The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The devil" continuing Ill, our mail.
InR list was not corrected last week but
will be fully corrected this week. Send
your renewals today, and the date on
that little red slip will be promptly
changed.
One Of the best selling novels Of the
day is Thomas Nelson Psge's RED
Rock" It presents the South's view
Of reconstruction quite as ably as
Uncle Toms Cabin" presents the
North's view OF slavery. Those who
read one Of these books should read
the other.
In reply to an inquiry as to chow
persons not members of the Alliance
can get Alliance Shoes" VS. will say
that Alliance shoes are lot made ex
clusively for A~!liancemen, andsny one,
whether o member of the Order or
not, can secure them from any who
sells them, or from Bro. T. B. Parker,
Hillsboro, N. O.
A mistake in the Revenue act will
cost the State several thousand dollars.
The law az it reacs says that every
banking institution shall pay $25 tax
on q capital stock of SO 600 and 90
for each 81, 600 of capital stock in ex
cess of S25. 600. It should have been:
land g for each 81 600 of capital stock
In excess Of $40. OOO." The error is said
to be due to carelessness or incompe
tence on the part of the legislative
clerks.
Charity and Children is not well
pleased with the new school law. 1t
says: Every time we buy a school
book We put q bonus Of 80 per cent. of
the price Of it into the hands Of the
publishers. And Sec lion 80 Of the ReW
school law provides that the school
books now in use shall be continued
until June, 1901 When you consider
che amour Of money the people Of the
State spend each year fer school books,
you will have some idea Of the heavy
tribute the legislature compels the PEG
pie to pay to the book publishers.
The political parties of the country
seem 20 be in a bad way" Many Re
publlcans are bitterly opposed 70 the
Presidents imperlallstIc policy, and
there is also a strong anEI truss element,
led by sucn men as Chandler and Pm
gree. These will hardly suOmIE tamely
50 the rule of the Im~PerIslIsts aDd trust
sympathIE9rs. The Democratic party
is in no better shape. The GOLD ele
ment is wagIng Rn aggressive cam
paIgn against Bryan, VINO, they de-
clare, a never lead them TO victory
The POpuIist party Is also IN a sad
predicament. Senator Blu Ter has hold
Of one end Of it and Is pulling one way;
while Milton Park las grIpped the
other end and is pulling In al opposite
direction. Moreover, the PrOnIbILIon
lsE party is also divided IuEO two dis
tincE factions All of RhIcn indicates
that the campaign of 1910 will De ex
citing enough.
Every Sub Alliance should possess a
lou OF agricultural DOCKS Tor
the use of it's members. such works
as Prof. Voorhees, ''Fertnnz re-" Bal
Iey's "PrInCIpIes of agriculture"
Stewards The Dom site Sneep," and
others Co which we occasionally call
the attention Of our readers, should
be In the hands Of every farmer.
Very often q single farmer considers
himself unable TO buy them, but a
number of farmers by clubbing to
gether could get them for the us of
all at a very small COST pr member.
Such books not only sHve Tho g. who
read them much money, out also give
the reader q nobler idea II farm life
cause him to realize thai farming Is a
business, which TO be profitable must be
conducted on business principles. The
discussion Of the cOnIen g of these
books would also greatly increase the
Interest In Alliance mes LIng4