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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19

widely disliked for doing the work he
was set TO do.
1t was the same story when he was
made a police commissioner In New
York. He found there a police force
which neglected It's duty. not as an
occasional lapse. but as a steady thing.
The laws against immortality and Thea
excise law were not enforced at all.
Policemen spent the night in barrooms
or slept I'm Railways Crime was com
mon.
Roosevelt held the singular idea that
the duty Of patrolmen was to patrol.
Single handed and unsupported by his
colleagues, he assumed the task OF
making them do ii. On his little Mis-
souri, ranch when cowboy did not
brand to suit him be showed him how
he wanted IL done. In New York he
began patrolling on his own account.
Dressed plainly, sometimes with sim
gle companion and sometimes alone, he
walked the streets at all hours of the
night. When he could not find q
patrolman upon certain beat, the fell
lows official head fell into the basket
with PUNK.
A spirit OF unrest pervaded the New
York police force. The officers COM
planned. Their friends, the reporters,
wrote protests for them. The commits
sioner was numerically carlcatured
But he kept at his work. At last the
policemen decided to do their duty
New Workers finally conceded that the
man they had been so busily ridlculing
had done them most valuable serv-
Ice.
He took his habits of work into the
navy department before the outbreak
Of hostilitles with Spain. He was at
his desk promptly at O'Clock In the
morning, and he left it at in the aft
ernoon. In the hours between he dis
patched an enormous amount of bust
ness. His clerks liked him, but he
made them work. He asked no one to
do any more than he did himself, but
he insisted that all should do their ,
best. His courage, his aggressiveness.
his honesty, his energy, his executive
ability, worked wonders in the depart
ment, and the results were seen later
when the test came.
His wonderful popularity with the
rough riders was a sincere surprise to
his eastern acquaintance. But they
had not seen the side of the man which
had been shown to the cowboys of the
Bad Lands. The latter had recognized
in him the kind Of n man they liked,
and they went to Cuba with him
whooping with delight.
In the same manner that he rushed
up San Juan hill he jumped into the
campaign in New York when he was
nominated for governor In two weeks
he was whirled through 40 counties.
made 1873 speeches and travelled over
$500 miles
To tell the story of Theodore Roose-
velts origin would take too long. Per-
haps 1t Is enough to say that in 100,
two centuries ago, there was an Alder
man Nicholas Roosevelt in New Am
sterdam. He was Theodore Roosevelt's
at-great-great-g reat- grandfather
Of his home life Mr. Roosevelt is
jealous. He dislikes very much to see
ii exploited in print. He has become,
however, national character and this
reticence he must eventually modify
to some extent He has delightful
home near Oyster Bay. on Long Island.
There he lives when possible, with his
wife and six children
Mrs. Roosevelt is of retiring dispo-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19

You tire easily?
Your heart dip llops, you tremble,
and think you are getting old,
and fear some one will know IL.
You try to look pleasant, when in fact
You are putting like steam engine,
and can't throw brick across n COW
path,
without wheeling like single mill.
But you bet you are not getting old /.
You have Indigestion.
You have let IL run too long.
You can cure IL by using
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
It's sure shot, lOc, SOC or 81 bottle.
Get IL OF Fisk Bangs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19

| the government would be involved to
the complete exposure of the crimes
and the merciless punishment of all di-
rectly or indirectly concerned.
This firmness is one Of his dormant
| traits. Its presence is frequently I'M
suspected until il. comes to the surface.
| Much has been said and written Of
the president as an orator. He is sure
| ly notable in this regard. His short
| speeches are models of rhetoric and de-
livered in pleasing style, but his tai
| ents as an auditor are equally remark
able, and. surrounded by his cabinet,
lie is frequently called upon to show
them. When he listens TO a speech he
Sits TRANQUILITY in the large chair gen
orally placed for his convenience, gaz-
Ing intently at the speaker and usually
holding his silk hat in his hand. No
nervousness marks his manner, except
now and then he will tap quietly upon
the arm of his chair with his gloved
hand or close and unclose it. He does
not miss single point the speaker
makes, looks grave or smiles. as the
case may be, and often, as though car
ried away by the enthusiasm Of the
moment, leads the applause. He is
truly a sympathetic listener and, as
one of the younger orators put it. IAN
inspiration TO the speaker"
While Mr.. Mckinley is no such max
er of epigrams as Tom Reed. his wit is
by no means sluggish. His impromptu
remarks are often humorous enough to
do credit to Chauncey Depew, but he
never goes out of his way to drag in a
joke. Occasionally, however, he turns
off what story teller would call "a
good thing" Here is one of them:
On the occasion of the presidents
trip to Alabama Governor Johnson, in
the course of a public address, said,
THE south has no apologies to make
and nothing to take back"
The president was amply equal to
the occasion. He replied: 1--WE had
something to take back-we took you
back. We were glad to take you back.
and you were glad to have us take you
back"
In his private life Mr.. Mckinley
practices the virtue Of democratic sim
plicity. He likes to live comfortably. |
but his ideas of comfort are on a line
with those of the ordinary well to 10 |
citizen. His home in Canton is an ex-
ample of this. 1t is a modest dwelling. |
which does not even suggest a man
sion. Although 1t was the house In
which the president and Mrs. McKln-
ley first began housekeeping. Mr.. Nc
Kinley did not become the owner of IL
until about year ago, when he pur-
chased 1t for $4,000. 1t is the same
one occupied by him during the cam
paign of 1896.
Mr.. Mckinley has led such q busy
life that he has never had time to ac-
quire taste for any but simple recrea-
lions. His fondness for driving a good
horse is perhaps the only prediction
Of this sort worthy of note. During
the early part of his administration he
was occasionally seen on horseback
about Washington. but for the last two
years he contented himself with driv- I
Ing. L
If William Mckinley stands for n |
well recognized and highly respected
type of American. Theodore Roosevelt
IS living example of another Amer- {
can type Of which the nation Is Justly
proud. You will find these two types {
II Americans In every department Of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19
Bids Wanted for Bonds Of the City o
Belding, Mich

Sealed proposals will be received by the un
dersigned up TO August 3D. 1900, at 1880 p. m,
Tor sI0 600 Water Works Bonds, OF the City OF
Belding, payable ten years from September lst
A d. 1900 bearing per cent interest per an
nun payable annually. Principal and interest
nayable az the ofice OF the City Treasurer.
Bedding, Michigan.
THE right TO reject any or all bids Is expressly
reserved. GEO. w. MOuLION, lily clerk.
DATED July 9TH, 1900 City Clerks ONCE.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19

Ask Benedict for Rex Dyspepsia
Tablets. Take no substitute.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19
HYACINTH REMEDIES

!. !. q !. ]: ] I. !. !:
asl NegAa A complete System OF
N44As9f Home Remedies for Fam
MNE%5~ lilies, Travellers and others
%N3x4IE % and so cents a bottle.
GH3sE&, Four, with book OF y
EESx2sl pages, by mail, 81. Write
GxHM DR.. e. II. Ellis or Hya-
HkNWZS cinth Medical Co., 20
%VMsS Wilcox ST., Detroit, Mich.
No. ! will prevent and
ure Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and all
Sore Threats; No for Fevers: No. A
for Collie and Teething of Babies; No.
8 for Indigestion: No. 8 for Biliousness,
Costiveness, etc. No, 10 for Cough; No.
IA for Group: No. Is for Influenza,
Grippe and Catarrh; No. 20 for Fe-
males; No. % for rheumatism: No. 70
for Debility; No. "a for Urinary and
Bladder trouble; No. 26 for Piles: No.
81 for Asthma and loss of Voice: No. "a
for Insomnia; No. 80 for Neuralgia of
the Heart, Chest, ETC.. No. 81 for Skin
and Eruptive diseases. On sale at
CoNNELL BROS. Bedding, Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19

Wilmington, ILL.,, Sept. 2lst, 1898.
w. b. Caldwell.
DEAR SIR take great pleasure In
adding my testimony as to the efficancy
OF DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as used
in our homo. We use IL in all cases OF
consumption and indigestion.
Respectfully, EVA j. SWEET, Nurse.
Soldiers Widows Home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19
Bros.

CE uENT WORK OF ALL KIND ,.
Side Walks,
Verandas, Stops.
Cellar and Born Floors,
Gutter and Curbfno.
All work guaranteed First class references
furnished.
beiding' Mich.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

the market and closing it out to the
buyers during the first three months
of the fall. Any farmer wishing to
hold his cotton, can place it in his
local warehouse, and use the ware
house receipt tor same as collateral
security with which to borrow money
from bank to pay his maturing obi
cations. The association is not in
any way connected with any bonded
warehouse scheme, nor will it under
take to regulate the price of storage
and insurance on the part of our
local warehousemen. The associa-
ton will not force any of it's mem
bers to hold, but each member will
have the right to dispose of his cot
ton as his best Judgment will dictate.
Every member will be kept week
" posted in regard to all information
obtained through the operations of
the association"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
The Thinkers.
DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP.

Politics has no attraction to the
ordinary man of affairs. To most
business men it is absolutely distaste-
fnl, so much so that they donot even
take the trouble to find out the char
acter or capacity of candidates for
public office. Some go along for
years without casting a vote.
This is not right. It is a neglect
of duty. Citizenship carries along
with it obligations as we'll as priv
leges, and one of the most binding of
the obligations is that Of helping to
secure good and honest government
by voting for capable men for office.
This sometimes requires sacrifice of
time as we'll as inclination, but it is
an obligation not to be regarded
lightly.-Greenville IS. c. News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
THE SLAVERY OF CHILDHOOD,

Rev. JnO. E. White has never
spoken the truth with more vigor
and power than in his address on
State Missions at our associational
meetings this year. He is pointing
out with uncommon c~learness the
wretched condition of little children
in the employment of the cotton
mills, and stirring up a sentiment in
favor of legislation on this matter
for their protection. AS he says, the
mill owners are disposed to regard
favorably a law limiting the hours of
labor, and prohibiting the employ
ment of children under a certain age.
The greatest opposition to this hu-
name and sorely needed law will
come from thriftless and lazy fathers
who sit around in front of grocery
stores, talk politics and drink liquor
at the expense of the little ones thew
should be compelled to feed. North
Carolina is a manufacturing State,
and will become more and more a
great cotton mill centre. The factory
population has already reached a
hundred thousand. Hundreds and
thousands of boys and girls are
leaving their country homes every
year to be shut up in prison with
their ears closed to every sound ex-
cept the whir and roar of tn. looms.
Are we going to sit idly by and see
them doomed to helpless ignorance
without raising a finger to heIpthem:
1t is high time to speak and act.
Power still resides in the hands of
the people. Their w9rd is yet law.
What is done for these little ones
must be done quickly. with them
it is now or never.-Charity and
Children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

For some years 1 have been SAT-.
fed that we are never going to solr.
the educational problem in NortE
Carolina without a 'scompulsor1
law" Yet there are dificultioS
With very many it would be unnonr
lar. Some would consider it's o.
forcement a violation of persono,
rights. Political parties would foon
to commit themselves to it. Rn+
perhaps our Legislature would h.
willing to allow each county or
school district to vote on it. II
some places the vote would be favor
orable, the experiment would no
tried, and object lessons of successful
operation would be presented 70
other counties. Personally, [ favor
the compulsory law" for the wbo7o
State. But [ believe that it will ho
safer to take, at first, "as step in that
direction. president Charles r
Taylor of Wake Forest in Greensboro
Telegram.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT

It would save us a great deal of
time and worry if those who do not
receive proper credit on label within
two weeks after sending renewal,
would at once notify US of the fact.
From whatever postofice you
write, be Ire to give only the name
of Office to which your paper is sent.
If you wish to change to another
p~ostofice, give both old and new
addresses.
If the name on your label is Jno.
W. Smith renew as Jno. w. Smith,
not J. w. Smith or John Smith. In
short, when sending your renewal,
be sure to give exactly the name on
label and ~postofice to which the copy
of paper you receive is sent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
WHAT IS THE REMEDY ?

Syracuse. N. Y, subscriber sends
Us the following:~
GA subcommittee Of the Industrial
Commission has elected some strik-
ing facts at Chicago, showing how
the freightage, storage and price Of
wheat are controlled. It appears to
have been shown that the Interstate
Commission law has been nulIlhed
by understandings between the grain
spectators and the railroad cora
panies, which give special rates to
certain shippers in defiance Of the
law. One of the railroad presidents
examined said the law vas "a roar
ing farce A Chicago wheat opera
tor admitted that he and ;our others
met every morning and determined
the price to be paid turner's for
wheat"
We presume that the statements
made above are correct, at least, the
main one, that wheat operators, who
have a cinch on freight rates, fix the
price to be paid farmers for their
wheat. This is q pretty state of
affairs, indeed, and it is high time
that the price of wheat ceased to be
manipulated by a few big operators
in Chicago. Have those who pro
duce wheat no right to say in the
matter? Are the laws o! supply and
demand to be set aside that a few
men may grow rich? There is a
remedy, and farmers hare it in their
own hands-to elect farmers to office
in proportion to their numbers. So
long as farmers would rather sendto
Congress and to the Senate corpora
ton lawyers, railroad OF trust mag
mates, or petty politicians, rather
than frst-c1ass men of thEr own call
ing, so long will the present condl-
tions exist And they will grow
worse rather than be5ter.-Farm
journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

North Carolinians are taking little
interest in the Presidential cam
paign, but they are working with an
enthusiasm that makes one prOuder
of his State for the promotion of
education, good feeling and general
progress. This is better.
The talk of impeaching a State
official because he pays a bill of $500
against the State, the payment Of
which was ordered and declared law
full by the highest court in North
Carolina, is the choicest exhibition
of partisan narrowness and imbe-
cility that has come under our notice
since August 2nd.
We hope all our subscribers I'M
derstand that we are not asking for
names of persons to whom we can
send sample copies merely for, the
pleasure of giving away papers that
cost US heavily in hard-earned cash.
We want no names for sample copies
except those of persons who may be-
come subscribers to such persons
we are very glad to send sample
copies for a few weeks in order that
they may learn the merits Of the
D Send us the names of as many
of these as you can. And when you
write us that after we send sample
copies for three or four weeks you
will call on the persons named and
solicit their subscriptions, we expect
you to keep your promise. Failure
to do so means loss to US.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
SUBSCRIPTION

1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION
AL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
OF 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 Or 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 a On
all matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, it will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
lmpartially the wrong condemn" =
From Col. Folks SalutatOry, Feb.
10. 1886
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
PURE BRED CHICKENS FROM PURCHASED
EGGS.

Occasionally a purchaser of eggs
feels injured if he does not secure a
large hatch from shipped eggs, and in
some instances charges intentional
fraud on the part of the seller, thus
cutting off any chance he might
have had to be considered for an
other lot at a reduced price. But
there are many viciSsitudes in the
life of a germ within a shipped egg
between the time the eggis gathered,
packed and shipped fresh, and the
time for it appear as a dOwny chick
after three weeks of mOre or less
complete incubation vicissitudes
beyond the common carrier who
transfers it from producer to pur-
chaser.
There are just and unjust claims
presented for adjustment to every
breeder who ships out eggs. AS a
rule these are made by people who
do not know or consider that a sit
ting of eggs may be sent out with a
good likelihood of producing a large
hatch, but be ruined by fouling the
nest, or too prolonged absence of the
sitting hen at some time during in
cubation, or Earring by heavy thun-
der at a critical period.
Once on looking into a claim for a
refund of money we found by the ex-
press messenger that the eggs had
been delivered all right, but that
they had been through a mule runa
way and smash up in a four or five
mile trip in a springless wagon.
AS a rule, it is our belief that few
shippers of eggs for incubation ever
get sufficient remuneration to pay
for the care and trouble consequent
on these unsatisfactory sales. But
on the other hand both parties
should be cOnsiderate and not fy
into a passion which will prevent the
other from carefully considering the
conditions which have brought about
a bad result and trying to fix the re-
sponsibility for such result where it
belongs and abide by the finding.
We are led to these remarks at this
time because it is not a shipping time
and people contemplating the sale or
purchase of eggs for incubation may
have time to think over the subject
and be prepared to be reasonable if a
disappoint occurs in their plans from
eggs Matching badly.
Many a profitable start in poultry
raising has been made from shipped
eggs, and it is encouraging to a
breeder to get reports of good matches
made from eggs he has sent out. He
often replaces eggs when he has not
been in fault and bad matches have
occurred. F. E. E.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
H STATE PRESS.

The press is the very child of Free
dOm-nay more, it's first born. Since
therefore we owe existence to that
spirit of the God in man, which
sought space and burst environment
shall we not plead for unfettered
political freedom hereafter in North
Carolina and lay just claim to hay
ing done a real kindness to our late
foes in Christening them? It goes
without saying that there can be no
growth tor a State where our craft
is hampered, and it is merely a
difference in degree not in kind, be-
tween the censorship Of Russia and
the social censorship, which, brought
face to face with the black menace
of savage illiteracy, refuses to hear
discussion on any other subject.
The field narrowed to one text and
that one of virulent protest produces
a kind of mOnOmania incur letters,
hateful to gods and men. Rid now
of this for all time, can we not
hasten to get away from the habit,
unconsciously formed during the
past generation, of seeing things
from the narrow standpoint of the
hme-base? Mark me it has been the
true standpoint in the past and my
words are not those of criticism, but
Of hope that we are ready to enter
upon a broader plane to discuss the
worlds affairs, to become a part of
the column, marching with meas
ured but sure tread to the conquest
of a material prosperity and a gen.
eral happiness never hitherto realized
among the children Of men. It our
own State be what we have ever
claimed for it, entitled to share in
this harvest by virtue of her IN
equaled position on the planets sur
face no less than in the character of
the stock inhabiting it, then we shall
quickest reap by the adoption Of that
worldwide charity of opinion, which
considers not the source but the
quality of suggestion on any and
every proposition under Heaven.
doubt not your quick agreement
to all this, patent as it's fairness and
it's truth. The trouble with me and
with you lies in the application.
None the less vigorous should be
the struggle forward to the realiza-
ton of what we all concede to be the
true ideal. 49,
Glitch your wagon to a star"
sounds like Emerson and t~ranscen-
dentalism but it is a good, if a wild,
thought to carry around with you.
Neither the late Eugene Field nor
Vim. E. Curtis could at present find
profitable employment in North
Carolina journalism but we must
persistently look forward to the time
when we shall have place for such
men. To hasten that day I regard
no suggestion of more value than to
urge an increased space for subjects
social, historical and semi-religiOus
to the consequent displacement in
measure of pure politics. The Sun
day editors of our leading State
dailies are nov accomplishing this
in a wonderful degree and our week
lies need not go abroad for good copy
on these lines Of thought.-Col. W.
S. Pearson in Address to State Press
Association.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

Books of Nature-lOre + enjoying
a vogue hitherto unknown in Ameri-
can publishing, though such books
have I'VE been wholly absent from
American publishers lists: 1t is
true, however, that never before
have these books been written so
ably or published so attractively as
now and to this combinations of
facts must their popularity largely
be attributed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
THE ALAMANCE STRIKE.

The strike in the cotton mills of
Alamance county has not yet ended.
The operatives demand that the union
be recognized, and declare they will
stay on strike until the wner give
it recognition.
The mill owners no longer employ
any operative who belongs to the
union and say they will not recog-
nize the union under any conditions.
The strikers are most unfortunate in
that the mill owners are not being
hurt by the partial suspension OF
work, having a heavy supply of
goods on hand and all orders filled.
Whatever the outcome of this
strike, the manufacturers must
sooner or later grant their opera
tives the same privilege of organic
ing for mutual benefit and protection
that they claim for themselves. This
is common justice, right and right
must triumph in the long run 1.-The
eternal years of God + hers"
Labor and capital should work in
harmony. Our State needs capital,
but not the kind that demands the
Iaborer to surrender the common
rights of free men before accepting
work.