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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
TRUE ECONOMY IN FARMING.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
If there is any one special thing that
the average farmer tries to economizo
in. it is generally in fertilizers. 1t is
not question with him how much he
should buy to use on his crops, but
how little he can get along with and
still make an average crop. Now while
economy in its own place is just and
proper and highly to be commended
when properly directed, yet there is an
economy that tends to waste, and in
nothing is this fact more positive than
in the fertilizing question. 1t is fact
that we cannot gainsay, that the farmer
generally grudges the paying Of his
fertilizer bill more than all his other
bills put together. Now why should
this be so9 If he would only reason
out the matter and take notes of past
results from judicious fertilizing, he
would find the money spent lin that
way is the money that brings him the
largest returns of all his various items
of expenditure, It is a we'll known
fact, that everything else being prop
erly conducted, the larger the expendi-
ture along this line, the more profit is
made; of course am referring here to
the judicious use of the proper fertili-
zers for the different varieties of crops
grown on the farm.
For the observing individual, who
takes the trouble to be on the lookout
for object lessons along these lines,
there are absolute proofs to be had
everywhere that we, as a farming
class, could use much larger quantity
of fertilizers than we do to decided Rd-
vantage. Take a corn crop, for in
stance. The average Southern farmer
thinks he is doing well. if he uses from
two to three hundred pounds per acre
ofany ordinary brand Of corn fertilizer.
Now practical experience, as well as
good deal of general observation, con
vince me that at least three times that
amount will give much larger returns
in proportion, and it is the same all
through the range Of crops grown. The
objection will be made, that the aver
age farmer cannot afford this extra ex
penditure, but il he finds this to be 80,
he had better cultivate few acres and
let the balance of his land take rest
for season. By doing this, he would
be ecOnomizing labor, and the return
at harvesting would be a good deal
more satisfactory This object lesson
was very forcibly impressed upon my
Daind during a visit had the pleasure
of paying a short time ago to the Ex-
perimental Farm of the State of North
Carolina, located at Southern Pines, in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
DOGS MAY NOT LAND IN GREAT
BRITAIN WITHOUT
LICENSE.

The Secretary Of Agriculture is in re
ceipt, through the British Ambassador
and the State Department, of a copy
of the Importation of Dogs Order of
1897, issued last month by the British
Board Of Agriculture, under the Dis
eases of Animals Act of 1894 and 1892.
The order in question provides that
from and after September 10, 1895,
dogs from any other country shall not
be landed in Great Britain without
license obtained previous to the land
ing. Applications for licenses must be
made to the Secretary of the Board of
Agriculture, 4 Whitehall Place, Lon
don, s. W. Applications must be ac-
companied by q statement signed by
the owner of the dog, or by his agent
authorized in writing for this purpose,
containing information as to the coun-
try from which it is proposed to bring
the dog, the port where it is proposed
to be landed, the place to which it will
be taken after being landed for the pur
pose of undergoing such detention and
isolation as the board may require, and
the route by which it will be moved to
such place. The statement must also
contain full description of the dog,
stating as far as possible for it's identi
fication, particulars of its age, sex, and
color. The order provides that the
board may, in granting license to
land dog, impose conditions pregcrib
ing and regulating the detention and
isolation of the dog by and at the-ex-
pense of its owner, at a place to be pro,
vided by the owner and to be described
in the license, or for the regulation of
the movement of the dog to this place
of detention.
Local authorities are everywhere
earnestly invited to assist the board by
making this order as widely known as
possible, and ship owners are invited
to CO operate in this matter, by in
structing masters of vessels to warn
passengers, in order to prevent as far
as possible the shipment OF dogs the
owners of which may not have obtained
the necessary license.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
NARROWING CORN.

It is surprising that so large q num-
Der Of farmers seem to think it entirely
out OF the question to harrow corn
after it comes up on account of the
supposed danger to the corn plant.
They seem to think that because the
cultivator is Ueed to destroy weeds the
harrow will tear up the corn. This is
entirely erroneous. as all will testify
who have followed the practice. There
is no part of the working and care Of
corn that will pay a bigger return on
the investment than three or four har-
rowings of corn In it's early stages. The
time that the greatest injury can be
done to the corn by the harrow is just
as the leaves are appearing above the
ground, when it is well to keep off.
This work should also be done with q
light harrow, and may be fully eight
inches high, with great value to the
crop if gone over every three or four
days. The young weeds are making
the greatest efforts during that time
and are easily destroyed. The frequent
stirring up of the mulch gives your
corn a greatly increased quantity OF
plant food in the most available con-
dition possible, and a plant, like q
Young calf, If well started, has its
chances of early and vigorous maturity
very greatly increased, says the Penn
sylVania Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
AGRTCULTURE.

The price Of wheat is advancing.
Farmers should raise more geese.
The proper study of the farmer is his
farm.
Level culture is best for garden crops,
say experienced gardeners.
The educated brain and the trained
hand add dignity to labor"
Sheep can find food in places where
other animals would go hungry.
To get behind the season means some
badly done work in catching up.
Cucumbers for pickles need not be
planted till about the 25th of June.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Is
attempting to destroy hog cholera.
Now comes the fight against the
weeds The battle is at it's highest now.
In every department of farming,
regularity and system are essential to
success.
The feed and care necessary to raise
apoOr horse costs as much in every
way as it does for one of the best.
The garden patch should do double
work. Have it rich and clean, and
make the most of it grow two crops.
For profit, try the strawberry. Few
crops pay so we'll. Every family should
nave enough for home use, and the sur
plusis almost always salable.
Much manure is wasted around our
barns because they are not drained
well. You will do well to examine
yours at the earliest opportunity.
Ill success follows good work, and
both are discouraging. Beginning in
season and not attempting too much,
Insures best results under the circum'
stances.
For thousands of years, says an ex
cnRnge, the farmer has been working
With his hands and others have to q toe
great extent reaped the reward for his
sou' Now he is beginning to work with
nls brain, with the result of reaping
the reward himself.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22

that State. The object lessons IN fer.
tilizing in the different combinations
OF the three essential elements, as well
as In the various quantities with their
apparent results, were worth going q
long way to see. / may mention in
passing, that this experimental farm
was promoted through the enterprise
of the North Carolina State HorticuI-
tural Society, and is under the direct
management of the State Experiment
Station at Raleigh. This in itself in
sures the careful conducting Of all ex-
perlments carried on at the farm, and
when l say that the men in charge are
experts in their various callings and In
love with their work. we can readily
understand the incalculable benefits
this experimental farm will be to the
farmers and fruit growers of that State.
This is without doubt model farm,
and one of the most perfect of it's kind
in the world, and / wish every farmer
and fruit grower in this broad land Of
ours could pay it visit; they would
find enough object lessons there to keep
them thinking for many a day to come.
The entire farm is laid off in plots of
one tenth of an acre each, and the diff
ferena6plots are all treated differently.
One ploVFtor instance, gets no fertilizer
whatever, another gets certain quan-
tity Of phosphoric acid and potash, and
another certain quantity of the three
essentials (nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid). Other plots are treated
to double quantities and some to treble
quantities, while still others are treated
with green nanuring. The beauty of
the whole thing is, that one don't re-
quire guide to tell him all these things,
for everything is put on placards, so
that he that runs may read, and the
results are apparent to the most casual
observer. But the certain benefits de-
rived from using plenty Of fertilizers
are apparent wherever this is tried,
and with the gratifying results obtained
from the liberal use of phosphOric acid
and potash proves beyond q doubt that
these two elements, particularly pot
ash, are what bring the farmer and
fruit grower the best returns for his
money. And when we. consider the
great agricultural depression that
effects us all, we can happily turn to
these experiments and find out GER
tain way to help at least part of this
depression by using potash and phos-
phoric acid with more liberal hand.
Space forbids me to enlarge on this
subj jact just now, but shall return to
it soon. @. K, McQUARRIE.
De Funiak Springs, Fla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
INTERNATIoN EXPOSITION IN
holland.

The Secretary of Agriculture is in re-
ceipt, through the Department of State,
of a programme for q National and in
ternati0nal exposition to be held at The
Hague, Holland, from the 18th to the
goth of September, 1897, to celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary Of the Dutch
Society of Agriculture. International
competition is invited in the horse
classes, poultry, agricultural machin-
cry and tools, of the United States are
especially interested. Applicants must
submit descriptive lists Of their pro-
posed exhibits to the Secretary of the
Society, Mr. P. L. r. Woldeck, Loos-
duinen, Holland, before August1, ac-
companying the lists in the case of
horses and poultry, with a fee of one
form for each stallion to be exhibited,
and one form per head for other horses,
with or without foal, and for each ex-
hibit of poultry fee Of half form.
Secretary Wilson gives publicity to
this matter by special request of the
minister Of the Netherlands at Wash
iO0fOO
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22

Some farmers never seem to think of
saving manure in summer; and yet
with proper care as much can be saved
during GUNNER months as during those
of winter. Suppose you think some
what further along this line. Perhaps
it wouldn't be Improbable. We have
noticed lack of attention to this among
many North Carolina farmers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
,opzu CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANOH

President DR.. Cyrus Thompson
SlTHleIS3 ealPre3gident-Jno. ID Graham, Ridge
way, n. Q. poo.
Secretary -Treasurer-W. 3. Barnes
aillsboro, N. 0. u,u, Ci+-
n istoward-Dr. t.; V. N. seawell' Villa
'VGi VChiapiain-Rev. I P. H. Massey, Dur
0G5n' Gn5na'or.keeDer-Geo. -; 9 T. Lane, Greens
Assistant S Door -keeper-Jas. Z. Lyon,
Durham, n. =. -.u
Sergeant-at-Arms-A. D. <. wallace,
Rutherfordton, n. o. ~
State Business Agent-T. 4Vey' Hills
Ooro, N. G. us VIZ
A. Graham, Machpelah, N. y.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
oARoLIEA FARMERS STATE ALLIAEoE.
AF Hileman, Concord, N. G.; n.
O. English, Trinity, n. O.; james ID.
heWbOrne, Kins on, n. =.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY OoAHTTEE.
John Brady, Gatesville, N. c.; DR..
LF, Harrell, Whiteville, N. O.; I. j..
Gambler. Acton. N. Q.
Earth Carolina Reform Press Association.
Omcers-J. L. Ramsey, PrestdeHt )
sGFSoSs Butler, Vice President; ". ..
GQr,seO, Secretary,
PAPERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
JUDICIARY.

9 A southworth, Denver, Colo.
r W. Beck, Alabama.
n d. Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
,ATIoNAL FARMERS ALI.
ENCR AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

pregident-Mann Page, Brandon,
V3; 1ioo President-C. Vincent, Indian
aP9ILS, P9aa5,etarv tar .Treasurer-W. P. Bricker,
Cogan Station Pa'
LECTURERS.
p sossamon, Charlotte, N. Q.
d 2Gio,nIin = Y, Poore, Bird Island, MINI.
2 p Peirsol, Parkersburg, w. Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
,u,o,yAT. WxEOUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Mann Page, Brandon, We. R. A.
uomth % %aiorth. Denver, Col. John Bre-
0Gu'V Pc ". Va; A. B. Welch, New York {;
~ 95e' A Gardner, Andrews Settlement,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
UNJUST 10 AGENTS.

Extension of Civil Service to Pension
Agencies Declared Unfair.
A movement is understood to be in
progress having for its object the revo-
cation of that part of the civil service
rules which applies to the clerical force
of pension agencies. The extension o.
the rules to the agencies became opera
tive July Is, 1896, and under the pro-
visions an agent cannot remove an en-
ploye without the approval of the COM
missioner of pensions. 1t is claimed
that this is an injustice to the agents
as well as depriving the administration
of much patronage. The DIRECTORS con-
tend that the agents, who are heavily
bonded in amounts ranging from $751;
900 to S15O,OOO, should be allowed to Sc
lect those to whom they intrust the
work and for whom they are held re-
spOnsible. Thus at Columbus, O., and
Topeka, Kan, it is pointed out the
agents cannot select any of the clerks
who sign checks during the year repre-
senting many millions of dollars, for
which the agents are held liable. There
are 500 clerks affected by the extension
of the rules referred to.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13

ing was not in the least affected. Last
October she was sent to the deaf mute
institute. For several weeks she had
been under the care of the institute
physician, DR.. Gray, but he became con-
WINGED few days ago that there was no
hope for the little one and wrote to
Mrs. Childress that he could give no
encouragement whatever in Jennie's
case. Her power of vocalization seemed
to be utterly gone beyond recall.
One day Jennie was with class of
girls, some of whom can speak slightly.
They were singing the familiar church
hymn, AT the Cross" when all were
astounded at Jennie, who broke into the
chorus with a clear, perfect tone, the
first words she had uttered for over two
years. Later she pronounced her teach
er's name, and remarked: Mamma
will be so happy" Superintendent
Yates Immediately telegraphed the good
news to her father.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
LOCKED UP IN GRANTS TOMB.
Fourteen People spend an Uncom-
Portable Two Hours There.

Fourteen People Spend an Uncom-
Portable Two Hours There.
There were two hours of excitement
the other day in and around Grants
tomb. Fourteen citizens were impris-
oned in the dimlylighted interior be-
hind the heavy bronze doors, which
stubbornly refused to move. No one
knows how it happened, but the bronze
doors closed with an echo-raising clang
and the heavy spring lock shot its bolt
into position. The tomb was as secure
ly fastened, as completely shut off from
the outer world, as it will be when it's
only tenant is the illustrious dead. 1t
took a minute or two for the occupants
to grasp the situation. Then a chorus
of yells arose. The prisoners charged
the bronze doors in flying wedge and
called for help.
A small army of workmen ran to the
tomb at the first alarm. They did their
best to force back the great doors, but
the lock held fast. For half an hour
the would-be .rescuers pried and pushed
at the heavy bronze portals. Then the
effort was abandoned and a messenger
was dispatched for the expert locksmith
familiar with the stubborn fastening.
1t was two hours before the great doors
were finally forced open. A defect in
the lock was the cause of the trouble
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
SUMMER home FOB GIRLS.
st. Mary's SisterhOOd to Erect {
Building ut IIcnoshn.

st. Mary's SistcrhOOd to Erect n
Building ut FIcnOshn.
Sister Margaret Clare, the head of the
st. Mary Sisterhood, under which KEN
per Hall is conducted at Kenosha, Wis,
has long had a project in mind of pur-
chasing some of the vacant land south
of the institution over which she pre-
sides and building thereon a summer
home for Chicago's working girls.
She has taken the first step in pur-
chasing two acres of ground on the
lake shore, having slight elevation,
upon which the home can be placed.
The building will be put up with the
aid of the Friendly society in Chicago
The building is to be used partly as a
fresh air home for tenement children
also. Just how large a building is to be
put up has not yet been determined.
The Sisterhood of st. Mary has made
a point every year of bringing one or
two car loads Of poor children up every
summer, and has heretofore rented
houses in. which to entertain them.
The project has always been generous
ly supported by Kenoshans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
THE CUBAN DOLLAR.
One Million Dollars Worth Of Silver
to Be Coined by the Junta-
VIII De About the Size of an Amer
lean Dollar and VIII Bear Seal
of the Cuban Re-
public.

The Cuban dollar will be on the street
within few days, says the New York
Journal. 1t will be a silver coin of the
exact size of the Spanish coin known as
five pesetas. One million dollars worth
of bullion is to be converted into the
coin. which, even if it is no more than
a souvenier of the Cuban struggle, will
still be worth its weight. The Cuban
iunta indorses the circulation of silver
coin bearing the stamp of the provincial
government.
The money to buy this bullion and to
defray the mechanical expenses of tho
issue is said to have been raised mainly
through the exertion of A. J. Colbert, a
broker of the American Surety building.
He professed ignorance as to the iden-
tity of his principals.
At the office of A. Krauss further in
formation was obtained. Men with
money have been figuring on this thing
for a long time" said he. THE junta
is behind us. We start in with 81 ,O0O,-
600 worth of five pesetas. This coin is
about the size of the American dollar
and resembles it much.
THE new Cuban coin, which must not
be called a medal or a souvenir, will be
accepted for its weight in silver any
where. The design for the face of the
coin will consist of head or figure
indicating liberty. The seal of the
Cuban republic, already familiar on its
bonds and postage stamps, will be on
che reverse. The friends of Cuba W no
have made this issue of coins are men
of wealth. They will back the Cuban
enterprise to the extent of S1O,OO0,OOO
if necessary. An agreement has been
made with the junta here in New York
as to the recognition of these coins when
the Cuban republic comes into its full
rights and possessions"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13

Advertise in the Sunday Light.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
AN ENoCH ARDEN EPISODE.


Man Returns After Being Mourned
for Eighteen Years.
The return of Lees de Szivanovitz,
who has been thought to be dead for
years, has caused much talk at Joliet,
Ill.
Back in the '7Os De Szivanovitz and
his wife and daughter lived in Chicago
and IS years ago he left for California
to seek fortune. For months he wrote
regularly, but finally the husband and
wife lost trace of each other.
Five years later Mrs. Szivanovitz, who
supposed her husband was dead, mar
ried Daniel Oswald and moved to Joliet.
De Szivanovitz travelled through the
west and south and returned to Chicago
several times to find his wife, but she
could not be located.
Last month De Szivanovitz got word
that his wife had remarked and lived
in Joliet. He at once went there, and
finally located his wife, only to find her
the wife of another man, Daniel Oswald,
and that his daughter Rochella was a.
school teacher in Loclport.
Mrs. Oswald was dumfounded to see
her long-lost husband, whom she sup
posed dead. De Szivanovitz remained
here several days and spent his money
lavishly on his daughter and Mrs. Os-
valid. He has made big fortune dur
ing the past IS years, and finally left
for his home in Alabama, while the
daughter and Mrs. Oswald will remain
here with NJ Oswald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
BICYCLES IN AUSTRALIA.
American Wheels the Favorites I'm
VictOria-GoOd Prices Obtained.

Victoria, Australia, last year import
ed bicycles valued at 81, 47s,716, accord
ing to United States Consul Maratta.
The wheels sell at prices ranging from
sos to $145, and American bicycles are
favorites. 1t is the practice of some
dealers to sell wheels on time payment
for the exact amount of the monthly
suburban railway ticket, so that the
buyer at the end of a certain time seems
to obtain his bicycle free of cost. All
of the leading American wheels are rep
resented by agencies in Australia, and
there is complaint that the trade is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
HIGH SPEED IN TELEGRAPHY.
Prof. BedeII Claims 5000 Words a
Minute May BE Transmitted.

Prof. BedeII Claims 5000 Words II
Minute May be Transmitted.
Prof. Frederick BedelI, of Cornell uni
versity, Ithaca, y. Y, presented at the
Armour institute, Chicago, the other
night, under auspices of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers, a
paper entitled "a New Form for the
Transmission of Intelligence" Prof.
Bedelps paper was based upon an in
ventiOn just perfected by DR.. a. c. Gre
b hOre, a professor at Dartmouth uniyer-
city, and Lieut.. G. o. Squier, connected
with the electrical department at Fort
Monroe.
The invention, which required the
labors of two years to perfect, is known
as the synchronograph, and embraces
4 new method for rapidly transmitting
intelligence by the alternating current.
With the new invention it is said to be
possible to transmit G,OOO words a min
ute over the ordinary telegraph wire
Under the method now commonly in
use it requires several days to send the
contents of daily newspaper over the
wires, while with the synchronograph,
it is claimed, the time can be limited to
the neighborhood of an hour.
DR.. Crehore and Lieut.. Squier are re-
sPonsibIe for the perfection of the
range-fnder now adopted by the United
States government and used in obtain
ing accuracy in firing at vessels. They
also have developed a method for meas
uring the velocity of cannon balls.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-13
SPEECH SUDDENLY RESTORED

.OHIIu mute TOT Two Years stRrIes
People by a Song.
The medical department of the Ar
kansas deaf mute institute is deeply
puzzled over a case which occurred at
that place last week, says a special to
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat. Two
years ago Jennie Chlldress, aged nine
years, whose parents reside in Lard
county, had severe attack of the
measles, which seems to have paralyzed
the vocal organs, rendering speech inn
possible, although her power of hear,