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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
A WASTE OF N

The government eontinues to waste
money for free farm publications and
free seeds. Speaking of 'the frightful
waste OF public funds" Farm and
Home says that the United States De,
partment Of Agriculture alone issued
81 million copies of it's 424 publications
last year. A lev law provides for the
sale at cost of these documents. But
although sthey have been extensively
advertised in millions of free circulars,
were offered postpaid at bare cost of
paper, and we're pushed upon the pub
lie in every conceivable way, only -.
600 copies were sold out of the &, Sal, 600
copies printed
With such evidence before him, is it
not surprising that Secretary Wilson
asks for a larger appropriation to spend
on stuff SO little in demands In the
other departments a sum Of money
about equal to that spent by the Agri
cultural Department for the same pur-
pose. is spent in sending out free pub
locations to people, VINO aa a rule, con.
slider them worth barely as much as
the cost Of taking them home from the
postohee.
And our Congressman continue to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
THE NoRrH GAEING ON US.

The article on "A New England Duck
Factory" in our poultry department.,
though rather lengthy, is we'll worth
reading. Science, having changed the
methods of almost every other profes
zion, is now turning her attention to
agriculture, and the farmer who would
succeed must now have her as an ally.
A few more years, and improved farm
machinery and methods will bring
about a great change in our slow old
fashioned southland.
We r past gaining on our Northern
brethren, in the matters of cotton
manufacturing and some other manu-
features, but they by putting scientific
and business like principles into prec-
tice are getting a large part of the pro-
fit which the nation makes by far
ming.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

The Atlanta Constitution tells a pooa
story of how a literary genius was ais,
couraged.
ga north Georgia farmer, who va.
possessed of some means, entered tho
Office of his county paper and askedfor
the editor.
1.-THE farmer was accompanied by his
son--a youth of seventeen y~ears-aDd
as soon as the editor, who was in hs
secret sRnctum, was informed that bs
visitors were not bill collectors, bs
came forward and shook hands.
ST came ter git some information y
explained the farmer.
Certainly" said the editor, "sna
you came to the right place, Ro
seated"
"The farmer sat on one end of >tbo
table while his son sat on the floor.
This boy O. mine" he said, wants
ter go into the literary business, an, 7
thought you'd know eff thar wUz anv
money in it or not. It's a good bust.
ness-ain't it8"
"Why-yes," said the editor, after
some little hesitation. 1--WE been in it
myself for fifteen years, and you see
where I've got to-"
The farmer eyed him from head to
foot, glanced around the poorly fur.
nished Office, surveyed the editor once
more, then, turning to his son, who wag
still on the floor, said:
"Git up, John, an go home, an 20
back ter plowin'T'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
OURSTATR STILL OUT OF The
MARX OF SAFETY.

Our holy and altogether righteous
savior of the State, the ex pie eater,
made q big haul last week and come
within a hairs breadth of really saving
the State. The kingdom of Josephus
came SO nigh unto Us that loud lamen.
tation was heard in the land. And 10,
the Pops and the Reps would not be
comforted.
When the Scribes and t.~ Pharisees
had completed their work and the
News and Observer of last Thursday
morning had appeared, the citiz ms of
Raleigh and the coasts thereof were
amazed.
Speaking of the examination of the
books of Prof. e. g. Butler, Bursar of
the A & NJ. College, the News and Oh
server spake in this manner:
Bat it's only a little matter Of some
s., 0 = = = Butler has not bal
anced HE books for four months, and
now he can't balance them. There's
some SIS, 900 or Sc, 900 short, apparently.
The committee does not believe he
has made way with it. They have no
means Of knowing, of course. + +
They gave Mr. Butler a month, with
the voluntary assistance Of Prof. Hill,
tne tormer Bursar, and Mr.. Harden,
Gnelrman of the Committee, to
@sn'en his accounts up. bring some
UI"et out OF the chaos and sbow wboro
Ghat IS 600 vent to "
Josh Billings once said.
lis thu iuH a rooster for two things. One
othou Crow that il Ill him. M ~
Srer IL, the spurs that are On biz 40
OAK up the crow with, 49, On MN 20
1"e average Populist loves u Savior
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
n. r. E. a.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

alamb before his shearersis dumb,
so Pou, Aycock 6 Co. open lot their
mouths in regard to free passes.
THE doctors says you must ''starve a
fever" Those who took the gold fever
and went to Klondyke are now trying
this old-time remedy.
indications in the Ohio Senatorial
fight point to a deadlock. though Mark
Hanna may yet bribe enough of the
opposition to secure his election.
The harbors and streams in Klon.
dixie are full OF feb, says some one.
We rise to announce that the air also
is full Of fish stories, and the mines are
fun Of suckers" A great many of
them would like to ''crawish" just
now. Isn't this ishy enough3
TO some of the County Secretaries we
send a bundle of samples OF The Pro-
GREssIvE FARMER. We hope they will
see that these copies are placed ingood
hands. Let each delegate send US, or
give his County secretary a list Of per
sons who can possibly be induced to be
come subscribers and send US some re
newals and new subscribers.
The Southern Mercury strikes the key
note when it says that if the average
farmer kept a detailed account of what
each crop cost him, he'd qIit raising
cotton without any public meeting or
any general resolution. The low price
OF cotton is likely to bring diversified
farming into greater popularity. This
is the silver lining to the cloud.
Kansas City train robbers are getting
bold. The sixth one which has occur
red in the last Is months, occurred last
week A gang robbed a train within
the city limits, made their haul and
escaped. Some think that $500 or
$500 will cover the company's loss, but
the police think the robbers secured
several thousand dollars worth of
jsweiry and money.
I'VE have. letters from the following
persons, who fail to give their post
off ces: Thos. Walker, r D. Thompson,
n P. Beard, r J. Gillian. Some OF
these sent money. Remember: we
positively CAN NOT find your name on
our list unless you give the name Of
the postofice to which your copy Of the
paper goes. If you want your paper
changed to another Office, always name
the one at which you have been getting
&C.
The Populists of Georgia will test the
Initiative and referendum in their party
aft 4irs. A postal card vote is to be
held TO decide who is their choice for
Governor. Each PopUlist writes the
name Of his choice on a postal card
and mails it to the Secretary of the
Georgia Reform Press Association. At
n convention soon to be held these
cards will be produced and the decision
Of the people will be made known
This is on the right line, we think
Numbers of our subscribers are 70
newing and sending new subscriptions.
All of these have our thanks n best
wishes. Others however are still in
che outer darkness Of delinquency.
Come into the ark Of safety, gentle
men and send US a new yearly sub
scrfber along with your renewal and
get TIE PROGRESSIVE FARMER tWo
months free. La two more weeks, We
enter on q thirteenth year. Be sure
your subscription is paid up and for
gear in advance by that time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
FARMERS MUSK Z.

No one says that the Souther farmer
does not work hard enough. Neither
does anyone deny that the mar who
works all day long trying to cut down
a tree with O pocket knife works hard
enough. He works hard enough but he
does not use the right weapons.
While this is literally true, in the
matter of farm tools and machinery,
yet there is another moral appended to
this fable.
Organic alton is a weapon. And in this
day-of organization, that class of peo
pie who ''go it, single handed" are al
most as silly in one sense, as the man
who attempts to clear a forest with a
pocket knife. The farmers must or
ganize. They must have the Alliance
or something better.
How often you hear some one,-not
an Allianceman, oh, no,-hOwling
about trusts, and combines. And he
trusts to his party to help him out. He
doesn't know that he must work out
his own salvation. The monopolists
and plutocrats are organized. The far
mers are not.
Organic atom is the weapon with
which the monopolists r fighting the
farmers. The farmers howl, they
can't do anything-oh, no. And yet
they have the same Weapon-organiza-
tion-within their reach all the time.
They a beat their enemies ab their
own game.
But they won't-''we can't stick, "
they moan. This is the sentence which
causes the Shylocks to laugh and grow
fat.
And when you farmers turn your
backs they laugh at you; they scorn
you. such fools!' they say-"Such
helpless idiotsl But just so long as the
farmers believe that lie, we are all
right. We can bleed them. We can
live by the sweat of their bro ". We
will be their bosses. We will fix the
price Of their products. The politi
tions will handle them and we will
continue in clover. They can't stick
together. Why if one of our number
doesn't stick to US, we boycott him,
we crush him out, and run him out of
business. We stick as long as there is
another soul to stick to. But the far.
mers don't think. They let party bosses
do the thinking-and that's right. Oh
it's gIorious-for u.s."
Doesn't any farmer with common
sense know that's the way plutocratcy
looks at it9 And is it not the right way
to look at such a fimsy excuse?
Give US the Alliance or something
better. Go to work and build it up
keep partisan politics out of it. Let
the Alliance keep as shy of it as the
devil keeps shy Of holy water. When
you hear a man of whatever politics
abusing trusts, corner him, ask him
what he is doing for the Alliance, and
don't let him go till he ans wers you
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
EDISON AND COLD MINING.


The Charlotte Observer Of the 6sh
contained the following editorial:
several years ago Thos. A. Edison,
the inventor, came to Charlotte and
spent three months, during all Of
which time he was engaged in q dill
gent study of the gold ores of this Q
ton. His object was the invention OF
a plan TO extract the gold from the
low grade ores successfully and profit
ably. This has been the recognized
problem of the Southern gold mining
industry, a problem that once solved,
/ will convert this immediate section Of
the country into one Of the greatest
goId-mining districts in the world. The
inventor did a great deal of expert
menting in the laboratory which he
fitted up here, but was rather reticent
as to the result. He left the impression,
though, upon those with whom he
| talked, that while he had not succeeded
in working out a successful process, he
was confident OF ultimate success.
1t will be no surprise to learn, there
fore, as stated in an article elsewhere
that MI. Edison has announced the per
lection of his invention for treating
Low grade ores. That his process is
successful one is taken for granted
Unless he was perfectly satisfied upon
this point he would not have publicly
announced il. Nothing that has oc-
Cured in many years will interest the
goldminers of this section more than
the announcement by the inventor that
he has perfected his plan and is coming
South to try it. Mr.. Edison saw here
what every other prospector sees-a
section of country underlaid with gold
open pits and shafts revealing veins
of gold ore that are apparently mex
haustible. He saw that what was need
ed was a process by which the gold
could be extracted from the ores sue
cessfuily. That process found, the one
drawback would be removed and the
gold could be mined at a profit. Mr..
Ellison is not exaggerating at all when
he says that there is suff Gent ore here
to Keep of his big mills busy five
hundred years. His proposed plant will
cost n million dollars, and he can
make a profit on ores that assay as
low as 81 25 per ton. In other words,
by his process, wherever there is a
speck Of gold in q piece of ore, he will
get it. The Importance of an invention
of this kind to the South can hardly
be estimated"
We trust that the report is true. If
so it means much for North Carolina
indeed, and for the whole country.
Gold will become so plentiful that there
is danger of the money power begin
ming a trade against it, as they did
against silver.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

@. e. Throop. in Life, tells of so,..
advantages Of editors over other ~
pie. The young editor had Just ca H.,
sweetheart.
HE.
ne'er can object to my arm ror,,
your waist.
And the reason you'll guess;
I'm an editor, dear, and I alwayainsiss
On the liberty of the press"
SHE.
I'm q minister's daughter, believiD.
in texts,
And / think all the newspapers had,
And I'd make you remove yours Arm
were il not
You were making the waist plao.,
glad"
He's a happy editor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT
THIS9

These are times when our agricul
tural classes are in their unorganized
condition being outwitted and imposed
upon by other occupations and profes
sions which have organized for the
identical purpose of plundering and
still further impoverishing the pro
ducers of wealth. It never was more
apparent that the duty of the agricul-
tural class is to organize, and stay or
ganizsd. There is not one in a hun
dred among them who do not say amen
to this, and yet they say 1--WE cont
organize. II we do, we can't stick to.
gether," and make other equally non
sensical assertions. Do you know, dear
friend, that when you say this you are
virtually say ing of yourself, II am
such an unorganiz9d idiotic slave that
I cannot assert my manhood, that I
belong to some other man, set of men,
clique or party whose interest it is to
keep the farmers in disorganized con-
fusion that they may gain thereby and
I am afraid to claim my soul as my
own3 you are saying just about that,
and you are acting accordingly. Open
your eyes and think. 'If we, q my
self among them) were. not fools, what
a power we q myself) might be-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

A Hazleton, Penn, brewer, John Ar
mold by name, died last week. When
he first discovered that his illness was
likely to prove fatal, he instructed his
book-keeper that in case of death, he
(the book keeper should after a certain
secret drawer in one of the old bureaus
in n of the upper floor of the house.
Greatly to the surprise of his family
$50. 600 was found there.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
VARIETIES OF DEMOCRATS

The Chatham Citizen goes out after
two representative Democrats in the
following spicy style:
The Raleigh News and Observer says
that the Chatham Citizen has found
out that the Democrats, if successful
next year, will not allow anybody to
vote who does not own land, and adas
that this is a fabrication without foun.
dation, as the Democratic party de.
stroyed this old Wing law.
The Citizsn gaveit out on Democratic
authority as the editor of the State.
saving" organ can see by looking attbe
Chatham Record for August 18th, 1897
We took it for Democratic authority.
We had not heard that the State
saver" had read Editor London out Of
the Democratic party.
From the very intimate relations eZ.
isting editorially between the Record
and the Observer of late, from the
friendly interchange of ideas, quoting
so freely from each other-a kind Of
''you scratch my back and I will scratch
yours" policy-we really thought that
these two editors were trying TO suck
cider through the same straw" in the
Estate saving" business. True one
claims to be for the free coinage Of Sill
yer and one is for the gold STANDARD,
one is in favor of letting the 80 year
lease stand and the other is for break
ing it up, but with these ''small differ
enc3s' they are both Democrats. We
know that they are DemCcrats-bOth
OF them because they have & common
purpose clearly manifest: to restore
power the Democratic pie brigade Oh
the machine Democracy who, through
the voice of the people, have recently
lost their job.
Well, then, if you are both in the
same camp, do not hoist a flag anu
when some n fires on it run out anu
beg for mercy, crying, "There was DO
such flag as that in our camp Sky
years ago."
Don't run away back sixty yearsago
to tell what your party did and what"
did not. Sixty years ago the Demo
cratic party stood for something, It"A'
not then this free coinage Of silver
gold bug railroad lease, anti lease any
thing to get the Offices kind of a parry
How is it noW7 Not only is the parry
a rare combination of principles, Ou'
some OF the men In the party are Feahy
a rare combination of convictions Sacu
OF which can be put to the surtac? y
occasion requires. J3sephus DanT ~
TOR instance, was a silver Democrat y
fore he went to Washington, L; We,
while he held a position under Mr: hUaS
Smith he was. an administration D9mb
cret, when he got back to old NG.J5
Carolina he was a Estate savns
Democrat-a Democrat all the "D
you see, however. AT
The beauty about this to q DemOOav
ls that 1t one face Of his paTtys nIs'OI :.
does not please you he always mas %s
other which he can exhibit. Il ovs
have found that some Democrats n' n
partially disclosed their purpose = .bst
an election law, they assure US ,ortv
nothing Of the kind was IN tneI Pto he
% years ago. Sweet consolation
sure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11
QUILL DRIVERS.

What They Afe Saying and Doing.
Some jokes are so sad that it seems
almost sacrilegious to publish or re-
peat them. The following grim tale of
the editors woe will bring up a train
of r~ecollectiont from the mind OF many
a poor quill driver:
Caller-Is the editor in9 I wish to
see him about a little bill.
Valuable Boy-To collect or pay9
Caller-To collect.
Vsluble Boy-He's out and WON'T be
back for a month.-The Lounger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

They say an editor who recently made
a young lady a written off3r of mar.
riage, added the following to his note:
please write briefly, to the point.
and upon a side of the paper. Sign
your full name, not for publication.
but merely as a guaranty of good faith,
and do not forget 10 enclose a postage
stampit you desire a reply.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

The Wadesboro Courier says th a
editing a newspaper is very much like
raking a fre-every one thinks he can
perform the operation better than the
man who has hold of the poker. And
the Omaha Union tells the same old
story in the following sad joke, evi
IDENTIFY from real life:
Young journalist would like to
have some advice as to how to run q
newspaper.
Veteran E1itor-sorry, my lad;
you've come to the wrong person. I
am only the editor of this paper. Bet.
ter consult one Of my subscribers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-11

A white girl who was stolen by Sit
ting Bulls band of Indians fifteen ears
ago was rescued last Wednesday and
brought back to civiliz alton.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-11-04
Chancery Court-2dDist
y. G. HILL, CHANCELLOR.

T., tho connty Of Pearl River on the first
unuday OF January and July ana continue
SIS days u,to,, er,, J,ist,i.t n,
m, .eroud Monday of January and July ana
,'u,irue ak DAYS IN the second district.
an the third Monday OF January ana Juiy
az. W. ,he county of Hancock on the fourth
Monday OF January aud July and continue
'il in thc county OF Harrison on the first
Nonday ot February and August and con-
,!uuc SIX days ,,,
uunday Of February aud August and con-
tlnue six days. i,
in the county cf Wayne on the second
Monday OF iuuar rnd pecetnbcr, and continue
six davs.
in the county ot Jones on the first Monday
Of March and september anc continue SIX
days.
Mpnday Of March aud September and con-
in the county ot Perry held IN Augusta:
the First District. On the third Monday or
Marh aud september and continue SIX days.
in the town of iiattieshurs. the Second Dis
trlr.. on the first Monday ofjnne and Decen
Der and continue six DAYS
IN the county ut smith ON the fourth Mod
day Of March and September. aud continue
siy DAYS.
In the county " Greene on Thursday aztec
the serond Monday OF April and October and
continue three days.
III the county VI Coving,on on the fourth,
Monday Ia April aud October and continue
six days.
In the county 0t Newton on the first Mon
day NJ April aud November ana continue SIX
days.
In the county Of Taudrrdalc on the FIRST
. f,,t al lam N n a
twenty-fOur days,
In IN" county ~ Clarke on the third Mon
DAY az Auril and November and continue siN
days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-11-04

A New York Judge asked a witness,
tht other day: "Whatis a star board.
er?" The World undertakes an.
swer: why, star boarder Is one
who makes no mystic allusiOn to
chickens in relation to the egg; has
forgotten all the Jokes about hash;
never tells stories Of Sandow while
eying the butter; rcfrains from 0pin.
ions on the color OF the sky when
helping himself to milk; never recalls
Lord Dundreary's joke about dock.
ing by himself when hc discovers the
oyster IN the stew; c0nldcs to him.
self alone his views On the advantages
Of hot plates for boiled mutton, and
admires the piano-playing Of the land
lady's daughter" For his amiability
the landlady trusts him for board un.
I'll he commences y Irritation with one
Of the bOarders.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-11-04
- =
Why?

Why isn't q stuffed goat imitation
butter?
Why do lovers marry when court.
ship is so sweet?
Why is Dick Flowers mouth so
large and nOse so small?
Why isn't settling ones debts a pay.
ing business?
Why does Joe Carroll look so much
like a Dutchman?
Why is IL that j. A. P. Thompson
works his ears SO much when. at
church?
Why doesn't the women who mar
ried poor man for love want her
daughter to do likewise?
Why don't Kenton put her side
walks in good shape?
Why does "a man always say that
he's out Of practice when he gets beat
at any kind OF Il game?
Why does Joe Boyle shave so often?
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-11-04
TOO MUCH SALT.

The use OF salt as u cOndimcnt is so
general and so universally believed in
rs necessary that VIC rarely hear word
against its excessive use, but there arc
a multitude Of persons who cat far too
much salt--eat it on everything, on
meat, fish, potatoes, melons. in but
ter, on tomatoes, turnips and sQuashes,
in bread and on host OF foods TOO
numerous to mention. To SO great
an extent is IL used, says the Journal
OF Hygiene, that no food is relished
which has not salty taste, and this
hides, more or less, the real taste,
which is often very delicate. Now,
the amount Of salt required IN tho
system Is comparatively small, and il
the diet has bean rightly compounded,
very little is necessary. Some 60 so far
as to discard it's use altogether, but
whether this Is wise or not, we will
not here consider. What are some Of
the evils Of the excessive use of salt?
They are to paralyzc the nerves of
taste or to pervert them SO that they
cannot enjoy anything which has not
a salty flavor, and In addition there IL
a direct tax IN bOth the skin and tho
kidneys iD removing il from the blood
Whether tho skin Is harmed by this
tax we do not know. Possibly IL 10
not greatly injured, yet VIC know that
few people possess a healthy skip.
But IL Is now pretty well settled tnab
an excessive use OF salt does 0yertaS
the kidneys 10 It's removal AMI tDat
tile gret number OF cases OF . derange'
ment and disease Of these organs Is
due 10 this use. II takes only q little
70 learn 10 enjoy many kinds OF food
without salt, and We advise our read
srs and Others to look into this matter
ind to try and diminish the use "
his c0ndiment rs far as possible.
We believe they will DC better fur
Il,