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Improving Poor Land.

A North Coroliua farmer writes: II
have field which. iu its present. con-
dition. will not make more than ten
bushels of corn per acre. How much
and what kind Of fertilizer must | use
to ge, twenty bushels per acre 7" The
writer gets many letters of similar
purport to this one. They show how
deep hold the practice Of fertilizer
gambling for sale crop has on the
men who are cultiva.ing the soil in the
South. and how the planting idea
has taken the place Of real farming
Now any man who would try to answer
the question in this shape would be
mere quack. cannot pretend to an-
swer it. am a strong advocate for
the proper aud intelligent use of com
mercial fertilizers, but this sort of
betting on fertilizers against the chan
ces Of crop has been the agricultural
ruin of the South Then our CORES
pondent sets so low an ideal for himself
Any mau worthy Of the name Of
farmer, living where this inquirer does.
should be ashamed Of crop of corn of
twenty bushels per acre, to cay nothing
of bis ten bushels. The Census
statistics show that the average corn
crop Of North Carolina is even less
than this amount per acre. Now any
of the red clay uplands of North Caro-
liua, if properly farlped, can be made
to produce in a favorable season, fifty
bushels per acre. | know this because
it has been doue right here. 90 land
that was at first as poor and thin as any
red clay upland in the State. 1t vas
done, not simply by piliug on lot of
fertilizer, but by good farming, io
which good blowing aud clean culture
aided proper fertilization. Our CORES
poudent can in the same way make his
land produce not only twenty, but
fifty bushels per acre. But be canoot
do it in one year, or by piliug on lot
of fertilizers. Such results are brought
about by the gradual building up Of the
fertility of the land by means of sys-
tematic rotation Of crops, 10 which peas
and clover are grown between the sale
crops, and vegetable matter added to
the soil. A liberal use of the cheaper
forms of plant food, sach as potash and
phospneric acid, to give good growth
of peas or clover to plow under. or
feed to cattle and return the manure,
will more readily enable you TO increase
the corn production of your land than
any dose of complete fertilizer could
prescribe The crying need of the
South is good farming. with intelligent
use of he valuable recuperatlng crops
Of peas aaa Clover aided by an equally
;u,cligcn; ye; liberal use Of potash and
acid phosphate and an utter abandon
ment Of fertilizer gambling, such as
our friend proposes. Then too, we
need an abandonment of the one-mule
n)ow and the substitution of ctficient
plows. drawn by a good team When
this is done mauy of our farmers will
he surprised to 6ud that they have been
for many years scratching over poor
farm while all the while a fertile one
Jay Just below their plow poiut. The
kew note of the future should be, for our
red clay-deep blowing. peas and
clover, with liberal, even lavish use
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A dispatch from Morehead: Ky
states that Henry Tyre and William
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takcr while drunk and told him to leave
or they woald kill then, drawing their
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SELF He killed Trye aud mortally
wounded Cole
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So this is the end of 1.-THE end OF
the row for a man who once counted
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-24

autumn leaves and flowers. During the
dinner, Gibbs's orchestra from Bridgton
played several lively airs. Mr.. Will +.
Babb, young man who has been lnde-
fat1gable in his efforts in behalf of the
school, was introduced by Hon. Leander
A. Poor, as chairman, and called upon
Rev. Mr.. Merritt to ask the blessing
Then everybody was quiet for half an
hour and 1t was only the rattle OF knives
and forks, and the orchestra which could
be heard. But when the dinner was
finished there came series of speeches
which in their cordiality and references
to local history and events were like the
greetings of old friends at reunion. 1t
was O'Clock when Mr.. Babb called the
company to order and the room was then
completely filed, while many stood in
the corridors.
Mr.. Babb, in his introductory remarks,
told of the life of Dr. Joseph Fitch Potter
and his Christian stewardship of the
wealth which he had acquired. DR..
Potter was one of a large family of chill
dren born in modest house about two
miles from whore the academy building
now stands and near the Potter school
house. 1t had been questioned by some
how the school was to be supported In
Sebago, but, said Mr.. Babb, when there
was meeting Of the pupils and teachers,
38 scholars were present, more than are
in attendance at similar institutions in
other towns.
During Mr.. Babb's remarks, a large
picture, handsomely framed, of DR..
Potter was brought in and Mr.. Babb
presented it to the school as the gift of
those citizens of the town present at this
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ceeded to other business. Their contest
will have to be presented to the conven-
tion tomorrow.
THE HEARsE OVERTURNED.
Singular Accident During Funeral at
Bird gton.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Bridgton, September 23.-There was a
peculiar and distressing accident here to-
day. 1t was during the funeral of W. u.
Cross, young man, the son of Deputy
Sheriff Cross The service in the house
had been completed and the body borne
to the hearse, which was at the door.
The hearse was at the top of steep bank
in front of the house and as it started
away from the door, it slipped over the
bank and was overturned. Undertaken
Lewis Smith was thrown violently to the
ground, a hole being knocked in his hat
by the force of the blow which rendered
him unconscious. The glass in the casket
was broken so that the faoe OF the
deceased was cut by it. The horse
dragging the broken hearse started in the
direction of the carriages, in which were
the people waiting to take their places in
the funeral procession. A still more
lamentable accident was prevented, how
ever, when the horse struck post by the
side of the road This partially stopped
him and he was caught by the by
ISLANDERS The hearse was SO shattered
that the body was borne to the grave in
an express wagon, the best vehicle pro-
durable.
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WAS DURRANT AN ASSASSIN?
San Francisco Trying to Unravel a Sensa-
tional Murder Mystery.

San Francisco, September 49, Interest
in the Durrant trial was intense today
The court was crowded. The accused
Durrant is charged with enticing his
sweetheart into church of which he
was sexton; where he ravished her and
then killed her.
Pawnbroker Oppenheim again took the
stand. He was questioned closely by the
attorneys for the defense about Durrant
and his alleged offer Of Blanche Lamont 8
rings for sale. Witness remembered
April Sd, the day of the girls disappear
ance he had only two customers, one OF
whom was a farmer, who offered a watch
for sale; the other was a woman who
wished to dispose of a wedding ring.
From the way questions. were asked, 1t
was apparent the defense would endeav-
or to show that Durrant was somewhere
and 10th of April Witness gave COM
plete description of the accused, but ad-
mitted he had read it.
W. J. sPhillips, cigar manufacturer
of San Rafael, testified that one morn
ing in the early part of April, while
walking along Dupont street, he saw a
man whom he positively identified as
Durrant, standing in front Of Oppenheim' s
store with his right hand closed and ex-
tended in front of him. He saw Open
helm about three feet inside of the door
looking at Durrant. Phillips then point
ed Durrant out in court as the man he
referred to.
Durrant merely smiled. With ess then
picked out Oppenhaim from am ong the
crowd in court as the man who stood in
the doorway looking at Durrant.
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Want Defende + to Cross.
AHlGHLY sPIcED MoUT HFUL.
Mrs Walters's Novel and Serious Mis-
hap.

Bridgeport, Conn, September 23.-Mrs.
Mary Walters Of Steuben street, this city,
an accomplished vocalist and a member
of an East Bridgeport church choir. was
eating pear yesterday when she
swallowed hornet that had alighted on
the fruit In going down her throat the
insect stung her on the tonsil.
Great pain followed and in short time
the woman's throat had swollen so that
it was impossible for her to swallow. She
was in great agony when DR.. James l..
Bragg arrived. About an hour after the
hornet had stung her Mrs. Walters be-
came very hoarse and short time after
ward lost the power of speech. Her
throat seemed paralyzed. Dr. Bragg
relieved her from pain, but her voice did
not return.
The swelling has gone down somewhat
today, but the power of speech has not
returned. DR.. Bragg says he does not
expect permanent loss of speech, but
considers the case most remarkable and
of great interest to the medical fraternity.
Only one similar case is reoited, and that
occurred in the northern part of this
State several years ago.
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paor,s ,ist. Luther Babb. M D., of East
Foor daessed inee' Leland H. Poor, NJ. D.
port, ueooaR G Brown, M. D., practieing in
R.t hoscoe NJ Mass. y. NJ. Brown, NJ. D., in
Everett' nas Vase: S. r. Brown, NJ D., of
ui 5ne Saihe eaoroe p, e. Sanborn, N. D. Il. f.
UitnL 0Io4o GoT n and Horatio Fl. Cole, M
Fl Fi'cIi, M. .daoeased. These and many more
~, no now suere @ved read by Mr.. Poor. The
miilns TiiteS tha Youngs, the Poors, the Dyers.
Il Dlh9s' hos w the Browns and the Grays
oIe o,.e a,an,,o = q the families by whose mem
are, are "t t,,o Tor1ng idea has been trained SC
shoot in Sebago z
An original poem was read Dy Kew.
r,.1,ro1, - % Perry Of Orange Park, N. J.
~. ~ tuipar panrn,s noem was based on Goethe's
iaat words "f,ight More Light, and re-
oo,u.d aoSU tba attentive hearing which the
orocfe,,l verse and the sentiments ex
Stste S;nneri ntendent Stetson was the
neyt sneaker aud his humorous illusions
tn the impressions he had gained of
Sebapo from Mr. Poor's remarks created
much merriment. Mr.. Stetson then
snoxe of the value Of the academy in the
school life of the day and OF fsseasure
If gave him to note the pride OF the cltl-
zens in the honorable history of their
town. In conclusion. Mr.. Stetson read
the following letter from
Mr.. oREN DOUGLASS.
who. though present, was too modest to
speak. Later, however, Mr.. Douglass
was escorted to the stage by committee
of two young women. This is Mr.
Douglass's letter:
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Boston, September q, 1885,

Boston, September 21, 1895.
To the Townspeople of Sebago, Especially
to the Young People:
am glad to be present with you at the
dedication. / wish to express IN my
humble way my gratitude for the new
school house erected here by the hard
earned money of the men and women OF
my dear old town of Sebago.
also feel grateful and thankful for the
fund given by DIR. Potter for the support
of this school. I have been anxious to
see this school a success. Not having the
advantages OF even common school
house to study in when I was young,
prompts me to be interested for others.
The first school that 1 ATTENDED was
kept in Mr.. James Gray's house and at
this time there was a heavy forest pe-
tween my fathers house and Mr.. Gray's,
was shown the way through the forest
by my mother. There was no road and
the path was marked by spotted trees. In
those days summer schools were all we
had and short at that.
Afterwards school was kept at Mr..
John Blake's house and taught by his
wife. Later on school was kept at Mr.,
Milliken's house further up the noun
tain and again in a cooper's shop near
my fathers and in Anthony Dyer's
house; an uncle of mine.
l write these particulars for the .benehe
of the young people so they may see the
difference in the privileges we had fifty
years ago and at the present time hope
to hear later on of good school and that
the town of Sebago has the best school in
the State
In closing would say that gave this
bell to remind the young from the cradle
up to manhood and womanhoOd that
there is a school provided for them.
Yours truly,
Mr.. ]. M. Douglass of Boston was the
first to speak of the sons and daughters
of the town who had come home to join
in the festivities. Mr.. Douglass said there
was little that he could say after all the
professionals had had their turn. He was
like the small boy waiting for the Ice
cream, who exclaimed in reply to the
speakers question What shall say?'
"Please, mister, say nothing Mr.
Douglass, however, did say something OF
interest to his old friends and neighbors
He spoke of DR.. Potter's early life here
and his service to the town. Mr.. Douglass
said he could not sufficiently eulogize the
old town Of Sebago. Once every year, and
sometimes twice, he came here to see his
old friends and one or two incidents OF
these visits which Mr.. Douglass related,
created great deal of amusement He
could remember the old stage of his
boyish days, driven by Unolo Joe, whom
he had seen here today. The wheels OF
that ancient vehicle then looked to him