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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

flap his wings an few up one bar
higher.
81 was interested On de question of in
stinck, and stayed right on de spot
watchin' dat bird fun a scientific stan.
pint.
"Bimeby var come another colored
gemmun what was sho huff q 'spounder
of de writ. He had on a iimswinger.
too, and soon as dat bird seen him he
got nifty Uneasy again. He sashay up
an down de cross bar cockin' his eye
down, an ashoutin':
"Cuck, cuck, cuck, cuckack a koo.'
can up he few to de mex cross bar.
can when dat preacher, wild bis
jimswinger a fAppin' faded out o. cite
up de street, you JUS oughter hearn
him crow. Well, sab, you'd a thot he
had had de geffs on an whipped game
chickin. Why. he was dat sassy-sho
chile, you know how q chickin is.
81 remained ON de spot quites while,
an, bless your heart, honey, if dat
chickin didn't fly up one bar higher
cherry time a colored gemmun and
a jimswinger come by. IL a chickin
aiat got instinck, what hasH"-Ex,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
us A cHIcKIN COT INsrINcKf'

The question tickled old Uncle Zake
SO much that he bowed his head down
into his hand, his merry old eyes play
ing DO peep through his fingers. He
waved one hand sideWise, and half
seriously exclaimed:
t,Oh, you g'way fun me. Gway
FUN me, chile. Come yer a akin me
Rich a question:
Finally his laughter ceased, and he
set himself seriously at work to philos
phize upon the most abstruse part of
the question. He rested his chin on his
hickory cane, and, after some thought,
said:
"De chickin is a Gurus fowl. P'raps
it didn't have no instinck to commence
wild at de beginnin', when the Lord
said it was de fuss day. Ihear a man,
Mr.. Barnum, what used to run a theory
and a circus, say dat fuss day was a
allegory of de revolution of de anato
mic globule, or words to dat effect.
Howsumever it am safe TO say dat a
chicken nebber had no instinck den,
p'arps no moren a watermillion, and Of
cose you know dat a Watermillion amt
got no legs like a chickin, and to tell
you de truf, instinck and legs kinder
run togedder. You will 6n'dat a yaller,
legged chickin has de mores instinck
'tSoon In de mawnin' de yuther dav
I was q comm long by de corner of
Bay and Bridge, when 1 looked up an
dere squatten on de cross bar of de
telegraph pole was a yaller legged
chicken: When he seen me in dis hyer
long-tal jtmswinger he must a lowed
dat I we're a 'spounder of de writ, toE
he was mighty onasy. De fuss thing
he done was to cock his eye down a.
me fuss one eye den de yuther. III
was q yaller legged chickin, too, n
nifty fine one. After cockin' his eye
down and sashayin' to de Cross bar M
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

examined in this way to see whether
his attitude is firm and square, or
whether he favors one or other of his
feet. The horse that straddles behind
is apt to have weak loins. The ears
are q good indication of bad temper.
Watch for blemished knees, which in
dictate a stumbling habit. The condi-
ton of the hide is a good test of the
digestive power. A smart squirt of a
mile will often betray weaknesses that
would be undiscovered but for this.
1t a thousand and one ways a horse
or it's owner a often fool a good horse
man, and, with the best attention and
examination, a buyer will often find
himself in possession Of a faulty horse
when he has paid the price of a good
one.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
DON'T LET EN- FOOL you.

Good horses, absolutely without
blemish. have always been a scarce
article, and they are particularly so
now, says a contemporary. Those
most familiar with the horse industry
arein the habit Of advising their friends
never to take the word Of even a
brother in a horse trade, and for some
hitherto unfathomed reason, men
whose word is as good as their bond in
all the other relations of life, seem
somehow to succumb to temptation
when the sale of a horse is in question.
There are a great many occult de.
tects in the horse that are hard to de-
tect, but which come to the surface
after purchase, when circumstances
occur to render them obvious. For
Suis reason a horse should be examined
unoer all the varying circumstances
PsiDle' He should be tried in bar.
ness, In the halter, under saddIa And
n all possible ways. See how he GOES.
nen ne backs. Many a bright eve ia
som%sS so far as vision is concerned
borao detects only appear when the
ng Still. he should be
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

The Chicago Tribune says it is OPP
posed to the city owning and operating
the street cars, because if it did it
would employ two or three men where
one is now employed and that the city
would make nothing out of it. l should
think the city would make q great deal
out of it if it gave work to three times
as many men, even il the millionaires
did get less. It is a very valid objec
ton this thing of having the working
people employed.-Appeal to Reason.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
FROM EASTERN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
Correspondence OF the Progressive Farmer.

CORRESPONDENCE Oh ElS ETOSGG6SIWE EAImGKs
TILLERY, N. O., Dec 90, 80.
Before the present year passes away,
and is recorded with the dates OF the
past, we thought probably you would
like to hear from Tillery and its sur
rundipg country. There is no news OF
interest at this place worth mentioning,
but near here is located the State farm
Caledonia, of which / will write briefly.
Her broad fields have yielded to date
about fourteen hundred bales of cotton,
thirteen hundred bales of this number
have been shipped; there is about four
hundred bales to pick, which will swell
the number to eighteen hundred bales.
As to the corn crop, we cannot speak
accurately, as there is right much to
house at this time. The wheat is about
all seeded and is coming up nicely and
let US say right here the wheat has
been planted very nicely indeed, and
IL there is not a large crop made the
fault will not be in the management.
The Supervisors, Messrs. McOaskey
944 OA4AAS 0GO 5CA0AOWCA POSSCN
with much energy and zeal, and we
believe the State will Ssoon see cause to
be proud of them as supervisors, and
we predict farther that under their
wide awake and efficient management
Caledonia will soon be yielding a hand
some revenue to the State. The en-
ployees highly respect them and seem
to take pleasure in executing any and
all orders issued by them. They are
kind to the convicts, yet they are man
aged with 6rmness. The %convicts
speak of them very kindly, which con
vinces us that they r properly treated
and managed.
A short time since we saw published
IN the Raleigh News and Observer from
It's Scotland Neck correspondent, that
the supervisors had seen ft TO pass the
following orders, to wit: That all white
eonvicts should tip their hats to the.
eolored guard, and that the white and
eolored guard should dine together.
This we emphatically deny. To show
the absurdity of such orders, there is
not q white guard or white convict on
Caledonia. RExTUs
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
DEAD Ours AS A DESIRABLE
CROP,

In view of the increasing interest in
sheep raising in the South, farmers
should be encouraged to give strict at
tention to a crop which has been much
neglected. It's opportunities are almost
~ilimitable, it's cost is comparatively
nothing, its results will be most profit
able. This crop is dead ours. It must
be thoroughly cultivated on the inten
sive system in many neighborhoods
before any profit may be expected
from sheep raising. The juxtaposition
in a South Carolina county of 993 dogs,
valued at s. $50, and 336 sheep, valued
at 1888, is an illustration Of the vast
possibilities, and indicates that the
most valuable dog is the dead dog. The
ease with which the crop may be gath
cred is illustrated by the experience of
a North Carolina farmer. By means
OF one freshly killed fat sheep charged
with strychnine he has secured thirty
deceased ours in one night IN a 10 acre
field. Three dead dogs to the acre
may seem a small crop until one Cal
culates the difference between thirty
at the expenditure of one sheep and
thirty dead sheep through the exer-
tions of one dog who gets away
Southern States Farm Magazine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
LIVE STOCK.
PRINCIPLES OF CONTROLLING
HORSES.

Horses are essentially creatures OF
habit. o. gentle, confiding DISPOSE
tions, but excessively nervous; timid,
at times irritable; and prone to resist
s~trenuously anything that frightens
them. If, for example, you put a rope
to q post, the more the rope cuts into
his tender skin the greater will be his
struggles, while he will soon yield to a
halter that inficts no pain. Through
nervous fright horses sometimes be
come panic stricken and absolutely I'm
controllable. They suffer also coca
sionAlly from what, for want of a bet
ter name, may be called nervous
paralysis" when they seem to be
physically incapable of motion. This
condition is almost invariably the re-.
suit of brutal treatment, and the only
reasonable explanation of it ia that the
first emotion aroused In the horse by
punishment is fear; that when he finds
that he cannot escape, anger and a
spirit of resistance are mingled with
his fright, and that these combined
emotions produce this morbid state.
The horse is quick to take advantage
of the ignorance or fear of those who
control him. As compared with the
dog he is somewhat slow of comprehen
sion, but he differs from the dog in
this also that he seldom becomes too
old to learn new tricks" and his mem
DRY is so retentivs that he never forgets
what he has once thoroughly learned.
It may also be set down as a rule
with but few exceptions that he meant
TO do just right; if he errs, it ia either
from ignorance, pain, or fright; rarely
from stubbonness or vice. This seems
to be generally unknown, or at least
dieregarded, for of all the animals the
horse is the best understood, the most
harshly judged and upjustly treated
and for the least infraction of discipline
he is too often brutality punished. If
men who train horses would control
their tempers and endeavor to ascer
tain the cause Of the animals misbe
havior, they would find that there is
often a good excuse for his actions.
The eye is the best index to the ami
mails feelings. The ears are very ex
pressive, but they do not reveal so
plainly the emotions that are dominat
ing him as the eye does. Therefore,
study the eye with its varying expires
sions, and when you a read their
meaning you hold the key to one of
the chief secrets of successful training.
The horse should be convinced that
resistance is useless; but do not be i'm
patient or harsh; remember that sue
cess is the reward Of unwearied pa
thence. If you fail at first keep trying
until you succeed. Do not be digcour-
aged if you do not seem to maken UGH
progress; your task may take weeks or
even months, but if you persevere you
will triumph.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
Clinton, Iowa.

One of the objections urged by the
plutoCratic press against the city owner
ship OF street cars. gas, etc. is that the
official government are too corrupt.
This is saying that the man they sup
port are a set Of thieves and boodIers
which we know) are not to be trusted.
Would it not be we'll to turn out such
thieves and those who support themi
Men who will admit that they are so
corrupt that they cannot be trusted
should be the last ones to appeal to the
people to take their advice. Appeal to
Reason
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
YARI
GREAT POULTRY SHOW.

The National Fanciers' Association,
Of Chicago, will hold their Second An
nual Show, January 24sh to 295h at the
end Regiment Armory Hall, on Michi
gan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. The import
ance of this show is sufficient to secure
excursion rates over the railroads, and
anyone desirous of attending can ar
range for cheap transportation by ad
dressing the Secretary, W. W. Hogle,
1918 Benson Ave-, Evanston, Ill. Elab
crate preparations are being made and
there is no doubt but what it will be
the best show of the season in the cen
trail West. &
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
THE DAIRY.
ONE HUNDRED HINTS ON DAIRY
ING.
BY the Late Col. r. D. Curtis.
PART NINE.
correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.

TART NINE
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CHEESE MAKING.
70. Watch carefully when receiving
milk so as to exclude as far as possible
ell bad messes. One bad mess may
spoil a whole vat of milk.
80. See that the weighing can, watts,
utensils, conductors, strainers and
everything that comes IN contact with
the milk OF curd is thoroughly washed,
rinsed, scalded with boiling water and
aired. Be sure that everything in and
around the milking room is ecrupulous
ly clean, so that there shall be no germs
of decomposition in the cir to fall into
the milk and on the curd, and have
good ventilation, but not drafts OF air,
81. AS soon as the vat is full, Or con
tains q quota of milk, start the heat
under it and raise the temperature at
the rate of one degree in five minutes
to 80 or IS degrees, according to season
and conditions-say so in hot weather,
SO to "a in mild weather, and So in cool
weather. A uniform temperature of
"a degrees may be observed through
out the entire season if the make,roOm
is so constructed that the temperature
in it can be steadily kept al 20 to rs de-
grees. 1t is injurious to have the tenn
perature run much above or below
these points, besides being unpleasant
It is bad to have the surface Of the
milk exposed to the cold, after it is
heated up, and hard to cool curds in a
hot room.
80 Add coloring to suit, and be sure
to keep it uniform from day to day.
The amount to be used depends upon
the strength. 1t is better to use COM
merciaI coloring il purchased Unreliable
dealers, than to prepared it at home. Pale
and white cheese yearly grow more
popular.
SO 1t is hardly worth while to give
directions for preparing rennet as most
cheese makers prefer buy ing it ready
prepared. The commercial is more
uniform than home prepared, and iH
much harder, besides saving disagFee-
able work. It also gets aid Of tainted
patches and Sinking tubs, So common
among those who make their own rem
net preparation. The stuff used ia often
an abomination, and causes more loss
from poor cheese than it would cost to
buy sweet prepared cement, without
which good cheese cannot be made.
"a The more rennet the quicker the
curding. the more rapid the curding
and the sooner eff favor. Sufficient to
cause the milk to perceptibiy thicken
in fifteen to twenty minutes, and be
ready to cut in twenty-five to thirty
minutes, is a fair proportion.
T. D. Curtis 'One hundred hints on
Dairying" have for sometime been cut
of print. Before the authors death he
gave the writer the privilege OF re pub
fishing them, which be Intends some.
time to do in book form. But not be
ing at this time ready TO do so, he has
concluded to give tnem to the public in
the above form. Future Issues Of this
paper will. contain remaining parts, till
the entire n hundred hints have been
published. The hints will be worth q
years subscription TO the paper.
+. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

Such weather as We had last week
was fine for winter gardening and for
strawberry culture. There is publtshed
ct Kittrell, in Vance county, a paper
devoted to the culture Of this berry and
the editor is the largest seller Of plants
in the world. North Carolina is ahead
in a great many things. It is said to
be-and no doubt correctly-the only
State that fills completely the mineral
list of the world.-Rocky Mount Motor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04

Prosperity that comes from adver
sity abroad will be followed by a re
action. Whatever hurts part of the
world will, in the end, hurt all the
world.-NeW E-a.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-04
POMONA HILL NURSERIES,
POMONA, N. @.

Two miles west Of Greensboro, N. O., on th.
Southern Railway. Well known for thirt.
years. Up with thefines with all the new as wei
as the old fruits that are suited to my trads
which extends from Maine to Texas. Thshss
Japan fruits and all other good fruit AMI Fhor
ers I have, as shown in my new Wustretas
catalogue, free to, all. Agents wanted.
0S0s) u. VAN LINDLEY. PROM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
CAN TAKE CARE OF CAMARA.
WATSON'S SHIPS SUFFICIENT.
ONE CHANGE MAY BE MADE BECAUSE
OF INJURIES THE IOWA RE-
CEIVED IN BATTLE.

Washington, July 9-The Navy Department
has not dec dcd to increase the number OF Com
modore Watson's ships. as has been reported
as it is felt that the list announced yesterday IL
ample 10 take care OF Admiral Camara's squad
ron. now returning hastily TO protect the coast
Of Spain. Camara's only armored ships are the
Pelayo and the Carlos V. the former of?"o" ana
the latter Of O.09O tons. They are outranked In
every point by the ships Of the American squad
ron I'm arrnor armament. speed. size and num-
her Of guns and general effectiveness.
Naval officials feel. however. that a change
,nov have TO bc mad, in the Eastern Squadron.
a. the Iowa suffered some hard knocks in the
recent naval battle with Cervera's squadron
and II NAV he necessary 70 substitute one of
the other battlr-shps pending repairs on the
Iowa No decision has Teen reached thus far
as the Department has not received the report
showing the exact condition OF the ships after
the battle.
The interview with Captain Evans OF the
Iowa leads naval officials - believe mat the
Iowa will require considerable overhaung be-
fore she = rc6dy for trip across he ocean.
According to Captain Evans's story Of the bat
Ito the Iowa was struck twice by Spanish shells,
and ono she'll exploded while the other Is en-
bordod unoxploded near :he water-llne ~ the
ship This last shot may prove 'rou"lfS"ii'e' "H
an uncyplodad shell near the water-linc is not a
desirable adjunct to battle-shp From the
light manner I'm which Captain Evans speaks ~
the damage 1t Is not regarded as serious by the
officials here yet II Is probably enough 10 keep
the Iowa from accompanying the Eastern
Squadron 10 the coast Z Spain. decision as
10 whether she will b. withdrawn Will not he
mad until tho report s received on the condi-
tion of The slip.
Either the Massachusetts or the Indiana will
he s,ibstf'-' 4 for tho Iowa ~ II be found
necogsnry 10 make a change. Either OF them is
as formdahle NJ the Iowa. Their four large
guns A.. ~ The t3-nch type while those OF the
Iowa are Pinch. IN other respects their bat
terics are similar TO tho Iowa's. They are COM
monty regarded as rather better seagoing ships
than the Iowa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10

studies al the close Of the second year account
OF his health on rcgaining his health he began
the study OF law ir Springfield. lie was admitted
to practice in 1885, and was Immediately elected
city Attorney In 1856 he was Presidential ccctor
on the Fillmore ticket, and in the same campaign
elected a member Of the House o; Represents
ilvos oc Illinois. TO which lie was also elected IN
1sCD 1872 and 1874. and Of which he Speaker
H. 1861 and 1873
M. Cul.Om irst entered Congress ~ 1855. and con-
tnucd 20 represen; the NilIth Illinois District Til
49, Failing OF renoniLatiou TO Congress In M,2.
h- again elected to the state Legislature ana
became SPEAKER Ne also headed tho Illinois
delegation to the EcpuDlcaN National Contoiillon
Of 1872. ana placed General Grant In nomination.
Again IN 1914 he clcrfed TO the State Legs
lature and 10y his leadership ~ the minority pre-
pared the way for his noinna ion and election as
Governor OF Illinois In 1870. II" succ, ed'd himse
In 1880 and served I'll February Z. lss}. when -"
resigned take his seat I'm the United states
Senate He was reelected IN lsS6 ana hsain III lsy'
Probably the greatest service in MS Scnaiotla ca
reer was drafting OF the present Interstate
Commerce la@ He Is chairman OF tho Interstate
Commerce Committee Of the Senate. and "A MEM
her OF the committees Appro priat!ons andfF or
e!gn Relations. senator tu JIn haa long been par
agraphed "the man who looked Ike Lincoln
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
NO OvERTURES SUBMITTED YET.

Washington. July 9.-The belief that a peace
movement Will be naueurated continues strong.
out the definite announcement Is mate that no
such movement has taken form thus far.
The State Department again to-day authori-
tatively stated that no peace overturss. direct
or Indirect. official unofficial. had b,en sub
mitted TO this Government. At the sane time
Similar statements came from authorized sources
at the British, French. German and otifr en-
bassies and legations. 1t is stated broadly In
these Official quarters that whatever may be the
nope or expectation Of Spain toward peacs the
matter thus far is confined entirely to the ,ther
Side Of the water. and has taken no form, ether
before the authorities here or before the fordgn
representatives Of those Powers. which would
% most likely to speak in the event OF peace
movement n
While making 1t clearly understood that NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
INCLINED TO END THE STRUGGLE.

Paris. July 9.-"The Temps" this afternoon
publishes dispatch from Madrid which says
THE rurnors Of peace are universal They fili
the prers and all feel that high political circles
are inclined TO end the struggle on the MORO"
OF new reverses after a land victory when
will satisfy military and national honor
1T is beginning to be understood that the loss
OF the squadrons means such an increase OF the
difficulties Of communicating with the colonies
that the armies in the West Indies are finally
1eopardized by dsarth OF provisions and NUM-
tions.
THE Government is comforting with the Brit
fish cable companies for the reopening or COM
muncation with Cuba. including Santiago de
Cuba and Manila. II IS thought the Americans
will rot object 10 the Government being placed
In a position TO consult with the governors or
the colonies without loss Of time on the means
OF defence left them and on the disposition OF
the troops and the loyal inhabitants"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
GARNET CONSIDERING AN ARMTsTIcE

Madrid. July o The Liberal" says the Span
ish Cabinet is considering the question Of sign
ing a ten days drmistIce in order to facilitate
the peace negotiation
The Rome correspondent of "Th" Imparcial'
telegraphs that ten days armistice is coming;
but he adds that he thinks the Powers, with
the Vatican. engineering the movement and
are considering the proper form which the
armistice should assume.
Senor SaGasta. however, declared after the
Cabinet meeting ;hat the rumors Of an armis-
tce were without founda ion adding that the
Government is only discussing the means OF
prosecuting the war
According to the newspapers here. the Span
tsh Minister for Foreign tfairs. Duke Al
modovar de Rio. has declared lat no European
Power is disposed TO intervene in behalf OF
peace unless the belligerents make a request
10 that effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
PEACE RUMORS IN LONDON.

London. July 9-Although peace rumors are
numerous and there is general feeling that
Spain may at any moment sue for peace. moth
ins definite tie suhjec; is known IN compe-
tent qua tiers. Both the officials Of the United
States Embassy and the British Foreign Once
say the situation IS the same as yesterday.
At the Foreign Once II Is declared that there
Is absolutely TO truth in the story printed this
morning by New-York paper TO the effect that
Spain has made informal Ovcrturcs for peace
with the United States through Sir Henry
Drummond- Wolf. the British Ambassador at
Madrid and they r,dicule the alleged conces-
sions attributed to Spain In the story referred