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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
THE HOW" OF BETTER SCHOOLS.

Sometime ago the Greensboro Tel
egram said:
1--WE hope that the politicians and
newspapers who are now talking in
a general way about what we need
for the cause of education will be
prepared to say something definite
when the time comes" Whereupon
the News and Observer made this
comment:
1.-The something definite that
must precede everything is money.
The Democratic pledge of better
schools cannot be redeemed unless
there is more money available for
public schools. The correct way to
get it is to impose fair taxes on the
franchises and gross incomes Of the
tax-dodging corporations. That is
the something definite that will en-
gage the attention of the legislators
who promised longer school terms"
This is sound doctrine well-said:
And if the News and Observer will
only preach it during the 60 days,
session of the next Legislature and
not furl it's flag at the first sign of
opposition, it car do good. We
shall watch it's course with interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
. THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

"ETHE INDUSTRIAL N 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
5rue to the instincts, traditions and
history of the AnglO-SaxOn race. 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
tmpartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Folks Salutatory, Feb.
10. 1886
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

pie as a better accommodates
candidate than faithfulness to w
self or to any other leador I'm
guides his course by the ansy,o, ne
the question, Which way is ria, 70
rather than, Which way vinou''
our party the Offices once more9 01,e
He would rather lose the opportnritS
to carry out the party policy BY bs
ing beaten at the polls, than nv ~ 1s,
treacherous timidity of men WI SS
hesitate to keep their political nror pO
ises, through fear of the result nnos
their own enthusiastically Com,
panion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

this country a man who has served
two terms as President as the repre-
sentative of the Democratic party,
and a man who held that Office four
years as a Republican, it was not
positively known until last week
how either would vote in the coming
Presidential election. And MI. Har-
rison is not in line with his party IN
the matter of expansion, while Mr..
Cleveland still refuses to swallow the
free Silver doctrine of the Demo
cratic party. The little narrow men
will always be bitter partisans, but
our really great men ''make their
party creed suit their convictions
rather than their convictions suit
their party creed"
The Free Press reports that Gov
ernor-elect AycOck spoke at Kinston
recently and "closed by asking the
people to uphold his hands in foster
ing peace and good will between the
races in North Carolina, in build
ing up the industries of the State,
and in providing an opportunity for
every child to gain an education"
This has the right ring. If Mr.. Ay-
cock as Governor devotes himself to
work of this kind, he will have the
everlasting gratitude of patriotic
North CarOlinians of all parties.
The times and conditions T such
that a narrOw-minded man in the
Governors chair during the next
four years could do much harm, while
a man of large mould will find count
less opportunities for fostering peace
and encouraging education and in
dustrial progress.
1t is unnecessary for us to say that
in many matters we differ seriously
with DR.. Kilgo, of Trinity College,
but we are always glad to see any
man advocate sound principles.
Therefore we copy with pleasure
this bold paragraph from DR.. Kilgo's
recent sermon to Trinity students
Traditions have put us in party
lines, and ~partisanship has de-
veloped an arrogance that as
sumes to dictate all policies, while
the individual citizen has been
robbed of his will, and made
the slave of party rule. An attempt
to assert personal freedom and ex-
press patriotic sincerity of faith has
been met by social Ostracism, loss of
business caste, and a food of vile de-
n~unciation. By these methods
methods as cruel as the flames of the
InquisitiOn-men have been driven
to do the will of party. The price of
freedom is death; social, business
and political death. 1t comes at as
price today Us it did in the days
of LeOnidas. The hope we have is
in the fact that there are some men
among us who will have it at any
price. They are the fOre-runners of
d genuine kingdom. To them free
dom and death are better than slavery
and existence"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
Editorial.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

One of the %silliest of campaign
arguments is the perpetual COM
parison of prices under the Cleve-
land administration with those that
have prevailed recently under Nc
Kinley. This proves nothing what
ever so far as public measures are
concerned, for upon all financial
legislation Mckinley and Cleveland
hold opinions as nearly alike as two
black-eyed peas.
The call for the formation of a
State Fruit Shippers Association re
Gently issued by Prof. Gerald Nc
Carthy has met with general accept
ance. The new organization of fruit
growers for mutual protection is
therefore assured. The first meet
ing will be held in the Auditorium
of the Agricultural Building at 5 D..
m. Oct. 25th, 1900. Prominent fruit
growers from different parts of the
State will address the meeting.
The State Alliance Executive Com
mittee is called to meet in Raleigh,
October 25th, Thursday of Fair
week. at Il a.. m. 1t would be of
considerable benefit to the Commit
tee to have advices from the various
counties as to the prospects for re
organization. Write your views to
Secretary Parker, The Progressive
Farmer, or some member at once, so
that the Committee may fully I'M
derstand the situation. To make
this suggestion of value, it must
have immediate attention, as the
time is short.
With matchless consistency, the
cotton mill owners of Alamance
county, strengthened by d thorough
organization of themselves, have Or
dered their operatives to quit the
Labor Union or quit work. We learn
that this action of the mill owners
has only strengthened the Union
spirit, that organization having re-
celved an unusually large number of
new members during the past week.
We do not know what will be the
result of this disagreement, but all
that believe in fair play and equal
rights must sympathize with the
operatives in their struggle for lib
erty.
When you wish to buy improved
breeds of cattle, swine, sheep, OF
poultry, examine our advertising
columns. And when you wish to
sell, write for advertising rates and
tell our thousands of reading buy
ing farmers what you have to sell.
Recently we have received many d-
vertisements Offering land for sale.
or wishing to buy land, and many
letters asking where improved stock
could be bought. We are ALWAYS
glad to receive letters of this kind.
but 1T would better for all concerned
If those having improved stock for
sale would regularly remind our
readers of the fact through our ad-
Yertising columns.
AS another evidence of the growth
of the independent spirit in politics,
it may be said that while We have in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

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III

Enclosed find 81 for which please
renew my subscription to your valu-
able paper. I can't afford to do with
out it, for. it gives me so much mat
ter of value to farmers. Please give
me an article on curing hay, as I am
interested in that at this time.
A. P. WHITEHEAD.
Craven Co., N. @.
ANSWERS by Corresponding Editor Emery
7.
We believe a hand hay press is too
expensive in time to be proftably
operated. We have heard of several
being invented. One by Mr.. J. Fl.
Kinealy, A. & M. College, Raleigh,
N. c., now of st. Louis, Mo. Prof.
Benz. Irby, Raleigh, N. c., vas
once working on a hay press. It
may be a practicable hand machine.
An old cotton press might be made
to T as a hay press.
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SOME INQUIRIES ANSWERED.

Will you please tell me which is
the best hand hay press on the mar
ket, where it can be bought at and
at what price? CALVIN BEATTY.
CASTOR Co., N. G..
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II

Isathere any machine in operation
for picking and cleaning field peas?
Give prices, &C.? j. B. OLIVER.
Onslow Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

Write the n. G. Experiment Sta
ton for a copy of Bulletin No. 125,
This is an illustrated bulletin of so
pages, covering "Tests of Forage
Grasses ; The Formation and care Of
Grass Lands Haying Tools and Hay
Making"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16

There is a field pea harvester which
the makers claim to be a practicable
one, but we have not had an oppor-
tunity of seeing one at work. Manu-
facturers should advertise in these
columns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
CHAPTER XII.
Helen DighN Marns Ethel

Helen Dlgby Warns Ethel.
The love story enacted at st. mas
Bay was a romantic one Whatever
might be the secrets and follies of
Laurie Nugent's life, he was most GER
tainiy thoroughly in earnest now;
whatever firtations he might have in
duiged in, this was the one great
master-passion of his life. 1t had
taken complete possession of him.
He would have given his life for the
beautiful broWn-haired girl, whose
smiles were like glimpses of Paradise
to him. He would have given his life
for her; yet he did not spare her-he
had no pity for her. no remorse.
His whole soul, every thought, every
energy of his mind, was bent upon
winning her; he seemed to have con-
centrated his very existence on that de-
sire
But, knowing what he knew. why dIa
he not spare her Because his love was
essentially selfish. He was capable of
committing any crime for the sake of
winning the girl he Ioyed-he would
nave hesltated at nothing; but he was
not capable Of sparing her of saving
her from himself, of giving her I'D and
leaving her. His love was utterly sell
fish.
He was frightened at himself. at the
Vehemence Of his own passion, at its
ascendency over him. There were times
when he almost loathed himself be-
cause WOman's smile could make his
sun, or her frown his shade. There
were times when he wondered if it
We're possible that he could be the same
cynical, careless man who had laughed
at love, and thought Of it only as a
paStime
The day had no brightness for Laurie
Nugent now until he had seen Ethel;
but he fell asleep with her name on his
lips; he dreampt of her at night-fair,
gracious, sweet, and winsome. yet so
proud and reserved; he woke thinking
of her, longing for the hour in which
he should see her, thinking of a thou
sand pretty things that he would say
to her.
The world was wide, the world was
large, but in it ali he saw only Ethel
Gordon-proud, beautiful bewitching
Ethel.
He caught himself repeating the
name as the words of song. 1t was as
though he had gathered every force OF
his mind and soul together, and had
centered them on her. Love with such
a man. in such force, was rather pas
sion than an affection.
To be continued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

fetlcally coordinate, and embraces
not only his own department, but
the departments controlled in practice
by his colleagues. Till 1858 there was
no Indian secretary. Indian matters
before the mutiny came under the
cognizance of the colonial secretary.
An Englishman who is opposed to the
policy of his government in the Trans
vaal matter sends to a London paper
the following quotation from Benja-
min Franklin: There is no difference
between a man who robS by himself
and one who robs in a gang, and a ma
ton which wages an unjust war is a
gang of robbers and not nation"
What will probably be one of the
most imposing pilgrimages of recent
years to Rome is to leave London
about the middle of next month. It
has been organized by the Catholic
association, and the earl of Denbigh
has taken a very earnest and practi-
cal interest in it. Rev. T. Bannen,
rector of an Italian church, and su-
periOr of the Pious Society OF Mis-
sions, is to conduct the pilgrimage,
and it is the intention of the pilgrims
to present substantial offering Of
Peters pence to the pope.
The Manchester (England) corpora
ton has conferred the freedom of the
city on Mrs. Rylands, who is, it Is
said, the first woman ever admitted to
such an honor. And she eminently
deserves the distinction, for in spend
ing about $3.50, 900 for a library build
ing to house the great Althorpe collec-
ton, which Macaulay described as the
finest in England, she made a noble
benefaction which any city should feel
pride in acknowledging The library
of the Spencer family, which the
building is to contain, is in itself a
priceless possession. Manchester has
reason to be proud of herself as a COM
mercial city, but still more reason to
be proud of her long roll of public
spirited citizens. The chief glory of the
library is its extraordinary collection
Of early printed books and photograph
zeal curiosities. 1t contains 81 genuine
CaXtons, and all the earliest Latin
bibles are there. The EST. Christopher"
of 1923 is the earliest known piece of
dated printing, and the two indulg-
ences of 1854 and 1455, which are in
the collection, are the first two pro-
auctions from movable type. There
was at one time a danger Of England
losing this notable and unique library,
as a group Of Americans, it is related,
cast longing looks upon it and made
the big offer of 81 ,500,0 900 for it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
CHILDLESS.

A blank-verse poem filling a page in
the January Century is signed by Ste
phen Phillips, the young English poet.
who has just produced a poetic drama
with success. It begins thus:
All, barren! to go barren to the grave.
Have I not in my thought trained lit
tie feet
To venture, and taught little lips to
move
Until they shaped the wonder of a
word?
I am long practised Oh, those chill
dren mine,
Mine, doubly mine, and yet I cannot
touch,
Hear, see them. Does great God ex-
pect that I
Shall clasp his air and kiss his wind
forever?
And the eternal budding cometh on,
The burgeoning, the cruel Towering!
At night the Quickening splash of
rain, at dawn
The call of the young bird, finds out
my heart,
And any babe tossed up before my
eyes
With ripples of wild laughter pierces
me.
Still I, amid these sights and sounds.
starve on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
A MODEST WOMAN.
Comes From Europe and Lays Claim TO
the Stewart Millions.

Another attempt will be made to
wrest from the heirs of Judge Hilton
some of the millions A. T. Stewart
gathered. The new claimant, a woman,
has arrived in New York from Rou-
mania.
She is Augusta MacescO, and her hus-
band is the president of the supreme
court at Bucharest. Nine. Macesco has
been working for several years to OBJ
tain evidence of her claim that she is
a blood-reiation of A T. Stewart. She
has accumulated a large stack of docu-
ments in Paris, in Ireland and in the
United States, which she alleges prove
the justice of her claim.
Nine. Macesco was born in Paris
fifty-four years ago. Her father, she
says, was James Stewart, and her
mother was Eliza Wharton. These
facts are attested by her certificate of
birth and by other documents, she as
serts.
When Nine. Macesco was scarcely a
year old her father, manager OF his
nephew's business in Paris, returned
to New York with his wife.
The little girl, according to the docu-
ments, was brought up by a woman
who is still living and who received
money from an unknown person for
the maintenance and education of the
child.
| In 1868, when Augusta was about
nineteen years old, the premises at No
| 80 Rue des Posses St Victor were
| bought for her and the title placed in
| her name.
| She was married when young to Mr.
| Macesco, lawyer of Bucharest, who
accumulated wealth
! When Nine. Macesco conceived the
| idea Of going to the United States and
making a fight for a share of the Stew
art millions, she was bitterly opposed
! by her husband. The Roumanian
courts finally gave her the required
permission.
A search for the record of the mar
riage Of James Stewart and Elizabeth
Wharton has been fruitless.
James Stewart and his wife sailed
from Boston for Europe. So much i;
known, but the passenger lists for thai
year have vanished.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

Il have put them out Of sight for a
time" she said, smiling, and am not
| willing to look at then again just yet. .
I am afraid, Miss Gordon, you will
think me presumptious If l ask great
favor of YOU
Il do not think | shall have any I'M
favorable thoughts Of YOU returned
Ethel, even if you ask me favor"
you like sitting here he pursued.
q have watched you morning after
morning coming here with your book,
and have longed to join you. Will you
permit me TO do so occasionaliy?"
She looked up at him with the ques-
tioning glance of a child.
4 do not know. i should like to talk
to you very much. Yes; [ do not see
why you should not come here when
you like; the grounds are open to every
one"
But it would be YOU I should come
to see-only you. l do not make any
false pretense. 1t is not because think
tLio opOI A1oAC DGduLILA4 tiIoh ill
other, or because / like it better-it is
that I may see you, speak to you, sun
myself in your bright presence. Now
do you say 'yes?'"
Her face became grave, the golden
light deepened in her eyes.
Miss Gordon, do not refuse me.
What your presence is to me dare not
say. Do not refuse me the greatest IA
vor [ have ever asked"
The pleading of his voice, the visit
full expression on his face touched her.
IF I see you here tomorrow morn
ing" he repeated, may Gomez"
There was just lingering idea in her
mind that it would not be quite right
Miss Digby would not like it: That
last reflection decided her
Yes" she replied; IF it pleases you,
you may come"
And he said to himself that he had
made wonderful progress that bright,
sunny morning; and those who knew
how proud, how reserved Ethel Gordon
was would have agreed III him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

All Of the suits against the Stewart
estate have failed because kinship
could not be shown.
Mime. Macesco and her attorneys say
they have spent large sums of money
in collecting evidence.
The death Of Judge Hilton interfered
with their plan of battle, but they de-
clare themselves confident and that
they will make the hardest fight that
has yet been waged to recover a part OF
the fortune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
CALEB JOHNSON.

Caleb JohnSOn-ef he don't
Go to hevun, then they won't
Be nobuddy git let in;
I've sed that jes time agin:
Caleb's got a heart-Consarn.
Eff it haint big es a barn.
He don't run no pore house. yit
Might es we'll, jes ever bit;
He's adopted, at a guess.
Seven children, more er less:
Mostly orphins left without
Home or parents hereabout.
He's jes got t work Ike sin
Ever we're out an yere in
Fer t keep his fambilee-
Bizzy as a dadburn bee:
Happy tho tn hull day long
Allus singin' sum blame song.
Common thing 'roun here t say
Eff y'ud meet boy sum day,
Tibet y didn't know-'you be
Wun o Caleb's fambjlee?"
Eff he keeps adoptin' or.
His house room ull soon be gone.
Las wun he TUX in wuz lame
Little shaver by tn name
O. George Wilkins-father died
Mother bin on t'other side
Yere er more-so Caleb sed
He'd jes put three in bed.
Caleb may be crowded sum
Now but in time t cum
When our labors here is thro'
An each Teller gifts his due,
Caleb he'll hav' room / spare
In tn land O. over thara.
Newt Newkirk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
RARE BIRD FOUND IN ENGLAND.

A female specimen Of the DemOiseIle
Crane has just recently been SHOT at
Brancaster, on the Norfolk coast. Il
was found in a cornfeld, where II
CHANGED to be feeding. 1t may be Of
interest to point out that the bird in
question is only the second recorded
example killed in the British islands,
the other specimen having been shot
at Deerness, Orkney, in May, 1863.
The species is exceedingly rare.-Lon-
don Daily Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

Aunt Gertrude-And what will YOU
do when you are man, Tommy"
Tommy-Pm going to grow beard
Aunt Gertrude-Why?
Tommy-Because then l won't have
nearly so much face to wash.-Collier's
Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

If half the money that is spent in
botched jobs of repairing roads was
used in building roads upon correct
principles, it would only be few
years until the farmers could get to
town at any season with something
more than an empty wagon.-Ottum-
wa, Iowa, Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

Once more the corset has demon
strated its usefulness. by saving wo-
mans life when shot was fired az
her. How can dress reformers answer
such an argument as this?-New York
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

During the marriage ceremony Of
John S. Blair and Miss Mamie Somer-
set, near Perry, Ok, thu bride fell
dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08

Yale sophomor5s have organized a
new literary club called the Quirites.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
NOT BY CABLE.

But Good and Cosby Just the
Same.