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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-20
For THE PRoGRKssTvE FARMER.
THE ROAD QUESTION AGAIN.
PoLENTA, N. c., March Is, 1888.

PoLENTA, n. c., March IL, 1888.
Mr.. Edator:-I see in your issue of
March 9Th, an article from Lemay: N.
c., entitled, "Give US better Roads"
The writer started out with the asser-
ton that the present spstem of work
ing the public roads in North Caroline
is a failure and an injustice. In the
first place, Mr.. Editor, the present
writer will inquire whose fault is it
that our roads are in such bad condi-
ton, especially in the winter season ?
We answer, emphatically, nine cases
out of ten it is due to incompetent
overseers. The present writer Che only
tells factsl was appointed overseer of
a section of road in Wake county, adj
joining the one the writer from Lemay
lives in Tin one of the worst sections
between him and Raleigh), about the
year 1870. For three long sultry days
in the month of August, after crops
acere laid by, we a0orked the road, and
put it in good condition. When we
commenced, it was lower in the middle
than any where else, and how could it
be otherwise than impossible in bad
weather q? The hands made a row, it
is true, but we worked the road I'VE
theless,l ditching it OF each side and
throwing it up higher in the middle
than on the sides. We continued over
seer eight years on that road, and
after that three days working, we
never worked it more than n day a
year, and it continued, good all the
time. After the first working the
hands saw the great benefit and saw
ing to themselves and never COM
planned again. Was that such a great
hardship to the hands living on that
section ?
The writer of this had occasion to
go to Raleigh the first. of the present
year, and he found it the worst sec,
ton of the road leading from there for
twenty miles. Whose fault was it but
the overseer's I? The writer from
Lemay complains of the injustice to
the hands from the fact that n sec.
ton will be naturally a great deal
worse to keep than an adjoining one.
That is true, but the. remedy is with
the supervisors. They have the right,
and ought. whenever necessary, allow,
say ten hands to a good section and
give an adjoining one, that is bad,
fifteen or twenty, and thus equalize
the work. It is their business to dc
so. We have had from the the same
farm half the hands living there, while
"A - $3.50 . ~ 80
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-20
the remainder worked On their own
o~Ilotto1Enort

the sremaindef worked: OH their own
allotted part. 4 ~ -
Your Lemayzcorrespondent tells of
the Injustice of making a man who
has~nothingN work che feadsedaahy
with others. Well, has not that man
equal protection under the laws, in.
every respect torSVery other man in:
the land, and ought he not be- re-
CURED to work on xtherpublic roads,
say two or three days a year at the
.furthest,s when in alb probabhity his
only other burden of keeping up the
civil and public institutions of the
landi is his small pittancerofopoll tax,
and that goes to educate his children,
if he has any? The fact is, there can
be scarcely any law but what will bear
somewhat unjusNYon~some. Forfn-
stance, the presentiwriter has to- pay
twelve or fifteen dollars per annum
for public schools, and is not benefited
| a cent +thereffom, except inthefping to
educate Che rising generation winch
is necessary to~Sperpetrate republican
Institutions, Besides, ths>peopleeof
North Carolina are in no condition to
have their taxes increased ct this time,
to work the roads bYthatmesnssg Has
your-Lemay correspondent, estimated
the additional staxssh would take. to
work our roads by public taxation -?
Are the farmers as a class prosperous
and able to- bear heavier taxes than
they now do? How many farms
throughout the land are under mort
gage, due mainly to. the homestead
law, through its long train of evils? II
agriculture continues to decline and
languish, for who can say it is other
wise, will not all other professions and
callings likewise suffer; for is it not
the social fabric on which. all, solid
prosperity rests? 2 We contend that
taxes are as high as they we'll car
or ought to be, but if roads are ever
worked by taxation, save as they now
are (for it is a tax in fact), then we
will see them greatly increased, for te
keep them up in any other manner
will require a heavy expenditure O.
money. Around cities and towns
like Raleigh where the hands. live
mostly in towns Tin fact it is hare
sometimes to get an overseer living OF
the ~section), it would be better to re
quire the hands from the county work
house to help keep up those sections
but for the State at large give us tn
system we now have. The road law
are ample and sufficient, and all tina
is required is to have them rigidly en-
forced. }. j, YOUNG.
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hE4SS itFEE NJ Err &c. ffB58BB.:

izsers 70 Section !, Article 8, Of. the Con
stituttii66h, reqdiring them to report month
ly to this office the work they have per
.fofmed. 1t is higRIyimportant to the
progress and well being Of the order that
organizers observe faithfully this require
ment of the law, and Observation-Disclosures
urges that all organizers who have not
done so, will report at once-to this office
the work performed by~them- sinee-they
received their Commission.
By order, Of Presidents Alexander.
-~~~L.L. PoLK~
J-xy :, Sec'y N. CTS. Alliance.~v
& Raleigh, N. o., january 10Th, 1888. =
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The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
Physiology Of Pleasure.

The question has often been asked
Is to what constitutes the greatest
pleasure, and who is the happiest man.
but it 10 obviously n that does not
admit of solution. The intensity of
the pleasurable sensation is q matter
of temperament and surroundings. but,
~cacteris paribus, the happiest man Is
he who possesses the greatest SENSIBLE
ity. the most powerful imagination,
the strongest will and the least number
Of prejudices. The men are rare who
can, by an effort of the will, arrest the
oscillations of sorrow and allow only
cords Of pleasure to vibrate. Pleasure
Is the mode Of sensation, never the
sensation itself, and it Is not a para
d0x. but an incont1 tible physiological
truth. to say that no pleasure exists
which Is essentially or necessarily q
pleasure. The ideal. of perfection in
would be to eface pain from
the list Of sensations, and to give all
men the maximum number of pleas
ures. All the rest, as the philosopher
said. Is but dream and vapOr.-AedieGl
Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

Favorable reports from France 70
garding cOpperas a. q fertilizer have
caused considerable inquiry Of late.
C0pHeras has been recommended from
abroad as q valuable dressing for
different crops. It Is claimed that
copperas prevents mildew. and . very
weak solution destroys moss. ETC., the
spores Of mildew. An explanation Of
the favorable effect Of copperas is that
It increases the power Of the plant for
assimilation; there Is . large percent
age Of fiber and nitrogen. but the in
creased crops are not due to a supply
Of sulphuric acid by the copperas. as
super-pAosphates containing an album
dance Of the acid proved to have less
effect. One Of the Connecticut station
bulletins cites an instance where cop
peras was used a. an experiment in
this country on corn with good results.
The chemist of the station. while ap-
proving of more experiments in this
direction. does not believe that cop
peras will be found generally helpful.
He points out that it will be injurious
to plants when applied in too largo
quantities. but that It may be found Of
advantage or rich garden land that
has had an abundance Of other fertilizer
material for many years. The general
belief In this country 10 that eopperas
- . fertilizer has little II any value
n I. World. 4,.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

Sudden forgetfulness is not an I'M
usual thing in the pulpit. Aubrey. the
antiquary. says that when he was a
freshman at college he heard DR.. San
derson. Bishop Of Lincoln. we'll known
for his work. Mine Cases of Con-
SCIENCE" break down in the middle Of
the Lords Prayer. Even the great
French preacher Massillon once stopped
in the middle of q sermon from q de-
feet Of memory; and Massillon him
self recorded that the same thing hap
pened through excess Of apprehension
to two other preachers whom he went
to hear In different parts Of the same
day. Another French preacher stopped
in the middle Of q sermOn and was un-
able to proceed. Tho pause was, how
ever. got over ~ngeniously. Friends"
said he. II had forgot to say that .
person much Afflicted II recommended
to your Immediate prayera" He meant
himself. He fell on his knees. and BE-
fore he rose he had recovered the
thread Of his discourse. which he con-
without his want Of memory
being precaiyed.-Os16esS' Jesraak
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
How to Make iced Tea.

Iced tea is constantly growing in
favor. and is now considered a standard
beverage in many homes. Some enter
prising grOcers also furnish a trial cup
to their patrons. and in this way sam
pie their teas. The question was Once
asked us. ''HOw is iced tea made?"
and while some of our readers may
smile ut the question. yet We assure
them there's nothing very ridiculous
in it. To be SURF it is only to drop a
piece of ice into q goblet of tea and the
thing is done. But then. the tea ITSELF
1t isn't every one who knows how to
make that tea. and to them this hint
will not be Improbable. Put the tea
in an earthen or agate-ware pot and
set on the back of the stove where the
pot and contents will get thoroughly
warm; then pour ON water that has
been freshly boiled. and boiling thor
oughly at the time; let it stand on the
back of the stove for fifteen minutes,
by which time the tea will be perfectly
drawn. If you desire the tea to be
perfect and to remain so. separate the
from the leaves by pouring it
of into another vessel. II your inten-
ton is to spoil it, you have only to
boil it. and let it remain with the
in the pOt.-Tahe Tdik.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
A POWERFUL MAGNET.

The Almost Incredible Force Necessary to
Overcome lts Attraetion.
A most interesting electrical expert
ment has recently been made at the
engineering station of the United
States army At Willett's Point. L. l.,
by Major W. r. King. Of the Engineer
Corps. by which he transformed two
ffteen-inch R0dman guns. weighing
$4,000 pounds each. into an immense
electro-magnet. The guns were placed
side by side. and joined at the breech
by a number Of pieces of railroad iron.
The guns were then wrapt separately
by fine insulated copper wire. over
eight miles of it being used. The wire
used was an old torpedo cable consist
Of forty small insulated wires bound
together into q cable Of about three
eighths OF an inch in diameter. The
electricity was obtained from atwenty-
orc light Weston dynamo.
A number Of experiments were made
with this most powerful magnet. and it
was found that q force Of 10000 pounds
was necessary to overcome the mag
nets attraction and draw the arma-
ture from it A string Of four fifteen
inch shells. weighing $50 pounds each.
was suspended from one of the guns
was discovered in the course Of the =
that there was a point in the
bore OF the guns. and seven and me
half inches from the muzzle. where the
magnet repealed instead Of attracting.
Small pieces Of iron we're propelled
from it with force, while q shell placed
ae that point was rolled slowly out Of
the gun until it dropped from the muz-
zle and was caught by the attracting
force 1t the mouth Of the gun.
1t II thought that the power Of tho
magnet would have been greatly in
creased Il moro wire had been used in
the wrapping and II moro railroad iron
bad been used In connecting the gunA
d The bgeechAM, T., xoI.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
THE w MILLIONS.

How the Widow Of tho Dry Goods King
Spent Her Last YesrA
The moral about 1.-THE curse Of riches"
has never been more forcibly painted
for the general public than in the pro-
ceedings to break the will of Mrs. A.
T. Stewart. When her husband died
the milliOnaire's wife. who had had but
little comfort and no happiness up to
that time, might have reasonably
looked forward to somewhat of a royal
time during the rest OF her four-scOre
years. But the poor old lady. desolate
and alone. found life rs hard a burden
as ever. Her husband left her an es-
tate of a dozen millions or more. vet
at the end of the first year she found
herself in debt, ana her Indebtedness
kept growing to the end Of the chapter.
As she grew poorer the Hiltons grew
richer, and yet never for a moment did
they let her out of their grasp or from
beneath their eyes. The testimony OF
the old b~ook-keepcr tells q story OF
fact that outdOes any romance. He
says that the day A. I. Stewart
died his confidential friend and
adviser. Judge Hilton. went to the Of
fee and examined his books. not wait
ing until the milliOnaire's flesh grew
cold. Then he took thirty per cent.
from the $40. OOO. 900 or $l2. 900. 900 at
which the dead mans share In the bust
ness was valued. and proceeded to sell
the latter to himself for $1.000.O 900 left
him as a legacy. But this $1,000. 600
was " paid to Mrs. Stewart; it was
''owed" to her. and meanwhile she was
brought in debt for nearly all the
money she Wanted. The poor old lady
was helpless; she had none but the
Hilton family within reach; and SO she
drifted on through life. hampered for
money in the midst Of wealth, and died
a genteel pauper. Many . writer used
to speak of Mrs. Stewart's great riches
of her pioture-gallery,' her jewels,
her bric-a-brac and her 1Aces-and
women all over the land envied the
great millionaire's widow her fndepend
ent position; and all the time the
woman who lived under guard in her
white marble palace on Fifth avenue
have been willing 70 exchange
places with the wife OF . mechanic
who pushed her baby-carriage past her
windows, and who lived and did her1
own work In q hired tenement. The
hearing has not been . pleasant one
4
for Judge Hilton. II has brought out
what l have limited heretofore In this
correspondence and have been certain
Of for five years Stewart was q cruel
fan to his emplbyes; "A employee has
signally avenged his cruolty.-M T.
As'~ $50 .. !
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

Father-You have given up your
position again. I see.
Son-Yes, father.
That's the third or fourth time THE
year you have left your position. ]
don't think you would stick to your
buainess il you did nothing but cell dy
paper."-TsSas Sl7ings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.
"A nasturtium three years old. viii
. spread Of twenty-five feet and s con
tinual show of blossoms. is rope<seS II
q Boston conservatory.
-'.Let bygones be bygones" IS no
sort Of q motto for q wOmAn She
would turn her head around to took
after y stylish bonnet il it broke hez
neck.-Buriingt0n Free Press.
"A young wife can be a good
h~ousekeeper without botherins to
polish up the spare change in her hus-
bands pocket every time she cleans up
the rest Of the silver in the house.
SomerriHc Journal.
Hello. Jones, where arc you 60
ing?' Getting ready to develop my
gold mine" what machinery do you
chOOse?" "'NOne. I'll take my vito
along. She'll be sure to find the
pockets if there are any,"
1.-The only man who was ever known
to keep u cash account Of his private
expenses straight for a year died the
year afterwards. and the doctors said
his death was caused by mental over
wOrk.-Jomrnal Of Education.
Nearly all the words that begin
with Sill are unpleasant Ones," ex-
planned q teacher to her class. Can
any N Of you think OF an example,"
Il can" shouted a small urchin. hold
Ing up his hand. slipper"
THE story from Indiana tina: q boy
had found a nest of gold and silver
coin while ''grubbing" will be accepted
with caution by other boys whose
fathers have patches Of ground to
''grub."-NashriAe american.
The sweetest of sweet girl grad
yates blooms only for one season. The
society belle fights for her place year
after year. and knows so many bald
headed old fellows she can keep in tow
that she makes the way Of the debu-
tante difficult.
-Horace-'.I say. David, how old do
you suppose Miss Jones is? Her aunt
says she is only twenty-One." David
(whO knOwsa little of business)-"Aw.
yes, Horace, marked down from thirty
three; to be disposed Of at a bargain,
don't you see."-LJe.
-Gwendolen Tin shady path)-
won't you take my hand here.
George-"NO; somebOdy'n
see us and think we're pretty love-sick
for a married couple" GwendOlen
(coaxingly)-''They won't think we're
married at all; they'll think we're only
engaged."-Harper's Bazaar.
John. dear. what would you do
II I were to die?" Husband-'.DOn't
speak of such a thing. l would be des-
perate." Wife-'.DO you think you
would marry again?" Husband-'Well.
mo; / don't think i would be as des-
pcrate n all hat.'-Epoch.
Don't you think that the majority
Of people are a little OFF," "A majOri-
ty? Why, bless your heart. every
crazy. nOre or less, and has
been from the beginning-with the pos
sible exception Of Adam. and I rather
suspect there was Al hereditary faint
his blOOd.-BOstsn Transcript.
The man who casts the vote VI tho
rOlling-mill the fellow whOagreeA
to deliver a precinct at the proper time.
the chap who carries the ward around
his vest pocket, the great man who
controls the county. is now standing on
the street corner where he may DO
of men. Take notice Of him, my
,0n, and watch him we'll when he is
counted by and by. You will then
observe that he aggregates m vote.
and you won't have to bid high to got
hat One.-Burdeke.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10
r GLADSTONE.
3omethlnE About the Noble wife a II.
glands Graad Old O0a.

3omethlnE About the Noble Wife q II.
glands Grasd Old l1ss.
No woman lives q more useful life
than the wife of England's greatest
man. Although seventy-six years old.
Mrs. Gladstone has still sufficient
energy to reflect tho motto adopted by
her when only q little girl: If you
want a thing we'll done do it yourself"
Her father. Sir Richard Glynne.
Bart, of Hawarden Castle. was in the
habit of saying that evon as a child.
this pet daughter cvinced a remarka-
BILE talent for leadership; and subse-
quent events have proved that the
6aronet's impression was correct.
While Mrs. Gladstone is in perfect
sympathy with her husband and ever
ready to be of service to him. yet she
is more interested in raising the moral
and social standard of those around
her than in any thing else. For years
she has not only encouraged hOrticul-
ture and Horticulture among the cot
tagers in her neighborhOOd. but has
personally assisted in the selection Ct
plants and the laying out of plats.
She has an abundance of tact and in
argument she is quite a. logical as her
husband. During Q prolonged inter-
view with q particularly combative
and unreasoning woman ON m Occa-
sion her husband Is said to have re-
marked: well now. this is rather
unprecedented, you know. My wife
usually talks over the most pertina.
cious of them in less time than this.
But she'll beat" he added. laughingly.
's.fOr she never fails"
Being quite domestic in her tastes.
Mrs. Gladstone is highly delighted to
find this talent among her friends.
In the selection of these this lady is
never Influenced by tho accident Of
birth. wealth or social position. Her
two requirements are moral worth and
brains. Thus the proudest home in
England is always open to professional
people.
In 1862. during tho cotton famine,
Mrs. Gladstone worked night and day
to alleviate the misery. She estab-
lished an Orphans Home at Chapman
in 1866. This afterwards became a
home for incurables.
Mrs. G!adstOne's social. educational
and charitable projects have always
been warmly seconded by her husband.
vino is more proud of his wife than of
any thing else in tho world. not ex-
cepting his own honorable and brilliant
career.
The following story will illustrate
this lovely wOman's great heart:
20. if l could only do something for
you!" a poor singer whom Mrs. Glad
tone had been able to render q great
service once exclaimed.
''That is easy. my dear" the lady
responded.
EASY for me to be ofservice to you"
the lady exclaimed. the grateful tears
flowing down her checks.
''Yes; by doing something for some
body else. A kind word. . bit of prac-
tical advice. a helping hand-even if
there isn't much in it." Mrs. Gladstone
replied with . smile. twill always be
doing something for me. And more
than that my child. it will be doing
something for yourself and something
for GOd.-LondOn Letter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

1t has been shown by experience
that q pig digests q larger percentage
Of grain, converting It into animal In
crease, than q steer. COW or sheen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

The earth is prolific and appears
- If it would produce crops under amy
circumstances. And yet it is very
exacting. II all Of the other con-
ditions for q profitable crop Of corn.
potatoes. or other plants r fulfilled
in the soil, except II potash be de.
iicient. the crop will. be . failure. Sup.
ply the potash and the crops will be
abundant.-LOUo State ReQister.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-22

On the 18th Of March, 1888, Of
paralysis, Robert FormSn, of Valley
district, in the ssth year of his age.
He was buried on the james Elliott
farm, yesterday.
o. LanIz Ridge. March II, 1888,
Benjamin Britt, aged about 20 years
The dccease was found dead in lis
bed at Nicholas Bolyard's, and is
supposed 10 have died OF heart dis
ease lie leaves wife and three
childrsn To mourn their loss.
On Mhrch Is, 1898, Jacob IIibbs.
of near Irondale, in the Goth year Of
his agv. fhe cause OF his death i
not known, but II is thought heart
disea~ end Il his noble and devoted
christian life only to give him that
crnaI Lille which God had prepared
for him. lie became a member "
tie Baptist Cburc at Gladesville 20
years ago. and shortly afterwards
was ordained deacon, and lived n
consistent member Of that church to
the time of his death. HE rcmains
were inferred on the larm OF Go"rg,
Orr, near lrondale. the funeral s,r
vices bling conducted by the Rcvs
sheets and Flythe lie was followed
tn his long home by the largest con
course OF people ever seen on sucl
IN occasion by Tho oldest inhabitar Is.
lie leaves three sons and daughter
To mourn their loss. the wife having
passed on before several years previ
Gus To bis death. We extend GU
symphthies To- the bereaved family
and common them to that same Ss-
v"F tlitlr father loved so we'll. He
can ani viii heal all broken heart
and whisper words Of love anil p,ac
10 their grief stricken souls.
FRIEND.