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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-30

which surround us today. I give
my body to the worms as food, as do
these my companions in death, but
we are the first seeds of that SOW
ing which shall spring forth into a
harvest whose reaping will be the
end of tyranny and oppression. We
stand on Calvary to-day, you, my
friends, will see the glad dawning
of Liberty's resurrection. One brief
word more, and I go to meet my
God. Had you, William Tryon,
sought to aid the people you we're
sent to govern, these sad scenes need
not be. Instead of that you bring
an army to murder, to plumber, to
devastate and to ruin. The black
stamp of damnation is on your brow
forevermore. H~enceforth you are
UNANIMOUSLY immortal. You have al
lowed yon coward, Edmund Fan
ming, whose highest ambition is
crime, whose pastime is robbery,
whose glory is debauchery, whose
God is lust, to remain in high Off
cial position, thus giving him a ca
reer that has ended in judicial muir
der with the approval of your pres
ence. Do your worst, | am ready.
You take away six lives to-day, but
every boy on yonder hillside will be-
come an avenger of blood to hound
you from the face of the earth.
Goodbye, sweet hills of Emo. Fare
well, fair earth and blue sky. Your
scenes have charmed my eyes and
made my heart throb with gladness.
The songs of birds and ripping of
waters have been music to my earth
ly ears. In one moment more l shall
hear the music of heaven and shall
be looking on the eternal hills. To
all of earth, once more, adieu."
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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
s. L. Patterson, ex emcio, Chairman Dis
trict.
Membership J. B. Cof6eld, Everetts; (2)
E. L. Daughtridge, Rocky Mount; (8) VIM.
Dunn, Newbern; ~ G. N. allen, Auburn; (5)
]. S. Cunningham, Cunningham; ~ A. T. Nc
Callum, Red Springs; ~ J. p. McRae, Laurin-
burg; (8) F. B. Kennedy, DaltOnia; (0) w. A.
Graham, Machpelah; QO) A. Cannon, HORSE
Shoe.
Howard Browning, Littleton.
J. r. Joyce, Reidsvllle.
g. e. Flow, Monroe.
]. G. Ray, Boone.
OFFICERS.
8. L.. Patterson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Secretary.
B. w. Kilgore, State Chemist
TAFT Butler, State Veterinarian.
Franklin Sherman, Jr., EntomOlogist
Gerald Mccarthy, BOtanist and Biologist
II. n. Brimley, Naturalist and Curator.
Postomce address of all officers, Raleigh.
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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

President-J. Van LtndIey, Pomona.
Vice-President-O. W. Blackpan, K1ttrell.
Secretary and Treasurer-FrankItn sher-
man, Raleigh.
Executive Committee. Var Lindley,
Chairman, J. F. CULVER, B Won Herf, O. w.
Blacknall, T. K. Bruner, Franklin Sherman,
p. 81. BECK.
District Vice-PreEidents-W. l.. Baxter,
Rtdgeway; Geo. n. Ives, Newport; VIM.
Cole, Naynesville; P. 81. Beck, southern
Pines; Moses Cone, blowing Rock.
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Napoleon Bonaparte" occupies
the place of honor in the September
humber of the American Boy. The
tfrontispiece is a crayon drawing of
ithe Young Napoleon, supposed to
'be a good portrait of him at the age
lhe entered the Military school at
Brienne. The editor of the Ameri-
can Boy has undertaken to write the
history of Napoleon for boys, and
the first chapter, treating of Corsica
and the Corsicans, NapoleOn's par
entage, birth, childhood and school
days, appears in this number.
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NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL
DIRECTORY.
FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.


President-W. B. Fleming RidgeWsy, War
rem County.
Vice-President-T. P. johnson, Salisbury,
Rowan County.
Secretary-Treasurer and State Business
Agent-T. B. Parker, Raleigh, Wake County
Lecturer Q. Balm, Wade, Cumberland
County.
Assistant Lecturer or Steward-JnO. NJ.
Mitchell, Walter, Wayne County.
Chaplain-Rev.. VI. 8. Mercer, MOyOck,
Currituck County.
Doorkeeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greensboro,
GuilfOrd County.
Sergeant-at-Arms-R. H. Lane, Aurora,
Beaufort County.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, Lincoln County.
ExRCUTIvE COMMITTEE.
j. W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh.
w. B. Fleming, RtdgeWay.
JOhn Graham, W~arrentOn.
Dr.. J. E. Person, PikeviIle.
Thomas ]. Oldham, Teer.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Graham, Chairman, WarrentOn.
H. T. Jones, GoldsbOro.
J. K. Hughes, HILLSIDE o.
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SURELY AS NIGHT follows day
sickness follows the eating of I'M
ripe fruit or stale vegetables. Every
housekeeper should keep Perry
Davis's Painkiller in the house in
summer. 1t gives instant relief and
speedy cure.
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DIR YOUNG PEOPLE
A Final Word About the Spelling Match


fifteen years of age, the majority of
tbom being thirteen years old, sent
&c versions of "Eh KurnePs Sum-"
Only three of these were absolutely
correct. that by Miss Linda Shuford,
Newton, n. c., being the first to
reach us and therefore winning the
prize. The two other correct versions
that reached US later were those of
Miss Maud Spivey, of Edgecombe
County, and Miss Bessie Briggs, of
Guilford County.
Some of our young friends did not
give enough attention to the sound
of the words in the copy that we
printed for correction. Rough" has
the sound of ruff" not rufae, and
paste" has the sound of "paced,"
not passed. But for these two err
rors the first list to reach us, that by
Miss Norma Wynne, Wake County,
would have won the prize. Many
others made the same error One
little South Carolina girl had the
colonies son with a "rope around
his neck" But she spelled all her
words correctly.
The thing that puzzled the writer's
most was the distinction between
"tO," "too." and "two."
"Rung," needed" "tired," moan"
~"quiet," 'here," "~rain," "teeming,"
dying" Ought and collar" were
words that also caused much
stumbling.
Some careIessness was shown by
afeav writer's, a word being spelled
correctly in one place and Incorrect
Iy in another; one Raleigh girl and
one Mecklenburg girl left the "r"
off of cher"
Leaving out of consideration the
words passed" instead of paced"
and %"ruf1e" instead of ruff" each
of the following writer's made no err
or or not more than me rror:
Edrena Russ, Horny County, S. @.
Norma Wynne, Wake County.
Roy D. Hardy, Warren County.
Clarence Meads, Pasquotank Coun-
ty.
George S. Hicks, Vance County.
Eva C~oltrane, Randolph County.
Della Switzerland, Duplin Coun-
ty.
Velna Goode, Iredell County.
Ella King, Wayne County.
Willie D. Edwards, Northampton
County.
Naomi Holloway, Durham County.
Margaret A. Faucet, Wake Coun-
ty.
Harry Howard, Burke County.
Altogether our young friends
made an excellent showing, and we
are proud of them. An average lot
of grown-ups would not have done
better.
Napoleon Bonaparte" occupies
the place of honor in the September
number of the American Boy. The
frontispiece is a crayon drawing of
HI@ w. N-- ----~ -
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PUGH, A NORTH CAROLINA
HERO.

The Brave Death of One of the Regula-
tors Executed at Hillsboro, by Order
Of Governor Tryon, After the Battle
of Alamance.
In the course of his latest North
Carolina Hero Story" published in
the Biblical Recorder, Mr.. S. II.
Thompson describes the capture and
execution of the Regulators who
we're hanged near Hillsboro by direc-
ton of the Royal Governor, William
Tryon, just after the battle of Ala
nance in May, 1771. From Mr..
Thompson's article we make the fol-
lowing extract, which pictures a
scene well worthy of being remem-
bered by North Carolina young peo-
pie:
Governor Tryon then marched his
men northward past the court house
to the gallows. This spot is on the
property of the late Paul Cameron,
and is marked by a slab erected by
Mr.. Cameron in memory of the event.
Here died by the ignominious death
of hanging, the intrepid James
Pugh, the upright Robert Matter,
the jealous and beloved Captain
Merrill, the noble Captain Messer,
with their companions, patriots
whose names should be enshrined in
the hearts of their countrymen until
time shall be no more. James Pugh
requested the Governor to permit
him to address the people for one
half an hour before he died. This
was granted, and standing on the
head of a -four barrel, with the moose
around his neck, he spoke about as
follows:
"May it please your Excellency, I
have but little to say, and I will de-
tain you only one brief half hour.
When a mar is to pass from these
earthly scenes to the immediate pres
ence of his God, it behooves him to
give those whom he leaves behind
some token of the motives which
prompted his action while he lived
among them. I have no fear as I
am sent thus unbidden into His pres
ence. My heart has been IN His
keeping for years. It is no idle
boast when / say, that as / have
trusted Him, | have His pardon for
past transgressions and an abiding
ssuranc of His presence in this
Hateful hour. Thank God, the hand
of tyranny which takes away this
physical life has no power over that
spiritual gift which is my posses
sion from him. Myhighest earthly JOY
is that which grows out of the record
l have made as a humble leader in
this uprising of patriotism against
tyrannous oppression. For my
faithfulness to this cause, I here for
felt my life, but it is the proudest
day I have ever known. Let no kins-
man of mine blush with shame that
/ have died in this manner The
~Drinoin1ac Of riob+ for which T moka
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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION.

Director-B. W. Kilgore, Raleigh.
Agriculturist-O. W. Burkett, West Raleigh.
HorticuIturist-W. F. Massey, West Rail
eigh.
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FARMERS STATE ASSOCIATION.

President-R. II. speight, Wrendale.
Secretary-Treasurer-T. B. Parker, Hills
bOrO.
Executive Committee Bryan Grimes, s.
l.. Patterson and e. F. Lamb.
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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

P~Iesident-J. A. Long, Roxboro.
Secretary-J. E. Pogue, Raleigh.
Trtasurer-C. B. benson, Raleigh.
The state herald., 1902-12-19
GERMAN AND ENGLISH SHIPS
B0MBARD VENEZUELAN FORT

Puerto Cabello. Dec. 14.-The Brit
ash cruiser Charybdis and the German
cruiser Vineta bombarded the fortress
here at s O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and quickly silenced it. The lombard
ment lasted for forty-fve minutes. The
fortress is composed of Fort Solano
and the Castle Libertador. After the
hiring ceased the Charybdis sent ma
rines to occupy the castle.
The fortress was almost demolished.
1t is probable that only few persons
were injured by the shelling. The COM
mander of Castle Libertador has been
taken prisoner. The cruisers are still
here.
At o'clock yesterday morning the
Charybdis and the yineta arrived here
searching for Venezuelan gunboats.
The two cruisers sent their boats in
to the inner port, but finding no gun
boats, the boats returned The cap
tain of the British merchant steamer
Topaz. which was seized by the mob
last Wednesday, then visited the Brit
tsh commodore on board the Charybdis
and lodged protest against the viola
tion of his ship. The British captain
returned an hour later with detach-
ment of fifty marines. who took charge
of the Topaz. The populace was great
ly excited at this incident and raised
the cry ito arms" but there was nc
disorder
The British commodore then sent q
message to the authorities at Puerto
Cabello demanding immediate salts
faction for the action of the mob in
having hauled down the British flag
The state herald., 1902-12-19
JUVENILE iLLlTGRAcY.
Census Bureau Makes Public Some
Surprising Figures.

The census Office has issued state
ment giving compilation of figlnes
regarding illiteracy among children of
immigrants and children of natives.
The statement says:
Combining the comparison TO chill
dren between the ages OF ten and four
teen years. In the United States. 1896
per cent. of the native white children
of native parents and g9.1 per cent.
of the native white children Of for
eign born parents are able to read and
write. This surprising difference in
favor OF the children Of foreign born
parents is due largely to the fact that
the children OF the foreign born immi-
grants live mainly In the Northern and
Western states, where the public school
system has already reached high de-
gree OF efficiency. while great numbers
OF native white children of native par
ents live In the Southern states and
In that region about ten per cent. OF the
children are illiterate.
when the comparison is carried out
by geographic divisions the difference
between the Two classes in each part of
the United States. except the South At
lantic states. is found TO be much less
,lan In the whole country. Yet these
figures indicate that In every region ex-
cept the North Atlantic states the liter
ate children of immigrant whites ara a
larger per cent. Of the whole number
OF such children than the literate chill
dren of native whites.
This is partly explained by the clus-
tering of immigrants and their children
mainly In cities and towns. while the
native white children of native parents
live more generally In the rural dis
trlcts. Thus. In the North Atlantic d.
vision there nre 9e6.s5i native white
children. ten To fourteen years OF age
and born Of native parents. Of whom
twenty-three per cent. live In cities
having at lohst % BOO Inhabitants. on
the other hand. among the T3i .I30 ma
tive white children ten to fourteen
years Of age and born Of foreign born
parents. who live In the same group OF
states. aiaty-two per cent. live IN siml-
lar cities. There is no reason TO Infer
from the census figures that the chill
dren of illiterate immigrants arc con
stI,uting n permanent illltcrate class
In the population.
1T will be noticed. however. that tho
foregoing figures relate exclusively "a
immigrants who have been In Tho
country long enough for their children
born here 10 have reached the age oi
ten years. Whether among the children
Of immigrants who have arrived since
1890 there II the same cagerneaH "a
acquire at least nm elementary educn-
ton II In still TO early TO determine
from census figures"
The state herald., 1902-12-19
DEATH OF MRS. U. S. GRANT
AT HER HOME In WASHINGTON

daughter, all of whom are living. Miss
Nellie, the daughter, who became the
wife of Algernon Sartoris in 1874. has
lived in Washington with her mother
for several years. Frederick Dent
Grant, the Oldest son. is in the army.
and two other sons, Jesse and Ulysses
Sherman, live at San Diego. California.
During recent years. since General
Grants death, Mrs. Grant has spent
most of her winters in this city, living
at 2l2l q street, while during the sum
mer she usually lived at Saratoga,
Manchester-by-the-Se and other popu-
lar resorts, until the last two summers,
when she resided with her daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris. at Coburg, Canada. She
also made several visits to her sons in
California during the last few years.
she was Of domestic temperament, and
devoted most of her time to her home
and children. She cared little for So
ciety. and always avoided public notice
as much as possible Her devotion to
her husband YVES remarkable. and dur
ing the latter's unsuccessful years be-
fore the Civil War, and when his for
tune was swept away shortly before his
death Mrs. Grant always bore herself
bravely and was an inspiration to him.
For several years Mrs. Grant has been
so feeble that II was impossible for her
to accept social engagements. She suf-
fered from rheumatism and was COM
PEELED to walk with cane or with the
assistance of an attendant She was
seventy-six years of age at the time OF
her death
The state herald., 1902-12-19
He Knew All About It.

delightfully."- funny story comes
across the water from Paris concern
Ing a well-known public man. who
was recently presented by Soudan-
csc potentate with the Labaksi-Tapo
Order of Merit The recipient. anx-
ious to display the decoration at the
earliest opportunity, applied at once
to the ministry for permission to wear
it. While readily granting the permis-
sion, the minister inquired, with the
ghost of smile:
do you know what the order is
like?"
Certainly" replied the delighted ap-
plicant, "it is beautiful gold ring
and hanging from II a small red en-
amel pipe of peace. should like to
wear It,"
"of course, you may wear 1t, but,
according to law, you have to wear
1t as 1t is worn by the natives OF
Africa"
And how might that be-"
"Why. with the ring through the
nose"
The new knight of the Labaksi-Tapo
order has not been heard of since.
The state herald., 1902-12-19

Washington. Dec. 1i.-Mrs. Ulysses
S. Grant died at her residence in this
city at 11:17 O'Clock tonight. Death
was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant
having suffered for years from valvular
disease of the heart, which was aggra-
waited by a severe attack of bronchitis.
Her age prevented her from rallying
from the attacks. Her daughter, Nell
lie Grant Sartoris. was the only one of
her children with her at the time of her
death, her three sons who had been
summoned here, all being out of the
city.
There were also present at the bed
side when the end came Miss Rose
Mary Sar,oiis. a granddaughter, DR..
Bishop. one Of the attending physi-
clans, and two trained nurses. Death
was peaceful. the sufferer retaining
consciousness practically to the end.
Word has come from Jesse and u. S.
Grant, Jr.. two Of the sons in Califor-
MIA that they have started on their
way to Washington. The other son,
Gen. Fred Grant. is Ia Texas. and he
will hasten here us soon as he receives
a message telling him of his mothers
death. The remains OF Mrs, Grant will
be deposited in the tomb at Riverside
park. New York, where those of her
husband now repose. Whether they
will be taken there Immediately or this
ceremony will be postponed for time
could not be ascertnined tonight.
Four children were born TO General
and Mrs. Grant. three sons and one
The state herald., 1902-12-19
PhIlLppIne Trade Advancing.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Bureau
of Innuinr Affairs Of the War Depart
ment has issued the following com
pnrntiye summary Of the commerce OF
the Philippine islands for the seven
months ending July 81. 1909. and 1901
The total yalu. Of merchandise. ex'
elusive Of gold and silver, imported
during the seven months ended July
~, 1909. was fip.3i0.i31. ms against
siT132, ,?05 for the tnmo period OF
1901. Tho principal Increase In 1908
was In foojstura. the purcharc OF rice
alone exceeding tho figures for 1901
by nearly si.b0o.0Oo. Gold and silver
was imported during the seven months
Of 1909 to the value OF f3,026.7iT,
same period of 1901. si.23o.2ei.' The
value Of imports coming from the
United statca In 1909 was S2,i33.Sse,
n gain OF approximately 100000 IA
compared with 1901.
The annual export trade OF tho r.
lands since American occupation. ~
compared with the output prior 10 that
time, has improved 20 rapidly that the
present monthly average. notwlth'
standing the adverse conditions that
hnyet prevailed during the seven
months Of the current year. is In cx'
cess Of the computed ratio based on
the showing Of former yeara.
The state herald., 1902-12-19

from the custom house, saying II this
satisfaction was not forthcoming In
two hours, at 5 o'clock the fortress
and the custom house would be bonn
barded. On receipt of this demand the
authorities sent message to Presi-
dent Castro asking for Instructions.
A committee of the merchants of
Puerto Cabello then approached the
American consul here, petitioning him
to intervene. The consul accepted this
mission and visited the cruisers, but
he could obtain no alteration in the
decision of the allies.
AT quarter before reply was
received from President Castro, who
authorized the chief official here 10
give the British commodore ample sat
isfaction. Before this answer could be
communicated to the American consul
the hour stipulated for the reply ar
rived. The cruisers Immediately
opened fire on the fortress. The fire
was returned from Fort Solano and
Castle Libertador. but the Venezuelan
guns were soon silenced. While the
| firing continued there was intense ex-
citement in this port. Every house in
town was closed.
The people of Puerto Cabello cannot
account for this precipitate action on
/ the part of the allies. which they con-
slider to be proof that Great Britain
and Germany intend forcing war upon
Venezuela.
The British marines propose to
make use of the cannon in Castle Lib
ertador. No damage was done to the
town. The excitement of the people
| is subsiding.
The state herald., 1902-12-19
"cLARENCE II. MAcKAY.
President Pacific Commercial cabl'
silver Question In Mexico.

Mexico City. Dee. 1.-THE silver
question continue TO be one Of tho
great topics Of public discussion. I,
IN now certain that the silver miners
and farming classes will make n com
mon cause against the adoption Of the
gold standard. The miners argue that
silver mines In gold standard coun.
tries will have 10 shut down nj thu
present price Of silver. while Mexican
mines can continue 10 be operated,
also that silver mining and agriculture
are interests with more claim ON the
protection OF the government than
railroads or merchants. Meantime all
prices are being rnifcd and there n
much nnslotoy among the middle
olasHoH. especially wage oarnora ana
Hnlaricd men. This cost of living II
considered 10 be out Of proportion TO
Incomes.
The state herald., 1902-12-19
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