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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

that great institution TO subscribe Go
the MuHwump doctrine9 There is
good reason to believe that the ten
deacy OF teaching in Harvard is to
make it's students more independent
politically. The man trained under q
liberal and Independent teacher will
not be afraid of the party Whipper in.
He will think for himself e0d act in
accordance with his owning. No
school which aims to be liberal in it's
methods may teach the doctrines Of
any political party it must teach the
broad principles that underlie social
and political economy.
The Grange is q school, AID it must
practice the methods of the schools. Its
members are a. once teach re- and
scholars, In justice to themselves they
should study all branches OF kno Wedge
that will help them 10 any way, giving
preference alwaye to those most direct
ly helpful QI9stions OF governmental
policy, taxaGIUn ia all it's forms, ran
portati0D, markets, methods OF work
in the home and on the farm, means to
promote social Representatives.
and others that will occur to thought
ful minds are proper sui cts for study
aud debate. But by the terms OF
D ,cIaration of Purposes aud tbe Con
sGutution of the National Grange-to
which we have pledged OBEDIENCE
every member OF the Grange is forbid
den to discuss partisan q lestiOns and
the merits Of candidates IN the Grange;
nor Is a Grange permitted t % send dele.
gates t. a political meeting. Moreover,
each officer is pledged not TO take ad
vantage of his position Ito bias, in
any way, either directly or indirectly,
che political or religious op Mons of
any member OF the order" Having
caken this pledge, how can any man at
all worthy to bs called a Patron use
his flea or position in the Grange to
advocate party or party men3
IG Is understood that the educ alton
which the Grange gives has a tendency
to weaken the ties that bind men to
party. Il lie we'll known that the
GRANGE is progressive aud has put it
g II on record as favoriDg measures
which neither the Republican nor the
Democratic party hae chosen to Rdvo
cate. To the extent that the Grange
It sches what political parties dare not
or do not teach, to that extent it's IN
duencs is against the But che ten
dancy Of the Grange to draw men from
one party to another is incidental and
the result of necessity rather than de-
sign In q word, the Grange as q
G. auge kno Es nothing of political par
las. It deals directly with whatever
. 19s,ions come before it. It c ,urts the
t4vor OF no party. Il is dictated TO by
40 party. It's members, Influenced bv
.5s teachings introduce into the parties
With which they afra5e the Ieaven OF
g 'augs doctrine; and the influence Of
f the order of the Patrons Of Hus
has been felt in all departments
IT QUE government and ia constantly
Increasing,
L45 US not dig 10 our acorn to see if
e 10 sproutIng in the direction OF this
o4rty or that one; but let Is work on,
he broad lines laid down in our
declaration Of purposes, confident that
rood work in the line of education ls
} )und to have good results Let US not
De impatient. r 1ther let US worR
and steadily in the certain
rope that others it not ourselves will
- benz flied.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

l know no safe depository Of t'
power of society but the people them
selves; aud if We thiaE them not Cd
frightened enough to exercise taeIr Coz
Erol With wholes lms discretion, tn'
remedy ia not to take is from them. Ou'
to inform their discretion by education
E tucation is the only sure Foundation
hat can be devised tor the p~reserVatlop
OF freedom and happiness. -ThomS
,Jeffarson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
EPIToRIAL
aDI rORIAL NOTES

The various county tobacco gro vera
meetings held on New Years dav seem
TO have b en- we'll attended. We hope
that much good will result from the
State j ven ion to be held here Wed
nesday Of next week.
The paper trust has the ne Espsper
men as completely in it's griO as the
Amerrc an T10 Icc1 Company has the
tobsc 20 farmers P,ices on white
paper have advanced 20 60 80 per cent.
and tbs g, d Is not yet.
Do not let any trivial matter keep
you away from your counay Aliauce
meeting These January IN e5logs are
very important and a full attendance
is earnestly desired. Attend and so
prepared TO work for the upbutlding
OF the Order ia your county.
To eend troops { Lnmbereon last
week was probably unnecessary YeC
we do not condemn rhs Governor for
making every IF Tt to insure GOOD
order. Az the Charlotte ObservAr save:
1.-The Governor appears to wsnt to d"
rlsh n the m alter and the people 4hou d
bs patient vigh him, tolerant of HE
dslsy IN reaching a conclusion as TO
what be should co, and assist HIN 10
his IF Irts 60 ascertain the real facts in
the case
In regard to the beginning Of the
twentieth century WI can state III
position in a very few words A cen
tury is 100 years. The Fl at century
ended vi b D9cembet 81. 100 The 9
O1d century baga1 January 1 1OI
Nineteen CENTURIES will have g ap-ed
sinc- the birth OF Chri-t when have
have fully como eeea 1870 years, or Oh
D5cem ler 81 1900 Aud so, as we see
it, the tWenrIeGn century will begin
January 1 1901
We A. ver b lar an Alliancaman in
pugn t0e motives OF any person with
GU IhIoktnE OF the purpose Of the
Order TO cOngtru3 words and deeds
an their most favorable light, granting
honesty O. purpose and go I'd lnten
ton TO others" he who makes no
<HJrs to 1--we up to the high moral
standard get b. the Alliance in its D C
Iaration # Purposes is not q faithful
member Of the Order. We think il
would be wise for each SUD to have
the D ~clara,ion of Purposes read at
the first NEE ing in each monJh. IG
would make OF those that studied iGs
principles better A'Iiancemen, better
cillz ne ana better men.
Speaking of the Alliance teaching
that we should gram honesty of pur
pose and good mention to others, , We
are reminded tn t no North Carolina
voter should this year omit thus from
his list OF New Years reso utions. TIE
political campaign which is about to
open will, unless all signs fail, be one
of The most bitter the s ate has expe
Eiauced sioce che civil war, ana unles-
Wecons'sntly Keep in,mtrd the tact that
those who mold o ONIONS different rom
those cherished by VI are probably as
honest as ourselves, great harm may
be done. All will have unusual ad
ventsRes of cultivating the virtues
charity and feir m'"dcdness.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
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EDITORS PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Where can IurOr Il AtiOa Do OBJ
tanned regarding broom corn culture Z
II you Can give any information, IL
will be thankfully received.
Truly yours,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

"'THG tNDUsTRIAu AND EDUCA-
HONAL iETERESTS OF OUR HEOPLE
PARAMOUNT TO AL OTHER ONsIDERA
lions OF STATE POLICY Ia the nuCC"
Of The Progressive Farmer, and upon
his plsGf ron iE shall rise or fall
On all matters relating specially
% the great interests it represents. iG
will speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearIessly the right defend. and
Impartiallv the wrong condo mn 9erV
ING. no master. ruled bv no faction. Cir.
subscribed by no sRlfish or mario Q
oo,IcV TIA ann will ba to foster and
oromnre che best interRa'a nf n ~hNln
1eople ~ the = are From Col Polk s
SdLutGtOru Feb 10. 1886
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
PASTURE FOR STOCK.
Eight Months in the Year of Grass Feed Is Sure to Produce Good
 Results with Feeders

If the stock is kept in the best health and thrift through what may be termed the growing season, more or less pas turage will be found advantageous. But in making the most out of the pas lures it will be found best to divide into at least two pastures and in many eases three will be still better. One should be convenient to the barn and sftould be reserved especially for the teams With cattle and sheep, and horses and hogs, not only is a change of paSturage beneficial, but the pasture will be eaten down much more evenly. When all stock pasture together in one field there seems to be natural in- clination to keep part of the grass eaten down close while a part of the grass will be allowed to grow up and mature seed. But where the stock are changed from one pasture to another every two or three weeks all of the grass will be eaten down more evenly and there will be much less waste. To provide the necessary Pasturage it should be arranged for in good season so that after grass starts up in the spring they can be ready for use when needed. While 1t is an item to have plenty of good pasture at the same time it is not advisable to have so much in such shape that more or less would be wasted. Pasturing cattle on grasses nearly eight months in the year is the cheapest way to raise good feeders, and there should be no waste.-DakotS Field and Farm.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Senator Galhnger said of hts res olution, asking the Secretary of the Treasury for q detailed statement of tho sums derived from the war revenue act, the receipts from each subject of taxation to be stated sep arately, which was adopted by the senate: Il des't suppose that it will lead to immediate legislation. but [ sm anxious 10 know exactly how much money has been received un- der the various stamp taxes. The infor nation will not be as interest ing as it might be, because the same character of stamps is used for va rious purposes, SO that 1t Is impOs- sible to tell how many stamps are placed upon telegrams, how many upon express receipts, how many upon mortgages, etc. The beer stamp is 8 distinct one, and the a. mount can be accurately told. It will also be possible to inform us how many proprietary stamps of especial des.gn have been fur nished."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
hOhave coMty and the Railroad.

The Board of Supervisors of Mo
 have county, at the April torn. re- jected by full vote, the offer of the Santa Fo Pacific Railroad Go. to settle the back taxes due from tho Company for '9S and several years still further back. Tho min utes of tho April meeting do not give the rate that Its Majesty offnr- cd to settle its taxes, but VIC sup pose it is the famous THREE AND A HALF PER CENT which It's Majesty so gonerously(O agreed to givo Apache county last year, and lost to the county nearly Sl ,000. The Mohave County Board of Supervis- ors and tho District Attorney arc to be commended for the firm and courageous stand they have kept so far in this matter, and we shall watch with great interest tho final settlement of this case. Mohave county has had the railroad prop. erty up for sale and R. R. Compa- ny has brought civil suit enjoining the county from selling the proper ifc Tn the face Of this tho Roard and tho Dist. Atty. havo the cour- ago of their convictions and are standing firm for the right, and re- 1 iccted the offer as abOvo mentioned Stand by the people and the people will stand by yoa. People elect officials, not to make compromises
 with corporations, but to enforce the laws equally for all people.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
SOME VALUES COMPARED
Result of Tests to Determine the Feeding Power of Various Kinds
 of AxfmaI Foods

The earthly, or inorganic, matter in plants is as necessary for animal growth as the organic matter. The bony skele- ton consists chiefly of calcium Phos- phate, with little calcium carbonate and other mineral substances derived from plants. While plants contain everything necessary for animal growth some portions are richer III salts and nitrogenous material, and are therefore considered to be of more value, as the grain of wheat, corn and cats. Foods differ greatly in value, as every farmer knows Many experi- ments have been made to determine the feeding power of various kinds of food, and elaborate tables have been drawn up to express their comparative value. Every farmer practically constructs such a table for himself; at least, he sets a different value on different sub stances, and buys and sells according Iy. h the following table common hay is taken as the common standard, and the numbers opposite each substance show how many pounds of each con- tain nourishment equivalent to ten pounds of hay:
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

4 Jerome man was arrested as 6 vagrant, convicted and fined s25, which he promptly paid. It would seem that a man with S25 in. his pocSe.s, does not como under tho vagrant act,
 The Boer general, Cronie with his wife. and ntaff, are living in 8 ni.e little country house on the is- land of St. HcloRa.
 Public lands in Hawaii will be- long to the group itself as in Tex instead of to tho U. s. as in Alaska.
 Sir John Bridge, the famous Lon. don magistrate who presided at the trials of Oscar Wilde, Dr. Jamison and others, died the 27th uIt.
 Topeka within tho last few months has had 1,500 eases of small pox. The disease has been stamped out and without any panic or OK, citement.-Jour. Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The house committe on postoffice
 has favOra5ly reported the bill for the adoption of tho plan of Eco- comic Postage Association tor the use of special return envelopes in tho mails. The committee says: "Heretofore no plan has been provided in our postal sys- tenn for prepaid return poFtaf mat ter except the worry expensive ono
 of m4iliug to 8 correspondent un-
 der the cover of an outgoing letter a stamped envelope or card, which
 may or may not bN ssed for return
 communications and whether re- turned to the sender according 10 the original purpose or used for other correspondence, the cost of he postage is necessarily borne by the first sender. The system pro- vided for by this bilii strongly in dorsed by Hen ot large experience
 in affair~ a.d by high postal author Ilies; ,t costs inc Government nah- ing and tise postage IS all prepasd The system involves the use of spo' ciaify prepared patented cards and
 envelopes an which tho postage is all paid by the man who originally
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
HINTS FOR STOCKMEN.

Improve the pastures.
 Epsom's salts are the best physic for the COW.
 There should be ample pasture for the swine.
 Better drive the horse fast up hill than down hill.
 Always feed any animal light when changing feed.
 When the frog of the horses foot be- comes hard, use poultice.
 Build the swine pen so as to facilitate easy handling of the swine.
 Pine tar may be smeared over the nose of the sheep for snuffies.
 Cabbages can be fed proftably to swine, and they are cheap feed.
 Powdered charcoal is an absorbent of gases in the stable or in the animal.
 As rule it does not pay to attempt to cure a horse of viciousness. Get rid of it.
 If your blacksmith puts red-hot . shoe on your horses foot, go to black smith that won't.
 It is just as important to carefully select the breeding stock for mules as it is for horses.
 If your horse cribs, sell him, is the ad- vice of writer; and our advice is, don t buy such horse.
 The horse often shies because it's eye sight is not perfect and it mistakes the character of objects.
 A little spring" medicine is good for the horse. A dose of May apple root will clean out the animal.
 Begin to "break" the calf, as we'll as the colt, early, that is, accustom it to being handled and to being tied.
 If the hogs are confined only during the fattening process, it may be much smaller than if they are confined for a longer period.-Western Plowman.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
St. Johns New Storage
 RESERVOIR. E

Somo days ago the Herald force visited tho site of tho new reser- volr, Tn company with Mr. Isaac Earth who drove us out and gave general turn around the works now in course of construction.
 The dam is situate six miles s. by SW of town on the Little Colo rado River, at point where solid rocks tut cut on either side of the channel, forming excellent sup ports for the ends of the dam. At the bottom, which rests on rock, the dam is 80 feet, and at the top it measures 130 feet. It will he fl feet high and l50 feet thick when completed and IS built of earth, cedar and rock, according to sreci- ications of an experienced civil en. gineer who made survey and planned the system few years ago.
 Tho back water will extend up tho river channel SIX miles and GOV. el 1900 acres of land. It will also cover to depth of ten feet the old resci vor dam, two miles above the new, and the saiade and fresh wa ter springs noar by. Tho reser- voir is surrounded by high hllls on all sldes, excep, in the channel of the river crossed by dam which will be as immovable as the hills.
 The main ditch leading out of tho reservoir will follow along the side of the hills five miles. before reach. ing the farming lands; t is the in tcntion of the company to extend this ditch four miles along west of town, at first, taking in strip of fine farming land, adjoining lands already under cultivation, 2 miles wide and containing 4,000 acres of good tilIsble land. The ditch can bs extended stiIl further thro ugh excellent farming land, whenever occasion demands it.
 The St. Johns Irrigation O., the owner of the storage reservoir, aIe in great part tho irrigators-tO own their irrigation system is 2 very strong recommendation for the St. Johns farmers. The affairs of the company, of which Bishop Ander- son IS president, are managed by seven Directors elected annually by the stockholders. The stock at present comprises 4.000 shares and will soon be extended to 1000, asscssible at a low rato in labor and still lower rate cash. each year, for repairs and for tho services | of 3 Water Master.
 We are indebted to Mr. Owe c. Overson, largo Stockholdor in tho company, for the foregoing da- ia. A tuli and correct record of all shares, transfers, receipts, cxpen- dItures, etc. is seen Tn the books of the company, now in Mir. Over
 sons office, forming an interesting history of St. Johns irrigation.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The Jerome Hustler. man is inein. edjto poke fun at us. If he would learn the difference between HOS PETAL (the word ho used in his al. icgod jokClet, and ACCEPTABLE (the word we used in describing pr. Tohnson's boarding place., readers of the Hustler would find his office under the porch of the Chinese joint closet and find him in the Gempany's HOSPITAL trying to ex' change his cali liver for brains.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Secretary Root put bug in tho ears of those Representatives who have boeh clambnring for tho estab- lishment of new army posts m their localities. and yet opposing legisla- ton when he wrote, in answer to an inquiry of the House Committee on Military Affairs, as to the advis- ability of action on number of bills before that Committee: "It is the view of this department that no new army posts, whatever, should be established, unless the permanent strength of the regular army IS to be largely increased, or a large number of the present posts are to be discontinued. We have not sufficient men to properly gar rison the posts we already have"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
BERATED BY 4, CORPSE.
Supported MangIed Form of hesEsn- ger Boy Under Electric Car Gives
 MOtOrman Tongue Lashing,

A letter messenger boy, faithfully pushing his way through the crowd Of vehicles at Eighth avenue and Twen- ty-third street, New York city, at dusk the other night was run down and-overborne by trolley car of the cross-town line. The throng of spec tators shrieked as they saw him swept beneath the fender. the motorman finally checked his car and got down to find the boys mangled form.
 Say" remarked the "msngled form" as it crawied out from under the car, brushing its clothes and searching to make sure the telegram was still safe, ''youse never touched me. anyhow Wot'yer mean be run min over kid dat way, huh? Fink youse own de hull street? got mind to. have de bot of youse pinched, see!
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Secretary Gage has asked Con- gress to appropriate sS;OOG for pay to the woman commissioner who represents the U. s. and the Natl Society of the Daughters of the A. merican Revolution at the unveil- 5ng of the Statue of La Fayotte at tho Paris exposition. This is the place HOW filled by Mrs. Daniel R. Manning, President General Of the D. A. E.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The Argus hae changed hands. Mir. Anderson, the retiring editor, we are glad to see, will not be lost to Arizona journalism as he will take charge of the Range News at Wilcox. MT. Pease, who started on the Argus with last weeks issue is an experienced newspaper man from Wisconsin. We have not yet learned whether Mr. Dunlap of the News intends embarklng ia news paper work elsewhere. The Argus and the News have been among onr most highly valued exchanges and We wish the retiring editors and the incoming editors Good Luck.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
Fuuctious of Live Stock,

The true function of live stock on the average farm should be to consume all the food products raised and return to the owner a fair, not an extravagant, price for the food consumed; to convert coarse material into higher-priced prod ucts of the fertilizing materials con- stunned. If kis live stock pays for the food consumed the farmer has made what would be considered a reasonable profit in other lines of business-the increased fertility of his land is of it. self a handsome profit, and one which is quite often entirely overloohed.- RuraI World
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
An Infrenid SOIdiAR.

One of the most daring dispatch rid CTS in the Transvaal war is MT. w. Gum mings, on whose head the Boers have set price of S1 1,500.- On one occasion this intrepid rider crept for nearly 30 miles on his hands and knees with dis patches through part of the country swarming with the enemy, and sue cessfully reached his destination.-N.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The Jerome Reporter has s5OOO libel suit on Its hands. Tho alleged EbelOus article was published last May. David Conors is "co.respOn- dent" in the case, the objectionable article having been written by him and published in the Reporter as a communication. The Reporter cd itor says he will prove all that was said in the article.-Jour. Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The mysterious disappearance oi Peter Foley some l3 months ago has been accounted for by the find ing of his remains, on the mesa near helvetia. The remains, now 8 mere pile of bleached bones, were identi fed by portions of tho Clothing, rule. and a pocket knife. They wore buried by the coroner, on the spot.-Citizcn.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

In accordance with the expressed desire of the President for authori- ty to retire Generals Lee. Wheeler, and Wilson, as officers of the regu- Ear army without havlng to appoint them on the active list first, Repre- sentative GrOsvenor Ot Ohio, has Introduced a bill authorizing the President to carry out hrs desIro.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05
SATURDAY, MAY 5.

Spain seems likely to be able to self her floating drydock which she took to Havana just before the war.
 The Senate has adopted an amend ment to the naval bill providing for its purchase for s208, 600.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Tho Senate Committee on For eign Relations yesterday agreed to favorable report on the conven. fion between the United States and Spain extending for six months the time m which Spanish residents of the Philippine Islands can elect to remain citizens of SPaIn or become eitzers of the Philippines.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Secretary Gage has sent letter to Congress asking an appropria- ton of sl25,O00 for establishing two quarantine stations in Florida to take the place of that at Tortu, gas islands, recently transferred to the Navy Department. There is good economical reason why the change should Do made.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

The Senate has adopted Senator MasoH's bill appropriating s25, ,OOO for bronze medals for officers and nen of the North Atlantic Squad ron, eommemorating naval engage Inents in the waters of the West IndIes, during our Spanish conflict.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-05

Of course, such tables represent only general results. Much depends on the quality of the food, the form in which it Is given, the condition of the animal to which it is fed, and other circumstances which the intelligent farmer under stards.-Western P!owman.