pines. The discriminating and tasteful tree planter will plant with a view to blending the different groups upon the lawn into one harmonious and organic whole. To accomplish this, due at tention must, be paid to the habit and physiognomy of . trees. Alexander von Humboldt, among his many achievements, outlined a scheme for creating the science o f ph j jiogn omi cal botany. Humboldt groups all vegetation under nineteen typical forms, viz: Those of the palm, banana, orchid, melastoma, casuarina, mimbsa, malva, lily, cactus, aloe, arum, willow, heath, pine,' myrtle, laurel, vine, grass, fern. Concerning thesd. groups, Humboldt says: "It would be an undertaking worthy of a great artist to study the character of all these vegetable groups, not from the descriptions of botanists, but in the grand theater of nature. How interesting would be a park that should present to the eye the nineteen principal forms enumer ated, both individually and in collec tive contrast." In planting a small lawn the planter should endeavor to confine himself to two or three of these typical forms. This does not mean confining himself to two or three species. Each one of the groups enumerated contains over one thousand species, and affords ample scope for exercising the most exacting taste. . , Gerald McCarthy. LETTER FROM THE WEST. Silvan Alliance, No. 1,131, Old Fort, N. C, Aug. 29, '89. r Mr. Editor: You will please allow me space in your most valuable paper for a few lines, as neither our corre sponding secretary or any member of our Alliance has written anything to The Progressive Farmer. We or ganized August 20th, 1888, with 16 charter members; since then we have growii to 60 names on our roll-book, 40 males .and 20 females, with two applications on file. There is about one half of our members that are true arifrnriedbutf ; some are "failing behind with their dues. But we are ; . endeavoring to hew to the line. We have had strong; opposition to contend with; the merchants' are using all the means in their power to check our progress, and refuse to concede any terms. 1 We have commenced ordering our groceries and farm implements through our agents. Our first order of coffee arrived at the depot yester day (seven bags); So, Mr. Editor, you will see that we are determined if we cannot get reasonable terms at home, we will send our money where we can. When Old Fogy starts on his visits through the State, spoken of in last week's paper, I hope he will not overlook McDowell county. The weather continues wet. The corn crop is not an average; wheat, rye and oats are good; vegetable crops com mon. Our Alliance takes five copies of The Progressive Farmer. As , this is my first, I will not in trude further. With many good wishes to you and your most valuable paper, which is doing so much good for the farmers of the State 1 am, Fraternally yours, M. G. Pendergrass, Pres't. A RINGING VOICE FROM LOUIS- IANA. We chanced to see a copy of the De Soto Democrat, published in the town of Mansfield, La:, in which we find an article from our esteemed friend, Mr. T. D. Foster, of .Grand Cane, La., from which we extract the following: "The labor syscem, farm practices, non-concert action, governmental policies combined with carelessness and adverse influences have facilitated the amassment of - colossal fortunes at the expease of agriculture. If our in dustries are equally protected and fostered," why is it the agriculturalists have not enough of the $20,000,000, 000 realized from agricultural pro ducts the last 21 years to still the voice of debt, depression and devas tation? Why such operations as corners and trusts on oil and bagging, impov erishing the many, enriching the few ? Why gambling in futures, chartering lotteries, . destroying confidence and harmony ? Why railroad distrimina tion to the detriment of the rural masses ? Why not in this hour of depression return to the cotton States the vast amount of money ruthlessly extorted as cotton tax? Why not with the surplus in the overburdened treasury prevent agricultural retro gression which ' means National de cline ? Until Senators and Repre sentatives have fully realized, and sympathized with, the", condition7 of agriculture, until planters and farmers live strictly at home no material im provement can be reasonably hoped for. Granges, Alliances, associations, unions, clubs or Wheels can accom plish but little until they shall have first combined and appealed to the Con gress of the United States of America for the eradication of the evils there engendered and then produce at home each and every article essential to ex istance and this country, the whole Union will be a land flowing in peace and plenty." THE RIGHT SORT OF RACKET. Dutchville, Granville Co., N. C, Aug. 31, '89. Mr. Editor: I just feel like dot ting a line or so from Dutchville Alliance, No. 538, and would say we have just made a little silting, and out of .136 members we had to rec ommend 19 to be erased! We are -determined to have none but Alliance men and women within our walls'. We are determined to stand by eliminating any worthless material among us. We are determined to get rid of it so that when called upon we can safely respond and count on every member to stand his ground and not complain. There will be no hog grunts heard or long eared stuff found in this camp when inspected. Brethren, fall in ranks and get ready for the battle is to be won or lost, and we are deter mined to win or die. Don't fail to answer when you are called. W. T. Adams, Sec'y. THE SIZES OF BOOKS. Readers are often at a loss to know what the publisher means when he gives the size of a book in technical terms. The following' is a "very com plete explanation of the terms: , The standard size of paper for the printing of books is twenty-five inches by thirty-eight; but the names by which the various sizes of books- r commonly kno wn are derived from -a half sheet, that is, 19x25. A book formed oi such sheets folded once, making two leaves, and four pagesr is a folio. It the sheet be folded twicemaking four leaves, and eight pages, the book is a quarto. Folding the quarto once, forming eight leaves, or sixteen pages, makes the book an octavo. All these, and other" multiples of eight, by an even number, are regular sizes, which can be made without cutting the sheet. In other sizes (twelve leaves, eighteen leaves, etc.) the printer can arrange the pages so that all can be printed regularly, but the binder has to cut the sheet apart in folding, and put one portion within the other. Of these, the most frequently used is the duodecimo, or 12 mo., although the l8mo. is occasionally resorted to for some special purpose. When other than the regular size of paper is used, the book formed therefrom is named by prefixing the name of the paper, as " Crown octavo," etc. The printer affixes to the page that will be first, on each of the several sheets required to make up a book, a letter or figure, which the reader will observe following the last line. When the binder comes to put together the sheets, he is guided by this sign, which is called the "signature." So the sheets themselves are7 - sometimes called "signatures," and a book is said to be made up of a certain num ber of "signatures." ' The time has passed for farmers to depend on muscle and hard labor alone. Thev must use their brains as well as hand3. They must do more thinking and planning if they desire to receive the best results. The lawyer studies law. The doctor medicine. The merchant must study commerce, the laws of supply and demand, and the banker must acquaint himself with the principles and details of finances. Just so the farmer must study farming. The experiments of last year in crop raising and breeding must be remembered and put to prac tical use this year. Not only his own experience but that of his co-laborers should be his to profit by. Farming is a science, and there are many new things to learn in it yet; and the best and cheapest way to learn those things is by study. Take agricultural papers, read in their columns the experiences and observations of others and avail yourself of the many useful hints and suggestions. American Farmer. - Wise men always haverto.be told how wise they are. ; . t-; AN INTERESTING OCCASION. A Moore county correspondent, dating his letter at Broadway, Aug. 25th, 1889, gives us a touching ac count of the reunion of the descend, ants of a venerable and highly re spected lady of that county. The lady, Mrs. Clarky Patterson, relict of the late A. B. Patterson, is about seventy-three years of age. Mr. Pat terson and Miss Clarky Wilson were married on the 5th day of March in the year 1833. They had born unto them fifteen children, nine boys and six girls, and of that number seven of the boys and four of the girls married, and have had born unto A. B. Patter son and wife, Clarky Patterson, seventy-nine grandchildren and seven great-grand children. On the 25th of August, 1889, it being the anniversary of the birth of the dear old mother," grand mother and great-grand mother, she proposed to "set" a dinner in order to Bee all the children together at one time, be fore she dies. On the appointed day they all met at the old homestead. They formed a line, in regular order, -beginning with the oldest and going to the youngest, making in all, that are now living, ninety.three souls, and ' of that number, about all who are of proper age, are members of the Bap test Church. It was a sight worth' beholding to see the dear old sainted mother in the centre, as the group of children formed a circle around her, and to observe their joyous, love:, lit faces, and to hear, in. tremulous tones, her solemn but affectionate ap peal to them to meet her in heaven. The eldest son, 56 years of age, who is a deacon in the church, led the kneeling company in a very ear nest, feeling prayer in which he im plored the blessings of God upon the aged mother and upon each individual 1 present. Soon followed the feast. All repaired to the table in the grove, specially prepared for the occasion, and partook to satiety of the many substantials and delicacies with which the table. wla4neJt ;; After a . few hour3 had been spent together, shaking hands and exchang ing greetings, singing the songs of . Zion, asking blessings, dining to-; gether, experiencing the joys of a re united family circle and hearing a solemn but affectionate charge from the dear old mother, the party made ready to return to their respective , homes. This, of course, was the sad dest feature of the affair. Hand shaking, "goodbyes" and "God-, bless yous" were said amid showers of tears. The scene was touchingly pathetic as the participants were re minded that this was probably the -last time they would all meet together . again, and the recollection of the oc casion will linger with us always. The writer concludes his letter as follows: "Now, we go to our church, 'Antioch,' to join our pastor, Bro. A. N. Campbell, in a revival of re ligion, and as one may suppose, our. hearts are tender and ready for the' work, from the scene we have just witnessed. Will you please publish the above and oblige all the Patterson family. Very iruly, . The Children. Biblical Recorder please copy. RESOLUTIONS FROM BERTIE COUNTY. Mr. Editor: At a regular meeting of Roxobel Alliance, No. 1,329, held on the 31st of Augus,t 1889, the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, A majority of our mem bers living in the counties of Bertie, Hertford and Northampton, as well as, those living near the Seaboard & Ranoke Railroad, in Virginia, are dis-k satisfied with the freight charges on said Seaboard & Roanoke and Roan oke & Tar River Railroads, therefore be it Resolved, That the Sub Alliances of the aforesaid counties appoint dele-, gates to meet with delegates from Roxobel Sub-Alliances at Woodland in Northampton county on the 12th day of October, 1889, for the purpose of holding a convention to tak auch steps in regard to the matter as a ma jority of said convention shall see fit and proper. , , At the same meeting the Secretary was instructed to forward the forego ing resolutions to The Progressive Farmer with the request that the same be published. The Roanoke Patron and Windsor Ledger will please copy. J. H. Peele, Sec'y. Fifty persons were seriously poisoned by eating cheese at 'the, village oft Bettsville, , Ohio, Saturday, and it is. feared some may die.
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