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FlTHE PROGRESSIVE FARMER 1 Largest Circula . tion of any Paper in the South At lantic States. THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. RALEIGH, N. C, OCTOBER 8, 1895. 10. No. 35 RATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI liCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION. - 3iiont J. F. Willetts, Topeka, p.President-H. C. Suavely, Leb rry-Trcjasurer Col. D. P. Dun . Columbia, 8. C. EXECUTIVE BOARD. L Loucka, Huron, 8. D. ; Mann Brandon, Virginia; I. S. Doan, )Ve Frills, New York; H. C. Dem pretary. Harrisburg, Pennsyl- ; Marion Butler, Raleigh, N. C. JUDICIARY. v. Southworth, Denver, Colo. V. Beck, Alabama. ). Davie, Kentucky. : CAROLINA FARMER?.' STATE ALLI ANCE. ident D.-. Cyrus Thompson, v eresideut Jno. Graham,Kidge N. C. otaiy-Treasurer W. 8. Barnes, h. N. C. n. turer J. T. B. Hoover, Kllm City, rd-Dr. V. N. Seawell. Villa C miam-Rev. P. H. Massoy, Dur V c ,r keeper Geo. T. Lane, Greens X 0 itimt Door keeper Jai. E. Lyon, m N C geant-at Arms-A D. K. Wallace, erf or, ton, N. C. re Business Agent T. Ivey, ttal- C istee Business Agency Fund W. , raham, Machpelah, N. C. JTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH OLIN- FARMERS1 STATE ALLIANCE. Y Hiloman, 'oncord, N. C. ; N. jlisb. Trinity, N C; James M. lorne, Kma on, N. C. ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. in Graham. Gatesville, N. C. ; Dr. Harrell, Whiteville, N. C. ; T. J. Sler, Acton, N. C i Carolina rceiorm ncs nDouw". icer9 J. L. Ramsey, President; 4n Butler, Vtce-Jn-estaent ; v, :t-i. Secretary, PAPERS. 53lve Farmer. State Organ, Raleigh, N. C. ir-'atl, .--y, Y.Vl!t, Voj le's Paper. Watchman. rsaieitJii, a. Hickory, N. C. Whltakers, N. C. Beaver Dam, N. C. Lumberton, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Concord, N. C. Wadesboro, N. C. Sa.icbtiry, N. C. ch of the above-named papers are itteato keep the list standing on ret page and add others, provided are duly elected. Any paper fail o advocate the Ocala platform will opped from the list promptly. Our can now see what papers are nhffi in their interest. G J 1 1 CULTURE- ? ri:if rence in the cost of growing od crop and a poor one is very I The difference in the fiaal re s often the wide one be: ween profit o.. A little more fertility and a !D'-re cultivation turn the loss jr. baps barley would be a good crop orac who desire to decrease the t acreage. Barley requires stronger hfm wheat, and clay land is the or it. With equally good soil and alien, it should yield more bush l acre than wheat. vonder when horsemen will e ro the fact that the fast walker e valuable aninal for the farm, vti, the street and for every de .i ;a of work of a practical kind? t mistake to train the young colt ; with the eesy going old horse. not far out of the way to assert vjt lepg than 25 per cent of the iq output of pork in the United goes glimmering each year on at of neglect on the part of the rs to make the most of the pigs hoc ra doea not commit half the e. ne breeders have more uuiver improved their eUek than any class, because pigs rend-.lj -how nffitof improved breeding and farmer now knows that it will ay to feed the old scrub hogs he improved pigs mature in less . ear, ready for market can be sown in the fall at the :ue with wheat or rye, and thus the pressure of spring work. .: ter corn or potatoes, they cover r itrct that which wculd other --.' a barren soil, and the roots washing. They furnish green uu ure better for being pastured. wheat can come after another 1 ry well without extra fertiliz - is an excellent crop to sow on .'hero oats, barley or corn have stroyed by bad weather. Such eded to buckwheat right away lp the owner out of his difficulty, vo him from the entire lesa of P. A FINE SEED FARM. Correspondence of the Progre- sive Farmer. Now that the harvest season prac tically over, and such an abundant one it has been, the results must seem very gratifying as we look back on those days of c iref til thought and continual toil How was this wonderful crop sc complished ? We cau all unite in say ing that nature's element had much to do with i but in addition, comes cul tivation and planting stock, certainly the latter comes ia for a good bulk of the praise. For see what strides of advancement have been made both as to Yield end quality. Corn easily yield ing over 100 bushels per acre on an average, in many sectior s Oats 125 bushels per acre U truly marvelous, while wheat, rve. barley and all gen eral fi-ld crops form a rear guard of unusual strength. But jusv. look at the array of garden product. Every State and county fair, as well as all exhibi tions, have been crowded with the choicest products from the market and family garden It all goes to show that we are reaching a new era of advanced agricultural and horticultural interest. I have received testimonial letters from thousands of my customeis in almost every country testifying in glowing terms the results obtained by planting Buckbee's seeds. Now comes the time when all farm ers and gardeners are commencing to plan for nexc year, and fir t of all comes in their mind, seed. Ia that which you have been planting for years good enough ? By all means, no. It is abso lutely necessary that a change be made occasionally and then to get the latest improved and very best stock obtain able. Buckbee's Seed and Plant Guide for 1896 (mailed to all regular customers January 1st, and is free to all intend ing buyers for the asking), portrays with accuracy the products of the Rockford Seed Farms. Tells all about the great oat, Illinois, which produced from 100 to 150 bushels pr acre in 1895. The new corn, Buckbee's Colos sal, which gave an average yield of over 100 bushels to the acre in many sections. The valuable novelties in the garden and flower s.ei line will be attractive to every one, while the array of plant novelties will be of much pleasure to all lovers of the betutiful. Now is the time to begin plans for next year; don't put off until too late. Take time by the forelock and make the harvest of 1896 stand out as an example of the wonders which th6 agricultural and horticultural world can accomplish. H. W. Buckbee, Rockford Seed Farms, Rockford, 111. An excha. ge says that if a cow gets choked with an apple or potato, hold ing up its head and breaking an egg in its mouth is a sure cure. Tne samo remedy is recommended for horses un- 6.2T similar circumstances. SMART ON FARMING. Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer. Chapter II 8edge Hill, N. C. Oar motto and watchword at Sedge Hill Farm and Experiment Station is "Ejonomy." I use it in my every day business just the samo as Katharine uses salt to make her bread taste right. We could not live without economy any more than we cou'd live on wind and water and campaign speeches. I write on this subject at this time be cause it is the foundation stone of a farmer's success, and without it no farmer can live out his earthly exist 6Lce in true happiness, free from want But whatever you may want you had beat not want economy. I would not wish what I am going to say now to be maae public, at least I do not want Kathuiine to get hold of it; but she is nor, altogether as economical in some things as I think she should be- for instance, when I went to town' last week, bho sent six chickens w ith me from the poultry yard, and I sold them for ten cents a pice and invested the proceeds in eual parts of sugar and coffee ; and in all probability we will have to buy more in lees than two months. But when I complain at such extravagance as this, Katharine says that the reason she uses so much sugar along now, is that she is trying to put away a large quantity of preserves and such like, and that it will not take so much sugar when the fruit S2a9on is past. We always try to use the strictest care in purchasing our family groceries. Nothing is bought unlese it is an abso lute necessity, and we sell everything that we can possibly do without. In this way we can generally save enough money during the year to pay our tax We don't use money for any other But notwithstanding the stringency of money and the cry of "hard times," Katharine and me feel pretty sol d We were just counting up the other day what we will be able to purchase with our dried fruit and blackberries But I want to say right here, for the benefit of farmers, that I for one mor tally despise to pick blackberries, for O: days at noon when I wish to take a quiet snooz?, Katharine will pick up her bonnet and the baskets, and say, 4 'Come on Alex1' (she calls me Col Smart when we have company), and I come. There ia no need for me to say that I have the headache, rheumatism, or anything else, it is no excuse with Katharine. But I am thankful that I am through that period of trouble for this season, and as I was saying, we will aoon be enjoying the fruits of our labor in the shape of a w hole lot of new 4 'factory checked" shirts and dresses ' Every bitter has its sweet " Now, if anyone has the least doubt that what I have said on the subject of Economy is not true, they can come to Sedge hill and judge for themselves; and when they see what I have acccmplished in only a few years, by the use ot economy on the farm, they will be fully convinced of the truth of what I have said. Now, fellow farmers, if you want to run a large and profita ble business, as we do, on small capital, with cheap labor, and very little or no fertilizer, use Economy. Col Alex Smart P. S : I shall write on labor next week, although it is out of the season of the year for that subjco. I hope the readers of The Progressive Farmer will preserve the copy in which the let ter appears for future reference. C. A. S. L9t no farmer buy staples he can raise himself. He is paying another the profit that he should have. He should go to market neither for his garden truck, his fruit, his berries, nor his meat; in face, a farmer can live al most wholly within himself if he will, and live on that which is fresher and better. SHE WILL DO WELL. "Draws for a living, and yet received into good circles." This appeared in co nection with the artist of New York who report says will marry Miss Irene Langhorne, a reigning Virginia belle. Evidently the writer thought it somewhat strange that a man who had to work for his living should be entitled to recognition in what's known as first circles, when in fact they are nature's noblemen the world over. How much more manly to draw or even dig for a living than to be drawing on the father of the bride for meat and bread. No woman will be happy with a man who hasn't soma useful and honorable work to do. The Virginia belle shows her gcod sense in selec.ing a drawer rather than a dude, a worker, rather than an idler, for life's companion. ' May they live long and prosper Durham Sun. A PROPHECY. It has always been the policy of the goldbugs to abandon every other issue when they are in danger themselves. They will hold axjaucua over the ques tion of free coinage, and this will prob ably be the result. Now, suppose the next Congress is composed of a Demo cratic House and a Republican Senate. The Democratic House will pass a free coinage bill and send it to the Republi can Senate. Tne Senate will hold a caucus and decide that it will never do for the Democrats to save the country by fathering such a measure, and they will kill it. Following this action they will cook up another free coinage bill, couched in a little different language, pas it and send it to the Democratic House, where it will, in turn, be de stroyed, partly because the Democrats will not want to have it said that the Republicans saved the countrj, and partly for revenge. Thus the Wall street barrel will be rolled over the silver man again, and the two old par ties will swear that they have kept their pledges to the people; that they have passed a free coinage measure and that the opposition destroyed it. That's the way they always work things when they have Wall street to engineer the deal. When Napoleon took charge of a battle he always cut the enemy in two and then wiped out the right and left wings. That's the way it is done by the moneyed men of the United States, and the tactics are generally good. Carson Appeal. ALLIANCE WORK IN THE EAST. Bro. D. P Meacham Has Been On a Lec turing Tour. Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer. Raleigh, N. C. Arriving in Washington at 7:35 p. m., August 10, we found Bro. Hodges, cf Old Ford, in waitiner for dp with c, , .. -.. horse and buggy. After an hour's ride we reached old Ford, seven miles fiom Washington. Old Ford is an old set tlement, and has a fine academy and a beautiful church, served this y ear by Bro. McNamara, a very popular and zealous minister, devoted to the inter t s a of his charge, and a true reformer, contending for justice and brotherly love in this world as well as in that which is to come We found the Alli ance at O.d Ford in a prosperous con dition, and well up in all that goes to make up a live Alliance, under the fos tering care aud puh of Bro. Edgar Hodges, who had run ahead of us and reorganized Cedar Grove Alliance, eight miles west. Bro. J. W. Liggett had likewise re organized Latham Alliance, at which we were to speak August 7th, but were rained out. After speaking at Cedar Grove Au gust 14th, we were conveyed to Wash ington, on our way to Beaver Dam, by Bro. Whichard, a new recruit, who we think will push Cedar Grove to the front. We found a delightful resting place in the family of Bro Eourn at Beaver Dam, and after lecturing that Alliance we were conveyed to Acresville by Bro. Woolard. Acresville has lived and prospered through all the sickly s ?aaon, having on hand a good fund as a back ing for her Sub Bu iaess Agency Brother T. I. Waters, County Presi dent, was happy to announce the final settlement of an old claim for cot ton bagging purchased some years ago, and which had given the Alliance no little trouble. From here we were conveyed to Hunter's Bridge, where we found Bro. Oien and three other faithful brethren keeping the fire burning on the altar of truth Bio. W. W. Campbell here took charge of ub conveying us to Wood ards' Bath and Yatesville subs. We reorganized at B th on S tturday, Au gust 24 rb, and on Monday 26 ch, met a few brethren at Yatesville, but this point we found too Democratic to reor ganize, as it was claimed by some that the "Reliance had gone into politics," concluded to let it stay in politics " Bro. Gerkins was on hand with a conveyance to move us to Pantego. Here we found Bro. M T. Whitley, a live and true Allianceman, who had struggled long and hard against a spirit cf indifference which prevailed among the brethren of a once strong and powerful Sub Alliance. In the bosom of this good family we nestled for saveral days. Sifter Whitley was on the alert at all times to see that nothing should be wantiag in order to make our few days' sojourn in the fam ily exceedingly comfortable. Oa Wed nesday night August 28 ;h, a goodly number met in their commodious acad emy building, a house ana accommo dations for an academy that does great credit to their spirit of enterprise. We proceeded to reorganize Pantego Alli ance with eleven good, true and deter mined brethren, with a bright prospect of permanent growth. Head of Pungo being the next obj ac tive point, Bro. Whitley, with mule and buggy, set out with us up through and over a juniper causewayed road, which shook the color out of our hat band, with no worse accident than that of getting brother Whitley's mule bap tized in an effort to lead the fool across a bridge that was under way of repair. As no bones were broken, and as im mersion is the favorite mode of baptism in that locality where there is "much water." we proceeded on our way re joicing, in hope of finding a good rest ing place, which we found with Br.?. Rufus Allen, whose only objection to the Alliance wa3 that it had gone into politics. We sought to get in an nour oi time somewhere on Saturday, and at some place where we could make our talk, but found the preachers very skittish lest we should have a crowd. Seeing that we had the "world, the flsh and the devil" against us, we resolved to speak at Bro. W. N. Davis' at 9 o'clock a. m., before the preachers could get out. which we did, and reorganized Head of Pungo, 1373 We were conveyed back to Bro. Whitley's, at Pantego, in order to sail on Sunday with Bro. Jno. C. Jar vis down Pungo and across to Oregon, a trip ia a sau lo&i of about twenty miles, to the Springer farm, where we found the irrepressible R. H. Lain and a sumptuous dinner both awaiting us We here got an insight ns to the trouble at Oregon, and s on mada up our mind that an Alliance controlled by persons who would not defend, but rather fight the Ocala demands was not b38t to en courage reform, and concluded that Aurora and Oregon would work better consolidated, so we did not reorganize Oregon. Moving to Aurora Thursday, Sep tc ruber 5ch, we found that they were alive and had put on new ' armor plate," and era in for the war. Politically the free silver spirit prevails almost uni versilly among the enlightened con sarvative Democrats. Oa reaching Elwards' Mills Situr day, September 7ch, wedom c.ied with our tried and faithful Brother, Dr. B Stilly who, although for several years suffering from the effects of a serious wound received during the war, and which has recently caused the loss of a limb is still in the harness, and as full of zeal as ever. It was very little trou ble to reorganize at Edwards' Mill, which we did, and we believe the Alii ance at this point will grow. The out look for Beaufort county is now good ; the Order is in good workiog trim, with sixteen subs and the old county debt paid off. We rested with brother W. N. Lng and lady,on our way to Gilead, Sunday and Monday. This is the place at Blount's Creek where Gsn. D. H. Hill fought a battle with the Union forces stationed at Newborn during the war, a hotly contested affair in which the Confederates were victorious The morning of 8ept mber 10th found me too sick to do justice to the subject in hand ; but we dre r a check on Bro. Billy Branch, ex Congressman, who, with Mftj Blount, was on hand, and he responded with a speech of some thing over an hour His zgal for the buccess of the Alliance movement is still alive, and there is a great d ?al of good work in Bro. Billy Branch, as people are pleased to call him, and if he will allow his people to handle him his diys of usefulness are ju-t begun. Illness of h s good wife called hiaa from the meeting before its close; but we cherish the fond hope that nothing of a serious character has resulted frm the affliction. Wnile at Blount's Creek we had the pleasure of listening to a sermon scor ing our people for their ' unrest," grumbling about hard timts, and the preacher affirmed that they had all the comforts of life ever enjoyed by any people, and that all this complaint was sin, that nobody was suffering for any thing. But take care, he had taken up a collection net twenty minutes b?fore for an old suffering woman). And the congregation was well filled with boys, girls, young ladies and lads that needed to be in school. It was to say, You poor, grumbling devils, be quiet; don't you grumble because banks, trusts and monopolies skin you of all your sub stance. You must "keep quiet. It is grumbling at Providence if you resist the grinding exactions of monopoly." Well, as a hired ministry are pen sioners upon the bounty of the money power, they will serve the money power. They can't avoid i No hire ling can expect to antagonizs his mas ter and succeed. Sj soon as the ministry now in charge of the Holy Catholic Church, raise their voices against the crying, crushing popular sins of this age, they will be asked to resign, and they know it. We regard Dr. Thompson's re marks as applying, not to the Church, bat to the menials who have usurped control of Carist's Holy Church in the WOrld. D. P. Meacham FOR SO-CALLED STATESMEN TO THINK ABOUT. James G Blaine, while living, the lecknowledged leader of the Republican party in statesmanship, in his speech delivered in Congress February 7, 1878, said : "I believe gold and silver coin to be the money cf the Constitution ; indeed the money of the American peo pie anterior to the Constitution. No power was conferred on Congress to declare either metal should not be monev. Congress has. therefore, in my judgment, no power to demonetize silver anv more than to demonetize gold." A very satisfactory means of prevent ing loss from the onion maggot is in the use of kainit, which has a consider able insecticide value. It should be applied about the roots of the plants, five hundred pounds to the acre; or as a solution one pound to the gallon of water, and the soil thoroughly wetted. A PUZZLING CASE. " -""c atry in Which "Fifty-Cent Dollar" Somewhat. tab cLUU Figure c: j Listen while we tell a little story : A. laborer, while cleaning out a well for a! poor invalid, Neighbor A, as a matter of friendly charity, found a silver dol lar at the bottom. He was told to keep the dollar as a reward for his services. He did so and soon handed it to Gro ceryman B, whom he owed. Tne gro cery man paid out the dollar to Farmer- C. The farmer turned the coin over tt D, who transferred it to E E paid it to F, F to G, and so on. E $ch time th ? dollar was transferred it paid a dol lar's indebtedness It went the neigh borhood rounds, as money sometimes does, ur.til at last it was returned to the well cleaner in payment; ou an old debt. - After it bad been in hia possession & short timg he discovered the coin to be counterfeit. So he threw it in the fire where it was melted into an ingot. Query. Were the 20 or more dollar debts really paid or not ? If not, why. not? If a genuine dollar were started ors the rounds to make gocd the payments which the counterfeit was supposed to mak would the result be different in. any way whatever? If so, how? Oh we forgot to mention that, al though the dollar was counterfeit, ifc was of coin silver, full weight. Now solve the problem. Were the debts all half pa'd by the counterfeit, seeing that the silver in it was worth 50 cents? If not, why not If the debts were half paid by the counterfeit, how can a genuine coin, of the oamo tx?eicrYt. nnri mirit.tr no frm counterfeit, but with a legal stamp on it, pay all the debts? Does the metal do only one-half? If so, what does the rest? If the metal of a genuine silver dol lar does all the paying, why does not the same amount of coin silver in a counterfeit answer the same purpose t" Can you maintain the position that fiat cuts no figure in the cast ? - Nuvadaw Director. CURIOUS FIGURES. An English magazine is responsible -for the figurf s found below. Of course they are only guess work, but it gives; us something to think about in addition to the money question : "In round numbers the earth ha9 a. population of 1,300 000,000 of whom 300.000,000 are professed Christian the other 1.000,000,000 being Mohan medacs, Buldhists, Jaws, Pagans and heathens. Tnis whole race was cor demned to eternal punishment for the sin of Adam. This was the fall of man, . and for which there was and is no re demption save through tne death of Christ. Biblical chronology gives the earth period of 6 000 years. From Adam's time down to the date of the birth of Christ was 4,000 years, during which, time all human souls were lost. The 4 000 years averaged, we will say 1 000 000,000. Three generations, or 3 000,0C0 passed away each century. Forty centuries, therefore consigned 120,000,000 human eouls to eternal fire,, and, if we are to believe the dectrinea of eternal punishment, these bou1 must still be in hell. In the 1,000 yeare which have elapsed since tha birth o.V Chri3t, 57,000,000,000 more of human oeiugB iiavo uveu emu uicu. uu iae Christians, nominal and real, who have; ever lived on the fac of the earth haves been saved, they would not number more than 18,000,000,000. Now, if we deduct the latter number from the grand total of 177,000,000,000 the number which have been born, since the creation, we find that 150,000, 000.0C0, of souls are now suffering the torments of helifire, agaicsl a possible 18 000,000,000 who have escaped. But this is not the whole truth. No one believes that over 10 p?r cent, of the professed Christiana are really such. Tee Calvims:s say that the elect ara very few. Say that 10 par cent, of tb so called Christians have been saved which ia very doubtful, then Heaverx contains a population of leaa than 1.000 0C0 000. while that of hell aggre gates upward of 200 000,000.000." After all, it sounds straDge to read that possibly all the people who liveoi in a period of 4 000 years were lost.. Was there no saving power at all? Crimson clover makes a growth osT two feet, and is a thing of beauty m its earb of red and and green. It is a win ter crop, and should be sown in July. ah crust or September, and can be cut fnr aniline by the 20th of the next April . nr it will yield a hay crop 20 days later and by the last of May will yield aseed. crop.
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