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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

for good, only so far as it is based
upon the true foundation, j. e. the
Near, love and trust in God above all
things" I think the people are
about done %electing professionals to
multiply and mix up things SO that
it topk half a dozen lawyers to ex-
plainSit.
Theeditor of the PRoGBEssIvE FARM
Err has mentioned three important
matters for our representative men
to think of when they go to Raleigh,
and he will name more next time.
Watch for 'em. Hurrah for the
South Carolina farmers. She has
led before, and now her farmers
have started in the lead again-not
in hostility this time, but in peaceful
quietude-simpIy asking a reason
able share of the blessings of a free
people.
The commissioners Of Catawba
county have at last made an appro-
priation to build a good bridge
across Henry's Fork, two miles
south Of Hickory; the road has been
graded, the work is going on, and
we hope soon to e the bridge ready
for the travelling public.
Mr.. A. l.. Bolick has opened a
public school at Minerva-has 60
scholars and still they come.
The new brick church at Bethel
is completed at a cost of about ST.
200; this makes two new houses of
worship, with a like number Of
school houses, built between the forks
Of the river during the last two Or
three years.
The next thing needed is a good,
live Farmers Club, and~Ithink they
will soon be@ready to organize that
at Minerva school house.
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
WHAT A CATAWBA FARMER
THINKS.
HICKORY, n. c., Dec. Is, 1886.

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER
"What do you think about it?" is a
good way to get at 1t, but the bottom
rail has been squeezed<down so long
it hardly knows any Better. But
wherever there's a will there's a
way, and the farmers are beginning
to open their eyes and see things a
little clearer. The professions have
had their men, and now let the
farmers have some Of theirs awhile.
Gov. Vance truly said that the
farmers Of North Carolina asked
nothing of their legislators, and they
got what they asked for. | tell you,
not only the farmers but all others
r beginning to think about it, and
they will think more about 1t. The
farmer is asking for a more practical
system of education-not a conglom-
Grafton of the dead languages, but a
pure, honest, living, practical educa-
ton OF the heart and hand as we'll
as the head, and until the masses of
2 people learn to knom and feel this,
Our education will in so far prove a
iaiiure. Education, as is well known.
Is apo,cer either for good or for evil;
.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
DEHORNING.

In your issue of Oct. 3Oth, is an
article IN the safety Of handling
bulls. / know of but one way to
make a bulls horns safe, and that is
to cut them off. We have begun the
practice Of dehorning cattle at the
Wisconsin Experiment Station, com,
mencing with a vicious six year ola
Jersey bull and running down to
calves but a few days old. My mind
is not settled on this question yet in
all points but this [ know, that tor
bulls it is best to dehorn them and
then take all possible precautionary
measures in addition. Be sure to
dehorn the good bulls first; "good
bulls kill twice as many people every
year as vicious ones. When L hear
a man praising his bulls disposition
| always wonder if he will leave his
widow in comfortable circumstah-
ces.
To remove the horns, put the QUIZ
in a strong stanchion, fasten DE
head by cross pieces so he canno'
move, and with a carpenters hne
saw cut the horn close to the skull
Our bull lost about a pint OF bloou'
Use absorbent cotton, tar or WHAT
ever is at hand on the wound.
We dehorned II steers this week
and did not apply any remedy 10
stop the flow of blood. The AIR
mails bled freely at first but 1t 0 0
stopped. -;
There is a waste of human sen'f
ment against the practice OF deno[, If
ing, but better the horns come oA
than a human life be lost.
OF course when saving on ' cI
horns the bull will make a fearlul
fight and so he must be held 'g,.
firmly.-W. A. Henry, IN P0cyc IL"
raj Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

# creates in their stomachs: AS
convenient a way as any. IS 70
slightly burn some OF the grain WIN
which they are fed. 1t may DC
given warn but not While not.
MAKING A GRAPE ARBoR.
Not only every farmer but every,
owner of a house and lot, should
plant grapes for home use. In no
other wav can so much pleasure and
profit be got from a small space as
by making an arbor and training
one or more g%rapevines over 1t. II
the room be limited on the ground
it is we'll to remember when making
a grape arbor that it is unlimited
upward. In city lots grapevlness
are sometimes trained to a height OF
sixteen and even twenty feet. The
best punches grow at the top. The
quantity of fruit from even one vim
trained over an arbor will surprise
any one. A we'll trained grapevine
with foliage and fruit is as n
mental as shrubs or vines planted.
exclusively tor their beauty.
MOULTING HENS.
The hen changes it's plumage once
a year, and while this process is go
ing on egg production is necessarily
suspended. The making OF a new
coat of feathers usually occurs in
the fall after the hen has been busily
engaged in laying eggs through the
Summer. Unless we'll fed at this
time cold weather comes before the
the new coat is on, and there will
be no eggs until spring. Otherwise
with warm quarters and good
feeding, hens in full feather should
layin winter as we'll as in sum-
mer. The large fowls which
looked ragged about midsummer
will probably prove good winter
layers, while those that produced
their egg a day all through the
warm weather will be worth little
or nothing until spring brings their
laying eason again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

In the absence of meat, pota-
toes may be boiled in milk, where
there is plenty Of the latter, and is
an admirable preparation for feed
ing to young, growing chicks. A
mixture of one-third corn meal and
wheat bran with the above will
make the young chicks grow Won
derfully if given fresh every day.
The best feed for setting hens is
plenty of good, sound whole corn.
They should have plenty of fresh
water to drink.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
NOTES ON

Statistics show that the wheat
production of the United States is
something over 20 per cent Of the
quantity produced in the whole Of
Europe. The wheat crop of this
country for 1882 was 504, 600, 900
bushels and for 1888 it was 421 ,OOO,-
900 bushels. The next largest wheat
producer is France, which produced
346, 900, 900 bushels in 1882, which
fell off to 285, 800, 900 in 1888. France
never furnishes the full demand for
her W consumption, but imports
more or less every year. Russia
comes next to France. She pro-
duced 2O3, OOO, 900 bushels in 1882
but only 100, 600, 900 bushels in 1883.
Russia with a much larger popuIa-
ton than France produces less
wheat and yet exports considerable.
Her people Use but little -four. The
European countries next in order of
production are as follows: Italy in
1888 produced $4,000, 900 bushels,
Spain 10000, 900 bushels, Portugal
10000, 600, Germany Z 100000 900,
Great Britain 60, 900, 900, Turkey
Al, 200. 900, Austria $780, 900, Bel
GUM $1,000, 900, Roumania 100000
900.
Wheat in this country 80 years
ago produced on an average nine
bushels to the acre. Lately it has
increased to IL or ID, but it is still
much below the average yield in
England, which for many years has
averaged 20 bushels to the acre
This large yield is dne to careful cul-
tivation, nor particularly in sup
plying the land with the proper
mineral food to supply the nutri-
ment withdrawn by the annual crop
ping of the same growth. But lit
tie attention is paid to that import
ant requisite in this country. The
wheat grower here as a general
thing, raises continual crops of that
grain so long as the land will pro-
duce a crop; then he converts his
land to some other use and gives up
wheat growing to his neighbor fur
Their West. It is thus that the once
celebrated wheat lands of New
York, Vermont and other Eastern
States have been turned to other
products.
A large portion of the wheat pro-
ducing lands of California will not
now yield one-half of what they did
originally, and the time is not far
distant when such lands will have
to be. turned to other uses unless
special attention is given to a proper
restoration of the the soil by miner
al or other forms of dressing.-Pa-
cite Rural Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

OUR PUBLIC ROADS.
4 Correspondent Who Don't Believe
Convict Labor Practicable.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has adj
vocated the working of c%onvicts on
the public roads. This l believe is
the only plan any newspaper has
suggested. The way to get at the
best plan is to "discuss IT." The
working of %convicts on fhe public
roads is not practfeablY 1t is well
known that convicH cannot be
worked profitably On railroads in
less than fifty in agang. THAT they
cannot be worked protitabIyVn rail
roads in a level%ountry. The grad
ing of a railroad in a comparatively
level country would give more work
on one milefthan would be expended
on five miles of our public roads,
and as you approached the hill
countries and the mountain country
the work per mile would still be
greater in favor Of the railroads.
CONFLICTS. cannot be uorked protitably
except in large gangs, and IN such sec
tons as require so much cork that the
st0ckudes need be seldom mOued. In
one fourth of the year-say from
the last of November to the last of
March so much time would be lost
in going to and returning from work
in days and parts of days that no
work could be done, and inefficient
work caused by want of proper ma
terial to repair road (to say nothing
of the cost OF free labor to obtain
and haul the material along the
line Of the road) the cost to
the State would be greater in money
than if done by free labor and free.
labor would willingly do it for the
money.
The East has often complained
that she furnished the convicts and
the West received the benefit from
their labor. The railroad builders
of the East knew that they could
build a railroad cheaper with free
labor and | doubt if any railroad
east of the Wilmington and Weldon
ever has or ever will apply for con-
Wet labor unless their roads cross
large swamps and require canaling
in order to make a good road bed.
Our constitution requires the State
to keep charge of the convicts at
all times-to divide out the convicts
would require an increase of respon-
sible officers and guards, increasing
materially the expense. / am fully
convinced that it would cost the
State much more to work the roads
by convict than by free labor. The
roads of Charlotte township have
for several years been worked by
convict labor, that is by persons
committed to jail for various offences.
The Superintendent is a model and
yet it is more expensive than free
labor. The only reason that it is
still kept up is that the prisoners
have to be fed anyhow and the
moral effect is "simply splendid"
the chain gang being considered a
greater disgrace than the Peniten-
tiary. 1t is much better to hire the
convicts to railroads and keep in
repair our country roads with free
labor. We need an elastic law. Some
counties do not need half as much
to keep up the public roadsa as others.
A minimum and maximum power
of taxation should be given to the
board of magistrates. Examine the
Mecklenburg law and see if it does
not give each county the means to
keep up the public roads.
NOTES FROM ENDERLY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

For outdoor use a cheap, anu
durable whitewash may be MADE ny
putting a peck of lime into a Ia lal? +
tub with plenty of water to sla "hont
While it is Stacking stir in aooui
half a pound of lard or tallo" a
mix it we'll in. Then add hot "a .h-
enough for use. This VIII
stand rain for years upon t~ool-noo''O
and Out-hOuses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

Under the most favorable cir
cumstances, more than half the food
consumed by u domestic animals
in winter is required for the main
tenance of the heat of the body; but
there is no profit in the feeding
which merely keeps the animal
alive.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03
A Few Little Ones.

Our small boy, four next month,
striking u distressing attitude with
bis hand on his abdomen, thus ex.
plains to papa what were his sensa-
tons when mamma found it neces-
sary to rebuke him very sharply /:
sit made the feel.badly come all
up fru my tummic:"
Little Charley, four and a half
years old, is already much elated
at the prospect of being put iu
pants. He is, however, sorely
troubled by the thought of what he
shall wear when be goes to the
tailOr's to be measured for them.
"For," he says, III don't want to go
in u dress, and 1 shan't have you
make them, mamma, nor any wo.
men folks; for they don't know
how to put the right kind OF peck
cts ia ~
Little Mabel has had a birthday,
and is years old. She has a little
boy friend of 6, whose mamma
overheard the following converse.
"NOw, Willie, you must put
sour arm around me so drawing it
lround her waist, and III put
nine so, around your neck, and
hen well walk along, and you
must tell me that you love me.
That's counting, and We must begin
IOme time"
Before Willie ks cousin
arrived at his home with
Ter parents on a summer visit, bis
mother had told him to observe
low graceful and polite her man.
lers we're, especially at the table.
When she came Willie observed
Ter, therefore, with admiring inter.
One day his mother SAID:
ado you see how nicely Bertha
onducts herself, Willie y
"Yes, mamma
"Don't you think her manners are
ather better than yOursP
"Yes, mamma; and l guess l
now why.7
"Why is it, my dear 7"
Probably Bertha has been bet.
r brought up than 1 have.7
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03
CIeveIand's New York Admirers

Gath in the Cincinnati Enuuirer.
There is no animosity to Presi.
dent Cleveland here outside of dis.
Outraged and nearly extinguisheo
party thieves and runners aud NOR.
Tined Congressman and small mag.
mates; the commercial element
makes allowance for the Presidents
newness in social and natural life /:
tne army officers bear testimony 10
MS industry, so rare of late in the
presidency many former Republi.
a officials, like General Walker
and Comptroller Knox, admire
Cleveland's public spirit aud fair.
ness. Unfortunately the men who
praise the President are not of tha
kind recognized BY the multitude.
and, If quoted might unim,
portant at a distance. The Demo-
Gratis, under Cleveland's mildly par.
tlsan leadership, are taking the
new issues away from the ,ReDubIi.
cans and addressing themselves to
matter above scandal aud chatter.
Inc Republican press in the East
does not give tones of conviction
70 ITS party, but whistles and tan.
talizes aud badgers without adj.
dressing itself to any live consider
atoms. The Republicans have no
platform for the future, are still
led to wealth aud monopoly, while
nduigiug the bone that the taho.
ssue may somehow help them, and
hey are chiefly 10 need of first f,
lass funerals to rid them of the old f,
Official hankers which hang uDou :
heir column. Their danger 4 OIL
easing TO be the party of the :
'orth, and letting the Democracy y
Ike that title.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

OHAUNcY F. BLACK, the defeat.
ed Democratic candidate for Gov
ernOr OF Pennsylvania, thinks that
.ne enrse OF patronage did the bus
mess Tor the Democratic candi.
lates, and that they we're shot IN
me backs by their own people.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

The Neuc NississiPpiaB says: "a
true citizen, a progressive citizen,
a wise spirited citizen, o citizen
worth having in u town, takes a
pride in the place, patronizes its
Industries, and is glad to be able TO
spend his money with his friends
instead of sending it to far of
strangers. He does not sit around
and say the town is dead, and
growl At the dizziness of business,
and grumble at its non-progressive-
ness, and then send of and buy
worse meal and other products at
a higher price than he might have
purchased them from home indus
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03
1--WE STILL LIHR,,

and have just received q large and
assorted stock Of job papers, cards,
envelopes, and in fact every thing
needed in . 6rst-class country lob
Office. Merchants and business
men viii do well 10 send in their
orders at once and have their fan
printing executed before The busy
season opens. Our prices are rea.
sonable for cash.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

HENRY WkrrERsoK, Of the
oo~s1rJosrzaL presumes that Mr..
cleveland viii again be nominated.
oaf Henry is not = dear lover Of
the President either.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

A miHisfer IN Memphis last ueek
Inflicted an ugiFand Lifelong hurt
gpoa q yOuHg ady Of that city.
The Burt vas q editor, and Yields
TIE flashing scissors Of the Crystal
Springs Mdvr.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

There is nothing sad about a
neglected grave. Nature will care
tor them all, and cover them with
her carpets Of green. Sadness
comes In where noble men Of genius
are neglected as they grow old aud
poor and feeble,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

A Justice OF the Peace In Texas
has Just issued a r~ecquisition 10 The
President Of Mexico for an escaped
prisoner, whom be bad committed
Tor contsmpt OF ooart,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

From all over the State comes
The demand for the abolition of The
X. X Commission. Its practical
working has been 10 increase. rath.
er than diminish the rates.-Fazoo
VALLEY Flag.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

A minister not long ago preach.
Cd iron The text: "Be ys therefore
steadiasLS Bat the printer made
hlm exPound from @Be 70 there for
breakfast
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-21
Detroit 5, Kansas CITY 8.

DETROIT. Mich, July 2O.-To-day's ball
game was more one-sided than yesterdays,
but was generally well played. Poor plays
were punched on both sides. The visitors
scored in the second on a ielder's choice,
two passed balls and Decker's muff of a
thrown ball. Not a hit was made in the
inning. In the ninth base on balls, sin
gle and three-base hit gave them two
more. A hit, base on balls and Rad
fords tumble gave Detroit one in the sec
ond. A base on balls, tumble by Myers,
an out at second and very wild pitch gave
two in the third, not hit being made. In
the fourth fielder's choice and wild throws
by Weidman and Conway scored another
Michigan run. Another was brought in in
the sixth by two hits and steal. Score:
Detroit. ..........0 2 0 0 0 SIS
Kansas City. 10 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 "a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-21
Small Talk.

The Minneapolis and St. Paul cricket clubs
play game on the Chicago avenue grounds
at Minneapolis to-day at l p. M. The st. Paul
team will be G.. c. Sauez, Fl. L. Saulez w.
M atley, w. Greenwood, ]. Balmforth, J. H.
Holson. d. Mcdonald H. Biggs J. B. Darling.
F. Barron and A. e. Knight, captain. Fol
Minneapolis the following will go into the
field: III. G. Wright, Herbert Inman, G. A
Marshall, H: c. Webb, A. F. Prosser, A. T.
Watson, o. w. Smith, J. G. Wesley, II. E.
Rumble, H. p. Robinson, captain. The
eleventh man is not decided upon.
1t has been suggested that in case of a reor-
ganiZation of the National league and Amerl-
can association into a new tweve-club league
st. Paul and Minneapolis unite and put in a
team to be known as the Twin Cities club,
the games to be played at some central point,
like Merriam Park.
Interest in base ball is picking up at Osh-
kosh. Fine new grounds have just been
opened and prominent citizens are getting
ready to put a strong nine in the field next
year.
The new pitcher of the Minneapolis team
has new name each day, according to the
newspapers. He is Vending, Jungling, Ting
ley, Zwingley and Timply so far.
In forty-one league games ST. Paul has
| scored 319 runs to 2S7 by the opposition. st.
PauPS average is TT runs to the game and
that of the opposition Z.
The Northwestern league teams will play
to-day and tomorrow as follows: St. Paul at
Milwaukee, Minneapolis at Oshkosh and Du-
luth at Eau Claire.
a Northwestern league base ball manager
is said to have been fined $40 by the NUM-
clpal court at Milwaukee for having high
old time.
Manager Sullivan of the Milwaukees has
released Pope and says half dozen more re-
leases will follow in the hope of lettering
the team.
Manager Watkins of Detroit characterizes
Connolly, who umpired the recent Chicago
games, as a New York hummer and pool
shark.
Manager Harrington, late of the Oshkosh
team, is charged with Incorporating funds
and associating with disreputable persons.
Southern league clubs are said to be trying
to dispose of their players to clubs in the
North.
Foley is said to have jumped his contract
and gone to Lincoln, Neb.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-21
IOWA OARSMEN.
An Interesting Series of Contests ri
Spirit Lake.

Special to the Globe.
SPIRIT LAKE, Ia, July 2O.-A large
concourse of people including delegations
from nearly every important town in the
state, gathered here to-day to witness the
annual contest of the Iowa state rowing
association. The weather was exceedingly
favorable, not breath of air stirring the
placid waters. The course was three quar-
tiers of mile in length. The following is
list of the intries in their proper order:
Junior Pair Dared Race-Burl1ngton,
George Kreichboum, Ed Harbach; Davenport
No. l, w. p. Martin, L. NJ. Allen.
Junior Single Scull-Cedar Rapids, W. A.
Hall; Davenport W. II. Marten.
Junior Four-Oared Race-Burlington, Ed
ward Rand bow. w. 1. Houseworth, G. V.
Oonahue, ii. SHERIFF., stroke; Cedar Rapids,
H. b. Soutter. bow, C. Keys, J. C. Poore. J.
A. Reed, stroke; Davenport, W. II. Martin,
bow, ID. Q. Everhard, q. Smith, E. Annabel,
stroke; Des Moines, L.. Kavanagh, bow
Thomas Walters. j. Moetzie, a. J. Bisnett,
stroke; Ottumwa, J. A. Hamilton, bow, Will
lam Jordan, William Filuee, John P. Kotke.
stroke.
Senior Single Scull-Davenport. J. p. DON
ahoe; NcGregor, 1. Larson.
Junior Double Scull-Davenport No. l. p
S. Putnam, L. w. Alses; Davenport No. 2. E.
Amble, ID. o. Everhard; Des Moines, Thomas
water, j. MOetZle.
Fouroared Gig-Crew No. l, P. Ollaster of
Ottumwa, bow, w. M. Jordan of Ottumwa
No. 2, ]. N. Smith of Davenport No. g. John
p. Rowe Of Ottumwa stroke, L. A. Hill of
Keokuk county, Swain, crew No. g J. Mar
toel of Des MOines, bow, and J. Bisnet of Des
Moines, bow, No. 2, w. j. ellis of Cedar Rap
ids, No. 3, E. X. Smith of Cedar Rapfds
stroke; Z. B. Mower OF Cedar Rapids county.
coxswain.
al Barlow Of Sioux City, and John E. Case
of Chicago acted as judges and w. r. Gill of
Sibley as umpire. In the first race Burl1ng-
ton led till near the turned stake when Day
export spurted, made a beautiful turn and
gained two lengths. Returning Davenport pulled
regularly, keeping IN advance by several
boat lengths while Burlington showed signs
of WEAKNESS and lost, the race by eight
lengths; time, 1873. In the second race
Hall of Cedar Rapids easily lead Maitin of
Davenport who had pulled in the victorious
boat and was IN no condition for a second
effort. The third was
THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL.
Des Moines led by half length IN the
start, but was so unfastened as to be driven
to shore by Davenport taking her water,
thus allowing Attumwa and Cedar Rapids
to distance her. 1t was neck and neck
row between these boats till the turn, when
the Ottunlwa crew ran into the wake of
the steamer that was carrying the judges
| and lost stroke. Des Moines endeavored
to regain her place, but the bow oarsman
tainted from over eXertion and the prize
was lost. Cedar Rapids crossed the line,
closely followed by Ottumwa, with Burl-