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Tuesday, September 20, 1904.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Democratic in 1876, 1884, and 1892. In other
words, they were won by Tilden, and by Cleveland
at his first and his third candidacies. They
both voted against Hancock (1880), Cleveland
(1888), and Bryan (1896 and 1900). To win the
Presidency, Mr. Parker must carry them both.
l These, with the solid South, will nve him elec
toral votes,-thus:
The South 151
New York 39
Indiana 15
Total 205
Since 239 votes "are necessary to elect, he would
still lack thirty-four votes.
"Minor battle-grounds will be New Jersey, Con
necticut, Maryland, and West Virginia. These
States-cast votes as follows:
New Jersey 12
Connecticut 7
Maryland 8
West Virginia 8
Total 34
'Mr. Paiker, therefore, to win. the election,
must carry, not only New York and Indiana, but
this whole group of four smaller doubtful States
as well, or other States that cast at least thirty
four votes. The burden of The campaign, there
fore, is on the Democrats. They will be obliged
to make wholesale chances in the votes cast at
the last two Presidential elections."
, ...
Rosso-Japanese Movements.
A vivid reminder of the terrible slaughter that
has been in progress in Manchuria is furnished
by the report that the Japanese have had to
evacuate Liao Yang on account' of the unbearable
stench from dead bodies. General Kuropatkin es
timates that in this battle his losses were 4,000
killed and 12,000 wounded; the Japanese killed
and wounded numbered 17,500.
, It is said that it may be a month now before
there is another general engagement. The main
Japanese army is stationed near Yentai, while
the Russians, quartered in Mukden, are fortify
ing Tie Pass as a place of refuge.
The next serious fighting will probably be at
Port Arthur. An exchange, under date of Sep
tember 17th, thus describes the situation in the
besieged city: "Fighting has continued at Port
Arthur, the Japanese occupying several. forts for
a time, only to be driven back again. Their
losses have been enormous. At one time they
drove cattle over the concealed mines, thinking
their tramping would explode them. But the
mines were not automatic. Watched from vari
ous points, the cattle were allowed to pass safe
ly into the Port Arthur slaughter pens. Then,
when Japanese troops covered the area, the press
ing of a button overwhelmed them. Another as
sault is in preparation; 70,000 gunny sacks have
been ordered from Port Dalny, and 60,000 more
looked for, to be filled with sand and used to fill
up portions of the moat protecting the Russian
right. Russians are reported to be paying fifty
cents for unexploded shells, indicating shortage
of ammunition.''
What promised at one time to be a serious in
cident for the United States was the arrival 6f
the Russian warship Lena for repairs in San
Francisco last week. Immediately the Japanese
government filed a formal protest against our
allowing her to remain longer than twenty
four hours. The matter . was finally settled
by President Roosevelt's, decision that while
for the purpose of again attacking the Japanese,
the vessel might be repaired here on condition
that it take no further part in the war. The
Russian Government accepted the latter alter
native. .
Watch the date on your label, and renew when
your subscription expires.
AND HOW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
Through the long summer season though our
expenses are just as heavy in summer as in winter
our subscribers have not been , dunned or "re-J
minded" by editorial or by circular. Now, how
ever, that the summer is over and the days cooler,
the subscriber will please remember that again,
like Matthew of old, we are sitting at the receipt
of custom, and we shall not be offended in the
least if we have to work overtime entering re
newals and new subscriptions.
In other words, please look at the date on the
little red label, and if your subscription has ex
pired, send us your renewal and your neighbor's
subscription. Let us hear from you.
Over 2,000 net gain in number of subscribers
since January 1st that is one record, and we
must make it 3,000 before Christmas.
TEACHERS' READING COURSE.
We hope that the announcement of the Teach
ers' Reading Course, as published in ast week's
Progressive Farmer, was brought to the attention
of every rural public school teacher of reading
as a means of self -culture and intellectual broad
ening can hardly be overestimated, and the cost
is remarkably small only $2 for the ten paper
bound books and a year's subscription to The
Progressive Farmer,' in which the subjects are to
be discussed and the general course directed by
the Secretary, Miss Ada Womble. This movement
was inaugurated by the Wake County Woman's
Association for the Improvement of Schools, and
is endorsed by Superintendent J. Y. Joyner. Of
course we are glad that The Progressive Farmer
was chosen as the medium through which to reach
the teachers.
Every teacher who wishes to join the course
should immediately forward his or her order to
Miss Ada Womble, Secretary, Raleigh, N. C, who
will also be glad to give any information, that may
be desired regarding the project. Already books
have been ordered for between 100 and 200 mem
bers, and the first of the series of articles will
appear in next week's paper.
Instead of paying the $2 in cash, any teacher so
desiring may get the course absolutely free by
sending $6 in new subscriptions to The Progres
sive Farmer at our regular rates (see page 16) ;
or $3 in new subscriptions and $1 additional will
pay for the course. Prompt action is very essential.
IMPROVE THE HOME GROUNDS.
There were flowers in the garden of Eden,
planted by the Creator, for man to care for and
keep. Man may have homes without flowers and
still be refined and happy possibly. But the les
son Eden teaches is not suggestive of this.
The flowerless home is not the ideal home de
signed -by the Almighty assuredly not the hap
piest home.
Flowers enhance the value of the farm by add
in to its' beauty; for however much men may
ridicule the" idea, it -is no less a fact that the
large majority of mankind is influenced more
or less by beauty in their business transactions.
If a man is about to buy a farm, he will pass
by the place where the house is unpainted, with
no fence enclosing the grounds, and weeds and
rubbish occupying the front . yard to where the
house shows evidence of taste, the grounds clean
and free from weeds, with vines twining about
the d5or and windows and . the yard brightened
by shrubbery and flowers, although he may know
the former place will produce more and better
crops than the latter. '
The garden or dwelling place is not complete
without a lawn. The space in front and upon one
side of the house at least should be .devoted to
grass. Evergreens and other shade trees may be
set at irregular, natural intervals in the lawn.
If the lawn bo extensive, beds of flowers, or foli-1
age plants, may be made which will add to the
beauty of the place. '
A few walks should be laid out also; but let
door and a narrow one leading around to the
rear of the house is generally sufficient. If a
driveway is necessary let it be as artistically laid
out as the walks. Do not cut up your lawn with
walks and roadways any more than is absoutely
ncessary for convenience. Too many of them
spoil the effect.
. Curved walks are far more- pleasing to the
eye and foot than straight angular ones. Nature
baa ffiw anoflpa onrl manir hennti-fnl mirvpa.
A beautiful lawn is possible to every farm, and
flowers may be as abundant as the birds in the
trees. O. W. BURKETT?.
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.
Truth is our element of life, yet if a man fasten
his attention on a single aspect of truth, and
apply himself to that alone for a long time, .the
trijth becomes distorted and not itself, but false
hood; herein resembling the air, which is our
natural element, and the breath of our nostrils,
but if a stream of the same be directed on the
body for a time, it causes cold, fever, and even
death. How wearisome the grammarian, the
pherenologist, the political or religious fanatic,
or indeed any possessed mortal, whose balance is
lost by the exaggeration of a single topic.
From Emerson's Essay on "Intellect."
t
A Message to Young College Students.
"I propose to give you the master word of
success. It is the open sesame of every portal,
the great equalizer in the world, the true philoso
pher's stone, which transmutes all the base metal
of humanity into gold. The stupid man among
you it will make bright, the bright man brilliant,
and the brilliant man steady. With this magic
word in your heart all things are possible, and
without it all study is vanity and vexation. . . . .
And the master word is WORK. Dr. Wjlliam
Osier. !
. Home-Made Philosophy.
Contentment is a mighty good thing, but some
folks are so easilv contented that t.bp.v tiavat Tin-u
anything else except contentment. Our Home.
The sage of Marshville gets off a good deal of
fine philosophy on the front page of his paper,
but he never made a better shot than when he
pulled his trigger in the above paragraph.
Charity and Children.
We print in this number a photograph of the
Agricultural building of the North CarolinaCol
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Raleigh.
It is an impressive structure, great, modern, beau
tiful. We attach great importance to it, however,
because it stands for a great piece of news, mark-'
ing a turning point in North Carolina life: It reg
isters the choice of the Commonwealth. It was
proposed ten years ago tnat we snouid become an
Industrial Commonwealth. The prosperity of the
factories carried us all in that direction. But for
five years now the tide has been running toward
the farm. The country school, the country home
and the country church have made more improve-,
ment than the cities and towns. The young men
are going back to the farm. This building means
that they shall go back with better knowledge"" of
that greatest of callings, more skillful, stronger
to achieve and worthierof the work of making a
great Rural Commonwealth.
We feel that the hourNis appropriate for recog
nizing four men who have had a hand in bringing
forth this building: Governor Aycock, Clarence H.
Poe, of The Progressive Farmer, Charles W. Bur
kett, Professor of Agriculture, and President
Winston. Biblical Recorder.
We thank the Recorder. There are others, .
TinwAvpr wlin rlAsprvA pvpti mnrfi credit than the
County. Whenever the Agricultural Building is
mentioned, Mr. Scott's name should be remem
bered Editor Progressive Farmer J