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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-18
LONGEVITY OF THE GRAPE.

Inquiries are now being made by
those engaging in grape culture as to
how long the grape vine will live. 1t
affords me pleasure to say it is
c~entenarious, being a source of lareg
revenue even to the third and fourth
generations. Land worth from eight
to fifteen dollars per acre when
planted in grapes, four years under
good cultivation, producing in full
bearing from twenty-five to fifty
pounds per vine, from 8 to Is cents
per pound, the price of this land
would be very low at $500 per acre.
The Oldest vine of which I have any
personal knowledge is the large vine
at Hampton Court Palace, England,
covering 1900 square feet of glass
and is l49 years old variety, black
Hamburg. The house is a lean-too
three lengths of roof, sash ordinary
front. Close by is the banqueting
house of Anne Boleyn of English
%notoriety.
This vine is situated in the Queens
private gardens, the entrance to which
is at the southeast corner Of the pal
ace. By ringing a bell you summon
the attendant. As you enter, the
beautiful orangery is in full view,
many of the trees being twelve feet in
height and well shaped. There are
also five specimens of Agave Ameri-
cana or American aloe, known al cen.
fury plants. At the age of one hun
dred years it blooms and dies, the
flower stem being twenty feet high ;
the blooms closely resembles the bear
grass of our native fields, to which
family it belongs. AS you enter these
grounds on the left is a fine terrace
overlooking the public grounds, the
home, park and lake. Here on a
Sunday morning you may sing old
hundred to the Ginning of the church
bells at Kingston, n mile distant.
Opposite to this and running parallel
with it is another terrace on the
right of which is Queen Mary's bower,
formed by arching the common elm.
At the end of this bower is a view of
the water gallery and the river
Thames, on which steamboats, ply to
AMI from the city of London. This
city covers one hundred square miles.
A view is also obtained of part of
the county of Surry. A branch Of
the South Hampton Railway skirts
the banks of the river, conveying
visitors to and from London. The
picture galleries contain the finest
works Of the old masters. The palace
and court yards cover ten acres, the
finest stained glass windows in the
world light the great hall; the walls
are covered with tapestry, with beau.
tiful portraits in needlework. One
subject is circumcision, the young
mother is looking on, one patriarch
has her babe, another is performing
the operation with a shell in the
shape of a half moon. For a fine piece
of work look behind the door on the
left as you enter. The entrance to
the palace from the north is by way
of Bushy Park, in the centre of which
is a statue of the goddess Dianna and
her v sons. This statue is a
fountain, the water streaming from
the fingers of the goddess as she holds
her hands extended over her children
as if bestowing a blessing-each one
OF her sons performing his part
ennatureae. This, Thoughts fine work
OF art, was considered indecent sixty
years ago, and the fountain ceased tc
play. w. 81. HAMILTON,
Il Auburn, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-18

This manufacturing company is established .by
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, in the
heart of the world-renowned golden tobacco belt
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as good
smoking tobacco as is made. Will soon begin
manufacturing chewing tobacco. Orders solicited.
Alliance prices will be given to this and other States.
Price list furnished. We refer to Col. L. L. Polk,
Sec'y n. c, S. F. A, Capt. W. A. Darden, S.B. A,
Raleigh, n. c., Capt. S. B. Alexander, President
n. G. s. A., Charlotte, N. c., and Elias Carr, Chm'n
n. G. s. e. C..
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobacco
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, n c. ap161m
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-18
7. n. ARGO.
ARGO q FLEMING
Attorneys at Law
Raleigh. N. O.

FaI91EA9
(Wess Martin Street, North Of Fos"V'S
Practice In the Supreme Court OF NOT CONT q
Wake. Johnston. HaTnett ma H@fA
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
Depth to Set Posts.

Some say that two feet is ample
depth, while others insist on three
feet. Both may be and probably are
right The depth must varyswlth the
probable freezing of the SOIL The
bottom of the post ought to. be at least
six inches below the probable depth Of
freezing. That amount of soil will
remain packed about the foot of the
post and hold it down. Something
also depends on the. material of which
the fence is made. Boards offer too
much resistance ITO winds, and at the
top Of the fence act on the post as on a
lever, twisting it out OF the GROUND.
Fence rails attached to posts have the
additional objection that their weight
Says the post SO soon as the wind
causes it to lean. Careful farmers
now make post and rail fences with
one or two strands of barbed wire at
the top. After little experience vita
this fence by leading stock up to It
they generally learn to give it wide
berth. Such fence will not blow
down nor easily sag If the posts are
sunk below frost depth. Michigan
Home journal.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
Cultivate Cheerfulness.

Cheerfulness and "a festival spiritiiH
the soul full Of harmony; it composes
music for churches and hearts; it
makes and publishes Qualifications of
God; it produces thankfulness and
serves the end Of charity; and when
the oil of gladness runs over, it makes
bright and tall emissions pf light and
holy fires, reaching up to a cloud, and
making joy round about; and, there
fore, since tits SO innocent. and may
be SO pieus and full of holy advantage,
whatsoever can innocently minister to
this holy joy does set forward the
work OF religion and charity. And,
indeed, charity itself, which is the
vertical top Of all religion, 10 nothing
else but union OF joys concentrated
in the heart, and reflected from all tho
angles OF our life and intercourse. II
is rejoicing in God, a gladness in our
neighbor's good q pleasure In doing
good. rejoicing with hfihsS Nand with
out love we can not have any joy at all
N X. Ledger
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
POULTRY RAISING.

Valuable Notes the General Manage
mont of Chickens.
As frequently receive inquiries sim
liar to the following, and as these are.
questions which will probably interest
quite large number of your readers,
i should like space to answer through
your paper: lis there any money
in the poultry businessP Please
advise me as to their care, and is much
required? 3.-How do you feed, etc.
4.-What kind Of house is best
adapted?
There is money in the poultry BUSH
1 ness but much depends upon the man.
:agement of your flock. If you expect
it to pay, you will find it the same as
any other business, that is, it will re-
quire your attention. If you expect to
make money out Of it without any at
tention, you will meet signal failure.
In. short article can not enter
into the details Of their care, but will
speak in general way find that
fowls fed twice day and given plenty
of water will do their. best. Their
food should consist of variety and be
frequently changed. l feed corn,
wheat, oats, beets, turnips, table
scraps, bran, ,chaff from thes barn
floor. etc. For the farm much care is
not required for small flock. In the
city or town a little more care is re-
CURED; and their care increases in a
greater ratio as you increase the num-
Der of your fowls, whether on the farm
or in town. For the care and manage
ment of poultry in detail one should
take and read one or more poultry
journals These are always full of
practical hints and suggestions which
will help anyone, no matter how
much experience he has had.
The kind Of house you need depends
upon what kind of fowls you intend to
keep II you want Leghorns, or any
of the large-combed breeds, you can
scarcely have the house too warm; of
course you must keep the atmosphere
pure. For the large, hardy breeds, as
the Brahmas, you need not be so par
.ticular as to the warmth OF the build
ing. They should be kept dry and
reasonably well protected from the
sharp, cutting wind Of winter. and they.
will keep themselves warm II we'll fed.
Speaking in general terms ot houses,
! would prefer several small houses
where there is room (and every farm
has plenty OF room) to one large one.
BY a small house mean one which
will accommodate % to 40 of eight to
ten-pound hens without overerowding.
prefer earth, floors to boards. A
good roof is indispensable. on any hen
house. no matter what breed you
keep -E~H.=U pson,. In Orange Judd
Farmer
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
CALL AROUND TOMORROW.
WA

-
am an honest trading man; --t
keep little store
Whefe many take the easy plan s--
OF running up score,
And say when being dunned for pay,
With much surprise and sorrow:
It's not convenient sir to-day
Please call around tomorrow.
Those people always want the best
And want II very quick;
They grumbie more than all the rest
Who never buy on tick,
Yet they, when being dnnnsd for pay,
With surprise and sorrow: ---
It's not convenient, Sir. to-day
Please call around Tomorrow.
Those humbugs have lofty air y -
= And live IN royal style,
And, judging BY tho cI0thes they wear,
They own q golden pile
Yet they, when being dunned for pay,
Exclaim in fright and sorrow.
"Its not convenient sir, to-day
Please call around tomorrow"
The customers who buy for cash,
Have rights we should protect;
To pay for other peoples dash
They certainly object
Yet, they must do II anyway
When tradesmen call Tomorrow,
On shoddy folks who never pay
And live on what they borrow.
To any honest trading man
Those frauds are oil bore,
And when they, cooler than q fan,
Walk gayly In store
They should be treated In their way,
--A And told with little sorrow.
:" It's not conyenient=till you pay-----------
Please call around tomorrow"
H. @. Dodge, in Goodalrs Sun. !:
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tsndsnt was a my bedside several
's sssss sss'z sass5sas Is ass )
all In his power to alleviate my suf-
Il finally recovered and was called
Into court to testify against the des-
perate gang. + shall never forget
their fierce chances toward me a. i
told how l entrapped them. or how, In
spite Of the Judge and court officers to
suppress 1t, the crowd cheered me as
! left the stand. The men were sent
for long terms to an Eastern prison
and have never heard Of them since,
And did the company reward you
for saving the trainp" / asked
well, only slightly. Corporations
have no souls, you know. But re-
venged myself on the superintendent,
10 3 mannersss4E=s
I'm what wayP"
Il married him." she replied, with
b 51 h q ryS3 :, q o5y, ia
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
AGRICULTURAL ATOMS.

SAVE and store full supply Of fruit and
vegetables; none are SO cheap as those
grown on the farm. ~
In saving seed make it an item to select
that which has ripened first; with corn this
is very important.
: SPENDING the crops before they are made
is working to disadvantage; 80 far as pos
sible, pay as you go.
KEEP the young cattle growing steadily.
Best authorities agree that feed goes
further with tho young animal than with
She old.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
The Force of Habit.

Newly-elected deacon formerly a
street-car conductor, whispering to
brother deacon in some embarrass-
ment9 Yes. understand This il
the contribution basket Tin to pass
it around, Butrisn't there something
ef6SFs
Brother deacon-No. We always
use basket
Newly-elected deacon - But whore Il
the -bellspunchp p Chicago Trib-
une.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

6ssd shsls MI 3 hJis f5iisgs sSss
AN old iock master takes this sen.
sible look at the wool business He
says: !" As long as the baby Is born
naked. the sheep has got to live.
Eggs should be sprinkled with
warm water every day for i've days
before Matching. This causes the
tough side Of the shell to break easily.
II the soup has not strength
enough milk and eggs may be- added..
The egg should be beaten, mixed with
a little of the soup. then added TO the
rest, but not boiled. The .yelk is
better than the white.
Let nothing be wasted; gather up
the5fragm Of clothing, and Of lie.
and make the best Of them, is the way
to be comfortable on q small income,
and happy where the joys Of life must
be few!-Christian at Work.
Keep brushes sweet and clean by
washing them in tepid water contain
ing few drops OF ammonia, taxing
care not TO wet the back Of the brush.
Place the brushes bristles down to,
dry, and delicate celluloid handles will
not be injured. -.z.s...----.----
Thick brown paper should be laid
under carpets If the patent lining is
not to be had. II saves wear and
prevents the threads OF moths, which,
however, will seldom give trouble If
salt is sprinkled around the edges ges
when the carpet is laid.
Mock Oyster Soup. I'm half gallon
OF cold water place one pint or less of
fnely=sliced fresh cabbage and two
large potatoes cut in cubes. Boil
gently three-quarters Of an hour, then
add one pint. of rich milk, with butter,
Tsall and pepper to suit taste. Serve
with oyster-eraekers as soon as 1t boils
again.
Gratis cut before winter are more
likely to grow in spring than when ex-
posed to the severest cold of mid
their vitality. They may be kept in
damp moss, sawdust or sand in the cell
lar. or secured in box with no lid,
and buried upside down In a dry place
in the garden, SO as not to- touch the
soil. r
Head Cheese. Clean the upper
part of the head of the pig; scrape
thoroughly and let it soak twelve hours
IN salt and cold water. Boil in clean
water till the meat falls from the bones.
+ Be particular and remove every bit OF
bone; then with "a sharp knife chop
the meat fine, season with sage, sweet
marjoram and black pepper; mix well
and dip into cups or bowls and keep in
cool place
: The best soil for the hotbed is
rich. sandy. loan. 1T may be made
--still-rieher by admixture ~of=axeia--
rotted leaf mold from the woods, or Of
COW manure. Some like to add
small amount of good phosphate, or
of ground bone and ashes. claiming
that it makes the plant throw out
more fbrous roots, which enables it to
better =transpfantiugs .-A.-szctay
soil, or black muck or peaty soil, is
not good. The clay is too apt to bake
up under the action of the sun after
watering, and the muck or peat is
too cold. The seed does not come up
we'll in either.
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BY WHOM SAID.


ok7 y b 4 I! fQr9 Ak ~
&c. kee<tE w 'sss''Fs'e'' sSNe IT
DIAN EwIrf thought that Bread Was the
stan Of life. - = T.
FhAxK1IS said .tGod helps those who help
themselves"
:. ALI cry and no woolr Is found in Buffers
ssHudibras.''
qsvrr,s . Sx,rruvpsr rcr,inds 7, 4 that nf,itysa
aim - iove,,
.W.s.,wa~o~ T.v,va .;ve. n. .srbe al
,r,gh. ,,' dol,sr y $500 -
49,. - - Ga s....... i,
w.. - $3.50.
$3.50 -.
Isnwzhp eoAs ~, was =, suo ol'n'on '1a' =
n'an houso - n's 80
CHAkLEs rIsckNEI glves ' nli.iors 'ol W
lense, ous NOV ono cens ior 'iiou
Nv HEN Greck JOINS dreek tneh was si'e
tug Oh war--Natnaniei Lee, io1
VARIETY the SPICE q NE ana ussssinos
MUCH Inc worse Joe sEeafsssszS oSpel-------
EDWARD YouNo tells US death loves
shining mark, ,. and "a fool at forty Is fooI
indeed. s--4--r
We are indebted to Colley Cibber Tor the
agreeable intelligence that Richard Is him.
self again"
3 "OF two evils have chosen the least"
and "The end must Justify the means" are
from Matthew Prior.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

LINEN garments which have become vel
low from time may be whitcned by, being
boiled in lather made of milk and pure
white soap, q pound Of the latter to a gal.
lon of the former. After the boiling process
the linen should betwice rinsed, a little blue
being added to the water last used.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

was In order, the rough band took
seats 70 await thu incoming of ths
n Sss.S
The leader lit his pipe, and looking
1t me for few minutes steadily, said:
Young gal when that ar train
toots her whistle we've got some work
for you. An official duty, as you
might caii It. You must go out thar
On the platform and signal the train
to stop and take on some hrst-cfass
passengers An lookee here, II you
make suspicious move or don't swing
the rcd lamp In the proper way well
just yentilate that graceful body with
bullets. an jump on our horses and
git Do you understand
I" A desperate resolve had been TAX
ing place In my bewildered brain. ]
replied that l fully understood him,
and with a piteous cry. you
will make q murderer Of met'' threw
my arms and my head down upon the
table and began to cry and sob as II
my heart were breaking. Had he seen
my face he might have noticed total
absence OF tears. was crying for a
purpose.
When my arms dropped upon the
table ! allowed my hands,to fall upon
the armatare Of the telegraph instru-
ment. SO that could prevent 1t from
ticking. while my right hand rested
upon the key. Sobbing, SO that any
slight clicking the key might make
would not reach the robbers, opened
It and slowly made the telegraphic
characters:
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man." Kind old lady-"Blfnd! why, bless
me, yes There's penny for 6ou.S Men
dicant--"Thank We heartilWI ma'am.
know'd the mlnnit seen We coHAin' We was
o kind-hearted ole 'oomann ~
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

TEE 200 rich bachelors of Gotham are
more than onset by the 2S3 manageable
maidens who are worth all the way from
100000. to t15, 900, the aggregate wealth
being $l30000,0O0. an average Of nearly
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

MISS CLARA HUNTINGDON, daughter OF
Coils p. Huntington, the railroad man, is
! only TWENTY-FIVE and possesses <10,00o, 600.
She is accomplished, and acts as house
keeper for her father.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

TIE California Legislature has evolved a
new word. It is "difiequibble," meaning
flank attack on main question by CRITICS.
ing some minor detail
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SCROFULA..

or all the Ills that human flesh is heir to,
Scrofula is most prevalent. Very few, indeed,
are entirely free from some faint of Scrofula.
Young people of delicate constitution are often
afflicted by this disease, which manifests itself
in various forms. The glands of the neck,
groin, abdomen, etc.. become enlarged, either
persistently, or with slight impairment of
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

ErrxoIoaY is great levelcr Of pride. 1t
has been discovered that slady'' originally
meant the mkneader o. rhe Icaf, o., y piain
the i'keeper Of the loaf"
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parishioners for the construction of a Gem
etery for their parish, asked them TO con
slider the 'sdeplorable condition of thirty
Thousand Christian Englishmen living
without Christian burialS
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

A COUNTRY editor closes his financial re-
view with the remark: Money is close, bu
not quite close enough to reach.n
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

A SCARLET geranium leaf that measured
forty-seven inches in circumference was
picked at Hanford. Cal, few days ago.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

THERE are propositions in France to con
struct canals from Bordeaux to the sea
board Of the Atlantic and from Narbonne
to the Mediterranean; total length, 83(
miles; cost, $50, 900 900.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

Nor single baby has been born in Lib
erty, KY, for thirteen years. Liberty has
a popn lation Of 700. -
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FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

The veterans of the late war are dying at
the rate OF 5000 year. ases1s
THREE-FIFTHs Of the cotton crop is now
produced byTwhite labor
The first Chinese divorce ever granted in
America was at Denver the other day.
GOLD. coin, if melted, loses none Of its
value Silver coin, If melted, loses much.
For the next one hundred and eleven
years we are to have the figure nine in each
year.
THE leaves of the fig tree have the prop
erty Of maturing game and meat hung
among them.
In the last days of Napoleon there was as
many as 5000 Americans in Paris. Now
there are no more than 1900.
The law library Of Congress contains over
! Fifty Thousand carefully selected volumes
exclusively legal in chara cter.
The author of the current slang phrase
Sin the soup" was Philip Freneau, the song
writer of tile revolution. So it is asserted.
THREE Englishmen have statues in
France: Lord Brougham at Cannes, Jenner
at Boulogne-sur7Mer and Shakespeare at
Paris.
THE State Of Maine has given to other
States of the Union over 100000 of her PEG
PIC, WHno Cuo populdtlon VI tuo oldlc 10 put
563, 600.
ACCORDING to a writer in ''Notes and
Queries" the regular down-East Yankee
pronunciation came originally from Essex,
England, where it still fourishes.
NEW ZEALAND also imported the English
sparrow, and now the native birds have
been driven out and reward of five cents
each is offered for the death of every spar
row. Heis living, chirping pestilence.
THE length Of the Mississippi river has al
ways been placed at 100 miles, but civil
engineers familiar with the stream say that
it has shortened itself over four hundred
miles in twenty years, and will do as well in
the twenty to come.
ENGLAND takes her census in a single day
Shelf not only an expert in all Govern.
mental statistical matters but she is eco
nomical, and will not waste time or money
on tedious census. By due preparation
the work can be done more correctly by be
ing done promptly.
Two CENTURIES ago not one person in a
Thousand wore woven stockings; one cent
ury ago not one person in five hundred
wore them; now not one person in a thou
sand is without them; yet William Lea, the
inventor of the stocking frame, could get nc
person to patronize his invention, and he
died of q broken heart.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

ARE unlike all other pills No purging Of
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill a dose
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MISS JULIA RHINELANDER is also accredited
with $15,000,000. She is an orphan, is q
rigid church member and has rejected more
than 300 Offers il
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BosToN has a literary genius who invents
catching names for books AND plays, copy
rights them, and waits for bidders.
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THERE were only 254 daily newspapers in
the country in 1850, only 3S7 in 1850, but 574
In 1870, 9sf in 1880, 423 In 1888 and 1888
January /, 1889.
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lF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc
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Z FoR Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, etc.
effectual relief is found in the use Of
"Brown's Bronchial 1rochss." Price 25 cts
Sold only in bO1es.
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TEE Public Awards the Palm to Haie's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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Mrs ErxxApxru MoRRrs was elected pres
dent Of the Norris Refuge Association for
Homeless and Suffering Animals at its re-
cent annual meeting In Philadelphia. Last
wear the association received 2,5A9 dogs and
IZzW e6fSs=@-ss.s.@ss.-