The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21

OThe Concord Standard has an adver
tiser who refuses to pay for all ads. not
inserted upside dnwn. That adver.
tiser is not as foolish as might be sup
posed. There's a lot Of curiosity in
people, and this peculiar position of the
ad. doubtless wins it many readers.
4 Platforms are made Ito get in on"
Toe Republican platform favored the
independence of Cuba. Mckinley en-.
dorsed the platform. But when he
became President-prestol changed he
decided that the United States should
not interfere with SPANS butchery of
the Cubans.
\Hr. s. B. Mullen, who wrote the ar
ticle on 'Tae Value of Fertilizer in
Preventing the Dying Out of Cotton in
the SDring," in our issue of December
II was assassinated at Annie City, La,
December 18Th. Mr.. Mullen was
widely known as a contributor to agri-
cultural journals.~
We suggest that each Sub, Alliance
make up a purse and send to Bro. 7. B.
Parker, State Business Agent, Hills
boro, N. O., and get a miscellaneous
case Of shoes. These can be used as
samples. Every County and Sub ALI
ance should at onces select, and bond, a
good Business Agent.
NSecretary Wilson, Of the Agricul.
tural Department, says that American
bacon Is too fat. He states that our
bacon does not sell in England because
there is not enough lean in it. We do
not think, however, that Mr.. Wilson's
statements are rue as far az North
Carolina meat is concerned.
\Congressman Hatwole says that ''the
smallest amount of legislation will be
of the greatest benefit to the country"
Well, we don't know about that; there
is a great deal of room for good lands
on our salute books, but of such laws
al the present Congress is likely to
make we guess there il already an
overproduction.
! The Durham Sun says that one Of the
"real smart" fellows read an advertise
ment for a fla killer, price 81. co."
He answered it and for his dollar re-
ceived wooden mallet, and a block of
wood, numbered 1 and 9 Toe direc-
tions read: "PlRcs the flea upon No. 2
and hit him with No. l.. II that don't
kill him, hit him again"
IA fresh decline in the price Of silver
is noted on the day that wheat ad-
vanced several cents a bushel. The re
lation of free coinage to the price Of
any commodity may be marked at
Zero" says the Winston Republican.
We rise to suggest that Miss Silver is
possibly keeping company with King
Cotton now. Can you tell us where
cotton was the day wheat and silver
partedi
If yu want a Christmas present for
your father, mother, cousin, aunt,
uncle or sweetheart, please remember
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Any other
present may be forgotten when Christ.
mas week is over, but THE PROGRESS.
sIvE FARMER will pay your friend SO
visits q year, and each visiG-in fact,
each time he Or she) reads it, it will
be a reminder OF your kindness and
good taste. How does this strike you9
Those persons who had forgotten the
Importance Of honest elections are re,
s~pectfully invited to read the article
on the election in Augusta, Ga, which
appears elsewhere in this issue. This is
the place where Hon. Tom Watson was
so often counted out. Judging from
the report of the bribery there, the
ballot box thieves are not all dead.
n 0t all of them in North Carolina are
dead, but like Bre'r Rabbit they are
S"laying low"
Edward Burke once said that it re.
quired more intelligence and foresight
to be a good farmer than was required
for any other occupation, and our i'm
preston ia that he was pretty near the
kingdom of truth. If it is possible,
send your boy to school now. If he is
to be a farmer-we mean successful
farmer-he must have a good educa,
ton. B aims and education are just
as essential in tilling the soil as in gov.
erning q State.
'%Labor Commissioner Hamrick's re-
port, which is SOC to appear, shows
that there are 299 newspapers in North
Carolina. One hundred and thirty
three of these are Democratic papers,
IS are Independent, 80 Republican, Il