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The times., 1898-04-25

FOR SALE Beautiful suburban home. Herndon.
Va; 200 yards from railway station; trains
each way daily; hnest place for private residences
or boarding house anywhere near Washington:
shady groves; clear, pure, cold water; 500 fruit
trees; apples. peaches, pears, grapes. etc; 20
acres Of land; S-rOom house; ouJbuildings;
milch cows, family horse, poultry incubator,
dayton wagon, farming utensils. etc; terms easy.
Address JOHN ;. DUFFIE, HerndOa. Va, OF Room
81, lie Droit Building, Washington, d. c.
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JEFFRIES WHIPS EVERETT.
Stopping '.Mexican Pete" Easily I'm
the Third Round

San Francisco, Cal, April 2l.-Big Jim
Jeffries, of Los Angeles, disposed of the
championship aspirations of Mexican
Pete" Everett in two and half rounds
before the Olympic Club. of this city
Friday night. Their meeting proved To
be a veritable farce. for Everett was so
completely outclassed by mis- burly OPP
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AUCTION SALES .
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-sTORY CORNEF
BRICk House. NO. 1000 NINTH sIREEl

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-sTORY CORNER
BRICK HOUSE, NO. 1000 NINTH STREET
NORTHEAST.
BY virtue OF a certain deed Of trust recorded
in Liber 2Oi7 folio S2s ct seq, one Of the land
records OF the District Of Columbia, shall sell
in front OF the premises on SATURDAY. APRIL
30. 1898, At FIVE O'CLOCK P. VI sublot 80, in
square 9G9. as recorded on the books of the sur
veyor's Office, District Of Columbia, together
with the improvements, consisting Of two
story brick dwelling. No 100 Ninth Street North
east, said sale being subject % a prior deed OK
trust for 500 with interest at six per cent per
anHum. payable semi-anuually. and having two
years 70 run
TeTms-All cash. \ deposit Of 500 required at
time OF sale, full payment TO be made within ten
days from day OF sale or property Will be resold
at risk Of defaulting purchaser.
BATES WARREN,
Trustee. I
EDWIN 5. CLARRSON, :
Trustee. 2
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what to Do with Our Fleet

(From the Chicago ReCord)
The place for the American batt!eships is in
the path of the Spanish fleet
This is naval
Bombardment OF Havana wait Besides. n
blockade by ships of inferior strength will reduce
the city if the warships continue to have pressing
business elsewhere.
First destroy the Spanish feet. The rest is
easy
The times., 1898-04-25

Fred PfeneF's paper on umpiring is
among the interesting current contribu-
tions 10 the literature OF the game He
says: "On the common play At first base
The base umpire should get on line with
the throw. BY taking his position he oc-
cupies the same relation 10 the game as
the judge on a race course, who stands
directly over the wire. and who is the
emily person on the ground who is able
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Case Defeats Cavannueh.

Dick Case, of Seattle, knocked out
Tommy Cavanaugh, of Buffalo in the
arena of the Kentucky Athletic Club at
Louisville Saturday night in the third
round
The times., 1898-04-25
FRAsER's ERRATIc DELIVERY
Id Enables the Spiders ia Win Easi.
Iy From the CoioneIs

Louisville, April 24.-Fraser was kept in
the box for six innings, though he gave
nine bases on balls, had two wild pitches
and twelve hits were made off him by
Cleveland. Only nine runs resulted, owing
10 good fielding The score:
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c. C. SLOAN 3 Co. Auetioneers. lao5 St.
TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT Is. BLOCK ,. TRIM.

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT Is, BLOCK ?, TRIM
dad. d. c.
BY virtue Of 4 deed Of trust recorded in LiheF
No 1881. folio 1s2, ct SEQ, Of the Land Records
Of the District Of Columbia. 70 the undersigned
trustees. will sell public auction NON
DAY, the 2D DAY OF NAY. 1S0S, at 4-30
O'CLOCK p NJ, at the auction room OF c. G.
Sloan < Co. No IiO7 C St Wv, lot No. Is.
in block No ?, Of the subdivision Of part Of tract
Of land known Trinidad, the same Is OK
triet of Columbia, in County Book No 6, page
10.
Terms OF Sale-The entire purchase money 10 be
paid cash; taxes to April /, iSeS. apportioned-
payable out Of the purchase money. deposit OF
500 viii be required OF the purchaser al the
time Of sale. -
THEODORE l. HOLBROOk,
j. LEDY ARD HODGE,
Trustees
apo 0-d&ds-em No. I42O y. Y. Ave wv
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Ronner and O'Rrien Matched.

Jack Bonner and Dick O'Brien have
been matched TO box fifteen rounds at
Athens, Pa, on May 2.
The times., 1898-04-25
Tennis Cutac for 1895

Wright & Ditson's 1898 Official Lawn
Tennis Guide is out, and Is an invaluable
book for those interested in this popular
game.
The times., 1898-04-25

The anti-kiellng rule which was so rig
a new rule II has always been included
in the league rules that a player must
not dispute decision of the umpire This
rule, until taken up by the magnates at
the schedule meeting this year, was rare
ly enforced. and in consequence led up 10
some very serious rows. This year, how
ever, the umpire is given power to re-
move a player as soon as he disputes
decision or acts in a manner which will
excite the spectators. In other words, the
umpire has sovereign power and unless
he rigidly enforces the rule he, too is
liable TO fine or expulsion.
The times., 1898-04-25
A Diplomatic school Needed.

(From the Wheeling Register)
As soon rs this cruel war is over the Govern
ment should organize school OF diplomacy. We
need it.
The times., 1898-04-25
UyerNyo orlSeJ.
lFrom the Chicago Record.

(From the Chicago Rccord)
"Our cook is gone again.
"QuarreIed with you. did sheY'
NO: the doctor says she broke down in health
irving to keep the family next door postc- ON our
affairsV
The times., 1898-04-25

While the club has been slow getting
into perfect team form. enough has been
seen 10 justify the opinion that they are
destined 20 occupy a prominent position
in the first division. The club is stronger
in the pitching and batting departments
than ever before, and is regarded by the
other league teams as a formidable ag-
gregation.
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STANDING OF THE CLUES.

Record of ,he Clubs April -.
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LEGAL NOTICES .

ESTATE or THOMAS T. KINSELLA. late os
District OF Columbia No, s305. Docket ~
Issued April % 1s9S-
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia holding
Orphans Court. for letters 0f administ ration
on said estate. by Fannie Kinsella the widow,
this is 20 give notice 10 ali concerned to appear
in said court on FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH
DAY Or MAY. a D.. 1s9S At 10 O'CLOCK
A. ~, to show cause why such application should
not be granted.
Attest: J. NOTA AIcGILL,
Register Of Wills. D. o.
DARR & LECKIE, Pr0ctors for Applicant.
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Gleason. Of the Giants, was the first
player to fail under the ban. Everett, of
Chicago, was suspended for one day for
disputing a decision of Umpire Cushman
in Louisville last Wednesday. Since
then, however, everything has gone
along smoothly. The good derived by tie
strict observance Of the rule was shown
in the game AT New York a week ago
today. There were several very close
decisions. but with the exception iof
Tenney, the players did not make any
attempt TO dispute them.
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C. c. Sloan & Co.. Aueiioneers. l4O7 c St
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This afternoon the Giants and the
Senators cross bats for the first time
this season, and it would not be sur
prising If Joyces band got the worst Of
it. Game viii be called at 4:S0. 1t is
quite likely that Gus weighing will be on
the rubber, and probable that Reitz will
cover second and AIcHale be seen in cen
Ter field
The times., 1898-04-25

The showing which the New Yorks
have made since the season began has
been a great disappointment to the
local adherent of the game. The experts
are puzzled that team which individ-
ually is stronger than the other teams
in fielding, with the exception of Bos-
ton and Baltimore, should begin the sea-
son so poorly. Doheny, Seymour, Meek
In, and Rusie. who are considered the
strongest combination of pitchers in the
business, have been tried with but little
success. Meekin and Rusie both show
ed that they were not yet in condition.
Seymour was more fortunate than Do
heny in that he Won a game from the
Bostons. Doheny pitched a better game
than Seymour did, but he received rag
ged support and was also compelled TO
contend against Nichols, who is in rare
form this season. The teams weakness
seems 10 lie in their inability to bat.
Philadelphia worked two pitchers against
the New Yorks, who had never before
taken part in a League game, and the
locals were completely at their mercy.
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NIATILON ASHFORD.

No. 80 LOuIsllnl avenue NV.
JESSE V y HUICK,
No. 1905 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
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START MONDAY 4 NJ
The times., 1898-04-25

First base by errors-CleVeland ?; Lou
issille, 2. Left on bases-Cleveland, IL;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05

about sixty per cent Of the ailments
that farners' horses are subject to. 2
just as long as we feed properly.
what is called q balanced ration, our
animals viii not be liable to be out Of
order, or to be in need Of condition
powders. But it is q fact that run
down animals frequently improve
wonderfully when condition powders
are given. DR.. smeaG gives this ex-
PLANTATION: ''Nine times out OF every
ten, when condition powders are fed,
change is made in the ration, and the
owner is satisfied with the powder, be-
lieving it to have done almost wonders
for his animals, little realizing that the
change Of food had as much or more to
do with producing the change il the
animals condition as the medicine. /"
Usually the condition powders are fed
in bran or bran and ground oats, end
that is just the feed that animals will
need after being fed largely on straw,
timothy hay, corn and corn meal. n.
Greiner, in Farm and Fireside.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05
wAFRRMRLoNs.

Continue shallow cultivation as long
as it is practicable without disturbing
or moving the vines, says DR.. w. L.
Jones in Southern CuItivator. Nature
provides the vines with tendrils to lay
hold of objects so the wind cannot
blow the vines about, and we may
draw profitable lesson from that cir
cumstance. Any grass or weeds in
places which the plow cannot reach
should be removed by hand or hoe.
Remove all imperfect, i'll shaped
melons and throw all the energy of
the vines into the perfect fruit. A
vine under ordinary conditions cannot
be expected to develop perfectly more
than five melons, and it is well to thin
down to that number as soon as the
fruit is well under way. II this is
done the pinching off or topping Of
vines is of doubtful utility. The leaves
of plants are the laboratories in which
are manufactured the substances out
of which the fruit as we'll as other
parts are formed. Top the vines and
the number Of it's leaves will be de-
creased.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05
LIVE SEoCE
CONDITION POWDERS.
.reaeed.

Feed stores and country groceries all
over the country do thriving trade
in condition powders Of all sorts cat
tie powders, powders for swine. pow
ders to make hens lay, etc. This is q
good enough thing for the stores, for
there is a good discount in these pow
ders; it is still better for the manufac-
turers who take comparatively cheap
substances, mix them up and sell the
mixture for q good round sum. But it
is losing trade for the people who buy
and use these so called condition pow.
ders. Thousands upon thousands Of
the farmers hard earned dollars are
spent in this way, and wasted just as
effectualIy as the largest share Of the
money is wasted that people pay for
the patent medicines which I'LL the
shelves of our drug stores. No greater
truth was ever spoken about this sub
iect than found in DR.. q. d. Smead's
reply to a request for recipe for a
good condition powder. He said: ''The
best condition powder for horses known
Co veterinary science is composed Of
ground oats, one hundred pounds,
wheat bran, Afty pounds, and linseed
oil meal, from ten to twenty pounds,
owing TO whether the horse is Of con.
stipated habit or not. A
proper food viii keep the horse Ia con-
dition all the time, while, as q matter
Of fact. the improper food produces
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05
THAT HIGH.PRICRD BOAR.

During the height OF the Poland
China public sale craze last August a
noted boar, KIever's Model. sold at
auction for s., 100, the highest price
ever paid for hog. He was bought
by a syndicate Of breeders, who should
have known all about hiEn. But now
this syndicate has goEs into court,
alleging that the hog they bought was
not Klever's Model but a substitute,
and that the true Klever's Model died
several months previous to the sale.
We hope for the sake Of breeding Ia.
terests in general that these charges
may prove unfounded, and that the
position of the defendant may be very
clearly established. Confidence ID one
of the great essentials in all transac-
tions in pure bred live stock, and we
hope there will be no further loss of it
from crookedness Of any kind. Ma
tional Stockman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05
THE BERKSHIRE HOG.

The hog of the present time is not to
be compared with the hog Of 90 years
ago. And what has brought about
this changes Feeding and right lines
in breeding. There is more profit in
the animal mature at eight or ten
menths old and weighing from 400 to
450 pounds than in the wintered over
hog that pulls down the scales at the
same figures, or even at 100 pounds
more.
The Berkshire is very fine breed.
The Berkshire sows are good suckers;
they are quiet, good trait in an early
maturing hog, easily handled and
about free from the cannibalistic habit
Of pig-eating. Another peculiarity or
this breed is its vigorous constitution
and industrious habits to seek it's own
living when given the orchard or other
range The Berkshire SOW raises large
litters Of well proportioned pigs that at
four or five weeks of age readily weigh
18 to % pounds. For q marketable
pig at six weeks to ten months Of age,
the Berkshire can be made to fiji the
bill admirably. Good care and good
feeding will do it.-L E. Abbott, Ia
Pioughman.
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nure, liz very great. By the use Of ab-
sorbents and the prevention OF hot fer
mentation In the manure pile, nearIy
the full value of the manure may be
retained.
In selecting food for the dairy herd
the farmer will be guided largely in
his purchases by the conditions of The
market. The market values OF feed
ing stuffs are controlled by the law Of
supply and demand, rather than by
actual feeding values. Tic is, however.
too often the case that farmers pur.
chase feeding stuffs almost entirely in
accordance with the price per ton, ap
parently going on the false assumption
that this cheapest is the most econ
omical. This leaves out of account the
great differences in feeding and fePtil
izing values. Farmers have learned
to purchase their fertiliz rs in accord
ance with the quantities of the differ.
ent ingredients on plant food they
contain. In the same way they should
learn to buy feeding stuffs in accord
ance with the kinds and proportions
OF the food nutrients in them. AS the
concentration Of nitrogenous feeds are
bought mainly for the protein they
contain, their relative values should
be based largely on the relative
amounts of this nutrient. The one
that will furnish protein at the lowest
cost per pound, other things being
equal, would be the most economical
TO buy. Experience, however, shows
that a variety Of the heterogeneous feeds
is preferable to the exclusive use OF
any one. The animal also needs a va
riety Of food materials In order to keep
the body in the best physical condi
tion. There is some evidence that the
heavy use Of either cottonReed, gluten,
or linseed meals alone may affect the
quality of butter, while a ration con-
tanning fair proportion of each OF
these feeds will give butter OF the
highest quality.
Purchases should also be made with
due regard for the home products. IT
these are largely hays Of grasses, corn
stOver, corn silage, etc., which supply
woody fiber and starchy materials ir
large quantities, these should be sup
plemented by mill feed, rich in nitro
gen or protein. II, on the other hand,
the farm supplies large quantities of
rowen hay, or hay Of the legumes,
such as clovers, these will help largely
to take the place Of grain foods rich in
nitrogen
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saying, ! sell my pigs after they are
made up into the shape that brings the
highest price. There's no use at all of
selling them to the city butcher and
letting him get the pay for making
them into pork and lard. do the
same with my cider. make up bar.
rel or so of apple butter and let the rest
go to vinegar. The cider is worth all
the way from to 10 cents a gallon, &C
cording to the supply, when it is made,
but make vinegar of it and sell it for
90 or % cents a gallon and folks are
glad to get it"
"You seem to make all the edges
cut, said the visitor.
''That's just good business" re-
sponded the Squire. ST try TO raise as
much of the things that I use as can,
and the other things produce I try to
sell in the shape that will bring me the
most money. My neighbors will tell
you that I'm always tinkering around
and peddling out stuff, but notice
that none of 'em has cut my acquaint-
ance on that account They think such
business is too small potatoes for them,
and suppose they will never fall in
with my ways"
The young man began to smile and
finally burst out laughing.
81 came clear over from Richland, :"
he.said, ''to ask you a few questions
about managing things so as to make
the most money out Of 'em, but I'm
going back without quizzing you at all
If make use Of what I've learned al
ready warrant you / shall be pretty
we'll started. I'm much obliged to
you"
The Squire looked surprised. ST sup
posed everybody knew these things, "
he said as his Visitor rode away
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05

Profits on Tomatoes-Compared With
Bis Cotton Crop.

Profits on Tomatoes Compared With
His Cotton Crop.
John 81. Benton planted last year q
crop of cotton and one of tomatoes.
He put six acres in cotton, made five
bales, and marketed it for $135 He
kept strict account of all expenses, his
own labor and everything, and found
that on his cotton he had made clear
gain Of $12 go. Three acres were plant
ed in tomatoes, producing about 900
bushels, which was poor crop. From
the three acres he sold $485 worth.
Mr.. Benton likewise kept strict &C
count Of all expenses of producing this
crop. Until the time of canning he
put the price of labor at the same as
other farm labor, but during the work
of canning he put the price higher, re
garding it as somewhat skilled labor.
Only he and his two little boys worked
at it, and 81 per day was allowed each,
and after all expense had been counted
there was a net profit of $128 on the
tomato crop. Mr.. Benton's experience
10 big obj 'et lesson. In the work Of
saving his tomatoes he uses canning
outfit which he is agent for and sells
complete for $40, together with 100
cans. His idea ia for our farmers to
make all the cotton and corn they can,
but also save the fruit and vegetables.
He does this work after crops are laid
by, when many people occupy their
time In making cider. He considers
that the ordinary farmer has enough
fruit and vegetables to put up 1000 or
10, 900 cans, without any cost what
ever worth considering. It is not
necessary for any one to undertake it
on large scale, as the secret is not to
put up 90 much, but 60 put it up with
as little cost as possible, SO that the
competition will not prevent profits
accruing to the small ones. He thinks
further, that by combining their prod
ucts into large quantities, farmers can
find ready sale for all that may be put
up, even If every man in the county
were to engage in it. He thinks, of
course, that it will not do for farmer
to neglect his principal crop, but by
putting in the spare time and saving
the otherwise waste Q rich reward
may be reaped. We learn that many
OF our farmers are preparing to try it
this year. Monroe Journal.
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SMALL FLocKs ON THE FARM.

No business in the world is more at
tractive than thet OF breeding thor
oughbred animals, says Wool Market.
and Sheep. It is also, as a rule, fairly
profitable. The prosperity of the United
5totes is to q large extent based upon
it's hundreds Of thousands Of small
farms. Their prosperity, it is true.
has not been very great during recent
years, but we believe that intelligent
effort could have made thena more "a
so The farmer should have acknoWI.
edged TO himself the fact that It costs
no more to raise a thoroughbred ami
NAL than it does one Of the scrub kind,
and that the thoroughbred animal,
even for food purposes, will briag 10
more money and find q reader sale
than its plebeian brother. Another
pefnt for consideration Is that It e more
profitable for q farmer to have q diver
sity Of crops and Of animals than %
confne himself to a single one. Then
IL one fails he has the others to fall
back upon. Every farm where the
natural surroundings are suitable
should have small q 1ck Of sheep, not
the ordinary scrub kind, that are kept
to furnish the family a little mutton
and q little wool and q few lambs.
What is needed is the pure blood
sheep that excels as q mutton grower
or the one that holds first place as 8
wool grower. The small hoCk Of sheep
grown in this country make money
Tor their owners, but they ere not as
TooTTTTUED On PAana1
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prof. Benz. Irby, late p ofessor Of Agrieul-
Z a 0TicT1ltural and Mechanical College, Rail
taLSS' tqS has become regular contributor TO this
sSm, ssSnms,rtment All questions relating to the farm,
Ssrden or orchard viii be answered Dy ProI'
TrhV,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05

Has the largest
ciTculation 81 any
family agricuItu-
raj or political
paper published
between Rich
mond and Atlanta
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