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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-05


On entering the room the voter shall
announce his name to the poll clerks and
on what party ticket he desires to vote
and they shall register his name in the
column or poll book of voters Of that party
The clerks holding the ballots will deliver
to him one of the county and one of the
township ballots, and the other clerk shall
give him one of the blue pencils for mark.
ing his ballot. Both clerks shall, upon re.
quest. give him an explanation OF the man
ner of voting. If deemed necessary. by the
unanimous consent of the board. an inter
prefer will be called. The voter must Their
go alone into one of the booths and
indicate the candidates for whom he wishes
to vote by making a cross with the blue
pencil in the square Immediately TO the left
OF their respective names. Before leav-
ing the booth the voter shall fold his bal
lots separately, so that no part Of the
faces shall be exposed, so that the letter
indicating the political party and the in
it1als of the poll clerks written on the back
of the ballot shall be exposed, and shall
deliver the ballot to the inspector the
judge, who may be temporarily authorized
TO act for him. who shall. in the presence
OF the voter and the election board. deposit
both tickets in the same ballot box-the
one which is being used for depositing thu
ballots of that political party. The clerks
shall write the word voted" after the
name of the voter on the poll list IL any
elector shows his ballot or any part of ii
tc any other person after IL has beer
marked so as to disclose any of the candi-
dates voted for the ballot will not be de-
posted. A minute of this occurrence will
be made on the poll list and that person
shall not be allowed to vote again. If ar
offer Is made to vote a ballot folded so as
rot TO disclose the letters on the back or
the initials of the poll clerks. and also not
disclosing the face of the ballot, the cleo
ton board shall direct the voter &c return
To the booth and fold his ballot properly,
ANY person who attempts to leave the
room with ballot or pencil in his posses
sion shall be arrested upon demand of any
member of the election board. No person
will be allowed to remain in an election
booth longer than five minutes. No person
offering TO vote shall hold conversation OF
communication with any other persons
other than the election board while in the
election room.
MUTILATION OF BALLOT.
A voter who by accident or mistake
mutilates his ballot may return the same
10 the poll clerks. and. satisfying them that
such accident was not intentional, will re-
ceive another ballot, and the clerks viii
make a minute of the fact on the poll list
and the mutilated ballot will be destroyed
by the elector in the presence OF the board
Any elector thslt declares that. by reason
OF physical disability or inability to read
the English language. he Is unable to marx
his ballot, may declare his choice OF can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-05

than 10000 and cities of less than 10000.
The question as to whether or not the pri-
mary election shall be used for nominations
shall be decided in these counties at the first
general election after the passage of this
act. and in cities at the first election twenty
days or more after its passage. A majority
in favor of the adoption of the primary
election for nominations makes such cleo
ton permanent, and all nominations of
political parties which cast 10 per cent. of
the vote of the county at the last preceding
general election shall be made I'm the man.
iler prescribed in this act
At any general election or city election
subsequent to the one at which the ques-
ton of whether primary elections should
be adopted. the same question. in the event
IL is yet unsettled, may be again submitted.
any may be brought up by a petition
signed by qualified voters or the county
or city.
Section 81 requires candidates to con-
tribute toward the expense of primary
elections. There shall be paid by or on
behalf of every person whose name is pro-
posed a candidate, except for member Of
County Council or township advisory board.
the sum of s.. and in addition TO this sum
there shall be paid for every 1000 Of popu-
lation of the county or fraction of 500 over
by every candidate for the office of clerk of
the Circuit Court the sum OF . cents;
county auditor. q cents: county treasurer.
* cents: county recorder. 20 cents: county
sheriff, - cents; county surveyor, 10 cents;
county coroner, 10 cents: county assessor,
10 cents County Commissioner, 10 cents:
Judge OF Circuit, Superior or Criminal
Court. Is cents: prosecuting attorney, 20
cents; member of Congress. Is cents. Cam
dates for Office Of township trustee must,
I'm addition TO the sum OF S.. pay 10 cents
for every 1000 population of their town
ship; assessors, 10 cents; Justices of the
reace. 10 cents, and constables cents.
Candidates for mayor must pay 20 cents:
city clerk. Is cents: police judge. Is cents.
and member OF City Council. cents. The
law gives the County Commissioners or
City Council the right to use voting ma
chimes IL they have been adopted under
the laws Of the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
The Thinkers.
KANSAS ~CO-OPERATORs,

More than q year ago fifty farmers
in central Kansas formed q CO-Opera-
tive grain. buying company with a
capital Of twenty-five hundred dol
lars. Local agents were purchasing
wheat at fourteen cents a bushel less
than the Kansas City price. The
farmers found that eight cents a
buahel would cover transportation
and all other charges, ami they in
struoted their agent to pay the mar
ket price at Kansas City, less eight
cents.
OF course the middlemen thus
eliminated began to out their own
margin of profit and outOid the
farmers agent. Then the farmers
sold wheat to the middlsmen-but
for every bushel 30 disposed of paid
a cent into their own treasury. Their
elevator was pretty nearly empty,
but their treasury. filed rapidly.
When the middIemen tired of pro
viding funds the farmers began TO
buy, and this year the 90 operative
company has purchased four dfths
OF the wheat marketed In that SEQ
ton, and has paid a dividend of fifty
per cent. go. i ia
Here Is a pleasing contrast TO the
history OF the countless cooperative
enterprises that have failed because
they disEegarded half the laws of
trade and all the dictates Of common
sense. These Kansas farmers under
took neither TO play politics nor
TO provide salaries for ornamental.
officers. They made no wal on mid
dlemen, railroads or chambers of
commerce. They placed their affairs
in competent hands, followed the
market instead of trying to force 1t,
and kept their agreements n with
another. Almost any body Of men
can 90 operate successfully on these
teFmB.-ExchRnge.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
TIKI CANAL

We note with much pleasure the
progress of Nicaragua Canal legiRln
tion in Congress. Add il anyone has
doubts as TO tne advantages OF the
Canal TO America, let him road
Josiah Stropg's book on ''Expan
Sion" lis arguments are cUnvln1s
ing. But while we knew that far,
seeing statesmen long ago talked OF
the great go I'd that would result
from h building of the Canal, we
were q little u rprised as the state
ment that she problem was discuss
ed by prominent nfh nals of the span
ish government in tne sixt eatn Gen
tQry. Then ag an, DIR. SteOng says,
Dsores urged Napoleon not to sell 30
America the "LouislHna ParohHse''
territ Dry, because shat an Isthmton
Canal would make it, commercially
speaking, n of the most highly f..
vOred sections of the earth,
And 1t 10 undOu Dtedlyf true that
while all America would be benefit
cd, the agricultural aud manufac-
turing interests of the Mississippi
Valley and the Southern States
would be the greatest gamers. Oar
cotton farmers of the South would
not be among those least benefited,
Oh our cotton would then be- sent
directly 20 the Orient without the
expense of q railroad trip across the
Continent and of re loading ON the
Pacific Coast, or the expense of sail.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

We learn with pleasure that Prof.
Frank e. Emery has been elected 80
succeed L. Foster as Professor of
Agriculture and horticulture In the
University of Wyomingan - Agri-
culturist and Horticulturi.t Of the
Wyoming Experiment Station. His
address hereafter will be Laramie,
Wyoming. Since hts return from
China and Jarsu . few months ago
he has been in Maine.
We notice In the Southern Cult
vstor that the same fight that Col.
Polk fought 90 successfully in North
Carolina, more than a decade ago is
now in progress In Georgia-the at
tempt 80 have the government ap-
preparation for the encouragement
of agricultural education used for the
purpose for which il Ia intended and
not for the general expenses Of the
State University. We wish DIR
Hunnioutt success In his work
Mr.. Coolman's note in last weeks
paper has called forth q very inter
esting reply by Mr.. BlAoknsIl, which
we print on page 1. We hope that
other readers will follow Mr.. Cool
mans example, and discuss in our
columns every article that they re-
gard as unloading Oh not sufficiently
clear and explicit. Such we'll mean
oriticism always does good and is
almost invariably gratifying TO the
writers of the articles discussed.
We are publishing in another col
umn a New Orleans dispatch that
records the failure of the Mississippi
cotton oil men to keep down prices
this season Unless some steps are
taken by the farmers for protection
by organization, however, the cotton
Oil men may be more successful next
year. They will have learned
what caused their failure this year,
and they are not the people that re
fuse 80 profit by what experience
teaches them.
We are asked 10 announce that q
meeting Of the North Carolina Farm
ers' State Association will be held in
the Agricultural Building, In Raj
eigh, al. 2 80 p. m, Tuesday, Jsnu-
airy, 14th, 1902, Secretary Parker
says: THE cotton seed BituHtion
and the fertilizer question will be
considered at this meeting. It is
desired that every county be- repre-
Sented. All interested farmers ar,
invited" We notice that the Asso
citation has been organized in SSot-
land county recently.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
A NEEDED.

The following paragraph from q
recent Issue Of the Biblical Recorder
points nor than one moral:
"FIve small hoya, three Of whom
live in a few feet Of this office, were
in court last week, charged with the
crime of breaking into aud robbing
stores. The oldest iR sixteen, the
Youngest eight. They represent two
families. Two are children Of a
widow. The parents of the other
three r living-1ivinR, yes living,
that is they are alive The children
Ill pleaded guilty tN the accusation
Thew have robbed five ator a or more
within a wear They ara at thia
tender age professional thieves
riDeniug products Of sorry uarenta.
whose right tn have children is a
quaatlon; aud Of bad literature The
Iu@ge let the boys IF He was sG
t0uohed hy the vouthfulneaa If three
nf them that he failed TO appreciate
the neceRaitv of having punishment
inflicted upon the p eldest-aix-
teen and fourteen vearR of age, re-
Rpeotivelv. The little fellows ought
e. have been whipped severely their
parents ought to have been lectured
and uDbrRided and, the other two,
certainly ought 60 have-well, who
would o0nsign them 10 p~enitentiaFv
OF work houSeP Here the State
fai'ed-failed utterly. Is could do
nothing at all And whyf Because
the last General Assembly, elected
by the people, was persuaded 60 give
m 1ney fer textile buildings, higher
education. St4te Fair and the like,
and 20 turn down the plans for .
ReformatOry. This tg why"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

such time az the president Of the IN.
Stitution may think necessary for ey,
penses, books, fees, eto TO an
amount not exceeding 0125 a vear
The holders must give email month";
notes, payable after graduation
covering the amount Of money ad.
vanced upon the scholarship and
bearing no interest before maturity.
Scholarships somewhat similar n
these should be provided by South.
eFn men in every Southern institu.l
ton which shows itself worthy TO adj
minister them. It is@ not necesaarv
TO present $40, 600 in cashier in inter.
estsbeAring securities to"eaCh.of tina:
BcOre of Southern institutions, most
of which are struggling in" the face.
Of many difficulties TO do their part
in the training of Southern white.
boys. There are in the South 66a.
cotton mills, a dozen OF more great
systems Of railway, and hundreds Of:
industrial undertakings of various:
kinds, which, without trenching
upon their capital or without dimin.
ishing peroeptibly the dividends
for their stockholders or individual.
owners, could provide the means for
at least 1000 scholarships, each
matching in amount of annual cost
and covering the same time as those
founded by our Plttsbnrg philsn..
thrOpist. should like TO see 1000
founded at the beginning of the next
four years, so that by 1905 we should
have 1000 Southern boys enjoying
them.-Publio Opinion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

In an address at the opening ges-
sion of the Southern Cotton Spin
ners' Association, held at Atlanta,
Ga, Richard b. Edmonds, Of BRlti
more, made Z plea for the utilization
Of the 8outh's most valuable raw
material by developing, through
technical education, the wealth
creating personalities Of its poor
white boys. Mr.. Edmonds quoted
extensively from letters showing the
desire of Southern boys to receive
legitimate aid. Every technical
school in the South is helping to
train as many as possible by furnish
ing work in payment of board. Hun
dreds of boys r working their way
through these schools by acting as
walters in the dinlng-rOoms and
helpers around the stables and dAlr-
les where farms are attached to the
schools, but thousands are unable 20
secure even these opportunities, and
have to be turned away. He CON-
tended that the whites of the South
should not permit friends in the
North TO DC more specifically for the
industrial education Of the Negroes,
HS at HHmptAn and Tuskegee, than
the South ID willing to do, aside
from taxation, for the poor white
boys. He called attention 20 q plan
started through the generosity of
Mr.. Aaron French, Of PltsSburg, In
the Atlanta school of technology: q.
Mr.. ErenOh'A plan provides, for
scholarships TO be held by boys at
least sixteen years of ago and the
sons Of families owning less than
5000 worth Of textile property. The
scholarships awarded by competitive
examinations run for four years, the
holders Of them being furnished At
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.

The Charleston Exposition has
been formally opened and bids fair
to be the greate.t thing of the kind
that the south has yet had. The
following extract from a Charleston
presA dtapatoh will prove interesting :
"The usual rate for lodging will be
81 u dHv and for lodging and break
fast 9I.25 Nearly every house In
Charleston will be converted for the
exp 'sitiOn period into q house of en-
tertainment and the sentiment Of
the community is against every at
tempt TO exact heavy tolls Of the
visitors. The raj roads have agreed
upon low rates, 80 per cent. lower
than the rates made for Buffalo and
the city O 'unoil will pass an ordi
nance next Tuesday night for the
protection of the roads from the
soalpers. The attendance on the
exposition promises TO be at least
twice what the promoters Of the
project expected, and the exposition
will he the most artistic ever held
in the South"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

ing around South America, thouS
ands of miles out of the way. And
this expression, Tout of the way
reminds as of DR.. Strong's figures
showing the saving Of time TO ships
Between London and San Francisco
the anal will save 1900 miles,
about one half the distance ; between
New York and San Francisco it will
ave 10, $50 miles, two-thirds the dis.
ERnca." ,. -"
Our P.o,f9 commerce will grow
steadily, for the Canal il 'tthe gate
way of she PAoihO," and opens upon
sol, 600, 900 people whose imports
no y exceed n billion dollars annu-
ally. This amount will certainly
increase year by year, for, as DR.
Strong Joints ont, the worlds only
undevsIOpad lands that are hGbita-
hle lie along the Pacific Canada,
Western South America, Australia
and 8 IBERIA, And that population
will DIV to these countries is
made clear by a study Of their re
sources and or the figures shO wing
their un1evelnOed character.
Archibald Colquohon, the distin
guiahed English authority, says that
the Canal would make America a
''most serious rival 30 the CONNER
ci4l supremacy of Great Britain ="
He adtS: SIT will give an immense
inDulee to United States msnufao-
lures, es leoiRIly cotton and iron. It
will bring Japan, North China, Aus
trslsaia and q part of Malaysia
nearer to the Atlantic cities than
they are now TO England"
One advantage OF the Canal that
we do not recall having seen before
Is mentioned by DR. Strong. It is
that by pro Viding. quick transit be-
t zen Atlantic and Pacific ports, the
Canal would ObviHte the necessity
OF maintaining two nHvieR, one for
the P .ciao and one for the Atlantic,
a. ia now necessary for perfect pro
teotion 80 American interests.
Bat the sum aud substance Of the
whole matter 10 that the Canal would
put us midway between the mar
ketS Of the world, and that this ad-
vantage would be permanent, for, as
DIR. Strong Aays:
''The outing OF the IAthmiau
Canal will be last geographical
event of the frat magnitude. There
are no more tHthmuses the ssvering
Of which would SHIFT thu commerce
Of the world - " a.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
or THE RURAL SCHOOL IL
BRARY KOVERENE.

In seas N aud oat of season, we
have Immsuded th9 rural soho IL
library Y 'vament and urgei PRO
GREssIvE FARMER realers 81 take 10
ths WORK In soerr Respective neigh
b0rhnods Il is tharafOrs very graf
flying 60 u go know shat the nun
ber Of these school libraries has
more than doubled W thiu the last
three months an thaE the ear 1901
will GO ont with IRA ,tiN4llv hat o
the 5000 Stata aDDr DprtAti IN m tds
laNt MtrNh already eK eAted. for,
books. The folio wing table shows
the number Of libraries already 90,
tablished in ea'h county.
The names of those Counties in
which no more libraries o4u racieva
State aid, are printed in, i~talio+, if
yOura IL not one Of these. ynu sh 'uld
at once begin u movement looking tn
the raising of the small Hun Of $40
by the patrons. o. 70 1r on 1lto school.
The county will then aODrOOrtaee $40
and the State $40, making in all $40
for the p1roh+Se of books Why
not take mp this work this Christ
mas w4ek? Is will he tsv t. re 'ch
the nenple, and most vt them r in
the right frame 1f mind 10 help along
W 1rthy m 1vamenks.+ Try it.
The lat SHOWING the number al
ready established in each county fol
10 wa:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

The Morganton Herald Of last
week made some remarks on this sub
jeCt that we consider worthy of oon
siderHtion.
II Is a sad fact that in nearly every
county in North Carolina more
money per capita is expended for
the comforts OF law-bFe&keFs and
criminals, than iS expended for the
unfortunate occupants of the county
poor houses.
One of the most cheerlesS and IN
inviting places n Caldwell county is
her home for the aged and in6rm.
The poor unfortUnates who r kept
there have committed no crimes for
which they are held. They are not
xw-breakers, but simply poor and
tnfirm, and their condition makes it
obligatory on the Christian people Of
this enlightened age TO see that they
at least have the common neCeSsNFteB
and comforts Of life. They should
alao have neat, attractive and OOm
Portable HOUSES, with nice flowers
and gardens, and everything should
be done that can be done 70 cheer
and comfort the declining years. OF
these poor people.-LenOir News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION.

4hH AL 100000
Al INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
FoUNr TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
OF STATE POLICY, Is the motto Of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise or fall. Serving
40 master, ruled by no faction, cir
subscribed by 40 selfish or narrow
policy, It's aim will be 20 foster and
promote the best interests of the
whole people of the State. Is will be
irue 50 the instincts, traditions and
history of the Anglo-SaxOn race. On
all matters relating specially 60 the
great interests it represents, Is will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
mpartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Folks Salutatory, Feb.
10, 1885
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
nc PAPER MKT WEEK.

No COPY Of THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER will be Ia ID xtwt ok, and our
next number will bear date Of Jsnu
ary z, 1902. Il Is we'll TO drop busi-
ness and business cares n week in
Rfty-two, and we hope that all our
readers will take holiday with IA
We wish for, one and all, a Merry
Christmas anda Happy New Year,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

a silver medal for the best report,
by an A. and M. College student, of
the live stock exhibit ct our recent
State Fair, was offered some weeks
ago by the Zenner Manufacturing
Co of Detroit. The papers submit
ted by the students (which the writer,
~ one of the judges, had the pleasure
If eKamining,) were creditable both
TO the young men and to the insbitu-
FiOn in which they are being trained
Mr.. j. s. Gates, of Alamanoe county,
won the prize.
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