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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

New York city will cease to be a popu-
lar resort for tramps. The police station
lodging houses have been closed, and a
floating lodging house has been opened
in their stead. In this latter establish
ment dodgers are forced to take a bath be-
fore going to bed, and to perform three
hours work the next morning. Both of
these. requirements are great tramp dis
couragers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Something appears to be wrong in Kan
sas populist politics. The name of Jerry
Simpson does not appear in the list of
delegates to St Louis elected at the
convention the other day. and no men,
ton IS made Of a speech by Mrs. Lease
II csnaiiafdIy be possible that the Kan
sas populists have returned to socks and
shaken the skirts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Not great deal of importance is to be
attached to the scolding which Senator
Vest gave the administration on Wednes-
day. If It had been any other administra-
ton it would not have made any differ
ence. Senator Vest regularly drinks two
glasses of carbonated vitriol after each
meal, and between times he swallows great
draughts Of vinegar He is, therefore. nee
essarily compelled to scold somebody at
intervals Of few hours each day. If
Coins Financial School" and William
NJ. Stewart of Nevada were the President
and Secretary of the Treasury. Vest
would still seold the administration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

DR.. Parkhurst is not impressed by the
sincerity or methods of the republican
'reformers' who have captured New
York. The 'reformers" are the people
who are responsible for the new Raines
excise bill Speaking of the bill a day or
two ago, DR.. Parkhurst said: IF the ten
commandments of God had been made
the basis of the moral law by the meth
DDS used in putting the Raines bill
through the Senate and Assembly, ]
should not feel bound by them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20
He should Explain.

We. do not see how Mr.. Crisp can be-
gin campaign for United States senator,
with feeling that he has beeen fair and
just in all things. until he either shows
that the accusation he brought against
Secretary Carlisle on the floor of the
House recently was true, or admits that
he was mistaken. and did not know what
he was talking about. He accused Mr..
Carlisle of refusing to pay out silver for
son of Tennessee. which was published
in our dispatches a few days ago. Mr.
Carlisle said that in no instance has the
government refused TO pay silver coins
or silver certificates in discharge of its
obligations when the holders of the obll-
cations demanded or requested such pay
ment. He also said that he had never
refused to pay out silver to any one
who would accept it. except for a brief
period in 1898, when he had no silver in
the treasury that was not explicitly set
apart by law for other purposes
Mr.. Crisp's purpose was to create the
impression that the treasury department
Disseminated against silver. If we are
not mistaken. he stated in reply to a
question by Mr.. Turner, that such was
his purpose. The denial which Mr.. Car
Isle has made makes it incumbent upon
Mr.. Crisp, it seems to us, to either sus-
tain his accusation or to say that he
was mistaken and frankly admit that so
far as he knows the treasury has not
Disseminated against silver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Maj. Mckinley will prove himself an
accomplished equiHbrist If he succeeds in
keeping his top-heavy boom in an upright
position until the meeting of the national
convention at ST. Louis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20
CURRENT COMMENT.
A False Charge Exploded.

0lIl 1llV ~" 4 VI n 4 OsI NIHu.J.
The charge that the secretary refuses
to pay out silver in exchange for gold
Mr.. Carlisle shows to be false, by show
ing that he has actually paid out SIS, 900. =
900 of silver and silver certificates for
gold and would be glad to continue that
practice to the extent of the government
ownership of silver coin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Poet Laureate Austin does not seem to
be earning his salary. He gets something
like 81 a day for lifting up his soul in
song for the gloriication of the literature
of the Victorian period. Yet he has not
sung line in two or three weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Candidate Mckinley is a Methodist
There has not been a Methodist in the
white house since Gen. Grant left it. At
a meeting in Chicago the other night, a
Methodist clergyman prayed that Bro
Their Mckinley" might be the next Presi-
dent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Whether Secretary Smith enters the
race for the senatorship or not. it is clear
that he means to make it mighty inter-
esting for the free coinage advocates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

at has become almost an axiom in this
state" says the State of Columbia, S.
c.. that when Irby stands up against
Tillman. Tillman backs down" This is
interesting news. Senator Irby is now
standing up against Tillman. Tillman
says the democrats of South Carolina
must bolt the Chicago convention unless
that convention accepts the 16 to 1 idea
in its entirety and dominates candidates
in line with that idea. Senator Irby,
who is the chairman of the state execu-
tive committee. says they must do no
such thing, but stand by the party under
all circumstances. 1t will be interesting
to note how the States axiom works
out. 1t is to be hoped that it will hold
good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

1t is little tough on the Horsa's men
that they should be put to so much annoy
ance about that little filiburstering expedl-
tion. while other men who have been en-
gagged in similar expeditions have been
permitted to go scot free. 1t is said that
three vessels are now being fitted up In
Philadelphia for just such trips as the
Horsa was to make, that the preparations
are being made openly, and the vessels
will sail away just as if they were laden
with pig iron or coal, instead of guns,
powder and dynamite, when the time
comes. 1t seems that nothing is being
done to hinder them, and the head man
Of the expedition does not expect to be
interfered with.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

Herr Ahlwardt. the Jew batter who came
over from Germany some weeks ago for
the purpose of trying to convince the
United States that the Jews are very bad
people and deserve to be prosecuted, has
dropped into obscurity. But before he
dropped he discovered the ''Amerikanische
Antisemitische NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "
of Brooklyn. If he had never come to
America the existence of this anti-Jewish
organization with the most formidable
name would probably never have been
known outside of its ward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20

FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
FEEDING SHEEP UNDER Diff.
CULTIES.

Anent sheep jumping hedges, 1 may
venture here to tell a tale of q certain
old rogue who went by the name Of
Tup Harry. This is how he got his
nickname. Harry was a small farmer,
and he had a neighbOr with better
means and a better farm than his wi
One very dry season Harry had come
to the end of his grass for 8 flock CT
sheep he possessed. His neiRhbOr had,
however, got a fine field of mapgei
Harry looked over the hedge-a hedge
furnis he'd with outstanding slGtes-0Id
greatly longed for those maDge's for
his sheep, but he did not relish the rick
of being caught taking them, So he
went in the evening into his field that
wss bare Of grass, put his head against
the hedge, bent his back and called :
''Tup! Tup! TupI" whereupon up ran
his old RAM. jumped on his back, went
on to the hedge, and over into the man
gel field, and all the flock in Indian fije
scampered about him over the back Of
Harry.
Very early in the morning the rogue
went into the devastated mangel field,
put his head against the hedge, bent
his back, called "TuP Tup! Tup!' and
up came the ram, a over his back
and on to the hedge, and returned to
the barren quarter again, followed in
Indian file by all the flock. That was
done several times and no signs ap
peared anywhere of the hedge being
broken through or of the paddock gate
being opened. At last the farmer who
was being robbed hid himself one night
and saw the whole proceeding, Tup,
Harry did not try that trick on again
Chambers Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
SCHOOLS FOR THE FARM.

The deplorable condition to which
agriculture IN England has been re
ducod 10 shown by an article on the
question Of education in England con
triOuGed to the current number Of the
North American Review by Sir john
Gorst, Vice President Of the Prlvy
Council. Sir John Gorst is one Of the
aOlest members of the present govern
ment. He has always taken a deep IN
terest in education, so that his remarks
on the subject which he discusses POS
sees a peculiar value.
In showing the necessity Of estab
fishing technical ;hools he declares
that they are absolutely essential to
the maintenance of Eoglish industry.
The manufacturing DISTRICTS" he
says 8, ARE still struggling against theil
tural interest is already beaten" He
then points out that not only are bread
and meat, the great staples OF agri3ul
tural production, imported from
abroad, but such articles as eggs, poul
try, butter and vegetables, which
might be produced in unlimited guam
titles at home, are supplied to a grear
extent from Normandy, Belgium, Hol
land and Denmark.
To this great but necessary importa
ton he attributes the failure in agri
culture; and in technical education b.
sees the only salvation Of the agricul
tur6l classes of the future. The un
derstanding OF all those connected Will
the land appears to be darkened," b,
says: The land owners exhibit tina
dislike to intellectual development
which is characteristic of a territorial
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

be grown so cheaply enables n sheep
to be fed. at the most, not than
% Gems a year, counting IN this the
whole cost of producing the feed and
an adequate profit besides. This in
cIudes some hand feeding, which in
many cases and localities is unneces
sary. The Southern farmer grows too
much cotton. The overplus every year
keeps the price down to barely the cost
Of the product. and it seems impossible
for any kind of general effort TO avoid
this to succeed. But if the Southern
farmers would keep sheep and grow
pasture for them OF their surplus land,
using their timber lands as a summer
range, and raise such feeding crops as
sweet potatoes, which may be grown
for 5 cents a bushel, crimson clover or
winter oats, or rye, for winter feeding
they might be able to put the lambs
into the Northern markets for one
fourth the money needed to pay the
shepherd in the Nor5h. OF course the
price obtained would pay a big profit
on the bueiness if the right way were
taken.
I would recommend, says a Southern
farmer in American Sheep Breeder, the
Merino ewes for the flock and a South
down Or q Shropshire ram for the sire.
There is no fatter or piumper market
lamb than this Gro S. and the black
faces will make them most acceptable
to the butchers. It is quite possible to
get these lambs into the Northern mar
kets in the season, either alive or
dressed, without any difficulty or the
fast trains On any Of the railroads.
Millions Of acres Of cheap land are
readily available, pure water from the
abundant streams flows everywhere,
the mildness Of the climate is just what
is wanted for the perfect health Of the
flock, and nothing stands in the way
out the spsthy of those concerned.
One fourth less cotton would then be
grown, bringing the price to an imme
date profitable point. The wool finds
a home market, for the facilities for
manufacturing are nowhere better over
tne whole face Of this broad continent.
Money now sent abroad would be kept
at home and more would be brought in
making the whole South rich in a few
years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH BERK,
SHIRES.

There is a seeming anomaly in speak
ing of mere than one Kind Of Berkshire,
as the breed is wholly English in It's
origin. But American breeders have,
in some directions, departed more or
less from the ideas and practices Of
their transatlantic brethren. This is
especially applicable to the shape Of
head and weight Of jowl The idea Of
porcine beauty which prevails in some
parts Of the country seems to require q
clean, shapely head, with rather light
jowls. Many American breeders have
followed this ideal, mot wisely, but too
we'll" If judged by English standards
and by the practice of other intelligent
American breeders.
The opinion has ~beenvery widespread
that heavy jowls r accompanied b.
light hams, and when a hog is found to
measure more around the jowl than
around the girth, IS has some times oc
Cured, it is clear that the weight is in
the wrong place. But this pre- JUDGE IN
4hNN1 VI 44SbU WIS LAHS No C6A44CN "
an extreme, as has been proved by the
final test Of the block. At the Chicago
fat stock show, q few years ago, the
first premiums for certain classes of
live Berkshire, Essex and Poland China
were ell awarded to animals with f3e,
light jowl5, yet when the hogs were
slaughtered and the decisions Of the
judges on dressed carcassas announced.
it was found that the first premiums
had been awarded to hogs which bad,
when alive, taken only second third.
AS the standard of excellence for fat
hogs is based wholly on their p esumed
value for the butcher, these awards by
skillful, practical butchers naturally
caused some establishment and went far
to shake the preference for light jowls.
The Berkshire boar portrayed is a fairly
typical specimen of a Berkshire, bred
according to the English standard 1t
was imported by a New jersey breeder,
exhibited in the ye8rling class at the
New Jersey State Fair and took two
first premiums as best of his class and
asweepstakes as best boar Of any breed
Farm and Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

~aristocracy the farmers regard q I'M
itation of the methods Of their fore
fathers as the highest agricultural art
and scott at the teachings OF science;
and the laborer's children are turned
ont of school to a crows when II
years old"
How can such a population, ne asks
compete with the French a~grlcuitur-
lists, carefully trained in schools and
colleges in the art they are to practices
Here we have set forth the fact that
the agricultural industry of England
is beaten. But is the industry in France
or Germany or America anything bet
ter, and is technical education the
means by which the condition Of things
is to be improved for the present occu-
pier Of the soiL2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
CASTOR COUNTY ALLIANCE.
,rrespondencs of the Progressive Farmer.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
BEssEMER CITY, N. c., Oct. 8, SO
The CASTOR County Alliance met at
Sunny Side School House, with our
worthy President, Jonas Pasour in the
chair.
The shoe factory was brought up
and discussed at some length.
The following proceedings were or
dered to be sent to THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER for publication:
Moved that every member Of this
Alliance uee his IL fIence to get each
member OF their Subs to put one dol
lar IN the shoe factory under Bro. Ivey'e
plan.
Tnofollowing amendment was if ,red
and carried:
That we request each number who
subscribed sock in the co operative
shoe factory to authorize the manu-
featuring committee to draw it out and
use it in the manufacture Of shoes at
once. The motion passed as amended.
Re8OLUed, That we, members present
in session Of Cast n County Alliance,
have heard Of the illness of our worthy
Bro. J. J. Armonc, now confiGed to
his bed On account Of said illness, we
do hereby tender our sympathy, and
commend him to Him wins does all
things we'll.
The following propositions for dis
discussion at our next meeting were
offered and adopted:
l. Was the organization of the Farm
ers' Alliance intended for the good of
humanity
2. Where is the result?
3 II no good has come of t>1is or
gan z alton, what is the troubie3
Little Salem was chosen as next
place of meeting,
7 No other business, the meeting ad
journed to meet at the next regular
time with Little Salem Sub Alliance.
RESPECTFULLY,
S. @. ARROwOOD, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
LIVE STOCK.
HORSE KNOWS WHERE TO GO.

There is a horse in Philadelphia
whose business it is to draw a collection
wagon over a postc flee route in the
middle of the city, where the boxes are
short distances apart. This horse has
learned the location of the letter boxes
as we'll as it's driver, and as o o a. the
postman alights at the first box at
Broad and Chestnut streets the horse
walks off to the second box and pa
tiently waits for his master When
boxes are further apart, a square or
more the horse knows that and allows
himself to be driven from 4 to the
other. He is never known to make q
mistake as to the location of q box.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
NEWSPAPERS SPEAK WELL OF
WALSRR.

The Davidson County News has the
following about Mr.. 2 V. Walser, the
Republican candidate for Attorney.
General:
His record is one that can be en-
dorsed pretty generally by the Popu-
list party. AS a member OF the Senate
Of 1891 be voted to pass the resolution
Of endorsement of the Ocala platform.
He introduced and urged the passage
OF a resolution in favor Of the election
Of United States Senators by a direct
vote Of the people. AS permanent
Chairman Of the Republican State Con
vention Of 1892, the following, with
the of the papers, is taken
from the Raleigh Chronicle (now the
News and O~Oserver,) as showing his
feeling toward the Peoples party
The R9pu9 licans must love the Peoples
party very much. They pat it On the
back and encourage it to aid them in
making mischief. Here is what Chair
man Walser said at the late REPUBLICAN
convention, g stenOgrapher having
taken down his words. The RepuO
hcans have no quarrel with the Poo
pies party. If there was but n thing
necessary 10 create q union Of sentI-
ment and good feeling between the Re
publicans and Peoples party, it was
when they declared IN their State Con
yention III favor OF fair elections in the
State and against the present Infamous
COuA ty Government system. We say
to those ge4 tlemen, GJd speed. We
may differ from you upon some of the
great National questions, but so far as
politics in North Carolina are con-
cerned there is but one issue and that
is q free ballot and q fair count"
HIS record as Speaker of the House
Of Representatives of 1895 is too recent
to need comment. His treatment Of
the PopulIsts OF that body was so fair
and just, even generous, that no word
Of transportation was heard during the
session, but commentator on every
side. He favored all legislation IN be-
half of the people.
The Daily Caucasian commented in
the following language On his effort for
the Six per cent. law:
The friends of the six per cent. in
terest law are very deeply indebted to
Speaker Wals9r for the stand he took
and the assistance he rendered in get
ting it enacted. In the caucus and
everywhere the Speaker was active
and tffi in his advocacy of this
Tightening of the burdens Of the people.
The Caucasian wants to express to the
Speaker itss SENSE Of qualification at his
success in this fight tor the people"
See Daily Caucasian, Feb. %, 1895
Even the Evening Visitor, a Demo
cratic paper, was constrained to say
that "a more conscientious, fair and
impartial eff ;er never presided over
the House OF Representatives"
when a bill came before the House
to tax professional men, lawyers, doc
tors and others, and when the vote TO
pass the bill was s. tie and he had the
power to Kill the bill, he voted for the
law and thus showed his belief that all
classes of the people should bear equal
ly the heavy burdens Of taxation"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
GODaY's FOR
S. 9. ARROwOOD, Sec

G)dey's Magazine for November has
a strong election time flavor, which
will commend the number to those
even who are so much interested in the
campaign as to neglect mage zine read
ing this fall. Rufus r Wilson's illus
trased article en- Conducting a Ma
tional Campaign" presents in a highly
interesting way facts that it S the duty
of ell citizens to be familiar with, and
answers the important question SO
often asked: WHAT becomes of tF e
large sums collected every four years
by the national committees2" Under
the title Of we the Editor" Frank @
Bray tells a lively story about running
a newspaper in a small city; this
glimpse behind the scenes makes
mighty interesting reading" and the
fact that tbs climax comes during al
eiec ion adds ttneliness. In Q Iainr
Old L arr describes the charming little
O1lo settlement to which Maj3r Re
K'nley has betaken himself for rest
curing the cempaigr and Mr.. Lays
Life of FranklID, which has met with
a very cordial reception, ia continuau
in q p~rofuse}y illustrated iustailmenl
| entitled Franklin the Politician and
| the Statesman" Gen Cass,us u Clay.
| Col. Fred Grant, Charles A. Dana,
Mary A. .Livermore, R5v. Pheoe a
Hanaford, Evza Arcbard Conner,
Jennie June" CroIy, and others con
tribute opinions IN the claims Of Anna
E la Carroll for the edit of planning
the Tennessee campaign IN the Civil
War, which Godey's has very thor
oughly exploited in recent numbers,
AS many mere illustrated articles are
contained IN this issue, and the fiction
Includes excellent SCORES by Henry
Austin and Martha McCulloch- Wi
liama. The Talks by Successful Wo-
men" and the Fashion Department are
up to the usual standard.
THE Cooley COMPANY,
SO Lafayette Piece, New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
ANOTER

He-As near as I can get at it. the
general idea OF heaven seems to be a
place where it is always summer.
She-Yes, and the proportion of men
to women will be about as it is at the
most of the summer res 3rts. Am
right7-Indianapolis Journal.