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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Urethral Structure.

Cured on the same terms. The treatment is painless. I perform all manner of surgical operations pertaining to my speciality, and through the influence of anesthetics cause no pain. This boon to the afflicted.
 There are many complications follow ing Private Diseases, such as Bad Blood. Skin. Bladder and Womb Troubles, Ul- cers, Pimples. Blotches. sore Mouth. etc., all of which quickly get well when the cause is removed.
 wish to call special attention to my treatment of unfortunates suffering from the effects of Early Imprudence, Errors of Youth, Loss of Vitality. Loss of Man. hood. Sexual Debility, or any of the mad aening effects. Get well and be a man. Enioy life as you should. Thousands of men and youths are occupying suioordi- nate positions in life today who. if they ,yere able to exercise their brain power to it's fullest capacity. would instead be leaders.
 Tn majority of cases can cure my pa- t,ents by mail treatment. I can furnish medicines from my Dispensary. or. as am a Regular Licensed Physician. I can write them prescriptions. If they prefer they can have them prepared by their home druggist.
 If you live in or near the city. call at ns Private Dierereary. If at a distance, write me your trouble. My book on Pri- vate Diseases and proper question lists will be sent on application
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
OFFICE HOURS:
$50 a. m. to l2 m, l:30 to 5.30
 p, m. Sundays, 10 a. m. to l2 m.

A specialist treats only a special os particular class of diseases I have the distinction of being the only physician lh the south controlling sufficient practice in Private Diseases to devote my whole time to their cure.
 This daily contact for year after year With such troubles gives experience. Ex. perience is essential to success
 My Medical Dispensary was established in the city of Birmingham August 8, 1887. for the exclusive cure of Private Dis eases. Privacy is one of it's special fea- lures. It is so arranged that one patient never necessarily sees another. Peopla who have social relations to sustain ap- preciate this. The very best people ara often unfortunate and dislike to consult their family physician through feelings of delicacy. To them I offer a safe. sure cure and perfect privacy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Music at East Lake every Sunday by Weber's brass and reed band and orchestra. Mu- sic bright and catchy, classic and popular. Sure to please the old and young. A visit to East Lake Sunday insures your return, Weber in solos. Concert begins at 3 o'clock.
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Weber, the clarionet king, and his matchless brass and reed band and orchestra will delight the public at East Lake every Sunday. Prof. Weber will play one or more of his entrancing solos in conjunc- tion with band and orchestra. Turn out and hear Weber. Concert begins at 3 o'clock.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

"The hair of the dog will cure the bite" is popular statement of the funda- mental principle of homeopathy, similia similbus curantur. In the middle ages a common superstition prevailed that when a man was bitten by an animal certain hairs from the creature doing the mischief were necessary In the incanta- tions and charms practlced, in order to work Q cure.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Hens become crop bound by overfeed- ing of hard grain, and when swelled the outlet to the stomach becomes closed. By pouring down the throat warm water and gently kneading the crop, followed by a tablespoonful of castor oil, will gen. orally relieve the trouble. Sometimes the crop will harden so that it will be neces- sary to open It. Cut into the upper part of it, carefully removing the contents, wash out thoroughly with warm water and then carefully sew the crop and skin separately with silk and feed lightly with soft feed for eight or ten days.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Mrs. l.. A. McGrath of South Wood stock, Vt, is the owner of singing ca nary 21 years old. which has sung all it's life, and now, though so infirm from age that it cannot reach it's perch or sit on it when placed there, it sits on the floor of the cage and pours out the clear, sweet strains of song from morn ing till night.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
To New York and the East.

The Plant system has double daily trains to Savannah, connecting with steamers for Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and other eastern points. Reservations made on applica- tion to w. V. Lifsey, Division Passenger Agent, Montgomery, Ala. 5-2S-10t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradi- cated from the system. I am willing to contract with any responsible person on the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Gonorrhoea.

If you have Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Lucor. rhea, Whites or any other troublesome discharge that fails to get we'll under or. dinary treatment, come or write to me.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by Montano's string band. 5-2-f
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chil- dren Mothers have repeatedly told me of it's good effect upon their children"
 DR. G. c. OscooD,
 Lowell Mass
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

THE MOGUL AND ROYAL
 RED CARS
 for trolley parties and excur- sions, $75O each for 3 hours. Telephone IS. 5-o-H
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Brass fenders-Mayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Tile hearths, s275-Mayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Boating. bathing and fishing at East Lake. 4-28-F
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

"castorla is the best remedy for children of which am acquainted. Ihope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children and use Castoria in- stead of the various quack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature grsves.''
 DR. J. F. KNcHELoE,
 Conway, Ark.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Floor tiling-NIayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
EAST LAKE

Sewer pipe-AIayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Fire brick-NIayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

The Centaur Company, Murray Street, City,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

The first meeting of the Birmingham Cycle Racing association, which will take place at the state fair grounds in June, will be a great success. Bir- mingham has not had meeting of the wheelmen since '94. and with the inter- est in wheeling which now prevails in the city it seems that it would be an easy matter to get at least 1000 specta- tors each day. The meet will be held under the rules and sanction of the League of American Wheelmen racing board, and will have all of the promi- nent wheelmen in the city to take part. The date of June IS and 19 has been al- lotted by the Southern Circuit associa- tion, which begins at Meridian on June 15 and 16 All of the fast men in the south will follow the circuit and will put up some of the best racing ever seen on the local track. The three gentlemen who compose the racing association are well known in cycling circles as some of the most enthusiastic, ,wheelmen in the south. and with liberal advertising and
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Castoria.

"Castoria is so we'll adapted to children that recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-"
 H. A. ARCHER, M. D., III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
FALL FLOWING.

We have in former papers from time
to time called attention to the import
ance of fall blowing on our heavy clay
lands or on those with an under strata
of stiff clay subsoil. We have also
pointed out the Importance of supply
ing vegetable material to these soils, in
order to gain the full benefit Of such
fall blowing, But perhaps it will not
be amies to refresh our minds as to the
powerful Influence which humus or de-
cayiDg vegetable matter exercises on
all characters of soils; also it's Office in
perfecting, as it were, the work which
proper fall ploWing begins. In supply
ing land with humus from any source
1T should not be overlooked that in Civ
ing it this plant food we at the same
time encourage chemical combinations
with the locked up elements already in
the land. Ga all clay soils, more par
ticularly, there are mineral deposits of
plant food, but they are in such form
that growing plants cannot appropriate
them. They are not soluble in water
alone, and it becomes necessary that
we supply some more powerful agent
to accomplish the work of changing
and dissolviDg them. The carbonic
acid which is constantly being gener-
ated by decaying vegetable matter, is
known to be an effective solvent of
mineral substances, and becomes at
once the factor to transform these
otherwise unavailable deposits into
such soluble elements that the plants
can draw upon them for sustenance
and development. Humus therefore
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
No. 43
YARD
SOME HIN STORIES.

At the rac31J meeting in Chicago of
shippers Of poultry and eggs and but
ter for the purpose OF organising a
National Shippers Association, pleas
antries were mixed with business. Be-
tween times they talked OF their good
friend, the hen, and Of her ssgacity
and usefulness. Also Of her brother,
tbs rooster. The anecdotes served to
show that the humble bird Of com
merce, ii allowed to live her full aver
age Of five TO seven years, would make
her mark. She i8 endowed with
intelligence and will DO wonderful
things. from laying 180 eggs in a year,
once IN g while laying two in a Gay, to
foretelling the weather a day in ad-
vance. AS a song bird size is not a sue
cess and no One could remember q case
Of hen learning TO sing. But Sam
Prague, Of K9okuk, told Of q rooster
that could voc8l.z8 with considerable
success.
The bird was g Plymouth Rock,
Owned by E StrawbrIdge, an Iowa
farmer. Sam went over to EH's placs
one day to buy some poultry, and, 60
ing in at the front gate, heard weird
strains of music behind the barn. He
walked back to the source Of harmony
and es he rounded the corner of the
barn saw Eli, sitting on barrel and
playing q fiddle Perched on a near
by post was Dick. the rooster, Growing
the words of marguerite" with start
ling plainness. Sam remained quiet
and had the joy of hearing fowl rem
dition of the Lay on the Last Min
strel" Tears came to hie eyes.
Eli" he murmured, III buy that
rooster. love music"
SAM" returned Eli, impressiveIy,
Money can't get him. Anywa be
will not sing for anybody's accompani-
ment but mine. Western Rural.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
oIL.soAKED coBs FOR K1uDL1NG

Much Of the danger OF using kerosene
oil for kindling fires would be avoided
It corn cobs were handy 10 be dipped
into the oil and used for kind!ing. TIE
cobs will hold more oil than will wood,
and II dry sticks are piled OYER the
soaked cobs, they will quickly make q
blaze, which is always needed on cold
mornings to lift the volume of cold air
that ia always found in pipes and chin
neys after the fire gees down. Il is
not best to Clip more than one or two
c0bs into the oil. II all the kindliDg,
especially that on top, is wet with oil,
the fire will some times quickly burn
If the oil, and thep, without lifting
the cold air, q dense volume of carbonic
acid gas will settle down into the stove,
making the starting of g fire worse
5han 1t vas in the beginning.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
FARM NOTES.

Wheat and potatoes are the two
products that can be grown and mar
keteG witaCu5 feeding upon the farm,
and they can be made to form a part
of the system of rotation, but the wheat
straw should be carefully saved and
used for bedding so far as can be done
to an advantage.
For this reason better health and
thrift can be maintained by allowing
hogs, growing hogs especially, the
range OF a good pasture rather than to
keep closely confined. While if proper
care is taken q good variety can be
supplied even when confined On major
ity OF farms. This increases the work
materially and they miss the exercise
they secure when they can have a pas
ture. While clover makes a better
pasture or green food for pigs, yet with
plenty of grass and a light ration of
grain or elop a rapid growth can be
secured at comparatively low cost,
and this is an important item feeding
pigs. With good pasturage there is
little necessity for changing the dry
ration, as they will be able to secure all
the variety they need.-N J. Shepard,
in the Forum
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
RALEIGH, N. c., DECEMBER l, 1895.

up the forage you will grow that ere
long you will have home made manure
enough to cover your corn field over
broadcast, and finally you will need 10
artificial fertilizer except the dressing
to promote the growth Of the removal
ing crop Of peas. The rotation is
planned for the purpose Of accumulat-
ing fertility for the co5ton crop, and a.
the same time grow crops tbat will pay
expenses and give a profit besides ]
can point now to men on the sandy
fields OF the South who are practicIn@
similar plan, and who. while growing
over g bele OF cotton per acre, are max
ing 60 to Is bushels Of oats per acre 4o
to so bushels Of corn. keep well brsd
s1ock and have smoke houses full o.
bacon, grown and cured as c1eepIy ss
the Yves ern farmer can grow It. Tno~
Cotton, wn*cever the prlca, is 8 pr0Es.
w. z. MASSEY.
n. . Fxpe~imenf St.bl0n. ~.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
TIE PARCEL POST.

TIE French farmer can send his pro
dUce by mail in packages weighing Z
pounds or less to any part Of that
country for 12c while III Germany the
rate is only &c. for packages under II
lbs and 1c, for every additional ID.
Eagllsh farmers are urging their post
office department to enlarge the par
cells pest, and reduce rates SO that they
can II il their stuff direct to the con
sumner. The farmers a!so demand the
introduction Of the cash on delivery
system, just as goods are now shipped
by express in this country, to be paid
for on receipt. The Eoglish railways
have made a handsome success Of their
plan, introduced last year, Of collecting
small packages of produce at each sta
tIon and delivering direct to the store
or consumer, collecting the money and
remitting it to the farmer, all for a
moderate charge. All three of these
reforms are much needed in the United
States, and we have no doubt will be
secured in time.-Farm aud Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

Dln't cut down any more forest land.
Improve the lands already IN culUiVa-
ton.
Do not waste the long winter even
i1gs in that which yields neither pleas
ure not profit.
We think our farmers bought too
large a quantity of commercial fertili
zsrs last spring.
A wheeIbarrow on the farm is a
treasure when needed. and is some
times equal almost to another hired
man.
The remedy is in giving more care to
ali the details of production and work
ing for better markets in the smaller
towns and cities.
Many good local markets are entire
l- overlooked in the mad rush OF ship
uents to the larger cities. Near local
nerkets are often best, study them
VII.
Ot all classes of American citizens
The farmers should be the most united.
With identically the same interests
there should be no divisions while help
ing to solve great questions.
The proper distribution of small
fruits will not be complete until special
refrigerator cars are placed on all lines
from which sales can be made at any
point, the came as meats at the pres
ent time.
Growers should understand that is
c9sts Just as much to pick, pack, trans
port end sell poor fruit as good; good
fruit in a fair market is sure to pay
Well. while poor fruit in any market is
almost certain to return a loss.
There IS no business pursued by man
tor a livelihood which requires, in or
der to be successful, more thought,
study and a more scientific education
than that of farming in its various de-
partments, yet it receives less, in the
great majority of cases.
The pin money" the women of Penn
sylVania receive for their butter and
eggs actually amounts to more than
the combined products of the mines
and oil wells of that State. If the yield
from chicken farms, dairy and cheese
factories be added, the excess will be
SIX and half million dollars.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

not only feeds tie plant directly, but
is the active agent by which we secure
additi0nal plant food supplies from
surrounding conditions Of the soil.
Humus also has the direct mechanical
effect of Iooseuing stiff clay soils and
enabling them TO absorb gases and to
absorb and hold q larger amount OF
moisture from rains and from the at
mosphere. The suff5st land, if we'll
supplied wish humu5, will rarely crust
CT bake even in the most progracted
droush. On sandy land humus has
the opposite tff=ct of holding together
the too loose particles, and of prevent
iGg the escape OF moisture a porous
soil filed with humus is also al emf
nently moisture, absorbing as well as
moisture holding soil Southern Cuiti
vat0r.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
THE OTHER COTTON PRODUCERS

Tne continent Of Europe takes three
fourths Of the cotton exported from
India and is beginning to complain
about the quality. The British Consul
General at Antwerp reports that Bel
gium took On annual average Of 179, 600
bales OF India cotton for the five years
from 1890 to 1894, but in 1895 took only
81, 900 bales. He reported complaints
from the continent outside of Belgium
that the quality is deteriOrating and
that the cotton is marketed in bad CON
dition. The Belgian imports OF cotton
from the United States il 1895 COM
pared favor6bly with those of previous
years. The Egyptian crop never can
be increased very much on account Of
the narrow limits Of the Nile alley ,
Russian cotton Is not serious factor,
and gives no indication that it will be {;
Indian cor5on is at its best distinctly in
ferior to ours, and If it is now deterior
ating the situation may be regarded
with cOmplacency by the planters Of
our Southern States. The Indian pro
duCtiOn of cotton has shown q down
ward tendency during the last few
years, so that the decreased export is
not accounted for by the increase of
local manufacturing. New York Jour
nal of Commerce.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
EGG AND SHELL FOOD.

It is well known that by a proper
ST stem of feed ing we can supply every
element Of food that enters into the
composition Of an egg, says q writer IN
Northwestern Agriculturist. In con-
sidering this sufj ct of feeding hens,
two thing must be remembered: First,
the kind of food required, AMI second,
the peculiar nature Of the birds stom-
ach and digestive functions. The food
must necessarily contain every ele-
ment required to sustain the fowl in
good health and to provide material
for the production of eggs. The prin-
cipRl requirement Of hen a year Old
is carbOnace0us matter for the susten-
anc9 of the animal heat, and nitrogen
Gus substance for the support Of the
muscular system. These are provided
suffi GENTLY in grains, and if a hen was
not expected to lay eggs on exclusive
grain diet, furnished q in moderate guam
tity, would supply all her needs. But
eggs are made up of various substances
in a concentrated form. They contain
q large proportion of albumen and con-
siderable fat and sulphur, while the
shells are nearly all carbonate of lime.
The feathers contain much sulphur,
and these need also be provided for, 80
that to secure a liberal production of
eggs ell these substances must be fur
nished in the food, and in such form
that they can be easily digested, or
they are worse than useless, as they
must be Injurious to health. ANY food
that is not digestibIe taxes the excre-
tory organs to get rid of it, and this
undue call upon them disturbs the bal
ance of the system and produces dis
ease.
The necessary requirements of an
animal should be furnished in food
substances and should not be given in
cruCe form. Because a hen requires
lime and sulphur it is not right that
limestone, or stone lime, or crude sui
phur should be given. The stone is
not digestible, and the sulphur is laxa-
tive in it's effect, and distUrbs the
bowels. Food rich in these substances
should be given in at least sufficient
quantity to supply the demands of the
hen for at least one egg per two days.
None of the common grains supply
these elements in sufficient quantity,
but some others to be produced quite
easily are rich in them. Rape seed,
which is easily grown, contains eight
pounds Of sulphur in one thousand
pounds, and mustard seed has ten
pounds of sulphur in the thousand.
Hemp seed contains eleven pounds of
lime in one thousand, and rape and
mustard seed five to seven pounds, re-
spectively. Lucerne leaves, dry, con-
tain twenty eight pounds of lime to
the thousand, and white clover nine
teen and one fourth pounds. Some of
these grains are as cheap as wheat and
are much more valuable for this use.
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
WHEAT AND PRICES.

Commenting on the outlook for wheat
prices, Bradstree5's says:
There need be no fear that the price
Of wheat is likely to react and to re
main at the lower levels which pre-
vailed for so many monthly prior to
recent advance of about twenty two
cents per bushel.
THAT there will be enough wheat to
go around goes without saying, and it
is entirely possible that the alleged
shortage in Russia has been magnified
and the prospect for decreased yield
in Argentina overdrawn. In fact, the
London Miller estimates the total re
quirements Of wheat importing coun
tries at 22, 900, 600 bushels less than
total export supplies of wheat in ex
porting countries-a pretty narrow
margin, though on the right side.
But when the most has been told
with respect to the outlook for ample
supplies of wheat, the fact remains
that after four or five years Of excess
i've output the yield fell away in 1895,
and has declined again in 1896, this
time more sharply; that supplies in
importing countries have been allowed
to run down, and, most important of
all, that importing countries have been
first to discover the outlook for re
duced supplies and for higher prices
themselves. The late boom did
not start in the United States, bu5
in England. The London Economist
concludes that wheat is likely to be
higher rather than lower, and that
there is a real deficit in the worlds
wheat crop. For the first time, per
haps, since 1879, America now seems
to hold the key to the situation, for
every bushel of wheat in the United
States available for export will be
wanted abroad"