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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-11

This manufacturing company is established sb1s
Alliance men. and run by Alliance men, in thG
heart of the World-renoWned golden tobacco belea.
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. Orders
solicited Alliance prices will be given to this ana.
other States. Price list furnished. We refer e.
Col. L. L. Polk. Sec'y N. G. 8. F. A, w. H
Worth. S. B. q Raleigh, N. c., Capt. s. B. Alex
andeF, Chm1 Ex. Com, N G. s. A., Charlotte, \.
c., and Elias Carr, President N. @. 8. e. c..
Granville County Farmers Alliance TObaceo
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N G. ap16lm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-11
GUMsEhU1A.
GINGER COOKIES

One cup of melted butter, cup each
of sugar and molaSses, two ~teaspoonfuls
of soda dissolved in one-half cup of boil
ing water, two ~teaspoonfuls of ginger and
-four to roll.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-11
PLAIN RICE C~RoQUETTEs.

Put one cup of rice into a kettle with a
pint of milk and a pint of water, cook
Slowly until the rice entirely absorbs the
LIQUID. Season with salt, pepper and a
little onion juice, turn out to cool. When
cold form into cylinders, dip egg and
bread crumbs and fry in hot suet.
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TO THE
FARMERS ALLIANCE Of \. E, AND UFs
TIE SOUTH

Chewing and SmokngI
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
How She Behaved.

The negro makes us laugh because
he will say things which he should
have left unsaid, and say them without
the least intention Of giving nfFcnse.
An admirable illustration of this sort
of humor il given in the Editors
Drawer" of HWper'S. Briefly told, it
is as follows:
Samson, the colored janitor of an
apartment house i'll which Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson occupy fat, is rot
treated by their Irish cook with the
Difference which he thinks due to his
position.
One morning when, n: the going up
and down Of the coal scuttlc, Samson
had been worstcd in wordv cncoun-
ter, his wounded dignity could stand it
no longer. Stopping Mr.. Robinson on
the front stairs, he complained to him
of his sharp-toHgued servant.
What Samson wished to say was
that tho girl assumed as much author
ity as if she were one of tho ladies of
the house. What lie did say was this
"Mr. Robinson, that girl of yours has
ordered me round, an YELLED ot mo
down thr elevator shaft, an b'ONcd
me an jawed me until you'd 10 y
thought it wa Mrs. Robinson her
self"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09

The whip should he utterly abolished
as weapon for compelling the service of
trained draught animals. 1t is useful in
the training when rightly used for the
purpose of teaching subicctiou and di-
recting the movements of young animals.
colt may be touched with it. but never
punished or struck in anger. Anger
should never he aroused in anv animal
much less in the man who is engaged in
teaching his colt to work. a colt prop
erly trained from its birth will have no
vicious propcnsitics that need to be
whipped out of him. When it is first
saddled or harncssed it needs to he taught
that there is nothing to fear, and if
mounted by Il boy and lci by an Older
person until il learns what is To be done,
1t may need to be touched by lirht
whip, If it has not already been taught
to lead, or, if in harness. it has not al
ready been used to the lightcst WORK 1t
would fully double the usefulness and
value of all our working auimas if the
whip were abolished altogether aS II
weapon OF punishment and used ouly for
the purpose of guidance, and Ahc.,lrtyyrs
understood their business rs we'll sust the
animals which have been properly trained
to it. A trained driver is as necessary
as trained team. -Neto York Time5 =
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
FLOWING.

When the ground has been we'll
plowed in the fall it is not always neces-
sary to plow again in the spring before
planting. A GooG cultivation will stir
the soil sufficiently deep for planting and
the harrow will work into proper filth
for planting the. seed. In addition to
the saving of the work by this
plan there is the advantage of having the
trash buried so deep that it will not be
disturbed either in preparing the land for
planting or in cultivating.
With all cultivated crops it is quite an
item to have the soil clean and IN good
tilth so that the cultivation can be com.
menced as-soon as possible Work is al
ways pressing in the spring and it is not
only an item to save time but also to get
the work done in good season, and with
the ground well plowcd in advance by
using the plow and Cultivator good
fIlth can be secured with much less work
than would be necessary if the ground
must first be plowed and then worked in
to good tilth, while the results will be
fully as satisfactory. NeJrnsto Fu,mey
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NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONGRESS.

{ National Temperance Congress will be
heal in the broadway Tabernacle Church. at
broadway and Thirty y-fourth street, New
York city, on May IA. A circular signed by
many prominent men has been sent to al;
temperance organizations, irrespective oi
politics, in the country, asking that delegates
be sent TO the Congress, and it promises to
be ono OF the largest conventions ever held
in this city.
e The circular states that the liquor sraffic is
still on the inc, case and is more aggressive
and destructive than ever and the only way
to fight IL with any possibility of doing away
with 1t Is by an organized effort. The mass
meeting is for the purpose of effecting per-
manent organization that will embrace the
whole of the United States. The Committee
of Arrangements consists of Charles T.
Deems, Albert Griffin, l. X. Funk Il. b.
Nakcman, j. A. Bogardus, Mary r. Burt
and A. S Bacon. The Congress will be i'm
session two days. Mass meetings will be held
i'm the evening and conferences during the
morning
Among those who have signed the circular
are Noah Davis, the Rev DR.. II. S. MacAr-
thur, John Lloyd Thomas and Edwin F. Ide,
OF New York city: George T.. Reed, Presi-
dent of Dickcnson College, of Carlisle, Penn !;
); W Lee, Of Atlanta, Ga: Amos Briggs, Of
Philadelphia; William Daniel, Of Baltimore;
bishop Vincent, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Of Buffalo, N Y ; Elizabeth s.
Toby President of the Women's Christian
lngcrsoll, of Brooklyn; Ellen j. Phinnez,
President Of the Women's Christian Temper.
snce Union, OF Cleveland, Ohio; Congress-.
IMAM Eli iah A Morse W. C. Stiles, OF Rich-
mond, Va: j. b. Gambel, of Meridian,
Miss, and Neal Dow. of Portland, Nc.
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RAISING HORSER tDISU.

Here, where horscradish is grown
largely tor market, we have deep allu.
vial soil, free from stone or clay--a good
sandyfoam. The custom is to raise the
crop on the same land year after wear. as
the soil is not easily rid of the rootlctS
that break of and remain, sprouting in
sprnS sometimes from the bottom of the
turrow where the plow cut them OFF i'm
the fall. We never raise tn" first crop
on sod, but always after other crops
Moisture is necessary, but not "A damn
soil. We use horse manure, ten cords
per acre, powcd in fall or spring and
narrowed well. Rows are three feet
apart and sets two feet apart in the
row The setts arc obtained in this way :
When crop of radiSh is gathered in fall
the roots are trimmed of ''spraglcs. -
leaving the marketable root ready foI
sale; this is done in the field usually, ol
it can be done under cover and shelter
If the weather be cold or stormy. These
small rootletS, one half to one fourth inch
through, Setts for next seasons crop,
are kept over winter by burylng i'm the
ground, where only they will preserve
the freshness necessary to perfect growth.
sctt is root three to eight inches long,
and should be dropped in a hole made
with crowbar OF the right depth to
leave the top of the root two inches he.
low the surface; fill the soil around the
sett, and leave it to start, which it will
do in four to six weeks. This work ci
planting in spring is sometimes axpc
dited by laying the sets along in every
third furrow, and then pIowing the sol
upon them. The large roots should not
be used to propagate from, either by
slicing, quartering, or even by planting
the crown; the root when grown take,
it's shape from the sett and IA root dug
after one seasons growth should bt
about ten inches long and two inches
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Through, with the smaller roots (used for
setts) at the sides and below.-N6D York
Tribune
PREpARING sod GRouNp FoR coRN. !.


Leaving out of consideration the ques-
tion of blowing sod in the fall, if it is
Plowed in the spring, it is best done as
soon as the ground is in good condition.
Sod ground can be plowed earlier than
fallow, stubble or corn stalk ground, and
the sod will have none too long to par
italy decompose before the corn is
planted.
A good plow for stubble or fallow land
is one that moves the furrow-slice with
considerable force, breaking it up; but
such plow is not a fit one for sod
ground, for it will leave parts of the fur
row-slice lying with the grass up, and
other parts standing on edge. The har-
row will then leave many pieces with the
grass up, to grow again. The best plow
for sod is one that turns the furrow slice
completely upside down, and no more,
without breaking it. Then the plowcd
ground can be- fined without bringing
grass to the surface to grow again.
Sod requires more work than stubblc
to put in good condition for the seed,
and the loss from planting on sod not
well prepared is greater than on stubbc.
Unless the ground is thoroughly worked
the sods, which will aggravatc the effects
, of both drouth aud food. The pieces of
r sod will constantly interfere with cultiva.
ton, and if one Of these pieces is beneath
n hill the corn will likely be torn up by
the cultivator. Neither will the sod be
SO well decomposed and feed the crop.
Another reason for careful preparation
of the sod is that it is often infested
t with cut worms and other worms The
| more the ground is stirred, the more Of
Y these will be destroyed; and planting
may safely be deferred until the cut
worms have passed their voracious period
aud will do little damage. Quite fire.
quently sod ground, and especially clov.
cr-sod ground, contains so many cut
worms that it is not advisable to plant it
Until quite late. Only poor stand will
remain. Last spring allowed forty
acre clovcrsOd field to lie month after
it was almost ready for the planter One
of the employees became very impatient,
and thought [ was wrong not to plant at
once, as some of my ncighbors had done.
But much OF their corn was cut off by the
worms, and they had only II poor stand,
with some hills Il month Behind the 9th
crs. When planted | had most cx.
ccllcnt stand and the field averaged
eighty bushels, shcllcJ, per acre. On
sod ground thoroughly prepared corn
grows so fast that it is safe TO defer
planting until quite late, and this ground
is not apt to he hardened by rains as is
other ground. .-imerican Agy'icuhuyia.
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For Liver Disease, Rliousness. Indiccs.
tion, SCrofula or any blood -taint or dis
order, the "Goldon Medical Discovery" is
the only remedy possessed Of such superior
curative properties us to warrant its manu-
factnrcrs in selling it, through druggists,
under n positive guarantee that il will
either benefit or cure i'm every case, or
money paid for it will I've refunded
It's a legitimate medicine, not n bever-
age; contains no alcohol to inebriate, no
syrup or sugar to- dcrangc digestion As
wonderful in its curative results as in its
peculiar composition. 1t stands alone, -
incompdrubie! Therefore, don't be fooled
into accepting something instead, said to be
"Just as good" because the substitute paws
the dealer Il better profit.
The equal of the "Goldcn Medical Discov-
cry " has not been invented if it ever is. il
won't be sold for less price than what the
Discovery" costs, viz: 81. 90, or six bottles
for $500. It's concentrated vegetable ex-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES

IL has been demonstrated that spirits
turpcntinc is one of the best remedies for
roup in fowls.
Rust and rot do more for the implc
mcnt maker in winter than wear and tear
do in summer.
Have coops provided and yards arranged
in readiness for the Young chicks and
thejr.m ,thcrs.
DO not crowd the fowls, especially as
warm weather comes on. Close quarters
Invited disease.
The secrets Of large yields always and
.SvlsSwherc are rich soil, gool seed and
thorough tillayc.
+ More attention ought to bc paid to the
, teeth of our domestic animals. They often
suffer from neglect
The farm may not yield big profits,
i:but is there any other calling SO sure to
+givc Il man II living?
: The fruit orchard wants no fresh and
+. fcrmcntinG manurcs. Give it manure
that is well dccomposcd
The farmer vino makes his own pork
and beef puts another bond on health and
pays himself for so doing.
"A small amount Of easily digcstcd food
is preferable to larger amount that is
more difficult Of digestion.
SoIm Swill is one OF the sources of lis
ease in the hog. Much Of it is kept until
It hccnmes too acid for even hog.
Clean earth is good abSorbcn: for the
l,pt In
without fail before il becomes foul
Use but do not waste or abuse the gifts
Of nature She supplies enough for all, if
we have the intelligence to use them
rightly.
1t is Il great luxury to live on good
road. 1t pays every one living along
road to do his share toward making it
good one
When only one ingredient is lacking in
the soil, that one when applied will pro
ducc Just as good results as II complete
manure would.
Use salt ms ii fertilizer at the rate of
about one barrel to the acre. In some
cases double the amount, as n top dress
ing. would be better
y particular fertilizer may be bcnc-
fetal on one farm or field and Of no value
on another, because that particular in
grcdent is not needed
\ ucc planted in poor, barren soil
Will not thrive much by filling the hole
with good earth or manure. 1t wants
good soil and good care
Corn cobS contain more potash than
wood. If they are used for fuel and the
ashes saved, it will bc tlc most cconom-
ical moGc Of diSno sing Of them.
Give your farm credit for furnishing
you a home rent free and for a thousand
and one ncccSsaricS and luxuricS which
you would have to pay cash for in Il city
Recipe for viCiouS horScs-paticncc
gcutcnesS, tirnacs> and pctting, one
pound Of each. Mix thoroughly with
one half a pint of common sense, aud give
to the horse every day.
Runaing IA dairy without thcrmom-
Ctcr is as inCOnvcnicat rs running house
hold without tlm"piccc. The good
workman must have good implements to
produce the best results
Grating is an old art not sufficiently
BY it any old fruit tree that
is healthy but unproductive can be soon
changed in its character. Thousands of
farmers do not know how to graft,
though it is easily learned.
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HEN .sSrxa - -. "a

Years of experience have satisfied many
that the best results from setting hens are
obtained when they are left to them
selves. The making of desirable nests is
OF much importance 10 successful hatch
ing of eggs; there are various st Scs ot
nests which have met with the vety best
of results. We have had excellent re-.
suits by making nest with fsvo inches
of sand for the bottom, then place hay
or straw cut short to prevent the hens
feet from catching in it and linj,yl& the
eggs; hollow the nest only cHt,8h t,,
prevent the eggs from rolling oht ia
front, sprinkle thoroughly with insect
powder, then you are ready 30 give the
hen possession. Place her on the nest at
night, and if necessary darkcn the box
by hanging cloth in front Hn4il she sets
steadily. Do not forget tdE feed, water
and supply the setting hen. .EHh l. good
dust bath, and sec that they are well
cared for. -.
If you intend to breed thoroughbred
poultry get the best, for it costs no more
to feed, keep and house choice stock than
ii does the common mongrc!S, and there
Is a great difference in their looks and
usefulness. 1t is Il waste Of time and
money to breed and feed poor fowls.
when good ones can hc had at fair
prices.
use every means to tame your birds
some breeds are more easily tanned than
Others, but If YOU keep your poultry as
tame as house dog they will lay more
eggs, and will also lay on more flesh than
If you had to chase them about every time
you wanted to lock them over. r.-IUqltry
Rcrie,e.
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correspondent Of the Michigan Chris
nan .idrOcdfr writes:
Liquor dealers will have little fear of losing
their business as long as Christian people
favor cider. Cider fosters the taste for
strong drink. II not, why then will poor
drunkari beg for just a little cider at a
farmhouse, when I've has DO more money to
buy liuu"r in town? ! believe the devil
laughs when hc sr2S u father pouring out
cider for his little boy to drink.
There is no doubt that many boys ana
men hrSt acquire an abnormal taste for
other alcoholic mtoxicants through the use
of cider. Neither is there any doubt that
IN rural communities, aS in the late amend
mcnt campaigns in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Connecticut and elsewhere, it is
great stumbling block in the way OF
securing the prohibition of tho liq.ior traffic.
The cider pledge is no less impor tant than
that against beer, wine and whisky
Temperance idrOcdtc
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES

There Is said to Inc one saloon keeper to
avery iorty-I"ur voters in Chicago
An attempt is being made in ireland to re-
vivc Father Matthew heroic crusade a gainst
lntempcranCr.
ltls stated that forty.ono per cent of the
sriIn'S IN Germany last year were committed
oy intoxicated persons
The Southern Sidv, of Atlanta. Ga, says
that on ono street in that city there are eleven
stores vacant aud four others used a saloons
which were all occupied 10y merchants doing
good business during prohibition times.
Rev. Herrick johnson, of Chicago, is
author of the famous sentence that closes the
resolutions of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church for 1889. $50 far as the
liquor traffic is concerned we would welcome
its annihilation.'
Notwithstanding the popr lation Of Ney
York is rapidly increasing, tl,re hsref -
!nSrsaTe snScrai in the n%mher t" s
partment i chance tny, Heen re- .
g. w DIQco 4
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
SAVE THE LEAVES.

We not frequently see piles of leaves
raked up and burned because they dis
figure the grounds. Leaf mould is val
liable for many purposes aud is, espe-
cially SO for azaleas, rhododenrons and
kalmius, aud if these shrubs are mulched
with leaves every autumn they will fill
the accumulating mould with fibrous
roots and repay the trouble with thrift
ier growth and more abundant bloom.
All clippings from the shrubbery, old
dahlia stalks, potato vines and all rub
bish of that kind may be used to advan
4 tage on small places by burying it around
the roots of trees or shrubs.--Neto Yorl
Herald.
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An UnriSht Man.

An upright man may he one either
of sterling qualities Of character, or one
of an erect carriage and stiff back bone
Dealing with the latter, it is something
worth knowing how to preserve this
physical urrightncss, or to bring it
about as relief to a backbone that has
become nrXcd. In this condition q
man is ;hc most useless looking object
that walks But it is so easy IL thing to
help his hclpl'Ssncss, that the wonder
is why amy remain SO for any length of
time. MIR Francis Maurcr, of Chicago,
H., says that he suffered five months
with lame back. and that he was CON
fined to hcd and could not walk. The
doctors could not help him, he says.
hut st Jacobs Oil cured him, and he
has had no pain for five years, up to
the time of his ttatCmcnt.
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Duty OF THE CHURCH.

OF the duty Of the church a temperance
writer urges: she must disoiain to partake
OF the Intoxicating cup at the Lords supper;
she must refuse f. lIowship to all who are en-
gagged in the business the diStiller, brewer,
shareholder, the saloou-kceper, and the IL
ccnscd grocer. She must deny herself share
III tho ilI.Iottcn gains of the acCIrScd bus
incsS; She mus, suffer not ioiSt not u brick
not nail. even. Of her sanctuarics to he sup
picd at the expense OF the wrecks of human
ity which the trade is making; she must in
n word, throw the entire traffic overheard ~
a pest 20 "oric'y.a n Scourge, an infaals of in.
famics.'
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tract Dose small and pleasant to the taste.
Equally good for adults or children.
To invigorate the liver, sharpen the appe-
tite, improve digestion, and build up both
strength and flesh, when reduced below the
standard of health, it ranks pre-eminent.
Has the largest sale Of any medicine in the
world, ,rithout q single cTceptioni
For all itching, scaly, fostering, burning,
tormcntiug Skin and Scalp diseases, it Is
especially cfticacious. Salt-rheum, letter,
Psoriasis, Erysipclas, Eczema, and all hu-
mors. from a common pimple or eruption to
the worst Sjcrofula, vanish under the use of
this world famed remedy, il continued for
reasonable length of time. Scrofulous
Sores and SwellingS are cured, and the
most tainted systems are, by its somewhat
persistent use, ClcanSed from the most virI-
lent blood-poisons and completely renovated
and built up anew. WORLDS DISPENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Proprietors, Buff
falo, n Y.
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THE ANNUAL ENGLISH DRINK BILL

DIR. Dawson Burns, upon whom the man
Il" of the late Mr. William Hoyle has fallen
has calculated the annual drink bill for the
year 1889. As compared with IsSS the fig.
ureS are by no means creditable. I'm the
former year the drink bill was 9l2l ,6l5, ,3i6;
in tho latter tl3!,2l3,26 AS the prosperi-
~ of the nation has revived tho expenditure
of the nation in drink has increased by over
seven and half millions, or about o. per
cent. In round figures, half II million is due
10 Increased expenditures on wines, and half
million more on foreign and colonial spir
its, six and half millions being the increase
on beer and British spirits This points to
the fact that, as wages have increased,
large portion of the industrial classes have
been more lavish in their expenditure upon
drink. Tho annual expenditure per head has
gone up from .e3 shillings pence to e3
sh lings II pence. One satisfactory feature
of the case is that, bad rs we are wa have
been worse. In the decade ending 1879 the
annual average drink bill was nearly .el36-
0MoOo, in the last decade it was { i25, 800
ooo and this in spite of the increase in the
population. Lonion Echo.
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TIE story of the discovery Of gold
mine of astounding ricncs in China is
supported by many specifications. The
gold bearing quartz is reported to bc on
peninsula across the Corcan Sea from
the peninsula of Corca and directly west.
The mountains are very prccipitous, and
the outcroppings of rocks rich in gold
have been traced for sixty miles.