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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

Home Journal dealing with books,
authors, and literary subjects In
general, in each number of that
magazine. Mr.. Mabie is one Of the
best known of modern writer's and
critics, and is in every way qualified
to make this new department., which
is to be called "Mr. Mabie's Literary
Talks" a feature of The Journal
which will be appreciated by those
who, through lack of time, are un-
able to pick out of the great food of
modern books the ones really worth
reading and thinking about.
Perhaps the most important article
in the February McClure's is Ray
StannardBaker's "Marooni's Achieve
ment." Mr.. Baker has talked much
with Marconi and has seen the in
ventor at work. Marooni, says Mr..
Baker, is very sanguine about the
rapid extension of wireless telegra-
ply. It is a question rather OF
months than of years, he thinks, be-
fore wireless messages will be regu-
larly sent ACROSS the Atlantic at a
cost hardly exceeding a cent a word.
He has also at last succeeded in per-
footing his device Of cunning" his
instruments, so that a given message
will influence only the receiver
especially keyed to take it, thus &c.
curing the same degree of secrecy as
is possible in an ordinary cable
despatch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
FOOLISH SPITE WORK.

An ancient proverb warns every
man of the folly of Quitting off his
nose TO spite his face" and some of
the old books have pictures illus
trating the adage. But the best illus
tration TO be found anywhere is that
given by the Monroe Journal in the
paragraph quoted herewith. Of all
that engage in spite work, surely
the man it describes is the most fool
ish. We must confess, however,
that his tribe is rather large, and
this pen picture is worth preserving :
"'I'n not send my children, that's
all Thus, some times, right mere
in Union county, does an angry
parent finish a controversy over local
school matters. He has not been
able to have his way, or thinks that
he has been treated ~unjustly. Maybe
he has been, maybe not. Whether
he has or not, he is going to have
revenge. Upon whom? the teacher?
the committee? his neighbor? No ;
bless your soul, none of these. Bat
upon his own children, innocent and
helpless. He will, to crafty his own
feelings, deprive his children of
their birthright, rob them in their
innocence and h~elplessness. He
keeps them at home. The neighbors'
children go and get the benefit of
the school, which goes on just the
same as if this man were not pout-
ing. He has spited nobody. But he
has cheated his ~oonfding children
wholare dependent upon HIM. Ever
think of that?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
THIS WEEKS MENU.

Unusually timely and important,
1t seems to US, is DIR. Wiley's warn.
ing in regard to cheap but ineffective
insecticides, as reported by our
Washington correspondent. Truck
ers, gardeners and fruit growers
alike will find it to their advantage
to study what DR.. Wiley says.
Correspondent Mitchell also calls
attention to Prof. Soule's work on
"The Conformation of Beef and Dairy
Cattle" The subject is an import
ant one and we hope that a large
number of PROGRESSIVE FARMER
readers will apply for copies of this
bulletin.
DR.. Burkett's reply to our oorre-
spondent who wishes information
regarding the fertilizing value of
ashes, is worth filing away. About
this time every year the farmer
finds himself in need of these facts.
The sixth chapter of DR.. Burkett's
''The Live Stock Industry in the
South" will appear next week.
Prof. Soule writes US regarding the
short course in agriculture at the
University of Tennessee. Next week
we hope to have something regard
ing the short course at our North
Carolina A. and M. College.
Our poultry raisers will be inter
ested in the 500 prize article on
green bone. The SO prize offered
by this paper, it will be remembered,
was won by Mr.. W. L Womble.
On page 8 we publish a prize article
on tobacco, written by Mr.. W. F.
Foy, of Craven county. On page /
Mr.. M. o. Shelton has an article on
! Fertilizers for Tobacco" The re-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
LITERARY NOTES.

The centenary of the birth of Victor
Hugo, the great French poet, novel
ist, and dramatist, occurs in Febru-
airy. This is made the occasion for
an entertaining personal and critical
article about Hugo by Kenyon West
in The Outlook dated February, with
a full,page portrait from a rare and
fine etching.
The American Boy for January
gives a prominent place to a we'll
written article by Mr.. W. H. Heck,
of Raleigh, entitled Sweetness and
Boyhood." To the February Cen
fury, our newly discovered North
Carolina poet, Mr.. John Charles Nc,
Neill, of Scotland county, contrib,
utes four humorous negro songs,
illustrated by Kemble. And in Suo
cess for February DR.. Charles D. Mo
Iver has IN article on our educa-
tional problems,
"Niagara-The Scene of Perilous
Feats" is the title of an article in
the February Cosmopolitan which
tells the story of the many who have
year after year gone to Niagara seek
ing notoriety or-death. From the
earliest days Niagara has been the
Mecca of those who valued their
lives lightly, and the story of Sam
Patch, Blondin, Maria S~pelterina,
the jealous Balleni's attempts to cut
the GABLE on which his rival was per-
forming over the seething Whirlpool
Rapids, Peter Nissen's Inflated
"Fool-Killer," and Captain Webb's
last swim, is carried down to Mrs.
Taylor, the only survivor of a trip
over the great Falls.
Mr.. Hamilton Wright Mabie, who
stands in the front rank of American
men of letters, will hereafter CON
duct q department. in The Ladies'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
EDITORIAL NOTES .

The proceedings of the Confer
ence for Education in the South held
in. Winston Salem last April have
recently appeared in attractive book
form. Some addresses of unusual
value and interest are found in 1t,
and we should like to see a copy of
the work placed in the hands of all
our educational leaders. The dis,
tributioni is being made by the Bureau
of Education, Department Of the In
terror Washington, D. G, TO which
address all applications for copies
of the bookshould be sent.
The Panama-Ni Nicaragua matter must
now be threshed over again, the
Panama Company having offered TO
sell out for $40, 600, 900 and our 18th
milan Canal Commission having
recommended that the offer be &C
cepted. The cost of the canal by the
Panama route is estimated at 1874,
233,358; by the Nicaragua route,
1886, 6S4, O62. Friends of the Mica,
ragua route, however, claim that it's
nearness to Us would give the United
States much greater benefits com
mercially than we would gain as a
result of a Panama canal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
ABOUT RURAL SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

From Randolph county comes this
letter containing a suggestion that
deserves the attention of other neigh
borhoods having school libraries:
eve have taken advantage of the
State appropriation for rural libra
ries and will install ours in q few
days. We are going TO add other
books besides those furnished us by
county and State and intend TO make
our library, in all respects, a public
library. The teacher will be libra
rian during the school term during
vacation the library will be moved
to the postofice and so kept open
the year round, for benefit of stu
dents and citizens of the com
munity."
Those who have this library in
charge have also made arrangements
TO have a number of the best news
papers sent regularly to the library
another excellent idea.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
NOT so. BUT SHOULD BE.

There vas recently set afoat a re-
port that the Third Assistant Post
master General had made a ruling
that no newspaper going to a sub
scriber should be entitled TO the
second-clasG rate of postage unless
the subscription was paidin advance.
The report was denied promptly, no
such ruling having been made, but
it caused great perturbation among
the newspapers while it lasted. Yet
why should it? Wouldn't that be a
pretty good regulation after all? It
would save the ne wspapers the loss
of a great deal of subscription money
and protect the people from hav-
ing forced upon them papers
which they do not want. There are
some papers which, a man having
subscribed for once, he can never get
stopped, all orders for disoontinuance
being disregarded, it being knowI
at the Office or the publication tina
the subscriber(? p is both honest and
good" and that as long as he re.
ce1ves it he will pay for it. On the
other hand, there r people who ash
legitimate newspapers for oredif'
which it is hard to refuse, and il
there were made such a ruling a
that about which there was such a
scream a week ago it would operate
to the advantage both of the peopl
and of self-respecting publishers vii
are trying to do a legitimate busN
ness. = Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
A PLAIN FACT.

A s~trikingly p~raoEtcal temperaa
lesson is found in a recent order
a railway superintendent dischsn
ing all men who drink intoxioatin
liquors from it's service. Re argus
that men who will get drunk are not
reliable and that only men who Can
be relied upon should be placed in
the responsible positions of engin.
GERS, conductors, fremen, brakeman,
etc., where human life and vast in.
terests are at stake. With every
passing year the door of opportunity
for promotion or profitable employ.
ment is slowly, but surely closing
against the young man who has
given himself over to intemperance,
and it is only a step from the moder,
ate drinker to the confirmed drunk,
ard. The young man who starts in.
life by acquiring the habit of GO
casional spreeing or moderate drink
ing is most certainly oommittiT'
suicide in a business sense. TT
supply of drinking men already fs
exceeds the demand and there is 4
foreign market for the surplus
Shelby Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

heaven to better serve the de,,
that they denounce evervtbi'
Democratic and praise everytbi'I
Republican ; and the public is warn,
against them.
This storm of opposition is rails,
not so much by the people, but \
demagogue politicians and plaos
hunters who thrive by duping N
people, and who would crush ont !
independence of thought or actin
lest it interfere with their craft, /
is gratifying to state, however, tn,
Notwithstanding these conditions,
few newspapers in the State hsJ
been able to override the storm |
blaokguardism and SANDER that thu
independent course has invited, AM
are firmly established in the cons
dence and respect of the people. hi
fact is doubly gratifying, because
shows that some of the people a
not willing TO be led continually
the class who hope to profit of than
that they are beginning to unds
stand that papers which are mora
less independent are their bs
friends, because these papers bs
no interests to serve except VIII
they believe to be the cause of rid
and justice that they conceive it
be their only duty to print the ns
and tell the truth as they see
honestly and fearlessly, and On
they are not called upon to oonos
or distort anything for the benz
of any GLASS, because they are IL
and untrammeled and ask no Cd
and no MISUNDERSTANDING Laa
mark.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
A WARNING TO THE TOBACCO GROWER.

AS we have observed elsewhere in
this issue, reports indicate a largely
increased tobacco acreage in North
Carolina this year. The writer makes
no claim TO the gift of prophecy, and
we make no prediction as to prices
for this years crop. But we do wish
to warn the tobacco grower against
a mistake of which many q cotton
grower is now repenting in sack
cloth and ashes.
A year ago cotton prices were
good, the cotton mill industry -four
ishing, and many a farmer in the
cotton belt decided to adopt the one
crop system for 1901. And he did. The
result everybody knows. The one
crop cotton farmer of 1901 is in a
pitiable condition-in q worse plight
than at any other time for years.
The cotton crop in North Carolina
was remarkably short. If this YER
all, his condition would not be so
bad. But the decrease in price is al
most as marked as the decrease in
production. And as if this were not
enough, the increase in price of food
supplies is greater than the decrease
in price of cotton or the decrease in
cotton production.
With a short crop of his own pro,
duct and low prices for it, and
high prices for the corn, wheat and
meat that he must buy, the average
cotton farmer needs no lecture upon
the disadvantages of the one,orop
system We daresay that the cotton
farmers of the State will this year
give more attention to home supplies
than in any other year since Lee
surrendered.
ga wise man learns by the mis-
takes of others a fool scarcely by
his own" Will the tobacco farmer
consider the plight of his brother
and learn the lesson it teaches?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

The denial that the organization
of the Southern Securities Companv
chartered this week under the laws
OF New Jersey, is for a similar DUR
pose to that of the Northern seouri-
ties Company, need deceive no onf
1t will be seen, before all is ove4
6nat 6ne intention is to form the
Southern railroads into one oo~no-o
ton, just as the intention Of h
Northern Securities Company was To
consolidate the Northwestern roaSS
into one. If each succeeds. oonsoii,
datlon between themselves will ba
gne next and an easy step, and not
Pong Years after this is effected Ga
pun dream of governments ow
ership may be realized. Tbis ~
seem TO be the natural seouenoe ~
TEOao trust embracing ali a.
nnes.-Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
THE KON-CoMBATANT.

One of our North Carolina ex-
changes names a number of inter
esting problems that now confront
our people, concluding with this
language:
Gall these things will keep us
from going to sleep through the
spring months and take our minds off
the hard times, let us hope. The
man who simply reads about these
things without taking active inter
est therein is the man who will have
the most fun and the least disap-
pointment."
Yes, he may have the most fun
and the least disappointment, but he
is not the man who will be of most
service to his fellows and to his
State. The man who takes an ''ac
tive interest" in these matters and
who earnestly and vigorously, and
vet with kindness and common-sense,
fights for what he regards as the
better side in each contest or the
proper solution of each problem
here is the man who will have done
his duty and who will be most worthy
of our admiration. He who avoids
the issues and movements ON which
depend the progress of u people
because to play a mans part in deal
ing with them means less fun and
more disappointment, is either
slothful or oowardly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
1.-THE INDUSTRIAL AND, EDUCATION

Il INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
COUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
II STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform Is shall rise or fall. Serving
40 master, ruled by no faction, cir
umsoribed by no selfish or narrow
1oIicy, it's aim will be to foster and
promote the best interests of the
whole people of the State. IL will be
rue to the Instincts, traditions and
history of the Anglo-Saxon race. On
III matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, it will
peak with no uncertain voice, but
Efn fearlessly the right defend and
mpartially the wrong condemn. y
from Col. Folks ~Salutatory, Feb,
20. 1885
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

We invite correspondence, news items, sug
EestiOns and criticisms on the subjects OF agr1-
.Sulture, poultry raising, stock breeding, dairy
ng, horticulture andsgarding; wOman's work,
literature, or any subject OF interest to our lady
readers, young people, or the family generally;
public matters, current events, political CUES
dons and principles, etc.,-in short, any subject
discussed In an aIl-round farm and family news
oaper. Communication should be free nom
personalities and party abuse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
A THOUGHT FOB THE WEEK.

A man can never be a true gentle
man in until he is. q true
gentleman at heart.-Charles DICK
ans.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

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hoWs that payment has been received up TO
Ian. /, 1900; I Jan. '01, to jar. /, 1901, and so on.
TWO weeks are required after money is re-
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WO weeks after money is sent notify us.
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Be sure to 1--WE both old and new addresses in
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The publishers are notified by letter to discon-
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10 not wish the journal continued for another
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the Oficial
organ Of the North Carolina Farmers State
Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28


And in Randolph county we find a
good example for communities with
out rural school libraries as we'll as
for communities shat have them.
See what the county has done, as
reported by the Asheboro Courier {:
Randolph is one of the twenty.
one counties which has awaited itself
of the appropriation made by the
last General Assembly for six libra
ries in each county. Randolph did
not stop at six but six more were
established, and it is believed that
there will be at least twenty-five
more established in the county be
fore the present school year closes
July 1st next"
Other school districts can do as
we'll. If your county has reached
the limit, six, entitled to State and
county aid, you should nevertheless
be able to raise among the patrons
of your public school the $25 or $50
needed for one of these small libra
ries. Your people can hardly give
TO a worthier object, and only a very
small sum from each of the patrons
of the school would be needed in
order to raise enough to purchase
the library.
Thirty, seven more warrants for
these rural school libraries were
issued last week as follows: Polk
county, 1; Wake county, 6 Franklin
county, 3; Hyde county, 2; Bruins.
wick county, 1; Onslow county, s
Northampton county, 8; Cleveland
county 6; Warren county, L; Gran
Vile county, 1; Cabarrus county, 8
Mecklenburg county, 1; Pamlioo
county, 1 Perquimans county, 8.
This brings the numbsr of libraries
that have already recekved State aid
up TO about 3OO-thI,ee fftba +bo
| number provided for.
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-14
a
Spring
Message.

% Our friends and Patrons
Spring is with us once again
and as we extend the seasons
greeting, We wish to offer a re-
newed welcome to our store.
We could like to have you think
Of us first when contemplating
the purchase Of your SPRING
CLOTHING-we would like to
have you make our store your
store.
Our stock Of Spring Clothing
is direct from New York where
the style and quality cannot be
equaled. Our Spring Suits will
sell for SIS to $40, workmanship
guaranteed. Our Boys knee
pants Suits sells for $l.25 to 81.
Mems pants, 79c to $3.50.
Our DRY GOODS line will
be larger and letter than ever.
Our SHOE DEPARTMENT
is up-to-date in quality and
prices the lowest
Our third floor is stocked full
OF FURNITURE &c.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-14

In commenting upon the retirement
from the Cabinet of Secretary of the
Navy Long, the Philadelphia Record
says says: "a frmer Land is needed
at the helm Of the Navy Department.
Whether or not the President has
picked upon the right man will be
speedily developed. Representative
Moody, of Massachusetts, who has IL
Dictated his WI ingness to accept the
place upon Secretary Longs retire
ment, ought to be able to steer clear
of his predecessor mistakes He will
enter upon his duties with no hamper
ing drawbacks, and at a time when
the maritime progress and proves OF
the nation are subjects of keen interest.
The public treasuary was never before
SO drawn upon in time of peace to put
the naval power of the country upon a
a war footing"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-14
RUST LAWS VOID.

The United States Supreme Court Mon
day decided the Illinois Anti Trust statute
to be unconstitutional because Of the pro-
vision of the law exempting agricultural
products and live stock from the opera
tions of the law.
The decision was rendered in the case
of Thomas Connolly and others against
the Union Sewer Pipe Company of Ohio
and was delivered by Justice Harlan.
The case grew out of the sale of pipe by
the pipe company to Connolly and others,
who, after securing it, declined to make
payment on the ground that the pipe COM
pany is an illegal combination for the re-
straint of trade under the common law
because it combines a number of pipe
manufacturing concerns; that it is COM
bination in violation of the Sherman Anti
Trust law and, further, a violation of the
Antitrust law of the State of Illinois.
The first two contentious received very
slight consideration, the court holding
that even if the allegations were true, they
could not justly prevent the corporation
selling its property. The opinion, there
fore, was based upon the third plea, which
Justice Harlan said would be valid if the
State law could be held to be valid, as
there could lie no doubt of tie purport of
the act. Under that law the corporation
could be dissolved, if the law is valid. He
quoted the law at length, laying especial
stress upon the ninth section, exempting
farm products, concluding that this provi-
sion is antagonistic to the provisions of
the Constitution granting equal pr election
to all under the law. He also held that
the eXempting clause is so interviewer
with other portions of the statute as to
render it impossible to eliminate it from
the law as an entirety and therefore held
that the entire law must be held to be in
valid.
Justice McKenna delivered dissenting
opinion. He contended that the equality
Of operation which the Cor stitution re-
quires in State legislation cannot be con-
strued as demanding an absolute univer-
salty of operation, having no regard to
different capabilities, conditions and rela-
tions of men. Hence classification is nee
essary. He then suggested that the dis
tinctions made in the Illinois statute are
proper.
The decision of the court in effect de-
cares also unconstitutional the antitrust
laws of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisi-
ana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Ne
braska, North Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. In
each of these States there is an exemption
in favor of live stock and agricultural
products in the hands of the raiser or pro-
Queer or of labor organizations.
Under the rulings of the court an anti
trust law to be constitutional must apply
indiscriminately to ali combinations. with
no exemptions or exceptions whatever.
In Oakland Harrison Whorl made three
attempts to kill himself by lying on the
railroad track for train to run over him
and was sent to jiil for seven days to
think it over.