The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-08-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Roanoke-C howan Times: "The &C.
ton of the young people of Jackson
in organizing a literary club should
be followed by every town in the
county. We have been watching
the progress of this club for some
time with increasing interest. The
work is most commendable."
We hope that all Progressive Far
mer readers that live within reach
of any of the Farmers Institutes to
be held this month at several points
in Western North Carolina will en-
deavor to attend. These Institutes
do much to deepen interest in scien-
tifc agriculture and to encourage
better methods of farming. In a
sense they carry the Agricultural
College and Experiment Station right
TO the farmers doors. Go out and
go prepared to ask information upon
subjects you wish discussed.
We commend to all our brethren
of the press the following words of
wisdom from the last issue of the
Kinston Free Press: "The Free
Press is devoting but little attention
to politics now. We think there is
a time for all things, and that now
is a good time to leave off politics
for awhile and devote all the atten
tion possible to the educational, agri-
cultural and industrial Improvement
of the State" We believe both the
papers and the people would be
greatly benefited if all the editors
would follow Bro. Herbert's ex-
ample.
Mr.. G. Fl. Johnson sends the fol
lowing injury: "Please let me
know where I can get a corn shred
der, and what will be the cost" Our
friend should read the advertise
ments in The Progressive Farmer.
He should have learned from them
some time ago that corn shredders
are manufactured by the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Company,
of which Mr.. R. B. Fox, Charlotte,
N. c., is general agent. Mr.. Fox
will supply full information as to
sizes, prices, etc. Mention The Pro
gressive Farmer when you write
him.
Within the last few months we
have had the pleasure of PRINTING a
number of excellent articles from
the worthy young entomologist of
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture, Mr. Franklin Sherman,
Jr. Our readers will be interested
in the exhaustive article from his
pen, luxurious Insects" published
in the June Bulletin, just issued.
The article is worth filing away. If
you do not get the Bulletin, drop a
postal to Commissioner S. L. Patter-
son, Raleigh, and ask that it be sent
you regularly, beginning with the
June issue.
The action of ex-Treasurer Worth
in turning over all his property, ac-
CURED by a life of faithful work, to
repay the State the amount stolen
by Maj. Martin, has been heartily
commended throughout the State.
A newspaper correspondent thus re-
fers to the noble act: "The good old
Quaker did not make over his prop
erty to his wife, or any n else, to
escape payment, and he has not
hunted up any technicalities or legal
bubbles to delay settlement. He
is worth the amount and will repay
the stealings of his subordinate, if it
bankrupts and beggars him. Aye,
Father Worth is an honest man.
Let the fact be recorded His
friends hope that he will
from the bonding company. If it
seeks to escape payment upon a tech
nioality, it deserves to be boycotted.
The benefits of rural free delivery
of mails, inducing people to read more
papers and write more letters, thus
bringing them in closer touch with
their friends and with the business
world, are we'll illustrated by the re.
suits wrought out by the three Raj.
eigh routes established last August.
Personal interviews with the three
carriers a few days ago elected the
following facts The carrier on Route
No. l has served only five months,
but reports that in this period the
number of newspapers read has in
creased 100 per cent. The carries on