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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
Kill AND BURN" SIXTH RETIRED.

1t is decidedly gratifying to see that
President Roosevelt has not dealt so
leniently with General xiii and
Burn" Smith as the tender treatment
of the reviewing court indicated that
he would. That Smith be "admon-
ished" or cautioned" by the Presi-
dent was the extent of the courts
recommendation, but Roosevelt de-
cided that the case called for some
thing more substantial. Now the
General, by the Presidents order, has
been retired from service with severe
censure, and not on full pay, as the
Charlotte Observer says, but with a
salary materially reduced and with
other allowances cut off. Whereof
we are glad.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
THIS WEEKS PAPER-sONE RANDOM
COMMENTS.

We have elsewhere alluded to the
letter of Mr.. F. J.. Merriam. He
makes some suggestions that wheat
growers will do we'll to keep IN mind
The letters of Messrs. W. g m;+b
and W. ]. Walker are sTcelIent snec-
linens of the kindTT"D5Ipp Ia
j" that we should like
TO get rom STery county in the State.
ana tneF9 is no good reason why we
shouldn't have them, We hope these
two friends will write often and show
others the kind of reports hat every
community should send US.
We would say something to our
friend Jack johnson, but for the
knowledge that Harry Farmer is
abundantly able to take care of him
self. He will doubtless be heard from
in due season.
"HoW to Improve a Worn-out Farm
and Make Money on It"-that is a big
problem and we should like to have it
discussed by our readers. It is a
pleasure to print our Virginia friends
experience, which we are sure will
prove suggestive to others.
That the reader may appreciate the
rhythm as well as the poetic senti-
ment of our fourth page poem, it is
necessary to say that Carcassonne is
pronounced kar-kas-sunn with the &C
cent on the last syllable. The verse
doubtless loses much of it's beauty by
translation, but it is nevertheless a
striking poem, its significance Ringing
entirely on the last line. C~arcassonne
Is one of the most charming and pic
turesque of all the ancient French
cities. The old man had lived out his
sixty years of life dreaming of a trip
to it, but though his prayer seemed
so near ful6llment, he died and never
gazed o its "castle walls as grand as
those of Babylon" And so "each NOR
tai has his C-arcassonne," the poet
adds-some hearts petition that can
neye be granted, some un~attainable
ambition that may, like Tantalus's
cup, seem to come within his grasp
only to be withdrawn and teach him
that "bliss unalloyed there is for
none"
Seldom have we seen a heater satire
on the inanities of high society than
that clever article "At Five O'clock
Tea" It is "chawming."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The party man who offers his allie
glance to party as an excuse for blind
ly following his party, right or wrong,
and who fails to try to make that par
ty In any way better, commits a crime
against the country; and a crime quite
as serious is committed by the indie
pendent who makes his independence
an excuse for easy self-indulgence,
and who thinks that when he says he
belongs to neither party he is excused
from the duty of taking part in the
political work of party organizations.
President Roosevelt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS FIFTY
YEARS AGO.

1t will astonish the average North
Carolinian to learn how much prog
ress the State had made in education
al matters before the beginning of the
Civil War, and how serious was the
relapse resulting from the war and
Reconstruction. When we consider
with what exceeding great JOY we,
here in the dawn of the twentieth cen
tury, have hailed the coming of the
Compromised four months term in
every district, it is interesting to turn
to the first report of DR.. Calvin B.
Wiley, Superintendent of Public In
struction, issued about 1855, and read:
"The average time during which all
the schools are taught in the year,
for the whole State is about four
months. \ \ = For nearly every
four square miles of territory in the
State, there is a schoolhouse, and of
our fifty thousand spare miles, not
hundredth part of it is out of the
reach of the schools. There are per-
haps two thousand schoolhouses-and
from Currituck to Cherokee they are
accessible to more than n~inety-nine
~hundredths of our population, reach
ing to the shores of ever lake and
river, to the heart of every swamp,
and to the top of every mountain"
Means and opportunities consider
ed our ancestors did a greater work
than we are doing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

enough for the man who want.
cuss real, live issues. GH
Yes, we've had enough Of Tho y
that infame mems passions n Qs'
sure there are those who VOL, %
without employment if the poTo| b
changed from passion to paooo Wses
rejoice in free and open discr., We
1t does good. But we can get -
without the fellow who stirs ~ .
people to do and say unreason.S S'
things. Relegate to the rear the
who thrives on the strife of hi. :,
lows and we shall be infinitely bat ~
off. There will be campaigns and
sues and heated discussions and h.,
fights. These things viii be, but ~
should not be made the occasion
infaming our people and crao4'
strife.-North Carolina Baptist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
WE'VE HAD ENOUGH.

The campaign in this State is open
ing up. There is never a lack for is
sues when Offices are at stake. Men
find both reasons and xcu for op-
posing me another in getting at the
governmental milk trough. And it is
natural. It is so in every enterprise
where there is competition. Compe-
tition creates opposition. But in pol
itics the opposition is more intense
than anywhere else. We pray that
u State may be delivered from the
bitterness and strife that marked the
summer campaign of 1900 preceding
the Amendment election in August.
Neighbors and friends fell out and
feeling ran high. Two years have
served to largely allay that feeling.
And there is no necessity to reopen
the strife this year and revivify the
differences and feelings of two years
ago. The State is never benefited.
morally, r~eligiously or industrialIy. bv
a bitter campaign. It is to be hoped
that the issues this year will be real
and not fancied ones, and issues which
concern the people vitality in the af-
fairs about them. We shall rejoice
for the people to put their veto of dis
approval upon any man who goes
about with frebrands to stir up the
passions of the people and inhame
their feelings stronger and more viru-
lent than is needful. The industrial.
social and educational necessities of
the State furnish campaign material
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
The Thinkers.
POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

We are devoutly hoping that North
Carolina In particular and the South
generally are coming now close to bet
ter days politically. It is high time.
For t~hirty-fve years we have been
battling with one issue-the negro.
Negro, negro, negro, has been the cry
from every stump in every campaign
since we can remember. Other issues
have come in it is true, but they were
secondary. This only was paramount.
In order to settle this issue an
amendment to our Constitution was
made which practically disfranchises
the negro. That amendment is now
in force, and, so far as we know, is
likely to remain for some time to
come. This issue being settled is it
not time to turn our attention to
other issues? Is it not wise for our
politicians to lay fear and trembling
and prejudice aside and do just a lit
tie for the moral, mental and material
development of our resources? Let
the negro rest, dear politicians, and
in the name of reason and common
sense and good taste give us some
thing more interesting and more help
full, less antagonistic and less pre-; udi-
cial to think and t. sbout
Soon a political > npaign begins
in this State. A vast deal needs to be
done in behalf of the States present
and future citizenship and the States
splendid We need better
laws, better schools, better roads, a
more equitable system of taxation and
the like.
For our part we DO earnestly beg
that our politicians set before them
selves this higher, holier and better
task of bringing these things about.
Unless all signs are misleading the
good people of the State are tired of
the old issue, and if it is revived de-
signing politicians will be to blame
for it. The whole coming campaign
and the election to follow should be
conducted on a high scale of honesty,
equity, justice and integrity-and if
it is not we believe the demagogues,
the designers and manipulators will
be to blame for it. IF this is "com-
mercialism" make the most of it
Elon College Christian Sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

Progressive Farmer. And bis father
is still farming.
While the farmers must be warned
against inexperienced and impracti-
cal councillors, any man who attempts
to discredit all advice to farmers com
mits a serious blunder. There is no
surer road to Improvement open to
them than by getting the experiences
and the views of the most successful
and best equipped men of their craft
as they speak week after week through
the columns of such papers as The
Progressive Farmer.
Nor must we forget that men not
now managing farms of their own, but
who keep In touch with farm work at
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations and who have given a of
study to the scientific as well as to
the practical side of farming, are not
to be COMPOUNDED with the inexpe-
rienced "biled shirt" fellows that u
contemporary attacks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

We have all heard of the man who
held a penny so close to his eye as to
be unable to see a dollar a yard away.
The an bark industry of Western
North Carolina convinces us that
there are many men of this character
still living. Thousands of dollars
worth of timber is being ruined, the
bark being sold, it is said, at little
more than the expense of hauling,
while the timber itself is left to rot.
We are glad to notice that Senator
Pritchard is confident that the Appa-
lachian Park bill will become a law
next winter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

We published in our news columns
two weeks ago a notice of the annual
picnic of the Wilson County farmers
and Alliancemen. We should like to
see such meetings held in every Sec
ton during the leisure-season on the
farm. The social feature alone would
justify their existence, and when in
addition to this, live questions + dis
cussed by able and fair minded men,
the good done is immeasura'- e. The
farmers must get together more-in
farmers societies, in farmers insti-
tutes, and in farmers picnics. All
will do good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
CONGRESSMAN SMALL ON OUR EDUCA.
TIONAL PROBLEMS. r.

Our reference in another column to
the speech of Congressman John II.
Small, reminds US that Sew men in
North Carolina haXe< fabored more
earnestly than he in behalf of better
P36i1c schools. To the fact that this
work is appreciated the complete fail
ure of his opponent who attacked Mr.
SmalPs advocacy of education for
both races, bears striking testimony.
A letter of Mr.. SmalPs read at the
recent session of the Teachers As
sembly was one of the most interest
ing of the many interesting utter
ances that we had the pleasure of
hearing at that meeting. From it we
make these extracts:
"The proper education of all the
children in North Carolina is the
most important problem which CON
fronts the men and women of the
State. It ranks higher than the pro-
motion of u agricultural interests.
1t is of greater import than our in
dustrial progress, because out of it
will not only come progress and
wealth, but all the other blessings
which are the Inheritance of a free
people.
"The increase in the number of
teachers and their capacity and quail
ifcations for effective teaching have
more than kept pace with the educa-
tional movement. I would, however,
emphasize the fact that teachers alone
cannot accomplish the education of
all the children. Better school houses
must be built, local taxation giving
increased revenue and longer school
terms must be encouraged and provid-
ed, and a sentiment favorable to pub
lie education must be created all over
the State, particularly in the rural
communities. This last work must
be accomplished by broad-minded men
and women, other than teachers, who
must go out among the people and
preach the blessed gospel of right and
justice to all the children. These
workers must exemplify their faith By
having elections held and taxes voted
in their respective communities. Ig-
noring considerations of popularity,
standing by the right because It is
right, pleading for justice long de-
ferred, these bold missionaries must
persevere until the stigma of litter
acy has been removed from the escut-
cheon of u State. In this brave
company I have enlisted as an hum
bic private and am ready to respond
wherever duty calls"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

An able speech packed full of in
formation regarding the resources
and possibilities of North Carolina
a speech that most persons win find
it worth while to file away for future
reference-was delivered by Congress
man John ii. Small in the House of
Representatives a few days before the
adjournment of the recent session OF
Congress. Copies of the speech may
be obtained on application to the au-
thor at Washington, North Carolina.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

With no uncertain voice speaks the
Caldwell County Democratic Conven-
ton on the subject of lynching, that
body passing the following forceful
resolution:
"That we detest and condemn lynch
law, under whatever guise it is oper-
ated and on whatever plea exercised.
1t is demoralizing, degrading and bru-
tai. It breeds contempt for lawful
authority, disregard for the rights of
others, is cowardly, savage and dan
gerous to civil government and a
crime in the sight of God and man."
This is encouraging. May other
conventions follow Caldwell's example
and stand with her citizens in defense
of law and order.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

The State Board of Agriculture
was in session in Raleigh last week.
The report of Commissioner Patter-
son, read at this meeting, showed that
the fertilizer sales in this State for
the season recently ended, were 292,-
1904 tons. This includes about 49,
900 tons of cotton seed meal, of which
material no account has been taken
in the previously issued statistics.
Leaving it out of consideration there
fore, the farmers this spring used
about 278,OOO tons of fertilizer COM
pound with $4,000 last year and 232,-
600 in 1900. The proposition to in
crease the gift to the State Fair from
$3.50 to $500. the amount appro-
priated annually for several years
past, met stubborn opposition. The
vote was a tie, ~whereupon Chairman
Patterson cast the deciding vote in
favor of the increase. Steps were
preparatory to an active campaign
against food adulteration-in which
work State Chemist Kilgore has al
ready rendered valuable service.
Further particulars of this meeting
may be given in our next number.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

There should be mora ROmfortabs
school houses. Better school houses
VIII help to solve the question OF bet
ter attendance. Better school houses
is better than compulsory attendance
laws. School houses should be made
not only more comfortable but more
attractive. Not only the schoot
houses and the school grounds should
be made more attractive but the seats
and desks should be made more com
Portable. The surroundings we no"
have in the public school buildings
belong to a past age. We shoula
not only have better methods OF
teaching, better teachers and incre~
ed salaries but better school house.
and equipments-AshebOro Courier
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22
THE WIDENING sYMPATH1Es OF y.

"
Consider then the beginnings Of
triotism. At the very first, the a.,
of the future nation was the rep.,s
of family; the ties of common bi,s
held men together and the first faJ
ing of patriotism was the love Of e.
lily. But the family grows, devalo,.
by lateral branches, expands and !.
comes the clan. Patriotism is d.
devotion to the clan, and the clansm.
viii fight and die for its supremacv
Then comes the time when 4.
clans, tired of the rowing life of h.,
ders, halt a moment and settle down
in a chosen spot, the tent becom;,,
permanent evolves the dwelling hons
and the encampment of the clan h
comes at last a city. Patriotism nm
is civic pride, the clan absorbed IN,
a multitude of clans is forgottaD,
men speak of themselves as Atheuisp
not as Greeks, as Romans not as Ttal
ians. It is the age Of cities.
The city extends it's adjoining p,s.
zing fields, they include outlyiDg
towns, other cities, and finally ts
State comes into being. Patriotism
no longer confines itself to the wall,
of the city, but is enlarged to eneom.
pass the entire province. Men are
Hanoverians or Wurtemburgerg not
Germans; Scots or Welsh not Eng
lish; are even Carolinians or Ala
bamans rather than Americans.
But the States are federated, pro-
nou9ced boundaries fade, State makes
common cause with State and al. Iast>
the nation is born. Patriotism at
once is a national affair, a far larger,
broader, truer sentiment than that
first budding about the hearthstOne
of the family. The word brother
may be applied to men unseen and IN
known, and a countryman is n Of
many millions.
We have reached this stage at the
present, but if all signs are true, If
all precedent may be followed, if all
augury may be relied on and the tree
grow as we e the twig is bent, the
progress will not stop here.
By war to the Westward the family
fought its way to the dignity of the
nation, by reaction Eastward the ma
ton may in patriotic effect merg'
with other nations, and othhers AM
still others, peacefully, the bitterness
of trade competition may be lost, tn
business of the nations seen as
friendly quid pro quo, give and TAX
arrangement, guided by a generou
reciprocity. Every century the boun
daries are widening, patriotism WI
dens with the expansion, and ou
countrymen are those of ditteren
race, even different nations.
Will it not go on, this epic OF civil
ization, this destiny of the races, unit
at last and at the ultimate end OF al
we who now arrogantly boast oui
selves as Americans, supreme IN COZ
quest, whether of the battle-ship or {
bodybuilding, may realize that Il
true patriotism is the brotherhood
man and know that the whole wor
is our nation and simple humanl
u countrymen?-Frank Norris,
the Worlds Work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

Let all our readers, young and old,
nag and female, give attention to
what Prof. Holt has to say on page 5
as to the "Groundless Fear of Com
mon Plants and Reptiles" We should
like to see his article copied in every
county paper in the State. There are
too many boys today living, as he did,
gin mortal terror of harmless snakes
and harmless plants" The writer had
an uncle, for instance, educated and
intelligent, who firmly believed that a
child would be poisoned by handling
the common ~goldenrod. And for a
child to grow up without knowing the
native snakes, plants and birds is a
calamity, as Prof. Holt well says.
Won't some of our readers send some
articles on this subject-articles cal
culated to develop ali interest in the
beautiful and interesting things in
nature that surround every country
home? There is the button bush, for
example, mentioned on page 4; we had
been seeing it all our lives, but didn't
know its name till last year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-22

Mr.. Alexander's chess article has
already elected three replies. We
shall publish them next week.
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INSCRIPTION:

,"The Industrial and Educational
interests of our People Paramount to
all other considerations of State Pol
icy,' is the motto Of The Progressive
Farmer, and upon this platform it
Ehan rise or fail. Serving no master,
ruled by no faction, circumscribed by
no selfish or narrow policy, its aim
win be to foster and promote the best
interests of the whole people of the
State. Tt viii be true to the instincts,
traditions and history of the Anglo
Saxon race: On all matters relating
specially to the great interests 1T rep
resents, it will speak with no uncer-
tain voice, but viii fearlessly the right
defend and impartially the wrong con-
demn."-From Col. Folks S~alutatory,
February 10, 1885. .',