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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

It will be remembered that when
Railroad Commissioner Caldwell voted
to restore the old high passenger fares,
he wrote a letter tt Gov. Russell ten.
dering his resignation. This was as it
should have been for an officer, a SER
want Of the people, who cannot COZ
eientiously act as the people wish,
should resign just as one who cannot
agree with his employer should resign.
The people want lower rates and their
wishes should be respected.
But it seems that Mr.. Caldwell feared
the loss of fl e and accordingly a few
days later, he wrote a private letter to
Gov. Russell which he attempted to
W ithdraw his tender of his resignation.
The following letters are self. K
tory:
RALEIGH. N. O., April 9. 1898.
81 C CaldoVeLl, EGG StatesviIIe,
~ c.:
''STR:-In your letter of March 80,
1898, you notified me that your resigna-
ton as Railroad Commissioners was at
(my disposal. This was treated by me
and by you as an unconditional tender
of your resignation. I am not willing
to admit that you'd withdraw the ten
der of resignation without my consent.
I therefore notify you that your resig-
nation is accepted, and that the Office
is vacant.
TT ought to be, however, inmate
rial whether the o6ice is or is not
vacant in law, bee Ruse you gave me
and to the people of the State in your
letter of March 80. 1898, the distinct
assurance that your resignation was at
nv disposal. This, If it with what
( flowed, did not amount to q resigna-
tion, was at the least a distinct pledge
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
AS WE sER II.

Chairman Butler, through his per-
sonal organ and other wise, is advocat
ing State and national co operation
with the Democrats. WenaEe o at
all surprised. In fact, sbhis has been
plainly apparent since 1896 b Doubt ess
Mr. Butler was laying his ''harbor
mines'' when he and others delayed the
National Populist Convention In 1895
in order to allow the Democrats to get
on the ground first with "a candidate
and platform. Many good men we're
misled in that matter, but we hardly
think Senator Butler was caught nap
ping. At any rate, his political course
since has been such thatfno n need
longer doubt that he hop9stto land on
a soft spot in the Democratic camp and
carry a many as possible with him.
We care but little about Chairman
Buffers political schemes and being
heartily in favor of liberty OF thought
and speech, we must say that If he
thinks it best to go into some other po
litical party, he should do so. But he
should go like q man and seek to carry
his personal followers in the same way.
As we understand is the POpul,s5
party is made up of men who believe
in certain commendable reforms. Up
to 1896 this movement grew rapidly
and bid fair to revoluGiOniZs the pollGi
Cal efairs Of this country. To side
track or impede the progress OF such a
party is almost criminal. SInc9 the
Spring of 1896 every step taken by
Senator Butler has had, q tendency TO
demoralIzs, to destroy the greatest Of
all modern reform organizations. VIII
the people longer submit to this de-
structive policy Are they willing to
be gobbled up by a party that has
broken ten promises to every one it has
kept We shall see. 3-it-
It seems to be the heigth Of folly to
expect reforms from a party that we
were forced to leave On account of it's
~insincerity, a party whichshas fought
US at every point, that declined to give
us a single reform when ithas had full
power. We do not believe that any
great number of refoEmers have any
faith in such plans, and the great mas
ses are not willing to be- traded away
in the manner indicated above.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Bro. Stroup should take our advice
to all readers of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER: when you want to buy any
thing first look in our advertising col
umns. If you see the name of a dealer
who keeps the article, write him, as it
will doubtless pay you to order by mail
occasionally rather than trust entirely
to your merchant. We take ads. from
none but reliable dealers. Read these
ads.-it will pay you. AS for arti
chokes, get q good variety. They cost
more, but yield more, too. J. P Wis
sering, Alton, Ill, sells them. Write
him for prices and freight rates and
tell him you saw his ad. in THE Pro
GRE. sIVE FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
WHICH IS IT7

The Morning Post says the railroads
in North Carolina are mot earning 4
per cent. on their value" By their
own reports they are earning 4 per
cent. net on $92 OOO, 600 and they are
only paying taxes on S28 600 900
Which is their true value, the So 600
per mile on which they pay taxes to
the State, or the 500 600 per mile on
which they squeeze 4 per cent. net earn
ings out of the public9
Figures are truthful. Instead of
earning 4 per cent. on their taxable
value. they are earning nearly IA per
cent. net.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
WAR.

-
While everyone is talking OF war, it
NAV be well enough to remember that
there is a lot of difference between war
talk and real war. War has it's tr1
! umphs and those who unframed par
ticipate in these triumphs doubtless en-
! i9y them. But before we hear the
sound of martial music telling or VIC
tory, we must hear the groans OF the
wounded aud dying and the cries o.
those whom war has bereaved or made
homeless.
Charles B Lewis has a story in Lip
pincott's for April in which appears the
following incident, illustrating the DIFF
ferent appearance Of war, according as
one views it from near or far. IL de
scriDes q conversation between a re
cruit and an old veteran, in the late
civil war. We favor Intervention and
war if necessary to stop the murder OF
Cubans, but the boys must remember
that war means a fight. Mr.. Lewis
writes:
You amt a coward, but they've
rushed you too fast, and you can't
stand the breakin' in. WHAT'S happen
ed here since we cams out don't
amount to shucks. We amt got a man
in the company who wouldn't call this
a picnic. Would a drink o. Whiskey
brace you upG'
mo. l shall never be able to sight
my gun on a man. Why, it's murder
its murder l didn't know that this
was war. suppose-I-I--"
Il see,"< said Barnes with a grim
emile. as z % could not finish. ~ see
how 1t is. You thought you could
save the Ualon by shootin' into the
ground or up among the clouds. I've
seen several other fresh fish off the
same hook. You're pretty near dead
right when you call war murder, but
what of it7 We've got wal; we're here
TO fight; the Johnny rebs will murder
us II we don't murder them. l was
trying to break you in easy. Say, I've
been down behind a breastw0rk ana
sent q bullet into a man when / could
look square into his eyes, and when |
knowed that ne was prayin' to God
that he might see home ag'In. I don't
say Ismiled over it, but what are you
goin' to dot General Grant don't Ok
pect to lick Lac by THROWN pufOalls
at him, aud we've either got TO do
these Johnny rebs up or see the glori
Gus old Union totally busted to smash
There go them cusses over in the cot
ton field ag'inI They are shootin' at
random. of course, but they hope for a
stray bullet TO knock somebody over.
They'd be tickled to death to make
your wife a widder. Coin to brace
upH" E
"And shoot a fellow man in cold
bloc e. demanded Z9D, as he looked up.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
DOES A

Only a few years back the question
with some people was: rs marriage
a feilureH" The newspapers we're full
of it. Lecturers were plentiful through
out the country who felt divinely in
spired to enlighten the benighted pop
ulace on this all-important subject.
This seems to have been thrown in as
an interlude to the question of world
wide interest and supreme Importance,
docs farming payF which had for a
score of years been the leading topic.
This question has always been, is now,
and aver will be, one of momentous in
terest, and should never be forgotten
by the politicians, at least, who gener
ally make farming the farmers pay.
But about the most serious question
now with the New England banker is
not Does manufacturing of cotton
pay Z" but Does banking payf" And
it Is a notable fact 20 hear. them tell it
Banking has a hard struggle to keep
it's head above the breakers" There
is the postal money order in the way.
The express money order should be
suppressed. Postage stamps should
not be sold outside the postch e,
but the poor postmaster should receive
the two-cent fee and be required to
lick and stick the stamp i the presence
of the purchaser, lest the bankers ex
change be interfered with by the trans
mission of q few stamps in payment of
subscription for the family newspaper.
The sending of registered letters, and
transmission of bills through the ex-
press should be prohibited and the poor
banker given a living chance in his
struggle for existence. This he claims.
Surely somebody who has '~infooence"
will intercede in behalf of this over
worked, underpaid, helpless and al
most starving body Of our patriotic,
self Sc sacrificing and long suffering Eel
low citizens, and secure the legislation
in their behalf, without which they
will not be able to accomplish for
themselves, nor the nation, that which
they have IN mind to do.
Banking does not pay in New Eng
land. IE does not pay in the West nor
in the South, nor even in the mcss God
favored section of the Eandof Flowers,
in the country which flows with milk
and honey. No, not even there. The
American Banker, q weekly bankers
organ, published in New York, fur
nishes abundant proof of the sad plight
of the bankers in the following in it's
issue of March 23l, 1898:
"a we'll known country banker, who
is at present inter sted in more than 90
banks in n of the Southern States, at
a recent visit to this tMce showed us
conclusively that at least four of his in.
situations hao earned no less than 1s
per cent. during the past i've months
Three of the banks in which he is con
cerned showed an earning capacity for
the year of % per cent. The practice
OF this bank officer is to Law aside : ,
surplus and profit any earnings greater
| than the 8 per cent. REQUIRED for div :
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Were you ever a soldier?
It you we're you know how welcoms
after a long march on a hot eumne,
day, laden down with knapeack, gpn
and accontrements, came the Con.
mand down the line
HALL In placeI RestI"
Then each one was free to sit down,
lie down, stand up, talk, joke, laugh;
in fact, he could do about as he pleased
provided he kept one foot on the line.
So that when the order, ''Attentionr
came he would have only a part Of
himself to draw into line.
Friends, have you kept at least one
foot in line, or do you find your.
self so fatigued and worn out with the
marching and lighting for reform that
you have dropped back among the
stragglers, and put yourself in a posi-.
ton to be gobbled up by either of the
two armies of pie hunters by which you
are pursued3 The reform movemqy'
is forging forward. Some holy con
ted battles have been fought; some
glorious victories won by the reform.
ers. But after the last great victory,
were you one Of those who at the cen.
mand: "Haltl In placel Rastl' in.
stead Of keeping foot on line, broke
ranks and began plundering the field
for spoils3 Are you one of those camp
followers who follow only for the plum
der you can gather to yourself after
the fght9 And are you endeavoring
to demoraliz9 the reform army by aid.
ing the movement for fusion" with
either the Democratic or Republican,
wing OF your great enemy3 If so, and
you have been honored, trusted or fol"
lowed as a leader, you should stop
this at once, and if you expect tObs
followed further, or be honored and
trusted further by the people you
should draw yourself into position and
see that at least our foot is in line
ready for the command: Attention.
Forward march" which will ring down
the line after the 176h of May. LIT
the convention speak. Lat it speak
out in no uncertain tone.-L3t it select
it's leaders, and let it be ready With
both feet in line to execute the demands
OF the people. We must thoroughly
fuse the different elements of our OWE
army. We must thoroughly under
stand where we are at, what we want
how we can work together to get Il
Then fully understanding our position
and one another, we can msr@
shoulder to shoulder to glorious vic"
ry. Leave the question of fusion ag
gether with the convention. Let's I"
come together there. Let us Cho0.
wise, faithful, unselfish leaders-a'
we have nothing to fear.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
QUESTION ANSWERED D.

SNAPP, N. O, April 12 1898.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
/ see an article in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of April 8 on the value of arti
chokes. I would like to experiment
with them on a small, scale but do not
know where to get the seed. If you
can will you be so kind as to inform
me where I can get seed9
MOSES STRoUP.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

The government has purchased tie
American liners" the st. Paul, st.
Louis and New York sixteen times
during the presel { War with Spain,
that is il the Associated Press tell the
truth. The entire army has been mob
ilized az Chicameuga nine different
times and General Lee left Cuba at
least six times before he actually lefa.
News fakirs are abundant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
II. e. p. a.
EDITORIAL MOTIFS.

We are glad to learn that the Baptist
Female University at Raleigh is to
open next fall.
We regret that Bro. Samuel Archer's
letter on THE Peoples Platform, p"
which should appear in this weeks
issue, arrived too late. Look out for it
next week.
A good deal of our space this week
is taken up by Populist correspondents
who oppose fusion with the Democratic
party. We shall be, glad to hear from
any one who wishes to give the other
aide of the question.
Where, oh where, vas Moses when
his light went outl-Winston Rspub-
ican. Just let Hanna, Gage, Plerpont
Morgan & Co. continue to control the
Republican party. Then wait till next
election. Then ask them.
Before the entire edition Of our last
weeks issue was printed, the Presi
dents message was sent to Congress.
It was a decidedly tame document and
satie9sd but a very small per cent. of
our population. He asked Congress to
give him power to act, but did not
seem to consider the murder of the
Names sailors q cause for war.
Congressman Strowd writes US that
there will be held in Raleigh, in the
Agricultural building, on the Is h of
May next at 2 o'clock p. m q com
petitive examination for the selection
of a cadet at the Military academy of
West Point. This examination is free
and open to all the young men Of the
Fourth district. Congressman Strowd
will give any information on this sub
ject. Here is a good chance for some
young man.
Some Of our agricultural exchanges
are Boosting of their work in exposing
the jackson Limbless Cotton" fraud.
One of them boasts Of exposing it in
its March number; the other doesn's
mention the date. It will be remem
bered that THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
condemned the cotton as a fraud last
fall within a few weeks after it was
first advertised. We made it 80 warm
for the "Limbless" agents that but few
seed were sold in North Carolina, and
the agents, finding their business un.
profitable, finally pulled down their
ads. from other papers. By warning
our readersagainst this FRAUD we saved
them many times the cost Of the paper.
That letter from Bro. Cutchin of
Stanly county, in this weeks issue, is
q model one. We want more letters
like this. We van correspondents
fpom every section of this State and
other States. Tell us what is happen.
ing among the farmers Of your neigh
borhood. Give US your views on any
subject that interests you. Tell us of
your mistakes, failures, and successes
in farming. Then too, Prof. Emery
wants to hear especially from the
dairymen. If you don't know any
thing about dairying, ask Prof. Emery
for information regarding any of it's
features. If you do know anything
about it, write as your views and ox
perienceG.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
EDITORS

Any subscriber or editor who hss1
copy of gHE PROGRESSIVE FARNER
June LIST, 1897, will greatly ooIlge usg
sending it to US, as a copy of shat %"
ia needed to complete our files.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Every man has a paradise alU !.
him until he sins, and the angel u
accusing conscience drives him ~ :,
his Eden. And even then tn6lo
holy hours, when this angel s"t J.
and man comes back, and With VIZ -
nocent eyes OF a child looks lnO
lost paradise again.-Longtello"'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

The County Alliances met last TDap
day. We hope the brethren will gI
US a report from Q Oh one before p's
week. Give us the news while -
news. Let us hear from you, geD"
man
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

ST am standing not0 just behind the
CWrtatn, and in full gloW Of The coming
sunset. Behind me are the shGdOt0s on
Ese tracb, before me lies the dGTb galley
g,sd the T$Uer. When ngipgLe tCEth tts
dark tCaters I IUGHC to cast one hngeT-
Gnq look upom q country whose govern
Rsent is Of the people, for the people,
and 6g the people. "-L. Z. Polk, july
sta, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

to the public and to the Governor that
you would formally resign il sc re-
quested by the Governor.
Relying on that pledge and with
out waving any right 60 treat the oHce
as vacant and to appoint a successor. l
ask that you will comply with your
promise in good faith. and send to me
a formal letter of resignation.
Very truly yours,
(3igneo) I'D. L. RUSSELL"
To the above letter MI. Caldwell re,
piled as follows:
''sTATEsvILLE N O, April II, '9s.
Hon D L Russell. Raleigh N c.:
SIR Your letter of AprIl 9, 1898, to
hand this morning.
my resignation has been in
your hands; the tender thereof was not
accepted; a distinct withdrawal OF the
same was made known to you by letter
of April 1, which withdrawal I had the
right TO make, and certainly l should
adhere to the conclusion when on Fiji
day evening, April 8, 1898, IN your
eff e you assured me hat you would
not accept my resignation if placed
upon your table. I deny your right
either legally or morally to ask for it
now. and therefore decline to comply
with your present r request.
There is not and cannot bee vacancy
in the cmce at present, and you have
no right TO make any appointment.
~ refrain from discussing the reia
tive positions of your Excellency and
myself at the present. l beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
(5igned) IL @. CALDWELL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
ARR 0 IN N

Were you ever a soldier?
If you were you know how welcons
after a long march on a hot aumne,
day, laden down with knapeack, Gun
and accontrements, came the COM
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-17
The Forestry ReAerye.

In 80 days our period OF exemption
from the working OF the forestry reserve
order will have closed On account of
the deep prejudice which exists
here against this measure, whether well
founded or not, there ought to he some
thing done, ii anything can be done, by
way OF strenuously protesting against tie
including OF so well settled country as
this in the limits OF the reserve.
Whatever arguments that may be add
vanced in favor OF the reserve, it is use
less to deny that Il big majority OF the
settlers in the west end OF Clalam and
jefferson counties view the matter with
serious apprehension, and effect is the
same whether their fears are OF real or
imaginary calamites. Settlers have re-
fused to locate, and some have even
abandoned their claims after locating
and making substantial mprovements.-
Beaver Leader.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Come and hear the graphophone a'
Mrs. Trethrake's Saturday evening"
J. q. Foster, the well known fa'c''e''
w.s down from Montesano yesterday.
Bob Lowry won the elegant doll r"ii,eu
=, Mrs. Fears millinery parlors ms
week
Rudolph Distler, the we'll known popu'
list leader OF Cosmopolis, was one o' o'''
callers this morning.
An Evening oil Anagrams at the nome
q. Mrs. rrethrake, Saturday Feb. l9th'
by the ladies OF Il. Andre" Guild
J. Kroenert has decided to 20 TO me
Alaskan gold fields, and yesterday SOFA
fine grocery stock OF Kroenert Bros III
this city to Carl Gabrleson,
4 Nav. representing the kelch
Co.. OF san Francisco. was Intervening
orr merchants Yesterday, as was JuIInS
Werzback who was here in the interest
oi Hirch < Go.
Karl's Clover Root Tea is a pleasant
laxative. Regulates the bowels pu'ltles
the blood. Clears the complexion. Easy
to make and pleasan: to take. % cents
Sold by Tho Evans Drug Co., the pre-
scription druggists.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-17
Household Hints,

Save all the paper bags. They are most
convenient to draw over cans of fruit to shut
out the light; the hand can also be slipped
into one when cleaning the stove, as we'll as
in doing much other household work which
is hard on the hands,
Fine shavings from soft pine wood make
9 very pleasant pillow that may be utilized
for comfort if you have a hammock.
For damp closets or cellars put shallow
dishes Of unslacked lime and change often.
Vinegar will remove lime from carpets.
To clean articles OK papier mache wash
them with a little lukewarin water and
soap, after which rub them vigorously with
sweet oil.
1t saves time and leather to have broom,
brush and dustran for every floor in tho
home.
Before beginning to seed ratsins cove.
them with hot water and let them stand Is
minutes. The seeds can then be removed
EASILY
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-17
Polish For q Stained Floor,

Where the high gloss of vanished sur
face is considered an objection the floor,
after being stained, may be polished With
beeswax and turpentine. 1t takes some
hard work and plenty OF elbow grease to
get anything like a good surface on the
floor, and most domestic polishers are sat
lsfed with what they are pleased to call an
eggshell polish-in other words, very little
polish at all.
Instead OF wax polishing, the compare
lively old fashioned method of oil polish.
ing may be adopted. Linseed oil-raw or
boiled-is rubbed into floor with rub
Der and the more rubbing the better for the
look of the f1oo= when finished.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-17

The settlers at Brinnon have had u
mass meeting and signed a protest against
the Olympic Reserve. The reserve prac.
tically cuts out all the present settlers
along the coast ABOVE the Quiniault res
ervation, and Of course no new ones will
be allowed unless the reserve is modified.
We do not understand the apathy on the
part oi the Gravs hatbor towns in a
matter OF such vital Importance to their
future