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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29
THE THEATRE

tions the last two or three weeks. Com
plants are occasionally made Of the
number OF inferior companies appearing
in western cities Well, the quality Of
the acting and the size and equipment
OF the companies are what the market
demands. Opera house managers OF
experience are like merchants and pur
veyors OF all sorts OF commodities, they
endeavor to supply the community with
the kind and quality Of goods it will
pay for. II the companies visiting Lin.
coin are not first class, il is not com.
mentary upon the managerial taste but
upon ourselves.
Two excellent and distinguished COM
panies appearing at the Oliver this
week played to insufficient audiences.
On Monday night Louis James, Kath-
ryn Kidder and Frederick Ward pre-.
sented 1.-THE School for Scandal" The
last time this play was put on here
Fanny Davenport played a very fasci-
mating Lady Teazel which refused to
be displaced by Miss Kidder's graceful
and charming, albeit somewhat heart.
less enactment OF the role. Mr.. Ward
and Mr.. James as the hypocrite and
the spendthrift brothers were triie
disappointing. The young spendthrift
brother should be a slender bit OF
thistledown. Mr.. James is a trhe
heavy for the party and his words are
too carefully weighed. Insouciance,
responsibility, Il JOY OF life are made.
quately represented by middleaged.
portly gentleman. He would have done
better as Sir Peter. Trip the valet,
Mrs. Candor, and the baby faced lord
who thought himself poet took one
back to the time Of Sheridan.
ION and or" on Thursday night in
which two stars, Mr.. Holland and Mr..
Williams bore leading parts, played to
half filed house. They were supported
by competent and very clever COM
pany. The smCothness and artistic
finish Of the program was not marred
by a single flaw Audiences are very
tired Of the kind of play to which "On
aud OF" belongs. The kind where it's
humor develops from the lies which the
head Of the family tells to the other
members Of it explain his absence, his
possession OF strange feminine por-
traits and his GOODNESS to his wife. The
first two or three dozen OF these plays
are amusing, then the hideous insin-
certify and coarsenese, the weakness Of
the men Of whom they present like.
ness, is oppressive, and no longer amuses
But it is still possible to enjoy the work
Of such very clever actors as Mr.. Hol-
land and Mr.. Williams. whatever the
play. Their grace ,quickness OF reparee,
their ease spontaneity and mastery OF
technique is very satisfactory even
when their talent is confined within the
shallow limits OF a play like son and
or"
A Bachelors Honeymoon on Wednes.
day night involved the same situations
derived from the ability OF the star to
tell prodiglous and instantaneous lies.
The company was very good one, Mr..
Walter Walker being finished come
dian, was ably assisted by a lady who
could sing coon songs to perfection, and
by sloppy little serving maid, who was
made up to perfection. In complaining
OF the two exclusive employment OF the
whopper motif as the sole excitant OF
humour. am quite aware that the
vein Of humour has been exclusively
worked and that only the broadcast,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29


acted by such super excellent actors ss
those under consideration play to only
one we'll filed part OF the houee, viz. !;
the gallery, would it not pay such COM
panies to change and play to the par.
quet. dress circle and balcony people
awhile?
"A notable event. is a stereotyped
expression in the theatrical business,
but the appearance OF that brilliant
stellar alliance OF Mr.. Herbert Kelley
and Miss Efiie Shannon in Clyde Fitch's
successful play Of American society en-.
titled 1.-THE Moth and the Flame" in
this city on Saturday, May 9Th, at the
Oliver theatre will. it is safe to say,
prove to be one OF the most notable oc
casiOns our Amusement patrons have
been invited to for long time. Both
OF these artists for the past five years
have been the most prominent figures
in all the successes of the Daniel Floh-
man New York; Lyceum theatre, and
for the past two years have been con.
coded to be the most successful stars OF
that class in the country. Both the
play and the players are far above what
is ordinarily seen outside OF the prin-
cipal cities aud as the production will
be seen here with the original cast in-
tact their appearance will undoubtedly
prove the most brilliant event OF the
dramatic plays.
All who have not subscribed to the
open air concert fund should be sure TO
take tickets for the monster concert to
be given at the Oliver on Thursday,
May 4th. by Hagenow's band aud the
string section Of the Philharmonic
Orchestra, fcrty-fve musicians, to
raise fund for the building Of two
musi, pavilions for the use Of the band
in giving the concerts. The band is
unusually we'll equipped in every way,
and much pleasure is promised for the
summer months. At this concert the
grand realistic tone picture San Ameri.
can Battle Scene will be presented
with special attention to details. The
prices are %, 80, Is cents and 500.
30 every one can attend and help :he
good cause along,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29

c. d. GIBSON'S The Seven Ages Of
American Women and other notable AT
Features by others artists.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29

Governor Roosevelt's "THE ROUGH
RIDERS" illustrated serial), and all his
other war writings.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29

The COURIER is for sale at the lead.
ing newsstand. Subscription price for
one year is 81. Phone 1884.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29

ROBERR LOUIS STEVENSON's
LETTERS ,never before published), editee
oy Sidney Colvin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

It will be seen from the above that
Bro. J. L Ramsey has resigned the
editorial chair of The Progressive Far
mer, which position he has held longer
than any one else except Col. Polk.
We of the staff will feel this loss more
than our readers. Yet they will re
gret his departure from us, and will
j1in US in sincerest wishes for his fu.
lure prosperity and happiness. We
are sincere in our regrets that we were
unable to make it to his interest to re-
main with Us.
Now to our readers, we will say we
had the good fortune when Mr.. Ram
sey was called to the Secretaryship of
the Agricultural Department two
years ago, to find a good lieutenant in
the person of Mr.. O. 81. Poe, who, under
the general guidance of Bro. Ramsey,
edited the various departments and
contributed editorially, until about
six months ago when Bro. Ramsey's
time was taken wholly from us. Dur
ing these six months Mr.. Poe, though
appearing at the masthead as asso-
ciate editor, has run the editorial de-
partment entirely alone. HeEcs our
readers have had ample opportunity to
judge of his qualifications for the work
Mr.. Poe will continue to edit the pa
per, and we trust with the efforts of
our friends and the enlargement Of
our editorial force which we have in
contemplation, and the increase OF our
corps of correspondents to make in
provements in every issue from now
OF. We are glad we shall always
have the sincerest good wishes of Bro.
Ramsey, both ourselves, The Progres-
sive Farmer and also the readers.
Now let each reader pay up and
send us a new subscriber, and thus er-
able us make this this the best farm
and family paper in the South.
J. W. DENMARK,
Business Manager.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
WaY THEY OPPOSE 1T.

The enemies of direct Legislation
have sought to create pre- ldice against
that system by charging that it would
be cumbersome, and that every detail
! Of legislation would be passed upon By
the people, thus producing confusion
and distrac5iug the attention of the
voters from their private affairs. This
point is nicely met by Frederick Up
ham Adams, il an editorial commun;-
cation to New York V-rdtcs. Mr..
Adams says:
mo n proposes that all laws be
passed upon by the people. Uaim
portant enactm snts and the routine Of
legislative work will be performed by
duly elected representatives. But
power to repeal any enactment or to
take q question out of the hands of a
Legislative body is ever present and
should act as On ell-poweful restraint
on corrupt legislation. 1t would be
futile for a corporation to pass a law
through a Legislature by the use Of
money when it is possible for q small
percentage Of the people to initiate a
bill calling for a popular veto of the pur
chased enactment. The wonderful de.
velooment of the trust system of pre-
duction and distribution will force the
question Of direct legislation to the
froRt. The present moral status of
State legislatures is bad enough. but
it seems certain that the worst is yet
to come. Until recently railroad cor
poratiOns have b3an the chief crimi.
nails In the matter Of legislative corrup,
ton. Their interests are so vast that
they a aft ord to SET aside a certain
percentage Of their revenues for pur
poses Of bribery, Amy OF the great
trusts already are candidates for
bought fRvors. The combined influence
OF these vast corporations on honest
I9wmAking is a menance Of fearful
import. Direct legislation seems the
only remedy. South Dakota and Ne
braska have taken the lead in it's
adoption, and there is ct IL every rea
son to believe that it will be an i'm
portant issue in the nex national cam
paign."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
AND TRUSTS.

Our statement in last weeks Issue
that ''the best remedy for trusts yet
proposed is graduated taxation coupled
with government control Of transpor,
tation lines-by other means than gov
eminent ownership, if we can; by gov
eminent ownership of enough to con
troll, if we must" is approved by thou
sands of thinking m9n. The testimony
introduced at the recent session OF the
Industrial Commission has convinced
many that the trusts cannot be throt
tied as long as the railroads remain IN
league with them, secretly granting
them reduced rates and discriminating
against their competitors.
We notice that ex Governor Altgeld,
of Illinois, declares that the railroads
will be placed under fire by the Ma
tionaI Democratic Convention neXF
year.
ut ie my belief" he sRys, THAT if
the invention were held within thirty
days, it would almost unanimously
adopt a tentative plan declaring for
governmental ownership of railroads
An unequivocal declaration would be
a step go far beyond the existing limi
tations of public thought that the con
vention might hesitate about adopting
it. Without continuous assistance
from the railroads, the trusts could
not survive a year. II they had to
transact business on the same terms as
their competitors which do not belong
to trusts, they would quickly disinte
CRATE and go to pieces, and the great
problem which is now agitating the
public mind would be solved"
We do not believe with Mr.. Altgeld
that trusts would go to pieces if the
railroads were to grant them no special
tavors. But we are convinced that
If it were not for these determinations
in favor of trusts the people could
speedily and successfully solve the
trust problem-a thing which we fear
cannot be done under pr S 3nt condi
tions. Railroads are Of great benefit
30 the country and they should not be
prosecuted. But they should be kept
by some means within the bounds of
law and fairness.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

The editor will not at this time at.
tempt to outline the future policy of
The Progressive Farmer. Those who
have read the paper since January lat
know something Of Jul aims and pur.
poses. At this time suffice it to say
that We propose to add to our editorial
staff at an early date some of the
States ablest thinkers and farm writ.
ers, aad it is purpose TO givs the
people a fearless, unmuzz,ed and IN
prejldiced farm and family paper.
We ask the support Of all who desire a
paper of this kidd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
ANNOYING : M INT.

take this method to announce to
the readers Of The Progressive Farmer
that I have severed my connection
with the paper and will be engaged in
other business in the future.
part with the readers of the paper
reluctantly, but private business inter
ests demand my full time and atten
ton. However, I shall espousa the
same principles, and my sympathies
will be with the farmers, as in the
past.
wish the readers of the paper, and
all connected with it G)d speed.
Thanking each one of you, and trust
ing that you will have a better paper
in the future than in the past, I
remain, Yours truly,
J. L. RAMSEY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
TAKING FRACHIsBs IN MAsSA
CHUSETTS,

The State, as ia Ohio, may assess
tax of a def lite percentage On thu
capital employed, whether that CAM
tai be shares or bonds; or we NAV
have q plan, like that in use in Mass.
chusetts, where the tax is assessed On
the excess value of the share c}pid
over and above the value Of the tand
BILE property. This ex 3eg3 v4lue, which
represents the value Of the corporate
franchise, is determined By taking the
market value of the stock, and dedueI
ing from Il the valuation laid By The
local assessors on the tangible properly
OF the company, the diff 3re1C3 being
assumed to be the value OF the Eh
to carry on busiaeJs-a right 0Uaaa
from the State by the granting OF Ne
charter, and therefore rightly gubjG
to a license fee or privileg4 tex 81n3
States make provision for taking q
share in the prof. q Of th3 COMPANY
after a certain amount has been earned
on the stock, and this is done By tax
ing dividends, the State considering
that it is ju9fIf9d in taking a portion
of the surplus profit after a'lo 7ingS
fair return on the money Invested
Robars H. Whittier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
EVILs OF MOB LAW.

The evils Of MOB law were we'll illus
trated in the case of Mr.. J f. Wood
ard, a highly esteemed citizen of War
saw, n. O., who was brutally horse
whipped at Washington, N. O., a few
days ago. A Washington lady was
insulted or the street H lrrying home
she told Of the occurrence and de
scribed the man who insulted her.
This description fitted Woodland, who
happened to be in the city, and at the
depot next morning she pointed him
cut at the man. Without further evi
dence Woodland was assailed and
brutally beaten by three young men
friends Of the lady. Later it was dis
covered that a terrible mistake had
been made. 1t was proved that an
innocent man had been punished. Mr..
Wo5dard returned to Washington and
was v~indicated as far as possible, but
no apologies can atone for the shame
he suffered The State press is wisely
using this to point a moral as to the
evils Of mob law. Had Mr.. Woodland
been given a trial the mistake would
not have occurred.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

Toe decrease in the assessment Of
the miscellaneous roads is accounted
for by the fact that the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley has been transferred tc
the big systems.
In the A. Q. l. system the val
uati1n of the Wilmington and Weldon,
the Petersburg and the Wilson and
F4yette vile branches is increased
from $18 900 to $25, 900 a mile; while
the Norfolk and Carolina and Tarboro
branches go from 81, 900 a mic 10
500 600
Taking the Southern system the
Piedmont and the Greensboro to Sails
bury divisions of the North Carolina
Railroad go from $17, 900 to t35. 900 a
mile the Atlanta and Charlotte road
rises from $14 900 to $50, OOO. and the
@ )ldsboro division from $17 600 to
$40 600.
The valuation of the Seaboard and
Roanoke division OF the s, A L is in
creased from 81. 500 to S25 600; the
Raleigh and Custom from So 600 TO
SIS 900; the Carolira Central from S..
900 to $40. 600.
We are sure the members of the Cor
poration Commission are not prejI
diced against railroads They treat
the railroad corporations justly and
liberally and it occurs to Us that this
assessment should stand.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

The total value OF the gifts at a re
cent New York wedding amounted to
over two million dollars, representing
an income of over one hundred thou.
sand dollars a year. Since custom de.
crees that these gifts be reciprocated
at future weddings in the donors
families, the pecuniary consideration
is doubled.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
DAIRYMRN AND SWINE BRED.
ERS.

The State DAirymen's Association
met at Concord, June 9Th and % b.
This meeting was, we are glad to say,
one of the best yet held. Prof. Frank
E. Emery, Of the Agricultural and Ne
chanical College; Dr.. Cooper Curtis,
NJ D V. 8 Prof. J M. Johnson, Of
R aleigh, and Me1srs. Rufus NJ. John,
ston, William Nisbet, T. B GAutler,
Summers Alexander, and 9. @. Moore,
of M~ecklenburR county, were among
the visitors. Ga the first day Prof.
Emery spoke on Markets for Dairy
Products" and urged the dairym men
and farmers in each community to
combine, separate cream from milk
and make high grade butter. DR..
Curtis made an interesting address,
discussing quarantine Ia Rs and ticks.
Mr.. Q. q Moore, of Mecklenburg
county, then read a most valuable and
instru tive paper on Forage Crops
for Cows" Thi, paper VIII appear in
The Progressive Farmer NIX week
Ga the % b Plof Johnson exhibited
a Sharplsss separator and explained
It's operations. Pot. J1hn5cn was fol
lowed by Prof. Emery, wh2 exhibited
the B abcock tester, finding the per
cent of butter fat in six | "a ct mllk
from COWS owned by Mr.. @. W. 3Pink.
The tests revealed the fact that milk
from one of Mr.. Swirk's COWS con
tanned 5 per cent of butter fat, while
in milk from another COW the per cent.
Yves 2 g.
The topic, (which is the Best for the
Piedmont S5ction, Individual or &C.
operative DAiryipg, or Should 1t Be
Proprietary ~ was discussed by Messrs.
Moore and Watkins, of Mecklenburg
county, and Mr.. R W. Orr, of States
vile, bat no decision was reached.
Ga the evening Of the % h, the State
swine Breeders Association was re-
organized. Mr.. J. NJ. Johnson, of
Raleigh, was made President; @. G.
Moore, Of Charlotte, Vice President,
and T. E Emery Secretary. The
directors for one years term are W.
E B snboW, of GIilford county, W. P.
Bachelor, of Wake county, AID T. Q.
Robinson, Of Arson; for two years
term, r. V. Caldwell and @ W. Swink,
Of Cabarrus county, and w. M. Bar
ringer, of Charlotte, were elected. G.
7. Crowell and W L Morris, of Cabar-
rus county, and T, B Gautier, Of
Mecklenburg, were elected for the
three year term The association pro-
viied for two premiums at the State
Fair.
Both OF these associations have the
very best wishes of The Progressive
Farmer. We = sure they a e doing
good, AID the outlook causes us to pc
IEeve tina they wil DO even greater
80 =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

the assessment for taxation of rail
roads, telegraph, telephone and steam
beat properties in the State.
Last year the to5al assessment of all
railroad, steamboat, telegraph and
telephone properties was $33 619 500
This year the Corporation Commission
has incrf ased it to S44 114.3 8 This
shows an increase of more than ten
million dollars. OJher assessments,
which will amount to some 5000, coo,
are yet to be made.
This increase in she assessment will
if sustained, yield to the State an in,
crease of about 1920 600 in taxes. The
CORPORATIONS interested, however, are
to be given a hearing ] lily ID b, and it
is certain that they will leave no stone
unturned in their effort to have the
assessment reduced.
The increase in the assessment OF
steamboat property is ga 378; of Pull
man car companies, $53 GA; of tele
graph companies. 1929 395. and OF rail
road companies, SO, 996. 538
The increase in the assessment Of the
various railroads is as follows:
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
This .$14 013 226 25
Last e 9,779 875 90
Increase. ..............s 4 233 S51 rs
RAILWAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

In what folio We we in5eEd no disOar
agem9nU OF tde gallantry Of C9Io-a
Roosevelt or Of his regiment n Rjush
Riders. We believe Colonei R 9seVaIt
to be as gallant q man as ever wore tie
United States uaitOrin, aud We 52L9V9
that his regiment had as fie matsH8l
in it as any command that Wase7tro o.
ganiz d. But when an CID C2Dt3asI@!9
soldier who saw the battles Of 1n8
Army of Northern Virginia, reaa'
Colonel Roosevel5's article IL tn9
March Scribner's, giving an eLaoofa''
account of his fight at Las GlaSln'''
in Cuba, he is inevitably m)V9a I"
merriment, Colonel Roosevelt has W
voted some ten pages of print to a "
minute acc0unt of every movement y
the Eff airs, and, at its end he t6il5 u,
seven OF his men had been killed s'
perhaps as many Spaniards. oocn !
affair as that between cutposts Oh =
army Of Northern Virginia ana
Army OF the Potomac would ns'l
have been heard of and would as LA%
as not have never been reported Oy
commanding officers. We don't nSr
By any means, to intimate that Il w
mel r )osevelt and the Rjugh Il W.
had been faced with such conditloD'
the Confederate soldiers were l'.
with they would not have borne .DsI
selves let as the Confederate solaa
did. B At to compare the i5haD5
Cuba with the fighting OF ouf y"
war is like comparing a pan5omlD'
a reality R Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
land were disappointed"

The introductory paragraph to Mr..
Ransom Hinton's letter on the cylin'
dricaI bale in our les issue was writ.
ten by the editor to whom Mr. Hinton
handed the communication. It is,
therefore not to be construed as a part
OF MIR. Hi1tcn's letter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
RAILROADS TO PAY MORE TAXES

We ere glad to notice that Our new
Corporation Commission proposes to
have the railroads Of the State bear a
larger part Of their share Of the burden
OF taxation.
The Commission has just completed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

Measured by the worlds standard,
Bismarck was undoubtedly a great
man; measured by higher standards
he lacked much of true greatn, 81. In
his last illness, he eaid: Nobody loves
for what 1 have done. 1 have never
made anybody happy-not myself,
nor my family, nor anybody else. But
how many have l made unha opy But
for me three great wars would not
have been fought, eighty thousand
met would Ut have persisted. Parents,
brothers, sisters and widows would
not have been bereaved aud plunged
into mourning. X x I have had
little or no joy from all my achieve
ments; nothing but vexation, care and
trouble" How much greater he who
in a smaller sphere strives to uplift
and Een fl his fellow men!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04

Oae of the profile rs o. 60 lita0O =,
atioa ia to secure the j ls5 prop2''~,
from prop ,rty qlite invisible TO W.
SCISSORS eye. A big Fl lancier, a i7p+
in the stoek market, recently dieu'
it is now developed that out OF ~
tate, representing some SIVOo
b3rely SIS, 900 is real, the remain
being personal property in the "ay
stocks, BINDS, and other se?l m6
ing commsndabl9 eff rt along s@3
of q just division OF taxes, IN S5ss
state legislation obliging nor ~ OF
valuable public franchises ~! ~ foff
fair proportion on this intang'O'f
erty.-Farm and me.