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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Our Boys Soon to Leave Tampa.

Port Tampa, Fla, June THE
"Studebaker Tigers" as the One-hun-
dred and fifty seventh Indiana has been
dubbed, were thoroughly equipped with
new guns and ammunition today. The
officers are without their horses now.
The Indiana boys are living in a hap
hazard style, but are in the best OF
health, and would gladly remain here
in camp week If that were possible.
Fine sea breezes and salt water bathing
eclipses Camp Thomas.
The health of the HoOsiers continues
to be matter of congratulation, and so
| few were the calls on the hospital that
one of the surgeons, Dr. II. W. Garstang,
was given permission to 60 to Tampa.
Colonel Studebaker, Lieutenant Colonel
May, Capt Newton Gilbert and other
officers were also in town and mingled
for while with the thrOng at Tampa
Bay hotel.
Major f. w. Halford. formerly of
Indianapolis, but now regular army
paymaster, is here, busy with a clerical
force in the Hotel Casino, in which head
quarters for disbursements has been es
tablished Some of the Indiana officers
needing money attempted to draw pay
recently. They found the government
not quite ready to settle with volunteers.
Those who need funds will probably
make arrangements with local banks,
according to the method employed by
officers in the regular army.
William Johnson, of company X,
killed six-foot rattlesnake In camp
today.
Lieutenant Brooke, son of the major
general in command at Chickamauga,
took mess with Lieutenant Colonel
May today, and told many interesting
stories of recent Cuban brushes.
There are but three hospital cases.
and they are slight.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
The Divine Healer Is "BrOke. +"

August Shrader, the long haired
divine healer, arrived in Terre Haute
on bicycle, hatless and sbirtless, and
without money. He claims to have been
robbed of his money at Vincennes, and
at Sullivan he gave his shirt for meal.
lie seems to have been in very hard
lines, and claims that his manager took
all the proceeds of their tour of the
middle Western States year ago. Mrs.
Shrader, the woman whose marriage
with him some months ago caused
much newspaper publicity, is with rel
atIves at Sioux City.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

1t is now the merry time of the year
when the reporter in making his daily
rounds is greeted with such salutatlons
as -"Well, is this hot enough for you?"
81 guess we're going to have another
scorcher." 81 tell you We need rain bad;
the crops are beginning to suffer" He
generally gives a cheerful assent TO
such remarks beneath that smiling eX-
terror there often turks desire TO muir
der the man in cold blood. To make IT
so hCt for him for about ten minutes
that the present weather would be like
a mid winter day in Siberia in compar-
ison. BE careful how you deal with the
weather question; the reporter is long
suffering individual. but the worm will
turn, you know.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
SUNDAY Base Ball.

The Hobart ball team will cross bats
with the Maroons of this city Sunday
afternoon at the fair grounds. Hobart
has the reputation of having one of the
strongest teams in Northern Indiana,
and one of the best games of the season
can be looked for. The game will be
called promptly at 3 o'clock. Manager
Thompson is leaving nothing undone
to give the lovers of the national game
value received for their money. Hacks
will be run to convey everyone to the
grounds.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
ADDRESS TO METHODISTS.
Call is issued by Hon. John II. Conner and
Will Cumback.

A call has been issued by Will Cum
back and John B. Connor, of Indiana
polls, which is of interest to MethOdists
in Plymouth as we'll as throughout the
state. 1t says:
ave, the officers of the Indiana state
convention of laymen, which met in
indianapolis last year, having in charge
the call for national convention here
next fall, issue the following in refer
ence thereto: The call for a national
convention of laymen of the Methodist
Episcopal church has been signed Dy
leading laymen of New England, the
middle, the central, western and Paci-
flc states as well as some of the south
ern states, and the movement inaugur
ated here last September for the con-
ventiOn has been heartily endorsed by
the laymen in all sections of the United
States.
"In view of the fact, however that
the late spring annual conferences have
all revised their former action and by
more than a three-fOurth vote have
ratified the proposition for equal lay
representation in general conference, it
has after wide correspondence, been de-
termined to delay calling the national
convention until after the action of the
coming fall annual conference. Like
action by the fall conferences may pos
sibly make it necessary to hold the
national convention, as it is now be-
lieved the latter will ratify the move
ment for equal representation in the
general conference of 1900"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Ran Away From the Home.

Three boys who were inmates of the
Laporte Orphans home, ran away Sat
urday morning and have not since been
seen. The missing lads are:
Virgil Bunch, twelve years old. sent
to the home from Plymouth. Harry
BloOmer, aged II, sent to the home
from Valparaiso. Ora Curtis, aged .
original home in Newton county.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Didn't Want Much.

A nelghboring exchange prints the
following as the contents of letter
recently received. The picture Is prOba-
bly, Overdrawn, but on the whole there
are many points in it that will be rec
ogniZed by the brethren of the press as
strictly true: "Send me few copies Oi
the paper which had the obituary verses
about my little child a month or two
ago. You will publish the enclosed
clipping about my niece's marriage.
And | wish you would mention in your
local column, if it don't cost anything,
that j am going to have a public sale
and will rent a part of my farm, also
that | have few extra calves TO sell at
public sale Send me couple of extra
copies of tie paper this week, but as
my time is out you may stop my paper,
as times are too hard to waste money
Oh newspaper.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Peach CrOp "a Failure

Last spring when the peach trees
were in bloom and the beautiful pink
blossoms could be seen for miles in
every direction, everybody was congrat-
ulating everybody else upon the splen-
did prospect for big peach crop. The
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
commandments Invitations Out.

The Plymouth high school gradual
ing class are now sending out their
commencement invitations, which by
the way eclipses anything of the kind
that have ever been issued in Plym-
outh. The invitations are artistic and
beautiful. The Independent takes
pride in stating that these invitations
were prln ted at thisoflice.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Studebaker's Regiment.

TAMPA, Fla, June 5.-There is not
a case of illness in Colonel Studebaker's
regiment, and the hospital cases are
convalescing. The boys spent Sunday
bathing in the surf A pine tree fire
threatened a destruction of the camp,
but it was subdued without loss.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
IN BONDS HYMENIAL.
ShaYer-Lan kenau.

Miss Clara Lankenau, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs i. w. Lankenau, of this
city, was united in marriage to Mr.. ID.
b. Shaver, of West Bay City, Michigan,
Wednesday at 800 p. m. at the home
of the brides parents on South Michi-
gan street, Rev. ThornberIy, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Miss. LanKenau is the only daughter cf
Mr. and Mrs. +. W. Lankenau and is
highly regarded by host of friends for
her many social and intellectual &C
complishments. Mr.. Shaver, the groom,
is assistant cashier of the Lumberman
State bank at West Bay City, and has
the reputation OF a thorough business
man as well as being possessed of at
tractlve social qualifications. The
bride was handsomely attired in white
silk and Organdies, and carried bunch
of beautiful carnations. Immediately
after the ceremony light wedding din.
ner was served, after which the young
couple took the 40 train for the east
They will visit Niagara Falls for a
fortnight, returning TO Bay City where
they will take up their permanent resi-
dence. Owing to a recent death in the
family of the groom the wedding was
not attended by his immediate family.
Those who were present were Miss
Minnie McCrea, West Bay City, Mich,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Southworth,
Miss Mamie Southworth, Mrs. s. Mil
ler, Mrs. Pershlng, DR.. and Mrs. Knott,
J. b. Bowel and wife. Mrs. Altman,
Gideon Blain and Ed Kuhn.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
A Deadly Bolt.

On May 81, Il. +. Duncan, who went
away from this city about six years
ago to work at Moline factory as a
lumber inspector after many years con-
Dection with the Studebaker yards here
in that capacity in which he was par
ticularly well skilled, returned here to
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Nickel Plate Road excursions to Den.
YER, Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
June 18th, 10th, and l7th., on account
Biennial Meeting Federation Women's g
Club. Ask agents.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Train service second TO none via
Nickel Plate Road. Rates lower than
via other lines. Daily east and west
A peerless trio of east express trains,
each direction, vestibuled sleepers, un.
excelled dining car service. For lowest
rates ask agents of Nickel Plate Road.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Nickel Plate ROsd Home Seeker
ExcursiOu.

June 7th and 2lst, at lowest rates
Tickets to all designated points north
west, west and southwest, also to desig-
mated points in the south. Ask agent
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Muslin Underwear
in Great Variety

Material is right, cut
is right, style the very
latest. We desire to call
your particular attention to
our extra special line of
Undermuslins.
Just received from the
manufacturers made up
to-date in every respect,
neat, durable, stylish, at
prices way below the Ordi-
nary. Garments are all
made out of best muSlinS,
Lonsdale & Fruit of the
Loom) and Cambrics, trim
med with all the new laces
and embroideries. 1t will
be to your advantage to look
over our line before you
buy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

For fall sown crops the soil require s
different treatment from that given in
spring. Having grown a crop during
the summer it is pretty well loosened
to a considerable depth, and seldom
requires blowing in fall to depth of
eight or ten inches unless manure is to
turned under for the purpose of light
ening the soil. Work on the surface
is what is mainly required. letting the
clover crop do the real sub soil work.
A cutaway or disk harrow run over
the ground after the summer harvested
crops, followed later by shallow plow-
ing will put soil in first class condition
for the fall soWn crop. The real labor
required to Iprepare soil for fall sown
crops is go light that there is hardly
any excuse for permitting ground to
remain bare Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

We have been shown the following
article set double Olumn with scare
head in the News and Observer:
WHAT FUSION DOES.
"a negro who Had Been in Political
Accord With Populists Skipped.
CH. E. c. Bryant in Charlotte Observer)
''TARBoRO, N. Q. Sept. 18 Especial }
The following story is told me: Dr.
Mayo, one of the leading Populists of
Edgecombe county, had on his place a
negro politician by the name of Henry
Dancy. OF late DR.. Mayo, has been,
as it were, bootlicking Dancy. He has
treated the negro as though he was his
equal. As q result, Dancy became
uppish. He took the little negro house
boy off to one side the other day and
told him that he would give him a dol,
lar if he would tell him which room
Miss Mayo, DR.. Mayo's grown daugh
ter, occupied. The negro boy told the
cook; the cook told Mrs. Mayo, and
the result is that impudent Dancy has
skipped to parts more distant. The
affair is the talk Of the neighborhood.
In this connection the following let
ter makes interesting reading:
EPw0RTH, N. O., Sept. 80, '98.
Editors The PROGRESSIVE Farmer, RaI
eigh, ~ c.:
The article enclosed, "What Fusion
Does" I brand as an Infamous and
slanderous lie, and his informant a
caluminator and coward l live in
No. township, near Epworth, in Edge
combe county.
Respectfully
W. T. MAYO.
Is this hot enough for you, Mr.. Al.
phabet7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11
CARE OF CORN FODDER.

Every man Of experience knows that
the value of corn fodder as stock food
depends very largely upon storing it
away in good condition. There is no
other product of the farm that suffers
more or deteriorates more rapidly from
being wet-rained upon than corn fod.
der. 1t therefore becomes necessity
to handle fodder with great speed and
promptness when it is in condition to
stack or nov away.
The wise farmer will leave the
shucked corn lie upon the ground for
days at time, knowing that ripened
grain will 81 IF II but little if indeed at
all, while he Immediately hauls in the
fodder and stores it away when it is in
good condition, thus avoiding the time
and expense of re shocking it, to say
nothing Of probable later loss in food
value. Anything that will facilitate in
this labor is of positive advantage to
the farmer. The Electric Handy
Wagon, manufactured by the Electric
Wheel Co., Of Quincy, ILL.,, would help
out amazingly. In the first place it is
so low and so easy to load that a load
OF fodder may be placed upon it from
the ground; in the second place the
whole operation may be performed by
one man, thus saving the expense Of
another man. Their book, Farm.
Savings" illustrates how it may be-
done and tells all about this and other
things you should know. Send for q
copy before you begin to haul in your
corn fodder.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11
No. So

preferably several weeks before plant
ing. The peas at most need but little
nitrogen in the soil; they draw it from
the air, far cheaper than buying in the
market. By reason of this fact, in con.
nection with certain chemical changes
that will take place after the corn stalks
and pea vines are turned under, the
farmer will be exceedingly we'll COM
pensated for his outlay. The above
quantity of fertilizer may seem large,
but it will prove economy in the end.
Follow with wheat and clover, apply
ing II bushels and Is pounds per acre,
respectively.
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Leaf. n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

ground, and are loaded with pods; a
fair estimate of the crop is from 81 to
tons to the acre. Ten years ago this
field was so poor in fertility that the
common speckled COW pea would not
grow without fertilizers. The change
has been made by using the COW pea as
base, for humus and nitrogen, and
using phosphoric acid and potash. The
field has had no other manure for ten
years; part of the time have cut the
peas for forage, and some years have
plowed in the entire crop, after it had
been picked of the pea pods and the
foliage dried down. This field will now
produce any kind OF crop.
The low price Of cotton must even
tually lead Southern farmers to adopt
some other crop besides cotton to fur,
nish the necessary money to pay farm
expenses, and I see no reason why hay
should not be one crop in the rotation,
at least to produce enough to supply
our own markets. That the growing
of grass and COW peas for forage end
as a money crop is on the increase,
there can be no doubt. Every pro
gressive farmer must see the need OF
studying the fertilizer question so as to
save buying the expensive part Of that
which these crops require.
@. W. MORRILL,.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11
THR MEADOW IN THE FALL.


G Irrespondence of the Progressive Farmer.
am one of the number who believes
thoroughly in keeping stock off the
meadow in the fall. will tell you
why.
Self defense is the first law of nature.
I am not on the farm altogether ''for
the fun Of it," nor am working for
my board" l wish to make farming
profitable as we'll as pleasant. This
may seem selfish, but this is bread
and butter world, make the best Of it
we may.
Now, am satisfied that it costs me
many times more to pasture my mead
ows after haying than the little extra
milk would get would bring. So do
not follow that plan. know there is
a great temptation when pastures are
short in the fall, and the milk supply
is getting short, to turn the cows into
the rank after feed which has grown
up since haying. We are apt to think
that all increase of milk thus game d is
80 much clear profit.
But let US see. In what condition
are the grass roots left after a season
of this close pastUringi five examine
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11
RALEIGH, N. G.. OCTOBER IL, 1898.

them we shall find that many of the
roots are bare and easily yield to the
sharp frosts of early winter when no
snow lies on the ground to protect
them. Next spring the grass plants
will be fewer in number, and those
which have survived are weaker than
they would have been had the COWS
been kept eff
Then, too. when the ground is moist
and soft, the hoofs of the COWS drive
many of the plants down and kill them,
leaving the surface rough and uneven
for the mower.
I have noticed that meadows thus
treated grow poorer and poorer. and
make very unsatisfactory returns in
haying.
So that I prefer to feed my COWS oats
and peas or corn in the fall when pas
lures begin to fall eff than to turn
them into the meadow. 1t seems to me
that we must guard against losses in
this direction as well as others l
know there are hosts of men who do
pasture their meadows after haying.
I venture the prediction that if those
men will try keeping the herd off a
few years and note the result, they
will go back to the old way.
E L. VINCENT.
Broome Co, New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

THEIR LIPS AND TREACHERY IN THEIR
HEARTS, THEY HAVE BASELY SOUGHT TO
POISON the minds of the people. See
what a box these TREAoHERoUs AND
DEsPICABLE fellows have put them
selves in"
But now it uses soft soap and tells
these treacherous, despicable" Popu
lists, with mo honesty" and with
'falsehOod on their lips" that they
ought not to sacrifice their ''noble and
righteous" principles by fusing with
the Republicans.
Sane people need no glasses to see
the treacherous wolf of 1892 crouehing
in the News and Observers sheep'a
clothing Of 1898
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11
DO NOT PASTURE MEADOWS IN
AUTUMN.

There is no time of the year when
we farmers should be more careful Of
our next years hay crop than just now.
1t is an old practice and a bad one
which some of US have followed for
generations, OF turning stock into the
meadow just as soon as the hay is we'll
secured. have found from repeated
trials that it causes loss in the long
run and no longer sanction such meth
DDS OF course, every dry year pasture
gets short in July, August and Septem
Der, so when the farmer sees q good
living for his stock in his newly mown
meadow it is great temptation to turn
them in, and in nine cases out ten in
goes the stock.
How much better would it be If
farmers would only get into the habit
of sowing plenty of fodder corn early
in the spring and summer, having it to
use at this time Of year when it is so
much needed and 80 well liked by the
stock. No doubt in s7me sections
uChE1N 644 G6GL4C4S SCCG VGAOSAV uUC &C'
suit of pasturing meadows in the fall
from experience, but in parts of Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana have observed
that farmers are pasturing their mead
ows. The ground is so bare when win
ter sets in that much damage is done
to the unprotected plant roots.
The best crop of mixed hay ever saw
was on a new seeding. After the wheat
was cut several showers brought forth
the seeding to such an extent that sew
eral neighbors warned me that il did
not cut and remove this second growth
from the field it would smother out
the plant life and ruin the crop for the
coming season. From what ! had read
on the subject wes led to believe that
no damage would result from letting
it remain, but on the other hand, great
and lasting results would be accom-.
lisned toward the rebuilding of soil fer
tility. Had this surplus crop been
harvested it would have made two
tons Of hay per acre; so you can see
that it was large amount OF green
stuff to let go back on the ground. In
the spring Lrolled down the clover and
what other grasses there we're Gtshould
have been cut in the falD and got the
best crop in my experience.
This was not the end, however, of so
great nourishing crop. To day this
some field produces the best crops on
my farm, and American Agricultural
readers may be sure that hereaftert
what growth comes after the first cut
ting June clover excepte6), either
from weat, oats or hay it Will remain
on the ground for two Ipurposes-one,
winter protection,-Elias +. Brown,
Michigan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

DR.. Cyrus Thompson will address the
people on the issues OF the day at the
following times and places:
Morganton, Burke county, Tuesday,
O3t II
Hickory, Catawba county, Wednes-
day, Oct. 12
Mooresville, Ireden county, Thurs
day, Oct. 13
Salisbury, Rowan county, Friday,
Oct. II.
HiIlsboro, Orange county, Saturday,
Oct Is.
Wadesboro, Arson county, Wednes-
day, Oct. 10
Gastonia, CASTOR county, Thursday,
Oct. 20.
Lincolnton, Lincoln county, Friday,
Oct. 21.
Shelby. Cleveland county, Saturday,
Oct %
AS speaker, DR.. Thompson has few
equals, and probably no superior, In
the State, and when we consider that
he also has truth on his side and
thrice is he armed who hath his quar-
rel just" we are safe in promising q
treat for all who hear him. Let there
be full attendance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-11

Hon. Geo. e Boggs, of Waynesville,
has, as our readers know, always op-
posed fusion in any form. But like
many others he realizes that this year
the Populists have a choice of two evils
-Hypocratic rule or fusion. They
have wisely chosen the lesser of these
evils-fusion.
In the following extract from q letter
of Mr.. Boggs to our associate editor he
voices the sentiments of many. He
says:
II have always opposed, and do still
oppose fusion with any party, but ]
do not think this the proper time to
discuss this question. The Peoples
party Cffered to cooperate with the
Democrats, but they, under the lead OF
goldbugs and railroad monopolists,
slapped the Populists in the face and
are now trying with slander, false
hoods and appeals to passion and preju
dice to destroy the Peopla's party. ]
believe it is the first duty of Populiste
to fight such grossly up just treatment
to the last man and the last ditch. Let
fusion be settled later on and all unite
as one man in opposition to such treat
ment. It is unwise to try to swap
horses when crossing the stream"