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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-09
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For Sale.

A new room house piped for gas,
city water in yard, in fue location on
upper Third street, ST. 800, terms $500
cash, balance $l5 per month, will ex-
change for good vacant property. A 6
room house, nearly new, on Marion
street, below Fourth, lot 26x19O it,,
$780, terms $4OO cash, balance t12 per
month. A new room house in upper
part OF the city, lot 45x175 it,, S4OO
Terms ss per month.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
STAND RID GAGS ITS ENDOWED
COLLEGE,.

The Standard Oil gag is now to be
put on all the professors of that petro,
leUm soaked institution of learning
known as the University of Chicago.
John D Rockefeller, the ~university'e
patron saint, wants nc more anti trust
talks coming from the members of the
faculty. Mr.. Rockefeller thinks trusts
a good thing and considers it unbecom-
ing in his pensioners to refer to them
in sighting terms. Moreover, he has
decided this talk must sop or be will
screw the lid on his bar'I.
Dr.. Harper has already ordered the
gag applied. 1t takes the form of a
circular letter, has been sent to each
and every professor, and is officially
signed by George S. Goodspeed, re
corder of the university. It is as fol
lows:
while it is the privilege of every
member of the university to entertain
whatsoever opinion he may choose
concerning controversial questions of
public interest and to express that
opinion in any proper way and on any
proper occasion, it is nevertheless de-
sirable that great care should be taken
to aviod involving the university,
even by implication, il such contro.
verted matters.
"All actions and expressions of opin
ions IN suca subjects should be scru
pulously dis~associated from all uni
versity relations SO far as possible,
that by such scrupulous regard for the
good standing of the university in the
opinion of all classes real freedom of
speech and Cf action will be pro
NOTED"
OF course, no mention is made of the
subject of trusts or the dangers Of CON
cen trati0g great wealth, but each pro
lessor can easily read these things be
tween the lines.
To make the ukase still more binding
the university congregation-Dt. Har,
per's all powerful cabinet-will take
the matter up officially, adopt it under
Harper's lash and post it on the uni
versity code.
John D rockefeller j. expected in
Chicago shortly. An air of anticioa
ton pervades the chilly air around
Chicago Uaiversity. Hope beats in
the throbbing hearts of all there, from
president down-hope that when he
comes he will have in his his posses
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15


In this age-this age which now pos
sesses the Western world, we refer to
a mans greatness based upon his bank
account. Brains are not in it unless thew
are used exclusively to enrich oDe.
And then brains do not count in the
sum total. The gambler who makes a
million by blind and eyeless chance
upon the wild speculations Of the
board of trade ia regarded just as
highly as the fnancier who studies
long and earnestly to ascert tain which
way the wind ia bloWiag, or the trades.
man who spends halt his life in honest
toll getting into the markets of the
world with some superior article Of
commerce. No difference. It is rating.
How much is he worth and that settles
it. Some time again the wheels will
shift-a new light will be turned Oh,
and scholars and historians and other
sorts Of fools but money grubbers and
dollar chasers will have sway. Then
they will make books again-essayisS
will write and there will be an age
which would give Shakc s2eare a job at
a dollar a day.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
THE THINKERS.
TRUSTS.

It is a great mistake to think that
e. system of competition closely anal.
ogous to warfare can survive inded
nitely as between nations when the
competitive system has been abandon
ed in the domestic field. For a while
the Standard Oh trust maintained it's
competitive fight for trade in the utter
most parts of the earth against the i'm
mense petroleum monopoly that works
the oil fields of Russia and Central
Asia. But experience has shown that
it is far more profitable for these vast
commercial entities to aTbitrate than
to fight; and it is understood that they
now get along very we'll together by
the simple device of dividing up the
market on geographical lines. The
great monopolies of the industrial
world will rapidly follow the example
Of the great political powers and map
out their possessions, protectorates,
spheres of il Fl Ience, and so or. In
some industries, without adoubt, there
will soon appear the international
trust, controlling the whole planet as
respects a particular line of produc
ton. But owing to the fact that o
porations must derive their powers
from government. while corporation
law differs greatly in different
tries it will be found easier in most
cases to do away with competition by
agreements fixing prices, spheres of
exploitation, and so forth, rather than
by international consolidation. The
obvious fact is that business and poll
tics are becoming constantly more
closely ~interreleted, and that the very
same forces Of civilization that are
making war obsolete and nsuferable
are also tending toward the abandon
ment Of the competitive system in in
dustry and trade. And these new
forces are bringing about stupendous
changes at a rate which outstrips the
predictions of the most enthusiastic -
From The Progress of the World" in
the American Monthly Review Of Re
views for July.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

superior to that of any other organiza-
ton with which We are acquainted.
Though with the members at all hours
of day and night, We did not at any
time during the meeting see or smell a
drop Of Intoxicating liquor. And pro-
family was almost if not quite as little
in evidence.
Bro. W. A. Graham, in accepting
the position of President, made a
speech that every farmer in the State
should have heard. Are not the rea
sons for organization as strong now as
ten years sgo9" he asked. How can
the farmers of North Carolina afford
to remain disorganized and helpless3
We have forgotten political differences
and henceforth let us go forward.
When the wild horses Of the plain are
attacked they turn their heads together
and their heels on the enemy. Instead
of initiating them, we have initiated
those other animals, which without
pride Of ancestry OF hope of posterity,
turn their heads apart and their heels on
each other. But in re organizing do
not be deceived by mere numbers. In
the Alliance a good man is a great
benefit; a bad man is a great evil. Let
us remember our earlier days when no
one not of good character was admitted
into Alliance halls-when to be an ALI
anceman was a guarantee of honesty
and strict morality. Let US in no in
stance allow the rage for numbers to
induce US to receive unworthy men
into our organization"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
EDUCATION FOR THE SOUTHERN
WHITES

/ shall not stultify myself by any
fresh argument in favor Of negro 8du.
cation, but I must be pardoned for EN-.
phasizing the fact that there is greater
need for the education of the other
race. The white people are to be the
leaders, to take the initiative, to have
the directive control in all matters per
tanning to civilization and the highest
interests Of our beloved land. History
demonstrates that the Caucasian Will
rule. He ought to rule. He made our
Constitution; he achieved our inde'
~pendence; he is identified with all true
progress, all high civilization, anaH
true to his mission, while developing
his own capabilities he will lead, out
and on, other races as far and as tasE
as their good and their possibilities
will justify. This white supremacy
does not mean hostility to the negro
but friendship for him. On the lnteIl
gent and more refined class OF the
"AAEC PCOp46 VIC uSSLO06 nav
compelled to rely heretofore for TIE
educational advantages which tD9'
possess, and on them in the future the!
must depend to prevent a widenln8OI
the breach between the races and I"
bring about their higher advancen9n.,
1t is hopeless to think OF the sma"
number Of educated negroes protectlDB
themselves against wrongs unless tn0l7
be men and women, cultured, couE'
ageous, broad minded, to correct ei9
vaUe, and lead public opinion. 62m'
wild enthusiasts of the negro rac0'
some purblind fanatics Of the "nl0
race, may expect or desire su0ord'na'
ton or inferiority of the white peopI0,
but that is the crazy dream OF q Rin1
Of racial cosmopolitanism or 1uSi'D
which portends loss of national unI'y
and is the forerunner of decay.-Ff0 |
: E iucation in the Southern SVa.0''
by J. L. NJ Curry, in the Amer'o'1
Monthly Review of Reviews for ~
gust.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

We call the attention of our readers
to our supplement of this week, con
tanning the very able and thoughtful
address of Judge Walter Clark on that
all important subject - government
control of railways. Judge Clark
handles this great question in a mas
terly manner. The address is rather
long, but the fact that it is from the
pen of Judge Clark renders it unneces,
sary for US to urge subscribers to
read it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
A

$500 ''~J OSN@eS NOSNst ~
last week contains a very sensible ar
ticle on government ownership Of rail
roads. This reform is steadily growing
in popularity and there are many
other editors who think just as editor
Boone does, but who hesitate to make
the declaration. When the idea was
in it's infancy the people feared it be-.
cause of it's 80 called socialistic tenden.
cies. They nov realize, however. that
the injustice and oppression of rail.
roail msgnates are doing more to pro-
mote socialism than almost any other
one thing.
Recent Investigations have shown
that many Of the leading railroads Of
the country cut rates in favor of the
S andard Oil Company and other
trusts and discriminate against firms
and companies that remain out of
trusts. This has been seriously o
sidered by the thousands interested in
the trust problem and has convinced
many that the trusts can never be
throttled without government owner
ship of railways.
Here is the Courier's article on the
suhjoct:
For several years we have believed
the government should own the rail.
roads. The longer we live the frmer
grows the conviction. If the roads
we're owned by the government then
passenger and freight rates would be
lowered and a prompt service would
be guaranteed to all without discrimi.
nation to any.
1--WE recently picked up q fragment
of a newspaper with the following in
formation on it:
1.-THE Government Ownership Of
Railways, is the title of q little tract
published by Charles II, Kerr & Co.,
Sc Fifth Avenue, Chicago, at five cents
a copy or 81 a hundred, which fur
nishes some striking facts in reference
to the railroads. 1t says that Great
Britain and the United States are the
only two first class nations that do not
own and operate some of their railways,
and that Great Britain will nationalize
her entire rail way system in 1905 Al
ready fifty four governments own and
operate 100, 900 miles of railroad.
"'The average passenger fare in the
German Empire, which has owned it's
railways for more than fifty years
is less than one and one fifth
cep ts per mile, and yet the stats
tics for the year 1890 show a net profit
of $119 159 147 TO the Government
from operating the roads. The Austro
hungarian Empire carries passengers
at one third Of q cent a mile, with a
net profit Of over fifty million dollars.
In Australia passengers are carried at
one third q cent g mile, and the work
is so profitable that it will not be many
years before the profits on the rail.
roads will pay all the expenses of the
Government. In New z 9aland, the
cost of railway travel is about one
third of q cent per mile
"Who that is informed of these facts,
that can be authenticated, would not
favor government ownership
Call it Populist d. c 5rine if you
you want to, but it is good doctrine all
the same-and it is coming. If the
railroads continue forming themselves
into great grasping c~oroorations and
continue their policy Of discrimination
in rates and accommodations it will
only bring about the results the
quicker"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

sion the million or two of dollars vb;.,
all concerned expect him to, in ~
language of those classic precino ,ue
cough up" to complete the s. Ooo 0"a
gift which must be raised before ,To ,OY0
ary National Waterman 1uu'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

A prominent statesman says that a
man in eff ;e who could bring himself
to utter the simple words, THAT is
wrong" would carry his point in coun
Gil, though everybody had been against
him This was not always effected in
the case OF the late justice Of the Su
preme Court, but a distinguished law
yer afrms that he would rather have
written Justice Fields dissenting opin-
ions than to have drafted the Constitu
tion Of the United States. The minority
is not always a comfortable place, but
in court or society or on the play
ground a righteous mo" often trans
forms a minority into a majority
Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

A mans life is to be measured nO'
by the number Of years that ne s'ays
upon the earth, but by the quSn"So
and quality of the service thai ~
renders to his race.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

No effort is ever wasted. Ine m -
who passes his days ia killing FIm7 Sav
rest assured that time will some wy
do ss much for him. Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

1t is the business of governments to
govern, not to be instruments ~
tyranny under the control of designing
men who misuse the Opportunities
which governments sometimes IN,
wisely give. Financial interests 40
such should have no voice in FRAMING
government policies. The people Arc
to be considered as the only class for
which states should have thought-tbe
general good is the one great obi9ct
for which the state exists.-D. "
Working.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
THE MAN VS. THE DoLLAp

Let it be observed that the mesto.
the National Grange is not one Of tboO
who forget that mems rights in n,o'
erty and to property should ba NJ
tected-though he falls into the noa'
mon way of speaking of the ''riobto -,
property" Property must be nv
tected for the use of it's oWnerFi..
rightful owner. A man has riobt.
property has none, but the mans TiaL1
to the property is as real a right as bjs
right to liberty, though it may be ~ :
different rank. A man must be eIIowos
to use his capital or it ceases r. ~
capital. The law limits a mans no.
sonal liberty it says to him, "Tnua 70,
shalt thou go and no farther T.
should speak in the same positive tono
to capital" 1t should Withdraw tbo
extraordinary privileges it has given
should regulate and limit the Use ~
capitalistic powers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

six months. Rev. Levesque was obliged
to abandon this work on account of ILL
health. When he left for New Or
leans, he sent to Mgr. J. B. Fitzpatrick
Of Boston 5000 which was in the treas
ury Of the young mission. This money
was given later on to the parish church
at Millbury. Then, in 1852, the Cana
dams of Worcester who counted scarce
ly 40 families, without other resources
than their humble fortunes and their
courage, thought it was their duty to
erect a church in which they could
hear mass in their mother tongue.
They levied among themselves several.
subscriptions, and as soon as the capt.
tai seemed large enough, they bought
for the sum of $3.50 a piece of land on
Shrewsbury street and began in 1852 to
build their new edifice, dedicated to st.
Anne. Rev. n. Mignault directed the
work. To give more unity and more
strength TO their efforts, they formed,
July S, 1853, an association to which
they gave the name of St Jean Bap-
tiste, each member contributing 30
cents month towards the church. The
enterprise was generous, but failed af-
ter two years, during which time sew
eral members had left the city. They
saw that they would be obliged to dis
continue their work connected with the
church. The society had its last meet
ing IN April, 1854. Then they decided
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

to remit to Rev. w. Gibson, pastor of
st. Johns, without any condition for
reserve, the land and the foundations of
st. Anne's, with capital in the treas
uSry OF S95. The work thus commenced
kept its religious aim and st. Anne's
became the property Of St. Jobn's
then the only Catholic parish in Wor-
cester Under the direction of Rev
w. Gibson, the new church was fin
ished.
They continued thus holding their
services with the Roman Catholics nm
III 1869, in which year Rev. 4. Druon
vicar general of the diocese OF BurIinr-
ton, while visiting Canada. moi Rav
J. B. Primeau and had long chat
with him concerning the French Cana
dams in the United States. of their is
oiation and Of their needs. Roy. Pri-
meau Immediately asked to be recon,-
menGed TO Mgr. Williams If Boston
and two days after came Il dIspatcb
asking him to come to Boston
The Canadians in Worcester renra-
scented by the St Jean BaptIste socie-
ty. had already made application tn
have pastor, and the young priest
was sent here at once. He arrived
sept. 10, 1869, and the next SuuCav they
decided TO form parish. There was at
that time but one French priest in the
diocese Of Boston. Rev. Frimeau
worked hard,s and the first Sunday T..
june 4S'V' the parish took possession
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18
ALL PROGRESSIVE,
History of the French
Residents In
Worcester. J..
FROM TIME OF M. ST. ONCE.
Historical Society Being
Formed Among
Them.
FROM TIME OF M. ST. ONCE.

The history of the French-speaking
people in Worcester has never been
written in full 1t is time that it
should be undertaken by some one, be-
cause the old citizens are dying away
rapidly. A historic society is being
formed with this in view, and it is to
he hoped that they will take the ini-
tiative
The first family which came here was
that of NJ St. Cnge in 1916, but the
family has since disappeared. The real
active work among the French for their
social and religious interest began in
1854, when Paul H. Langlois and DR..
f. Fredette arrived. Then the few
families that were here found in these
men energetic workers and friends who
had the welfare Of their fellowmen at
Eeart. Services were then held by a
missionary in the most convenient
house that could be found.
In the year 1916 there was Cana
dian mission in Worcester established
by Rev. z. Levesque. They met in a
house on Main street in a room on the
third floor, but this mission only lasted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

warded from this office are both city
and country boys. The former make
the best recruits and the latter are all
right when they are broke in. The lat
ter are more susceptible to homesick-
ness, but that wears off, however. At
present we are advertising in the coun-
try districts for recruits wanted in the
Philippines and we are meeting with a
ready response. All recruits we get
nowadays are at once sent to the Pres
idio, san Francisco, Cal, where they
are assigned to some regiment recruit
ing for the service in the Philippines.
That Is agreeable to most of the men
recruited, as they are almost unani-
nous for active service"
L.Aa methods employed in this part
of the country differ greatly from those
in the sunny south, where huge plac-
ards are posted out of the windows of
some enterprisng recruiting office with
the announcement that personally
conducted excursions for the Philip
pines are being started here every day"
Other placacrds bear the words, "Once
a soldier, always a soldier" 1t is not
known whether the methods employed
in the southern cline bring more re-
cruits than the more conservative
methods i'll vogue in this city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18
ART AND ARTISTS.
An Important Annual of American and Euro
pean Art for the Past Year.

pean Art for the Past Year.
American Art Annual for 1898. Edited
by Florence N. Levy. The Macmillan
Company
Although the editor Graves indul-
gence for the mistakes that must creep
into a work of this kind, the errors
seem few and insignificant. AS it is,
this annual should find a place upon
the book shelf of every worker in art,
being, as. it processes. "a full, authen-
tic and carefully compiled annual rec
ord of the progress of art and of the
more important interests directly con-
nected with art in America" The con-
tents are vOluminous, covering $40
pages. Among the features Of import
ance are a review of the year in Amer
lea and of the great foreign exhibit
tions, notably the Salon, Royal Acad-
envy, the Vienna International Expo
sition, the Munich and Turin interra-
tional exhibitions, and the Rembrandt
exhibition at Amsterdam, obituaries
for the year from Oct, 1897, to Oct,
1898; important sales of the year and
the prices of the individual paintings:
the dates of exhibitions held from Oct,
1897, to Oct, 1898, and of proposed ex-
hibitions during the coming season;
the tariff on imports into the United
States and the free list; a list of the
most important art books and art mag
azines of the year; a list of art CALLER
les, private collections, art societies
and art schools, classified alphabetical
ly according to cities; and directories
of painters, sculptors, illustrators,
workers in the applied arts and art
dealers. Charles H. Hart contributes
an article on THE first century and a
half of American art; James P. Ha-
ney, supervisor of manual training in
New York city, writes on art in the
public schools; and E. H. TalbOtwrites
briefly of Art in Mexico" Accuracy
and comprehensiveness mark the vOlu-
ume, which presents an epitome of the
art interests of the country for the
past year. 1t is intended to make this
volume an annual publication