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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29

II the BABY 10 Cutting Teeth.
Do sure and that old and veii-srisd remedy Ma
wpslow's sooruuo srRur for ChiIdrsn Testhins-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29

'Hanson's Magic Corn sa,vs."
Warranted 70 cure money refunded. Ask yeaz
drugrist for &c Price Is eents
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29
Comfort to California.

Caution is often mistaken for limo
rance
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29

and no small satisfaction in sbatins troubeson
and i.ainful aiis by using pzrker's Ginger Tonic
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29
CALIFORNIA re syrup cO,

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. xEW roRx Ax
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29

aFIRST met the dea-
con under rather
odd circumstances.
A persistent touch
OF rheumatism UNI
J der my left Shout
der. which deiied
Ilniments and plas-
tiers. sent me to the
Hot Springs. seven
miles north OF
Boomopolis. South
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

AOUH B~N0a ACHES,
81 yD4 are al worn ont, really good for moth
ing, il a. general debility. Try
BRO WINS IRON RITTEHSs
& VIII cure YOU. cleanse your liver, add give
aRood appetite.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

4 suffered with Rheumatism for 6Reen years, tried
ali the so-caIlcd specifics. but to no purpose. Ny
W. H, WILDER Mayor Of Albany.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

" WWVVFQUENWf @LIVR
! Twas a martyr to musculaS rheumatisna for thirty
years; tried all medicines and doctors with no per-
mauent relief. I was advised to take p. r. p, aud
before { had finished TIVE bottles NY pain subsidized
so / was able TO work. feel better than / have for
years, and am confident Of a complete recovery.
j. S. DuPRISS, Eewnanyille, Fla.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
From Two WeIg-known PhyeicIans.

from TWO WeI-KnoWn Fny5IcIaNas
We are having a big sale for your ?. r. r. and
-wc prescribe Il In a greatnany cases. and find 1t an ex-
The above letters are taken from many
Gyeai Rengedy,1 is a medicine whose virtues al
p. r.. p. begins its work by purifying
and does not cease until a perfect and entire {
The notifying eruptions that disfgure t
vents thorough accomplishments Of the DAHL
irritability of disposition. all mean a derar
impure blood, which can and will be cured by
p. r. II. Lppman's Gsrat RemeaJ9, ]
60 be the Greatest BLOOD Purifer of the
cures. For sale by al druggists Of direct frc
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
Read the Truth And Be Convinced.

eeilen. thing. We handle about one dozen bcstlesa
bTs. J. NJ. q n, T. RIcHARDsoN Piedmont. 1. {.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
THE DAIRY.
BITTER MILK.

Bitter milk is caused by bacteria
which seem to be able to change albu
men or casein into a bitter substance.
There may be other species of bacteria
at work which cause bitter milk. Ore
kind of such milk may be caused by
peptones, and the other by a special
product still more intensely bitter than
peptone. Other causes for spoiled milk
may be diseases Of the mammary
glands and of other secreting organs.
They are just now being carefully
studied in respect to their bacterial or
chemical nature. We know that fer
menting milk is caused by bacteria and
yeast, which decom pose the milk sugar
and produce from it large amounts of
carbonic acid. The so-called Kefir-
grains, from which Kefr is made, are
composed of such bacteria and yeast.
DR.. Weigmann utilizes similar mate
rials to produce q sparkling milk which
keeps good for a long time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
LIVE STOCK.
FINE BREEDING STOCK.

John M. Jamison in the Farmers
intrinsic value above the common ami,
NAL of the farm that is without pedi-
gree known or unknown, and or &C
count of this greater value for Uaa
should be worth more money, but there
is a limit to the money value that
should be placed on these animals. The
high prices that are claimed to have
been paid for animals in some herds,
particularly by some breeders of swine
in the northwest, are cut of all reason,
and he that takes any stock in these
claims, or believes them, is lacking in
wisdom.
We would particularly caution the
young breeder against purchasing stock
at such rates az these high priced breed
ers ask. There are two reasons at
least for this caution. 1t is hardly pos
slble to get the money back again, ard
more, paying a high price for breeding
stock does not make mans reputation
as a breeder. This is something that
money cannot buy, nor Dragging estab-
lIsh. Yet these great claims made by
breeders induce many to embark in the
business of breeding fine stock that are
in no way qualified to undertake it.,
They may have the money to purchase
a costly herd, but not the brains or ex-
perience to keep itup. When they get
the experience somebody else has SO
much of their money that they find
there is no profit in the business, and
abandon it, disappointed and disgusUed
with the whole thing.
Good stock to start with can be
bought at living prices. The pedigree
may be plain, but that is not what is
wanted to start with so much as quail
ity. Pedigree must be built on quality,
otherwise it is without quality. Buy
quality first, and so much Of pedigree
afterwards as your purse will allow; it
is much more profitable to go wild on
quality than pedigree. II without ex
perience as to quality and pedigree, go
slow; pay only such prices as you have
good reason to believe you can realize
a profit from.
Let the old and experienced breeders
pay these boom prices or ''swap" at ex,
horbitant rates. No man should launch
out as a breeder of pedigreed stock to
be sold for breeder that has not had
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
RALEIGH, N. c., APRIL %, 1895.

or fourth year, therefore do not SOW IL
expecting to get the best results in less
than that time. Alfalfa grows best on
deep, sandy loan, underlaid by
loose and permeable subsoil. It will
not grow if there is an excess of water
in the soil. The land must be we'll
drained. Alfalfa is deep feeder; plow
the land thoroughly, the deeper the
land the better. Cut for hay when the
first flowers appear cut for seed when
the middle clusters of seeds are dark
brown. There is no better or cheaper
way OF growing hogs than to pasture
them on alfalfa. One acre will furnish
pasturage for from ten to twenty hogs
per season. Horses or young, growing
stock, can be pastured on alfalfa. Al
falta hay is not complete ration, but
must be fed with corn fodder, ensilage,
etc, Keep the weeds moved and raked
off the first season or they will choke
out the young alfalfa. Alfalfa should
be sown alone without any nurse crop,
as the latter is often just as harmful as
the weeds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
turist.
POULTRY DIGESTION BY HARD
SUBS TANCES.

Every one connected with poultry
knows the Importance of some hard
material to assist digestion. After the
food has been stored in the crop, it
gradually passes to the gizzard, to be
literally ground up by the strong
muscles and tough lining of that i'm
portant member of digestion. Hard
seeds and grain need this grinding
process more than softer food. By
watching fowls one can easily see how
much they desire some hard substance
by their going over the ground and
picking up small PARTICLES of stone.
They are careful about the proper size
when they can get it. If the substance
is not in too large pieces, it passes in
4-rne through with the food; but should
they swallow a piece too large to easily
void, it stops in the gizzard and wears
away till it becomes small enough to
pass on. 1t is q common thing to find
a piece of crockery in the gizzard of
fowl. with the edges all worn round,
but remaining there until made smaller
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
GIVE THE FARM 4 NAME.

It has been frequently suggested that
great good would result from each
farmer placing his name and that of
his farm in a conspicuous place on his
barn or road gate. Not only would
persons driving for the first time to the
place more easily find it, but it would
add much pleasure and interest to peo
pie driving from place to place. This
latter re suit would have especial effect
with regard to we'll kept and pretty
houses. An observing person will sell
dom pass a beautiful farm without q
desire to know who is it's enterprising
owner. If such a practice we're gen.
eral, marked improvement in the ap-
pearance of our farms, and therefore
our country, could not fail to result.
Every tidy man would feel a heightened
interest in making his farm front road
sides, etc., more beautiful, knowing
that every passer by would commend
him as the owner. 1t would also have
a good effect upon the untidy mans
farm, because the contrast between his
sloVenly place and his neighbours we'll
kept home would shame him into fence
repairing, tree planting and other lines
Of improvement. The idea of naming
the farm is certainly commendable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

THE LOSS OF CHICKENS.

1t is because of hawks, foxes, and
raccOons proves to be much larger than
is usually expected. We have receive
reports on this matter from quite
number of poultrymen in the Southern,
Middle and Central States, most of
whom say their neighbors all have
similar losses. On the ordinary farm,
where so to 100 chic ks are raised an
nually, th6loss from these causes varies
from one tenth to more than half OF
their hatch. In the majority Of cases
hawks are the most destructive because
most difficult to protect against, but
the fox and the coon seem to be increas
ing in numbers and damages. The
general tenor of these reports is for
bounty on hawks of 50 cents, foxes, 50,
and raccoons S., or each to stimulate
efforts to reduce their numbers. Such
a bounty may be offered by town,
county or State, and can be obtained if
those interested will push for it through
their oranges and other societies. The
evil is certainly one Of no small proper
tiOns, it affects many women and semi
invalids who are not able to abete 1t,
and will Increase if something is rot
done to arrest it.-American Agr:cul
tI1riat
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
RAMPANT FRAUD.

Hoard says that a man on South
Water street, Chicago, had a man go
around recently buying butter. He
went all around the city until he had
rs samples. Those were analyzed and
62 of the IS proved to be butterine.
Now, that shows you one thing the
matter with the business. The manu-
facturer makes this goods, the people
who buy of the manufacturer know
what they are buying, it is the con-
sumner who is deceived. That is why
ask for law prohibiting the color of it
in imitation of butter, he says. Let
the goods go on the market as it is. In
Iowa since the passage of this same
law, since it is not colOred it is four
cents cheaper than when it was allowed
to be colored in imitation of butter.
And they talk about helping the poor
man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
ONE WAY OF RAISING SWEET
POTATOES.

The rows are laid out by scattering
fertilizer in parallel lines about tn ee
feet six inches or four feet apart. With
out breaking these lines, the fertilizer
is covered by ploWing, from both sides,
two burrows onto it, leaving a solid, un
broken center foundation, from six to
ten inches wide, beneath the middle of
the row. Then the rows are some what
fatty rounded with hoe. The object
of this is: Our soil is sandy and highly
porous, and the unbroken strip beneath
the row prevents the fertilizer from 60
ing down below the reach Of the potato
roots. It also diminishes the profuse
growth Of elongated roots, ard is condU
Give to forming plump and we'll shaped
tubers. The rounding of the row with
the hoe furnishes also sufficient soil to
scrape down when weeds and grass need
removing. At the second dressing,
either with plow or hoe, the row is
again brought to it's original size, and
the vines are laid along the surface of
the ridge; spreading anew from these,
they will soon cover the field.
If the land is rough, with weeds,
grass or leaves on it, the rows are laid
eff by drawing such vegetable matter
together with sharp hoe, the fertilizer
is then scattered on the trash, and the
rows are finished as stated above. The
plants should be set at least 16 inches
apart, as closer planting diminishes the
weld. The amount of fertilizer to be used
depends much on the quality of the
land. From 600 to 1,C00 pounds Of q
standard brand per acre, or a common
bucketful to row about 100 feet long,
is sufficient. Barn manure is all right
on low land, but of no account on high
pine land. Hen droppings are excel
lent in either case, but one must not be
stingy in the use of them. Experience
has taught me that the lifting of the
vines during their growth, 80 as to pre-
vent them from roofing, is at best USE
less. These small fibrous roots do not
detract a particle from the develop
ment of the tuber; they are simply act
ing as braces; to loosen them would
therefore be more hurtful to the pota
toes than beneficial. Rain or shine,
always pour about pint of water on
each plant Immediately after setting.
This moistens and firms the earth
around them, and insures an unbroken,
vigorous stand.-Geo. Berkelmann, in
American Agriculturist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

A successful farmer who is also a
success as a citizen and as a gentleman
need not envy any man on earth.
Every farm should have it's berry
garden. Your children will tell you
how delicious berries are right from
the bush.
Two-thirds Of the personal property
pays no tax. This is dishonesty, and
this unpaid tax money is virtually
stolen from the farms.
1t is usually his own fault if the son
of a successful farmer is not himself
success at the business. The founda
tions and first story are built for him
already.
We have at the present day many
judiciously conducted periodicals, and
no farmer who has proper pride in
his profession but takes one or more
agricultural papers.
The use Of absOrbents to hold the
urine Of animals in their beds, and
compel them to lie in such abominable
filth, should be treated like all other
barbaritIes to animals.
Avoid the necessity of plowing deep
IN the corn to cover up weeds by not
having the weeds. Prevent their start
ing, and then their seeding. The best
time to kill a weed is before the seed
leaf has reached daylight. The slight
est stirring of the soil will then de
stroy it.
Every effort to suppress the manu-
tacture and sale of filled cheese deserves
the heartiest support Of all farmers.
The question is of more general i'm
portance than many farmers seem to
imagine, for the cheese and butter in.
oustrles are so closely allied that when
our export cheese trade is DESTROYED
tne butter market cannot fail to be
affected.
Much the wiser plan for the vounp
man who Is unskilled in the business is
to hire out for a season or two with .
frstclass trucker, fruit grower
dalryman or general farmer and
learn the business in a practical
manner; or better still, 90 To
q good agricultural and mechanical
college. A green hand at farming can
spend his money much more easily
han he can earn it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
.,AT10NAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President Mann Page, Brandon,
= Vice Presidential. G. Snavely, Leb
''tS SecreUary- Treasurer R. A. South
worth, Denver, Col.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Loucks. Huron, s. D.; W. P.
Rriclyer. COgan Station, Pa J. +. Will
Iptts kansas; W. L. Peeke, Ga.
JUDICIARY.
p A Southworth, Denver, Colo.
2 ". Beck, Alabama.
Nd. Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

previc expe.ience in growing such
breeds If stock for common every dav
uses. From this comes the necessary
experience to make a success of the
undertaking.
In breeding pigs this year have a
thought about the production of bone
muscle; don't feed in such q way that
you will be compelled to leave the farm
to buy bone. This is the general cry
of farmers purchasing breeding stock.
They want more bone, as their hogs
have become too fine boned. It does
not occur to them that the breeders of
fine hogs have been trying for years to
get rid Of cOarIe boned animals, and
produce such bone as is required to
carry the animal to market; no more
Of it nor less than is absolutely neces-
sary. The farmer can grow bone
cheaper than he can buy il, and it is to
his interest that he should do it, for a
hog that lacks IN bone as to size and
quality, lacks il vitality. Hence, it is
necessary, if we would have healthy
animals, that we feed for bone as well
as fat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
ALFALFA OR LUCE RNE.

In the South alfalfa can be soWn IN
either spring or autumn. For hay
crop SOW twenty to thirty pounds OF
seed per acre; for crop of seed SOW
fourteen to eighteen pounds per acre.
Do q cover too deep. Alfalfa does
not tain maturity until the third
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
HARDY CROSS 8RRD HOGS.

A western swine breeder has been
trying experiments in crossing i'm
proved breeds with the wild razor back
hog of Florida. He writes to DR.. Sal
mon, Of the Departm4n of Agriculture,
as follows:
For years I have entertained the
thought that largely the ills with which
the hogs of this day are tfflicted are
attributable to iDjudicious breeding,
and may, with propriety add, care
less handling; that the arbitrarily
breeding to fancy points, has CORE
epondingly bred out the constitution,
and thus the hog becomes a ready sub
ject for many diseases.
THE original Florida hog does not
put on fat excessively as do our i'm
proved strains; nor do they grow so
large, nor mature quickly. The quality
of meat, however, is superb, tickling
the appetite of the most fastidious pork
eating epicures, being characterized
for rich, nutty flavor, with 'streaks of
lean and streaks of fat This factor
of quality is peculiarly manifest in all
the crosses I have made.
after the first cross these hogs fat
ten as readily and cheaply as any other
breeds. Experts, from a market stand
point, would find them wanting in size
of ham, not noticeable in second and
third crossing. Size of animal in first
cross might be Objectionable, yet they
run up to 200 and $50 pounds quickly
and cheaply. I marketed a first cross
barrow at sixteen months old at 48O
pounds on foot"
Fair land and cultivation will give
about 20 tons of sorghum cane to the
acre, and the yield is ordinarily about
IL gallons of syrup to the ton. Ana
of land will, therefore, produce about
800 to the acre. The seed is valuable
for feeding, and the leaves make good
fodder for all kinds of stock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

ssrth Carolina Reform Press Association.
QfEcers-J. L. Ramsey, Prestde'lt;
aa~Sos Butler, Vice President /; ". s.
BGr9es, Secretary,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28

A top dressing of phosphate will add
to the nutrition and palatableness of
grasses on long cultivated soil. Such
portions of pasture will be eaten close
to the ground while the other is left.
So will hay be eaten better which is
rich in mineral fertility, and do more
good than the coarse hay from wet
land, containing no such food.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
aoRrz CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANCE.

President ! DR.. Cyrus Thompson,
Richlands, !. Q.
Vice -President-Jno.G Graham, Ridge
- SSSo1retarv-T 81. rv-Treasurer-W. 8. Barnes,
HI lsbOrO, II. Z.
Iecturer-J. 7. B. Hoover, Elm City,
n. @. ou 7,.u
lIS Cblapiain-Rev. P. H. Massey, Dur
Do Door, ,keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greens
Assistant Door -keeper-Jas. E. Lyon,
Durham, II. @.
Sergeant-at- -Arms-A. D. K. Wallace,
RutherfOrdton, n. &.
State Business Agent-T. Ivey, Hills
TTTI TT1Istee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, MaChpelah, n. =.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
AZ. Hileman, Concord, N. c.; N.
G. English, Trinity, n. G.; James M.
MeWborne, Kins on, n. &.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Brady, Gatesville, N. O.. DR..
J.F. Harrell, Whiteville, n. O.; L. j.
Gambler, Acton, n. 9.
earrh Carolina Reform Press Association.
Oncers-J. L. Ramsey, Prestde'1t; !;
AarS0n Butler, Vice President; ". >.
8GrTes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
Caucasian, Raleigh, y. Z.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
GOLD MEN AT LOUISVILLE.
Senator Caffery Informs Gen. Palmer
that He Is n Candidate.

Gold Democrats did honor to the NOM
inees of their party for President and
Vice President at the Auditorium, in
Louisville, Ky, Saturday night. The oc-
casion was the formal notificat ton to the
candidates of the action of the Indian
apolis convention.
Senator Donelson Caffery made the
speech notifying Gen. John NJ. Palmer,
and Col. John r. Fellows rendered to Gen.
S. Il. Buckner the honor of second place
on the national ticket. The speeches Of
these men, together with messages Of SYM
pathy from leaders of the movement who
were unable to attend the notification GER
emonies, drew forth repeated outbursts
of cheering.
w. ID. Bynum read the following mes
sage from President Cleveland:
"Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Sept. 10.-To
the Hon. w. ID. Bynum: | regret that
cannot accept your invitation to attend
the notification meeting on Saturday even
ing. AS Democrat, devoted to the prin-
ciples and integrity of my party, should
be delighted to be present on an occasion
40 significant, and to mingle with those
who are determined that the voice of true
democracy shall not be smothered and in
sist that its glorious standard shall be
borne sloft as Of old in faithful hands.
GROVER CLEVELAND."
Expressions of fenlty to the gold wing
of the party were read from Secretaries
Carlisle, Francis and Lamont.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

nent of them wear nick names so as to
distinguish them from each other. Dan
W." was born in n little hamlet in Texas
fifty-two years ago. He was the only son
of doctor who mapped out a medical ca
reer for him. Dan W." preferred the
law and tackled it early. He was also
something of fighter, and he distinguish
ed himself In the Confederate ranks dur
ing the war. When peace was proclaim
cd he returned to his law books. In 1872
he moved from Texas to Washington,
Ark, and entered into law partnership
with Senator Jones, the present chairman
of the Democratic national committee.
There is no relationship between these
two Joneses. In 1874 Dan W." was
elected prosecuting attorney of Washing
ton County and later Attorney General
of the State of Arkansas. After holding
this Office for two terms he moved to
Little Rock, resumed his private law
practice and formed the partnership of
Dan W." Jones and Mckay, which still
exists. lie has the name of being one of
the shrewdest politicians in the South.
When fighting for the nomination for
Governor he declared that he would bolt
from the Democratic party if the Chicago
convention should declare for gold
standard. On this issue he won the NOM
nation. The Governor-elect has two
daughters and three sons, and Mrs. Dan
W." is living.