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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

on them an inch long when taken from
the ground, and finally bushel more
Of the Michigan Early Rose, which had
been put up over our kitchen to dry
when the rest were dug. These latter
were cut and Immediately planted, on
the same day and in the same manner
as the rest, in a well prepared piece of
low land. OF the five bushels seasoned
un er the trees, not one hill in fifty
ever came up; of the freshly dug about
one in q hundred; and from the house
dried seed there was not G missing hill
go far as l could see, and ten days after
planting the most of them were up.
Tnaee we're worked out once with a
cultivator, having been covered level,
and about the middle OF Ocoober ! dug
from them 10 bushels of the largest
and s0loOthest potatoes have raised
in years Though q rather light yield,
which may be accounted Tor by the un
usually dcy season. / was surprised to
find that there was not q p 'rato III the
lot smaller than a good walnut.
l had been told that there would be q
good many small potatoes, which if
drilled in rows in the espring, like onions,
would grow into large potatoes for
early use. I used about % pounds Of
fertilizer to the bushel Of seed, dropped
in the row, and the potatoes were al
most entirely free from scab, though
the skin slipped on them when dug
The above experiment has convinced
me- of two things: First, that two
crops of potatoes can proftabIy be
raised in one year in Piedmont, Va 3;
second, that to do this the Fl st crop
must be thoroughly ripe when dug, and
then allowed to season for two or three
weeks in a dry place before planting -
Otto Lewis Evans, Virginia, in Ameri
can Agricultural.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14
IN JAIL FOR A KISS.

One Of the most remarkable cases Of
persecution on record comes from Ho-
boken, New jersey. Hoboken is prop
erly an adj met Of New York city, and
is dominated by the same autocratic
Influences.
On January 9Th, last, Louis Weinjger
and his wife, e. Z beth, started a little
restaurant III Hoboken with few hun
dred d liars Weiniger had saved as a
waiter. Mrs. Weiniger was the cook.
TIE mother and Is year old sister of
Mrs. Weiniger were brought to Hobo
ken to assist in making the enterprise
a success. Weiniger devoted his time
diligently to his business. All his hopes
for SUCCESS in life we're centered in his
little restaurant, and his trade increased
from day to day until on January 14th
the enterprise gave every promise Of
financial success, and late in the even
ing after all the customers were gone
and while only the members of his
family were present Weiniger gave
vent to his joy at the bright future be-
fore them by throwing his arms about
the neck of his wife and kissing her
affectionately, saying: You are the
mascot. You are responsible for all
our good luck" Wife like, the good
woman declared that the credit all be-
longed to him.
Little did they dream that a snake
like detective was watching them from
the outside through little opening be-
tween the window sash and the cur
tain, and our readers not familiar with
New Jersey methods will scarcely be.
lieve that man and his wife can be
arrested and imprisoned for kissing
each other. But it was actually me.
The sneak Of q detective, Weinthal by
name, went directly to Capt. Hayes, of
the police department, and next day
six hurley policemen appeared at the
little restaurant and arrested Mr.. and
Mrs. Weiniger for kissing. Mrs. Vein
iger at the time Of the arrest was cook
ing and the police hustled her off to
dressed in q thin wrapper, but she was
not allowed to change her clothing or
procure any wraps For that great
crime the good woman laDguished in
j Ill tor twenty six days and the affec-
tionate nus band was not released until
he had served seventy days in the
Hudson county Jail.
Their business destroyed, their fond
hopes blasted, and they tortured and
because in the holy bonds
Of matrimony they loved each other
and expressed their affection in kiss.
As ridiculous ard absurd as this may
seem it is no dream and no idle romance,
it i5 the truth. What is this world
coming tO2 Week before last the Jour
nal contained narrowing account Of
in New York city for want
Of employment Last week it con-
tanned an account of the imprisonment
Of a poor honest laborer because he got
too poor to pay his dues to the New
York milatia, and this week we note
the release of Weiniger from jail for
kissing his wife. Such is the unusual
order of daily life in the aristocratic
eenters Of the country, and yet we
wonder why there are anarchists in the
arge cities. journal of the Knights Of
Labor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP BUL,
LETIN
For the Week Ending Saturday, July 4,
1896.

r or the week EnQ1nS saturday, jury 4,
1896.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh. N. @.
The reports of correspondents Of the
Weekly Cop Bulletin, issued by the
North Carolina Climate and Crop Ser
vice, for the week ending Saturday,
July b, 1896, Indicate generally q
very favorable week. The temperature
was slightly above the normal, the pre-
cipitation below, with good seasons
every where, GnG too much rain in only
8 few sections. There was more sun.
SHINE than for several preceding weeks.
Special reports on cotton indicate an
exceptionally favorable outlook for
that crop. 1t is considerably in ad-
vance of the season, blooming freely
and fruiting well, IS large and thrifty,
and reports of yel!owing and shedding
squares ccm9 from very few sections.
EASTERN DISTRICT. The past week
has been generally very favorable for
the growth OF all crops, and especially
for farm work. The weather was com
para5ively dry and warm, with abund
ant sunshine, and suffi :ient rain IN
mCs5 sections for ali requirements. Too
much rain occurred only in portions of
@ 1tas county, Beaufort, Pasq1otank,
Northampton, Pdmlico and Pit. S0Uo
slight local damage WIGS caused by
severe thunder Storms. Crops of all
kinds are in excellent condition, except
in the northern tier of counties, where
there was too much rain. Crops are
coming out much better than antici
pated in the hail districts. Corn Is eX-
ceptioualIy fine, about all worked for
last time. Some complaints of tasselilng
low on poor land. Cotton is doing
nicely, good stand aud now tolerably
clean. A fac crop, considerably in ad-
vance of season, blooming generally
and full of young bolls. Forming too
much weed in some sections. The crop
will be laid By soon. Peanuts, potatoes,
peas, etc, are doing we'll. Grapes in9,
Watermelons coming into market.
CENTRAL DISTRICT - With rather
more diversified conditions in this dis
trict than in others, the past week was
gener Ally fiue, comparatively dry and
warm, good for farm work and grow
ing crops, though the heat was slightly
injurious where there had been too
much rain previously. Good seasons
occurred, and too much rain only IN
portions of Stokes and limited sections
elsewhere. Farmers have succeeded
in cleaning most crops of grass. Corn
has grown well, but chinch bugs are
still doing some damage. Local injury
occurred to low land corn by water.
Cotton is larger than usual for July 1st,
blooming freely and truiting well; will
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

A Canadian fruit grower who sprayed
some of his cherry trees secured 130
pouLd d5 of cherries from the sprayed
tree, while from the unsprayed tree
but IS pounds were gathered. The
cherries we're marketed, and netted for
the sprayed tree 50 25, as compared
with 81 p for the unsprayed tree.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

Coarse Unanures, when plowcd under
during dry timos. may retard the early
growth OF crops by d9priving them of
the deeper soil moisture which would
be available at once were the manure
not there, yet the fiual fleet of the ma,
nure is to increase the moisture in the
upper three feet Of soil.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

WHEN you re fl 9ct that the producer
is not getting his just proportion of the
production, do you ever consider whose
fault it is9 Is it the fault Of the many
or the few9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14
rag RATIONAL FARMERS ALI
HNCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

resident Mann Page, BranGon,
Va.
anon, Pa. o4b
worth, Denver, Col.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Loucks, Huroa, S. D.: ". P.
prir!-oy C0gan Station. Pa; J. +. Vii
let's. Kansas; W. L Peeke, Ga.
JUDICIARY.
2 4 Gouthworth. Denver, Colo.
8. ~. Beck, Alabama.
&, D. Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
gryrrrs CAROLINA EARELRs' STATE ALL
kECE.

President Dr.. Cyrus Thompson,
R5calands, '. 9.
vice President-Jno. Graham, Ridge
way, n. O.. ,-
Secretary -Treasuror-W. S. Barnes,
HElsOorO, II. Q. ~,
I.acturer-J. T. B. Hoover, Elm City,
N. @.
aov, II. Q.
Chapiain-Rev. P. Z. Massey, Dur
1an, n. Q.
Door-keepor-Geo. 7. Lane, Greens
oor0, Il. G.
Assistant Door keeper-Jas. Z. Lyon,
Durham, Il. =.
Sergeant at t-Arms-A.D D. Z. Wallace,
Rutherforlto ton, n. Q.
State Business Ggont-T. lvey, Hills
boro, n. =.
trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
&. Graham, Machpelah, Il. Z.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALILAEUE.
A. 4. Hileman, Concord, N. O.; N.
.. English, Trinity, n. c.; James 81.
MewGOrne, Kins on, n. Z.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COKMITEEE.
John B-edy. Gatesviile, h. c.; DR..
J.F. Harrell, Whitevllle, II. O.; L. ).
Gambler. Acton. n. Q.
aaeta CarcIiaa Reform Press Association.
QGcers-J. L. Ramsey, President; !;
EsrSofs Butler, Ftce-E President; n. s.
SGr5eS, Secretary,
PAPERS.
zrszrzssiTe Farmer, State organ, Raleigh, y. G.
Caucasian, I3aIetEn' y - -
9Fs-cu-v Hickory, y. Z.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

"The Progress
sive Farmer is a
good paper---far
above the aver
ge-and possibly
t6e best advertis-
ing medium in N.
c" Printers Ink.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-14

ct he Progress
sive Farmer is q
good paper--far
above the aver
age and possibly
the best advertis-
ing medium in N.
e." Printers Ink,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-22

New YarE March 2 The four Faaa-
mru frpm Princeton university va4 -
ut thr Gltup.an games iH AtHtle tret
month WtF- Tie recipients gf "a most rH-
of thulr departure to-day, Almost a- La-
tabla Nas fhe farewell given ~ the four
sotiatlau. VINO also saild on baari tlr
steamer Fu4Ia. intending % participate III
the same grand International events thar
attract tEr EaunB cplegians z The sstBe
of contests u centuries ago, The Prince
ton team Is composed Of captain Robert
tins ana uuoit throwing events. ~ ~ rg-
Ter The VaHlter, aud II =, Jamtsau and
Il. a. Lane, runners. The Boston team
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-22

DRS. COPELAND e. BRANAMAN
lOgi Mnlnut ST.. Kansas city. Mo.

Office hours a. M to II m,; 10 p. m.
open sundays, ~ m. 10 D. m. Monday.
"Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday even-
inrs. from 90 s.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-22

consists of triFur Lake tho long distance
runner Thomas y Burke spriutsr; Ellert
II clark. running tuwr"r and all rolnt
tfrtNfr~
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-22

Birpiughau i.arss.

L0HIsEIIe- - I4THl -I-EesuIls al
EiHu.iUEHa M:
Flrst race F'ive-eIghths OF a mile. Albert
aUay W8a. Lady Maud second: Miss
Eefori third Time l5.
second raee SeEen-eishths of a mile.
sTruEume son. Guard, second, MaxiHa,
BIRD Time. l-a
ThId Eaee-Ilree- -foIrthz Of . nils
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
HORSE GOSSIP.

Bridgeport, Conn, has been visited by an
epidemic which has broken out in that Vi
entity. Veterinares diagnose 1t as spinal
meningitis mot cerebro), but seems unable
to control it. Animals are affected sud-
denly, seem partially paralyzed, and sue
cumb in short time. One stable LOST
10 horses in one night.
Apropos of trotting In Australia, 1t has
been announced that a trotting associa-
ton has been formed in Melbourne. The
Australians are great horsemen, and the
sporting instinct is very strong with them,
so 1t is more than likely that the trotter
will soon become a favorite in the Anti
podes.
The well-known race horse Long Beach
has been put to steeplechasing and IL
this muscular horse Is thoroughly school,
ed and takes kindly to the game he Is just
the sort to take lot OF beating from the
best. He has lot Of speed, and Will stay
all day.
Mr.. Foxhall Keene the Junior partner
OF the Keene racing stable, Is visiting
Colorado Springs. He Will visit Castleton,
the Keene's Kentucky stock farm, on his
way back to New York
The great trotting mare Nancy Hanks
COD will be feature of the Boston horse
show, her owner, J. Malcolm Forbes. hav-
ing signfed his intention of exhibiting
her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
SUPREME COURT.

Montpelier, Feb. 2-Saturday the case OF
Grand Isle VS.. Milton and Colchester, tried
on the defendants exceptions to the de-
cision of the County Court at the last
term Judge Taft presiding) granting the
petition of Grand Isle to be relieved from
future assessments for the support of the
road and bridge in the defendant towns
leading from near Sand Bar Bridge in
the direction of this city, was arguded by
w. II. Bliss for Grand Isle. A. G. White
more for Milton, and II. f. Wolcott for
Colchester.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
How Many
- Stay?

Of the many brands of soap
placed upon the market dur
ing the past fifteen years,
how many are now in exist
enCe?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
SHEA GETS ANOTHER Rrsp,rp.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. H.-Gov. Morton has
granted Bat Shea. convicted of the MUIR
der Of Robert Ross In Troy, a further
respite to February H.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
Gun-ShOt Wounds.

Major E. A. Darlington was shot
through the ann at the battle Of
Wounded Knee" December 20,
1900, the last fight between the
Indians and our troops. 1t Is not
{ often that a regular army officer
J certifes to the value of proprietary
{ remedy, but this is what Major
J Darlington says about SALvA-cEA:
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April III, 1895.
II have used SALvA-cEA for
{ soreness or rheumatic pains in the
} muscles Of my arm, which is dis
( abled from a gun-shot wound involv-
} ing the elbow joint relief was quick
and complete.
I E. A. DARLINGTON,
: Major and Inspector General,
! U. S. A."
} Not many people suffer
from gun-shot wounds, to be
sure, but lots of US do suffer
from piles, local skin irrita-
ton, chafngs, colds and nasal
catarrh, and SALvA-cEA is
: just as eflicacious in all of
these as in gun-shot wounds.
{ Two sizes, as and so cents per box.
At druggists. or by mail.
} For dssb-fsdted pain and vAeHuatism Of
} tie Joisfs sfs Sa2pa-eea, Extra Strong"
S in fint at rs cents zach.
{ THIS BRASpRErH Co., az Canal Street, NY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06

IT have used Hoods Pills and think they
are the best of any for family USE" +. A.
Bowker, South Reading, VT.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
VIRGINIA RECORDS FOUND

The Rev. Arson McTitus. the genealo-
giSt has recently found among the older
volumes of the Tufts College library at
Somerville, Mass, the accounts of the
State Treasurer of Virginia for the revo-
lutionary year. III. How these original
reports, containing notes of money eX-
pended for wages, produce, ammunition.
and supplies for the continental army,
besides autograph receipts for pay from
thousands of revolutionary soldiers and
officers became the property of Mr.. Tufts
i not known, but they have been in the
college library for more than thirty wears.
and their great value was not suspected.
II they were ever even examined. Mr.
Tufts SAW that they We're really the prop
erty of the State of Virginia The trus-
teces of the institution We're notified of
the fact, and vote was taken looking to
the restoration of the volumes to the
rightful posseSsorS The Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution meet in Virginia
soon. and they are taking steps To fill out
from the newly-discOvcred volumes many
incomplete records and accounts. The
books were very gratefully received by
the State authorities of Virginia. -Bos-
ton Globe.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
THE WORD "HABITUATED.'

II want you to he very careful to learn
to do things my way the housewife said
To the middlc-agcd colored woman whom
She had secured as servant
"IasS'm,' was the reply: "so's I'll
done git merself habituatcd."
"Iou nSc pretty large words, Vir-
ginia>'
"Yass'm. But l done knows de mean
in of m
''What does 'habituated mean"
We'll, dino ez | kin ezackly tell yer.
But kin 'spain it,
II should be very glad to have YOU do
so"
''Mer Uncle Jason Dewbcrry, he done
hadder fahm lef' i'm las mont He tuck
possession an he's libbin' dab ies fine.
He's got all de CHICKENS he wants; an he
allus was pow'ful fond er CHICKENS. But
dis is de troof Ebry time he make up
his min :he gwineter hab chickin he gets
on his big gum shoes an takes out er
dahk lantern an goes out in de night an
snatches er pullet often is own roos' be-
fo 1t hab er chance ter squawk oncet.
Dat whut il is ter git yohscf habituat-
eel. THE Detroit Free Press
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
SILVER TRIUMPHANT

Nearly all the Democratic county CON
ventons have been held in North Carolina
and show the absolute triumph of free
silver Ii appears that there will be no
gold delegates except from one county at
the State convention. Walter Clark. now
associate justice of the supreme court, is
to he endorsed for Vice President of the
United States Some of the county con
vcntionS have pledged their delegates to
vote for no man who is not nm avowed
advocate of free silvcrand unlimited coin
age.-'rwin City Sentinel.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
TIE MAN WITH THE PULL.

In every community there are people
who enjoy bossing the local editor They
like to have it known their word is law
with the scribe, and when the paper ut
tiers Il sentiment, or perchancc changes its
mind, they knowingly. wink the other
eye. Brother, whatever may he your
necessities in life, let no man run you.
If you must borrow money to carry on
your business, let it be with the distinct
understanding that your paper is your
own, and if the alternative is between
surrenderlng your manhood or foreclosng
your mortgage, let the mortgage fore.
close Better sell the paper than your
soul. Missouri Editor
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
SCOLDING WOMEN

Formerly the common scold''-the
woman who made her neighbors' lives
, intolerablc with her raging temper. her
bitter tongue, her SANDERS aud cnlumuirs
was found everywhere Laws were
passed recognizing her as one kind of
criminai. There were two forms of pun
ishment by which She was repressed or
deferred or cowed into gentleness-viz
the ducking stool and the Drank. The
ducking stool assumed various shapes.
but it generally consisted of Il chair on
one end of Il beam, which rested on a bar
so as to make II see-saw. Sometimes the
chair was hung from the beam by Il chain.
The culprit being tied on the chair the
other end of the beam went up and the
chair went down into the water, sensing
the woman completely. They did this
three times, after which theyret- her 20
Such stools belonged to nearly every
parish; like the stocks, and the pllory,
they formed part of the furniture of ius-
tice. For instance. about London. There
was one on Banside with which they
ducked the wives of the players. There
was one at Radcliffe, one.at Kingston on
Thames, and there was one..which stood
till the beginning of this century beside
the great pond or reservoir of the Green
Park.
Apparently the chair and the cold bath
did not completely destroy the female
tendency To scpld. for il was found neces-
sary.to invent another punishment, which
was extensively adopted, although not
authorized by the law This was the
Drank or 'Scold Bride" which con
sisted of Il small cage formed by iron
hoops To fit the head, with piece of
iron, which. pressed the tongue and
formed the gag. Thus adorned the scold
nit hon lad
for all the world to see. Sometimes she
was placed on II high scatfold The Drank
was used in some places down to the be
ginning of the century. Its disuse, its
disappearance, the universal Oblivion of
the punishment, make one incline to the
belief that the ScOld has also disappeared
However. such is not the case. The dis
ease or infirmity of Scolding still exists,
but in Il much milder form. The mild
ness of the modern form is mainly due To
thee improved conditions of life.
Two hundred years ago the village
household was insutliciently fed, the quail
ity rs well as the quantity of the food
was bad, work was hard. men were''rough.
husbands beat their wives habitllally: in
cold weather they were thinly clad: in hot
weather their clothes were too thick If
there was any indulgence possible il took
the form of beer. Tea did not exist
Children. hungry and cold, cried all day
and all night; everything combined to
cNaspcratc Il woman. What wonder if.
from time To time. She lost control of
herself and became copiously eloquent
over her wrongs; Things have greatly
improved. The husband no longer-or
very scldom-beat> his wife; the food has
become cheap: wages have gone up: lux
urieS. formerly unattainable, have be
come ncceSsaricS: the scold is dying out
OF the land, because there is so little TO
Scold about-Philadelph Ledger.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20

In making a square fight on the cur
rency question the Republican leaders
have shown that they realize the impor-
lance of the issue and are willing to stake
the success of their party on vote of the
people. We opine that they will receive
an adverse verdict at the polls. but rs the
man said to the bovine that attempted to
buttan approaching, engine off Il railroad
track we must admire their pluck while
we condemn their judgment The free
coinage car is approaching the National
capital, and those who would obstruct its
progress must suffer for their temerity.