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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-11
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Miscellaneous Items Showing the PO'
Htical Complexion of the Different
States.
Virginia returned a solid Demo
cratic Congressional delegation.
In Ohio Tom L. Johnson vas over
whelmingly defeated. The Republi-
can plurality, 100000, is the largest
in years.
The Baltimore Suns news columns
of Thursday contained this sentence
"Outside of the South the only
States carried by the Democrats were
Rhode Island, Delaware and Neva-
da."
Montana has left the Democratic
column.
In Rhode Island, a Republican
State, the Democrats elected their
candidates for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. The balance of the
State ticket is Republican and SO is
the Legislature on joint ballot. The
lower House is about a tie.
Republicans elected seven out of
ten Congressman in New Jersey and
control the Legislature. Flanagan.
Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Fifth District, for whom ex-
President Cleveland made a speech
last week, was defeated.
The Democrats elected one Con
gresham in Iowa-the first one in
eight years. Birdsall, the Republican
candidate against Ex-Governor Boies
in Speaker Henderson's district, was
elected by 5000 plurality.
In New York State Odell, Republi-
can, for Governor, is apparently
elected by 10000 plurality, but the
Democrats allege fraud.
The Republican victory in Kansas
is complete. Every member of Con
gress elected is a Republican and the
Legislature is overwhelmingly Re
publican.
The Republicans carried Utah by
a large majority.
The Republicans elected their
State ticket, a majority of the Leg
islature and five out of six Congress-
men in Nebraska. The Republicans
also elected their entire State and
Congressional tickets in Idaho and
carried the Legislature.
The Republicans have complete
control of the State of Washington
The Republicans elected their
State ticket and a majority of the
Legislature in California, but lost
two Congressman.
Tennessee is Democratic by $4,000
1t is said that a majority of the
Democrats elected to the Legislature
ire opposed to the saloons.
The Republicans have a plurality
of $4,000 in Pennsylvania and % of
the % Congressman are Republicans
Democrats elected four of the six
Congressman from Maryland.
Indiana is Republican by $4,000 to
10000. The Congressional delega,
ton is the ame-nine Ronub1;oo,e
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-11
The English Education Bill.

sented to Parliament by the minis
try. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, speak
ing for the government at Birming-
ham the other night, said: eff we
are defeated on this bill, the govern
ment will resign. Mark that, and
remember the consequences" The
threat does not seem to have had the
effect of shilling the opposition to
the bill throughout the country. Mass
meetings are being held and enor-
NOUS petitions prepared to influence
members of Parliament to vote
against the measure. The problem is
the old one in public education which
arises whenever there is an effort to
combine religious and secular teach
ing. The school system in Great
Britain so far as it is supported by
public taxes is, like that in the
United States, practically non-secta-
rian, but many people in England
wish that their children should re-
ceive religious as well as secular in
struction. We find this the case also
in the United States, where both Ro-
man Catholics and Lutherans main
tain their own schools, but here, as
regards public education, secularism
has been complete in it's victory. Any
suggestion in this country that any
portion of the public funds should be
given to schools which teach any
form of sectarianism would be over
whelmingly defeated, but in England
the Roman Catholics have the power
full alliance of the established
church, the Episcopalian. Thro6gh
the influence of this great ecclesIas-
teal machine the government has
been led to propose that schools
maintained by private parties, cor
porations, or religious sects, which
have been examined and approved by
official boards, shall be paid from the
public funds, sums which shall be
considered a fair equivalent for the
purely secular education they are
giving their students. The public
schools are not to be abandoned in
any way, and if these private and re-
ligious schools are not equal to the
needs of any neighborhood, board
schools are to be maintained at pub
lie expense. But the proposition has
encountered the bitter opposition
not merely of the free thinking, Sec
ular classes, but of all the so7called
dissenting church of England, the
Baptists, Methodists, Pr~esbyterians,
etc. They are holding mass meetings
condemning the bill, which, for their
size and excitement, Guido anything
in the way of public gatherings seen
in England for a score of years. If
public sentiment affects Parliament,
the chances of the defeat of the bill
are very great, and in hat event we
have Mr.. Chamberlain's word for it
that his government will resign. It
is a pity that the English Liberal
Party is so utterly disorganized that
1t cannot take ADVANTAGE of this on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-11

SCaU6, Wn6rG 0OV6CnOr Ou6n Is to
elected by nearly 10000 majority and
a reputation of single-taxism in
Ohio where the party of Hon. Tom
Johnson was unceremoniously snow
ed under.
From the Democratic standpoinG
there is much to rejoice at in the re-
duced m~ajorities of many Republican
candidates and the immense vote
rolled up by the city of New York.
1t is freely claimed, among the Dem
ocratic leaders in Washington, that
the Democrats actually carried New
York State, but that the Republi-
cans, being in control of all the cleo
ton machinery, altered the returns
to suit themselves. AS it is, they are
inclined to turn to the view which
Senator Vest took of the situation
in the early part of the campaign,
viz, that it would be better even for
the Democratic Party to give the
Republicans an opportunity to fulfill
the pledges they were making on the
stump. The Senator maintained
that they would not fulfill those
pledges and that the people would
become incensed before 1904, at the
lack of faith on the part of the vic
torious party.
The Republicans now have every
thing their own way in both Houses
of Congress. The President has ex-
pressed himself as believing that
there is much important work for his
party to accomplish. Most of this
work will be outlined in his annual
message, and the independent voters
ON whom, after all, the fate of any
party must rest, will watch with
keen interest the action of the re-
naming session of the Fifty-seventh
and the first session of the Fifty
eighth, in carrying out the pledges
made to the country. They will
closely observe the extent to. which
the party supports the policy of its
President. From their standpoint it
is, perhaps, well that the Republican
Party has a working majority in both
Houses. It fixes beyond cavil the re-
sponsibility of action or non-action.
The effect of civil service reform
has been most marked in Washing
ton during the past week. Formerly
it was the custom for the campaign
committees to assess government en-
p~loyees the amount of their railroad
fare to their homes and back. This
amount was then placed with the
railroads and all who desired to go
home to vote could secure tickets on
application. Such funds as were not
so utilized, however, were returned to
the campaign committees. The civil
service regulations prohibit all
assessments, however, and instead of
10000 clerks going home to vote, as
formerly, barely 1000 did so and, ac-
cording to statements made to your
correspondent, aside from the heads
of the departments, the men who
went home were, in the majority OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-11

President Loubet, Of France, is
taking active part in settling the
French coal miners strike.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

stunts when he performs certain feats
which he proposes to himself. From
this original meaning comes a wider
meaning, from which the idea of a
task or certain amount of work to be
done is omitted. Any sort of work
may then he called a stunt. This
expression Is highly colloquial, but is
not improper. We first heard of it
several years ago from Yale Univer-
sity students" This seems to be all
right, except that Buchtel college grad
yates claim the honor of discovering
the term.
What with week of prayer Just
over, a new Y. Nj. G. A. in sight, and
the appointment of numerous commit
tees to start Akron's affairs in the
way they should go, the reported
proximity of the Millennium may be
more fact than fancy.
j. f. +
George X. Nash back in office, all IL
peaceful and serene, with Joseph b.
and Marcus a. bOwing and scraping
as though the rough breath of conten-
tion had never ruffied the serenity of
their careers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
Lovers Lans-AbsoluteIY pure.
MURDERED Wife
AND HER MOTHER.
Brooklyn Policeman Committed
a Cowardly Crime.

New York. Jan. 14.-Wm. Fl. Ennes,
a Brooklyn policeman, shot and killed
his wife and her mother, Mrs. Magee.
at Mrs. Magee's home early today.
Ennes escaped. He had separated
from his wife and had refused to sup.
port her and she had him arrested
recently. He went to the house to-
day and when admittancc was refus-
ell him. drew his revolver and put
ting his shoulder to the door, burst
in, ran up stairs to his wife's bed
room and fired one shot at her. which
pierced her heart. Her mother. who
heard the uproar, ran to Mrs. Ennes'
room. Ennes fired one shot at her
and fatally wounded her. He then
left the house, declaring that he
would kill himself.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
HERE'S A CITIZEN
Who Kicks on the Street Car
Kicker.

10 the Editor of the Democrat:
have no sympathy whatever with
many silly and unreasonable com
plants made against the local electric
railway company. The fact is you
cannot please everybody. Get on
street car and you will perhaps hear
some of the passengers complain that
the car Is cold, others that 1t is too
hot, some complain that the car is not
sufficiently ventilated, others want all
the transoms closed, and so they go.
Please everybody! Impossible! say
It with all reverence, God himself
cannot do it; the weather is either
too hot or too cold. too dry or too wet,
and If they could they would bring
him before the bar of some poor, petty
earthly judge TO answer their silly
complaints. And again when anyone
is injured or killed by the cars, the
conductor or motOrman or both are
usually censured, when almost invaria-
bly, the victim is at fault doubt il
u conductor OF motOrman could he
found who would not risk his own life
to save that of one endangered. An
other fact, there are people of boorish
manners, who look upon the car men
as their interiors and that they have
no right to resent insults offered
them. | have been using the street
cars for 20 years and have never
had cause to complain of Il conductor,
have found them courteous and Oblig-
ing.
If passengers will pay their fare and
behave themselves conductors will
treat them right, they will have no
occasion to do otherwise. Complain
ing has become chronic; lot us all
with the new year resolve to stop
it and we will all feel the better by
SO doing. SUBSCRIBER.
Akron, o.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

worth not only one but n whole slew
of pennies IL lie is called OH to back
the Duke of Manchester in the settling
up Of that breach Of promise compro-
mise. M
z 4. 4
The enterprise of Walt Hostetler, ed
itor of the Doylestown Journal, is quite
decidedly metropolitan. The follow.
ing, picture aud all, is credited to his
paper:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
Mr.. H. C. CORS0N.

Akron will greatly miss Mr.. II. g.
Corson, who, in leaving this city to-
day, permanently removes from tho
town for whose people and institu'
tions he has done so much. In his
own unobtrusivc way he has helped
the poor year in and year out. Prob
ably no one, save himself and Poor
Director Joseph Kendall, knows how
very much of his time and means he
has given for the aid of the sick and
himself, knows how largely he has
contributed to church work in Ak
ron; but his own, the First Baptist
church, and the ministers and trus-
tees of others, especially the small,
struggling churches, know, each of its
own experience, how he has helped
them. The South End Athletic club
and other semi-public institutions
huoN HON htlpiul ut nus b''u W
them, and the newspapers know how
he disliked publicity in connection
with his giving or other works. Mr..
Corson might he much wealthcr
man, so far as material riches CO.
were he less generous, but he would
notpossess to 80 great IA degree the love
OF thousands, who have been aided
by him-the riches which moth and
rejoice that Mr.. Corson has prospercd
and while Akron mOurns his going
from this city, there IL none who will
not be glad that he has acquired Il
fortune, and that he purposes now to
rest from labor, rather than to en-
1eavor TO accumulate Il greater store.
A friend once said that Mr.. Corson,
rs u boy, secured his first start to-
ward success by showing his genuine
Willingness. ii was occupying the
lowest position with party of sur
yeyors, II was stated. A chain had
been left behind. A man who was
told to go back for it, grumbled and
dcmured. Let me go,' said the
boy, Corson, and he went Oh II run,
and similarly returned. He was
promptly promoted
AS then, 80 in after life, when great.
cr things We're TO be done, Mr.. Cor
sons Willingness ever contributed to
ills success. And when, Monday eve
ming, at the testimonial banquet given
him by the Prudential committee of
the First Baptist church, Mr., Corsou
said In substance, that willingness is
the secret of success, he did not
state merely an abstract maxim. He
spoke of his own knowledge and ex-
perience. Thus IL Is, that I'm leaving
Akron, Mr.. Corson has also left this
splendid lesson of his years of sue.
cessful labor here. 1t Is OF even
greater value then the other good
works of his.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
FOUTZ PAID
THE PENALTY.
Ohio Soldier Executed For Muir.
der of a Girl,

Washington, Jan. 14.--The War de-
partment has been advised of the
execution of Phincas Foutz, late cor
poral of Company X, Nineteenth in
fantry, at Cebu. Philippine Islands,
on the morning of Jan. 3. 1902.
Foutz was convicted Of the wilful
murder of a native girl In the Philip.
pine Islands on Nov. 10. 1900, and
was sentenced to be hanged, but es-
capped from the custody of the mil.
itary. He was executed Immediately
after his recapture.
Foutz's home was in GAINESVILLE, O.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
Lovers Lane makes old folks
young.
NO NIGHT SCHOOL.
Chicago Has Not the Money to
Keep Il Up.

Chicago. ian, 14.-Night schools that
were to have been opened last even
ing remained closed because of the
city's impoverishment. For 30 years
or more night schools have been a
steady institution in Chicago during
the winter months. 1t is now serious
question If the day schools can be
kept open during the regular ten
months. The postponement of OPEN
ing the night schools IL taken to mean
absolute abandonment of them for the
season.
The average attendance nightly Mt
the evening schools of the city st
winter was 4,47l. Generally about so
evenings or sessions were given the
students. About 200 teachers would
nave been engaged in helping the boys
and girls of Chicago who cannot at
tend day school.
tsSssSBAAARsNISst sssS ISSs; ii Es J
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
BIG YEAR
For N. O. T. Co. In
Earnings.
An Official Statement Has Just
Been Issued.

Cleveland, Jan. 1.-the Northern
Ohio Traction Co., one of the constitu-
ent companies of the Everett Moore
syndicate issued to the stock exchange
today It's official financial statement
for 1901. The gross earnings for 1901
We're $6l7,0io, against S513,724 for
1900, gain of SOB 1856. The opera
ting expenses for 1901 were $3.50, ,S44,
and $3l7,45O in 1900.
The net earnings for 1901 were S96,-
DIG greater than 1900, and the sur
plus for stock was $l30,O00 for 1901,
against $S6,S5S for 1900. The surplus
for stock for the month of December,
1901, was $l0,117, against $5,SSS for
the same month In 1900.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
II Is a blessing TO our community
to have such a play as Lovers Lane.
Rev. Thos. H. Sill, st. Chrysostom's
Chapel, New York.
TOUR OF CUBA.

The Illinois Central Railroad have
arranged to run an excursion to Cuba
via New Orleans and the Morgan
Steamship line to Havana. VIII leave
Chicago and Cincinnati January 30th,
1902, and on the return reach Chicago
and Cincinnati on February nth, 1902.
A delightful voyage across the Gulf Of
Mexico, six days stay on the Island
of Cuba, and II visit to Havann. Ma
tanzas, the Valley of Yumuri, the
Caves of Bell a Mar and other interest
ing points, Tour under the escort of
the American Tourist Association.
Rates from Chicago aud Cincinnati,
$l55.0O for the round trip, which in
cludes all expenses everywhere. Ad-
dress Il. w. Harlow, Division Passen-
ger Agent Illinois Central Railroad
No. 423 Vine St, Cincinnati, O.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS

Attorneys are hereby notified to be
ready to try cases now posted upon
their assignment, in their order. Sew
eral cases are likely to go Off by set
tiement or otherwise, and parties must
be on hand with their witnesses. Other
wise cases will be disposed of by the
Court.
E, \. HERSHEY,
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.
by order of the Court.
Levers Lane. the pleasabtest,
cleanest and most amusing of Its
kind.--Chicago Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

Citizens Committees are growing
popular In Akron. Everything from
reforming the city government to
founding a Y, NJ. G, A. Association or
getting a donation for the City Han is
now looked after by Committees. If
the entire City Government could only
be turned over 10 Il trustworthy com.
mittee of Citizens, there would he
something doing,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

never more numerous throughout the
country than this year, all Of which
indicates that the Democratic party
is MS full OF vitality us ever. Summit
county had no celebration, but 1t has
lively Democratic party.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

Captain Hobson wants years leave
OF absence that he may go on the
lecture platform. Whether he will
lecture on "The Girls Have kiss
ed" or How ! Sunk the Merrlmac, -
Is immntcrlnl People VIII attend his
lectures to see the man, not to hear
him speak IL would be interesting
10 know Just how much some lecture
bureau has offered the Captain to ex.
hibit himself.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

New Jersey has just paid the last
dollar on It's debt created for expenses
incident to the War of the Rebellion.
Some other States might have paid
out too, had they followed New Jer-
sey's example of letting down the
bars to the trusts.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

A circuit court of Kentucky and the
highest court of the state have both
decided that a parsonage not used by
the parson of the church to which 1t
belongs Is subject TO taxation, when
rented to tenants. The Kentucky par.
son will have to live In the parsonage.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
WISE ano " "
" " Otherwise.

Peanuts for good squirrels.
All the same, 1t il not next summer.
+ f I.
The streets look clean, any way,
for two whole days.
+ + +
Now who will write some lines to
RUTH
Nearly week and not single new
committee.
+ + +
Fortunately, the squirrels can't
smoke cigars.
Don't heat the bricks so hot that
they'll set fire to the robes or straw.
Already the poems on the Beauti-
ful are drug on the market.
Queen Wilhelmna and Duke Henry
seem to have made up In earnest.
j. r +
It's about time for another royal
scandal.
The sluggers are again putting on
sketches In chin music.
T. + j.
He Is certainly very insignificant
person who can cut no Ice these days,
r + +
AS yet Special I.aborcr'' Macluy has
not been offered fabulous sum to
appear on the lecture platform.
= + +
Hereafter Mr.. Berk will feel mucl
like taking the fellows word for II
when another revolver is offered.
Sleigh rides are like political
speeches they lose their spicines'
with length.
Now for straw rides, frosted noses
and the holding Of hands beneath the
blankets.
Peanuts for the squirrels. while the
Police and Elremen must face the
wolf.
4 \ 4
Talk bout this bein snow! wy
back In naughtone we had three feet
OF snow In April"
Maybe those Grace park squirrels
would like little cranberry sauce and
young turkey.
Kent has not yet numbered her
houses. stu her citizens persist ID
speaking OF the settlement as u city.
Think OF II!
For some reason little boys are more
strenuous In shoveling sand on the
beach than they are In tossing snow
on the sidewalk.
= = 4
But, on the other hand, It would
probably be incorrect to say that the
Grace park squirrels have been turned
into scape-goats.
+ = =
No stories are out yet to the effect
that Mr., Schwab turned over hi.
$4,000 winnings TO some worthy or,
phan's asylum.
+ = +
The fact that the morning after the
recent snow, several citizens were
heard to say that they had dropped
-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

CantOn's Street Department is al
ready preparing to give the streets II
thorough cleaning when the spring
thaw comes. Here's an example tnat
might be emulatcd to advantage by the
Akron Street Department.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

Since the British government is on
the verge of resorting to conscription
to provide men for the South African
conquest, there Is likely to be fall
ing off Of the popularity Of the war in
some quarters of the empire.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14
HELD
By Officers While He Tries to
Settle With Banks.

Kansas City. Jan. III. II. Wither,
president of the American National
bank of Beaumont, Tex, until recent
ly, Is at the Midland hotel in the Gus
tody of Il marshal, who placed him
under arrest last Saturday upon n
charge of the forgery of about $780,
600 worth of notes and $4,000 worth of
stock of First National bank of Howe.
His arrest here was upon n warrant
issued by the United States Commits
siOner in Beaumont.
The arrest has been kept secret be-
cause Withers has been trying to ad-
just the matters ut Beaumont by tele-
graph. .
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

II speaks well for Akron tina. every
one OF the cltys banks is shown at
their annual meetings TO have had
a successful year in the twelve months
just closed, and this, Notwithstanding
that the number of banks has been
increased by four within little more
than year.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-14

The decision in Canada that Ohio
divorces are legal In the Dominion may
make OF this State to Canada all that
South Dakota is to the others of the
United States.