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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
HIRE IS AN EpITbRIAL INFANT
FOR YOU.

Don't think We endorse ali our cor
respondents say. We wish to give all
sides q fair hearing and often publish
communications advocating principles
to which we are Numerically opposed.
Contention is the life Of newspaper
work, and we hope our correspondents
will, 80 to speak, fire into each other, "
and give their ideas to the world
through our columns. We hope to
greatly increase our list OF correspond,
euts during 1898 Cans you join the
bandit Don't wait for US to write you
a personal letter. Other people than
editors have bright thoughts, and it
strikes us that it is your duty to your
fellow men to give them the benefit of
your experiences and meditations. This
is the season when farmers read most.
II you are a farmer, or farmers wife,
and know anything not generally
known, which will help another farmer
OF farmers wife, about their Iops.
their stock, their house Work-in short,
if you have any ideas which you think
will help people financially, will help
farmers to make their farms more
profitable, or will make them happier,
triendlier, or better either socially,
financially, or morally, send it to US.
It you e q farm hint, which you have
tried, write us about it. If it helped
you, tell us in what way; if it was a
failure, tell US of it. If you see any
thing from the editor or correspond
ents which you do not endorse, tell us
why-give your experience. Attack
us. If principles can't stand an
attack, the sooner they are proven
false, the better for the world.
Put your thinking machines to work
and send us the product. Never mind,
if you don't make every capital letter
properly, or don't put your comma in
the right place. Well fix that before
it gets in print. Send on your bright
ideas. We hope the ladies will write
more. Where are theyG
Give US your ideas of housekeeping.
ofAcooking, Of farming, and of the
world in general. Your sister house.
keepers and maybe some old bache.
lorf) will read them gladly.
Remember the invitation is to you,
ladies, gentlemen, and young folks.
"Ttn as what you know" about any
subject in the wide world, for The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is an all round
family paper and Is read by all kinds
of people. Let US hear from you, goa,
you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
N. r. P. A.


IWonder il the prosperity liars swore
cit
Ths very latest news is 80 the effect
that Hon. D. L. Russell is still Cover
nor Of North Carolina.
Now i'm the time TO rally 'the boys"
for the January County Alliance meet
ings. Let there be q full turn out.
-seuth Carolina had over two hun
dred murders last year. North Caro-
lima had about thirty. And yet our
State encourages crime, we learn from
the News and Observer.
We are sorry 80 learn that the build
ing Of Winston NormalS school has been
burned. The school, however, has
been moved 90 another building and
Principal Shaw will continue his good
work. See ad. on fourth page.
Tt is q notable fact that a Populist
never becomes prominent" in the
columns of q Democratic newspaper
until he tells some one that he has de
cided TO return to the ranks of the d.
O. D., and then he is generally name
less.
Some people seem to think the editors
of THR PROGRESSIVE FARMER hate mil
lionaires. Not so, provided they amaes
their wealth honestly. Two or three
of our ancestors were millionaires, and
we never admired them less because
of this fact.
The factories up North are still cut
ting wages. They ought to do like
some merchants say in their advertise
ments-"prices cut to suit the times"
Wonder what has become Of the Ding
ley bill and the great prosperity that
was 80 folloW3
The average man breaks his New
Years resolutions before sunset Janu
airy 1, and comforts himself with the
reflection that he can have q brand
new set by next morning. He doesn't
know that resolutions, like wine, re
qIire age to bring them to perfection
Now, we make our New Years reso
1tions and the recording angel gets a
brief rest. In q few days, however, we
o mortals will deafen him with the
crash Of broken and fractured promises
and resolutions, and the overproduc
ton liars will give him an overproduc-
ton Of business.
The Sanford Express says that num-
bers Of good men are leaving the Pop
ulist Party. That's funny. After
reading the D. o. P. sheets, we decided
there were nc good men in that party.
Said sheets said they were all niger
traders, tricksters and enemies Of
honest government.
It is we'll to read the notices which
We keep standing at the top of this
column, occasionally. As this ia the
first issue for 1898, we respectfully sug
gess that you give them a careful o
rusal now, Some of our readers seem
to have overlooked them. For instance
we say, ''Please don'5 send stamps. y
But still they come, while at most
Offices where you O buy stamps, you
can get q PostoHce Money Ordereon
Raleigh. And, I'VE want intelligent
correspondents in every county in the
State" Some forget this. Again,
THE editor is not responsible for the
views Of correspondents" Others
forget this. There are several other
nottces equally important and we hope
each subscriber will read them all.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
QUILL DRIVERS.

One OF our exchanges duns its delin
quents in the following gentle manner
There is a little matter that Some u
our $1becriber$ have Seemingly iOt
gotten. To Us it's an important ma"
ter, it is ~necessary in u bu$lneSS'
We are very mode&t and don'f WIPE
TO speak about it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

81 # yOH recetUe q sample copy OF
THIS paper IL Is 60 remind you that you
should subscribe for the best and cheap
est paper published in the Ssate-THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER-$1 per year. If
you receive Jhan one copy, hand
TO your neighbor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
- - 49, cLosrNe

TO ths Merchants u ere CITY
You v.l permit Us. please. % can yog-
attention q the agreement - several
years standing. rsiat5vs o. a general ci.a-
irg of s.arez at c1Htr4ct hours. these aogrs
Or clothing boots and Shoes aa1 80 g9-
groceries ard kindred ines. F.1m eng e.
pe-.srrs ana careful otssrf az on. S. has
been determined taat 10 ae--ai monetary
hs-eat ~hatevsr arrrnea from erer *
crea stores For 80 long have or c8rte-
a1e-s and ~ 9urcaas.ae p8sl.e see1 ar-
r.ste-u.ef 20 trading before 2 ociork trat
they ron never th-rk % even saCpa-az -
say nothing % buT.aE after tark eeoe-
cialy Egr-z -he cod Eeafts-. Fsrrher-
more q. is a ss.f-sFs5~nf p-o1os. -l77 teat
8. each ant al re stores c-oss. then -
ore co1it possibly i1ns s-- eeaf slres the
ss-s1e r1rchzsaE u..i - made fas sl-7E *
Gag. 50 the saisaaeu - ere rl-F. ID visw
% az r5a above ard u4ea u--c ztefh
rn-z1t - c.trf Tesps tfl-lT Ak - -
cors.5sr q fh.s t. nct frls s-4 ccse
promptly rpoa ere ss7Te -rarn~1 h9arr.
TIE szieE1aen a-3 t7ss~ s-upsoysTr s-ssesf
E1rk forstssr he-f III hant. art efTrat-iF
:. better feeling s-1 --st-ai irts-rsts Ns1lG
a.e ss-a1lls5sd zere fhe c.ar1s aioEsf fss
sss--r re from s1r-ezs a-aetrzenfs-
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ezraas. eo-o-e-nt.cr % sr er7f.ses ars
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a-s Tsos --r- sersr~ss a-o-ssr- IT, e'srss
% wI--..a s.vs aEaFs lssl fss-hf-l
ard srr.rt gross i1 ere =sa reeE fser
have tnztr e--,lTers inss-ss- .- tHfsr
aez--s a1E z1z1s sd ~ -17ss t~re-ss's
reward or reccErito1 r. rfsi s=1 fs.rs-
- -ess -asss - ezte-1eE f1a- q Esrsrai
o zrsa-s-t az osrr 80 cry - csets
promptly a. q gears 1sEf rs - -
srpe-fzz=a: O. - a-F sf-ss a. tnn5Tzsl9a.
80, q ;-1f-t-.s9 e-a- fssf Ws-ks ssesas-
fairy VIA yea re- e. Tog- sa~r X
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
OUR ONE VACANT COLLEGE.

When one CO he superintsadelts % mis-
sions OF the Reformed ehurcn came 70
Wichita in 1SS6 ne found what many a
citizea had already failed 70 understand.
viz: thai the hill east o. TIE city was
universally known as College Hill and had
as vet 70 semblancs Of college or univer-
sity. Inspired by the suggestive name
and encouraged by hints from residents
on me Hi that any genuine movement
toward the establishment OF az institution
for higher education would nee; ~s5h
their hearty support the superintendent.
Rev. D. B. Shuey. called a meeting in
Nsi5erlande-'s office on the evening OF
June "A and within a snort time a number
OF prominent citizens, business and pro
fess.onal men had pledged themselves for
thircy-fve acres % ground for campus
and 81. 900 as a building fund with which
they overturned tue church IN the East 20
take hold OF the matter and endow The
presidency 70 the amount OF sl5.ea0. The
board OF trustees. fifteen IN number. was
70 be chosen. ten from the Reformed
church and five from outside chat denom-
nation. the whole 20 be under the direc-
ton OF the Synod OF the Reformed church.
covering this region.
The citizens subscribing gave a guar
antee bond IN ne sum OF 81 90 and the
Synod OF the Reformed church in Penn
sylvania az once Appropriated and PAID
$500 into the hands OF the board OF t-us-
tees as an endowment fund. That money
was promptly invested IN city and county
real estate in and about Wichita. The
building vas designed BY Dumont x Hay
uary. 1857. The subscribers 10 the build
ing fund paid in li,tle over SO 90 OF the
$500 10 be paid on the building fund
when the collapse % the boom gathered
some % them IN aud 50 discouraged the
RESI- that further payments ceased. The
walls Of the building were then almos;
completed and she board Of trustees be-
leving ina, all the monies could ne coll
lected went ahead with the work A loan
was made on the building after is COM
pletiOn. Suit was begun FOR the coilec-
ton Of the balance 81 the building fund.
The university opened September ). IsSS.
with thirty-fve students. Prof r. L.
Kemp. acting president. But the decline
that followed the boom dragged down the
guarantees on the bond and after some
five years OF litigation only a part OF tte
bond was collected. scarcely more than
enough 20 cover the legal costs. The en-
d0wment fund part OF which was inveS-et
in city real estate shrunk greatly and toe
income of the university was entirely IN
adequate 20 procure the high standard
OF instructors THAI the Synod proposed
should represent the church. In order 10
discharge the debt on tue building caus-
49,. - -. Nsr ~fa-Ft.
tia 70 pay the. Synod advised the trustees
20 convey the endowment fund 20 the
creditors. which was done.
The board OF trustees now holds the
fine building free OF incum5rance- Il IS
100 feet long and s feet deep. Il has stone
foundations. is built CT pressed brick and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30

pride. She IS an exceptionally bright young
woman. recently graduated from the s.
Louis convent. where her mother passed
her school DAYS before her. Che IS an ac-
complished 2nguist. a singer OF note. and
a player Of ability. But she has endeared
herself 20 the athletic people 81 he home
by her skill with pony and rife. Anybody
who knows Mulhau knows a chad % MS
would be able to back anything on four
feet.
.Bossy'' dozen years ago was pretty
bIue-eyed girl. who even then rode with
her father all over the ranch. backing
spirited pinto as careisssiy as any trooper
who has won his spurs. She rad a i9y
rife. which she soon demonstrated was no
toy. Naturally fearless. she made such *
ceIleut use 81 the weapon that couple o.
shaggy wolf skins lie IN front % her Grand
piano she shot both Of them while chas-
ins the brutes across the prairie after
having found them feeding or calf they
had slain T. happened that The calf was
a favori;e with "Bossy'' ard she vas -
angry when sne saw % was dead that she
forgot the extreme danger - attacking
hungry forest wolves She vent out after
t1en and r0t thsrn-
She has the dare dsviitry .; her father.
one q the noted men - The Cherokee
Strip association. and ne Fsatie refine
fnent % her uC.her. sac fears nothing
and can come m from a wiid dash over ere
plains. leading in all daring. and enter he-
Vinz-room WITH a wonsniy dignity and
reserve seemingly Rh0-'y o. var.anre Win
what he- Fus=, rad Just seen q her. she
is a general favo~i.s among her neghbors.
As her pet name clearly indicates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
THE UNDERGRADUATES IN WICHITA.

II is not liktly that anybody knows how
many kindergartens there are in Wichi-
ta-or how few. rather, for il they are
Of the right sort they are very. very far
too few, though if Of the wrong sort one
is ever so many too many. II is 70 Off
GERS business TO count them or 10 in
spect them or TO issue certificates 10
kindergartners or 10 draw warrants
upon the public treasurer for their sup
port. though it may be somebody's bust
ness some day. But there are kinder
gartens in town. how many or by whom
conducted il behooves not to specify. Il
will be enough 10 ass Ire that chey are
OF the right sort, and then proceed TO tell
something about how they have come 10
he, what use they are rlakine OF their oe-
ing and what IS going 10 come OF their be-
ing and their doing, one OF these fine dAys.
And first. of how they have come TO be-
1t ought 10 be more generally known
than it is that the greatest thinkers
who have ever lived. all OF them phil3so-
piers, OF course, have. besides their phi
losophy and moonbeaming in general. been
at least theorizers upon the matter OF
the education OF the young. All from
Solomon the Wise to Herbert Spencer
the Scientific have theorized to about
the same purpose, from Train up child
in the way he should CO. to Let US
study the development OF the mind and
avail ourselves OF the whole amount Of
force which nature puts at our disposal"
Unfortunately, few of these were actually
teachers, undertaking TO carry out their
own theories. If they had been. IL would
have been so much the worse for their
theories, perhaps. and. very likely, so
much the better for the schools, il being
the tendency Of theory ard practice TO
strike an average in the presence OF the
facts of life. one OF which facts is that
lovely philanthropic theories usually pre-
suppose a lovely object for their exercise.
But If half-grown fighting boys and gig
Cling girls are nearly always unlovely
and of refractory mettle, hslf-spoiled be-
fore ever touched 10y the lovely theory.
what of little children, who are as yet
only little bundles Of tendencies. about
equally inclined toward the only two di-
rections there are for them to take. Not
theory but practice here; or only so much
theory as win place them where they be-
long in the scheme of things, or, rather.
leave them where they are-in a state OF
nature; not depraved, until depravity is
forced upon them; of a piece with ma
ture; ready to move along. if allowed. in
the great highway which in spite Of
mans ignorant climbing up some other
way, has led him to-wherever he finds
himself. It might have been some such
abstract considering Of the matter as
this. only infinitely mora profound, Of
course. which led Frederick Wilhelm Au-
gust Froebel to compare children with the
fiower-plants. seeing in them the analO-
gies of a plants capabilities of develop
ment and its liability to degeneration, its
need of nurture if to be developed. and
the elements in the order of its develop
ing. All this might well be. but it is 70
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30

ness just iii few orders for Little Miss
Dimpies. She has only today been told
about "tints'' and shades" CYou see
they are at the primary colors). and she
wants you 70 refresh her memory
What's the difference between emp
Now. don't you wish you could have gone
70 kindergarten when you were little?
These are just samples. OF course. OF
what's in store for you By the time you
close out the stock you VIII be wiser-aye.
and better
Take half a day of some day and visit
some real true mother-nearted kinder
gartner's kindergarten. Likely as not you
Will be shocked 10 find something as IN
Ike wha; you think a school ought 10 be
as possible. Well. you are right Il is
unlike q school. In fact. II is not a school
any more than the nice comfortable home
YOU have just left is a school. or than the
great big rough world is a school; nor
no less. for the kindergarten IS meant 20
be home. where the mother-for-hire does
for her foster-children only what the
mother according 10 the flesh should do
for them. and would. i she had tine
and II she knew exactly how 10 set about
il. There II is, lett-.he true kindergar-
ten is-to De a piece OF the big world
not Isolated from II as from an accursed
thing. but every window OF each little soul
in il is left open mat that world may
be seen as 1t is Neither IS rhe little
citizen of that world taken as other than
he IS He IS not held. theoretically. 70 be
a reprobate by nature and practice and
yet. practically. accountable for the eN-
ercise OF the projections of an angel OF
light. He is little animal-morauy con-
stituted. but an animal. Physically. you
Will find him accorded all the rights OF
muscular exercise accorded by nature 70
all other little animals. 50 you needn',
be Mortified % find a lively game. or A
downright romping match in progress.
nor 10 hear a concerted. clamorous invi-
tation TO join in the jol,ity. Not all romp-
Ing. to be sure, but much OF serious. So
Der play work, but no prunes and prisms
here no making children 10 be more
proper than any grown-up person ever
was or ever Will be. only 10 have them
break bounds so soon as they shall find
out what q crime has been committed
against them But don't mistake noise
for confusion. nor glee for rudeness Tn
derneath II all is the current which flows
all the swif;er and stronger tina, its sur
face Is Unvexed by your Instructions and
restrictions. futile 10 accomplish what YOU
would of them. and that current leads
them whittier II should.
And maybe you Will find that you are
a Kindergarten yourself. without having
known it. II so, no offense intended. you
are to be congratulated; but there are too
few OF you Some day your name will
be legion and then the kindergartner's
occupation viii be gone. The kindergarten
is 10 be its own destruction. Great Froe-
bel himself held 1t only a makeshift- He
saw the day when each mother should
a kindergarten and each homo kinder
garten-and was glad.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
DOES IT HURT ?"


One day last week big, dlsionted. law
boned. lantern-jawed. frowsiy-haired citi-
zen from the southwest struck Wichita
IN charge of a cattle train bound for kan-
sas City. The stock were 10 lay over IN
the city for a day for rest and feed in
transit. and the big. muscular bull-peoler
took advantage OF the stop 10 accumulate
a nice Juicy and comfortable Tag. He was
not real drunk at any one zine. but re
was comfortably out OF debt and hopeijL
He rode around town in a hack and finally
wound I'D in a dentists office, where he
desired treatment for . refractory noiar
which had caught the enthusiasm OF It's
owner and likewise had started out on
h!gh-rouing. jumping cavort- The long
geared Texan loaded himself laoorously
into the operators high chair and the
grand spectacular hippodrome ana posi-
t.velv last appearance show comEne'l'si-
When the Lone star man opened his mouth
share was vast and wildly reckless *
,ersa Of sho-eiess calm overspreading
49, o1ca IN reoose had been face -
rernf7dAd or. OF the opening o. spf4hs
r,a1tra-i01 OF the Great Lakes 1 ne m
chanlc Of forceos and boring torture s0]-I
,-,--,1ttngf, INTO that vault and chasm %
unknown and unknoTao-e oFE-L9
started out on a tour q. eA]---a
locate the particular ivory "I--N
brought the impatient patient - n ono.
or course he tamped and proceed .li-ii s'-'
before he got the right one Du'-i-s --'9
rnsneuvering Cot position Inc man "o~.o
vince and .roan al Jet 20 itae ~ -
rso,ic si.loa lrie autumn profanity ~a--n
peeled the pls: ter Of the va .. Al e4r<.
olItbtrst OF threatening WRATH. the ten-eT-
hearted manipulation q the pain-k--er
u ould softly murmur: "Oh. excuse me;
did that hurt?-' The hurt wasn't 50 bad
but that of repeated remark made he
man mad Cor IL seemed % b. adding -u-
suit 10 injury Finally - the steeiy tooi
sank upon the delicate nerve q the aching
tooth he cowboy delivered himself q q
ve~ that would have put the 6lfh %
shame On the cheek ot Cona1c1e In
dian and awakened echoes IN the next
block. Agaia the meek dents, sweetly
rnutterea: "Ah, Did that hurt?' II re9iy
the tuning subject Ieaped from he rack
e-f shouted. oh no. u1- az all
That Of course feels right smart good ard
came here Just 70 enjoy the fun say.
row. pard, you jest 70 ahead a1G ya1k
cur that 90. burned -coth ard lei Up ca
asking ne Z L hurts or I wil bust ycur
face with this' displaying as- Ehic1
was constructed Ike a suga--cured ham
The terrified dentist waited To- Tie i-s.e
mCle-sklnn=- 70 GET seated sai thea sofCy
sided ou- me door and soon vas giving
TIE hot-f0o: u TIE back stress lor home
Th-ee hours later ne cane s.szlta1y 5alk
and from az upper v.z55T AcT1ss TIE
street assured hi1se,t tEa- rs v.s.-o- had
departed. then Re Ee1t bsck % - oRa
of5ce . explain 70 waiting e-zto-ns-s rs
unavoidable absence
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-30
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.

II. S. Clark of Nation. Ill, spoke here
for the Republicans.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. John Rorlck
on the West Side. a girl.
Miss Emma Venable of Illinois was visit
ing the family of b F. Dawson
I'm Fifty-one Years Old Today" edi-
torial poetry. was receiving large comment.
Mr.. S. W. Cooper arrived from West
Chester after long absence.
An elaborate farewell was given to Rev.
Father Casey.
The telephone centrsls gave party.
Those present were: Misses Lolita Gueren.
Louise Lewis Jennie Hinkle and Grant
Yeakey and Miss Grace Lynch OF yelling
ton. Miss Minnie Delay OF Arkansas City.
Miss Clara Stump OF Winfield: Messrs.
George Gardener. Charles Petty. Water
Fouts. Fred Sparling Harry Arnold, VIII
Ketchner. Bert McCausland. Urban Bry-
an. William Anderson. Charles Schurtz,
MLt Burlington. W. J. Wilson. Zsn Ham
Eton. Frank Fraker, William Lombard.
The Garfield university extension Of the
city waterworks was going IN.
The arrival and lecture Of Anna Jenness
Miller was being looked forward to.
Charles Hanicke of Alton, Il, arrived in
the city 20 locate.
Mrs. Martha Scheu. wife ot william
Scher. one Of the ci-y's Oldest Citizens,
died.
There was howl because ot a rumor
thar the names OF the county commission
ers would be engraved on the cornerstone
OF The new court house.
The shoe factory on Fifteenth street was
ready fo- business. Mr.. McClung was ex-
pected from Louisville daily.
The employees 81 the Burton car works
presented 20 Mr. Rees c. V.iier fine god
watch
Reverend Jerre BotlSln and Reverend J.
z. Nessley we're n newspaper qGsrre,
about something.
Mrs. NJ A Bots. wife o. Samuel Bolts.
Z prominent citizen. died
Married. NJ. Eivard Gator and Mss
Agres B. Buzzard. BY Rev A 7. Hobbs.
Jerre Botkin. then g. minister in the ctiy.
now candidate for congrsssmsr-at-larse OF
the Populist ticket. made a sensational at
tack on Wichita and i,s people a. Garfield
hall
Ms. Langt-y appeared - the OPERA
house. her culy appearance II Wichita
She PLAYED AS n I.ooklrE Class
The board % trade arranged to- mass
meeting % be held me following month T.
wichita for The agitation q the question
OF opening Oklahoma.
This year thsre we're 4 large number o
Halloween parties II Wichita
Mrs \ Wee entertained tor tas debut
% Mss Miguon vsele. Their guests were
NJ and Ms. c. A Fir.oaugh. ~. aid
Mrs. II r Evans. NJ. and Ms STEPHEN
F v.ele. Misses Matte Fabrioue Mamie
Manuel. Carrie Fisher. Maud Prat-. Asels
Rudolph. Cora Miller, Hanb,in. Rudolph,
Kuhn. Kate Graham. Anra Muivey. Laura
Woodcock. Lena Richards. Lulu AEawslt.
Florence Blair. Mabel Martin. skinner.
Lulu Fox HUtchlns and NeEcou'b;
Mess-s- L 5. Hou<izzd. 4 Il Grief
George Eo1mastsr. Charles NIne-. :. II.
Bailey. Robinson Van Tyie. Morris y.sle.