The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-29

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bleed to death" the doctor exclaimed,
lit will be the fault of the narrow tires
that have made this road almost i'm.
passable. Never make ruts, my son."
1t is a pretty safe rule not to patron
ize the advertisers who place their
ads in the patent outside portion OF a
paper. We notice that the limbless
cotton agents are advertising in this
part Of several North Carolina papers.
Editors who have consciences should
expose the humbug in the home-print
columns, and warn the farmers against
buying ''limbless" Feed.
In his charge to the grand jury OF
Chatham county, recently, Judge Rob
inson said that he did not see why the
courts in New York allow Pulitzer,
chief apostle of yellow journalism and
publisher of the New York World, to
run at large. There are several other
New York publishers who should be
mede to eat awhile at government ex
pense.
The Twin City Herald is the name Of
a new negro organ from Winston. 1t
does not profess to want to better the
condition of the whole negro race, but
says what it wants is more pie for
negroes. Now of our only a very
small per cent. of our population can
hold Office. Why not advocate meas
ures to better the condition of the
many rather than sacrifice principle to
get pie for a feW2
If our Democratic brethren mean
business, they will either make Jas. K.
Jones resign as National Chairman, or
his nverso since he introduced the
bill to issue $500, 900, 900 in bonds and
retire the ~greenbacks. Why does not
Bryan kick9 And why do Chairman
Towne, of the National Silver Republi.
can party, and. National Chairman
Butler, of the Populist party, confer
with such a man until his record is
cleared up9
We are glad to note the success of
"Our Social Chat" Department on the
fifth page. This department is edited
by a oma who from years of expe.
rience on the farm appreciates the sur
rouudings of farm people. She is max
ing her department a very interesting
feature Of the paper. Though she does
not reveal her identity to them, her
correspondents, es veil as those who
are personally acquainted with her, are
evidently beginning to consider her a
friend. Everybody is invited to write.
The report of the Labor Commits
sioner, ]. Y. Hamrick, is just out. 1t
Is a very interesting, instructive and
attractive volume, and will doubtless
do much to induce immigration. 1t is
something Of a wonder, however, that
the gentlemen who made the report
what it is, and who are supposed to
know so much about the States agri-
cultural resources stated that the price
of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, the
States only farm newspaper, is 81 per
year and couldn't say whether we use
patent outsides or not.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is read in
all parts of the country. Within the
past few days we have received new
subscribers or renewals from Texas,
Georgia, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Ken
lucky and Idaho. Last week we re
ceived a letter from Hugh @. Clawson,
Clawson's Tollgate, Boise, Idaho. Mr.
Clawson is q native of North Carolina,
but hasn't been in this State since 1886.
He lives in the mountains, f. 800 feet
above sea level, and states that there is
little probability Of his being able to
get us a club of subscribers, as his
nearest neighbor is seven miles away.
Spring time has come. What farmer,
farmers son, wife or daughter, now
prefers the close factory to the pure
fresh air Of the farm, and the Y
ceasing hum of machines to the sweet
songs of the blue bird and robinF Who
had rather sit in the Office, or labor in
a store In some crowded city than
work in the blooming orchards on the
tarm-free, strong and healthy7 If
farmers we're organic I'D as men of other
professions are, and could price their
own products as other people do, there
might be an overproduction of farmers,
for the world admits that farm life is
the freest and most healthful a man
can live.
We learn from the Democratic dailies
OF Saturday, S65h, that the Louisiana