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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
Commissioner Sales monday.

PA, Watkins farm, 1921 acres near
Beverly, to Richard Leavell for S4O.75
per acre.
j. ID. Peden farm, l54l acres near
Fairview, to Mrs. N. IA. Peden at 81
DOL. In the same case 40 acres to j.
E. Moseley $605.
Jno. A Lewis farm, 265 acres near
Crofton, to Gordon Nelson for 81, $50.
In same case two lots in Crofton to
o. A. West at $ll0
One third interest in lot at Pee Dee
to j. 9. Marques for $50
@. p. Nolen residence on Jesup.
Avenue to j, E. Cliborne for 81 ,260.
Mechanism farm, 300 acres in
South Christian, bought in by heirs
at Sl5 per acre.
j. A. b. Reese farm, l545 acres,
near Lafayette, sold to j. H. Reese
for 81 per acre. Sale declared OF,
The Ford house and lot ON Lower
street, sold to M. d. Boales at $235.
A negro woman has been licensed
to practice law at Memphis.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
Her Minister'S With Ber

Chattanooga, Sept. 8.-Mrs. Mary
Ann Devoe, from the Sand Noun
tains of Alabama, passed through this
city yesterday with her husband for
Cincinnati, supposedly to enter a
museum. Mrs. Devoe wore an iron
gray beard and heavy moustache, the
beard being at least twelve inches in
length. This was the first time she
had ever been on the cars, and she
attracted great attention,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
Four Hearts Made Happy.

Two marriages occurred in the
County Clerks Office Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Jas. II. Moore and
Miss Esther Blalock, a couple living
near Dawson Springs, were married
at 9 o'clock, and Mr. e. l.. Clark and
Miss Kittie B. Wright, both Of Haley's
Mill country, were joined in wedlock.
a few minutes later. Judge John W p
Breathitt officiated.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
Cox q BouIware Assign.

Messrs. Cox & Boulware, the cloth
ing firm composed Of A. S. Cox and
L. G. Boulware, made an assignment
Friday, to Jack S. Moore. The firm
was solvent, but assigned on accoI.nrf
of one bill that was pressing them
and which they were unable to meet,
They expect to pay dollar for dollar.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
Bitten by a Spider.

Mr.. VIM. L. Johnson, keeper of the
toll-gate on the Canton pike, near the.
city, was bitten by a large spider
Wednesday and has since been in
delirious condition. He was thought
to be slightly better yesterday after
noon, but was not out of danger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
coming Opera Next week.

The Metropolitan Opera Co., with
40 people, will open the theatrical
season at the Opera House next
Tuesday night Sept. IA, with a fine
Performance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
CREAM OF NEWS.
If IT'S NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HASIT.
Crenshaw Nominated--Mr Campbell's WIN
Another Assignment-Toe Cut on
Sit by a Spider-Fail Weddings.


There will be big barbecue, pub
lie speaking and brandance at PAGES
Ford, II miles from town, on Satur-
day Sept. Is. Hon. II. D. Allen and
other speakers are expected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
stole All His Cash.

At an early hour Tuesday morning
some one entered the dwelling house
of Mr.. G. Merely Brown, near Croft
ton, and secured about SIS from Mr..
Browns pants pockets.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

Senator H. G, Petrie, of Elkton,
was nominated for circuit Judge by
the Republicans, to run against
Herschel Goodnight. M. j. Roark
was named for attorney.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

The September drouth is destroy
ing all late crops and prematurely
parching vegetation every where, in
some places even killing forest trees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

The patronage of the various Ken.
lucky summer resorts has been much
larger this season than for several
Yehrs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

Col Isaac w, Avery, of Atlanta,
one of the most prominent citizens of
Georgia, is dead from the effects of a
fail from porch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10
MATRIMONIAL.

SHELBY-NAvE.-Mr. John f. Shell
by, widower, aged about IS years,
and Mrs. Elizabeth j. Nave, a widow,
nearly as old, were married by Judge
Breathitt yesterday morning. The
parties lived in the Macedonia neigh
borhood and came into the city early
in the morning and had the ceremony
performed as soon as the Judge ar
rived at his office.
CRloK -CRCK,-Mr. Hanson Crick
and Miss Matte Crick, young people
of the White Plains country, were
married in the County Clerks office
by JudgeBreathitt yesterday morning.
Sixteen experienced millwrights
from indianapolis, are now putting
in the machinery of the new Acme
Mills and the mill will be ready for
business by October LIST. Mr.. N.
thinner, late Of the Crescent Mills,
will be in charge as miller. The
capacity will be 300 barrels a day
and upwards
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

The coal.mi1ers' convention, in
session at Columbus, o., will, it is
thought, vote to accept the sixty-f five
cent compromise.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-10

A negro woman has been licensed
to practice law at Memphis.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
PROTECTION OF MELON VINES

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
One of our neighbors recently set out
to have first class watermelon patch.
He plowed thoroughly. manured heav
lily, in fact, did every thing necessary,
except look after the young plants
after they came up. The plants came
up strong and all looked well. About
this time he discovered some insects
Striped bugs) on the plants of two hills
The next morning he was going to
sprinkle on the plants, while the dew
was on, O Raixtars yof SCOT and~ashes.
He forgot it and delayed his visit for
three or four days. When he went,
the bugs had cleaned up the vines, root
and branch, not a single one left
Having no more seed, he then planted
his patch in corn.
But not so at our house. We, too,
went in for first class patch, but we
had an eye to protection. We con
structed some decoy beds according to
plan recently given in your paper,
(small beds to inches square in i'm
mediate vicinity of the patch in which
watermelon seed are thickly sown
(shese beds should be we'll supplied with
stable or other manure). We duste
the plants in the hills early of a morn
ing while the dew was on with about
equal parts of SCOT and wood ashes,
mixed, shaken through a bucket. (Che
application should not be too heavy,
lest it injure the young plants. But
never knew them so injured but once,
and then the application consisted
wholly of strong ashes, the quantity
administered being unnec ecessarily large
Two thirds SCOT and one third ashes
may be better.
After the application of SCOT and
ashes, dirt was drawn around the plants
clcse up to the bottom leaves, thus pro
tecting the stems.
But the stems of the plants in the
decoy beds were left exposed and q
suficiency of bugs to destroy several
patches focked to them. The beds
were visited (early in the morning ia
the best tine) and the bugs destroyed
until they have seemingly been EXTERN
mated. As result the vines in the
hills were not injured in the least and
are thriving luxuriantly.
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Leaf, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
DEEP FLOWING.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
In your issue of May 18th you make
the following statement:
"Most lands are benefited by deep
plowing, but after crops are planted
shallow and frequent cultivation is
best. 1t has been demonstrated that
corn should never be cultivated to q
depth of more than two inches"
The benefits to be derived from plow-
ing corn and other crops are twofold.
1. To admit the air to the roots of
plants.
Q. To make the soil loose in order
that the roots of the plants can pene-
trate it more readily.
The killing Of grass and weeds may
be regarded as incidental. If the land
be stirred sufficiently often to accom-
plish the two objects named there will
be no grass nor weeds to bother.
The authorities are divided on the
subject of deep ploWing, some recon-.
mendiDg one thing and some another.
One party advises that corn be plowed
four times, the two first deep, the two
last shallow. This appears to be about
as good advice as can be given for the
large majority of cases. Were it not
for breaking the roots of the corn, it
would doubtless be best to ploW deep
first, last and all the time. Hence it
follows that the roots take possession
Of the soil, the depth Of blowing should
be proportionately reduced.
But by constructing the drills wide
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

apart, say 8 feet, the stalks therein be
ing half the usual distance apart of 4
feet rows, a strip from two to three
feet wide, midway between the rows,
can practically be plowed deep at each
plowing, thus affoFding the much
needed protection in time Of drouth.
Corn should be plowed soon after
each rain. The roots in the middle of
the rows are fine and can safely be
broken when the ground is moist. At
all events the damage from breaking
these small roots is doubtless far less
than would follow lack of thorough
pulverization. Hence, the first and
second times plow deep throughout.
then employ cultivator next the corn,
but continue the deep plowing in the
middle. From the 1st 60 the 10th of
June drill cowpeas between the corn
rows and cultivate thoroughly, thus
raising two full, or nee rly full, crops,
one of corn, the other of peas.
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Leaf, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
Long Leaf, N. @.

The turnip crop should be leading
one, says Home az d Farm, as large
supply can be secured from an acre of
land. The growing of turnips for win
ter is during the summer season, but,
while the growing of turnips is done
somewhat carefully after the ground
is ready for the seed, the proper prep
aration Of the ground is not always
made. Weeds grow rapidly during
warm weather, and to protect the tur.
nips the land shoCld be plowed now,
narrowed. and the weed seeds permit
ted to sprout, using the harrow asoften
as may be necessary to destroy them.
Just before seeding the turnips Casually
in july the land should be worked
deep with a cultivstor, and then har-
roWed down again 40 fine as possible.
This will not only cause fewer weeds to
appear, but viii also increase the crop
Of turnips both in the yield and quality.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
Long Leaf, N. @.

Are your reapers. your harrow, and
other tools under shelters Sit down
and count the number of tools you have
out alike in sun and storm. Then cal.
culste the amount you have spent for
repairs, new tools, etc. Then make an
estimate of the per cent. of the money
paid for repairs and new tools, that
might have been saved had you given
your tools proper attention. Perhaps
you may arrive at some conclusions,
not altogether improbable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
AGRICULTURE.

Prospects for a fine hay crop are
good.
Mississippi and Florida have a smaller
ltEoG acreage than last year.
Nothing can take the place of fre
lent till1ge. Manure and rains will
much more profitable, if the ground
frequently stirred.
Another industry much neglec cted by
orth Carolina farmers is the fruit in
lstry. There is much money in it for
me enterprising men.
IN no other business is there go little
lcertainty because Of probable fuc
atoms il prices as the dairy business.
rmers. keep an accounted the money
u make on your butter supply. 1t
ay surprise you.
See that the roots are not torn in
ltivating your crops. They are as
'autiai to the life Of a plant as rains
d arteries to our existence and any
" intuition in the number are as dam
ing to the plant as proportionate
mber of arteries would be to us.
Take that small boy by the ear if you
e. q him stealing birds nests. Better
'u, teach him what good friends OF
urs the birds are. Do you know
nch Of the birds are your friends, By
% way3 Some of them have a bad
me among the farmers who hardly
serve it. Says the exchange.
Don't think that you can make a
's @essful farmer without using your
I'm. Farming is getting in line with
s.4er occupations in demanding unin-
Fupted attention, system and order.
3 more study and brain-work you
On your farm, the greater will be
profit from it.
'armers would be surprised to know
Smuch they are losing by allowing
EDS to 60 to seed. If you have q
F covered with them, better use
II mower at once. Even il you have
modern mower, it would be better
use scythe or even q hoe rather
allow the weeds to go to seed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
FLOWING PREVENTS DROUGHT.

It will be found that where the soil
is kept loose by piowing and cultivation
its capacity for absorbing and holding
water is much greater than where it is
neglected. Thus every weed and sur-
plus growth must be scrupulously kept.
down, as everything that grows is con-
stantIy drawing moisture from the soil.
If we can get the upper and lower
moisture in the soil to meet the battle
is won, for the cultivation is favorable
to the capillary action of the soil in
drawing moisture from below, and cuI-
tivation will prevent it's evaporation
from the surface. If, however, there
is dry streak of soil foot or moro
below the surface, vegetation will suffer
accordingly.-Rural World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

thousands of bushels go to waste every
year. A former bulletin (No. 49, Of
the station treated of evaporatiDg, and
this one is devoted to the manufacture
of cider, vinegar, jelly, and marina
lRde.
That the station might treat these
subjects advisedly and make reliable
recommendations to the apple growers
of Virginia, a complete set of machin-
cry was purchased and full seasons
run was made, notes and accounts be-
ing carefully kept throughout. The
machinery was purchased at the State
Fair at Richmond on most favorable
terms, is of latest build, and is fully
illustrated by cuts in the bulletin. 1t
consists of pulping or grinding ma
chine, run by steam, q hydraulic press,
steam evaporation, for converting the
cider into jelly, and steam cooker
and colander for making apple butter
and marmalade The mill has acapacity
Of three or four thousand gallons per
day.
Before purchasing this outfit, the
station had hand mill and press, and
the bulletin gives the following com
parison of cost per gallon by the two
methods: To run the hand outfit a
day took 4 men at 81 each, 8 boys at
25 cents each, and 125 bushels apples
at cents each, a total of $14 25, and
the output was $50 gallons of cider, at
a cost of nearly 6 cents per gallon.
With the larger outfit, days run
took men at 81 each, 90 bushels coal
at 10 cents ana $50 bushels apples at
cents, total of $67, and turned out
8, 1000 gallons of cider at a cost of less
bhan two and third cents per gallon.
This outfit cost $500 and the station
operated it on the toll plan, working
hp the small, unstable fruit of sur
rounding farmers. Fruit was brought
in from a distance of ten miles and
customers were served as fast as they
yould unload. After taking toll, each
custo mar received nearly gallons of
cider for each bushel of fruit, and the
daily toll yielded 500 to 800 gallons of
elder to the mill. The foliage for the
season, at one and half cents per gal
lon. amounted to $3.50, or $50 more than
| the cost of the outfit. By adding vats
in which to wet down and re press the
pomece for vinegaFor jelly, this income
can be considerably increased.
making jelly, 90 pounds of sugar
was added to each 100 pounds I'll gal
lons) of juice, and this yielded 40
pounds OF jelly much superior to aver
age jelly, at a cost of 8 cents per pound.
For making marmalade, 80 pounds
of apples were sliced and cooked in s
gallons of cider and 35 pounds of sugar.
This made 116 pounds of marmalade at
q cost Of less than 2 cents per pound.
The manufactured of vinegar is simple
and profitable. The station was con-
verting $500 gallons of its toll cider
into vinegar when the bulletin went to
press, with every promise Of success,
though no figures are given as to cost.
The state ment is made that though
thousands of bushels of apples go to
waste every year, in Virginia, there is
not well equipped vinegar factory
in the state, and good cider vinegar is
high and hard to get.
The bulletin gives directions for the
operation of the machinery and the
manufacture of cider, jelly, marmalade
and vinegar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
CRIMSON CLOVER AFTER CORR

AS a general rule wheat is the least
profitable crop in the rotation, espe-
cially as the wheat harvest is apt to.
occur in the hottest and dryest time in
the season, writes s. Peacock, in Penn
sylvania Farmer.
And the sudden removal of the par
tial shade afforded the young clover
by the standing wheat, only too fre-
quently causes failure in the clover
stand. For this reason many attempts
have been made to omit wheat from
the rotation, with more or less success.
The best method, no doubt, is to SOW
crimson clover in the corn after the
last working in August. This not only
brings the sod one year earlier, but
also acts as a catch crop to prevent the
loss of available fertilizers during the,
winter season.
Unfortunately, we do not always
seem able to get stand of clover from
sowing in the corn. The corn crop
uses an immense quantity of water and
mineral fertilizers. frequently the
seed sown in August fails to germinatey
and the time and seed are 1cs Iccait -hssidfe
the disarrangemenE OF working plans.
The rainfall does not regulate this
''catch as have known good stands
obtained during dry season, and bad
stands obtained in fairly wet season,
No doubt the quantity of available fer.
tilizer present has much to do with g.
successful stand.
All the clovers are rank potash feed
ers; give them enough potash and phos-
phoric acid and they will not only fur
nish all the nitrogen they need for
their own Development, but also for
several successive crops. The most
successful method I have known for
insuring clover crop soWn in corn, is
to apply liberal minerals to the corn;
that is, to fertiIize the corn both for
itself, and also for the proposed clover
crop. As is well known, kainit has g.
beneficial action>in absorbing moistur5
from the air. So great is this action
that during periods of severe drought,
it has been known to carry crop
through successfully when untreated
,Bdjacent hei0s suffered s69eFBIy.
The best preparation, therefore, to
insure good stand of crimson clover
and at the same time to greatly aid the
corn crop, is to SOW kainit and acid
phosphate, the former preferably early
in the spring if it's action in absorbing
moisture is an object. On light soils,
$50 pounds of muriate of potash per
acre, and 500 pounds of acid phosphate
should be used. Do not think the guam
titles are too great; it will pay to feed
crimson clover literally. If the soil is
heavy one, the land should be lined
and the potash application much the
same as with the light soil; the phos-
phate would preferably be some form
of bone or bone tankage. The potash
and phosphates may be safely applied
in the fall of the previous year.
It is well to remember that the most
of this potash and phosphoric acid ap-
piled to the crimson clover will be held
by the roots Of that crop ready for the
next step in the rotation, and joined-t6
a liberal supply of ammonia obtained
from the atmosphere, will be as nearly
cost free as anything can be cost free
IN tho vzorI6
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

Glover for hay should be cut before
it fully natures; that is, just a. the
heads are beginning to turn brown. IL
cut before the sap fully leaves the roots
the plants will send oat new shoots and
win be in better condition for pro-
ducing q crop the next season than
would be the case il the clover is cut
after the heads are broWn.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

Water in which SCOT has been dis
solved is excellent to keep off bugs and
injurious insects. It has a slight smell
Of sulphur, and to this, perhaps, is du6
it's virtue in repelling them. A little
SCOT in water, If put on melons and
cUcumbers before the eggs are laid. WilA
keep off the striped bug.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
,.v gATIoNAL FARMERS ALI.
ENCR AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.
Mann Page, Brandon,

Mann Page, Brandon,
q Vice President-C. Vincent, Indian
P3soI, Secretary Treesurer-W. P. Bricker,
,ogsn Station, Pa.
LECTURERS.
p Sossamon, Charlotte, N. Q.
Ianlin V. Poore, Bird Island, MINI.
r II. Peirsol, Parkersburg, w. Va.
NATIONAL NXECUTTYE COMMITTEE.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va, r. A.
,oI,th worth, Denver, Col. John Bre-
giS ". Va; A. B. Welch, New York; {;
q 70 A Gardner, Andrews Settlement,
JUDICIARY.
2. &. southworth, Denver, Colo.
8. W. Beck, Alabama.
Y. D, Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
LECTURERs.
.r.r1nNAI, MXNCUTTYE OOMNnTTEE.
JUDICIARY.
,aTs CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLf-
ANCE.


P-saident - DIR. Cyrus Thompson,
Sci. lands, Y. Q.
Vico-President-Jno. Graham, Ridge
Secretary -Treasurer-W. 8. Barnes,
Lecturer. 7. B. Hoover, Elm City,
s.. 0. ou will
'VTi VChiapiain-Rev. P. Il. Massey, Dur.
Do Doorkeeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
Assistant Door keeper-Jas. z. Lyon,
Durham, N. Q.
gergeant-at-Arms-A.D D. z. Wallace,
Eutberfordton, n. O.
State Business Agent-T. Ivey, Hills
trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
Graham, Machpelah, n. ..
sEHTUwvE COMMITTEE OF THE EORTR
uAzaLTEA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
4, &. HiIeman, Concord, N. G.; ~.
.. English, Trinity, n. O.9James Nd.
AeWborne, Kins on, n. ..
FATS ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
John Brady, Gatesville, n. c.; Dr..
E. Harrell, Whiteville, N. c.; 7. j.
sndler. Acton. n. =.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

zach Of tie G6oUe-gGnIed papers are
csssted TO keep the list standing on
! frat page and add others, pro7tded
6g are d1Lgg elected. Any paper JGSk-
g 60 advocate the 0cdIa platform tGStE
dropped from the list promptly. Orr
t9pJs cGsa nOtg see aChGt papers are
r5gished irs their G71teTest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

agth Carolina Reform Press Association.
G55csTs-J. L. Ramsey, Prestdeat ;
gTtcn Butler, Vioe-P President; ". 5.
tc1see, SecTesGTY,
PAPERS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

"The Progress
ave Farmer - =
GOOD paper---tar
sSove the aver
Sge--and possibly
ne best advertis.
iog medium in M.
CO Printers Ink.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29

"The Progress
sive Farmer ID q
good paper--Ra
above the aver
age land possibly
the best advertiGP
ing medium ia NJ
c." Printers Inks
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-08-03
The Buigarinns.

The failure of the Bulgarians to help
out the Greeks has drawn attention TO
this weak but physically attractive
race. They are of Finnish extraction,
and one discovers their affinity to the
Firms in their high cheek bones, their
light, thin hair, and their half-open
eyes. Their language is mongrel
mixture Of Turkish, Persian, Russian
and Servian, and bears about equal re-
semblance to all four, while their re-
ligiOn is a bastardized version Of the
Greek Church, generously suffused
with traces Of Paganism. Their clergy
are gross and ignorant, and the gener-
nj tone of Bulgarian morality is not so
lofty as TO excite emulation The Bull
garians are brave and enduring, and
show enough enterprise TO leave their
own country and seek out fortune in
other lands They take such service
as they find in neighboring States,
and are especially skillful in their care
Of cattle and horses. They make
trusty servants when employed in po-
sitions requiring fidelity, aud are noted
for the zeal with which they protect
an employers interests.