Tho Prcjrccoivo Pamc?, Soptcmbor 24f 1C01.
brother of onr Vice President's FEOM THE BUSINESS MAN AGES' 3 DESK.
mother.
Theodore Roosevelt was born not
rich but in comfortable ci reams tan
cos, with a
family name baok of him.
He was largely self educated, but
In a letter just received from Hon.
John W. Atwater, regarding the cot-
proud and honorable Jf fed oil tru8tfnd the fi&ht aginst
it, no says: "x minK our people
will be united and fight this trust
fit, , nhonl trir,i iL WG dld the jte USt. They Shall
Reived in New York he went to Har- 0t ha a rm
01 12 cents nor hnariAl rutA
vard, where he distinguished him- ' '
county, was in to see us last week.
He says crops are very poor in his
section. He thinks his crop the best
in the neighborhood and says he
attributes it to the use of cotton seed.
He says he sold his seed one year
only ; that year he sold at 33 cents
per bushel, and is sure he lost money
by it, as he has not been able to pro
duce as good cropssince as he did be
fore. He will not sell his seed any
more, unless foroed to it by the
sheriff.
self as much by strenuous and dar
ing manhood as by his excellence in
studies and society debates.
Like Macaulay, ho was looked
nnon as a prospective leader in
politics long before he entered pub"
lie life, and he has more than justi
fied the highest of these expecta
tions.
He was graduated from Harvard
in 1SS0, and after spending a year in
travel and study camo to his home
to tind himself in demand for active
party service and leadership.
. it.
From nis youm ne nas oeen a
leader. Nature made him one and
he has developed and exhibited
Last season the cotton seed mar
ket opened at Rioh Square at about
24 cents per bushel. With a short
powers of command which are rarely crop of cotton this year, and the
equalled. price of ootton seed produots and
He was eleoted to 4he New York other commodities whioh they take
Legislature in 1882 and served there the place of or enter into the manu-
conspicuously for five years. faoture of such as lard and feed stuff,
He then resigned it to become from 10 to 33 per cent, higher than
champion of many reform measures, last year, cotton seed ought to sell
and is the real author of New York's for not less than 30 cents per bushel
present civil service law. this fall. But the American Oil Co.
He was defeated for the mayoralty and the Fertilizer Trust, otherwise
of New York in 1886 as the candidate known as, the Virginia and Carolina
of the reform party. Chemioal Co., have bought up the
In 1SS9 President Harrison ap- cotton seed oil mills and are not
pointed him a member of the United likely to pay full value for cotton
States Civil Service Commission, an see). Farmers have it in their power
office which he held as President of to check the greed of the trusts, but
the Board until May. 1893. without organization they can do
He was the author, advocate, nro- nothing. Roanoke-Chowan Times.
- w I
moter and President of the New
York City Board of Polite Commis-
I A A. A A I 1 11 J A. XI .11
sioner in lbyo. Aittiuuuu is uaueu. w tuo uispaum
When the war with Spain broke and call from the Farmers' Alliance
oat he organized his famous Rough to be found on the first page, which
FARMERS, LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS.
Riders.
In 1S98 he was elected Governor of
New York.
Before the expiration of his term
as Governor he was nominated for
Vice-President.
ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE TO LEE.
In his "Life of Thomas H. Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt says of General
Lee and his soldiers :
"The decline of the militant spirit
in the Northwest during the first
half of this century was much to be
regretted.
"io is is aue more than to any
other cause the undoubted average
individual inferiority of the North
ern compared to the Southern troops ;
at any rate, at the beginning of the
vrar of the rebellion. The Southern
ers by their whole mode of living,
their habits, and their love of out
door sports, kept up their war-like
spirit ; while in the North the so-
called upper classes developed along
the lines of a wealthy and timid
bourgeois type, measuring every
thing by a mercantile standard (a
peculinrly debasing one by itself),
and submitting: to be ruled in local
affairs by low foreign mobs, and in
national matters by their arrogant
Southern kinsmen. The militant
spirit of these last certainly stood
them in good stead in the Civil War.
The world has never seen better sol
diers than those who followed Lee ;
ana their leader will, undoubtedly,
rank as without an exception the
very greatest of all the great captain.-
that the English speaking peo
ples have brought forth and this,
although the last and chief of his
witasonists. mav himself claim to
stand as the full equal of Marlbor
ough und Wellington."
shows what the Cotton Oil Trust
proposes to do with the farmer in
attempting to control the price of
ootton seed.
The farmers 'busted up" the bag
ging trust, and if they will organize
and not force their ootton seed on
the market too rapidly they can dic
tate the price of seed to the mill men.
The profits in the cotton seed oil
industry are very large, and a reason
able part of this profit the mill men
should be willing to share with the
farmer. But the farmer will never
get it unless he organizes to oontrol
the price of his seed just as the mill
men are forming a trust to buy the
seed at the lowest possible prices.
The Alliance is now doing a good
work. It is out of politics and likely
to stay out of politics as an organi
zation for all time to come : but it is
business now in its legitimate
sphere, that is, seeking to improve
the condition of the farmers by get
ting them to organize against the
rapacious trusts, tnat wouid grind
them to powder. Wilson Times.
CJatJyi3 i51 Pi TTERSON'S VIEWS.
CATTLE ATSt) HORSES DIE.
3r T ait Butler Returns from Camden His
Investigation.
It. Tait Butler, the State veteri
narian, returned yesterday from
arr.den county, where he went to
lavt -.ti "ntH t,Vi rlisTAHsn Rmnnp' horses
The following letter from Com
missioner Patterson was received
just too late to appear in our last
issue :
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 16, 1901.
In view of the concerted efforts
whioh it seems from the published
despatches are now being made by
the leading purchasers of ootton seed
of Louisiana, Mississippi and other
cotton producing States to fix a
market price for seed far below the
present price, and for much less than
the probable output of the present
crop ought to oommand especially
so when the extreme shortness of
the corn crop is considered-faction
ought to be taken by the farmers to
counteract these unfair sohemes and
to seoure for their seed product such
values as conditions properly war
rant.
I am informed that efforts along
this line will be made in other South
, - . - S T 11 . - A.
ern mates, ana x luertuuro mun
1 cattle which was reported to the heartly endorse, the call issued by
irtment of agriculture. Mr. T. B. Parker, Secretary of the
disease among horses was the North Carolina State Alliance, for a
that in Dare, which is sepa- meeting of the farmers in their re
spective counties on Saturday the
21st inst., to select delegates to at
tend a State meeting in Raleigh on
Wednesday, the 25th inst.,
When men for selfish purposes
combine together to "fix prices to
be paid for farm produots far below
the true value of such products by
shutting off competition, it is time
for farmers to take some action to
defeat such nefarious schemes, and
to "fix" themselves m such position
as to be able to hold their products
until the natural law of supply and
demand can have its legitimate
sway. Respectfully,
S. L. Patterson,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
1 from Camden by the sound,
"attle, Dr. Butler discovered,
-uttering from Texas, or tick
" About 25 horses and some
r six cows died in the county,
r- Butler tuys that the disease
; -r hore?, which has been de-
i to be staggers or cerebro
meningitis, is not contagious,
-ited that the disease developed
i ioul porulirinna resulting from
''v.M.vl fodder or bad water. There
ls v.uy to treat the disease, the
0n remedy being the removal of
tk- tuu!e.
U.,.vever, the disease, both among
fev:
ii.
ft
ttJigu Post.
WAX COUNTY COTTOIf FARXIERS MEET
Pursuant to call of Secretary Par
ker, of the State Allianoe, a meeting
of ootton farmers of Wake county
was held in The Progressive Farmer
office, Saturday 21st, 1 p. m.
The meeting organized by eleoting
M. T. Leach Chairman, and C. H.
Poe Secretary. The objects of the
meeting were stated by Commis
sioner Patterson. He also stated
that thee fertilizing value of each
bushel of ootton seed, at prices nsu
ally paid for commercial fertilizers,
exceeds 20 cents. Prof. J. M. John
son, who was present, endorsed this
view. Short talks were also made
by Mr. J. T. Broughton, W. H.
Chappell and others. After appoint
ing delegates to represent the county
at the State meeting to be held
here next Wednesday, the oonven
tion adjourned. All farmers and
ginners in the county that can pos
sibly do so were also urged to attend
thi3 State meeting.
THE TRUST'S LATEST.
Trying to Make a Deal to Prevent Competi
tion.
Mr. Duke, of the American Tobacco
Company, is now in Europe. It was
reported yesterday that he had tele
graphed for Mr. W. W. Fuller, at
torney of the company, and Mr.
Walker, private manager. It is sug
gested that, instead of going to
Europe on a pleasure trip, Mr. Duke
has gone to close a deal with leading
tobacoo exporters in Great Britain.
The export trade is the only compe
tition now that prevents a perf eot
monopoly of most grades of tobacco
by the American Tobacoo Company.
If the Trust can combine with the
exporters, they have the tobaooo
farmers completely at ther mercy.
This report has caused quite a
flurry in the tobacoo markets of the
State. If it goes through, and the
Trust rids itself of the competition
of the exporters, it can shut up the
tobacco warehouses and say to the
farmers: "You can take so much
for your tobacco," and if the farm
ers decline, then there will be no
other purchaser.
A few years ago Capt. E. J. Par
rish was sent by the American To
bacco Company to Japan to effect a
deal whereby the competition from
Japan could be cut off, as well as to
sell the product of the Trust. He
has been largely successful. If Mr.
Duke and Mr. Fuller can effeot a deal
with the largest European exporters
of tobacoo so as to put an end to
competition, then the tobacco farm
ers are in a deep hole. Exchange.
MEXICANS GREATLY INTERESTED
In the Future Policy of President Roose
velt as Recently Outlined.
Mexico City, September 17. The
Associated Press account of the de
clared policy of President Roose
velt excited great interest here. The
president's declaration in favor of
better steamship communication
with Mexican Pacific ports and the
building of an isthmian canal was
well received, for it is believed that
the- construction of the canal will
promote the growth and prosperity
of the west coast. It is generally
believed that the relations between
the Mexican and the American gov
ernments will continue to be as
friendly under President Roosevelt
an during the incumbency of Presi-
dvmt McKinley.
El Universal publishes a leading
article by Senor Dublan Montesi-
nosite, in which he alleges that dur
ing the Spanish war he had an inter
view with President Roosevelt, then
Assistant Seoretary of the Navy and
that Roosevelt said that Mexico must
either absorb Central America or be
in tarn absorbed by the United
States. This article has caused some
gossip.
One 'remarkable feature of the
comment on MoKinley's assassina
tion is the sympany shown by the
Spanish residents who had come to
respect MoKinley as u sincere friend
of Spain and magnanimous in the
hour of victory.
Rev. W. D. Hubbard, of Raleigh,
N. C, will lecture at Leesville High
Sohool Friday evening, Oct. 4, 1901,
at 7 :30. A large crowd is expected
to be present.
$20.00 AN ACRE.
PARHEKS : AHD : OTHERS s PLEASE : TAKE HOTICE.
37" We will insure your Gin House and other property
against loss by fire.
dT'Will pay you $12.50 a week if you get sick, your fam
ily $5,000 if you get killed.
ElPWill go on your bond or write you a Life Policy in the
best Lite Insurance Company in the world the Great
Mutual Life of New York.
C HUSTLING AGENTS WANTED.
James C. Blasingame & Bro.,
Office : 509 Tucker Building, RALEIGH, N. C.
DEBNAM-KINSEY SCHOOL,
Military,
LA GRANGE,
N. C.
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC and COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
49-FAIL SESSION BEGINS SEPTEMBER 3d, 1901. Fifty-Three Boarding Pupils,
Twelve Counties and two States represented past Session. Pupils surrounded by the best influ
ences. Expenses ner half term 855. No incidentals. Writ fnr hpnutifnl TtpriKt,pr
J. E. DEBNAM, Superintendent.
THE STATE FAIR
!
Twenty dollars an aore, the manu
facturers assert, is only a fair esti
mate of the amount McCormick ma
chines will add to the value of your
corn crop. These machines enable
you to save the fodder and stalks, a
valuable portion of the crop, which
heretofore have gone to waste.
Write to tjie nearest McCormick
agent or the McCormick Harvesting
Maohine Co., Chicago, U. S. A., for
beautifully illustrated book entitled
"King Corn," mailed free.
!
Raleigh, . October 22nd to 26th.
The Twentieth Century Fair,
at Raleigh, under Gen. W. R. Cox,
President, offers Ten Thousand
Dollars in Premiums. The great
er part of this is for field Pro
ducts and Live Stock. Fine dis
plays of improved breeds of Farm
Animals and the best labor-sav
ing Agricultural Implements.
Systems of Wire Fencing on Ex
hibition, in actual use.
The colleges and schools of the
State contribute to the fine Edu
cational Department. Addresses
nightly at capitol by prominent
speakers. Trials of Speed Daily
and many pleasing attractions.
Very low rates on railroads.
Send for premium lists and make
entries, without charge. Many
nice prizes in Ladies' Work,
Art, etc. Write for full informa
tion to Joseph E. Pogue, Seo'y.
Grand Races between pacing
Ostrioh, hitched to sulky, and a
horse, and also by a running
Ostrich against Horse.
Free for all. Running Race by
gentleman riding their own
horses, non professional, for fine
Saddle and Equipment, on Tues
day, October 22nd.
PREMIUM OFFERS
TO BUSINESS AGENTS.
To the Business Agent who does the
most business thorough the State
Business Agency other than Ferti
lizer and Sewing Machines, from
September 1st, 1901, to August 1st,
1902, a Premium of $10 will be
given.
The Business Agent doing the next
largest amount of business, under
above restrictions, will be given $ 5.
The person ordering the greatest number of
the improved High Arm Alliance sewing Ma
chines through this office from August 1, 1901,
to August 1, 19C2, will be given FREE one Im
proved High Arm Alliance Sewing Machine.
To the person sending in the second largest
number of orders will be give FREE one Hilla
boro Sewing Machine. ,
To the person sending in the third largest
number of oraers will be given r KaE t itner a
No. 1 Set Buggy Harness or a No. 1 Boss Wash
ing Machine.
To the lady sending in the largest number of
oraers for the above sewing JYlacnines will be
given 85 in cash. This is in addition to the
above Premium Offers.
Begin in time now and you
may win.
T. B. PARKER, S. B. A.,
HILLSBORO, N. C.
life of Mckinley stte
sands. Agents will make from 85.00 to
820.C0 per day $1 50 book, best author, best
terms, freight paid, outfit free. Send ten
cents in stamps to pay postage, and begin
atoDce; circulars free.
ATLANTA BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE, '
ATLANTA, 6A.
i i km
apilsl Female University
RALEIGH. IM.
New Main Building Three Club Buildings All Modern Improve
ments Perfect Sanitary Conditions Hot and Cold Baths.
Within one square of Governor's Mansion on one side, and of the
Capital and State Library on the other. Twenty teachers (5 men
and 15 wom?n) each devoting entire time to one subject. Director
of Music and teacher of Violin studied nine years in America and
sixteen in Brussels, Berlin and Paris. Principal of Voice Depart
ment prize graduate teacher in Gottschalk Lyric School, Chicago.
oial S ession Enrollment, 253. New Session Opens Sept. 4, 1901.
Board, Room, Tuition, and all fees, $167.50 per school year. For
further information, address,
R. T. VANN, Presidents raleigh, n. c.
ALLIANCE PRICE-LIST.
SUBJECT TO IIABKET FLTCTT7ATI02I.
Gleason's Horse Book.
Prof. Oscar R. Gleason,
400 PAGES, 130 ILLUSTRATIONS.
Renowned throughout America and recognized by the United States Gov
ernment as the mosfr expert ami srrcesfnl hnrwman of
the age. The wholf work
r-compr i ses n
Historv. '
Breeeding. Traininer, Breaking. Trivuier. Feeding
Grooming, Shoeing: Doctoring, Telling Apm. Hnr Of-tiPral oar of the Horse
I
GROCERIES.
Sewing Machines
Improved Alliance 18 63
Empress, Drop Head J7 go
Hillsboro M 15 C3
Coffee, Arbuckles', roasted ' per lb
100 lbs fa 83
60 lbs J3 go
38 lbs J2 83
Coffee. Green
Prime .Laquira 13 -
" Rio 12
Good Rio
Medium Rio 11
Low Grade Rio .!!.10
Flour
Blair's Best 26
Fancy.... , 3 75
2andy - 3 75
Winner 3 40
Princess M 8 00
Uugai and Moiasses
Granulated Sugar 555
No. 7, very light brown .".1 5
sso. , xignt Drown 43.
No. 13, brown 4
iNo. 1 rorto kico Moiasses 22
No 2 Porto Rico 18
Fancy Porto.Rico " 30
Vanilla Drip Syrup 22 v
White Rose Corn Syrup 21
Molasses and Syrup in barrels 2c. per g&Uoa
above bbl. prices.
Oil
Kerosene, Alladin 2bC
" Standard White 11
Black Pepper, best sifted . u
Soda. Baking
112 lbs keg .. 151
Bi Carb, Nickle pkgs., 60 lbs per case 3 40
Bi Carb, in assorted pkgs., 60 lb case 3 50
Starch: Celluloid, per case J250
Elastic Starch, permease 85
Ivory Starch, per case J 60
Tobacco-
Plum Tobaccoi....... . 88
Grape " gg
Fig , 4
Battle Ax" S3
Grits and Hominy'
Per barrel 970
" tag..... :.:.rrr8
Rolled Oats
Per barrel 3an
u " ::::::2ls
Lake Fish
100 lb kegs ....s qq
so " " :..:..::::...::..:2 50
Lard-
Pure Lard, in tierces jj
Comnound Lard in tierces V
The above Lard in following packages
Tubs, 80 Jbs. over tierces.
. Tubs, 55 lbs. c. over tierces.
Pails, 20 lbs. p. over tierces.
Cans, gross weight:
50 lb. case of 2 cans, Vc. over tierces.
20 lb. case of 4 cans, c. over tierces.
10 lb. case of 6 cans, c. over tierces.
SEEDS..
Crimson Clover, Choice, per bushel $4.60
Trade Mark " 4.85
Dwarf Essex Rape, per pound 12
Winter Rye, per bushel 78
German Millit
(bags 15c. extra)
Choice, per bushel 1.05
Trade Mark 1 is
Hungarian Millet " 1.95
COLD STORAGE SEED POTATOES.
Early Rose, for J uly planting, per bbl......S3.00
Empire-State, (Late), per bbl.... 3.00
Carman No. 3, " " 3.00
Turnip Seed
5c. per ounce, 15c. per M pound.
40c. per pound by mail
HARDWARE.
Dixie Plows. Bov... "
Stonewall, Cotton Plow
Climax, " "
Malleable Clevises, ner dozen
Plow bolts, per lb
iiacK nana, webbrgood, per roll
B. B. Buckles, per dozen
Plow Sineletrees "
Plow Lines, good, per pair
165
1 65
65
10
2 50
75
2 25
i7
Clark's Cutaway Harrows,
Solid Disk Harrows (Prices on application).
t
Smith's Pat. Feed Cutters..
Cook Stoves-
No. 718, with ware
No. 818,
No. 820,
Poultry Netting
12 inch wide, per roll.
36 " "
48 " " "
60 " " " .
r U ft '
82 54
..11 00
..12 00
..12 GO
..13 00
60
1 20
1 80
2 40
3 00
3 60
Wire Field Fencing (Prices on application).
Smooth and Barbed Wire 3 go
Dump Carts
No. 14, 2 skein , 20 no
no. i6, 3 " ;;;;;;22 Si
Steel Axle
No. 21, 1 inch axle 21 na
no. 23, 1 ......:...::::::.:.:::23 m
Cart Wheels and Axles
2 inch skein... M qq
3 inch " .'.V.V.'."V.J2 00
Steel Axles
1V inch axles 12 m
iincn z::.::a3oo
Wagons, delivered prices. One-horse wagon,
thimble skein r
No. 8, 2 inch skein .22 50
No. 10, 2 inch skein 05 n
No. 12, Z?Z inch skein
Steel Axles
No. 9. 1 in 23 50
No. 13. iy9 in ....30 60
Two-Horse Wag-on, Thimble Skein
No. 2, 2 inch skein.. w 50
No. 4, 3 " oq SI
no. 6 ..::r:::::::;zrJo 50
Steel Axle
Sj? ?' -33 50
Jxo.7,2 in..... ...51 W
Buggies and Harness
Prices on application.
Shovels
Good, each
Common each
80
Iron Age Cultivators t. 3 3
Field Hoes, per dozen 4 0
Barbed Wire, per 100 lbs e 3
MBf Write for prices on anything you'waDt."
T. B. PARKER, S. B. A.,
HILLSBORO, N. C.
Farm Wagon Economy.
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have solved the problem of a successful and
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eusouTja a dad cim
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copy. A new edition has oeen issued which contains ever word and every
illustration in the & edition, but is printed on lighter paper and has a
heavy, tough paper binding. .
4 We are prepared to make this great offer : bend us $1 in new subscript
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