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The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
NORTH CAROLINA FARMING.

The Southern Tobacco Journal as
serts that the estate Agricultural
Department under estimates the cut
in the tobacco acreage of North Car
olina when it places it at only twelve
per cent" But the Southern Tobacco
mist of Richmond, Va, says this State
has yet a good prospect, and the yield
in pounds at least may far outweigh
the loss in planting. 1.-The present
prospects would indicate a heavier
tobacco crop than for several years
past, and is likely to develop more
rich wrappers, with loss in cutters
and smokers, the latter two grades
being the lighter part of the bright
crop, that unfortunately has sold to
little profit for the planter, as the
prices for these kinds were set by the
tobacco trust, and, largely predomi-
mating, were easy in keeping down
prices" "
This complaint comes from the
Newton Enterprise reports: Far
mers are having a hard fight
the grass. They can only work be-
tween the showers, and the grass
comes right behind the hoes as fast
as it is cut out"
Prof. S. w Hall, of Stokes county,
writes US regarding crops there
Wheat is now being threshed; it is
fine, the best crop for years. Tobac-
co is looking well. Oats sorry, but
better than expected"
A note from Bro. R. G. Whitener.
of Burke county, regarding crops.
there, has been mislaid. We hope
Bro. Whitener will excuse our care
lessness, and let US hear from him
again.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

regardless of what the leaders or his
audience think.
In the points mentioned Col. Roose-
velt much resembles Mr.. Bryan,
though not fully so Independent. As
Governor of New York he forced
the legislature, against the wishes
of the Republican bosses of that
State, to pass the Ford franchise tax
bill, under which street railway and
other corporations holding valuable
and lucrative franchises are required
to pay taxes on the value of such
franchises, and he paid fully as little
attention to the threats of the lead
ers when he felt it his duty to re
move corrupt Lou Payne from office.
On the other hand, Mr.. Stevenson
is less independent and outspoken
than Col Roosevelt or Mr.. Bryan.
He was elected Vice President with
Mr.. Cleveland as President in 1892
and served four years. He is by no
meant rampant silverite, and his
nomination was doubtless intended
as a sop to the defeated elements of
the party-a procedure by no means
unusual in National conventions.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
COUNTY MEETINGS AGAIN.

So much depends upon the work
of the county meetings to be held this
week that no delegate can afford to
let anything but "a life and death mat
ter keep him from attending, and all
Alliancemen, whether delegates or
not, who can possibly do so should
attend and help the good work by
their presence and such suggestions
and advice as they can give.
When we went to press last week
we had not heard from all the mem
bers of the State Alliance Executive
Committee, but a majority of those
heard from were in favor of postpon-
ing the State meeting. At full at
attendance at d meeting in Hillsboro
last week, hover, the majority OPP
posed a proposition to recommend
such a course to county Alliances.
So that unless the idea is taken up
and endorsed by a majority of the
county meetings this week, the State
meeting will be held at the usual
time, August 18th.
Secretaries will please furnish us
without delay reports Of all county
meetings, giving list of newly elected
officers and delegates to the State
meeting.
The past week has been one of in
action in South Africa. The dis
patches make very tame reading.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
ruE AMENDMENT NOT THE ONLY I'M
PORTANT POLITICAL QUESTION.

The Constitutional Amendment Is
a momentous question and ought to
be carefully considered by every vo-
ter. To use slang phrase, however,
it is not 1.-the only pebble on the
beach" There are other political
matters that deserve the attention
of voters. It should be borne IN
mind that the Amendment question
will be settled on the same day that
members of the Legislature are cleo
ted. and that candidates for the Leg
islature should be made to speak out
on other public questions, few OF
which are referred to in The Pro
gressive Farmers State platform.
For instance, we favor the passage
of law prohibiting the employment
of children under fourteen years OF
age in the cotton mills in this State.
We believe that the mental, moral
and physical good of the children,
as well as the best interests of the
State of which these children are to
be citizens, demand the passage Of
such a law. Speaking of this matter
the Columbia, S. c., State says;
''All the people need is to have the
abuses of the child labor system laid
bare to them. They will find the
widowed mothers so tenderly re-
ferred to in legislative debates
metamorphosed into lazy and loaf
ing fathers, living in ease on the pro
ceeds of their little ones labor. They
will find that these children are
often victims of a system as odiOus
as the 'padrone' system and more un-
natural. They will discover on re
Election that if parental discretion is
to be allowed these unfOrtunates
must labor for others in mental
darkness from ID to Is years before
they can labor or learn for them
selves. They will be shown that so
far from crippling the cotton manu-
featuring industry of England the
abolition of child labor in that coun-
ty has improved and strengthenedit it,
so that although 5000 miles from
the cotton fields England is employ
ing 25 times as many spindles as
South Carolina. They will be in
formed that the abolition Of the
system in New England has had no
bad result, but on the contrary, by
permitting the education of the
hands, has improved the intelligence
of the labor and the excellence of it's
product" .. s....
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
EDITORIAL.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The July Bulletin of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
will contain very valuable, read
able and instructive address on ap-
pie growing by Mr.. Geo. E. BOggs,
of Haywood county, the apple
king" of North Carolina, and one of
our most valued correspondents We
advise every reader interested in ap-
pie growing to send for a copy of the
bulletin containing Mr.. BOggs' paper
and to do so at once.
This Is a faithful saying and worthy
of all acceptation that we clip from
one of our exchanges: I'VE do not
want capital in North Carolina if its
coming will muzzIe free speech. In
some places men are accorded power
and influence in municipal affairs in
proportion to the money they invest
in the community. Such a senti-
ment Is wholly wrong. Men are
worth more than money, and we
pray that in North Carolina this
may ever be true. It's "a poor place
to live where money is worth more
than men," Would that every news
paper and every North CarOlinian
had manliness enough to say
Amen!
Among the striking and original
exhibits at the Paris Exposition Of
1900 few have OccasiOned more favor
able comment than the great map of
the United States, exhibited by the
well-knOwn advertising agency of
Lord e Thomas, Chicago and New
York. This map is constructed to
show at glance the various details
concerning State areas and popula-
tion, number of publications in each,
circulation per issue, percentage Of
circulation to population, value of
publishing plants, number of en-
plOyees, average hours of labor, aver
age wages paid and average cost per
inch for yearly advertising. We re
gret to note the very poor showing
made by North Carolina on this
map. Taking the United States as a
whole, the papers of the country
send out 1913 copies per issue for
each 1OO.men, women and children.
The papers Of Maine circulate $50
copies per issue for each 100 inhab-
itants New York, 4O2 for each 100 :;
Massachusetts, 236 for each 100.
Only two States, Mississippi and
South Carolina, make a worse show
ing than North Carolina. The per
cent. OF circulation per issue to pop
ulatlon in this State is 1862, while in
Mississippi it is 1872, South Carolina
LS.o Tennessee, GIG; Virginia, 1917.
Our people must read more.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
LOVE VINE OR DODDER.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
For the last two years [ have been
bothered by having love vine on
some of my clover fields, and in
places riding down and killing out
the clover Dry weather seems to
suit it almost as we'll as wet, and
now it is over some of my fields
thickly. What is the best thing to
do for it to destroy it? [ notice it
seems to have seed pods and appar-
entity produces seed.
y. G. JOHNSTON.
Castor Co., n. G.
answered by Corresponding Editor
Emery.)
This love vine or dodder is one of
the worst pests of clover fields. It
gets a start usually in a wet spell of
weather and spreads rapidly It
does form seed, and when these have
fallen on the ground it will be hard
to keep in check in future years on
the fields thus stocked with seed,
since weed seeds. lie dormant until
conditions are favorable for growth,
when the seeds germinate and a new
growth wastes the crop. This is
called an aerial plant because it seems
to thrive without roots. Soon after
twining its tendrils on host plant
rootlets enter the tissues of it's host
and it sucks its sustenance from it.
Then the stem from the seed in the
ground decays and it becomes a par
asite on the plant it has selected to
live on. In this stage it blooms and
produces seed. The seed are small
and shining black. In buying clover
seed great care should be exercised
to avoid all weed seeds, and espe-
cially the seed of this parasite.
To destroy it effectually, we know
of but one way-to gather and burn
the infested crop, and to do this the
field should be looked over, sickle in
hand, before the crop is badly COW
cred or seed has been formed. Cut
out all infested spots clean and burn
the cuttings.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
4" THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

- 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 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
impartiaIly the wrong condemn. :
From Col. POlk's SalutatOry, Feb.
10, 1886.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
ALLIANCE NOTES,

You cannot expect the menu, or
who is always growing 0uV ~ tbs
reads an Alliance paper to help
cause much.
Men who are afraid to stalla 1.np ~
for their rights FOR fear Of otfenu.b8 tb8
party managers are an injury u
Alliance. -
Men who fully realize VIVA. ,ors
Order has accomplished for I"ll .ont
are the ones who are always P-'
at Alliance meetings.
Working for the political II the
more than for the Alliance hui .
cause.
Mention The Progressive ."
when writing advertisers
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
A NEW PRINTER.

The last issue of the Laurinburg
Exchange contains the following
item, which we reproduce verbatim ::
"We ask onr readers to excuse allty-
bogaphical, grammatical aud all other
errors in this issueIt is our first at
tempt attype setting. At present
we are decidedly fresh at th pusi-
ness"
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

RENEWALS-Tne date opposite your name
on your paper, or wrapper, shows to what time
your subscription is paid. Thus l Jan. 700,
shows that payment has been received up to
Jan. l. 1900; Jan. 'Ol, to jan l, 1901 and so on.
Two weeks are required after money is re-
ceived before date which answers tor a receipt,
can be changed. If not properly changed within
two weeks after money is sent notify us.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

Tennessee is not readyyet for fem
inc lawyers. The Supreme Court, by
a vote of to 2, has put itself on
record as forbidding women to prac-
tice law in that State.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

Thank God every morning that you
have something to do that day which
must be done whether you like it or
not. Being forced to work and to do
your best will breed in you hun
dred virtues which the idle never
know.-Charles Kingsley.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10
Our Question Box.

Inquiries regarding any farming subject fully
answered by competent and experienced au-
thOrites. Address all queries to The Progress
sive Farmer, Raleigh, n. c.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

DISCONTINUANCES-R Responsible subscrb-
eTS- will continue to receive this journal until
the publishers are notified by letter to dlScOn-
tinue, when all aTTearageS must be paid. IL you
do not wish the journal continued for another
year after your subscription has expired, you
should then notify us to discontinue it.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

Those who take most interest in
the Alliance generally take most in
the farm, the home dthe school.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

Address all business correspondence to and
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Be sure 10 give both old and new addresses in
ordering change of pOStOffiCe.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

THE Progressive FARMER is the Official
Organ of the North Carolina Farmers state
Alliance.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

When sending your renewal be sure to give
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The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

We invite correspondence, news items, Sug-
geStiOnS and criticisms on the subjects of agri-
culture, poultry raising, stock breeding, dairy
ing, horticulture and garding; wOman'S work,
literature, any subject of interest TO our lady
readers, young people, or the family generally;
public matters, current events, political queS-
tiOns and prinCi pies etc.,-in short, any subject
discussed in an aII-rOund farm and family news
paper. Communications should be free from
personalities and party abuse.
The progressive farmer., 1900-07-10

The past week has been one of in
action in South Africa. The dis
patches make very tame reading.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
GEO. CLINT Co.
as. AND 47 WEST 23eST.
NEAR BROADWAY.
FACTORY: ls4Ano l56 WEST ie~" STREET

ham lace curtains. Scotch guipure lace curtains.
saxony lace curtains Irish point and Brussels IaSe
curtains, portieres carpets, rugs, furniture ncIuu
ing dining-room chairs of solid oak. golden OAK
sdeboards. white iron bedsteads. Improved sot,
black hair mattresses. couches. golden oak ana
ma hogany rockers and golden oak extension aoles
bicycles and bicycle sundries. This challenge
sale" will last only one week.
ARNOLD CONSTABLE & CO. Broadway and
Nineteenth-st offering many things at attrac-
tive prices. Among these goods are point Nenise;
point d'Alencon. Irish point, Bruges, duchesse and
applique laces lace robes. bridal wells edglngs'
nounCings, embrodertes. embroidered SILK waists.
feather boas and womens neckwear.
b. ALTMAN & co, Sixth-aye, between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth SITS, offer for tomorrow
many bargains in rich imported black dress satins,
latest importations in women's spring cioaks com com
prSing long garments, paletots, wraps, chpes'
etons, walking and driving coats made IN saIn
dress waists for theatre, luncheon. dinner and
house wear silk petticoas. importa tons for spring
and summer of the Fasso corset, cotton dress
goods md linen handkerChiefs.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS ARRESTED
BICYCLE POLICEMAN TRIES To STOP CHIEF
CROKER FOR FAST DRIVING.

BICYCLE POLICEMAN TRIES To STOP CHIEF
CROKER FOR FAST DRIVING
A well dressed man, who described himself as
Bradford McGreggo-. no occupation. OF No a5 West
Fffty-seventh-st, was arrested at Seyenty-sccond-
st and the Boulevard by Bicycle Parolman
Walsh who charged him with driving automo-
bile at the rate OF fourteen miles an hour Nc
Greggor indignant at his arrest. and he de-
nounced it outrage. The directory gives
Bradford b Mc1ireggor president, at No. los
Wal-st., living az Mamaroneck, y. y.
AT 7 o'clock f. Lucas thirty years old OF No l25
West Sixty-seventh-st.. was arrested AT Seventy
second-st and Broadway by Bicycle Policeman
Doaoghue on a charge OF driving an automobile
faster than eight miles an hour He taken TO
tested against mis- arrest. He is an empioye OF an
automobile company
Bicycle Policeman Storer arrested Robert Dixon,
twenty years old OF No. 36S West Twenty-third St
later in the evening. He said he pursued the man
in Fghth-ave from Fifty-ninth 10 Sixty third st,
and he alleged that the man was driving the auto
mobile at a faster rate than eight miles an hour
Edward J. Pennington of No. % Fifth-ave, was
IN the automobile He Is said to be wealthy and TO
denounced the ARE his driver, and he offered
his automobile as bail for Dixon and for McGreg-
gor whom he sa IN the station. II was accepted,
but he was allowed to take 1t away, all the men
being virtually paroled. /,,,-.
one OF the bicycle policemen tried 10 stop Chiet
Croker Of the Fire Department recently because ne
was driving fast in his locomoble in Eighth-ave-
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
NEW-YORK CITY.

A portion Of the mail from Australia which ar
rived at Vancouver is due in NewYork Tuesday
morning next and the rest Wednesday morning
Mails Australia will close the General Post
Office this city advertised.
S J. Bloomingdale and II. c. Bloomingdae are
making of Italy and the East, taking in
Monte Carlo. Venice. Rome. Naples, Athens. Cairo
Jerusalem. Constantinople and Paris. where they
expect to arrive be present the opening OF the
Exposition.
School Of Pedagogy of New-York University was
celebrated yesterday.
Ernest IngersoN will deliver lecture Our
Wild Neighbors" (the wild animals Of this country
at $50 O'Clock tomorrow night the Camera Club
It will be illustrated principally from photographs
taken by William E. Carlin
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
WEEKS VISITS MOLINEUX.
VAS LONG CONFERENCE WITH HIS CLIENT
PRISONERS WIFE CONGRATULATED
ON HER LETTER.

Barlow s. Weeks. senior counsel for Roland b.
Molineux yesterday paid his first visit TO his client
since Molineux was placed in solitary confinement
in Sing Sing Prison. The lawyer arrived at the
prison at u O'Clock, and spent tive hours In con-
e,Ita.,on with MoIineux. The two reviewed the
plans and efforts for obtaining new trial
Mr. Weeks was glad to note the contentment OF
his client Molineux submits TO the prison rules
with an air OF Indifference that Is surprising to his
guards Mr. Weeks said that there was absolutely
nothing in the case.
The Condemned mans mother and his Wife went
70 the prison yesterday deliver some letters to
Warden Johnson 10 be turned over TO Molneux
The letters were written to cheer him Sunday,
as that Is usually the dreariest day in the con-
demned mems quarters. The letter of his wife,
which appeared in the papers yesterday. had be N
submitted to him before II was given out for pub
cation and he Is said 10 have sanctioned its pub
lcatton Mrs Molineux received several letters and
teegrams from friends yesterday congra tulat ting
her the stand she has taken against those who
assailed her character
MT Weeks, when he came from Molineux's cell.
was warmly greeted by the two Molineux women.
They had long talk with him about the case
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF w-YoRK-sATURDAY MARCH g. 1900
ARRIVED

PORT OF NEw-YoRK- SATURDAY. MARCH g. 1900
Steamer Lucania G3T. Mckay Liverpool February "a
passengers to Vernon IL Brown g Co Arrived the
Steamer New-York Roberts Southampton and Cher
bourg February "a with mdse and passengers the
ternatonal Navigation Company OF Fire Island
Steamer Barcelona CGer) Bohn. Hamburg February IA
with mdse and 358 steerage Funch Edye
Steamer Washington Ger. Dinckage. Geestemunde
February r. in ballast to PHI Ruprecht Arrived
Steamer Seneca. Decke: Campeche February IS Vera
Cruz 22 Prosreso 25 and Havana a. with mdes and ga
passengers TO James r. Ward Co. Arrived at the Bar
steamer Alamo. H.. Galveston February "a with mdse
Steamer Seminole Bearse. Jacksonville
Charleston March l. with mdse and passengers to William
Steamer Kansas city Fisher. Savannah March l. with
nadse and passengers to Ocean steamship Company
with ndse and 72 passengers 10 A e Outerbridge Co
Arrived at the Bar at $40
%. with mdse William p. Clyde q co.
Steamer Princess Anne. Davis. Norfolk and Newport
News with mdse and passengers to Old Dominion Steam
Steamer Michigan. Gates Providence. TO Luckenbach
United States transport Mcclellan Nys
81. Santiago and Guantanamo Is and Baracoa 2B.
the United States Quartermaster's Department. Ar
rived at the Bar at 1910 m
12 miles, clear.
Steamers European (Br) London: Penn.yivania Gerl.
Hamburg via plymouth Menentie tBr, 81 John. b:
dam via Bouogne and Plymouth; Colorado (Hr). Hull;
Iroquois Charleston and Jaeksonyie Eastern Prince B
tahoochee Savannah Alens tBr. Kingston. etc; Got,-
fried Schenker tAusO Port Tampa Benefactor Phadel
New-orieans; Prins WIem tDutch1 Hayti ana vsnes'
uelan oada Ger. Fortune Island Neuvitas s,S
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
THIEVES RAMPANT AT A FIRE.
TWO MEN DISCOVERED AND TRACES FOUND OF
OTHER MARAUDERs

The occupants of the five story tenement house
at No 595 West Flfty-second-st. thrown into
a state of excitement last evening by the presence
OF fire and thieves In the building. The fire was
In the apartment OF Patrick Newman the second
floor. while the thieves visited all parts OF the
building. The Newman family consists of husband
wife and two children and q boarder Mrs Newman
and one OF the children were out shopping when the
fire. which was caused by the explosion OF a lamp
in the front room. started. Newman picked up the
remaining child and. with the boarder started for
the street. The fremen easily put out the flames
with a loss of $500. The stock of Mrs Mcnamara
the first floor and directly under the fire was
damag ged by water
AS Captain Quinn and Fireman O'Neil OF Engine
Company No. 54 were entering the Newman apart
ment O'Neil discovered a young man putting an
alarm clock under his coat. He handed him over
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

Albany March 3-Governor Roosevelt to-day
signed these bills:
Senator Coggeshalrs-Ap Appropriating s4.4l5 for
plumbing fixtures at the State Custodial Asylum at
Rome.
Assembyman f. F. Kellys-Amendng the char
of Hon relative 10 its Board OF water com
mssioners. -, -
Assembyman NJ. f. Lewiss-Providing that any
person who solicits from q candidate for an cleo
tive office money other property as a consldera-
ton for a newspaper other publication support [.
ing any candidate for elective office is guilty or
a misdemeanor
Senator WiIcox's-Making the agent and warden
of a State prison the custodian of the moneys or
that prison. -,
Assemblymen Weets-Givtng to the Appellate loi-
visions of the Supreme Court the power 10 make
changes in the designations of the time and places
Of holding special and trial terms OF the supreme
Court in their respective departments after such
designations have been announced.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
PEEKSKILL.

The Twentieth Century club was formally
organized in Judge Wels's Office Friday night.
These officers elected: President, Or Charles
D. shepard: secretary. II. Alban Anderson: treas
urer Franklin Couch Counsel OF Seven, Or.
Charles i. Shepard Judge Charles Nassau Wells,
George Z Briggs, II. Alhan Anderson, clifford
Couch Alderman Joseph NJ. Fox and Benjamin 6.
EverinEhim.
The attending physician at the Peekskin Hospital
for March Is Or s. T. Horton and the clergy man
is the Rev Thomas G. Straus. OF the Second Pres
Dyterian Church.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
NEW-ROCHELLE.

fire which for time threatened the business
part Of the city began early yesterday morning
in the stables in the rear of the Huguenot Hotel.
in Main-st high wind blowing, and the
entire Fire Department was called out. The occu-
pants and merchants along Main-st. packed up
their goods and made hurried preparations 10
leave. After three hours OF lighting the Hremen
succeeded conining the flames to the stables and
a store on the Richard Burnett estate. The Fire
Commissioners are convinced that tncendiarles are
at uOr