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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
THE BOOKS THAT ENDURE"

Under this head, two or three
weeks ago, we published an article
th,t deserved the thoughtful con-
sideration of all readers. This article
emphasized a fact that should never
be forgotten that the characters of
books are no less various than those
of men and women that with books,
as with people, there T some whose
conversation aid and ennoble, others
that only degrade and besmirch.
Quality, not quantity, is the thing to
be considered. The man who gorges
himself with some yellow jour
nails sensational stories the young
woman who pores over the senti
mental gush of a third class novel 4;
the boy whose worst impulses are
stirred by ONE story of crime and
lawlessness-these are far more to be
pitied, infinitely more dangerous,
than the unlettered backwoodsman.
This subject has received some at
tention in the State press recently
and Editor Abernethy, of the Nor
canton Herald, has rightly concluded
that the leprOsy of cheap novels,
especially, Is poisoning the blood of
our boys and girls''-a statement not
to be wondered at when we remem-
Der that the character of these novels
is well-illustrated by the following
titles which Mr.. Abernethy noticed
for sale by u railroad news agency d
few days ago:
ga Golden Heart The World
Against Her The Fatal Sin; The
James Boys The Sorrows of Satan
A Mad Love; Parted at The Altar
Witch or Wife; Parted by Fate
Dearest"
There are so many good books that
have stood the test of long years OF
oritioism-history, biography, sol,
ence, poetry, iction-that the aver.
age reader can not afford to waste
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
IN THIS NUMBER-sOME RANDOM COM,
MENT.

Those of our corn growing readers
who have watched Mr.. Suffern's *
cellent series of articles on corn cul
ture will recall his persistent belief
that the productive power Of corn
ought to be increased at least fifty
per cent. within the next twenty-five
years. The organized systematic
efforts of the Illinois Corn Breeders
Association in this matter have at
tracted considerable attention, and
it now appears that our National De-
partment of Agriculture has taken
up the same work. Read what
Washington correspondent has to
say upon this subject
One of our correspondents again
directs attention to the value of rape
as a soiling crop, which gives US an
opportunity to repeat what has be-
fore been said in these columns
that rape will not grow on very poor
land except as d dwarfed plant of
tough leathery leaves. Plant on
rich heavy soil and it will pay Vell
Samuel Archer contributes the
third of his excellent series of
articles on "Sheep in the South"
one of which will be printed each
week for some time to come. These
articles alone will be worth the sub
scription price of the paper, and we
advise every farmer who has not yet
done so to read at once Nos. l and 2
and then read the remaining articles
weekly as they appear.
There is much food for thought in
Mr.. E. E. Miller's plea for increased
attention to stock raising. But, after
all, no article in this issue teaches a
more valuable lesson than that on
page 8, equality Doesn't Cost, But
Counts" 1t is an interesting dis.
cussion of the very foundation prin.
ciple of all profitable farming
though 80 per cent of the people in
any occupation never realize that
common or ordinary products I'VE
pay: only on the best is any profit
made. Mr.. Woodlands article de-
serves a place in your scrap book.
We came across "a copy of the Sat
urday Evening Post of February II.
1899, d few days ago, and in il the
article GLOW Andrew Carnegie Made
His First 81, 1000" which the reader
will find reprinted on page I. Since
the article was written Mr.. Carnegie
has given to worthy objects many
times the amount mentioned in the
article, but the story of his early
struggles is as true now as then and
should be of interest to most readers.
And the article Immediately fol-
lowing that On Mr.. Carnegie's rise is
worthy of serious consideration
that statement, for instance, that "a
large number of the tracts of land in
this country are held by titles that
would not stand investigation by the
courts" The "GOod Suggestions"
by the Raleigh Post are no less timely
than good, and we commend them to
u readers. With the unreasonable
weather that has prevailed for
months, the observance of sanitary
rules becomes doubly important. No
sane man disputes the correctness of
the old proverb, can ounce of pre-
! vention is worth a pound of cure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

time upon books that, though they
may be tall the rage" to-day, will
probably be forgotten within a year.
Let more attention be given the
books that endure-those that are
with us in spite of Times perpetual
sitting process, ever separating the
chaf from the wheat. Carlyle's
rule, to read only those books that
had been published at least two
years and were still regarded as
worthy, is, under most ciroum-
stances, an excellent one As one of
our contemporaries said last week:
"But the great classics, though
not often reviewed nowadays, ought
to be read and owned before one
gives time to the ephemeral fotsam
and jetsam that every tide brings in
now. 1t ought to be against the law
for young people to chatter about
the latest novel when they have read
none of the great works"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
The Thinkers.
THE FARMER AND THE

THE AhMER AND THE LIBRARY
The greatest boon ever oonfouu,
upon farming o-mmunities h.,
United States Government has WIG
with the dawn of the twentieth
fury. It is that of free rura1 0ou,
delivery. Through this new
isolated geople may come in oonta5
with the great outside world thru,
the medium of the daily panor ."
an evidence of this an examnIa
be cited of a county in which
former days there was but ono 81
scriber to the daily press, wbilo ~
the present time sixty-nine fsrfr~
are reading the morning journal aN
the death of the Queen of Eno7o1%
was known almost as soon twon4
six miles from Tomahawk, wiooay
sin, rs it was in New York Ctv
Rural mail delivery offers tho
portunity for which those interostas
in library extension have long wa;+oa
to secure for farmers the same nriu;
leges as those enjoyed by CITY foIL
and should lead to the establisbman3
Of many new county libraries. Or bo
conversion of city libraries into snoL
institutions. Ohio already has tvo
county libraries. In lieu of this tho
authorities of municipal librariao
should extend their privileges to far.
mers without charge or by ARRANGE.
ment with the boards of SURROUNDING
settlements. Many rural letter car,
riers will be found willing to collect
the list of books desired, and deliver
the volumes for a mere p~ittance
The drawback to the inauguration Of
the system rests, however, in a post.
Office regulation, which prohibits
packages under four pounds in weight
from being carried without being
stamped at the usual book rate,
though larger parcels may be carried
by private arrangement. This ordi.
nance makes the issuance of single
volumes somewhat expensive. and
hinders the workings of the system.
The advocates of library expansion
are working for the abolishment Of
the regulation as far as it pertains to
the circulation of books from free
libraries.
Travelling libraries have done a
wonderful WORK in bringing good
books into the homes of isolated
farmers but a travelling library has
it's limitations. It must cater to the
wants of the many with its misoel-
laneous collection, thus neglecsng
the would be scholar whose interest
centers on a particular line of study.
Again unless travelling libraries are
constantly reinforced with new books
but little opportunity is given rural
readers to learn of new discoveries
in science or of the worlds progress
from month to month. With rural
free delivery of books an inquirer
need not wait more than twenty-fOur
hours for the receipt of the latest
literature on a given topic. Such
service will make free public libraries
veritable sources of r~efreshment to
those who will most appreciate and
profit by the blessings conferred
Miss L. E. Stearns, Library Organ
izer, Wisconsin Free Library Com
missi n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

The Oil boom in Beaumont, Texas
is n of the most remarkable Incl
dents of this remarkable age. Inc
rush to the little lumber town mas
made it a city of thousands OF INDUS
trious, law abiding business men,
who are creating a center for 6n0
new industry that is to increase LILO
value of property in all Texas many
times. They who have recen"J
visited that State say that the ~
excitement is still in it's infancy A'
high as one Thousand dollars an "0l0
has been paid for oil land. Inc pr
ducing capacity Of the new OIL n0luS
is said to be wonderful, and 4eA"7
may yet revo1utionize the fuel qu07
ton. The Genes there are rePorV0u
to be repetitions of the days IN F0nn
sylvania when fortunes were L1"UT
in minutes, and "Coal Oil Johnny
used TO light his cigars regularly
with tapers made of twisted 69n-uO-
lar bills.-Success, for June
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

The day will come when North
Carolina, from the mountains to he
seashores, will be one endless chain
of blossoming farms, orchards and
gardens, set like gems with busy
cities and towns; when the loom
and the spindle, and the forge and
the anvil, and the reaper and binder
will sing together the sweet song of
wealth and prosperity when the
thoughts of every mind, and the
cunning of every hand, and the
longing Of every soul shall be Guilt
waited in thoroughly equipped schools
supported, esteemed and cherished
by the State George T. Winston.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

Tradition asserts that the Queen OF
Sheba gave Solomon an intricateIy
pierced stone to thread. He solved
the problem by forcing a worm,
dragging ii thread, to crawl through
the winding passage. The modern
version is cn a magni1ed scale. To
test the right of Chicago to call It.
self a seaport, the steamer North
man, loaded with Western grain
timber and machinery, has made
the voyage from Chicago to Ham
burg by way of the Great Lakes and
the Welland canal. The white thread
Of her wake q hardly fail to weave
a new and important pattern INTO
the maritime commerce of nations
Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
. THE INDUSTRIAL N EDUCATION

1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION
AL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO L 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, it's 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
Lmpartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Folks SalutatOry, Feb.
10, 1886
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
AN AGRICULTURAL STATE.

That North Carolina now is, and
is destined long TO remain, an agri-
cultural State, is cOnclusively shown
by the figures recently given out by
the Census Office, showing, as we
mentioned last week, that only 17.9
per cent. of our population is found
in incorporated towns So out of
our population of ], 1893, $40, only $685.
277 people + in incorporated places,
while 1855, 533 reside in what may
be roughly calle1 1.-The country"
And throughout the countryS the
agricultural interests are showing
signs of progress. Many will be sur
prised to learn that the census re-
turns of last year show that 5, ZOO, 900.
farms were then under cultivation
while the number in 1890 was only
4,564,691
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

and mOV0m0Q6S Will "AACA Oil NN
vidual has had to contend.
Briefly then, Booker L. Washing
ton was born q slave in Franklin
county. Va, about 1858 or 1859. His
father. whose name is unknown, was
a white man. After emancipation
Booker and his mother went to West
Virginia, where be studied at odd
moments, went to school all he could,
and later left for Hampton Institute,
at which school he worked his way
through after encountering many
obstacles. Twenty years ago he
took charge of a small school for ne
groes at Tuskegee, Ala, and by his
sensible and successful methods has
built up the great school there to-
day.
There is much sound philosophy IN
his book, which gives the reader an
insight into Tuskegee methods. For
instance, how much it would benefit
the world if every boy of every race
could get this spirit, which Booker
Washington caught as a result of his
training rs servant to a neat and
careful house keeper. Says he:
Given to this day I never see bits
of paper scattered round a house that
l do not want to pick them up at
once. never see a filthy yard that
lido not want to clean it, a paling off
of a fence that I do not want to put
it on, an implanted Or unwhite
washed house that I do not want to
paint or whitewash it, or a button
off ones clothes, or a grease spot on
them or on a floor, that do not want
to call attention to it,"
And in this book, as he has done
before, Booker Washington-and, by
the way, he gave himself the name
of Washington sometime after eman-
cipation, having before had nc name
save Booker-expresses his belief
that the Wholesale emancipation of
the negro was a mistake. Continu-
ing, he says:
81 felt that the Reconstruction
policy, so far as it related to my race,
was in a large measure on a false
foundation, was artificial and forced.
In many cases it seemed to me that
the ignorance of my race was being
used as a tool with which to help
white men into Office, and that there
was an element in the North which
wanted to punish Southern white
men by forcing the negro into posi-
tions over the heads of the Southern
whites. l felt that the negro would
be the one to suffer for this in the
end"
The sum and substance of Booker
Westinghouse doctrine is this The
negro does not need Greek and Latin
so much as to learn a trade, do some
honest work we'll, and become a use
full citizen he must make friends
with the white man, and drop his
claims for social equality or political
preferment.
Fortunate indeed is it that the
foremost negro of the Southern
States is d man of such broad and
sound views. And this being the
case, we have no hesitation in recon
mending Booker Washington's up
From Slavery" as containing much
food for thought for students of the
race problem, and much inspiration
to ambitious white boys.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

We should like to have each week
d page of letters from North Caro-
lima farmers upon live, everyday
farming subjeots-such letters as
Rev. Mr.. Moore has written for this
issue, OF our ever interesting Harry
Farmer furnishes each week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

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which the copy OF paper you receive is sent.
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Organ of the North Carolina armer State
Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

Within two days last week in the
city of New York, the number of
deaths from heat exceeded the num-
Der of killed at the battle of Santiago
Well did one of the States Northern
visitors say to a Charlotte Observer
rep rter This !, Gods country.
Yesterday in NeE York l saw little
children pant and gasp and suffer
from the heat. Here one never
suffers excessively from heat and
cyclones, billiards and tornadoes are
unknown
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
VEN YEARS OF SOUTHERN PROGRESS

The North Carolina Bankers Association, as is reported in our news
co unns, met recently IN Ashevile. The guest of honor was Mr.. Richard
Il. EdmOndS, editor Of the Manufacturers Record and tbe best and mostl
striking part of his address was the following table OF figures, which tel
Il truly wonderful story IF progress, unmatched, We believe, by any Sec
hn of country, though possibly equaned by some newly developed sec
tn of the West The table follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09

The whole world has heard of the
corruption of Tammany, the govern
ing power of New York City. Yet
Tammany is not mor corrupt, nor
even so unblushingly bad, as the
clique that controls and plumbers
Philadelphia. The country suddenly
awoke to this fact last week when
the Philadelphia machine gave away
to it's pets and favorites franchises
for street car lines, for which John
Wanamaker had just offered 81, $780,
600, besides guaranteeing lower ratas
than the ring that received the fran
chises will give. But this brazen
fraud has reused the wrath of the
Philadelphians, and it is just posi-
BILE that the palmy days of the plum
derers are nearing an end.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-09
CHILD LABOR IN THE FACTORIES.

We are not satisfied with the pres
emit status of child labor regulations
in North Carolina, and hope that a
stringent law regarding the employ
ment of children in factories will be
passed by the next Legislature. Yet
we learn with pleasure that some
progress is being made under the
present system. The Southern Pres
byterian Standard publishes this re-
port of the matter:
"Under the gratifying title, "North
Carolina Leading" the Interior dis
ousses the recent investigation made
by Miss Ashby, the English explorer,
into the labor system of the South
ern cotton mills. The explorer in
question has doubtless made some
extreme statements of what she dis
covered, and yet with all that may
be said on the subject Of child labor
from the manufacturers point of
view, we are sure that every patri-
otto citizen of this State is glad to
know that North Carolina is ahead
of all the Southern States instead of
bringing up the rear in the matter
of refusing to employ children in the
mills. Child labor has fallen off so
per cent. in this State and adult
labor taken it's place to the same ex
tent. This has been accomplished
by the action of the mill owners
rather than by State legislation. But
the Interior remarks, ave may ex
pect North Carolina to join the
twenty-six manufacturing States
which have abolished this cruel and
socially pernicious form of slavery"
1t mentions especially the Erwin
Mills at Durham and tue Caraleigh
Mills at Raleigh"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-04-25
Steps Unto
* X Heaven
(speclal Letter.l

In the southwestern part Of Sullivan
county, Pa, on the mountain which
rears its head over the valley in
which nestles the new popular resort
Of Eaglesmere, lies the foundation Of a
second Tower of Babel, the story Of
which is a remarkable one. The re-
gion was a wilderness when Peter
Armstrong Of Philadelphia began the
building of the proposed mighty struc-
ture in 1864, but to this day there
come a few of the mystic" ones who
weep over the failure of Peters at
tempt to take heaven by assault. "
Hundreds of men worked at these
foundations, and thousands Of men
and women hoped that by the building
Of the tower they would be able to
climb the lofty ladder into heaven in a
material sense. OF all the religious
maniacs which have taken one text
from the Bible and made 1t, without
context, a moving religious force GER
tainly Armstrong was the strangest.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-04-25
ARMsTRONG's PROPOSED TEMPLE TO HEAVEN.
Drawn from Photograph Of the ORIGINAL Plans.O


Chicago and elsewhere came and
strengthened people in their infdelity.
A new cemetery a few miles from the
old church was laid out, dedicated by
an infdel leader. The keys of the
church remained in possession of the
infdels, who would have changed it
into a dance hall but for a vigorous
protest. Children, whose parents felt
they must be christened or remain
nameless, were sprinkled by inhdels,
who used the formula. 'In the nam
of Liberty" Attempts to revive the
church only rendered the inhdel spirit
more hostile at first, and more conf
dent later when a second minister
proved unworthy.
Now the Presbyterians are trying TO
recoVe the ground lost. II is hard
work and but little Roadway is made
as inhdelity when it once takes root is
exceedingly difficult to eradicate. And
the larhentable fact remains that a
congregation which numbered 400
originally, whose descendants are eight
times greater, were lost to Christian
ity by the unministeraal conduct OF it's
first and succeeding pTtors.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-04-25

A burglar walked into an uptown
fiat in New York city one night and be-
gan packing up the silverware. Two
health inspectors who were vaccinating
all occupants of the building, happened
along and insisted on yaccinating the
stranger, who, as they thought, owned
the fiat. The burglar cheerfully acgui-
esced, but during the operation
the real occupant returned. Two de-
d%ectives, who then took the stranger
into custody, had to submit to vaccina-
ton before the inspectors would allow
them to leave the house.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-04-25

He never quite saw why that expert
ment on the plains Of Shinar was not a
success, and proposed to repeat it upon
the bills of Sullivan county. In the
early 40's Miller had failed to take. his
followers to heaven on his specified as
cension day. Armstrong had been a
believer in Miller and had prepared mis-
ascension robes. AS the affair did not
come off, he thought awhile anG con-
Guided that Miller was too theoretical
He would go in for the practical thing.
Armstrong Idea@
Peter Armstrong at last conceived
the idea that the trouble with the So
j%ourners on the plains Of Shinar was
that they uad built their tower or a
plain ms cad Of a mountain. He
thought over 1t deeply and resolved to
try TO Accomplish what the children of
Noah had failed in doing, but to seek
some high hill in some secluded forest
instead of ground similar to that on
which the Tower of Babel was built.
He communicated his ideas to the rem
nants Of the Millerites all over the
United States, and was encouraged.
Peter then began to look about for
the best place to build the steps which
should enable him and his followers to
reach heaven. He was a man of prop
erty and leisure. He looked owe the
ground and finally fixed the place in
Sullivan county. He put in his money
and bought a large tract Of land. With