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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-06

A MOVEMENT is on foot to have the Federal
government acquire the city of jamestown, Va, the
location of the first English settlement in America
as a national park. The matter has been agitated
for some time by the American Scenic and Historic
Preservation society," and Representative Robert M.
Nevin introduced bill in congress with this end in
view last week.
jamestown is situated on an island in the James
river it's mouth. 1t was originally a PENN
sula but the river has worn channel through the
neck and now the island is more than two hundred
feet from the mainland Almost all of the ancient
city has been buried beneath the waves or by the
debris washed up by centuries of spring freshlets.
The only relics Of the early settlers that remain
graves of it's builders, and the crumbling walls of
few old mansions all of which are daily threatened
with destruction from the river. A farmer and his
family are the only inhabitants Of the island.
jamestown was founded May 13 1907, or about
three hundred years ago, by Captain John Smith
and small band of British colonists After almost
incredible hardships and suffering -cannibasm
playing it's part-the foothod of the Adventures
assured and a prosperous city was established. 1t
was the radius of American civilization It furnished
brave men during the French and Indian war, it's
inhabitants patriots during the Revolution and
it was the scene of important operations during the
Civil War. By comparatively small amount of
money the ravages of the elements may be checked
and this historic spot preserved, and it should be
expended by all means. Anything tending to
cherish noble traditions in is beneficial
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-06

When Miss Stone arrives in this
country she will make Carrie Ma
ton look like wooden Indian and
Mrs. Taylor of whirlpool fame will
become so small that she can
crawl through the bunghole of a
barrel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
ADMIRAL

The lull in the Schley controversy
for six months past will doubtless
enable the press and people to form
a more accurate and unprejudioed
estimate of the life and public SER
vices of Admiral Sampson than they
would otherwise have formed.
Our readers will remember that
we, while believing that Schley was
unjustly treated by the Navy De-
partment officials, protested against
the ill tempered and Incorporate
abuse of Admiral Sampson in which
many unwise partisans of Sohley en-.
gagged. Practically all the time that
the unfortunate controversy was
raging, Admiral Sampson was too
ill, both mentally and physically, TO
know what was going on It was
his foolish friends whose injustice
to Sohley brought on him criticism
that doubtless added to the physical
discomfort of his last days
O~DPOOH was ACO SO SOAOGUuS DIS
he should have been in his treatment
of Schley, but he was not guilty of
5he bitterness and intrigue Of which
he was accused. The unfortunately
worded telegram sent after the bat
tie of Santiago-"rhe feet under
my command has won the victory,
etc. no word of praise for Schley-
was, is is stated On good authority,
written by Junior officer (another
foolish friend) to whom he intrusted
the task just as the battle was end
ing.
Sampson was a poor boy who
worked his way up. HI was quiet
and reserved, not a cordial, magnetic
man like Schley. His best service
was given not in the Spanish Ameri-
can War, but in the thirty preceding
years of work. Errors he made, but
even so do we all, and for his SER
vices to the Navy he should be CRATE
| fully remembered.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
TILLMAN AND HAMPTON.

Tillman, il seems, has fastened on
South Carolina an oligarohy hardly
less a~utocratic and domineering than
that of General Hampton overthrown
under Tillman's leadership.
And 80 the last State of South
Carolina politics is worse than the
first. If Hampton did head a ma
chine, it does not appear that the
South ever had reason to be ashamed
of his record in the Senate. He was
fearless, broad-minded, q typical
Southern gentleman and soldier. If
he had TO resort 80 desperate meth.
DDS of overthrowing the oarpetbag-
gers in 1875, he never boasted of any
brutality or triokery committed by
any Of his followers. He was not a
bully and he bore no ill will toward
the blacks.
But If Hampton represented, the
old-school Southern gentleman, Till
man seems to be a fit type of the
ante bellum slave driver. For Hamp-
toms dignity and courage, Tillman
has the spirit of the bully and for
Hampton's road-mindedness, Till
man has narrowing prejudioes and
bitternesses. "All my people, black
and white-God bless them" saia
the dying Hampton. But Tillman
boasts of brutal treatment of the
negro. And so we might carry the
comparison much further. But it all
goes to show the difference the
bravery of a gentleman and the
buster of a bully.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
1r11MAH GETS A DESERVED REBUKE

IL is very gratifying TO learn that
Senator Tillman has at last been it
tingly rebuked by his colleagues in
the Senate. In typical, clustering,
bully-hke speech last Wednesday, in
which he boasted of Cruelties and
misdeeds of which no.Northern Sena-
tor would acouse us, he SO disgusted
his Southern Democratic associates
that all save two left their seats. It
is a pity that the whole South must
suffer in public esteem because of
the Palmetto States slsvishness to
Tillman, but if he is to remain as a
Southern Senator, it is fitting that
his colleagues should disavow respon-
sibility for his performances.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
THE MARTINIQUE DISASTER.

A terrible catastrophe was that
Martinique volcanic explosion, re-
ported in our news columns this
week. And Martinique is not so far
from us as it's unfamiliar name may
lead some TO suppose-only 200 Or
800 miles from Porto Rico. It is one
of the West Indies, is about two
thirds the size of an average North
Carolina county, and belongs to
France. The island is of volcanic
origin, and this Mount Pelee, the
occasion of the present disaster, is
its highest peak, being 4,43O feet
above sea level.
The population, largely "Creole
negroes and half castles of various
grades" appears to be in a not very
high state of civilization.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
LEGAL ENGLISH AS SHE Is SPOKE.

"This replioant, saving and eserv
ing to himself all, and all manner of
advantage of exception to the mani
fold insuf1ciencies of the said an
swer, for replication thereunto saith,
that he will aver and prove his said
bill to be true, certain and sufficient
in the law to be answered unto, and
that the said answer of the said de-
PENDANT is uncertain, untrue and in
sufficient to be replied unto by this
replicant without this, that any
other matter or thing whatsoever in
the said answer contained, material
or effectual in the law to be replied
unto, confessed and avoided, trav-
ersed or denied, is true all of which
matters and things this replicant is
and will be ready to ave and prove
as this honorable court shall direct,
and humbly prayE, as in and by his
said bill he hath already prayed"
Be not deceived. The foregoing
bit of English was not written by an
inmate of the Raleigh insane asylum,
nor by some savage just learning our
language. It is the serious work of
one of the country leading lawyers,
and is South Dakota's official repli-
cation to the answer of the State of
North Carolina in the suit to compel
payments of certain railway bonds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

The Christian citizen NAV sprn.<
party upon the sole condition
is sincere in its character, vias
its policies of government, ana .
forward worthy candidates pu'
peoples suffrage. A lack Of %s
condition will require a repnd;a%'
of the Christian citizens belief
the origin and aim of governn""
and his ideals Of truth and bonoU
The danger of political partiosn
in their ability to exercise q
nical domination over thu w.
Party purity never has existed
never will exist, where it can oo1.-
late on voting a majority on ~
sole ground Of partisansh;n ~
know he is a rascal, u dangero,'
man, a vile man, but l will snnno~'
him because my party has put h..
forward" is a loyalty which -
citizen, much less the CHRISTI
citizen, should dare to entertain u
is not patriotism, but partyism it,
not freedom, but party slavery it%
not bravery, but intolerant pasaio,'
it is not personal strength, but poIis
cal sycophancy it is not nobI.
action, but blind subse1 viencv.
No Christian citizen can trade Ii.
civic conscience, his social oonsciaro.
his domestic conscience, or his hn5
ness conscience to an executive oon
mittee or to a board of directors =
be used in any sort of translation
Suoh a deed is treason against Gm
against manhood, aginst purit,
against everything that a man sho7S
deem holy. Where is freedom /,
such a serfdom? It is a hoIov
sound, a base dream, a false preteps
shameless vagabondage. Parties NAV
exist, they may be necessary, bt
they should never be allowed toer.
ist one day after they design as
usurpation of a mans freedom II
love his State and show his love IN
the terms of his own conscientious
ballot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
"GIRAN UP -

1t is of nc 3 for a farm paper to
talk of making crops unless the peo-
pie have health to enable them to
work the drops So from the mar
rowest point of view it is the duty of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER to warn it's
readers against unsanitary practices
for which reason we re publish
and strongly commend to all this
timely advice by the Fayetteville
Baptist
"Clean up. The doctor makes
many a dollar off the slop pail and
garbage heap. Filth is the father of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

The diversity of opinion as to the
profitableness of growing silk coooons
in North Carolina makes us glad
that we warned our readers against
experimenting except on a very
small scale. We notice that Mr..
Dwight Ashley, chief owner of the
Fayetteville silk mill, does not think
that the industry can be made r
munerative here. Says the Fayette-
Vile correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer:
SIN effect, he declares that labor
and money put into the enterprise
will be just so much thrown away /;
that it is impossible for our people
to compete successfully with the
cheap labor of India, China and
Japan, or even the old countries of
Germany and France, and that the
cocoon craze struck New Jersey dis
astrously years ago."
OF course, there is other and
widely different testimony, and the
experiments that are now being
made are needed to decide the ques-
ton. The point we make is that it
is always unwise for an inexperienced
man to attempt "big things'' in any
new field. AS one of the popular
advertisements says, it is better to
be long-headed than headlong.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
a scoRr GARD ZOE YOUNG LEI.

s
Every one has seen the o card
by which stock judgingis conducted.
"The person assumes that a total of
100 points represents the perfect ami.
NAL, each part or quality being rep
resented by a certain figure" But
while such scores for COWS and
horses have long been in use, few
people have ever prepared, as did
Cecil Rhodes in his will, a SCORE for
Judging manhood. This is how the
young men are to be selected for
Rhodes's Oxford scholarships
1. Literary and scholastic attain
ments"-to count for forty per cent
in the rating.
2. GA love for and success in manly
outdoor sports"-to count for ten
per cent. in the rating.
8. "Qualities of manhood, such as
truth, courage, devotion to duty,
sympathy for and protection of the
weak, k~indliness, unselishness and
fellowship'-to count for thirty per
cent. in the rating.
4. exhibition of moral force of
character and instincts to lead and
to take an interest in ones fellows"
TO count for twenty per cent. in
the rating.
Who can suggest a better SCORE
card for young men?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

fever. The fever germ delights in
the waste and refuse thrown care
lessly about many q house. What
is thrown out the kitchen window
often means the profits of the farm
NOT in actual waste, but in doc
tors bills caused by the disease thus
created. It is easy to do, but not so
easy TO undo. Not TO have fever is
much better than quinine and so on
to cure it. The season is now on
when the fever germ gets in his work
of death-long hours of fever and
long hours of anxious watching and
long bills of expense-and all because
of a little thoughtlessness about the
house. Yes, we say Folean up"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
5''THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

Lib ~ Az
A INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO L OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
or STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise Oh fall. Serving
no master, ruled by no faction, cir
Cumscribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, it's aim will be TO foster and
promote the best interests Of the
whole people of the State. 1t will be
true to the instincts, traditions and
history of the Anglo-SaxOn race. On
all matters relating specially TO the
great interests it represents, it will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
tmpartially the wrong condemn" -
From Col. Folks Salutatory, Feb.
10, 1885.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
SOME FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE.

The letters of Correspondent Bar
brey are almost invariably interest
ing; and that which we print on page
/ this week is no exception to the
rule. No apple grower should fail
TO read is.
The fact that Mr.. Blaoknall is per-
hsps the largest shipper of straw
berries to the New York market
gives him the right to speak as one
having authority on the subject of
picking and marketing that delicious
fruit. The plan that he sets forth
should commend itself to truckers.
By the way, we are glad to learn
that the first reports of damage by
strawberry weevil we're considerably
exaggerated, though those who be.
lieve in prevention as safer than
cure will not forget Entomologist
Sherman's advice two weeks ago.
Our article on clarifying, the OPP
portunity of Southern Farmers"
contains some striking statistics,
and emphasizes some facts that we
have often tried to impress on our
people.
At least n prominent Southern
farm journal is still pushing the sale
of the Haseltine moth catcher. We
have already published articles by
several authorities that confirm our
opinion of the scheme. and on page 8
is a note from Prof. Massey joining
in the general chorus of condemna-
ton. But since it is possible to
make such magnificent profits by
selling the traps, it is not strange
that some people ignore the views
of disinterested experts. "The jingle
of the guinea helps the hurt that
honor feels"
Do you like our series of famous
poems? 1t is not q very easy matter
TO prepare a really creditable oollec-
ton of this kind, and we hope that
our selections are being read and
filed away in scrap books-for every
body ought to keep a sorap-book for
clippings that are worth preser wing
Charity and Children is perhaps a
little too enthusiastic in its view of
Opportunities for Our Poor Boys"
We are not prepared TO subscribe to
the doctrine that 1.-The poorer and
greener a boy is, the better are his
chances But in a moderate degree,
poverty and greenness are not dis
advantages because the boy who has
the manhood TO struggle with them
gains strength by the effort, just as
a chicken is made stronger and bet
ter able 80 live by having worked it's
way through a hard shell. Break
the shell yourself, and the chicken
will lose immessurably by not hav-
ing TO contend with what might
seem TO it unfavorable oiroum-
stances.
1t will be remembered, please, that
we print the article Heat in the
Philippines" solely for it's humor,
and not TO give our farm boys an ex-
cuse for crooked burrows these hot
days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

We regret that a larger number of
our readers IRE not sending US re.
ports as to farming conditions in the
various counties now. That this is
a very busy season we know, but it
would require only a few minutes TO
write down for PROGRESSIVE FARMER
readers the farming outlook in your
community. Try it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

We alluded last week to the bill
for the admission of Oklahoma, Ari-
iona and New Mexico as States. The
bill passed the House Friday, but we
shall not be surprised to Q it held
up in Senate, although both the
Democratic and Republican National
platforms declare in it's favor,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The problem of life is not TO make
life easier, but TO make men stronger.
The remedy for oppression is TO
have strong men who cannot be OPP
pressed.-David Starr Jordan, Presi-
dent Stanford University.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

The South can regain preS''SG5
become and remain powerful
wealthy, not by jugglery and 1rSar
of partisan politics, but by nlgn5'
craftsmanship not by oontr"0Oo~,
mean prejudice not by keeping aa'
portion of citizenship in ignotanTU,
not by injustice and wrong OU
proper education, fitting our p0op
for life work and for attalnaOi0
TINY. L. M. Curry.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
COMING EVENTS,

We acknowledge receipt Of invita-.
tions to attend the following exer.
discs:
Commencement, University Col.
lege of Medicine, Richmond, Va,
Thursday, May 18th.
Celebration of the Hundredth An.
niversary Salem Female Academy
Winston Salem, N. c., May 22db
29th, inclusive.
Commencement, Whitsett Inst.
tute, WhitSett. N. c.. May 18Th to
21s6.
dwelling of Monument in memoE
of Lieut.. VIM. E. Ship, Charlotte,
N. c., May goth.
Commencement, Buie's Creek
Academy, Buie's Creek, N. G., May
18, 81, %. Literary address, 22d, by
Prof. j. Y. Joyner.
Commencement, Oxford Seminary,
Oxford, N. c., May 20, 81, %. Ad'
dress, goth, by Editor J. W. Bailey
22nd, by DR.. Chas. e. Taylor.
THE NAN OF READY.MADE OPINIONS
Jsoox is known among his friends
as a fastidioua man. His coats, bis
shirts, his boots are specially oon'
structed for him after anxious 90
alterations with his tailor, habef'
dasher and bootmaker concerning
quality, styles-no detail being 200
unimportant before the final order
Yet Jacox, who could not conceive
Of himself wearing ready'msae
clothes, is VIII oily content Will
ready-made opinions and slop-snOp
views. These he buys for tWo OF
three cents on the street and Wear'
them unblushingly. In matters en'
gaging public attention there Is ~
man with stronger convictions Oh
more prompt to assert them. WINE
the newspaper is still damp, he nS'
run down the editorials, had a shy
at the headlines, and is stocked "
for the day. To people who REGARD
with some anxiety the appar0l .,
their minds it is disoouraging 30 nnu
Jaoox thus early and easily equlpp0u
That he is ignorant of everything
that goes to the support Of his opin,
ions is of no more consequence ~
him than to know where the "oO
was grown for his trousers Ln'
intimation that his views are no' :
fact his own, shat he is palmlns -
the opinions of another, would 001
vey no reproaoh to a mind st07PU'
in sloth, ungroomed at loose gnu -
though his speech may be IaLr-.
rampant in it's vigor.-From
Point of View," in the May 00l'O
ner's.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-02-07
BALL LIGHTNING AT SEA.
by a Man Who Was Struck
on Board ship.

Robert Seyboth, of the United
States weather bureau, tells of an ex-
perience with ball lightning while at
sea i'll Hudson bay in 1867. The
phenomenon was witnessed during a
storm, reports the Scientific Ameri-
can.
Happening to secure the upper
hold on the foretopsail brace, the
writer, facing sternward, again no.
ticed the evil-looking thunderhead,
apparently but few yards above the
mizzen truck, and, while waiting in
silent expectancy for the thing to
come, saw a ball of fire the size of
"a mans head detach itself from the
cloud and sail quite leisurely to the
mizzen truck, striking which it ex-
ploded with a deafening crash and
sent a shower of kissing sparks over
rigging and deck.
"Of the immediate consequences,
save one, the writer can only speak
from hearsay. When he regained
consciousness he found himself sit
ting, propped up against the wealth
er side of the mainmast, paralyzed
in the right half of his body, and his
shipmates busily engaged, some in
clearing away the wreckage of the
shattered mainmast, others in sound
ing the pump to discover whether or
not the bolt had knocked a hole in
the vessels bottom. The latter ca
lamity was probably averted by the
fact that the lightning had found
an easier escape to the water by way
of the anchor chains, thBough the
hawsepipes, as both anchors had been
made ready to let drop in case of
the vessels inability to weather the
rocks. The one exception above
noted, and which he has accepted as
a proof that the velocity of thought
is greater than that of lightning, was
his distinct realization, at the criti-
cal moment, that he had been struck
by lightning and was being hurled to
the deck, though consciousness failed
him before he struck it. Ee also had
time to formulate the thought: Well,
it is all over with you this time, and
feel rather gratified at the supposed
fact. There was absolutely no pain
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-02-07
SOME PRETTY BEDROOMS.
Designs for Wall and Ceiling Dec
OratiOns, Furniture and other
Details.

Here are some suggestions for bed
rooms:
No. Pink striped paper, ivory
white paint, finished with a coat Of
enamel, cream-washed ceiling, curtains
and covers of chintz in pink, white and
green, plain green Administer carpet
or green and pink rugs, Sheraton ma
hogany furniture and twin beds to
match, pink-rOse toilet ware, sofa
cushions of fine white monogrammed
muslin, some over pink, others over
green silk-faced saten, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser.
No.2-Walls divided into panels and
hung with ivory-white satin-striped pa
per and a. floral border, dado and all
woodwork painted ivory, cream
washed ceiling, plain or small-pat-
termed pile carpet of the deep pinky-
red shade of the roses in the border,
chintz curtains and covers, repeating
as nearly as possible the design in
the floral border, mahogany furni-
ture, pinky-red toilet ware.
No. Soft green satin-striped pa
per, with green and white for border,
white paint, white curtains with
stenciled or applique bands to match
wall paper border, carpet in shades
of green and pink, white or mahog-
any furniture.
Pinks and greens are the predominant
ing tints in the foregoing described
rooms a { they are ScreenS for win +a,.
or summer bedrooms. For country
bedrooms au-white, pale green, pale
yellow, light blue and white are sug.
gested, while gay little room fitted
up recently for young girl in West
chester house is all white and scarlet,
scarlet poppy paper, white paint, white
fur rugs, white enamel furniture, and
a white wicker couch, with gay poppy
chintz cushions.