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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-09
scnator Gcraon Quo of PeIitic..

ATLANTA. Ca. June s.-Senator John y.
Gordon is out in a card to-day announcing
his permanent retirement from politics.
the administration candidate for the Sem
ate with no opposition I'm administration
ranks. In view OF Speaker Crisp's straight
out declaration for free silver. IL looks
now as II the two men would lead the op-
posing forces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-09
Nv All Mems

Attend Wulschner & Sons grand opening
on Tuesday. June IL, from 10 s and
10 10 D. M Flowers and music as SOLVE
Mrs ito ladies' You know the place. IS
and 81 North Pennsylvania street, opposite
Denison Hotel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02

Assistant Enrolling Clerk at S. a day.
Was he not the son of a Democratic
Representative? We are just asking
to learn if you know.
Then we find that the finance com
mittee had an outside clerk, just like
the present legislature old, by the name
of W. B Merrimon who received for
said services $17O at least. No kin got
him in, oh no!
The Committee on Justices of the
Peace had three clerks, viz: Miss Pat
tie Montgomery, Miss Annie r. Jones
and Miss Maggie Busbee, who received
respectively $148, 1882, and $50. Of
course their relatives had nothing O.
to do with this.
As all will remember, Mr.. w. G..
Burkhead was chief clerk. By refer
ence to Auditors report, we find that
Miss F. S. Burkhead was Assistant to
Principal Clerk and received for the
same about 1910. What kin was she
to the Principal Clerk, W. g.. Burk-
head, daughter, sister or cousin3
Now we could go farther, but this
is sufficient to prove a precedent. We
could mention others, but will not for
the present. Now, we charge that
some of our State officers have been
guilty of putting their kin folks in
under them, az assistant clerks.
In his own report we find this item :
paid Robert NJ. Furman, State Audi
tor, extra clerical assistance from Jan
uary 10 to March 81, 1898, 5000" Was
that his son or a one-legged soldier?
But alasl We come to the great head
of the source from whence the Demo
Gratis get all their wisdom, the Super
intendent of Public instruction for the
great Democratic State Of North Car
DINA; the man who is to teach us how
to live and to bring up our children.
And what do we ind9 Why we find
him making his wife his Secretary,
paying her $83 SO per month. Now,
Josephus, your educational leader has,
according to your article above, been
setting a bad example, and teaching
the people wrong. You should pray
to the spirit of Douglas to have his
charter repealed. Get the beam out
of your own eye, then pull the mote
out of your brothers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
EDUCATED FARMERS.

Too many farmers, and too many
farmers boys think education is not
of much account on the farM, and as
soon as the boy begins to feel that he
has something of an education, he be-
gins to look somewhere else for a po.
sition. A mistake is made here, says the
Edenton Fisherman and Farmer.
Education may be turned to as great
account on the farm as anywhere else.
Indeed, the successful farmer of the
future will be the educated farmer,
and the hope Of the nations future lies
in the education of its farmers. An
educated boy will do more work with
a team without hurting them when
they are too warm, will feed them
regularly and change the kind of feed
occasionally He will put his nipple
ments in a shed when he gets through
using them; he will rotate his crops on
his land; he will keep the best grades
of stock; he will be kinder and take
more interest in his stock, and know
what kind is the most profitable to
handle; he will not always feed his
hogs on corr alone and keep them in
a yard where there is a rotten straw
for them to lie in; he will get lis imS
plements for his spring work ready for
use in the winter, and not wait till the
day comes when he needs to use them;
he will make a live man, ahappy man f;
he will feel q real interest in the plants
around him; he will have an assort-
ment of apples in his orchard; he will
be a better neighbor; and having
had some experience and observation
in his youth of other than farm u r
roundinga, he win be able to appreciate
freedom.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
ITS AUTHOR FOUND.

The author of lthe law regulating as
signments (and incidentally mortgages)
has been found. W. NJ. Smith, a Con-
cord lawyer, Democrat, writes to the
Concord Times that he had the bill in
troduced by Mr.. J. T. Smith, Demo
cratic member of the House from
Stanly county, about five weeks before
the legislature adjourned. He says
his bill contained a clause excepting
mortgages given for cash advanced at
the time the mortgage is given" and
his bill was only intended to regulate
and prevent fraudulent business as
signments.
So it turns out that it was a Demo
cratic job from beginning to end, and
while it was intended for a good pur
pose, there has been some awkward
work done by somebody. 1t is now in
order for Mr.. Smith to get himself to.
gether, call on his numerous relatives
of the same name for help, get a case
through the Superior Court and get
the opinion Of the Supreme Court on
this queer bill that is blocking many
business transactions. Get ahustle on
you, Mr.. Smith.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
VIRGINIA JUSTICE.

At Staunton, Va, on last Thursday,
an old man by the name of Slower was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life
for larceny. The Virginia law gives a
life sentence when a man is convicted
the third time for theft. Old man
Slower is said to be weak mentally.
His last theft was a piece of bacon
worth thirty. seven cents; the first was
a fatiron worth 25 cents; the second
was a chicken, worth 25 cents. His
total roguery amounts to 81 cents. 1t
is quite likely that Slower ought to be
in the lunatic asylum. If sane, he
ought to have known that he would
have to steal more than 81 cents if he
expected to go in good society. He
might have stolen $50, 600 and got off
light. Or he might have stolen a seat
in Congress. In either case Virginia
justice would have been different.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02

existing creditors. The money lenders
and pettifogers seem to be making
much ado about nothing"
Col. 7. n. Argo: II think the act is
constitutional except probably where a
mortgage is executed for a present
loan. Under such circumstances it
would be in restraint of the transfer
of property, opposed to the general
laws of trade, and against public
policy therefore, it is in that part IN
constitutional"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
A FOOLISH LAW.

The bill printed below is found
among the matter disposed of by the
last legislature. It evidently vas in
tended to cover assignments only, but
is so poorly constructed that it has
been construed, by some, to mean all
notes and mortgages hereafter made.
Some are inclined to believe that it
was railroaded or sneaked through by
some irresponsible person. Still others
are inclined to think that some clerk
may have carelessly or through mis-
take, left out a portion of the original
bill, changing the meaning of it. So
far as it refers to assignments it is
good. Very few people will object to
such a law. But it should not include
mortgages, notes or deeds of trust.
The title, can act to regulate assign
ments and other cOnveyances of like
nature" is all right, and it is plain
that the bill was introduced and passed
in good faith and in regular form, that
it was a good thing, but badly worded.
Doubtless the Supreme Court will
render a decision that will set the
matter right, and this should be done
at once so that the. business of the
country will not be delayed.
The copy of the bill in the Office of
the State Secretary has the endorse
ment of Senators Starbuck, of Gull
ford, and Moody, Of Haywood. 1t is
signed by Lieutenant Governor Dough
ton and Speaker Walser.
Here is a copy of the bill:
An act to regulate assignments and
other conveyances of like nature in
North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do inact:
Section 1. That all conditional sales,
assignments, mortgages or deeds In
trust. which are executed to secure
any debt obligation, note or bond
which gives preferences to any cred
itor of the maker, shall be absolutely
void as to existing creditors.
Section 2. That all laws in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. That this act shall be In
force from and after its ratification.
Ratified this the 18th day of March,
A. D. 1896.
The following are the opinions of two
we'll known lawyers:
Mr.. T. r. Purnell says: "The bill is
Enthusiastically draw. TIE object of the
act is evidently to prevent preferences
in assignments. which every honest
man will endorse. I think the Supreme
court will decide that it applies only to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
N. r. PA.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Peoples party carried the city
election at Sidney, N. Y, the other
day electing all the officers by MAORI
ties ranging from S8 to 80.
Once more we inform correspondents
that their names must appear at the
bottom of all articles. Don't ask us to
break rules and ADMIT articles over
.nom de plumes.
The Charlotte NeUs says ''two en-
ployes of the late legislature ar still
tinkering at the bills in Raleigh"
Mistake. The two employees r Demo
Gratis, employed by the Secretary of
State to do 'tinkering."
The Texas Legislature has passed a
bill to tax bachelors to support the
Home for fallen women established at
Fort Worth. The Southern Mercury
thinks old maids ought to be taxed to
keep up the orphan asylum.
Mr.. ]. a. Collins, of Washington, D.
O., is in the city for a few days. Mr..
Collins was long connected with the
Census Department and is now con-
nected with The Blue and the Gray, a
Well-known magazine. He will lecture
On finance while here.
Many lawyers are of the opinion that
che Supreme Court will speedily decide
shat the law regarding assignments ap-
plies only to pre- existing debts, and does
not interfere with the right to make
mortgages and deeds of trust which
r not in the nature of assignments.
Friends in different counties are
writing us and asking that we publish
She names of the new magistrates ap.
pointed for each county in the State.
We cannot undertake this job fol
ainety-six counties. One or more of the
Deal papers in each county will do the
work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
OFF YOUR TROLLEY.

The Charlotte OBSERVER of Saturday
says The PROGRESSIVE FARMER made
ten demands on the late legislature
and got only n thing it asked for
the six per cent law. Our esteemed
contemporary" is "of it's trolley"
We got: The six per cent law.
A new election law.
A law that will eventually give US
four months free schools.
A complete change in our present
system of county government.
We got several laws that will cut
down expenses.
The school book trust was swiped off
the face of the earth.
We made a long stride toward a
State Reformatory.
That beats one out of ten all hollow.
We didn't get the homestead law
bursted up; didn't get the code COM
mission and didn't get the State income
tax law straight. But we got about
even of our demands" in ship shape
and the solons who acted both the fool
and the rascal and spoiled some good
things will be shown up. Best of
all we expect to 9 to it that
these stubborn, dishonest solons
never misrepresent their respective
counties and districts again. Just
wait till the proper time comes and
hear the welkin ring.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
FARMING IN NEW YORK CITY.

The New York Charities Conference
he's decided to adopt the scheme of
potato farms for the poor, which was
inaugurated by Mayor Pingree, of De-
troit, last summer. A committee has
been appointed to carry out the plan
on a larger scale and active work has
been commenced.
The plan is simply obtaining the use
of idle tracts of land in the city and
dividing them up into patches of oae-
third of an acre for each family. Pc
tatoes for planting and other vegeta-
BILE seeds will be furnished. Each man
must then attend to his little farm and
all the products are his own.
MI. William Steinway hes offered
the use of a tract of land containing
200 acres in Long Island city, and ex,
Mayor Hewitt gives a large tract in
Inwood and Columbia college donates
seven acres of it's new site on Morn
ing Side heights. All these offers we're
received before any public appeal was
made and it is expected that thousands
of acres will be rendered when asked
for.
New York has a large amount of un-
occupied land. According to q census
taken by Postmaster Dayton, through
the letter carriers, there were L 1899
vacant lots containing over !, 200 acres.
below West One Hundred and Forty
fifth street and the Harlem river. In
the annexed district are many thou
sands of acres that the committee ex
poets to be offered for the summers
use.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
A FINANCIAL OBJECT LESSON

The goldbugs are unfortunate in thei,
financial illustrations. The latest silv
break is the following from the Cincin.
natl Commercial Gazette:
Farmer Anderson has 2 eco bushels
wheat. Mr.. Jones has a thousand dol.
lars worth of silver bullion. Mr.. An.
derson's wheat is worth in the market
$1,000. So is Mr.. Jones' silver bullion
Mr.. Jones goes to Philadelphia, takes
his silver to the mint and has it coined
into 81, OOO-nice. fine, pretty silver
dollars. When farmer Anderson brings
along his thousand dollars worth Of
wheat Mr.. Jones buys it, paying him
81, OOO-and he has 81. 900 left with
which to buy the wheat Of the next
farmer that comes along"
Do you take Farmer Anderson for a
fool? The drain on his pocket since
1878 has given him a clear insight into
the cause of his poverty. Here is the
way he sums up the situation: He
owed Jones s. 1000, and 1000 bushels
of wheat would settle the debt. But
jones %conspired with other gold sharks,
They struck down half of the cur,
rency by demonetizing silver, and
now Farmer Anderson must pay 1000
bushels Of wheat to settle the ST. 900
debt. In other words, his debt has
been doubled by this change from the
double standard to the single gold
standard.
Our Federal, State, county, munich
pal and Individual indebtedness in this
country is forty thousand million dol.
lars. This is practically doubled by
the adoption of the gold standard. II
Jones knows what is good for him he
had better not tell Farmer Anderson
that the change is a blessing. Before
he makes such a declaration he should
first get q brick wall between him and
Farmer Anderson's gun. ATLANTA
Constitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
NO DANGER YE T.

A number of Democratic exchanges
assert that they know many good
PopuIists who are so completely dis
gusted with the last legislature that
they are coming back to the Demo
cratic party in drOves," or words to
that effect. We all distinctly remem-
Der that this has been going on yer
since the party was formed in 1892.
During the last campaign several mil
lions of there Disguised Populists ''came
back" into the d. O.. p. right here in
North Carolina. At least the papers
said so. In fact, if the Democratic
press is not mistaken, there has been
a constant rush of tumultuous, scramb-
ling throngs of humanity trying to get
into the Democratic party ever since
that organization was first mentioned
in whispers, conidentially, about a
hundred years ago.
We all admit that some things done
by the last legislature were calculated
to give a man that tired feeling" but
JuAS UOuuOASy AdS AOU DOCA QUILL az w
drive Populists back into either of the
old parties. In fact, a m an who would
do that is tired of life; he is not respon-
sibIe for his acts. Such a man would
stand on the brink of Niagara, and,
after giving one or two wild whoops.
Jump to certain death. The actions of
some members could not fail to produce
nausea; but we don't feel so completely
demonetized. The last legislature did
not make people, good people, want to
rob trains, as did the one that assem-
bled in 1898. The people may not be
entirely satisfied with the last legisla-
ture, but they lack good deal of being
so thoroughly Disguised as they were
two years ago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
THE RECORD OF NRPor1sM.

Certain Democratic papers have had
much to say about nepotism in the last
legislature. We confess that some of
the members were rather too much
disposed to get appointments for their
relatives. Human nature is the same
the world over. While it is ali right
to take care of relatives, it is not right
to get them fed at the public crib.
Replying to the NelUS and Observer,
the Hickory Mercury, whose editor
was a clerk during the recent legis-
lature, brings up some evidence of
fully as much nepotism in the Demo
cratic legislature of 1898 as existed in
the late legislature. Says the Mer-
cWry:
"BuE seriously, have they not time
and again, committed the same, and
established the precedent in this State?
Let us see, to the law and to the testi-
mony. We dislike to deal in such
little matters as this; but as they lead
we will follow; if they can stand it we
can.
In the Democratic legislature of 1898
that legislated 50 generously for the
dear taxpayers and Alliancemen of the
State, we notice some things to which
the pure innocent eyes of Josephus
seem to have been closed. Perhaps the
watch dog" was only a purp, under
nine days old at the time, and hence,
could not see.
Among the Pages we find Wesley
Jones, G. E. Badger, Smith Williams,
Graham Clark, Rush King, Charlie
Edwards and many others. Did they
not have fathers, brothers or relatives
there, or in public service Then we
find a page by the name of Russell
Sheriff.. Was he not a son of the
Democratic Senator for this, Catawba
county, We are constrained to think
he was, but have no criticisms to make.
Besides, if it was SO, he was a Demo
crat which wipes all the sin away.
Then we find that Paul Kitchin was
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02

~T6a<ssimates of farm animals for
January, 1895, shows a-decrease in the
number of horses as compared with
January, 1894, of 1877. 821, or 1 II per
cent. a decrease in mules of 1923,
or OBJ per cent. {; an increase in mich
COWS of II, 229, or O.1O per cent ; a de-
crease in oxen and other cattle of
3 243, 952 or 6.13 per cent. a decrease
in number of sheep of 2,753, 953, or 6 II
per cent !; a decrease in the number Of
swine of 1,O4O, 782, or 2 80 per cent.
In value per capita, horses have de
clined "a 1 per cent ; mules 1876 per
cent. milch COWS have increased
about 1 per cent. oxen and other cat
tie have lost in value Al per cent. {;
sheep have declined 20 2 per cent, and
swine 16 9 per cent.
The decline in the farm prices of
horses is very general throughout the
country, the exceptions being in the
mountain and Pacific S ates and Mas
sachusetts. The range of prices is
from S., 81 per head in New Mexico to
$S1. 81 in Rhode Island.
The average value of mich COWS
has increased from SPLIT in 1894 to
$21 81 for this year.
The average values per capita of
animals, as estimated, r as follows:
Horses, $50 30; mules, $47. 55; mich
COWS, $21.97; oxen and other cattle,
$14 O6; sheep, 81 So; hogs, 81 81.
Potal value of live stock on farms is
81, 819 446, 400, a decrease of 1851. &c.
448 from the total value of 1894.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
HAD YOU THOUGHT OF TIP

We want to call your attention to a
matter you seldom think of, viz: read
ing advertisements.
You have not completed reading
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER until you
carefully peruse every advertisement
in its columns.
1t should be distinctly understood
that we do not insert advertisements
merely to fill up space.
Look over this Issue and you will
find almost everything you want,
from a harvesting machine toa Chester
pig.
Write our advertisers what you
want and they will take pleasure in
quoting you prices, sending you cata-
logues, etc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
A L~EvEL-HEADED EDITOR.

The editor of a Western paper who
zas got tired of the obituary resolu-
lions writes:
"n this world should be so unfortun-
ate as to lose me, I intend to have it
understood before I go, that the eight
edges to which I belong shall not pub
Gsh resolutions In each of the city
Rapers, nor furnish a copy to the be-
neaved family, informing the public
and my loved ones two weeks after the
funeral that it has pleased the All, wise
Ruler Of the Universe to interfere with
my terrestrial career; that 1 have, in
fact, been removed from our midst
Neither will I have a black bordered
hand bill distributed about town adver
Using my untimely leave taking-good
news travels fast enough. And lastly,
but not least, my grief-stricken rela,
&Ees~win confer on me a great favor
BY not having a4earG of thanks signed
5y the family and addressed to the
Find friends and neighbors who so
generously aided US and sympathized
with US in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of course these customs were launched
INTO use by the best and kindest of mo
AVes, but the fifty or more years of
hardship to which they have been sub
3ecSeo' mas reduced them to cold stereo.
sypeo rormalities, meaningless and use
less"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
FARM SUGGESTIONS.

Snow and rain combined have kept
farm work back very much this spring.
But little blowing was done for the
summer crops until last week. A part
of it was done while the laz d was yet
too wet. This means lost labor. Bet
ter sit down and do nothing than to
plow when the land is too full of water.
The land is permanently injured and
will not be as easily cultivated this
season. Never ploW when the land is
wet. Find something else to do until
it dries out.
Another danger just now is that the
land will not be properly prepared.
Don't get nervous Plenty Of time yet
to prepare your land, pillow, harrow,
etc., as much as usual. The season is
late. Nothing will grow until warm
weather comes. The advantages of
thorough preparation now will out
weigh early planting.
Don't overcrop yourself. Better
let some land lie idle, or better still,
SOW it in peas for manuring purposes
Sow peas about the middle of May or
first of June and pillow under in Sep
TENDER. The land will be wonder
fully improved. By all. means diver
sify. Don't plant a large cotton crop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
GOVERNOR OF THE TEAMoH1TEs

Toe rowing little band of Douglasites
in this State are obscured entirely by
the neighboring tribe of Teamohites
in a~ristocratic Virginia. But who
cares2.
By the way, Governor O'Ferrall says
he only entertained the colored men,
Teamoh, of Boston, and Mitchell, of
Richmond, Just a little bit" He says
Mrs. O'Ferrali only "bowed slightly"
when she met the visitors in the parlor,
and that the dinner was a cold one.
We guess the visitors only ''nibbled at
the bait" so to speak, as Cleveland
would say at Buzzard Bay. He would
have us believe that they ate but little
and drank less. Mistake somewhere.
It is in evidence that Teamoh re-
marked while at the Governors table
that the Governor keeps mighty nice
wine" But the strongest evidence is
the fact that on last Thursday Tea
mob introduced a bill in the Massa.
chusetts legislature to punish anybody
who refuses to entertain colored peo-
pie on account of color. Now, if he
had not received royal treatment at
the hands of Governor OFerrell he
would not want to wipe out social dis,
tinctions. 1t is plain that Teamoh's
head has been turned by the warm re
ception rendered him in Virginia.