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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30
Our Real Bosses.

Corporations are artificial creations for the
concentration of power and the avoidance of re-
sponsibility. They come nearer, to-day, than any
other limited class, to being the rulers of our
land. What is said about them in platforms,
and letters of accordance, may be of interest.
but is of far less Importance than a rulers associ-
ations. In the original scheme of our Govern
ment the ruling power was surnosed to be dele
gated by the people to certain officials chosen by
them. Then came the boss, who, largely by or
ganizing ofice-seekers into armies, created a
power behind the official class. Later the business
men, mainly in the form of corporations, be-
came the real bosses. So it is to-day. A small
minority of our most august body, the Senate of
our country, is free from cooperation rule to-day.
Many a State is ruled by railroads. New Hamp-
shire, for instance, is ruled by the Boston and
Maine, which is as much a part of the Common
wealth as the jury system or the post-offce. Wis
consin has three ruling railroads. We are not
yet convinced that Government or State owner
ship is necessary, for we hope regulation may
some day suffice. The objection, however, that
owning the railroads would increase Government
patronage is absurd, for the Government and the
railroads have one grand clearing house of pat
ronage already. Nothing is so important, in pass
ing upon a candidate for Governor, Senator, or
this system Or against it.-Collier's Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30

No frst-class farmer should think for a mo-
ment Of going without farm stationery; that is,
letter heads on which is printed his name, the
name of the farm, the postoffce and the number
of the rural route, and return envelopes with his
name and address printed thereon.
Every farm should have a name which should
be part of the address. The name of the farm
should be a matter for a family council. 1t should
be short, if possible significant of the character
of the farm, and should be different from the
name of any other farm in the neighborhood.
Why should this be done? First, it makes the
man himself and his family feel better. The COW
is all the better for having a name; the horse
must have one of necessity. The farm should
have a name. A man thinks more of a farm
properly named than he does of the same farm
without a name. It will not bring a bushel more
grain per acre, nor a pound more of hay, but
nevertheless the farmer will think more of his
farm if he goes to the trouble of giving it a
name.
The man who receives a letter written on paper
with the name, postoffice, and rural route printed
thereon is always more favorably impressed than
if written on a piece of blank paper. He says to
himself, that the man is more than an ordinary
farmer. He understands his business. He takes
pride in his farm. His stationery shows this.
The object of a letter is to make a favorable
impression and the printed letter-head and sta
tionery helps to make this impression. The re-
ceiver will always give the farmer credit for be-
ing a better business man if he receives from
him a letter written on appropriate farm station
ery-Wallace Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30
Real Education.

The true view of the purpose of an education
is not so much that it is to prepare one for get
ting a living as to prepare him to live. There are,
unfortunately, too many among us who have all
the material elements of life, but who do not
live in any true sense of the word. Life means
nothing high or sweet to them. Their unframed
minds daily with the issues of being as carelessly
as children play. They see no meaning in it all
except as affording or~ortunity to crafty nerson-
al whims and petty preferences. When years be-
gin to increase, the hollowness and futility of it
comes over them like a food. They hate them
selves as narrow-minded and their lives as empty.
Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30

SoWb,g Eaciai and Vocational RgoRRlleHps dwiithsFan
Ntnusuallyy ihtimate knowledge of Southern saNenti7
ment and with a rare breadth of VISION, "a We, have
ssff5ahssss educational pamphlet
81 ia'a'F he Task q 9etf9peg SS96fhfbh 7 as the very aRbllestt 4d1ealiiv-
3ieFrance IN behalf of pafnnfiversallf education that has
yet been made by a Southern mnaHn1t and iif"TThe
Present South, is marked by the same statesman
Ilasse llaaaaali6essss0nIW e lice glad, to tq know that it is be-
ing widely read, and we await With interest the
promised ed caoqn4fp paahHi80Nnp ggEF55lldm WHICH its author eH-
poets to bring PVT. (Thet Maecmialllan Co., Pub
fishers, New York City. $6259abno42
:, We have received fromrDi Appleton & Co..
Pdblisheerrss,,o New York City,da copy of practical
Journalism: AZ Complete Manual of the Best
Newspaper Methods by Edwin L. Shuman, au-
thor of HSteps into Journalism" illustrated.
265 pages. Price, by mail, $1.35.) This is a very
h~elpfulyolume both for those who purpose becom-
ing journalists and fof full-fedged newspaper
men. Daily journalism Especially is given much
attention in this volume, but there are chapters
on the local weekly, and Mr.. Shuman throughout
insists upon, H"the Instability of beginning at the
bottom, preferably on a country newspaper, and
working III through, all the degrees of apprentice
shipR."55aThe SECTIONS on libel and copyright would
alone make the book worth it's price to any edi-
COr. <roiu 32no re5qgG =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30

IA friend and reader of The Progressive Farmer
called tat1our office a few days ago, and in the
course of his conversation expressed especial ap-
probation of the suggestion made in The Pro
iggressiVe Farmer last fall in regard to selection
,ofa cotton seed.s7ffI was struck" he said, with the
wisdom of your advice to go yer the field, find
the largest aNnd 1Ibest-bolled stalks. and save seed
from from them ff66ffS this years planting. I took this
trouble! and the result is that my field grown
from thehspecially selected seed is now the finest
in the neighborhood and is often commented on
by travellers
DIR II. J, Weber, of the Bureau of Plant In
HAS written perhaps the best article on
this Subject that has ever appeared, and we ad-
wise our cotton growing readers who have not
yet done sobto send at once for a free copy of
the United States Department of Agriculture's
Yearbook for 1902" and read his report in that
volume, DR.. Weber strongly condemns the reck-
less practice of taking cottonseed "for planting
from thengeneral product of the GIN, and shows
Rthatiby seed selection the quality and yield of lint
may be much improved. The ideal method of
seeG}selection that he suggests is somewhat labo-
rious, but the following is easy enough to be fol-
lowed by any farmer:
careful pickers that remain on the plan
tation. continuously from year to year and train
them to recognize the best plants, that is, those
most productive, earliest in ripening, and having
sfhe hrgest, best-formed, and most numerous bolls.
EEach year before the second picking, have these
select % ickers go over the field and pick the cotton
from the best plants only. These pickers should
be paid by the day and not for the amount picked.
Preserve such seed cotton separately, gin it sepa-
'rately on a carefully cleaned gin to avoid mixing,
eand1use the seed to plant the general crop the
next year. If sufficient seed is not secured at
TIE second picking, the same pickers can be sent
over the field again before the next picking. In
~gereral8 it is desirable not to use the seed Of the
first or last picking"
The proper selection of seed for a period of
nonly ten years would mean millions to Southern
cotton growers, and we trust every Progressive
Farmer reader will now resolve to adopt the Web
Der plan-or somthing better-in his own fields
this fall.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-30
A PROPOSED TRUsErTe sDETRAcK. INDIES
I rRfAt EDUcGfIbNI CT Il

49, vi Ill OdQI
catiena1Ftfdstm North gaeoIfRa. The scheme IS
to have the UNIVERSITY Of North, Catolina swallow
4pq the A. NJ College and, the Nor6A1 land
industrial College, putting all three under one
management to- be snowman the university Of
North Carolina withtheaAs2&lM College as the
Mechanical and Agricultaurral branch Eof the Uni
9ersity.ntti, T"l S55h Tl 6To2sH 3tea ni + -
HOWEVER brilliant may have been thtsss Genius
who origipatedth idea, and however, strong may
be some of tie forces behind it, i'll is our belief
thataits viii never succeed. o. For the farmers Of
North Carolina who led the fight for the estab4
lishment f6f the "a. s MlOuHsge; and whose labor
is just nov coming to It's frr1iitagee," will never con
sent to see fRefrew6rP Indone and aericultural
and Industrial education again made a mere APP.
pendix- to our State. University.
Oil and water will, not, mix There is, no more
reason. for joining ttbhe, a. ~ M. College to- othe
University than there is for joining thesDeaf and.
Dumb School at M~orgapton to the University,
The inevitable result of the proposed 6t6nsolida9
ton would be to make industrial, education a side
issue. - The University and classical education
would be regarded as supreme and the student
leaving to take AN agricultural course at Tie
A,n& NJ: College would feel that he VAS side
tracked. This is not mere theory 1T has been
the almost invariable experience of every Ameri-
can instituf9n where the attempt toImixi oil and
water-to combine a great professional school
With, great trade school-hss been made.odIn-,
dustrial eduoation. and specially agricultural
education" has been neglected and
The boys Have been made to feel itfundignifed to
train, then1selees for farmers;tythe agricultural,
buildings have been off in a corner, as 1T were;
the,rclassicaln rand Wrefessiopal branchesr4have
aIured the pupils, ana Observation-Disclosures has
not prospered. |
W.. need no educational trust in Ndf9B 1banol(
lima. The University, with its present excellent
mana az mel does nnnot@snneeda a 65ehange,, for it's
prosperi ing as never before,fan the Coll,
leAgse,. giving itself wholly to- industrial education,
does not conflict with the iUniYersitg's growth.
TheiA.:5&M N, College, certainly does not need the
proposed sconsolidation-certainly wou1danotdb
benefited by becoming the tail to the Universitys
kite. Al" for the, Normal and Industrial College.
nobody supposes that it would be helped III any,
way, and it Is only included IN order to- make
the scheme more impressive and dazzling: 80
We. want no educational trust. We want no
sidetracking4 Of agricultural and mechanical edu-;
cation in North Carolina.
g =
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08

ZIG CANDY DEALING premiums, but
lots for your money. Ore large, S-eulee
Jelly Glass filed W tn Candy, % GEMS :.
glass. Now all sweet tooth people c2r
eat candy. At F. c.. ROBINS & CO.
l2-S-if
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08

In the Fiji h Ind;t Ial District Court Of
The Sta = OF Nevada. In and for th'
County of Humb kit Mrs. Martha a
.ariv. re. plaintiff. vs.. LOU Larive.e e, dc
endant.
Action brought in the Fifth judicial
strict Court of the s ate Of Nevada |
nd for The County Of Humboldt. and the
complaint fled in the office of the CLERK
( said Fifth Judicial District Court on
he | tn day of November. a. ID 1904.
The State OF Nevada sends greeting to
ouis i.afivere. decentralization are here
y required to appear in an ac Ion
rought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the Nth Judicial Distric
,ourt Of the State of Nevada. In and 70
he County of Humboldt. and to answe
he Complaint filed thei Elm with the C1afi
( said Court wi hin ten davs texclusi ,"
{ the dry OF servicel after the servl g n
on of this Summons. II served win n
this county: or. IF served out of this
,orn'y but m this Judicial p siric
II hin went days: o herwise. wi h n
orty days: or Judgment by default will
be taken against you according TO the
rayer If said Complaint.
Said ac. ion is brought 70 have the bcnsl.
( matrimony. now e~x's'ire between N.
Iaint'ff and defendant. dissolved lv III :
ecree Of the Court. II Is alleged by the
.omI iairt that the plaintiff Is now p res
dent Of said Humb0ld County and has
been such resident for and during six
renths last past: that the nlaintiff and
efendant were intermarried on January
/. 1894. al sad County ard are now " 70
nd husband: and that for more n n ono
ear las' past. the defendant negleo,, y
nd failed ard sti'l neg'ec's ard faiIs -
rovfae tie o'a'ntirr any of the common
ecessaries of life. when such neglect r
allure IL no. and was not he -oesslt ~
overtv on The nart Of he defend ~ I
which he could not avoid by ordinary II,
ustrv
Al Of which VII moro fnIly arpear ~
reference 10 satd ComnIa'nt. q 70 tia d
CORY Of which accompanies this Sum
IRONS. and IL made a nart hereof.
t~d Won are he ehv notified that If VI
all N apncar arn a~swe- eoia eo-nn' ,int
9 ehove re"u're1 sntd r'oin''~ wiz tt,
dcfarit aeairs. Won a~d on.iv - Tho
c"~' For he relief prayed for In her said
Cemnlairt.
c'vcr unAar nv bond this 18th dav Of
November. a. n ioo'
NJ g PONNT-tET
ii-1s-i2-3f Attorney for the Plainin.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08
LOOK HEREi

PURE OLIVE OIL in half pints. pints
quarts. half gallons and gallon tins. Also
New Mince Meat in pac.ages-.0 cents,
H. O. 2-pouad packages pancake hou
10 cents; II. o. Breakfast What. 10 cents.
2-pound pack ges-at
12-s-tf F. C. ROBINS & co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08

There is a fire every morn ng on nearly
every sti Get in Winnemucca, burn ng u
the dead leaves that stIew the SIDE walks
and 8 ct is.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08
TRAINS ON TINE.

No. c, in two sections. is on time .oday,
and No. 8. In one sc. ton, Is also on tine
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08
EXTRA HEAVY CALIFORNIA FLAN-

MEL. NAVY Blue O~FERSHlHlS IN
siI gle and doubl breasted. Just the
thing for this cold. snappy weather. We
have o.her oyersh IT'S tie .des.
l2-6-tf r. {. ROBINS & co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08

LADIES UNDERWEAR, LADIES' Bl7ck
Fleec.d Hose. ex ia heavy. la cy rid.
NEE Night Gowns. See them n sho"
window NO. /, at f. c. Robins * 60.
LIT (
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08
FuRs FROM ErRoPE.

f. Reirh7rt & Co. are just n receipt
of a fine lire of sample imported seals6n
cha elai es. the most b aut III goods
ever seen in Vi~nemUcca or in a y to n
in Nevada. 1t is only the llrger CT Is
that attempts to import e lsk ms, but
Mr.. E. Reinhart, who s NV f1avelirg ]
Europe. Il 0 6 I that a y b ng good
enot gh for New 70 k was ro1 100 gofd
for the reoe lie o. Humboldt c IN y am
has sent a srlendid lire 10 select ( on.
Go and see them; it is wor h Your while
even If you don't make a purchase.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-08
PAScH FOR SALE.

Ranch in PIE s4nt Valley New. known
a. the Bushu Ranch toge her with at
tie. horses and farming mach ners. FOR
particulars ca! or write 70 ". / Pe"ree'
Kennedy Road, New. N-t-S
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16

showed were the puncture lad been. =
This Is all an insoluble mystery to
me, said |. ut grows darker instead.
of clearer"
On the contrary" he answered. 'it
clears every instant. | only require q
few missing links to have an entirely
connected case"
we had almost forgotten our COM,
panlon's presence since we entered the!
chamber He was still standing in the,
doorway, the very picture of terror,
wringing his hands and moaning to
himself. Suddenly, however, he broke,
out into a sharp, querulous cry.
The treasure is goner' he said.
They have robbed him of the treasured
There is the hole through which we
lowered it. helped him to do it. 4
was the last person who saw himl n
left him here last night, and heard
him lock the door as | came downs
stairs"
What time was that?" .
1T was ten o'clock. And now he is
dead and the police will be called in
and shall be suspected of having q
hand in it. Oh, yes, ! am sure shall.
But you don't think so, gentlemenf
Surely you don't think that it was I?
is 1T likely that ! would have brought
you here if it were 1? Oh, dear! OH,
dearl i know that | shall go madps
He Jerked his arms and stamped hia
feet In a kind of convulsive frenzy.
You have no reason for fear, Mr.
Sholto," said Holmes, kindly, putting
his hand upon his shoulder. Take NV
advice and drive down to the station to-
report the matter TO the police. Offer
to assist them in every way. We shall,
wait here until your return"
The little man obeyed in half
stupefed fashion, and we heard him
stumbling down the stairs in the dark.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16

great rubbish heaps which numbered
the grounds. Miss Morstan and stood
together, and her hand was in mine. A
wondrous subtle thing is love, for here
were we two who had never seen each
other before that day, between whom
no word or even look of affection had
ever passed, and yet now in an hour of
trouble our hands instinctively sought
Tor each other. | have marveled at it
since, but at the time it seemed the
most natural thing that should 90
out to her so, and, as she has often told
me, there was in her also the instinct
TO turn to me for comfort and protec-
ton. SO we stood hand in hand, like
two children, and there was peace In
cur hearts for all the dark things that
surrounded us.
What a strange placeI" she said,
looking around.
1T looks as though all the moles in
England had been let loose in it. |
have seen something of the sort on the
side of a hill near Ballarat, where the
proSpectoIs had beer at work.
And from the same cause" said
Holmes "These are the traces of
treasure-seekers. You must remember
chat they were six years looking for it.
No wonder that the ground looks like
a gravelpit."
AT that moment the door burst open,
and Thaddeus -Sholto came running
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
CHAPTER V.

THE TRAGEDY OF PoNDICHERRY LODGE.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock when we
reached this final stage of our nights
adventures. We had left the damp fog
of the great city behind us, and the
night was fairly fine. A warm wind
blew from the westward, and heavy
clouds moved slowly across the sky,
with half moon peeping occasionally
through the riffs. 1t was clear enough
to see for some distance, but Thaddeus
Sholto took down one of the side-lamps
from the carriage to give us a better
light upon our way.
Pondicherry lodge stood in it's own
grounds, and was girt round with a
very high stone wall topped with
broken glass. A single narrow IRON
clamped door formed the only means
of entrance. On this our guide knocked
with peculiar postman-lilke rat-tat.
''Who is there?" cried a gruff voice
from within.
at is l, McMurdo. You surely know
my knock by this time"
There was grumbling sound and a
clanking and EARRING of keys. The
door swung heavily back, and a short,
deep-chested man stood in the opening
with the yellow light of the lantern
shining upon his protruded face and
twinkling, distrustful eyes.
THAT you, Mr.. Thaddeus? But who
are the others? / had no orders about
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
Getting His Measure.

$50 Josh has been in town thres
weeks"
Yes" answered Farmer CorntosseL
Flows he getting along7"
81 dunno yet There's no tellin' for q
month or so how boys goin' to turn
put in the city. | reckon we'll know In
a short time whether he's a gold brick
buyer or gold brick seller."-Washing-
ton Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
modern French school,

modern French school"
You will excuse me, Mr.. Sholto,"
said Miss Morstan, "but I am here at
your request to learn something which
you desire to tell me. 1t is very late,
and should desire the interview to be
as short as possible"
''At the best it must take some time, !"
he answered.; for we shall certainly
have to go to Norwood and see Brother
Bartholomew. We shall all go ard try
If we can get the better of Brother
Bartholomew. He is very angry with
me for taking the course which has
seemed right to me. 1 had quite high
words with him last night You can
not imagine what a terrible fellow he
is when he is angry"
IF we are to go to Norwood it would
perhaps be as well to start at once"
ventured to remark.
He laughed until his ears were quite
red.
THAT would hardly do" he cried. ST
don't know what he would say if l
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16

we dug and delved in every part of the
garden, without discovering its where
abouts. 1t was maddening to think
that the hiding place was on his very
lips at the moment that he died. We
could judge the splendor of the missing
riches by the chaplet which he had
taken out. Over this chaplet my
brother Bartholomew and had some
little discussion. The pearls were evil
IDENTIFY of great value. and he was
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
UnnnSWered.

Harry's mother had found II necessary
to punish him by whipping him thor
Oughly. lis shrieks brought the ready
tears to his mothers eyes, and she tn
formed him that it hurt her just as much
as il did him.
WELL" he managed to say, what's
the use of making us both feel bad,
then ?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
Gro BE CoNTINUEp.)
Real Swell.

This" SAID Mrs. Porcpacque, exhibit
Ing a diamond-stuG6ed sold chain, with
gold clasps at each end. lis for my hus-
bands birthday. l lad it made spat
cial"
But what is it? What are the clasps
for?" inquired Mrs. Ascum
why, don't you see. it's a napkin
holder; holds his napkin right up ur-
der his chin. "-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
Pertinent Query.

Windig-Smith formerly opposed my
views. but now he agrees with me in
everything.
Biffem-Whlch did you do?
Windig-Which did do?
Biffem-Yes. Did you convince OF
make him weary ?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
You Know Them.

A fellow cannot live on love.
But lots of men there are.
Whom you and l have knowledge of
Who live on their loves pa.
philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
The Masculine WAY.

A pretty girl; a crowded car;
please take my seat" and there you are
A crowded car; a woman plain;
She stands-and there you are again.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
Which Are They.

Him-Have you ever read Shakes
peare's works?
Her-No; but I've read his plays. J
wasn't aware that he had written al
works.-Cincirnati Enquirer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
In Hard Luck.

"She had hare time catching a hi
band, didn't she ?"
yes; and she's having harden
getting rid OF him. Chicago Post
~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16
Contrary.

The trust is a wonderful thing,
The marvel Of the time;
The more were shouting down with itf'
The higher il doth climb.
washington Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-16

Mr. Bore (12:05)-I must go; it's
getting late
Miss Caustique-Better late than
never.