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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Kecpin. Commercial Fertilizer.

Most farmers il purchasing CONNER
cial fertilizers buy Only what are need
ed for immediate use. This is partly TO
escape losing the interest on investments
not in use, but mainly because there is
a popular idea that fertilizers deterio-
rate by exposure to the AIR. Il they are
kept from becoming wet, they viii be
as good the second year as the first, ex-
cept that absorption Of mois.-Ee from
damp air VIII make the mineral harden
into Jumps which Will make it difficult
to drill. The best way to keep any sur
plus of mineral fertilizer, according to
American Cultivator, is to scatter 1t
from time to time over the stable ma
uure heaps and apply 1t with that.
Both the stable manure and phosphate
will be made more efficient by this com
binatiop, as each kind OF fertilizer Will
supplement the deficiencies Of the other.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
4 Good plow Sled.

One Of the farm conveniences is a
pillow sled, or runner, used in transport
ing the plow to and from the field. 1t
is made of Two pieces of plank, hard
wood preferred. The one for the bottom
should be 20 or 24 inches long and 12 or
Is inches wide The other may be the
same width and or inches long. The
smaller ono should have a notch two
inches square and an inch deep cut into
it. This piece, when inverted and fasten-
ed on to one erd Of the larger piece, |
forms i socket for tie point Of the plow
To rest IL and keeps the plow from slip
ping of. The small piece can be spiked
OF bolted Oh. After the pieces are fas-
tened together the front end can bel
dressed off IL the shape Of runner. The
corners can be taken OF also. About six
inches from the rear end bore two holes
and drive III q couple OF old bolts far
enough apart to allow the land side of
the plow to rest between them. This
keeps the runner in its place.
When transporting the pillow, turn it
over on the share, slip the runner to its
place tam the plow mp and drive Off.
With this little implement one need not
lift the ployT on higher sled Or wagon.
It saves lifting and saves time. OF
course II Is intended for walking plow.
# for a left hand plow, the notch and
bolts should be within two inches Of the
right side bat for a right hand plow
they should be near the left side, says
correspondent Of The Prairie Farmer.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Moisture In Cellars.

AS a rule, says the Iowa Homestead.
western cellars are too dry TO winter
fruits and vegetables in. Vegetables,
therefore, are best buried i'll the earth
Or in d special cave for them, and where
apples are stored IL any considerable
quantities a special cellar is necessary.
Recently, when accompanying an ex-
pert who was examining some fine fruits
in his cellar, the authority quoted OBJ
served that hand brought water down
and sprinkled the floor quite thorough
ly before closing the cellar door. After
an all night airing during a cool night
he said he found this absolutely neces-
sary in order that apples SHOULD keep
well during the fall, when dry air was
the rule. 1t kept the fruit from shrivel-
ing, and they continued to be more
plump until freezing weather came He
tried to avoid such degree of moisture
and conditions of warmth as would
cause mold, but aimed to keep the cell
lar damp and as cool rs possible.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
gg.2t New Disease, Welanose.

The l2eianose was little heard Of be-
fore the freeze OF the winter Of 1S94-5,
bys5 since hat 1t is much III evidence.
Its prevalence IS probably due largely
to the disturbed and abnormal condition
Of the trees, owing TO the severe cold.
Their systems are weakened, and this
causes them TO fall a prey TO fungous
and parasitic enemies to an UNCOMMON
extent, just rs they did after the vista
tio0 Of 1856 So far as we can learn by
conversation with the best Informed
growers, the Inelanose is not particular
y to be feared and is to be treated
mostly by letting 1t alone, OF, if by any
active treatment, a simple toning up of
the tree. It is not to be feared even as
much as dieback. It differs from the
latter il one important respect at least,
il that it attacks the limbs promiscu-
ously anywhere along their entire
langth, while dieback invariably pro-
c9eds from the tips downward. -Flori-
ia Fruit Grower.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02

some ulssenl1ng voices. ~ coiresEo--u-
eat writing from Cocoa, Fla, says: Il
don't think banking orange sprouts ad-
visabIe when II can ice avoided and
would prefer wrappings Of hay or straw
or moss. Sand OF earth IS apt to give
trouble from wood lice and to cause rot
il many cases. \ collar Of paper, then
u banking OF good clean grass. Will an
swe- every purpose, unless we have q
freeze like 1915"
From Fruitland Park, Fla, comes
the following: when q cold wave j.
advertised 10 appear, hank six inches or
a foot above the bnds, and, il an cZcap-
tionalIy cold locality, banE all plants,
but after the cold wave has passed force
the earth away from the tree or plant
just an inch Or two, to avoid AL fungi
and vTood lice. II another cold is threat
ened, it is but little labor to press the
earth back against the plant, y good,
smart man, IL Il grove where the soil Is
clean and mellow, can bank up from
800 to 500 trees in a Gay the first time. -
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
News and Notes.

1t is an undoubted fact shat cattle are
scarcer than year ago, while feed is
abundant.
The practice is gaining Of cooking
food for stock.
Manure spread On land in the fresh
state loses very little il summer from
evaporation aud still less at other times.
You lose most valuable fertilizer
when you permit the d1oppings Of the
hennery to go to waste.
Watering the stock regularly is "a
important item IN winter
When there is plenty Of straw, use it
as lining for the walls Of wood sheds
for stock. 1t viii exclude the cold winds.
Orchard runs are the proper eaper for
the growing chickens. 1t is plan that
works well both ways.
The Geneva n. Y. experiment sta
ton shows up the percentage of humbug
in natural plant food -
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Alfalfa La-.

From the Utah station comes a re-
port Of some interesting feeding expert
ments with alfalfa hay and other forage
crops.
Alfalfa cut just before blooming was
found to be greatly superior TO that cat
while i'll bloom or that cut just after full
blooming. The early cutting yielded
more hay per acre, and stock ate more Of
it per day and made more rapid gains
on it than on the later cuttings. The
early cutting produced 40 per cent more
beef per acre than the later cuttings.
During the two weeks Of budding and
Towering there was no additional
growth but an actual loss Of 81 pounds
Of hay per acre.
As compared with other hays, alfalfa
proved equal to the best timothy and su-
perior to red clover. = ration of alfalfa,
straw and grain proved superior to one
Of alfalfa and grain. Mixed hay and
grain proved superior to alfalfa, straw
and grain.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Experiments With cabbagcs.

From the Maine station come notes
on experiments in cabbage culture:
Three varieties were compared to test the
effect Of size of seed on the heads. In
two varieties the larger seed was found
to produce much heavier heads. Tying
up the outer leaves was found to have
no influence upon the maturity OF
the head, IS is popularity supposed,
while it caused a marked decrease in
size, and the moisture collecting within
the leaves almost invariably caused the
heads TO decay. Mulching the plants
with swale hay produced heads slightly
larger than were borne by unmulched
plants used as checks. But little effect
ON the size Of the heads was produced
by deep cultivation, but plants SO treat
ed appeared to mature more uniformly
than when shallow cultivation was
given.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Keeping Corn In Cribs.

During an ordinary season corn can
be safely kept in almost any kind of a
crib that will prevent the ears touching
the ground and keep off the rain. Last
year, ht yever, was an exception, and
much corn was damaged IN pens during
the winter and spring. Many ears were
foEnd to be rotted by July, and others
Were soft and unfit for market. To pre-
vent recurrence of this trouble the
Orange Judd Farmer advises as follows
The pens should this season be built III
a dry place. All damaged ears should
be thrown in the back end of the wagon
bod when husking and picked out before
unloading If allowed to remain. they
will not only Snjure surrounding ears.
hnt may start the entire crib to rotting.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Profits In Geese.

Goose raising on a large scale could
be made profitable at the south. The
warmer climate of that section would
enable breeders to secure birds for the
early market in advance Of northern
breeders, just as southern lambs now
come in ahead. Possibly the market for
geese will not stand much of an in
crease of stock. The majority Of Amer
leans never tasted roast goose. But Ru-
raj New Yorker thinks that geese viii
sell after consumers get Il taste of the
meat.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Our Sheep Industry.

The revival Of our domestic sheep in
dustry, while promising, Will not reach
its best development until the WOODEN
factory is established near where the
wool is grown, says American Agricui-
turist, also authority for the following:
1t took the south so years to learn that
it could manufacture its cotton into
cloth at profit instead of shipping it
all to the north and foreign countries,
to be there manufactured. Just so the
great areas in our western, southwestern
and middle southern states, adapted to
the production of wool on large scale,
ought to establish factories in which to
manufacture their wool.
At present the New England states
produce less than 3, per cent Of the an
nual wool clip Of the United States, but
the wooden mills of New England con-
sumo 56 per csslt of the country total
wool product. Most Of the wool growing
states have abundant water power for
wooden factories, aud there is no reason
why this industry should not be devel-
oped III them. 1t will be some years be-
fore such newly established WOODEN
mills can expect to turn out the finer
grades Of cloths, but they can make the
great bulk of the common and coarser
woolens, while eastern mills can be de-
pended upon to make the fine grades.
Such is the present development in cot
ton manufacturing, and 1t is important
to our farmers that the WOODEN industry
shoald be worked In the same way.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02

II taken out now, they can be used as
feed for cattle, and thus be OF some value.
When husking is completed, cover the
rail cribs without delay and see that the
cover Turns water. IF heavy rains should
come this fall before the cribs ara COW
cred, much injury might result Only a
part Of the average corn crop IS Kept III
rail cribs, but this year ii will take
much extra room, which, III most places,
can be easiest supplied By the use of
fence rails
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Alfalfa In the Gulf states.

In parts of the gulf states alfalfa has
proved great success and is entirely
changing the character of farming in
many southern counties. In parts of
Mississippi, for example, stock raising
has become an immense industry. The
mild winters keep the pastures open, SO
that stock need but little housing, while
alfalfa, hay, ensilage, cotton hulls and
meal make the cheapest possible ration
Rural New Yorker, commenting on the
foregoing, says: Within the next ten
years this part of the south is destined
to make wonderful progress in the pro-
duction of beef, pork and butter. The
southern people are already raising so
much of their own pork that the de-
creased demand has lowered the price
to the western hog raiser.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02

TILE DRAINAGE.

Points For the Consideration of Farmers
Having This Work to Do.
Tiling is expensive work and all CT
fort should be made to cheaper it as
mnch as possible-that is, the mechan-
ical part. 1t cannot be cheapened BY US
ing too small tile or tile Of poor quality
put down too shallow. But the time Of
doing the work has much to do with
cheapening it, doing it when the soil IS
in proper condition to handle easily, do
ing it when other work more necessary
does not crowd, doing it with the right
kind of tools Thus writes a contributor
to the Ohio Farmer, who also furnishes
the following suggestions:
If team and pillow can be used TO
hasten the work and save man work, 1t
is cheaper. Where spades and shovels
are used they should be the best and
adapted to the work i'll quality and
strength. In purchasing tools 1t is Wis
dom to secure the lightest consistent
with strength and quality. 1t Is folly to
lift few ounces extra weight in "a
spade or shovel hundred of times day
when lighter tool will do the work
better. Sometimes the use of a grind
stone for Il few minutes will save mus
Gle, and grindstone is much the cheaper
of the two. And always thin spade
will cut through the tough clay far cas-
ier than thick one. When we purchase
tools to be used continuously, as q spade
is used when cutting ditch, we use the
scale to detect difference in weight, Civ
ing the preference to the lighter tool it
the quality is not deficient. 1t is not al
ways the heaviest handle or even the
heaviest blade in Il tool that will stand
the most work.
A properly adjusted grade line will
save handling much soil and enable the
workman to lay the tile as fast as the
ditch is finished, and it is unsafe to fin
ish digging very long line before lay
ing the tile. Making tomorrow the most
convenient time to lay the tile has often
caused "a much longer delay on account OF
q rain or frost during the night, spelling
the ditch by the slumping III OF the sides
and requiring the work to be done over
again. 1t took two lessons of this kind
fully to impress the importance of this
matter ON our minds.
When the weather is changeable,
freezing and thawing by turns, it is Of
ten advisable to take off the top spade
while the soil is IN good condition to
work Then when frozen in the morn
ings, the work can go on without wait
ing for thaw. When this is done, the
crumbs should not be thrown out TIL
ready to complete the work, for they
prevent the solid soil below from freez.
ing. and then, too, freezing and thaw-
ing will simply cause as much more
loose soil to fall into the cutting. All
these points are worthy of consideration
when ono has this work to do.
Keeping Corn In Cribs
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-02
Banking Orange Sprouts.

According 10 the Florida Fruit Grow
er. banking orange sprouts is being gem
,sss2I- zsTssE.ccc. 2ners arc. however.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30

aud dress their dolls; yes, and they
find time to bathe the fevered head
of the little girl who is so sick in
tho next room to theirs. They are
full Of good deeds to every living
thing. have seen them patting
the horse and dog in the street.
They are always ready to help those
who need help, from the little fell
low who gets tumble because his
legs are too short to keep up with
the big brother who is running
away from him, to the poor old rag
picker who is too stiff to stoop for
some coveted scrap or bone"
81 shall never think 'Mary's hands
ugly any more, Miss Roberts,"
81 am glad of that, Daisy; and
must tell You their best beauty is
that they do all this service cheer
fully, gladly, for the sake of him
whose hands were pierced through
with nails for u.s." ."
ooh, Miss Roberts, 1 feel so
ashamed Of myself, and so sorry"
said Daisy, looking into her teach
er's face with fearful eyes.
"Then, my little Daisy, show
your sorrow by prayerful deeds.
And if you ask Jesus to help You,
you will be sure to succeed"
"pll try, Miss Roberts,"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30

who never knows the caressing touch of a
hrst botn's fingers, cannot know the full
measure OF happiness possible to a woman,
Ihere are thousands Of unhappy women
who go through life without knowing the
supreme happiness of motherhood, who 90
each day through faithful but weary round
OF work, and live almost loveless and us,,-
ally pain.racked lives, because thew neg
lect to take care of themselves III wo-
manly way. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
tion Is the most wonderful Of all medicines
tor ailitg women It acts directly on the
delicate and important organs that make
maternity possible. 1t makes them we'll
and strong. 1t fits for wifehood and moth
erhood. 1t banishes the dangers of mater.
nifty. 1t does away with the discomforts of
the period of anticipation and makes baby's
coming easy and almost painless It In
sures the new comer's health and an
ample supply of tourishment. Thousands
of homes that only lacked a baby as Anal
binding tie, now bless this marvellous rem
edy for the ring of childish laughter It
soothes pain, tones the nerves and makes a
wonian's work easy. All medicine dealers
cell it.
II miscarricd four times" writes Mrs. Flor.
after taking fonr bottles Of Dr. Pierce's Rnvorite
Prescription made my husband a present of a
fine, healthy girl" -"
Tiny, stlgar-coated granules that always
cure bihoMsness and onstipation--Docto
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
and invigorate the stomach liver and
bowels All good medicine dealers have
them. Nothing else just as good"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad

Short Limo Betw cen Florida and nil Mort
ern Points.
Everett, Savannah, Augusta, Ga, Go
'lumbia, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Bos-
ton and the East
Everett, Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nrsh
ville. Louisv..le. Cincinnati, ChicnRo.
Everett, Birmingham, Holly springs Mem.
phis, Little Rock. Kansas City, st. Louis, Chi,
Mver junction, Pensacola, Mobile, New Or
leans, Iexas. Mexico, California and the
Pacific Coast. Effective January IL, 1877.
New York Express No. ss, leaves Jackson
Vile 8.@ a. M, WIN through Pullman sleep.
baltimore, Philadelphia, Now York and all
Eastern points. Connects for Fernandna
Return train No. 81 reaches Jacksonville 9.l2
New York and Florida Limited, No. So
Solid vestibulo Train with compartment, OBJ
CANT; lenve st. Augustine 9.50n. M, Jackson.
Vile II 90 a. M, daily except sundny. No. 81
He@nsing afaiYes II JaSssGnyie S s
New York Fast Mail No. IS, Ht ieave ;e'Is JACKSON
vile 6.6S P. m, Daily for sane points North
York. Return No. So arrives Jack sonvile
:, Asheyino Route-Through Pullman Sleep
ing Car Service for Cincinnati uia Savnnnah
Columbia, Ashevillo, Hot Springs, Knoxville,
sNhro,9gh Nn,lg h the Celebrated Mountain Country OF
Arrives Cincinnati 1855. M. Returning, ar.
.yjS'S esSTSk S; soSyliis q ,ful hill country
o. 1,a Midiie Florida, PenaacoIa
ray hay Leave Jaeksonv lie $. is a. hs ~ 4Eo
tceIIoii ioT ii9ES City, Liyc Oak Mad isoh Mon
cola Mobile, Now Orleans nnn 1une,i9m thn H rensa
nMexico California and the Paoifio t1,~esi
sonviiie 2sooSSPers. soS rs Return. No. arrives jack
r, Leave Jacksonville o. is a. m. For s,o i, .
cefsr caf%hgREne RnS silyer SPRING ocaa aainesSife
Anonixo Gy, WiioWood, Leeebnrg. Tavares
CITY, TAMPA: Arrive Jacksonviiie' 3 II < ni1,, y,
Kansnyy moi,y o Springs e. Routo mo. soi St. Eonis
Us p me- of fSr Maeasg Mnhisago hesye JaesonyIs
Memphis, Kansas City ThronRh hPmEfinam PnEfi,1aa, =,
snlGeeper r without change In 46 hours h Kan aa
@Sena sprnss ina ffgesGn Mt1spa
field, Kansas City. No. 35 return arri iVesJanE
sonYflle 800 u. m. ... 7- -. - v''s''S.
,,s S2o a: m-Loayes Jnclssonville for Bruins.
cumberland Sound. .'.. . - ir'..s1s
ll:o0 n. m.-Leavo Jacksonville for Bruns-.
"tdck' ao' y wa Everett, daily. oucopt sunday. ~
route.
500 p. m.-Local for Tallohassa and inter.
0.2o p. m:-For Tampa and intermediates
points Pullman Shoppers. Arrive Jackson-
Vile 7.35 q. m.
Through Shoppers for Cincinnati via Ashe.
AsheVille LAO p. M, arrives Cincinnati 7l6
I. III.
For Macon, Atlanta two trains daily.
Leave Jacksonvillc 800 n. m. end 0.55 p. nj.
steamer" Manatee" from Tampa to Rrafden
Lown and Manatce River Pointa
, Pullman Sleepera on all Night Traina. /,
rnrlor Cars between Jacksonville and Tampa
=; Send Tor best indexed township map vi
8. PENNINGTON, A. o. MAoDONELL.
'r"inc Manager. General Passenger Axt
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
TEE NEWBERRY HERALD AND NEWS NOVEMBER SO

together and told them how we'll off
they had once been. Then they
showed them that if this state or
things went on, soon the islands
would be empty. They made them
see that strong drink had caused
all this trouble, and destroyed all
their former comfort
"'When they were made to see
this, they rose up and said; No
more strong drink!' They searched
both islands, and cast all the strong
drink into the SEQ. They put up
signs saying that no ships must
stop there with any liquor, no
strong drink must be given there
or sold. They placed police boats
to see that these laws wore kept.
In eight years the island people
were once more we'll, happy, and
prosperous.
"'lt is very wonderful 1 said,
that they should give up their
intomperance in that wayY'
4" Why is it wondorful?' said the
young man from Japan, that peo-
pie should do what is plainly for
their good2 I think it would be very
wonderful T. they did not do w."
Youths Temperance Banner.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN
COMMON PLEAS.
Complaint for Foreclosure.

. COMMON FLHAO. -...
John M. Mars ct al, plaintiffs, against
Missouri Mars ct al, Defendants.
PY ORDER OF THE COURT
~ herein, will cell b fore the court
house at Newberry, during the legal
hours of sale, on the Firat Monday In
December, 1897, at public outcry to the
highest bidder, the following described
property, to wit:
All of those two tracts Of land lying
and being situate In the County and
State aforesaid. to wit: Tract No. 8,
known as the Oxner tract, containing
Two Hundred and Eghty-Two and
One-Half (2S24) Acres. more or less,
bounded by lands Of Thomas p.
Abrams, r. q. Carlisle, J. G. Hargrove,
Tract No. g. and Edmund Abrams.
Tract No. 4, known as the Robert
Mars tract, containing Three Hundred
and Seventy (37W Acres, more or less,
hound, d by lands OF w. II. Whitmiro,
Estate Nathan Mars, Thos p. Abrams,
Edmund Abrams and Tract No. l.
TERMS: One-third Of the purchase
money to be paid In cash. balance pay.
able In two equal annual install ments
with interest from Gay Of sale, credit
portion to be secured by bond Of the
purchaser and a mortgage Of the pren-
ises sold. Purchaser to. pay for papers
w. ID. HARDY. Master.
Masters Office, Nov. 0, 1897.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

ooh, Miss Roberts, what coarse
looking hands Mary Jessup has +"
said Daisy Marvin, one Sabbath
afternoon, as she walked home
from Sabbath school with her
teacher.
"ln my opinion, Daisy, Mary's
hands are the prettiest in the
class"
"Why, Miss Roberts, they are
just as red and as hard as they can
be. How they would look if she
were to try to play on the piano !"
exclaimed Daisy.
Miss Roberts took Daisy's hand
in hers, and said, ayes, your
hands are soft and white, Daisy,
just the hands to look beautiful on
a piano, and yet they lack one
beauty that Marv's hands have.
Shall l tell you what the difference
isl"
eyes, please, Miss Roberts,"
"Well, Daisy, Mary's hands are
always busy. They wash dishes
they make fires; they hang out the
clothes and help to wash them, too ;
they make bread, and sweep and
dust and darn and sew; they are
always trying to help her poor,
Woodworking mother"
81 never thought of that" said
Daisy regretfully.
"Besides, they wash and dress
the children; they mend their toys