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A. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER JANUARY 26, 1862 JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY. Mr. Editor: We very frequently hear members of the Democratic party boasting of the founders of their party, of its pure origin, &c. Right hero we join with them and Bay, all honor to the names of Jefferson, Jackson, Cal houn and other early patriots of their party. Their names will be handed down through all history as true ben efactors to mankind. If the Demo cratic party now had such men at its head, who would adopt the teachings of early Democracy, and would advo cate pure Democracy, that party would sweep the country like cyclone. If Jefferson and Jackson could rise from their graves and be permitted to view the condition of the present Demo erotic party, would they recognize it as their party I Let's lay aside pre judice and compare the present Dem ocrat machine with the origin inal Democratic party. Here is the Demo cratic platform from 1810 to 1860 : "Resolved, That Congress has no power to charter a United States bank ; that we believe such an institution one of deadly hostility to the best interests to the country ; dangerous to Republi can institutions and the liberties of the people, and calculated to place the business of the country within the con trol of a concentrated money power, above the laws and will of the peo ple." Thomas Jeiferson said: "I sincerely believe with you, that banks are more dangerous than standing armies. Put down the banks, and if this country connot be carried through the longest war, against her most powerful enemy without loading us with perpetual debt, I know nothing of my countrymen." Again he said: "This institution is one of the most deadly hostility exist ing against the principles and form o our Constitution. Bank paper must be suppressed, and the circulation re stored to whom it belongs." Jackson also bitterly denounced banking corporations. John O. Calhoun, in speaking of such corporations, said: "Never was an engine invented better calculated to place the d-stiny of the many in the hands of the few, or less favorable to that equality and inde pendence which lies at the bottom of our free institutions." The above is tne teachings ot pure Democracy. Now. let us notice the so called Democracy advocated by the Democrat ma-rhino of to day. In 187S the Missouri Democrats in serted in their platform a plank in op position to National banks. The New York Day-B','ok a Democratic paper of the East, greeted the Missouri Demo crats as follows: "The Missouri Democratic platfo;m is destitute of principle, and amounts to nothing more than a jumble of un meaning and senseless words. How ever, -ve will allow theai to amuse theniovives with their childish ideas during the campaign, as this election is of no importance but in 1880 they will be compelled to fall in line with us. In 1SS0 they did fall in line. This party lash was sufficient. The Mis souri Democrats never made another protest against National banks. The same year the Democrats of Arkansas declared against National banks, but it was the last protest of Arkansas Democracy against the infamous and damnable system of National banks. It was their last expression of allegi ance to the teachings of Jackson, Jef ferson and Calhoun on this important question. The Wilmington Gazette, a Demo cratic paper, commenting on the money interest, said: 4 'The Democratic party under Cleve land has proved itself so eminently calculated to take care of these great interests, so coaservative, so cautious in its movements, that the great moneyed interests, recognizing the fact that the Democracy is in power, and that it deserved so well of them, have changed their allegiance from the Republican to the Democratic party. It is the latter now which the moneyed and commercial centers desire to keep in power." In not a single one of the various messages of President Cleveland has he recommended to Congress the abo lition of National banks. Other mat ters of much less importance have been the theme of long and laborious messages, but on the question of Na tional banks he has remained a3 silent as a tomb. Hon. J. G. Carlisle was Speaker of the House, and as such, had in his power the appointment of all commit tees. By the appointment of men fa vorable to certain measures, he yielded a certain influence over legislation that shaped the policy of his party. In the Fiftieth Congress Mr. Carlisle ap pointed as chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency Mr. Wilkins, of New York, who is a friend of the banking system, as were also a ma jority of the other members of the committee. The bankers desired an amendment to the National banking law, that would enable them to draw the full f ace value of their bonds in currency instead of ninety per cent., as under the existing la v. Mr. Wilkins (Democrat), and the committee (Democrats), appointed by Mr. Carlisle (Democrat), reported the bill to the House in due time, and re commended its passage. Had it not been for Mr. Weaver, this measure would have doubtless become a law. Some one had said that the Demo cratic party was opposed to National banks. It'came to the ears of Senator Bayard, of Delaware, who has since ornamented Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet as Secretary of State. No one has the boldness to doubt his Democracy. He said in a speech made in New York city,' September 20, 1880 : "I have seen it charged that the Democratic party were foes to Na tional banks; but I am at a loss to know the authority for this. The plat forms of the party contains no such suggestion, and admit of no such oon stuction. and it is very certain that for the second place on our ticket we have namod Mr. William H. English, of In diana, one of the ablest financiers and best business men in the whole coun try whose management of the affairs of a National bank, of which he was president, was conspicuous for its suc cess. This disposes of this charge at least" In December, 1885, Senator Beck, of Kentucky, one of the most eminent statesmen of the Democratic party, in a speech made in the United States Senate, said: "I desire to state, with great dis tinctness, that I am not making war on bondholders, or National banks or bankers. I voted to renew their char ters, to repeal all taxes on their capi tal and deposits, and will cheerfully vote for any and all measures neces sary to add to their usefulness, either by increasing their circulation to par with the bonds deposited, or, if it can he done with justice to their competi tors in business, repeal the tax on their circulation." Wo could go on at any length, and give quotations to show that the Na tional Democratic party, as well as the Republican, is given over absolutely to the money power. Tney dare not ad vocate any measure contrary to the dic tates of Wall street. All leading ad vocates of reform, men who have given their lives to the study of these ques tions that are now shaking this coun try from one end to the other, claim that it is impossible for reform to come through either of the old parties with their present controlling influences. Party success is paramount to every thing else with the old parties. Here is an extract from the advice of one of the party "bosses": ' If you are a Democrat, be one. Don't put your in dividual interests above that of your party. Don't go off after strange gods," &o. The Democratic party means a "Solid South." What a nice scheme to keep the producing classes divided ! The motto of labor organizations is a "Solid Union," and every man with sense enough to plant corn knows re form can never come without a solid union of the laboring people, that so long as the North and South are di vided all efforts on tho line of reform will be fruitless. The money power, through its agents, is using every con ceivable effort to keep the North and South divided, and prevent the union of the I tboriTig people. To divide is their only hope to enslave us. They know that whenever the producing classes of The North and Soutn becomes united, it means an end to plutocratic rule It means the transferring of this government to the people, where it properly belongs; and until this is doiu, there 'm be no Democracy on Americ ui s m1, f r the on'giid mean ing of Democracy is governmon' by the .people. Before closing ihis article, I desire to giv-r some biief quotations from sub sidized Demx-ratio papers. Note the following ex t rue t s : "There i too much freedom in this country, rather than too little." In dianapolis Journal. "The mo -it wealthy should govern in every State, and will, regardless of any attempt to deprive them of that right. " Rich v.iond Wh ig "Th American laborer must mak up his mind henceforth not to bo bet ter off than the European laborer. Men must be content to work for less wages. In this the working man will be nearer to that station in life to which it has pleased God to call him." New York World. "If the working men had no vote they would be more amenable to the teachings of hard times. Indianapo lis News. Here is what James Buell, Secretary Nationul Bankers' Association, savs: "We have arranged the programme for both parties, and are willing the people should exercise their choice of men." These are a few selections from the sentiments expressed by the leading spirits of the money power, and sub sidized press of the Democratic party. Andrew Jackson says : "No free gov ernment can stand without virtue in the people and a lofty spirit of patriot ism ; and if the sordid feelings of mere selfishness shall usurp the place which ought to be filled by public spirit, the legislation of Congress will soon be converted into a mere scramble for personal and sectional advantages." What a contrast between the ex pressions of Jackson and the acknowl edged pres3 of the Democratic machine of the jresent dayl The only thing strange to us is, that plutocracy has the audacity to point to the Demo cratic party, and call its teachings model Democracy, when they know that the people are fifty years ahead of that party in the science of good government. J. Z. Grben. MAKE YOUR COMPOSTS. Manure should be carefully saved, best under shelter where rains cannot reach it, nor sun overheat it. It is the best basis wo can have for a compo, as in fermenting it aids decomposition in the other materials of tho compost which need it. For a corn or cotton compost the following is a good for mula for a ton : Stable manure GOO lbs. Kainit 200 " Acid Phosphate 800 " Cotton Seed 400 " If your soil is rocky, or has red clay sub soil, as is the case in many locali ties of tho central and western sections -of the State, the kainit may be lessened and the quantity of stable manure in creased. In the sandy soils of the east, kainit is essential and mny be increased. Its value as a rust preventive is well known. Where cotton seed meal is handy use it in place of cotton seed in half of the quantity. Lay down un der shelter some of the manure, then a layer of acid phosphate, then cotton seed, sprinkling each layer with kainit dissolved in watt r, until all materials are used up. Wet the heap if it heats. If the manure is well rotted the heap should stand three or four weeks to thoroughly kill the seed then mix well before using. H. B. Battle, N. C. Ex periment Station. .. , , If ut oritr, use Behana.'s Pills. DAVID B. HILL AND HIS CAUSE. Mr. Editor: Whenever any man, from any cause, has grown into enough prominence to have his name handed around as a probable candidate for the Presidency, all the word snappers on his side make him honest, great and glorious. They praised Cleveland to death, and if Hill don't come out pretty soon on the side of the people, he'll be killed by the slush of his friends. One thing marks everything said and done in political circles nowadays. The as sumption that all of the common peo ple are fools, and that a party name has more power over them thau a com pliance with their rights with even handed justice. Nor shall we advocate justice, but shall we advocate party success? is the universal criterion of action. Wo have read D. B. Hill's silver speech, and a more deceptive argument never met our gaze. . His effort to con ceal -what he was really for, was tho strength and power of that great states man. A few words will unravel the mystery and bring his chicanery to light. " I am iu favor of a well planned, well-guarded and competent free bi metalic coinage of gold and silver, but as to the plan of diplomacy I have no suggestion as yet to make. I believe, with this free bi metalic coinage, silver will bear the crucible test of gold." If any man can make the free coinage of silver out of this language, I would like to see him try it. It means evidently (putting in the hidden links) that after consulting with the money interest of Europe and it and the money men of America can agree upon a silver dollar with about one-fourth more silver in it thau our present dollar, then I am for equal coinage of both metals. That is to say it must be well planned, well guarded and competent. For what? So as to raise the amount of silver in the dollar so a to keep on parity with the gold dollar. For whose benefit was all this smug gling of words donef For the benefit of the bondholders. Th se bonds are now payable in silver dollars at 41. 2 grains weight, but sever.il Congresses have neutralized this portion of the contract, and still orders and permits tho Treasurer to pay them in gold dol lars worth 1 2 cents as compared to tho bullion price of 412J grains ot sil ver. Tho people have lost ' by this s -V indie in cla.n tsh sixty millions of dollars, and manv other millions inei- i dn (ally. Now comet along this Mhehia ! velli and wishes to make 'a s ut wheel silver dollar 1 so its to h - .ihio to satisfy those cormorant find the p'!-,l:s Cf -niaud for free coinage. To the common reader the inquiry may come what is all this fuss about free coinage for, an way? We will state, it is an lfort on the part of cap- j italists to commit depredations on the people to continue ia their wholesale robbery by the change of billions of contracts made payable in certain money worth a certain value. They wish to raise the value of the money to be paid. Hill by consorting with these swindlers and endeavoring to serve their interests to the robbery of the people, places himself squarely as an enemy of the people. If the concealed portions of Hill's speech be not thought sufficient to brand him as a traitor to every prin ciple of justice to the people, let m dive into his conundrums again. He goes on to impugn the integrity of the Supreme Court of the United States in deciding the greenback dollar a legal dollar. He thought it an improper paper currency. (Notice his words, improper paper ' and-competent free coinage.) What did he say about the paper currency of national banks? Not one word. Here we catch the " valler dog under the wood-pile." His idea is to do away with the nearly four hun dred million of greenbacks so the gov ernment can give to the banks lhat amount to lend out at 8 to 20 per cent, and still not inflate tho currency to de preciate their holdings and make an offset to about sixty millions of silver coined annually, which they are oppos ing so strenuously. If David B. Hill is called a Democrat, may the Lord deliver the people from such a Democrat. What's in a name? If any such a man as Hill or Cleveland or anyone else holding their monetary views are nominated for the Presidency and any journal claims such men for the interest of the people, knowingly well, when the people nave a candidate he will say what he does sav. When the people have a candidate, lie will be in favor of the free coinage of the silver dollar of our fathers of 412J grains. The fact that bondholders have agreed to take that dollar, will be guarding aud planning and competency enough. All tne planning and guarding of these gentry is for the gold dollar, and tins false anxietv is ail not for the people, but for Wall street. If they are so anxious for a bullion party it they are so anxious about tho exportation of gold, why do they not talk about les sening the gold in the gold dollar as our honest fathers did. Oh, my coun trymen, what a fall is here ! And the word snappers are calling these men in this conspiracy against the rights and liberties of this people, Democrats Republicans. What a slander upon the honest dead ! Policy dealers all and their best advice amounts to thi3: k You must vote for the witch or the devil will be elected." Turn over on the other side and what do we hear? "You must vote for the witch or the devil will be elected." Sum it all up and this is the sum total of all their advice: Forty thousand print shops in America all humming the same tuae, and the people being robbed day and night of their hard earned toil by a most nefarious money system. , Oh, the tariff! the tariff! And what are you going to do with the tariff? The very tamo that has always been done collect as much money by it in one party as in the other, and the peo pie pay it. Simply a change of favor ites; that's all. If you donjt pay boodle to my, party, we'll cut your protection. Suppose some party should adopt and carry out into practice a. tariff for rev enue. Have you ever thought what such a tariff would entail? Simply placing the burdens of this iniquitous system more largely upon the poor. The Democratic party of to day is not democratic, and the Republican party is not republican only in name The traditions of these parties are re f erred to, the grand and glorious prin ciples are boasted of, but the traditions and principles live not in the bosoms of the present incumbents. They are dead and sleep in the graves of a Wash ington, a Jefferson, a Calhoun or a Lincoln. Twice cursed. Oh, land of the sunny South ! Torn and rent by the iron heel of war. Made the camp ing ground of a nest of plunderers in reconstruction days. Made to bear the brunt of millions of robbery by the financial scheming and stealing, and at last the friends she'has nursed in her own house has turned against her. With sly cunning they would deceive their mother. They would tell her that the man who is contriving to pay the bonded debt in cart-wheel dollars is a Democrat. They would tell her that the man who wants to cancel four hundred millions of greenbacks and throw all the control of the money in private hands, is a Democrat. The blackest and deepest plot of John Sher man was never so base as this. Let me tell the people something. The average politician will never leave the money bags till driven away by a whip of scorpions by force. Force is the only thing which will make them tell the truth and have any sense. Force of the voting power. The side on which their bread is buttered is the side they are going to take. If the people will butter, their bread for their own advantage thousands will spring up ready to do the people's bidding. But if the people follow the lead of the enemies of Democracy and of Republi canism of their enemies, they become he wers of wood and drawers of water slaves. W. R. Lindsay. AN APPEAL. Bryan p, N, C. Mr. JvDiToa: Our Alliance, No. 185, of Chatham, N. C, earnestly petition every Sub Alliance in our State to con tribute some small amount to our worthy brother J. P. Wicker, who had the misfortune to lose his horse by lightning in August last. His loss is great for a poor farmer without means. Any assistance to him will be duly appreciated by him and his neigh bors. Send all contributions to A. II. Sloan, S;vrete.r- Dtvp River Alliance, No. 185, Bryant, Chatham, N. C H. C. Karkell. A. G. Marks, J. W. GOLOSTON, Committee. AUBURN SOLID. At a meeting of Auburn Alliance, 4 No. 41, lu Id on the 10th day of Decern ber, lS'Jl, knowing there been a request made by the National Coun cil the Ocala platform bo brought be fore the different Sub-Alliances throughout the union, and after an examination of the proceedings of said Council, it was unanimously Resolved , That tho above named Al liance do endorse our worthy Presi dent, L. L. Polk, and the representa tives in the National Council, and we do pledge ourselves to support tho plans adopted by them until something better may be substituted Knowing the depressed condition of our country, and feeling that the only hope for relief is through and by the Alliance, we do most earnestly ask all true Alliancemen to co operate with us in forwarding the demands ot the National Council and also the Sub Treasury bill. Yours fraternally, M. T. Wilder, Secy. THE ALLIANCE IN VIRGINIA. Meeting at Boydton on the First of January. Me. Editor: As quite a number of our members are subscribers to your paper, I will ask you to publish a few dots from our county" meeting which met in Boydton on the 1st inst. We had a full delegation, but as we had only a one day session, could do but little except attend to routine busi ness. Our next meeting will be on the 10th of March, and our district lecturer, Bro. J. Haskin Hobson, will be with us, and we will have a two days session. Our brethren seemed to have lost none of their zeal for the Alliance. They did not hesitate to express them selves for financial reform and be lieved that the Alliance is the instru ment through which it must come. The money crop of this county is almost exclusively bright tobacco, and the farmers until 1890 were getting fair prices. Since then the American Tobacco Company has continued to re duce the price until now our average price is about what it cost to raise it. I have never seen any set of men so completely outdone a? the farmers in the bright tobacco belt. Our business is ruined, our lands are rapidly de clining. In fact we can hardly sell at any price. But few tobacco farmers in this section have hired more than one hand ; men who have before been working four to six hands. This is all brought about by a corporation given its charter by another State, and our law makers have nothing so far to re lieve u-".. It i3 fully believed that our relief must come through national legislation ; that if Congress passes a law to protect manufacturers that they certainly can and ought to pas3 some law to protect the farmers not from pauper labor, but from greedy and soulless trusts and combines. The people are growing impatient. They feel tnat they are being wronged, and unless some steps are taken by this Congress to give financial relief and suppress the charter of corporations, I imv the result will be a revolution. I enclose you a resolution that was unanimously pawed at our meeting. We hope to put the people to thinking on this subject and also our law makers. Fraternally, T. G. Amur, Soc'y. Skipwith, Va. ANSWER TO "HOW A GRITTY FARMER GOT ALONG WITH OUT BORROWING." Mr. Editor: After carefully reading the exploits of the man who in 1867 found himself on a fair average farm, with a good mule and a broken down army horse, and a fair set of farming implements and provisions enough in January to do his family for five months, with $6.75 in his pocket, was surely in a better con dition than the average farmer of that dny. New I am convinced that if the masses of farmers were in as good condition in 1867 asthi3 man who went to Gadsden and failed to get credit, and without the thousand and one hindrances, the large majority of us have had, we might have been as well off to day as he. A man that did raise seven bales of cotton, 210 bushels of corn, 1200 pounds of bacon, 100 bushels of potatoes, with cotton at 30 cents per pound in 1867, i'r no criterion for the farmer of 1891, who made seven bales of cotton with all the economy he could use, have to sell at six and seven cents per pound, with a mortgage on his farm. This letter of his might be good ad vice for a man out of debt, commenc ing to farm in 1867 or in 1892. If the future of the farmer was as plain as his past experience, he might steer clear of the traps and devices that have been laid to ensnare him. Now a sick man does not want :o know what would have prevented his dieease, but what will cure him. This Gadsden man's remedy, while good for the man who is on his feet, does not explain to the man to day on an aver ago farm, burdened with a mortgage of one thousand dollars, bearing interest at 8 per cent, and selling cot ton at 6 cents per pound. Now brethren the Sub Treasury plan is the remedy he wants. Now our Gadsden friend tells us in 1872, he had $2,350 loaned out and drawing a good interest and well secured ; had never borrowed a cent or a thing, and never had his name on a merchant's book for a nickel's credit. This money alone at compound interest for twenty years, would find him worth frjm $12,000 to $15,000. Then with all his success outside of this he has been gathering in and adding to, while raising aud educating a famdy of seven children; built for himself a large house and barn. Now, our friend atrer a success ful career in life, is able to day to extend a helping hand to millions of his feilowmen, offers his experience, only to the man who is down on the wayside. What our countrymen need now is the assistance of those who are able to get down and take hold of the wheels and help the brother who is in the mire and change the financial system of a government that has made a few thousand rich, while millions of our countrymen are half clad and half fed. Our friend thanks the Lord that ho is not as other mai in distress, but has" plenty to do him and his family as long as they live, and might have said aunt Betsy too. Now brethren his letter is couched in such language as to throw needy and firm belie vers oft their guard, and cause them to become cold and indifferent to the Sub-Treasury plan, which is the amie of all the de mands of the Farmers' Alliance. Stand firm, brethren, and don't be deceived by the bright story of the money lender of to day, no matter how he made his start. He says he wante no Sub-Treasury; neither does Wall street, nor Jay Gould. Catawba, N. C. RESOLUTION Passed by the Rowan County Farmers' Alliance, January 15, 1892. Whereas, the partisan press of our State has repeatedly and persistently charged against our order ; that its sole aim is the destruction of both old polit ical parties and the erection, upon the ruins thereof, of a new party whose ob ject is to further the personal ambition of some of our leaders, and whereas, every true Allianceman knows that the above charge is false, and whereas we desire to refute such charge, and hurl the same back into the teeth of our en emies as the emanation of an evil con science, be it Resolved, That we, a majority of the farmers of Rowan county, through our delegates in county meeting assembled in regular meeting, do declare that our prime object in organizing the Farmers' Alliance is the securing m a just and legal manner such changes in the or ganic laws of the land as will secure forever to ourselves and children after us the much needed rights and privi leges heretofore denied us, laid down in the Ocala platform, to which bill of rights we are unalterably pledged and for the advancement and accomplish ment of which we claim the privilege of freemen to cast our ballot for men who are undoubted exponents of our faith and present an unbroken front to a common enemy whenever and where ever found. 2. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished our county organ, the Caro Una Watchman, ana the Daily Herald and The Progressive Farmer with the request to publish the same. Respectfully submitted, J. C. Barnhart, T, P. Johnston, F. B. Brown. Committee. Unanimously adopted in open meet ing this January 15, 1892. Given under my signature and county seal. M. L. Ritchie, Cor. Secy. OSCEOLA ALLIANCE, NO. 2198. Mr. Editor: This Alliance seeks ad mission in your valuable paper for the first time in its existence. The feeble effort it knows will deserve the waste basket fate. But it wants to show to the brethren that it is with them in the great fight of reform, and as the new year comes it seems as if our brethren have taken now life and courage. At our last meeting in 1891, which was on Monday in Christmas, we had a grand rally, and great en thusiasm seemed to get in our brethren. We had two questions for discussion J-? ,''llu-U make money plentiful." which was decided to more give us the Sub Treasury plan, and xxow to itiriu me more aUra tive to our boys," which we think can be done by giving us the Ocala de mands, aud as the old adage is not bear too hard on the grindstone " We were organized last March with five male members. We now number only eight, so you see we are small in numbers, but have some good pluck At our meeting last Saturday ar rangements were made to build an Al liance house at Chrismans cross roads size to be 18xal5 feet, and to day I learn all of the boys are at the place so you see we delay not till to morrow what we should do to day. We expect to be able soon to invite our District Lecturer to meet with us iu a grand hurrah for Col. Polk and Butler. All said by a rising vote that we were willing and intended to stand square and solid on the Ocala platform and reject all its opponents, who are seek ing for office. May God hasten the day when our leaders will consider our needs and not legislate for monopolies. Yours for success, John D. Pritciiett, Secy. Office of Board of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 15, '92. The Board of Agriculture has under taken to make an exhibit of the re sources of the State of North Carolina at the Columbian Exposition, and has appointed the World's Fair Executive Committee to carry out this purpose. The committee appeals to the citizens of the State to give them a cordial sup port, and to aid in furnishing an ex hibit that will be illustrative of the State's resources of every kind. We confidently expect that North Carolina will be able to sustain herself in high rcompetition with the rest of the world. Every country in tho world and every State in the Union is expected to par ticipate at this display of the world's resources and progress in every de partment of human effort. It will give some idea of the extent of this Ex position when it is remembered that 750 acres, more than a great plantation, is embraced hi the grounds, and that 150 acres will be covered with the necessary buildings. These buildings will be filled with every conceivable product of nature and art, and North Carolina can and will respond to what is expec'.ed of her. In order that our State miy take her proper place at this great Exposition, the Board intends to make collections in the following departments : Agriculture Foods and food prod ucts, etc. Horticulture Fruits, wines, and garden products, etc. Live Stock Domestic and wild animals. Mines, Mining and Metallurgy Minerals, building and monumental stones. Foresty Timbers and other forestry products Fine Arts Painting, deco ration, etc. Ethnology Indian relics, and specimens illustrating the progress of labor and invention. Liberal Arts Education, engineering, etc. Manu factures: Fish and Fisheries Fish products and appliances for catching fish. All correspondence to be sent to T. K. Bruner, Commissioner in charge of exhibits and Secretary of the Commit tee, at Raleigh, N. C. W. F. Green, Chm'n. J. F. Payne, A. Leazar, W. E. Stevens, S. L. Patterson, Committee. AN APPEAL. We, the members of Mt. Carmel Alli ance in council assembled, do make the appeal to each Sub-Alliance in North Carolina for our unfortunate brother, W. D. Smith, who has lost a good horse and is not able to buy another. We hope that every Sub Alliance in the State will aid our brother. Let each Sub-Alliance send five cents to James A. Morri3, secretary of Mt. Carmel Alliance at Carmel, Montgomery county, N. C , and it will be highly ap preciated. Hiram Morris, Pres. James A. Morris, Sec'y. SILOS AND ENSILAGE. A plain description of all that per tains to the silo is what has been needed for some little time. A man wishes to know what a silo is, what it is for, how it can be built, what to put in it, and how also to feed the ensilage and in what proportion these and similar questions the practical farmer wants to see discussed in a plain and careful way. Such a description can be found in Bul letin 80 of the N. O. Agricultural Ex periment Station at Raleigh, a bulletin of 18 pages, illustrated with 12 cuts. It will be supplied upon application free to farmers m North Carolina, and those outside at a cost of G cents. Plans are given for construction of silo with bill of material the total cost of which, with entire construction, is about $1.50 pet ton for ensilage put up. . If farmers co-operate and use in common the power and machinery required for cut ting corn for the silo before filling, the cost to each will be very materially les sened. In fact, there is no reason why power and machinery, by being moved from farm to farm, could not be sup plied in the same way as grain is threshed, at but slight cost compared with the prime cost of the machinery. Every farmer and gardener should avail himself of the opportunity of securing one of T. W. Wood & Sons' new seed catalogues. This is a most useful and comprehensive work, and contains much needed and valuable in formation about all crops, and throws much light on the question as to which are the beet and most profitable crops to grow. The fact that this firm dees the largest business in the South is most convincing evidence of the high grade seeds they send out, and a suc cessful garden or field crop is assured by the use of their eeds. Catalogue mailed free. Send for it. that da
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