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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
BIG COTTON MILL FOR KANSAS CITY.

The suggestive announcement is
made that Kansas City soon is to have
the largest cotton mill in the world
an establishment to cost 100000,
to employ 1000 operatives with an es-
timated pay roll amounting annually
to one-fourth of the capitalization of
the company; 100000 spindles and
10000 looms are annually to trans
form 10000 bales of cotton into 49,
100000 pounds of finished cloth, worth
$12, 10000. The figures are stipend
Gus beyond comprehension, and the
fact that the mill is to be erected on
the Missouri River and, in the face of
the movement of cotton manufacture
to the South, to come so far to the
North as Kansas City, is Indicative of
the rapid changes going forward in
the industrial and commercial world.
Heretofore the West has looked en-
tirely to the South and New England
for its cotton supplies. To create so
vast an enterprise as here is contem-
plated midway of the continent is an
experiment fraught with large posi-
bilities, and all will be interested to
note the outcome.-Chicago Rural
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
ADMIRAL DEWEY ON PHILIPPINE MAT
TIERS.

Some decidedly sensational state
ments were made by Admiral Dewey
in the course of his recent testimony
before the Philippine Commission.
The New York Outlook says of the
matter:
His story of the surrender of Ma
Mia and his relations with Aguinaldo
contained some points not before made
public. Admiral Dewey said that he
never gave the Filipino republic the
slightest recognition; he had no au-
thority to do so and did not consider
it an organized government. He de-
MED emphatically that he had ever
saluted Aguinaldo's flag; he did not
ever address Aguinaldo as General"
He said that the Spaniards feared
the Filipinos would enter Manila, and
therefore surrendered to him in adj
vance There was no need for the
loss of a mar in the capture of the
city. No gun would have been fired
except for the desire of the Governor,
who said his honor demanded that a
few shots be fired. $50 I had to kill
a few" Admiral Dewey added. Prac-
tically, the Admiral claimed, Manila
was surrendered Cor offered for sur
render) to him the day of the naval
engagement. The first intimation
Admiral Dewey received of the aspira-
ton of the Philippine people for an
Independent government was, he said,
Aguinaldo's proclamation of July Is,
and he thought it of such little impor-
lance that he did not even cable it to
Washington. Aguinaldo, when he
first reached Luzon, was discouraged
and wanted to go to Japan, but Ad-
miral Dewey encouraged him to or
ganize his people and aid the Ameri-
cans, but without giving any pledges
as to the future relations of Ameri-
cans and Filipinos. Later he said to
Aguinaldo: "There is the enemy; you
pursue your sourse and we will pursue
ours" Admiral Dewey added: "I
think this is the wisest thing I ever
said. They we're assisting us, and at
the same time fighting their own bat
ties. I had in mind in dealing with
the Filipinos the assistance that the
negroes had given the Federal forces
during the Civil War. We availed
ourselves of that assistance, and I
thought we could accept the aid of the
Filipinos in the same way. Their one
idea was to get rid of the Spaniards."
Of Aguinaldo the Admiral said he
thought too much had been made; he
was a mere fgurehead, surrounded by
stronger men like Mabini and Luna;
the opinion was also expressed that
Aguinaldo was bent on loot and per-
sonal gain. Of Consult General
Pratt's suggestions and letters the
Admiral made small account, saying
that he regarded Pratt as a mere busy
body. In answer to a question as to
why he took possession of Subig Bay,
the Admiral said that he "didn't want
any other power to interfere" When
asked if he had not repeated his orig
inal statement to the Navy Depart
ment that the Filipinos we're more
capable of independent government
than the Cubans, Admiral = Dewey
replied: 81 did, and / still think So"
Later he qualified this by saying that
neither Cubans nor F~ilipinos were ca
pable of self-government.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
LINDSAY PATTERSON FOR CHIEF JUS
TICE.
1t is Reported That Republicans Will Offer
Him the Nomination.

1t is Reported That Republicans Will Offer
Him the Nomination.
Winston-Sal July 9.-It is given
out here today that the Republicans
will offer Mr.. Lindsay Patterson, a
prominent lawyer here, the nomina-
ton for Chief Justice of the North
Carolina Supreme Court. When
questioned about the rumor today, MI.
Paterson admitted that he had heard
such a report, but stated that he knew
nothing official.
Mr.. Patterson was first a Republi-
can, but became a Democrat when
President Cleveland was first nomi-
mated. He was a candidate for res
idential e~lector on the Palmer-Buck-
ner ticket in 1896. It is certain that
he would attract a large part of the
independent Democratic vote should
he be nominated for Chief Justice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15

Says Golfers Weekly: Mr.. CIeve-
land and Mr.. Hill, strangers once,
have come together on a public plat
form in New York, interchanged COM
pliments and prophesied victory for
a harmonized party. Harmony in
this case seems to mean the .eface-
ment of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan, to
whom this sacrifice does not appeal
has retorted with an exceptionally
fierce attack on the two Eastern men,
particularly on Mr.. Cleveland, al
though he compliments Mr.. Hills
smoothness by remarking that the ex-
Senator is the more dangerous of the
two. As for Nh. Cleveland, "his Adj
ministration, instead of being a foun-
tain of Democracy, sending pure and
refreshing streams, became a stagnant
pool from whose waters foul vapors
arose, poisonous to. those who fingered
near. Having debauched his par
ty, he stabbed it to prevent its return
to the paths of virtue" And this IL
harmonyi
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
NORTH CAROLINA BOYS AT WEST POINT.

Mr.. W. r. Robertson returned home
yesterday after a pleasant visit of sew
eral weeks in the North. Last week he
spent a day at the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point. He
says that the North Carolina boys in
the Academy are doing well. Mr..
Ernest Graves, of Chapel Hill, stands
third in his class, which is beginning
it's second year. Mr.. Henry Winston,
son of President George T. Winston,
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College, at Raleigh, ranks eighth in
the same class and stands at the head
of his class in English. Mr.. Thomas
Osborne, son of Judge F. I. Osborne,
of Charlotte, is No. Is in the same
class with the above young men. Mr..
Dewitt Jones, a son of Conductor Fl.
V. Jones, who runs between Atlanta,
Ga, and Charlotte. is the room mate
of Mr.. Osborne. He ranks eleventh
from the highest. There are $50 of
the brightest young men in the Uni
ted States in the second class.-Char-
lotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-07-15
TEE FERTILIZER TRUST IS PROSPECTING.

New York, July 12.-The annual re-
port of the Virginia-C Carolina Chemi-
cal Company, shows that the earning
on the common stock Con shares out
standing) is equal to 1912 per cent
on that issue.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
Many Uses of a Banana.

Immense fortunes have been made
out of the banana business. Revenues
do not accrue alone from the sale of
the fruit, for the leaves are used for
packing; the juice, being strong in
tannin, makes an indelible ink and shoe
backing; the wax found on the under
side of the leaves is valuable arti-
Gle of commerce; manila hemp is made
from the stems, and of this hemp are
made mats, plated work and lace
handkerchiefs of the finest texture:
moreover, the banana is ground into
banana flour. The fruit to be sold for
dessert is ripened by the dry warmth
of tlaring gasjets in the storage places,
in which it is kept, and care has to be
taken to prevent softening or overrip-
ening. The island of jamaica Yields
great crops of this useful and money
making fruit.-Chicago Post
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29

Sometimes Al otherwise excellent
GOV. is rendered partially or totally
worthless for the dairy because of
habit Of leaking milk, says c. Z. Good
rich in Hoard's Dairyman. This fault
cannot always be detected unless the
milk is seen to be leaking. 1t does not
follow that because q cow milks east
~ that she will leak her milk; far
from it. Still, those that do leak usu-
ally milk rather easy. Sometimes the
milk seems to drip away from the
teats nearly as fast as it is made, and
the udder is always nearly empty.
This makes COW worthless as milk
er, but can be detected any time ex-
cept when she is dry. Other COWS do
not leak until the udder is well dis
tended and they lie down, forcing the
milk out in a stream and making quite
a puddle Of milk on the ground or floor.
Sometimes the close observer will de-
tect this.
Another fault that some COWS have
is the habit of sucking other cows or,
worse still, Of sucking themselves. My
advice is never to buy such cow un>
der any circumstances if one can de-
tect the fault. Such a cow may posi-
bly, be prevented from sucking but she
can never be cured of the inclination
to do so and will surely be a source of
vexation.
If the COW you are looking at has q
ring in her nose or has her nose pierced
for ring, don't buy her. That was
done for something and probably in a
vain attempt TO prevent her from suck
ing. If she has her tongue slit, it is
for the same reason. But, no matter,
she can suck just the same. If the hair
is worn off about her head or neck, be
sure that it is not caused by some toy
gerry put there to prevent her sucking.
A Good Guernsey Heifer.
Sire, Champion of Homestead, 1913,
dropped Aug. IA, 1900; calved May IA,
1902, and from June to June 10, in
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
The inventor of the Cork.

Don PerignOn, poor blind monk,
first thought of cork for bottle stop
pers. He was employed in royal
monastery as overseer of the extensive
vineyards, being himself a manufac-
turer. Indeed, it is said he discovered
by experimenting with wines and
grape juices that highly effervescing
beverage known as champagne Ne
cessity in his case was doubtless the
mother Of his inventing the cork stop
per, for his champagne must have
needed a better stopper than was then
used-merely bunch of fax soaked
in oil. If he was the first to put cork
into a bottle, the world is indebted to
him, since it's impermiability elastici-
ty and lightness render. it invaluable
for this USE
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
A Concession In Price.

People in frontier towns said a
klondike pioneer, get used to paying
big money for trifies, and 50 for box
of SardineS and So for IL pound OF bad
coffee become reasonable prices. |
kicked once upon q time because the
price asked was too small. 1t was like
this: l had a jumping toothache, was
nearly wild with it, when | went to
the shanty where was told there was
dentist A rough looking fellow told
me that he was it, and l asked him to
draw my tooth. He looked me over,
got his forceps fastened on my tooth
and yanked it out after couple of
hard twists.
How much?' / asked.
"'Well, 50, / guess, said the dentist
Il paid him, although my jaw still
ached pretty badly.
"'That's the cheapest thing I've seen
around here said
"'Well,' he said, thought I'd make
it low because, on account of the bad
light, I pulled the wrong tooth
II had to go the next day to have
the bad tooth out, and he made mat
ters square by charging me $10."-
New York Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
Broke the Rule.

A Boston man recently RECALLED a
party of friends with story about q
certain nameless club in Boston which
has strict regulations against gam
Bling.
A quartet of club members decided
to break that rule by game CT poker
for small stakes. So they adjourned
to one of the small rooms OF the club
and called the old colored servant to
bring 4 pack of cards. When he
brought them, one Of the members
queried:
John, suppose it would be some
thing utterly new in this club if we
should do such thing as play for
money with these cards?''
The negro scratched his head and
deliberated, finally answering:
BOSS, I'ze been wild dis club long
time and I'ze seen many things
Eyes, but what have you secn:"
"fze seen ebry rule oh dis club vi
lated ceptin' one."
What rule is that one:"
DE rule 'gainst gibbin' tips to dc
serbants''
And straightway that rule was re-
lieved of it's lonesomeness among its
fellows.-New York Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
Praise OF Work Well Done

Perhaps there is nothing else so
productive OF cheerful, helpful service
as the expression of approval or praise
OF work we'll done. and yet there is
nothing so grudgingly, SO meagerly
given by employers. Many of them
seem to think that commentator is
demoralizing and that the voicing Of
appreciation will lead to listlessness
and the withdrawal of energy and in
terest. This evinces but a poor knowl-
edge of human nature, which is al
ways hungering for appreciation. But
how mistaken such views are is shown
by the loyal and unstinted service Civ
en- to those large minded men who
treat their employees as members of a
family committed to their care.-'~
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
How New Faced Death.

Marshal Ney was the son of a hard
working cooper and had risen from the
ranks of the army. He was a child of
the people, and whatever may have
been his vanities he threw them all
aside in his last days.
When he was led out to death, an Of
ficer ordered a bandage tied over his
eyes.
"Why should you do that?' said Ney.
Haven't / been accustomed for TWEEN
ty-five years to look bullets and cannon
balls in the face|
He himself ordered the soldiers to
fire, standing and facing them
His career summed up in one life the
spectacular heroism of the past.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
Hot Chocolate Sauce.

Boil together a cup of water and a
nalf-cup of sugar for two minutes, add
ing pinch of cinnamon as it boils.
Strain and return to the fire with four
sn a little water Boil, stirring stead
lily, for three minutes, then add a tea
spoonful of vanilla and serye-Chicago
Daily News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
Selection of Cows.

ter. The picture is from Hoards Dali
ryman.
Selection Of Cows.
A correspondent of the New York
Farmer tells of q dairyman who had
chance to sell at Il fair price five
out of his twenty-five cows He Sc
lected what he thought were the five
poorest ones. The buyer took them
home, tested them by the Babcock
test and began feeding what he called
a we'll balanced ration. He SOON found
he had five fair mixers whose milk
showed high amount of butter tat.
The one who sold them is thinking
that through ignorance of his business
he sold the money making COWS out Of
his herd. Since last March he has
begun to weigh and test his milk, and
he has learned that he underestimated
some cows and overestimated others,
and next fall will probably see some
going to- the slaughter. While we do
not doubt this, we would say that from
March until June is not a fair test,
says the American Cultivator. The
test for year or from calf to calf
again is the only true test. We have
had COWS give large amount for four
Or five months, but little for the next
three months and nothing for three
months more. and we have had others
that gave less when they were flush.
but as much nine months after they
were fresh as at first and did not go
dry at ali. We have had at least one
that was bought two months before
she calved whose milk for the first
two months scarcely showed more than
what chemists would call "a trace of
cream about as thick as sheet of pa
per, while six months later, when she
lad reduced her milk to perhaps ten
pounds day, it had cream on it
that would be no discredit to a Jersey
COW. But she was lean when we bought
her, having had no grain and rather
poor hay all winter, and when her calf
was a month old we began to feed her
literally with grain, that she might be
fit to kill in the fall. But if we cannot
feed butter fat or cream into the milk
it was her fault that she did not give
richer milk earlier in the season.
Dairy Cows Wanted
1t is the herd Of special purpose dali
ry COWS we want and not the herd
kept to furnish chores for the owner
or hired man. 1t is not possible or wise
for many farmers to own herd of full
blood cows. but it is every farmers
own fault who has been keeping cows
for five to ten years and has not
reached or passed the 300 pound mark
in butter production.-Dairy and
Creamery.
Type Not Accidental.
Dairy type is not an accident; it is
not something that just happened.
There are good reasons for every point
of makeup. In studying the dairy COW
all idea of beef should be abandoned.
The cow with beef tendencies must
differ in type from the dairy cow, and
the dairy cow cannot have a beef
form.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-29
All Women to Vote.

Now that Attorney General Hicks
has given his decision, supporting the
claim of Wisconsin women for suf-
frage, there need be no doubt as TO
their right to vote in the election of
the state superintendent of schools at
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-26
CANAL PROTOCOL.
The Document Recalled by Colem
bian Minister for Modification
Again Presented.

Washington, April 19.--The Colon
bian canal protocol, which was deliv-
cred at the state department on April
1 and afterward recalled by Minister
Concha for notifications, was again
presented to Secretary Hay Friday.
The proposal as to price is set out
as follows: One year after the ex-
change of notifications of a treaty,
the United States shall pay Colombia
the lump sum of 81, 600, 900. This figure
will represent IA years rental, al $780,
900 year. AT the end of the IA years
period the price which the United
States shall pay each year is to be
fixed by mutual consent of the two
countries. in case the parties cannot
agree upon a sum, it will be left to an
arbitrator selected between the two
governments. The protocol provides
for the appointment of joint COM
mission representing Colombia and
the United States, which will arrange
and provide for all matters pertain
ing to the administrat ton of affairs
within the proposed canal belt, includ-
ing the membership of the mixed tri-
bunals for the administration of JUS
tice and other steps necessary to the
joint occupation of the belt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-26
FIRE HORROR ON
A RIVER BOAT.
Steamer City of Pittsburg Is Burned to Waters
Edge Near Cairo, ILL.,, and Scores Perish by
Fire or Water---Late Reports Do Not
Lower Estimates of the Dead

Breeze and wife and son, and son of
Archie M. Allen, of Pittsburg. Capt.
Phillips says 20 or 25 of the passengers
are missing and the same number of
the crew.
Death List Grows.
Cairo, ILL.,, April 22.-After search
ing two days the death roll of the
has not been reduced any from the
first reports. Of the 145 people on
the boat when it burned Sunday
morning about half are still missing,
and no further hope for them is ex-
pressed. The books and valua bles
of the boat, crew and passengers are
still in the ruins. The wreck is
above water and still smoldering
Owing to the heated condition of the
hull, search for those cremated in it
has not been begun and very few of
the bodies of those who are drowned
have been recovered, owing to the
swift current at the scene of the
disaster.
Sensational reports have been cir
culated about an alleged quarrel be-
tween the officers of the steamer and
the routsabouts and that the fire may
have been of incendiary origin, but no
credence is given to these reports.
Many stories have been told by sur
vivors of their thrilling experiences in
escaping from the burning decks and
some of them are of a most startling
character. The victims were from
points along the Ohio valley and they
have left trail of bereavement from
Pittsburg to the Mississippi.
Death List May Reach 100.
a careful estimate by those who
were aboard the City of Pittsburg puts
the loss of life at 63 as the lowest, and
the opinion of some who have kept a
tab on the missing is that the list will
approximate 100. There is no means
of obtaining the exact figures, as the
register of passengers and the list of
the crew were burned, and Purser
Dana Scott and others rely on their
memories in making the estimate. OF
this appalling death list only three
bodies have been recovered and identi-
fed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

Kate Zielinski. undoubtedly the old
est person in Michigan, died in Cold
water at the age of 112 years.
In session in indianapolis the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
elected d. NJ. Parry, of that city, pres
ident, and petitioned congress not to
pass the anti-injunction bill.
The beef trust is said to have also a
grip on the egg supply.
Dispatches say the outlook is en-
couraging for large yield of winter
wheat
Conductor Clarence Turner and
Fireman John McGann were killed in
a freight train wreck at Riverside, KY.
In Missouri court decision permits
teachers to whip pupils whenever it is
deemed necessary.
At the university of Michigan the
total enrolment for the year is :. 700
just three short of the number for the
preceding year.
In Nebraska and South Dakota 400.
600 acres of Rosebud Indian agency
will be opened to settlement this sum.
mer.
The governor of Iowa has offered a
reward of 81, 200 for the murderers OF
the Peterson children at Des Moines.
In a Chicago interview NJ. Z. ingalls,
president of the Big Four railroad
said that the safety limit of railway
mergers had been reached.
In a fire that destroyed the building
occupied by the Depot Carriage and
Baggage company in Kansas City, No.
40 horses were cremated.
Philip Wallace and Ellis Washington
tcolored) were hanged at Donaldsville
La, for killing Lee Geismar, mer
chant at Geismar: on January -.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-26
CITIES DESTROYED.
Earthquake in Guatemala Said to
Have Killed Fully Five Hum
dred Persons.

Guatemala, April 21.-The three
earthquakes of Friday night reduced
to ruins Quesaltenango, the second
city of Guatemala, and having $4,000
inhabitants, and completely destroyed
the town of Amatitlan. Both of these
towns were capitals of the depart
ments bearing the same name. The
disaster is greater than the first re-
ports led the public here to believe.
News of the destruction, which ex-
tended 100 miles along the western
coast of the republic, is coming slowly,
because all telegraph wires are down.
1t is known that Amatitlan exists no
more as a town, the seismic disturb
ance having been so great. The in
habitants-that is, those of the 1000
residents who escaped death in the
cataciysm-are camping in the open
air for safety, not daring to return to
the ruined confines of the town. Some
of the inha bitants are building tenn
porary mud huts. 1t is said 500 lives
were lost.