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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14

a lobster fishing vessel, smelt trap, an
eel pot, a cod giil net, model OF a fish,
erman, life size. rugged out in full cos.
tune Of oil clothes and sou'wester, mis-
cellaneous implements, such as bluedsn
hooks, maclkerel spears, fog horns. ETC..
etc. A cabinet OF marine curios contains
a very interesting collection OF the won.
ders of the deep-among which Is tine
saw of cav fish, curious corals. deli
cate sea ferns In alchohol, 'Nepltune's
purse" and all sorts OF wonderful things
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14
A MASTER STROKE.

Chicago Interior.
WIS talking to Dr. Holmes one day in
his Beacon street study, when the con.
versation turned upon hts classmates who
were living. Now, there's Smith," he
said. His name will be lbonored by
every school child IN the land, when
have been forgotten a hundred years. He
wrote My Country, IT'S OF Thee II
he had said, Our Country the hymn
would not haws been immortal: but that
my was a n1nsterstrolte Every one who
sings the hymn ~ once feels q personal
ownership in ms native land. The hymn
will last AZ long as the country"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14
TROUBLE IN THE IDAHO MINES.

Spokane, June 13.-There is ne change
IN the labor situation in the Coeur a.
Alenes. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan
people are preparing to resume work on
a basis Of three dollars a day for the
miners, and $3.50 for carmen and shovel
ers, the requisite number Of citizens hav-
ing signed petition pledging their sup
port. What hte result will be OF this
action Is a matter Of conjecture. The
miners union say there will be no law.
lessness, and that the company will not
be able to secure men at the cut wages.
Men well informed on the situation, how
ever, fear trouble and violence.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14
DEMOCRATIC NAT. coMMnTTEE.
Said to Be Sound on the Currency Ques-
tion.

There is great qualification in Wash
ington over the discovery that the demo-
cratic national commltte is sound on the
currency question. The poll OF the COM
mittee made by the Times-Herald has set
tied the fact that the free silver mono
metalllsts and party wreckers have noth-
Ing to hope for in that quarter Even
II they succeed in forcing meeting of
the committee the result will be a
boomerang for their cause, for the COM
m.ttee will promptly sit down upon the
proposed national convention scheme.
President Cleve.and, Secretary Carlisle
and other members Of the administration
feel assured that the silver craze has
reached its highest Development. The
convention IN Illinois did not help the
movement. for It is conceded that the
attendance was neither IN number nor
character one 10 delight the souls Of
the schemers Il is the general expecfa-
tion that illinois at next fal's election
wiH go republican by the largest major
ity ever given in the state. In all prob
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-14

The Astorian has the largest
LOCAL circulation; the largest
GENERAL circulation. and the
largest TOTAL circulation Of
all papers published in Astoria.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
A REFORM CLUB.

Correspondence of the Progres stve Farmer.
Young men of North Carolina, the
time has come for us to organize our
selves into Reform Club. have re
ceived many Communications of my
suggestion for the need of such clubs,
and as I feel assured that our young
men will enter heartily into their work,
I have determined that we shall have
them. now call upon every young
man in the State who is in sympathy
with the reform movement to meet
in Raleigh on Friday, October 25th,
and help organize State Reform Club.
We'u have to adopt Constitution and
By Laws, elect officers and effect a
general organization, and we need a
good representation present The rail
roads are charging low rates to the
State Fair, and there is no excuse for
every live young Reformer in the State
not being there. You will call at The
Caucasian Office and learn of the place
of meeting, etc. Very truly,
G.. Ed. KEsTLER,
Concord, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
A FLORIDA MAN DOES THE
RIGHT THING.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
see in your last issue you off your
valuable paper to silver clubs four
months for % cents. I helped to or
ganiz9 one last Friday and succeeded
in getting you eleven subscribers, for
which you find enclosed 81 90. am
only too glad to get your literature be-
fore the people, and am in.hope s with it
and other reform papers that the day
is not far d slant when we can all boast
once more of our sweet land of liberty
Now. if it is not asking too much of
you please send me some extra copies,
so can take them with me on the first
Friday in each month. Res5 assured I
will get you every subscriber can. I
would be more than glad to have few
copies of your last issue. think
Henry's adieu to the Democratic party
is noble and grand. Everybody ought
to read it. 2. B. BLOUNT,
Live Oak, Fla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

The geranium is common, but it is
too beautiful to be discarded.
Can the ounce be propagated from
cuttings9 we are asked. Yes.
It is claimed that the smaller celery
is best, more delicious in flavor.
1t is recommended to put bu bs into
the ground in September and October.
It is said that sage, when following
early vegetables, is a profitable market
crop.
Somebody says that we need more
sweet apples. That would suit our in
dividual palate. There is a short sup
ply of sweet apples.
1t is predicted that co operative cold
storage for preserving fruit will yet be
generally adopted. 1t is practical for
the fruit growers of locality to build
q cold storage house and operate it.
So prone are sweet Williams to die
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
STORING POTATOES.

Ohe of the most essential points,
writes Eiwin Taylor, about potato cul
ture IS t) know how to preserve the
crop when you have raised it. This is
the more imp Jrtant with regard to the
seed potatoes, which have to be kent
from sProuting for long period. If
buried, potatoes must be covarad
lightly at first, SO as to permit of ven.
tilation, and the covering added from
time to time, but only enough to rro
tect the tubers from the frost. This in
my experience, is the most unsatisf fac-
tory way of storing potatoes. The next
worst way is cellar under a building.
The trouble with cellar is to give it
air enough and keep it cool enough.
The most satisfactory and cheapest
way that I know of is to store in a
dug-out, making the roof of earth over
poles and brush. In very wet weather
such roof will leak, unless covered
with boards, corn stalks, straw or other
covering. The best location is a slope
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
FARMERS ORGANIZATION OF
THE WORLD.

French agriculturists have the Iarg-
est agricultural society in any country,
and they have their syndicates of agri
culture in every province of France,
and when the government is asked for
protection to agriculture the request is
granted promptly. Germany has the
Agrarian League composed of quar-
ter of million farmers, increasing at
the rate of 10, 900 a year. This league
sent a delegation to his excellency, the
Emperor, who received them cordially
and encouraged their plans for relief
and improvement.
England has National Agricultural
Union of several thousand members
that is courted by both political parties
before the elections, and then they are
turned over to red tape, and the min
ister of agriculture hears their griev
ances and reports all manner of re
stric5s like our own Secretary of Agri
culture, who has a contempt for farm
ers' clubs, oranges and alliances.
United voting could control the des-
TIMES of this country and mould legis
lation to proper recognition of agricul
rure American Agriculturist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

Fortunate is the farmer who has a
ndred rods of fence that can be
silly moved and set up again. With
is he can secure the pasturage of
any pieces of grass or clover that
)u]d otherwise go to waste. lG is
Ich cheaper to have some moveable
ice to put where it is needed than to
iy on permanent fences, which SO
ten harbor weeds by the impos 'ibil-
Of cultivating where they stand.
Comparatively few people prune to
at0 vines, mainly because it is too
UGH trouble. Tle crop seldom sells
nigh prices, and to put much labor
It lesson the chance for profit
me recent experiments show that
e ePruniDg is not a benefit, but rather
injury. It lessons the crop and
.es not make it earlier, as is claimed.
le tomato needs all the leaves it has
perfect it's fruit. When it is injured
potato beetle larva the fruit is watery
q inferior.
Farmers who grow turnips, beets,
riots and other roots generally wait
III the whole crop is harvested be
re beginning to market it. In this
y they lose, for the price is then
ways lowest. There is a better mar
t for these roots early in the season,
d the roots are then much sweetPr
d tenderer than later. OF course
ere will be some loss of gro With in the
rtion marketed early, but il the roots
thinned as gathered, and only the
innings sold, there will be a larger
with of what is left
Da no account should wheat be sOwn
nj cool weather has come. Not only
as the hes S an fl J attack wheat which
Nd before the first frost, but iti
wth is not of the right kind to in
re- a good harvest. The wheat plan
84ld have a spreading habit. This i
f have if sown about the time frOs
mes but by which time also rains
il begin to fall. These will beat dowr
2 wheat leaves, and by covering
sm with soil will check their growth
is in this way that the spreading
owth which is always desired il
eat is obtained. When the soil il
and hot and dry, the wheat roo
lkes downward in search of mois
g. It's top also spires upward ant
plant is easily winter killed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
SMART ON FARMING.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CHAPTER
LEDGE BILL. N. G.

CHAPTER /
LEDGE BILL. N. G..
Perhaps it will not be out of place,
in the beginning, for me TO state to the
public who am, and what pr, pose
to write about. / am Col Alexander
Smart, proprietor, general manager
and tenant of Ledge Hill Farm and
Experiment Station. You will learn
more about me hereafter. Being, as
am, a man with a vast amount of prac-
tical and theoretical knowledge Of
farming in all it's phases, have been
engaged by THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
to give it's readers the benefit of my
unlimited knowledge.
I propose to fully discuss the differ
ent branches of agriculture, including
horticulture, stock raising, dairyiDg
and the poultry business. l will say
just here that my wife, Kathrlne
Smart. Manages the poultry depart
ment at Ledge Hall.
Also propose TO show the relation
which farming and the farmer sustains
TO law and law making; or, in other
words, what la " and la W making does
or don't do for the farmer. And /
might say also that am well informed
on questions of political economy, and
if there is anything along this line that
| don't know, my wife Katharine does
Therefore, Mr. Editor, your readers
will have no reason TO want informa
tion on the political questions of the
day, for in the ensuingletters I propose
to turn on the light, 80 that he who
runs may read"
| suppose, Mr.. Editor, that every
body in the State reads The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, and if there is a man
who don't read it, that man, in all
probability will eat his last bread in
this world at the States expense
Then beside all these things, we are
alway S making some new experiment
here at Ledge Hill, which experiment.
is usually attended with soma result,
and these results will also be given to
the readers of The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER at the same price you have been
paying for the paper.
Very truly. c. 4. 8.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

OFF with neck rot in summer, saws
Wick, that it is well to plant them in
bed or corner by themselves where thev
can get special attention. Indeed, the
safest way is to SOW the seed thinly in
rows or hills where you wish to have
the plants grow and bloom, and thin
outthe seedlings. They keep healthier
in this way.
A gentleman informed writer that
ne has an uncle who has con q quered the
potato scab by sowing one and one half
bushels of coarse salt to the acre and
narrowing it in. Comm IN salt is chic
ride of sodium. It DAY be that the
elements of salt are exhausted By long
cultivation and can be restored by an
application of this sub tance. The ex
pertinent is worthy of trial, costs but
little and promises better than dab
bling with the seed.
After sound fruit of the right varie-
ties Is obtained, the essentials for pres.
ervatlOn are temperature only a few
degrees above the freezing point, even
and not subject to change, with pure
air, not too dry. These conditions are
to be had rarely outside of a house
built for the purpose. And one thing
especially to be kept in mind: Fruits
will not keep long in good condition
after having been in such room any
considerable length of time.
THE APPLE AS A TIMBER TREE.
In some sections of this country the
apple tree is looked on Tor it's product
as a piece of timber as we'll as fruit
producing article. For this reason the
old German fruit growers in the vicin
ity of Philadelphia always aimed to
get nice straight trunk to an apple
tree, and trim it up comparatively
high before allowing it to oform a head
MOderns have supposed that the chief
object to be gained by this method of
training was in order to facilitate plow-
ing operations, but the ultimate end in
having good trunk for timber pur
poses was not forgotten. In this par
ticular region the wood was used chiefly
for shoemakers' lests-a business
which, in the earlier history of Philn-
delphia, did much to helr "A-0 'raoe OF
that fannna- -,,~-auLacturlng inter- OF
population The apple regions have
mostly disappeared from that vicinity !,
but other sections of the country seem
to understand the value of apple tree
wood. 1t is stated in the Country Gan-
tieman that a fruit grower of Cay yuga
sold to well-known firm of saw max
ers of Philadelphia Disston & Sons
the trunks of some of their trees, which
were cut away because the trees had
grown too closely together, to the value
of $500. In this cas9 the wood was, of
course, used for the handles of saws.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
CAUSE AND CURE OF EARLY
BLIGHT ON POTATOES.

What is the cause of the blight which
strikes potatoes early in the season,
when the tubers are the size of wal
nuts2 The tops look as if fire had
passed over them and soon dry away.
What is the reason I have it and my
neighbors do not? Is it safe to use seed
grown on such piece; that is, will
tubers whose tops have been blighted,
produce blight the next season if
planted2 You can safely recommend
Maggie Murphy as proof against this
kind of blight. Out of seven varieties
planted this season, it was the only one
that produced market tubers; they
were all planted early.-C. @. Weld.
The blight referred to is probably
what is known as ''early blight" due
to the fungus Macrosporium Solani,
The fungus passes the winter on the
ground and on the refuse of the blighted
crop, whence the spores are readily
c2rried by the wind in the spring to
the young vines. The tubers them
selves are not attacked by the fungus,
therefore if they attain sufficient size
before their further growth is checked
by the blighting of the tops, they may
safely be used for seed the next year,
By cleaning up and safely burning the
refuse of the blighted tops, and by
spraying in spring and early summer
with Bordeaux mixture, this blight can
be readily controlled.-Wm. c. SEurgls
IN American Agriculturist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

IL is said that Australia bids fair to
become the heading agricultural coun
try of the world. We think that if the
financial assasains of our industries
and prosperity continue in their mur
derous infamy, Australia or almost any
other country will be able easily enough
to make this a eecond, third or fourth
class nation in every respect.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
RALEIGH, N. c., OCTOBER l, 1895.

| or bank fRcIag 6n6 sOuGn. Dy@GoaNA16
an alley through the center of a dug
out, with plenty of large ventilation
shafts through the roof, a brisk circu
lation will be kept up whenever the
end door is opened particularly where
the door opens on the level, as it viii
do if the building is dug on the side o.
a bank.
The dugout should be built with
bin each side of central alley. The
bottoms of the bins should be raised
six inches from the ground and the
sides of the bins should be clear OF con
tact with the wallis whether stone or
dirt Both bottoms and sides are best
made of fence boards, with inch spaces
bet ween. Such a building, carefully
managed as to ventilation, opened up
on frosty nights and kept closed during
the warm days of fall and early winter,
will take E lrly Ohio potatoes through
to spring without sprout Early Rose,
Beauty of Hebron and other such vari
cites may require turning over once.
RYE FOR FALL AND SPRING PAS
TURE.
It any of our readers anticipate a
shortage of late fall and early spring
pasture, it would be we'll for them to
consider the possibilities of rye ae
substitute for tame grasses. When
breaking up our farms fifteen years
ago, preparatory to seeding them 90
tame grasses we made large use of rye,
sowing it in August and September,
pasturiDg it late in the fall and early in
the spring and some times turning off
in time to get half or tWO-thirds of a
crop OF grain. We do not favor the
growth of rye as crop in itself, be
heving that either wheat or barley will
yield more moneys worth, but when
sown as a pasture and as a nurse crop,
so called, for the tame grasses, as well
as a grain crop, we believe it will pay
any man who is short OF grass to SOW
rye for pasture
In sowing rye for this purpcs9 we
would plow the ground as soon as pos
sible after harvest and harrow down
this land as fast as it was plowed. This
will settle il, prepare better seed bed,
and conserve moisture We would
sovv o-e ~.U.4 u.o Une c0nd Itions are ravU1-
able for growth usually about the first
of September, and il we intended the
land for pasture would SOW peck of
timothy seed at the same time. If the
season be favorable this will afford a
good deal Of pasture in the fall for any
kind of stock as we'll as for horses and
sheep in winter.
Our lambs last winter had picnic
on the Turkish wheat that grew up in
the stubble and it answered the same
purpose as rye. 1t will afford good
deal of pasture in the spring and can
be cut for grain or not, as circumstances
warrant Eight or ten pounds of clover
seed should be sOwn in the spring
either on the frozen ground, or If the
season be dry, as soon as the frost is
out, and covered with a smoothing
harrow. Not the least advantage of
this method is that it renders a stand
practically sure.-Indiana Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

arrn Carolina Reform Press Association.
L.Ficers-J. L. Ramsey, President; :;
gTtol Butler, Vice President; w. S.
1rnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
JUDICIARY
sTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANOE.


PRESIDENT = Dc. Cyrus Thompson,
:hlands, / =.
vice President-Jno. Graham, Ridge
~, N. Q.
;+eretary- -Treasurer-W. s. Barnes,
leigh, N. Q.
1e(3 ec3turer-J. T. B. Hoover, Elm City,
3teward-Dt. V. N. Seawell, Villa
5hapiain-Rev. P. H. Massey, Dur
Door, Do, ,keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
70. n. @.
Assistant Door keeper-Jas. e. Lyon,
lrham, n. @.
Sergeant at Arms-A D. <. Wallace,
1tberfCr Cr1ton, n. @.
state Business Agent-T. Ivey, 'tal-
r. if-i,stee Business Agency Fund-W.
Graham, Machpelah, N. 9.
z-rcrrTTvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
.y.PCTIEA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
4 z Hileman, 'oncord, N. c.; N.
Eoglish, Trinity, n. c.; James ID.
ewbOrne, hDDs on, N 4.
are ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Graham. Gatesville, n. c.; DR..
=, Harreu, Whiteville, n. c.; I. j.
andIer, Acton, n. Q.
srrn Carolina Reform Press Association.
llficers-J. L. Ramsey, Prestde'at;
gT5o1 Butler, Vice President w. S.
1rzaeS, Secretary,
PAPERS.
agrsssIve Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, n. Q.
.uCasiRu, 6AIe1kn' =. y
=, ~ Hickory, n. Z.
lttieT, nlgaKers' y -
Home, Beaver Dam, y. y,
IL PoDulfSt LumbeTtOn, n. C.
le Peoples Paper, Charlotte, n. =
Eestibule. Concord, n. Q.
= PlOw-BOy WedesbOro, n. @.
r5lina Watchnan, Sa isbury, n Q.
ysrch OF the aboue-named pGpers are
Juested to keep the list standing on
first page and add others, pTOUGded
" are d1sly elected. Any paper fGtk-
o TO advocate the OcaLG platform t0EH
dropped from the list promptly. Oar
9ple can nOtG see tTI1Gt papers are
.5liahed in their interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

Some one recommended soaking
seed potatoes in weak solution of cor
rosive sublimate to prevent scab. A
correspondent of the American Guilt
vator tried it and says it is no good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01
Y EATIoNAL FARMERS ALI.
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

,resldent-J. F. Willetts, Topeka,
ice President-H. G. Snavely, Leb
~ Pa.
-ecrsUary- -Troasurer-Col. D. P. Dun
l. columbia, 8. Q.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
7 +. Loucks, Huron, 8. D.; Mann
ye. Brandon, Virginia; I. e. Dean,
1sove Falls, New York; e.. Q. Dem
1g. Secretary. Harrisburg, Pennsyl
ala; Marion Butler, Raleigh, N. Q.
JUDICIARY.
(. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo. -
{. W. Beck, Alabama.
4. D. Davie, Kentucky.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-11
HELD BACK FOR REVISION,


LcHttnE uenOcrNllt fhptEh NhhA 6VA
Against the Administration,
New York World (Dem); The re-
port of the SECRETARY OF the treasury
usually accompanies or closely follows
the Presidents MESSAGE In its trans
mission to Congress, The message in-
deed is supposed to he based upon the
report, 70 far aS It's financial utter
ances are concerned, and to present in
summary what the report presents IN
detail
This year something seems to have
happened. Secretary Carlisle had lie
report ready on time but the President
seems not to have consulted II IN pre-
pairing his message, on the contrary,
he contended In the message for certain
assumptions which the secretal'ys for
mcr utteThnces have fatty neBntiNed,
and which, presumably, are in direct
conflict with the scCretary'B report as
originally prepared.
The secretary told Congress before
the first bond sale that the sale was
rendered necessary by lack OF rcye-
uuc and that Il part Of ita proceeds
must be used TO pay current expenses.
The President tells Congress that the
question OF revenue did not enter into
the administration calculation Mt all.
He even gives figures to show thatreve-
nue. needs had nothing whatever to do
with the matter and that none Of the
money received for bonds went to pay
current cxpanBcg II Is true, as the
World has shown beyond question: that
the Presidents own figures prove the
cXnct opposite Of his contention, but his
contention was nevertheless In Hat con-
tradIction Of the sccretary's state.
ments.
Accordingly Mr., Carlisle has had to
withhold his report for revision" He
has been going over 1t In an effort TO
make It square with te Presidents mis-
taken assumptions. It vii not be sent
to Congress until the President has
finished his duck shooting and can take
time 10 read II,
The re.castinE will 20 far to deprive
the report OF It's real value. The oh
feet of exacting q report from the sc6-
rotary Of the treasury In TO secure 4
statement Of the truth from the man
hest qualified to make II, ana not To
support the mistaken assumptions of a
President who writes messages in need
less ignorance Of the facts.