The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10
THIS WEEKS PAPER-sOME RANDOM COM
TENT.
MENT.

terest law have called forth two replies, both of
which we print in this weeks paper. It will be
seen also that another voice has been raised for
the repeal of the agricultural lien law; we should
like to hear from others as to this matter.
Dr.. Henry Wallace says that most of the older
farmers are too much "set in their ways" to begin
keeping accounts and he earnestly urges that the
farm boys set apart a few minutes each day for
this work. The suggestion is a good one. The
system will. not be f~aultless at first, but it can be
gradually perfected, and after the first year no
idea of it's abandonment will ever be entertained.
"W. H. B." will please send on the other ques-
tions that he wishes to ask. And readers should
remember that we would welcome a general dis
cussion of the inquiries that are sent us. If you
have had any enlightening experiences, send us
your views as to the matters mentioned by "W.
H. B." this week.
Col. KilIebraw makes a telling argument in be-
half of the Brownlow Bill. And the Brownlow
Bill, in short, is that wherever any. community
votes a tax on itself to improve roads, the Ma
tional Government shall duplicate the amount 80
raised. The bill carries, we believe, an appro-
%priation of $2O,OOO,O 900, and has excited much
comment. We shall give a further explanation
of its provisions in our next issue.
Our series of poetical selections brings us this
week to Shakespeare's "Macbeth," from which
we have made four famous and representative ex-
tracts. The first shows Macbeth planning the
assassination Of his kinsman, King Duncan, for
the purpose of succeeding to the throne; the last
two show the bitter remorse that darkened and
blasted the life of the ambitious murderer.
Day after tomorrow February 12) is Lincoln's
birthday, apropos of which we are printing on
page 6 a reference to "the lonely Kentucky pas
ture' where stood the little cabin in which the
great War President first saw the light, and on
page 9 his Gettysburg address, which has been
pronounced "the best short speech in the English
language"
Our Social Chat was unavoidably omitted this
week, but we think that Mrs. Armstrong's paper
on "The Care of the Home" makes not a bad sub
stitute. Prospective house-buiIders and home
makers should both read it and file it away.
We have noticed a great many references to
the recent deaht of Mrs. John @. Fremont (see
article on page 1O).- She was the daughter of
Senator Thomas III. Benton, who, it will be re-
membered, was born in Hillsboro, N. c., and was
an ardent admirer and friend of our Cincinnatus,
Nathaniel Macon. It is said that few other wo-
men have ever been so popular and influential in
American public life as Mrs. Benton was forty
years and more ago.
The steel trusts proft-sharing scheme has been
much criticised, but the proft-sharing principle
is good, wholly good, however faulty the system
adopted by the steel corporation. We expect the
idea to make great advances in the next few years.
Everybody ought to learn the give great
truths" with which DIR. Winston concludes this
weeks ~instalment of his. "Talks." Especially
forceful is this thought: "Your own talent will
carry you as high as you belong, without the help
of friends or money. Should friends or money
push you higher than you belong, you will tumble