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thereof. and to carry out theprov.sions OF
this section.
Amendment Number Four.

(Being Assembly Constitutional Amsr3.
ment No. 37.)
resolution to propose to the peor;s
OF the State of California an amendmenr
70 the Constitution of the State amend
,ins ,is drtlcie eleven. by adding a new sec
per lve and one-half. relating to+consoii-
uatsd city and county governments. The
lows: ~ Aeau as Aol-
fn,"on Sectlon Sla. The provisions of section
tIaT sbau ana tve of this article shall not. nor
fhhan thn any legislation passed pursuant
bnu bnu county government, now existing or
hereafter thereafter formed. which shall have be-
SentfSc, OF shau become, organized under
section eight of this article.
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Executive Department.

SdCTdIntElO, july %, IoSN-
Whereas, The Legislature of the State
OF California, at its thirty-second session.
beginning on the Fourth day of January.
A. D., 1897, two-thirds of all che members
elected to each of the two houses of said
legislature voting in favor thereof, pro-
posed the following described amendments
to the Constitution of the State of Cali
fornia, to-wit:
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A Good Nickel Cigar.

''The Maine is a first-class 5-cent
cigar. There is none better. A. Coo
lot. distributor.
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Now or nevertheless ties for 15c,
worth $1.15. at the Bee Hive, 41S K
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS.

NO SHOOTING OR HUNTING WILL
be allowed on the Rancho Del Paso. Any
violation of this order will lead to arrest.
JOHN MACKEY. Superintendent
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Pabst cafe and grill rooms, strictly
frst-class resort. 1913 Sixth st.
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For a COOL sharp glass of steam or
lager. FL Dorado, S26 ]
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Tailoring. John Straub, $40 K
street Exclusively first-class.
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McMorry seils groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 NJ street
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Tuesday, November 5, A. D. 1893.

The said proposed amendments are TO
be separa tely voted upon in manner and
form as follows:
Each ballot used at such election must
contain written or printed thereon the
following words, whereupon the voter
may express his choice as provided by
law:
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Ladies' fine kid shoes for S1.25, worth
50 80, at the Bee Hive, AIS K street.
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Electrical lamps at Scott's. 3O3 ].

DR.. Strader has removed his residence
from Masonic Temple to 2011 street
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THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies dining-room separate
Open day and night. BUCHANAN & CAR
RAGHER, Proprietors No. 1919 Second
street, between and K. Sacramento.
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Amendment Number Three.

being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 44)
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Try McMorry's Blend Coffee. 35c.
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STATE HOUSE HOTEL
Corner Tenth and Sts., Sacramento

BOARD AND ROOM. 81 25 TO 81 PER
day. Meals. 25c.
Accommodations first-class Free bus
to and from he tel. w. ]. ELDER Mgr
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
FA1TENING HOGS.

Sweet potatoes have now pretty we'll
completed their growth and should be
fed very literally to hogs. Harder
crops, as peanuts, may be held back
for a later period, but potatoes, sor
ghum and pease should be fed literally.
Pease are included not because they are
liable to injury from frost, but because
of their richness in protein, or nitro
genous compounds, they supplement
the deficiencies in most other foods,
and animals thrive moet on such mixed
ratiOns. AS an animal needs certain
amount of each constituent Of food in
certain proportions, if food is short
on one of it's constituents, an animal
has to eat an excess of such food to get
the proper amount Of the deficient sub
stance, and the excess of the other con
stituents is thus practically lost. One
constituent. as a rule, cannot take the
place Of another. Starch and sugar
cannot make muscle. Push the fatten-
ing hogs now all they will bear. The
weather will be cool enough for them
to eat heartily without injury, but not
cold enough to prevent their tattening
rapidly. There is no better period in
the year for fattening hogs than the
next six or eight weeks. Do not forget
to feed moderately at first any new
food; there is always danger of surfeit
ing, or even worse results, from over
feeding at first -Ex,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
A CITIZENS DUTIES.

Few persons realize the Importance
of the bsllot-the responsibility that
rests upon citizens in choosing the law.
makers of the land. 1t is duty that
each man owes his fellow men to study
the political problems Of the day. 1t
Is. perhaps, unfortunate that in the
matter of voting, as in other things,
mo man livetn unto himself" and if
your vote elects q bad man, your
neigh6or who voted against him must
bear as much of the evils resulting
from his election as you do. For this,
and other good reasons, the man who
sells his vote should be severely pun
ished. A man has a perfect right TO
sell his COW, his home, or even his body,
perhaps, for such sales as this affect
only himself and family. But the man
who stlfiles his conscience and votes,
or attempts TO vote his fellow men into
political slavery for money, is little
short of criminal and should be dealt
with as such. And the creature who
would tempt his poverty stricken fel
low man to vote contrary to the die
tates of conscience for money, and the
employer who by threats of discharge
attempts to do the same thing, should
be made to feel and know that Ameri-
can liberty does not give one liberty to
harm his fellow man. We hope that
the laws for the punishment of such
offenders will not be tampered with by
our next legislature unless it is to make
them stronger and a greater terror to
evil doers."
We believe that every citizen should
join one Of the three political parties
that one that gives the most sub
stantial evidence Of enacting into law
the reforms which he believes are
needed. Then he should labor to have
the best men in that party nominated
for office. The best man for eff &c may
not be the meekest in appearance or
the man who quotes most Scripture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
AGRICULTURE.
A MAN WHO DESERVES TaE
THANKS OF THE SMALL
FARMER.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
Your issue of 18Th contains an edi
torial notice wnich seems to require a
brief statement from me.
The favorable comment on new fea
lures introduced into the Farm De
partment of the Fair might be con-
strued as my work. In justice to the
officers of the Society, I write this to
disclaim any credit for the new classes
and to explain that my name was put
at the head of that department by the
President, expecting that might be
able to serve the Society in the indi
Gated capacity. My time is pretty
fully occupied and it is practically i'm
possible for me to give the time which
would be necessary to superintend the
work. Therefore declined to stand
as the nominal head, and have Eug-
gested the name Of the man who really
does the work as the one on whom to
bestow the honor and credit.
Thanking you for the compliment,
and suggesting that the real author OF
the new prizes be looked up and his
name given to the public, remain,
Yours sincerely,
FRANK E. EMERY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

The Carthage Blade recently said
that Capt. A. n. Clarke, Of Southern
Pines, had authorized it to say that he
would support the ticket put in the
field by the Democratic convention of
Moore county. Capt. Clarke is out in
a card saying:
Il never said so, and I never author
lied you nor anyone else to say any
thing Of the kind. Now, sir, knowing
some Of th9 gentle men connected with
the Blade to be honest men, and hop
ing all of them are, 1 ask you kindly,
in your next issue, to publish this, my
letter in denial of the above statement
in issue OF S1st ult."
A private letter from Moore county
says:
This il like the statement recently
published in that paper that 25 Pops
near Carbonton had gone to the Demo
Gratis. We have asked for the names,
but CANNOT GIT ONE Three men in
this county, though, have gone back.
Two Of these have been running rail
road excursions and are bought over
by the railroads. The other was nom.
mated by the Democrats for county
commissioner, a weak illiterate man.
We will have some recruits from the
Democrats to make up any loss"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
TURNING UNDER PRAvINEs.

Is it better to turn under peRvines
whilst green, or after they are mature
and dry asks Southern Cultivator.
This depends on circumstances. II
the vines are to be plowed under to en-
rich the land for crop to be planted
next spring, it is better to defer the
blowing under until after frost. This
is result reached by experience and
experiment. The explanation is not
apparent. If the green vines are
plowed under they decompose quickly; ;
the nitrates resulting are liable to be
leached out by winter rains and lost.
So far it is pretty plain sailing. But
If the vines are allowed to stand until
they are dead, part of the nitrogen
they contained disappears, woody
stems which animals will scarcely eat
remain-and what becomes of the
nitrogen they once contained7 Does it
escape into the air as result of chem
ical changes that develop in the vines,
or is it carried down into the soil by
rain9 In the latter case it would seem
likely to be leached out and lost; in
the former case it would certainly be
lost. When, however, a crop is to be
started on the land soon after the green
vines are pIowed under, such crop can
appropriate at once any nitrates that
may form and thus no loss ensue. And
it enough time is allowed after vines
have been plowed under for decompo
sition to be we'll advanced, for any
heat generated thereby to be dissipated ,
and the products of decomposition to
be available by q growing crop, the
practice is an excellent Que. The fear
sometimes expressed by farmers that
acids would form and prove injurious
is not we'll founded. The first acid to
be formed is carboDic acid, and unless
in great excess it is not injurious. 1t
is a gas and readily diffuses itself
through the soil, and if in great excess
may escape into the air. The other
acids which may form-such as humiC
anu aC4AS-bSV O4SS OAtSG AAIC
combinations which are not only
harmless but bent Fl cial. The most OBJ
iectionable feature connected with the
plowing under of a rank growth OF
vines is that they loosen up the lower
parts of the soil too much for a grain
crop, unless the ploWing is done suff
ciently in advance of the seeding OF
the grain for the soil to settle and be-
come compact egain. Wheat especially
demands a rather firm unders0il Pea
vines turned under now would allow
OF such settling bsfore November,
which is the usual time for wheat SOW.
ing in the c}tton States; and the plow.
ing under OF peavines as a preparation
for a wheat crop is most excellent
practice The vines furnish a good
supply of nitrogen, substan 2e which
a wheat crop must have in large guam
tity. With a heavy crop OF peavinee
plowed under, wheat crop would
need only an application Of phosphates;
or if the land was light, phosphate and
potash.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

When the Populist Executive Com
mittee found that they were compelled
to decline the belated fusion PROPOSE
tion OF the Democrats on October 155 5h.
1896. the News and Observer gave vent
to its feelings in big headlines next
morning saying:
FALSE TO THEIR FAITH
''The Populists Prove their Insincerity
to Silver Decides to Stick to the Re.
publicans and Gold."
1t also strongly intimated that the
Populists had sold out Ito the monop-
olists and British goldbugs," and said
that 1.-The men and machines that op
posed the sentiment would be crushed. "
But when the Democrats without ex.
cuse, refused the Populist proposition
to CO operate on principle, the News
and Observer had not word to say
except that 1.-The sun rises this morn
ing on a united Democracy, etc.
If you are not blind, you can see.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
LINZ, NITROGEN AND SODA.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
This is the subject of bulletin No AZ
of Rhode Island Station, written by
Prof. II. J. Wheeler.
A large number Of experiments con
Quoted at the Rhode leland Station and
upon farms in various portions OF the
State have given every indication that
large tracts of land in Rhode Island
cannot be made to grow clover success
fully by the use OF ordinary CONNER
cial fertilizers, unslacked lime, wood
ashes and some form of lime other than
land plaster (gypsum), has been ap-
piled. Even large quantities of stable
mani ge, unless applied annually, do
not, IN certain soils, insure an even
stand and large crop of clover, though
such applications do increase it to a
marked extent. These experiments in
different portions of the State have
shown in a striking degree that what
is true OF clover is also true of timothy
and Of Kentucky blue grass.
One of the most striking object les
SONS which is to be seen at the present
time is the wonderful effect Of lime
upon the growth of asparagus aud also
the superiority of nitrate of soda as
compared with sulphate of ammonia az
a source of nitrogen for this crop.
The idea should not be gathered from
what has been said that ell plants are
benefited by lime. Watermelons and
muskmelons show exactly opposite re.
quirements in this particular, muck
melons being helped by it and water
melons injured. About $50 varieties
of plants have already been tested at
the station to ascertain their require
ments in this particular, A record of
the results may be found in the annual
reports of this station for the years
1893-97, inclusive.
In 1890 an experiment was begun at
the same station for the purpose OF
comparing the relative effectiveness Of
like quantities Of nitrogen in the form
of nitrate of soda, sui lphate of ammonia
and dried blood. Similar experiments
were conducted in a number of differ
ent sections of the State. In most in
stances nitrate of soda superior to the
other forms of nitrogen. This was par
ticularly true wherever the acidity OF
the soil was great.
On very sour soil, before applying
lime to neutraliz9 it, sulphate of am
monia proved poisonous rather than
beneficial, and nitrogen in the form OF
dried blood was less than hall as efec
tive as the same quantity in the form
of nitrate of soda. Where lime was
used in connection with these different
forms, instead Of ell i'll effect being CD
served from the sulphate Of ammonia,
it became a most valuable manure.
Experiments were also made to de.
tarmine whether soda could be made
to take the place of potash as fertili-
zer, as has been claimed by some writ
ers. Common salt is composed of chic
rine and sodium, and in that form soda
is very much cheaper than potash.
The plants on the plasg receiving soda
were finer than those on the plats re
ceiving nothing. But g. chemical an
aIysis showed that they contained no
more soda than those grown On the
platg that received no soda. But they
did contain more potash.
This proves that the soda acted as
lime does; it sets free the potash shat
is locked up in the soil in compounds
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

In 1892, the Democratic orators made
the Welkin ring with cries of Force
Bill" Force Bill WAS on every Demo
Gratis lips and men who were wise
enough to see that it was nothing but
spolitical ecare crow were said to be
nibed or unpatriotic. Now that the
pople can see in it's true light, the
Damocratic orators have another scare
TOW "Negro domination" Within
ess than six years people will see that
il also is q mere bugaboo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

The Raleigh Post, Chatham Record,
Dunn Union, News and Observer are
also guilty of gross deception or igno-
nnce in the matter of expenditures by
he present administration. Let the
aders of these papers watch them. II
icy correct their written statements,
s7ribute their error to ignorance; if
hey do u1t, they must admit it is de,
2ption.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

The popularity of some great men
nay be slightly guessed at by glancing
through the list of recently established
posnfioes. You will find ten named
Dewey" four named "5igebee," four
named "Saatter," two named Hob
Nn" and two named ''Schley," while
Sampson" ''Simonton" and "KIgo"
lave one each.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

Don't forget that B F. Montague, a
Dsmocratic lawyer appointed Jim
Ioung to inspect White Blind Institu-
i'm. When next you hear a Demo
uss showling negro domination" call
Esstention to this. It's a sumner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

The editorials, THE cause of spain's
nacIine" and "a Citiz9n's Duties, -"
vere crowded out last week, but it is
mt vet too late to heed the suggestions
.,ntsined in them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

that are not soluble in water, and
hence cannot be taken into the sap O.
the plants.
Soda, therefore, is not a fertil5z r,
but like lime it renders fertilizers al
ready in the soil more available.
J. L. LADD.
Bay City, Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

About % 500 has now been collected
for the proposed monument to Ensign
Worth Bagley, largely in subscriptions
n 81 and less.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

Nthe recent convention of the Pop
Lla party of the Ninth Congressional
isEiCt Hon. Geo. E Boggs, of Way
rElle, was nominated for Congress
Ethout opposition. The Populists of
hat district made no mistake in this
election.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

Wa very much regret to hear that
.be nublication of the Arena, the
famous reform magazine, has been dis
o,ntin,,ed. It was q power for good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

recognize that fact. He thought the
Dem ocratic negroes at the North ought
to be encouraged. He did encourage
them. Hethought it would strengthen
the Democratic party in the doubtful
States at the North where the negroes
hold the balance Of power to show the
negroes that the Democrats were not
unkindly disposed toward their race.
He did that No man truly in
earnest in the contest of the masses
against the classes will fud in his con
duct any reason to repudiate him."
The News and Observer can stand
the negro when he's Democratic. SeeY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

just read the following from the
News and Observer of August II, 1892:
PRECEDENT Cleveland appointed q
aegro Minister to Liberia. He ap,
polnted a Democratic negro to Cffice In
!oe District Of Columbia and also ap-
Pointed another negro to Cffice in Mas
sachusetGs. It mas matter that
0la not concernus. He thought it was
''gnt to recognize the fact that there
Vas millions of negroes in the country
''er which he was President. He did
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

1t is with pleasure we print this
week the very excellent account OF the
work. of Justice Alliance by Bro. W.
4 Stallings. We trast that every
Arner and every Aliianceman will
lead the article. Why can't men Of
all parties get together in every farm
neighborhood and have such a clubG
OF course they can. And why would
Enot do good9 Every one knows it
would do good. Then why not have
IL Can you answer that questions
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

nam standtno YgOto Just behind the
..,t1irp, and j41 fun gLOtC Of the cOn1t'S9
,s,ef Behind me are the shGd0tUs on
Y. fTack. before me lies the dGrE galley
.Jthe r'fI,eT. When I nIjTIgLe GCtth fts
- ,rnters I tCa7st to cast one LGTgeT-
!, iook mon q country IUhoSe gOUeT11-
" ss:nt Is OF the people, for the people,
al by the people. "-L. l. Polk, JtsLB
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

WThe PrOgres"
.,vs Farmer ie .
sood psper---hr
1--we the aver
aSSSS.-and possibly
- best advertis-
saS medium In N.
~ Printers Ink.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-09-27

Has the largest
circulation Of any
family Rgrlcultu-
raj or political
paper published
between Rich
mond and Atlanta
The Eddy current., 1898-05-07

London Tid-Bits. A colonial gentle
man, who now sits on the WandSworth
and Clapham board OF guardians,
amused his colleagues az their weekly
meeting by stating, during a discus
sion upon tho best manner OF dealing
with local inebriates, that they had an
excellent way OF checking excessive
drinking In Manitoba. When n man
had been twice or thrice convicted OF
drunkenness In the police courts he
was sentenced TO wear brass collar,
which marked him out among his fel-
lows as q person TO whom no publican
could with impunity serve liquor. Tho
drastic measure often proved a cure.
On the authorities being satisfied that
the branded individual had served a
sufficiently long term OF probation he
was uncollared and endowed with the
liberty OF drinks.
The Eddy current., 1898-05-07

bfeakh ont IN the vocal music furnish.
ed by the really good singers among
= fasn~0S war ships company. just ~
Il does ashore. There IN nothing ir-
reverent. calous or dlsrespectful In the
United states blueiackois' funny par
aphrasing ot the soggy home and moth
or songs that occasionally become cpl-
demic ashore: rathoS their American
sense OF humor lnoltes them 20 poke
parodylng fun at the boegy maudlln-
ness OF such songs
The blueiacket who Ia a good ilg or
buck or wing dancer IL always a pop
ular man on a ship OF war but he Ia
not given much rest by the shipmatos
when the smoking lamp Is alight 40
matter what he may be doing writing
letters, sewing or patching up his
wearing gear. or engaging IN any other
occupation that he wants TO get
through with when one Of the
mouth-organ men aft at the main
RangwRy suddenly starts up ig, all
hands around hin begin the patter of
hands and the yell pcnetraies forward
for the dancer. II he doesn't respond
within a reasonable time an irrogularly
organized cOmmittoe OF husky blue
Jackets ~ organised 10 go forward af-
ter him. and ths9 always fetch him.
Then he has 20 dasse as II he were do
ing u Tor wages, bul once ho gets inio
his stride he needs 30 further encour-
agemont or applaIlc. but goes right
ahead until be ls hrEit ready TO drop.
the men around btn clapplng and
stamping In time with his steps and
making cheerful Sbroar not unlike
the dancing bees sill to be seen at
some Of the southerF entton ports,
The ships hufioon Ia D well marked
aboard a mnn-of-war no II he wore the
uniform OF cap and bells. and he Is
generally q clever and woll-llked man.
n not very seriously regarded His
antics in the progress OF the amuse-
ments after "knock-on" keep his fol-
lowers going. and not lnfrequently
amuse the officers aft as much as they
do tho men forward. One Of the ships
bufioon's most entertaining schemes
ls 90 suddenly mount the bottom Of a
bucket or the top uf chest at one OF
the main gang-ways and TO begin a
stump speech with no apparent sense
I'm Il for any man who la not member
OF the ships company, but full Of
sharp but good humored knocks" FOR
members OF the crew forward who In
dulgo In pecularltios Of temperament
or manner. All OF the speakers lis
toncrs understand these alluslon'
strung through tho apparently crazy
address and roar over them.