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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
THIS E PAPER.


Whatfarmer hasnot been troubled
by s'wild onions'-by that name we
know them, though Prof. Mccarthy
more often says wild garlic?" All
that have been so troubled will read
with interest the first article in this
paper.
The canning industry has much
room for profitable expansion in
North Carolina, and we trust that
the article on this subject on page 1
will encourage such expansion.
Read it.
Paste in your scrap book the oslo
Rules on page 1. They are worth
preserving. The same may be said
of .'First Lessons in Bee Culture" on
same page. Other useful hints and
some specially good advice to cow
owners on page s.
The Progressive Farmer, following
its regular custom of giving all sides
a fair and impartial hearing, pre-
sents this week four letters on the
amendment question, two fayoring
and two opposing the measure. We
believe that ours is the only course
that really educates the people or
public questions. The party news
paper distorts all facts to suit its
own prejudiced views and endeavors
to hide all facts distasteful to it.
You can count on the figures of one
hand all the newspapers in the State
that have opened their columns to a
fair discussion of the proposed
amendment. Read the letters this
week. And in reading it is we'll to
follow the wise rule laid down by
old Francis Bacon, Read not to be-
Iieve or to contradict, but to weigh
and consider" One of the writers,
''P., " in a~personal note to the editor
says: In writing, I have tried to
let charity rule and would not send
but for the fact that 1 think it would
be better to present both sides
through your paper. Think 1 know
the writer d, and in him I havea
friend and brother whose feelings I
respect and would not Intentionally
hurt. Therefore, if in your judg-
m~nt my letter contains Il single
harsh sentence. strike it out" This
is the spirit we admire, and is the
Alliace doctrine, '"to construe words
and deeds in their most favorable
light granting honesty ofpurpose and
good intention to others" We trust
that all correspondents will endeavor
to follow this excellent rule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
"GRAETING HONESTY OF PURPOSE AND
GOOD INTENTION TO OTHERS"

We are pleased to note that the
good people of the State have sat
down hard on the efforts of a few
hot-headed politicians to infame
passion and bad feeling. We notice
hat n of our exchanges refers to
"Butler and his fool Pops and Pritch-
ard and his dirty Pups while an
anti-amendment writer talks of"Sim-
mons vile gang of low, base liars
but such billingsgate is rarely met
with. The people are beginning to
learn that the only people that deal
in abuse and v~ituperation are those
without argument or without sufh-
Gent intelligence to know argument.
He who appeals to prejudice and
passion knows his cause is too IN
worthy to stand the scrutiny OF
Judgment and intelligence.
The sentiment of the better and
larger portion of the people and the
press of North Carolina is shown in
the 0Ab1dCUS WA4CA UNIV
The Asheboro Courier, Oem,) says :
ssThere should be no harsh words
for friend or foe in this political CON
test. There should be no hard words
about the negro or as to those who
differ with us as to the best interest
of the State. Be fair, tell the truth
and keep in good humor."
The Elizabeth City Carolinian
says:
Gas on all other questions, so in
politics, honest men will differ.
Every intelligent man has his opin-
ions, his convictions and, as a patri-
otto citizen, to do that which he be-
heves to be for the best interest Of
the State. While we may not agree
with him, may think him mistaken,
we concede to him the right to act
as his judgement dictates. We claim
the same right for ourself-nothing
more, nothing less"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.

The Clark Maginnis contest from
Montana will not be taken up by the
Senate at this session.
The Teller resolution expressing
expressing sympathy for the Beers,
was voted down by the Senate. Vote
40 to &c.
The Senate has added to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill an amend
ment appropriating So, 600, 900 for the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to
be held in st. Louis in 1908, the con
dition being that so, 600, 900 be raised
by the exposition authorities.
As was expected, the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
has adversely reported the House
joint resolution to elect United States
Senators by direct popular vote.
The Senate Elections Committee
has fayorably reported the Hoar bill
amending the law relating to
election of Senators so as to permit
election by a plurality of members
of the legislature in cases where a
majority cannot be secured by any
one candidate. The Hoar bill is in
tended to prevent dead locks in cleo
tiOnS.
On Friday the House of Represen-
tafives, after a lively debate extend
ing over two days defeated the Joint
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment empowering Congress to
regulate trusts. 1t requires a two
thirds vote under the Constitution
to adopt an amendment to the Con
stitution. The vote stood, ayes, 1874,
nays, 131. The affirmative vote was
therefore 50 short of the requisite
two hirds-192.
Five Democrats and n silverite
voted with the Republicans for the
resolution, and two Republicans with
the Democrats against it. These
were the only breaks from party
lines. The Populists voted solidly
against the resolution. It was only
a deceptive makeshift, concocted for
political effect, we. think.
The Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections has favorably re
ported a bill asking that it be au-
thorized to investigate the methods
of disfranchisement proposed in the
constitutional amendment now pend
ing in this State. Senators Pritchard
and Chandler will push the bill and
hope to have it adopted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
SELLING COTTOEsEED OR cRr.m@
TOLL 4NG Pnp

Under this head the G
Cultivator and Dixie Fsrm nou'Aera
fishes a long letter which Pub,
transparent in answer to sono Coo
er's proposition in a previor. lafn
Der. It is too interested. IF Jun
have forgotten the artiolo ''oers
should hunt up their old f,o eney
read the paper presented at +bo and
& N. College Farmers Insti+nt' 4
price at which cotton seed sborI,( "a
sold. We believe, if price dron1 Oe
low IS or 20 cents the seed abo ",
mainly be spread back over tho
on which it grew. This for . 1ul
growing community. Where '0oa
cattle are fed and some cotton @uy
exchange seed for meal on at L w
no less favorable terms. It i ~
seed that draws down the land a =
reduces the yields. IF it is retnrna =,
to the soil cotton may be grown .,
most continuously ais the whole ~
except the lint will be returned an5
the lint is nearly pure c~arbobvdrat.
drawn from sunshine and all.
Farmers could manage this cron e
they would stay organized and fbo.s
on hard rocky land would seed =,
grasses and turn these hillsidao ~
the better use of producing catf,
good enough to supply the trade
with good beef. This reduces tbo
acreage and makes this land a nro
Queer of another article of bomo
consumption the demand for which
is beginning to call for Western
raised and butchered meat.
Why not a North Carolina farmer
raise a II cent a pound roast as well
as a 10 or 10 cent one, instead Of bar
ing the wealthy consumer send nv
his butcher to Kansas City for The
higher priced article as is now done,
Why? Because it is not produced at
home. Why is this? Will some one
else explain this situation? The
Progressive Farmer columns are
open for replies. F. E. E..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
"sTHE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUOATIO

1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AM EDUCATION
Al INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
+ STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise or fall. Serving
no master, ruled by no faction, cir
cumscribed by no selfish OF narrow
policy, its aim will be to foster and
promote the best interests Of the
whole people of the State. 1t will be
true to the instincts, traditions and
history of the AnglO-SaxOn race On
all matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, 1T will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
viii fearlessly the right defend and
impartiaIly the wrong condemn. :
From Col. Folks S~alutatOry, Feb.
10, 1885.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS.

A note regarding Wayne county
beans in State News department.
The Cleaner says A1amance wheat
is looking well. The prospect is good
for a very fine crop.
The tobacco crop in Person, we
understand, will not be as large as
was first expected.
The Messenger says Columbus
cunty farmers will sow much more
wheat than usual this fall.
From a Chatham county CORES
pondent comes the same story /:
fine crop of peaches, poor crop of ap-
pies.
The Winston Sentinel states that
d~iscouraging reports are still coming
in regarding the apple crop through
cut the Piedmont section.
i. A Progressive Farmer correspond
ent who has travelled through many
counties says the fruit crop, espe
cially that of apples, is not as large
as is generally supposed.
The Lincolton Journal says that
the fruit situation in that section is
an anomalous one. There is a heavy
peach crop, while the apple crop is a
failure, a reversal of the usual cOndi-
ton.
We learn from the Argus that the
tobacco crop in Wayne and sur
rounding counties will be very short.
There has been great difficulty in
getting a stand, and plants for re
planting could not be had.
According to the Mascot, Iredell
wheat prospect is only fair. Wheat
sown early and on good land is pretty
good, although it was considerably
damaged by the recent dry weather.
Late sown wheat is badly damaged.
Catawba county farmers grow
large quantities of sweet potatoes
and the Hickory correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says the acre
age will be increased. Some of the
farmers expect to raise 1900 to 5000
bushels.
Says the Mount Olive Advertiser
The berry season is at an end, the
entire crop has been marketed and it
has been one Of the most prosperous
seasons since 1894. Everyone on
nected with the industry is to be
congratulated.
A Cleveland county correspondent
of The Progressive Farmer writes
For sometime we have been kept
busy trying to keep from surrender
ing u crops to General Green"
and could not find time to write
much. Farmers are now looking
very pleasing, as the rain visits us
occasionally and crops are growing
off nicely. Wheat is looking fine
and SOC the reaper will be heard in
the field gathering in his grain for
another year. Several hundred
looms are now standing at the Dilling
cotton mill, most of the hands hav-
ing struck for higher wages.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05

The English are mentioned in the
Bible: Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth.-Mark
Twain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LIVE STOCK
INDUSTRY.

We note an item, which finds a
place in another column, which
shows that Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson is convinced that the saliva,
ton of this section of the South de-
ponds on the live stock interest.
The writer of these notes saw this ten
years ago and if the reader will call
for and examine the published work
of the Agricultural Division of the
North Carolina Experiment Station
from 1890 until now, he will find
considerable publised data that will
be helpful-to him in this direction.
The feeding of cottOnseed,huDs
and meal had not been settled as a
surely economical and scientific prac,
tice. Examine the North Carolina
work and contemporary work and
see who has placed down the. sold
foundations for it.
The people who were advocating
soil improvement by growing the
COW pea were only blowing it in, On
paper mainly. We reasoned that
the crop was worth more for food Of
cattle than to pillow in. That after
it had served it's use as a cattle food
anda profit had been taken frOmltthe
residue could be returned to Tie
soil and reinforce what had been lef'
in the roots for soil improvement
That this practice, keeping as mucl
thrifty stock as the farm Wo3qIu
carry with a good system Of rotation
of crops would bring the land up u
a high state of fertility and Sol'0
the problem of the future OF 6ouJn'
ern agriculture. See the long Inc
of digestion work on almost puret
Southern food materials at the above
named station, done to put the rlgn.
kind of data into the hands o.
Southern feeders when they AWAKEN
to the need for it. .,
This work has cost months anu
months of constant labor. NO otn0'
factors have been more potent tnaI
the above to. bring about a genera
recognition of the importance OF tns
subject to Southern a~gricuItaf'.
w have seen advocates of plo"lh5
in pease turn by our reasoning "ns
practice to the right course u
thought.
That we shall sometime nave q,
American System of Farming ana %
cattle feeding may not be true ~
there will be a South Atlantic PIP
system of rotation of crops
stock husbandry which will auar
itself to the peculiar climatic 4.
natural conditions and MAKE
region prosperous beyond any
yet Swallowed forth in its past.
We have looked for an Am7iH
System of cattle feeding and eAF
some day to see a nearer appro@'D +
it than has yet been developer ts
will come when 1T doe2 ~ = The
patient study of the subject WIZ and
work of the Stations in we"
not by hasty compilers.
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19
GEAR FUNERAL
The Deceased Senator Laid to
Rest in Burlington.
Special to the HMRA1n

Special to the Imam
Burlington, July 1S.-The remains
of the late Senator Gear were laid to
rest in the beautiful Aspen Grove
cemetery in this city this afternoon.
The services and funeral train devoid
the show or pomp and were of a
simple character ,as practiced during
life by the deceased. The services
were attended by the largest gather
ing of distinguished men ever in
Iowa and the large auditorium of the
First M. E. church was not sufficient
to accommodate one-half of the i'm
mense crowd of sorrowing friends
neighors.
At an early hour this morning the
remains were removed from the old
homestead to the auditorium of the
church to lie in state until the SER
vices at 3 O'Clock p. m. The altar of
the church was significantly decor
ated with monstrous palms. The en-
tire west end of the room was a
massive bank of evergr Gems. The
large rich casket was placed i'm
mediately in front of the chancel,
leaving spacious walks for the as
sembled throngs to march past to
view the remains from II m. to o.
clock p. m. Magnificent floral offer
ings were received from all parts of
the state and the country, perhaps
the most exquisite was from Des
Moines. Flowers were banked in
iuXuriant plentitude on all sides of
the pail. A guard of honor of G. A.
RS. was stationed atthe door and at
intervals through the church to di-
rect the throngs. Distinguished men
from all over the country began to
arrive yesterday morning and to day
the largest gathering of distinguished
men in the history of the city is here
to honor the dead Senator. Senators
Allen, Nebraska Allison, Iowa;
and Baker, Kansas, were early ar
rivals. Congressman r. G. Cousins,
Haugen, Thomas, Hepburn, Hull,
Dolliver, Lacey and Lane, of Iowa,
came yesterday. State officials here
are, DObson, Herriott, Merriam,
Dawson, Palmer, Lewis, Whelan,
Phillips, Richards, Mai. Flemings and
s. w T. Langham, M. C.. of Texas, "a life
long friend and associate of Gear in
congress-, and COngre ssman David
Mercer of Omaha, are among the
distinguished men, Others present
are Gov. Shaw, ex-Gov. Drake, Judge
Hubbard of Cedar Rapids, R.W Clay
ton of Oskaloosa, Messrs. Wilson,
O'Keefe and Machean of Creston,
Hon. E. G. Hart of Council Bluffs,
Hon. j. w. Let's of Columbus juno
ton, J. E. Blythe of Mason City.
The services at the church were
brief but impressive. They were I'M
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19
PERSONAL NOTES.
What Your Friends and Your
NeighbOrs are Doing.
Tuesday.


s. Horner departed last evening
via the Central for Little River, Kans.
Mrs. A. w. Rowland went to Free
mont this morning to visit friends for
a few days.
A. Q. Johns, of Cedar Rapids, was
in the city yesterday looking after
business affairs.
E. AFFORD departed this morning
for an extended trip of business ma
ture in Missouri.
Mrs. @. NJ. Sewers went to Colfax
this morning and expects to be alb
sentseYeral weeks.
s Wm snodgrass, of Ackley was
in the pity yesterday, called by the
9eath # lfred Barr.
Ii Miss Ella Butcher went to Knox
Vile tsss moEning for a weeks visit
with rel8tives ana friends.
Miss Abbie Smith, Of Leighton, was
in the city to-day calling on friends
while en- route to Peoria for a visit.
Mrs. Bsne Ray went to Knoxville
this morning for a days visit with
relatives She will return this even
ing.
Miss o. @. Bousquet, of Pella, was
in the city yesterday and departed
this morning via the Iowa Central for
Minneapolis.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Anna Rob-
erts, of Oskaloosa, is visiting at the
home of her uncle, Robert Faulds, los
Madison avenue.
Mrs. Alling, of Hedrick, arrived in
the city last evening and will be a
guest of the ]. L. Moore home for a
number of weeks.
Miss Fannie Ellis, who has been in
the city visiting with relatives and
friends, departed last evening for her
home in Ottumwa.
Miss Gladys Weatherwax departed
last night for Superior, Nebr., where
she will make an extended visit with
friends and relatives.
John Burnside, who has been in the
city for a visit at the parental VIM.
Burnside home, departed last night
for his duties in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Dennis Ragen, who has been
lying quite i'll at her home on High
avenue, is convalescing nicely and
will soon be able to be out again.
Mrs. Ella Dennis, who has been in
the city visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. ]. Rogers, departed this
morning for her home in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neri Ogden departed
last evening for Duluth where they
win spend a few weeks on a pleasure
trip and will be the guests of friends.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19

The ten year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Allen of Colon had
the misfortune to break both of the
bones of the left arm midway be-
tween the wrist and elbow. The
little girl was in a tree endeavoring
to perform an acrobatic feat, called
"skinning the cat" Her hands
slipped from the limb to which she
was holding and she fell to the
ground, distance of few feet with
the above result. Doctor Coveny
was called and reduced the fracture.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19

Mrs. Harry Bowen and son, Master
Lawrence, departed this morning for
Taylor, Mo. where they will be guests
of the lady's mother, Mrs. s. w.
Glover.
Miss Sibyl Smith, who has been in
the city visiting with friends and with
her sister, Mrs. Newser, departed
this morning for her home in Mon
mouth, Ill.
Miss Ella and Ishum Ewing depart
ed last evening via the Iowa Central
for Macomb, Ill where they will be
guests of relatives and friends for a
few weeks visit.
Miss Lusella Brobst, who has been
visiting in Monroe, was in the city
this morning between trains calling
on friends. She departed at noon for
her home in Knoxville.
Miss Fern Roberts, of the Sam Bal
dauf business office force, departed
this morning for Clear Lake where
she will be a guest of the Sheppard
party during her vacation.
E Jones, of Tacoma, who came to
the city to visit at the home of his
father, Al Jones, is lying quite i'll of
nervous prostration occasioned by
overwork on his paper at Tacoma.
Miss Ethel Ritchel, of Centerville,
who has been visiting in the city for
a couple of weeks, has returned to
her home, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. S. Rosenbaum, and children.
Centerville Citizen: Mrs. S.B. Jones
returned to Oskaloosa Saturday af-
ternoon after a pleasant weeks visit
at the home of her son, G. G. Brown,
agent ofthe Adams Express company.
George S. Craven and wife, of Mil
ton, were in the city this morning look
ing after business matters and calling
on friends. They were en- route to
Olivet to be guests of the H. II. Hill
home.
Sam Robertson is on the western
coast through Washington, Oregon
and California having a we'll deserved
vacation and looking after the inter-
ests of his house in that part of the
country.
There were quite a number of pas
sengers via the Iowa Central last
evening bound for Kansas City. They
were Walter Martin, H. G. Tinsley
and wife, j. F. Tinsley and wife, Mrs.
Tumble and Mrs. Countz.
Miss Sara Vane Gould, one of Des
Moines' popular young society girls,
is visiting the Goulds at 636 North @
street. Miss Gould will spend couple
of weeks here and then she will go to
New York City to visit relatives.
Chas. Walling, representative of the
Oskaloosa lodge of Elks to the annual
reunion and grand lodge meeting at
Atlantic City, is home from the meet
ing. He reports the greatest crowd
that the Elks have ever had at any of
their annual meetings.
o. R. Gaskill departed last evening