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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

Poland, as man and as a newspaper
editor, is well remembered power and
shaping agency. To the last Mr.. Po-
land maintained an active and intelli-
gent interest in State and National af-
fairs. The later course of National
events aroused his liveliest solicitude,
and relighted the patriotic fires that
had burned 30 brightly generation
ago. The veteran of two generations
of National perils and triumphs would
fain have retrimmed his lamp to sight
the new future opening upon his
country:
"For who to dumb Forgetfulness prey,
This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned;
Left the warm precincts of cheerful day,
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behnd7"
A man who did noble service for the
oppressed, who had been, through a
long life time, powerful factor for
good, who has left his impress deeply
stamped on the community in which
he lived, the last of distinguished
line, in the funess of his years has I'M
dergone "Thst change which never
changes"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
A Second for W. f. Morse.

Editor Of Wdtchman;-The county conven-
ton is to be held at Montpelier June 30.
The city Of Barre claims one office, that is
county Senator. We have a man that can
fill the bill. He is our present Representa-
tive, W. #. Morse. He will have the unsni-
nous vote OF the Republican party at the
city caucus. CITIZEN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

WE listen to the delicious glee of the
bobolink over the meadows, to the swift,
bright cry, or the tender sibilation OF red
winged blackbirds in the swsles.-Spring
field Republican.
But where is the faint peep of the
Mugwump Bird? Within what hollow
of the darkest woods is that fool fowl
trying to look at itself in the nearest
scummy pool?-New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

On page six is published the news
paper bulletin of the Experiment Sta
ton at Burlington on the Forest Tent
Caterpillar. This insect is causing large
amounts of damage all over the State
at present, and remedial measures are
so necessary, and so ill appreciated by
many, that the bulletin will be appreci'
ated by many of your readers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
Not a Candidate for Senator,

Editor of Wdtchmdn.- Bradford Opin.
ion in its issue of April 22, mentioned my name
as candidate for Senator from the east side of
Orange county but wish to say, through the
columns of your paper, that am not candi-
date for that office, and positively decline to
have my name considered as such, before the
next county convention.
j. r. NOLAN.
TOPsHAsI, June 4, 1895.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
Mattbmam & Journal.
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.

THE county convention has been
called on Thursday, June 80. Addi-
tional interest will be given to the pro-
ceedings of the nominating body by
the fact that Fred A. Rowland will not,
in any event, be candidate for renom-
ination to the Office of States attorney.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

EVERY veteran, every member of the
Grand Army, should understand and
resent the attempt to depreciate the
quality of Levant M. Reads service to
his country. Read the article in
another column, from the Windsor
Journal, entitled "Judge Reads Mill
tary Service" and stamp out the
wicked attempt to discredit a patriotic
private soldier. The slurs of the brave
knights of the quill who are wilfully
incorporating the facts of Mr.. Reads
enlistment and his two years. service
in the armies of the Union better be-
come Spsniards than men of Vermont.
Verify, the fling at Judge Reads war
record "hss proved boomerang for
the Grout men," as correspondent
comments.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

WE give it up. In the patent inside
journals, which General CIRCUITS liter
airy bureau is editing, in his interest,
and in which the Generals picture
conspicuously appears, the alleged
"charge" that "Grout does not amount
to much on committee assignments"
is successfully "refuted." The bureau
editor "dares assert that no man from
Vermont, except Judge Poland, was
ever assigned to important select COM
mittee of investigation to the extent
of this same W. W. Grout." This is
the proof: "Speaker Crisp appointed
him on the committee to investigate
charges of drunkenness against Judge
Cobb, of Georgia." author of the fam
Gus expression, "Where was at?"
That settles the whole business. Here
after, who shall dare say that general
Grout does not amount to much?
Where is the author Of that "charge"
at?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

"ALPs on alps arise" in the compiica.
ton of candidates. for the State officers.
The latest convolution in the coil is the
candidature of Mr.. Burgess, cashier of
the Howard national bank, Burlington,
for the Office Of treasurer. Mr.. Burgess
has all the qualifications, in an ample
degree, for the custodianship of the
States finances. Cashier Lewis of
Vergennes is another candidate from
the west side, while on the east side
Cashier Bacon of White River juno
ton is, as explained last week, the only
candidate seriously considered. East
side people would naturally favor man
from their own section-other things
being equal-and Mr.. Bacon, reason
ably banks, under the circumstances,
on the undivided support of the eau
cuses on his side of the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

COMMENTING on the canvass for
acknowledgement the Essex Record,
with mixture of candor and blarney,
says:
"In the mean time the private car OF Col.
Bates has been up and down the State on
several through trips. The way stations
have hung out out banner with the words,
"Bates and Victory"
This information as to Bates is no
news. 1t has all along been known
what sort of "trip" he is making.
This "private car" business, and
"through trips up and down the State"
is just what's the matter with his can
didacy, and why all good citizens are
laying out for him a voyage with
NBates and Salt River" emblazoned
on his banner. Meantime DR.. Holton
is in the West, lecturing to medical
society, and all accounts indicate that
the people are taking care of his can
Vass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

"For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey,
This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned;
Left the warm precincts of cheerful day.
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind2n
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
THR FARMERS OPPORTUNITY

In an address delivered before the
Farmers Institute at Reynolds, ILL.,, 8.
w. Heath said:
1t has always been advocated by the
theorist and politician tn t all our in
dustrial interests are closely connected,
the one depends in greater or lesser
degree upon the other. This theory
sounds good, but in practice it is found
that the farmer always comes out at
the little end of the horn.
The farmer has too many people to
support; too many new institutions
and inventions to maintain; and still
more coming year by year. Do we
realize that practically we support the
whole social and industrial fabric of
our country3 The past summer prac
tically all the coal mines OF the coun
try were tied up for several months,
but caused scarcely a ripple in the busi
ness world, except among those direct
ly connected with them. Tie up the
farming interests for the same length
of time and the business world would
be paralyzed and untold suffering
would be the consequence among all
classes of society and every business
in the country.
Brother farmers, we are not united
in our efforts TO Better our condition
We practice kind of dog eat dog
policy. There are in every community
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

men who are classed as the leading
farmers who are well-to do; who com
bine buying and selling farm products
with the producing Of the same, and as
the trade phrase goes, a ''thing well
bought is half sold" This policy when
practiced causes the buyer to become
"bear" in the market and of course il
is to his interest to have the product of
other farms as low in the market pos
sible. There is too much selfishness, too
much ''want it all" disposition among
us. We should stand by each other.
Let every farmer make every other
farmers interest his interest, as in fact
it is his interest. Other lines of organ
lied business do this, and until we do
it we will be at the mercy of every
other organization, and (dguratively
speaking) destroyed in detail.
The farmers of the country should
combine as one man and crush out of
existence all boards of trade, so-called,
where farm products are used as a
basis for their gambling operations.
How long would these places be per
mitted to deal in manufactured articlesi
Would it not be as appropriate to trade
in cotton, or woolen goods, railroad
iron, farm implements and hundreds
of other manufactured articles, as in
the products of the farms Y8s-but-
well-the manufactures places the
price on his goods himself. The farmer
allows the other party to fix the price
on his, and that fictitious one in the
interest of the manipulator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
THE SOUTHERN FARMER.

In very thoughtful and just article
on ''Some Needs of Southern Agricul-
ture," written for the Southern States
Farm Magazine, by Prof. Charles w.
Dabney, occurs this paragraph:
LET me say, at the same time, that
I am not one of those who believe that
the Southern farmer is in any sense to
blame for his present practices, how
ever unprofitable they may be. Farm,
ing ia not what it should be in our sec
tion, but no one regrets it more than
the Southern farmer himself. Among
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
RALEIGH, N. c., JANUARY 18, 1898.

near twice the araount of cotton that /
did when I used guano. Goats cost but
little to keep; they will eat almost any
thing. 1t has been said that one peck
of bran will winter one goat, but
whether that is so or not, do know
that it does not cost much to winter
them. Besides, they will come home
or to their pen every night, or in bad
weather and that alone is a great ad
vantage over sheep, and then dogs are
not SO destructive among goats as sheep
and goats make just as good mutton as
sheep, if not better. Now let us raise
more goats for meat and more goat
anno for manure, and buy less of the
commercial stuff A. Matthews.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
No. SO

But you take some Women's papers
too, " said Hank. II reckon you don't
learn much in them papers, do your"
''Well, not so much," admitted the
Squire, "but mother has lot of little
handy fixings about the kitchen that ]
made rainy days and odd spells from
directions in some of her Women's pa
pers. Molly has learned how TO fix up
her own gowns so they look as il they
came from the city, and Kate gets
more new dishes and cakes and such
truck out OF her paper than you could
shake stick at. / notice they feed,
me good deal better than they used
to before they got to reading these
papers,"
IF took as many papers as you do, "
said Hank. my head would bust right
open with gettin' so many new ideas in
it all at one time
Il reckon, "said the Squire, picking
up his bundles, that they'd rattle
around a considerable while before
they got to crowdin' each other very
much" And with this parting shot he
went out.-Farmers' Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
THINKS DEALERS SHOULD BIZ
SATISFIED WITH TIN
PER CENT.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
HIGHLANDS, N. O., Jan. 4 1898.
I sew Ia THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER of
December 2lst, 1892, report from the
farmers mass meeting in Cleveland
county. I think they made step in
the right direction. We ought to have
a mass meeting in every county. While
| endorse their preamble and res0lu.
tions, want to comment on them.
The farmers are oppressed with debt
and unable to meet their obligations.
One cause is the low prices of farm
products. Another cause of so much
poverty among our people is having to
pay such enormous prices for what they
buy. II he goes to a horse dealers to
buy horse, he charges him from so
to 100 per cent more than he sells for.
When he goes to the merchant to get
supplies, he adds from 25 to 800 per
cent, and that, too, must be paid in
six or eight months.
+ Extortion! Extortion!! In Deuter-
OnOmy, xiii: 19 we read: 'Thou shalt
not lend upon usuHy, to thy brother;
usury Of money, usury of viCtuals,
usury OF anything. Since the majority
of our dealers and traders have become
so heRrtless and unmerciful towards
their fellow men and customers, we
need law to prevent their extortion.
We have the six per cent. interest
law which is good one. Now let every
farmer resolve to vote for no represen-
tative at the election unless he will ad.
vocate 10 per. cent. trade and traffic
law to prevent usury. The majority of
farmers who have bought 800 worth
Of goods this year would, il we had the
10 per cent. traffic law, when settling
his bill next OctOber, find his account
$50 or $50 instead of 800. We would
then see the farmers, as we'll as the
trader and persons in other occupations,
begin to prosper.
Let every farmer who buys CONNER
cial fertilizers at $12 per ton make ar.
rangements with the agent to pay for
it in cotton at 2 cents per pound. And
again, il we could have a dispensary in
each county and Let the proceeds go to
pay the county expenses, and would
lessen our taxes about one.half.
J. A. TAYLOR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

During the Pullman strike in 1894 1t
was strenuously claimed by the officers
of the American Railway Union that
they were not responsible for the de.
struction of property in the railroad
yards at Chicago. They charge that
irresponsible men had Deen EMPLOYED
to act as deputy marshals, and that in
order to retaind these positions the set
fire to railroad cars for the purpose of
creating riots and thus making their
presence nesessary for the restoration
OF peace. Tt has now transpired that
there was good foundation for this
statement. A man giving his name as
William IngIiss Bloom was arrested by
the fire wardens of Cleveland, Ohio, q
short time ago, and confessed to hav-
ing set fire to about sixty freight cars
in Chicago during the Pullman strike
of 1894 The records show that vii.
liam Bloom served as deputy mar
shall during the strike, and was cred.
tied to the Chicago and Alton railroad.
Sacramento Signal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
SQUIRE BUNKnR's MAIL.

The poetoffice is kept in one corner Of
the grocery in the village where Squire
Bunker gets his mail. One day last
week he dropped in to get some notions
and his mail, and the postmaster and
grocery owner j9kingly said he would
apply for a special delivery at the
'5quire's house if he subscribed for
many more papers.
81 don't see how you get time for
anything else, when you have so many
papers to read" said Hank Lister, as
the Squire stopped at the stove min
ute before facing the cold outside.
Squire Bunker is not in the habit of
lingering long in the grocery after his
business there is transacted and very
rarely stays long enough to enter into
the general, but not altogether inform
ing conversation that the regular habi
tues of the place indulge in day after
day. These regular attendants at the
grocery are mostly farmers who raise
corn and nothing else and have nothing
20 90 curing GQ0 W10G0Es
81 don't pretend to read all of the
papers take" said the Squire, in an
swer to Hanks remark. 81 read what
interests me and mother and the chill
dren do the same, and among us we
get about all there is in the whole lot. :"
''It would break me up to pay for az
many papers as you do, asserted Hank,
removing the cigar he was smoking
from his mouth and slowly putting a
cloud of smoke into the thick and reek
ing atmosphere.
The Squire smiled in his grim fash
ion. 81 wouldn't think of taking a
paper that cost me anything" " he said.
You're luckier than am to get 'em
give to you," said Hank, replacing his
cigar.
''The publishers get their pay all
right, " said the Squire, "but the papers
pay for themselves"
~''How's that9" asked Hank.
''Oh, they teach me not to buy too
many gold bricks, nor peach trees that
are half naples and will not stand any
kind of cold, and I don't take kindly to
pat ent wagon tongues nor things OF
that sort"
Several members of the stove club
WINGED at this, for most of them had
been caught one time or another on
some sharp trick of the sort named by
the Squire.
"When pay attention to what I
find in my farm papers," said the
Squire, after a pause, Il save enough
to pay at least ten times over for all I
take. I can keep track of the markets,
am reminded when it is time to do
certain work, and told of any new and
better ways of doing it. I am given
recipes and directions for making time
saving things that help in the work,
and taking it by and large, believe I
am really in debt to the fellows who
spend their whole time studying how
to help me in my business. have my
papers to read and that keeps me from
loafng around somewhere telling how
the country is going to the dogs and
how it might be saved If had nv wav
about it, I was just thinking if would
show my gratitude to some of the farm
papers by giving some of you fellows a
years subscription as holiday gift. 1t
might convert you, though have my
fears on that point"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18
LECTURERS
v.roNAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
JUDICIARY. .
aW. Beck, Alabama.
(. D. Davie, Kentucky.

,,arH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANCE.
president-Jno. Graham, Ridgeway,
SO.
grrisville, n. Q.
secretary Tressurer-J.T. T. B. Hoover,
lllsboro, N. =.
3tate Business Agent-T. B. Parker,
ELlsboro, N. Q.
.ecturer-Dr. Y. N. -Seawell, Villa
As Assistant Lecturer w. B. Brick
sglse, Mackey Ferry, N. @.
Chaplain-W. 8. Mercer, Moyock,
nOSo;or-keeper-Geo. >; T. Lane, Green's
AS Assistant Door -keeper-Jas. e. Lyon,
3[arrgeeaint-at-Arms-A. [rei D. z. Wallace,
'i9rsa3 TT14sFee j business Agency Fund-W.
Graham, Machpelah, N. =.
rECUTTvE COMMITTEE OF TIE NORTH
Ar lima gARMERs' STATE ALLIANCE.
Nv. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
sc.
T0bn Graham, Ridgeway, N. @.
W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, n. y.
# Hileman, Concord, N. ..
Dr. J. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. q.
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. Q.
ATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTED. /.
DR.. J. z. Person, Pikeville, n. @.
w. s. Barnes, Raleigh, N. ..
I, Ivey, Gary, N. =.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

progressive people like ours, no Duel
ness is ever carried on in an ideally
perfect way. Manufacturers, railroad
men and bankers continually find fault
with their methods, just as farmers do
with theirs. Discussion must precede
rational action, and the farmer needs
the quickening and training which de
bate brings, more than any other man
among u.s."
In the main, there is sound philos-
sophy in the above paragraph, but
above all it is written in the right spirit.
If there is any section of country on
earth, which should appeal to a kindly,
helpful, constructive spirit among all
men, it is the South. No other coun
try on earth was so devastated by war.
It is the marvel of the age that there
was so much left of manly pluck and
practical ability in the people of the
South, with an overturned labor sys
tenn, as to produce in so short a time,
such a wonderful change as is now
seen. It is easy to criticise and find
fault, but it is an evidence Of sound
constructive craftsmanship to suggest
remedy.
Prof. Dabney is right. Discussion of
the fullest, freest kind, of the problems
of agriculture, is what the South and
North both need. This discussion should
extend to the farm laborer, as we'll as
the farm owner. The mental concept
and judgment of men must be right,
before they can act right. ~
The South needs what the North
needs, more intensive farming The
country has had enough, and too
much, of extensive farming. The farms
lack, not more acres, but more think
ing, more good sound Judgment, more
and better directed labor to the acre.
When that is achieved, we have struck
the economic balance in farming; we
have put stop to the demon of waste,
wasted fertility, wasted labor, wasted
LABOR, wasted product. The country
needs more emigration from the farm,
peRsantry Of Europe. They have thrift,
patient industry, and above all, they
love the soil, take pride in being own
el5 of it, and in surrounding themselves
with the evidence of agricultural pros
perity. Their sons and daughters are
Of the same mind. There is a farm
succession from father to son, as it used
to be in the old days Of American agri
culture The sons of American farmers
are desertipg their heritage, and be-
cause of it, there follows great loss to
the State, the Nation, and the cause of
progressive agriculture. There are
larger profits than ever to be made in
farming, provided it be the farming of
to day, accompanied by thrift. indus
try and the intelligence that conserves
fertility not wastes it.
To achieve this result we must have
agitation, discussion, an arousing Of
the minds of our farmers. This was
the way dairy ing was started and estab-
lisied in Wisconsin and other States.
Dairying can be kept alive and pros
porous among the farmers, in no other
way. Discussion is life of itself. When
that dies, dairying will decline. Those
sections of the country are most pros
porous in dairying, where there is the
most agitation and discussion. 1t is
so with every other agricultural pur
suit. In this particular, the needs of
the South, are the needs of the whole
country.-Hoard's Dairyman. Fort
Atkinson, Wis.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

I say, il we farmers are ever to make
ourselves felt politically, we must adopt
the plan of our enemies. There is lots
of truth in the old proverb, ''It is well
to learn, even from an enemy" They
vote for men and principles, regardless
of party. We must do the same thing.
"A FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

we feel that if the farmer can only
share in the profits, and legislation can
De made in the interest of all, giving us
an increased volume of currency, we
may indeed hope for a prosperity that
Is lasting j. T. B. Hoover, Hillsboro,
N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-18

The agriculturist must not ask his
lands to give him crops year by year,
without rendering to it return for it's
bounty. If you want your soil to be
liberal, you must make it fiat" The
farmer, in his dealings with the fertile
acres, cannot always be simply bene
f1ciary; he must all the while be bene-
factor also The product of the soil
must in some measure be returned to
the soil if its fruitfulness is to continue.
There are farmers who ''skin" their
land by constant cropping and no fer
tilizing; but it is ruinous economy for
the owner, and a grave wrong to the
community; for whoever reduces the
wealth of the nations soil and the
sources of supply of sustenance is guilty
of unsocial conduct. = Washington
GLADDEN..