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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

We are printing this week the speech of Hon.
ID. A. Tompkins on the evils of railroad consoli-
datiOn, not that we would commit ourselves to
the remedies that he suggests, but because the
subject IS one of great Importance and because
we wish t. show our appreciation of the speak
er's conservative and thoughtful treatment of
the matter. 1t is all too common for capitalists
and business men like Mr.. Tompkins to shut
their eyes to industrial evils and endeavor to sup
press thought and speech with regard to them.
1t is always far better to face the situation bold
ly, and treat it ~sensibly. Mr.. Tompkins has prov
ed himself one of the most valuable and one of
the best-9quipped members of the Industrial
Commission, and his views are worth considering,
whether or not you agree with him.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

The negro population of South Carolina being
so much larger than that of our State may give
the Palmetto Commonwealth a larger general
percentage of i~lliteracy than North CAROLINA,
but it will be seen that, considering white illit-
eracy only, South Carolina makes a very much
better showing than our own State. 1t will be
seen, moreover, that in white education, North
Carolina has next to the lowest place, 10 per cent
of our white population being unable to read
and write, while the average proportion in the
other nine States is only 1916. That is to say,
North Cardinals percentage of white ~illiteracy
is more than so per cent larger than the average
in the nine other Southern States.
To the people who love North Carolina and
care for her reputation and standing, the speeches
of our educational a~gitators would sound better
for the change" to pleasanter statements, but
truth, it will be seen, is squarely against a
change, and the truth, not fattery, is what sets
men to improving things. Therefore let us, until
the facts themselves are changed, continue to
spur the indolent and the inactive with this I'M
pleasant but ncontrovertible fact:
In any given number of average white North
Carolinians you will find so per cent more per-
sons who cannot read and write than you will
find in The same number Of average white in
habitants of the nine other Southern States.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
The Citizens Duty in the Political World.

tits not the man who sits by his Preside reading
his evening paper, and saying how bad our poll
tics and politicians are, who will ever do anything
to save US; it is the man who goes out into the
rough hurly-burly of the caucus, the primary,
and the political meeting, \ < x and bears
his part as a man should. In the end, progress is
accomplished by the man who does the things,
and not by the man who talks about how they
ought or ought not to be done. Therefore the
man who wishes to do good in his community must
go into active political life. If he is a Republi-
can, let him join his local Republican association;
if a Democrat, the Democratic association; it
an Independent, then let him put himself in
touch with those who think as he does. In any
event let him make himself an active force and
make his influence felt. Whether he works within
or without party lines he can surely find plenty
of men who are DESTROYS of good government, and
who, if they act together, become at once a pow
er on the side of Observation-Disclosures Roose-
welt in american Ideals"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

Life is q bubble which any breath may dissolve;
wealth or power a snowflake melting momently in
to the treacherous deep across whose waves we
are hoated on to our unseen destiny; but to have
lived so that one less orphan is called to choose
between starvation and infamy ,one less slave feels
the lash applied in mere wantonness or cruelty
to have lived so that some eyes of those whom
Fame shall never know are frightened and others
sutfused at the name of the beloved one,-so that
the few who knew him truly shall recognize him as
a bright, warm; cheering presence, which was
here for a season and left the world no worse
for his stay in it-this surely is to have really
lived, and not wholly in vain.-From an address,
Reforms and Reformers," by Horace Greeley.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
THE TRUTH ABOUT nLITERACY IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Commenting on the statement of a Louisiana
raner that that State is given the lowest place in
the educational column by the recently issued
Census Report on Education, the Charlotte OBJ
server of last Monday says:
"Thcre seems to be a difference of opinion re-
parding the lowest-rung in the educational lad
der. Since the opening of the present campaign
for better schools in North Carolina we have of
ten been told that South Carolina was the only
State which kept us off the bottom. We hope
the Louisiana paper is correct and that there
are really two States below North Carolina. This
fact, if such it proves, might make a revision of
some of the educational speeches necessary, but
they would sound better for the change"
There has been, as the Observer says, a good
deal of confusion regarding the relative edu-
catiOnal rank of the different States, this confus-
ion being due, we suppose, chiefly to the fact that
some speakers have considered white ilIiteracy
only, some the illiteracy of the whole people;
some have taken the statistics for voters, some
the figures for all persons of school age. That
the matter may be set straight, it may be well
enough to say that the Southern Education Board
last week sent out the following as the official
figures of the 1900 Census as to Southern litter
acy by States and races:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
A Harvest Psalm.

Thou v%isitest the earth and waterest it; thou
greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which
is full Of water: thou preparest them corn when
thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the
ridges thereof abundantly; thou ~settlest the fur
rows thereof; thou makest it soft with showers;
thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest
the year with thy goodness and thy paths drop
fairness. They drop upon the pastures of the viii
derness; and the little hills rejoice on every side.
The pastures are clothed with focks; the valleys
also are covered with corn; they shout for joy,
they also sing.-Psalm IS 1913.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
October-The Month of Autumn Colors, of Harvests
and of Hunting.

Hank! From the hills there floats the mellow
winding of a horn. Far across the valleys its
silver music rings, and 10! October enters.
Beautiful charm, a more mature beauty, a sweet
er serenity, a w~insomeness lacking in her sister
months. Her mantle is of many colors, scarlet
and yellow toned down by golden browns and
dull crimson. Many a ragged rent is there, but
with every latter futtering a gay salute they are
forgotten in the splendor of the whole. No nigh
ty choir of feathered spirits greets her entrance,
and wanting are the garlands of the summer.
No fower-strewn paths await her coming, but
the crisp brown grass crackles beneath her step,
leaves of gold and scarlet are caught in her
tresses and the clear melodious whistle of the
quail gives her greeting. In brown serried ranks
the corn shocks stand. In glowing piles the
pumpkins pledge her golden bounty: The frag-
rance of ripe fruit hangs over the orchard. High
above her head she elevates her horn of plenty
that he who will may have-From Country Life
in America.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

That is a decidedly interesting dispatch in our
General News columns this week regarding the
Fertilizer Trust and the c6ttonseed market. The
scheme to control the price of seed was un-
doubtedly expected to suc&eed last year, but the
the only way the farmers can meet organization
is by organization.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30
FOR THE YOUNG MAN WHO CAN'T GO TO
COLLEGE.
''The True University of These Days is a Collection of
Books"

BOOKS.
To look at teaching, for instance. Universities
are a notable, respectable product of the modern
ages. Their existence too is modified, to the very
basis of it, by the existence of Books. Universe
ties arose while there we're yet no Books procur-
able; while a man, for a single Book, had to give
an estate Of land. That, in those circumstances,
when a man had some knowledge to communicate,
he should do it by gathering the learners around
him, face to face, was a necessity for him. y K
1t is clear, however, that with this single cir
cumstance, facility of getting Books, the whole
conditions of the business from top to bottom
were changed. Once invent Printing, you meta
morphosed all Universities, or superseded them!
The Teacher needed not now to gather men per-
sonally around him, that he might speak to them
what he knew; print it in a Book, and all learners,
far and wide, for a trife, had it each at his own
freside, much more effectually to learn it! Doubt
less there X < must ever remain while man
has a tongue, a distinct province for Speech, as
we'll as for Writing and Printing. But 4 \ if
we think of it, all that a University or a final
highest School can do for us, is still but what
the first School began doing-teach us to read.
We learn to read in various languages,
in various sciences; we learn the alphabet of let
tiers of all manners of Books. But the place
where we are to get knowledge, even theoretic
knowledge, is the Books themselves! 1t depends
on what we read, after all manner of Professors
have done their best for us. The true University
of these days is a Collection of Books.-From
Thomas Carlyle's essay, "The Hero as Man of
Letters" in Heroes and Hero Worship"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

One of the most important articles in this num-
Der is that in regard to. the new registration of
voters in North Carolina this fall. Don't forget
that no matter how many times you have regis
tered heretofore, you must register again in order
to vote in November. Read the rules and regula-
tions printed on page 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Fisher sang very
acceptably Sunday evening.
Hon. Frank Moss of New York city is
visiting for a few days at Mrs. L. F.
Bruces.
Miss Ella Stratton will return to Mrs
+. F. Bruce's soon, after vacation of
several weeks.
The ladies' sewing circle will meet at
Mrs. Ira Ingram's Thursday of next
week. All are invited.
The committee of arrangements for the
Windham county Sunday school conven-
ton met in Brattleboro on Tuesday of
this week. The committee decided upon
Hale as the place for holding the next
convention. The date is Wednesday,
June at 10 O'Clock. Nearly all members
of the committee were present
Services at the Baptist church Sunday.
May 4. Morning worship with sermon by
pastor, Rev. j. II. Lingley. Subject,
'Self-Examination." The Lords Supper
Will be observed at the close of the SER
vice; Sunday school, noon; Praise service.
with short addresses by pastor. 7.30 p. m.
Covenant meeting, Saturday, 2 p. m.
At the annual meeting of the Heptor-
can club of Somerville, Mass held last
Saturday, Mrs. Beuah Hanscom was
elected president. This literary and Soc
ial women's club is one of the largest
and best known clubs of Massachusetts,
and has done much during its eight years
OF existence for the better education of
women 1t has a membership of $50. an
auxiliary of 800 members and a waiting
list of about 400. The finances of the
Heptorean club allow the engaging of
the best talent as lecturers, and no club
enjoys better privileges for being well in
formed on all subjects that are engaging
the attention of the public. Mrs. Hans
com has been identified with many in
terests of Somervlle the past 80 years.
and is well qualified for the exacting du-
ties awaiting her as leader of this club.
Mrs. Hanscom is a native of Newfane
and many of her summer vacations are
spent here in the summer home OF her
sister Mrs. e. NJ. Dexter, where many
friends are delightfully."- entertained an
nually by these gifted singers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
JACKSONVILLE.

O. r. Chase was in town Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Corse is at home from
school, sick.
Fletcher j. Dalrymple is moving to
his new house here.
r. @. Wilcox has been housed with
rheumatism several days.
A. S. Gallup of Guiford bought several
pairs of oxen here last week.
Joseph Colombo, who stored some of his
goods in Charles Il. Putnam's dwelling,
is moving them to Charlie Mitchells.
Mrs. Laura Il. Boyce and daughter,
Alice, who have spent the winter in
orion, H., have returned to their home
here.
zone swallow does not make a sum-
mer." Two or more swallows made their
first appearance here Tuesday morning,
April 20.
Miss l. May Caswell began school in
Nottingham village this week, and Miss
Allie Bresln of Woburn, Mass, in Jack
sonville.
Miss Maggie Bondry in attempting to
throw some waste into the North river,
lost her balance by the breaking of the
end of a plank, and was precipitated some
eight feet into the stream, and the re-
markable thing about the accident was
that she escaped uninjured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Curtis Robinson and family are visiting
a his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Staples of Spring,
field are visiting at H. A. Dudley's.
Rev. and Mrs. Coburn returned from
their visit at Lowell, Mass, last Friday.
Anna Arnold has been suffering from
an attack of tonsilitis, but is now better
David Goddard had an auction last
Tuesday preparatory to leaving his farm
Mrs. Josiah Goddard came home from
the Brattleboro Retreat last week very
much improved in health.
Rev. N. N. Glazier of Greenfield, Mass
and his sister, Mrs. Williams, of Ne.
braska, are guests at George Cressy's
Mr.. Glazier preached at the Baptist
church last Sunday.
David Goddard has bought Harry Bost.
wick's place and is moving into it. Mr.
Bostwick has bought George Lackey's
place and is moving there. Mr.. Lackey
is moving into the Barrett house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hazelton have been
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Charles War
ner, in Worcester, Mass. Mr.. HaZeltou
returned last week, while Mrs. Hazeltor
will remain two or three weeks longer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
TAKEN FROM SCHOOL
Her Mother Says She Did Not Re.
ceive Proper Treatment.

There has of late been considerable
trouble in the schools and not few girls
have been kept at home by their parents
on occount of it.
One of these is Grace f. Locke, a pre-
possessing miss of sixteen years. Her
mother, Mrs. Alice M. Locke, during an
interview on the subject said:
my daughter is good girl and /
have never had any trouble with her.
But about six months ago / was obliged
to take her out of school. She had
worked hard and, since her heart had
not been good for about three years, it
had been too much for her. She grew
pale and listless, she was tired all the
time and the least exertion made her
breathe hard. The disease was an@mia
and was afraid Of it, but 1 hardly knew
what to do, for medicine didn't seem to
be doing her any good.
"But at last we noticed an advertise
ment in the paper saying that DIR. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People would
cure diseases caused by impoverished
blood, and 1 made up my mind to have
her try them. Her trouble was deep
seated and obstinate and, at first, the
pills didn't seem to help her much. But
she kept on and in little while she
began to feel better. She continued
using them till she had taken ten boxes
and now she looks and feels like diff.
ferent person. She is back in school, as
well and strong as any of the girls and
feel very thankful for what DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People have done for
her."
Mrs. Locke and her daughter live in
Whitman, Mass, and many of theiI
neighbors are willing to vouch for the
truth of the above statement. AS nearly
everybody knows, anRmia, the disease
from which Miss Locke suffered, is q
dangerous one to neglect. 1t is caused
by an actual deficiency of the blood, and
watery and depraved state of that
fluid.
The one remedy that has proved itself
specific for anemia is DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. These pills
will never fail to effect a cure if used
persistently for reasonable length Of
time. They may be bought at all drug.
gists, or direct from DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, n. Y, fifty cents
per box; six boxes for two dollars and q
half Send for free booklet Of medical
advice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
GUILFORD CENTRE.

Mrs. F. E. Thayer is i'll with grip.
Frank Chase and daughter, Nina, spent
Sunday in Greenfield.
Charles Wilcox has sold his farm to
Bert Reed of Putney.
Joseph Clark sends his children to the
Worden district this term.
Mrs. S. NJ. X. Bullock is visiting her
son, S. NJ. Bullock, this week.
Lulu and Edna Ward are visiting in
Greenfield and Orange, Mass
School in district No. 2 began Monday
with Miss Flora Bennett as teacher.
The ladies' circle will meet in their
rooms next Thursday, May s, at 2 p. m.
Mrs. Emma Alexander is working at H.
]. Richmond's, and Cora Barton at Will
Tyler's.
Mrs. Howard has gone to Springfield,
this state, to assist DR.. Wards people a
few weeks.
Jens Christensen came Saturday to
spend the summer with his family at
T. N. Lynde's.
Dwight Kelsey has bought the farm re-
Gently owned by Frank Wheelock in
Weatherhead hollow.
The friends of Misses Lucy and Lizzie
Barney are glad to hear that they will
soon return to their home here.
The high water of Tuesday night under
mined the north abutment of the Burnett
bridge, causing it to settle sidewise and
leaving it unsafe for travel.
Sneak thieves are at work again. Will
liam Holden's cellar was entered Friday
night and two layers of pork amount
ing to nearly thirty pounds were taken
Mr.. Holden did not discover the loss until
the next day.
The grand list has been completed and
lodged in the town clerks Office according
to law. 1t is ready for the inspection OF
the tax payers. The board of civil au-
thority will meet May 6 to hear the COM
plants of any who may feel aggrieved.
Rev. Merrill C. Ward pastor of the
Universalist church in bingham, Mass
has resigned The resignation will take
effect June l, and Sept l, he will be-
come pastor of the church in Ashmont
Mass. He will also preach in Quincy, as
he has done for some time. Mr.. Ward is
one of our Guilford boys and his friends
here wish him success in his new field
of labor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
Our Locomotives the Best.

The ten new locomotives recently sent to
France, to be used on one of their largest rail.
roads, have been found very satisfactory, and
as this number is only the first shipment of an
order for fifty of them, it shows that the for
eign people are beginning to appreciate the
value of American products. There is another
American product that has become very promi-
nent during the past 80 years, and that is Hos
letters stomach Bittels, the standard medicine
for stomach, liver and bowel complaints.
Many people who have experimental for years
with unknown remedies without finding relief.
have been brought back To health by its use.
Then this is surely the medicine for you. II
will strengthen the digestive organs, stimulate
the liver and kidneys, and cure dyspepsia, in
digestion, constipation, hatulency, aud malaria,
fever and ague. We urge you to try it. The
genuine has our Private Stamp over the neck
of the bottle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
Where the Business of the County
Court Comes From,

Under this heading the committee hav-
ing in charge the removal of the county
seat from Newfane to Brattleboro pub
lshed an article in the local newspapers
last week which seems to us so misleading
as to require an answer. The article con-
tains a table. the first of a series il is
stated purporting to show that Brattle-
bOro is more accessible than Newfane to
five out of every six of the parties in the
cases set for trial at the late March term
of court We are not prepared to affirm
or deny the correctness of the figures
given. but we do say, however, that they
have but little bearing on the real ques-
ton at issue, which is not the number of
cases entered on the docket. but the num-
Der actually tried in court. Ii is well
known, of course, that our docket always
contains a large number of cases which
are never expected to be tried. Many
cases go upon appeal from justice courts
simply to give the defeated party more
time or a supposed chance TO effect a
more advantageous settlement These
statements are confirmed by the fact that
each term of county court many more
cases are entered as settled or discontin-
ued than are tried by the court. Thus
considerably more than one-half of all
the cases entered on the docket are settled
out of court. To this class of litigants 1t
can make but little difference where the
court sessions are held, as they never ap-
pear in court.
The list of cases set for trial referred
to in the table of the Brattleboro commit
tee was made up as follows: The court
rules provide that cases may be set by
either party for trial by a jury, or the
court on or before the Goth day preceding
term In accordance with this rule
some attorneys set for trial nearly all
the cases in which they are interested,
possibly with the intention of trying but
small portion of them. Thus out of a
total of about 200 civil cases then on the
March term docket 141 were set for trial
From this padded list of cases our Brat
tleboro friends construct their little table
and give it TO the world with the shout,
Where does the business come FROM"
Fortunately the official record as shown
by the docket entries can give the an
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02

A Mr.. Hanley is eXhorting the Yer
monters in Boston to celebrate Old Home
Week by making a pilgrimage to Mt.
Mansfield, as last year they came to
Burlington and the lake. 1T is a Won
derful old mountain" he says, "and no
mountain in the East which have seen
can approach 1t for general attractive
ness. The views from its summit are
Infinitely wider and more wonderful than
those from Mt. Washington, Mt. Tom or
Monadnock, and as for the mountain it's
selt-with its caves and crags, its thickets
or balsam, Its carpets of moss, its birds
and Its hedgehogs-not to enjoy 1t is to
be at enmitY with nature"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
DUNN ERSToN.

The church-going people of Dummerston
have made the remarkable record OF a
full attendance at church for the last five
SUNDAYS in succession, the average at
tendance being 20 for each Sunday. 1t
is an unusual record, from the fact that
q full attendance at church for many
years past has generally occurred about
once in three Sundays, although there
have been exceptions to this rule. This
would not be noteworthy in a village COM
munity. but with a scattered rural popu-
lation is commendable. Not only are the
people interested to hear Rev. Mr.. Jack
son preach on Sundays, but they will be
greatly interested to hear his Illustrated
lecture at the church on Friday evening,
May 9, when numerous stereoptcon views
will be exhibited by him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
WIN DHAM.

Elias Stowell and family moved to
Townshend this week.
Ora Rhodes, who has been away all
winter, returned last Saturday.
Julian Harris of Greenfield is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. M. D. Harris
Nathan Corey, an old resident of Wind
ham, has been visiting here the past
week.
Ransom Rhodes and George Russell had
the misfortune to sprain their ankles this
week.
Mrs c. w. Hastings, who has been
visiting the past three months in SPRING
Held and Chester, returned to her home
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Randall were at H
70. Woods Sunday. Mr.. Randall is
county superintendent of Sunday schools,
and is visiting all the schools in the
county.