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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
our country to be challenged by none

our country to be challenged by none
and recognized by all.
The Journal of Commerce concludes
if our farmers were not SO far apart
from each other in their homes, and
if their work did not occupy all their
time, they would put their heads to-
gether and realize how the Congress
men and Assemblymen are legislating
for a small portion of the working
men," and are negIecting, or rather
are taxing the great mass of working
men, to-wit, farmers. Some day the
farmers of the United States will
come together and act together. Then
woe to the demagogues who seek
votes by foolish legislation for the
minority of workingmen who luxuriate
on high wages and eight hours labor
a day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10

Those who claim to have given at
tentlon to the matter state that wet
and dry seasons occur at intervals, but
as the drought may be prevalent in
n section while plenty of rain falls
in another the claim cannot extend to
the whole country. If it could be
shown conclusively that droughts
occur at stated periods the knowledge
Of such a fact would save much loss
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
WHAT I KNOW ABOUT FARM
ING.

The editor of the Bungtown Journal
lectured at our school house on The
Dignity of Labor" He used some
Latin words and a few hard English
terms which gave an air of learning
and dignity to both himself and his
lecture. He made us farmers feel
very important, and our wives felt for
a full week as proud of their husbands
as Mrs. Cleveland dare feel of hers.
But L had an unwilling feeling that
the gentleman didn't know much
about farming, at least practically.
Now he expressed the opinion I've
heard it before) that it is easier to
lead a moral, upright life on a farm
than anywhere else. Zone looks
thro, nature up to natures God"
Didn't ask him to tell me how many
of those who had found a god through
nature were even good moralists in
life and conduct. He seemed charmed
with farm life and proposed spending
a day or two with me on my rock
bottom plantation. Said he was raised
to work and wanted to 90 to he field
and help. [ told him he'd better stay
at the house; that Anna could enter
tain him better than we could; when
we got to the field we'd be too busy
to talk. But go he must, and 20 he
did. Well, he must try the plow-
I" did like to see the fresh earth turn
ing up" Did you ever see a green
hand that wouldn't "rather pillow than
hoe ?" When nothing else would do,
old Mike and the sweep were given to
him. Mike is a steady-going old horse
that leans hard against the collar so
that if the pillow "fies out" it puts
him in pretty rapid motion for a few
steps. AS for the sweep, one of my
boys expressed himself as believing
that the man who made it got the
pattern from the cold boy" Just as
the newspaper man" was stiffening
himself to hold the implement to the
proper place, it struck a ledge of slate
rock "that lay in ambush there"
went out into the row of cotton,
gathering it before the season. He
was a gritty fellow; instead of giving
up, he got the pillow into place again
the only thing l heard from him was
Greatly and started. Every little
obstacle would send the sweep from
the middle. But he stuck to it, too
proud, [ reckon, to confess "he'd
found his paddy" But expressions
of surprise, disappointment and i'm
patience grew in frequency and force.
At each ir~regularity of that sweep,
he'd call out "Did you ever!" II de-
clare !" "Never saw the like !"
mercy" "Whoa |" "Blazes 7"
"Haw, there !" Had been straining
and tugging, sweating and growing
redder and redder in the face until
the sweep took to the side furrow.
Raising his eyes and seeing old Mike
on the row, he gave that last expletive
in a tone somewhat softer than the
yell of a Comanche. Before noon
he'd several times repeated his list of
expressions, added a few super
latives and made a respectable begin
in the S of some of the more |
explosives.
At noon he remembered that there
was to be some copy furnished for his
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-10
SEE HOW EGGS ARE IMPORTED.

The following statement of the i'm
p~ortation of eggs into the United
States is furnished by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Treasury Department
at Washington. 1t shows conclusively
that the hen business is far from being
%overdone, and suggests the idea of a
tariff on imported eggs:
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
LIQUOR TROUBLE n UNION.
Santuc Druggists Insist on Selling Liquor
and the Citizens Insist that They
Desist.
rSnec;al to Charleston World. I

Especial to Charleston Worlo. ,o
SASTUc, Union Co., November 80
There has just been a temperance So
cietv lSons and Daughters of Temper
ance) formed at this place. It was or
ganized on the oath by DR.. Teo. Mon
70, of the Alumni division of the Sons
and Daughters of Temperance, aided.
by Messrs. S. S. Stokes and w. H.
Miller, of Union.
Sometime ago the citizens here met.
and appointed committee of i've to-
wait on the proprietors OF theItWo drug.
stores here, and request thena to quit
selling liquor. One said that he wouid,
and the other told them deliberately
that he would not; that he knew the.
law, and understood his business. Since.
then they both concluded that the.
move was the action of the Farmers:
Alliance, and to hid it defiance they
continued sellin, consequently the
citizens have become more indignant
and say that they viii stop it, regard
less of the i'll feelings it may cost the
sellers ard buyers, for these drug stores,
as they are now conducted, are pro-
nounced public nuisance Itonly re-s
ouires q '.tenth" of a drug store to sup;
ply the needs of this healthy section OF
country.
Santuc is alive with book agents,
who are every one trying hard to sell
the isbest book in the1world." 81 g
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
FIKE IN UNION.
Two Stores Destroyed and Others Dam
aced---Narrow Escape of Two Sleepers.
Especial to the Register.


UNION, sc. December 1.-About half
past one O'Clock this morning fire was
discovered in the cellar Of the store oc-
cupied by Smith d Hunter. John D.
Smith and w. J. OetZel, who were
sleeping over the store, barely escaped
being burned to death. When they
awoke they were nearly sutfocating
with smoke. After escaping by the
only exit, long narrow stairway,
Mr. OetZel fell unconscious at thesfoot
of the stairs. They both lest heavily,
having all wardrobesand furniture
burnt, besides considerable money in
in the pockets of their clothes, which
they failed to SAFE. Mr.. Smith lost in
money, clothing and notes abcutS1 900.
The entire stock of Smith & Hunter,
valued at about 81 800, was consumed.
1t was insured. The store, owned by
Z. R. Wallace and J. G. Hunter, and
valued at $1,000, was destroyed. 1t
was insured for s.. 900.
The store adjoining, Of the same
value, owned by the building and
loan association, was damaged to the
extent of $1,000; insured. The goods
of S.. G. Young, grocer; Jones &. Beatty,
dry goods, and J. II. Rodger, hardware,
were all damaged in the aggregate
about $1,000 by moving They were
all insured. i. g.. Ioung's store was
also damaged. 1t was insured. The
orisin of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Hun.
ter saws there was no fire in the owe
yesterday and the lamps were not
lighted last night.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
. The Capture of Sam Cathcart.
1Greenyille News.


The following telegram from the Phil
adelphia Record Of the 10Th announces
the capture of Samuel H. Cathcart,
whose various crimes in this State and
elsewhere have made his nanle promi-
nent one among criminals:
"CHICAGO, November .S.-Samuel
H. Cathcart, alias II. p. Harris, alias
Blisset, is under arrest here, and is
wanted for fogery in st. Louis, New
York, Columbia, S. c., and other parts
of the country. When arrested he had
on him a lot of forged papers, including
a check on the Merchants National
Bank of Indianapolis, with the sigma
ture Of J y. Hutson. Chairman Of the
Indiana Republican State Central
Comnli;tee.n
Cathcart was born and raised near
Reidville, in Spartanburg County, and
had respectable and well-to do parents.
He received fair education, and when
about twenty-one or twenty-five years
of age he CAME to Greenville and Sc
cured a position with Whitmire &
Good. Fills pleasing manners and busi-
ness ability won him good name here,
and he was admitted to the best society.
Two years later he accepted place as
travelling salesman forCard Bros. whole
sale grocers of New York He was
known as one of the best drummers on
the road, and was receiving hand
some salary when he was employed by
Thurber, Whyland & Co., a still larger
firm OF the same city. He remained
with them for some time. but for some
reason was discharged and came back
to this State. In Columbia and New
berry, where he WAS we'll known, he
drew drafts upon TturbeT, Whyland
& Co., which were promptly cashed by
banks in those places. He then cameto
Greenville and had a draft OF . large
amount cashed by the Peoples Bank.
Cathcart left here Immediately, and
the people were surprised when they
heard of his rascality. His brother, a
prominent aud respectable man Of
Spartanburg County, settled with the
defrauded banks, and no more was
b ,ard Of him except an occasional dis
patch that he had been seen in some
city.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06

When the cotton tax, which is now
locked up in the treasury, is returned,
and feel it will be as soon as the mat
ter is properly presented to Congress,
the prosperity of the South will be
greatly advanced. With kind feelings
between the sections fully restored, our
material resources will soon he on the
highway to full development. We
need factories of every kind, and par
ticularly cotton factories. Every
pound of cotton ought to be manufac-
5red where it is grown. The great
profit is in its manufactured state. The
cotton factory at Ncwberry, under the
management Of that prince of business
men, President Robert l.. Mclaughlin,
made net profit the past year, learn
from one Of the stockholders, of 3 per
cent. on the invested capital. Who
could desire better business?
The vast iron and coal fields Of the
South are just. i'll the bud, ready to
flower in their bulk, strength and
beauty under existing conditions. The
North under these conditions accumu-
lated vast wealth and is a wonderful
power. Will the South aid in disturb
ing them just as she is entering this ca
reer? Wonderful prosperity is just
ahead of US if our action is based on
business and common sense.
Respectfully,
ELLISON S. KEITT.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06

attended but for the opportunities fur
nished for reducing their expenses by
labor at the college, for which they are
paid cents maximum an hour.
The actual ieXHenses OF a stndent
attending this college is about Sl25. The
earnings of the students on an average
reduces this amount to about 500,
whilst many further reduce it to SG5 or
less. The large number of students
attending this college has in no way
lessened that of other colleges, On the
contrary, the University and Denomi-
national college at Clinton have both
had larger attendance since its exis-
tence, whilst the high schools all
through the State are more largely at
tended, which would 60 to indicate
that its influence has been to awaken
the Observation-Disclosures throughout the
State and has actually been the case Of
the partial education Of hundreds Of
bows who would not have otherwise
received any at all.
MEEIr OF THE TRAINING.
Desiring to compare the relative
merits Of the training given here with
that Of other institutions, we were al
lowed to attend the class exercises, and
We're favorably impressed with both
the tho. ough manner Of the professors
and with the proficiency of the stu
dents. We were invited to give theses
to numbers Of the sen;o- class, with
thirty-siN hours to prepare essays upon
them. ut is fair to the young gentle
men to state that they had only been
out of the junior class eight weeks
These essays were produced in good
English, read in good style, and some
of them were SO able as to greatly as
tonish lis, when we remembered that
these boys, four years before, had en-
tered this Institution without more
preparation than to read, write and
cipher through fractions. Those who
have graduated here and gone to medi-
cal colleges and elsewhere have COM
peted with those who went from other
colleges for the honers, while the po-
sition attained by the graduates speaks
equally we'll. One has obtained pro-
fcssorShip at i salary of 81 2,250; four at
salaries OF $1,000; two at salaries Of
$1,000; four assistant professorships at
salaries of$S99, and so on, while many
are experimenting creameries, stock
farms, &c, at good salaries.
The following table gives the occupa-
ton Of the students who have gone into
buS!neSS
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06

take the pains to Investigate. 1ndivi-
dually, we have favored the establish
ment of separate agricultural college,
land one of us since $780, and ourvisit
to Mississippi has strengthened this
conviction by showing to US beyond
reason for doubt that such a college,
properly managed, would not in. any
way injure, and should not, any: exist
ingliterary Institutions; on the con-
trary! will stimulate and improve them,
while it will open the door for higher
scientific education to thousands OF
our farmer boys of the best people OF
the State, who will otherwise receive
no education whatever. That it will
eventually improve the agriculture Of
the State, and lift the vocation to a
higher plane, We are profoundly con-
vinced.
Respectfully submitted:
D. X. NORRIS,
J.E. TINDALL.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
AN 1MPogTANr DECISION.

The Supreme Court has delivered a
very important decision in regard to
the subscription by townships to rail-
roads. Is has declared the bonds invalid
and the Act allowing townships to vote
these subscriptions unconstitutional. 1t
viii give quite black eye to many
railroad Enterprises in this State. 1t is
unfortunate that this matter was not
tested long ago before so many bonds
had been voted and issued. Many rail
roads depend entirely upon these bonds.
The Supreme Court has nothing, Of
course, to do with public policy and
could not decide the question before 1t
was raised. Nearlya million dollars of
these bonds have been voted in this
State, and many of them have passed
out of the hands of the railroads. 1t
will affect very seriously the railroad
question in Newberry. The Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens was depending
largely upon these bonds forfunds with
which to construct it. This is an im-
portant road for Newberry and work
on twill now be very much retarded
and twill be some time before the roH':
car be built if at all.
The Three C's also had several thous-
ands ofdoilars in township bonds, and
ne believe was awaiting the decision OF
the Supreme Court on this question be-
fore BEGINNING work on the Augusta
division.
This decision has thrown quite a
damper over both these important en-
terprises. Although as big an enter
prise as the Three Cs should not be
largely effected by even the loss Of a
few hundred Thousand dollars. The
great trouble is that it will have the
tendency to make capitalists afraid to
invest their money. A majority of the
and property owners OF the
townships have voted this money and
expected to have to pay it in order to
get the railroads. Now the Supreme
Court says heboEds are invalid. Capt.
talists look upon it asran effort on the
part of the State to repudiate its obli-
gations. However, it is too early yet to
tell what will be the result. We want
ourrailroads. We have no harsh criti-
cism to make of the Supreme Court.
We. have no doubt the Judges acted
eonscientiously. The trouble is we
have too much hasty legislation.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
POLITICAL INTOLERANCE.

The Greenville News in commenting
on the quarrel between the Richmond
State and New York Tribune, makes
some sensible and pertinent remarks
The State suggests that the South boy
cott Mr.. John Wannamaker, Of Phila.
s delphia, because he used his money and
induenceand gave his vote to elect Mr.,
Harrison. The Tribune remarks that
Mr.. Wannamaker does not care fol
Southern trade anyway as he has lost
money on it. The News among other
things remarks:
"The one power that can destroy OF
seriously iniure this Republic is politi-
cal intolerance, the development OF
party feeling to the point where each
side refuses to believe in the honest and
patriotic purposes of the other. The
press of the country has no higher mis-
sion or better work than to guard
against this danger by keeping in the
public mind that honest difference OF
opinion is possible, and that the great
body Of the people act as they think
best; by keeping alive charity, good
will and the confidence of the people in
their own purity Of purpose, power and
intelligence.
We are one country and one people
and are all working together to develop
our resources, to increase our power
and wealth and to promote our general
welfare and happiness. The boycotting
system. if it could be put into operation,
would be ruinous to all sides, parties
and sections. Itwould divide business
on sectional ard political lines and re-
duce our commercial system to chaos.
It is the policy Of seeking
revenge for injuries and losses by bring
ing upon our opponents and ourselves
u common destruction"
There is much truth in this. Two
political parties very nearly equal in
strength are very important in a
government like ours. 1t is an incen-
tive to the party in power to give to the
people The best possible government.
Every man has right to use his money
and influence and to cast his vote as he
chooses, and no good can result to the
country or to any one from induIging
in unjust criticism of the man who con-
Scientiously exercises this right. Every
effort should be used to wipe out sec
tioaalism in the government, and every
man should bend his energies to de-
velop the whole country. This cannot
be, done by stirring up strife between
different sections.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
The President as a Prophet.

WASHINGTON, November 29-The3
Washington High School Review, of
this city, publishes under date of No
vember q, and with the heading,
"Was it a presentiment?" the follow;
ing communication from President.
Cleveland to that paper:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 80, 1855
Manager of the Review-Dear Sir:
hereby subscribe to one copy of the Re-;
view; address, after March 4th, to Buf-ss
falos n, Y.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND. &
It appears from this short but sig:
nifcant paper, that Mr.. Cleveland pre-
dicted bis own defeat before it occurred.
by assuming that after March 1885,
his residence would be at Buffalo
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY CT5 5NEWBERRY.

TN OBEDIENCE to the direction of
Il the creditors of Michael Foot, met
under and by virtue of the assignment
of the said Michael Foot, and by the
authority Of the said assignment, vested
in US by the law, as the Assignee of the
said Michael Foot and as the Agent Of
his creditors, We, Moroecai Foot. as
such Assignee, and Milton A. CariSssss
as such Agent for creditors, will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder, at
Newberry Court House, in said Coun1
ty, on Saleday in January, 1883, the
same being the 7th day Of said month
beginning at twelve o'clock NJ, all the
following real estate ofthe assigned es
tate of Michael Foot, to wit:
| One tract Of land known as s1es
Scruggs Place, situated in said COUNTY
and State, near Helena, containing
Eight Acres, more or less, and bounded
by lands of James @. Meredith and
Julius Zobel and by the new cut road.
Ore lot of land, known as the Brick
House" or 'sCrossen" Place, situate in
the corporate limits of the Town ot
Newberry, containing Five Acres
more or less, and bounded West By:
Gauntt street, North By Scott street
and fronting on-Vincent street. ThiSS
| lot will be sold in three parcels, piats
thereof to be exhibited On day OF sale.
and in the meantime to be seen in the
| hands of the Assignee
One lot, known as the StorehouseEgs
Lot, situate in the Town OF NeWberTs
now occupied by NJ. Foot, jr. & Co.5ass
| store, fronting on Pratt street forty
eight feet and running hack one buns
dred feet, and bounded Oh the Westllby
another lot of assigned estate, which
separates it from the lotof Mrs. Harrles
Lane, and on the south by another los
of assigned estate which separates IS
from Friend street, and on east by lot of;z5
Mrs. NJ. T. Bartlett.
One lot situate in the Town OF New
berry, fronting on Pratt street forty feef, &
ndrunning back one hundred feet, ands
bounded on the west by lot of Mrs. HaT-ss
riet Lane, on the east by the Storehouse
lot and on the south by the lot when
separates it from Friend street. M
One lot, situate in the Town ofNey5
berry, fronting on Friend street eigh e.
eight feet and running back II =.
feet, and bounded by lots of Mrs.
1ASo AS1AlS cllN AASlll -
two foregoing lots.
One lot, situate in the Town Of
berry, known as the Home Place,
bounded by lots of James Gauntt
Mrs. A. {. Chapman, and by HarriE
ton and Adams streets.
TERMS OF SALE: One-fourth Of II.
purchase money to be paid in cash anf
the remainder to be paid in three equal
annual instalments, on the 7th day of
January of each year Of 1890, 1891 and3
1892, with interest from the day of sale
at tine rate ofseven per cent. per annum,
and to be secured by the bond of the
purchaser. with a mortgage Of the
premises and insurance OF the houses
thereon at their full ipsurable value
during that time for the benefit of the
said Assignee and Agent.
Purchaser will be allowed to pay all
cash if he so desires.
Purchaser to pay for all papers.
NJ. FOG /, ,JR.,
Assignee Of Michael Foot
a A. CARLISLE,
Agent fIr Creditors.