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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-24

and principal. This would in a few
years bring the farmers on a cash
basis. There will never come a time
when every one will be so that he
will pay cash for what he buys. Now
a man that can borrow $500 and fur
nish security does not need any
change in the law regulating the
rate of interest. Those farmers who
have money to loan would be benefit
ted.
In a former article we showed the
difference in cash and time prices.
Now suppose a farmer needs money
to the amount of 5000 at per cent
for nine months, which would only
be $12. To buy that amount of
goods for the same length of time he
would have to pay from $35 to $50
more. This is the cause of 80 many
farmers losing their homes. If they
lack a little every year, in a short
time it amounts to so much that it
discourages them and the way looks
so dark that many give up and let
the little home go. We saw a long
time ago that we could not succeed
this way, so we went to borrowing
money instead of running a store
account. IF Messrs. Brown and Sat
terwhite can offer a better plan or
show us that we are wrong we will
gladly surrender, but it must be
something practical and not theory.
Many of the readers perhaps re-
member that we wrote on this same
subject several months ago. The
farmers of South Carolina and Geor-
gia borrow money instead of follow
ing our system. In the former State
the crop lien law was changed some
years ago. The farmers just endorse
for each other, and give no other Sc
curity.
We worked and voted for the re-
ductlOn OF the rate OF interest at the
time it was done. We thought it
best then, and still think so for the
conditions existing at that time.
But as every thing else has advanced
we think it would be best to let the
rate of interest be changed so that
more money would come into the
country. Large enterprises can get
all they need but the farmer and
small borrowers cannot. The present
law acts somewhat like the tariff on
imports. Now, do not think we are
in the banking business, for we often
borrow more than we lend.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., n. @.
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the mistake will be made if it is
made. The great meat producing
breeds were brought to their present
state Of excellence by the most judi
cious care in selection and then an
abundance of good nutritious food:
these points neglected, deterioration
begins almost immediately.
A very small proportion of our
farmers know what a really finished
steer is. A trip to some of the great
stock yards Christmas week would
be an eye-opener to many feeders.
We must produce cheap feed in
abundance, and no where in America
can the best stock foods be produced
as cheaply as right here in the
South. We have the greatest variety
if we will only grow them. King
Corn, Queen Cowpea, Prince Cot
tonseedmeal, and a host of lesser
lights, such as SOLO beans, Kaffr sor-
ghum, alfalfa, clover, and all the
grasses, will produce we'll if given
half a chance.
Of course every intelligent stock
man knows that the corn plant we'll
ripened, cut and elevated into a good
tub silo makes the cheapest and one
of the best stock foods that can be
produced. Having a liberal supply
of this, cottonseed meal to mix with
it, and what peavine hay we need for
dry feed, the stock feeder can feel
that he has as good feed as the world
affords.
The selection of the sire should be
given the most careful attention of
the stock breeder. With we'll bred
females to cross him on, the sire is
one-half the herd, and when he is ex-
pected to be mated with those of in
ferior blood, he is a great deal more
than half. So be content with moth
ing short of the best in the matter
of sires.
Summing it up, let us learn how
to select our animals for profitable
production; grow feed in abundance
to supply their every want; mix large
quantities of natural and acquired
knowledge with the feed; market the
product with care, and the future of
meat production in the South will
take care of itself.
A. L. FRENCH.
SUNNI Homo Farm Rnckin cham
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AGRICULTURE
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
CVIII.
CVIII.

CVIII.
EDITOR Of The Progressive Farmer:
Are these facts? If so, what is the
remedy?
Here is a farmer with a one-horse
Or two-horse farm. He has corn and
Other feed to supply his needs till
harvest. He has meat enough to last
perhaps till September, but has no
money. He has only two sources
from which he can get any money or
goods to buy needed clothing, pay his
church and society fees, buy school
books and newspapers and, neces-
sary medicines-eggs and his own
labor or the labor of his children.
The first source is not sufficient and
to use the latter means a failure on
the part of his own farm. He has
been running a store account for
several years, bought his fertilizer
on time, and most of the time was
able to settle up in full at the end
Of the year. But once every two or
throo .yoors he would lack a little of
Laying up.
Now this condition extends over
the entire cotton belt and perhaps
beyond. If you will consult the lner-
chants over the country they will
tell YOU these facts are true.
Now what is the remedy? For our
farmers to become prosperous we
must change this system. Aud the
only plan we can think Of is to bor-
row money in the place of running
store account, securing it by a
crop hen. A man who has money to
invest will use one of three plans:
W Place it in a bauk or hide it ont
"here 1t does not draw any interest
Dut Is apparently safe, or he will N
vest It IN bonds that pay a small in
'ereSt but are not taxed but little, or
else % he will invest it in something
'nat will yield him good per cent,
U"' ne runs considerable risks and
'"e larger the profit the more risks
he will take.
II the rate of interest were
'"anged so that bankers and others
tO"Id loan their money at 10 per cent
lO' less time than six months, and 8
per cent for twelve months in sums
IeSS than $500, you would see small
AIMS spring up all over the country
O farmers could borrow what
,-lOiIey they need and in a few years
many OF them would be lending
.oLeS' The law should regulate the
a ssS Ior liking" the necessary paper
~ u place the penalty for violating
VIC law at forfeiture of both interest
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It is said the administration will
be satisfied if Congress provides for
publicity, assists in prosecuting
pending suits and prohibits the
granting and acceptance of rebates
as antitrust measures.-Baltimore
Sun.
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ACSAA " use IL "4SG4yS anu OSAS~E |AS
Best Animals.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
That there is a great awakening
among the farmers of the South to
the Importance of livestock as a fac
tor in the upbuilding of Southern
agriculture, no well-informed man
will question for moment.
The whole agricultural press
points toward education along this
line. The stock interests at the lead
ing agricultural fairs are receiving
their full share of attention from the
better class of Southern farmers.
Stock breeders with really good stock
are having no difficulty in disposing
of their surplus at fair prices. All
this I believe points to better time
coming for the live stock business
of the South.
Are we as a class ready to meet
this advance half way, fitted to re-
ceive these fine focks and herds, pre-
pared to give them the intelligent
care necessary not only to maintain
but to improve upon their good quail
tiles, and have we that greater
knowledge required to eliminate
those qualities which are bad? It
is the general opinion among busi
ness men who are acquainted with
matters pertaining to live stock
farming that it requires the very
highest degree of intelligence to sue
cessfully handle a first class stock
farm. No half way measures will
do; one must simply know his busi-
ness to succeed in the fullest sense
of the term.
The feeding and care of farm ami
mails is in itself life study and with
this knowledge must go a love for
stock, an understanding of type in
the different breeds-without which
a breeder is as much lost as a ship at
sea without rudder. It may mean
all the difference between profit and
loss. He must know that the long
leg, long nose, extremely long back,
large bone, coarse hair and mean dis
position never go to make up the
profitable meat animal; on the other
hand the sluggish animal, like the
lazy man, has no place on the twen-
tieth century stock farm. The bright
eye, broad head, mellow hide, low
broad compact form, straight under
and upper line, deep quarters, and a
splendid appetite, are the qualities
we must look for in the meat pro-
ducing animal of to-day and to-mor-
row. And then something to satisfy
that appetite. Right here is where
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Treasury figures for 1902 show that
exports of manufactures increased
$15, 5,5OO,OOO and of agricultural prod
ucts decreased $12O,OO0,OOO, COM
pared to 1901.
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STOCK RAISING IN THE SOUTH.

We Have the Cheapest Feed-Let Us
Learn to Use it Wisely, and Select the
Best Animals.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
FIRE BOARDS FINANCES
Commissioners Receive Clerk
Esterbrook's Annual
Report. f

Clerk Chtrles Esterbrook, of the Fire
Board. submitted his annual report to
the Fire Commissioners last night.
1t shows that the total appropriations
for the year amounted to 1885, 80.
There was added to the amount S720 in
fees, from permits to. fenda oil and sell
fireworks. OF the S720, 1854 was cred-
tied to claims and s1S6 to the Jersey City
Firemen's Pension Fund.
Up to June / last all of the fees went
to the credit of the claims account, but
under the pension act which became OPP
erative on the first of last June the fees
in bulk are credited to the pension fund.
The total receipts for the year with
permit fees were $252, ,676.55 and the ex-
penditure reached a total of $244, ,044,S3,
leaving balance of $S,631.72 which was
credited to the following accounts: Salary
$2,7ST43; pension 81 cents; claims.
1851. 20; repairs to Department buildings,
So, ,007.0S; 125 alarm bells $221 .65; ar
chftects' fees and adjoining connected
with proposed new engine house on Man
ming avenue, $263.55.
This latter amount is credited TO the
account erection of Engine House, No.
II, on Manning avenue The sum of
$500 was specially appropriated to pay
for plans, advertising, etc., and only
$236. 45 was expended when all further
operations with regard to the building
and equipment of the house We're sus-
pended last fall owing to legal difficult
ties brought about by Comptroller Hough.
The Clerks report also shows that
claims at the close of the fiscal year
amounting to $335.10 remained unpaid,
but that most of them had liauidated
since then.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Superintendent Snyder Re-
ported Some interesting
Figures for Month
of December.

City Superintendent of Schools Henry
Snyder presented the following report
of statistics of the Public Schools for the
month of December, 1902, at; last night S
meeting of the Board of Education.-
Time lost by absence of teachers,
1,947; total, December, 1901, 1,541; in
crease, 406.
Number of children refused admission,
5S; last, year, 80; decrease, 2.
Number ON register last day of the
week, 24.S07; last year. 23,6S7; increase,
1,120
Average register, q, 1906; last year. 49,
IA; increase, 1,052
Average attendance, 22,s67; last. year,
22,275; increase, 592.
Number of teachers, 61S; last year,
$50; increase. 80.
Percent of average attendance COM
pared with average register, 92 %; last
year. 93.75; decrease.
Statistics of the evening schools for
the same month We're as follows:
Number on register, December 81,
SS2; last year, OIL; decrease, 20.
Average register for the month, 917;
last wear, 937; decrease, 20.
Average attendance, 727; last year,
T20: increase, {.
Number of classes, 81; last year,
same.
Number Of teachers, 50; last year
same.
Percentage of attendance, 1913; last
year, 76.S; increase, 2.5.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23

and exception is made only when there
is good reason, but she does not like to
make even theexception. The reason why
she desires that both parties to the mar
riage be Catholics is that they are be-
come one by marriage, and that the pfin-
cipal thing in the life of all is religion,
and where there is opposition in religious
belief there is not as rule going to be
harmony in other things, and where there
is opposition there is always the danger
of unhappiness and life Of misery. Also
there is danger, sometimes at least, that
the Catholic may become lukewarm and
Indifferent in faith. There is danger that
the children may not be brought up in
the Catholic faith and for these reasons
the Church is opposed to mixed mar
riages'
The lecture was given by Rev. John j.
Burke on the ''Real Presence of Christ
in the Holy Eucharist Tonight the
subject will be most important, Chris
tianity and Infallibility or Nei-
ther." Books and pamphlets will be dis
tributed.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
THE BELL THAT NEVER T0lLED
Stolen From the Hattie Dunn
Found by he Police.

Things have gone wrong on the schoo-
ner Hattie Dunn for two nights and a
day. but thanks to the vigilance of the
Jersey City police everything will be well
in the future. Men were not called to
stand their watches or even to mess un-
less a man was sent below to deliver the
message in person. The reason of this
was the disappearance of the ships bell.
1t was found finally in the possession
Of John Malloy, of No. 246 Monmouth
street. and Samuel Mulligan, Of No. 2TS
Second street. The bell never tolled on
them because it had no tongue, but new
ertheless they will wiring their hands in
rage Malloy for thirty and Mulligan
for ninety days in the County Jail as a
result of having the bell in their pos
session.
They received the above sentences in
the First Criminal Court yesterday morn
ing.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
sPLEND0R OF THE ARlON BALL
A Gorgeously .caparisoned Pro-
ccssion to Preoeae the Dancing.

The custom of the Arion Society to
precede their masquerade ball, which
takes place Friday night, February 6, in
Madison Square Garden, with a gor-
geously arranged procession, win not be
deviated from this year. There will be
the usual display of magnihcently dec
grated massive floats with beautifully
costuned men and women impersonating
gay princes, dancers. minstrels, harle-
quins, clowns, dancing girls, female
slaves and Nautch girls.
The floats will be the most imposing
picturesque vet designed. The first viii
have upon it an allegorical group iflustra-
ting the motto of the occasion, Wine,
Woman and Song There will be ten
living figures in all, grouped beneath two
towering pillars arched, representing the
ancient City Of Nuremberg. knights Of
the Middle Ages will be celebrating joy
ously festival, embodying Wine
handsome young women holding mando-
iins illustrative Of Women and min
strels with instruments denoting the last
word of the phrase, Song
The cost of all, it is said, will exceed
$4,000. There will be other spectacular
pieces in the procession calculated to en-
hance magnihcence.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
COME One
COME ALL
Realty Sale Today Brings
Another Iniustry to
Town.
SENATOR CHlLDS'S ENTERPRISE
Buys a House on Montgomery
Street for Another of His
Famous Restaurants.

The building known as No. 45 Mont
gomery street, was sold this morning to
Senator Samuel s. Childs, of Somerset
county, for q31 600, and when it is re-
modelled it will be transformed into a
restaurant on a very big scale.
This piece of property lis part of the
Sisson estate. The upper part has been
rented for offices for many years and the
lower part as a restaurant. Upstairs
many distinguished lawyers had their
offices, and among these were the late
Chancellor MeGill and his parter, after
wards Attorney General Gilchrist. Sena-
tor Childs's big concern haye long had
an eye to piece of property near the
ferry and through their attorney, Mr..
Charles J. Peshall, they negotiated with
Mr.. John w Heck, the legal representa-
tive of the Sisson estate. These lawyers
this morning closed the transaction
Senator lids recently acquired the
leasehold of property adjoining the Bon
Ton Theatre, on which he spent great
deal of money in fitting it up as it now
as a restaurant. He -endeayored to buy
it but it was not on the market. He
has, it is said, in mind a purchase Of an
other site on Pavonia avenue near the
Erie ferry, where another restaurant will
be established.
WILL SPEND $4,000.
At No 45 Montgomery street the con-
tracts for the reconstruction of the build
ing will exceed $4,000, and as the rep
resentative of the Senator said, the
into restaurant with the upper floors
as sort of supply house for the Childs
restaurants in this part of the State.
Now that the legal part of the business
is out of the way the work of recon-
struction will begin in few days.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
LAFAYETTE PLAYERS.
They Will Present Under Changed
circumstances"

The Lafayette Dramatic Club has
completed all arrangements for the pres
entation Of the play Under Changed
Circumstances, in the Jersey City Club
Theatre on Thursday evening, Feb. 10.
The piece was written by William r.
Broderick, who is also coaching the
players in their parts. This will be the
"a. Henry Delinar IAN indulgent fa-
therl. H. NJ. Thompson; Clifford Sandorl,
H. Drewes, Jr., Porthentious Platte "a
walking encyclopaedia). 0. n Dunberg;
DIR. Richard Stanley, c. kirehner, Jr !;
Policeman Jinks, W. f. Zumbusch;
Hiram Slab tcaretakerl J. Schade; Zeb,
W. Niehoff; Hieney Strauss Ga dealer
in sissagesl, Fl. Hierspiel.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
CORPORATION NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the 31st day
OF December, 1902, the Commissioners Of As
sessment fled in the office OF the Clerk OF he
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
fiEal assessment map and report for the
IMPROVEMENT OF NORTH STREET,
from Hudson Boulevard to Nelson avenue. in
accordance with petition previously present ed
to said Board on The eighth day of April, 1902,
and conformaby TO the provisions OF Chapter
2l7 of the Laws Of 1895 and the same Is nov
open to public inspection in the ofrice OF the
Clerk of said Board
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
o. are included In said assessment, namely -
NORTH STREET,
from Nelson avenue to Hudson Boulevard
NELSON AVENUE
on the east side from North street to points
about 25 feet north and south thereof y
HUDSON BOULEVARD .ss ~,
on the west side from North. street TO points
about 80 feet north and 14sts feet south thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited, the 27th day Of Janu-
ary, 1903, at o'clock p. M, and the Assembly
Chamber OF the City Hall are hereby nxed as
the cSne and place when and where the Board
Of Street and Water Commis ssioners win meet
to hear. consider and adjudieete upon all OBJ
jections to- the confirmation Of said final as
sessnent map and report that may be pre-
sented in writing.
GEO. T. BouToN.
~ Clerk
Dated Jersey City, January 18th, 1903.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
'CORPOR41I 1ION NOTICI
CORPORATION NorlcE.

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that on the sOth da,
~ Sb stepssnper t;ts lsoS appliSstion was made t.
BY George Groskopf and others for the CON
SEWER IN MoNTRosE AVENUE.
from a point about lo5 feet south Of Carltor
avenue 70 Lake street. and in Lake street
from Montrose avenue to the easterly slue-
walk OF Hudson Boulevard and under The
easteriy sidewalk OF Hudson Boulevard from
Ian lake street to connect with the sewer u
Said sewer to be built eonforrnably to ths
provisions 81 Chapter 2I7 OF the Laws Of -
and in accordance with the established plar
OF sewerage. together with all the necessary
rnanholes, receiving basins and appurtenances
Noslce lsz also given that on the 6th DAY o.
January s190y, the Commissioners Of Assess
ment hled In the office Of the Clerk OF the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners theii
preliminary map for said improvement, show:
ing the probable total cost Of the contemp atse
Improvement and the probable. amount 70 o.
py. and the same is now open to. pubic IN.
spection in the office Of the Clerk of said
And notice is also given that the following
streets on avenues or particular sections there
or are included in said assessment, namely
LAKE STREET.
from Hudson Boulevard to Montrose avenue.
HUDSON BOULEVARD.
on the east side from Lake street to points
MONTROsE AVENUE. y
from point about 100 feet north Of Laks
street to a point about 30 feet south thereof
And that in accordance, xith<the provisions
OF the Act above cited, the 9th day Of Janu-
ary, 1903, at O'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber Of the City Hans are hereby hxed
as the time and place when and where tbs
meet to hear an parties Interested in said ap-
said proposed improvement that may be pre-
BY order Of the Board Of strest and water
GEO. 7. BoUToN.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
DETECTIVES
ARRESTED
West Shore Men Who Shot
Supposed Coal Thief
Locked Up by Erie
Officers.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
Injured Man and His Com.
ranion Say They Were
Shot at Without
Provocation.
CONFLICT or AUTHORITY

Detectives Friedaper and Knight. OF
the Erie Railroad, were arrested last
night by detectives of the West Shore
Railroad, after firing upon two men who
they claimed, were trying to loot a
freight train. II
West Shore freight cars have been
broken into so frequently of late that
Friedauef and knight began last night
to watch for the thieves. They secreted
themselves i'll the central car of train
below Weeha~ken.
Shortly after nine o'clock Thomas Nc
Dowen, Of No. 622 Grand street, and
Samuel Holland, of No. SO Adams street
Hoboken approached the train. The de
teetiyes. say that the pair boarded the
train and that they, the detectives, crawl
ed under the car TO await developments
DREW THEIR REyOLyERS.
When they were satisfied that the men
were thieves the detectives jumped into
the car and tried to detain them. Both
men ran, and the detectives drew tlneii
revolvefs and ordered them to halt
They kept running, and the detectives
fired. Mcdowell dropped with bullet il
his left leg.
Detectives Breen, Guinan, Hague. De
Lury and Maloney, of the West Shore
were a block away on the lookout fol
coal thieves. They ran in the direction
of the shots and found Holland trying
to raise Mcdowell to his feet.
Holland told the West Shore detec-
tfves that the attacks on him and Me.
DowelI by the Erie agents had been un-
provoked. They saw the car door open
they said, and peered in through curios-
ity. The firing, he said, began without
warning
Holland asked the West Shore detec.
tives TO place Friedauer and Knight un-
der arrest.
BATTLE AVERTED.
When the West Shore detectives start
ed to approach the Erie men the latter
concluded that they were friends of the
Z injured men and threatened to shoot
The West Shore men pulled their guns
but an understanding was reached be
for further shots were fired and Fried
a1er and Knight were taken into custody
Knight is a negro. He said at Police
Headquarters that Mcdowell had been
shot by Friedauer. Friedaue admit
ted that this was so.
Mcdowell was sent to ST. Mary's Hos
pital. 1t was said there that the wound
in his leg was not dangerous one.
Holland was locked up with the Erie
detectives as witness
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
LADIES ENTERTAINED.
The Jersey City clubmen
Throw Open Their House
to Their Friends.

Whist, pool. billiards and bowling
were the attractions offered to. the mem
bers Of the fair sex at last evening
Ladies' Night" at the Jersey City Club.
Among those present were:-Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel BowIy, Mr.. and Mrs j. HI.
Bumsted, If.. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Haftshorne, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Whit
tier, Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Mecabe, Mr..
and Mrs. II. L. Hotchkiss, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. Il. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs A. n. Howe,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gilmore, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. 6. Dickson, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A, .Allaire. Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Aben-
droth of Chicago. Miss Enos of Troy.
n. y. Miss Isabel Ferris. Miss Elsie
Gilmore, William G.. Glass, William E
Scudder. Z. Edward Ferris. Harry Sim.
mons and Brice C. Collard