The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

State. We notice in the Charlotte
Observer that the organization in
SDartanburg county is again at work,
with some of that sections best
farmers in the lead.
While we regret to lose Prof. j. M.
johnson from North Carolina, we
congratulate him upon his election
as Professor of Dairving in the Uni
versitv of Georgia. It is unneces-
sary to say that he has made an ok
cellent record at our A. and NJ. Col
lege, and will doubtless fill his new
position most worthily.
The long winter evenings r near
at hand, and they should not be
wasted. A supply of good books,
not new ones of uncertain worth,
but those that have stood the test of
years, sho uld be purchased as early
as possible. Every farmer should
set aside a few dollars each year for
the Improvement of his library.
For our cotton growing readers at
least, this number of THE PROGRESS
I'VE FARMER contains nothing of more
interest," than Secretary P4rker's re-
plv tn Mr. Martin V Calvin's cotton
seed letter, and re hope that no one
with cotton seed to sell will fail to
read it. There is nothing dull alb nut
it. We had ourselves expected to
reply to some features of Mr.. Cal
wins article, but Bro Parker leaves
nothing to be said. And we think
that Mr.. Calvin must admit, as we
then suggested, that he was sadly
m~isinformed in more than n par
ticular
We ask attention to the appeal Of
Business Manager Denmark for
Drompter settlemento Of sub Inscriptions.
We know that crops r very short
this year, and that farmers are not
40 afflicted with unwonted prosper
ity as they have been in other years,
but we hope that each reader will
remember that THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is paying out money each
week to keep the paper going TO him,
and that prompt repayment is ex-
pected If you cannot now settle in
full, remember that part payment,
showing that you appreciate the
paper and wish to sustain it, will be
gladly received.
A recent number of the Kinston
Free Press contains this news item
"Mr. Roy Cox was before Mayor
Webb Wednesday charged with
pointing a pistol at Mr.. J. D. Griffin.
The evidence of all the witnesses
showed that Mr.. C.x had pointed
the pistol without serious intent, but
pointing a pistol on in fun is u
transgression of ~" law, 90 Mayor
Webb recognized 40" defendant for
his appearance atC 'rrt." The Mayor
acted wisely. If reckless handling
of deadly weapons were not 81 often
allowed to go unFu7ished, we should
not read of near y 50 many deaths
by the discharge of "unloadcd"(O
fire arms.
a hundred thousand of North
Ca; olina's BEST citizens would regard
the Fair as more worthy of their own
and of the States support should it's
managers endorse the following from
Col. f. A. Odds: "Falking yester-
day With d fellow-member of the
executive committee of the State
Fair your correspondent expressed
the purpose to make u motion at the
next meeting OF the committee to
bar forever from the fair grounds
all hoochee koochee shows, and also
the snake eaters the f. rmer as i'm
moral in the extreme and the latter
as disgusting. 1t is h pleasure to see
The public taking ground against
this class Of shows. No dOubs they
will be barred from this and other
fairs. This year marks the time OF
their downfall
After glancing over Il long list of
State exchanges that have been de-
luded into supporting Tammany be
CAUSE that organic .tlnn claims to be
Democratic, it il refreshing to find
the Concord Times declaring tina,
Camm4ny rule was corrupt from
it's smallest to it's greatest depart
ment and vice and crime were pro-
teoted so fully by L system of black
mail that there was absolutely NJ