The Progressive Farmer,, Iloyeiiiber 13, 1900.
Published Weekly at Raleigh, N. C.
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A W0BD PERSONAL.
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November 1st. If you received such
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Bro. Parker tells us that the busi
r.es of the State Alliance Business
Agency was twice as heavy during
October, 1900, as it was in October
of last year. This is a very encour
aging showing.
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion has issued another "Warning in
Regard to Compost Peddlers" that
ought to be heeded by the farmers of
the State. The new bulletin ampli
fies the explosure of these fakirs in
Tho Progressive Farmer several
months ago, confirming our opinion
of them.
The stockmen of Tennessee are
called to meet in the office of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, to
morrow, 14th, to organize a Tennes
see .Stock Breeders' Association. The
Georgia State Dairymen's Associa
tion has just held a largely attended
and enthusiastic meeting. What is
North Carolina doing along these
lines?
The only election bet of which we
have heard that resulted satisfactor
ily to both parties was that of a Man
hattan, Kansas, young lady with a
young man of that city. The young
lady in question bet the young man
that if McKinley were elected she
Would marry him, while the young
man bet that in case of Bryan's elec
tion he would marry the young lady.
We are indebted to the Secretary
for an invitation to attend the 14th
Fair and Race Meet of the East
Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and
Industrial . Association to be held in
New Bern this week, November 12th
17th, 1900. In addition to the com
plete, up-to-date exhibits that will be
presented .in each of the depart
ments, fine racing and a splendid
line of attractions, it is proposed to
make the social features of this
year's' Fair far eclipse anything ever
before witnessed in New Bern.
- HEBE'S WOKE FOB US. ;
; Last week we published statistics
showing ' that . the per centage . of
white illiteracy in. North Carolina is'
greater than in any other State in
the Union ; a few weeks ago we gave
statistics proving that in only, one
other State are the newspapers so
poorly supported ; , this week it is
officially stated that , although we
have great advantages, for sheep
breeding, only; one other State is
making so poor a showing, inj this
line of industry. It is indeed . high
time for us to drop so much partisan
politics and devote some attention to
matters affecting pur standing as a
State. Let us now get down to busi
ness. TWO LIVE STOCK NOTES,
Charentus, a horse bred on, the
Tucket farm a few miles from Ral
eigh, was sold by its Raleigh owner,
recently for a few hundred dollars.
Since that time this horse has won
prizes supposed to aggregate $30,000
and the Post tells us that at the open
ing meeting on October 22nd ot the
Empire City Jockey Club at Yonfcers,
New York, the world's record for a
mile and a quarter running race over
a circular track was won by Charen
tus in tho remarkable time of 2 :04.
Few States in the Union are better
adapted to stock raising than North
Carolina. Why is it so much neg
lected? The Secretary of Agriculture has
just issued a statement showing the
total increase of farm animals in the
United States January 1, 1897, to
January 1, 1900. The increase in
value of sheep during this period
was $55,644,971. We regret to see
that North Carolina is one of the
five States showing a decrease in
value during that period. Yet au
thorities agree that wo have in the
western portion of our State some of
the finest country for sheep raising
to be found anywhere. What are
we going to do about it ? During the
same period of three years in which
the value of our sheep declined $64,
021, the sheep of Tennessee increased
in value $46,649, and of Virginia
$323,902.
From a neighboring exchange we
clip this: "One man after another
fell by tho wayside last night, and
finally five men lay doubled up in
the police cells, helplessly drunk.
Four of them were speechlessly in
toxicated and as limp as rags ; and
the one man who could talk at all
needn't have told his name, for lie
is an old offender who farms his chil
dren to a cotton mill and debauches
as an old blackguard." Thus we
have another candidate for the sym
pathy of those who say we need no
law regulating child labor in the
factories.
SHREDDING CORN.
Last summer The Progressive Far
mer printed a number of articles,
editorial and contributed, urging
our corn growing readers to purchase
shredders and shred their coi n. In
the western part of the State some
were purchased and have been oper
ated quite profitably. Some enter
prising farmer or combination
of farmers in each neighborhood
might well begin a study of the
problem at this time with a view to
introducing the new and improved
system next season. Here's what
the Yorkville, S. C. Enquirer has to
say of a test of it in York county in
the Palmetto State :
"Although introduced into this
county only a few years ago by Mes
srs T. B. McClain and B. D. Springs,
corn shredding is now growing into
general favor in all quarters.
"In some neighborhood nearly all
of the farmers are having their corn
shredded. Some say that their ex
perience last year was convincing
In view of the small crops, had they
not resorted to the shredding expe
dient, they would have been greatly
embarrassed for roughness. So well
pleased were they that they say that
they will never 'pull fodder' again.
4 4 Of course, everybody is not con
verted to the shredding idea. There
are in each neighborhood .a few in
dividuals who do not believe in the
new idea. They prefer the old way,
and mean to hold on to it ; but within
a few years more these will probably
be the exceptions.
"The saving occasioned by corn
shredders, as compared with the old
fodder pulling plan, is difficult to esti
mate. The shredder makes availa
ble every particle of nutritious food
afforded by corn stalks, and enables
the use as fertilizers of such portions
of the stalks as may be rejected as
food. The new method of harvest
ing and utilizing the corn crop has
evidently come to stay."
TW0 JOINTS OF VIEW.
In a speech delivered a few weeks
ago, Col. Wm. J. Bryan,,; Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, said :
' T want to emphasize ; the impor
tance of independence of opinion
and action in a county like 'oursJ I
believe with Senator Wellington that
the claims, of the country , are in
finitely greater than the claims of
any party. I believe with him that
a man should make his .party affilia
tions suit his convictions, not male
his convictions suit his party creed!'
In other words, Col. Bryan empha
sized the fact that it is the duty ot
the citizen to study political issues,
decide whether or not that' a certain
measure would promote the public
welfare, and vote with tho party
that takes the position his conscience
tells him is light: This is sound
Progressive Farmer doctrine and we
have already commended this utter
ance of Col. Bryan's. '
. Quite a different doctrine is that
preached by the News and Observer
in an editorial on the results of the
election. It says that the worst man
in its party is politically better than
the best man in the opposition party ;
that the party "has a right to inter
pret principles and name candidates,"
and that it is the duty of the indi
vidual member to "submit to the ar
bitrament of tho national conven
tion." : v
Here we have set forth the two
points of view. One that the voter
must think and act for himself ; the
other that he must swallow what
ever mixture is offered in the party
name. But it is unnecessary to say
that Col. Bryan's doctrine is more
nearly in accord with democratic
ideas; tho other is the surviving
brother of the mediaeval. belief that
"the King can do no wrong." The
American people long since rejected
this false teaching of tho ancient
monachies, and the theory that "the
party can do no wrong" is also dying
just as rapidly and as surely as edu
cation is growing.
ALLIANCE WORK IN WASHINGTON AND
MECKLENBURG.
Bro. T. B. Parker called to see us
Friday en route to Washington coun
ty, where he will try to re-organize
some defunct Subs. He will speak at
Cherry, to-day, 13th ; at Mt. Pleas
ant, Wednesday, 14th ; at Pleasant
Grove, Thursday, 15th ; and at White
Oak School House, Friday, 16th.
Beginning on the 22nd inst., Bro.
Parker will fill fourteen appoint
ments in Mecklenburg county, and
two perhaps in Cabarrus. Wo give
a complete list of these appoint
ments on page 7.
Very soon State Lecturer Bain is
expected to take the war path in
the southeastern counties. Let every
Allianceman bestir himself now.
Thr political campaign is over ; now
tor a campaign of education and or
ganization. THE PARAM0NT ISSUE.
"Lir.3 upon line, precept upon pre
cept." If we talk a great deal about
tho need for better public schools,
we at least talk no more than the
seriousness of the problem demands.
Other political questions are but as
the dust in tho balance compared
with the weighty problem of bring
ing the advantages of a good educa
tion within the reach of the chil
dren of North Carolina. By sixty
thousand majority the people have
declared that the boy who fails to
learn to read and write by 1908 is
unfit to vote. But by the sense of
right and wrong implanted in every
human heart our people will be de
clared unjust if they fail after this
to provide the opportunity for that
boy to qualify himself. And here
are some of the facts that ought to
be remembered, as set forth by the
Biblical Recorder :
"Twenty-three white people in
North Carolina in each hundred be
yond nine years of age are illiterate
cannot read and write. Governor
elect Aycock has let it be understood
that the prime aim of his adminis
tration will be to give North Caro
lina an adequate public school sys
tem. If he shall, our debt will be
immeasurable. The people ought
now to be telling their representa
tives to help him in every way. The
percentage of white illiterates iri
the State is greater than in any
other Southern State the greatest,
we think, in the Union. But the
per centage of colored illiterates is
less than in four or five other States,
being 60 in 100." 1 '
Meditation leads to conversation.
It would be easier for us to "talk of
His doings" if we thought more
about them. G. B. F. Hallock.
- : - LIKE AN INSANE ASTLUII.
The Washington Post reports a
sharp saying, by a newspaper wo
man" of that city.. v, i , .,
On the night of the . Rational elec
tion she was. out in search of . news,
.and started to enter a. small hall, in
which, as it appears f , tho Congress
ional Committee of . one of tho great
parties had its quarters. . . . ,
"SJven from the vestibule she could
iiear a deal of loud, and excited con-
. ' - .-
yersation,, but as she was about en
ter ing jthe hall door, , ah attendant
bustled up to her and said : ,
"You can't go in there, miss. "
V "Oh, pardon me, said she. . "I
didn't , know that , was the violent
ward." And with that she With
drew, . , . ,
' - - - m
The Edgecombe County Cotton
Growers' Association has been or
ganized. At the recent meeting, a
permanent organization was effected
by electing J. W. B. Battle, Presi
dent; Dr. R. H. Speight, Vice-President,
and W. O. Howard, Secretary
and Treasurer. The Progressive
Farmer heartily welcomes any or
ganization of the farmers, and we
wish the Edgecombe Association suc
cess. - . .
RECENT MEETING OP GEORGIA DAIRY
MEN NEAR EXPERIMENT, GA.
The Georgia Dairymen's Associa
tion is in its eighth year. It is a
vigorous organization. The meet
ings are the best attended we have
seen in the South and very.few.9f
the leading associations of the great
dairy States bring out more people.
Certainly none exceed in the interest
and attention given.
The attendance is for business.
Meetings are called promptly at the
appointed time and the interest
seems never to flag. At this session
es-Gov. W. D. Hoard, of Wisconsin,
has been here imparting of his knowl
edge and enthusiasm to tho interest
of the occasion. The Governor's
itinerary has covered about a week
and ho has visited in this time several
cities and places of interest in
Georgia.
The Georgia Experiment Station,
at Experiment, Ga., two miles away,
was open to visitors and many persons
took advantage of this opportunity
to seo the Station buildings and stock
and to learn what they could of the
working of this fine institution for
Georgia farmers.
The Association adjourned to visit
the Station in a body, but the rain
on Thursday, 1st inst., inter f erred
with this visit materially. Other at
tractions in the vicinity were cotton
and cotton oil mills and The Dixie
Creamery.
The election of officers occurred
just before final adjournment. Ex
Gov. Northon and Mr. Walker were
nominated for President, but after
discussion, and before a vote was
taken, a move was made to re elect
Director Redding by acclamation,
and this was done. The Association
began with Col. Redding at its
head and he has been its only
President. The Association offered
four cash prizes in each of two classes
for best exhibit of butter from
creameries and private dairies.
These were for $15, $10, $5, and $2.50,
respectively. The following awards
were made by the committee :
DAIRY CLASS.
1st. Crystal Lake Dairy, Cuthbert,
Ga., 91 points.
2nd. Mrs. J. G. Graham, Talbot
ton, Ga., 87 points.
3rd. L. M. Orr, Greensboro, Ga.,
86 points.
4th. Leslie Bros., White Plains,
Ga., 85 points.
CREAMERY CLASS. .
1st. Pixie Creamery Co., Griffin,
Ga., 92 points. . . .
2nd. Harmony Grove Creamery,
Harmony Grove, Ga!, 91 points.
3rd. La Grange Creamery Co., La
Grange, Ga., 91 points.
A feature of this part of the meet
ing was the return of the cash pre
miums and the passage of resolves to
make the award and a ribbon or
medal the only prize to be Competed
for in future. The competition is
for the purpose of raising the quality
of the butter and the scale with the
ribbon or medal to show the degree
of excellence is sufficient recognition
of quality and confers the honor of
precedure in these contests for best
quality.
The scale of points on which the
awards were made was : Flavor, 50 ;
grain, 20 ; color, 10; salt, 10; style
and finish, 10. Total, 100. '
The next meeting will be located
by the Executive Council.
'J ,. ' F: E. E. '
Mention The Progressive Farmer
when writing advertisers.
THIS .WEEK'S PAPER.
Of' our agricultural matter, we
specially urge a careful reading of
"Good Bacon How to Have It. A;
series' of articles that ought to be
carefully- studied by every thinking
farmer is Harty Farmer's. Watch
for his letter ' next week. ' Ponder
W. C. D's suggestions or you may
regret your thoughtless next f all.;
An article of special timeliness, is,
vThe Xaw of Presidential Chances, "
which we are enabled to give our
readers by special arrangement with
the World's -Work. Many, almost
forgotten facts are recalled in this
paper, long indeed, but without a
dull paragraph. ,; . : ;
The New York Outlook's editorial
on "Manufacturing Aristocracy" de
serves the consideration of all good
citizens, as does the Biblical Record-.
er's, article "For the Upbuilding of
our . Commonwealth." Bro. Bailey
seems to stand squarely on The Pro
gressive . Farmer's State platform.
The State and National election
news is fully and accurately reported.
WM. McKINLEY OUR NEXT PRESIDENT
The best brief summary of election
results that has come to our notice
is that of the New York Outlook of
Nov. 10th, as follows :
In 1896 President McKinley re
ceived 271 electoral votes aid Mr.
Bryan 176. In 1900 the vote stands
292 to 155, as follows :
FOR BRYAN
Electoral
Vote.
Alabama. ..... 11
Arkansas . . . , 8
Colorado 4
Florida 4
Georgia ...... 13
Idaho ........ . 3
Kentucky .... 13
Louisiana .... 8
Mississippi ... 9
Missouri ..... 17
Montana 3
Nevada 3
N. Carolina... 11
S. Carolina. . . 9
Tennessee .... 12
Texas 15
Virginia . . 12
FOR MCKINLEY
Electoral
Vote.
California .... 9
Connecticut . . 6
Delaware. .... 3
Illinois ....... 21
Indiana ...... 15
Iowa 13
Kansas 10
Maine 6
Maryland .... 8
Mass 'ch 'setts. 15
Michigan 14
Minnesota .... 9
Nebraska 8
N. H'mpshire. 4
New Jersey. . . 10
New York. ... 36
N. Dakota. ... 3
Ohio 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania. 32
Rhode Island . 4
S. Dakota. ... 4
Utah 3
Vermont 4
Washington . . 4
W. Virginia. .. 6
Wisconsin .... 12
Wyoming 3
292 155
Mr. McKinley is thus re-elected,
not only by a larger electoral vote
than in 1896, but probably by the
largest electoral vote ever given to a
Presidential candidate. At this
writing his popular vote is still un
certain. Every Northern State
shows that the Republicans have lost
ground ; nor do the group of States
south of Pennsylvania and north of
South Carolina show the gains ex
pected by the Republicans. The
solid South seems as solid as ever,
with the exception of the decline of
Democratic power in Arkansas, a de
cline offset by the gain in Kentucky,
restoring the electoral vote of that
State to the party which had so long
held it prior to 1896. Though Indi
ana has finally broken its record of
pendulum politics and has voted for
the Republican party, the Central
West, especially Illinois, shows
signs of reaction against Republican
politics. Mr. McKinley's greatest
gains were in the domain west of the
Mississippi. While in the North
west the majorities of 1896 are ap
parently maintained, Granger States
like South Dakota, Nebraska,Kansas,
and Wyoming have returned to the
Republican side, and there are de
creased Democratic majorities else
where. Even the silver-mining States
show a strong disposition to break
away from the free silver party,
Utah now being in the column of
Republican electoral votes. The
Pacific coast is probably again wholly
Republican. As to the vote of great
cities, the change in New York, Bos
ton and Chicago is too important not
to be chronicled. In New York City,
though the vote shows a great Demo
cratic gain over four years ago, the
boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx give Bryan a much smaller
plurality than was expected a fact
which may foreshadow the defeat of
Tammany at the next municipal elec
tion ; the borough of Brooklyn re
mains Republican. On the other
hand, in Boston there was a revolu
tion against the Republican party,
the McKinley majority of 1896 being
transformed into a Bryan majority.
The great Republican decline in Illi
nois is entirely due to the Chicago
vote. Although that city, voted for
Mr. McKinley, his plurality was .but
600
uuv-miu w mat; in 1896 pin ,
as to Congress, the Republicans h 'I
increased their majorities in 1 es
Senate and House. These gains h
not been confined to any one secti?'
East, West, and even South
tributing. While further Te
Lucvjr uaugD wuitj ul ineae details
is certain that the country has gi ' U
plenary . power -to the RepublW
party for at least two years more.
F. Mi SIMMONS OUR NEXT SENATOR
vThA Dfimorvrfit.irt Rnti0.:.i
uaiuiiai Tr
mary last week resulted in a verita
ble i' landslide for F. M. Simmons and
ah' overwhelming defeat for Col
JulianS. Carr.
The following table, giving the re.
turns received from eighty-seven
counties; shows that Simmons re
ceived a-majority over Carr of 45,000
The ten counties not heard from are
estimated t6 Increase Simmons' ma
jority by 5,000, which will make his
total majority 50,000 :
Majorities for Simmons. Carr
Alamance
Alexander.. 600
Anson
Ashe
Beaufort . . .800
Bertie..... :. .. 1,400
Bladen 1,100
Buncombe 300
Burke 138
Cabarrus '
Caldwell.... 250
Camden. 373
Carteret 900
Caswell. 600
Catawba.... 1,260
Chatham 600
Cherokee. . . ........ 500
Chowan... 800
Clay... 300
Cleveland. 1,600
Craven. 1,200
Cumberland 250
Currituck 600 , ,
Davidson 1,000
Davie 700
Duplin..... 1,500
Durham 2,300
Edgecombe 1,375
Forsyth..... 1,200
Franklin . . 1,200
Gaston.....: 1,100 ....
Gates 900 ....
Graham 100 ....
Granville 50fl
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson. . . .
Hertford ......
Iredell
Jackson .......
Johnston
Jones ... ......
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison ,
Martin
McDowell
Mecklenburg. .
Montgomery . .
Nash
New Hanover.
Northampton.
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank . . .
Pender
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham . .
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland. .....
Stanly
Surry. . . . . .
Swain. ........
Transvlvania. .
Tyrrell. .... .
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington . . .
Wavne
Wilkes.
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
300
200
300
450
700
746
570
450
1,800
674
1,190
150
150
595
1,214
400
719
375
560
500
1,251
225
600
800
250
1,800
450
1,800
500
2,000
1,000
1,500
1.200
49
1,032
1,200
100
200
300
' '409
150
350
407
2,000
1,700
160
200
50
77
502
600
600
Majorities. 50,622
ESTIMATED.
Alleghany . .
Brunswick .
Columbus . .
Dare
Hyde . . ......
Moore
Mitchell. . . .
Perquimans.
Stokes;
Watauga
Simmons.
300
200
1,100
350
600
600
5,612
Carr.
100
800
700
200
Estimated majorities. 4,850
100
Other vocations are very desirable
for many people, but the farmer 13
the most independent man in j
world . However, he must be f ruga
and economical, keep building
fences, ditches, etc., in repair. Von
mind wearing patched clothes aboa
the farm. If you see a board off,
and nail it on or see that it is dV
Sell direct to the consumer if P09
ble. Don't sell your live poultry
the grocer for 5c. or 6c, per Poun '
but kill and dress them yourself a
get 10c. to 12c Prof. E. E- bU '
Indiana.