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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
SPAIN N JAPAN.

A wild rumor has been circulating
around to the effect that Spain and
Japan have formed an alliance to pre-
vent the interference Of the United
States in Cuban or Hawaiian affairs.
The report says that Spain don't want
this government to interfere in Cuban
affairs, and Japan is opposed to the
annexation Of the Hawaiian Islands!
that in case either is done both coun-
tries will declare war on the United
States simultaneously. Washington
advices say there is nothing in the re-
port. Mr.. Day, first assistant Secre-
tary Of State, says the rumor is too i'm
probable to discuss.
We hope it is not true. This country
can lick both Spain and japan, but it
would not be done without great loss
of life, and property and everything
that is inevitable in time of wal. War
is not a joking matter, even if no
actual fighting is done. War talk is
detrimental to-the public welfare and
extremely demoralizing to business
and morals.
The jtngoists should be suppressed.
A half dozen jingoists. and an equal
number of. sensational news CORE
pondents a do more harm in a day
than can be remedied, in a year, and
they belong to the. class who always
manage to be absent when there is
fighting to be done. Every civilized
country ought to pass stringent laws
to prevent the starting Of idle war talk
when the same is not based upon truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
A MATTER OF

o. the 9Th the Commissioner of Ag
riculture received notice from the post.
master at Raleigh to the effect that he
wasinstructed by the Postohce Depart
ment at Washington to cancel the GER
tificate of entry Of The Monthly Bulletin
as second class mail matter, and that
third class postage will be required
hereafter. Unless this can be remedied,
it will work much damage to the de.
partment.
Second class rates, that accorded to
all newspapers, is cent per pound
The Bulletin is not strictly a newspaper.
1t is not published for profit, no sub
scription price is charged end no ad
vertisements are taken. It is simply a
cheap and convenient method of get
ting out crop reports, fertilizer analyses
and other information Of interest to
farmers. And right here hinges all the
trouble. A newspaper j. expected to
charge a subscription price, and that is
why the Postmaster General CONSTITUTES
the law to exclude the Bulletin at
newspaper rates. At pound rates the
Bulletin postage has amounted to from
$12 to $14 per month for 81, 600. To
pay third class rates, it will amount to
one cent for each copy or $21O,
The Commissioner will go to Wash
ington in a few days and ask the Sena-
tors and members of Congress to assist
in getting a more liberal construction
of the postal laws if possible in order
that the Bulletin may be sent out at
the old rates. Failing in this, nothing
but an amendment to the postal laws
by Congress so as to except agricultural
bulletins, will remedy the matter, and
we trust that this will be done in the
interest of the farmers. Nearly every
State issues something in the shape Of
bulletins, and il will be a great help to
them all and will not work any injury
to the government. We hope our Con.
gressmen and Senators will make an
effort along this line.
W. understand that Mr.. P. @. Ennis.
formerly a fertilizer inspector, recently
agitated this matter, in fact made q
complaint by letter, and this brought
about the action of the postal authori
ties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
THE PICNIC.

Wake county Alliancemen, their
brothers, uncles, cousins, aunts, sweet,
hearts and the general public are in.
vited to meet at the A. & M. College
on Friday, Aug 2Osh and havea good
time. Prominent speakers will be
present and address the crowd.
This was decided at the last county
meeting, and it will be an adjourned
meeting Of the county Alliance. The
delegates to the State Alliance will re-
port what was done at the State NEE +.
ing. All are asked to bring good sized
baskets and enjoy the contents. It ia
to be hoped that not only every Ali
ancemen in the county will attend. but
that every citizen who has ever be
longed to the Order is invited to come
and join in with the rest and have a
good time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
PROF. HoWRLL's ADDRESS And
THE SCHOOL TAX.NF

On another page will be found an ad-
dress on local taxation by Prof. l. d.
Howell, of this city. 1t is undoubtedly
the strongest argument for local taxa
ton which we have ever seen. The
facts are rather unpleasant, but we be-
lieve that if they are studied as they
should be, these unpalatable pills will
produce good results. ""Tis a condl-
ton and not a theory that c~ontronts
u.s." Something should be done. The
public schools Of the State are not what
they should be. That is an established
fact. So poor are they that we have
heard some people speak in favor OF
abolishing them altogether. What we
need is not abolition of public schools,
but Improvement of them. As we have
previously stated, in our humble opln-
ion, the only possible plan for improV'
ing them is in the enactment of the
local taxation law. Some of read
ders differ from US, but it is hard for
us to understand how any North Caro-
linian who loves his native state and
her people can object to this law. The
only reason we can see for it is igno,
rance of the States true condition.
To such a one we commend the facts
set forth in Prof. Howell's address.
Col. J. S. Carr, of Durham, has prom
ised to give $500 to the school fund OF
the county that votes the largest per
cent. of it's voters for local taxation.
There's an opportunity for some
county. Some papers have been Cir
culating the report that the State would
not pay a sum equal to the amount
raised by each township, even if under
$500. This is all rot. We do not think
the $50, 900 will be exhausted this time.
Go to work and get your township for
it. You will get an amount from the
State equal to the amount you raise,
while if you vote against it you will
have to pay the State tax for amounts
that go to more progressive townships
Then if you county leads. you will re-
ceive a portion of Col. Carr's liberal
gift. This is how it stands. AS the
Dutchman said, "You bays your
money and you dakes your choice"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
SHOULD BE KEPT FROM THE
PUBLIC.

When Judge Clark recently lectured
to the Law School Awake Forest
College, because his subjsct was 'The
Right of the Public to Regulate Rail
road Rates" every corporation retainer
has been bowling that this was indeli
cate in a judge. Let us see. Nearly
every judge who has sat on the Supreme
Court has lectured to law schools, and
on every conceivable subject in the
law. They are considered peculiarly
fit to do go because of their acquaint,
ance with the decisions. No one has
ever dreamed of condemning them.
But Judge Clark lectured on railroad
law. That is the trouble. He showed
that the public, by the decisions of all
the courts (Which he cite6) had upheld
this right as being in the people. The
railroad men think that knowledge of
such law ought to be withheld from
the people. It will interfere with their
mo small gain" and hence as Demetriu3
and his fellows inveighed against Paul
as a ''pestilent fellow" so they now in.
Weigh against the judge. It is not deli
cate to tell a law class what the law is
if it interferes with corporation rule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
NO SHOWN.

The Winston Republican, in a fit of
jealous rage, charges that we used
partiality in browning the Charlotte
Observer with authority to kick if it
wants to. That paper wants to be in
cluded in the list, but is too modest to
say so in plain American language,
though there are hints between every
line in its editorial columns However,
it puts in a plea for the Fayetteville
Observer, Wilmington Messenger and
the News and Observer. Between the
lines we read the name of the R9publi-
can too.
We are generous always, and no
plea is so poor that it does not make
our heart strings vibrate. We hereby
issue a permit to all the papers men
toned, Republican included, the same
to be held by them, their heirs, nearest
kin, assignees and administrators, each
to have all the liberty accorded to the
Charlotte Observer. The only excep
lions made are in the case of the News
AND Observer and the Wilmington
Messenger. The News and Observer ia
hereafter to have the exclusive right
to kick against any and all improve.
ments made in or around the State
Capitol, the outside paper, to remain
quiet and look, solemn while the News
n Observer bowls. It also has per
mission to get out an injunction if n
OF the above named papers attempts to
save the State. The Wilmington Mess
enger must have the exclusive right to
kick against any war history that
either of the above papers might at
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
NATIONAL LECTURER WRITES.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
CHARLOTTE. N. O., July 10, 1897.
We were too young to De at the bat,
tie of Guilford Court House, that you
read about, if we had wanted to be
there, but we met with Guilford County
Farmers Alliance on the 8sh of this
month.
We left Charlotte Thursday morn
ing at $50 and arrived in Greensboro
at 9. Stopped at Cleggs' Hotel; washed
our face, combed our hair, got a tooth
pick and stood in the front door a short
time just as if we had eaten breakfast,
and the passers- by from the rural dis
tricts took US to be Governor Russell,
as there was a stockholders meeting of
the North Carolina Railroad in session
in the city, in which the road was to
be turned over to the Governors direc,
tors. We strolled about town long
enough to see that Greensboro is begin
ming to put on city airs. She has good
streets and some up to date buildings
and some good business houses. To
make it short, Guilford county has no
grounds for being ashamed of their
city, and we know they are not.
About IL O'Clock Bro. D. 4. Montgom-
cry, SeCretary-Treasurer of GuilteEd
County Alliance, called for US and car
ried US out four miles to Buffalo Sub
Alliance hall, where the county ALI
ance was in session. We found quite
a crowd of the substantial farmers of
the county in session, and to make it
more interesting many of their wives
and good-looking daughters were
among the crowd. When we walked
into the hall, first think we did was to
cast u eyes over the crowd to see if
there was any n present that we
knew. We recognized only one man
the good looking door keeper of the
ate AIliance-George T. Lane. He
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
n. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

W. J. Bryan tavors the iniative and
referendum. Col. Joseph Pie Caldwell
may not like this, but there is no help
for it.
1.-The Charlotte Observer now appears
as an eight page daily. We congratu-
late Colonel Juicy Pie. and wish the
Observer much success.
Mrs. Mary E Lease collects ''tads"
Just as some men collect postage
stamps. The latest addition to Der
thoroughly unique collection is social
ism.
= Tt was announced that Senator Quay
was to retire to private life, but we
learn that the old gentleman's teeth are
still good enough to eat pie, and he will
still hold his job.
IF the South Carolina campaign had
continued as it began, both aspirants
for the S~enatorship could have secured
q position. The successful man would
of course have been all right, and the
unsuccessful man could have posed as
a rival of John L. Sullivan.
>Uol. DR.. Kingsbury and President
Klgo, of Trinity, have been posing as
rivals OF Ben Tillman for the last few
days over the question OF ~approprie-
tions to the University. We started
to read one of DIR. Kingsbuy's letters,
but it occurred to US that the title
might be merely a bait to get us to
read some war experiences, and we
desisted.
%fCol. Henry Watterson has been en-
livening things up in Kentucky.
Every time he opened his mouth great
balls of fire rolled out and it was post
lively dangerous for a free silver man
10 get near him. The patriotic old
gentleman in his rallying cry uttered
these burning words; "And, mean
while, to hell with whey.faced traitor,
wherever found, who pretending to
favor cause is constantly predict,
ing evil of it's future" We don't care
to be authority for the statement that
the thermometer out jumped a Yale
graduate for the next few days, but we
do say that many cases of p~rostration
by heat have occurred since those tor
rid words were written. Col. Waiter
son ought to succeed Won Herman as
weather maker.
NJ The proverbial wild eyed Populist
was left in the shade here last week,
which, by the way, was a very nice
place to be left this hot weather. TIE
salaried railroad officials coming before
the Railroad Commission which was
to decide the question of increasing the
tax on railroad property, took their
turn at calamity bowling" Every
one wishing to become an expert in
kick-ology and howl-ology should have
been present. The very air was blue
and it would have taken a Yerkes tele-
scope to have seen any evidence of
prosperity. Great lamentations were
Col. Famous HoWler Busbee,
~" altogether Blue Andrews, and
may others equally noted, were heard
mourning for the poverty stricken cor.
POFations and would not be comfortod
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

A certain politician lately condemn,
ing the government for it's policy con
corning the income tax, is reported to
have said: They'll keep cutting the
wool off the sheep that lays the golden
egg until they pump him dry"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

A reporter in describing the murder
of a man named Jorkin said: 1.-The
murderer was evidently in quest of
money, but luckily Mr.. Jorkin had de-
posted all his funds in the bank the
day before, 30 he lost nothing but his
life"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20
JUDGE CLARK TO THEN 9OMMIS-
SION.

VII 0A4SWAAC pup W. A0S
Clark's letter to the Railroad Commits,
sion, citing many well established facts
to prove the necessity of reducing
freight and passenger rates. We gladly
give space to it, as this question is a
very interesting one, and no one is
more competent to give the peoples
side Of the case than Judge Clark. His
address to the Wake Forest law class
which we published some weeks ago
vas a gem Of its kind. Only last week
w published comments on it clipped
from a paper in far away California.
This letter to the Railroad Commits
sion shows scholarly research and his
style is clear and pointed. Judge
Clarke strikes the keynote when he
says, "a decision which should attempt
to change the immemorial law and put
in the hands of the railroad corpora.
tions the unrestricted power to fix the
tolls we should pay on the internal
commerce of the country would place
the value of every mans land, Of every
mans cotton, or other produce, at the
mercy of these corporations"
Herein lies the necessity for the thor
ough control Of the railways. If they
are not controlled, a still larger toll
will be exacted from the farmers pro-.
duce, and every laborer in the summer
sun, and every tiller of the soil will
have to give a still larger sum for the
support Of the pampered officials.
The people are interested In this ques-
ton because tits the people that foot
the bills. It is the people-you and
your neighbor-that pay these lawyers
to don the weather beaten costume of
calamity howlers," it is the people
that pay for the campaign funds-funds
used for thwarting their will. Uncon-
trolled, no trust would exert a more
powerful influence than the railroad
monopoly. There is an oil trust, a
sugar trust, a tobacco trust, but all of
these articles are handled by the rail
road, and if not controlled, no trust
could compare with it.
The railroad monopoly is no longer
an infant industry. It needs no pre-
lection. It is a grasping, soulless, octo-
pus which takes a portion of every
mans bread and every mans raiment
as its toll, and every time it takes an
unearned dollar it adds so much TO it's
wealth and influence-so much to its
power to exact a larger sum next time,
and so much to it's power to defy the
government. =
One of the most inexplicable CD things
about the whole affair was the fact
that the railroad hirelings who had so
long told us that prosperity was here,
and had accused us of being blind be.
cause we said we hadn't seen that ami,
nal, promptly became calamity
h~oWlers," and outkicked the muliest
mule in North Carolina. We should
promptly have issued them license to
"kick" had it not been for the fact that
every one of them wanted to kick 25
hours per day-and none of our charters
allow kicking for more than "a. Had
Col. Juicy Pie Caldwell been here to
take lessons, we take it for granted he
would have left a full fedged profes,
sional, His absence is much to be re,
GREETED.
But Judge Clark's article covers the
whole ground. Read it. No comment
is necessary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

tempt to hoist upon the public, for
none of the other editors have any war
record to speak of. They never used a
pulpit for q 'blind" nor lay down be-
hind a leather bound family Bible and
shot Yankees by the dozen.
After further deliberation we have
decided to amend the general order by
refusing to allow the Winston Repub-
lican the privilege of kicking if it turns
out that the way to make money
plentiful is to quit making it proves to
be a boomerang, which is more than
likely.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

It is to be hoped that many townships
will vote for local taxation for school
purposes. That seems to be the only
way to get longer terms for schools and
It will result in great good to our State
eventually. There are two sides to the
question, but the man who argues IN
favor of better schools cannot be far
from right.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

Col. Daniels refuses to allow I0%.
Palmerites to swallow the 5000, wv D ~
antics. That is right. Col. Daniels aIy
to save the State, but he may Do ~
to rescue the 5000, 600 Bryanltes y.
are about to become Jonahs. Lev "
band strike a lively air and we WIZ
watch Col. Josephus save a largo
tempting slice of the Democratec
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

We have, just as we are making up
forms for the press, received from
Senator UGley a very interesting article
on the school question. We regret
that it did not reach US in time for this
issue. We beg our friends to remem
Der it and be sura to read it next week.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-14
A PIONEER MINISTER.
The Late Rev. II. L. e. Pratt, First
Episcopal Rector Here.

The following is clipped from the last
number of The Living Church. Of
Chicago:
OF the oldest priests of the Diocese of
New York, died from heart failure at
his home in this city on the feast of
the Annunciation B. v. NJ He was
born in Middletown, Conn. in 1922. and
was son of DR.. Linus Pratt, a we'll
known practicing physician of New
Haven. His college studies were di-
vided between Yale University and the
University of the City of New York,
and his theological studies were COM
pleted under Bishop Cobb. Mr. Pratt's
where he remained two years. He was
subsequently rector in Perth Amboy,
n. j.; Sacramento, CAL; Castleton, N.
Y. The burial services were held in
All Souls Church, March 9th, and the
interment was in Trinity Cemetery"
Rev. Mr.. Pratt was elected rector of
the Episcopal Church in this city in
July, 1854, and held his first service in
Concert Hall, on K street, November
10, 1854. During his rectorship, which
lasted until April 1856, the property
at Eighth and / streets was purcha sed,
and the old brick building, known as
Grace Church, was erected.
The death of Mr.. Pratt makes the
third past rector of this parish who has
passed to his rest during the past year.
They are Rev. H. L. E. Pratt, Rev. ]. II.
G. Bonte and Rev. William H. Hill.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-14
ACCIDENT AT THE TRACK.
A Valuable flare Killed, and Jockey:
Leg Fractured.

A serious accident happened at Agri-
cultural Park yesterday to a jockey
named William Myers. A filly that he
was working out was frightfully in
jured and had to be killed, and one of
Myers legs was broken in two places.
The mare was owned by George K.
Rider, and was to make her appear
ance on the Ingleside track next week.
She was a very promising young ami
NAL by St. Andrew, and her owner
valued her at $1,000.
1t seems that the mare was of a.
somewhat stubborn and erratic DISPOSE
.tion, and while being worked out yes
terday she evinced a desire to get out
of the training track and upon the
main track She Rugged the fence SO
close that the jockey could not get
her away from it. and all at once a
projecting silver from board on the
low fence entered her side and pierced
the body for several feet. The mare
was ruined and had to be killed to
put her out of her misery.
Myers, the jockey, was thrown heavi-
", with the result stated above. He
was not in Mr. Riders employ, but be-
longed to Richard Ledgett's stable.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-14
WHEEL NOTES.
A New Richmond in the Field-HeIT
for the Children's Society.

The Capital City Wheelmen are out a
trainer. They have sent to San Fran
cisco for a skilled man to come here at
once and put their men into condition
for the hundred mile relay race with
the Stockton Clubs, and meanwhile the
men are training finely. They could
scarcely do better work than at pres
ent, but they wish skilled man in
charge to keep the racers up to the top
notch.
The club has a proposition from the
Southern Pacific Company to carry a
carload of cyclists to Stockton
on the 18th to whoop up en-
thusasm for the boys at the out
come, the race this year finishing at
the Stockton end Lists for the excur-
sionsts are at Atwater & Co.'s store and
at Egan & Co.'S. 1t will be necessary
to have sixty signers to secure the spe
cial at low rates. An extra car will be
taken in which to store the wheels of
those who wish to take them along.
The club has resolved to put in cou-
pie of wheel attractions at the Chill
dren's May Festival at East Park, and
has appointed c. J. Atwater Chairman
of a committee to make the necessary
arrangements. Mr.. Atwater has for
warded to the Chief Consul at Portland
an application for a free sanction for
the occasion, and represented that it
is to be for a great, good charity No
doubt is entertained about the sanction
coming to hand in due season The
Executive Committee of the Children's
Society is greatly pleased at this offer
of the Capital City Wheelmen.
A new Richmond entered the field last
night, and attracted a great deal of
attention upon the streets, crowds
gathering wherever the rider of the
machine went. 1t is an attachment
that can be affixed to any wheel, and
| is for beginners and those who are a
bit timid about taking headers. It con-
sists of two twelve-inch wheels geared
| to the hind axle and setting out six
| inches or more each side of the hinder
most wheel. These additional wheels
are so adjusted that they can be
raised any distance above the ground
or lowered to run level with the hind
wheel. They are detachable in a few
moments With these wheel attach
ments the bicycle stands alone and one
can mount it without being in motion,
or come to a standstill without dis
| mounting