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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
THE 2oo-EGG HIN.

Can we produce hens that will lay
200 eggs per annum3 Without a doubt.
Howe By scientific breeding as for a
good butter COW or a good mixer, as
for a trotting or high jumping horse.
Experiments have been made to in
crease the number Of rows of corn on
the cob with success.
The same method is applicable to
poultry breeding. We will start with
a hen that lays 120 eggs. Some of her
chicks will lay, say $50 per year; from
these we will pick out layers and so on
till 200 or better are the result. At the
same time it is just as essential to
breed our males from prolific lay ers as
it is the females; in fact it is more 30.
If we look after the breeding of the
females only, we will introduce on the
male side, blood which is lacking in
p~rolidcacy and thus check every at
tempt at progress. 1t is just as essen
tial that the male should be from ahen
which laid 176 eggs and from a male
that was bred from q hen that laid $50
eggs as it is that the hen was from
one that laid IT'S eggs and whose
mother laid $50 eggs.
Improvers of laying hens never or
seldom take the trouble to introduce
males that are from a prolific layer.
They breed heller SHELTER from year
to year and then wonder why the pro-
Efficacy Of their flock doesn't increase.
/ will venture to say that the average
hen in the United States doesn't aver
age 80 eggs per year. With q little
more are and scientific breeding, We
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

This is due to the fact that the company con.
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So much deception has been p~ractised in adver
Using that this grand old company now makes q
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till every man has heard of them.
The highest medical authorities in the world
have lately commended them.
They possess marvellous power to v~italize, de-
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They create vigoT, healthy tissue, new life.
They stop drains that sap the energy.
They cure all effects OF evil habits, excuses,
They give full strength, development and tone
30 every portion and organ of theSbody.
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No GOD. scheme nor deception no exposure-
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az Did YOU eUer think that, at 81
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
PACKING away EGGS.

As o as the Matching season is
over, remove all the male birds from
the flock. Those that are not to be
used another season should be- gotten
in good condition and either be disposed
of in the markets or On the home table.
Keeping q number Of male birds around
after the breeding season Isl over Gun
less you raise thoroughbred fowls and
intend selling them in the fall as breed
ers at fancy prices) is not only a need
less source Of annoyance in many ways.
but a very unnecessary expense.
The hens will lay more eggs if no
male birds r running with them, and
will get along better in all respects.
The eggs that are laid during summer
when such q plan is followed-that of
allowing no male with the fock-will
keep for q long timer properly packed
and put away i'm a good place. Even
after four or five months the eggs can
readily be made use of for all culinary
purposes, as strictly fresh eggs" For
eating purposes they answer equally
well, having non of the tell tale taste
that packed eggs generally have. The
proper way Of packing the eggs i. as
follows: Where many hens are Kept,
gather up the eggs two or three times
a day and at once put them in a cellar
to become cool. The next morning
pack them. There are many ways Of
packing them, one or two Of which we
have already given In these columns.
Plaster Of Paris, used as packing is
good, but as many farmers cannot OBJ
tain it without spending more than
they would wish, therefore we will give
another plan, which is so inexpensive
that it is within the reach Of all. Take
boxes or barrels, and put 10 a layer of
common salt one inch deep. Stand
each egg up on the large end close to
gether, but not near enough for them
to come in contact; then when the
layer is complete, sitt salt over the
eggs, filing In the space between them
and put on enough salt to form a half
inch covering over the eggs, and make
another layer, etc, until the vessel is
full. Put on a and keep in O
cool, dry cellar. Oats can be used IL
stead Of salt, il they are perfectly dry
and free from any musty odor.
It will pay you to try this method of
packing eggs and sending them to mar
ket late in the fall when high prices
prevail. 70 be successful, it Will be
necessary to gather the eggs as ad
vised let them cool in the cellar until
mt rning, then pack them. See that
all the eggs are put away with clean
shells. Keep the packages they are
packed in in a cool, dry cellar. Dc
not keep packages on the cellar floor
Place a 8 inch scantling, or something
Of the kind, under each package, 81
that the air can freely circulate under
as well as all around. Give the plan
trial; it will not cost much either il
labor Or material, and, best of all, i
will bring a paying result for all you
trouble.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

80 On the common farm. horses
800 be produced at the rate OF one g
vaar et little cost. The colt pastures
witb the other stock, and the mother
navs her way by work on the arm.
The only problem to be solved ls snas
~ narentage. The number OF good
mares in the country is becoming
acerca. as the horse buyers have been
nicking them up wherever they could
Law hands on them. It is therefore q
matter of self protection for the farm
era to refuse henceforth tosell all mares
that will make good mothers for the
fine horses they expect to raise in the
future. The questions OF weight OF
mare and freedom from blemishes are
ones that should be looked carefully
into. It would pay many farmers TO
take their breeding mares to q Veterln
arian for inspection for blemishes and
undesirable points. This would pre-
the appearance Of fatal defects n
the progeny. Often such defects de-
stroy the entire profits OF the transac-
ton of raising and selling a horse.
The question pf stallion is one that
is soIvable, if Che farmers will only
learn~to combine for mutual benefit.
In q good many of our rural communl-
ties the stations that are in service
now are but poor specimens of their
breeds, and should not be bred to at
any price. The trouble is that it is
seldom that one farmer will invest q,
large sum Of money in a stallion. On
der these circumstances we should fol
low the method now being practiced
in Great Britain, that Of forming ase<-
Citations for the purchase Of stations
or for their hiring. In this country it
would probably be best to purchase the
stallion outright. In this way every
town could own one or two frst-Class
horses for breeding purposes. The
quality of all the horses in the com
munity would be raised in time to q
standard Of excellence that would at
tract buyers to the neighborhoOd and
result in better prices. Money thus In
vested will come back to the investors
in a bountiful harvest.
The hard times have brought down
the number Of our horses by millions.
During the same time there has been q
steady increase OF population. The
number of good horses is small, and
there is no danger Of overproduction
for q generation. Careless and unsys-
tematic breeding has given US many
millions of unstable horses, which
will, however, do for farm work. E en-
these are being rapidly worn out, and
if we but give horse breeding it's due
attention, the next ten years will see
an entirely different condition Of things
in the horse breeding business. The
Old World is turning to US for good
animals both for tire c and for army
use, and the possibilities are great.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
POMONA HILL NURSERIES,
N. o.

Two miles west Of Greensboro, n. c., on til
Southern Railway. Well known for thirt
years. Up with the times with all the new as wei
as the old fruits that are suited to my trade
which extends from Maine to Texas. The mes
Japan fruits and all other good fruit and hOW
ers I have, as shown In my new illustrate
catalogue, free to all Agents wanted.
dG08O J. VAN LINDLEY. PP0p'N
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
POLK'S
CURE.

It is neither a caustic nor a pow.
erful acid. It does not eat away
the membrane; it simply pernss
ates it and destroys the little Dullu.
frs of it. leaving it to come ava,
of itself, without violence ag
without leaving the throat raw ~.
liable to hemOrrhege, as 1t VIII Y,
under any violent treatment. Wnls
so emcacious as to deserve the DsI'
of a specific. it is perfectly 6SI y.
less in all cases and under aI CH'
cumstences. 49,.
All thas is asked for 1t .
prompt and honest trial, accoE?JsS
to directions, and it will certalg \.
effect a cure, as is proven Uy ~
fact that it haa done so IN hunul.~
of we'll authenticated casfs, 81 ~,
certificates will show. 1t dCeJ ~
own advertising. Only one GOp'
q bottle.
MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE
Mrs. Mia Polk DGnmat /.
4O4 M East Stree'
RALEIGH. n c. -.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
CONSUMPTION
and B~RON0H1TISo

We learn from a reliable L 92aa
that Judge Geo. e Hunt, Of hid
ton, n. c., has discovered q m .~s d
Of his own make, that IS a $EY
for Consumption and BrOnchs'SGi sss
who are suffering with either ot 3
would do well TO address mn lin
ington, N. c. He has this ne o% b
any quantity desired at TIC ~"
OF so cents per bottle.
Mention this paper when you
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31

Russian Linen Crash Suits complete
for $3.50 per suit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31
SENT TO THE ASYLUM

Lono, the street preacher, who has
been much of a nuisance for several
weeks, was yesterday committed to
the Insane asylum for treatment This
man was once a hackman on the 300
stand. When he started preaching it
was in ii Irince Albert suit and stiff
hat, with Bible under his arm and a
grip sack in his hand. After each
short sermon he followed the conven-
tlonal idea of taking up a collection.
In Honolulu the money was to be used
to build church at Lahaina; at La
haina he told the people it was for a
church in Honolulu. When person
refused to give, Lono would become
very angry and let fly few exclama-
lions not found in the Song of Solo
mon, nor elsewhere in the Good Book.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31
GOOD ADVICE TO AMATEURS AND
ELECTRICIANS.
What Does 1t Profit a Man if He Gets
Situation and His Wife Becomes a
Widow?

The following advice regarding
ones behavior in the presence of cleo
trio machinery or conductors Will be
useful in many respects to amateurs
as well as to electricians. 1t is from
the Engineer and Iron Trades Adver-
User. Glasgow, Scotland:
Never touch an electric wire that
has fallen down across your way
while standing on the ground, as your
body will become a conductor for the
electric fluid to the earth unless you
have rubber boots on. Linemen are
sometimes seen pulling wires about
but they have insulating boots on
their feet or rubber gloves on their
hands. Some people, supposing these
coverings to be only for the protec-
| ton against wet weather. have fool
| ishly grasped wires, and received Sc
we're shocks in consequence. Electric
| wires should be handled one at time.
! If it is necessary to take hold of two
wires at the same time, do not do it.
! In handling or drawing any wire ~
! ing over any of the ordinary street
| wires, especially such as convey cur
rents for electric lighting, use Il dry
! hand line for the purpose or grasp the
wire with insulated pincers. An ordi-
nary wire clothes line may become a
conductor of deadly current.
In a dynamo room touch not, taste
not. handle not The most inoffensive
looking dish pan may strike you like
a mailed hand. Nothing is safe to you
here unless you know everything.
Let worl<ingmen remember that
when a company has strung wires on
the cross bars of poles so closely to-
| gether that man cannot move easily
between them, it is better for him to
come down and resign. What profteth
a man if he has "a situation if his wife
be a widow? Never close circuit
without giving notice to all concern.
ed. \ telegraph notice received in the
back or neck generally arrives too late
to do any good.
On no condition let two wires touch
your body at the same time. Don't
think that any wire is not dangerous
| There is a difference between gun
with a cap on it and one without that
can be detected with the naked eve
but a loaded wire-who knoweth it?
Trimmers employed to attend to
lights in public crowded thorough
fares should be sure that the current
is turned off before they touch the
lamp, as the stepladders are often very
high and the public may object to be.
ing hit on the head by gyrating gal
vanized lamp trimmer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31
Kaahumanu Street.
Hawaiian
Electric
Company.

The cleanest, brightest safest and really,
n tNe long run, the cheapest and best light
Tor Use in the family residence, is the mean
descent electric tight. Safe; nothing could
be safer. A few days ago prominent gem
61eman of Honolulu came rushing down to
She Office of the Electric Company and said
S'Give lue figures for wiring my house, and
want it done at once; no more lamps for me-
Last night lamp tipped over and it came
60 near setting fire to the house and burning
my children and take no more risks"
This is the sentiment Of quite a number in
ahe past few weeks, who have ordered their
&oases fitted with the perfect light.
Just think it over and make up your mind
shat you want the best and safest light; send
aor Che Hawaiian Electric Company and tell
chem what you wall.
We have a complete stock of everything in
fhis line and have Just received lot of the
very latest designs in chandeliers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31
"RAINIER."

The Ladies' Favorite, the Mems
Preference. Its absolute purity-ma-
ture age-and delicious flavor have
made Rainier Beer a welcome visitor.
It's the queen of all fine beers.
On tap or in bottles at the Criterion
Saloon. Telephone 7S2.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-31
ABOUT ELECTRIC WIRES Turn Your Back

On the merchant who says he sells
below cost the year round The man
who makes such statements isn't a
safe merchant to pin your faith to,
We don't sell below cost-iust little
above. And yet our prices are pretty
certain to be the lowest in town,
quality considered. 1t dosen't cost any
thing to call and see for yourself.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26

strain. and thirty thousand people were
singing They sang yankee Doodle"
''DixIe'' and then came the Canadian
band with five hundred British trooTS
playing the 'stsG-spangled Banner" New
er in Seattlo's history has such a scene been
witnessed Of F.nelis.l soldiers helping 10
celebrate American victories Saattie's GEL
esratlon Of the Fourth reminds oae OF
Louisg lies welcome Ia the t. \. Il.
Kentucky lsoya always become Il force
wherever they so. aGa the ones that have
come here ere no exception TO The rule and
they always give 4 cordial welcome to the
visitor from the Oh home,
One If the most popular ana Successful
Of the Kenfuckiana here is 1'hos. 3. tIar~
din, from Hargo5fsburs KY. who wsa one
tiao the editor of the psny!Is Tribune.
Tie came here about ter years ago. and IS
now regarded ~ oHa ~ the leading attor-
neys here Mr.. Hardin Is related 70 all
ehe Kentucky 9artins. lie enar-iTd Miss
Clay OF Shreveport. La. and IN their home
or Ta!rty-thivd street you tpd typical
Southern hospitality Samuel u. Piles. q
former KeGsuek,an. has heen herr fof the
last twelve years lie came froni Padu-
cah. Yie holds faa important position ~
general counsel for the Pacific Coast Ran
rnai Company.
Two other Louisville boys who are very
ropuiar here ara Aiack =. SeTnpie ana G.
W Casler They are partners IN the bro
kevage business and are building up
gooa business
Gibson Taylor. the Winchester attorney.
has located here IA practice law. Ills wife
was a Mss Hanson. Of Parts. They sra
Gulta an addst.on - ti,e Kentucky colony.
william r 1"rims's cf CcylnEten. and W.
h. T.anihuth Of Lexington. ar" aiso meet
ias. wiih saccesS here a tsse Nar
Judge W. II Moore. Formerly from Shell
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26

kSs Na<sae Of Eszropa. ana she cosarser1es
wait 10 buy OR products ard have ire
nsorsy 20 buy them.
Prevalent Jim Hill. 81 he Gxea. North
era has had mesa IA ya1an and g.t9na fo~
sssfAi years teaching taa reorse there
aos TO use DIR products. ard - a rpxssie
aissLsofss 9f pousis1s tase sssen shipped 70
sf.ssI rom Acre is tbs iass year
THUS Tar SEATTLE has shis trade ard ss
saafso 10 efsTtrcs Il. fer wzss- viii r.es rssn
~ niii nGr Will trade rs Gsver.es from ia
ssasaraf cf1arneis bat Seattle hzz other
strings 10 i.sr Bow. Alaska. her Earee
t'-ah-eSffsGsyfal railroad. and her sswn Pc
sources pay tribute 20 her YESTERDAY. tire
papers say. one of Tie small boats sre-n
Alaska brought eown here sse.ss worth
81 gold ssnsa
a lev nights ago I witnessed a see.e
saat via long remember. Taey eon-
nsSr2ei TO Celebrate tire Fourth OF July
.at1 as .Fnuenxs religious f1aa.iee on Pso-
ncer sgssare. Thousands we're e the square
listening 70 tie preaching when the first
news came that Sclsses had destroyed Ger
s~!Rs ffss. The religious exercises were
broken Up. Thousands Of usn women and
children rushed pe.l-z.eil 20 the street yell
ias aud shouting Tie crowd grew and
grew assc moved forward aaa backward
IKE the surf OF the ocean. Firscraekers
ana BOMBS were spanking Ia daz@n differ
ent keys Thousands OF msn were trying
10 oatyel each ossser; thousands Of flags
we're waving. Suddenly soEie one started
70 sing America" The crowd caught the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26

lar population Of 30. 90, besides from $3.50
10 15.1na Russian soldiers that are con-
sian,ly CHARTERED there. and all these peo-
PIE sutsist almost entirely on American
goods. Most of their supplies so direct
10 Nladlyostak. and the Pacific coast ac-
cnrdingly rsaps the benefit. msThere Is a
slow bat steady development going on in
SstSTia. From Nlafitvostck there is rail-
road west about RI miles 10 the AMOR
river. ana trensnoT alton is thence down
that stream by steamer for i.0a or InVre
miles Another railroad IS being construct
Ell from ls1 mics west OF Nlaaiyostok,
thence southwest through Manchuria to
Port Arthur. touching at Tlcnts4n and
finally ending I'm Picking.
Although the Siberian steamship line
whtch AR. Townsend represents has is
head shipping point and headquarters at
Portland. il Is Washington that supplies
most Of the eargoss 20 Siberia Washing
toa -four and lumber are the principal ar
sic.ss Of shipment. most % the former be-
Ing secured IN Spokane Seattle. The
shipment on the Rioiun Mayp WAS rur-
chased from the Centennial mills III Sc
attic. Mr.. Townsend considers Seattle
quite as good 4 shipping point as Port
land. His company during the las. four
months has sent Ave steamers Of s.5o5 tons
each TO Sladiyostok. and keeps two reg
rlar liners. tbs TAI Fs ana Rsgnar. con-
stsutiy IN The service. There Is much conf
petition with Hongkong merchants for
business In the Orient and II WE require
years az close fg4rinI under the most fa-
vorable conditions TO BE able 10 unaerm.ns
fhsir centre, OF the trade TIE Russians
are not favorable 10 foreign immigration
and vii net permi. outsiders 20 have much
~ a, With Siberian development They
are, however forced 70 use American
products in their new railroad from S.
Petersburg - Vlsdlvostok. This Route
wia probably be finished ard in operation
by 1AG.
Mr. Townssnd IL a brother ~ Nsd Town
send ina author ~ ''(<himuste Fa3der.'
and Sow one CO the editors Of the New
York World
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
BREVTTlES.

Mrs Frederick +. HarFe-, wife OF Se5a-
tor HARPER 's seriously III.
pr. Emil i5ogies has been appointed resi-
dent surgeon OF the Seattle Honolulu
stea tnship i!ne.
While Caristen. aged "A years. left his
apparent cause, HIS mother was In So
s;tle yesterday afternoon looking for him.
Elsie Thompson. % % BEien station. who
left her nome last Sunday. oxteusl5iy to
attend church at Kent, is supposed 70 he
N Seattle. a Mr. Cummings was in the
city last evening looking for her.
W A Fl!naell, an expressaaan. AMI W.
K Armstrong. aged IS years, were arrest
81 yesterday afternoon ~ Sergeant ward
and Officer Wilkes tor sigh1ing FilnGell
said that tbs trouble arose over load ~
coal and tfat Armstrong iuvstea him into
she alley. Armstrong father SAID tGat ha
purchased tne Buckeye restaurant on PIE
street recently Au4 that Fliade4 who al
fcFfner proprietor wanted him - pay 81
ftc - Sss33 not and sass a9sae F..Iss.ess angry
and csusst3 him 20 strike young Armstrong;.
The prisoners were released On So cash
aSs+l each. and tae goal hilE Is sH x;atp gao.
Mr. Johu Sullivan made Il sale yesterday
10 the SnoQaslnis Fasls Power Company
~ tAe northeast e0yusr 81 Second avenue
S1sIfa sUG Main street upon whiea rse
conlPaay VIII erect its power h0asss. Tais
Is css u The gEssst notable rsal estate
transactions Of me year. AFrhltest Corner
has TBS plans IGnGer way for a fire-pro
building U'J6 ninety s"et frontage ~ sec
end avenue. he machinery VIII 81 apy
she entire basement ~ t1s premises. ard
sns ground aesr vii grovsae space Tor ihe
company offices 9u rlse corner and a store
for renting adjoining. BGt TWO stories
enf. although t5e architects plans raH for
esx zrertess at sorns fsturs ttr1s work =.fl
s* sofnsHencsa as soon as ttEe architect tan
coEys asete his plsns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
NEArNEsss m
SAPOLIO

needs 81 the Island. hat are exported 10 ell
parts Of the Yves. Indies. being held IN
high esteem
There are no poisonous reptiles 20 sa
feared. but insects Of questionable char
acter are too numerous for comfort. This
island, indeed. were a paradise without
them: even with them, the inha bltauts
seem to experience little troabls. Ths
worst of these are the scorpions. cent?
retles, tarantuias, wasps, mosquitoes, some
species OF ants ticks. chigoes and t,eas.
The heat OF a tropical climate Ike that
OF Porto Rico. which. though rarely ex~
ceeaing 20 degrees. IS continuous. IA corr
ducive 70 this breeding Of insect pests OF
all sorts.