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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

Plant broom corn seed when the
ground is dry and warm, and on good
land which is free from weeds. Let the
rows be three and half feet apart, and
the hills two feet; if in drills, leave the
plants three or four inches apart. Too
close planting will not allow full devel
opment of the plants, while too much
room makes the brush coarse and of
inferior quality. Give clean cultiva-
ton
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

The majority does not appreciate
what vegetable matter in the soil does
for US, in the way of moisture, in the
time of drouth. If one or two crops of
vegetable matter are plowed under
during the summer and fall, the sue.
ceeding crops are much surer if the
year is dry one. We know that sue,
cess in growing any plant depends
much upon the amount of moisture in
the ground.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11
THE CAUSE OF POTATO SCAB
AND THE REMEDY.

II is now generally believed by our
scientists that the chief cause of the
scab in potatoes is the ba 3teroid fungus
discovered by Thaxter. Hence, If the
germs Of the disease upon the seed
tubers are destroyed, by so much will
liability to scab on the new crop be re-
duced. This is easily done by soaking
the cut tubers II to hours in a solu
ton of 3 to q CA. of corrosive sub
Innate to Is gallons of water, but even
after this is most carefully done, scab
will appear on the tubers grown in Ger
tain soils and on stable manure.
This subject has received exhaustive
attention at the Rhode Island Station
and the results are set forth in Bulle-
tin 33. There, as well as elsewhere,
the production of scab is two or three
times as large when barn yard manure
is used as on high grade commercial
fertilizers. Wheeler and Tucker main
tain that upon acid soil, the potato
ec8b fungus is promoted by the pres
ence of air slaked lime, wood ashes
(Which, like air-slaked lime, consist
largely of carbonate of lime), soda ash
(soda carbonate), and double carbon
ates of potash and m8gnesia, as we'll as
barn yard manure. Upon the acid
soil of Rhode Island, practical immu
nifty from scab has been secured upon
three successive crops when none Of
the substances just named have been
used, but when these articles were used
the potatoes were scabby. Land plas-
ter Gypsum Or suIphate of lime) is the
only form of lime employed which has
not injured the growth of the crops or
promoted development of scab. Sui
phate of ammonia produced less scabby
potatoes than nitrate of soda. Com
mon salt (sodium chloride) reduced the
percentage Of scab, and since seaWeed
carries much salt, a satisfactory ex
planation is afforded for the opinion
commonly held that less scab results
from it's use than without it.
It appears from these experiments
that the character of the soil has a
marked effect upon the degree of scab.
Also that by the use of sulphate of am
monia, muriate or sulphate of potash,
kainit and common salt, in connection
with dissolved phosphate rock, bone or
boneblack, soils which now tend to pro
duce scabby tubers would become less
favorable to the disease. 1t is possible
that a rational system of rotation of
crops, which would include no beets or
other root crops and no cabbages (any
or all of which may possibly contain
or spread scab germs), would also help
to alleviate the condition of such soils.
American Agriculturist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11
Bryson City, N. Q.
THE SITTING HENS AND THE
EGGS.

The hen ia seldom at fault it the eggs
do not hatch. The fact that two or
three chicks hatch show that the
warmth Is correct, and if one chicken
matches, all should hatch. This applies
to incubators as we'll as to the nse Of
hens for Matching. When a clutch OIL
thirteen eggs is placed under a hen,
and she performs her work faithfully
for three weeks, she can do no more.
She may bring out a single chick, but
that lone chick will be her evidence
that, so far as che is concerned, all the
eggs should hatch. All failures of
Matching, however, are charged to the
hen, when the real cause is far back Of
her, and over which she has no control
whatever.
If more attention could be given to
the selection Of the eggs used for the
Incubator, the losses in Matching would
be reduced to a minimum. When O.
large number Of eggs are used in an in.
cubat0r, or by allowing a number Of
hens to sit, there are more chances in
favor of ma 8j0rity Of the eggs failing
to hatch than otherwise, especially if
the eggs are procured from different
yards. There ere some farmers who
keep their stock inbred, while some
have no males with the hens, or per
haps the males have been frosted and
are Of no value for service. Fat hens,
sick hens, immature pullets and ex-
posed eggs all contribute their share to
bad matches, yet the sitting hen re-
ceives condemnation which she does
not deserve.
A great many incubators fail because
they cannot perform the impossible
work of Matching eggs that will not
hatch. When an incubator matches q
portion of the eggs, there is no reason
why it should not hatch all of them, if
the eggs are what they ehould be.
The early season is the time for max
ing preparations. If good matches are
expected this spring, the selection Of
laying hens should be made when the
yards are full and better opportunity
is presented for diecarding those that
are defective. 1t should be an impera-
tive duty to select male birds from q
distance, and so use only pure breeds
on the male side. If this is done, the
loss of vigor from inbreeding will be
avoided, and right here it may be re-
marked that nearly all of the poor
matches are due ID inbreeding or to the
hens being fed heavily and made too
fat. If eggs of a normal size-not too
small or too large-and free from i'm
perfection of the shells, are selected for
Matching, the liability of loss would be
greatly reduced. and Fireside.
Farmers who are most successful
with poultry do not confine themselves
to one kind, but often try their hand
with hens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and
even guineas. They can thus produce
most at least cost. No enterprisiDg
poultryman will attempt to make it
pay with other than the pure breeds.
It costs no more to keep the best. DUAL
ity brings the best prices. Remember
that feed will not make quality. There
is nothing to prevent every farmer
making a profit on poultry, if he takes
advantage of variety and methods.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
aoRra CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANOE.


President = DR.. Cyrus Thompson,
Richlands, l. Z.
way, n. Q.
Secretary y-Treasurer-". :. Barnes,
Lecturer. 7. B. Hoover, Elm City,
n. @.
Chaplain-Rev. P. H. Massey, Dur
ham, n. @.
Door keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
0oro, n. Q.
Assistant Door keeper-Jas E. Lyon,
Durham, N. Q.
erreant-at- -Arms-A, D. z. Wallace,
Rutherfor lton, n. G.
State Business Agent-T. Ivey, Ill Is-
boro, n. Q.
Trustee Business Agency FUnd-W.
a. Graham, Machpelah, n. y.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
A. F. HiIeman, Concord, N. c.; N.
O. English, Trinity, n. O.. James Nd.
MewbOrne, Kins on, N. 9.
JTATR ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Brady. Gatesville, N. c.; DR..
J.F. Harren, Whiteville, N. c.; 7. j.
Gambler, Acton, n. @.
aorth Carolina Reform Press Association.
OHEceTs-J. L. Ramsey, President; );
sGTtOFg Butler, Vice President; ~. 5.
2GFss3s, Secretary,
PAPERS
Progressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, =. g.
herGzEy, w6itsFeTs'' hiteKeTy' y = e. e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

The Boston Herald sees in a possible
alliance of free silver Democrats and
free silver Republicans all that is nee
essary to bring about Republican de-
feat. The eyesight of the Herald is
improving, evidently.-Brockton Dia-
mond.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

asrth Carolina Reform Press Association.
OHEceTs-J. L. Ramsey, President;
gGTtOr Butler, Vice President; ". s.
21Fq13s, Secretary,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11
rzE NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCB AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President F. Willetts, Topeka,
Vice Presidential. g. Snavely, Leb
anon, Pa.
Secretary Treasurer D. P. Dun
san, Columbia, 8. Q.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
q. L. Loucks, Huron, 8. D.; Mann
Page, Brandon, Virginia; I. e. Dean,
Honeove Falls, New York; H. Q. Dem
ming, Secretary, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
gania; Marion Butler, Raleigh, N. Z.
JUDICIARY.
r. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo.
3. W. Beck, Alabama.
Nd. Davie, Kentucky.
The herald., 1896-12-07
Gus literary feats ever accomplished by

Gus literary feats ever accomplished by
the labor of one man.
Bancroft devoted nearly thirty years
to his history of the United States, whicn
Is not a history of the United States ct
ALL since 1t ends where the history of the
United States properly begins. Had the
work been continued on the same scale
down to the present, seventy-f1ve or
eighty volumes would have been re-
Qured.
The Victorious, first-class battleship,
was completed at Chatam. England.
She has a displacement of 14,90O tons,
engines of 1900 horsepower under
forced draught, giving her speed of Il u
knots, and carries four Pinch, twelve g.
inch. and thirty smaller quick-firirg
guns. Her total cost, exclusive of ord
nance, has been about s4.350, coo.
Dickens says in the introduction to
David Copperfield that he spent two
years in the composition of that novel.
He did not usually require so long a time,
many of his novels being finished in
few days. George Eliot is said to have
written Middlemarch in four months.
Some doubt is thrown upon this state
ment by the fact that she commonly
worked slowly.
The herald., 1896-12-07
THE SEED HUMBUG.

Secretary Morton in his recent report,
referring to the free distribution of flax
and morning-glory seeds for campaign
purposes. regrets this unnecessary
and wasteful expenditure of the public
moneys and hopes that congress may
in good time put a stop thereto" 1t is
doubtful whether congress will do any,
thing of the sort until forced by public
sentiment to leave off this method OF
distributing campaign capital at pub
lie expense. Secretary Morton presents
a graphic picture of the folly of the ex-
isting system of gratuitous seed dis
tribution. Last year enough seeds were
distributed free among the farmers to
plant a strip of land a rod wide and
once and half times as long as the dis
tance around the globe. This year it is
expected that, under compulsion of con-
gress. a total double this amount will be
sent out There is no good reason why
congressman should be permitted to pay
this petty tribute year after year to their
rural constituents. The original idea Of
the scheme was less pernicous. 1t was
argued that the distribution of high
grade and scare seeds to selected farm
ers would result in improved agriculture
al conditions. But there is no pretense
Of that sort now-Galveston (TeXas)
News.
The herald., 1896-12-07
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Saturday Nights Rally Filled It's Hall
on West Second Street.

The last rally of the Silver Republi-
cans, Saturday night at the clubs hall.
31S West Second street, for the munich
pal campaign, crowded the place.
No gatherings have been more sue
cessful and enthusiastic than those of
this organization of true allies, and every
time the name of candidate on the un-
ion ticket was mentioned it was a signal
for loud applause.
About the best speech, in a sense of
practicability, made was that of j. II.
Dockweiler, the candidate Oh the union
ticket for city engineer. Mr. Dock
weller said 1t was very important now
that the water question seemed to be
so close to favorable settlement that a
competent engineer be chosen, as much
to- the community in a dollars and cents
way. would depend upon his estimates.
The right kind of engineer would doubt
less save the city hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
The headquarters of tine club will be
open all day today, and at night the re-
turns will be announced from the pre-
cincts as soon as the various counts
can be brought in by trusted messengers.
The herald., 1896-12-07

have to be carried for years, II not for all
time.
These are the leading reasons why Mr..
Martin should not be trusted with the
power and authority Of chief magistrate
of Los Angeles. His election would not
only put great burden upon those who
have to maintain the city's government
by taxes paying, but outside capital
would refuse to seek employment in a
city that was run" by greedy corpora
tions.
All things considered, therefore, Mr..
Martins election would be a calamity
to the whole community. Not business
interest would escape harm-except the
water company and the Southern Pa
cific. They would wax fat. Think on
these things before you vote today.
The herald., 1896-12-07


The scent nickel piece weighs 7716
grains.
The common quarter of silver weighs
104 grains.
There are 27,541 licensed drivers ami
conductors in London.
The number of cabs licensed in Lon
don last year was 14,774.
The first lord of the British admiralty
receives a salary of $22,500.
The chancellor of the exchequer in
Great Britain has a salary of $4,000.
The Duke of Edinburgh has an annu-
al allowance of $125,000 per anum.
Gloucesters cathedral, England, is
444 feet long, Ill feet wide and 223 feet
high.
Every perch of stone wall requires
three pecks of lime and four bushels OF
sand.
A legal bushel of anthracite coal weighs
from 76 to so pounds, according to local
ity
A rod in length requires three pounds
of barbed wire fencing, three lines to the
fence.
The first agricultural newspaper was
the American Farmer, began at Balti-
more in 1919.
The first iron forge in English North
America was located at Raynham in
the year 1862.
The first iron nails made in this coun-
try were hammered into shape at Cum
berland, r. l., in 1777.
The English scientific authorities are
beginning to dispute the claim of Pro-
fessor GARNER that he acquired the lam
guage of the gorrillas while living in
cage in Africa.
Beethoven is to music what Shakes
peare is to drama-a universal genius.
1t is claimed by philosophical musicians
that every emotion of the human soul
is depicted in the writings of Beethoven.
Scott is said to have written WaverIy
in less than six weeks Gibbon devoted
over twenty years of his life to the labor
of reading for and writing the Decline
and Fall. 1t 10 one Of the most stupend-
The herald., 1896-12-07
AT THE THEATERS

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-That
attractive and most pleasing play, Dark
est Russia, will be seen at the Los An
geles theater. commencing tonight, for
one week, with Saturday matinee. This
most popular attraction is replete with
all the elements of success. 1t tells an
interesting story, is mounted and cos
TUNED beautifully, and is full of bright
and mirth- provoking comedy. The play
treats of Russian everyday life. and
shows scenes ranging from the luxuri-
Gus palaces at st. Petersburg to the ST.
berian mines.
Covering such an extended field and
dealing with such variety of charac-
ter, the scope affords great opportunity
for elaborate mounting. OF this the
management has taken advantage, and
Darkest Russia is produced on a scale
seldom seen in romantic plays. Every
set is carried, and tons of scenery and
mechanical features are utilized in stag
ing the production. A large and thor
oughly artistic company tells the story,
and it can be truly said that in every
particular Darkest Russia is play we'll
worthy of the success which it has
achieved.
ORPHEUM.-Thi house will intro
duce its biggest comedy bill tonight, and
the outlook is favorable for the best
show OF the season. There will be an al
most entire change of program, five
new teams making their debut tonight,
among whom are several of the great
est artists that have ever appeared on
the coast. Burt Shepard. the old-time
favorite minstrel, will head the bill,
which is equivalent to saying that there
will be plenty of fun on tap. Then there
are Lewis and Elliott, billed as differ
ent from all other" and said to be the
most original team in the business Their
breezy skit. The Upper Ten and Lower
Five, is roaring piece of comedy and
will. no doubt, catch on immensely.
Then comes Ed Heffernan, Americas
premier rish comedian and monologist,
who will furnish his quota of fun, and
that of the jolliest sort Ibachi and
Masaud are a couple of Arab acrobats
and hand balancers, with splendid spe-
cialty, which promises to be a most di-
verting turn.
sketch, replete with wholesome fun and
clever specialties. They introduce some
excellent banjo work. and will undoubt-
edly prove big drawing card.
The Quaker City quartet will continue
rousing fine turn, as will also the lively
comedy duo. Howard and Bland.
The present program offers magnifi-
cent array of vaudeville luminaries, and
the probabilities are that the show will
be proportionately good.
The herald., 1896-12-07
TO THE PEOPLE OF LOS AN.
GELES

The voters of Los Angeles are called
upon today to say which of two princi-
pies of municipal government they will
adopt One provides for government
of and by the people through their Off
cial representatives, and the other means
that the public affairs of the city shall be
conducted in harmony with the wishes
of two business corporations.
The corporations are the Southern Pa
cific Railway company and the Los An
geles City Water company, and they are
represented in tedays political contest
for supremacy by J. H. Martin. 1t would
be vastly to the interests of these cor
porations to have Mr.. Martin elected
mayor. Indeed, it may be said that his
election would be worth millions of dol
lars to them.
1t is true these corporations have no
fensive and defensive has been entered
into which oblges the one to assist the
other in obtaining grants, franchises
and contracts from the city. Mr. Mar
tin is pledged, in consideration of their
support of his candidacy, to shape leg
islation to suit their purpose. if elected
The corporations care nothing one way
or the other for Martin personally, but
they are anxious to have him elected
as their willing agent and servant.
In the near future the Southern Pa
cific will need additional terminal facil-
ities, and the privilege of appropriating
parts of certain streets and alleys would
save its tens of thousands of dollars
A measure of that nature would have
MI. Martins influence while it was pend
ing in the council, and his official ap-
proval when it reached his office Nat
urally, therefore, the Southern Pacific
is employing the machinery of it's pow
erful organization to elect Mr. Martin.
1t can afford to spend large sum of
money to have a man whom it owns
in the office of mayor
The Los Angeles City Water Com
pany's franchise is about to expire by
limitation. Its plant, which represents
an investment of not over 81, 200, 900. is
yielding what would be a handsome
profit on $3,0OO,0OO.
The wassScompany wants to accom-
plish one Of o things. Its first pur-
pose is to engineer a renewal of its fran
chise through the council with many
additional privileges-a kind of an in
dia-rubber agreement. Mr. Martin is
committed to use all the power and in
fiuence of the office of mayor to secure
such franchise. But if public opinion
should continue to demand municipal
ownership of the city's water supply
system. the water company will use Mr.
Martin to sell its plant to the city at ar
advance of S1,SC0.000 over it's value. bas-
ing its value upon what it would cos:
the city to duplicate it.
Thus, it viii be seen, if Mr. Martin
is elected the railway water combine
would be the real mayor of Los Angeles.
and that such an administration would
cost the taxpayers several million dol
lars, and, furthermore, that load would
be put upon their property which would
The herald., 1896-12-07
Los ANGEIHs HERALD. MONDAY MORNING.

league allowed themselves to be imposed
upon by endorsing such a man as Drain
for street superintendent.
If they will take the trouble to go to
the office of the auditor of this city they
will find that demand number 2.595 Is
the demand of John Drain for salary for
the month of November. Is it not bad
enough that he has been drawing full
salary for the past five months during
which time he has neglected the duties
the taxpayers of this city pay him for,
to make his campaign, when he should.
if he is an honest man, have resigned for
the time? But no, he now shows that
he has the nerve to draw his salary in
full for the month of November.
If that is what the league calls honest
men 1 wish they would show us what
they consider a dishonest one. 1t does
not seem probable that the taxpayers of
this city will support Drain for street
when they must realize
that by so doing they would be reward
ing a man for not properly attending to
his duty to the city.
A TAXPAYER,
Member of the L. of B. c. G..
Los Angeles Dec. 6.
The herald., 1896-12-07
DO NOT PRACTICE MODERATION

Whether it is owing to climate in
fiuences or because of something pecu-
liar in the temperament or training of
our people, the complex American peo-
pie, as it is found in large cities, does
not seem to be able to drink alcoholic
liquors without drinking too much. and
SO making a nuisance of itself. If our
people could be trusted not to abuse the
privilege, there might be no objection to
the sale of light wines and beer in or
near the public parks Boston Tran
Script.
The herald., 1896-12-07
BowMAN's SPECIAL FITNESS.
The Well Known Orator Is Well Posted
on Educational Matters.

Voters of the Sixth ward will make no
mistake in voting to place Prof. w. c.
Bowman on the city board of educa ton.
If special fitness for public office counts
for anything probably no man on the
union city ticket can show higher claims
than Prof. Bowman.
In addition to a large experience as
teacher, both in the public schools and
in colleges, he has made the science of
education and art of teaching a special
study for years. Besides all this, Prof.
Bowman's work as public lecturer in
this city for the past six years has shown
him to be one of the truest friends and
most earnest advocates of the cause of
industrial and other reforms in the in
terest of the great common people.
The herald., 1896-12-07
RHYME OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

This is the rhyme of the skin of the pig,
Shaven and slippery, smooth and big,
Rounded and sewn and blown and light
For the CRIME and grind of the gridiron
fight.
punch, brother, punch with glee!
(But not in the presence of the referee)
An elbow gouge if his chin is free;
If you fall on his stomach use your knee!
Punch, brother, punch with glee!
(But not in the presence of the refereeD"
This is the rhyme of the gridfron hard
Trimmed and cut and measured and barred,
Watered and rolled and swept and clear
For the bank adm bounce of the leather
sphere.
Punch, brother, punch with glee!
(But not in the presence of the refereeD
Chew an ear if an ear you see:
A thumb in his eye the best may be!
Punch. brother. punch with glee!
(But not in the presence Of the refereeD"
New York Press.
The herald., 1896-12-07
A GYMNAsTIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Athletic Exercises and a Ball at Turn
verein Hall.

The entertainment given at Turn
verein hall last evening was highly en-
joyable affair. The gymnasts were Ill
in good condition, and the feats We're
highly applauded by the large audience.
The mass pyramids produced by the
active Turner'S were especially clever,
and the long wand and dumbbell ex-
ercise given by the ladies and gentle
mems classes were capitally. performed.
The entertainment was given by the
active Turner's Of Turnverein hall GYM
nasium under the direction of Professor
Karl Carr for the benefit of the Active
Turner's. There were about 500 people
present. After the program, dancing
commenced and continued during the
rest of the evening.
The evenings program was as fol-
lows:
Tableau, German Gymnastics In
America; All Glasses.
Wand and dumb-bell Exerciss, II.
Girls and Boys Glass.
Glass Fencing, Fencing Section.
Dance ROUNDED, I. Girls Glass.
Exercising in Divisions on Horse. Par
allel and Horizontal Bars, Active Turn
erS.
Antagonistic Games. II. Boys Glass.
Club ROUNDED, Active Turner's.
Glass Exercises on Three Horses. L.
Boys Glass.
Long Wand and Dumbben Exercises,
Ladies' and Mems Glasses.
Mass Pyramids in Standing, Active
Turner's.
When Verdi went to Milan as boy If
1S yearS tO contiDue his musical Sfudies