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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24
PAINT THR FARM BUILDINGS.

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On another page we print a letter to
the Country Gentleman, giving this
good advice: Paint the farm build
ings."
We hope farmer readers will
heed this suggestion. Some of the
reasons for painting the buildings are
given in the letter mentioned, and the
writer also has something to say re
garding the best paints
Tests made at the Texas Experiment
Station prove that oils are often Rdul-
terated. The station chemist tested
twenty. three different methods of
treating cottonseed oil to prepare it to
take the place of linseed oil in paints.
The best treatment was found to be
thres tenths Of 1 per cent Of manganese
borate added to crude cottonseed oil
and heated for one hour at 339 degrees
Fahrenheit. This oil dried in six and
a half hours and it is believed that it
will stand the weather as well or better
than the best 1inseed oil and it is much
cheaper. It gives less gloss, but is
harder and sticks better.
Any druggist can procure the man
ganese borate and the heating can be
done in any vat, boiler or kettle, being
careful that fire does not get to the
oil.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
paint their freight cars with the fol-
lowing cheap mixture: Fifty pounds
red ochre, As pounds gypsum, 8 pounds
lime, all finely ground together. To
every 8 pounds of this mixture add 1
pound raw Iinseed oil. Raw oil dries
more slowly than the boiled, but it
gives q better luster and lasts longer.
Yet, we do not know there ia any
better or. in the long run, any cheaper
thing to do than to buy pure white
lead.
Arecent bulletin Of the Texas Station
which treats Of paints and painting
states that much of the white lead On
the market is heavily adulterated with
bariteG, q mineral about as abundant
as clay or limestone aud about as
worthless for paint. Samples labeled
American pure white lead" were an
alyzed by the chemist Of the station
and found to contain less than 10 per
CENT of white lead and 16 per cent Of
zinc oxide, the remaining "a per cent,
or nearly three-fourths Of the whole,
being barites. The best white lead
contains 70 per cent lead carbonate
and 80 per cent zinc carbonate.
Hence We advise readers to be- care
full and purchase only reliable brands.
For the best kinds we refer our readers
to our advertising columns.
Clean up; clear up; white wash;
paint. Nature clothes che earth with
q beautiful robe in spring time and
man should follow natures good ex
ample and see that all the buildings
and fields are kept in good condition.
Besides pleasing the eye it pays in dol
lars and cents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

We give On another page q sketch Of
the life of the late w. e. Gladstone.
To as, he has always seemed the great
est man born in this century. The
whole civiliz ID world mourns for him,
and it does we'll, for seldom have we
had so firm and able an advocate Of
right. Along life washis, and he used
it we'll. We might write columns, but
the mere statement Of what he has
done tells in eloquent tones of the dst
ness of the title, grand old man." A
champion of the oppressed; a man
with a big brain, and a big heart, has
gon
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

Our greatest glory is not in never
failing, but in rising every time We
falL-Confucius.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

"I am standing nOGU Just behind the
GSrtdtn, and So fWu gEOU0 Of the cOTSNg
pSHsst. BehSnd M are the shadows on
Gbe track, before me lies the dark Galley
md the TSOeT. When I mSRgte tUtth Gts
dark HCdterS I WdRt TO cast one HggeT-
ts0 look upon a country Whose govern
Rent e Of the people, for the people,
gRd bg the people, "-L. L. Poll, july
FGh. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

Success in most things is III -
ing how long it takes TO Su0
Montesquieu.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

Self respect is the corner
virsure.-John Herschel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24

What has been done can be done
Rgain.-DisraeIi,
The herald., 1898-05-01
FOR MANSLAUGhTER
TRIAL OF WILLIAM FARLEY FOR
KILLING MAT PRICE
It Lasted Four Days-The Jury Asks
Mercy for the Unhappy
Prisoner

SAN BERNARDINO, April 80. - Will
liam Farley, on trial for the murder of
Matt Price at Dale City, told his story
on the stand, and makes out pretty
good case for himself. most Of which was
substantiated by other witnesses. Price
had been threatening to kill Farley fo-
two years, and made murderous assault
upon him with knife the night before
the killing, and would have stood good
chance of succeeding had 1t not been for
bystander, who seized him just in time
to prevent it. The next morning, just as
Farley was to leave town and go to his
camp, as he passed the store, he saw
Price sitting on a box with the open
knife in his hand. Price at once sprang
for Farley to renew the assault with the
knife. Farley grasped the knife in his
left hand and drew his revolver, trying
to hit Price on the head with it, getting
in one blow, when Price seized the re-.
volver and tried to wrest it from him.
when It exploded, the ball striking Price
in the shoulder and ranging through him,
producing almost instant death.
After four days trial. the case was
given to the jury at AIS Friday, and
after being out all night they came in at
9 o'clock this morning with a verdict of
guilty of manslaughter, with a recon-
mendation to the mercy Of the court. On
the first ballots the jury stoodT to and
to for guilty or not guilty of murder,
and the only chance for conviction was
on the charge of manslaughter, and then
with recommendation to the mercy of
the court tackled on as a rider to the orig
inal bill. The court will pass sentence
next Monday,
The herald., 1898-05-01
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Recruiting at Riverside on Military
Basis

RIVERSIDE, April 30. - Maj. Alkire
and Capt. Stibbens of the uniform rank
Knights of Pythias, received orders from
the headquarters of the order today for
them to at once recruit the company here
up to it's full limit and place it on war
footing without delay. The company has
about thirty members in good standing
at the present time, but it is believed by
the officers named that at least as many
more can be sworn in in a short time.
Mai. Alkire, who is in command of the
Second battalion of the Thir6l regiment,
will start in a few days on visit to the
different K. of P. lodges in this part of
the country where they have no uniform
rank, with view to getting recruits to
join the companies already formed.
The county supervisors will meet in
regular monthly session on Wednesday
next, and one of the principal matters to
be disposed of at the meeting will be to
consider bids for site for county hos
pital and building suitable for the pur-
pose, to take the place of the hospital
building which was destroyed by fire a
short time since. 1t is expected that the
discussion on the location of the new hos
pital will be quite warm.
The city trustees, when they meet on
Monday next. will have the plans of the
proposed new fire department house sub
mitted to them for consideration.
A Moreno landowner, who was here
today, states that there is a movement on
foot over there to call meeting of prop
erty owners for the purpose of discussing
proposition of buying the present irri-
eating plant and operating it for the ben
The herald., 1898-05-01
TOOK RADICAL STEPS
THE POLLUTION OF LYTLE CREEK
TO BE STOPPED
Orders Come From Washington That
Will Make the Sheepmen
Walk Spanish

SAN BERNARDINO, April 30. - The
city trustees, working In conjunction
with the forestry commission, are active
ly at work to prevent further pollution
Of the waters of Lytle creek and other
mountain streams by sheep men. j. j.
Arbois has been appointed by B. F. Allen
as special officer to patrol the streams
and summon assistance, when necessary,
and run all the sheep out of the county
by the Cajon pass route. Special orders
have been sent on from Washington
which read as follows: sheep may be
driven through Cajon pass to pasture
grounds north of the reserve if accom-
panied by your man at sheep owners
expense, if not detrimental to water sup
ply of towns. No grazing in San Gabriel
and San Bernardino reserves" The In
structions to the special officer are to
accompany across the reserve any flock
of sheep whose owners wish to reach al
pasturage in the northern counties; to
see that the herders cross the reserve by
direct routes and without delay; to in
form the sheep herders that these are his
instructions, and that in case of refusal to
obey they will be arrested for trespass
Every flock that comes this way will now
be streered through Cajon pass out on to
the desert, and if the owners or herders
make any kick they will be arrested.
The herald., 1898-05-01
WALNUT GROWERS
They Receive Forty-nine Thousand
Dollars for Last Years Crop

FULLERTON, April 80. - The stock
holders of the Fullerton Walnut Growers
association met this week and elected the
following officers: w. M. McFadden.
president; s. F. Daniels, vice-president;
G. Z. Holcomb, secretary; Fruit Grow
ers' bank, treasurer. The annual report
of the board was read, and showed that
the association handled just fifty car
loads of nuts the past season, which net
ted the growers $4,000. This is an in
crease of $4,000 pounds over the crop of
1896. There were also about forty car
loads outside the association the past
season.
A petition will be presented to the board
Of supervisors asking that body to build
a Jail in Fullerton, A. A. Pendergast hav-
ing offered to donate a lot for that pur-
pose.
Prof. Slate of the state university at
Berkeley was here Thursday, and exam
ined the department of physics and
chemistry in the Fullerton union high
school. He reports the work in this de-
partment above the average In the state.
1t is now estimated that the damage
caused by the fire here last Monday will
be at least $4,000.
George Amerige, who is taking the
school census in this district, reports that
there will be an increase of twenty-five
or thirty school children over last years
census.
The Placentia school district will vote
s250O bonds for the purpose of adding n
second story to the school house and
making other improvements.
Asa Cline, who was tried in Justice
The herald., 1898-05-01
A FAITHFUL PASTOR
Death of Rev. H. n. Maggie of Rands-
burg

RANDSBURG, April 30.-Word has just
been received here of the death of Rev. Ii.
H. Maggie on last Sunday at St. Luke's
hospital in San Francisco. Mr.. Maggie
worked long and faithfully here for the
upbuilding of the spiritual interests of the
camp, and when he was taken from his
chosen work by illness he left behind him
a neat little church and band of workers
of the Episcopal faith. The church build
ing can literally be said to be the work
of his hands," for he placed nearly every
timber in position and drove nearly every
nail He went without creature comforts
that nothing might be lacking in the house
of his God He was beloved by the people
of every faith, and 1t will be many day
before his place will be filled in the hearts
of the miners. Memorial services will be
held on Sunday at Trinity mission.
Tuesday the 22-months-old daughter Of
William Parkinson of Borax lake passed
away. The child was brought to Rands-
burg for medical treatment, but it was
too late to save its life. On Wednesday
II was inferred in Mountain View cemetery.
Wednesday evening Peter Glennie AMI
Mrs. Matte Sharp were married by Rev.
M. Hushaw. The young couple are well
known here an dhave the ebst wishes of the
community for their happiness.
The herald., 1898-05-01
HOME GUARDS
Four Companies to Be Organized in
Orange County

SANTA ANA, April 30.-A mass meet
Ing was held last night in Spurgeon's
hall, to discuss plans to form home
guard. Speeches were made by promi-
nent citizens, and the meeting was unan-
lmously in favor of the proposition. A
committee on enrolment was appointed.
Messrs. Fairbanks, Sturgeon, Crook
shank, Beatty and Hopkins were ap-
pointed. A committee on organization,
composed of Messrs. Anderson, Joplin,
Alexander, Cleaver and Langley was ap-
pointed. They held a special meeting this
morning and adopted set of resolutions
which they will present to the public for
approval. They desire to have four or
more companies organized in Orange
bounty of not less than fifty men EACH
besides the high school cadets, who have
offered their services, one of the COM
ranies to be mounted; that besides these
companies another company of horsemen
should be organized as scouts A COM
munication will be sent to Gov. Budd
with view Of ascertaining whether or
not arms and ammunition can be fur
nished from the state or the United States
government. Another meeting will be
held Monday evening, when it is expected
that citizens from the outlying towns
will be present and cooperate with Santa
Ana in perfecting the organization.
The herald., 1898-05-01
AFROST FOR Mr.. FROST
THE SAN BERNARDINO BAPTISTS
SEEM DISSATISFIED
Reduce His Salary and Ask More of
His Time for the
Church

SAN BERNARDINO, April 30.-There
were some radical changes made in the
conduct of the Baptist society at it's an
maui meeting. The clerk of the church
reported that there had been twelve reg
ular and fourteen special business meet
ings the past year; that seventy orders
had been drawn on the treasury, amount
ing to $1264.35; that the membership was
223 a year ago, and that there had been
added by baptism four, by letter nine;
that there had been dismissed by letter
rine, by erasure twenty-three, by death
seven, leaving a membership of 1874 at the
present time. The treasurer reported that
the church had run behind financially
$226.42 during the past year on the pas
tors salary. The superintendent Of the
Sunday school reported the number Of
scolars to be 100, with an average attend
ance of 1874. The collections were $141. %,
and the expenses $104.3S. leaving bal
ance in the school fund of $36.S5.
When the question Of pastor for the
looming year came up, there was a reso
luton offered as follows: Resolved.
That A. ]. Frost be retained at salary of
$500 for the year and as much more as
possible after all the expenses are paid"
This was passed by a majority of two
votes. This is a reduction of $500 from
last years salary.
The next resolution was of still more
radical character, being as follows: Re
solved, That the board OF deacons be in
structed to inform the pastor that the
church is dissatisfied with his work as
pastor, and that we request that he give
more of his time to the affairs of the
church." This was passed without a dis
senting vote.
When it came to the election of trustees
the old board, with one exception, was
dropped and the following were chosen:
G. w. Swing. b. F. Conway, f. S. Will
liams. Fred Moore, H. M. Pritchard.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Clerk Mrs. j. j. Whitney; treas
urer, ]. H. Barnum; financial secretary.
J. w. Curtis; superintendent Of Sunday
school, ]. w. Curtis; assistant superin-
tendent, ]. c. Clark; ushers, Messrs.
Pritchard, Lane, Moore, Swing, Barnum
and Whitney.
The herald., 1898-05-01

Johnson's court on Wednesday, was last
night fined 5000 and sentenced to six
months Imprisonment. Execution OF
judgment will be suspended during the
good behavior of young Cline.
The Anaheim public school has invited
the schools of this section to unite with it
in observing Decoration day, on May 3Oth.
Malvern Hill post. G.. A r., eNnd the w.
r. c. of Fullerton will assist in the cere-
monies.
The first carload of this seasons cab
bage crop was shipped this week by the
Earl Fruit company. The cabbage crop
In this section will be very light.
Before the smoke of last Mondays fire
had cleared away steps were taken to or
ganize for protection under the statute
which was passed by the legislature In
1881, providing for a method for fire pro-
lection in unincorporated towns. The law
provides for the appointment by the
board of supervisors of three fire COM
missioners, and instructs these commits
sioners to take such measures as are
deemed advisable for protection against
fire, such as making arrangements for
water, engines, etc. The petition asks
for the appointment of DR.. Clark, George
Ruddock and B. G. Balloon.
A very interesting meeting Of the Pla-
centia and Fullerton Farmers club was
held this week. Papers were read on
"Fertilizing and Fertilization of Orch
ards" by E. S. Richman, and on 'The
Best Method Of Irrigation" by A. S.
Bradford.
Seven carloads of oranges will be
shipped east from Fullerton ON tonight
overland freight.
The herald., 1898-05-01
STILL UNIDENTIFIED
Description of the Man Who Died on
the Desert

JOHANNESBURG, April 30.--No identi-
fication has yet been made of the man
found dying on the desert between here and
the Panmint. He was very much emacia-
ted by his sufferings and his fingers were
almost worn to the bone IN his efforts to
find water by digging in the sand. One
sad feature is that he was not a great
ways from water If he could only have
known. DIR. Slocum gives the following
description Of the man: He was about five
feet tall and probably aobut 80 years old
was of German or Scandinavian parent
age; had long, sandy hair and a full beard
and mustache; forehead and chin prom.
inent and teeth set very wide apart on both
Jaws. There was not scrap of paper
found on him, but in his pockets 45 cents
was found. He had with him three coats
three pairs of denim overalls, a pair OF
corduroy pants and two pairs of shoes
DR.. Slocum buried him with all his effects
few PAGES south of the Dry Wells near
the Colman road. Anyone desiring further
information can address DIR. S. M. Slocum
Randsburg.
The herald., 1898-05-01
VETERANS DRILLING
The Soldier Home Boys Are Ready for
Emergencies

SOLDIERS HOME, April 30.-An order
has been posted on the various companies
blackboards directing that all those menu
beers of the home who have given in their
names as desrious of joining the home
defense brigade shall be medically exam
ined as to their physical ability to perform
the duty they are liable to be called upon
to do. The call is for $3.50 Sunday morning
after the usual weekly inspection Of men
and quarters.
The bulletin board at the home, erected
under the auspices OF Ed Grid, the agent
for the Los Angeles Herald and Times and
the San Francisco Examiner and Call, is a
source of great interest to the old boys,
who assemble in crowds around 1t at all
times of the day and evening, waiting to
read the various bulletins of the war news
as they arrive and are placed in position
on the board. If General Miles or Admiral
Sampson could be present and listen to the
various remarks and criticisms of the vet
Grams they would doubtless get many new
ideas of how to properly conduct the war.
A squad of veterans under the direction
of Librarian Putnam, an old artillery
soldier, has been drilling with the home gun
for the last week. 1t is the intention of the
authorities of the home to take the gun
and the squad in charge to Santa Monica
today, as we'll as the home band, to add
to the interest of the mass meeting of the
patriotic citizens of the City-by-th-Sea this
evening.
Colonel Andrew J. Smith, the governor CT
the home, and his staff will be present.
The meeting will be addressed by Gov
ernor Smith, F. M. Clark, the clerk at the
hospital, and A. B. Golden, the hospital
steward, both eloquent speakers. A large
delegation of the old boys intend to be
present.
Deaths at the home since my last: George
May, late of the United States navy, died
on the 26th, aged So years.
John Meyer died on the 9th, late of Com
pany E, Eighth Iowa cavalry, aged IS
years.
The herald., 1898-05-01
Ventura Notes

VENTURA, April 30.-W. H. Turner, who
has had charge of the Oak Glen cottages
at Nordhoff, will on May LIST take posses
sion of the Hotel Anacapa, Mr.. Hartman
retiring.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Sturgis, formerly of
Ventura, but now of Contra Costa county,
are visiting friends in Ventura. They made
the entire trip of 45i miles on their bicycles.
Edward Hantry left today for San Fran
cisco, and while there will take the eH-
animation preparatory to enlistment as an
engineer in the navy.
Mrs. A. J. Monihan of San Luis Obispo
is visiting her mother, Mrs H. r. McDon.
nell.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Leech died
yesterday and was buried today.
Patriotism is running so high here that
The herald., 1898-05-01
OF The DESERT
TERRIBLE SUFFERING FROM
MUNGER AND THIRST
]. s. Stanley Dies a Horrible Death
Two Companions Narrowly
Escape the Same Fate

SAN DIEGO, April 30.-Jay S. Green,
a resident of Los Angeles, and Edward
Moore, a resident of this city, returned
here yesterday after a terrible expert
ence on the desert. They, with a COM
panion named Joseph S. Stanley, whose
parents live at Bakersfield, left here ten
days ago with an outfit and two horses,
intending to cross the desert to Yuma.
When they reached the desert they de-
cided to travel by night, and on the sec
ond night of their journey they encoun-
tered sand storm and lost the road.
For two days they wandered on the des-
ert without water. The night of the Sec
ond day they found the Lagunas. BY
this time both men and horses were al
most dead from thirst. None of the three
men could speak by the time they reached
water, and their swollen tongues were
protruding from their mouths. One OF
the horses died from the effects of thirst.
After resting several hours, the journey
was continued, and when they had trav-
eled about eleven miles the second horse
fell dead in the harness. The trip was
then abandoned. and on the return home
Stanley gave up and died about nine
miles this side of the Coyote holes. The
men were unable to carry much provi-
sions, and the second day after leaving
their wagon both food and water were
exhausted. For the last few miles Of
his journey blood ran from Stanley's
mouth and nose, while the other two
men were in little better condition. Stan
ley was buried under a mesquite bush
and after terrible tortures, due to the alb
sence of both food and water, Moore and
Green finally reached Jacumba, where
they were furnished with nourishment
Both men show the terrible suffering,
and Green, who is quite young man.
has many gray hairs as the result of his
trip.
The county refunding bond election is
being held today, but there is no interest
in the result, and the vote will be small,
both in city and country.
In the $1O,O 900 libel suit of J. c. Hearne
against M. H. de Young ct al, w. II.
Hunsaker of Los Angeles yesterday ar
gued defendants demurrer the greater
part of yesterday, but the court denied
the prayer.
The charter amendment committee will
recommend to the council Monday night
that an election be held for the selection
of fifteen freeholders to frame new city
charter and submit it to the electors for
The first batch OF outstanding sewer
bonds, amounting to $4,000 and bearing
per cent interest, were redeemed yester-
day, and in lieu thereof $4,000 Of the re-
Gently authorized refunding bonds, bear
ing Az per cent, were issued.
The Pamo Power and Water company
filed articles of incorporation here yester-
day with two Los Angeles men as direct
ors: George F. Coats and William G.
Talcott. The capital stock of the COM
pany is 81, $50 900, each director subscrib-
ing for five shares and the remainder be-
ing held in trust,
The herald., 1898-05-01

Several good showers Of rain fell in this
vicinity last night. According 20 the
gauge at the Southern Pacific station,
12-10O of an inch fell here, but over to-
wards Mcpherson and the foothills the
fall was considerably heavier and will be
of much benefit to vegetables and garden
truck.
Mrs. Theo Lacy and Miss Minnie Smith
left today for San Francisco to attend
the grand lodge of the Rebekahs, as DEL
egates from the Santa Ana lodge.
Claude Young, aged 20, and Frances
Meehan, aged 20, both Of Villa Park.
were today granted a license to wed
Five bus loads Of high school pupils
went to Laguna beach today on picnic.
The Christian church of this city has
secured Rev. H. r. Bateman of Paso
Robles as pastor. He arrived this after
noon. and will preach his first sermon
tomorrow.