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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

say just here that it is Our intention TO
have tbs amendment fully discussed
in our General Correspondence depart
ment and leave the matter for the dc
cision Of the individual voter. The
methods Of restricting the right OF sut'
frage proposed by the amendment
have not been tested elsewhere and
upon the whole we consider the amend
ment an experiment, and think the
statements both of its supporters and
it's opponents are largely coDjectures.
Il is a matter Of great Importance IN
which we are taking the lead with the
experience OF no sister State to guide
u.
The chief trouble with the press of
5he country ia that we have too many
me too" papers-weeklies whose ed
itoriaI expressions are but echoes Of the
opinions of the great monopoly con
trolled dailies. The Tarboro South
erner is a weekly with some opinions
of it's own. As proof Of this we ex
tract the folio wing editorial from It's
last isEua: the postal business Of this
government is a trust pure and simple,
and the objections that T raised by
5hCss who who would have private
trusts that government government
ownership Of public utilities will be
attended with inemciency and corrup-
ton, this posgofice department OF
Uncle Sam shows their perfect fallacy.
In the year just closed this trust re
ceived and paid on. in round numbers
5000. OOO. OOO, and during this time the
loss was only $40. 600. Not one-tenth
OF one per cent. No private concern
loses less than this. Any n Of them
would be happy to get off so inexpen-
sively. If the government owned and
managed the railroads a similar good
sho wing would be made. And as the
business justified rates would be &c
duced just IS they are in postal affairs.
This would ba true Of the telegraph and
telephone lines"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
HOW CQM8INATIONsOF CAPITAL
LEVY TRIBUTE.

Aud paper and leather and glass and
iron-everything that is made by man
ufacturers has advanced in priced
vanced elarmingly, startling1y-ad-
vanced, not because Of the great idea
OF supply and demand-but the price
has been advanced to satisfy the greed
of the manufacturers. That is to say
the manufacturers, the large sleek
diamond fellows met and talked things
over; they simply said to thems elves
we will put the price up on this or
that-and they did 80. Accordingly
the nan who buys a pair of shoes pays
ten or fifteen or twenty-five cents more
than he would have paid thirty days
ago.
The poor devil who make the shoes
the Wage-eaFRer, gets no more for his
labor; the man who sells the COW hide
gets no more for the green skin; there
is nothing advanced in the whole bust
ness except the price of the shoe after
it is made and boxed and probably
shipped. So it is With all the other
things which are now Ieaping up Ward
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCA-
VIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE
PARAMOUNT TO ALL TIKI CONsIDERA
TIONs OF STATE POLICY Is. the motto
Of The Progressive Farmer, and upon
this platform il shall rise or tall.
On ali matters relating specially
10 the great interests it represents, 1t
viii speak with no uncertain voice, u
will feaTleEsly the right defend, and
IaparsiallY the wrong condemn. Serv
2g no master, ruled by no faction, Cir.
;umseri0ed By no selfish or mario Y
policy its aim will be to foster and
promote the best interests Of tho whole
9eopIe OF the State. From Col. Folks
SaIutGtOTy, Feb. 10, 1886.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
A DISGRACE 70 TAG STATE

The Superintendent Of Public
struction of North Carolina says {
the average salary of white te8c1
in the State is, males, $50 80
month, females, 1913 65; Of negro tea
ers, males, $22 SO. females, Sl9 ~ ]
average length Of school terms Is
whites a trlfe over fourteen VS'
and for negroes a little under tnlE'
weeks.
This showing is a disgrace to M
Carolina. A teacher who ls not WV
more than $23 IS or $26 % a noI
should not be employed as a teSCl
Those worth more should be pala m1
The moulding, shaping and eauca'
of children are far too important y
ters to be paid for with such nlgg'
salaries.
North Carolina should pay it's yea
ers salaries more c0mmensuF"'0
the Importance of their WoFS'
should get the best teachers ana
them for being the bo3s'-A'D''
Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

in price. Take the meter ..
paper and two months VI pfjntp,
worth just about one hall 1S1 1t ss
asked today. The coat Of the soe ptQs
which it is made, has not eona ' vt IRON
not a particle. But the men 4p any,
paper there are but few Of tao maze
and they are in a com6inaf sloa noe
say let us put it up, and IN IL they
the newspaper man sta25, goes a0d
pays twice what he did pay~b NJ, i, 3
only enriching the men vbo NV aso
the output. wiz coata
Advance agents of p~rosns,f-
tell you that the good times ara s Qq
and that this is the first jnSIo, .oaiN
them; politicians may tell ,.oa
things will adjust themsalvo ~ 'aa
programme Of the combine ui1 ~ SP
less hasten the revolution grIDs '
have promised you, ans .-fe1 'l v
most surely come. Tbi1Ea.r - lug
days when the fad s TO fTo ,~
priceE-that it ts a noa thing
The writer hereof, one afs7f;
York, was in the parIos v1aro Na
decided by four gentlemen Il. rei., v
rate on corn from the R,.kvW.
tains to Ohicago-some .ay 5n1,
miles, and the raise was C .lenIers5
mean four million of dollars 10 ono =.
tenn OF railroad-it was done baEn,.
drinks Of a few bottles Of wine
These manufacturers TODAY VIII,
ell together, SO far as RI suits 80 SIM
take some article and say let Ia II
the price a cent q pound or a b,nd.s
per cent-or anything that tbsi, ~,
science will tolerate, and I'd it pos,
and the consumer, the people pav a
bill and that is all there is Of it,
There is no reason in the world u
these things should be advancing vS
mills are being closed and waae,r
not going up in Other directions
painter, the carpenter, she tailor
one line of labor has advanced in
town or any other town-wlsh an
casional exception where it wag da
to justify these enormous advances
and yet most every commodIty-evs
necessary Of life has gone whirling
ward about fifty or one hundred
cent. 1t is the combination putting
the screws. The laborer gets n. m,
in D3nville for bis ten hours of toll
but the man who sells shoes or und
clothes; the man who sells stoves
warm you Or beds upon which you
sleep is forced to advance his var
because the rich manufacturers cd
biae said I'VE are strong enough to
it-mark them up" And we %
devils stand it.
Millions upon millions OF dollars VI
be taken from s%hi7ering and pfng1
humanity from now Until the war
weather-and these manuiac;ua
who do ell this Simply because ID
have power will be sill more pogef
and will next year apply the scro
again.
It is all plain en0ugh-as plain @
B. G.. But il ouexplain theit scbaa
or expose their villany, there are p
pimps for the conspiracy of cap
who will call you an anarchist aD
calamity bowler. But that does
matter. Humanity will one day
taliate. Dynamite is the comI
force. -D3nville B3e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

Bro. w. T. Mofitt, President of
Chatham County Alliance, tells us that
the Order is gaining strength in the
banner county.
Rev. Jno. E. White and DE-. J. NJ.
Templeton are editors of bright new
weekly, The Wake Courier, which has
been established at Cary. We wish it
SUCCESS.
Speaking Of the Tobacco Growers
meeting, The Progressive Farmer read.
ers seemed to be in a huge majority
there. From careful investigation we
think about three fcurths OF those who
attended are readers of this paper.
State Lecturer Seawell has recently
taken a trip through Moore, Harnett
and Sampson in the interest OF the
Alliance. Here organized some strong
Subs. Bro. SeaWell says he fnda the
old members ripe for reorganization"
Many of those who attended the To
bacco Growers Convention in this city
last week called to see us. We are
always glad e have calls from readers
of The Progressive Farmer and trust
that all will remen Der that our latch
string ever hangs on the outside. \
Mr.. W. 6, Smith, or Caswell county,
called to see us lost week while attend
ing the Tobacco Growers Convention
in this city. The Convention made
Mr. Smith Chairman Of the Commit
tee on resolutions. He thinks that the
Alliance can be fully re organized in
CasWell.
The wife of Bro. J. M Me wboorneN
former Commissioner of Agriculture,
died last week. Col. J. Bryan Grimes,
whose zaal and industry made last
weeks meeting of the tobacco growers
possible, was unable to attend owing
to the death of his wife. The Pro
gressive Farmer extends sympathy to
the bereaved Of both families.
Last week we gave Memphis, Tenn,
as the home of Mrs. Sara B. Kennedy,
who is contributing such excellent
stories Of North Carolina colonial life
to the Ladies' Home Journal. We
have since learned that Mrs. Kennedy
ia a native of North Carolina, and was
formerly Miss Sadie B Cannon, Fer
some years she lived in Raleigh.
This shows the quality of shoes made
at the Alliance shoe factory: Bro. ".
A. T. Durham, of Johnston, at the
State meeting in August, 1898, fifteen
months ago, purchased a pair of ALI.
ance brogaus. He has worn them as
an every. day" shoe ever since and
their condition is now 30 good that he
expects to pillow in them next spring.
We had a pleasant call from Bro. P.
A. May, OF Nash county, last week.
Bro. May states that Dortch's Sub,
No I'll, at one meeting about q month
ago received nineteen old members
back into the fold, and elected new
officers. Bro. May expects to organize
Pig Basket Alliance on the Is h inst.
and hopes soon to re organize at Hill
liardston. Bro. r. A. Hunt, also of
Nash, brought good news from Peach
tree Sub, which is rapidly gaining in
membership. Bro. Hunt thinks to-
oacco farmers should organize CO
operative tobacco factories on the plans
a 1 down by Prof. Emery for co opera,
tive cotton mills.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
THE Way OUT.

Some good work seems to have been
done by earnest men in the Tobacco
Growers meeting.
The facts and figures marshalled by
Commissioner Patterson are a stand
ing monument to the needs Of farmers
and growers of tobacco. The organ
iz9tion seems a good one.
The one plan developed by a mem
Der who has devoted years to this
branch, who has watched the evils
creeping in and the business swallowe e
OF a trust ia a good 4 in every line
bat one. Toat only one plan should
have been proposed and that 80 good
90 one seems TO point TO n mind on
the subject OF more unison with less Of
d~issension to come from strife yer
rival plans than is usual on questions
of large affairs and Of greas interest to
many people.
The one vulnerable point sounds like
the old dog in the manger and we
would help the tobacco growers get rid
of him by a change of front on this one
point. Go ahead, secure your mean
to handle a crop, but do not make the
great mistake Of holding it for the
manufacturers to sue for your prices,
but proceed to prepare it for market
yourselves in small factories
The American Tobacco Trust only
need to recall the vain efforts of the
milk producers around New York City
to free themselves from the tolls Of the
company which controls their product
and waters it up to consumers, to
know about where the tobacco grow
ers will come out if they do not put q
constructive earning end on their com
bination. To do this and partially
withhold the crops from American To.
bacco Trust to manufacture themsel-
yes will not only accomplish the end
sought by the organizers, but will
raise the price which new outside
can Tobacco Trust. These outside
growers are sure to enter the field and
many Of them will be controlled so
agents of the combination cannot
reach their crops; then the older man
u~facturers can command unlimited
areas and grow tobacco themselves.
These points are mentioned to fore.
warn this young organization that in
order to make a successful struggle
they must rot stop at the point of
withholding their tobacco from manu-
facturers, but they must put it in good
marketable condition and step for
ward to consumers with attractive
and saIable packages, and thus secure
not only better prices for the crops, but
the manufacturers profit also.
It is unnecessary to say to readers of
The Progressive Farmer that these
factories should be organized on the
co operative plan and every grower
of tobacco receive his proportional
share of the profit from the manufac-
tured article. Then will the careful
progressive agricultural who puts the
best and highesE priced leaf on the
market reap q reward for his efforts
which shall be more nearly in accord
with what he ought to have. as an agri
cultural expert than he has ever yet
teen able to realiza. f e. E.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

Tae American @ Ieen ia a high class,
~proiusely illustrated woman's home
magaz ne. Make your wife and daugh
ter glad by sending it to them. We
have secured at q reduced rate enough
subscriptions to place it in the homes
of one tenth Of our readers, after
which the regular subscription price,
so cents a year, will be charged. Until
January 1st. we will send it free to
anyone sending US 81 in new subscrip
tions to The Progre ssive Farmer, if no
other premium is asked for. Why not
be one of the lucky?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
A WISE MOVE.

The State Board of Agriculture held
a very profitable session in this city
last week. Among other things the
Board instructed the Agricultural De
partment to test all grass seed sold IN
the State. Mr.. Normal L. Barnard, OF
Macon, was appointed to succeed W.
A. Dills. deceased, as a member OF the
Board.
But most important Of all the acts OF
the Bard was that ~instructing tie
State Chemist to begin a survey of
lands to show the edap5ability Of the
latter to the various crops and the
proper kind and proportion OF fertliiz
ers TO bring the lands to the highest
productiven,es.
This work will require much time
several years, perhaps. But it should
be worth all that it will cost. We con,
graduate the Board upon its enter
prise.
The address OF Worthy Master Aaron
Jones to the members OF the Na5ianal
Grange, published in the last issue Of
The Progressive Farmer was an ef0rs
worthy OF Mr.. Jones. 1t will bear
careful scrutiny. The Grange endorsed
it and touched upon a number OF other
very live topics in the following reso'
lutions which were unanimously
adopted:
THAT the National Grange express
approval Of the address OF Master,
Aaron Jones, regarding trusts, and de
mand the enactment by Congress OF
such laws as will protect the people
against ali combinations Of men and
capital inimical to public policy. We
are not opposed to associations OF in
terests which merely lessen the cost OF
production, but we r decidedly op
posed to the misuse of the power which
large combinations Of capital give for
the purpose of destroying competition,
controlling production and arbitrarily
dictatiug prices of commodities. AS
eociatio0s as opposed to legislation are
one thing, combination as opposed to
isolation is another"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

The Progressive Farmer is fer bet
ter TO- than vi bsfore in it's history
and is filling a long-felt want in North
Carolina agricultural journalism j.
Bryan Grimes, President N. @. Tobac.
CO Growers Association, Beaufort Co.,
N. o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

We disagree entirely WIZ S'J,
our ex changes who think 'oa', !
should be a change il our divorce :
When divorces can be gotten IL y
then there will be a f)0a
Let there be open full luVss"s1
let the public kno who 10 az a.
the world know for what sI'Su'
the parties seek to break the ~,
bond. The causes for divorce
be few, not many. The last lSs..,I
amended the Ia v. We douOs W"
dom of it. North Carolina n'T !,
has been kept pure and peaoe |. ,ss
Wholesome divorce laws. Lev
40. The next Legislature Is Nv
to make any change in the Jaw
tainly it will not provide mio!
method of trying the cases.
LEDGER. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12

Have been reading your .ItbC
years and think it the oeS. Nd
lima paper.-w. R. Virgins W
Co., N. O.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10
The Fault Finder.
From the Phoenix Republican,

| Te-@--~~---'t
 Some time ago I alluded to a custom practiced by some of the people of Phoenix of pa awning their cook stoves, other household utensils, furniture and everything else on which they can raise dollar, to pay the expenses of a journey inside" mentioned at the time that in most cases the trip is not generally necessary for the health of the tourist. It is usually made be- cause it is supposed to be fashionable. The Phoenician who cannot afford it usually spends his time abroad sponging off friends or relatives, or else living like beggar, only to come back at last into maze of indebted ness. By hard work and the forego- ing of pleasures and even necessaries he may be able to redeem his goods by the time the next pawning season comes around and so be prepared to go through it again. Tn the meantime his accounts with the grocer, the baker and butcher have slightly in- creased within the fiscal year, but that increase is offset by the decrease of his credit.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10
Summons.
1.-THE JUSTICE CoURTNO.S PRECINCT. County of PinaL Territory of Arizona.

TNTHE JUSTICE CoURTNO.s PRECINCT. County of PinaL Territory of Arizona. GIN LUNG CO., Plaiztiff,
 BARToEoAfY CERGIAT and MARIA CEa-
 CHAT, Defendants.
 Action brought in the Justice Cour of No. 3 Precinct, in and for the County of Pinah in the Territory of Arizona.
 In the name of the Territory of Arizona:
 To Bartolomy Cergiat and Maria Cergiat, defendants, Greeting.
 You are hereby summoned and required to.appear in an action brought against you by the aboye-named plaintiff in the Justice Court of No. Precinct, in and for the County of Pinal. in the Territory of Ari- zona, and answer tothe complaint filed in said Justice Court; at Casa Grande, in said county, within five days, exclusive of the day of service, after the service upon you of this summons, if served within this precinct but if served without this precinct, but within the county, ten days; If served out of county, fifteen days; in all other cases twenty days, or judgment by dsfaalt will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand at Casa Grande, this 18th day of May, 1899.
 June 3-4t CHAS. F. BENNETT.
 Justice of the Peace of said Precinct.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10
peafness Cannot hs cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed con- dition of the mucous lining of the Fustachian Tube When this tube gets infiamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tuberestored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out oi ten are caused by catarrh,. which it nothing but an inf1amed condition oi the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused bJ catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall: Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
 F. J. CHENEY E CO.,, Toledo. Ohio
 Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10
Florence.
Notice of Assessment.
Civil Code of California.J

 Silver King Mining Company. Locatfon of Principal Place of EEsiness, San Francisco, California. Location of Works, Pioneer Mining District. Pinal county, Arizona Territory.
 Notice is hereby given that at meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 1st day of June, 1s99 an assessment, No. H, of twenty-five cents per share, was levied upon the Capital Stock of the Corporation, pay : able immediately in United States Gold Coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the Company- No. st0 Pine Street, Rooms IS and F, San Francisco; California.
 Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 10th day of July, 1899, will be delinquent. and advertised for sale at public auction; and unless payment is made before. will be-sold on Tuesday. the sth day of August, 1898, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the costs of advertising and expense of sale.
 By order of the Board of Directors
 J.W. PEW,
 Secretary. Office. No. si0 Pine Street, Rooms 1s and r San Francisco. California.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10
Is the Steam Locomotive DoomecY

Men who know say that in the next ten years steam locomotives will dis appear and electric motors will sup plant them. They also say that with the new motive power trains will rush along at minimum speed of 100 miles an hour. This will prove a blessing to those who wish to go quick ly from one point to another, but no more so than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has proved blessing to those who wish to go quickly from sickness to health. The Bitters act at once upon stubborn cases of dyspepsia, in- digestion, biliousness and liver con- plaint. They improve the appetite, quiet the nerves, and induce sound, re- freshing sleep. The trial of bottle will afford convincing prof. Sold at all drug stores.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

A distinguished party of gentlemen from Jerseyville, Ill.,, who are connec- ted with the Pinal King Gold mining company, in our county, reached Flor ence Monday and left for Mineral Creek. Prof. J. Pike, general manager of the company, and his son Fred. and Mr. E. B. Shafer were of the number. Prof. Pike is superintendent of schools of Jerseyville and Mir. Shafer is prin- cipal in the same schools. It is pro- posed to do extensive development work on the Pinsl King properties, which are considered among the valua- ble mines iD that rich section.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

I wish to say that feel under last ing obligations for what ChanaberlafHs B Cough Remedy basdoue for our family. We have used it in 80 many cases of coughs, lung troubles and whooping cough. and it has always given the most perfect satisfaction, we are great ly indebted to the manufacturers of this remedy and wish them to please ae- cept our hearty thanks.-Respectfully, MRS. S. DoTY, Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by Brockwsy's Pharmacy.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

The first excursion leaves Casa Grande Friday, May 26th, at 5 a. m., and the same time every Friday during the season to the following points : Santa Monica, Long Beach, San Pedro, San Buenaventura and Santa Barbara. Rates from Casa Grande will be $24. 40 for the round trip, good for ninety days from date of sale. Stop over privileges win be allowed only at Colton and points west thereof. Rates to Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, will be s2.25.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

K. L. Hart's sporting goods establish ment in Tucson has recently been en- larged to double it's former capacity, and it is now the most thoroughly equipped store of the kind in the terri tory. The TRIBUNE takes pleasure in commenting Mir. Hart to the people of Pinal county who have need of guns, bicycles, kodals, or anything in the way of repairs, and confidently assures them of prompt and excellent service.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

W. T. Browning has just completed the roof and porches on the residence of c. D. Reppy in Turner's addition. It is a workmanlike job and reflects credit on MT. Browning as an expert mechanic. Torres and Bernal are do- ing the painting and paper-banging in their usual artistic manner, and David Encinas finished up the brick wor k tambien. Ye country editor is now properly housed.
The Florence tribune., 1899-06-10

The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix engineers engaged in locating the ex- tension of that road from Phoenix by way of Ingleside, to this place and Mesa, were here yesterday. There ia now every prospect that the work of construction will soon be commenced. -[Tempe News, 9th.