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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED.

ORE HILL, N. &.
Mr.. EDITOR:-We have had a sad
murder recently, Mr.. Adam Sller and
wife. These parties were known by us
for many years, They were honest,
hard working, frugal, clever and hos
pitable, and thus had accumulated a
sufticiency for ripe old age. But alas!
some thievish person went into their
quiet home and murdered these limo
cent old people. This puts us to think
ing what ought to be done. 1t occurs
to us that the next legislature should
arrange that three Or four blood
hounds be kept IN each county or In
easy reach Of any place, to trail up
such parties. They have them III Geor
gIa and at the Penltentiary in our
State. ) that now 1t is almost impOs-
sible for a convict to escape. Money
and effort should not be used sparing!y
to stop all such
Hope we will have Il Road Congress
in tn y State, and hat this Legislature
will give us a public road system that
is worth something.
n ~ Unu-.DDC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
STATE NEWS.

IF am Of the State Press drops OF lIirpentIne
aud Grains of Rice from the East Clusters
of Grapes and Tobacco Stems from tie
N~Orth-Stajks of Corn and Graias IT
Wheat from the West-PeanUts
- LNnttn- God Ernn thn Snn1LL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE TRUTH TOLD BY
PAPER.

Politics is simply a means used for
obtaining office; when the Office is OBJ
tanned the politics is dismissed, and in
It's place come b0odlerism and bum
merlSm, which are strictly nOn-par-
tlsan; The Republican party is used
Tor the election of Republicans who,
after their election, cease to be Repub-
llcans and become boodlers, and the
DEMOCRATIC party is used in a similar
way n for a similar purpOse.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

as stated, with reconstructlng the MIN
istry.
Ii is understood that NJ Ribot will
retain the Office of premier. ont he will
exchange the ministry Of fOreignaffairs
for minister of the interior
1t IS also reported that NJ. Loubct
the minister of the interior and II De
Treyclnet, minister of war, probably
will not be found in the reconstructed
cabinet
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
Mrs. Bilkins Warming Up the Neighbo'
hood--The Legislature and What
It Should Do.

Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hello! Major. [ thought you
were froze up"
B.-"No, not by a jugfull. Betsy
has been reading Governor Hollis mes
sage an the proceedin's Of the legisla-
ture, an she makes it warm enough IN
this neighborhood,"
RI suppose Mrs. Bilkins will not
dispute what he says about the tinan-
cial depression. Il is the remedy that
she objects to, is it not?'
b" Yes, that's it. She says State
banks are as bad as the national bank
ing system. If they put nor money
in circulation it is at a cost of - per
cent, an hat is what jefferson fought
against as long as he lived. Betsy is a
J~effersOnian Democrat an so am |. We
don't believe in any but national money,
that is as good in one State as another,
an issued at cost to the people. The
country will never prosper as long as
we are carrying such great lntert st
loads and bonded Indebtedness"
What does Mrs. Bilkins think
about the legislature2'
Bob! she says it can do if it will.
She thinks there are some good men in
it, an all of them know right from
wrong. Betsy says they will be sure
TO amend the charters of a number of
towns, incorporate some more, crack
some jokes, eat three meals a day.
smoke when they please, get a leave of
absence. adjourn, discuss State banks,
howl calamity, howl prosperity, tell
the farmers what they ought to plant,
attend inauguration ball, get do wn to
business after it is over, hold caucuses,
incorporate a church or two, deliver a
lecture to road Overseers, tell Congress
what ought to be done, discuss free
silver, tariff reform, causes of cholera
and how to treat it, an offer a reward
to the MAJ who captures the State
printing contract
R" Mrs. BlIkins has forgotten one
thing. The present legislature, or a
majority of it, was elected on a national
platform. If it sticks to the platform,
the pension question seal fisheries, the
annexation Of Canda and the Panama
Canal scandal will occupy most of their
time, after they get down to business.
What does Mrs. Bilkins think they
o Ight to dog
B-"Well, she thinks they ought
to look after our educational system,
making common schools more effective,
appropriating more money for the
support of the Agricultural and Me
chanical College. Then they ought to
pass a bill making the legal rate Of in
terest 6 per cent, change our registra-
ton and election laws materially, see
that ali corporations pay tax, cut down
the pay of the State Printer, abolish
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, put the
Soldiers Home on a better basis, repeal
some useless laws, memOrialize Cen
gress, asking for the passage OF the
anti option bill, a free coinage bill, a
bill to abolish the tariff entirely, o bill
allowing only deserving soldiers pen
sions and for more money, issued by
the government only. She says all
this ought to be done certain, an she
will mention another things before the
session is over. [ tell her that she
must think the members of the legisla
ture are angels, but she says ordinary
wicked men ought to do that much.
Goodbye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE CRISIS HAS COME.
The French Ministry Resign TOD:

The French Ministry Resign To-Day.
PARIS, Jan. 10 The French ministry
has just resigned, owing to the differ
ences In the cabinet on the arrest of
eX-Minister of Public Works Baihut,
and other matters.
The greatest excitement prevails and
people thrOng the streets.
The police are out in force dispensing
the crowds.
LATER. President Carnot has just
charged Mr.. Ribot with the duty of
reconstructing a ministry. 1t is openly
charged that the president and NJ.
RlDOt are not in earnest in the Panama
prosecutions and have no intention Of
bringing the bride takers to trial and
that the prosecution of DeLesseps, FOn-
taine, Cotton and Eiffel will be nothing
more than a farce.
AT THE CABINET MEETING.
PARIS, Jan. 1O.-At the cabinet coun-
Gil held in the Elysee to day Premier
Ribot announced to President CarnOt
that he and his colleagues recognized
that it was necessary to reform the
cabinet.
The ministers ~thereupon collectively
presented their designations to Presl-
dent Carnot and he charged M. Ribot
, 1893-05-24

Spanish mahogany. 1t is considerably high.
or than most ship saloons, and departs from
recent practice by rsverting to a comparative
ly~ small we'll. measuring Gift. by l6ft.
which, however, ia Of charming design, AID
rises 33tt. from the door. The saloon is seen
at it's best when lighted with the electric
light, which is throughout arranged in the
simplest ma uer.
The drnwing room covers q spaos OF cot. by
soft, in the vel y centre Of the ship. The 9
is a library. IN .Aruring 29ft. by 24ft.. and a
SIN king room, measuring 4Oft by Soft.
The 600 first lass passengers can ind
scconmodation ranging from the ordinary
statesroom of recent times to the more luxu.
rious apartment designed for q sin gle pas
seuger o. for q family party He ca elect
soatcssrooms en- suite, where q brass bsdstead
sappTants the ordinary bunk, where 9 ward
lobe takes the place of bass. hooks, and
where the adjoining chamber 10 provided
with a writing table, sofa, and easy chair.
These luxurious ap lr' ments are on the upper
deck, amidshlps. and handy to the pronsn-
ads. which circles round the entire vessel,
and upon which q constitutional OF a mile
can be procured by making the circuit four
times. In addition to the, 500 first class
passengers, accommodation has been provided
for 400 second class and from 700 80 1000
third class. The crew Number 4l5, OF whom
81 navigate the ship, 1876 manipulate the
cugines and boilers, and 1853 coma within the
steward department. The retrlgerat'ng
arrangements will produce IL tons OF Joe per
day; and the vessel iA designed to take 1920
tons of cargo.
Ca saturday a large party waa entertained
GA board, upon the invitation of tho Fair
field directors, prior to handing over t"s
vessel to the Cunard Company.
, 1893-05-24

read. OF most of these last, it is very proba-
BILE that the school life had been very short.
The influence Of upright, godly. and respects
BILE Teachers will always tell upon the future
career of their pupils We regret to say,
however, in many instances our Teachers are
wanting in one or more Il these quaIihcatlons
We would again commend these considerations
10 the Supervising Ministers whose preroga.,
tive il is to nominate the Teachers. More good
would be accomplished too, if the Min
listers themselves in every case exer-
c,sed their privilege in directing the
moral and religious training If the
children in schools and if all the mem
hers Of our community who enjoy the advsn-
tayes of culture and social position manifest
al due interest with everything that tend" to
the moral Improvement of the masses. Ibid
, 1893-05-24
SHALLOW CULTIVATION.
Louisiana Pldnter, 9th May.

In recent years many have come to tho
conclusion til at shallow cultivation OF grow
ing crops is better than deep cultivation.
This conclusion il opposed to all former
ideas. 1t is natural to believe that thorough
cultivation, pIlverizing the soil to the
greatest possible depth, and MS closely az
possible to the growing plants. Ia superior
to IA M re scratching of the surface. But
there appears to be much force IN the ar6u'
ments in favor If shallow cultivation. 1t Is
urged that sugar cane, and also sorghum,
have no taproot, but, like grasse', have "A
great number of fine ~rootlets Whlcn spread
latsrally as we'll as downward. The O6seF'
~vations If Mr.. Henry Ling Roth were that
the ~rootlets Of sugar cane extend tAteralIy
from three to four feet. The rootiets OF
sorghum. planted in four-foot rows, often
interlace between the two IOWA. These
~rootlets are fine aud tender they adhere SO
closely 10 the soil that they can be traced.
unbroken. only Ivy cal eful washing away the
soil. These r~ootlets are the feeders of the
plant. they are the mouths by which the
plant ia fed, they exE lore the soil all around
the plant fer food. In many cases the
lateral spread Of the ~rootlets is far greater
than the height of the plant above ground.
No system Of cultivation can avoid all I'M
Jury. but it seems reason bic 30 avoid in
Jury 10 the ~rootlets AS much as possible,
and this Can be done only by shallow
cultivation, for c1m paratiye y few OF the
~rootlets are deep enough to escape anpu-
tation by deep and CLOSE cultivation. II
the soil is not cultivated at ALE it becomes
dry and hard ; deep cultivation not only
outs OF the r~ootlets IwhioEs supply the
plants. but also exposes the soil TO greater
evaporation.
The Western Rsyal. published at Chi.
cage says: /" Then comes the cultivation
of the crop. the purpose OF which 10 not
TO stir the soil to the depth in which il
was stirred by the pillow. That part OF
the work has been done. Weeds and
drought are 10. be fought. The soil con.
tains moisture which will come to the sur
f4ce and be lost by evapo,a alton unless the sur,
face is mulched. If the sil is Kept stirred
and finely pulverized to the depth Of an inch
the finely pulve.iaed coil acts as q blanket.
which prevents evaporation and retains snois-
ture. whilethe iadustrious feeders Of The plants
escars injury"
= The Pfd;r;e Favmer says: "Corn.usy Do
: egrreatiyy Injured by cultivs:inE too deep. A
cuitrtator running three Or four inches deep
inevitably cuts of a great number OF roots
indispensable to a good crop" The Western
Resources published at Lincoln, Nebraska,
says: After trying different oultivators We
have thrown aside all but surface cultivasors
, 1893-05-24

because the sutface cultivator only goes
two inches deep, and does not iniure the
roots"
The Dean of the Missouri Agricultural Col:
lege SAID Deep tillage in time of drough. 10
an erroneous practice, founded; on eri oncOLA
views. 1t adds TO the mischief by severing
the roots. In drought, the true policy is FIRE.
quent and shallow tillage."
The Director OF the New York Experiment
Station. said: .'By examining the results IL
will be seen that the difference in results
b, tween the two methods is fully go al to
the dide renee he wcen a good crop and a poor
crop. equivalent to the difference etweeu
prosperity and poverty"
The Iowa Agricultural Coll gs, after c1ton-
Sive experiments, arrived at this conclusion
deep stirring of the soil should precede
plant growth, tor it weakens the plant if
done after the roots have SPREAD x
The conditions of soil :mdsaure, and weed
growth are so widely different that each
planter should judge fof himself after con.
sidering views held by others.
The sorghum growers Of Kansas have easy
cultivation 80 far as weeds are concerned.
The problem for them is mainly one of re-
tanning moisture in the soil and the fellow!
ing simple experiments are stated rs showing
Wv Pa "a NAN' oOAAs
Nr. Francis Watts, government chemist Of
Antigua, ". J., placed damp soil Ii two tins
Of similar siS& and shape, the weight of soil
and Vater being the same in each, ,he soil in
onS tin being compact, like badly titled soil,
IN che other loose and porous. Both tins were
ex posed to the sun alike. and then weighed.
Al the end Of three days the loose soil had III
per cent. more moisture than the other.
ct the Experiment Station at Garden City,
Kansas, ak boxes were filled with loose soil
the weight being the same. three Of the boxes
were lightly mulched with straw, all were
alik" exposed. After several weeks the boxes
were again weighed. the mulohed having at
the rute of nine tons more moisture aper acre
than those not mulohed.
III q second experiment the SIX boxes were
again filed with soil alike aud weighed. In
three OF the boxes the surface OF the soil was
kept loose and pulvsrized, while the others
we're allowed to become compact. After
several weeks the boxes were again weighed
and it was found that surface cultivation had
retained more moisture in the soil than mulch.
ing with straw.
In Kansas, it appears to be true that if the
surface soil is allowed TO become crustcd or
packed. the cr'p speedily suffers for moisture
in times Of drought. 1t apps RS to benefit
the crop when tine surface soil 10 pulverized
while moist, after heavy rams, TO prevent
erusiinE, no matter how free from weeds or
how large the crop may be, if the cultivation
is shallow, By retaining moisture in the soil.
VAUDEVILLE FLOWER SHOW.
o..o HI.nnos 1aE No.,
, 1893-05-24
VAUDEVILLE 0 SHOW
(JGmGicd Glesner Let May

The Flower Show at Vaudeville OpeRed
Yesterday before q large coDcourse of specta-
tors. the conditions of weather 30, being most
favourable and contributing In no small de-
gree to the success of the occasion. The IDEA
Of holding a Show at this popular resort
was the outcome Of the successful Exhibition
at Mile Gully, which was to a great extent
under the auspices Of the Parent Society
IT, Kingston. Mile Gully proved with what
success y horticultural exhibition could be
held in tie country and it was believed that
Vaudeville in consequence of better facilities
could do as we'll if not better. The idea gain.
ed ground rapidly and being put into practi.
oal sLape, resulted in the triumph of ysster"
day. 4s.
tion and it would indeed have been difdcult
to 6nd a place more adapted for the purpose
for which it is now being utilised, in TACT,
it might have been specially built for the os'
~casiop. The builiiig is situated on the west
Of the village green and the ground rises in
a gradual slope for over 500 feet, there being
three terraces. The appearance from the en-
trance, which is a really magnificent one, was
be autiful. it deiug decorated With branches
Z Of the Maypo!e in brooTmi-the first specimens
that most Kingstonians have, this year had sn
OBJ Opportunity Of seeing The whole Of the in.
tericr was embellished With palms and palm
sthatch, none of the woodwork being visible,
TIE .gttossy appearance ottiithe vegetation hsv.
ing a esspitaf effect and making, the place very
cool and airy FROM cave to cave of.the Build
I'M, ferns and ioi.chids interwosaena, We're lang.
in and gave the eedlfce the apppeaIahce Of a.
fairy, ggrrottr. One wondered wheTee the innn-
mermatblss umbe Of orchids oould have been
procured, and it Certainly spoke volumes for
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-03
HICKS FOR AUGUST.

A temporary abatement in heat AZ
ter last storms in July, will be repeal
cd on and about the second and third,
with many threatening clouds. As we
enter period Sth and 10th. look FOL
about the hottest spell of the summer,
Vulcan, Mercury, Venus, Moon, and
Saturn, all bear on the same period.
Hard storms, or phenomenal heat,
changing suddenly to very cool, must
result. The same conditions will ex-
ist for the reactionary days, l4th and
18th. Stubborn heat with much
tendency to hard electrical storms
and heavy local rains, or water
spouts. are more than probable from
10th to sd Watch all heavy clouds.
Cooler from 23d TO about 9th and
9th, at which time warmer with
storms. Month ends warm with
storms starting in the west. Many
earthquake indications in August.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-03
MORE MISFORTUNE.

Tuesday fire communicated from
the locomotive of passing train on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad to
a thmty-acre stubble field belongingtc
Cyrus Stouffer. south Of Hagerstownj
and whose barn was recently consum,
ed by FIRE. Information of the occur
renee was brought 10 town by the en-!
gineer Of north bound freight train
and David Andrews and w r. ii,
johnson, section men in the employ d
the Ma w R.R., who fastened 10 til,
scene on hand car. Mr.. Stouffer had
in the meantime, discovered the fir,
and was ploughing around the field
and in this way checked the fire.
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AaorHER ArrENPrEp ARSON CASE.

Another close cali from fire was made
on Monday at the stable Of Mr.. Elias
Cost, adjoining the site Of The late fire,
in rear Of Hotel Hamilton Mr.. Scott
Shook and his father-in-law, Mr.. John
Mnnday, we're viewing the ruins Of Por-
ters stable when they discovered smoke
issuing from the stable Of Mr. Cost.
They entered the stable and found q
valuable horse almost suffocated. The
Are was all around the horse and was
getting good Roadway when they dis
covered it. By persistent stamping and
4 few buckets Of water the fire was ex-
tingnished. The fire was evidently
communicated through an iron graf
ing. Mr.. Shocks says he did not see
anyone IN close proximity at the Time.
Suspicion points to two eolored boys
for this attempt and they we're appre-
hended.
~ JOUH huDttlSJ anus ShheNA'N
Brooks, and Rice Early, two little plea
mines, are supposed 10 be the bugs
that fred Jones & South aud Porters
stables, and this later attempt is also
credited to them. They we're taken in
10 Justice Middlekauff's Office and
closely questioned by Justice Bitner,
States Attorney Charles A. Little and
Justice Middlekauff. Peanuckle charg-
ed Early with the crime, and said that
Early had told him lie did the firing.
Early denied il, and said he was not
ia town. He charged Peanuckle with
il, and said he told him he was going
10 do it. They both confessed that
they had had several conversations
about the matter before and after the
fires. They were both held for a furth-
or hearing. Hagerstowa Ne1rs.
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FIFTH AND LAST.

The last survey Of the projected
line Of the Baltimore and Cumberland
Railroad runs by Mr. Pattison's place
within 100 yards If the Lutheran
church, at Clearspring; crosses tic
pike near St. Paul's church; spans the
conococheague near Mr.. Choppers
farm, passing through the lands 81
Samuel Carly, Joseph Troup, @ )
Shifler, and tapping the Cumberland
Valley Railroad At the y mile stone
This is The ffth and Il il tflonghl
the final survey.
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TWELVE DAY EXCURSION TO rHEsEA sHoRl

Tie Cumberland Valley Railroads.
advertising Sea Shore Excursion for
Wednesday Aug 8, good for twelve
days. The Excursion will include At
lanti9 City, Cape May, and other
SouthsJersey Resorts, as well as Ocean
Grove (Asbury Parkll Excursion tick
cts will be sold for CIV, train No. 1,
leaving Maatinsburg at 1908 am,
good only onlthis and direct connect
ing trains, and to return on ans regu-
lar train, except n. Y, and Chicago
Limited, By continuous journey until
Aug. Fl, 1898, inclusive. at the folliw-
ing rates: Atlantic City, Cape May,
&c. IS. 80; Ocean Grove, $3.50.
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JONES, SPRINGS
Photographs From Jones Springs and the Esa
Vicinity

Penelgraphs From Jones Springs and the Near
Vicinity
The Band picnic held here last Sat
urday was q grand success.
There will be woods meeting here
Aug. 9TH. Preaching BY +. f., Rev.
Jas. Wheeler, at 1890 o'clock.
Our annual Sunday School picnic
will be held Aug. 18th. This il the
place TO hold a picnic, plenty ofgood
water, beautiful grove and plenty
af refreshments on the ground
Mr.. Mark Turner, one Of our citizens
who has been suffering for a long time,
departed this life July 9th
/, Mr.. Joha Alvey and wife, of North
Mountain, are visiting in this viciuits
CARLOS.