The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-05

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New York woman has such a fear of
burglars that she recently invented a
strong paddock of complicated design to
keep them out of her house. Two
thieves picked the lock with a hairpin
last Saturday night, and were getting
their booty together when the timid
woman discovered them. She thrashed
the two, chased them from the house
and followed them until a policeman
was found to arrest them.
We learn that Miss Helen Gould, a
daughter of Jay Gould, is studying
law in Columbia University. She does
not desire to practice law, but wishes
to know how to manage her own affairs.
There are too few persons that realize
the Importance of learning something
of law to protect their own interests,
instead of allowing the lawyers to know
all that ia known of law. Is there no
plan by which it can be taught In a
rude way in our public or high schools7
Persons travelling in the South are
doubtless often u~nfavorably impressed
with the country because of the num-
Der Of negro cabins and dilapidated
homes clustered around the railroads.
We do not know why this is the case,
but it is certain that in that portion of
the State over which we have travelled,
the section of country traversed by
railroads and the dwellings that can be
seen from the cars do the State an in,
justice. The cars seem to have a strange
fascination for the negro and he builds
his cabin near the railroad whenever
possible.
We learn that sir CO the death of Mrs.
Frances E. Willard, q hitherto unheard
of woman comes to the front and
claims the honor of originating the idea
of a W. Q. T. y. Some of the news
papers say she should have made this
claim while Mrs. Willard was alive. It
makes very little difference who origi
mates an idea: numbers of people build
air castles. What we need is a person
with the energy and ability to make
these plans of some use. Mrs, Willard
was n of the workers, the other lady
was one Of the dreamers. The world
needs more of the former and less of
the latter.
Remember your County Alliance
meeting. We have no advice to give
to the brethren. They know their duty,
and we believe they will do it. There
lever was a time when it was more
important that the Alliance be revived
and sustained. That's what The Pro
GREsSTvE FARMER says every week."
says some one. Yes; the Alliance is
needed more and more each day. Let
each man do his duty. You should
see to it always that your best and
most level. headed men are selected.
There will be business of very great i'm
portance to the Order and to the indi-
vIdual members brought before all the
County Alliances at this meeting.
Who is responsible for the murder of
the forty striking miners at Lattimer,
Pa last fall7 Did not their employers
in SO tell them thGt if Mckinley was
elected and the gold standard main
taiLe1, prosperity would Gomez They
were deceived. When prosperity
failed to come and their a g were
reduced, they rebelled. While march
ing unarmed along the public highway,
they were shot down like dogs, by
brutes, who call themselves men,, and
not men only, but the dispensers of
Justice. The same power that deceived
these men, and later killed them, hav.
ing stolen the livery of justice, now
their m~urderers. Whittier are
we driftingG
Spain wishes arbitration. We agree
with the New York Voice that ''arbi
tration to which Cuba does not agree is
no arbitration at all. We have a right
to Rrbitrate over our own interests; we
have no shadow of right to subject
other peoples interests, other peoples
freedom, other peoples honor, to arbi
Arbitration is all right; peace
is all right. But peace can be bought
at too dear a price. The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER has commended all the while
hat Cuba should be free. IL the United
States is not responsible for the murder
Of Cubans who were butchered by
5paniards last year, the time has'now
come when it can no longer stand by, |
doing nothing and making no protests,
and escape the responsibility of future
murders.
Now that u farmers are doing all