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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Krupp Withdraws His orer.

LONDON, Sept. "a special dispatch
from Berlin says that Herr Krupp. the iron
master, has withdrawn his offer of e25, 600
G125,00O to equip the next expedition OF
DR.. Peters to Africa, owing to the sentence
recently passed on the doctor. DIR. Peters
was formerly the German high commits
sioner in Africa and was dismissed from
the imperial service in April last, after
having been convicted of grossly abusing
his authority in hanging. whipping and
maItreating natives in his iuris-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Breast Pierced by Ramrod.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
PORTLAND. Ind. Sept. 6-Joseph Bisel
took down his rifle this evening and started
to clean it, preparatory going hunting.
The weapon was discharged and the ram
rod pierced Bisels breast, killing him in
stantly. His wife and son witnessed the ac-
c:dent. The farm bell was rung, and neigh
bors came TO the assistance of the family.
Bisel lived eight miles south of here, near
1Rlllff Point
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PORTLAND, Ind Sept. 6.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Stoner, one of the pioneers of Jay
county, died this afternoon, aged eighty-six.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept 6.-Mrs Eliza
Smith, of Fountain City, died Saturday,
aged eighty-five. She was the mother of
Mrs. ]. T. Elliott and Mrs. Louisa Conner,
both of this city.
KNIGHTSTOWN Ind, Sept. Ella
Reeves, aged seventy-seven, died at his
home in this city last night. He had been
a long sufferer, having had a stroke of
paralysis three years ago, which left him
in HELPLESS condition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Rritish Trades Union Congress.

BIRMINGHAM. England, Sept 6.--The
Trades Union Congress met here to-day
There were 800 delegates present, repre-
senting 100000 unionists. The parlia-
mentary committee reported that the legis-
lation in many decisions of the courts dur
ing the year 1897 was not based on the prin-
ciples of equity and justice, and was CAL
crlated seriously to injure the cause of
IL or and give capitalism an unfair and
improper advantage.
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Commander Dodge spoke.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART Ind. Sept. 6-Labor day was
appropriately observed here to-day by the
labor organizations and the Red Men and
Woodmen OF the World of this city,
Goshen, South Bend and Mishawaka There
was a big parade and games. Commander
James S. Dodge and II. S. Chester delivered
the principal addresses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Two sparring Matches.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.--At the Green Point
Sporting Club tonight Black Critic, of Gin
cinnati, and Harry Kyle spared a ten
round draw. Jimmy McKeever, of Phila-
delphla, lost the bout with Billy Needham
OF Minneapolis. by fouling, the referee
stopping the fight in the fourth round
Mysterious Billy Smith knocked out
Mike. Dempsy in two minutes Of the first
round.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Decision for Macy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE case OF
John w. Macy against the Winchester Elec-
trio Light Company, which was sent here
on a change of venue, was decided to-day
by Judge Fox in favor of the plaintiffs, and
also grants the petition for receiver for
the company. which is now insolyent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Judge MiIIer in mad Health.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. 6.-On ac-
count of Judge John D. Miller's poor health
Judge s. A. Bonner convened court this
morning as a special judge. Judge Miller's
physicians have advised him not to hold
court this session as he needs absolute rest.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Sept 6.--Labor day was
celebrated in grand style here. The mer-
chants and citizens in general did all in
their power to. aid the committees in MAX
ing the demonstration a success. Business
houses closed for one hour before the
parade and remained closed for one hour
after. The parade, headed by bands, mayor,
city officials, fire department. Stone Cut
ters' Union, Federation of Labor, car
penters, blacksmiths, railroad employees
drum corps, molders and machinists, quar-
schools of the city, plantation singers dele
cations on horseback with floats repre-
senting the different trades, led to the
fair ground, where the crowd listened to
the speakers. This was the first demonstra-
ton of the kind held in Bedford and was
q success beyond all expectation.
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Sept. 10. the cause necessitating the block
having accepted the autonomous form OF
government. Therefore, the admirals have
requested the Governor TO disarm every
body except the regular troops
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Iron-CIad Quarantine.

AUSTIN, Tex, Sent Estate Health
Officer Wearingen this morning issued
fron-clad quarantine against Ocean
Springs. Miss, and all other points now
afrected or likely 10 be affected by yellow
fever 1t will go into immediate effect and
last indefinitely. Reports from the gulf
coast are to the effect that the inhabitants
are badly frightened at the prospects Of
yellow fever entering the State, and some
or them are talking of reorganizing their
shotgun quarantine force which patrolled
the gulf shore some twelve years ago to
keep out all persons and thereby prevent
the disease from entering the State.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Sept 6.-Milo Pegg
and John Murphy the two Randolph coun-
ty men under arrest here for alleged at
tempted counterfeiting, were given a pre-
liminary hearing this evening and bound
over to the federal grand jury. Pegg gave
bond. but Murphy was taken to jail at
IndianapOlis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07

About 900 workingmen yesterday formed
one OF the most interesting parades seen
IN the city for a long time. The day was
disposed to be cloudy while the procession
was forming. but as the various societies
Joined the parade before they started for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07

dealers made an assignment to-day with
$1,000 are due banks and other local credit
ors The remainder is for merchandise ac-
counts. The failure is attributed to the long
line of credits carried by the firm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Gompers Spoke at Bloomington.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 6. - Labor
day was observed for the first time in this
city. The affair was in charge of the
Quarrymen's Union. which has a strong
lodge here. The city was gaily decorated,
and there was long procession. Henry
Splitzgarber presided and Mayor Hadley
made the welcome address. Congressman
Miers spoke briefly but the principal adj
dress was by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor
President Gompers devoted a portion of his
address to denouncing the United States
courts for interfering by injunction. He
was not in favor of arbitration only where
parties were strong enough TO enforce them
Fear, he thought. the principal ele-
ment in settling labor difficulties He re-
garded the coal strike as a success in that
it would advance miners wages about As
cents a day. He spoke for two hours and a
half and was we'll received
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Cretan BIockade to Re Ra,..s

CANEA, Isle of Crete, Sept. 6-The ad-
mirals in command of the fleets of the pow
ers in Cretan waters have decided to raise
thA blockade of this island on Friday NEXT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
TRAVEL Will SOON sTOP.

Many Towns Establishing Quarnn-
tines--Advice to Absent MObiIians.
MOBILE, Ala. Sept 6--State Health Off,
Ger Dr. w. Fl. Sanders returned this morn
ing from Ocean Springs. He reports that
the Louisiana medical authorities are salts
fed now the cases examined there are true
types of yellow fever. Upon receipt of this
report and upon further reports that there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Hardware Merchants FAN.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind Sept. 6-Finkbiner
& Duenweg, wholesale and retail hardware
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
No. 43

grow more of them or some other kind
of roots for our stock. In Farmers
Bulletin No. 90 issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, is given the COM
position of artichokes and other roots,
and by comparing them find the arCi-
choke to be as rich in food elements as
the other roots They cost but little to
grow them and the brood sows do the
harvesting. Brood sows and growing
pigs need some kind of roots or green
food to keep them in healthy Condi-
tlon, and as a large mai lrity of the
farmers in the corn belt are not pro-
vlded with suitable tools to cultivate
root crops, their hogs are fed on grain
the entire winter. I would not advise
anyone to plant them on high priced
land; and where one is prepared to cul-
tivRte and store other root CROPS it
might not be profitable to grow them.
lam experimenting little with mangel
WUEzels and sugar beets, and il they
prove to be cheaper and better will
discard the RrtiChokes, but in the mean.
time they are worth more to me than
any other crop could raise on the
same ground. An objection usually
made to them is that they are bad to
spread, but have not found them 30.
The seed does not grow, and have no
fear OF being unable to get rid of them
should ever want to-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
MR.. McWHIRrRR's PLAN.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PIONEER MILLS, N. =, Nov. 1S, 81
gave you my plan as a reme0y for
five cent cotton to change the date of
payment Of all debts contracted III 1898
to August, 1899 Now 1 ask space TO
discuss the details.
First, under the present system, the
cotton Is marketed on the commence
ment of the manufacturers cotton
year, which compels the manufacturer
to build warehouses to protect his cot
ton from eight to eleven months, IN or
der that he may have cotton enough to
run his mills through the year.
Secondly, to save him the expense
of insuring such an enormous amount
of cotton, which is a very heavy ex
pense, and also save interest on the
same, which might be left in the peck
cts of the planter under my plan. ]
believe thai the law Of supply and de-
mand under this system would rule be.
yond q doubt, because the cotton would
commence going on the market in Oc-
tober, as usual, without being forced,
as the manufacturers demand it, which
would leave it in the planters hands
until the demand brought it out.
Thirdly, the planter, at very small
cost, could put up sheds to protect his
cotton on his own farm, and also in
sure it under the Farmers Mutual In
surance Company, into which most of
the States, if not all in the South, are
organized, which is actually no cost
after the issue of the policy, until there
ia some actual loss by fire or storm,
since for q policy in this company
there is no annual or monthly premium
to be paid.
Now, in consideration Of this plan, /
earnestly ask the CO operation Of the
manufacturers, merchants and plant
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
ARTICaOKES.
ing repol

In q recent issue of the Practical
Farmer, an Indiana man writes as fol
lows: Il have tried the white Jerusa
lem artichoke al d am well pleased with
the result. We have a two acre lot,
one end OF which is partitioned of into
small pens and provided with houses
suitable for one SOW; the balance of the
lot is planted in srtichokes. The soil
is q deep, rich, black, sandy soil. Arti
chokes do exceedingly well on it, pro
duciug several hundred bushels each
year. In suitable weather, when the
ground is not frozen, we turn the sows
and pigs in and let them root. About
the first of April we take the hogs out
and run the plow through the patch,
throwing it up in ridges, which leaves
IL in good condition for the hogs to
harvest the next crop. The hogs al
ways leave enough the ground to seed
Ehe patch. We never dig any Of them,
but Il we had q root cellar I would
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
sKKD CORN IN THE SOUTH.

Professor Massey, of the A. 6 n.
College, Raleigh, has been consulted as
to the advisabi ity of procuring seed
corn from the North to plant in the
South. Home and Farm publishes his
letter. He says:
I'VE do not think it advisable to get
seed corn from the North for Southern
planting. 1t will take some time to
fully acclimatiZe it, and you can get
better corn suited to your climate by q
careful selection at home from what
you already have. If the corn in your
section is ''all run out" it is the fault
OF the CultivatOr and not of the climate.
The way in which seed corn is usually
selected in the South is enough to run
out any thing. The proper way TO inn.
prove corn for seed is to make the
selection in the field. Have a section
OF the field planted in the kind of corn
you wish to save for seed and give it
the best OF care and maturing, deep
preparation, but shallow and level cul-
tivation. AS soon as the tassels begin
to show go through the piece and cut
ont the tassels from every stalk that
dot g not show an ear coming. Select
for seed vigorous stalks that set two
ears and mark them to stand until per-
fectly matured. Save only the ear
next to the ground for seed. It will
not probably be the finest looking ear,
but save it only even if it is a nubbin.
If you continually save the top ears
for seed, you increase the tendency to
produce the ear farther and farther
from the ground, and also increase the
tendency to bear but one ear. By con.
tinuous saving of the bottom ear you
get the corn in the habit of producing
its crop near the ground and the habit
of bearing two ears
'Piant this selected corn the next
year and plant the seed patch with the
same and pursue the same course Of
selection. It will take years to produce
striking results, but if you persevere
you will finally get race Of corn that
will put money in your pocket for seed
purposes Do not in your latitude
select corn for earliness. You have
plenty of time to mature the biggest,
and the largest. late maturing corn
will always bring you the heaviest
crop. North ward corn has been selected
with view for earliness Corn, more
than any other grain we know of dis.
likes to be removed far North or SouGh
Of its native locality, and thought il
adapts itself to the changed conditions,
it takes time to do it, and you will do
better to select from your own stock.
Get the best corn you can find in your
section to start with, and, my word for
it, if you follow up the plan proposed
you will find that We are right"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

When bees are wintered in the cellar
many bee keepers raise the hives about
3 inches from the bottom board; others
remove the bottom board entirely.
This allows plenty of ventilation, bat
little escape of heat, and all dead bees
and rubbish drop down away from the
cluster, where they dry instead OF be-
coming moldy and rotten from contact
with the warmth and moisture Of the
cluster. This raising Of the hives gives
mice access to them. The most prac-
tical plan to prevent this is to trap or
poison the mice; 70 do 60. mix equal
parts of -four. sugar and arsenic and
place in shallow dishes in different
parts Of the Ceflar.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

get the writer's name in order to sug
gest that the COW be watched few
days and locked up at night tied in a
position so she cannot suck herself. It
is not impossible, although improbable
that this COW has allen off from hav
ing res she'd a certain stage of CESSATION.
I5 is much more PROBABLE that, 1st, she
sucks herself, or 2od, some thief is
stealing her milk; hence the above ad
vice
AS to chickens, this Station has some
for sale and can doubtless furnish our
correspondent eggs or pair, a trio, or
single bird which will satisfy him if
his name can be learned; therefore, if
he sees these lines and will write again,
we will q lote prices to him On eggs and
chickens and hope he will report further
as to the COW. FRANK E EMERY.
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8 s McWHIRTER.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer
WARREN 70. N g.. NV 10 1892.
Agricultural Experiment StGtaOm,
Raleigh. " c.:
SIRs As you are willing to give the
farmers such Information as they need,
would Ike co ask favor OF you. l
have a young COW, partly Jersey she
had on May 1st, 1897, the second calf;
on the 25ln of June sne was bred again
she is we'll fed, getting morning and
evening cotton seed and corn meal and
fodder. more than any other COW in
the neighb prhood; besides, she is in
pasture and has pure spring Of water,
which she always had. Formerly she
gave a good supply of milk, but now
she gIv3s scarcely a quBrC day. Gould
you give me any information about
what could be wrong with her, IwouId
be very thankful. feed and milk her
myself, 80 know she gets her feed and
every ything right. Once week she
gets salt. and every few eeks little
sulphur.
/ would like to ask another favor :
Thieves stole my best chickens. I
wrote Co several parties about Wyan
dotte eggs or q set of young chickens
Gould you sell me set of young Wyan
dottes or q set-1S or 26 eggsf have
two hens that want to hatch. I am
willing to pay q good price and will
send the money as soon asit is required.
You would do me great favor if you
would sell me eggs or rooster and q
hen or two; no matter how young they
are.
Hoping to hear from you soon, re
main, Yours,
The above consigned communication
was recently received at the Expert
ment Station. we should be glad to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
AGRICULTURE.
NORTH CAROLINA REcoURCEs,

Dol. Frederick Annanias OIds has
written a very interesting letter to the
Wilmington Messenger regarding the
report Of the Com missioner of Labor.
Hes8ys:
"In the chapter on fruit growing in
Western N ,rJh Carolina, which is 10
appear IN this years report of the State
Labor Commissioner, it is stated that
tourteen counties ship 90 600 barrels
Haywood and Swain Is. 600 each Cald
we'll aud Wilkes. 10 600; Yancey, Clay,
Jsckson and Surry, 5000 There are
many 10 :aIities in this section where
PEACHES are seldom killed, and espe
cially Is this the case in the thermal re
gon. Apples are kept all winter in
ordinary cellars. It is destined to be
the greatest apple growing region in
America. There have 80 far been few
a.tempts to grow apples in a Systematic
manner, and an absence Of system as
bCuIInz, picking and shipping These
North Carolina apples have this year
taken Driz q at New York exhibitions
The great z Of many of the trees at
tacts aJreDtlon; as 1t is not uncommon
to fud them three feet in diameter.
TANNERIEs
The tannery industry is much
larger IN this State than is generally
Known A very large proportion OF
The hi5es produced are tanned In the
State Toe abundance of oak and hem
lock barK would enable the State to tan
Ntbe leather used within its limits A
large part OF the leather now produced
the Safe is made into harness and
Collar Toe greater part Of these 60
NBaIumore. Richmond and Atlanta,
and successfully compete with the
ptoduc5 of other States. A list Of 122
snnerIes is given, with postofice ad
otesses and owners. Chatham county
leads with 8
COPPER MINING.
The copper ores of this State usually
Occur in two forms-gold bearing and
aon gold bearing. The ores in Person
aad Granville, with a high per centage
copp=r have never received the at.
Saaon they deserve. One of the mines,
ueO eOfe Knob, in Ashe, has been worked
van Immense extent and to q depth OF
W teet The discovery Of aHast de,
posL8 on the exteme western boundary
"ne State has led to mining on great
'Tale' and over 100 persons are em
s'Oyed, This last discovered deposit is
iEs'OOaoly on the Georgia side of the
e' a list of IA mines is given from
u'on copper alone is taken, and OF 90
NO@ which considerable quantities Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30
FORTY PER CENT. AT FARMING

Mr.. Henry Parker, who, with his
brother, owns 80 acre farm near Eu
faula, Ala has told the Times, of that
place, how he has succeeded at farm
ing. 1--WE made" said he, ''last year
40 per cent. profit on the place And
lE 10 OF considerable value because we
have unusually good accommodations
on the place, among other things an
exceedingly nice country house, with
ouGhouses, etc. We get money from
COWS We have five Jersey COWS, from
which we sell the butter and the in
crease. We sell 200 head of hogs a
year, many of them as pigs, others
when grown. We make fodder end
hay, and last year got good money
from 300 bushels of peanuts. We raise
great quantities of sweet potatoes. And
sweet potato in Barbour county now.
and they are worth 80 cents bushels
IG is true. / am shipping potatoes from
Nashville. The farmer gets impatient
OoASA WI A4A uO1 AOA4 9uS P04W VI uAS CGOP
for a rise. Think what magnificent
thing it would be now to have several
hundred bushels of potatoes3 We have
sold already $22 worth of new Irish po
tatoes. We get good returns from
sugar cane. and So in the last month or
two from cattail mlIlet seed. We raise
field peas and all kinds of vegetables
OF course, we raise oats and corn, but
only to feed our own stock. We made
last year over 40 per cent on our farm
alone. And some people will say that
our store helped US out. And 80 it did.
We esold the product of the farm largely
through the store. but the store got
profit The net proceeds to the farm,
after deducting the value Of our SER
vices as storekeeper from the amount,
gave US g profit on our farm Of over 20
per cent. on it's entire cost to us."-
Farm Magazine.
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N. c., NOVEMBER 80, 1897.

to call this To
PROGRESSIVE
MER Week unal January 1899 Dollar
help IF
daies.
great offer.
become
sending
wish claims"
neghboTs themf
The following should take Pro
awhile
North Carolina
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-30

er5 of the South In helping 10 Dr1ng
this plan into operation. But If this
plan does not meet the wishes of all
concerned, ask them to show cause
why not. end give us better plan.
Mr.. Editor, ask YOU to give the
original plan in full in your next issue
with the above details. 1 ask all who
are opposed to this plan, with those
who favor it, to discuss it thoroughly.
Respectfully,
8 s McWHIRTER
Mr.. McWhirter's plan is this: that
the farmers and merchants meet on
January 146 and sgree that the debts
contracted for the year 1898 run until
August, 1899, when is the end of the
cotton year of 1898 By go doing, the
cotton will not be put on the market in
three months, as it now is, but can go
on the market as the manufacturer
wants it at a fine price.