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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
ing forth twice a day to feed upon
the foliage Of the tree.

ing forth twice a day to feed upon
the foliage Of the tree. =
The moth of the fall web worn
deposits her eggs in June, July or
August, in broad patches on the un-
der side Of the leaves. These hatch
in a few days and the larvae immedi-
ately "web up" a few leaves and be-
gin to feed upon them. AS they grow
and need additional food they ex-
tend their web, remaining in colo
MES and protected by the web until
nearly full grown, when they scatter
in every direction and feed indis-
criminately upon almost any green
thing. When the larvae are full
grown they descend to the ground,
make a cocoon partly out OF the
hairs from their body, and earth;
in this they pass into the pupa.
In southern ATTITUDES the earlier
hroods probably develop into the
adult, or moth, in a few weeks after
pupating, and the pupa of the sec
ond or late broods remain over win
ter to develop into moths in June or
July.
The caterpillars may be very easily
destroyed while in their web by cut
ting off the limb with the web and
burning it; or by stripping the limbs
with a gloved hand and then de-
Stroying the Larvae. This should be
attended to as early as possible, for
two reasons, 1st, while the caterpil-
lars and their web are small and lit
tie damage is done; I'd, because
when nearly mature the caterpillars
leave their web and scatter in all di-
rections.
That an insect which does so much
damage to III fruit trees, and rem
ders them unsightly objects, should
be destroyed no one will deny. Then,
too, by destroying the young, the
numbers of the next years broods
are diminished.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
THE WORLDS COTTON s1rpp,,

The annual supply of cottou.
nearly twelve million bales, Of wh; Is
this country furnishes mora "I nlch
one half. The India cotton cro ''an
larger this year than ever hofp Is
and the fact will probably he "'e;
for all it is worth to depreS, "s se
prices. But the superiority Of t the
American cotton ought to alwo s"e
insure our supremacy in this nr:n
uct. Of our ability to producap ' t%'
worlds requirement, We're it tenfc TS
what it is at present. there can ~
no question. Texas alone. It * So; oe
has good cotton land sufficient :.
it were brought into cultivation 10
produce more than twelve miII;ou
bales at less than one bale to tbn
acre. Cotton is exhaustive Of fert;I
ity, but mainly because it's was,o
products have been grossly neoloo
ted, instead of being saved and nsad
fertilizers. Cotton seed makes -
rich manure, and looses little of its
fertilizing value by being fed to fat,
tening stock and having it's fat
taken out of it.
SEEDING WITH GRASS.
The experience Of this year en-.
phasizes the necessity of plentiful
grass seeding if a good catch is 70
be made certain. If a dry time fol.
lows sowing the seed, only those
that fall in the hollows or cracks
in the soil will grow. 1t is also
good plan to divide the SOWING
making a difference Of one or two
weeks. Sometimes the earlier and
occasionally the later seeding will
be best. This is in accordance with
scriptural advice given several thous-
and years ago: ain the morning
SOW thy seed and at evening with,
hold not thy hand, orthou knoweth
not whether shall prosper this or
that or whether they both shall be
alike good" With grass there is
less danger from over seeding than
with any kind of grain. The heav-
Ter the seeding, the more thoroughly
weeds are kept down. The hay
from mammoth clover is apt to he
coarse and poor. 1t is made much
finer and better by the dense growth
resulting from a thick seeding.
BROAD-LEAvED PLANTS.
Plants Of the leguminous order.
including peas, beans and clover,
have broad leaves, and this, doubt
less, makes them renovating rather
than exhaustive crops. 1t is not
certain that these broad leaves ah-
sorb nitrogen from the air. Not
many years ago it was thought Ger
tain that they did not. But they
do absorb carbonic acid gas, and it
is through the leaves rather than
the roots that plants derive the car
boMwhich forms SO large a portion
of their substance. But broad-leaved
plants, by shading the surface soil,
undoubtedly help to disintegratc
plant food not only from the soil,
but from the particles of air which
it contains. Frequent cultivation
keeps fresh air beneath the surface,
where a portion of it is absorbed by
the SOIL The shading of the surface
by broad leaved plants thus serves
some of the purposes Of cultivation
in preparing plant food for use.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
WHEAT MANURES,

Which Can be Prepared on the Farm.
by Chas. w. Dabney, State Chemist.
THE NORTH CAROLINA
AGRICUL'L EXPERIMENT STATION.
En-. PROGRESSIVE FARMER:-1. DR..
D. w. G.. Benbow, Of Greensboro,
sends me this. 1t is a favorite mix
lure for drilling through the middle
porti IN of the State where it is
known as Van Borea's formula:
Rich fine stable
bone
The stable manure must be fairly
Try and is first put through thresh-
:ng machine to make it fine. On
light land add ashes or so lbs. of
muriate of potash per ere Use
800 to 1000 lbs. per acre. 1t drills
well when properly prepared.
2. For a compost, mix in layers,
diss living the sulphate Of ammonia
and muriate of potash in water and
spriDkling it over each layer:
Acid phosphate..........lOOO lbs.
Sulphate of ammonia. 100
Muriate of potash........ 100
Stable manure ........... 500 I"
1000 +" or l ton.
Prepare under a shelter and let it
lay a while in the heap. Use / or
} Of above on one acre.
Where cotton seed or tobacco
stems (ground) or dust are to be
had they may take the place of a
part or the whole Of the stable ma
nure. Then wet enough and thor
oughiy kill the seed. This only takes
more time.
3. A mixture of chemicals, making
a regular fertilizer:
Acid phosphate. 300 lbs.
Cotton seed meal, ground fish or
ground tankage...."......".....lWO :"
Kainite
Use 400 lbs. per acre.
This can be mixed by sprinkling
down in layers, shovelling together
and finally putting through a coarse
sitter.
The grades and cost Of the ingre-
dents mentioned are about as fol-
lows: Acid phosphate, II per cent.
available phOsphoric acid, $40 at
Wilmington last spring, but much
cheaper this fall, as the big ring at
Charleston has been broken. A. P,
which cost SIS in Charleston can
now be had for $12, we hear. Sup
pose SIG at Wilmington is about the
price at retail, same at other sea
board places. Ground bone, 3 to 4
per cent. ammonia, 20 per cent. phos-
phoric acid, $32 in Baltimore; ground
fish, 10 per cent. ammonia, s35 per
ton; beef tankage, 8 per cent. am
monia and IA per cent. phosphoric
acid, $25; cotton seed meal, 8 per
cent. ammonia, $25 at the mills, re-
tail; kainite, IL per cent. potash, 81
-$12 per ton at seaboard places in
small amounts.
Rusty fiat irons should be rub
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08

"A little sulphur carefully burned
in the cellar will destroy disease
germs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08

A fever patient can be made
cool AID pleasant by frequent spong-
ing of with soda water.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08

Rusty fiat irons should be rub
bed with beeswax.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
CROPPING WITHOUT ROTATION.

Growing one crop continuously
on the same land is an evil insepara-
able from new countries. The early
settlers in any locality are usually
men Of little capital, and of course
anxious to turn the virgin fertility
Of their soil into money as rapidly
as possible. The crop best adapted
to this end has their preference. So
long as the staple can be grown, it
will be. Loss of fertility is not the
whole, 0 possibly the worst, result
ofthis kind ofpractice. It promotes
the increase Of destructive insects
and injurious weeds, SO that even
when fertility is restored, what had
once been the staple crop can be no
longer grown. If the early settlers
would consent to vary theirhusband-
ry at first, while their land was rich.
their gains might be temporarily
decreased, but theirprosperity would
be much more secure and permanent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-09
JENNIE sMirn In TOWN.
The Great Female EvangsliGt to Conduct a
gerIss Of MsetiuFA Here,

The Great Female EvangsliGt to Conduct .
Series of Meetings Here.
Miss Jennie Smith, OF Mountain Lake
Park, the well known railroad evangelist
reyivalst and temperance worker, was Ii
the city for several hours yesterday morn
ing, leaving about 10 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for Glenwood and Huzelwood
OIL the Pittsburgh or Hempaeld division
Of the Baltimore & Ohio road where large
shops are located and where she is Il
spend two weeks working among the men
From thoPe places Ehe goes to MCKees
port, and after closing her work at thai
place 1t Ia probable that she will come Ia
Wheeling and spend two or three week.
here. A number Of ladies and gentlemen
are now trying to arrange for her coming
here, and II was for the purpose OF talking
with them that Miss Smith stopped here
yesterday. In case she comes she
will hold noon services every day In the
mills, shops and yards, wherever che
can got permission 10 address the men, and
In some one OF the numerous churches OIL
the city she will hold evening services,
In additional there will be special after.
noon and morning services. A revival
spirit seems to have been abroad In the
land at other places. Miss Smith has mel
with great success In intensiiying and
bringing about manifestations Of THU
spirit. She Is a plain, unaffected little
person and seldom fails 10 carry conyic
ton In her remarks. The story Of her Life
adds an interest TO her that tends 10 a.
tract people, and attracted, they listen Il
her teaching,
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Robert Simpson, Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, was In town yesterday.
The Daily FeSiiral says "Many marriages
are certain to result from the Bazaar"
The Germon Apron Social cleared one
hundred dollars for the ladies oil the choir,
Alex. Wiley, Of Joseph Horne & Co.,
Pittsburgh, has been In town for q few
days.
The roadway to the upper whartboat
has been filled up with tin.scraps and Gin.
ders.
Mr.. Wenner, OF the high school corps
Of teachers, has gone home, threatened
with fever.
The gas well at Pinch Run is now well
under way and the boring will proceed as
rapidly as possible.
Fred. Wassman, shoe dealer, has joined
the six O'Clock closing movement, leaving
only one merchant out Of the ranks.
The track OF the Ohio Valley railroad
below the Belmont Coal Works 10 being
raissd still higher and the filling done
with blastfurnace Stag and Cinder.
Albert Newly, a deaf mute, died Sun.
day night. The funeral. will take place
from the Second NJ. E. Church this fore.
noon.
The swapping boys al the Goblet Works
struck yesterday, asking for an advance
from 40 cents TO 90 cents psr turn, OF 10
cents to 81 per diem.
Last night the glass workers marched
over town, going down as far az the South
Bellaite window glass houses aud ending
at the bazaar. The Knights Of Labor will
parade tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-09
MARTINS FERRY.
Thieves Powers DsAd-PsrGOnalS and GOn
oral NtWI Notes.

ChiOVsS-POweTS DsAd-PsrGOnalS and GOn.
OraI N,wI Notes.
j. T. Hanes was in Pittsburgh yester.
day.
The a. n. F. F. club will give a hop
tonight,
D, W. Glenn, OF Cleveland, was in town
yesterday.
A, b. Crippen, oismithfold, Is spending
q few days In town visiting his brother.
MeBsrs. Russell Medill and Roscoe
Olg were visiting lady friends at Smith
field Sunday.
The Sheriff sold yesterday the Mitchell
property for 81 200, to satisfy claim OF a
building association.
Everything about the Buckeye glass
works is working smoothly. Four new
email pots will be set to-day.
Messrs. O. T. MCCue & Bro. have pur.
chased the livery stable OF Orr & Bowers,
and took possession OF 1t yesterday.
Davis Tweed, a coal merchant OF steu.
benVillc, was in town yesterday. He came
down TO purchase some iron for his works.
Ell. Hoyle's dwelling house was entered
last Saturday night about s o'clock and
some clothing and other goods distracted
l.. Il. Ale, Of Altoona, Pa, arrived here
yesterday. He was sent here by Mr..
Smith to repair the gas furnace at the
Buckeye glass works, and his work will
be commenced today.
Last Saturday night OF nominating
convention in the Third ward, the Re:
publicans selected for Council Samuel
Strain and David Williams, and A. M.
Shipman for Assessor.
The old man, Michael Powers, who was
found on the street Sunday morning in an
unconscious condition, and carried TO the
residence Of Jacob Corrigan, expired the
same evening. Deceased was a stone
mason by occupation, and had been EN-.
ployed in aud around the town for some
years. While he was man addicted
more or less 10 drink, his sudden death IL
attributed TO throat affection. The town.
ship trustees gave him decent burial
yesterday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-09
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
The pOpgrSHaiOnAl OutlS0k-DSmARds /
the OiI.AI0untainsoEs.

tho Ct4s 90unEa4n0
Now that State Treasurer Thompson and
Congressman Eustacs Gibson have arrived
at some mutual understanding regarding
the next Democratic Congressional nomi-
nation In the Fourth District, leaving the
ubiquitous Gibson apparently master Of
the. field against all corners, the political
interest OF the State, that had conferred on
which babe fair to be q hoWling, rip-roRring
fight In that District, is beginning 10 turn
and view the state Of aifAirs in the Second
District, now being represented by Hon.
w. l., Wilson. who is serving his second
term. Mr. Wilson wants to 20 back to
Congress aud his many friends are with
him in this desire, but there are other
Democrats who desire to occupy Mr.. vii.
sons ssAt IN Congress, and they and their
friends will make it unpleasant for Nj.
Wilson.
The Randolph county Enterprise in q
leading editorial headed "Who Shall 1t
bs2' Gays: While we entertain O high
personal regard for Mr., Wilson, we have
OF personal feeling, We have heard spok'
en- Of 90 candidates before the convention,
Col, Boyd Faulkner, Of Berkeley; Col,
Duckwal, Of Morgan i'Gen. Joseph Sprigg,
OF Hardy; Dyer OF Grant; Penuybacker, OF
PendIeton; bailey, Of Mineral Gilkeson,
OF Hampshire, all east OF the Allegheny
mountains, and Judges Raymond and Nor
row, Of Marion; Martin, Woods and Nc
Graw, OF Taylor; Brown, oil Preston
Judge Ice and Capt. Bradford, OF Barbour
Parsons aud Lipscomb, OF Tucker and
Cresap, Strader, Harding and Scott, Of
this COInty, west OF the mountain. The
material suggested on the west side will
compare fSvOEably with that on the east
side, Besides, at the Congressional con-
YentiOn held a. FAirmont In 1850, the del
egates from the eastern counties took the
position that the Congressman should
alternate every Jour years from one $50
ton OF the district to the other. The
claim was made that the western portion
had then had two terms and the eastern
portion should then haye It's turn, Upon
that theory Capt, Bradford and Hon. b. j,
Martin were defeated in the convention
before referred TO, the delegates from the
west yielding the point, AS Conte'
quenCe Judge HOgP, Of Berkeley county
was nominated with that understanding
and elected, In 1882, owing 10 the
strife lbstween Judge Hoge and Hon. D,
b. Lucas, who had the good Of the party
atheart, they both withdrew aud w, l.,
Wilson was nominated aud elected,
Again, in 1884, Mr.. Wilson succeeded him
self and IL now our representative in Con-
gress. Judge Hoge two Year,, and Mr..
Wilson has now held 1t four, which makes
six years the office has been held by that
part Of the district. According 10 the rule
insisted upon by the Democrats Of that
section in 1850, they have had the Office
one term longer than they were entitled
to, and now the Democracy west OF the
mountains will insist upon their turn.
The Enterprise iavors Capt. T. A. Brad.
ford, "ths tall hickory OF Tsggsrt's Valley,
as man oil excellent qualifications.
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ABOUT pEopLE.
Strangers in the CITY and wheeling Folks
Abroad.

Strangers in the CITY and wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Miss Carrie Rose, Of Allegheny, is Miss
Sydney Heiskel's guest.
Capt. Mcclure and DR.. J. @. Hupp and
wife are at the Occidental hotel, San Fran
cisco.
Prof. 1. @. White, oithe State University,
arrived in the city Sunday night from
Pittsburgh and left for Mofgantown yes.
terday.
Col. Harry sherrand took in the anna.
teur minstrel performance at Wheeling
the other evening and saysitwas immense.
-Sieubenuilk Herald.
Dr.. D. B. Ross leaves today fol Pitts
burgb, where he will remain several days,
attending the sessions Of the Western
Pennsylvania Pathological Society.
A call has not yet been extended to Rev.
Mr.. Peters, Of Clarksburg, by the Baptist
church ofthiB city, as was reported In yes.
terday's issue In connection with report
OF his sermon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-09
ARION BAL MASQUE.
a RnlLLIANT socIAL AFFAIR
At the EIsEAat Club Hau.s of this society
on the South Side Last EVsHIpE-Gay
and OoStly Costumes aud an Enjoy
able Occasion IN Every Respect

Tha Arion's seCond annual masquerade
ball, which took place last evening at the
club house OF the Society ON the South
Side, eclipsed anything in the line Of a
fancy dress party ever given in Wheel
ing, For weeks past the members OIL
the AriOn have left nothing I'M
done, that it was thought would in
any way tend TO make their Mqrdi Ora,
carnival the glittering and enjoyable sue
cess it was, Tns pleasant auticipstiOuf
that were INDUCED in in advance were
fully resIizsd by the gay thrOug that filled
thu three story building last evening.
The msmbsrs and their families com
meuCed arriving about $ o'clock, Those
not masked or in costume went ut once to
the ballroom on the third floor, where
they secured seats either in the balcony OF
about the sides OF the room, from whence
they could watch the grand entry OIL
Prince Carnival and his suite, II was moi
long until the seats were all taken, and
the dancing space began to be enCroaChed
upon, until the crowd was so large about
the entrance that thu mystic GROVE that
followed the Pence had some difficulty 10
getting through,
1t WAS about . O'Clock when the maskerE
who as they arrived, had CONS to the
parlOrs and dining hail on the second
hoor-tormed in lice and marched up
stairs. ThA heralls AMI committees pre-
coded the Prince, That dignitary
was unprecedented ia y very lordly
manner 10y Surveyor Of Customs Egsrter
Following him were about seventy.hVt
masked couples arrayed In every Inceiva
bic costume; the C0lOts were OF every
shade and hue, aud us the cOlumn CIrclel
about the hall the effect was bswildering
A majority OF the costumes were very
much finer than those usually worn u
fancy dress balls, having in a number Of
cases been procured from Baltimore
Tho ladies' displayed Ia'e tasLe IL
the selection aud arrangement o.
their costumes. There was hardly .
character modern or ancient, that wal
no. represented, There were the usua
number OF funny costumes, and the
japanese cra21 cana in Tor its rep
ressntStiOn.
After tho march and the Princes ad
dres9 there was q very creditsble minstre
performance by tho Arion Burnt Cork
Combination. II WAN Qua OF tbs beat HIT
OF the SEASON. Some comiCal mImmery
followed and then dancing to Kra
mer's excellent music was commenced
and kept up until q late honr. The bal
was a lifting wind up to what has been {
lively and most enjoyable season 10 those
30 fortunate as to be members Of til,
Arion, The next big thing the Soclet!
will give will be its Elsterball.
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aooLp snoRr,sn LErrkR.
Local HOlsS and dsasFAl Observations q
Local IntsTuAt,


"Cold Short" Mr.. Philip Henry Moorel
in his latest letter TO the St. Louis Age Of
Steel, speaks thus Of the Mipeo compro-
mise: was right in my conjecture that
Mr.. LAushlin's late action was dictated
by his board. have seen correspond,
ence conarmatory OF this, and since that
action his board has passed resolutions
endorsing him. Among the largest Of the
stockholders in the Junction Iron Com
pany noticed the name OF Jas. 3, Mason,
OF shoe blackinR fame. | am 81 the
opinion that the present output OF nailu Ia
adequate TO the demand.
He also says: notice that q new
method Of making iron from ore by direct
process has been arrived at by some Pitts
burgh experts, Some such claims are
periodically advanced, but so far none
have proven valuable. was talking on
this subject TO prominent and more than
ordinarily well informed manufacturer
who has had continuous experience Of
nifty yeRFs in the iron business. He re-
marked that he had accomplished the
very game result thirty years ago, and has
tried toimprove up0nit divers times since,
The product was always worthless 1t was
raw and lacked fibre and homogenisty.
Lltterly he had made steel directly
from ore and while apparently sound
1t proved unsatisfactory when tested,
Tariff tinkering disturbs the steel
trade, which has trouble enough
without this factor to resolve itself into q
settled, smooth condition. When iron ad-
vanced S. the steel men moved up IS to
$40; that this isuot equitable is proven by
weakening trade; aud q meeting, am
told, has been called this week to discuss
reduction in prices, With q 40 percent sd
yaIorem duty, which by the system Of
valuing Is actually reduced to 20 percent,
there is no room. iol excessive advance
there is not margin enough left for the
American manufacturer, How ia 1t that
within the last twenty days the representa-.
tive Of an English concern was able to soil
600 tons OF steel blooms in this market
And how Is it that one OF the most promi-
neutsteel manufacturers OF Pittsburgh told
me- no had Just bought 200 tons Of special
steel at 80 60 less than the American mau-
uiactuTen werD willing to sell? 1t Is be-
GAUSS the steel men have been quietly
having a pretty extensive boom. know
OF one concern, not 100 miles from thia
city, that showed clean profit OF $l50, 900
on their balance shest for the poor year Of
1885, and another close by that saw that
Sl50,00O and went nearly $780, 600 bsttsr.
1t ii true both establishments have ad-
juuCls, but the main profits came from
steel, With irOu ut $50 it costs about 800
to make a ton VI steel blooms. When you
make your own iron al $l7 1t costs $2l TO
make a ton Of ingots. Any one can fol-
| low ont the train,
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ance ut rates within reach Of small In
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other Life Insurance Company or SOtiety
In the country. The Ohio Valley llas ii
eight years paid over 100000 Dollars IA
widows and orphans Of deceased menu
bers. The year 1855, Notwithstanding
the hard times, was the most prosperous
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Medical Examinations made ut the
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