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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

The increasing hold that The
Delineator has upon the affections
of American women is shown by the
fact that the growth of the March
issue over February was 10000, being
$50, 900, in all. The first edition of
$40, 600 was exhausted within three
days after publication and $4,000
more copies were needed to fill out
the requirements. The first edition
of the April number, just on sale,
is CSC, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
N. C. Tobacco Growers Association.

N. C. Tobacco Growers Association.
PRESIDENT. Bryan Grimes, GrimesEand,
Nc.
Vice-President-J. B. Phillips, Battleboro
n. c.
Secretary-T. b. Parker, HilIsbOrO, NJ c.
Treasurer-W. B. Upchurch, MOrrisville, n. c.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Col. r. w. Wharton, Washington, N. c.; DR..
R. H. Speight, WrendaIe, n. c.; r. II. Kicks,
Rocky Mount, N. c.; H. H. Knight, Eagle
Rock, n. c.; w. L. Kennedy, Falling Creek,
n. c.; Gen. I. F.. Toon, Lumberton, N. c.; DR..
Elias Fulp, FuIp, N. c.; W. L. BOuldtn.
Archdale, n. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
N. C. Farmers State Alliance.

President-W. A. Graham, M~achpelah, Lin,
coin Co, N. c.
Vice-President-J. T. Paschal, PittsbOrO,
Chatham Co., n. c.
Secretary-Treasurer and State Business Agent
T. L, Parker, HiIlsbOrO, Orange Co, N. c.
Assistant Lecturer or Steward-JnO. NJ. Nit
cheI, Wayne Co., n. c..
ChapIain-Rev. w. $. Mercer, Moyock, Curri-
tuck Co, M c.
Doorkeeper-GeO. T. Lane, Greensboro, Gui-
ford Co, N. c.,
Sergeant-at-Arms-R. II. Lane, Aurora, Beau,
fort Co., NC
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A. Ora
ham, Machpelah, n. c.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. W.. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh, n. c.
w. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, n. G..
John Graham, WarrentOn, N. c..
DR.. j. E. Person, Pikeville, N. G.
Thomas ]. Oldham, Teer, NC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
Charles B. Roger, 9O9 ". Washington
treet, MOrristOwn, Pa, writes:

"My old e S t
daughter Mslin-
da Roger, is cured
Of deafness by
Peruna. h 9 n
she began to take
Peruns we had to
go up close to her
and talk very
loud to make her
hear.
"After taking
one-half d en-
bottles of Peruna
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

The Hon. CelsoC Cesar Moreno ex-PrimeM Minister Hawaii, an projectors of
the Trans-Pacfc cable, 1876 is a distinguished statesman, and the best known
Italian in the country. In a letter from Washington, D G, to the Peruna Med
ioine Co, he says:
"I can commend your great national Catarrh cure, Peruna, to
my friends throughout the country as a safe, reliable medicine. /
know of no other tonic that will build a person up as well as Peruna.
1t IS a positive cure for the universal disease, catarrh, and those who
will try this remarkable medicine will find q sure cure.
Very respectfully, CeLsO Cesar Moreno.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORY.

N. C. Cotton Planters Association.
President-W. A. Graham, Machpelah, N. c..
Secretary-JnO. P. Allison, Concord, N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

- -ain. said Socrates,
our duty bravely and
Touwil gain the doing
Iced itself is the gain.
..o what is right, not
r .e,r, but from love of
oils because "Thy test
rle very JOY Of my
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
FLOWING CHRIST.

we sing, "Where he leads
NE ..uow," but there is more
t-. --nt in it. Sometimes
1. sacrifice and deep suffer
~ MS when he leads US to
>-- right when the multitude
way and prosecute US for
ing them. 1t takes hero
ISL nh for truth and right
.f9rity go against us, but
.. is the worlds and the
-..lt need. Christ's vic
#1n by such herOism-
stan Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
-.3E A COLD IN ONE DAY.

native BromO Quinine Tab
Hu-giSts refund the money
to cure. E. w. GrOyes's
Is On each box. 25e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
AN ESSAY ON HABIT.

A story is told of an English school
master who offered a prize to the
boy who should write the best com,
position in five minutes on elbow to
Overcome Habit"
At the expiration of five minutes
the compositions we're read. The
Drize went to Il lad of nine years,
Following is his essay
"WeIl, sir, habit is hard to over
come. If you take off the first letter,
it does not change "abit.' If you
take off another you still have a bit
left. If you take off still another,
the whole of it remains. If you
take off another, it is not wholly used
up; all of which goes to show that II
YOU want to get rid of a habit you
must throw it off altogether.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

Laughing is the sensation OF feel
ing good all over and showing it in
one spot.-Josh Billings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

But the question is not what eX-
p~ariences You have bad, bat what
use you have made of them,-
whether you have read them Alright,
and learned wisdom by the things
you have suffered; whether you
went on and on, still trying to find
Gods star, which was your one
guide, still trying to read Alright the
sealed order which was continually
being opened up to you.-Oscar Nc
Cu11Opb
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

Plan Of the Ladies Of Kittrell to Raise a
Fund for the Erection of a Confederate
Monument.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
TRACTION COMPANY AFFAIRS.
The Reorganization Committee Said
to Control the Situation.

The statement was made unOHcidlly
this morning. by. one Of the officers Of the
United States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany. Of New York, that the Washington
Traction and Electric Company reorgani-
zation committee IS now in possession OF
sufficient bonds to secure the adoption Of
anv plan the committee may propose It
is said that the bonds have been deposit
ed freely by the minority holders since
the committee issued its call last week
There is reason to believe that the COM
rnittee is now considering favorabIy the
plan mentioned in The Times several days
ago which proposes the issuance of new
( per cent bonds and new preferred stock
in place of the present issue of bonds 1t
is said that the committee is in favor of
giving bondholdeTs 30 per cent of their
present holdings in the new bonds and
55 per cent in preferred stock. One prop
osition discussed was to give the bond
holders a larger propOruonate amount OF
new bonds, but it is said that if this
were done the company would not be so
sure of being able to pay the interest
charges on the new issue
One statement made this morning by a
party largely interested in the affairs of
the company Is that the recent purchases
of the old stock of the company have
been for Mr. Young, President Of the Uni
ted States Mortgage and Trust Company.
If this is true it disposas of the theorg
that there Is any difference Of opinion be-
tween the bOndhOIdGTs and stockholders
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
RURRYING YACHT REPAIRS.
The Constitutions Mast to BE Re
stepped by Next MedncHday.

BRISTOL. R +, June 6.-SteeI workers
are hammerIng the Constitution $ crippled
mast as it lies o. the north wharf at
HerreshOm's s. 1t VIII be necessary to cut
away two lengths OF the bent steel plates
and it is thought that this can be ac-
complished today so that the uninJured
portions Of the mast can be carried into
the shop TO be joined together with new
plates.
As large gang Of men as can work
to advantage viii 0e used and by pushing
the repairs evening as well as days it IS
estimated that the mast will be ready to
be re-stspped bv next Wednesday A
new topmast OF oregon pine is on hand
in the shops and the work of getting out
new spreaders has been begun
The new spreaders will be considerably
larger IN diameter than the other ones
which broke and caused the accident
Tuesday. Part Of the crew has gone to
Long Island on leave of absence until
Sunday. The men who are here are busy
making everything tidy about the deck
and touching up the portside Of the hull
with white paint where it was slightly
scraped by the fan Of the topmast-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
a HEAVY STORM m CHICAGO.
Damage Caused by the High Wind
and the Rain.

CHICAGO, June 6-The hardest thun-
derstorm OF the year struck Chicago last
evening Rain fell in torrents and was
accompanied by high wind Numerous
small signs and outbuildings were blown
down, and telegraph and telephone wires
were prostTated in all directions.
In the downtown district several of the
big commercial houses were obliged to
suspend business on account OF the water
rushing into the Easements. and putting
out the fires in the engine rooms
A score or more people were injured and
perhaps fifty houses were struck by light
ming. One woman died OF her injuries
\ valuable race horse was killed
In less than an hour 50 Of an inch OF
rain fell While the storm was playing
havoc on land, a squaII was churning the
lake Alexander Aud and his wife mar
rowly escaped death Mr.. and Mrs Aud.
who live in house boat, sought to steer
the craft 10 a landing, but lost control OF
the craft and crashed into q pier a hole
was torn in the bow of the boat, and it
yeered of before Aud could jump to the
pier Mrs. Aud succeeded in Ieaping TO
the landing, and she notified the Jackson
Park Hfe-saving station. Aud was res
cued- Several fishermen had narrow es-
eapes-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
AN ENCo<RAGING REPORT.
The Slight Improvement in Mrs. Nc
KinIey's Condition Continues.

Mrs. Mchlnleys s physicians were in con-
sultation at the White House for an hour
this morning, and after their departure
the following bulletin was issued:
Mrs. McKinley's physicians report
that she passed a comforta bic night,
and continues to show slight improve
ment.
The change in the condition of the pa
tient- while not marked, is sufficient to
be of some encouragement to the Presi-
dent The fact that she is doing so well
in the desperate struggle gives rise to
the hope that her case may yet yield to
| treatment; but she continues very weak.
which is the worst feature of her Illness
The warm weather is very annoying to
her. but she bears it patiently, and every
effort is made TO keep her room at a com
Portable temperature The amount of
nourishment which she is able 10 take is
| very small and this largely accounts for
| the fact that she does not gain strength
| materially.
| The President remained with Mrs Nc
| kinIey until nearly noon today and then
went TO his Office for a short time to
| transact some important business
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
STUDYING THE COURT SYSTEMS
Justice Suzuki and f. Yamada, ot
Formosa. wise the City HALL

Formos5s, wise the City HALL
Justice Munekyro Suzuki, President Of
the Appellate Court Of Formosa, was an
interested specta loT during the session Of
Criminal Court, No. l. this morning The
judge was accompanied by f Yanada.
ex-judge Of the Yokohama District Court
The latter has just completed a course of
law at the Catholic University, and was
one of those upon whom the degree of
bachelor Of laws vas conferred yesterday.
Judge Suzuki IS making a tour Of the
principal cities Of America, studying the
judicial system Of the United States The
PARTS was accompanied TO the City Eau
by w J. Hughes, Of the Department of
Justice who presented them to Clerk Of
Court WIIett. OF the Court Of Appeals
for the District. and John R Young,
Clerk of the District Supreme Court
Mr.. Young IN turn introduced the visit
Urs to Justice Barnard IN Criminal Court
No / They were invited 10 seats on the
bench during the trial of a criminal case
Judges Suzuki and Yamada viii visit
Philadelphia, Boston. and New York, be-
fore sailing. Upon arriving IN England
they viii spend considerable time IN Lon
don From there they viii go TO India.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
ONE cHrNAMAN TOO MANY.
su shihehfn Not Entitled to Enter
the United States.

The State Department was recently re-
quested by WI Tingfang, the Chinese
Minister, to grant entrance to the United
States without the usual submission of
immigration certificates of Su Shihehin,
Low Gilman, and Sich smuggling, who. it
was alleged, intended to visit this coun-
try on business for the Chinese Govern
ment. The request was granted by Sec
retary Hay, and he notified the Treasury
Department to take steps so as to permit
the landing of the three Chinese commits
sioners without any delay H. a. Taylor
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, sent
instructions to the immigration commits
sioner at San Francisco accordingly.
This morning one of the secretaries of
the Chinese Legation called on Assistant
Secretary Taylor and said that Mr. WI
had received q despatch from the Chinese
Consul General at San Francisco advising
him that SU Shihehin was not a member
of the party and that ne had no right to
enter without producing the required en-
trance certificate Mr. WI requested Mr.
Taylor to institute a search for the China
man and send him back to China. Mr.
Taylor said it was rather late to do that,
as all three CeIestials had landed and he
did not know where they could be found.
He promised to do what he could in the
matter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
THE WORK OF AN INcENDIARY.
No Lives Lost in the Brooklyn Semi
nnrE Ere.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The lives Of
eighteen priests and forty semiEarians
were endangered by the incendiary at
tempt TO fire st. Johns College and Sem
mary, at Willoughby and Lewis Avenues.
Brooklyn, at 1 O'Clock this morning.
Kerosene fires were started IN three
parts of the building. The oil had been
poured over the floors. trained along the
corridors, and soaked into bedding and
Furnishings The miscreant had done his
work too well. So dense and pungent
was the smoke that came from the burn
ing oil that the sleeping inmates were
awakened before the fire had gotten great
headway. Every one escaped and the
flames were quickly extinguished.
A discharged empIoye, who had left
the institution within few days, is sus-
pected Of the crime, as the person whe
fired the building was familiar with its
interior arrangements
So far the police have not been able to
find any evidence to connect the dis
charged employe with the Cline. The
only trace left by the incendiary was his
footprint in oil stains on the sill of q
window opening on the backyard
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
AMERICAN CLAIMS TO STAND.
Secretary HUy TcEeE-aphs Mr.. Rock
hi1I Concerning the Indemnity.

secretary E1EN 1escErt1Dl iGOCS-
hTII Concerning the Indemnity
The State Department received q tele-
gram today from y. ". Rockhin. spe-
cial American Commissioner at Pekin,
saying 1t was reported there that the
United States Government had reduced
the amount Of its indemnity one-haIf, or
from Sz5.G91.6gg 10 S1z.5cGc-5-
Secretary Hay teIegrapted Mr. Rock
hill that the report was not true. He
informed the Special Commissioner that
there had been no change in his instruc-
tions to offer tG reduce the American
claims one half If the other Powers
would make a pToportionate reduction IN
clined to assent to this. the American
claims viii stand, therefore at $Z5 90, 600
4 report that the State Department was
without information from Germany IS TO
The reasons for the withdrawal Of Count
Won WaIdersee and the reduction Of the
German force in China has caused an
noyance to the officials.
/ United States Of its intention to recall
Count Won IVaIdersee and 10 reduce its
force to one brigade OF 1000 men and the
fact was announced by the State De
partment at the time, together with the
statement that this Government. in ac-
knOwIedging the receipt Of the cOnmuni-
cation. had congratulated Germany that
conditions in China were such that most
of her army could be withdrawn with
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
THE WAR OFFICE ENQUIRY
Report of the British Committee 10
Investigate Reorganization.
Criticism OF the Present System-A
Disposition on the Part of Heads
of Departments to Extend Their
Activity Beyond All Reason.

LONDON, June 6.-The report Of the
committee to enquire into the Teorgani-
zation of the War Office was issued to-
day. The committee expresses the opin-
ion that the War Office organization
has been built up piece-meaI as a
result Of constant changes. There has
/ been a disposition On the part Of ener-
getic heads of departments to en-
large the area of their activities beyond
| all reason Great confusion was there
| by Introduced and Individual response
| bfHty cannot be assigned.
| These evils have been enormously
augmented owing to the government Of
| the army being mainly carried on by a
vast system of minute regulations
which tend to destroy the responsibility
/ Of general officers and suppress initia-
i tive and individuality in all ranks. The
/ complexity of these minute regulations
| is now SO great that their interpreta-
I ton alone leads to a mass of useless
! correspondence This state of affairs,
| the committee declares constitutes a
grave detriment to the public service
The committee goes on to enumeTate
| a number of principles which are par
ticularly applicable to the War Office
and which are conspicuousIy absent
The principal suggestions under this
| head are the division of the work into
weII-defned sections. clear adjust
ment Of the relations between the civil
and military departments, and decen-
tralization (meaning a large and rea
I
biIity to general officers commanding
districts) and adequate machinery fol
securing effective and supreme contrO
of the War Office under the authority
OF the Secretary OF State for War.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
THE PRIMARY IN RICHMOND.
Indications That Montague VIII
Have n Majority of Delegates.

RICHMOND, Va, June 6.-The primary
for the election Of delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which is regard
ed by many as the crisis in the fight be-
tween NIessrs- Montague and Swanson for
the gubernatoriaI nomination, is in prog
ress here today and has excited great in
terest throughout the city.
The indications are this afternoon that
Swanson viii get . of the 81 delegates
to be sent to the Norfolk convention
from this city, the remaining So being al
most certain for Montague. There is a
very heavy vote for Montague in Clay
and Jackson wards. IN Jefferson, Madi-
son, and Marshall wards the Iaborers are
casting their votes for Swanson. There
are few vstes for Marshall and Echols
in the several wards.
The BeIIfeId district of GreensviIie
county has instructed three delegates for
MontagUe and the remaining four are
likely TO 30 to him. Swanson viii prob
ably pet seven Of Chesterfield county
fourteen delegates Some Of them have
already been elected and instructed for
Montague.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
FETEs FOR THE NEW WORKERS.
Chamber of Commerce Delegates Re-
fuse Many Invitations.

1uEG Many lANlL24EEO1--
LONDON, June 6-The delegates from
the New York Chamber Of Commerce
have officially decided TO refuse all in
vitations to functions outside the formal.
prearranged programme We have been
overwhelmed with kindness and invita-
tions," said one of the delegates today.
but we feel that it would be a little de-
rogatory to our special mission to accept
other invitations"
The official festivities viii conclude with
the reception by Lord BraSsey, President
OF the London Chamber of Commerce, to
night and the Lord Mayors luncheon at
GuiIdhaH tomorrow, when the delegates
from the New York Chamber and the
members of the London Chamber OF Com
merce Will be photogra aphed-
The garden party 70 have been given
by Lord Rosebery has been abandoned
owing to the death Of the former Prime
Minister'S mother
There have been several private funC-
tions, including dinner by J Pierpont
Morgan Invitations from the Chamber
Of Commerce Of Glasgow, through An
drew Carnegie. and two banquets in Lon
don and Paris have been declined, al
though some of the delegates may attend
these affairs in an unofficial capacity.
Several of the delegates will go TO the
Continent on Saturday. Others viii re
turn on the Teutonic
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-06
PRICE ONE CENT.
LEADER OF THE MINORITY
An Honor Which VIII Again lie
Representative Richardson's.

Generally UnderStood Among Demo-
cratic Members of the House That
the Tennesseean VIII BE Their
NOmineee for the Speakership.
There seems to be u general understand
ing among the Democratic Representa-
tives who have from time to time Wis
tied Washington since the adjourn
ment Of Congress on the 4th OF March
last that there viii be no contest next
December for the minority leadership
such as marked the scramble for that
honor two years ago.
There was much opposition to Repre-
sentative Richardson Of Tennessee, who
| received the nomination last time, after
a rather sharp campaign. This year,
| however. 1t is asserted that Mr- Richard.
son viii be unanimously nominated just
as VIII be 8Ir. Henderson, who was
Speaker in the last Congress-
| During the closing days of the last ses-
sion there was some talk to the effect
that Representatives DeArmond of Mis-
souri, and McRae of Arkansas would be
| brought out as rival candidates against
Mr.. Richardson, and for few days after
| the adjournment of Congress the move
ment of opposition progressed to the point
of naming managers of the respective
candidates. This movement, it is now said.
| has dropped out Of sight and no name
other than that of Mr. Richardson will
| be presented to the Democratic caucus
| for nomination for Speaker
a Democratic member, discussing the
| subject, said this morning that II must be
clear to everyone who watched the policy
| Of the Democratic leader in the last Con-
gresssshat he Is clearly entitled to re-
nomination for Speaker. Mr.. Richardson,
he said. was constant in attendance on
the sessions Of the House, and mis- close
attention to the proceedings enabled the
place the Republicans in an awkward po-
sftion-
Again. If we expect to accomplish any
thing and make ourselves felt" said the
| Representative, we must act in harmony
and present a solid front to the enemy.
We can't very well do this if there is to
be a wrangIe in the caucus over the
/ speakership nomination. Therefore, I
believe, and I am quite satisfied or that
point, that as 3Gr. Richardson has earned
a denomination it should be given to him
unanimously. I know that several mem
bers who were disposed last winter 20
antagonize Mr. Richardson viii support
him next time