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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

We do not have to leave home to
find funny typographical errors, but
it comforts US to know that "there are
Others"
In a Missouri newspaper Office, re,
Gently, the boy who makes up" the
forms got the galleys mixed. After
putting the first part Of an obituary
into the form, he, by mistake, took the
next handful Of type from a galley
containing a description of a fire. The
paragraph thus made read as follows:
1.-The pallbearers lowered the body
to the grave. IE was consigned to the
flames. There were few, if any re.
grets, for the old wreck had been an
eyesore to the town for years. OF
course there was individual loss, but
that was fully covered by insurance
And in a religious newspaper of this
State last week we find the following
amazing statement:
by scorching the scriptures you
may learn how a sinner may be saved
and how q Christian may become
stronger in spiritual things"
Of course, we know that editors get
pretty hard up during the summer
months, but until this appeared we
supposed that none of them had tried
to cook the Bible. Perhaps this editor
has a long list Of delinquents, too.
But. after all, we expect he wrote,
By searching the Scriptures" etc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
ON TO e RICOI

As the First North Carolina Regi
ment is to GO to Porto Rico, the de
scription of that island on page 8 will
be of especial interest to our readers.
Persons who have been frightened by
the reports of a possible yellow fever
epidemic in Santiago, have no cause
for fear of such a catastrophe among
soldiers in Porto Rico, for it is the
healthiest of the Antilles. Johnson's
Encyclo. ae liza says: water is abun
dant and vegetation very rich. TIE
island is remarkably free from beasts
of prey and serpents, but is infested
with rats, thousand legs, mosquitoes
and other tormenting insects. The
climate is hot, especially in the valleys
and coast land, but not unhealthy"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
DAY DREAMS.

The editor of the Charlotte Observer
evidently has formed the habit of tax
ing a nap just after dinner to ''dream
dreams" The issue for the 5 h con
tanned an editorial telling Of the fear
full aud wonderful dec6 dence Of the
Populist party in the West and Dor
tons of the South, all of which has
been beard before. The Observer pre-
diets that in two or three years the
Populist party will be completely for
gotten. Then it says: "We hope that
the Populists Of this State Will be
warned in time and will seek q safer
habitation before the crash comes"
We presume that the above is G
threat The Observer thinks that if
the Democrats can succeed in carrying
the State they will resUrrect all their
old schemes Of bru ality, and make it
so hot for the Populists in this State
that they will be glad to escape from
the borders into some other land. 1t
Is certain that a very large number of
Democrats lentertain such hopes. and
1t the Observer is not in hearty accord
it is G. well wisher.
Not long ago q Democrat said to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
RRFoRM WORKERS, ATTENTION.

The Progressive Farmer lUtu be sent
to anyone from mO1U till the election for
only Is cents, cash an Advance.
The Progressive Farmer WiH be sent
TO oil neuU subscribers from nO1U till
March 1, 1899 for only fifty cents cash
an Advance. We make this offer be
cause we are willing to lose a little
money rather than allow the people to
go without the truth. Now that we
make this sacrifice we hope our read
ers will see to it that the paper is put
into the hands of every man who can
read. Be sure to get up a club in your
neighborhood.
Offer No. 2 means that you will get
q complete history of the war, all the
campaign and election news and a com,
plete record of all the acts Of the next
legislature, besides our regular agricul-
tural, literary and State news features
for only so cents. Dear reader, 1Ce eG
pect a club from your nei9hborbOOd,
we expect a club from yOU. Let US
have it at onc9.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
COMING HOME To SAVE THE
STATE,

The News and Observer announces
that Mr.. N E Jennett is coming pack
from New York and will do cartoon
work on that paper for three months 60
help redeem the good old Safe. If Mr..
JennetG does not meet with better sue
cess than did Mr.. Daniels, the good old
State will have a rocky time.
But we are glad Jennett is coming
back. He is n of the brightest of the
many bright boys who have been born
here. He began TO make cuts with a
pocket knife 10 Sampson county a few
years ago. Larer he did some very
good work for the News and Observer.
A year Or two ego he went 60 school in
New YORK and added knowledge to his
natural capacity for ~carGoOplng and so
fest did he learn hat ne has been able
TO tax a place in the front ranks of
skllful carEoonists, his productions ap
pearIng regularly III some Of the lead
ing papers of New York.
Yes, we sre glad Jennett is coming
back. His wood cuts Illustrating cur
tent went and taking off individuals
were about all that mas appeared 10 Inc
News and Observer under the present
manRRement-at least ell that was na .
ural and reliable. Open the way for
Jennett.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
NOW O HAVE IT.

The News and Observer of the 6 h
contained an editorial a column and
a halt long headed, THE Present Elec
tioL L w is Infamous"
That editorial needs NO comment
The heading tells where the News and
Observer stands. The only law the
N sws and Observer can approve is one
Tnat permits q few men &c carry the
Safe and disfranchise, if they wish,
eight tenths of the voters of the State.
And that crowd think they ought to
be given control of the S:atel But the
News and Observer minority will not
be able to fool the voters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
WHAT TaINK YE OF FTP

1t is not u custom to publish an
nouncements of candidates for county
cmces, but We have received from Bro.
N N. Tuck, of Person county, his an
nouncement as candidate for the legis.
lature and in it he advocates reforms
about which we should like to hear
from u readers. The legislatures OF
1925 and 1897 did some good work but
taey were not perfect, and as we will
Q from reading Bro. Tuck's letter
there is still room for Improvement.
In amour cling his can 1idacy he says
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
HAD THE CAMPAIGN COMM :
TIE BORROWED II?

o. November oh, 1896, the then
Secretary Of State paid into the State
Treasury what the auditors voucher
accompanying the payments said was
collections on the accounts to which
credited ito date" This was his last
pay ment into the Treasury.
When DR.. Cy Thompson was inau
gurated January 18Th, 1892, the same
outgoing Secretary of State turned
over to Dr.. Thompson on the same &C,
counts (Which, as the last payment
Nov. 30Eh was Ito date" should have
been for the amounts collected on these
accounts between Nov. Both, 1896, aud
January 18Th, 1879 the sum of So,
304 05 The books in the eff se of che
Secretary State show that on these
came accounts the total collections be
tween Nov. 3Osh, '96. and Jan. 18th,
81, were only 1886 SO These being
facts, it is evident that 50 $50. W Of the
cash turned over to DR.. Thompson was
collected before Nov. Both, 1896, and
should have been turned over TO the
State Treasurer then or before, and the
mystery is. where was this 50, 558 on
on N ". 3Ohh, 1862 1t is easy to &C.
cCuns for smoke to hide such facts as
these. We are simply seeking after
the truth. and THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER is ready to publish any satistec.
tory explanation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

The Fourth District Populist Con
vention will be held in Raleigh, Sep
TENDER ssh.
Bro. Tuck will doubtless capture the
bachelor vote by that plank favoring
a reduction in price of marriage
licenses.
"'Simmons" get better after after
frost bites them. Wonder il Chair
man Simmons is a better man since
Mewboorne's froet settled on his bud
ding hopes9
Democratic management of the State
P~enitentiary shows more than double
the deaths and five more escapes from
the prison than during 1897, while in
pardons the 81 management shows a
net gain Of only one half q man.
In 1895, three convicts were killed
by the guards while attempting to
escape. In 1896 one suffered the same
fate, and one killed himself to better
his condition, while in 1897 one sue.
cumbed TO the shot of the guard.
Have the ex pie. eaters anything to
brag on in this7
We are apologists for no mans pub
lie sins. We ask, no viewer, why should
there be such a falling eff in the death
roll at the State Pe~nitentiary There
were 43 deaths in 1895; there were also
43 deaths in 1895. while there were
only 90 deaths in 1897. Why this diff
ference9 Were the prisoners treated
more humanelyG Is that q SIM
The ex pie ring heavily On the
pardons by Governor Russell. About
to depopuIate the Institutions, they
say. The truth is in 1895 there were
81 pardons, in 1896 there were 81, while
in 1897 there were just Sc, only an
average of a half a man a year above
the last two years that the State was
under Democratic management.
Escaping convicts" has been the
cry of the HYpocratic organs for some
time. Let just n get away and the
"Fusionists," the Russell Butler
crowd" catch it from Murphy to Man
teo. But see here, boys, did the News
and Distorter ever tell you that there
were SO escapes in 1895. 50 escapes in
1896, and only 40 escapes in 1879
These are facts, and they show an
average saving of 5 convicts per year
by the management Of 1897.
Bro. Johnson, of Charity and Chill
dren, says: THE Postchce Depart
ment is more inc fiji cient than we have
known it in three years. We never
exercised greater carr in mailing
Charity and Children and we never
heard more complaint. The fault lies
at the door of the new postmasters, we
suppose, who have not learned their
business yet" About the same way
with us. IL any Of our readers fail to re
ceive papers regularly, however, we
hope they will notify US, as we may be
abe to help them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
LET THE RECORDS TELL.

Much smoke ia being raised of late
about the pe%nitentiary. We believe
in fair play and truth. As claims that
the penitentiary has been self sustain.
ing under past administrations have
been persietently made, and perhaps
believed by many, we wish to call at
tention to a few figures from the re
cords.
The Superintendent of the Peniten
tiary in his report for the year 1891,
says he began that year with a cash
balance of $113. O69 90" Add to this
the appropriation of 1893. 1915, 900, and
the appropriation of 1895. $44, 158 II.
This shows that the institution had in
Guiding the balance started with 1882,
228 SO, which it did not earn during the
years 1~89l-2-3-4-5 and 6. Then il is
evident that, if the penitentiary was
self sustaining all this time, it should,
at the end Of 1896, have had a cash bal
ance on hand of at least 1882 228 50
We find from the records, however,
that the cash balance in hand when
Mr.. Leazer reported for the year 1895
at the close OF his term, was:
Farm products. $28. 346 IS
2, $50 bales Of cotton
az $29. ST Ill
Less drawn on same, 90 900 48 Ill 90
Cotton seed, surplus, 1 225 90
Bricks, 55I7 81
Cash, S.494 as
Making a Eotal balance, $91, 694 40
Deduct from this an advance by the
State Treasurer of SIS. 900 which is not
mentioned in the rep ort, and you will
see that counting every thing in sight
at his own figures, he had only, all
told, $86 694 40 Subtracting this bal
ance from what it should be, if self
supporting, there appears a shortage
of at least 1915. 534 90 What has be
come of thls2 VINO will explains Don't
try to hide it behind smoke.
Note-The $113 O69 SO included
unused balances of all appropriations
to the beginning of 1891. and was by
no means an evidence that the peni
tertiary had supported itself up to that
date.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

Subscribers will do well to preserve
thir copy of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
as it contains some fac5s and figures
which the Hypocracy of the State wish
to smother. But we propose to keep
hammering away on this line all sum,
mer and fall. just get a club of sub
scribers from your neighbors and put
the truth before all voters. A few
minutes work may bring forth much
fruit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

and will do all in his power to have the
following additional legislation enact
ed, to wit:
To abolish biennial sessions of the
legislature and substitute ~quadrennial
sessions.
To reduce the number of Senators
from SO to % and the number of Rep
resentatives from 100 to so.
To abolish the present Railroad Com.
mission and have its duties devolve
upon the Secretary Of State, Auditor
and Treasurer, who shall be Elk Omcio
Railroad Commissioners, without ad
ditional compensation.
To constitute the Superintendent Of
Public Instructions Elk Ohcio Score
tary of the Commission without add
tional compensation. .
To abolish the Office of County Treas
urer and have his duties devolve upon
the Sheriff without additional compen
sation.
To abolish tho Court Cost against
the County for County Officers and
Solicitor.
To reduce the term Of Superior Court
Clerk from 4 & 2 years like all other
County Officers.
To tax the Railroads according to
their Capitalization.
To tax all Railroads one per cent
upon their gross incomes in addition to
valuation tax.
To tax all other Corporations both
native and foreign doing business in
this State, in the same manner and at
the same rate as railroads are taxed.
To reduce the Officers Fees on Crop
Liens from 81 5 to 80 cents.
To reduce Marriage Licenses from
So 90 to % cents.
To provide for four months public
schools in every district every year.
To provide for the State to pay over
to the County an amount equal to the
Terrell fund.
To provide for the Board Of Eiuca
ton and County Supervisor and School
Committees to be elected in Person
county by the people at an election to
bs held for that purpose on the LIST
Monday in May, 1899, and at every re
gular election for county officers
thereafter.
To provide for the patrons Of Public
Schools to elect their Public School
Teacher.
To provide for the election of the Su,
perintendent of the Home for the Aged
and Infirm by the people.
To confirm the action of Gov. Rus
sell in suspending from Office the two
Wilson's as Railroad Commissioners.
To enact an effective Anti Trust Law
so effective that it will drive every
trust from North Carolina soil within
thirty days after its enactment.
To provide for the election of United
States Senators by the people at pri
mary elections to be held at the same
time and place as the regular election
for members of Legislature who will
be required to elect a United States
Senator.
To tax legacies and inheritances.
To withdraw all appropriations from
the University and all other Colleges
until a four months term of the Public
School in every district shall be pro
vided for.
We do not agree with Bro. Tuck on
everything but as a whole we must say
We believe this is the best platform for
a legislative candidate that we have
seen this year.
Many of these reforms have been but
little discussed, and we should be
pleased to have readers give US
their opinion OF the laws proposed by
our Person county brother.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
LATEST WAR NEWS.

No answer has been received from
Spain on the peace question. and while
the delay is provoking, it is believed
that she will accept terms.
The Maria Teresa, one Of Cervera's
sunken vessels has been raised and re
paired and will sail for Norfolk under
her own steam IN a few DAYS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

We are informed that an ~appropria-
ton of 1875. 600 was made to enable the
Department Of Agriculture to make an
exhibit of the States resources, etc, at
the Columbia Exposition in Chicago.
We learn also that $15 900 Of this ap-
preparation was spent in Michigan for
show cases in which to make this ex-
hibit, and we are told that these show
cases were brought to our State Mu-
scum after the close OF the exposition,
and that they may be seen there by
any n who wish to Q them. The
question is why should Michigan wood
and Michigan labor to make show
cases at such exhorbitant figures have
been given the preference in these ex
hiOits7 Didn't we have wood suitable
and workmen competent at homes
And could not the show cases said to
have cost SIS, 900 in Michigan have
been made for less than S., 900 in North
Carolina9 Who will answer9 Com
pare the Michigan made with the
North Carolina made show cases, Ia
the Museum, and remember that North
Carolina made cost less than half as
much as those from Michigan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

Nothing is politically right that IL
morally wrong -O'Connell.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09
NOT PERFECT BUT A GREAT
IMPROVEMENT.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER doesn't be-
lieve in smothering truth in any form.
We do not believe in trying to cover
up or hide any of the shortcomings of
the present administration. Whenever
q foult ia discovered, it should be cor
rected at once. A perfect administra,
ton was not expected, for to err is hu-
man, and we suppose that no voter
considered any candidate the incarna.
ton OF the angel Gabriel. Still, with.
out denying that present admin.
istration he's It's faults, we must say
that we consider it far superior to for.
mer ones. The State no longer loses
several thousand dollars per month in
the Secretary of States office; there
has been no secret midnight lease. nor
hob nobbi2g with corporation lobbyists
the Governor is not q corporation tool
no oyster frauds have been approved
there is no drunken incompetent in
the capitol; 80 far as we know no
Democrat has ever stated that the
Treasury, Auditors or State Depart
ments were ever better managed the
death rate at the ~penitentiary has
been reduced about 40 per cent; no
abler Superintendent Of Public In
struction have we had for years-but
we have not the space to enumerate
all the important reforms even in the
Executive Department. OF improve,
ments in our Judiciary and legislative
departments we might also tell, but
it is not intention to deprive our
Democratic friends of all campaign
thunder until later in the campaign.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-09

Fiction occasionally makes history
or, what ia the same in efect-What
passes for history with the uninformed'
a striking illustration Of this fact may
be found in Mrs. Stoves "Uncle Toms
Cabin" which for fifty years has been
accepted by millions of American
readers as historical truth. That 10
did contain a certain cOioring OF tru'I:
no candid reader will deny; that ~
was a true representation OF the lnsI
tuition Of slavery in our SouEotLn
States, no intelligent reader will da0
affirm.
1t is not my purpose to defend slav-
cry as it was; it's justification was ~
the fact that it existed long OeLOIo
America was a nation, and that IL wa
recognized and protected by the fe4,
eral Constitution of 1888,
the word slavery" does not occur
that instrument. ALI the o -
ported Africans, and held men
vitude. In the northern COLONIES Vnoy
were Improbable. South OF M@so1
and Dixon's line they were so1tCoot
wealth. The northern people dla noU
want an improbable investment lG
their and got rid OF tneIE
slaves; the southern people founo PlO"'
in slaves and held on to them. -.
This is history, IL is not by GnIp
tory, but it is universal hlsGoFy'-Oe"-
Culture, Akron, Ohio.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13
Dry Goods Department,
MIssOuIa Mercantile Co.,
Missoula, Mont.
MlSSOUlA MOTIFS.

c. c. Hall % Kalispell is a guest at
the Rankin.
g =. Ellis Of Helene : registered at
the Fi-~ence.
W. II. ~,.sk 70 registered at the Flor
nee from Butte.
c. H.. Hal has gone 10 Spokane on a
brief business visit.
L. A. Wells. the Blackfoot beef con-
tractor. IL in town on business.
Pat Shannon has beer I'm town for a
couple of days from Grantsdale.
Arthur II. Browne Of the Mammoth
Mining company is in town from Colo
ma.
Alex Dow spent Friday night in town.
returning TO Arlee on the Saturday
morning train.
Two runaways enlivened a crowd on
Higgins avenue to-day. One rig was
wrecked. but nobody was injured.
George Potts has received the sad
intelligence OF the sudden death of his
father I'm Salt Lake City. The old gen.
tleman had not been Ill long and his
death was entirely unexpected. Mr..
Potts has the sympathy OF his man.
friends.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13
Al the Hotels.

The rlorence-C. +. Ellis. Helena:
NJ. Lemke. San Francisco. r. II. Chap
a u. s. geological survey: A. q.
Hirshfeld. Helena Ivy l.. Glenn. A.. +.
Guinan. w. @. Gleeson. Coloma; NJ. ].
Moloney and wife. 81. Joseph; w. Il.
Welch. Butte: Arthur II. Browne. Colo
ma Joseph A. Mulcahy. Deer Lodge:
James l.. Coleman. Coloma: w. II. But
Ter. st. Paul.
The Rankin. Jordan, Hamilton:
Chris Sheer. Art Thurlow. f. r. Kill
burn, Potomac: +. G. Lusk, Auburn
dale. Wis; J. Stapleton. Manistee.
Mich: J. II. Gilpatrick. Manistee. Mich. +;
Chas. Ledoux. Florence; Harry Kemp.
Council Bluffs. Ia; Mrs. w. T. Lynch,
Isle Slmpkins. Hamilton; Chas. c. Hall.
Kalispell: II. y. Downs. Minneapolis;
]. A. Brown. Spokane q. l.. Kenyon,
Butte: Albert Henderson. Bonita: r.
Clayton. Pocatello. Idaho; Alex Dow,
Arlee: A. Berkis. Blacksnake: Thomas
Mcconnell. Henry Seal. Nerndale.
Mimi: Fred Laplante. Butte: G. @.
Johnson. Victor: l.. A. Wells. Ovando;
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ross. Huson.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13
On a Permanent BASIS.

Missoula. Nov. 12.-Steps will proba-
bly, be taken within a few weeks to put
the Western Montana fair upon a nor
permanent basis than II has had In the
past. Started originally. with some
doubts as to its success. the fair has
demonstrated that IL Is of much bene-
Mt to the counties OF Western Montana
and will undoubtedly become a perma-
nent fixture here. II should be so es-
tablished that there will be no doubt
of its permanency, n to that end
some of the business men OF the city
are preparing to give II a start in the
right direction. A meeting will be call
ed in a few days by the president of the
board of trade for the consideration of
this matter and II Is expected that some
good will result; from the discussion
that will be brought up at the meet
ing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13

found myself eating with my own brand
new knives. forks and spoons. ! star
ed at them very hard: there could be no
mistake. for i could see the fresh mon
ograms.
Il was dreadfully distressed. but did
not dare to say anything. !
reached home l told my husband. rath-
er t~rembAngly. for l was quite sure
they had been stolen. To my a%stonish-
ment he only laughed and said:
oh. you VIII get used TO that soon.
and when you have too many guests
you will find that. instead of asking
you to get more supplies. the butler
will Just borrow your neighbors' and
always make up the deficiency"
And so IL proved can well re.
member once, when my husband had
asked eight guests in to dinner only
half an hour before the usual time Zone
for each OF the delicious first spring
snipe he a shot). that there appeared
later a splendid roast leg of mutton as
m of our courses.
Now. I knew We had no mutton. for
earlier in the day the cook had been
bewailing the n~on-arrival OF the Shapg-
hal steamer. by which II always came.
Turning to the gentleman on my left.
I asked: Did your steamer come from
Shanghai to-day?'
Yes. WHY
II looked down 10 the other end of
the table. where my husband was carv-
ing the unexpected treasure trove with
evident enjoyment.
Well. ours did not said I. and
yet
He caught sight OF the mutton. oh!
he laughed. I suppose that Is mine.
doubt yours will come tomorrow.
and probably be much better. so I shall
be the gamer this time n enjoy IL all
the more"