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Evening star., 1902-05-06
BETTER TRANSFERS
MT. PLEASANT CITIZENS FILE
EXPANSIVE BRIEF.
Declare That Local Street Railroads
Can Well Afford to Grant
Favors Asked

A brief on the local street car transfer
situation has been filed with the House
committee on the District OF Columbia by
j. A. Watson. Amos Hadley and p {. War
man, the committee on street railway trans
fers of the Mount Pleasant Citizens Asso-
citation.
The text OF the brief is House bin loaas
and Senate bill 1857. Ito provide for free
transfers between street railway lines in
the District of Columbia" and which has
been printed.
We have the brief says ''in this city
elSht street railway lines. including the
Capital Traction system. and no law which
requires any interchange OF free transfers
between them. We are confident such a
condition of affairs does not exist in any
other city OF this country at this time
Large sections of the city are now cut
on from single fare communication with
other large and important sections The
north side of Georgetown. the Tenleytown
road, Connecticut avenue i'm the neighhor-
hood of Dupont Circle. 18th street north
west, Brghtwood avenue and Soldiers
Home. all of East and Northeast NASH
inston, Anacostia. and the section near the
Long bridge are served only 10y the WASH
iuSton Traction and Electric Company and
have no single-fare communication with the
lower part of Georgetown, the district west
of the State Department. 14th street north
west, Mount Pleasant, L street northwest
and Connecticut avenue extended, and parts
OF Pennsylvania avenue and1th stree. north
west which are served only by the Capital
Traction Company.
1T is obvious that about one-third OF the
District is monopolized by one of the COM
panies and another third by the other COM
pany, and two fares are now required to
get from any part of this exclusive terri
tory of one company to the exclusive terri
tory of the other.
Has No Weight.
THE contention of 70 fl,,-,,. ,.,,,,,,,tao
that they are at present granting transfers
which permit of long rides has no weight,
as the average trip per passenger is the
ruling factor. and this is certainly not over
two miles. The people who desire long rides
are comparatively few. By liberal inter-
change of transfers many persons will be
induced to ride short distances much less
than the average, in cases where they now
walk. because two fares are required TO
reach their destinations. This committee is
Of opinion that these bills, If enacted into
law, would affect the net receipts of the
railway companies favorably rather than
otherwise.
I'VE submit that the street railways OF
the District, taken as a whole, are a very
profitable investment, and that the COM
panies can comply with the terms of this
material impairment Of this condition, IL
not without added profit. The people should
receive these transfers part considera-
tion for the valuable franchises enjoyed by
the railways
we earnestly request that these bills
be reported favoraby and that you urge
their passage at this session Of Congress-"
Evening star., 1902-05-06

The Princess George Lrlomerski has au-
nounced to her Washington friends the
marriage of her son, Prince Casimir and
the Countess WodZicker. Prince CaSimir
spent some time in this city recently.
Evening star., 1902-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Meredith of 80 9th
street southeast left yesterday for Atlantic
City.
Evening star., 1902-05-06

The Italian ambassador and Nine. Mayor
des Planches will very shortly take pos
session of the new Italian embassy and in
augurate their social life there before So
ciety leaves the capital for summer travels.
Evening star., 1902-05-06

Miss Chew of Marlboro, Nd, is visiting
Mrs Richard Chew.
Evening star., 1902-05-06
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR EN-
TERTAINs M. AND NINE. cAMBoN.
Marriage of a Recent Titled Visitor
Announced-Timely Personal
Notes.

The Russian ambassador and the Coun-
tess Cassini gave dinner last night in
honor of the French ambassador and Nine
Cambon, when the company sat about a ta-
BILE adorned with pink roses and white llacs
and the other guests were the Ambassador
of Germany, the ambassador of Italy and
Nine. Mayor des Planches. the chief justice
and Mrs. Fuller, the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Shaw, the minister of Belgium
and Baroness Moncheur, Mr.. and Mrs John
w. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs Crackanthorpe
and Miss Patten. The Countess Cassni will
sail for Europe May 20, and If the duties of
the ambassador will permit, he expects to
join her late in the summer. Before an
other winter the Russian embassy may be
established in the neighborhood of Dupont
circle, where a larger house than the pres
ent, with the addition of large bail ROOM
Is already under consideration for lease.
Evening star., 1902-05-06
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL L.EsION


Commandery OF the District OF Colombia.
City of Washington. May. q. 1902.
The death of Companion JOHN DAVIS. by in
heritance." in this city, the 9th instant, is
announced to the Commandery
Funeral services at which the attendance of
Companions is requested, Will he held at ST. Johns
Z. f. Church, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Thursday,
Sth instant. The Insignia Of the Order will be
worn, required by the Constitution.
BY command of
Brevet Brig. Gen. ELLIS SPEAR. T. $ V.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREAss
URY.

An interesting personality Is Les
lie M. Shaw, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, about whom we pub
lish two notes on page 4. The Re-
View of Reviews for February con.
tanned the best sketch of him that
we have read. This paragraph tells
how he started in life:
"In 1869, young Leslie Shaw, at the
age of twenty one, seeing large op-
portunities in the then far West,
quit farming and school teaching in
Vermont, and started for the Red
River valley of the north. Stopping
off to see an uncle near Mount Yer
non, Iowa, Fate tempted him to a
Job of corn -husking That done, he
sat down to plan the next move he
should make, when along came a
school trustee, looking for some one
who could teach a winter school.
Alternately teaching and working
on a farm, he studied early and
late preparing for college. He en-
tered Cornell College, at Mount Yer
non in 1870. Long before his grad.
uation his funds ran low, and he was
deep In plans for raising the wind
when there sailed in upon him nur-
seryman in search of young man
who could sell fruit trees to the far
'mers of western Iowa. By teach
ing and selling fruit trees, and by
CLOSE application to his student-w work,
he was enabled to graduate with his
class in 1874, and, two years later,
from the Iowa College of Law in
Des Moines.''
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
DIR. K1LGo ON LYNCH1NG.


To the first number of the South
Atlatio Quarterly, DR.. JnO. @. KilgO
contributes carefully prepared ''In-
quiry Concerning Lynohing." AS to
remedies for mob law, we quote this
paragraph:
''In so far as lynohings are ocoa-
stoned by outrages upon women they
have in them, as has been said, no
small desire to save the outraged
woman from the humiliation of the
ordinary trial. Southern sensitive
ness will no more allow a harmed
woman to become the theme Of q
sensational trial and sensational
newspaper reports, than it will sub
nit to the thought of her ruin. The
courts should, therefore, offer private
trials from which all pers ons are ex-
oluded except those Immediately
concerned with the court. News.
papers should not be allowed to pub
lish anything concerning the trial,
except the verdict. The right of
appeal should be guarded by the
most rigid limits of justice, and the
trial should be held within the short
est possible period after the crime.
AS to other crimes for which lynch.
ing is praotioed, there need be no
such change in the order of trials by
the court. Lynohings for theft,
murder, and robbery are only de-
velopments of the spirit of lynohing
thas has grown with it's practice for
what seemed the more excusable con-
dition. Communities that have
learned to take revenge and to give
way to indignation find it easy to
arouse these feelings and to yield to
them. Social insanity will follow
the laws of individual insanity"
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
NO END OF TROUBLES FOB SPAIN.

The young King of Spain, who will
assume royal functions on his seven
teenth birthday not many weeks
hence, seems likely to come to the
throne at a time troublous enough
to try the soul of a strong man
Spain is heavily taxed, there is a
faction that believes that the present
dynasty has no right to the throne,
the priesthood is refractory. The
February Review of Reviews quotes
an article published in the Contem-
porary Review a month or so ago
the substance of which was that a
revolution in Spain might be ex-
peoted at any time. The rioting in
progress in many Spanish towns as
we write this may mark the begin.
ming of such a revolution.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

What seems to grow fairer TO me
as life goes by is the love and peace
and tenderness of it not it's wit ard
cleverness and grandeur of knowl-
edge, grand as knowledge is, but just
the laughter of little children and
che friendship of friends and the
cozy talk by the f1reside and the
Gight of flowers and the sound of
music John Richard Green.
Oh, it is great, and there is no
other greatness,-to make some nook
of Gods creation more fruitful, bet
Ter, more worthy of God, so make
some human heart a little wiser,
manlier, happier.-Ruskin.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
DEATH OF GEN. TOON.

The entire State was shocked by
the news sent out from Raleigh last
Wednesday, of the sudden death of
Gen. T. F. Toon, Superintendent Of
Public instruction. Gen Toon was
just recovering from a severe attack.
of pneumonia, but was regarded as
30 completely out of danger that he
was expected TO resume his official
duties this week. He made an ex
Cellent official Having been little
in the public eye in recent years,
an unpretentious farmer and teacher
of Robson county, tits not too much
TO say that the people we're surprised
at the ability, earnestness and zeal
with which he discharged the duties
of the Office which he assumed a
year ago. a brave soldier, OF true
Christian, kind friend, a capable
official, the State has suffered a Sc
rious loss in his death.
A Superintendent of Public In
struotion will be chosen at the No
Yember election, and Gov. Ayoock
will appoint some one to serve until
that time. The Governor devo.
ton TO the cause of public education
Is we'll known, and he can be trusted
TO select a worthy successor TO the
lamented Gen. Toon.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
SCRAPS.
country

A very weak dilution of the origi-
nal Crumpaoker idea has been en-
dorsed by the Republican caucus. It
will not amount to much.
The dispute as to which is the bet
ter route will almost certainly post
pone definite action as to the 18TH
mian Canal until the assembling of
the next Congress.
We mentioned a few weeks ago
the movement to repeal the South
Carolina charter of the fertilizer
trust The bill failed by vote of
10 ayes, 20 noes.
With the great steel trust succeed
ing so well, we shall not be surprised
at the organization of a great coal
mine combine, such as the Pittsburg
Post predicts.
1t begins to look as if Raleigh is
really to have an auditorium. But
we fear that her failure to take such
action earlier will lose her the party
conventions this year. The senti-
ment in in favor of Greensboro is
stronger than most Raleigh people
wish to admit.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
SAMPSON AND sCHLEY THE FLY ON
THE CHARIOT WHEEL.

At last, we trust, we are at the
end Of the Sampson-Schley oontro-
Fersy. The Presidents memoran-
dunn contains rather cold comfort
for the partisans of both, but we
regard it as a plain, common sense
view of the whole squabble. His
conclusions may be summed up as
follows:
The Court of Inquiry acted wisely
In cDndemning Schley's errors pre-
vious to the battle, but there is
doubt as to one point on which
Schley was censured. Furthermore,
as neither the Navy Department. nor
Admiral Sampson officially reproved
Schley for these mistakes at the
time, is would seem that they are
not of great importance. If Sohley
did wrong, then Sampson was parti-
eeps C, minis, as it were, by leaving
Schie7 second in command and un-
scathed.
As 50 who was in command at the
battle of Santiago, the President
decides that there has been much
ado about nothing, since neither
Admiral gave any important com
mands, the captains of the five ships
being left largely on their own re-
sponsi 5ility.
A fly, it will be remem bered, once
sat on the axle tree of a chariot and
said, "What dust I do raise -
The claims of Sampson and Schley
as TO the. glory of command during
the battle, seem to be somewhat akin
go the fly's boast.
The only blameworthy feature of
the Presidents memorandum, in our
opinion, is his obvious effort to
shift much of the responsibility to
she shoulders of his dead predecessor.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
NEXT WEEK.

We have already some excellent
material on hand for our next ISSUE,
including articles by DIR. TAFT Butler,
F. j Merriam, Gerald MCCARTHY, A.
j. MoKelway, A. J. M, P. H. Mas
sey, "Ruralist," and W. D. Wall.
Of the good roads addresses of Mr..
Parker and DR.. McIver promised our
readers, one will appear next week
and the other in our issue of March
11th.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25

A dispaton In our news columns
this week reports that Marconi ex-
poets TO send a complete message
across the sea when he makes his
next experiment. He will do so
sooner or later, undoubtedly. We
have watched his career with inter-
est since 1892, when MoCIure's pub
Used the first magazine article ever
written about the young inventor.
He was then only twenty two years
of age, but the article stated that he
had been experimenting with cleo
trioal apparati since his twelfth year.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25

The entire South is humiliated by
the barbarOus ooniuot of Senators
Tillman and MoLaurin, who engaged
in fist fight in the Senate Chamber
Saturday. If public opinion in the
Palmetto State is what it should be,
both Senators will be made to feel
that they have misrepresented
South Carolina long enough. Their
e,election would be a discredit to
their State and an aff1totion to the
country.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION
Il INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
ROUET TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
0F STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
Slasform, is shall rise or fall. Serving
10 master, ruled by no faction, cir
gumscribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, it's aim will be TO foster and
promote the best interests of the
Fhole people of the State. Is will be
srue to the instincts, traditions and
aistery of the Anglo-Saxon race. On
III matters relating specially to the
reat interests it represents, it will
Deak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
.mpartially the wrong condemn. =
from Col. Polk's Salutatory, Feb,
%, 1886
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25

The Outlook in it's March Maya
zine Number has no less than ten
illustrated special features-oer'
tainly good showing as to quality
in a magazine which is also a weekly
newspaper and devotes even in its
''magazine numbers large space to
current topics, editorials, and book
reviews. Among the illustrated
articles of this month are: Two Col
lege Presidents CMark and Henry
Hopkins; Edward Everett Hale's
Memories of Hundred Years" E.
A. Steiner's "CrackoW and Polish
Patriotism )" Poultney BigeloWs
''Henry the Sailor Prince" ". A.
Browns ''Some Rare Musical Instru-
ments" and Clifton Johnson g "When
the White Mountains are White"
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25

Our readers will notice that we
are not devoting a great deal of
space to Congressionalmatters Most
of the mem bers seem to have "the
gift of CAB" and long winded
speeches, rather than work, are the
order of the day.
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25
THIS WEEKS PAPER-sOME RANDOM
COMMFNT.
FARM ARTICLES.


We are receiving a gratifying num-
Der of responses to our appeal for the
farm news from the various counties.
Short letters from Carteret, Warren,
and Pasquotank appear this week,
and an encouraging one from Dur
ham an1 few notes from Pitt go
over for our next issue. If the read
er's county is not one of those from
which we have received report, let
him write US at once. We should
like to make these county reports a
feature of the paper this year.
A strong article is that from Mr..
R. A. Stewart on canning factories.
The clipping from the Apex News
and one paragraph from the letter of
our Pasquotank correspondent bear
on the same subject. There is one
phase of the question to which Mr..
Stewart does not refer the matter of
cooperative management. We be-
lieve that the truckers should unite,
contribute stock, and manage can
ming factories on the cooperative
plan. It has been done successfully
and satisfactorily elsewhere, and
there is no reason why enterprises of
this character should not succeed in
North Carolina. Chadbourn, we
should think, would be a good start
ing point for the movement. Who
will take the lead?
Most of our worn-out old fields are
poor chiefly because lacking in
humus. Yet the burning of every
thing that would go TO make hQmus,
(grass, corn stalks, etc y is still com
monty praoticed. The article, do
Not Burn Grass" is timely, and an,
other article, treating of the burning
of forest areas in the hope of i'm
proving pasturage, will probably ap-
pear next week.
Sparrows are found on every farm
it follows, therefore, that every
farmer should be interested in know
ing something of their relation to
agriculture. An interesting article
on this subject, written by an A. and
M. College student, appears on page 1.
The Marshville Home advocates
the teaching of agriculture in the
public schools. It would be of i'm
mense benefit to the farming interests
of North Carolina, and we expect to
write of it at some length in an early
issue of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
DR.. Buffers answer to our Chat
ham correspondent will interest cat
tie owners in the tick-infested re.
gion. We observe with pleasure the
gradual determination of ticks in
the counties bordering on the quar-
antine line. This line is steadily
moving eastward and every square
mile freed from ticks means added
wealth to the State.
In our opinion there is no better
fruit than the grape, and we often
wonder why it is possible to find
plantation without them. "Grapes
on Every Farm''-that is what we
should like to see.
PAGES AND 5.
Two more excellent poems appear
this week. There is a whole volume
of philosophy in "Abou Ben Adhem. "
Abraham Lincoln is not recognized
as high authority in literary oriti-
cism, but it is interesting to note
that he pronounced the fourth verse
of "The Last Leaf the finest ex-
ample of pathos in the English lam
guage.
Mrs. Stevens Nature Study article
we regard as the most interesting
one she has yet written. We think
1t will put some of our younger read
ers to making better use of their
eyes.
The Virginia Constitutional Con
vention has acted wisely in abolish
The progressive farmer., 1902-02-25

The Virginia Constitutional Con-
Vention has acted wisely in abolish
ing free passes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29
IN PRAISE OF ROAST LAGOON.
A Missouri Editor Tells How to Make
 It a Memorable Occasion.

From the Richmond Missourian.
 Did you ever eat a piece of coon, a ring-tailed raccoon roasted well done and brown?
 "No, no, mo-" did you say?
 We'll
 You, good friend, are unfortunate.
 Roasted raccoon is the best roast ever roasted.
 Dress a well-fed raccoon, let the tempt ing carcass cool we'll over night and a day Git is all the better to let 1t freeze a bit) and then coat it with black pepper and fine chopped onions well salted, and boil until almost "done'-then pile into a long roasting pan after having skfnnel off all of the fat removable-"cord" up the boiled sweet potatoes around that ex- coon-dx the fire in the stove just right for steady roasting heat-watch that fire, too-shut the door and get ready to enjoy yourself! Why, man, the smell of that coon a-cooking is better than the taste of a $1.97 porterhouse steak cooked by chef speaking eleven languages
 Look at that coon when 1t Is. we'll cook ed brown and done-it Is better meat l..an King Edward ever tastedl
 'Possum meat is good enopgh-but hush your mouth, child, roasted coon is the superlative degree of hneness of flavor and of royal treats to the tastel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29
Gadsden's Good Fortune.

The furnaces that the Schulers pro- pose to erect on the banks of the Coosa at Gadsden will distribute our activities a little wider without with drawing any of them from this dis trict. As a crow flies Gadsden is fifty miles from Birmingham, and the out side world considers all iron and steel plants in Alabama as parts of "the Birmingham district" The Chatta' nooga papers claim Gadsden as part of the Chattanooga district, but no one in the iron trade outside of Chat tanooga ever heard of such district It does not exist. Gadsden is part and parcel of the Birmingham district, which is known the world round among all interested in iron and steel production.
 The Schulers will mine and coke coal in Jones Valley, and the iron and steel they will make at Gadsden will be brought here to be converted into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29
coIIeqe Education.

T was at the theatre the other night" remarked citizen, land among other humorous sayings of one of the actors was the assertion that he could make a living although he was a college grad uate. Everybody laughed, appreciating the humor. of the situation. This only emphasizes the belief that if man has to earn his living a college education is a bad thing for him. There Is no doubt that higher education causes a distaste for certain kinds of work. and the col lege graduate who have succeeded, have done so, I believe, in spite of their col lege training As a matter of fact I don't believe the average parent sends his son to college with any ide that 1t will fit him better for earning a living He is sent there to learn certain things that can be learned nowhere else. A man forgets the books he studied at college but the training, manners and associa- tion he never forgets.
 "You can't learn good manners from book, all the guides of etiquette' to the contrary not withstanding The only way is to asso- ciate with well bred people. This is the only thing larned by boy at college or a girl at finishing school which they ever remember, and is, I believe the only thing which they are expected to remember"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29
GEORGIA POLITICIAN IN WEST.

From the Atlanta News.
 The announcement that the Hon. James Hamilton Lewis Is likely to become a political figure of importance in Chicago will interest all Georgia
 The fame and prominence into which MT. Lewis came in the state of Washing ton shortly .After leaving Georgia gratl- fled the pride of this commonwealth no little. for even if MT. Lewis notoriety was in some measure grounded upon his wild and rebellious whiskers. 1t was re- inforced by a fine eloauence. genuine ability and loyal courage.
 He appeared in the far northwest friendless and unknown, and there quick ly made a place for himself. and when he came to Washington city as a con- gressman from the state of Washington he was greeted and exploited as one of the most picturesque figures in the house of representatives and one of the most promising.
 MT. Lewis quitting Seattle occasion ed some surprise in this section, but that feeling was accompanied by a general conviction that he would make an im- pression upon Chicago.
 And that he has done so already, in something a little less than a year. the talk of his going thence to congress in- dicates.