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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
aoUAL TAXATION IN MICHIGAN

In view of the decision Of the Su-
preme Court of Michigan against the
constltutionalIty of last years act pro-
vidiDg that railroad property should
Oe tax d upon irs market value in che
came manner as real estate. G. pvernor
PingFee has c4ll-d che L 'g~IslaCuFe TO-
gether to su6mt a constitutional
amendment authorizing the equal tax
alton OF all prop 'rGy. In the House
the amendment has already passed By
a vote O 81 60 g., 1us the disp Jsltlon Of
che railroads 60 fight to the end for
heir tx 4mDGlOns was b Wn by the
action Of one of their defenders. who
voted for the bllEand immediately gsVFt
notice OF a motion TO reconsider. AZ
two days are Rllo we'd for presenting
sucn a m ,tIon, these tactics delayed Dy
asst go much the sending OF chs oil to
the s. nate II is there that the real
6ght is expecGed, for the friends Of.
railway prIvi eyes and the personal
enemles of G. vernon Plngree are
especially strong in that body. G "
ernor PIngree has been asked TO sub
nit to special session the question of
tue general revision Of the s ate Coo
sGltuEion, but although he taVors such
revision, he mas pcu teatIy declined TO
lay the matter before che L9gislaG ure
until the tq1al taxation am 9ndment.
n6s passed Doth houses. Toe Ouly ep-
parent danger to this amendment i
that the time allowed for the spscia
sessions may be frittered way, on one
pretext and another, without de1oIR
action. Even Ct Ivernor Plngreel
critic, the D 3GroIG ''TcI0une," admits
that public opinion Ia Michigan is over
w~helmlngly in favor Of the Ct I~vernorI
simple plan for the removal of thoE
Striking inc qualities of the burden o.
taxation whlcn have been go FREQ uent-
~, so definitely, and 60 convlnclngy
pointed oUE."-The o ltlook.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
XXI ROBaR S

R Or santasive elect Roberts, the
y h polygemIsT whose case has al
r,csed go much attention, has been
x, uded from a eeRt in the e. puse OF
R ,DreeentativPs TINS fact is credit
ole to oDgress and to the country at
large. r ,berls bad broken the la "s OF
he land as yell as a great moral law,
and his admission az n OF the law
makers Of q Christian nation would
have diagraced h country. Never
thploss. we coDsi er the mode of Dust
inG r berss adopted by the House IN
d~pfensIole Tt vas not in strict accord
With, the DO Rers granted by the Con,
s5Isution.af The minority report OF the
COMMITTEE which had the case under
consideration and which recommended
that Roberts be first sworn in and then
expelled vas in accord with the Cons l.
tuition and should, in our opinion, have
been adopted In doing this the House
would have set no dangerous prece
dent. a. We fear 1t has done by the
course it has taken. But at any rate
Re rpj)ice that r 1Oerts has been ex
cludFd
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

Those who think our war against the
FIlnp'nos as ipdetensIb 9 as EoRlsDd's
attack on the Beers, or that the Fill
nos are as worthy of independence as
the Beers, are, in III opinion, very
seriously mistaken. In the fret place,
The Beers havt all alorg had An estab-
lished and stable government that has
managed affairs quite ably; the Fiji
pinos are without organization or regu
lar gov ernment, either civil or mill
tary. Again the B Ter as q man is in
comparablg superior to the savage
Filipino. Take, for instance, the fight
ing qualities of each: England loses
more men in a single battle with the
Beers than America loses in a years
warfare with the natives of the Philip,
pines Our war, W it i~ndefensible,
certainly has far more palliating fea-
lures than has Englend's var upon
the courageous people Of the Trans
vaal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
YOUR vi, WIS DESIRED.

Webster's Weekly of last week con-
tains a long editorial attack upon tn
] roam plan for combating the tobacco
trust, attacking It chiefly upon the
score OF impracCIcabtliGy. Among
other things it says:
Mr. jordan sits back of his dignity
and says in IF ct: when you gentle
men get ready co take stock IN my
syndicate and have persuaded SOper
cent. of the tobacco growers &C Rce6p,
the terms LAID do |n, you Csn let me
kuoW and I viii then be ready 70 ar
range details and give you the Nance
of my PACKERS G ant that he means
yell, what assurance have the farmers
hat the capitalists they are Rsked TO
20 into CO psrtnershsp with would tote
fair3 Have there not been instances IN
b, history Of the country where the
org f-h swallowed the little oneeH AnO
then il these capitalists should decide C.
sell their stock, who knows but that
che little fellows would awake some
morning to find themselves tied up IL
business with the D .kek3
I'VE do noE beIIeve that this plan
will command the Enforcement Of tht
farmers"
The Progressive Farmer will not as
this time go into a deEaIled discussion
of the plan. We, do however, ear
nestly rec lest the Views of all tobacco
gro II any one has objections to
the Jordan plan, he should saaEe them
az once so that they may, If possible.
be corrected it a better plan can be
found, iE should b. gwen at once go
that it may be duly considered. This
ia a matter Of so much Importance,
aft setting the welfare of Sd many Deo-
pie, that we are Ell especially anxious for
a free, full and untramm9Ied die Gus
sion, for which the columns of The
Progressive Far mer r open to its
readers. II you are a oOacco grower,
write US, bril- fl stating your views.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

notes and harvesting are carried for
ward in the came way.
When c DmOieted car fully the owner
and student of bis soil may have q
very correct notion of irs capabilities
and limitations and De able to make
such applications Of manures as shall
be calculated to bring the best re.urns
for the Eff Drt and to control with the
greatest skill the exhaustion and re-
pleti n of the stores of fertility con-
tanned in the soil. e
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

The State OF Sousn Carolina has taken
an advanced step in support of broad
tires. which also means good roads.
The Senate by a vote of more than two
to one, has passed what is know as
1.-The Broad Tire" bill Under this bill
che sale of narrow tired wagons ia pro
h,bited after January, 1901 but the
use OF the latter may continue until
January, 1901, when broad tires must
be used. In the meantime, persons
who use the bread tire are to be ex-
empted from road duty and cOmmuta
Cion tax. A penalty Of IS 90 SIS or 80
days imprisonment is provided for
violation. 1t ia Thoughts the bill will
pass the House and be signed by the
G vernon. The wide tire has many ad.
vantages over the narrow tire and ia
rapidly growing in public favor. While
we r not prepared to endorse ali of
the provisions Of the South Carolina
bill, we think that something of the
kind is needed in this State and that
the next Legislature should pass some
measure, applicable to the whole State,
encouraging the wide tire. If nothing
more can be done, the bill passed by
the last legislature, applying to only q
Re y counties, exempsing users of wide.
tired vehicles from half their road tax,
should be made general.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

It would not surprise us it tS
monopolists should turn their atlantic,
before long to agriculture. A tru'
can buy up millions of acres of ID
richest land and farm it by cbesl
labor, obtain special terms from tH
railroad companies, control the mar
kets, and drive millions Of small farm
ers out of business. 1t is only a ques
ton of time before the attempt will D
made. Farm Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
STATE HORTICULTURAL so
CTaTY.

The annual meeting Of the State
Horticultural Soc iety, held at Southern
Pines recently, was quite successful
both in interest and IN attendance
8 veral very valuable papers we're
read The annual election Of eff ;erf
resulted "a folio 90:
President-J V n Lindley of G 'eens
boFo.
Vice President-Prof W. +. Massey
Of Raleigh
s gre tary-T L B own.
Executive Comm'GCe-President V N
L ndIey, DR.. G orge T. Winston and
Prof. w. f. Massey.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30
CANADA FIELO PEAS; CULTI.
VATOR.

Several letters this week ask about
Canada Field Peas and OATS. Canada
peas Will do we'll any Wnere in North
Carolina If so IN on good land and at q
.se. 8 1naOle time. These pease are like
OF q little harder than the e IglIsh
garden pea Toey should be given
good land in order to push growth
enough for a p OiSable crop. Ia the
e Gstern and s Southern part Of the state
IL may not be too early to start these
peRee for forage in January. They
should be sown in February at all
events and it there is occasion to Z
poet severe weather the peRse may be
plowed in rather shallo 0,the oats sown
and narrowed in. We look for a
heavy yield on land already rich or
spe ially MANFRED for this crop. Slw
two bushels Of peass to one Of good
oats per acre. It is heavy seeding,
but needed to give the crop desired.
In the mountain section a little later
sowing will do but the crop should be
put in early enough to b3 ready for
hay before weather becomes very
warm and dry.
C~ULTIvATORs
O%ultivators to nanuIe d row at q time
most commonly are made for two
horses. There are q number of good
machines on the market. Were we to
recommend some we nave used readers
might 1nd some difficulty in finding
same with local dealers or expensive to
secure wearing parts on account OF ak
press charges. Try TO find a god ma
chine with local dealer. OIe of the
Oest IS the Breeds Weeder IN It's ear
hest form Il mas been adopted and 10
made now Oy many m%anufacEup ers
We have q Ward tina mas gwen Salts
faction. These are light one horse
broadcast weederA They a be run
length wise or across the rows often
and q take the place OF at least half
tne usual culE,vAClng or plo wing the
crop / n che usual way! We have thus
used q Thomas smoo5ning harrow two
or three times before Ene corn was too
tell to 20 over with the low head;
men one or two shallow cuIElvaEions
will cuff ,e it you do have to keep
stirring the soil to hold bacK the water
for your crop: this may be worth
more to your crop than Ene commercial
MANURE purchased for 1t.
This one morse broad cast weeder is
an invaluable help. a horse and man
nave done one and One-tourtn acres in
llGlIe more tnsn an hour. At tins ra5e
the corn and cotton fields, potatoes and
other crops q be brushed over often
{ II weeds and TO c0Lstrve moisture
and when thus treated you will be
surprised to see how liEtle other work
will De needed. r E. E
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

He alone is trustworthy who stancl
by his work, ready to acknowledge D,
failures Of wear the lRureIs Of succe'
with the beautiful composure OF y
honest man who has done his BEST
Thomas K Bsecher.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

One subscriber e n US q list Uf IL
three months subscribers last week.
Almost any subscriber by q little effort
can make up a list Of this size. Why
not get I'D q clubi
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

There is no virtue in ~subordinatD,f
oneself; but there is virtue in desceDg
ing and in recognising anything 7
above US which is beneath Ua.-GoebO
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Restaurant ForeibIy Entered.

Tie restaurant OF Charles Kotz in Street
ayItnvost, was forliu.y entered last night auJ
robbed of 81 0vergalr dress coat. bottle ~
whisky, palr - new shoes, and about - ir
cash Entrance was effected through d front wiz
dow. which had been forced apparently With a
jimmy. The robbery was nr, discovered until tl-
restaurant was opened this morning. TIE window
was only partially e.>ed.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
A Fight over rive cents.

Five cents caused argument and LATER AZ,
between John Washington and Albert JosaSo-.
both oolored, l4-t night They were ara que,
IN the Pohoa Com, this morning charged viii
ARRAY. Zach was ordered 90 pay q fne of 5 or
serve fifteen dave in JAIL
The evening times., 1900-04-13
THE sun AND NOON.

Goa .... TESFERATJRE
Temncrluuse a. D.. u............... .............t Is
The evening times., 1900-04-13

American Gasoline stove. with large
steel top and two large burn 81 OK
CTS ''''''sr''..-.' ...-........ --NO
The Fire Queen Gas Stove, nickel
plated, with two double burners. 0QC
Regular 1.4S-at.......-......... 10
Single Gas Stove. with one large QC
Covered Gas Tubing, with patent &c
ends-best quaiity-alI sizes-foot.. j
Oil Stove. on steel stand-with two
large burners and galvanized oil 81 O5
tank .................. - ~
Iron Stew Kettlos-pOrcclain lined
best quality
2-qt. S-qt. 4-qt 5-qt 6-qt.
The evening times., 1900-04-13

BcuuiuE TRACK Races az $50 p. N.
TIE New Gssud-N4udcvillc; si;ofnosa aad
evening.
Columb's Thsstr,-''1He Amccr-'' evening.
National Tbestse-''Nhen Ne We're Twenty
one" evening
Academy ~ Nu-ie--.'A Guilty Mc.her," even
iHg.
hcrIsn's I-yceum Thcstre-v Vaudeville. after
uoon and evening
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Cbr Guruims Cimtes
FRIDAY APRIL is. 100
Ihe Meather Indications.

- f'''if-t M ~Eis5tll. fIcsH vC.t 10 s0lt1-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-20
snrer.lllIons Ahnut rnnd..

10 is related of the American Tn.
diaus that they believe that q council
Of the gods was held for producing
light at night Tho whip poor-will
made the moon out of n large frog.
and tho GOODNESS OF tho moon is attrib.
utCd to tho frogs natural GOODNESS.
Another tradition related OF savage
tribes is that the toad quarreled With
the woodpecker and caused the del.
ugo It is said that they disputed
over honey which tho toad was i'm.
duccd to climb % tree in order TO OBJ.
tain. Then the woodpecker knocked
tho toad out of the tree, and i'm re.
vcngo the toad drank up all the water
IN tho earth, leaving the birds dry
and thirsty Tn subsequent quar-
rel the toad incautiously danced about
until it burst and the water covered
tho earth i'm q food.
I'm Maryland tho bite of the toad is
considered poisonous, II not deadly.
An old superstition is that handling
toads will cause warts TO grow on the
hands.
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luS Win uerce energy, not steaIy,
gripping bite, but furious, tearing
gpashings. which ripped skin and
flesh from face and shoulders and
chest.
"The older gorilla was taken by
surprise at this sudden rush and
change of tactics by his opponent.
But though at a disadvantage, he was
too old a fighter to be easily dismayed.
First he secured grip on his oppo-
nent's throat, and straining every
muscle tried TO tear himself free from
the infuriated grasp of the younger
beast. He might as easily have
broken steel cable as the strangling
hold of his enraged opponent Then
the older fighter relaxed his grip on
the others throat, aud placing both
his big human like paws on the
youuger's face tried to force his head
back.
This brought out a terrific trial of
strength If the old gorilla could
force the others head back, he would
be free and might perhaps break his
enemy's neck. Each of the huge
fighters seemed to know this and put
forth all of his giant strength Back,
shoulders, arms and neck were called
into play, the heavy muscles ripping
up and gathering into big knots. The
snarling growls, which had marked
the beginning of the fight, had died
away. Each animal was silent. A
stiffness seemed to have fallen on the
whole Jungle, and the cracking of the
twlgs and dry leaves seemed unnatur-
ally loud as the two gigantic fighters
came to the supreme struggle.
For what was probably half a
minute, but seemed an hour, the two
semi-human shapes stood there put
ting forth every energy. At last the
younger fighters face was within two
inches of his opponents head. The
younger gorilla made supreme effort,
twisted his head suddenly and before
his opponent could dodge had fast
ened his teeth in death grip on the
throat Of the veteran fighter
Cup to this time the battle had
been fought in silence, but as the old
gorilla gave up the contest and felt
the teeth of his antagonist sinking
deeper and deeper into his throat,
the pain was greater than he could
DNtl' ilc- III Oht lulO WullluR cry
that echoed through the Jungle. /
have heard the death cry of many
animals, but never call like that of
the dying gorilla. The half human
wall broke out again, but while I was
standing irresolute it ceased. Tho
fierce, hard fighting, hard biting
younger gorilla had been working his
way through his antagonists throat
and had at last bitten through the
wind pipe. The great fight was over,
and the veteran of many similar CON
tests had met the fate he had meted
out to others.
81 watched the younger ape, as If
fascinated, while he wreaked his re-
venge on the body of his dead enemy.
Then with a start it occurred to me
that would suffer a similar fate if [
stayed in that vicinity. But L had no
| real cause for anxiety. The gorilla
had other matters to think of. The
last glimpse ! had of the conqueror
was as, with the glare Of battle still In
his eyes and covered from head to
foot with his own blood and that of
his enemy, he marched off in triumph
toward her for whom he had fought
so desperately and so we'll.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-20

mon additional assistance. A shrill
call on his whistle-from the hall
door-translated the decision into ac-
ton, aud with the arrival of another
constable upon the scene / was called
upon for fresh explanation. The
second official head threw no more
light upon the case than the first, but
offered a uggestion-"Let's knock
up the neighbors, p'r'aps they know
summat about it. "
To tue right and back, and then to
the left, went that constable. Rata.
tat, tat-atat! went the knockers. Up
went the windows, ont came heads.
"Who's there?" "What dye want?"
What dye say-who's my neighbor?
What neighbor-what dye mean?"
And then doors opened, and other
doors caught the infection. and they
opened; i'll short, there was pretty
ito do, and half-dressed crowd
soon shivered around the steps of No
lib. | was quite harried with their
questions. L had no sooner arrived
at the end OF one series than I was
plunged into another. had NJ sooner
Eatiated one individuals desire fo1
knowledge than l was called upon tc
feed some one else. Whether lay
brain and my temper would have stood
the strain for very long 1 can't say,
but L may add that this is n difficult
question to PROFOUND, even to myself.
Happily | was extricated from the I'M.
pleasant situation by being led off to
the nearest police station to be de.
tanned there pending further inquiries.
as the result of those just made showed
the existence of local caste feeling
which took no note of the existence of
the occupants of No. 113, and it ap.
peared we'll to the Force" under
these circumstances to hold me fast
for the present.
At the station, / told the inspector
on duty all about myself quite like
little boy. But he did not appear sat
inied, and muttered some word to
himself that sounded to me like "sus-
picious," and which resulted in my
seclusion. 1t was but temporary, as
the result of the further inquiries
proved satisfactory-to me, that is to
say. This was what they proved:
That my landlady, my landlord and
their daughter had left the house No.
lib, and had left it i'll the night. That
they had left it in the night because
they were in debt for their furniture
(which was hired) and for their rent,
and because, presumably and by the
evidence of certain tradesmen, they
possessed no money to settle those
vulgar claims.
To them nv half-a crown maid in
advance, had been half-a-crown, at
least so (again) it was presumed, for
their whereabouts was never traced.
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Indians ana the Eclipse.

was out at Pine Ridge agency the
night of the total eclipse. / had re-
membered reading that there was to
be an eclipse, but had forgotten the
date, when my attention was drawn to
the state of alarm exhibited by some
young bucks who had discovered that
there was something wrong with the
moon. There was q short spell of in
tense interest, then close examina-
ton, followed by consultation, when
they quickly scattered, each going in
Il different direction. In about two
minutes the entire Indian population
was out, and with awestricken, up
turned faces, were trying to fathom
the mystery, or perhaps escape from
something they did not understand.
They talked and squinted about ten
minutes. The squaw then broke out
into wailing and singing, and the bucks
broke for the officers barracks, then
back to the cabins, then ont on the
plain, then back to the streets again.
TO say that pandemonium reigned
would hardly express it. The officials
ut first did not understand what the
tumult was about, and it was some
time before the Indians could he made
to understand that it was one of ma
ture's phenomena, and that nothing
unusual was going to happen It will
be a long day before 7 forget the sight
OF natures children in panic &C. G.
COndec, in Chicago Record.
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If clothe do not make the man.
they may be said, in certain sense.
to make the diguitary. a railway
train came TO its destination in a
large city. AS the passengers we're
filing slowly out Of tho cars one of
them, a lady OF somewhat severe as
pect, was observed to pause at the
top Of the steps
"What do you mean, sir2" she said
sharply, TO man standing ON the
platform below.
What do ] moon?' he responded.
TO help you OF, madam, of course. q"
You are an entire stranger to me.
sir, sho said az prefer to get on
without your assistance"
~ avn the conductor. he explained.
OF think not.
'But ] am, he persisted. "Thisis
the end Of my run, and have changed
my coat and hat D."
Chen you are not the conductor.
sir. You arc not in uniform, aud are
merely private citizen Please stand
aside.
"T don't know but you're right.
ma'am," he said, complying with her
m - date.
Perhaps she was right, as q matter
of principle, although she might have
been a few degrees more civil about
it,-Youth's Companion
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THIS HORSE is A JUMPER.
Cleared "a Chasm OF Twenty-one Feet
Escape IA Grizzly.

Cleared Chasm OF Twenty-one Feet to
Escape II Grizzly.
Not many horses trained in steeple-
chasing and ridden by skilled Jockeys
could make clean Jump of twenty
one feet
When George King, the cowboy,
started out to "round up" herd of
cattle that was pasturing in the val
leys OF the Santa Ana River he invited
an Indian, Juan Machado, to accom-
pany him aud help him in the cattle
driving. Machado was on the point
of agreeing. when Kirg said iokingly:
eve will take our guns along and we
might get fat bear. D."
Immediately the Indian appeared to
be in state OF abiect terror and re-
fused to take the trip, assuring King
that the grizzly bear always overheard
such threats and that hunters who
announced their object were sure to
be eaten up. Laughing at the In
dams superstition, King started on
without him.
a day or two afterward he was fol-
lowing lonely trail alone. The trail
led through q dense thicket and was
near the border of dangerous gulch.
Suddenly the pathway made a sharp
curve and disclosed to the cowboys
sight monster grizzly gnawing at
the quiyering flesh of a newly killed
yearling. Now, of oil circumstances
calculated TO excite a grizzly the in
terruption Of his meal is the surest.
Therefore when the mounted cowboy
rode almost upon him lie rushed for
ward with terrifying growl.
The little horse needed no spurs,
but dartcd onward through the brush
with incredible swiftuess, the angry
bear following close behind In a
moment the horse and rider wero on
the edge Of the gulch, and there was
no room for turning. King and the
horse both knew that. There was but
ono thing to do. King raised tho
bride reins, the little horse gathered
her legs beneath her, sailed straight
through tho air-aud landed safely
on tho edge Of the opposite bank.
The chnsm was twcutv-oue feet
across. And the Indian said: CT told
You So told you tho bear would
hear you. st Louis Post-Dispatch.