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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

Prot J. E. Dowd, of the Leesville
High School at Flint, informs us that
Rev. W. D. Hubbard, pastor of Bap-
list Tabernacle Church at Raleigh,
will deliver the Literary Address at
the close of the term May %, also
that the public debate of Leesville
Literary Society (Dispensay Cues
tion) will be given the Friday even
ing before Easter. This school is in
a fourishing condition with largely
increased patronage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
sUMATRA TOBACCO FOB NORTH CARO-.
LIMA.

Washington Cor. Post, 9Th: 8. L.
Patterson, Commissioner of Agricul
ture, and B. W. Kilgore, State
Chemist, arrived to-day to look after
matters pertaining TO the North
Carolina Department. Of Agriculture.
This afternoon they called on Hon.
James Wilson, Secretary Of Agricul
ture, being accompanied by Senator
Simmons. The interview was very
pleasant one, lasting some time.
One Of the prime objects of the
visitors is to interest the department,
and Secretary Wilson especially, in
the cultivation of Sumatra and other
fine tobaocos In North Carolina. The
government has undertaken the ex-
pertinent of the cultivation of Suma
ira tobacco in Connecticut, Pennsyl-
vania and other States. These OK
lperiments have been eminently sue
cessful. The soil surveys made in
North Carolina last year show that
in the western and eastern sections
the soil is of the character of that on
which experiments were successfully
made in Connecticut. The depart
ment has four experts in that State
showing the people how to cultivate
Sumatra tobacco. DR.. Kilgore be-
lieves it can be grown equally as sue
cessful in North Carolina and will
begin experiments on the test farm.
Mr.. Patterson is anxious to get an
expert from the government to
superintend the cultivation. Score.
tary Wilson says he has nc man
available now, but that If the bill
giving the department. an increased
appropriation passes Congress he
will send one expert and possibly
two, to the State. This is one of
the most important steps that the
State Agricultural Department. has
taken in years.
[Sooner than was expected has this
visit borne fruit. Dispatches to the
North Carolina dailies of Sunday,
9th, say that Congressman Moody,
our States only representative on
the House Committee on Agriculture,
has had inserted in the Agricultural
Bill an amendment providing that a
party of four experts be employed to
experiment. with the culture of the
Havana filler and Sumatra tobaccos
in North CarollnR.-ED
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

The Worlds Work for March ap
pears with a new and striking cover
Inside the covers, however, the mag.
azine presents it's usual clear cut,
vivid Interpretation of events. The
leading editorials this month deal
with the new international position
of the United States-the changed
attitude of European nations to the
Republic. The visit of Prince Henry
furnishes occasion in part for this
and lends interest TO an article about
the Kaiser,-"The German Emperor
as He Is"-by Wolf Won Sutherland,
and a short editorial article entitled
AnglOphObia in Germany.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

For INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ap-
plications we have found Perry
Davis Painkiller of great value and
We "a recommend it for colds,
rheumatism or fresh wounds and
bruises -ChriStiGn Era. Avoid sub
stitutes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
InPROVED FARa FOR SALE.

81 acres one and One-nalf miles from city OF
Raleigh. Level macadamized road. Telephone
connections. Good buildings. 25 acres bear
ing fruit. 10 acres wood. Good land. Price to
quick buy er $3,OOO-h cash, remainder TO sui
att per cent. GERALD MCCARTHY.
RALEIGH, NC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

MONTH AFTER MONTH a cold sticks,
and seems TO tear holes in your
throat Are you aware that even q
stubborn and long-neglected cold is
cured with Aliens Lung BRlsamP
Cough and worry no longer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
THE "rAII LINE" IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
The State of North Carolina is we'll
adapted by nature for the develop
ment of water power. It's surface
may be compared to the upper face
of a huge wedge whose edge GORE
spends to the ocean shore line, and
whose gradual rise illustrates the
States increasing elevation toward
it's western border, eliminating in
the Appalachian Mountain ridges,
where are massed some of the high
est peaks east of the Mississippi
River. Among these high forested
mountains the rivers of the State
rise to find their way seward, as
times with rapid descent.
One of the we'll defined physical
features of the State is a broad strip
of country known as the Piedmont
Plateau, whose eastern border is
roughly parallel 60 the Atlantic
Ocean, and about a hundred miles,
more or less, west of it. It is com.
posed of hard and ancient rocks, into
which the rivers have not been able
TO out their way so deeply as in the
softer rocks below. Over this plateau
many of the streams of the State
must pass, crossing it's eastern Dor
der in a succession of falls and rapids
-bSoh fu~rFah oSroSwOb 1a -o Aa~Do-o
sites. So marked Is this feature,
which can be traced entirely across
the State, that it has been termed
the ''fall line" The fall line must
be considered of especial economic
Importance, for along 1t, as has been
said, OCCUR many valuable water
powers, of which some are already
in use and others may be developed,
Considerable activity has been shown
of recent years in studying the
power possibilities of the North
Carolina streams and gaging stations,
conducted by the U, s. Geological
Survey, which have been maintained
on the Roanoke, Neal, Tar, Neuse,
Haw, Deep, Gape Fear, Yadkin,
Catawba and other streams. At
these stations measurements of flow
are made, daily records of height
kept, and information obtained on
which further development of their
waters must be based. The work of
stream measurement in North Caro-
lima is a part of the general investi
cation which the Geological Survey
is making Of the water resources of
the country.
GEO. B. HoLLsTER,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

When il catches
fire let it go up
in smOke.T 6
a better way to
smoke meats
That is by using
Krauser's Liquid
e K s r a Q + o +
5 m o K q. It, g
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICUL
TURAL DIRECTORY.
FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.


FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE,
President-W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, W.
rem Co., N. G.
Vice-President-T. P. Johnson, SALISBURY
Rowan Co NJ @.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and State Business ASeT'
II. B. Parker, HiIlsbOro, Orange Co., NC
Lecturer. G. Balm, Wade, Cumberland U"
N. c.
Assistant Lecturer or steward-Ino. NV
Chell, Wayne Co., NC.
Chaplatn-Rev. W. 8. Mercer, MoyOCk, OurH'
tuck Co., N. c. ,
DOorkeeper-GeO, T. Lane, Greensboro 0On'
ford Co., N. O.,
Sergeant-at-Arms-R. h. Lane, Aurora, BEAU
fort Co., NO
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A. u"
ham, Machpelah, N. Z.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
j. w. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh, NJ
W. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. G.
John Graham, Warrenton, NJ G.
DR.. J. e. Person, PikeviIe, N. c.
Thomas ]. Oldham, Ter, NC.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICERS.
commissioners. l.. Patterson.
S~ecretary-T. K. Bruner.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sherman.
State Veterinarian-Tait Butler.
State Chemist-B. ". KilgOre.
BOtantst and straightforward McCartny'
POstomce address Of all Ofdeers, balsH1
NO
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT sTALI''
DireCtor-B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh, NJ G.
Agriculturist-C. W. Burkett, West RalSS1
N. c.
Horticulturist-W. F. Massey, West RalssN
N. @.
STATE HORTICULTURAL 6OCIETG'
President|. VanLindley, Pomona.
Vice-President-O. W. BlaCknall, k1LIeIssn
Secretary and Treasurer-Franknn Snef"
Raleigh. Chslr
Executive Committee J. VanLindley, 6GnscFt
man; ]. r. Guuiver, b. Won Hertz, o. w. p 3,
uall, T. K. Bruner, Franklin Sherman ;"
District Vice-Presesidents-W. 1. BsddGSss
Ridgeway; Geo. N. Ives, NeWpOFti Wm'p fnCE
W8Ynesviile; p. II. Beck, Southern ~
Moses Cone, Blowing Rock.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

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GOOD BYE sMOKE HOUSE

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11
GEO. B. HoLLIsTER.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
TEE STATE OF SUSPENSE.

T AXE A MAP Of the United States
and look at the point where Utah
touches three other states. The Den
Yer Post calls attention to this geo.
graphical freak, and it is certainly
worth remembering. 1t is the only
place IL the United States or in the
world where a junction of such char
acter occurs. In no other place in this
country do more than two state cor
ners touch each other.
Il would be possible to place a chair
in this Utah, Colorado. Arizona and
New Mexico junction with one leg rest
ing in each. The question which nat
urally arises is: What state is the man
in who sits down in that chair? The
answer is absurdly easy. He is in the
state of suspense. But. seriously
speaking. sonle interesting complica-
lions are possible to the dweller in
that locality.
He could sleep in Utah, wash his face
in Colorado. eat breakfast in Arizona
and smoke his first pipe IN New Mex
leo without eve.. going outside his own
eomicile II it were properly arranged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
70 RETIRE SILVER DOLLARS.

IT is DIFFICULT 60 conceive a more
pernicious piece Of legislation than
the bill which is designed 10 permit
the secretary of the treasury to re-
deem silver dollars in gold. Laying
aside all questions of sentiment, all
talk of "assassinating' silver again,
The result 81 such an act could not
be other than disastrous to the country.
The ultimate object of the men behind
the bin is Obvious. They wish.to retire
he silver dollar altogether from cir
sulation
This must be their object for they
are surely not so blind that they can
not see the endless chain which they
are creating. I'd permit the exchange
of silver for gold and then put the
silver in circulation again, would
quickly denuGe tire treasury of its sup
ply OF the yellow coin and necessitate
4 bond issue for the purpose of main
tanning the enormous reserve which
would be required. This was the case
vita the greenbacks, it must newt
ably be the case again.
To prevent the bond issues a cry for
the retirement of the silver dollar
would 50 up. Such a step would drain
from the arteries of trade and COM
merce hundreds of millions of dollars.
The value of gold would be enhanced
proporrionately and the U: ed States
would have the dearest dollar it has
ever known. We hear a great deal
about the dishonesty Of free coinage.
Advocates Of the measure have been
called by all the harsh names which
lmitless vocabularies of iqvective
could supply.
What, hen, must be said of the man
who, loaaing money when it is cheap.
seeks to make it twice as hard for the
debtor to meet his obligation as it was
for the creditor to secure the money to
make the loan? Isn't that the most
despicable form OF dishonesty? The
silver dollar is toaay used for countless
purposes at its full face value. It can
never so to a discount because the
law limits its number. Nc American
is ever going to part with mis- dollar
for less than 100 cents.
No reason can be presented of suffi-
cient strength to justly the enactment
Of The bill now before congress.
Argued down to its final analysis it be-
comes simply an effort by the money
trusts to make it easier to corner the
wealth of the country. The people are
too prosperous; hard cash is too plen-
riful; therefore the law must be in
vokcd to strip the taxpayers of their
holdings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
A Hundred Mile Coast.

Lord Ernest Hamilton in the February
Pearson's. describes his experience of a
thrilling but perilous pastime-the de-
scent. in a small hand car, OF a wonderful
mountain railway in Peru.
'As "A matter of fact" he writes re-
ferring to the title of the article, 1T is
a hundred and six, but, for the sake of a
title the extra six may goa hundred are
enough at any rate for purposes of Illus
tration. These hundred odd miles are 10
be found on the Ferro-Carril Central Of
Peru, commonly called the Oroya rail-
way. and they are to be found nowhere
else.
This Oroys railway is a very wonder
full line indeed. 1t not only climbs higher
than any other railway in the world, but
also distinguishes itself in d variety of
other ways incidentally referred TO here
after. But the accomplishments with
which 7 am chiefly concerned is this: that
it provides the only road in the wrold
down which a man on wheels can travel
Tor over 100 miles by his own momentum,
and practically at any pace to which the
fiend of recklessness may urge him.
The object of what Is here written
is to trace the sensations born of a run
down from the summit of the OrOya rail-
way, 1850 feet above sea level. TO the
verge of the very single that grinds I'M
der the sway of the Pacific You start
under the eye of the eternal SHOWS, and
YOU finish among humming birds and
palms. You start sick with the unspeak-
able sickness of sOrOehe and You finish
in the ecstasy of an exultatiOn too great
for words.
'9The gods of Olympus were worms be-
side the man who has during the last
three hours controlled his car from the
PasO de Galera to CallaO. for il is in the
control that lies the joy, as in other
things apart from car-running To sit
beside the brakeman is good, but to drop
the brakeman on friendly siding and
grasp the lever in your own firm. but not
too exacting hand, is to sup a liberal
fOretaste of the joys Of heaven"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
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What Did he Live ForP


The New York Sun records the death
OF IL an named Eli Mineh, whom 1t calls
tine learned farmer of Budgetop, y.
j. aud whom it tries to eulogize by say
ing that he never smoked or chewed to-
bacco or drank anything stronger than
milk; that he never attended a theatre
or a circus; that he never played cards,
checkers or dOminoes; that he never
skated with a girl, never was in love and
never married.
If these statements are true there is
no apparent reason to call Mr.. Minch
a learned man. Surely his knowledge
was small If he never loved and never
married. to say nothing Of strong drink,
cards. eircuSes, etc. That's the way it
evidently struck the poet of the Chica 90
Record Herald, for he breaks into
rhyme about Mr.. Mineh as follows:
What did he live for anyway?
Poor Eli Minch,
He never had the time to play,
He never loved a maiden fair:
he never rushed, on circus day,
Away from duty and from care,
Poor Eli Minch,
He never held a msidens hand
While gliding Ger the icy plain,
Nor tumbled with maiden. and
Got up with her to trv again
Alas! alack! for Eli Minch,
lie just made money day by day,
Poor Eli Minch,
And let no dear one come to lay
Her cheek against his own and try
To get him wOoZled up TO pay
For gimcracks that she wished to buy,
Poor Eli Minch,
He ne'er bent Ger the checker board
Or mOurned when faulty moves were
made.
His only pleasure was to hoard.
And now beneath the sod he's laid.
And no one weeps for Eli Mineh,
He never knew the sweet delight
Poor Eli Minch-
OF sitting, with but little light.
Close, close to some enchanting girl
And counting her till late at night,
And going home with head awhirl-
Poor Eli Minch-
To dream sweet dreams of all the
charms:
He ne'er saw one with wistful eyes
AS he held out implOring arms
Rush into them-with- happy signs
Alas for luckless Eli Minch.
He never hurried home at night
Poor Eli Minch--
To lisping little ones whose bright
Eyes danced with love, whose childish
glee
Was shouted as he came in sight
And pOunced upon them hungrily-
Poor Eli Minchi
His cheeks were never strOked by small
Soft hands. that stole out of his own;
He piled up wealth and that was all.
And went his loveless way alone
All, poor old cheated Eli Minch
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

. OTAHS POWERS that be in con-
gress wish to do a good stroke OF
business for Weber county. they might
call the attention of the postoffice de-
partment TO the need of the county for
rural free delivery of mail. AS The
Herald has often noted, the facilities
for installing the service in the rural
districts of Weber are patent TO every
body. Each of the country postoffices
is within a short distance of Ogden
City, which would be the natural CEN
ter. The service might be easily put
in operation through Harrisville, North
Ogden, Farr West, Marriott. West We
Der, Plain City, Warren, Hooper,
kanesville and Roy. Two routes might
cover these districts, and a third would
supply Ogden valley, Burch Creek,
Uintah, Riverdale, with some of the
districts in Davis county would also
comprise an excellent field for putting
this convenience in force.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
EoLIER-rEAN-THou JOURNALS

= EvERAI. OF THE HERALD's
- eastern contemporaries have been
giving excellent limitations of holy hor-
rcr over the suggestion that western
congressman win block all rivers and
harbors steals unless a spirit friendly
TO irrigation is manifested. Mysteries
OF the 'holier- thou order will t
profit these journals who can see no
wrong IN grab which is SO larcencus
that il smells to heaven, and yet roll
pioIsly moral eyes at an effort by the
west to secure long-deserved recosni-
tiou
The congressman from the arid and
the semi-arid states will lie amply jus
titled in any reasonable course they
may adopt to secure the passage OF ir-
rigation legislation. The matter is of
the most vital Importance to the dis
tricts they represent and if they have
the power to hold up the rivers and
BARRIERS larceny. they should Go it.
They should do it as a matter or right
and of fairness. For years without
number the west has been taxed for
the benefit of the other sections of the
country and even in congress turn
about should be considered fair play.
So far as the house is concerned, and
especially as long as Mr.. Tongue of
Washington is chairman of the COM
mittee on Irrigation, there isn't much
hope of any kind of measure. Tongue
is doing al he can TO defeat the bill,
first by insisting on senseless amend
ments and second by postporing meet
ings of the committee from time to
time. In the senate there is more hope
ana friends of irrigation must look to
that body for support
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27

farm. OF even very modest dimen-
sions, would be taxable in four states.
In spite OF The fact that the children
might stray from Utah into Arizona
and then into New Mexico and perhaps
over INTO Colorado, it would be hard
to keep track Of them. What oppor-
tunities are here offered for the indi-
vidual who is lodging a requisition.
he could keep officers OF four states
mighty busy running after him, and
might cause al kinds Of complications.
Another great p. Ssibility viii be rec
ognized by the national orator. Stand
ing on the spot where all the lines run
together. he could address The soyer-
elsn voters Of two states and two ter
ritories soon to become states without
asking them to leave their own Dor
ders.