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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
fslsroRlcAL COSTUMES.

TIE Desi8ner for the Bradley Nartln
BAN Talks Of His Art. 4,
"Costuming is an art which requires
thorough historical knowledge. Few
people realize this, but nevertheless to
costume correctly you must be q pro-
found student Of history"
This is what w. c. Stone, the New
York designer and costumer who was
in Topeka for the purpose Of designing
the gowns for the festival queen and
court. said when asked about costum-
Ing in general. says the Topeka State
Journal. Mr.. Stone was formerly on
the stage. but left the profession six
years ago to take up the work of q cos
tuner.
1.-THE work Of costumer 10 in sense
suggested to him." continued Mr.. Stone.
People come to him with crude ideas
and suggestions and he simply perfects
them and carries them out. To do thia
he must be acquainted with almost
every period since the world was made.
and it takes good, hard study and re-
search to be able to meet all require
ments.
AS an instance of what a costumer
must know may be cited the big Brad
ley Martin ball in New York city. The
costumes worn at the ball we're Of all
periods and ages, and the costumerS'
patrons simply told them what char
acter they wished to represent. 1t was
simply the work of the costumers to
carry out the ideas and prepare Co.'S
tunes which were historically correct.
PROBABLY every costumer in New York
city worked on some of the costumes
for the Bradley Martin ball. I designed
many.
For the past two years I have had
charge of the costuming of the fiesta
at Los Angeles. Last year the fiesta
represented the Setting Sum and dis
plays were characteristic of the differ
ent lands Of the sun. The committee
In charge of the fiesta simply told me
what countries they desired represent
ed, and then took up the work of ar
ranging scenes characteristic of the
different lands and supplying costumes
exactly similar to the costumes of the
people OF the different countries.
This year the fiesta represented
The Garden Of Flowers and it was my
work to provide scenes representing
the different flowers suggested. For
instance, in representing the mar
guerite,' provided scene from Faust,
and, after selecting the scene the Co.'S
tuning simply followed in accordance
with the period. For the lady slipper
scene from Cinderella was taken, and
Tor the white rose scene represent
Ing the house of York was arranged.
In the latter scene the costuming con-
sisted In supplying the court dresses of
that period in English history.
cat your festival in Topeka the CO.'S
tunes of the queen and court are to
be of Louis Nv. style. That is all I
need to know, and I am now ready to
go ahead and design the costumes be-
cause am familiar with the styles of
that period. To be successful a cos
tuner must be perfectly familiar with
the court styles of the times at least
since the twelfth century.
I'm costuming for the stage the ideas
are always suggested by the author Of
the piece and the costumer simply sees
that the ideas are carried out correct
". On the whole, it is rather a fas-
cinating work."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

A man in Virginia, rode forty miles, TO
Fairfax station for the express purpose
OF getting Chamberlain's Cough remedy
and took home with him dozen bottles
OF the medicine. The druggist who re-
lates the incident adds: "Your remedy
seems to be general favorite wherever
known" Its effects are indeed wonderful
in all lung and throat troubles. Procure
q bottle at N. E. McGruer's drug store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
FARM FOR SALEl
All wheat land, l6o acros. Clear tit,,.
will sell on easy terms.
F. q. B. MrRosR, Langdon, N. d.

Bob Moore, Of Lafayette, Ind, says
that for constipation he has found De-
Wits Little Early Risers to be perfect.
They never grippe. Try them for stomach
and liver troubles. Sold by ALERT & 90.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

Thousands Of persons have been cured
of piles by using DsWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. It heals promptly and cures ecze-
ma and all skin diseases. It gives in
mediate relief. Sold by ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

The Chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa,
says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills he ever used in his femily dur
ing forty years of house keeping. They
cure constipation, sick headache and
stomach and liver troubles. Small in
size but great in results. Sold by ALERT
& Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
ELM POINT.
(Walllalla Mountaineer.)

Mrs. Bob Bartholomew is visiting rela-
tives at Hannah.
Chas. Van. Norman went to Fargo
on the goth to attend the convention.
Lon Mcdonald, the genial machine
man OF the Halla, was caller in town
Sunday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

Sick headsche biliousness, consips-
ton and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly CURED BY using those fam.
GUS little pills known as Dc Wits Little
Early Risers. They are pleasant to take
and never grippe. Sold by ALERT 4 90.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

"Our customers say you manufacture
three OF the best remedies on earth, said
the mercantile firm of Hass, Harris, Brim
& AcLnin, of Dawson, Ga, in recent
letter to the Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This is the universal verdict. Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is the finest prepara-
ton in the world for rheumatism, neural
gia, lame back, quinsey, sore throat, cuts,
bruises, burns, scalds, pains and swellings
A 25 cent bottle of this liniment in the
house will save great deal of suffering.
Buy it at N. E. McGruers drug store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

The editor of the Evans City, Pa,
Globe, writes. Zone Minute Cough Cure
is rightly named. 1t cured my children
after all other remedies failed" It cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. Sold by ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

Win your battles against disease by
acting promptly. One Minute Cough
Cure produces immediate results When
taken early it prevents consumption, and
in later stages it in all stages furnishes
prompt relief. Sold by ALERT & Go.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
Commissioner.

For land filings, contests and fms
proofs call on F. W. Mclean, U. s. Lane
Commissioner. 4
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

DR.. Donovan has thirty quarter Sec
lions Of land In this county for sale
cheap on time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
Taken Up.

About two weeks ago at my place in
Linden township, one roam pony, weight
about 800 pounds, with white stripe on
face and three white legs. The same may
be had upon proof Of ownership and pay
ment Of costs.
VIM. EDWARDS.
P. o. address, Dresden, N. D. 48.5O*
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

Or. Donovan has thirty quarter
sections Of land In this county for
sale cheap on time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
For Sale.

For Sale.
A five year old mare, weight about
LOO pounds. Apply to Ezra Block,
residing three miles west and one mile
north of LangdoD.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21

ROOO ACd4UAs
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICAL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
aORTIOULTURE
ONIONS.


There Is no more wholesome veee-
table grown than the odorous and
much despised onion. No one who
eats freely OF onions will ever be
troubled with sleeplessness nor serious
blood troubles. They clear the blood
Of those poisons which produce rheu-
matism and muddy compilations, and
those nations that eat of onions with
the greatest freedom are the ones most
free from ills OF this kind.
Onions when grown from seed should
be planted within few days in order
to have tirae to mature a full crop, but
where sets are used they may be put
out at any time while the sets are in
the market.
The rows should be fifteen inches
apart and the onions three inches in
the rows. The land cannot be made
too rich or too fine before planting.
Put in fine manure or ashes, il you
have them. work the soil over and over
until they are f1e as dust, and SOW the
seed or put in the sets.
The cultivation should never be deep,
and the soil should never be disturbed
below one inch from the surface at any
time during the season. The onion
throws out roots near the surface,
and as they are not very long the soil
should be rich and the cultivation
shallow. Never ridge the soil up the
rows. The ideal onion bed is one where
the bulbs grow above the ground for
more than half their size.
It is a common remark that onions
agree with but few people. Anyone
who eats them regularly will soon find
any trouble of this kind gone as well
as other and more more serious ones
very often.
Those Who.do not eat them because
of the odor they leave on the breath
are more nice than wise. Southern
Cultivator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

than 8 or 4 barrels. A neighbor OF
mine who is also a practical farmer
(and has never quit the Alliance ION
account Of politics'O told me be dug
last year one hill OF sweet potatoes
(Haymons) that was 8 or feet from
other hills and it looked SO large that
he decided to weigh it. It weighed %
pounds. He is as reliable man as
North Carolina holds, and he would
never have told how much it weighed
had he not had witnesses who saw him
weigh it, just as it came from the
ground, with the potatoes hanging to
the stem. r. H. LANE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
w. H. Morrison, e q, euperintend
ent Of the Wisconsin Farmers Insti-
tutea, writes us from Madison, Wis,
as follows:
send you by mail Bulletin No. 5,
Wisconsin Farmers Institutes. The
edition consists of 81, 900 copies and
although the same number was issued
of No. and 3, they are nearly ex-
hausted. I shall take pleasure in send
ing No. 8 to any Of your readers who
will send me his name and postoffice
with 10 cents to pay postage.
We are holding sixty four two day
institutes this winter. They are we'll
attended and I know they are enlarg.
ing the horizon of our farmers. am
more and more convinced that the
most practical and successful method
of reaching the farmer is through the
Farmers Institute and meetings Of q
like character. The three hundred
two day meetings held by the Wis
consin Farmers Institutes have done
more to reach the great mass Of un
reached farmers i'm the State In the
last four years than all other agencies
combined. These meetings have aroused
and implanted hunger for better in
telligence i'm thousands where but little
hope existed. The farmer can be
reached only by the practical, success
full ways and methods Of brother i'm
whom he has confidence. The profes-
sional man with fine spun theories,
who viii talk en- hour about nothing,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
FARMING IN EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Seeing an article i'm THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, I wish to add my practical
experience i'm ueing the COW pea, as
contribution to your highly appre-
ciated journal. Being born and raised
on farm, the son of gentleman who
was known as one Of the best farmers
in Eastern Caroline, viii say that
from practical test have found that
under no circumstances should more
than one peck of peas (the field varie-
ties known as COW peas) be planted or
soWn on an acre of land. That is, il q
man wants peas instead Of vines.
I recently talked to a prominent
farmer in Pamlico county on the sub
iect Of pea culture. He said: ''Why,
Robt., I can't raise any peas. can
raise plenty of vines, but no peas.
''The trouble is" I said, ''you raise
too many vines" Then I told him Of
my experience, which have given in
q former article in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, and he at once said he reck-
oned I was right; ''for, said he, II
have frequently noticed that when one
comes up off to itself. isolated from
the others, it's always full Ct peas"
In fact, my experience has taught me
that almost everything we plant ia left
too thick. What in more ridiculous
than to see farmer plant q piece Of
land i'm corn and leave enough stalks
ON it TO make 10 or is barrels per acre
if each stalk were to bear a good ear,
when he knows that with the very best
culture the land win not produce more
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
LINZ.

Perhaps q great many Of the truck
and fruit growers do not place any
confidence in lime, to be mixed in the
soil or be thrown on the land under the
bearing trees. / vii give you little
experience Of mine: February 18th,
1897, had about a hundred Seeding
peach trees, that had been formerly
planted or healed in, given to me.
had them dug up and brought to our
place; on looking at the foliage / saw
something was wrong and began to
investigate. looked at the root first,
and found the trouble to be disease.
They were literally covered with root
knots (memetodes), q species OF eel
worms. What TO do with them hardly
knew, but dug trench away from
my garden, and other trees, and used
them for experimental work. could
not find any remedy for their cure and
I tried the following:
gave the bottom of the trench q
coating Of slack lime, and set in the
trees, and threw lime on the roots,
then partially filled in with dirt and
gave another lot OF lime, and filed the
trench and frmed the soil with my
feet, and left the trees to live or die.
''They lived" This spring dug up.
the trees and made an examination of
the roots, and they were as free and
perfect roots as ever saw, no disease
or knots to be seen, and while borers
were at work on some Of the other
trees, these were free from them. That
convinced me OF this: Lime. IL prop
erly placed on disased roots, will cure.
II the readers Of Truck Grower will.
correspond with the Alabama Expert
mental Station, at Auburn, Ala, and
ask for Bulletin 40. 92, they viii get
some information as to lime on coast
soils, the work of Prof. 3. 8. Earle and
my SELF I was talking with Lr. Pill
man, Of PiiIman Bros, commission
merchants, Of st. Louis. No., in regard
to peaches Tor their market. He
stated to me that one man shipped to
them whose fruit was the best, and
brought fancy prices while others
from the same locality would hardly
bring enough to pay freights. One day
Mr.. Pillman asked him what be did TO
his trees in order to have such fine
fruit. BE said, .'Come to my place
and will show you" So Mr. Pilman
called on the grower, and found that
he cultivated the land and used slack
lime soWn broadcast under his trees.
Thus another fact. IWould not advise
q strong application, but take "a few
trees and give them q trial, and note
the results "A. w. Orr, ia southern
Fruit and Truck Grower.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
RALEIaH. n. O. JUNE q. 1895.

viii Let no daylight into the intricate
problem that the average farmer has
to solve that Of less price and less
productive power of his land; but it is
the successful farmer who can say ssI
have done it" that will liberate the un-
successful one and make him an intel
hgent man. The agricultural paper,
the agricultural book, the experiment
station and the Farmers Institutes are
for the farmers who road, study and
think. Success to them"
The above is q clipping from an old
newspaper. Mr. Morrison has been
dead several years now, but the Insti.
tute system first successfully managed
by him has become leading feature
OF interest among farming communi-
ties.
Every State and farming community
which desires to keep ''up to date, " and
holds its own against the competition
Of to day adopt and use this means Of
counciling together and spreading in
telligence abroad within it's own terri.
tory. Peace be to Mr.. Morrison and
and continued success to this system
Of helping our fellow farmers.
IT. F EMERY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Farmers in this part Of the State
have had adverse conditions to contend
with during this spring. Early in May
we had snow and frost, after which q
drouth set in which is still prevailing
in the vicinity Of Webster to date; in
some parts of the county they have
had some rain. Oats and clover are
an almost entire failure. Corn has
been well worked, but is small for mid
die Of june. Wheat is very good and
We are now beginning to harvest. Most
Of wheat viii be cut next week.
There is not much political excite
ment among us; all seem to devote
their time to reading and talking about
the war. Hope something will happen
that will terminate the war soon.
A. j. LONG, Sr.
Webster, N. O., June IA, '9s.
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themselves from the injury the birds
may do, and at the same time, insur
ing their help in destroying the pests
that viii surely menace the maturing
crop. One man states that it costs
him but one half bushel OF corn and
the time required to scatter q little
around his 10 acre corn field, to protect
this field from the crows; the crows
are very numerous, but no corn is
pulled.
Therefore. would advise O. e not
to attempt to kill the crows. but rather
to encourage them to frequent his
farm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
FRwRR AcRRs, MoRE TIrLAeR.

A contemporary says: Only short
time ago a farmer graVely told us that
he believed farmer would starve TO
death on 40 acres of land. And he
meant what he said. He had 80 acres
Of land and according to his own state
ment the average yield Of his crops
was: Wheat Is bushels to the acre !;
corn, 80; oats, 90; hay, three fourths
Of q ton. A mile distant from him
lived q farmer whose land is almost an
exact counterpart Of his, and his crops
average: Wheat, 80 bushels to the
acre; corn, So; oats, so; hay, 2 tons. It
is not the quantity of land that man
farms that counts, but the quality of
his farming. The fact that q man can
grow six tons of first class timothy hay
on an acre shows the possibilities Of an
acre that is thoroughly titled. Nine
tenths Of the land that is soWn into
wheat is not more than half prepare d
for the seed, simply because the farmer
believes in acres rather than tillege.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

MI ial Of this kind unouestionablv
haA nsiderable feeding value. Those
articles having special brand con.
tanning the manufacturers name. are
to be preferred. In case the farmer is
10 doubt as to it's value he should send
fair sample to the experiment station
for examination. Farmers are eau
toned against paying excessive prices
for material of this kind.
The poultry feeds prepared by the
American Cereal Company and 81. o.
Company are mixtures of oat feeds,
corn and some heterogeneous feed stuff
to increase the percentage of protein
to about II per cent. Materials of this
kind certainly possess considerable
feeding value.
1t is probable, however, that the
poultryman can secure the nutritive
value cheaper by purchasing the un-
mixed grains.
H. O. horse feed is mixture Of oat
feed and corn. Chop or germ feed
looks very much like gluten feed, but
has considerable less feeding value.
Taking corn meal as q standard and
supposing it TO be worth S16 Der ton.
analyses and feeding tests prove these
various other feeding st6ffs to be of
the following values per ton: Hominy
meal or chop, SIC; cerealine feed, SI6;
chop feed, e1S 60; Quaker cat feed,
&1S 60; cat feeds CONTAIN more hulIe)
$12; Victor corn and oat feed, S16 90;
n. o. horse feed, $16 90; wheat bran,
$1S 60; wheat middlisgs, &17 60; mixed
feed, SIG; dried brewers grain, $16;
malt sprouts, SIC; Buffalo gluten feed,
$50; Golden gluten feed, &2O; other
gluten feeds, $1s 90; gluten meals,
$24 80; Cleveland fax msal, &22 OS; old
process linseed meal, &2L6O: cotton
meal, &94 SO.
The bulletin recommends the follow
ing eight mixtures Of these feeds to
produce a well balanced and economi-
cal general ration:
1. One hundred pounds Of corn meal
or Of hominy meal; 100 pounds of
wheat bran or Of mixed feed or OF chop
feed as pounds of cotton eeed meal or
OF gluten meal or Of linaeed meal, mix
and feed 8 to 9 quarts per day to
4, 600 pound animal.
2. One hundred pounds OF oat feed
100 pounds Of Buffalo gluten feed or Of
Golden gluten feed, mix and feed 8
quarts daily.
8. Any one Of the gluten feeds is q
fairly well balanced ration itself. Feed
to quarts daily.
4 Fifty pounds of linseed meal, so
pounds Of cotton seed meal, 100 pounds
Of oat feed or Of chop feed; mix and
feed to quarts daily.
g. Two hundred pounds Of chop feed
or of ceEealine feed; 76 pounds Of cot
ton seed meal or Of. gluten meal, or of
linseed meal; mix and feed to o6 quarts
daily.
6. II. o. dairy feed is itself bal
anced ration. Feed to squarts daily.
T. One hundred pounds of fine mid.
dlings; 100 pounds of brewers grain or
OF malt sprouts. Mix and feed to 8
quarts daily.
8. 0ne hundred pounds of corn meal,
so pounds of bran, 80 pounds of cotton
seed meal. Mix and feed 2 quarts
daily.
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Greatness may mature in the metro
polls, but it must begin in the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

A prosperous and intelligent yeo-
manry is a countrys greatest pride.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

A wise man is never les alone than
when be is alone. Swift
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

When times are hard with the far
mer the business community 10 in dis.
tress.
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Agriculture.
may BENZ IRBY, RALMGH, N O

s Irby. late Professor OF &gricul-
Prof Benz n and Mechanical College, Rail
ture, Agil Sacome regular contributor 70 this
sIgh, hss Oe All questions relating to the farm,
dspsItna1sSnoS me orchard viii be answered by Prof.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Haa the laeNe
circulation Of any
family aRricultu.
ri or political
paper pub he'd
begWee0 Richs
mond and Atlanta
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

rbs PrOgrse-
~ Farmer IS
SCOd P9Ps----MaS- -
.Sss--.-and possibly
~ best GdVertis.- I.
saS medium in ~
S PrlnterS Ink.
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webster. N. O., June IA, '9s.
The herald., 1898-10-22
ARTICLE XXxII.
ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

ACQUISITION Of fUbLlC OI1LlI1E Els.
Sec. 36O. II is hereby declared to be the
nurnose and intention of the people of
the city that its public utilities shall bc
gradually ocquired and Ultimately owned
by the city.
Sec. 3s1. Whenever, not less than
twelve months prior TO a general city
election, a petition or petitions. signed by
electors of the city equal In number to at
least fifteen per centum OF oil the votes
cast at the last preceding general city
election, shall be presented to the council
setting forth that the signers favor the
ACQUISITION bv the city of any public util-
lty or utilities, and requesting the Council
10 prepare for submission to the electors
of the city, as hereinafter provided, a
proposition for the acquisition Of such
iltiljty or utilities, 1t shall be the duty of
tho City Council to procure. through the
CITY Engineer. plans and estimates of the
actual cost of the construction, compile
ton or acquisition by the city. of the
necessary works. property and plant to
carry into effect the public utility or
utilities referred to and described in the
petition.
Tho signatures to the petition need not
all be appended to one paper; but each
signer shall add to his signature his place
of residence. giving the street and num-
ber. One of the sgners of each paper
shall make oath becara an officer comnst-