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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11
A WASTEFUL PRACTICE.
n. c.. AGRICULT'L EXP'MNT STAN,

Raleigh, n. c., Oct. %, 1890.
Mr.. EDIToR:-D3 not allow sprouts
to grow from the roots of tobacco
plauts after cutting the tobacco for
curing. Such a practice is most waste,
full, most detrimental to the soil, most
injurious to the next crop on the same
soil. The ordinary growth of tobacco
is very exhaustive to the soil, as it eX-
tracts n very large quantity valuable
~fertilizing ingredients. II drains the
land of those constituents which have
to be supplied by costly artificial fer
t~ilizers. Phosphate acid, ammonia
and potash are thus withdrawn in
large quantities. Bat n this case
there IS a return to M farmer from
the sale of the cure0 tobacco lea.
If we allow a second growth to
take place from the old roots after the
stalk is cut for curing, the grnwJh
often attaIns the height of four or
five feet before it is stopped by fro~t.
Such i growth is just 50 much none
lost 10 the farmer. 1t represents d..
lars and cents in the form of potash,
ammonia and plosphOric acid ex
gracted from the soil by the roots Of
che plant. These roots extend il
every direction, and draw the fertile
ing ingredients from all parts Of the
soil. From the roots they go to form
the plant. T0e Plants as they stand
in our fields ought to De sllen. r.
mGnders to US Of our folly IN allowing
this growth to continue. The valuable
ingredients are thus concentrated In d
single spot, when before they were
5 scattered throughout the soil, and
ready to be utilized The coming season,
il is altogether impossible to distribute
the ingredients as they were before,
OF even one thousandth part Of this
distribution. 1t IS very likely also
That some Of that most valuable in
gredIent, nitrogen, (or %ammonia) will
ne lost from the second growth on
standing through the winter. Expert
ments are now going on in the lahora-
tory Of the n. G. Agricultural Expert
ment Station to ascertain the exact
HudAGIIJ " ilIuSi OILS illus dIIOWSO 10
90 to waste by this pernlciGUs prac-
ice.
Aftec the plant is cut for curing
tie leaf, the roots should be pIo we'd
up to effrctual y stop any further
growth. Q. Else the sprouts should be
cut of from time to time to prevent
any percepsib:4 growth. The former
is most advisable. Unless this is done,
1t is safe 70 sly that many thousand
dollars are yearly thrown away in our
State. ON times a large percentage
o. the value Of q crop is lost by not
Observing the loss attendant upon the
making q lie crop. it is so in this
case. l. It is too late to take action
abo It THIS matter this year, We can
nave all the more time to consider it,
and prevent such a loss the coming
year. II B BATTLE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11

supply and demand. A graduated
tariff, or tax, on incomes, the tax IN
creasing in arithmetical proportion to
income received.
This form of tariff or tax on i'm
ports, on trusts and combines and on
incomes is in harmony with the prin
ciples taught by the fathers and
would speedily benefit those who now
n ed legislation-the plain people OF
our country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11

There is no use in setting peach
trees in wet ground. If they thrive
for a year or two it is as long as they
do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
THE COUNTY COURT.
The Question of the Salary of Superintendent
of Schools RecOnsidered.

The county court held a brief session yester-
day, at which the following business was tran
sacted:
The county clerk reported collected for mer-
chants and peddlers' licenses, 1886. rs, said
amount having been paid into the county
treasury.
A motion was made by E. A. Smith, select
man, and carried, thGt the action of the county
court OF April 8 $780, in relation to fixing the
salary Of the county superintendent of district
made to fix the salary of the county superin.
tendent OF district schools for the balance OF
the year. The motion was lost, il being under
stood the new school law makes some changes
in the mode OF payment Of county superin.
tendents OF district schools.
The following report was presented and filed:
"YOur committee to whom was referred the
petition OF w. J. Terry and others, beg leave to
report that they have examined the land and
lines which petitioners asked TO be opened as
county roads. and are of the opinion that the
line running north and south be opened for
county road. and that the one running east
and west be deferred for the present"
The report was adopted. and the comfy
surveyor authorized to lay out said road and
enter it on the road record OF the county court
A number of liquor licenses were granted, and
the report of pOundkeeper OF Pleasant Green
filed.
The new road scrapers were ordered.
Selectmen Howe and Miller were Of au-
thorized to employ some person to take charge
appropriated by the last legislature is to be ex.
pended.
1t was ordered that when road supervisors
employ men and teams to work on the county
roads, they shall be paid as follows: For maE
and team, $3.50 per day; for men, 500 per day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
COLORADO SOCIETY.
Judge Colborn Talks Felicitously About
Booms and Other Matters.

The Colorado association met at Colonel Muir
rays call board room last evening and was
presided over by the president W. j. Harvey.
The following board of directors was elected
Mr.. j. Harvey, Colonel II. c. Lett, Judge j. T
Lynch, M Rush Warner, J. Mcdowell, G. w
Tibbetts and j. NJ. Ricketts,.
Standing committee on constitution and BY
laws: J. NJ. Ricketts,, Alfred Dunshee. It. I,
Hawkins, r. S. Philop G. w Tibbetts Van n
Brook and E. G. Matthews.
Membership committee: c. Z. Hammond, J
W Neff, w. Il. Lett. j. w. Skinner and D. Van
Busl1irk.
Judge Colborn being called for a speech re-
Sponded in free and easy way that was highly
amusing. The purpose of the association, as
Cleaned rom the Judges remarks, is no less
than 10 transplant all of Colorado to Utah. In
fact the Judge discovered during his recent
visit that Denver had arrived at the maximum
population and that any further growth there
would take place here, where there is an
all of Denyer'S over population.
i found said the judge, "a widespread SEN
tlment that Salt Lake property was too high
but no one IN Denver intimated that there was
anything like boom there when the dilapi.
dated corner opposite the Albany sold for
S350,0o0 If the population would Jump from
10000 to 323,0000 900 over night every man would
come out in the morning, stand up in line and
say in concert that it was healthy growth
The word boom is struck out OF their yocabu.
larry and even the hackmen are disciplined
never to hint about having seen such a
southern California product on the streets OF
Denver. When a 800 property goes up TO 81 OOC
IN this city every man will jump uD and saw
you bet we have BOOM That is the differ
ence between Denver and Salt Lake, The
judge caused q break by observing: Real
estate is like eggs; a man should not take more
than he can carry without breaking If he
loads up moro than he can get away with they
smash on his hands and make a bad mess"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
BURNING MINISTER'S.
Mr.. Varian and Judge Powers in
the Graveyard Case.
STEVENS GETS A LIGHT DOSE.
The Question of the Salary Of superintendent
Of Schools ecOnsidered-Probate
Court Business Yesterday.

The case of Henry J. Carrigan against Rev. r
G.. McNeIce ct al. came up for hearing before
Judge Anderson yesterday morning on the de
PENDANTS motion for new trial.
At the time of the trial, this case attracted a
great deal Of attention. II will be remembered
that Mr.. Carrigan purchased lot AZ in Mt.
Olive cemetery from the defendants who were
the trustees, and buried his wife there. This
board of Christian ministers adopted rule pro-
viding that when the owner cf lot failed TO pay
the water tax within thirty days he forfeited
the lot, and bodies inferred there were to be re-
moved. A water tax of So was due on Mr. Car
rlgan's lot, and as it was not paid within the
time allotted the grave was opened and
the body of his wife removed. The
Christian gentlemen claimed that they
sent notice in regard to the tax to Mr.. Carri-
San, through the poStOfllce but that gent eman
never received it, and he first became aware OF
the action taken by visiting the cemetery and
finding pieces of the coffin in which his wife
was buried on the ground near the lot. He then
brought suit FOR 5000, and the jury gave him a
verdict for $50.
AT The hearing yesterday the defendants were
represented by 2. L. Williams, who based his
motion for new trial on the ground that the
verdict was not warranted by the evidence and
that 1t was rendered through passion and preju-
dice and that the damages were excessive.
The motion was opposed by @. S. Varian and
Judge Powers. Mr.. Varian, after discussing
the legal questions involved, concluded by
in great shape for their conduct
in ruthlessly tearing open grave and removing
body because paltry water tax, which the
plaintiff did not know was due. had not been
paid He said the conduct of these Christian
gentlemen was so brutal, shocking and repul-
s1ve that he had no patience to discuss it. The
case was an important one, because the rights
of the people, whose dead were buried in that
cemetery, were involved. AS for the defen-
dants, he had nothing but the deepest contempt
for them and he only regretted that they were
not present TO hear him say So
Judge Powers discussed the law of damages
and applied 1t to the case. In referring to the
defendants, he said that men who would com
init such an act of sacrilege as they had been
gully of were not fit to walk the streets with
decent men.
The matter was taken under adyisement by
Judge Anderson.
boutwell, VS.. JARVIS.
In the afternoon the case of John R. Both
well VS.. Samuel Jarvis and others came up on
demurrer, and was argued and submitted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
THE SUICIDE CLUB.
Four Out of Five Members of this
Strange Society
HAVE FULFILLED THEIR COMPACT
And Committed Self Murder-How the Organi-
cation was Formed-Recruits do
Not Come in Rapidly.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April g. Wendell
Baum, secretary of that unique organization,
the Bridgeport Suicide club has fulfilled the
membership agreement by killing himself.
of intense interest to the student of morbid
psychology. 2 -Four years ago, five citizens of
Bridgeport, all Germans, met one day when all
were rather low spirited, and half in Jest or
ganized a suicide club. The agreement was
that one member of the club should end his
life that year. one the next, and so on until all
were gone. This agreement thus far has been
faithfully kept. When the annual meeting
was held in January there were only two mem
bers to attend it, the secretary and president.
Itwas proposed at the meeting by the secre-
tary that the president make away with him
self during the year and by the president
that the secretary do so likewise
There being no better way to settle the ques-
Ilon, IL was mutually decided that the polls be
held open until a new member was pledged
ana initiated. A letter carrier named Mayby
talked seriously OF becoming member, and the
president and secretary had great hopes of him
until one morning it was learned that he had
committed suicide without first Joining the
clGb. He carried however a handsome silk
umbrella, which he bequeathed to the secretary
OF the club. Wendell Baum. and it was accepted.
But une longer Baum carried the umbrella the
more unhappy he became. and when his friends
tried to cheer him up he said: "A cloud hangs
over me; l am doomed" Finally he sold his
property, turned the money over to his wife
and gave the umbrella into the charge of a
friend, directing that it be sent to the preSnent
OF the club. He then cut his throat. The presi-
dent OF the club is now the only member left
ana another year will show if he keeps his oath.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The bill passed pro-
viding that persons settling on the second in
demnity plat of the Northern Pacific grant
between August 1887, and January 1889, may
transfer their entries to other government land
subject to entry. Also bill for the disposal of
abandoned military reservations in Wyoming.
Also a bill authorizing the city of Buffalo,
Wyoming, to purchase under the townsite law,
a strip OF Mckinney military reservation. Also
bill authorizing the entry of public lands by
incorporated cities and towns for cemetery and
park purposes.
The aill passed granting the right of way
through Colville Indian reservation to the
Spokane Falls & Northern railroad. Also q
bill to prevent the enlistment of aliens in the
naval service.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the
House defeated the bill making an appropria-
ton to supply the deficiency caused by Silcott s
defalcation carried and the bill passed. The
House then went into committee of the whole
on the naval appropriation bill.
SayeTS, of Texas. said the report of the COM
mittee did not sufficiently explain the provisions
relating to large battle ships The committee
had authorized the construction of vessels that
would cost SlS0J0,0G0 and yet it appropriated
but s., 000000 to construct them as well as the
vessels already in course of construction.
Peters OF Kansas. criticised the provision OF
the bin for three battle ships. What was the
object of providing these ships?
Boutelle-To fight.
Peters-To fight where? If we are to be in
volved with any foreign nations the war will
not be on the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, Con-
tinuing, Peters said the strongest mandate was
the diplomatic mandate.
Boutelle inquired whether the gentleman was
to send diplomat to meet a British man-of-
war
Peters replied that we now had navy which
could carry diplomat to any port in any
foreign country The day for battle ships on
the ocean had passed. He did not believe there
was any danger of any foreign nation declaring
war against the United States
Dolliver, OF Iowa, said the people OF the west
were in favor OF the reconstruction of the Amer
lean navy. With them twas matter of ma
tional pride: the country could not get along
with mere diplomacy. His idea was to make
The nation so strong on the sea that back of
diplomacy would be the strength of the Ameri-
can prople manifested not only in protecting
our coast but also in protecting our commerce
and citizens in every part OF the world.
The bill was then taken up by sections but
without completing detailed consideration the
committe rose and the House adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
TO MARRY A GERMAN COUNT.
Miss Mary Wheeler, of Philadelphia, viii
Now Marry Count Pappenhiem.

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PHILADELPHIA April S-After considerable
uncertainty upon the part of the friends OF
Count Maximilaa Pappenhiem and Miss Mary
Wheeler, it is now positively announced upon
authority that the wedding will take place on
the 30th of the present month All obstacles
have been removed and the young people, whose
engagement there seems no Goubt was prompted
by love, will have a smooth path to the altar
When the count was asked why the wedding
had been set for April so and why it did not take
place yesterday, as it was first decided upon, his
brow clouded bit, and then nodding and smil-
ing to Miss Wheeler, replied it was owing
to circumstances beyond his control MY
love for Miss Wheeler said the count ''is so
great that nothing can prevent our marriage.
think she loves me devotedly. The laws of
Bavaria require that members of houses of
rank should conform to certain usages in case
Of marrying foreigners or persons not equal in
rank. These requirements caused a delay in
my marriage, but they have now been complied
with
In his broken English he continued 81 went
even to New York Saturday to meet Mr.. Allen
who is to be chief usher at the wedding While
there L received several cablegrams, one of
which was from Mr.. Elliott.'rf Elliott is the
brother of Miss Wheeler who it is said went to
mollify the counts uncle ard if necessary pur-
chase title for his sister.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
Statistics Regarding Chinese

WASHINGTON, April SIN response to the
Senate resolution calling upon Secretary Win.
dom for statement of the number of arrivals
Ind departures of Chinese at San Francisco
annually since August 20, 1892 and any informa-
lion respecting the law for the exclusion of Chi
oese laborers, the secretary to-day transmitted
a tabulated statement giving the desired infor-
NATION. The annual arrivals average II.OOO to
l4ooo; departures, 900 to 1900 In 1899 after
the passage OF the act, $50 arrived 1872 de.
parted. Of Gil persons who arrived during the
six months ended December 81, 1889, II We're
Bctors, clerks 1 cook, 10 druggists. 2 gold
smiths, 4ei merchants, 9 mining engineers.
pawnbrokers, 8 physicians, 10 shoemakers,
d students and 2u with no occupa.
ton. OF these % were females Sec
retary Wlndom says with respect to the eva
s1ons of the law for the exclusion of Chinese
laborers the violations appear TO consist in the
use Of fraudulent certificates and smuggling
across the northern frontier of iaborers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
A Bill to Define ard Tax Optious.

WASHINGTON, April S.-W. w. Warden died
to-day at Providence hospital, aged 80. He came
to Washington in 1869 as correspondent of the
CINCINNATI Enquirer and was Andrew Johnson's
private secretary during the latter's presiden-
tai term. Later he resumed newspaper work.
The House committee on agriculture to-day
reported to the House. with amendments, the
Eutterworth bill to define options and TO i'm
pose special tax upon dealers therein, etc
An elaborate report was also submitted In it
the committee says the bill in terms does and
is intended to apply to that class of transactions
conducted in the bucket shops and grain
pits of the country known as the
puts" and .'calls, includingi the whole
range OF mere speculative gambling
in fictitious farm products. II does not affect
1njur1ously any legitimate trader or dealer in
farm staples 1t seeks to ana does impose an
internal revenue tax upon these dealers in
grain cotton and pork who as rule, never sell,
own or handle peck or pound of the articles
they deal in. II applies to dealers whose trans
actions have the least possible reference to
supply and still less reference to demand for
consumption and yet who sell in sthe
bucket shops of the United States every
month, more wheat than is grown in
the whole world in q year. 1T is urged -
says the cammittee, that the influence of this
bill will greatly hamper and restrict this trade.
but so far from the proposed measure affecting
trade, the exact reverse is true The commit
tee has no doubt of the constitutionality OF the
measure. 1t added an amendment TO section two
of the original BILL providing that the act shall
not apply to any contracts or agreements for
future delivery of any of said articles made with
the United States or with any state or country.
or with the duly authorized officers or agents
thereof nor to contracts or agreements made by
farmers for the sale and delivery of any articles
aforesaid which are in the actual course of pro-
duction by such farmers at the time of making
such contract or agreement.
Representatives McClammy and Morgan,
united in minority report in OPP
position to the compound lard bill
reported by the House committee on
agriculture. The minority did not feel there
was any possible justification for the proposed
legislation. II the bill should benefit the farmers
as claimed, it would benefit the farmers of the
west at the expense OF the farmers of the south.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
MARY ANDERSON'S ENGAGEMENT
Antonio Navarro Writes to Friends in York
State Formally Announcing 1t.
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WESTBURY, n. Y, April S-All doubt con-
corning the engagement of Antonio de Navarro
TO Miss Mary Anderson is now at an end. A
number of letters were received from Mr. Nav
AFRO Sunday by friends in this city formally an
nouncing his engagement. The letters are
dated Mentone, March l6, and say he has been
on the Riviera all winter with Miss Anderson
and his mother, Mrs Navarro moving about
from Hyeres to Nice, Cannes Monte Carlo.
Bardighlera and San Reno. The party were
about 10 start for short trip into Italy Mr..
Navarro says nothing about the date of his
marriage, but his friends here suppose he
will not postpone his happiness beyond
early summer. as there is now
not the slightest obstacle in the way.
They may be married in London where Miss
Anderson has perhaps more warm personal
friends than in New York. but everyone hopes
the beautiful talented American will return
home TO make her greatest debut in the role of
Mrs. Navarro, Of course, Miss Anderson will
now retire from the stage all the managers
hopes fears and protestations Notwithstanding
1t is well known that While Mr.. Navarro is o
most enthusiastic admirer of Miss Anderson's
h1Stronic talents and has long been one of her
closest and most appreciated critics, he has no
ambition for the future career of Mrs Antonio
Navarro.