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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05

The fl0a. sceouut 81 Hosken =
Naaudef. on The snhex q the pump
soase, ~ss presented. Is shows ssliso
sf.it de-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05

notYortbalor - headquarters for
uGii6llsiloi0' game. poultry. h.h
I and av..e.a
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05

Travis gives you great values n
stoves furniture, etc.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05

Grand Concert na".Ss S.i' :. !, l r.@.
pie quartet. Co
nnytocSholor - headquarters for
UVitohiiiass' game. poultry. fan
aud oysters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03

ing. Begin sowing say Sept, 10th
and SOW regardless Of dry weather,
putting about Ia bushels healthy
seed wheat and 10 pounds pure bone
meal per acre well in the ground.
Sow 10 pounds red clover seed per
acre the next March. If wheat is
healthy cut wheL ripe; if not, cut
while turning ripe. Get wheat off
the field As soon as possible. Don't
pasture. Should YOU so desire, and
get a good stand OF clover, let it
-tand and the heXt spring and sum
mer you can cut or pasture, turning
it under in June or July. Turn the
soil completely over, do not edge it
up bIdiug all vegetation completely,
PlUw 10 I inches deep; harrow aud
roll AS before, sowing at times and as
above described, using same amount
per acre. The heXt March, h wever,
SOW only re pounds red clover seed
per acre.
eau 1T clover stand say two years
unless it gets fOui with weeds and
other yegeiAtio3s Saould you desire
to ralss corn don't grow 1t TWO years
in succession on the same land
Every time you SOW wheat sow
bone meal, and clover the spring
following.
Then again the practical farmer
should waste no barn-yard manure,
but scatter same well at any conven-
lent season OF the year-using it
merely ~ u top dressing after being
well rotted.
Parties adhering to above rules will
fluid it an easy MISTER to make old,
WORKOUT farms me most productive
aud profitable Cues.-In Journal Of
Apricultura
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03
An Illinois Farmers Experience III
Restoring Worn Out Soil.

In the fall of 1887, bought tract
of 100 acres of what WAS termed worn
out land, paying $4,000 for same.
Some wheat was sOwn on il i'm 'S7
which ouly yielded about AZ bushels
per acre, being cut i'm June, 7SS.
| began, as soon az wheat was dry
enough To thresh, to break the stub
BILE lands, blowing with good three
horse teams, and stout, heavy three
horse p ows, breaking the land from
eight tn nine inches deep, harrow
ing and rolling same while fresh
| plowed, flushing in July. We let
the lands lay until about September
| 10Th, when we began narrowing and
rolling again, this tine to pack the
ground (as there had not rain enough
talleu 20 pack it as thOro dghly as it
should be- The wheat was sown
imme iiately after the rolling, re-
! CARELESS of the dry weather | used
I II hoepressure spring-hoA fertilizer
HOOsirr drill, sowing one aud one
fourth bushels of wheat, aud about
! 20 pounds of pure bone meal per
acre; putting the same in the ground
and about al inch deep in the dust.
In March, 1889, ! snwed lands in
red clover putting about ten pounds
seed per acr-. The wheat not look
ing healthy it was cut while turning
| ripe. | threshed ii from the shock
as soon as sufficiently dry and got
fifteen bushels per scre; getting
good stand of clover. l did not pillow
he land nor SOW in fall of 'S9. did
not pasture in summer or fall. In
the spring of $50, cut crop of clover
as early as possible. The second crop
being vel grown by l0th to 18th of
July, turned it under with same
kind "f teams and plows, blowing
51a to Sc inches deep, thus leaving
to 2}a inches of soil previously
turned under undistulb-d. Har-
rOWet and rolled again while
fresh ploWed and plenty Of rain
having allen TO thoroughly pack
the ground, l did not harrow aud
roll before sowing. Sowed about
IA bushels good, healthy seed
wheat and about 10 pounds of bone
meal per acre as before described.
keeping drill points well sharpaned
40 they would take the ground "
Slowed clover again in March, '9l,
~ pounds per acre. The wheat this
time having clean, healthy look,
[ did not cut until ripe, threshing
from shock MS soon as dry, about
2Sl bushels per acre. / broke sub
BILE Immediately, as above described,
blowing about 7 to inches deep,
narrowing aud rolling while fresh
piowed ~ before. Solved FROM Sept.
18th TO October 10Th about Ia bush
ella good wheat aud rs pounds bone
meal, putting it in as above de-
scribed, using this time al-o "Su-
perior" hOe.pressure spring hoe drill, |
which, like the HoOsier did excellent
work. Sowed clover in March, 1872,
a I'd cut wheat when we'll ripe in
June, threshing about 1915 bushels
per acre
The |, nd will now grow any kind
Of vegetation rank and rich aud
healthy looking, at any point on the
farm, which is worth to-day and
probably could be sold for $S,00O,OO.
Hence to recauitulate and select
rules for bringing up old, poor, worn
1t I rms, 1 would say briefly:
Break sUubble in June aud July s.
inches deep. Harrow and roll while
fresh plowed. Should not rain
enough fall to pack the land, har-
row aud roll again just before SOW
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03
The Greatest Living Brood Mare

The Greatest Living Brood Mare.
Miss Russell has lived to see 1903 OF
her descendants take records from
2;0734 to $3.50. She may be aptly
named the "Grealest Progenitrix Of
Speed" for no other mare, or horse,
for that matter, has ever lived to
have such u fol owing. Strange,
that 3 mare, which, at best, will
average but one foal a year, should
he frat to cross the 300.n,srk in a
lifetime rather than stallion, which
may have fifty foals every year.
ThIs brings out in bold relief the
superexcellence OF Miss Russell as a
pr"genitriX of speed. She is also the
only brood mare, living or dead,
with nine fOals that have produced
speed and six more are yet TO be
heard from in this re.pec'. or her
nine successful sons aud daughters
that have produced ed one il
sired by WoodIord MambrinO, two
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03
Number of Farm Animals in the United
States.

SthltSs
Advance sheets of the annual re-
port OF the Department of Agricul-
ture on the numbers and values of
farm animals have been received,
and an examination OF them shows
the following figures: the numuer
of horses in the country a. this time
is Is, 2O6 so; of mules, 1881 ,l2S; OF;
mitch COWS, Is 424,0S7; OF oxen and
other cattle, 35,954, 1876; Of eheep, AZ
273 55S; aud of swine, 46,094,S07. AS
cOmparei with year ago these
figures saOH MI increase of 70S, 602 in
hOrees, rs 429 in mules, 1876 in mil Oh
cows, AMI 1855, lSS in sheep; there
having been TALBOT in oxen aud
other cattle OF 1857 ,043, and in swine
Of q, 1903 2l2 In the mstter OF value
horses are quoted at $6l % per head,
mules at $T0.6S milch cows at $2L73,
other cattle at Sl5.24, sheep at 81 IS,
and swine at So Alan advance OF 33c
per head in milch cows, Sc in other
cattle and in sheep, aud Sl.Sl in
swine; while horses have declined
1919 per head aud mules S4.S7 per
head. The total valuation Of all
kinds OF live stock in the country is
placed at S2,4S3, 0S3,249, an increase
over the proceeding year of about
s21 100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03
The New Imperial Steel Plow for '93

eve say and prove that sales chilled pillow repairs 1886
and 1887 than 70 of the total sales of chilled ow
prove that sales IMPERIAL TEL PL0W
REPAIRS in 1889 $780, 1891 and 1892 did exceed per of the
total sales of the Imperial Steel Pow and that annual pillow sales
aged than three times much in 1887.
Practical Farmers think SO of the Im
peral."
Chilled modboars break Imperial steel molboads do The I'M
e the durable and running pillow the market and will
do good work where others fail
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-03
PrOgenitOrs of Saddle Horses.

The following stations (Got now.
living are registered in the National
Saddle Horse Breeders Register as
iounlati,n stock.
Denmark, thoroughbred son of i'm
ported Hedgetord.
Drinkers Drennon, by Davy
Crockett, dam thoroughbred.
Sam Booker, by Boyd McNary,
thO"oug' bred, dam Lady Harrison
~ Old Frank, thoroughbred.
john Dhlnd, by Indian Chief,
thoroughbred, dam Lady Jackson by
Mack; 2nd dam by Blackburn's
Whip.
Tom Hal, an imported Canadian.
Coeman's Eureka, by Young's
Morgan, dam Mary Boston by Bart
lett's son Of Boston, sire Of Lexlng-
ton.
Vanmeter's Waxy, by Berthune,
thoroughbred, dam by Stormy Petrol,
thoroughbred.
Cabell's Lexington, by Gist's Black
Hawk, dam by Tom Hal; md dam
10y Copper bottom.
CopperboUtom (Jouetts) pedigree
not given but was probably son OF
imported Canadian COpperbottom
Stump the Dealer. The founder OF
this family WAS sired by Timolean
the sire OF Boston.
Texas, by Comanchee, dam by
AlonZo.
Prince Albert, by Frank Wolford
grandson OF Hil's Black Hawk; dam
10y Norman, Jr, sou Of Alexander
Norman.
Peters Halcorn, by Virginia Hal
corn grandson Of Sir Archie.
Varnon's Roebuck pedigree un-
known.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
JUDICIAL SALE.

No. l2?4 In tie F.rrt District Court.
Cadio Pai .>h, LluiSiaua--Nlrs. H. B.
Raglaud ". ;r W. Leopard.
BY virtue of Il writ neri facius 20 me
issued III he aitrN" --ntItird AID nunb ber-
I'd SUIT on JulS 81, IS Z. from thu First
District Court e CdT,io Parish. La,
nave seized and VIII silt at public auc-
lion. AT the priu,il'al front door Of Tie
cOur thnu>e Ia capai parish. Louisiana,
within the le.ai hu::r- f0" "a 80. ',n
SATURDAY >r,l'jE aBE2 is. 1893.
the following GPsri '-ciI p.rty. viz A
certain tract at l.hl in Caddu pdri.h
la, described a. follows: beginning 3
chains ANA y iiuks uortn of the SOUTH
east corner OF the southwest quarter of
section (2) two. township 40 r>euteAn.
iange (l4) fourteen. ana running thence
nor h 3 chains au.' 80 links: thence west
chaius and - links; thence south IL
chains and 10 links; thence east chains
and 40 links 10 the place of beginning.
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon,
Terms of sale-Cash, without the bene-
fiji OF appraisemeBt.
JOHN :. YOUNG. Sheriff.
The Progress. August Il, 1895.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
SHREVEPORT FAIR AND EXPOSITION
Read this Weeks Special Premiums.

Read this Weeks Special Premiums.
We are more than encouraged at
the steadily increased interest that
is manifested by our home people
and those abroad. Through the kind
ness Of the assistant secretary we are
furnished list of the following spe-
cial premiums that are offered:
Mrs. Matte Williams offers 81 on
to the girl, under IL years of age, for
the best specimen of mending.
Mr.. w. w. Garig, of Baton Rouge,
one pair Pekin ducks for the best
pair Of Partridge Cochin chickens
(cock and hen); also thirteen Brown
Leghorn eggs for the best display Of
Indian Game chickens by one ex-
hibitor: also thirteen PekiG Duck
eggs for the best pair Langshans and
thirteen Brown Leghorn eggs for the
best pair of Light Brahmas by one
exhibitor.
Mr.. Z. w. Hunter, of New Orleans,
offers one Plymouth Rock cock for
best pair Plymouth Rock by any
Southern breeder.
Mr.. George W. Sentell, Jr., Of New
Orleans, for the best pair of Pekin
Ducks, for same owned and exhibited
by any Southern breeder.
While these premiums are small,
yet they are great stimulators to
those interested in our exhibits. We
find and increased interest as the
time draws nearer. Let everyone
take off his coat and roll up his
sleeves determined to aid Secretary
Horan and the executive committee
every way in their power. We know
that our people are going off to the
Worlds Fair and spending lots of
money which could be used here t.
build up our own hone institution,
but that is none of our business.
Most of them, if not all, will be back
in time and it will do them good to
have real good fair to wind up the
season with, and feel more like turn
ing cut and helping our own home
institution. By that time our finan-
cial situation and everybody will be in
good feeling to carry our fair TO
grand success. Catalogues will be
ready for distribution next week.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
CONSTABLE SALE.

No. .02--Ben Wilson vs. Allen Moss. No
llsl-Cane Breed Manufacturing Co
ys. Allen Moss. No. 422-Joe Benja.
min VI. Allen Moss. No. 6s1- Romeo
JOselph W.. Allen Moss. No. 6aS-Jefi
Ellison Va. Allen Moss.
BY virtue of writs of alias fieri facias is
sued To NE in the above entitled aud
numbered suits by the Hon. c. ID. Hicks.
Justice of the Peace in and for 4th Ward
OF Caddo Parish. La, have seized and
will sell at public auction at the front
door OF the courthouse. Oh Texas street,
Shreveport. La, between the legal hours
of sale, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER .. 1898,
the following described property. to-wit:
Five acres of land off of lots and :,
Allen land, section 10. township II, range
IA, with all improvements thereon all
within the paris of Caddo.
Terms and Condiuons.-This being the
second auction, the foregoing described
property will Ire adjudicated to the high
eat and last bidder. for whatever the
same will bring. at II months credit; the
purchaser TO give bond. with good and
solvent security for the purchase money,
bearing interest at the rat of per cent
per annum from the day of sale until
paid, and paying cash out of the amount
of his bid, all the costs of the suits ag-
gregating about ESQ.
g. w. KELLY, Constable,
The Progress, August IL, 1893.
The Progress., 1893-08-19

Situated on Jordan street is one of the
most complete and neatly finished resi-
dences in the city. This is the home OF
Mr.. j. w. Soaly, one Of Shreveport ,
leading cotton men. Everything about
this home is arranged for comfort and
convenience. The mechanical work
will do credit to any city. Mr.. w. II
Allen, who is the contractor and build
er, has left nothing undone in the way
of construction. SO well pleased was
Mr. SOady with Mr.. Aliens work that
he made him present of a handsome
watch chain and charm. which he
prizes far more than the intrinsic value,
1t being a testimonial of duty honesty
and faithfully performed. Mr.. Allen
stands first-class as a contractor and
builder ard has many fine buildings
here Of his own construction to verify
what we say.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
E.it linz CnInnInint..

In making thi, complaint we have no
desire to injara anyone or the corpora
tion for which they are working. but
there is a limit t. all things. y lady
friend of oars made complaint 10 H.
that as she was returning home from
down town lat Tuesday evening. AT
the switch ,ar The Fair grounds. the
mOtOrnecr held the car nearly hall
hour talking and figuring with another
man. She bad finally to ring the bell
to urge them to 20 ON. 1t being dark
and the Only lady or person on the car
she grew quite uneasy. Then on Il
previous evening lady was on the car
when negro base ball club came on.
They crowded into the car and used
very ugly language. to which the con-
ductor paid no attention. We are sure
the managers OF the road are ignorant
of these things. as they would discharge
any employc Of the road that would
not protect the passegers from insult.
We hope these abuses will be promptly
corrected
The Progress., 1893-08-19
Henry DREYFUss Il Son.
Died.

BIGART-At the residence of the
late Mrs. Fannie Kahn, August II,
1893, Mr.. Albert j. Bigart aged "a
years. a native of France.
He had been i'll for a few days pre-
vious to his death, with malsrial fever,
yet no one thought it was OF a serious
nature. His friends had been sitting
by his bedside and he had gone into
quiet sleep. The night was very
warm and they went out on the gal
lery for little fresh air In short
time they heard noise and on going
into the room found the bed unoccu-
pied, he lad in his delirium gone to
the window and fallen out. Directly
under the window was lawn mower,
his falling and striking it caused the
rupture of blood vessel. He did not
survive the fall but a short time,
This is sudden and startling death
to the community. He was a young
man of fine business attainments.
happy in disposition and liked by all
who knew him; a member of the firm
of Bigart q Co., and popular with all
who came in contact with him. We
do not feel to mourn the death of the
aged and intirm, but when one so
young and promising and full of hope
as Albert is SO suddenly cut off, just
as he has entered fully upon the
threshold Of life, it fills us with deep
and poignant grief. He was buried
at $50 o'clock Wednesday morning
The body being held until his brother,
Lamar, could return from New York.
We will miss his genial face, but in
msmory's hall he will ever have a
place. We extend our heartfelt sym
pathy in this great sorrow to his
family.
Mr.. p. Nj. O'Hara died at his home,
on Texas street, Monday evening at
3 pm, of congestion. He was i'll but
a short, time, being taken sick Sunday
night, we learn. de was familiarly
known as Pat O'Hara. He was a ma
tive of Ireland and had lived in
several years.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
For Safe Keeping.

Galley Adams was jailed here on
Monday last by Sheriff L. H. Huson
for safe keeping. He was brought
here from Mansfield, DeSoto parish.
He is charged with being an accesso-
ry to the murder of the Mexican
named Tom Cordova and his sister,
Patricia, near Logansport. 1t was
feared he would be lynched..
The Progress., 1893-08-19
A Home Dedication.

The home of Mr.. James Riley sit
uated on the Belt Line, in what is
known as Parkview, being completed
there was a gathering of friends
Wednesday night. 1t was opened
with prayer and a conservation to
God. The meeting was led by Mr..
Ben F. Gilliland and much interest
was manifested. Many were the fer
vent prayers intermingled with praise
to the blessed Master that He should
watch over and protect this home.
This custom should be generally kept
up, as there are none of us who do not
desire the Lord to bless and watch
over our loved ones.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
For Rev. j. l.. Pierce.

The committee to compile the votes
cast for trip to the Worlds Fair fol
the minister receiving the highes
number of votes under the Zodias
sale plan, returned the Rev. j. l.
Pierce as the minister selected, hi:
having received 625 of the 2427 votes
cast.
Messrs. ]. Henry Shepherd, V
Grosjean, Will H. Tunnard was Sc
lected as the committee to canvass
the returns.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
NO One WILL UNlERSBLL Us.
For The Cash, We Will Give Extra
ordinary Bargains.
Bring Us All Of Your Silver Dollars And
We VIII Exchange You Goods
For Them.

1t is not cur intention to make a
big bluster which will end in an ad-
vertisement alone, but to call the
public's attention to a
BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
We have large stock OF Summer
goods in stock which we are anxious
to dispose of for the cash. For that
reason and purpose we will dispose
of a beautiful line Of DRESS GOODS,
and general ladies' wear, including
shoes, with our HOUSEHOLD GOODS at
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES.
This is all we have to say, but if
you will come to see Us we think,
after we have shown our stock, that
there will be little doubt of your buy
ing from US, if you desire to buy at
al.
HWY DpFVrT-Ss 4 SoN
The Progress., 1893-08-19
Personal.

We shook hands with Dr. T. Edgar
Schumpert last week at the Union
depot as he took his departure ior
New York, via Chicago. The doctor
has leave of absence to take post
graduate course in the school of sur
gerry, We wish the doctor a pleasant
trip and safe return.
We met our old time friend Mr.
Israel w. Piekens in town Monday
He reports the cotton crops as not
very encouraging, as the worms have
appeared quite plentifully. He fails
to see half crop in sight. He says
corn is not very promising either and
with the present trouble on hand to
regulate the nationa, finances we have
about all we can manage at present.
Our friend Mr.. H. 7. Keith Of
Keithville, La, paid us an appre-
ciated call Monday morning. The
latch string of The PRoGRRss office is
always open to Henry, and we are
likewise glad when be pulls it.
We were more than glad Tuesday
morning last to take the hand of our
old friend Captain VIM Il. Rogers in
a warm grasp. 1t WAS indeed a sur
prise to US to see his smiling face as
he stepped unexpectedly in our office
and we lost no time in getting hold
of his hand.
Mr.. w. II. Allen and wife leave for
Aberdeen, Miss, this morning for a
two weeks visit to relatives and friends
Mrs. Allen goes more especially to Wis
it her mother, who IS quite aged and
in6rm. Mr. Allen is one of Shreve-
ports prominent contractors and
builders. We wish them a pleasant
journey and safe return.
The friends OF Mesdames Frank
Cain and John Monkhouse will be
glad to know that they have returned
from their trip to Texas, after having
spent several weeks there, during
which time they enjoyed themselves
hugely.
1t is with regret that we announce
the departure of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w.
Pals (nee Miss Nellie Wheeler) for
Henderson, Ky, where in all proba-
bilitv they will permanently dwell.
They are very popular in Shreveport,
have many friends who bid them God
speed and commend them to the good
people among whom they may in
future locate. The relatives of Mr..
P Palls-mother, sisters and brothers
live at Henderson, and we can assure
hem the new daughter and sister
will be as lovable as any now in the
family.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
Train Robbers,

The south-bound cannon ball train
was held up on the L. and p. r. r., a
mile or SO below Mansfield junction
Monday night. Eight green country
looking fellows got on the train at the
junction who tired in bungling way
to rob the train. Two of them went
forward and caused the engineer to
hold the train while the others tried
to rob the express car. Treasurer
Pickett, who was with Captain VIM.
Rogers, father of our worthy citizen
Captain Hi Rogers, was on the
north-bound train and met the down
train at Oxford They We're informed
that the robbers had entered the ex-
press car and were trying to find the
money when some passenger fired a
pistol and they fed for their lives.
1t was evident they were very green
in the business and showed great
lack of nerve. Captain Pickett says
they only obtained So, which was a
very small amount for SO great risk,
and then the chances of being caught
and if they should get off with their
neck, stand a good chance of working
for the State.
The Progress., 1893-08-19

Rev. DR.. Shallowhorne (col.), form
erly the able and eloquent pastor OF
st. James Methodist church in this
city, now in charge of the church at
Alexandria, paid us an agreeable call
this week. DR.. ShallowhOrne left a
splendid record behind him in his
four years stay in Shreveport. His
aim was to elucate and elevate his
race and disseminate good. His nu-
meroui white friends are always
pleased to see him in his visits to
Shreveport.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
ICE CREAM FREEZERs.

Lightning and White Mountain
freezers lower than ever at the South
ern Hardware Company. Refrigera
tors and kitchen sets cheaper thar
ever offered in Shreveport. Call and
be convinced.
The Progress., 1893-08-19

We ask the indulgence of our read
ers of Myrna's Realm for its brevity
this week. and assure them that it
is not due to her but to US.
The Progress., 1893-08-19

DIR. Chas. G. McCloud fills teeth
without pain. The latest improved
methods in the practice of dentistry
employed. Old ways must give way
to new ones.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
LOCAL COLUMN.

LET Us HOLD a BIG SILVER
CONVENTION IN SHREVEPORT
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT AND
INVITE THE ENTIRE PARISH.
WHAT SAY THE CAUCASIAN
AND TIMES AND THE PEOPLE?
The Progress., 1893-08-19

The prayer-meetings held at Mr..
John Murray S the third Tuesday of
each month. have been discontinued
until further notice.
The Progress., 1893-08-19

Our silver congressman should in
sist on maintaining the present ra-
ito of 16 to l, and accept no CON-
promise Of increase.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
Dallas vs.. shreveport.

Mr. LLOYD Bowers, manager of our
home team, desires us to state that
Dallas will cross bats with Shreveport
August "a, 25 and 26. This means
some rare sport ahead. Don't forget
it.
The Progress., 1893-08-19
Our Logansport Agent.

Mr.. Geo. E. Hadley is our author
lied agent at Logansport, La, to So
licit subscriptions, job work, etc.