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The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07
THR OLD AND THE np,s -

To one who in chiIdho,d
educational facilities but tho .sa1s l9" 10
school, " taught in the "old Ioo o'u neld
house" by the teacher who g. sCn'ol~
around" the modern methods .o1Faed
little hot-house like. Il ia Ss0m a
to be cherisbed-the sight of a sorny rnoFy
children trooping away froD, so'e Of
JUS before sunset, each one s. o.aool
with ''blue back" speller and ona ~nnsd
every five carrying a tin brol It
oak split basket from which evas '' Or
anon some scampering brat ua'9 a0a
snatch the broken biscuit thu oo,, go0a
tato or bit of cold potato puddina po
over from the dinner which LEI 'T!'
dcz IN jabbering children eoi,roa aa'('
gether on big log at play tlma w. y
simple were the school child's eo,; ~
ments in those days! 40'p-
Now, every one carries a bo,kb.
or book strap with something uoaos
dcz9n books, some a slate wiz d
sponge o., out for the most part :. q
slate is left aE home and all VOL '!0
done on store tablets, conrosi,i.
books and the like. 'u
Indeed, it does seem that tho =,
time way of doing school-work !, w ~
most forgotten. The acquiring NJ ~
education no longer seems a task b1l ~
with the many conveniences and sv,-'
advantages, i6 is mora like nfon;'
holiday all through the sc1ool wear
We may be little fogyisb, b3r m.
candidly believo that the ghEngisrnotS
too easy in these last days. r7ero -
too much par aph ern8lia. W. baI.ous
that we need to return to the g9ys .a5
means Of more simplicity.
It the ordinary school Child for..
years ago could have sean tb9 sam,
school child of today il would bav,
looked like a visitor from fairy land
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07
THE THINKERS.
WHAT ARR TRUsTs7

A curious performance I once saw
may perhaps answer the question.
Some nine or ten rats were caught
alive in wire trap. As bon as hun
ger got in its work, four of the biggest
put their heads together aud formed a
trust, then s:rsjghtway pulled d1wn
the weakest rodent and killed and ate
it, Anon, as hunger again began to
gnaw on their s5Om8chs, the trust rob
bers kille1 and ate the second weakest
brother, and so on sill only the four
were left alive.
And now, in response to hunger's re
newed pinching. three OF the four
formed a new trust and killed aud ate
their super fuous partner, With the
natural evolution OF com bined force in
suppression of too many competitors,
q trust OF two made @ meal of the third
ret; when the inevitab bic finale came in
a battle to the death between the last
two, leaving the strongest monopolist
sole monarch Of all he surveyed!
Whenever q number of hungry rats
are Gagged together this trust game will
always oc3ur. Is iT not extremely
probable that thls gave the original
idea of trust formation9
FIRST we had corporations for the
purpose of breaking down single
handed competitors. Then a combina
tion of corporations into a giant con-
Germ that could STAN , out any single
corporation which refused 10 j1In, or
sell out, forming the sc-called trust.
And now the strongest of these aggre
cations Of capital are crushing out the
weaker ones in like line Of business; ;
and in the gigantic fight to the death
bet ween the Rockefeller and Carnegie
trusts for the sole control of the lake
shipping, and iron and steel output Of
the country, we have the ineYit9bIe,
only possible last analysis of such u
terly selfish combinations.
In a rec9nt address of Mark Hanna
at Youngstown, OHIO, in definition of
trusts, he said: II say that these con-
bina lions are nothing more nor less
than the evolution of business" Aud
when two or three strong men combine
to sweep other men out of their way
on public sidewalk, that would be an
evolution of brute force. But would
not such a combination be speedily
made to understand by arrest and fine
that all such evolution was against the
law4 Why's Because in it's operation
it would be an injury to others. A
combination Of giant brain p over puE
in force against weaker cisiz9ns b9-
comes vastly more Injurious than is
possible from mere physical strength
Tnen why is it not as vigorously con
fnad within suca righsful bounds as
will effectually prevent injury TO 9th
ers, as is the strong bully who inter
feres with the equal rights Of weaker
fellows7 Is brute force TO be curbed,
but intellectual force permitted full
play to beat down and trample to de
struction ali business competitors not
go we'll endowed9-W. WhitWorth in
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07
NOTES AFIELD

Editorial Correspo1deDca.l
On Jna road from RaL5Igu 90 Atlanta
we notice many cotton fields. V>ry
few of tnese figured much in tae
9,OOO,OOO crop w6ich has been esti.
mated for 1899 There were really but
a few fields as good as one would need
to secure cost Of production. Many
fields should have been replowed in the
summer and sown to CIV pease.
This section suff cred from the severe
drought. Between Atlanta and Ex-
periment we saw fields in which pease
had b3en sown at the proper time; also,
fields of miIleb which had but re
Gently started to grow. It was on the
farm of the Georgia Experiment Sta
ton that the late starting vines were
making vigorous but hopeless efforts to
reproduce seed. They were too late
even to produce forage.
Al CIR fla, Ga, there is a creamery
plant almost ready for operation. This
ls partly cooperative and party pro.
prietary. Experts who can assure cor
rect management are holding the ma
jority of stock 20 insure this early
plant a successful career. This factory
ia very Compete, having a 81 600 cool
ing plant and It's ptoduc5 will be great.
Iy enhanced by skimmiug stations
along the lines of railroad passing
through G0ffil.
There is another factory at L G ange
that is 10 successful operation. Indeed,
this factory is doing 90 we'll thai when
Ne or AIvord, the United States Gov
ernment Expert, scored their butter
which he old only few weeks ago, at
a meeting of the G G1orgia Dairy mans
Association, he marked it as good
enough to take part in ti5 exporting
experiments, and has since ordered
several hundred pounds to be exporfed.
This work OF Mej)T Alvord's is hav-
ing a good effect in the markets OF the
OLD World, and is fast porularizi0g
American butter abroad. The result
at home so far has been TO strengthen
prices generally. B liter is saIable at
prices which have not b3fore been re.
alizod for number of years.
Tne Georgia Dairymen's Association
is another example of the thrifty eft.
forts of people who are alive to the
benefits to be derived from standing
together. Ole hundred and twenty
five paying members, together with
the L Grange factory record for good
butter, points out the leaders in South
ern dairying. No other State can com
pare with this North Carolina with
her better location sa )uld be the peer
of any State, bus secure a copy Of her
last Dairymen's Report and note how
her dairymen etaud and how many
members are enrolled n lrth Carroll
ma must still b. cEassed as g sample"
State in her dairy IF trts and pros ucts.
OF course she has g few 6airymen,
Du5 they are not ex3han giQg any in
formation, or making any Efforts to
grow" their business. Whether it
does not pay them, or Northern com
petition has crushed them, does not
yet appear from any signs shown by
themselves. 1t is true, however, that
the railroads carry more dairy products
into North Carolina, farming State,
than they carry out, as they do OF
dressed meat, and we believe Of bacon
and ham, il not of eggs. f E E
Atlanta, Ga.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07

Mrs Margaret E. Sangster, who for
over ten years has been the editor OF
Harper's Bazaar, has resigned that po
sltion and joined che editorial corps of
The Ladies' Home Journal, 10 which
magazine she will hereafter conduct g
prominent department..
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07
RAILROADS WIN.

Judge Simonton on Saturday, Alb,
handed down his decision in the case
of the railroads against the Corpora
tion Commission, deciding in favor OF
the railroads. Il will be remembered
that the Corporation Commission this
year greatly increased the ass 'ssment
of railroads for taxation over the val
uation placed on them by the Railroad
Commission last year. The railroads
claimed that this years assessment
vas too high and appealed to Simonton
for an iniuncti n Investigation showed
that the Commissions valuation was
too low rather than too high. But
Judge Simonton, in his decision. does
not discuss the q 1estion Of whether or
not the assessment was too high: be
simply says that by blunder of the
last legislature in creating the Corpora
tion Commission, no power was given
the Commission to assess these roads
for taxation, aud that by this bIunder
the State must lose thou aands OF dol
lars in taxes. Verify, for blundering
legislation alegislature composed large
ly of lawyers. always exceis!
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07
HOW LEGISLATION Will
BgNEFIT HUMANITY,

There are those who are engaged in
the struggle to establish direct IepIsIo.
tion, or in other words, to change opr
form OF government to a pure democ.
racy, and thereby make our govarn.
ment in fact, as we'll as in name a
government by the people, o: the peo
pie and for the people, are building
wiser than many of them know.
From time immemorial ther3 has
been a never ending, ceaseless struQ-
gle upoa the part of the masses to es-
tablish form Of COVE :nment in which
the people, the plain common people
would b9 the governing power, Instead
OF the selfish and ruling classes. This
struggle has baen gong on from the
earliest dawn OF histo Y down to the
present day. Millions up0n mi lions
OF treasure have been expended, thou
sands upon thous ands OLIVES have bo8n
sacrificed upon Cha altar OF Iio9riy and
freedom for the mlsye5 from the sell
fish and governing classes Nd gov
ernmeuG on earth mas ev3r reached the
goal for which mankind mas ever strug.
gled, namely, a government by, Of aud
for the people T1e nearest aDor11c1
TO it is the government Of Swl .rland
whose people are renowne1 tor 5lalr
love Of llber5y and freedom.
With toe initiative and referendum
system OF government the Swiss Oao-
pie are rapidly driving from 5a3lr land
the 3rporatioas whosa gresd Of gam
has ever oppress led the m3ss9s, and IN
the near future viii have in reality, a9
we'll ae IN name, gOvernm9nE OF, Oy
and for the people
If those who are engaged IN the
struggle to give to the American peo'
pie tha powers OF the initiative and
referendum succeed, with this power
In the hands of the people they will
gradually drive the trusts and corpor'
ations from our land and make this
government in reality as we'll az ID
name a government of, for and by tne
people. Referendum.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07

The G. ,fney L ,dger has had cnap-
ter or two to those people who "oFA
their families in mill and do the grand
act of setting around erd bosslns
themselves- We heartily agree 10 SIl
the Ledger has to say eloug this ln'
and desire to gee the day come Wnsn
snch fellows Can be touched wa
vagranG Law or something worse. "0
hsva auGh little patience for DaD
who will DO this that we can hafuy
write courseously about it. Just due
of a great strapping fellow se'upe
around the company store and ys'D
ing while his little pale children WoLA
day and night to support the fanny
aud furnish him cash to spand tOt
whiskey and to hire horses and Duggl'0
to ride over the country! II you arc 10
auy man at all quit this ana ~ "
work Kings Mountain 4 R3form6F'
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07

Every man, and every body OF men
on earth, possess the right to sell
government. They receive it with their
being from the hand OF nature. lndi
vidusls exercise it by their single WiIl'
collections of man by that Of their ma
j 7riFy; for the law of the meJ fIty Is
the natural law of every society oI
men.-Thomas Jefferson.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07

Last week we quoted an item from
the American B mixer stating that IN
some quarters capitalists are becoming
anxious over the prospective decrease
in production of TransvaaI gold mines.
Another proof OF the need for
double Standard, which would preclude
the possibili6y OF a dearth in the
worlds money metal SO soon as q few
gold mines claimed by England in
South Africa fail 30 ru2 for few
men hs.
The progressive farmer., 1899-11-07

The time to guard against corruPs,on PPt,on
and tyranny IA bafOre they have s0''O
hold of us.-EK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
BUNcoED A BooTBLAcK.
AN ITALIAN IN BROOKLYN LOSES $3.50 THROUGH
AN OLD GAME.

AN ITALIAN IN BROOKLYN LOSES $3.50 THRoC'h
AN OLD GAME
c,rsdy,,tv mixed with pride and love Tor ms
church cost a hard working bootblack. VITO eso'
ss,o Yesterday afternoon II was ABOUT e'o."'
and Cisto was shining shoes In front OF 'ne -ox
don Hotel. at Washington and Johnston s's -, ~
lvn. tall weli-dressed man stepped '"'o NV
chair. ,.,omsr
"Yow are YOU, CistoT' said the new cus'o'e .,
cut, aor.t xou remember me? Your name Is
vl.,o cisto and sou used TO snino my 49, "a
yeors ago before I went 10 the hionoine.
then 7 used to see you, too. IN ra'".' -, =. 90
church. at Hillary and Lawrence SIS = 80 90 " ~
more money than know whet 70 uo god
oant:rmsd years ago Father HOFFMAN was go
- rs.d 10 like the Church of st. Michaei .ne
su.hnrce, and have decided to give >io'"" " INC
r,r,.h. am on my why to give inc '''0"e' ~
Father Hoffman now. .. ,ror,
Az be said this the man drew p1eA"eo -
his nocket and unfastcned II so as 10 sho" e,9p
* mn on TOP of what seemed to be a large
packet Of notes. .r .,r,d
"r,, tho way. Cistc" said the man. i snouiu
like 10 have you go to Father Honmans WIN "'e
while / give him this money"
C-,s.o was oyerjoyed and started for the cnurch'
Suddenly. at Hillary ard Adams sts.' Cistos con'-
panion stopped and said. looking at his watch'
INV heavens I nearly forgot important ap-
po,ntment that have with a mine-owner guess
7 will have to put of giving this money 10 Fatner
Hoffman until tomorrow. But no. am going away
soon, and / want the father to have the money
You are an honest man. Won't you take the money
for me?"
Cisto was quite overcome with the honor wnich
the man seemed to have thrust upon him.
But then" continued the man. Il am not so
sure after all that you are the same Cisto that
knew. You might run away with this money"
"Oh. 1 do not want the Fathers money" said
Clsto. See. have some OF my own!" and he
III
Here is $50 he said; II always carry II with me-
1 am an honest man. but II you do not think that
l will deliver this $4,000 to Father Hoffman In
safety will give you this $3.50 to show you my
sincerity"
The stranger demurred for minute, but finally
said that he would take the money and on the
next day would call and see II Father Hoffman
had received his gift and would then return the
$3.50 to Clsto. With this ARRANGEMENT the stranger
Jumped a for Manhattan. and Cisto started
for the church. Just before reaching the rectoIy
Cisto thought he would tane a look at the pack
age, When he opened t he found COCO hv e,
dollar bill on top and below was package OF
worthless wrapping paper Csto made all haste ste
story. The police sorry for him, and the
best detectives were put on 20 case, while S1sto:
sad in heart returned to his stand and polished
shoes far into the night. whenever he could find
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
SHOULD STRENGTHEN CHINESE EMPIRE.

THE POLICY WHICH C. J. DuDGEoN THINKS
AMERICA AND ENGLAND OUGHT TO ADOPT.
. e. J. Dudgeon, the chairman of the Shanghai
branch OF the British-China Association. and ex-
chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce,
Is in this city. He will start for his home In
England. Mr.. Dudgeon is thoroughly acquainted
with the conditions affecting foreign trade in China.
When asked yesterday what. in his opinion. was
the policy which should be pursued by the United
States and Great Britain for the protection and
promotion OF their interests in China. he replied
that It should be policy king to the strength
ening OF the government the Chinese Empire.
He said that the Chinese Government never was
IN such an abject condition Of weakness as It is
to-day. The Chinese Government be characterized
as hopelessly corrupt and helpless TO refuse any
demand backed by force.
He thought that England and the Powers that
want nothing from China except the maintenance
OF their trade and treaty rights missed great OPP
portunity last September In failing to come to the
support of the Emperor In carrying out his far:
reaching and In the main. intelligent projects OF
reform He said that he did not see any immedi-
ate danger least far the future OF the open
door for commerce in China was concerned, In an
sgreement like that just made between Great Brit
ain and Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
CATHNANN SHELL STANDS TEST.
BREAKS. BUT DOES NOT EXPLODE. AS THE RE
suit OF EXTERNAL CONCLUSION.

BREAKS But DOES NOT EXPLODE AS THE RE
suit OF EXTERNAL Conclusion.
What was declared by Rear-Admiral Charles
O'Neil Chief of Ordnance. L. S. N. TO be most
satisfactory test Of the new Gathmann shell was
made yesterday afternoon at the Sandy Hook prov
tng-erounds An old 15-nch Rodman gun. having
a loo-pound charge Of smokeless powder and con-
tanning a Gathnann shell with an s2-pound charge
OF suncotton. was buried in pit 10 feet deep ana
was covered with sand and logs 10 depth Oh 20
feet the muzze of the gun first having oeeh
choked with sand The gun was fired at 22o O'CLOCK
by electricity, and the huge mound Of sand was
lifted high In the air looking much like volcano
in action When the observers who had been
nile away. reached the spot crater Is to 80 feet
In diameter with pieces of the gun from rev
ounces 10 $40 pounds In weight. and small pieces
OF unexploded guncotton lying around. were found
10 be results of the test. This showed that the
shell had not exploded Men were at once SCI, ot
work 10 dig out the pit and find what had be-
come OF the bulk Of the guncotton This. IL was
said will take day two ~,
The object of the test was TO find out whetner
the assertion OF the Gathmann people mat their
shell would not explode prematurely was true ana
so demonstrate the safety of shells charged with
guncoulon. All the experts who attended seemed
delighted with the results obtained and were
agreed that the shell had stood most severe test
successfully. Another test with another gun unoer
still more adverse conditions. II that Is possible,
will be made within The next few days ~ =,
Among those present were ar-Admiral O'Neii,
for the Navy; Colonel Phipps, for the Army Major
Heath Louis Gathmann. the inventor. and George
McMuen. president OF the Gathmann company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA.

Kansas City. Mo-. May s--Nearly one hundred
DELEGATES with as many visitors. from all
rarts of the country. were In attendance to-day
upon the opening session Of the twelfth biennial
Supreme Council Of the Catholic Knights Of Amer
sca The feature of to-day's programme was the
solemn high macs held at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The officers and delegates formed In line at the
Coates Hotel and marched TO the church. headed
by the uniform rank company from Vincennes.
IND. under command Of General J. W. Norhaus.
Supreme commander-in-Chief. Father T. F. Lls,
OF this city, preached the sermon. At noon the
6rst regular session Of the council held at
I.yceum Hall. The delegates were welcomed by
Mayor Jones Edward Feeney. of Brooklyn. Su-
yresne president responding. Frank Walsh fol-
lowed In an address on behalf OF the Kansas City
members Routine matters took up the session To-
morrow the real work OF the council VIII begin:
in the afternoon the knights and their friends had
arfves a out city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
MINERS TO HAVE CERTIFICATES.
MEASURE OF PROBATION AT wARpNER.
IDAHO

IDAHO.
wnrdner. Idaho May AT a conference last
night between Bartlett Sinclair. General Merriam
Sheriff France and Judge Lindley, the following
proclamation was issued:
To the Mne-owners OF Shoshone County: Certain
organizations combinations existing In sno-
shone County have shown themselves 70 De
criminal in purpose by procuring property 10 De
whereof IL has been twice necessary to declare
martial law vi Shoshone County. You are therefore
rotihed that men belonging 20 said or other GRIM
inal organizations, during the continuance OF mar
tal law. must cease to work. In case this declara-
ton Is not obeyed your mines will be closed.
Therefore, In order to carry into effect the spirit
OF the foregoing notice and restore the Industries
OF the district far possible, II becomes neces-
sary to establish a system by which miners may
obtain work The following is promulgated for the
guidance OF all mne-owners and employees In the
affected district:
All parties applying for underground work In any
OF the mines will be required TO obtain from Dr.
Hugh France a permit authorizing said person so
applying TO seek for and obtain employment Nine
owners must refuse employment TO all applicants
for underground work without presentation by
parties seeking employment of duly signed certn-
cate authorizing the same. All parties now under
employment by any Of the mines above named viii
date the certificate above referred TO condition
Of their remaining In the service OF their respective
companies.
BY order Of the Governor and commander-in-
chief. BARTLETT SINCLAIR,
State Auditor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-10
TT NAY RUN THE STAGES.
BELIEF THAT THE FIFTH AVENUE LINE
HAS PASSED INTO THE HANDS OF
THE WHITNEY SYNDICATE

The fact was practically established yesterday
that the Fifth Avenue stage Company. announce
nent of the sale OF the controlling INTEREST ~
which by Henry Hart. Of the Third Avenue ns"-
road Company, TO a purchaser fepresei'o %
Strong stureis 4 Co.. was made on Monoay, mas
hecone the property Of the Whitney syndicate
Tho members Of this syndicate hold large interests
IN the Electric Storage Battery Company WHICH
owns the underlying patents covering the s'orase
batteries In use In the electric automooies' INC
Electric Vehicle Company. which manufactures
electric vehicles and sells them to Its suo-com-
r.n,es and the New-York Electric Vehicle Trans"
narration Company, which operates these electric
vehicles in this city 1t is understood on excellent
authority that the ownership Of the Fifth-ave.
stage lire Will be conveyed TO the Electric
Vehicle Company. and that Its operation VIII DO
II charge OF the New-York Electric Vehicle Trans
portation Company. AS these corporations arc
controlled by the same interests which control ire
Metropolitan Street Railway Company. 1t Is not
unlikely that after the Fifth-ave. line shall have
tetn equipped with Its new electric automooHe
stages transfers may be given between the stages
and the MetropolItan's lines crossing Fifth-ave
The FIRST to the identity OF the pur-
chaser of the stage line was that the General Car
rage Company had secured control Of the property
bat the ascertained facts do not bear out that
theory. Frederick B. Esler. president OF the Cen
ea csrss COMPANY said s, nqs as a
had bought the Fifth Avenue line. He thouSht
such purchase would not In any case 90 o. al
charter obtained recently at Albany, nad power
10 vehicles anywhere In the city. while tne
franchise Of the stage company permitted me oper-
alton Of tina: line only as far north as Eighty
skin or Eishty-eighth st. The General Carringe
with Io.o0oOo0 capital nc continued in an9wer to
question. was owned by the same interests as
organized in this city a few days previously and
fts officers be elected within the next week OF
so would probably be those OF the Now-York com:
pany The Ncw,Jersey corporation was . ,ore 20
other companies a privilege not allowed the Cen
era, Carriage Company here under its New-fork
chatter. $3.50 -, A., vor,s
Ii is generally understood that the New-fork
carriage company is closely related TO the, COM
Interested and II is believed that ito automoohe
cabs and stages will be run by compressed air.