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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24
H PURE FOOD LAW.
The Report of the Examination of Pure
Food Products.

The Bulletin of the Department
of Agriculture, containing the third
report (for 1902 on the inspection
and analysis of food products under
the Pure Food Law, is ready to go
out. It contains the results of chemi-
cal and microscopic examinations of
$50 samples of various foods and
drinks, collected in seventeen towns
in the State, and sent in by a con-
siderable number of town officials
and individuals. The Bulletin con-
tains Is pages and about 10000
copies will be issued, $4,000 being re-
quired for the regular mailing list
Of the Department.
The class of products covered in
this reportyare baking powders, but
ter and oleomargarine, lard and lard
compounds, canned fruits and vege-
tables, cheese, elders, malts, bitters,
corn meal, flour, summer drinks,
catsups, sauces, salads and other
dressings, commercial stock feeds
and continental stock feeds.
The Department has examined in
the three years operation of the food
law nearly 1900 samples of food
products. The amount of adultera-
ton the first year $4,000 was Sc per
cent, the second year (19O1) 35.7 per
cent, and in the third year (19O2)
21.3 per cent. This decrease in the
adulteration in three years, presum-
ably the effect of the operations of
the Food Law, is no less than remark
able, and re-enforces the statements
made in previous reports that deal
ers and manufacturers are seeking
information as to our Food Law
standards and rulings, and expressing
a desire to make their products com
ply with their requirements.
In this way and through the dis
tribution of information regarding
the brands of adulterated foods in
our food reports, and the press of
the State, a great deal of good has
already been done in an educational
way-the very best way-and a foun-
dation laid for the gradual lettering
of the food products on our markets.
News and Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24

been done on the farms in this Sec
ton preparing for crops. Farmers
generally prepare their land better,
blowing deeper than was formerly
the custom. Few farmers attempt to
raise any kind Of crops without using
the best harrows, as we'll as plows.
Many farmers "subsoil" the lands
they cultivate. The improved meth
DDS are encouraging. 1t is Civ
en- out that the revenue offers in this
section of the State and the section
extending west from Greensboro to
the Tennessee line have been more
active this winter than ever before.
1t is stated upon authority of A. O..
Patterson, agent of Internal Reve-
nue. Department, that more seizures
of Illicit distilleries we're made dur
ing the month of February than have
been made in a year and a half pre-
vious.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Postmaster Bailey, of Raleigh, who
pays all the rural free delivery car
riers, says he thinks about so new
routes are put in operation this
month, but the list will not reach him
until the first of April. There are
now - routes in operation in this
county, and these have put out of
business exactly the same number of
p~ost-offices. In Mecklenburg no less
than 10 post-ofices have been knock
ed out by the rural free delivery, the
number in Buncombe being 4 and in
Craven 4. Two counties have so
far applied for loans under the act
authorizing the lending of the liter
airy fund for the purpose of building
and improving rural public school
houses. One county applied for
$4,000 and another for $1,000
Now that the Legislature is over,
there is more or less talk about the
lobbying done during the session. It
was remarked to-day by a very OBJ
servant gentleman that the Christian
Scientists were the "boss lobbyists"
He said he had never seen their equal,
and believed that they saw every
member of the Legislature.
The State warrants we're sent out
last Thursday for $99,75O, to 70 coun-
ties, being the amount allowed them
to bring their school terms up to four
months. The list is as follows: Ala
nance, $1,171; Alexander, $1,725;
Allegheny, $1,000; Arson, $3.50;
Ashe, $2,46O; Beaufort, $1,371; Ber-
tie, $597; Bladen, $2,754; Brunswick,
$1,575; Burke, $1,833; Cabarrus, 3d.
100; Caldwell, 1902; Camden, $242;
Carteret, $178; Caswell, $2,473; Ca
tawba, 1858; Chatham, $2,185; Cher
okee, $671; Clay, 1868; Cleveland,
$3,691; Columbus, $2,112; Craven,
$3.50; Cumberland, $3,O32; Currituck,
$1,217; Dare, $1,257; Davidson, $3.50;
DupIin, $1,217; Franklin, $1,OO8;
CASTOR, $4O7; Gates, $3.50; Graham,
$3.50; Granville, 1896; Greene, 1929;
Harnett, $2,335; Haywood, $168;
TT- nOOO. HrJo eSS1. Two
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24
STATE NEWS
vpoM cURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
RESPONDENTS and Exchanges.

North Carolina Tobacco Growers
Association and president of the
Farmers Protective Association, will
IN tbc near future announce his can
d;dacv for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation at the hands of the Demo
cratic State Convention III 1904.
Roanoke Chowan Times: Last
Monday two prominent physicians of
Tarboro. DR.. Baker and DIR. Bass,
met on the streets of the town and
Dr. Baker shot DR.. Bass through the
stomach and liver. Both men were
carrying concealed weapons. Life
has about become the most insecure
thing in this State, brought about,
we believe. by the nOn-enfOrcement
of tie laws against crime. People
are losing respect for u courts and
the law. We have had too much
~~suspcnding Judgment" DR.. Bass
died next day.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
The effort to secure a reforma-
tory for young criminals by means
Of a legislative act failed. 1t may
be that a private institution will be
started. The Kings Daughters have
the matter of reformation of young
criminals and of boys who have no
proper home very much at heart, and
it is hoped that something will yet be
done. In the bill, as introduced, a
State appropriation was asked for,
but this was cut out. Even after it
had been thus stricken out the bill
could not be passed.
Raleigh Christian Advocate: A
card from Rev. j. Ed. Thompson,
Presiding Elder of the Statesville
District, brings us the good news
that Statcsville has just voted out
the saloon by a healthy majority of
24O. Statcsville has long been the
banner whiskey town of the State.
The evil rcigned there in all it's force
and m~aliguancy, and the recent cleo
uon makes a new epoch in that good
town. We can no longer look for
legislative enactment against the sa-
loon IN our towns and cities. But
UeFe Is a better way. The citizens
u a place may rise in their might
NV by their votes accomplish their
righteous purpose.
Washington Cor. Charlotte Obser-
'ef' Ex-senator Pritchard has been
endorsed for appointment to a
.p1IcLaI position in the District by
North Carolina Democratic dele
sa'Ion IN Congress-, with the excep.
Wi OF Representative Claude Kitch-
u MI, Kitchen is friendly towards
ex-senator, but he did not care
endorse him. The letter of n
easement refers to Mr.. Pritchard as
sa,s, 5eF OF ability and honesty, pos
so+; .' OF Judicial temperament. This
rI S~on Was taken in view of the fact
a c.nj., ex-senator will probably be
an o,3 for a judicial position at
her "''e' Nearly all of his for
endo ,'ague in the Senate have
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24

growers who have too much straw
in their fields and are afraid their
berries may bloom too much, decided
to cover up Friday, Saturday and
through Sunday. In this way they
are enabled to wear down the excess
of straw and keep warm the straw
berry beetle while it cuts off the sur
plus blooms, and also in case of frost
the top crop will be we'll protected.
Uuder such circumstances the ques-
ton of covering berries is yet an
unsettled one with the growers.
r. Lumberton Argus: On the train
the other night a witty gentleman,
while the epidemic of homicides was
under discussion, remarked that one,
to be hanged nowadays for murder,
should go before the Clerk of the
Court and swear to his purpose and
deliberate intention, with malice, to
kill this man, and then have his aft
davit published in the newspapers
four successive weeks. To which it
was replied that this would fail of
its purpose, as the murderer would
go scot free on the ground of in
sanity. A NEGRO for stealing a hog
goes to the penitentiary; Bishop kills
a man defending his w home, and
he, too, goes to the penitentiary.
Raleigh Post: It has all along
been a open secret that Mr.. Black
burn did not endorse Mr.. Pritchard's
campaign policy in North Carolina.
1t is now asserted as a fact that Mr..
Blackburn, Notwithstanding the de-
malls made, did attempt to prevent
the nomination of Senator Pritchard
by the Republican caucus, and to Sc
cure the same for himself, both as
a rebuke to Mr.. Pritchard and for
the political prestige it would give
Mr.. Blackburn. The plan did not
carry, and Mr.. Pritchard secured the
unanimous endorsement of the mem
bers of his party in the Legislature,
as has been recorded in the history
of events transporting in the early
days of the session.
About a year ago Mr.. Geo. Good
man, a well-to-do farmer of Rowan
County and a member of the Luther
an Church, embraced the Mormon
faith, having been led away by some
of the travelling elders who some
times infest this section. Mr.. Good
man had the zeal of a new recruit
and became so enthused with the
Mormon faith that he sold off his
possessions, took his family and de-
parted for Idaho, where he hoped to
enjoy the Mormon religion in con-
genial surroundings. Last week Mr..
Goodman and his family returned to
Salisbury. Mr.. Goodman says he has
enough of the Mormon religion and
Idaho, and is glad to get back to his
old home. It is very probable, how
ever, that he has spent most or all
his possessions and will have to make
a new start. Experience is a very
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
Signs of War.

Although there never has been a
time within the past century where
there. was less contention, less actual
strife between the nations Of the
earth, there are constant rumOrS of
threatened outbreaks and great ac-
tivity in the way of strengthening
armies and navies is going on among
the leading powers.
The Venezuelan mix-up which in
wolves the United States, England,
Germany, Italy and France is still
very much complicated, and while the
interested governments do not antici-
pate open hostilities, there is an ap-
parent anxiety in all quarters. 1t is
hoped all the war clouds in that region
will pass away. md an amicable SET
Element OF the differences effected.
In the old world the signs Of war
are much more 0min0us. The situa-
tiOn on the Balkan frontier is continu-
ally growing more serious, and Eng
land is expecting trouble there. Rus
STA and Austria are said to be maSsing
large armies ready TO invade the
Turks domains and give the sultan
battle on his own grounds. South
Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
Newton County.Seat Fight.

The relocation of the county seat of
Newton county is apparently no near
er settlement than it was quarter
of a century ago. Three elections
have been held within the past three
years. the last on June I, 1902, result
ing, on the face of the returns, favor
able to relocation at GOodland. Bids
were advertised for in August for a
new courthouse, the same to be erect
ed in GoOdland, but John r. Davis, a
taxpayer in the extreme northern por-
ton of the county through A. G.
Harris. Of Indianapolis, brought in
junction proceedings to restrain the
commissioners from letting contract.
The circuit court refused to eDjoin the
commissioners, but the county coun-
Gil, in session five days later, took a
hand in the controversy and refused
to appropriate dollar.
The commissioners, without funds
and without law or means to raise
money, rejected all bids and since that
time no progress has been made TO-
wards relocation. Citizens of Good
land have appealed to the courts, but
change of venue was taken from the
county Wednesday afternoon. and the
case will be tried before Judge Palmer
In the White circuit court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
AIerdIns Club Rcorsanizss.

At the regular meeting of the Aler-
ding Club at its club rooms Thursday
evening a reorganization took place
St. Aloysius Young Mems society, OF
st. Michael's Church Plymouth Ind,
now takes the place of the Alerding
Club. An entire new Constitution
and Bylaws were adopted.
A large number Of new members
were initiated. The old officers of the
Alerding Club remain in office. The
following new officers were elected
Vice Pres. James Haines. jr. Finan-
cial Sec. Joseph G. Emenaker. Sem
tinel, George Hendricks. After the
meeting the remainder of the even
ing was spent in games and social
amusemeutS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
Career of ]. Edward Addicks.

j. Edward AddickS who on Thurs
day withdrew from the contest for
United States senator in Delware has
for eight years conducted a contest
that is without parallel in this coun-
try. He has had a majority of repub-
lican members of every legislature,
but the minority refused to support
him claiming that his great wealth
was all he had to recommend him,
and for eight years no senator has
been elected in Delaware.
j. Edward Addicks was born in
Philadelphia in 1841, and after
meager education was successfully
clerk In dry goods store, clerk in
flour store, flour merchant and real
estate dealer. Later be went into the
promotion of gas companies, and
when, in 1885. after tremendous
struggle, he obtained franchise from
Boston's city councils, permitting bis
Bay State Gas company, to lay mains
in the streets, his fortune was made.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
Honor the Hen.

The growth Of the poultl industry
IN this country is one of the wonders
OF the time. AS prOdu,e of wealth
the American hen is marvel. To
illnstrat he inci eased earning powers
&C tbs lndustr;> as autccrat of the
barnyard. it may ,e stated that in
Missouri during the Iast fiscal year
the sum derive. from the sale Of
poultry and eggs ran $1,000 ahead of
all the Other products of the state
combined. The totals show that the
old hen, neglected and left )y the
farmer to forage for herself while he
devoted his attention to the field
crops, outstripped them all, including
corn, wheat, oats, fax, timothy seed,
clover seed, millet seed, cane seed, cas-
tOl beans, cotton seed, tobacco, broom
corn, hay and straw.-Lesiie' s Month
In,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
FIRST EFFECTS OF SMALLPOX
How It Feels When You Take the Dis
ease.

For the benefit of those who are
curious about it, one of Logansport's
physicians says to The Pharos that
the smallpox infection Goes not de-
velop tor from nine to ten days, and
that the first. symptoms are very SIM
liar to the opening stage of Influenza
The head and body. especially the
back ache, and there is fever for three
or four days. Then under the skin
there may be felt small hard pellets
that in the course of time develop in
to the vesicles that break through the
skin and ultimately cause the pits
that sometimes mark smallpox i'm
mune. These pellets are generally
distributed oyer the body and are
especially thick on the forehead and
the chest. The pellet form of the
marks is never found in measles or
chlckenpox, neither does the fever
precede the appearance of the marks
in these two last mentioned disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

The ~, ate committee on fees and
salaries which has been considering
the Gard bill have made a favorable
report. under the new hid the county
sher',fs. cler S, auditors, treasurers
aud recol ders vii. receive a straight
Salary out of the public funds, in the
following proportion: Clerks sla0 en-
every loo population UP 10 10000
md 10 cents fol every additional l, 900
with 10 per ce1t IF all fees; auditor,
1870 per thousand up to - and 81
for each 1000 above, wi 8. addi-
tional to repay him 70. vices to
county councils and township advisory
boards; slenffs, sl2e up to 10000 and
IS cents additional per Thousand and
10 per cent of AL fees, treasurers, Sl20
for the first TO- 900, with 60 cents ad-
ditional and 10 per cent of delinquent
taxes; recorders sl2O up to 10000
with so cents additional.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
The Miners and Operators.

1t is evident that an agreement has
been practically reached between the
bituminous miners and operators on
the main points at issue between them
and that the result of the conference
will be embodied in a new agreement
for another year. As was generally ex-
pected, this result is a ecompromise.
The miners demanded 20 per cent. in
crease Of wages. and they got II per
cent. and some concessions on other
points, Considering the circumstances
and the times the operators could
hardly have expected TO avoid grant
ing some increase in wages, and they
probably feel that they are doing
pretty well to get off with an increase
of only II per cent. Yet an increase
of IL per cent. on a wage scale that
was increased % per cent in 1900 over
the scale that prevailed previous to
that time is a material gain for the
miners, and they, too, have reason to
feel satisfied with the result. At the
conference one year ago the operators
made hard fight for a 10 per cent re-
duction in wages, and the miners con-
sldeIed themselves lucky in being able
to maintain the old scale for another
year.
From a public point of view the
best result of the conference is that
an agreement has been reached, or is
practically assured, which averts the
danger of strike. Everybody will
be glad that the miners are to get an
increase of wages and that the opera
tors are able to grant it, but tue
greatest cause for qualification is the
preventing of strike, which, if it
had occurred, would have inflicted
great disaster on the industries of the
country and inconvenience to the pub
Inc. There is every reason to expect
that both parties to the agreement
now made will obSsrve it faithfully.
They are pledged to that policy by the
resolution adopted last year declaring
that 1--WE recognize the sacredness and
binding nature OF contracts or agree
ments thus entered into, and are
pledged in honor TO keep inviolate
such contracts or agreements.
But perhaps the best feature of the
conference is the object lesson it fur
nisheS as to Gbe wiseSt way of settling
labor CONTROVERSIES. PROFESSIONALLY
that is by full, free, frand and friend
ly confer nee between employers and
employees. II iianapolis Journal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

What is the matter with the sugas
trust? Monday when the 1000 en-
ployes in the Havemeyer sugar retin-
cry in Willlagnsburg-the largest of
the trusts plants-called at the cash.
ier's window for their pay they were
bluntly told that the works were clos
ed indefinitely.
There was no warning-not a hint
had been dropped that any such thing
was in contemplation: What does it
mean? Is the market overstocked?
Is it necessary to curtail production in
order to maintain trust prices? II SO
the facts must have been known to
the trust officials for considerable
time. and there was opportunity
enough to give warning to the en-
ployes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

Now that the Luhring bill is dis
posed of effectively, it is not believed
that there will be any more attempts
this session to alter the liquor laws
The brewers were only interested in
repeating the blanket remonstrance
and power of attorney clause of the
Nicholson law and since that can Il
possibly be accomplished this time
they will probably rest. The extreme
temperance advocates would like to
get something stronger on the statutes
but they will not be permitted to.
1t is limited that the brewers will
start their fight next time in the pri-
maries that select the candidates for
the legislature as it is not believed
they will give up their point so easily.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

There is one lone, prominent demo
crat in the United States who be-
lieves that Grover Cleveland is the
most popular democrat now living.
He is Senator Lindsay Of Kentucky
who said to an interviewer, recently.
"There is one man in the demo-
cratic party who can be elected presi-
dent of the United States, and only
one, according to my belief. This
man is not seeking the nomination,
nor is there any possibility Of his get
ting it, but If the name of Grover
Cleveland were to head the ticket
there wonld be victory instead Of de-
feat ia 1904. +"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
Seeking an Arbitrator.

1t is said that the powers, irritated
by the ultimatum presented to them
by Mr.. Bowen on behalf of Venezuela,
have instructed their representatives
at Washington to submit the ques-
tion of preferential treatment to Pres
ident Roosevelt, and in case be refuses
to act, to go with it to The Hague tri-
bunal. OF course there is not the slight
est chance that President Roosevelt
will undertake the role of arbitrator
If reports are true he is disqualified,
even if he should be willing to act. For
he is said to be wholly opposed to the
preferential plan. Ii that is SO, he
could not act in an uDprejudiced way.
What is going on behind the scenes
can not, of course, be known. But it
is at least clear that if the powers
have taken the course they are said to
have taken, they have in effect ac-
cepted the terms of the ultimatum
presented by Bowen. For he asked
that the matter be submitted to The
Hague tribunal if there could be no
agreement as to preferences. InaSmuch
as it is known that the powers have
all along been reluctant to resort to
The Hague court, it is little re-
markable that, after objecting to
Bowen, they should thus fall in with
this Observation-Disclosures News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

Capt. Hobson has shown his good
faith by sending in his resignation to
the Navy Department, and now the
congressman in Alabama whose seat
he is supposed to be after will begin
to do some hard thinking. 1t is the
firm belief of the captains friends
that he is incapacited for active duty
on account of the condition of his
eyes, and the feeling that he has been
misused by congress, perhaps at the
instance of the Alabama delegation,
will bring him an army Of supporters
should he decide to become ca1di-
date for seat.-Nebraska State Jour-
nal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

Minister Bowen will make a big
reputation il a peaceful settlement is
reached in the Venezuela difficulty,
and undoubtedly such settlement
will be reached. He has right on his
side, and a majority Of the nations
France, Belgium, the Netherlands,
the United States and Other-having
claims against Venezuela are with him
In his connection. The world is
likely to hear more Of Browen after
the. Venezuela incident is out OF the
way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

There will probably be several can
didates for mayor at the election in
Chicago in April. The nomination Of
Carter Harrison by the democratic
machine is certain and his opponents
In the democratic party have selected
a committee of 100 who will take
charge of Clarence S. Darrow's inde-
pendent candidacy, and there will
probably be an independent republic
can candidate regardless of whom the
republicans nominate. y
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12
President Roosevelt has decll,


President Roosevelt has declined
the invitation of the allied powers to
arbitrate the question as to whether
they shall receive preferential treat
ment in the settlement Of the claims
against Venezuela over the other
creditor nations. At O'Clock Friday
afternoon he instructed Secretary
Hay to dispatch note to the British
embassy advising the British ambas-
sador to that effect. The matter,
therefore, now will be referred to The
Hague tribunal. This viii result in
the immediate raising Of the block
ade.