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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15

Maine has during the last year put up
lO,7Ol 800 cans of corn, overs $40, 900 cans
OF ~succotash, and over $4,000 cans of
lima beans. Three Portland firms have
done most of the business.-N. Y. Sun.
Maine is naturally about the poor
est of States. It is filled with ener-
getic, money-making people. They
are "smart enough" to furnish North
Carolina consumers with their corn
and beans and succotash. Here every
kind OF vegetable may be grown.
Here the trucker can work almost
the year around. Here farming goes
on uninterruptedly during eleven
months Of the year. Here the soil
IN most sections is generous and read
lily responsive to the demands of the
planter. But the South leans on the
North for the very things it can pro-
duce without limit, and goes up to
the ice banks of rock-ribbed Maine,
where in places the soil must be
brought from the distance before
cultivation begins, to obtain it's fresh
corn and bean pies, and to other
Northern sections for it's supply of
tomatoes and cabbage. Was there
ever such folly? Only in seeing a
Southern farmer feeding his horses
and mules on Northern hay. The
South has a vast deal to learn. It
has not got beyond B in the alpha
bet of selfsustaining.-W Wilmington
Star. u.e
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
FROM LINCOLN COUNTY.
A Word for the Progressive Farmer :
Wheat Sowing, Broom Making and
Clover Seed.
L1NCoLNToN, n. c., J
Dec. 3. 1886. {

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER:-I
am one of your subscribers, | met
you on the fair grounds in Hickory
and there subscribed for your valu-
able paper. [ like it very much. [
read several of our State papers, and
part of the time the paper is SO thin
and the print so bad that it can
scarcely be read. (This makes a
man mad.) Your print and paper
are both excellent.
| think most of the farmers
finished wheat sowing this week. |
am a farmer and a broom maker,
have regular broom machinery, and
turn my w broom handles. [ use
the untapered handle, though [ pre-
fer the tapered, [ think it proper
tions a broom better. [ retail all my
brooms at 25 cents each, can COM
plete about 20 brooms per day when
everything is ready to my hand. [
had expected to raise a large guam
tity Of the straw this summer on my
bottom land, but the wet season set
in and [ did not get much planted.
[ buy all the straw | can get-have
W paid higher than 5 cents per
pound. [ bought 1900 pounds from
III man at that price. If any Of
your readers have long and bright
brushed broom-corn seed, [ would
be glad to receive a quantity. [
have bought seed several times from
Northern seedsmen and got cheated
every time. The brush would come
out crooked and very short.
Our farmers are sowing about the
usual amount of wheat and sowing
lots of clover seed. | think there is
a grcat falling off in the use of guano
this fall. A man can't use it when
cotton only brings 81 cents and
wheat 80 cents a bushel. The Sigman
4 Heavier threshing company
threshed $50 bushels clover seed
In Lincoln and Catawba counties
this fall. Several other companies
threshed, but / have not ascertained
the quantities. Would be glad to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
farm Aotes.
EXTRA FEED FOR CALVES.

The first Winter of a calf's life is
a hard one, but good, var stabling
and two quarts of oatmeal daily, in
addition to their other rations, will
be we'll repaid in growth and earlier
maturity. With good feeding, a
heifer should drop her first calf before
she is two years old.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15

see an article on broom-cOrn culture
at any time in your paper.
Wishing you much success, | am
yours. j. q. WARLICK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
FOR MARKET.

In localities adapted to the growth
Of the cherry no fruit grows better
1t is a sure annual bearer, and the
demand for canning will long pre-
vent the prices going below profit
able rates. But before planting
largely the soil must be made dry
either by natural or artificial drain
age. Cherry roots go deeply into
dry soil, and are O injured by
stagnant water.
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IN M. nnIN I,rrrIrnI.

'Robby' whisl crcd ,ouug FaatharIy,
'tdid your Sister ) die get note from me
last night, Ii was written on pink paper.
Il guess She mrst havs got IL" said Rob-
BIZ. cau-. whan She cs"e down to break
fast thi morning her h"'r was done mp in
pink cu'i-mplg HHp,r's lia2ar
The Prince Of Waln. La carried pic ure
Of Mary Anler.ou around in bis pocket
until day before yesterday. whan Mrs. Wales
found it, He says ii. can blink how the
blasted thing got there Lu Mes W. is quite
well acquainted "iih tni thank YOU. -
Boston Globe.
japanese etiquette requires that tile LADY
shall give the signal lpr The term iuntton OF Il
visit from a gentleman jauaness customs
are singularly like our own. In this country
the lady gives the signal tor the termination
uf yi-f., and tht signal is: George. l
think hear plpa outtn the back yard uu-
tyluz the do, lin gaai never faii-.-Bo'-
LaH Courier.
A subscriber ASK, Tor cuie for cold feet
Try banking them up with sawdust; if they
,t.l remain cold, set the sawlust on fire
-'esks sun.
Tn honest old plumber
W.o starved all the stimner
Now listens with i9y to The Boreal hreca
When it gets below zero
lie sings-the old hero
'Its cold day for plumbers when nothing
will froeUn
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20

The building occupied by the work Of this
bureau is shown in the illustration Here at n
little desk sits the officer who is to prognosti-
cate the weather for the whole country, and
his method Of doing it is briefly this: He is in
tclegIaphic communication with the members
Of the signal corps Of the army. These men
are stationed at various posts over the whole
country from Halifax to San Diego, and
from Fort Garry to Key West Observations
Of the weather are taken three times day,
at intervals of eight hours. Each observation
being taken all over the country at precisely
the same moment Of Washington time, and
are Immediately recorded. The facts thus
obtained are chartcd upon map Of the
United States. That is, lines are drawn over
the places reporting equal temperature.
Other lines are drawn over the stations on
the map reporting like barometic pressure,
These last lines are termed ''lsobais," and
the lines of equal temperature "lsotherms."
From careful study of this map Of the
United States, with the freshly drawn
"Isobarsn and "Isothermsn the officer in
charge is enabled to determine the probable
movements Of the storms, winds, cold waves,
etc, and makes his prediction for the differ
ent sections. These predictions are immedi
ately telegrnphed over the whole country,
and published in the press and through
bulletins, and by the recently adopted system
of signals.
The official head of the signal service is
Gu, JTpgan NEhp gt,ggapf1nI HGllI
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,.r.n,,.I N ,lnock rim out.

Maria, .al IN preacher SATURDAY.
afternoon, after having rend his sermon
aloud to her what 10 yoa think Of it|
Have not po trayad the evils of sunia5
newspapers in WY that must affect the
congregation:
"Indeel you have, John was tha repy,
II thought 50, said the preacher, u feel
that in this Sc mon | have fully denlon-
strated the iuiquity Of Sun lay pubica ions.
trust there viii he larg congregation to-
morrow. By the way Malia, dill You at
tend to mailing lie motto Of my sermon and
its subject TO all the newspaper, so tilt It
will appear in the morning.
She said She had attended To i, Chc0go
Trihuup
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A Dal,otn MANS slistake.

A man from Illinois got Off the North
western train at Estelline the other day, and
met an old friend now living in Dakota
"Hows old Jim Stanford prospering out
here,n asked the Illinois man.
"Jim's gittin' long poorly, very poorly.
You see, Jim made "A mistake, and it set him
back He set his house on the ground with
no underpinnin' under it.'
We'll, spo>in he did. don't see what
hurt it would Dc"
"Of course you don't--you live in Ilp-
noise. Why, hang it all, pardner this Da-
kota sile is so darned fertir that the house
tool; root and growgd'
''IU did, Wen, admiltin' it's 50 | should
think it would have been better he'd had
bigger house
YES. that's what Jim lowed at first He
had a nice two-story house, then a three
story one, aud pretty soon tive-story one"
] don't see anything bad about that"
''No; course not; but when it got up there,
instead of htadiu' out with a French roof
and II lightniu rol the blamed house took
To branchin' ont wi inlay winders and piaz-
atrs. and pretty soon the Whole thing blowed
over and killed yulk of brinde oxen for
Jim tell you you can't build houses in
Dakota without uniarpinuiu'. - Estellue
M m Epll
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We Annrnyr OF IL.

The freaks Of fashion il wamau apparel
are indeed wonderful and startling TO tin
masculine eye, and it is only nov aud then
that any of Them the freaks, nuL The women
meet with approval from ths men, There
IS, however, II now feminine hat struggling
for recognition among tie tashionabIes that
every right-mindel man will ndorsn It is
built ON the crush plan, like gentenau',
upara hat and no trimming, arc allowed on
the crown II this hcadgrar comes inlo sell-
elal use for evening wear it will he great
boon TO mankind as the ladies will, Of
gDurse. collapse the thing after getting
seated at the tbaatre or opera. and the
people back Of them can get their money 5
worth OF the entertainment Nive Ia crush
hat t-Peclss Sun.
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torate in Burritt, ILL.,, in 1857 Since that time
he has devoted himself to evangelistic work.
For several years when preaching among
feeble churches his expenses have been paid
by well-known organ builder
Dr. Brown, Of Rochester, says Of Mr..
Dewitt: II am not much Of an enthusiast
concerning evangelists and their methods but
Brother DeWitt's work in Rochester was, on
the whole, successful and healthy one He
has tact, courtesy, sympathy, a pleasant
manner, warm heart His preaching is
largely illustrative. His methods, as such
methods go, are simple, direct, and, judged
by their results, wise He is not greedy of
filthy lucre OF all the evangelists whose
worl, have seen, he is the safest. would,
if the occasion seemed to call for such work,
he glad to have him again, which is the high
est tribute can pay him
One of the great, strong leaders of revivals,
both i'll this country and Europe, is the Rev.
Il. Pavson Hammond. He has been called
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ceivcd tho wound which destroyed his eye,
aud from the effects of which he never recov-
erel. In 1861 he was matte II brigalier gem
eral and the following year breNet major
general for conspicuous bravery.
Mr. Miller was firm believer that there is
such thing as luck in business. His own
career he often instanCed as an Illustration.
One day q ships captain called upon him ut
his office in the San Francisco custom honse.
The captain showed him the undressed skin
Of seal, and said that he ltncw where mil
lions Of them could he obtained He sug-
gested 10 Gll, Miller that he furnish him with
the means to tit up his ves-cI, and he would
go on a scul-catching trip for a certain per-
centage Of the profits Mr. Miller declined to
have auFIhing To do with the project. hut the
captain was So persistent that MIR, Miller in
duCed a few capitalists to subscribe q
small sum None Of them had murh
faith ia it, and Mr.. Miller says that he
never Went into any business scheme with
less thought bchuld the captain returned
with Ills vessel loaded with skins, and for a
good consideration lie revealed the locality of
the sal i,l9ud4 Keeping thediscovery secret
The Alu,l;4. Saal company was formed, OBJ
tanned the exclusive right to capture seals
from tlr United States government, and in a
few years hail amassal immense fortunes
Nh. Miller said that, curiou.ly enough, every
Investment he made since then wa, profitable,
though he exercised les care mnd business
caution in 50 doing than he had inmany in
vestments before his luck changed
Srnntog Miller was one % tha rich men Of
the senate, ami belonged to the rotclie OF that
body ian.liaily known rs the Aiillionairos'
cuh Ne was Il man Of commanding ples-
ence when in gool health MI. Miller end
daughter survive him.
PERRY BARTON
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
Ispecial Correspondence !

NEW YoRK, March 17.--The almost phe-
nomenal success.of the Reys Sam Jones and
Sam Small in bringing crowds to their re-
vival meetings in the large cities has drawn
attention to what is being recognized as gem
eral awakening in religion throughout the
whole country These times of increased re-
ligious felvor seem to come in periods, like
seasons of financial prosperity, and it is bo-
lieved by many that we are just now passing
through one of those revivals. Herewith are
presented portraits Of few of the quiet
though indeiatigable workers in this cause.
The Rev J. w. Bonham is a remarkable
man, from the fact that he increasingly advo-
Gated Ievivals, or what are termed missions,
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The success of the recent missions in New
York and elsewhere, in the Episcopal church,
Justify his advocacy of this method of church
work. He is about publishing all the facts
on this subject, as well as the many interest
ing incidents he has met with in his travels,
in book entitled, "The Church Revived; a
Sketch of Parochal Missions in England,
Canada and the United States.n Like all re-
vivaiists, Mr.. Bonham is intensely earnest
and energetic in his manner, and pleasant
and interesting speaker.
Another of the hard working evangelists is
the Rev. George c. Needham. He was born
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yer anCt then a state
senator when tile
war broke out. He
Immediately resign
cd his srnatorship
and organized the
Twenty-niutll Indi-
ana regiment. He
served in command
Of a brigade under
Sherman, Buell,
r Rosecrans and
Thomas, receiving
severe wounds inthe
battles Of Stone
River and Liberty
Gam. where lie re-
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Probabilities, Gen.
Myer, in 1850. He
superintends the
instruction Of Off
GERS and men in
signal duties, at
Fort Whipple, just
across the Foto-
mac, on Arlington
heights. His head
quarters are here,
though, and he has
for assistants C'apt.
Jones, and First
Lieuts. Dunwooly,
Wboa1nr ,f A,.,t;,
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in the Episcopal
church. He has de
voted his life to this
subject, refusing
pastorates and
other Offices in
order thatlle might
be free to pursue
missionary work.
He has crossed the
ocean nineteen
times, and Travelled
through the United
States, Canada and
Europe, preaching
and advocating pa
rochial missions
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fame, and Woodruff, and six second lieuten.
tenants, besides several clerks. The bureau
was created in 1870, but did not commence
operations on an extended scale until 1874.
Ii controls and operates several thousand
miles OF telegraph. The system Of gathering
reports Of the weather, and from them foImu-
lating weather warnings, is likely to be
adopted eventually over the whole globe.
Just now storm is approaching the
weather bureau in the shape Of a congress
sional investigation which may test its sta
bilty. II has weathcred other storms he
fore this, though this one may develop into
cyclone ami leave it sham of mitch of its
present Importance After the penulations Of
Capt. Howgate it was said the Signal service
would have to 80 down Under the gale which
then arose; Int it was not hudged from its
mooriugs, and Howgate went into some safe
harbor, whore lie has been sheltered since
THE LATE SENATOR MILLER.
The late Senator John Franklin Miller
exhibited in bis last Illness an amount Of
win power which recalls the heroic patience
of Gen Grant 1t is said Ne lived on his
nerve for long time prior "a his death,
which was the result Of a complication Of
disorders arising primarily from d severe
wound in the eye received during the war,
twentv-threc years ago Tho bullet remained
in his head about twelve years berore it could
he extracted, and the wound sapped his
strength and rendered him an casy victim to
disease.
Gen, Miller was born in Indiaua, in 1881,
his parents Aeing Nirginians, He was law
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
HOW WEATHER is MADE.
A Storm Over the Weather Bureau-The
Late Senator Miller

WASHINGTON, March 17.-From this time
until the crops are all in there is one de-
partment of our government whose work
is looked to daily with great deal of in
terest. 1t is the weather bureau On the
accuracy of its predictions depends often
the safety Of much valuable property.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20

near the lakes of
Killarney, ireland.
He is one of four
brothers who are
preachers. In 1867
he met Mr.. Moody,
in London, and in
1869 Mr.. Needham
spent three months
with his friend in
Chicago in revival
work. They have
remained warm
friends and CO.
workers ever since.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20

plicity and tenderness which is all-powerful
with the Young. The editor of The Chicago
Interior says Of him: Mr. Hammond was
pioneer in the work among children The
essential idea thut little ones can be soundly
conyerted that the law Of spiritual growth,
from very feeble beginnings, may be EN-
phasi2ed i'll religious life, and children trained
up for the church, rather than recovered to
it after prolonged wandering, is one that will
throw heavenly radiance OH all the future life
Of the church 5. II. IL.
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same color We're SOLD
for from $1,000 to $1,000 apiece. One whose
Iuate went for 800, had handle knocked
off and sold for $4,000 making the Lost handle
worth 81, 100.
The whole art collection, however, is worth
nothing like what the lady paid for it. 1t is
Il monument of nothing 50 much as the
aval'ice and dishonesty Of tiadrsmcn Ii is II
miserable mean sort Of excuse tor such
people to say if they had not got her money
somebody else would have. The good
woman was liecced right and left. \ Pres
bytcrian preacher named Conkling is sup
posed 10 have got about S6oO,OuO out Of her,
Among the collection was vast number Of
rare aud costly orchids She paid San,0Jp
for them, while they We're worth plly lopcr
cent. Of it.
The whole story is remarkable. Charles
Morgan ,rrinpel and toilcd nnl sahcmcd
and lived like IA beggar most of his lifc TO
heap up millions After his death Iatr in
grim irony. took the millions and tossed them
on the wind Iike thistledown, Aal oI them
all il does not appear that one 5oilsr ever
went fur the real gu9d Of anyboiy
A. J. B0rHwELL
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"the children's
evangelist" from
the influence which
he has over youth
full minds. Mr..
Hammond seems
to have long age
realized the value
of training the
twig, instead of
later attempting to
bend the unshapely
tree. He has been
. 80
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II you would like to know what she did to
make her worth S20,000 here it is in horse
talk;
Dew Drop ran in all ten races last year,
leading off by winning five-fuI1ong sweep
stakes, at Sheepshead Bay, i'll June, She was
in turn unpaced for the Surf and Seabright
stakes, second to Charity for the Flatbush,
won the Great Eastern handicap, at three
quarters of mile, from q field of twenty
one runners, carrying 1l0 pounds, in 1:i6$f;
was unplaced, with III pounds, to Walter
H. for the Adicu stakes, at the same distance,
after which she in turn won the Nursery and
Champagne stakes, both at thrce-quarters of
mile, at jerome Park, the former with liz
pounds, in 11S95, and the latter with 122
pounds in the same time. At Baltimore,
Dew Drop in turn took the Central and
Ecliptic stakes, both at a mile, running the
latter in 1:l4l{.
Is that satisfactory Dew Drop is, as you
see of no earthly real use to anybody
THE MORGAN ART COLLECTION.
Charles Morgan was as grouty and stingy
an old cuImudgeon it is said, as ever pinChed
a nickel His head was a bowlder and his
heart was flint. He toiled carly and late,
schemed and planned to overreach others,
and scrimpcd and lived in n shabby, low
down sort of way, till he got capital enough
TO embark in large enterprises. He embarked,
but still lived in the shabby, scrimpy way.
Then his wealth mounted into the millions
He made the largest part Of it in the steam
ship business between New York and the
Isthmus of Panama during the gold fever
days So far as appears he had not a soft
spot or kindly spot in him unless it was for
his second wife, Mary Jane who made the
famous art collection.
The old miser's first wife died. His daugh-
ter was put to school at Flushing, n. Y. One
Of her lady teachers Went home with her on
a visit. The father set eyes on the good
natured spillstt and asked her to marry him.
She did 50. 1t seems as if Mary Jane was
allowed during Aiorgan's lifetime to spend
more of his money than anybody else ever
had done. He died worth $4,000, 600 TO S2O,-
100000 He left Mary Jane S5,OO0,010 Of this
to do what she best pleased with, That was
seven years ago. The widow, who had never
in her grlhood had a second bonnet to her
head, set about making the most gorgeous art
collection in America. She spent, as nearly
as | can get from the figure, at my command,
S3,SO00OO for this purpose. And for this
great laundering heap Of wealth there re
mains to show chiefly the peachblow vase,
CYou should call it "va2," to rhyme with
"was;n but some call it "vaws,n to rhyme
with "caws. y
Mrs Morgan paid her money for it and
called it what she liked II is Of d dun gray
ish pink color, il eight inches high and three
inches across. II is a smooth, brightly glazed
piocc Of pottery enough, rather pretty looking
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lsrcclnl corresnondence.l |

lSpeelal correspondence
NEW York, March 17.-Quiet people out
side Of cities have no idea of the reckless
crazes for this or that class of objects which
seize people who have more money than they
know how to spend. This time last year
New York was in the throes of hard times.
Working people were in distress, and rich
people complained that stocks were worth
nothing, and there was no investment for
their money. To be sure, there was always
the chance that presents itself Of laying up
their treasures in heaven, but somehow rich
people have never regarded that prospect OF
getting their money back as good one
and they have never "caught on to that
movement to any extent
But now times are good again, Judging by
the way the wealthy hereabouts are parting
with their money. They are throwing it
away on objects which to plain, honest people
seem like the veriest trash.
There for instance is that scrulTy looking,
mule-nozed, blazed-faced, little 3-year-old FLY
Dew Drop. The Dwyer Brothers have just
bought her from Pierre Lorillard for SO 600.
She is a racing creature, a running beast
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Additional trains-On saturday an additional
train Will leave Dupont station at 100 p. Green.
vile lNS. Nfwhridge la. SilyerbrOnk l.l9 and
arrive in Wilmington 81 p. M,
For connections at Wilmington, Chadd's Ford
Junction, Lenape, Coatesville, waynesburg June
ton Birdsborn and Reading timetable at all
stations
a. G. McCAUSIAND. l.. A. BOWER
Supcriutentlent. Co.. Pas, Agent,