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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-08
Advertisements Alone Worth the Sub
scription Price.
Progressive Farmer

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of the advertisements already. The
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Kilgore in the last few numbers, are
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change, mentioned by DR.. @. W. Bur-
kett in answer to inquiry by W. II.
M. in regard to Angora goats.
Please let me know in next issue
how / can get seeds, papers and bull
letins from the United States and
North Carolina governments, espe-
cially papers in regard to raising
Angora goats and muskmelons, and
as to general trucking in the South.
What steps should we take to get
a rural school library for our pub
lie school?
Will say to W. III. M. that a regis
ter of cattle, swine. horse, sheep. jack,
goats and poultry dealers is given in
The Bulletin of the North Carolina
State Board of Agriculture for Au-
gust, 1908.
This is an interesting letter. We
wish that all our readers would take
as much interest in the advertise
ments as Mr.. Blake does. 1t pays.
For Bulletins of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture, write
Commissioner S. L. Patterson, Ra-
leigh. Write your Congressman for
Government seed, if you wish to risk
them, though we are confident it is
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those you wish and write for them.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-08
FOR SALE !

Spanish bred Jack, black, white points.
ed In November 85 pounds. He is three and
one half years old, and q model In form has
proven himself q splendid breeder. Can fur
n1sh pedigree. This Jack l raised. and con.
slider him the finest in North Carolina.
Address, T. l.. RUSSELL,
South Lowell, N. G.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
REDUCED RATES
On the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Fol-
the Big W. o. W. Log Rolling
Has Been Secured.

Deputy Sovereign Commander C. P
zinn, OF the Woodmen Of the Work.
who j. in the city working on big mem.
bership campaign, has consulted the
proper officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad concerning the big log rolling
70 be held here on June . and has sue.
cscded in securing very satisfactory re.
duced rates for the occasion. From <la+s
information he is expecting two humid
red members from Parker.burg alone
besides the brass band. Other cities and
towns nearby win send proportionally
large numbers to the log rolling. The
reduced rates viii be announced by ad.
yertiscment in the near future.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List 81 unslained letetrs in the
clarksburg. w. Va. post Office, adysr-
tied June 18Th, 1905.
Airs. Ivy Allen. Henry w Burt, j. H
Bradley, AIiss Myrtle A: Burnes, Thos.
N. Bah, samnel L. Batenan. T. c. Bar.
nett, C. i. Cobb, Z. A. cArder, W. r.
Coleman, Miss Reel Didg, C. H. Dlthrie
AIRS. NJ. o. Davis, Mrs. Emma Freeman.
h. G. Ferzsl. $. Z. Felton,, Tuathrochis
Ginnauni. Miss Bessie Harris, Jos.
Hamen, Mrs. Carrie Jackson, Jackson
Iron 4 Tin Co, Thomas Jctiis, B. F.
Keith, Mrs May Kraft 3, lIiss okey
KelIe, S. c. Knott, Jesse Lawson, Por.
Ter H. LANDING, Henry Ledbetter, W. E
Meclung, ". E.2IcGarvine, Shany Nor
re, F. G. Nenner, ]. J. Merriman, j. D
Moore, J. c. Mitchell. MAX Muitro, Mrs,
Gracq MccuIley. Mrs. u. c. Musgraye,
F. L. aIanney, Mrs. D. +. Metheny, w,
r Nipples. Lee Post, Mrs. Lem W. Phil.
lips, Mrs. Beany Pennington, W. W. Par.
nil, Charles ". Reid, R, II. shaftaek 3
Miss Emma Snider Mrs. Jane schreays
John SHackeIford, james Smith, a. t.
Stewart, Miss zellie Tollsington, Nall
ase Ticheual, Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, Giraiy
Vince. Beeson Nandevet, w. H. WI.
liams, Mrs. Lydia. wiseman, Miss Mary
Welsh, Mrs. Jennie West, +. W. wiber
Miss. Carrie Watkins, Clifton Watson.
S. @. DENHaAN. p. NJ.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
COLLEGE PICNIC
BrOaddus College Students Win Have a
Reunion Picnic on the Campus
the Middle of July.

The students Of Broaddns Instithte
have about completed arrangements for
big reunion picnic to oe held on tao
college campus in the middle Of July.
All Of the students Of the college, resi-
dents of this city or otherwise, as wen
a. the college faculty, are 70 partiei-
pate. The affair. il expected to Be a
big CHING and the students are looking
forward to the event with pleasure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
PERSONAL
tSsssSNys3sSSyt

silas Fittro. Of Salem. spent Monda1
here attending county court.
LAFAYETTE Blake VA. here sron Nj.
Clare Monday on business.
FIayius B. DAVIDSON !. here TODAY,
from Bridceport-en bushes.
:,
visit 70 Webster spFiprs,
from virrin;a where he ssisi,ed Sis
friesds and looked after some business
interests
from f5s ea.s ,sisrs h had hssn on
business.
re.to. y RonjD.o, 10. , bn.ine..
visitor here Monday from wallace
Harry Morrison. Of ,y;l.onb,,ry. .o.u,
,ransay n tbs r;.y ~ bushes
c.orao ~ -,t.c,,t - Wa, Milford
m. / bu.ipes. visitor here Monday
Art,,n, stonn,s !, w,,.oDh,,r, .,.o,
Nondav n M ,c;tv on b,,.;r,s.
s,mn., r7..r, =. a., t,,,, w,.,,
brrg Mondss ,.ttens;n No., comfy ,,. court
sd,,,, ! p,.,a,ss .,.,;S,.. a.. ~,
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
INFANT CHILD DIES.

The Clifford Osborne undertalsing-eOm.
Pauy shipped a casket to smithfeid sun.
day for the burial Of an infant daugh,
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. King, Of Chat
place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13

For hearth drink Francis mineral
water. 1t * pure and all good physT
clans recommend II. iune7-if
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12

report, according to Secretary Shaw.
five hundred car loads of thirty tors
each. The secretary says that this
money is worth in bullion less than
half of its face value in dollars. 1t is
this money that the bill proposes to
re- coin into subsidiary silver as rapid
ly as the secretary shall order. In
this re-coinage there is estimated 4
profit to the government OF cents on
each dollar.
Relief to the trea sury department III
its inability to meet the demand for
small bills, owing 10 the manner in
which the present law limits their issu-
ance. is sought to be remeflied by the
removal of these limitations. On this
point the report says:
1T Is probably true that the inability
of the treasury to meet the demand for
small bills combined with the shortage
in subsidiary coin in recems years has
compelled the retention OF small bills
in circulation until much of that form
of money has become ragged and pro-
duced conditions which have fully JUS
titled the vigorous crusade for clean
money which has recently been inau-
gurated. 1t is believed, however, that the
the large discretion given to the treas.
ury and the national banks under the
provisions of this bill. supplemented by
an abundant supply Of subsidiary coin.
much of the cause for complaint will be
removed.
"An ideal sanitary currency. however,
can only be secured by the substitution
OF subsidiary coin for all one and two
dollar bills and improved methods OF
redemption for paper money Of denoani-
nation of So and upwards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
TILT IN THE SENATE
Senator Hopkins Calls Teller Down
and the Latter Makes Some Pointed
Remarks.

Washington. April 11.--A sensational
incident occurred in the senate today
during the consideration of the postof-
flee appropriation bill. Teller was
speaking and had made an allusion to
letter of General Thomas regarding
appointments in Chicago, in which
Secretary Shaw was criticised. Hop
kins entered the chamber and became
engaged with Teller in a. colloquy over
the matter saying he knew enough
about the matter to know that the
statement of the Colorado senator was
untrue. Teller replied chat his infor-
nation was as good as any informa-
ton obtained from the slums. Hop
kins retorted he was not afraid of any
thing in his own record and intimateI
that Teller could not say as much.
II will say remarked Teller. that
after more tan twenty-five years of
public service that it Is a gratuttous
insult"
Hopkins tried to make reply, but
Teller declined to be further interrupt
ed until the former could acquire the
manners of the senate.
He then went on with his speech.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
THE CONGRESS
5,f
IS EN)N[RA1[D
Report of the Mccall Committee
on Postal Report Made
Public Today
SOME MEMBERS lNDlscREET
But All Cases Were Investigated
and Nothing Illegal Either in Fact or
Intent Was Found--some Recon-.
mendations For the Future Are Also
Made.

Washington April II. The report
of the special committee of the house
appointed to investigate the report
from the postoffice department printed
corning members of congress" was
made to the house today by Chairman
Mccall. The report is signed by all
seven members of the committee. The
minority members, however, append
supplemental views. The important
phase of the report Is the finding re
garding the connection of members
With the business of the postoffice de-
partment finding as follows:
After careful consideration OF ali
the cases specified in the report the
postoffice committee on charges
against members OF congress- SO fas'
as they relate to present members of
the house. which the committee as
sumes to be the limit OF their jurisdic-
ton, they have unanimously reached
the conclusion that nothing has ap-
peared in connection with said cases
that would justify the finding that any
member of the house has protite1
financially in the slightest degree, or
that any member Is guilty of improper
conduct in connection with any said
cases anything that did not appear 20
be within the line of official duty, ac-
cording to long established custom. =
Having reached this conclusion the
committee feel constrained to add that
f,, Ah .{,,;o - N,,lI ~ .,,l
no make as formal as may be,
and to restrain within the
narrowest possible limit. the action of
members in connection with the post
office and the DETAILS of other execu-.
tive matters. and that the severance
of members from work OF that eharac-
ter would augment the efficiency OF
the house of representatives.
In conclusion, the committee would
desire to call attention to the fact that
this inquiry has come upon the house
suddenly and without any notice 10 Its
members. Their correspondence has
been brought to light with that de-
partment of the government with
which their relations are most inti-
mate. In no instance, is it likely they
expected the letters which they wrote
would tbe published. These letters
were written under a great variety OF
circumstances, in haste and some
doubtless by the private secretary of
members, some of them formal and
some OF personal nature" 1t is to
the credit of the membership of the
house that the correspondence OF this
character thus collected together
should contain SO little of unfavorable
character.
Undoubtedly there are letters which
We're careless1y written. The action
in some eases was not well considered.
The statement found In some instances
In some of the letters from the execu-
tive office, that what was done, was
done as "a favor to the member might
will have been resented. But there is
nothing in any of the cases considered
that reflects upon the integrity of the
membership Of the house of represen-
tatiyes.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
KOREAN TROOPS SENT OUT.
Leave for the Manchurian Frontier to
Suppress the Bandits.

Seoul, April 11.-IDelayed in trans
mission.] About 600 flat- -chested.
sandal-shod Korean infantrymen lef.
Seoul today for the northern part of
HAM Hung Do. a province on the
frontier OF Kirwin, district OF Man
churia, to keep in order bandits who
nre constantly embroiled with the
Chinese settlers in the Tumon region.
which has resulted in diplomatic rep
reservations on the subject from China.
It is considered doubtful whether these
troops will reach their destination,
fears being expressed that they will
desert. The Japanese minister to
Korea has requested the Korean gov
Arnment to facilitate the plans OF Gen
oral Haraguchi, commander OF the
Japanese forces at Seoul for the thor
ough sanitation OF Seoul and other
large towns OF Korta, so as not to ex-
pose the Japanese troops to the raw
ages OF cholera and other diseases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
CURRENCY CONDITIONS
House Committee on Banking Makes
Suggestions.


Washington, April IA repor,
and currency recommended the pas
sage of the bill TO improve currency
conditions" was filed in the house yes
terday by Chairman Fowler. The firss
section of the bill repeals the law
which prohibits customs receipts from
being deposited In national banks. Th
result of the present law in this mat
ter, the report says, is unnecessarily
to tie up the money of the country.
The report says that If states and mu
inequalities should lock up the proceeds
of local taxation as the national gov
ernment locks UP its receipts the ef-'
feet would be disastrous and Yet there
is as much reason for such a course
in the one case as in the other.
The second section repeals the
monthly $3000000 limit on bank note
retirement. The report says the re-
peal of this restriction will give TO
the national bank note circulation all
of the elasticity which it is possible
for a bond secured circulation to have.
For re-coinage of silver dollars into
subsidiary silver coins is provided in
the third section of the bill The limi-
of $1,000, 100000 as the total amount
subsidiary silver coins that can be III
existence at any one time is repealed
by this section. The report says that
on July l next. the bullion from which
subsidiary coins may be made will be
exhausted. There are In the treasur..
578.012,099 silver dollars, or. says the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
NO GENERAL STAFF FOR NAVY.
Secretary Moody Does Not Favor Pro-
posed Innovation.


Washington. April 1a.-Secretary
Moody is not in favor of the creation
of a general staff in the navy modelled
after the general staff organization in
the army. This fact he communicated
to the house committee on naval af-
fairs yesterday in hearing granted
him on bill of his own drafting to
increase the efficiency OF the navy.
The secretary explained that he now
has the right to create an advisory
board of any number of officers and
continue them on the board for any
length of time. It's functions would
be purely advisory. He said that a
civilian had been and always would be
at the head of the navy and that 1t
was proper he should have expert ad-
vice, but as he was responsible to the
country he should be master of the
situation. No board, he said, should be
created which could usurp the powers
of the secretary The beard provided
for in his bill. he said, would have no
executive power nor jurisdiction over
the bureaus of the navy. The commit
tee took no action on the bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
eConvention of Republicans
Today Instructs Delegates
to National Convention
DEPEw MAKES RINGING SPEECH
Declares the Party. is Ready to Meet
It's Opponents on the Tariff Cues
tion and the Record Of Things Which
Have Been Accomplished Under Re-
publican Rule.

New York, April 1.-THE republican
state convention to elect delegates to
the national convention at Chicago met
at noon today in Carnegie HALL
Senator Chauncey M. Depew was In
troduced as temporary chairman. He
was received with prolonged cheers
when he rose to speak
Adjourned until o'clock.
Senator Depew. in opening. paid a
high tribute to the deceased leaderS or
the republican party. Passing to the
discussion Of presidential candidates
he said:
The campaign is to be conducted by
the tariff and President Roosevelt We
accept the challenge upon the Dingley
bill and point to what it has accom-
plished.'' He called attention to the
presidents achievements when assist
ant secretary Of the navy, which posi-
ton he gave up to take upon himself
the perils Of a campaign in Cuba" and
concluded: He has probed deeply the
great departments Of the government
and prosecuted and convicted those or
his own household of faith who were
found guilty. He enforced the law
when dire predictions Of disaster were
made, and by doing so. lost the favor
Of some OF the ablest and strongest Or
our financial leaders. but the supreme
court has sustained his action and the
markets have rebounded with that
phenomenal rise in securities which
demonstrates the judgment OF the me-
vestors of the country.
The platform reaffirns the dey0tlcn
OF the republicans OF New Yogk ~
and confidence in the principieS o
their party. It declares the election ana
inauguration OF Mckinley and restora
ton to power of a party pledged To-
encouragement of domestic activity.
honest system of finance and expansion
of our commercial interests was fol-
lowed by enforcement Of these policies
Roosevelt's administration Is most
heartily endorsed and the delegates In
structed to use all honorable means to-
bring about his nomination. The preS-
idents action touching the Panama
canal is indorsed and enactment fav-
ored OF such legislation .'as shall give
to American built ships, officered and
manned by American citizens the car
rying of the larger part Of our foreign
commerce"
The principle OF protective tariff
is upheld and the freedom Of the bal
lot, without discrimination as to race
or color is demanded. The administra-
ton OF Governor Odell is indorsed and
the party representatives in congress
are commended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12

was regarded as SOMEWHAT Ieliid
and some good lawyers of the = se
believe the bill could not be \ off
in this way. q
The members have tried very hard
to keep the appropriations down 50
that the tax levy will not be forced
above mills on the dollar. While the
executive council fixes the levy after
the assessment is made the levy de-
pends upon what the legislators do and
nothing that the state officials can do
will change the situation.
The method of fixing the salaries OF
the persons who are employed about
the state house in clerical positions is
by resolution Of the legislature. There
are a good many of these employees
and the legislature this year increased
their aggregate compensation about
$4,000 a year. At the same there is a
great deal of complaining and some
of the employees threaten to resign and
quit the service of the state. AS
matter of fact salaries paid by the
state are not very good. and 1t is not
easy to find competent persons who
will remain in these positions from
year to year. A bookkeeper, for in
stance will get from $1,000 to $1,000
year, while one in a similar position
and having like responsibilities else
where would get more. There are
stenographers who are overpaid, be-
cause they really do very little work,
or what they do is spasmodic: but
others who combine their stenographic
work with clerical duties Of various
kinds are underpaid.
A bill which attracted little atten-
ton was passed in the closing days,
one relating to the rule of law to be
followed in the matter of drainage of
surface waters. 1t was explained that
the courts of Iowa have virtually
adopted the civil law as against the
common law rule in such matters and
that the effect of the bill would be to
establish as a part of the Iowa code
the rule of the commons law to the eff
feet that surface water is to be treated
as a common enemy and the owner of
the high ground may be permitted to
drain it off to the land of a neighbor,
who must thereby take care of it for
himself. Even the lawyers seemed to
be in a little doubt as to the full sig
nificance ofsthe bill
Governor Cummins has not found 1t
necessary to even consider the veto OF
a single measure coming to him from
the legislature. He has scrutinized all
with great care and sent two back for
the correction Of manifest errors.
Here is the only bill about which
have had any doubt" he said yester-
day as he signed the bill relating to
the sale of islands in the border rivers.
Il only wish it had been passed day
later SO that could take my thirty
days time on it." This is one of the
bills in which an error was found. It
referred to former navigable rivers
INSTEAD of islands In the former chan
mel of navigable rivers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
BULLETIN.

TOXIC, April II, s p. MT is believei
here that figirting has commenced on
che Yalu river. 1t is known the Rus
slams occupy the right bank of the river
IN force No direct information from
she Yalu district has been received here
but the position OF the Russians is
known and while It is doubted they will
lye able to prevent the Japanese from
crossing the river, that they will offer
some opposition Is regarded as certain.
II Il not believed. however. there VIII
BE any serious engagement during the
Japanese operati tons to gross the Yalu.
Foreign military observers attached to
the first Japanese army have been d.
rected TO hold themselves in readiness
TO move and 1t Is expected they viii
leave for the front in a. few days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
FLOODS AT WINNIPEG
Waters Of the Red River are Flowing
Down Main Street,

st. Paul, April IA Winnipeg spe-
cial to the Pioneer Press says:
AT midnight flood water from the Red
river is flowing down Main street and
the barns of the Winnipeg Electric
Railway Company. it is feared. will be
swept away. The water is rising rapid
ly and is endangering the bridges. Since
Sunday the Red river has risen nine
teen feet and people along its banks
are fleeing to places of safety
The Assiniboine river is also rising
rapidly, and from all parts of the prov
inee come reports of thrilling esca pes.
At Oxbow $50 feet of the Canadian
Pacific's massive steel bridge has been
washed away, effectually stopping
traffic. which will not
be resumed for several days.
Much other damage has been done.
Telegraph service to the west is cut
ner