The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Our Tar Heel boys did not get to
Porto Rico. The war lasted la days
and cost $3.50, 600, 900.
This is a year when abuse Of an op-
ponent will not be accepted as en- an
swer to his arguments and statements
of facts.-Newton Enterprise. It this
is true, then there is no balm in Gilead
for our Democratic friends.
The editor of the Biblical Recorder
Gays that paper stands for righteous
ness and that he himself stands for
righteousness. We trust that he is not
mistaken about this. But we wish to
warn him that he can't serve God and
Chairman Simmons of the Democratic
campaign committee at n and the
same time.
Bro. Bailey of the Recorder says that
our statement on page 1 that "a religl
ous paper says the gift OF the
trust is holy and blessed, ," does him
an injustice. We will quote his exact
words. in referring to Mr.. Dukes gift:
Thankful for his m~unidcence, we are
more thankful for the Christianity
aUhich makes the gift holy blessed and
beautiful" We confess we can't see
the mi dstice in statement.
We wish to thank those who are
sending in subscriptions under our Is
and so cent offers. If yOW, dear reader,
haven't sent q club, do so at once. See
that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER goes
into every home in your neighborhood.
The monopolists are making great
efforts to hoodwink and deceive the
people. Every voter is able to give %
cents to get the truth, and we expect
you to call the attention Of voters to
our generous of9r.
Bro. Penny, of Lsmay, Wake coun
6y, called in last week to bring q new
subscriber to The Pro GREssIVE FARMER
and tells us that the ''Limbless cot
ton" seed bought by some of
his neighbors who failed to heed our
wO.ning, is panning out just as We pre-
dicted. He SAYS it will not give as
heavy q yield as the ordinary variety,
and those who were deceived by the
slick tongued agents now wish they
had subscribed for this paper.
The Nsws and Distorter is persis-
tent in it's eff to make the public oe.
Iieve that the Secretary Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is not wiling to
give that paper information about the
Department for the reason that he
wishes to withhold the information
from the public. The News and o.
server knows or ought to know that
it has misrepresented every man in
the state who does not agree with it's
foul-mouthed editor, and for that rea
son no self respecting Person cares to
render that paper any courtesy.
December 14t 1895 Mr.. f. M. SIN
mons as attorney presented at tie
State Treasury, the State Auditor
(Furmane) warrant for 81 S51 40, a
few days later another warrant like
unto the first, for $3.50 Is was present
ed, but neither one of them was paid
''at sight, " nor have the claimants yet
realized on them. Why not paid7
Suspicion of fraud. Were the sus-
Dicious wall founded7 We think they
we're Why's Chapter 119, Laws of
1887 provided for entering and secur-
ing grants for oyster beds. Certain pre-.
Gmiuaries through regular constituted
channels were to be observed, and fn
ally a fee Of 25 cents per acre for these
beds wcs to be paid into the State
Treasury, before the State made q
deed to the land. Chapter 284. Laws
OF 1898, Section 5 provides how to pro
coed to d~ispossess a person Of his right
to these oyster grounds if he had OBJ
tanned his title from the State Illegally.
Suits under Section 5 Chapter 284
Laws of 1898 were instituted to reclaim
title in 694 cases in Pamlico and 1O4
cases IN CarJeret county. And COL t
piled up and taxed against the State In
these cases-amounting to the sum
called for by the above mentioned
warrants. Total SIS GIL Is, when not a
single title had been granted in Pam
lico and but Is in the county of Car
tereti If they had, the 25 cents per
acre has never reached the State Treas
ury, except on the Is entries in Car
&eret county, from which the State
realized only t35 AZ. There must have
been fraud some where. Will some
yilli6ers of the Treasurer for refusing
to pay these warrants give a stronger
reason why he should pay than the
Treasurer has why he should not pay
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