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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17

State meeting.
10. The organization shall have
power to make laws and rules for
its own government. The same can
be changed at any regular meeting
without previous notice.
II. The objects of the Cotton
Farmers and Business Mems Asso-
citation are to promote and advance
the price of cotton to a basis that
will be remunerative to the growers
and bring to our Southland the gen.
eral prosperity that the Importance
of the industry justifes.
II. We agree to cooperate with
the Farmers Alliance, the Cotton
Growers Protective Association and
other organizations that have for
their objects the same purposes we
have; and we solicit like
ton from those organizations.
Is. We recognize that our success
is dependent OH the unity of action
of all the farmers and business men
of the cotton growing States.
II. That the annual meeting of
the association shall be held on the
second Tuesday in December.
STATE OFFICERS AVID DELEGATES TO
NEW ORLEANS.
After the adoption of the Consti-
tuition, officers we're nominated, the
result being the election of Col.
John S. Cunningham of Person
County, as President, and T. B. Par
ker as General State Agent. 1t was
resolved that the State Agent should
actively push the work of organiza-
ton, that ar initiation fee of Is
cents should be charged each mem
Der. and that the State Agent should
receive $1,000 a year if the fees
would justify this.
Delegates were elected to attend
the New Orleans meeting, and in ad-
dition to those named by counties.
President John S. Cunningham and
five others to be named later by him
were selected as delegates-at-large.
Each county organization is request
to pay the expenses of its dele
gate. Those named Wednesday
night (the first name being that OF
the delegate. the second that of the
are as follows:
Bertie-D. W. Britton, Rosemead;
VIM. Pritchard, Aulander.
Bladen-R. L. Bridges, Bladen-
boro; o. L. Clark. Clarkton.
Cabarrus-J. P. Allison, Concord;
Zeb A. Morris, Concord.
Chatham-Spence Taylor, Pitts
boro; S. p. league, Siler City.
Chowan-W. S. S~waringen, Eden
ton; j. M. Forehand, Rockyhock.
Cleveland-J. @. Falls, Belwood;
R. A. Miller, Shelby.
Columbus-J. o. Brown, Chad
j. E. Maultsby, Whiteville-
Cumberland-A. L. McCaskill,
Fayetteville; Jno. r. Taller. Fayette-
lille. f,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

Now see what those men who rails
ed the cry of tainted money against
Mr.. RockefeIler's donations have done.
They have driven Rockefeller, Jr., from
the good work he was doing in the
way of religious instructions to a large
number of young men of his city. Won
der if their consciences do not prick
them when they think of these young
men suddenly deprived of the care and
Christian training Of this young man?
These mems harsh criticisms have not
only driven the young man from the
Sunday school room, but from the
Standard Oil Company. The public is
informed that he has determined to
have nothing more to do with this
concern. He will be forced to put his
stock on the market and sell it for val
liable consideration. He cannot donate
it to charitable or religious purposes,
for if the income from such stock is
tainted how much more Objectionable
would be the property itself.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
Peculiar Railway Accident,

This morning about s o'clock the
11-year-old boy Of Moses Aston. col
ored. attempted to cross the railway
tS crawling underneath some freight
cars on h siding near the Sanford
Sash and Blind ComDanyis plant. when
a Southern railway engine moved the
cars a few feet. One wheel rassel
oVer the lower part Of the hoy's neck
and one arm but neither was severed
from the body. No one. it seems. knew
of the accident until a short while
after. when the boy was found be-
heath the trucks Of the car his limbs
in a position as if in the act OF crawl
ing When his life was suddenly ended.
EXPRESS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
Governor Stokes Was Delighted.

A special to the Camden On. j. Daily
Courier, May Goth, from Trenton says:
Governor Stokes returned from the un-
yelling of the monument to New Jer-
sey Volunteers at New Bern, n. eyes
terday, declaring that Southern hos
ritality was the finest brand he ever
encountered. He declared that he
would embrace the first opportunity to
go back and greet the people who were
so kind to the New Jersey visitors dur
ing their stay in the South. The gov
elnor's staff were unable to tear them
selves away SO soon from the charms
of the Southern bells and they did not
return home until today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

When Rojestvensky started on the
last stage of his hunt after Togo's
fleet he cabled the cZar that We're he
successful in his fight with the Japan
csc he would report that fact to the
ear, but if he were not the latter
would hear of the result of the fight
from Togo. Every one construed this
to mean that the Russian admiral had
determined to come out of the battle
victorious Or go down with his ship.
In contrast with this heroic sentiment
was the action of the admiral as de-
scribed in yesterdays dispatches, one
sent out from st. Petersburg saying
he had made good his escape in a tor
pedo boat to Vladivostok, while the
japanese claimed that they had cap
tured him while trying to make his
escape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
4 4
B. p. o E. Enjoy Rarbecnc and Eruns-
wick Stew-Strangc Freak Of mex
cusable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
Toys Baseball aud Has Plenty of Ii.

Greensboro. n. c.. May :o.-The
G:eensbor. n. c.. May 3o.-The
large contingent of population nero
from Eastern North Carolina has en-
grated one excellent and ~gastrone-
mis al feature on Piedmont social life
-barbecue n Brunswick stew. One
hundred Eiks each with an invited
un-eiked friend have gone TO Colonel
Joe Hardies Mill. near Brown Sum-
NIT today for the annual picnic. Some
left last evening to provide the neg
essary ingredients n the way Of
chickens. SQUIRRELS. bull frogs. etc.
for the Brunswick stew and to get the
pigs on early for a six hours bake and
vinegar-pepper sponge before dinner.
Many left at 5 o'clock this morning by
Irivate CONVEYANCE to get up an an
petite for breakfast after a ten mile
ride through the ouutry others went
on the Z o'clock tran. while q great
manv too busy to lose a whole day
left on SO at II o'clock to he on hand
for dinner Mote for private con-
sumption. This reporter left ar 5
o'clock this mornine.) The Elk never
undertake anything that is lot o
Stciio SuSCSSS. ana WITH Sner1H JOHIl
Wcatherly to look after the eatings
and the trimmings for the inner man.
the picnic today is bound to be a
glorious occasion. The fishing will be
also splendid if the bait holds out.
The big whistle for the big White
OaF Mills blowed for mill operative
the first time this morning. and a sec
lion of the weave department began
the work of making blue demins.
which will vof paoka fhsc mill +I.a
largest single producer OF such goods
in the Universe.
One Of the freaks of mex
cusable mischief was PLAYED by some
hoSs on Spring street and on the
Southern Railway Sunday afternoon.
They went into a caboose where was
stored dynamite. broke Il oDen took
ten fuses and twenty-four torpedoes
thcreirom and placed them on the
track. near Spring Greek crossine.The
expected engine came along and eX-
Dloded h whole shooting match.
making residents all over town feel
that Togo and Roiestvensky were
having their naval battle in Green's
hero. Strange to relate. the engine
was not damaged nor were the crew
injured. The perpetrators Of this Sc
-icus Joke were soon located. War
rants charging them with stealing
from: the company were issued and SO
far two of the five boys have been
caught and are in fail awaiting trial.
They were all white hoys of good par
en,age.
Greensboro eniovs baseball and has
plenty of it. Yesterday a very inter-
eStins game was layed between the
Winston and Greensboro colorei
teams. and MANY white baseballists
were out. Greensboro won by a score
of 10 to J.. This makes the fifth gam
they have won over their Winston
rivals. and white and colored are cor
respondingly proud. They really play
good ball. The Greensboro "Giants"
leave TODAY for Asheville. where they
play there June lst. End and 3rd.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

Wonder who will run the state and
war departments while Secretary Taft
is in the Philippines? The old rule of
assistant secretaries taking the place
of their chiefs when the latter are out
of Washington has been done away
with by the president. II Mr.. Hay is
not back at his post We suppose the
secretary of the treasury or the head
of the navy department, whoever he
may be at that time, will be put in
charge of the business of all three de-
DartmentS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-.

Congressman are very much oppos-
ed to the president calling an extra
ordinary session Of congress. They
are bringing all the pressure posi-
BILE to bear on the president to pre-
vent his doing SO. They point out
that as the next regular session is a
long one, not limited to any time for
adjournment, congress will have am
pie time for transacting all business of
Importance which may come before it.
The idea is that the presidents
purpose in assembling congress in the
fall is that it may act at that session
upon the subject u tariff revision and
amendment of the law regarding the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission.
1t looks as if the republican state
convention of Ohio has settled the
question of tariff revision for the pres
ent in favor of the stand-patters. If
a few more conventions of leading re-
publican states follow the example OF
Ohio the president will hardly insist
on an attempt at tariff revision at the
extraordinary or the regular session,
unless he is ready to break with the
faction of the party which is in con-
troll in these states and to rely upon
the democratic senators and represen-
tatives to help him. out. His republic
can following in congress would hard
ly be large enough to enable him to
accomplish his purpose in this man
ner, and were he to succeed he would
find himself without a party. By the
time congress meets the president VIII,
most probably, fiud the opposition to
tariff revision at that time too strong
for him to insist upon the attempt
being made.
AS to the other matter-the control
and making of railway freight rates-
Senator Elkins, chairman of the SEN
ate committee on Interstate COM
merce which has been taking test1-
mony for some time, tells the presi-
dent that his committee will nave its
report ready at the beginning of the
regular or extraordinary session, and
will be prepared to introduce a bill
based upon the evidence taken by that
committee.
Under these circumstances it seems
very probable hat the president will
change his mind or will call the extra
ordinary session a very short while
before the regular time of meeting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

The car has six million dollars in
vested in American securities. If it
comes to the worst the royal family
can come over here and live pretty
comfortably on their income from
this investment. 1t is said several of
the rulers of Europe have large pro-
portions of their private fortunes in
vested in other countries. A notable
case is that of the king of Greece, who
has invested largely in Denmark. He
seems to think investments in his ma
tive country, of which his father is
king, safer than in the one over which
he has been called to rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
New Jerseys Tribute to New Bern's
COurteSieS.

= Cur people can never forget. and
words fail to express appreciation
Of the magnificent welcome and loving
reception we experienced at the hands
of our loyal reople. God bless and
prosper them ALL"
ut above is the language of a letter
which the Journal has received from 4
gentleman. a member of the State
Commission for the erection OF the
monument to the Ninth New Jersey
Volunteers. which was dedicated at
New Bern May 18th. 1905.-NeW
pern Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
and Gentlemen

and friends generally of the SOIeOSIS
andBOYS BRIGADE. You have Just
che week more to WORK for your
|avcrite. DON'T WASTE THE TINE.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS for the
WORKING FORCES of both sides -
no place for laggards and sluggards--
put your armor on and GET RIGHT
in the push" Send your prescrip-
lions to Us to be filled. pay cash. and
VOTE. Have Your doctor I'HONE
your Prescriptions to us. and We will
fill and deliver them promptly. Phone
TO us for your patent medicines. toile.
articles. perEumery etc. and we will
send them I'D G.. @. D. Cat your re-
Guestl so you can vote. We have
everything . in our line. you can call
for 81 come to US Or phone us for all
vau need and we will do the rest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

that he is thinking more of the welfare
of the country than of the success of
the republican party what will the
trust magnates and the stand-patters
have to say?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

Captain Barr shows that he knows
how to sail a yacht in a race across
off the New Jersey coast. 1t is also
demonstrated that the Yankees know
how to build boats that a win on the
lantic's was a splendid victory. The
Eaiser's cup is likely to stay on this
side as long as has the Americas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

Hell hath no fury like a Kansas
c~yclone," says the Denver News.
Reckon Secretary Loeb was thinking
differently when he persuaded Mr..
Roosevelt to give Omaha a wide berth
on the return of the presidents party
from the Colorado hunting grounds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
No Secret About 1t.

1t is 40 secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Bo:ls,
etc., nothing is SO effective as Buck
lens Arnica Salve. ct didn't take
long to cure a bad sore l had, and it
is all O.. K. for sore eyes, write S ID.
L. Gregory, of Hope, Tex. Csc at X.
r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

1t might save trouble if the laws
against lotteries were enforced rigid:v
enough to prevent love letters from
going through the mails.-Washiux-
ton Post.
That would be all right if such Il
large proportion of the love letters
sem through the mail were not written
and received with no idea of their
leading to marriage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

w. J. Bryan says his tour of the
world is for educational purposes"
but he does not tell us whether it is
in order to receive the education him.
self or that he may be better able to
educate the people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

Wonder what connection the change
of ownership of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad has with the recent
chartering of a big company to build
q railroad through the coast section of
our state? There is some significance
il the two events occurring so near
the same time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02
Too Wet for Farm Work.

All the farmers in Salisbury today
COMPLAIN that the grass is taking the
fields. The farmers have had but
little opportunity to work and the
cotton acreage in Rowan will be ma
terially reduced on account of unfa-
vorable weather conditons.-Salisbury
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-02

An eX-bank officer of Ohio is clerk
ing in a Louisville billiard saloon. He
is better off than about a dozen other
ex-bankers of the same state who are
filing positions in Ohio penitentiaries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18

Because Charles Williams acted the
bad man to the extent of pulling a
gun on Roy Stewart, of the Rainier
beer hall. the former is now in Jail,
with a complaint made against him
by the district attorney.
The difficulty is said to have oc-
Cured in the saloon this morning.
when Williams entered the saloon and
attempted to force Stewart to give
him q drink, the gun being used as a
persuader. However, the order was
evidently not taken seriously by the
bartender, and after some scuffling
the gun was taken from Williams.
Later. upon the advice of friends,
Stewart determined to prosecute Will
liams upon the charge of pointing a
gun at him, and consequently he laid
the matter before John McCourt, act
ing district attorney, who at once filed
a complaint against Williams. The
latter was then arrested by Marshal
Coffman. Under the law 1t Is an Of
fense for one man to point a gun al
another. and the penalty is from II
days to six months Imprisonment and
from $40 to $500 fine or both Con
seQuently, Williams may have to pa!
dearly for his act
According to accounts, Williams ha!
a bad record as a gunner, and is sale
to have once killed a man at Boise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18
business College Notes.

The class in English will soon be
ready for final examination.
James O'Sullivan entered school the
past week So did Bert Campbell.
A class in commercial geography
will be begun soon. This is a very i'm
portant study.
Miss Myrtle Knight visited school
recently. She will enter school for
penmanship.
Some of the night school students
took letters in dictation after five
lessons. Doing fine work.
Albert Boylen will spend Sunday at
his home at Pilot Rock.
Herman Graham, former Weston
normal student, entered school the
past week.
class in commercial law, of about
30 members, will be started within
the near future.
Waldo Vincent has been on the sick
list the past few days.
Miss Mamie Vey has acted as CASH
Ter in the college National bank for
some time past She is careful
painstaking student.
Rev. G. L. Hall, of the Baptist
church, has kindly concented to preach
a sermon next Sunday evening. using
as his text Loss and Gain" The p
B. C. students will attend In a body
The penmanshlp papers were rank
ed by the Woodbury. CLOS Angeles)
Business college the past week, Miss
Grace Dorothy heads the list, at the
present time. for winning the most
points In penmanship.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18
Mrs. Sturgis Entertained.

Mrs. Lima Sturgis entertained with
a thimble party on Wednesday after
noon in honor of her mother, Mrs
Jane Hartman. Late in the afternoon
refreshments were served in the din
ing room. The table was prettily dec
Grated with yellow chrysanthemums
and yellow hooded lights.
Mrs Laura Gray poured tea and
Mrs. Thomas Warner coffee. The in
vited guests were: Mrs. Mary La
Dow. Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Jesse Failing,
Mrs. NJ. T. Starkweather. Mrs. Henry
johnson. Mrs. Mary Lane, Mrs. Aura
Raley, Mrs. Thomas C. Warner, Mrs,
Margaret Johnson. Mrs George Hart
man. ST., Mrs. Mary Disosway, Mrs. G.
A. Hartman jr.. Mrs Laura Gray and
Mrs. Cass Matlock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18
A Pleasant Afternoon.

Mrs. Thomas Ayers and Mrs. q. A..
Vaughan entertained in a delightful
manner on Tuesday afternoon in hon
or of Mrs. Margaret Johnson. The
house was darkened and electric light
and hooded waXen tapers furnished
the illumination.
Progressive 500" was played, the
prizes being won by Mrs. Mary Lane
and Mrs. Jesse Failing. The invited
guests were: Mrs. Mary La Dow, Mrs
NJ. T. Starkweather, Mrs Lee Moor
house, Mrs. Susan Welch, Mrs. E. j.
Folsom, Mrs Jane Hartman, Mrs
Aura Raley Mrs, Henry Johnson, Mrs
Mary Lane, Mrs. William Matlock
Mrs. Mary Disosway, Mrs. A. w. Nye
Mrs. Cass Matlock, Mrs. Anna Stra'
hon, Mrs. Jesse Failing and Mrs, E. c
Perkins.
Mrs Ayres and Mrs. Vaughan were
assisted by Mrs. Thomas Warner anc
Mrs, James Graham.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18

Oregon, Washington and Idaho will
receive a greater number of people
from the east in the next 10 years
than are now residing in these three
states" is the prediction of E. E. Clea-
yer, who is now located in Chicago,
from where he is sending settlers 20
Oregon every week.
Mr.. Cleaver says that the awaken
ing to the opportunities and advan-
vantages of the west, among eastern
people is astonishing, the education
and information received by eastern
ers at the Lewis and Clark fair hav-
ing kindled the western fever in hum
dreds of thousands of breasts, which
have been unresponsive before.
Mr.. Cleaver conducts the eastern
offices of the Indiana Mining COM
pany, whose properties lie in the Grant
county mountains In the vicinity of
Quartzburg, and in addition to the
mining business he conducts free
information bureau of the states of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and
as a result of this bureau has sent
| hundreds of families to this and the
other northwestern states, for the pur-
pose of investing and founding n home.
He says people have always doubt
ed many of the stories coming from
the west concerning big wheat yields,
| large herds of cattle and sheep and
/ the vast acreage in many western
farms. but now since many responsible
men from every community in the east
have visited Oregon and attended the
Lewis and Clark fair and talked with
farmers living on the big farms of
| Oregon, public sentiment has almost
entirely changed concerning this ccun-
| try.
Mr.. Cleaver conducts free clipping
bureau, on the subjects of irrigation,
mining, timber, wheat and grain and
| fruit, having a large number of scrap
| books which he fills with clippings
from western papers on these subjects.
He employs a regular force for the
purpose of clipping the western pa
pers. and his books are constantly in
use by people who are anxious to come
| west.
! Within the past month he has sent
| several families to this state and every
day his office is visited by people In
auiring for land, and seeking profita'
BILE Investments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18
Current Literaturc Club.

Mrs. John Beckwith pleasantly en-
tertained the members of the Current
Literature club Tuesday, November
IA.
An excellent program on Nathaniel
Hawthorne was arranged by the hos
tess.
Roll call was responded to with quo
tations from Hawthorne's writingr.
The first number was Life OF Ma
thaniel Hawthorne" by Mrs. Lee
Moorhouse, who read splendid bio
graphical sketch of the author.
Mrs. H. C. Johnson gave an excel
lent reading of The Pine Tree Shil-
ling" Several selections, all favor
ties, were rendered upon the phono-
graph.
THE Scarlet Letter" was reviewed
by Mrs. James A. Fee, who compared
the Puritan women and the women of
today and gave study OF the charac-
ter of Hester Prynne as delineated by
the writer.
This was followed by a general dis
cusslon of the characters of Roger
Chillingworth and Arthur Dinnesdalc.
At the conclusion of the meeting deli
cious refreshments were served.
Mrs. Dean Tatom and Mrs. II. e.
Bickers will be hostesses for the Cur
rent Literature club Tuesday, Novem-
ber %. Program will be the follow
ing.
Review questions from 1765-l775.
| Roll call-Current events.
Paper-"Causes of the Revolution" "
Music, from American composer.
Reading-Selections from Early
American Writers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-18

Mrs. E, p. Marshall VIII entertain
the members of the Thursday After
noon club, Thursday November 23
The subject selected by the hostess
Is current litera-
ture and roll call with be responded
to with current events. An entertain
ing game in the nature of Literary
Quiz" will be enjoyed.
The German Conversation class viii
meet at the home OF Judge G. a. Hart
man, Saturday evening at 1880. Quo
tations will be given from German
writer's.
Music-Selection from German
composer.
Talk-"The Royal Palace aud Pub
lie Parks OF Berlin" followed by dis
cussion.
Vocal solo-"Folk3ong."
General conversation.