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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
Illinois horticultural Convention,
(From Farmers Review

F'rOm Farmers Review
The fourteenth annual convention OF
the illinois Horticultural society was
held at Kankakee recently.
In reviewing the fruit lists for
Illinois a discussion arose on the pro-
lection of fruit trees from rodents Va
rious methods were advocated, among
them being fish oil and axle grease.
There was, however, danger Of using
these too much, especially on young
trees. Instances were given where
such treatment had resulted in the
death of the trees. Trees ten years old
would not be harmed by the treat
ment. An apple grower said he knew
Of an orchard of 1000 young trees that
had been killed by using too much oil.
Mr.. Williams had been using for
twelve years paint made Of soap, tar,
sulphur and lime. He put it on the
trees with common paint brush. 1t
makes thorough glaze and will destroy
every insect. HeSbelieves also that this
paint has the tendency to protect from
sun scald. The little lime in it, when
the dry weather comes, turns the mass
to a grayish color that throws off the
rays of the sun and thus keeps the bark
of the tree from cracking.
One man that had tried tarred pape!
thought there was great danger from
using this, as it was not taken off early
enough in the spring, in which case
the tar from the paper works into the
tree. He had tried paper made out
Of felt, and untarred, and found thi!
to work very well, if 1t were but taker
of early enough in the season. He now
uses strong muslin, putting it on ever!
fall and taking it of every spring. HI
had tried this now for three years.
! Mr.. Burnhardt expr essed himself al
certain that the rabbits would let tn
trees alone If they only had enough 0
other things to eat. He had been Set
| tipg out trees for twenty-five years an
tad never had any trophln from rabbits
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
condition OF the
culture.

soil, puts its root downward, to
bear fruit upward later on. Inc
best condition demands hunts to
make plant flesh mineral mat
ter, to furnish fibre, glazing and
tubing to retain solids in solution, and
carry in water all particles that are
requisite and necessary to their own
places in the plant structures, drawn
by the rays of the sun. Hence the flrst
law given to man by Moses, in Genesis:
LET the earth bring forth grass, herb
bearing seed (weeds), trees bearing
fruit, whose seed is in itself" 1t was so,
and God saw it was good. Mature
absorbs vacuum" Animals hate bare
ground. Many farmers believe that
plants breathe. They cannot without
lungs. To respire, to inhale and exhale
air, hence to live. The action of sun
shine on the leaves of plants is to draw
moisture out Of them, through the
plants structure, directly from the
soil.
During the past summer, hundreds
OF trees on our farms, in shallow soils,
dried up, and died for lack Of moisture
in the earth, within the reach Of their
roots.
In the dry countries of Iowa the
meadows and pastures now are very
bare ground. Hence half the numbes
Of cattle for the next summer pasture
will be the wisest policy for profitable
results. Grass enough for two cows,
but one COW on" In evergreen and
deciduous trees, the leaves that lack
sunshine soon die A picket fence will
destroy plant leaves and branches in
It's shadow. During the past summer
In sunshine with moisture the plant
growehs were prolific. On the lawn, all
trees overshadowed in part, all day
long, the shaded part died, while those
parts shone on at some time in the
day lived and made healthy growth.
The sun can draw moisture out OF
plants, but never drive it into them.
Richard Baker.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
After all an aching heart does nos
hurt like an aching tooth.

There is more Catarrh in this section,
of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed to- be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease. and pre-
scrlbed local remedies; and by constant
" failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be u constitutional
disease, and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally, in doses from ten drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the svs-
tenn. They offer One Hundred DollalA
for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials Address
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. 0.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills. Csc.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Perfectly confident that he has an alb
solute remedy for the Cure Of Consump-
ton and all Pulmonary Affections (and to
increase its usefulness, and make its
great merits known), will send t,vO Dot.
ties free to any reader who is suffering
from Throat, Chest and Lung Troubles
or Consumption.
Already this scientific treatment, by its
timely use, has permanently cured thou.
sands Of cases.
Knowing his remedy as he does, and
being so proof-positive of its benefceut
results, he considers it his religious duty,
a duty which he owes to humanity, to
donate his infallible specific remedy.
Offered freely, is enough to commend
it-and more so is the perfect confidence
of the great chemist making the offer.
There will be no mistake in sending
the mistake will be in overlooking the
generous invitation the only expenseto
the sufferer being slight express charges
on delivery Of the remedy.
Mail your express and postoffice ad-
dress to It. A. Slocum, NC, 1s3 Pearl
street, New York. and mention reading
his article In this paper.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
Never Without Help.

1--WE are never without help. VT
have no right to say OF any good work
it is too hard for me to do, or OF an
sorrow, it is too hard for me too bear
or OF any sinful habit, it is too hard fol
me to overcome" -Elizabeth Charles
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
Some teachers hate the children and
some children hate the teacher.
EOrecaSterS.

Some people are so influenced by the electric
currents of the atmosphere that they can fore.
tell the coming of thunderstorm with perfect
accuracy, and others there are with nerves SO
sensitive that they are sure Of having neural
gia from low and fretful state of the ner-
vous system Now why can't the latter DO
warned in time and know that an ounce OF
prevention Is worth pound of cure. To use
St. Jacobs Oil promptly will ward off an attack,
or II attacked, will promptly cure. Such peo-
pie can do for themselves what others do from
weather prophecies, heed the signals and save
the wreck and disaster.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
THE WORLDS EARLIEST POTATO

That's Salzer's Earliest, fit for use IN
% days. Salzer's new late tomato,
Champion Of the World, is pronounced
the heaviest yielder in the wo.ld ~.
we challenge you to produce its equal!
10 acres to Salzer's Earliest Potatoes
yield 1000 bushels, sold in June at $l.OO
bushel-$4000. That pays. A word
to the wise, etc.
Now II you will cut this ont and send
1t with Zoe postage you will get, free,
10 packages grains and grasses, in.
Guiding Teosinte, Lathyrus, Sand
Vetch, Giant Spurry, Giant Clover ETC.,
and our mammoth seed catalogue. WI
Only three out OF every hundred men
engaged in business escape failure .
come time during their career.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
COlOra do Gold Mines,

Ii you are interested in gold mining
or wish to keep posted regarding the
wonderful strides being made in Colo
RADIO, it will pay you to send fifty
cents for years subscription to The
Gold Miner, an illustrated monthly pa
per published at Denver.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
The Modern Way

Commends itself to the well-informed.
20 do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crCdest man.
ner and disagreeable as well. TO cleanse
the system and break up colds, head
aches. and fevers without unpleasant
after effects, use the delightful liquid
laxative remedy, Syrup Of Figs. Manu-
featured by California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Pisos Cure for Consumption is the best Of
all cough res.-George W. Lott, Fabucher,
La, August rs, 1895
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

No man is smart enough to be funny
when he is drunk.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

THEGENUlNE" BRowNs BRONCHIAL TRocHEs"
are sold only in boxes. They are wonderfully
effective for Coughs and Throat Troubles.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
>TALMAGE'S SERMON.
THE KINGS HIGHWAY" TIE
LATEST SUBJECT.
Golden Text; And an Highway Shall
He There, and Way, and 1t Shall BE
Called the Way of Holiness''-Isaiah
XIV, $40.
ASHINGTON, Feb

ASHINGTON, FEB
2, 1S96.-Rev. DR.
Talmage's sermon
for today was a pic.
ture Of the road
that many have
travelled and other:
are trying to gel
on and is no more
appropriate for the
capital OF the ma
ton than for all
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTERES I To
ACRICULTURlSTS.
some Up-tO-Date Hints About tnlti'a-
ton OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Viti3ulture and Ilori-
culture.
M T AVING to depend

entirely in agricul-
ture on the success
of plants in the
field to furnish
human food and
animal fodder, the
farmer should I'M
d ers t a II d how
plants grow. The
seed, in a favorable
condition OF the
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

All married men are better off than
thc old bachelors.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Every poor singer doubtless once led
Z church choir.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Nerve kestOrer. No Fits after the first days uso.
Marvellous Treatise and 81 trial 6otte freetl
leases Send to DR.. Kline 1881 Arch St., PLla, Pa
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Ifyou want to be man first resolve
to pay your debts.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

II tho Baby IS Cutting Teeth.
30 sure and use that old and well-tred remedy, MIA
W1SsLow ) SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

When woman gives a party, she
also gives the neighbors an opportunity
TO talk about her.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

An occasional drubbing viii do most
any man good.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Ono way to become dishonest is to
spend other peoples money.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
CURE CONSUMPTION
WONDERFUL PROGRESS OS
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
T. A. Slocum, Nj. c., Offers to Send Ere.
Two Bottles of His Remedy to Cure
Consumption, and all Lung Troubles,

)'IHlNGc could be iairc,
or more philanthropis
than the '8er OF 7. A.
Slocum, Manufactur.
ing Chemist, of IS3
Pearl street, New
York CITY.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Armour Buying Comp. D. Armour,
the millionaire packer, is making ar
rangements to crib an enormous
amount of corn in Iowa this year. He
is building cribs. all along the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road and
has arranged with the Des Moines,
Northern and Western railway CON-
pany to construct along their limo Of
road cribs which Will hold 100000
bushels Of corn. The road already has
cribs with . capacity Of 1,0oo.0o0
bushels. FL. =
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08

Transplanting Large Trees.-Garden-
ing gives this method, and we can GER
tify to it's being a good one: We prefer
doing this in the spring, and would pre-
pare for it now. If you want to move
moderately large tree, say four, five
or even six inches in diameter of trunk,
next spring, head in it's top now all
you think ought to be done at planting
time, then mark ring on the ground
around and four, five, six or more feet
away from the stem, the distance away
depending on the size of the tree. Now,
along, but outside of this ring mark,
dig a narrow trench say three
feet deep, the object being to cut away
all roots projecting beyond it, and fill
up the trench at once with the same soil
that came out Of it. BY spring the tree
will have fairly recovered from the
shock caused by cutting in root and top,
and may be dug up and transplanted
with fair chances of success.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
The Inquisitive Cats.

My cat showed little reflection except in
gratifying her Unsuitable curiosity One
evening the arrival of some gay young
people drove her up stairs in the widest
alarm, but later, when they were playing
games and singing in the drawing room.
she crept down to an adjoining room
which was separated from it by glass
door and tore little hole in tho muslin
portiere through which saw.her peeping.
with distendcd eyes of fright and inquisi-
tiveness. Sho ran any risk to SEQ who en-
tered the house, herself unseen People.
however, had less interest for her than
parcels. 1t was n common thing for her
to lift the lids of my bandboxcs to see
what was in them.
On one occasion several Christmas pres
ents came to the house two or three DAYS
in advance, and, according to custom.
left them in my bedroom in the wrapping
paper, though CZarina coaxcd and used all
her Establishments to have them opened
On Christmas eve, after being out for sew
eral hours, l went up to dress, and on the
landing met CZarina Lalla Rookh and
Pigwiggin coming out of my dark room
in single file, with furtive walk and de-
meanor. They passed me rapidly without
recognition, slipped down stairs and dis
persed On striking light 1 found the
paper torn from the parcels and scattered
over the floor, some Of the strings united,
and the pasteboard boxes clawcd into peep
holes. They must have been at work this
whole afternoon. -Templc Bar.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Wonderful Ice Gave.

In Iowa, near a little place called De
corah, in Winneshiek county, they have q
typical ice cave, said to be the finest speci-
men of that class Of caverns to be found
anywhere in the Mississippi valley. 1t has
been known for upward of 80 years and
was first scientifically described by tho
White geological surveying party, in 1869
To this Iowa oddly the evaporation theory
OF Ice caves is especially applicable. The
walls and the roof are very near to the
surface, the latter being at no place more
than 20 feet below the level of the sur
roundings One fact which goes a long
way toward establishing tho truth Of the
rapid evaporation theory a. applied to ice
caves IN general is that where the walls Of
WlnncShick' = natural icchouso are the
thinneSt tho accumulation of ice is the
thickcst The floors and base of the walls
are the only places where ice can be found
and there only during the very warmest
portions of the year, the supply being
greatest in the months of July and August
In whites geological report, 1870. no says,
The wonderful Winncshck ice cave is
about LOG feet in length, taking all of its
winnings into consideration. st. Louis
Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
TEMPORARY BLOOD SUBSTITUTE.
Why Saline Solution Is Injected Into tn.
Veins OF Wounded Persona.

W 'S Sci'hV SOhuttOu IN injected Into th n
Veins OF Wounded Perrons
Occasionally in cases of serious
wounds where there has been great loss
OF blood the published reports state
that saline solution" was injected into
the veins to supply the deficiency. The
average reader, however, has vory
vague if any idea how q solution of
salt takes the place of blood.
Not to go into complete ANALYSIS of
the blood, it is sufficient to note that of
1000 parts, $50. 10 is composed of wa
ter, albumen SO parts, sodium and no.
tassium 1871, coloring matter (sup-
piled by the red blood corpuscles) 1873.
leaving only some 10 parts to be COM
posed Of tibrin, fat, calcium and mag
nesium, etc. Where there is serious loss
of blood n state of collapse sets in, be-
cause the normal weight of blood being
reduced the hearts action is dimin-
ished, there being less resistance for
that organ to overcome.
To counterfeit the result of shock and
collapse it is necessary to stimulate the
heart by restoring the normal weight.
in other words to get it to work by Civ
Ah6 ~ SohOehihS W WOTk Ou. AS the
analysis shows, of 1000 parts of blood
nearly 500 are composed of water and
sodium, and therefore plain saline
solution makes good substitute. The
heart does not know the difference, and
it goes to pumping away as usual as
soon as this imitation blood gets in the
veins. The saline solution serves to tide
the patient over the danger point. AS
the food is converted into chyle, new
blood is formed, the red corpuscles are
supplied rapidly from the normal tissues,
and the saline solution is thrown off
through the secretions in the usual way.
Formerly TRANSMISSION of blood was
the means employed, but this always
Objectionable method has been supplant-
ed. The greatest objection to the trans
fusion of blood from one person to an
other was that to supply the necessary
amount 10 restore the wounded patient
it was inevitable that the volunteer
should be almost as badly drained, so
that the physician would have two pa
tients OH his hands where he had one.
Besides there was always the risk of
transfusing disease TO tho patient with
the others blood. Dogs and sheep have
been sacrificed to surgery for this pur-
pose, but most people prefer to use bleed
of their own manufacture to any i'm
ported from beasts or their fellow crea-
lures. st. Louis Post Dispatch
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
A DUEL WITH BIG GUNS.
A Stirring and Chivalrous Incident of the
Crime4n War.

The following story of the Crimean
war is going the rounds of The British
press One day the Russians sent a mes
sage TO the English at the time flag of
truce was flying.
Your 5S FOUNDER gum" said the
bearer, (Which your people call Jenny,
is beautiful gun, but we think we
have one as good. We should like to
have fair duel with her"
The challenge was accepted, and ev-
erything arranged for ~ o'clock next
day. When the time arrived. all the bat
teries ceased firing, and the two armies
looked on
Our sailors gun detachment, " says
Sir Daniel Lyons, mounted on the para
pet and took off their hats, saluting the
Russians. The Russians returned the
compliment. The English gun was
given the first shot as the senior gun. 1t
struck the side of the embrasure. Then
they fired-a very good shot too.
The third shot from Jenny went
clean through the Russian embrasure
and up went two gabions. The blue
jackets jumped up ON their parapet and
cheered, thinking they had beaten their
opponent. Not bit! A minute after
ward down went the gabions and out
came the Russian gun again.
Several more shots were fired from
both sides all very good ones Jenny
got nasty thump, but it did her no
harm. At length, think after the sew
enth shot from our side, we saw the
Russian gun clean knocked over
Our fellows cheered vociferously,
and the Russians mounted the parapet
and took off their hats in acknowledge
ment of their defeat. All the batteries
then opened again. Thus ended the
great duel"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
How a business Man Missed 1t.

Two business men were talking so
loudly at lunch the other day that no one
within ten feet could help pverhearing
them:
TX. called on you week or two ago,
didn't hep
YES"
"You didn't hire him."
mo.
why not?"
Because he asked for a job My idea
is that if Il man is as good salesman as
he claims to be he doesn t need to hunt
for job. Plenty of jobs will hunt him. "
I'm glad you didn't hire him.
"Why:'
Because did,
"You did:'
Eyes.
What do you pay him?''
what he asked
docs he earn it:"
Bet your life! The fact is he is
working like a tiger. He is making q
big drive for your customers. He says
you insnltcd him just because he was
poor and out of job, and that he will
work nights and Sundays to get even.
think he will. You made mighty bad
break -
And then silence fell. Exchange.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
QUEER HEAD COVERINGS.
The Striking Hats That Used to BE Worn
In Olden Times.

Douglas, earl of Morton, wore a hat. It
was termed by the writer's Of tho period a
"stcople" OF sugar Loaf hat, and POSSESS
cd high, cone shaped crown and u narrow
brim. Tho effect produced by such hat
upon tho head of u very tall man was more
striking than artistic. Stubs uses these
words in describing tho hats of his day :
Sometimes they use them sharp on tho
CROWN pcrking up like the shaft of a stee.
pie, standing n quarter of n yard above the
crown OF their heads, some moro, some less,
to please tho fantasies of their. wavering
minds. Some arc of silk some are of vel
vet, some of taffeta, some saroenet, some
Of wool, and, which Is moro curious, some
Of u certain kind of fine hair. These tbey
call beaver hats, of 20s.. 3Os., 4Os. apiece,
totched from beyond the sea, whence a
great sort OF other varieties do come. And
so common thing it is that every serving
man, countrymaR and other, even all indif-
ferontly do wear these hats"
In Planche's encyclopaedia of Costume"
Is shown high crowned hat worn by
Howard, earl of Northampton, died 1914,
and decided chimney pot" hat worn by
Thomas Cecil, first earl of Exeter, died
1922. 1t is turned up behind and has a
silk band gracefully wound about it. The
brim is q little bent In front, giving to tho
contour quite "line of beauty"
a song by Haywood testifles to the value
set on beaver hats in tho days of Elizabeth:
The Spaniard's constant to his block.
The French inconstant ever,
But of all felts that may be felt
Give me your English beaver
A hat called variously copotain, capa-
tain and coptanke was worn in the reign of
Elizabeth and her successor. 1t is uncer-
tain what form these hats really took, but
there Is u strong presumption that they
were hats with high conical crowns, in
shape resembling those worn by the Welsh
peasants of today. If so, they were COM
mon throughout the reign of James 1 and
were designated by Bulwer in 1868 sugar
loaf hats, which, according to his account,
became fashionable again in tho reign of
Charles l, being Worn both by men and
women. He says, What were our sugar
loaf hats so nightly affected of lato both
by men and women, so incommodious for
US that every puffc of wind deprived us of
them, requiring tho employment of one
hand to Keep them on?"-Gcntlcman's
Magazine.